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Duly Free PresSo B: ' im Ordlnarj lSu . ,v filled wlthneatm dispatch by ad v -J In Tbk Fbu Pk ,ym Ordlnarj lints" . ,1 t with neatness and li OIL rsrtising t i Piuwol J I 1 ' 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 PUBLISHED EERY KFTEkNOON EXCEPT SUNDRY. VOL. V. NO. 1. KINSTON, N. O, MONDAY, MARCH SI, 1002. PRICE TWO CENTS. 1 .11 I I I 1 I 1 I 1 I1 FRESH GOSSIP ; OP. THE OLD " - , T v.F; ' - NORTH STATE. ODD 1KD IHTERESTIKG H1PPEIIHCS. . rAn -Astonishing- KeTeisHon Concern in Pnbllc School A Widow Goto North to Marry a Man Hhe Never Saw Court Clerk Bobbed-New Industry for Tay-etteTille-Scarcity of Shad. The State Superintendent of public in Instruction finds that In the 76 countlee which ask for aid for public schools more than 50 cent, of these schools have under '65 pupils. In Cleveland county there are only 10 pupils In one district, and the .school fund for that district is f 14.60. The State was asked to give f 1.40 so es to make the amount for four months pay of the teacher f 16. It is an astonishing revelation. It shows what a farce a lot of the public schools are. : ' ' Greenxboro Record: Mrs. Sallie Brown, of Mt. Airy, a rather handsome young widow, passed through Greensboro en- route to Warwick, Mass., to marry man whom she had never seen face to face, though she carried with her his pho tograph. The courting bad all been done by correspondence.' It Is a good thing the Lord takes care of us and it is earn cetly hoped he will not forget the .ret Widow Brown. .. ; Mr. Herbert Smith, clerk of the coortof Duplin county, went to Wilmington to deposit 2,000. He attended the theatre with (wo friends and when he went to retire at the hotel found that his pocket book had been cut and the money taken. The pocket book was found in a gutter. All the money, $1,700, was gone, but the f 300 In checks remained untouched ' There is no clue to the robbers. , Bobesoniaa: The dead body of Jim McEachern, colored, was found in a janl per bay in Smith's township near Max ton. As there were marks of violence on ' his body an inquest was held by coroner Ed Mcltae. The finding Of the jury was that McEachern was killed by a falling tree while cutting juniper poles. . "Barnes and : Jessup company" has been Incorporated to buy and sell rbsin and products of. pine trees. The princi pal office is at Fayetteville and the cap ital stock is 110,000, with the right to Increase to $100,000. The incorporators are Ralph Jeesup, N. , G. Wade, C. H Barnes, A. H. Slocumb and L. E. Slo- , eomb.-'",-' ..The "Greensboro Canning, Pickling and . Saner Krout Company," of Guilford, has been incorporated with $100,000 capital . stock, but business may be begun with ; lio.ooo. The shad are very scarce this year. The ' usual spring catch in the Cape Fear at Wilmington is 60.000, but this year the number will not exceed 30,000. Most of jthese shad are shipped to New York. The price now is very high; "some roe .. shad bringing as high as $2 50. : PRESIDENT ROOSEYELTS VISIT TO THE CHARLESTOK EXPOSITION Plan for a New Flag-. Washington March SO. Representa tive Shafroth, of Colorado, introduced bill, prescribing the siae of the field of the United State flag and the arrangement of stars? The field shall be square and one-third the total length of the flag. The stars of the thirteen, original States BIG PROGRAM ARRANGED FOR APRIL 9 are to be in a circle, surrounding the liars 01 liw luinj wviw ui HTMIs TnM..t 1- n.l- TM-.J H.. form of a star, with the stars of the last I n mlD mbmuwh la DCill0 iwcu Mrs, two admitted States (Wyoming and Utah) temporarily one on each side of the Interior star. ' i Roosevelt fill Recei?8. HOW EASTER ! WAS CELEBRATED PUBLIC BCHOOI, TEACHERS. State Normal Offers Opportunity for Im , The authorities of the State Normal ' and Industrial College desiring to render every possible service to the educational Interests of the State have decided to , offer women teachers an institute of one : month." ?yi:&:fHS& f " . ; This Is intended especially for, those teachers who desire to betterequlp them: selves tor tneir wore, out. who, lor va rious reasons, are unable to pursue the full course. ' i f'yr...: f Z A matriculation fee of $5 will be charged which will entitle the person paying the same to all lectures,; library privileges, use of textbooks, etc.' The only addi tional expense will be for board and laundry, both of which will not cost more than $3 a week i ,7. lathe department of Pedagogy, lec tures on the best '' methods of teaching ail the common school studies will be given, and the students will have an op portunity to spend some time in the Practice and Observation School. In addititlon, lectures and labratory work will be offered in the different de- paranenis 01 science. ; Besides the regular faculty of the State Normal and Industrial College, we shall have with us several city superintendents and other prominent educators to de liver special lectures. The Institute will begin April 26th and close May 24th. . ; , . If it is your intention to avail yourself of this opportunity, or if you desire fur ther information, please write to , fry mi ra Tk ' ' President. Impostor Parade Will Be a restore and North CaroUna Troops Will Bo In It President's Party to be Shown All the Sig-hta Will Visit the Tea Farm and Msrnolia Grove. Charleston, 8. G, March 81. President Roosevelt has decided to visit the exposi tion at Charleston on Wednesday. Anrll uoiucii uajr iur m. krarvs rarisa . . . I He will leave Washington on Monday 111 119 IICW Ullirui. . afternoon, April 7, reaching Charleston ' l Tuesday mocning "April 8, spend tbe day larre Conrrecwtlon Saw the New Church, in vlsitinic the sits of the navy yard, the Listened With Pleasure to the New 'orts in tli harbor and the jetties. Tuee- Vested Choir and Heard Good Sermon by the Bishop and the Beotor Services in Other Churches. Easter was a day of double rejoicing for tbe rector and parishioners of St. Mary's Episcopal church. It was Easter and it was practically the dedication of the new edifice. There were three ser- day night he will he entertained af din ner by the city of Charleston, J While 1 he dinner to the president Is in progress, Mrs. Roosevelt will irtve a re ceptlon to the ladies of the Woman's De partment of the exposition and their in vited guests, r. ;- tbey will be entertained at luncheon- by the Woman's Department. . ' After visiting the several prlnr-ipal buildings and viewing the exposition the President and party will b taken to Sumraerville and entertained at dinner at Pine Forest Inn ly t'apt. Wagner, tbe president of the txpoeltioa companyt ' On Thursday in .ruliia?. April 10, the president and hin ptrty wih be taken to tbe tea farm and after jrardu to the beau tiful magnolia gardens on 'the Ashley. Upon returning to . Summerville in tbe afternoon h- and hn party will 1 enter tained at lur.cheon ly Cp(. Wagutr at the Pine Forest lmi and Thursday svemng will leave SuuimTville for asb- loaton, arriving at the Natioual Capital early Friday mornlnir. The Aouth's Battle Abbey. Trustees of tbe Confederate Memorial association at a meeting held at Atlanta I definitely determined upon Richmond pva., as tbe place to build the the Con. federate Moseuiu. One hundred thousand dollars was donated )v th latarhn.rk.al Broaiway Rones toward the founding SbOrt LOCil StOllCS, EtUtOrill NOtfS. or a Battle Abbey In the South, provided TIMELY TOPICS , TERSELY TREATED. a like sum ould be raised by opular subecripion. Ia the report submitted by th treasnivr of the awociation, it wax ehowif that all of the additlona amount had been obtained and pledged so long March ece you sext NARROW ESCAPE OF HIKES' MILL, Well, year. --'r.:v-y.'-.',''. ' , Nearly everybody pred cted that there would be a fire today. Straw hats on the men were a feature, of Klnston's Easter parade. - Eater rarely fails to be a fine day and yesterday was ore of the finest. We have to rsine the Vdust" to pay the tr et sprinkl -r f t Ing the dnst. An exchange says "next Snndav 'Is Eeter." It "Is" not Easter until it ham came." ' '5 Episcopal brethren are to be congrato lated upon their pretty church and it vested :hoir. This either again makes timfly the old ad vii-e, "Stick to your flannels until they stick to you." nni a ... I nw uisninithailaaniriii.t.. " .ui ,4 ni..-i..i ,i iUior .h t I iu u.o w limn eeen vj one OI ine owu uiauo A. A. Wat .T BW - - -no w-w v2;r - haoda bhortW after the ,,,, had . a braver show In its Easter parade than- Effective Apparatus and Good Work Prevent a Conflagration. " l'" Alarm SouniU-d U'h. n m in-h wind w- oemonsiration at wie ex portion mi.onor -,, -d ,.MnM(1 r.-..H-. oi tue prescient and In m reports that have been received the day will he the nos6 biillirtut of the eutire exposition psrlod. i Splendid Work of the Mill Force, Aided by the Cotton Mill People and Other MtiaensDamsre Was Slight. An aUrm of fire was sounded a fe minutes after 1 o'clock toay, and, when For The Comulexion. i . i . i . i The comnleilon alwav. sff.r- fmn, WBa learnea J 108 PW wn "OCXed OnWednesnarAnHlo ih- ttHatdiiinf I piliousuess or constipation. Unless tbe the streets that it was the large waav ww w - v - i ... . rt 1 - .... wio iuiyuriuw luuiufji- piouu xn airpp. uinva Drue, ina t?X vices, all largely attended, the auditorium " " ""T """"""T suuu irom the body appear in the form of un- citement was intense beinir filled to overflowinir in the mofn- "3 " u"wrj procession in wnicn i j"gniy eruptions. v w iu s LAtm tMeij O I .UI t ll i; . KLUnl aaaAn Worth flamllnrt. "'8 umwr. irvui nurui vorouoaBDO UU .nt t.h AnA nrMhaA t.h other "outhern states wiU take part, aermonintha mornlna- takinir for his 0n rin8 the exposition grounds Chrlat Is rin from the ilead fi.nrl he. the PfsaMwi b formally Welcomed come the first frutte of them that alept." r0- ' Chre8tnDy Mayor Smyth In a mission talk preceding the sermon -"u w "T ""u,uo au nag his reverence nrtred the narlshioners to MT: f. r-'Ar .th Peking oeremoniee, deeper spirituality, saying outward man mat wnicn made Klnston streets bios, eom like a rose garden.' None could show a greater percentage of handsome atonoats Tour Iomu Willi IfessaratN. i Candy Oatlmrttc. oiirn oonatliHtl ion forever, too. 60. If a CO ntll.tlruxKiKtMrnfiiDd money !i which will take place in the auditorium (testation amounts to nothing without It. ?ul """"" grounas tne prsriaeni The rector felicitated ahe congregation "u FT? -V upon the success which has attended the " ' "UKUU wuere organisation of a vested choir. It -was indeed a pleasant innovation,' the free! faces and ; voices ; being given : added charms by the black caps and white vest ments. Tbe Interior will beverv attract ive when finished amtthratfoustic prop- oooOooooooooocd-ioo ertiee are excellent. The floor is double, I - ' npnmi has nniurra with heavy paper lining, which deadens I . the sound of Walkfno-. The lector, and Z 01 . co"?. ...... T.'l. P"W i 90000000000060000000000000 I The Bargain Coante atar furniture are of solid quartered oak and tbe large cross is of solid old braes, a memorial to Ruth, daughter of Mr. S- H. Abbott. This week the new stained glass windows, costing $1,300, will ' ar rive and be put in place. The new audi torium eeats 100 more than the old. The old wooden church was burned on Feb ruary 18. 1900, and while the new brick edifice has been slowly rising and .taking form the congregation, has been wor- hipping where it could, and the parish ioners manifested ; thefr thankfulness You should InsDect them. Yon will find them all banralns. We have a complete stock of Furniture and can supply any of your needs in that line. , WrGive us atrial. ' . QUINN & MILLER. , YOU DON'T MEAN IT I I certainly do. and ft is .rood for either Bread Or Pastry. How can he do it? He simply bouaht one car load at the right time and the right price, and it right Flour $4.50 per barrel while it lasts at , W. M. CARROLL'S. at rttinr bark "home" bv liberal Easter . aum ". J mwmr. uiieriuge, 1 Ph ItNt mm KMHp The Sunday school had its celebration in the afternoon and it was a very inter esting and, attractive scene. "Over $25 was contributed from the pyramids. . Another large congregation assembled in the evening, when toe bishop con ducted the ritual and the rector, Rev. J. B. Griffith, Jr , preached the sermon from the same text, a coincidence, as : that preached from by the bishop In the morn ing.' The service and tbe day ended with the recessional. , . , IF YOTJ ABB once a customer of ours you will always be. ; We keep a full stock of Staple and Fancy Groceries and can fill any of your Housekeeping wants in tnat line. Ulye us a triai. we u treat yon right. . J. H. ALEXANDER, General Store. North Street. At Christian Church. J BARGAINS IN PRTNTINO We have some mora of those Letter Heads, Note Heads, Bill Heads and Statements in fine quality colored bond papers, pink and blue. Tbey are good value for price charged.' If in need of some stationery examine these goods before making your selection. Letter Heads 500 for $1.75, 1,000 for $3.00. KOta Heads RnO for - It .1 1 nnn a n 1 a ' rr nti ll- T . i I .11 nm n ' . wn irom ouuiaui o, o-oo, ma euojeciie.ao. jineuia uampenire liond pink being "The Basis of Our Hope of Eternal Note Heads 600 for $1.65, 1,000 for Life." The evening was taken up with SSf ' El" The church was tastefully decorated for Easter, ; At the morning services the pastor, Rev. W. G. Johnston, ' took his school. The pastor made announcement that a revival meeting will be commenced tonight, the subject of the sermon being "Need of Our Reliance Upon God." fiong service begins at 7:80 o'oclock. f . ; v , ;, At Methodist Churchy ' A large congregation attended all the. services at the M. E. church yesterday. The church was beautifully decorated for Easter. In the morning tbe pastor, Rev. N. E. Coltrane, chose his text from First Corinshtans 15-14, his subject' being, "If Christ Is Not Risen Preaching is Vain." In the afternoon the W. 1L S. held Easter services and in the evening a program of songs and recitation 'was carried out by the Bright Jewels. $2.40. Statements, elegant quality bond papers In blue, pink, lemon or salmon, ow tor fx.ou, i.uou ior f a.ou. healthy condition and remove the cause of such troubles. C. E. Hooper. Albany, work after the dinner hour, no., save: i cook im win s Liiiiieuariv - Tk . inn nnii.i. . . , ... mi . 1 . t n.... ..wauu.va.j .IIDU OUVi Willi JLi0. thorough orgaidsation that this than in years," Never irrios or d'stress. P,ant bas for fighting fire everything was eoJDf Ptty hats and pretty face naie tnorougn ana gentle. The very I gotten into preparation, and in a fewu"u" best pl)ls. J. E. Hood. Imluutes four streams of water were D?av-1 - ing on the flames. This was fol'o wed The "Confederate. Tea" to be given to a few minutes later with a stream from I morrow (Tuesday) night at the opera tne Kinston uotton Mills, and later, as Bones is another opportunity offered the soon as the fire engine could travel tbe I pnbllo to show its appreciation of the long distance, a sixth stream was put Confederate soldier and of the effort of mo operation, in tne meantime, the I cue laaies to care ior tne indigent eoldlerg engineer of the lumber plant had tnrned I In their declining years. All the roses on live steam Into all tbe four dry kilns I should not be placed on the graves, bat is was nara to get at tne names In the usteaa, let them sweeten the home and) a" V a ' ; at a as'.' a .. - - la . . . inside ot tne xun, dui alter it was smoth I cnase away the stifling gloom. All are ' ere sufficiently , by ,the Mve, steam f. tonted and aaoch pleasuie is exi ected. wm T.nrw nn ni 1 1 uoorsmwie east pars oi tne. tun : were '-r,4r.:r;'., i a a ouu uou o, water pourea in. It is hored the worst t p- W UVOB BTIIir UtJIUlilJT 1 IsTfnIII. eWTSnU I W a 1 I . ... l- - I ' - au JZ SH dally when they have something nice. V ."f , nd wer Fbe Pbm office and real progress wiU ii you Duvvour srocenes imm.nn von i u u - w ui wviupkwit enn-1 now hrin s Thk aik j Jtt u?n'' C?"yla more gulshlng the flames was accomplished, two gentlemanly young printers Mm! than its worth either. Just stop our The Dread-Not Hook and Ladder coo,- Moser and Rinker 'uJS, , 1 wacron or 'ohone vonr order. It will! . . .. . isioser ana tunxer, have arrived from have prompt attention. 1 .J T "?.Vmu" "u" wi-en. rmiadelphla, the work rooms have been) LaROQUE & ROUNTREE, v"""- ,",v"Betu"r1 " w " P1" overjiauled and rearranged and the fore me up-to-uate Grocers. luiagioeu sn(i equipment are now eaual to nreasna ...j ....B wk ymumu buu I aemands.' Tna nannr will I...... judgment. The doors of tbe dry kiln will be Issued and dlixriwi 2 . ...,a,IVMIvl mv THE RtDINO SEASON is here, so come and trade vonr old wheel for a new one and make tbe exer tion of life easy, : KINSTON CYCLE CO. OOMBUP. Yes, if you buy your Seed Oats from us they will beyond a doubt -We also nave a large stock of Hay, Grain and Feed.' We are headanartars for nrr. 4.1.1 l 1. vuiu$ ill oar line. . - , . Ujmetoseeus, , , -: -' NEU8E MILLING CO. W. A. LaRoque's lats stand. were kept closed until the fire was smoth ered sufficiently to open them w lthout danger. - . . The fire caught on the west end slightly below the roof, on side of dry kiln known as No. 2, starting counting No. 1 from the south side. It is supposed to have caught from sparks from the smoke stacks. a strong nortn westerly wind was blowing and had the fire gained sufficient printing uruers wm oe miea with neat ness and despatch. , r The circulation of the Daily Fbest Pbxsb was Increased nearly 100 last week by tbe newsboys' tourney which began on Wednesday The race for first prise and first honor has already waxed! hot and the boys are after each othe with grim determination. It is a nice. burned ' It is hard to estimate the damage un 111.. 1 . tii it is -earned now tuuen lumber was consumed or injured. The kilns were filled at the time. ABB YOU ONE : j f : who is trolnir to build or antiefnataa building? If so we wish to let ft be Surgeon's Knife Not Needed. 8urgeryls no longer necessary to cure piles. De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve cures such cases at' once, removinar the known that we can furnish on recelnt ot I necessity for dangerous, painful and ex- order Framing and Box Boards, eut pensive operations. For scalds, cuts. nLrFS0anaS exa' burns, wounds, bruises sores and sxln our stock and set our nrices befom r.n dieeases it le unequalled. Beware of chasing.. Thanking our customers for I counterfeit. J. E. Hood past 'patronage and hoping to renew same, we remain. Yours truly, THE GAY LUMBER CO. Prompt Delivery. t- . The Fkkx Pbxss is receiving a larse quanttty of new lob type, rules, etc., this week. Our Job 1 rintlng Department is j being gradually equipped to turn out any job of printing that may be ordered. We believe tnat even nnwno town In the State, no larger than Kin ton, has near so well equipped jb printing ofLoe i that of the Fher 1'EEsa The people of Klnston andnt"2nDorLD?riaoesare ihoi Ing tbeir arpreciation of the eL'orts of Thb Free Ppep s to give them good and p-to-c ite series Dy extecng it a con- ttntly Lacreasmg patroniie. GOOD NE17S FOR THE LADIES! " - Our spring line of QUEEN QUALITY OXFOEDS, in all 4. of the newest styles, jnst received, and te woold be 'glad to I nave you come in ana see taem. : t-GIVEa AWAY ! We are giving with every pair of 1 Shoes or Oxfords we sell a beautiful large size picture of the i QUEEN LOUISE OF PRUSSIA, painted by the great artist, Leon tloran. 1 i . i . i i . f . . i . i S. H. L-OFTIN. KINSTON, N. C I r i i i i i i i i i i i i i I- headway, the saw miU would not have ,thg 0" "7tli everybody wtusuwg. , iu uuys get tnewjaj; and tbe prices, the subscriber gats tAe vbest little dally in the State, the paper geta tbe circulation and the advertiser gets) tbe trade. ' HAVE YOU GOT IT? Go 'way chile an' lem me 'lone! Doan' yu' pestab met Kase Ah'mdes mos' tuckah'd out Tiah'd es Ah kin be. i Hit's so wahm heah in de sun. .ULX-1 1 . ' au aia eaaneiy seep ' ' Fruih a-noddln, noddtn, twell Ah'm des gone ter sleep. Ah'm tiah'd out Tom ma bald Clean down tuh ma Wl- ! Ah declar Ah'm mos' too tiah'd " ., Fo' tub eat my meals, - Ah done feel die way eyy spring . I ain't lasy neevab. Hit aint no dang'us kind er thing, Hits on'y jes' spring fevah. Fopr years old today! With this num ber Thb Fbm Prase I completes its fourth year and begins its fifth volume. It af fords the publisher great pleasure to say that the new year will begin under the most favorable auspices in every partic ular, and we expect that the progress of tbe year to come will be greater in vol-' ume and scope than in all tbe four years preceding. Thi Fse Pbkbs was born In -tbe spirit of progress which has pushed! Klnston ahead during these four years and during tbe march it has always been the guidon which has ledtosucsess and extension of commercial y importance.. As close as bas been the tie between the town and the newspaper in the past wo hops it will be stronger and closer in the year to come and we shall constantly en deavor to maks Tec Fbeb Pekss more; worthy of the friendly public' feeling to ward It, and even an Increase of tbe gener ous patronage which has been awarded it. Klnston for Klnstonians and Kins ton against the world shall ever be ita cry. ' ; . ; - ". ; Among tne greatest sufferers from the industrial depression in Germany are tne roreign workmen Imported in rush times. - The demand for them was especially great in the mining and building Industries and In the textile establishments of southwest Germany. circumstances have now greatly changed, and the native German work men nave raised an outcry against tneir employment ; - t In Poland and Lithuania thera la a very large export from Russia of old galocbes, which are subsequently melt ed down and made into new galoches ana ouer inaia rubber goods. Russia proper is the chief exporter of old ga loches, only a comparatively small quantity being exported from Poland, where galocbes are less used than in the rest of the empire. Most of them are sent to America tor manufacture. According to the. notes published by the municipal laboratory every year, an average of 6,000 specimens of milk are taken for analysis from the differ ent milk sellers of Paris. Of these about 2,000 are generally found to be adulterated. During the course of last year no fewer than 1353 summonses were served on defaulting" dairymen, but only about 200 were fined or con flnmned to various terms of Imprison ment. " ' - --! : - . s i ' - I ' . r ;. .-
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