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i i i I ' i 1 i i i . i . i aiiy Free FresSo i . i . i i p r i i i i i . i It Is not too hot THE WEATHER: ' Showers tonight Fair ' ' ', apd warm Saturday. 1 1 i I I 1 I I I ' I to adnrtiit Wttely u mil. Loowr ay , ara , coming ,1 I I I I i I i I 1 I i PUBLISHED EiZERV HFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDRY, VOL. V. NO. 00. PRICE TWO OENTS KENSTON, N. O., FRIDAY, JULY 25. 1002. il ME 0 CLOSING DAY OF COHVENTIOH EXERCISES HATE BEEN INSTRUCTIVE M .Klnston Has Proven a Poor Con-.-"' -wntlon Town. Attendance, Exoept Last Nifbt, haa Bern , Very Small NeTertheleaa Great BeneHta 5 Will ReanltSplendldAddreaa by Mayor Hood of Goldtboro Facta About the Sudsy School of the Conntr. The devotional services yesterday af ternoon were conducted by Bev. E. ; Brown. After a abort song service Mr. J. J. Bogera began hia clalk talk children. - , ' , to , i flirty or jomy utcie cnuiren were . aeked to come to the front benches. ' Af ter getting op there they never lost In- terest daring the entire halt honr of the talk, Mr. Bogera haa a pleasing way peaking to children and surely knows bow to bold their attention. He simply taught the children a lesson from the blackboard, bat at the same time he re quested that the grown people pay close . attention in oraer tnat something might be luanwd from the new method.' The j tj leeao a proved very Interesting to the children and at the same time instructive to the older people. , i Two papera by Mrs. B. H. Lewis and ,. . in wuouBuu were next on we program. The paper by Mrs. Lewis was , on "The Women In Our Sunday School." It was a strong plea for the women to . take more interest In getting their' child ' ren intsreated In the Suuday achool V ork. Mrs. Goodson'a paper on "The . Infant Class" was very helpful to all. One especially good point made In It waa that the teachers of children In' the Sun day achool should be sincere, for aa abe well aald no 3ne can read human nature L.ltA.il.. - l.fl.. ' ,'; Prof. A. J. Barwlck closed the after- Hoot eeselon by a ahort address on "The 1 Sunday School as aBuatueas Investment." The talk was compliment d ao much by Prof, Crorell and others that The Free Presa will print It In part tomorrow In a aeparate article. - The largest crowd at the convention waa present last night. The large Bap tist church waa nearly Ailed. The au dience waa greatly dlesapointed In not gutting a chance to bear Mr. N. . B. Broughton, who could notaome on ac count of aickneaa, but their dlssapoint ment waa relieved when It . waa an nounced that Rev. R. H. , Whltaker of Raleigh would make the address. Mr. Whltaker, spoke one hour on "The Enemy at Our Door." The address was full of the temperance work In this state during the past 25 years. Mr. Whitaker aatd that If the people of the state were aa determined and aa energetie In form lug temperance societies and in pushing all kinds of temperance work today as waa done when he entered upon life's bat tle, there would be a great transforma tion In this state for good. The devotional exercises were con ducted by Rev. E.D. Brown this morning. - The BrHt discussion was "The Demands of the 20th Century Upon the Sunday Bcbo-.l." Mr. M. H, Wooren and Rev. 6. N. Cowan gave some very interesting point- on this. Mr. CI. V. Cowper gave a fine talk on " The Sunday School a Factor in Our C ntitry'a Welfare." There was not as good crowd as ahould have been there, bntttuiae that were present paid the closest attention to this talk. Tb" address of the morning was de-liven- I by his honor, Mayor George E. HiK) i of Ooldsboro, on "Tl;e Sunday fv bo i'a Relation to Church and State." M.i or Hood said th : basis of . all hu niii ffurt is manhood and womanhood, ami hut the Sunday school Is a factor In intik ing and developing thin. . It i-a pity more of our people were iit --it to hear this speech for it was M'e f fie best at the convention. Ti- Ki.nvention is pra' tic ally over now en-f-l-r, fur h busiuesn nieetlog this after it Mill ' No tea From imports. . t! 1lt Sun ! y school of Klns- Tl. ton I nf-vl til, 1. iv i'm . ing tle la :'rot number lurn It La "-'78 tnroiIi,,J I 1 ,1 rtiCEt tt'liefM and oifi.vM the enro it - r u d "00. I!i l'rMi.t F.jn-Jay s,!,rw, . V.'..bUa rhaH .f Kl.. ! .ni t i-ruiwi';. ft i,urr,pr cf ' '. i ' r , , h. Til.' (!.' fet At- t - pre I ! ; t ' a or t -1 J school haa more officers than teachers. They report seven officers and four teach era. , ' . , ? , - The New Hope Baptist Sunday achool three miles south of Klnston, reported the beet average attendance during the year, It being 75 per cent. ; The average attendance of the majority of the schools waa about 66 per cent, of the total enrollment. The Grlfton M. E. Sunday achool also had an encouraging attend ance report. Indeed they bad one of the best reports at the convention. The Free Will Baptist Sunday achool at Klnston, which la only afewyeara old reported an average attendance of 8 each Sunday and the church la yet in Its Infancy, , . DOVER. . - July 25 ,Mra. A. P. Thompson and two children returned noma f tiday irom a two weeks visit In Goldsboro and Klnston. Eggs continue to sell at high prices nere nut wnen one buya any apt aa not he'll get two or three chlckena thrown In with every down. Mlae Bettie Thompson of Goldsboro came Saturday to visit at her brother's Mr. A. P. Thompson. Mr. Geo. F. Kornegay of Mt. Olive la visiting his brother, Mr. J. E. Kornegay, We are Informed that a white martin waa seen around here last week. Mrs. Geo. B. Wilson went to Klnston Sunday returning In the afternoon. Bev, L. T. Rlghteell of LaGrange preacbed a good sermon to a' good sited congregation in tne acnooi building sun day night. r Mr. W. M. Tyndal informed aa that hia advertisement In The Tree Frees of log ging team for aale brought a purchaser to mm. The marriage that we jingled the bell for In our last took place last Thursday night without waiting for the pig to be barbecued. Mr. Mat Elmore and Miss Myrtle West, the lovely young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. West, joined hearts and plighted their faith to each other In the presence of a few friends at the resi dence ol Mr. J. a. Hardy and were pro nounced man and wile by is. J. wnlte, J. P. . While it waa expected that the mar riage would be aoon. it waa a complete surprise to many on Friday morning to learn that It had taken place. This le a worthy yonog couple starting marital life together and in the far distant future when allverr hairs adorn their hea Is may they be found wearing the crown of suc cess and the love that animates them be as potent then as now. Dr. Raymond Pollock and Messrs. B.C. Bell and R. A. Wells went to Morehead Saturday night and returned Sunday night. Mr. Bell's wife and daughter of Klnaton, who bad been visiting Mee dames B. S. and 0. D. Jobson, accompa nied blm. . . . .1 We are pleased to hear It announced that Dr. Win. Hall, the famous lecturer of New York, will lecture In the school building here one night this week, prob ably Thursday night, In the Interest of the Disciple church building. Keep listen ing and looking for the date and don't fail to attend and enjoy that rich treat. Little Mls Daisy Outlaw of near Klna ton in visiting relatives here this week and little Albert Wilson "Is elected." , Mr. C. F. Outlaw left last week for Richmond, Va., where be baa secured a position In machine shops. Cecil la ap parently a steady, reliable young man and has the best wishes of friends here that he may have abundant success at his new home. ' , ' , Crops in this section which have been so promising seem now to be needing rain. Messrs. B. S. and O. D. Jobson went to Klnston last night to attend a Masonic lodge meeting. We learn that the gentlemen are taking the degrees in Masonry. i Business and professional, people all over Eastern Carolina ehonld aend their orders for printing to The Free Pbkhb. If they will do so they will get neat, tat-ty and appropriate printing at very reason able prl-vs. NEW AMD OLD " FRESHLY TOLD Items of Interest (or Kfalo and Female CURTAIN CALLS. Holland baa aix variety theaters. J. K. Uackett la to star Isabel Ir vlng. . Andreas Dippcl will desert opera next season for a concert tour. In this country. i Archibald Clavering Gunter baa Just completed a new play In which Harry Bcresford will star next season. ' Ella Snyder Is slated for the star role In a musical comedy which will aee the light tor the first time in Sep tember, ,- ." ... , , Julie Opp haa been granted a divorce from Robert - Lorraine, an actor. In London. ' She charged ' desertion and misconduct. , .... Frank Worthing, the well known leading man, is In London and will play John Drew's old part In "Christo pher, Junior." .CULINARY CAPERS. If yon add a half pound of seedless raisins to rhubarb when cooking, they will materially improve the flavor. To prevent the outside of the yolks of bard boiled eggs from turning black put the egg into cold water directly after taking it from the saucepan. When flavoring has been forgotten in a pudding or cake, the fault may be remedied by rubbing the desired ex tract over the outside of the cake as soon as it is taken from the oven. If you wish delicious fried halibut. cut the steak into pieces two inches square, season with salt and pepper and dip In a beaten egg and then breadcrumbs. Fry in deep fat, drain on paper and garnish with parsley and lemon. i SCRAPS OF SCIENCE. , ; Water can only be compressed one twenty-thousandth part of its volume, Alcohol boils at 173 detrreea F.. SO degrees' lower ; than the' temperature at which X ater boils. Essential oils may be got from wood by placing the wood in a bottle and pouring ether on it The highest temperature yet reached by man i found in the burning of powdered aluminium' with some sub stance rich in oxygen. The apparatus in Palmieri's observa tory on Vesuvius indicates every im pending eruption long enough in ad vance to give every one timely warn ing.' CROWN POINTS. King Edward VII. studied both at Oxford and Cambridge. Gentle tapping of a tambourine ia re quired to lull the shah to sleep for bis afternoon nap. - Grand Duke Constantine of Russia Is suffering from overwork consequent upon his overstudy at Shakespearean translations. - Queen Alexandra has sent an auto graph lettei- to Lady Curzon express ing her great pleasure at the beauty of the Indian cresses made under the di rection of tbe vice relne for the queen to wear at ifec coronation fetes. RAILWAY LINES. England was the first European country to nave a railway (1825), Ser via the last (1884). r .ill THE FIRST GLADSTONE MEMORIAL LIBRARY B ILDING. i An appropriate and somewhat pretentions memorial to the Uta William E. Glsditone Is the library building rsoently completed at Hawarden, England. The strootare, the tyla of jwhich is s modified Gothio,atanda on aa eminence and ia one of the most eenapicuons objeota in the neighborhood. The interior is finished in antique oak, . Thaooatof the building a defrayed by national anbaoriptiona. OL08S. July 23. Mr. Sherman Daughety spent Sunday on Lonaln Swampa. Mr. and Mrs. G. K. West apent Friday. at MOBS. Mrs. W. B. Averr baa gone to visit her parents near new Hera. The Infant eon of Mr. Guy Sutton died last Tuesday. The little fellowa' death waa unusually sad toaa niamotner neing burned ao badly aoma time ago, deprived htm of her services. Tobacoo. tobacco, Mr. E. C Perry baa some that la very fine. Cloaa will move In a body aoon to Klnaton to onload its burden. At a certain home In Cloaa tha blrda are not killed, consequently aeverai tribes have Ingress, egress, regress and progress among the branches of the trees. Several visitors being present late one evening the question arose, "Ia the huge com mon vampire or bull-bat and whippoor will the same?" the majority said they were. I wish aoma of your ltemliera wonld tell me If this la true. ' Close has one of the moat successful farmers of Lenoir county, Mr. George West. I was over his farm yesterday and think he will make over 1,000 bar rels of corn, 150 bales of cotton. He haa 18 acres In tobacco and at present he is extremely, happy, as the stork new by last Friday and left nim two tiny laaies. . ORMONDSVUXB. July 23. Oar neighborhood ta Buffering for want of rain. The corn crop ia being damaged considerably. Bev. E. Pope filled his regular appoint ment here Sunday. Misses Katie Tunstall. of Greenville, and Mattle Philips, of Klnston, are spend ing the wk at Mr. W. U. Tnnstall's. . Miss 8all.v Boberson. of Bethel, is visit Ing Miss Fanny Hardie thla week. Mrs. Ellas Turnage and daughter, Miss T.nn asnnA rkevAH a w 4n A vrtun ' vlatt'.lncF uutj aureus j vow jbj hi uv t a uug Mrs. W. M. Edwards. Miss Ruth Tucker, of near Klnston, is Visiting friends in this community this week. A arood manv oeonle attended church services here last Sunday, Misses Ethel and OUIe Hill, and brother Marcus,apent Saturday night at Mr. A.L. Griaeley'a. Mr. H. L. Hollowell. who has been clerking for Turnage & Ormond, left last week to visit his parents at laaiia, . u He has accepted a position in Kinstcn and will return August 1st to accept It, Misa Bonnie Ormond. of Klnston. la visiting relatives In our neighborhood. ABBA. " ' 1 '' July 24. Elder H. Cunlngham filled hia regular appointment here Saturday and cmuday. Mr. Egbert Sutton and Miss Emma C. Hill were married Sunday morning be fore a large crowd at the home of the bride's father, Mr. Joseph P. Hill, JUder II. Cuningbam officiating. We wish them a happy life. , Mioses Neta and Clara 8ugg visited at Mr. O. B. Pate'a Sunday. Quite a large crowd visited at Mr. Jos. , iiUl's last Saturday and Sunday. Misses Minnts Herring and Ora Mew- born visited at Mr. W. U. Creech's Sun day. " , ' . HYOO. ' 7 July 24. Uips PaV 'tto Taylor, of Hookerton rnt Patnr I.iy n'r-ht and Sunday here with Ulna I lore'ice Uall. liases Emma end Sally Palmer, of Cook artin, ti ;nday afternoon with :r. 11. E. I r. c--.r .:'eTt ' sf ,r t, ' - s i l I i. . s I , of v..:y, T'ew Fern, was here a-w bi9 t.1 tivlrj , jolly time "f '.:.-n a tadly an-erSng - T ' -., (t Ettlf-1 en J . ( ! r r Ormc"" 'ifi'AB, I a v . i 1 io re ace FALLING OREEBL Q July 21. Misses Emily and Marjorfe Kennedy apent a few days last week with Mies Elvira Wood. Miss Elvira Wood spent Wednesday with friends in Klnston. Mr. Will Hooker, of Klnston, spent Thursday at Mr. Dempey wood's. , Mr. Emmett Fields spent Saturday and Sunday with friende and relatives at New Bern. Mr, and Mra. W.D. Raynor, of Klnaton, apent Sunday with Mra. Jessie wood. Mra. Wood la very sick, bot aha aeema to be bettar today. . , - Miss Jannte Sutton, of LaGrange spent a few days last week with Mrs. A. B. Sutton. Oar items have failed to appear for the past few weeks for the reason busy time and scarcity of news. Wa start again and will try to have oar items more In teresting than before.. We .will thank anvone to help get up something worth writing. It is too hard for the ltemlwr to bave to keep up with everyone and himself too. ' Satisfied With B. F. D. LaGbanqi, July 22. Editor Fbbb Pbbbs: I saw In your Issue of the 19 th from Jaaon an item I am certain needs cor recting. The' Jason ex-poatmaater with only a few family friends wants back the postofflce. The people on root No. 1, three hundred and over, are more than pleased with rural free delivery. They are served with their mail at their doors regularly and with money orders, aome- thlngthat Jaaon could not do. Why not be better satisfied with B. F. D.? Cabbieb No. 1. FEMININE CHAT. Ume. Calve several rears ago de signed and bought the monument which is to cover her grave. ' Mrs. Mlddendorf, wife of a Balti more banker, owns a portrait of Cap tain John Stone of colonial fame, an ancestor, painted by Rembrandt Peale. ' Mrs. Bettie Dandridge, a daughter of General Zachary Taylor, seventy seven years old. lives in Winchester, Va. She was educated in Philadel phia. Mrs. Neve of Guernsey, Channel is lands, aged 111, is said to be Edward VIL's oldest subject Her birth is on tecord in. St Peter Tort parish church, on the island. Dean Eliza M. Mosher of the wom an's department of the University of Michigan has resigned and will re sume her medical practice in Brooklyn next October. She left Brooklyn six years ago to take her present place. Dr. Sarah Brown Belcher of New York, a bacteriologist of great ability. Is credited. with devising means for making the smallest dairy farm as pure a source of milk supply as the big equipped farms backed by great capital, ' Mrs. Charles W. Fairbanks, presi dent general of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Rev olution, is a descendant of James Cole, a soldier of the Pennsylvania line, of Captain David Blakely and of Jamea Elakely. Senora Juana Ross de Edwards of Chile shows her love for ber country by building schools, churches, asy lums, hospitals and dwelling houses for the poor. Her grandfather and her husband were Americans who helped the Chileans to win their Independ ence. Alicia Adelaide Needbam has won the first prize of 103 in the competi tion instituted by the Earl of Mar for the best coronation march song. Mrs. Needhani's music was composed to ac cornrasy tie words cf "The Seve&tb. rXcHib Edward," a song written ty i:iro:j r-tia. THIELY TOPICS T17M17TV TBI? ATM. i miujjiJ & i lujxi i uv ' ' 11 i Short Local Stories, Editorial Kotos. What has J Pluvlus got against the Klnston ball team, anyway? If he would onlv make a rain of it after dropping just enough to prevent people from being out to every lawn festival or benefit of any kind attempted, he would be forgiven. But the rains are hollow bluffs. ' ' t Tarboro wants a peanut factory and wante It badly.' Listen to the Souther- nen . A peanut factory la needed. ; A peanut factory ia very much needed. : A peanut factory la needed to enlarge the local market. ' . A peanut factory la needed to enlarge the market and to retain the present clientage. , : A peanut factory will give employment to 40 or 50 persona, retain the present venders and draw a large number of others. j Will somebody please hand Tarboro a peanut factory? ; Timely Topics takes occasion to say ' a word tn behalf of the young lady who Is canvassing for subscribers to the pub lic library. Encourage her with a sub-' acriptlon, ladles. Don't offer the excuse that yon have no time to read. Remem ber the publlo library is In a measure a publle charity and charities are not ao numerous In Klnston aa to be a-burden to anyone. Think of it! only about 60 subscribers to a public library in a town going on 7000 population, and those mostly children! It la a discredit. It yon have no Htm or inclination to read, eubecribe for somebody who has the time and Inclination but lacks the money. Every person in Klnston should feel a personal Interest In not only supporting the library bat in improving and enlarg ing It until It is a credit to the city. An exchange is responsible tor this. good story: A rural editor who was in New York was quit amazed with the. promptness tha newspapers displayed in getting oat reports on King Edward's condition. lie determined to aaopc tne Idea on all Important events when he should return home. Soon afterward be was told one morning by the local physician that Deacon Jones was se riously ill. The deacon was a man of some distinction In the community, so tha editor posted a series of bulletins as 10:00 a. m. Deacon Jonea no better. 11:00 aw m. Deacon Jones has re lapsed. 12:30 p. m. Deacon Jonea weaker. ' Pulse falling. 2:15 p. m. Deacon Jones' family haa been summoned. 8:10 p. m. Deacon Jonea haa died and gone to Heaven. Later In the afternoon a traveling salesman happened by, stopped to read ' tha bnlletlna, and, going to the bulletin ( board, made another report concerning the deceased. It waa: 4:10 o. m. Greatexcitementln Heaven. Deacon Jonea haa not yet arrived. ,- The Farmera' Day suggestion haa al- readr arrown bevond Timely Topics' most aangnlne expectation and la going to be the biggest thing that ever happened to or la Klnston.' Everybody is taking bold now and what Is most promising of success Is that tha ladles are manifesting deep interest and an eagerness to take r an active part. Soma splendid features ' have been suggested, enough already to assure a three days and nights program, features that will be entirely new to Klnston and will be full of beauty, de-. light and excitement to all beholders. A meeting will be held in the court house next Monday night at 8 o'clock at ' which committees will be appointed to take charge of tha various details. Every man who la Interested In giving : Klnston a long push forward as a to- bacco market and genera) trading center . le nnred to be present. And special urgency ia Impressed upon the tobacco men. Business men generally have exiTeased the opinion that the date suggested by Timely Topica is too early and too near. They want time to make a big thing of . ao It ia aulte probable that the great event Will be pulled off durlrg the second week in September. Hera are some of the things already suggested for the program: An Elks cur- a cblldren'a singing carnival ana lantern parade, a grand display of fire works, a Coral parade, an athletic tour nament and baseball game, a big barbe- cne, baa-3 concerts and general decora- JD9, a comtfaed horse and e rricn.ta.aJ ow vi preQi'.utns for best teams and - ' teetloai of tobacco bsJ beet - 3 cf fru'.tsand general larru pro
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