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i i i i 1 1 1 i i i i Daily J i i i i i i i i mi ..THE WEATHER: . . : Light shower: flow- . . d by fair and continued . " ' heat, t , ' V f .l'fl-l-l-l'hr Kerit In lie Irtlclo RESS win avail littt na bs oa ii nil aanar kt tht paopla kaow of tha 'i . ! I I -I I 1 III I P . ; PUBLISHED EERY HFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDRY. VOL. V. -NQ. 110. : ' ' : KINSTON, N. O, THURSDAY. AUGUST, 7. 1902. PRICE TWO CENTS 1 .I. i , , ... .. , , , - i . OLD NORTH STATE rllEWSllID GOSSIP ODD AHD IITERESTIKG HIPPEHIIGS. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. An Exciting Comedy of Errors In - Greensboro. Serro Porter Looms a Snrin Which Fire Him Down Stairs, Nearly KUlaTwoMen ; and Bnata a Watermelon Runaway Horae Caueea Woman to Qwallow a Bat ton Hook Short 8Ut Stories. ; ' ' Greensboro, August 6. Ia E. ; M. An 'drews furniture store, the colored porter was opening up a shipment of bed springs, which, for space saving, had been tightly corded. The handle was standing up against the wall In rear of the store fronting the basement stalraon opposite side of room. The porter with his pocket knife gave a slash at the cord, , and the spring suddenly expanding sent him clear across the room, burling him down stairs like a mlsslefrom a catapult. The spring being checked by the stairs facing, rebounded to all parte of the store, knocking orer furniture and break ing a valuable mirror. , - I Mr. Faulkner, manager of the store, and Mr. Huntley, cote! clerk, bad gone down to eDjoy a cool melon, and had nst sat on the bottom step to cut It when the howling negro landed on them . like a cannon ball. The melon was , broken all to pieces and all the men were considerably bruised. : " ' . The day after this one of the horses to the McAdoo buss became frightened at . a street car, and breaking out rushed pell "mell across the stmt, breaking Into a large glass front of J. B. Mathia & Co's. shoe store. The horse wheeling, col Jided with a watermelon wagon four blocks down street. But a lady who was trying oa a shoe In rear of the long store, with a shoebuttoner inher mouth, creamed with panic when she saw the plunging horse crash Into the glass, and Regular Monthly Session in Court Hons Monday. - The board of county commissioners met In regular session on Monday, August 4, all the. commissioners being present. ' ' A petition signed by one-fourth or more of the free holders 6f shool district no. 1, Hoseley Hall township, asking for an election lor tne purpose ol voting lor a special school tax on property and poll, was : brought before the board, . The petition was granted and it was ordered that said election be beld on September 4, 1902, same to be governed by section 72, laws of 1901. II. E. Dillon was ap pointed as, registrar, ' R. G. Creech and John D. Walters, poll holders. If said election is carried a tax of 60 cents on the poll and 15 cents on the f 100 worth of property will be levied. It was ordered by the board that all persons who do not list their taxes on or before September 1st, 1902 be charged with a double tax and be presented to the grand jury at the next term of superiorcourt. , . ' GENERAL COCNTY FUND. The following amounts were ordered paid out of the general county fund : ; Bettle Hazard, aged and infirm..., f 2 50 J. B. Temple, treasurer for aged t ' and Infirm :.. . 206 00 Klnston Pub. Co., acct. filed, . 7 17 J. T. CockrelL Jpbone rent....,... 2 00 BAD UAH TRACY 1 KILLED ATLAST SHOT DOWI FIGHTING II 1 FIELD A Deputy and Three i Citizens Make Thfi Important Capture, J. D. Gardner, keeplnglron bridge 7 00 Seth West, acct. filed................;.. f 85 D. F. Wooten, acct, filed............ . 9 05 Stephen McCoy, keeping ferry..... 2 00 J. C. Carters, poll tax refunded 2 45 J. H. Rouse, arrest and tranepor- : : tation 14 60 A. L. Waller. jaU acct 60 20 P. H. Crawford, listing tax......... 1 36 Dr. C. L. Prldgen, medical acct... 9 00 D. W. Wood. 2 dave as com. and - 30 miles travel... 7 00 A. W. Whitfield. 8 days as com. and 26 miles travel ' 8 60 B. W. Canady, 3 days as com...... 6 00 W, u. Suggs, 2 days as - clerk and acct. filed......... .. .1160 E. Brinson, arrest of prisoners.... 6 00 ' ' ROAD FCND. ' The following amounts were ordered waUowed the buttoner. Most fortu- Pam roaa tax rana: natelv an ornamental chain was Attached iraemun, worx on road to it and the buttoner was easily re moved. . ' 1 ' ' ? Zioat Yonnsf Womaa Foand. .. ' ' , Asheboro, August 6. It Is stated by relatives of Miss Jessie Wall, the beauti ful Randolph county girl who disappeared from her home about the middle of June, that she is now in a town, in Florida, though tney do not name the place. She left a note when she went off, saying that she would not Injure or disgrace herself, and lier people say that they have proof That she has kept her promise. The young woman left her home in everyday apparel,' and had gone presumably, to look after the cows. , She was gone so long that alarm: was felt' and when search was made her apron was found at the spring, and a note m her room saying she was gone away to make her own r.. ....... ......... 8 72 , 5 80 19 65 80 20 97 60 115 65 18 66 18 00 8 80 40 93 W. P. Gilbert, work on road.......' Oettlnoer Bros., supplies........... L. F. Russell, lumber........ T. W. Mewborn & Co., supplies... N. B.. Wooten, road account........ w. U. Adams, lumber. J. J. Moore, feed for team. W. 6. Eubanks, supplies.............. B. W. Canady, advanced for road K. A. Wooten, feed for county ' team...................... (Ml ' Lemuel Skinner.feed county team E. P. Rouse, feed for county team Dr W. Wood, road acct.............. B. W. Canady & Son, road acct.. B. W. Canady, advaoced for road B. W. Canady, & Son, acct. filed The following amount paid out of the fence fund: C. A. Dudley; work on fenee.... f 2 50 No further business . coming up the board adj turned, : At the special session of the board held on Monday, July 14th, a special term of was. 6 60 10 00 2319 6 20 24 62 81 65 , 2 25 ordered living. She had not appeared unhappy court for Lenoir county was ordered. It or dissatisfied and ner parents were greatly 'alarmed ' and - made diligent search, but without success. - They seem satisfied now that she is safe. ' -? Infant Damnation Denied. Charlotte, August 6. Dr. John W. Stagg, pastor of second Presbyterian Is to be held between ' September 1st and October loth. As yet the county has not been able to get a judge. . At the special meeting It was . also or dered that the roads, which were pet! tloned for, leading southward from Hardy's bridge to the Seven Springs road church, Charlotte, has nearly completed j and on to Union church be received a nis oook on mrant damnation, it is said public roads wnen tney are put in tne that Dr. Staggsbook will prove a bomb-1 proper fix to be so received. L .. 1, - il. il . .1. .1. .1.... i . Y. I sueu in tne lueoiogicai wona. -it is un derstood that the work will attack the new school of Presbyterian theology as taught by Briggs and others. Dr. 8tagg says his researches in the teachings of Balvin unearthed nothing to justify the belief in Infant damnation. SHORT STATU 8TORIE9. Charlotte, August 6. -During the prevalence of a severe storm this after noon lightning struck a carousel at Latta Park, instantly killing Ira McMillan, the ecgineer ol tLe machine, severely Injuring Fred Smith, a nero boy, and rendering unconscious for an hour II arson Median- away, son of one of the owners. Edeiiton, Acnst 6. ITach anxiety is felt by Kr. W. II. Leary for L's eon, who two weeks e o k ft tere for ra!U:nore c. board vessel carrylr j melons. Tour Leary was to t.:!. rr; ,i wl-a te rccclej ra!..3iore, but do word Liscorr.e e:., l .Watermelon and Cholera are easily associated. This dreaded and grave trouble of the bowels causes much suffering:, painful cramps, profuse sweating and intense thirst with vomiting, purging and evacuations Treat vigorously with Perry Davis' Pain killer. It Is efficient and safe. It Is a standard remedy. Druggists 25 and 50 cents. ' : . After Eladinar Officers and Poaaea of Two States the Aantenra Ron Him Down After Betas- Wounded" He Tak.ee His . Own Life to Avoid Beinc Captured. ' Spokane, Wash., .Aug. 6. Harry Tracy, the notorious outlaw, who, with David Merrill, escaped from the Oregon penitentiary at Salem, June 9, after kill ing three prison guards, killed himself early this morning, after being wounded by the rifle of one of a posse in pursuit. Tracy was surrounded in a wheat field near Fellowes, a station on the Washing ton Central railroad, about fifty miles miles west of 8pokane last night. Word was sent back to Davenport, the county seat, and a large number of armed men hurried to the scene. The posse, under Sceriff Gardiner, opened fire on the out law, and one bullet pierced his right leg between the knee and thigh. About twenty minutes after being wounded, he shot himself with ' one of his revolvers and his body was found this morning af ter day break. The revolver with which he killed himself was grasped tightly in his right hand. , After baffling the officers of two states, after a wonderful fight of nearly four hundred miles across Oregon and Wash ington, Tracy was hunted down by four citizens of the little farming town of Creston, and a lone deputy sheriff. Sheriff Gardiner and posse arrived in time to guard the wheat field through the night; but the work had already been done. ' - The posse that will share the reward was made np as follows: . . , -. -: C. A. Straub, deputy sheriff; Dr. E. C. Lanter, Maurice Smith, attorney; " J. J. Morrison, railway section foreman "and Frank Llllengen. These men j armed to to the teeth, set ont from Creston yester day afternoon about 2 o'clock. -:- c r 1 ' 1 . v ItUf,) immmmmttmmsmmttm .M--aar mini ) i.viii iiiiiniTimii.nfiinii v n-rm.nmni m .n.iimiv t f i . ., ....-.w:. -.;:', i. -.; ' . i-c.f -.'J -: .-.v. ...-.it ,., NINE TEIELY TOPICS TERSEY TREATED. Short Local Stories, Editorial Kotes. la a HUNDRED UNDERGROUND. Fcrtiaps no class of men are subject to more danger in their dally toil than the miiiers of coal, who labor with pick and drill hundreds of feet under . ground. More than 1,000'coal miners meet death every year. This picture shows a group at work. The photograph was taken by a flashlight 900 feet below the surface of the earth. ' ' BOARD OF ALDERMEN. FALLING ORES! EL August 4. Miss Maybelle Dixon of Klnston, and Allte Hill of Fountain Hill, spent last week with Miss Elvira ffood. , Mrs. Maud Hadlev and daughter. Miss Muriel, left Friday to visit friends at Greenville. . - . ' Miss Loot Hod ires of Klnston. Is visit ing Miss Eunice Wood. . ' - ' - ; Messrs. Willie Hooker and Fountain Parrott of Klnston, visited in this com munity Sunday. Miss Bertha Fields returned Saturday from visiting at Goldsboro. - Misses Mary Hodges and Jennie Bar- wick of Klnston. spent Sunday with Miss Eva Moseley. ' "GRAINGERS.; ' - August 6. Crops are looking better since the rain. Preaching at Shaon Sunday. Mr. Fred Jones spent today near Win- tervllle. t i . . , , Mr. Lafayette King of near Dover. Is visiting friends and relatives pear here. Miss Rebecca PoDe spent a few days In Klnston last week. Glad to see Miss Lucie and Mrs. Seth Speight up again after about 10 days illness with malarial fever. - ., Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Johnson spent Sun day near Hugo. Master Guy Jones and sister. Miss Callle, spent Saturday night and 8unday near Renston, - . Mr. G. C. Wiggins and sister, Miss Win nie, of near Glenfleld, and Miss Sallle Wigsrins of Core Creek, spent Saturday night at Mr. B. F. Jones'. . Considering a Proposition for a ' ' Fire Alarm System. ' . 4 The regular monthly meeting of the board of aldermen was held last night, Mayor Webb, Aldermen Brown, Tons tall, Wagner and lull being present. 'A proposition was made to the board of aldermen to Instal a fire alarm system. Aldermen TuIL Wagner and Brown were appointed a committee to Investigate the system and report t some future meet ing. 1 ; ' The Klnston Publishing Co. asked per mission to ' erect a steam boiler at its place of business on Gordon street. Re ferred to a committee, i A petition to place an electric Ught on McLeweau street, near the A. & 9. C. crossing, was referred to the electric light commissioner, Alderman Tnll, Tunstall and Wagner were appointed, to investigate the en croachment by fences on McLewean street from the A- ft N. C. railroad cross ing to the northern boundary, The city attorney was directed to look up the acts of the board concerning the streets for the last twenty years. . The tax on bees was reduced to f 10, PJLICE REPORTS. Chief Rouse-- arrests, 1 5; fines imposed, 26; fines collected, f 16.20. Police Brinson arrests, ' 7;' fines 1m nosed. S8: fines collected. 14. ; ' ' Police Heath arrests, 2; fines Imposed, 1 5. ! ,' J W Police Dunn arrests, 3V Police Taylor arrests, 9; sent to court, 3; fines collected, 2. 4 clerk's RBPOBT. Clerk Mewborne reported collections as follows: General property and poll tax. 95 91 Privilege licenses.... 15 it off. t ines in mayors court.......:....."' 22 20 Market house rental.. tAXaa aaaatata. Electric light rental. Electric lightconstructlon... Waterrental Cemetery lots Sale of coal........l...r.. School tax., 24 00 15 00 402 54 35 25 H-3 62 18 00 2 95 41 09 ATLANTIC GARDEN. August 6, Crops have improved during the last w days, lottos was never teeter. though little was planted. Corn is fine, 1 am told that ins I'uckanon section win make enough to feed Jones county. Tobacco curing Is the work of the day, Some are- half done, others lust begun. Nearly all made bad cures a week ago, sponging badly, but this week they have been doing retter. Fruit is scarce, especially apples; a! most a failure. There are some peaches. about enough for home consumption and to curs for winter. The formers are con fronted here with a serious problem In the way of labor to house their tobacco. Labor Is very scares and commands high Drices. thonorh the recent boom at Jack sonville has helped some by turning loose so many bands, and they are helping the larmers a great deal, The burning of Miss Sandlln's hon e near Hulisvule has created considerable excitement around here, as the parties under suspicion live In this section. One has been pursued to Klnston. New Berne and Jacksonville, and Is yet keeping ont oi tne way. The annual "' picnic at Alum Springs came- off . Wednesday last. It was the smallest crowd ever seen at the annual picnic, but all the county candidates were mere Mr. Kempster Padrlck has much im proved and gone home to Foy's Landing, ivew river. Mr. OT D. Bryan and wife of Ft. Barn well, have returned from a visit to Mrs. Bryany's parets Misses Rosa GiO and Sallle Bryan of uove, returned to their homes Thursday, iffar vlaltintp their iwmln Mra W ' f I Barbae. I Mr. W. M. Tyndall, the popular Dover Miss Berta Cox came home from a visit grocer publishes au apppeal in the special to her aunt, Mrs. D. E. Edwards. notice department today which ought to Mrs. Alonto Cavanaugh is very sick, v touch the heart of the most stony .heart-. Atlantic Garden boasts the youngest ed debtor. It so affected the mansjrlno' nawx xuier, inree years oia. Alter one editor De mighty near forgot to make had been caught in a trap little Ray, son T .,.,.,'. , of Mr. Will RLhee ciMiffht no an aa nrt out M Mmtlitog. ticket to have, It whacked away at hie head until he cut charged. , Mr. Tyndall wants his first dues and " wants em mighty bad" and It i seems , as U tne liberal terms he ocers ought to bring in ths quarters and the cows and things by the basket fulL If Mr. Tyndall falls to collect np after that appeal Dover will deserve to goon the, black list of creditors. Scraps of tune, like odd lines column, should be all filled up. Never court a laugh by- saying some-' thing smart that will hurt some one else. , , . People who have no sons are always chock full of advice about how to raise boys. Husbands who expect to get to heaven on the piety of their wives are going to be sadly disappointed. 1 " Some people contribute to charity like a street car conductor collects a fare, with ths ringing of a belL " " It Is so often among the greatest of mistakes to reard a nyui a fool because he does not think as you do. , '. Loafers aremen who do not work. Rich and poor, they are all alike so far a dislike for work is concerned. - If a mancannot be a leader In his party he need not be a dog. If he may not be a moter, he should not be a brake. Some men possess minds too much like slate, the good Impressions are easily . erased, but the scratches remain forever. When you compare a coal miner's hovel with an operator's mansion you have to admit that one is getting too little for his wage,' or the other too much for his capital. ''The wise man will nave bis -friend to . learn unpleasant troths from his ene mies, they are always ready enough to tell him all thengly things said about Mm. e So many people permit envy and jealously to blind their judgment and , dominate their actions. A man who has grown impervous ana prosperous on a community until he cares nothing for It, -stands in ths way of its progress, and can strve it In no way as well as by getting out of it. Appeals to society when wealth Is the dominant element will probably yield little fruit, because for one reason, there - are too few clergymen willing to risk their popularity by saying anything on sub-: jects that may be unpleasant to the ears of glided congregations. America needs brave teachers and preachers as well as soldiers. It may have tbem but they are not numerous on the firing lines. . I --9 or foul p!ay ort' - t! drowceJiaMtby lit. I, ' T.'I... tc-a-Cm, Ac0 :. w ! If -ir 1 OTf r ." 1 '.a wortui, z ,! , v.'i. :. t '(' 'si 'isna I.-'7- , C.-A at t j'" Total $2,890 71 treabobxb's report. Balance on baud June 30, 1902 . 132 18 Received of Clerk Mewborne..... 2,849 62 Total Paid for expense account.. " salary " electric lights etreets........ " fire ............ ........ " police . cemetery Balance on hand July .12,981 80 1118 81 112 50 849 95 ..... 91 70 101 17 165 00 ..... 19 00 , 66 71 81, ..f 1,456 96 -1- . EZULATL ;. August 6. TVj"s having fine weather. I't. J. F. Tan9 end Mr. Taal Ilods fca-.lt r t:,'-----'0 t rsres burped to-the r'-:-': !! --t. ' :r " y niorii.". g. ' r- " . "". I' if :.t t'e day with V I i i :' '. in 1 i-t i jniay. '. ' ' r.-l ert ft:;jHtO"9 and I " Killed By LlghtnixifcT. Tony Williams, a highly respected col ored man, was' killed by lightning dur ing the storm Wednesday afternoon. ' He was a Sunday school teacher and was quietly sitting in his home in the settle ment known as Georgetown, out on the Atkins hill road,' reading the Sunday School Journal He was surrounded by his family, wife and eight children, when the bolt struck. Williams was instantly killed and the boy nearest him was se verely shocked, but none of the others in the small room were affected In the least. Williams was about thirty-two years- of ajre, industrious and well liked by all who knew blm. Ton Enow What yon are Taktn- Waaa too taka Ounrt TutclM Chin Took i tba fomala ia plaint? pnatad oa mn bet. lie snowing mac u aunpiy oa ana qanuna ta a aicatasi luna. non, lY. toe Thk Fbee Press job printing depart ment probably has on hand a larger sup ply of papers of every description for prlrtinaj than any prlntlngestabliehment ia Laeteru Carolina, not even excepting the city of Wilmington. If this Is not t!ia case It will be so wiiLIa six months. e bare been constantly lncrea!r!7 our stock and will keep largely increa?in j it - Yesterday'a Storm. ; . The severe wind and rain storm that passed over this section yesterday after noon did considerable damage to crops in some places near here. Near LaG range it was especially severe, but there was very little hall and consequently did not do as much damage as Monday's storm. but corn was blown down and the roofs were blown off the tops of several tobac co barns. It was generally damaging to farms in the territory covered by the storm, ft passed through Klnston, but did no serious damage here except to frighten those at the Klnston Cotton and Orion Knitting mills, near which f !:e Ughtnlcg struck, and afforded ap-anl d!eplayof brilliant Illumination, f of here, in Jones county.it gttl.ered f r.-a as It traveled, and also t i, 1 " ' 1 t so as to oe atiie to t..i almost arv or !-r(no matter bow 1 - ) li r : our patrons wa't unt.l t! e c i -i t i ;; t xl 'r work on U to-f- it r. '.'. I.'a't ey. b a r rv.t e down tobacco leaves and blow 1. ? corn. It aleo took the to; s c I I tobacco and ruir.ed the cot s tarns. w n i cf ! t
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