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I I 1 I 1 I 1 ; t Z:zi Circt::3 Fajs T tfi Advertiser. The fm J rr -7' TiitvvcriTi:::;: t trail m rcguiurhr elrd to os percent of the home, ia and ae Kioiton. iiii T Fair and warm EuuJay. j I I I I I I I I I PUBLISHED ElfBRV HFX2RMOON EXCEPT SUNDRY, VOL. V. NO. 130. KINSTON, IT. 0, SATT .XDAYj AUGUST 80. 1002. PRICE TWO coira I f " I I t 1 !! AT TV TT UJJlr liUi 1IEU8 MID GOSSIP ODD 1KD I3TEESTKQ H1PPE5KSS. A. Remarkable Patient. Fayettevllle Observer: There Is a re markable patient at the Marsb-Hlgb-mith sanitarium. He ie a white man named Taylor McAlpla Edge o! Sampson county, and though one can look Jnto his kail and watch hie brain beat, he hag ttii tenses and will talk rationally and In quite an animated manner. He was brought to the sanitarium Sat urday with the breech of a shotgun burled two Inches deep In bis brain and when it was cut out soma of his brains came ont with It, tearing a hole in his forehead as big as a silver half dollar, into which one can look and sot the brain. The man was out shooting squirrels Saturday when his single barreled muzzle loading gun exploded, the breech a piece of iron as big as one's forefinger about two Inches long burying Itself directly in the centre of the forehead. He walked to the house of the nearest physician j who brought him to Fayettevllle on the train, and he walked from the train to the sanitarium with this piece of iron in "his brain. " " y Mot for a New County. New Bern Journal; - We hear there is a ' move on foot to have a new county made by taking a part of this end of Jones county, a part of the White Oak end of Onslow and a part of the Stella end of Carteret, making Maysrllle the centre of the county site. The name proposed for the new county is Simmons, In honor of ' the Hon. F. M. Simmons, United States Senator from this district. We Warn this will be one of the duties of the next Leg islature to consider this question, and will be presented by a petition of the people of these three counties. - ' IxMt His Lies. - Charlotte, August 28. Charles Morrow, of a promlnentGastoniafamily.lost both legs through a distressing accident. : Mr. Morrow went down to the Southern de ., pot to see his sister pff ona trata. As the train pulled out from the station Morrow caught his foot In some mail sacks lying around and fell In front of the engine. Both limbs were horribly mutilated and had to be amputated, one above and the other below the knee. B07 Cared of Colld After Physician's . Treatment had .Failed. . My boy when four years old was taken with colic and cramps in his stomach. I sent for the doctor and he injected mor- fhlne, but the child kept getting worse, then gave him half a teaepooDful ol Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Di arrhoea Remedy, and in half an hour he wai sleeping and soon recovered. F. L. TVilkins, hell Lake, Wis. Mr. Wilkins is book-keeper for the Shell Lake Lumber Co. For sale by J. E. Hood. .ftf hbton s? ttftietoscope Moving Pictures of Dally - Event Street Happenings 8 Mr. Augustus Mosley of Vance town ship was In town today, He says most of the people in his neighborhood are through curios; tobacco and those that are not ye$ through are putting in their last barn. The people near him are managing to save more fodder this year than last. Me. Mosley said that while 1 coming to Kinston this morning .he no ticed the tobacco on the Lang place about three mliee north of here : was not being cured very fast. Much of it is still In the Held. Services may be expected at' the Epis copal church tomorrow, both morning and evening, conducted by the rector. The hour for the evening service is 6 o'clock. ' His many friends will be glad tb know that the rector.Rev. Mr.Grifflth, will be able to be ont tomorrow to hold the services. 1 For over a week he has been closely confined to his room on ac count of a severe sprain of the .ankle and though he has not recovered sufficiently to walk with ease he will be able to con duct the service tomorrow. Somebody must , have put up a job on" Joe Dunk, an Ignorant colored boy from Contentnea Neck township, who come to town today to ".qualify" fdr the election. ; Joevhad been told that if he would come to the register of deeds and explain to him the constitution of the United States he would be allowed to vote in the! com ing election. .Well, Joe come and fell into the hands of soma of the wags about the court house, who upon learning of his errand, proceeded to let him "qualify" He asked to explain the Intricate work ings of that famous work, and proceeded to do It In an entirely original, If not correct manner. He said that the Consti tution read that "de white manjote de dlmercrat ticket, an' ' de Jrnlgger vote ?"de " 'riublicatttlcket, "an- all ob 'em would, vote, for 'Klnley. I He was shown a peace warrant and 1 - asked If he recognized it as the Conetltu tlon of the United - States. On his an swering In the affirmative he was asked to read It and did so In a manner that was amusing if not edifying. On the completion of bis examination he was told that he had given the most lucid din quisition on the Constitution, that the board of examiners had heard and that he would surely be entitled to vote in the coming election If he could satisfy the registrar and pollholders In his pre cinct. He left perfectly happy. Job printing with neatness despatch at Free Trees olllce. FRESH BUDGET OF LOCAL HEUS STREET TALK 13 BUST klXSTGI Things Seen, Heard and Written Up by Industrious Reporters. - Baseball Faroe Oomedy. , The bloomer girls and the bloomer1 boys came to Kinston In their special car yesterday and buncoed a large and mis cellaneous collection of Klnstonlans, In cluding the baseball players.? Expecting tb do business on Easy street, a Job lot of loco! players was takeu over thei bridge and hostilities were began with a mere boy on the slab. The locals soon made the same discovery which neighboring teams have made, that they were up against a gold brick game. The "female team was composed only in part of fe males, the Important positions being filled by cracker-jack ; professional all around players, and when they weilded the willow they: lit on the - firsttfcall handed out to them and caused the local fielders to get busy and take to the woods. Some of the ''girls" heaven save the mark i-were also quite a few on the s w at, and altogether the first inning was an exceedingly lively surprise party. When the visitors went into the field they con tinued the surprise. The ; pitcher lady proved to be a real pitcher, and even the great McDonald bored holes In the air In vain effort to connect. ' The first base lady took care of tea corner In the - high est style of the art, the third base lady was In the right place every time and simply eat up. hot grounders and lite throws, while the short stop gentleman was about half the team, successfully and even brilliantly covering the position ostensibly assigned him and also second base, left and center fields. The catcher gentleman was a considerable circum stance behind the bat and a terror with the stick. There was a shift of local players, with McDonald lathe box, but it did not work, and after about four innings the loealsjwgaa to r"ire ,tve situation and another shlltwas made, which materially strengthened the team, with Sugg In the box. Hewashaudl capped, however, by not having a catcher heavy enough to hold the hot twisters and so It fell out that the visitors' lead was never overcome and the farce comedy ended with a score of 10 to 5 and the gold brick was passed along to Washing ton. t ' ' 1 , ' Tobaooo Continues to Sell High. Oxford Tribune: Tobacco continues to roil in and the farmers express great satisfaction at prices paid for all grades, and that Oxford Is well sustaining her reputation for high averages. The breaks the past week have been very goof, and the quality of tobacco better. wnicn caused tn Duyers to 01a up at a lively rate. Farmers selling . tobacco on bur market can bet on getting the very highest prices. Colonel Ballon, the splendid representative of the Imperial Tobacco company, is on the market now and will buy largely. Mr. Zack Lyon informs us that all better grades have considerably advanced and orders . con tinue to come in for all kinds of tobacco. Our old friend, John Phlpps sold two loads the past week at the Johnson warehouse and raked In for the first f 8 40, 27,14, 18, 11, and second load brought f 50, 30, 9, 23, 10, 15& How do these prices strike you? Tobacco Barns Surned. Mr. n.',I. Sutton lost a barn of tobacco lafct night on his place In Neuse township by fire. The tobacco in it was cured and the fire was about ready to be allowed to go out, and the curer hit it for a few minutes when it caught fire and of course could not be extinguished. The lots was about f 200. Mr. Frank Crady on Mr. S. H. Lof tin's f 'ace la Neu ?9 towceLip also lost a barn cf tolaeco tl'.a raornlr-rby' fire. The t r.. i tfl ' a fa cur!;: j the large crop cf tel " -?o!a tl;sfct!oa Is supposed t3 te oca of t!.e can a of so many barns t bctty fire t'.!s year. Another m la i '1 to to, tl-st ks tie 3 !j t' C"t ci" 1 tha c;ir?r will t . " -3 1 p t o ' t tod the il " 't'-jt 1 very I:.f!aT,malle c f a I f 1 j - 'J THE CHAPEL AT NORTHFIELD, MAS?., WHERE PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IS TO MAKE AN ADDRESS SEPT. 2. During his New England trip President RooBevelt has planned to visit the famous Bible school founded by the late D. L. Moody at Northficld, Mass. jfLccording to the present programme, the president will stop at Northfleld on Sept 1, spending the night and the next day addressing a large audience of Bible students. The Northfleld Bible conference this year is attended by larger number of persons than ever before, and the visit of the chief executive Of the nation will mark the close of the school's most successful season. tPurofy Personal tk Items About People . . Who Come and do .' Mr. C. H. Foy left yesterday for Mays- vllle. ' . ' . .'- " Mr. J. J. Blzzell -scent vesterdav In i&w Bern. - Mr. Charlie Ellison came this morning from New Bern, Mrs. J. F. Barwlck,returned this morn ing to Ayden. Miss Myrtle Taylor left this morning to visit at Qrifton. Rev. F. D. Swindell returned to Golds boro last night. - r ' Jno. E. Hughes a tobacconist of Dan ville is here today. , Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Boney returned yes terday from Wallace. Miss Kate Pritchett returned from Trenton yesterday evening. Mr. Carl Sutton of LaGrange was in Kinston Yesterday afternoon. Dr. H. O. Hyatt spent a few hours in Dover yesterday aiternoon. Miss Blanche Flanigan of Greenville Is visiting at Mr. E. L. Brooks', Messrs. W. 0. Wooten and Thomas L WiUlngham spent today In Winterville. Mrs. J. A, Prldgen returned yesterday from spending several weeks near Ashe- ville. Mrs. S. n. Reams, who had been visit ing Mrs. Ada Hunter, returned this morn ing to Durham. . Silas Rosa Bland, who had been visit ing at Mrs. T. R. Lee's, returned this morning to Ayden. Rev. C. W, Blanchard went to More- head City yesterday and from there will go to PollocksvJlle. Mies Carrie Wooten, who had been vfc king ILlta Fannie Moseley, returned this mornlna; to LaGrange. Mr. L. Harvey and Mrs. Harvey, and Miss Mae went to New Bern yesterday and returned last night. - ' Ml. s L! :r.ie Harvey, who had been vis iting r!j. Lives and friends at Hookerton for two : is, returned todav. Mif-s !' '1 Kennedy of LaGrange. who bad 1 s ! i r tendance at the teachers' lastly v.-eit home last nfht. " j I 'aloth of Greene county, I I 3t; ::'rg;at Mr. J. F. Tay tto '."I'jon tL!s morr'rr. or s, v . llr. r ' I : !.al". ' j F.-itcf Tilt county kft .jLr Cbcpl r.'M to re-en tor ' j, wither ensF.-pt. lltb. i I. i fx-'.b of Ccl'.boro, , v -::-,t tor tzi, v: t i 1 I 1 1 I I 1 1 f The CHURCHES f Subjects for Sermon Announcement of Spec ial and Regular Service 1-1 ! 1 I'l-l'l-! t 4 8ervkes will be .held in the fo'lowiflg churches tomorrow, to which everybody is invited: Free W1U Baptist Cbnrch. Preaching both momire; and evening. Bundayscnoolat4p.nl. , , ' Metaodist CJinrck, ' Preaching both morning and evening. --. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. ( Epworth League at 4 p. m. Sunday. Bplscopal Church. ' Services both morning and evening. Tb service In the evening will be held at o o'clock. Sunday school at 0:30 a. m. " ' MiMlonary Baptist Church. Preaching both morning and evening. Sunday school at 9:80 a. m. B. Y. P. U. Monday night. Presbyterian Church. No preaching tomorrow. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Christian Church. Morning subject: "The True Badge of Dlsclpleship Love Qne to Another." Evening subject: "Abhorrence of Evil." Suuday school at 9:30 a. ro. Christian Endeavor Society Tuesday night. ' Christian Science. . Man Psalm 18; 17; 5 f", 18. TEIEIY TOPICS i TERSELY TREATED. Stcrt Lccil Stories, Edited UlS we)t a m Troth. If witty, Is the wittiest of all things. , h ' , There are some mighty small men ia big places. . , ' A woman prays ' over what a man wears at. Some people would rather hunt work than find it, '- : Jealousy Is the compliment we pay to- our superiors. '-.::;;' ' Ontj about one per cent of the wealth. Is real comfort Give neither counsel nor salt until yoo are asked for It The best way to stop smoking cigar-: ttes Is not to begin. ' The lucky man la the man who sees and " grasps his opportunity. H you keep busy yoa will have no time to listen to temptation. The man who Is not talked about la not worth talking about If yon would help the world grow bet ter, begin by Improving yourself. ' " vuuig wuofcii you nave no done It, Is to fall In love with jour work. It doesn't keep one dry to know that 1 behind tbedarkestcloud the sun Is shining. A great opportunity will only make yon ridiculous unless xou are nrenared forlt. Find your purpose and fling your line to It. Try to be somebody with all your might ' He who would rather be feart-d than loved must be just about as happy as a tlger In a cage. Imagination is that faculty by which we describe a beautiful sunrise without losing sleep. ' " Experience is the science of finding the depth of a mlU-pond by wading Into It and getting drowned. ' Something which Is exclusively yours, yet other people use more than you do what is it? The first correct answer wins a year's subscription to the Nickell ' Magazine. '. The conduct of a private cTllien is not a pr psr subject tor newspaper criticism. Every man has a rfght to enjoy his pri vate whims or prejudices according to his fancy as long as he violates no law and does not Interfere with the liberties -ol his fellow men. eve- . c":tl t;::,j:,,;3 ti:: fl'll" 1 ! 9 " t . . i. ...... - a r;: LV cf the ru'- " C. t'.e ft. Imv, t e si;rv!vi. ; r t' f : 1 t': E'.l
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