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''Mlllll 111... Da RESS PUBLISHED EERV ; KFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDKY. TOL.V.-7NO. 218. KENSTON, N. C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1002. PRICE TWO GENTS.: 3LY FiREE " J HE r1 ; . OLD HORTH STATE HEWS A1ID GOSSIP 6DD AID IITERESTIKG EiPPEIISGS. ; i bout 4 o'clock la eve'ni:- tb office of tUe General Superintendent uf tb A AN. C, railway caught on Are from the chimney and burned some little time be fore it wm discovered. The fire wa anicklv Dut out by tbe department bnt not without considerable damage to the bouse. : The amount of damage Is esti mated at $500. New Brn Journal. " Charlotte Observer: 1 white woman, wbogavshsrnameasMrs. Sarah Payne, of Roanoke, Va., wat robbed of 20 In money and tome clothes on West Trade street last nlaht at 11 o'clock, by a col- ' ored porter. . Mrs Payne said that her husband had deserted her at Boanoks and that she with her. three children, a small boy and twins only two year old, were going to Jacksonville,' Fla , where she has and uncle and where her mother lire. She earns in on the local,. No. 15, ' from the north, and Intended to spend the might here. 7 " V 1 Raleigh Post: During th trial of J. $. Johnson for Illicit distilling yesterday in the federal court there was suite 'an un usual and rather sensational occurance. Another man by lbs name of 0. T. Les came into open court and volunteered as ' a witness In behalf of the defendant, and being called to the. witness stand swore that Johnson was an innocent defendant and that he was ths man who ran the blockade on Johnson's land. When ques- Dee. 18, 1802. . Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Wynne, of Wil low Shoals, hare moved Into ose ot ths dwellings of Mr. Geo. Hadlet, on Rail road street, v Mr. Wynne will conduct a sales stables.' " .'": -, ' . ' Rev. I. W. Rogers, who for the past year has been engaged In the mercantile business iters, na discontinued bis bust' ness here, and will resume h's former pro fession, that of preaching, at Mid dk ton. Mr. Zb Creech has purchased a house and lot on Washington street,, and has engaged in the mercantile business on Caswell street. Mrs. Laura Joyner died today about ten o clock, alter a protracted spell em bracing several weeks. Death, at all times is sad. but when it takes the m ether from fatherless children, it is mora pain fully so. She leaves seven children, six girls and one boy, and a sister, MissLuta Whitfield, of her Immediate family with a large family connection. Mrs. Joyner was a member of the Missionary Baptist church. A daughter of Col. George Whit field, whose memorv is so dear to ths soldier boys of '61 to '65and a widow of the late Mr. Council Joyner, noted for bis generosity and Intellectual attain ment. Ths little orphans are fortunate in having for their uncles, Mr. J. P. Joy ner of our town and State Superinten dent J. Y. Joyner. Ths remains will be laid to rest In Fair View Cemetery Frl- TRAINS .CRASH INTO EACH OTHER SIX PERSOKS SERIOUSLY INDUED Braiemam on Freight Train . Left Sf Itco Open. . High Point, Dec.ia.-People living to the eastern part of the town werestar'ed by a terrific noise this morning at o:20 o'clock. Ne. 39, one of the fast pa-n ger trains running between Washington and Jacks jnvllle, Fla., collided In a bead on collision with a northbound freight standing on the siding within ths wt yards. A switch had been left open nd the giant engine, with Its six Pullman cars, loaded, witn passengers, gav a swerve to the left and wentcraahing u 1 the freight. ".Both engines ' were ratted from the track their tenders telescoped and their machinery bent and twNrd into scrap iron. A car load of lunnr adjoining the engine of the freight was hurled one hundred feet down an em- lTKttarn -win -,. . - . - - 1 i Bev. H. B. Anderson has been returned 5 sw uw cn sP,u.u.rea to the LaQrange circuit, M.E. church, into kinoung woodi. Mr. Paschall. of Wayne county has as f tenoer 01 tne passenger train wnt sociated himself wlta Mr. D. A. Measly 'crashing through ths baggage car and In the; mercantile business tionsd as to his course be stated that he , did not want to see an Innocent man suf fer or be punished 'lot. his violation of the law. Of equrse a verdict of not guilty was entered in ths cat ot Johnson. , " Goldsboro Argus t ; It la learned that after the lth ot December the ser vice of ' the " sleeping car , on , itfce nigb" train between Goldvboro and reensboro will be discontinued, apd that ths car will only corns as far as Eal . sigh. The connection here o' this sleep er with morning and sv trains to and ; from , Wilmington, 'K twr f jand Norfolk gives it patronage In excess the Balelgh business', bnt the runnhin f thl car through mads it locum best, npoo ths Raleigh contingent to get out at 5:30 o'clock in the 'morning." Travelers will be wnahls to understand the indifference to thelrcomfort on the part of the 8outh- ' Fort Mills, (a C.) Special to the Char lotte Observer: Dodgers prjnted In ap propriate red, addressed to the sporting public, were circulated her today; an nouncing that there would be a bull fight, eock-flghtlng, a dog fight and a Sox chase ala point nsarBocI; ' Hill, on tne 12th Instant. ' It Is further sUte that there wjll be a (doubls snclosun!' anl ths' adt mission fee will bs on dollar, and that the two bulls wll b registered Jersey, each four years old and weighing about one thousand pounds.: Ths place designa ted has for soms years been a rendecvous topped within two feet ot the baggags master, who was in ths rear end and who escaped from the wrecked car withsllo-ht braises.' Six persons were' wounded. Ea- BUREAU OF CORPORATIONS 1' o TO BR, ESTABLISHED BT CORGEEsS. Salzer Introduces a Bill to Hate Cor porations Transactions Made Pobllc. Washington Dee. 11. Representative, Sulserf of New York, today introduced a bill In the houee.the purpose of which Is to give publicity to tbs affairs of large cor poratlons, by requiring them to make annual returns to government authorities, i It provides for the creation of a bureau In the interstate commerce commission, which" shall be known as the bureau ot corporations, with a chief at Its head who shall be appointed by the president It Is made the province and duty of this bureau, under ths direction of the Inter state commerce commission, to Inspect all corporations engaged la interstate and foreign cc mmcrce and to supply in formation ' concerning them, including th manner In which their business is conducted. ' ' ' Further It Is provided that all corpora tions contemplated by this bill shall make annial reports to the bureau, t ting forth among other things, its flnaa eta! condition, the names and addresses of stockholders and officers, also a state ment showing that the corporation in gineer Bowsil ol the fast passenger train question has not been favored; by any and engineer Sweeney of ths freight and . transportation company during the year their firemen and two passengers; who received bruises about the' face. Engl neer Rowell suffered a broken leg and possibly his ankle Is crashed so badly that it will have to bs amputated. En gineer' Sweeney also' suffered a broken leg. The two firemen are severely braised and cut about ths face. .' After the wreck the passengers wre or, If so, information In detail must be given as to the favors received. Corpora tions also must maks statements, show ing that they have not been a party to any combination in restraint of trad or commerce among the several states and territories. . ' 1 ' y; ' '' -' A penalty of from one to ten per cent. of tbs last annual gross earnings Is pro all congratulating themselves ' on their vidsd for failure and refusal to any cor- for devotees of ths cock fight' Vut the cP nd pra'sfng Engineer Bowsil for poratlpn to make returns as required by NORFOLK FORGES TO THE FRONT 16,000,000 IN TEN nOHTIIS WORK FOR 15,000 HANDS Buy a Lot in Old Dominion Place in the City of Norfolk $5 PER MONTH WITH NO INTEREST OR TAXES Let us phow you how t is possible to invest $5; and make Five Hundred. See Lacey, Traveling' Representative, for Plots and ; Maps, Pridayr Saturday and Monday. Can be found at Barley House. , , ! ' ' , " .! 1 bpll tight is a new feature, - ' ' ttlthop to(v UlmMirsp. .pbarlotter . C, Dec. I?, It nrw senms his bravery. It was doe to his presence of mind in applying the emergency brake this . bill,; and further frnalty scribsd for tales returns. v is pre nod ahattlns iC the- vtMtir n rrnloU .. ra , .... i . ftiitni.M v.. rr. tt. ' i vuav ii,p.wo(w Mini, ' MJM mvuvm certain that Arthur Bishop' wjll given i to bis post and evsn after bis leg was himself up before po morrow inornlog. A Icrushed seeing he could do nothing else frend oi the Bishop family is here and , for his train, crawled out of tbs cab wio- bae retained Col. B.C. Jones and Mr. E.J.dow. , , P. CansW, two of J the moMt promtnept , Ths open sw!t4-h w as ""t ik counted criminal lawyers in North Carolina, 10 for until w o'clock thi mor'nlntr." when a defend BMinp.' It In said tonight that note was handed h-, i-iirinitBdent of B)shop will not claim tb reward, nor this division, who was on ilw scene, from will he allow any of bis friends to accept , the head brake man of the f ight train !... I. t.flif f The CHURCHES : Subject for Ssnrmon Announcement of Spec ' J." ial and ttegTular Services ' i i r i i i i i i i i ths 40O arrest offered by the State for bis era railway, except the clamor by the J Raleigh minority for mora time to "enooie.w" Ashevllle. Dec. 13th.t-Ia accordance with Instructions of ths board of alder men. City Attorney Bourne has presented to that body a bill to tbs state legisla ture, the object of which Is to change ths bonndarlea ot Ashevllle so as to make -this city a Greater Ashevllle. The sur burban towns to be incorporated In ths greater -city are Bamotb, Kenilworth, Victoria and Montfort, thus making the corporate limits of Aeheville soms flvs miles from north to south and three from east to west., The ordinance was dis cussed briefly and the board decided to leave the matter open for further discus elon. Ths bill when brought up In the legislature will be bitterly fought by the people residing In Victoria and Ramouth, and it Is said that svery resource will be exhausted In order to defeat ths meas ure. In Tictorla especially, where not only Mr. Vanderbllt, but other wealthy gentlemen own a large amount of valua ble property, the Increased taxes accru ing to Ashevllle would be enormous. In ths boundaries ot the proposed limits Is situated the handsome Kenilworth Inn. . - .t . ,-..-. Tarboro Southerner Tuesday after noon about 5 o'clock Carey Smith, Sherllf Harris' jailer beheld a, sight so gruesome and awful that he will never forget It. A man hanging in his cell dead. The deceased, who leaves a wife in Allt'any City, Pa., fcatarday was turned oer to the town authorises by the rail road for tt!rj his wey. I'.yor deraiin.'.rd thiths shoulj p?y a fne of C2.E?;f .'.V.rjt3 do t'j t' r' - v tire i-ot "9 M ca t' r ' d js. A f'r-tol was Li' 1 ci t 'i f Sir tl'ji Is W6t3c tt'. r".t t. rr CI w t- r f t CCZTt. tPurely SPersonai Items About People Who Come and Go Mr, J. H.Moore feft this morning for Goldsboro on a visit. ' ' i Rev. Leo Runts cams yesterday from New Bern, spent the night at Miss B. J. Eanlss' . and went tn Greenville' this morning. ' , , . Mr. Henry King, of Vance, Ga., is visit ing his father, Mr. David King, of near Kington. .' ' Rev. E. D. Brown left this morning for Littleton to conduct services at that place tomorrow. . Mrs. L. E. Buss, of Wilmington, came yesterday afternoon to visit at Mr. J. W. Buss. - Prof. A. J. Rarwick, of Goldsboro graded school, came last evening and re turned this morning. Mr. ThomaiuQainn, who had been visit ing Mr, Joe Fosf ?r at this place, returned to his home at Greenville this morning. Mr and Mrs. W. 8. Edmunds and son, Hector Edmunds came yesterday from Virginia to spend the winter in Kinston. Mr. Wm. M. Hngslns, of Goldsboro, arrived in the city yesterday, spent the night with his father, Mr. Q. R. Hoggins'! and returned ho aw tody. - giving the Information. It told of the engineer going to the depot after orders and he (the brake man), thinking' the freight was going to Hill Top, beyon 1 Jamestown, to meet No. 3d, he threw open the switch and went to the bottom of ths embankment and sat down tor a few moments. Shortly afterward the crash came. The brakeman sent the note by soms one and closed It with, "I wish I'd never seen the d n railroad and I'm done, with it." - Superintendent Coapman, ol Greens boro, wa soon at the scene with the wrecking, crew and by 9 o'clock the track was clear, Doctors ot the town were sent for and attended to the wounded, who) as soon as the track was cleared, were carried to Gceensboro. - This is the most disastrous wreck that has ever oc curred here and gave hundreds who were at the scene, a chance to see a wreck tor the first time. - When tbe Chimney ; choked with sr.t, t? firn Jar-':'. ' j and pcx i ont. Yt't i t:.e brr rcH J tzbi sreclv d U!i fV -n, t;.e 1;a!k-s f i: icf-r. li' ,.' ,.t tr .-itiinint w!:.i ' -u's Lrr? ' I ..a It', -a cp t': a -"a, fit) 9 l-."arT-" - i, str; s V.9 i aa J r i'J iat a( t in J 1) a i :' ' ' 1 e on t r Bnrned S500. Joe Mitchell, a bard "working man at I High Point, N. C, who has been seven years saving 500 with which to buy a borne for himself and wife, took 'three drinks of t mean whiskey last Suoday, came home, knocked the trunk, to plpces, burnt it up with the money, and with an ax was destroying all the furniture In the bouse when nelghors and a police- man luwjrmrwj. n.is wne was In one corner of the room scared almost to death. With difficulty the fire 'was ex tlnguisbed. Mitchell says he cannot ac count feu the deed and he does not know a thing that occurred, that If be had hurt his wife be would have cut his own throat. It is thought the whiskey was drcggd for it had an unusoal smell and e med to be the meanest that was ev r manufactared. While sober be U a c a of good disposition and very kind t i Lis wife. . ' : Services will be held In the following churches tomorrow, to wnicn everybody is invited: . Xpiseepal Church. Services both morning and evening by Bev. F. H. T. Horfsneld of Goldsboro. Sunday school at 9:80 a. m. Metnodlst Charcot. ' ' . Preaching only tn ths morning by Bev. T . . T 1 : t: " ' ' si. Cj. uoitrane, me retiring pastor. , ; Sunday school at 9 30 a. m. - Epworth Leasrue at 4 p. m. 8unday. Missionary Baptist Church. . , No preaching Sunday school at 9:80 a. m. B. Y. P. U. at 8:30 p..m. '. ' Christian Chnrch. t Preaching by Bsv. P. B. Hall. Sunday school at 9:30 a. tn. Special services at night. , -f 1 Presbyterian , Church. . 1 - No preaching. . ' Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. : ' Free Will BaptUt Church. -v;- Preaching both morning and evening Sunday school at 3 p. m First Church of Christ, Scientist ' Communion service stilt m. and at 7 p. m. 8 abject: "Sacrament." 103 Gordon street. : Boom H. ACoHWaye. isf.o-s-teff!? n el s la ths t -tar Tcloe t sno t "i ' - ( i- f i ! J 1- r f r Ordinary cougb remedies are dangerous to give babies, Anways Croup Syrup Is made lor children coughs and croup and coias ana wu certainly core tnem. As to see lestimoniai zo cis at j. tj t o '- A Benuurkable Iteeord, ' Chamberlain's Cough Bemedy has a re markable record. It has been In use, tor over tnirty years, during which time many million bottles have been sold and need. It has long bean the standard and mtln reliance In the treatment of croup in mousanas oi nomes, yet durinir all this no ecse . has ever been reported to ids manniacturers la wnicn It tailed to efficte a cure. When given as soon as the cnua becomes boarse or even as soon as thecroupy cough appears, it will pre vent the attack It is plesantto take many children like it. It contains no opium or ether harmful substance and may be frmu M eot.Bdent!y to a baby as to an adult For sale by J. E Hood . Li? GoodAdrlce. ; Tbe most misorable belr-s la then from rjrrsfa r Co it. t - ht' t i a i r orld and v--T-fie 1 7 Of Was The Frew Prers Bight? s Mb. Editor: I do not believe Tbe Free Press intended any Intentional in jury in an article yesterday, nevertheless, ths Injury Is just as injurious as'if It were Intentional. I am not, therefore, writing this artlcl to blot out yesterday's Injury, tor I wsll know that words once written la a newspaper cannot bs rubbed out' I am writing this simply to enter a protest against tbe publication of any such news tn tbs future. L - The article referred to yesterday was to ths effect that while a boy was cutting wood (as every son should do) hs cnt his toe with an axs. low; Mr. Editor, as' I ' have before mentioned I am not questioning tbs, motive for tbs insertion oft hit local. Let ms show yon though, Its result. For the past few weeks son has been devel oping a wonderful muscle by cutting wood, and I havs been exceedingly grat ified. But his sxsrclss suddenly stopped yesterday, and the effective argument to his mother was this: "If cutting wood causes any on to get maimed, then I shall quit cutting wood," and so ths axs is now lying idle. It Is needier to add more, except I want linprvi.s U s. that words havs a twofol I functl suggestive and expres sive. The famtion vMch 'you in tended to um yesterday was probably tbs latter, ur the ose which has caud woodcutting sink in Kliston Is the Administrator's Notice. Having qualified u administrator of Ed Hltiwn, decoatad, lata of LaGraoge. Lenoir conaty, N. C Thi u to notify all persons banns; claim agaiott the otata of said deceawd, to exhibit tkem to the undersifned, en erbe'ore te tjtbday of December. iooj, or Un notice will be plead a bar of their re covery. All persons indebted to said estate, will please make immediate payment. er, tqee W. D. MEW BORN, Adnuaitator. Thi lath day of December, tq Bargains In Books, .; FOR ; 0 j ; I Christmas Presents. Mrs. Herman's Poems,' 98c, Treasures of the Bible, 98c. Our New Possessions, 98c. . Life of Admiral Dewey, 98c. Hero Tales, 98c. . , , , Fighting in Africa, 98c. ki::sto:i coin a::d BOOK EXCI1III1GE, . 223, 9an Stueet, former. Blntyrely, A Father. ' The First Ilaadred Thoasaad, $ The calculation of tli number of white and colored school populatios ot North Carolina, with tbe proportion of the first 1100,000 to go to each county, was com pleted Thnrarday la th office of the State superintendent of public instruc tion. Ths table, which gives each coun ty's share of this fund, Is published be low. It shows that Jn the State there are 478,699 persons ol school age. Wake leading, with 19,375, Mecklenburg se cond, with 19,794. Buncombe third, 14,. i 889; Robeson fourth, 14.501, and Gull. ford fifth, 13,652. The division of the fund Is made on a per capita of IS cents. The apportionment for Jones and Le noir counties is as. follows: Lenoir with 6,309 children of school age, gets f 931 85 nd Jones with 3,807 children of school age, gets 1430,05. , . - Mayor's Oourc ' Dave Sherwood, colored, was before his honor yesterday for commencing Christmas before Christmas commences. There was no doubt about it, be had been Cbrlstmaslng, and so be was given a fine which ought to have a sobering ef fect Failing to pay his fine bs was com mitted to jail. :: , ' ' :s " " ' BLoden Northern, colored, was before the Mayor this morning for using lan guage forbidden by both common sense and written law. Tbe latter mandal dealt leniently with him by the judgment being suspended on the payment of costs Tbe second case before his honor this morning was for a colord brother Ed, Richardson, carrying a concealed weapon In tbe form of a pistol. This offence was too serious to be looked at lightly and accordingly tbe would-be-wild-weet Jim stvle ot a fellow was bound over to court. . . ANicoLotof DEW WHEELS. It would surprise yon to knor bow low we- are nelllng them come nnd examine them and get our pi ices It will surprise you that such a Bicycle could be bought at such a low price, and while you ure bete examine our stock of Guns. '. We have a' com plete Hue and we do all kind of Gun and Pistol repairs at short notice. -. . , . laisioii cicte go C. E. SPEAR, Kasser. The Central narket Mr. D. P. : Daugherty, well known throughout Merer and 8umner counties, w. va.. most nteiy owes nis me to tne kindness of a neighbor. lie was almost hopelessly sfUicted with diarrhoea; when attended by two physician who gave him little, if anv, relief, when a neisnbor learnlDi of his srions condition, broi'ht tim a bottle of Cbambernan s Co'!c,Cjo1- erae' 1 L.j-rcoea lneiy, waxn curei !m la les tbn twenty-four hours. For -'e ty J." C. linod-. - ' - - . ' A Tfetchr4 SliUiom't. Ti e o'ory is tol l of tKe 6 rr of t-v ej T&.'.ro !i who was unat. ti Icy ;-ff?c"n f-e'rervo-td'sth't f"""y tf " . It'S an ni'.k'y T: 1 t T t I s knwn t ' ' We hare opened a new market, No 104 Queen St , ' NEXT TO S A. QUINERLY'S. And will sell fRESH MEATS of all descriptions. ' 1 ' . : Our market will be run in an ujk i to-date manner. Everything about'", it will be fresh and clean." Pronlpt add careful service will be given" to- ' all orders. " We solicit la trial. . ' . Dressed Poultry will be made a r specialty. - ; ' x , Free delivery to all parts of the city. Phone No.! 182. , . ! 'tl .' J. holton & KEr:::0Y. HU Lire Saved ft ChJuaberUin'a Colle This Is the season when tbe women who knows the beet remedies toreroup Is In demand in svery neighborhood. One of the most terrible things in tbe won! Is to be awakened sa the mljj'e of th night by a whoop from one of the child ' ren. inecronp remedies are aimos as sure to be lost In case of croup e a rrol---ver Is sure to bs lost in earn of f"- 'are..- Tbere ui to be an oi J.'.i.hl.T f J i J . for croup, known asUvs F7r"3 p 1 1 ,. bnt S9"ie morn . nc. - i r .t. j Chatrl- 'a's Couh. l.'!i"J' !i I ' r, ri d.9 ootCDrtcomns b. Ht it W rt U ct to "tlrbow upt $ i qnki"-, f -i j f-vea re . I ia a f f. ri (jive t'..'i r-'-'t-'y e ooifi t: i t j Cr If""- f,i w.l -,-- ...
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