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ASSEMGER TRAIN
DASHES INTO GREEK
jlToiir Railroad Men Reported
j to Have Been Killed.
ACCIDENT NEAR 2ETELLA, GA.
DESERTED CHILD DRIDE
ELLIOTT WILL RUM THE RACE.
H
Wiil Try to Succeed Mc'La-j:in In
the Senate.
Columbia, S. C, March 1. The most
Interesting political news in South Car
olina today is the assurance, or almost
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j STATEMENTS
BILL HEADS,
1 CIRCULARS,
S 1 R.utKerffordtoff
S T?"T
1 V r.
$L00 a 1000
S, $1.25 a 1000
$1.00 a 1000
5 $1,00 a 1000
$1.00 a 1000
& $1.00 a 1000
Trestle Over Which a Southern Train
Was Passing, Weakened by the
Heavy Rains, Goes Down Several
Passengers Were Injured.
Griffin, Ga., Feb. 23. A southbound
passenger train on the Columbus
branch of the Southern railway went ; the girl, end the result
After Three Years Has Truant Has '
band Arrested.
Charlotte, N. C, March 1. A pa
thetic case of a child bride deserted
when she was married but three weeks
was brought up in the recorder's court , tne assurance, that Colonel William El-
here yesterday, when Mis. Lillie Gol- : ,iott- of Beaufort, will be a candidate !
den had her husband arrested for de- j fcr United -States senator.
&ertion. Colonel Llliott ia now a member of
Lillie Rose lived with her mother ! congrces and for the past four years
on a little farm at Tampa, in the low-; Charleston has been in his district, j
er ead of Mecklenburg county. Vh?n I irevious to la-U he fought m the black
she years old Arthur Golden, district against Bob Small, Tom Mil
then a teleg'aph operator in Washing-' ler an(i Murray. An old slave hold
ton, wrote her, he having obtained her j er ne was tuo cr'ly white man in the
addresc in some manner. She replied district who could get negro votes.
UNGLE SAM TO HOLD
TURKEY RESPONSIBLE
Will Demand Reimbursement
of Ransom T-Ioney.
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COON TO TAKE DECISIVE ACTION
through a trestle into a creek at mid- ria.ge. Three weeks late
, night near Zetella, Ga.
I The following were killedi
: A. F. Matthews, engineer, Columbus,
2a.
' J. L. Hill, baggagemaster, Colum
bus. Leo G. Murray, mail clerk, Atlanta,
i Isaac McDowell, fireman, Columbus
Ga.
! Several passengers were
.but none fatally.
and then sprang up a courtship
through the mails. Three years ago
vjoiuku tame to i am m to lurtncr woo
was a mar-
r, tue girl tear-
Cuesticn of Responsibility May Have !
Serious Developments, as Turkey j
Disclaims Such and Lays Elarne on ! continued produces deformity
Bulgaria.
fluttering or irregular pulsa
tions are an indication of weak
ness of the nerves or muscles
of the heart. A weakness long
fully explained to Recorder S-iannon-house,
Golden deserted her. Her pride,
sha said, had prevented her from en
deavoring to locate him, and until v?.
terday she had never set eyes
him nor heard a word as to h'- v
abouts.
She encountered GoW--:
streets of Charlotte Thr , -v i-i-
injured, land had him arrested. !:,:;;;: ,,, j.;
a plea to the effect th;..... ;,. v.-
and for a dozen or more years he has
carried the district, once or twice, ! Constantinople. Feb. 27. It ia tin- ,
however, being unseated by a republi- ' derstcod that the United States will '
can Louse. ! soon take steps for the reimbursement i
Colonel EHioit has always been !f the sum of 72,5C'J paid to the bri-
strong in Yash:ii3ton. His high char- i gands as a ransom for Miss Ellen M. j
acter and ability assure him a strong
fc?!' v;"-- at i ome. though he knows
f't-c iittle political tricks. His
' x-.r- or McLaurin's seat will add
J.-.c-i..'J to the interest in the contest.
.I KINS REFUSES SWORD.
Stone and Mme. Tsilka. holding Tur
key responsible, inasmuch as the cap
ture of the missionaries was effect
ed on Turkish soil,
j The question of responsibility may
j have serious developments sine e Tur
i key emphatically disclaims responsi
: biiity and lays tne likme on Bulgaria.
.:, Li.at it
loo much
"I eisgrcphs Tillman That He Will Net j
Accept Siire,
Warrtiiton. Va.. March 1. Major !
Jenkins Ls docihie.I to accept tho
swerd which it v. as proposed to pre- j
sent to him at Charleston. S. when
LEFT FORTUNE TO NEGRO.
K6e? TiiermI Frisitln.
Co
6 C-
i ne structure had been weakened ious to have his girl hi :
by the heavy rains and throe bents of j had been with him a cut
ins bridge gave way. The tram was j mother-in-law. He said he had writ
running cautiously and was not making ! ten. her time and asain. but his letters
over 8 miles an hour. The first class : had been invariably returned to hi m the pi evident visited that place. Ma-
coach was the only car that did not ! through the dead letter ofSce, which or Jeskics. wro is a member cf the
j he also ascribed to the mother of the
re- , Jdrl. Finally, he declares!, hp fltpr.
mined to see his biide again, and for
that purpose had mads the journey to
cnarlctte. arriving a few moments be-
sgatee of j
go into the washout.
Conductor C. G. Kendall, who
side3 with his daughter, Mrs. Jackson,
at 261 Woodward avenue, Atlanta, es
caped with slight bruises about the
n b
15
)!(03DIEKCIAL RANK.
WHITES AND BLACKS BATTLE.
t ncusj: t lit--
A'.lt''.s, T
h
!v I --r'.cd wiihont poiu lurth
in years.
n., .T;ui. 27, 1?01.
very i.-r-:ra1 i-- and. I
pain ill lay n.,s ,
(1 1; -z, v.-ith terrl)le
Min.-i i;i t lie abc!o:nea.
aior.t'-. 1 b.;Vo b?a
'.Ti.hii anJ Thvv'.fonfs
:t.;.t I r:.:-'UIi.'on;h-
vnt time
Whal !s Iif3 v.cr:!i to a w:man suffer- p.
inn IIk3 uiinie Hivis siiffercc!? Yet
lj Koportoi liie coutUTion oi uie i-om-1
j mercial Bank of KutJicrfordroii. at Ruth-
crfordtofu, N. C, at the close of Lusiness
on December 2!!thr 1901.
RESOUECE8.
Loans and discounts,
, Ovomrafts
j Furniture s.m Fixtmf-s,
I Cash on hand,
d ' Revenue on hand.,
i
!
Total
LL.1BILITIES.
Caiptal stock, -
Undivided profits,
head and face. Gus Smith, the negro j fore his arrest. F.ecorder Shannon
porter, who is also from Atlanta, was ' house sent Gclaen back to a cell until
only slightly bruised. j he could fully investigate the case.
Division Passenger Agent Clifton
Jones, of the Southern railway, with
headeiiiarters in Columbus, who was a
passenger on the train, waa. slightly
bruised. Two negro men, passengers,
also received slight bruises. So far
; as can be learned there were 16 pas
i sengers on the train and with the ex-
$18,940,10 ;
480.G2
1,000.00
1:3,840.68
Fatal Fight In Guilford County, North
Carolina.
Raleigh, March 1. Seymour Shaff
ner, a young white man, who, with
several companions, went to the house
ception of those mentioned all escaped , of John Hubbard, a negro, in Guilford
uninjured. county, for the purpose of beating or
The train which crashed through j killing a negro in the house, was him
the trestle carried three cars, which : self shot and hilled.
faculty of the Bethlehem academy
here, has sent the following telegram
to Lieutenant Governor Tillman, of
South Carolina:
'Lieutenant Governor James II. Till
man. Columbia, S. C. You are repre
sented in the pi ess as having tele
graphed President Roor.c-veH at the
request of "subscribers to the sword
recently offered me through you re
questing him to withdravr acceptance
to pressnt same. If this is so, I must
decline under these circumstances to
accept the sword.
"Thanking you for personal kind
ness in the matter, I am truly yours
M. J. Jenkins."
Former Pullrrnn Car Porter Leg
; Wealthy White Woman.
I New York, Fob. 28. Geort'e W. j
Thurston, a negro and a former Pull- j
men car porter, will receive the great- '
er part of the estate of Mrs. Eliza j
Jane Evans, white, valued at from j
$75,000 to $lin,xui. !
j Mrs. Evans' will, which was con-1
tested by her divorced husband and i
relatives, has been admitted to pro- 1
hate by Surrogate Fitzgerald.
"Thurston," the surrogate said, ,
"seems to have been the only one to
v. horn she clung during the lattor !
years of her life. When she had bee-n '
C ! T C
ana orgaiv.c osease. ir your
heart aition h v.eak, make it
strong. Build up the muscle
and strengthen the nerves with
the greatest of all heart reme
dies, Dr. Miles' Heart Cure.
"My vrlfe suffered (neatly with
P3lpitaticn of the heart, smetli- -erins
spills and loss of leei- Wie
found innieriiate relief fro.n Dr.
Miles' Heart Cure and after &
thorough course her trouble all
disappeared."
Catt. Trios. F. Geotmje,
Athens, Ala-
quiets the nervous heart, regu
lates its pulsations and builds
up its strength as nothing else
can. Sold by druggists on a
guarantee.
Dr. ililes iletUcal Co., Elkhart, Ind.
F.y virtue 'f the 1'iwi r ci'iifv-iTi'd liy a
(7i. ri i,f trust, jriven W. T. :mrl M. i
forsaken by her relatives he ct.rcd for lAtn , . .1.i vVli rf, fi(,
her and did what he could to admin- . r.nd.-rsiput d trustee. ;nn;i.trl in the.
i3ter to her comfort and alleviate her -de (l, will sell in the h::) i-t I idder fur
condition. cash, at t cmfrt linust.' d'Kn- :u lluthej--
Mrs. Evans was only 47 years old i"i'dti:, ' ,
when she died on March 13, iiC'.K She i Monday, April Till, l'. V2,
made minor bequests ami left the bulk -certain tract efl:?nl.
in
!Z :t icl Icili" if.
Tl LLM AN-McLA'J P. ' N TF.CU3LE ef ber estate to Thurston.
9.51 !
S-l 1,50 1.84
were a combination maii anel baggage
car and a first class and second class
day coach.
TRESTLE FALLS WITH TRAIN.
i . r, -j c . h va. . j T
thci o aro womea in thous mds cf hemss a ! Deposits sul-ject to checks,
'c' v-;0 ZTC ' crrin3 5SC lunVy- h 1 Cashiers checks, - -
Rcnocruii r.a.-is i.i S:!-;.-.cc. il y?u are j.
G-r.c oi if-ze vi vant n say that uas
same
Ten Cars cf Fast F'rfi.ght Precipitated
j Into Camp Cresk.
j Tucker, Ga., Feb. 28. Ten cars of
fast freight No. 22 fell through the
' Fleming trestle across Camp creek,
i The accident occurred 'ibout 8 o'clock
423. 03 ; jas- nignt an(i oniy a c-vV minutes be-
i0,000.00
1, 009.CS
80,009.10
Total,
L.. -A1 0, ' fore the passenger train from Atlanta
, was duo to cross the same place.
V "r.: ;t'.i OF i( .WMlil ll ' citd Bank of Ruthcrfoitttoa, do
1 " f ; swear the above statement is t
vi'.h tho !r.c!ed--;8
solo y
I 1.300.0CO I'-o.-iEri h-.'o been coi'e-y M
ti cared sy Wire c? Cnrdui. These v'om- '3
Y: cn si'Ticrei i:z, loujcrr'hoea. 'irronafsr
n:n;:s. heao'ac'rife. h:;ckacl;e, ?.-td H
yJ -bearing do.vr: pt-.i;i3. 'ir:a of Ccrdul
v.lll stop nil ihess aohes and pairs 'f
v fcr you. F'urc'.si a 3.1.00 toii'o cf V
l'ir.3 oi CarJiii Le-tUy and ta.':e it
I. J. F. Flack, cashier of The Commer-
solenmly
s true to the
yj, j best of my knowledge and belief.
State of N. C, Rutherford County.
Svro.n to and subscribed before me
this Mth day of December, 1P01.
if. O. DICKERSOX, C. S. C.
C'trrect Attest :
The engine cf the freight, in charge
cf Engineer Jones, got safely ever with
five cars.
No one was hurt. A carload of flour
fell in the bed cf the stream and is a
complete wreck.
The wreck was caused by the heavv
Thin was only part of a general row
between drunken whites and negroes.
One of the latter was shc-t and his fall
was the signal for a shot which killed
Shaffner. Hubbard and his wife are
in jail, charged with the killing of
Shaffner. The negroes and the whites
in the section where the fight occur
red tried to keep it quiet and wanted
no action taken.
BOLD ROBEERY OF TRAMPS.
"ake
Enter Car, Cut Man's Throat and
Money,
Norlina, N. C, March 0. There was
a strange and daring crime committed
recently at this place.
While a Seaboard passenger train
was standing at the station two negro
; tramps walked into the negro car and
Shfw a nesro there counting his monev.
I rainfall of last night, which washed Like a flash ono of the trmi,:s cnt
j the dirt from under the foundations of i hig throat with a rEZ0Vi whil3 the ctfc!?T
Senate Committee Prescnto Reco'ution
of Censure.
Washington, Feb. 2S. As soon as
the journal was approved in the sen
ate today Senator But rows prepemed
the resolution of censure u;o.i Sena
tors Tillman and Mcl surin.
Following is the full text of the reso
lution recommended by the commit
tee: "That in the judgment of the senate
the senators from South Carolina, Ben
jamin Tillman and John L. Mcl.aurin,
for disorderly behavior and flagrant
violation of the rules of the senr.te
during the open session of the senate
on Feb. 2, deeerve the censure cf
the senate, and they are hereby so
censured for their breach of the privi
leges and dignity of this body, and siar.s only
from and after the adoption of this
resolution the order adjudging then
in contempt shall be no longer in force
and efi'ect."
ANGLO JAPANESE TREATY.
i the count" of Rut h rford, Ke.it h ( aro
Hina, s'li'i ! se-ril d :s f:i!.r,s: First
j tiaet : adjoining h-.i.i'.s ul 1'.. McMahar.
and 1 ;iiniiii on a stake in the Islan.l
....... r j ii . 1 Ford rnal, (hence uerth !'., XMst I !i-!(!fi
Vv.th Great Britain Behind Her, Japan .;,. ttl .. ..,.. .,...,.,. .,. .V4.s-
r i
res.s. v'.uuic -j !,,,' to :i ii't.-1 :..' : IIiiii.i- 1.01th
Sunis-
ancrc
rer o.i
vhhh
Victoria, B. C, Feb. 2S. K.
to. managing editor of The Ja
Times of Tokio, was a paasen
the steamship Shii.ar.o Maru.
arrived last ni.ht. In an interview
he said that the Angle-Japanese- trca'y
would certainly make enemies for
Japan, as Great Kritatn v.-as r.one too
popular in the far East, but she could
affoi d to do Ko'with England Oeknid
her. Manchuria, he said, was very
rich, and it was the policy of the Unit
ed States, England and Japan to keep
the country cpen to the world and
prevent Russia from holding it for P.us-
Al! talk of Russia seizin?
of
s in a
ast 1 -':-!(:) cl.aiii.s to piiitt-Lim!
tin lK-e ur.tii 7" easi ', li-l:u -l!.iius to a
.-tone; thei.ec souill -:) V i-t J!.V1('0
cln.'us tu i he middle f I-l::i.d Fnrd lead',
iln-nee wiih a!fl load iktIIi 11 ui1
i! CIMRI rhaius to the ih'iiiniii:.', c-:u-tainiti.sx
I l h ;: re.- me;e r 'ess.
Seened tiaet : )yili;j in tin (own of
Forest v. i; v :i:d niiiinji l:uuis of M. (.
Maii if. and otht-rs; Ir.-Iiinii: t-n Y. T.
Lnn's !:( r iu M. -J. 1 i.ir: ill's line;
ti.elie;' n-.r.tb 7 west 1" feet t :i takr
in M. Martin's hue ; t bene--uoi 111 15',
last ('.. feet tn a ; 1 1 we ninth
: east 1(HI feet ; tlu r.ee M'ulh W .. west
, il'ofcitto tlie I jriuiiiii;:. -.itiii?iiij
1 1-s acre. Said sal" wi'l 1 c ji!-,:' to sat-
iisiy tne sr.ui mfii'i-iried in sr'u i " I .i
a pcrt in ' tiust smw iu and mil :.ii. l"r fuitla r
lninriiiUUirit rererer.-- is liei vi y I-.aee in
:, .'- !'' t.f i'n.i's ;-t i.:i-. ".to 'I l.ii
the trestle.
Then both ran
, eraubetl the mono v.
iramc on tne roaa na3 been sus-; an( g0t away.
pended. The accommodation and pas-j Thp "nrZ iB fcadiv hurt and it is
T. B. Twm-Y M. H. Justics, John C. ; cenger are sidetracked at Liiburn. All I not expecte)J 'ne w55i live There is ro
JH-'LLS, Dhvctois. i wires are down at present on account ; clew io the" two men who commuted
H the prvcy oi your i-.Giiie.
Ji I '! '.. !.:.:, ; :v, ., i v l(,...:rll,i,.tsr." '
' J H:e "ja:t.:i.:.i -"! uic:iii- i.i, C'lKiliaa,.ia, M
of the severe winds.
J.
UNDERTAKE!
By virtue of the. power contained in a
deed of trust, made bv H. 8. Taylor, J
T. Cross and Marv Gross to E. J. Jus
tice, in trust for Helen Thomason, the
; nuflersigned trustee liamecl in the deed
i will sell at the court house door in Ruth- I
; erfordton, N. C, for cash to the highest ,
i bidder, on i
! Thursday, March 20th, 1902,
; the follow ins tract of lam I, lyint: and i
SENATE CONFIRMATIONS.
the crime.
', V.:-ing in Rutherford couuty, North Car-
Action Taken on a Number of Nomi
nations. j
Washington, March 1. Conflrina-'
tions by the senate: j
Postmasters: J
Tennessee R. S. Shari3, Chattanoo-1
sa. J
Louisiana M. P. Tompkins, Lutch-'
er: F. M. Brist, Hammond. j
Co!d Brick Nlan Giv3 5ond.
i Ralclsh, March 3. Chief Justice
, Fouches. of the North Carolina su-
F.ailrcads Chjcct to Rule.
Columbia, S. C, March 1. After
hearing a protest from railroad men,
the railroad commission has indefinite
ly suspended the rule requiring the
roads to place and move cars in cer
tain periods. The roads claimed Eueh
a rule would ctriously interfere with
interstate shipments, as the roads
would net be able to part with their
equipment to accommodate through
shipments; thrt thry wculd be forced
l - -: i J : - T j i i I . ii., 1 ' -
aad colonizing the co iiitry, while Rus-! JWi
cia. i ln,in-r r.reeiifri1 with the Coroans. ' -
notice:
M. II. MtlKiiHW, ljustie
& Uncker. Attiriit:vs.
MAN'S BRAIN REMOVED.
FOREST CITY, N. C.
Rest toek of Burial Requists in the
county from the ckea;-st Coffin to the
most elegant (liske-t, all at morlerale
2riei s. Rce,r:-int Hearsv.
Oslo I"I ia i-TE. ber 6.
! South Carolina W. M.
preme court, has granted a writ oi er
ror to the United States supreme
couit in the case of Daly, Howard and
l uwley, the gold brick swindlers con
victed at Greensboro and now serving
long terras in the penitentiary here. ! Revenue Men rake Rich Haul.
Application for the writ of error was Greenville, G. C. Feb. 28. Revenue
made a month ago, but bond was not Cflicers Aiken and Jones and Consta-
Cne cf the Most Rc rr.a i kct! 3 Cpcrt
ticne KnoAn To Surgery.
New York, Feb. 2?. !n one oi the
most reniarkabie operations known to
surgery, sajs a Baltimore special to
The World, the brain of the P.. Wil
liam A. Stark, pastor of the Broad
way German Methodist episcopal
to transfer freight at terminal points, church of this city, has been actually
causing delay and expense.
oliii-i liciiiir rlosr '.il.prl follows
Beim,' a part of the Hovle N. Gross old i ueoigeiown. ! Illinois and Ohio, and Attorney Gil
tract in- Cool Springs township, on the j Thomas V. McAllister, collector of more cf Chicago, is their chief coun
ftuwsite Mste of rae UKWnia wuirai . customs, aistnct oi vicKsourg, miss.
T T J
ria.dra, g;ven llrt!l today. The men are from bles Cooky, Altoni and Bell have de
stroyed two illicit distilleries in the
extreme northern poitlon of the coun-
liitc-d from its bed and the roots ot
certain nerves (hat had mused the
clergyman excessive neuralgia were
e?:tractsr.
The patient is sa'd to have stood
Bv virtue of t he lmwcr outain d in a
', deed of trast, i-iade by K. '. Ti ssii;nT
au lwif' , M. S. To.-i iuer, to W. F.
Ruc:-: r. ii: trust for li. s. Jvivf s. ti e lis
lers!'.!ed trii.-Tfe, r;i!i!el i:J tie- "i en of
lr;if. ::l sell-at the cuprt I:ons" li.f
i:i R:il!'erforlt;:i, for ea.-li In th- l:ih
i -st bid.l-r
; M.itnlay, AyrU 7l!i, 1 '.'',
eeit;o;i liU'ts of l-.;d, lyiiitf r.tid l in
sit.uit'-d iu the. e-oi?:'tv f( Rut berfnid,
Xortli 1 I'irst tni- t S-.nowii a
.that tra't at land s-alh d "Iy.t No. in
til-- J -311 1 -1 ii; plMrii ';:i'ir.:, liitili'vl -T-liv
vs. 'iV-iticcri-t a!!.,'' c;iitr.iii:: 1
rijiii'iu ii f- r: t.'-- is.
sj-n;.i p' i'-eeli.-r,
iicps. in;i !-
1:1 1- bv Iia;! . -i.i.
railroad frr.n the depot of said road at j James P. Piatt, of Connecticut, to
borest City, and bouiirleri as touows: . be United States district Judge for the
Beginning ou a sweet gum ump orj , of Connecticut,
stone corner of old block of lots thence
,,-tti. f w.or.v of lor snth 40i;, ! G. B. Rives, of New Jersey, to be
;wt st 2 27-lOod- 150 feet to a stone, cor- third secretary of the United States
i nerof same ; thence with another line of embassy at Berlin,
'said block south 48 east 190 feet to a stone :
! ciorner of G. W. Loug's purchase of com-1
sel.
Good Cook Stays
Fo:" Sale Cheap.....
lor iiriee anel other infor
mation desired, . apply at Tun
TO GO UNDER HAMMER.
iv.issioi ,ersi)-iid J R. Eaves cf raer ; tiieuce
with line of said lots north 40. east 450 , Afc h Llncoln,8 Birthplace Will Be
tWi- to m stone tbeir corner in noiiit line .
of block 'of lots; thence with line of i Sold for taxes. resented ly WiiHa'.
block ef lots north 4S west 190 feet to j Hodgenville, Ky., March 1. The ' fioes not appear to
the beginning, containing -10 i ai ; birthplace of Abraham Lincoln, near ' for the rumor
Carr Not a Candidate.
Durham, N. C, March 1. Th--ve i .s
been current for some daj? u .jt.-.cv,
and, in fact, a sort of st.'vr.-ui tliHt
Julian S. Carr, of this ;,;?-w. t.'-.:- -j:;.-mander
of the Kortl: Cr.,U:,i 3 :': ti
of Confederate Tvicr-am... -':h: b. a
candidate for tn:- :'?:
tion in the cots.y; r-:t.i.':i
ty, near Hogback mountain. The out
fits consisted of two large copper stills,
22 fermenters. 3.000 gallons of be3r
and 10 gallons of low wines, all of
wLich was totally destroyed by the officers.
;":;;iict rep
K.iehin. There
any foundation
a re including the roller mills aud all j Hodgenville, is advertised at sheriff's !
r io Tivrrrr-c mt it1; i'i i ii v mkhui-
111. JIAl v V O Ul fcl- t-
: : sale for taxes.
The. Report Denied.
Charlotte, TsV-C., March 1 The dis-
J. G. & L. G. RE1D
DENTISTS.
Marion and Iiiitliorfonlton. All i
work guaranteed,
roasona'i.-lt;.
,i in i 4.n rnfivfo the iininnnt
s.ue n ue n .u, "-i",, t ! A few vears &so the nlace promised
liamecL in saict (leeu oi trust- -uw i - - i th from Birmingham to the effect . ,
of deeds "t vao-e 'J7 is iriven as a further to be a property upon which tne gov- Patn irom wi uijfcUdm u i-i- ti-cu tensive scaie.
FbrnarV SOth, 1903. ernment would spend thousands of dol-' that the works of the Charlotte Sup- ,
E. J. JUSTICE, Trustee. iars, but it was bought by a comnany ply company are to be transferred to
Justice & Pless, Attorneys. I of eastern capitalists with the inten- that city is without foundation. ice
j tion of making it a public park. This President Qoff went to Birmingham a
scheme fell through when the cabin few days ago m oroer to mane arrange
in which Lincoln was born was carried ments for the location m that city of
to Central park, in New York city, a large branch house, wmch probacy
The place has been uncared for and gave rise to the rumor.
has gradually gone down until its value
is not more than enough to meet the
Gold Mininc Plant Burned. 1
Abbeviile, S. C, March 3. Th? cold
mining plant of Williamson & Wake
ling, 8 miles from town, has been
burned. Less about $5,000; insure nr. a ,
$1,70". The plant will be rebuilt at i
once and new machinery ordered. Th I
owners are Canadians and are enthus!- '
i astic over thc-lr prospects in the gold
mining line and will rebuild on an ax-
. .1.. l... I... w I .
the oneration well ami few doubts of " ' -'"; yj "-
.. t . , and other:--, f-:i:iniis.-i .if T.
his recovery are entertained. The op-; Siind trsrt, lvir-i--and ?-i:.;r i:i the
eraiion was performed at the Johns ,ounty asid State rf -r-s:tid. k.n.wn a
lio:.kins hocpital. i'lif Sa. !' in s:iid s-;" prfK-cding
j l!i :itio;ied ii! th:- .i'oo-"-' ittiMgiuph, 'lt-
FALLIG ROOF KILLS TWO. i til-d -Tony vs. T s-ej-ei r t al." Th?
; report of t;iimissioiiers in ?uu Kjuci:-.!
A , . -i-4 r ou:-, hi'K'' 'hut's, enntaiu a full de- ripti-.:i
Fatal Accfoent at t-lar.t of Chicago 1 .. , , , , .,. . . ,
fa -ot thr last i;a!ii-l lot of I'., u'-it s soul is
F-jrnace Ccrr-pany. I hereby n-f -mil tn. nv :- wid '.r-
Chicao. Feb. 23. T'..o men were made to xif isfy tin-au.o.iut ciic on said
1:11W1 rr.d three wprr Ir.i irrd tnfl;iv need of (rust. Tl.i.s 1'eblTitl'T i'-'Mli.
by the failing of a furnace roof at the ,
plant of the South Chicago Furnace '
company. The t'ead: !
Frank RusceH, heal crushed.
Michael Jackular, body crushed.
w. v. iu;ck:"u. Tn
Laves A; Rr-1. r, Attoriys.
-t-.
Hotice.
Bv virtue of the power contained in a
s
& Rucker,
.I tonieys ek Counsellors af Law,
RmhcKordton, N. C.
Ollieet-ip stairs in Di:l:ersoti buildinsr.
Prompt attention given to all bnsiness j s
inrrusted to them.
mortgage cieen exeeuieu i.v xw-c ""
ami wife, Margaret t Miller, to R. B.
Oiiiiiu ou AprU 9th, 1000, the. under-
uicrnoH r,iOT-tTMre.e. Will Sell at publlC OUt-
Our prices ' cry, for cash, at the court court door m ' taxes on it
cuiiie'iioiiiiou, xi. .?!:
Monday, March the iOfh51902", I Boys periEn n Burning House,
tho following described piece or parcel Clarksville, Tenn., March 1. Two
lying and being in Rnthertom conniy. gona of Mr. anj Mrs. William Stone
Corn Whisky Kills Girl. !
Raleigh, Feb. 27. A coroner's in
quest was held here on the body of
Ella Best, a young negro girl, who
died by reason of drinking an exces
sive quantity of corn whisky. Joe
Smith, who married her sister, has
fled. It is said he gave her the whis
ky. He took ?la ot ms wires money.
Whectcn'3 Fattsry Has Reunion.
Savannah, March 3. Veterans of
the Chatham Artillery, known curing
the civil war as Wheaton'b light bat
tery, had a reunion at Tybee island
Saturday afternoon. Superintendent
Clement Saussy. of the Tybee railroad,
was the host, and the occasion was his
celebration of the fortieth anniversary
of his enlistment in Wheaton's battery.
j Mot-ice.
I'.v v f tl:' if -wiT i:iit;iiiif-rl ill ft
.. , , ... . ! !lioi !"a (le: f kiv '. -,- .. v . A tliroV
vmie tne tnrce men injured are id .,.. v. i., j,,.ni,.,, ,., j. Viii:ie, (he
a serious condition, it is said thc-y - nudei-signed n.o:1s;a;: ! vill at th
have a Eood chance for recovery. The couit i .us-d(Kr in Rutiii rfon'.ton, at
accident is supposed to have been due : pubiu- t-.it-i-y for ah. on
to the weakening of the steel trusses ; Mor.dnv, April 7th, JT;02,
supporting the galvanized iron roof. fr,v,ifl.; .i.-.f-ril , , tr-et ofJand. ly-
.iii-S aii't 1 -ins in Rr.tlx r''id c:,;:ny.
Resigns Cfocc to Fight Duel. ,' nh 'JirAiiia, I ;m..ii as a jsut of ti e
Athens, Feb. 2S. M. Tcpalis, the Iiivgliam tr.ic-t on Riuliutn's I i-ttu-h .f
minister of Justice, has resigned in
order to Eght a duel with Colonel Ron
mouiidoures. The quarrel between M.
'iopalis and Colonel Roumoundourcs
was the outcome of proceedings
i against a deputy charged with iacit-
, lng to commit murder.
Csbin Crushed and Worran Killed.
Sumter, S. C, March 1. lice
Rhame, a negro woman, living 6 miles
from this city, was instantly killed by
Car
P
ysieian and Surgeon,
Ruthcrfovdton, N. 0.
OH ice iu Residence on Main titrec'
Phone ;;o. a.'.
XJ llf III l -J i xi j-, - 9 - CUllk) JL Alii- CJ-iii HI i w. itaj.xu.ua - 5
North Carolina, about two miles , west ot Qf Caldwell C0UI,ty, Ky.. aged 12 and
tK 2Zlh?'$TmX 14 years, respectively, were locked in
bouiXcl as follows, to-wit : -. Be-giimmtr a room while their parents went away which to buy a coffin for the girl
,t,.0 i line of the SieTicer tract so the lads could net go skating. The . . th , t heard of Linl.
and runs uerth 83 west 25 poles to a residence caught fire and the boys j . .
stone -thence south 13' west 12 2-5 poles were burned, to death. The mother! Florida Postoffices.
to a stake and jjointcrs on north side ot reached home as the roof was falling Washington, March 3. V. H. Casen sman houses in that
hollow ; thence south b-5 east o po s. . u aM WftS fataly burned while trying has been appointed postmaster at Hil- blown down.
a stake m tme oi oie V -
.iM, it imi-tb 12 east (v. 3deg.) 12 4-0
Hother Kill3 Her Children.
narian. ia., rcu. to. .ms. aecs will b ni.ide to saMs
Rasch administered morphine pills lo ()!J said iikii-!;.';-''.
dH-rs at :
fun'-.' r r- f r u.
two of bcr children, causing their
rfenth. She then attempted s-uieide 1 v
her cabin being blown down on her , tak:cg a jj. dose oi the dru; ,,bv.
during the stoiln. Three other ne-1 Bk.5an;, wcre setured in time tn Sai:c
groes who were in the house at the j the mothcT but tne chiiiren were be-
time escapea injury. several otuer
(il-ghrii oii'k and 1.';ii'i. .1 sisf-llows:
' Beginning at m k. 1 rulw corner,
and runs a-t with ''! lin j iW to a
pin -: tb -iici.- north 12 p.h's to a 1,-bu-k or
n d oau ; l!iei ir.st "2 jhi!.- to a fia'r:-;
t -ii'-'-wst '-'.i. p-ies ; ii c hestnut n
Mcl Lin tract; !b'ji-. muih 2 n-hs (o .
; ix l oji"; ; tiieuce v si v, h s (o a ttake,
i Hrib;e"s --rr-i r : tl;e:ic- with liis; luft
' i!rt h "1 tn the 1 uii.Jiilj;', r-i.jt
' raining -i't at--s '.:!. or b ss. Hvivi r la
if .- V.s- aintnir.t doe
io: i. I of n:ort
i : - is given t.
11 is r.b 2-:t :,!!.
Eaw-s sj Ruck' r. A- t- ri;' vs.
HAIL r-'oitir-u-w.
locality were i
yond tell).
ltaining two
Djsgiapsia Cure
Cigcils what you eat
with it north 12 east (v
poles to the beginning, com
aFor further description, reference is
hereby made to Book "if at page-jjo.
Rutherford
cmntv ' This sale is made to satisfy the
coaniy. xm.. .na rrhza
sum clue ou saiu uioiigu&
ruarv 10th, 1902.
ruaiy jiii, qtjinN, Mortgagee.
to reach her sons.
May Run for Legislature.
Augusta. Ga., Feb. 28. It is under
stood that
liard, Nassau county, b .a. l ne pest- :
office department has issued to Wil- j
liam Worth his commission as post
master at Englewood, Fla. He was
Law Of.ice vastied Away.
Marshall, N. C,
Rice Smith will be a ; appointed postmaster several ttays ago
and the commit
date cf Feb. 2-i.
a. record of mortgages m toe otnee 1,.Q th iPtrtetat.nre In the i end the commisaioa wa3 issied under
""' . n r..l, f, Vnt hin-tnvrl ,eixiuJii.t.c --o-s- ,
ot itegisteT oe xevxo niyiinp- Democratic m-imary.
.Pi!e-ii3 Cures Piles.
Monev refunded f it uvcr fails.
Boer Casualties Reported.
Londan, March 1. Lont Kitchener
M-reh 3. The law reports toaay that the I'oer casualties
pnicc or senator ruauaru, at lnl:j'""," -"-" vi.vn.vi..
olace, va i waihed away by the flood, ( ed to Son men killed or capture J. G;n
ind its contents, i -eluding the s:ua-' erel Do Wet's son. who is among the
l,r-s library, destroyed. I prisoners, was I "s father's secretary.
St'erlK- fe
pubi;-ed evi-ry
rpv'XE. It is '
-S-d scril-e for Tnn Tnisrs" and get j Tit. Tkh;L"XK is all-l ome print, vhd
i ,. r;tv r-.i''r"i t'",-''-V"t in the c.uj:'y. i
Notlcfct .
lining :uu!:!'d as :idr..in:raVr of
P.i'ii; Ke.bbnis. el- a s-l, l.'(f f IUfl
c-r'oi-d i-nujity, !.. C, 'his i -o notify ail
p-.-.-oii'; b.iviii.. ei.u'i.s tttrs-.ii.t i.i -!-::ite
of -iiid !".. ' -: to -Tl.i. I thr-i:i to li:
r.!v! r.-ijru'1' ' i r l-f-;t- li i:;th dny !
1-M r::ry. '.''", "r fids iioiice 1
pl";t' ' , c li' !"( '-.- r. AU
pr-i-v,iisi;-.tl'-i -t - tn .-sii i ii.(e- ii! ph ac
i-.-.,ja ,:.(. p.ivi-.: nr. H is
-..:v.rl-Mi'i-irv.
i; r; L.NCA-ir. Adrii:i:iswf
Eav.-s Kii. -er, Att'.rjH j-.
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