THE SUN
Has More Tlian Double The
Circulation of Any , Weekly
Paper iu The Tenth Congres
sional District, Comprising
Thirteen Large Counties.
THE SUN
Has More Than Double The
Circulation of Any Weekly
Papei in The Tenth Congres
sional District, Comprising
Thirteen Large Counties..
VOL. 5. NO. 2.
RUTHERFORDTON, N. G, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY i 2. J 905.
$1.00
tfAR.
CALLS THE TOWN
A WHISKEY HOLE.
The Marion News Reviews The
Disgusting Situation.
A HEAVY WHISKEY TRAFFIC
An Extra Car Had To Be Put On
A Week Before Christmas To
Accommodate The Jug Trade
A Menace To Other Towns.
Anyone that can view the situation in
Marion in regard to the liquor traffic,
especially during the holidays, without
some feeling of alarm and disgust can
have but little feeling for the future
and present welfare of our people and
our town. The sights that were pre
sented to the gaze of all during the week
before Christmas were enough to dis
gust anyone who has any decency left.
To call the town a "whiskey hole" is
expressing it in very mild terms. It was
everywhere and in any qantity. Visi
tors arriving on the train were greeted
with a platform loaded with jugs and
kegs and with the fumes arising from
broken jugs while the express office was
so full that one could not step around
for the jugs. An extra car had to be
put on a week before C hristmas to ac
commodate the jug trade. On Satur
day every train brought crowds who
were equipped with grips, valises, sacks,
stomachs, 'etc., in which to carry their
liquor home and which they proceeded
to fill.
Marion is gaining in its unenviable
reputation and is becoming a. thorn in
the flesh to a good many prohibition
towns. It is interesting to know how
the jug law is evaded. The whiskey is
shipped by express to Blacksburg, S. C,
which is just across the line and from
there it is shipped back to Shelby, For
est City and other prohibition localities.
This is doing indirectly that which can
not be done directly, and if tested in the
courts, it might be stopped. Some evade
the law by sending after it. There is a
negro that comes up here from Ruther
f ordton every few days and carries back
several sacks full of jugs.
From other things it would seem that
the whiskey people have complete con
trol of the town. At least they seem to
think they can do as they please in some
things. "When they boldly haul barrels
of liquor in broad daylight and dump
them in the back door of a bar room, in
the presence of at least twenty men, the
said barrels having no sign of a stamp
attached, it looks like the revenue agents
are not doing their duty. It is said also
that wagons are constantly running
from here to other places hauling liquor
which, of course, is blockade, or it would
be shipped by freight. The facts are
given merely to show how secure the
whiskey people feel. Whether the fu
ture will show that feeling of security
is misplaced or not we may not know.
Time alone can tell.-r-Marion News, 6th.
HARRIS AT WHITE HOUSE.
Has A Talk With President Roose
velt Opposed to One-Man Power.
(Special to The Observer.)
WASHINGTON, January 6. C. J.
Harris, Esq., Republican candidate for
Governor during the last campaign, was
among thi callers at the White House
to-day. The President greeted the North
Carolinian with, "Well, Governor, I am
glad to see you," and then the Executive
amended the salutation: "That is,' you
should have been elected Governor.'
Mr. Harris, is opposed to the one-man
power in controlling Federal patronage
and is a firm believer in rotation in office.
He admitted that both these questions
were touched upon before the conference
was concluded." Mr. Harris said on
leaving the White House : "I am satis
fied with the result of my talk with the
President and am sure the Republicans
of North Carolina will likewise be satis
fied. .The President will, in my opin
ion, consult the representative men of
the party before making appointments."
.; Mr. Harris invited Secretary Taf t to
address the Republican Club at Greens
boro in February and the' Secretary said
he wonld take the matter under advise
pjent.' Mr. Harris and this member Df
.the President's official family were
former schoolmates. . ,
CRUr.l RE-NOMINATED.
H13 Confirmation Was Opposed By
Senator Tillman.
I By The Associated Press.)
"WASHINGTON, January" 6. The
nomination of "W. D. Crum, a negro to
be collector for the port of Charleston,
S. C. , was confirmed by the Senate in ex
ecutive session to-day by a vote of 33 to
17. Crum has been nominated by the
President three times and in addition to
these nominations has received three
recess appointments and is now serving
under the last of these. Confirmation
was opposed by Senator Tillman, who
objected to the appointment of a negro.
Senator Tillman made a speech de
voted almost entirely to the question of
W. D. CRUM.
the constitutional right of the President
to make a recess appointment when no
actual recess had occurred, the Senate
having adjourned one session and begun
another at noon of the same day. . He
introduced at the last session of Con
gress a resolution on the subject of con
structive recesses, which was referred to
the Committee oh the Judiciary. Sen
ator Piatt, of Connecticut, chairman of
that committee, said the resolution had
been referred to a sub-committee and
that he expected a report would be made
later.
The race issue played a very insignifi
cant part in the debate, which was par
ticipated in by fully a dozen Senators.
"When Crum receives his commission
he will be entitled to receive the salary
which has accumulated since his first
appointment.
The vote on Crum's confirmation to
day was strictlj"; "ty one, seventeen
Democrats voted "ho" and sixteen were
paired against, while thirty-three Re
publicans voted far and eight were ab
sent and unpaired. It is inferred that
Senator Tillman's speech against con
firmation was a "hot number," although,
of course, nothing can be given out.
SUNDAY SCHOOL ORGANIZED
Singing At Mr. Nanney's Literary
Schools In Fine Condition.
(Special to The Sun.)
OTTERREEK, January 9. The
people of Montf ord's Cove Baptist church
met yesterday and re-oganized the Sun
day school at that place. Mr. A. P. Mor
gan was elected Superintendent. Mr.
Morgan is an efficient man Jot the place
and you may look out for him to have
the Sunday school on a boom soon.
This community seems to be blest
with Sunday schools, as phe people met
in the Oak Grove school house on each
Sunday evening where they are carry
ing on a very successful school.
- The literary schools are getting along
finely. The one at Oak Hill under the
management of Rev. M..li. Haynes, and
the one at Oak Grove under Miles P.
Flack are also nrogressing finely.
'. The Burgess Lumber Company have
purchased a new engine and boiler for
their saw mill and are moving it back
from Cuba to Mr. J. C. Morgan's place.
These gentlemen are doing and have
been doing a thriving business for lum
bermen. They are known for their
honesty and fair dealing by all who have
been dealing with them.
The young people of this community
met at Mr. M. F. Nanney's Sunday
evening at 7 o'clock, where they spent
a few hours in singing the old and new
songs to the delight of all present.
Mr. and Mrs. li, Hemphill spent Sun
day -at Mr. M. F. Nanney's.'
The peoplo of White Pine district were
fortunate in securing Mr. "Will F. Mack
to teach their school. : Mr. Flack taught
the four .months' free school before
Xmas. The people of that district, rea
lizing the importance of an education,
have decided to keep Mr. Flack two, if
not four, months longer.
Why has Capt. Bell not written u
the Russo-Japan war, as was printed in
The Sun last fall that he would do? "We
would be delighted to see his write-up
of it. ' ..' A. A.
The New Subscription Book.
The Sun's new subscription book was
made out this week. ' Those who were
behind with their subscriptions were
placed on the "due. book" and an effort
will be made to collect every cent owing
tho paper. Those whose time is paid in
advance are on the new book and will
receive the paper for the time paid for.
ORDERS ELECT OFFICERS.
New Superintendent For Henrietta
No.' 2 Other Caroleen News.
(Special to The Sun.)
CAROLEEN, January 10. Mr. J. B.
Boyd, formerly superintendent of the
Gaffney Manufacturing Company. Gaff
ney, S. C, is now superintendent of the
mills here. His family is expected in a
few'days.
The mill is running full time and is
putting on more coarse export goods.
Mr. J. C. Roberson, loom-fixer here,
moved to Forest City Saturday. Mr.
Crawford Campbell has taken charge of
section No. 8, formerly run by Mr. Rob
erson. Profs. W. B. Blanton, of this place,
and D. E. Dortch, of Columbia, Tenn.,
are teaching a Musical .Normal School
at the Baptist church. Prof. Dorch is a
talented musician and is the author of
some very popular song books.
Mr. Troy and Miss Cuttie Hawkins re
turned to tne Piedmont High School,
Sawndale, N. C, last week.
Messrs. Mat Bobbins and Oscar Barrs
came in from Greenville, S. C, after
staying there only a few days. Moral :
"There is no place like home."
Mr. Zeno and Bennie Hawkins and
Mr. Willie Matheny left for Greenville,
S. C, a few days ago.
Mr. Bill Bland moved to his farm at
Sandy Mush last week.
There is to be a wedding in the Brook
lyn district this week.
Messrs. I'nrley and Frank Hall re
turned to Rutherford College last Mon
day. The fraternal orders have installed of
ficers during the past week.
The Odd Fellow have installed, A. B.
Padgett, noble grand; Jno. C. Monteith,
vice grand; Plato C. Hawkins, secreta
ry, and Geo. S. Hawkins, treasurer.
The Knights of Pythias have E . E .
Smart, chancellor commander; C. A.
Dobbins, vice chancellor; A. B. Holland,
keeper of records and seal ; Dr. L. B.
Harrill, master of finance ; A. G. Ran
dall, master of exchequer, and E Rob
erts, prelate.
The Red Men have H. C. Roberts,,
prophets; J. B. Keeter, sachem; A. B.
Padgett, Sr. sagamore; H. E. Spratt,
Jr. sagamore; J. W. Piercy, chief of re
cords, and Geo. W. Rollins, keeper of
wampum.
All the orders of this place are in a
prosperous condition, except The
Foresters of America, who have ceased
to work.
Hoping "The Sun" will shine bright
er and have more reapers than last year.
DEATH OF A YOUNG MAN.
Mr. Guy Smith Dies Suddenly Near
Forest City Other News.
(Special to The Sun.)
FOREST CITY, January 9.
Guy Smith, the son of Mr. J. D.
Smith, was taken ill on the night
of January 3rd and died on the
morning of January 4th. This is
very sad with Mr. Smith and fami
ly because he is the second son to
die in less than one year. He was
buried at the Forest City cemetery.
Mr. A: H. McDaniePs family
horse died last Wednesday.
Mr. H. J. Harrill, of .Ellenboro,
cut his hand with an axe last Sat
urday, causing him much pain.
The trestle gang on the Southern
Railway are repairing the trestle
that spans Webb's Creek. We hope
it will be made safe once more.
Mr. Pink Hardin, son of Perry
Hardin, of Forest City, in company
with Miss Florence McArthhr, call
ed on E. E. Lovelace, Esq., on' Jan
uary 5th to get him to tie a "legal
knot" for them. The young couple
took their bridal tour to Blacksburg,
where Mr. Hardin will engage in
railroad section work.
Mr. Ralph Flack smiles through
the general delivery opening at
Forest City post office and asks,
"Whose mail did you say?"
Sun Office To Be Moved.
The Sun office will be moved next
week to the Harrill building opposite the
court house, one door below Mr. M. B.
McDaniei's grocery store, which , is oc
cupied by Will A. Carpenter. The en
tire building has been rented and will
be remodeled and put in shape at once
for The Sun's office. The rooms adjoin
ing which were used for a' photograph
gallery will also be used.
Mr: It. D. Miller, formerly of The
Tribune, lias accepted a position on The
Sun and commenced work last week.
He has been made 'foreman of the me
chanical department of the office and
will have full charge of the type-setting
and other workmanship of the office.
Mr. Miller is a fine printer and does his
work well.
Miss Virginia Grayson ; the accom
plished daughter of Mr. A. Ii. Grayson,
returned to her school at Elm City Sat
urday after spending the holidays here
with her parents.
SOLID GOLD RINGS FREE
The Sun Has Liberal Thirty-Day
Offer Read it.
The Sun will give to any person send
ing in three yearly subscriptions at $1.00
each a solid gold plain ring and box as
shown "below: ' ' : -
The ring sells for different prices
from $1.00 up. It is guaranteed to us
and we guarantee it to you. Anyone,
can see it at The Sun office any time.
It matters not how many subscribers
and the amount just so you send in $3.00
in cash to The Sun office, and the ring
and box will be mailed you immediately.
You can easily get that amount
in a few minutes. If you send in $6.00
worth of subscriptions you get two rings,
and so on up to any amount.
This offer applys to old and new sub
scribers. The ring is just as represented
and if it is not you can get your money
back.
The rings are size No. 7 no smaller
no larger. They will fit most any little
girl or lady's finger and also most of the
men's little finger.
BRYAN LAUDS ROOSEVELT.
Says Democrats Should Support
His Reform Programme.
MEMPHIS, TENN., January 6. W.
J. Bryan was tendered luncheon here
to-day by President Harding Peres, of
the Jackson Club. The same club gave
a banquet to-night in honor of Mr. Bry
an. Addresses were made by Mr. Bry
an and Senator Carmack.
After speaking of the causes which,
in part, contributed to the recent defeat
of the Democratic party, Mr. Bryan said
the platform adopted at Kansas City ex
presses the views of more Democrats
than any platform adopted since. He
praised several recommendations made
by President Roosevelt and spoke of
him as doing many good things. Mr.
Bryan closed as follows :
"Just now President Roosevelt gives
some promise of beginning a reform
movement. He recommends legislation
which will inform the public in regard
to campaign contributions. This is a
far reaching recommendation and should
receive the earnest support- of every
Democrat. He also recommends an en
largement of the scope of the inter-State
commerce law. This, too, is a step in a
right direction and he receives the sup
port of all Democrats 'in any effort he
may make to bring the railroads nnder
more strict control. If the . President,
with the aid of the Democrats, accom
plishes any reform the public will se
cure the benefit of it ; if, even with Dem
ocratic aid, he fails, the educational
work which he does will help the Dem
ocratic party in future contests."
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTICE.
Teachers' Association To Meet At
Rutherfordton January 21st.
There will be a meeting of the Teach
ers' Association at Rutherfordton on Sat
urday, January 21st. 1905. A ll teachers
in the county are required under regu
tions to attend. Business vital to teach
ers will be considered. By that time the
State's warrant for our part of the first
hundred thousand dollars will probably
be in hand, and we can begin paying off
teachers' vouchers.
All teachers are requested to send their
addresses not when they are at home,
but their school addresses at once to
the County Superintendent.
Justices of the Peace: of Rutherford
county are hereby notified to report, as
the law requires, of all fines and pen
alties to the County Treasurer, whether
they have any collections on hand or
not. The school law makes it the duty
of the County Superintendent to look
after this matter and to report all fail
ures of Justices to comply with the law
to the Solicitor at the next term of the
court.
Teachers must not expect the County
Superintendent to approve their vouchers
for salaries unless they comply with reg
ulations requiring them to attend this
meeting of the Teachers' Association,
and come with their registers ready to
show that they are obeying the law as
to grading their schools, etc.
W. T. R. BELL.
County Superintendent.
Mr. Chas. M. Stieff has a new ad in
this issue and he says he has left over
from 1904 fourteen second-hand upright
pianos of various makes that must be
sold, without regard to actual value, ' to
make room for new stock. -Write quick
for full information.
"Aldose in time saves lives." - Dr.
Wood's Norway Pine Syrup; nature's
remedy for coughs, colds, pulmonary
diseases of eT6ry sort.
GALLED HOME FOR
COURT-MARTIAL
Stigma On General Stoessel Is
Resented.
GARRISON REACHES 48,000.
Reports From Gen. Nogi Increases
Previous Figures For Port Ar
thur To 32,207 Soldiers And
Sailors, Besides 15,000 Or 16,
000 In The Hospitals.
ST. PETERSBURG, January. 5.
Few incidents of the whole war have
aroused more bitter criticism than the
blunt announcement officially issued by
the general taflf, that General Stoessel
will have to come home and stand court
martial for surrendering the fortress of
Port Arthur. -
While this is an ancient regulation
and quite according to law, it is bitterly
resented on all sides that such an an
nouncement should have been gratuit
ously made in the same bulletin contain
ing General Stoessel's appeal to the Em
peror for "lenment judgment on a gar
rison reduced to shadows, who have
done all that was possible for human be
ings to uphold the honor of Russia in the
face of her enemies."
TOKIO, January 5. A report receiv
ed to-day from General Nogi's head
quarters largely increases the -figures of
the surrendered garrison and intimates
that the force handed over to the Jap
anese at Port Arthur will be 32,000, ex
elusive of 15,000 or 16,000 sick and
wounded, making rough total of 48,
000.
The report is as follows:
"As previously reported, the trans
fer of the objects mentioned in article 2
of the capitulation compact took place
on January 4 and the transfer of the
forts ahd batteries has been completed
"The prisoners will be assembled at
the place appointed on January 5, but
the investigation relating to these pris
oners is so complicated the result can
not be reported at present.
"Reports received up to date are as
follows:
"Eight generals, four admirals, col
onels and majors, 100 captains and com
manders, 531 army captains and lieuten
ants, 200 naval lieutenants and naval
officers, 99 army officers, 109 surgeons,
20 chaplains ; of the rank and file of the
army, 22,434 ; of the rank and file of the
navy, 4,500; army non-combatants, 500;
total, 22,207. Besides these there are
about 15,000, or 16,000 sick and wounded
in the hospitals. The volunteers are
chiefly included in the list of non-com
batants.
"One hundred saddle horses and 1,
870 draft horses were surrendered."
BOSTIC LETTER.
Home From The Hospital Visitors
From Mississippi.
(Special to The Sun.)
BOSTIC, January 9. Christmas
past off very quietly as there was
not a serious accident happened in
this part of the county,
Ms. Oscar Padgett, who has been
in the hospital at Charlotte for the
past few weeks, returned home
Wednesday, 4th. We are glad to
note that hejs improving. .
Messrs. Marsh, James, Augustus
and John Padgett and sister, Mrs.
Mattie Michael, formerly of this
place but now of Mississippi, have
been here visiting their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Padgett.
Mrs. Sarah Allen and son, Pat-
ton, and Miss Hattie Allen, of
Itom, visited at the home of Mr.
W. B. 'Wells' during the holidays.
Mr. E. I. Yelton and wife visited
at this place last week.
Mr. J. D. Wells spent Christmas
week at home.
Mr. K. C. Tanner, of Polk coun
ty, was a .welcome visiter here
Christmas. -
Success to The Sun and its many
readers.
,eft Over
From 1904
MUST BE SOLD.
Without regard to actual val
"ues, to make room for new stock
14
Second-hand upright ' pianos of
various makes; all in excellent'
condition, having been thor
oughly repaired. All were taken
as partial payments in exchange
for "the Artistic Stiefif during
last year. Range in price from
$90.00 to $200.00. Write quick
for full information.
CHAS. iVl. STIEFF,
Manufacturer the piano with the
sweet tone.
Southern warerqpms, 211-213
North Tryon St.,
Charlotte, North Carolina.
C H. WILMOTH, Manager
Mention this paper.
NEW STORE AT ELLENBORO.
Mr. A. S. Harrill Goes Into Business
For Himself Negro Escapes.
(SDeclal to The Sun.)
ELLiENBORO R. F. O. NO. 2, Jan
nary 6. Mr. Lee W. Lynch, of Forest
dity, has been down several days . this
week surveying in this community. The
43-13 QTr tio nannil - irtf-rk rati miHtff
luou uwj vtiwt iuw
the people began to gather in from far
on1 ao f Vkn 4- iirrian Y 4r rtrtA i-Vt of i
was the still small voice of Mr. Lynch
that they had heard, they decided that
there was no danger and all returned to
their home.
Mr. A. S. Harrill, of Ellenboro, has
resigned his position in the store of J.
P. D. Withrow and has gone into busi
ness for himself. He already has a nice
stock of goods on hands and more com
ing in every dV y.
Mr. M. .D. LvA ton has returned to
Ellenboro after spending Christmas with
his best girl,
A son of Ham Frank Williams, color
ed, took on too much sow-paw Christ
mas and went to Henrietta depot and
tried to abuse the agent, Mr. Clyde Ham
rick. The negro was arrested, tried be
fore a magistrate and sentenced to jail,
but from some cause he made his es
cape before he reached Kutherf ordton.
Mr. Ol vis McKinney has moved to the
Holland place near the low bridge.
Dr. G. E. Young is building a new
house on his place near here.
CONVENTION PROGRAM.
The Sandy Run Sunday Schools To
Meet With Forest City Church
(Special to The Sun.)
BOSTIC, January 9.-The Sandy Run
Sunday School Convention will meet
with the church at Forest City January
28th and 29th. 1905. The program is
as follows:
Indroductory sermon, Saturday, 11a.
m., by C. L. Dowell; alternate A. Hunt.
1st Query: How shall we keep our
young people interested in Sunday
School Work? G. B. Pruett and L. G.
L. Taylor. '
2nd Querry : Can we fail to support
missions and be on Scriptural grounds?
B. P. Green and J. B. Thorn.
3rd Querry: How can we get the
young people of our church to attend
Saturday meetings? H. D. Harrill and
Pink Whisnant.
1st Scripture: Eph. 6:14, 1-4 J. M.
Goode and G. B. Pruett. '
2nd Scripture: Prov. 23:31 32 Z. D.
Harrill and GeorSe Cole. ,
Talk to the children Sunday by B. M.
Bridges.
Missionary sermon by Z. D. Harrill.
J. M. GOODE, Chairman.
W. A. TOMS. Secretary.
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