B1TOR
NUMBER 6029.
RALEIGH, N..C, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 26, 1K97.
$i.00 PER YEAfl.
THE PRE
SELLING OH SUNDAY
Baptist Tabernacle Strongly
Opposes This.
MK.BROUGHTON'SSPEECH
A Committee Appointed hv the Church
Conference to Secure the Adaption
of a Prohlbltous Amendment to
the City Ordinance.
Yesterday morning Rev Dr A M
Simms preached an eloquent ser
mon at ,,he Raleigh Baptist Taber
nacle on "Dead Men" men dead to
this world.
However, before the sermon, Mr
N B Broughton made a lalU. Lie
began bv referringto the resolutions
, adopted by theSunday school thank
ing Col Julian S Carr for his kind
ncss to the school when they had
their picnic on his farm, Oeeonee
chee, last Thursday. The speaker
said Col Carr was a true philanthro
pist, God had given him money and
and also a heart.
Mr Broughton then announced
that sometime since a resolution had
been adopted by the church confer
ence with regard to Sunday selling
in Ualeigh, a committee appointed
and an amendment to the city ordi
nances prohibiting traffic in any
merchandise on the Sabbath except
necessary medicines introduced in
the board of aldermen, and to the
astonishment of every one this ordi
nance was defeated. Continuing,
Mr Broughton said that pop, lemon
ade, icecream, tobacco, watermelons,
whiskey and almost anything else
desired was sold in Raleigh all day
Sunday in violation of God's law and
it is for the Christian people to put
a stop to this.
"The gates of this city are thrown
open and the devil turned loose.
These aldermen are our servants,
they are not our masters. God wrote
his judgment upon Sodom because
the inhabitants turned their backs
upon the Lord, and God will write
His judgment upon liale.gh if we
tlrfs turn our backs upon Him and
desecrate His day . ' '
The committee appoi ated by the
church conference to secure the
adoption of this amendment by the
aldermen consists of W C Douglass,
N B Broughton and F M Lamkin
The North euro. Ida Rolling Imposition.
The Charlotte News says:
Mr. J. M. Moore, of South Caro
lina, is here conferring with his
partner, Capt. W. II. Ramseur, re
garding the "North Carolina Rolling
Exposition, "the car they are to send
out in the autumn to advertise the
State and its resources. Former State
Secretary of Agriculture, T K.
Bruner, is now traveling iu the in
terest of the car collecting exhibits
for it and contracting for advertis ing.
He has met with phenomenal
success in every place he has visit
ed, and the prospects for the enter
prise are very bright. The builders
of the car, the Jackson & Sharpe
Co., of Wilmington, Delaware,
promise to complete it by the latter
part of September. The car will be
loaded atRaleigh, where the exhibits
are being sent, and where a large
number of excellent specimens have
been secured from the Slate muse
um. It is thought that the ear can
be put on the road some time in Oc
tober. It will travel through all the
Northern and Western States.
Select Tour to Niagara roll.
The second personally conducted
tour toNiagara Falls, Watkins'Glenn
Genever. Rochester and Buffalo, via
Baltimore and Ohio railroad (Royal
Blue line) will leave Norfolk Wed
nesday, July 28th. Round trip from
Norfolk via Baltimore, $11:50; via
Washington $13 00. For further in
formation address Arthur G Lewis,
Southern passnger agent, under At
lantic Hotel, Norfolk, Va.
Fishermen Missing.
Newport Nkws, Va., July 24.
Jack Strange and a man knonn as
Scott, both employees of Stevedore
W T Donald, went out fishing in a
small boat about noon yesterday, and
have not since been beard from. The
Old Dominion steamship Yorktown
last night reported a small sloop
swampedjnear Po'nt Breeze, and
friends of the two men fear that this
may have been their boat, and that
they are both drowned.
Prof. Chas. Parks has gone to
Tror to tut in a large engine for the
North Carolina Building and Supply
Company.
WAKE TAX LIST
Matters of Interest l'roin the General
Abstract.
Register of Deeds Rogers carried
with him to thesberiffs' convention
a conscise statement of the taxes as
listed in Wake county ascertained
from the general abstract for the
county which has just been com
pleted. The number of white polls
iji the county is 4,530, an increase
of 340 over '"JO; colored polls 3,031,
increase of 308 over '00. The num
ber of acres of land listed in the
county, exclusive of Raleigh town
ship, 513,147, of which the total
valuation is $2,031,903. Solvent
credits in the county amount to
$810,085, a decrease of $0,201 from
'90; shares in incorporated com
panics $224,788, increase of $50,315
over 00; shares or bank stocks
$247,800, and gross incomes $1 13,708.
Aggregate value of real and personal
property owned by whites $0,295,-
812, and the aggregate value of all
property owned by the colored is
$510,592.
In Raleigh township the real es
tate listed amounts to $3,199,821!.
There are 307 bicycles listed in
Raleigh township anil 45 listed in
the county outside of Raleigh town
ship. The total value of bicycles in
the county is $8,512, an average
valuation of $24 each.
There were 455 dogs listed for
taxation in the county at an aggre
gate value of $20.
Marshal Carroll Talks.
Your correspondent today inter
viewed United States Marshal Car
roll immediately upon his return
from Washington, and asked him
what there was in the current ru
mor that he had made a deal with
Senator Pritchard by which he was
to retain his office until January and
that he had filed a denial of making
campaign assessments because he
did not favor Bryan and free silver.
Marshal Carroll said:
"It is not true as to any deal with
Senator Pritchard. There was not
a word between us. He has been my
riend all the while and went to the
Attorney General and told him he
wanted me to serve out my term.
State Chairman A. K, Holton did tLe
same thing. They both said it was
proper that I should serve it out. H.
C. Dockery, who is to be my succes
sor, also went to see the Attorney-
General and told him he expected to
succeed me and wanted the office,
but not until my time was out, and
that he positively would not have it
until then; that he was my friend.
No, sir, no deal was made and there
was no suggestion of a deal. And
this was voluntary. The report
which Easby-Smf h, of the depart
ment of justice, made last winter
was that two or three little things
were wrong, among others assess
ments from deputies for campaign
funds. He saw two or three depu
ties had made contributions through
my clerk . I gotcertilicates from all
the deputies ho did contribute that
it was voluntary. It is not true that
I filed any statement with the de
partment as to my not being in sym
pathy with Bryan and free silver. I
was a Democrat and gave $250 per
sonally to the campaign fund. I was
not a rampant free silver man. I
confess this. I did not believe in
this silver movement. I was appre
hensive that it was uot the proper
and wise thing. I answered last
January all thechargesmadeagainst
me. My answer was made verbaly
and in writing and I thought the
matter all settled, but iu June an of
ficial at Washington brought it all
up again. 1 have Piled a complete
statement in rebuttal, in accordance
with the demands made, and in the
language of the diplomates, 'the in
cident is closed,' " says Col. Olds iu
the Wilmington Messenger.
Ladles' Hospital Aid Association.
The regular monthly meeting of
the- Ladies' Hospital Aid Association
will be held in the Supreme court
building tomorrow (Tuesday) after
noon at 6 o'clock. The new stand
ing committees will be announced,
and a full attendance is requested.
By order of the president.
Mas. W. A. Montoomkiiv.
Sanitary Inspector T. P. Sale said
today that there has uot been a death
white or colored from typhoid fever
in the city of Raleigh this year, This
is the first time this has been the
case since the Inspector's office was
created ten years ago.
Capt. L. W. Smith has returned
from a trip in the wester part of
the State in the interest of the Tar
heel Knight. He says the crops in
Jackson, Macon, Gaston and other
counties are excellent.
THOUGHT HE HAD HIM,
Officer Hogcrs After a Fellow. Supporged
to be Chris Harris.
Governor Ellerbe of South Caro
lina has offered a reward of $250 for
the arrest of a mulatto boy, Chris
Harris, charged with criminal as
sault upon a white lady in Andcr
sonville. The council of that city
has also offered a reward of $250 for
the arrest of the same boy. Feeling
is running very high over the affair
in South Carolina. Officer Isaac
Rogers made urj his mind to pay
special attention to this case because
he supposed the fellow would be
more than likely to pass through
here. Last Friday he beard of two
tramps on the outskirts of the city
one of whom answered to the de
scription of Harris. They were in
Devreaux's meadow but escaped be
fore he could arrest them, They
were next seen sleeping on the cot
ton platform but left before Mr.
Rogers could dressin citizens clothes
and reach them. However, he kept
after them until two o'clock. He
gave the conductor and brakeman
on the S. A. L. freight train a de
scription of Harris and told them to
arrest this fellow if he got on the
freight and if he answered the de
scription he gave them. They found
two tramps on their train one of
whom answered the description of
Harris so the brakeman ai rested
them and turned them over to the
authorities at Weldon. The Mayor
of Weldon telegraphed Chief Nor
wood and he answered to hold them
until an officer could come. How
ever, news was received this morn
ing that tho Mayor of Weldon re
leased the fellow because he said he
was white and not a mulatto. Mr.
Rogers is not sure yet that he did
not have tho right man. He fitted
the description of the Andersonville
criminal and bis conduct here was
very susp.cious.
MORE RAIN.
The Weather Itiircau Piedlcts Showers for
Tonight and Tomorrow.
The weather prediction for Ral
eigh and vicinity is showers tonight
and Tuesday.
The thermometer was 90 this
morning.
The weather conditions are very
unsettled. The barometer is low
over the lake region and high over
Florida. Heavy local rains occurred
at Savannah (1.00 inches), Wilming
ton (2 00) and Charleston(1.58); also,
in the vicinity of the low area, at
Cincinnati (1.05) and St. Paul (1.54).
The weather is generally fair west
of the Mississippi and it is still hot
and dry over Texas.
Cooler weather prevails over New
England and over the extreme north
west.
A Grand Trolly Hide.
A grand trolly ride, the pleasures
of which any one can participate for
the small sum of a quarter, will be
given tomorrow night under the
auspices of the Ministering Circle
of the King's Daughters. Illumi
nated cars will leave the west capi
tal gate at half past eight. The bolder
of a ticket is entitled to a scat for
the entire evening. A band will
discourse sweet music. How refresh
ing and invigorating the breezes.
As we whizz along through the air
we forget that the salt spray of old
ocean is afar. JNo risk on tne
weather. If Mr Von Hermann says
"rain," then we will ride another
night. Tickets may be purchased
from Mrs Chas Busbee, Mrs A A
Thompson, Mrs Lottie McAden, Mrs
T T Hay, Misses Mamie Cowper,
Jennie Coffin, Daisv Benson. Also
at W H King & Co's.
State Represented.
Governor Russell has appointed
Hou HOC Nitze assistant state
geologist representative from the
state of North Carolina at the Inter
national Geological congress which
will be held in the city of Saint
Petersbug, Russia, during August,
1807, Mr Nitze is now in Europe. It
is a source of gratification that the
state can have so able a representa
tive at this meeting.
Commissioner Otha Wilson, Reg
ister of Deeds J J Rogers and
deputy sheriff R C Rivers went to
Morehead today toattend thesheriffs
convention. Mr Rogers says be
will introduce a resolution asking
the next legislature to make the
terms of all the present county
officers in the state perpetual for the
good of the state. He says it will
pass unanimously.
, Mrs. C. P. Spruill has returned
from Franklinton.
WILL KELLY KILLED
Third Killiiigln Wake For. st
This Year.
OFFICER AFTER DUNN
Tom Dunn Shot Will Kelly in Front of
Phillips' Store In Forest villi' Satur
day Kvenlng.-.ltoth
Colored.
Wake Forest townsbip has ga'ned
an unenviable reputation for shoot
ing scrapes. The last two terms of
tho criminal court here have each
bad a murder case from that town
ship and if Tom Dunn of Nense can
be captured he will be tried in Sep
tember lor taking the life of Will
Kelly.
The killing occurred in front of
Mr Fred Phillips' store in Forest
ville. It was Saturday afternoon
and as is usual on that day a crowd
of negroes collected around the
store. Will Kelly was in the crowd
and he and Lyn Hicks, another ne
gro began quarrelling. Tom Dunn,
also colored, joined in the dispute
and took the side of Hicks. This
angered Will and he picked up some
rocks and started to him. Tom told
him if he came to him he would
shoot and Will retorted that if he
had a gun be would have to
use it whereupon Tom fired. Thebul-
letentered Kelly 'sab Jomeu. Dr Solo
mon Holding was summoned. Kelly
died yesterday morning at 7:15.
Although about twenty-live per
sons were present Tom Dunn made
his escape. Deputy Sheriff Riines
seached for him yesterday and the
officers are after him today but thus
far he has not been captured.
The deceased was known by every
boy who has attended Wake Forest
College within several years. He
was an expert dancer and a general
favorite among the boys although he
was a rather triHing character. He
was between 24 and 28 and unmar
ried. A Mudstone Adhered Four Pays.
The Salisbury Sua says:
Last Tuesday the 5-year-old child
of Mr. Addison Fritts, of Davidson
county, was bitten by a mad dog. On
the same day the child was taken to
Lexington and J. N. Craven's mad
stone was applied to the wound. The
stone adhered and is still adhering.
Yestscrdpy Deputy Collector F. M.
Thompson and Mr. W. L. Rinkin,
of this city, who were in Lexington,
were invited around to Mr. Craven's
to witness the application of the
stone. When they arrived it was
removed and the poisonous sub
stance on it was soaked out. The
stone was then re-applied.
The stone, Mr. Thompson tellsus,
is about one inch square and was
purchased by Mr Craven from a
Kentucky man. It has been in Mr
Craven's possession for five or six
years.
A Freight Smash-up.
Fourteen freightcars were wreck
ed at a siding near Weldon Saturday
morning and within the yard limits.
A freight was coming in on the Sea
board Air-Line.and when it reached
the ymd it slowed down for the
switches, ltappears that a portion
of the train had broken loose and
was following, unknown to the en
gineer, it cot being light.
The rear end ran into the front
portion with a terrible crash, splin
tering the cars and scattering goods
and tiinbersinall directions. Wreck
ers arrived promptly and worked
hard all day to clear the tracks.
Soldier Hoys Back.
The Governor's Guards returned
from the Nashville-eentennial expo
sition yesterday morning on the S
A L mail. They had a delightful
time. They all came back "well. No
accident occurred. Of course the
boys acquitted themselves nobly. A
special train carried them from At
lanta to Chattanooga. An engine
and their car constituted the train.
They speak in the highest terms of
the treatment received from the rail
road. Mr. H. S. Leard of the S. A.
L. accompanied them.
Business Outlook.
By Teleeraph lo ihe Press-Visitor.
New York, July 20. The World
sent out requests to the presidents
of boards of trade and chambers of
commerce in the leading cities ask
ing their views on the business out
look. All agree that with the tariff
bill now out of the way there will be
material improvement within six
months; that the European shortage
will be the leading factor.
WAS IT FOUL PLAY?
The llody of Mrs. Cocke Ivvhuincd ot
AShcville.
An Asheville special of Saturday
to the Atlanta Journal says:
"An inquest over the remains of
Mrs. W. J. Cocke, who was found
dead by her husband. ex-Mayor
Cocke, shot through the head, with
a revolver beside her, last Monday,
was begun here today
"A jury of six, including some of
the best known citizens of the town,
was summoned this forenoon and at
4 o'clock this afternoon will be sworn
in at tho grave side, the body being
exhumed for that purpose.
"A la'ge number of witnesses
has been summoned. A profound
sensation has been cre.iteil by this
act of the authorities.
The Asheville Gazette of Sunday,
of which Mr. Cocke is owner, says:
An inquest was begun yesterday
on the dea'.b of Mrs. Minnie L.
Cocke, the wifeot Kx-Mayor William
J. Cocke, which occurred on Mon
day as the result of a self inflicted
wound. The inquest was ordered
by G. W. Reed, the coroner, to set
at rest various rumors that had
gained circulation. It is needless
to say that the investigation yester
day revealed no facts that were not
known to the physicians called in
immediately after Mrs. Cocke's
death. The coroner summoned as a
jury the the following well-known
citizens : John W. Starnes, T. B.
Loug, C. H. Miller, R. J. Stokely,
H. T. Collins and G. A. Greer, and
iu addition to these requested the
presence of county Physician K. C.
Starnes, Dr. William D. Hilliard
and Dr. Charles L. Minor, at the
autopsy. The body was exhumed
at Riverside cemetery and a careful
examination madeof the fatal wound.
The ball entered above the left ear.
where the bair was singed and the
flesh burned, and passed almoU
directly through the head to the
right temple, where it lodged. After
the examination the body was re
interred. Testimony will be heard
in the inquest at 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning. Mr. uocke and ins menus
desire, in view of the sensational
gossip that has been set afloat, that
the investigation should be made as
complete as possible.
The Asheville Citizen says: "A
legal inquiry to ascertain the facts
surrounding a recent deplorable
tragedy has become a necessary act
on the part of thu constituted au
thorities. We must all deeply re
gret that this is so. A community
so well ordered as ours is painfully
shocked by the intrusion of the law's
machinery where the burden of af
fliction of a stricken husband and a
prominent and highly respected
family was already well nigh un
bearable and certainly not to be in
creased unless for profoundly mov-
ing.causes. The heartfelt sympathy
of the people is with them, and not a
feather-weight of distress should be
added unnecessarily or for any but
the best of reasons, aud these con
nected with public policy.
But it is true that around this
tragedy either the tongu of vile or
thoughtless slander has woven a tis
sue of misrepresentation, or the
facts yet to be ascertained are in
themselves such as would excite a
natural injuiry. In any ease jus
tice to the living as well as well as
to the dead calls for this investiga
tion aud demands that it be made
thorough. It would be a foul and
lasting injury to private character
hitherto unchallenged, to per
mit allegations thai are
in the mouths of someand in the un
spoken thoughts of more to go unan
swered, when they can be met aud
put to rest forever by authority con
stituted for such and likecases.and.
in this instance, with a plain if dis
tressing, duty to perform.
We must all regret the publicity
accorded, but it is a time when pub
licity is imperitively necessary;
when it, in fact, serves high pur
poses to clear the public mind, to
banish evil allegation, to vindicate
character, to establish truth. And
the finding of the six men on whom
the responsibility of this inquiry
rests will be accepted as conclusive.
Lynched for Murder.
Coffeevii.le, Miss , July 24. Jim
Sellers, a negro murderer, was taken
from the county jail at Pittsboro,
Calhoun county, last night and shot
to death by a mob.
New Tariff in Effect.
By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor.
Washington, July 24. The treas
urer has decided that the new tariff
law went into effect at midnight on
Friday, July 23.
TODAY'S MARKETS.
The .Movements in ew York and Live
pool Markets
New York, July 25,
Market q uotations furnished by E.
B. Cuthbert & Co., HO Broad street,
New York, and 3(15 Wilmington
street, Raleigh, N. C, over their
special wire:
The following are the opening
highest, lowest and closing quota
tions of the New York cotton market:
MONTHS. OPKN-'lllCiH-jl.OW- CI.OS-
INU. I KKT. ; KST. 1NU
January, 7 l'l 1 7 ".i ' 7 12 7 Hi-
Keliruary 7 10-
Marcli, 7 2U i 7 25 7 20 7 2 1
April, .... J 7 2i-
May, ... ! ....
.1 Milt. .... i
July. 7 55 7 55 7 54-
Augusl, 7 Til 7 55 7 Ml 7 52-
Scpt'inh'r, 7 52 7 il7 7 :!2 7 25-
Octohcr, 7 i:i 7 2(1 7 12 7 17-
Novemb'r. 7 07 7 I.! 7 H7 7 11-
December, 7 10 7 15 7 7 1.!-
Chlcago Grain and Provision Market.
The folio wing were the closing q uo
tations on theChicagoGrain and Pro
vision market todav:
Wheal July, 7iiJ; Sept 72i
Corn July, 2tiS; Sept, 2liS
Oats July, 171; Sept 177B.
Pork July, 7. K7; Sept 7.72
Lard-July,4.17 ; Sept 4.22
Clear Kill Sides July 4 (12; Sept,
4.115.
Liverpool Cotton Market.
The following were the closing quo
tations of tlie Liverpool cotton market
toil ay :
July - -
July-August 4.12 s
August-September 4.U2 s
September-October 4 '01
October-November. . . .
November-Dueeraber. .
December-January ..
January-February . . .
.1.58 !
:t 5 h
:t.5 4i,''55s
:j.f4i55
February-March
March-April -
April-May . . . .
New York Stoek Market.
The following were the closing
quotations on the New York Stoek
Exchange :
Sugar l:t;t
American Tobacco Mil
Burlington and Quiney 87
Chicago Gas 984
American Spirits 125
General Electric Xii
Louisville and Nashville 533
Manhattan !:ij
Kock Island
813
,'iui
87i
24
Southern Preferred
St. Haul
Tennessee Coal lad Iror.
Western Union
Kalclgh Market.
The following are the quotations
of the Raleigh cotton market today:
Middling 8!
Strict middling 8
Good middling 8i
Strict good middling
lluseball estcrdtlY.
At Louisville:
Louisvil'c. . . .1 II 0 0 (Ml 1 (I t 2
Boston I 2 0 0 (Ml 0 0 2 5
Base hits Louisville 8; Boston
II.
At St. Ixmis 1st gamp:
St Louis 2 1 (MMM) (I 1 3 7
Washington ..0 (12 0 0 0 2 0 1 5
B;se hits St Loitis 12, Washing
ton 14.
At Piitsburg 1st game:
Pittsburg.... 0 1 1 0 0 0 (I 8 '10
Baltimore.. . . 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8
Base hits Pittsburg 7; Baltimore
11
At Chicago:
Chicago 0 (I (I 0 (MM) 1 1 3
New York.. .0 2 0 .'! II 1 0 0 17
Base hits-Chicago 0, New York 12;
At Cleveland.
Cleveland . .1 0 0 0 (Ml 1 1 0 3
Philadelphia 1 0 (I 0 1 (I 0 2 I' 4
Base liiis-Cleveland 8, Phila
delphia 11.
Hou the Clubs Stand.
WON. LOST 1'. r.
Boston 52 22 7i:f
Baltimore ... . 57 25 0.").'!
Cincinnnati 47 25 (153
New York 43 30 530
Cleveland 41 32 5(12
Philadelphia . 37 , 40 480
Pittsburg .".3 30 458
Louisville 34 42 417
Brooklyn 32 41 438
Chicago 34 43 441
Washington 28 44 48!)
St Louis .. .... 15 59 303
Arrested on a Serious Charge.
By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor.
Sai.em, Va., July 2C Officers
Fitzgerald and Zirkle have just ar-
arresled James W. Wertz, of this
count v, on a capias issued by the
county Judge for the alleged be
trayal of Nannie E. Huffman, his
sister-in-law, and daughter of Al
len Huffman, a respectable dunkard
of this county. Young Werlz has
been placed in jail, and his trial set
for the second day of the September
term of the court.
The crops around Raleigh are re
ported iu excellent condition.
SHORT STATEMENTS
Minor Matters Manipulated
for the Many.
AROUND IN THE CITY.
I'ot-1'onrrl of the New lletnred on Ha
per points and People Pertinently
Picked and Pithily I'll' In
Print
The IIe::k estate of this city owns
move than a thousand acres in the
Klondyke gold district of Alaska.
The library of the Raleigh Public
Schools will be opened at the Ceu
tennial School tomorrow morning
from 0 to 11 o'cl ck.
Thomas Robertson went before
clerk of the court, D II Vouug tl i i
morning and strengthened his bond.
His bondsmen are George Robertson,
A B Marshburn and M C Winston
for $1,00 each.
Attention is callen to the new an-
uounceinent today of our progres
sive druggists, Messrs W. II. King
& Co. Call at their soda fountain
for a delightful and cooling drink.
Mr. J. J. Smith of Swift Crrtck
township was a Manana cantalope
28 inches loug which grew on his
place. It was one of the largest
the kind ever seen here.
V suull gold ring on whioh w
engraved an M was lost Siturdy
evening, probably near the market
or in adjoining neighborhood. The
Under will please return it to this
oflice.
Judge Roberson refused to grant
Marcus Smithan injunction restrain
ing Secretary of State Thompson
from carrying out his contract with
Mfred Williams and Company for
the sale of the Supreme Court re
lorts Mr. Douglass, attorney for
the plaintiff hasappcaled.
The literary and social department
of the Kp worth Leagueof the Central
Methodist Church will hold their
regular semi monthly meeting this
evening at 8:30 o'clock, at the resi
dence of Mr. C. F. Sowers, 112
North McDowell street. Honorary
and active members of the League
are invited to attend
The Secretary of State has grant
ed letters of incorporation to the Inter-State
Poultry, Pigeon and Pit
Stock Association, of Buncombe
county, for twenty-five years. The
incorporators are John F. Western,
Stephen T Lea, George S. Powell,
Frank E. 'liege, Geo. A. Mebane,
John Nichols, W. B. Williamson
and Kdward B. Atkinson.
As an example of inequalities Bla
den returns 457, 0(i!) acres valuation
8tii;,35li, and Cabarrus 218,02!, at
$1,535,200. Real estate ought to be
assessed at its actual cash valup.
People from other states will not buy
lands priced to them at $20 which
they find fisted at $0. The auditor's
chief clerk, Mr Simms, of Cabarrus
says he sold land there for $23 an
acre cash which was valued at only
$(" says Col Olds in the Messenger.
Mr. Charles Fagan, secretary o'
the equalization board, says that
from the riturnsreeeived from coun
ties thus far Robeson county has the
most bicycles, 115 Clay has none.
The average value of bicycles ranges
in the several counties from $20 to
$44. Average value of land per acre
in Swain is nly $1.08. Lowest
average value of horses in any
county is $22 and the highest is $47.
This difference in the value of hors
es is hard to explain, lie thinks
that if property, real and personal,
in some of the counties is raised to
its proper value the State will have
plenty of revenue.
Our popular and energetic young
friend, Mr Thomas B Heartt, has
taken the agency here for tho Rem
ington typewriter, and not the Ar
rington typewriter, as inadvertently
priuted. Mr Heartt will be an ac
tive and successful representative
for the Remington, as he has all the
qualifications to demonstrate its ad
vantages and to successfully intro
duce it. He will be glad to give
any information concerning this
well known machine, which is more
largely used in Raleigh than any
other make. Mr Heartt is an ex
pert on the Remington and the com
pany is fortunate in securing his
services in the capacity of local
agent. Mr Heartt will also keep a
full Hue of typewriter supplies and
will be prepared to furnish them at
all times.
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