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ivrs Thai as Turner Fab. 2,08 VOL. 20. OXFORD, N. a, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1907. NO. 48 it- S Tl aia', NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. CULLED FROM THE VARIOUS PAPERS OF THE STATE. Tar Heel Items for Tar Heel Read ersSome Happenings in Old North State. Excited at the sight of a telegram being; delivered to her by one of the local messenger boys, a negro woman named Banks, of Winston-Salem, dropped dead at her home. The 6-year old daughter of Mr. and -Mrs. Jordan, of Salisbury, dropped dead in that town Friday while on her way home from school. She was ap parently in the best of health. Dr. R. H. Lewis, of Raleigh, was unanimously elected president of the American Public Health Association, which represents this country, Canada, Mexico and Cuba, at the 35th annual meeting held at Atlantic City last week. Only three Southern men have ever been president of this organiza tion. J, may be necessary at times for pruftction, but it is dangerous to sleep with a pistol under one's pillow. W. B. Higgson, of Greenville, says the Reflector, put his pants and his pistol under his pillow. Next morning he pulled his pants out, the pistol dropped to the floor and Mr. Higgson caught the ball in his leg. After deliberating less than two hours the jury which had in hearing the 825,000 damage suit brought by Capt. Jno. D. Bowen, of Wilmington, against the Seaboard Air Line for per sonal injuries received in the Hamlet wreck a year ago, returned a verdict in the Superior Court, awarding-the plaintiff 815,000. Sunday night near Farmville, in Pitt county, Thomas Jefferson killed his brother, James, with a piece of stove wood. James had been demented for some time. Thomas claims he acted in self-defense, but at the pre liminary hearing it was proven that James was asleep. v Thomas; was com mitted to jail without bail. ' Mr. LeRoy Davidson, a prominent and wealthy citizen of Charlotte, a de scendant of the signers of the Mecklen burg Declaration, was arrested Wed nesday, charged with operating a blind tiger. A man seen coming . out of Davidson's office with a suspicious package swore that he paid Davidson SI for a pint of liquor. A lot of whis key and empty beer bottles were found in Davidson's office. The development of banks in the State this year has certainly been re markable about 30 having been char tered, the last being the Merchants & Farmers' at Mooresville, which is to do a general banking business. Many of the banks chartered during the past few years are in very small towns and some have as small a capital as 85,000 but they seem to prosper and to serve a very useful purpose. A suit in Buncombe court last week was, by agreement, decided by eight jurors. It grew out of a horse trade and involved only 850. When the jurors reported disagreement Judge Guion made some remarks about the time, and the expense to the taxpayers, involved in such litigation and inform ed the lawyers that unless the jury agreed or the lawyers got together he would put the case to the end of the docket and require bonds for the costs. Then the lawyers agreed to a verdict if as many as eight of the jurors agreed, and it was ordered. CD ' A curious telephone suit was decided at Durham last week. Drs. Manning and Mann, who were not business part ners, made it convenient to use the same 'phone, thus saving the price of one. The telephone people objected, telling the doctors that each separate business or establishment must have a 'phone, or if two concerns used the same 'phone they must pay the price of two 'phones. Drs. Manning and Mann refused to comply writh this reg ulation and the telephone com pany or dered the 'phone removed. Then came the suit. Judge Allen, who heard the case, decided in favor of the doctors. DO IT NOW Send in your heat ers and coal stoves to be repaired be fore cold weather comes and avoid the rush. J F. Edwards. 2m I HAVE on hand two second hand mowing machines that are in tip top running order, and am offering them at a very low price. If you are in the market for a mower take advantage of this offer, as they are bargains. J. F. Edwards. , 2m. Subscribe to the Public Ledger. ALMOST SEVERED HEAD. Wife of Judge Robinson Committed Suicide in Goldsboro. In Goldsboro about 4 o'clock, Sat urday morning, Mrs. Robinson, wjfe of ex-Judge W. S. O'B. Robinson, ended her life by cutting her throat with a razor. Her head was almost severed from her body, according to reports, and, then in addition to this the lamp was turned over when she fell, and her body was horribly burned all of her night clothing being burn ed from her body and even one of her slippsrs were burned. JuJge Robinson was awakened when his wife fell on the floor above his room and he rushed to her assis tance. He found the clothing burning and the blood from the fearful wound was in a pool about the body. He set about to put out the fire, the room be ing then burning, and in so doing he was badly burned about the hands, arms and face.. She was about 52 years of age and she left three sons. One is now a clerk in the postoffice at Goldsboro and the other two are students at the uni versity. Her husband was for several years a judge on the superior court bench of the state. She was an Epis copalian in religion and of her family there are several members. Mrs. Robinson had : been very nervous for several weeks and only a few nights ago her sister caine to be with her. On her last night on earth she was ex tremely nervous, running about the house in a manner that caused those who were with her to keep a watch on her movements. Just before 4 o'clock she went up-stairs, but no one had any thought that she contemplated the rash act that was taken. The falling of her body, when her head was almost sev ered from her body, was the, first infor mation that attracted attention. All Applicants Negroes. That so few white men in the South are seeking civiL service positions is now a matter of deep concern to the officials of the postoffiee -Department. A recent examination for-positions mij me rajiway man serviicc was uciu iu various points in the South and seven eighths of the applicants were negroes. The Postoffice Department is perplex ed. They" say that the reason white men are not taking the examinations is that so many negroes are serving in the railway mail service. In one Southern city all of the applicants weie negroes, and the Postoffice De partment declines to give the name of this city. They look upon the whole situation as grave, and it is very evi dent that this particular examination is looked upon with considerable con cern so much so that they are ex tremely cautious about talking on the subject. . Talking One's Self Down. Unnecessary criticism of others is one of the deadliest forms of self-injury. It is doubly so when coupled with vindication of self. The man who, for example, is being unjustly attacked or depreciated in his rightful place and work, and who makes it a point to tell friends who have no spe cial connection with the matter, all about it, explaining the unfairness and weakness of his opponents and the strength of himself and his work, ac complishes nothing but a loss of re spect for himself on the part of those in whom he confides. The facts as he tells them may be wholly true; but the fact that he tells them may be wholly against him. It is always a tempta tion, in such trying circumstances, thus to talk about ourselves and others; it seems like a helpful relief of the tension; but the relief is not genuine, and it is costly to our own character and reputation. The most respected man is the man from wtyose conversa tion his own grievances and achieve ments, and his neighbor's shortcomings are brilliantly absent. Durham Sun. Seven Room Residence for Rent. A nice seven-room residence on cor ner of Broad and Depot Streets for rent. Possession will be given Novem ber 1st. Apply to Mrs. L. W. Wright, Broad Street, Oxford, N. C. It. JOHN P. STEDMAN, the popu lar druggist, has received a complete line of HAWKES' famous Spectacles and Eye Glasses, and will be assisted for three days commencing OCTOBER 18, by an expert optician direct from the Home Office. All those in Oxford and vicinity in need of eye glasses and spectacles should not fail to take ad vantage of this opportunity. Satisfac tion guaranteed. Remember the dates October 18th. 2t FOR Sale On easy terms the va cant building lot facing The Seminary. Apply to W. L. Peace. It CREEDMOOR SLANDER CASE TWO MAGISTRATES, TEN. LAW YERS AND 45 WITNESSES. Thomas M. Thomasson Was Sent up for Slander, The Bond Was Fixed at $100.00. Friday tne slander case against Thomas M. Thomasson, of Creed moor, was tried in Oxford and largely at tended. ( Mr. Thomasson,the defendant in this slander suit, was sent to court under bond of $100. This was promptly given and he was discharged. It is promised that in the higher court there will be a fight that will attract consid erable attention. In this case there was one defendant, ten lawyers and forty-five witnesses. The case was called at 11 o'clock Fri day morning, there was adjournment foi dinner, then an entire afternoon court with adjournment for supper and it was after 11 o'clock at night when the matter was finally left to the jus tices. The case was originally set for hearing before Justice of the Peaee Wood, but was sworn from him and was tried hy Justices T. -N. Burwell and T. G. Taylor. It was charged that Mr. Thomasson had made statements that reflected on the character of Mrs. W. R. Garner in relation to Dr. Sanderfbrd. Dr. San derford was in reality one of the pros ecuting witnesses. He was present to vindicate his character and that of Mrs. Garner, one of his patients, if possible. The defendant had' some twenty eight witnesses in his ' behalf and the others of th'ose who. appeared before the court were for the prosecution. It was shown that 'Mr. Thomasson was "a man of high character and had always maintained himself in a manner that caused the best of reports. It was also shown that Dr. Sanderfbrd had lived in the Creedmoor section some 17 years and that he was a man of very high character. . . After hearing all of the facts the tw 6'?-1mlsl'r&tey ?'trecdtjd"t- send , th e case to the grand jury. The bond that was required was 816)0 and this was given. The lawyers who appeared for the prosecution in this case were as follows: Judge R. W. Winston, of the firm of Winston & Bryant, Dur ham, Judge A. W. Graham, Gen. B. B. S. Royster and Mr. W. A. Devin, of Oxford. Those for the defendant were: Mr. R. P. Reade,Durham;Mr. T. T. Hicks, of Henderson; Mr.-A. A. Hicks, of Oxford; Messrs. T. G. Stem and Otho Lyon, of Creedmoor. Very able speeches were made by counsel on both sides and attentively listened to by the large crowd in at tendance upon the trail. Good Tobocco Sales. The following farmers sold tobacco in Oxford a few days ago at the Owen Warehouse and received high averages: John Beal captured $16,27, 30, 35, 48, 18, 131, 14h Li. G. O'Brien pocketed $11, 18, 25, 40, 16f, 11 1. R. I. Newton was close behind him received 891, 16, 4(V TO, 11. T. H. Clayton was not behind and sold a load at 8131, 27, 40, 20, 14J, 9J. On The Bridge at Midnight. From the pen of W. E. Roberts will be seen here Oct. 21st. It will be pre sented elaborately and 'with a strong company, including some clever com edians, among them that clever Ger man comedian, Oscar Handler, who be seen to excellent advantage as Ger many a part that fits him to a nicety. The prices for this engagement will be 75, 50, 35, children 25. "On the bridge at midnight" which has been made familer to the public through several years of successful pro duction, was offered at the Krug last night to the intense satisfaction of a larga audience. The company having it in charge is one of th& best that ever gave it here, and the scenic effects are all right. Oscar Handler is doingthe work of the German bookseller, who is forced to turn detective,and is doing: it very well. The others in the com pany are good. Omaha Daily Bee, Friday, May 3rd, 1907. Foley's Kidney Cure will cure any case of kidney trouble that is not beyond medi cal aid. J. G. Hall. SOME people say that never in their lives did they save any money until they secured a home, auxiliary steel bank. Loaned free by the Oxford Savings Bank. IF YOUR watch has gone on a strike and your clock has quit striking why bring them to W. D. Stimson and he will adjust the matter prompt ly and properly. Located,t Paris Dry Goods store. HIS SKULL FRACTURED. MRl CHARLES GARMAN VICTIM I OF A ACCIDENT. Pipe Blew off at Southern Wheel Company Striking Him on the Side of His Head. Mr. Charley Garman, the fine Su perintendent of the Southern Wheel Co., met' with a very serious accident last Thursday evening:. He was look ing after the puttin g in of a steam pipe, which happened not to be screw ed up tight, and when the steam was turned on the piece of pipe bursted off, flew up in the air, coming down struck him on the side of his head, knocking him senseless. The piece of pipe weighed about 20 pounds, and it is a wonder he was not killed outright Mr. Garman was taken to his home, on Broad street, and Dhvsicians were summoned who looked after the wound ed man. , It Was several hours before ha gained consciousness, but at this writing he is slightly better, while he is still in a serious condition. Deep sympathy is expressed on all sides for the woundd man and dear wife and children. Good Man's Sudden Death. Mr.- C. C. Kingr, one of the best known" men in Durham county and fatherlof Editor J. H. King, of the Morning Herald died suddenly Friday night ! at his "home on Dowd street shortly after 9 o'clock. - Mr. King was sixty years of age and for a number of years has been en gaged in the furniture business, being the leading stockholder in the Home Furniture... He was highly esteemed and ndjtfan more richly deserved the confidence and good will of his fellows. He was a devoted husband and father and a friend to the human family. Durham Sun. Special tax Sustained. TJfltSupreme Court renders a de cisj' H"-iiy' important case. The a . requires , ,uiac ... an pui jtxuols must ne Kept open at least flur months in each year. The State has for several years made an annual appropriatiou to aid in this but has contended that it was really the duty of the counties to levy a special tax for this purpose. Franklin county commissioners levied the tax and the taxpayers enjoined its collection. The lower court decided the tax to be proper and constitutional. The Supreme Court affirms this and thus reverses a decision made by it 20 yeais ago, which all these years had hampered the rural public schools. Tobacco Sales in September. The September statistics for sale of leaf tobaceo in the warehouses of North Carolina are just made public by the State Department of Agriculture to which all warehouse men are required to report by a special act of the Legis lature. The report shows total sales first hand aggregating 19,869,656 pounds, as compared with 8,614,229 pounds for August. The resales for September amounted to 21,711,108 pounds. Wilson leads with 4,476,1 85 pounds; Greenville is second with 3, 556,685 pounds, with Kinstou ranking third and Rocky Mount fourth with respectively, 3,051,959 and 1,358, 042. Found Cravat, Shirt and Whetrock. Mr. Ben West, an old Confederate soldier of Person county, was in Ox ford Friday selling tobacco and told a number of friends about his experi ence last year in a Danville hospital, as his health had been bad for sometime and went there for treatment. He said they commenced by giving him Turkish baths, one each day for three days. On the third day they had rub bed so much of the old skin off they found an old red cravat that he had on when he enlisted in 1861, and when they reached his body discovered the shirt he had on at the first battle of Alanassas. The attendants next turned their attention to his head wondering what they would find embedded in his scalp. He said to their amazement they found the small whetstone he carried with him to the war to whet his knife on. Mr. West said the doctors told him after getting rid of 'these incumber ances they felt sure he would finally get well. After he returned home he continued quite weak, and concluded to try Smith's water, which restored him to health. He is quite happy over his recovery and never fails to say a good word for this excellent health giving water. Obstinate cases of constipation and nas ty, mean headaches nromotlv disannul when you take DeWitt's Little Early Riser rius. sola Dy J, ti. Hall. TWO VERY BRAVE GIRLS. Horse Runaway Monday, and They had Close Call. The bus:gy horse of Mr. B. F. Tay lor ran away with two of his daughters Monday afternoon, and fortunately neither one was hurt, but they had a narrow escape. Quite a number of people witnessed the runaway and ex pected to see the girls hurled to the ground. The horse was frightened by a motor-cycle, and several persons tried to stop the fleeing horse. He struck the sidewalk near the Johnson Warehouse and one wheel grazed a telephone pole, throwing Miss Pearl down in the foot of the buggy with one foot over the front axle. Miss Oza held to her sis ter the best she could, and after getting the horse into the street finally stopped him without either one receiving a scratch. They are certainly brave girls and we admire their courage, but it is certainly dangerous for them to drive that animal about town. Visits His Old Friend. Tuesday morning an old loose mule was strolling leisurely along Main Street no doubt looking for the mule millinery opening at Parham Bros. Co. When he arrived in front of the Buggy and Harness Emporium, spied his old friend "Drew" Bryan and he deliberately walked in and as good as asked this clever gentleman to clothe him with a good set of harness, but his old friend did not recognize him, and he walked out and went on his way. Elegant Barbecue. Mrs. Roy Currin royally entertained about 100 of her neighbors and town friends at her pretty country home Thursday afternoon, and a bountiful menu of barbecue and brunrwick stew was served with accessories. It was elegantly prepared by Mr. J. S. Hob good, and greatly enjoyed by all who were fortunate enough to gather around the bountiful tables. The guests after extending many thanks to he pleasant host and hostessHeft for their homes v?:fk many good wishes ror tneir luture prosperity ana rrapTy-3--,T1 Hjw neSSi. i M. C. Moore Sues the Southern. Mr. M.C. Moore,a veteran of Gran ville county, yesterday instituted suit against the Southern Railway asking for 01,000 damages. The affair that caused the suit occurred last January at Durham, and he said that morning that the Southern promised to compro mise the matter and this has caused the delay in instituting the suit. He contends that he was treated un justly by a conductor on the Southern road who put him on the tram when he offered to pay his fare. Durham Sun. "Nearly all Baptists or Methodists." This story istold of the Episcopal bishop of London, who is attending the Episcopal convention in Richmond. Meeting a policeman the bishop said: "This is a beautiful city of yours. "Yes, sir," said the bluecoat, "this is God's country." "Now, why should you call it God's country?" asked the bishop. "Are the people of Richmond any more relig ious than those of other places?" "Oh, yes, sir," answered the officer. "Nearly all the people here are either Baptists or Methodists." North Carolinians in Oklahoma. It seems that a number of North Carolinians will help inaugurate the first State government in the new State of Oklahoma. Mr. W. H. L. Camp bell, of Iredell, was elected clerk of the Supreme Court along with the bal ance of the Democratic State ticket. Mr. H. S. Blair, former editor of the Lenoir Topic, at one time a mem ber of the State Senate from the district embracing Caldwell county, and long prominent in public affairs in that sec tion, was elected a member of the Oklahoma State Senate at the recent election. Mr. Blair moved to Indian Territory only a few years ago. He is a brother of Rev. H. M. Blair, ed itor ol the Christian Advacate. Mr. Blair is a strong debater, and will be heard from in the Oklahoma Legisla ture. It is more than likely that other North Carolinians have also gone m under the new deal in Oklahoma, for the average Tar Heel isn't going to let an office run over him. WANTED. A capable responsible white tenant to locate on our planta tion near Gela; N. C. Will furnish a good comfortable house o5 rooms and give the right man a good chan,i8e CALDWELL & TOPPING. Subscribe to the Public Ledger. ITEMS FROM EXCHANGES. NEWSY, POINTED ITEMS GATH ERED FOR OUR READERS. Short and Seasoned, Wise, Pert, Gay aud Solemn Things Talked About in the Merry-go-Round. The telegraphers' strike has been called off because the treasury is de pleted and there is no probability of a compromise on tne part or tne tele graph companies. The hundred and fourteenth anni versary of the North Carolina Univer sity Was appropriately celebrated Sat urday, with Dr. McKelway, of Brook lyn, N. Y., as orator of the day. Dr, Wiley, the government's food expert at Washington, says: "A drink of real Kentucky whiskey compared with an imitation is like a beautiful girl compared to a wooden figure in a store window." That Wiley seems to know his business as a taster. The father of a girl in New York recently refused to permit her to 'wear a peekaboo waist to a dance. x She re torted by throwing an oil lamp at him cutting his arm all to pieces and settin fire to the house. It wa surely tougli on the old man, but then think of the provocation. The nearer we get to the cross, less we see of church steeples, for more we see and learn of Christ, tha tho thtt Crucified One, the less care and need we have for empty and hollow creed, for Jesus is the only way through which to go and find the fondest splen dors of eternal day. President Roosevelt once said that there are "good trusts aud bad trusts." The Tobacco Trust has taken ail vant age of that opportunity to declare in its answer to the government's com plaint that it is good, has been good,, and has been just as nice as it could be in actually competing with itself to prevent "restraint ot trade." . "Eighty per cvnt. of the humm fam ily is sane," is the opinion expressed I firms hf aormmt for tho tart that. a. ma jority of American voters permit the Republican party to hoodwink them, into voting to keep it in power so it can tax them unreasonably and outrageous ly for the benefit of the comparatively few beneficiaries? Wilmington Star. Senator Beveridge, of Child labor fame, is respectfully informed that Ola, Graham of Jewherry county, aged 10, picked 426 pounds of cotton in two days, while Tommjf Graham, 14, pick ed 554 pounds and Clarence Graham, 330 pounds. There are not two men and women in Indiana who, together could do as well. Senator Beveridge? himself, likely and strapping young; fellow that he is, probably couldn't earn forty cents a day picking cotton at sixty cents the hundred. Charles ton News and Courier. ' Unless the railroad agree upon some plan by which interstate passenger may secure the "benefit or the reduced rates, the chance arc, it is -said, that Congress may take hold of the situa tion with a view of requiring it by leg- i . . . t nr . . lsiative enactment, in some nesieni States tickets are sold on the basis of the two-cent rate. This, however, is not generally done In Virginia, for nstance, the two-cent fare applies soley to interstate business, the same being true in North Carolina. Moreover, a ticket to Washington from Richmond is on the basis of 3 cents. The Homicide at Goldsboro. Goldsboro, Oct. 15. Mr. R. A. Watts, who was shot by a disreputable woman named Hazel West, is dead. The circumstances of the killing are as follows: Mr. Watts was employed by the firm of Robinson & Bro , ice dealers, and he went to Webbtown to deliver some ice at the residence of Ernest Fent. After making the delivery Mrs. Fent told young Watts that her hus band was at the house of a woman by the name of Hazel West, and request ed that he go and tell her husband t come home at once. Mr. v atts did so, repairing to the woman's house and knocking at the door. Hazel est met him and after delivering the mes sage she told him that she would not have her friends interfered with in any such manner, and pulling a pistol, shot him through the head. Mr. Watts was a splendid young man. The woman is in jail. Tho coroner empanneled a jury and they returned a verdict that Sam Watts came to his death as a result of a pistol wound, the weapon being in tho hands of Hazel West. Subscribe to Public Ledger.