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Dr. B. K. Hays m& .25,03 an VOL. 21. OXFORD, N. C, FRED AY JANUARY 24, 1908. NO. 10 SLANDER SUITS SETTLED. SATURDAY MORNING JURY REN- DERS VERDICT OF GUILTY. After Long and Hard Fought Trial Case Is Compromises-Further Litigation Ended. The people of the county anil espec ially those of the Creedmoor section are very much relieved to know that the unfortunate slander case, and the other cases resulting therefrom, have been settled, and that the feelings and interests of the principals and sympa thizers of both sides are spared any further unpleasantness through litiga tion. The case of the State vs Thomas M. Thomasson, in which Mrs. William It. Garner and Dr. J. F. Sandcrford were the prosecuting witnesses, after several days of bitter righting on both s;des,went to the. jury on Friday even ing, and on Saturday morning a ver- iet of guilty was renderctL Very shortly thereafter a compromise was effected between the interested parties and the two civil actions which had been brought were withdrawn. The conditions of the compromise, in addi tion to the stopping of further contest, were: that the defendant, Mr. Thomas son, pay into the criminal court S500 to defraj' court costs; that he is to pay $200 to the chief prosecuting witness, Mrs. Garner, as a part settlement of her counsel fee; and that he pay a farther sum of $50 to cover the costs in the civil suits brought against him self and Mr. Gus Fleming, which suits were a direct result of the criminal ac tion, and were brought in the sum of $5,000 each. The three suits just compromised were the result of a report, last fall, that was said to have been circulated by Mr. Gus. Fleming and repeated by Mr. Thoniasson, Mr. Fleming's father-in-law, and which were held to have been of an injurious nature to Mrs. Garner and Dr. Sandcrford. Mr. Thomasson was brought before the magistrates court and, after the trial was bound over to the Superior Court under a small bond. From that day to the present time of compromise, the affair has been of deep concern to every person in Granville county, and, in the Creedmoor community, practically every citizen has aligned himself on one side or the other, all the parties immediately concerned being of prom inent and influential eonneeti6ns. Dr. Sanderford is a successful physician of Creedmoor; Mrs. Garner, the wife of a prominent citizen; and, Mr. Thomas bou, a prosperous warehouseman of that section. All of these, barring the allegations presented at court, have borne unblemished reputations, and the allegations referred to are believed to have been the result of misunder standings, and the principals innocent of any thing of a criminal nature,be ing the victims of a series of cruel cir cumstances. Both the defense and prosecution were represented by a brilliant array of counsel, and the Court House was the scene of a hard and skilful battle from start to finish, every step being bitterly contested. More than a score of witnesses were summoned, and the trial throughout was marked by an absorbing interest on the part of the public. It was the one question of general interest,and its varying phases was the subject of the conversation of a week. Each side had its band of sympathizers, who, during recesses of court, were seen in small groups dis cussing the probable outcome of the contest, but it is safe to say that the verdict as rendered came as a surprise. The attendance from Creedmoor was very large every day of last week. In order to avoid the appearanco ot suspicion, and to guarantee a just and fair trial, the jury was kept practically in confinement. The names of the jurors were: Messrs. J. S. Hart,H. Y. Davis, W. T. Lumpkins, W. E. Mor gau, J. P. Ad cock, R. M. King,Ghas. Loftis, R. Y. Crews, C. L. Floyd, T. D. Clements, J. N. Hicks, and C. R. REPORT OF GRAND JURY. FOR THE SPECIAL TERM HELD JANUARY 1908. Inspected Jaii,County Home,Coanty I Officers, Road Force and Make i I Recommendations. j The grand jury for the special term of court made their report to Judge j Guio i after completing its duties, and j was highly complimented by his Honor j for its faithful and quick dispatch of i hnsiiu ss, laying especial stress upon the timeliness aud need for execution I of its recommendations. J his was the j report: "Wo, the irrand jury for this term i respectfully submit a report of the pro j ceedings before us during our setting. We have discharged our duties of j grand jurors to the best of our ability after hearing your Honor's most excel lent charge. We have passed upon all bills which have come before us and have completed our"duties for said term of court, so far as we know. We visited the county jail and found the same in hie condition, well kept, and clean, and the inmates well cared for by Granville's careful jailer, Mr. Conrad Walters. We noted some needed and valuable improvements on the inferior of the jail, new floors and ceiling, and other improvements hav ing been made therein. We also visited the offices of the Clerk of the Court, Registrar of Deeds, and that of the Sheriff, and found all I of them in good condition, well kept, ent equipment allows. We are of the opinion, however,that j these offices and especially the Clerk's aud Registrar of Deed's are in need of more up-to-date furniture and fixtuies. so that the records of the court and county may be conveniently and safely kept, which Ave think will be of great service to the officers of the county,the bar, and the people generally. We, therefore, most earnestly recommend to our Board of County Commissioners that said improvements be made. Many of the most valuable of the old papers of the court are necessarily kept under the same system they were nearly a century ago, and we most heartily rec ommend that a change be made in this matter. We are glad to see that new floors have been put down in the re spective offices in the Court House, all improvements which had been greatly needed for several years, and we also note with pleasure that electric lights have been installed in the Court House to take the Dlace of old kerosene lamps. We visited the county home through a committee and found eight white and nine colored inmates cared for there, and also found them well treated and cared for under the new management of Mr. W. S. Daniel, and the Jlome clean aud in good condition. We found 4 milch cows, 3 calves, 5 head of hogs, 2 mules and one horse, 700 or 800 pounds of meat,60 barrels of corn and plenty of rough food. We also visited the public road force and found it in very good condi tion and the work progressing exceed ingly well considering the bad weather and the number of convicts. The road force consists of 15 convicts, 6 mule3, and one horse. They have in course of construction a movable camp outfit. The convicts express themselves as be ing well treated and their wants well supplied." J. T. J5RITT, Foreman. IF YOUR watch has gone on a strike and your clock has quit striking why bring them to W. D. Stimson and he will adiust the matter nromnt- ly and properly. Located at Paris Drj Ijooos store. Gordon. These lawyers appeared for the prosecution: Messrs. Brooks(Solic itor), Graham & Devin, Winston & Bryant, and B. S. Royster. The at torneys for the defense were: Messrs. !T. T. fc A. A. Hicks, T.G.Stem.Shaw, Shaw & Lyon, W. W. Kitchin, and R. P. Reade. WEEK'S SOCIETY NOTES. ! VERY GAY WEEK FOR SOCIAL FUNCTIONS. j Many Pleasant Entertainments Are Given by The Various Clubs in Honor of Visiting Ladies. On last Wednesday afternoon, Miss j Julia Winston entertained the Euchre j Club. The club pin was awarded to ! Mrs. Crenshaw, Miss Winston receiv- i ing the star. Beautiful and delicious refreshments were served. The ices were frozen into the shapes of diamonds and hearts. The visitors present were: Mrs. Sim Smith, Mrs. Royster, Mrs. M rs. H orsefield, M rs. H amil ton Powell, Mrs. Rawlins, Mrs. Penn, Mrs. Ed Long, Mrs. H. G. Williams, Misses Williams, Johnson, Lily White, Jen nette Biggs. The following club members were present: Mrs. Hillman Canuady, Mrs. Crenshaw, Mrs. ' Rob ards, Mrs. Massenburg, Mrs. de La Croix, Mrs. Hays, Mrs. Leak Peace, Mrs. Kate White, Mrs. Luther Stark, and Misses Fannie, Net, and Jennette Gregory, Aunie Crews, Antoinette Taylor, Maud Parham, Lizzie Hilliard. Mrs. B.K. Hays last Monday after noon, entertained the Bridge Whist Club in honor of Mrs. G. W. Hohbs. The guests present were: Mrs. S. H. Smith, Mrs. G. WT Hohbs, Mrs. J. A. Niles, Mrs. J. C. Robards, Mrs. A.H. Powell, Misses Annie Taylor, and Susan Graham. On Saturday afternoon, Miss Annie Taylor entertained the Book and Em broidery Club, at the home of Mrs. W. I. Howell. In addition to the regular members, these ladies were May Williams, Evelyn Howell, Eiiz- j abeth Hilliard, Annie Johnson' and H attic Webb. The Bridge Whist Club was enter tained by Miss Annie Taylor in honor of Mrs. G. W. Hobbs, of New Jersey, last Monday afternoon. The guests were as follows: Mesdamos G. W. tlobbs, A. H. Powell, J. C. Robards, B. K. Hays, L. W. Stark, N. Il.Can nady; Misses Susan Graham, Elizabeth Hilliard, Margaret Hilliard, Antoinette Taylor, and Irwin Stark. Mrs. Mary Rice Dead. Last Monday week, the Rev. A. S. Barnes was called to conduct the fun eral services of Mrs. Mary Rice, who died on the day preceding,at her home in the Marrow section, Vance county, which is about three miles from the home of Mr. W. L. Taylor. Mrs. Rice w as born fn 1835, and leaves ten chil dren to mourn her loss. Announcement. We wish to say to the public that we have bought the stock of goods of The Parham Bros Co. and will con tinue the businass. It is our purpose to carry on hand a complete stock of every thing needed on the farm dry goods, groceries, feed-suffs, wagons, buggies, harness, farming implements, horses, mules and fertilizers. The fer tilizers, we will sell are Obers, Millen, Roysters and other brands that have ben tried in this county for years with good results. We will buy in large quantities and will be in a position to make close prices, whether you buy for cash or on credit The men in charge of the bus iness, Messrs. Jas. WV Horner, C. W. Bryan, G. D. Gbolson, assisted by Messrs. Lennie Smith, Kerr Taylor and W. D. Bryan are experienced men, and will give you their best at tention. We will be glad to have you examine our stock and get our prices. Wre want to build up a big business, and will depend on the merit of our goods, close prices and courteous treat ment to do it. Yours truty, HORNER BROS CO. J. W. Horner, Manager. Tailor Opening Sale. Mr. Chas. Famine an expert cutter and fitter, from Raltimore,wul be with us in our store Jan. 27-28, and 29th, with Schloss Bros. & Co's. full line of Spring suitings. Call in and have your measure taken for a spring suit. Long, Blalock & Haskins. When you want the best, get DeWitt's Car bolized Witch Hazei Salve. It is good for little or big cut, boi's or bruises, and is especially recommended for piles. Sold yb J. G. Hall. LEGISLATURE IN SESSION. MEETS TUESDAY WITH LARGE ATTENDANCE. Rate Bill to be Settled and Strong Effort Will be Made for Pro hibitory Laws. The special legislature called by the governor commencedTuesday morning, 40 senators and 108 representatives answering to their names. Among the 149 representatives of both Houses there seemed to be 149 different ideas as to the matters to be considered.Noth ing was done Tuesday Jeyond effecting au organization and getting theprelim- iranes over with It looks as if there is going to be a prolonged wrangle and as if it will take some time for the leg islature to come to a determined action. In the Senate: the governor's mes sage was read and reported by the House to the Committee on Public Service Corporations. Mr. Graham offered a resolution to ask the Commit tee on Railroads to report a bill in ac cordance with the governor's recom mendation. Mr. Reid offered an amendment to strikeout the words "in accordance with the governor's recom mendation, stating that the committee should draw a bill at their own discre tion. Mr. Buxton objected to the amendment on the grounds that a com promise had been made with the rail roads, and that it was a question whether , the legislature approved them. Should it not approve of the compro mise as a whole.the compromise would not be binding,sinceiit requires two par ties to make it binding. Mr. Webb, Mr. McLean, and Mr.Holt,all differed with Mr. Buxton, each upon different grQuuJs from the others. Mr. Graham acticl'lta it was adopted. A message from the governor in re gard to the discontinuation of trains without the sanction of the Corporation Commission was referred to the Com mittee on Railroads. In the House, a ruling was made that for the first day no matter save rate regulation be considered. The motion of Mr. Cowles, of Wilkes, to request, the attornev general to infom the Gen eral Assembly the amount of legal ex pense incurred in the enforcement of the rate law passed at the last session, was adopted. A resolution was adopted to provide the House with"Certain in formation with respect to the freight and passenger rate of the General As sembly of 1907. Governor Glenn has come out strong in favor of prohibition, and great lob bying is being done at Raleigh for and against the passage of prohibitory laws. Say 3 the News aud Observer of the 22nd: "The gathering of the tem perance forces in this city j'esterday was the greatest ever witnessed in North Carolina, and representing the sentiment of the State demanding ab solute prohibition, the convention, held in the Academy of Music, adopted two strong resolutions calling upon the General Assembly in extraordinary session to enact a law abolishing the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in North Carolina. There was not a dissenting voice in the assembly, and a more representative body of North Carolinians never sat together. A special committee was appointed to wait upon the Legislature and pre sent it with copies of the resolutions adopted by the convention. The Salisbury delegation, seventy strong, for" absolute prohibition, was one of the features of the convention. It is significant that the town occupy ing the critical and strategic point in the temperance movement in the State, should send so large a delegation of men representing every phase of the town's life and activities. One of the most striking evidences of the presence of the Salisbury delegation was a large display banner bearing the words: "Salisbury For Prohibition"encircling the statue of George Washington at the Fayetteville street entrance to the State Capitol. The enthusiastic gation was given a cordial reception by Governor Glenn in the executive office, and there prayer was made for the success of the prohibition cause. The delegation visited The News and Observer building and gave three hearty cheers for this paper." CALL MEETING FATHERS.! ! SANITARY SEWERAGE COMMIT TEE PRESENTS REGULATIONS. ! These Ordered to Be Placed in Ef fect Until Monday Night When Definite Action Will be Taken. Last Mondav night, there was a call meeting of the Town Commission ers to receive the report of the com mit te appointed to draw up sanitary sew erage regulations. These members were present: Messrs. J. M. Baird, Chairman pro tern, Usry, Bullock, Lyon, Hall and Wood. Tiie regula tions drawn up by the committee were presented and read by the Health Of i ficer, Dr. T. L. Booth, but being nee- essarily ery lengthy and of a technical nature, definite action upon them was deferred until next Monday night. However, in order to allow those citi zens whe were ready, to connect with the sewerage, upon motion of Mr. Hall seconded by Mr, Wood, it was ordered that the connections be made under the terms of the specifications as pre sented, Mr. Sam Wheeler being ap pointed inspector. After considerable discussion as to the fee of the inspector, such an officer having been provided for in the regulations, it was decided to note the length of time in making the inspection this week, and base the fee upon the results. All connections and private work done after the tem porary acceptance of the regulations shall have expired,which will be after Monday night, shall be in accordance with the regulations as finally deter mined upon on that date. It was or dered that the first inspection of a piece of work shall be at the expense of the party having the work done,nnd .ir I n s poet ioncfthercai' t e r tf-be-YMto d T of by the plumber. The fire house proposition was men tioned at the session, but no action was taken in reference to it beyond a dis cussion of what had been done in the matter at the last meeting. Mutual Admiration. The last term of court noticed the first appearance of the Hon. O. H. Guion in Granville county, and the consensus of opinion is that he is one of the ablest and fairest judges that ever presided over a Granville court. The farmers and business folks gener ally were much pleased with him, and he in turn, spoke in the highest admi ration of our people. He said that in all his experience, he never met a better or more orderly class of citizens, being particularly struck with the fact that he has not seen a single case of drunkenness or of disorderly conduct. The judge, in dismissing the grand jury, commended their work very highlv. Jury February Term of Court. The following are summoned as ju rors for the regular term of court, which will be convened February the 3rd: Messrs. W. S. Dauiel, L. T. Harris, C. H. Hicks, S. T. Barnett,H. C. Hockaday, E. B. Parrott, A. A. Perry, J. S. Moss, E. B. Cash, W. H, Fleming, W. C. Parrott, D. H. Hall, E. D. Hunt, B. L. Freeman, P. W. Knott, R. L. Burnett, J. L. Jones, S. H. Slaughter, Lewis Thorpe, C D. Curnn, Martin Vaughan, R. I. Mul chi, J. T. Hart, L. D. Royster, W. H. Cox, E. E. Parham, S. T. Hunt, W.T. Parham, E. F. Currin, R. C. Smith, W. M. Boyd, A. C. Parham, R. S. Usry, S. C. Averett,A. A. Chap- man and J. A. Lewis. True and Tried. The Bank of Granville invites your banking business and bases the invita tion upon strictly business inducements; that is it places at your disposal the services of a thoroughly up-to-date Bank offering absolute security and dele-'every accommodation consistent with prudent banking. Open an account to-day and lay the foundation of a for tune. In the future, as in the past, the officers and stockholders of the Bank of Granville will be keenly a live to the best interest of the community. A BOLD NIGHT MARAUDER UNKNOWN NEGRO MAN CAUSES MUCH EXCITEMENT. Attempts to Enter Houses of Capt. White, Mrs. Elliott and Cooper Home Blace. Last Monday night, an unknown negro of medium height, with broad, square shoulders, made several bold attempts to enter 'houses on Ilillsboro Street, alarming many ladies while on his audacious mission. At, perhaps, half pnst nine o'clock, while Capt. and Mrs. W. H. White were paying an evening call to Mrs.C G. Elliott and Miss Belle Cooper, Miss Lily White heard a noise at the back entrance of their home. When she proceeded to investigate the cause and asked who was at the door, the negro, making no reply, walked around ti the front door, trying to force an entrance at that point. Miss White then made a round of the house to see that every entrance was properly closed. and while sha was engaged in this mission, the intruder opened the shutters of tiu room on the side of the house tow:m!s the street, badly frightening a youn; lady who was visiting Miss White ;.t the time. The negro was seen by both ladies and, in addition to the above) description, it was noticed that heworo a short-sleeved brown coat. They spent a miserable hour until the return of Capt. and Mrs. White, when the negro left the premises after seeing the fu tility of making any further attempt. Very immediately thereafter, upon hearing calls of distress from t!v; cot tage of Mrs. White and Miss ISelh Cooper, Capt White seized his pistol and went over to investigate, aud, at the "sr.liifrt.imi,' several" 'or tbo ounar men from Mrs. Osborne's and Officer Bragg appeared upon the scene. Mr.. Elliott reported that just after the de parture of Capt. and Mrs. WhJte, she; heard a noise under her linen room. An investigation showed that a ladder was resting on one of the shutters, ami supposing the noise to have been caus ed by the slipping of (he ladder, Mrs. Elliott began to shut up the house preparatory to retiring. These prep arations occupied perhaps live minufe. and, when completed, Mrs. Elliott, hi opening the window to shut the biiuus, was astounded to find a negro upon one of the lower rounds of the ladder. Sht had seen the party when the window was first opened, but she was under the. impression that the object was an old coat or pair of overalls used by one of the men employed to paint the bouse. Mrs. Elliott very bravely de manded to know who was there, and w'hat was the meaning of such unusual proceedings. The reply being given in a mumbling manner, she asked: "What do you mean by mumbling at me? What do you want?" The man answered with an oath that he wanted to get in the house.and that he intend ed to do so- There being no available weapon for defense, Mrs. Elliott called for assistance, the negro, in the mean while going to the rear of the house, there seeking to find an opening. This brought him in the moon light,and he was seen to tally with the above de scription, and to have been the same individual discovered on Capt. White's premises. Upon the appearance of t! o indignant neighbors, the intruders made I is escape through the old Cooper home place. Mr. Willie Alston, who was sleeping in the house, reports that, he too, was disturbed by the negru'a prowlings. These various .attempts were of a. most audacious nature and consume:! more than an hour and a half. So far, the negro has not been apprehended nor identified. It Dees the Business. Mr. E. E. Chambarlain, of Clinton, .V'e., says of Bucklen's Arnica Salve. ' It roes the business; I have used it lor piles and ;t cured them . U ed it for chapped har.cis and (t cured them. Applied it to an o d sore and it healed it without leaving a 'car behind." 25c. at Hamilton's dru s:o: c. FOR Sale A good family or farm horse, sound and gentle; also a trap and harness. Apply to It. O. Gregory. It.
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