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Vol. XYIIII. ROXBORO, NORTH 'CAROLINA, "Wednesday Evening, January lQl 9 02. No. 1. NELL CSOPSBY'S BODY FOUND j of J. A; Wilcox, who" is suspected Increare ifj Less Than Was Expect The Ianocenoe of the Young Girl,!"1 "vms "T mii.tas Now Established Before World. the Elizabeth City, N. C., Dec. 27 After five weeks of mystery and speculation the body of the missing Nellie Cropsey suddenly appeared this morning in the river, one hun-J dred and fifty yards, in front of the Cropsey home, floating in four feet of water and about forty feet to the right of a direct line with the house. It was discovered by J. D. Still man, who, in hh boat started oiit fishing. He will get one hundred dollars reward,, He notified the committee, and as soon as Coroner Dr. I. Fearing came the body was brought ashore. - The body was floating face down ward and was dressed in a red waist and black skirt as when last seen. On one foot was a shoe,; but the rubber slipper worn on the other foot when last seen was gonev The hair had" fallen down and was mat ted over the face. The face had turned very dark, but was easily identified by those who knew her. The spot v here she was found had been dragged and redragged J f ree from water. The "heart wasjtance from the $150,000 in addition- Makes the food more delicious and wholesome ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. ed. death of Nellie Cropsey h The new Revenue Act. has not yielded the increase in revenues died from blow on th TBioi that the legislature expected and Elizabeth City," N. C. Dec. 17. there is a strong probability that The report made by the rphysicians the; State Treasurer may not be who preformed the autopsy 6n Miss able to meet some of the $250,000 Cropsey says; - . - increased appropriations. The garments show no marks of 'I do not know what will be the violence. : There were no: external result said State Treasurer lacy h There will be - a; meeting p. of -the marks of violence " on; the yesterday, "urf til it is: finally as- North Oarolina'Farmers State As body, head or . face. There was a certained how great is the increase sociation at the Agricultural Build discoloration of a;tinkish tinge on valuation! It Is a subject that the i ng i n Raleigh , at 7 :30 P. M.y Jan. the front of the head and face with Council of State will have to con- 14th next. This will be an im porr a slight ; bluish discoloration over sider." -. tant meeting and representatives the back of her neck and occiput. The official figuies received by from every county should . be pres- There were no marks uooh the the State Auditor indicate that the eat. The cotton seed . situation, the front of her neck, except as made increased valuation be little over If ertilizer question, and otheV topics by construction of her dresscollar. twenty million dollars. The lar- of interest to the farmers will bo An examination of the internal gest estimates are twenty-five mil- discussed. organs showed she was a pure Hons. -The Legislature expected It js evident that , farmers can- girl. . . ' ; that the new 1 evenue machinery profit by organization as well a The stomach upon being opened would result in an increase valua-j other classes. Times . have change eniitted gas and. was found to con- tion of, .between thirty and forty and people - of every . class should tain about two ounces of dark fluid million. -V adapt themselves to the new condi- and solid substance, the solid sub- ' With,, a twenty million increase tions, farmers as well as other class. stance -presumed, to be rmdip-est-1 in valuations the estate will oniv I es. ed food. The appeal ance of stom- realize 86,000 revenue. Of course ach and other abdominal organs the special licenses 4 and taxes im - was normal. - : posed dv tne ivesrisiature win ausr- AcsnrM The lungs, were collapsed, and msnt this sum, but it is a long dis- The few whe have started . 'this farmers organization can not hope to succeed in .accomplishing the re sults aimed at without the co-oper? a tion of their fellow farmers. Let pormal. Upon action al appropriations made by the last the enterprising and progressive of the' scalp all General Assembly.'. farmers show their interest ip the around the- head,, one inch above The State Treasury funds are at movement by being represented at if io ail this meeting. That the farmers of discolorotion of themuVcular sub- the Treasurer can do o meet-the each county may Le represented; they 1 " . 1. ..... - , , . stance about two by two inches in pension warrehts which are pour- are requested to meet at tneir , le- extent visiblv thickenine- the mus- ine.in. With the present prospect specti ve Court Houses baturd&y, cular substance- it does not seem possible that th4 Jan. 11, at 12 o'clock, to select re The verdict of the coroner jury: Treasurer can meet all of- the new presentatives or delegates to attend ' 'We the coroner's iurv. having- appropriations. One : hundred "the meeting in Rileigh., ; Let every diet will almost surely seal the fate been duly summoned and sworn by thousands of the $150,000 addition- persoL who feels interested m the A-n fV.o I welfare of: the farmers attend the rf rmmo fiio caiintv meetings. , This will be many times m vain. Witnin thirty minutes the coro ner summoned a jury of good men out of the crowds that thronged. to the spot. Three of the best physicians in town were summoned and a thorough autopsy of the body . was conducted. i he wording: ot tne lury's ver- a the iurv is m session, livery one sey. is discussing the affair, but no do berebv report that , from appropriation is being; met, but leisure time with the farmers and one the investigation made by three there is $100,000 for the public should insure a large attendance. "tired of Doweism. ' ' The Atlanta Constitution says that Rev. Mr. Roypl, formerly.-Bap tist pastor at Reidsville, is sick and tired ot Uoweism which he em braced last' May and has asked the Chicago Baptist preacher s to re ceive him again into their associa- will express an opinion. All are physicians of Elizabeth City, and schools and $50,000 for State in waiting the finding of the jury. from their opinion and also from stitutions. Without help from I saw her uncle, who said: 4 'I our personal observation, that said some quarters it does not seem. pos- knew Nell as soon as I .saw her, E 1 la M. Cropsey came to her death sible that the btate 1 reasurer will her body was as plump and natural by being stricken a blow on the he able to meet all of the increased as in life, only a little dark and the temple anl by being drowned in appropriations. face slightly swollen. I will not the Pasquotank River. - Fightinsr is now Imminent in Ven say how I think she came to her The preliminery hearing of the ezula. ' - death, but I never heard of a trial of Wilcox will be heard today. Berlin, Dec. 30. It is believed tion. His request in: a speech de- drowned woman floating face down- Feeling is very strong against him here that an ultimatum will, be is-1 nbuhcing Dowie was. warmly ap- ward." . and there have been fears of lynch- isued within three days and an at- piauded. ; Tnis same statement was made ing, but he is guarded by the Naval tack on Venezuela will immediately Mr. Long Goes to Elizabeth City . - I . . - I . . v - . - ' f. , - v ' -,,--',:.. . by several old tars in the crowds reserves. follow. Mr; Jacob A. Iong. of Graham The Cropsey family are prostrat-l Nero Burned to Ashen. In addition to two training ships, one of the ablest lawyers of Cen- ed, especially Mrs. Cropsey, who Jerome, N. C. , Dec. 27, A ne- tne alk andthe cruiser Geier have Ural North Carolina, will, on the has swooned, completely away, gfo, named Henry Davis, who had been ordered to Laguayra, unless first of the new .year, - move to Strange to say, this morning as she stolen a pint of beer from a bar an agreement is reached , between Elizabeth City. ' He has , formed sat looking out in a dazed way room, met his death in a horrible Gemany and . the v United States a partnership for the practice of the across the river, where her sad manner, e was arrested for steal- reSardm& the German cause of law with, CoU B,F. Lainb6f Eliza- J" - Merchants Ta Levy.', ; ' From Janu?,ry 1 'to 10 it will be n order; for merchants all over -the State to comply with section , 77 . of the Revenue Act which' requites all dealers in goods . wares , and merchandise doing, business 1 in North - f Carolina, to Treturn. under oath; the full amount of their gross sales from October 1, 1901,; to " Jan uary i, 1901 to the Registers of Deeds in the respective, counties. Notice. , ; . ' . For th e purpose of better preparr ing: myself for .the practice - of : my profession " I will ' spend,: d'-j few months in the medical Colleges and Hospitals of Europe, hqpingwhen I return to be more cable. ; of i serving ? you. .Thanking you for :the,L liber al favors shown me, and wishing: you the , compliments of ' the sea son. ' ' "v Yours truly4 R. J. Teague, M. D. Stockholders Meeting. - " The stockholders of the1; Peoples Bank wTill meet in the office of the bank on the 1st day otFeV." -. 190?, at 12 o'clock,m. . It is hoped .a full attendance will be present. ; J. S. .Brapshkr, Cash. k ; ; .1 : Notice.. . .V All County Bonds issued by 'au thority of Act. General; Assembly of 1 89 1 Chap. 288 are hereby ' call ed for payment by authority , given t . . . ':r. . ' r uoara : vouniy . commissioners m said Act . No tih terest will be paid on said bonds oh and after Dec 4th .iQoil'Vr . : Treasurer of Person Co I NOTICE. . -"i , Notice is hereby given that T-will make application to the Board of County Commissioners fdr Pehon County, JN.,C, on first Monday in January . 1902 for license to sell whis key at my. distillery in AllensvDle Township. Notice by verdict ' of Acts 1901, Sec. 76, Machinery' Act. A : ' Daniel-DJ DrjNOAir. eyes had been straining for; weeks ing; put in the guard house, and action. before, she saw the object and cried sometime diiriticr the mVht he set 1 Norfolk, Dec. out hysterically: I fire to the dcor thinkine to burn a "There there is Nell," hole through which he could escape. They comforted her by saving: The fire burned rapidly and the ne- No, no, it is only a stump. gro was completely burned, except But sure enough it was Nell, ! for his heart and liver. in an hbur afterward the fisherman found her. .. Burns -Caused Death. wiW the mflti last keen with the reports. of the death of Mr. 1 . her, has been in the country f of sev- John Morgan Green, formerly of era! days on his father's farm. Durham, now at Mt. Airy are most When the body was found the distressing. : Mr. Green is reported sheriff went and ; arrested him. was suffering : f rom a chill, and on When arrested he , was out duck hunting. He seemed ; indifferent, While up he stumbled; against sthe and as he came, into town even stove, which fell oh him, . burning smiled at the crowd of "sympathiz- hini so bad' that on Friday morn ing friends surrounding the Crop, j died:' Mr. Green was prom- u u .1 ; t; inent m the tobacco.business. . His The Ezabej;h City naval Re- . , mother is Mrs- Francis Green of Sheriff, Granny, of Pasquotank "and he is a nephew of Mr. C. B county, by Governor jAycock yes- Green, Clerk of the Court of Dur- - terday afternoon for the 1 protection ! ham. 7 30;- The r cruiser San Francisco is being , hurriedly prepared for sea. Work is being prosecuted at , night owing to the Venezuelan situation; - Carcas, Dec. 30. The Venezuelan government sent a request to Ber- beth-City.y Col. Oowles is Dead. Wiikesh, N. C, Dec.730. Col. William 'H. Cowles, ex-Congressman, died at his home! here to-day. Colonel Cowles was a distingiiished officer of the Confederate army and lin that Herr Noop, manager of the erved four terms in Congress. , , German railway, be discharged It a OhrisJteaaJHunt. , J ic hiiAven ther rentiet xmli ne crrjin- ,; -- -1- . o , 1 tvi c j ' -ii. of birds. With : onlyX twenty-five ....., . 1 M Nesrrb Lvnched. ; men, sixteen gunsr ana tnreenorses. tCd- Weldon, N. C.,'-Uec. -Jeter ir" t r . t j 1.J ' .11. 3 I : . : . Mitcneii, coiorea, wuo . assauuea Xmas enough to fall in the gullies Mrs. Lucinda HilK an esteemed lady of Northampton county Wed nesday was taken from the . county jail at, Jackson at 2s o'clock tliis morning and swung up to a limb in ! the jail yard.. H..W.FOUSHOT. Hopes for Release Soon Constantinople, Dec?7-TDis!- patches from Saloniac reportthat Treasurer Peet, of the j Missionary Society, at Constantinople, has es- If you have not tried '-'Snowa- tablished communication with the UllaSlan - you have no idea brigands who hold Lliss Stone cap how pleasant and healing to rough . & , , , M4 r skin, pimples etc.; get a sample at tive and hoP a rde-2 ac" Morris' Drue; Store. ccmpliched within a fortnight, to all of onr ;.friend8 our very r - best: wishes for a most prosper ous new year. :c :: - , ' . - , We do.indeed feel grateful fcr your patronage during 1901, end hope ; that daring ; the ccmi c z r year : we will receive . even r, ; ; i larger jshare of your eppre::-J - trade. . We wiliendcTcr C : our.very. be3t to dc::rve it. - . ; It is our intention to (jrcatlv pfove each of cur cbTcrsl i ; . V , With the very best cf ccrvico, : theWstof goods, end thsloTrc:! l possible prices, we shall expect " to Eee more of you in our etcrc. .We will each' week snd' you r 'ri message through . The Counirn , ; which .we trust will prove cl interest. to you. . ; k : ; Always ready and anxious tcr accomodate you in every pc::I Dl8 way, we cro . ' Ycur fxizzt: s H.R.FoD8iiEEfc:: r
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