The Democrat.
E. E. MILLIARD, - - - - Editor.
Published Every Thursday.
THLRSDAY. JANUARY 24, 1895.
6 Pases.
THE LEGISLATURE.
SECOND WEEK'S RECORD.
TTK.SDAY, JAN. loTII.
Shnate. Called to order at 11 ox-lock.
Prayer by Senator Amtnons.
Uills : IJy Mr. Westmoreland of
Davidson, lill to repeal license tax on
piano and organ dealer.-?.
y .Mr. Hamrick of Cleveland, bill to
reduce expenses of the State guard.
JJy Mr. Paddi.son of Pender, resolu
tion instructing Senators and Represen
tatives in Congress toendeavor to secure
the passage of a law for the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at a ratio oi
1( to I and to abolish banks of issue.
By Mr. Bellamy, of Nash, bills to
reduce salaries of State and countv
oflicials, and to reduce charges of to
bacco warehouses.
Rv Mr. Sigmon, of Catawba, bill to
regulate public printing and binding
Mr. Starbuck thought this a very
important bill, and that the Senate had
made a mistake in repealing the lowest
bidder bill without, at the same time,
adopting a substitute.
RAILROADING A RISKY LAW.
Mr. Forbes, of Pitt, asked that his
bill to reduce the official bond of the
sheriff of Pitt county be taken from
the calendar and placed upon its second
reading. lie stated that the bond of
the sheriff of Pitt had not heretofore
exceeded .$'72,000, but that on the elec
tion of Mr. Harrington, Populist, (on
November 0th) the bond of sheriff had
been increased to J2,000 ; that Mr
Harrington had made the required
bond, but that the commissioners of
Pitt had refused to accept it on the
ground that Mr. Harrington was a
Populist. The bill provided that a
sheriff may appeal from the decision of
the commissioners, and that the com
missioners shall not appoint a sheriff
until the courts pass upon the matter
the case to take precedence over al
others for trial at the ensuing term o
court, and for the repeal of all laws
conflicting with this law.
Mr. Forbes further stated that if the
bill passed before next Monday, Har
rington's bond would be accepted. If
it failed to pass by that time, a Demo
crat, appointed by the commissioners,
would be sheriff-
Mr. Abell moved the bill be referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Carver thought if the bill was
not passed at once the will of the people
of Pitt would be defeated.
Mr. Cook said that if referred to a
committee the bill might by dilatory
tactics be defeated. He had examined
it and thought it a good bill, and there
fore hoped it would not be referred.
Mr. White, of Alexander, said be was
not satisfied to vote ior the bill unless
it was better understood.
Mr. Dowd stated that the Iill was
far-reaching and it would not be wise
or safe to hurry it through. He did
not think the Senate could afford to
rush it through without a better under
standing of its provisions.
Mr. Adams said the bill was of great
importance. He did not let the politics
of the sheriff-elect cf Pitt county enter
into the matter. He had been told
that some of the bondsmen in the case
were worth nothing over their exemp
tions. He read the section that it was
proposed to repeal, and stated that the
bill would make the sheriff of Pitt
county the sole beneficiary of a law
which discriminated against the other
sheriffs in the State. It was unjus
and unfair to extend to one sheriff
legal rights which were denied to oth
ers. It repealed every section of the
Code with reference to the qualifica
tions of sheriffs.
After a lively discussion the bil
passed its second and third readings and
was sent to the house without being
engrossed.
House. House was called to order,
Opened with prayer by Rev. Levi
Branson. Various local bills were in
trod need.
Mr. Moward, d.; Edgecombe, h. b
W : to prevent the selling of intoxicat
ing li.juors within two miles of Olivet
church, Edgecombe county.
Mr. Ewart, r., Henderson, h. b. 95 :
to repeal the Railroad Commission act.
ihe Speaker in handinsr the ,nrS
of Gates, Coilins and Rea against Criz
zard and Honse, of Halifax ; Garret
against Howard, of Edgecombe ; Dixon
against Mewborne, of Green.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 16tH.
Senate. Prayer by Dr. Daniel of
the First Presbyterian church. Pills
and Resolutions :
By Mr. Mewlorne, P., of Lenoir, bill
to prevent discrimination by railroad.
telegraph and telephone companies, and
to prohibit the use of free passes. (Re
ferred to committee on Railroad Com
mission. Ry Mr. Paddison, P., of Pender, bill
to prohibit the use of railroad passes by
countv officials.
Ry Mr. McCaskey, p., of Martin, bill
to amend section 1, of the Constitution,
as follows :
"That article fourteen ot the Consti-
tution of the State of Norsh Carolina
be amended so that monopolies and
trusts shall never be allowed in this
State, and no incorporated company,
copartnership or association of persons
in this State should directly or indirect
ly combine or make any contract with
any other incorporated company, for
eign or domestic, through their stock
holders or the trustees or assigns of such
stocKhOlders, or with any co-partnershij
or association of persons, or in any
manner whatever for the purpose of
fixing the prices or limiting the pro
duction of regulating the transportation
of any product or commodity."
This section shall not be construed
to prevent private families from club
bing together to purchase goods or sup
plies for their immediate or private use,
nor to prevent farmers from shipping
the products of their farms together to
market.
PUBLIC PRINTING.
Senate bill, No. .r4, authorizing joint
committee of the Senate and House to
call upon the Secretary of State and
award contract for public printing was
taken up. This bill provides that the
public printing shall be let out to the
lowest responsible bidder ; that no bids
from outside the State shall be award
ed only to a practical printer, who
shall be required to give a good and
sufficient bond for the faithful execu
tion of the work.
On motion of Mr. Cook, It., the bill
was ordered referred to the Committee
on Public Printing as soon as that
committee was announced.
A joint ballot between Senate and
House elected Mr. J. W. Brown for En
rolling Clerk.
TILT OVER A BLACK BOARD.
Mr. Rice, r., of New Hanover, offered
a resolution requiring a black-board to
be placed in the Senate Chamber for
convenience in publishing times and
places of committee meetings.
Mr. White, p., of Alexander, saw no
use for black-boards, as they had not
been used in the past.
Mr. Starbuck, r., thought a board
might cost four or five dollars and was
not in favor of going to so much oppar
ently unnecessary expense.
Mr. Wicker, p., of Chatham, didn't
thinK the need of the board would justi
fy the expense.
Mr. Carver, r., ot Cumberland, hoped
that the Senators would not forget that
this was an age of progress.
Mr. Long, p., of Columbus, said ne
believed in economy and would vote
against this expense.
Mr. Fowler, p., said the discussion
over this small matter nad cost the
State in waste of time more than a
blackboard would cost. He favorpd
having one.
Mr. Candler r., moved to refer the
resolution to the Committee on Fi
nance. His motion was lost. The
vote recurring on the resolution, it
passed its second and third readings.
House Called to order and prayer
by Representative Woodard from
Swain.
The bill to reduce the bonds of the
officers of Pitt county came up and
was discussed with considerable warmth
by the members from that county.
Mr. Smith, d., of Gates, H. B. 104,
resolution by the House ot Represen
tatives, the Senate concurring, to ap
point a committee to open the bids
submitted on public printing to the
Secretary of State and to report the
same, and that the checks enclosed be
endorsed back to the senders.
Mr. Smith, r., of Cleveland, H. B.
105, to prevent discrimination by any
transportation, telegraph, or telephone
company, and the use of free passage.
Mr. Young, r., of Wake, joint reso
lution IU, direct Secretary of State
, i i a ver to the bid
to endorse back ana aeu.
ders for the public printing
UUU. umu-
, ; 1 1 - :
The Speiker announced a nurnl-er I
of committee- and the House adjourn-
ed.
THURSDAY, JAN. 17xjl. ;
Senate. President called Senate to j
order at 11 o'clock. Praver bv Rev.
J. L. Foster of the Christian church.
REPORT OK COMMITTEES.
By Committee on education, resolu
tion asking information from State
Treasurer, with reference to disburse
ments to educational institutions, with
recommendation that it. pas-.
By Committee on Selection of com
mittees, report of the selection of the
following Joint Standing Committee-:
Li n R a r y S h arp , Chairman.
Pr I N T I n g Wes t m Orel a nd , C h a i r m a n .
Public Buildings and Grounds.
Snipes, Chairman.
Enrolled Bills. Starbuck, Chair
man.
Election of Justices. Dal by,
Chairman.
Election of Trustees of Universi
ty. shaw. Chairman.
Colonial Records White of Ala
mance, Chairman.
bills and resolutions.
By Mr. Wicker, p., of Chatham, bill
to prohibit the printing or circulation
of fs.lse or bogus election tickets.
By Mr. Candler, r., of Jackson, bill
to levy a special tax for building a
bridge across Tuckaseegee River.
By Mr. Fowler, p., of Sampson, bill
to amend chapter 520, Laws ot 1801, in
regard to prompt dispatch of freight
by railroad companies.
Ru Mr Mood v. r- of Havwood. bill i
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to define lard and butter and to regulate !
the sale thereof.
By Mr. Marshall, r., of Surry, bill to
abolish county' boards of education and
to reduce salaries of county superin-
tendents of education.
By Mr. Starbuck, r.. of Guilford, bill
to incorporate the Stock Mutual Insur
ance company.
By Mr. Hamrick, p., of Cleveland,
bills to require railroads to pay taxes
as other companies ; to amend game
laws so as to protect crops.
By Mr. Paddison, p., of Pender, by
request, bill to make education of blind
children compulsory.
By Mr. Sigmon, r., of Catawba, reso-
lution providing for inviting immigra- j jj. 9,3, a resolution to appoint sub com
tion by advertising the mining, mineral, ra it tees on privileges and elections.
timbered and other resources of North
Carolina.
By Mr. Carver, r., of Cumberland, a
verbal resolution asking the committee
on public health to look more carefully
after the nroper heating and ventilation
of the Senate chamber. Mr. Carver
said he had caught a cold, something
he hadn't had for years, and he attri
buted it to improper temperature of
the chamber.
By Mr. Grant, r., of Wayne, bill to
amend chapter 08, laws of 18S'J, for the
relief of certain soldiers in the late war.
By Mr. Starbuck, r., of Guilford, res
olution requiring the Secretary of State
to forward certified copies of laws en
acted by this General Assembly to
judges and solicitors immediately after
the ratification of these laws.
FROM THE CAMENDAR.
House Bill Xo. 4, to repeal chapter
137, laws of 1803, the charter of the
State Farmers' Alliance, passed its
second and third readings.
PASSED THIRD READINGS.
The resolution requiring the State
Treasurer to furnish statement of all
disbursements for the State University,
the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege, -it Raleigh, theXormal and Indus
trial School at Greensboro, and the
Agricultural and Mechanical College
for the colored race, at his earliest con
venience. House. Called to order and prayer
by Rev. Mr. Woodson.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Dayis, h.b. 141, to repeal chapter
300, laws of 1803, entitled an act to
establish a battalion of naval reserves,
Ac. ; h. b. 142, to repeal chapter 374,
laws of 1803, and to abolish the Stafe
Guard ; h. b. 143, to repeal chapter
370, laws of 1803, and to provide for a
Supreme Court Reporter ; h. b. 144, to
abolish Criminal and Interior Courts,
and to provide for the holding of Courts
of Oyer and Terminer.
Mr. Thillips, of Pitt. h. b. 145, to re
duce the official bonds of the Sheriff of
Pitt count-.
Mr. Howard, of Edgecombe, h. b.
14S, to incorporate the town of Leggett
in Edgecombe county.
Mr. Lusk, of Buncombe, h. b. 140,
to equalize assessments on all property,
real and personal for taxation through
out the State.
OX SECOND BEADING.
W TO 104. the resolution introauced
, t
the owning of bid fr public printing
by the Secretary of State l?fore a corn-!
mittee of two from the Senate and three
from the House, and the return
checks enclosed therein.
of ;
After l-emg dir-cussed at
was lost by a vote to 10.
lti'-ion vote.
PITT rot NT Y BILL
length it
Party, or
f
Concerning the Sheriff of Pitt county j
the following bill passed and was .-em j
to the Senate :
Section 1. That the sheriff of Pitt
county shall be required to give the
three ollicial londs precriled in Section
207:i of the Cole in sums not exceeding
in the aggregate sixty thousand dollars
Sec. 2. That the sheriff shall have
right of immediate appeal to the Supe
rior Court of Pitt county from any
action or proceedings of the county
commissioners of said county, whereby
they fail, neglect, delay, or refuse to
approve the said bonds or the sheriff
or any of them, and they shall make
no appointment of his successor unless
and until directed by the Judge.
Sec. 3. That immediately upon the
s3rvice of notice of appeal upon the
siid county commissioners or any of
them, the clerk of the Superior court of
said county shall cause the said appeal
to be docketed, and the same shall stand
for trial at the next term of the Supe
rior court of said county and shall take
precedence of all other trials.
Sec. -1. That all laws and clauses oi
laws in conflict with this act are hereby
repealed.
Sec. o. That this act shall be in force
from and after its ratification.
Sec. 0. This act shall apply to Pitt
county alone,
Friday, jan. 18th.
Senate. The Senate was called to
order at 11 o'clock and opened with
prayer by Rev. I). II. Tuttle, of the
Central Methodist Church. He prayed
that the experience which legislators
had had among men, and the cultiva-
j tion of mind they had enjoyed, might
I be used for the best interest of the
State.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Senator llanviek, S. B. S'J, to
abolish the State geological survey.
By Senator Mood', of Haywood, S.
By Senator Paddison, S. B. 90, to
amend sections 12 and 18 of article 10
of the Constitution, reducing the home
stead exemption.
By Senator Stephens, S. B. 102, to
make the marriage license fie if 1.50.
A report was received from the Sec
retary of State concerning insurance
companies doing business m North
Carolina, stating that there were 107
general insurance agents representing
various companies in the State, which
paid in license fees about .$1,000 an
nually. All the companies but three
are foreign.
A message was received from the
House of Representatives reporting
among other things that it had passed
House bill to reduce the official bond
of Pitt county. Calendar.
PITT'.s BOND qu EST I ON AGAIN.
S. B. 105, a bill from the Tlonr-e, to
reduce the official bond of the sheriff
of Pitt county to $60,000, and giving
the sheriff the right of appeal from the
decision of the county commissioners
in certain cases, was put on its second
reading.
Senator Forbes, of Pitt, spoke to the
bill and urged its passage as a matter
ot justice to the people.
Senator Mewborne, speaking on the
bill, reverted to the importance of offi
cial bonds, declaring that they should
not be too small, that they should not
be too large. He cited the fact that
the total collection of taxes in Pitt
county amounted to about 3).0O0, and
therefore he thought a bond of StKOOO
would amply protect the public fund
of that county. He said the bond was
not for the special benefit of any par
ticular sheriff, for an officer of any par
ty can have the advantage of its provis
ions ; and he therefore favored the pro
vision which gave the right of appeal
from the decision of the eommis.-ioners
"that august body of men whose
powers apparently were as wide as the
earth, as high as the heavens and went
down to the lowest depth.-." "It was
almost necessary, when anything vas
desired of them, to write a note on gilt
edge paper, perfume it highly, get on
a white horse, and going before the
County Commissioners, ask the-m if
they won't please do so and so.''
Senator Forbes desired to correct a
statement made by him under amisaj
prehension. He had stated tnat the
Commissioners cf Pitt county raised
i i h
- f' - ,l"U ; but he Lad "ir.ee aerta:ied
that the Iw.nd had been raided to or.lv
7'. ',". He deirvl to aplgire for
any unfair or misleading Maten.ent
"oneerning the matter.
Senator Adnm appreciated the action j
of the Sena for from Pitt in correcting J
the statement.- he had made. I
Senator I .vvd aid he was glad to j
har Senator Fnr! correct Id M.ite- !
merit, and he tmderttofi this action
t to remove the har-h accuaii-n aain-t
the countv commissioners of Pitt. He
would now upjort the bill; and he
would go further than that ; for in any
ca.-e in which it wan proven that any
commiioners of any county had tin
justly u-el the iner vested in them,
he would stand for calling them to
strict account regardless of party or
parties.
A report from the State University,
through the President, Dr. Geo. T.
Winston, was submitted to the Senate,
and referred to the committee on edu
cation.
Senate resolution S.f, with reference
to immigration and investment of cajv
ital in Xorth Carolina was taken up
and passed its second and third readings.
This is the resolution of Senator Sig
mon, of Catawba, officially declaring
the advantages of North Carolina which
are open to investors, health-seekers
and home-seekers. He had intended
to ask the State for a small appropria
tion for disseminating this declaration,
but had since decided to do this with
his own means.
A message was received from the
House announcing that that body had
adopted a resolution to adjourn till
Monday, observing Saturday as a
holiday in honor ol Gen. Iiobt. E. Iee,
and asking the concurrence of the
Senate. The Senate amended the reso
lution to meet on Saturday at 10 o'clock,
and adjourn at 12.
House. Mr. Smith, of Gates, major
ity report II. B. 02, for protection ot
girls and promotion of chastity, to
change word ten to twelve, raising age
of consent. Motion to make special
order for Wednesday next at 12 o'clock.
Carried.
Mr. Ray, H. B. 177, in favor of the
election of postmasters by the jeople
Mr. Ewart, H. B. 108, calling for in
formation from clerks and door keepers
of the House as to the number of em
ployees and compensation.
Mr. McClammy, II. B. lOO.toextend
the time of sheriffs in settling taxes
due State and county.
Mr. French, II. B. 170, to adjourn
until next Monday 3 p. m., the Senate
concurring, (to-day being Lee's birthday
and a State holiday.)
Mr. Yates, II. B. 171, to raise revenue
for the public school fund from dealers
in pistols and pistol cartridges.
Peebles, II. B. 182, to authorize com
missioners to appoint special tax col
lectors for Northampton county.
Mr. Davis, by unanimous consent,
notice for the benefit of Nebraska suf
ferers. In the contested election case between
Ward and Croom from Pender county,
Ward, a democrat, who held the certifi
cate wa- unseated, and Croom was
sworn in.
SATURDAY, JAN. 10tH.
Senate. The Senate was called to
order at 10 o'clock, and opened with
prayer by Rev. Dr. Branson. His invo
cation was for ability and wisdom on
the part of legislators to avoid mistakes,
and that great good might come to the
State through their work.
The committee on enrolled bills re
ported that the biil to reduce the official
bond of the sheriff of Pitt county had
passed both ho!is( s an 1 had been en
rolled. BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
Senator Lindsay introduced S. B. 100,
to reduce the expenditure of public in
stitutions, and to provide for an election
of boards of directors therefor. Referred
to the Committee on Finance.
S. B. 5, relating to the working ot
convicts on farms in Bertie county, was
taken from the calendar and referred to
the Committee on Judiciary.
S. B. 13, relating to costs In criminal
cases, which had fc-een unfavorably re
,orted by the Judiciary Committee,
was taken from the calendar and re-referred.
This bill provided certain
duties to le ierformed by the county
commissioners. Senator Moody, of
HaywooJ, R., expressed some doubt as
to the existence of the office of county
commissioner for any considerable
length of time, and the bill was re-referred
to be revised to meet that possible
contingency. The bill was introduced
TO tXfTUttC A rrt UT
TlHM-.iV!o
R 12. to mike thec!l cf the e.v
!.r truu.k -ting or:h!.t
put u t yicii rJJr.C-
i
e".tor Itlty who introduced the
tl at the domain -f j!St:c.
r !-'" frequently drhrt. out. and
therefore ihi hill might rm '."y .
Hp thought, hocer, that hen I he
otiiT! time for caihw; on the people,
by proclamation of the Governor, there
micht 1 ' iiue sjc'al thlnj; to gnr
thanks for. The cuol un now U to r)l
on the jsrople to pive thanks for mate
rial pnjrity, but at leajit nine tenth
ot the jieople had no cause to return
thanks for material blesaings, and the
proclamation was therefore alurd on
its face.
Another idea advanced was that it
was neither In accordance with the
Protestant or Catholic religion, lecAUfc
it was not an orthodox proceeding for
any ruler to order the people to pra;. er
u hen he did. he caned on finncr a-
wll as good jHple. He did not think
that any minister of any denomination
would take such a course as to call on
sinners to return thanks for anything ;
for the evidence of the Word was that
"the prayers ot the unrighteous availcth
nothing." He said further that alM
the day was noted a one of a aaered
character, yet it was a day on which
the baseball players, the horse racen
and in fact everylwidy who had any
thing to 1x3 thankful for sjent riotously,
while people who were not materially
proserou8 could not afford to obterve
tho day.
He spoke to the effect that he lelleved
the tendency of this "official' Thanks
giving was to have an evil effect on tin
morals of the people.
Senator Starbuck thought that tin
bill might le lmproier. He had heard
ot the idea that the prayers of the
righteous availeth much, but he had
never beard that the prayers of tho
wicked availed nothing, unci he did not
lelieve it was in the Bible. He thought
a sinner ought to be allowed to return
thanks if he had anything tole thank
ful for and wanted to do n , mi l he
moved that the bill lay on ti e tab!'.
Senator Parsons thought it would le
a bad thing to stop a sinner from pray
ing if he was caught at it. He b-!iei d
that the "unthankful" conditions eit-
i
ing were largely due to the f.iilur.of
people to accompany their works with
prayer.
The bill was on motion of Senator
Adams laid on the table.
TWO IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS.
Senator Starbuck, r. introduced the
following resolution :
"That a committo of nine, three on
the part of the Senate and six on the
part of the House of Representative,
be appointed by the president of tho
Senate, and the Speaker ol the House
of Representatives, to le known as the
Joint Committee of the Senate and
House of Representatives on Municipal
Government. That the Sjeaker of the
House shall designate the chairman of
the committee ; that ali bills, resolutions
and jKJtitions in reference to the matter
of municipal government le referred to
said committee ; and it shall 1 the
duty of said committee to prepare and
report as early as possible to thi- Gen
eral Assembly proper bill or bills pro
viding for the repeal of the present
system of county government, and for
restoring to the eople the light of
County Commissioners, or any officers
who may hereafter Ik; substituted for
County Commissioners, and Justices of
the Peace and other local offices."
Referred to the Committee on Coun
ties, Cities and Towns.
Senator Alell, d., introduced a reso
lution requesting the doorkeepers of
the Senate and House to furnish a list
of their employees, and the i-er diem
paid each.
The resolution was amended to in
clude the Keeper of the Capitol, and
the Auditor of State, and iw adopted.
The Senate then, at 12 o'clock, ad
journed in honor of General Robert E.
Ix-e.
House. Called to order at 10 o'clock.
Mr. Ewart, of Hendersjon, in the chair ;
prayer by Rev. Mr. Edward Bull, of
Newf-ern ; reading of journal di-i-eriK-d
with.
On motion of Mr. Williams, of (.'ra
ven, H. B. to reduce the official lond
of the sheriff of Pitt county to ?000)
w:.s ordered enrolled, several Democrats
objecting, among them Meosrs. Peebles
and Ray.
At 10 :15 the House adjourned to
meet Monday at 10 o'clock.
MONDAY, JAX. 2lT.
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put 'ti- - -,, t t ) r . ! ! ref :n-
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j joint t n rt nt t . u re ; re t jc I ntee. t ;
to u ply h.e to inrna?e.f hm.te
infituti-'r. . to p,o,'e f.r ia!Cjr k
and notskn. i- ,!. mde r.1
There w debt'e t n the b'.!! to re
tort per ,rn! tf- J fte of
in'ere?. iimj 'v T-te, the r;tite
Ho h)g jer cent, to le chirked by
j-via! contract i I !cioe the remain
der ef tL Iaw at pernt.
Effort w a made b en!.-r b!y
to amend the I t!l t! t per cent.
hall le the hvJ rate n-f that er
cent, inav l charged a:td that the
j-enalty for tstun thall lefme or Im
prisonment or tth.
Thedivuion a chiefly uju till
matter of cna!t:c.
The bid a finally waJe a special
order f or Wednesday.
Hoi.-Thc Hot; met at 3 o'clock.
The Judiciary committee iejrfel
unfaoihly on the .i!l to reduce the
marriage lircn.'e to !f I. ."si.
A rcijulutlon wn adopted njuetinu
the Judiciary committee to preps te a
bill eten line the jurilictton of mg.
letraic- io n to cme Is-nv, i''nib
onment of f.tmibe au "Hcati"! and
adultery. '
The reaoluliou br Mr. Eart
adopted, calling for lni'-ru'a.i re
garding the nutnler of clerk atvi em
ployes. Mr. Ewart wiid it charged that
thi Iyegehitnre had an army of em
ployes many more than were ne-eMry
and it was dctdred to know if the
charge were true.
The Demo ht make the' con-den-M
rejrt frum the dailie. intly
condensing from the AVm ( it$frtr,
but nnmetin.es from the Wilmington
Mnuewj'-r. Emtou In MocUAI.l
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NOW o.N If AND.
WJ1.I, SEI.I. THEM HEAP.
Alvi will take contract to
fuiiiih jot- from .VMHXI
'or more anvwbere within
. mile of Scotland Neck
C;m IiiV luniiih what
oti want. "orropond
cn i and order ohcitid.
D. A. I-1ADDIIY,
1-1 (-..',-ly Scotland Neck, N. C.
Ml N HON nils IA t I li.
TUB Conner Marble Worts,
;;, .t an,l lir, ll.mk St.,
NORFOLK,
VA.
LARfJE STOCK OF
FINISHED
Monuments
AND
Grave Stones
READY FOR
IMMEDIATE DEM V FRY.
Write for price ;tul de.-igns before
ordering elvwhere.
An inquiry may ae you dollar.
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Notice !
NOKTH CAI'.OI.IVA. i
Halifax County, i ,""'tij-r:or Court.
Noah Piggi and W. A. Dunn, tru-'ee.
s
Martha Poj, Abe- M. I'oj. Oeo. P.
Poj. Maynanl Pop-, patty Pope, Paul
E. 1'oj.e, Eugr-ne Poj'. i:!-unt Poj.e,
Jack Kcl and wife Claude, V. If.
k'i? hiu ar:i L. (i. Harer, the ttj(i
Patty pop.- ind Plount Pop? by their
guar'liaii ad litem, E. L. Travj.
I'.y viiti eof r.uer conferred upon
ruj by the u--iej of the .Super j,r conr'
for "aid C"M.'y m.tde i:i the above i-ii-tlt!-d
i.-t:oi. at the Nuwinler term,
IHUl. I -h .'! -!! for c ih at the co:.rt
hou-e l,r o ..id county, on tho f ir-t
Monday in i bruary. 1 '..", m-Ih the
fourth day of suid month, the land
fully deerile4 in the pleading in caid
action ; letng that land known a the
Ceo. Pope Mill place, and de-riled in
cald pleadidg as that land loundcd by
the funds of John Devervux, on the
outh, on the wot, by the land of D.
A. Poje, on the north by the laud of
Neptune Foreman, and containing four
hundred acre, more or le. It i that
tract of land near Hill's old mill.
Thia January 2, 1805.
W. A. Dvss,