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VOL. 21. SMITIIFIELD, X. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2<i, 1902. NO. 29.
CRAIG AND PRITCHARD,
The Crowd at Smithtield was Clearly
With Crai?, Who scored Sena
tor Pritchard severely.
Since wo have not space for a
full repoit of Tuesday's debate
will make the following extracts
from Mr. II. M. Phillips' story in
the Raleigh Post:
As predicted yesterday, the
joint debate between Senator
Pritchard and Hon. Locke Craig
was warm. Today was the sec
ond meeting of these gentlemen
in this campaign. The attend
ance was not as large as that of
yesterday at Kinston, between
four and five hundred being pres
ent and filling the court house.
Like the previous day. however,
the crowd was with Mr. Craig,
and he was repeatedly cheered to
the echo as he punctured Repub
licanism time alter time. He was
brilliant, eloquent and forceful.
His speech was an able defense of
Democracy and the Democratic
State administration. It was a
better speech than his superb ef
fort at Kinston, where the honors
weredeclared his. Senator Pritch
ard, on the other hand, while he
made practically the same speech
as on the previous day, was per
haps not so aggressive, especial*
l.y during the first part of his
speech. There was a sprinkling
of Republicans in the audience,
and tney responded with hearty!
applause to the Senator's jabs at j
Mr. Craig and severe criticism of
Democratic policies.
The unanimous verdict of the!
large Democratic majority was
that it was Mr. Craig's day and
Democracy's triumph. It was a j
reminder of the old days when j
joint discussions between Demo
crats and Republicans were the
rule and nottheexception. There
exists the most friendly personal J
feelings between Semftor Pritch
ard and Mr. Craig, and while
there are some slaps that are
sharp and stinging, both men
have maintained an even and
smooth temper. Their little tilts
and sharp retorts arouse enthus
iasm and fan the flames of party ?
loyalty as each man makes telling
hits; but their generally dignified
bearing causes the men of oppo
site parties, sitt ing by each other
in toe audience, to have more
kindly feelings toward each other.
In his rejoinder Mr Craig said:
It cost six hundred millions to 1
subdue the Philippines, and you
raise a great cry about three or
four hundred thousand shortage!
in this State. Your part of this I
is only 30 cents, Senator Pritch
ard, and the same for all others,
while each man's part of the
Philippines expense is about $7.1
1 want to pay you your 30 cents,
Senator.
Senator Pritchard extended his
hand and, quick as a flash, Mr,
Craig handed him 30 cents,which
was accepted.
Mr. Craig turned on him with a
dramatic gesture and demanded: j
"Now, pay me my $7.00 for my
part of the Philippines extrava-:
gance. Pay me Senator Pritch
ard." (Tremendous applause and
cries of "Pay your debts, Sena
tor, pay your debts.") It was a
great hit for Mr. Craig.
I never saw a Republican in my
life, who was not a revenue offi
cer, but who was ashamed of his
party. On the other hand, 1
never saw a Democrat who was
not proud of Jefferson, Vance,
Lee Overman, Cy Watson, Sim
mons, Ed l'ou and others. (Ap t
plause).
Died m Columbia.
Mr. E. I. Pearce who has been
spending sometime here with his
son-in-law, Mr. T. B. Kirby, was}
callpd to Columbia, S. C., last!
Thursday on accouutof the criti
cal illness of his son, Hardy!
Pearce. The young man had a
severe attack of typhoid fever
which resulted fatally, his death ,
o. curring Sunday morning at 101
o'clock. The remains were
brought home Monday afternoon
and buried at the family burying
ground near Kenly.
Mr. Pearce was a bright young
man, twenty-one years of age,
who had made many friends dur
ing his short stay in Columbia.
MANY NEGKOES KILLED.
A Stampede in a Birmingham Church
Causes Terrible Loss ot Lite.
In an awful crush of humanity,
caused by a stampede in Shiioh
colored Baptist church at Birm
ingham, Alabama, last Friday
night 110 persons were either
killed or so badly injured that
they have since died.
The disaster occurred at 9:
o'clock just as Booker T. Wash-1
ington had concluded his address
to the National Convention of
Baptists and for three eours the,
scenes around the church were in- j
describable. Bead bodies were
strewn in every direction and the
ambulance service was not equal
to the task.
The church is the largest house
of worship for negroes in Birm
ingham, and the pastor says
there were at least 2,000 persons
in the edifice when the stampede
began. Instructions had been
issued to allow no one else to en
ter after the building had been
filled, but the negroes forced their
way inside the church and were
standing in every aisle. The en
trance was literally packed.
Just after Booker Washington
concluded his address, Judge Bil
lon, a negro lawyer from Balti
more, engaged in an altercation
with the choir leader concerning
an unoccupied Heat and it h said
blows were struck. Some one in
the choir cried, "They're fighting!'
Mistaking the word "fighting"
for "fire," the congregation rose
en masse and started for the door.
One of the ministers mounted the
rostrum and admonished the
people to keep quiet. He repeat
ed the word "quiet" several times
and motioned to his hearers to
be seated. Again the excited con
gregation mistook the word
"quiet" for a second alarm of
"lire" ami rushed for the door.
Men and women crawled over
benches and fought their way
through aisles like cattle. The
ministers tried again to stop the
stampede, but no power on earth
could stay the struggling, fight
ing mass of humanity.
The screams of the women and
children added to the terror of
scene and many persons fainted
and went to the floor to be crush
ed. Brick walls extend on both
sides of the outside steps and
this proved a veritable death
trap. Negroes who had reached
the top of the steps were pushed
violently forward and many fell.
Before they could move others
fell upon them and in a few mo
ments persons were piled upon i
each other to the height of ten j
feet. This wall of struggling hu-'
inanity blocked the entrance and i
the weight of 1,500 persons were
pushing against it. More than
20 persons fell on the steps and
were killed. White men, who
were in the rear of the church, es
caped.
ARCHER LODGE DOTS.
Mr. J. I. Barnes, of Clayton,
was in our midst Sunday.
The Sunday School at White
Oak last Sunday was largely at
tended. We will meet next Sun
day morning at 1C o'clock. There
will also be services at 11 o'clock j
by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Pippin.
Some of ou! young people at
tended-the lecture by Prof. A. R.
Flowers at Clyde's Chapel Sun-1
day morning.
Mr. G. It. Stancil has 4% acres;
of tobacco that will bring $450.
How is that for farming?
Politics is booming now. We
are proud of the ticket, and think
we have the banner township of
county. Xhay
A Parson's Noble Act.
"I want all the world to know"
writes Itev. C. J. Budlong, of
Ashaway, It. I., "what a thor
oughly good and reliable medi
cine I found in Klectric Hitters.
They cured me of jaundice and
liver troubles that had caused
me great suffering for many
years. For a genuine, all-around
cure they excel anything I ever
saw." klectric Bitters are the
surprise of all for their wonderful
work in Liver, Kidney and Stom
ach troubles. Don't fail to try
them. Only 50cts. Satisfaction
is guaranteed by Hood Bros.
PRESIDENT UNDER SURGEON'S
KNIFE.
Operation tor Removal of Abscess in
Leg Ends His Western Trip.
Baltimore Sun, Wednesday.
President Roosevelt's Western
tour was suddenly ended at Indi
anapolis yesterday by the neces
sity of performing a surgical
operation for the removal of an
abscess in his left leg, between
the knee and the ankle, which had
developed as a result of his car
riage accident at Pittsheld.Mass.,
September 3.
The fact that a serious abscess
had been developed had been
carefully concealed. At length
the President, in spite of his de
sire to keep going, found it un
bearably painful to remain on
his feet.
After makiug a number of
speeches in Indiana on the tinal
day of his tour he was entertain
ed at Luncheon at the Columbia
Club, Indianapolis. At 3.15 p.
m. he left the club in his own car
riage and was driven to St. Vin
cent's Hospital. The operation
was performed there by Dr.
(Jeorge II. Oliver, of Indianapo
lis, who was in consultation with
the President's physician, Dr.
George A. Lund, and wjth Dr.
(ieorge J. Cook. Dr. Henry Jame
son and Dr. J. J. Richardson.
At the close of the operation
the surgeons announced that the
trouble was "not serious, but
temporarily disabling." They
also stated that the indications
favor speedy recovery, and that
it is imperative tde President
shall remain quiet for a time.
The President was moved on a
stretcher at 7.45 p. m. toatrain,
which left for Washington a few
minutes later.
In his speech at Logansport,
Ind., preceding theoperation Mr.
Roosevelt declared in favor of a
revision of tariff schedules with
out abandoning the principle of
protection. He advocated non
partisan consideration of this
question, and suggested a com
mission of experts to deal with
it.
HONEYCUTT ITEMS.
The last barn of tobacco in
the neighborhood was cured last
week by Mr. David Austin.
Miss Eugenia YViggs, of Ral
eigh, is visiting Miss Mat^ieSteph
enson.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Stephenson,
Mrs. S. G. Austin and Mr. David
Austin attended the Association
at Bethsaida last Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs.' P. W. Wallace has been
sick for the last week but we are
glad to <now she is improving.
Miss Cynthia Austin is suffering
very intense pain from having
teeth extracted.
Mr. Junie Johnson left last week
for a visit to Williamston.
We are sorry to know that
Mrs. W. H. Coats is very ill.
Misses Lailon and Florence
Stephenson gave a very delight
ful entertainment at their home
last Monday evening.
Megus.
SELMA NEWS.
Mr. James A. Spiers, Jr., is vis
iting in Lexington. N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Call return
ed Tuesday from Asheville and
Wilksboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius C. Jeffreys
were here Monday visiting friends
and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Atlas Iiatton are
visiting Mr. N. R. Ratton.
Robert A. Ashworth is at he me
on a short visit.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Richardson,
of Kenly, are visiting our towns
man, C. W. Richardson.
Mrs. W. A. Yarboro and Miss
Katie Yarboro are visiting Mrs.
A. M. Noble.
Our tobacco market is keeping
prices at the top notch anil we
are having good breaks every
day?six days in a week.
Littleton Female College has
opened with about 120 boarding
pupils present on the first
day. This is the largest opening
in the history of the Institution.
Many others are yet expected.
PENNY NOTES.
There were services nt Mt. Iler
1 moil church Sunday morning.!
Rev. J. G. Green preached an ex
cellent sermon to a large congre
gation. He also preached at
Amelia Sunday af ergoon. Mr.
Green is an excellent young man
and a good preacher; he is loved
by many is this community.
Some few young people in this
section attended the S. S. picnic
at Bethel last Saturday. They
report a pleasant time.
Miss Annie Penny left a few
days ago for Oxford Seminary j
I where she will take a special
course in Art.
Mrs. A. C. Penny, who has been
visiting relatives and friends in .
Wake returned Sunday, accom
panied by her father, Mr. J. L.
Banks. Mr. Banks once resided
?n this vicinity and will always
be welcomed as a visitor by all
who know him.
Mrs. O. G. Smith, of Clayton,
i and Miss NeppieSmith,of Raleigh,
were visitors of Mrs. Smith's
I mother, Mrs. Ramson Penny,
[ one day last week,
i Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Page, of
Clayton, and Mr. and Mrs. L. H.
Yarbrougli, from near Raleigh, j
were visitors of this section re-1
cently. "XX."
General News Items.
In a fight at a church near Lan
dale, Ala., Sunday, Wm. Phillips |
killed Wm. Owens; Phillips was |
mortally wounded.
The Americans operating in j
Mindanao up to Sunday had cap-j
tured seven ports and killed and j
wounded fifty Moros, without
loss to themselves.
The sheriff of Lackawanna
county, Pa., has called upon the!
governor of the state for trcops,
because of the threatening aspect;
of the strike situation.
It is estimated that the recent j
eruption of Mt. Pelee in Mar-i
I tinique. caused the death of 2,0001
people and covered a territory
ten times greater than the erup- j
tion of last May.
An independent mass meeting
| to nominate county and legisla
! tive candidates was call for Pur- j
ham county the other day.
Thereupon the Sun began fishing;
around and found that three of j
the signers to the call for the |
meeting hadn't paid their poll
tax for the last year and can't
j vote.
py tne explosion of a gasoline
peanut roaster, which was in op
eration on the street in Norfolk,
Va., Friday Miss Bessie McGrath,
of Phoebus, Va., was instantly
killed, while Mrs. Mary A. Palmer,
of Lawrenceville, Va. was so
badly injured that no hope of her i
recovery is entertained. Two
other women were injured.
! p Mr. John Richardson, a young
1 white man, was fatally injured in j
Mr. Willis Whitaker's cotton gin,
three miles from Raleigh, Thurs
day morning, and died in thei
hospital at Raleigh the same af
ternoon. The young man's arm
was caught in the gin and torn
off. He was taken to the hos
pital for an operation but died
before it could be performed.
The business section of the
town of Battleboro, Nash county,
was .almost entirely destroyed by
fire Wednesday night of last week.
The fire originated in F. M. Raw
lings' store by an overheated
lamp setting fire to the ceiling.
The total loss is placed at about
$20,000; insurance $7,000. The
store buildings of F. M Itawlings,
M. C. Braswell, J. P. Stewart A
Co., Calhoun and several vacant
buildings and the residence of Kd
Williams were destroyed.
The city of Bellaire, Ohio, is
wild with indignation over the
action of J. 1). Defenbaugh, prin
cipal of the fifth ward school.
There had been differences be
tween 18 of the girls, nine white
and nine colored. These culmi
nated last week in an open fight.
The principal gave his ultimatum
that the white girls must all kiss
the colored girls or take lickings.
Being frightened, they complied.
The parents are terribly worked
up over the affair, and the school
board will call an extra session
to investigate the matter at
I once.
Mr. George F. Uzzle Dead.
.1 ust before going to press we
learn that Mr. George F. Uzzle,
of Wilson's Mills, died this morn- (
ing at (ire o'clock. No purticu- v
lars.
Mrs. Lunceloril Dead.
Last Friday, September 19th,
Mrs. Telfair Lunceford passed 1
away from earth to hei eternal!
reward.
M rs. Lunceford was a most ex
cellent woman; a faithful, patient
wife and mother. She was held
in the highest esteem by her
neighbors. t
She wanted to get well and live i
for the sake of her husband and I
children, but expressed her readi- 1
ness for death if it was the Lord's
will.
She professed faith in Christ (
last October, and joined the 1
Methodist church, and until she 1
died she gave every evidence of
her taith, by a Christian life.
Her death entails a great loss j t
on her family. A bereaved bus-,.
band and four motherless chil
dren?one an infant?are left to j
our charity and sympathy. i
By this dispensation the living i i
are reminded, again, that the i
wisest thing is to be ready. May 1
God bless the stricken family,and j
make them the objects of His
Fatherly care. t
K. I). Holmes, P. C. f
Sept. 25, 1902.
Mrs. W. P. Rose Dead.
It was with deep sorrow that' 1
the people of this city heard last j
night ot the death of Mrs. \V. P.
Itose, who passed away yesterday
afternoon at a quarter to seven
o'clock at her home, 519 Oak
wood avenue.
She was a devoted wife and i'
mother, and besides her husband ,'
leaves three children, one of these 1
an infant but a few days old. lu '
his great grief there is deep sym- '
pathy for the bereaved husband
and his little children.
M rs. Rose was twenty-seven
years old and was a daughter of j i
Mr. D. A. Grantham, of Golds- j i
boro. j i
Mr. and Mrs. Rose have resided ]
in Raleiga for about four years }
and have made many friends here, j
Mr. Rose's profession asanarclii-j
tect and contractor has made
him well known over the State
and his many friends will sympa-!
thize with him.?Raleigh News j
and Observer, 20th. ,
: \
Not Doomed For Lite. i
"I was treated for three years
by pood doctors," writes W. A.
Greer. McConnellsville, ()., "for -
1'iles, and Fistula, but, when all
failed, Bucklen's Aruica Salve
cured me in two weeks." Cures j
Burns, Bruises, Cuts,Corns,Sores, j,
Eruptions, Salt Rheum, Biles or >
no pay. 2bc at flood Bros.drug i
store. ! |
Remember that The Austin- j
Stephenson Co. will feed you and ,
feed your stock. " (
The American and Imperial j
Tobacco Companies are both 1
represented on the Selrna tobacco
market and their buyers are
anxious for tobacco. When you J
come with tobacco remember the
Planters Warehouse.
When you have a bale of cot
ton for the market The Austin
Stephenson Co. will buy that.
Special prices made to country
merchants. Austin-Stephenson 1
Co.
j (
Don't Disappoint Your Wife.
You have been promising to
buy a sewing machine for your
wife. You are able to buy it this
fall. Don't disappoint her by
ordering a cheap, common ma
chine, nut buy a good one that
will last a life time. The New
Home or Domestic will suit. For
sale by
J. M. Beaty,
Smithfield, N. C.
Two cars of n?w wheat flour
just received by Austin-Stephen
son Co. Every saci: warranted. j
Puclic Speaking.
Saturday, October 4th, at il
j'clock p. ni. an follows:
Peacocks \ Roads, Meadow
;ownship, by J. T. Ellington, W.
?5. Stevens.
Pine Level, by E. S. Abell and
lames A. Wellons.
Archer, bv C. VV. Richardson
ind VV. A. Edgerton.
Let every body turn out to
lear the issues discussed.
VV. VV. Cole,
Chin. Ilem. Ex. Com.
T. J. Lassitek,
Secretary.
Some tobacco sold last week on
he Selma market as high as fifty
?ents per pound. We want you
;o come to the Planters VVare
louse.
Iion't forget the Rig Millinery
Opening at VV. L. Woodall's next
donday and until eleven o'clock
Monday night.
The nicest car of hay ever came
o Sinithfield is now for sale at
Vustin-Stephenson Co.
Good tobacco breaks every
lay and the farmers are satisfied
irith the prices they get on the
Selma market. Bring your to
mcco to the Planters Warehouse.
You can get all the cotton
seed hulls and meal you want
rom Austin-Stephenson Co.
SEASONABLE GOODS.
Seed rye, barley, clover seed,
Dats and wheat in stock. Meat,
ard and hams in car lots. Hour
n car lots always on hand.
VV. M. Sanders.
FOR SALE.
A tract of .\J2 acres with house
if two rooms and water. This is
i tine tobacco and cotton land
is well as for corn and grain.
Vpply to Mrs. W. II. Lyon, Ral
?igh, N. C.
LOOK OUT.
All who are in debt to Gardner
St Galbraith for horses and mules
nust come forward promptly
md settle. Gardner & Galbraith.
FOREMEN WANTED.
I know two or three farmers
vho want foremen to look after
;hree to five horse farms. Fore
nen will be expected to work, to
eed stock and manage the farm.
Honest, industrious men with
some experience will be paid fair
vages. Married men preferred.
A'rite to
J. M. Bkaty,
Smithtteld, N. C.
LANDS FOR RENT.
I have for rent four good to
bacco crops, fairly good houses,
tobacco barns and lying out
and.
Also a four-horse and a two
horse crop for cotton; good land
ind good houses. I will be will
ing to make special contracts
with good farmers who own good
itock to cultivate the cotton
;rops. I will furnish the land and
fertilizer to men who will contract
bo cultivate the land thoroughly.
Mr. F. H. Brooks, Smithtield,
S. C., will give further informa
tion if desired.
James H. Poit,
Raleigh, N. C.
FOR RENT.
?
Four dwellings, one with two
rooms and one fireplace; one with
two rooms and two fireplaces;
one with three rooms and one fire
place, kitchen and one fireplace;
one with five rooms and two tire
places, good barn,good orchard,
two acres land; ten acres good
tobacco land, fine condition hog
weeds on it waist to shoulder
high, two good barns and pack
house. Will let for one-fourth or
furnish team for two-fifths: 75
acres corn and cotton lands,
healthy community, good water,
good stockrange.iu quarter mile
of post-office and a good private
school, all at Old Bentonville,
Johnston county, N. C. Money
to lend for benefit of farm or
school, properly secured. Call on
or write to J. M. BEASLEY,
Beasley, N. C.