2hr >smitf)firlii 3Krralft. price one dollar per tear. "TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD." single copies five cents VOL.21. SMITIIFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1903. NO. 47 THE LEGISLATURE. Raleigh, N. C., -January 2<>.? In the Senate today bills weie introduced. Giving judges the authority to limit argument of counsel in the trial of criminal cases less than capital. Amending law appoining the board of managers for Fayette ville Colored Normal schools. Removing peddler's tax from book sellers. To prohibit kissing the Bible in taking oath. Bills passed as follows: Amending the charterof Pamli co and Oriental railroad. Allowing Mt. Olive to issue bonds for schools. Restoring self government to Brunswick county. Appointing justices of peace for Columbus county. Increasing commissioners for Carteret county. In the House bills introduced: To incorporate the North State Trust Company. To increase commissioners in Wayne county. Amending the code relative to the sale of liquor to minors, idiots ana lunatics. To prevent intermarriage be tween first cousins. To regulate pratice and pro ceedings in special proceedings. Bills passed as follows: To enable Sampson to issue bonds to pay smallpox debt. To allow Carteret to levy special tax. To increase the number of commissioners in Wayne. Joint session of House and Senate to elect United States Senator was wii h mtjresult, com plimentary votes being cast for about a hundred persons. Raleigh, N. C., January 27.? No bill of any general importance wt s introduced in the Senate to day. The following passed final reading: nepealing the stock law in Federal Point township, .New Hanover county. To increase number of com missioners of Wayne to five. Bill to decrease the governor's salary was tabled. THE HOUSE. In the House, bills introduced as follows: To amend the corporation law. To amend the charters of Bed Springs, James Walker hospital and Jacksonville. To amend the law relating to competency of depositions in trials. Bills passed as follows: To prevent the sale, manufac ture and shipment of liquor into Scotland county. To incorporate the Bank 6f Selma. To amend the charter of James Walker hospital (this bill was objected to by Dr. Alexander, of Tyrel, because it conferred the power to issue diplomas to trained nurses, his contention beirg that one but hospitals connected with medical colleges should have this right). Upon the assurance that the bill would be favorably reported from the committee tomorrow requiring all trained curses to beexamined and pass the State Board of Trained experts and that this; bill had been prepared and ap proved by the State Association of Traiued N usees and State Medical Society, ihe objection to the hospital bill was withdrawn and it passed the final reading. The usual joint ballot of the Senate and House to elect a Senator was had, without result. Important acts ratified were: To extend the time for com muting and settling the State debt. To amend the charter of Oriental, Pamlico and Western railroad. To restore self-government to Brunswick county. FOR AREFORMATOHY. The Senate and House com mittees on penal and charitable institutions had-a joint session today at which many prominent people were pr sent and many laidies, to consider reformatory bills By a unanimous vote, it was decided to favorably report A the bill introduced bv Represen tative Parker, of Wayne, for a North Carolina Industrial School, directors to be seven women, the governor, the attorney general and the president of the Agricul tural and Mechanical College, and the commissioners of Agri culture. The school will be for white children between six and sixteen years of age, beggars who are i criminals, beggars abandoned by their parents, or who have abandoned their parents, those who have no occupation but spend their time on the streets, those whose parents are both drunkards, or whose mother is lewed, or drunkard or in prison. .Judges are given the power to I commit. Five thousand dollars is to be appropriated for the buildings, and a farm. The county com missioners of the county from which the child is sent to this school are to ya.v $ 100 annually for each child sent from respec tive county. Directors are to select a suitable site. DISPENSARY FOR TARBORO. There was an interesting discussion of the providing for an election as to whether Tar boro dispensary law should be repealed. The joint committee on propositions and grievances heard a delegation of those favoring dispensary who desired amendments to the bill requiring that to repeal thelaw, a majority of the qualified, registered voters in Tarboro township should vote to that effect. G. M. T. Foun- j tain spoke for this amendment to the bill. Senator Gilliam op posed any change in the bill as introduced by himself and ap proved by both representativis from Kdgecombe, which required that ajmajority oi the votes cast would repeal dispensary law. Other amendments were urged by advoca.es of the dispensary, one to extend the timeforelection from ten days as provided in the bill to 30 days. All amendments proposed by the dispensary advocates were adopted. Kdgecombe's Senator and representatives expressed great indignation. The chief amendment adopted requires a majority of the registered, quali fied vote of those voting. Com mittee reports bill favorably as thus amended. OVERSHOT NOTES. A mad dog in the neighborhood created some excitement a fen days ago. John W. Kose, Esq., of Wayne county, was up at his old home in Bentonsville township a day or so ago. Representative Jos. W. Wood came home irom Raleigh Satur day to see Mrs. Wood and chil dren. Glad to hear Joe stands firm for Cy. Watson for U. S. Senator. Rev. Whitley Langston, of Statesboro, Ga., came home the 15th to attend the burial of his mother, Mrs. Delia Langston. He returned home Monday. Mr. Langston first left North Caroli na for the State of Georgia in the year 1889, when he taught school at Rlackshear, Ga.. for a year. He then taught at Johnson Sta tion, South Georgia, for a year. Again near Rlackshear for a year, at the close of which he en tered the ministry, uniting with the Methodist Conference and has filled various stations. At i present he is filling a efcation ap-; pointment at Statesboro, Ga., this bein^ his third year at this place. Since he has been at Statesboro he has built an eight thousand dollar church and has succeeded in driving whiskey out of his town and county. Low Johnston. 4 ' ^ Domestic Troubles. It is exceptional to find a fami ly where there are no domestic ruptures occasionally, hut these can be lessened by having Dr. King's New Life I'ills around. Much trouble they save by their great work in Stomach and Liver troubles. They not only relieve you, but cure. 2.">c. at Hood Bros. Drug Store. SELM\ NEWS. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Rose werei in town Wednesday. Fab B. Whitley has been ap pointed a Notary Public. Mr. Tlios. W. Winston, of Ox ford, is visiting Mrs. G. A. Tuck.1 Messrs. E. W. Vick and Alex Green spent Sunday in Srnitu tield. Mrs. E. F. Pate has been visi ting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Parker. Miss Mable Horner, of Port Norfolk, Va., is visiting Miss Annie S. Noble. Dr. Vann, of the Baptist 1'ni versity, preached two excellent sermons here last Sunday. Fab Busbee Whitley snent Sun day in his old neighborhood, went to a wedding and had a good time. Robert Millard Xowell has bought a house and lot from J. A. Spiers, Jr. He says if be could only get her to say ves? they would move into the house at once. Wonder why she won't say yes? R. B. Whitley, Robert -Millard Nowell and George D. Vick went to Raleigh Tuesday to see the Legislature elect a Senator, but came away disgusted with the whole push. They say it is time to elect by the people. We are sorry to hear that Mr. J. 0. Watson is soon to leave us for Spencer. It is a promotion for him. We have not heard who will take his place. He is an ex cellent Christian gentleman and we are sorry to give him and his 1 family up. 1 Mr. J. J. Rives, the Imperial j Tobacco Co's. buyer here last , season, has moved here to be on , our market nextseason. Hesees a bright prospect ahead for Sel ma and wants to be in the push We are glad to have him for be always gave all he could for to bacco. We have New York stock and cotton exchange in our midst. A. B. Baxter & Co., successors to Murphy & Co., New York brok ers, have opened a stock and cotton exchange in our town un der the management of E. F. Pate. They have a direct private wire to New York and Cnicago. This is a great convenience for the general public to keep them selves posted on the market at no cost. Senex. LEACMBIRG. There was a large attendance at Shiloh Sunday School last t Sunday. ' "Sol" killed four hogs last 1 Tuesday that weighed 1,044 ' pounds. Messrs. Frank Wood and Eu- ? gene Stevens spent Sunday eve- t ning in Wake county. Mrs. W. H. Lyon, of Raleigh, . came down last week to attend t the burial of her sister, Mrs. Nora , J. Coats. ] Quite a number of our farmers 1 have sold their cotton seed. I There are not many more in the community. \ Miss Ida Stephenson, of Chilli, near Wilson's Mills, spent a part c of last week in I>?a<;|iburg visi- * ting relatives and friends. We are sorry to note that Mrs.;! Mary Wood is confined to her J room by sickness. We do sin- * cerely hope that her sickness will ^ be of a short duration. "Sol." x ? Tried to Conceal It. ? it's the old story of "murder ? will out" only in this case there's ? no crime. A woman feels run- t down, has backache or dyspepsia f and tiifnks it's nothing and tries t to hide it until she finally breaks 1 down. Don't deceive yourself, i Take Electric Hitters at once. It c has a reputation for curing Stom- r. ach, Liver and Kidney troubles t and will revivify your'whole sys- ( tem. The worst forms of those c maladies will quickly yield to the \ curative power of Electric Bit- t tere. Only 50c. and guaranteed ( by Hood Bros., Druggists. It COL. LYNCH FOUND GUILTY. Sentenced to Death tor high Trea son?Sentence Commuted. Arthur Alfred Lynch, the Irish Member of Parliament who served as a Colonel in the Boer Army during the late war, and who was formerly arraigned in the Court of King's Bench in London Wed nesday of last week on a charge of high treason, was convicted by the jury Friday and thereupon sentenced by Mr. Justice Wills to suffer the penalty of death. Tuesday King Edward commu ted the sentence to penal servi tude for life. Colonel Lynch was born at Smythesdale, Australia, in 1801. He was educated at Melbourne, where he worked as a journalist, teacher of mathematics and en gineer. He has written several works of literary criticism. In 1892 he ran unsuccessfully in Galway for Parliament as an Irish Nationalist. At the breaking out of the Boer war, according to some ac counts, he went to the front as war correspondent of a Paris newspaper. He afterward com manded a section of the Irish Brigade on the Boer side. From South Africa he returned to Paris, and in 1901, while there, was elected to Parliament from Galway as a Nationalist. He had not sought the place, but finally yielded to the advice of friends, went to England and at tempted to take his seat as a member of Parliament. He was immediately arrested on the charge of high treason, and was arraigned in the police court last June. He was held on that charge for the Court of King's Bench, where the trial was begun Wed nesday before Lord Chief Justice Riverstone, Mr. Justice Wills and COLONEL ARTHUR LYNCH. Mr. Justice Channell and a jury. It is centuries since an elected nember of the British cegisla :ure has been put to death for reason. The last case at all similar to Col. Lynch's was that if Lord Lovat, who assisted Stuart in the rising of Scotland n 1749. He was put to death I or treason in the Tower of Lon lon, where Sir Walter Raleigh ind many other historic charac ters, including some of the wives if Henry VIII., were beheaded. .lOrd Lovat's execution was the ast to take place in the Tower of London. The Washington Post thus vrites of this case: " He has been sentenced to leath. That is the only penalty issigned under English law to treason, He was secure in 'aris, his real ho?e, he could lave remained there indefinitely o laugh at the contemplated engeance of Chamberlain and lalfour. He preferred to journey 0 England; to abandon his isylum; to walk into the jaws of 1 foregone doom. Possibly lomewhereinthe annals of knight ?r ran try there may be recorded tome instance of more reckless laring, but we doubt it. Poets ind romancers may exhaust heir imaginations and soar into he dizziest realms of fantasy vithout producing a more highly :oIored picture of desperation, rhe fact remains, however. At he threshold of the twentieth ?entury; under the dispensation )f trade and usury; at a time vhen the yardstick is mightier ban the sword, and when sol iiers and statesmen do the bid ling of the huckster?now, in the1 midst of the commercial apo theosis, this simple, courteous, cultured Irish gentleman walks quietly into the shambles, ani mated only, so far as one can see, by some obsolete conceit of honor!" The punishment of high trea son is by death, but the manner of its application, as defined in Blackstone, Book IV, c, <>, adds a deeper interest to the case: "The puuishment of high trea son m general is very solemn and terrible. (1) That the offender is drawn to the sallows and not be carried or walk, though usually (by connivance, at length ripened by humanity into law) a sledge or hurdle is allowed to preserve the offender from the extreme torment of being dragged on the ground or pavement. (2) That he be hanged by the n ck and then cut down alive. (3) That his entrails bo taken out and burned while he is yet alive. (4) That his head be cut off. (5) That his bodv be divided into four parts. (<>) That his head anu ipiarters be at the King's disposal." SANDERS CHAPEL. Itev, Mr. Coltrane preached at Sanders Chapel last Sunday to an appreciative audience. The Sunday School there is improv ing. Mr. A. (i. Powell went to Ral eigh this week with pork and gobblers. He aims to grease the deadlock and gobble up a Sena tor. Misses Hagar Lynch and Dora Howell from down on raccoon run spent Saturday and Sunday at Mr. H. W. Lynch's. The news soon spread, and No. 10 shoes tracked that way. Mrs. Franklin Roberts and Mr. Henry Carr, of Mount Olive, are visiting in this ranch. They re port activity among the truckers. That is the famous strawberry belt, the shipment of which is fabulous. Mr. Adin Powell and W. H. Whitley have put up some neat and substantial woven wire fence on the road. No deadlock here. Free rooting and grazing. Hur rah for the dog tax, good road, bull and hog ringing law. We , are watching the Solons. On the 22d Mr.Charlie Thomp- ? son and Miss Mittie Creech, j daughter of our popular staff of life manufacturer, John K. , Creech, were compounded into an j Isaac and Itebekah affair by , 'Squire Jesse Daugbtry, who knows how to tie a knot as well as Jack a plank, and they say 1 that they had lots of cakes and 1 custards and pies and crust and 1 things, and that the angling there is still good. I Mr. Walter Peterson and Miss ' Edna Peedin ambled up to the 1 Hymeneal altar on the 21st and after Bev. Worley Creech exam ined their billof ladinggave them his blessing and signed their clearance papers for life's voyage. Walter will act as lookout, trim sails, and take soundings while Edna will run the steeriDg gear. They soon set sail for the home of the groom's father, Mr. H. A. Peterson, aud with assembled friends and splendid music they whiled away the regulation hours and sang "when you get a wife jump for joy." Best wishes, a smooth sea, long journey and a Deaceful haven at last. X. Jan. 28th, 190.1. A marvelous Invention. Wonders never cease. A ma chine has been invented that will cut, paste and bang wall paper. The Held of inventions and dis coveries seems to be unlimited. Notable among great discoveries is l>r. King's New Discovery for Consumption. It has done a world of good for weak lungs and saved many a life. Thousands have used it and conquered drip. Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Con sumption. Their general verdict is: "It's the best and most relia ble medicine for throat and lunir troubles. Every 50c. and $1.00 bottle is guaranteed by Hood Bros., Druggist. Trial bottles free. | EARPSBORO. | Mr. W.I. Hales and sons,made a business trip to Clayton last Thu rsday. Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Fuller made a trip to Wakefield Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Hales moved ; into their future residence near here last week. Owing to the disagreeable weather, Miss Ora Stevens did not teach school last Tuesday. Messrs. Herbert It. Hales and | J. P. Brown, of Spring Hope, spent Saturday night and Sun day in our section. A new store building is being erected in our town in which Mr Avan Kemp expects to carry afull line of dry goods and groceries. Mr. and Mrs. Ivy Richardson visited the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Temples, of Wake county, last Saturday and Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Millard Hales and Misses Ora Stevens and Bonia Hales visited Mrs. Ha'.es's pa rents in Franklin county a tew days ago. The weather being favorable, quite a large crowd attended prayer meeting services at the Richardson Bchool house last Sunday night. Judging from the number of tobacco barns that are being built, our farmers are going to plant more tobacco this year than they did last. Mr. J. I. Richardson passed through our section last Wed nesday on his way home from a few days' visit to relatives and friends in Nash county. There was a quiet wedding in our town last Wednesday, Mr. Ileflin Brown and Mrs. Mollie Brown were made man and wife. May prosperity be theirs. Notwithstanding the inclemen cy of the weather, Rev. Robert llocutt tilled his regular appoint ment at the Richardson school house on the third Sunday morn ing. Jumbo. ROME DOTS. Regular services were held at the Iieedy Prong Sunday. There will be a musical enter tainment held at Mr. C M.Tart's to-night, January 27th. We are glad to note that Mr. 3. E. Smith is re -overing. He has been very sick for the past week. The farmers of this section are through killing hogs and are now ready for the beginning of an ather crop. There are several new tobacco aarns being erected in this com munity and people are working it their plant beds. Bunk Hill. /Woore-Hines. On January 21st at half past t p. m. in Bentonville township, it the home of the bride's brother, Mr. Lau Hines, Mr.Calvin Moore ed Miss Lula Hines to the Hy meneal altar. The bride was Iressed in the height of fashion ind was a beautv to behold. She s the youngest daughter of the ate Mr. Ben Hines. Mr. Moore s a young planter and is much oved by all who know him. The knot was tied by N. W. Smith, Esq.. in a very solemn way, emphasizing the word obey. The attendants were Mr. bhar ey Lee with Miss Bettie Hines; Mr. Lonnie Lassiter with Miss Kinma Beasley. After congrat ulations the party went to Mr. Walter Hiues's, the iride's brother, where no pains lad been spared to prepare a mmptuous supper of which all sartook freely. After supper they went to the aarlor for joking and courting, ind in the opinion of the writer me or two more couples were rngaged to step off in a week or ;wo. Thers was much cake car ried off by the young people to tream over. We extend our best wishes to the married couple and aope thev may enjov their future ife as well as they aid their wed iing. J. W. B.

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