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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.
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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
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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.