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VOL. 21. SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1903. NO. 49.
THE LEGISLATURE
Raleigh, N. C., February 9.?
Rills were introduced in Senate
as follows:
By Gilliam to authorize remov
als of cases where magistrate
?lies or becomes incapacitated be
fore the conclusion of case.
Ry Justice to provide lor tax
and penalties on railway compa
nies and adjustment of tax with
such companies as discriminate
against North Carolina shippers.
(This bill requires railways semi
annually to pay a franchise tax of
$(>00, which shall be refunded at
the end of six months if the cor
poration commission informs
state treasurer that such rail
way has not discriminated
against North Carolina shippers.
The bill was referred to judiciary
committee.)
Ry Walker to make Saturdays
half holiday for banks.
Rills passed the final reading
as follows:
Allowing Sampson to levy spe
cial tax to pay smallpox debt.
To establish penitentiary pa
role commission.
Rill to refund to StateTreasur
er Lacy $'174 stolen by W. H.
Martin, clerk in his office, passed
the second reading, but objection
being made was referred to the
judiciary committee, one member
declaring the passage of this bill
would be a dangerous precedent.
HOUSE.
In the House today Graham
introduced a joint resolution,
raising a committee to investi
gate the cost of converting the
penitentiary into a hospital for
the insane or for some other use
ful purpose.
Rills were introduced as fol
lows:
Ry Dobson to prevent unjust
seizure of crops of tenants by
landlords.
Ry Erwin to prevent overchar
ges by railways and other corpo
rations.
Ry Moore to regulate the num
ber and net weight of fish in
wholesale packages.
Ry Mortou regulating the
taxes of charitable and religious
societies.
Ry Offman to protect the
traveling public by requiring
railways to employ competent
agents.
Ry Graham to require children
attending school to be vaccina
ted.
Ry Graham to prevent collect
ion of usury.
A bill passed providing for the
sale of property in which there
is a contingent remainder.
Raleigh, N. C., February 10?
Rills were introduced in Senate
as follows:
To appropriate $200,000 for
the public schools of state.
To better protect mechanics,
laborers and material men by
requiring all contractors to fur
nish itemized sworn statements
cf the amounts due such before
receiving payment of any money
due the contractor and requiring
the property owner to demanil
such itemized sworn statement,
making a failure, on the owners
part to such demand, to render
owner liable for and amount he
may owe to such mechanics,
laborers and material men.
The bill to provide for the
inspection and sale of cotton
seed meal for fertilizers, passed
as did the bill to regulate the
6ale of concentrated food stuff.
Justice, Webb, and Holton
were appointed thecommittee on
privileges and elections.
Joint resolution was adopted
favoring the establishment ol
the Appalachian Park.
A bill passed incorporating
Rank of Duplin at Wallace.
Editor John R. Webster, ol
Reidsville, gave to his Senators
bill intended to wipe out bucket
shops there. It is a very strong
bill and prohibits dealing in
futures, imposing a penalty of 1C
daysin jail orfineforeachoffense.
The bill passed both branches in
20 minutes, unanimously.
The committee on health, re
ported its substitute for the bili
giving bodies for dissection in
colleges. The bill is like the law
in Virginia and other states giv.
ing colleges the bodies of thosi
who die in the penitentiary and
tails or are hanged, and whose:
bodies are unclanted by relatives.
The bill passed.
A bill was introduced to pre
vent fraudulent trading, by re
quiring the name of the principal
partner to be displayed in the
firm name except in incorporated
companies.
Gilliam introduced an impor
tant bill for protection of em
ployes. It provides that where
any corporation employs any
person and places such employee
under the direction or control of
any other person employed by
the said corporation, with the
authority to direct or control
the conduct of duties of said
| employee and injury results toj
such employee in the course of
his employment from negligence,
carelessness or incompetency of
such person in authority, such
corporation shall be liable in
damages for such injury asifsuch
person in authority was the vice
principle of such corporation.
HOUSE.
In the House today, bills were
introduced as follows:
To allow Cumberland to levy
special road improvement tax.
To increase punishment in cases
of attempted felonious assault.
By Chairman Doughton, of
finance committee,to issue$400,
000 of three and one-half per
cent. 50 year state boards to
pay off the appropriations made
two years ago and for other
purposes.
Bills passed as follows:
Incorporating the Mutul Bene
fit Life Association of Monroe.
Allowing the incorporation of
street railways under the general
law.
APPROPRIATION' FOR INSANE.
By invitation of the committee
on insane asylums, Superinten
dent McKee, of the General
Hospital, at Raleigh, and
Superintendent Murphy, of the
Western Hospital, at Morganton,
came here today and went before
the committee this afternoon. In
addition to the current appropri
ation for maintenance, Dr.
Murphy asked for $?40,000
special, for a building for male
patients to provide for 200 extra.
He says there are 500 applica
tions for admission on file. He
will soon have room for 250. Dr.
McKee asked for $17,000 for
heating, lighting and water and
said a new water plant was
needed, for which $50,000 is
asked. The asylum now owns
175 acres of laud and he asked
foj $G,500 for the purchase of
250 acres more. He further
asked for $5,500 for laundry and
carpenter shop, and $5,000 ad
ditional forice and cold storage
plant. Therearenow417patients
in hospital for the insane here
and 800 in that at Moiganton
The Senate committee on rail
ways this afternoon decided by a
I two to one vote to unfavorably
report the bill requiring railways
to blow whistles and ring the bell
whenever presous are walking on
their tracks.
The House committee on agri
culture will favorably report the
i bill to establish a .NorthCarolina
State Veterinary Medical Associ
> ation, and regulate veterinary
medicine and surgery.
Lincoln county proposes to
hold an election on the question
[ of issuing $200,000 of bonds for
! good roads; Guilford will vote
on a $500,000 bond issue for the
1 same purpose, and Gaston and
numerous counties are agitating
I a bond issue for good roads.
Tragedy Averted.
[ ' Just in the nick of time our
little boy was saved" writes Mrs.
1 W. Wat kins of Pleasant City,
i Ohio. "Pneumonia had played
; sad havoc with him and a terri
r ble cough set in besides. Doctors
i treated him, but he grew worse
? every day At length we tried
, Dr. King's New Discovery for
i Consumption, and our darling
was saved. He's now sound, and
? well. Everybody oyght to know,
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? Druggists. Price 50c and $1.00.
> Trial Bottles free.
Favorable Report on Watts Liquor
Bill.
The Watts Liquor Bill was con
sidered last week by the House
cominitte ou Propositions and
Grievances and after being
amended was reported favorably
by a vote of 16 to 4, Morton and
Woodley, Democrats, and Bryan
and Carson, Republicans, voting
against.
Mr. Watts offered two amend
ments to the bill which were
adopted.
Mr. Morton offered the follow
ing amendment:
"Provided that this act shall
not apply to any county in the
State until it shall be ratified by
a majority of the qualified voters
of an election to be held upon
the order of the County Commis
sioners at any time that they
deem that public sentiment de
mands such elections."
The amendment, was lost, the
vote standing 17 noes to 5 ayes.
Those voting aye were Morton,
Woodley and Abell, Democrats,
and Bryan and Carson, Republi
cans.
Then Mr. Abell's amendment
was adopted by a vote of 12 to 9.{
This amendment is as follows:
"Provided further, that this act
shall not be so construed as to
apply to brandy manufactured
from fruit, cider or wine, raised
on the lands of the person so
manufacturing, but the sale of
such brandy is hereby expressly
prohibited."
Mr. Abell further offered to
amend by striking out section 6
of the original bill, that all laws
and clauses of laws in conflict
with this act are hereby repealed.
This was accepted by Mr. Watts.
This was done, it is said, that
there might be no trouble about
prohibitory or dispensary laws
in any of the counties or towns.
During the discussion on the
bill Mr. Abell is quoted by the
News and Observer as follows:
"Mr. Abell said that he should
not vote for either of the three
bills, as they stood. He was a
temperance man. His first vote
had been for prohibition and if
he had his way, not only the
manufacture butt he saleof liquor
would be prohibited in the State.
But he wanted, before deciding
how he should vote, to have
some idea of how the various
representatives of the different
! counties in the General Assembly
would vote."
The principal feature of the
Watts bill is the forbidding of
any distilleries except in incor
porated towns and cities.
Obituary.
At their home in Elevation
township, on January 31.1903,
Miss Bessie .Vlassengill, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. David Massengill,
passed into rest. She was con
fined to her bed twenty-one days
with typhoid fever. She was 14
years, ll months and 2 days old.
The Lord claimed her and she
was ready to go when he called
her. She was a lover of Sunday
i School and did all for the cause
i that was in her power.
She leaves a mother, four broth
I ers, three sisters and many friends
behind, but their loss is her eter
nal gain.
Bessie was an obedient daughter
and was loved by all who knew
her. May God bless the bereaved
ones and may each one lie pre
pared to meet her in heaven.
Mii.ton M.
a Most Fatal Gitt.
Would be the power of fore
seeingevents. This would destroy
hope. A knowledge of the future
would unmake happiness. There
are, of course, some things about
the future we do know. If, for
instance, a lack of energy, am
bition and loss of appetite shows
itself we know it will be followed
by serious complaints if not
checked. Often Liver and Kidney
trouble follow quickly. In any
event Electric Bitters will restore
you to health. It strengthens,
builds up and invigorates run
down systems. Only 50c. Satis
faction guaranteed by Hood
j Bros., Druggist.
Gov. Aycoek granted five par
dons during the month of Jan
1 uary.
Altman-Parker.
On Wednesday, February the
4th, Miss Callie Parker and Mr.
Joel H. Altaian were happily
married at the home of Mr E E
I'arker, the father of the bride!
I he morning wan threatening,
showers of rain coming now and
then to portend evil as an old su
perstition has it. But nothing1
daunted the courageous groom
who arrived on fulltime with S. P.;
M. J art, J. P , and a number of
relatives and friends.
1 he house had been previously
decorated in the most tasteful
manner and presented a charm
ing appearance.
At 12 rn, the ceremony took
place in the parlor of the bride's
beautiful home. The following
couples marched into the parlor i
and arranged themselves before'
the "justice."
Mr. J- F. Altman with Miss
M. h. Altman; Mr. E. \\. Mas
sev with Miss Mamie Parker; Mr.
y ? P- Parish with Miss Vlollie
Pope; Mr. J. L. Jones with Miss
Hattie Alford; Mr. W. (). Alt
man with Miss Kelia Parker.
Next came the groom and the
bride, aud almost instantly the
clouds seemed to roll away, as it
were, a great curtain to' reveal
the beautiful scene. The shower
tiad ceased and a brighter gleam
seemed to inantletheearth. In a
few well chosen words S. P. M.
1 art pronounced the happy cou
ple man and wife.
After hearty congratulations
from a number of relatives and
friends who had gathered to wit
ness the nuptials, a sumptuous
dinner was served, the table be
ing handsomely decorated with
flowers aud very tastily ar
ranged.
At 2 p. m. the wedding party
started for thehomeofthegroom
near Peacock's Cross Itoads. It
was a pleasant drive through
the country, and notwithstand
ing, "via est longa" painted on
an old store by the road, which
tells a true story, the wedding
party arrived at the home of the
groom just before the netting of
the sun. A host of relatives and
friends were gathered to greet the
new-made-one.
After the introductions and
usual fond comments, a regular
wedding feast was spread in the
large and finely decorated dining
room; it reminded the many joy
ous participants of "the'good
old times'' we read and hear the
old folks talk so much about.
The neighbors and friends just
kept pouring in until the house
was almost filled to overflowing
Sweet and splendid music was
furnished by Miss Butler, Went
worth's accomplished music
teacher, assisted by singing and
an accompaniment to the organ
by several of the young men.
it was ajoyousoccasion hearti
ly enjoyed by all present. After
many choice wishes for the newly j
married couple the guests dis
persed. quo. I
Hanna's Bill to Pension Former
Slaves.
Senator Hanna today intro
j duced a bill granting pensions
aLd bounties to all ex-slaves who
w-ere freed by the proclamation
| of President Lincoln during the
j war of the rebellion. It provides
I that persons over 50 years of
; age and less thaD 60, whether
I male or female, shall receive a
'cash bounty of $100 and monthly
pensions of $S per month; per
i sons between 60 and 70 years
old, a bounty of $500, and a
[tension of $12 per month, and
persons over 70 years old a
bounty of $.>00 and a pension of
$15 per month. The bill also
provides for the payment of the
bounty and pension to relatives
who may be cdarged with the
I care of ex-slaves.
Nearly Porteits His Life.
A runaway almost ending
fatally, started a horrible ulcer
on the leg of J. B. Orner, Frank
lin (irove, 111. For four years it
defied all doctors and all remedies
But Bucklen's Arnica Salvehad
no trouble to cure him Equally
good for Burns, Bruises. Skin
Eruptions and Piles. 25c at
! Hood Bros., Drug Store.
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No Wore Distilleries In Johnston.
Soon after the assembly of the j
Legislature Representative Ed. ?
S. A bell introduced the following .
bill in the House: j,
" 1'he General Assembly of North
Carolina, do enact: '
Section 1. That it shall be uii- ,
lawful for any person, firm or i
corporation to manufacture i
whiskey from grain, or malt or ,
any other substance iu the coun- i
ty of Johnston. That no license i
from the I nited States Govern- i
meat shall be construed as per- I
m it ting the establishment of a i
whiskey distillery in said county. I
Any person violating this section i
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, I
aud upon conviction shall be 1
fined not less than fifty dollars, f
or be imprisoned not less than |
thirty days nor more than one !
year, and during such imprison- *
ment may be sentenced to work (
on the public roads. And the i
distillery appartus and all liquors l
made shall be forfeited to the j
general school fund of said t
county. I
Sec. 2. That all persons found t
at a whiskey distillery in said 1
county shall be prima facie guilty {
of the violation of this act, and 1
upon conviction shall be subject
to the penalties of section one. ,
Sec. 3. That no wituess shall (
be permitted to refuse to answer (
any question upon the trial of t
any bill of indictment for the vio- f
lation of this act, upon the <
ground that the answer to said i
question would tend to criminate \
him or her, but the witness will ,
be required to state all the facts I
within his or her knowledge; but j
it shall not be legal for said wit- j
ness to be indicted for any offence i
committed by him or her prior <
to his or her examination, and i
which offence was disclosed by <
examination.
Sec. -1. That it shall be unlaw- i
ful for thecommissioners of .John
stoncounty to grant license to M
retail spirituous liquors outside 1
of incorporated towns in said
county.
?Sec. 5. That nothing in this ;
act shall be Qonstrued so as to ;
prevent the manufacture of bran- ]
dy from fruits and grapes.
?Sec. (1. That this act shall be ,
in force and effect from and after i
the 1st day of June, 1908."
This bill soon passed its several i
readings in the House. Wednes
day it passed its final readings
in the Senate and was ordered
enrolled.
The passage of this bill means
that every government distillery
in Johnston county will soon
have to stop business. The Leg
islature has done well in passing
this act. Now let it continue the
work by giving the people of the
entire State the legislation they
want.
Farming on a Big Scale.
Last year Ex-Senator Matt. W.
Ransom sold to one firm at one
time 1.550 bales of cotton raised ;
in 1901. Some tune ago be sold
100 bales of last years'crop. On
Tuesday of this wveek he sold ohe
remainder, 1,350, at 9 cents per
pound and received sixty one
thousand seven hundred dollars.
He is said to be the largest cot
ton farmer in the State.
?Rev. Worley Creech, of Beulah
township, has just returned from
a two w eeks' visit to Washington
City. While there he attended
one of the President's receptions.!
j We understand that Mr. Creech
thoroughly enjoyed his first visit
to the nation's capital.
Prof. Chas. L. Coon, superin-'
tendent of the Salisbury graded
schools, has resigned to become
secretary of the Sonthern Educa
tional Bureau at Knoxville,
Term. He succeeds Prof. P. P.
j Clayton, who recently resigned
to become a member of the farul
j ty of the University of Tennes
1 see.
A Resolve.
Never to look behind me for an hour I
To wait in weaknefw and to walk in
power.
But al way* fronting forward to thelight.
?Charlotte IVrkina Stetnon.
Boy Killed by Negro.
Drs. Anaerson and Dickinson,
of Wilson, were called to Jerome
January 31, to operate upon the
eight-year old son of Mr. L. R.
Ratten, Postmuster at Micro.
The wound was upon the head
and made by a pistol in the hands
of Pet Bunn, a negro, who had
stolen some goods from Fitzger
ald's store in this town a few
nights ago. The negro, the boy
and one of the Fitzgerald's were
in the store that night. Upon
being accosted with the crime,
the negro said he gjt the goods
:rom Smith's store, also in this
place. One of the Fitzgerald
joys told the negro to wait until
tie came back and went out to
iee if the negro had told the
truth about getting the goods
rom Smith. As soon as he
stepped out the negro walked
jut of the door pulled out a pis
tol and tired at the boy. The
jail struck the boy in his head
ust above the eye. It ranged
irouud the skull between the
jram and bone lodging against
the extreme back part of the head
jreakiug loose a piece of bone
lbout the size of a dollar and
odging just against it.
This occurred Tuesday evening,
lanuary 27th. When Drs. An
ierson and Dickinson came the
?liild was just living. The opera
tion was most successfully per
ormed. They sawed the piece
jf bone that was extracted from
the back part of the head against
.vhich the ball rested. The bone
ill around the skull where the
jail had traveled was loosened
ind cracked. He regained con
sciousness and was growing bet
ter, when mortification, brought
jn by the length of time before
the operation, caused his death
an Sunday.
His funeral was preached in the
presence of a largecrowd by Rev.
Mr. Nobles, of Selma, after which
the remains were taken to the old
family graveyard at Parrish's
Memorial church, there to await
the resurrection morn. He leaves
a father, mother, four brothers
and one sister to mourn their
loss. Weep not fat her and mother,
but strive to meet your precious
darling iu heaven, where you can
strike hands on that beautiful
river where there will be no part
ing, no sorrow, but where there
will be joy forever.
W. B.
An Aged Man Gone.
On February 5th, at his home
in Elevation township, Mr. Lar
kin Barbour, passed sway at the
revered old age of eighty-four.
His death was not unexpected as
he had been afflicted with a
cancer for the past few years,
which continued to grow worse
until the end.
He was born in 1S15), and led
a peaceful life, having served as
a faithful confederate soldier
through out the civil war; and
had lived a consistent member of
the Primitive Baptist church for
thirty-one years.
He was loved by all for his kind
demeanor and cheerful disposi
tion. He leaves two brothers,
one sister, seven children, and a
host of greatgrandchildren,
relatives and friends to mourn
his death.
His remains were interred at
the family burying ground
Friday evening, in the presence
of a large concourse of people,
who extend their sympathies
to the family of the bereaved.
J. R. B.
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