|Pjt Stnittjfirlb Rrralb. pKH'h%iink dollar per TE^k. "TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD." single copies five cents. 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, I it m t he only sure cureforCoughs, i Cold and all Lung diseases r Guaranteed by Hood Bros., ? 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. % 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. One Minute Cough Cure gives relief in one minute, because it ki.ls the microbe which tickles the mucous membrane, causing the cough, and at the same time clears the phlegm, draws out the inflammation and heals and soothes the affected parts. One Minute Cough Cure strengthens the lungs, wards off pneumonia and is a harmless and never fail ing cure in all curable cases of Coughs, Colds and Croup. One Minute Cough Cure is pleasant to take, harmless and goodali<efor young and old. Hare & Son, J. R. l>nlbetter, Hood Bros . Ben son Drug Co., Cavenaugh A: Ben son.

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