North Carolina Newspapers

flje Jtrralh. pbice one dollab pee teab. "TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD." single copies tive cents. VOL. 22. SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1903. NO. 3. STATE NEWS. A Catholic church is tobeerect ed at Durham. It is rumored that Monroe ie to have a $30,000 hotel in the near future. The Hustler says North Wilkes boro is to have anotherfurniture factory with capital of $15,000.? The 131st volume of supreme cotrt reports is now being sent out by secretary of State. The lettuce crop within a radius of four miles of Fayette ville is worth from $60,000 to $70,000. Rev. Alpheus McCullen, of Oxford, has been commissioned as chaplain of the Third Regi ment, national guard of North 1 Carolina. A number of bids for the new State bonds are being received by Treasurer Lacy. As the bids are sealed, he does not know for ( what amount they are. At a meeting of the executive committee of the North Carolina ( Frees Association held in Greens. , boro on Friday, Wrightsville was selected as the place for hold- i ing the next annual meeting. The date will be announced later. ; Two counties have so far ap- 1 plied for loans under the act < authorizing the lending of the < literary fund for the purpose of,' building and improving rural ' publicschool houses. One county < applies for $8,000 and another 1 for $5,000. j | The Alleghany county papers { report^ that near Ennice post- 1 office, in that county, a few days ago, Frank Tompkins went to his home under the influence of liquor and raised a row with his family, all of whom left home for 1 the night, _ leaving Tompkins 1 alone. During the night the!' house and its contents were burn- i ed and Tompkins was burned > with it. f The grandjury of Wake Stipe-,; nor Court has found a true birl 1 against Ernest Haywood for the 1 murder of Ludlow Skinner. Tues ' day Haywood was arraigued ' His counsel pleaded that on ac^ ! count of important witnesses be- ! ing absent they were not ready ' for trial and the case was post poned until the July term of the I court and trial set for Thursday 1 of the first week. Hon. Walter ' Daniel, of Weldon. was named as A solicitor since Solicitor Armistead Jones begged to retire on account ' of his former relations with Hay- ' wood. c Concerning Mr. Hearst. ' A number of the leaders of the ) Democratic party who still arc J in Washington aretodavdiscuss ing the litter of Mr. William Ran- 1 dolph Hearst to the Iroquois 1 Club of Chicago, and which ap- 1 peared today in the daily papers v It is a letter expressing his re- ! gret at his inability to be present at their annual banquet to do c reverence to the memory of An-11 drew Jackson, and in it he breathes forth the very spirit and ? essence of true democracy. It is ? a message of optimism and hope to the true Democrats of tne; D whole country; and in every way is such an able paper that it haw caught the attention of the lead ers of the party here, who men- ? tion it in the most complimenta- 11 ry way. There are a few persons, ? who, not knowing Mr. Hearst actually think that because he ? has money he does no work him self, and that the articles signed 1 by himself, are written by some ? of the bright men in his employ. There never was a greater mis- " take made by them. The writer !' knows Mr. Hearst personally, and knows that he is an abler 8 man than any man in his employ, f and does more actual work than any of them.?Washington Cor- r respondence. a ? P Salisbury Sun: The distillers { of Rowan county are all prepar ing to go out of business as the result of the W atts bill passed by w the last legislature. As a con- n sequence there will not be a sin- g gle distillery in the countv left in m operation. j y THE MINERS MAKE GAINS. Wages Increased With a Liberal Sliding Scale. Washington. March 22.?The report of the Anthracite Coal' Strike Commission, made public' yesterday, recommends: 1. Increase in wages of miners at an average of 10 per cent., dating from November 1st last. 2. A sliding scale of wages and ( a minimum wage rate 3. That no person shall be dis criminated against in the matter "f employment by reason of J membership or non-membership in any labor organization. 4. Decrease of time of working from 10 to !) hours per day, with the 10-hour wage scale ?>. That the laws restricting' child labor in the mines be more rigidly enforced. <>. 1 hat theawards of thecom mission shall remain operative until March 31, 1906. 1 pon the general propositions demanded by the miners the lat ter, according to the report, have won in the contention for an in crease in wages and against the employment of child labor. An importantcontention of the miners, however, that the Unit* d ?Mine Workers be recognized as in organization by the opera tors, is lost. The commission declines to make any recommen- j1 Jations of a specific character as to whether the labor organiza- 1 tion shall be recognized. It treats; if the subject in a general way, lut refrains from recommending that the United Mine Workers' irganization be recognized or 1 lot. Baker Gives a Bond of $10,000. I)r. Haker, who shot and killed i I'r. Bass at Tarboro last week, I lad a preliminary hearing Fri day before Judge Brown of the superior Court bench. Immedi- j itely after the shooting, and be ore Bass died, or. Baker, by igreeinent of counsel, was re eased on a bond of $.1,000. He 1 vent to Virginia to remain until lie excitement subsided. After lass death Judge Brown issued ' i bench warrant for Baker and 1 he latter returned to Tarboro uid surrendered. t The testimony offpred by the 1 irosecution and the defense varies ' >ut little. The prosecution claims < hat as Bass was held, Baker ad i cancea and shot; the defense that laker all the time was attempt ng io escape. The prosecution, . 0 show malice, produced the ' leclaration of Baker immediately 1 lfter the shooting, that he "had J lut two into him." As the matter before the judge 1 vas solely the question of bail 1 jhe case was not gone fully into. < 1 he prosecution did not insist i ipon murder in the first degree. ? I his was left to the judge to sim- ( >ly determine its amount which 1 vas fixed at $10,000, and which i vas promptly given. According 1 'O all the witnesses and the ante- \ nortem statement of Dr. Bass i lot a word was spoken by either I he interest throughout the own and county is intense and n many sections the feeling is utter to a degree. The senti ?ent is divided.?Kxchange f ' 1 A Printer Greatly Surprised. 1 "I never was so much surprised 1 a my life, as I was with tne re ults of usingChamberlam'sPain ? aim, says Henry T. Crook I Tessmau of the Asheville (N. C.) ? iazette. "I contracted a severe J ase of rheumatism early last J nnter by getting my feet wet. 1 1 ried several things for it with- I 'Ut benefit. One day while look- 8 ig over the Gazette, I noticed hat l ain Balm was positively * uaranteed to cure rheumatism t 0 bought a bottle of it and be- c rre using two-thirds of it mv n heumatism had taken its flight a nd 1 nave not had a rheumatic t am since." ?old by Cavenaugh d Benson, Hare A Son, Hood t lro8. 8 By the will of Arioch Went- { oith, the Boston real estate h iilhonaire, nearly $7,000,00(1 t oes to the establishment of a S (?hool to be called the Arioch t 1 entworth Industrial School s General News Items. The heaviest snowstorm of the season is reported in Kansas and Missouri this week. Mrs. Louise Burke killed her four children and herself at South bridge, Mass., Tuesday. The river at Memphis is falling, and danger from the flood in that territory is practically over. George Nelk was put on trial in 1 Philadelphia Tuesday charged with killing his aged mother. The Cuban reciprocity treaty has been ratified by a vote of 50 to 10. This being done, the Sen ate adjourned sine die. I n the First Presby terian church of Washington, I). C.. a negro, Henry E. Thomas, was married to Elizabeth I. Lungren, a white girl of Swedish antecedents. The Very Reverend Frederick ; William Farrar. dean of Canter- ; bury, Jdied in London Sunday, aged 71. He was known the ( world over as the authorof "The , Life of Christ." ! Charles Godfrey Leland, the < noted American journalist and i man of letters, so widely known ] by his pen name of "Hans i Breitmann," died Friday at f Florence, Italy. Mr. Leland had i spent much of his life abroad, 1 and in some respects was more! of a European than an American, j SELMA NEWS. | Mr. I. T. Wood went to Enfield \ on business Monday. j t Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Hood, of ? lireensboro, N. C., are visiting j\ Mr. H. D. Hood. c Miss Rosa B. Richardson has c returned from a visit to her 8 brother at Dillon, S. C. Mr. T. W, Scott, of Drake's |1 Branch, Ya., spent several days s here this week visiting friends. c Mr. and Mr.-. E. S. Ford, of 1 Eouisburg, have returned home ^ after a visit to Mrs. J. A. Spiers,Jr.! 8 Miss Mamie Batten who is atjc school in Raleigh spent a few r lays with her father, Mr. N. R. j? Batten. The M issionary Baptist Sunday 1 School Convention meets at! Selina on Friday, March 27th at S o'clock p. m. A large crowd is pee ted. The Fnion meeting of the Free Will Baptists of the first District ? Conference begins Friday, March r 27, 15)03, at Pleasant Plains, |? about four miles north of Selma. j 111 are cordially invited. ^ The series of meetings at the a Baptist church which were held a ay Rev. J T. Jenkins, of Raleigh. E dosed Wednesday night when j line were baptized by the Rev.! v d. A. Adams, the pastor of the y shurch. Several more expect to H >e baptized Sunday night. The neeting has been of great good o the town. There were several vho professed conversion who I \ vill join other churches. Seney. t j a Married. At the residence of the bride's r ather, Mr. John G. Allen, on the 18th inst. at 11:30 o'clock, Mr. 2 iV. D. Allen and Miss Sarah C. " Mien were happily married, Elder v id. P. Adams officiating. The following were the attend- 1 ints: Mr. J. H. Allen and Miss I. E. Allen, Mr. J. E. Stephenson ! * ind Miss Leacy Allen, Mr Ira H. j w Ulen and Miss Lula Lassiter, 8 dr. J. E. Godwin and Miss Julia .assiter, Mr. W. M. Smith and t diss Bethany Lee, Mr. Mat John- j c on and Miss Mattie Allen. 8 After many congratulations 11 rere extended to the happy ones, '? he guests and sweethearts pro eeded to the dining room, in a! 81 uost graceful manner, where f< iwaited them something to suit 1 he finest of appetites. After linner was served thev all re- h urned to the parlor with the ci ame graceful step. After a few s deasant hours were spent the a ontracting parties took their s ?avefor upper Johnston where 'I hey will make their future home, y lay God's blessings ever follow ri hem and keep them in the sun- si hine of His love. X. Z. a CLAYTON. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hilliard are < su'k with colds. pi^%A8hIey Horne wenfc to Ral- 1 eigh Tuesday, returning Wednes- ' day. ( Misses Mamie Leach and Mabel ' ulbreth spent Sunday with Miss ' Leach s parents. ? Rev. G. \\. ]? isher filled his retr- ' ular appointment at the M. E. ninUrC y morning and eve- j !? rom the enormous amount of ! fertilizers being sold we infer the fanners are going i? for u bi crop. ? |1 Mnmlo \L G\,Gulley returned ! Monday from Gary where she has i been for several days visiting pa- > rents, who are sick. , A good delegation from the * baptist Sunday School is going 1 to Selma Friday, Saturday and Sunday to attend the Sunday school convention. * nu Cway^?? echo?l team play u Mt. Moriah again last Satur day scoring a victory of 19 to 5 I he.y played the town boys Tues- ( lav, the score stood 24 to 1) in u\ or of school. They expect to t May the Turlington boys'in the aeai future and of course victory v or the Clayton school boys is 'rs'1111611^ '5ecaU8e they are nust- f Misses Cleve and .Nova Barnes i nrl'ar?celve^ their spring hats d ind a finer selection never has c aeen to ( lay ton. Everything in itock is strictly first-class and n lp-to-date. They have secured he services of one of Baltimore's 'Xpert milliners, Miss Ralston, Mio has made a study of special 0 lesigns in ladies' hats. Their " ipening, March25th, wasagrand ? uccess. s b Miss Lona Williams returned H ast week from Richmond where he has been for some time pur- a basing the spring and summer '< ;at? f9r Mrs. J. A. Griffin. Mrs. << iriffin s hats are unsurpassed for ityle and finish, havingan up-to- ^ lateness that is hard to dupli- P ate anywhere. The millinery g stablishnients of Clayton are an lonor to our business enter- I ?rises. ^ "Yeur." ^ POLENTA. " No mail Tuesday on account h >f high water. (i Farming operations are again l( it a standstill on account of the v ecent rainy spell, which causes ? armers some worry. 8' The Red Hill school closed \ Vednesday with an exhibition u \ 16 hm ^ hoU8e aud a Party it Mr. Thad Stevens. Miss An jie Stancill, the teacher, has lone a good work, and deserves nuch credit for the manner in , ich she has conducted the chooi. te n!Jniber of,our ->'oun? people h ittended the close of the public j, chool near Mr. Simon Turner's I londay night. During the past | ? ession, with signal ability, Miss " alhe Koonce presided over the chool. The exercises were of ? uch a nature as to win the ap ilause of all present. a Rev. Mr. Souders, of Fayette- I 'He preached at Oakland last .unday morning. His sermon h ??as one of great power and won ti he admiration of all who had he pleasure of hearing it. He a all preach again at Oakland on p, he fourth Sunday in April, and H ?e bespeak for him a large con- n regation. P The private school at Polenta, tl aught by Miss Annie Black, T losed last Friday. During her t? tay in our midst she has made! o rnny friends. She is an excel- fe mt teacher, giving entire satis- s( iction to the patrons of the ei chool in this section. She left tl ^homein Harnett county \? On Tuesday Typo paid a visit o Mr. J. W. Green's nursery, lo- B ated in this township, and was \ urpnsed to find that in so short in time he has made such rapid J trides in this new enterprise S< be nursery is not quite two m ears old and yet Mr. Green is oi ccejvmg orders from various g< cctions of the countrv. fie has CI bout ten acres now planted in J ol nursery stock, such as peaches, apples, pears, plums, mulberries, etc., and is succeeding much bet ter than he expected. He makes a specialty of mulberry trees of which he mostly sells at whole sale. It is his purpose to push the business, and he expects to widen out in the enterprise and continue to increase his stock as the times demand. Mr. James Batts and Miss Florence Crocker will be united in wedlock at Mt. Zion church aext Tuesday night. Mr. Batts s one of our most progressive poung farmers, and Miss Crocker s a charming young lady who a ad many admirers amongst the poung gallants. Mr. Batts is to le congratulated on winning tuch a prize, but then, being a nan of such sterling worth he de lerves as much. May their lives ie blended with happiness. Typo. BENTONSVILLE. Mr. C. C. Beasley went to Four )aks last Thursday. Mr. Tbad Woodard, of Prince ;on, was in town Sunday. The school at Preston Academe rill close the 27th of this month, j Miss Onie Britt returned home Sunday from a visit to Benson ind * our Oaks. Mr. I). Stephenson spent Satur- j lay and Sunday with his uncle i tear Wilson's Mills. There will be a union meeting it Mill Creek the fifth Saturday .nd Sunday in tnis month. A crowd of young people from ur little town went out to Black aan's pond fishing Thursday fternoon. It is quite early to ) e fishing, but they brought back onie fish. Mr. P. H. C. Dupree passed way Sunday morning after a >ng tedious illness of about nine j lonths. His funeral waspreach d at his home by the Rev. Mr. .rnbrose, and the interment took lace in the family burying round near his home. Miss Ophelia Woodard, one of ohnston county's most beautiful j ,nd charming daughters is visit-1 lg Misses Mattie and Almaj leasley this week. Misses Beas- j jy and Woodard went out to the tentonsville monument Wednes-1 ay afternoou. They enjoyed loking at the old soldiers'graves ery much. The mouument ] eems to be a very interesting re- { ort for the people of Bentons-[ ille. The school boys of Preston caderay went over to see it last arurday. A. B. School Close at Price's School House. | (?n Friday, March 20th, the ?liool taught at Price's School j ouse by .Mies Nellie Leeand.Vliss ' 'ebbie Bailey came to a close. 1 'he patrons of the school and lany people from far and near 1 ere present to hear the speeches nd dialogues and to see the irge crowd of pupils who had ( ttended the school, and to cheer ( he faithful teachers for their ood work by their presence. I The people were entertained by ( istrumental music furnished by he Creech and Peedin band. |. The school lasted four months ; nd seemed to be a success in ] rery way. The teachers won; ae love of the pupils and the pu ds won theirs in return. 1 At the close of the exercises j' ley sang "God Be With You ' ill We Meet Again" while the ( >achers and pupils bade each 1 ther good-bye. The committee el glad that they were able to i ?cure the services of such teach- f ?s, and we feel that with such 1 le cause of education will pros- 1 sr. Observer. ^ Invitations to the dinner of the rooklyn Democratic Club, on pril 27, have been sent to for- t ler President Cleveland, William 1 Bryan, Senator Gorman, ex- 1 snator David B. Hill, ex.Attor- t ?r Gener al Richard Olney, May- i r Carter II. Harrison of Chica- f o, Mayor Tom L. Johnson of I levelaud, and other Democrats t f national importance. [ 1 i ~ MICRO DOTS. i T he tobacco plants are looking 1 fine. We are very sorry to note that Mr. J. R. Montgomery is quite sick. rhe people of this section are hauling lots of fertilizers for to i bacco. Mr. W. It. Rains, one of our business men, made a visit to Rains X Roads Sunday. Messrs. Walter Ratten and R. I). Jones spent part of last week with relatives in Lucama. Mr. A. B. Blackman, one of our young men, has been attending the Mt. Moriah Academy. Miss Mary Frances Blackman is SDending two or three weeks with Mr. J. I. Blackman. We are very sorry to note that Mrs. Frances Blackman, near this place, continues to be very sick. Mrs. L. R. Batten and family spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill IOason, near Selma. Owing to the rain the farmers of this section have not done very much on their farms for the last few days. Mr. N. H. Parrish, of St. Ste phens, S C., has been visiting rela tives in this section for some time. He returned home Friday. Mr. W. E. Smith and family spent some time with Mr. James Boyett, near Kenly. Mr. Boyett wears a smile as long as your arm?it's a boy. Mr. J. I. Blackman will soon have his new dwelling completed. Mr. Blackman is one of our most successful farmers. He expects to set tobacco earlier this season than ever before. The post office here has been moved up on main street, which is a much more convenient place than it has been heretofore. Postmaster Batten is one of our best business men. We are very sorry to note the death of Mr. Marsden Dixon,who died March 20th. He had been ill for some time and suffered very much with rheumatism. He bore his sufferings patiently. His remains were taken to tiie old family graveyard in Eleva tion township, there to await the resurrection morn. The bereaved family have the sympathy af all. Rex. BENSON. D. I). Medlin has bought prop erty and is now building here. The grip has John W. Holmes, having recently paroled G. W. Uavenaugh. Rev. W. A. Forbes and Richard Crowder, of Buie's Creek, were here Tuesday. Fifteen car loads of guano were hauled away from here Tuesday on carts and wagons. J. R. Woodall has moved into the new brick store next door to Benj. Hudson & Son. A load of fine shad fish from ape Fear was an attraction on our streets a few days ago. Hon. B. R. Lacy will address the County Union Sunday School Convention here next Suiiday. Rev. Dr. Black, Presbyterian Evangelist, will be here April, irst Sunday. His reputation is that of an able divine. J. L. Woodall left here Wed lesday and expects to locate in Rockingham soon to practice aw. He has very flattering en ;ouragement to open an office there. Our school was never in a more orosperous condition. We are ?lad to see Prof. Canadav's ef forts so rewarded He is one of the most tireless workers it has ?ver been our pleasure to know. Working Overtime. Eight hour laws are ignored by :hose tireless, little workers? Jr. King's New Life Pills. Mil ions are always at work, night ind day, curing indigestion, Ril ousness, constipation, sick head iche and all stomach, liver and aowel troubles. Easy, pleasant. <afe, sure. Only 25c. at Hood Bros. Drug Store.