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iSljc J&mifljfielb lieMD. price one dollar per tear. "TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR COl N'TRY AND OUR GOD." single copies five ck.ntb. VOL. 23. SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 25 1904. NO. 38 ACCIDEN TAtLY SHOT IN SELMA. The Hearing Completely Exoner ates The Prices?Personal and Local Notes. After spending two nights in the county jail Lawrence Price and Noble Price were discharged from custody by justices of the Peace, John H. Parker and W. H. Hare, after a full hearing. The defendants were charged with having caused the death of Mrs. Lawrence Price, it being murder in the fiist degree. The state was ably represented by W. W. Cole, Esq., of Smithfield, and Charles U. Harris, Esq , of Selma. The defendants by Hon. E. VV. Pou and M. W. Nash, Esq., of Selma. State introduced Will A. Collins, who testified that on the day of the shooting (Nov. 15 ) he was near Lawrence Price's house aud saw Lawrence aud Noble Price go into the house; he spoke to both. 'T asked Noble Price to help me unload some wood, he replied, 'No. I am going in here in spite of h-11.' They went in the house and in about a minute 1 heard a pistol fire. 1 went in and saw that Etfie Price was shot. Lawrence said 'you have shot her' Noble Price said. 'I did not know it was loaded.' " He denied having made any statement that might be con strued to mean that there was a conspiracy to kill her. Mrs. Julia .>tarlmg testified tor the state as follows: "I got to Lawrence Price's house about 15 minutes j after the shooting. When i got there Lawrence was sitting at the bedside holding his wife's hand. Said that Mrs. Price said when she came from the dining room she met Noble Price and offered to shake hands with him. He said 'don't bother me I am going to kill you,' and immedi ately fired. 1 staid with her all: night and that Mrs. Price did ] not contend that she was shot on purpose." Clarence Perry, a brother of Mrs. Lawrence Price, testified to about the same as Mrs. Starling. Several witnesses] were introduced but nothing else of importance was brought out. The state here rested its case. The defendants introduced Dr. J. B. Person who testified that both Lawrence and Noble Price seemed deeply grieved at the shooting. That Noble Price came for him and that Lawrence Price w as doing all he could for her. Noble Price one of the defend ants testified as follows: "1 did not shoot Mrs Price on purpose. Lawrence nnd 1 were going hunt- , ing and went b^ Lawrence's house to get his gun. When we reached the house Will Collins was onloading wood. I went into the house. Effie (Mrs. Price) came in and offend one finger to me to shake hands, I said, I ; ain't going to shake hands with . you that way. I got the pistol , from the mantel and turned it , over two or three times and , thought it was not loaded. Law- , rence called her and as she start- ] ed by the pistol fired and she was , shot. 1 do not remember pull- ( inn the tritnrer. There nad been , an old pistol laying around there ] and I thought this was the one. When I found that she was shot I ran for the doctor. It was a mile to the doctor's office. I did everything i could to aid her and firing relief to 'her." Lawrence 1 Price the other defendant testi- ' tied: "We had lie 11 married about seven months. Never had 1 a cross word or quarrel with her, ' had nothing to do with the 1 shooting, was in an adjoining 1 room when i heard the pistol ' /ire and heard her scream I went ' in the room and saw her about J to fall. I caught her and laid her on the bed. I sojd to Noble ! Price, 'you have killed her, go 1 and get the doctor,' while hedid. my wife told me he did not do it oti purpose, that he did not know the pistol was loaded. I did everything 1 could for her. t Ntayed with her all the time till t she died." r Though wild and impulsive no 1 one believes that Noble Price 1 intentionally shot *Mrs. Effle c Ptice and but for startling rum- I ors nothing would have beer, t done about the unfortunate af-(1 fair. No one regrets the occur rence more than Noble l'rice thoughit in too late now and it is hoped it will be a lesson that he' will never forget. Miss Jimmie Batten went to Clayton Tuesday. Mr. 1). 11. Barley, of Barley, was in town Wednesday. .Mr. Loomis Debnam went to Clayton and Wake county Sun day, Mr. W. B. Anderson recently spent a few days at his old home near Wendell. Mrs. T. T. Chandler, of Mid line, S. C., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Hobeit Ash worth. Mr. Atlas Batten spent Sunday j and Monday with our chief of police, Rufus Batten, Esq. Mrs. W. W. Wynne has return ed to Raleigh after a visit to her daughter, Mrs. N. E. Edgerton. Messrs. Jesse Milliard and E. G. Richardson, of Clayton,spent Sunday with Hon. C. ,W. Rich ardson. Mrs. Rozetta Vick has returned from a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Alice Martin, at Summer ville. S. C. Mr. L. W. Richardson and Mr. R. B, Whitley and mother spent Sunday with Mr. L. B. Richard son, of Keuly. ? \ i ? i *r i> \ir i,:^ mi . (ilid i\itn. r auiUN o. \v 1111 ley, of Clayton, spent Sunday with Airs. Whitley's parents. Air. and Mrs. Hardy Hatcher. Work is going on at a lively rate on the new brick store and j warehouse of "The Wood Groce | ry Co." near the A. C. L. R. It. I'rof. M. C. S. Noble, of Chapel Hill, speDt Wednesday night with his mother Mrs. M. A. No ble- I'rof. Noble was on his way to Wilmington to spend Thanks-i giying with his children. Mr. M. C. Winston went to Richmond last Saturday return ing on Tuesday with Airs. Win ston, little Miss Lizzie and mas ter A vera who has been in the A'irgina Hospital since August 17td, where he was operated on for appendicituis. We are glad to say that he is looking remark ably well after such a seriousj operation. The good wishes of all the people of our town have been with Mr. and Airs. Winston j and Avera during his sickness { and are glad to welcome him j home. Burglary at Benson. Benson, N. C., Nov. IP.?The stores of |.Vlr. Preston Woodall and of the Smith Millinery Sup ply Company were broken into by burglars last night and goods from both places taken. This morning a mau coming down the railroad track brought with him some tags off Air. AVoodall's j goods, saying he saw some parties presumably the burglars running through the woods. A telephone message was then sent J to Dunn for blood-hounds. The j latest report received here is that | [he thieves are surrounded in a j 'wamp, and that ultimately their capture is certain.?News ind Observer. I < Sad Accident at Dunn. The town of Dunn was very nuch alarmed yesterday over an accident at Mr. William Altaian's, j llis niece. Miss Ada, from Dea ?ock's Cross Roads, was visitinp , it his house and assist.iup in j euovatinp a room, when they 1 tame across a pistol, and in mov np the pistol she accidently shot I md killed herself. She was about : 14 years old and it seems no one i ?an really tell how the affair oc- j sirred, as only a little pirl was < n the room with her.?Fayette-; ?iile < )tiaerver, 2;trd. Doesn't Respect Old Age. It's shameful when youth falls o show proper respect for old < ipe, but. just the contrary in the I i.se of Dr. King's New Life Dills, e I'hey cut off maladies no matter ( low severe rind irrespective of j >1(3 ape. Dyspepsia, .Jaundice, i ?'ever, Constipation all yield to f his perfect Dill, 25c, at Hood i Jros. Drip Store. ] KENLY NEWS. Uev. II. H. Whitaker, of Ual eigb, spent Monday here. Mr. J. K. Sauls made a busi ness trip to Princeton Tuesday. Mr. Z V. Snipes went to Rich mond Monday to spend a few days. Mr. A. H. Slocomb, of Fay etteville, made a business trip to our town Monday, Mrs. Walter Fitzgerald, of Newport News, V'a., spent several days here this week visiting- rela tives. Messrs. C. B. Bailey and 1. B. Gardner visited friends in and near Spring Hope Saturday and Sunday. Uev. ,J. H. Sasser filled his regular appointment at the Free Will Baptist church here Satur day and Sunday. Mrs. 1. B. Gardner left for Spring Hope Wednesday to spend a few days with friends and relatives. Mrs. J. S. Harden, of Falcon, who has been spending several! days here with her sister, Mrs. It. A. Hales, returned home Mon day. We are glad to report that Miss Eva Harden, who was very sick for several days, is well and again at her post of duty in Mr R. A. Hales' store. Mr. J. T. .Tones, who is the proprietor of the barber shop j here, has recently installed two new up-to-date barber chairs, and is now prepared to do first class work. Quite a number came over from Smithlield Wednesday to attend the Fuller and J ones trial. But after some argument the case was declared out of the juris diction of the magistrate's court, and sent to the county court. Mr. It. H. Fulghum, of Wilson, State A. It. C. of Jr. O. U. A. M. made a pleasant visit to friends j here Tuesday and Tuesday night visited the Kenly Council of J r. O. U. A. M., where he made a very interesting talk to the! members. 'Rex." Archer News. Mr. Jas. P. Glover is prepar ing to have a new residence built on his farm near here. ? Miss Ellie Whitley and Genoa Wall, of Clayton, spent a few days here last week. Mr. N. B. Barnes has been havipg some work done on his residence recently. Mr. Jas. M. Wall is having his j house remodled which will add greatly to the appearance of his! place. Mr. Robt. A. Wall, Secretary j and Treasurer of the Clayton Oil Mill Company, was among us Sunday. Little Miss Clell Allen Bran ham, of Raleigh, is the guest of her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. \ J. It. Wall. Riders Jones end Rlnnre preached two very good sermons to a large and attentive audience at Salem Sunday. White Oak Sunday School will have a Christmas tree some time duriDg the Christmas holidays. Several contributions have al-|, ready been made. Mr. .las. It. Itarues gave a lish trv to several of his friends last ' Saturday night. There were plenty of 11-ill and every one went! iway praising the hospitality ui pur esteemed friend. 8. L. W. A Runaway Bicycle. Terminated with an nglv cnt pn the leg of J. B. Orner, Frank in Grove, III. It developed a < itubboru ulcer unyielding to i loctors and remedies for four ' rears Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured. It's just as good M or Burns, Scalds, Skin Eruptions1' ind Biles. 25c, at Hood Bros.! Drug Store. > 1 ? STATE NEWS NOTES. Items of Interest to North Carolinians Clipped and Culled from the State # Papers. Hunter Arnold, a Republican politician of Asheville and an in spector of rural mail routes, has been ousted from his position for writing an insulting letter to the wife of a negro minister in Ashe ville. Neil Sellers and Have Brown, I colored, who some time ago out raged and killed a young married white woman in Bladen county, were hanged at Elizabethtown last week. Both men protested I their innocence to the last. E. F. Young, of Dunn, was tried in Lilliugton last week, charged with embezzling funds of the Bank of Dunn, and ac quitted, completely exonerating him of any desire or attempt to 1 defraud. Governor Avcock has refused , to pardon A. L. Bishop, now serving a sentence in the peniten tiary for killing a Mr. VV ilson in Charlotte more than a year ago. The Eastern Carolina Confer- < ence of the Christian denomina- | tion which met near Jot esboro ? J J - -1 J a icvv uavn ago, ueciareu against the dispensary system, the use of cigarettes and the di vorce evil. The county of Buncombe and , the State of North Carolina re- ' i eives annually from George YV. Y'uuderbilt a sum of money that j to the averasre individual would seem a small-sized fortune. Mr. Vanderbilt's tax this year is I something in the neighborhood ' of #10,000 I Superintendent J. Y. Joyner , has sent a letter to the County | Superintendents of the State notifying them to the annual j meeting of the State Association, which is to be held in Raleigh, in 1 the House of Representatives, ' on Wednesday and Thursday, November 30 and December 1, i ] 1901. 1 McCullers-Reale J Franklin, Ya., Nov. 17.?The ' marriage of Mr. VV. H. McCullers 1 and Miss Nannie J. Beale was 1 solemnized yesterday at 9:30 p. * in., at the home of the bride. It was a quiet marriage and only a few of their friends were present. | The bride is the daughter of Mr. t Jas. I. Beale, a large pea-nut J dealer of Franklin, Va. She is a 1 beautiful young lady with a host ] of admirers. Mr. McCullers is a 1 successful business man of Clay- J ton, N. C. t Mr. and Mrs. McCullers left on the 10:15 Seaboard Air Line for St. Louis to attend the World's Fair. Their home will be in ] Clayton, N. C. Rev, C. H. Row land, pastor of the Christian ? church, officiated.?News and I Observer. j 4 1 Stricken With Paralysis at Church. While attending services at e Autioch church last Sunday Mr. ^ G. 1'. Suead, a prosperous farmer H of Ingrams township, Johnston 1 county, was stricken with paraly- * sis and had to be taken from'r the church. This is his second!'' stroke, and we learn that he is v in a very critical condition. He N is the father of Mr. G. F. Hnead j of this place.?]>uun Guide 22. Not a Sick Day Since. n "1 was taken severely sick with w kidney trouble. 1 tried all sorts: " of medicines, none of which re- i! lieved me. One day I saw an ad. j of your Electric Hitters and de- ' terminer! to try that. After tak- ( ing a few doses i felt relieved, and ; H soon thereafter was entirely cur ed, and have not seen a sick day J> since. Neighbors of mine have 1 been cured of Rheumatism, " Neuralgia, Liver and Kidney ' troubles and General Debility." This is what D. F. Hass, of 11 Fremont, X. 0. writes! Only 50c ' it, Hood Bros., Druggists. a 1 SUICIDE IN JOHNSTON. The Deed Accomplished With aj Double-Barrelled Shot Gun Just before suu set Saturday evening the home of Mr. Lewis Massengill in Ingram's township, Johnston county, was a scebe that startled the whole community. Jerry Stanley, a young man 2?1 years of age, em ployed by Mr. Massengill ou the farm, committed suicide b\ shootiug out his brains with a shotgun. The wife of Mr. Mas sengill was at the lot when she heard a gun tire inside the house and went to see what was the trouble. When she went into the room she saw young Stanley sitting up in a chair and the gun lying out a few feet away on the floor. She went and picked up the gun not knowing that Stan-j ley was dead. She turned to him! and found that his body was lifeless. He had removed one of his shoes in order to pull the trigger with his toe. Mrs. Mas sengill was at home alone, so we are informed, her husband and son being away at Benson. The alarm was given among the ueighbers by Mrs. Massengill. Stanley lived near Four Oaks and it is said that he has never been considered very bright. No cause for the tragedy can be given.?Dunn Guide, 22. LOCAL MOTES. ?Miss Nellie Morgan, of Peace Institute, Raleigh, came home Saturday to spend a few days with her pareuts, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Morgan. She will return to Peace today. ?Mr. Frank K. Broadhurst eft yesterday morning for Rich mond to see the Carolina-Vir ginia football game. From there ae will go to Philadelphia to (vituess the Annapolis and West Point game. ?The Local Lodge Knights Pythas, will give its members and friends an Oyster Supper to night in its Hall on third street. Every member is urged to be oresent. The Hall will be open torn 8:30 to 11P.M. ?Messrs. Walter Grantham, J. \T. Cobb. L. G. Patterson, Jim Moore and Sidney Edwards went to Richmond yesterday to wit aess the game of football be ween the University of North Carolina and the University of 1'irginia. ?The meeting of the Knights of Pythias will be held in Red Springs next Tuesday night. Mr. U. M. Lawrence, Jr., of Neuse Liodge, No. 125, K. of P., is district Deputy Grand Chancel or. Several Pythians of Neuse Liodge are expecting to attend ;he district meeting. ?The Juvenile Aid Society of he Methodist church gaye a rery enjoyable jovster supper Priday night in tne second floor >f the building occupied by the Smithfield Furniture Company. The net proceeds were about SI5 00 and were given to the taleigh Orphanage. ?Rev. N. 1*1 Coltrane conduet d Thanksgiving services at the ilethodiet church yesterday. An ?xcellent sermon was preached 1 rotn the text "Give thanks unto he Lord, for He is good His nercy endureth forever." A ollection amounting to $15.00 1 ran taken for the Methodist )rphanage at Raleigh. Disastrous Wrecks. , I ?Carelessness Is responsible Jor L nany a railway wreck and* the' arae causes are making human .?reeks of sufferers from Throat | .nd Lung troubles. But since he advent of l>r. King's New ?iscovery for Consumption, 'oughs and Colds, even the i orst cases can be cured, and opeless resignation is no longer Mcsstiry. Mrs. Lois Cragg of : )orchester, Mass., is onp of the ( lanv whose life was saved h* >r. Kings New Discovery. ThiM rent, remedy is guaranteed for . II Throat and Lung diseases by lood Bros.,Druggists, l'rice 50c, nd $1.00. Trial bottles free. { BUSINESS LOCALS, Oakland Heights (including .'J houses) will be sold at auction Thursday Dec. 1st, at 2 o'clock. We sold one man a part of this i property about a year ago for $800 00 Last week he refused $1500 00 for the identical prop erty. Read the chance we offer you in our advertisement in this issue. Pou & Books, Attys. Lot of nice trunks at reduced prices. Watson's. TO THE HOUSE KEEPER. If yon would have a cup of good coffee use my preiniumblend. My majestic or gilt edge flour makes the best bread. A full supply of good butter, citron and seedless raisins for the Christmas fruit cakes. W. M. Sanders. Go to Watson's forgood shoes. Cotter-Underwood Co's for harness of all kinds, robes, wnips, etc. CHRISTMAS GOODS. We will have Christmas Goods of all kinds at J. A. Sanders store on Sniithfield and Clayton road. They will be sold cheap. Call and see them. J. J. Wallace, Mauager. if you want to buy high grade furniture go to Cotter-Under wood Co.'8 store for they do not handle culls and seconds of any thing. Cotter-Underwood Co. is the best place in town to buy a nice rubber tire buggy at the right price. FOR SALE CHEAP. 1 offer for sale cheap two or three farm mules. Can see the mules at my farm any time and can see me any Saturday morn ing. J. A. Sanders. Clothing at cost. Watson's. STKAYEI). On Monday November 14th there strayed from my home a black dog with white ring around his neck, white breast and white streak in his face. The dog is medium size and hardly yet grown. I offer a reward to the person letting me know where to find him. W. H. Batton, Selma, N. C. Red iust proof seed oats at Cotter-Underwood Co. Big lot pants marked away down. Watson's. For furniture Cotter-Under wood Co.'s place is headquarters. Nice Dress Shoes for Gentlemen. Watson's. If you want to buy anything from a tooth pick to a saw mill go to Cotter-Underwood Co.'s for they carry everything and sell at the right price. Prices reduced on Hate. Wat son's. If you want a tine carriage for a low price see Cotter-Underwood Co. Gratis. Some beautiful calendars and nice blotters free for the asking at Hmitkfield Hardware Co.'s store. Another car of those flue buggies just arrived at Cotter rnderwood Co.'s this week.-' $1.0d shirts for 7"> cents. V\ at sou's. If you want to buv a one or two horse wagon cheap don't ail to see ('otter-Underwood Co. - ? llig lot sample shoes at cost. Watson's. Another car salt jus' received vt Cotter-! nderwood Co.
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