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Sljc mi t Ijf if I ii Hcrali). rrice one dollar peb teab. 1<TRUE iO OURSKL* i?S, OL R COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. singli copies five cent?, ? ______________________________ VOL. 26. SMITHFIELD. N. ?.. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 21), 10O7. NO. 38 YOUNG MAN TORN TO PIECES. Body of J. Frank Holt Found Beside the Railroad Track In Front of Mr. Iredell Talton's Door near Princeton. Princeton, N. F., Nov 23?It was a ghastly spectacle tbat met Mr. Iredell Tahou's eight yester day morning (shortly alter six o'clock, when lie ouened hie front door and started covu town tu open hie store. About one bundled feetiufro/it of hie residue, bei-ide the rail road track, lay cue remains of Mr. Frank llolt, aged twenty four and unmarried. 1'he remains were almost unrecognizable, the skull was crushed, tue lelt side of his forehead was broken off and his left eye literally torn out, his left leg was broken just above the ankle, and his boay was badly bruised all over. There was a dance near towu j Thursday night and Mr. Holt and several other young men of { the community attended. It seems that there was plenty of! Pine Level whiskey about and several of them imbibed too freely of the poison. AUUUl LYVU U UlUUK tilt? ptfcl ty broke up aud those, who kuew the way, went to their homes. It seems that Mr. Holt aud John Stalling aud J. B. L'altou decided that they would go to serenade Mr. Zeb Strickland, who lived nearby. Mr. Strickland says they lelt his home about half past three o'clock yesterday morning. This is the last that can be found out about Mr. Holt until his dead body was found this morn ing by the railroad tract. His companione. Talton and Stad ings, were so drunk that they cannot tell anything that hap pened after leaving Strickland's house. The coroner, Dr. A. H. Rose, of Smithfield, was summoned and held an inquest over the body. There was no evidence of foul play and the jury returned a ver dict as follows: "That said Frank Holt came to his death by beiug struck by train No. 112, tastbouud, on Southern Railway about six o'clock, a. m., November 22ud, 1907." It seems that Holt was walking on the railroad and was going east. Engineer nor fireman neither one, it seems, saw the man. Mr. Holt was the youngest son of Mr. Calvin A. Holt, who is eighty-seven years of age.?News and Observer, 24th. A Beautiful Marriage. On Sunday morning, Novem ber 24tb at 9:30 oclock a beauti ful marriage was solemnized at the home of Mr. R. H. Stephen son, when his daughter, Nlalissa, became the bride of .Mr Wayland King. The home was beautifully arranged for the occasion. The vows that made them man and wife were impressively spoken by Eld. ,Jas. H. Johnson. The attendants were, Mr. Wal ter King with Miss Minnie Stephenson, Mr. Herbert King with Miss Bessie Stephenson, Mr. Archie Johnson with Miss Ellie Stephenson, Mr Harrison Honey cutt with Miss Kittie Stephenson,, Mr. Loyd Stephenson with Miss Ruth King. Mr. Clingtnan Stepheuson with Miss Inah Wal ton. After the tuarriage they? a tended church at Rehoboth, then they returned to the homej of the bride where an elegant J dinner was served. After a few! hours of pleasure they drove to! the home of Mr. King where a delightful reception was given. There were a host of relatives and friends preseifc at both places Miss Stephenson is an accomplished young lady and stands big i in society. Mr King is a progr ssive young farmer of Pleasant Grove towuehip. 1 h?ir many friends wish for them a long and happy life full of true pertect happiness. A [Friend. Mr. Henry Messengill. of Four Oaks, called in Monday and re newed his subscription. General News. Howard Max well, deposed pres ident of the Brooklyn Borough Bank, who had been released from jail ou $30,000 bond, com mitted suicide Tuesday bv cut ting his throat aud wrist with a razor. The Isthmian Canal Commis sion has made its report, detail ing the progress of work on the , Panama ship canal for the fiscal year The commission reports that no yellow fever originated on the canal zone this year. Tbirteeu persous lost their lives in a New York tenement house early Monday morning, ail beiug Italians aud seven of the thirteen were children; the terrible occur rence was the result of the tffortH of burglars to rob a safe of $2, 000 withdrawn from bank during the money panic. A confident tone is felt in Wash ington over the success of the Treasury plans to relieve the money stringency; the National banks are taking the new treas ury certificates as a basis of cir culation, Chicago banks Tuesday purchasing $25,000,002 of the new issue; the banks in New York and other large cities are to soon resume cash Davments. "The United Democracy of the District of Columbia" gave a banquet and reception to the Hon. William J. Hrvan at the Hotel Raleigh in Washington Tuesday night aud it was attend ed by a large and enthusiastic assembly; Col. Bryan delivered a long speech in which he defined the difference between the Demo cratic and Republican parties, and dtclaired that President Roosevelt was nut a Democrat but Democratic in spots. Mr. Daughtry Explains Concerning Pine Level Dispensary. Mr. Jesse Daughtry, manager of the Pine|Level Dispensary, was here yesterday and stated that the news we published last week abdut the dispensary is not cor rect. He sa.ys he bought from The Casper Co. at Roanoke, Va., through a salesman, some whis key which was to be 75 per cent proof for $1.10 per gallon. It was to be shipped him in 4% gal-! Ion kegs which they had a right j to ship without stamp as no' package under live gallons re quires a stamp. When the whis key came some of it was packed two kegs in a barrel and the rest was packed one keg in a box. There were several barrels and several boxes. It was below the stated proof and packed as above stated. He wrote the the Casper Co. about it and t hey answered, acknowledging that it was a little short in proof, and offering to give off live per cent if he would take it and instructed him to "make it a point to bottle up ur jug immediately auu re turn the kegs in boxes by freight for credit." Mr. Daughtrey re fused to take the whiskey and had tags put bn it to ship it back. He did not take it from the railroad agent at all. He says the empty stamped barrel which the revenue officers seized had just been emptied and was at the back door with one end in the door and the other out, and that they had not had time to remove the stamp. Almost a Second Niagara. The Whitney Reduction Com pany announces the completion of their great cofferdam, un doubtedly the largest in the Southern Stale-". More thau $1,500,000 has heeu spent in spa"ningthe Yadkin river thirty one miles from Salisbury. The dam is forty-six feet high and 917 feet long. The minimum fijw of water gives 40,000 horse power. secoud only to iNiagara. On -Ian. 1st next year the water will be turned on the turbines, and all the industries within forty or fifty miles will be sup plied with electric power The i Whitneys have contracted for 29,000 horsepower. The plant i will cost $7.500,000 complete.? ] Salisbury (X.C.) dispatch to Bal timore Sun. RECORDER BUYS N. C. BAPTIST. The Baptist was one of the Strongest Religious Papers in the State, and Led in the Fight for Temper ance and Prohibition. Announcement was made yep- J terday of ttie purchase of the; North Carolina Baptist, of Fay-; etteville, by the Biblical Recorder, of this city. Mr. John A. Gates,; editor of the North Carolina Bap- j tier, was in Raleigh last week negotiating the sale of his paper to the Biblical Recorder, and at the conference held by him with Rev. C. W. Blancbard, editor, and the directors of the Biblical Recorder, the deal was practically I effected with the exception of some minor differences which were adjusted yesterday when the sale was effected. The North Carolina Baptist was one of the best religious periodicals in the South, and was a power in the Baptist denomi nation. The past year was its prime year, and in addition to being a strong Baptist orgau, it has led in the campaign for tern perance. Mr. Gates is chairman of the State Anti Saloon League, aDd is doing a great and noble work in promoting the cause of temperance in North Carolina He retains the iob printing office! find the-equipment of Iiih paper, selling only the subscription list; and the good will of tue North | Carolina Baptist The purchase of that paper by the Biblical Recorder leaves the latter the only Baptist denomi national State paper iu North Carolina, and largely augments j its possibilities for the greatest service and usefulness to the denomination in the State. Mr. Blauchard has more than met the expectations of his friends as editor, and with the broader field for the Recorder, his position is strengthened and the future of his paper made even more full of promise?News aud Observer,2+ Change In Temperance Sentiment. Governor Glenu's very positive; declaration of his belief that the; next Legislature will enact a | sweeping prohibition law, cover ing the whole State, is certainly in line with what your corres pondent had heard from at least a thousand persons during the present year, some of them being among the most prominent men iu North Carolina Whiskey has today only a very slight legal freehold here, as there are saloons in only about a score of cities and towns, while a few others have the dispensary. Raleigh is in the latter class and it will be a very safe thing to bet that pro hibition will be voted in here and the dispensary voted out, unless there is a remarkable change in expressed sentiment between now OUU LUC CICULIL/U LIII1C i WOUIJ Bix years ago an effort to have State prohibition failed, by a popular voce, but in that pericd one of the greatest cbangt s ever effected has come about in North Carolina, this being against whis key ?Kaleigh Correspondent in Winston-Salem Journal. Perhaps. "Fate is against me." "How so?" " Twice I have been engaged to be married and twice the men to whom I have been engaged have died before the wedding day." "Oh, I wouldu-'t call it fate, per haps they were naturally luckv." ? Houston* i'ost. I\ Hard Debt To Pay. "1 owe a debt of gratitude that can never be paid off, " writes G. S Clark, of Westfleld, Iowa, "for my rescue from death, by L)r. King's New Discovery. Both lungs were so seriously affected that death seemed imminent, when I commenced taking New Discovery. The ominous dry, hacking cough quit befote the tirst bottle was used, and two more bottles made a complete cure." Nothing has ever equaled New Discovery for coughs, colds and all throat and lung com plaints Guaranteed by Hood Itros. druggists. 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle free. State News. Columbus countv has been m iking very great progress ioj an educational wav and has this year increased its school fund 4,000 by local taxation and has spent during the same time' $ 0,000 for i iii pro veil school houses. There is no abatement in the establishment of free libraries at rural public schools aud last Friday tive were aided by the State, making the total thus i helped last week 18, which was regarded by the authorities as very satisfactory indeed. The formation of local school tax districts goes on very well and Friday notice was received at Supt Joy tier's office of two in Ashe county, two iu Wake, and one each in Columbus, Cleveland U tbesou, Durham and Wilkes The last named county has been very active in this matter. The State auditor is now hav ing the many thousands of pen sion warrants prepared and these will all go out next month as usual, beiug a sort of Christmas gift to over 14, >00 persons. "All the pensioners received more than at any time heretofore, the last Legislature having iucreased the appropriation very considerably. A west-hound nassencrer train on the Seaboard Air Line crashed into a eovered nagon atConcord crossiug, near Charlotte Friday morning, instautly killing Alvin llone.ycutt, a prominent farmer, of Stanley county, and probably fatally injuring Mrs. Honeycutt. The wagun was demolished, but the fifteen-year-old sou of the couple escaped uuinjured, as did the pair of mules drawing the wagon. Sheriff Lanier of Harnett county, has the honor of being the firHt to make full settlement of State taxes this year. He has paid in $8,445. For a number of years .Johnston county used to be the first to make full settlement. A number of the sheriffs say that collections are quite hard to make this year as the people are holding on to everything, cotton as well as money, and they are ready foranvthingthatturns up. The executive committee of the board of trustees of the North Carolina Agricultural and Me chanical College has accepted the resignation of Professor Charles M. Connor, of the chair of agri culture, to take effect January 1st. No successor has been se lected. Professor Connor retires from the Agricultural and Me chanical College to accept a gov ernment appointment as assis tant Commissioner of Agricul ture in the Philippine Islands, his salary to be $3,600. CUTTING CHRISTMAS TREES. An Industry of Large Proportions In Maine Nearly 4,000,000 Trees Demanded Each Year. Bangor, Me., Nov. 22?The work of cutting Christmas trees in Maine for the rest of the coun try h now at its height. Nearly 4,000,000 trees are in demand annually, and in this State the Christmas tree trade has become an industry of the first impor tance For several weeks past workmen have been engaged in selecting aud cutting the trees in the central and northern parts of the State. Now the process of loading and shipping them on fiat cars to the big cities East and Middle West has begun. Fntil a few years ago it was the smaller trees that were sold the most. Now the larger trees are most in demand, owing to the fact that the small family tree, has been largely done away with in favor of the larger tree used in common by the members of the churches, societies aud other or ganizations. The trade puts many thousands of dollars into 1 the pockets of the thrifty Maine farmers and woodsmen each year. Works Like a Charm. Sklnnei: "Trying horseback riding to reduce your weight, eh? Well, how does it work?" Hevywate: "I've only tried it for a couple of days, and I've fa'leu off quite a good deal al ready!"? Philadelphia Inquirer. GIRL MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD. Ella Pryor Called to Her Door at Night and Shot Dead Without Warning? Amzl Helms, a Former Lover, Arrested on Suspicion. Charlotte, N. C , Nov. 26.?One of the most coldblodded assas ei nation a?and of a young wo man att hat?occurred near here last night. Ella Pryor, an eii;hteen-,year old white girl, living with her mother, Mrs Neely Pryor, near Gilead church, Hix miles west of Huutereville, on the Beatty'e Ford road, wan called out of the residence last night and shot to death by an unknown person. The tragedy took place soon after dark. Two minutes before the gun tired some one knocked on the front door, audoueof the smaller girls went to the door, but saw no one. She was followed by her sister, Ella, who was tired oil with a shot gun from the road aud instantly killed. The little girl could not tell whether the assassin was white or black. .Some member of the family thought that she heard a voice calling Ella, aud recognized it. Immediately after the young woman was slain an alarm was ^ivcu auu c? uuiitiu^ junty ur gauized, but no clue to the guilty uue was fouud. Mr. Meek Fes pa r rnan,constable of that township, and a posse were iu the woods all night. Sheriff Wallace and Coro uor Gresham went to the scene of the hotnicideearly this morning. The I'ryors are poor tenant farmers. The slain girl had many admirers and it is believed that some lover, in a tit of jealously, shot her. The father of the girl, who lived on the farm of Mr. A. J. llerr for many years, died some time ago. tie was consid ered a good man. Charlotte, Nov. 2G.?Charged with the murder of Miss Hlla f'ryor, the 18 year-old girl, who was called to the door of her home near Uuntersville aud shot last night, Amzi Helms, a young white man, was arrested bv a sheriff's posse tonight nine miles from Charlotte. Helms was au old sweetheart of the dead girl and the police, who claim they have sufficient circumstantial evidence to convict him,say they have fixed jealousy as the motive for the crime. Helms was covered with mud and bore other evi dences of a hard journey afoot. He is the son of a well to do blacksmith of this city. Charlotte, N. C., Nov. 28.? Amzi Helms, who was cast into the Mecklenburg county jail Tuesday night by Sheriff \\ al lace, on a charge of murder, has confessed to the killing of Ella Fry or, an old sweetheart of his. He declares that he did not know the gun was loaded, and when he pointed it, did so to frighten the girl for the amusement that it would afford. Death of Mr. J. R. Wall. Mr. J. Hansom Wall was buried at tbe family burial ground near here on Wednesday, November G. \lr. Wall was born in Wake county, December 27, 1840 and died November 5, 1907, making his earthly sojourn GG years, 10 months and 10 days. He enlisted in the Second Bat talion of Cavalry, Edgerton's Company, in the Civil war and served as a faithful soldier. Aoout a mouth ago he was taken with kidney trouble He was taken to St. Luke's Hospital, Richmond, Va , by his physician. Dr. Arthur Griffin, when he passed ed into eternity. All was done that could be done to prolong his stav on earth, but without avail. The deceased leaves a wife, Mrs. Grizzie Wall, and eight children? Mrs. r. A. Branham, of Raleigh; Mrs. J. K. Woodard and Mrs W. II. Austin, of Wendell; Mrs J. I. Barnes, of Clayton; Mrs. A. L. Batteu, of Archer; Mr. Ed. Wall, of Savaun ?h, Ga.; Mr. M. R. Wa'l, of Canton, and Mr. J. A. Wall, of Archer?to mouru their loss The family have the sym pathy of the entire community. S. 1. W. Archer, N. C., Nov. 12 '07. Polenta News. The Public School of this Dis trict has opened up, and under ? the management of Miss Lou Young, one of the best teachers j in the County is forgiug ahead, j with a good attendance. Mr. H. T. Garrard, of Norfolk, Ya , is in the neighborhood to spend Thanksgiving, to the de light of his many friends. Henry is a particular friend of the writer and it is always a pleasure for us j to be in bis company. There was preaching at Eliza beth last Sunday by the pastor, Kev. Mr Starling. He will preach at Mt. Zion the coming Sunday. Mr. Starling is a preacher of great force, and the people are i always glad to hear him. Mr. Willis A. Sanders has : bought the Pate place, near Mt. jZion Church, and will move to it ! the first of the coming year. Mr. j Sanders is a most excellent citi izen, and we gladly welcome him as a permanent resident of our | township. We hear that Mr. Jno. Wood all will move into this neighbor hood the coming year and open I up a blacksmith & wood shop. He will have charge of the shop at the store of Smith & Ellington. This is a good neighborhood for such an establishment; it will prove a great convenience to this section. ?3 1 J ?? ?? oeverai uays ago ,\ir. pooKer Wood accidentally had a rusty nail stuck into one of his feet, which went nearly through the foot, and which has caused him some pain, besides necessitating his remaining in doors for several days, nut we are pleased to note the wound is improving and that nothing serious will result. The protracted meeting at Oak land closed last Sunday night. Bev. Mr. Souders did all of the preaching, and did it well. From the beginning there seemed to be a deep iuterest manifested both as to the christians and the un saved, and the interest continued to increase during the entire week. The congregation ap peared eager to hear the word of (iod as it ffll from the lips of the preacher; the preacher was full of the Holy Spirit, and presented the Gospel in such power as to leave a lasting impression upon rhe congregations, and as a re sult seven made a profession of faith in Christ, and all joined the church at the close of the meet ing. The meeting has done un told good in the community. Mr. G. B. Smith had about twenty dollars worth of seed cot ton stolen from him one night last week. The cotton was in sheets tied up, and was left on his gin cotton platform. Mr. Smith tracked the cotton to where Henry Sanders lives, cot ton having fallen out of the sheets all along the route until Sanders' place of abode was reached, when it could be tracked no further. Besides the shoes worn by Henry Sanders fitted exactly the tracks made all along the route. A warrunt was issued at the request of Mr. Smith bv F. T. Hooker, J. P., for said Henry Sanders, he was arrested and tried, and the evidence being of such a damaging nature he was bound over to Court in a hundred dollar justified bond, failing to give which he was sent to j.ail. There is no doubt but what others are mixed up in the stealing, but sufficient evidence has not been secured a? yet to warrant other arrests. It is to be hoped the wuole gang will yet be caught up with. Typo He Fought at Gettysburg. David Parker, of Fayette, N. Y., who lost a foot at Gettysburg, writes: "Electric Hitters have 1 done me more good than any medicine I ever took. For sev eral years I had stomach trouble, and paid out much money for ; medicino to little purpose, until '' I began taking Electric Bitters. I would not take $300 for what they have done for me." Grand I tonic for the aged and for female weaknesses. Great alterative and body builder; best of all for lame back and weak kidneys. Guaranteed by flood Bros, drug gists. 50c.
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