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Sljr '?mittjfirlii Mrralb. moAMuamnu. 'TRUE TO OURSELVES, ODB COUNTRY AND OUR 001).' WN0I<5 m? m VOL. 27. SM1THFIELD. N. C.. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1908. NO. 88 STRANGE MURDER NEAR CLAYTON Cas Sanders, a Neflro, Was Killed at His Home Monday Night. Aff3lr Shrouded In Mystery?No Clue to the Identity ol the As sassin. One of the most horrible and mysterious killings, that has ev er been committed in this coun ty, was the one which took place n Clayton Township last Mon day night, on the farm of Mr. j Victor Austin. The coroner was summoned to the scene of the killing Tuesday morning by Dr. Griffin of Clayton. Arriving at at the scene of the killing the cor oner found the following. Cas Sanders, the negro who was killed, lived with his moth er, a woman about 50 years of age, and his sister, who is about 18 years old. Tney lived in a two room house, about 200 yards from Mr. Victor Aus tin's home. The mother and sister asleep In one room, and the negro boy in the other. All had been working hard that day pulling fodder. After supper Cas Sanders told his mother that he was going to Clayton and would not be gone long. He went by the house of another negro, who lives on Mr. Austin's farm, about 100 yards on the other side of Mr. Austin's house, and asked a negro named John McAlister to go with him to Clayton. They went, did very little purchasing and returned home about 10 o'clotk. John stopped at his bouse and Cas Sanders came on down to his home. When he got home, his mother got up and they talked about the work that they had to do the next day. They sat up planning a corn shucking, until nearly 12 when they retired. The door between the two rooms was closed. The mother said that she went to sleep, and being tired slept very sound. Sometime during the night, she heard a great fall which wakened her. She thought somebody was trying to break in, and listened. Hearing not another sound, she * thought that it was the cats, that had knocked over some thin!* in the kitchin, which was right behind the house, not ten feet away; so she fell asleep again. In the morning about five o'clock she arose as usual, made a Are in her room and then call ed Cas. He did not answer, so she went to the middle door, 1 opened it, and called again. Re g ceiving no answer she went to c the foot of his bed, and intended s waking him; she felt no one on the bed, so she said, "Cas has got up and gone, and herej! | calling him." As she started to f turn around her foot struck his ( head. She felt, and he was cold, j Her hand touched thecold blood, ( which she thought was where he ? had been vomiting. She called k. her daughter and told her that , Cas was dead. The daughter came running in, struck a match, ^ and found that he was lyiug in a pool of blood, his head literally shattered, and a hole in the back i of bis head a little to the left ? side, as large as a hen egg. A J gun with an empty shell in it was s found lying somewhere in the v room, which the mother remem s bers picking up, but so overcome J1 was she at the sight, at that time I in the morning that she does i not remember anything she did. t The screams of the mother and t daughter attracted the attention e of Mr. Austin, and he came to the scene, and told them to let the body remain as it was, until j the coroner could arrive. The coroner's jury, after hear ing the above testimony as giv en by the mother, were not cod vinced that he came to his death by a gun wound, so they had Dr. Griffin to hold a post mor tem. He cut open the head, took out the brain, (what was left) and several pieces of the skull but he was unable to find any shot, or any signs of shot. The hole in the back of the head was smooth, and there were no signs of povder stains. Another reason why it was not probablethatagnnwas fired, vu that neither the mother nor ter heard one, and it would have been impossible for a gun to have been tired in the house with out waking every one up. Alter a careful lnr r^Mon the j'iry decided that Ct?s Sanders came to his death by a blow or blows on the head, with a blunt instru ment, in the hands of a person to the jurors unknown. No one knew of anv trouble tbat the negro had ever had, Mr. Austin saying that his character was good, aud tbat he was a quiet, sober, inoffensive darkey. Nothing was taken from the house, and nothing in the house disturbed. His door, however leading out into the yard was not locked, but was closed. Mys tery of the deepest |nature sur rounds the whole affair. Benson Notes. Mr. R. B. Brady has bought the store of Mr. Wilson Allen on Main street. Cotton weigher, Ell S. Turling ton, reports 515 bales sold on the Uenaon market last week. Iter. W. C. Royal, of Benson, filled his regular appointment at Sardls Sunday morning. Mr. J. H. Moore, who has been ?pending aomstime with his mother in Atlanta, Georgia, re turned Wednesday, Among the new boarders in town is one at the home of Mr. D. E. Hill; also one at the home jf Mrs. J. C. Stancil; both boys. Rev. J. M. Daniel, of Duke, till ed his regular (appointment at ihe Methodist church here Sun iay morning and night. J. R. Barbour, Attorney, spent Thursday night in town en-route Tom W ashington D. C., to his lome in Eastern North Carolina. ?Benson spokesman 13th. Mr. Randolph Lucas presented lis "Dante's Inferno" at the Au Jitorium of the Graded School >uildiug Tuesday night to quite i large crowd. Of the number away from town ?eceutly we note as follows. Mr. (. F. Lee at Smithtield, Messrs. I. P. and Fees Hall at Fayette rille; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wbit ienton-in Harnett county; Mr. md Mrs. J. D. Parrish at Ken y A very interesting debate took >lace at the Graded school build ng Friday night between the roung men of the two literary Societies. All the speakers hand ed the question in a way tbat ihowed much study and reflected redit on themselves and their ocieties. Of tbe number visiting in town ecently we note the following. Jrof. J. P Canaday, of Smith ield; Mr. Alex Creech, of Four Jake; Miss Pearl McClelland, of Junn; Mr. J. T Holmes, of Wil-j aington: Mr. W. H. Stalling?, ofj ielma; Miss Bessie Evans, of j ientonsvilk; Dr. Turlington aud amily, of Fremont; Mrs. Will md Mrs. J no. Davis, of Fayette rille. On Thursday night last Mr. >. P. Smith, of Raleigh, delivered m address before the Jr. O. U. A. >1. at the hall of the Graded chool building. A large crowd ras present to hear this able peaker, all members who heard | lim were strengthened in tbe ?rinciples of the order, and every >ody went away feeling tbat ,hey had listened to one of tbe >est speeches ever made in Ben ion. Reporter, Benson Nov.* 18. How Is Your Digestion. Mrs. Mary Dowling of No. 228 $th Avd., San Francisco, recoin nends a remedy for stomach rouble. She says: "Gratitude or the wonderful effect of Elec tric Bitters in a case of acute ndigestion, prompts this testi nonial. 1 am fully convinced hat for stomach and liver trou )les Electric Bitters {is the best emedy on the market to-day." This great tonic and alterative nedicine invigorates the system, >urifies tbe blood and is espec ally helpful in all forms of fe nale weakness. 50c. at Hood Bros, drug store. I That Mad Dog's Travels. The mad dog mentioned last week seems to havt> taken a trip nearly across the county. We never beard of such a case before. He was seen first so report tayR near Reboboth Primitive Baptist, cburcb in Elevation towusbip early Thursday morning. Just before noon be attacked j Milton Unburn, theeigbteeu year j old sou of Mr James Ogburn, about two miles from Smitbtield. He tore off a coat and shirt sleeve and bit one of his j arms just a little, his teeth hard (ly going through the skin. Dur iug the noon hour he bit the face and one arm of a six year old i negro boy living on the land of Mr. Beu Casey. Between two and three o'clock i he went to the home of Mr. Will i A. Price and attacked the cats I under the dwelling. His little boy Ernest took a stick to try , to help the cats and the dog . sprang on him, throwing him to j the ground and bit him nine , times in the face. j Next he attacked Mr. Isaac Parrish and tried to bite Jhim in J the face but was knocked away. f He snapped at one of Mr. Par- , rish's hogs but did not tear the | skin. When ha reached Mr. David f S. Parrish's field he had a gener- t al tight with his hogs, leaviug considerable evidence ofjthe fight on two of them. Later he went 1 into the yard where Mr. Parrish * lives and would have been killed c but the gun was not loaded. c Later the dog was seen near 1 Wilson's Mills and north of there. 8 1 Late Eriday night he attacked a 8 small dog belonging to Mr. r Joshua Elowers wbo lives at the 8 Pineville place in Wilders towu- 5 ship. While he was chasing the 0 small dog around the house Mr. 11 blowers shot him down twice but did not kill him. " Afterward he fought the dogs ' of several colored people in the c neighborhood. Eriday after he had bitten some hogs for Mr. W. M. Pittman, of Oaeai's town ship, he was killed. The three ptrsons bitten are all being treat- tl ed at a hospital in Kaleigb. d It is impossible to estimate H how many other dogs will V run mad from the work of this ci dog iu two days aad a night. It is strange that this dog was not S followed and shot. Mad dog ism like small pox andot.ler such ceases demand immediate at LeDtlOD. q g Smithfield Hardware Company t( Kitchen Furnishers. Program ol Union Meeting. I' b The next union meeting of the V Johnston Association will be E held with Micro Baptist church Eriday night, Saturday and Sun day, November 27th, 28th and 29th, 1908. Preaching Eriday night by j] Rev. D. P. Bridges. v Saturday 9:30 a. m. Devo- t! tional services conducted by R Rev. Worley Creech. The work of the preacher out- ? side the pulpit, Rev. W. C. Roy- t, al. The duty of the preacher to- i ward the fiances of the church, t Rev. D. E. Putman. 2. p. ui. Our duty to education, ? Rev. D. P. Bridges. t What the Sunday school can do for the church, Rev. J. W. n Nobles. t Preaching Saturday night, Rev W. C. Royal. j Sunday 10 a. m. Importance of running our Sunday schools j every Sunday in the year, J. T. Holt. Why prompt and regular at tendance is so essential to the c success of a Sunday school, C. C. ? Teague. t, 11 a. m. Sermon by Rev. D. F. Putman. tj 2 p. m. The importance of re- ^ ligion iu the home, Rev. Worley v Creech. God's taking care of his people, r J. M. Beaty. R W. Horrell ) a O. R Mangum >Program Con:- h J. M. Beaty J mittee. tl li My store will be closed all day tl next Thursday, November 26? S Thanksgiving Day. E W. L. WOODALL. T State News. Fire at Henderson, Vance county, early Saturday morning, destroyed the four.storv brick bagging factory of Parharn Bros. V young mau named Bullen killed himself near Copeland, I Surry county, a few days ago.1 He put the muzzle of a gun to his breast and pulled the trigger with his foot. His actions had ; been peculiar and it is supposed: that his miud was unbalanced. In Catawba Superior Court last week Heurr Yamokuchi, the Japanese showman who killed his fellow showman ami couutry inan in Newton, October 11th, was convicted of murder in the second decree and sentenced to the State prison for 30 years, the .'all limit of the law. Because he stepped on a girl's toe in the midst of a big quilting aarty dance at Foreetville, Wake :ounty, last week Lum Holding, ?olored, was net upon by Turner Evans, the girl'? encort, with a )arly of friend#, dragged down i stairway feet foremost, and In i scuttle that followed, Holden ras cut in thw abdomen so that le died durlug the da/ in a Hal- j dgh hospital. Evans was cap- J ?ured and jailed in Raleigh. Seventy bird shot discharged i rom a double barrel shot gun I )y James Turner were picked >ut of the back of Bob Turner, i olored, by Dr. Buffaloe at Uar ler Monday. James Turner is I i well known young white man f md he and the negro had quar- 1 eled, each being on a hunt for t k gun to shoot the other. The . oung white mau, only 19 years t 'Id, found a gun first, met the i legro youth who ran, and as he \ ashed into a clump of bushes he i pas peppered with the shot from ? he white boy's gun. He will re- t over. e c Opening of Colored. School. t H The colored public school in e lis district will open next Moo- c ay, November 23rd. J. R. c iarlowe formerl j ut Kocky lount, will be in charge as prin ipal. Iua T. Turlington, i upt. Smithtield (traded Schools. Watched Fifteen Years. I For fifteen years 1 have watch- c d the working of jBucklen's A rni j a Salve; and it has never failed e 3 cure any sore, boil, ulcer or (j ura to which it was applied. c t has saved us many a doctor t ill," says A. F. Hardy, of East t Hilton, Maine, 25c. at Ilood r tros. drug store. ] The Senatorial,Vote. The Board of Elections met in ? unn last Thursday and can- 2 assed the vote for Senators in he 15th District. The vote J tands as follows: Ellington?Johnston, 2902; c Larnett, 1570. Sampson, 1395; otal, 5867. S I'eterson?Johnston, 2877; larnett, 1562; Sampson, 1391; otal, 5830. I Mathews?Johnston, 2600; larnett, 1042; Sampson, 2408; I otal, 6050. Turner?Johnston, 2599; Har- I ett, 1042; Sampson, 2410; otal, 6051. Dr. Mathews' majority over illington, 183. Elder Turners' majority over 'eterson, 221. j Seven Years of Proof. "I have had seven years of 1 roof that Dr. King's New Dis- (? overy is the best medicine to t ike for coughs and colds and f or every deceased condition of i hroat, chest or lungs." says W. r. Henry, of Panama, Mo. The it ?orld has had thirty-eight years i f proof that Dr. King's New ( ?iscovery is the best remedy for ^ oughs aud ? colds, la grippe, r sthma, hay fever, bronchitis, t emorrhage of the lungs, and !> tie early stages of consumption, c Is timely use always prevents 1< tie deveV-.i:\snt of pneumonia t old un< i guarantee at Hood f< Iros. dm, ? ? e. 50c. and#!.00. ft 'rial botti -we. I Clayton News. Considerable cotton has been holil here this week. It seems that Home of the farmers are uot depending much on the ten ceut cotton predicted by same of the Taft followers. There will b>* a big land sale here ou the itrd of December. The Consolidated Realty Co. will offer .'12 choice building lots in a very good section of the town to the highest bidder. They have an advertisement in this issue. Mr. Wade H. Fllis weut to Selma on Thursday morning to do some work in the interest of the United Art Co. Miss Daphne Williams, who is attending the Baptist Univer sity, spent Monday at home. The services at the Baptist t church conducted by Rev. W. W. Smith, an evaugelist, of Roa j noke, Va., are having a good re- , Nultfor good with our people. \ Many have professed faith in , Christ. < Mrs. Ella Pool, wife of Mr. < Henry Pool, died at the home of , her mother Wednesday morning. , Mrp. Pool had been In poor | health for a long time and her [ death was not unexpected. She , was a very consecrated lady and | bore hor long illness with a e Dhriskian's fortitude. We sin- t merely sympathies with the be- p reaved husband and family of H khe deceased. ^ Mr. S. M. Finch returned from ^ i trip to Wllaou Wednesday. Mr. A. R. Duncan shoied us a lne lot of potatoes to be gotten j. rom one hill. These potatoes ,] ?ere raised by Mr. A. T. Steph- jj ?nson ou ilr. Duncan's laud. |. There were nine potatoes, the t aggregate weight of which was e JO 1-4 pounds. The largest one j, weighed 5 12 pounds. Potatoes t ?aised at this ratio would make iu ideal crop. Accordiug to 0 .his one bill, an acre of potatoes, >ach hill beariug as much as the H >ne referred to, would yield 3<i75 $ lusbels. Aside from being a H ;ood potato farmer, Mr. Stepb nson made this year 25 bales if cotton ou 20 acres. VV ill some me go us one better? Yeliu. (Clayton, Nov. 19. d 'ownship Teachers',..Meetings Called. Cl it In compliance with section 0 tl+0 of the school law I hereby { all township teachers' meet- ft ngs. The meetings will be call- jv d to order at 10 a. m. ou each fc lay. The law makes it the duty if every teacher to attend and i he time is counted as school (<' ime. At the*o meetings school c, Agisters, "North Carolina Day v Exercises" and school bulletins 0 rill be given out. The times ti md places of the meetings are as ^ allows: 0i Benson, Mouday, November !3rd. L Rehoboth School, Tuesday, 3 November 24th. o Clavton, at Academy, Wtdnes lav Nov. 2.r)th. o Fmit, Thursday, November n 50th. a Kenly, Friday, November 27th. t Smithtield, Saturday, Novem- p >er 28th. Princeton, Monday, Novem- c >er .'$0th, u New Hope school, Tuesday, q Jecember 1st. a J. P. Canaday, County Supt. p 0 Desirable Town Lots Opened Up. s Mr. W. P. McRae, of Rocking- t 1am, N. C., has purchased the a and in and adjoining the Town 0 >f Smithtield, known as the old h 3. A. Woodall place, and will h lub-divide the property into s )uilding lots and sell the same a it public auction on next Wed- r lesday, November 2oth. a This property is very conven- 2 ently located. It iies immed ately in front of the Smithtield c< JoUon Mill, and borders on the n iublic road known as the river tl oad. It also extends into the own limits in the rear of the it rtts of Mr. S. H. Johnson and v ithers. A great many of these uts ar<? very desirable indeed, b ieing so nicely situated with re- 1 ?rence to the cotton mill, to the ;raded school and to the town, s We are Informed by Mr. McRae ? that be will sell the lots regard less of what they may bring; that be will allow no b.v-bidding and that the high dollar will capture the property. He will offer seveuty-tlve (75) or eighty (80) lots to turchasers upon the terms of rao-ihird cash, one third in six months, and the bal ance in twelve months, regard lead of the fact whether the lota should bring $25.00 or $500.00. We are further informed by Mr. Mcltae that he will limit the sale of these lots to white people only, and will not knowingly sell a lot to a white man who in tends to transfer It to a c ilored man. This policy is in line with that of the property owners in that end of town, to restrain the occupation of the property to white people only. Mr. Mcltae comes to Smith field very highly recommended, ?ud we can assure our readers that he will give a square deal to my and all who may invest in ibis property. He has made ex ;ensive improvements on the aroperlj in the way of marking >ff, grading and cleaning off the ots, laying off streets, building jridges, etc., and promises to nake a great success of the aale. le has employed Penny Broth irs of Greensboro, N. C., proba. >ly the most successful auction *rs in the State, to conduct the ale, and has retained the aer rices of the Smikijileld brass tand to furnish sweet music for be occasion. This Is an excellent opportun ty to secure a well located and lesirable building lot in Smith ield that should not be ignored ly anyone who desires to move o the town for the purpose oi ducating their children, engag ug in business or doing any hing else. A building in that iart of town can always be asily rented. An int-resting feature of the nle will b-3 the giving away of 25.00 in silver, $25 00 in gold nd one lot. Selma News. Mrs. M. C. Winston and aughters, Misses Ethel and ,izzie, are visiting in Wake ouuty tbia week. Oar champion rabbit hunter i badly put out now. Some ne has stolen his "rabbit dog." le says ir. is hard on a fellow to led a dog all the summer and isc as soon as rabbits get fat >r some one to ateal him. Tuesday evening, November 7th, Selina Lodge No. 320 A. '. & A. M., held its firat regular ammunication in ita new hall hich is a beauty, and in honor f the occasion, aerved roaBt urkey and oysters to its mem era and their wives, daughters, isters and sweethearts. It waa n enjoyable occasion. Selma ,odge waa chartered December rd, 1873, and ia nearly 35 years Id. It began with seven mem ers and now numbers 05. Some f its members have held high ositions in the Grand Lodge nd been honored by the fra Brnity. May it live long and rosper. Last Saturday our efficient hief drew in bis net and it waa rell filled with "blind tigers/' "wo of them were sent to jail ,nd two gave bond for their ap iearance at court. We nope he rill cast hia net again and that oon. Dr. Noble has had about wenty acres of his land which .?joins Selma on the North laid ff into reaidence lots; and, as put them into the Hoden amer Realty & Auction Co. for ale. Thia part of Selma is high nd eaudy and very desirable for eaidencea and will be sold at uction Wednesday, December nd at 2 p. m. Master James Spiera had a orn shucking laat Monday ight. All the little boya were here and report a good time. Mrs. C. W. Richardson is visit lg relatives in Raleigh thia G0k. Mr! M. C. Winston gave a bar ecue to the operatives of the ,izzie Mills last Saturday. Mr. Hart, of New York, alarp kockholdor in the Lluie Mills, fas here Wednealay.