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VOL. IV. - NO. 36.
«* All Around Our Gounty wd
ITEMS OF INTEREST GATHERED EACH
WEEK BY OUR REGULAR AND SPE
CIAL CORRESPONDENTS IN MARTIN
COUNTY.
ROHERSONVOXE
The Hfcfe School Bancto
L "«w" il!T^Lr of the Robrrson
!!l Cl Trl!£ asregards
Khool naamdMhcL Tkrr jaTtTbe an awakening
the fr'flr (k*| thm Inc. the need for rtiefc has been Wt for
""VkTuhMl 111 inai 11 ■■ il aMj irilf this year—even better than
In nntUJJrThll theschool
paid lis own expenses, bnt a nice little dividend to the stockholders on
their hilmt. Tte m a In* af wbkh om people can well alord to
iftiarite wsik a imolnlian afcng the line of education.
t Thursday 1 had been art apart for the Prinoy
Department of the schnal. laftte
a lew anvbof nhone and greeting by efficient
priueinnl. C. H. Mdann, the fnlliaing, program was suocemfully
cariiad ont:
noun immdnr noeua
• fhwM •Tiuliai rirr" Bjr the School
Recitation —"liana's Little Market Woaaaa" Snsie Keel
Piano Duet —"Through Field* and Forest" . . Lawn and Ida Martin
Famen" Roy Roberaon, Herbert
Buntain. Larry Bnatain. Wade^^riffin^Jfa^
Recitation—"The Reason" Edwin Thompson
Piano Dbet —"Le Frtit Carnirnl" Inter Robenon and Marie Robenon
DUont —"Like an Indian" . . . Bar Robeiaon and Warner Bnrch
Recitation- Ibe Senses" BUnche Robenon
Concert Recitation —"The Dajranf the Week" . . William, Cray
Winer Bnik Jesae Bollock. Ptirrfoy Andrews,
Herman Rank. Henry Robenon. Nathan Rob
enon and Keflr Rands
Piano Duet—The Little Haymaker" . . Pcarfie and Bertie Robenon
Recitation "Brv*'s Letter" . fidna Cinxllord
Dialogue—"The Wrong Train" Bl.orhr Daaiel and Warren Thompson
Pimm Dnet—"Golden Star Waltz" . . . Lester and Mane Robetaon
notation "Don't" Norman Everett
Kccitilion '' Hdpiff IbllKf'
» . . Pnrefoy Andrews
Piano Dnet —"Love? Paradise Waltz" . . Pcarlie and Marie Roberson
Vocal Solo—"Mw» Hugh Rom
TTialasm "Thr Doll's Hospital"* llaadie Humble. Blanche
* Robenon. Lena Holland. Edna Guilford and
Choran "oome Whetrfußaabon'' Cln
Song—"The Peddleis" . . Lean Parker, Peartie Robenon and
Raeitntlon—"How He Tried to Whip the Teacher" . . William Gray
Piwlocnc "fCinir Bc'ird nnd the Princess" . . Sdma Andrews,
v ~ ' MWfa Hnmble. Herman Rawla and Emmett
Chorna—'Over the Ffcfcb? Clover" MmicCbm
Bog Drill—Blanche Robenon. Ftmy Bnllock. Edna Gnilfoid. klolla
Andrews. Lena Parker. Pcarlie Robenon. Snsie
Keel. Foy Everett. Maidie Humble. Blanche
ikrifl. Htw» Evelya Hnmble. Marie
a-*—! Sdma Andrews and
Isabel Morton.
The above was carried ont by the Primary Depart
■Mt of |ke w*-i. nnder the nm«encat and direction of Him Neva
* Hnrrf. was lugMy IV I and debghtfnßr entertaining. The fact
that they acquitted "liimailnr ad is a high compliment to Mim
HmadL and prima fa* evidence af her extraordinary ability as a
fUMT —Junes wnoTon's
.■y right o'clock Frid^rmo^tpe^de
North. South Bat and West. Ry one o dock the streets were
cmwdad. and a Inrre nnmfaer hnd ami nlili I at the depot to meet Judge
the orator of the day. A Strang and indnential bodyguard.
cEss
fit 10:30 o'clock Che Judge drove down to the Sotrtherd
>L mi where he waa pectriW more than aJ^*mdj^o|de^Chsef
waiting far ftafcsaae McLnnrin In per bet aoroe plana in regard
to the esetcmes. S. L- Rom. Pnaadentof the Baard of Directors, took
tfe Indne dawn and hrtrndnoed him fa Professor Stephen Ontterbridge.
the pioneer edncator af Martin Connty. Promptly at 11 o'clock Pro
fqaarMcLanrin raae amad a hmsh af silence, and made some very ap-
SSCt^l o 'ahich mere laadlj ijMMje then mtrodncrd
M the Jidge when he faced the
uSdbthtn.— anJ having referred pdi iinntly to the work and ability of
dUhaot''announce ITm Sj'^jr^ 1 ? Tui
the drift af hia . 1 mans, that the bntden of his addi a "Plea for
P/inrst ion "
He dwelt and liniiiiil an tin theme, and all of his points were
■■|ilj ilhatntrd He pointed ant the fnct and proved that practical
equal opportunities, and that this ™ "T*, *
WILLIAMSTON, N. C, FRIDAY, JJJNE 5, 1903.
1 a 111 .11 ii toil 1 n .
KITCHEN HELPS.
_ _
Ma Is an cnrtleut art* foe dur
teg tinware. Agrtr wltb a damp cloth
and rgb diy.
If A* oatmeal aticka to the aance
paa. but Is aat bawd. J not sat tt off
the IVr a minmr «r tw* and It wUI
all ampr aM cmailr
Ont anrnb n nMfNataevttk warm
fßkUr with two ounces of forma Me
hjde in two Qaarta of «eM water.
On. tab* a haadfal of meal or bran
and rub all aronod. It abaorh* all the
gnaaa and Intn them perfectly
To clean enamel wan which has
bean stained by cooking rub weß with
asnms aalt an a itaes at haaaol This
Dry the aat tubs mrflOj after ss
thoaa. tahlac eare that they are
perfectly dean The condition of tbe
tuba la mpanalMe far the sear, ninety
Try laaaai ana gaa raaae aad aae
haw that m will eat away the dirt aad
crenae. It la alee «aad to cfcaa tbe
coal raw. bnt la bath cusae one moat
ha rosy careful that there Is no heat
to the store.
811 lan tho rrtlfc
A few atomic rake may belaid down
tor si itoa the table. Aa a reneral
rule the mrtd remeen the larce aenrka
ptotaa need nnder the aoup plate* at
the mms time toe bttaga the dlled
ptotaa. Bimrttmn when tbe aerrlce
plates are unusually haudaome they
are aßawa* to wmala an the table tm
ta the deaaevt l| ami n that tbe
(uaeto amy always hare pUtre before
them. The asald pnmea tbe larger
Ota and ptotaa |y hand; the amalkr
auaar. anpumd ma tray. Rbe sarrm
Uof the dton from the left Tea.
nfn and be»«rapt are aerred from
the right. The gaeet may nerar take
the plata fram the wattrraa, but mart
permit her to place It aa the table be
tas* torn. Finger ban la ahoald be ne»d
an|y with fraM mmaaa. When the
dbk Is a bit ont of the ordinary. It Is
fSto the thhw far the hostess to caase
heradf to ho list aerred. when she
begins to aat. thm demonstrating to
the gnerta the pispir way to eat tt.
When the hoatoee Is net served lia, It
Is the rule to begia with the lady next
to her on tbe right and begin with a
different gaent with each coarse, eo
tint no ene ahaU be always laaL
aa«% and. a bracket gas
gstnre In a email reception room. It b
attractive enough to be harmonious
among Ms handsome eummndlngs. Tbe
bun are af stuffed mirror relret of a
rich ehade af green, and Into them en
otnek email pine In briotUag army.
Three of throe bais are aaed, and one
eimnlated open bar. Tbta la made by
trat cutting nut a form of buckram
like an ame quarter, wiring It and
(wrerimMt afterward with cream mils
far the IBITII and green mirror vel ret
for the nntelde. By aid of tbe wire
them gaartera an bent Into a curved
shape. Hke the originals. The open
bur. from which tbe cbrstnots are enp
paned to hare dropped, looks rery nat
uraL grouped with the closed bars, and
the thne leprodnctlono. faatened to a
■tout twig. luuetHate a apeclally fetch
tg anament in a room done la green.
The manager of a carpet department
wham knowledge bringa him an an
aual income of IKUIOO adrleed tbe fol
iuwlng treatment for ralnahle rnga:
Lay them a iuag ride up on tbe gram,
bent with a fbrnltnro heater, rereise
and sweep carefully, a eoft brush be
tg the laeference or a good carpet
sweepee. A little airing outside of the
auu*a ray* la good occasionslly. when
they may ha carried to the boom. Tbe
average Ipnlrai him wife wmis
ant her ram by continued sweeping
and beating. The plaa of putting
thorn *pan a line every two or three
weeks sr even once a month aad then
baring thorn whipped la not to be eom
nmntod IT the rnga era of any ratan.
When a rug la to be thoroughly cleaned,
tt eheuld be aent where tbe work b
HH iriy ffana arebeumtoed at heme.
n* ami 111 1 P»as»e nan.
If you hare nat a pepper bag mfWy
M | r to your medicine cheat. It b
ttae yea had. By the application of a
pepper bag the toeffahto eaffering that
aaaaathnm eamm from a diaeaaed tooth
Met. sr ens can easily make them.
They an amia of naollo (three-fo^^
flto Apply thla dl
metfy to the toath. aad tt will usually
Shack tha pain. Mr the tbna at baat
M la aat aa rery bag ago dan Har
riet Martlama had to hide her writing
ftoT Uu'riMr*tadMhto
Today srumen are battering at the
last iifiagtulda an sadnn
LndleaT FlekL
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taMi Itoa,
Fitagid table Hnen la aat a good
rhalce tar daily ma. Kapkiav aad ta
ahanld be hemmed by preference. For
e rery day nee hemmed toweb an boat
■to. The fringe "aoapa off" with waar.
A new eomh with coarae teeth b naefsl
to keep to eater the frtngae af tVXIlaa,
Ttc Scrcalctalk
NmIICOTUu
kcgbKaL
A History by Wilson G.
Lamb, Seeoad*Lieuteaant
Company F.
(CoMimd tali IM I—>
On the nth ofMay, ffieSere«-|
teenth (1.100 itaf) Moved by
the Forty-secoad «M! Sixty-sixth N.
C., nurchcd thnMHB the strati of
Petersburg with W Vig'.t bayo
nets rrflec Jog taflSgta
to join in the mighty straggle then
impending. The battle of Drewry "a
Bluff oa the 17th resetted in tarring
Batter bock upon his fortified hose
at Bermuda Handled*, (hi the >oth
the Coo federate* were onhreJ to
assault this line it entrenchments.
Martin's brigade was upon the ex
treme Confederate right, and the
Seventeenth. N. C., was Martin's
right regiment so it devolved upon
this regiment to leed the assanlt.
Then its thoroagl- drilling and dis
cipline proved of great raloe. Em
erging from (he woods into the
open field with anbraken front and
without a halt, at double ijaick step,
its onset was not Mopped until the
enemy's works woe won and the
Confederate baaaer waved m tri
umph over Butlers stronghold. The
charge was taken np along the line
with equal gallantry and sacceas
and Bull era forces were driven to
shelter under the protection of their
gunboats in the James and Appo
mattox. Thus the -*bottiiag up of
Butler." m> graphically detailed by
General Grant, *ap complete. The
Regiment suffered very heavily in
this assault, losing aboat 175 offi
cers and men kilted and wounded.
The bfkf • and yoethful Lieutenant-
Colonel Lamb fell mortally wound
ed upon the enemy's works and
died a few days lh.. after.
Our fighting commissary. Captain
L I>. Starke, now of Norfolk, Va..
is entitled to special notice, having
sent his wagons to the rear and
joined the boys in the front, and
participated in the battle which dis
tinguiahed bravery. A more gallant
soldier never lived.
By the death of Colonel Lamb,
Major Sharp became Lieutenant Cl
onel. and Captain I-uciusJ. Johnson
Company L, became Major.
A division was Ire a ted for Gen
eral R F. Hoke compoeed of the
brigades of Martin, Colquitt, Ha
good and Clingman and was order
ed to report to General B. E. Lee.
The battles of the Wilde- new and
Spottsylvania had lieen fought, and
Grant in his tarnii>£ movement had
ordered Sheridan' scavalry. support
ed by Warren a Corps, to seize the
heights at New Cold Harbor.
"Anderson came up on the first
of June, with Kershaw's and Hoke's
Divisions, and attacking Sheridan
drove him beck toward Old Cold
Harbor, and secured the heights
around New Cold Harbor and
Gaines' Mill, which he at once pro
ceeded to fortify." The importance
and value of this • access can only
be realized when it is understood
that had Grant's order been carried
out the Federate woo Id have occu
pied the ridge, and the Confederates
instead of defending, wonld have
been compelled to assail them, in
ssmuch as it was the key to the
Confederate Capital. The great and
decisive battle of Cold Harbor, on
3 June, followed these preliminary
engagements, and resulted in the
bloodiest repulse of the Federals
known ia the history of the war.
The Seventeenth was apaa the right
of the line, and supported Grandy'a
(Va.) battery. Ia its front the en
emy's dead were se thickly strewn
that one octdd have walked on their
bodies its whole extent Ia this
battle Lieutenant M. A. Gotten and
Private Benjamin Andrews greatly
distinguished themselves, bringing
into oar works the flag of a New
York regiment, of Tyler's Brigade.
The enemy assaulted our lines sev
cjal times, and daring the interval
between the assaults, this flag was
brought in and temporarily planted
upon our works. This incident nn
quastionsbly missed the brave Han
cock. *ho in his. official report of:
the battle claimed that, his troopel
had can aad our Une. ''having seen
through hie field glaaaea the Stars
and Stripes dotting from the ene
my's wotka."
After the battle of Cold Harbor
General Grant transferred his army
ta Aa south hank of the Appomat
tox aad attempted a coup d'tUU at
Genera? Lee, on the 14th, moved
Hoke's Division ncur Dreary's Bluff
in order that it might be in a posi
tion to act as s reserve for his army
or go to the support of General
Peaurrgard st Petersburg. The (
Federals nnder General Smith bad
advaaoed to within a few milea of
fdffrfid| aad had swept away all
our force* in their front and the city
was in imminent danger of capture.
Ihe brigades of Ha good and Col- |
quilt had been sent forward by rail
and Martin with Clingman were
pressing forward by forced marches 1
and arrived after midnight of the
15th and commenced to entrench.
The Confederates now numbered
about io,coo men behind their 1
haatily entrenched line. The Fed
eral General Smith had been rein
forced by Purnside'a Corps which
came up at noon and raised the
Federal forces to 66,0c0.
The morning of the 16th was
spent in skirmishing and artillery
fire. In the afternoon General Han
cock, now in command of the Fed
erals, ssaniled with all his forcer
and just at sunset broke through
General Wise's lines, whole troops
went streaming to the rear. These
brave men had fought unceasingly
for two days and were much ei
hausted and only yielded when
completely overwhelmed. As many
of the men of our divisional could
be spared wire hastily gathered
from pointa on the line and with
the remnant of Wise's brigade be
ing organized in a compact body
were l.urled agair st the victorious
Federals—the right wing of the Sev
ee'eenth joining in the attack. The
Federals were driven out and our
line re-established. Warren'a Corps
had now come up, which increased
the Fed 1 ral army to four corps—
oumbe ing 90,000 —and no rein
forcements had reached General
Beauregard frcm General Lee.
The battle re opened on the 17th,
at noon. Three times were the
Federals repulsed but as often re
sumed the offensive. At dusk on
the extreme light our lines were
again broken and partial y restored
by the timely arrival of Grade's
Brigade, the conflict raging until
II o'clock.
During these engagements Beiu
I regard's engineers had been busy
I at work selecting a line nearer the
city—shorter and stronger, being
I the liue after a aids held through the
I seige. Alter midnight our troops
were withdrawn to ibis new line
Our skirmishers being left in the old
wctka with the instructions to de
lay the advance of the enemy in
order to gain as much time as pos
sible for our troops to fortify the
new line. The writer of this had
the honor of commanding the
skirmishers of his regiment and
can testify to their brave and de
termined resistance, in connecti n
with other commands, which re
) ulted in keeping back the enemy
until 3 o'clock p. m. of that day
* Fortunately about this time
Field's and Kershaw's Divisions of
General Lee's army arrived, which
swelled the Confederate forces to
so ,000 against 90,000 of the en
emy's
(Continued in Next Issue.)
For cute, burn*, open aaraa, eore
feet, dandruff, falling off of tbe hair,
or any akin dbeaie, uee Itaacock's U
qaad Sulphur. Sold by C. D. Canter
' phea. Aadeeaoa lfaaocll a Co.. Keith
* Godwin.
On the first and third Tuesdays
of April, May and June the Frisco
System (Saint Louis & San Fran
cisco Railroad) will have on sale re
duced one way and round trip tick
ets from Birmingham, Memphis and
Saint Louis to points in Arkansas, *
tory; and Texas. Write W. T.
Saunders, G. A. P, D-, Frisco Sys
tem, Atlanta, Ga., for information.
—Wilson's for Photographs.
WW
XI
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State and General News
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A CONDENSED WEEKLY REPORT OF THE IM
PORTANT EVENTS* THAT- HAVE H*P-1
PENED IN OUR STATE AND ELSE-".
WHERE. % I
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STATE HEWS.
Lambert on will buDd a new jail
at a cost of SIO,OOO.
IL M. Cask ill, a prominent mer
chant. of New Bern, died last Sun
day. A |
If C OR** Is to have a Mr opera
boose of Wilmington white-pressed
brick.
It is expected to open an iron
mine in Wake county in the near
future.
The State University at Chapel
Hill held its commencement exer
cises this week.
The State Medical Society of
North Carolina is holding its Fifjh
Annual Meeting at Hot Springs
this week.
W. I. Underwood, city editor of
the Charlotte Chronicle was mar
ried Wednesday afternoon to Miss
Mary Hancock.
The farmers of Lenoir County
are happy and report all crops look
ing fine, and the)- expect an early
and plentiful harvest.
Bishop A. Coke Smith, of Char
lotte, is going to Norfolk. Ya.,
much against the wishes of many
of tbe citizens of Charlotte.
Major Patrich Francis Duffy, the
associate editor of the Wilmington
Star died last Monday after a short
illness of only twenty-four hours.
The State Normal College, of
Greensboro, conferred the degree
of Bachelor of Arts on four young
ladies, and that of Bachelor of
Science on three.
The number of Rural Free De
livery Routes in North Carolina
was announced to be 323 on June
1 st. This is an increase of 21 over
the report of May Ist.
Col. Frank Coxe one of the weal
thiest and most widely known men
of the State died at his home on
the Green River about eight miles
from Rutberfoidtou last Tuesday.
Professors Burkett, Stevens and
Hill of tbe A. &. M. College have
written a book 011 Agriculture
which has been adopted by the
Mate Board of Kducatiou as a text
Imok.
Two important discoveries of
Gold near Biscoe. The Troy cor
respondent of tbe News and Obser
ver says that there is more gold
found in Montgomery county than
ail tbe other counties.
Mr. Jonathan Hooks, President
of the Bank of Fremont, is criti
cally ill and grave fears are enter
tained for his recovery. He was
attacked last week with nephritic
colic and has been growing worse
ever since.
The Greensboro Telephone Com
pany has passed into the hands of
tbe Bell Company. This does away
with having more than one system
in town and many people consider
it a good move. Tbe consideration
was $70,000.
Eugene Guthrie, a prominent
young attorney, of South port, died
at his home in Soutfaport last Tues
day. Mr. Guthrie was a sou of
M. C. Guthrie, Chairman of tbe
County Commissioners of Bruns
wick county.
n The new building of tbe Impe
rial Tobacco Company at Rocky
Mount is nearing completion. Tbe
building is being erected at a cost
of $75,000, and is said to be second
to nooe in the State, and will be
ready by the time of tbe opening
of the market.
If you are •offering from Hernia,
Pimples, Herpes, Ringworm, dandruff,
or aay blood or skin iliaeaar, Hancock's
Liquid Sulphur is s sore rare. Sold by
C. D. Caistarphen ft Co,
Aaderaoa Haaacll ft COL, Keith a God
win.
—Photographs Six for SI.OO, at
Wilson's tent 00 Main street.
WHOLE NO. 19a
GENERAL MEWS.
1 It is said that is the policy of the
present administration to add fin
battle ships a year to our nary.
Japan stems to think that Rus
sian actions mean trouble as she is
busily engaged in preparing for
' war.
Tbe Marine Corps is short 1500
men. It is the intention of the.
Navy Department to send out at *
least four recruiting parties.
I It is reported that the strike of
the workmen in tbe budding trades
has cost $15,000,000. It is hoped
: that this strike will end with this
i week.
1 It is reported that General A.
McD. McCook was stricken with
f paralysis last Saturday at Daytou,
Ohio. It is feared that tbe case
i may prove fatal.
The new cruiser, Tacoma, built
r at the Union Iron Works, San
- Francisco. Cal., has been launched,
r This cruiser was built especially
for Oriental service. *
Associate Justice John Marshall
, Harlan, of the United States Su
r preme Court celebrated bis seven
tieth birthday last Monday bye
. day's hard work on tbe bench.
1 About forty persons were fan
t jured in a wreck near Riucon Cal.,
The train, on the Southern Pacific
j Railroad, left the rails and some of
. the cars plunged down a forty-foot
r embankment.
f ! * There is a strike on in Philadel
phia, Pa., in the textile industry.
The strikers are asking for a week
( fifty-five hours instead of sixty.
, It is claimed that over fifty thous
r hands ere affected by the strike.
I«ast Monday Georgia was visited
. by a tornado, and death and ruin
, I mark the path taken by the storm.
1 Gainesville reports its loss as fol
-1 lows, 100 killed. 150 injured, and
at least a locis of $500,000 not
I covered by storm insurance.
Last Sunday aftenAon a train
, became entirely lost to the officials
. of the Burlington and yuincy
t Railroad. Tbe train conld not be
accounted for and, as it had passed
j through the flooded district, it was
thought it might have left tho
rails and become submerged.
[ The Soft correspendent of the
1 Loudon Daily News claims that the
revolutionary leaders in Bulgaria
have obtained a quanity of the In
dian plague barilla, and threaten to
infect Constantinople, Saloniki
and Berlin if tbe European powers
do not interfere in their behalf.
After a fearful period of flood
caused by rain, Kansas City, Mo.,
once more reports sunlight and a
falling river. The damage caused
' by the high water cannot be esti
' mated now. Many deaths have
resulted directly from tbe flood,
r and tbe number that will yet die,
through the effects of exposure
and lack of food, will be large,
t During tbe flood thousands were
I driven out of their homes by the
- rising waters and tbe lass to them
F will cause much suffering. Tbe
- water is falling steadily in that sec*
- tion and it is hoped that in a few
days the work of repairing and
. cleaning up may be commenced.
Lain mi CfeNna MM >
, All ladies aad children who canst aland
. tbe shocking strain of laxaftise aynpa,
cathartics, etc., are invited to try tha
: famous Little Eariy Risers. They mm
I different from all other pills. They da
not purge tbe system. Bna a doable
dose win not gripe, weaken or sicken ;
many people call them (hem (he Rssy
' Pill. W. H. Howell. Houston. Tor.,
' says nothing better ena be aaed far com.
1 stipatioa, sick headache, etc- Bob Moore,
Lafayette. Ind., says all others gripe aad
sicken, while DeWitt't Little Eariy
' Risers do their work well and easy. Soh)
by S. R. Bigcs.
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