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Houses and Schools Close
Mtofe riff ll Crawford, aad first
saw the Mght at the arortd aear the
old CdMd luaul 111 ia the Flat
Saaapflartiaaaf the caaaty. His
'twas then he laid
STIS early age he
was lsft fisthalam Later, his
af "hb Me was chaagal from the
eaaatry to the town where he has
hlliiiaa. Ml of augUk force, he
alefas af the t~wa aad county. Ia
the year tMo he araa appoiated
aheriff to fiß the aaexpfaed term of
parikas days of the Civ.l War he
Jaatmeat of theefafca'of theod&oe
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Qftim OP JUDGE Va T. CIAW
FOED AT THB AOB OF ft,
OaDpooeher aoth, 1865, at Tar
ban. *TST he aarriod Martha
FclteM. Hfohglfi'ir of Judge Aaa
Biggs Sight chddreu wen given
to them, five of whom arc living.
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" ft* i imi ne. cemmf 9 ( i i votinu lj i
la tha-fpeat of the fight, leading
the Pwaanatir forces to victory.
He waa elected Clerk of the So
pester Caartia this campaign and,
ffnytlMk ftkal to the orphan,
poor utahrtavn race kwow kim m
« fliend aad aa for as wm
jg . nrinrinliH
f miSr^Z.
od of, and he imktboal his in
•ad other duties witli aoaae of h»
Bailor sometime bis failing health
has been noticeable,and he gave np
hh work to a great extent. Yet
In his home life he am Mill the
sane thoughtful husband and fath
er, giving ptiaoaal Itillna to
everything as fat luteaii days, la
December lact be was attacked witk
congestion of the laags aad bat for
his wonderful vitality and will pow
er might have fallea then Recov
ering somewhat from that attach
once more. But six weeks ago weak
neas overcome him and be w*« com
pelled ta reek hN bed. Rear pati
cst. never wearisoma, he awaited
the end which came suddenly bat
quietlv, despite the tender aad
skillful ministrations of phyiriam
aad loved ones—
"Md'i|niaqnai to adeem* to
j':~, the rary,
Aad Heaven, the heart's t*ue hame,
will come at last."
Oat of reapect to hia memory, all
gad m iaimeaaa Ami followed
Us temaiaa'to Oahdate Ccawtei r.
where after appropriate services by
Bkler Sylvester HasaeU. of the
Primitive Baptist Church, they
were interred in the fomity plot.
Active pall-bearers were; W. C.
Manning, H W. Stubfaa, Wheeler
Mai tin, J. D. Simpaoa, W. J. Har
diaon, S. R. Biggs, M. S. Peel aad
I. C. Ciawford.
M* Cm if litlw Cm! If
Mattfs MI M
The efficacy of Chamberlain'a
Pain Bala in the relief af rheama
tisaa is H«t daily.
Parker Trfplett, of Gripby, Va.,
sajra that Chamberlain's Pain Balm
gave him pmnaaat relief ftp
everythiagdae failed, aad he aaald
not be without it. For sale by S.
R. Biggs.
Jinrnua
February 23. 1909.
Rev. J. J. Harper, af Saaithfiald,
w« in town Sunday.
s Mteacs Ifaybdle Savage and Ikafe
Ifaaarll went to Waahingtoa Tues
day.
Mr. P,g. BrowaaydMimMayte
Nooaey went to Wilbamatoa Saa
day.
Mr. W. W. Walters aad Mim
May Mhell weat to RubmaoatiSe
The death of Rev J. L. Barns
was qalte a aad atfair to lib had af
Meads. He of throe or
four churches, aad pcaached at Pop
lar Chapel church oa the 14th of
tkis life Batnrday, February aoth,
an arm in the civil war. There
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•WHII w JwjfMKllHß
could not pt him to take amy
Ilike his, gin
I worker for his Master's cause, aad
to Roben«mvßte aad laid to teat h
: WILLIAMSTON, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26.1904.
aUft innb
Mtlila Hone, white, alarap tria*
awr for the electric cta
baraed br coauag in contact whli ■
live wire oa Frost Anct today at
ana. Oaeuf his haads mbami
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February, 24.
There was* beautiful marriage
this place at half past 2 o'clock to
day. The contracting parties be
ing Mr. Julian Powell, of New
pact News. Va. and Mia Maggie
Bdl. «( thia place. The ushers
wear; Arthur Rulfin and Murry
Whichard, Mary Qurdr sad Helen
WhU mum flseu girls.
The bride a rare gem of kmK
aa, atliied hi ■ green trardui
suit, accompanied by the groom,
miwl the church to the sweet
train* of the wedding amrJi ren
dered by the aimble fingers of the
uranflishrd Miss Alma Murchi
soa. Bit. Mr. Powell, of Green
rife, brother of the groom perform-
Ed the cerenaoay. The church was
haadaoaady decorated. The color
adant was gieea aad white.
There waa a large crowd present to
witacm the marriage. The bridal
party left on the 3 o'clock traia for
Newport Ncara their future home.
They wrrethe recipients of maay
pICftMtS lltriff tod a
Ihoaw rof afoa. ' - i* ?. *
The Qaarterly Conference met
at the M. E. Church of this place
[in* Saturday and Sunday and was
praalded over by Rev. Mr. Smith
for tbia district.
The atteadaace was small oa Sat
urday owing to the inclemency of
At weather, bat there was • good
crowd oat Sunday and heard a
grand aad forcible sermoo deliver
by the pwMdlug eldre.
Oar farmers are still farming by
the indie, no field operations go
ing on yet. bat if planning and
forming* resolutions count for any
thing they will be thoroughly pre
paired to make a brave fight for a
big harvest this fall.
Mr. J. R. Ellison that clever,
genial aad coarteous agent formely
of mi auk in now holding the
agency at this place (• good one
he is to.)
Krr. G - L Merrdl preached at
Bagles last Sunday owing to the
bad weather and roads, he did not
drive over but went on the train.
Mol M. Bell aad daughter Lfl
Han. of Roanoke Rapids, came
down ruUrfay to be present at
the wedding today.
W. B. Parker, who hw been
ipcmUfWf thf irltli hit
lliso Mattie Murcbisoa is visiting
her aant Mrs. G. L. IferreQ.
NMMftm
I Where there aaad to be a feeling
of uneasiness aad worry in the
perfect confidence This is owing
to the uniform aaoceasof Chamber
laia's Coagb Remedy in the treat
ment of that diacase. Mrs li. I.
Beasfbrd, of PuohwDle, ltd., in
speaking of her experience in the
aae of that remedy says: "I have a
world of confidence in Chamber
Ei Congh Remedy for I have
it with perfect success. My
I Garland ia subject to aevere
attacks of croup aad it always gives
him prompt relief." For sale by
S.L Biggs.
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g till%>. H. C, Feb. M. —The
Korth O win Society o« the Qn-
Cbeshire, Jtdlian 8, Carr, Samuel
A. AdMb Haywood I. dark,
Ir Sntanl Bcochan Cameron.
This nuiß| OoL
Grim. In ijlTil Daniels, Dr.
George T. Winston, Robert T.
Gray. W. B. Sheperd, Joseph Gra-
At the aweting of the society of
the Cineinatfi here today the fol
hiOl ilecn ■wihctti: Wil
son G. Lnob. president; Collin
Daves, (of lhMoow)' vice presi
dent G. L; lftuM DeLancey
Haywood, aarittaaA secretary;
Water D. Caistarpbtn, treasurer;
Benehan Canwn.HomUnt treaa
nier; Bishop Chsdbl, chspiaia.
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Chamberlain's StoOuch andUv
cr Tablets. A mem lemody for
xj cents. For sale by S. E. Biggs.
The asaniafe of Mr. Stephen L.
Root and Miss Neva llassell was
suhaiaiwd attbehooae of Mr. W.
A. Everetta hot Sunday morning.
The beoutifnl and impreasire
awmisge rights mat performed by
the Rev. M P. Smith who in his
yuneßßd them man and wife.
The ceremony was attended by •
the creat was i matt pinning and
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CD|OfBDK UOC.
Mia ll—>ll boat of oar wxt
popular young Udies and was one
of the Harhw in Koberaonville
High School. She km hosts of
relatives aad f.ieadswho wish her
Mr Stephen L. Ross is one of
and ia held in high esteem by all
who know him, and many congiat
nlatious far future prosperity and
long Hlf have been expressed,
This amrriage was to have occur
ed on the 10th, but owing to the
sickness of the groom it was post
poned.
The News joiaa the host in wkh
lug this happy can pie a long, hap
ville Hewn.
Our congratulations and good
wishes ate a little taidy, but, they
are, nevesthekas, just as hearty
One was pale and sallow and tie
other fresh and rosy. Whence the
difference? She who is blushing
with health naes Dr. King's New
Life Pills to maintain it. By gent*
ly areuriog the laay organs they
compel good digestion and head off
CB— tipatina. T»y them Only
15c. at S. R. Biggs and all drug
gbto
WatMß |2jjoi
4 Big
MI A on this basis the sfdendid sum
of wan ssade last year by
the 558 boys and girls from all
over the Sooth who attended the
Ga.-Ala. Basinf College, at Mac
on, On,
Their total ciprnsrs were jnst
m m m _ m -
thst asnch ltas than if they had at
tended any other college and in nd
ditonto this they saved at least one
third the time required elsewhere.
AB who ensaplrtrd were placed
ia good positions at about double
the aahuies they were getting be
fore, and fully a thousand more
could have been placed if they had
bM qualified.
We are requested to invite all
Forty Thousand Japs
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I Landfat Chemuldo
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NATIVES ARE PANIC-STRIKEN
Mm Miles of Railroad Between Harbin
and Vladivostock Destroyed.
: * Petersburg, Feb. ». —"The
war wfll end ia August ar Septem
ber, tal the complete defeat ot the
Japanese," aid to the Asaodated
Press, a hig% authority ia intimate
touch with the Kunias war plans,
whose opiaioa can be tahen faith
fully to reflect the belief ia the
highest oftdal quarters. He added:
"Hoar the Japaaeae can hope to
succeed whea oar armr to the Bast
is .strengthened to a poiat equal or
superior ia aa—beta to that of oar
adversary's we are honestly anable
to comprehend. It will ant be diffi
cult to place two. four or even aix
hundred thoamad additioaal men
in the fieU if ainmsij. Whea
oar forces are coaceatrated sad
ready they wfll fihh by dnring
the the Japaaeae ia the sen. Frank
ly, it seems to as that the Japanese
either have utterly failed to appre
ciate Kaasia'a resources, or bare
counted on the aid of Great Britain
or the Uaited States, neither of
which ever contemplated becoming
involved. So far aa Great Britain
ia concerned we don't believe any
hall octnatioas existed there. We
think the British statesmen who
did ao much to pnsh Japan into
war, realized that with Japan'a de
feat they would accomplish two
tH«|t far Grent %**"*** —first, to
the war must impede our progress
temporarily; second, to cripnle Ja
pan's maritime power, which was
beginning to be greatly felt ia the
Paofio."
It can be said with the utmost
pasitiveuess that Russia will bide
her time. She will set on the de
fensive until she fsds confident
that her weight nf numbers will
leave no doubt aa to the re stilt. Re
inforcements are going forward at
the rate of 3,000 par day. Prob
ably some time will elapse before
Russia fads fnflv prepared to as-
A Fight Last Satueday.
Berlin, Feb jj.— The Lokal An
zdger today in a dispatch from
Tokiosays:
"A fresh engagement took place
at Port Arthur Saturday last. The
details have not been ymonncfd by
the government."
Seoul, Feb. lj. —A telegram re
ceived here from a foreigner at
Ping Yang says that the report that
Russian scouts are at Aaju, ia au
thentic- The telegram also says
that the natives in Ping Yang are
panic-stricken but foreigners are
not threatened.
Yokohama, Feb. fj.—Palace and
other officials and interpreters have
left Tokio for Mlyake Island,
southeast of the Idzn Peninsula,
where twain. Rnasisas recently
landed from two boats, declaring
they had been shipwrecked, but
carrying arum and photographic
The captain and two of the crew
of another ahipwracked party, who
landed on the north coast have been
brought to Yokohama and turned
over to the French consul'
COSSACKS C»OW Tmt YAW.
London, Feb. 24.— (Wednesddy)
—la a dispatch from Tokio a cor.
ittpqwkm ot the Una «y» some
hundreds of Cossacks Tf Cho
jn, thirty rniltn sooth of the Yolu
River, on the afternoon of Febrn
sry 20th. Thirty troops crossed
the river Kama, the sue evening
thus arriving within forty-five
miles of Ping Yang, Korea.
The rumor that the Russian
Vladivastock squafaaa has again
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London, Feb. 24—(Tuesday.)—
Cabling ftom Cbefoo on Pebrnary
24, a correspondent of the Morning
Post says forty thousand more Jap
anese troops have landed at Che
mulpo, and that he has received
confirmation of the report that some
Japanese have 'landed at Pigeon
Bay, others at Talienwan and that
an engagement occured the night
of Pebrnary nth.
The correspondent at Seoul of
the Daily Mail reports a panic at
Ping Yang, Korea, which is regard
ed as heraldiag the approach of the
opposing armies.
According to the Standard'a cor
respondent at Seoul the Japanese
bombarded Port Arthur at intervals
between the Bth and the 14th of
Pebrnary. causing, however, only
slight damage.
The report is confirmed, this
correspondent continues, that sev
enty miles of railroad trade and
some important bridges have been
destroyed .between Harbin and
Vladivostok.
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"I was troubled for several years
with chronic indigestion and ner
vous debility," writes P. J. Green,
of Lancaster. N. H. "No remedy
halpart ma until I began using Blac
tric Bitters, which did me more
good than all the medicines I ever
used. They have also kept my
wife in excellent health for years.
She says Electric Bitten are just
splendid for female troubles; that
they are a grand tonic and invigor
ator for weak, run down women.
No other medidOe can take its
place in our family." Try them.
Only 50c. 8. R. Biggs and all
druggists.
Nearly a Tragedy.
Washington, N. C., Feb. aa.—
There came near being a serious
shooting affair at Belbaven Satur
day night, Lonnie and Calvin
Hodges, brothers, became involved
in a dispute in T. C. Bishop's
oyster restaurant. They had seve
ral cross words and Lonnie Hodges
drew his revolver and fired, The
ball just grazed the face of Calvin
Hodges. Lonnie Hodges was tried
before the mayor at Belbaven and
bound over to the next term of
court. He was brought to this
dty yesterday and lodged in jail.
Claaktrliia'i Sfiaaek uJ Ufir TiMats.
Illiquid far Cfiitlpllii
Mr. A. R. Kane, a prominent
druggist of Baxter Springs, Kan
sas, says: "Chamberlain'a Stomach
and Liver Tablets are, in my judg
ment, the most superior prepara
tion of anything in use to day for
constipation. They are aura in ac
tion and with no tendency to nau
seate or gripe. Por sale by S. R.
Bigg* ; •
W. T. HARRISON SHOT.
Sua and Richard Standi are ia Jail
at WIIMB.
Wilson, N. C, Feb. aa. -W. T.
Harrison, of Kim City, was shot
last night at nine o'clock at his
farm near Stantonburg. this county
by Sam and Richard Standi, and
died this morning at eight o'clock.
Deputy Sheriff John Dildy went to
Stantonburg this afternoon and
made the arrests. The men are
now in jail here.
The fatal ahot, it is thought,
was fired by Sam, who used a shot
gun.
The corner's inquest will be held
to-morrow.
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