North Carolina Newspapers

7 Fkankm.v, N. C, Jt.-Lr.l5, l'JUii. A. CURTIS, - - Emrol.. i.i i .;; iL Entered at the iiost-ouVe at K :vnk: ,r.. N. 0., for transmission through the ..'. as gocoml-class matter. "ne oopy twelve month - - 1.ne He noyiy six months - - .' KHst ( iii-, 5 cents tibitiuriea, per line, " S cent.. En bavoy Published every Wednesday It is begiuuiug to to noised loud tbat Turner, .- Davidsghi, Doughtou, Glenu, Sleadman, (fun ningham and Graham, re. availa ble timber from which' io select the next governor of North Caroli na. Either of thtm would make good one. V."' .Distitllngs are preparing to evade the , Watts by registeriug a large number of 'orWrdy ; distille ries. The objeot is to ' iJieratP liquors by, potting in a Inj ' amouut of mash with a little f sudcsll it braudy. The dip' Mgages in the whiskey ' vays ready to serv -ipaoity- ' Fhaxmjs riiE.-" : I ever Keen anytime in the PusTib that I have read with more rutoiise interest thau your art i e'e relating your own personal experiences iu our great civil war. There a re others that I wot of, iu nud around Franklin, as well as hereabouts, bulh-among those who wpre the gray and those who wore Uhe blue, who can if they will, fur nish your paper with war. ("lories lha! will niBke'"niighly good read iii ".-.Aud if you see proper-to accept the following from the Yan kee sido, by an old ' Yankee sol dier, of the Yaukee town of High lauds, yon are welcome to it. While on tletacbed duty at 15lh Corps headquarters, among th? soldiers whosreported to me for duty, was thelieTo of my story '"airbfluks. a handsome y than; iVd hi .it if ll- I knit!:.' m ( .. 8)euA il, and then i eternal gia tiludu Ix ul 22 years of age. edby his chum luer man, . of hey belonged t lhat had Southern lgypt. for ed we returned t Aa the mutual coubwuutsuebo oa we wure ftrgm this time yirgmiu At the first pppertomty I ' re marked to Siaufiold that I did not anticipate any trouble wijb Fair banks; that as I beoaroe acquain ted with Dim I found "my heart goiug out to bin) as to a friend and brother. He replied that be hoped I might not be. disappointed in him ; but we would wait aud .see. Well, we did not have loug to wail. A fuw evenings after this when at 9 o'clock the boys repaired to their rooms above the room whore'otir goods were stored, Fair bauks was not with theiu. About su hour later, as some one started to come up the stairs from the outside, we beard tho guard at the front door challenge, ''who goes there?" Then camo thu response, .ne Haywood Case Contin ued. In wake Superior court Monday the case of Haywood iudicied for the murder cf Ludlow Skinner, was continued by the defeuse till September term, ou account of a witness being unable to attend because of au attack of typhoid fever,- j., . I Sorne Tall Grasses. Mr. Tom Downs who lives about six miles below town ou the- Ten nessee river, brought to this office yesterday samples of seven kinds of grasses that ha has growing on the same piece ' ot ground, the ineasufeiIieuisTrf--bich 'were as follows: Native CauS-faass. SrVm you I'll show you who goes VI...:-. mches; Orchard grass, 51 inches; M !..", At the same time a pis Italian Rye, 55; Herd's, 66; Big Blue stem', 64; Wild Rye grass, 68; and Johnson grass, 60 inches. ' Brutally Tortured. A ease came to light that for per sistent and unmerciful torture . has perhaps never been "equaled, Joe Golobiok of Colusa, Calif., writes. "For 15 years I endmed insufferable jiain from Ilheiimalisrn aud nothing relieved me though I tried every thing known.' Itmme across Elec tric Cittern and it's the greatest medi cine on earth' for thai trouble. A few bottles of it completely relieved and cured me." Jusl a good Tor Liver and Kidney troubles and gen eral debility. Only 50o. Satinfiio- lion guaranteed by Frank T. Smith,. Druggist. in town ilr. J.L. Barnard arrived last evening. - ' , Sheriff T. B. Iligdon Ims a hoy who has been sick two or three weeks With fever. He seems to be doing very well now and givej promise of su early recovery. '-'- Part o'f llie counter and partition for the new bank hns arrived, and the remainder is expected to arrive today. I'n.f.D. L. Cny and lady : 1 boa id with Mrs. A. S on J-.i-t Main Su-eel. have se-iirvs'.iii U tin ir of a About a week after this occur rence wo were ordered to move our stores up to lkaufort, S. C, win re we stoiv'd them in a building near Ilia wharf.. Our quarters were situated back i the suburbs of the ; towu. Everything went smoothly here with Tom till just at dark one Evening, shortly after our coining to Beaufort, as I was leaving our quarters to go down to see that all was safe at the. btore, 1 met Tom coming tearing down tho street, "beathig his previous rec ord" for ' speed. I said : "Hello Tom, what's up?" J He replied, "Follow mei" as be 'turned an3 rau dowu the alley that passed back of our quarters, I followed him into the bouse, when he took me back to his room aud told me of his Iroublo, lie bad stopped in at a place up lou where there were a number, of negro sollliers, whose regiment was camped a short dis tance out, He was giving his ver srou of syme occurence that had taken place in towu during the day. A negro Sergeant put iu and told.him tht be was mistaken. Tom replied that what he told was true, aud that be did not allow a nigger 'o dispute his " word, whereupou ergeant deliberately told him e lied." At that Tom picked atcbet and struck tho Sr i the head, cleared the door ootid and came ou down Veting mo as I have related. that the Sergeaut was a Vmong his comrades; ho had killed htm. He Ve I i ; liai.l i ' Tl: r.-t -V ; s . '; i - .:: A i.ii.-. l j i--1 i s i , :,;a vini n I r. 1):. iii j; a liar ! thun !, r ' over l.!.-t i'riduy a'. oiiioi n, 1' uin s'ruik the Louse pf Mr. Jul, a iais si'll, tearing off a largo portion ot the ceiling; in two rooms and shivering some of the frs,imnr. A clock . 'and vases were lrokeni and a window knocked out. I 'ait of the family were iwialy shockea anil some were struck by flying pieces of wood &e, Il is miraculous that all escaped Seri mis inj iry, wneu tne stroke was so severe. Hev. Mr. Postelle visited friends in this neighborhood Saturday. Mr. J. 5. Robinson is visiting rela tives in th;s community. ' ; The 4ih of July celebration com "miltee. met the Oth tnst. and. elected a new chairman &si , - A. I. Lclford, Chra., W. R. Bui gin, Sec. &.f rt as , J. W. Nash, T. 1. Gray, C. L. Sellers T. CV Cun- ningiiam, EUijiy. J. C. Wright, J. W, Mann, Franklin. T. Baxter White, Highlands. J. U. Hurst, U. A, Luther, Committee. v Chas. Bry son of Cowee, was ap pointed to continue collection for monument. The committee will ar range to have the next celebration in Sept. 1904." Anoh.'"; OABTOXII A.. .Ceanfta - f "' fa Han Uliww Bot cigwtara ( Pleasant Surprise, At the m'oetiug ot Junaluskee Lodge, A. F, & A". held ou Tuesday night, July 7th, an epi sode a little out of the ordinary occurred, when Prof, M. D. Bil lings arose and iu a very pretty little speech, on behalf of the brethren, presented a very hniid- eome Mastf ' ...... O J. ...i.J.'0. 1 L-r uorosix deaths from"hent oil t!,-, ; h it,; I. i.i New Yoi a, and six iu IViohlyi), aud fully forty 1 r.trat ions. j Favannah, On., had a $.10,000 fire 01, tha 101b, .destroying tho plauiug mill and lumber yard ol the Alaimba Lumber Co. ' , 4S . r Six thousand Christiau Endoa- vorers mot in Denver on the Oth ! nst. They were from all over the United States and Canada. Tive thousand delegates were iu attendance ou 1he 13th annual conventiou-of the Baptist Young People's Uuiou iu Atlauta on the 9th iust. ' - ; " -j.; North Carolina is planning to make the largest and most com-' ple'e tobacco exhibit at the St, Louis Exposition the world has ever seen. ' Thirty-six deaths and eighty- three prostratious iu aud around New York aud Brooklyn, was the record of last Friday's beat. It was the hottest July 10th in the history of the local weather ' bureau. K'03 Edward to President Roosevelt. Oyeter Bay, July 10. King Ed ward of England last oight sent the following message of friend ship to the President ; "I have the grat pleasure in eutertainiug Admiral Cotton aud the captains of bis squadron aud have just pro posed your health with every feel ing of cordiality and friendship." A reply will be sent, by Presi deut Roosevelt upou his return to Sagamore Hill.- ' """ Her Terror. s . . . . .: hv N 'y all night ''degste, TIlO Kin. I You ILivo Always liow-I.t, fnJ Licit iins beca In wso for over CSX years, lias borne tlio Blfrmtfnro of f i - and Las been made under bis per r 8,,ftl supervision Blnce its Infancy. "V' 'UACS'JA! Allow no one to deceive you in Hits. All Counterfeits, Imitations and" Jnst-as-good" aro but Experiments that trlflo wiVi and endanger the bealth of Infiuts and Cblldrcn Uxperlcnco agaiust Experiment . : What io CASTORIA Castorla Is a hnrmlcw snbstitnto for Castor Oil, Pore portc, Drops and. Soothing; Syrups, i It Is Pleasant. It - . contains neither Opium Morphine nor other Knrrotio ' substance. IU ag-e Is ita guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays rcverishncss. It cures Diarrhoea aud Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation . and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates tho Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy aud natural sleep The Childreu's Panacea The mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS . Boars the Signature of The KM You Me Always BougM In Use For Over 30 Years. , TMt CTim MMMNVi TT MMMV TMCT, NtW VOHt ITV, 0rTiS Carryinnr Pullman Sleepera, Cafe Cart (a4a carte) and Chair Cars (seats free). Electric Lf " izi Thrcvchout Clrmlnghan, Memphis and Kansas City AND TO ALL POINTS IN Texas, Oklahoma and Indlaa Territories ' ANO THE ' , Far West and Kortnwest rtlB ONLY TWtpUOII N.VBMKi VXTOJ ' BETWEEN TUB SOUTHEAST AND . - KANSAS CITY Deacriptlv literature, tickets r ranged and through reservations made' , pOn application to W.T. AUNOSHS, Ocri. AST. PM. Dp. ' I , . on r'.E.CLANK, TM.Pt.AT., Atiatx, Oa, - . II! WRIGHT k ROBINSON'S STORE. You may be able to bny some things, at S J aai SJtSome places, cheaper than other men can. Si That sort of business don't go here, though. . .... . .... aaar - man's money is a good as anotlier's. H m m m T)nt one price for everybody, and Jt " nst for the best goods. . ill mm m -..nJ all .ifs. t'nee ,a tallica free at tol shot rang out ou the night air. ; Siaufiold who was. with me - in my room, sai'd: "It's. Tom., He's drank, and we must look out , for him." ' Iu the lueautime Tom was coming ou up (be stairs, aud shoot ing 9? ha came through the long ball, till he reached my door which was staudiug ajar. when by the light of the fire ou the hearth he bltued away at mo, the ball gra aiug my shoulder, but Jhefere be could pull trigger egaiu, I had bim ou his back. The boys cur ried him iutohi8 room find pnt bim to bed, whence his loud breathing Boon announced the fact thnt he was "a-slcepiu' it ot?." " The next morning after calling tbu boys into my room, I said to Tom that I believed him when he told me that he had but a dim recollection of what he bad doue laBt night, that itall epined to him likexa dream, eto. Then I proposed to the boys that inus much as no one knew of this nf fatf but ourselves, we would keep it quiet, and, furl her, to Ton I said; "If you will agree to nol driuk any more while you urn with me. I will not prefer ciinrg.'s ngniuft )'ou.'V"ff Whereupon lie same forward, Lave lue hia hand, and earnestly i)c.-!;.''-l hm ft or J j and l,ttii.r that tiv-r f rain v...id I he drin :; e oy kind of i ot :'V ;--- nd allowed bis .twh-grow till they s shoulders, aud ftom S hi. silky mustache A' lip uiuunv (V115 He wore a neatly fitting regnlaliou frock coat, and a uiihtarv hat toKged but with all the "gewgaws," jfswols aud plumes that tha regulations allowed.) . ? So wbeu I got out my shears aud razor,as hs looked at me with a woe-begone expression . aud a gronu, said : "Go ahead Licutou ,aut.'! . Iu a few minutes the sacri fice was- made, and : tbose wavy, shiny Jocks aud that silky wus. lacbe were lying at his feet. "Now Bir,w 1 said, "put ou this blouse atd this cap, and tbeu we will walk down street and see what we can find." We found that (be colored Sergeant was not dead, he bad been taken to r the hospital, but tht) "colored troops" were still o.'i tbs rampage, rausackiug the towu for Ibo white soldier who was at that same time circulating among them, . The chauge in Tom's appearance was bo complete that his chum, Siaufiold, did not recognize him wheu he came iu from guard duty tbat night, and found a "strau ger"in hisbunk. (To bo continued nxtweck.) Deatrj of Rev. Walter H. Rob ertson. Rev. Walter II. Robertson died at Warreutou, Va., ou July 2nd. On ihe lGlb, of October, 1901, as the Editor of the Pkess was relur rugfroma trip, to Wasbinglou City, Rev. Mr. Robertson boarded the limited express at, CuJverton.J, Va.. and from that place" ii Sal is bury he occupied the same seat with Ihe editor. Mr. RobortBou was a Confederate soldier, brother of Gen, B, II, Robertpou, a6d we had a leugthy couversfttion about war timew, etc. Mr. Ro'bertsou was a Presbyterian minister aud had beeq pastor at Warrenton for l(j yeurs at that" time, lln was on his way to Gaiuesville, Ga., to per form a marriage ceremony fur a relative. uo ttl'tur me con Hiouo.v"" rites F. A. Gulledtre, Verbena, Ala. "I had a terrible case of Tiles causing 24 tumors. - When all failed ; Uucklen's Arnica Salvo cured me. Equally good for Hunts and all aobes and puiui. Ouly 25c at Smith's Drug 8 lore. : ,' Pope Leo Critically III. The columns of the daily papers have been filled during the past week with the dispatches of the critical illness of Pope Leo .. XIII, of Rome. His death has been ex pected daily and almost ,1 hourly. The latest dispatches state, that at 2:16 o'clock yesterday morning he was still living, but extremely fee hie. He baa been a man of won derful vitality. Ilia age is 93 yearr. There is every iudieatiou that death must come to him soon. OA.BTOTtXJm,. Bwnti j Hm Kind YoutjawMwnrB Bagft The North Carolloa National Guard EQcarrjpment. The regiments of the N. C. Na tional Guards will encamp as fol lows: 1st Regiment aud BalteryA., al Asheville, August 19 to 25. 2d Regiment at Morehead City, July 22 to 23. 3rd Regiment at Greensboro, August 6 to 12. Thousands Cave Kidney Trouble , and Don't Know it. . v How To Find Oat. Fill a bottle or common glass with your water and let It tand twenty-four hours: a Kaimeni or aet- j t"e; Indicate an 'tTj) unhealthy condl- Alany Victims cf f; t. Now York, 'July 10. Thirly-d'-iiliis ii ml :..'.' y-U .0 J r ' t i'lii.s in and 11 r ;. i I " . ' : v ;:o,,.'.:i (!..... Jin ,YA tton o( the kld- 1 V neys; If It staina J your llncn It is y evidence of kid ney trouble: too frequent desire to 1 pass It or pain In oonvincing proof that the kidneys and blad der are out of order. What to Do. There Is comfort In the knowlr!e so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills evry wl-n in cunejT n.iNitruitism. pain In the bn-k, k:dneys, h"er, bj -,;r and every part 01 ine urinary ;' " " It coriwii Ir loli li r, i f j n m p it, orb.ii e:iea ir:!lwui.ie of wnieort iT. ana ovfrrnmci th o v inisconEAUoa notice. On the first and third Tuesdays of Julj-j "August - and 9eIl,"he,r the Frisco System (Saint Louis' & Saii Franciiwo Kmlroad) will have on sale reduced one way and ' round ' trip tickets from Birmingham, Memphis and Saint Louis to t oints in - Arkan sas, Missouri, Oklahoma," Indian Ter ritory, and Texas. Write W. T. Saunders, Q. A P. D , Frisco Sys tem, Atlanta, Ga, for information. ' TRINITY, COLLEGE. A million dollars Inverted la endow inont aud equlpmcnU. Large liliniry fa cilltlKs. ' Twelve thonsanil voluns nddl to library during the piut year. Ten ai'l entitk luborntorles. - Oyinnaslum under evientifto direction. li0 - nndttrgraduatf' and graduate coursui of study. Cottrnoa ot study leading to civil ant sleetrical eruri neerlng. -' Many scliolarsliips awardi d. Loan fluid to Hid worthy yoiinff men. Tri nity grwlmttt-a in great damuud for reitnon slble poaltioBS. ' Expenses very moderate. The aim la Christian education without any sevtariaj spirit or teavlting. Sons of min isters and yonng men studying for the min istry are not charged tuition. Seud tor catalogue. D. W. NEWSOM, ; ' . -. , Kegtxtrar, Durham, N.C. 'ln the Sup' ) Notice 1 V Exeouti ) Sale of in ' Y it t i to f t NOTICE. North Carolina, r Court Macon County A. M. Robertson is Co. vs. John C. ltussell. Uy virtue of an execution directed to the iindorHigned from the Superi or Court of Macon county In the above entitled action, I will, on Mon day, the 3 day of August, 1903, be tween the hours of 10 o'clock a, m., and 4 o'clock p. 111, at the court house door in said county, sell to tho highest bidder, for canh, to satisfy said execution, all the following tract of land, to-wit : Lying and being in Macon county, N. C, and in Ellijay township, adjoining the lands of John MuConnell and others, and buunded as follows; Beginning on a post oak, old corner in a Held, runs S 45 E JO poles to a post oak; then S 54 W f)0 poles to a stake on the bank of the road; thin with the road 9 poles to a sour-wood Hump at Mo Couneh's b1h( ; then N 2i) E poles to the lieyiiiiiinir, eoi)t(iini.!i "J acri'H more or less. Also a-ine half mull vide.l mleresl in the following tie scribed laiid.t, to-wit : Situated on thu Niiitii Ridtt of Su 11 fork river in t piiitof ,S.-c. 47 and 4', II, 1 M f 1; r: ' a ' hi M.tM 9 1 j bin Svt i mK I , .. . Sal Ji linn 1 i.m.. ... .i.iii'i. 1. IBi ti W. T.. SAUNDERS Gan'l Agant Paaaangar Dapartmsnt ATLANTA, GA. BLUE RIDGE HOTEL Clayton, Ga. Newly Furnished. ' Tlioronghly Renoyatcd. D.T. DUNCAN, Prop. Nothing, has ever equalled it Nothing can ever surpass it Dr. King' lev; Discovery tori oueunaas stc a 11 .at A Perfect For AU Throat and Cure: Lung Troubles. " Money back V It fails. Trial Bo tiles free. SO YEAR8 EXPERIENCE ': . liy I Itirentton In pnthnhlj' pn Jibeel Goods for ftll ihe people. tk: .11 w . . ......-.... I 1 ai lit fckl nt .-;-( 111 . aai 111 ' aai fti '.-. aai 111 a-ai it - aai 111 " TTr, 7.y.n l 71 V? 7.'., k k 1 511 ir c icij vw ibivnw ut itii iiiiivcis iii joiic iiit cp k k i XII r..A n nil nil .1 rt ul ' ''Wl WO; JtfC OCIO Uil fJI VlVO WHtC j'SViC J are consistent with honest dealing. High QualityLow Prices. aa Kay ft a? III ak? 1 K ftkS kki it kkf k a f - a kit ftkkt - kk if ftkS ill ( lif t V I f '! . a MUoning - akMlaiclr free mi uf f :Mn(.k t.- - "H.lllolJel.orliiul .,, ....J1 Thll lllnstnillnn Ii.mm.i . . . bsTliis nam as in tae near future wa Mil u,i. mboaHdantoroa. Tb, mlnlatora. han bm produort M a sraat cost. Thv mmimu .. . . ' J ".-riTraimtim. Titer anabla oa to t duUo a unlUKtor, kIkUoq ot a piano or orna u to ,ucl I -' H '"J ad oolor la roar own bom a. with tha plata. LLBIONS Coi'VHiQHTa Ae. sketch tmA dfwenptlnn nay oplnmn irwa wninr an nnienmhln. rnmnmntra ttona etrletlr Mtnfldenttal.. HnDdbnftk on Patents; aem free, oineit aumtj lur attcurtns paieiiu. l-ntanta taken thrriiiirb ftlunii St Cu. receiTS ItMctal aotlca, without ennraa, in cne Scientific J!r.:rica cuiatiun ox any noni vfliir : four moni.bt, $1 JtMTM&t fit Tornis. VI aMilatilim of anr irttnntirln Inuriual. vniir : itiur momo, 91. duhi oj mi nawwivnisim - ,B--New Tori Bnuwb Omoa. SB t SU iraahlnioo, S. UWfcULKAlfc- AETERAN; NArlVILL(, teiHI. ommur keprssswts : United Confederate Veteran, United Daughter of the Confederal?, -TO Sons, and other Organization, tl-00 1 jsih Tws Samplat, Ftur Twstnt SUnso , 8. A. CUNNINGHAM, tawnai. Kbdoctioh la Clnba wltk thlaf ajies. n..., Va a .' niT.' latas; J ,ii ' C' ; ' "Highlands Insurance . . . Agency. - ' Insures only in the best Conk. r . pauies. Losses promptly paid. v T. Baxter White, Agent, HlfiHUSBS B.C. J it accurately rt'uruMtnt. 1.. u.. ....... ... ... ' al ,i Inwrlcan ort-aai d J ,lanoa It U a work of an soa will aiiprtclat and It la youri for tha anklnit , U fullr azjalni oat aalqua CotDlslk Plan ot atlllnfi n Yr7s rr- t:"i. ThU meihol aai (oiiim,.1,oJ iK.f to U.rr tlnartop of a Million alt.flra Pnrrhawn WRira fo tvll informatioh. i iircu ' cordon go. ' WASHltjCTOHEW iZZZZV. St 1HII BID ' SO Tlilt. THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE HOnr.IALi'' AND III DUST HIAL I ! " COLLEGE. ' ' ' COURSES . LKorary c; .1 T?M al I : .i.i,!u lll.l (:' 1 f,.r u '. T ' Commercial Dow"o t 1 Tr A-1 is. AIv.i i ' th S. ' rf t.-U 1.- 1 , 1 c !'?; to I ' ,1 4 NOTICE OF SALE. Under and by virtue of .a dwrf , of the Superior Court of Macon county, entered at spring term, 1 901, ' in the esse of T. ll. Gray, adiniiiis. ' ' trator of Charles L Frost vs W. U. Merritt el al., the undersigned com. minsioners will on the 3rd day of Au- gust, 1903, at the court house door " in Franklin, N. C, sell at public auc tion to tne Highest bidder for cash all the lands described io a mortgage from L. J.Kurlee and ffif e to Chart? L. Frost bearing date August 6ihf 1889 and recorded Angusl 8th, 1889 ill tho Rei'inLKi-.a ortiiu) tti Mr-nn county, N. C. in book No. 3 of mort-' gnges, page 351 et seq.,' said lands ' comprising what is known is Ihe Mo Lean or fcheppard farm in Cowco . township. Tbis June 30, 1S02. F. S. Joll.SSToN, " Couiuiissiouer. NOTICE OF ENTRY. , :.; No. i tr.:;:. State of North Carolina, . , COaWIy'aat MllCOIl. J J. 11. Morri-on enters and l.ie liitv a -Ail (.'; : i.i. :..'!, I ill r 9