COUNTY
It;MADISON
CIRCULATION
OF this i&simt
1,008.
POLITICAL ' REFORM AND THE - GENERAL UPBUILDING OF MADISON , COUNTY.
MAJtSHALI N.' a. FipDAY. AfRIL 4, 1902.
VOI II.
4 NO. 14.
RECORD
HtMHMiwmMKirtKMwwww I KADI$0I COUBTY RECORD
canine
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And I mean every ...word of it!
C0CS3 TO SELL MY ENTIRE STOCK-IF YOU MISS A
BAF.3AIN ITS YOUR OWN FAULT!
CHILDRENS 37o TO fl.OO
Shoes For All
INFANTS FROM: 17c UP,
"Catharina Shoes for Ladies;
1.05;
Published Every Friday, by
THE RECORD PRINTINGCO
J. R. Swann, Business Manager.
$2.00 SHOES FOR $1.50;
$1.50 SHOES FOR $1.15;
$2.50 SHOES FOR f 2.00; '
$1.65 SHOES FOR $1 25;
Benson Special:
BEST $1.25 SHOE ON THE MARKET, $ 1.05;
' MEN'S FINE SHOES,. . .'. . . . . ........ V.96
" ' SPLT1' LEATHER BROGANS, .85
f -We challenge the Enterprise,
the official oraan of the Court 3
2 Howe Rma and the dam Wpecu-
latere of the coutity, to point out f
m a singk instance in which we m
farts, or have misqwted the
records of the county. . -
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BLANKETS
- 50o. GRADE, 87c.
1.25 GRADE, $1.00.
7fin. GRADE. 50c. tl. 00 GRADE, 75c.
$3.50 PURE WOOL BLANKETS, 82.75
la hpliftvinff. so come and see
for yourselt.
R.Swanm
THE. PEOPLES hNftrsu. . -
OUR RSCLEAf JED GILT EDGE"
I CLOUER SEEU
t. , ntfST In town. -We also hv a large stock ot Timothy,
Orchard Grass, Rod Top and Bine Grass. See bur Seeds.
SWEET. POTATOES THIS. WEEK-, . 1
SELL
SnrjtUos
WE
BUT
lijtllni
4 x A TIVTrpf
PAINT!
NOW it the time to repaiut your house. Protect
it from the weather and it ffill last you for years.
It costs yon but little when you buy your ; paint
from Ufc " W&eep verytHuig jvuuwwifU w-m-mv.
I SEEDS! :
; We aell beat grade recTeaned
SEEDS!
Congress has unseated Rhea,
democrat, and seated Moss, dein-pop-republican
, from Kentucky.
This is another case of highway
robbery similar to the Pearson
steal in this State. '
Judge Fred Moore has rendered
a decision . removing Geo. H.
Smathers as receiver of the West
ern Carolina Bank. ... Extravagance
and general bad management were
the charges preferred.
On May 20th the United States
will turn over the administration
of affairs in Cuba to the newly
elected Cuban officers and we will
soon see u the mucn taifcea oi
Cubans are capable of self govern
ment. They will no doubt put up
as good an administration as Neely
and Rathbone and a few other carpet-bag
thieves sent over from this
country to civilize them.
The Morgan ton News-Herald
talis right out in the "meetin" to
candidates about free advertising
in which it says that the candidates
should pay for; their advertising
just the same as a merchant doe?
and we arise to Becond the motion.
Go "way down" into your jeans,
boys, and bring up the '.'squids"
and we will let your friends say a
lot of nice things about you if we
can't ourselves.
The Enterprise of last week says
that The Record was established
to advertise Swann's goods business
and Zachary's law practice.; Ad
mitting this to be true would not it
indicate that .Merchant Swann and
Lawyer Zachary were pretty enter
prising citizens to run a news
paper for their exclusive use? We
know of some people in - this
vicinity that can't even rua a
newspaper much less a store or a
law practice. '
t I
$1 00
1 00
u
, . CLOVER. TIMOTHY
AND ORCHARD -GRASS SEEDS
Don't buy until you get our prices and examine onr
goods. , - We poaitiyely will save yoa some r
money,' nememoer we sen
20 lbs granulated sugar for......
- lOlha onod preen coffee for......:
Men's wool haU from 15 cenu op.-. , ."'
Men's Brogan Shoes from 75 cU op v ,
" , ; -."",' " Ladies' Shoes from....... ,.75 cU up ., .; - '
; ; ' Ladies low quarter Shoes,75 cts up . . .
"1 . Children's Snoosfrom...i..20 cts up ' ' " .
Other goods proportionately cheap. Come and see .
us and bring us your produce. - . . . ' -
RBDM0N&
ROBERTS,
". . Marshall, ; N. C-
DRUGSTORE BUILDING ;
DR. T. C. SMITH
Wholesale Druggist,
.
Tha Democratic friend of Solicitor
Gutrar an outxboken auainit tin) Uacml
Tlier claim tlial he ia a loyal democrat
ad a awd Solicitor and vet they T that
Eaper bm nrrer said a kind word a boat
im tnlerprwe
v We were not aware ot the. fact
thai inniiy democrats are "out
sjioHim against the' Record.
Though we presume that if there
are am democrats in the county,
who nre under" couUtJ of the
sherilf or who belong to the Court
House Uititf that they would be
' k XttwnrA ' Wa Am'1 nnt
part of the
Court Hous.' Ring will be for us. -
.tfin' thm Rprnrrt.
expecting that any
vc.
drugs.
The achook are raoninK lonfrer than
ever before Thu above that onr oonutr
officer are all doing their dot in collect
ing the Uiind they're all Bepnblioana
too The Democratic Board ot ducatka
imply apportiima the money aatoag the
diatricU after It ia collected Eoterpriee
Accordiug to.' the- above, ' the
extra two. hundred thousand dol
lars, appropriated by the last leg
islature fur the benefit of the public
schools of the S'ate, oa account of
the new Constitution, of which
Hadiaon is entitled to about twenty
five hundred has nothing to do
with giving more money to the
publio schools. Neither has the
tax i-ayicg feature of the new Con
stitution anything to do with it,
aecordmx to the lrnterpnw, but it
is all due to certain county O-Ticrs
for the way they &;'.. t th taxes.
If t !.'"! county clcr w-r..M cn'y
'(' 'r r' - fi T:'-.'.: J ly
la t" - ; I 1j C.--..1 1 t '1 h t tl.ey
are gettina; on Collecting taxes and
what is f being 1 done with them,
without such efforts as the above
being ' made , for them . As to
whether the above statement was
made fronvpureand unadulterated
ignorance or whether it is a wilful
and deliberate, attempt to fool the
people are questions the Record is
unable to decide.
Everyone knows, who pretends
to be informed about state matters,
that the last legislature, in view ol
the fact that the' new Constitution
had been adopted-appropriated one
hundred thousand dollars for the
benefit of the publio schools ot the
State, Madison's part of which was
about $1,250, and vin order to aid
the weak schools in the small dis
tricts the legislature appropriated
an extra hundred thousand dollars
to be distributed among the schools
of the ' State . that did not have
sufficient hinds to run a school for
four months ansl Madison . ought to
have as roticlfouVbC? extra hun-
untu luuusaaaawHgi'r'tpprvjfiKiiiuu
as she was arrtweavOt ,tue outer,
which- would ; jmake" tT all about
12,500 that - Madison wilf get from
the State, which 'will of course in
crease the lengths of the public
schools of the county for next year.
The above is a fair sample of what
that crowd will claim, regardless of
the facts in the case. Would it hot
be a little more just to have the
officers to make Jheir reports re
quired by law than? to make such
statements as tBe above when
every one knows what such state
ments are made for?
Collecting Fnnd to Pay Poll Tu For
negroes.
From News and Observer.
It turns out that Pope, the Char
lotte Republican1 arrested for
swindling, upon, the charge of the
postmaster at Madison, was not a
swindler at all, biit the accredited
"sand-bagger'toMbe," Republican
Executive Committee. , It seems
that he went out to raise the
"stuff'' from Federal office-holders
and turned it over honestly to the
disbursing officer to be used for
political purposes. Referring to
Republican plans, yesterday's
Charlotte News aays;
"With the avowed purpose of
paying the -poll taxes of the negroes
who are liable to disfranchisement
on this grouhd, the Republicans of
the State have bad out collectors
to obtain funds from Federal of
fice-holders in North Carolina.
'Tbatthis is; undeniable was
learned by a News reporter today,
the information coming from a
source that cannot be doubted.
"It is the inteiiton of the Re
publicans to endeavor to save the
daj by being enabled to keep iu
line all the negroes who are able '
to read and write and who are
liable to disfranchisement because
of failure to pay their poll taxes.
"The fond te to be distributed at
various points in.lhe Slate, wher)
the agents wilj'iae up the receipt
of the negryc who tuU. io pay
their taxes, v After J eying tlv
same for tbmJ the nc-ipta will
then be held airainet te negroes to
influence the trmd of .their voUs.
"It is said the fund coiU-cted so
far has reached a large amount,"
From other sources comes the
information that the Republicans,
particularly in fbe West, are very
active in using the money extorted
from Fedtval officials to pay the
pr.ll tax of Republican voters. It
stem that the Legislature, by mis
adventure, tailed to make the pay.
ment of poll tax by committees a
misdemeanor, as should be done.
This opens the door for the Repub
licans to raise a large corruption
fund without punishment.
To the Democrats of the State:
Be np and doing! . Form commit
tees at every precinct who will see
every whit voter who has not paid
his poll tax and urge htm to pay
he for May 1st, and thereby lave
hit vote. It must be paid anyhow
and wilt be collected later but un
less paid by May. 1st, nobody fail
ing to pav.will be permitted to vot
in November. V
many are attractive? How many
are clean and comfortable?
in these questions there is no
reference to the size or style of the
station building though many of
thrm are too small and very incon
veniently arranged. The reference
is to the mariner in which th
buildings are kept "and to their
unattractive surrounding, Some
of the station' buildings, be it sai
to the credit of the agents, are kept
in good order, clean and comfort
able, and the grounds and premises
in connection therewith are well
cared for. But this Is true of too
few of our stations. Some ot them
where they are fairly good build:
ings, are not properly cared for,
Not only are the rooms very poorly
ventilated and the air foul-smel
ling, but the floors and woodworl
are almost filthy, while it is hard
work to see the approach of trains
through the windows on account
of deposits of dirt and smoke.
This condition of affairs ought
of course, to be forbidden by the
railroad officials, but in cane they
do not remedy it the Corporation
Commission ought to be able to do
so. An ill-kept station is as bad
so far as the travelling publio
concerned, as one too small or
an t out-of-the-way place. The
Commission hue the right to order
new and better stations built;
ought to have the right to compel
them to be kept well painted and
clean.
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Barnard Items.
The school at Bell Institute.
closed March 23. The commence
ment began the 23. The closing
days and nights of our school will
be long remembered by the people
of our community and those who
visited us.
The choir began the exercisos the
26th, at 7:30 p. m. by singing the
familiar old hymn, "Jesus Savior,
Pilot Me." The scripture lesson
aud prayer was conducted by Prof.
R. F. Johnston The choir then
sang. "Homeward Bound." The
superintendent then introduced to
the audience, Rev. W. T. Rodgers
of Knoxville, Teun., who began
his lecture in such an. interesting
way, the people were almost
amazed as he stood before them.
His subject was "Things seen and
heard on a trip to Europe." Mr.
Rodgers spoke about one hour and
thirty minutes holding his audience
almost spellbound and receiving
loud applause all through his lec
ture. He cloted his speech by
saying, "America is ahead." Tne
choir then sang "Home, Sweet
Home." The audience was then
dismissed by the benediction.
The choir opened the services on
Thursday by singing the obi hymn
"Whiter then Sno, prayer was
lead by the superintendent. Rev.
W. T. Rodgers then came forward
and read his text from Isaiah 40,
SL subject "Mouuting Upward."
He preached a s-rmon that will be
long remembered by those who
heard it. Th services was closed
by the choir singing, "Home,
Sweet Home."
The '. exercises were opened
Thursdaynight at 7 SO with a sot g,
America,, by the school. Prayer
was led by Rev. W. T. Rodgers
The school then sang "God for us."
The Jervia 'declamation contest
then liegan between the following
speakers, L. G. Ward rep, Robt.
Wardrcp, Andrew (Vardrep, K. M.
Ramsey, C. S. Crain, J. D. Hen
derson, O. J. Wardrep -and B. E.
Guthrie. The judges were as fol
lows: . Rev. W. T. Rogers, of
Knoxville, Tenn., Mrs. W. J. Dar
by, of Evansville, Indiana, Con
tractor Smith, of Newport, Tenn.
The judges found it quite difficult
in deciding between the speakers.
After some time two of them de
cided in fayor of C. S. Crain.
The primary department occu
pied the remainder ot the pro
gram with drills, declamations,
son.'S, etc. The exercises closed
wi h a song by the children, "Now
I Lay me Dowo to Sleep."
The exercises opened Friday 23,
7 :80 p. m with the sweet old song,
"America" and prayer by the
superintendent. The school then
sang "Happy Greetings to All."
Notwithstanding the terrible wind
and raiu the Chapel was crowded
with people and the program was
well carried out. After 'the pro
gram was near through, Mrs. W. J.
Darby, the president of the Wo
man's Board of Missionsaddressed
the audience wilh a very pleasant
message and presented the Jervis
medal and diploma to C. S Crain,
who completed the course of study
at "the close of this term. After
the wreath drill the large audience
faced the terrible wind; ram and
darkntss to their b,omes.
The faithful teachers of Bell In
stitute have done a great work
during the past year, of which I am
sure evry citizen of, this com
munity is proud of and feel that
they owe t the teachers their
highest honor. . '"" .
Give old Madison county a few
more teachers like the teachers of
Bell Institute and there will be no
danger but what every' boy that
becomes of age after 1908 can walk
up and vote as proud as anybody's
boy.
The lady teachers will soon leave
for their homes in the different
states. The writer wishes them a
pleasant and a happy vacation and
a sole return to Bell Institute.
i
Mr. Jacob Davis who has been
lingering with consumption for
several months died March 28.
Mr. Davis was a true Christian
man ant, a good citizen. He will
be greatly missed in our com- ,
munity.' ''
; C. Av Nichols and J.' M. Ram- ' ,
sey, our well known merchants
made a trip to Knoxville a few
days ago and purchased a nice line
of goods. '. - '
I am informed that Mr. Rod .
Sbe'tou will not put goods in the r-
Haynie store. , . ' ,
C. A. Nichols and J, M. Ram- ,,
sey are putting up a telephony line'
from Barnard to Jewel Hilt. " ' "" '
The Laurel Company has .ex-
tended their wire from Pntnam to .,
Dr. A. J. McDevitt's office at Jewel .
Hill.-.' v 7. ViW.;ti,:ift'4r-Aifj.!A'
Mrs. Emeline Allen, died near
Leonard last Sunday morning). at. tf ')
o'clock. She had been sick only ' '
three weeks with fever. She taaves- v, ,.r
a family and a host of friends to
mourn her loss'. V '
Miss Rachel. McDowell, the
daughter of the well' known Duff v
McDowell, of Marshall, died at the . '
home of her brother, C. L. McDow-
ell, near Jewel Hill, March 30. ' It :
is supposed that she died with ?
brain fever, from being exposed in .
the terrible storm on Friday night .''
of the commencement. She' only -
lived about twelve hours from the
time she was first taken sick. -
B. E. Gdthbik. .'
NOTICE!
Having purchased the timber interests,
rights of way and other privileges belonging
to M, Bruce Sons, on waters of Big Pine
Creek, Madison county. North Carolina,
notice is hereby given that we will . vigor
ously prosecute all parties trespassing upon
this property; v
M. L. & 1 IVL Gudgerjr.
Marshall, N. C.. March 5th 1902.
A Free Picture ol Gen. Lee
Any veteran, who contemplates attending the Reunion at Dallas,
April 22nd to 25th, will receive a handsome picture of General
Robert E. Lee, and a copy of his farewell address (suitable for i '
framing), ir ne win send us his name ana address, ana me nam .
and address or the Uimp to which nebeioncs.
Yonr ban ima to Dalla will be TlaSlemphlf Tbe . .
Couoa UeltoDOr&toaltlown tr&llis (twg,twh daT) from ... .
MempbU to Dftllaa and other Tazm eui without
ebann. Tbeao train leare Memphis, mornlnc
rranlac. after tho anriTal of tnlra Tl mil lines, thus ' ...
esteriac too close soaosaUons saxl exoeUeet ssrrtoa.
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Zpeeial .'Ppieez on Plows
FOR SPRING OF 1902
GENUINE STARKE'S DIXIE PLOWS
. Boy, $1.50. . No. 10, $1.85. No, 11, $3.35. -HAMPTON
PLOWS
Painted and Polished.
: Boy, $1.75 ' " No. L $2 00 ' ' -
FARMER'S FRIEND HILLSIDE v
No. 1, $3.00. No. 2, $1.00. Shifting Clevis, 25c Extra.
. SYRACUSE CHILLED PLOWS
Latest Improved. No Better Made.
LEVEL LAND, WOOD BEAM
. - Light Two-HorM, $600. Medium Two-Horse, $7.50.
' LEVEL LAND, STEEL BEAM
Light Two-Horse, $7.60. . Medium Two-norse, 3.W.
HILL SIDE, LATEST IMPROVED
No.86,LightTwo-Hor-ie,$5.50No. 126. Medium two-horge,!7
. .CHAMPION CUT OUT DISC
HARROWS COM PT.ETE f 17 50'.
MORGAN SPADING HARROWS "'
, - COMPLETE f 20 00.
- ' Thomas 8olid Disc Harrows. 8 and 10 Dios.
,: nANCOCK DISC FLOW'S
. - . A REVOLUTION IN PLOWS
, Write for Catalogue.
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