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.... 1 ' , POLITICAL REFORM AND THE GENERAL UPBUILDING OF MADISON COUNTY. . - ' "
iVtM'n:; MARSHALL, N. C, FRIDAY. MAY 9. 1902. NO. 10. 1 '
blD YOU KNOW?
THAT on Jan'y. 20th, when I announced that I was
going out of the goods business, I had on hand over : ' : :
$7,000.00 worth of stock
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Which I have been selling at
DO YOD KNOW?
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THAT more than half of those goods have been sold?
And how much you have iost by not supplying yourself
here? .
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If you miss a bargain its YOUR LOSS, not mine for
as originally stated, I AM GOING OUT OF THE GOODS
BUSINESS. :' : : : : : : :
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Reapers, Cultivators, Disc-Harrows, Hay-Rakes and Cultivators.
Fertilizers of all grades.
It wilt be to the interest of my farmer friends to see me before buying
any of these things. ..
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VTTJLE, 1ST. C. .
MADISON COUfiTV RECORD
Published Every Friday, by
THE RECORD PRINTING CO
J. R. Swann, Business MiuiHger,
We challenge the Enterprise,
the official organ of the Court
Ilouse Rvng awl the claim specu
lators of the county, to 'point out
a single imtance in which we
have made a mis-statement of
facts, or have mis-quoted the
records of the county.
Little Windy Tommy, tlio edi-tor-in-chiof,
of tlio Enterprise last
week used two columns of that
paper trying to throw some per
sonal slurs at the business mana
ger and editor of The Record.
That only shows tiio desperate
eflortof the Court House Ring to
divrt the minda of the people
from the issue that is of interest to
the people to a personal wrangle
among individuals that is of no in
terest to any tax payer in the
county. The greatest crime they.
charge against the business maan-
gcr of this paper is that ho was
raised in the State of Georgia and
that nearly ten years ago ha saw
fit to come to the county of Madi
son and become a citizen and a
tax-payer of thic place. The great
est crime charged against the edi
tor of The Record is that at one
tituc ho had the honor of repre
senting the good county of Tran
sylvania in the Legislature,
But lot us Bee who the lords and
masters of the Enterprise and its
editor-iu chief are. Senator Pritch-
ard the one that they look to for
snpport came from the State of
Tennessee; John A. Hendricks,
who now is, atd lias been their
chairman for years and who is6ues
the orders of the Riug came from
the county of Davie; the Hon. I.
N. Ebbs their representative came
from the State of Tennessee and
not a word of compliant is brought
against them by tho Enterprise
and its editor-in-cLiof . But when
cit'zens refuse to be dictated to by
the above crowd it is considered
crime to not haye been born in
Madison county. Why is all this?
It is for no other purpose than to
try to excite prejudice in the
minds of the people so that the
claim speculating business may
continue to be profitable and their
crowd may still have the oppor
tunity of gJtting rich off of the
tax-payers of the county.
Now, Little Wipdy, as the tax
payers of this county are payir.g
you a good fee, by the'year, out of
tho public funda of tho county to
Ionic after the county's interest,
instead oi spending all. oi our
t iiio in -trying to champion the
'j en UM) of one side of an imaginary
Jfiht in ihe democratic party that
t riin of tho editor-in-chief of the
E 'lorpnee, ,. why not- try to de
vise Borne way to get nd - of the
h.uh lay that you helped to forco
ou the good people of this county?
Wo wald like to ask the Entei
prise and its edilor-iu-chief if they
are.ib favor of repealing that part
of the high taxes of -the county
ttat jrita levied to pay interest to
the claim speculators ? v
Til above is a . plain straight
forward qu stion and the people
would like to hear it answered.
Let us have a straight answer to iu
Hon. W. C. Dowd, editor of the
Charlotte News and Times-Democrat,
of Charlotte, and also a can
didate for the Democratic nomina
tion for Congress in this district
was here lint of the week distribu.
ting plensaht smiles and hearty
bund-shaltes among the boys. Mr.
Dowd was presidential elector in
1SO0 and is au able writer and de
bater and will let no grass grow
j around hia opponent "an3-would
make aa awe representative, ,
Hon. E. Y. Webb, of Shelby,
who is a candidate for the Demo
cralio nomination Jor Congress in
this, the New Ninth district, spent
Monday and Tuesday in our town
getting acquainted with the boys
and telling them what a nice thing
it would be to be Congressman
Air. vvcdd is a Dngr.t, young man
and is ''chock full" of pure De
mocracy and if nominated wijl
make a vigorous campaign and a
good congressman.
Een Tillman has pitched Little
Johny McLaurin into the Radical
party just where ho belongs" Now
the subsidised organs of this State
can quote fiom him for what he is
worth. i
The Raleigh New! and'Observer
in its issue of the 7jth ins"-, has the
following gracious' things to say of
T le Record:
The iVIadison Record is doing a
good work for the tax-payers in
-onipelliug the Republican office
holders to print the reports re
quired by law iu exposing the re
lease from poll tax for political
reasons, and for bad management
"f county affairs. Last week it
had a letter from a lite long Re
publican, cutting loose from that
party. This week it publishes
another letter of the same kind.
The Rflnonl Kh .wq that.
"men who own farms and others
who own mules and wagons, cattle,
100 to 300 bushels of grain and
various other property and ABLE
BODIED MEN were released from
paying poll-taxes, while poor old
Dave Adams, who we all know is
not able bodied and who lost every
thing in the recent flood was 'eft
to pay or lose his vote. The Re
publicans, replying to the attack
of The Record, say that the former
Democratic board relensed as many
from poll tax as the Republican
board, the records show forty-nine
released by the Democratic board
and 204 by the Republican board.
The good work dono by the
Record in Madison county will
TREASURER'S REPORT
OF MONEYS ON HAND AND EXPENDITURES
MONTH OF APRIL, 1902.
SCHOOL FUND.
April 1st. to balance on hand
By piid out during month of April:
By paid P A McElroy, collecting fities from Marshall..,
By paid J. H. While, over pay on fine
By paid V. B. Davis, registering deed Centre district...
By paid E. N. Fry, services Board of Educaiion
By paid Jasper Ebbs, postage for Board of Education...
By paid Japer Ebbs, services Board of Education..-...,
By paid L. J, Bailey, servicos Board ol Education
By paid J. M. James, services and postage
By paid J. M. James, services ,
By paid Emma English, English dis'rict.....
Bv paid R. F. Johnston, Dewell Hill district
By paid James Wilson, Bear Creek district ,
May 1st to balance
GENERAL COUNTY.
April 1st tii balance on hand
By paid out during mouth' of April: 1
By pnid Gu Parclia. lets j
By paid J. A. Parol ia, fees i
Bv paid R N. Ramsey, listing taxes
By paid J. W. Tliornalgon, fees...
By paid A. H. bams, lees. ;
By paid E. N. Fry, holding inquest..,
By paid H. G. Chandlcy, fees...
By paid Ira Plmmcns, service county commissioner
By paid J. A. Coleman, foes.. ..;;.
By paid A' Stackb.iuso. jr., overcharge taxes 1900..
By pull W. M. English, services oountv commissioner..
By paid W. 5. Rice, services county commiiouer
May 1st to balance on hand
. ROAD
Apnl 1st to balance on hind
By paid onl : .
By paid H. M. Fagan, tfo. 8...
By paid James Iteayer. No. 1
By paid E. C. Laird, No. 9
By paid E. N. Fry, No. V. ........
By p.id W. M. Baokner, No 12.
By paid Thos. Frisby No. 18....
By paid C. C. Peek, No. 16 1
May 1st. to balance on hand. ..j... I.. ........ I. ...
. : . " - ' FINES. .
April 1st to balance on hand .... ........
- . JURY FUND. . .
April 1st to balance on hand... - !..-... .
- " PAUPER FUND.
April 1st, to balance.... L... ........ . 72 30
- BRIDGES.!
Aprillst. lo balance no hand.... ....I ... 1187172
- - OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS.
Aprillatto baVl.ce.--.... 1200000
, fRAKK ROBERTS, - ' - .
. Treasurer MaJisoo County, N C-
bear fruit. It has shown that in
Ihe mountain counties, as well us
in the East, Republican rule iu
North Carolina is bad, extravagant,
and run in the interest of peanut!
politicians.
Backner Items.
Epitob Record : The people
of this section are talking a great
deal iu regard to the county com
missioners releasing so many men
from paying their poll tax this
year, there is about 12 men ex
empted in No. 4 township and I
am personally acquainted with
them all and I think that some of
them" was entitled to be exempted
while some of them are as able-
bodied men as there is in No. 4
township. !ome ot them are
worth from three to eight hundred
dollars, and they are very good
farmers and have plenty to live on
and besides that theri was not a
single democrat in No. 4 township
exempted. So I kike it there was
not very many democrats in tho
20-1 that was exempted. I think
that when county commissioners
use their office in a political way
that it is time to call them to a
halt and see if we can't elect men
that will have some regard for
their oath of office at ieast.
The good rrpublicans in No. 4
township arc as much opposed lo
the act of the county commiosion-
ers on the 28th hist, as the demo
crats and on next November they
will bo hfard from, for I have
heard a good many of them say
that they were getting tirf-d of the
Court Douse Ring and never ex
pected to vote for them again and
the say further that if the demo
crats will nominate gond men that
is not connected with the Court
House Ring that they wiil vote
for them. Sol think that if the
good people of the county will got
together and put up a good clean
ticket that it will win.
Old Uncle Jimmie Rice died on
April 25th and was burud on the
26th. Mr. Rice was one of tho
oldest men iu this part of the
FOR THE
82096 Go
13 00
5 00
1 25
9 60
500
5 80
4 50
6 22
CI 60
21 61
72 20
1 50
207 28
11889 87
841 84
1 17
1 80
12 85
1 00
100
800
5 10
560
19 30
8 13
38 00
5 40
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106 35
$233 49
941 54
FUND
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county, being in his 88th year.
Mr, Rice leaves a wife and several
children and a largo number of
grand children and great grand
children and
a host of friends to
loss. Peace to his
mourn
their
ashes.
Mr. Arcemus Duck who has
been confined to his room for
several months with rheumatism is
no better and his chances for re
covery iu very doubtful.
Thomas Chandlrr who had a
surgical operation performed on
him a few weeks ago is improving
and we hope to see him out again
very soou,
P. M. Webster & Co., have
moved their sa,w mill from here to
Swain c.iunty where they have a
very large contract for sawing.
The farmers are very busy plant
ing corn just now in this part of
the county.
The wheat prospect in this com
munity looks very gloomy just
now.
T. C. Buckner has gone to Ashe
v'lle this week to attend Federal
court.
The fruit crop promises to be a
good one this year.
Success to The Rkcokd.
W. L. Hensi.ey.
Buckner, N. C, Way 5, 1002.
Commissioners' Nesting.
May meeting, May 5th, 1902.
Board met, members present,
Wm. S. Rice, Ira I'lemmons and
W. M. English chairman. The
following proceedings were had:
Ordered by the board that Wm,
Tarlton, guardian of Henry Tarl
ton, be allowed to list his real
estate for tho year 1900, 150 acres
of land valued at $400; taxes to
wit: Slate 87; pension 18; school
72cta; county $1.75cts, total $3.47.
Ordered by the board that W.
M. Tarlton, guurdiau of Henry
Tarlton, be allowed to list his real
esla.e for the year 1901, taxes to
wit: State 84; pension 16cts;
school 72 county $2.75; total
$4.47.
Ordered by the board that John
Metna'f, A. J. Arrington and W.
M. Dodd, bo and they are hereby
appointed jurors to lay. off and
amend the public road in 14 town
ship, bt-giuiiiug near the mouth of
Bee Tree Creek runs up east fork
to the Cole log yard.
Ordered by the board that J. J.
Ramsey be released of the taxes on
$136, the same having been listed
twice; taxei to-wit: State 28cU;
pension Sets; school 24cts: county
03cts; total fl.50.
Ordered by tho board that N. D.
Bhelton, Thos C Crain and Ste
phen Dill be and they are hereby
appointed jurors to lay off and
amend the public road iu 16 town
ship, beginning at Peek's school
house and runs to mouth of Long
branch and from Peek's school
house to Robert's mill op Foster's
crock, the amendments are to be
only to the parts of the road
washed away by tLe recent flood
and no other.
Ordered by the board that Gil
bert A Campbell be allowed 2.85
for burial clothes of S. Henry.
Ordered by the board that Len
Henderson be. allowed 135 60
for keeping jail.
Ordered by the board that Dan
Lewis be allowed 10.00 for killing
two wiVcats.
Ordered by the board that N. C.
Electric Power Co., be allowed
58 05 part payment for building
road up Ivy; ..; "
Ordered by the board that A. J.
Arrington be allowed 95ct half
feet. - .
Ordered by the board that R B.
Caldwell be allowed 1 75 half fees.
Ordered by the board that D. P.
Kiles be allowed 3.90 half tees.
Ordered by the buard that H. P.
Campbell be allowed 5.13 building
portico to jaiL . 1 J
Ordered by the board Wm. 8.
Rice be allowod 3.40 services
county commissioner.
Ordered by the board that H. M.
Smith be allowed $100.00 part
payment on building' bridge pillars
for bridge at Hot Spring, N. C.
' Ordered by the board that Red
tnon & Roberta be allowed 12.00
merchandise for county.
Worlej lofes.
Editor Record : Being1 at leisure,
from other vocations I shall at-,
tempt a brief contribution to yoar - -.
esteemed weekly, trusting it jteay
interest the many readers thereof! '
Lady readers will, please take
cognizance of the fact that on the,
arrival of May I had my long' "
black whiskers removed and now '
resume my former good looks (7) J,
give them this notice gratuitous,,.
in order that they be not sur-
prised when I come and I am " '
likely to make a call any da exv
cept Sunday. Our Sunday school. ,v
work demands my time and atten
tion for that dav. , -
Those of the young ladies w.hj
have seen me wearing my bearL
say that my only hope is among " .
those who haye never seen raf in X-g,
that ancient garb, while the old
ladies tell me that my long beard '
become mo better. However.' I ,
have cheerfully acquiesed to the .
taates of the former and trust thej
will regard my previous appear
ance as an inevitable thing of the1,
past, attributing it all fo my late
and serfbus illness Aid to the sage
advice of my good physician ia .
consequence thereof.
Lovingly,
Little Oldmah.
Worley, N. 0., May 3, 1902.
Polls Kot Paid
The following is a list of the
number by township, as the best
that it can be estimated from the
tax books, that failed to pay their
poll taxes for last year. The list
includes all (hose who have died,
removed and otherwise failed to
pay their poll taxes: 1
TOWH8HIP8.
No. 1, (8 precincts) Marshal ..51
No 2 SheHon Laurel :B4 w
No 8 Old Bull Creek... ..21
No 4 Middle Fork Ivy 47"
No 5 West Fork Ivy 20 .
No 6 Sandy Mush .15
No 7 Little Pine...... 37 v
No 8 Spring Creek,. 51
No 9 Hot Springs 98
No 10 Big Laurel 12
Noll Upper Laurel ..81
No 12 Big Pine. 20
No 18 Jeadow Fork S'p'r Creek.U
No 14 Grapevine 24
No 15 Mars Hill .47 a-
No 16 Foster's Creek 23 V
Total
.-..821
...204
Number of releases ,
725
725 is the number that bave not
paid their poll taxes for last fear.
When the books are finally oor-
rrcted to be certified to the Clerk
of the Cjurt, which must be done
by the 11th day of May, there may
be some changes , in the above,'
figurec. . '
Grapevine, N. C. May 1, 1902.
To the Secretary and Board pf.
Trustees of Mars Hiil College: -
Gentlemen : I have this day '
resigned as chairman of said board,
a!so as a member of said board, I
therefore declare myself no longer
a member of said board. " - .
W. R. Sams.
.Marshall, N. C.Ma 6, 190.
I take pleasure in stating that I
used the Osborne reaptfrNo. 8, on
m farm last year 1 operated it
with a pair of mules and found
that the reaping was most admir- "
ably and easily done on exceeding
ly steep bill sides 'and rough land
as well as whre Jt was smoother.
This machine I bought ot Hon.
W.C Sprinkle, who. represents
the well kuowu establishment, of
D. M. Osborne 4 Co., of Auburn
New York. - ; . ' ,
- (Signed) J. C. PRXTCHARD.
If rumors are tree the grand
jury was about to puncture a link
6r two of the ''ring." It's a pity
they had to adjonra so soon.
FOR C ALU
EAST TEN NEC C "
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and City TropTticj ar. .1 II
Mills. Write f rt
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