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W.fcPMERION DETECTIVE, Famous Criminolc;!:H Away at Lot Aug ales; Re formed Criminal* Lei Angele-t. Cal., Our. 11.—Wll liam A. Pinkerton. vrori.i-fnn-.ca* ilo tcetfve, diod hor* U '< in-iv.'np ot ihi g Ho 1*1 Bktmorc Of* of the fir** noted Am-.-iicsr rriminologinU to advocate nod pier ttce bimtaaltarian method* •» deal ing with felon*, William AILn P-nk , erton, bead of ^he Pnkorton National Detect*** Agency, vm!" credited with having rrformrd move aafe blowers and bank robber* than any ot’ter own I r.the country. Primarily a thief-taker. Ur. Pink erton (pent more than 5« years of his Iff* running down criminals of all etgaMO, yet he si way* nlood ready to proffer a helping hand to the an , fottonat* malefactor whose repent ‘ aaes Wsa genuino and whole desire to reform was ***"£3^ Knowing criminals iMd their moth thode, their wenknessJk* and Uieii hosMtn aide aa perhaps no other man fc sf his time had known them. Pink erton never sympathised with the the orist and MhUmoiitali*t who aoughc to reform desperate, Ivan tod men by kind word*, but h* -i';I Icrrw that a littlk help and a little encouragement • in the right (dare wore frequently more effector* that -mprivonreant. Scorns of.former criminals .scattered orer the country are now living hon ust ami Dieful live* as a iceult of the reform measures practiced by the arch enemy of their criminal days Detective Ageoay William AUan Pinkerton fed hit brother, Robert A., roccceded to thu business of their father, Allan Pink erton, when the la Her died in 1884. after founding the detective agency which bean hit name. This waa be fore the powerful armor-plated vaults, electrically operated and protected, wore heard of, and tale blowers seen.* in their hey-day. Determined to spec ialise In bank protection, William -wrt of of tha my people alone and F* We you alone. If you don’t IH follow yon to the end of ths earth." , This warning made a deep Im pression upon many ol the most dan t croat thieves, and after a fcjv COT. victions had been obtained, there war a noticeable decrease in the number of bank robberies. Some scoffed at the big dectective’s warning, but most of them were caught in time. William A. Pinkerton was born it. DunAce Illinois, April 7, 1843. Hr was educated la public and ptivati schools ami vrlirit ready for cullegi entered . Notre Dame Univereiey. Government Pay* T3r*: Seaboard $760,00V Now York, Dec. 12.—S Davie Warfield, president of the Braboan Air Line Railway company, said to night that the rood had r scerve 8760,000 cash in final rcttlmn:nt fo tha period of public operating durini the war. Announcement vs- mad in Washington recently that negotis tion* between-the company and th government had been concluded. “The settlement," Mr. WavCe'i about £ o’clock 1 yesterday afternoon, went to it, pat (on a dreiswar gown and drank a bot | tie of potion At 9 o'clock this mom | mg, when the cleilt had neither seen nor heard anything of her since ahe | went to the room, and made an In vestigation. her body was found in the joo«n. She had not need the bod and must have died in a few minataa aftor going to the room. She left a note taping that the I deed was the result of unhappiness I with her husband, who is a printer, I s-jpposod to be working in Winston. ' They hnd lived in Colombia, Wil mington and Winston. She was about 88 ^bn of age and tha daughter ! of JIt?. Trull, of this county, the | head of a respectable family. The father and brother came to the un I dertaking establishment today to dkr 1 ry the body home for burial. | Mrr. Band most have contompiat cd suicide for some time, for boom | months ago ahe is said to have sent j her father a latter Inti matin that it was her purpose. TOWN PROPERTY SOLD YESTERDAY .Successful Stb Is Conducted By Local Land Auction Cooayaoy A moat succ< »»ful talc of team lota, j readenres -and boaincas property waa I redacted in Item yaatarday by the Johnson 4 Biannon land Auction Ognpamy, which company latently moved its head quartan from Cattle burg. Ky., to Done. The McD.Holli da> property, it clodlng the aid Holli day homo and twenty-seven residen ce. Iota, waa sold far a total of I U.440. This property was sold for Dr. H. C. Turlington, who purchased it early thia year. The BoWday red dance waa purr he as toy. Martin W0 Oame for 15.400, while the late were 16,000. Thia property waa told in by J. N. Creel, Sr. Six lota belonging to L. J. Boat on Washington street were sold for a total of 01,470 and ware purchased by several different peapla. The J. N. Creel, Jr.. reUrieacs, (Cumberland street and Eton avenue, was sold for $0,020. Thc B. Z. Blackman proparty, on the T>unn-Cl inton highway jost bo yond the town limits, was cut up Into 23 loti and sold for a total of 03,600. This waa tbs first sale conducted ben by this home company and It W*» a-decided success, owners of the nropaity sold being highly pleased with the Mile. More than a thou - Mind people attended the galas and the bidding was lively. The Jersey mitt cow gtveji away to the holder of the laelqr nunfbar ' was won by Mr*. Julius McLumto. I She sold the cow for 072.60. I said, “was based on the annuel ren : Ul vsluc to the governmant of 06, : 800,000 as compared with the ** . coiled certified standard return af rpproxlmatoly 00,600,000. AH led i e'.sl control accounts against the Baa board, including trestle account, are I untiled. Arrest vu made also of Marie Power*, to whom Johnson ia allege. 1 to have been -mamed oa Auguet 8 in Hendenonvillo, despite the fact that He has a wife aad two amaff children living In this city Officers alleged Utc former speed cop has lived per. of the time at the heme of the Pow er! woman. She la under $800 bond on chargee of statutory violation*. The Power* woman will be given hoar* log also on Thursday morning bt fer Magistrate Miller. Officer* claim they frequently found Johnson at the Powers horns in raids mads during tbs peg {gw months and that Lirraatigstion dfcftt ed in discovery of the fact that tbs couple had boon married recently la Hendamawvflla. Wilson. Dec. 8.—TV* KadUm North Carolina Exposition will net be held In Wilaon next year. Tbs rnlrw ot the association requires a cadi dapoMt of the entire amount of the bid. Wilson’s bid af $1A0C has not beeq fortheamug aad the ex position will go la seme other town in Eastern North Carolina, probably Klrwton or Reeky Mount. ^■pFFICI BILL f°r ErcclVr. O' BlBuildin£ in —Horr.*r . a ov * etfendnf^i^lbMdbi'r Oonttiei ee. •\«t bf.tfiAl again ia.t o.;u,cd ... I CokOf provi.Vig for the p □ > v'VyUgBtfeKxtle and tfcu orarii' • of a M, M^ket office building .0 I Dunn. gttejflfteKcr RrprrtmUl.T Lyon tktMQLit fair jtago of tap •oaaion ba iaVMlc to My jut * >uit can be ac«J^fcbnl to-.roej grlting the fell pan^Hbut witi: to a»*a.“ JOB tfUt if^J ■ have BJ co..tir. or i Interest, aai^^rdhia Aitnlr.if'.trtio'i permit* a nfll bui ding bill to br reported out jMBO do Kii ,r niy pow er ta M*.I>uy^K<diu!<u fr'oUwfUUg feBft exact copy of tki feB, wMcb i^Klat telnrra: on 1>* eember 1,'lfijff Mr. Lror.: A bid ^to'.A^pde lor a rite unci public bat^dit^^fc Uom.. ilortii Car Be It' eai^^^v>y the &en*Wi anil Henudof HliflKuUvrt of tip cd Stall 4 )B^C‘ in Coi.irei* a. 7^3 K Ecrrclaiy ni In, ti4my ttffl ■ hr U herroy, rs tUo.iscd and.'M ■tad to acnaiiv by plrchaebl '•■^BxnJllor., or other w.fcO, a dte^HlllH to be rivyfr thrrooi. a itfl^BbUldlng, li'clcnii:, fireproof vwU|H|«at!ng and T'-ti i-tloR acparatat, a ad approach**, for vn r uriti octonaodalwn of Um poot af!-(i of the Goreroment at Dans, ILusctl county. State of North Car ,1.,.in, tie cult of (aid dto not to ex ceed (,'IMW and the eoet of lotd wcitftag complete not to exceed * 100,090. jV/iU Hold Meeting To Discus* Hof Cholera | A meet ay at which h°r «ha»M» i >xS. xetiioJ* by which tt can ha eoa* I liciletl r. Kj b» JIhuwiI will ha held j kt ti.c H*rncu County Colored Trotn !t:S .-onont hero, Wednesday r**rri*c. I December 10, 7. D. Owen, hoc *ho | leri. *pccl*U*t, repmowttaf th* Unit 'id State* nod PU.U Department* of I Ayi-ki.t.u.e. a ll widrtM th* nm*l*«. I The ou lit D -ov tied to attend the ! -noi tin k-. Mrs. Asby Wood Died Tuesday Afternoon il.«. Ar’iby Wood, *cod oboat SI ’ >'uu/, died Tumtlay * ft* moon at 4 : o'clock ar. her home noer Raaoboro, af | pi-aiiwuJ. Dectaaed *» carvtvad by | he.- iintoand ana seven caftdrm. ffh* I ru u dtttilhir of Hannibal Jared i ;*n, who live* aboat 4 mil** ***t of | Dona, a.id wa* wcB-known hare. Th* ‘lateral wu condnetod from Stoay ! 2aa e'turvh by Rev. Chat- lobuoi, | of Ben*on, Wednesday afternoon at rt o'clock and interment wa* mada in l the rhumb cemetery. A Fumer’i Profit (At Road Building A land owoar ia a Southern Suit, had a large property of many acre,, a beautiful houw, ini t big peat!, orchard !a hearlrtr. Family c'icar» Aancw ma<ic It urrcMary foi lies tv wll hi* property, which warn rateau about a hundred U>u.,,n,i duUai-*. Fatting H In tha hnml* uf ««sw raa) uatata man, tha yroyalty «.»*■• received several call* from yiuapc, Ura pmrehaasn. He mat that per shaven at the railroad station, mt tared them ate mflaa over a good SUu road, and Half a mile over a vary rough and bumpy dirt roan te hit hauee. Kane of them purchased. Acting an tea advice af or* of The raal aatata nee a, the owner ipvat lira teoaaand dollara and made that k<-t half mile aa good at the B‘.a:» ncti. The property waa as Id at a price which i aeladad tea coat of tix road, pitu a proit on the road, within on month of its completion! What happen, in ano caaa anli hoc paa in ansthwr. A goad road g.«ailr loti vase tha valoa of all adjacent realty, sapaeteUr farms. CCOUDGE NAMES NEGRO FOR PLACE Waappalwta N«w OrUnua Cus tom Cofltdar Deopita Waefcinptor., Dec. 1J— T'l t.t, of Walter L. Cohen. New <>--.car: negro Dyaktlcu k» **r no* (N't* to the Senate Monday by i'rcei.kv Coolidga to bo eoaiptrotUr of Cos too* of the New OH*«n« Dirtr-ti deoptte « protest made U> Mae a If hoar* prevtoae by the two Look am: Edward T. Parley, af UlMi; Fred rick L THompaaa, of Alabama, -an, Bert E. Bapay. af Ompaa. warn aaat BtabardV Tfcbfe. ^TcaSmetaTfr be Minlater ta the Ketfceriaada; Final MeManamy. of Waihlagtoa, D. C. and Mark W. Patter, of New Yeik to be member of- the Interstate Cot merer CommMoa, and George R Janpe*. of Toenoeace. and Edward H Cunningham, of Iowa, to be mem boa of tha Podoral lucres Bantu l. Waiter Drake, of Mrhigan, we nominated aa aaiiitani oecraUry o Commerce and Geotgc X. Bottom, o California, to bo director of the Bu reaa of Standard*. Booty B. Cue ran. of New York, new i<rvinr made iccaai appointment wao named Com mUtieoer of Immigration of Nc: York. Edwin P. Morrow, wlto retire* »r morrow ao Governor of Kentucky, m. nominated to ba a miaiWr of tfe rublk groop af the EaHroad Tube Board. Horace Baker, of Ohio, era re-appointed aa a member of lb manage mom groop, and B. H. Gndib af Michigan, now boVImg a ncui a] porn tar at waa named a laomber e tha labor groap of tee Board, tsa—cm ■ xam -a .j. wummmwmm Vc i an.T 4-:jfcty t<irw« ttibn—■ d dot- • ji'V.i of coanty art ol bond* am aoU . jt~r Ui* Combo rlond couaty raianili . f'.or*.-* ycderday, when bid* veto • r«f*i«4ni Item 1C bmul bn am C |W. V.Sckv *ad Compaq, of Chi cago. wrrw eorowfal bidden. t TV rr. apery paid a paaaa r . iw> cf AS,J J7.7T oa a tout* of IH ;»o', Xl ul.H ware on a b l.| 2 I-* jur crr.t ba?fe and MeHear r :•.)■; Company * woo tio beat at tbo •' 'rlv-r o'.an. r Ahrt trarjio'Iijp: tb* *alo of tb* a ireaia lb* cuoimiaaioiMra adjaumori ‘ - ia m o*' mi T-wrcmibcr lb ad ftdr * 5>T !.» fc-'« ;a: ’can for tba pan t JW.-4- «f cor.isidtrtey propooad attaa ■ itr Cc-.-.'borbiMi'a near rnaribaaai > W->: Keoi*.T« rjpyeatlona frqaa arehi* * - trot- nay avail ibnaaahrai of v the oypoituxity to tov preaaat. Plana - crj -p.riSi u liana for the tialidldb f V.Il be i' Vufc*.l nv1 coat* will bo nlimaled. FOR SALE U? I Stock of Groceries, Store Fixtures, Scales, Etc., complete. T AUCTION , DECEMBER 22 O'clock M. Co. Main ’ m ;; j J Will Please You I We have used the very best of materials, and put the Mj utmost of care into the preparing of the rruit, the mixing j j and baking, and the result is the same delicious cake that j | j you would make and bake in your own home. We are of- . fering this cake to you, without the bother and trouble of J I baking, without having to worry about whether or not it ; f is going to turn out all right, for the very reruson&ble price j j of sixty cents per pound, cheaper by a great deal than you can bake your own. We would be pleased to have you , come in and try a piece, so that you can see how good it really is. Eiial for the Christmas Holidays will be ASHIONED POUND CAKE, made :er, eggs, flour and sugar that money should be placed now ior what you may will not be disappointed. !i ,• ft0 • a full line of fancy cekes, layer cakes, 1 cakes of all kind3, ready for the grand i Eve. / riend that you would like to send a fruit tome beautiful gift boxes, and would be it for you. > r •. s Bakery / NORTH CAROLINA ' l / • ; - - - I —■ ■ ■■■■IW •* ! • f 9 |L_-B-J
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