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MAJ. WATLINGTON IN RACE
FOR SERGE ANT-AT-ARMS.
MaJ. yv H. Watlington. of Caa
veil.' a ' self-described "follower of
Lee," yesterday made formal an
nouncement of Ms candidacy for the
position of sergeant-at-armd of the
North Carolina Senate. MaJ. Watllng
ton bases his claim upon the fact
that "he has. voted the Democratic
ticket for 60 years and has never
had anything from the State."
'MaJ. Watlington declared that flls
determination to ask this reward of
the Incoming Assembly was reached
after mature deliberation and at the
urgent suggestion of a host of
f rien ds throughout this section.
The major declared that his cam
paign Interests would be looked after
by Col. John A. Barringer, wnom
he described as "the greatest of the
great lawyers of this generation and
a man who was always willing to
turn, a hand In helnlng a good sol
dier" Greensboro News.
This appeared in the News a day
later: . .
Ma! W. H. W'uf on, who on
Thursday announced his candidacy
for the position of sergeant-at-arms
of the State Senate, yesterday asked
the reporter of the Dally News to
make certain corrections. MaJ. Wat
lington said it was erroneously re
ported that Col. John A. Barringer
would be, in charge of his candidacy.
Instead he says he has placed his
fortunes in the hands of Senator F.
OP, Hobgood, of Guilford. The Ma
jor also gave denial to the state
ment that he was from "Caswell."
"My home is right here in Guilford,
where I voted in November for the.
lull Democratic ticket," he declared.
He said he had heard there would be
other candidates Jn the field but that
he saw no reason why he should not
"be rewarded after 50 years of ser
vice to the party without receiving
one thing from the State.
DIALECTIC LITERARY SOCIETY
EELCT8 NEW OFFICERS
' The Society met in its regular
business and, literary session last
Friday night, with the following
ew officers for the second quarter:
John Richardson, President .
Rucker Womack, Vice-President
Zefi Blackwell, Secretary and Trea
Chas. Oliver, First Censor.
Wm. Young, Sentinel. '
The boys, after a few preliminary
selections, debated the Woman Suf
frage question. Best speaker on the
.affirmative, Wm. Young; best jspeak
r on the , negative, Edward Brewer.
IBest oratoically, Chas. Bennett The
question was won by the negative.
The next meeting will he. held 0ai
January 3, 1913.
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look with horror on skin eruptions,
blotches, sores or ptoples.They don't
jnave them, jnor will any one, who
uses Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It glor
ifies the face. Eczema or salt rheum
vanish before It. It cures sore lips,
chapped hands, chilblains; heals
burns, cuts and brulBes.; Unequaled
lor piles. Only 25c. at Fetzer &
,Tucker's and Gardner Drug Com
pany's. ' (Adv.) .
f . Knew It Was Safe.
Glbbs That's a pretty rocky look
in? umbrella yon have there, old man.
!J wouldn't carry one like that Dlbbs
I know you wouldn't; that's the rea
son I carry It when you're around.
Boston Transcript
" The Language.
0rm going to whip that child."
f ''No, you're not! It's my child, Now,
; teat it!" Baltimore American.
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THE LEGISLATURE MAY J
REDISTKICF TMt SIAltf
The next North Carolina Legislature
may redlstrlct the State eo as) lo
give a more equal distribution of pop
ulation in, the Congressional dis
tricts. Renresentative Stedman has more
than 300,000 inhabitants In the Fifth.
Representatives Small, Kitcnin
and Faison have the smallest dis
tricts. A number of changes could be
made that would help the Demo
crats anJ at the same time make
better districts.
It is suggested) that the, Legisla
ture will give Union and, perhaps,
Anson -.and Wilkes to Representative
Doughton, and add Robeson and
Forsyth to Mr. Page's district.
To Mr. Small's district North
ampton and Bertie would be add
ed, and to Mr. Faison's, Greene and
Lenoir.
To Mr. Kitchln's district would
be added Vance, Granville, Person
and Caswell. ' : '.
In the shakeup Mr. Pou, of the
Fourth district, would get Lee.
If the plan suggested is carried
out no one of the Congressmen now
In would be redistricted out of his
nomination next time unless the peo
ple decided to make a change.
There are great possibilities In the
proposed change.
A BRIDEGROOM OF 34; V
NOT YEARS, BUT POUNDS.
A special to the New York World
from St. Louis says:
A romance of the circus sideshow
reached! its climax in St. Louis to
day when JcakW.C. Barnett,of Rax
boro, N. C., 21 years old, 3$ inches
high and weighing 34 pounds, got a
license to marry Miss Dorothy David
Worfleld, 19 years old, about '5
feet 8 Inches in height, and weighing
130 pounds.
Mrs. H. L. Morris, 7 feet 4 Inches
tall and weighing 126 pounds, was
q, be matron of honor, the couple
announced, and her husband, a man
of ordinary size, was selected as
best man. ' -
. Barnett had to be lifted from, a
high stool when he was called- upon ,
to sign the application for a license
at the city" hall. With the stool be-i
neath him, he ptood' with his head
about on a level with that of his
bride-to-be.
Since Barnett was 16 years old
he has traveled with the sideshows
of circuses, he told a reporter. In
the same circus Miss Warfieid, until
last April a'high school girl, of Bal
timore, does a "mystery act." She Is
placed In a cabinet, but when the
curtains are pulled pack, Barnett ex
plained, she is not there, &c; &c.
Then flowers begin growing from a
vase, also &c.
Barnett said the rivalry for Miss
; Warfield's favor was very keen, sev-
eral freaks, such as the human
os
the trich, the ossified man and
wild man being In, the race.
How He Managed It. '
They were entertaining the minister
at dinner, and after the dessert bad
. been eaten little Johnny said, "Won't
you have, another , piece of pie, Mr.
Oobbsr .
The minister laughed. "Well, John
ny." he said, "since you are so polite
I believe I will have another slice."
"Good!" said Johnny. "Now, ma, re
member your promise. You said If It
was necessary to cut into the, second
pie I could have another piece." La
dies' Dome JournaL
Old papers 20c,. 100 at this office.
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RELDSVILLE, N. C
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
What
Has Taken Place Since Ou
Last Issue.
There are 810 convicts In the peni
tentiary a Raleigh.
The testimony on which the House
managers hope to secure the convic
tion of Judge Arehbold has been
concluded. .. x
The farm crop of the State's prison
hl year will bjing one hundred and
trn tttusand dollars, according to
estimates of the superintendent.
The first Mexican Congress under
the Madero administration closed Its
three months' session Saturday with
a, record of little business transacted.
Whitelaw Reid, the American
Ambassador to Great Britain since
1905, died at his London residence
Sunday afternoon from pulmonary
oedema.
More than 2,000.000 eggs were re
tailed at 24 cents a dozen by the
Housekeepers League In one day In
the camDaJgn to reduce the price of
living started in Philadelphia j
Congressman Stedman has been)
notified by Chairman, Clark that the
committee has recommended an ap
propriation of : 70,000 for the new
uostoffice building at Burlington.
Asheville, Raleigh, Durham, Greens
boro. Winston-Salem and Charlotte
form the North Carolina association
of professional baseball clubs which
was organized in Charlotte the past
week.
PsUagra is soreadlng in the United
States and In thd si xyears it has
been known to medical, authorities,
has claimed rot less than 30,000
.ictinu with a fatalitv rate In excess
of 4J per cfDt ,
Jefferson H. Levy refuses to sell
IMontlcello, the home of Thomas Jef
ferson, to the buyer at a price of
$750,000 who thorough Mrs. Martin W.
Littleton, offered to deed it to the
State of Virginia. v : V
' The Balkan allies have agreed on
a programme at the peace conference
and are in complete accord. . The
principal demands they will make
will be the surrender of Scutari,
Adrlanople and Janina.
The German government is watch
ing closely the alleged attempts of
the , American Tobacco Company.; to
nvade the German cigarette market;
according to the imperial chancellor.
Dr Von Bethmann-Hollweg. : .
The postoffice approriation bill,
aggregating $278,489,781, Including
$750,000 for parcels post equipment
and $25,000 for the parcels post
commission, has been reported to the
House. The total Is a decrease of
nearly three and a half mijllon dol
lars from last year.
The enactment of the parcels post
law has brought the express com
panies into a competition, that they
have decided to meet' All express
company tates will be revised before
January 1 to meet the , parcels post
rates and arrangements are already
under way to extend the express ser
vice everywhere. ,:,M,..
The country's cotton crop this
year will amouunt to 6,612,335,000
pounds of lint, exclusive of linters,
the Department of Agriculture esti
mates in its annual report. This U
equivalent to 13,820,000 bales of 500
pounds, gross weight, and' makes
the crop this year, in point of quan
titysecond only to the great record
crop grown last year. It la probable
thai this year's crop may rank as the
most valuable ever produced.
BIG ATTRACTION AT THE
GROTTO THIS WEEK'.
The Kenndy & Vincent Musical
Comedy Co., which Is to be seen heral
all of this week, promises to be the
best attraction of the season.
The Newbern Sunday Journal has
the following to say in its behalf: ,
"The Kennedy & Vincent Musical
Comedy Co. closed a week's en
gagement at' the Athens" Theatre last
night, giving two performances be
fore crowded houses. This company
Is one of the best musical, comedy
companies that ever visited this
cityi The performances given by
them were clean in every detail and
every person who sawand heard them
was well pleased. Messrs. Lovick
and Taylor, managers of the Athens,
are doing all in their power to give
the theatre going public of New-.
bern a good shhow regardless of the
price, and in this attraction their
efforts were crowned with success."
The company will present this
week "The New Office Girl," "The
$50,000 Bride," and "Lost on an Is
laiwli," each apiece running two
nights.
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When a shameful plot exists be
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distress by refusing to act, take Dr.
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abuse of your system. - They gent
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at Fetzer & Tucker's and Gardner
Drug Co'. . (Adv.)
DECEMBER 17, 1912.
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TYPICAL SCENES IN I
NORFOLK POLICE COURT
(By FRANK WING.)
With the exception of the fact
that there are no Jury trials held
there, the police court at Norfolk,
Va., la very similar to the recorder's
court here in Reldsville. The court
takes cognizance only of minor of
fences, the felonies being sent on
to the grand Jury for indictment and
trial in the corporation court.
Norfolk being an important sea
port town, it Jo11qw8 that the court
1 extremely cosmopolitan in charac
ter. There is constant need of an
Interpreter, and the writer has heard
trials held in nine different . lan
guages during a single morning. One
plaintiff was a Syrian woman who ac
cused a Greek of having stolen her
washboard.
NaeTocs form the bulk of the
defendants, and the list of charges
is both varied and picturesque. One
man, charged with drunkenness, ex
plained that he had become dizzy
painting the stripes around a bar
ber's pole. ' In another Instance, a
negro was' brought up on, a charge
of assaulting his wife. The negro
stated that he had merely slapped
her, and, as the woman looked like
she had been leaning up against a
streak of lightning, the Justice was
frankly incredulous. -
"Merely slapped her?" he question
ed. "What did you have in your
hand when you slapped her?"
WelJ, Jedge, sence ye comes ter
menshun et," replied the negro, "Ah
b'lieves Hh had holt uv er flati'on.'
While there has never been nay
attempt on the part of the Norfolk
police Justices to make an ( opera
bouffe out of their tribunal -as does
the famous "Justice John," of Rich
mond a bit of persiflage occasionally
flits down from the throne. On one
occasion, a negro, wfto gave the
name of Delaware Hlgglngs, was ar
raigned on a 'charge of vagrancy. He
had on the ragged est sweater ever
worn in the United States, bar none.
It was nothing but a bunch of holes.
all bound with a woolen Btring.
, "Delaware," said ' the Justice,
gravely, "you heed a new Jersey." :
It remained for Justice C, C. Peed,
Of Norfolk county, to sentence , a
man to kiss, hl4 wife three times a
day." The., parties Involved were col
ored, and the wife had brought n
charge tot desertion, , alleging that
the defendant had woefully neglected
her. This was. stoutly denied.
"Jestiss," said, the prisoner, "dat
'oman is plum crazy. When do good
Lawd wuz handin' out brains, ishe
had bofe arms tied behind huh
back. , Why, she's so bughouse dat
dey fired b,uh fura de last place kaze
she dumped er akuttle uv coal in le
gran'' planny an' den tried ter play
er tune on er red hot stove. Der a
ain't er nigger 'oman twixt hyar an'
Hatterus wot gits mo' ter eat an'
eats et. Look at dat new dress uv
hern. Dat didn't grow an huh, did
et? --' :
"I'm not here to answer
sues
you tions," said the Justice. "Do
neglect that woman"?
-"Naw, suih."
"Do you kiss Jier?"
"Yea. suh."
"Wot er lie." interjected
wife. "Dat man ain't "
"Shut up," commanded the
tke. "How often do you kiss
the
Jus
this
woman?" .
"Most any time, suh."
"Do yen kiss her nights when you
come home from work?"
"Tore Gawd, boss," said the ort
noner t-arnestly, and the courtroom
shook, "ye' doan 'spect a man ter
stop ah' kiss 'is wife wjhten' dere's
Bumfin ter eat on de table, does ye?"
I declne to answer, on advice of
counsel," said the Justice. "Now,
you may make your choice between
spending Elx months in the county
Jail or kls&log your wife three times
a day."
A comirul look of despair came on
the" darkey's face7 and he" timidly
asked:
"Bofs, kin Ah have erbout er day
ter think et over in?"
"Not one minute," thundered the
Justice.
Now if this were an attempt at
chronicling comic fiction, the wri
ter could easily state that the ne
gro took the Jail sentence in prefer
ence. As a matter of fact, he
promised to perform the required
osculatory exercise, and left the
courtroom with his wife. ';
A police court Is a place of vivid
contrasts, and the ludicrous inci
dents are far, far exceeded by those
which are pitiful in the extreme; but
the writer does not propose to de
tail any of the latter. There is
enough sadness iii this world anyway
without his butting in, and, besides
It's too doggoned near Christmas.
Classified. :
Visitor- So 1 belong to the animal
kingdom, do I? That's right my little
. tkar,
itt jour ksaunaJ
Now, tell me what kjnd of an animal
1 am. Candid Chlld-Ma knows, and
she say's you're a cat. Iiouslon Post
REV. GEORGE M. TOLSON
GOES TO BALTIMORE
The relationship existing between
Rev, George M. Tolson as rector of
the St. Thomas Episcopal church and
the congregation of -said parish
was dissolved Sunday night When the
resignation of the former was read to
the congregation and formally ac
cepted. At the conclusion of the
night's service there was a meeting
of the congregation at which time
the rector spoke feelingly of bis b
Journ in Reldsville and his work
among the people of the city, and
thanked the members of the congre
gation for their co-operation which
bad been given him during the past
two and a half years. The vestry
submitted resolutions adopted by
that body and these were also unanl- j
mously adopted by the congregatlaa.
The church has made the best rec
ord In its history under the rector
ship of Mr. Tolson and his departure
from the city Js universally regretted
fey the congregation and the citizens
generally.) He left last night for
Elizabeth City to Join Mrs Tolson
and then they will proceed to their
new home Jn Baltimore where Mr.
Tolson this week assumes the duties
of rector of the Church atf Our
Saviour.
The resolutions follow:
"Whereas, the vestry of St Tho
mas Episcopal parish of Reldsville
has been tendered the resignation of
the Rev. George Meredith Tolson,
who after having served this church
as (rector the past two and a half
years, desires to accept a call to be
come rector of the Church of Our
Savlous In Baltimore, and
Whereas, after due consldration
of the matter in all its phases, we
feel that it is for the best that our
said rector be permitted to go Into
this larger field of usefulness; there
fore be It resolved:
First. That the vestry and congre
gation of St. Thomas . Episcopal
parish, of Reldsville accept the resig
nation with regret and commend the
Rev. George M. Tolson to the love
and kindly consddreatlon of the new
people whom he will heniceX orth
serve. . . , .
Second. That under his rectorship
St. Thomas,. Episcopal church has
been served faithfully !y' a ' devout
minister, who has labored zealously
for the salvation of souls, for the
harmonizing of our church member
ship, and for the furtherance of the
church's usefulness In this commun
ity.' y
Third, That with a membership
weak In numbers there have been u
der bis rectorship evidences of ma
terial progress all along the line and
that every church, , organization is
now working splendidly for the upr
building- of the church's interests In
this community.
Fourth., That our financial obliga
tions have all been met during the
past two and a half years, and dur
ing this period there has been more
money paid for the up-keep of the
church work than under any like pe
riod in the church's history, i
Fifth. That in accepting the resig
nation ol! the Rev. George M, Tol
son we do so with assurance to hira
that our love and good wishes follow
him and his family to their new
field of labors, and that we shall
ever hold them dear in our memory,
and wish them a still greater sphere
of usefulness in their new home.
Sixth. That a copy of these resolu
tions be spread upon the minutes of
this parish, and that copies be ten-
dered our local papers for publication
and that a copy be sent to the rea-jI
try of the Church of Our Saviour
in Baltimore.
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ISSUED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.
ROCKINGHAM TOOK THE FIRST
PRIZE AT THE RALEIGH FAIR.
The letter printed below from
C. R. Hutfeon, State Agent In
charge of the Farmers Co-Operative
Demonstration Work Jn North Caroli
na, shows that the farmers engaged
in the demonstration work took nine
out of the ten special cash prizes in
the seed corn contest at the State
Fair, while our own Rockingham
county was awarded first prize for
the best collective exhibit from any
county. The letter which was to Mr.
J. M. Jones, our agent in charge ef
the demonstration work In Rocking
ham county, reads as follows:
"In the recent corn contest held at
the State Fair here, the Agriculural
Society offered ten cash premiums
ranging in value from $50 down to
$5. We are pleased' to announce
that farmers engaged in demonstra
tion work won the first eight and
the tenth premiums, carrying off
all these premiums except the ninth.
which was one of $5.
"In addition to the above prem
iums the State, Agent in charge of
Demonstration work, offered first
and second premiums to the county
having the best exhibit of corn and
to the two best individual exhibits
from each county. In the county
contest the result was as follows:
"Rockingham county, J. M. Jodes.
agent In charge, first prize; Wilkes
county, A. G. Hendren in charge,
second; and Moore county, Z. V.
Blue Jn charge, third. Rockingham
county Mr, W. A. Pritchett, of Relds
ville, won first premium, and Mr.
J. T. Amos, of Reldsville, won sec
ond premium. Thet premiums are be
ing forwarded with this letter.
"We desire to thank heartily all
agents and other farmers who con
tributed eo largely to the success of
the exhibit. We congratulate not on
ly those who won premiums, but oth
ers who showed so much skill and
Judgment in the selection of their
corn. The exhibit was highly com
plimented by numbers of good! corn
Judges and proved to be one of the
best features of the Fair. This work
Is also valuable in other ways. It not
only teaches how to select and
breed good types of corn, but stimu
lates corn growing and better method
of farming generally,. . . ,t . , , . v
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wo eipeci w uav0 more prem--
iuuis year ana a more interesc-"
ing contest-every way,' The'rarmera.
of North Carolina are learning more
about growing larger and! cheaper
crops of corn, thus making possible
next year the greatest corn show ev
er peen in the State, We hope that
all who made exhibits this year will
do so again and also induce their
neighbors to enter into this friendly
and beneficial rivalry In growing and
showing corn,' . . .
Our citizens of Rockingham may
be Justly proud of this splendid
showing made at the State Fair,
which Was undoubtedly due to the
influence of th demonstration work,
and special credit is due to our effic
ient county agent, Mr. J. M. Jones,
to whose zealous efforts and painsta
king care in assisting the exaibtors
the, general excellence of the coun
ty display was principally due.
The Review congratulates all of
those who entered Into the contest In
helping to win the award for Rock
Ingham, and of course we especially
congratulate the winners of the first
and second premiums, Mr. W. A.
Pritchett and Mr. J. T, Amos.
Two 8Ide of a Word.
Hiss Sharpe I've paid this bin ones,
I faker-lndeed. ma'am, I'm very sorry i
Jtoat I didn't recollect it Miss Sharpe
d" say that jou are sorry that
j yon didn't re-collect it but I'll taba
ctr ot t!jut
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