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vr The News Printery lli equipped to do your next order of Job Printing promptly. Don't tend your work oat ot town w will do it to suit joa. LET XJS CONVINCE YOTJ. The Lenoir News. Ii the Tery best AdvertLsinjr Medium, becne it is read by the Largest Number of the people of Caldwell County. : : OXLY Sl.OO THEYEAR. BE. C. MARTIN, EDITOR AND PROP. PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AID FRIDAYS. PRICE Sl.OO THE YEAR. VOLUME X. LENOIR, N. C, SEPTEMBER 18, 1908. XO. OO. TAR HEEL TOPICS News Itema From All Orer The State Briefly Noted. C. C. Pngh, of Spencer, was run over and killed by a Southern train at Thomasrille recently. ' The ladies of Statesville have or ganized an association to assist the Billingsley public hospital at that place. Henry Moore, colored shot his wife and his mother in law at Laurinburg Monday and then kill ed himself. The Rev. W. F.Staley, of North night. They cut holes through the roof of the building and let themselves down outside by means of a rope made from the blankets. Two were from Mooresville and one from Yadkin County. James Holcombe, a farmer of Big Ivy township near Asheville, was killed by a mule recently in a most peculiar manner. Holcombe was at work with a mule when the animal stepped on a black snake. The snake coiled itself around the leg of the mule which began kick ing violently, striking Mr. Hol combe in the stomach, from the ef fects of which he died. Last Saturday near Taylorsville, Wilkesboro, has accepted a call to Mr. W. II. L. Campbell and Miss the pastorate of Asheboro Street Hessie Linney were out driving. The mule that they were driving wanted to go one way, while the parties wanted to go another. Mr. Campbell was too much for the mule, ami made him go his way, then the mule, just like a mule. got mad and ran away throwing the couple out of the buggy. The geography of North Caroli na is very confusing in its duplica tion of names. For instance there is a city named Lenoir, but it is not in Lenoir county. There is the town of Columbus, but it is not in Columbus county. There is Rock ingham, but i t has lteen locat- PURELY POLITICAL Baptist church in Greenslwro. Some of the drug stores of Char- ioue are mating sireuuous euorus to havft the city council authorize the sale of whiskey on prescrip tion. Dr. A. A. McGeachy of Char lotte was one of the party of tour ists in Yellowstone Park that was held up and roblnxl some weeks past. Lizzie Prigan, a pretty, young white girl of eighteeu, from Ala mance county, has been sent to the penitentiary for three pears for h ed in Richmond county. Hen Ninu dwellings were destroyed - - - - fc' lllV'1Vill-IIVblltJVIIV4.4.JVtIVVltVJj by lire m hast Spencer Monday Jacksonville is not in Jackson night entailing a loss ot $10,000. county, Jonesboro is not in Jones The lire was the worst in the his- county, Franklin is not in Frank wry 01 spencer. Im county, 1 ancyville is not in Mrs. Daniel Moore, mother of the Yanev "wty, Waynesvillc is not late Judge Moore, died Saturday in Wayne county, Mooresville is night from typhoid fever in Clay not in Mooit' county, Polkton is countv. and Miss Mamrie Moore, a "ot Iolk county, Washington is sister of the late Judge is also crit I,ot " Washington county, Hert icallv ill with the same malady. ford is uot hl Hertford county, Impressive memorial exercises Were held in Asheville Monday for the late Judge Moore. Eloquent tributes were offered to his mem ory by Juege Guion, J. M. Gudger Jr., Locke Craig, J. C. Martin and others. Pittsboro is not in Pitt county and soon almost indefinitely. Get out your map and see how many more you can tind. It's an interesting study around campaign times. Henry Harvey, a negro, was con victed of murder in the first degree General News Notes. The Kucharistic Congress of the Roman Catholic church, held re and sentenced to be hanged Oct. cently in London was the biggest 22 by Judge Long in the Richmond ecclesiastical gathering ot the Cath County Court Monday. Harvey olic faith in England a great killed another negro named Hugh many decades. Price. The National Association of The Champion Fibre Company Postmasters in session at Chatta of Canton has been running ite h100 this week discussed the pro plant at night for some time. It is Pci postal saving bank and par now lighting up the woods by elec- Ges Post- tricity so that it can work both a The alarming spread of cholera night and a day force in the balsam in Russia has given rise to the and hemlock. greatest fears that the whole of Eu Sidney Pass, colored, has been r0Pe ma' ravaged by this dis lodged in jail at Greensboro, for ease- the killing of Arthur Brittain an- Winston Spencer Churchill for other negro, at the place where the nier colonial secretary of Great roads are being macadamized in Brittain, and Miss Clemertine Hoz- the northern part of Guilford coun- ier, daughter of the late secretry ty. Pass claims self-defense. to Lloyd's, were married in Lon- Miss Myrtle Copley ran away don on Monday . from her home near Durham Sun- An insane delusion such aswil day and married Dennis Tilley. invalidate a will is an unreason The father of the girl, learning of able and incorrigible belief in the the intended marriage, locked his existence of facts which are either daughter in a room, but she es- imp08sible absolutely or at least caped. 'Twas ever thus. impossible under the circumstau ces of the individual. It is never Eighteen horses and mules were 14. r : .....1 ...,(lf hnrned to death and valuable farm- U1C 'U1L Ul ing implements ruined by a lire at "; 11 in uuu b u',uc,u t,h Mnrehend farm near Charlotte aa cannot lHJ "ispeneu uyu.u, Sunday night, entailing a lass of and hence ltis not to be confound " " ij : : i i 5.000 on the stock and contents of W1W1 upiU1"" uuwevl m" the farm and f 1,000 on the build- tue ing. John E. Swearmgen, a blind ... man and a nephew of Senator Till Cynthia Norman, a white wo- man. h as been nominated for bup man who lived near Charlotte, was erintendent of education in South found last Saturday morning with Carolina. A blind man as super her throat cut. She died the next intendent of schools would seem to I V .. 1 1 4- vhswlnv unv anil liiixj vauoc vi nv .- i . . -i t t i ii mystery, as it has not been estab- l)Hnd tQ gc0 ftnd tho doaf mutM to lished whether it was murder or hear and sneak. Swearingen is an suicide. honor graduate of the South Caro Una College and defeated a veteran Three white prisoners escaped educator for the position. Lam The Republicans confidentially expect to carry Bumcombe County. The New Orleans States has rasied $7,000 for the Democratic campaign fund. Charles E. Hughes has been nominated for re-election as Gov ernor of New York. Twenty-five thousand people heard Bryan on the issues of the campaign, in Baltimore, Monday. The Republican ticket in Maine headed by liert M. Fernald for Governor has Ijeen elected by S.000 plurality. President Roosevelt is out in a st mug letter K) Conrad Kohrs of Helena, Mont., strongly endorsing Tuft for president. James J. Hill of the Givat Northern Railway says that the farmers throughout the N est are strong for P.ryan. John W. Kern, Democratic can didate for vice-president will speak in Asheville, Oct. 3; (ireenslxjio, Oct. (; Wiuston Salem, Oct. 7. John M. Moorehead of Spray, Republican nominee for Congress id ttie iiitn uisuici. nas openeu headtjuarters in Greensboro. The Wilkes county Democratic convention was held Monday. J. B. Fin ley and R. L. Prohtt were nominated for the Legislature. State chairman Adams has issu ed a call for a meeting of the Re publican executive committee in Greensboro, Thursday Sept. 24th. Bryan and Taft have both ac cepted invitations to attend the Chicago Board of Trade banquet and make speeches, not however on politics. Congressman John II. Small and ol. Meeking, Republican nominee from the first congressional district, held a joint discussion at Camden ourt house Monday. An infernal machine was sent to iovernor Fort of New Jersey re cently. Postal employes discover ed the fact by the suspicious nature of the package. Bryan put his stamp of disap proval on Sunday political speech- making, last Sunday at Deer Park, Md., by declining to make a speech on the campaign issues. The Republicans of Durham county have nominated W . G Brawham for the House; J. G. Warren, for Sheriff; W. G. lied mond, for Register; Treasurer, J no. V. Carpenter. A big rally took place at King's Mountain Monday when the Dem ocracy of Gaston and Cleveland counties gathered to hear KRehin and Aycock. About 3,000 people were in attendance. The Republican Convention of Pasquotank County has nominat edfor Representative W. II. Kea- ton; Register, Jos. E. Meads; Treasurer, SethN. Brothers; Sher iff, John S. Morris. W. C. Dowd of the Charlotte Evening News, a member of the Legislature from Mecklenburg county will be a candidate for the speaker of the house and is being warmly advocated by his news paper friends. The Republicans of Rowan have named a county ticket as follows: Senate, Capt. John R. Ramsey, of Salisbury; House, T. J. Rosemond of Spencer; and M. T. Albright, China Grove; Sheriff, John Hous ton, Bakers; Register, J. II Moose, Rockwell; Treasurer, F. B. Brown of China Grove. E. II. Hill and W. R. Phillips, clerks in the Goldslwro postollice, have been warned that their polit ical activity must cease, under pen alty of dismissal. Hill has been nominated for the Senate and he was informed that if he desired to retain his position in the postal service it would be necessary for him to decline the nomination. Q.W.F. HARPER, Prtf. J.H. BEALL. Uiiiet. Wjt. SHELL A-Ctshter Nelson Down Gans. San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 10. In a spectacular tight at the Colma Arena yesterday afternoon Bat tling Nelson knocked out Joe Gans and clinched his title to the cham pionship in his class. The end came in the twenty tirst round. President Fired Lpon. Oyster Lav, N. Y., Sept S.- searching investigation is bein made to determine the circum stances giving rise to the report that a shot was tired from ambush on President Roosevelt recently. According to the story in circu lation here tlie sliot was lired from a clump of bushes near the road side, while the president and a friend were returning from a horse back ride. Awful Tragedy. Miss Bullinger of Startowu near Newton was tablcd to death at church last Sunday by Lon Rader, who hail U'come insane by reason of the disappointment of a love af fair with the girl. Young Rader, who is about twenty one years of age has wen in love with the young lady for some time. She did not return his affections and last year he lost his reason and was taken to the hos pital at Morganton. They were at the Methodist Sab bath School and after service Ra der approached Miss Bollinger and as she stooped to pick up her para sol, stabbed her in the right shoul der, a with knife nine inches long. The young lady died almost in stantly. It is generally believed that the young man was crazed on account of jealousy and not responsible. The families are among the best citizens in the county, and the oc currence has cast a gloom over the entire community. The burial services were held at the Startowu Baptist church Mon day at : o'clock, conducted by Rev. R. D. Carroll of this place. Miss Bollinger was the 1S year old daughter of W.A.Bollinger and young Rader is a son of W. P Rader. NOT ONE Money Earner in Ten Fully realizes the real and actual value of banking his money. The forceful power of h RANK ACCOl'N'T. even a small one, exerts a strong influence in building up his credit, and in general business affairs place him on a level with merchants and manufacturers, etc. The Opening ot an Account is about the easiest and simplest thing you ran undertake to do. At this bank there will always 1m found some one of the office force READY and WILLING to fully and courteously explain anything aliout it yuu do not understand. Call and open an account. Interest paid on time deposits. -Assets ako Responsibility over $ 300.000.00. Congo Roofing will make it so. r If it'saCongo Roof it will be'tighrand it will stay tight Any roofing is tight for a while, but Congo Roofing stays tight longest It" outlasts shingles and costs less. It is easy to lay and simple to maintain. Write for Sample, whic& we will be glad to tend you free. BernhardtSeagle Hardware & Furniture Co. 1 1 11 When Mr. Henry Bollinger, a relative of the young lady, viewed the body, he was taken with heart failure and dropped dead. Choice Meats. I have just installed a large Refrigerator and am better prepared than ever lefore to supply my customers with NICE, FRESH, COOL MEATS. Call and see me or telephone your order if you want fresh meats kept free from Flies and Heat. J. A. BUSH, JR. Glenn to Enter Laymen's Move ment. Bris'.ol, Va., Sept 13. Gover nor Robert B.Glenn, of North Car olina, who lectured before an au dieno of 3000, people at the Bris tol Chatauqua Saturday, today ad dressed an audience of 1,500 in the First Presbyterian church here. He emphasized from the stand point of education and religion what counts for most in the lives of the rising generation. While here Governor Glen n stated that at the expiration of hia term of office as Governor, in Jan uary next, he would enter heartily into the movement inaugurated by the laymen to evangelize this coun-1 try. He expects to devote his en tire time to lecturing in that be half and in raising funds for the movement. WW WW W WW VW After a thirteen hundred mile voyage from Melbourne, the Amer ican battleship anchored at Al bany, West Australia, on Septem ber 11. Great and enthusiastic crowds welcomed the lleet. Do You Know that You Look Nicer When Your Suits Have Been Properly Qeaned and Dressed. ANDERSON'S PRESSING CLUB Is the place to send your Suits to be Cleaned and Pressed as they should be. Suits called for and delivered. CLEANING LADIES' SUITS AND SKIRTS OUR SPECIALTY. MILUKR HL.OCK Tvlsphon f7. 1 from Statosville jail last Saturday mai l
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