Thursday, September 29, 1904.
THE RALEIGH ENTERPRISE.
STATE NEWS.
Raymond Watford, of Light, was
here yesterday. He says he sold wheat
last week in Thomasville for $1.25
per bushel, says the North State.
Mr. J. T. Walls, of Lilesville Town
ship, recently caught a two hundred
pound sturgeon in one of his fish
traps in the Pee Dee, says the Wades
boro Messenger.
The wind storm last week did con
siderable damage on Route No. 5.
The farmers are gathering their fod
der, corn and cotton that was blown
down, says the Apex News.
We learn from the Danbury Re
porter that the man captured in
Virginia a few days ago, thought to
be Jeff Sisk, proved to be somebody
else, so Sisk is still at large.
The Asheboro Courier says that
Mr. Jesse F. Coltraine, of Providence
Township, while at work cutting
timber near Mt. Gilead yast week
was killed by a tree falling on him.
It is said by many farmers that
more corn, fodder, pea-vine hay and
other roughness will be made this
year than ever before in this sec
tion, says the Mcoresville Enter
prise. ;
Mr. J. A. Kerr was in to see us last
Saturday and stated that he had
raised a beet that weighed eight
pounds and measured twenty-eight
inches in circumference, says the
Mooresville Enterprise.
Miss Mary Mebane, of Madison,
one of the recently ' appointed mis
sionaries of the Presbyterian church
to Japan, will leave in a few weeks
for Nagay a, where she will be in
charge of a girl's school.
An epidemic of typhoid fever is
prevailing at the Baptist Orphanage
at Thomasville. Twenty-odd cases
are reported and more inmates are
threatened. Fortunately, thus far,
there have been no deaths.
The Bank of Norwood, at Nor
wood, has been incorporated. The
capital stock will be $25,000. The
principal stockholders are: M. E.
Blalock, J. C. Ingram, A. P. Harris,
J. A. Hathcock, Jr., and U. B. Bla
lock. Mr. Chas. W. Andrew, who lives
about two miles south of town, hand
ed us a triple ear of corn this morn
ing, which might be called a curios
ity. There are three well matured
ears of corn in the same shuck says
the Siler City Grit.
The North Carolina Board of
Health has published for distribu
tion 25,000 pamphlets entitled "Cause
and Prevention of Consumption."
This is the first step in a determined
campaign which the Board will wage
against "the great white plague."
The case against Dr. Julian M.
Baker for killing Dr. H. T. Bass,
tried at Edgecombe court last week,
ended in an acquittal justifiable
homicide. Baker is prominent and
it was easy to make out a case of
self-defense, says the Henderson
Goldleaf.
Acting on the theory that the re
cent terrible accident near the Ca
tawba River bridge was caused by
train wreckers, the Seaboard Air
Line authorities have offered a re
ward of $2,500 for the arrest and
conviction of the party or parties
who caused the wreck.
Walnut Cove is once more elated
over the prospects of having its ex
tensive anthracite coal beds work
ed. The enterprising owner, Capt.
Cabell Hairston, has just returned
from an extensive trip up into the
Pennsylvania, West Virginia and
Virginia col fields, and has succeed
ed in interesting the Southern An
thracite Coal Company, limited, in
prospecting. He brought two of
Pennsylvania's best and most experi
enced miners down with him and they
spent a short time prospecting, and
went away highly pleased.
Mr. H. H. Wade, brother of Mr.
L. A. Wade, president of Wade's
bank, who came to Winston-Salem
last January to act a3 cashier of the
bank, died last Wednesday, morning
at Dunn, N. C, aged thirty-one years.
A wife and child survive him, says
the Union Republican.
Our town is soon to have naved
streets. We've got the best town
in the State, and when we get our
water-works and electric light sys
tem perfected, and the streets paved,
we will have one of the most beauti
ful towns in the country, says the
Lexington North State.
At the Southern Railway depot at
Newton Sunday night a difficulty oc
curred between a negro, Robert
Fry, and three brothers, Wilburn,
Frank and Dan Misenheimer. Fry
was so badly beaten that he died
Monday. Wilburn Misenheimer was
arrested but the others escaped.
In a drunken row at Charley Tay
lor's, six miles north of Elkin, Sun
day night, a young man Walls cut
and slashed a pal of his by the name
of Hanes. Physicians were called
to dress the wounds. They reported
the condition of the young man pain
ful, but not serious. Walls escaped.
In Wayne County the other day
Mrs. Boaz Hooks attempted to shoot
an alleged mad dog with a hammer
less gun. While examining the weap
on to discover how to fire it, it was
accidentally discharged and the load
entered the foot of Lonny Pate, six
teen years old. It is belived that his
foot will have to be amputated.
Mr. F. M. Hightower has at his
store, on Martin Street, some Jap
anese chestnuts that were grown on
his place, in Gulledge Township. The
nuts are about four times the size
of the ordinary chestnut, and when
dry are said to , be quite palatable.
Mr. Hightower has several trees, all
of which are doing well and growing
rapidly, says the Wadesboro Messen
ger. .;'v;;;.
J. R, Upchurch, bird and game
warden of the North Carolina Audu
bon Society, says an unusually largo
number of violations of the Audubon
law are being reported to him just
now and he is taking steps to bring
up the violators with a short haul.
Bat shooting and the killing of game
birds out of season are the most com
mon violations. The reports come
from numerous counties.
Thomas Broadway, the Davidson
County man who is charged with the
killing of Milas Reid, and who has
been in jail at Salisbury since Rowan
County's sheriff returned from North
Dakota with him two months . ago,
is now at liberty, Judge Cooke hav
ing allowed him to give bond until
the next term of court. The amount
of bond was fixed at $500 and was
speedily furnished. Broadway will
be placed on trial for murder in the
second degree. "
To the Citizens of Wake County.
I hereby announce myself an in
dependent candidate for the Lower
House of the next General Assem
bly. -
I respectfully ask your suffrages
and promise that if I am elected I
will serve the people with fidelity
and courage. I will favor all legis
lation that tends to lessen the bur
dens that bear upon the people to
day. These bi: dens, too, should bear
equally upon all, without discrimina
tion against any class of people. I
believe in economy of expenditures
to the extent that our taxes may be
decreased rather than increased as
has been the case for some years.
I am a laboring man myself, and
feel the need of lightening the burr
dens from the shoulders of the peo
ple. W. T. BARROW.
I don't sell stamps, but do sell
first-class groceries. Ask for prices.
W. B. MANN.
WAKE CRIftlNAL COURT.
The Cases Disposed of to Date The
Jury. '
The September term of Wake
County Criminal Court began Mon
day with Judge G. S. Ferguson pres
ent. The folowing compose the grand
jury:
R. D. Honey cutt (foreman), W.
II. Strouther, Jr., W. W. Huley, A.
K. Upchurch, C. R. Debnam, J. D.
Honeycutt, A. II. Massey, J. T.
Brown, W. M. Honeycutt, J. H.
Massey, D. P. Judd, S. C. Pool, J. T.
Maynard, W. A. Beck, J. C. Burns,
J. Marvin Brighton, J. V. Gill, S. J.
Weathers.
OASES DISPOSED OP.
A number of the colored gambling
cases were gotten off the docket dur
ing the afternoon.
Geo. Branch plead guilty and paid
$5 and costs for this offense. Henry
Davis also plead guilty and judgment
was suspended on the payment of
costs. Oscar Brown was another
who plead guilty with the same re
sult. Frank Twitty and Nelson
O 'Kelly also admitted being in a
game one Sunday on the "Bowery"
and had to pay $20 and costs each.
J. W. Robinson, for acting as im
migrant agent without paying the
necessary State license was con
tinued for the term.
A case against Alex Penny, col
ored, for retailing liquor, was nol
prossed. He was bound over to
court as a witness against L. V.
Garrett, who is Under a similar
charge, Garrett being a white man.
He could not be found.
Hamp Townsend, colored, for as
sault with a deadly weapon on Drew
Rabb, also colored, was fined $10
and costs.
Arthur Rand, colored, who broke
into the house of A. J. Prince, near
, Garner, plead guilty to house-breaking
and larceny and was entenced to
height years on the roads for house
breaking and the judgment was sus
pended as to larceny.
There were two cases against
Charlie Pool for stealing harness,
and he was sentenced to one year in
each case, having plead guilty.
Clement Smith, the colored "Holi
ness Preacher," who it will be re
membered made a very unique de
fense in the mayor's court against
the charge of stealing a watch from
the Southern Express Company, was
tried by jury and found guilty. He
got ten months on the roads. This
was the only jury trial of the day.
The grand jury returned a true
bill against Annie Brown for the
killing of her baby.
The trial of Jno. O'Kelly for cut
ting William Mangum, of Durham,
during the week of the May street
carnival, which has been continued
again and again, has been at last
set for trial to-day.
The cases for conspiracy against
Capt. V. E. McBee and K. S. Finch,
growing out of the receivership liti
gation against the Atlantic and
North Carolina Railroad Company,
was ordered continued in Wake
County court Tuesday by Judge
Ferguson. The continuance is by
consent and was announced in the
court by Colonel Argo, of counsel
for the defendants.
During the day yesterday the court
disposed of quite a number of cases.
One of the most notable was against
Duncan Matthews, the aged negro
who was arrested a few weeks ago
for carrying on one of the worst
wholesale stealing schemes un-,
earthed here in quite a while. Mat
thew came into court and pleaded
guilty in seven cases, six for larceny
and receiving and the other for
house-breaking. After the prisoner
had committed himself to the mercy
of the court, Judge Ferguson asked
him what ever caused him to com
mit the crimes, and received the an
swer that he was too old to work,
and he had to live some way, so he
expected to sell the stolen goods.
The judge imposed sentences of one
year each in five of the cases against
the negro and suspended judgment
in the other two. This give3 the ne-
gro a sentence of five years on the
roads. He said he was sixty-five
years old.
Charles Mitchell, for larceny and
receiving, was sentenced to ten
months on the county roads.
Lum Locklear was taxed with the '
costs in a case for gambling.
George Spikes submitted to the
charge of gambling and was taxed
with the costs.
George Brewer pleaded guilty of
assault with deadly weapon and was
fined $10 and costs.
Logan Mickles paid the costs in a
case for larceny and receiving.
Robert Winston, colored, was sen
tenced to the roads for a term of
four months for stealing a water
melon. Roger Mial, colored, was sent to
jail for six months with privilege
to hire out, being found guilty of
concealing himself in the store of
Sam Watts at Garner for the pur
pose of stealing. The negro is only
twelve years old.
George Brooks, a negro bootblack,
was convicted of assault with deadly
weapon and fined $5 and costs.
Sam Henley, colored, was taxed
with the costs in a case for carry
ing concealed weapons.
Solomon Dunn, for trespass and
indecency, was found guilty and
judgment was suspended on the pay
ment of the costs.
Robert Penny and Angus Watson : f
were found guilty of an affray and
judgment reserved.
Cartoon in Smithfleld Herald.
Did you notice the cut in the
Smithfleld Herald about Roosevelt
arid Booker Washington dining to
gether, and did you have any thought
of what it reminded you of ?
Well, it reminded me of G rover
Cleveland's wedding, and Fred Doug
lass and his white wife. It remind
ed me of Grover meeting Booker in
Baltimore and speaking with him
from the same stand that Booker oc
cupied : It reminds me of President
James A. Ross, of the negro Demo
cratic League of New York, and his
promise to vote for Mr. Parker, and
also his presents sent to him in mem
ory of Thomas Jefferson.
Oh yes, I guess they are respectable
negroes, as the Democrats seem to
think no one can manage the negro
in social circles but themselves.
Yes, it reminds me of the Demo
cratic boss of Johnston County
speaking to the negro conference in
Smithfleld two years ago.
Oh, boys, don't you feel mighty
white.
Now, boys, don't you remember
that a few years ago you recom
mended two negroes for box holders
in Smithfleld Township and also
voted negroes to carry your local
elections in certain places, and when
a negro votes the Democratic ticket
you give him a white hat and shake
hands with him and tell him that
he is on the road to prosperity. Yes,
boys, you have got so white you are
turning a little yellow.
Now, I will ask you to tell us how
many negroes Mr. Cleveland ap
pointed to office and also how many
Mr. Roosevelt has appointed and let
us see which is in the lead with the
negroes.
I would remind you of Mr. Win
ston's letter to the negro George
White, but I don't won't to give you
more than you can digest at one
time, for you are looking very sick
ly any way. ,'
I always like to see a patient die
easy, and now, boys, fold your hands
and shut your eyes, for you are gone.
PINE BURR MOCCASIN.'
Smithfleld Times.
Prompt,polttc service Star Lunch.