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Thursday, January 19, 1905. THE RALEIGH ENTERPRISE. STATE NEWS. The Murray trial at Durham was interrupted by the illness of two of the jurors. The Craven County farmers have agreed to reduce cotton acreage at least 25 per cent. Wilmington is the fifth cotton port of the world. She exports seven times as much as Charleston. A substantial new school house near Monroe was burned a few nights ago. The origin of the fire is unknown. The Wachovia Loan and Trust Company is arranging to erect a handsome building at High Point for its branch bank at that place. An Asheville distiller claims that he furnished 600 gallons of whiskey for certain county politicians in the last election. Of course they had to get it somewhere. Two supposed blind tigers have been captured in Charlotte. On ex amination it was found that they were only blind in one eye, and they will be severely punished. Notice is given that application will be made to the Legislature to al low Vance County to vote on the miesHon of issuing bonds not to ex ceed $20,000 to improve the public roads. The acreage of the spring lettuce crop about Wilmington will be in creased -fully twenty per cent over that of the previous year and. the other truck crops will be increased in like proportion. The Asheville Gazette News says, that certain citizens of Madison County desire to cut off four town ships of this county and make a new county with Hot Springs as the county seat. Tucker Jarman and J. C. Humph rev went coon huntins in Lenoir County the other day and cut down n tree to catch a coon. A limb struck Jarman and injured him so that he soon died. Rev. E. E. Gillespie, who recently resigned as superintendent of home mission work for the Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina, has gone to the theological seminary at Kich mond to take a special course. Some time between Saturday night and Monday morning burglars enter ed the office of Mr. R. V. Brawley's root and herb house and rifled all the ! drawers, but nothing was missed ex cept some stamped envelopes. The safe was untouched, says the States ville Mascot. In Robeson County last week Alva Edmund killed Henderson Martin, both colored. They fell cut about the ownership of some hogs and it is said that Martin was advancing on Edmund with a gun when the latter shot and killed him. Edmund is in jail.";';-. Frank Leonard, a white employee of the Phoenix mine in Cabarrus County, was instantly killed at the mine Thursday afternoon. While coming out of the mine he was struck in the head by a falling buck et, knocking him many feet to the bottom of the mine shaft. Dr. F. P. Venable, president of the State University, was elected presi dent of the American Chemical So ciety at its meeting in Philadelphia' last week. This it is said is the greatest honor that can be bestowed upon an American chemist, and Dr. Venable is the first Southerner to win the honor. A Union County man proposes to apply to the Legislature to enact a law to prohibit "eaves dropping" over telephones that is, holding your 'phone to listen at the conver sation of others. Such a law would doubtless interfere with the habits of a good many people who have nothing better to do. Fire Monday nifrht destroyed the Alberta Chair orks at Ramseur. The. nrio-in of thf fire could not be learned. The loss is probably $20,- 000, says the biler i;ity writ. J. IT. Fuller, an industrious fann er of this township, reports about the best average on porkers, accord ing to asto. He has iust killed 6 -i - - , m shoats, 10 months and 10 days old which averaged him 22 3 pounds each, says the Louisburg limes. Grand Secretary John C. Drewry, of the Grand Lodge of Masons, states that his report to it would show eight new lodges formed and one older one revived, and six old ones dropped, leaving at present 335, the increase in membership of the year just ended having been .SOU. Mr. W. P; Gabriel, who lives west of I own a short distance, has a sad dle he rides that he rode all during the Civil War. He was a member of Company A. Second N. C. Caval- ( T rv. The saddle is in trood condition and will see many more years of valuable service, says the Moores- ville Enterprise. Two boys were at play at Golds boro and they had an air rifle, of course. One stuck his nose through the crack of the fence and told the other to shoot. The boy at the crack of the fence has a hole through his nose and will carry a disfigured nasal organ for the balance of his days as a reminder of the incident. Mr. W. R Fitzhugh's gin house, near Thomas' store in Northamiiton County, was accidentally burned Wednesday of last week. Mr. iitz hutrh's loss is $500. and customers lost $500. No insurance on any of the loss. Oncrm of the hre is not known as the erin was not running at the time the fire occurred, says the Weldon New3. The 17-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Bailev. of Walnut Cove, was scalded to death last week by pulling a bowl of boiling water on itself. It appears that the lather wa3 shaving aid had a bowl of water on a table when the child came up and cauffht hold of the table or bowl The little one only lived an hour or two after the accident. After a night of intense suffering from cold, clinging to the masts ot a shin-wrecked vessel, with heavy seas breaking over the decks, the captain and crew of six men of a coal laden schooner en route from New nort News to Charleston, were brought to Wilmington Wednesday. The vf.-sel was wrecked on the try ing Pan hoals. on the North Caro lina coasv Sherman Hood, colored. 22 years old, met death in a peculiar manner on the Funderburk farm m rrovi rlence township. Mecklenburg Coun ty, Tuesday morning. Hood climbed a tall tree after a squirrel, lost li?s footing and fell. A sharp, jagged limb lower down on the tree impaled his body. He hung there in midair and died, m view of several compan ions who were powerless to assist him. Rv Mr Wriffht -To amend Sec tion 9, Chapter 640, Public Laws of 1903, so as to make it indictable for one partner to convert the partner- shin property. LI 1 i . By Mr. Wrurht lo make it a tel- ony for one partner to wilfully and fraudulenty appropriate partner- ship funds or property to his own use with intent to cheat and defraud his company, patners or company partners. Bv Mr. Webb lo protect livery stable keepers. This allows the keep er to detain a horse when the board is unpaid and after ten days' notice sell the animal to satisfy the debt. Bv Mr. Odell To enable a mar ried man whose wife is insane or a lunatic to convey his lands, freed of dower, upon certificate of superin tendent of asylum of the woman's insanity. Bv Wri eh t To impose a penalty on telegraph companies for failure to deliver a message. Bv Mr. Ward Resolution adopt ing additional rules for the Senate. Bv Mr. Ward To amend Section 505 of the Code of 1883, in relation to homesteads. Bv Turrentine of Alamance To amend the charter of the Chapel Hill Trolley Company. Bv Aaron of Wa.vne To amend the Code and exempt all persons over sixty years of age from jury duty. By Mason of Northampton To amend Sections 4 and 10, Chapter 273. Laws of 1903. for the relict ot Confederate soldiers and widows. This allows county pension boards to nla eo on the pension lists vterans who own as much as $500 worth of property under certain conditions. By Turner ot Catawba lor the better government of the Deaf and Dumb and Blind Institution. This bill provides that the number of di rectors shall remain eleven as at present. Bv Turner of Catawba b or the benefit of the institution for the Deaf -and Dumb and the Blind. This bill carries an appropriation of $12, 500 for permanent improvements. HOIS'. IN THE LEGISLATURE. Bills of Qeneral Interest Introduced Since Our Last Issue. ..: SENATE. By Mr. Toms For the protection of growers of ginseng. By Toms To repeal the mer chants' tax. Rv Webb Resolution that the committee on rules make inquiry and report number of employes and . pay tbev receive. By Ward To permit married wo men to make contracts. "Rv Mr Braeraw Resolution to e tablish a committee on immigration. By Mr. McLean To incorporate the Durham and South Carolina, T?nilrnnfl flrvmnnnv. .-.': Bv Mr.. Webb To amend Section 135 of the Code relative to the tak ing of depositions. Mr. Youna of Ashe To amend the Constitution of North Carolina. M r: Gavle of Halifax To regu late the laws of labor in manufac turing establishments. Mr. McFarland of Polk 1 o au thorize and direct the Governor to annointment inspectors of tan-bark. extract wood and paper-pulp wood at all tanneries, extract works and pa per pulp mills. Air. McQueen ot Moore Jiesolu- tion to have a committee of five as certain the number of insane eon fined in the nails and poor-houses of North Carolina. Placed on calen dar. Mr. Sentelle of Wake To repeal Chapter 982, Laws of 1903, relative to seining in Little Kiver, ako "County.- x v: Mr. Cunineham of Person, by re- nnest. to amend Chanter 403, Laws of 1903, and to prescribe certain ed- iientional nuahtications and other refrnlations for regulations for chil dren working in manufacturing es tablishments. Mr. Warren of Jones To amend Chapter 516, Laws of 1903, relating to the oyster industry. Mr. Murnhv of Buncombe To amend the laws of evidence relating to written documents. Mr. Feimster of Catawba To amend Chapter 47, Laws of 1879, the intendant of police or the chief officer jurisdiction of a jus tice of the peace over all criminal matters made so by said act or ordi nance thereunder. Mr. Feimster To amend Chapter 107, Laws of 1883, for same purpose as above. Mr. MeOill of Cumberland To amend Chanter 402. Laws of 1903, making appropriatiohs .for State in stitutions. Mr. Hasten of Forsyth To amend Section 1027 of the Code, relating to false pretense. Mr. Daniel of Warren To confer on justices of "the peace jurisdiction to try and determine offenses of un lawful riding on railroad trains. M-r. Olive of Wake To chango the name of the Baptist Female University to the Baptist University for Women, amending Chapter 132, Private Laws of 1891. Mr. Lockhnrt of Anson To amend Chapter 25, Laws of 1903, and fix the status of certain kinds of personal property for taxation pur poses. Mr. Woodard of . Wilson To amend Section 2007 of the Code, re lative to the withdrawal of com plaints before answer of demurrer is made by defendant. Mr. Alexander of Mecklenburg In regulate the sale of liquor. .'-.Mr. Koonce of Onslow To .'incor porate, the Dover Southbound Rail-' road Company. M r. Fowler of Samr. son To pro-t'cet- farmers and farm laborers. Mr. Little of Pitt For the benfit of the North Carolina Institution for the Education of the Deaf. Dumb and the Blind. Mr. Stronach of Wake To vali date deed from State to P. II. Hughes. ' Mr. Butler of Sampson To pro vide for the election of county boards of education by the people. Resolution by Mr. Fowler of Sampson. .to cut off-" unnecessary ''ex penses of running the General'. As sembly. Mr. Murihy of Rowan, by request To re-enact Chapter 29. Laws of 1889, in relation to divorce. Mr. Graham of Lincoln To amend Section 571 of the Code re lating homesteads. Mr. Biggs of Durham To amend the charter of .the' Southern Conser vatory of Music. Mr. Warren of d ones To procure speedy trials in civil actions. M r. Warren -To airiend Sections 3733 and 3734 of the Code, increas ing the salaries of Judges of the Su perior Courts and Justices of the Supreme Court. Mr. Warren To amend Sections 8G9 and 870 of the Code, increas ing the pay of jurors in courts of justices of the peace. Mr. Winborne of Hertford Re lating to justices of the peace and notaries public, requiring their cer tificates to show when their term of office expires. Mr. Winborn Fixing liability of common carriers, making the ship ping party liable for loss en route. Mr. Winborn To permit non-residents to bunt mi lands owned by them in this Sate without license. Mr. Sentelle of Wake To au thorize the County Board of Edu cation of Wake County to make ap propriation out of the school fund to aid the Woman's Association for the betterment of Rural School Houses and Grounds. Mr. Woodard of Wilson To amend the law relating to seduction under promise of marriage. Mr. Winborne of Hertford To empower the executors, administra tors, with the will anexed and admin istrators de bonis non with the will annexed to sell land bid in for the benefit of the estates they represent. Mr. Mitchell of Bertie To amend Section 1, Chapter 245, Laws of 1895, relative to fishing industries. Mr. Gower of Johnston To pro hibit dealing in futures in North Carolina. Spoiled Her Beauty. Harriet Howard, of 209 W. 34th St., New York, at one lim had her beauty spoiled with skin trouble. She writes: "I had Salt Rheum or Ec zema for years, but nothing would cure it, until I used BucklenV Ar nica Salve." A quick arid sure heal er for cuts, burns and sores. 25c. at all druggists. V
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