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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-01
AN ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.
Isabella Aston Dies from the Effects OF
Shot Not Intended for Her.

Isabella Aston Dies from the Effects of
a Shot Not Intended for Her.
Louisburg, Aug. 30.-(Special.)-N
has just reached here of a very deplora-
BILE shooting which took place near Maple
vile about five miles from here) last
night. At about 9 O'Clock Isabella Aston
(coloredD and her stepdaughter went to
the house of Mr.. w. S. Sledge and asked
Mrs. SleClge for Il watermelon. Mrs.
Sledge told her that she had none at
the house, but that she could 60 to the
patch and get one, and the two women
started to the patch. AS they passed the
smOkehouse the younger woman heard
some one run off and she went back and
reported the fact and Mrs. Sledge called
her husband, told him the circumstances
and gave him his gun. He went out, and
thinking that the women were both to-
gether, and in order to brighten off the
man who had been at the smoke-house
he fired in the direction the younger
woman said she had heard the noise and
unfortunately, the woman, Isabella AL
ston was shot and died within an hour
Mr.. Sledge notified the coroner of the
facts and jury was impanelled and after
hearing the evidence they discharged Mr.
Sledge. 1t was a very unfortunate cir
cumstance.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-01
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We guarantee perfect satisfaction or re-
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-01

1t begins to look now that visitors can
reach Blowing Rock next year or soon
thereafter by an electric road from Nor
canton or by the extension of the rail-
road from Lenoir. We are going for
ward.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-01

Collier were given a hearing before Al
lerman Groetzinger this morning and
held for court on charges of unlawful as
semblage.
The names of the men are 2. Collins,
John Finn, r. Barrow, Samuel Shop
pard and Thomas O'Donnell.
Captain Bettingham offered bail for the
men, but they refused to accept it and
said that they preferred to so to jail.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-01
Tried and Proven.

Africana is n t a new
and untried remedy but a
medicine of genuine merit
! that is coming more and
9 more to the front on &C.
% count of its wonderful
q i cures Almost every day
7 you read in the news pa
0 pers of what it has done
y for the relief of suffering
Z humanity
; That direful disease
q q rheumatism caused by
e impure blood is driven out
8 of the system by the use
{ of Africana, and other ter.
{ rible b God disorders are
3 cured permanently--Ask
Z your druggist for it or
write to Afiicana Co., At
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-01
"A BRAZEN BUT FUTILE FALSE
HOOD"
biblical Recerder.l

A crowd of politicians got together at
Raleigh recently and promulgated an ad-
dress to the people, in which they stated
that their party had taken our public
school system out of politics and put it in
the hands Of the people. We try to have
patience; we try to use mild terms,
whether in praise or denunciation; but in
this instance it were weakness to brand
this statement more mildly than the head
ing of this paragraph.
1t is false because these schools are
STEPPED in politics; because committee
men, teachers, county boards and super
visors, with only few exceptions,
have been selected upon political lines.
The State Board of Examiners and
the State Superintendent of Public In
struction are the only parts of the
school system that are not rotten with
politics. 1t is brazen because these men
who wrote this document knew this;
knew it-why they had just seen politics
smite into failure and defeat the best
measure North Carolina ever had for
building up her schools.
1t is futile because the people know,
and they will not be deceived. They may
be fooled; but you cannot openly deceive
them. The parties in power had splen-
did opportunity, an unrivalled opportu-
nifty; they failed signally. People talk
about the crime of '73, "the crime of the
century," the crime of all political crimes
is that which was done in the counties in
July, 1897, when the hope of 100000 chill
dren was shattered at the demand of
few politicians, whose greed for office
was counted above the good of North
Cardinals children.
The people will not endure this. You
may try to direct their minds to other is
sues, but all VINO are true to their God,
their children and their homes will de-
mand that the Shiny coils of politics be
nnloosed from the schools of the children.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-01

Gov. Mount, Of Indiana, himself a
farmer, is advising the farmers to hold
their wheat for $1.25 bushel. When
the Europeans are refusing to buy much
above 80 cents, that looks like reckless
eounsel-Spring6eld Republican.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-01

A Republican writing in the New York
World gives the Mckinley administration
credit for the Klondyke discovery-the
scaling OF Mount st. Elias, and the as
cent by Andree. Soon we will hear that
81 is responsible for rain that falls alike
on the Just and the unjust.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-01

The advocates of Seth Low are run
ming his campaign wisely. They know
that it will kill him to be known as
Platt's candidate. Therefore, Plat is ad-
vertised as bitterly hostile to him. AT
the proper time, Plat will be advertised
"a having been forced to support Low,
and the reforms will throw up their
hats at having compelled Platt to do what
he has intended all along to do.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-01

If cotton continues to climb Wen soon
make enough money to plant big 6
cents crop and get swamped comfortably
next season." writes Frank L. Stanton in
the Constitution.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-01
AN ELEGANT SUMMER RESI-
DENCE FOR SALE.

Desiring to move to the city / offer for
sale my place near Raleigh. 1t contains
about one hundred and sixty acres, on
which is small one story dwelling
house or six rooms, carriage house,
barns, stables, ETC., en- elegant new two
story dwelling house of ten rooms. with
water-closets and other modern improve
ments. This is the prettiest place In
Wake county. Delightful in summer,
comfortable in winter and within three
miles of the Capitol over macadamized
road. Terms easy. Title perfect.
SPIER WHITAKER.
Under a mortgage made the sth day
Of July, 1891, by Spier Whitaker and
his wife to r. s. Pullen. we will on the
18th day of October, 1897, at the court
house door, at public auction for cash,
sell tract of land situated in the county
Of Wake, in Swift Greek township, near
the city Of Raleigh, and accurately de-
scribed as follows: Beginning at stake
on the east side of Fayetteville road
abount three miles from Raleigh, being
the northeast corner of the tract of land.
and formerly owned by II. @. Badger:
running thence with the line of said tract
N. S31a degrees w. 225 poles to a steak
in the line OF a tract of land formerly
owned by N. j. Whitaker, now deceased,
which stake is 421@ poles north of said
Whitakers southwest corner, a postoak,
thence N. AZ q. 1881 poles to a stake,
thence with G. III. Shows and Bledsoe's
line s. 1914 e. 23S poles to Fayette-
vile road, thence along same s. 10% de-
grees w. ia poles to the beginning,
containing 1891 acres more or less.
JOHN T. PULLEN,
]. s. WYNNE,
CHAS. FL. BELvIN,
Executors r. 8. PULLEN, Deceased.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-01

Quay is the slickest machine politician
of the crowd. His campaign supporters,
who get high prices through protective
tariff levied ostensibly in the interest of
American laborers, have filed .Pennsyl-
vania full of alien low priced labor Last
year, the American laborers demanded
a law to protect them against imported
pauper labor. OF course there was no
way to do it, and most bosses would
have said so. Not so with Quay. He
passed the law which provided the levy
of tax of 3 cents day on the wages
of every foreign-born unnaturalized per-
son in that State over twenty one years
of age. The courts, of course, annulled
the law, but Quay is solid with all par
ties.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-01

The ex-assistant postmaster at Au-
lander. BERTHE county, who embezzled
$4,000 in money order funds, confessed
that gambling caused his downfall. 1t is
so nine cases out of ten in failures as
we'll as in embezzlement. Sometimes it
is called futures" as in wheat or cotton,
sometime speculation as in booms that
have no bottom, sometimes it is plain
card-playing. but it is gambling all the
time and is the national vice.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-01
OHIO PJLlTlCS--HON THE DlNGltY ACi
WAS MADE.

| We have had corruption and rings In
the politics of all the States at one time
or another, but never before IN the
history of the Republic has the moral
degeneracy of a party been so manifest
rs that of the Republican party in the
State of Ohio at this time. Its foremost
Republican is a mental wreck: Its Pres
Iident is a puppet in the hands of poll
teal corruptionist. Its leader is man
whose only idea of public life: is that the
man with the most money well apphed
VIII win. The lowering of the moral tone
in Ohio since the days of Thurman and
Allen is such that Hanna's belief in the
efficiency of money seems ITO be well
founded. The "Ohio idee" seems to be to
sell for the highest price.
But all is not harmony in the ranks.
Col. A. l.. Conger, now on Gov. Bush
.nell's staff, some time ago wrote letter
that has reached the public. In it he
said:
vote to support Hanna's candidacy
the coming fall. When was chair
man of the Republican State Execu-
tive committee in 1889, neither Mark
Hanna nor any of his friends con-
tributed dollar to the campaign
He goes ON to show Hanna's ilfberali-
ty when he was not wanting office.
When Col. Conger was chairman of the
Republican State Executive committee.
he asked Hanna for contribution. and
here is what the boodler said:
"Not - cent for Foraker. /
don't like him, and I'll be - if 1
will vote for him; on the contrary, l
will do all can against him."
Hanna is not only a corruptionist Of
the first water, but is also a bolter and
profane man. If the party Of "high
moral ideas" can swallow him, they have
sunk to the lowest depths. Col. Conger
puts his hostility to Hanna, however,
on grounds that tell not only against
him, but quite as strongly against Nc
Kinley and the whole party, saying:
''My main reason for opposing Han
ma now is because / am opposed on
principle to the levying of contribu-
tons among the manufacturers and
the using of these contributions to
foist such men as Hanna, Dick an
Hahn upon the Republican, party.
"'As Mr.. Blaine said to- me. Nc
Kinleyism means measuring the de
gree of protection granted to any in
dustry by the amount of money such
industry will pay to the campaign
fund, regardless of its effect as to
right or wrong upon the people,"
The measure of the Mckinley and the
Dingley acts was never so accurately
drawn before. There isn't boy who
Kept up with the proceedings Of the re-
ent Congress who does not know that
NcKinIeyism means measuring the de-
Gree of protection granted to any indus
try by the amount such industry will
pay to the campaign fund, regardless as
to the right or wrong upon the people"
Congress was merely the means through
which campaign pledges to trusts and
syndicates were carried out.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-01
CHIMNEYS WE'RE BLOWN DOWN.
Terrific Hail-storm in Oxford-TObacco
Factories Open-Briefs and Person
ais.

l. I1alI-StOFUl III oAloIu--
Factories Open-Briefs and Person
ais.
go r---'ey-" 'z"~'Js----7,''yv''7Fsssfy's-ss
Oxford. \. c., Aug. 31.-(SpeciaD
At - o'clock Monday night II terrific
wind and hail-storm set in, during which
chimneys were blown down and trees
badly broken.
Tobacco factories of Oxford re-opened
yesterday, giving employment to many
hands.
Mr.. and Mrs. MILFORD Reed, of Rich
mond, who have been in Oxford recently,
returned home yesterday.
Miss Effe Gregory, who has been visit
ing at Mr.. G. n. Lands, returned to
Richmond to-day.
Miss Mary e. Gregory, of Stoval, is in
Oxford, with Mrs. Powell.
Chicago, Aug. 3.-Spanish Consu
GomineZ thinks that the proposed army
of volunteers numbering two hundred
men and three car loads of guns anC
ammunition, which was to leave this city
to-day for Cuba, has been abandoned
1t is reported that the exposure of the
movement in the Times Herald has
thrown into Chicago a score of Spanish
detectives and secret service men.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-01

Lends money in large or small amounts on
ware, Guns Pistols, Furniture, Bedding
Clothing, Musical Goods, and almost any kind
of articles at a small rate of interest. Cash
paid for old Gold and Silver. Forfeited
goods for sale at all times.
T. Sail business strictly confidential.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-01

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NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS.

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-01
STRIKERS FOUGHT THEM.

Louisville, KY, Aug. 31.-A special to
the Post from Washington, Ind, says:
One hundred strikers met crowd of
miners accompanied by the mine super
intendent, Frank Strasser on the way
to start the mine this morning. A battle
with rocks, fists and clubs took place be-
tween the men just outside the city Inn
its, and a number were painfully injur-
ed. Superintendent Strasser's scalp was
cut from a blow with club and ne
was bruised about the body from the
rocks. He, with his men. were followed
to town by the angry strikers. No ar
rests have been made.
FIVE MINERS HELD.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 31.-The FIVE strik-
ing miners arrested by deputies on Aug.
III at Plum Greek for marching in defi-
ance of the injunction issued by Judge
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-06-26
Election Supervisors.

The board of County Election Supervisors
met in Elkton yesterday, Friday morning,
ana organized by re-electing j. G. McNamee
president of the board, and Henry NJ. McCul-
Tough, Esq, secretary and counsel. The
other members of the board are w. NJ. Fulton
and W. w. Michigan. The board selected
the same list Of registers and election officers
as last year, with the exception of j. Harry
Poist, who will serve as register and judge of
election in the Sixth district, instead of Geo.
H. Poist; Austin L. Death, as clerk in the
Eighth district. instead Of Joseph T. Fulton :;
W. r. Gipin in the Third district as register
of voters and judge of election, instead Of
Thomas Beers, and Clarence Cameron sue
ceeds W. r. Gilpin us election clerk in the
same district. When the appointments Of Off
GERS are made at the July meeting Of the
board, the complete list will be advertised AS
required by law. The list as above mentioned
will be appointed unless objections are raised,
or the officers cannot serve.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-06-26
Business Opportunity.

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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-06-26
Mrs. Mary E. Cunningham.

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Cunningham, relict of
the late John Cunningham. died at her home
near College Green. on Thursday evening,
last week. She was seventy-ilve years of age
aud spent her entire life in this county, being
born near Ebenezer NJ. L. Church. She was
held in the highest esteem. The funeral took
place on Monday from her late home, the
services being conducted by the Rev. A. P.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-06-26
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-06-26
DEATHS OF A WEEK.
James Wallace VeaZey.

Mr.. james w. Veazey, venerable and
residing with his sister Mrs. s. E. Wills at
Earleville, in this county, died on Sunday
last, the GOTH inst, in his s4th year.
Mr.. Veasey, who who was an unusually
genial and atfable gentleman, was born Au-
gust !, 1913, at "Cherry Grove, in Veasey's
Neck, Cecil county When young man he
had some experience in business in Philadel.
phia and Baltimore, but after the death of
his brother, the late Joseph W. Veasey about
1850, he returned to the county and made his
home at Cherry Grove. He served for many
years as one of the vestry of St. Stephens
Church and was widely known to three gen
eratons of those who lived in Sassafras. He
ever married and OF recent years made his
home with his sister.
He was the eldest son Of the late Governor
Thomas Ward Veazey, by his third wife. who
was daughter Of the late DIR. George Wallace
many years identified with the history Of
Cecil county. In 1911 and 1912 he was a
member Of the House of Delegates from
Cecil county; he was Lieut.. Colonel, in COM
mand. of the Regiment which was raised in
Cecil county for service in the war Of 1912
and was in command OF the defense of Fred
ericktown, Cecil county, when the British
attacked that place. He also saw some brief
service with his regiment at Baltimore in
1914. He was a member of the Governors
Council in 1888 and 1884, when the late
james Thomas was Governor and was, him
self, Governor of Maryland 1886 and 1888
His administration rs Governor was long
remembered on account of the struggle for
supremacy in the State Senate. which resulted
in the calling out of the Militia and the cpl
sOdc 9th GLORIOUS Nineteen" Governor
NeaZey was the son of Edward Veazey ri
Cherry Grove, who was High Sheriff OF Ce,1l
County in 1851 to 1853, and Edward was the
eldest son Of Colonel John VeaHry. Senior.
who was one of the Justices Of the County for
more than twenty years beginning in 1884
and who was Captain. Major and Colonel in
til" Provincial Military force and Command
ing Officer Of this county in 1853. and who
h#d II large landed estate including the
Cherry Grove property aud the estate known
as Essex Lodge which descended to a
younger son and finally to the late Arnbella
YeaZey. the wife OF the late William Knight
of this county.
Colonel Neazey was II son OF Edward
Nrazey, vino held the Cherry Grove estate
and acquired the Essex Lodge place about
1907. He was one of the vestry of st.
Stephens, and was tho third son of John
NeaZcy, who bccamc II Frecholder in this
county in 1857. at which date he purchased "a
portion OF the tract which has long been
known as Cherry Grove, and which is now
the property of Mrs. Wills and her sister Mrs
3 b. Craycroft, of Philadelphia, daughters
Of the late Governor Veazey aud sisters of
Mr.. james W. Yeazey. whose death has just
occurred.
Mr.. Yeaaey's funeral took place on Wednes-
day his body being laid in the family burying
ground at Cherry Grove.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-06-26
NOTICE TO CREDITORS,

This is to give notice that the subscriber OF
Cecil county has obtained from the ORPHANS
Court of said county letters of administrator
on the personal estate of
JOSEPH WELLS,
late of said county, deceased. All persons
having claims against the said deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same with the
vouchers thereof duly authenticated.
on or before the Gath day of Oct, 1897,
they may otherwise be excluded from any
benefit of said estate. All persons indebted
to said estate are requested to make imme-
date payment to the subscriber. Given under
my hand this oath day of April 1897.
l.. MARSHALL HAINES,
may10 Administrator c. t. Il.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-06-26
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

WIS Is 10 give notice that the subscriber OF
| Cecil cOunty has obtained from the Or
plans Court of suid county letters of admin
lstration on the personal estate of
WILLIAM d. BYE,
late Of said county. deceased. All persons
having claims agu.n>t the said deceased are
hereby warned H. Ahibit the same with the
vouchers thereof u,Iy authenticated,
on or before the nth day of Noy 1887,
they may otherwise be excluded from any
benefit of said estate. All persons indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate
payment to the subscriber. Given under my
hand this llth day of May, 1897.
SAMUEL G.. BYE,
22may-6t Administrator.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-06-26
ORDER NlSI.


RDERED, this 10th day of June 1897, thar
Inc safe OF the property mentioned in these
proceedings the same being the real estate
whereof David w. urlin died seized and
possessed, made and reported by George A.
lilakc. the attorney name. to make sale
thereof N the mortgage filed among said
proceedings be ratified and confirmed unless
cause to the contrary thereof he shown on
or before the 18th day of August next; pro-
vldcd. copy of this order be inserted in some
newspaper printed in Cecil county, once Il
week for one month before the 20th day of
July next.
$4,000.
JOHN G. WILLIAMS.
True topy-Tcst: Clerk.
inc15 JOHN G. WILLIAMS. Clerk.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-06-26
What Do the Children Drink 2

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you
tried the new food drink called Grain-O? 1t
is delicious and nOurishing and takes the
place of coffee. The more Grain-O you give
thechildrcn the more health you distribute
through their $! stems. Gruin-O is made of
pure grains and when properly prepared
costs about i as much. All grocers sci it.
15c. and pc.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-06-26

Prettyman, of Zion, and Rev. William Ham
mond, of North East. She was twice married.
SIX children by her first husband surviving
her. Hugh Armour, Cecil L. Armour, james
L. Armour, Wm. II. Armour, Miss Minnie
Armour, Margaret L., wife of Frank Bricklcv
and Mrs. Emma L. Brown.