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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24

Lee to Johnston's headquarters at Dur
ham. and on to Shelmlan's headquarters,
then at Greensboro. 1T is all over, ne
told Gen. Johnston, and then the young
parolled officer related the scene IN the
last act of the great tragedy as the cur
tain had dropped at AppcmattcX. An
escort was furnished by Gen Johnston,
and the band of ten headed ON through
the line toward Sherman's headquarters
at Durham. As they crossed Shermans
hnes they saw a captain and a squad of
the picket guard cycling them Capt.
horne took out white handkerchief and
waved it, and this was the first signal
from messenger with the authentic
information that Lee had surrendered at
Appomattox The signal was recognized,
guard furnished and the heralds from
the field of peace went to sherman
HEADQUARTERS, where they were greeted
by that general. There was great re-
joicing in the camp over the news, the
men shouting: "tBanl1 God, the war Is
over
Mr.. Horne and his companions were
given a special train by Gen. Sherman,
under guard, to bring them safely to
Raleigh, With nothing except his own
energy/pluck and industry with which to
fight the battles Of life, Mr.. Horner now
returned to his old home in Clayton. lie
went to work, real, genuine work, hard
manual labor, cutting wood and plowing
in the field His wood he hauled to the
Railroad, after borrowing money enough
to do So In few years he opened q hit
tie store in Clayton the foundation Of
one of the most extensive mercantile es-
adjustments in the State.
The crops to which most attention IS
devoted are cotton, corn and tobacco,
and these products can be seen here
each season almost in their perfection,
az least in so far as human art and
ingenuity can make them. As every
one knows the three products mentioned
above comprise the three important
crops of this section of the State, so that
upon the great plantations Of Mr.. Horne
can be seen complete picture of the
agricultural industry of Nor5h Cp
Ina Indeed, it pays anyone interested
in farming to examine closely these
plantations.
Ut is not only in farming that Mr..
Hcrne has met with marked success in
life. There are few men possessed of
an equally keen, cool, calculating busi-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
DR.. ]. J. YOUNG.
One of the States Brightest Young Physicians
Who has Given Himself Thorough Prep
aration for the Practice Of Medicine.

As one of the brightest and most
talented yourg physicians of the
State, DIR. ]. ]. Young, of Clay
ton, is entitled to prominent men
ton. Our subject was born IN
Wake county and ~ tile son Of Capt. j..
j. and Mary $. Young, who represent
one of the old and distinguished families
of that county, Capt. Young being a lin
cal descendant Of the Baltimores who
were among the original settlers of Vir-
ginia.
DR. Young obtained his literary educa-
ton at Wake Forest College, graduating
from there in 1893 with the degree of
A. B. His course in medicine was taken
at the Baltimore College of Physicians
and Surgeons, from which he graduated
in 1897. While here DIR. Young held
the position of demonstrators in ana
tony for one term, which gave him val
liable and practical information in that
branch of medicine. Besides his regu-
lar course in the Medical College he
also took a special course on the dis
eases Of women and children, and was
given certificate in these branches.
At Wake Forest he took great inter
est in athletics and was one of the fore
most students of his class in outdoor
sports as well as in the course Of study
pursued.
In January of this year DR.. Young
was married to Miss Margaret Ma e
Robertson, the accomplished daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. ] b. Robertson, OF
Clayton. Miss Robertson graduated
from Salem in 1896 and completed her
course in music at conservatory in
Washington. DIR. Young began practice
at Clayton in 1897. He is now associ-
ated with his father-in-law, DR. Robert
son, and has succeeded in building up a
nice practice.
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w A ADNrTc

w. A. BARNES.
Clayton's Big Hearted ard Clever Mer
chant.
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DEL. H. McCULLERS.

Dealer in General Merchandise, And 4
Man Who is a Power for Good in His
Community.
Clayton, as town, is greatly indebted
for it's growth and success to the push
and enterprise of the firm of w. III. Me
Cullers, ST., & Sons, which was operated
here on a large and successful scale from
1854 until some months ago, when Mr..
Del. IL. McCullers succeeded to the en-
tire business.
The present owner has inherited much
of his fathers energy and business ca
pacity, and he, too, is contributing largely
to the commercial Importance of this sec
ton, and the upbuilding of Clayton. He
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
THE ROBERTSON HOTEL
A Pleasant and Attractive Home for all Who
Stop There, Handsomely Furnished
Rooms and Splendid Fare.

There are many attractions about
CLAYTON that leave n favorable impress
sion on the mind of visitor, but none
more potent than the pleasant recolec
lections which he will have of his stay
at the Robertson Hotel, provided he
happens to be its guest while in town.
DR. j. B. Robertson, the popular pro
prietor of the hotel, is the Oldest physi.
elan of his town, and is one of the most
highly respected men in this community.
He has wife and an interesting family
Of children, and it seems to be the in
tent of each member of the family
that every guest shall have his full
share of. their bounteous hospitality.
The hotel is located near the depot
within a few steps of where you get Oft
the train. 1t is a handsome two-story
frame building and has ample accom-
modations for all guests. The rooms
and halls are all handsomely carpeted
and furnished, and while quartered In
one Of these spacious and handsome
rooms one feels more like being in his
own home rather than as the guest Of
strangers. In the dining room everything
is neat and clean, which is calculated C
furnish an appetite where none is had OF
strengthen that which needs it. Meals
are not served by an elaborate ball Of
fare, but the person who goes to The
table expecting to find his viCtualS nicely
and carefully prepared will never be dis
appointed.
DR.. Robertson is a native of John
ston county, and received his prepare
tory education i'll the schools of his
county.
His professional education was obtain
ed at the University Of Pennsylvania,
soon after completing which he volun-
teered for service in the war of the six
ties.
After serving through the war, much
of his time icing spent in the hospital
service, he began practice about the year
'66 at Clayton, and has since remained
there, doing an active practice. DIR
Robertson is a charitable and public
spirited man, and has done much to
help in the onward progress of his town
and county.
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As a man Of affairs and one OF the lead
ing citizens of Johnston county, Mr.. H..
A. MeCulllers is entitled to prominent
mention.
Our subject is a native OF Johnston
county and is thrty-siX syears of age
he is in the prime of his mental and bus
mess activity, and by a thorough study
of business methods has made himself
one of the most intelligent as well as one
of the most successful business men OF
his community. Until about eighteen
months ago, he had been extensively en-
gagged in farming, but seeing that there
was no money in making cotton at the
present prices, he turned his attention
to the lumber business, and since that
time has been saving ard shipping large
quantities of lumber, and in the face or
hard times has had gratifying success.
His mill is located about two and a
half mile west of Clayton, i'll a rich
section of native forest pine. AT present
the mill has Il capacity Of about 10000
feet per week. but he has just recently
made contract with large manufac-
turing company for a very yrlDlete mill
ing outfit. which will increase the capac~
ity to 100000 feet per week. He has in
reach of the mill an almost unlimited
supply of timber which but awaits the
cutting and saving before being convert
ed into valuable lumber. sMf. McCullers
ships large quantities OF lumber to Raj
eigh, Durham and many Of the other eli
ties in the State, although some cars
that are loaded at his mill find their way
as far North as Pennsylvania before be-
ing unloaded.
Mr. McCullers owns about 1000 acres
oil land near Clayton, most of which he
rents out, and which is very productive
of corn and cotton. lie also operates a
large public ginnery and is prepared this
season to do bigger business than ever
His system is complete In every respect,
having recently been equipped with the
latest improved elevator and gin machin
cry. Mr.. McCuilers is married and by
his enterprise, thrift and energy, has
made himself an example among his
neighbors of what these qualities will dc
for man who has them and will eXer-
else them.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24

His maternal grandfather was Scotch
man by birth. His father was Benajah
Horne, a well-known planter of this
section, and his mother Elizabeth Tar
yer. He received his early education at
the old field school of his native town
Later in life he learned under the
tuition of his father those prac-
tica. lessons in the art of plant
ing that have been so useful
in making of him ONE of the most sue
cpssful farmers Of the State. Mr..
Horne's plantations are in very truth
models of what ideal plantations should
be. Every scientific improvement of the
age can be found in use upon them,
everything is done not only to insure the
best crops, but also to guard the health
of the people employed on the place.
Mr.. Hornes war record is one to be
proud Of As acting captain of Company
G, Fifty-third regiment, he was among
the first to receive his parol when Lees
flag had been fured. 1t was Ashley
Horne with nine others, who
had been included in the parol
given to him as the acting
captain of the company. that brought the
first authentic news of the surrender Of
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24

Too many Of the kind words we think
of are left unsaid.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
JOHN NJ. TURLEY.

Dealer in Heavy and Fancy Groceries.
Mr.. John NJ. Turley. one Of the most
prosperous young merchants of Clayton,
is native of Johnston county, and is
the son of Joel Clayton, a prominent
planter of the county.
He established himself in business at
Clayton January 1st, 1899, and now car
ries full line of heavy and fancy gro
ceries, and is large buyer and shipper
of all kinds of country produce. He
owns and controls his business and has
succeeded in building up splendid
trade. He runs an extensive truck farm
near Clayton, from which he sells large
quantities of vegetables He is Justice
of the peace, and, as a citizen, is one Of
most influential and public-spirited
young men of his community.
Too many of the kind words we think
of are left unsaid.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
CHARLES W. HORNE,

OF Ashley. Horne & Son, Merchants
and Cotton Shippers.
Mr.. Horne is just % years OF age, and
is now serving his third term as alder
man of his town. He is director ct
the Selma Oil and Fertilizer Works, =
stockhoider in the Banking Company oi.
Clayton and in the Underwriters Insur-
ance Company of Greensboro. He is .
prince among young merchants, active
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24

MIR. DEL. III. McCULLERS.
conducts his large general merchandise
bushes saccording to honest and purely
metropolitan methods, making all of his
transactions in the most agreeable man
ner. and thus he has won the confidence
of his patrons and has come to be com
sidered one of the most solid men of his
county. He is courteous in manner,
charitable, frank and open-hearted, and
ever stands ready with a free hand to
help in any cause that is for the upbuild-
ing of his town and community. Mr..
McCullers has recently been elected
vice-president of the Clayton Banking
Company.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24

We always get more or less than we
hope for, and it's usually something
different.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-11
PERSONAL MENTION.

< 4 I'VE of Fairfield, was in the
city. yesterday.
T.. c. Donahue Of Portland. was III
Augusta, Friday.
William Lawrence of sorrento WIS
in the city, yesterday.
A. w. Brooks is in Boston ana New
York on a business "trip.
charles Brown Bowdoin 1901. is NIS-
fling friends.in the city.
A. H. smiley of Sidney. was III the
city on business, Friday
Iueien Phinney of Woodfords. was a
guest At Hotel North, Friday
G. ROLAND Bliss. Jr.. of Worcester
WAS in the city. yesterday
nertram l.. Fletcher of Caribou Wa4
in Augusta on business. Friday
willis Sanford Of Foxcroft, WAS reg
istAred at the North. yesterday
p Near of Portland. was called
IA he city by business, Friday
Holm A. Hinckley OF Gorham. was
cai,ad tn the city by business. Friday
r,, Misses Warren Of Benton ar
Spending rew days IN inc Guy "''A
friends.
nr G. ". Taggart of Winthrop. was
IN augusta on prof essional business
Triday.
y u Towne Of Naiterville. was
.,,,,r thn b,a-:ness visitors to he city
, Yesterday.
/ r e. Dudley was in Roekland' yes
,nr(iav, to attend til funeral Il the late
! A. $. Rice.
! l,o,.~a, :. Gardiac;- of Bangor. wa
! ,,,n,.,, ,,ne out-of-t5wn visitors IN tn
city. Fri1a::'
{, Fl. i:obi5 son Of Portland WAS u
,,,o civ Friday, calling on business
"Reminiscences
county Attorney CIV. Hayes and
~ tIm-l3es of FoXcroft. who have bee
:, 10 civ OF business, returned home
Yesterday afternoon
5,dgn 4. C. andrews returned, Fli
80. ,ftarnccn. from a visit to his so
ana daughter. Mr.. and MIS-. George Il
II o,,innev of quincy, Mass
~ ard Mrs. W. H. Gannett an
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-11
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Great Britain, il is reported u Lima,
has offered to purchase the Gillian ana
Argentine warShips.
Kid Mccoy has been matched ut Los
Angeles, t'al., 10 fight Joe Choynski, any
time after March 20.
In the New Hampshire House Of Rep
re@entatives. Friday, committees report
ed as new bills or new drai,S several inn
portant bills, including acts permitting
banks greater latitude in the matter of
investments, establishing "a State labora-
tory. and paving members of the LIST New
Hampshire Volunteers in the war with
Spain, 81 /! month for time in service.
The report comes from Griswold. CT.
that the famous Slater cotton mills in
Jewett City. part of the town of Girls
void. viii discontinue the manufacture
of cotton cloth. as the result of Southern
competition. The mill in question gives
employment to 800 hands and runs 10000
sp!ndles. The plant will be remodelled
ana reftted for the manufacture of yarn.
Officer Ira f. Goodwin shot after IA
drunken man who had escaped him on
Lafayette street. Worcester + Friday.
but the bullet took effect in the body
of Harvey Johnson. a wood pedler. al
most instantly killing him. Goodwin is
under suspension and practically under
arrest.
A house situated on the outskirts of
MufiBOGp. MASS. near TIC foOuillppio INT
and occupied by j n. Stone. his family
and several boarders, was burned. at $50
A. NJ Friday. The occupants We're
aroused Just in time to save their lives
and were then obliged to travel on foot
stttiled only in their night clothing and
what other articles. they could hurriedly
pick up. to the hoAse of their nearest
neighbor, j. II. Baird a milkman, who
lives nearly IL miles distant.
The consolidation of the royalty shoe
mac hinery interests conferred in Boston
has been effected with a capital of
25.000,0O0. The new company. after
paying for all the properties. Will have
more than s50O00D cash in the treasury
and more than 100000 shares of the
preferred stock and 10000 shares OF
the common stock.
| Col. Albert Clarke, secretary OF the
Home Market club. Boston. Friday, re-
ceived letter from Ex-Mayor VIII
liam Strong of New York CITY, in
which he sta ted that he surely would
be present at the dinner of the club
{ Feb. Is. at which President Mckinley
| and sever al members Of his cabinet
J are to be present. Mr.. Strong IS 70 be
| the guest Of the club ard 10, one 81
/ the speakers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-11
IN LAWS GRASP.
VIM. P. Skinner Under Arrest
in New York City.
Fraudulent Practices Connected With
Fairfield Floral Co. Is Charge.
Mrs. Wing and Mrs. Rae Also Arrested War;
rants Come from Maine.

New Ybrk Feb. 10.-United States
Marshal Henkel, this afternoon. ar
rested man and two women who. 1t
~ said by the police inspectors, are
Concerned in an extensive scheme for
( obtaining money from the readers of
alluring advertisements. The arrests
were made on bench warrants issued
ny Judge Webb of the United States
circuit court of Maine, on indictments
found by the federal grand jury for the
district Of Maine.
The persons arrested are VIM. E..
skinner, manager of the Sawyer Pub
fishing Co., at Waterville.' Me-, who has
an office in this city: Mrs. Viola II.
Rae. the proprietor Of the Holen Marke
90. 4 superfuous hair removing con-
Germ. also with offices in this city, and
MIS-. \. II. Wing. the mother of Mrs.
lsle.
They were taken before Commission
er Shields and We're held in $4,000 bal!
each for a hearing, tomorrow morn
ing. Mrs. Wing furnished a bond, but
the others were unable 10 do so. and
We're locked up in Ludlow street Jail
The indictments found by the Maine
grand jury charge the defendants with
violating sections $40 and $3.50 of the
United States Revised Statutes. defin-
ing conspiracy and schemes to dpfraud.
1t is charged that they organized the
Fairfield Floral Co. of Fairfield Me-.
with an alleged capital of 100000 ad-
vertising extensively to give $25
course of instruction absolutely free of
charge. on sending two postage stamps
Those who answered this advertise
ment found that they We're requested
to send % cents additional. ito pur-
chase beginners outfit" for 81 10 and
finally that they were required to pur-
chase 20 dozen artificial Bengal rose
buds for the sum Of $ll0. All this
money, IL was explained in the circular,
would be returned to the employees
when he had finished his work of
opening the buds and had returned
them to the company. together with
S23 for the work done.
One of the witnesses who appeared
before the Maine grand jury testified
that 265.0o0 replies had been received
by the manager. and that the great
majority of those who had replied
were satisfied to lose the original
money deposited by them with the
company rather than risk the large
sum eventually demanded.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-11
Base Ball Notes.

q The final conference between the Balti-
more and Brooklyn magllates was he'd AT
New York. Friday. and me deal was put
through. "A duplicate of the missing
stock is 10 be issued To he Byrne estate
10y the BROOKLYN Club and then it will be
turned over to +. A. Abeli for $4,000
cash it Was agreed that the courts of
New Jersey should be applied to for
power To issue him new certificates. Mr.,
Byrne will have to give suitable bond
in order to protect the Brooklyn club
should the missing stock he produced by
AN outsider at Il future date. The suit
will be "a strictly friendly affair and the
petition will he readily granted. All the
papers will be signed as soon as the
is To be president OF, the new organiza-
tion and Edward flafllon manager. Mr..
Hanon is president of the Baltimore
club, but will probably soon retire from
that position He will go South. next
week. to select training quarters for the
GroomS and Orioles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-11
ADJUSTMENTS.
Joshua Simpkins.

me Joshua Simpkins" Company.
carving their own special scenery. two
bands OF music and a fine orchestra.
VIII produce the great pastoral comedy
uifsii'a OF that name at the Johnson
opera mouse one night only, Tuesday.
repiuary IA. The piece deals with
country life ard people. three acts of
the play beinS laid in one of the many
quaint villages Of Vermont The sec
ond act lin three scenes) portrays
tncie 3osil's first visit to Washing ION
city. In the third act a sensa tio,.ai
saw mil effect is shown, being roth;n,,
more or iess than a complete saw mill
In lull operation. cutting up genuine
tini'er. The saw is Il genuine buzz or
circular SAW, and cuts through timber
at lightning speed.
Seats are on sale at brakes drug
store. Electric ears will run to this
city after the performance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-11

New York Feb. i0.--Bob F'itzsmmons
and Jim Jeffries signed articles. today,
for fight some time between April 81
and May q. before the club Offering the
largest purse The fight is to be for %
rounds. or to finish if that can be ar
ranged. Marquis of Queensberry rules
are to govern. with the exception that
there is to be no hitting in the clinches
or on the break away.
The articles of agreement provide that
neither of the lighters shall wear band
ages on the hands: that the gloves shall
weigh not less than five ounces each;
that the winner shall take the entire
purse: and that The referee is to be
agreed upon when the men sign articles
with the club offering the purse.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-11
BAREFOOT THROUGH SNOW.
Terrible Sufferings Of Women While Seeking
Shelter from Burning Home.

Brattleboro, VI. Feb. lo.-The buildings
on the large homestead known as the
Grimes place. miles from the village
Of Wilmington. were burned. before day
iight. this morning. The farmhouse was
purchased three years ago by the Misses
Celia and Lucy Heather. who came from
Michigan. as Il country home. 1t was
finely furnished for their use. The house
and its contents and the barn and its
contents Were entirely burned. but the
stock was saved from the barn by the
farm hands. The destroyed property was
worth from $1,000 to $4,000. ON which the
Insurance is 5000
Five women who lived in the house suf-
Tered terribly from exposure after the
tire. having escaped from the burning
house in their night clothes and walking
barefooted through a foot of snow to
Il neignbor'S house. a quarter of d mile,
away. The thermometer registered 10 de-
;yreeS below zero at tine time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-11
Retributi0n.

What to him was love or hope?
What to him was JOY or care!
He stepped ON Il piece of slippery soap
The girl had left on the topmost star
His feet flew UP and out in space,
He struck on the stairs time or Two
The girl looked up with grin ON her
face,
But that was about the last she knew
q he limped away. when al was DER.
She. had served as a cushion there pc
low: NJ.
They gathered the girl UP from the moor,
And she'll he out in a week OF 50"
Chicago News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-11

Frozen water pipes caused Il fatal
explosion in the kitchen of the female
department of the Home OF the F,lend-
ISIS at Baltimore, Friday. Martha Poi-
iskey. aged / years, was instantly kill
cd. Florence Reifsnyder. 10 ycars.
was fatally burned. Mrs. Welch n
cook, was seriously burned hCt will
probably recover. The explosion ~
suited from the action If the cook II
lighting the fires in he ral-ge when
there was ice in III phi $.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-11

Miss Grace Gannett, who have been in
Boston for few days, returned on the
afternoon express. yesterday
Charles II. Lovejoy, messenger Of
TIE senate, has gone to his home in
sidney TO assist in settling the town
aiiairs Tor the year. He has been on
the Sidney board of selectmen for
many years.