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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-06
SALE OF VALUABLE LANDS.

In pursuance of the provisions of a judgment
entered at February term, 1897, of Wake Supe-
rior Court, IN the action therein pending, enti-
tied E. B. Freeman & Co. VS.. Needham M. Norris
ct 81, will expose to public sale, tothe highest
bidder for cash, at the county court house door,
III the city of Raleigh, in Wake county, on
MONDAY, OCTOBER I'd, 1899, at - O'Clock M,
three tracts of land in Middle Greek township,
Wake county, described as follows, viz:
First Tract. Bounded on the north by the
lands of w. j. Mills and j. A. Norris, on the
east by the lands of Mrs. Edy Partin, on the
soIth by the lands of N. II. Norris, and ON the
on the banks of Brazzell's Greek, M. Norris
corner, runs thence east along N M. Norris
line to Mrs. Edv Partin's corner, thence north
lt9 poles to a poplar in the branch, w. j. Mills
corner, thence west 40 poles to a poplar in the
branch, thence north So poles to rock pile, w.
J. Mills corner, thence west to the creek, thence
up the said creek to the beginning, containing
10 acres, more or less.
Second Tract. Bounded on the north by the
trs ct above described and lands Of Mrs. Edy
Partn, on the east by the lands of ID. G. Adams,
on the south by the lands of y. O. Adams, and
on the west by the lands OF Jim Akin, and be-
gins at pine near the head Of Shelton branch,
Mrs. Edy Partin's corner, runs south 1881 poles
to a stake and pointers near the road in ID. Q.
Adams line, thence west ISL poles to stake
an pointers in Jim Atkins line, thence north
1873 poles to a stake in Shelton's branch, in line
of tract first above described, thence east l6l
poles to the first station, containing l35 acres
more less.
Third Tract Bounded on the north by the
lands of j. A. Norris, on the east by the lands
of N. NJ. Norris, on the south by the lands OF
James Akin, and on west by the lands of N. M.
Norris and j. Il. Adams, and begins at j. A.
Adams corner on BrazzelIs creek, runs west
% poles to white oak, thence s. 20 deg. w. lIS
poles to pointers, thence east % poles to said
creek; thence down the same to the beginning
containing "a acres, more or less.
Terms of sale-Cash
PERRIN BUSBEE, Commissioner
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HIS LIFE WAS SAVED.

Mr.. j. Il. Lilly, prominent citizen of
Hannibal, Mo-, lately had wonderful
deliverance from frighful death. In
telling of it he says: Il was taken with
Typhoid Fever, that ran into Pneu-
monia. Ny lungs became hardened. l
was so weak / couldn't even sit up in
bed. Nothing helped me. j expected to
soon die of Consumption, when | heard
Of DR.. Kings New Discovery. One
bottle gave me great relief. / continued
to use it, and now am well and strong.
can't say too much in its praise" This
marvellous medicine is the surest and
quickest cure in the world for all Throat
and Lung Trouble. Regular sizes so
cents and S1,00. Trial bottles free at
all drug stores. Every bottle guaran-
teed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-06
PUBLIC BUILDING SITE.
Hearing Before Clerk Wilson-Valuable
Pieces of Property Sold.

Winston, n. c., Sept. 5.-(Special.)-
There was a hearing before Clerk Will
son of the Superior court this after
noon in regard to the contest as to the
validity Of the title to the site selected
for Winston's public building. Counsel
for Mr.. Jacobs, owner of the lot, sum
moned J. A. Vance, one of the plain
tiffs ito appear and give the names of
the parties who brought the recent suit
and to tell the object of it. Counsel for
plaintiffs argued that Mr.. Vance could
not be examined before the December
term of the Superior court. Argument
on both sides was quite warm. Clerk
Wilson reserved his decision until next
Tuesday.
Rev. III. G. Bowen has resigned as
pastor of the Christian church. lie will
probably accept a call to a church in
Virginia He is a strong preacher and
has been here three years.
Mr.. W. S. Forbes, Of Richmond, has
purchased two valuable pieces of prop
erty in Winston. One is the Old Peo-
pies Bank building, the consideration be-
ing six Thousand dollars; the second, a
lot on Main street, for which $1,000 was
Iaid
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-06
ARRESTED IN LAURINBURG.
III Escaped Convict Who has About
Fourteen Years to Serve for Arson

IN Escaped Convict Who has About
Fourteen Years to Serve for Arson.
Laurinburg, y. c., Sept. Am es-
capped convict, Joe Jordan, arrived here
yesterday and is in custody. He says
he left the penitentiary farm early in
August, went to Richmond, thence here;
that he was n 'truSty," and was as good
as told that the authorities did not want
him at the farm. His crime was arson
of the Methodist church here, i'm 1893
Jas. Barefoot was implicated. Several
fires occurred here at that time. but
owing to Jordan's complete reversal OF
Il former statement, evidence to convict
his associate was not obtainable. JOf-
dam today admitted the partial burning,
in the night, Of the residence of one Mr.
Calvin, in 1893. whom he attempted TO
destroy because accused by Calvin of
punctuTfmg his bicycle. Notwithstand-
ing all this Jordan is trying to get petit
tion for pardon. He has about fourteen
years to serve. There are some who
would help him ont if possible:b Mt liz
freed he viii be indicted at once for dr.
son in the first degree.
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THE PROPERTY is RENTED
SAY EXEMPTION is HARD on
PRIVATE OWNERS.
"SHAlL THEY BE TAKE }" THE QUESTION
After Hearing Argument the Board of Com
missioners Deferred Taking Action
Until the Meeting in
October.

Fayetteville, \. c., Sept. o.--tSpecial.)
Quite an interesting and important
question came before the County Com
missioners today on matter of taxation.
Several churches and charitable organi-
cations have bought up and hold for rent
stores in the heart of the town which
have never listed for taxation. On COM
plant of other store owners with which
this property comes in competition, the
County Commissioners took up the mat
ter for consideration, taking up two
cases, that of the Methodist church own
ing one store and the knights of Py
thias owning four stores and a number
of offices. The first submitted an affi-
davit showing that their rental was ex-
pended for religious purposes; second,
AN affidavit showing that their rental
went for charitable purposes, though ex-
pended at present as follows: First, to
pay the interest on the bonds sold to
erect the building; second, to form a
sinking fund for the payment of the
bonds when due, after which Time when
the building is thus paid for. the rental
is to so to the widows and Orphans
fund, part of which was used to buy
the land on which the building is erected
Each side had its supporters and was
ably argued pro and con both under the
general provisions of the Constitution
and Nthe late Machinery Act The one
party holding that all taxation should be
just and uniform, and that it was gen
orally unjust and discriminating to ex-
empt anybody or organization. i'll that
lie reduced the revenue just that much
or threw just that much more on the
poor and already overburdened taxpayer
who tried to meet his obligations. On
the other hand it was contended that
the State favored all churches and
charitable organizations, as they tended
to elevate the people and provide IN
many cases for ttheS needs, and that
holding property tended to their better
work and development and ought to be
encouraged as shown both by the Con
stitution and the provisions of every act
for revenue passed since its adoption.
As it was late in the afternoon before
the matter could be finally considered,
and as it seemed to be one of considera-
BILE Importance, as a large amount of
property was found to be involved, it was
decided to defer further action until the
next meeting
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Shot at, He Hustles Lively, and Leaves
Greenville Suddenly


Greenville Suddenly.
Saturday evening several people at the
depot witnessed a little harmless shoot
ing that created much excitement for Z
few minutes. Claudio Bernardo was SIT
ting quietly in a bus when Mr.. Ben SheD.
parl walked up and addressed some I'M
complimentary remarks to him ordering
Hmm down and out, (which he forthwith
Immediately proceeded to do AS he
reached the ground, Mr.. Sheppard shot
at him with a pistol. To use Claudlo
own words .he ''ducked his head and the
ball missed him. He shuftied lively get
ting into the waiting room and two
ladies made their exit at the window.
Claudio locked himself in and after
friends had somewhat got things quiet he
dashed himself out Of Il window, hustled
to Il buggy and drove rapidly down town.
AS soon as he could he had q warrant
for Mr.. Sheppard who had sent the Off
Ger word he would be down town soon.
me officer met Mr.. Sheppard and pro-
ceeded to the office of w. IT, Long, who
after hearing some of the matter, put
Mr.. Sheppard under $500 peace bond,
instead of filming him and putting him in
Jail for such bad craftsmanship. Claudio
left hurriedly Sunday morning for Raj
eigh.
Nearly everyone hereabouts is familiar
With the cause of the trouble and Won
der why Mr.. Sheppard hasn't used a
shot gun long ago. His bad marksman-
ship is universally regretted.
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WANT THE RAILROAD.
The Wilson People Want the Raleigh
and Eastern.


and Eastern.
Wilson, y. c.. Sept. 5.-(Special.) 1.-THE
citizens and business men here are unit
in doing all they can to get the new
proposed railroad from Raleigh to come
to Wilson. They are fully alive to the
great benefit it will be to this live, en-
terprising, rapidly growing city. No ef.
fort or reasonable inducements on the
part Of these people will be spared to get
the company te~build to this point. They
are communicating with some of the Off
Gals of the company, and as soon as sat
isfactory information is secured to guar
antee the fact that the road will be bul.t
to some point In Wake county tsay
Wakefield or EaIpsboro) then these peo-
pie are going to move at once, | ann told
that the section of country that this road
would traverse between here and either
of the points mentioned, is very rich as 10
agriculture, timber, &c.
am told that as much as from half
to twice as much tobacco has been sol |
mp to this time this season as there Was
for the same period of last season at
very satisfactory prices, according to
grade.
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NO RIGHT TO UGIINEss.

The woman who is lovely i'm face, form
and temper will always have friends,
but one who would be attractive must
keep her health. If she is weak, sickly
and all run down, she will be nervous
and irritable. If she has constipation
or kidney trouble, her impure blood will
cause pimples, blotches, skin eruptions
and wretched complexion. Electric
Ritters is the best medicine in the world
to regulate stomach. liver and kidneys
and to purify the blood. 1t gives strong
nerves, bright eyes, smooth, velvety skin,
rich complexion. 1t will make good
looking, charming woman of rundown
invalid Only 90 cents at all drug stores.
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DEATH OF MIR. JAS. THOMPSON.
After Short Illness He Died Early
Yesterday Morning.

Pittsboro, n. c., Sept. g. Especially
Mr. James A. Thompson, of this place,
died this morning at 800 o'clock. he
had been sick only short while and his
death is shock to this entire comnluni,
ty. where he was universally popular,
Deceased was a SON of the late Geo. w.
Thompson and brother of A. A. and g..
W. Thompson, of Raleigh. In Janua-
ry, 1895 he was married to Miss Matte
Fcrishee, of this place who with two
children survive HIM. His death il a
peculiarly sad one and has cast a gloom
over Pittshoro. Only short while ago
Mr.. Thompson united himself with the
Presbyterian church of this place. He
vii be buried in its church yard this
evening.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-06
June 10. $3.50
MORTGAGE SALE.

By virtue of the power Of sale con-
ferred in deed of mortgage, executed to
me by ID. Ill. Olive and wife Emeline
Olive dated January 9th, 1874, and re-
corded in the Register of Deeds Office
for Wake county in book 81, at page IA.
will sell at public cutlery at the court
house door in Raleigh, n. c., at II
O'clock m on Monday, September il,
1899, to the highest bidder for cash the
following described real estate in Cary
township conveyed in said mortgage.
First tract.-BeGinning at a hickory,
thence north 2615 poles to a stake, thence
east 391b poles to rock in Eastman's
line, thence north S91a poles to stake
Eastman's corner, thence west ia poles
to stake at the Trinity road, thence
south 10 degrees, west 30 poles to a
stake on the n. CIR. r., thence with
railroad south rs degrees, east S91h poles
to the first station, containing SO acres
rod 10 poles, more or less.
Second tract:-Adjoining Needham
Jones, DIR. Cooks estate, Barber and
Olive and others, containing IS acres
mole or less.
w. ID. UPCHURCH,
Mortgage.
August 18th, 1899.
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NOTICE.

or offer to sell one thousand shares OF
Stock in The Durham and Northern
Railway Company owned by the City
of Durham.
At an adjourned meeting of the Board
of Aldermen of the City of Durham,
held on the 25th day of August, 1899, it
was ordered by said Board that: The
entire stock owned by the City of Dur
ham, in the Durham and Northern Rail-
way Company, be offered for sale, as a
whole, in the following manner: The
City Clerk shall advertise for sealed
bids, for said stock, to be opened on the
18th day of September, 1899, at II
o'clock M. the City reserving the right
to reject any or all bids. Each bid must
be accompanied by five hundred dollars,
or certified check for that amount on
some responsible bank, as an evidence
of good faith on the part of the bidder,
which shall be returned to the owner if
the bid be not accepted.
If a sale should be made, the pro-
ceeds thereof shall be placed to the
credit of the sinking fund, provided for
the payment of the bonds issued by the
Town of Durham in aid of the Durham
and Northern Railway Company, under
Chapter 40 of the Laws of 1887, and
the interest or dividends arising there
from shall be applied and used to reduce
taxes collected for said fund"
BY virtue of the foregoing resolution,
! will receive bids as therein provided,
until II O'Clock IN. Of the 14th day Of
September, 1899. The stock to be sold
consists Of one thousand shares of the
par value of one hundred dollars each.
/ was issued to the Town (now City Of
Durham. in exchange for bonds of the
par value of one hundred thousand dol
lars, after a subscription to that amount
had been made by said Town. Persons
desiring further information, may add
dress me or Victor S. Bryant, City At
torney at Durham, n. G.
GEO. w. WOODWARD.
August 9th. 1899. City Clerk.
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IMPORTANT SALE.

Under and In pursuance of Judgment of the
Superior court of Wake county, duly rendered
at A pril term, 1889, in the action OF John Ward
ct al VS.. The North Carolina Car Company ct al,
and under the provisions of a deed of trust exc
cuted April l. 1897 by said North Carolina Car
Company to the undersigned Trustees, and reg
istered in the Office of the Register of Deeds OF
Wake county in Book l43, page 729, the under
signed will expose to pub ic sale on MONDAY
AUGUST z, 1899, at IL O'Clock m, at the County
Court house door in the city OF Raleigh, all
that tract or parcel of land, on which the works
of the North Carolina Car Company are now
located. situated in the county of Wake and
State of North Carolina, just beyond the north
ern boundary OF the city of Raleigh, bounded
and described as follows: Beginning on Frank
lin Place street at the southwest corner or the
Kneppelhnrg lot and running with his line
thence with his line and the line of Vass ot
southa80 Ia degl ees, cast $50 feet to Stenmet3S
line thtnce with Stenmetz's line north 81 de-
grees, east 387 feet to w. Turks line; thence
with sale line nnT'h IS IL degrees, west 3s31S
feet to tao right of way of the Raleigh q CASTOR
Railroad Company; thence southwardly with
degrees east 1877 feet With yhe lines OF Cole and
Neumeyer's lots thence north degrees, east
81 feet thence north "a LIZ feet, east with Neu
meyers line 1874 IL feet; thence north degrees,
east with Timberlake's and Heilig's lines 2l5
feet; thence north 81 degrees, east with franklin
Place street 10 feet to the beginning, contain
ing six and 39-lG0 acres, more or less, together
with all privileges and appurtenances thereto
appertaning or belonging, and all the buildings
and structures, improvements ana fixtures OF
said land. and all engines, boilers and every
other kind of machinery on said land or in said
buildings and all and singular the corporate
rights and franchises of said North Carolina
Csr Company.
Terms of sale: cash. G.. H. BELVIN,
e. C. SMITH,
Trustees and Commissioners.
June l3, $3.50 tbs.
The above sale is postponed by consent of all
parties until Monday, October I'd, 1899, at IL
O'Clock m, at the county court house door,
Raleigh, N. q.
G. H. BEBVIN,8
&c. SMITH,
Trustee' and Commissioners.
August G, 1899.
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WATER WORKS CONTRACT.
Awards Made For the Construction
Droughts Hurt Crops.

Rocky Mount, II. c., Sept. 5.-(spe-
cial.) The awards for the city water
works have been made as follows:
Moon & McCrary, Atlanta, Ga, CON
SStruction; d. A. Tompkins & Co., Char
lotte, n. c., pump; II. ID. Cole Manu-
featuring Company, Newman, Ga, boil
erS and stand pipe; Jackson & Co., st.
Louis, Mo-, filterer; r. ID. Wood & Co.,
Philadelphia, Pa, pipe and hydrants.
1here were twenty-seven bids. Whole
award $4,000.
Drought continues throughout Eastern
North Carolina, and cotton, turnips, po-
tatoes, &c, are suffering.
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A WORD TO MOTHERS.

Mothers of children affected with Group
or a seryere cold need not hesitate to
administer Chamberlain's Cough Rene
dy. 1T contains no opiate nor narcotic
in any form and may be given as con
fidently to the babe as to an adult. The
great success that has attended its use
in the treatment of colds and Group has
won for it the approval and praise it
has received throughout the United
States and in many foreign lands. For
sale everywhere. Bobbitt- Wynne Drug
CO., and HI. L. Hicks, Druggists, Raj.
eigh
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10 SURVIVORS OF THE 14TH
REGIMENT.

To the Editor. Please insert the fol
lowing in your newspaper:
To the surviving officers and privafcs of
the l4th Regiment of North Carolina
Troops:
Send nae the names of the men of your
company who We're inscribed upon the
roll of honor ! wish to publish Them as
part of the sketch OF the Regiment.
X. /. BENNETT.
Wadesboro, n. C..
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VICTOR BLUE TO WED.
Mariies Miss Stewart on October II, at
MOrIistown, n. j.
(C0quHnlbia State)

I'm a special to the New York Hera'l
from Newport K. l., last Friday giving
an account of the brilliant wedding OF
Lieut.. Chase of the navy and Miss
.aylor, Mt which Lieut.. Victor Blue was
one of the ushers, the writer adds this
bit of information that will be of inter
est to the gallant young South Caro-
linian's many friends:
1T was announced here today that
Morristown, y. j., is to have brilliant
and interesting naval wedding on De-
tober II. the contracting persons being
Lieut.. Victor Blue T. s. ~, Of the crui-
ser Brooklyn. and Miss Eleanor Stew
art, niece Of Capt. Philip IT, Cooper,
T.. s. n.
Lieut.. Blue is one Of the heroes If
the war as well as one Of the most mol
est men in the service While m off
Ger on the little Suwanee last june he
was commissioned with the very haz-
ardous duty of making a journey in;o
Cuba and to the shore of Santiago Bay
to ascertain if Cervera's ships were
really trapped or NOT. He saw them
and reported, and was sent into Cilbl
again to determine their exact Local
tion. that they might he fired lupon BIZ
the United States ships.
For this conspicuous bravery and gal
lantry it was recommended that he he
promoted ten numbers. The matter Of
the engagement and approaching we'd
ding of Lieut.. Blue and Miss Stewart
was not generally known here till today
and naturally created quite a futter in
naval sircles. Many of the officers of
the North Atlantic Squadron and their
families Will arrange to be present.
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VOLCANIC ERUPTIONs

Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob life
Of joy. Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures
them; also Old, Running and Fever
Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corms,
Warts, Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Scalds,
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Best Pile
Cure ON earth. Drives out Pains and
Aches. Only % cents box. Cure
guaranteed Sold by all druggists.
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14ARBoRo's NEW COTTON MILLS.
Twice as Much Tobacco Sold up to This
Time as Last Year.

Tanboro, y. c., Sept 6.--(Special.l =
Work is rapidly progressing ON Tarboro's
two new cotton mills.
The tobacco men here say twice as
much tobacco has been sold on this mar
ket up to this time as compared with last
year for the same time.
Judge Hoke passed through here Sum
day on his way to hold Martin court
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Sheriff Walker, of Brunswick, tells the
Wilmington Dispatch that the army
worm is doing destructive work along
the lower Cape Fear. Mr.. Walker says
the worm has struck the rice fields in
his section and is doing great damage.
At Orton, he says, their ravages can be
seen plainly.
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There's always hope while there's One
Minute Cough Cure. IAN attack Of
pneumonia left my lungs in bad shape
and | was near the first stages of con-
sumption. One Minute Cough Cure COM
pletely cured me, writes Helen Me-
Henry. Bismarck, N. ID. Gives instant
relief. Bobbitt- Wynne Drug Co, w. H..
King & Co., Adams & Moye, Wan. simp-
son.
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Copper Colored
Splotches.

There is only one cure for Contagiou.
Blood Poison-the disease which hal
completely baf1led the doctors. They
are totally unable to cure it, and direct
their efforts toward bottling the poison
up in the blood and concealing it from
view. S. s. s.. cures the disease posi-
lively and permanently by forcing out
every trace of the faint.
was afflicted with terrible blood disease
which was in spots at first, but afterwardi
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the result. The large red splotches, ON M
chest began to grow paler and smaller. ant
before long disappeared entirely. regainet
my lost weight, became stronger, and my az
petite greatly improved. l was soon entirel.
well, and my skin as clear as a piece of glass.
ii. l.. MYERS, 100 Mulberry st., Newark, N.
Don't destroy all possible chance of
cure by taking the doctors treatment
of mercury d potash These mineral
cause the ir to fall out, and viii
wreck the entire system.
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spread all over my body
These soon broke outin
sores, and it is easy L
imagine the suffering J
endured. Is efore | be
came convinced that thu
doctors could do no good
/ had spent a hundred
dollars, which was reall!
thrown away. ! til Ell
tried various paten
medicines, but they dit
not reach the disease
When / had finished m!
first bottle of S. S. s. J
was greatly improve.
aud WAS delighted will
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-06

There is man in Rutherford Jail who
is the father of three children, whose
mother is his own daughter. His wife
left him because of this conduct He
has also been guilty of barn burning