The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-12-20
State NEWS.
Happenings Noted In 4 Week.
CULLED FKoM EXCHANGES.
FOWLER WILL CONTEST.

FOWLER WILL CONTEST.
Goldsboro, n. c., Dec. 12.-Special--
Ex-Congressman John E. Fowler, de.
feated by Congressman Thomas In the
Third district, was in the city today
and advised me that notice of contest
had not been served on Mr.. Thomas
but it was true that he would Contest
the right of Mr.. Thomas to a seat In
the next Congress charging that votes
cast for himself in Craven, Jones, Ons.
low and Duplin counties we're counted
for Thomas. Fowler went to Craven
this evening presumably to take
affidavits.
IN THE PENITENTIARY FOR JEALOUSY.
The following item appeared in the
Raleigh correspondence to the Char
lotte Observer of 18th:
A white man named Crowder is also
convicted in the Federal Court OF TAX
ing letters belonging to a young VIC
man. He was jealous. The letters
were from the girls fiancee in Florida
Finally the latter sent a special deliy-
cry letter. This she got. In it he
broke off the match. He has since
married. This case is from Northamr-
ton. Crowder gets a year In Jail.
REGISTRARS INDICTED.
The Charlotte Observer of 18th says
The DEMOCRATIC registrars for For
syth county in the late election, were
yesterday indicted by the grand jury
Of the Federal Court, in session in this
city, on the charge of election frauds
The specific charge is "deprivation OF
rights guaranteed by the constitution
of the United States" which meane
that they prevented various and sun-
dry voters from casting their ballots.
A dozen or more witnesses in behalf oi
the government went before the grand
jury yesterday. The grand jury return
ed three separate bills, all for the same
offence.
/, Those indicted under tho first bill
axe: Joe Jacobs, Frank Martin, A.
Dayne, Eugene Hester. Pink Fulton
salem Daye, Bill Williams, Thomas
Pepper, Thos. Jennings, Don Mckee
Morris Brsme, r. C. Clincke, A. Honly
John Prable, Will Harris, Tom Bran.
don.
A second bill was returned against
Registrars C. l.. Holland and J. G.
Clayton.
STRANGE ORDINATION.
The following was sent out from
Greensboro a few days ago:
A strange story of human credulity
and travesty on religion comes from
Danbury, Stokes county. It appears
according to the story, that an ordinary
preacher of the Southern Methodist
Church has delegated unto himself the
powers of bishop and ordained a
country doctor into the full ministry ol
the Church, bestowing upon him au-
thority to administer the sacrament oi
the Lords supper, perform the rites oi
matrimony, etc. The minister In
question--Rev. W. HI. Perry, mem
her of the Western North Carolins
Conference, and pastor in charge OF
the Danbury clrcuit-believes In and
breaches the doctrine of sanctification
or entire freedom from sin. In connec.
ton with this doctrine he believes that
God has endowed him with special
power and authority and that he can
ordain persons to the ministry and per-
form other un"sual offices.
In accordance with his views along
this line, Mr.. Perry recently accom-
panied DR.. B. w. Biting, of Mountain
View, Stokes county, to pool just be.
low what is known as the Cascade
near Piedmont Springs, where he went
through the form that he was endowed
with all the prerogatives of the minis
try and commanded to 60 and preach
not neglecnng the doctrine OF sanctif-
cation.
It seems, however, that DR.. Biting
soon tirel of his ministerial relations
and decided to establish creed OF his
own that would supply the spiritual
wants of the world as be saw them.
With this end IN view, he formulated
few crude doctrines and claimed to
have established the Independent
Church of Christ. Learning OF this, the
Rev. Mr.. Perry was greatly displeased
and undertook to revoke the ordlna.
tion license he had granted Biting
When the founder OF the new Church
refused to surrender the papers the cir.
cuit-rider circulated letter in the vi.
cinity branding the physician Is an
impostor. The affair Is said to haye
created great deal of excitement, e.
pecially among the congregations al
the several churches Of which Mr.
Perry is pastor.