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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20
The Corporations

The A. G. Cox Manufacturing Company
oof Winterville has been chartered with
a capital stock of $4,000, authorized to
manufacture and sell all kinds of
wagons, carts and agricultural imple-
ments. The incorporators are A. G. Cox,
Rowan Cooper, w. r. Wingate, S. r.
Dawson, c. A. Davis, B. f. Cox, j. ID.
Cox, F. o. Cox, of Winterville; N. S.
Fulford, Washington, N. c.; w. A.
West Greenville.
The Richmond County Drug Company
of Rockingham, has notified the Secretary
of State that the capital stock is reduced
from $4,000 to s7,735. This puts the
shares at SS5 each, there being 81 of
them, a reduction OF nine in number and
OF els on each shares.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20

Yadkin Division Main Line-Train leaves
Wilmington, 900 a. m, arrives Fayette-
Vile 1905 d. m. leaves Fayetteville 12.26
D. M, arrives Sanford 1.43 D. m. Return
ing leave Sanford 3.05 p. M. arrive Fay
etteviIIe 4.S0 D. m. arrives Wilmington
9.25 p. IN.
Bennettsville Branch-Train leaves Benz
nettsville sos a. m, Maxton 9.Ob a. ms
Red Springs 9.51 a. ul., Partition lO.h 9.
m, Hope Mills 10.55 a. m. arrive Fayette-
Vile lilo. Returning leaves Fayetteville
4.45 p. m, Hope Mills 90 .. m., Red
Springs SAB p. M, Maxton GIG p ms
arrives Bennettsville 7.15 p. M.
Connections at Fayetteville with train
No. rs, at Maxton with the Carolina Gen.
trail Railroad, at Red Springs with the
Red Springs and Bowmore railroad, at
Sanford with the Seaboard Air Line and
Southern Railway, at Gulf with the Dur
ham and Charlotte Railroad:
Train on the Scotland Neck Branch
Road leaves Weldon 355 p. m, Halifax
AT D. m, arrives Scotland Neck at Sos
p. ~. Greenville 6.57 p. M, kinston 1'ee
D. m. Returning leaves K.nston 7.6O ..
M, Greenville S.52 a. m, arriving Halifax
at Ills a. M, Weldon 1913 a. M, daily
except Sunday.
Trains on Washington Branch leave
Washington $40 a. m. and 2.30 .. M, ar
rive Parmele 80 a. m. and 400 p. M,
returning leave Parmele 9.35 a. m. and
$50 p. m, arrive Washington HOO a. m.
and 7.30 p. m, daily except Sunday.
Train leaves Tarboro, N. c., daily ex-
cept Sunday $40 p m, Sunday, 4.15 p. M.
arrives Plymouth TAO p. m. 6.lO p. m.
Returning, leaves Plymouth daily except
Sunday 7.5Q a m, and Sunday 800 a. M.
arrives Tarboro 1910 a. m, 400 a. M
Train on Midland N. c. Branch leaves
Goldsboro daily, except Sunday, 800 q. m.
arriving Smithf1eld 6.10 a. m. Returning
leaves SWlthheld 500 a. M, arrives at
Goldsboro 8.25 a. m.
Trains on Nashville Branch leave
Rocky Mount at $3.50 a. M. SAC D. m,
arrives Nashville 1920 a. M. 40S o. m.
Spring Hope HOO a. M, AIS p. m. Re-
turning leave Spring Hope 11.2O a. M.
4.55 p. M, Nashville 11.45 a. M, 6.25 p.
M, arrive at Rocky Mount 1910 p. ln..
600 D. m, daily except Sunday.
Train on Clinton Branch leaves War
saw for Clinton daily, except Sunday.
I1.40 q. m. and AIS p. m. Returning
leaves Clinton at GAS a. m, and $50 p. In.
Train No. rs makes close connection az
Weldon for all points North daily, all rail-
via Richmond.
H. NJ EMERSON,
General Passenger Agent ,
j. r. KENLY, Con. Manager.
T. NJ EMERSON. Traffic Manages.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20
THURSDAY NIGHTS STORM.
Over One. Third Of an Inch Of Rain Fell in Ten
Minutes

Very nearly an inch of rain fell here
Thursday night, for it was raining nearly
all night. To be exact .S7 OF an inch OF
water fell during the night; and nearly
half of this fell in ten minutes, for SO
of an inch of water came down in show
er from 1910 to 10: 20 o'clock.
Occasional showers is the forecast for
today.
Rains have occurred during the past two
days throughout the Southern States. eX-
cepr Texas, and large amounts were re-
ported at numerous cotton stations. The
largest was $50 inches at Atlanta. Light
rains also fell on the north Atlantic coast,
but fair weather cntinues in the central
valley and entire western half of the
country. moderate area IF high barom-
cter over the Lakes is causing cooler
weather in that vicinity, but generally
from st. Louis west and northwest very
high temperatures continue. The maxi
mum Thursday was 1914 at Miles City,
Montana
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20
AN INSULTING DRUNKEN NEGRO.
Greatly Annoys Young Girl and Gets Ninety
DAYS on Roads

Yesterday Kennith MurchisOn, a
drunken negro, gave much trouble to a
young lady of this city. She was on
her way up the street from her home
and the negro followed her. She ran
into neighbor's home and in some fif
teen minutes negro girl told her
zoe one wanted to see her. Going to
the piazza she saw the negro at the
gate who called out: Whats your
occupation" He was told it was none
house ordered him away He went, but
when the young lady returned she saw
him in the same neighborhood, and be-
ing alarmed again ran in her friends
house.
The negro was arrested for drunken
ness and it was found that he was the
same man who had been in the lookup
the night before. He had been releas-
cd on the promise of leaving at once
for his home in Cumberland county, but
this time he was sentenced for both
DRINKS. For the first the sentence was
thirty days and for the second like
number of days with costs. The latter
will take thirty days more to work out,
SO Murchison has ninety days on the
roads as fine.
The brother of the young lady was
much incensed when he heard OF the
annoyance caused his sister and inves-
tigated the affair, finding it as stated.
Many friends of the family thought It
might be best to take the negro out
and give him a sound thrashing with
other punishment, and there was con-
siderable talk Ia St night of this being
done. 1t was thought best however, to
let the law take it's course, and Mayor
Powell sentenced him as stated.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20
F|REMEN TO MEET
Aldermen Give Each Com
pany 500 For Expenses.
Raleigh's Excellent Fire Department Costs Only
$4,000 Year Against SID, 900 10
$4,000 in SimiIor Cities.

The thirteenth annual convention of the
North Carolina State Firemen's Associa-
tion will meet in Charlotte next Tues
day and be in session for two days.
All the Raleigh companies will send
delegates but none of them will par
ticipate in the contests, following rule
of action determined upon by them several
years ago on account of the quarrelling
and pickering INDUCED in by certain of
the companies.
To enable the delegates to attend these
conventions, the city has for the past
three or four years been annually appro-
priating 500 for each of the four com
panies. This was brought about through
the efforts of Alderman Correll and his
associates on the Water committee.
This making of the appropriation was
this year overlooked until yesterday when
Mr.. Correll called the mayors attention
to it, and a special meeting of the board
was held at ) o'clock and the appropria-
tion made.
The following delegates have been
elected from the different fire companies
and they will go to Charlotte, leaving here
on Tuesday morning at o'clock over the
Hook and Ladder Company-W. w.
Parrish and j. A. Pugh.
Capital Hose Company-B Parker
and Henry Bunch.
Rescue Company-R e. Lumsden and j.
N. McRary.
gMessrs. Bud Pool, of the Hook and Lad
der Company; Jas. Jordan, of Capital
Hose Company; Chas. b. Parks, of the
Rescue Company, and Mr. Ed. s. Brown
will also attend, the meeting of the as
Besides these it is probable that Mr. l..
H. Lumsden, chief, and Mr.. Everard Ba-
ker. assistant chief, will attend
In asking for the 500 appropriations
from the board yesterday, Mr.. Correll
very properly referred to the excellence
of Raleighs fire department and its
splendid record for a long number of years
in the past. He also had figures to show
that the department costs the city an
nually only about $4,000 CAST year it was
Sc, 200) while similar departments in many
other cities the size of Raleigh, and some
of them smaller are costing from $4,000
to $22, 000
The $400 appropriation made yesterday
comes out of the general fund and not
out of the regular $4,000 appropriation
made for expenditures by the Fire COM
mittee
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20
TOO MUCH H[LLC|NG
The Merchants Association
Try to Stop 1t.
They Endorse The Ltcal Telephone Company
But Declare That They Want Two
Systems and Competi ion.

The Merchants Association held a
meeting last night to discuss the tele-
phone situation.
On the following points all present were
agreed:
That three telephone systems are too
many for a city the size of Raleigh
That none of the three are what
good telephone system ought to be.
That concert of action on the part of
subscribers is the only way in which the
number of 'chones can be reduced.
Having arrived at this point it was pro-
posed that the Association endorse the
Raleigh telephone and urge members to
become subscribers to it. And to this
end Mr.. e. L. Harris introduced the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That each member of the
Merchants Association who now has a
telephone or who may hereafter put one
in agrees to put in the Raleigh phone.
80. That the telephone committee be
instructed to notify all other telephone
companies who have long distance lines
with whom the Raleigh company may
be able to make connection of our action
and request them to effect such connec-
ton if practical
This resolution was finally adopted, but
the discussion on it developed the fact
that there was much criticism of the
Raleigh Telephone Companys service,
but it was endorsed, on its promise to do
better, because it is a local enterprise
in which many of the Associations mem
bers are stockholders and some are direc-
tors
1t was generally acknowledged that
two telephone systems are necessary, for
there must be competition, but the third
one is the one that is undesirable
The Interstate has a strong recon-
mendation to public favor in it's big list
of subscribers, and the Bell in the fact
that it is preparing to put its wires
underground and otherwise improve its
service.
On the suggestion of Mr.. A. B. Stronach
the Secretary OF the Association was in
structed to correspond with other similar
organizations in the State with a view to
holding a general convention in this city
at some time yet to be named. at which
questions of interest to merchants are to
be discussed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20
MIR. WATERMELON COME TO TOWN.
And Miss Cantaloupe With Her Chubby Rount
Face Accompanies BIN.

Mr.. Watermelon and Miss Canteloupe
came to town this week-the one wore
a green-strped suit, the other gown
of notified grey They are much sought
after by people of money and epicurean
tastes so far none other can afford to
associate with them.
Both Mr.. w. and Miss c. give us
the comforting assurance, however, that
in a week or two, unless the rains con-
tinue to pour, their numerous brothers,
sisters cousins and auntS will follow
and follow faster until the poorest ne
gro in town can have one as his constant
associate.
We are glad to welcome Mr.. Water
melon to town and gladder to see the
chubby round face of Miss Canteloupe.
May their tribe increase.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20
NEW CITY DIRECTORY.
A Representative of the Mallory Company Al
ready Here at Work on It.

Raleigh needs a new directory and
recognizing this need, the Maloney Di-
rectory Company, of Atlanta Ca, al
ready has one in preparation.
Mr.. ]. A. Maloney arrived here this
week, and already he has his men at
work making a canvass of the city,
This directory, like that published by
the same company two years ago, will
contain list of all business firms and
private citizens, the street number and
occupants of all residences and such
other information as is usually found
in a directory.
The directory issued two years ago
was a very complete and most useful
publication, but many changes have
been made since then and a new di-
rectory is needed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20
Two Fire Alarms.

Twice the fire alarm sounded yester-
day. once at AGO p. m. and the second
time at $50. The first alarm was from
Lex 312 and was caused by the burning
of a bale of hay in Upchurch & Holders
stable On Salisbury street. 1t was quick
ly extinguished, but the origin of the
fire is unknown. sp
The second alarm came from box p,
corner of Dave and Bloodwortb streets.
lamp exploded at the residence of Mr..
Press Meddlin. on Person street between
Dayie and Martin and no damage was
Gone the lamp being thrown in the yard.
The lamp was part of the attachment of
chicken incubator being used and is
supposed to have bcec turned zip too
high. In both cases there was q quick
response from the fire department.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20
The Orioles Defeated

Yesterday the Orioles were defeated
by the North End Club by a score of
to 4. The Oriole Clubs lineup was:
Riddle. c.; White, E., 3D.; Williams,
Oh; Sawyer, p.; Hudson, !. f.; Lowery,
c. f.: Wynne, W., S. s.; Hardy, h.;
Richardson, +. +.
The North End had their team arrang-
ed as follows: Hogan, |. f.. Moses, 3D.;
Thompson, G.; Coley, S. s.; Wynne. r.,
2b.; Taylor, |. f.; Crabtree, r. f.; Har-
ris, G. F., h.. Harris, W., p.
The Orioles made five hits while the
North End had eight hits and seven err
rors. Time of game 1:20. Umpire, Jas.
Robertson.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20
The States Swamp Lands.

The present administration 10 ueing
commended for the manner In which it is
trying to save to the State the swamp
land belonging to the State Board of Edu-
cation For long time the best OF these
lands have been given away to specula-
tors at nominal prices and lumber men
have gone upon them without asking the
leave of anybody and cut off and carried
away the timber. Governor Aycock and
the members of his council have de-
termined to put a stop to this and 1T is
believed that the State will now make
something out of these lands,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20

Matte Gertrde Leonard 10-months- old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. b. Leon
ard, died at their residence. NO. ~
Swain street, at Ass o'clock yesterday
morning. The body was taken last night
TO Midway, in Davidson county, tue
home of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard's people,
at which place the interment will take
place at IL o'clock today. Mr.. Leonard
is the efficient superintendent OF the
mailing department in the Raleigh post
office. and he and his good wife have the
sympathy OF their many friends in their
sad affliction.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20
CROP GROWING AND CROP FEEDING
Prof. Massey's New Book on Practical Farm
ing Now on Sale

The first copies of Prof. W. f. Mas
sey's new book on farming were re-
ceived here yesterday.
It's title is Crop Growing and Crop
Feeding" and it is No. 3 of series of
publications being made quarterly by
the Farmer Publishing Company of
Philadelphia, under the general title of
THE Farmers Practical Library"
Price so cents.
Crop Growing and Crop Feeding" is
a book for the farm, garden and or
chard, with special reference to the
practical methods of using commercial
fertilizers therein. 1t is handsomely
printed in clear, bold type, on good pa
per and fully indexed. The book con-
tains over 375 pages, and it's frontis-
piece is portrait of the author.
The forty-nine chapters cover the
whole field of farming and gardening.
The book is arranged in logical order,
beginning with an explanation of the
nature of plants and how they grow.
The growth of seed. plant breeding and
plant growth are first discussed. Then
soils and fertilizers are taken up, and
their nature, use and results on va
rious crops considered in several chap
ters A chapter is devoted to each OF
the following: Cotton, corn, hay. to-
bacco. lettuce, melons, onions, peas
, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes
asparagus, beans, cabbages, cauifiow-
er, celery, cucumbers egg plants, straw
berries, blackberires and raspberries
the vineyard and orchard, the pear
peaches, plums and cherries, the grape
gardening.
There are many other chapters, al
treating of matters of Importance and
interest to the farmer such as The
Maintenance of Fertility" Testing the
Needs of the Soil" 1.-The Restoration
of Worn Out Land" How Legumes
Help the Farmer" Frauds in Fertile
ers," "Some Special Formulas for Truck
| Crops and Gardening Under Glass,
| etc.
| In his preface to the book Prof. Mas
sey says: This book is the result OF
an effort to put into the plain language
of the farm the facts which scientists
have worked out in the laboratory, and
which practical experience has proved
/ to be applicable to the every day worl
of the farm. 1t is written for men who
|
are. anxious to learn something of the
chemical combinations that are of value
| in the feeding of crops, and the best
way to use them in the permanent i'm
provement of their soil. For men who
know nothing of the mysteries of plan
life, but who are anxious to learn how
plants live, grow and perform all theil
work in soil and air. so that they may
| be better able to comprehend thei1
needs. and supply them in a rationa
manner. While endeavoring to MAKE
the book scientifically accurate in al
i it's statements / have tried to avoi(
all pedantry, but to make the whole
so plain that 'wayfaring man, though
a fool, need not err /"
Prof. Massey is an authority on ag
ricultural subjects and in this book n
| has put in permanent and useful form
the scientific knowledge and practical
| experience of life-t time. His book il
a valuable one and should be in thu
hands of every southern farmer ant
gardener.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20
Want the Boy.

The deserted boy baby which Dinah
Powell has as a souvenir of the visit
of Daisy Bloom ere she fitted from
Raleigh has number of homes pre-
pared for it, A number of cOlored Wo-
men yesterday asked Clerk of the Court
Russ to put it in their charge, but last
night the Powell woman still had the
child. Mr.. Russ will transfer it to some
one this morning or leave it with the
present guardian.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20
SCHOOL FUND GAINS.
Liquor License Taxes Now
All go to the Schools.
Public School Buildings For Cary and Wake
Forest. Mass Meeting Of Committee
men in August.

Wake county loses $4,000 from it's gen.
eral fund and the school fund gains 3d.
600 in it's school fund by a change made
by the last Legislature in the law in re-
gard to the receipts from liquor license.
The old law was that half the license
tax should go to the county and hall
to the school fund. AS the tax in this
county usually averaged about $4,000 a
year, the county got $4,000 and the
schools $4,000. The new law is that the
entire tax shall go to the school fund.
AS long as the county's loss is the
schools gain, there's not much harm
done
At meeting of the County Board OF
Education yesterday $3.50 was appropria-
ted for the erection Of public school
building at Cary. Heretofore the public
school has been run in connection with
private school there, but the arrange
ment is unsatisfactory, hence the appro-
priation Cor building.
Also a public school building will prob
ably be erected at Wake Forest One is
badly needed there. and Prof Sledd. who
is one of the committeeman, declares his
purpose to double the school. term there;
that is if the funds run the school for
three months then private subscription
will run them three months longer, if the
county gives four months then they will
run the school eight months.
Prof Sledd is taking great interest in
the public schools of the county and he
hopes to be able to help Superintendent
Clements III the mass meeting of the
school committeeman to be held here
August End
Superintendent Clements sent out the
following circular letter to all those elect
ed On school committees in this coun-
ty.
Gentlemen: Your duties are briefly
&c follows
Il To meet and organize, electng one
member chairman, and another member
secretary reporting the name of each to
the Superintendent of Schools.
so. To boon all your business trans
actions recorded in book.
IS. To elect teachers for your respec-
tive districts, not giving a higher sal
airy than the one fixed by the Board
OF Education. The election or teachers
must always take place at committee
meeting.
"a. To sign orders on the treasurer
fer teachers salaries and incidental ex
penses; but never sign an order when
there is no money to pay it.
'5. To take the census of the children
in your respective districts according to
law, for which there will be paid out of
to money due said district two cents for
each name recorded
&c. To look after the school house.
furniture, the sanitary conditions of the
grounds, etc, etc.
"You are earnestly requested to meet
the Superintendent of Schools at the
court house in the city of Raleigh, August
2, for mutual consulta ton respecting the
school work of the county,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20
Barbecue and Shoot.

The Raleigh Gun Club gave most
delightful barbecue in the Cameron
field yesterday and the Brunswick
stew was feature of the day. The or
ganization Is composed of some of the
most prominent young men of the city
and is a success. The shoot after the
activities at the table proved that the
Hnbers know how to handle their
in great shape.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20

SALESMAN WANTED TO CARY AS
a side line, Dry Goods specialties and
Blankets, direct from the looms,
must sell the country trade. Address
The Lakewood Company, p. o. Box
Ala, Philadelphia, Pa.
20-2t. r. O. ID.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20

LINOTYPE BOOK OPERATOR WANTED
"A steady and clean operator can find
steady day employment Edwards &
Broughton, Raleigh, N. G. 7202t
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-20

ATLANTIC COAST LINE r. r.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-03-14
WORST GALE SINCE 1894.
Chicago Property Damaged to the
Extent of S175, 900.
EXTENDED TO OTHER STATES.

Chicago. March 12,-One of the worst
windstorms of the season struck Chi
cago and during the two hours that it
at its height damaged property
throughout the city to the extent of
$4,000. Many heavy plate glass win
dOws were blown in Telegraph and
telephone companies were the worst
sufferers and it viii be some time be-
fore order can be restored. Thousands
of poles were blown down and Chicago
was practically isolated from the West
and Northwest by telephone and teIe-
graph The long distance telephone
service was crippled so badly that it
svgs of little value. Up to 4 late hour
neither Milwaukee nor Minneapolis
could be reached by long distance te1e-
phone.
The storm is believed to have been
most severe in Southern Wisconsin.
Along a short stretch of the Milwaukee
road in Southern Wisconsin 500 telc-
graph poles are down. Reports from
many points in Indiana and Kentucky
also Indicate heavy damage from the
storm. The Western Union and Postal
Telegraph companies suffered severely
by fallen poles. 1t was estimated that
there were not fewer than 5000 poles
in the city thrown down by the fury of
tine wind and storm Telegraph SER
vice almost as far west as Omaha was
stopped
Trains entering Chicago were delayed
from ten minutes to an hour. All the
roads suffered damage to their tracks
and switch yards.
At the life saving station at the
mouth of the Chicago river it was
sidered the worst gale that has struck
Chicago harbor since 1894.
ages of $50, 900.
Detroit is also in the $50, 900 class.
Fulton, KY, reports that Marvin
college was unroofed, and 20 negro
cabins swept away
Little Rock reports damages at Van
Buren,, Conway and Pine Prairie.
Princeton, Ind, lost hundreds of
small buildings.
Dallas, Texas. lists destructive eff
fects at numerous places. Hail fell
la inches deep at Dallas
greensboro, Ky, reports heavy dam
age from floods.