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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-02
Notice.

Having qualified as executrix of the
last will OF the late N. X. Pippin all
persons having claims against the es.
tate will present same to me on or be-
fore December LIST, 1902; otherwise
this notice will be plead as bar to
same. ALI persons owing the estate
will make immediate payment.
This NoY. Is, 1901.
CARRIE E. PlPPIN,
Eil-2I 6 Exscutklx. AZ
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-02
LYNCHING IN NORTHAMPTON

Garysburg on Christmas day. The
Raleigh Post of Sunday said:
"Goyernor Aycock issued an order
and commission yesterday morning for
Judge Justice to hold special term OF
the Northampton county criminal
court for the purpose of trying the
negro Jeter Mitchell, for the crime OF
crimina! assault upon Mrs. Lucinda
Hall, but before the documents left the
city news was received that an infuri-
ated squad of citizens had given Judge
Lynch jurisdiction and Jeter Mitchell
bad already suffered the death penalty,
having been hung to neighboring
tree.
"Mr. L. r. Harris was here to get
the order for the extraordinary session
of court and he bad the order and
Judge Justices commission In his
Pocket ready to return home when he
received a telegram stating that the
negro had been lynched and the court
| would not be needed.
ain speaking OF the crime OF which
the negro was guilty Mr.. Harris said
that Mrs. Lucinda Hall, white lady
seventy years old, and of the best faml-
lies in Eastern Carolina, started from
her home over to her sons house, about
half mile away On Christmas day.
The path led through little skirt oil
woods, and In this lonely place che was
assaulted by the fiend, who choked her
and succeeded In his diabolicaI purpose.
The outrage occurred near Garysburg
"The news Of the crime spread quick
ly and Mitchell was arrested within
two hours aud positively identified as
the criminal. He was then placed in
the Jackson Jail. Sentiment ran high
In righteous Indignation and last
night he was Iynched.
1It Is generally pronounced very I'm.
fortunate that the lynchlng occurred
especially inasmuch as the Northamp
ton authorities and Governor Aycock
were taking steps to mete out the mos
speedy justice possible to the criminal
The Weldon correspondent to tbs
News and Observer of 28h wrote:
"Jeter Mitchell, colored, who as
saulted Mrs. Lucinda Hall, an esteemed
lady of Northampton county, Wednes
day, was taken from the county Jail a
Jackson at o'clock this morning ant
swung up to limb IN the Jail yard.
!, "The mob appeared at the Jail ani
demanded the keys. The jailer, VII,
was powerless, yielded up the Keys t,
the outer doors, but refused to opel
the cell and pleaded with the men t,
let the law take its course. But h
pleaded in vain. A determined set Q
. men entered the Jail, moving with tn
precision and order of well-regulate
! soldiers. Soon the door of the cell Ii
which Mitchell was confined had bee
battered down and the guilty wretcl
had been dragged out upon the lawr
A rope was placed around his neck an
he shot up into the air.
"The negro protested his lnnocenc'
but the evidence was conclusive. Th
people Of Northampton are conserv,
4 tive, and while the lynching is col
demned, no one doubts that he deser,
v ed his fate. Even the negroes beliey
d that Mitchell only got his just desert
The crime was horrible and brutal
the extreme"
i
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-02
w agons and Team.

/ have Ten head of team and Five
wagons for sale. Will cell Tor part cash,
and balance on reasonable time. A
good chance to buy you horse or
mule cheap. J. y. LEWIS,
Eufeld, n. c..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-02
STATE OF Quo, Cry OF TOLEDO,

STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY 80
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that
he is the senio: partner OF the firm of
F. J. CHENEY 6 Co., doing business in
the City of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case Of Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the use
OF HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before nee and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th day of De
cember, A. D. 1886.
~
SEAL A. w. GLEASON,
~ Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send
for testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
e. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-02
GOOD WHEELS,

Do you, or will you need good
cart, or cart wheels, between now and
springf If you do, you can get your
needs supplied by calling ON the un-
dersigned. He will give you as much
value for your money as you can get
anywhere, no matter where you buy.
Every pair ofwheele uasraptsa.
v Blalil9I
scOTLANNxEER @
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-02
IT Keeps tho Feet Warm and Dry,

Ask to-day for Aliens Foot Ease, q
powder. e cures Chilbiains, Swollen,
aNeatang, Sore, Aching, Damp teet.
nv 13Q4glsta md aboe stores, 26e,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-03-15
A NEW SEcRETARY.

NEW YORK. March IA special to
the Sun from Washington says: 1t is
now accepted in Washington as settled
that Representative William Henry
Moody Of Massachusetts will be APP
pointed Secretary of the Navy when
John d. Long retires, as it is thought he
will do between now and May LIST.
The selection of Moody meets with
universay approval, as he seems to be
possessed Of the very qualifications
needed in a man at the head of the
Navy Department. He is young, As last
December, physically strong and alert
and a man of brains and a good lawyer.
He graduated from Harvard in 1876, was
District Attorney for the Eastern dis
trict of Massachusetts from 1890 to 1895
and is a man Of the very highest char
acter, a hard worker and especially
strong in will power.
Moody is a bachelor. and has never
been prominent in so-called official So
ciety in Washington. He is, however
popular with his acquaintances, and has
many very warm friends among the
leading men in public life, particularly
members of the Massachusetts delega-
ton, and is very highly regarded by
President Roosevelt.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-03-15
GEN. MACARTHUR.

WASHINGTON, March An, order
issued today by Leutenant-Genera
Miles, commanding the Army, directs
Brigadier- General J. c. Bates, COM
handing the Department of the Mis-
souri, at Omaha to take temporary
command of the Department of the
Lakes at Chicago, on the retirement
of Major General Otis on the 25th inst.
This assignment is in addition to Cen
eral Bates present duty and is only
temporary, pending the assignment of
a permanent commander of the Depart
ment of the Lakes.
Major General Macarthur, COM
handing the Department of Colorado
at Denver, undoubtedly will be trans
ferred to the command of the Depart
ment of the Lakes as soon as his sue
cessor in command of the Department
of Colorado is selected. Brigadier-
General Funston, it is said is slAed to
succeed Macarthur in the Department
of Colorado.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-03-15
A GOUD THING.

There's one good thing when they feel
dry.
That businC men cannot pass by,
For far and wide It. fame you hear,
They stop to drink of Rainier" beer
On draught or in bottle at Criterion.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-03-15
ETRrRIA Disabled.

NEW YORK, March Thee New
York agents of the Cunard line said to-
day they had received no further in
formation of the Etruria, but the steam
err Elbee viii take off the Eruria' s pas
sengerS and transfer them to Liverpool
LONDON, March THE officials OF
the Cunard line declare there is no
cause for alarm over the EtruTia.
LONDON, March S.-A dispatch to
the Daily Mail from HOTta, Azores ISL
ands, says the Cunard steamer Etruria
is hourly expected at that port.
About Z o'clock in the evening of
February 9th, continues the COrre-
spondent of the Daily Mail, a rumbling
sound i'm the engine-rOoms of the Etru-
ria, followed by a crash, announced
that the propeller had gone, and it was
soon discovered that it carried away the
rudder with it, The Etruria was then
i'm latitude 40 degrees minutes north.
longitude 40 degrees 36 minutes west
She was experiencing fine weather, al
thought not long before the weather
had been clustering. There was no eX-
citement among the passengers when
they heard of the accident.
An hour previous to losing her pro-
pelleT the EtruTa had exchanged good
night signals with the Cunard steamer
Umbria at a distance of about forty
miles and had dispatched wireless tele-
graphic messages from her passengers
for delivery in New York. Shortly after
the accident the Etruria tried again,
but unsuccessfully, to call up the UNI
bTia.
The same night the British steamer
Cliff was signaled. The Cliff stood by
the Etruria until daylight when an ar
rangement was made to tow the Gu
harder. On the morning of February
9th the British steamer Ottawa was
sighted. The Ottawa stood by the
Etruria until March 3D. Nearly two
days were spent in rigging a jury rud-
der, during which time the Etruria was
towed less than fifty miles.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-03-15
LACROSSE INsTITUTED.

Thursday night the Maple Leaf La
crosse Club was organized under excel
lent auspices starting in with a MEM
bership Of thirty. more than enough for
a match game. Tuesday and Saturday
have been appointed for practice games
when all beginners will be cordially
welcomed. The following officers were
elected: w. r. Riley, president; A.
Chambers, president; G. c. ThOmp-
son, secretary and treasurer; r. Ander-
son, manager; c. Chamberlain, field
captain and Schaefer, Anderson, Aber-
nathy and Thompson executive commit
tee.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-03-15
LITTLE REV ERSED.
Supreme Court Decision in All Quong
Case.


The Supreme Court yesterday render
ed a decision reversing Judge Little in
the case of the Territory VS.. All QuOng,
who is serving a life sentence for rape.
The lower court allowed oral exceptions
and then refused to sign written eNCep-
tions on the ground that the case had
not been finally disposed of, The Su
preme Court reverSes Little and allows
the exceptions, but holds that it cannot
hear the case until final disposition has
been made by Judge Little. The OPT
Mon is written by Chief Justice Frear.
p. d. Kellet, Jr., as master, reported
upon the accounts of j. F. HaCkfeld in
the matter of the Ehlers minors guar
dianship. The master Fnds that the
guardian has Overcharg6d himself with
$7.74 interest. The master recommends
that the guardian be required to file n
new bond the old surety having die1
John H. Wilson has filed motion
asking the return of the fine of 500 inn
posed by Judge Humphreys for dtsobey-
ing the injunction granted in the case
of Territory VS.. Liliuokalani and Wilson
The Supreme Court recently decided
that the defendant had the right to re-
move the sand for which act h mad
been fined.
Judge Humphreys made an order yes
terday dismissing the case Of Territory
VS.. LiliuOkalani in accordance with the
Supreme Court decision.
Charles f. Murray has asked to be
appointed administrator of the estate
of T. B. Murray. The estate is valued
at $25OO
The eighth annual accounts of the ].
II. Wood Trust We're filed yesterday,
showing receipts for the year to be
S6756.1S 2-3 and expenditures $60S0.36.
Part of the estate is invested in $4,000
Oahu Railway and Land Company
Bonds.
Application has been made for the
appointment of a trustee for Jacintha
j. Walsh a minor, in order that she
may withdraw a deposit of $3.50 from
the First National Bank
Chung Kin has sued Hyman Bros
for $S1O69, and for $1,000 damages for
alleged unlawful action in carrying
away goods from plaintiff.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-03-15
CHINESE N PHILIPPINEs.

WASHINGTON, March Senator
Dubois today presented to the Senate a
of Commerce of Manila urging that the
immigration of Chinese coolies iRto the
Philippine islands be permitted under
restrictions to be imposed by the Philip
pine Commission The memorial was
received by all the Senators, and SEN
atOr Dubois asked to have IT read i'm or
der to call attention to the situation
there.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-03-15
PORTO RICO ASKS A BOUNTY.

WASHINGTON. March Speaker
Henderson today presented to the
House a request of the House of Dele
gates of Poto Rico setting 10th the de-
pessed condition of the coffee industry
and asking that a bounty of cents a
pound be paid out of the United States
Treasury for coffee raised in Porto Rico
nd pNDOTted
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-03-15
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The Lamar register., 1902-06-25
Edward kemeys in Washington.

Edward Kemeys. a sculptor. well
known for his reproductions of ami.
mails. and his wife. who is also work.
er in the same field, after winter
spent in studying the Indians and wild
game of New Mexico. have settled
down in Washington. where the
Geological park offers them plenty of
material. At present Mr. Kemeys is
at work upon series of bronzes or.
dered by Chicago for her public
buildings, representing the important
animals of America. His chief work
heretofore has been bought by Chica.
go, which city is especially proud of
the lions that guard the entrance of
the Art Institute. They are nine feet
high-the largest in the world. with
the exception of those by Landseer in
London.
The Lamar register., 1902-06-25
Guard American statsssmlosn.

Exceeding care is taken by the
members of the Senate to prevent
some crank from attempting to wipe
that body out of existence at one fell
swoop. The .doorkeepers have special
instructions on this point. Every per-
son who enters the public galleries is
closely scrutinized. Visitors can carry
no packages whatever. because 1t Is
feared the bundles may contain bombs
or other Internal machines which could
be hurled WITH deadly effect into the
chamber. 0. sEli rI'
During the recent rush OF visitors to
Washington the guards had lively ex-
periences with the amateur photog-
raphers. Every day dozens of tourists
were barred out because. they had
their cameras with them. The guards
admit that the Senators have no OBJ
lection to having their pictures taken.
but they say there is danger of some
dangerous missile being concealed in
the cameras. so they cannot take the
risk of permitting them in the CALLER
les. AS the guards refuse to be re-
sponsible for packages left with them
the fears of the senators result In cut,
ting down their audiences. During
recent exciting and prolonged session
of the Senate several young women
who did not wish to miss any OF the
interesting debate sent out for some
luncheon. The guard stopped the mes.
senger on9his return.- He explained
that the package contained things
which were dangerous only when ta'
= A..
obdurate. The young women were
forced to give up their desirable seats
and eat their lunch in the corridor.
On another occasion well-linown
congressman attempted to enter the
Senate gallery with n suspicious-look-
ing bulge to his coat and he was made
to show what he carried in his pocket.
1t was bottle of ink which he had
just purchased in the Senate station.
ery-room.
The Lamar register., 1902-06-25
To Build a Chinese Cemetery.

Philadelphia attorney has pur-
chased a farm of forty-eisht acres in
Bensalem township for syndicate.
which purposes to establish Chinese
cemetery. 1t will be the only GENE.
terry of its kind east of the Rocky
Mountains. Its projectors say that
it will have one or more temples. and
be laid out in every way to conform
to Chinese customs. The principal
pagoda will be nine stories high, and
from the balconies will hang bells,
which are to be rung at stated hours
of the day and night-certain ones to
keep the evil spirits away and others
to guide the good spirits. The Chi
nese have been trying for a long time
to obtain a tract of land on the line
of the Pennsylvania railroad. between
New York and Philadelphia. for a
cemetery.
The Lamar register., 1902-06-25
George washinston's Religion.

New York Tribune correspondent
writing from Washington arrays all
the historical evidence at hand and
concludes that the first president was
not communicant of any religious
body. A leading quotation, that from
Robert Dale Owen, seems to convey
the spirit of the whole communica.
ton: When | spoke of Washington's
deathbed. | had the account of an
eyewitness lying before me. And most
strongly does that corroborate my
opinion that Washington's religion
was of the most liberal stamp. No
clergyman around his deathbed. No
protestations that in the dying hour
religion afforded him aid. No praying.
No repeating of texts. No asking for
n Bible to read a chapter. The Father
of His Country died the death of a
patriot; he died as he had lived, in
dignity and peace; but he left behind
him not one word to warrant the be-
lief that he was other than sincere
Deist."
The Lamar register., 1902-06-25
Dramatic oath-Takins.

At memorable gathering. attend
ed by Henry ILL.,. the prelates and bar
ons of England. each bearing a lighted
taper, encircled the king while the
curse of heaven was invoked by the
archbishop of Canterbury on those
who in future should in any respect
violate the two charters tthe Magma
Charta and the Charta de Foresta).
Hands were lifted in air and brows
barred. and the tapers were then ex-
tinguished and thrown, sinking and
smoking, on the ground and the dire
malediction uttered that the souls of
every one who infringed the charters
might thus be eXtinguished and stink
and smoke in hell" Weirdly i'm
pressive in its rude fervor. the epi-
sode was made additionally striking
by the action of the ning. who closed
the ceremony by declaring these
words: so may God help me. will
inviolably observe all these things. as
l am man and a Christian. a knight
and a crowned and anointed king"
The Lamar register., 1902-06-25

Few brides would care to follow a
custom traditional in some rural dis.
tricts of Northumberland, in England.
There. when woman marries, her
grave clothes are considered quite as
essential part of her trousseau as
her wedding gown. Safely wrapped
away with lavender and all kinds of
sweet-smelling herbs. they are taken
out from time to time and carefully
aired and inspected. Indeed. these
grewsomely suggestive garments seem
to have a special value. for their own
er, in moments of gloom and depres-
sion. often finds comfort in trying on
her snroud and rejecting upon the
pleasing effect it will produce when
her turn comes to be viewed" by her
mourning neighbors and acQuaint.
ances.
The Lamar register., 1902-06-25
A story of Holland House.

The place now belongs to the fifth
Earl of Leicester. a lineal descendant
of tae famous politician Fox, after
ward Lord Holland, and Lord Ilches.
ter, who owns over thirty-two thou.
sand acres in other parts of the coun.
try, has ample means for keeping
up" Holland House. Holland House,
too has its ghost story. The beauti.
full Lady Diana Rich, daughter Of the
Earl of Holland from whom the house
took its name, was once walking in
the garden before dinner. when she
met her own apparition, "as II in a
looking glass; A month later this
lady succumbed to smallpox, and her
sister. also. it is said, saw an appari'
ton just before her deatn.--Cassell's s
Magazine. 80
The Lamar register., 1902-06-25
Land Stolen by The Sea.

THE. Strand Magazine describes the
steady and disastrous eating away OF
the coast line of England by the en-
croaching sea, and it is stated that
the annual loss of area by coast eros
ion in England alone Is probably not
less than 1000 acres.
On the other hand, marsh lands
have been drained and other lands
reclaimed. but these areas are insig'
nificant as compared with those which
have been lost
Parts of the lost lands were low-ly.
ing, protected by dikes or levees,
which We're eventually preached; 9th
pr parts were washed away by floods
and storms: but in many cases the
sea is eating its way into tall cliffs,
demolishing numerous towns and vii
lagos ssJ4fL
The line of anchorage for ships of
Selsey. in Sussex. is still called The
Park" having been a royal deer parl;
in the reign of Henry Will, while the
treacherou shoals known as the
Goodwin sands formed in early days
the estate of Earl Goodwin.
On tne lOrkSnlre coast tnere are
~ buried towns and villages, and in
Suffolk there are five. Subm erged for.
ests may be seen at low tide off Bex.
hill and Wirral, and their remains
have been found at numerous points
along the coast.
Y Southwest from Lands End. toward
the Scilly islands. peninsula OF
about 227 square miles has been car
ried away: and below the sand beach
is deposit of black mold containing
indications of trees and deer.
At Wirral is Leasowes castle, now
on the edge of the cliff, but fifty years
ago 1t was half a mile from the sea
Many historical towns. such as Raw
ensburg (mentioned by Shakspere)
where Henry ~ landed in 1899, and
Edward " in 1i71. have now entirely
disappeared.
At Reculver the cliffs were grad
ually eroded until church. originally
two miles inland. was partly wrecked
this church. however, had two spires
forming a striking landmark for sail
ors. and thu trinity board lin charge
of the lighthouse work. therefore hat
sea wall built to prevent the des
truction of the towers.
The Lamar register., 1902-06-25
The Point at Issue,

A witness. who had given his evil
dence in such way as to satisfy
everybody in court that he was com
mitting perjury. being cautioned by
Justice -. said at last: My lord.
you may believe me or not. but
have stated not a word that is false.
for have been welded to truth from
my infancy"
Yes, sir" said, Justice: but
the question is how long have you
been a widowerf ~ gEAs
The Lamar register., 1902-06-25
Electric Light Not Harmful.

A Russian specialist has decided
that, contrary to the general opinion.
electric light plays less havoc with
the eyes than other forms of artificial
light He bases his deductions on the
fact that disease and damage to the
eye are prcportionei to the frequency
of the closure of the lids. He found
that the lids close in a minute 6.S
times with candle light, 2.S times with
gas light, % time IS with sun Eight and
1,g mes .iith eject i light. ME
The Lamar register., 1902-06-25
His Editorial Message.

When Martin Baddles went North.
with grip full of poems, the janitors
and editorial attendants, suspecting
his purpose. turned him down.
At one office he displayed his wares
said:
THE editor won't talk to you about
manuscript-he's full"
"Ail right" said Baddles, as he
packed his grip again. tell him I'll
call around when he's sober. At
lanta Constitution. I
The Lamar register., 1902-06-25
Pats Test,

good story is told of an Iris Imam.
more patriotic than clever. who en-
listed in one of the smart cavalry reg.
iments. The fencing instructor had
experienced rather a difficult job in
the matter of explaining to him the
various ways of using the sword
Now" he said. how would you use
the sword If your opponent feinted?"
'Bedad." said Pat. with cleaning
eyes. I'D just tickle him with the
point to see n he was shamming."
The Lamar register., 1902-06-25

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