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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31
DID TIE WHIPPING KILL Hin?
Soy Severely Thrashed IN Factory pea9---Er
rest of Man Who Whipped Him.

Winston-Salem, N. G., March 2G.-The
arrest of Henry StUltZ here under a war
rant charging assault with a deadly
Weapon on the person Of Willie Thrift,
who died recently, has developed facts
which suggest that Stullz may be in
dicted for murder. The circumstances
are these:
Stultz was a boss in the r. ]. Reynolds
factory in which young Thrift worked,
and some three weeks since Stult2 whip
ped the boy severely with several box
Innings, strips about One-half inch wide
and three -siXteenths thick. Thrift left
and for several days thereafter com
planned of soreness in his body.
On the sixth day he took to his bed
and developed a case Of pneumonia. A
physician was called in, but last Friday the
boy died. The boys mother and brothers
his father being dead-make the charge
that his illness was s~upcrinduced by the
whipping, and the warrant was sworn
out by them. Stultz viii be given a pre-
liminary trial today. At present he IS at
liberty under bail. The warrant under
which he was arrested does not charge
him with murder, but that the grand jury
may make this charge seems very posi-
bile.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31
Best Oyster Law Ever Enacted.

To the Editor: ] have just read in
yOur paper of the 18th a letter from Mr..
$. 5. Mann in answer to an inquiry as
to what will be the results of the changes
made in the oyster law. As Mr.. Mann
gives a plain statement of facts relative
TO fish and oyster Legislation and as /
notice that he is thoroughly cOnVersant
with the oyster industry in this State, /
beg to congratulate him upon being the
author of the first intelligent and in
structiVe argument that I have ever seen
in 4 newspaper in this State upon the
oyster question. Everything | have seen
heretofore has been criticism directed
against the Oyster Commissioner and
oyster Inspectors, when the fault was
in the law and not in the executive.
In my opinion the new law is the best
oyster law that we have ever had in this
State, and if we may judge from Mr..
Webb's past record we should have no
apprehension as to its enforcement. Under
this law properly enforced the area Of our
oyster grounds will be increased. the
quality Of the oyster Will be improved
and all parties engaged in the industry
Will be properly protected.
JOHN NOLSON.
M9rshallberg, N. c., March %.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31
ANOTHER CAMPAIGN
Workfor Better Schools More
Extensive This Year.
Gov. syccct. Pres. nclyer ar Secretary Books
Met With Superintendent Jsyner
Yesterday.

Another vigorous campaign for better
,hooIs IS being planned.
The first move was yesterday morning,
VIXEN the Executive Committee OF the
Association for the Promotion of Pubic
Education met in the office Of State Su-
pcrintendeut Joyner. There were present
besides the superintendent Governor Ay-
cock. President Charles u. McIyer. OF
the State Normal and Industrial College,
and Secretary +. G. Brooks. OF Monroe.
The plan of campaign for the coming
summer and fall viii be similar TO the one
carried on with such splendid results last
year. but it VIII be on a more extensive
scale.
There will be numerous rallies and a
great deal Of speech-making. A number
of prominent teachers and leading men
Of other callings VIII make addresses
upon the subjects Of consolidation Of
school districts. local taxation, improve
ment OF school houses and general slim
ulatiOn OF the public sentiment on the
question Of education.
superintendent Joyner states that lot
tere viii be sent out in a few days 10 the
county superintendents aIl others spec
tally Interested.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31
COMPETING LINE TO AsHEVILLE.
a Declaration That the Southern Will Not Op-
pose its Building.

AsheVille, n. c., March 25.-The South
ern Railway Company VIII intcrpcse no
objection, passive or otherwise, to the
effort to secure a competing road into
ASheVllle. A gentleman, who is in close
touch With such matters, said today:
The Southern Railway realizes fully
that the railroad business Of this city
Is worth striving for, especially the great
passenger traffic; nevertheless it is real
fiZed that if an opposition company has
means with which to build q competing
line 1T VIII be done and the Southern
people will do nothing more than watch
possible developments from their pres
ent point of vantage" Assuming that this
IS really the attitude OF the Southern
people the rumOr that Geo. w. Perkins
is here to make a study of the railroad
situation with q view to blocking any
effort by an opposing line is disposed Of.
1t is now confidently believed that the
read connecting Asheville and Ruther-
fOrdton will be built and that it Will pass
into the control of the Seaboard.
First Nice-Pres;dcnt Andrews, of the
Southern, arrived here today in his pri-
Nate car.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31
T. B. ROBERTSON ELECTED
COLONEL FIRST REGIMENT
1ho Coming ~Encampment May be Eeld at
Chickamauga Park, tho Government
to Foot the Bills.

Charlotte, \. c., March 26.-At a meet
ing Of the officers of the First North
Carolina regiment held in this city to-
elected colonel; George +. Butler, of elm
ton. lieutenant colonel. and J.. +. Gard
neE, Of Shelby. major.
1t IS the wish Of the newly elected
colonel that the coming "ncampment be
held at Chickamauga Park. If this idea
IS carried out the government viii trans
port the troops, furnish subsistence and
pay regular army pay during the term
OF e~ncamplnent.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31
Mr.. Dancey's Statement,

To the Editor: l hope YOU VIII par
don ME for trespassing upon your time
and space, but some of the published re
ports in regard to the trouble between
DR.. Baker and DR.. Bass, resulting in the
tragedy of the 10th, are SO erroneous, that
l look upon it as a duty l owe to my
dead friend and brother-in-law 1--WE mar
ried sisters), to do what l can to set
the matter straight before the public.
The assault made by DIR. Bass on DR..
Baker a few months ago grew out of a
letter which DR.. Baker wrote to a pa
tient of DR.. Bass; this was afterwards
settled between them.
The Alice Powell matter was decided
by the Board of Managers of the Pittman
Sanatorium against the contentious of
DR.. Bass, but he stated to me that he
was satisfied inasmuch as his friends un-
derstood his position in that matter, and
it was ended so far as he was concerned.
There was no trouble of the slightest
between then on this occasion.
At a subsequent meeting of the Board
of Managers of the Pittman Sanatorium
mgr words did pass between them,
but there was no personal encounter,
though each made the motion of drawing
Immediately after this DR..
Bass told me he should let the matter
drop, and if DR.. Baker took no further
action about it, he should not. These
matters were all ended and nothing more
was heard of them, so far as l know.
The real trouble between them was
this: Early in February it came TO my
knowledge, and between the 18th and 10th
of February. to the knowledge of DR..
Bass from out Of town parties, that DIR.
Baker stated that he had received several
anonymous letters: that he was show
ing them to people and alleging that
Mrs. Bass was the author Of them. These
letters reflected upon the chastity of
the writer. About a week before this,
DR.. Bass had heard from a detective OF
Norfolk, Va, that he had been hired by
DR.. Baker to come to this town and dis
cover a person alleged to be trying to
enter the Pittman Sanatorium at night;
that DR.. Baker had stated to him that he
suspected the son of DR.. Bass. About
the 18th of February I went to DR.. Baker
and asked him about the anonymous
letters above referred to, and requested
him to show them to me. He would
neither admit nor deny that he had re-
ceived them, but advised me not to push
an investigation in regard to them, and
insinuatcd that it would bring to light
something awful and terrible. OF course,
this made me more determined to get
at the bottom of the whole matter in
order to protect and defend the fair name
of my wife's sister. After making al
the Investigation | could without any
angible result. on the 18th March,
requested Mr.. Samuel s. Nash. 2 mutual
friend Of both Or. Baker and DR.. Bass,
to go to DIR. Baker and ask him to Let
him, Mr.. Nash. have the letters 50 That
DIR. TaSe and rrvG"1f r~i~hf inspect them
stating TO Mr.. Nash that | fc-t absolute
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31
Minor Elected Lieutenant Colonel.

Durham, n. c., March 26.-At a meet
ms of the line officers Of the Third regI
mont, State Guard, here this afternoon
Lieutenant w. e. Minor, of oxford. was
elected observation-disclosures to fill the va
cancy made by the resignation of Lieu
tcnant-Colonel T. j. Winston. There were
four candidates, as follows: Capt. r. p.
Hackney, of this city; Majors ]. j. Ber-
nard, Of Raleigh, and r. NJ. Albright, Of
Greensboro. ard Lieutenant w. Z. Minor,
OF Oxford. No election resulted from the
frst ballot and in the second the forces
OF Hackney and Albright went to Minor.
Thirteen of the line officers OF the regi-
ment were present and twenty were rep
resentd by proxy.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31
UNSIGNED LETTERS
THAT CAUSED DEATH
Prime Cause of the Baker
Bass Shooting.
Dr.. Bass Heard That Or. Baker Claimed 10 Have
These, Asked for Them and Hot
Receiving Mad- the
Assault.

At the preliminary hearing in Tar
killing of DR.. HIT. Bass by Or. Julian
Baker the News and Observer was rep
sented by Mr.. Edward f. Britton, Of the
editorial staff, that this paper might give
a full and complete report of the hear
ing.
Mr.. Britton's mission was not alone
to report this hearing but also TO ascer-
tain the facts OF the controversy which
led up to the assault of Dr.. Bass on
DR.. Baker and the shooting by the lat
ter.
Both Of these duties he performed, and
in his special to this paper which APP
peared on Saturday morning he gave a
full account Of all the events of the hear
ing and in the paper Of Sunday morning
he stated all the facts bearing upon
events leading up to the tragedy except
one.
This one he knew, but it was not stated
because in doing so the name of the wife
of DR.. Bass would enter into the matter.
He followed out the we'll known policy
of this paper with regard to facts not
III court which involved q woman name,
and was led to do this because while he
had received statements from the friends
and relatives of DR.. Bass with authority
to publish, yet from the attorneys of DR..
Baker who were asked for a statement
none was authorized.
After returning to Raleigh, Mr.. Brit
ton, being convinced by his Investigation
that the trouble between the two ply
SicianS had grown cut of unsigned let
ters said TO have been received by Or.
Baker who ascribed them to Mrs. Bass,
and having received a statement con-
corning these letters from Mr.. Frank
l.. Dancy, whose wife is Mrs. Bass sis
ter, tel%egraphed for the News and OBJ
server to DR.. Bakers counsel asking for
their statement.
In reply a telegram was received from
Messrs. G.. M. T. Fountain, Gillian &
Gillian, attorneys for DR.. Baker. which
said W have no statement to make
at this time relative to the Baker-Bass
controversy
On Tuesday night, too late for use, Il
letter for publication was received from
Mr.. Dancy, giving in substance the same
statement as that given to Mr.. Britton.
Yesterday morning a second telegram w2s
sent to DR.. Bakers attorneys and a re-
ply was received making the declination
given in the first telegram.
The letter of Mr.. Dancy having been
made public by its Insertion in the Tar
boro Southerner the News and Observer
no longer feels that it would be acting in
opposition to it's policy by publishing this.
so it opens it's columns to the letter Of
Mr.. Dancy which reads as follows:
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31
STOLE A LOAD OF TOSACCO,
Now the Two "Cullud Pussons'' Who swiped
it are Roasting in Jail.

Wilson. n. c., March 26.-Cnief of Po-
lice Gus Kicks, of Rocky Mount, came
IN on the $50 train last night, bringing
with him Doc Sanders, colored, who had
sold a load of tobacco on the market
OF that town that morning. The tobacco
was stolen from Mr.. H. c. Dance, a
buyer of this place, the night before by
Sander and Isham Perry. Perry was ar
rested here and while on the way to the
station house made a break for liberty,
but q pistol hot from Policeman Ellis
brought him to a halt. The ball was
extracted last night. at the hearing
this morning both parties We're bound
over to court, and failing to give bond
are now in jail.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31
BRIDGES WASHED AWAY.
Tar River Swollen by Recent Rains---Munici-
pal Building Completed.

Rocky Mount, N. c., March 26.-The re-
cent heavy rains have caused Tar river
to spread herself IS she hasn't done for
q number of years. High water mark
has been passed, and three bridges near
here were swept away yesterday. A
large force of hands are kept busy night
and day to keep the raft from the long
bridge at the Fails here, which is still
standing at this writing. The river con-
tinues to rise slowly.
The loss Of the bridges above men
tened viii cause great Inconvenience to
the country people and will be a great
loss TO the county. All the lowlards
on the big river farms below here are
entirely covered with water and Tao
damage to farming interest Will be CON
Siderable.
The new municipal building has been
completed. and all the town officials have
moved into their handsome new offices
upstairs.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31
II NEW DRUGGISTS.
Over so Per Centof Applicants
Before Board Failed.
The Ladi,s S. Who We're txpected 10 Ask fer Ii
cense, did not Stand fK7mina,iot---0niy
One Was Present.

There were thirty-eight applicants BE-
fore the state Board # Pharmacy for
license to practice pharmacy. OF that 8
II passed the examination-less thar
fifty per cent. The Board IS doing a
good public service when it makes its
examinations searching and thorough.
Every person in the State is Interested
in having skilful and expert and capable
men in the department Of compromising
medicine.
Tic names Of the successful candidates
before the State Board OF Pharmacy. are
as follows:
Troy f. Austin, Smithfield.
Walter ~. Bateman, Wilson.
David A. Bullock. Wilmington.
Clement Byrd. Wilson.
Walter VI. Cook. Salisbury.
Richard $. Gorhant Rocky Mount.
William Hood, Smithfield.
abe x. Hollowcll, Wilson.
John =. lie GWin, Wilmington.
Thomas r. Pemberton. Greensboro.
Richard L. Seagle, H~endorsonviIle.
William II. Snuggs, Albemarle.
William G. Stribling, Anderson, S. c.
Ptolemy Summey, Dallas.
Homer b. Ward, Echo.
Clyde /. Webb, Shelby.
George w. Cardwell, (~colored), Eliza
beth City.
The ladies did not put in their appear
One came. but said that she had
not yet prepared herself sufficiently TO
stand the examination.
The next meeting Of the Board Of
will be held during the session
of the State Pharmaceutical Association
at Morehead City on June 9th 1903.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31
TRAIN LOAD OF TRUCK
The Season Weeks Ahead
of Last Year.
Enormous Shipments of lettuce Going Forward
From the Eastern Part of the
State.

WILMINGTON, n. c., March 2G.-The
truck season is said to be at least two
weeks in advance of last year by reason
of the very mild spring. Large shi2-
ments Of lettuce are now being made,
and also some asparagus and other
vegetables are going forWard The first
solid express train of the season Went
up the Wilmington and Weldon railroad
yesterday. The strawberry prospect is
said to be very encouraging and some
riDening is i'll progress in favorite spots
A number of schools in the berry belt
VIII close their spring terms this and
next week to allow the pupils to assist
their parents in marketing the crop. The
season is not only Well advanced. but
the crop viii be q heavy one.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31
FOR FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLsgg
Suit Against Southern for peatn or 81.
FIsher--Lu.k Amazes R-euL5Acsa.

Ashcvillc. ~. g.. March -s
been begun IN Superior court JAZZ.
Southern Railway on account or f.. ..
Of Tom Fisher. a railway engines
"A killed recently jan q wreck ..
Asheyille division Of the Suu.aa-.
amount II damage asked for. al.s .n.
ana dollars. is perhaps the Iara...
sued for on account one man a....
John ", Ycrkcs, Commission.
Revenue, was here today. Nerk.a ~.
his way to Washington after .r..
some time in Cincinnati The ,...
sioner ana Collector Harkins a..a.
morning sightseeing.
Republican politicians Were aH.
when they read q dispatch from W....
Vile in which Col. Lusk is q.,...
saying that rnator P|ritcharl is . .
tinct failure as a party leader. ami .
possessing the ability with which t
generally accredited. Politicians 49,.
Lusk should never have given u.tar#I
to such sentiments even If be- dir. .
terrain them.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31
Midshipman for Naval Academy.
Wilmington Starr

Hon G.. B. Patterson, Of Maxton. writes
that there viii be an examination in that
town on April 7th for the selection of
midshipman for the United States Naval
Academy. Mr.. Patterson says he il
sorry that he cannot give longer notice,
but ne has just been notified of the fact
that he was entitled to an appointment
The Dickson cotton mill is placing
an order this week for 200 additional
spindles. and Will put in 1900 more
sometime during this year, making in
all about 1850 s%pind1es. About twenty
five new cottages will be erected at an
early date to accommodate q force of
night operatives, and by the time new
cotton is coming in they expect to be
running on full time-day and night. a
considerable amount of new stock has
been sold, and the books IN the Register
of Deeds office show that the mortgage
on the mill has been cancelled. We are
glad TO say the mill is now in good CON
dition-financialIy and otherwise
Laurinburg Exchange.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31
BLOWN BY BANDITS
RoCkRobbed
of 500 in Cash and
Stamps.

Hendersonyille y. G., March 2G.-rhe
postoffice safe at Flat Rock was blown
open with nitro-glycerine by burglars
about one o'clock last night 4 looted
OF $500 in cash. A large amount OF
stamps and some small checks are miss
ing, none of which has been recovered.
The door OF the safe was blown from
its fastenings and a large hole torn in the
floor. The glass doors and windows Of
the building We're also demolished. No
clue to the crackSmen has been found.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31
Late Truck News.
lDnnlin Journall

Carniue and hudson ~ill plant thlrty
acres i'm ca~ntaloupes this season lhiS
s the larges. acreage - have heard 81
Asparagus i being shipped daily no"
and selling from 81 to S. per dozen.
Strawberries. the first OF the spring
season anu or the Mckinley variety
were shipped from Warsaw Tuesday
March 18th. Dupln Is still in the lead
Carmlne .nd Hudson shipped rs" bar
rel crates OF cabbage on Monday. the
.24th. This IS the earliest shipment OF
cabbage ever made by these h~ustline
truckers.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31
Woman Fatally Burned.

Wilmington. y. G.. March q. With her
garments in a light blaze ana The flames
tapping about her BODY. Ann Ella
Holmes. a colored woman living In -"
Northern section OF the city. rushed into
the street last night and was fatally
burned before she could be caught AMI
the clothes torn from her. The woman
YVES subject 10 epileptic fits and in one
Of these she is supposed 70 have fail u
in the fire, afterwards ~regained cons,,-
BUSINESS and rushed outside OF her house.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31
Conductor Stricken With Smallpox.

Salisbury, N. G., March 26.-Capt l. a
Frazier, 2 well known conductor OH |h.
Yadkin division OF the Southern. w
stricken with smallpox today. -Four l
male teachers in tho white graded sehaH
of Salisbury. who are boarding ST. Boz
home, have been qu~arantineI with '..
other members Of the family.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31
A Second Rep:rt.

Especial to News ana Obscrycr)
Asheyille, y. G., March 2G.-Tho post
office at Flat Rock, in Henderson coun-
y, was burglarized at an early hour this
lccrnlng and over $500 in stamps and
cash secured. Not only was the safe
completely demolished, but d large hole
was blown through the store building in
which the postCffice was located. No
clue to who committed the robbery has
been obtained.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31
Ed Hughes Brought Home.

LaGrange, n. G., March 25-E.
Hughes, who was shot by Jesse Kennel
at Kinston. some time ago. was brous#
home today. He has improved greatly
but is still entirely paralyz"d. Iis H..
was despaired OF for several day, t.
the doctors are now hopeful Of his u..
mate recovery.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31

Eight hour laws are ignored by those
t~ireless. little workers-Dr. Kings New,
Lie Pills. Millions arc always at WORK,
night and day. curing Indigestion. Bill
BUSINESS, Constipation, Sick Headache and
oil Stomach, Liver and Bowel troubles.
Eosy. pleasant, SAFE, sure. only 25c. at
all drug stores.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31
IT SAVED HIS LEG.

7. a. Danforth, Of L~aGrange. Ca. suf-
fered for six months with a frightful
running sore on his leg; but writes
that Bucklen's Arnica SaIve wholly cured
i in five days. Fer Ulcers, Wounds,
Piles, it's the best salve in the world.
Cure guaranteed. Only 25 cents. Sold
by all Druggists.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31

One Minute Cough Cure strengthens the
lungs, wards of pneumonia and is a
harmless and never failing cure in all
durable cases OF Coughs, Colds and Group.
One Minute Cough Cure is pleasant to
take, harmless and good alike for young
and old. w. II. King Drug Company.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31
Death of Mr.. Tom Peacock.

Wilson, y. G. March 22.-Mr. Tho.-
Il. Peacock, who has been in poor ha.
for several months. died at the home
his mother, in this place yesterday .
II O'Clock, and will be buried al 2@' F.
morrow. He was q half-broraer .
Prof. bred Peacock. Of Greensboro. "
is here to attend the funeral
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31

The telephone exchanges at Leaksville
and Spray were sold this week. Parties
buying shares at 500 each have since
sold the same for $3.50. The business will
be greatly improved. Long distance
lines viii be constructed all through
North Carolina and Virginia.-Reidsyille
ERHieW.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31

Hickory, y. G. March 23-Pov. T T"
Martin arrived Saturday night 90 =.
charge OF the meeting which has been
progres at the new Baptist church far
a week.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31
To Build a Church.

High Point. n. G., March 25.-t' .
meeting OF members Of Salem Str.
church this week it was decided 10 h....
q new church at once. so far $1,000 I.
been raised for that purpose.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-31

A small pill, easy to buy, easy to take
and easy to act, but never failing in re-
suits. DeWitt's Little Early Risers
arouse the secretions and act as q tonic
to the liver, curing permanently. w. II.
King Drug Company.