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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22
PianO Tuning Club.

Geo. A. Poythress, the artistic, ex-
pert piano tuner and repalrer
will be IN Farmville one week. Join
his piano tuning club aud get the bene-
fit Of a large reduction from the regular
rates. Geo. A. Poythress is tuner for
Blackstone Female Institute and many
other colleges and institutes. he Is re-
commended by many manufacturers OF
pianos. Send in your name on pos
tai card. Orders from the country soil
cited.
GEO. A. POYTHREss,
Farmville, Va.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22

We paint houses, signs, carriages
and paper your houses artistically. See
our wall paper patterns in new window
at DR.. Winston's old stand. Prompt
attention will be given your orders.
FARRAR & PAULETT.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22
More Industries.

We mentioned some time since that
Burkeville would 60 into a picking
business, and we beg now to add that
more Industries should be started this
section over. The late Mr.. Lesturgeon,
of Cumberland, always made money
from his private canning venture, and
it always has been mystery to us that
this enterprise was allowed to die in
Farmvile. If thirty years ago it bad
been suggested that Col. Goode would
become millionaire from the sale Of
water shipped from a Mecklenburg
spring, the incredulOus would have
shaken their heads and said, "Water is
too free and pure in old Mecklenburg,
that any money could be made from Its
sale.n But the water was sold and the
money has been made. The best pickle
we have ate was made from Southside
Virginia products and by Southside
Virginia housewives, and there are
ladies in Farmville who in such field
Of labor would soon win national repute
and take in the cash in the meantime
Why don't some one in Farmville
start a rustic char factory? Our creek
banks are thick with the necessary ma
terial, and already there are experts in
our midst. The hub and spoke factory
should long since have been in opera
ton.
Let more Of us catch the spirit and
energy Of Mr.. Robson and compel the
world to pay its 1.-THE as well as money
to Farmville-made article.
Busy, busy, busy, Oh the farms at
last. No eight-hour law can be tole-
rated Just now. And by the way we
talked with one Of our farmers not
long since who said he had been busy
on the farm all winter and every day
OF the winter. His farmer hands al
ways find something to do. With
such a man when what we call the
working season opens there is no hur-
red getting ready for the work, for he
is already we'll and fully equipped
Horses have been kept comfortable all
winter and are strong for work, farm
ing implements are in perfect order
grazing ground well fenced, manure
scattered, and nothing remains but tc
commence firing.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22

It's the little colds that grow into big
colds the big colds that end IN con
sumption and death. Watch the Mt
tie colds. DR.. Woods Norway Pine
syrup.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22
GEO. A. POYTHREss,
Farmville, Va.
It is easier to acquire wife than it
is to keep a servant girl.

Ordinary household accidents have
no terrors when there's a bottle Of DR..
Thomas Electric Oil in the medicine
chest Heals burns, cuts, bruises,
sprains. Instant relief.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22
PEOPLES STEAMBOAT LINE.
STEAMER TOURIST

Leaves Norfolk every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at $50
A. NJ, with passengers and freight
for Petersburg, Newport News and
James River Landings, arriving at
Petersburg about 500 p. N.
Leaves Petersburg every Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday at $50
A. 81, with passengers and freight
for Norfolk, Newport News and
James River Landings, arriving at
Norfolk about 500 p. NJ.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22

Painting Deauuiies your home, 1t
adds % It's financial worth aud Is al
together enjoyed. Allow us 10 give
you bids, select your colors and do the
work. Our chief aim is to please you.
FARRAR x PAULETr.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22
AGreat Sensation.

There was big sensation in Lees
vile. Ind. when w. II. Brown, Of that
place, who was expected to die, had
his life saved by DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption. lie writes: Il
endured insufTerable agonies from
Asthma, but your New Discovery gave
me immediate relief and soon there
after effected a complete cure" SINH
lar cures Of Consumption, Pneumonia,
Bronchitis and Grip are numerous. It's
the peerless remedy for all throat and
lung troubles. Price SOC, and sl.OO.
Guaranteed by White d Co., Druggists.
Trial bottles free.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22
Eggs for Matching.

s. G. brown leghorn eggs for sale at
farmers prices. Address
w. B. GATES,
Rice Va
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22
Fnr Sale. Cheap.

one second hand Wind Mill COM
plete. i'm good condition, with tower,
tanE and wheel. II. +. WALL,
'''' Farmyille, Va.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22
For Sale or Rent

House with twelve rooms, recently
repaired. within 4 mile of Lithia
Springs. w. LANCASTER
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22

Four vacant lots in west Farmville
so $40 for sale one hundred and fifty
dollars each separately or as a whole.
w. J. HILLsMAN,
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22
FOR DYSPEPTICS.

40 Broadway New York City.
McALpIN DYs. REM. Co.:
Dear Sirs:-Will you send as
soon as possible to above adj
dress a bottle of your dyspepsia
remedy-anyway so we can get
it quick.
Why don't you put it on New
York marketl
Yours &c.
W.S.C.
McAlpin DySpapSiaIRemedy Go.
PaFmYille, Va.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22

A full dress suit Of paint will make
your home look like new.
FARRAR 4 PAULETT.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22

"Wouldn't hurt a baby" Rheuma-
eide is entirely vegetable, and instead
Of hurting the digestion, tones up the
entire system.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22

Eczema, scald head, hives, itchiness
of the skin OF any sort, instantly re-
lieved, permanently cured. Doan 5
Ointment. At any drug store.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22

Talk is cheap; otherwise the average
wife would soon bankrupt her husband.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22

A good neighbor is one who is good
enough 10 mind his own business.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22

A lazy liver makes a lazy man. Bur
dock Blood Bittersl Is the natural, never
failing remedy for a lazy liver.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22

"stop your grooming" Rheumaeide
is entirely vegetable, and instead OF
hurting the digestion, tones up the en-
tire sYsfem.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-22

II. s. LIZARD, ID. r. A.
$50 East Main St., Richmond, Va.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-15
SUNDAY SCHOOL TOUR PARTY.
Leaves this Morning for Durham to
Start the Campaign.

The Sunday School Tour Party leaves
this morning for Durham where the first
meeting OF the Piedmont Campaign" Will
oren at 2:30 p. m.
Mr. G. c. Tullar, of New York, the sin
ger evangelist, one of the party reached
Durham yesterday and organized larg9
chorus choir for the meeting.
In the party that leave Raleigh this
morning are Mr.. S. NJ. Smith. General
Secretary of the State Sunday School AS
ISOLATION; Mrs. S. M. Smith, Miss Maude
Reid, ecretary of Primary Work; Rev. j.
w. Long Field ecretary; Mr.. N. 81
Brcughton. chairman of the Executive
Committee.
The meetings in Durham close tomor-
row night, and on Thursday the party
bfg gin another in Oxford.
| For the past ten days the rooms OF the
State Sunday School Association in this
city have been a place of stirring bust
ness. Each of the fifteen counties to be
visited by the Tour Party has been thor
oughiy advised of the meetings, by let
tiers, booklets, posters, programs, news
paper notices, ETC., explaining fully the
coming OF the party, the purpose of same
and the great hope anticipated in Great
ing stronger Sunday school sentiment
helping along all lines of management
| teaching, organizing methods, etc.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-15
FINE TRAP SHOTS
U. M. C. Southern Squad
Shoot Here.
Mr.. las. |. johnson Makes Splendid
Score and Local Shots Figure
Close to the PROBES
SIGNALS.

The Union Metallic Cartridge Southern
Squad visited our city yesterday and de
lighted the people with some fine shoot
ing.
The squad is composed of the following
gentleman: Tom A Marshall (captain)
of Illinois; Chas w. Budd, of Iowa: Rol-
Ia o. Heikes, of Ohio; VIM. H. Keen, of
Kansas, and Col J. 7. Anthony, of Char
lotte, n C.
About 200 spectators were present yes
terday afternoon on Cameron Field, where
as the guests of the Raleigh Gun Club
the visitors shot. Had it not been had
weather it is certain a much greater
crowd would have been present to enjoy
The mangiicent work.
The members of the Raleigh Gun Club
made up squad of their men to shoot
against the u. M. c. squad and came
within three targets of tieing the visitors,
the record the home folks made being the
best record any team has made against
the crack shots during their tour of the
South. The Raleigh trap shooters feel
proud of this record and have a right to
be so. Mr.. James /. Johnson was TIE
nigh man for the Raleigh team, making
90 per cent, splendid average.
The score is as follows, there being
four events in which the u. M. C. squad
took part, some others shooting after
wards. Twenty-Five targets We're used for
each:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-15
ATTORNEYS FOR THE STATE.
BRYAN THE FAVORiTE.
But Kisses Came When Cleveland and
Roosevelt Were Named.

There was some fun played with the
audience last week when Haverly's Min
strels held forth here. and in this fun
the political favorites of the large au-
dience gathered at the minstrel perform
ance We're discovered.
One OF the black faced comedians in
the first part presented an easel with a
big blank paper on it. He announced that
he was magician and proposed to have
appear on tie paper the picture of any
one of three men he would name, the au-
dience to select the party. Then he held
up picture.
Here's Grover Cleveland he loudly
cried.
Dead silence over the theatre
Say lac cried out in louder tones
You felix's way back there I said Grov-
er Cleveland"
Then came q few feeble handclaps and
some Kisses. The comedian looked annoy
ed
Heres William Jennings Bryan" he
next called out, exhibiting the picture
The lower floor of the house was swept
by applause. The folks there evidently
liked Bryan. There were no hisses
Here's President Theodore Roosevelt. .
were his words with the next picture
The colored gallery was tumultuous in
IS applause, but from other sections came
numerous Kisses.
~stsome geese here" said the comedian,
who continued:
Now. which of these DO you want to
appear? Speak out?'
Theodore Roosevelt. called out a big
hinged voice in the gallery.
well. go find him" was the quick
reply, and the audience yelled its glee.
But among the white folks there were IN
a big majority for the Nebraskan.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-15
FINCH TO PAY PAR
Contract for A. & N. C.
Stock at $1OOa Share
Got it From Ed. Chambers Smith, ESQ.,,
Who Says Did Not Know
Purpose of Purchaser
Till Afterwards.

''Who sold those bonds to Finch?" has
been big question.
WAS it cash or promise, the shekels or
note, that was handed over to the man
whose bonds Finch has or thinks he has?''
is another question.
One man whom it is understood could
answer all these questions fully is Mr.. Ed
Chambers Smith, of Raleigh, whose name
has been for some time mentioned in con
nection with the sale of the As A. & N.
C. bonds to Finch.
Mr.. Smith has been interviewed three
times by a reporter on this paper, but
Mr.. Smith has uniformly declined to talk
of the matter in serious vein till yes
terday
A reporter of the News and Observer
had been informed during the morning
that il, was from Mr.. Ed Chambers Smith
that K S. Finch had obtained the As
bonds on which he started the receiver
ship matter, and that Mr.. Smith was paid
S1G0 a share for these, or was promised
slo0 share, or was given a note for 500
a share. Therefore he saw Mr.. Smith.
That gentleman would neither deny or
affirm, but what he did say was thus:
eff | were offered 100 cents on the dollar
for my shares in the A. & N C. 1 would
sell Would not you? I've got right t.
sell TO anybody without being asked
about it, haven't %
Then he paused a moment and added
Here is one thing 1 will say, L had no
knowledge of any kind of the intention Of
anyone to bring a suit against the A. &
n. c. Railroad Company, till after I saw
It in the papers.
That was all Mr.. Smith would say in
the matter, but there is other talk about
the transaction, and here is the sum and
substance Of what is said:
Mr. Ed Chambers Smith had AZ shares
in the A. & N c.. Railroad. He sold, or
agreed to sell IS of these to Finch, and
kept two for himself, so as to remain a
stakeholder of the road. For the IS shares
in the Finch transaction he received a
note for $4,000, payable later on, the sale
not to be consummated till the A. & N. c..
Railroad IS leased
The information which is given cnocern-
ing the stock therefore is that the as
shares on which the receivership of
Bunch McBee has come about, were the
property of Mr. Ed Chambers Smith, and
that Finch is using these either as pres.
ent possession, or possession to be, in fur
thering his grab game.
Today will probably see the whole trans
action cleared UP, as Receiver McBee and
others in the grab are to appear before
Chief Justice Clark
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-15
McBee Coming as a Pris-
Oner.
CONTINUED from first page)

day of February, 1904, and on divers days
Immediately preceding said date, the said
ks Finch and V. E. McBee, well know
ing that the State of North Carolina own
ed the said shares of stock in the said
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad
Company, and that the people of the State
of North Carolina were largely interested
in the said company, and that the said
railroad property was then in the posses
sion and under the control and manage
ment of its president, and the Board of
Directors, duly an illegally constituted
under the laws of the State of North
Carolina, and the bylaws OF the said cor
poration, did, within the jurisdiction Of
this court, fraudulently, maEciously, fell
oniously and unlawfully conspire, ccm-
bine, unite, confederate and agree among
themselves by wrongful, unlawful and in
direct means, and divers acts, devices and
practices to injure, damage and Empower
sh the property of the said Atlantic and
North Carolina Railroad Company, and to
injure, embarass and 0bstruct the Presi-
dent and Board of Directors as officers of
the said railroad company created and APP
pointed under and by virtue of the laws
Of the State of North Carolina, and tie
bylaws of the company, in the regular
operation and conduct Of the business of
the said railroad company to the great
damage OF the State of North Carolina.
her officers, the president and directors Of
the said corporation, to the evil example
Of all others in like manner offending, AMI
against the peace, government and dig
nifty of the State of North Carolina.
r. d, GILMER,
Attorney General
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
18th day Of March. 1904.
WALTER CLARK,
Chief Justice
ATTORNEYS FOR THE STATE.
Hon. c. w. Ti!iettx Of Charlotte, ar
rived last night to act as one Of the attor
neys for the State Attorney General and
w. c. Munroe, Esq, attorney Of the A. &
N. c. r. r., and Mr.. Tillett viii consti-
tute the States counsel.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-15
BEE TREE RAILROAD.
To Extend From Craggy Mountain to
Near Salamanca.

The Bee Tree Railroad Company was
incorporated yesterday in the office OF the
Secretary of State.
The road is to be constructed from
some practicable point in the Craggy
Mountain boundary of land In the county
of Buncombe. North Carolina, to a point
on the Southern Railway within two
miles of and west of Swannanoa Station
in Buncombe county.
The road is to be miles in length and
only passes over land in Buncombe county.
The capital stock is $4,000. and the dircc'
TORS of the road ere Messfs. J. S. Bailey,
of Waycross, Ca. S. F. Chapman. j. S.
Adams. Joseph w. Sluder. ohm S. Adams
and r v. Wolfe, of Asheville, N. c.. The
largest shareholder is the Cragg Lumber
Company, of Alora. N. c.. with 1876
shares. par value of $40 each.
Am amendment to the charter of the
M. Il. Crawford and Company, of Fay
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-15
Argument on Acts Against Peonage
(By the Associated Press.)

Savannah, Ca, March 14.-In the Uni
ted states District Court today before
Joase SDeer argument was submitted
CEon the constitutionality of the acts Of
congress against peonaga. The parties in
alcted are Sheriff Mcclellan, Of Ware
county, and Attorney Crawley, of Way
cross par, charged with selling negroes
10 De held IN peonage. Judge Newman,
oil the northern district of Georgia, has
heIa the law to be invalid. An argument
against the law by w. NJ Toomer up
held the right of the State courts to
take any needed action.
congressman Brantley forwarded a
pllef, winch was largely quoted. The de-
elsion OF the court was reserved.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-15

denotes u. M. G. squad.
In the first % shots the following re-
cords were made: Baldwin, 10: jerks, Is;
Ferrall, 20; Brown, 10; Morson, 20; e..
Douglass, 2; Rogers, II; Bowen, II; Par
ker. %.
In the first and second contests the fol-
lowing scores were made: Barrett, %
and Is; Johnson. Jr., 20 and Is; Gray, 10
and is; Harris, 81 and o. Daughtridge, Il
and ..
In events following the first four John
son, ST., made 20, Lyon % and 10, Webb
81 and %, Ellington 20, Walters 10 and IS
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-15
Wake Land Transfers.

James A. Weatherspoon, of Wake, to
James Wesley Pope, of Wake. a tract of
81 acres IN Swift creek township, adioin.
ing lands OF Mrs. M. H. Woodland Mrs
Adkins and others, for $146.50. III
L. L. Harris, of Raleigh, to r. S. Dodd
of Wake, a lot containing 2-S of an acre
in Wake Forest, adjoining the lands of
Mrs. NJ. E. Simmons and others, for $40 40
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-15
Teddy's Menagerie Cometh.
(By the Associated Press. !

Boston, Mass, March 12.-On the steam
CT Lowther Castle. which arrived TODAY
from the Far East, with million dollars
cargo, were two wild animals. a bahv
lion and a hyena, for President Roose-
welt, from King Menelk of Abyssinia. Tho
King also sent to the President n;ooo
of elephant tusks valued at $4,000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-15
DarnelI 4 Thomas
Raleigh, N. {.
NOTICE TO BUILDERS AND CON
TRACTORS
Clinton, Sampson County, y. G.
March 9Th, 1903.


March 9Th, 1904.
The Board OF County Commissioners Of
Sampson county, n. c. viii receive sealed
proposals for the building Of a county
court house in its entirety ready Tor oc-
cupancy as per plans P-96 A, nod on file
in the office of The architect, b. f. Smith
Fireproof Construction Company, Room
500, Pope Building, Washington ID c.,
and also on file in the office of the Regis
ter of Deeds, Mr r. A. Ingram, Clinton,
Sampson County, n. c. Bids Will be re
ceived up to II o'clock noon on Wednes
neg the 10th day of April 1904 Each bid
svid be accompanied by certified check
in the sum of 81 ,000 made payable TO the
Board of County Commissioners The con-
tarctor viii be required to give a bond IN
the sum of seventy-five per cent Of the
gross amount of the contract. Address
MR.. r. A. INGRAM,
Register of Deeds Clinton, Sampson Coun-
ty, n. G.
3-10-4wlxs.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-15

postoffce after the robbery found tools
from Adolphus Mann's blacksmith shop
in Apex.
Tom Rogers, colored, identified Jones as
a man who on the morning of the rob-
berry was in the blacksmith shop at Apex
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-15
Il March, 1904.
JUDGE pURNELL REFUSED.

Judge Purnell said yesterday that the
Plaintiff in the Finch suit had made APP
plication to be permitted to file deposi-
ticns. The request was declined for two
reasons: 1. The case has been trans
ferTed to Judge Simonton and he has il
now in hand; 2 The parties applying fer
tn right to present dispositions have 10
right 10 do SO.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-20
Violating the Law.

Attorney General Gunter has re.
ceived from magistrate in the lower
part of the State request for the
Interpretation Of tbs law in regard to
the solicitation OF labor in order that
several cases against the railroads
might be pushed. Toe Letter sets
forth vigorous complaint about the
way the farmers and others are beng
molested by the railroads who are
violating the law in taking them to
Georgia and Florida without permit
OF license. The letter states that the
magistrate has evidence in the shape
Of passes issued by tie Coast Line
road to several negroes and as a result
the cases will be pushed by the officers
Of the law.
Section sos Of the GRIN u law pro-
vides a penalty of not less than $500
or nore than $4,000 or imprisonment
from four months to two years for
any person or company that carries on
this business. The roads are using
the negroes for railroad building.
The license provided by the State is
$500 per aanun, and only the other
day the State treasurer issued per-
nit OF this kind. 1t is doubtful if
under the law the United States
government or the construction work
ing for the government could come to
this State and export negroes for work
on the Panama canal. 1t is now pro-
posed to use this class of labor, but to
secure it in this State license will
be necessary.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-20
Gen. Miles Writes Parker.

Judge Parker received letter Fri
day from Gen. Nelson a. Miles. The
letter says: "a time when a mater
ial crisis is pending, when Democratic
institutions are in peril, when great
evils should be eradicated, when i'm
portant political questions must be de-
cided, us fortune that the Democratic
party have given to the country can
didate for president in whom that
great council Of representative men
have confidence and we have the best
Of reasons for believing that that con.
fdence will be confirmed by the inuel-
lgent, patriotic people OF the country.
We all do know that the inSincts and
training of the judge are to hold 10
sacred regard the constitution and the
faithful Interpretation and execution
under your administration, its laws
will be administered with fidelity and
integrity, believe you will be elected
and thereby have an opportunity OF
rendering our country a service OF i'm
measurable value, that will rebound
to the honor Of the Democratic party
and the glory of the republic"