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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27
DOWN In DuPLlNs AND SAMPSON
Berry Crop Prospects. improvements
at Warsaw and Clinton.
Especial to News and Observer.)

Especial to News and Observer
Warsaw, n. c., Feb. 26.--since my last
trip to this progressive town I note a
good many signs of improvement. Some
new brick stores have been erected. The
lew bank which began business last Au-
gust is quite a success, Mr.. Ii. +. Pierce
is the cashier. | learn that with the
orcLing Of the spring months some nav
residences and some new brick business
houses will be built This is the first
tobacco season here and the success or
the warehouse has been far beyond the
expectations Of the stockholders.
At the request of some citizens OF
arsaw i interviewed DR.. Williams in re-
gard to the small pox story printed in
another daily paper few days ago. He
tells me that there is no case OF smallpox
in Warsaw, that out in the country a
distance OF five miles there are about IL
mild cases of varoloid. l have inter
viewed at various points from Wilmington
to this place, some of the truckers and
helly-growers of this section. They say
| the acreage is about the same as last
year, and while it is rather early to
give any estimate of the crop it is be-
| lieYed that the crop OF berries viii be
later than last year, and that while the
outlook is that the crop will be short
as compared with last year, the prices
are expected to be higher.
A minstrl troupe organized by some OF
ilsCp's young men played here Wednes-
day night and at Clinton lest night, /
did not go to the show, but 7 have heard
nothing from those who did but words
OF praise. There are about twelve mem
hers of the troupe and their work as
amateurs is pronounced first class.
Stree writing the above about the berry
crop learn at this particular point the
crop is expected to be double what it
was last year, the hail storm last year
having cut the crop short.
A new independent crate factory has
| just began work at Rose Hill with a
CAPACITY of 500 crates of 80 quarts each.
The plant, however. will be enlarged
to meet the demand. These crates sell
for Is cents each.
Since the new brick stores have been
completed on the burnt district al Clinton
The appearance of that place is much i'm
proved. These buildings are upto-date.
The business men of Clinton tell me that
they have enjoyed good trade this sea-
son and the outlook for continued growth
and improvement for SIMPSONS capital
is brighter and more encouraging than
ever. Judge Ferguson is finishing up
& two weeks term of court, From what
/ hear, the people as well as the law
yers like Judge Ferguson. and say he
is a good Judge.
w. 3. HARDY.
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Fire Hot Shot at Tobacco Growers
Richmond News-Leader.N

Following out plans presumably deter
mined upon at their secret session held
recently in Boston, the independent to
bacco manufacturers of Richmond and
their allies throughout the country are
firing hot shot into the ranks of their OPP
pcnent, the American Tobacco Company,
with view of checking the alleged, boy
cctt of independent goods in the. New
England market.
a circular addressed to the tobacco
trade at large has been prepared calling
attention to the alleged unjust methods
employed by the trust and setting forth
the purpose of the independent manufac-
turers to aid all jobbers and sub-jobbers
who cooperate with them.
The address ends as follows:
I'VE appeal to the consumers to place
their stamp of disapproval upon the ac-
ton of the trust as being unjust and
UNA merican, and that they insist on hav-
ing independent and union-made tobaccos
if they want them, and announce that
| if they desire the goods made by in.
! dependent manufacturers they can get
them, and no dealer need be without
them"
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to the dealer for a rebate of 3 anG per
cent. This proposition was rejected by
about 80 per cent Of the dealers.
On or about Jan. ., the division man
ayers of the yContrh 5ntal Tobacco Com.
pany went to all dealers and submitted
substantially the same proposition on
tneir plug tobaccos, stating in many in
Istances that they had no connection with
the American Tobacco Company, and
that merchant could accept their prop
osition and at the same time reject the
American Tobacco Companys PROPOSE
ton. A large percentage of the plug to-
bacco business Oh New England is in
trust brands, and many merchants ac-
ceTted the Continental Tobacco Com
paliys offer, not wishing to forfeit so to
I90 per cent of their profit on plug tobac-
co; and they met with tiattering success.
SOMETHING LIKE BOYCOTT.
A few days later the American To-
bacco Companys agents again appeared
and gave the jobbers to understand that
in order to get the rebate from the Con-
tinental Tobacco Company's goods they
would also have to accept the American
pany's proposition. This brought in
to line large percentage OF all the
| large distributors and forced such as
accepted to boycott all indepen lent and
Union made tobaccos and cigarettes, and,
it is said, closed to the independent man
ufacturers all regular and legitimate OPP
pei tunity to do business
Merchants in New England are not
satisfied with the conditions, it is said,
and all realize that they are and viii be
greatly injured and their tobacco bust
ness destroyed If no effectuai way can
be devised to break down this alleged
boycott OF independent tobaccos
1t is also said that they are in sym
lathy and accord with the determination
on the part of the independent manu-
facturers to resist and fight to a finish
for their rights as American citizens, and
to open to all dealers alike the right to
Go business.
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SCHEME OF THE OCTOPUS.

According to a gentleman who is in
close touch with the matter, the various
division managers of the American To-
bccco Company on or about Jan per-
sorally visited the New England jobbers
ard advised them that from and after
that date all goods would be invoiced
at list price and subject only to a dis
count of per cent for cash in ten DAYS
but if at the end of each period Of sixty
days the dealer had neither bought nor
sold any independent brands of tobacco
the American company would send check
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WOMAN and
SOCIETY.


! pledge you. o, my dearie.
In the crystal of the riis,
The silver of the sunlight,
The red gold of the hillsi
The sapphire of sunset sky,
And every stars loved beams:
The loved of earth forever
The music of my dreams,
f. L. STANTON.
= ). j.
Mrs Nichols and Miss Lucy Clark
went to Greensboro yesterday.
Miss Mary Johns after a visit to her
sister, Mrs. R. e. l.. Yates. returned to
her home at Auburn yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy r. Albright return
ed from Washington. u. c.. and Green's
boro yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank S. Spruill, OF
Louisburg. are visiting in the city.
Mrs l. o. Jones returned yesterday
from a visit to her mother in Forestvllle
Mrs. c. G. Bunch left yesterday for
Laurinburg to visit her father, Or. A. w
Hamer.
Miss Catherine Underwood. OF the
Baptist Female University, left yesterday
to visit at her home i'll Mount Gilead.
Mrs. ]. J. Bowen left yesterday to
visit in Goldsboro.
Misses Rachel Borden and Annie Pip
kin returned to Gold Jboro yesterday.
Mrs. Henry Olive returned yesterday
from visit to Mrs. John Barber. in
Clayton.
Mrs Bette S. Barnes and her daugh;
ter. Miss Carrie Barnes. after a visit
to Greensboro, were here yesterday on
their way to their home in Wake Forest.
Mrs. julie Smith, of Swansea. s. c..
IS here to visit Mr. and Mrs. A. II.
monaghan.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Eldredge. of Nal
ton,, Mass, who are visiting in Pine
hurst. were in the city yesterday. Mr.
Eldredge went North and his wife re
turned to Pinehurst.
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Turner, OF
New York, are at the Park Hotel,
MIR. Willie Il. Dowell, of Brilliant
Ala, was in the city yesterday visiting
friends. He was returning home from
Carthage, N. c., where he attended the
marriage of his sister, Miss Clyde r. Dow
ell, to Mr.. n H. Powell
Mrs A. T. Hume, of Bedford City
Va, is visiting in the city, the guest Of
Mrs. Baumann on Halifax street.
Miss Bessie Bragassa has accepted 6
position as stenographer in the Fedora
offices here.
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Brindle--Mastin.

Elkin, ~ c., Feb. 26.-(Special.) 1.-The
event of the week in Elkin was the mar
riage of Miss Mamie Mastin and Mr.. John
Brindle on Wednesday night at o'clock.
The marriage was celebrated at the resi-
dence Of Captain VIM. Mastin. the home
of the bride. and the ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. C. c. Williams.
The groom is son OF Mr.. James Brindle
and is connected with the Southern Rail-
ways business at this place. Quite a
number, Of guests were present and will
long remember the occasion as a most
happy one
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Marriage at Lumber Bridge.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Ooserver.)
Lumber Bridge, n. c., Feb. 26.-At the
home of the brides parents, Miss Flora
McEachan' and Mr.. Nell McKinnon were
united IN marriage, Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary 23rd, Rev. t. NJ. Law performing
the ceremony.
The bride is the popular and accom-
plished daughter of Mr.. j. H. McEachan,
a prominent farmer of Lumber Bridge,
this county. The groom is a prominent
business man Of Elyton, N. G.
The happy couple spent Tuesday night
at the McNair House. in this place, and
left on the early train Wednesday for
their home at Elkton
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27
SCOTS EMULSION

is for babies and children
who are thin and pale when
they ought to be fat and
ruddy; for men and women
who are weak and delicate
when they ought to be strong
and hearty-for all who are
not getting proper nourish-
ment from their food.
Poor blood, thin body, open
the door for disease. SCOTS
Emulsion bars the way.
Makes the blood richer, pro-
duces healthy flesh and above
all provides nourishment.
Wen send you sample free upon request.
SCOTT & BOVINE, 400 Pearl Street, New York.
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Miss Daisy Minor Ill.

Oxford, N. c., Feb. 26.-(Speeial.)-A
telegram from Durham Thursday after
noon, where Miss Daisy Minor is a student
at Trinity College. was received by Mrs.
A. A. Hicks, calling her to that place
on account of the sickness of Miss Daisy
Mrs. Hicks and Mr.. Sidney Minor qeft
on the evening train to attend their sister.
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groom entered the church to the strains
of tho wedding march, played by MISS
Susan Gedde. of Stedman.
After the marriage the bride ana groom
together with a number of relatives and
friends. repaired to the home OF the
brides parents, where sumptuous DIM
ner was awaiting them.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27

Cur people here are very much con-
ccrned about the report OF the severe
illness Of Northampton most distinguish
ed statesman, General Ransom. He is
rot only loved and honored in the "Old
North State, but every State in the
Union have We'd with each other to
give honor and reverence to the grand
old man.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27
The Truck Outlook.
(Dunlin Journal.l

A good many of the truckers along The
w and w. railroad say that strawberrie;
will be shipped from, this section by
April 18th. This will be fully three
weeks later than the first shipments q
the spring crop" last year. Faisor
shipped her first crates last year on the
first day of April. The severe colo
weather has set back the plants this
season, but with warm weather Du3lir
county ca naImost make berries from
blossoms in thirty days. Why can't We
when berries were shipped from this
county in 1903 all the year round?
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Nelms-. Barber.

Rocky Mount, N. c., Feb. 26.-(special)
Nh. Gee. N. helms. who holds a post
ton with Cart b. B. Wilhford. as sales
man, was united in marriages. on Tuesday
of last week to Miss Willie Barber at the
home of the brides mother. Mrs NJ E.
Barber in Wilmington. The couple came
70 Rocky Mount that night
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27

Deputy Collector Pinnix has made two
seizures in this county in the last week.
One was a large steam distillery near
Panther Creek and was the property Of
Mr. 1. G.. Shermer. The other was a
d.stillery at Shore belonging to Mr.. f.
Angel. If he will keep this good work
going on for a month or two Yadkin can
soon boast of being a prohibition county.
-Yadkinville Ripple
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STATE NEWS.

Sam Ray and Robert McDougald, col
cred, were put in Jail for robbing s. a
l. freight cars between Southern Pines
and Vass. One OF them did the robbine
and the other ran a little store and sold
the goods.-Carthage Blade.
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ButIer--MaxWeII.

Fayetteville, N. c., Feb 26.--(Snecial)
Mr. Mitchell Butler. of Sampson county,
and Miss Bessie Maxwell, daughter of
Mr.. A. b. Maxwell, were married at
Cokesbury church near Stedman yester
day, Rev. L. H. Joyner officiating.
The attendants were Mr.. Edward How
ard, of Sampson county, and Miss Fan
ME Billiard, of Stedman. The bride and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27

The three year old daughter of Mr.
Fink Richardson, of near Sheffield p. o.
Davie Co., was burned to death. Sho
was left alone in the house when heI
cicthing caught fire burning her so badly
thar she died within two hours.-Yadkin
vile Ripple.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27
Young Folks Entertained.

Trinity. N. c., Feb. 26.-(Special,)-
Prof and Mrs. j. T. Henry entertained a
number of young people Monday night
at their hospitable home. The guests
were delightfully."- served with toasted
marshmalloWs
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Among the Railroads.

The telegraph operators are to como
together for strike or a raise tbs
week. The track employees OF the At
lantic Coast Line have already begun
their fight and stubbornly declare to
stand to the rack. The Western Union and
the Coast Line may or may not giVe
their employees their demands. 5uy if
they do, let's see if Geographic rates go
up and if the rates On Strawberries
bounces in the same direction just few
tits spring .-DupIin Journal.
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The new depot OF the Norfolk and
Southern was completed yesterday and
is now ready for business. The work
has all been completed for several days
with the exception of painting the build.
ing and this was completed yesterday.
The Norfolk and Southern has been maxi
in- extensive improvements all along
their line and the completion OF this de.
POT will add greatly TO their facilities
for handling their large business here
Elizabeth City Economist.
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The workman on the Suffolk and Car
DINA road made more progress yester-
cay than they have in any two days,
apparently. They were at work getting
the tracks Strengthened from Road to
Martin streets and almost completed the
work. The tracks were ballasted and
Strengthened out so the trains could 60
over them. Some of the timbers for the
rev depot has arrived and as soon as
the bridge over the canal is completed
so that trains can proceed up to the
site of the depot, the balance will be
brought in and the work of building will
hegin.-Elizabeth City Economist.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27
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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1904-04-06
Cha1ired Her Story.

At Chicago on Wednesday a child's
testimony reversed saved five men
from the gallows. The result was a
striking parallel to the case in which
a striking fortnight ago Millionaire
Peter Van Vlissingen practically de-
monstrated that under the police pres
sure boy named Wiltrax had given
false testimony leading to the convic-
tion of the boys father for murder.
This instance Of youthful unreliabili-
Gy under oath was in the case Of VIM.
Mccarthy, and four Polish young men
on trial for murder, the witness being
a little girl, Appollonia Tarpsta, who
gave first direct Straightforward eye
witness testimony apparently estab-
lishment beyond question the guilt
of the men, and then repudiatcd her
sworn evidence. In explain lion OF
the remarkable change of front, the
child declared that she had been in
structed how to testify by the widow
of the man. Charges against the pris-
oners were withdrawn on the spot by
the States attorney, the five men i'm
mediately walking out, free by the
court.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1904-04-06
Safe Crackers Caught.

Three safe crackers who robbed the
bank at Dillon and are also thought
to have cracked safe at Latta have
been caught at Smithtield, N. c. A
special from that place to the Char
lotte Observer says: "Three men are
confined in Jail here under the strong
suspicion Of being members of motor
ious gang of safe crackers turning this
and other states. Their names are
Harding, Waring and Cunningham.
They made their appearance here last
Thursday evening, pretending to be
sign painters, and awakened enough
suspicion to warrant the authorities
in causing their arrest. A New York
detective who has been Investigating
the bank robbery at Latta, S. c., on
the night of February 25, is at pre-
sent studying the case. Officers from
Dillon, S. c., have been here and iden-
titled them as the men seen in that
neighborhood about the time Of the
bank robbery there. There are also
supposed to be the robbers who made
visit to Kenley some time ago.
They are wanted at Kollock for post
office breaking on the night Of Feb
ruary 9th. Extradtion papers have
already been made out, and they will
be taken to Marion. S. G., Thursday"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1904-04-06
Killed in a Runaway,

The Augusta Chronicle says as a
result of runaway accident, Captain
William E. Everett, on Of Atlanta's
most prominent citizens and senior
member of the wholesale dry goods
house of Everett-Riley-Ragan COM
pany, was killed Wednesday afternoon.
While driving along Peachtree street
with his son, Captain Everett was
thrown from his buggy by the shying
Of the horse. The vehicle struck
against telephone pole in front of the
Aragon hotel ard Captain Everett fell
to the pavement, striking on hiH head.
He was hastily picked up and medical
aid summoned. An ambulance from
the Elkin- Cooper sanitarium respond
ed to call and Captain Everett was
placed in the vehicle. Before the am
buance reached the sanitarium Cap
tain Everett expired. His cath was
due to two wounds on the head. Cap
tain Everett's son, z. @. Everett,
who was with him at the time Of the
accident, was also thrown from the
buggy, but escaped without injury.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1904-04-06
jumped to His Death.

Sydney Johnson Hayden Of the
Hotel Holley, New York, Friday
jumped to the street from the top
floor of the History skyScraper at
Broadway and New street. Nearly
every bone in his body was broken.
HAYDEN went into one of the unoc-
cupied offices on the top floor OF the
New street side, raised window, laid
and umbrella he carried on the ledge
and at once crawled out and jumped.
His body made one full turn back
ward and struck the pavement with
fearful force. Most Of the persons who
were passing in the street ran away
in horror.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1904-04-06
Five Lives Lost.

Five lives have been lost and prob
ably upwards of S., 900, 900 worth of
damage to property has been done by
the flood which has devasted many
parts of Michigan during the past five
days. Wednesday night the indica-
tions are that the end is in sight al
though conditions are still very bad
at Grand Rapids and also along the
course of the Saginaw river. At
Grand Rapids the water has fallen
two feet Wednesday and at Saginaw
and Bay City, while no such marked
improvement is to be noted the facL
that much of the ice that blocked the
mouth Of the Saginaw river at Bay
City has gone out is taken as a very
favorable Indication. Wednesday night
the ice gorge went out and the river
began falling.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1904-04-06
Shot Them by Accident.

A dispatch from Greenuille to The
State says E. M. Gillespie, who lives
about two miles from the city on the
Easley road, while handling his gun
on Monday night accidentally dis
charged the piece, the load entering
the feet Of his infant child, not more
than years of age. A small portion
of the shot entered the hip of his wife,
who was holding the child in her
arms, but her wound is not serious.
DR.. w. C. Black was called to attend
the child, who was so wea,: from the
loss Of blood and the shock that he
did not amputate the foot, as he fear
ed it would not live through the oper-
alton. The parents are said to be
quite reticent over the matter.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1904-04-06
Murder and Robbery.

Three masked men held up the Ore
gon express, sOuthbound, on the South
ern Pacific railroad, Friday night at
Copley, near keswick, COL, killed W.
J. ONeill, he express messenger,
and carried Off the contents or the eX-
press box. The train is known as NO.
Is and stopped at Conley, a small
station, for water. AS the train
came to StandStill: three men
Jumped on and cut the train in two,
taking the engine and express car
down the track short distance. They
stopped the engine aud deliberately
killed O'Neill by shooting him through
the head. The bandits then roopeu
the express car Of it's contents but IL
Is not known bow much they obtained.
After robbing the car the men cut 1t
loose and getting on the engine COM
PEELED Engineer Joesink to 20 ahead.
When near Kcswick the men dropped
off the engine and disappeared with
their plunder. They have not been
caDtureQ,
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1904-04-06
"A pittilul Story.

A woman, who fifteen years ago
was society belle in New York and
the niece of a former secretary of the
treasury of the United States, has
been sent to prison for two months
for lntoyication. She was found by
the police lying upon the street. the
centre of a gapingrcrowd. That was
her first public otfense. The story is
pittiful, pitiful. On tic same day
another woman who had moved in
good society in New York was for the
45th time sentenced to prison for
drunkenness,