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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-18
BIC FIRE At CHERAW
Wooden Buildings in
Heart of Town Consumed
Loss HeayT On Individual Owners But
Fire is Blessing in Disguise, Re-
moving Constant Menace in Fire
Traps, Progress of Town.

Cheraw, S. c., April 16.-At one
O'Clock this morning the alarm of fire
sounded, and it was soon discovered
that q blaze had broken out in the
wooden two-story building on Market
street, occupied as a pressing and
cleaning shop by John McAllister col
ored. The whole row of wood build
ings on the south of the street up to
and including the office of the Cheraw
Live Stock Company, were consumed
The buildings were occupied by John
McAllister, Israel Myers, Thomas
Marshall, all colored and by T. j.
Ballard. white, and the Live Stock
Company. Fortunately the wind
changed and by desperate efforts the
large barns of the Live Stock Com
pany were saved, though their office,
which was burned, was only five feet
away. The buildings, except the Live
Stock Company office, were owned by
Mr.. II. L. Lauchlin, and were not in
sured. While the loss falls heavily
upon the occupants, the buildings
were of such character as to continu-
ally jeopardize the neighboring prop
erty, and as they were situated within
the fire limits. brick or stone struc-
lures will be erected in their stead.
This is the first fire of any conse-
quence here in over three years, ex-
cept that of the spiritine plant, last
summer.
DR.. H. II. Trotte is preparing to have
erected two-story store and office
building on Second street, adjoining
the new building of Messrs. Whitley
and Finlayson.
Mr.. r. T. Caslon, president of the
Bank of Cheraw, has about completed
a handsome residence on Third street.
Mr.. Smith, of Goldsboro, the new
superintendent of the Pee Dee Iron
Works, has mover into the new house
of Mr.. " II. Kindatl, on Church
street.
Mr.. Morris, who recently moved
here from Stanly County, n. c., is
building a dwelling on Third street
and Mr.. Smith, the agent of the Sea-
board, has moved into his new house
next to the Graded School.
The Cheraw Board of Trade is now
in correspondence with the Mother
Superior. Of a Catholic convent in
Texas. who wishes to locate the insti-
tuition here. Northern parties wish TO
establish water-worlSs, and project
looking TO the establishment of a cot
ton mill is on foot,
With the building OF the line from
Winston to WadesbTo, Cheraw Will
have another through line north. As
it now is we are served by the At
lantic Coast Line, tho Seaboard, the
Chesterfield 81 Lancaster, and the
Bennettsvile & Cheraw railroads. and
ii is reasonably certain that the Pee
Dee River improvements will have
progressed sufficiently to insure
steamboats, between here and George
town by the early fall.
The question of q resort hotel is
before our people, and if the natural
attractions and beauty of the place are
brought to the attention of hotel peo-
pie of means, the hotel will soon be
built
The influx of people from the Old
North State continues, and before
long, we will have a large Tar Heel
settlement here.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-18
HIGH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Ell?
n Pipe Dream? Not on Your
Life-Put OF Dying just
Twenty Years and See.
(Special to News and Observer.l

especial to News and Observer
Greensboro, n, c., April 17.-Not
only are the people of High Point and
Townsville deeply interested in the
building of the road from Wadesboro
to ThomaSVille and High Point of
which Capt. Milt Jones gives such
glowing prospects, but Greensboro has
a kindred interest, judging from what
financial leader here said today He
declared that Greensboro would be
greatly benefited and should take
fifty thousand dollar stock as well as
High Point and brownsville, if it were
necessary to aid its completion to
High Point; that with proper sched-
ules on the Southern from here to
High Point, present ones being even
retained, Greensboro would thus be
put in close touch with Charleston.
Wadesboro and Wilmington by two
routes, thereby making that addition
al territory feeders to the city and
practically nearly doubling it's pres
ent unrivaled advantages as a great
railroad passenger center The ex-
tension of the road to Winston, he
said, would be another advantage by
giving business men and commercial
tourists the unique opportunity of
leaving Greensboro in the morning,
doing business in Kernersville, Win
ston, High Point, Asheboro, RandIe-
man and other towns in the run of
a day and really getting back to
Greensboro at night, having traversed
nearly a circle in his railroad mean
behring's without doubling his mileage
expense. The possibilities of High
Point and Greensboro are vast, the
opportunities great and the probiIities
nearing an accomplishment: in less
IMAM two years, said he, there will be
a trolley line between the two cities
on half hour schedules, in ten years
more the whole twelve miles from
ramona (Which is now practically
part or Greensboro to High Point
would he broad avenue of handsome
residences, and in twenty years the
people Of the two cities would have
become so closely affiliated by BUSH
ness social and political ties. the big
gest city in North Carolina. if not the
oouth would be born and would con-
lihue TO grow even though the ext
seheles OF thu situation should handi-
cap It with hyphenated name-High
Roint-Greensboro, North Carolina,
United states of America.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-18

tors of the penitentlary of a lot \of
mules for the State farm. Leach sued
Osborn for d breach of contract al
leging in his complaint that Osborn
had agreed 10 pay Leach per cent.
for purchasing the mules and after
wards broke the contract, going to
Kentucky himself purchasing the
mules and putting the commissions in
his own pocket. The News and Obser
yer printed the complaint filed by
Leach Col. Osborn promptly brought
suit against the two for libel. He OBJ
tanned judgment by default against
Leach at a subsequent term of Gull
ford Superior court and last year when
the case against the News and Obser-
Ncr came up, Judge O. FL. Allen, after
hearing the evidence and argument,
decided that the News and Observer
had not beer guilty OF libel.
Col. Osborn appealed to the Su-
preme court. which decided that the
question of libel was one for the jury
to pass on, not for the Judge to con-
strue as a question of law. The case
20 be tried against Leach is on the
amount of damages, the effort to nave
the judgment by default set aside hay-
ing failed in the Supreme court. When
the case was called this morning
Judge Frank |. Osborn, a attorney for
Leach, asked for continuance of the
case CT account of the sickness of Mr..
Leach. reading a certificate from his
physician, Dr. Goodwin, saying that
Mr.. Leach had just recovered
from stroke of paralysis, and il
would he perilous to his health, if not
his life, for him to be subjected to The
excitement incident on the necessary
examination as q witness in his de-
Tense. An affidavit was also read as
o. part of the pleadings in the case,
stating that he. Leach bad not pre-
cured or requested the publication in
the News and Observer of the alleged
libel. Col. Argo, as attorney for Col
Osborn, insisted th9t the costs of the
action up to this time should be paid
if continuance was granted. Judge
PEBBLES said that he understood there
was already a Judgment against Iseach
and that fixed the costs and they
would have to be paid up to now out
Of that judgment by default.
Continuance was then granted unti!
Wednesday, Juno The 14th, whea the
case VIII come up again
The NCWS ana o.; &C. g "a IN r+..,ess. G..
M. Busbee and Brooks & Thompson.
kept mum during the whole proceed
ngs. Attorneys of great prominence
appear in the case. For the plaintiff
are Col. James T. Morelead and Col
L. M Argo; for the News and OBser-
yer G. NJ Busbee and Brooks 81
Thompson; for Leach are Ex-Judgc
Frank ]. Osborne Of Charlotte: Col. J.
A. Barringer, of Greensboro, and
Arn!istead Jones. OF Raleigh.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-18
ROBBED AN OLD NEGRO.
Two Bucks Bound Over to Court for
SnatchinS Parse.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
GoIdsboro, n. c., April 17.-George
Williams and VIII Tucker, who claim
Wilmington, N. c., as their home,
were bound over to court today in a
5000 justified bond.
Last Thursday afternoon about four
o'clock, old Uncle Boston Battle. was
standing near the Goldsboro Ice Fac
tory corner, counting his money,
when these two buck negroes came
along. They stopped and commenced
to converse with Uncle Boston, when
one of them snatched his money out
of his hand and ran and caught the
Atlantic and North Carolina passen-
ger train which was just going out
of town. They came back to the city
Saturday night and were captured
near the depot.
Leslie Hollowell who on last Fri
day evening entered the wholesale
grocery store of Mr.. r. e. PiDs and
attempted to rob his money drawer,
was given a hearing and bound over
to court in a 5000 justified bond.
Effects of Cold Snap.
Beans, peas and Irish potatoes in
this section received a heavy set back
by the cold wave and frost which
visited here Sunday and last night
The bean crop is half lost, if no more
Peas did not suffer so much. The
Irish potatoe crop is not hurt to any
extent.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-18
HEAVY FALL or SNOW.
Ice HAIR an Inch ThicE1-Many Say the
Fruit Crop is Ruined
(Special to News and Ohservnr

Especial to News and Observer.)
Greensboro, N. c., April 17.-There
was heavy fall of snow here. between
three and four o'clock yesterday af-
tefhoon, accompanied by heavy winds
Last night there was a freeze, ice half
an inch thick being found this morn
ing. The wind yesterday blew down
several large trees and many bill
boards about the city.
Squire Wolfe, the oldest resident.
says that on April 10th, 1849, which
was also on a Sunday, snow fell here
to the depth of three inches followed
by a freeze that night, which com
pieleiy Killed all vegetation. Mr..
Frank Dalton, another old resident
says that on March goth, 1883, snow
Tell to the depth of twenty-nine inches
by actual measurement.
Old experienced fruit growing pessi-
mists say the fruit crop is ruined.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-18
DISGRACE TO THE PROFESSION.
Morally Beneath the Man Who Runs
Legitimate Saloon

To the Editor: Every true physi-
clan in North Carolina rejoices to
know that violators of the Watts law.
who prescribe whiskey where it is not
needed, are to be punished.
Doctors who prostitute the sacred
trust, which the laws of the State
conflde in them, by giving q prescrip-
ton to every man who is willing to
pay dollar for a drink. are a dis
grace to the medical profession.
Morally they are beneath the men
who conduct a legitimate business in
an open saloon, and they should he
given a place, not behind the bar, but
behind the bars.
BENZ K. HAYS, M. d.
Oxford, N. c., April 18th, 1905.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-18
RAID BY REVENUE OFFICERS.
-Four Negroes Placed in Jail for Run
ming Blind Tigers.
Especial to News and Observer

(Specal to News ana observer
Greensboro, n. c., April 17.-Reve-
nue. officers from here made raid
Saturday in the country near Durham
and captured nobody as usual, but
destroyed a blockade still of sixty
five gallons capacity and poured in the
ground to soak it, over one thousand
gallons of beer. There was no whis-
key because the still had just been
started up and had only reached the
beer stage of it's operations.
-Four negroes were bound over to
court Saturday, and in default of
bond placed in jail, for running blind
tigers. The possessor of one lot of
whiskey confiscated swore that one
William Spencer, a colored barber
left it at her house, and had only
sold 'leetIe Bit of it. Spencer,
when sworn. testified that he had a
trouble that required whiskey and he
got his on a prescription from a
prominent physician. The bottles had
the prescription marked on it, but it
appeared to the court that his
trouble was the woman who re-
ceived the whiskey and dispensed it
to others in graduated doses.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-18
REV. j. IRONING ACCEPTS CALI
tourteen Cases of Smallpox Report
ed-Precautions to Prevent
SnPpa1
Especial to News and Obsel

NoPVCIdI % NEWS and UbSefVer.)
Winston-Salem, n. c., April IT.
Rev. John Romig, of Staten Island
\. Y, has accepted call TO become
assistant pastor of the Home Mora
Wan church here, aud will enter upon
his duties September 1. Rev. Mr.
Romlg is a son of Bishop Romig. O.
the foreign board. The family in a.
self is unique as every son au,;
daughter is either pastor or a mis-
sionary for the Moravians
Mr.. Geo. H Pell. of this city la,
resigned as director of the North Car.
olina Railroad to accept appointments
as counsel for two large corpora
tons
Fourteen cases OF smallpox are 70.
ported at Cornatzera, Davie county
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-18
LEACH, NEWS AND OBSERVER.
Hearing of the Suit Postponed Until
the Fourteenth of June.
(Special DO News and Observer.

(SpeclaI TO News and Observer
Greensboro, n. c., April 17.-Judgc
PEBBLES arrived here on the O'Clock
train from Raleigh this morning and
BEGAN weeks term of Superior court
foI the trial of civil cases promptly at
10 O'Clock. The first case was the
libel suit brought several years ago
by Col. w. H. Osborn against NJ. r.
Leach and the News and Observer, the
latter for printing and the former for
uttcring alleged libelous matter con-
corning the purchase by Col. Osborne
while a member of the board of dire2-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-18
Indicted fer a Horlibie Murder.
lBv the Associated Prees. J

Evergreen, Ala, April 15.--Hardy
Watkins, a negro, was indicted here
today charged with the nlurder Of his
wife by throwing her on a burning
brush-heap and holding here there
until life was nearly extinct She died
a few moments later n awful agony
and in\ her dying declaration accused
her huso4n of the crime.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-18
Takes Pastcur Treatment.
Salisbury Post \

Mrs. j. ID. Gaskill left last night for
Baltimore where SHE viii take the
PasteuT treatment.
Several days ago one Of Mr.. Lonnie
Gaskill's dogs developed something
ike rabies and scratch upon Mrs.
GaekilPs hand may have received
some of the saliva. She has not been
altogether uneasy but her family was,
and after earnest iDsistence, left last
night to take all prccaution.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-18
SUMMER GIRL IN SNOW STORM.
And There Was a Flutter and Swirl
of Dainty Draperies as She
Flew to shelter.
(Special to News and observer.l

Greensboro. N. c., April 1.-THE
snow yesterday didn't stick but it
fell furiously, one of the sights on the
streets being a gorgeously dressed
summer girl with three-foot wide
white be-howere1 hat half running to
shelter from the binding hurricane
of snow-flakes and wind gusts. IT was
plum sight and her garments flew
about as fast as her dainty little feet.
The. hat it is reported was not dam
aged.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-18
The Life Some Lead.
New York SUM-

wit of the Midday Club saws that
some lead the simple life some the
strenuous life and some the equitable
life
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-18

resulting SO far in only one death.
Dr. Kim bOugh, county physician, has
promptly taken precaution 10 prevent
i spread of the disease.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-18

Major w. Il. Maseenburg. of OK
l ,' was a visitor to Raleigh yester-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-18

cases OF smallpox are re.
1ornatzera, Davie county,
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-10-19

God give us men. A time like this demands
Clear minds pure hearts, true faith, and ready
hands,
Men who possess opinions and will,
Men whom desire for office does not kill,
Men whom the spoils of Office cannot buy,
Men who have honor, men who will not lie,
Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog
In public duty and in private thinking.
20. w. Holmes.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-10-19

Err sendin' you to school;
Yer ham-head fool, yer makes me mad,
Els mad es kin be,
Now, yer set down rite on dat stool
En- listen good ter me.
Now, er Habbers Corpus is or thing
No coon should bn widout,
For when dey sens yer to de gang
The thing III git yer out.
Now, don't think fer or minnit
Dat de thing is made fun eggs,
Fer dat don't take de shackles off
Err big black nigger's legs.
But it's jes er piece or paper,
En- it don't cost very much,
Fer yer can git one ennywhere
At five or ten, or such.
But sposin it do cost er ten,
What would yer keer fer dat,
Eff it rid yer OBJ dem changing close
En- gin yer back yer hat?
Oats zactly what dis thing III do,
En- heered or white man tell
Bout one them things er takin'
Err niger outen hell.
But cose ain t believe no sech,
But one thing does kno,
Eff yer pull one on err changing boss
He sho will let yer go.
Now didn't ole man Henry
Went strate an purchus one
En- skeered dat chaingang boss SO bad
De white man drapped his gun,
En- didn't he tell Henry,
When he flung it in his face,
Fer ter drap dat pick an shovel
En- forever Leah dat place?
Oh, niger, I'm er talkin',
En- Pm er "standin' pat"
Fer got me Habbers Corpus
En- / totes her in mer hat.
| wants ter hab it handy
Cos mout fill up on dram,
En- den I'll fling it in de face
OF Mister Nottingham.
When he say 'Ten," III rare rite back
En- say, Judge Nottinham,
Mer Habbers Corpus done tole me
Yo cote don't wuff or DAM"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-10
-MiuJaro WIIyo11

The following letter is only one of
many thousands which are on file in
the Pinkham office, and go to prove
beyond question that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound must be a
remedy of great merit, otherwise it
could not produce such marvellous re-
suits among sick and ailing women.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
about nine months ago was great suf-
ferer with womb trouble which caused me
severe pain extreme nervousness and FREE
quent headaches, from which the doctor
failed to relieve me- tried Lydia E. Pink
short time felt better, and after taking five
heartily recommend your Compound as a
splendid uterine tonic. 1t makes the monthly
periods regular and without pain and what
a blessing it is to find such remedy after so
many doctors fail to help you. am pleased
to recommend it to all suffering women. p
Mrs. Sara Wilson, 81 East Sd Street, Cincin-
natl, Ohio.
If you have suppressed or painful
menstruation, weakness of the stom-
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are sure indicat lions of female weak
ness, some arrangement of the uterus
or ovarian trouble. In such cases there
is one tried and true remedy-Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-10
4ILL CONTINUE THE CONFLICT.
sasars and Bulls Still Fight for Posi-
ton.

SssarS and Bulls Still Fight for POSI-
ton.
whose who may have supposed that
the bears, who for some time had full
sway, would give up the advantage
they held without making a desperate
fight to retain supremacy, were unde-
celved when the ket when down a
few points yesterday. That incident,
however, should by no means be re-
garded as an unfsvorahle omen. Ga
the contrary, it will probably do 60 ID
by making all concerned realize tLat
the fight they have on hand ia by no
means an easy one, but that in order
to come out victorious all the resources
at the command of the friend of South
ern prosperity must be brought into
play and kept continually in action ION
the firing line" Occasional reverses
are expected in fight where so much
is involved, for if the contest should
simply prove to be one perpetual tri-
umphant procession, interest would
lag, the forces would become divided
aud the advantages would be lost.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-10
Tonic to the''SYfem.

For liver TROUBLES and constipation
there il nothing better than D5Witt's
Little Early Risers, the famous little
Pills. They do not weaken the stomach
Their action upon the system is mild,
pleasant and harmless. Bob Moore, OF
Lafayette, Ind, Gays, ''No use talking,
DeWitt's Little Early Risers do their
work. All other pills have used gripe
and make ms sick in the stomach and
ne or cured me. DeWitt's Little e rly
Risers proved to be the long sought re-
llet. They are simply perfect" Per
sons travelling find Little Early Risers
the most reliable remedy to carry with
them. Sold by W. A. R9mbert.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-10
Failed.

All efforts have failed to find better
remedy for COUGHS, col is and lung trou.
bles than FoleY's Honey and Tar. II
stops the cough, heals the lungs and
prevents serious results from cold, j
n. Patterson, Nashua, Iowa, writes
Last winter I had bad cold on my
lungs and tried at least half a dozen ad-
vertlsed cough medicines and had treat
ment from two physicians without get
ting any benefit. A friend recommended
Foley's Honey and Tar and two thirds
of a bottle cured me. I consider it the
greatest cough and lung medicine in the
world" Sold by Hudson Drug Co.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-10

Fall line of Buist's fresh garden
seeds, just received at Hudson's Drug
store.
All the s'lost" trains were dug out OF
he mud yesterday and those SEIZED
uled for Americas managed to arrive
nearly on time.
That drop of twenty points in cotton
yesterday was rather discoursging to
spot holders, but the market is bound
to go higher still.
The condition of the business streets
this week emphasizes the fact that
street paving of some description here
is very necessary.
The Josselyn "Congrees of Nations
will give three pictorial performances
at the opera house next week, begin.
ming Monday night.
OF all slaVeries this sad world knows
there is no slavery so terrible as the
slavery of sensitive man to hysteri-
cal, selfish woman.
Americas is still taking mud baths in
heroic doses, especially those who
walk. Yesterday was tho eighth dey
OF all prevailing gloom.
The solons held very short session
last night, but aside from auditing
bills and discussing routine matters
transacted but little business.
The city council will force property
owners on Jackson street, between La
mar and Church, to put down cement
thing, whether they wish to or not.
Mr.. S. E Warliok, representing Mr.
j. A. Pinkston here, and Mr.. Fl. 8.
Walker, for the Pnkston Co. at AL
bany, left last night for the Eastern
markets.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-10
The d ference between two charming
girls may be called ice distinction.
WhereEHappiness is Found.

Don't look for true happiness in the man
slons of the very rich, where high priced
physicians are called in to DOCTOR every all
ment, But seek it and find II, too, IN the com
fortab home of the middle-classes and so
called poor, where Green's August Flower is
always used to keep the family healthy---to
cure all stomach troubles, whether indiges-
ton, dyspepsia, constipation, loss of appe
ttte, bilious attacks or torpid liver, Tria'
bottle August Flower, CSC. Big bottle 75c AT
all druggists.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-10
Recovered speeoh and tiearlne

MEssRs Ely BRos:-I comm epced
using your Cream Balm about two
years ago for catarrh. NY voice wat
somew at thick and my h-,aIiug has
been fully restored and my speech hat
bee me quite clear | am a teach il
our towl l. G.. BROWN, Giro ger, 0
The Balm does not irrifats or eaus
aneezing. Sold by druggists at so &c.
or mailed by Ely Brothers, Sc Warren,
ST New York.