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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-26
NOTICE OF SALE BRIDGE CONTRACT

Notice is hereby given that contract for
building bridge over Masons Creek Dist. No.
according to the plans and specifications on
file in the clerks office will be let to the low
est responsible bidder at public outcry at the
East front door of the Cou TT house in the
Court house in the Village of Leakesville, on
the
First Monday of April, 1909
Bond will be required according to law The
Board reserves the right to reject any and all
bids, By order of the Board of Supervisors
Greene Co., Miss.
(4-2) ). r. MCKAY. Clerk
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-26
Legal Advert sement is.
CHANCGRY SUMMONS

State Of Mississippi.
To Ella Crawford. the Defendant:
You are commanded to appear before the
Ceancery Court of the County of Greene in
said State, on a rule day of std Court. tie be
held at the office of the clerk of said Court on
the End Monday of May 3. d. 1909.
in the town of Leakesville Mississippi to de-
fend the suit in said court of Miles Crawl ord.
tBill for DIVORCED wherein you are defendant,
his 9th day of March. A, D. 1909.
S R, MCKAY, Clerk
J. W. BACKSTROM Sol. for Pitt. (4-2)
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-26

Does the HERALD fill the bill
in handing up the news hot from
the grill?
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-26

Personally appeared before me. w. W.
Thomson, Justice OF the Peace o. sail coa n
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-02-16
As to a Destruction of Schools.

New York State alone spent S73,
100000 for education last year. To
maintain their public schools the
States and Territories spend annual
sums raging from half a million dol.
lars upward toward the New York
figures.
Harold E. Gorst, son of a former
British Minister of Education, stands
before a New York assemblage of
teachers and others and declares that
the schools of today ought to be swept
from the face of the earth and the
present system of education be put out
of existence.
9 If Mr.. Gorst were right the various
State appropriations for schools would
be arranged as Interpretations al.
most to a criminal degree. But for
tunately thlS Visiting agItator could be
right only In the unthinkabIe circum-
stances that the schools of today were
those of yesterday; that only educa-
tional processes had stood still while
evolution was having It's way in all
other departments Of human activity.
Our American schools are not per
feet. They are better than they ever
were before, but nowhere are as good
as they will be. Through their very
shortcomings they are teaching new
ways and means all the time to the
men VINO promote and improve them.
1t IS not unlikely that they could afford
useful instruction to critics of open
mind.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-02-16
JaDan's Foresight.

So serious is becoming the question
of supplying ties for our railroads,
that the Santa Fe system recently sent
its manager of the timber and tie de-
partment on tour to toe Orient and
Europe, to make study of conditions.
1t was learned, among other things,
that three hundred years ago the
japanese government began to con-
serve its forests; and that, as a result
of its foresight, Japan is now selling
ties to railroads in this country and
Mexico. There is a duty Of twenty
per cent on each tie imported into the
United States. That we should be
paying twenty per cent duty or ties
is one among many constantly accumu-
lating evidences of the thoughtlpss ex-
travagance with which our magnificent
timber supply has been ruthlessly
swept away.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-02-16
Wait and See.

Under the soothing influence of pos
sum, sweet Eaters and 'simmon beer
President-elect Taft made some gen.
erous promises to the people of the
South. He was going to be very dan
gerous to politicians who want a FEEDER
al Office. and the pie would % dis
tributed without regard to party affil-
ations. Promises made at a banquet
table are frequently of the pie crust
order. 1t will be best to wait and see
what happens along this line, for prom
ises by leaders of the Republican
party are known not to be worth the
for they are always forgotten
when the time comes to act.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-02-16
Woman Suffragists Busy.

Woman suffragists are getting busy,
They are giving a very emphatic denial
to the oft repeated statement that
they do not want to vote and are let
ting it be known that they are very
much in earnest in the desire to be per-
mitted to exercise the privilege. Pc
titions are being widely circulated and
signed, under the direction of the In
ternational Woman Suffrage Alliance,
asking Congress to submit to the Legis-
latures of the several States for rati-
fcation an amendment to the National
Constitution which shall enfranchise
them.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-02-16
Idiotic War Talk.

The anti-Japanese agitation in Cali
fornia has brought about renewal Of
the loose war talk as to the probability
of Japan's making war on the United
States. Even if Japan's attitude were
unfriendly - which it is not = there
could be no better answer to such
nonsence than the state of Japanese
finances.
Japan stands burdened today with a
national indebtedness of over 81, $50, =
900, 900. In other words, with popu-
Iation fve-ninths that of the United
States its debt is one-third larger. It's
credit is virtually exhausted. For a
war with the United States it could not
borrow dollar in foreign markets.
| National bankruptcy would be the
speedy result. The Japanese Govern
ment, however, lacking in common
sense, our own jingoes may be, has
sufficient intelligence to foresee the
ruinous consequences of war with SO
rich and powerful a people.
The war with Russia bled Japan
white. The drain in men and money
was enormous, and the next generation
and probably later ones will groan
under the cost of dearly bought vic
tories. The Japanese are still rela-
lively poor people, and Of the revenues
raised under crushing system of tax
alton almost one-third is required by
the Government to pay interest on the
debt.
In the effort to restore order to the
national finances within the last few
months it has arranged to curtaiI ex-
penditures by 81, 600, 900, 900, of which
20 per cent, Is taken from the army
and navy estimates. This is not the
policy Of government whose heart is
s@t on perilous war. Indeed, it is in
striking contrast with the course of
the great European powers and the
United States, which 10 times Of peace
are engaged in mad race of bloated
ornaments.
This reckless talk of war with Japan
only serves to inhame the agitation
against the Japanese on the Pacific
coast. Our lingo politicians and navy
contractors who continually rant about
the need of more and bigger battle
ships, and the hotheads of the Califor-
MIA sand lots, all belong in one class as
disturbers of international
peace.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-02-16
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For RepI esentative-S Sidney G. Clay.
For Circuit Judge-Robt. L. Stout,
Of Woodford county.
For Commonwealth Attorney =
Robt. B. Franklin, of Franklin county.
For County. Judge-Denis Dundon.
For Circuit Clerk-W. H. Webb.
For County Clerk -Pearce Patton.
For Sheriff "A. S. Thompson, with
W. F. Talbot as deputy.
For County Attorney George Bat
terton.
For Jaiier-H. D. James.
For Assessor W. G. McClintock,
with L. B. PurneIl and LRobt. Gilkey
as deputies.
For Surveyor-Ben F. Bedford.
For County School Superintendent
e. L. McChesney.
For Coroner Rudolph Davis.
FOR MAGISTRATE.
Paris-L. j. Fretwe!l.
Little Rock-W. H. Squires.
Clintonvilie-B. F. Stipp.
Hutchison-O. B. Lloyd.
CenterviIle-Jo 7. Barlow.
Riddles Miils-Geo. K. Redmon.
Millersburg- E. P. Thumaoon.
North Middletown-J. J. Redmond.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-02-16
What Do They Cure i?

The above question is often asked con.
corning DR.. Pierce'S two leading medi-
cines, "GOl3en Medical Discovery" and
UFaVOrite Prescription"
The answer is that rGolden Medical
Discovery is most potent alternative OF
bloOd-purihCr, and tonic or invigOrator
and acts especially favorably in a cura-
tive way upon all the mucous lining sur
faces, as Of the nasal passages, throat,
bronchial tubes, stomach. bowels ard
bladdeE>curing large per cent. OF catar.
rhal cakes whether the disease affects the
nasal passages, the thSQat, larynx, bron-
CHA, stomacR\(a s catarrhal dyspepsia J,
bowels = (as muSoQSSSsiEaET6eaQ; bladder,
uterus or other pelvic organSS Even in
tAe-chronic -nlcecatiYe- STAGES of these
a1ectIQnSA It Is often successful in affect
Ing cures.
The FaVlrlte PrescriQtiQng is advised
Tor the cQra Ozone class OF diseaSeS-fhoSs
RecQllar, We akneS$sS deTahgemEits and
iLreg9Iariti ) Incident QW0men only. IT
Is powerful, yet gently acting invig5fat-
Ing tonic and nervine. For weak worn
out, Over-wOrked wOmen-no matter what
has caused the breakdown, UFavorite
Prescription y will be found most effective
In building up the strength, regulating
the WOmanly functions, Subduing pain
and bringing about healthy, vigorous
condition of the whole system.
u OOOA VI pd1 OlCuIdIS wraps each DOJbie
giving the formula of both medicines and
quoting what scores of eminent med
lcal authors, whose works are consulted
by physicians of all the schools of practice
as guides in prescribing, say of each in
gredient entering into these medicines.
The words of praise bestowed ON the
several ingredients entering into Doctor
Pierce's medicines by such writer's should
have more weight than any amount of
non professional testimonials, because
such men are writing for the guidance of
their medical brethren and know whereof
they speak.
Both medicines are non-alcoholic, non
secret, and contain no harmful habit
forming drugs, being composed of glyceric
extracts of the roots of native, American
medicinal forest plants. They are both
sold by dealers in medicine. You can't
afford to accept as q substitute for one of
these medicines of known composition,
any secret noStrum.
Or. Pierce's Pellets. small, sugar-coated,
easy to take as. candy, regulate and in.
vigorate stomach. liver and bowels.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-02-16

Round trip Winter tourist tickets on
sale daily to all principal tourist points
in all parts of Florida and the South.
tickets limited returning May 81,
1909: These tickets allow stop-over
privilege at different points in the
South. Very low round trip home
seeker tickets on sale every first and
third Tuesdays to points in the West
and Southwest. Tickets are limited
and good returning Is days from date
OF sale, with privilege OF stop-over in
home-seeker territory.
For further information write or
w. H. HARRIS, Agent.
d. S. JORDAN. T. A.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-02-16
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR STATE SENATOR.

We are authorized to announce Ciaud
NJ Thomas as d candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for State Senator
from this district composed of Bour-
bon, Clark and Montgomery.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-04-13
Easter Marriages.

Sunday afternoon Justice OF
the Peace R. C. Cox was called
upon to officiate at a marriage,
the contracting parties being Mr..
Walter Hurley and Miss Maude
Mcbride. The home of the bride
was given as Moore county and
the marriage was at the home of
a friend. She has lived in Dur
ham for sometime.
Justice of the Peace |. j. Cox
officiated in a marriage out near
Orange factory Saturday night.
The contracting parties were Mr..
William carp, of Durham, and
Miss Mira Baldwin. The bride
is the daughter of Mrs. Malissa
Baldwin. The groom is well
known here.
Mr.. Thomas E. Herndon and
Miss Winnie Stanbury were unit
ed in marriage on Saturday
night. Rev. A. P. Barbee of
ficiated at this marriage. It was
q quiet affair and only a few Of
the friends and relatives were
present.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-04-13
GENERALLY OBSERVED.
Many Took Holiday, Ssme Going On
PicnICs and Excursions.

The freight Offices Of the
Southern, Seaboard and Norfolk
& Western roads, in this city,
were closed the greater part OF
the day Monday on account Of
the Easter holiday. The factories
and other manufacturing enter
prises also shut down for the
day.
Durham sent a full quota of
her citizens out in different
directions to spend the Easter
holiday. An excursion was run
over the durham & Southern
road. and carried quite a crowd
to Fuquay Springs, Dunn and
other points. The Durham &
South Carolina sroad carried a
goodly number to Harrington on
a picnic trip. The Norfolk &
Western carried out a good sized
party, who spent the day fishing
and picnicing in the northern
part of this county. Others
went up the Southern road and
spent the day at Occoneechee
Farm. Buggies. automobiles
and other vehicles were much
in demand, and many Of our
citizens employed these meens
Of locomotion and hied them
selves away to the country, to
enjoy a days picnic and to fish,
and to catch-a cold. if nothing
more.
The Durham military company,
under command Of Captain s. c.
Chambers, spent Easter Sunday
and Monday at 0cconeechee
Farm. They left Durham on
foot Saturday afternoon between
s and z o'clock. and after march, |
ing part of the way, camped for
the night, going on to Deco
neechee Sunday morning. When
they left Durham each man car
ned rations enough for one meal.
A sham battle was indulged in
Monday, ,Ihnd the company arrived
home that night.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-04-13
BLEW OUT HIS BRAINS.
Remalns Of Mr. Ferguson Brought from
High Point 10 Durham.

Mr.. J. Lindsay Ferguson. Of
High Point, who about eigh,
weeks ago married Miss Lyon,
OF Durham, daughter Of the late
J. Ed Lyon, committed suicide
Friday morning by shooting him.
self in the head. The ball lodged
in the right temple. The first to
discover that Mr.. Ferguson had
killed himself was an employee
who called at Ferguson's office
and found the door locked and
the curtains down. An entrance
was effected and Ferguson was
found lying in a pool Of blood, a
pistol clutched in his right hand.
At first the cause of the act
was not known, but upon pre-
pairing the body for burial a note
was found penned to an UNDER
garment, this saying that finan-
cial difficulties was the reason,
and praying that his wife might
be present to prevent the deed.
So far as known, all of his finan-
cial matters are straight.
The remains were brought to
Durham on the 11;22 train Sum-
day morning. and were carried
to Maplewood cemetery. where
the interment took place. A
number of High Point citizens &C
companied the body to this city.
The pail-bearers were: W. B.
Guthrie, w. B. Rowland, Jack
Goodwin, John Atwater, H. Ladd
and P. c. Graham. Floral bear
ers; H. R. Goodall, ]. w. Pierce,
K. N. Humphries. Gilmore Con-
nelly. Prof. w. F. Gill and R. 7.
Faucette,, Jr.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-04-13

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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-04-13
PUBuC DEBATE.
Durham and Goldsboro 10 Flash In
ielIeciual Swords.


On Friday night Of this week
q public Debate will be held in
the auditorium Of the city high
school building between repre-
sentatives of the Blackwell Lit
erary Society Of the Durham
High School and representatives
of the Aycock Literary Society
of Goldsboro.
The query for debate is: RE-
solved, That the japanese should
be denied the rights of citizen
ship in the United States"
Durham has the affirmative
side of the question. and Colds
boro the negative.
The speakers are: Durham,
Zeb Robertson and Ebert Chapel; !;
Goldsboro, Basil Watkins and
Grover Tyson.
This Is the last Of the seasons
public debates, and the Durham
and Goldsboro boys will no doubt
do themselves proud.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-04-13
FLAG AND BIBLE PRESENTED.
JunIafs Of Durham Spend Easter al
Reservoir School.

/
Tar Heel Council No. 2, Jr., o.
U. A. M. went out to Reservoir
school Easter Monday and pre-
sented the school with a flag and
Bible. The exercises were at
tended by quite a number of peo-
pie besides members of the Jr.
Order.
The speech of presentation of
the flag was made by Mr.. Charles
Scarlette, while Mr.. H. A. Neal,
of the school community ac-
cepted the flag in behalf of the
school.
Rev. A. P. Barbee presented
the Bible, which was accepted
for the school by Rev. G. W.
Fisher.
Inc exercises were snort but
good and everyone was pleased
with the way the day was spent.
Reservoir school has an en-
rollment of so or more scholars
and has done good work this
year. The teacher and pupils
deserve special praise for the
way in which they cared for the
large crowd that was present,
and also for the nice way they
cleaned up the grounds of the
school.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-04-13

Long and EventiuI Life Closed Hondsv
Ailsrnsos.

DR.. ]. ]. Thaxton, well known
in this city, where he followed
his profession until a few years
ago, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. c. M. Herndon,
Monday afternoon.
DR.. Thaxton was born in Hall.
fax county, Virginia. December
4, 1917, and was therefore 81
years old last December. He was
married in October. 1864. to Miss
Corenlia Jeffries and from this
union there were nine children,
three Of whom survive him, as
follows: Joseph A. Thaxtun and
Mrs. c. M. Herndon. of Durham,
and Mr.. w. c. Thaxton, of Burl-
ington. In his boyhood the de-
ceased turned to medicine as his
chosen profession, graduating
with honor from the Jefferson
college, of Philadelphia, in the
year 1910. Returning from
college he located in Person
county, this state, where he had
a large and lucrecative practice,
and in October, 1890. moved to
Durham and spent the declining
years Of his life with his
daughter. Mrs. C. NJ. Herndon.
He established here only an
office practice. but In this field
he was eminently successful and
there are hundreds of his
patients and friends who now
earn with sadness Of his death.
The funeral was held from
Trinity Methodist church this
afternoon, after which the re-
mains were Inferred in Maple
wood cemetery.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-04-13

Mrs. George A. Carr attended
the funeral of her uncle, L.
Rhodes Hunt. in Oxford, Friday.
Mr.. Hunt was 55 years of age,
and died Thursday Of erysipelas,
after an illness of only three
days.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-04-13
nlRKEr CONTRACT AWARDED.


AT an adjourned meeting Of
the Board of Aldermen on Friday
night, the contract for building
the new market house was
awarded to j. E. Dickson & Co.,
they being the lowest of six who
Did on the job. Their bid was
sl6,ll3.72. The other five bid
ders and the amounts of their
bids were: o. F. Wilkerson, of
Durham, slS.275; Harvard &
Moss, Of Newport News, Va,
slS,275; II. L. Smith, Of Dur
ham. sls. .052. .72; B. A. Griswold,
q Durham, sl6,325; Salmon &
salmon. Of Durham, sl6,ll3.72.
The plans were made by H. C.
lnthicum, the well known archi-
vet Of this city. Under The terms
q the contract the building must
e completed by August 2, or
forfeit S25 a day for every day
thereafter.
The building Is to be 60 by 164
Reet. The department for meats
~lll be 20 by 10l feet. There
(Will be a walkway through the
building from Foster street to
lila Place and another from
'atkins street to the vegetable
Pepartment. The vegetable de-
Partment will be Is by 60 feet,
pa the fish department "a by SO
vt. On the Ella Place side will
a wagon shed IS by l54 feet. |
ie building will be of imper- |
[lous brick, the roof of clay till |
rs, and the walls capped with
FRA Gotta. Both electric and
fas lights are to be used.
Another provision is that all
fusage Is to be ground and pre-
fed in the market house under
n
= supervision Of the market
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-04-13
SHORT LOCAL ITEM S.

The listers Of Durham county
are to be paid So per day. This
is the order Of the county com.
missioners.
The children Of the Memorial
Methodist Church had an en-.
Joyable Easter egg hunt on the
lawn Of Mr.. Brodie L. Duke,
Monday afternoon. All who at.
tended report having a fine time.
Quite a number from Durham
attended a barbecue at Huckle-
berry Springs Friday afternoon.
Dinner was served at o'clock,
and the barbecue and Brunswick
stew was prepared for a kings
taste.
The county commissioners have
made a donation to the volunteer
fireinen and the members of the
military company, of an amount
equal to the poll tax of each man.
This has been the usual custom
for several years.
Julius B. Warren, a member
of the faculty of the Gastonia
graded schools, spent the Easter
occasion in Durham. Julie.
has many many friends here who
are always glad to see him, and
wish him well at all times.
Saturday. while at his work,
James Gallagher. yard conductor
at this point for the Seaboard
road. was painfully, but not
seriously hurt by a fall. His
head struck a crosstie infiicting
cash. that required medical at
He is now attending to
his duties as usual.
Arthur Browning, a young
white man, was before Recorder
Sykes Friday on the charge of
selling whiskey, ]. w. Allen
being the star" witness. Brown
ng was sentenced to IL months |
n Jail, but took an appeal and
yave bail in the sum of SlO0 for
his appearance at the May term
If court.
A horse belonging to and being
lriven by a Mr.. Williams, fell
nto a ditch in Edgemont Mon
lay night. No serious damage
esulted. and after spending the
light in the ditch the horse was
aiken out. The party driving
ither did not regard or did not
ee the red lights placed to warn
'eople.
The Durham Traction Company
, making many improvements at
Park, getting things
4 readiness for the opening Of
his popular resort, which will
axe place about the first Of May.
7hen every contemplated i'm
rovement is completed, Lake.
'ood will be second to no park {
! the State, and the peer of any
, tha Cn,,th
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-04-13

Trinity Park School, Of Dur
ham, and Roxboro crossed bats
in q game of baseball at Roxboro
Saturday. The score was: Rox.
boro, 8; Trinity Park, s. The
features Of the game were the
batting Of F. Turner, for the
Park School, and Noblin and
Long, for Roxboro. Four errors
were made by Trinity Park, and
three by Roxboro. Batteries:
Park School. Godfrey and S. Tur-
ner; Roxboro, Clayton and Brad
shcr.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-04-13
MOTHERS. IT IS
YOUR DUTY

to protect your own-to see that your
children gre protected when Group and
pneumonia come. GoWAN'S PNEU.
MONA PREPARATION will preven,
and cure any disease where infiamms.
tion and congestion are the cause. Keep
Gowan's in the home. Pains and sore.
ness in throat and chest are relieved
promptly. External and quickly alb.
sorbed. Sold by all druggists from ssc.
to fr.oo. Buy Il today and be prepared.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-04-13

Give us a chance and we will
fit and please you.
3. w. HoBGoop.