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SUCCESSFUL YEAR'S WORK
All 11UAL HMOIIiC liliiET
ILIIIG AT SOUTHPORT
MURDERER ARRESTED , HERE
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Commencement Exercises the Past
Week of Gregory Normal Insti
tutcAttendance Large and
Programme Fine.
Marking the'close of what is con
gee, Pcl the best school year in the
history of the institution, commence
mint exercises of Gregory Normal In
stitute, which is doing a fine work
among the colored people of the city,
vcre held the past week, beginning
Hh the exercises of the graduating
class Thursday night.. The exercises
vrrc hold at the Christ Congregation
al church and the building was inade
quate to hold all who desired admit
tance. The baccalaureate sermon was
preached by Rev. J. A. Bonner, color
ed 0f this city; Monday night exercis
es of the primary and intermediate
trades were held, and on Tuesday
nieht the grammar department gave
ho plav, "William Tell." This play
wa"s by the seventh and eighth grade
pupils and the children did exceed
ingly well, considered by some as re
markable. The senior class day exer
cises were held Wednesday afternoon
at 4 o'clock and were attended by a
large number of white people as well
as colored. Thursday was commence
ment day proper and- in the evening
exercises were held- The attendance
was the largest of the week and in
cluded a number of prominent white
people of the city who are interested
in the education of the negro. One of
the features of the programme was
the salutatory by Hester Sheridan and
the valedictory by Irene Chesnut, both
of which Were unusually fine. The. ad
dress of the occasion was delivered
by Rev. Dr. Geo. L. White, , colored,
and it was a splendid discourse, in.
which there was much wholesome ad
vice for members of the class. There
are nine members of the class this
year, three boys and four girls, as foK
lows: John Sullivan, Roy1 Gapehart,
Clarence Hill, Irene Chesnut, Hester
Sheridan. Maggie Lilly, Flora Miller,
Uramia Kelly and Mary Boven. The
class song was composed by Clarence
Hill.
One of the most interesting features
in connection with the commencement
exercises was the industrial, domestic
science and shop work' exhibit, which
was open throughout the week. The
domestic science department has re
ceived special attention during the
past year and made a Bplendid show
ing. The principal 'of the school is Prof.
Frank B. Stevens and he Is very much
gratified at the work during tha past
year. The enrollment and attendance
has been the largest in the history of
the school and the pupils have done
fine work.
THE RECORDER'S COURT.
Negroes Found Guilty of Keeping Dis
orderly House Roads.
George Dudley and Grady Lee, col
ored, proprietors of "Little Lumina",
at 13th and Red Cross streets, were
the principal defendants before the
,Recorder yesterday1 t mornlngV' 'the
V, ,-.. l t . V. I 1 . 1 1
i naie against lueiu ueiug uie n. Key
ing of a disorderly house. "Witnesses
lestified to the disorder at the restau
rant and dance nafV conducted ;by the
negroes and they were fpund guilty
of the charge. . Judgment was sus
pended in the case against Dudley,
while Lee was given 30 days on the
roads. Dudley was tried at Friday's
session on the charge of selling whis
key and was sentenced to six months
on the roads, from which notice of ap
peal to Superior Court was given.Yes
terday morning Substitute ' Recorder
Harriss announced that he ' would
change the judgment, fining the de
fendant $100 and costs and 30 days on
the roads. This was accepted by the
defendant. In the case of David Hines,
colored, who bought the whiskey from
Dudley for a third party, and who was
also found guilty of violating the pro
hibitidn . law, judgment of the court
was changed from a fine of $25 and
costs to $10 and costs.
SEA GATE BAPTIST CHURCH.
Fine Programme Arranged foYRalfy;
10 De rteio Tni Afternoon.
Rally day exercises, will "be held dl
Sea Gate Baptist Chfrrcb, near Green
ville Station. 4 clock this afternoon'
and it is expected that in addition to
those residing in the neighborhood
there will be a goodly number of peo
ple to attend from Wilmington. The
exercises will begin at 4 o'clock with
devotional exercises conducted by
Rev. w. G. Hall, pastor of Southside
Baptist Church; following which there
'ill be a sermon by Rev. Chas- F.
Whitlock, pastor of Brooklyn Baptist
Church. The following topics will
then be discussed: "The Outlook at
date or Need of Suitable Houses
of Worship," Messrs. Thos. F. Bagley
anrt I). L. Gore; "What the State
Boards Expects, bf Churches Aided,"
Mr. Ceo. E. Leftwich; "What the
nureh is Attempting to Do and What
Jt Needs." Mr. A. L. Vann. The exer
ts will conclude with timely re
narks by Rev. W. J. Jones.
Castle Heights Growing.
(asHe Heights!" Name sounds
miliar, doesn't it? December a year
aEo .1. r,. Wright & Son called atten
"n to this property on the . Castle
mad, between 13th and 15th
,! 11 is tni,y surprising to know
smrc that time an average of a
"p a month has been built with a
iii thrown in. - The . few lots that
"I ,i ' are now offered to the public
at H;-ir own fair price" to quote from
an intpr'stlng advertisement in the
G u'H n'umns of today's paper. J.';
'"K to ni. ot one four-fifths of the way
ln making a fair trade. -
Trinity Methodist Church,
rnr v nun H y M ethodlst Church, cor
uiJ, and Market streets, the reg
'hi orvicpB today will 'be conducted
!nv C Sell, the pastor. The
Vh 'Tf "" 'i. at 11 A M., will be
i, " liducatlon." Evening subr
Wkt .. clock- wU1 be "Indecision
thoV. ' . The Public is invited to
fend'.ir7l,P8, A hearty welcome ex
to strangers.
.,, -i !
a monis "n,.;hlt More than a house
Wlfi J hete slnce December.
SUZnm'S Agency-Read
Delightful Affair to be Given Thurs,
day Evening by St.,John' Lodge
- Col. W, F. Robertson the.
.Speaker. '
St
1 1
The annual banquet of St. John's
Lodge, No. 1, A. f . & a. M will be
given in the banquet hail of the Ma
sonic Temple 'Thursday evening of
this week, invitations to which have
been issued by Mr. A. S. Holden, the
j opUar and energetic secretary. This
13 always an event of great interest
in local Masonic circles and is inten
sified this year by the announcement
that the address of the occasion will
be made by Col. William F. Robertson,
formerly of WJlmington, but now ot
Charlotte.
An elegant snpper will be served
at 8 o'clock sharp, following which
the speaker1 of the evening will be
presented by the master of .ceremon
ies, Mr. Edward P. Bailey, who is
Worshipful Master of the Lodge. Col
onel Robertson is a most pleasing
speaker and is always heard with
much interest on this occasion. He
has hundreds of personal friends in
this city who will be glad to learn of
his proposed visit;
mi t j
ine committees in cnarge or ar
rangement ., for the banquet. are: En
tertainment, Mr. John S. McEachern,
chairman; Messrs. A. S. Holden and
Edwin A. Metts. Music, Mr. Harry
R. Bates.' Reception, Messrs. B. A.
Merritt, Stuart R. Keyes, J. W Fleet,
W B. Muse, W. R. Dosher, Win.
Struthers, Jr.r E. M. Beery, D. W.
Loring, A. L. Dosher; ".W. A. McGirt.
, .During the aviining there will be
vocal -; and instruxaental music. . The
Masonic Temple Orchestra is compos
ed s of Mr. C.TPJ'MajcRae, first violin rj
Mr. W."A.-Martinflute; Mr.' R C.
Craft, cornet; Mr. Edward Johnson,
-1 1 A . TV. T T 1
ienu, rnj. uwj u. jonnson, piano.j
ine vocalists lor me occasion are:
mr, Jusepu:n. reo. wsi tenor; H
Greene - Fenley, second tenor; Mr.
Harry R. Bates, first bass; Mr. Cecil
C. Butt, second bass. The accompan
iment will be played by Mr. Edward
H. Munson.
TWENTIETH OF MAY OBSERVED
Public Offices Closed and Pretty Gen
eral' Suspension of Business in
-' City W. L. L; at Wright
. -' '. . ; . . vllle Beach.
.:..- - . . - :
Yesterday, May 20th, anniversary
of the signing -of tb " Mecklenburg
Declaration of Independence, in 1775,
was pretty-generally observed In Wil
m'ngton as a holiday, though there
was no formal celebration. The banks
and county offices were closed and
there"; was, not much doing in busi
ness"vCircles. ;r ,
At Wrightsville Beach the members
of the W.ilmiiitc- Light Infantry
gathered for i tfreir annual celebratloa
of the day. There was a fine attend
ance of, the members of the company
and thd;,party went down on the 10
o'clock 'car. The first event of the
day was the competitive shoot for the
company medal, which was won by
Tapp, who secured a score of 20 out
of a possible 25. The shoot was over
a 200 yard range- The following are
the scores made in the shoot: Boling,
17; Everett, 1; Tapp 20; Harris, Wil
lis, 10; Jackson 7; Pluto Swann 5r
R. H. GrSn't, Jr.. 17; C. K. Davis 19;
T. J. Gattss 15; Delemar 13; Lucas 8;
J. B. Lyncjb. 17;. King 14; Vann 14;
Becton It; Duffy 16; E. F. Peschau
13; Wilson 17; W. A. Peschau 15; E.
C' Hines 16; Senter 5; Jacobs 10; Lo
ring 16i Royal 9; Merriman 14; Hash
agen 9;' Williams 14; O'Neill 16; H
O; Hines 14 r Burnett 9; Turner 11;
Z. K. Bell 19; Westbrook 00; Orrell
18; A. D. Harriss 2; J. Q. Myers 11;
Clowe 19; Hayden 00; Metts 8; Cant
well 20.
In the afternoon the annual compet
itive sboot between teams of the com
pahy'jand the,vJleserve Corps took
place. The cojiJipsjriy team won by the
score of 84 to 64." Last year the cup
was :won by the Reserve Corps and
the company team entered the contest
this year to win. The following are
the individual scores: Reserve Corps:
Willard 18; Holmes. Davis 15; Heins
berger 13; Berry 12; Woodard 6, a to
tal of 64. u. Company; -Tapp 20; Clowe
12; R. H. Grant, Jr., 16; C K. Davis
17; Cantwell 19. a total of 84.
. Last night the annual dance and
competitive drill was held at Lumina.
There was' a. large attendance of young
people :from . the, city there being sev
eral hundred down for the evening.
Tho competitive drill prize was won
again this year by Mr. E. F. Peschau,
the winner last season. There was a
large number of young people dancing
and the evening wAs most pleasantly
spent. This was the first dance of the
season. Th party returnea to tne
city shortly before midnight.
r PERSONAL ENCOUNTER.
Yesterday 'Between Mr. S. R. Keyes
and Mr.. Norwood i-iusKe
Mr; S.' R, : Keyes; secretary- of the
AVilmington Retail Merchants' Assoc
iation, and Mr: Worwood Huske, . who
iioias a-position wiui tu-o uiuuot
rhlnprv Co. In this City, both Well
known arid' DODUlar young men, en
gaged iri a personal encounter in front
ol Struthers' 'CiEar store, on . wouu
Front etreet. jvesterday shortly after
12 o'clock, the cdmbatants being sep
arated by friends before eitheT was
iniured. Later in the afternoon Mr.
Keyes, acting upon the advice of the
board of directors of the Ketan ftier
chants' Association, went to Justice
Harriss ' office and submitted to a
charge of affray and swore out a. war
rant aeainst Mr. Huske. charging tne
pame: Offense. Both cases will be in
vestigated at 3 o'clock Monday after
noon by Justice Harriss. ' The defen
dants were recognized for their1 ap
pearance At trial.
Save Your Money!
Read the advertisement of the Peo-
KehfbvalSale ot. th6 French Mini
r.rv Parlors. All goods at cost be
ginning Monday, May 15th.
tf.
Pfetfy Exercises on Tuesday Tablet
Marking Site of Fort Johnston
' Trip on Steamer Wilming
.. ton Programme.
Preparations for the unveiling of
ihe tablet at Southport marking the
site of Fort Johnston, the first fort
built in the province, have been prac
tically completed and tne North Car
olina Society of Colonial Dames of
America, who have this memorial
worKi in cnarge, nave arranged a pro
gramme for the day, Tuesday, May
23rd, which they hope will in every
nay be adequate to the interest of the
occasion.
The tablet to be unveiled is of white
marble set in a -mass of coquina,
which formed part of the foundations
ci tne original fort, and bears the fol
lowing inscription:
. V'This tablet was erected May,
1911, by the North Carolina 'So
ciety of Colonial Dames of Amer
ica, to mark the site of Fort John
ston, the first fort in the province
of North Carolina, built under
act of Assembly of 1746, and com
pleted in 1764, and named in hon
or of-Governor Gabriel Johnston.
The patriots of the Cape Fear,
resisting the execution of the
Stamp Act in 176, forced the
spiking of its 24 cannon, the gift
of King George II.
The fort was the refuge of Gov
ernor Josjah Martin, after his
flight from Newberh, May 24,
17,75, until he was compelled by
the' patriots to abandon it, July
y18-1775, on which day it was de
'ViY&freyed and Royal Government in
North Carolina ceased."
v .President.
GABRIELLE deR. WiADDELL,
,.v . - Vice-President.
CARRIE B. PRINCE, Secretary,
- ;;Tlierortep:tli8 occasion is Mr.
J., G. deR.- Hamilton, who at one time
lived, in Wilmington, was principal of
the High School, and is so pleasantly
'emembered here. He now has the
Chair of History at the State Univer
sity. The steamer Wilmington will leave
Wilmington at 10 o'clock. Stopping
first at Fort Caswell for the band, up
on Its arrival at Southport, the cere
monies will begin.
On the return trip a luncheon will
be served on the boat by the Colonial
Dames.
Much interest has been manifested
in Southport, where a chorus has
been arranged to assist with the sing
ing. In case of rain, the exercises will be
held in the pavilion which has been
put in readiness.
Tickets for $1.00 (which includes
the luncheon) may be gotten from
Miss Sue McQueen, or bought at the
steamer on Tuesday morning.
The following is the programm.e for
the exercises: . -.
-. Selection
Fort Caswell Band ..
f U Prayer 1 s -
Hev. - u. -T. singleton.
Address of Welcome
Hi3 Honor Mayor Price Furpless
Singing of 'lAmerica'
Unveiling of Tablet
Mrs. Walter G. Curtis
Presentation of Tablet
Mrs. James Sprunt
President of the North Carolina So
ciety of Colonial Dames of
America.
' Address '
' J. G. deRoulhac Hamilton, Pn. I).
Professor of History University of
North Carolina.
Singing of "Star-Spangled Banner."
Benediction
Springer of Fort
Chaplain
Caswell.
Selection
Fort Caswell Band.
DIED IN GEORGIA.
Aiirtt "of' Mrs; tB.- E. Bannerman,
at
' Thomasvithe, Ga., Passes.
: The mady friends of Mrs. Sarah E;
Bannerman, : oT -tnis city, will regret
to hear of the, death of uer aunt, Mrs.
Sarah S. Mitief, of Thomasville, Ga.,
which occurred last week. Mrs. Miller-was-years
-old and left no im
mediate family but is survived by one
niece, Mrs. Bannerman, .who has been,
with her since September, and one
r.eph;Wj Mr. L. tC. .Houston, of Thom
asville; Ga.,' besides several great
nieces and nephews. She was buriedj
beside her husband in Taliassahee,
Fla. Mrs. Miller was born in Duplin,
county, this State, and was the
daughter of Maj. George E. Houston;
who was an officer in the war of 1812
and grand daughter, of Dr. James
Houston, who was collector of the
F-ort of Wilmington in Colonial Days.'
In 1836 Mrs. Miller, was married to
Hon. John Miller, of Duplin county,
and they immediately moved to Flor
ida, then a 'territory. Mr. Miller was
fop a long time comptroller of Flor
fdaU Ex-Governor Mosley, of Florida,
the . first Governor , of the State, was
governor while Mr. Miller was comp
troller. They were boys together in
Duplin county and emigrated to Flor
ida about: the, same .time to seek their
fortunes. : ' '
Berry Season About Over.
With probably not more than 25 or
30 cars yet to.be shipped, the straw-;
berry season in this section is prac
tically over. Up to Friday night tbtere
had been shipped 'from this section)
1,199 cars and it is estimated that 1,9
went - forward yesterday, making the!
total to last night 1,215. It is thought
that , there will -be about 25 or 30" can
more, which will run the total numbei
of cars 'for the season up to abou
1,240. From the Chadbourn section
there, w,ill probably go forward this
week 10 cars and from Mount Olive
and Faison about 15 cars, which will
wind up the season.
i-u
: "Holdina His Own."
Big
comedy . picture Grand Thea-
tre tomorrow. .
. WW
Henry Melton Who Killed Another
Negro at Wallace Few Nights
Ago, Caught by Local Offi
cersBack to Duplin.
His identity having i been revealed
to local officers by another negro who
made an affidavit upon which a war
rant was issued, Henry Melton, color
ed, 20 years! rold, was arrested early
yesterday afternoon on the 'charge of
murder, it tfeirig alleged' 'that ' he
struck with'-'a' stick 'and kille'ff anoth
ei negro ; at Wlallace on Thursday
rJght last. ' " ' , I
Melton admitted that he stryck the
negro but said, that he didribt know
the blow proyed fata.1. ,He was
iodged in thecity prlsonijnd later
transferred it, the county, jjj, where
he will remain until the arrival of
&n officer from ,puplin county today
or tomorrow, ).t appears that, sever
al negroes wea in a ' small .shop at
Wallace Thursday night drinking co-ico-cola
and Melton, who seems to
have been a clerk in the place, started
to collect the money for the drinks,
this being yefused. by the negro wi.o
was afterwards killed . and whose
name has not been learned here. Mel
ton had a stick or small board in his
'band and struck the. negro over the
head. Inflicting a wound from which
he died. Melton stated that the fel
low did not seem to be badly hurt and
that he joined in bathing . his head and
sending for a physician. However,
he left the soene pretty soon after
wards and stated to the officers that
he came directly to Wilmington, ar
'ivjng the same night of the difficul
ty. He talked freely at the City Hall
about the occurrence and ' declared
that he had no' intention of murder
ing the man 'when he struck him.
Lewis Ford. ' colored, who lives at
W&Tla'ce, .saw .Melton here 'yesterday
morning and recognized him. He then
went before Justice Harriss 'nd swore
out a warrant 'for the arrest of Mel
tt n charging "him with murder. The
warrant was jplaced in. the 'ands of
Patrolmen A. t L. Long, Lepn George
and Constable Savage, who located
him in '"a house on Second, between
Davis and Farsicy streets, tie was
sitting on the porch and made no ef
fort to escape. He was taken to the
City Hall and later transferred to the
f.ounty Jail, the city prison not being
a proper place for persons charged
with murder, as the cells are made of
wood.
CITY SCHOOLS CLOSE.
Complete Programme for Commence
ment Exercises Announced.
Mr. John J. Blair, superintendent of
the city schools, yesttrday announc
ed the cOmplete"proramme of tne
commencement exercises of tho city
schools which will Me held, May 29th
to June 2nd. The following is the
rrogramme for the (different schools,
loth white and colored, as announced
yesterday? V
Peabody School, colored, Wednes
day, May ,31st; 11 1A: M. Cantatta,
' The May Queen." liPrlmary ' grades
parents i visitati6dayad ;bibltkn
of school work, ftressmaltihg and sew
ing. ;
Thursday, June 1st, 11 A. M. Ex
ercises by advanced classes, music
and recitations. Awarding of certif
icates. ' ' '
Williston, colored,' Wednesday, May
3l8t, 9:30 A. M. Primary class ex
ercises. Parents' visitation day and
exhibition of work;
Thursday, June 1st, 8: b0 1 P. M.
Closing exercises, Ruth 'Hall, Seventh
and Nun streets. Cantata, "A Trip
to Europe." Cantata, "A Day in the
Woods." Awarding certificates.
Hemenway, Monday, May 29th, to
Friday. June 2nd ' Exhibition of
school work. '
Friday,' June 2nd, 9 A. M. Public
closing exercises and distribution of
reports and promotion cards.
Union, Monday. May 29th, to Friday
June 2nd Exhibition' of School worn..
Thursday. June 1st, 9:30 A. M.
Public closing exercises.
Friday, June 2nd Distribution of
reports and promotion 'cards.
High School. Thursday; 'June 1st,
," .30 P. M. Celebration of Class Day,
High School campus. -
Friday, June'- 2nd. 8 : 30 P M. An
nual" Commencehient, Academy of Mu
sic; address by 'Dr. Edwin Mims; pre
sentation of diplomas and 'Amy Mor
ris Bradly-'Scholarship Medal; award
ing of scholarships.
NEGRO ARRESTED HERE.
Wanted -in Dillon; S. C, for Shooting
His Wife Sunday.
W. M. J. Shavers, colored! who shot
and dangerously wounded his wife at
their home at Dillon, S. C, was arrest
ed at Water and Grace streets at 10
o'clock last night on a warrant sworn
out by a negro acquaintance charging
him with assault on his wife. The ar
rest was made by Sergeants C. E.
Wood and H. W. Howell and Patrol
man L. J. Seece. The negro had ip
his pockets a large pistol and a razor
and the officers think that he made an
effort to use his gun on them, but
they were too quick for him. Shavers
was standing on the street corner talk
ing to another negro when arrested.
He was lodged in the city prison and
the South Carolina authorities will be
notified ol his arrest-
TO CAROLINA
BEACH.
Steamer Trip, Today to Popular Resort
Southport and td Seav
Many will embrace 'the flfbt oppor
tunity of spending a delightful day
on the . water today in the 'special trip
of the steamer Wilmington; leaving
the city at lOAV M., and returning at
t P. M. The fare will be only 25c. the
round trip to -Qarolina Beach' and 50c.
the round trip to Southport and to
sea. The restaurant at Carolina
Beach is not yet open arid those who
expect to spend the day there, should
take lunches witli them. The first
Sunday trip to this delightful resort
and the accompanying trip to Souths
port or to sea will be hailed with de
light by many, who will take this oc
casion for an outing that will be both
peasant and beneficial.
Save Your Money!
Read the advertisement of the Peo
ple Savings Bank, top of( pae 5
am? um rmmi
:'t
If - y cnPdeposit
r Interest from June 1st, and will receive FOUR
MONTHS interest on October 1st.
A Small Account here receives the Same Careful Atten
tion as the Large One.
OLD AND STRONG
... . r ( .
THE PEOPLES SAVINGS BAMK
h. c. McQueen,
President. .
M J CORBETT,
- Vice-President.
Y
STIW1 SAV
To drive a nail, you must not only hit it on the head ONCE, but you
must also KEEP HAMMERING until it goes in right.
It's the persistent "follow up" that counts. Spasmodic effort in any
line of activity achieves little result. You can't save much money un
less you go about it systematically.
Start NOW with a dollar and a square jawed resolve to put away
a certain percentage of your earnings each week or month, and you '
will soon have a good sized "nest egg" for any emergency.
Four per cent interest on all deposits. New Interest Quarter June 1st.
Wilmington Savings 6 Trust Company
Oldest and Largest Savings Bank in North Carolina.
The Lumina Orchestra.
Mr. John Kneisel, director of the
Lumina Orchestra, has announced the
personnel of the, orchestra for the ap
proaching season. The orchestra will
have 12 pieces this season and all
members will report for duty in time
for the formal opening dance at Lumi
na Saturday evening, June 3rd. Mr.
Kneisel will tn in charge of the or
chestra on Sundays and during the
week days Mr. Emory Von Cillagh
will be in charge. Among the mem
bers of the orchestra are: Mr. Alfred
Munson, pianistr Mr. David Blum,
'cellist; Messrs. Charles Brantley, clar
inetist; C- E. Leman, bass string; Guy
L. Knorr, .'trombonist; Charjes W
Storm and Art,&.r, R, yine,r,' c,onjet
ists; Mr. Roy Woodworth, who will
be in charge of the Cathedral chimes
and tympanis.
Save Your Money!
Read the advertisement of the Peo
ple's Savings Bank, jtop of page 5
Ladie's Lace Dresses,
New and Attractive
prices right. : : :
Our May Sale
Was a great Success, we sold lots of goods, and
yet lots remain. We have made attractive prices
on some o(ld lots of merchandise. Gall to see
them.
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL
69c Satin Foulards Special for Monday and
Tuesday 39c.
$1.25 and $L 50 Fancy Parasols, see window
display, special this week 98c each.
$1.00 White Hemstitched Parasols special
this week 69c.
$1.75 Fiber Suit Cases leather trimmed spe
cial $1.29.
$5.00 Leather Suit Cases special this week
$3.50.
$ 1 2.00 Ladies Pattern Hats this week $8.00
others at same attractive reductions.
Porch Screens
THE C. W.
your money with the "People's" now. it will
F.W.DICK,
Cashier.
J. HOLMES DAVIS,
Ass't Cashier.
Probably Wounded Burglar.
The store of M. Haskell, No. 201
Brunswick street, was entered Friday
night and it is thought that a quan
tity or goods were stolen. - The night
watchman at the Standard Oil tanks
heard a noise in the store and shot in
lhat direction and it is believed that
lie wounded the robber, for a consid
erable quantity of blood was found
?n front of the building. Blood was
ciso found on the piazza at the home
of Betta Mills, colored, who resides
in the same territory. The police are
making an investigation of the case.
A Burglar's Awful Deed
may not paralyze a home so complete
ly as a mother's long illness. But Dr.
King's New Life Pills are a splendid
remedy for women. "They gave me
wonderful benefit in constipation and
female trouble," wrote Mrs. M. C. Dun
lap, of Leadill, Tenn. If ailing, try
them, 25c at R. R. Bellamy's.
The C. W. Polvogt Co.
"The Store That's Always Busy."
green painted all
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At Fifth Street Church.
Regular services at Fifth Street
M. E. Church, corner Nun and Fifth
streets, preaching at 11 A. M. by the
pastor. Rev. G. T. Adams. Subject,
"Humanity's Cry for God," evening
sermon, "The Purpose of God in the
Creation of Man." The public is cor
dially invited. Comfortable scats, at
tentive ushers,' chorus and male quar
tette music.
After holding tho property in his
possession for the required length of
timo, three days, Dr. C. D. Bell, the
coroner, yesterday ' formally turned
over to the city the bridge materials
for the Sixth street bridge. It is like
ly that the .work ot constructing the
bridge will be resumed within a few
days.
Castle Heights More than a house
a month built here since December.
1910 see Wright's Agency Read
Special Column.
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100 Pieces New iviai
tings, prices made
very attractive. : :
sizes & prices.
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