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' "i. J4CiBli 5113. vlr Statements .issued by the City Clerk and Treasurer -Report (Made of 1 .the Regular Audit of '""r the Books. XM " Capt. ,Thos., D. Meares, city, clerk and treasurer, ; yesterday I issued a statement saowlng the receipts aid disbursements f of the first six "months of the fiscal year, from June "1st, '".1912, to January 1st, 1913,-and also another statement showing in detail the re ceipts for the month -of December. The auditors, Messrs. W- C. Curtis and M. F. Allen, have finished their peri odical audit of the books and submit ted their report yesterday . The following general statement . shows (the receipts and disbursements for the first six months. of the present fiscal year: ,5 . f.; v,v; . J General fund Balance bh hand' June 1st, ii5,211d9f ,traisferred..from water jand sewerage department, $6,507.45 ; receipts from. taxes, ?9 6,39 4.05; loans, -n200M;tsatotal:r Of; $238,112.70. Dis bursements -f-. Operatine expenses. $173,233; Joaiis?; repaid. $40,000 ; a total of $ai3,272.02;. balance on hand Janu arylst, $24,840.63.? r . . ; . Water and Sewerage ? Department (operating) r Balance on. hand . June 1st, $9,3S7s46;- receiptg water $19,468 41; sewerage, $1,60710; a total of .$30,- 462.97. Disbursements Operating' ex ijenses, $21,904; transferred to general fund, $6,507.45r a- total of $28,411.86? -'' balance on hand January 1st, $2,051.11. Water and Sewerage Department t construction) -j-Balance on hand June 1st, $127,960.71; receipts (interest on deposits), $260.86: a total of $$130, 321.57. Disbursements Sundries, $152.87; purchase, of sewer plant, $30 000 ; a total of $30,152.87 ; balance on- nana J anuary 1st,'. SI 00,168.70. . - . - ,' gark Fund Balance on hand June 1st, $80a,30; receipts: from interest! $14.66; balance on hand January 1st, Street Improvement Fund Balance ,ott handJLune, 1st, $158 J32.86; receipts 'TOTISStHHra-ttftal "or $198,693.48. Dis brsementf 182,947.88 balance on nana J anuary 1st, $15,745.60. xSi(ftwalks-Defllcit on June 1st of $6, ' 398?84r receipts-' $8,865.58; disburse ... nal 31(1663.; ; deficit January 1st, $11,319.89. ' Scavenger work Deficit June 1st, $3,621,93; receipts $5,343; disburse ments $10,316.96; deficit January 1st, $8,595.89. . - Summary of balances General fund $24,840.63; water and ewepfge (ope . rating) $2,051.11; waterlma sewerage (bonds) $100,163.70; park fund $819. . 96; street improvement fund, $15,745. 60; a total of $143,626, from which must.Jjer takejj,?$15,915.78, the; amount of the -deficit in 1 the sidewalks and scavenger work funds, , leaving a net cash balalicVon hand January 1st, for all departments of $123,710.22. The following, i -the statement of re ceipts for the month of December: General fund Real estate personal and tfoUs,;$24,165:88; back taxes, $366.- 16 licenses Merchants corporations, J etc., $3,561.25; -vehicles,' $15.75; hauf- feurs, $4; market rents, f 107.92; .pound fees,-$5; .surveys, $5; plumbing per-1 emits S18.50,; miscellaneous, $53.20; a . total of -5$28x,302.66;:t water (operating account), $44&20; sewerage (operat ing account), $24Qu45;., waterand sew-: erage f bonds) ,"$12.50 i sidewalks, 990? scavenger work $692-85; aigrand total of $30,682.66. -.-. " The report of the auditors follows: "Hon. M. G. Tiencken, Councilman in Charge Department of Finance. - "We beg to submit the following re port of audit made of -the: books and accounts, of, the -city clerk and treas urer which we find to be correctly and intelligently kept : ' 'Balance September 1st, 1912, $146, 795.97." "Receipts Tax office $53,465. 15; water and sewerage $11,475.04; water and sewerage (bonds), $1,030.10; street improvement fund, $38,870.45; sidewalks, . $3,617.47; .streets r and wharves $ 38.52 ; scavenger collections, $2,435.95; miscellaneous'- collections, $330.81; miscellaneous sales, $34; rent, opera house, $150; market rents, $685. 07; park fund (interest), $8.11; bills payable, $10,000; a total of $122,140, 67; a grand total of $268,936.67 War rants $164,857.64;. leaving a balance COAST LINERS PREPARING. - WitrPlayCdire'gevTiams HereDuring the Season U. N. C. Coming. The strong baseball team the 'At lantic f5oasJ fLine 'general, offices have pttt in h.etfield in past-seasons will ap pear again tecprthcoining" season and arrangements3 to that - effect are now being-ingag;t?alfles"-wiir be "played witharmmibeT-isf xoitege teamyand it is announced, that the first one will takeHpiiee Saturday- before --'Easter with the University team from Chapel Hill, Manager Robert Strange, Jr., a Wilmington young man who Is Jn .thQ University, having made a contract re. r(Sntlv:-vEfforts will also ,Be, made to secure;- dates fth avIdsqn;Trinity;i the , :'A.7' St, W3ake; Forest and other, colleges. ti--'J A. f . :''.t t.'-;4 The-Cbast tAn'e team will very like ly present the strongest aggregation it has 'ever had. 'Newsmen will try for the team, as there are several with no mean records to : their credit. It is, therefore, certain that:Jocal fans Will enjoy" a series 'l of good games during the Spring months. .They will look forward to "ball time" ; with a great . deal of pleasant anticipation, j ; FUNERAL OF M RS. ; QU I N LI VAN.' Sad Services From. St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral Yesterday Morning. Attended by r a.;large".concoursel . of relatives and friends, impressive fu neral services were held ' ' from St. Mary's Proathedrai at 10-ro'clock vesterdav m'Ortilnfe ' In' honor 'of . -Mrs. Ellen Quinlfvah) the beloved wife o Mr. Thos. Quinlivan whose deatn oc curred at 4 o'clock; Wednesday ; morm ing at the family " home, No. 109- Bla den street. The services fwere con ducted by Rev. Father C. Dennen. Many beautiful. floral designs attested the high esteem In which the deceas ed was held" by her many frlendsThe interment was In Oakdale cemetery and the pall-bearers were Messrs. Mar tin 0'Briea.tThoW. -Tbrpy, Robert Green, Michaer Grlffinr John O'Brien, CLYDE ;LltiE: HAKES COGESi MrV ; $a1l bones: Becomes Com mercial Agent and is Succeeded---. Local Agent by llf. : -v ' C J. Becker ''-. - 1 : r Official circulars were receivedfhere yesterday , from the office of Mr H, n. Kaymoimvvice president and e'en-' eral manager of the Clyde Steamshin Co., Pier 36, North River, New York, announcing the appointment of Mr. ' H. G. Smallbones, for years the local agent at this ipoint, as commercial agent with . headquarters ftj; Wilming ton, v and the" appointments of Mr. b. t J i -Becker... who has hMi. inanoii -i agencies, is agent here to' succeed Mr. Smallbones. ; The appointments are ef fective, from January 1st, 1913. :- Mr. - Becker is . exDeotpd to : nriva here; today to begin his; new MuUes41j; weapon on Matthew S,herrill opBui two montns nere with the ?o' cal agency last Spring and made many ineuus m wummgton, wno will . be glad to welcome him as a permanent resident of the city. He is a young man and is well qualified for the po sition "to which i he has been assign ed. ;. .; . . . "Mr. Smallbones has served thp Clyde Line as local agent at this point ior, a long number of years and 'has' been one of the most caDable men . in the employ of the company. His hun dreds, of friends in Wflminston will Ibe gladto know that his new duties will nou necessitate his removal from the city, The position of commercial agent is a' new one for steamship com panies, but the duties will be similar to those of commercial agents of rail roads. kThe'fatct that the Clyde-Line has seen fit td appoint a commercial agent . with office in Wilmington is. an: indication that the company will roakei an enort to increase its business to and from this port and with the in creased business there will come -no j .t 1 aouDian?-increased steamer servi.ee between Wilmington and New York. Save enjoyable concert Baltimoreans Greeted by Large Audi ence at Boys'. Brigade : iesp.e - .me mciement -weatner ' an audience that taxed the capacity of the "Boys Brigade auditorium was present last "night to enjoy the con cert of the Baltimoreans. who proved themselves to be all that their advance notices preaictea. Tne programme lasted one hour and forty-five minutes and tnere was not a dull moment dur ing the entire time. The character on the - programme was varied1 in nature and so appealed to-all classesin the audience alike. , The.readink of. Mrs. Bornschein was splendid in every particular and' kep the audience in a state of laughter or hushed in-ta state of expectation' ; of something which was always forthcom ing to" surprise and please. Miss Olga Von Hartz. combines a magnificent stage presence, incomparable ? grace and' a mastery of technique' which is refreshing and very pleasing; - .-Her hold, upon her audience was manifest from the beginning and this was con tinued unabated to the end of the pro gramme Br". Franz C. Bornschein proved J himself a splendid musician, fhis wor?K as accompanist being of a very, nign oruer. 11 is uj -oe regretcea that hie did Joot.Tnclude solo numbers in his -part of 1 the programme - - H All were very' gracious in re'spond ing to encores which were very numer ous, they seeming" to enjoy the please ure of the evening equally with their hearers. . It " was an evening . of deep pleasure : to all. These talented musi cians return today to Baltimore where they, will ,resume their regular duties un musical Instruction. -The "next number of the Lyceum Course is one of the most extensive and is thought to be one of the best in the entire number which will be presented here this Winter. vIt is the Ernest Gamble Concert Party. They willbe here on the night of January 16th. This is one of the greatest ag gregation of soloists traveling in one party and they will -no doubt present a xlass of music which is rarely heard in this country. They are fenowh' world wide and from the press of the world they are heralded as. musicians of the first rank. ' BASKETBALL TONIGHT. Two . Teams of Boys' ' Brigade Will Play Exhibition Game. ' After two weeks rest, basketball will again be resumed at the Boys' Brigade tonight when Company A and Company B will play an exhibition game" for the benefit of Company B baseball team. Both teams are in fine condition, for this contest and some fast ball Is sure to be played to night. ''Company A is still smarting from its defeat at the hands of Com pany B recently and they will endeav or to retrieve this , loss tonight. Com pany .15 is just as ueiennmea- mat 7 -m m 9 S It I tfeyi wiu put anotner over on tneir'oia rivals and both teams will go into the game.,. with : all the vim , and dash of which' they . are capable,; not only to win, but to make .things exciting and pleasant" for the spectators. It. .has been decided to charge an admission fee of 25 cents for this game and the tickets are going , fast. Only 125 will be sold so that those desiring these should apply early as only a few re main unsold. The teams .will line up. in tiaf 1. neiiol orlorN Thft eam will In their usual order, begin at 8 : J.5 sharp. Real Estate Transfers .-- '" Deeds -were, filed for record yester day -as follows: Samuel M. Jones to Michael J. Griffin, for $100 and oOierijal their home in this city nMlr, W-. nn ooat cirlo iff: : " ' ' " .- Seventh street, 30. feet south of 'Tay lor, G0x75 feet. in size; Robt. Hi Nor throp add": wife to Thos. A.: Smith, pJr;', . .fotiIOpO and other considera tions,- lot on ' IlOTtneast corner.'oi oey enthand Queen; streets, 33x99 feet 4n size; B. C.- F Schwartk, etial.,,to Ww J. vHutaff fiandwif, - for $1,000 and other considerations, kt -on ' east side of Seventh street, 66 feet nopth of Mulberryor Grace street, , 66x165 feet in size. "Mike's Brainstorm. V-Tbe greatest fun making reel ever produced; Especially pleasing to the children. At the; Grand with two oth- . , ers today, ' (advertisement.) -... Only a Few Cases for. Con&ideration' of vWWi Honors yesterday 4 h Al$hough.ihere was no session of the Rec6des,c6urt We'dnesday,- ? which was ; 4eta1 ;hf May the; docket iester daytoornlhg contained only the usual number; of cases :W. r;P, a Gafford, Esq.; looked after the prosecution for Ihe assistant Ncityi attorney, who waa otherwise engaged at the time court was in "session.; s - A James,:Brooiis, colored, was the prin cipal aeetnoant, ' cnarged with assault with' deadly weapon, on .Kate Brooks, his. wife. He was represented by Wm. J. Bellamy : and- L, Clayton Grant, Esqs& ' The Recorder found him guilty and sentenced him to three months on the roads. . Brooks thought he ought to nave. been acquitted, or at least got ten off with a ; fine, sc ;he :topk; an apJ peal to Superior Court.' He gave $100 bond for his appearance at the higher, court. Walter McGuire, colored, . was sen tenced to 30 days, on the roads for va grancy. ; A case against Willie 1 Cobb; colored; charged with assault ? -with. also colored, was continued until Sat- urady. ' It is alleged that Cobb Cut Sherrill with a knife. Edwin Green berg .and William Kermon, young white boys, were before the 'court on a charge of larceny .of some postage stamps and-pencils from tne Wilming ton Brokerage Co. They were paroled in- the custody of Capt. George W. Smith until Saturday. Richard Gar rison, colored, was required -to pay the costs, for violating the driving or dinance. - Norman Lindsay and Elijah Blocker, both colored, charged with disturbing a religious service, submit ted to a charge. Of simple assault and judgment was suspended upon pay ment' of costs. Cases against George Allen,, Bucs Herring, Cha&. Brown and John Cun ningham, all colored, charged with as sault ;With deadly -weapon, , it being - & iegedrAhat they had a part in a ' shoot ing ;airraSr :- at a , dance 'hall at Tenth and TGstle" Streets on Christmas eve' nighisin- which three negro men were wounded, were continued until, Satur days Abell Robinson, who, was the most, seriously wounded of the trio, was, able tflWeave the hospital a day or twb'Jago and was in court yesterday. Another one of the wounded negroes has been confined to his home ever since the . shooting, but will likely be ablef to attend the trial Saturday.- REMODELING STORE FRONT. The J. Hicks Bunting Drug Co. Makes . '' ." .: Improvements, r Workmen have been engaged for severalSdays, now. remodelling the front of, the drug store of the J.. Hicks Bunting Drug Company, southwest cor- ner of -Front and, Grace' streets, and is prograssing so rapidly that it "!'ls thought that the improvements "will be completed in two or three weeksj The main reason of. the change In the front of the store, is: in. order to pro- Ivide an outside entrance to the sec ond and third stories of the building which have been accessible heretofore only from the inside, , Instead of two entrances to the drug store on Front street, there will be only one . and it 'will be located in the center. The door; on the left as one .enters the building will be done away with en tirely, while the door on the right will open on a stairway that will . lead . to the second and third floors. The sec ond, and third "floors of the. building will be used for offices and sample rooms.. Among those who have already engaged sample rooms on the third floor. are lVIr.T G. Dannenbaum; Mr.' W. G. Clemmons, ..representing a Boston shoe firm; vMr.Ward, also-representing a shoe firm; " Mr W, O. Page, repre senting' Drewery Hughes Co., jobbers of dry goods and notions!. ' The remain der of the space on the third floor will be arranged to suit the ''tenants. ' The improvement iWill add greatly to the appearance of the already handsome store of the J. Hicks Bunt ing Company. The cashier's desk will be located - directly in front of the double door entrance. The fronts of and anchored in a safe berth. The the -building will be" of plate glass, revenue cutter Seminole left here ear The company has planned to later ; !y yesterday morning for - Lookout build a balcony all around the store. Cove in response to a message carry Oh the' Interior of the building in or-jing the information that the steamer der that more room may be provided !had broken from her anchorage on the for the stock. ' ; j 1 MRS. JOSEPH KING, JR., JASSES Former Resident of 'Wilmington Died In 'Jacksonville, Fla. Relatives' in this city were advised yesterday of the death of Mrs: Joseph King,. Jr,, which occurred, at her home in ' Jacksonville, Fla., Wednesday at- fter an illness of some time. While not unexpected, the announcement of -her death came as a great shocw to her family and friends. Mrs King was before: her marriage Miss Elizabeth Farrow, a daughter! of the late Mr. Benj. Farrow, of this city. Mr t King and .- family removed to Jacksonville several years ago.' Surviving Mrs . King are her husband and three sons, who will have the tenderest sympathy of a great many f fiends in their sor- jrow. - . The remains are expected to reach the city this afternoon and will be taken to the Sixth Street ' Advent Christian church; whence the funeral will be held at 2 o'clock. Elder J. W...S.- Harvey ""will, conduct the ser-' vices for Rev. .J. P. King, pastor of the church, who 1g ' the father-in-law of the. (deceased; lady. Interment will be lii-Bellevue cemetery. .;g;;--; rj., ; . . Marritetl 'Yesterday Afternoon. ..-..,... ; Iri-ames ,H, 'Dayis;af- MissLlzzie Nicholson,' daughter oi; Mrs. ''Jacob Smithy. 'erejmarried yesterday after noon. -'The" ceremony, was - performed byustlce; Bornemann' in his office on street. Mr. and Mrs, Davis jTFr'TOtl HAVE . IONTEirjeO . INVEST ie 6jciJee us. A !Stt-'bfi'-1;r,Mslness of " this ,arik is to direct the ?.. "..investment of money. We iji jhave ' some i high-class County and School Bonds, : -yielding 5 per cent Inter- .. 1 f.r est,- payable semi-annually - vbf coupons. " These . can . be supplied without prem- u. - "lum .and .'we - recommend - ".,! , ,'iliem : t : zttin 1 t : i : The Southern National Bank SiPMSePOSVPPDPULAIl Local i Poftoffice ( Handlej Over .300 'M Eyrdays;nluding 1 : Butter and Sausage Use of -, 1 ; - ;ir . Stamps : ' : . :'i ;.: While yesterday was pnly. the sec ond day in the operation -of the ,kew: parcels post law, yet the Wilmington postoffice handled between 300 and 400 packages; it looked like Christmas. There were-10 parcels mailed as soon as- the office opened. , One clerk handled 70 packages : in & short hour. People lined up before the stamp win dow ini jnaimbers . and - ooe man, with rsona ahead of himv, had to wait 'a half (hour to be senred- It ! is 'be- lieved that this, large jiumber of par cels jis;about the record)) so far, for a town'ofotnis size.;; ,.1 sx1ki J , 'Among the matter posted -wepe butr ter. and.- sausage, and. a basket of or anges. " Almost anything can be mailed in this 'manner except such tilings as are liab!eto injure othemail. -But peole continue to use ordinary postage f stamps on the packages arid the attention of the public is again called to the fact that these stamps cannot be used on parcels post pack ages. The special parcels post stamps must" . be secured. 1 Yesterday about 50 packages , were turned back on this acjeount. ' . That the parcels post is going to be popular and that the public will em ploy it extensively, ?is Clearly demon strated by these figures, and if the present rate of increase is maintained, the postal department will be forced to makefimorev ample 1 provision for handlittgJthis . iclass oti business. 1 PAN AIM A TRIP POPULAR. , . ;.- ' ?f r- - LargeatuAtohg - Distance Trip Ever "Known From Wilmington. . The popularity of the steamship, Evangelixte ..cruises from. Key West to Colon, "Panama . Canal one, Kingston,. Jamaica, , huu nava.ua, jyuuu,, is . evi denced -by, the large number of book- Ititljf ilmington,. people and their trienos in: -aajoining towns ana states. White - the . largest - number, of Teserva- tions for, Wilmington people -have been made fpjr the sailing tf roin ' Key West on January 21st, the bookings for the first sailing on January , 7th, .were so augmented yesterday that it was found necessary to put on an extra sleeping car on the Atlantic Coast Line from Florence -tomorrow to accommodate those leaving here .at 3:15 P.' M. and others along the route. This party will be accompanied by Mr. F. M. Jol ly, traffic, agent of the Atlantic Coast Line. Mrs:; Jolly being one of the par ty. They, will, arriye Jacksonville 7:15 A. M. Sunday, leave at 1:15 P. M., and reach Key. West 7: 20 M'ohday morning where" a-- day's:" sightseeing fin that quaint, old town will be' indulged in, Two days' will be spent in the Canal Zone," two 'day's in" Jamaica and several days in Havana1, the passengers "dom ing over from there on the regular line. ships at their pleasure., v The canal is in its most interesting stage of construction -' while Jamaica also offers a' multiplicity; of attractions and the visit 'to: Havana the Paris of the -Western Hemisphere and the trip on Mr. Fiagiers "oyer Sea, Railroad !w.m a j . 1 J z .. . a win auu ... yieasuiu tuu , eujujmeui which will 'be remembered with pleas ure and satisfaction by. all. Mr. T. C- White, General Passenger Agent of the Atlantic Coast Line, will give full, details "as to cost, schedule etc., of these tours- upon application. SEMINOLE TO LOOKOUT. Cutter Goes to Aid Str. Alcazar - Aground in Lookout "Bight. A perversive s fate "'still pursues the PlT-iMah - ef Bam or Aligiar Tthih waa abandoned off Lookout Christmas' eve nnrt ft0rWOrH fnv intn-fho rtVOj.vQung wnue man. ay waner ciaaa, night previous and drifted ashore. The cutter reached the distressed vessel some time in the afternoon, but no inews was received here last night that ' 11. t. A. - . . Oil. ' X . lurew -any ugucuptm Tne seriousness of the latest mishap 1 to the British tramp. ' ' The Aloazar first. called for1 assist ance on the day before Christmas, the tug ComWa,. up the coast, first answering her calirf or help.- The Columbia -endeavored to: tow -the Alca zar into the nearest port, 'but owing to weather ' conditions 1 found the task an imposible oner The master and crew of 26, were then brought into Wilmington,-the steamer being, left to her fate. Shortly afterwards she was picked up. by the Merchants & Miners' liner Dorchester, and ah attempt was made to tow her into Lookout Cove. The steamer. Merrimack of the same line, took charge of the abandoned ves sel and with a crew aboard from the Dorchester towed her almost into Lookout. The Seminole arrived on the scene and completed the job. jWith the exception of being libelled for salvage, the Alcazar troubles were ended until Wednesday night, - when she broke from her anchorage and was driven ashore. s 1 1912 BANK CLEARINGS. Net Gain. Oyen 1911 of. Nearly Three ;t:, Millioril&ollars in Wilmington. ' ; Secretary . Thomas , "SS.. tfoOper, of the Wilmington Clearing? ouse Associar tion, yesterday furnishec ! the press with; a statement of" Wilmington's bank clearings for the yea 1912, show ing a jiet gain of nearTjpthree'mlllloh dollars. '- This is a very gratifying in-: dication that Wilmington's business during the year just 1 closed kept Well apace ; with' -' the general expansion all over xthe country Wilmington is easi ly the largest banking city in the State, has' more ' deposits; resources, etc., and is steadily growing. The clearings for the year 1912 were $41,238,464.47; while those for the year 1911 were $38,531,500.07, the net gain being 82,706,964.40: - The clearings for the month of ' December, just closed; amounted 'to $4,194,753.47, while those for December 1911 were $2,619,174.29. The net gain- for- the month of Decem ber 1912 over :the -same -month last year was $1,575,579.18. " . , ; : m ThevPeOpleS Fhannual meeting of stockholders of The Wilmington Savings and Tru Co. will be held at the Company's offices at 11 o'clock A. M., Wed., Jan. 6th, 1913; C. E. JUSTICE HARR1SS' COURT. Several Cases Tried and a Number of : ! Others Continued. Justice Harriss was a busy man yes terday. A number of cases were dis posed of, others were continued and a batch of new warrants were . issued. The most' important cases were those, in which Mr. H. A. Rau, of Castle Haynes, was charged with assault with deadly weapon and cruelty to animals, the complainants being Messrs. W. E. King and Stanley Janika. It is alleg ed, that Mr. Rau shot at both "Mr. King and Mr. Janika and then killed their dog. Mr. Rau denies .shooting at the young men, but admits that- he killed the canine. The young .juen . were hunting on Mr. Rau's land -at -Castle Haynes at the time and-had 'been or dered to leave the place. Mr. Rau waived preliminary examination and the cases were sent over, to', the Re corder's court, where they -will be heard today. ' Tom Jones, a white man," was found guilty of trespass on the premises ,;of Elijah Hicks, colored, and was requir ed to pay the costs. He was also in dicted in a peace warrant and gave bond to keep the peace for three months. ; An Indictment on a peace warrant brought against Louis W Tindall, a cution. : . ' - ' Georgiana Davis, colored, was ar rested on a charge of getting goods from a Syrian merchant on approval and refusing to pay for the goods or return them. She gave bond for ap pearance at trial today! Charles Cobbs, colored, is charged with assault with deadly weapon andf disturbing a religious meeting. The trial was postponed and the defendant was released under bond. Tom Jordan, colored, is in jail await ing trial on two charges assault on J. H. Hall, colored, ';anfl disorderly con duct on a street car. " KINSMEN WERE NOTIFIED Mr. G. H. McCIary, Thought to Be ln- T. sane, Will Be Taken Home' Atelephone message was received at the sheriff's office yesterday afternoon from Whiteville to the effect that Mr. G. H. McCIary, who Was placed in jail here a few days ago because he ap peared to be mentally unbalanced, had relatives living at Georgetown and Kingstree, S. C, and the suggestion was made that Mr. J. E. McCIary, at Georgetown, and Mr'. H. E. Mont gomery, at Kingstree, be notified. Tele grams were sent to both by. Sheriff Cowan notifying them of the condition of Mr. G. H. McCIary and a tele phone message was received' by the sheriff last night from Georgetown to the effect that Mr. J; E. McCIary would arrive here today. Sheriff Cowan got the impression that the man hy jail is a brother of Mr. J. E. McCIary, of Georgetown. Mr. Mc CIary arrived here Tuesday night on the Seaboard train from 'Laurinburg and soon after the train .stopped-at the union station he apparently became violently insane. He was taken into custody and taken , to the City Hall. He was transferred to the county Jail Wednesday. Firemen Called Out Twice , ' The firemen were called out yester day by two alarms. The first, came at 5:50 o'clook from box 212 and call ed the firemen to the . Orton Hotel, where a small blaze was found in the kitchen, caused by an over-heated stove pipe. There was no damage. At 8:30 an alarm was turned in from box 28, on account Of a blaze at. No. 215 North Fifth street, house owned by Mr'E. J. Bear and occupied by Mr. K. W. Price. The fire was caused from a defective flue an, the damage is estimated at $300. , Z uai on All . Accounts : ... : : ; .. . ; , Safest for Savings TAYLOR, JR., COMES WITH THE STAR Mr. George F. Cochran Takes Position On Local Staff of Paper . - Mr. George F. Cochran, until recent ly associate editor of - the Catawba County News, Newton, N,. ?., and one of the State's : best known - young newspaper men arrived in the city yesterdajjahd has taken a position on j the local staff of The Morning star. He wiir be joined later by Mrs.- Coch ran and they will make their, home in this city, where they will have a cor dial .-welcome. The Star commends Mr, Cochran to its readers and would appreciate ' any courtesies shown him. Before going to Newton Mr. Coch ran was fojf five . years on the staff of ' Mr . , Henry, . Branson , yarner s pa- per, the Lexington, Dispatch, and also did splendid work on 'Southern Good Roads," a high-c.lass magazine . publi cation in Lexington.' .He is wellrequip ped for the newspaper profession and Wilmington is glad tt number him among its newer . and progressive citi zens. " - Will Protect His-Friends, r " Wm. Stewart, the negro who is held at police' headquarters -to answer a charge of the larceny of a lot of prop erty from the Atlantic Coast Line, yes terday got in communication with Special Agent Edmonson, of the A. C. L., and asked him to please not impli cate" any Of the persons to whom he had sold mileage books and tickets, as he alon? was responsible for whatihe had done, and he did not want any of his friends to get into trouble as a re sult of his acts. Special Agent. Ed monson : is cbntinuing his investiga tions, but. there were no new develop ments yesterday. Water In Cape Fear , Fayetteville Observer, 2nd: "We are glad to; announce that the ; boats on Cape, Fear river have at last sufficient water to . renew their 'trips , between this point and Wilmington, after sev eral months of idleness. There was eight feet of water at the wharves here today, and the City of Fayette ville cleared for Wilmington."" Consolidation Sales Begin Yesterday morning the consolidation sales of the stores of Piatt & Haar and Geo. O. Gaylord begad' and in spite of the rather rough weather boUi plaices did a large business. The sales are being held fo the purposeof ,re ducing the , stoci'-s' to . a minimum be-, fore the consolidation of ,thevtwo stores tales place in, the Springs v . -x , NOTICE " -it.- Basik .. - . ; President .? iifw veiiT LUCK GIVES THEM PRISONER. Anarchist Wanted ' for Murder , Found - v : Asleep by Paris Police. " ' . Paris, France January 2:The pc lice began the new year with a lucky strptoe." While searching for, the per petrators of a. burglary-committed on. December 28 at . J,uziers, neat ; Paris, they ' had occasion to visit- an apatt- , ment in Parisrs&ectipied' by - ii'Veceivr of stolen goods. 1 tr ; : . '';,;;. Their , knocks ;. at the T' door ;bf th apartment remaining unanswered, ; the detectives forcing;, the .lock. vOn; enter ing the room to . their surprise they found,, fast asleep, with two revolvers by his' side, Alexander -Nodrir, an an archist.' who is.believed to.be the'mem- ber .of this. gaig of ljtomobiie. bandits , iwixo ifMlled Ass'istant Superintendent Of Police . Jouin. last April.- , Nourry, who is said to be an associ ate of the anarchist Lacombe, the as sailant of Editor ! Ducret, early last March, is . wanted . fon numerous burg laries., ' .,'-; ... I- ' : , Thiji police suspect that- he. partici- "Pfi ..uanf Biy .uuT.u ' "asc marcu, anu iu tue muier i ou post master at' Benzons in 'November. St. Paul's Christian-Assn. - A meeting of the St. Paul's Chris tian Association will be held Friday night at 8 o'clock in the' Luther , Me morial building.' All - members are re quested to attend , . this meeting at which will be discussed the plans for the .25th anniversary of the associa tion; also the plans for changing .the' meetings. :. It is ; important that . all members attend. ' ' ' City Schools Open. ,,. : . Yesterday morning" the city schools entered upon their Sp'lhg :"te'tin with increased enrbnmenU',tfieiea(being 51 new pupils. 'The teachers were all at the opening,- andift (the afternoon met . and heard a helpful .adjdreasiby Prof. T M. C. S.' Noble, pf tHe chai r,of Peda gogy in the UnivCT'sify'-f NbrthCaro- linav Superihtehdeh Blaft sees' good prospects for ;a; 'SUCeeseTul, -"eatlafacr tory term. ;tif OH.ira New Orleans',1'- Jatiuary 2.;;'-r'' Judge . Emil Rost, aged 73, ano?cnlphew of ' Etienne Bare,'fil'&t' t6 plant sugar cape ' in the United, States,' a-nd ' cousin of Charles ' Garre, j) Louisana historian, m died here today He .served as secne fcary of the dlplbma tic mission r: of ' the Cohfederate States ' to' France and Spain, which was headed by his father, John Rost. -. . . . , , . ; Entire stock of X-mas Novelties Pattern riats, Feathers , and Flow; ers at half pricej beginning Mon day. will also have oil 'display our Spring line Regaliste and C.-B. Cor 'sets, Centemeri Gloves; Onyx Hos iery and Handkerchief s.- FTNCH MILIJNERY PARLORS 110 N.iFr6iit eet. f -1 and -W3m. Flanagan - . ' - " 7 . V , , I r 1 1 a r . ' - f - - -. " i , , n
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