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OOGIAL &
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"Brazil" will -be the subject of the
B. Y. P. U. lessotf.bf the First Bap
tist church this" evening at ;8 pclociii.
Talks on thi topic will be made by
Miss Myrtle Stephens and Mr. B.-V.
Sunofsky. Miss Cornelia Foster will
render a piano solo. Everybody is cor
dially invited to attend this service.
Railroad Officials and Chamber'svCom-
wittee Will Confer City's Right
Rate Matter Is Estab-
V tablished
At a meeting last night of the Cape
Accepting the opinion of. Assistant
fMtv Attornev Geo. L. Peschau that
the municipality has a righ to-fix the
switching charges on the "dummy
Fear Country Club, Mr. W. A. Dick, ime within the city limits, the City
the president, presiding, the board of Councii in special session for an hour
to the amount of $16,000 to be secur- yesterday . afternoon, deferred action
ed by mortgage on the club property, in the matter . of alleged excessiye
the purpose being to pay off an indeb- rates charged by the Atlantic Coast
tedness of $12,000 and use the balance Line for switching cars from the Clyde
for improvements. The meeting was Line wnarf. Action was deferred at
held at the club house. the reqUest of Mr. J, Allan Taylor,
. i cnairman pi iii iittiuv tuuiuiuiuc . v
me Home acience uepanmem M the Chamber of Commerce, who stat
North Carolina Sorosis will meet at 4
o'clock this afternoon in the rooms
at the library, and in order that the
members may attend the exhibit of
the. Art .Department of -Sorosis, from
?, to 6. at the home of the chairman,
No. 422 Ann street; it is urged upon
all members that they attend this
meeting promptly at the hour named.
ed that he would rather have the
Question first threshed out between
the commercial organization and the
railroad officials,
Mayor Smith presided . and in at
tendance,-were Councilmen P. Q.
Moore and B. C. Moore; also Capt
Thos. D. Meares, city clerk and treas
urer: Geo. L. Peschau, Esq., assis
tant city attorney; Geo. B. Elliott, as
sistant general counsel of the Atlan
tic Coast Line, and Mr. James W.
Tomorrow the annual Washington
Birthday "golf tournaments will be
held on the links of the Cape Fear
Country Club.
avujuuu xUl u.n mington
tousisbiiig - ui mu nU e!, " . .- I explained that he brought to the atten
start at 10 o'clock. At 2:4o in theL..l , T,r.Dj
KiCI ,T reai Perrin, general freight agent of the
The mixed foresome T T,.ra wfi.
Councilman B. C. Moore
afternoon the 18-hole handicap for
men will be playetLs As five prizes
have been offered . in, each match, a
coniBiderable aiumber of entries is ex-
pected."" ':-" ''
LADIES' AID SOCIETY
WILL ENTERTAIN TONIGHT
In Memorial Hall of St Andrew's
Presbyterian church this evening, be
ginning at v8; 30 o'clock, there will be
an entertainment; under the auspices
of the Indies,; Aid. Society. The ad
mission trill be 25- cents. The ladies
tion :Of Council Wednesday morning
the fact that statement had been made
at the meeting: of the Chamber of
Commerce last week that the A. C
L. was endeavoring to freeze out the
Clyde Line and thereby destroy water
competition, and knowing that there
was an old ordinance giving the city
authorities . power to fix the charges
to be made on the "dummy" line, he
had asked that the assistant city; at
torney make an investigation and 'ire-
port at a special meeting to- be held
yesterday. The ordinance to which
he referred was adopted in 1901-and
tat han -hlS SS to.c.tt!L.J4ttJ
home-made candies. The programme
is a very attractive one and was pub
lished a few days ago.
GILBERT-ANDREWS WEDDING
WEDNESDAY EVENING
Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock
at the manse of S. Andrew's Presby
terian .church, , Rev. Dr. A. D. Mc
Clure officiated at the marriage of Mr.
Robert W. Gilbert, , of this city, and
Miss Lottie Andrews, of Sloop Point.
A company of intimate friends accom
panied the young couple to the manse
to witness the. happy event. Mr. and
Mrs. Gilbert are known to a wic;
compensation for transportation ? of
both freight and passengers over what
is now iVaown as the "dummy" - line,
this in consideration of the franchise.
Before the-assistant city attorney
made his report there was a general
discussion of the switching rates on
the "dummy" line, participated; in by
Messrs. Elliott, Perrin and Taylor and
members of Council. The whole con
troversy arose last week;, when Mr.
J. Allan Taylor, chairman of the traf
fic committee of the Chamber of Com
merce, found a circular issued by Mr.
Perrin advancing the rate for" switch
ing cars containing certain ,commodi-
nf f-io i,o o ties from the Clyde Line wharf to ttif-
lerent points on me , oeit line. ie
contended that the Coast Line had de-
good wishes for their happiness. They
will maie their home at No. 214 Mar
ket street.
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REGULAR MEETNG OF
CAPE FEAR CHAPTER
The regular monthly meeting . of
Cape Fear Chapter, United Daughters
of the Confederacy, was held at the
W- .L. I. armory Wednesday after
noon with an unusually large attend
ance. It was the first meeting since
the term of the new officers began. Of
ficers and committees made report for
the past month. The wreath commit
WHICH DOESN'T
IS WORSE THAN WTEO
What man hasn't at some time or othar owned a suit which wreckecl his pa
tience every time he put it on because it did not fit?. You cannot look well or if eel
comrortbie in a suit which sags arid drags, wrinkles and warps.
I. SHRIER, tailored-to-measure clothes are smart as a whip and fit as real clothes
should fit. ' ; V- ;.: - ; ';T:.'T" '
Look at my 5,000 beautiful samples, make a selection for your Easter suit, and
have a distinctively styled and skilfully tailored suit made expressly for you.
GUARANTEE.
I guarantee every garment to be right. If it is not right , you have no right to
take it. - - - i' .1'
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HRIER
THE LARGEST CUSTOM TAILORING ESTABUSHMENT IN THE SOUTH.
Northeast Corner rbnt ain
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liberately raised the-rate without giv
ing due notice to the shippers so they
could be heard. In discussing the mat
ter, Mr. Perrin denied.that the A'. C
L. had any desire or inclination' to
"freeze out water competition" by in-.
creasing the switching rates from the
Clyde Line , wharf.
After Mr. Peschau gave "his opinion
that there was no doubt in his mind
that Council has the right to fix the
rate to be charged for transporting
passengers and freight on the "dum
tee reported that it had sent a wreath mv" line within the xity , limits, pro-
to be placed on the grave of Mr. Gar
rison, a Confederate veteran, who died
on February. 18th.
The wreath committee for the pres
ent month was named, as follows:
Mrs. W. L. Smith, Mrs. Mat Martin,
Mrs. W. R. French, Miss Sue Mc
Queen, Miss Taylor.
vided the same was not less than five
cents for each passenger ; and $2 for
each car, as provided in the ordinance,
Mr. Taylor asked that the Council not
take any action at this time, but give
the commercial organisation an op
portunity to confer with the Coast
Line officials, as he believed the whole
Standing committees for the year matter could . be amicably adjusted.
were announced, as follows:
Membership Mrs. J. Hicks Bunt
ing, Mrs. P. B. Manning. Mrs. W
G. Whitehead, Mrs. S. W. Sanders,
Miss Bertha Steljes.
Memorial Mrs. Junius Davis, Mrs.
Gaibriel Holmes, Mrs. E. E. Sprunt,
Miss Margaret Prince, Miss Lillie
Brown.
Museum Mrs. W. L. DeRosset,
Mrs. S. P.. Adams, Miss Louise Bunt
irig. Miss Mary Post, Miss Edith
Pritchard.
Relief Mrs. Gabriel Holmes, Mrs.
John James,, Mrs, W. B. Cooper, Mrs.
Walter Sprunt, Miss Minnie Brown.
Ways and Means Mrs. Walker
Taylor, Mrs. E.' K. Bryan, Mrs. P. Q.
Moore, Miss Lena Beery, Miss Louise
Vollers.
Entertainment Mrs. A. M. Hall,
Mrs. John Hall, Miss Leonora Cant
well, Miss . Bessie Gore, Miss Augus
ta Wiggin$.
Auditing Mrs- R, W. Hicks, Mrs.
John James.
The officers for the present year
are: President. Mrs. R. C. Cantwell;
first vice president, Mrs. F. L. Hug
gins; second vice president, Mrs. W.
L. Beery; third vice president, Mrs.
Jtacnara .pricey recording secretary,
airs. M . G
air. iuuiott ana Mr. perrin bath ex
pressed similar views. . Members of
Council thought that the Chamber of
Commerce and Coast Line officials
could easily come to some satisfactory
agreement and in order to give them
time to settle the matter action was
deferred. If the Coast: Line and
Chamber fail to agree upon switching
rates on the different commodities,
then the Council may come in and
fix the rates under the authority of
the ordinance giving the franchise for
the use of the street by the railroad.
This matter out of the way, Council
continued the reading of the new or
dinances that are being printed.
(Continued from Page Five.)
So Thursday night helped the Wood
men to hew.
He was very sorry his wife was sick,
So Friday night went to the Juniors
right quick.
He loved his dear wife, her he would
please,
So . Saturday night joined " the wise
Maccabees. , .
The man lay dying- with the sorrow
ful heart, .
Said, 'Dear wife and children from you
I must part, i
But ere-I do leave you before I am
gone,
Let us all sing together my favorite
song.
He tried hard to sing, the words stucTi
in his throat,
Again with the Masons he was riding
v the goat,
Good times with the Pythians came
back to his mind,
The link with Odd Fellows he once
more would bind.
The jolly -old Woodmen were hewing
down trees,
Helped by the Juniors and wise Mac
cabees; ,
And he laid back and died with just
ono regret, f . ;,.
There would be no more lodges inlb
which he could get.""
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On Men's, Soys Gbildfen's Siiits Over-
7 'g coats and? Pants.
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Shoe
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Worth
While
Give it a Thought that there are Some Clothes and Some
Better Clothes? We handle the Better. All Fall and
Winter Suits, Overcoats, and Pants of This Season's
Styles. .;;r--.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mr. J. O. Bowden, of New York,
is in the city on a visit to relatives.
Messrs. H. A. London.; Jr., of
Charlotte,; and W. II. Pyke. of South-
port, were guests at The Orton yes
terday; :C ' - - '
Among the arrivals at the South
ern Hotel yesterday were W. H. Jen
kins, Richmond; J. P. Maroney, Phila
delphia ; ' P. J. Ryan, Baltimore ; J. M.
Shipman, J. L. McKory, Whiteville: T.
T. Fennell, Kerrr N. L. Tatum, D. M.
Tatum, Wihitloek; H. E. Hood, Lum
berton; A. S. White, Shallotte: J. W.
Wliggins, Goldsboro.
Work on Apartment House
Work is going on rapidly on the
large apartment house being con:.
structed by Mr. C. D. Gore on Ninth
street, between Dock and Grange. It
is to be a three-story structure, of
concrete construction, with CO .rooms,
the cost being placed at about $14,000.
The schooner Benjamin F. Poole,
Capt. Williams, arrived yesterday from
New York light, for cargo of cross
ties' from Messrs. G. T. & W. J. Flynn.
The Poole is a big four-master and
Saunders;, corresponding I made the passage in the record time
secretary, Miss Bessie Lodor; treasur- OI two and one-half days. Messrs.
eE, Mrs. J. F. Woolvin; registrar, Maffitt & Wood are agents for the ves-
Mrs. Martin Willard: nustniiinn Mrs sei.
Wm, Parsley; historian. Miss Hettie
James;, assistant historian. Mrs. M.-L. ring-bearer and flnww ?iri woro hoo'n.
Stover; leader of Children's Chapter, tifully dressed in white lingerie, with
M;rs,:. Cutbbert Martin
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MR. J. DGAR PEARSON WEDS
;-' MISS. EMILY M'MILLAN BONEY
The home of Mrs. M. A. Boney, 314
Red Cross street, was the scene of a
, beautiful wedding last evening at G
o'clock when her daughter, Miss Emily
McMillan Boney, became the bride of
Mr. J, Edgar Pearson, of this city.
pink ribbons. Little Miss Lonsrfellrvw
carried the ring on a pink satin cush-
ine home was lovely in its deco-
lon.
rations of Southern smilax, palms, car-
uaiiuus, yiiiK ana wnite, with a pro
fusion of white candles. An impro
vised altar was made of carnations
and ferns studded with white candles.
While the ceremony was performed
by the Rev. Dr. AIay n -Mofiuro
A9; ine.,.w,euuiug iviarcn was sung by Mrs. Longfellow sang a' solo "Oh
the quartette composed of Mrs. W. H. Promise Me.". After the ceremony
Longfellow, Mr. William O. S. Souther- the bridal, party left the parlor to the
land, Miss , Julia Post and Mr. Frank strains of Mendelssohn's Wedding
R Harrell, accompanied by Mr. T. S. March, played by. Miss Madge -South,-
France,-the bridal party came down erland, icousin of the bride ! after
the lstairs s through the. double parlor, which they received the happy con-
Miss Blanch Underwood with Mr. M. gratulatiohs of their friends: Thev
Mv Sellars Miss Chrissie Boney with then departed for Key West and other
MivJN "Hdiidirsblt; Miss Lena M. Southern cities: A large number jf
beautiful presents in silver and cut
glass and other articles were received,,
showing the high esteem Aa which the
couple is: held by many. The bride is
one of the city's most attractive young
ladies. The groom is a popular - con
ductor on the Atlantic ; Coast Line
Railroad. Their miany, friends wish
theni a long, happy and prosperous
life. ' . - .,:.;t, --.:yc: -
Among the relatives and friends, who
came to the city to" attend the event
were Misses Madge Southerland,' Lula
Boney and Gertrude Boney,' .of Wal
lace ; Misses Pauline - Flowers ' and
Lena JkL , Pearsontof :1 J31acle Cceek;
and .Mrs. E,: F. Mallard, of Shallotte;
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Pearson with". Mr; Dayid W. Loriner.
and, the mad 'of? honbr, Miss Flora
Boneyi sister of the bride. Following
were, the flower, girtlittle Miss Dor
othy Oldham, and the rfng-bearer, lit
tfejMisff; Nellie.iG..Longfellow. Then
dame the bride - with lier brother-:n-law,-
Mr." ' RV E. McCfary, who gave
hV away,, followed by the groom with
his best man,- Mr R T -. Clement. The
bride was handsomely gowned in a
coat su&.& Mu'r'.4th .fiat and gloves
to, match, ? and carried shower . bour
cet of Bride roses -and lilies of the
yj11v. Thp bridesmaids were rtressea
in white Marquisette over white silM
tinns.'''; The!
The, British steamer Atbara, Capt
Clyde, cleared yesterday for Balti
more, light, after having discharged
cargo of fertilizer materials here. Mes
srs. Heide & Co., are agents for the
vessel. ...... . , .
"The Stein Song"
This one is by Bullard and it will
ce sung by Mr. Marion Hood at the
Grand Theatre today.
. (Advertisement.)
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?4- 3 REGULAR PRICE.
Childrlffs?i-ffls-W
J . ,-Rfl a;0L K V & C O.
Any Lady can take -her pick"
from any pair of " ; "
SHOES
In our stor tbat sold for : $4.00:
at $3.13; $5,00 at $3.98; $3.50 at
$2.69. and so on down the line.
We could .make a larger reduc
tion by marking up the price and
offering a supposed cut,' but we
do not do business that way. ,
Our special lot of 200 pairs
odds and ends sold from $3.00. to
$4.00,
$1.98 ;,
And we guarantee "the above"
shoes." The biggest moiey's ,
..worth in town. - . . .'''
) One lot Men's $4.00, 44.50, $3.00,
narrow widths, sizes, 5 to' C arid
8 to 11, : -
' shoes :
, . JDnly $1.98 :
i Men's $0.00 shoes at $4.98: $5:.tO;
at $4.4S; $5.00 at $3.98, and $4.50
; at $3.48. 1 ' '
j We do not want to carry over
; a single pair of these shoes;
i shown . In patent, gun -metal and
tan,
These goods won't last long af
priv'es quoted; don't wait until
'your size is sold.-; ;
No tickets given. " ;
; v, 98c. - -
; Air, Ladies', .pelt Slippers, :
No. 24 Ndrth Front St.
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O n E-Prt 1 6 E C LOTH IERS
RNISHERS
MASONIC BLD&
TION - Or GAFI
b FEAR
(Continued from -Ejige ftve.)
Senate mu Act, II. 1. 2si80, niiiktug appro
priations for . the -.:onstructioat4:epny.' aiid
preservation oi certaiu dudiic worKs on rii
vers aud barbors.JUDrt foi-othe.r-purposes,
which provides, on "page 19. lities 1 and 2,
tor improving Capt? I-ear ICIver at and be
low Wilmington, North Carolina, complet
ing imprpvemeut, S3.j2,U40.
The pueseut depth cf water at the Quar
antine Station wharf, tir'fhe 'ape Fear
ver, near Sonthport. is only 2( feet, as com
pared with 20 to 2S feet in the river t-hau-
uel all the way from the Cape Fear Itiver
bur to Wilmington, and it is indispensable
for the good of the commerce of the port
that the water at the Quarantine Station
should be made -equal to-the depth of the
river channel proper.. . The. Quarantine
Station is well and niodemlv enuinned.
but under present conditions it is impossi
ble for incoming-vessels to dock there on
account of shoal water, necessitating their
beiug fumigated or 'quarantined while in
the stream, which obstructs' 'the narrow
hanuel and in some, instances has resulted
in the vessels-. .going ashore, wi,th conse
quent large expense for lighterage of car
go, delay, etc. - - s
We therefore strongly.-urge .you to have
this unfortunate, condition remedied, at no
Increase of cost to" the Oovernihent, by hav
ing hues l and 2,o Act 11. I. 2S4fO, refei'
reil to above, amndel tiS real a follows:
I Wilmington. North . Carolina, completing'
Improvement, $352.940 ; provided that not
exceeding two thousand dollars thereof
may be .nsed for providiug a channel , to
and from Outirautine Station with a depth
of water equal to project depth of main
river chaunel.
JAMBS SPRUNT. '
Chairman Board Commissioners Naviga
tion and Pilotage.
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Mr. Kenan Appeals to Court.
Yesterday Graham Kenan, Esq.;
against whom Justice Harriss render
ed judgment for $18 in favor of Di.
N. A. Culbreth, in a suit for dental
work for which Mr. Kenan had stood
surety, appealed to Superior Court,
The work was done for a colored wo
man, payment being guaranteed byitfr.
Kenan, It was stated. In the trial the
defense said the' bill would be paid
when the work was finished, but as
the woman refused to return to the
dentist's, it could not be completed,
and the justice gave judgment; for ?18
of the ?24 asked. - .
Lizzie. Sidbury, the aged negress
who overturned a lamp at her- home
Sunday night during a convulsion and
set her clothing on fire, being serious
ly burned, died at the James Walker
Memorial Hospital Monday as a result
of the injuries, v
We have the largest .assortment we 'have'' fever carried.''"'"
Tan, Gun Metal, Patents, Canvass and White Nubuck in high andv
low cuts. . ; : .
A pleasure to .show, jptj "Save your cash checks." they ai'er worth
5 per cent, to you. . j
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Xtitiblmete not for table ils but it is tfie best cookin fat for
PS and fng. K'ate using biitter in your
;EfffiSii.yiwi'ii;are:. paying at least twice as much as necessary
to secure the same resutts V : r
fiie Pf economy
.s tnan you would of butter or lard
CMplene is a ciqaii, purejpduct
and mMces wholesoinei, healthful; di
gtible food, because it is a vegetable'
and not an animal felt v - .',v --? . C
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CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $i,350y6oO 00
: 7,000,000.00
Bank
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Every possible facility furnished at all times to customers and de
positors. - . - 5 -
P'esWent."-'-' C.-'iGRAINOBR'CBiiler'':-
J. GRAINGER, V.-President, ? M. v. a t.t.tcm a rJVF;
J. rw. YATES, V, Presldto.:-;; W.:6. JOHNSON; AssT cashjer.
TRY THIS RECIPEs
FRIED FISH
Fry TrouU Perch,. Herring and other
small.pan fish whole. Cut-large fish in
1 Inch thick slices 2 or 3 inches square.
Remove skin and bones from sliced fish;
wipe dry, roll in.: bread crumbs' or fine,
meal. vthen in - beaten eeres, , then in
I- crumbs, and, fry, in deep Cottoletie hot
enough to orown a bit of . bread while
you count Ssixty.-, Drain -well before '
serving1, or umplr cover with seasoned
meal and brown ,,00 ,- each side in hot
BED
PERFECT FUEL FOR' ALL jQASOLINE ENGINES
MORE POWERp " ;
MORE RUNNING HOURS
FOR LESS MOfEY
US A CARD
If: yoa -operates. a GasoDne Iinfline and
.uye. wn.how you- how to 84iye Money
' ?orv,your Fuel bill. ; v , v
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THE MORNING STAR
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