QCIAL and PERSONAL s ' Mrs. T. Lee Gore and Miss Florence Gore, her daughter, of Charleston, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Gore, of this city. ' . -There will be a meeting of the so cial Committee of the Y. W. C. A. this morning at lle' clock at the associa tioc building. The summer recreation club of the Young Women's Christian Association will meet at the association building tonight at 8 o'clock. Jiiss Mary Ruark, of Southport, is visiting Miss Julia- Stone. She will also- spend a while with her brother, Robert Ruark. Esq. v The many friends of Mrs. P. W. "Wells, who has been seriously ill at her home at Carolina Heights, will be glad ,tp learn that she is greatly im provedP -. ' , i " ' - " Washington, April 3. President and Mrs. Wilson returned early today from their week-end trip down the Poto mac and Chesapeake . Bay aboard the Mayflower. .v r..- . - .-. The Mission study class of Fifth Avenue Methodist church will meet this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Li.. M. LeGwin, No. 409 Orange street. . The Lydia Yates Bible class of Grace Methodist church will hold its regular business and social meeting this even ing at 8 o'clock. All members are urg ed to attend. Little Miss Lena Gilbert, the nine-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Gilbert, is ill with pneumonia at ner home, No. 214 Market street, friends will regret to learn. " - . Yesterday's Raleigh Times: "Mrs. Wiley Powell, of Wake Forest, who spent the night in the city with her eon, Robert Powell, at the nome, of Air. and Mrs. Gaston Powell, left Saturday Vo visit her daughter at Wilmington." A cottage prayer meeting in prepara tion for the services at the Tabernacle will be held this evening at the resi dence of Mrs. C. W. Polvogt, No. 410 South Front street. Mrs. J. H. Lreher will be the leader. . The City Baptist Young Peoples'. Union will hold its regular quarterly meeting tonight at 8 o'clock at the Southside Baptist church. Special de votional exercises will ,be a part of the evening's programme. Refresh ments will be served and the public is invited to attend. The regular monthly meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance- Union will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the First Baptist church. Mrs. It. E. Williams will have charge of the programme. She will discuss "Sabbath Observance." As plans for the State convention are to be discussed it is es pecially desired that all members at tend. ; . Miss Virda .-Brinson on Monday af ternoon entertained a number of her friends at a birthday party in cele bration of her thirteenth birthday, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George H Brinson, No. 406 North Fifth avenue. After playing a number of games refreshments were served and Miss Brinson received many pretty presents as well as the felicitations of , her many friends. Interesting and most welcome visit ors to the city were Mr. and Mrs. Ben Parmee and their two interesting children, who are guests at- the home of Mr. Parmele's mother, Mrs. L. J. Parmele, No. 405 Princess street. They come from La Ceiva, Spanish Honduras, where Mr. Parmele has held an impor- on railTOiv nnsitinn flurincr ' thfk nast six years. They expect to leave "Wed nesday or Thursday of this week on their return, Mr. Parmele going by De troit, Mich., on a . business trip. . This is Mrs. Parmele's first visit to Wil mington. Before her marriage four years ago she: was Miss Ade'la Escoto. She is a relative of the president o: Salvador, C. A.,: Dr. Ppn Carlos .Me Iendez. t HOUSEWIVES' LEAGUE IS STILL ACTIVELY AT WORK. While much has not recently been said about the Housewives' League and tfce ladies who are backing this or ganization, they have" been actively en gaged in looking out for the interests of Wilmington and ; the welfare of its citizens. The Rest Room is being ex tensively used both by the out-of-town and local women and children. Last month there were 390 visitors, of which 66 were from out of the city. A number of stores were graded dur ing the month by the committee which has this work in charge.. Those enti tled to 85 per cent and over, according ,. to the committee, were Nurnberger, 98; Hall & Ross, 96; Thomas' Grocery, 94; Globe Baking Co., 93; Coast Line Con fectionery, 92; New Way Market, 90 H People's Supply, 89; Plummer's,' 85. ; Other stores inspected have promised to clean up and earn a high per cent, and it has been suggested to them that there is no better time than during the "Clean-up and Paint-up" campaign week. Qther stores and also the. dai- Wednesday c are last days we offer the Delineator at reduced price Today ries will be inspected shortly. ' Those desiring to be inspected by the ladies are requested to notify the president or secretary of the organization. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Mr. Francis H. McCullough return ed yesterday from a business trip to Washington, D. C. Mr. J. L. Bectonrthe civil engineer, returned yesterday from a visit of sev eral days-to Lake Waccamaw. . Superintendent W. H. Newell, of Rocky Mount, of the first division of the A. C. L., was in the city yesterday on official business. Mr. Fritz Hanson has returned from a visit to friends in Norfolk, Va. He also stopped off for a few days in Newbern and Goldsboro en route home. Among the arrivals at the Impec ial Hotel yesterday were L. DeLuca, Bowden; C. A. Shafer, Hamlet; L. R. Fryar, - Rocky Mount; a. O. Fussell, Rose Hill; M. King, Walnut, and W. M. Smith, Charlotte. . Among the arrivals at the Hotel Wil mington yesterday were: J. M. Dalton, Winston-Salem; A. B. Cantwell, Char lotte; W. E. Whitehead, Charlotte; B. P. Jarrett, Greensboro; P. A. Willcox, as sistant general counsel of the A. C. L., Florence, S. C; E. M. Nance, Fair Bluff, and N. A. Nowe, Oak Hill. Mr. Edward Reynolds,- of New York, vice president and general man ager of the Postal Telegraph Com pany; and Mr. J. F. Skirow, chief electrician; and Mr. C. H. Ashbury, of Richmond, district manager; yesterday paid an official visit to the local off ice: of which Mr. W H. Stansell is man ager. Among the arrivals at The Orton yesterday were: D. W. .Davis, Golds boro; J. F. Bussella, Southport; Ju lian Springs, Lake Waccamaw; N. Ma-lone.- Raleigh; C. B. Tate, Greensboro; J. F. Woodward, Warsaw; H. - R. Carroll, Washington; Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Robert, Tabor; J. J. Best, Bur gaw; J. H. Booth, Rose Hill ;J. G. Sayers, Bolton; A B. Watson, Fay etteville; J. T. Harper, Fayetteville and S. S. Cox, Tabor. LOCAL DOTS. The American tank steamer Per fection arrived in port yesterday from Baton Rouge, La., towing the Stand ard Oil barge No. 81, brrnging oil for the Standard Oil Company. William Howes, colored, reported to the police yesterday morning that some one entered his house during the early hours of the morning and stole a seven-Jewel watch, which has the initials "W. H. D." engraved on the case. It was described as a single case watch, with heavy chain and loc ket or -charm. v -- CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTURE. Mr. Wm. D. McCracken, of Ifevr York, to Speak at Boys' Brigade Armory. Mr. Wm. D. McCracken, of New York city, a member of the Board of Lec tureship of the Mother Church the First jhurch of Christ, Scientists, in Boston, Mass., will give a free lecture on cnris tian Science at the Boys' Brigaae arm dry t&night at ' 8 -o'clock. The lecture will be given under the auspices of the Christian Science Society of Wilming ton, and there will be no charge for admission. Mr. McCracken is said to be a splen did speaker, who is thoroughly ac quainted with the teachings of Christ ian Science, and his lecture will be one of much interest to those who desire to learn more about the doctrines of this society. . ' WILL RELIEVE ITASCA. Torpedo Boat Jarvls Assigned to Take Place of Cutter at San Jnan. The following with reference to the Itasca", which the cutter Seminole was originally ordered to relieye, taken from yesterday's Baltimore Sun, will be of interest here: - "Inasmuch as the Navy Department "s made arrangements for the torpedo boat Jarvis to reach San Juan, P. R., on April 10, the commanding officer of the coast' guard cutter Itasca has been di rected to hold his command at that port until relieved by the Jarvis. This will necessarily delay the arrival of the Itas ca at Baltimore by at least five days, and consequently the officers transfer red from that vessel to other vessels, and particularly the Morrill, will be de layed several days in reaching their destinations." TWO YEARS FOR STEALING Harold Williams, Young White Man, Enters Submission in Superior Court Grand Jury. Harold Williams, a young white man, who said that he came to Wilmington from Hopewell, Va., and Who was ar rested in this city several weeks ago for stealing a bicycle, entered-a sub mission in Superior Court yesterday and was sentenced to serve two years on the county roads. Soon after get ting the wheel from the Carolina apartments, Williams was taken in ous tody by County Officer H. Mack God win. He made no denial ot the larceny but stated that he was hungry and had no work to do. ; . ; The Grand ""jury returned onlv two true bills yesterday, one being against wmiams, ana tne other" for Robert Brownhill, charged with forgery. A nol pros with leave- was entered in the cases against Stinson 'Belden and Ar thur Perry, both charged with store breaking, as Solicitor Lyon stated they naa Deen given terms In the penitent! ary at the last term of court in Bur gaw. , - ' Judge Peebles' charge to the grand jury yesterday was brief and to the point. He stated that Wake and Meck lenburg counties have a grand 3ury to sarve for six months and he thought tnat this is a splendid idea. He defined the various Capital offenses and re ferred to the great' difficulty of en forcing the 'prohibition law. The grand jury is composed of the following jurors:. Messrs. Anson Alli- good,. foreman; P. sPadrick, H. " L. Walker, W. C, Hewett, J. E. Mor- riss, J. G. PennelL D. . S. Olliver, R. E. Williams, C. A. Workheiser, O H. Henderson, J. W. Mintz. J. H. Fr'ltch, H. B.. Branch, Thomas Torpy, W. A. Leitch, George C. Jackson, Jr., John W. Plummer, P. A. Taylor. j BRIGADE MANAGER RESIGNS Hiram F. King Give Up Managerhip to Order to Study for Ministry -Annual Meeting Held. At the annual meeting , of the Boys' Brigade held last night at the armory, Mr. Hiram KL. King submitted his res ignation as manager of the Brigade, a pos he has held for . more than a year. Mr. King gave as his reason for resigning the faot that he has decided to study for , the ministry. He stated in hfskjetter to Col. Walker Taylor, commander of the Brigade that he will leave for Trinity College at Dur ham in the near future. In announcing the resignation, Colo nel Taylor expressed his ;regret that the Brigade would have to lose its man ager, but declared that he was very glad that Mr. King had decided to en ter such a high calling and wished him the best of success. i C : Mr. King has been a member of the Brigade "for the past ten years and is the second member of the organization to enter upon studies' for the minis try. He is a member of tSe Methodist church. The other members of the Brigade who. will. enter, the ministry is Mr. W. C. Ruark, who is now at Da vidson College. - This institution has not only given members to the ministry, but has fur nished the legal and business commu nity of this city with . some of its best lawyers and' business men. Colonel Taylor announced that no successor to Mr. King will be appointed at present and the active management of the Brigade will be in the' hands of the executive council which is com posed of the following: Messrs. J. Henry Gerdes, J. J. Loughlin, J W. Orrell, B. F. Brittain, Jr., W." R. Dosher, S. P. Branch, H. B. Reg ister, S. F. Garrison and James A. Price. At the conclusion of the business part of the meeting. Mr. George H. Howell, referee in bankruptcy, gave a very interesting and instructive ad dress on the subject of, "Bankruptcy." CONVICT CAKE STEALER ON CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Recorder Takes Notice, of Fact That Cakes Do Not Walk Other Cases. Taking what lawyers are wont to call "judicial notice" of the fact that although niggers may "cake-walk," cakes can't walk like niggers, Record er B."G. Empie on entirely Circumstan tial evidence sentenced John Henry Ellery, 20 years old, yesterday to 30 days on the county roads on the charge of walking off with a Pullman pound cake, the property of B. Kennedy, colored, who conducts a restaurant at No. 1315 North Seventh street. "I never heard of one of dem kind of cakes walking," declared Mattie Wilson, colored, star witness for the State. "He wuz de only one in dere an' I see his back goin out de back 'do an' he must hev take de cake for 1 never heerd tell of one" of dem kind of cakes walking The witness 'explained that she did not see John Henry take the cake, but arrived at that conclusion by infer ence from all the surrounding circum stances. She swore that she was sure the cake was in the cake-box when the defendant came in, but a few min utes after he left a customer came in and asked for a piece of that pound cake, "an" bless Gawd it wuz gone." The defendant was alleged to have taken advantage of the fact that the proprietor was busy in the cook room to sneak the cake from the box, hide it under his coat and slip out the door. . Asked if he had anything to say, John Henry remarked: "Dey only thing I ken say is that I didn't take that cake. I ain't very fond of dat kind uv cake, noway." The recorder then skid, "30 days," and called the next case. The chief sufferer at yesterday s ses sion of the court was Eddie Larkins, colored, who was given three months on the roads on the charge of retailing a half -pint of whiskey to John Smith. The defendant gave notice of appeal to the Superior Court. Other cases dis posed of were those of Beulah McRay colored, who was found not guilty of a larceny charge; J. S. Walton, charg ed with imbibing too freely, who was given a suspended judgment upon pay ment of the costs, and James Moore; colored, charged With larceny, whose case was held open. MR. B. G. MIDGETTE DEAD Confederate Veteran Passes A way at Home on Castle Street. died last 'night at 10:30 o'clock at his home, No. 603 Castle street. Mr. Mid- gette was a Confederate veteran, and served with distinction through the War Between the States. He is survivea by one daughter, Mrs. I. T. Yopp, of this city, and a sonT Mr. R. B. Midgette, of Norfolk, Va. Fune ral arrangements will be announced later. Good flour, good baking powder, good salt and good cooking ought to be combined with a very good shortening to produce the best biscuits. Cottolene makes wonderful biscuits because it is -a natural shortening which improves the flavor and betters the quality of foods cooked with it. - r Try it witl your next batch of biscuits; then arrange With your grocer for a regular supply and use it for all your shortening frying and cake-making. (the n.k. FA1 R B AN K:sa53EI) '- Past Due City Taxes Having been delayed In preparation, the publication of delinquent tax list -was postponed from April 1st. Same will be published upon the nrst day after completion, not earlier tbnn the Sixth. Tax .payers have a lit tle more time In wnlch to avoid cost. 'Please ; note tnat . this office Is without authority tg make, any exceptions, and that list will be publish, ed without omission of any who have not proved for payment. ' rHOS. D MEARES, , v . '-WALTER JL, BLAIR . " ' City Treasurer. - Deputy, Tax Collector. TAB HEELS VS ATHLETICS Big Crowd . Expected" Wltneaa Gamfr Thursday at Snnwt Park Between Mackmen and Rocky Mount. . . f Manager Connie Mack and the first team of the Philadelphia Athletics will arrive here Thursday morr?!3g, according to a" telegram received yes terday by Mr. W. E. Price.- Thurs day afternoon Manager Mack ' will in troduce his strongest aggregation of players to the Wilmington baseball public when the Athletics will line up against Manager Ryan's Rocky Mount Tar Hees, of the Carolina-Virginia League, at Sunset Park. The game is scheduled to start promptly at 3:30 O'clock. . . :; ' 7 Tire contest next Thirsday will- be the only opportunity the local fans will have to see Mack's, gladiators in action as the team will leave Thursday night for Raleigh, where they will play an exhibition game the following day. - The contest is expected to bring out the largest crowd ever assembled in Wilmington to : witness a ball game. The local baseball public is anxious o see what Manager Mack has corraled in the way of a pennant-winning ag gregation in the American League this season. Pitcher "Bud" Pope, -the veteran flinger who did such good work forhis team the first half of last season, win probably start the game .for the Tar Heels. Manager Ryan Has several of his last year's champions of the Virginia-Carolina circuit," and the game is expected to be a close affair. After leaving Wilmington the Ath letics will play at Raleigh, April 7; Richmond, Va., April 8; Baltimore. April 9. The Athletics will then pracj tice . at Shibe Field on April 10 and 11, and will open the season at Boston on April 12. , . V MANAGER OF REMINGTON AGENCY Mr. H. T. Wolfe Takes Charge Busi ness In WUmtagton, Territory. It will be of interest to the many friends and patrons of the business to know that Mr. H. F. Wolfe, formerly with the National Cash Register Com pany, has been appointed manager of the Remington Typewriter Company's branch office irv this city. Mr. Wolfe recently - returned from Richmond where he went into , the local situation with the headquarters for this district in that citjf. It will be pleasing "to the many friends of Mr. B. W. Thacker to know that he will continue with Mr; Wolfe in char see of the local agency, the business in this territory having be-J come bo large tu reruns wi -ices of two men. Mr. Thacker will have duties in the local office and wili spend much of; his time on the road through this territory. BAD WEATHER PUTS CRIMP IN CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN All Day Drizzle Prevents Collection of Trash by Householders. On account of the bad weather which prevailed yesterdaylittle prog ress was made in the "Clean-up" cam paign which was scheduled to start yesterday morning, and only the nor mal amount of loads of trash was hauled away by the city carts. Superintendent J. E. Holton declared last night hat this was in part due to the fact that many householders cleaned up their places last week. ?? the weather improves, Mr. Holton says he 'expects to have a considerable in crease in trash to be hauled away. .As "paint-up" week is also in prog ress, .paint and varnish dealers are ex pecting to make greatly increased sales during the next few days. VISITS HISTORICAL SCENE. Herbert McCIanuny, Esq., Returns from Montgomery, Ala. Herbert McClammy, Esq., returned yesterday morning from Montgomery, Ala., where he went on professional business. While in that city he visited the spot where Jefferson Davis was inaugurated as President of the South ern Confederacy. He also, visited the house which the Confederate chief executive used for his residence and was surprised to find that it is now being used for a boarding house. Montgomery i an enterprising city, one of the leading commercial cities of the South, and Mr. McClammy thinks that the people there should purchase the building and keep it as a memorial to the Southern Confederacy. Real Estate Transfers. The following deeds were filed for record yesterday in the "office of the Register of Deeds: Fidelity Trust & Development Co., to Piatt W. Davis, for $10 and other considerations, lot at Sunset Park; Southeastern Realty Company to J. B. Huntington for $100 and other, considerations, lot on the west side of 13th street, 110 feet north of Chestnut, 55x150 feet in size. Qotethioem, Eka the bet of ImM Sm-r' pure air 6f country meadows, BE 5 J ?iS3vSWtfi 1 1 fflttttrtitt it comes to you in air-tight cartons. i. ylS i ffff 8 Cloverbloom is sold at stores where partic- ljmrrmOfI0St ljH gL ular people trade because the Armour Oval 7 MajJVj Uh f fifjS Label guarantees quality. PRODUCTreV?? lililil ' M Iff! iW '" - n -in 14 you dealer hasn't . got it phone g00 8 itiSE,,, " nne. You'll be doing us S lCaS'mSmIx both a favor. Try Theat I' I 1 fsagy Star Stockist Hast S fig"- 1' "SgMI ARMOUBCOMPANV . SaSl-, WjJF' . -T-. j j jr Mrk-in R. F. Campbell. Jixr.. Phone 8? Dnmuajn Fm SBMf $ pr Sljrrnour s i Wilmington, c. j- g M377 UiSTmmt 1 1 1 in 1 1 a i i iTrnTflM i I H 111 I H fl i f I Tlf M M Iff iB Largest Haberdashery Business in Wilmington System in the Selling of Men's Wearing The method by which any great business has grown to be the greatest of its kind is of general interest. "When you think of haberdashery, this is the logical store the name of J. M. SOLKT & CO. unconsciously occurs to you. Whether it be shirts, or scarfs, or collars, or paja mas, or underwear, you have come fo know that this store offers what you want. First, the exact tastes of Wilmington men have been systematically studied, in styles and materials. We have supplied the things logically demanded and supplied them first. Second, the glamor of high prices, formerly associ ated with fashionable and serviceable haberdashery, has been removed, and actual intrinsic value substi- , tuted in its place. " Not cheap things at cheap prices, but always the superior, smart goods, such as the extravagantly ex- , elusive shops present, at very reasonable prices. ' . Third, 'as the volume of the business has increased, the size of the assortments has extended beyond tljat Afforded by any other establishment in the city. p ' Add to this the convenience of location presented by our store, in central location, and you have the prin--cipal reasons for this growth. J. M. Sblky & Co. One-Price Clothiers and Furnishers. ' i 9 NORTH FRONT STREET. Your Own Garden! May be a Source of Profit as Well as Health to You, if You Work It with' SOUTHERN QUEEN OUKCIVATORS IRON AGE CULTI VATORS. IRON AGE DRILLS. IRON AGE SEEDING MACHINES. : With the Different Attachments for All Kinds of Garden Work, are Here in Stock. , v Don't Forget, Also, to Inspect Our Line of Cultivating Hoes, Rakes and Trowels. N. Jacobi Hardware Co., Agts. 10 AND 12 SOUTH FRONT STREET. IP YOU GLASSES &&J3t MILES W. MAliOBfEY, OPH. D. . WILMINGTON A Complete Leu. Grinding Plant. Apparel the Proper Tools. NEED SEE - OPTICAL CO. Fr0nt and Princes. Street. H 1 PREPAREDNESS THAT'S the point. Why wait until all the old MOSS-BACKS come out and bask in the Sunshine, grow fat and multiply? Give 'em- Thunderbolt, Hoodoo Ant De stroyer, Ant Doom, Peterman's Ant Food, or let 'em take an eter nal snooze on Hoodoo Ant Paper. Then there are the Mice and Rats and Flies to take care of. We have Steam's Rat and Roach Paste, Stumpfs Rat and Roach Paste, Rough oh Rats, Rat Doom,. Rat Corn, Rat Bisket, Azoa and last but not least, Black Flag Insect Powder, Red Wing Insect Powder, Peterman's Roach Food, Moth Food, and Shepard's Fly Driver. J. Hicks Bunting Drug Company Wholesale and Retail Druggists. The name stands " for the Highest Quality, being , one of the famous "Vio let Dulce Complexion Requisites. One of the Best qualities of this complexion powder is- that It Does Not "Show" when used properly. Delightfully scented with the Violet Dulce odor. - Brunette, "White and Flesh' tints; Delivered, 50c. the box. Satisfaction or your money. n's Pharmacy Dependable Druggists. Flour! Flour! 1,000 Barrels. Royal Flour. 1,200 Barrels Snow Drift Flour. 5D0 Barrels Southern Queen Flour. 500 Barrels Palace Flour. 250 Bags Coffee.' 150 Barrels Sugar. 4.000 Kegs 'Nails. 200 Bags Spanish Peanuts. 75 Bags Improved Spanish Peanuts. -SOO Bags Nofth Carolina Pea nuts. 500 -Bags Virginia Peanuts. Also all other goods in our line. Get our prices. D. L. Core Go. WHOLESALE GROCERS Wilmington, N. C. BURETT II. STEPHENS ARCH1TE8T i S-c GARRELL BUIUDlNO. WILMINGTON, N. C IS J.RLEITNER ARCHITECT ' -. 27.' 2S, 29 Garrell 'Building