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H.Wf Daiitee et taCm ta
re. cwou. VOL- LX. NO. 92.
WILMINGTON. N. J3M WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1897.
WHOLE NO. 9.32
The
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.7t.ir tl VsVsaiaMld tMPM
Tmm tarea
- i.i MnmitM tea la-lee owes ail eee-
. of tae M aaiwaipoe eeiler. wu
, iijrawo oev ths Mottkeent
, . ' i n xierate low dao'teeioa epp
v 'ae of ki a eaaejre eateede troea
,.- ot&. ea ehewt ove Wm
v, t it it. Fei weat4e- Km pevJe4
..-4 t tee 34 t4t kxU t bandar
, t .ll : t S-Mtk4U( AtlMtW
. j v. ;.ier lW VmUiw aad
rr att-.io sutxrri.
v. -itr prtvtwled generally
,.,r . ,,t . .:. Sat?. eaCept rev the
::.-1 - ' seowere tat thae
n vr. .t ('It Oftt4. Ite
:4. 1.11 AtiaatJC cmmSomi.
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mi n :inwrill jflje iietftctt fUW
lr , n t ) 6.: teareee.
fiifTn.tt. x c Jelv. Al4
m taa f ' T
f tor J :,e
v.- "il j.h tee.'ve SOtt
ei!t? u i n Uv farni4d
rut T ) TtO-OAT.
, , . -i i i .-'J9e. eOUlieaet IO
H:K tier end Cartf re-
i-! .-rater Jay tu Vf aeieg.
.f t cx-ta 4 lfiti4 wii.
-n ; ? m jf:wtsna I COairtiO r-
, ! a W wian, Twnian aa4 Sot
ml a4 ina dmc Ctaa4 to
j, --mrxt i Sinuo Fraaca by 8
V ritiff Lilt irfta u
: 1: uaatl o U raAa4 aar aJ
:.a Kixl nawtr) prtoloia poaM(
'f aa padia: lu S MI. Taa Aul
ita o ia paa.ii a Ti J Ml mil a
. . la ia Sa4a i-4r. aa aatw
nt a t dafaatad. ta ba(
ii.tr ttouatT aoataa( wit Ui4
i - i :iaif dadata. DaUv 'a iaa
: . nat of paaca larsa batvaaa
at Takrv mi laa Ualt e la
..r iaa Parara at ao aaaxa a aoia-
i 1 1 a ot ca o. Halloa iaa Wtaauoai
i "ijfl! a rraail. Tfcata)
win la ;r'trui.i Jroaa aaai
ii -4r:i:ta Saal paaaaai-
r'i i i t ii I a fa iitiStf tiH
it :r:t.oa ;v ;.iia at Ptaajr
Tit Ni-iini Catraa o
iv f'i:ii;i.-i -aal fafJat
4 ..! n ii lU ml) iaa 0'3p
i t i;j!ni!i94 ci tDililfl Sia
panvva !''! ii ! n 3tr 5 J ia
t ir ! 1l 4 "o.r :n -a a lafaa
. M raatja.
n V r nirT:i vf mi ) c UI ar
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ii ! : ?!! ' '. 4 .?r C XtO
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M. i m s . i it) : aioa a ad
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m it ) i . iV- :' jttxt lar-
3 "it its ; i . i ) ' t d M :
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t ill i caim a
I : ! i '.-isy are .oaiai a
-in :i :on I ta. th cvl.tar
I : . jr ". a at
j out lcUrattoa o(
: si i: 4! j -!;r-a Jectafatwa of
i ; f-t. . .
'J: ; istt prcreat m
f .-.. r.ii wii tt i&
-u Jf.ajt of roc.
1 i :i. tit I.liaon "Mo-
' ; - 1 ji ii: Su: aJ
' i t vt ,.,., rt. IitaaaeaaJ
- i ' iu t( tSks Ual (of thai
f-ir,?!. of tibial, call
t -"bra iani vta.a VV
'--a ctia tit: ti Saaator haJ
" ! ;-H-!-4t tttkl ttptruac to bt
t:r raarnt: (aai'Uf wtti ta
: .:;eri.:ica of tia !
1 f. Chapmaa. ta- Dtcaocratlc
' n ie fr Gjtraor of Olio, it
; ; ' a operator. ao raa4
'." . :!rt art otvtr aay t'.nkc
H- ! 3t t.lt fair, tatrt lataf
' 5 a ir 1 thy attck la alas.
' nf atiLj tit priai
a " " ' '.? Taty art utauti lUt
-1 s 4 t?c f j asa. aa4 art
51 !f)r raikiaj JtlUt tc
paaaja taaUf. ta
-r ii a a j . , , ,c appa u4 thia)
Cr ni.v Aaaricaa taak at St.
aa t raaaiaf a coatcrftit
t: M orfaaUtd ta 13Tt
ta ca ta! of I150.0CO. aa4 aaa
P'i: 4ij a ptroaaaat aarplas (aa4
i- l.C4X a ad ju dacUnd a
tea -aaaaai ditiia4 o( SO par caal
XXTOETUrT axvouicixiit
Attaatloa U callad to th follow-
U j Sxorcxo Kjitcs of Sabaoipttoo
to Tn Uoajnxo Sraa :
to mao, rffrJcaiBtaa.
TwaJra Moetaa $4.00
SI - 10
Taraa - W
Two - LOO
Oaa - M
to citt ixrtaciuata-a.
Taa Staa will b delivered by
carrier as aaj poiat la tat dxj at U
ctsu per wtck, or 45 ccata pax
DoaLa.
Taa prottctiooiata ba t' orcr
taa tear of taa tartateatd iavuioa
of caap piaaocs aai bicfdea from
Tapax Taa piaao-ta aad bikes
diJa't coca t, bat ao thy arc fat
tiaf aiaratd at a poa oectitt flood
of caaap aratebcav btcaaaa they hart
Uaraei taal Japaaeaa vatcb taakcra
caa aatka ara'xae for $3. When
laty ft doam to abat a dIUr aad
a qoartar taey may tblak of compel
la vtta Aaaerlcaa waica foandne.
wbicb caa taro 'taa oat aad sell 'cm
frota fl pL Pjarerfal watcaea, too.
waica it rcqaTes naacie to viad, aad
bate a healthy tkk tbtt caa be
heard acrost the street.
W AOVUTUalatBXra.
O.TDB Uxt-SiUiaa-dava.
Sra. WtUMtsaorow Scaadole
Varoa Sroavs Fra ta6(os.
W. CIA R R Drl4ad daclarad.
Baaa BaLU-tO A. N. Ball Park.
LOCAL DOTS.
llama of tataraat Oataarad Qara
aad Taara aad BrlaQj ATetad.
For other locals sea fourth
Aa ticarsioa from Fayettevtlle,
ta taa C F. A Y. V. R. R. arJl arriTa
la iba oiy tki aaoraiac
Taa Cape Far Sceaa Fire
E if iaa Coaaaaay. colorad. will co to
Wiaatoa acat aaoaia to parttcipaia ta
iaa iraaaaa'a loaraamcai.
The regular moathly meeting
of taa B m4 of Miaacar of tht Pro-
d aia Etc aaaa aa aot bald ytatctday.
hat arJl a laid at 1 14 p cav'oa Thara-
day.
There ani be a free eihibttioo
of cookiac om taa Vapor Su.tr at tba
Parloa Max fe at. b4aaiag ta day. fre-
! lava bvaatraof I a. aa. aad taa
Ltdtaa aa aoaciaUy laaiwd.
Read ItTcall 3 for Rev. C. Den-
aaa'a a a bar ia tat WrataaUle Baacfc
of taa Bail Taiepaat aad Telacrapa
Cxoptay. Br aatauka ii arat made lo
raad ca4 it taa al la yaatarday'a
Sraa.
Messrs. B. ll. aad C B. Hatch
anil raa taatr aaxoad aacafao this ata-
ao Iroaa G jidaaoro to thts city Friday
Taa uaia anil arrtaa ahoat 19 oVlock ta
tfea aaoraiag. rttaralax at S o'clock at
agaL
Mr. J. T. Bryaat, last week.
au catUa tiaaer a Vxit a mile Iroaa
Fjrt Aadara-ja. kxad ta iht aaaaap a
aoaaaatI. IS lackaa loaf aad 4 lacaaa
a dtaaaetar. Taa aU aad ax a
ttp'odad.
A correspoealcat asks the Sraa
to caauoa na raa1ra agaiaat taa tacrn
aiaa a at of tea aiur. fcctd iaa aad other
c ilS dria k a. Taair Uaaaoder ata aaa aaa
prefaced artratai caaaiof akfeaaaa ha
rtcaatiy
The delefatta to the Wl!ato-
ion Saavday acaool coataraace. a?atca
iMTttn ro day aa Qiatoaj. N. C riU
lava taa aaoraiaf. aa arraagtaMaU
have haea aaada by hh tkere anQ ba
ii dKaatloa at Warsaw.
Mr. Jaaea F. Post. Jr Secre
ury aad Trtaaaute of taa W. C A A.
R R Cxnpaay. gtaa aotica that a dit
Itaad of laraa pea caal. baa baa da
C arad aai vtU aadaa aad piyahae oa
Ja y ID. a paotlaaa at few ofir.
The caave of base ball played
at Mutoa Park Moadar. batwaaa taa
c tf4 taa aaa Rad Stocklaga aad Ma
la:a taItad la a Ua acoaa 8 to 4.
The gaaaa aaa called al taa aad of the
etgaife leaieg oa accoaai of the dark
ataa.
The exarrUxt of Mr. J. R. Mc
Caaaer aad Ma Irtaa Loea WiOtiav
oa la aaaoaacad to uke otace at Su
Aadrtw'a PvaaOylariaa Cbarcb tfeia
airaooa at 4 o'clock. After the care-aaoea-y
tk-a coapie HU taara lor Haafe
ytOa, Ttaa. io take la the CapoaitJoa.
Note some chaafes la the
chad ale of taa awaaaf WitmimtUm.
Se anU fewaWitat aaak oae trip to
SM'.aport daily, leariaf kara at t a. as.
aad aaaanag SaaUport oa ratara al It
p aa. Tae aoera lor taa via f lor Caro
baa Beach aad ratara resale it
cfeaagad.
Two colored y oaths f ot Into 4
hale "scrap" Tester day aaoraiag. aear
Ue caraer of Martet aad Water atxaeta.
The voaacar of taetw. agad ahoat 19.
carved iaa other aai draw hia eaatol
Spoa hlav Naithar of the taa waa ap
aeeaeaded.
aa Baal Taaa ai
Maaegae Bac. of Ue O. A. N. base
hall teaam. last algal received a tele ft. at
faoea Maaagar faaa Masstehna.of the
Hdpe Mil3 ball laaaa. aayiag that aia
ciafe woatd imvt la Ue city lata aaora
tag aad woald o'er thia aliaraooa. Taa
gaaaa vd be pU red at Ue O. A. N. baH
pavk.coraer KiaU aad Ore age streets,
aed as scaedaled lor 4 Id o'clock. The
coeteet proaaaea to be aa aaciuag oae.
aa axa saeaaa are coeapoaed of atxoag
pteyara. Tae aJaaeatoe anU fee 40 ceeta.
aes lad iaa ana fee adeiiued tree of
charge.
J.C CottxttTj'r-a of Polat Caa
eO. hobaaracaaCr aagagad U bea.
u that place as ha the dry.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
mt raeaevaataa raraaiaJaa rvtaaS-
aU a faestla aed aaaan4Jy rvteaad.
Mr. S. L Djeber. of Charlotte,
wis regtaterad here yesterday.
Master Leo Gore will leave to
day tor Towe Crack to epaad a la
davs.
Mr. W. II. Carter, of Wallace.
was sasoag y eel cr day's hotel reglstra'
ttoas.
Cape R. 0. Grant, the effideot
asaaagar of the Stacoaat road, is oat
agaia.
Mr. C C Bordeaa, ol Castle
Hayae. was ooaerved oa oar suecti let
ter day.
Mr. J. J. Jobosoa, of Brans-
wick coaaty. waa a visitor la Ue City
yesterday.
Miss Lillian Beader, of Ooslow,
la la Ue cay oa a rtau to tha family ot
Mr. D. S. Baadar
CoL Geo. Campbell, of the
Saesaore Hotel. 0;eaa Vcw. came op
to Ue city yesterday.
Messrs. R. L. Rogers and L. A.
Soaith. ol Lata. S. C. were saioag the
Tisnors ia the city yesterday.
Mr. W. B. Kyle, gjeoeral pas-
sesger agcai of the Cape Faar aad Yad-
kia Valley Railroad, arrived la the cay
yesterday.
Miss Florence S pinks, of A I be
at trie. Steely cooety. is v sitiegstthe
koai of Mr. J. B. Mercer. Na 913 Sjuih
Sxoed street.
Mr. John Mania, of Fayette-
vJle. ho is to opes a aew liqaor estsb
liahaaeet oc Water sueet, arrived ia the
City y eater day.
Mr. aod Mrs. John C Net
carter leave lor Rxky Moeat to-morrow
mora tag. watte they will tpead
adoet two weeks.
Mr. Brooke Smith, of Rich-
m ad. who has bees tpeadiag ibe
Foarth at tht Ssaahxc H Mai. reiaraed
home yesterday.
Mr. C E. Taylor, of Soath-
pwri. it la tae city oe oo tineas coa-
acted with the aew piper to be pah
lUhed at that place.
Mr. Sam D. Dosher, signal offi
cer at Charkxte. who haa beta visitiag
la S JO lb port, was ia the city yesterday
oa his way to Hatteraa.
r. L. A. Carr. of Durham,
Presideet of tht Iater-Sute Telephoae
aad Telegraph Com pa ay. patted throagh
the city yesterday oa hit way to More-
htad City.
The Misses Taylor, who have
bsea speadiag acm dart at the Occaa
Viae Hotel, retaraed to Greenville. S.
C yca:crday. mach to tha regret ol their
aaaay Incada.
Mr. J. N. Bennett, a well known
ciuaea of Braeiwick coaaty. waa la tht
c ty y cater dar. accompioted by his two
daaghters. Mitees Mary sad O a. They
sra the gaests ol Mr. T. J. Gore.
Amaag the arrivals 1a the city
yesterday were J. H. Biakt. Ktattoa;
G. M. Saeacoercll. ArmDor; H Miller.
Daham. H I. Gaaqac. Manoi. S. C
I) Uaia aad E D. PrantU. Cronly:
Btaj Cam pea. Biytero. H. W. Clifford.
SutcaviUe.
The following delegate to the
M. C Distrxt Coaterence patted throagh
tht city yesterday Irom Siatapirt: Rev.
B Asdersoa. J. A. Dree aad S F.
Craig. Delegates to tht Saaday S:hooI
Coa (treses from Swtbpsrt are: Mar
tatllGathrtt. Mias Nellie Nevtoa aad
Mies Maggie Weecott.
i aVaie aad Cmae Otta-d.
Mr. Otto Baack. maaager of the
Rooert Pott ear Brewing Company, ia
thia cty. yesterday moralsg ootsiaed a
sesrch warraat Irom Jastice J. M. Mc-
Gowaa to sesrch the places of botiacti
Mr. LmIs Weil, tgeat (or Ut At-
heater Brewing Comptay. aad Mr. F.
Rich tar. ageat Ijt tht Bathotomay
Bet eiag Cocap tay. for beer bites aad
crates, the property ot nit sgsscy.
Alter Ue prsatists of Messrs. Weil aad
Rich tar had beee searched. Mr. Baack
ohtaiatda writ of claim aad delivery
Iroaa saUce McGowaa aad seised
a tea sty atvta boats aad forty crates
Messrs. WaO sad Richtcr. The
era us aad boxes were trsstp-xted aad
stacked la froat of lattice McGswaa's
i (Bee. to await the oatcome of Ue trial,
at lor three o'clock la Ue atteraooo.
a the aaeealime. Mcaara. Rich tar aad
Wail obtaiaed a replevy, givieg boed.
aad re rata ad poseessioa of Ue boxes
aad era iaa.
At 9 o'clock Ue case was called .lor
trial, aad apoe Ue defeedaate preeant-
ag sOdaviu for rtssoval. Jest tea Mc-
awaa traaslerred the case to artica
Fowler, who. by reqseet. stt the haartag
for
Fildav moraine at 10 o clock.
Mr. Baack is repceseeted by Messrs.
Bellamy A Bellamy, aad Joha BtUamy.
Eq, rtprteeau Messrs Wail aad Rich-
tar.
aeit aad
Taa regaUr 'semt-moathly meruag ot
Ut
Biaud of Aaditaad Fiaaaca wss
held yesterday aiterso e at 8 SO o'clock.
Prase at. Caairmia W. H- casdMara.
aad Messrs. H. C Mcgaeea. C w.
Tales sad J. H. Wtbbtr. ahscat. Mr.
H. A. DeCover.
Bills were aadited aad approved for
carrtet cxpaaaea. S Mt 88. aad for la
ter sat. II 48 It.
The Board adiooraed aablsct to Ua
can of Ue caalrssaa.
Oae
Haraaitar advertisements to go la oar
BaaieeSt Lcls" dtoartmeat win be
csargad oae cent per word for aaca ts
acrtjow bat ao advertlsemeat. bowevar
abort, will be takea lor less Uae 40 cast I
Thia la 4 radectloa irom former rates
aad at la aaso 4 coayeateaca to adver
htera who caa cakalta the exact cost
of theft adveniaemeata, which mast be
psid for always la advance.
BOARD OF ALDRRXUr.
Baseeat sf Oaaaaal ttae CoeearataaT XtUhta
aag Watn (apply A aTav BHayele OraU
aeeea aaapMd approprUdia la aid ,
al IB. Qbaf Ooaaiar Saatt '
at Damteraita Staaabira or iaa
Baaed Dealared Taeaat.
The regular moathly session of the
Board of Alderman wss held yesterday
aderaooa at 4 o'clock. Mayor Wright
aad Aldermta Keith. Twining. Hewlett,
Norwood. Grcae. Beasoa and Walksr
being preseat.
Alter the reading aad approval of tha
miaatea of last meeting, the repor.s of
the different I landing committees were
called lor.
Aldermaa Hewlett, of the Maiket
Committee, reported that Froat street
market hoase had been repaired aad
Ue tin roof painted.
Aldermaa Rtlta. of Ue Light Cam
mlitee. reported that be had beard com
olaiat from residents la the suburbs
a boat the aew electric lights aot belag
ep to tha staadard. aed that he bad
rittea a letter to thtt effect to the
Street Railway Company.
Mayor Wright, of tha Sanitary Com
mittee. stated that the sewers entering
into the drain on Second street, be
tweea Orange and Ana. had been re,
paired at the expeate ol tht owner t cr
tht sewers.
Aldermaa Keith, ol Ue Fire Commit
tee. rec3mmtaded the placing of a hy
draot at tht corner of Sixth and
Woorter streets. I a regari to the In
vrtuaatioa ol the Clarendon Water
Works Co. aa to whether ths company
wat keeping op to itt contract or not. be
read a letter jvhich he aad Alderman
Greea had aeal to Mr. W. T. Robertson.
sapsnatcsdent. calling his attentioo to
tht iaa that the company wat not keep
lag Itt contract with tha city, aad also
steal the unhealthy condition of the
water, which htd to be otid (or drink
ing and domettic parpoeee. Ia reply.
Mr. Keith read a letter from Mr.
Robertson, who stated that tbe water
workt coaoior bid beea called into
acre c i lor eighty-three .firea aince latt
Janairr. aad oat of that number tbe
gong at their p'aot at H Itoa. which no
tifies them of a fire, bad faiied to rinf,
aad every complaint lodged againtt tbe
company was due to the non-ringing ol
tbe bell, which Is a part ol tbe fire alarm
system. It regard to tbe unfitness of
Ue water (or drinking, etc, Mr. Roberl
soa stated In bis letter that be hsd never
heard of aickaett produced by it, aor
had ever beard a paytxian complain
of it.
Aldermaa Keith said that he thought
the Bond of Health ahoald pats upon
tbe condition of tbe water. Probably
be eaid. tbe reaton sickness produced
(rom eTrinking tbe water-works water
had no: been heard of wat because no
body now uted it (or drinking or domes
tic purposes.
Oa motion of Aldermaa Hewlett tbe
report of Aldermaa Keith was received.
Aldermen Keith then introduced the
following resolution, wbich wat adoptee
v.s. :
Whereas, a committee of the Board
of Aldermen, ia conianctloa with tbe
Chief of ths Fire Department, have at
certaiaed that the Clarendon Water
Woiki fail to carry out tbeir contract
(or furnitbiog at all timet adequate sup
ply of water aad samcient prettare lor
fire purposes: be it
Rtsotvtd Taattbs Clareadon Water
Worka shall be held atrial y to tbeir
contract, tlwt is to furnish an adeqaate
eupply ol Water boto lor ore ana armi
ng pjrpoeet. sna tnat n tney uii to oo
so witnin toe next twelve montna,
datiuz Irom Jaly 1. 1S97. cither fifty per
cent, of the price now paid shall be de
ducted or tbe contract mar bs declared
nali and void, j itt aa the Board of Al
dermea may ace fit.
Applicuioa ot Ue Cape Fear Fire
Eagias Company, to go to Wi niton to
aueadthe firemen's tournament, August
ih to ltth. and carry tbeir apparatus,
was aranied.
Aldermta Twining, ol the Ordinance
Committee, introduced the following
ordinance, wbich was nnanmlmooay
adopted :
I. No persoa thsll ride a bicycle oo
any sidewsiK oi streets iymg id mai
portion ol tbe city ooanaea oa tee
aorta by Brunswick; oa the east by
Seventh: oa Ue south by Csstle. and
oa tbe west oy tnt river, toe aaia
boaadsrv streets saall be included in
tbe prohibited territory.
II. When rid a a oa sidewalks tee
bicyclist shall ride oaly st such a rate of
speed as to have complete control of
the wheel; he shall ring his bell when
ever he spproaches a corner ol tbe
street or persons; be to all keep to ice
side nearest tha street whenever he
aaaaea a nedestriaa.
III. Every persoa using a bicycle
shall have a bell at all times, aad a
lighted lamp at eight.
IV. No persoa shall coast oo a bicycle
witbla tbe city.
V. For every vtolatioa ol an section
of this ordinance tbe fine sball be $5.00.
VI. All former ordinances regulating
the riding of b eyelet are hereby re
pealed. I a reference to tha ordinance patted.
Mayor Wright suted thit tba bicycle
ordinance bed ceased a great deal of
trouble, aad that be bad conferred with
the Bicycle Club and told them to draft
aa ordinance, within boaads, which they
would conform to. aad tha above ordi
nance bad resulted.
President Jss. H. Cbadboora. Jr.. and
Vice-President Wslker Tsylor. ot the
Chamber of Commerce, appeared before
the Board aad atked for an sppropria
tloa of tW to aid the Chamber ot Com
merce ia advertising Wdmlngtoa.
President Cued boar a ssld thst the
coaaty last year had appropriated a sum
of moeey to aid Ut Chamber ia adver
tlslag WUmlagtoa, aad this year they
wished the city to appropriate $430.
which would he ated solely la tbe later
est of Wilmlagtoa.
CoL Taytor said that tbe Chamber ot
Commerce was a public organisation,
aad if tht city woald appropriate the
nosey aaked fori thta every tax payer
woald be pay 1st hit proportionate share.
Aldermaa Keith aad Twining spoke
la favor of appropriating .the amount
asked for. aad oa motion .30 was ap
propriated to tha Chamber of Com
merce. : " ' '"' 1 " . :
. Aldermaa Hewlett introduced the fol
lowing resolutioa. and moved Its ad op
tloa. vis: . , "
WhxkxAS. At a general election for
Aldermen of tbe City of Wilmiocrtoa,
held oa the 25ih day of March. 1897,
Walter E. Yopp was elected ao Alder-
rasa from tbe roartb . ward, uvea
Faaaell aa Aldermaa from the Third
Ward, and W. E Springer aa Alderman
from the Second Ward: and whereas
tha said W. E Springer. Owen Fennell
aaa Walter K. Yopp, aitnoajn fre
quently notified aad requested, nave
persistently ana contumaciously reiutea
neglected and failed to atteid any one
ot tbe meetings of tbe Board ol Alder-
mea, or to serve oa any ot tbe commit
tees of said Board oa which they were
severally appointed, or to Uke ay part
whatsoever in tbe administration ol toe
affairs of ssld city, it is now
RtioKtd. Tbat the positions ofAlder
roan from the Stcond Ward to which
W. E. Springer was elected, of Alder
rasa from the Third Wifd to which
O wea Fennell was elected, and ol Alder
man from tha Fourth Ward to which
Walter E. Yopp was elected, be and the
stmt are hereby declared vacant.
. Aldermaa Twining seconded the
adoption ot the resolution, which was
carried, all the members of tbe Board
voUag ia Ue affirmative except Alder
maa Keith, who did not vote at alL
A request Irom Mr. J. B. Mercer,
agent for Mrs. Mary L.' Mercer, asking
for a rebate of taxes erroneously lilted.
was deferred.
The report of Mr. J. H. McRee, city
surveior. was read and ordered filed.
The report of Chief of Fire Depart
meat Cbas. Schnibben. showing that
daring tbe moatb of Jane there bad
been tea slsrms of fire, three of which
were falls, wis read and ordered filed.
Tae report of Superintendent of
Healtb. Dr. W. D McMillan, as pub-
lltbed in tbe Star of tfat Itt intt., was
read and also ordered filed.
Two applications from a oamoer of
citxsns. one requesting that Dock street
(rom Seventh to Ninth be graded and
shslled. and the other asking for tbe
grading and shelling of Tnird street
Irom Caatle to Wooiter. were referred
to the S:reets and Wharves' Committee.
A letter Irom the Howard Relief Fire
Engine Company req letting permission
to attend, carrying their apparatas. the
firemen's toatnament, to bs held in Fay-
etteville early in August, was granted,
if tbeir sbsence (rom tbe city and that
ol Cape Fear Fire Eigine Company does
not occur at the same time.
Permission to build was granted the
following: A. D. Westell, wooden struc
ture, the top and sides to be covered
with' metal, oa Stood street, between
Market and Dock; F. M. Montgomery, a
stable on Second street next to corner
of Castle street; A Shrier. a one-ttory
frame dwelling on Brnnsvick street, be
tween Fifth and Six-.b; Vance Norwood,
two-story frame dwelling on Red
Cross street, between Third and Fourth;
C B. Morrill, a one-story Irame dwell
ing on Seventh street, between Cbesnut
ssd Grace; Jno. Hale, an enclosed shed,
to be. used as an ice house, at No. 515
South Second street; L. H. Voilcrta
tvo-frame dwelling, corner Sixth and
Orange streets; R. C. & A . a shed at
No. 021 South Front street.
Alderman Keith said he thought the
city should provide some means for
excurtionists to obtain drinking water,
and suggested the boring of an artesian
well at about the corner of Front and
Chestnut streets. Alderman Keith s
suggestion was referred to a special com
mittee consisting of Aldermen Keith,
Twining and Green.
A suggestion tbat an oil lamp be
placed at tbe corner of Tenth and
Wooster streets, was referred to the
Streets and Wbarvea Committee.
City Clerk and Treasurer F. B. Rice
submitted his yearly and monthly re
ports, both of which were read and or
dered filed. His monthly report for
lane showed : Balance from last return.
14.01417; receipts. I6.5l9.t9. expendi
tures $4 783.19; cash on band. $5,705 59.
Tha maeting tben adjourned.
Conftdarata Piiionara at Mcnla Itland.
The Nashville, Tenn., Banner pub
lishes a list of Confederate officers,
prisoners of war at Fort Delaware in
1864, who were removed to Morris
Itlsnd. near Charleston, S. C. and
placed under the fire of Confederate
batteries by order of Gen. Halleck. in
retaliation for the placing of fifty Fed
eral officers, prisoners of war, in a part
of tbe city of Charleston exposed to the
fire of Federal guna. Tbe list was pre
pared by CoL Jno. L Csntwell (not
Cantrell as tbe Banner has it) of this
city, who was one ot tbe Confederate
prisoners, and gives tbe name, rank and
command of Ue officers, besides many
o:hcr Interesting particulars. Tbe
list fills over five columns of the Banner
and has never before been published.
One hundred and eleven of tbe 600 were
North Carolinians.
Hard ta Baat.
The superintendent ol the Methodist
. Sinday school in a small town in
lb
lis State has beea serving his school
for thirty- five years as its superintendent.
Tbe church st thst place bas never bad
any other superintendent and this one
hss never served any other school in the
time official position. In these thirty-
re years he hss not been absent from
is school bat five times, aad tor each
ti
me absent he had an excellent excuse.
such as sickness of himself, a death in
his family, or something of the sort.
nly once did he let pleasure or busi
ness keep him from his Sunday school
these thirty-five years and theu
was oft on butinets in another State.
This is a remarkable record. Who can
beat it ?
the Star Follow Too.
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tori
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changed as often as desired.
If there is anything you want, ad
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est th4n SO cents. . v " .
-.. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Baatvata and Poll-HoMem appaletad for
tba Bohool Tax Xleeuon la Aagoat
Beatd of Xdaeattoa Sahoot
Comatitiemen XHaetad. '
The Board of County Commissioners
was called to order yesterday afternoon
at 2 45 o'clock in regular monthly set
sion. Chairman Foster and Commis
sioners Moore, Dempsey, Alexander and
Ntxon were present. The minntea of
previous regular aad adjoaraed meet
ings were read and ordered to stand as
recorded.
Col. J. W. Atkinson appeared before
the Board and objected to the valuation
of two parcelsof real estate. The mat'
ter was referred to the county attorney
Marsden Bellamy, Eq. .
Action was deferred on the apphca
tionof Mrs. A. Newbury for a rednctioo
of assessment on pioperty on Mulberry
between Front and Water'street.
Attention was called by Chairman
Foster to the-resignation of Mr.M.-S
Willard as assessor. But as it is desir
able that the! assessments remain aai
form, and as the best way to obtaio this
uniformity is to retain Ue same asses
sort, it was decided to ask the present
incumbents, Messrs. M. S. WHlarrf and
D. McEachern, to servejnntil the new
assessment, which will be made a year
hence.
Col Foster stated tbat he had written
State Treasurer Worth asking if the
S":ate ought not to bear the expense of
the last special term of. the Criminal
Court, and read Mr. Worth'a letter in
reply, which was to the effect that the
expense would have to be borne by the
county.
Mr. Owen Fennell, of the advisory
committee ot tbe Bjird of Pensions,
was present, but as the Advisory Board
had not been notified of a meeting the
same was ordered to be held at the next
regular meeting of the Board of Com
rdissiontrs, and notice of the meeting of
the Penaioa Board ordered sent to all
members of the advisory committee.
The Board of Peasions. outside of the
five members of the Advisory Board,
consists of the Board of County Com
missioners, the sheriff, and the clerk of
the Superior Court.
Chairman Foster asked the opinion of
the Board as to what arrangements
should be made concerning the compen
sation for legal advice furnished tbe
Board of Education, which according to
the new law is quite distinct from the
Board of Commissioners. On motion,
tbe compensation of the county attorney
was increased from $250 to $300. in view
of tbe additional advice to be given the
Board of Education, and also in view of
certain extra work not contemplated in
the original contract.
Tne communication from the United
Charities in regard to the names ot cer
tain beneficiaries recommended for re
moval, was referred to the Auditing
Committee.
On motion, the following were elected
registrars and poll-holders for the differ
ent voting precincts at &n election to be
held on the second Monday in August,
upon the qaestion of levying a special
tax for the support of public schools:
Judges of election city of Wilmington:
First Ward First division, James
Grady, S T Shiver, David George; second
division, A C Skipper, Jas Carroll, M J
Merrit; third division, Geo A Peterson,
M H Webber, R W Merntt; fourth divi
sion, jai u rowers, joo t, w imams,
Jno W Lse, fifth division, Paul Gray,
Robt M Hill. C O Knox.
Second Ward Neil Mclatosh, Wash
McNeill, T W Wood.
Third Ward First division. B T Boy-
kin, Geo Rayfotd, T P McCaleo; second
division, M N Marshall, Jos Andrews,
R T Pickett.
Fourth Ward First division, J M
Furlong. J H Chadboara, Jr, J N
O'Bsrry; second division, Stephen
Graaliah. Wm Johns. Dan Sheeban.
Fifth Ward First division, M A Yar-
borougb. A W Polite, R H Benson;
second division, H W Howell, Robt
Simmons, J A Odum; third division.
P O'Sullivan, Wm H Darby. C B
Capps; fourth division, Wm Sheeban,
L S Shandon. W E Sheeter.
Federal Point George E Green. J A
Biddle. W D Rhodes.
Harnett C H Alexander, Jos Pick
ett, J W Lowrev.
Masonboro Jere M Hewlett, J A
Montgomery, W H Waddell.
Cape Fear C C Bordeaux, J T Kerr.
REGISTRARS.
First Ward First division, Orra Mc-
Fadyen, W J Harrlss; second division, C
M Harriss, Geo A Dry. W J Barnes; thlid
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division. James. O D Telfair. W
Orr; fourth division, J B Jones, J S W
Eagles. E A Orrell; fifth division, C S
Arnold, R H Banting, E A Bryant.
Second Ward J G Lane, J W Galley,
C S Garrell.
Third Ward First division. B W
Dunham, Daniel Howaid, C H Gilbert;
second division,. E W Hewlett, J E Tay
lor. G W Pickett.
Fourth Ward First division, T G
Pickett, L G Scott, O A Wiggins; second
division, R L Dixon, D Lander, Jeff
Smith.
Fifth Ward First division.W M Mor
ris, T C Miller. D J Benson; second divi
sion, J J Bell. G T Littleton, J M King;
third division. J H Hanby, S W Mott.H
W Penny; fourth division, W J Howard,
T F Bell. W A Jordan, Jr.
Federal Point Steven Keys, A L
Freeman, J F Keys.
Harnett S J Jonea. O Peareall, John
Holt.
Masonboro R H Holt, B S Montfort,
Wm McLaren.
Cape Fear Jas Cowan, Luke Grady,
R W Bordeaux.
The petitions of P. B. Manning, at
torney for . W. Mitchell, and of J. B.
Mercer, agent of Mrs, Mary L. Mercer,
were referred to the county attorney with
power to act
Oa motion, the sum of $500 was al
lowed to cover expense of writing op
tbe tai books.
The report of the county treasurer was
referred, to the Auditing Committee
with power to act.
A PHR
w A B.S. A B. " "
A FREE EXHIBITION
GIVEN AT
The Parlor Kariet, No. 18 North Front Street,
DURING THE HOURS OF 8 A, M. TO (J P; M.
Come and see what can be done on a Vapor Stove. If yon DO YOUR
OWN HOUSE WORK, or have an interest in youf servants arid want to
have a COOL HOUSE! IN THE SUMMER and reduce your expenses at
tend this exhibition.
Cost of Fuel 3 Cents a Day.
Yon will be entertained, instructed
especially the ladies
The report of Dr. W. D. McMillan,
county physician, was read aad accepted
as follows:
To the Board of County Commissioners oj
New Hanover County:
Gentlemen Io June I treated 174
patients ia office, made eighty-five visits
to sixty-three paupers at tbeir homes
and attended to four emergency cases
at the expense of tbe county.
Tne city authorities refuse transpor
tation, except in city carts, to patients
to be transported to tbe City Hospital.
Ia cases of high fever aad acute symp
toms, this is not quite a humane mode
of transportation. .
I most respectfully suggest that some
means of transportation be provided.
Respectfully,
; W. D. McMillan.
4 Co. Sept. of Healtb.
The report of Dr. Jos. C. Shepard,
Superintendent of Home, was read and
accepted, showing the presence of
twenty-eight Inmates in the County
Home and nine prisoners in the House
of Correction. The report also suted
that the institution was well kept. There
are thirty-three prisoners in jail, tbe
sanitary condition of which is tolerably
good.
The report of Register of Deeds C.
W. Norwood showed that he had issued
twenty-nine marriage licenses in tbe
last month.
Oa motion, the Board took a recets.
subnet to the call of the chairman.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The Board of Education, consisting
of F. W. Foster, chairman, and F. J.
Dempsey and Jordan Nixon, convened
after the adjournment of the Commis
sioners. The nrst butinets was tne elec
tion of the county supervisor cf
achools. chosen bvthe Board of Educa
tion together with the Clerk of the Su
perior Court and the Register of Deeds.
Prof. M. C. S. Noble was unanimously
elected.
Tbe Board proceeded then to elect
five intelligent met of good business
qualifications as school committeemen
in each of the school districts of the
county ol New Hanover and the follow
ing were elected in their resoective dis
tricts:
Wilmington Township. D, strict No. 1
Jas F Post. Jr, Edwin Borden, J E
Sampson.
Wilmington Township, D strict No. S.
J H Cbadbourn, J G Norwood. Samuel
Northrop.
Cape Fear Township, District No. 8.
J T Ksrr, C C Bordeaux, F J Dempsey,
Lewis Hollingsworth, W M Hansley.
Masonboro Township, District No. 4
B. S. Momlord, J P Montgomery, W.
H Waddell, Cseiar Biker.
Harnett Township, District No. 5.
Oscar Pearsall, C H Alexander, J A
Holt, Thomas Frank, Jerry M Hewlett.
Federal Point Tooship, District No.
6. W D Rhodes. J A Biddle, Archie
Freeman, Geo E Green, Steven H Keys.
There being no further business, the
Board ad j ourned.
BRUNSWICK COUNTY
Board of JCdaoatton Sahool- Oommtttaca
Bleated.
iFollowine . are the names, together
with the politics of the recently elected
Board of Education of Brunswick
county: J. J. Johnson, Republican; Ea
gene Parker. Populist; J. T. Wescott,
Democrat.
At a meetiag of tbe Board on Mon
day, the school committees for the dif
ferent school districts were elected with
the following result : I
North West No. I. A. M. Willlsms,
Dsm.;J. W. Gay. Dem ; J. T. Roper,
Dem.; Chas. McKay (col ). Rep., David
Chapman (col.), Rep.
Town Creek No. 1. J. N. Bennett.
Dam ; O. A Darant, Dam.; I. W. Har
relson. Pop; John Maliett (col). Rep.;
R. W. Moore (col.). Rep.
Smitbville, No. 8. D. 1. Watson.
Dem.: David Ward, Dem.; B. D. Wes
cott, Pop.; Whitfield Griffia (col,). Rep i
Wesley Lee (col.). Rep.
Lockwood's Folly. No. 4 R.V. Leon
ard. Dem.; Dock Hewett, Dem.; W.eh
ington Sellers.Pop.; Benj.Fulwood (col ).
Rep.. D. M. Reeves (col). Rep.
Shallotte, Na 6 J L. Simmons.Pop.;
A. C Meares, Dem.; Warren Piggott,
Dem ; Charles Gre (col ). Rep.; Fred
Brooks (col.). Rep.
Waccamaw, No. 6 B. B. Bennett,
Dem; J. F. King. Rep.; R. M. Long,
Dem.; G. K. Andrews. Pop.; J E Jen
nette. Pop.
State Proxy tor the IN. C. Bailroed.
Mr. Jas. H. Chadboara. Jr.. of this
city, yesterday afternoon received a tel
egram from Gov. Russell., notifying him
that be bad been appointed State proxy
for the North Carolina Railroad. Mr.
Chadboarn, in company with Mr. Joha
S. Armstrong, president of the National
Bank of Wilmington, and Mr. Wm. Gil
christ, both directors of that road, left
last night for Barlington, to attend the
annual meeting of the stockholders.
A movement is now on foot to
establish another ice factory. Yester
day stock was being solicited, and last
night a meeting eras held at The Ortoa?
Hoase to arrange the plans tor the new
factory. Among those present were B.
F. Keith. A; J. Marshall. H. G. Sauo-
ders, T. W. Wood, and John G. Mar
shall. The Star understands thst a
eentleman from Atlanta, Ga4 will build
the plant, etc. .
QTHVPQ
aa A S - V MWl
OF COOKING WILL BE
and surprised,
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Everybody invited,
jf7tt
TM HARVEST OF DEATH.
Several people Oa ta Their Beward Ban
d7. Monday and Yeatereays
On latVSanday morning Mrt. Anaia
Mead Banner, of Mount Airy.-died la
this city at the residence of her' mother.
Mrs. Mary E. Borden. Tbe funeral wat
conducted Tuesday morning from Grace
M. E. jchurch. Rev. R. A. Willis offici
ating.; After services at the church tha
remains were tenderly curled to Oak
dale cemetery and laid to rest under a
mound covered with beautiful floral
tributes of respect and esteem. The
pall-bearers were Col. Walker Tsylor
and Messrs. R. D. Cronly. J. N. Brand.
G. J. Boney, George Crow and Henry
N. Parsley.
Mr. H. T. Bryant, a prominent and
highly respected citizen of Duplin
county, died at bis home aear Wallace
on Monday last. He had lived to a ripe
old age, having arrived at his seventy
second year. He had an admirable war
record. He entered the service at the
beginning ot the war as a member of
Barron's company. Twenty-fourth Vir
ginia, and did not lay down his musket
until the surrender at Appomattox. He
engaged in sixteen battles, but was never
wounded or taken prisoner. The funeral
was conducted yesterday at 9 p m. aad
the remains of the old soldier were laid
to rest in the family graveyard at Rock
Fish.
It is with genuine regret that the Star
announces tbe death of Mrs. Maggie
Richardson, wife of Mr. C. C. Lyon, of
Elizabethtown, Biaden countr. Tne tad
event occurred last Saturday at her resi
dence in Elizibethtown and teimlnated
a protracted and painful illness. I
Tbe deceased was a daughter of the
late John A. Richards jn, a talented law
yer of Bladen county, and at one time
solicitor of this judicial district.. Her
husband, Mr. C. C. Lyon, is also a promi
nent lawyer. ,
Fred. Line, a young white boy 13
years old, employed oa tbe farm ot Mr.
T. F. Bagley, died of malarial fever at
13 o'clock noon last Sunday. His borne
was in Goldsboro. from which city be
bad come to Wilmington about a month
ago. Tbe remains were taken to Golds
boro on the 9 o'clock A. C. L. train.
Tbe Star extends its "sympathy to
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mints in tbe loss
of tbeir infant daughter, Lola V., who
diedoa Monday morning at 4 o'clock at
tne age of 18 months. The funeral waa
conducted from the family tesidence on
Front street, between Castle and Queen,
at v octpec yesteruay morning, ana
interment! was made at Bcllcyae
Cemetery.1 , '
Asalnit a Strong Tide.
Mr. Clarence Maffiit made a trip la a
row-boat from Carolina Beach to S oath
port on Saturday evening at a rate of
speed which was very creditable consid
ering tbe excessive beat and the strong
tide against wbich be had to row, Tba
distance is something over fourteen
miles and was covered in four hours.
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DIBD,
BANNER Enttrad lata mt oa Saaday aura'af,
Julr 4th, 1897, at tbe hem ol be- mochar, ia tba cmt
of Wilminftoa, N. C , ANNIE UlAO, bitord
wifeofjoua Banner, of Mt. Airy. N. C YaaMaat
and beloyed daughter of Mrt. Mary E. and thai law
Jas. C Borden, of Wilmington, N. C. agad tt lean.
I mootat and S dayi. j
LYON In Elizabethtown, N. C, Inly ird, 1897,
Mn. MAGGIE RICHARDSON LYON, wifaiof C.
C Lyon. j
Rockingham paper! pit aaa copy. i
NEW ADVERTISEMENT.
Base Ball,
This afternoon at 4 30 o'clock at
O. A. N. Ball Park, corner Ninth
and Orange streets, O. A. N. vs.
Hope Mills. Admission 20 cents.
Ladies free. Jy 7 It
Office of Scc'y of W., C. & A. E R. Co.
WnJOHGTON, N. C, Jolr Sth. 18B7.
The Board of Director! of the Wilmlagtoa, Colum
bia & a ngnita R. K. Co hare declared a divldead of
thiee per cent:, payable oa the capital itock of that
Company, to all holder! o' record of July Itt, 1HOT.
Diridends due aad parable on July lO.h, 1837. at the
office of the Treainter at Wilmington, N. C.
The trau'er booki will atandcloied from Jaly lit
to the 10th iocl naive.
(AMES V. POST. Ja . .
Secrerarr and 1 reaioier.
jy 7ti -W. C A. R. R. C.
CAROLINA BEACH AND SOUTHPORT
SCHEDULK.
Leave for Sonthportat 9.81 a. m.
Leave for Carolina Beach at 6.00 aad 9 30 a, ta.;
S 00 aad 6.15 p. aa.
Leave Southport at 12.30 p. ro.
Leave Beach at TOO a.m., 1.15, 8. aad S p.
Pare oa 5.15 Boat to piai and return IB cents.
Leave Sunday for Carolina Beach only at 10 a. a.
and 2.30 p. at.
Leave Beach at It. 80 aad 1p.m. jy 7 tt
Bagging and Ties
1,000 Rolls No. I Baling.'
1,300 Bundles Ties.
500 Keys Nails. V
1,000 Bns'ls ya.WatergTouhd Meal.
100 Bags Hudnot Grits. ,
25 SmairCbeese.
W. B. C00FEB.
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