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VOLv LXH.H-NO. 121.
WILMINGTON, N. a. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 188. ;
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OUTLINES.
Spanish forces at Manila attacked
the Americans under Gen. Greene
and were repulsed with heavy loss;
the Americans had thirteen killed
and a number wounded. Spain's
reply to the American peace condi
tions was delivered yesterday after
noon to the President; the conference
between iL Cambon and Mr. MeKin
ley lasted nearly an hour and a half;
no statement, regarding . the confer
ence will be issued.:
Two Nor
wegian steamers, captured trying to
run tbe blockade, were taken into
Key West. Gen. Miles' forces
are moving in four columns on Porto
Rico. No more troops will be
sent to Porto Kico; Gen. Wade's
corps will not sail. A number
of the soldiers at Montauk Point
from Santiago are sick with malaria
fever. N. Y. markets: Money on
oh it steady at 1J1J per cent., last
loan being at 1J per cent.; cotton
steady; middling uplands 6Jc; flour
steady, with business restricted by the
views of holders; wheat spot strong.
No. 2 red T7i78Jc:; corn spot firm,
No. 2 39 Jc; rosin steady: spirits tur
pentine firm at 28J28c.
WEATHER REPORT.
O. 3. Dkp't or AORIOULTURK,
Weather Bureau.
WiLMsaTOS. N. C, Aug. 9.
Teinperature: 8 A.M..81 deg. ; 8 P.M..
St deg. ; maximum, 88 deg. ; minium it ,
76 deg. ; mean, 82 deg.
Rainfall for the day. 0; raiafail
since 1st of the month up to dat. .66
iachea.
corros nxaiox bcllstix.
For the twenty-four hours ended at
SIM. yesterday:
Heavy showers have continued over
the Mississippi valley and eastward to
Tennessee, and lighter showers in the
coast districts. It has been generally
cooler in tbe western districts. The
following heavy precipitation (in
inches) was reported: Lako, Miss.,
1.63; Brookhaven, Miss., 2.90; Bolivar,
Tenn., 1.56; Covington, Tenn., 2.30;
Hollv Springs. Miss., 2.01; Forest
City. Ark., 1.84; Brenham, Texas,
1.50; Huntville. Texas, 1.70.
WKATHIR CONDITIONS.
A trough of low pressure extends
from E intern Texas northwestward,
with nnxlerate storm areas over the
lower Mississippi and upper Ohio val
leys Another storm area is develop
ing in Minnesota, which has' caused
the barometer to fall sharply through
out the Northwest. The high pressure
continue permanent over the South
east Coast States.
Stage of water in the river at Fay
etteville at 8 A. M.. 3 feet.
rOKXOAST FOB TO-DAY.
For North Carolina: Rain ; south to
southwest winds.
Port AIhum An g;. 10,
Sun Rises 5.13 A. M.
San Sets 6.55 P. M.
Day s Length 13 H. 44 M.
High Water at Southport 2.34 P. M
Hirh Water. Wilmington 5.04 P. M.
Some admirer of Admiral Dewey
has discovered that he is a descend
ant of Alfred the -Great. Great
S.-ott!
Hooley made $8,000,000 by mak
..'iir Knglishmen acquainted with the
pneumatic bicycle tube, and then he
't ame inflated himself and soon
f'tirsted.
A lmiral Cervera has received a
h . k for $50,000 from Spain. This
was a small matter compared
with.
check he got from Commodore
chley when he came out from
antiaijo.
The island of Maul, in Hawaii,
has the tallest chimney in the world.
It is the volcano Haleakala, which
1 1 1 0.OC0 feet high. Burton Holmes,
with a party, has performed the
feat of climbing it.
A Baltimore young man was fined
?''..-t.) for "disorderly conduct," the
'lUonlerly conduct consisting in kiss-'
in? his girl in a park. A young man
who couldn't kiss his girl in an or-l.-rly
way should be fined at least
?T.U0. : . : .:-
The Mexican papers catch on to
the news. One of them informs its
readers that "at a meeting between
1'resident MeKinley and ' Admiral
Cervera tbe other ; day, - Cervera
Irew a pistol and .'shot MeKinley
dead:" And yet 'some people say
the Spaniards cant shoot. - :
A Mississippi paper tells i of a
' married lady" at McHenry, who
was pronounced by ; the doctors to
have yellow fever, who ate two
quarts of plums, for ! which" she had
been longing, put the doctor's pre
scription aside, and got well. 1 Very
likely. A woman ; who ; could eat
two quarta of plums :lwith; im-.
punity mighteasily defy the yellow
fever, whether she . was married or
single. . " - -
Dongjlj
as, Jr., of
onicago, who .during the recon
struction period lived 'in this State,
and was then and hast since been a
Republican, has joined - the Demo
cratic party. becauBe "he believe in
'a government of the people,4- for
the f people V and by the r people,"
whicli is not the kind of a govern
ment the Republican party with ita
trusts and combines gives us. We
do not know whether "Steve" :cuts
a wide swath . in politics out thete or
not, out he is a clever little fellow
and weighs about 250 pounds.
A young man in Pennsylvania has
got himself into trouble by fooling
with figures. - He wanted to . marry
a 12 year old girl, and! when het ap
plied for a4, license - he! reversed I the
figures and swore ahW was 21. :i He
maybe prosecuted jfor perjury for
taking such a license with the
figures. lit;-
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Georgia raised moire peaches this
year tnan tne rauroaas coma trans
port to market, but j the unshipped
were not lost, as nearly every village in
the peach district, according to the
Constitution, has a cannery.
A Madrid paper says among the
points to be discussed! in the- peace
negotiations is
the war material
"thej ownership of
in the: Antilles.
But what use has Spain for war ma
terial? ! i
A Chinaman in Chicago who stole i
$50 become so troubled by ""remorse
of conscience that he I iumped into
the river and was drowned.. He
couldn't have lived id Chicago long.
According to the Richmond
papers the people of rhat burg don't
know what to do with the James
River water. It is too thick to
drink and too thin ttf chew-
NSW ADVERTISEMENTS
Str. Wilmington Schedule.
R. R. Stone & Co. Picnic hams.
French Wine At 113 So. Front st.
Busnrxss
L. Tate Bowden Butter, potatoes.
Meeting Onslow Land Investm't Co
LOCAL D6TS.
The city hospital employes
were paid off yesterday i
Six of the nev recruits .who'
have recently gone to , Fort Caswell
were here yesterday,! going to Fort,
Macon. 1 - j j
, The regular, bona fid mail cir
culation of The Mobsiho Stab is
larger than the mail circulation of all
. 1 TTT.'l " 1 TJ?,? 1 T J
outer w limiogioii uJUJJes comowea.
The annual mjeeting of ; the
stockholders of the Onslow Land and
Investment Company Iwill be held in
the law office of JnoD. Bellamy on
Wednesday, September 6th.
The steamer A. P.' Hurt
brought in an excursion of about
fifty people yesterdayi, arriving at 6
A. M. land leaving at! 8 P. M. They
were taken on at points between here
and Fayetteville. ' j
Newbern Journal, 9th: "The
game of ball played between the two
colored base ball clubs, Wilmington
and Newbern, at the fair grounds yes
terday resulted in Wilmington win
ning by a score of 11 tio 0." j
Under the ; present law there
will be three magistrates to elect in
every township in North Carolina,
and in incorporated towns and cities
one additional for every .1,000 inhab
itants. This will give Wilmington
about twenty-seven.
Mr. HenrTFateau the French
wine maker, has an important ad. in
this issue. He is making wines of
pure grape juice, which are said by
good judges to be of very superior
quality. He hopes within a short
while to have his grapes; all grown in
this vicinity. ' " , - j. : j j 1. '
- Rev. R. E. Peele former pastor
of Brooklyn Baptist Church, is in the
city and will preach at that church to
night at 8.15 o'clock. He is the guest
of Mr. J. C Gore, corner Third 'and
Campbell streets. Jiev. Mr. Peele is
accompanied by Rer. Hugh C Oliver,
of South Carolina. ; j
Mr. T. H. McRosie, of Stitesr
boro, Ga., a nephew of Dr. W. D. Mc
Millan, came up from Sloop Point yes
terday, where he has ! been the guest
of the Doctor's family the past several
weeks. He will spend a week here
before returning to his Georgia home.
There is just: one way to; rid
Wilmington of its present municipal
government. . That is to elect a Demo
cratic Legislature. It another' such
Legislature as the last one is elected
in November, the white people of the
negro counties will'; have to protect
themselves., And they will do it, too.
Tke Croatia Pkalc. j -. " ''
, A very large attendance is expected
at the Croatan picnic to be given at
New Hope. ; about two miles from
Pate's, Robeson county, on the 26th.
John D. Bellamy, - Democratic candi
date for Congress, has been invited to
speak" and will be present. CoL Mur
doch McRae and Mr.. Hamilton Mc
Millan are also expected. ---; " ? ;-
. No mineral waters in the , world is
superior to that of Jackson Springs
for Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Insomnia
Nervou Prostration or Kidney, Blad
der and Stomach troubles. ; Bead ad
vertisement in the 8tab. u , f
Stephen " As
DEATH OF MR. C.P.MEBANE.
At the Home of His Daughter, Mrs. Full-
wood, In Washington, N. C, After an
- Illnets of Several Weeks.
Telegrams received here yesterday
1 afternoon announced the deatbrof Mr.
C. Pi Mebane at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Fullwood, Washing
ton, N, C.,1 Telegrams were first re
ceived stating that his condition was
critical and that he was rapidly sink
ing. His relatives here therefore were
somewhat prepared for the sad' news
which came later. A stroke of paraly
sis was the cause of his death. A
Mri Mebane was- about sixty years
of age. He was twice married, first to
his cousin, Miss Berta Mebane, -and
last to Mrs. Ellison, a sister of Mrs. B..
N. Sweet , He leaves three children,
Mrs. Xong.jof Charlotte, Mrs. Full-
wood, and Mr. C. P. Mebane, Jr.,- Of
Washington. ". ; . " . - - '
For twenty years Mr. Mebane was
actively engaged in business here, be-
I ing a member of : the firm of Vick &
Mebane, which at one time is .said to
have done more business than any
other firm in Wilmington. After
wards he was engaged 'in : a shipping
business alone. V For the last four or
five years he had been located at New
born, ! where he bought -cotton for
Messrs. A.Sprunt & Son.
He had been an officer in the Pro
duce Exchange and a deacon of the
First Presbyterian Church.
The remains are expected to arrive
at 5.40 o'clock this afternoon via the
Atlantic Coast Line, and the funeral
will take place from the depot. -
SOUTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH.
A New Charch Bnfldinr to be Erected is
South Wilmington.
Southside Baptist Church will hold
its regular weekly prayer meeting at
the Fifth ward hook and ladder house
to-night and every Wednesday night
at the same place until further notice.
This is on account of the removal of
the church preparatory to building a
new one. Tne work: or removing tne
old building was contracted for by
Messrs. Millis and Savage and they
began work yesterday morning. The
building will be moved back between
Fourth and Fifth streets facing Woos
ter. I ' It will have two partitions run
through it making four rooms. Be
sides this there will be a two room
house for kitchen and cook room, i It
will be used as an old ladies' home.'
The building formerly used as the
old ladies' home has been sold to Mr.
C. C. Parker and will be moved to an
adjoining lot. -
The new church will be quite an ad
dition, architecturally, to South Wil
mington. The plans, prepared by Mr.
L. II. Vollers, and accepted by the
building committee, show that the
building will be 60 feet long and 55
feet wide. The auditorium will not
be so large, as some space will be taken
up by a pool, dressing rooms and vestibule..-
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The building committee is composed
of F. A. j Montgomery, chairman; J. S.
Uanady,' secretary; J. F. Littleton,
treasurer; R B. Moore, W. H. Biddle,
John Thomas and R. A. Benson. Rev.
F. C Farrington, the pastor, is giving
of his time freely in pushing the work
along. . !
That Lock trick Agaifa. j
Mr. J. T. Yates, of the Fire Depart
ment, says that he saw the confidence
lock game worked on a countryman in
front of his house, on Eighth and Mar
ket streets, yesterday morning.j t Two
negroes ; accosted George Alford, of
Greenville Sound, and one called his
attention to the lock. The accomplice
came up and told the young min that
he had worked it and would go halves
with him on a bet that he could open
it. The fellow accepted and put up- a
dollar. The negro with the! ; lock
grabbed it and ran off as fast as he
could. The countryman started in
pursuit and was tripped up by the
other negro. Before he could get up
and renew, tbe chase both tricksters
had made good their escape. Mr.
Yates did not learn the name of either
of the negroes. ' One, however, s gen
erally known as Wild Cat." :
0a Carolina Beach.
Hanover Seaside Club has started
out with the intention to make Wed
nesday, an enjoyable day on Carolina
Beach. To-day there will be no end
of amusement furnished by the! club.
There will 'be shooting and bowling-
matches to which all the members of
the club will be admitted. The! house
committee, of which Mr. F ; Richter is
chairman, arranges all these affairs.
The list of prizes follows : ;t
Shooting match First prize. Win
chester rifle; .second prize, season
ticket on Wilmington for remainder of
season. ' . 1 .
Bowling match Frist prize, leather
satchel; second, season ticket; Ithird,
bathing suit . .. '
Woald'Be House-Breakers. -
Yesterday morning, between 12 and
1 o'clock ' an attempt was made to I
effect an entrance into the rear of the
residence of ; Mr. George Kidder, cor
ner of Third and Dock streets.; j The
noise awoke the family and also at
tracted tbe attention 0 the boys at the
hook and ladder station. The fellow
ran away before his identity could be
ascertained. : A : similar attempt was
made on the night before,, but the thief
was frightened away as in the last
instance.
LambertPB Fair, .
The annual Fair of the Robeson
County Fair Association will bet held
at Lumberton October 26th, 27th and j
z&tn. Ail space ior exnimisiree.
Fbakk Gouoh, Secy, and Treaa.
- PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Dr. G. F. Lucas,' of Currie,
was in the City yesterday,
-r- Mr. , Clayton Giles
returned
yesterday from Asheville.
Capt. H. L. Fry!, of Greens
boro, is registered at The Orton.
-Ir. John S. Armstrong and
family left v yesterday : ffcr Culpepper,
Virginia,
Mr. Thomas F. Moore; a ,mer
chant of Fayetteville, is in the citjf on
i business. ? ' f ' - J
Mr, J. M. Torshee returned
i yesterday on the steamer Croatan
h from New York. - " s !
-i- Mr. Frank H. Stedman - iaB
cone to ; Blowinsr Rock to enjoy I the
mountain air and water, et cetera.
Misses Myrtle Bonev, of Eose
HilL and Kate PowelL. of Clinton,! are
; the1 guests of Miss Blanche Chad wick.
; Miss Dixie Alexander, of Char
lotte, who has been on the beach since
Saturday, left for her home yesterday.
f- Miss Florence Hale, the charm
ing daughter of Capt. Hale, was a
passenger on the Groafan that arrived
here yesterday.
Mr. Walter Buckner, route
agent for the Southern Express Com
pany, was among the arrivals at The
Orton yesterday. !
f- Mr. R. Mi Aman and daughter
of Sumter, S. C, left for their home
yesterday after - a pleasant stay ; on
Ocean View beach.
' Misses , Virgie and Ha
tie
Summerell . returned from Armour
yesterday, accompanied by Mrs. J,
Stanley, of Marlyille. '
C.
. i- Mraj.
L. Rush;
A. SJ Heide and Mrs,
E.
who I have been visiting
friends and relatives at Newbern, re
turned home yesterday, j
- Mrs. II. A. Uortmann re
turned yesterday from Baltimore
where she has spent a month, very
pleasantly visiting relatives.
; Miss: Mamie Gulley, a popular
young lady of Goldsboro, has returned
to her home after spending some tjme
at the Seashore Hotel on! Wrightsville
beach, i , 1 .1
Corporal Burke and Private
Abernethy, of Rattery L and Privates
Swobs and Burns, of Battery C, Were
among the visitors from lFort Caswell
. yesterday. . : - i f
' Mr. Frank Miller of Winston,
who has been the guest of Mr. Edward
ir II v 1 1 ri ' 1 a 1 i 1
.metis uu urreenviue oouna me past
several weeks, left yesterday for
his
home, much
to the regret of a host of
friends here.
- Paymaster Fred Jones, of
4hj- Massachusetts- yOlinteers, was
here yesterday, returning from Fort
Caswell, where he paid off the soldiers.
He left here on the Newbern train! for
Fort Macon. I
- Rev. A. D. McClure returned
yesterday afternoon from Asheville
where he has been for sijt weeks sup
plying for the pastor j of the First
Presbyterian Church. His family tare
still in Asheville andwil 1 not return
until cooler weather. - ,
Mr. Henry L. Waiting, general
agent for the Kanawha Dispatch Fast
Freight Line, operating avpr the Ches
apeake & Ohio Railroad and connec
tions, is in the city on business con
nected with his company's interests.
He will leave for Columbia this even
Bye
ing,
- Miss Grimes, of
Grimeslaind,
for several weeks the
guest of Miss
Anita DeRosset, ' left for ; her home
yesterday. "During her stay here Miss
Grimes has very greatly
self to Wilmington society folk land
has been the recipient of a number of
complimentary receptions, sailing par
ties and other functions.
RICHARD BYRD SENT
TO JAIL
i
The Trial of the Two Negroes Charted
Whh! Assaulting Policeman Thomas.
Of the; two negroes :harged with
assault land battery with a deadly
weapon upon Policeman jPhil Thomas,
Richard Byrd has been bpynd over to
the,. October term of the Criminal
Court and his brother, Joe NickBjyrd,
discharged. The trial was beld hi the
Mayor's Court yesterdaVJ The only
witness examined in the trialj of
Richard Byrd, was the prisoner who was
bound over, Mr. ThomasJ who testified
thai he ordered Byrd to stop cursing,
at- the; Sixth street bridge, and then
went on toward Campbell street, j The
negrd followed him ajbd made! the
assault. He swore potively jthat
Byrd was the guilty negro, and that
he saw; the brass knucks on his hand
duriag the scuffle. . j.i 1 ';v
The warrant was amended during;
the trial to include the charge of as
sault with a deadly weapon. Mayor
pro tern Hewlett fixed Byd's bond at
$100 in default of which ihe was sent
to jail
There was no evidence to
plicate Joe .Nickf Byrdh .The
lm
1
pnly(
evidence 1 atrainst him - vt as that
he
Mr.
carried a policeman's bUly to
Ben Kuhlkin's store the next morning-
after the assault
Byrd testified
that
he found it.
At Rest In Oakdale. !. !
The funeral of little Teresa Mary,
the two-year-old daughter. of Mr. ' and
Mrs.eH- J."' Bierman, took place yes
terday afternoon at 6 o'clock from Mr.
Bierman'a residence, 412 North Third
street Rev. B. E. Wallace conducted
the services in an impressive manner.
The pall bearers were Tommie King,
Tommie Lawther, Harry 5rowe, and
Lawrance VonGlahn, and 1 the inter-
ment Was made in Oakdale whero ,
beautiful flowers ' were placed on the
grave, t,. J- - - ,
ROW ON FOURTH-' STREET.
Three Soldiers of the Garrison at
Fort . Caswell Arrested - and
' 1 Locked Up. .
xnreo oi me aoioiers ,jron-or
daswell t in the locfeup last nieht
on account of alleged disorderly con -
duct and resisting officers. About
o'clock a telephone message was aeht,
to the City Hall asking for MiM.trrr
to be sent to officers Sharp and ' Bell
who were on a beat in the southern
part of the city.' Sergeants' Hewlett
and Green, (colored) officers iWoebse
and Whitehead (colored) hastened to
the rescue. h When they got to Fourth
street between Church and Castle
tbey found a crowd of two or three
hundred people in the middle of the
street.1 In the midst were three of
Uncle Sam's soldiers. Private : Cornee
was immediately placed under arrest
br Serereant ,-Hewlett and - - aent
to the hall 1 in charge I of officers
Bell and Sharp. Then privates
Coihern i and Heath were arrested
and ill three's were; in the limbo
in little or no time. The I officers on
duty in the neighborhood say the sol
diers were very disorderly, that they
broke up doors, windows and furni
ture in a house occupied by lewd., wo
men near Fourth and Castle streets.
More than this it is. chai ged that one
of them struck ' officer "Sharp in the
breast and cursed and; defied the officers
in ereneral. even goiner so far as to
threaten to shoot them, i ,
. They were indignant at being put
in' the guard house and said they
would make the police pay for the in
dignity to which government soldiers
had been subjected.
! APPOINTMENTS FOR BELLAMY.
He Is Now Makin? a Preliminary Canvass
j of the Sixth District
John Df Bellamy, Democratic can
didate for Congress, is making a pre
liminary canvass of the Sixth District,
and has accepted invitations to apeak
as follows:
A-t a pic-nic to be given at Gibson's
Station, Richmond county, Thursday,
August 18th. .
At Monroe, Union county (Court
week), Tuesday, August 23 J.
At the great Croatan basket dinner
to be mven at New Hope, near Pate's
Station, Robeson county, Friday, Au
gust 26th.
At Lockwood's Folly, Brunswick
co.unty, at the Democratic mass con
vention to be held Thursday, Septem
ber 1st.
THE A. AND M. COLLEGE.
Meetifli of Board of Trustees New Chair
-Created Salaries Increased.
, Special Star Telegram.'
Raleigh. N. C. Aumist 9. The
Board of Trustees of the A. and M.
College to-day created the chair of
Biology and Veterinary, and elected
C. Curtis, of. New Tork, to fill it at a
salary of $1,500. Salaries of several
assistant professors were increased.
The budget for next year was adopted.
It appropriates about the same amount
as last year.' The executive commit
tee was instructed to investigate the
management of tbe mess hall and pro
vide better food.
A Court Martial Witness.
Second. Lieutenant Henry T. Bishop,
of Fort CaswelLspent last night at The
Orton ; and left this morning for Fort
Macon where he goes as a witness in;
a court martial trial of Orderly Ser
geant Isaac B. Henry, charged with
intoxication and other offences, which
is set ior to-morrow. Aiieutenan
.''ja . -W" Aj
Bishop has but recently been trans
ferred from Fort Macon to Fort Cas
well. A recent addition to Fort Cas
well is . Second Lieutenant Edward
Carpenter, of the Second Artillery,
who arrived from Philadelphia last
Thursday. He is only 23 years of
age and was very recently appointed
from civil life.
; -Mr -
'Squire McOowan's Court.
In Justice McGowan's court yester
day Walter Rose and Bob, Robeson,
both colored, were tried for larceny
and discharged. Judgment was sus
pended in a case of disorderly conduct
acainst Hattie Bland, i colored. This
morning at 9:30 o'clock 'Squire Mc-
Gowan will hear a case against Bob
Robeson, colored, for nuisance. The
warrant was issued by J ustice Fowler
and transferred to Justice McGowan.
Fell Through Five Stories.
Mr. M. Levi, of this city received a
letter from relatives in New York yes
terday,'! from which it was ' learned
that an 8-year-old neice of his re
cently fell down the shaft of the
spiral stair-way 'throurh five stories
of a New- York tenement housed
Strange to say, : when picked up in
the basement, her most serious in
jury was a broken leg. s ! -
Wltl Justice Bornemaon. i! . .
Justice Q. W. Bornenuum an
nauiiced hia decision yesterday at 12
IL, in the' case against Wm. I'isher,
colored, for disorderly conduct He
decided that the case should be dis-
niH0A ant- 4-Vian AAfif A w-Vksk WilaTfllflP ' ii
The case against Walter Bell and J
suixa isrjan waa caiieu m iucwi, I
but on affidavit was transierred to
Justice Jno. J. Fowler, by whom it
will be tried at 10 o'clock thji morning.
To Qty Subscribers.
City subscribers are ' earnestly
quested to report promptly at the Stab
office every failure of the carriers to
deliver theirpapers. In all such cases
steps will be taken to insure promp
and rejrular deliverv.
0B1TUARV.
nsaa E. Mlddletoa, Wife of
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Mlddletoa, Warsaw, N. C
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-Waksaw, N. C, August &
fin. Susan E Middleton, wife of
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agd 48-years, one month and four
dayal Mrs. Middleton was born at
het m'SSi
I Suij&h M., his wife, from whom She
inbtefted the noble traits of character
thai Endeared her to all. Her faults
wejew and they leaned to virtue's
sidft. ' She married Mr. Ransom M.
Middleton of Duplin county and they
livod on their farm until five years ago
when tbey moved to Greensboro
for.
thei purpose of educating their children.
Fi to weeks since i she came down to
Dttjjn county to visit relatives and
frius, and was called home to
heaven. She was a consistent mem-
ber? of the Presbyterian church. 8be
' leaves a devoted, husband and five
! loving; children, and a host of relatives
antf friends to mourn her death. All
that .skill and kind bands could do,
walone for her relief and comfort.
Sh?vj(fill be buried at the Faison
cemt ifery to morrow at 1 Jr. u.
J- 'Hr toll are o'er, her work 1b done,
i And abe Is folly Meet;.
8be fooffht the OKbt, tbe vtcVorr won,
e And entered late resk"
Backers' Association.
The' second annual convention of
Nbklj Carolina Bankers will be called
to fodder in Charlotte at 10.30 A. M.
to4iaj. Mr. J. W. Norwood, presi
dent of the Atlantic National Bank,
left yesterday for Charlotte and this
afferipon will tell "Why the North
Carolina Bankers' Association should
be Waintained I"
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4.The regular, bona fide circu
lation of The MoRinua Stab is much
largtir than that of -any other daily
newspaper, published in Wilmington.
' DIED.:
: MSB A.kE TesterdaV . In Washington. N. C.
C. B. MEBANE.
Fimer&l this rternoonr at 5-40 o'clock, from
A. j?. il,. depot. Friend and acquaintances 111
vltd to altend.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
R3E10YE & BRO.,
IBOCBRS AND CO.nWISSION
' MERCHANTS, . I
lio fy&rih .Water street. We solicit rur con-
g : . .siKnmenui anu oruurs
Ona second hand Cook Stove and two second
naim Show cases ror sale cneap.
K. It. Love Sc. Bro.
flOenuine Wine
M&cle by Henri Fateau,
'11 French Win Maker.
;
Smotwrnonir Wine, ssc a quart, 6e a glam.
Oo)9 Wine, Just ripe; beet that cn be made.
Frojtlffnan, a whtw goiaen Wine, sweet or dry,
, reftcambltnir In flavor and taste the famons Wine
I of U-xnttKnan. 1
8avtfee,i
! bu&cl franea
in ott.r, sparkling- appearaaoe, taste and oavor
' the Stterne. Its principal characteristic is Its
apperlne qnallty.
- aL(tW mii. OWUWI ,VH nwv.
BEGINS AND TIES.
lOOO Ralla BirrlM.
lOOO Holla BacclBC'
5OO0 Bansllfa Tie.
800 Barrel Flour.
600 Bnafcela Heal.
SOOO Bnsbels Corn.
lO Boxes Smoked Shoaldera
lOO Boxes D. S. Sides.
SO Barrels C. IH. Pork.
Als, pffee, 8uar, Molasses and other gxwds.
U D. L. Gore,
I; r KO. 120, 1SS ana 184 North Water Bt.
;jt;
Me Unlucky Comer.
Coma Quick, Before the Deal is Off. It la only
fA'n Advertising Scheme.
l(t ts Best Granulated Sugar,. esc
J. 4 8. Boasted LgmjT Coffee 25c
S W. K. Boasted Jst Coffee,. ...SOc
t 'f Mixed Tea (Good) ....SOe
1 to. North Carolina Roe Herring, SSe
Clover Hill Butter (Best)
AH or $1.59. I
s.ao
M S. W. SANDERS.
-r-f- -
rience is a
t Dear Teacher."
We have had our EXPERIENCE and
"f! save paid for 1U So in baring your
lldKcinea cfe Filling Prescriptions
run no nsx whatever.
H His no EXP1
5. iWUl UU9. VVU
ERIMENT with as now.
are know exactly what we are doing
pid how to do it. Ask any doctor in
f . ir:n le aj w is. .
.I'TELEPHONX, store 160, and resi
fi awnoe 899.
IJrroara, for Some ot vonr business.
James D. Nutt The Druggist
intiatf ? -
SIHTIAGO !
HIS CAPITULATED !
'0r
f if ' i . .
But
hjiave Not.
-i
axe still holding the fort,
f j AND HAVE BEATEN
im ALLOMPETITION
On .Hardware, House Furnishing
yT -A -a
GoMa, Agricultural Implementa,
Mfjjhanio'a Tools, and
5 ts
Everything
' '' III TBI
Hardware Line,
Wholesale and EetaiL
Mail orders given special attentio
Iw.nDRCHISjMl
TlUUdlng Hardw&r DaaJer.
J7 1VK
BDSIHESS
LOCALS
IN "THE MORNING STAR"
M BUT II WIH
(AVE
(AVE
t FOR LESS 1
Want to sell a house?
Want TO RENT a house?
need a cook?
Want a nurse?
want to borrow money?
want to lend money?
want a situation?
want a bookkeeper?
want to buy or sell a cow or horse?
do you wish to sell a farm?
do you wish to buy a farm?
do you want a wife?
Do You Want Anything? I
A Cent a Word is a Mere Trifle for An Advertisement.
The Price is so Low That You Can Afford to Detail Tour
Needs in Print, and Save Correspondence.
Try 'The Morning Star."
Guaranteed Circulation Larger Than
That of Any Other Daily Newspaper
I Published in Wilmington.
Mid-Summer
Clearing Sale
AMD
Bargain Week!
flfl (J. W. POlYOgt CO.
I v
No. 9 North front Street.
We are going to qnlt profit maklDK
for one wers.
Beginning-
MONDAY. AUGUST 8,
and inaugurate our Grand Clearing
Sale and Banraln Wees. We own
, no factory; have no bankrupt work;
no Job Lots purchased at 10 cento on
the dollar; but we hove Junt taken
, Inventory and And either
Too Much Stock or Odds and
Ends in Every Department,
and do not propose to carry ever If
we can help It. The past mason has
been the most saccewful In our his
tory. We thank the ladles sod bee
i to assure them that these vale are
legitimate and the cuts is prk-es as
quoted are exactly as represented.
Terms Cash.
au7tf
FRESH JLOT
JUSTRECEIVED.
Guaranteed Rock Bottom
Prices.
J. Hicks Bunting,
Wholesale and Retail DrnKglst,
Y. M. A. Building.
Wilmington. N. C,
jvtstf
Wilmington Seacoast R. R.
gCHEDCLa ih irrrcr jvvx trrH, ism.
Leave
Mve wumuurtoa a any. except a.oaaya,
and 10 10 A. sL: SO, .M and T.l P. M.
8 80
I Sunday,
day, 10 10 A. M., aw and T.1S r. M.
Leave Ocean View dally, except BuiKlays, at
T.aoand 11. w A. si.: let. too and is
r.
Banaay. ll.so A. h., and p. m.
a. M.. and I SO P. M. 1
On
lays there will be two lata (trains op.
10 and ll.au P. M.
The Satardav PoedL learlna WDmlnrton at
1 P. M.. and the 11 so P. M. tralni frem Ocean
View, will be dlsoontlnond. i
rnno-ht win be carried on the H It A. W. an
IP. IL trains only, except vegetables and ommK.
on tnes sa a., no aooas win d. renMvea en-
:paniea nya wsy wu ana rreigr pre-
Daid.
6EO. K. FRufCh, PrsoklnnL
B.O. GBAST fittperlntaodeat.
i teattf
Paregoric
I ; , and
uli
Quinine.
115 Doisa Pavroajwrta.
150 Onneaa Qnlnlaa.
. 78 Dossm xtrsct Lasnom.
. 54 Dasaa Esaanea Cinnansoaw
'. 43 Doaaa Eaaaaeo Vanilla
80 Dasaa Eaaaaeo Paapnrmiat.
9S Doiea Caster OU, I '
. S3 Doaaa Jansaiea Glagar.
15 Doaaa Oodiray's tiordial.
18 Doaaa SootUaf gyraa.
I W. B. Cooper,
! Waoless'e Orr.i
aa tt ' j wiim(nsva, W. PL
Terms Cash, yi ft
i
;
Turnin Qppn vr n
luniiu uuuu.
I Kits.
A WORD.
YOU LOST ANYTHING?
YOU FOUND ANYTHING?
Provisions.
D. S. Ribs,
Plates.
Shoulders,
Hams,
Lards.
We rarrj larjr? sUwk, srjl at lit- k
Bottcnn i'riwa bjk! solicit
yonr onlrrs.
We are ic agents for the
Famous Brands Cigars.
Renowns.
Cuban Blossom,
Topical Twist-Heads.
If your joblwr can furmsli you,
we will.
Vollers & Hashagen,
It
Jv si IS
KauatrneC .
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WILMIIf OTOW STAMP
cnun
JUL 21K1898
IVL.
WUWl.art.a, V. C.
WILMIjraTOW STAMP WORKS,
innirnr
ATJ0 1 1898)-
WUsninartoa, BT. C.
Band rmting "la sips waa Air CakV
AU&-1H898
VrVvVrWrV
For Cancelling Revirm -stamps wttk
ni air i iM
Raad MrKally-s Wall Map, x frV Htly tsr
WUMIH6T0I STAEP VOBIS,
U rnnnm
B41 Tnoae sso.
i atrai WUmlngtna, r,
vW
25 CASES
' j !
Picnic Hams.
CHERRY I RAND,
UST BECElVErX
Will be Sold
At Lowest Price.
i ! I
R. R. STONE , & CO.,
'! : i I
Wbalaaale Orsatrt,
aalUDAW
, i i.
an4 f nU Water SV
Carolina Beach End Soathport
I steamboat: xjke.
rellewtac aneale la KsTt Anew
i . fl.sidart 'alf
Leave wtlmlntoa. dally srwpt W
Carolina IWh ad S l A It snd it P ML
Umv. wiinunctsa every day, A t. K.J a.v.
"taZ.a.f A.SU !? iar U4
vwnmUu annday, ft A . Hits a4
T so p. M. teate neara, ILSS P. at ( a4 S
'sfi A. U. bat Ukronffk tut aonthaur-Xeavs
Beathport, It OS H,
rare m ill sad TJS t. Bt fcoaU SS Bssf and
IV m a ;
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