North Carolina Newspapers

4 ". r t J - 1 , & S & it. ry. Air la nd- a 1.1 7 & 1 1 sr tvfl Te cv c. of GaaT-Bteed BooaTIde, Every-Da circulation Larger Than That . Of Any Other Daily News paper' Published in WiimioftOB. ? - X OpAT DAILY NEWSPAPER IN IHI STATE. X -WO- Sto looming Jte OUTLINES. British steamers Appomattox and Plover in colliaionloff Gravesend ; both ladly damaged. Negro named kiexander, in jail at Lsaven worth, BZas., for criminal assault, was burned It the stake by a mob, in the presence eight thousand spectators. :he Postofflce Appropriation bin tmounts to f 123,748.688. Some progress made in the Senate with the irmy Reorganization; bill. . In le House the River and Harbor bill ras considered. The weather areau will experiment with wireless legraphy betwean Hatteras and Cape Ienry. C. B. Aycock: inaugu- ated Governor of North Carolina. I The British government will send arge reinforcements to .Uchener. Prince Ching found the Chinese nperial seal, and sealed -the agree lent with the powers. The aval Appropriation bill carries $77,- K),000. Senate Finance commit-r a proposes to recast the War Tax eduction bill. New York mar els: Money on call, steady at per cent.; nme merean- le paper 45 per .cent; cotton ull, middling uplands 9fc; flour was radically at a standstill; wheat spot asy No. 2 81c f. o. b. ;corn spot easy, So. 2 46ic; oats spot quiet. No. 2 pe; rosin quiet; spirits turpentine 1040Jc. - WEATHER REPORT. 3. Dep't of Agriculture, URB, J 1. 15. ) WEATHER BUREAU, WnJinraTOiT, N. C, Jan. iVmperatares: 8 A. M., 41 degrees; K 53 degrees; maximum, 63 de lta; minimum, 41 degrees; mean, 52 grees. Rainfall for the day, .0; rainfall fee 1st of the month rrp to date, .1. fiage of water in the Cape Fear river Payette ville, NC., at J 8 A. M., 12 t and falling.! I rOREOABT FOB TO DAY. jWASHEiaTOJr. Jan. 15. For North jrrolina Fair Wednesday, continued farm, scutherly winds; light to fresh in the coast. Thursday fair. Port Atnume- January 16. . u a Rises 7 09 A.M. Iun8ets 5.13 P.M. lay's Length 10 H. 03 M. ligh Water at South port. 4.00 P. M. 'h WtAi Wilminvinn RHIP M rtf that there is grip in the et caw in Washington, if that so it will go all over town. ? iWe speak rather contemptuously 1 these little Central American pantries, but little Nicaragua lacks sly about a thousand square miles being as large as North Carolina. Senator Hanna owns the opera pnse in Cleveland. Me rented it e other day for $3,000 a year, id then made the renter give him continuous dead head on the pro- enium box. The life of a Nebraska Congress man, who was about to bleed to eath, was saved by injecting a solu- on of salt in his veins. There are jome in Washington whom a whole Atlantic ocean couldn't save. The average man in Nebraska pre fers some other kind of money to fold. Thev are afraid that if they Ire Been toting around much of it Ihat they may be suspected of being pme of the Cudahy kidnappers- Mr. Bryan shows pluck when he its he will stick and rather meet ritinuous defeat than back water, at after a fellow has been knocked fat a couple times he gets somewhat ped to it and lf& doesn't mind it so uch. Electrician Eddy, of New Jersey, links he has discovered that the habitants of other planets are tying swap some remarks Ith us. If he and Nik Tes- I are on it won't we have wireless fleeraphy with a big W. The beet sugar business is being erdone. So many countries have ne to raising beets and making gar that the markets are becom g glutted with it. But that doesn't p us any for the Sugar Trust ds its grip all the same. The Baltimore Sun Almanac for jol contains - much valuable sta tical and other information, con need in small space, conveniently Tanged for reference and indexed. is clearly printed in readable roe and will be fouod useful. Some Chicago society women are irifty. It is said that they take verware and - table decorations me, with them as souvenirs of e layouts they attend. It appears m' as that they are not only but have taking ways, also. The Navy Department will build to more submarine boats of the olland type until the six which are be completed by May next have feen fully tested. A sensible con- luaion. Six ought to be jenongh experiment with and see what in them. i m 2 1 1 VOL. LXVn.-NQ. 07. LOCAL DOTS. Sales of cypress timber on the market are being made at $6 per thou sand ; pine $5 per thousand. The Aldermen will fneet to night to consider the redraft of the city charter by City Attorney Meares. All preparations are complete for the dance which will be gireu in Germania Hall j to-night by the Han over Seaside Club. Mr. H. A. Kure made very satisfactory progress yesterday on raising the sunken steamer Ilawes. He hopes to have her afloat to-day. John Leavitt, colored, was tried in the municipal court yesterday for carrying a concealed .weapon and bound over to Criminal Court under a $50 bond. Bebekah Green was given twenty days for disorderly conduct, Schoonerj James C. Clifford cleared yesterday for New YorK; W. R. - Ftorkins arrived irom Cape Hayiiefl. The British steamship FdUea finished discharging her cargo of kainit yesterday and cleared for Baltimore. Mrs. S. F. Hardy s class in Fifth 8treet M. E. Sunday School wUl give ah entertainment ia the church building Thursday evening. There will be no admission fee, but all pres ent will have an opportuuity of con tributing to the church fund. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Atlantic Coast Line Schedule. The Worth Company Seed potatoes N. P. Parker Gold chair for $3.25. Audit asd Finance Board. Only routine matters were trans acted at last night's regular meeting of ,the City Board of Audit and Finance, at which all members were present. Bills to the amount of $456.17 for current expenses were au dited and approved and bills were drawn for the refunding of taxes to the Atlantic National Bank stock holders to the amount of $313.81. This tax was paid in error by indi vidual stockholders when same had previously been paid by the bank as a corporation. It was ordered that $1,603.76 be paid to the Commissioner of the Sinking Fund, the same being due from the tax collections on property from April 1st, 1900. to January 1st, 190L - Funeral of Mrs. Stevens. The remains of Mrs. J. P. Stephens, whose death in Atlanta on Saturday night was chronicled in these columns yesterday morning, arrived on the W., C. & A. train yesterday nd the funeral was held by Elder J. W. S. Harvey from the Second Advent Church at 3 P. M. The interment was at Bellevue cemetery, the following gentlemen having acted as pall-bearers: Messrs. J. C- Walton, J. S. Canady, E. M. Molt, W. J. King, C. R. Pridgen and O. O. Herring. Messrs. E. E. and R U. King, and Misses Leila and Bosa Stephens accompanied the remains to Wilmington: Will Probably Accept Raw. Da Jl & Wells left yesterday morning for his home In, Staunton, Va., after remaining in the city Sun day and Monday; It is now generally believed that Dr. Wells will accept the call to the pastorate of the First Pres byterian Church, recently extenaea to him, and that he will make the an nouncement within a few days. On Monday night members of the congre gation gave Dr. Wells a very deiignt ful reception in the First church build ing. The Police Force. Chief of Police Parmele, in compil ing his annual report to be Incorpo rated in the Mayor's message, finds that the First ward furnishes to the police department a lieutenant, four teen privates and one janitor; Second ward one private; Third ward, chief, captain and one sergeant; Fourth wstJ. one sereeant and one private; Fifth ward, twelve privates and one janitor. ' Spirits Tnrpentine. Turpentine operators are much pleased with the upward tendency of the spirits market just now. Sales mita on thA lnrt&l market vfiflter- TT W U".W W whv day at 3 :30 P. M., as high 36i37i cents but the ruling prices during the day were S637 cents. . On a correspond ing day day last year there was a great boom' in spirits and the prices then were 5051 cents. Soldier Still Missing. r Nothing has yet been I heard of Pri vate North, who left Fort Caswell Saturday in a small boat and who is believed to have been swept out to sea. Lieut. . Percy Bishop, commander- of the post, went out on the Southport Monday and searched the neighboring coasts, trat could find no trace of the missing man. Capt. Lets D. Potter. Capt. Leta D. Potter, wife and child, of New York, arrived yester day on the steamship Saginaw' and are visiting the family of Capt. J. T. Harper. Capt. Potter was engaged in the steamboat business on the Cape Fear river for years' and ia now In similar business in New York. . V Governor Aycock's loaafaral Address. The inaugural address of Governor Charles B. Aycock delivered at Ra leigh yesterday ia printed on the third page of.the . Stab to-day. It fs well worth the careful reading ' of every body. BRILLIANT PAGEANT. Charles Brantley Aycock Inaug urated Governor of North Carolina. CIVIC AND MILITARY PARADE. State Guard asd Naval. Reserves The Wilmington Contingent a Prominent Feature Inaugural Address of Governor Aycock. Special to Raleigh Posi.l Raleigh. N. C, Jan. 15 It is the general verdict that a Governor of North Carolin a was never inducted into office amid such brilliant pageant, .civic and military, a . sattended the inaugu ration of Charles Brantley Aycock to day- The Governor and party were brought to Raleigh from Goldsboro by the special Legislative and Citizens Committee and military escort of the two Goldsboro companies. From the station the party proceeded with the Reception Committee to the Mansion and thence to the place of inaugura tion, an improvised platform on the East side of the capitol under the shadow of the massive bronze statue of Vance, North Carolina's greatest statesman and patriot. The grand military procession form ed on Fayette ville street. More than a thousand of the State Guard and Naval Reserves were in line, and marched around Capitol Square in front of the inauguration -platform. The inaugu ration ceremony was under the direc tion of Hon. F. D. Winston. Associ ate Justice Walter Clark, of the Su preme Court, administered the oath of office to each State officer .in turn, Governor Aycock last, and as soon as the inaugural address was delivered the Governor and party proceeded to the balcony of the Yar borough House and reviewed the brilliant parade of. the State Guard, under command of Col. Henry Perry, of Henderson. Governor Aycock's address was uni versally commended, dealing with State affairs in a masterly and com prehensive way, and presenting the Democratic attitude toward the race problem, education, and the exercise of the voting franchise in an excep tionally strong manner. There was a brilliant reception by Governor Aycock and the State of ficers at the Governor's mansion to night from 8 to 11 o'clock. The at tendance was very large. The Crowning Feature. The military demonstration was the crowning feature of the inaugural ceremonies. Of the companies in line, including the A.- and M. College bat talion the Wilmington Light Infantry and the Wilmington division of Naval Reserves won special laurels. The second officer in command said the W. L. I. was the most thoroughly drilled company in the procession and kept its line in most thorough order. The Naval Reserves had, in addition to good drill work, the attraction of a profusely decorated mascot, a "Wil liam goat." The Legislature. There was little business of interest in the session of the General Assembly this morning. In the Senate, Broughton introduced a bill for the establishment or me North Carolina Reform School, by an appropriation of $35,000. The Senate bill for the acquisition by the United States of lands in North Carolina for a national forest reserve was taken up, but not voted on. A resolution was adopted thanking Lieutenent Governor Reynolds for fair and impartial rulings as presiding sfficer. A number of local bills were intro duced in the House before the joint session was held for canvassing the vote on State officers. Dr. Wessell locates Her. Dr. Jno. C. Wessell, a son of Wil mington's esteemed townsman, Mr. A. D. Wessell, ah honor graduate of the University of Maryland with post graduate course in New York and one who stood first in the list of applicants for license, before the State Board last May. has decided, not to enter the United States Army service, but will open an omce and practice in Wil mington, his native city. His . office will be on Market between Second and Third streets. His many friends in Wilmington bespeak for him a great measure of success and enter tain the hope that in the near future he will be near the head of his profes sion in this section of the State. Tony Swain Pardoned. Tony Swain, white, who was sen tenced a little more than a year ago to a term of two years in the State peni tentiary for breaking into the room of Mrs. O'Neill in the Seashore Hotel at Wrights ville beach, returned to the city a few days ago, having received a pardon from Governor Russell. Swain's wife secured a petition to the Governor for the pardon of her hus band, signed by about three hundred citizens some time ago and his release is due to this and a promise that he will in the future lead a more exem plary life. Military Off for Raleigh. The special train with-the Naval Reserves and W. L. L aboard left a 6 o'clock yesterday morning with Capt Edgar L. Hart In charge. Each company had. about forty, men in ranks. The contingent of civilians who went up on the special train numbered about a dozen. The train left Raleigh last midnight and was expected here about 4 o'clock this morning. iylOBMMG 3 1 . .. WILMINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16. 1901, ANNUAL MEETING LAST NIGHT Citizens' Building and Loan Association Experienced Very Successful Year. . Officers Re-elected. ! The thirteenth annual meeting of the stockholders of the Citizen's Build ing and Loan Association,, of Wil mington, was held last night in the Mayor's office at the City Hall, Mr. W. H. Chadbourn, the president, be ing in the chair. The usual reports were read and placed on file. Each of them Showed a very successful year's business and was especially gratifying to stockholders. That of Mr. Jno. D. Bellamy, Jr., the secretary and treas urer, was most interesting and showed total receipts of the year, $96,366 92; with loans on sjortgages and on stock, $35,710 and 113.402.25 respectively. The cash bilauce on band, after paving, in terest,! insurance, taxes, general ex-j pfeoes and a loan of $12,700, wa $1.159 69 . The teport was certified as correct by the auditing committee, composed of Messrs. Walter Smallbones and George 8. Lt Grand. . The old board of directors and offi cers were" unanimously re elected, as follows : President W. H. Chadbourn. ' Vice President H. G. Smallbones. Secretary and Treasurer Jno. D. Bellamy, Jr. Attorney Marsden Bellamy, Esq. Directors W. H. Chadbourn, Bam'l Northrop, J. H. Chadbourn, Jr., J. T. Riley, 'John McEntee, John H. Beery, H. G. Smallbones, J. W. Jackson, Tim Donlan, Marsden Bellamy, A. G. Hankins, W. W. Hodges and F. W. Ortmann. VALUBLE REAL ESTATE SOLD. Dickinson Property and London Wharf Pot Up at Auction Yesterday. Two valuable tracts of Wilmington real estate were so!d at auction at noon yesterday. Messrs. Junius Davis and Piatt D. Walker, commissioners, under a decree of the Superior Court, sold the Dickinson property, corner Front and Chesnut streets, to Capt. Donald MacRae for $16,000, and Mr. John W. Fries, receiver for the North State Improvement Company, sold the London wharf property at foot of Chesnut street to Mr. J. W. Norwood, president of the. Atlantic National Bank, for $15,000? Both sales are, of course, subject to confirmation by the cour. . Mr. A. H. Morris was auctioneer at the sale of the Dickinson property and the only bidder, other than Capt. MacRae, was John H. Gore, Jr., Esq., who offered $15,000. Mr. Cyrus Van Amrioge was auctioneer at the sale of the wharf property, which embraces the southern end of the block bounded by the river, Grace, WatTandChes nutslrt i'ts and comprising the stores occupied by Messrs. C. C. Covington & Co., and J. T. Riley & Co., as well as the wbarv s to the rear of the build ings. The property was previously bid in at auction by Messrs. Hall & Pearsall, but their bid was raised 10 per cent in the required time, hence the re-sale, i RECEPTION TO THE LADIES. February 14th is the Date SeMor an En joyable Masonic Event. The joint committee from the four lodges of Masons in Wilmington have decided upon February 14th as the date and the Masonic Temple as the place for the reception which will be given to the ladies of the city in recog nition of their valuable services in the making of the great success of the Masonic Fair in 1899 and the Chrys anthemum Show in 1900. A definUe programme, embracing music, danving, refreshments and a short address, will be arranged and made public in a few days. The Star has previously published a list of the very important commit tees which have the affair in hand, which already augurs a very brilliant success. Wouldn't Marry Because He Drank. ' Because he drank and because she learned that on the morning of the day upon which he was to wed, her prospective groom was confined in the station house as the result of drunken ness, Miss Maggie Ormsby residing at No. 309 Wooster street, yesterday re fused to marry young u-eorge Vernon, who had already procured a license from the Register of Deeds and was in waiting for the ceremomy. She stated to him that if he loved whiskey better than he loved her, he must depart, and despite his pleadings, he was forced to go his way without his bride. Young Vernon does not appear to be addicted to drink and has a very pleasing appearance, but Miss Ormsby detected- that he had been drinking when the hour for the marriage came and his pleadings to the contrary were without avail. Royal Arcanum Installation. At the regular meeting of Cornelius Harnett Council, No, 231, Royal Ar canum, held Monday night, Deputy Grand Regent J." J. Hopkins, assisted by Rev. S. Mendelsohn, as' a grand officer,' installed the following officers to serve for the ensuing term : Regent Dr. WJ3. Galloway. r Vice Regent W. H. Turlington. Orator J. C. Morrison. . a P. G R. B. Clowe. t BS.-7-B. J. Jacobs. Collector-. WeilL Treasurer--L L. Greenewald. ... ChaplainO. E. HalL . . . Guard H. Burkhimer. ' Warden Jos. Sternberger. . . x - Sentry A. Silverman. : Trustees B. Solomon, George Sloan, and I. J. Bear. . - - . . , -t. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Mr. Nash E. Bunting returned to Fayette ville yesterday. Mr. J. A. Fountain, of Rich mond, was here yesterday, - Miss Hattio Burkheimer is visiting friends in Goldsboro. Rev. E. E. Lane returned yes terday from a short visit to Virginia. Mrs. Florence Faucette, of Halifax, is the guest of the family of Mr. R. C. Merritt. Mr. John H. Lewis, of New York, is here on a visit to bis mother, Mrs. Maria Lewis. Mrs. I. Sycle, of Philadelphia, is here to attend the marriage of ber sister. Miss Blanche David ' Messrs. S. J. Smith and H. A. Townsend, of Raynham, N. C, were arrivals in the city y esterday. t ' I&.-'Wniia.rllter&floii,- fornM& of this city, but bow: residing aX Ben. nettsville, S. Q, was here yesterday oh business. Miss Aimee Chafee, of Augus ta, who has has been here on a visit to Miss Lucy Latham, left last night, re turning home. Messrs. B. W. Townsend and R F. DeVane, prominent lumbermen of Red Springs, N. C, were visitors to the city yesterday. Miss Mattie Dempsey, of Portsmouth, returned home yester day, after spending some time with Mrs. R. H. Pickett. Registered at The Or ton yes terday were Messrs. B. J. Sanderlin, of Clarkton; J. A. Duncan, of Apex, and E. K. Proctor, Jr , Esq., of Lum ber ton. Mr. A. L. Bishop, one of the cleverest as well as one of the most entertaining travelling men that visits this city, hung up his hat at The Or ton yesterday. . Mr. George Simons, one of the popular tailors at the tailoring estab lishment of Messrs. Munson & Co., has gone to New York to be married. He and wife will return to Wilming ton to live in a few days. NEW LODGE AT CHADBOURN. Wilmington Odd Fellows Will Institute Branch of Order la That Town. 'Grand Master Marcus W. Jacobi and a team of twenty-five members of Wilmington Lodge, No. 139, 1. O. O. F., will leave this afternoon over the W., C. & A. railroad to institute a new lodge of the order of thirty-one mem bers in the thriving town of Chad bourn, N. C. They will return on the regular train to-morrow. The team had a practice last night and the work was very successfully executed under the captaincy of Mr. J. T. Eng. The following gentlemen will com prise the team: Messrs. J. T. King, (captain), J. M. McGowan, J. J. Hop kins, C. C. Chadbourn, B. J. Jacobs, J. W. Robinson, W. G. T. Keen, A. H. Creasy, C. F. Williams, E. D. Craig, S. J. Ellis, W. F. Baldwin, J. R. Turrentine, Jr., J. F. Craig, J. W. Fleet, C. H. O'Berry, R. J. Shepard, W. H. Northrop, Jr., J. M. Holmes, B. F. King, J. T. Burke, W. F. Le- G win, W. W. Roberts, F. LaFella, and D. K. LsGwin. Dr. Culbreths' Father Dead. Dr. N. M. Culbreth received yester day the very sad news of the death of his father, Mr. Marshall Culbreth, at the home of his daughter, near Rose boro, Sampson county, Monday night He died at the advanced age of 80 years and had been in ill health for some time. Deceased is survived by three sons and three daughters. Mr. J. M. Culbreth, the photographer, of this city, is a grandson of the deceased. Dr. and Mrs. Culbreth and daughter, Mrs. L. V. Grady, will leave this morning at 9 o'clock on. the A. and Y. train to attend the funeral. The bereaved family, has the sincere sym pathy of a host of friends in their sad bereavement. . K. of P. committees Named. Chancellor Commander J. C. Morri son, of Jefferson Lodge, No. 61, K. of P., has made the following appo int ment of committees for the ensuing term : . s Relief J. C. Morrison, W. L. Holden, Anson Alligood, R. S. Col lins, E. F. Jones, O. F. W. Rehder, L W. Cooper. . Supervision R. C. DeRosset, R. H. Northrop, R. O. Piatt. Finance W. A. Johnson, E. EL Munson, G. H. Haar. Hall I. M. Bear, S. H. Burtt, L. W. Baggett. - - General Relief W. J. Woodward. Trustees Geo. O. Gaylord, W. A. Johnson, I. M. Bear - . Machinery for Palat Factory. , Mr. Henry Pannill, president of the PannillRoof Paint Company recently organized here, left yesterday morn ing for New York to buy machinery, etc., for . the" new factory which the company will build very soon oh Second street. Mr. Pannill stated that he did not know definitely when Mr. Simmons, manager of the com pany, would begin work on the new building, which will occupy the site just at the rear of Mr. S.' W. Sandert store, on Second and Markets streets. KEITH In Ayden, N. CL, January isth. 1M1, EDWIN ABCBDKKX KEIIHisln the 85th year of Ms age. - The remains are expected to arrive here Wednesday evening. Funeral from St. James1 Charon at 10.80 A. K. Thursday; thence to Oakdale XJemetery. ' Friends and acquaint ancea are Invited to attend. DEATH OF EDWIN A. KEITH. Died Yesterday at A) den, N. C Largely Identified With Wilmington's Com mercial Interests. Revives in the city last evening received the sad . intelligence of the death at his home -in Ayden, N. C, of Mr.Edwin Aberdeen Keith, formerly of Wilmington and one of its most promi nent business men. The remains aie expected to reach here this evening and the funeral - will be from St. James1 Church at 10.30 o'clock to morrow morning, with interment at Oakdale cemetery. Deceased was a native of Massachu setts and was in the eighty fifth year of his age at the time of his death. He came to Wilmibgton fifty or more years 'ago and was closely and largely identified with the shipping and mercantile interests of the port, having been agent of the first, line of seamers ever established in the cltj. During the civil war his sympathies were thoroughly in accord with the Southland although a Northern man by birth his service to the Confederacy was cheerful and valuable. He married in Wilmington Miss Mary W. Wingate. 'adopted daughter of the late Robt. W. Brown, but his wife long since ' preceded : him to the grave. A daughter of the deceased. MissAthalia Keith, married the late Robert Calder, of Wilmington. BIG PEANUT ADVANCE. Means a Profit of Half Million Dollars or More to Growers. Special to Richmond Dispatch. Norfolk, Va,, January 14. The- peanut market shows a phenomenal advance. The price of the prime pro duct of Eastern Virginia, which has been very low of late, has within a few days passed shown a rise of a cent a pound for all grades. This advance means an instant profit to the peanut raising section of $500,000. There is no specific reason for the increase, but the peanut men are jubilant at the prospect of selling their stock at such a notable advance. Many thousands of bags of farmers stock have recently changed hands at prices ranging from 3 cents per pound downward. Ten nessee and Georgia stock is short, and the western buyers are heavily in fluencing this market. Dr. Sprnnt Called: The Charleston News and Courier J of Monday contains an account of a meeting of the session of the First Presbyterian (Jbstrcn, of that city, at which the Rev. Alexander Sprunt, D. D., of Rock Hill, S. C, and a brother of Wilmington's esteemed townsmen, Messrs. James and W. H.'- Sprunt, was called unanimously to the pastorate oi mac congregation, wnicn is one of thetfargest and most influen tial in South Carolina. The News ana Courier says that Dr. Sprunt preached ia the First Church there once during the past HuifrsBer and made a very pleasant impression. Case Will Be Tried To-morrow. The case against Walter Way and Capt. Mart Jones for an affray Mon day night, in which the latter was stabbed, was postponed until to-mor row by Mayor Waddell. Capt .Jones, who is at the City Hospital, was not able to appear yesterday and several important witnesses went to Raleigh before they could be summoned. For Whooplngr Cough use unniiN is x ' -EX PECTORANT. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. GOLD CHAIR SOLD FOB . r f $3.25. LOOK OUT FOB THE HEXT BARGAIN. N. F. PARKER, Furniture and Furniture Novelties, 111 Market street. Inter-State 431. Bell'Phone 613. janlfitf Ah Goods Li FROM CHRISTMAS WILL BE SOLD AT COST PRICE. BANANAS, ORANGES, MALAGA GRAPES, OF VERY FINE QUALITY ARE IN CLUDED IN THE LIST. ANDREW MAVRONICHOLS, 119 Market street, 706 North Fourth street. decS8tf THE EXPENSES PUT ON YOUR LAND DEMAND Yon Should Plant - Only the Best Seed. WE OFFER-- Houlton Early Rose and Early Ohio -- seed Potatoes.; Very fine H. O. Seea X)ats. Fe'tlHzers made ny tne Vlr-glnla-Carollhs Chemical Co., and Fertilizers not made by that com pany, at low prices and reasonable terms. . , , s . - INQUIRIES AND ORDERS SOLICITED. A Complete line of General Groceries, v - - ' ' :. - - Man orders obtain as much atten- v tkm and as low prices as personal . , r,. oraera. . ; ; -.r v t , . a . .-, The 7ortfi. Company; OLE "NOp 19,424 $m5jm3m$m!i 9- We Our ' s4 I JL' ar wosi ng yui Winter Underwear At Cost. f T 4f V NOWS THE TIME TQ SAVE MONEY. We are also offering Suits to Order at big values. If you arel in jneed it will pay you to look over our stock of English, French and Scotch Worsteds, Thibets, Vicunas and Cassimeres. As, for fit, finish and Trimmings, we have no superiors, and when we turn out a igarment it always pleases. Collars, Cuffs, Handkerchiefs, and everything in the way of FUENISHING GOODS. -i KVi. Hi CURRAW, 9. i 07 m -fan 19 tr f99i&99909 r w- m Solomon's Shoe Store Tii",mT"ii mi i ii imaca. a i. The Particular (VI an is - J j as to style, shape, material and workmanship. We have inonr salesroom and .in transit the swellest line ot Hen's Dress Shoes ever shown In the city, and at prices that are sure to please. AN INSPECTION OF OUR SHOES will prove; OUR assertions. Ceo. R. (1H5 89 tf THE WILMINGTON 10S Princes. Street INTEREST PAID ON DEPOSITS AT 'BATE OF 1 PER ANNUM, Compounded tQforterly. J. W. NORWOOD, President. . i - O. W. VA TLOR. Choice an Exclusive; Kilning a price without regard to quality does not make a continued successful business. You may put on the public an Inferior soods onetime - and mavbe two times, but not all the time, we are In the cigar business to Win; and knowing lt ts only a ques tion of qaallty that counts with a dis criminating publc, we have made lt a question or Quality first. Quality last, aud Quality all the tone. We posi tively claim ) that Renown," "Cuban Blossom" Cigars ARE THE BEST VALUE FOB. THE, MONEY sold on any market. If your grocer won't sell them because of the smalt margin of profit to him, we can tell you who does. j V0LLERS & HASHAGEN, Cigar Manufacturers' Agents. Janetf i . . ZETOTIOIE Releilier. this is heaiparters Formry HM of Caiel Bread and Fies. Also Warreii Steai BaSery and cafe, 22 North Front street. decsitf Poor Seed Dear at Any Price. GET THE BEST! GENUINE HOTTLTON ROSE, BAULY OHIOS, ! PEIDEOFTHESOUTHA&tiss SEED POTATOES. Let us book your orders against their arrival. SALT ! SALT! SALT! Can fill 'orders promptly lOO's and 180's American Fine, Table and 8 B Pockets. HALL & PEARSALL, (INCORPORATED j WHOLESALE GROCERS. janistf SPECIAL BARGAINS -1 in Fancy Clocks and Silver Novelties win sell at very close pro fits. Gall and examine my line of goods! and get my prices, and suit yourself as to where you ouy. notice Show Windows:. the J. T. The Jeweler. ' - . m a. n , a. l .. no 87 aonsn irom nmii : New Stock. t on 8aturdar3 January 19th,! the WHmlntf ton Homestead and Loan Association will open Its 19 .h Series. Thoes desirous of sworr lDg stock in this New series should apply for the sauoe early, as-asr- mipent noshing is safer. -J?- a C BBOWS, -JanWlw -Secretary and Treasure. . . - . " ; I ' j 'J-- TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.: - , One Tear, by Stall,. $6.00 ' Six Month, - ' 8.50 Thrae ZXontka, " . 185 ! Two Homtha, , " 1.00; DellvereA to Subscribers In tbe , City at 45 Cent per month. 1 ? - $ O o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Princess Street. ...Ml The grade of Hanan's Shoes that was 15 continnes at that price, in spite ot the In creased cost And we are the sole agents here, too, or the "Best Shoe on Earth." Hanan's Footwear will salt the most parti cular man who walks whether h's particular ness hinges on fit, style, wear ability or what ever lt may re. . it's Footwear into the making of which the best stock and the nest shoemaklng talent known enters. Some of yon gentlemen who have yonr Shoes made to measure dont know what a lot of bother is saved In buying Hanan's to say nothing of the money. V Jan is ti THE MAN WE DELIGHT IN PLEASING IN FOOTWEAR French & Sons. 1 SHOES SAVINGS & TRUST CO., Deposit, received' from 35 cent. up. Money can be withdrawn any bust- . ness day without notice. Amounts deposited after the first day of (he month begin to draw interest on the first of the following month. Tils applies not only to our regular quar ters, but to every month In the year. v ,-. II. WALTEH8) Vic. President. Jr.. iMr. JonlOtf' Has Been Adjusted with" the Insurance Companies, OUR HOME CO., "The Wilm'ngton under writers," with Ool. Walker Tay'or, Its effie'ent, prompt and energetic agrit being first to settle. . we wish to thank all the agents concerned who showed us courtesies pending the settlement. The Fire Sale U how on, and we are too busy to enumerate the hundreds of bargains we are moving. If you don't get your pick, blame yours sit only. Respectfully, MERGER & EVANS COMPANY. Jan9tf ' - Apples.- Evaporated Apples, Baldwin Apples, Raisins, C. C. Nuts Hixed and Penny Candy, Fulljine of Heavy Groceries. SENS US YOUR ORDERS. S. P. lYlcrJalr, decstf NORTH WATER STREET. For Rent. One of the"most desirable offices in the city, Over Messrs. Zoellers1 Jewelry store. Entrance from Princess street Apply to SAMUEL BEAR, Sr. decWtf 18 Market street. BRANCH OFFICE - 'OT THE - ' Mew Home Sewing Machine Company. ' This is simply to notify my friends that I am ; BtUiat the old Btand-Sll Princess Old Court House and I assure yon !"; pleasure for me to show fffJES S manufactured by the old reliable w Home . MEryhlneguarantrflw years. Perfectly slmpte. Aj ehiw i n run It. OU 5 and 10 oents per bottle. Keediee 80 and S cents per dozen. ; . : BftcdaSOcenta Oome and get prioes. :. They WUl astonish you k v. pLunaEn, sr., ; ; - Remembar-bld Oouit House. '- January 8th, 1901. ... - Call Inter-fitate 'Phone 18. . - janStf Our Loss 0.' A )