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WILMINGTONrN.-C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1901.
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Duke, of the American
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! tnries in Berlin and St. Petersburg
I Senator Simmons nas presentea a
t7,opropriating $25,000 for a monu
Ju ' .:: nam Schooner
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i at sea; captain and crew rescued
J landed at New York. Among
the Senate con-
.Id that of Frank I. Osborne, aSSO
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terfay near Tampa, Fia. The
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bill to lempor..j-
. Philippine lsianus passeu wo
tJminl RMilav thmnah
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has niea exceptions to me
Jing Of me najurj ui uia iwuri ui
hi between vv aicuit sau euros ist
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iihtat Buffalo, N..Y-. to save thelat-
from being Knocseu out. ids
aehters of the Confederacy are try-
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to secure me removal ox ooaies oi
Confederate soldiers buried in German-
oirn, Pa.. t Richmond, Va. Mrs.
licks, charged with killing her hus
god, was arraigned in court at Mem-
ihis, and pleaded not guilty.
imes B. Hay, secretary and treasurer
f a lumber company, murdered and
obbed at Salt Lake, Utab. 8pan
ih iteamer damaged in collision with
, dober baree at Pensacola, Fla.
tew York markets: Money on call
tody at 46 per cent ; cotton quiet
jStfc; flour market dull and barely
teady; wheat spot easy, No. 2 red
6c; corn spot easy, No.2 70s; rosin
teady, strained common to good $1.55
spirits turpentine steady at
fa - ;
WEATHER REPORT,
u. 3. dkp't of agriculture, f
Wkathkb Buriau,
Wilhisgton, N. C, Dec 18.
Temperatures: 8 A. M., 26 degrees;
P. IL, 31 degrees; maximum, 35 de
trees; minimum, 26 degrees; mean, 30
knees.
Rainfall for the day, .00; rainfall
ace 1st of the month to date, 3.12
bches.
FOBEOAST FOB TO-DAY.
Washington. Dec. 18 For North
hrolina: Partly cloudy Thursday.
riday, firmer and threatening, prob
y mu or snow, variable winds.
Port ilmanae December 19.
48
Sets
7.06 A. M..
4.48 P. M.
9 H. 42 M.
12.49 A.M.
3.19 A.M.
biy'sLeng:.
ieh water at rjoutn port.
!igh Water Wilmington.
We are under obligations to the
hiladelphia Record for a copy of its
manac for 1902, a comprehensive
ad valuable publication, giving
nuch useful information, compactly
ind conveniently presented.
Senator Hanna says his ambition
u to bring labor and capital together
lo that there will be no more friction
petween them and no -more strikes.
e says he would rather do that
ban be President. If he does that
.e will do more good than he could
po if he were President half a dozen
times.
There are signs of impending war
jew Jersey. Some of the den-
Feng beheld in the heavens
other night a great light
fB the shane of a nworil. the
like of which they never saw before.
hej declare there wasn't any
Jersey lighting" in it.
iheewYork Herald says the
ennajlvania Central's proposed
twnel under the Hudson and East
HTerg to give it a terminus on Long
d, will be something more than
aKeen miles long, two and a half
es longer than the Simplon, now
we longest m the world.
Judge Dunne, of Cbi pjiom. doesn't
Mect to newsDaDera firiticisinor de-
cwons of his court after tbev are
e, but thinks it entirely too
wrai and highly improper to
jnticiie them before they are made.
"apa he doesn't fully appreciate
nuatie of the Chicago papers
" we Help they give him.
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6 Similar to a disease nrevalent
m r
portion of South Africa, which
:7W ine "sleeping disease." He
"ePt himaelf to death. Another
"f V M Daaw n Til
-t t 11UIU ICUlltt) All,
-man aged 68 fell to sleep
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moments since. The doc-
Witt i
Hav H Ol mil I J!. a .m
mu me m a snore time.
Lraner. vhn Alt A AW
S'lN. Y.,aged 94
thifi T he distinction of being
bua, : au t0 have her Phot-
- ru "en. Her brother invent
conMv by whica a Picture
ttM. , en 1Q aix minutes, when
Z 17 'lt t00k aQ but no
"Oman WnnU . : -
hori, . , remain qmet tor an
for
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consequently no picture
e.a until the
time was cut
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fi&oaaripPe aild
KSStaSIL OHBNE1PS
b Barain's Palace Pharmacy.
LOCAL DOTS.
The weekly drills of the W. L.
L have been suspended until after the
holidays.
The deferred meeting of the
Board or Audit and Finance will be
held to-night
British steamship Tolosa ar
rived yesterday from Baltimore for
cargo of cotton from the Champion
Compress.
The freight steamer Driver
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cleared yesterdav at 4 o'clock for
Fayetteville, after remaining in port
several days.
British steamship Spennymore,
after discharging cargo at the Powers
& Gibbs' factory, cleared .yesterday,
light, for Mobile.
The regular monthly meeting
of the Daughters of the Confederacy
will be eld at the W. L. L armory
at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon.
John Piver, a member of the
street force, was required to give (50
peace bond in Justice Bornemann's
court yesterday. The warrant was
sworn out by Piver's wife, who al
leged maltreatment.
By deed recorded at the court
house yesterday Robert N. Harrisa
transferred to George Harrisa all hjs
right, title and interest to a tract of
land on Masonboro Sound; consider
ation $200.
Frank Parker, colored, an
escaped jailbird from Onslow county,
was captured by Deputies Cox and
Holton Tuesday night He was
placed in jail here awaiting transfer
to Jacksonville.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Martin
Emerson have issued invitations to a
coming-out party in honor of Miss
Emerson, on Friday evening, Decem
ber 27th, at No. 510 Dock street There
will be dancing.
Schooner Wm. P. Hood, 632
tons, arrived yesterday from New
York with cargo of tar barrels for
Hall & Pearsall and Robinson &
King. After discharging, the vessel
will load cross ties for the North.
Friends of Mr. Jas. H. Cowan
will be interested to know that he has
severed his connection with the Dixie
Stock Company, a popular-price re-
portoire troupe, and has joined one of
the higher class attractions, playing
one-night stands only.
W. H. Bunting, a colored coal
cart driver for J. H. Taylor & Co.,
was arrested at Jftront street marxei
yesterday morning for fast driving.
Mayor Waddell gave the driver a sea
sonable talk upon offences of the
character with which he was charged
and told him to go.
Three handsome new passen
ger coaches built in the Wilmington
shops were attached to the north
bound A. G. L. train yesterday morn
ing for use on the "shoo-fly" between
Goldsboro and Norfolk. One of them
is of the new vestibule pattern, and
all of them reflect much credit upon
the A. C. Lk workmen here.
The handsome new fixtures
for the City Clerk and Treasurer's
office have been installed by Mr. H.
R Bonitz, the supervising architect
and measures have been taken lor a
handsome carpet to be placed on the
floor. The fixtures are the prettiest
and most convenient ever brought to
the city, and cost nearly $500.
FRONT STREET PROPERTY TRANSFER.
Mrs
M. M. Bell Parcbased Lot 0d Corner
of Frost sad Church Streets.
The real estate agency of J. G.
Wright & Son yesterday effected the
sale of the valuable lot and brick build
ing on Northeast corner of Front and
Church streets. The property was
purchased by Mrs. M. M. Bell from
Mr. M. O'Brien and the consideration
was $3,250. The lot fronts 66 feet on
Vmnt street and runs back into the
block 80 feet
The same agency yestesday sold for
Mrs. Bell to Mr. O'Brien, the residence
and lot 33x66 feet in size, on norm
Ma of Ohiireb. between Third and
Fourth streets; consideration $1,000.
Faaeral of Mrs. Stolter.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Rebecca
C. Stolter. whose deatn ftas oeen
chronicled in these columns, was held
at S o'clock yesterday afternoon from
fit. Paul's . Evangelical L.utneran
church in the presence of a large con
gregation of friends of the deceased
and family. Impressive services were
conducted by Dr. A. G. voigt, tne
naKtnr. and the hvmns were beauti
fully rendered by the church choir.
The floral emblems were numerous
onH nrettv. The interment was in
Oakdale cemetery, the following hav
I nr acted as nail bearers: Messrs.
Martin Bathjen, Geo. Tienken, IF. w,
nrtminn. J. W. Duls. Peter Mohr
and J. G. L. Gieschen.
Selllof Beer oo Sasday.
Gnsaie Grier. the white woman
charged with selling beer on Sunday,
waived a preliminary examination in
the police court yesterday and gave
bond in the sum of $100 for her ap
pearance at the January term of Su
perior Court. City Attorney Bellamy
prosecuted the case and Herbert Mc
Clammv. Esa.. anneared for the de
fendant. '
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Clyde Line Sailing days.
8. W. Sanders New goods.
J. W. Plummer. Jr. Candy, frui!.
TOgnTESS IOOAL8.
Knights of Pythias Joint meeting
REMEDIES PROPOSED.
Condition of Streets as Left by
the Sewerage Company a :
Lively Question.
THE ALDERMtN LAST NIQHT.
Four Solutions sod Simplest of All Adopted.
Letter From President Worth So
perintendent Parmele "Spoke '
Oat ia MeetiD."
Four separate and distinct solutions
of the sewerage question in its rela
tion to streets and , excavations were
offered at the special meeting of the
City Council last evening, and after
two hours' discussion the fourth and
last one, submitted by Mr. Bailey, to
the effect that the Mayor be requested
to rigidly enforce the ordinance al
ready on the books, was adopted,
thereby concluding tha subject after
which the Board took up other muni
cipal matters and adjourned at 10
o'clock until the regular meeting in
January.
Two of the solutions proposed were
by Messrs. Harrisa and Johnson, and
were each in the form' of a legally
drawn instrument imposing certain
restrictions upon the contractors and
company, and the third was by Mayor
pro tern. VonGlahn, who said that
to solve the matter he proposed an or
dinance that all excavations by the se w
erage people should stop until the
streets now in bad condition should be
repaired, and that work in the future
be done block by block and each
block be restored to its former condi
tion before work was allowed to pro
ceed further.
The Board convened at 8 o'clock,
Mayor Waddell presiding and Alder
men George Harrisa, W. C. Von
Glahn, Jno. H. Sweeney, L. H. Skin
ner, E. P. Bailey, E. F. Johnson, W.
E. Mann and C L. Spencer in attend
ance.
Mr. Harriss opened the discussion
by referring to the present bad condi
tion of the streets of the city as left
after the excavations by the Wil
mington Sewerage Company, and
asked the adoption of his ordinance
offered at the last meeting, to the ef
fect that the Wilmington Sewerage
Company be required to give a justi
fied bond in the sum of $25,000 to in
demnify the city against any loss that
it might incur by suit for damages
caused by the negligence of the com
pany, and also for restoring all streets
where sewers are laid, in- equally as
good order and condition as they were
before the excavations were made;
said bond to be approved by the Board
of Audit and Finance within ten days.
and all work to be stopped unless the
required bond is executed.
Mr. Johnson read a substitute for
Mr. Harriss' motion, making the bond
of $25,000 general in its application
so as not to discriminate against the
Wilmington Sewerage Company and
placing the restoration of the streets
in the hands of the City Superintend
ent of Streets, who should do the
work, and charge for the same be
made against and required of any
firm, person or corporation making
such excavations.
Mr. Harriss spoke in favor of bis
proposition as opposed to Mr. John
son and said that he had the opinion
of three or more reputable lawyers
that the ordinance was not discrimi
nating, inasmuch as no other company
is engaged in the same manner and
extent of the work as the sewerage
company; that bond was required of
Hugh MacRae & Co. when that firm
desired to enter the city with a trolley
line and that the cases were parallel.
Mr. Johnson said his ordinance dif
fered ltttle from that of Mr.Harriss only
in one or two material points; no one
was in better position to restore the
streets to their normal condition than
the superintendent who had built
them and the city could furnish the
Sewerage Company with all material
and labor at cost if need be.
At this stage of the proceeding the
mayor interposed by asking the clerk
to read the following letter from Mr.
W. E. Worth, president of the Sewer
age Company :
Hon. A. M. Waddell, Mayor :
Sib I have noticed in the Wilming-
tnn newsDaners of recent date, in re
cording the proceedings of the Board
of Aldermen, that criticism has been
made noon the Wilmlnsrton sewerage
Company for its so-called neglect in
niacin the streets, in wmcn its pips
has been laid, in good condition, after
excavating. . . ....
Aa I aBnrehend nas oeen caiiea to
attention more than once, there
is no intention on the part of the Wil
mington Sewerage Company to leave
the streets. WDere excavations nave
been made and pipes laid, in omer
than the condition in wmen suea
streets were found, and sueh will be
the policy oi ins company at an times,
t uinM nn. It is imnracticable. how
ever, as you must see, to undertake
the work of permanent repair, b afore
linwinir time for a orooer settlement
of the earth at those places where the
work has been done oy mis company,
The Wilmincton Sewerage Company,
if the Rnard of Aldermen so desire.
will, nevertheless, at once, nnaertase
such repair as the Board througn its
properly autnonseo agent snaii uesig
notA
Aftor work: was commenced oy us,
"w" . i
and subsequent to the adoption of the
AH4IMIIM of October 7th. you were
assured that each square would be
finally finished at once, if accepted by
the city. At the same time you were
advised that it would be far better to
delay doing the final surfacing until
t.il.nt hv time had taken place.
After the passage of the ordinance or
October 7th, placing
.k. .f,;Aata hinder the supervision
and direction of the superintendent of
Seetsof the city of WUmington '
the proposition was made to one or the
the company
in writing, of
should be giren notice
""ulV"-?: -r Paired to be DUt in
work was done, under the direction
of the superintendent of streets, a cer
tificate should be given that such
streets had been restored to their origi
nal condition, at the date when such
certificate was given. You must be
aware of the difficulty this com
pany has encountered in being unable
to find any person, who seems author
ized to accept any work that may be
done on the streets. We have received
numerous suggestions about putting
the streets in order, but no definite
arrangement has been made for hav
ing the work done under the direction
of the Superintendent of Streets, as is
required by the ordinance of October
7ih, the Superintendent of Streets de
clining to assume the responsibility of
either directing the work or accepting
it when completed. We have a force
now at work putting the streets in
permanent condition, and the Super
intendent of Streets has been request
ed to assume the direction of such
work, and Messrs. McLean & Com
pany have stood ready to execute the
orders he may give, connected with
this work, it being our intention to
follow literally and conscientiously
the provisions of the recent ordinance,
so far as we are bound, and to assume
no responsibility in determining the
thoroughness of the work we do.
At no time has the Sewerage Com
pany claimed that the streets have
been put in any other than the best
condition that circumstances would
warrant The repairs that have so far
been made by us are merely of a tem
porary nature, done for the purpose of
making the streets passable, pending a
proper settlement of the ground, in or
der to comply so near as possible to the
recent ordinance, and until sueh time
as the permanent repairs could be
made, under the direction of the Super
intendent of the streets.
We have done everything possible,
in the face of contradictory orders of
ten made, to carry out every sugges
tion so far made by the Superintendent
of Streets. We assure you there is no
disposition on our part to shirk any
responsibility, but on the other band.
we desire to live up to the spirit as
well as the letter of the recent ori
nance, so far as it requires us to place
the streets in their original condition.
I have the honor to be
Yours most obediently,
W. E. Woeth,
President Wilmington Sewerage Co.
Mr. Harriss did not take kindly to
the letter and said repairs should be
immediately done; that if the earth in
refilling the excavations was properly
tamped" from the bottom to the top
the restoration could be immediate
and perfect.
It was here that Mr. VonGlahn pro
posed his substitute but did not put it
in the form of a motion. A discus
sion next ensu6d as to how soon the
streets could be restored after excava
tion.
Mr. Bailey said it was possable to re
store them in three days but it would
work a hardship on the contractors;
water would have to be used and the
tamping would have to be very gen
eral. Some streets where macadam
was used required this extra attention
but aandy streets did not Roadways
and crossings should be given the ex
tra attention. Regarding the ordi
nances, he ' asked the mayor if the
present ordinances were not sufficient
if enforced, to guarantee the restor
ation of the streets. The mayor re
plied that they were.
The discussion then drifted to the
legality of the respective ordinances
offered by Messrs. Harriss and John
son. At the request of Mr. VonGlahn
Mayor Waddell stated that he was of
the opinion that Mr. Harriss' ordi
nance was legal and explained the doc
trine of discrimination. Mr. Johnson
stated that if Mr. Harriss' resolution
was adopted the Sewerage Company
would be recognized. Mr. Harriss
said the same thing about Mr. John
son's resolution and Mr. Bweeney
called in City Attorney Bellamy, who
said that he thought Mr. Harriss' reso
lution was legal and that it could be
used by the Sewerage Company
as evidence oi a contract, merely.
Mr. Johnson asked if he believed the
city had a contract with the sewerage
company, and Mr. Bellamy replied
that it had virtually the same in an
approval of its plans. Mr. Bailey re
minded the City Attorney that the
action of the Aldermen in approving
the plans had been rescinded, but the
Attorney said it was after the work
had progressed under the original ac
tion for some time. The Attorney
pave an oninion as to Mr. Johnson's
proposition, and the "war of the reso
lutions" was abruptly ended by Mr.
Bailey's motion recited above, which
was finally adopted.
The vote was called on the motion
of Mr. Bailey and besides himself only
Messrs. Mann and Spencer voted
"aye;" Messrs. Harriss and Skinner,
lay." It was explained that not a
quorum voted and while a discussion
was going on as to who had voted and
who had not Mr. Bailey again came
to the rescue and withdrew the mo
tion.
The question then reverted to Mr.
Johnson's resolution and he alone
voted for it The original motion on
Mr. Harriss' resolution was then called
and he and Mr. Skinner alone voted
"ave-V Mr. Harriss then moved to
adjourn, but before a second was had,
Mr. Bailey renewed his original mo
tion and it was unanimously adopted.
The Aldermen then set about to see
really what ordinances were on the
books and the Clerk read from the
record of the meeting Oct 7th. The
City Attorney expressed the opinion
that these ordinances were not legally
adopted, for reasons which he did not
desire to make public when represen
tatives of the Sewerage Company were
present. Mr. Sweeney jocularly made
a motion that the representatives be
required to "get out" Superintend
ent Parmele, of the company, came to
the bar at this instant and said, as a
nitfean. the meetinar was open and he
had a right to be present after which
he took his seat There were sugges
tions of an executive session, but it
was deemed inexpedient
t became noised about the hall that
the objection to the legality of the or-
dinances was that they were proposed
and passed at the same meeting, Where
as the law reauires that all ordinances
shall be offered at one meeting wa
passed at a subsequent meeting. In
view of the question as to the regu
larity of the ordinances passed at the
meeting of October 7th, which are
especially applicable to the Sewerage
Co., they were re adopted seriatim,
after which the Board passed to other
business.
flTt " m
ins ordinances in rorce as per re-
adoption of those passed at the meet
ing October 7th were offered by Alder
man Harriss and are three in number.
The firt allows excavations for any
purpose to be made only on one side
of a street at a time. The second al
lows excavations at intersecting streets,
but same are to be protected by suita
ble bridges. The third provides that
where excavations of any kind are
made, the parties making such excava
tions are required to restore them
"immediately" their former condi
tion and to keep in order for twelve
months thereafter the section of street
so excavated to the entire satisfaction
of the Superintendent of Streets.
TO IMPROVE ORANGE STREET.
That Thoroughfare From Front to Seventh
Will be Next Macadamized Board
of Aldermen Proceedings.
Aside from the sewerage discussion
at the meeting of the Board of Alder
men last night, perhaps the most in
teresting feature of the proceedings
was the announcement by Mayor
Waddell, chairman of the 8treets and
Wharves Committee, that the next
thoroughfare to be macadamized and
permanently improved by the city is
Orange between Front and Seventh
streets. Work will likely begin on
this section very soon and unless the
committee is hampered by an exhaus
tion of the appropriation, the work
will be completed in short order.
There has been a good-natured
rivalry between Messrs. Skinner and
Bailey on the one hand, and Messrs.
VonGlahn and Sweeney on the other,
as to whether Orange or Red Cross
should be improved first and the
former won out The announce
ment was made last night by Mayor
Waddell that Orange street would
be the next improved just after a
motion by Mr. Bailey instructing
the committee to do that very work.
Mayor Waddell humored the joke on
Mr. Bailey, who had not heard of the
decision of the committee, by putting
the question and carrying it unani
mously. Mr. VonGlahn had also got
in "on the ground flour" and still
further humored the joke by second
ing Mr. Bailey's motion.
The next work which the com
mittee was requested by motion to do
is to build a twenty-foot roadway on
Princess, between Ninth and Tenth
streets; to repair the Ninth and Prin
cess street crossing, and to improve
permanently Fifth, between Church
and Castle streets, and Castle, be
tween Third and Seventh streets.
Other proceedings of the Board last
night consisted in the granting of
liquor license to E. G. Jones, at the
'Diamond Saloon," No 6 South Front
street; granting use of the City Hall
to the Y. M.O. A. for basket ball
games, beginning in January, and the
appropriation of the usual $100 for
making a transcript of the 1900 tax
books for use of the City Attorney.
Mayor Waddell reported that the
committee had unanimously and com
pletely exonerated Capt N. J. Wil
liams of the charges preferred against
him Tuesday night nd that no blame
whatever was attached to him in the
affair investigated.
JOINT PYTHIAN MEETINQ.
Last of Year Will be Held To-night With
Qermanla Lodge No. 4.
The last of tha series of joint meet
ings in vogue with the four lodges of
Pythians in the city will be held to
night in the Castle Hall of Germania
Lodge No. 4, on South Front street
An interesting programme has been
prepared by a special committee, con
sisting of Messrs. 8. Behrends, J. W.
Duls and H. L. Vollers, and a royal
good time is in store for all who at
tend.
Mr. J. G. L. Gieschen will preside
at the meeting as Chancellor Comman
der:Capt T. D. Meares as Master of
Work; Mr. J. D. Nutt as Vice Chan
cellor, and Col. W. J. Woodward as
Prelate. Mr. 8. Behrends will deliver
the address of welcome and one of the
features of the programme will be re
marks by Mr. Behrends upon the sub
ject "Under Two Flags."
Another Child Burned to Death.
Mr. Oscar Croom, who drives one
of the city carts, reported yesterday
another horrible burning to death of
a negro child in the extreme eastern
section of the city. He was driving
out in the vicinity of Thirteenth and
Princess streets about 4 o'clock yester
day afternoon, and was attracted by
cries of colored people in the vicinity.
He went to the scene and found that
a negro child about two years old had
fallen into a fire in the yard and
was burned to death. The child was
lying in the yard in a horribly burned
condition when Mr. Croom reached
the scene, and the parents were stand
ing by almost distracted with grief.
Miss Lord's Daaclnf Class. .
Miss Cammie Lord, who has been
spending some time in Newborn, will
return to the city very soon and will
open her day and evening dancing
classes in Germania Hall on Monday,
January 6th. As usual she will make
a specialty of fancy dances in her day
class at no extra charge, and will also
teach round dances and the German.
Her night class will be conducted as
formerly, each gentleman taking les-
eons having the privilege of bringing
ladies. For particulars apply at 804
eouin jrront street.
HOLIDAY WEDDINGS.
Nuptial Events in Adjoining
Towns That Have Interest
for Wilmingtonians.
IN THE M0RNINQ AND EVENING
Miss McDlsrmld Becsme Bride of Mr. John
ston, at Fayetteville Mr. Cooper, of
Wilmington, Weds Miss South
erland, of Kensnsville.
Special Star Correspondence.
Kenaksyille, N. C, Dec. 18. The
Presbyterian church was the scene of
a beautiful wedding this evening at
6 o'clock, the contracting parties be
ing Miss Annie Southerland, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Southerland and
a popular young lady of our village,
and Mr. L Willard Cooper, a promi
nent young business man of Wilming
ton, N. C. The church was very artis
tically decorated with bamboo and
holly and was filled to overflowine
with friends of the haDpy vounsr
couple.
The groom entered with his best man.
Mr. John Freeman, of Wilmington.
The bride came down the middle
aisle, dressed in a handsome going
away caster dress, accompanied by
her brother, Mr. John Southerland,
who gave her away. They were
preceded by the bridesmaids, Misses
Mary Cooper and Mariah Loftin and
the two little flower girls.
The marriage ceremony was impress
ively performed by Rev. W. M. Shaw,
pastor of the bride. The ushers were
Messrs. Nick Shine. A. F. Williams.
Jr., Herbert Smith, Ei. Jones, of Wil
mington, Charles southerland and
D. L. Carlton.
The wedding marches were
charmingly rendered by Miss Emma
Cooper. Immediately after the cere
mony the bride and groom left for
Charleston, S. C, via Goldsboro,
where they will spend some time at
the Charleston Exposition, later re
turning to Wilmington, where they
will reside in the future.
Another wedding was celebrated
yesterday in an adjoining city that
has much interest in it for friends in
Wilmington. The Stab takes the
following account of the ceremony
from yesterday afternoon's Fayette
ville Observer:
The marriage of Mr. E. A. John
ston and Mus Janie McDiarmid at
tracted to the Presbyterian church, at
10 o'clock this morning, a very large
concourse of people, to witness one
of the most striking and beautiful
wedding ceremonies in the social his
tory of Fayetteville. The ceremony
was impressively performed by the
scholarly Rev. David M. Fairley, the
beloved pastor of the bride, assisted by
Rev. H. T. Graham, pastor of the
Presbyterian church.
"The bride entered the church, es
corted by her brother, Mr. James
Colin McDiarmid, who gave her away.
and she wore a Parisian gown of
salmon cloth, trimmed in black and
white applique. Her bouquet was of
bride roses. The groomsmen, who
were in morning dress, wearing frock
coats, with boutonnieries of lilies of
the valley, and the bridesmaids who
wore white embroidered mousselame
over taffeta, with Nile green sashes
and black picture hats and car
ried American beauty roses were as
follows, entering on opposite aisles:
"Miss Janie Fairley and Mr. Frank
Patterson, of Baltimore; Miss Essie
Johnston, of Liverpool, and Mr. Louis
B. Hale; Miss Elizabeth Williams and
Mr. Griswold Phelin, of Baltimore;
Miss Annabelle Devane and Mr. Jno.
K. Williams, of Wilmington; Miss
Ellen Underwood and Mr. Wm Gren-
shaw, of Baltimore; Miss Martha.
Williams, of Wilmington, and Mr.
Ernest Dinning, of Baltimore; Miss
Beatrice Patterson, of Baltimore, and
Mr. Arthur Butler Williams, Jr.
"The best man was the groom's
brother. Mr. William Stewart John
ston, and the maid of honor was Miss
Eloise McDiarmid, carrying bride
roses. Beautiful features of the cere
mony were Mr. A. M. Fairley, ring
bearer, and Miss Mary Williams,
flower girl, with lilies of the valley.
"Mr. and Mrs. Johnston left on the
12:40 o'clock train for a honeymoon
journey North.
"Mr. Johnston, oi Laverpool, ing..
whose father is the wealthy owner of
a line of ocean steamers, has recently
made his home among us, buying ex
tensive and valuable property, and he
has made many friends by his admir
able and attractive gifts. Miss Mc
Diarmid, the lovely bride, is of a very
prominent upper Cape Fear family,
and is a favorite in the social circles of
the State."
IS "THE DEEMSTER" COMING?
Report That the Company Stranded in
Greensboro "Monday At Raleigh.
"The Deemster," scheduled to ap
pear at the upera tiouse nere this
evening, will in all probability not
reach the city, as the following from
yesterday's Raleigh News and Obser
ver indicates:
"The Academy of Music was dark
last night "The Deemster," which
was heralded as the attraction failing
to put in its appearance. Manager
Rivers was notified earlier in the day
that the company had stranded in
Greensboro. There were fewer per
sons in the audience than members of
the company Monday night and so no
performance was given.
"Theatrical performances have
been luckier than usual this year, this
being the first to go to pieces here
abouts. There has been plenty of
ripe material for the croos ties this
, season."
A telegram from Manager Schloss,
of the Opera House here, was received
' last night from Greensboro stating
that the appearance of "The Deem-
I ster" to-night had been cancelled.
Account Christmas holidays Atlantic
Coast Liine will have on sale tickets to
all points east of the Mississippi and
south of the Ohio and Potomac rivers.
including Washington. D. C at rate
of one and one-third first class fare
for the round trip. Tickets sold De
cember 21st 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th,
30th and Slst 1901, and January 1st
1902. with final limit January 3rd.
1902. Tickets may be sold students of
schools and colleges on December 16th
to 22nd. 1901. inclusive, with final
limit January 8th, 1902, upon presen
tation of certificate signed by superin
tendents, principals or presidents
thereof. t
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mrs. J. C. Higgins returned
home yesterday morning.
Mr. Clayton Grant is at home
from the University to spend the holi
days. J. O. Carr, Esq., is back from
Burgaw, where he attended Pender
Superior Court on professional busi
ness. Messrs. H. M. Croswell, Jr.,
and Croswell Rsgan have gone to
Rock Hill, S. C, to attend the mar
riage of Mr. Ragan's brother in that
city this week.
Messrs. W. L. Bryant and L.
H. Randall, of Little River, 8. 0., ar
rived on the steamer Compton Tues
day night and are making business
calls in the city.
Mrs. Edward Kelley and little
Margarette Inez left last , night oyer
the A. C. L. via Washington, D. C,
to spend the Winter in Mrs. Kelley's
home, Chariton, Iowa.
Mr. Wm. B. DePue, of Wash
ington, one of the Examiners of the
Department of Justice, left yesterday
for Newborn after completing his an
nual inspection of the books of Deputy
Clerk W. H. Shaw, of the United
States Court It is needless to say that
he found them well kept correct and
a model of neatness in every respect
HOLIDAY SHIPMENTS BEGUN.
Express Company, Postofflce and All
Transportation Lines Are Very Bnsy,
The Southern Express Company, the
railway lines, the postofflce, and, in
fact, every transportation institution
are just now entering upon their
holiday business. There is a rush with
the companies at this season of the
year, the Express Company being kept
particularly busy. There will be little
rest for the company's employes until
after the holidays, for there will be a
constant stream of business from this
time.
During the Christmas holidays the
number of packages handled by the
postofflce and express company is
increased many times over the usual
daily business. This is largely due to
the sending and receiving of Christmas
presents. The great general impetus
that is given to trade has much to do
with it. One prime feature of the
express business is the jug movement,
for whiskey is shipped in great quan
tities during the holidays to residents
of those counties wherein the prohibi
tion laws operate.
With the railways there will be an
impetus given to the passenger traffic
because of the reduced rates. For
students, these rates became effective
Dec. 16th, lasting until Jan. 8th. For
the general public they will not be
come effective until Dec. 23rd, when
they will last until Jan. 3rd. One and
one-third fares for a round trip will be
the rate.
JUNIOR ORDER, AMERICAN MECHANICS
Officers Elected Last Night State Conncll
Coming to Wilmington In January.
Jeff Davis Council No, 63, Junior
Order of United American Mechanics,
last night elected the following officers
for the ensuing term :
C Wm. J. Bellamy.
V. 0. W. F. Brittian.
R. 8. John E. Wood.
A. R. S. E. Russ.
F. a G. C. 8immons.
Treasurer John Thomas.
Conductor O. W. Craig.
Warden Jos. F. Craig.
I. S. Owen King.
O. S. B. P. Strickland.
Jr. P. C A. J. Hewlett
Chaplain H. T. Craig.
Trustee Jos. F. Craig.
Representatives to 8tate Council
J. H. Swinson and Jos. F. Craig.
The above officers will be installed
Wednesday night, January 1st The
State Council will meet in this city in
February. The Juniors here are look
ing for a big crowd of brothers to at
tend the State CounciL
DEATH OP MR. W. J. DUFFIE.
Left a Large Fortnne and Was a
Most
Prominent Colombia Citizen.
In speaking of the death of Mr. W.
J. Duffle, which was chronicled in
these columns yesterday, the Colum
bia correspondent of the Charleston
Netoa and Courier says :
"Mr. Duffle was a native of Chester
county. He entered the South Car
olina College in the class of 1853,
leaviner in 1854 and eoine to Laurens.
where ne taught school awhile, going
thence to Newberry, where he was in
the same business, also publishing an
almanac. Then the war came and he
served under Major Rowland Rhett
He came here in 1867 and began the
book s to re business which he success
fully conducted until his death.
He was the publisher or uavidson's
History of South Carolina,' Stevens
History of the United States, a
Lutheran hymn-book and the Rey
nolds readers, and republished Ram
say's History of South Carolina.
He has been an elder of the First
Presbyterian church here since 1867,
and has been for over forty years
treasurer and director of the Presbyte
rian Theological Seminary. He was
for vears an alderman, a trustee of
the city schooss, a director in the Col
lege for Women and the Carolina
National Bank, and was an influential
citizen. He leaves' a large fortune.
having been possessed of about 25.000
acres of land in various portions of the
8tate. He was twice married, Miss
Mary I. Koon, of this city, being his
first wife. UI this issue Wm. K. Duf
fie, of this city ; Mrs. J. S. Lindsay
VI wuww. , UMU V. AUUiC, MAM)
Dr. Silas J. Duffle, of New Orleans,
and Mrs. V. M. Fulton, of Darlington,
survive. 'His second wife was Miss
Mary Bellamy, sister of Congressman
Bellamy, of North Carolina. Of this
issue two daughters, Misses Elise and
Ellen, survive.
FRUITCAKE
rJSPSJf K thoahtB r comfort.
To find whe. yu paruk.
Made Buoh delightful cake.
Seeded Raisins, packages 10c.
Cleaned Currants, packages 10c.
Citron, pound 20c.
Figs, pounds 20c.
Bananas, large, dozen 20c.
Cocoanuts, each 5c.
Mixed Nuts, pound 15c.
Black Walnuts, peck 25c.
Mixed Candy, pound lOo.
Chocolate Drops, pound 20c.
Malaga Grapes, pound 20c.
Oranges and Apples Galore.
Remember our motto:
GOOD AS THE BEST.
BETTER THAN THE REST.
H. J. BIERHAM CO.,
815 Market Street.
deontf
Ben 'Phone No. 88.
CANDY AND FRUIT.
We do not offer any special
sales on
Home-Wlade Candy.
Our prices always the same and can
compete with the lowest. No delay.
You do not have to wait Always
fresh. Our Fruit the same. Pur
chased fresh from the trees when your
orders are given.
Give me a call.
J. W. PLUMMER, Jr.,
.804 Princess Street
Inter-State 188.
Ball 'Phone 680.
dec 19 tf
BEAD THIS.
We are loaded with low priced
it
Stock's Best,"
''Silver Chain,"
cc.
cc
FLOUR.
FLOUR.
Also "Clover Hill Butter.0
Large Stock
"Cuban Blossom" Cioars."
"Match It" Cheroots."
Vollers & Hashagen.
dec 15 tf
15c, 20 and 25c
Candies
Are the best ever sold.
Try them.
Made While You Wait.
it
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dec is ly
Christmas He,) p.
Did you ever go shopping and
have only a vague notion of what
you wanted! Suppose you think
a little of the Goods we mention.
Perfume and Toilet Soap, a very
large assortment; Hair Brushes,
Combs and Mirrors in great va
riety; Puff and Soap Boxes, some
beauties. Toilet Cases from 25o to
$5.00 each. We have scores of
other articles appropriate for gifts,
t and we're anxious to have you ex
amine onr line.
HARDIN'S PALACE PHARMACY
dec- IS tf 12S Booth Front street.
The Unlucky Comer.
New, Goods.
Rfalaca o rapes, comvmmmm nr
of
Wheat, Oranges.
Great Big Fish Roe Cheap.
Preserved Ginger, Loose Bnckwlwat Pre
pared BacKwheat, Fresh Saratoga On'pe,
Fancy Bed Cranbenles, cleaned Oar
- rents ana BaIbIub.
Fine Glace citron.
S. W. SANDERS,
Both Phones 109.
octastt
FRESH 0RAHGES.
8,600 Fine Oranges.
9,640 C. O. Hats.
41 Barrels Apple.
4,640 Posada Ravieiasw
HO Boxes Plreeravekera.
110 Pallst Famer Oavndy.
13 Tabs 6. B. Batter.
68 Boxes Mixed Hate.
W. B. COOPER,
Wholesale Crreeer,
sos, no, sia smtt street,
dec is tf Wilmington, n. i
"WE WILL BOND YOU."
The United States Fidelity and
Guaranty Company.
Hoate Office.
. BAXTUOBB, HID.
Pali 09 Casli Capital, $1,600,000.00
surety Bonds of every desoriptlon.
FIDELITY. CONTRACT. JUDICIAL
Judicial bonds executed without delay.
O. D. WEEKS.
General AsexA
' smith Bonding, Wilmington,
wrreeponaenoe soucuea.
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