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I w . i' The - MoKMNCjf Star. ifesT-w araraua. - ' ' " , . 9 city at S oati ( Hsatsu x ' j7.7Tr.mm.J vol. LXXII.-NO. 116. r - " Wilmington, n. a, fr - . l I lini iiiidiii? unnnDD tdiiic I AAAAAAAAfflAAAAfflAAAAAAAAAA Blonxiiicj jstnr. OUTLINES. ...esaaloa of XUUvOer 9mUr of U Kw York Coa- ..j4d Exebaag. eaaoaaeedi ' t .ra it aol of gaaerel lmpor " Balxerlaa dyaamld lb Oaror-t p-U aeer Moa astir; fifty ..... kiUJ; Ottomaa troop afd TiU-x; Arl Jia - fired 15 uu ror a rr -i-x w Th belU of all th ehM ta Born, about 00 la aam- n. mc fo hoet J is boaor of the eleetloa f fjprf pa- Exl aiiaar ltiiri by a taIoloa of powder at ... uuiL w. va. wau aa j,! laad from Carte oa the Yal r, Bobbers removed th af . kutl at BsaUl aa4 drasnnKed it. ui frighUaed away by pao- wbo ksrd the spioJoa aad Wl p U eoaUiaad. Th UUsr tl u City NeUoaal baak of Caatoa, O . n c&TJ i baollac fTl.OOQ feaata faaAa. T f karfa rw tu ntk la a aioraa aaar Bar Ad fir praoas vara drovaad. Rtaraa from Iaaj-rpt ladkaU u aamiaaOoa of Moaay for U.S. 5auir a4 Vanlaaaaa for QoYaraor. I Tt IaUad Watarvay Board aaat tr4ay la Norfolk, Ya, to coaaidir n3tu apoa eoaatractioa of a vtu-r-ar b(M Norfolk aad Caa- ton. N. a Naw York BuukaU: If jT oa rail flrawr at SO par oaat; exua tuJy at lx.TS; fiaar fairly fcctiT J Crmar; vkaat rpot fin, 5x 3 ri mi rpot dall, Nx S j.ft... oau-apoi aUady. 2a 3 83; row dall; istriU tarpaattaa Brat at WEATHER REPORT. U. a Drr o Aoawcrrcma; ) WauTHxa Bcuuc, . Wajcncrroa, K. OL, Aax. C ) V ucratieal data for tha taraaty rir aoara aadla at 8 P. aC: tcnarlar: A. 1L, 71 aw. ! . kL. 81 aacraw; wailaiaai. & da trm; laiiaa.n nim;waii.O liAiafall for day; ralafall . Ii of taa aaoata lo datr, 103 iitra of watar la lb Capa Faar rt.r at rayaUarllla, Jf. OL, at 8 A. M. s t ri. curro- maxuos pcirrtx. raaaparataraa eoatlaaa about ata Loiary la all porUoaa of tba balL Local ralaa bar fallaa la all alatrkta tteapi taa Oklaaoma. roajBOrr ros todat. WaaaixarTOS, Aar. For Nortb Coiiaa: Partly elooiy Friday. prob t j oaralaeaatralporUoaa;lkbt u fra waat wlada. BaUrday fair. Prt Aliaaaa aayaat 7. ealwa 1.11 A. M. ? ia Sta..... ........... . 7.00P.M. luta Latb. 13H.4III. Il vt WiUr at Soothport 7.S5A.M. H ra Water WllAlaxtoa. 8.13 A.M. Writ to. willi aeezaa to hart bn th UU Cataioa If. CUya kobby. S.i of bii prodactlotn wera oSarad for probata ia tie Kentucky court. fw dji a0. Rpoblicaa membr of tha Sn '. CommttUa on Flnanca) will mwt a few dajt at tba botaa of Senator A, irieb to coaaider mearara for tba !9pro?emeot of tbt enrrtnej and bakic; laws. rntboaiaad dotlara waa paid to ta i xtora and otbera "wbo attend t l the Ute PonUl darinf kla two '' illaeaa. At tinea it is ore pf-iiutle tokta doctor than editor r Nor lb Carolina newt paper. laiAoitj ia Incraaiiog ataita rt . i rt in Ureal Critain. From report of tb Lunacy Commia- 4&ra we it elated tbat one oot f ttry 203 peraont ta tbat conn try j cluaad aa mentally nnbal- a f ao Mr. Cbaa. 1L Scbwab k reUeted of bla Ii50,000 job iot of tba hit "Ual Irwt. He a:...le.l by W. E. Corey, wbo tut ba a.-tiar aa Scbwab 'a aaallt- -: l;a.-e Jaly liL Honor ha it tu Mora o aated him. lin L. Xey, wbo condacU a :: utrrn la a PennaylranU ta. baa a new kind of watcadof. il th prood owner of a monater r:Uiiaake wbkb ha placet la i eomed wita a ecreen and etanda '"v the porcb, near tba front door. niitr a straarar approacnea rattle aad la tkla way no- -5-1 Mr. Ny tbat a caatomer la in ti r . a food way to drive fara away, aecai to U a. Another woman ia braechea I All !Lt r .ir rn railroad waa n - - wm w. t " to, Pd by Mrs. Mary IfeKenna, at .nnUe, Wit, a few day ajt Si Mje tbat tba lallroad eoapaay su not paid bar enooth for ber Pprtj. Sba dreaaed heraeif la ire, polled a aloaca hit cjca and. wita a itlck la ona Biaada rerolrer la tba other, t""t a crew of ona bnndred ; Ital Ueo2 ber property. Tbt ItalUnJ -i like aeared ibeep and Urt. lie Sana U etill la control of tha"aita aUoa. A woman Ilk that la calca t4 to mot tblor. FINANCES OF THE COUNTY, pggg FERRY SERYICE DM--V0IQT AreK kUMst Caauanut la RrraUr MaaikJy s Saaalra Ttatrraay iiltrsMa TVt Trtaicm'a EUparl far Jaly. Taa Aadlllac CbaomllUa of th Board of Obaaly CbmmlaaJoaera waa la rrralar aaoalMy aaadoav yratarday aTlraoom araaa!a!njt UUa for currant axpaaaaa, Ta aaoaUJy rtport of Traararar Graaa waa apprortd. . It abowa raoaipU aad dlabaraaaeaU dollar J air aa follova: Baealpta Jaly lat, toaalaaca Qaa ratCoaaty raad.aS.S99.S3; Bpaeial OoaatyFaaa, S4J1S.63; Itoad Fa ad, tia,CJL78; BUklar faad. l3.l4i.C3; a a a M i a. v a . v m u a or iu, ia.mi; iumiii li. ui, tUlSiW; tataraat. f 1.179.01; Uck t7.U; marrlara iloaaaaa, tU.; total t.l2t.17. - DiabaraamaaU Bpaeial Coaaly Faad. tL9.09: ILaad Blaklaa Fand. tl.tU; Road road, 1 125. TO; oatdoor poor, $30.09; pablio . boild tact, lUJUl; roada aad brldxta, 74.09 tax I!atf,tl,lSl,90 Baparlor Ooort, $in.l7; eoaaty boma, $17t.W; borpilai, $400: atatloatry aad adrar- ! ftrt ja(4Ml " r t . JaU. IIS3.1Q; rcrmwlaaionara. 1 122. 80; ractttar of deada, S1S&.&S: aaparlalead aat of baaltb. flOO; coaaiabia, $34.90; .1 .A 1 Cft J. . u... comaoaa $153.65. Total. $3. CSS. 73. Balaaea to Aacaat aeeoont, $54, 423.39, dirldad aaooar tb aararal faada aa followa: Otaarai, $3,577J6; pacJa). :$7,Cr7t-T9j road, tlt,63.04; lioad Blaktar. $3.S3.4X LOCAL DOTS. Tba Warsaw tobacco ware koaa bad lie opaalar aala yaatarday. ; Owing to tbe lack of a qnornm ao aaaaUax of tba Chamber of Com anew waa bald yaatarday aa ap palated. V7biUTiHe Knet: "Hot. B. B. Joba, praeldlsx elder of tba WHmia toa dlatrkt, will preach, at tb Uatho dlrt cbarckv Biaday." , By deed filed for record yeaUr day CTiaa H. Dantel traaaferred to Jaa Cappa, for $150, lot oa eoatb aide of Wooater, aar Kfaitb atraat, .' City bacrlbera wbo fall to re calr lb air paper ahoold. In erary la ataaer, report tha failar proaplly, Ilher at tha Stab oo or to Mr. W. UtD, Kraaa. , . , , Mr. IL W.-Naab, av popalar yoaac dark la tha AtlaaUe Coaat Ida raairal offlcaa. baa been ap polalad tlckafajraatto eaccoad Mr. J. D, Edwarda, raalx-ad. Colaabla Sin's : - Tbe AUan tie Coaat Zdaa thla mora lax aaaoaaer tu aaaaai azearaloa to WrlxbUrfila aad other eaeihor raaorU. tha data of tha xearaloa balaa: tha Itlh. Oa account of tba trip to tea for tha beaafit of tha exraraloaliU froaaClrod aad lateraaadUU potata, Uera will be ao 80 P. M. trip of tba ateaaiar Wllmlaiioa" to-day. Wo. J. IIouatoa Camp, Con f adarata Yataraaa, of DapUa eoaaty, bad tta aaaaai raaaioa at KanaarrUla yaatarday. J. a Oarr, Eaq.. of thla dty, aad olher war la atleadaaea. Jonaa Blocker, colored, y eater day rraderad to th aba riff TL Bed wta, colored, for whom ba waa a boadamaa, to graaraate eoco eoata la tha Bu parlor Ooari. Bed w la waa placed ta J lU. ' ; Columbne county in tba future will operate It own chaia cf oa the roada. Tba Oooaty CommlaaJoaara war aathorUed Moaday to borrow $3,000 to pat th ryatam of coarlct la bor ia oparaUom. Clarkton Eiprw: There will be aa exearmioa oa tba "City of FayattarUla to Wllmlatoa, tba Utb, for tha baaeSt of any who wlab to at Ud tha raaaioa at Fort FUbcr, the Far from poiaU la Bladea J 5c Holders of New Haaorer Oonn ty Ooart Hoaa bo ad of cartala aam bn aad deaeaaiaalioaa, aasoaatlaa; lo $lvSO0, ara aoliflad thai aaao will b pakloff vita accraed latereat at tb AtlaaUe Nailoaal Baak oa Aar. S1L Mr, ilartba IlarUee, widow of th Uu Go. W, W. Ilarllaa, who waa oae prvidat aad oa of tha laadJax epfrtu la tba balldtac of U old Wllmlacloa aad Maacbealer road, diad Wrdaeaday altbt Im Floreaea at tha advaacad ax of S4. - . Cameron, Alhritton A Button will ran thalr third aiwaratoa to Wll mlertoa from. Ooldaboro aad polaU is;, aid aa far ee.Wellae oa aext Wedaeaday. Tb ataaar MWUala loo ha ebartarrd la Uk th ex- earaloeUta for a 30-eaUrlp down tb rlrer. ' . ' 9 Klra J eaiie Lemmon J, one oi U popular. loatrdtttaae talepboa oparalora fa CbarloUa, will eajoy a wekac.Joaraatthe Baaabor UoUl, WritblariU Baaxb, aa a ; ot the CHarloU Km Mlaa Lammoadhar l.r raeaUyreelTd th larr aam Wr oi rote la aa later. liar. ToUaf coataat aoadaeted by lh Kar$. Marnolia correapondence, W HUJownaoi "MJ L- Johl Imd Mr. Job a Orlaheai war qWUy marrlad at tb boma of bar broUar, Dr. J. rt. Job aaoa,laOoldiboro, Mon day a!L It wUl coma aa a arpr arrUr 10 thalr many frtaadr. and wlia wbom wa aatead ; oar beat wUb." - NEW ADVEBTISEMENTa aH Oaalao Last It prformeae. NoUea To eoaaty boadholdere. people's Bavl age wii-iww-- tvooaxa. Lat Boll of money. Uitkt Oo.-Cr-load Pf Maetisg-Daoghtcrs of (Wederacy . i ,,?mt i lsI-tiLto ouallty. n..Ji ' ' Merchants' Association Directors Revive Idea ol EstabUshixis Easier Communication. THE COMMITTEE ENLARGED. AfrUaMllry at Ceacertii Acttoa WD be . lartatltilra Jtoalkly MetUac af Baari Yc itertiy EoaUa aad . I ' UabaparUat Baslacaa. Tba Merebanta Aaaoclalion of WUadnctoa, which originated and baa perelateally adToeated for eereral ytare.the eatabUahment of a free ferry belweea .New QaaoTer, Braaiwlck and Pander eooatlea, la allll trylac to hammer tha praetleabllty of each a mearar Into tba beada of local barl aeaa mea with a rlew of creaUnr a pablio ee aliment that.wUl alUmaUly oompel eom action looklaa; ta mor eaay method of commanlealloa be tween the eecUone that are aowprao tleally dabarrad from retail trade re- lalloaa with Wllmlartoa ia eompell Uon with much amaller place, tbe rateeof which are wide open. Tbe establishment of frea farrlar. 1 con aidarad by th Aaaoclalloa maeh mor decirabl than Ter bow that a tobacco market baa baea established here and maeh of the contlrnoae coaniry will ba deroted to the colUTalloa of the weed la tha f ator. The eabject baa baea freely dlacnaa d before aad committee bare been appointed with Yary!a eaeeeaa to ward brlarlar tha matter to a bead.eo to epaak,batatlll farther coaalderaUoa waa tirca to tha matter at th reenter moathly meellac of the Board of Dl redora of the Aaaoclalloa, lathe Sea board Air Ida boildiaf yeaterdaf aftaraooa. Upon motioa of Mr. O. M, WblUock, II waa ordered that the eommlUa prerioaaly appointed oa fra ferrlar b ealarred aad laatmct ed to report at the September meetlar. If possible, aa tola adrlxabClly of trashl&r tha matter aetirely. Presi dent Jaa EL Behaer, preeldlni'. ap pelated Meaara. W. B. Cooper aad M. W. Jaoobl, aa additional members of tha com ml ilea p ana aat to the motion of Mr. Wbitlock. Tha orixtnei com mlUMUcompoaedof Meeam Geo. O. Gaylord, Wm. E. Worth and D. a Lore, .Tin nib linfln tranaacted by tba Dlrectore of tha Aaaodatloa yaatarday waa chiefly of a rontln aad anlm portaat character. Tbe report of th eecretary and Ireara rer. mlaate of the laat meetlatT aad prirata reporta a to eoUecUoBS wera read and approved.. It waa aiirjreatea that lb Aaaoda tloa call th attention of property own era to the better car or eldewalkaaad paramenia la front of their residence and place of boaiaeea. . I a Ilea of a racatloa. Secretary neiaaberxer waa rallered of bla after ooa dalle nnlil the firtt of October. Amoajr those present at the meet lac were President John H. Behder, Secretary P. Ilalnaberxtsr, Meaara, a . WblUock, Wm. Nleetue, J. u. Thomaa and W. K. Bprlnxar. Oatdaswr Wa the Series. Th MQoldjboro GUaU" won" the third aad laat of tha eerlee of three base ball gamea with tba "Black Block ings," of Wilmington at mi ton yee terday aftaraooa by the remarkably eloeeacora of 6toL It waa a victory for dther aide until tha last Inalag. The alUndanc waa about 400. Tba short-stop- playlag for Wilmington was a feature. Both teama played like fiends and tha 'game was ona of th. aver seen on tha diamond. ttrofaaaloaal or otharwia. , About half of tha spectator were whlU per sons. Tb beat of order prevailed. ktay Csa Ssadiy Excarskeas. a nmhr at Lha axcuralon maaagtra operating special trains to and from Wllmlartoa ara being Intereeted by it,, cl ELTL. P. Oo. la a aeriea of Banday axeursiona over tha Tarioua railroad from Golds bo ro, Wilson, nrv MoaaL Newbera aad other poiaU, lha Idea being to bring down a party to the beach la tha morning, re turning them boma Banday night to be oa hand for their work aa usual Uonday morning. It la believed such axeursiona .would pay handsomely and would afford a day at tha beach to many working peopl In tna la tarlor wbo would not otherwise get It. Lacls Laresicr, $krealc Oftesicr. . Loais Lavender, colored, la aa prone to get into trouble aa Etenderaon EUye le to get drunk. Having Just completed a term on the county roads, ba waa carted out of A. & CL alley at 3 o'clock yesterday morning. Ha was druak aad disorderly in one inaacw aad disorderly In another, therefor Mayor Bprlnger triad him ta two cases !!. fining him $30 and costs la aach, in default of which ba was ra- tarned lo tba road for a term otev daye. p.if at af Death eialai. Ui. Jao. EL Wood, ecrelary of North BUULodf No. 11SS, KnlfhU aad Ladles of Honor, yesterday reedr rMm Ranrcms Treasurer Geo. A. Byrd, of IndUaapolls, lad., check for $3,000 the, eame being amount oi m I Mrrlsd la tha order bi the Ula Capt J. M. McGowaa. The check la payable to airs. a. . sacvowsa, widow of the Ula Capt. MeGowan, aad wUl b presented to her by Mr. Wood today. ' - w..Kn on aha Allan- me oast sun , Wl. Uc coaat only 45 minutes from WU mlagtoa by trolly. Flahlng U fin at WrlghU vill Beach. Win Leare wtlmlartoa ta Becaaie Pre fetser ef SyttcnaUc Tleelen Deia et Lataeraa Seatlaary. Bar. A. Q. Volxk D. D.. paatar of BL Panla Eranxelical Lutheran charcb, thla dty, yesterday made known hi parpoae lo accept the chair of systematic theoloxy, earrylnx with It the deanahlp of the Lutheran Semi nary, at Mount Pleasant, near diaries ton, a a, to which be was elected by the Board of Truateee of tbe institu tion at tha recent meetinx In Charlotte, N. a Dr. Volft baa had the matter under careful advisement for aboat tea daye and will notify the trustees of bis acceptance and wDl at the same time Under bla resignation aa pastor of Bt. Paul's eoaxrexalioa here, j ; Dr. Voixt will succeed Ber. J.jAi Morehead, D. D., who redxned ! to Uke the presidency of Boanoke Col lex. Va. The Seminary Is In excel lent condition and Is dolnx a food work. It an Important institution In the Southern Lutheran church and la tbe theolotlcal orxaa of eight synodl cal bodies, embracinx moat of the Southern Bute. The head of the emleary la a very Important poai tloa and tbe aeJectlon of Dr. Yolxt to fill it la a splendid recognition of bia ability aa a theologian and scholar. He baa bad Talaable experience In teaching and j re signed a chair In tbe faculty of Newberry College, a a,1 to come to Wilmington fire year ago laat Jane. Dr. Volgt we aleoeon aecled with the Lutheran Seminary wbea It waa located at Newborn, j ; His re moral from Wilmington with hU cultured family, which will be b for OcL lat, wlU be a distinctive lorn to tba community generally and to BL Paul church especially. Dr. Volgt baa accomplished a great work among bla congregation and has made hun dreds of friends among all elaaeea. While reioidax at the recoxultlonof his ability la being called to a wider field, his friends will regret exceeding ly to glre him up. THE FORT FISHES REUNION. Dsstklers el Cdecrsxy, Veteran aad Arraaieaieat eoaadttce Meet Te-dar. Each day devdopa fresh assurance that the reunion of survivors oa tha historic battle grounds of Fort Fisher, at the mouth of the Cape Fear river, next Wednesday, will ba a tremen dous success. The atUndance will be large, according to indications at pres ent, aad th various feature of eaUr- Uiasaeat wUl b worthy of th bospi- Uble city of Wilmington. Oae of . the final mealing of tb committee on ar raagemenU will be held thle evening at 6 o'dock ia the office of Preaident H. a McQaeev, of the Murehlaoa Nat ion si Baak, and at that meeting tbe full programme will be arranged. Cape Fear Chapter, Dauxhtere of the Confederacy, baa Issued an urgent call for a spjeial meeting at tbe W. L. L armory at 11 o'clock thla morn ing for the purpose of arranging to serve the lunch tor tne veUraea at Carolina Beach upon their return from the reunion. Aa oaly a few members of tb Daughters of tbe Confederacy are la the city, It la espedally Important that thoM wbo are here attend the meeting. Cape Fear Camp of Veterans will aJao hold a snedal meeting at the W. L. L armory ta antidpatlon of tha reunion, the hour for which is 8 o'dock to-night A full atUndance Is desired by Commander Woodward. Member of the Camp ara already manifesting much Interest and enthusiasm over the forthcoming occasion. Soatbeert Per bob sis. . South port Standard: "Misses Fan ale Bpencer and Lllli Duke returned to their home la Wilmington on Sat nrdsvlaat. Mr. and Mrs. IE. V. Richards returned to Wilmlngtoa oa Tuesday afUr a visit of several jweeka la BoulhpbrL " Missee Bo wen a and Kittle Taylor, of Charleetoo, and Mlae Mary Lrgge, or Wilmington, are vlalllBg'helr uncle. Mr. F. P. Gallo WA7 .Mrs. Alice Tbees and sob, Bonnie, of Wilmington, eame J down yesterday and attended tbe Farpleee- Drew wedding last evening.! Mis LlxxIeUtley, who vlaiUd ;MIasea Eva and Margaret BL George several days, left on Baaday laat to visit at Wrlgbuville Beach ber ore returning to her home at Apex, N. C. f-Miss Charlie Weatbrook and Master West brook Marphy, of Wallace, who have been visiting Missee Margaret and Eva at nsorra. left yesterday for Wrlgbuvil'e Beach to spend several daye before returning noma, cfearieffa Paresis Bereaved. Barron a, the Utile 10 moalha-old on of Mr. and Mra. A. H. Cook, of Charlotte, died at WrighUville Beach Wednesday night at 8 o cioea niter an Ulneaa of several months. The re main a accompanied . by the griaf stricken parenU were Uken yealerday artrrnoon lo CharlotU for lnUrmenL The child had been, brought; to the koh fc- its Barents with the hope that a sojourn ther would be beue fidel to.lU bedlh.- -' Twa Bif Excarsloas Te.osy. j i - If conditions are favorable two tra mendoas excursion will reach the dty this morning. One will be from Elrod, via Chadboura, and will, be brought dowa by Mr. N. A. Carter, of Baynham. The other will be from Conway, a a The Elrod wcurslon 4. tn in JTrolln Beach, while the South Carolinians wiU spend the day at WrighUrrllle. ' )' H,;: Wrighlsville Beach U easily reached. run imr bait nrar. - ---(. Chief Executive Accepts Invita tion to Speak Here for Labor Day Celebration. ARRANGEMENTS UNDER WAY. Spedd Sculoa af the Jeiat committee of Arrasiemeals Last Nliht Tbe Laker Preceuloa Bailaeii Coacerss Asked to Close. Ia a letter received yesterday morn ing by Mr. J. E.' Lewis, seereUry of tbe Joint committee of arrangements, Governor CharleeB. Ay cock recon sidered bla former reply and accepted the invitation to be preaent and ddlver au add reas upon the occaalon of the elaborate celebration of Natlond La bor Day on WrigbUvllle Beach, by tbe allied trade union of the city, on the first Monday in September. The reading of the Go vernor'a letter of acceptance waa greeted with en thusiastic applauae at a special meet ing of tbe joint committee In the Elec tric Wire Workers' Hall at 7: SO o'clock laal night, and those in charge of the big celebration went to work w th renewed energy. The .Govern or presence will be a drawing card for the event and tbe attendance ia ex pected to be up in the thousands. While the Governor expressed in his letter a desire not to be placed oa the programme as the prind pal speaker, his address, per ee, will eaaily be the leading feature or tbe exercises. He will be royally entertained by the committee in charge of the celebration and the Brother hood or Railway Carmen will aak the railroad peaple for a epeclal car la which lo bring the chief executive to tbe city and take him through to the beach with members of the committee. Ho will be met at the sUtlon by a pro cession of the trades unions, headed by a band and platoon of police. After exUndlng honors to the Governor, the parade will then proceed through the prindpal aectiona o the city to Tenth aad Market' streets, where au bur ban care will be boarded lor the trip to tbe beach. The Governor and committee In the meantime will have gone to The Uaalno pavilion, from which tbe addresses will be delivered. At the beach there will be another parade of tbe labor organisations to the place of speaking. Meaara. G. F. Qoinn and J. Edgar Lewi have been cboeen master of ceremonies and tbey will introduce the speakers, one of whom, besides the Governor, will be Hon. Wm. E. Springer, Mayor of Wilmlagton. - All these additional details were ar ranged at the meeting laat night, over which Mr. W. a Wallace presided and of which Mr. J. E. Lewie kept a record. Capt W. F. Corbett, chdr man of the amusement committee, made a very eatiafactory report, but a eompleU programme will not be Issued for some time yet v ; - It waa dedded not to appear In uni form for the parade, but a neat badge will be provided for all thoae who par tlepate, the design to be selected by a committee composed of Messrs. Henry Hewlette, J. E. Lewie and O. D. Owens. .Both councils of the Junior Or der, United American Mechanics, will be Invited to partldpate la the parade. Following the speaking at The Casino, a series of athletic exercise and field sports will Uke place. At the meeting laat night Secretary Charles Dushan, of the Y. M. O. A., and Mr. Wilbur Doaher were added to the committee and placed In charge of the athletic .features. Prises, some of them as high as $30, will be offered In the various con teats. Capt W. F. Corbett, (chairman), Messrs. a W.Bebrell, D.B. Sellers, and J.E. Lewie were appointed a committee to call upon the heads of the various manofadarlng Industrie and business house and ask them to doe for the day. The committee boper that the celebration will be general. At night the Ubor organizatlone and their friends will atUnd tbe AL G. Field. minstrel performance at the Academy of Music. ' . " i THE DROVNINQ OP CAPTAIN POTTER. N Tracei f HU Bady Pooed Yesterday. AceoBBf from SoBlbport ; " " Mr. Ed. Taylor, of the firm of Brooks Taylor, spent yeaterday In South port for le purpose of aacer- tainlng if anything coula oe none to ward the recovery of the body of Capt Bryant M. Potter, whose tragic death by drowning occurred Wednes day. Mr. Taylor found that absolute- 1t nolhlnr had been eeen or heard of the remains of the drowned man, .but will have a vigilant watch kept along the coast In esse It should be washed ashore. Mr. Taylor returned to the dty last night The Bouthport Standard of yester day says GapUin Potter went to his bunk on the sUamer when tne ooat was just off Oak Island Life Baring Station 'at 9:80 o'clock, and that an hnnr later he was miadnX. He owned a third Interest In the craft from which he lost hU life, ' "'. I - aa ' Schooner "Jno. B. Ten ar. rived yesterday from New York with cargo of salt for Interior snipmenv haying made the -remarkably quick passage of six dsjs. Capt Ben. Rob inson Is master 0f the "ireu" wis inn, while the popular Capt Arthur Lotb land l at his home at New Brighton, 8UUn Island, on account of Ulneaa. Both masters are well known and popuUr here. , Cannon doth 9 yard. lOoncord doth 7 3 at Behdsr's. . ; 1 Kcxisters aa tress hdohhi ww m . t - w w . w-. . Columbus County Superior Court, Judge Fred Moore, of Aahevllle, pre siding, Is In special sesdon at White ville this week to dear from the docket a large number of criminal cases which have accumulated since the regular term a month or two ago. The most noUble of these are the eisee against H. B. . Register, his son Jabd Register, and Cross Edmondson, charged with the murder of Jesse Boles, white, and Jim Staley, colored, and after robbing the house, burning the building down upon their bodies. The grand jury came into court in a body Tuesday and returned true bills agdnst the three, and immediately thereafter, Hon. John D. Bel Umy, - of Wilmington, and Don ald McRackan, - Efq ,' of White Tllle, attorneys for the Registers, made a motion for a continuance on tbe ground that they had not had time to prepare their cases. The motion waa overruled and the attorneys then made another motion for continuance on the ground that the judge holding court had no right under his commis sion to try these cases, the bills having been found at thla term This motion was also overruled and the defendant appealed. A special venire of two hundred men was ordered drawn from the box and sub-placed. L B. Tucker, Esq.,. was assigned as counsel for Edmondson and the cases were set for trial to-day at 10 o'clock. Boles, one of the murdered men, has influential relatives and Col. N. A. McLean, of Lumberton, and Messrs. Bchulken.& Lewie, of. Whltevllle, have been eneaged to assist Solicitor Lyon with the prosecution. The cases will probably require all of this and next week for trial. The only case of interest tried this week was tbat of Murdoch Strickland, charged with the larceny of a Urge amount of money.- He was sentenced to seven years In the penitentiary but the court intimated that if- he would make whole or part restitution the sentence would be reduced. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. B. G. Grady, Esq., spent yes terday at Rocky Point ' Bev. Peter Mclntyre, of Faiaon, is visiting his old home in Canada. Mr. A. A. Clark, of Eosindale, was registered at The Orton yester dey. Mrs. J. H. Branson, of Flor ence, aO.ru in the city, visiting rela tive. Miss Male Whitney left yester day to visit friends and relatives in Baleigh. Mrs. F. A. Muse left yesterday afternoon for New York and Trenton, N. J., to Tisit relatives. Misses Bessie and Virginia Cardwell, of Columbia, are visiting the family of Mr. G. A. Card well. Mrs. Alice P. Thomas and daughter, of Newborn, passed through the city yesterday going to Wrighls ville Beach. -., w Miss Florence Struthers, of GriaU, and Miss Lois Williams, of Chad bourn, are visiting Mrs. J. A. Springer, Fifth and Princess streets. Mr. A. J. Orm and wife, Miss Evelyn Orm, Mrs. S. C. Jackson and mddand Miss Florence Jackson ar rived yeaterday en route to the beach. Major Chas. H. White, aasls Unt inspector of small arms practice, North Carolina National Guard, left yesterday morning for Greensboro to attend the encampment of the Third Regiment: Friends of' Mr. J. H. Mc- Dongall, who was burned so severely In the re,eent exolosion at the Wil mington Ironworks, is still improving and hopee to be out on the streeta with the aid of crutches in a day or two. ... , Clarkton Express: "Capt. W. B. Tench, who-has been in charge of the - Cape v Fear Lumber Company's large timber InteresU here for the past three years, has ' been transferred to Causey, a O... to Uke charge or the company'a operations there." The Ber. Dr. Alexander Sprunt and wife, of Charleston. S. U, arrived yesterday and will spend a month in Wilmington and at the beach. Dr. Sprunt will supply the pulpit of Sf, Andrew's Presbyterian church during the absence of the pastor, Dr. McOlure, who left yesterday with his family for Virginia. CLOSlSQ SUCCESSFUL " ENGAGEMENT. Jovealle Eaterfslaers at the Caiiao Very Popdar Matiaee To-day,-"Enthusiastic'' U the only adjective applicable la describing, the praise which U being given tne J avenue Oner and Minstrel Oa. now playing I to packed houses at The Casino on WrighUville Beacn. Despite the i threatening weather another Urge au dience waa present last night ana every feature of the bill was enjoyed. Tha comnanv doses IU engagement I with matinee at 4 P. M and perform ance to-night, to-morrow matinee at 4 P. M., and final appearance to morrow night" ' The matinee perform ance wUl be especially popular wltn those who are fortunate enough, to have half holiday on Friday or Satur day. There U no curtailment of the programme for the matinees... !; -Vaudeville at ' V7rIxhUvUle Beach to-nlrht' Tickets can be purchased, in ' the dty lor is cents. v v : ?K i i n RfiflWlI. A. D. BROWN, A special line White Dress Goods sold constantly as follows: i India Linens, Persian Lawns, French Lawns, Freneh Organdies, v French Nainsook, Paris Muslins, Mercerized Mulls, Victoria Lawns, Long Cloth, ' Bilk PersUnaVetc - - Our lines of Fancy White Good are larger and of greater variety than we have ever before shown, and include Sheer Lace Stripes, , Lawn Stripes, Leno Stripes, Dotted Stripes, -j- , Dimity Stripes, ' Dimity Checks, Lace Pique Stripes, PIdn Wells, Fancy Marseilles, Dotted Swisses, ; Figured Swisses; , Grenadines, -Etc. Sole Agenta for Batter iek's Pattern aad American Lady Corset. A great deduction in Embroideries for cash this week. Yon are invited to see them. jy 19 tf o o 9' GEO. R. jy si tf NEW SKIRTS We have just received a lot of Skirts $1.25, 1.75, 3.00, 4.50, 6.00, 9.00. Silk Skirts $4.75, 6.50, 9.00, 15.00. Black Mercerized Petticoats (underskirts) quality $1.25, 2.00 to 5.00. . . " . . r.a Silk Jackets in the latest style; just the thing for the seashore. Price $7.00. They are made of Peau-de-Soie Silk and the very latest style. A new lot of Beads and Waist Sets. . . . .na We are closing out our Summer Hats and Waists at very low JP"CM. An early call will show you a lot of new and stylish goods at popular prices. . PARIS -MILLiri.ERY -EMPORIUM, jy 29 tf : 129 Market Street, Wilmington, N. C. Will make one-fifth more THE F. E. HASHAOEM CO.. - Dealerg Only an 2 tf A Bank for Women, make use of onr strong vaults as a repository for tneir sav Sm We solSt the Moounts of ladies and promise careful , room especially for their use. A cosey place where they can " come and feel at homey- -au7tt . W. aICcaaisriiM " " . - ; I- 100 Cars of Fish Scrap. Mr. R. M. Thomas, representing the B. a Royster Guano Co., oi uoium- bia, a a, has been in the dty several days and yesterday closed a contract for the entire stock of fish scrap now at the Cape Fear and Atlantle fish mIm it Old Brunswick, down the river. The purchase by Mr. Thomas is 20,000 tons, or 100 freight car loads. The material Is no w being brought up to the city by f lighter and is being shipped to Columbia by rail. Keglst er of Deeds la Pender. The County CommUsIoners of Pen der have elected Mr. W. M. Hand, of ttnifr w. as resritter of deeds, to suc ceed the late J B. Black whose rather sudden death" occurred Sunday. . Mr. W. VL Hand is a brother of Messrs. J. B. and Jere Hand, of Wilmington, and U eminently cruallfied for the po dtlon. He has given bohd and enter ed upon hU new duties already. Rear.End Car CoIIlsloar. ; This morning about 1 o'dock, aa the city -cam were going : to the. bara at Ninth and Orangewtrect two oi mem had a rear-end colliaion at Fourth and p.in atPAts. One of the motor-: men had his hand severely cut Itta not known If others were Ujured. f-. whiteville News: "MrSi. B O. Merritt and little son, ol Wilming ton, are visiting Mrsv W. G. Burk- neaa Miss Etta Powell went to wiimineton Monday to attend a house j party to be given by Miss Mary Posf! Vaudeville at WrighUville Beach Mason Fruit Jaia and extra robbers at BehderV&:;;irt i o o a o o a a a o o o o o o a a o A pair Selz Royal Blue or Profecto high or low cut SHOES? They never fail to please the fellow who puts bis foot in thenw Theyhava the snap, style, com fort and wear that we all want, at popular prices $3.00 and $3.50. Found only at FRENCH & SOUS. the latest styles of Skirts. Woolen 65c, worth $1.25; better AN INDUCEMENT ; aS5Wa want to get all you can for your money. Who doesnt? We get all we can for onr money, wetry to give yon all we can for yours. .There is no risk ft buying here, but a certainty ol good FLOUB and gobd value. PlUsbury's Best, i Tidal Wave, uImperial.,, bread than ordinary Flour. 3no. a. aanBTBOife, wiss prssiasat. LAST FOUR PERFORMANCE. CASINO. Juvenile Ilinstrels. To-day Matinee. 4 P. 9 P. M. M. Night.... - SATURDAY. Matinee........ Night an 7 tf ;; A P. 9 P. M. M. IT0TICE. Holders of - Hew Hanover . County Oonrt House Bonds take notice: ' : - " That said bonas of the denomination ot lioo each and numbered 21, a, 83, ti; 85, SB, 87, S3. 29, so, 81 and S3 inclusive and bonds of the de nomination oi $500 each and numbered 18, 14, CO, sa, 85, 88, 89, 82,andatt dated-January 1st. 1892, will he paid at Atlantic Rational Bank with accrued interest on theSlst day of august, 1903, and attar said flat Interest will cease on above numbered bonds. By order of Board County oommlBsloners. p. XOKAOHXBN, y. . an78w frsn- Chairman. SAItSAPABILLA WITH ::'--v XODXDU. - . " The great Skin and Blood remedy. A nnvArfnl tmrlfifir Of the blood. price 75c a bottle, three bottles for $2.00, at . ; i -- ' : '- H ARDIQ - - Palace PliarB5Yt 126 South Front Street. J an sstf , , . Both Tbonea bb. r S To Excursisnlsts. Thettrstl mwumina or a sty us HHI'VUII W. WOT u roesUHy, you may need au of these iieFavorltew Barber ihop ts the Place. - : . aoioa oavias. Ho, 7 aoatfi.rroat etreefc - v DIU YOU EVER thing you should do oa your arrival oo is w un ck ctesu, wi "J' v t ' 1 :m if i. ' I. '4 i i
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Aug. 7, 1903, edition 1
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