North Carolina Newspapers

. it EM. BvarvBaV? x HRUS OF SUBSCRIPTION. ii;iBlaiUa Largsr Than Thai Oi Any OihM Dally Bw paper Published la Wllminfton. X Ob xavr, by EXalL Six Month, Thre JXontha, ' Two Koathc, . " ts.oo; i 1.85 V 1.00 5 tUTw4 toStkMmm im the 4 Y easy at 4 Casta yar Haatm IN THB STATB. a VOL. LXXIV. NO. 127. WILMINGTON, N. Of WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1904. WHOLE NO. 11.536 r . : H OUTLiHES. man nnvcted and sen- to neKru . a . Q(h . th iVof the Hodges family at States Ga were forcibly taken from .-mrt Jiouse and burned at the '. h military made resistance, Wcra overpowered; ten other pris- Weather Bureau reports decided ioration in cotton over the greater lm Or uo w.w. gprf &?e 01 rice m uo uuiww this season is about: 643,400 only 1,800 in North Carolina, 'weat packing house of W. S. -j by fire. ttassiau snips at Arthur made a sortie yesterday Bid not enceunter me Japanese nd returnea o xroi arwur. jRussian cruiser iraiiaua is ue- d to nave oseo suu- m iuo uxn Au?. 10, ana au on ooara fid. uruiser iiana or tne Arthur squadron hai arrived at yostok. rort a.rtnur .aa- say the garrison in gooa S; mere is no siuus" osses are not as neavy "pro- W Senator a. w. uavis 1)3 rormauy nuuucu ..-n-J, e Sulphur Springs, vv. va. S Hamlin and ts. jj. aniveiy, oi .. i i na, are lO masn spctuucs uurmg tsta campaign in Maine. 1 CT 1 1 I A I.U. an irjups la ouutunok Sirica k fierce n?ht with tne natives, were defeated. Japanese iror has demanded toe surrender vt Arthur: an answer is expected t ; haavy fighting continues. fltUSSlia Roveruuiou ua mauo jets with lie wis in non, or. Yorr, ior construction or er torpedo boat destroyer. New York markets: Money on fli-v easv at 11 per cent: cotton h at 10.65s; flour was inactivebut V . . . r XT C 1 Wheat spot nrm ; o. a reu uum- corn spot easy, No. 2, 59Jc. ; mat easy, mixed 25 and 32 Ids 38i39ic. ; rosin quiet; spirits ntlne quiet. WEATHEH HEPORT. tJ.8. dssp't of agbioui.tuki5, v Weathkb Bureau, WILMINGTON, N. C., Aug. 16. J teorological data for the twenty- oars ending at 8 P. M. : feaperatures: 8 A. U., 76 degrees; ., 73 degress; maximum, 8t oe tciulmura, 70 degrees; mean, 78 infall for the day, .00; rainfall first of the month to date, 4.36 les. COTTON REGION BULLETIN. ir weainer in tne western ana erg in the eastern half of the belt. m weather continues in the west disl 4 while the temperatures iosievu3t lower in the area where b have fallen. FORECAST FOB TO-DAY. ashisqton, Ausr. 16. 1? or North biina: Fair Wednesday and Thurs gut to fresh southwest winds. Fort Almanac Angaat 17. Eises.. 5.19 A.M. 6.48 P.M. 13H.29M. 12.05 A.M. 2.35 A.M. getg Length. a Water at South port. a Wster WllmlnKton. he weather now makes one feel swapping clothes with an. orrote. Bryan says Judge Parker is am to be elected President Hng like getting on the band od, then. - . he woodsawyer saws wood in pr to make a living and the poli- m "saws wood" in order to keep phittins: the ceilin? with him- ,, o . - Murna out that pink lemonade prohibition town contained akey. It ia natural to suppose the digcovery was made because who drank it appeared on the eta in pink tights. farmer in Marion county, Ga., produced a watermelon weigh-fifty-Eeven pound's. The moat fderlul part of it is how he kept e colored individual Irom-.beat- him to it. p correspondent of the New York 'iM7 Post refers to Roosevelt aa plkitg in the footstens of Lin- We knew something had faed ua to lose sight of Roosevelt; got lost in one of Lincoln's foot- P aJ8 the Jacksonville Times won: ,:Tho oao, -i,i i.v fJ dull at VowYiArf TTV,n Tnnr ' w f VA Va JLAAU JL VUA Mredare a dull lot anyway." !e- Y0UOH?httft run until tifl ft pile if yon TOonf Wsity to drag the ground. oaJ the Dnrham Herald If e Presence of :Mr. -Rntlflr was P63d at the iuiarjce nr.thir, !a :l ari(Wl Butler i i'Uance for U u iv f He now leavoa ?t f nf.Yinra f orry aion Ci Qut "'si aims for the h of for man f of 6 cultural interests. France when agree with th a ICS nf it- - uuiuu eday they are called poll-"re- 'irreconsilables.' m -v. i lira ; . u 1U America we Borne liea pan it. . ... . . tw i tnem colters but l"ey atav nnf i . i, It tu. 1UU& we tnrow mua f mem as f.nn.ci.i!. , hp subry ana nnaiiy dub LOCAL DOTS. Other locals, fourth page. Steamer "Wilmington" will leave at 7:45 Instead of 8 o'clock to night for the mid-week dance. Thomas H. Knight announces a big excursion to Fayettevllle on La bor Day, Monday, September 5 th. County Koad Superintendent Perry says the conylct force will com plete the relaying of the turnpike to the Sound next week. Rev. A. T. Graham, of David son College, will conduct prayer ser vice at 8t. Andrew's Presbyterian church this evening at 8:15 o'clock, The next Bkiff race of the se ries for the O." R., L. & P. cup will be sailed over the same coursa Saturday. The starting gun will be firel at 4 P.M. The owners, Messrs L. E Squires and F. P. Flynn, advertise for sale at auction, in Iront of the post- office, on Aug. 26tb, the steam tug "F. and F." See advertisement for particulars. The report that a number of members of the Wilmington Light In fantry are ill In camp at Morehead City Is erroneous. Two members of the ompany, who returned yesterday, say the health of the boys is fine. Andrew Spencer, colored, 50 years of age, died yesterday of con cussion of the brain, brought on by be ing struck on the head by a piece of timber, three or four weeks ago. - Dr. Thos. R Mask attended the Injured man. There were still no develop ments In the Columbia murder mys tery yesterday afternoon. The authori ties are keeping their own counsel. A dozen different theories are advanc ed with reference to the case. Knight's Columbia excursion took 400 Wilmington people to the South Carolina capital, leaving at 7 ;30 A. M. leilerdaT, about one-third of the passengers being white. The train arrived in Columbia with about 800 passengers. ! Friends of Mrs. J. H. Thomas, No. 303 North Front street, will regret to learn that she slipped and fell on the back porch of her residence, Monday, breaking her right arm. On account of the Inflammation the phy sician has been unable to set it. Indications point to a large patronage of the Heptasopha' excur sion to Carolina Beach to day. There will Be four trips of the steamer "Wil mington," with the regular mid-week dance at night. Perfect order will prevail and a "day of delight" Is, In deed, assured. Car No. 29 of the suburban line has been fitted with one of the im proyed electric arc headlights with which the Consolidated Co. is contem plating equipping the line. The new light is a powerful one and makes ob jects on the track visible for two blocks or more. Justice Bornemann received an emergency call yesterday afternoon from Carrie Stewart, a colored deni zen of Burr dc Bailey's alley, who com plained that a colored boy had at tempted to shoot her with a pistol and had later thrown a billet of Iron at her. Constable Savage went post haste and lodged the disturbing mem ber In jail. The Effect in Jimes City. A Newborn correspondent writes: "It seems as though another of "Prince George the Third's" predictions has passed Into history and added to the already long list of predictions made by that fanatic. About 1 o'clock to day a heavy black cloud was seen to make up in the northwest and about 2 o'clock a heavy downpour of rain fell, and while it was raining no less than 150 negroes from James City, the place that was doomed to be destroyed by water,came rusning over tne coun ty bridge that adjoins the two places, for a place of refuge. It Is said that a good many came over ounaay nignt and will remain until Tuesday. New born negroes pay no attention to Richardson's utterances as they well know that he Is crszy." Will be at Tbe Casioo - The Central Labor Committee met in special session last night and de cided not to change its original plans of holding the Labor Day celebration Sept. 5th at The Casino, Wrlghtsvllle Beach. A proposition to hold tne celebration at the Seashore Hotel was entertained, but after a thorough con sideration last night it was thought best to make no change of the original plans. Back From K. of P. Tour. State Deputy Grand Chancellor J. D. Nutt, of the K. of P. Grand Lodge, returned yesterday from an official visitation to a number of lodges in Western counties. He reports a revi val of Pythian Intereat everywhere and a splendid condition of the order. He leaves again to-day for another offi cial trip to lodges elsewhere in the State. " Complimentary to Miss Johnson. Miss Annie Ramsey and Miss Male O'Berry delightfully entertained last night at the residence, of Miss Ram sey, 105 Church street, complimentary to Miss Bailie Johnson, of Fremont. Delightful refreshments were, served and music was furnished by the Ca sino Orchestra. A large number of guests were in attendance. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Piatt & Haar Specials. Sizf Sizzl I--Keep Cool. J. H. Rehder & Co. Clearing sale. - BUBISWM LOCALS. Notice Sale of ateam tug "F. A; F. TOE BODY RECOVERED Remains of the Travelling Man Drowned Saturday Night ! Sent to Reidsville. GHASTLY FIND BY BROTHER. . -I . ry-v- Unacquainted With Ceaniry, He Drove Info Deep River at Castle Haynea and Was Swept Down by the Current Ho fool Play. Floating in mid stream, face down ward, within two hundred yards of where his- horse and buggy were, taken from Northeast river at Castle Haynes Sunday afternoon, the drown ed body joFR. H. Butler, the travelling man who lost his life, presumably in an effort to ford the stream early Sat urday night, was found yesterday, morning, about 11 :30 o'clock by a brother of the deceased, Mr. A. L. Butler,' who came down to Castle Haynes from Reidsville, N. C, on the morning train and Immediately join ed the searching party headed by Mr. J. ' T. Larkins, of Castle Haynes. Mr. W. M. Crafton, another travel ling salesman of Butler Bros., joined his employer at Castle Haynes and assisted In the search. The brother was on the bank when he saw the body floating down the river and ca'l cd to Mr. Larkins, who had seen the object in the water about the same time from the ferry boat. The body was Immediately brought to tbe shore and Coroner Bell and Undertakers W. E. Yopp and W. W. King were summoned from Wilmington.' Dr. Bell viewed the body and de cided there was no need for an inquest The body was easily identified by the brother of the drowned man and there were no marks of ' violence on the nersoni A watch and $33.70 In cash were taken from the pockets of the deceased. The remains were turned over to the undertakers, pre pared for shipment, and sent on the evening train to Reidsville for inter ment. The brother, who discovered the body hi the river, was nearly over" come with grief at the sad occurrence and expressed himself as profoundly gratified to Mr. Larkins and others who had assisted in the recovery of the body. It was ascertained yesterday that Mr. Butler left Burgaw Saturday morning and his movements were traced until 6 o'clock In the evening of the same day. Abcat 6 o'clock he was Inquiring the way to Castle Haynes! when about three miles on the other aide of the river. It is probable that,- being unacquainted with, the country, he attempted to ford the river at- Castle Haynes and lost his life. Butler Bros, are well known j tobacco manufacturers of Reidsville and the family is one of the most prominent ones in that sec tion. The drowned man was well known j throughout this section, but came to Wilmington very seldom, as be visited the country trade only. FIRED UPON BY BURQLiR. Mr. T. H. Williams, of Croaly, Sarprlsed Robber and Was Shot Last Mrht. i . Returning from an ice cream party about 11 o'clock last night, Mr. Thos. H. Williams, a prominent young mer chant of Cronly. N. 0., heard some one in his store and went in to inves tigate. J He found inside a negro bur glar, who, finding bis way of egress blocked, fired upon the merchant. shattering his elbow. Tbe negro made good his escape. Dr. T. V. Moore, of Pheenix, was summoned and will pro bably attend the injured man this morning. No further particulars were learned last night. Saloon Keeper Not Guilty. The onlv case of interest in the doHcb court vesterdav was that of E. M. Cheek, the saloon keeper on Mar ket, between Front and Water streets, arrested Monday night by Policeman H. P. Merritt, charged with keeping his bar ODen after hours. The officer testified point blank that Mr. Cheek and several men entered the saloon after 12 o'clock and came out shortly after 1A.M. Five witnesses for the defendant said that they had been in the saloon with Mr. Cheek before 12T o'clock and did not enter after that hour. The preponderance of testi mony being in favor of the defendant, he was discharged. However, the officer; was commended for his action under all the circumstances. Real Estate Transfers. From deeds filed for record yester day the following real estate transfers appear: J. a. jruncnes ana who id a. T. Pittman. for $750. nrooerty on east side of Fifth, 109 north of Dawson street, 66x132 feet In size, wimam Sheehan and wife to Iiadore Bear and others, for $25, strip of land on. north side of Market,91 feet west of Eleventh street, ten Inches on Market street and extending back about 60 feet. Complimentary Laws Party. Last night at the residence of Mrs. Graffito, Third and Walnat streets, Miss Sybil Hancock delightfully en tertained at a lawn party in compli- mnnt to her cousin. Miss Mary Rose Medlin, of Savannah, Ga., who la vis iting In the city. Aboutitwenty guests were present and all enjoyed the de lightful occasion greatly. Refresh ments were serve. ' " m m am- Take tha ehf Idren to the Casino 25 cents round trip on trolley line for children under twelve years. No charge for children under! 5 years, t K PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Miss Eva Boyd is the guest of friends and relatives In Washington, N. O. Among yesterday's arrivals at The Orion was Rev. Will B. Oliver, of Florence. Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Stone re turned yesterday from a trip to the Exposition. Mrs. H. McL. Green has gone to Newton,N. O., to visit her slater, Mrs: G. U. West. " ; Mr. B. F. Fassell, of Teachey, arrived yesterday to attend the truck ers' meeting to day. . Mrs. J. D. Price and I Miss Annie Price, of Southport, are guests of relatives in the city. Miss Witsell, of Charleston, is the guest of Mrs. C. D. Weeks, No. 12 North Eighth street. Mrland Mrs, Verner, of Co- I lumbia, 8. 0., are guests' of Mrs. Eliza Bellamy, on Market street. rr- Mrs. Harrisa Yorm and danorh- terMiss Isabelle Yopp, left yesterday to spend some time at Jackson Springs. Misses Mattie and l3usie Cul pepper, of Wilson, are guests of their uncle, Mr. R. A. Culpepper, No. 6 Castle street. After spending some time in the city with relatives, Mr. and Mrs. j G. W. Cherry returned yesterday to their home in Norfolk. Mrs. Samuel Northrop and Mrs. R. H. Northrop and child left yesterday to spend the remainder of the Summer at Pitisboro. Miss Madge Reilly, the oblig ing and clever stamp clerk at tbe post office, Is spending a vacation at her old home at Farmers' Turnout. Mrs. W. E. Perdew and little daughter, Miss Llllie Louise Perdew, left yesterday for Jackson Springs, where they will spend some time. Mrs. M. E. Van Laer and daughter Miss Louise Van Laer, have i moved to Richmond, Vs., and will i make their home in the future with Mr. Robt. E. Van Laer. . Mr. H.. C. James, wife and daughter, of Mississippi, are here on a visit to relatives and friends. At present they are guests of Miss Julia ! James, on Third street. Capt. G. Bunnell is in com mand of the Clyde Liner "Oarib," which arrived yesterday. Capt. W. O. Chichester took the "Arapahoe's" run to Charlestonand Jacksonville this week. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Skelding have cone to Mrs. Skeldlng's home near Washington, D. C, in response to a telegram announcing the serious illness of Mrs. Ames, the mother of Mrs. 8keldlne. Mr. Willard " Frank returned yesterday from Washington, D. 0., where he visited his brother, Mr. John Frank, formerly ; manager of the I Western Union here but now manager of a branch office for the Postal Tele graph Cable Co. In the Capital City. Alien Pearssll arrested. Allen Pearsall, a negro arrested time and again for . larceny but who had hitherto been lucky enough to es cape, fell again into the clutches oi ; the law upon his return Monday from I South Carolina, whither he had fled to escape indictment 1 for stealing a number of articles from Sarah Gilles pie, colored, last May, and for false pretence In procuring other articles from Ed. Highsmltn. Pearsall was taken in custody by Constable Savage and at the preliminary trial before Justice Fowler confessed everything. He went to jail for Superior Court. Woman Charged With Perjcry. Sarah Williams, a colored woman from the sound, was found in the city yesterday and lodged in jail by Con stable Savage. She Is charged with perjury In an assault and battery case in which a "friend of hers" was con cerned before 'Squire JohnG. Wagner a week or two ago. After the trial of the principal in the case, arrangements were being made to bring the woman to Wilmington for preliminary trial before Justice Fowler, but she got away from the officer in charge and was not seen or beard of again until yesterday. ' Rev. Mr. Vlppermsn at Home. Dallas correspondence of Charlotte Observer: "Rev J. L. Vlpperman and family have moved back to Dallas and are stopping at the home of Mr. Arrander, awaiting the completion of the Baptist parson e. Mr. Vipperman left here more than two years ago to accept a pastorship In Wilmington, but resigned there the first of August to accept a call from the Baptist church here. Mr. Vlpperman and his family were loved by all who knew them, but more especially by tbe members of his churcb,'' Back Prom 6smp Messrs. J. Holmes Davis and James B. Everett returned yesterday from Morehead City, where they were in camp with the Wilmington Light In fantry. They bring excellent report of the conduct and bearing of the I Wilmington boys in camp and say the encampment is a big 'success. . While a number of the Third regiment boys I are in the Infirmary, with fever they E do not think it has yet been diasrnosed as typhoid. ' ' . ' Photottanha from $2.60 to $6. 50Jtiaer dozen at The Vale Studio, Front and Princess. fi. Services at First Church of Christ, Scientist, this evening at 8:15. j Mur chison Bank Building. All are in vited . - THE TIE THAT BINDS. Beautiful and Impressive Cere mony Yesterday by Odd Fel lows of Wilmington. LAYING OF CORNER STONE. Procession of Members, With Orphan Children and Delightful Exercises. Address by Hon. Plato falllns, " ' of Klnsfon, N. C Notes, Beautiful and imposing ceremony yesterday afternoon marked possibly the most auspicious and the most noteworthy incident In the'aixty-odd years of Odd Fellowship in Wilming ton. The occasion waa the laying 'of the corner atone of the handsome, new I. O. O. F. building now In process of f construction at the .northwest' corner of Third and Princess streets. ' Every condition and every environment favored the successful execution of the elaborate arrangements so well laid by the committee In charge. The attendance- was large and one who viewed the great concourse of people, many of them with the insignia of the order upon their breasts, could not etcape the conviction that Odd Fel lows are the most zealous, the most en thusiastic and the moat loyal people on earth. The procession, formed In front of the City Hall, was a magnifi cent demonstration of the zeal and ardor of those who proudly wear the three links. The address of the occa sion by Hon. Plato Collins was excel lent; the ritualistic exercises were im pressive; the music was good, acd from any viewpoint, no other word sums up the celebration quite so ade quately as the word "Success," with an accent upon each syllable. Pursuant to official call the four lodges of the Order In Wilmington and Atlantic Lodge No. 43, of South port, which came up on a special boat, assembled in front of tbe City Hall at 4 o'clock and formed a lengthy proces sion, headed by a platoon of police and the Delgado Band, and directed bv Col. Walker Taylor, grand marshal, ith the following assistants, all mounted, viz: Messrs. Henry Daniels, S. G. Hall, J. J. Hopkins, Geo. W. Branch and Harry 8. McGirt. -The procession moved : shortly after 4 o'clock, the four lodges of Wilming ton and Atlantic, of Southport, being led by Grand Guardian C. H. O'Berry, with drawn sword, and the banner bearers, followed by the lifty-odd chil dren from the Odd Bellows' Home in Goldsboro; the orator, Grand Lodge officers, committeemen and other dig nitaries in carriages. The parade was highly creditable, being over four blocks long and requiring more than five minutes to pass any given point The music by the band was splendid. The line of march waa from the City Hall, up Third to Red Cross street, down to Front and south on Front to Market street, thence up Market to Third and back to the build ing. The route had to be ahortenedon account of tbe children and the ex tremely warm weather. It was nearly 5 o'clock when the formal exercises of the corner stone laying began from an Improvised plat form at the new building. Grand Lodge officers presiding, children of the home, committeemen and a large number of others hadseats on the rostrum. The band played a melody entitled "Snap Shot," by McMillan, and the Grand Chaplain, the Rev. Dr. Mendelsohn, Invoked a divine bless ing upon the exercises of the hour. A mixed quartette composed of Mrs. J. D.--Edwards, Mrs. Greene Fenley, Mr. H. K. Holden and Mr. Brooke French, with Mr. E. XL Munson as accompa nist, next rendered with beautiful effect "Farewell to the Forest," by Mendelssohn, and the ritualistic exer cises of the corner stone laying fol lowed, Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy pre siding aa Grand Master ; Mr. John E. Wood, Deputy Grand Master; Mr. J. T. King. Grand Warden; Mr. H. O. Craig, Grand Becretary ; Mr. Richard J. j Jones,Grand Treasurer ; Mr. M. O. Mcdruthrle, Grand Conductor, Mr. Jno. E. Silvia, Grand Herald,and the other officers as named. Past Grand Master Marcus W. Jacobi occupied the chair as master of ceremonies. After introductory remarks by the Grand Master explaining tbe signifi cance of the occasion the Grand Secre tary read the list of articles . to be placed in the depository and they were committed with tbe usual ceremony by the proper officers. . Contents of Corner Stone. The articles placed In the corner stone were those from the corner stone of the old building, laid in 1871, and a number of other articles of more modern date handed In to Mr. B. F. King,' secretary of the arrangement committee, during the past several day. The old corner stone was opened yesterday morning and the articles were taken from an unsealed metallic box, therefore they were not very well preserved. The contents of the old cornerstone were as follows: Copy Morning Star, April 23rd, 1871; con stitution and by-laws, Cape Fear Lodged 1867 ; Daily Journal. April 23rd, 1871, and April 26th, 1871; names of officers and members, . Cape Fear Lodge and Campbell Encampment In April, 1871; Carolina Farmer, April 21st, 1871; ' American Odd Fellow, New, York, April, 1871; copy of city map 185C ; The Post, April 23rd, 1871; ordinances of the City of Wilming ton, compiled by George Davis, 1867; Confederate States bond No. 23,803, March 2nd, 1863, and Sept. 20th, 182; Heart and Hand, New York, April 1st. 1871 ; proceedings' of the Grand Lodge, Goldsboro, 19th-21st, lnclu live, 1870; charter, and constitution Wilmington Building Association; constitution and by-laws Campbell En campment, 1846 ; Confederate money ; coin of same date as Introduction of order in the United States; rare coins; business directory of the city of Wilmington-, 1871, compiled by P. Helns berger. , The articles handed in more recent ly for the new' depository were as fol lows: ; Short history of Cape Fear Lodge by W. W. Yopp, P. G. ; July number of Odd Fellows' Companion, Columbus, Ohio, from J. T. Riley; Morning Star of September 21st, 1895, containing death notice of Mr. A. J. Yopp, one of the oldest mem bers of Cape Fear Lodge at that time, from W. H. Yopp; letter from Gen. Beauregard to Hon. Jno.D. Bellamy, from W. H. Yopp ; State Bank and Confederate money from W. H. Yopp; list of children from Odd Fellows' Home at Goldsboro and by whom en tertained on their annual outing Aug. lfiih-ad.ISOV incruveOohsniu tlOn and by laws and names of present officers of Hanover Lodge No. 145, I. O. . O. F. lot of rare stamps and coins from Wm. Niestlie; consti tution and by-laws, Wilmington Lodge 139 and of Atlantic Lodge, No. 43, of Southport; Columbian half-dollar from W. C. Smith; copy of Truck er's' Journal and Southern Lumber Journal from Z. W. Whitehead; jewel presented to late Capt. J. M. McGow an, P. G. and P. C. P. by Orion Lodge, No. 67, 1. O. O. F from W- A. McGowan ; lot of rare coins from Frank LaFella; official receipt from B. F. King; Brazilllan coin from Dr. Richard J. Price; and the following' from Grand Treasurer R. J. Jones: Copy of proceedings of Grand Lodge of North Carolina for 1904, and con stitution and by-laws of Cape Fear Lodge, No. 2, adopted Feb. 5th, 1856; constitution and by laws of Campbell encampment 1846; programme of fourth anniversary, Cape Fear Lodge, Mo. 3, May 13th, 1846, con talnlng an ode written by a young lady, a pupil of the I. O. O. F., tchool, Third and Princess streets,copy of Grand Master's annual report 1877. - Following the exercises by the Grand Lodge as constituted, the quar tette sang "Jesus My Saviour, Look on Me," by Nevin, after which Hon. John D. Bellamy introduced the ora tor. Mr. Bellamy said It was signifi cant that 119 years ago the spot upon which the new building stands was purchased by the county of New Han over and erected thereon was a prison for unfortunate debtois, who were confined by a tyrannical govern ment and that its first transfer since that time was to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 1 which had done no j little toward overthrowing the tyranny of years gone by. He presented Hon. Plato Collins In most complimentary terms as the orator of the day. i Mr. Collins has an easy, graceful delivery and the words which he spoke bore the ear marks of the deep student that he is. His splendid address is printed in full below. Inspiring strains from the band mingled with enthusiastic -applause greeted the conclusion of Mr. Collins' address, after which the quartette ren dered "3avIor, When Night Involves' the Sky," by Shelley. Then followed a sweet little chorus from the children of the Home, one of the. number re lieving Mr. Munson as accompanist. Dr. Mendelsohn pronounced the bene diction and while the crowd dispersed the band struck up ever," making quite "America For an appropriate finale to an event so propitious. . Odd Fellows' Orphans Here. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Brinson and daughters, Misses Hattle and Pearl, Mrs. O. F. McArtan and Miss O. A. Nicholson, who arrived yesterday with the party of children from the I. O. O. F. home at Goldsboro, are being entertained at The Orton. The chil dren are at the homes of Odd Fellows in the city and are having a royal good time. They are more than 50 In number and arrived yesterday on a special coach attached to the regular train from the North. To-day at 1 P. M. the children go to Wrlghtsvllle Beach to be the guests of Manager Hlnton of the Seashore Hotel and will return in the evening. Their presence at the unveiling yesterday provoked much enthusiasm. Address by Mr. Collins. The full text of Mr. Collins' fine address is as follows : Grand Master. Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge, Members of Cape Fear Lodge No. Z Gentlemen: I count mvsslf fortunate to. be able to be with you on this auspicious day. There are private reasons wmcn in fluence me to view with pleasant an tlclnations a visit to this city. It was here that I first attended the Grand Lodsre of Odd Fellows as a mere boy. with my father, and partook, through the hospitality of the Odd Fellows of Wilmington, of the succulent bi valve when roasted on Wrlghtsvllle Beach. And it waa here that, in 1903, after the lapse of many years, the Grand Lodge gave me its first vote of confidence. But every North Carolinian feels a thrill of pride when he sets foot upon the historic soil of the city of Wll mineton. Here your fathers publicly and undisguised asserted their rights as freemen, rebelled against theun- 1uat exactions of the British parlia ment. defied the "Great . Wolf of North Carolina." and made him temnorarv prisoner in his own home until the Roval Stamp Distributor Pennington, a refused in his house, waa forced to resign. In another crisis the same indomitable spirit of this people was aroused and tbe des cendants of the leaders Of those times aln led the people Into the undls nuted Dossesslon of their own. with qutet but determined courage, while a whole State stood breathlessly on tuard. Here true and beautiful wo men, brave and fearless men have ever abounded. In no other crisis have von been found . wanting in moral courage. In peace as well, as in war you have recorded your triumphs. I recall with pleasure that a native son of my county, now and for many years a citizen of Wllmlng CLEARING ElDBB'S. Sale Begins Monday, Aug. 15 We mention just ten of the bargains. ' Best Linen Collars 5c. Ladies' 50 and 75c Straw Hats 10c, Silk Blbbons5c yard,! 10 yards Unbleaching for 25c, 10 yards 10c Bleaching for 75c, Danish Cloth 10c yard, ChUdren'a Handerchlefs 12c dozen, $6.50 all wool Suits 44.98, Canvas Oxfords and Bals.45o per pair, $3 La France Slippers $3.50. Hundreds of other Bar gains. " ' J"! H- EEHDEE & CO,3 615, 617, 619 North Fourth St. Car fare paid to and from the store on purchases of $2 and upwards. au 14 tf : ... v, ? . SIZZII SIZZLEII r A wood fire burns when yon have no further use for it. A gas fire goes out in a jiffy. Keep Cool-Cook with Gas, . an 17 2t .' Specials for one Week. One oi tbe smartest walking skirts oi the season la box-plaited all around, and is a strong rival of tbe kllt-plalted one which is enjoying each a long popularity. Large arm boles individualize a new blouse waist which shows the drop-ehoal-der yoke so very generally becom ing, and both the skirt and . waist are shown on pages 4 and S ot the Peerless Fashion Sheet for Septem ber. This sheet may be had tree at the Pattern Department oi 25 per cent, off on Shirt , Waists. Piatt & Haar, 114 Market Street, There seems to 'lie a return -to favor of the circular skirt, illustra ted on page S of the same issue, ana other prominent styles are a riding skirt and coat. For evening wear there are many new designs, one in particular being a gown having a panel skirt with two flounces and a waist with ruSe sleeves and bertha. 12c. India Linen and Per sian Laces 9c. 15c, India Linens for 12c. 20c. India aug6 tr the new styles ot uiouse mon jackets Linens for 1 6c. many ana vanea. wesa ton, was lndespensable In the Legisla ture of 1899 when constructive statesmanship was required to preserve and perpetuate the fruits of the revo lution of 1898.- This Is today the first city in the Btate. - It is the greatest commercially the largest shipping point, pulsing with abundant life and enterprise. In culture, in education, y in rennement, in true southern hospi tality, in patriotism, In all the high ideals that go to make a free and en lightened people, she is the peer of any the Athens of North Carolina. It Is not strange that here Friend ship, Love and Truth assert their mild dominion, while Faith and Char ity combine to bless the mind with peace and soften the heart with sym pathy. It is but natural that the seed of Odd Fellowship sown in I this city, May 13, 1842, in the institution of Cape Fear Lodge No. 2, should have sprung up with ever-Increasing vital ity until there are now four Lodges with an aggregate membership of over seven hundred. The seed fell "into good ground and brought forth fruit," even an hundred fold. We have met today to witness the laying of the Corner Stone of this to be splendid bulldlng.concelved In love and to be erected by the sacrifices of the members of Cape Fear Lodge. It is an eventful day in her history. It marks an epoch in her life. This building which Is to be the Home of all the Odd Fellows of Wilmington is the reward which shall come to the members of Cape Fear Lodge who have toiled and waited and r hoped and loved. You have good cause to be "nappy today. I rejoice in great gladness with you. Yes, every Odd Fellow In North Car olina Is glad today because success is about to crown your labors and happi ness reigns supreme In your devoted hearts. The history of Cape Fear Lodge,her early struggles and triumps, has upon another occasion been dwelt upon at length by one of the most capable men in the' Order. So that history, grand and Inspiring as it is, need not claim our attention now. In his address on May 11, 1892, Col. Brut on said: "On July 1, 1881, the Build ing Committee notified the Lodge that the debt was paid and the building un encumbered was the property of Cape Fear Lodge, and now after the end of ten more years, the members are tak ing steps looking to the enlargement of their hall or tbe construction of a new and more commodious one." This building, after fifteen years of planning and sacrifice, rises to crown the labors or Oapu Fear Lodge, and to bless the Odd Fellows of Wilmington with its fraternal shelter.. The century just closed witnessed the rise and spread of f rater nalism in this country. Orders increase and multinlv. all having in view the bet terment of mankind. Among them . . . n . ii 1 tnere looms up tne giant ngure oi ine Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The time has now arrived when we may lay claim, without fear of contra diction or of exciting the jealousy of others, to the established fact that ours is the foremost fraternal organization In the world, outnumbering all others tnmembers anddollars,extending over a wider field, distributing with equal hand more munificent benefactions. There are those who seek to trace our origin for into the mystic past. I have no quarrel with them; there may be some foundation for their theories, but If trua they do not appeal to me. To my mind those who seek to add glory to our Order by tracing an.an cient lineage misconceive the spirit that pervades Odd Fellowship. Father Wlldey and his great compeers cut loose from the English and parent order at the very beginning. Slowly, but inevitably, the division widened, without friction or discord, until tbe great American Order was evolved as the . Independent Order of Odd Fel lows. It was born soon after our second war for Independence from England.- and Its growth and develop ment has been contemporary with the evolution of the republic. : Odd Fel lowship Is a product of our national SALE AT '1' , " - Specials for one Week. 25c. India Linens and Per sian Lawns for 1 9c, One Lot Colored Lawns, Values 15 to 25c, for 12 1-2c. One Lot Embroideries, Worth 15 to 25c, for 10c. shirt-waists are still obtain and life. Its success has been wrought out under the same conditions, by the same spirit that animated and directed the virile people, who caryed a great and untried liner. - Odd Fellowship is original. At the time the order sprang into existence. waw w m ua a w uuci Ai ebb aiiuuie ucn - our people were repudiating old world forms and ceremonies. They were in no mood to prate about the past; they were building a new order of things, solving present conditions, looking to the untried path that lay before them. The spirit of progress was the slogan, "Go on," the battle cry. Odd Fellow ship has not hesitated to change her ceremonies, abridge, her charges, re write her ritual and modify or repeal her Iawa when found fnennafatAnt with changed conditions and out of har mony with the spirit of the times. This is a practical age and a practical peo ple. No one stops now to inquire how old the order is. The men of this age ask, "What does your order teach!" ana -wnat is it doing ' liy that test we have outstripped all the rest, and encouraged by our success a dozen smaller orders have sprung up and copied our laws, and patterned after our Ceremonies and our ritual. Odd Fellowship was born of the ex igencies of the times. It was as nec assary to our fathers as the republic,' and its growth! and development was as natural and inevitable as the rise and progress of the nation. Its human izing lessons are all drawn from Bible stories and had long been accessible to man, but our ritual epitomized and i)ittTnf!M901 (Vi no. n.inMn1aB anil mflHa them attractive to a practical and work inar race. i Odd Fellowship strives to uplift the individual and improve and elevate his character. It seeks to instill Into him the highest ideals love of home and country and of God, fidelity to every duty, and obedience I to the powers that rule. But above all, It. teaches us to love man. Love tby neighbor as thyself is an imperative duty. Toleration of the faults of our fellowman, and a generous apprecia tion of their virtues. A broad observ ance of the golden rule, "Do unto others as you would they should do unto you," is the command of our laws. The spirit of our national life has quickened the pulse of our order. Tbe spirit of our brotherhood has pervaded the laws and permeated every branch of our government. When tbe living Christ made the good Samaritan, in the very fullness of his heart, ex claim, with dramatic fervor, as be turned back and looked down upon the wounded bleeding Jew, on that lonely road to Jerico, "Is he not, after all, my brother," he gave expression to the highest development of man's love for his fellowman. That striking lesson startled the Mosaic world It I shattered their canons of ethics It . j-m . MM proclaimed tne unriatian - era. xne Jew was his enemy, both in civil and religious relations. The two nation alities had no dealings with each other, and cherished a very bitter hatred. But the touching scene pene trated the soul of the man of Samaria, and sympathy and love triumphed grandly over prejudice and enmity. This story, so full of sweet and God like sentiment, will live on through the ages, encouraging many a brother, Concluded on Third Page. . Qsiot North for His Healtb. Mr. Duncan McEacbern, chairman of the Board of County Commis sioners, left yesterday morning for New York State. His health bas been failing for aeveral weeks and his phy sician advised him to spend some time In the North. Mrs. McEachern ac companied him. HARRIED. MOBB-MelVKR At the parsonage of tha First Baptist Church, Tuesday, August lith. at7P.M. bv Bev. F. D. Hale. Mr. J. Henry atofer and auss MeiUo Mclvar. all of this city.