North Carolina Newspapers

V KJIj. JU JN J. 41. WTLMTN'GrTON', ST. C., , NOVEMBER 19, 1908. WHOIiE NO. 12,845. OUTLINES. New Yor politics was the .object of a conference at Hot SprIngs;xVa., yes terday between . President-elect:: Taft, Vice President-elect Sherman,; and New York-Committeeman ' Ward.? It was not directly stated, but is v tie general opinion; vtliat Secretary Root will be .successor, to f' united State$i Senator ? jf latt The Cataolic Mis sionary Congress, fwlilch convened Sunday in Chicago vwitbit a large at tendance closed- last- night, with a mass meeting, featured : with - an ad dress 'by rW. Burke Cochran, ; of SNew York -?Rich.arI. Croker, former??Tara many leader, win spend, the Winter fn the -TJjiitedStateaon a visit- The first move in the" release of the military prisoners in Tennessee was taken by a Judge: yesterday-; -In the Florida peonage, case-the jury render ed a verdict yesterday of not guilty under instructions The Secretary of the Treasury calls for bids for $30,- aaa Ann 1 i uuu,uuu rauiuuii uuuus -..new icrwrfc lizer company with a capital of ; $75 000,000 is being organized- Some South Carolina soldiers are' being..! tried by court martial for refusing' .to' turn out when ordered on duty to pre vent a lynching The-Emperor of Japan yesterday Inspected the entire Navy of the Empire Reuben Crown and his brother, Joseph Crown, both lawyers, one of New York and the oth er of Pittsburg, -are In a hospital in the former city as a result of a fight between the j two- President Milli gan of the Prison Association of Amer ica, yesterday losfa well filled purse while attending he convention Tn Richmond, V.r:The Programme of the South will be the" subject of Judge Taft at the - North Carolina Society banquet in NewYork Dec; 7th The Inland Waterways .Convention adv journed yesterday to meet in Norfolk next year Mr. Rockefeller proved a decidedly interesting witness in the hearing of the suit; to dissolve tha Standard Oil Co., which began in New York yesterday Newv York mar kets: Money on call easy at 1 1-2 to 2 per cent, ruling rate ,1 3-4, : closing bid 1 1-2, offered at 1 3-4. ? Flour firm. Wheat easy, No. 2 red t.ll 1-2 to 1.12. elevator. ' Corn steady, No. 2 old 76 elevator. Oats steady, No. 2 mixed 53 1-2 to 54. Rosin and turpentine steady. Cotton quiet, middling up lands 9.55, middling gulf 9.80. .. - , Hearst - hasv;Ohe claim that no, one ican dispute. ; e was the original Hisgen. and Graves maxu t- . Those labor leaders got a good, din ner at the White Housftand that is about all thefr side will , get but of it. Charlotte, as we knew she would, is royally entertaining th$ members of the municipal convention rjf the Carolinas. Of course, Senator Piatt- says he would be glad to have Roosevelt to succeed him. Did anybody expect him to say otherwise? Public sentiment in Germany against the , Emperor's conduct must have been strong indeed to cause him to knuckle down to It so readily. "Bath Tub Teddy" is a nickname that will be likely to stick to Theo dore Roosevelt, Jr., as long as he lives unless he soon drops entirely out of public view. The price of steel rails in this coun try has been reduced four dollars a ton. But the tariff allows it still to be kept above that of the same article in the markets of Europe. And Congressman-elect Morehead, of the Fifth district says he was be trayed by his friends. It is' not often a man takes that view of his election to office, no matter ;: how1 unexpected k was. . , - -r' -...V In publishing his itemized campaign accounts oughtn't Chairman Mack to state how much the subscription list and advertising patrpnage of the Com moner increased during ' the same time? That 14-yearold ; boy who killed a 300-pound bear with a single-barrel shotgun near Rocky Point deserves special consideration at the hands of Roosevelt. He -should offer to take the boy with him: on his African hunt We wonder "how 'ymuch per" the hisgen ard GrMf in tiA.fion. cost .Hearst in the way SlLlnif' : CYnontns est thai tf-a11- ea camjfc Party & ,c i fo the Independence Well., of wlsl. spend t most as Wo to? has got the credit it; the next President here, and that is having him do so. to . imply that the i perfectly sincere. invitatioT K . If it breaV y he b ,?, four grar f hoc belt's ambition t to ? S0(ii democratic South and " -ei' !e r m do it he may. knock ji oit f the Presidential pro-' ('aid .own by Son-lh-Law fth in lis Rock Island speech 1 e didate four instead of fears k nce. Lon and eig' TO ORG ANIZE BDR 1 ye The Credit Clearings House NoV; Practically Certain For Bas. iness Community. Meeting held yesterday Number of Leading Firms Form Nu- cleus For Very Promising Or gdnization Committee to Wait Upon Others. The nucleus' for xa very strong and active credit clearing house with traf fic bureau attached, to be maintained lri;Tconhection with the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce , organization, was - formed at a well attended and enthusiastic , meeting of wholesale merchants, jobbers and business men generally yesterday morning at 11 bS clock.. : . . V The action , taken was upon report orthe committee which had . spent much time and thought upon a plan as proposed by Mr. H. E. Baxter, an eipert credit man of Natchez, . Miss:, who has been in the city several days in: this . Interest eineeQttjsras presided over by . Wfc&&jRog&& ?pf the. DU Gore Company; iarid the: re port of the committee tocwblch; thd matter hadpjeeitjref erjasxsubmiij fced by MiiiJ lTaylor;f who strongly recommended the organization In . con nection with the Chamber of Com merce f or: reasons of economy. Al though it would not be incumbent' on a member of the Chamber to be a member of the Credit Bureau, he though membership in -the latter should be restricted to members of the Chamber I-ie went into the ques tion in a very exhaustive way, explain ing not only the advantages of the credit bureau, but the freight rate feature and the' collection feature. He stated that a competent man would be. In charge 'of v theTb'tfreau and ex plained how thorough he credit In formation could be made provided the clearing house was properly supported by the business men, who would in every way be protected by secrecy as to their private affairs. He had figur ed that the cost of the clearing nouse would-be about $75 per year for each member; ' There was much favorable discus sion of the committee's rc port and recommendation andl finally upon mo tion of Mr. Louis E. Hall and second by Mr. Lacy Hunt, those present were givn an opportunity of subscribing their rames and a committee was ap- ! pointed to wait upon other" merchants who should be Interested. Among the names . enrolled at the meeting were the D. L. Gore Company, Hall & Pearsall, Morris Bear & Bro., J. C. Stevenson Company. A. Taylor, Ahrens Brothers, McNair, & Peaifcall, J. W. Murchison &- Co.,'Geo. R. French & Sons, The Rheinsteih Dry . Goods Company and the- Standard Supply Company. " ""; The committee appointed to call on other merchants and endeavor to in terest them in the bureau, is compos ed of Messrs. L. B. Rogers, chairman; J. A. Taylor, Sam Bear and Eduard Ahrens. : Mr. Baxter, of Natchez, will remain in the city , several days longer aslst ing the committee with Its work. REV. J. A SMITH AT OTIC A Press of That City toud in Praise of Confederate Soldier. Conies of Utica, N. Y., papers re ceived in tlis city yesterday are loud in their praise of the address of Rev. J. A. Smith, of this city, to the Union veterans of Oneida county, under the auspices of the four Grand Army Posts of that section during the past week. The papers speak of his ad dress as a masterpiece, the Herald- Dispatch saying: "When he had got nast his introduction, he swung into a , reminiscent vein afid in that mood grave one of the most Interesting talks that have been given on the Civil War. With Mr. Smith, talking to interest an audience is evidently arfin art, , for tthe truest art is that which images nature, and the speaker was as" n atutal as a boy - narrating his flrst football lexperience-r-only the - essential bein g told, the non-Important details omitted. Needless , to say his audience listened to every word, applauding frequently and laughing heartily at the humorous episodes that flecked the tragic down fall of Fort Fisher as foam necks wia- gara-s mignty iau aown lis precipice. In a personal letterwfiting of his Jlt, Mr. Smith says :thas been me grandest epgea ut u me !"iu the near future is going to be worth much to the ;CIty of Wilmington.; I spoke last night on the sufferings of the South and told them all about the the carpet-baggers V and ? scaUawags treated us. I think. our Park is an as-, sured thing. Tne veterans nere nave c written Mr. Godwin assuring mm oi i 4-l.i-- AAnomHnn Iti fhn tyi After nf thrf Park. I go to Clinton, ,N. Y., Wednes-l mi Vht tr rtAHver irwr-address there and from there go4o Washington and thence home. I certamly have good hews to bring home to my -. fellow citi zens. y There's a Reason Why so many people' keep their money in the People's Saving Bank. It la! In the People the "People's air are treated alike., ' j .-. Zt- betahjed stolen goods te and Wife Stole Quantity of ds From Railroad Officers v pver Articles From the Home and Store. A rather remarkable case, of freight robbery .-.which has doubtless been car ried on several months without detec tion by the Coast Line authdritieSi is gradually being unravelled by the offl cers, in connection with the discove ry of the trunk which contained stolen 1 goods at. Dillon, S. C, last week, and iaer in the arrest of "Robert Henry White, colored, and Ella White, his wife and a search of their store and home on Green street yesterday after- noon where a considerable amount of uiaer stolen gooas were recoverea. Constable. W. B. Savage in company with Special Agent J. S. Stallings, of the A. C. L., found cheese boxes bear ing the names of persons to whom they had been shipped in White's store besides a number ofother arti cles and in his home recovered several coats and tants which had been care fully concealed between the mattress and springs of a bed i From all accounts White has been conducting a rather successful mer chandise business and from Indica tions, it is assumed that a large quan tity , pf the goods which . he retailed, were- stolen- by him and his wife-from railroad yards where they had been aced for shipment and from; receiv ing . warehouses: The trunk which was found at Dillon, S. C., was brought here Tuesday night by Detective Sta1)ri -$ 3f useof ''ock-out lings and was found to contain. 18 quarts of whiskey, a cheese weighing 24 pounds, two hams and a case of snuff, the latter being identified by the wholesale firm of J. A. Taylor, in thiscity. It is the opinion of the ofil cers that a majority of the goods stol en from time to time were shipments made by Wilmington wholesalers to country merchants. The defendants, Robert White and his wife, in jail here awaiting ar pre liminary trial of the case, are held un- der warrants charging larceny and re ceiving stolen property. They will be tried in Justice Furlong's court today Messrs. Herbert McClammy and Brooke G. Empie represent the de fendants and Messrs. John D. Bellamy & Son will prosecnte the case. NEWS OF THE Y. M. C. A. Basket Ball This Evening Girls' Class Thanksgiving Programme The Junior basket ball team of the Y. M. C. A. and a team from the Boys Brigade armory will play an interest ing match this evening in the Y. M. C. A., to which all friends are invited. The armory team will line up with Cliff Dixon, captain and guard; Harry Register, guard ; H. Gerdes, centre ; Simon Branch and Ralph Sholar, for wards. The Juniors will line up: Jas. Farrlbr, captain and forward; Paul Fowler, forward; Earl Huband, cen tre; Geo. Bornemann ' and Elbert Keels, guards. ; The Association is working on a big Thanksgiving : Day programme. . Be- twPAn 9 t in n'rlnVfc mo xiii rt go wr a ross uoumrjr run over a. course of thre miles storting on the ; .Tffimed; Venable "2; and Heb Castle Haynes road and finishing atjv ?.hnoi rnrnmittPP qnrrv afflrmpd- Ttie DoDson Lady Minstreis, ana ieo thft Action. In the aftioniilIsScno01 9.om.mit In addi- there will be a basket ball game and in the evening gymnasium exercises in which all classes will participate. 4. m w.i... An admission of ten cents will . be charged for the, latter. The girls' class in physical culture will meet tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock with Dr. Btfrkhardt in charge. The course embraces 2Q lessons, one afternoon a week and the charge will be only $2. Girls only between the ages of 10 and 14 will be received for this class. THE RED CROSS SOCIETY Local Branch; is Mesting With Much Encouragement: Meeting Yesterday Executive Committee of the local branch of the Red Cross Society was . iioirf iZtri held yesterday afternoon at the home of the presid?nt; .Mrs. W. L. Parsely The attendan ce was jjarge ;and . a num ber of new members werej received. The ladies feelv much .encouraged at th3 progress of the work thus fartand are receiving the 'hearty co-operation of all In their efforts. The local- branch extends a cordial invitation to all lad fes and gentlemen . to- join in the work and those who desire to enter their membership may do so by notifying lne secretary, Mrs. Cuthbert Martin. The first sale of the Red Cross stamps for private ""use was to young Mr. Harmon Chadbourn Rorison and additional merchants and . business firms who placed orders yesterday were the People's Supply Co., and Th3 ; Review Job PrTntine Comnanv. .stamps for use t during the month of December, may apply at any time to the secretary. i ! n r.c This a An important meeting of Cape Fear f.hnntpr TTnitoif TVnnp-htprs nf fhA Confederacy, iwjll be -this afternoon at the W. 1 1 Armory, A feature of interest at 'the .meeting ! will be some impressions of the recent General Convention at Atlanta, given hvfMrs TTATinn i nf ICenansvillev lii C..: wTin fa in thp'oHv rfitnrninar-from that lonial inn. , ' ' w FOURTH ARREST FredMUIer, Youag White Man, Charied With Complicity Jn SUPREME COURT OPINIONS Twenty-six Decisions Rendered Pri soners to Wadesboro- Funeral of .Capt. Duckett Charters Granted Freight Rates. (Special Star Correspondence.) Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 18. A fourth !arrest was made todayta connection with the murder of Dr. Elbert D. Smith . the traveling salesman frcV Richmond, Va whose body was found Sunday in the rock quarry pooi on the outskirts of the city. This latest arrest was that of Fred . S ! lUCUUCU IbSCli. LU Oil 11111 VU1? Ill Miller, :a young white man, and wasHhich the entire community should made ;ty the county coroner, acting :jom independently of the city police. No After thA Mnlanatinn of the nlan -JUme has been set for the examination oj. reyBua,w,-ine negro nacK Oliver, ; eral discussion ensued and It was de Hopkins, the restaurant clerk, and cided unanimously to form a New Grade James, the woman who was ar- rested Jyasterday. Coromer Separk says her .has strong evidence; against Miller. ".The coroner followed up the arrest of . Miller by issuing a warrant for the-negro hack, driver, Tom Cren shaw, tiow under arrest by the police. HeT charges Miller with the murder of dronarM,Bnd that'Crenshaw with Miller took th body to the quarry . Miller, .is well connected here and is committed to jail without bond. His is the fourth arrest , in connection with the cas which is giving the au thorities much concern. A conference was held today by members of the Corporation Commis sion with J. M. Culp, x vice prs sident and traffic manager of the Southern Railroad with reference to! the pro posed readjustment of freight rates on the Southern, system in this 'State ; that will involve very considerable gen-ral reduction in" rates. Prospect for a change and reduction is said to be very bright. iifiBo ?n tWOnw.ev nnMib as followart' Wade vs. Cohtractingd Co.r Carteret, no error; Smith vs. Moore, New Hanover, no error; Rosen thal vs. Goldsboro, Wayne, rewrsel; Myatt 'vs. Myatt, Wake, affirmed; Rusking vs. Seaboard Air Line, Anson, partial new trial in plaintiff's appeal, in defendant's appeal no 'error; Con dor vs. Secrest, "Onion, no error; Hen derson Snyder Co. vs. Polk, Union, no error; State vs 'Stratford, Union, no -rror; state vs. Shine, Union, no eror; Davis vs. Stevenson,Union, no error; Kuker vs. Snow, Durham, new triaj; Hall vs Railroad, Person? affirmed; Haywood vs. Trust Co., Alamance, af firmed; Bailey vs. Railroad Guilford, revsrsed; Inman vs. Railroad, Guil ford, no error; .Cox vs. Railroad, Ran dolph, new trial; Beck vs. Railway, i""" B.'!U,. 'X1" y ' jJJorsyin. amrmea; &prmg vs pam- vnnr T?rtrsvth offlriPrt- Mpam vn ;i?ason vs. &miin, jxanaoipn, new mai, ricmer vs. noaru 01 ruuuua.Liou, jLavic, affirmed; Thompson vs. Railroad, Ran dolph, reversed; Brown vs. Norfolk T-kt - f, JI . M T!J X f and Western Railway, Forsyth, per curiam, affirmed: Brown vs. South- f?1Iway' X)avIflson Per curiam, ai i firmed. After spending two years in the In- sane ward of the State penitentiary y,.r-a Tr, norrtW TOQa Mrr) t f Gregory Wadesboro today to stand trial for the murder of his wife there four years ago. This will be his second trial, it hay ing been so cfcarly evident that he was Insane during the first trial that he was sent here for confinement, with out sentence. The authorities say he ls3 sane 4again owv f nd the question ofaverage carnival shoW-s U1 C i . " t11"1 "V which was most cold blooded, is to be passed upon In? the court. The Macon County Land Co., of Franklin, is chartered with $100,000 capital authorized and $35,000 sub scribed for operating extensive lum ber and wood pulp plants. Lee , Craw ford, of Franklin, and a number of New York capitalists are the prompt ers. . The Puett-Southerland Co., Char lotte, is chartered with $10,000 capital to manufacture and sell spectacles and optical supplies generally. Adam Fisher, Odell 'Southerland and E. D. Buett are the incorporators. This afternoon at 2:30 o'clock . the funeral of Captain. John Duckett, late superintendent of the State . normal schools for negroes arid Indians, : was conducted from' the residence on Polk street. There were numerous and very bautiful floral tributes. The remains were taken oh the Southern Railway at 4:05 o'clock to The family grave yard at Apex for interment. - - " An early - morning train carried.; to day from Raleigh to Washington,1 D C. the remains of Mrs. Joseph B. faicueiyi, ot. uwumiea ouu-ca Ior tnuarxucm uy me siae oi mawuB- band in Arlington cemetery. She died suddenly yesterday nlorning. She was spending the Winter here; having two daughters with her. She leaves a son j Batchelor :was a son of Major - J.' B. wan fond association;greaT CONVENTION Alumnae of State Normal Join Worthy Memorial to Late Dr. Chas. D. Mclver $1,000 Pledged From County. in 4 A large an enthusiastic gathering of, citizens and alumnaeof the State Nor mal College met at the High School in this city yesterday afternoon for the purpose of organizing an Asso ciation to establish in New Hanover county a Mclver Loan Fund, in con nection with a similar movement that is now going on all over the State. Miss Etta Spier, of Goldsboro, the field secretary, was in attendance and explained to those present the plan j and purpose of the great work under taken in North Carolina; that the am - ount raised in New Hanover county jfor tne loan fund wiU De usea to aid worthy and ambitious young women of this county to receive an education ! at the Normal, thereiore the work and purposes of the movement, a gen- . Hanover Alumnae Association. The , following officers were elected for the ensuing term: ' President Mrs. James O. Carr. ..IVce President Miss Lydia- Yates. Secretary and Treasurer Miss An nie Hill Holmes. Executive Committee The officers named above and Mrs;, M; I Stover, and Mrs. E. R. Clark. Miss Spier ?told of what is being accomplished in other sections of the State for this great work and much enthusiasm was shown by those pres ent.. The Association agreed to under take to raise $1,000 In the next two years as its part of the Mclver Loan Fund. Encouraging and helpful re marks were made by '- Mr. John J. Blair, superintendent of the Wilming ton public schools, Mrs. Weill and oth ers. A number of personal pledges were made at the meeting and the outlook is most favorable for an early realization of the Association's plans and purposes in connection with the work here. It is earnestly hoped that the move- ment will meet with the encourage- citizens" of New Hanover, as it is too! great an altruistic work to be under taken by the alumnae alone. OWLS' CARNIVAL NEXT WEEK Smith's Attractions Coming to Wil mington With Good Record. Final preparations for the engage ment of the John R. Smith Carnival Company, which will exhibit here next weekunder the aupiess of the Order of Owls are about completed and the week which is characterised as the big Fall Festival of the Owls, will doubtless be carried out very success fully. The following attractions which will be features of the week were an iinttnian -tract o-nfl 9 tr Th TH1 APTTl f rrnnr.. Ti,a Tintatoin- MprhnTi. ' ical City ; The Society Theatre; Rus . Tbs .Snake Girl: Museum of Liv ! ou" 7 , . ...nn . hee ,ftntinnArt there will b I vv .-ww - a Ferris Wheel, Merry-go-round and Venetian Swings. The shows will reach here .on a special train from Dillon, S. C. The Suffolk Herald of October 19th says of the Smith Carnival Company, which is to be hers next week: , . Pflt parv Th ft fohn RSmith CarnilFeuuon r gisiauon wmcn wm wnu Pannt Park the Jonn k. bmitn uarni i to an economical administration of vai Buuna u.x j vv. i h'T n lr I in "The carnival was exhibited here under the auspices of - the United Workers' Circle of Kings Daughters, who realized a neat sum of revenue from th6 shows. "The attractions furnished by Mr. Smith were clean and far above th-a Mr. Smith has won a, reputation of conducting clean features void of un fair schemes." MARRIAGE EVENT Wedding of Popular Couple at South port is Announced. r A nuptial event - announced to take pjace, last evening at Southport, the contracting parties being Miss Ida Potter Manson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David W. Manson, and Mr. Geo. YandU Watson, a well known and popular young couple of that town, will be; of interest to their many WJU mingtori friends. The marriage accbrd ing to arrangements was solemnized in Trinity Methodist church, at 8:30 o'clock, Rev. G. D. Langston, -being the officiating ninister."'" ' 4 Among the attendants, from Wil mington was Miss Carrie DrewT who was a member 4of the, bridal party. Batchelor, at one time Attorney Gen eral lot North Carolina. - Rev. P. G. Elsom, whose pastoral re lations ith Fayetteville Street Baptist church, were severed. by.. a factional fight in which he was opposed By 'the board of deacons and other influential members, has just organized a fourth Baptist church here ; tov be known as Evangel church. It has 100 members! A lot has been . secured .The - county court house is to be used for -services until the church building can be erect' ed. v. -"; .--V Carolina Municipal Assodalica Effected Remanent Organi sation in Charlotte MAYOR FRANKLIN PRESIDENT Hon. Wm. E. Springer One of Vice Presidents and Capt. T. D. Meare Secretary and Treasurer. Interesting Exhibit. (Special StarvTelegram.) Charlotte, N. C., Nov. 18.Mayor T. S. Franklin, of Charlotte, was todar j elected president of the permanent organization effected by the, mayors iof North Carolina. The other officers are: Vice Presi dents A. H. Boyden, of Salisbury; Wil liam E. Springer, of Wilmington; Jas. I. Johnston, of Raleigh; W. D. La roque, of Kinston, Mayor Bullard, of Fayetteville, and George A. Rose, of Hen,derspn; Secretary and Treasurer. Thomas D. Meares, of Wilmington. Insurance Commissioner Young urg f ed the importance of buiiaing inspee- f! tion. He said Salem, N. C, had the best record in the United States for few fires. In the first century. of her ': existence her fire losses had been only $3,000. The mayors saw a fine exhibition of ' skill by the Charlotte fire department. Six children were rescued by flreme. from a temporary house set on fire, im front of the postofflce. Mayor Joel H. Cutchin, of Roanokev Va., made an address this evening om "Centralization of Responsibility as the Best Form of Municipal Govermr ment." A feature of the morning session was an, address by Mayor William. Sprtnger, of Wilmington.was on Sani tary Conditions, the various features of sanitation being given a practical -discussion that much impressed the delegates in attendance. Mayor Johnson, of Raleigh, followed Mayor Springer on "The Best Char ter For a Growing Southern City. arguing for more authority for May ors since they are held responsible to such a large extent for lhe city Gov ernment. He held that Aldermen, should - receive - some .rlemtineratloa and thought if possible the tendency should be to get ' away from politics in city government. Recorders courts should be given more . authority than justices of the peace, thus saving' much time and expense in less import ant cases before the higher courts. He argued for a police commission to control affairs of that department which should be out of politics. He spoke a good word for boards of audit and finance, which Raleigh and WI1 mingtn of the cities in the State, have. Aldermen are largely carried away sometimes with their .enthusiasm ' la making appropriations' and thera should be some check on 'this tenden cy toward extravagance. To the press Mayor' Johnson said is due largely the . progress of the South. The paper have been a great factor jn the proa perity of the cities all over the South. The committee . which presented a. plan of organization had for its chairman-Mayor Boyden, of Salisbury, and the objects are outlined &a follows:. To induce the co-operation of Caro Una cities and towns in the practical study of questions pertaining to muni cipal administration; to procure antf disseminate information relating to the conduct of municipal affairs; to promote the exchange of suggestions between members; to encourage and XtV 11 V . y ,V MTQw mmmm-mmm. municipal government in an me nut nlcipalities of the State.' Dues in the association1, are $5' te cities of 3,000; $10 from 3,000 to 5.000 population; $25 from 5.000 to 10 009 $60 from 10,000 to 20,000 population, and $100 for all cities over 20,000. Mayor Johneon, of Raleigh, discuss ed the question of market houses; Mayor -Eaton and others on the ques tion of court fines. A - Capt. Meares introduced Mayor Ea ton, of Winston, who spoke on the sub ject of "Municipal Aid and Encour agement of Civic Improvement andt Material Development." "The Best Form of Government for Small Towns" was discussed by Ma yor F. L. Bund), of Laurinburg, andL Mayor H. W. Fraser, of Georgetown. S. C. Mr. D. P. Hutchinson, of Char lotte, addressed the convention om Good Roads and Mayor -Paul Jones, of Tarboro, was exceptionally happy: in his address on "Town and City Pride." Civil Suit of Some Interest. Overruling a motion for removal, oa the grounds that the parties involved were non-residents of this county; from which ruling the attorney for the defendant took an appeal to the Superior court, a suit of the New Ber lin Lumber Company against Mr. , 3. P. TaylorT" which was instituted soma time -. ago , in Justice . Bornemann's courti was" yesterday . continued until Saturday, 3 P. M. The f action was .. brought to recover an alleged debt of $200, with interest from December 27th.- The plaintiffs are represented by Messrs. Herring & Kenan, and thav defendant br C. D. Weeks, Esq. - v The People's Savings Bank ; ' y; -Is In business to; serre the People.- ? Therefore the Teoplo should deposits ' with ; th- People's' V All are treated ; alike at thU bank. t j 1! ,-. - i. V I "'.- ' :av T - t , . - ; 1 f r - - - 1 y X