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WpuMLNGTONi N. TUESDAT, BECEMBER 2. 1908.
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OUTLINE8.
a n rl re w Carnegie was a witness Tbe?
frp the Ways'-and, Means Comialttee
of titie House. yesterday jand for eigiit J
hours was put xurougu a; srueiuug ex
amination, regarding the i steel inter
ests of the country. "He accepted the
cross-fire of Questions good naturedly,
ibut avoided figures ;and failed to en
lighten the committee to any extent
on the steel question Since the de-.
parture of President Castro t rom Ven
ezuela, Vice i President Gomez has es
tablished - a new. government hy, re
placing .the" old . ministry Frank
Fehringer, self-confessed night , rider,
at the trial . in Union City, Term., yes
terday told a startling story of the
KanMh murder, N and a score more
of other outrages.; Mrs. EmmacThur
man Johnson, an lalleged victim of the
band, also made a good . witness for
the State Suydam, . the man shot
hy Lumsden dies in hospital: Lums-
den is held without hail By order
of the President Major Morrow is sus
pended from the position of engineer
loommissloner : of the District of Colum
bia The court or inquiry yesterday
began its inquiry Unto the sinking of
the cruiser Yankee -iNlgtut , riders
destroying ginneries-, -are ' becoming
alarmingly frequent in Laurins coun
ty. SCC. Mrs. Annis and other miu
nesses gave, damaging.'- testimony
against Thornton. HainN yesterday
The l!.Wets'f, win in the liquor election
in Abingdon, Va. Taft yesterday
held a conference with John Hr Ham
mond, president of the National
League of Republican Clubs. He" says
he has made no more Cabinet appoint
ments New York markets : - Money
on pall firm -at 3-;to 3 8-4 per -cent-i
ruling" rate . 3 1-2, clos3hg. bid 3 1-4,
offered at 3 1-2. Floury dull Hand bare
ly steady.' Wheat firm, No. 2 red 1:06
1-8 to 1.07 5-8 elevator. Corn easy,
No. 2, 64 1-2 to arrive elevator. Oats
steady; mixed 54 to 54 1-2; Itdsin
and turpentine quiet. Cotton " quiet,
5 points decline, midttting uplands
9.15, middling gulf 9.40. ;r
Christmas this week,
it in your bones? .
Do you feel
If Taft hangs up - his Christmas
stocking in Augusta .r next Thursday
night it should be one big enough for
the South to put . a cabinet ofiicer in.x
.That Chicago man ; who boasted
that he had nsver lied to his wife
turned out to be an old bachelor. He
knew the value of ' a successful alibi.
The fellows; who, sek a bracer Fri
day rofrning ce3eX"l ow
to have it sent across the State lihe
or hunt it in the 1ts.er jungles. '
The next thing you know Congress
will be demanding that the secret serr
vice shall advertise in. the3)apers
every mission one of its members is
sent on. : ' -"'N
Roosevelt was so overcome . at . the
storx of that Calkomia 'man who says
he saw an aligator kill a,n el?ltt
imdd-air that he uld not sign his
commission as a "nature, faker." - -
Russia must, have a feeling of sym
pathy for Venezuela every; timQ ehe
hears of the. destruction of a fleet' of
the latter's splendid navy by the over
powering iiaval fonces of Hollandi. - 1,:
The Ways and Means Committee
should surely embrace in its tariff re
vision i eport the free importation f
"chief executive mrtezlers especially
those of German manufacture.' r
Everyone knows that iSt. Louis
preacher who urged women: to,, paint
and to powder on. the ground that, to
beautify ourself is a woman's duty did
not have a wife with a pretty com
plexion. It is said Taft is going to Panama
because of the revival of the idea that
a sea-level canal is preferable .to on
with locks." The Gatun -''fiamnVland-slide
imust have been worse than Uhe
public was led. to believe.. ; i
Roosevelt can't send to Congress,
any more special messages unttt Jan
uary 4th; but that does notlanan that
be can't occupy the intyening. time
in writing la few to be fired at the
ongrgss as soon as i meets. ;. -
While on his J retum-Wp':;lrbm;;his'
African hunt Roosevelt 1 ought to make
a stop-over at Constantino
be Sultan some point-era on . hpw- to
bulldoze a Congress He might cross
ver into Russia and do the same for
be Czar, v ' :- .ri M
President Roosevelt has
nbt yet
Publicly declaredhis : intention to ;fall
in line with his friend Kaiser mijiam,
in the latter's lifelong wat-won
Procession. He.willprait untniie gets
ugh the leptiieestedlun
of Africa befora doing so. , : . - . u '-
football Game! With SavaimahSv
lbe strong Wlilmlngtonv football jag
fregation, 'wiir play ia team -from sa;
vannan in the closing contest-of - the
son, aUIf LeasuParkon
Jstmaa vdayi Both team3tva
an8 C0SsduS:tb67sean
Vr: gamenextOFriday rill idoubt.
wraaamKliiinterestSt
FIShIET ASHORE
RarePhenotL Witnessed .Sun
day and Yestey at Wrihts
. . ville Beach and Sound. .
CAST UP BY THE BARRELS
Probably Killed by; Dynamite Used in
- Wrecking or by Discharge of Hea
. ,vy Artillery;"at Fort Caswell.
Fertilizer Purposes.
No . end of speculation ? as to th?3
cause of . the phenomenon . has been
created by the appearance of drifts of
hundreds of barrels of manhaden or.
jat backs"? with other varieties of
sea fish along the coast, .both in the
sounds and on the beach, in the vicin
ity of WHghtsville Beach.
.The fish first made thieir appearance
on Sunday morning and when cast up
by the water were either dead
or ' so badly injured or di
seased' 1 that ' they died . after
leaving ' i their ; natural - element.
Hundreds; of ' -people who went
to the beach Sunday, and yesterday to
witness the "phenonisnon are unable
to Account. ; for the presence of the
fish unless they were, killed in schools
as they passed up the coast byv dynar
mite (used by. the United States Reve
nue Cutter Seminole in blowing up
some , wreckage off .Cape Lookout last
week or t were killed by.; the concus
sion, of the big guns at Port Caswell
during practice at -- floating targets
some miles pff shore, last Wednesday.
Still another theory is that in migrat
ing southward with the change in .the
temperature j of the water the fish
were " attacked by som6 fatal ; disease
and were cast, up by the tide.- At any
rate the fish .appeared dn such large
numbers ' along the beach and in the
Sound at Wrightsville that the Tide
waisr Power Company . and residents
there became apprehensive lest when
decomposition set in they would be a
menace toealthnand' thfay set to -work
with ' others J.whdf desired to use them
for fertilizing purposer to clean .them
upwith pitchforks - and all otner im
plements avaiiaoie .rne, nsn -were
largely .'fat backs' , or menhaden
w&icbare; 'wpJ&fc for ; , domesttfc-... ne,
tnouen - tnere were amwg. , mem,.,,
number of flounders" and spfsckled
trout. Three freight cars were load
ed wtyh tiie fish . yesterday for com
mercial purposes and otners were
hauted away by residents on the
Sound for compost purposes on their
farms., ' ". . . - " ;
Were the Summer season in prog
ress iat present, the unusual ' story of
the "flood, of fish" would undoubtedly
be: credited to thia vivid imagination
61 the: -press agent, but. the situation
Istlajday and yesterday, wi -residents
ana Aine naewaier rower- vumyaoj
was one which th$y would have been
verv clad to -have eotten away from.
The United- States. Revenue ..Cutter
Seminole was In port yesterday fore
noon and it was stated (that, the offi
cers 'on board did hot believe the dy
namiting of . the wreck ; ? would - have
caused such wholesale-destruction of
the fish as wrecks are ? freqnently
blown up along the coast with no such
results. The same . was .stated : with
reference to the practice with the big
sninsr at the fort, a well known -local
imarliier stating that even if the fish
hadv be4 ,killed by the concussion the
current off Caswell is to tne SQUin-
east and it would be hard to account
for tha drift further up the beach. '
It is recalled by. seafaring mien that
10 or 12 years ago about Cape Look
out very large fish, eight or ten feet
In length, were thrown up by the tidwi.
along the beach, but no one seems to
have a satisfactory explanation of the
present . phenomenon at Wrightsvill'd
Beach. The theory that the fish were
killed and injured by dynamite Is
strengthened by th-a similarity of
their appearance to that of fish-killed
in the same manner in small streams
and lakes. There is afleck of v blood
at the. gills and ttoey appear to have
been" stunned. At -any rate the' "fish
question'' yesterday divided time , with
the preparations for the. holidays in
great . shape. ; ' . ' :."
UGLY AFFAI R AT DU N N
White Man Died ih Guard House and
- an Arrest i Follows Autopsy. T
i (Special- Star!i Correspondence.)': V
Dunn. N.AC.. Dec. 21. Mir. R. F.
Thornton; of 1 Harnett county, died in
the guard house here Saturday s night
about) 11: 30 under very suspicious cir
cumstances, v Mr. Thornton came; to
town about 9 o'clock in tha morning
and was apparently sober: until about
night i when heeuddenly became "very
1 Stupid tandd ijvould . hot: j talk. He. - was
supposed j to. be simply? drunk. About
10 :P;M7r4TborntGni
iii an unnatural . sleep ; and Drs.; Iiae
and Hickswere called : but he; was
dead: when " the-- physiciansi arrived.
Severalumbrs :: of
wreainces afloat! ath&toner;
Dr.Caviness; of .lliiigton atrived
about :7?oclock and summoned a; jury
andat this writing are; holding Nan' In
quest but hoverdict has been Teachedi.
-.JterThe'evidcedev was
of such a nature thai ftnautopsy was
necessary. as a result or the .investi-
Jailwithout3(ad;
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MAKRIED IN PHILADELPHIA
Mp. .Thomas Philip Hammer, of Wil-
Mington, Claims Bride in His '
-Native State of Pennsyl-
' " vania To Live Here.
- The ' Philadelphia Press of Sunday
contains the following account of the
marriage of Mr. Thomas Philip : Ham;
mer, of . this city; and - Miss Thalia
Lynch -Dobson, which - will be read
with . much ; interest by numerous
friends of the groom fn this-city: '
"Two lineal descendants' of original
settlers in Pennsylvania were united
in marriage yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock in St. Philip's Protestant Epis
copal Church, Forty-second street and
Baltimore Avenue, when Miss Thalia
Lynch Dobson. became the bride of
Mr. Thomas Philip Hammer, s
"The- ceremony was performed by
Rev. Noraniam Van Pelt Levis, assisted
by Rev. Clarence Watt Bispham, rec
tor of the church. '
"The bride ; was charming in her
gown of asphodel satin, trimmed with
point de Burano lace, madeh with
court train. Her tulle veil was caught
with orange blossoms and she carried
a bouquet ofilies-of-the-valley v and
white Killarhey roses. v '
"The matron of honr, Mrs. Francis
Stalisbury Mcllhenny, herself a recent
bride, wore a gown of pale pink chif
fon with a hat off Ottoman' silk, with
pink plumes. The flowers she carried
were bridesmaid - roses and white . li
lacs. " ?j'v
"The little flower girls, Miss Edith
Lindsay Walker and Miss JEleanor
Wells'-Walker, wore white 7 batfste
frocks, made Empire, nd white oke
bonnets trimmed With baby roses.
They carried baskets of bridesmaid
roses. ' ." '
"Mr. John Levering Hammer, bro
ther of the bridegroom, was best man,,
and Master Lawrence Godley-and Mas
ter Henry Godley were pages. The
ushers were: 'Mr. James A. Walker,
Mr. Robert Corson, Jr.,-Mr. Ritner K.
Walling, Mr. Holman White, Mr. Wil
liam H. Blaney, of. New York city,
and Mr. Barnes, of Washington, D. C.
.'Following the ceremony a recep
tion . for the . family and. intimate
friends was held at the home of Mr3.
Henry Godley, 214 South Forty-second
street, after which Mr. and Mrs. Ham
mer left on. their -wedding Journey,
. t'The-bride J is the dahghter of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Hadley ; Dobson,. of
414 South Broad street. . She; is a dl-
was One of the first . settlers in the
Chester Valley., ... . v ; . -
"The bridegroom was graduated
from the. University of Pennsylvania,'
class of 1904. He was eu sprinter and
broad jumper. He won his "P" for
his vbroad jumping In the intercolle
giates of 1904. and was one of the five
man relay team that broke the' world's
record for one ; mile March 5, 1904,
winning the "Hanna" medal. In his
Junior year,' he won the Fnazier prize
for the highest scholarship of all the
athletes in the University.
;"Mr. Hammer is a lineal descen
dant, on his' fathier's side, of Dirk
Keyser and-on ? his mother's side, of
Weigard Levering, who were two of
the original settlers-of Germantown.
."His family possesses the first mar
riage certificate made ln Pennsylvan
ia,: between Johan Frey and Anna Ka-
menna Levering mr l-byir.' a very.
quaint document -.written by Francis
Daniel PastoVsius and signed by many
of the first settlers in Germantown.
' ."Mr. . Hammer, is a member of the
Cape Fear Club and the Carolina
Yacht Club, jof Wilmington, N. C,
where ' he 8s engaged in the , lumber
business and where, he and his bride
will make their future home."
FINE BIBLICAL PICTURE.
"Jerusalem at . the Time of "Christ,"
Religious Film to be Shown.
v The Bijou, on North Front street,
will make an extraordinary off ering in
moving pictures this afternoon and
evening in the presentation of the
splendid Biblical story of- "Jerusalem
in the Time of ChrisL" This is a
double; film of nearly 2,000 feet and is
pronounced by the Dramatita - Mirror
"a great religious film -of a very .high
order." It says nearly 200 C people
were employed, in acfcmg-the several
scenes, huge .painted ij backgrounds
having been made : especially for the
piece. " The scenes presented vividly
portray the i aimdintln pf. David by
Samuel David's ; hearing of the
slaughter of his flock, his entering, tne
bear's1 den, David slaying Goliath and
David, the chosen- of Saul.; Tne second
reel shows the entrance of ; Herod to
Jerusalem diversions; of Herod's
court, Christ on' themount, his heal-
ing-of the blind beggars, his triumphal
entry vihto Jerusalem, driving- the mon
ey, changers from the: temple, Christ
and Mary Magdalena, his raisdhg of
the widow's son; on tne way to -Cal
vary,, the onrt of Cestius and-the in
vasion x of J Jerusalem by; f Titus. , The
scenes are : reverently and : beautifully
shown and lare'bound $o have a wholes
someleffect' ;in their presentation. .
Jun iors Oistri butei Turkeys.
-As:;aanarkf&este t remem
brance and carrying -out the an nxial
custom of .Jeff vDavis uounciv Jr. V
! m mM8Me5sraAE.?C Woodbury ahd
tECToppselected as committee
' from the lodge'yesterday;-completed
thei distrfhlottot humber of;tur
kieys to the families ot deceased; Jun;
reciTB4 f mltiap th&
apprecia-
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mm WORKS DEAL
Negotiations Will be .Taken Up
Agmn aslSoon as Bonds are
Realized Upon.
LETTER ;FR0M PURCHASERS
Only Few formalities Novsrto be Pass
ed Upon" and Money Will be J
Available Committee to
- Investigate Pipe.
- It having been tentatively agreed
upon by the Board of Aldermen that
nothing t conclusive, will be attempted
toward, v. consummating s the deal for
the presen water :works. plant until
the proceeds of the . recent bond sale
are in hand,: it will-be of interest t to
know that on yesterday"' a letter was
retaeivjed. from the' purchasers N.' W.
Harris & Co., of New York and. Bos
ton, which, indicates that there will be
no hitch in the proceedings and . that
the money -will be available , early in
the New;iYear; if, indeed, not before
that time.-v, ;. :7'--y:U;
ikThe i't letter f romMessrs Harris &
Co., stated that they, were .very much
pleased that the regular proceedings;
sent tq&uide i their - attorneys Jn pas
sing , upon, the validity, of the , bonds,
were in such.opmplete shapeV- mak
ing: up a record bohdshouses . have to
include-csome unimportant matters for
the" satisfaction of their 3 purchasers
and the ; letter . yesterday c simply' re
quested certain, certificates as to pure
ly formal matters which-are entirely
routinf , so , that no hitdhi . is expected
in th0 further "proceedings towards
consummating .the! deaL . NI W. Har
ris &iCo.V haye . been Ifurnished with
the additional,-unimportant informa
tion and the money for the sale of
the securities Is expected to , be de
posited.; at once subject: to draft by
the city.; .-;,.- . ' .
While 'nothing. ? , conclusive will be
attempted by the Board of Aldermen
pending the receipt of the proceeds
of the; bond, the committee which has
the matter In hand is getting all ne
cessary information tfor the enlighten
ment of thee. Board .when: it': meets 'to
iinyspasson: c
The" question of the condition of the
pipe underground .'(which wiaa raised at
the .recent meeting, , will likely, be set
tled by the committee this week Tile
Clarendon - Water Works Company has
given its willing consent for the pipe
to be unearthed .at any point or points
that the committee. ,may - designate
and Chairman Wood, of the commit
tee, has conferred with the Mayor in
regard to the same with .the under
standing that the committee will
make the request again of .the water
(company and" the p'ipe . will be taken
up and examined- to ascertain the
truthfulness df the charge ; that it is
corroded and damaged by long use.
'mere, is. very little taiK now 01 em
ploying another expert to, pass upon
tne physical' plant, members of tne
Board freely ' admitting that ' even if
another appraismeent by , an engineer
were maae ; 11 His . estimate aid not
coincide with their.. views on the value.
they would be free to discard his
opinion of the matter.
r .Much emphasis has ; been laid upon
the fact that, any - valuation of the
plant should , be as to its , utility for
enlargement I and . improvement. It
is recalled, dn the light of recent de
velopments, "that this 1 was. tne value
placed upon the property by Col. Lud
low, who gave his figures based upon
the value of 'the plant as a utility and
its value as a going concern. It . is ex.
pected that soon after the Christmas
holiday, the Board of Aldermen will
be called together to . pass upon the
matter finally. , , .
SHOOTING AND ACCIDENT.
One , Croatan Shoots ' Another- Negro
Mangled in Cotton Oil Mill. :
: (Special Star Correspondence.) -,
. Lumberton, ; N. C, De&. .21. Yester
day afternoon there; was a shooting
affray, about five miles from town in
whiidhi v Alfred Thomas : shot Pink
Woods, the ball - taking effect in "the
head. Woods I .was V brought . to j town
and Dr. Knox gave, the ; necessary sur
gical attention, , The troubl seems to
have) originated about an organ which
Woods sold . Thomas uponi-whichi there
was a mortgage. sBoth.. are. Croatans.,
At 7 o clock this . morning Sam: Ben
nett, colored; employed at the. oil mill,
got . his hands : caught in ' one,.' of the
presses and I both, were terribly lace
ratedf He was hurried to the hospi
tal where . his ' right arm,-was amputat
ed just below l the elbow;: Dr.u Thomp
son performing -the operation.' : Dr.
Thompson' fears it will be necessary
to amputate the- left, arm also as it is
terribly mangled and tonight , tnere
are indications of gangrene. V-
Viumoeriana" oy.ii-ocaij aiefiw; 1
A musical ; extravaganza produced
under the i direction of Mr. Foote, ? en
titled t"Slumberland.'- .which has re
cently een presented .'most creditably
in several cities, of the StateJvwill be
giyen at thef Academy, of ;MuSlcf here 1
some time in. February, under the aus--pices'
of the MInis$erms Circle of Jthe
King's Daughters,5 who fiaverecently
completed aUiiTangements T cast,
which rwill require" a' hundred ; people,
wiU. be "composed entirely of local tal
ent. . Rehearsals, .will; probably begin.
WlWtJP tUIr.UH! ViUUUU MUUJJI.its
lflK VAlAfU JIUUESUIF
Several Aspirants For Judicial 'Posi-
tion of Late Judge ;Thoma's; R.
Purnell,; of. the United x "
, States District CourtsI 'k-
There , is much speculation-, just at
present as ' to the" possible ; successor
of ' the late Thomas R.'PurnelL judge
of the United States District and Cir
cuit, Courts y for the , Eastern District
of North Carolina! and a' number of
ihames- of distineuished ortfa Caro
linians are being . mentioned in con
nectio with the placed f-. ;
A dispatch last , night from Raleigh
says that ex-Judge E. .W Timberlake
has for, several ' days had 'endorse
ments from a number of people i the
State, including, is,fiaiid, ! Governor
Glenn, and that he is,making an active
campaign for the ,;. appointment Col.
Harry Skinner, "the ;pr'esent district
attorney, is als6"c1an!didate:'t6Cthe
plac and it 9b stated that by his right
of succession 'and - emihSht " qualifica
tions, he - will in all probability; be the
appointee- Col. Skinner, who Js. de
cidedly popular in Wilmington, where
he made ' a' reputation for 'himself In
the prosecution, of , Henry iScott and
the other .mutineers.jcaptured; off this
coas Ja few years ago, .has 'received
the ehdorsement of , a number .of theli?" Sner, district attorney, and
leading attorneys of the - Wilmington
bar who have -large "practice" in the
Federal Courts 7bt: the ;DistrictKand
this was-telegraphed Yesterday, morn
ing , to' Washington as an entirely vol
untary expression from his ' friends
here:- ' - -. - f ;V': V-.
Mr. Iredell Mearesi of this city,
who -has been frequently mentioned
as the possible . , successor of ? Judge
Purnell, had refrained from,, actively
participating in a contest for the orBce
but it is known that, strong Influences
very close to the President are in his
favor. A special last nighty from Ra
leigh states that it had been talked
there that Mr. Meares was a- candi
date; but that it is understood r these
now. that the -Wilmington bar& includ
ing "Mr.. Meares,. has . endorsed Col.
Skinner and that in the evenof ".the
latter's appointment Mr. Meateswil.
be named to the district attorneyship
of the court. -The; special from Raleigh-further"
states i that ;4e "general
expectation - is that I Col. " Skinner wilt
get the appointment2 and that his sue-
a. brother : of the Senator, fbrf Mr
Meares, jQf Wilmington. :n Mrv Seaweil
snent vesterdavin Raleicrh mresum-
pointment. . . .
The Charlotte Observer, of yester
day mentions Judge Spencer , B)
Adams, head of the G. O. P. forces
in the State .as a passible successor
of. Judge Purnell and.. states that Dis
trict Attorney ' Holton, who stands
high in official circles in Washington,
may get -tne appointment. Judge
Adams nd District Attorney Holton,
however, are both from the West and
it is not believed they would inter
fere in an Eastern Distrlctxippoint
ment. ; Mr. Meares, of Wilmington, is
laiso mentioned by1 the i Charlotte Ob
server, which says that" he would re
flect honor upbn the office.
Mr. Meares is sknown to be very
friendly to CoL Skinner I and - recogniz
esjhis prior claim to the appointment
and friends here hope that1 a recon:
ciliation of all differences may - come
with the appointment of Col. Skinner
to the judgeship and the naming of
Mr.eares as the successor in . office
of Col. Skinner, who is an exceedingly
able and dignified , juris acquainted
with the machinery of the courts and
eminently qualified- to bring to the
bench its traditional knowledge of the
law and judicial temperament.
CLOSE FOR HOLIDAYS.
Wharf Merchants Wi 1 1 Transact No
Business Friday and Saturday.
On account of the Christmas holP
day, the following wholesale grocers
places of business on the wharf Fri
day and Saturday of this week: J.
A. Taylor, S. P.' McNalr, Brown Bros.,
Hall & Pearsall, Inc., Wilmington Bro
kerage Co., O. H. Wright & Co.; J. C.
Stevenson Co.,-R.-H. Pickett, The
Worth Co., J. H. Watters, McNair &
Pearsall,? F. E. Hasbagen Co., ' Cres
cent Candy Co., Boney & Harper Mil
ling Co E. M Grezff. W. A. -White
head '-& Son, Brown, Toon &r Cov Jas.
I:. Metts, the McDiarmid Co., John R.
Turrentine & Son, J.- S.- Funchess ; &
Co., and John T. Rankin. Other mer-
"chants are 'expected to be'; addeC to
the list before the holiday. :" :" : -; -
' v ' ' i i.' V . ..
Married Near Scott's Hill. V h
On Saturday . at the; home of tthe
bride's- father; - Mr. t Henry ? Tompkins,
near Recti's Hill,' Justice of the Peaoa
R.f N. SweetiiTof Castle Haynes,. offi
ciated at al.very: quiet but pretty mar
riage ceremony which .united . in wed-
lockrMiss -Bessie. May Tompkins 'and
Mr. William - . A.- Sandlin," of - Verona.
An elegant1 supper and .reception -with
miisiq;: and' other y" delightful, features
f ollowted the ; ceremony. - ' "
Communication With Onslow.-
rTlhe -Onslow "Telephone '': Company.
recently Chartered ? by the v Secretary
of i State; is' nowp consrructing : lines '-in
Onslow 'county,' radiatmg from Jack
sonville, N. C and early' in; the nsfW
year.it is stated that" cohriecUph will
be- made" with the; SouWem Bell; lines
to ' this -city. ' This service would; be
greatly appreciated by ' the1 business
community and ? theiv people 'generally
inCTe, - i;
cessor .wur De. euners ti. r . aaaiweiipt
PEA IDC IM T) A I Clfll
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Funeral o Lafefid stromas
R. Rurneli, - Conducted t on
Siindajr: Aneonbon. 3
THE HISTORICAL WMMISSlON
Annual Report of Work ceompiisheci
v by "Department--Stati6tics ,of
" Manufacturing1 In State. '. m '
Governor Glenn. r
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v Raleigh, N. C. Dec? 21.--The fune- ' ;
ralof the late Thomas: R. "Purnelli ' ;
judge of-the United States Circuit arid
AJisxrict uourts, or tne mstern Dis
trict" of North Carolina, here on Sun-
dajf eS. ternbon -was attended by a' great
number of people. ') .; 'r'-:-,: ' ' i;
": The' - service was f from the Church,
of the Good.' Shepherd. and was "con- ' C
ducted by - Bishop Cheshire! Dr; L v l-l
McK Pittlnger, the rector, andJRer u
M. A.V Barber. of--..'Chrfit TSntMnnn.f . -'0
Churteh- The honorary -pall-bearera v,
included E. .C, Duncan, Seaboard Air' .
wne receiver: uoi. a. a. Andrews. uoL ? ;
Collier, clerks of the Federal courts.
respectively at Newbern and Wil-
mingtqn.. The interment was. with L?
O. O. F. honors by . the . twcRalelgh. I
lodges. ';. ' --. '
Secretary R. D. W7 .Connor's ' bien
nial; report of: the work of the -State '
Historical Cpmmlssioh declares; that
the Legislature has been liberal, tor.
the commission and Its work and: the
commission bias nothing to ask except;
that it be given, opportunity to demon-ir
strate the importance of ItsTwork; i He.
declares that North ? Carolina is now,'.
both making and writing history.
The report reviews at length the pro
gress .of the gathering, teompiling and .
preserving of material; for North' Car- V
olina . history and the . equipment ;f or-
tnis worK proviuett Dy tne commission
in the State House, and presents the . - " I t M' k? L
undertaking of the commission, i'to ;f;; i'-'C'
Biace. jjusis or prominent uaroimians ' .
in therniches of' the -State House . ro-..J-; ; K ' ; '
tunaa,
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history
laymen's ; miasionaryi; work Which i he .
win unaercaKQ later, went .irom 4iren -ville
to Washington -to. look after, some
.personal , mterests there. .' He , will rre-
turn Wednesday; . .' 1 '
Nearly $43,000,00p capital Invested'
in miscellaneous manufactories other' -than
cotton, , woolen ' knitting mills - -and
furniture factories, is the showing .
made by the annual report of the .Com-,;
missioner.of Labor and. Printing, an ; .
increase of nearly a million over . the"
previous, year. There are 555 facto- ;
tries,, employing. 30,05$ persons, 1 83$ ,
less than last year. . Wages and hours' :
of labor are shown; to be about nor-';
mal. Total horse power used is 114,- v
092. Steam predominates with water,
and electricity, respetotiveiy, second
and third rank. Eighty-two per cent
bf the owners declare in .favor of &
general State compulsory education.
law. - . .-. - 'V,
MURDER IN BLADEN
Negro. Arrested , Here Recently Willi- '
Have to Face That Charge. .
; Henry Spivey, the negro arrested
upon his arrival trere on the Seaboard;.;.
Air Line train Sunday - a week ago, V
has been taken to Bladen county and ,
placed' in jail. on la.- charge pf murder, ,
his" father-in-law, Frank Shaw, having ..
died last week of. the wounds inflicted
last Thursday, night at his home near
Abbottsburg. ShawC had had i trouble
with his son-in-law, Vhoi is generally
regarded : as . a desperate character, ,
and on the night in question, he went..
out to a puanj In his yard to get a
bucket of water and was fired on from
ambush. Both his eyes wen? put put
arid he was otherwise Injured. Later;
investigation proved that prior .to . the
shooting a pot of ikerosene with a
shuck : in it had been placed uncter ;
Shaw's house ' with' the ; evident pur- V J
pose ofarson, the opportunity to shoot -having
later presented itself. Hounds -tracked
Spivey to his home and h3f
afterwards J disappeared," Jbeing later ?
spotted by Captain W. B. Williams, ;
conductor on ' the Seaboard train, ,end;v
turned over to. ian officer upon the ar-. '
rival of his train -at Wilmington. V
Spivey attributes th3 shooting of his r '
father to night riders and ;said he s ;
was. Jeaving the county ' to avoid . the . ''
saime; persons.:;-- However,' he. is' gep- r.
rally regarded as a bad : wsgra . and ; V .
has:, spent - most of ;. his life roving if
the. ' general reputation of being . a.;; ;
gambler. ' He-Is said to be . wanted ;
under ar $1,000 reward in Florida ' 7 :( .
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Comeo to HospiUI : HtreJrXk
Dr- Pauls Peyton " Lane; of -WilsonW .
N. MC.r. who has arccently ; completed ,
his course, ' has 'successfully stood f a'' 1
competitive, examination for th'posi- ;; V; f
Memorial .Hospital - ;lii'ti.-tlito';ty-'Bni'l
H"rsucceedsi,-Dnv'":T'iha X'i'''r-
connect himself : with the .Hellef . i De- ;
partmeiit r of . the Atlantic ; Cqast Line , y
at the ge.neralpf3ces;lh i Is.ctty. Dr;
Lane ' will ba rcordlallry welamied - to vr-'
Wllniington taiid jyr- KeriT-wlIl hard5' A
the - ' best, wished; of many vfriej: in
his newjposition.; y$
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