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INSURED THE DYING
THE BKAITOBT (JHAVKVAHD
I sM KAJiCE TRIALS AT
TRENTON.
SOME STARTLING REVELATIONS
Davi I Parker Tarns State’s Evidence
and Exposes toe Methods Practiced
by Noe, Detain a r A- Co. .-Parker was
Their Ajjent hiiU His Business was to
Secure Had Risks—Some ol the In
jured Testify— Constable Marshall
Found--'A as he Threatened t
TRENTON, N. C\, Dec. IG.—(Special)
—During the preliminary investiga
tion of the Beaufort “Grave-yard in
surance conspiracy at Moreliead City
Jast summer, Col. Jno. 55'. Hinsdale
endeavoring to get his evidence
Before the magistrates and the defence
were making all objections known to
skillful lawyers as to its admissibility.
The justices were about to exclude the
evidence and turn the whole affair in
to a farce, when the Colonel arose and
made a strong appeal to them, in the
course of which lie said, as was re
ported in the News and Observer at
the time: “1 propose, if your worships
will permit me, to unearth and expose
to the people of this State, one of the
•vilest conspiracies ever concocted in
North Carolina.” If the evidence which
come out Saturday in the case of State
against I.evi T. Noe, J. t . Delamar,
Selden D. Delamar, T. 15. Delamar, S.
I. Turner and \Y. 11. Turner is to In
believed, he has exposed, perhaps, a
more horrible scheme to cheat and de
fraud insurance companies than ever
before existed in the South.
Considerable time was spent Satur
day in getting a jury, ''hen this had
been arranged, the Solicitor, ( olonci
Richardson, entered a nolle pros as to
the defendants S. 1. and 55. If. 1 urner,
These men are darkies. '1 he otter de
fendants are white men. JiCvi I. Noe,
J. C. Delamar and S. 1). Delamar com
pose the firm of Not*, Delamar & ( 0..
late insurance agents. T. 15. Delamar is
the Doctor, who was examining phy
sician for the firm. He anti S. D. Del
araar are brothers. J. ( • Delamar is
their cousin. The charge %igainst
these tlefendants is conspiracy.
David Parker, the first witness in
troduced by the State, testified: "J
have been living in Beaufort all my
life and am a barber. I have known
*the defendants all my life. l>*vi T.
Noe, J. C. and S. D. Delamar compose
the firm of Noe. Ifelamar & Co. This
firm began the insurance business in
Beaufort 12 or 18 months ago. Since
they commenced doing business I have
lieen getting up insurance for them. 1
had an understanding with this finn
that whenever I worked up a case for
Them 1 got my part of the money. AIT
of them knew the understanding, f
got the poorest risks.l could to get tin
money for them as soon as I could. 1
had a conversation with Ijtvi T. Noe,
J. C. Delamhr and S. D. Delamar as to
what sort of risks they wanted -the
poorest kind of risks I could get."
Question —“In carrying out that un
derstanding, what did you do?”
“I would name a party to the firm.
For instance, I got out a policy on an
old woman, Maria Hamilton, i got it
for mjself. She was a speculative
risk,”
"State if you got any policy upon the
life of Rosanna Washington.”
“Yes.”
“Who did you get this for?”
“f got this policy out and .turned it
over to .Mr. Nat Taylor and Mr. Ram
sey.
"1 V't-nL to see Mr. Selden D. Delamar
and told him 1 wanted a policy on
Rosanna Washington for Mr. Taylor
and Mr. Ramsey. That 1 had seen them
and they would take a policy on this
woman's life. At that time I had not
seen Rosanna Washington. She lives
with Mr. Taylor, who wanted the }>oi
icy. She is a brown-skinned negro.
Taylor and Ramsey are no kin to her.
but are white people. She lias been
living with Mr. Taylor for twenty-five
years. L. 'J'. Noe, J. C. and S. 1). Dela
mar knew Rosanna. She is sixty-two
years old. At the time I spoke to Noe,
Delamar A -Co. about insuring her life
she was swelled up with rheumatism
and bloated. She has had rheumatism
eight or ten years, and is in a bad con
dition. She is not able 1o attend at
this court. This insurance was last
year.
"I told Delamar 1 would get, tin
money from Mr. Taylor to pay the pre
miums. They delivered the policy to
me in eight or ten days. I carried it to
Mr. Taylor and got the money $l5O, 1
think. S. 1). Delamar gave me ten per
cent, of tills. All the members of Ha
firm were present, T think. It was the
agreement that T work up eases for ten
jx-r cent.”
"When you found a subject in work
ing up these cases, did you then seek
for a person to take the policy on the
life?”
"Yes. sir. I talked with Mr. Taylor
and Mr. Ramsey beforehand about the
policy.”
“What was your course of business
\. ith Noe. Delamar & Co. about these
policies with reference to whether a
jjoliey was sold before or after you got
it out?”
“Soinetirin I made tin* arrare'vnient
beforehand and sometimes we would
sell flic policy after it was gotten out.
Whether wo sold it before or after, I
always got my commission.
“William I-’i.slier worked for them us
agent in Beaufort- upon the same plan.
“Each member of the firm would
make out applications.
“Rosanna Washington is a colored
v. otv -ithoc! education. 1 do not
know whether she can read or write. I
do not know anything about Rosanna’s
being examined. I made the applica
tion for her. I did not take her there.
I just told her I wanted a policy. They
brought it to me in about ten days. Tin
policy was in the National Life Asso
ciation of Hartford, Conn.
“1 remember some agents came out
to Beaufort to investigate these insur
ance frauds. Noe, Delamar & Co. told
me to go to Rosanna Washington and
put her on her guard. They made all
the agents working for them go around
and put these (insured) people on their
guard.
“In pursuance of these instructions,
1 went to Rosanna Washington. When
1 spoke to her, she did not know that
she had insurance on her life. 1 told
her Mr. Taylor had this insurance on
her life. Afterwards Mr. Taylor told
her. Noe, Delamar A Co. told me to
tell her these agents were in town and
to be on her guard, and if they came to
six- her, tell them slit- was insured. I
told her as they instructed me. She did
it-11 one agent she was insured. Rosan
na hud no means and was taken care
of by Mr. Taylor.
“She was not in a condition to he in
sured at that time. She weighed about
200 pounds and was 3 feet, s or 10
inches high. Her circumference of
waist was large. She was swollen from
the effects of rheumatism all over her
body. She had been in this fix for
eight or ten years.
"1 have seen Dr. Delamar write his
name frequently and can give an opin
ion satisfactory to myself as to his
handwriting. 1 think the signature to
tin* medical examination in this ea-c
is in his handwriting.
“I have never seen this policy since
! gave it to Mr. Taylor.
“I got out a policy on Mariah Hamil
ton’s life over a year ago for myself. It
was in the National Life Association,
of Hartford. She did not know about
it. 1 had one tin her in the Valiev Mti
-1 ual way back yonder.
"J did not take her to make the ap
plication in the National Life, nor to
be examined. 1 went to Noe. Delamar
A Co. and told them 1 wanted a policy
They were all in the office at the time,
over Duncan’s store. They knew Ma
ria Hamilton. She was without means.
She has in-cri living in Beaufort since
the war, in tin* same part of town
S. I). Delamar lives. I wanted a iKiliev
on her life because I wanted a good
subject that would not lbe long. Thev
understood this. Maria lias had paraly
sis ever since I have known her. I act
ed as agent and when 1 paid premiums
to Noe, Delamar A: Co. I took out my
ten ]H-r cent, commission. I never saw
her sign any application. 1 left that
for the agents, i did not tell her ! was
going to take this insurance out on her
life. I told her husband about it be
fore 1 got the papers (policy), 1 told
him so as to make arrangements with
hint, f think Maria was yt that time
GO or 62 years old. Her condition of
health was poor. She shakes as she
walks about. She is a negro and can
not write. I got the policy about ten
days after 1 applied for it. Her hus
band is down sick and his mental eon
oition is bad.
“My opinion is Dr. DeUnumnr signed
the medical application in this east*.
“I saw Bill Fisher with a policy on
the life of Melissa Hut In lie, offering to
sell it. The policy was in the Massa
chusetts Benefit Life Association. Not*,
Delamar A- Co. were agents of this
company. 1 afterwards saw Fisher
with tin- money for this policy and In
fold me he sold the policy to Mr. John
Moore. I do not know Melissa Outli
ne.
“In my opinion the medical exami
nation in the application for this in
surance is signed by Dr. T. It. Delamar.
"1 knew about the insurance on tin
life of Ella G. Rountree. There was
one policy on her for $2,000. I bought
it from her father, Stephen I. Turner.
That, is, I had the policy transferred
to me. 'Flu* application was made
out in the name of her brother,!'riah
Turner, and we got $3,000 more on the
same application.”
Question —"How come Stephen Tur
ner to get this insurance, out?"
“I saw Criah was getting insurance
on her and told Steve t< take out $?.-
000 on her. anil I furnished the money.
I was to have two-thirds of the money.
I have a paper to show It was
drawn after tin- policy was-taken out.
The agreement was insult- la-fore.
“Ella belonged to the Afiean race. I
knew her sit the time of the applica
tion; her health was bail. From her
general appearance she was consump
tive. She. is now dead. The policy was
received and 1 paid the money to Noe,
Delamar & Co. and got my ten per
cent out of it. She was always a sick
ly woman and was not a fit subject for
insurance. She was very thin gen
era! appearance not strong. She
weighed from 05 to 100 pounds.
“1 think the medical examination is
in the hand-writing of Dr. Delamar.
Noe. Delamar & Co. were the agents
in this osise. {Life Insurance defying
Co., of St. Paul, Minn.)
“These same agents represented the
National Capital Life Association, of
Washington. 1 got one policy in that
company from them on the life of Ella
Rountree.”
Witness then produced the assign
ment of policy from Turner to himself.
It is witnessed by “Noe, Delamar &
C 0.,” in the hand-writing of Jacob C.
Delamar. “1 saw hint write it. The
1 Hiil.v of it was written by Selden I).
Delamar.
“1 have Known Sarah M. (inbrie! all
my lift*. On October 6, 1H94, (the date
of application for insurance on her
life) her physical condition was bad
and had been for several years. She
is a rheumatic. . She gets about the
house sometimes, but was not able at
the time of the application to travel
about. She was not able to com** to
court.
“1 know Shepard Davis. He lives in
I Beaufort .He appears to be between 70
RALEIGH, N. C.. TUESDAY, DEC. U, '895.
and 75 years old. ( Application states
that he is 58years old.)His physical con
dition was bad at t-lie time of the ap
plication. He is without means, lit
is troubled with old age bn re-footed
anil bad hearing. (Medical applica
tion in hand-writing of Dr. 'l'. 15. Dela
mar.)
I know William Rice. At the time
of liis application he was drinking and
taking morphine. (Medical applica
tion in hand-writing’ of Dr. Delamar.)
I do not know who got this policy.
"I know Emily J. Casey. She has
lived at Beaufort since the war. At
t lie t ime of I lie application she was not
a healthy person—has had asthma six
or eight years and a bad cough. Casey
has no means except $s per month
from a pension. She is unable to work.
Medical examination in hand-writing
of Dr. T. 15. Delamar. 1 do not know
who got the policy.
“I knew Berry ( liadwiek. His phy
sical condition when the application
was made was bad —thin, would prob
able weigh 100 jHiunds. lie had no
business and was taken care ol by his
sister. He had no means. He raised
enough money to get away from Beau
fort. Medical examination in this ease
is filled out in hand-tv riting o( Dr.
Delamar."
This ease of Berry Chadwick is rath
er peculiar. In the early part of the
summer of 1894, SIO,OOO insurance was
placed upon his life in various compa
nies. This, it is claimed, was done
without his knowledge or consent, in
the fall of 1804 he left Beaufort to go
to tie* Johns Hopkins Hospital in Bal
timore to be treated for his disease.
He had begged around the streets of
Beaufort and collected voluntary sub
scriptions to defray his e\)K*nses to
Baltimore. He was seen at Moreliead
City, but since then lujs not been heard
from. All of his insurance has been
allowed to lapse since the investiga
tions were commenced at Beaufort.
Ever effort has been made by the pros
ecution to find this man or to ascer
tain what became of him. This search
has iieen futile. Fisher, one of the
defendants now in jail here, says that
the negro < hadwiek went to Elizabeth
City and died there. Fisher is sup
posed to know the history of the in
surance once on this man, but he de
nies it.
Witness testified that Levi T. Noe
first went into this insurance business
alone. He worked it for twelve
months liefore the rest of them got at
it.
“In the Nettie Ann Davis ease the
medical examination was made out In
T. 15. Delamar, and the name signed to
it is in his handwriting in my opin
ion.”
This woman was given a clear bill
of health, whereas at the time of ap
plication she did not expect to live
long a.s she testified in Beaufort last
fall. She was down .sick with a severe
cough and cold and thought she had
consumption, which ran in her family.
“1 applied for a policy on the life of
Mfred Piggott in the Equitable Mu
tual Life Association of Waterloo, la.,
in the sum of $6,000. I made the ar
rangement with Frank Ellyson, Pig
gott’s brother-in-law. Piggott,’s con
dition of health was bad. He was suf
fering from sun stroke. 1 did not
speak to Piggott. about getting out the
insurance . 1 was to pay the premi
ums on his insurance. Ellyson made
the application. I was not present.
I do not know whether there was a
medical examination made."
Witness testified that the purported
examination was tiled in the hand
writing of Dr. Delamar.
“I visited Hu- office of Noe, Delamar
A Co. frequently and talked with them
frequently in connection with the
work I was doing for them. Their of
fice was near Kit Jones' corner, nearly
a square from Dr. Delamar’s. 1 have
seen them all together in Dr. Dela
ir.ar’s store. Dr. Delamar made their
medical examinations for them. Noe
ami Jake Delamar did most of the out
side work for the firm. Selden did
most of the office work. They had but
one room in their office, which is now
occupied by Mr. Abernathy.”
The cross-examination elicited little
beyond tin* fact, that the witness had
been engaged in this speculative in
surance since 1*78: that In- had taken
out a speculative policy on Maria Ham
ilton when his son acted as the com
pany's agent. He had also been inter
ested in insurance on one Hawkins,
who died. Tin* company compromised
the claim and witness got most of the
money. The old man Haw kins’daugh
ter got tin* rest. The risk was a poor
one and was speculative, amt witness
expected w hen he took it out to “get
his money soon.”
"in the case of Maria Hamilton !
would have given her husband 20 or 25
per cent, and I would have gotten the
balance. 1 do not know that Noe, Dct
amar A Co. or Dr. Delamar had any
arrangement to get any of this.
"1 insured her for forty-five because
I wanted to save premiums. This is
the. system we all worked on. When a
jif-rson is 70 and is put, in as 50 this
saves premiums. We wanted the pre
miums reduced because it got more
work for us. This kind of business was
not started bv us. It was started bv
Hassell.
"If Rosanna Washington had died I
would have figured in with Mr. Taylor
for part of the money, though I had no
definite arrangement with him as to
what 1 was to get. Do not know
whether the agents and doctor would
have gotten anything beyond their
fees.
“We collected $3,000 tin Jim Wigfull’s
life and paid it to Ab. Wigfall, and 1
have his receipt for every cent of it.
1 got $550. Silas Blount borrowed
some. I turned the money over to \b.
in Beaufort and had a right to get
what. I was a mind to. Dibble and I
went to New hern with a power of at
torney to collect, the money. "You (Mr.
Clark) got that power from the bank
in Newbern and sent it to me when 1
was indicted. I got my SSOO in a legal
Wa .V, giving mv note as security. Tam
not solvent, bat always try to pay my
debts. Gibliic is Ab.’s brother-in-law.
He is insolvent. 1 did not have any
jigreenH i.i with Ab. when the* insur
ance was got out. Ab. was sick. Mr.
KB- L. s Berry wrote the papers and
•lil.bli and I went to Newbern and got
the nioncv.
“'•ibbie, Blount and I did not hire a
room iii Newbern from a man named
5\ illiams and divide the money. We did
hire a room from a man named Sam
Jackson. I always hire a room when
lgoto a town. I want a place to stay
and wash my hands.
“1 have been indicted vviih the other
defendants for fuse pretences and con
spiracy. You cannot blame a mat for
trying to get out of a bad scrape. I
have not sold myself as a witness
against the others. I went to the
prosecution on my own account. I did
not tell them I would convict the
others. 1 went to Col. Hinsdale's room
at Moreliead City at the time of the
preliminary trials and asked him to
let me out. 1 never made any agree
ment or bargain with the prosecution
in regard to letting me off'. I have been
trying to get out ever since August. I
tol l the solicitor the truth about this
thing when he agreed to nolle pros me.
lit- wanted me to come on the stand
and tell the truth. Col. Hinsdale wan
ted me tv» do the same thing. I asked
tin-m to nolle pros me. I made a full
and'true statement -the same in sub
stance 1 have made here to-day. '
On redirect examination "l)r. Dela
mar told me he understood I was going
to turn State's evidence. That he had
a great main friends here and at Beau
fort, and I had better mind what 1 was
doing-. I was frightened. He has
hardly spoken to me since he suspi
cioned I would turn."
Witness said it was not true that
he nearly had a fight when one of
State's witness charged him with hav
ing turned State’s evidence. I hat the
witness. Marshall, had misrepresented
him ami they had some words.
The State's vvitness Marshall, who
disappeared from Trenton one night
Jast week, hits turned up at his home
in Beaufort. He travelled all night
through the vain and sleet and got
home ai 15 o'clock in the morning. He
was evidently hard pressed, as he had
his unused railroad ticket in his pock
et. lie refuses to talk. His people
st,\ in- suffered some terrible fright
here as his mind was in a bad condi
tion when lie reached Beaufort.
Another witness for the State went
to one of flu* attorneys for the prose
cution Friday and said that he would
decline to make any statement that
would injure the defendants. The
man was sadly excited, lb* was al
lowed to return to his home yesterday.
The Mr. Nat Taylor referred to in
the testimony of the witness Barker
is the Treasurer of Carteret county,
and one of Beaufort’s most highly re
spected citizens.
The next witness introduced by the
State. Emily J. Casey, testified: "I
list*- lived in Beaufort ever since the
war! 1 never authorized any one to
take out a policy of insurance on my
life in tin- Massachusetts Benefit, Life
Association. I did not take out one
myself. I never applied to Noe, Dela
mar A’ Co. for insurance. I know
them and I know Dr. Delamar. I nev
er submitted to a medical examination
before him.”
Question: “When did von first
learn that a |H>liey of ‘ insurance Had
been taken out On your fife?”
“i do not know exactly what time it
was I heard of Abram's being in Beau
fort. I had just heard about the pol
iev before he came.
"I cannot write. I am 73 years old
(application for insurance in Massa
chusetts Benefit Lift- Association states
her age to be 59 years).
"I have a terrible cough and short
ness of breath. I think it is asthma.
I suffered with if at the time the appli
cation was made.
"Mr. Felton (attorney and notary a*
Beaufort) has lieen to nit- since the
Move heat I City trial w ith an affidavit
for me to sign. I was examined as a
witness in that trial and testified
there to w hat I h^ve’testified to today.
I do not know what Felton had in that
affidavit. I signed it. I did not
kmny what [ was doing. Jfe
tlidn t read the paper to
me until after hr got me to sign it.
I'hen he read what it was for He
said it was for insurance money. Said
the one who paid it. would not g-et it
hack, but that it, would conic to me
$3 t. Said lie came because the eompa
nv had broke, and I could get my mon
ey. I was not insured in the company
he said had broke. He said it was a
New York company.”
Qmstion “What did that affidavit
say about you being’ examined bv Dr.
Delamar as he read it?"
"( nderstood him to say that l had
not been examined In i>r. Delamar,
and he gv>t me to sign through a mis
take. I understood 1 hail not I tern ex
amined. Mv daughter was present.
1 cannot read myself.”
I lie paper referred to was an affida
vit signed by E. J. Casey and sworn to
before (MS. Felton, notary public.short
ly after the Moreliead City investiga
tions last, summer. It stated that K.
J. Casey had applied in the Massaehu
sttes Benefit Lift* Association, of Bos
ton. for insurance on her life and had
been examined for such insurance by
Dr. T. 15. Delamar.”
On cross-examination'witness stated
that Deo. Hut sell was also present
when she signed the paper.
"I saw J. If. Marshall shortly before
Felto came, lb* was at my house
looking for his hogs and was talking
to me about the Boston insurance com
pany and asked me if 1 was in it. lb
said he understood Felton was getting
up affidavits to get the money. I did
not ask him to see Felton for me. lb
sent Felton down and this is the way
he came to my house.
“I don’t know vvhetht r the affidavit
produced is the one I signed or not.
Felton did not do any writing at mv
house. The paper was written when
he came.
“My daughter told me William Fish
er had me insured. 1 think this was a
year ago.
”1 know Mr. Abrams, He came to
my house some time ago. I thought
he came to see me about a pension, lb
asked me to give him the policy pa
lters. I told him that I didn't, have
any. I didn't sign any paper for him
or for Col. Hinsdale or for Mr. Massev.
I have a weak mind and cannot recol
lect. 1 didn't sign a pa|x-r for Matt.
Marshall. 1 got. $5 last court. One of
these insurance men gave it. to me. 1
gave him my witness ticket for it.
“Rebecca .T. Ivey is my daughter. She
is not my daughter by a negro. She is
the daughter of an Indian man. She was
born in Beaufort. 1 do not know how
obi she is. Her father’s name was
Thomas Bayne. His mother was a jtill
blooded Indian and his father was a
Portuguese. I have been married. I
married a Federal soldier, named Wil
liam Casey. My own mother brought
me up. She died in 1865. 1 married
Casey during the war.” (The witness
is a white woman.)
Mr, Clark “Right bad cough before
tie- magistrates, hey?”
“I have it always.”
“You cough ted four of five seconds
down there?"
“Yes, sir."
"Weren’t you told by Abrams or
some of these insurance agents down
there that the more you coughed the
more money you would get?"
“They did not. tell me so.”
On redirect examination- "1 had a
violent spell of coughing in this court
room this morning. My daughter,said
Bill Fisher tried to get her to sign a
paper. 1 never had the policy in my
possession. I am not able to pay any
money for insurance. I get a pension
of $24 every three months—am not
able to work and have no other means.
1 heard the talk Hying around that I
had been insured.”
Relieeca J. Ivey was then sworn and
corroborated the last witness. Sh • said
Bill Fisher offered her a dollar to sign
a paper, but she refused to sign.
At this point. Miss Melissa Outline
was brought into court, assisted by
two ladies and a gentleman. This
young woman is in a very low stale ot
health. Stimulants were sent for, and
after working on her for some time sin
got sufficiently composed to take the
stand. She testified that she did not
sign the application for insurance in
the Massachusetts Benefit Life Asso
ciation referred to above, and which
the vvitness Parker stated Fisher was
offering for sal** on the streets of Beau
fort. The witness continued:
“I made no application for insur
ance. I authorized my brother to take
out insurance on tny life. I do not
recollect what time this was. I was
not well a year ago (about the time of
the application). I have lw-en sick for
ten! vents. 1 was never examined by
Dr. Delamar and he never asked me
anv questions about insurance. 'So
doctor examined me for insurance.
"I never talked with any one about
insuring mv life except mv brother.
Mv brother had gotten out a policy of
insprance when he asked me about it.
This w as about a year ago.
Tin* young woman was so weak and
sick that an exhaustive cross-examina
tion was not attempted by the defence.
Her mother stood by her during her
testimony, and once or twice admin
istered medicine. She then corrobo
rated her daughter's statements. She
said her daughter was 26 years old, am!
has fits: that about the time the apli
cation in question was made, she was
suffering from heart disease and ioar
ing in the head, and is sick most of the
t i me.
Robert ( . Strong, of Kinston, the
handwriting expert, was then examin
ed. He testified that in his opinion the
medical examinations in the above
mentioned eases were in the handwrit
ing of Dr. T. 15. Delamar: that the ap
plications were filh-ed out and the sig
natures of applicants witnessed, some
bv Levi T. Noe. some by J. (’. Delamar
and others by S. D. Delamar.
The ease was resumed this morning
and a mass of testimony introduced by
the State.
YOl K IMBTUK NEXT YEAR.
Appointments ol the North Carolina
Methodist Conference.
ELIZABETH CITY. N. ('.. Dee. 16.
(Special.) The Bishop announced the
lollovving appointments for the ensu
ing year:
BALEIDH DISTRICT.
E. \. Yates, presiding elder.
Eileuton Street. Raleigh—\Y. C. Nor
man.
Central Church, Raleigh D. 11. Tut
tle.
tv Mission. Raleigh R. 11. 55'hita
•, Circuit J. \Y. Jenkins.
Clayton Circuit—M. M. McFarland.
Smithficld Station, Prinoeton Cir
cuit B. It. Culbreth.
Kenly Circuit—N. H. Guyton.
Kolcsville Circuit—K. D. lloliin-s.
Youngsville Circuit J. T. Draper.
Erankliuton Circuit -E. If. Davis.
Eouisburg Station —G. F. Smith.
Tar River Circuit-—F. 15. McCall.
Dranville Circuit —It. C. Allred.
Oxford Station- J. 15. Hurley.
Oxford Circuit D. 15. Berry.
Louisburg Female College J. A.
Green.
North Carolina Christian Advocate
Yv. L. Grissom.
FAYETTEVILLE DISTRICT.
Presiding Elder, \V. 11. Moore.
Hay Street, Fayetteville L. L.Nash.
Cumberland Circuit-—\Y. If. Whita
ker.
Cokesburv Circuit I). A. Futrell.
Sampson Circuit —W. F. Bruton.
Lillington Circuit—-55’. F. Craven.
Buckborn Circuit- 15. 15, Holder.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Dunn Circuit -Langhorne la-itrh.
Newton Drove Circuit 55'. A. Jen
kins.
Cape Fear Cireuitr~sV. F. Galloway.
Pittfiboro Circuit -AY. SV. Rose.
Haw River Circuit—s\'. 11. Puckett.
IVep River Circuit 11. D. Stanley.
Siler City Circuit—E. C. Sell.
Carthage Circuit -A. McCullen.
Jonesboro Circuit- L. J. lfolden.
NEWBERN DISTRICT.
Presiding Elder, F. 1). Swindell.
Centenary, New bern F. A. Bishop.
Hancock Street, Newbern A. It.
Betts.
Goldsboro, St. Paul R. C. Beam.in.
Goldsboro, St. John—J. E. Bristowe.
,Mt. Olive Circuit N. M. Jurney .
LaDnmge Circuit D. T. Simmons.
Snow Hill Circuit—D. 1.. Earnhardt.
Kinston Station J. <) .Guthrie.
Drifton Circuit- F. S. Becton.
Jones Circuit-- 11. E. Tripp.
Craven Circuit Jonathan Sand ford.
s’anceboro Circuit J. J. Porter.
Pandieo Circuit C. P. Snow.
Carteret Circuit. Moreliead Station -
E. C. Dlenn.
Beaufort Station R. F. Riunpass.
Straits Circuit—-Rev. Carver.
55 ASIIIXDTOX DISTRICT.
Presiding Elder, B. R. Hall.
Washington Station R. J, Moorman.,
Aurora Circuit W. H. Merritt.
Sw an Quarter Circuit J. SY. Gibson.
Mattnmuskeet Circuit. 55". A.
Forbes.
Fairfield Station Oliver Ryder.
Janicsville Circuit R. F. Wyehe.
Dreenville Station X. H. 1). Wilson.
Greenville Circuit W. 11. Watkins.
Tarboro Station- Michael Bradshaw.
South Edgecombe Circuit—ll. M.
Jackson.
Rocky Mount Station J. E. Fnder
w ood.
Nashville Circuit R. L. Davis.
Wilson Station T. X. Ivey.
Fremont Circuit C. P. Jerome.
ELIZABETH CITY DISTRICT.
Presiding Elder, R. B. John.
Elizabeth City Station—J. H. Hull.
Gates Circuit—\Y. 11. McCall.
Eden ton Station X. M. Watson.
Roper Station—ss'. 11. Merritt.
Roanoke Island Station (>. I). Lang
ston.
Ilatteras Station Sam. Leffers.
55 A R RENTON DISTRICT.
Presiding Elder, SV. S. Black.
Wurrenton Circuit P. L. Herman.
sY»rren Circuit —T. J. Daily.
Ridgeway Circuit J. A. Ilornady.
Henderson Station .51. !). Hix.
Littleton Circuit E. H. Davis.
s\eldon Station R. P. Troy.
Roanoke Circuit J. 11. Frizelb*.
Halifax E. E. Rose.
Battlclioro G. 55 . Fisher.
Scotland Neck Circuit- J. R. Sawyer.
Garysburg J. R. Tillery.
Northampton P. Greening.
Murfreesboro Station—M. T. Plvler.
Harrisville Circuit—J. s\\ Jones.
Lewiston Circuit-—R. Bradley.
Bertie Circuit A. R. Goodchild.
ldttleton Female College—J. M.
Rhodes.
Chaplain Fnited State? .Navy 55’. K.
Edmundson.
ROCKINGHAM DISTRICT.
J. T. Gibbs, Presiding Elder.
Rockingham Station — J. T. Lyon.
Rockingham Circuit —J. M. Lawler.
Richmond Circuit —J. P. Pate.
Mount (iilead Circuit -J. E. Thoiuje
soii.
l’ckin Circuit to Is* supplied.
Prospect Circuit J. SV. Wallace.
Asburv Circuit L. H. Joyner.
Aberdeen Circuit J. H. Page.
St. John’s Station 55 .J. Crow son.
I. Station F. M. Shutn
lierger.
Maxton and Caledonia J. A. Lee.
Maxton Circuit C. 55. Smith.
Lmnbei ton Circuit J. I). Bundy.
Robeson Circuit E, Pop**.
\\ lI.MINGTON DISTRICT.
55 . s. Rone, Presiding Elder.
Wilmington, Grace church —R. A.
55 illis.
55’ilmington, Fifth Street—sY. L.
( unninggim.
55’ilniington, Bladen Street -T. J.
Browning.
55’ilmington. Market Street—T. 11.
Sutton.
Scott’s Hill Circuit—A. R. Raven.
Onslow Circuit—l>. Reed.
Onslow Mission —55 r . R. Grumpier.
Magnolia Circuit I). C. Geddie.
Kenansville to be supplied.
Clinton Circuit—J. O. Johnson.
Bladen Circuit L. M. Chaffin.
Whiteville and Fair Bluff —55'. H.
'Townsend.
Elizabeth Circuit -Geo. 55 r . Starling.
Columbus Circuit—E. Kelly.
55’aceamaw to be supplied.
Brunswick—J. A. Rouse.
Southport—ll. B. Anderson.
Carver’s Creek—L. S. Ethercdge.
OCKHAM DISTRICT.
J. A. Cunninggim, Presiding Elder.
Durham, 'Trinity—J. N. Cole.
Durham, Main Street —SV. B. Doub.
West Durham —R. SV. Bailey.
Carr Church—N. E. Coltrane.
Durham Circuit—J. M. Marlowe.
Chapel Hill Station—L. S. Massey.
Leas burg Circuit—R. H. Broom.
Roxboro Circuit—M. 11. Tuttle.
Alt. Tirzah Circuit —55'. B. Moore.
Burlington Station—-L. E. 'Thomp
son.
Burlington Circuit J. M. Rice.
Milton Circuit—E. SV. Fox.
Yanceyvilie Circuit—J. 11. Shore.
Col pot cur of M. E. Conference, T. J.
Daft is.
President Trinitv College, J. C.
Kilgo.
COL. KOBT. L. STEELE DEAD.
ROCK INI. I!AM, X. ( .. Dec. 16. -(Spe
cial.) After a brief illness, Mr. Robt.
L. Steele died last night at. 9:30 of
heart failure. In tlie loss of Air. Steele,
Rockinham has lost one of her best
and most influential citizens. At the
time of his death he was vice-president,
of Roberdel Manufacturing Company
and the new Steele’s Mills,