ANY PAPER PUBLISHED IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
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The will of th? format (ottmr
wu >M for prohtta l? <*? Albany
vounty BirmiWi oonrt yeaterday
hi John A. BU?h?n., h?? f?r?a?f tow
tMtrr. aetlnt u attorney! far the
rnwntora. Jod?e Alto? B. Parker
mnd Mr. Manwlllrr. Judge Parker
V? a life long friend of ?x-Ootmh
ir Hill. Th? will >u executed by
Mr. Hill om. January J4, and
la la ?k <r-a ^dwiltfc'-WH'l
One of the provlalona characterta
tlc of th? man that "a Plain and alm
ple nmunpt to he erected oror toy
rrtw." The baqn?ta Include.
To John B Stancbfleld. of New
Tort. s#t of Irvi*g*a work*.
To Alton B. Parker one section of
Me prlrato library; to Mrs.. Cather
ine Bier*, his housekeeper for year*.
*hd also to her dnuprbter. |3|A MCb:
to hli brother. Dr. Alonaa D. fflll, of
Dexter, Mo. ?1,000, and to two
nephews and two nleoea. al?o of Ml**
*ourl. $1,000 each.
?i TshMa flK Vi . pf Montclalr
N. J., a longtime friend, ft.000 and
?to hie eon. Bennett Hill Flacher who
wia named after Mr. Hill. fi,000.
The executors are directed to con
rert the property into money and
after the payment of the fjjfcmfa
..lentloned, the balance la to bo dlvid
M equally between Dr. Pea ran and
Mr. Man wilier.
Ex-Gorernor Hill's elaborate law
library aad office equipment also go
to Mr Man wilier, who waa Mr. Hill's
secretary for 1ft ye^ra.
Dr. Pearae is Syoung man in
whom Mr. H1U took a treat interest
He studied medicine at the Albany
Medical college and la now in the
HP
lion TMMiu etealnc dMiUd to
boM up Ue Matamuakoe; drainage
proposition OBUl farther examlna
tlon can be made bj aaMfer expert
EX The "'??? Hf bf^D MCMed
upon by the bowu ?I? tub* ?*o
were opposed tar the John I .. Safer
Lumber Company, which tta about
1 Q.000 acre* obtained la Ihe die
Wet I' ' ' ' i 1
Th. board th. folio.
(rat UU.WWW11
after T o'clock tonl*ht co?
i*na?iwfeMt
Limber Company tp
froat tho 5m! order of the
court ^eUbllahlng th# IIKlMi* dla
trtct. - *?>'jV c .. ^ >? {
L Th. Iloper Lumber company fln~
ally agreed Hut It would withdraw
tta appeal upon conditio* that the
pleas, tur^eya aad should
be submitted to ud approval by an
Thl? atop* progreaa In th*
tlon of the plena for tVe drnTnn?* of
Aa lake until altar iho report of
auch ekpert. It had been earnestly
hoped that the whole matter could
be cioaed today ma fteewmber' 'fcrat
waa the time find for that purpose.
It would hare been oloeed but for
the appeal taken by the Roper Lum
ber company.
Mr. J. O Wright the ripert of (be
Drainage Bureau of the rutted
Btatea A gru cultural Department,
waa present And uaya^thnt the plana
adopted ore entirely practical and
feealhie. according to the eeUmatee
bat approved by the aetloh of the
atate board In aubmltttng the plans
sod aatlmatea to an expert as the
speadteat and aafeat method'of aet
e- agreement to the kale hoard
made In qrder ' to ' prevent the
long dlay Incident to a trial in
court.
Ilaad of Qyyj?.
A band- of gypalea In the city oc
caaloned no little excitement tn the
West End yeaterday. Years ago It'
waa nothing uncommon to notice
them In our mldat bat of late years,
their preaence occaalona no little
cause for wonder.
medical department in the homo of
fice of the Home Equitable I.lfe Aa
?urlty company.
Manufacturers Fur Sale
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OR.
Slia TALKS
I J?-'.- ? ? i. ? ??. -Y'-y
lielllacbim, WMi. Dk. 1.?Br,
* tl.'iam H. .uneti. of Uf.ltacham,
an Inuant Mead of or. Cask, who
if been In frequent commehlcaUoti
with Mm lino* hl? dlaappeeranoe
from New York, received a letter
from the explorer jeeterder. Sr.
AxteM refcerd to_4irulge tke where
a bouts at Dr. "ok. but, mid* pub
lic Mienl HUicta from tke letters
?? fS>lew? '
"My CAM will ?TMttttll7 Ml IH>
on its on merits, without reference
to prirste intereate.
"1 prefer to beltem that the can.
pels* efUfew which bee beea w
ed a gal met ma. thai the aud throw
tie. brtkerr aid eoaapiricv ha?
come from tke ?c4 *n
iu<m. .? W '
"Am to Mr. fear*, mr fecHmgx la
of pit*, rather than Terens- lie
thee itrirea staiaal awful oaldr ?ad
? the an oho UD aocreed unler
fit bamfleap deserves the (lory that
| on.ee his *v."
F?'> ?r- _
Diaz Assures
All Peace
Mexico Cit? Ut >?d;
gratifying to me to x; tlm rnv
beat* ?> rcffoJ r?li* In ;t.j Vosr^a
?? People. *rfco. like Ik* Uexfcatp;
lies knnwn how to eon?ncs jay. h
own c(Torts a place among, the It",
ere of Ml after til ins proved lr?
valor In war in pafctatic defsnac ot
l? country ud that nsver u'lMn?
could i declare that Mexico l*io.-.?
definitely to the (troop of natives ot
-"tired alnWIItr, heemv aartlnat the
llrm guarantee of peaoe irtiirn *e
poseeaa, no Influence tending rfo
varda its dlaaolutlon can now or ev
er aha] 1 be able to prevail.
"Aa to the relation, Detween Mex
ico ar^d the United States and other
friendly nations sever Have they
been more cordial aa was Indicated
In a convincing manner during the
celebration of the Centennial of Mex
ico's Independence."
The above la the authorized mes
sage of President Dlaa to all nations
on the eve ot hla inaguration for the
eighth time as chief executive of the
Mexican nation.
Peaceably and Hee^hirly Rs a hap
** termination of the tnmoil through
which the nation haa juat paused, the
ceremoniea attending the taking of
iho oaths of fealty bj< General Diar
und Ramon Corral, recently ra-elcct
<>d to the presidency and vice pre*i
dencv, reapectltely veie condactea
today.
There waa no diacordant note and
'.he occasion waa ahorn of gome of
Its brilliant f~t?|Te features of for
mer years by reason of the recent
disturbance*. there was no lack
dicniflea r ???iEonl*ii.
> o.heithn-.uctai it realization 01
h? r rt e- <.i~rvoae tha* tho pos
-i'.ll'ty if an," attar^t by roes of the
GU* Administration to interfere with
today* Inauguration was remote,
?.here was a feeling of relief appar
ent when the event waa happily con
cluded.
There will be no change In th?
"'"""""I of ''_''bi?t. In accord".
,>?re with eutou, each of the mlnia
"'thmlrtea Ma resignation. Bach
Jioweier, to retain h!s
? or; folio.
I *^be Inanqunttlen ceremonies toolc
place In the temporary quarters of
?he chamber of depgtlaa la the pal
aca. la the presence ot the senators
and deputise, a few specially Invited
Russets, and dlplmattc representa
tives.
At 10: to a. m. President Blur ...
tered the hall. h> nrtw-/<
i>y the vice president ??* members
of his cablnst. Aa sach took the out IS
and was proclaimed In oBce the
room rsoc with haadclapolnjj and
vices.
? he presidential pnrty and dlplo
-nals went Immediately to the Ha
lorti Palace The atrsets ware lln
?d with spectato-- who saluted with
handctOMrfog. *j~aga and ountln?
gave the city a holiday appeirance.
At the palaoe Prast^vnt DIM rs
cslved the congratulations of depu
tations of govav^-pset DttsWa and
IN TO PIKE
Wi Jow of Glover Admits
FabiXicatiom.
INTIMATE WITH GIRL
OX THM DAT OF TUK WllOMI
Ml? UFKHAND WKST ' WITH
HKR Ajn> man I.E TO
JWfrm.t <>akv ? admit*
?n MOWS ABOIT Fill* ASMS
Camt>rld?e. ??, On.. A ?o?
loquj between Mra. UUlu Clov
er. widow of ctemcw K. olovoi
? X Mria M. Jofa**oa. . ludlat
eouuel tor Hutu. La BUWt who U
OB Mil Mr Um murdir at Clow,
held tkl Html of the roar* durlm
jewtcrdajr'* ttrntlcnt of tb? eourt ud
wu contliMW whin tkot Vo.1t ?d
journid.
Tlw crorl-ol'Blaltina': l<J V.
lohntoi. who ?naoliBo?4*'rmerdiT
that he Intended to stu>W,th*t Mri,
Gloter had the motive. ti^e capacity
and the opportunity for tiw> aiurder
or her husband, much OJ
O.'o- r; *s lifo sinc*;gj?e c*aw td
Bovtcn from Cape Rretow, and-d?'?!M
minutely with her actions and feel
ings on the day and night or tbcj
murder and a few days that follow-'
ed. j*
| dh.e admitted certain* falsification*
? pj vJ'tflnif her blrt!i place and ber
r.i.r.v^",' and certain !?e-|
tvefn hor testimony it04 chat given
i u her I15.tr:nfis wer?\1k0lntJii oat.
I She s^\<\ ilrr.f oho ??ih for Hsttie
i? Hlsuf, wbo| lived- uear her own
birthplace, clotbcd her.'fed her and
finally founu her husbtyd with her.
She sent the girl a why for a week
but took her back, an< on the fau?
jful November 20. >90^. Glover took
both women tp n football game.
One of the liveliest Incidents -
the day waa over some letters said
to have beon written by Hattle's rel
atives, which Mrs. O^over admitted)
holding. These lettectjhad apparent
ly disappeared, but Mr. Johnson waa
very anxious to get /them and be
came so ln^fee**<il^|466stv^4atrit:t
attarney started to defend the wo
man. Judge Bond, however, order
ed the district attorney back' to bis
?eat.
Mr. Johnson asked:
"Do you know any reason why
Hsttie I^e Klam- should have shot
>our husband?"
Mrs. Glover replied that she did
not.
?i]?e admitted that she f*mil-l
lar with flrearmB and had used a re
volver at a target.
When the fencing between the
widow and the lawqer closed for the
day, Mr. Johnson was still uncon
vinced that Mrs. Glover did not
know the whereabouts of Miss i-e
Blanc's letters and she was urged io
go home and and them.
She promised to look for them,
but said thit nearly everything of
value had been taken from herj
[house.
T wenty-two
davs to Xmas
Dec. 3
Your Best Girl
Wonders What
You're Going
to Get Her.
good sad you wfll tut happy,
but you may not b* trlaourf.
FIRST STEAMER ?
IN GKNAL
New York, Dec. Z.Tbe Arei vcwl
to navi?**u r auction of tfce Panama
canal la ibe .\ht erica n thre?*-maeted
atMBer yacht Visitor 11, owned by
Commodore W. Harry Brown. of
Plttaburg. v ,
Wort! was brought hare today by
the United Fruit Company'a uteamer
Zacapa. that, on November 28, .he
Visitor II, with Colonel Ooethala,
chief engineer of the Panama* canal.
Commodore Biwu, Captain Scott, of
the United Btatee Steel corporation.
William Dlehl. formerly mayor of
Pittsburg, and othera of the party
on board, entered from the Atlantic
?Ida. vast op aa tar as the Gutun
look and returned. The yacht draw*
about 17 feet.
Church Services.
First l burch?Re*. J. A.
HoiMrau l'*?Cui
Sunday ?<hool. 1:43 a m., Air. S
I*. Willis, Supeiiutepdenl.
'? Morning worship 11 a. in. Sermon
subject: "The Dignity of SHence."
I Evening worship, 7:30 p. m.^Ser
mon subject: "Not Ashamed."
Sunbeams 'Monday afternoon at 4
o'clock. i
I*adif* Aid Society Tuesday af
.teraoouat 4 o clock. !
j Prnyerincetlng Wednesday even
j lng at 7:30 o'clock.
j The collection at Sunday ariiool
[will be devoted to the ThdmasvllW*
_ Orphanage
! The lord's supper will be cele
brated tomorrow evening at'die close.
of evening services
J. The monthly church conference
will be held Wednesday evening at
elo?e of prayermeeetinx.
Christian Cliarrli?Rev. Robert V.
Hope, paMur.
Regular serrices Sunday morning
and evening at the usual hours. j
The Junior Endeavor society '
at 19 a.
BiSle^fllfiSit;^
perlntendcnt, meets promptly at
o'clock.
Morning subject: "The Mission of ?
the Church."
Evening subject: "Tho Glory of
the Church."
All invited to attend any and al'
j service*. Seats f:ve.
St. Pft?S Church.
Mori: I tig a?'ii evening nrayvr witl' ?
j sermon celebrated by I ho rector. ?
j Rev. Nathaniel Harding, Sunday j
1 morning and evening.
j Sunday School meets at 3 o'clock,
i E. K. Willis, Jr., superintendent. \
, Good music. AH cordially !avked. !
First PrrHbytcrian Church
I Preaching by. the pastor. Rev. H. |
, D. Searight, morning and evening!
I at the usual hours to which the pub-'
! Praise services at night, and ofTer-'
' ing ror missions.
? lie is cordially invited.
Sundny schcol meets at 3 nYlocV
Mr. John B. Sparrow, superintend-'
i ent.
i (iood music. Seats free.
I I
First Met hod W Oinrrh?Rev. M. T.
Plyler. Pastor.
Rev. M. T. Plyer, pastor. On ac
count of. the absence of the pastor,
tho Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety will have charge of tho exe.
cises Sunday morning at fi o'clock
Elsewhere in today's Neat? appears
the program for that occasion. Ev
erybody Is cordially invited to at
tend. There will be no service in
this church at night.
Sunday school meets at S o'clock,
E. R. Mizon, superintendent; H. C.
Carter, Jr., aaslstant superintendent.
All invited to attend any and *11
services.
It Is to be hoped that stand-pat
luncheon at the White honse L*d
something more substantial on the
menu than the empty market- bas
ket.
^ShM?nerWWoS.f
u?d Cotton. . d 8
All sizesand grades #nd valw??
HOW BIG IS
THIS Ti
FftpM TMF. HTA\I?POf^fT OF VOI R
ISUKIVKS*
There in men haati la :hls towu
to wUm the population counts the
full ]#0 per cent; others who eecure
the benefit of a SO per cent popula
tion. and aome who profit by only
35 per cent, or even lean.
The sis* of the town, from the
standpoint of jour bualneaa. delude
on the peroec*?gs of the popnlatlq^
you do bualneaa with.
And the percentage of population
who trade with you. more tban b?
anything else, can be determined bj
the Xewepeper advertlalng you do.
To conduct a bualneaa under the ei
penae Incident to do lag bualneaa in
a town of tMa aiae and reaching but
one-quarter, or one-half of th? pop
elation, Is not altogether good bual
neaa policy.
py ltn> .md'ciotis una of our adrer
tlalng column* you *ecun? trade
from the maximum peu-entare of the
population to whom your goods
would appeal.
MR. JHON A. AftTHlTt
AT TKMIINt; rOKKKHK'NTK
Mr. John A. Arthur, local editor I
of the Helly News, le^'t thla uiorntnxj
for Glirubeth CI-t to attend fhc
Methodist Confer* urc, which Ih In'
icasion in thnl city. Mr. Arwlir li i
ir lied u led to aim: a uol? fn f?? l-lrtt j
Methodlat church then- tomorrow i
11 o'clock. A treat I* In ainro for
tho peoplo of that conKresarlon for j
\lr. Author hat a iplonJid voice mid I
aerer fail* to satisfy his bonrera.
Thla Is Mr. Arthur's first trip
kway from the city in several years
?nd tho T.'bole fore* bone that he
will thoroughly enjoy his "day off"
which he much deserves. He will ,
?cturn to the city Sunday nicbt.
To Hold Hair.
P. Orleans will conduct a sale be
ginning next Wednesday and laatlng j
our^een daya In the Blount building
^patn atree; for the American
A liiclimond Hui?-lrt?
f J
Richmond, Va., Dec. 3.?The body
?f Mr?. Jeanette Brown, the wife of
11 tobnrco merchant, who disappear
ed from her home under utrann" ?'ir
-umptam-es early Monday, was found
nt the bottom of the rljy reservoir
by a nearchliiK party' till* afternoon I
Mrs. Brown wan *J| y?'ars old.
The polite end relatives of t!:o|
woman beMeve *I?e ?oramltted s\:i- 1
ride.
Cotton Market.
Speed cotton ,*..50
Lint cotton. 14.25.
i.'oitcut seed per ton. 29.00
The football frame and appropria
tion* at leai'. remind us that wc
have an army and nary.
Shop early?and late.
Mr. Taft ?cemi to favor cutting |
everyihlnK except traveling expense*
BOGUS TELEGRAM
-
ENSATION
TO MKCUBB Of?*TIXCA?CB 1
TKB IB Ala^rMCO TO IUTI
HIOSEU UACaUTflR'B NiMH
HAYING H1H WIFE WAS HICK?
THE COURT WAH WDKWAST.
Raleigh. Dec. t.?A sensation w?
stirred In the Federal court how
yesterday when Judge Connor, froaa
the bench. directed the clerk of the
court to write Ed. 8. Abell. a weU
known attorney of Johnaton county
calling on him In the name of the
court to appear and ahow cause why
he la not In contempt of couit
through ha ring procured yaeterdcy
the continuance of a case through
exhibiting to the court a telegram
that he said he had received from
his daughter In Hmlthfleld to the ef
fect that Mrs. Abell was' rery 111 a*d
that he must come home at cn
uu Investigation on the part of the
government officials having develop
ed the fact that no such telegram
a*aa received here for Mr. Abell and
that there waa no sucb telegram flt
pd for him In the telegraph office la
Bmlthfield.
Mr. Abell had gone to his home
recterdsy just hs soon ps tho order
a-as made continuing the esse.
The caae , the continuanco of
which haa developed this aeasH*'?*
s against Rufus Langdon a well
mown white man of Johnston couu
y. charged with blockading, *fuo
(overnment had inaisted on & trial
it this time because one of the most
mportant witnesses for the proaeca
lon, W. C. Wood, has already h-.h.,
nltted under a similar charge, and
vlli be in atlanta serving a senrea-e
trhea the Langhorn caae would be
ailed under the continuance. A
onttnuance had been rofusod until
he alleged "bogus" telcgrsm was
?resented.
Court officers say that there were
hlnga about the telegram shown yea
erday that aroused suspicions, henc?
he luaeatlgatlon and resulting a
MjpSfam the telegraph office, (tb-a
Vestern Volon) that it had trans
aitted no such message
District Attorney Seawell, in
?ringing the matter to the official
ittenHon of the court yesterday morn
ng, expressed regret at having to
lo so. but declared that there wa.i
10 other honorable courco open t.>
ilm when there seemed to be co
iearly an imposition and trifling
vlth the court.
?M
to Judge Con
Court.
Card of Thank*.
Mr. Fenner B. Sattcrthv/aitc de
sires to expres shin appreciation to
his many friend? for their Hndncn
?nd thoughfulnosB in aiding bin: to
ward repairing his residence at the
corner of East Second and Fenner
utreets. Their aid will erer be re
membered.
"Kind hearts are more than tcr
nnets," and almsot as scarce.
Andrew Carnegie may die poor,
but be will not die young.
Special Values In Clothing.
We are showing in Mens and Boys
Glothing the largest line of patterns
we have ever shown. Values unex
celled. Call and get your Xmas Suit.
Bowers-Lew is Co,
?Niopvt, bt"' *. Wmhi T?nw>rr<w n
THE ORM THKATHR
You'll |?t the full value of y
money here?moet enjoyment!
An up to d*t* show ma to ?ult