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VOLUMI XXVII.
IIW BERN, CRAVII COUITT, B.C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER (i 1904 FIRST SECTION.
NUMBER 1
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J. M. MITCHELL & GO'S
For Special Prices in
Wool Suitings
50 inch Navy Bine Mohair, worth 70c for only 60c.
41 Inch Navy Blue Chariot, the Price It 60c.
Woo! Suitings, All Colors.
63 Inch wide, 44 yards Will make a coat suit, 3 yards will make a
skirl, no lining required. Think of the small cost of the entire mil.
It's only 60c the yard.
PHONE 288.
43 Pollock St, Opposite Post-office,
1 . antt -w ex-, a
New Lot Nice Malaga Qrap a, English Wa'nuts, Pecans, Brazil
Nuts and Almonds, all new Crop.
Nice London Lsyer FU'slos, 10ct.
Herded Raisins 10c pound package.
Thoroughly Cleaned Current lOcts.
Citron, flnett qutltty, SOets pound.
Fresh Lemon, 8weet and 8 ur Pickles.
I lei i Mince Mea, Atmore's Mince Meat.
Pulton Market (' raed Be- f.
Cape Cod Cranbrrrles.
Brown Siigua-, Pulveriztd Sugar.
Baker'e Chocolate 10 and 20ots Cake,
Comp'eie S rck of Orneral Groourler, all NICE and FRESH.
J. L. McDANIBL,
PhosM 91.
- FOR
Holiday
Emphasiziog Dsefc
The Chris mas Imyiog is now under full headway. There
is a marked demand for tisefu things and we want to impreen
upon you he fact that this store is in the l8it p:ss.hle sbape
to supply your wants. The holiday lines of st pie merchan-
diae are most complete and you'll find them most invitingly
I ricee".
The Christmas Fur Stock.
If jou nave a fur thought co. netted with jour gift buying,
yon should take a careful note of these values and the t
make a prompt inve tigathn while the assortments ate
V I ISWi, I 'ii J 1 . 1 J . . . ,
wuieu. cms wku waul utuunanu Down tame Dire
the 48 inch at 12 50 to the handsomi long flat pieces
guaranteed lining at tlO.
Stylish Coats for Gifts..
Our hoi day stock of women's and children's outer us i nto, t :
is made up of jost the styles you are looking for. Special
values in p ain black and colored coats in tha sh -rt at tl three
quarter lengthy; a flae thr e-qu Jrte. t i Covr-rt coat, $15 v lue
at $12 50; special three-q tarter length in castor only at $9;
fine selectio i of children's long oats from iJ75 to $10, in
b twn, blue and tan.
Fine Blankets and Comfortables.
Nothing more sensible; nothing more acceptable for a holi
day gift to a housewife than a g od pair of blankets; 10 4
North Carolina, all woo', $8 50; 11-4 $4.
Some Holiday Specials. Kindly Note
Them.
Here a-e some special purchases of a holiday nature; you'll
perhaps find soms of them to fit your wants,
Lad es and Gentlemen's Handkerchie's, all prices f om the
plain white H S ctmbnc 3c to th i dainty beauties at $1; Our
special embroidered ones at 25c each are the bast values on the
market; Mf w lot of those dainty ones at $1.50 a box just re
ceived; Very attraoti re line of Lidieg Kid Gloves in black and
colors at 75c $1, $1-50; Guaranteed Washable Kid Gloves,
in white and colors at $1.50; New lot of Gift Books and Dolls
just in; High class Dolls fr om M.W to $0 50 each;
$iim
and Mohair.
A r w t t
Who I male
eft Retail
Jl0t9l
71 Bro4 HI
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Gifts.
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from
with
Things For
A MATTER OF HEALTH
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
HAS MO SUBSTITUTE
HISTORICAL REMINISCENCE
Colonel John D. Whttford Visits and
Telle of Colonial Bellalr.
A gentleman at the door withes to
sptak to you. Who, me? Yea. Please
tell him I'll be there in a moment. Good
morning, sir, come In. Thank you, no
not now. You do not know me? Why
ncl? It is Graham Richards in, yes, and
nowhesrme yon will take dlaner with
us Thanksgiving. I'll tell them yon are
coming, yep, you will. But I dont know
that I can have that pleasure. Do yon
hear tha' '.Yea you most Athousand thanks
for yonr kind rememberance, Mr Rich
atdsop, and If I do go look for meat
Bellalr at 12 o'clock sbarp,or not at all.
Qojd day."
The above explains It9elf and carried
me oat to Bellalr.
"There Is given unto Bellalr the things of
earth, which time hath bent
A spirit's feeling; and where he hath
lent
lis band, but broke his scythe, there Is
a power
And magic in the ruined battle
ment
For which the palace of the present hour
must yield its pomp
And wait till ages be Its dower.' '
Both truth and beauty is In the above
sentiment. Time hallows whatever he
louche and where we see the traces of
his finger we are ever resdy to pause and
linger with feelings of deep veneration
while contemplating tho deeds of de
parted long, long ago over the unknown
river.
If associations of a humbler character,
Iban those i lie poet designed whose lines
ate quoted above, yet not less interesting
to ns, are those excited while viewing
colonial mansion at Bellalr, now the
home of Mr Qrahsm Tull Richardson, one
of Craven county's mott energetic,
hospitable and valued farmers. The
building is brick two stories above a
basement, perhaps 8 feet In height. It
has a front of 00 feet and depth of 20
feet.
The original portico in front has been
enlarged by Mr Richardson's father, who
purchased Bellair In about 1884 Some
5 ears ago lie enlarged the accommoda
tions for his family by erecting aeon
venlent frame building adjoining the
tenement on its north side, otherwise
than the changes mentioned here, the
bouse' stands as erected previous to the
Revolutionary War, and is now In ex
cellent condition. It can be plainly seen
most, If not al', the materlalused in the
construction of the mansion came from
England, even down to ths brick in the
Martha.
This house recalls the past to thepret-
en', and In Imagination brings before ns
those once ao prominent In North Caro
lina, as well as in th!s section of the
State, now fast passing out of memory.
It is well known that Bellalr with Its six
hundred acres of land la on the Washing
ton rosd and about six miles west of
New Bern.
It was once the home of John Fonvllle
a very prominent oitlzen of Craven
when, the county extended from the
Carteret county line below New Bern to
the Wake county eastern line not far
from where the city of Raleigh was lo
cated. The mansion at Belleir In the time of
John Ponville was one of the three
t rick dwellings then within the limits of
the large county of Craven, one was in
the town of New Bem erected In 1761 by
a Mr Cartby whose daughter was the
step-mother of Mils Castes, at this time
residing in her house on the ground,
where once stood the brick building
which was destroyed by fire. The small
brick house now stai ding on the tame
lot which was the kitchen was alto
erected in 1761.
Miss Custee bouts of having passed
through the war of 1812-15 with Bag
land, and though disabled from walking
by an accident a few years ago, has still
a mind well stored with Information.
Her father was Dr Peter busies, a near
relative of the Custea whose widow Gen.
Washington married. Her grand father
on the maternal s de was Dr Edward
Pasteur, the second of Speight in the
duel with John Stanly of which we may
say something more hereafter.
The third btlck building In the days
we alluded to, wat Madam Moore's who
glori d in being an aristocrat of the
deepen kind. This place was better
known afterwards at the Speight Men
tion. The elder Gov. Speight following
at the proprietor of it, his son the young
er Governor following hies and died there
soon after 1860. It was burned Inthe
Civil War.
of New Bern on Br ices Creek near Trent
River.
That country over there and at Gov.
Nash's place ead about Pembroke wee
settled by Immigrants through the ef
forts of Lawaon before New Bern was
by De Greffeareld himself. The country
on both tides of Trent River then at far
down as New Bera was known at Pern
broke.
News in a Nutshell.
Norwegian rsglirenta ate being formed
to fight oa skis.
Lady Alice Egerton unveiled the new
statue cf Milton, In Cripplegale, London
a few days ego. lady Alice It a direct
descendant of tie namesake of ben
who was the heroine of Milton's
KJomns.''
Preliminary steps were taken In the
com t of chancery toward the formal dis
solution of the Universal Tobacco Com
pany at a district corporation.
Preliminary returns to the chief of
the bureau of statutes of the depart
ment of agriculture thow a total prodnc
tlon of cotton iu the United S:ates In
the year 1004-09 of 12,163,000 bales.
Round bales aie Included In this esti
mate and reduced to their equivalent io
square bales.
N0RCUM NELSON
North River, N C, Pe; 1.
Oa the evenlnj of November 80, 1C04,
at her home In Terra Haute, Miss Mary
R Nelson was happily married to Mr
Chts WbltfOrd Norcum of Beaufort.
Miss Mary is the daughter of Mr J B
Nelson, a well known confederate sol
dier and Christian gentleman Mary
Roller t also has the honor of postes3lng
a tender spot In the hearts of all the old
Confederates of this section, having met
them in Beaufort on several memorial
occasions, where she addressed them In
a most beautiful and thrilling manner.
We can but congratulate Mr Norcom In
winning thte maiden fair. But we re
gret to lose our -'memorial girl."
CONFEDERATE.
Is There War to the Knife ?
It may not be apparent to the casual
observer or traveler that the relations
between the Rowland Improvement Co.
and Atlantic Coast Line are a little
strained but those In the habit of going
to and fro and who know tome things
on the tide intimate that the two corpor
ations have no love for each other and
are venting their spleen at the expense
of their patronr.
One little circumstance demonstrated
this feeling of unkindnesa a day or two
ago when It Is said that on a certain
Sooth bound Coast Line train there were
fifteen paaeengers who were dettlced to
different polntt along the line of the A
and N C railway. Howland Improvement
Co., Lessees. It is ssid that on this oc
casion the train was delayed for 40 min
utes at Rooky Mount for tome reason
unknown to the passengers and they
realizing that unless some effort were
made to detain to detain the mall they
would mtta connect ione. They asked
the conductor If he would net telegraph
to Goldtboro to hold the trtln to that
those pattengert eould continue their
journey homeward (hat night. Their
revueat was met with a kind of Incohe
rent grunt wnlch signified that he heard
It but didn't intend to comply. The re
sult was that the fifteen passengers all
missed connections and had to remain
in Goldsboro over night for the next
train.
It it plain to tee that the conductor
had the tanctiou of the railway com
pany or he would have acted differently
and that the Howland crowd la not en
titled to any courtesies from the Atlan
tic Cosat Llae and wouldn't get them if
they were. Other circumstances inde
pendent of the above mentioned Incident
Indicate a desultary warfare between
the two Whatever the facta are In tbe
case tne appearances betray bad condi
tion. The public may apeak right out
In meeting on the uatier for It It too
great an inconvenience to be tolerated.
Notice Life intarance companies will
reduce the rate 8 per cent, to all who
agree to ute Hollltter'a Locky Mountain
Tea. A wise meatare. 85 cents, Tea or
Tablett. F8 Duffy.
A Telltale Sign.
A house In the op town diatrict has a
quter sign which has this legend:
-'Not Dead But Asleep."
Some wag detposed to make fan of a
a neighbor's lethargy waa unkind
enough to give to theworld tbe fact that
the inmates of the house arejnot defunct
ao lachrlmoae demonstrations are ont of
order.
A Certain Core For Croup.
When a child ahowa aymptoma of
cronp there It no time to experiment
with new remedies, no matter how high
ly they may be recommended. There la
ont preparation that can always be de
pended upon. It hu . been In nse for
many years and hat never been known
to fall. Vie: Ohamberlaln't Cough Reme
dy. Mr M F Oompton of Market, Texas
aj tor It, "lhave need Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy In severe eeeee of croup
witn my cnuaren, ana can truturuiiy say
It elwavt gives prompt relief. For tale
1)Y sll QrttffsTiBtfl
SUMMER BASHES
Instantly Relieved by
Baths with
And gentle applications of CUTI'
CUKA Ointment, the great Skin
Cure and purest and sweetest of
emollients. This is the most
speedy, permanent, and economical
treatment for torturing, disfiguring,
itching, burning, bleeding, scaly,
crusted, and pimply skin and scalp
humors, eczemas, rashes, and irri
tations, and is sure to succeed when
all other methods fail.
Sold throughout the world. Cuttcura Soap, 25e., oint
ment, 50c., Resolvent, AOc. (In torin of Ckoootftte f 'oalt-d
J'llle, ilr. iter vial of 601. llepota: London, '1 Charter
honae Sq. ; Pane, 5 Hue de U Pall ; Boatoli, 1.T7 Columbus
Ave. potter llriiK If Chem. Corp., Sole Proprietor..
fltaT- Seud for ' flow to Cure Kvarv Humor."
PREST. ROOSEVELT'S MESSAGE
Congress Convenes and Listens to the
Presidents Advice.
Congress wss called to order today
and after organization the Presidents
Message was read. The c intent were
these:
He calls attention to the prosperity of
the country but advises against extrava
gance. Battle ships, public buildings
and water wsys should only be consider
ed when money is plenty. Capita) and
organized labor was given some atten
tion touching as they do the National
and social life. He advises arbitration
and suggests a change In Federal and
State lavs to bring this about.
No discrimination should be made by
the government as to employment of
union or non-nnton men.
Plant for beautifying the city of Wash
Ington were given. He commended the
work of the agricultural department and
and euggested meant of irrigating and
restoring arid lands. National laws were
suggested for the preservation of game.
He refera to the Indiana and their pro-.
gross in Educational and Industrial af
fairs. The tariff will be considered In a fu-
tVM message. Elections should be pro
tected from fraud by special laws.
He commends the Jamestown exhi
bition urges an appropriation for it.
The Government Printing office, he says,
is operated to extravagantly and ex
penses should be reduced.
Slump in Cotton Serious
Raleigh, December 5 The drop in cot
ton it felt in this section as a heavy
blow. A freat many farmers are hold
ing tbelr crop, and they now show no
tendency t j turn It loose. The peniten
tlary directors met today and stated that
they had on hand all the cotton they bad
ginned, at least a thousand bales, all this
being on the farm near Weldon. Most
of It would have been tent to Norfolk,
but for the fact that the Roanoke rtv-r
has been so low that It could not be tent
Had It been at Norlolk perhapa tome of
It would have been told. The directors
are not In any need of money und tay
that they will hold the cotton It it
ttated that an effort will be made for the
general holding by grownra and the
turning loote of only small quantities at
o rime, ea by taking this courae and by
greatly reducing the acreage next year,
the price could no donbt be advauce
very considerably. It was known that
It wat going to be a great crop as far at
North Carolina Is concerned as at least
12 pet cent more acreage wat planted,
and then too the crop wat a good one
with a phenomenal picking teason.
Buttons Elect Oificers
The following were elected officers of
the New Bern Company last night:
L A Taylor Engineer.
D M Sty ron Foreman.
H D Wood Asst Foreman.
John Suter Capt of Hote,
D S Howell Sec'ty
O A Kafer Treasurer.
W T Brinson Practical Engineer.
F A Gaaklll )
G Y Harrington V Representative!
T U Daniels l
tss i- m in ,
1 ODDtA i And,ta0oi
LIKE A HUMAN TORCH.
Miry Peterson Meets a Horrible Death
at the Hands of a Brutal
Husband.
Mary l't tt-rjen, a aok led woman who
ved on Poutb Front stieet oppoiie tbe
Elm City Mills died at five o'clock yeiter
day morning from injuries received from
a fire, ili? circumstances of which seem
almost Incredible for any one to be
lieve. Ii appears that the hustand of the
woman went home about three o'clock
Sunday morning and saturated the lied
clothing with kerosene, and it tit on
fire. Tbe woman rushed ont of tbe
bouse Into the street enveloped hi flames
and an alarm of fire was sent in and the
department responded, but there waa no
Indication of fire about the house. In
the mean time tome one had thrown t
pttl of water on the burning woman
and put tbe flamea Out, but not before
tbe wa: frightfully bumed. Her cloth
ing waa nearly all contumed.
Tbe unfortunate woman waa taken
back to tbe house and suffered most hor
rlble sgonles. Dr Whitley was called
and administered some medicine but it
was necesssry tc give her opiates to re
lieve her distress.
To officer R P Montague she made an
ante mortem statement as follows: ' I,
Mary Peterson, do hereby swear that
my hnsbsnd John Peterson did throw
kerosene oil on the bed, threw tbe
quilt over my head and set the bed on
fire"
As a result of this statement officers
Montague and Connor arrested Pete
son at about 10 o'clock Sunday morn
ing.
At the ssme time of the arrost of Pe
terson a colored man named Alexander
Warns was arrested as It was alleged
that he was with tbe woman when she
wss set on fire and that he was the
uause of the affair. Nearly til of Adams
idothet were burned from cause and b
was arrested on suspicion.
Tbe coroner's jury was Impanelled b
Dr R D V Jones. It was compoeed oi
he foil iw ing persons: Meters Albe't
Bangert, foremrn, Enoch Wadswortb, C
f Hester, Ed Clark, J B Tugwcll and C
P Battling, the, latter acting ao secrt
tary.
Upon the examination of wltneaie
they charged the negro Peterson with
being guilty of murder and ordered that
be be held for examination In the May
or's court. Eight witnesses testified to
the burning of the woman, that the
charged her hatband with the deed.
The mm Adams claimed an alibi lay
Ing that he had been drinking heavily
all day at Rodman's bar and that at
night lie went to an engine on the A C
L road, removed his clothing, climbed
Into the fire box and went to aleep. His
clothing and ahoes were nearly entirely
consumed and were produced in evl
dence. The man himself Is not harmed
by fire; that much la In his favor. He
swore that lis did not know the woman
and had never been in her house.
Atlantic Fire Company Elects.
At the regular monthly meeting of tbe
Atlantic Steam Mre Engine Co, No 1,
last night the following officers wer
electei for ensuing year.
Engineer J B Dawton.
Foreman A T Willis.
Asst Foreman Fred Thomas.
Capt of Hote Lon Bell.
Sao'ty J A Nnnn,
Treasurer H B Smith.
Representatives C P Bartllng and W F
Richardson.
Death of Mrs Hawkins.
Died In this city, December 4th 1004,
Mrs W F Hawkins, wife of Mr W F
Hawkins, aged 27 yean.
The funeral services will be hold tt
her late retldence No 23 Pine street thlt
morn at 10:80 o'clock.
The Interment will take place at
Cedar Grove Cemetery,
Contributors to The Rachel Brook-
field Monument Fund. '
Rosa Becker,
Mabel Chadwlck,
Eva Grace Dngutd,
Louise Caatel,
Sarah Duffy,
Annie M. Dekee,
Mildred Hackny,
Esther Lipman,
Wyatt Stalllngs,
Herbert Thornton,
Alberta Powell,
Sam Ipock,
Ellen Guion,
Threes Stalllngs,
Jamet Armstrong,
Lon Bryan,
Lillian Jonea,
Sadie Wilson,
Amy Haas,
Margaret Grey,
Joseph Hollowell,
Haztl Prior,
Wa Bryan,
Cecil Daniels.
Donnle M. Godley,
Lizzie Jone?,
Thomas L, Taylor,
George Ives,
Bessie Hollowell,
Sophie Holllster
Hattle May Conn,
Adelaide Bizzell,
Minnie B Smith,
Grace Munger
Howard Jones,
Mary Jones,
Dr E 8 Vase,
David Congdon.Sr,
Willie Bill,
George Green,
Allen Ives,
Mary WInfield,
Rev Adams Remains
A telegram tent last night by Mr T A
Green, who it attending the Conference
at Hendeiaon. to hit family, states that
Rev G T Adams has baen reassigned to
the charge of the Centenary Methodltt
church.
Rev EH Davit btt been appointed
Presiding Elder of this dititrlct, and
Klnston was selected as the next place
NEW SW MILL PROJECT
Munger It Dennett Will Increase Their
Lumber Output by Building a
New Mill.
Munger & Kennett have Completed ar
rangement whereby they will have
doubled their present capacity of fur
nishing manufactured lumber. They
will erect a large band saw mill on e
tract of land ad jicent to their present
mill In Jamet. Cny. It is ex pact id that
tbe outfit completed will cost $100,000.
The mill will give employment to 100
additional men.
Orders have been placed for the ma
chinery and work will begin on the
new plant at once and the proprietors
hope to be able to start act oral work' 1st
It by May lit, or not later than June
lit.
They have purchased tbe timber on
an 8.0C0 acre tract of land in Jones
county which with tbelr present timber
Interests will be sufficient to keep them
supplied for many years to come.
The new mill will give employment
to one hundred additional men.
A Remedy That No One Is
Afraid To take. ajf
Dr. Thacher'a Liver anil Bt.
has been used in thousands n( horn: or
fifty-two years with pcrfi cv'ifuij.ice
f nd the most remarkable results.
The great success of this remedy is due
I y the fact that its formula ( which con
:sts of Buchu, Hydrangea, Mandrake,
.'ellow Dock, Dandelion, Sarsaparilla,
! rentian, Senna and Iodide of I'otussiuui)
as been freely published.
Doctors and Druggists everywhere do
ot hesitate to recommend a preparation
.-hicli they know contains the best
mown remedies for correcting all irreg
.lsxities of the Liver, Kidneys or Blood,
nd the diseases caused by the failure of
Ucse functions to perform their proper
work.'
Thousands of sick onea to -whom life
has been a burden have written gftteful
letters that others might profit by their
experience.
BmoMmo Grove, Tttx., Nov. 13. 1901
I vrasf ufTeritig terribly with indigestion and
:i tticy trouble and tent to my druggist for
Himetliing to relieve? me.
As he sent me a package of Dr. Tbacher'
'.iver and Blood fiyrup I concluded to try tt,
.nd now I am deeply grateful to my druggist
ts well rts to you.
1 had been a sufferer from these things and
t general run-down condition for ten years,
inn had only received temporary relief front,
.niter medicines. But after using not quite two
packages of your Liver end Blood Syrup I feet
n stout and hearty as I ever did in my life, and
t aiu satisfied that I am entirely cured. I feel
,io svmptoms whatever of kidney trouble, and
nv digestion is as good as any living man's.
I can now en wnaiever i cnooae.
1 never had nny remedy give me such quick
id nermanent relief, and I can not put a cor
rect estimate on the value your medicine lias
been to me. 1 would not take any amount o
tucniey for it. Very gratetully yours
If iu nntd n medlrlne write to-day for
fnti sample bottle and "2r. Xhaeher'm
llnrlth Hook,"
Give nifmntome for adrtee.
We nnV Vnu '" " " at ur "
pentr. If know what it will do,
ytr ante I ii nil Druggists t n-n.l86
jueu at entente eo.,
Chattanooga, Tmn.
Public Sale 1
Wed. Dec. 14th.
On the Wadsworth
Farm 3 1-2 Mile? from
New Bern, N. O.
Horses, Mules and fine Milch
Oowe, Hogs and Chickens, Wagons
and Top Buggy, with. Harness.
Full line ot Agricultural Imple
ments, Pea Vines, Hay, Oorn, Fod
d r, and 50 bbls Corn in ear; House
hold and Kitchen Furniture.
TERMS CASH
C. A. Kaserman
NEW BERN PRODUCE MARKET
WnoI.Kr.aXB PBIGBS CCBRSKT.
Hggt, per dozen ,
280
. 40 4(30
... 7S
6
.... 87
. ..Boftt
... 810
..SO to II
... m
87f
Chickens, old per pair.
young, per nr.
Pork, per lb
Live Hogs
Beef, "
E Ides, green, per lb . . .
1 dry,
Beeswax, " ....
Corn, per bdih
Oatt, "
Peanut
Potatot . ....
.11
Bahan
rain Market
Corn,pur I tt
I.60W,
.50
M
.80
an
Oats per bu
Meal, per bu
Hominy, perbu
Oorn bran, per 100 lbt
Wheat bran, per "
Feed, 100 lbt
Cotton teed meal, 100 lbs. .
Cotton seed hulls, 100 lbs.
Ship stuff.... ,