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1 Jfcto Bctlt wekta fflttfttal YOLOMI XIVI1. NEW BIEI, CRAvIH CODHTY, I.C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1904. SICOSD SECTION. M M HER 7$ , , 1 m - I Warm Blankets FOR COLD NIGHTS. 1 Nor h Carolina All Wool Blanket, size lo-4, at $3 50; size 11-4 at $5.00; si. 1 12-4 at $5 50. Comfort at $1 00 to $4.00. Bed Spreads 75c to $3.00. Sh eti 2 1-2 yds by 2 1-2 yds, made of the best matetial at 55c 60c, 66c and "0c each. Pit low Cases 36x45 inches wide at 12 l-2c, 15c and 20c eaoh. See onr stock and save time and money. J J. MITCHELL A CO PHONE 288. 42 Pollock St, Opposite Post-office. FLORIDA ORANGES 1 New Lot Nice Malaga Grapes, English Walnuts, Pecan , Brazil Nuts and Almonds, all new Crop. Ni;e Lmdon Lsyer Ra'.slns, lOcts. Seeded Kaltlos 10c pound package. Thoroughly Cleaned Currents lOcts. Citron, finest quality, 20ets pound. Fresh Lemons, Sweet and Sour Pickles. Heinz Mince Meat, Atmore'a Mince Mea'. Pulton Market Corned Beet. Cape Cod Cranberries. Brown Sagua-, Pulverized Sugar. Baker's O hocol te 10 and '-'Oct s Cake, Complete S ck of General Qrocurlef, all NICE and FRESH. 5 Wholesale A Retail Ctroeer, 5 5 'Phone 91. 71 Broa4 tit J. L McDANIEL EmphasiziDg Useful lugs For -FOR- Holiday Gifts. The Chris mas buying is now tinder full headway. There is a marked demand for usefu' things and we want to impress upon you he fact, that this store is in the be.t p:ss ble sape to supply your wants. The holiday lines of st pie merchan dise are most complete and you'll find them moBt invitingly j rice'. The Christmas Fur Stock. If you have a fur thought co netted with your gift buying, yon shonld take a careful note of these values an I the 1 make a prompt in ve tigatim while the assortments a e un broken. Fine selec ion of black and b own table hare from the 48 inch at $2 50 to the handsome long flat pieces with guaranteed lining at $10. Stylish Coats for Gifts.. Our hoi day stock of women's and children's outer $rme . 1 1 is made up of just the sty lei you are looking for. Special values in p'Bin black and colored boats in the sh rt aid three quarter lengths; a tine thr.e-quirte. tat Covert coat, $15 v lue a1. $1250; special three- qiarter length in castor only t $9; fine sele ctio i of chidren's long coats from $3 73 to $10, in brown, blue and tan. Fine Blankets and Comfortables. Kothing 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' I perhaps find some of them to fit your wants, Ltd es and Gentlemen's Handkerchief, all prices f om the plain white H S cambric 8c to th i dainty beauties at $ I ; Onr special embroidered ones at 25c each are the best values on the market; New lot of those dainty ones at $1.60 a box just re ceived; Very attraotite line of Ltdieg Kid Glove, in black and colors at 75c $1, $1-50; Guaranteed Washable Kid Gloves, in white and colon at $1.50; New lot of Gift Books and Dolls just in; High class Dolls from $8.50 to $6-50 each; i .41 8 ununii HTM T Of Disfiguring Humors Use CUTICURA Every child born into the world with an inherited tendency to tor turing, disfiguring humors of the Skin and Scalp, becomes an object of the most tender solicitude, not only because of its suffering, but because of the dreadful fear that the disfiguration is to be lifelong and mar jts future happiness and prosperity. Hence it becomes the duty of mothers of such afflicted children to acquaint themselves with the best, the purest, and most effective treatment available, viz.: the CUT1CURA Treatment, con sisting of warm baths with CUTl CURA Soap, and gentle anointings with CUTICURA Ointment, the great Skin Cure. Cures made in childhood are speedy, permanent, and economical. Sold throughout th. world. Catlcara Soap, 25c., Oint ment, Me., Kraolvpnt, fioc. (in form of Chocolate Coated. J'illn, 25c. per vial of 60). Depot,: Loodon, S7 Charter. h esq ; Paria, 5 Rue dc la Palx ; Boaton, 137 Columbia A... Potter Druff a Chem. Corp., Sole Prone. ttj" Send for " How to Cure DiiSgiirtnK Humor,.'' NEW BOARD COMMISSIONERS Proceedings De-ember Meeting. Re ports of County officers. Mat ters of Interest Acted Upon. The board of commissioners met at the Court House Monday December 5th 1904 at 11 o'clock a m in regular sea- sion. Present commissioners, Baxter, Foy, Wadswoith, Harvey and Richardson. There appearing to be no unfinished business before the board, on motion same adjourned, since die. The newly elected board ot commis sioners of Craven county met on the first Monday la December 1901, pursu ant to the law and were duly inducted Into office, viz: C E Foy, A E Wads worth, W R Barrlngton, J B Harvey and Q V Richardson. On motion of comm's toner Richard son, "Jr Foy was elected chairman of the board in accordance with the law. On motion Mr E M Oreen was duly elected county attorney for the ensuing two years. Ordered by tha board that the Item of $l,S00 Solvent Credits listed to M D W Stevenson be changed to $1,500 Income on account of error of list taker. Ordered by the board that the item of $1400 Solvent Credits listed to G H Roberts be change! to $1400 Income on a count of error of list taker. Board took recess until 2.30 o'clock p m. Upon motion commissioner Richard son was appointed a committee of one to audit and approve the annual report of the clerk of the court. The report of Dr J P Rhem, Supt of Health, upon being presented was ac cepted and ordered filed and recorded. To the chairman and Board of Count Commissioners: Gentlemen. There has been reported to me for month of November. 18 cases ot Smallpox cases ieported cases ot Typhoid Fever ( herein are lo 4 cases of Diphtheria, (cated In tt e 1 case of Hsmmorhagic (country. Fever. Respectfully, J. F. RHEM. M D, Supt of Health. Dec 5th, 1904, The report of D L Roberts, .treasurer, upon being piesented was accepted and ordered filed and recorded. rio toard met at 2 30 o'clock p m pur suant to recess. Present commissioners Foy, Wads- worth, Richardson. Harvey and Bar-rlnf'ton. On notion Mr Eugene Tucker was elected keeper of weights and measures for ensuing two years. On motion Mr Jos B Gaakltl was elect ed wood Inspector for the ensuing two years. Ordered that property lid ted to L J Chapman in No 1 township be stricken from the list and that same be listed to Broaddu and Ires, U having been sold to said u roaddusit Ives before Jane 30th last, and said property listed to said Broaddus & Ives In No 2 township be stricken from the list on account of er ror. Dw:ght M Styron, constable elect of 8th township upon presenting his bond we i duly inducted into office for the en suing term. Mr R A Nunn appeared before the board in behalf of Mr Chas L Stevens, and nude application to renew the con tract heretofore entered Into to do the publf - printing for the county. Ordered by the board that the clerk Issuj a voucher lo TE Haywood to the amount ot f 3.01 ti reimburse him for hi i paid through error. Mr Hugene Tucker presented Us bond for the office of Standard keeper which upon motion Wis accepted and ordered Sled and recorded. Mr Tucker was then upon duly Inducted Into office for the ensuing term. Geo B Waters presented lite bond for the office of register of deeds which upon motion was accepted and uuon t.bla. ah. J. aSaKuS I "ts feutsa ueuaw wan UtelT laaUCl fed into said office for the ensuing Report of DL Roberts, Treasurer Craven County, for November of GENERAL FUND. Nov 1, To Balance Nov 10, to J J Baiter, Nov 10, to J W Blddle Nov 30, do Nov 80, By Vouchers Dec 1 , to Balance, $240 59 214 70 1,000 00 1,500 00 $',053 34 $2,725 67 229 75 Interest Account. Dec 1, By Balance Dec 1, By Balance Fence No 1- Fence No 3: Dec 1, By Balance, Fines and Penult it;-, November. 1, To Balance 2, to S R Street 11, to Wm Ellis 21, to 8 B Street 30, to W Y Wynne 80, to J M Harget Decl By Balance $2,955 84 $108 H3 $40 23 $28 14 $302 13 5 00 5 00 500 3.C0 60 00 1386 73 $380 73 380 73 D. L. ROBERTS, Treas Craven Co. On motion Mr N Arpen was duly elected keeper of Trent river bridge for the ensuing term. Ordered that the item "$2,000 money on hand" listed to A D Ward be change to $2,000 income on account of error of list taker. On motion S B Lancaster was elected keeper of the Neuse river bridge for the ensuing term, and was given until the 1st Monday in Jan. 1905 to present his bond for said office. Mr J W Blddle, Sheriff elect presented his bond for said office which upon mo tion was accepted and he thereupon took the proper oath and was inducted into office for the nest ensuing term. Ordered by the board that personal property listed to H W Simpson to the amount of $12,000 be reduced to $1,200 on account of error. Ordered by the board that the prop erty of O T Watson on Dnck Creek In No 3 township be reduced to $250. 00. On motpn commissioner Wadsworth vit elected chairman protem for the en suing term. On motion-board took reocs, until 10 am, Dec (Uh 1804, The board met at Court House Dec. 6, 1804 at 10 o'clock a m, pursuant to re- Trent river bridges and the bridge across Jacksmllh Creek. Cooimissloner Baning cm was given charge of the bridge In lb lib, 6th and 7th townships. Commissioner Harvey was given charge of the bridges on tin north aide ot Neuse river, also Htreet's ferry on tbe Neuse river. Commissioner Wadsworth was given charge of all the bridge In the 9th and 3rd townships, also the ferry at Maple Cypress. On motion Commissioner Richardson waa appointed commissioner of th poor for the ensuing term. Ordered by the board that personal property to tbe amount of $70 listed to Christopher Dixon (.col, of 8ti tiwo shtp be atricked from the list on aocouul of error of the list taker. The report of the grand jury upon be ing read was accepted and ordered (lied end recorded. Ordered by the board that State bonda to the amount of $10,500 Hated to J B Holland be stricken from the list on ac count ot error of the list taker Ordered by tbe board that the clerk Is hereby instructed to take up tbe matter of purchasing a book typewriter and gel prices of same from the various man ufactories and report to tbe next meet ing of the board. On motion of Commissioner Wads worth the application of B ft Warren & Co to retail liquor la the town of Vance boro, was granted, Commissioners Rich ardson and Barrlngton voting no, and Commissioners Foy, Wadsworth and Harvey voting for same. On motion of Commissioner Wads worth the application of Wm Cleve & Co to retail liquor in the town of Vance boro was granted, commissioners Rich ardson and Barrlngton voting no and Commissioners Foy, Wadaworth and Uarva) voting for same. On motion the matter of granting the license ot Wm Cleve & Co waa reconsid ered, all commissioners voting aye. Dr R D V Jones, coroner, appeared be fore the board and was duly Inducted Into said office for thefensuiDg term. Ordered that the property ot Louisa Forrest, 49 acres ot land In No 1 town ship be reduced to $250 on account of error. On motion the bond of W O Clark, constable of No 1 township was accept ed and ordered tiled and recorded and upon taking the proper oath said W O Clark was Inducted into said office for the ensuing term. The board took recess until 2:80 oclock p m. The board met at 2:8U o'clock p m, pursuant to recess. Present, Commis sioners Foy, Wadsworth, Harvey, Richardson and Barrlngton. Ordered by the board that the pett tlon of D 8 Kounce to peddle in the county without license Is hereby grant ed. On motion it is ordered that tbe poor bouse farm be and Is hereby rented to Mr J A Meadows for the sum of $125, On motion the former order ot the board granting the application of Wm, Oleve .v Co to retail liquor In Vanceboro N C be and is hereby recicded, Com mlssloners Wadsworth, Foy and Har vey voting aye, Commissioners Richard son and Barrlngton not voting. On motion Mr F A Fulcher was given until the 1st Monday In January within which to file his bond as county survey or. The regular monthly bills were allow ed. On motion the board took recess un til Mondsy Dec 19th, 1804, at 10 o'clock GEO B WATERS, Clerk of Board Dec 7, 1904. Present Commissioners, Toy, Wads worth, Harvey, Richardson and Barring ton. Ordered by the board that the proper ty listed to Mrs Susan V Rbtturdson in 8th township be re jui ed to $1600 on ac count of error of the list taker. Ordered by the board that th proper ty listed to Miss Lizzie Olive In 8th townsshlp be reduced to $40t on ac count of error of the list taker. Ordered by the board that the Item "$100 tools ot mechanics" listed to J B Spain of 8th township be reduosa to $1.00 on account of error of the list ta ker. DrRDV Jones, Ooioner presented his official bond which oa motion was accepted and ordered died and re corded. On motion of Commissioner Wads worth it la ordered that the Chauinan.Mr C E Foy, be and la hereby empowered to receive, accept or reject the bond of Freeman B Brnul, Treasurer, when pre sented to htm after the adjournment ot this board and it salt bend meets with his approval and la accepted to Induct said Freeman S Kraal Into the ofilee of Treasurer of the County of Craven. v amna uonuaisaioner roy was ap- EDWARDSVILLE. Deo 7 Farmers are about through housing their crops, and holidays are coming on. People have begun killing bogs aronnd here. Mr W K Rowe killed his Mon dsy. Miss Maggie Tucker of New Bern Is our school teacher for this sessloa. Sbe is a very good teacher and everybody likes her very muoh. Anyway there Is a full school. ' Miss Sudle Belanaia was a visitor of Miss Katie Rowe last Monday, guess they hsd a good time. Mr Hilton Hartley cf tbe Forest neighborhood Is coming to teach down here, and we all like htm very mnoh Well the writer can say one thing tor it, It Is the best school we have had around here In a long time, Mr C H Edwards returned yesterday after a few days absence. We were all verv elad to see blm. We are all hoping to have a good time Christmas. It Is pretty near here and we hope that everything will go al right A MATTER OF HEALTH POWDER Absolutely Pure HAS MO SUBSTITUTE Marlowe and N. Harlow.-, Dec 8. Our Sunday School last Sunday de cided to have a Christmas entertainment Mrs C N Msson with the help of several others have at once set out to make it an Interesting occasion. Mr E M Dall of Vanceboro passed through our berg last week en route for his home from Adams Creek, where he had been prospeotlng about a farm, be was a pleasant lodger for the night with our hospitable friend, Mr Joshua Adams We ire sorry that sir Dall can't find a sultsb'e firm in our place so that he could become our neighbor. Miss Ada Becton accompanied by her brother, Master Wil'le, went to Win throp Saturday to visit her brother, Mr A L Becton and returned home Son-day. A certain young man of New Bern who has been lately making frequent Visits to Harlowe changed hta mode of travel last Sunday by taking passage on a naptba launch. We suppose It is with a view of letting that span of horses catch their wind so they may be In prop er condition for the next trip. Dr C N Mason want to Beaufort Mon dsy to see his sick father. He returned yesterday. Mr John 8 Morton was in New Bern Monday to meet with the Board of Edu cation of which he is a member. Dr H R Parker of LaGrange Is spend ing th week here doing some dental work. Mrs W F Becton who ha been spend ing a while with her daughter, Mrs E W Webb of Swansboro returned home yes terday. Mr J R Msson spent tbe day in New Bern yesterday. Mr and Mis W E Moore, Messrs Jas R. Bell, J H Davis and Denard Glbble are all In New Bern on business t dsy. Mrs Wm N. Bell is spending tbe day In New Bern doing some Christmas trad ing. ARAfAHOE December 7. Oar people are neartng a finish ot housing their oora srop which is prov ing to be somewhat snort because ot the dry summer. Same ot our people who raised 12 cent cotton hare become somewhat alarmed over the hope of marketing their crop at the r.bove prior, while others are wear lng smt.es from th thought of selling their cotton at a fair price and having the results ot It in their possession. Rev Mr Leigh' on pastor of the Chris tian Church at Arapahoe preached Sat urday, Saturday night, Sunday, and Sun day night to lar audience... Mr George Willis of Carteret county was around In our community this week delivering fruit trees. Messrs Bert Dunn and Clay Stapleford of Olympla were In our town last Satin day and Sunday. We all enjoyed their visit very much. The public school has ben In session two weeks. Miss Katl Sawyer ot Concord Is our able assistant teacher. She Is well liked by all who have made her acqualn tance. Miss Cornelia Holton of Olympla has a Dice music school at Arapahoe with 16 students on roll which are doing well un dr her Instruction. Our young people are anticipating good time Christmas. A B A Remedy That No One Is Afraid To Take. Dr. Thachcr'a Liver aod Bt. ; has lwen used In thousands nt homes lor fifty-two years with perft confidence tmd the most rcinarVable reTOlts. The great succetss of this remedy is due to the fact that in formula (which con sists of Iluebu, Hydrangea, ItruitiTake, Yellow Dock, Dandelion, Sarsaparilla, Gentian, Henna and Iodide of Potassium) has been freely published. Doctors aiul Druggists everywhere do not hesitate to recommend a preparation which they know contains the best known remedies for correcting all irreg ularities of the Liver, Kidneys or Stood, and the diseases caused by the failure of these functions to perform their proper work Thousands of sick ones to whom life has been a burden have written grateful letters that ethers might profit by their experience. Bioo.MtNt; Grovk.Tex., Nov.fS, iStM. I was bit tiering terribly with indifteatlon and kidney trouble ami sent to my druggist for ;oini'tuiue to ri-li've me. A In- sent me a package or Dr. Thaclter'i itff-r iiiid Blood Svrup 1 concluded to try it, id now I am deeply t'tatelul to my drugglat is well ns to you. I had D-.-eti a sufferer from these things and i i't neral run down condition for ten years, iu ! had only received temporary relief irom uhfi medicines. Hut after uainir not quite two paekKRCa ol your I.r.er and Blood Syrup I feel H st..u't and hearty as I ever did in my life, and 1 am satisfied that I am entirely cured. I feel ao 'Uptoms whatever of kidney trouble, and ity digestion i as good aa any living man's. I can now eat whatever I cnooae. 1 never had any remedy give me nuch quick i maneut reliel, ana I can not pui a cur tinute on the value your medicine has in 1 reel t" becil t or a I would not take any amount ol rv trratelullv voara J. C. BROWN. if Vftu nrni it merficlne terlf to-day fox fr, .ample buttle and "I)r. Xhaehe Oi"- ttrnittotnti far atifice. Me Umulu iiitk ynu to tty it at our ex- petiff. tr,' i, . true irttttr t , rn t an kur tuilf- I'll mi J' rriiri.i ..-- e...(" Kti ;.. tllili UTMianB "., ftmttantrfnta, ZatM. Under the Southern Cross. The thrilling play which 111 be pro duced Friday nlgbt December 16lh !s one which will appeal t all who lot their humeland It i a sweet, strong uory of life In the South btfore aod dnr i s the war. It is raid by critics to be one of the -at plays on Southern life extant The Daughters cf Cotf deraoy have ciiosen this drama became of lta appro priateness and U not only has that fea- i re but has an admirably sustained plot, A good and talented oast are en gaged In piactlcing their parts and the people may expect one of the most mil liaut local entertainment events iba has ucurred for many ears. Safe Inward Water Way. Mr Edward B. Taylor, who has been In this city bsfor In the interests of what he terms a "Safe Inland water way" from New York to Florida, was here Wednesday night, and met Mr WoKenS den President ot the Chamber of Com mere, and several other gentlemen, all business men who are concerned as welt Tr.nl. ... etllnra llwa.lv arnnnrl her. Guess they are thinking about la lto piwd water way Christmas. F. H BICYULE STOLEN On May 4th, from 11) Middle street, ' Imperial Wheel. 25 l ib black frame, 80 inch wheels, O and t ires, coaster brake, $5.00 reward for oiu'n of wheel, $5 00 for arrest and con v ctlon of thief, J V Biades, New Bern, N. O. L,) T BIoYCLE Taken from 118 Bast F-ont street, night of December 5th, V ance Wheel, No. 35594, 24 inch black fi sine, Ga-field saddle, coaster brake, ti tarly new, $5.00 f r return of bicycle, $ 00 for arrest and conviction ot thief. V.Blades, New Bern. N C NEW BERN PRODUCE MARKET WHOLESALE FBICKB CU11R.ENT. Eggs, per dozen 28c Chickens, old per pair W " young, per pr 40 ft 50 Pork, per lb 7 & 8 Live Hogs 6 k Beef, " 87 Hides, green, per lb 0ofcftt ' dry, " 8 410 Beeswax,. " 20 to 9$ Corn, per bush 7Se Oats, " 570 Peanuts 85 Potatoes, Yams ....70 Bahamas $0 Local Grain Market Corn.per bu $.6008, Oats per bu ,00 Meal, per bu M Hominy, per bu .80 Corn bran, per 100 lbs .- M Wheat bran, per " 1.40 Feed, 100 lbs 1.35 Cotton seed mea), 100 lbs.. .... LtO Cotton seed hulls, 100 lbs M Ship stuff ... UK) No. lTtmnthy, per ton. SO 0 Revolution Imminent A sure sign of approaching molt and serious trouble in your system Is ner vousness, sleeplessness, or stomaoh up sets. Electric Bitters will quickly dis member the troublesome causes. It and an Informal talk and discussion was 1 half! ,nrl Mar flam avlll mmnA a.naaaaata lives to attend the convention to be held at Columbia, 8. C, on December 98th which will be held in the Interests of this water way. Comforts the ht ait, strengthens the mind. Its good, ill or well. Makes nvr fail, to tone the stomach, ream-1 0M' 'ftoe bright as a summer morning, l, ..hB Kidn... and Bowels, .ilmul.te, That's what Holllster's Rocky Mountain the Liver, and clarify the blood. Ran T doe, 88 "H""1' Tei cr TableU- " down systems benefit particularly and , "UUJ- all the usual attending .cnes vanisn an ' ttSrfc BnuTnly'K1 J '- LiT, and that is returned if it don't give per- Blood Syrup will be sent to any reader of faint utUffantkm. Gnaranteed bv G D tbia turner who wilt write to the Th&cher pointed commbsf oater of the Neuse and J Bradham. druggist. ' 1 iviediciae Co., Outtanoega, Tena, , Public Sale ! Wed. Dec. 14th. Oa the Wad&worth Farm 3 12 Mil ep from New Bern, N. 0. Ho Mm',., and line Milch Cow . Chickens, Wagon ana 'nigy, wita Harness. Full liit- d Agricultural Imple- m -nts, Pea Vines, Hay, Ooro, Fod d r, and 60 bbls Corn in ear, House hold and Kitchen Furniture. TEEMS CASH- C. A. Kasi