North Carolina Newspapers

P IP yyuH fill " Ifc - - I I 1 i II I I II 111 Mr II III a 1 ' II j1 VOL. XXVIII.-No. 85 NEW BERN CRAVEN COUNTY, N. C, FRIPAY, JANUARY 26, 1906.---SECOND SECTION. 28th YEAR I I II I 1(1 I I 1 II " ii 1 W - i V saw iviis. ; UG3T, KEtlUM AND EEAVY WOCD-WCSXINQ JHACEL'ZST FOB EVERY KIND OF WORK ENGINES AND ECOjpS AND SIZES AND FOR EVERY CLASS OF SERVICE. ASK FOK OUR ESTUSAT8 ECFOKB PUCINQ YOUK OKSE. dlSBES MACHINERY COmPANY COLUMBIA, 8. C. .Special Rates Via Southern Railway Now Orleans, La., Fcnsacola, Fla., Mobile, Ala.: Account Mardi Gras Car nivals, February 22"-27th, one fare plus 26 cents for round trip; tickets Will be aold Feb. 21-2G inclusive, final limit Men. 3rd, except tickets can be extend d to rich 18th c n payment of a fee of 60 cents... Louisville, Ky: Account - American ' Bowling Congress Mch 17-27th; one fare plus 50 cents on ceitificate plan, tickets will be Bold ' Mch 14th to 27th , with final limit Mch 30th. . Nashville, Tennr ' Account Studont .Volunteer Movement For Foreign Mis- - sums Feb. 28th to Mch 4th. One fare plus 25 cents for the round trip, tickets will be sold Feb. . 26-28th, with final limit Mch. 10th. - - T. E. GREEN, CvT. C, - Raleigh, N. C. Has Stood the Test 25 Years The old, original GROVE'S Tasteless ' Chill Tonic. You know what you are 'taking. It It iron and quinine in a tasteless form. No Cure, No pay. t 50c Deppc Items. ' Jan. 25. Bad weather la conflicting with early ; TaiJfPwork. , 1 Hog killings are is almost over, and it is likely that we will have a Buflic " iency of ham for our guests, during the ensuing year. ' , y-?-. ; ' Tabernacle school , is progressing ' nicely under tho supervision or our teacher, Miss Laura ' Trott, of Rich lands. . "' ;., j' l The wbtatiing of the lumber - mills - around here indicates that they are cbn- - .tinually getting plenty of work. People's health in this community is -fairly good, with the. exception of Miss iDora Sabiston who has been very sick, tbut we are glad to hear that she is 1m- " .proving. , '"' - -' If nothing prevents there will be a :basket party at Tabernacle schcol house on Friday night, February 9. Everybody ia cordially invited, and we wish all ladies who will, 'o bring bas ; ikets. Managers will bo: Messrs. E. H. . .Morton, J. 1 . Henderson and W. : F, .Mallard, and Misses Posie Shepard, iRuth Henderson and Laura Trott. . J. F. H. TIIC II IIIL L.il RICHMOND, VA. ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR Fencing, Hoofing . Cab Wire, Potillry NeKind. Write for prices and catalogue. We carry one of the largest sod best Btouks of . Farm Implements in the Bouth, and can save you money on your purchases. What ever you need, get our prices, be fore purchasing. Special bargains in Farm Wagons and Buggies. Best makes. "Low Prices. TI-3 Implement Co. KC2 R'Ja St.. Richmond, h. '7 iled to Buy All Kinds of Southern Fruits ami Vegetables fcrCAnil or will handle on c : : ' : i.t. Ij li 2 knov r J :'. : on . !.".t you Govcrncr Asked to Offer Reward for Assailant. State Charters. Athletic Park at A. & M. Collige Grounds. Negro Arretted for larceiy " Wujt Stand Charges of rurclwy. Organlied Cang of miscreants. . Rileigh, Jar. 24 Secretary of State to lay cha ered tho Selma Supply Co., of Selna, with a capital stock of $15, OJ0, 46,000 of which is subscribed, R. M. NojvellCW, Richardson and others are BtoekhoWera. v 'V - Hon. Clement Manly of Winston has written Governor Glenn,' asking that the State will offer a reward for the aprehension of the assailants of Henry Kobro, the Russian Jew who was at tacked through his window a few days ago at Winston-Saleuu The deed was far out of the ordinary and the people of feel that this action should b taken intxhilf of the isolated foreigner. An athletic park that will be a cre dit to this part of the country will soon be located on the grounds of the A. & M. College. Something more than ?3, 000 will be expended in its outfitting, about half of this amount having been already secured and contributed by the students, alumni and faculty of the college. In addition to this amount they expect assistance of the Rakigh people. . Five year sixlper cent bonds of $25 each will be issued and this method will be employed in part in fianancing the new move. Tho field will be situated near the Seaboard track, between the Pullen and the Agri cultural building. A guarantee has been effected by which the property may be used both by the college and by the city, as ah athletic park the gate receipts will contribute to the payment of the bonds. Drive and walk ways will be arranged by a capable land scape, gardner and shrubbery and or namental trees will have space there. President Winston is a great believer in the movement and expects results as to interested crowds on certain occn sions especially Thanksgiving and at Easter when excursion ' trains will be operated to induce the presence of visitors. f. ::' The Raleigh & Southport'road is at present engaged in a survey for an en trance into the citv for the location of its freight and passenger station. '9 A definite site has not yet been decided on but it is known that it will be such as to meet the approval of the pub' lie. ; ' -. . yV, .' :y Jim Johnson, alias Sam Hines, with the possibility of other aliases, the ne gro who was captured by an officer of the Raleigh police force, on a warrant charging him with larceny, has been turned over to the United States in spector, who desuel him on a more serious charge, that of burglarizing the p Ktoflice at Elmore, in Scotland county John will be tiied in ths district court at Wilmington. The inspector reckons the capture of this negro as one of the mostimportant recently made inj his territory, as there are reasons to sup pose that an organized gang of such miscreants exists in some of the coun ties in the same neighborhood, and that this man afflicted with aliases was a paL Postmaster Bailey ,of the Raleigh office has just received a letter on which by the way, he had to pay extra postage, and written'af ter the follow ing fashion, with irregular capitaliza tion and even worse spelling. '. The envelope bears the words, "to the post master at Post office, raleigh, N. C." The information inclosed was thus couched: "notice to the State: Dear Sir in the State of north Carolina raleigh, n. C the Loafers is Calling one and a nother Spanjons and Span youns SpanYous and telling Lies on one and nother and tha is got it in the Kead and mines to rob and hywaw do burg Hy way burg way tha boys is running One and a nother dioun.LooCK out tha will rob tha barers watching tha will enter in your house and rob you.Span- younS old boy Spanyoun LooCK out for the robberS." " An additional charter was this after noon granted to the Alamance Insur ance & Real Estate Co., at Burlington with a paid in capital of $15,000, out of an authorized Btock of $50,000, W. E. Sharp and J. N. Williamson, of Bur lington, and E. P. Wharton, of Greens boro, are incorporators. N. B. Truth, St. Paul, June 31, '05. Iv'e lived so long, I remember wel when the MiHHissippi was a brook. My good health' and long lifo came by tak ing HolliHter's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cent, Tea or Tablets. Sold by F.S. Duffy. . f.'e v York Cotton Market The f.illowinjr were tho opening and V ' r rr'u ts on tho New York Cotton i " ( -i K'. h Low C1o;ip n.:-) ll n 2S n. tii ii. . ii 12 n 1 1 ii.;.: n n no i : : n.c; Increase Ywr Yield Per .Acre J I One OLTbs Results of liberally nelng oar fertili zers, le to par off a mortgage on the old farm. Read the fol lowing' from Messrs. Wherry & Son, owner of the Magnolia Fruit Farm, Durant. Miss.: "We made $900 from one aore strawberries, on which your fertilizers were used. Eight years ago wo bought this place at S3) per acre. It was then considered to have been worn out twenty years before, but by liberally using Virginia-Carolina Fertilizcrf under pens and velvet beans. . we can now grow almost any thing, and have been offered ; $0 per aore for the place. Wo ' ''experimented with a great jmany brands of fertilizers, , but find the hlghost pcr-cont. cbeapor." Now don'tyoa think : Virginia-Carolina fertilizers . would enable you to pay off a , mortgage If you had one? . Well, don't use any other. ' Vlrglnla-CaraUaaCbenlcalCe Riohraond, Va. . Norfolk, Va. , . Durham, N. O. ' . - Charleston, 8. O. Baltimore, Md. . Atlanta, Ga. : . Bavannah, OS. , Montgomery, AUu Memphis, Tenn, BuroveiHjrt, !, , k Gales Creek. Jan. 25 We have been having some v e ry warm weather for the time of the year. Mr. James Lewis has been very sick for several days, : but is some better now. - ':;.-."':'': : Messrs. - A. T. and Elmer Garner loaded the schooner Murry Thomas with wood today and will take it to Morehead. " - ' Mr. Clydo Tolson of Wildwood, was the guest of Rev. D. B. Garner, Sun day. Mr. D. S. Sharp lost a fine mule last week. :" Rev. D. J. Hall has returned from Sallie Path, where he has been holding a series of meetings. ; 'iy Mr. J. Z. Sharp was the guest of Mr. W, P. Taylor Saturday night and Sunday,::;- : :!v;V';1' i '. Misses Dollie and Bessie Adams spent Sunday with Mrs. Daisy Garner. MissGeorgie Guthrie of Wildwood, spent Friday night with Miss Emma Lewis, returning to her home the next day. ; ; . ..,, , , Mr. W, P. Taylor and sons have em ployed Mr. D. J. Hall to build their oil factory. Mr. Hall is the only expert machinist in this community. -Mr. Geo. Oglesby is very sick. Mr. J. A. Guthrie is . spending a few days in New Bern. - A little love, a little wealth, ,' . A little home for you and me; It's all I ask except -good health, - Which comes with Rocky Mountain Tea. - Sold by F.S. Duffy. Culinary Attractions :- Ladies how does this suit you: Nut Cake, : Orange Cake, Black Chocolate Cake, ? ' Molasses Pound Cake, Plain Cake, ; r .". , Small Cakes with Icing, Cream Deserts, ' , t Wine Jelly, A Quantity of Pies, ' ; -, .. Home-made Bread,- ,'.,.., ' JJeaten Biscuits, ' ' Pickles, Stuffed Ham. . If you will call early at the bake at Mrs. F. W. Hughes' Saturday morning you will find the above variety to select from. Remember the hours from 10 to 12 o'clock, A Card . The New Bern Police Department de sires to give public expression to its griteful appreciation of , the prompt and efficiont service rendered to it by Miss Bertie Neighbors, night operator at the central telephone office. Her invariable promptness and courtesy add in great measure to the efficiency . of the Department in its efforts towards the safety and protection of tho com munity. '. . . rente oa . - is one of the handnoment and . , moHt vivluatile publications of the kind ImhiioU. The useful and practical hints contained intliennntialifiHuogof Wood's . Seed l ook make it a most vnliiiihla help to a'l Farmers , and UardeiH'vsaud it has long Imwii rwoi'iiizcHl as an up-to-date aiithunty ou bU L . v. J t. J - r "'' "' r -'j 1 . i -. . . 1, ' s r i -.t r I... IV V I WA"iTED RETURNS ' Of Entry Takers Who Have ; ' to Report Failed . As , Mrs. T. R. Purnell No Better. Wilmington Insurance Risks Rented. Dr.,TaltBut-J l . " ( i r , . ler Complimented. Selma Connee i.'&i' th Case. School Book Ques- ; ; J . . tlon Again Stirs Up. d 1 Raleigh, Jan. 25. the executive committee of the North Carolina divis ion of the Southern Cotton Association ... . . y i yesterday afternoon decided to appoint a temporary treasurer for that' Jbody, in the absence of T. W. Parker and ' Leo. D. Heart, 'of Raleigh Avaa ciosen. ilt la tho request of President C. C. Moore that all funds will be remitted direct to the treasurer, and all moneys so far collected were turned over, after a bond was given as required by the iruyisiviiB uj. uie tuniimi.i,cc. . The Wallace Manufacturing Co,' of Wallace, today amended its charter by icreasing the capital stock ; from S10, 030 to $25,000. The two principal offi cers of the company are AJexl Newton, president, and H. K. Walton secretary. Judge Thomas R. Purnell does not bring encouraging news as to the con dition of Mrs. Purnell, who has been so ill there, and who has been under special hospital treatment. Ho . will return to Richmond the lust of this week, at which time Mrs. Purnell will undergo another serious operation. . Insurance men here say that the special sent out yesterday from Wil mington is incorrect, in the statement that the entire State will be re-rated, as to fire risks. Wilmington alone is at this time affected, and this is brought about by certain changes in that city, occasioned by moving of occupants of differing hazards. ; '1 Hon. J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, reports that quite a number of entry-takers have failed to make their annual returns, and he requests tha all such returns shall be made at once stating therefor the law in the matter, as found in section 1705 of the revisal of 1905, which requires "that every entry taker shall make return to the Secre tary of State annually on the nk"' day of January of all lands entered; with him, under a penalty of two hundred dollars." If these returns are not made within a few days' the Secretary of State will furnish to theattorney general certificates of failutf, hi such cases where entry-takers shall fail to return according to the law. ' r Hon James Wilson, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, at- Wash ington, has written a forceful letter to Dr. Tait Butler,State veternarian, in which he says: "I ani much interested in your intelligent letter regarding your ' progress in enterminating the cattle tick, and I will do all in my power to get money enough i to help cooperate with the State in conducting effective' work along the proper lines to that end." , j - ' Attorney General R. D. Gilmer left yesterday for Washington, 4rhere he will present the case of the important Selma connection, as contended for by the North Carolina Corporation Com mission, Hon. F. A. Woodward appear ing for that body. The involvement is reckoned a vital one and will be . fol lowed closely, aflecting'the interests of bo many travellers in that section near the Atlantic Coast Line road.; It is not known definitely when the case will be heard, as there is the possibility of failure to reach it until after recess. The school book question is again about to be on the stir. A number of the officers of State and those who state-wise are already makihg a study of text books, in view of the expiration of the present contract for books for five years until July 1, 1906. The sub-commission will meet in June, after appointment by the govern or, and the text book commission will meet in July, the State Board of duca tion constituting this last named com mission- This decision will bo an nounced in time for tho published chosen can have their books in readi ness by the opening of the schools. V.i, . . m - ) 4 1 I.r I - U ml CLiiartx T:V Y.J ;" :!' ' )' ' t l tho , , f C .A tK ' .... Prompt, Easy ; : The greatest thine in the world A Mother's Love; the love she lavishes en her children ; the love her cajtl should have for her ; without this love she could not endure the agonies in cident to childbirth ; appreciative of this love, Mother' Friend was devised to les sen the pain and anguish of childbirth, that her love might not he strained to the breaking point. Mother's Friend does all this and more it enables the fond mother, to speedily recuperate from the labors of maternity, enables lici to regain her lost strength, preserves her youthful lines of beiuty and makes pregnancy her crown ing W) without any thorns to mar it, Mather's F rlentl Is applied externally, Is most harmless In its consistency, most hippy in its results, and U o( such merit that no case of labor sh'iuld be conducted without its use. It is a liniment for massage of the abdominal mudus,during pregnancy, and by its use their tonicity and power of contraction is great 1 enhanced, enabling them to sus tain the greut strain brought to bear en them at this time. It is'Tdother's Friend The name should bo enough to recom mend it to all who expect to. be mothers. Send for free book containing information of priceless value to all expectant mothers. BKADFIELD REGULATOR OO. J . Atlanta, Ga. Wards Mill. ' Jan. 25. Kev. Mr. lieddie preached a new year's sermon at Queen's Creek church Sunday, Jany 2. Miss Sallie Mills gave a very nice basket party last week at Cedar Grove, Northeast, for the benefit of the school library. County Surveyor Wood, of Richlands is plotting this section for the timber interests, who are- getting ready to sell. ..: -u.:':X - ' ' A petition will be presented to Con gressman Thomas, asking that an ap propriation be made to open up a large channel at Bogue Jnlet, something like was done at Georgetown, S. C. With no considerable work, we could be given an inlet of 12 feet deep and with a rail road we would have plenty of trans portation. We hope our Congressman will give this matter his serious atten tion. '' . We 'hope that Harvie Jordan's plans for the relief of southern farmers will accomplish much good. . ".. We would be glad to hear from Swans boro and Pollocksville, now and. then. What's the matter with the corres pondents? . - -" . We made a pleasant visit to Swans boro a few days ago. " We were pained to hear of the death of Mr. Wesley Stanly, who lived near Swansboro. Mr. Stanly was stricken with paralysis and only lived six hours. General. SHORT PASSING EVENTS. The Teachers Convention to be held at the court house Saturday will be an important meeting and teachers and all interested in educational matters should be Bure to attend. , v The Boston Italian Orchestra has ar rived in the city to furnish music for the german tonight Those who want tickets of admission can secure them from Mr. Wm. Dunn, Jr. The disagreeable weather yesterday was the natural result of the previous days of unusually warm and pleasant weather. The ultra warm wave extend ed all over the country and the "break up" ' was gradual and probably the worst is yet to come. However, there is no reason to kick on bad weather as we have had a larger proportion of pleasant ; Dr. W. W. Faison of Goldsboro, has been elected superintendent of the asylum for the colored insane at Golds boro, Dr. Faison was assistant to Dr. Miller, recently deceased. The prosperous condition of the farm er is indicated by his determination to get the price he wants for his product?,' lie docs not need the money so he is holding his cotton for a higher price. While he would like to sell some of his surplus pork he will keep it and salt it down rather than sell it ftt 51 cents. Yesterday a farmer came to town with two wagon loadsf pork, and when he laarned tho price ho toted it back. Pedestrians were under obligations to householders last nitfht for lotting stray beams of light fall on their dark ened paths from houses. It was the only means of street lighting there was in use in the early part of the niht, and there could not havo been .greater neod of good lights. Even the most optimii.tic are getting weary. Men are judged hy tie compnny they a 1 49 keep, but is i.m't as i y tn f"i up a: woman ly her li t. J., ' 1. r l y t' e ' nwoimt of IiV.!; ' r'n ' ';''.;' ' i ! T -i f t ..'.'! ' Pollocksville. . Jan. 23 We are surely glad to Bee a few days of sunshine, as everything was mil dewing, even the sun. -; j ' Farmers are making slow progress in preparing for the next crop of fifteen cent cotton, which Mr. Jordan is prom isingthem.. ';--.; We wonder if Mr. Jordan would ac ccpt the nomination . for president of the United States someday from the farmers union or the cotton growers association. t. -. ', . ' . -: Some of our farmers are holding cot ton but don't know what price to set on it, as it is so much above anything they have ever been used to, they are de moralized as to the . worth y or its value. Our community is quite healthy, no sickness or death that we know of in this vicinity, .- We hear there are several residence' to be Boon. enacted in our "villo" one by Mr. S. L. Lee, and one by Dr. A. F. Hammond. - Cards are out announcing - th mar riage of Mr. R. E. Foy and Miss Bessie Holland at the Baptist church at this place on Wednesday evening 8 o'clock, Jany 31. Miss Nettie Kilpatrick has returned to this place, after a few weeks visiting friends and relatives in Pitt county, ac companied by her sister, Miss Mabel Kilpatrick of Grif ton. Dr. O. J. Bender arrived in the vil lage Tuesday the 28, and he will be here for a week doing dental work. Miss Myrtle White, daughter of Mr. Geo D. White, a farmer near here was painfully bitten on the hand a iew days ago by a pet dog, but the dog is no longer a pet as his spirit has flown up ward and only his bleaching bones mark his last rest place. s : This same said Geo White, tbe farm er, has been feasting himself and fami ly for the last week or two on turkeyp, while he has a field full of domestic turkeys, he purifies the indomesticated bess, he gathers in from 2 to 4 at a time every week. Dr. A. F. Hammond is absent from his office about once a week lately, wonder where his services are needed, in the rural district who is sick, Mr. Josiah Henderson our logman is complains about bad weather, be is a hustling timberman and is now work' ing the pine timber near here on the Holland and Foy track. Mrs, J. H. Bell and daughter Mis left last Monday to visit Richmond, Va, and Norfolk. ' Messrs. J. H. Bell, I. H. Barrus and Norwood Barnes have gone to Rich mond to purchase a carload of horses and mules, f t"-: -, ,;. j '3 Miaa Annie Shepard Hart is , visiting friends in the rural districts of Jones this week. X -n' ;. Mr. C. C. Morton of Jacksonville, Onslow county is a very busy man in this neighborhood, ha is working the in surance business to a finish, he is leav ing no stores unturned. REPORTER'S PUBLIC SERVICE Missouri Legislature Exposed By McAullffe's Keen And Honest Work. Harley Davis,' in "Reporters of To day" in the February Everybody's re lates: Another St Louis reporter, Joseph J McAuliffe, uncovered the rottenness in the Missouri Legislature, after a pro digious amount of work, a falling out of the politicians giving him his oppor tunity, and a chance remark made by Lieutenant-Governor Lee starting him on the scent Lee told a Bpecial grand juiy that he had no knowledge of frauds nor of booding. McAuliffe went before grand jury and told in detail how Lee had received a large sum of money from Daniel J. Kelley, agent of a baking-powder concern, and how part of this was distributed among the legis lators to prevent the repeal of the 'pure food' bill which prohibited tho use of alum. This testimony forced Lee to turn State's evidence, and the rotten ness of the Legislature was laid bare." THEY COME AND CO. Mr. R. Nixon has returned from a business visit to Little River S. C Mrs. W. W Koch and little daugh ter, who have been the guests of rela tives. - have returned to their home in Wilmington. Mr. G. C. Broder'-ck, representing DoWor & Mudge, paper manufactur ers of Baltimore, was in the city yes terday. . , Mr. J. C. Barker, ol bU.hu, was in the city yesterday. Miss Dees, of Grantsboro, was a vis itor in the city yesterday en routo to Greensboro. Tribute fo William B. Lane After his address on Lee and Jackson before the Daughters of the Confeder acy, Veterans, and Sons of Veterans, January 19, Mr. M. D. W. Stevenson said he did not wish to let the occasion pass without reference to the recent death of one of the honored veterans and spoke as follows: , Comrades.- Since we last met our ranks have again been broken, and one of our dear ones, one of Lee's and Jackson's faithful soldiers, has answer ed the call and passed over the River. W. B. Lane's work on this earth has been finished and he will never again join our ranks. His life was one of great beauty and much usefulness. Ho was so genial and kind. Everybody that learned to know him came to love him. He abounded in good, kind words and acts were part of his being. Ho was a useful citizen, a kind and indul gent father, a true and faithful friend, and a Christian gentleman. .... i . . 'i Fine Show Here Next Week The three distinguished young ac tresses, the Payton Sisters, and their big company will be the attraction at Masonic Theatre Monday bight. Jany 29th, when they open an engagement of one week. This is without a single exception, the biggest, best equipped and most expensive company touring the South this season at popular prices and guarantee a repertoire of best plays ever seen in New Bern at any price. This engagement opens with "The Man Outside" and during the week will pro duce such plays as ""The Mysterious Mr. Raffles," "Human Spiders," "In the Power of Love," "The Fatal Ross of Red". "An Innocent Sinner." 'Prinze and Pauper" and a dramatic version of Richard Wagners "Parsifal" for which the company carries a com plete equipment of the most elaborate wardrobe. Each of these plays will be staged with strict fidelity to details and the cast will be in capable hands. The Payton sisters not only have a complete company of dramatic people but carry a number of high salaried specialty people who are as good as the best seen in the big city vaudeville houses. Mati nees will be given Wednesday and Sat urday afternoons. Durhams Creek.. January 24th Messrs. C. G. Tunstall, J. W. Lane, G. R. Lane and G. C. White went to Core Point Friday in response to a call from their Order the Charitable Broth erhood, to assist in the burial of a dead brother, Mr. Benjamin Tripp of Bom- erton. They laid him to' rest in his family cemetery at Core Point in their solenn and impressive manner. The C. H. B. is indeed a noble order, providing for the widow and orphan as well as paying the greatest respect and love in the burial of their dead. . Mrs. J. W. Lane is visiting her daughter, Mm. D. C. Hardy, of Small Her many friends are much pleased to see her out after her long and painful illness. Misses Pearl Lane and Mattie Ful cher, two of our most charming young ladies, accompanied by Messrs Henry Lane and Henry Tuten, attended an apron party at Prescott last evening; they reported a pleasant time. On Friday night last oar young peo ple gave a basket party party at the Academy for the purpose of raiuirj funds to aid in purchasing a library for the school Misses Maud Tuten Tearl Lane and Mattie Fulcher, assisted 1 y Mr. Claud Tuten, Jr., conducted the af fair, and did their part well in mail v3 it a pleasant evening. Wealrowibhto compliment the party who attend i from the vicinity of Prescott Tie young ladies brought very nice ba. lcli and the gentlemen did not stand tatk but did all they could for the success of the occasion. Mrs. Katherine Tunstall. who 1 i been feeble for some time, is improv! -some. Rural Free Delivery Rou!3 t': A Success. Mr. J. A. Leslie, who has le. New Bern for a week, repre Directories' Publishing Coi Norfolk, leaves this morniii.-r ston, work in that city. Uj having met with success in t the progresive business m i ' ing the value of such a has made as careful a crmv ble. Would he lave r. ' f r who may de.sire to 1 o in ,' with tho rural r ; I i : , f Jones, Lenoir and ilium ; ' . a letter to the cohm.i, o v prompt attention. Ilia fu ton's The ant ml I f.toam lire i place on 1. t Ill 7rhrnTrT, urn m i nTn r i