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No. 67.
NEW BERN, CRAVEN COUNTY, N. C, TUESDAY DECEMBER 4, 1906.-FIRST SECTION.
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machinery that will greatly increase his profit.
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MIRES B. BLADES, Pr.jld.nl. Wm. B. BLADES, V.-Prcsldont.
"GEO. B. PENDLETON, Cashier.
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' ' . ' owner of the Florida East Coast Kail-
way and is now doing one of the great
Eveilts of Past Three DllJS est pieces of railway work ever at
TaiupIv Tolil Fni. '.Iftiir. .tempted in this or any other country,
nal Headers.
TERRITORY INCLUDED
MAINE TO MEXICO
Industrial, Commercial, Social, Religi
ons, Criminal anil Political
Happenings Condensed in
Few Lines.
L nchburg, Nov. 10. Superinten
dent Chapman, of the Southern Rail
way, Axes tho blame for the accident
in which President Spencer was killed,
on the operator, D. J. Maddox, located
at Rangoon. Maddox has disappeared
but a warrant is out for his arrest.
Many detectives are looking for him.
- No. 33 block had not notified the oper
ator that the t ain was entitled to
pass, that is: the track was not clear.
Raleigh, Nov. 3'). The number of
charters granted by the 'Secretary of
Slate during the year is 962 against 692
last year.
Raleigh, Nov 30 In view of talk of
Col. A. B. Andrews suc-esding the late
Samuel Spsncer aa head of the South
ern railroad, he said today that he posi
tively wonld not accept the presidency
of the road under any circumstances,
lie could be president if he would leave
the State but he does not care to do so. 1
Wake Forest Nov. 30 There isj
great rejoicing today over the victory !
of the Wako Forest debaters at the
Interstate Collegiate debate at Macon
Qx.
Raleigh, Nov 30-The State Hoard of
Elections has completed its canvas?.
All counties have reported except Ca
tawba. McNeill's vote was 121,214;
Douglas, 75,457. " The Democratic ma
jority in Catawbi was about 200. In
the Third - Congressional District
Thomas vote was 10,382, Dixon's vjte
was 6,280, Duffy's vote for Solicitor in
the 6th Judicial district was 7,442
against Crumpler 2,662.
Washington, Nov. 30. The funeral
of Samuel Spencer, tho late president
of the Southern Railway, will be held
In this city Sunday. 4
Chicago, Nov. 30. Judge Linebarg
. er has returned from the Phillipine Isl
and where he was Judge. He says that
the country is a very valuable posses
, slon and self sustaining. He says that
war between the United States and Ja
pan la certain aa Japan desires to con
trol the commerce of the islands.
Philadelphia, Nov. 30. Tho report
that has gained circulation that the ma'
"' rines on board the battleship Tennessee
had mutinied is absolutely without
foundation.
Greensboro, Nov 30 AtGibsenville,
Guilford county, Frazier Jones shot and
killed his wife yesterday afternoon
Jones was drunk and had been made
insanely jealous by reports that his
wife was unfaithful. Upon returning
to his home from Greensboro he began
' to upbraid her for her alleged condu t,
he grew furious and fired three shots
u! her all at close range, ki'ling her in
stantly. He" was arrested and brought
to this city and lodged In Jail.
Washington, Dec 1 Congress opens
Monday and nearly all representatives
have arrived. The Scnatorsaro a little
lower but there ars many members of
. -
ve upper nouse nere,
RaleiKh, Lec.l. Among the visitors
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here for Thanksgiving are Mr. and Mr,
Henry M. Flafiler, of Florida and New
York. Mr. Flagler i3 tho president and
namely the building of the line from
Miami to Key West, along the Florida
Vevs, in a sweeping semi circle.
Norfolk. Dec 1-Today' W. A. Gar
rett took charge of his office as vice
president and general manager of the
i Seaboard Air Line to which he was
elected.
Philadelphia, De;. 1 In the foot
ball game here between the Navy and
Army, the former defeated the latter
by a score of ten to nothing. There
was an enormous crowd in attendance
including officers of all ran!s ol both
branches. Tho rojult wi3 very much
of a surprise as odds ware in f ivor of
the Army.
Princeton, Ky., Djc. 1st. -Two big
stemmeries were destroyed by incendi
ary fire last-night. Oie building be
longed to the Impend Co., anl sus
tains a loss of 170, 000.' -.
Washington, Dec 3. -President Roose
velt sent to Congress the following nom
inations; -..
Secretary of Treasury, George B.
Cortelyou.
Attorney General, Charles J. Bona
parte. Postmaster General, August Meyer.
Secretary of War, I. II. Metcalf.
Secretary of Interior, James R. Gar
field. Secretary of Commerce and Labor,
Nathan Straus.
Associate Justice of Supremo Court,
William H. Moody.
Collector of Customs at Albemarle,
D. O Newberry.
Washington, Dee. 3. Congress be
gan its sessions today and nearly all
the memboH were present. The gal
leries were packed with spectators.
Senator Foraker introduced a resolu
tion of enquiry into the dismissal in dis
grace of tha batallion of tha 25th regi
ment colored in funtry.
Chicago Dec. 8 -It was decided yes
terday that John Alexarder Dowie und
his followers wou'd leave Zion City and
establish another place. There has
been so much friction between tho two
leaders Dowie and Voliva, 'that the
former has determined to quit.
High Point, Dec 3 The Sparks train
was wrecked hera this morning and one
man and several ponies were killed.
Angry circus men attacked the conduc
tor and beat him into insensibility.
Sheriff and posse are af fer them.
At the Rink Tuesday Night.
On Tuesday night next there will be
mutuc at the skating rink by the K. of
P. Band, at which time a purse of
money will be given wiy to the per
son holding the lucky number. The ad
mission is 10 Cents which scarcely pays
for the music. Skating is a fine sport
at this time of the year, and is fine
exercise us well as wholesome amuse
ment. Don't forget, Tuesday night is
the time.
The rink is open every afternoon and
night.
Governor Jarvis Better.
Kins tun Free Press, Dec, 1:
"A telephone message from The
Greenville Rtflector to The Free Press
late Mils afternoon states that the con
dition of ex-Gov. T. J. Jarvis, vhowas
reri ... rt.ivm. mu.iy evening is
considerably improved and strong hopes
are now entertained fur his recovery,
. He rallied during the niRht and has
teen 8teaa"y Jawing better today,
1 GovTr J!1" uir,jred an ttat'k
iTuesday w hich was diagnosed gall
j8tone amJ Brew wor,e unLil Fri()ay
evening when his lify was deapnirod of,"
REPORTS OF
E
Are Slow in BeinMade. State
Board of Canvassers
Impatient'
FEW ACCIDENTS ON
THANKSGIVING DAI
Mnrnal Protective Association, of Dur
ham, Chartered. Murderer of Da
vid and Isaac Harrell Arrested
iu Illanois.
(fpecial Correspondence.)
Raleigh, Nov. 30. The State Board
of canvassers is hard at work, but is
greatly annoyed by the failure to re
ceive returns from bix counties, this
number having not been heard from in
cluding Catawba and Union. Chairman
Lamb, of the Board says there are a
number of breaks in the State and Con
gressional returns and that the legisla
ture will have to amend the law by im
posing a penalty on county boards for
not doing their duty by sending in the
returns. He says the trouble now is
worse than ever before, and that it has
been getting worse every two years
since 1900. Telegrams have been sent
calling for the returns, and if these are
not in hand by tomorrow the board
will continue its Bession next week or
it may have to adjourn for twenty days
which the law permits and send .special
messages after the returns. Mr. Lamb
says that the board finds the majority
for McNeill for Corporation Commiss
ioner to be Letween 46,000 and 47,000,
making an estimate of the votes in the
counties not heard from. The Repub
licans cast about 77,000 votes.
Thanksgiving day passed off very
pleasantly here. The weather was su
purb and a grett many went hunting.
Only one accident is reported, Secreta
ry Bruner of the Board of Agriculture
was out near town with two of his boys,
Brandon and Stephen. Che latter's
gun was aeeidently discharged and 36
buck shot struck the calf of the leg of
Brandon, going so deep that the doctor
could not take them out, The injury is
not serious, however.
Next week the State Board of Agri
culture meets in smi-annual session.
No matters of special importance come
before it He will make the necessary
provision for turning over exhibits to
the Jamestown Exposition Committee.
Insurance Commissioner Young is
notified by the Michigan Insurance Life
Company that after January 1, it will
write only non-participating business.
A charter is granted by the State,
and licenses are issued by the Insurance
Commissioner to the Durham Mutual
Protective Association, of which W. E.
Morse and others are the stockhold
ers. The Governor makes requisition upon
the Governor of Illinois for David Gar
land, who, in 1900 killed David and
Isaac Harrell in Mitchell county A
State reward of $100 and a county re
ward of the same Bum are outstanding
for Garland, who is in jail at Pontiac,
III. . Deputy Sheriff Westley Bryan
will go for him, as the agent of the
State. .
Governor Glenn leaVei for Concord
tomorrow to deliver the. memorial ad'
dress at the meeting of the Elks. At
the Raleigh meeting the address will
be d livered by a very eloquent gentle
man from Alabama, of high rank in the
Order.
Today Mayor Graham of Durham and
Messrs. Sorrell and Everett of that
place came here to see the Governor in
order to urge him to reduce the death
sentence of Freeman Jones, burglar, to
life Imprisonment The Governor re
cently respited Jones to December
15th.
Today the State Board of Elections
met. All of its members are present.
Wilson G. Lamb is chairman The
meeting is held in the Hall "of the
House. . .
The number of pupils in the State
School for the white blind and the col
ored deaf mutes and blind today reached
Sou, wnicn is about lo more than ever
before.
The Associated Charities devoted
Wednesday to the distribution of
Thanksgiving dinners to the worthy poor
of the city, serving several hundred in
this way and being assisted by a detail
of the Sunshine boys and girls-
Smallpox Situation Improving: .
(Special Correspondence.)
Raleigh, Dec. l.The smallpox situ
ationnas certain y been held well in
hand here. One case was discovered
yesterday in tne suDuros, ana imme-
diately taken to the pest house, inclu-
ding thirty persons there. Two cases
' are quarantined elsewhere, but the pa-
jtients will soon be out The disease
has been kept from spreading. All the
; public school children have been vac-
cinate(t There have been only six ca
8es among the whites.
LECTION BOARDS
BADLY DISFIGURED BUT
! STILL GAME
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Engineer Kinney Whose Train
Ran Into President Spen
cer's Special Bears a
Charmed .ife.
Special Correspondence.
Greensboro, Dec. 1 The fated num
ber 37 Southern Railway south bound
train on which Presidenf Spencer was
killed, and due here a 6:50 a. m. ar
rived here at 7:40 tonight, being the
first through south bound to arrive dur
ing the day. Sitting In ..the smoker,
his head done np with bandages was En
gineer Kinney of Spencer who saved
his life by jumping from his engine as
it ploughed into the rear of thirty-three
where President Spencer and . party
were asleep. The engineer said he was
not hurt enough to prevent bringing his
engine on through; but was glad to be
relieved of the responsibility under
such a great strain.
H W Cobb, first Vice President of
the American Tobacco Co., a passenger
on the train when the wreck occurred,
was due here for a Thanks viving hunt
touay with his wife's brother, Hon. A
M Scales and her sister's husband, Hon
Z B Taylor, on his game preserve at
Jamestown, six miles distant. He ar
rived at 7:40. and a telegram of his
safety sent early in the morning only
reached his people here a few minutes
before the train.
Great local interest was manifested
here in the disaster by reason of the
fact that President Spencer, his friend
and guest Phillip Schyler, who spends a
week each Thanksgiving season at
Spencer's game preserve at Friendship,
a station on the Winston branch road
ten miles distant, was expected by local
sportsmen on thirty-three due at 5:53
this morning. Spencer's son, Henry
B. recently made sixth vice-president
of the Company, who had been hunting
a week at Friendship and getting things
in readiness for his father and expect
ed guests, was at the station with
special train steamed up, to take the
party on to Friendship, when intelli
gence of the wreck was given him by
the train dispatcher on the platform of
the station.
As soon as possible he was sent on to
Lynchburg in a special.
President Spencer's vm-in-law James
D. Lang of New York, who has a game
preserve at Uak Kidge fifteen miles
from here, has been there two days
hunting expecting his wife and her
mother to arrive Friday following Pres
ident Spencer's arrival today at Friend
ship.
Efforts made here during the day to
reach Lang by telephone informing him
of the awful tragedy have been unsuc
cessful it being probable that he mas
out in the fields early and if intelligence
reached him it was not made known
here. The tragedy has made the whole
city sorrowful because of the many
friends of the parties living here, and
the uncertainty as to the fate of many
who were en-route to join guests await
ing them at the hotels here anticipatory
of hunting during the week in the num
erous game preserves scattered over
the county.
NEW BANKAT PAMLICO
Savings Institution for Our
Neighbor on The East to
be Started January 1.
A 'savings institution known as the
"Bank of Pamlico" was organized this
week at Bayboro with $15,000 capital
and it will be one of the much needed
business concerns of Pamlico county.
As will be seen hy the list of directors
and officers the most highly reputable
and conservative men of the county are
among its nnmber, men who are well
known and who live at various points,
cansequently the bank's interests are
personally represented all over the
county.
The bank will commence the transac
tion of business January 1. (Arrange
ments are being made for the construe
tion of a new building which will meet
every requirement of an up-to-date
bank.
Following are the officers and direc
tors: .
President T. A. UzzelL
Vice-President S. F. McCotter.
Cashier-Z. V. Rawls.
Directors J. B. Reel, C. A. Flowers
G. T. Farnell, D. C.' McCotter, W. H.
Sawyer T. A. Uzzell, A. B. Campen,
S. W. Ferrebee, T. A. Green, S. F.
McCotter and W. J. Swan.
State Convict On Road Escapes.
(Special Correspondence.)
Raleigh, Dec. 1 The penitentiary
' PiinninffhAm MMrHwl fmm tha ivmtflrt
camp In the suburbs of Wilmington,
- 'one night this week by cutting his
chain, very skillfully and escaping
through the tent He was serving a 15
years sentence from Union county for
murder, his term having begun last
Julv. The eonvictaare kent In ltent
and are shackled ,to a long chain by
shorter chains, and oneof these was
cut For him a reward of $28 and all
necessary expenses will be paid. He is
- very black, twenty one years old and
'quitestout.
RULROAD OFFICES TO
KOVEJO NORFOLK.
A Report Made in Goldsboro
on Apparently Good Au
thority. The next move of the consolidated
railroad corporation operating under
the name of the Norfolk and Southern
will be to establish its offices at Nor
folk. This means the lemoval of the
general offices of the A. & N. C. from
Goldsboro to that city, and the removal
also of the officials. The change, it is
said will be made as soon as the offices
are completed that will be the compa
ny's headquarters.
There will be Rome promotions in
connection with these changes . which
will be of interest to many people. Mr.
Matt Manly will be treasurer of the
combined interests as he was of the A.
& N. C- Co., and Mr. R. P Fostor will
become Assistant General Superintend
ent. Messrs R. E. L. Bunch and W.
L. Bird, traffic mannger and auditor
respectively, will continue in the same
line of work as they have been for some
time. It will be a matter of gratifica
tion to Mr. Manly's many friends in
this city to learn of the confidence
placed in him by the corporation. The
promotion is deserved and he has the
congratulations of all his friends.
The Circulating Library Popular.
That the New Bern Circulating Libra-
ary has friends is born out by the ac
companying; report ot tne librarian
stating the number of visitors that had
been at the reoms in one week. The
report also contains other interesting
facts in regard to the library. Follow
ing is the report:
Visitors during week ending Nov.
' 15th 129
Books taken during week 197
Books returned during week 102
Books out Nov. 15th 99
We publish herewith a list of new
books:
Jane Cable.
Incomplete Amorist.
A Spinner in the Sun.
The Distractions of Martha.
Anne Boyd.
The Doctor.
The Undertone.
The Call of the Blood.
A Lady of Rome.
Next Saturday's Attraction.
"The Irish Pawnbrokers" a new
comedy bv s well-kRown writer is the
Murphy and Murphy offering for this
season. It is claimed for it that no
funnier story of complications has ever
been offered to the fun loving public.
These popular comedians are said said
to have parts that fit them better than
anything- they have ever done. The
supporting company has been selected
with great care and embraces many
celebrities in the farce comedy world.
A. P. N. '
Basket Party at Cove.
There will be a Basket Party in the
new school building Friday night, Dec.
7th for the benefit of the new school
building. The public has a cordial in
vitation to come, especially the young
ladies and gentlemen, the young ladies
to bring baskets and the young gentle
men to buy ther Now boys for a nice
time eating supper with your best
girl.
The North Carolina Dames of 1 846.
Mrs. H. J. Lovick has been elected
treasurer of the Monterey Camp, N. C.
Dames of 1846. to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Mrs. Lucy E.
Polk, of Warrenton, the venerable wid
ow of Major William A. Polk and sis
ter-in-law of President Polk.
The payment of dues in this order is
now due and the treasurer is anxious to
collect this morey as some necessary
expenses have to be met.
The Dames are making earnest ef
forts to locate soldiers of the Mexican
war, the senior soldiers of the United
States in order that they may receive
the pension to which they are entitled.
The rate paid now is f 12 for veterans
and $8 for their widows.
New County Commissioners Elected.
At Monday's meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners of Craven Co.,
after the old board had finished its bus
iness, the new board were sworn in.
The new board for the next two years
will be composed of the following mem
bers: C E. Foy, A. E. Wads worth, J.
B. Harvey, G. V. Richardson, John S.
McGowan and R. B. Lane, clerk of the
board. ' '
At the election for chairman, Mr. C
E. Foy was unanimously elected. Mr.
A. E. Wadsworth chairman pro tern. -
Santa Claus Mail.
To accommodate the little folks who
u . nrifl Snf a Plana
before Xmas, a mail box has been
placed in f ront of M. E. Whitehursta
& Co's store. All letters should be
mailed here before December 20th to
insure prompt attention,
free .
rr-
Poste
My heart and hand another claimed,
His plea had come too late.
It's ever thus with people without
pluck and vim,
Take Rocky Mountsin Tea, don't get
( left again. FSDuffy..
MAGNIFICENT REPORT
Will be Made This Week
From The Centenary
Chimh At the Con
ference of
Rocky j
Mount
Sunday was the close of the confer
ence year and the customary reports of
the conditrrfh and progress was sub
mitted by the official board. The re
port was one which speaks volumes for
the earnestness, vigor and system with
which the church has prosecuted it
word. It moreover shows what excel
lent work the pastor, Rev. G. T. Adams
has done in organizing and building up
the church temporally aswefl as spirit
ually. There are many societies form
ed of the membership each of which
are essential to the perfect operation of
the church.
The official board voted unanimously
to request the conference to return Rev
Adams to this charge and the request
was strengthened by the request from
many citizens. The congregation voted
to invite the conference to hold its ses
sion here.
Tho essence of the report is that
there have been raised this year for all
purposes $37,303.31. The membership
has been increased by 87. persons and
the total number received during Mr.
Adams three years pastorate is 492
making the membership to date 1,170
It will perhaps be a matter of surprise
to some to learn that $95,000 in round
numbers has been raised oy the mem
bers in the last three years, this of
course covers benevolent contributions
and current expenses
It is safe to say that local Methodism
has never been under such healthful
and prosperous conditions. Nor has the
membership been more eager for
Christian work or accomplished as
much.
The Christian Church Services
There were two splendid sermons at
the Christian church on Sunday. The
State Evangelist to the Disciples, W,
G. Walker, of Wilson, N. C, preached
at both services. The subject of his
morning discourse was "Living to
Christ," and very strikingly did he set
forth what it means to live to Christ,
to be a Christian. He showed that all
too few Christians really appreciated
its meaning.
In concluding this sermon the evan
gelist showed what living to Christ
would do for those who would so live.
He set forth the facts that it would
beautify, happify and glorify the faith
ful. His' night subject was "God's Search
light". There was a chart with which
the thought of this sermon was illus
trated. Very forcibly did the preacher
turn "God's Searchlight" upon the
hearts, words, actions, backbones,
homes, churches, public life and social
life of men. It was indeed a very prac
tical and timely sermon. As the evan
gelist said "men are too prone to for
get that God sees them in all they
think, say or do." The conclusion of
the sermon was an exhortation to his
hearers that they 'Trepare to meet
God in Judgment"
By request of his brethren here the
evangelist preached again last night.
His subject was "Enlargement . In
this discourse he emphasized the great
call and need for enlargement along all
religious lines.
The State Board of the Disciples of
Christ in North Carolina will meet in
this city today and will be the guests
of Mr. J. S. Basnight on Johnson St.
Either Mr. Walker the evangelist or
Mr. A. B. Cunningham, of Washington,
N. C, the PresHent of the State Board
will preach at the Christian church to
night The services begin at 7:30 p. m,
Everybody invited, but the members of
this church especially urged to be pres
ent.
Mr. E.'T. Edmonson of Missouri will
take up the pastorate of the Christian
church next Sunday and wi'l preach at
morning and evening services. Mr.
Edmonson is said to have done a great
work in Missouri and will no doubt add
much to the preaching force of our
city..
THEY COMb AND GO.
Mr. and Mrs. W J. Bellamy returned
to Wilmington yesterday.
Dr. B. F. Arrington of Goldsboro ar
rived in the city last night
Mr. D. L. Ward went to Raleigh last
night
Dr. J. W. Sanders, of Bogue, was in
the city yesterday.
Mrs. O.R. F. Edwards of Roper, Is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. E. Hib-
bard. .
Mrs. Ben Baruck, of New York City,
is the guest of Mrs. O. Marks.
Mrs. F. B. Thomas, who has been the
ruMt of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. 0.
I Marks, left last week for her home in
1 Brunswick, Ga.
For any of the ordinary diseases of
the skin Chamberlain's Salve is excel-
lent It not only allays the itching and
smarting but effects a cure. For sale
I by Davis Pharmacy snd V S Duffy.
DEATH BENEFIT FOR T0
BACCO EMPLOYEES.
Blackwell's .Durham Tobacco
Co. Will Pay (lencrons
Sums to Beneficiaries
of Workmen. " s.
The Blackwell's Durham Tobacco Co.,
manufacturers of the well known Dur
ham Bull Tobacco, has informed its em
playees that it will hereafter pay a
death benefit to the beneficiary of any
person in its service who does not draw
more than $50 a week in wages. The
most important feature of the plan is .
embodied in the following paragraph
taken from the announcement:
"Upon proof of the death of any per
son jn the employment this company
who shall have been continuously in its
service for at least one year preceding ;
his or her deaths and whose wages . do
njt at that date exceed fifty dollars
per week, the Blackwell's Durham To
bacco Company will donate in cash to -person
previously designated by such
employee the sum of money equal to
the wages paid to such dead employee
of this company during the last year of
his or her life, not exceeding however
in any case the sum of five hundred
dollars. "
Mr. Fletcher, Comptroller of the
Company, in an interview with a re
porter recently said:
"We have followed the lead of the ....
American Tobacco Co., in establishing
a death benefit fund for our workmen
because we believe the scheme to be a
good one and worthy of adoption. In
our employ are quite a number of per
sons who have worked for us for many
years. They have rendered faithful
service and by giving them this insur
ance we hope to make them feel that
we appreciate their efforts. Among
'he younger employees the death bene
fit will be regarded as a strong induce
ment for them to continue from year
to year in our factories.
"Of course the expense will be large,
but we consider that it will be money
well invested. As there are no strings
to our offer, and no fees of any kind to
be paid by our employees, we cannot be
accused of trying to pose as philan
thropist at teir expense. The benefits
will be paid without contest and without
delay on proof of death."
A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE.
The Local Lodge ot Elks Pay
Tribute to the Memories of
Their Departed Broth
ers. In the mysteries of the order of Elk-
dom the hands on the dial have once
more pointed to the hour of eleven and
in respect to the significance of that
emblem the local lodge of Benevolent
and Protective order of Elks paid due
reverence to the memories of those
who ' 'though lost to sight areto memory
dear," was'duly observed by the New
Bern Lodge at the opera house Sunday
afternoon, and the building was packed
with sympathizing friends, about 600
people being present The preliminary
ceremonies were faithfully performed
as indicated on the program, prominent
among them was the song, "The Hea
venly Song," by Rev. Garth, which
was very finely rendered.
The address by Mr. W. J. Bellamy,
of Wilmington, was a discourse which
was greatly appreciated by the audi
ence. The speaker made some very
pleasant allusions to New Bern as a
city, to her historic Importance, the
grand men she had contributed to the
welfare of the State and county and to
her long existence, even before the
Mecklenburg and Philadelphia Declara
tions of Independence. And in every
generation she has had men of whom
she may well be proud. He spoke in
high terms of the order saying that it
was not meant to supersede religion
and that the cardinal principles promul
gated by the order were those fostered
and encouraged by the Word of God.
They practice every good virtue and
keep in mind and heart the precept in- -volved
in tho Golden Rule.
Thanatopsis, the beautiful poem by
Wi liam Cullen Bryan which is adopted
in the ceremonies used by the Elks was
elaborately and beautifully apostro
phized by the speaker and through it
he showed how the true Elk bore out
the admonition.
So live, that when thy summons comes
To join the innumerable caravan which
. moves
To that mysterious realm where each
. shall take his chamber in the si
lent halls of death.
Tbey go not like the quarry slave at
night, ,
Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained
and soothed by unfaltering trust
approach thy grave,
Like one who wraps the drapery of his
couch about Mm.
And lies down to pleasant dreams."
He finished with a recital of another
beautiful poem by Sir Alfred Tennyson
"Crossing the Bar."
Hon. O H. Guion pronounced the eu
logy for the membtrs who had d'. 1
ring the present year and spk nIdly :' 1
he speak of the characteristics i. !
good qualities the deceased bro her, C.
T. Watson,
Fine veal and lamb at O.iks .
ket .
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