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NEW BERN," CRAVEN COUNTY, N. C, TUESDAY JANUARY 8, 1907 FIRST SECTION.
59th YEAR
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Put your business affairs on a systematic basis during 1907.
- Carry a checking account in this hank and pay' all bills by.
check
If you keep a balance here you can always buy for cash and
thus save many discounts. ; v.
: -Your bank book and your check book will srow. you just
how you stand all the time. ,
- In this way you can plan your expenses in a more judicious
manner and get ahead. . . , ;T - - r -
. Every business mdn, every farmer and most individuals can
profit by using a checking account here. .
JAMES 8. BLADES, President Wm. 8 BLADES, V.-Prtldnl..
CEO. B. PENDLETON, Csshltr.
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Ladies Outing Night
Robes
Beautifully Trimmed. All Colors and All Sizes
. - . 14 to 18 at 85c, $1.00 and $ 1.25. -
Ladies' Colored Taffeta
Silk Drop Skirts
two-tone, green and garnet; brown and black;
the regular price of these Skirts, were $8.50,
they will be sold at a Reduction. ... If you need
one see our line and the price will be arranged
satisfactory. '- ' . ' -
J. M. MITCHELL & CO;
61 POLLOCK STREET.
A COLD WEATHER DRINK
Hot Chocolate Is It?
A Delicious and Appetizing Beverage. - Take it
With Chicken Sandwich
: ' The Best Candy Made. A Large and Select
Stpck of Tobacco and Cigars." :-.
W. D. BARRINGTON,
JAS A. BRYAN, President. J. H. HACKBURN, V-President
G. H. ROBERTS, Cashier
REPORT. OF THE CONDITION' OF '
THE NATIQIIAL BANK OF NEW BERNE
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS, DEC. 81, 1906.
RESOURCES:
icndDiacounU f W8.C8 03
U. 3. Bond. , 2S.0UOO0
Othar Stork Bond! 85,216 00
Bnkin Hou, Fur. Fix. 16.000 00
Dim Fran Bank 1H.06S 06
Cub in Vault 46.830 81
Total 1766.938 W
TUG SAVINGS DEPAnTHGKT
In Connection with this Bank ii now open for accounts
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Interest paid on all Deposits, Compounded Seml-Annually.
DIRECTORS: "
JAS. A. BRYAN, J. II. HACKBURN. CIIAS. S. BRYAN,
E. K. BISHOP, JOHN DUNN,
G. II. ROBERTS, A. D. WARD,
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I have secured the services of a practical
paper hanger and shall be glad to have him -show
carr.plc3 and estimate for your work;
BUSINESS
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6,000 00
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636.626 86
1766,338 89
Undivided
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Telegraphic
Communication ,
With The Uttermost Parts
of The Earth.
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flZmOFCLITICIll
Handed to The Journal Reader In
Condensed But Accurate Form.
i Almost Every Part of The v
Globe Represented In
News Items.
Raleigh, Jany 4 Today Gov. . Glenn
appointed Thomas Stringfield of Way
neaville adjutant general, rank of colo
nel succeeding T. H. Bain deceased!
Stringfield was assistant adjutant gen
eral. .
New York, Jany 4 The Interstate
Commerce Commission is investigating
the affairs of the Southern Pacific and
Union Pacific railways to ascertain if
'.here has not been some combination
contrary to law made by the two cor
porations. ' .
Kansas City, Mo., Jan 4th. -7 1 he su
preme court has affirmed the decision
of the lower court in the case of Mrs.
Aggie Myers for the murder of her hus
band. The woman's paramour Frank
Huffman killed Myers in 1904, and the
woman helped to do the deed. Both
Huffman and Mrs. Myers were senten
ced by the lower court to be hung.
Washington, Jany 4. The Interstate
Commerce Commission is investigating
the cause of the, numerous railroad
wrecks that have occurred recently.
The great number of terrible and fatal
accidents of late seem to indicate that
the system is defective. . -
The coroners inquest on the B. & 0.
railroad is still in progress. J Engineer
Hildebrand's testimony is awaited with
much interest. He is out on a $75,000
bond. Train dispatcher Dent swore
that operators often violate rules.
St. Petersburg, Jsny 4 The assassi
nation of Gen. Yon Launitz has increas
ed the activity of the nihilists and they
have grown bolder and make no secret
of their plans. ' They have issued
manifesto proclaiming that Grand Duke
Nicholas and Premier Stolypin would
be the next to die by their hand.
London. Jany 4 A rumor has gained
circulation that the Marlboro's ' had
been reconciled. Close frieads of the
family say that nothing of the kind has
occurred. . The duchess of Marlboro
was Misi Corisaelo Vanderbilt daughter
of W. K. Vanderbilt
Washington, Jan. 4. The new Rev
enue Cutter "Pamlico," for which Con
gressman Thomas secured an appropria
tion of $176000 will be launched at
Wilmington,. Delaware, Saturday, Jan,
12th. Miss Appie Caho, daughter of
Hon. W. T. Caho, of Bayboro, has been
chosen as sponsor for the boat on this
occasion.
Raleigh, Jany 5.- The State Supt
of Public Instruction today filed his re
port to the Governor. During the two
years a great work has been done, 601
additional libraries for rural public
schools containing 32,084 volumes valued
at $16,030 and about 150 supplementary
libraries with 6,400 volumes valued at
$2,250 have been established, 886 excel
lint new school houses built, by far the
greatest number ever, built in two
years, over 185 local tax districts
tallished, the present school law is the
best ever had. At least $200 should be
appropriated for teachers institutes and
summer schools in each county. The
special appropriation of $200,000 should
be continued, terms of office of county
boards of education should be six years.
$10,000 for five district summer schools
should be appropriated, $100,000 should
be appropriated for aiding high school
instruction The legislature is urged
to require the attendance in the public
of all children between the ages of 8
and 12 at leaat four months during the
other
year unless attending some
school. This compulsory law to be put
in execution at the discretion of any
bosrd of education anywhere upon a
petition of a majority of the qualified
WORLD Oil A WIRE
voters or of persons over 21 years of
age entitled by law to the privilege of
public schools or the county boards if
t' - y (' "n it, v, ifi-r to pul-mit the qnes-
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daring schools to be a necessary ex
pense and authorizing counties to levy a
special tax for their support and improve
ment not exceeding ten cents on the
(100. It is further recommended that
the special additional appropriation of
f 10,000 be made fer a permanent plant
and proper equipment of the State
Colored Normal Scnoola. All these
recommendations are unanimously en
dorsed by the special committees of the
North Carolina Teachers Assembly and
the State Association of County Super
intendents. -
"Greensboro, Jany 5. Since my last
letter, the market has made some fur-
F
ther improvement to .both spots and
futures, and closes" today at the best
prices seen since the ' government esti
mate on December 10th. The move
ment of the crop is comparatively
speaking, perfectly enormous, but the
spinners takings are amazingly large
and the statistics continue bullish. It
looks like those who have stood to their
opinions In predicting a big crop are
correct in their views while those who
have forecasted a record breaking con
sumption are certain to be right From
every indication the .coming year will
be one of peace and plenty, and I think
cotton will, later on, sell at materially
higher prices.
"Raleigh. Jan 6. The. Apostolic Co., a
Roman Catholic organization which has
hospitals at Greensboro and Norfolk
will build a hospital on land between
Pullen Park and the Catholic orphanage
Father Price, the resident priest has
accomplished this result. The building
will have 20 rooms for patients and 2
freewards. v .-i- . ;v-.'."..
Raleigh. Jan 5. Gov. ; Glenn has re
ceived a telegram from Senator Sim
mons stating that the report was un
true that Blackburn had filed any
notice of contest-with the clerk of the
House. -v i.
Washington, Jan. 5. Engineer Hil-
brand of the fatal train in the B. & 0.
wreck of Dec. 30th, swore before the
coroner's jury that be did not see the
red light on the train ahead. - fie fur
ther states that the engineers are over
worked and in no condition and are of
ten called out with too little sleep.
Bingen, Germany, Jan 6 A new rail
way embankment in progress of con
struction here collapsed yesterday
and covered 40 workmen. Twelve dead
bodies have been removed. . v
Washinfi'on, Jan. 5. An order has
been issued from the war department
dispatching all negro troops to the
Phillipines, the departure taking place
June 5th. This order is made in accor
dance with the regular system employ
ed by the department and the negro
troops are the next to leave. 1
- Philadelphia, Jany 6 An unknown
man giving the name of U. E. Williams
went into the Fourth Street Nations)
bank this morning and demsnded $5,000
of the President, , Richard Ruahton.
Upon failure to comply with the re
quest Williams threw a bomb at the
President which missed him but killed
assistant cashier, W. W. Lear, and
Williams. Two were fatally injured
and the building was set on fire but was
quickly extinguished.
Raleigh. Jan 6. Grand secretary
John C Drewry of the Masonic Grand
Lodge announces in his annual report
that there have been 16 lodges have
been instituted a net gain of 100 in the
order and the total membership is 16'
835.
Raleigh, Jan 7 The Labor Commis
sion's report on textile industries in
North Carolina shows 318 cotton, woolen
and knitting mills, a gain of 22 in twelve
months, these having an authorized
capital of $41,278,160, with 2,558,114
spindles, 62,747 looms, 5,237 knitting
machines of 115,671 horse power, with
48,624 employes.
Philadelphia, Jan' 7 The will of A. J,
Cassa t, the late President of the Penn
sylvania Ky., was filed in probate today.
The value is placed at $5,000,000 all of
which is left to the widow and three
children.' " " "
New York, Jan. 7. Attorney gener
al Jackson, is investigating the possi
bilities of having Mayor McClellan ar
rested on the grounds of hi being a
U8urPer nd not ' rightful holder of the
yv -' ""
' RI'gh, Jany 7.-The State tax com
mission announces the valuation of all
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property, real and personal in XHortn
Carolina for 1906 as $489,703,456, an in-
crease of $23,278,738.
Ita!e"..h, Jan. 7. Rev. Pr. f'cNee'y
)' r ' -in rf'- '.!" ;;'
next June. , The college is owned by
the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
North and South Carolina. '
Raleigh, Jan. 7. Franklin McNeill
was sworn in today by Chief Justice
Clark , as Corporation Commissioner,
haying been elected in November to
succeed himself. The Commission re
elected him chairman.
LARCENY UNO FORGERY
. Young Man Has to Face
Serious Charges of
. That Nature.
(Special Correspondence.)
Greensboro, Jany 5. A young man,
who gave his name as C. L. Scruggs of
Washington, was arrested here yester
day morning, charged with forging a
check for $300. Before Mayor Murphy
yesterday, he was tried and bound over
to court, and in default of bond was
placed in jail " ;
The report that Scruggs was infat
uated with one of the English girls was
somewhat substantiated yesterday af
ternoon when he stated to the court
that the check was given to him in the
presence of two of the English girls,
and that he .wanted them as witnesses.
He did not know the names of the girls,
he wanted, hence they were not sum
moned. Scruggs refused to reveal his
identity giving as a reason that he did
not wish to bring disgrace upon his peo
pie who were highly respectable. Last
night it was learned that he had several
aliases, and had been in Charlotte. This
morning it developed that he was want
ed in Charlotte for wholesale stealing of
watches, tailor made clothing etc. One
of the stolen watches was recovered at
a pawnbrokers shop.
Adler-Coplon.
There was a large assembly ofrelaj
tives and friends at the home of Mr.
and Mrs S Coplon 31 Hancock street
Sunday afternoon to witness the mar
riage of Mr. Coplon's daughter, Miss
Sarah, to George Adler. The ceremony
occured at 5 o'clock and was performed
by Rev. Mayerberg of GoldBboro. The
hou8ewa beautifully decorated with
holly ar.d mistletoe.
The bride was handsomely attired in
a rich white silkwith an embroidered,
silk robe. She carried a shower bouquet
of American bride roses. The bride and
groom were unattended at the alter.
After the ceremony and congratulations
the guests partook .of a sumptuous
wedding supper, The bridal party were
the the recipients of many beautiful,
costly and useful presents. Mr. and Mrs
Adler left last night for a trip to New
York and Philadelphia, returning to
Baltimore where they will live.
How much of your life is spent try
ing to get well It require but a month
orlessto put the average man or woman
on their feet with Hollister's Rocky
Mountain Tea. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets.
F. S. Duffy.
' . About Piano Tuning
Goldsboro, N. C, Jan. 5, '07
Dear Editor:
I expect to arrive in New Bern not
later than January 15th with one of the
most complete lines of tnaterial and
facilities for tuning, voicing, felting
and genera rebuilding ever seen out
side of the great cities. I am behind
in my dates, as business is heavy. Peo
ple everywhere seem to appreciate good
service. -
Yours truly, .
GEORGE SNYDER,
Owner Snyder's Travelling Piano and
Pipe Organ Shop.
Notice.
All persons having dishes, ' waiter;,
silverware, glasses, bottles, salt and
pepper boxes, ketchup or vinegar bot
tles will please return them to my store
or notify me and I will aend for them.
..- JAMES B. DAWSON.
103 Middle street, phnne 209.
Annual Sermori to Elks.
At Christ Christ Sunday night, the
annual sermon to New Bern Lodge of
Elks, waa delivered by the Rtev. L G.
H. Williams, who is .chaplain of the
lodge. There waa a quite a fair at
tendance of Elks, who sat in a body,
occupying the front pews in the main
body of the church.
The text waa from the Epistle of
James Chapter I Verse 27. The ser
mon was a fine one, the advica to the
Elks beinc practical and sound.
These annual sermons to the local
lodge are each year becoming more
feature, and one that is recognized by
most members as an aid to promote
irreater moral and civic worth, in ad
dition to the fraternal side of the or
ganization. Does Coffee disagree with you?
Probably it doesl Then try Dr. Ehoop's
Health Coflee. "Health Coffee" is a
clever combination of parched cereals
and nuts. Not a grain of real Coffee,
remember, in Dr. Shoop's Health
Coffee, yet its flavor and tasta matches
closely old Java and Mocha Coffee. If
your stomach, heart, or Kidneys can't
stand Coffee drinking, try Health
Ci.HVe. It is wholi-BOl"", nouii: l,ir;,
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CUT ALDERMEN KEEK
Petition for Dispensary Grant
ed. Petition Denied- Oilier !
Proceedings r
New Bern, N. C , Jan. 1, W.
Regular meeting of the board of a'
dermen, roll call ordered not a quorum
present, recess until Wednesday night,
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January a.
New Bern, N. Jar. 2, '07.
Board met in regular recess session,
Mayor Patterson presiding.
Aldermen present: Bangert, How,
Munger, Dawson, Lane, McSorley,
Wood, Brinson, McCarthy, and Simp
kins.
Minutes adopted.
Petition bearing 293 names was before
the board asking that they order an
election to determine whether the city
of New Bern, N. C. shall have a dis
pensary. Upon motion the petition wss referr
ed to the following committee appoint
ed by the Mayor, to examine Jthe peti
tion to ascertain if said petition had
sufficient names of qualified voters as
law requires to call an election.
Committee appointed: Aldermen Lane
Howe, Bangert, Munger and Dawson,
ard to report at recesf'T-eeting to be
held Jany 3, 1907.
v Upon motion ordered that fire com
mittee proceed to purchase the hoi se
selected by the Atlantic Fire Company
price not to exceed $250 00 and said
committee also impowered to sell gray
Atlantic fire horse for $250 00.
. Upon motion chairman of cemetery
committee was impowered to purchase
lot near Greenwood Cemetery at a cost
of $50 00 paid out of cemetery fund.
Petition from Chief of New Bern Fire
Department, J. B. Dawson for f ervices
as chief of said department for the last
year was upon motion referred to Fire
Department and Finance Commit
tees..
To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Citv
Council :
We, the undersigned committee re
spectfully ask you to allow the Chief of
Fire Department of New Bern a salary
for his services, as is required by the
fire-waste law of 1905.
LEON L. LAND,
EURNEY A. GASKILL,
DIGHT M. STYRON, -JAMES
B. DAWSON,
Committee.
I eferred to Fire and Finance Com
mittee. ' .
Regular and audited bills allowed by
unanimous vote. ,
Bills of $5 00 for each policeman for
special service allowed, all voting yea,
except Alderman Lane, voting no.
Board took recess to meet January 3,
1907.
Januarys, 1907: ,
Board met in recess session, Mayor
Patterson presiding.
Aldermen present, Bangert, Howe,
Munger, Dawsotw Lane, McSorley,
Wood, Brinson, McCarthy and Simp
kins. . '
The matter of calling an election was
taken up and the committee made the
following report: : -'
committee's report
We, your committee, appointed to
investigate a petition of the voters to
the Hon. Mayor and Board of Council
requesting the calling of an election for
dispensary, beg to make the following
report:
We have thoroughly investigated aaid
petition and compared same with the
registration and find there is 253 quali
fied votes on said petition; we also find
724 qnalified voters upon the registra
tion books of the city of New Bern,
which necessitate 242 legal voters un
der the statutes to call an election, there
beinz 253 or eleven more than neces
sary.
S H LANE, . ' .
EH HOWE, .
AH BANGERT,
C W MUNGER,
I , J B DAWSON,
- - . Committee,
To the Board of Aldermen of the city
. of New Bern t '
We, your committee on Licenses and
Ordinances, to whom was referred the
petition in reference to the shed ordi
nance on Middle street below South
Front street beg leave to report:
That we have considered the matter
and are of the opinion that there is just
as much need for the aaid ordinance
below South Front atreet as above; that
the fire danger is greater there than
above. , '
That the appearance of the atreet
will be more, deteriorated by leaving
the sheds on that part of the street
than to have left them all the way up.
That it woul.l be a great injustice to
those who have now complied with the'
ordinance to change the same. . 1
That the reason assigned for allow
ing the sheds to be left, so as to pro
tect goods on the' sidewalk, merely
shows that the petitioners overlook the
fact that the sidewalks belong to the
public, snd are intended for the conve
nient paasBRe of pedestrians, and not
as a place for private parties to do bua-idi"-s.
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We therefore r- ! 1 f t t i
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forced. . .
Respectfully submitted
C J McSORLEY,
AH BANGERT,
J B DAWSON,
Committee.
.: Upon motion, the following was
adopted:
- Be it resolved, that notice issue to J.
H. Hackburn to appear before the next
meeting of the board to show cuse why
his property shall not be put upon the
tax list for the year 1906 and prior
thereto; and that siailar notice issue to
all other persons reported as delinquent
within ten days before said meeting,
by the tax lister or other officer of the
city.;.",--:' -; -rj.-: V:
On motion, the Finance Committee
in conjunction with the committee from
Law and Order? League was instructed
to employ an expert accountant to ex
amine the water and light books, the
city of New Bern to pay expense of the
same.
Notice of election, places of voting
and pollholders can be found on inside
page.
Board took recess.
J. J. TOLSON.
Clerk.
Gertie to Lottie: "If your papa had
Alladin's lamp and were to wish for
something real nice, what would you
rather it would be T " Why a whole
box of Whitcomb's sweet oranges.
Public Meeting
. All persons who favor a dispensarr.
in the interest of temperance, law and
order, the betterment of the condition
of the city of New Bern and the in
creased efficiency of the public school
system of the county, are requested to
meet at the court house tonight at 7 SO
o'clock.
The ladies are especially invited to
be present
James A. Bryan,
Wm W Clark,
W B Blades,
Thos. Daniels,
Enoch Wadsworth,
Charles Duffy,
Ralph Gray,
E K Bryan,
J THollister,
M L Jacobs,
R B Dixon,
Henry R Bryan,
E H Meadows, v .
E B Hackburn, '
WmDunn. "
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
For Dispensary.
To the Honorable Mayor and Board of
. Aldermen af the City of New Bern: .
: Your action last week in submitting
to the voters of the cit y the question of
dispensary r n? dUpenmry and the
large attendm-e of tax payers and
business men at the meeting of the Law
and Order Ltupw. on Wednesday night
and the interest shown by them and by
yonr board last night, in the material in
terest K our city should commend your
action t all good citizens and from
what I have heard since, I believe that
a largo majority of the voters will on
the day of election support the petition
filed with you as they are convinced
that some action should be had to stop
thi b'ind tiger business in our city.
This unlawful trade has proven to the
minds of all good people worse than
open saloons. Permit me to suggest to
your Honorable Board that on account
of the provisions of the law of the Watts
and Ward bill controlling the sale and
distribution of the proceeds of dispen
saries that you petition the General
Assembly now in session for a special
act giving to your board the disposal
and distribution of the proceeds f the
New Bern dispensary if estsblished, and
if yon will have the provisions of the
law so as to give one-third of the profits
to the schools, one-third to be deposited
for the use of the board in permanent
street improvements, and one-third te
be used for five years in paying for
betterments to our water and light
plants, there will be but little oppo
sition manifested at the election.
CITIZEN.
Bnster Brown at Durham
The Durham Herald of Sunday, aaid:
"The audience that packed the Acade
my of Music last night was the largest
paid audience that ever gathered in the
auditorium. It was literally filled to
the doors with those who gathered to
witness the production. Yesterday af
te. noon at the matinee there waa also a
tremendous house, the main portion of
the auditorium being filled. This com
pany reached here on a special train
from Henderson, it being necessary to
come on a special in order to get here
in tiire for the matinee. The show is
I one that pleased and judging from the
1 applause and laughter it fills its min
ion here. Those who witnessed the two
peformances say that it was all that it
claims to be, and that it was we'.l werl'i
the price charged. 'UuHter' and "T ,'
ae the ma'mb'uiya of the b':0v ft I .
C'.J their parts ii a manner tl .'tin
thy of b, '('.;, .1 ni.-v i- i.
aliou! 1 1 nv a lu-j i
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