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1 1' -- "orarj f.r, jfj HJ V V , ' M i " "iu No. 27. v NEW, BERN, CRAVEN COUNTY, N. G, TUESDAY JULY. 2l 1908 - EIRST SECTION - 31th YEAR Jl V V ODE 1:1 RECElVERSIIiP ; - JTDGE : PCR5ELL SATS THAT " THERE "WILL BE SO ACTION -" . 1 AT PRESENT. , ; . , v ... 't ' - ;LLK. C3 EE F.EIQD : Wake County Grand Jury Making Ex . : tra Efforts to Indict Perjurers. Pub r saeut to Judge Neals Instructions. Armenian Given Two Tears Sen tence for Murderous Attack on His . Slstety '' - , . Special Correspondence. V -,' -;.".,.. Raleigh. JulylC. It Is understood - that the dissatisfaction on . Eastern Carolina Interests 'at the personnel of ' the receivership of the Norfolk & Sou- them Railway Company or rather' at the fact that there is no Eastern Caro lina representatives in the receiver ship or the management ot the affairs of the system-under the receivership has been practically removed, but just what the adjustment does not'yet ap- pear. Judge Thomas R. PurnelU of, the eastern district ' United States court", who bears sift extensive ancll- . ; lory relation to the receivership, most or the system being in this State, Is authority for the statement that there will be no chances In the-reoelVershlp on account of this demand for'repre- ' sentation la the management by Eas- ' tern Carolina interests. It is the friends of Judge Purnell who has been : Insisting in some . quarters .that he ' should have . a ' participation with Judge Waddill in the appointment of . tbo receivers .and that this course would have assured Eastern Carolina representation. 'Judge Purnell v says the relations of between himself and Judge Waddill, of the Eastern district of Virginia, who Instituted, the, re . celvershlp, are the. most, friendly' and v that he and Judge Waddill understood - each 'other, thoroughly, ' There -has - been' and is still a definite Impression ' thai Mr. M. K King, former. Yice- President of the system, , will be as- " signed to active service In the manage" ment as this would renfove practically 9H feelings that has developed in con nection with the. rectlvershiiv manage ment In the Eastern Carolina section and assure the most cWdtkl sympathy ' , and co-operation between . railroad management and section during the- receivership that Is so, esenMal to suc cess. -;. v .-'. :- 'v..';- ; . The Wake county grand Jury Is fbl ' : lowing instructions from Judge Walter ' Neal In his unique charge Monday In the matter of having an eye to the pro ofcutlon. of defendants wbo perjure themselves when en the etand In their , pwa behalf. Joe Bailey, the young farmer At New JJght .township,-who ' - was acquitted by a petit. Jury of the charge of disturbing a Primitive Bap . tlst meeting, . Judge Meal afterwards - dismissing the jury, from further ser- vice on the ground that they shonld , have convicted Bailey, is now retfb dieted by the grand . jury on that charge of perjury in. that he testified Vt la his own behalf that he was not "cussing" at the meeting while two - luembers of the congregation testified that bVwa.,Tbe warrant is out tor Bailey on the new Indictment but It Is not yet served. , ; . Naihan Manaslan, a young Armen ian was given two years In the pent' tentlary' today for a murderous as sault on bis 15-year-old sister, Mary. They lived six. nUlts from Raleigh. Mary bad gone for a walk the even i j tfort with friends against tht : 1 of her brother. He upbraided her for It and she ran. He fired al - her, the bullet taking effect in tlu glrl hip. She was In a hospital .' three weeks. , 5 cr 6 Czzcs "6t& wlI cur? zr.y esse cf CHILLS cr.J FEVER Tote s Ten Pray Prince Oeorge of New IWrn. the col on i candidate for President of 'the Vni! 1 Elates of America, who has f i time to time pmphri'led that dire i tir would haiipcn to various eit h v hlrh happily did not take place ftrcii; ' ig to bis word, has now lnm d ! i r- Itatlunj to be President. He i i to s'k-k clie,to the president : ciinuended blm for bis lofty 1 ! i Is m i the foflowln.t tnanl r If ym want to vnt( I rrlnce 0-tf. 1 i . ' t fnr j c" !,t tor Pn- ' V. a 'A., ynu lil 1 i your Yf'f and - r t Cod. 1 ... No. U J..IUC f 1 l,f t to V 9 (Mil COT DO'.I.IS FOBCE v Begin on Norfolk and Southern Rail, t road Official Chauges Expected '.:.' In Anfoist ;X-f.';,-;Jl Washingtqn Messenger'17th. :'i ' The effects. of : thV Norfolk'- -and Southern Receivership are being force fully felt on thls divlBlon of the road. It la Understood that the General Fore man of the mechanical force at Mack ey'a Perry has been laid -off; "section forces on the ejhaven and Columbia branches have been taken off and the local N. A S., people state that they would not be sUrprlsedat anything, however, it Is believed that no changes will Jje made In the heads of depart ments before "the first of August at which time It i.uly tHbo.4utniJ what will happen. It Is a noticeable fact that the Nor folk & Southern has had more officials, taking into consideration the number of miles operated, than, any other rail road In the country.; It operates a bout 680 miles of track and has main tained an, official staff of 23 members. Otier roads 'operating about 4he same numbfir of miles, in fact, one that the writer has In mind, operating 581 allies, has )6 officers. Thomas Fitx- raid, the new General Manager tor "he Receivers Ih known t be a flrst claaa up-to-date railroad man and it Is evident there will be a "pruning.'?.. FOB ..SALE . 12 Bushels Nice Clay Field Peas, at )2.&0 per bushel, sacked, F. 0. B., New lern. Write to ' ' , - . CHAS. B. mm ; v 35 Twiddle Streets Won't Have Water-Wagon Then Union-Republican, Winston-Salem. While a Durham preacher was el poundlng the gospel according "to the text: .What shall a man give In ex change for his soul, etc, a fire alarm jounded and his congregation grew' restless." Knowing where the fire was, the preacher said; "You people Who have homes out there can go, and yor who" havew't any Interest at this fire had better stny here and prepare your; tf Ives against the" big fire that's com- ng some time when' you-won't have Durham fire wagon or water to put out!". - v ' . The boys stayed. ' .'. , . . . ' BOGI E ITEMS . . . Special Correspondence. ' Bogue, N. C; July 20. One moon- Iglrt night not long since,- a party of nen flshlug In Bogue Sound came' a- ross a large black bear about one lalf mile from land. These flshermec tttacked the bear so vigorously that bey soon killed blm; The bear meas ured six feet in. length and weighed Ujout four hundred pounds.'. v We want to know what has becomr i ' Uncle Nathan,' four correspondent Boguoland, and - why' he did pot tnow about this monster bear am have Mr. Eugene Meadows there t ide him'. ' Will Uncle Nathan pleast Ise and explain.? . " . '-' v We have had two deaths In our neighborhood lately: Mrs. Ed PoweV it Cedar Point, and Mrs,' Elizabeth It II, near Sanders Store, Tour cor espondent was- uot acquainted with frs. Powell and cannot, tell about her tf and character. Mrs. Elizabeth Bell vas In her eighty-eighth yearJ She vus the widow ot Mr. Standi Bell, so well and favorably known in this sec tion. Mrs. Bell leaves four children I number of grand-children and a host :t friends to mourn her loss. Ripe In ge, rich in character, sne nas gone '0 reap the reward of. a well spent lfe. - : : .." ' Wo attended last Sunday night al Welcome' School House, near Sanders Store, the Young Peoples Prayer Meet- n?. , These young people have organ- !rcd a Prayer Meeting, and In connec- ion with It, they have a library as vK:latloa, which they call The Bogue 'and Reading Circle. . They have for betr leadet a blind man. Mr, D. S toonce. Mr. Koonce's subject last Sunday was the Realities and Posslt 'jllltles of our Christian Civlllraton. Speaking of our Chr(Ht'.an Civilisation is a character builder, Mr. Koonce lie Id a touching tribute to the splendid life and character of Mrs. Elliabeth Amon? the visitors to this section, we note Mr. Robert Chadwlck Slid the !!ns. b Klla, Pnult iie and Jesnle I'lgoU of til rn it s. Com croi Ihto 1 ill ly gixld. CU ton Is not linn h more Dmn half prop, and t). famous I' Hie Hnuad at' rim luiirt re v ry i u this yr Mr. C. W. f iulih, the f ' ' ful mid efficient Su ''i liitriulrtit of 1 -. ' 1 1 1 ithlmth S.-Iimd, Five an lec tarty to the tin nii-rj cf tli n h"! In fi t Thurmliiy aiieruoon at l,.-. luniic t linyport. Mr, Pnilth rve t!i" n u the ladles of the ediool ( iif the ! and Cat. Go T) lor t ; the I , :, i mi ty ivlmrd the (.'Mrl T. ai.d at I .u The eiitertulmiiftit was LIAVDNU. i ' . - - . ADVICE EU1".j TO ".QhEEEj flettlnr The Pamn flroaada Readr For ) -. The Recention of Stele' - - . Soldiers f Members of the First Regiment of the North' Carolina State Guard Were transferred from the Atlantic Coast Line train to the east bound Norfolk and Southern train for Morehead City, Where the1 camp will be started to morrow. They were the advance guard of ; the regiment detailed "to prepare for; the regiment which -will pass through here early this morning.. The encanfbment will last five days. About 200 members of this guard will go Into camp. ' y . : t. W The Ship JfortS faroUna Union-Republican, Winston-Salem. It may not be generally known but It is a Tact nevertheless that the plans for the cruiser North Carolina ' were drawn by a native of the State, Homer U Ferguson," of Waynesville, a gradu ate of the Naval Academy, of the class of vl892, prepared the plans for the warship and laterr having entered the employ of the Newport News Ship building Company,' he had charge of Its actual construction, rit ,;i Six Candidates on Hearst TicKet Chicago, July 17. There will be six candidates for first honors at the first National Convention of the Indc pend ence party in Orchestra Hall, Chicago, on. July 27th. , They are Thomas L. Hisgen, Massachusetts, recent Hearst ndidate for Governor of that State; Charles A. Walsh, of Iowa, Secretary yt the National Committee, who has wen in the employ of Mr. Hearst for Kveral years; M. W. Howard, Ala ma, former Populist Congressman ?rom that Stater Dr. Howard S. Tay or, t)f Chicago,; Charles F. S. Neal. National Committeeman from Indiana; i ml John Temple Graves, Georgia, tow In the employ of Mr. Hearst. Secretary Walsh says that there Is to "steam roller" and that convention iroceeBlngs will be harmonious. His Ten and Walsh appear to have the arger number of delegates. ; .' ;',-.-l Cm Eating Reeord Hlg. ' Townsend's Inlet, N. J., July 18.--"Ity visitors gave a crab-eating con rst here last night-. ;;;',jisi, John Daily, of Philadelphia, got a vay with 35' crabs In forty . minutes nd was presented with a floral de ign. "Requlescat In Pace. - ! r ' i j.:. - ..'. ,f " " " CONTRACT AWARDED. thodes and Underwood Will Build tthe .- Tien High SchooL ' 'The trustees of New Bern Academy lave rawarded ,thev contract - for-; the onstructlon of the new high school tuildlng to tjhe well-known firm of on tractors; Rhodes and Underwood; tmount In contract $9,800. - The build- ng wilt adjoin the present new high school building on Johnson street; It "he side towards Johnson street, j It vlll be two stories high . with four ichool rooms on the first floor for chobl purposes and on . the second loor will be an auditorium. . The base nent wil bevsed for manual. training. loses. ... Ji: : V ; . Trenton Wins '- ' -. " pcclal to Journal. .' Trenton, N. C.7 July tS.-pIn a slow nd listless game, Trenton defeated tti hlands here today by the score of I to lv The game was devoid of Xea- ures. Sheriff Taylor, was very much n the garnet being effective with the tick and 'doing some sensational base mining.- ' . ' ' .. ... '. Score by Innings. . , . 7, . r. h. a ?renton ........000 0S0 OOx S 7 Hchlands". ......000 000 010 1 3 . Bakeries: For Trenton, Taylor and Vadsworth: Rlchlands: Hall and tYsncks. Struck out by Taylor 13; iy Hall base on balls off Taylor 1; Iall 1. ' ..'..'? ALL WELL ABOARD SHIP Xava! Reserves Are Enjoying Them selves Wklle Becoming , Aeeas tomed to Naval Tactics. A letter' received by Mr. Walter fulford.'trom his son, Dick who Is me of the Naval Reserves on board ho autlllary cruiser, Prairie, mailed t .Norfolk, says that the boat was on i a nipt on Roads ready tor the work tranced for them, which consists most y Ht target practice. They will not v:ive prnctlce of "atormlng" a city as a4i i rted. AH are, well on' board ind the bojr-are enjoying themselve iimneuwly. ) . ADered L"t Toll fall Ceo. M. Purber, an ex-Confederate totdler, after el t (.. Ai's Lines dropsy In More-bead City on Juno If,;h lit the as of "0. l' ! aves a if f..ur ihlldren. 1 i v. hs bin ' 1 In t r,ty vii-w i. !.-.' -y r f - -i r.-y. Mr. l:aib r as a native of Ohhiiiw enmity. On t. V " PflMIPrT T M iLUUII l.iLUI I UN OELipiIISi TWO CARS OF AGBICULTURAL IM- PtEMESTS Tft BE tSED IX ' PRACTICAL EXPERI . , ' , MtSTS AT FARM. , , . ERS t$TITCTE8 I- OEIJ. EXECUTIVE COtTO To Bo Held at Balirigh July 2Srd at Which lime a 8(ie' Chalmia WW Be Elected BeqnblUoB 'f of W. C, Busbee, Wanted for Assault With Intent to K1U AeUre Season For National Gaari Motements Call for -..v,,i - ,V.v;:t,4-;-.Jv., , Meeting of Corporation Commission. Special Correspondence. ' ; Raleigh. N. C," July I7.-There are being equipped here two special cars of farming and household Implements to be carried out over 'sections of the Southern Railway the poxt few weeks with one, of the five parties to be hold ing farmers institutes) the. five parties to go Into nearly every county In the State. ' In one of the cars being eauln- ped improved gasoline and, other ranees on which ladles of the Dart v. notably Mrs. Hutt antlMrHollowell, the latter otQoldsbwo, will 'demon strate their uses and. thS preparation of. a great number of the. ' Simpler dishes. ' This, m addition to Instruc tion to the farmers' wives and daugh ters in all manner of domestic science. Urthls connection will be churns, sep aratees and other appliances. Jn the second car will be farming implements cultivators, harrows, planters, fertil izer distributors and a great numb i of other classes of farming imple ments. ' In charge of the institutes in. which these cars will be used will be State Veterinarian jTait Butler. They start at Shelby uly 20th and will hold Institutes in Cleveland, Gas ton, Mecklenburg, Guilford. Davidson Caswell, RoeklhgbamV ArsytlMAl mance, Johnson, Wake, ' Orange, wan, Cabarrus, Alexander, Catawea Burke, McDowell, and Rutherfbrt' counties. '' A iV ;-' 'r-' ; ' Now that the call Is issued for tin. State Democratic Executive Commit tee to convene in this eity, Thursdaj luly 23rd, for ahe election of a' State hatrman,. ana perfecting the prgani- (ation . for the impending catnpatgn there is much 'speculation as to whe will probably succeeds Hon. Hugh' Q Chatham, of Elkln, as State chairman he having declined to serve longer Ii the capacity, of chairman-,' .Hon. , A H. Eller, ot Winston-Salem, Is muct spoken of in 'this connection and the general expectation seems, to be that he will be the choice of tbo committee,- provided he will . undertake- the work It was Mr. Eller, who managed j with such signal success -the cam paign tor the nomination of R. B Gelnn for governor tout years ago Mr. Alex J. Field who has served three terms as secretary of tbo extcu- Ive committee, will Intall probability, bo re-elected for another, term. He was an enthusiast! Kltchla advocu In the) contest before the prlmarlti and desired to retain the secretary ship. ,'; .' , ., ' A- requisition Is issued by Governor Glenn atiho request of Solicitor L. D. Robinson, of th Eighth. Judicial Dis trict on the governor of South Caro lina, for W. C. Busbee, who Is wante it Monroe to answer' the charge ot Mret assault wl(h lnteot to kllLW D, James. Buabee Is now In Jail st greenwood, S. C. .awaiting tho arrlvs' nt the North Carolina officer to brlnj him back to this State.. This Is an especially active Maw ith the North f Carolina Nations Guard, the Second . Regiment b( lu now'drllllng wltk regulars at Ch:ca- msuga, the Naval mlUUa crulslng"w:t naval regulars In Chesapeake Bay and the companies ot tho Third Regi ment preparing to start for camp Glenn, Morehead Cltjr, Saturday nurr. Ing ior a week's .target practice. At military headqustters here, there In much gratification at the smooth mau ner In which thesSj'wovemente are .be . Ing niado. ,', , ' A call la Ixsued by the North Caro lina Corporation Commission for re ports ot the condition of State, j fl vate and savings banks In North Car olina at the close of business July 15 There will be at the same time re pout made to the comptroler of th cur rency at" Washington D. C, of tlu ,.;itl..u of tie National bai.' li. he f ImIo at ti e clone of luln-s ou h Luis (' !. , The f'.fwart r..natoi-um C'.' ' !l- it N-w I - i n. Is ( ' '!! wl'U T i.l S:. 1. f Ii SEOHGE V7ASHIIJG- II MEMORIAL M0YEMMT AM0XG MASONIC GRAND LODGE!? TO ERECT A t LARGE TEMPLE TO HIS ' , NAME ., -J- INTERESTING. MEMENTOES AU Towns With Fire Apparatus Of $1,000 or More In Tatue Mast Con tribute, to The , Firemen's Relief Fund Farmers Convention at Bal- i elgh August estli 27th Will be a Profitable Occasion for Agrleultur- It-Nows From the Capital City. . Special Correspondence. . v Raleigh, N. C, July 18. An appeal has come from the Fredericksburg Masonic Lodge No. i A. F. and A. M. to the three lodges in Raleigh and to lodges throughout North Carolina for jontributlon toward the erection of a 3eorge Washington memorial Masonic femple at Fredericksburg in celebra tion of the tact that George Washing ton was made a Mason "by the Fred aricksburg Lodge in 1752'j 1753. A long with the appeal came photo graphs of the Bible with -which Wash ington was obligated and the Records )f the ' Lodge which Washington ilgned when he was raised to the de ;ree of Master-Mason. These photo iraphs are quite Interesting and sec--etary J. C. Blrdsong of William G. aill Lodge of this city, has turned ver the photos received by that lodge -tuner Hall ot History. ' State Conunlssloner of 'Insurance' lays the impression . seems to ' have tone out that only those towns in which to premiums on fire Insurance aggregate more than $6,000 can share n the Firemen's Relief Fund the ap portionment for which Is being dis tributed to the towns Just now. The !act Is that every town that maln alns a-fire department and has ap paratus valued aj. $1,000 and compiles rtththeTgeneral..TStaterbundrng In spection law is entitled to partlcl utte in this1 fund. The first dlstrl (utlon for this fund being made -now ggregates nearly $7,000 . and is di Ided. among-fifty-one towns, '. ... The management - of the annual armers convention to be held at the . & M. College here AuguBt . 25th, 6th and 27th and participated in by armers from all parts of the State, nnounces that three of the most r online nt authorities on agriculture tho world havje been secured to de (ver addresses on various topics. "hey are Dr. S. A. Knapp, In charge f the demonstration, work of the Tnlted States Department of Agricul ure and of the United States De lartment of Education; W. J. Spill nan, in charge of the farm' manage- uent department of the United States department of Agriculture and Dr. A. 4. 8oule, president of Georgia A. ft I. College.;-: fv- : : Negro Convicts. Revolt .; v Houston, Tex., July 20. Six negro rlmlnals armed with guns and knives scaped from $he State convict farm t4 yesterday afternoon, v Robert Ware and Will Howard kill- d Guard Joseph Elliott with a hoe' nd made their escape. ' Meeting leorge Johnson, and fearing he would ell other negroes, they shot him. He lied last night , Ware and Howard escaped from the Xwalt farm about tho same time that v negroes escaped from Clement's dentation, pursued by blood hounds, ?ne ot the negroes was captured. Vrmed posses numbering several hun 'red men are scouring the woods. : A report that six negroes eocaped 'rem Dew's plantation, sixteen miles 'rem Richmond, has not been verified. . It Is believed there was a concerted ffort to break away from all tho con . let farms at oce time. . i : Missing A Balloon Washington, D. 0., July 20.-rThe balloon and frame ot Capt Baldwin's llrlglblo balloon was shipped from New York Thursday, and was ex pected at Fort Meyer today, but It did not arrive. The balloon must be as sembled by the 27th. according to the contract with the Government. . Meantime, the balloon squad then :s marking time the event of today programme belnj their fathering to 'njoy a stew they cooked in a bl Iron pot in which the vsrnlah Is made 'or t is balloons. " : s ! a'.loon bus ben cleared for tl.s u of tait Paldwln and water ci'tin-'-t!(i!ii have In en Installed ou the I in 1 a ground to ')tty WHtef f-ir Hie livui ' -n f 'is i ' t 1.1 1 !i tV-i "io .it 1 1 - .. to 1,1 f '' n'J PARTICIPATE IH UILHG WARFARE ...... . . . - SKETCH OF THE MANECTEB INGS OF THE NAVAL M1UTIA ON HAMPTON B0A1S THE "PBilRIETJ FINE Bfllll Description of The Cruiser Program Of The Days' Doings Delicious and Appetising Tiands Served Assign' menU of New Bern . Men Crew Trained on AU Emergencies "Man Overboard" a Dummy Oae Man Sick WRn Disgust , , " U. 8.' S. Prairie, ' " Hampton Roads, July 17, 1908. Dear Editor: A word from the Tar Heel sailors, aboard the U. S. S. Prairie, items a bout the cruise of possible interest. .We left New Bern by special strain at 2:30 . a. m. the 16th inst, having on board divisions from New ' Bern. Elizabeth City, Wilmington, Plymouth, I and arrived' at Beaufort without ac- 'z'n8 the taxation as between tho va cident near 4:30, where the Beaufort rlou counUe syf the State, met in tho division joined us. The Prairie, which cutive- office '' of Govern,or Glenn was the "El Sol," of the-Morgan Line 0118 morning, incompliance With tho and purchased from them during the I Spanish American war, and equiDoed I as a transport and despatch boat, was at anchor near the sea buoy, about alx miles out from Beaufort Em barkation began at 10 o'clock and at 11:30 we were aboard safe and sound. but a little damp, from too much spray. The Prairie was found to be a commo dious ship of twenty eight feet draught -'-four hundred and sixty " feet in length, three decks, two compound en gines ot 4,000 horse-power, cabins, state rooms,, ward rooms, seamen quarters and engine rooms, are large, well ventilated and equipped : with electric fans -and lights. A piano is in evidence In ward room, with finely waxed floor." The ship's band is al ways ready to help In entertaining with music. Pjomutlyat . nooa--th meal pennant" swung to the breeze and with' music and good, well pre pared rations, everybody turned to to enjoy It with some misgivings as to the final outcome," when we began to round Hatteras. ' . , We enjoyed a delightful lunch serv ed Id courses, over spotless linen,; to hungry men and officers. It was worth" the trouble of getting ready for the cruise to see the enjoyment of men over this lunch. Promptly at 1:30 call was sounded "get under way," up came anchor and bow pointed seaward Wireless operator was soon In touch with Hatteras ' station and message was sent Informing the department ot ship's departure. Messages were re ceived from Windsor division regret ting their inability to accompany us. : 20 we were past, Hatteras light and Diamond Shoals llgnt-shlp, all was well and nobody sick! i Station billet was prepared early in the evening as signing each division and officers to quarters and' duties. Bradham was in command; Phelps, " executive officer; Willis, navigator's assistant; Saunderr and Williams to engineer department; Dowdy, watch officer 812; other di vision officers, and petty officers to watch and quartermaster duties. (The 'night passed without a flaw verybody turned out to breakfast sig nal, not a man In hospital! Quarters at 9:00 and Inspection by executive, everybody on duty, not one failed tc respond. Work begins; th e ship's crew were, divided into divisions A. tnd-B.; each boat and gun being as signed to picked crews. Drills con sist ln'flre drill", "collision drill' abandon ship," ' "man overboard" clear ship for action," "boat' drill target practice from the ten six-Inch runs. Soon tho cry cams "man" over board!" : Tho command, "man life boat," "let go the Ufa buoy", rang sharp and clear, . everybody, Including Albert WIUls held their breath; the boys worked fast and "bully"; englnet stopped, 1oats lowered away and be fore the "man overboard could float to stern, the boat was after him, the life buoy struck his head, and In lesi than three minutes, the man was haul id on board and much to the dlsKUHt cf Carl Armstrong, when he found It was a "dummy". -Ship's afire," soundtd from the bu and fire bell clanged, every divis ion, especially "New Bern, fell lulc place like regulars, Button and Atlan tic manned some hose for one," and Nelson Anr.cd said: "I wish that But t n endue was here." Puke alarm only drilling;, next alarm aa "aliau- don ship. HlliV !i K." vi - . r ! h d ti , ' Vnnl w Ale m 1 I mm.; ! ' id v. Tii t 1 I i ti EQUALIZATION . mum COMMISSION REQUIRED BY THE LAST LEGISLATURE BEGINS THEIR LAB0B8-JI0 MA. 4 TERIAL CnANGES H TAXATION siTisTicsoFeor.L::::ts Number of White Schools Have In. creased And the Colored 'Schools Hare Decreased Neuse Cotton Mills. Applies for lucres so of Capltalisa . tion by Extension of Bonds Special Session of A. M.. A. Trustee to Elect President S Special Correspondence. : ;l ; ' i Raleigh, N. C, July 20. The NorU- Carolina Board of Equalization, cre ated by the 1907 General Assembly for the purpose of going over, tho real estate assessments for taxation ; as shown in the abstracted' from tho various counties with a view" to equal statutory requirement and: began its labors, tinder the act -the board has thlrty days In which to complete its work. It la not thought' likely that any material changes ill be made or that the board 'will, bo In session more ban a day or two. Mem bers are Governor Glenn;' Lieutenant Governor Francis D. Winston; Secre tary of State, J. Bryan Grimes; State Treasurer, B. R. Lacy; 1 State 'Auditor B. F. Dixon; Attorney General R, D. . Gilmer and Chairman Franklin Mc Neill, of the Corporation Commission. Governor Clean and Attorney General Gilmer are' not in attendance. ' The Nense Milling Company, Smith. - field, file's notice with .the secretary of Stat of eu amendment to Its char. tcr authorizing the issuance of $5,000 additional Mwfemd Stock. E. J. Holt, . .. s president of the mills, v. t Statistics just compiled in the of- Ice of the State Superintendent of .. Public Instruction show that the num ber of public schools for white chll- . Iren in rural districts in-North Caro lina has Increased during the past 22 ears 1.248, there being now 5,297, and that the colored schools have increas ed 102, being now 2,134 colored schools The average white school population eraalns unchanged,' being 77, while - .hat for the colored scfccols has dt- reased from 86 to 84. The Increase . 'n public sehcol funds In 22 years has been $1,343,625. The avcr&re xmount paid each rural white teacher has Increased from 176 to $166, and to colored teachers from $68 to $94. Thursday of this week, the trustees 3f the North Carolina College of Ag riculture and Mechanic Arts will bo la special sesslbn here for the elec tion of a president for ; the college o succeed Dr. Geodge F. Winston, re signed.. Governor Qlenn Is tx-offlclo, chairman ot the board and the mett ing will be In the executive office. It -eems to be the general opinion that Dr. D. H. Hill, for a number of years ?lce-presldent and Professor of Bug- lsh In the college, will be advanced o the presidency. Members of the board- are W- B. Ragan, High Point; V. B. Broughton, Raleigh; M. Sticky ley. Concord; D. A. Thompklns, Char lotte; W. B. Cooper. Wilmington; E, M. Koonce, Jacksonville; R. H. Hicks,' Rocky Mount; W. E. Daniel, Weldon; I. T. Ellington, Clayton; O. L. Clark, . larktbtt; Locke Craig, Ashtvllle. Nobody h burred In the free plaso ffer F. 9. Duffy. First Bale of 1S0S Cotton Albany; Oo July 18 Deal L. Jack- on. Dotigherty county's well known ugto farmer, brought In the first tale tf 1903 cotton this afternoon. He beat tst year's record by two days. Deil ladsou hss been the "firrt bale irmer cf Georgls for twelve or trieu ;ears. v Ynu will Juat have to sie our silvir for wedding gifts to appreciate the high quality and beauty ot tl.c dgna J. O. Baxter, Leailini Jiwiltr. luys. the tnmy will ei pruati fro"t in 't any moment and ail i ' fur the expected attack, e. hLh will le 'vu Von 1 r imnicf tii ill we'd . 1 1 1 i : v. lu: 1 fftl.l is b ' H ! 1 1,1 f V I 1 !
New Berne Weekly Journal (New Bern, N.C.)
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July 21, 1908, edition 1
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