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Store tot Mock Courl next
Friday night.
"How may I help my Pastor In 1909
the subject tonight at the Tabernacle
Baptist church. All members request
tod to be present
Those who purchase tickets ana
secured reserved seats for the Mock
Court Trial that was postponed can
" use. these on Friday night
Some little saucy boys created a
disturbance yesterday afternoon on
the Academy Green which may have
an airing the the police court this
morning.
Harvey Bussey, who pitched the Wil
mlngton team of the Eastern Carolina
league to the championship, has been
drafted to the Devlin, team of the
American League.
Remember the "silver tea" at the
home of Mrs. J. A, Bryan, tomorrow
Thursday night. Any silver donation
ten cents to one dollar received at
the door. For Christ Church Guild.
Superintendent McBennett of the
electric light system is Installing a
line on upper Griffith street to tne
Pocomoke Guano Co's plant on Ave.
A., to be used in supplying the cur
rent to the dynamos in the mill.
Mr. A. S. Morton, of Jones county,
was in town yesterday with a load of
meat, eggs and other produce to sell.
Mr. Morton is a well to-do, substan
tial farmer, one of the kind who be
lieves in raising farm supplies, and
staying at home to enjoy them, and
then to work for more.
The market dock was again crowd
ed with small vessels last night, some
were laden with oysters, others with
fresh pork, chickens, beel cattle ana
other produce, and few had cargoes
of wood. There were twelve of these
freight boats counted, all tied up at
the wharfs foot of Middle street.
Mr. Ralph Gray and family will
leave this morning removing to Cin
cinnati, t0 make their future home.
Mr. Gray grew up in this city as did
Mrs. Gray, also, anj they have many
friends here who regret to see them
depart, but many geod wishes will
follow them to their new home.
Monday night, officer Montague
foupd a blood trail along the pavement
In front of the cemetery. There seem
ed to have been a good deal shed, a
broken bottle was the only weapon
seen and the trail stopped at the
comer and no further trace could be
seen. It Is not Known now or wny '
the blood came on the pavement.
A petition is being circulated ask
ing the State Corporation Commission
t0 sit at New Bern some early day
to see why the railroads shall not
build a union station. Over two hun
dred representative citizens have sign
ed It. If the commission should hap
pen to arrive some rainy dark night
they will wonder why they hadn't
been down here long ago and demand
ed a union station.
The many friends o' Arthur Devlin
in this city, the famous third baseman
of the New York Giants of tne Na
tional League, will be pained to learn
of the death of Mr. Devlin's father
which occurred ln Washington, b. C.
a few days ago. Arthur will always
be remembered by the base ball fans
in this city, and his personality ap
pealed to everyone. Mr. Devlin is n
member of the local lodge of Elks In
this city.
Forty feet is being added to the rear
of the Stewart brick building, oppo
site First Baptist Church. The new
part will be used tor a bowling alley
and amusement hall. While cleaning
up the site for the new building yes
terday an old well was uncovered
which had almost been forgotten, re
minding some of the older citizens o
tragedy that shocked the town, it
was In the year of 1873, the body of
Mrs." Whltford, a most estimable old
lady, was drowned ln this same o)o
well.
The Ooldsboro Argus tells of the
mysterious disappearance of Mr. Thos
Canler, a leading citizen of Selma.
Mr. Canler left home for Ooldsboro
and was seen in that city last Friday
but since then he baa completely dls
appeared. The missing man is secre
tary and treasurer of the Selma Cot
ton Mills, his books are found to be
In good shape, and it Is not known
, that be had any troubles and D bad
an account to his credit in the bank
crossing! r tW rtreM Is being used
now for travel more than -the old road
which In a few years willbe aban
doned, entirely. The new highway
shortens the distance and is much
easier to travel as there is less sand.
It's coming slow, but if the work Is
continued 'or a few more years, the
city w,ill have a pretty little miniature
park out at the water works. There
are a number of trees planted already
which have attained considerable size
and engineer Herbert Willis says that
there will be other set out this sea
son and that the fcrce of the works
are a unit in their determination to
make the grounds attractive.
The "silver tea" party advertised to
be given tonight at the residence of
Mrs. James A. Bryan will be given
this afternoon at four o'clock. It wa
through erroneous Information that
the Journal announced that it would
be at night. Let all remember that
it will be this afternoon, four o'clock
Any donation of silver will be thank
fully received, and used for the bene
fit of Christ Church Guild.
The Selma Cotton Mill man whose
mysterious disappearance was report
ej a few days ago, in the Goldsboro
Argus, has been heard from, in Sa
vannah, notwithstanding he had a
3nug balance in the bank, he had been
fingering the company's till, and doc
toring the books until there was a
three thousand dollar hole, all unsus
pected by his employers. "The guil
ty flee when no man pursueth."
One of the most Ingenious, useful
novelties seen lately, is a match box
which is sold by Mr. C. E. Whitcomb
It's got all other match boxes skin
ned a mile" exclaimed the Journal's
office boy as he tried to extract a
dozen, while the box refused t0 give
him but one match, that's the feature
it only gives one match at a time but
gives that one as oiten as you need
it. Besides Its ornamental, absolute
ly rat proof and very discouragaing
to match beats.
Among the nuisances ln the city,
not the least is the litter of paper 'rom
the bill boards. If the authorities are
?oing to allow a bill posting company
fto set up its boards all over town
they ought to require the company
to observe the ordinary rules of tidi
ness. What's trfe use of bill boards
anyway? When there are two good
newspapers in the city, most excellent
advertising "taediums.whlch will give
H& jit
fHIPt IS
Hofibttd M) Women
When a woman speaks of her
silent : seere t suffering she
trusts you. Millions have be
stowed this mark oi confi
dence do Or. R. V. Pierce,
of Buffalo, N. Y. Every
where there are women who
bear witness to the wonder
working, ouring-power oi Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription
which saves the lufftrlug ua
frtrn peitt, and successfully
grapples with woman's weak
nesses and Itubker UU.
IT MAKES WEAK WOJ1EN STRONG
IT IIAKES SICK WOMEN WELL.
No woman's appeal was ever misdirected or her eoo-
fideoce misplaced when she wrote for advice, to
the World's DisrsNSAar Medical Association, Dr.
R. V. Pierce, President, Buffalo, N. Y.
Dr. Pierce's Pleatamt Pellet lmm mlU aatural bowel movuaeat eace a 4ay.
"A
tion.
Justice of the Peace W. R. Barring
ton had two cases In his court yester
day. One, an old negro over seventy
years of age was charged with spite
fully cutting a neighbor woman's
clothes line, letting a lot o garment
fall on the ground to thelr injury. It
seems that the old man was mad at
the woman and took this means or
annoying her, besides shooting a gun
off to frighten her. He was let off
with the costs. Rosetta Harris, a col
ored Virago was founj guilty of curs
ing and abusing Nelson Reed, was
fined $5.00 and costs, falling to pay
which, she was sent up to Jail for
twenty days.
From time to time, the Journal re
ceives enquiries from people living In
he northern and western states, ask
ing for description of the climate, re
sources and chances for industrious
settlers to make good. Tfiese letters
ire mostly from people who have a
small capital which they wish to In
vest profitably. Land where they live
is enormously high, and one must
have no little means to own a home.
They have heard of the south, of the
moderate winters, have dreamed of a
little cottage nestling around its hon
ey suckle bower, of the song of the
Mocking bird, of a land of peace and
plenty, and they are looking this way.
New Bern needs a thousand families
cf these people to settle somewhere
ta Its vicinity.
so there wae
abscond.
nn reason 'or him to
LEGISLATURE SETTLING
DOfrJO BUSINESS
Comity Superintendents of Education
to lie Elected by Popular Vote.
Electrocution will Probably
Take Place of Hang
Ing. Special to Journal.
Raleigh, Jan. 14. In the Senate the
bill to protect forests In the impor
tant mountain counties of Swain, Jack
son, and Haywood, passed.
A bill was introduced to charter- the
Pee Dee Valley railway.
A petition was presented from citi
zens asking that the people be allow
ed to vote an amendment repealing
the personal property clause In the
constitution. A warm fight Is expect
ed to grow out of this bill.
By leave Senator Starbuck (a for
mer judge) introduced a bill to give
the state and the defense mi equal
number of pre-emptory challenges in
capitol cases, the state being now
greatly at a disadvantage.
The Senate accepted the invitation of
President Venable of the State Uni
versity to attend the celebration of
Lee's birth day there next Tuesday.
Bills were introduced in the House
to provide tor the electrocution In the
penitentiary of all capitol openders to
provide for the election by popular
vote of all county superintendents of
education, to allow prisoners in jail
awaiting trial to work on public roads
to establish a distinction in law be
tween an assault and an attempted
assault with intent to ravish.
Chairman Bolton of the committee
of health who with Senator Gordon,
(both physicians) were sent by the
legislature as delegates to the State
Tuberculosis Congress at Charlotte, re
ported and brought the thanks of the
convention to the legislature anj told
of the great work now begun to check
this disease.
The Senate and House Judiciary
Committees today fully considered pr0
vlding for electrocution in the peni
tentiary at Raleigh of all capIUl offenders.
The committee vote was senevtesn to
four and it is said sentiment In the leg
islature is well represented by this
proportion and that the bill Is sure
to pass.
THE MARKETS
' New York Cotton
January 11th.
Jan. 9.01 9.18 9.01
Mch.' 9.07 9.21 9.07
May 9.08 9.20 9.08
July 90 9.13 9.00
New York Spots,
Sales
9.18
9.21
9.20
9.13
935
None
January 12th.
Jan. ..... ..9.22 9.22 9.16 9.1B
Mch 9.24 9.24 9.15 9.15
May 9.23 9.22 . 9.14 9.14
July 9.15 9.15 9.07 9.07
New York Spots
950
Sales None
January 13th.
Jan 9.14
Mch 9.17
May 9.17
July 9.13
9.17 9.14 9.13
9.21 9.13 9.11
9.20 9.14 9.12
9.13 9.07 9.07
Spots 945
Sales -. None
Liverpool Cotton Marfet
January 11th.
Receipts
American
Sales
Spec, and exports
American
Spots good demand, middling 508, fu
ture steady.
16,000
16,000
12,000
500
10,000
TEHCaOBO
"i- ' WKDKE8DAY j
Bupt 8. L. Dili returned home last
night - . : .... .'-
Mr. J. V. Blades spent yesterday at
Newport ' -
Mr. J .D. Perry spent yesterday at
Beaufort " . -
Mr. W, L. Lewis went to Morehead
city yesterday. , ,
Mr. J. T. Hooj of PollocksyiUe was
here yesterday. f ' ;
Mr. Wm. Dunn, Jr., went to Oolds
boro yesterday. ...
Mr. W. C. White of Vanceboro re
turned home yesterday. -
Mr. C. F. Gerock of Maysville spent
yesterday In the city.
Mr. F. C. Topleman of Henderson re
turned horns yesterday.
Mr. J. H. Simmons of Pollockiville
returned heme yesterday.
Mr. Newton White of Pollocksvllle
returned home yesterday . . 1
Mrs. S. M. Rawltngs of Hertford, Is,.
visiting Mrs. E. E. Morris.
Mrs. Oswald Kafer of Newport spent
yesterday here with relatives.
Mrs. E. R. Wallace returned to her'
home at Morehead City last night .
that he was the only surviving" mem
ber of the general assembly of 18.14:
ExSheriff N. M. Harriett of Jones
county, spent the day here yesterday.
Mr. B. B. Davenport returned rrom
his farm in Pamlico county yesterday.
Misses Mary ' Crabtree and B'eHjsIe
Avery returned yesterday from Orien
Mrs. Capt. Phipps of Greensboro is
vsitlng her parents, Capt and Mrs.
Pigford.
Miss Hannah Osgood and Miss Char
lotte Howard spent yesterday at Wash
ington, N. C.
Mrs. W. S. Herbert of Morehead
spent yesterday at the home of her
uncle, Supt. S. L. Dill.
Col. W. D. Harrison of Newport was
In the city yesterday on a short busi
ness visit and was heard to remark
Mr. Edward Hughes cf Texas, who
has been vistlng his brother, Dr. f.
Hughes, left for New York last
Sunday.
January 12th. '
Receipts 44,000
American 38,000
Sales 10,000
Spec, and export 300
American 9,000
Spots 518
Futures steady.
January 13tu.
Receipts 18,000
American 12,000
Spots, middling 515
Futures quiet.
New Bern Market
January 12th.
Prices . . . 6 to 9 cent
Sales, bales 5
NOTK K OF SAI.K OF CORN, FODDER
HAY, ETC.
I will soil fur cash to the highest I
bidder at Hone Farm, abo'it six miles i
from the city of New Bern, on th
Neuse Hoard at 2 o'clock Saturday p,
m.. January 16th. 1909, the following
leiiirlheri nernonftl DroDertV. tO-Wit: '
About 30 barrels of corn ln snucK, 30
bank of potatoes and three bushel of Eggs
field peas. Potatoes, sweet
Potatoes, Irish
January 13th.
Prices 6 to 9 cent
Sales, bales . . ?
NEW BERN PHODUCE MABSET
by B, B.
D. E. HENDERSON.
Attorney.
As a rlue, the modern battleship is
out of date after fifteen years.
WHATSTMIS!
THURSDAY.
Don't fail to se Mrs. Porley'i
wonderful wai figures, to be shown
at the Parish bouse neit Monday even
Int, I o'clock .Admission 26 cents.
Nearly all the towns are patting
each other on the shoulder, figura
tively speaking over the successful
operation of the prohibition law. Its
good way not laugh too soon. The
old topers are stunned just now. A
soon as they "come to" they will de
vise some way to got their "llcker.' '
. The local fishermen are getting
, their nets aud stakes ready for the
. shad season, which Is just beginning
white shad, though bony. Is looked up
oa nowadays as one of the choicest
' fish and they do have peculiar and
particularly one flavor. Fifty years
ago they were looktd upon as being
very Inferior.
One of th streets through Ghent,
the ntw suberb, was along close to
FRIDAY.
The Mock Court Trial tonight at the
opera house, no one should miss see
ing It.
, The public or mass meeting called
to meet at the court house tonight,
fias been postponed until Tuesday
night 8 o'clock.
Those who are to take part In the
Mock Court Trial, tonight are request
ed to meet for rehearsal at the opera
house this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The Study and Social Circle of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
of Centenary Church, will meet this
afternoon at 4 o'clock, In the church
parlors.
The world renowned Mrs. Jortey,
will be at the Perish bouse with ber
famous wax figvree Monday evening
January 18th t o'clock, p. m. Admis
sion 26 cents, children IS cents
All persons who have tickets to sell
for the Mock Court Trial will please
make settlement for the same wltn
Mrs. M. M. Marks at ber residence to
day between one and four o'clock.
Simon Jones, young negro man,
was baled before Justice of the Peace
J. M. Hinee yesterday charged with
gamblingand was bound over to
eourt under fifty dollar bond which
ho gave. ... .
The first white bedbf any conse
quence seen this season were offered
for sale on the streets yesterday. They
were large bnck, were caught by an
enterprising Brtdgetoa fisherman who
asked ohe dollar eacb for them and no
doubt got it price.
i 8c gallon?
Impossible! "No It Is not" "10c brings
you the Tequlred information that for
merly sold for 50c". W. E. Perry,
New Bern, N. C.
Corrected December 10,
Davenport,
24
40-50
2.75
Peanuts ' .75
Chickens 60-75c
Turkeys 13-15c
Geese, per pair $ 1.00
LAuEK BtfcK ,
For, ess than Corrected December 10, by B. Swert
Beef -06-.07c
Pork 08
followed Ashing boats up to the Bat
tery, at New York, yesterday, the
greatest flock ever seen la the harbor.
What do yon think of one of the re.
liable kind of 20-rear screw bark and
front It slut rold watches for t9JM. . Momlny
while they last I. O. Baxter, tk ,M??3. 4
Leadloa-Jeweler.
Corrected December 10, by Barras A
Cray.
Corn 874
Oats.. .. Ob
Bran v160
Feed 1S0
Cotton Seed hull 6b
Cotton seed meal 1.50
Timothy hay .. 1.00
S7?i
I7H
1.25
tMltl ,
Two thousand tons of fish are sent I Come to the Mock Court Trial. Its
out of Siberia every year.
the funniest trial you ever beard. -
For
Croup
Tonsilitis
and
Asthma
T i
It Is estimated that 5.000 sea jri Tlsj
A monthly postal service by camel
and parallel with the A. C. L. railroad has been established recently ln the
cJr out to the old country road Sahara Desert
- a ani nnw.J rmMtls needed to break up an attack of croup.
Sloan's Liniment bat cured many cases of croup. It acts instantly wheo
applied both Inside and ouuide of the throat it breaks up the phlepn, r
ducet the Inflammation, and relieves the difficulty ol breathing.
Sloan's LmiiaeiitJ
five quick relief In n cases of asthma, bronchitis, sore throat, totuflius,
and payiS in the chest. . Kf.,amt l0.
Dr. Krl S. Sloan. Donton, Mnsn.
FOUR HUNDRED THOE C&LU.HS
is a greit sum of money, almost beyond the real un
del standing of most of us, and yet thl grtat sum is
the MARGIN of security which this Bank offers to
its depositors. . r v;
$200,000.00 Capital and $200,000.00 in its Stock
holders' Liability. When you comparelhis with the
irresponsibility of most so-ctflled "investments" how "
truly speculative they seem. -.- ----vi '
Deposit your money here and be SAFE." i. ;
4 per cent interest paid on Savings, i : ? " f -;
; - ; -, , ; . i -
' : JA8. B. BLAOE8, Pres. - T. A. GREEN, V. Pres. !
Wm. R.Jt!.ADES, Pre. GEO. B PENDLETON, Cashier
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THURSDAY.
Mr. L. M. Baltes of Oriental has re
turned home.
Prof. M. F. Onell went to Pollocks
ville yesterday.
Col. D. L. Ward returned from Ral
eigh yesterday.
Mr. S. M. Brinson returned from Ral
elgh yesterday.
Mr. K. B. Stewart of Wildwood was
here yesterday. -
Miss Rosa Pigford spent yesterday
at Pollocksvllle.
Mrs. A. Block returned from Ral
elgh last night.
Mr. Chas. Dewey cf Ooldsboro spent
yesterday ln town.
Mr. George DuVall of PollocksviUe
wag in town yesterday.
Mr. Sylvanus Barker of Trentn, re
turned home yesterday.
Mr. B. H. Griffin o Ooldsboro re
turned home yesterday.
Mr. A. D. Ward returned home last
nigh tfrom Philadelphia.
Mr. John B. Ives left yesterday for
his new heme in Norfolk. ,
Mr." Jack Pearce of Pollocksvllle
returned home yesterday.
Mrs. W. S. Cbadwich f Beaufort,
spent yesterday ln the city.
Miss Glennie Willis returned borne
last night from a visit at Roper.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Prltchard of
Swansboro returned home yesterday.
Mr. Solomon Koonce of New York
Is visiting bis uncle, Mr. S. H. Scott.
Messrs. 8. LI and Charlie Qerock
of Maysville returned home yester
day.
Misses Alice Sorulll and Hilda
Moore of Oriental spent yesterday In
the -city. "'
Mr. E. D. Arthur tt Morehead City
wan here yesterday, returning' from
Raleigh. ; J .
Mrs. Carrie Schollenberge, returnee
home last night from Philadelphia ac
com pan led by her sister.
Prof. E. C. Hamilton of Greensboro
nas Wii engaged el uasleal, director
of Centenary church choir. ,;
Dr. J. F. Patterson, Capt Tom C.
Daniels, and Capt J, H, Weddell, re
turned yesterday from Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Oray and daugh
ter, Miss Margaret, left for their new
home yesterday in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Baldwin of Boon
ton, N. J., art here in their annual
winter's visit, and are slopping at Mrs
Burrus' " ' ' ' ..
- - FRIDAY.
Mr. H. W. Simpson returned bom
last night -
" e
Mr. L. C Carroll of Newport spent
yesterday In town. '
'Mr. OeO.R. Fuller returned from
Washington last night. .
Mrs. W. & Cbadwlck of Beaufort, re
turned home last night. -
Mrs. M. C. MansfteliUof Mansfield.
spent yetterdiT In the city. "
Ex-8herlff D. 0. Hooker of Bayboro,
returned borne last night ,
Mr. R. W. Taylor of Morehead City
was bare yesterday between trains.
Mrs. John B. Ives and daughter, ac
companied by Mrs. Barrel went to
Norfolk yesterday.
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From Grower to Planter Direct
NBTE A FEW OP OUR PRICES ON.
TRUCKERS SPECIALTIES:
Extra Early Refugee Beaut
$4.00 per bnshst
Late Refugee (or 1000 tot) Beam
" 13.75 per bushel
Earliest Red Valentine Beans
i ; W. 71 per bushel
Cuirle's Rust-proof Wax Brans
$5.00 per bushel
Ward well' a Kidney Wax Beaua
. - $5 00 per bushel
! Henderson's Charleston Wakefield
j Cabbage $3.00 per lb.
i Henderson's Flrtt-of-al I Peas
I The But Extra Early Variety) $4.00 per bushel
Having no jobbing
interests to protect we
are enabled to supply
the planter direct (or
through your commis
sion merchant) "with
the highest quality of
seeds at the lowest
possible prices.
Our Special WHOLE
sale Catalogue to
Market Gardeners
AND TRUCKERS. fu8 to
all mentioning this p.per.
Peter Henderson & Co. "
Ceruandt St
New York.
UPHONB91 -:- PHONE 91 0
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Do not be misled with the idea tnat because my prices are far be
low what they are elsewhere, that 1 am selling Inferior goods. Ster
ling Brand Print Butter guaranteed absdutely pure and full weight
only 35 etuts per pound. Best Granulated Sugar 5 1-4 cents per lb,
and with every pound of Roasted Coftae cf Postum, you buy from me.
I will sell you 5 pounds Granulated nugar at 5 cents ler pound. '
TOURS FOR ASH 0LT.
J. L. McDANIEL
83 Dnud St.
KewBenS. CV
PALMER
GASOLENE ENGINES
2 and 4 cycle; , 2
and 4 cylinders.
Make and break, and jump. Spark
T J BAXTER
-AGEKT
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N. C.
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gjl twasasaS3ilS3Sass kWsWWaVB C3t5!5iss MMm21s)
WE HAVE RKEIVED
Our New Spring
Dress i Gingham, Cham
bray's and other wash
Q fabrics.
: We have a large dis y
play of Beautiful Pat
I terns, Only Wc. y ; ?
J. M. MITCHELL &C0
n
61 P( Hock St. ,
Phone 283
I When the jury Inlshes Mark Steren
on, hell be glad he Is Urtog.
GBIIE TESeill LIGIIIS
Arc genuine gas savers. A Welsbach Ught
is mide by (he union of a welsbach burner, a
welsbach mantle and welsbach glassware.
This equipment means light ocrbr!'--..
ThcreMs nothing better madc-bcc:i,:;.e r :::.., j
better can be made. Lock for tho !;c!!J of
Quality-it Is your protection end our guarantee.
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