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- i - " H 1 a' 10.' i ma m ni - tr i mm i i . m No 83 NEW BERN, CRAVEN COUNTY. N. C. FRIDAY-FEBRUARY. 11 1910 SECOND SECTION rr- - -V - " 32nd. YEAR NEGRO THIEF BO D OVER Charged With Nine Burgtaries. Placed Under $1,500 Band ' : Before Mayor McCarthy yesterday af- ternoon Jessie Whitehead, the notori ous burglar whofee capture by officers Parker and Bryan Saturday rnorping waa chroniclsd ta thesa column, ,;w (riven a premliminary bearing on 1 warrants charging him with burgl&rj' I When the various article which had been stolen frorrfithe various residences were exhibited, J amounting to about $5"0.00, a ripple tl excitement was evi dent in the court room. A ', . When the examination began White head repudiated bis statement in Which h confessed the various thefts and said the majority of tne goods found in his possession had Keen given to him by two colored men whose names he could not r member, and that the remaining articles he had found on the streets. The . following , oersons appeared against the negro in the various cases, also trie date of tie robbery and a list of the articles stolen is given. ;., , ': Jan. 6th, home pf Mr. Nathan Ti dtle. One dismortd ring, silverware, spex, carpet, harness and several 'r ticles of food. t - ' J - Dec 3; noma of Mr Riley Wood, clo thing, bedspreads and money. DvC 5, home of J R Gillesp'e, col ored, spax, imney, food and clothing. , Jan 28, Edward Ireland's home, mon ey ttnd clothing, f f .-,-.- "-,.-; Jan 14, Joa Is'er, colored, Clothing meat and money. J , ' v Jan. 24, home of Mr. T. B. Carney, saw bench, food and clothing.'; ,; Sepft 15, Mrs. E. W. Watson, revol ver, photos, money. : " f ; Tere were also several other cases that on account of lack of space we are compelled to omit hut to see the array of goo Is spread out for inspection of the various owners was astounding. - Atthi conciuscin of the evidence M lyor McCarthy asked if he Cared to make a statamnt, , but this ha mused to do, whereupon he was bound over to Suporior Court under a bend of $1,50 in default of which he was committed SiverafyVars airrWni-ehead was eon eonrinted of this sime off ansa and tor which ha stred a terra of eight years in the state peniteritisry. . AH Trains 'On Time .All The TioiH" The p iflscnger trains of the N. & S. Ry., equipped with modern coaches of the latest design, , are operated punct ually on time to a degree unequaled upon any other line. . Sporting Notes. Tbf rufTalo Yaclit club plans a $15, 000 ( lubhouM). f ' . T1:j Vtlvcrslty of Pennsylvania Is to go In for Indoor track racing next tan. ; v,.;.'1, : , ..- ' , Iloilo. TWlippIue . Islands, has a ten pin leursa nindo, up of eight Ave man team clulm. , , ' For 55 Germans may soon be able to tuke nlrsliip excui-slons from Benin to Pi:t!-0nm. . Tlio open Ameri'pan golf champion- ship lm never been won by an Amer ican bom t'l uer. It is saw. - Tha Ycr''alre fishing board of Eng. lanJ li:w flHributed 0.100' yearling trout to niiUing clubs there. . Gocri, .Vurpuy,; Cox, Bnow and Rhni:'; r eiv tUe only drivers to win money at every. grand circuit meeting ; Inst yiur. ' i ' Things Theatrical. .. William Dwlght Moody has written a tew play, culled "The Rising Genera tiou." Eilcnr Ik Daveuport and Aubrey Eouclrault are to establish a dramatic K'hrK-V Philadelphia. " ' LIUIa.i r.uasell has scored in her new farce. Tue First Night." under the ol ' roctlou tf Joseph Brooks. . Pi irr Tau" has been revived In Lont.oo with Pnullue Chase In the title role. It wa eutliusiaetlcslly receivea. . Ma:do ruyuwnd 'will be with Max . Rorcim la "TUo Young Turk." which will Iks produced In New York ahortly. Charles .Dllllngliam'a new theater, .the GUle. lu New -York, opened re cently with Montgomery and Stone In Tlio Old Town." . The play la by Goorgo Ado. , with puslc by GusUve Luders. . , Facts From France. Nearly 310,000 marriages took plsce In Fruuce last year. Rc-ulnr tbestricaf performances are given every year In France In huge luinrd theaters built by the Romans. lur nmlilns In France is tho jnost, lmport.mt Itnlnntry lu tbe country la auionnt of capital Invested and valuo ef annu.il output. . i I Tbe French covcrnment tnkes 15 per cent of all the money staked at the c a .Ire a of the seaside and other health iccrts on tho little horses and other rambling devices. For the season of l!Xi?-0 tUIs porccntaje smountcd to irt.rr,rt. the summer season Tiarurnlly contiiouilic the greater part-ow $'W0,t;3. - SUPERIOR COURT II0W15ES5I0II One Wee Term For The Trial of Criminal Cases Judge Peebles . Presiding Cases Tried Yes terday. . One week term of Craven county Superior Court for the trial of criminal cases convened in this city yesterday morning with Judge ft. B. Peebles pre siding. Atr the opening of the session the judge made his charge to the grand jury in "a few Well timed reniararwhtti were very impressive, after which the day's routine of work was begun. - The following gentlemen were drawn for the grand jury: ' .; C U Stevens, foreman,' C C Barrow, C S Sutton, Ed. Clark, W J Lewis, Geo Lilly, Geo Davis, A K Purifoy, ' R A Brown, DS Morris, B D Petterson, R T Powf II, A P Barrell, J A Ringold, T H Sutton. J T Spencer. P B Gaskins, FA.FuIcher. The grand jury after receiving the judge's charge went into the jury room and began their work of returning true bills against the many offenders. ' The following cases were dispose J of during the day: , y State vs. Lewis Curry, chatged with retailing, not guilty. State ys Isaac Webb and Lucy Samp son, Disorderly conduct, not guilty. State vs. R. A. Picott, larceny found guilty, 12 months on county roads. State vs. James and Annie Russell, f and a, defendant jentera plea of no'o tontendre, judgment luspcndid upon the payment of the Celt. State vs. C D Lane cruelty toanin.ala, defendsnt pleads guilty, fined $20 and cost .'- . i State vs. George Anderson forcible trespass, deftndent pleads guilty. Judg ment suspended on condition of good behavior and pajment of cost Henry Anderson, G A Anderson, Mac Wetherington and Dalles Mnrrin, for cible trespass, defendants plead guiltt ,' judgment suspended upon payment of the cost and continued good behavi r. CH0ICEHydeCountyi Rust Proo( Feed; Oats and;Seed Rye at Cha. B. Hill's, New Bern, N. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE P0LL0CKSVILLE BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY at Polloeksville, In tie Stale- of N. Cn . at The Close oi Business . , Jan. 31st,. 1910. RESOURCES Loana anj discounts $16,631.12 Overdrafts secured and un secured 78 61 furniture and fixtures 41U All other real estate owned 1,722.81 Due from banks and bankers 4,950.06 Gold eoin i - . ' : 22.60 Silver coin, including all mi nor coin currency 336 12 National bank notes and oth- '; er U.S. notes 1,010.00 Total 2 '..(95 98 : - LIABILITIES Capital stock r. I 1,000.00 Surplus fund 404.f6 Undivided profits, less cirrent expanses and taxs pail 405. R2 Time certificates of Depoa t S,'-70 Ik Deposits subject to check 16, 02 74 Cashiers Checks Outstanding 12 46 Total STATE , . .. . . $26.096 98 OF NORTH CAROLINA BS. " County o( Jones, -I, H. A. Creagb, casnlsr of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is trus to the best of my knowledge and belief. " . H. A. CREAOH, Cssble;'. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 8th day of Feb. 1110. C. 11. BRYAN. . . Notary Public Term expires Jan. 28tb. 1912. Correct Attost; . -' ' H. A. CHADWICK. , . . Q. R. HUGHES, J. H. BELU .. . . Dlrectora. The Psscn. -! May Is a peach, they say. Well, she Is on. I'll own . Her face is like II blush: Her boart wlthln-a stone. ' Jud- Indication. ' "Is that a collece girl lunching with JsckT Think so. Heard ber ssy. "Gosh, tbe lobster Is bullyrH-rownlngs Msgnalne. - Ever Notleef The olil tft kind Of dufTrrs. Emr)lioi they like to so And I ho chorus tripping . s j la a slrly-nlriy nhow. -Uirmlngham Ar TersJd. AUTO KILLS HER NOV UNDER GUARD Not Till Mail Chauffeur Has De livered Male Bags Does Police- man Date Arrest Him. New York Fb. 7. . For the first time in the history of tnat sub-station the United State mail was delivered. las', night at Tremont un der the direction of a policeman.. The chsuffeurof the automobile mail wagon Edward Baum, of. Ho 45t Wtft&4 six li treetfXWs nder arreeharged with homicide, but the"Rtatef New Vdrk couldn't get hold of hlh iinlil the United State; Government hail tlnlnhed with his service for the diy, ; About 6 o'clock last night Mrs'.' Mar garet O'Connor, ; fifty-three years okl. of No. 960 Park avenue, was struck and kil'ed by Baum's auto at .Third avenue and Eighty-fourth street. She was looking north aa she croaked 'he aven ie and did not see the mail wagon comin? from the south. It knocked her several feet, and when she fell the wheels on the left side-passed over her neck. The wagon was heavily laden with mail, and besides breaking her neck it crushed her head. Patrolman Walsh of the fiist Eight -eighth street police station, who saw the accident, blew his whistle for help. He was afraid the chauffeur, being on a mail wagon, would get away from him Baum stopped his wagon, got off and helped Wshh carry Mrs O'Conner to the sidewalk. Patro'man -.Henry Wagner, of the East TeDty-sepor,d, atreet station, off duty and in plain clothes, heard the whistle and ran up He took charge of B turn while Walsh called a Presbyterian Hospital ambul ance. Dr. Harvey said the woman had been killed instantly. Her body was taken to the police station on the order of Cor. ner Holzhouser. ' A man Is never an exoert until ba cue Uaatar his trade. Tales of Cities. The city council of Cluclnnatl 1 planning a subway to connect he busi ness section of the city with the outly ing residential sections. The Chinese city of Fuchau, which Is about the size of St. Louis, gets nil Its milk through half a dozeu "walking dairies" that is, men who bring cows to be milked in front of customers' bouses. ' In the wall of a tenement bouse at Oak and Oliver streets, New York, are live bronre tablets. By these the pass erby learns that on the site of the pres eut building stood the tavern In which the evacuation papers were signed Nov. 25, 1783, the day on which tho British army left this country. College and, School. The schools of New York city are woefully overcrowded. - The board of trustees of the Univer sity of Pennsylvania has authorized the establishment of a bureau or insti tution of German-American research. Woodrow Wilson, president of Prince ton university, of which he is an alum r.ua. Is only forty-elnht. He was born lu Virginia and practiced law one year In Atlanta. Ga. W'lihln the iieiiod since the trustees of Columbia university beld their reg ular meeting, In June last, the sum of 14,281,602 has been received by the Institution In gifts from various sources, chiefly In the form of bequests. The Royal Box. ' Queen Uaud of Norway, King. Ed ward's youngest daughter.' shoots well aud as a child practiced 0aily at a target " - ;" .-. '.'.. . '.," The Grand Duke ol Ilesne. who r-. rently wrote a successful Uve act play, la nailed by the Uerman press as the latest recruit . to. the ranks of royal ! dramatists. Klng Victor Emanuel ia a scleutlflc numismatist and collector of coins. His csbluet contains 00,000 coins, some most rsre aud almost priceless. The king will shortly publlsn a treatise ou numismatics. - It will run Into sev eral volumes and will ' be entitled "Corpus Mlulmorum Itallcoruin." Law Points. V ' A loan of money l beld In Long versus Umoyue, 22 Pa. 811. 71 Atl 811, 21 L. K, A. (N. S.), 7. not to be Within tbe operation of a statute pr Venting a member of a municipal coun cil from proOtlng by any coutract for the sale or furnishing of any supplies or material to tho municipality. A master Is held In Young versus Mssou Stable company, 103 N. Y. ISO. 80 N. A 15. 21 L. R. A. f,N. R), 6112, to perform bis duty to bis servant with respect to the Inspection of a freight elevator u.ird as on accessory to the general work" of the establishment by having It pr-rrormcd rcgumrly by prc foNHlounl exwrK See us for TUt-burh Tcrfcct" flcl J tr.J jr.-.rdcn fcr.ci.nj. J. S. Ikcr.'.'.t lUw. Co. PROCEO f T Second Day's Session. Many Cases - Disposed Of. -": ' - . - ' -Yesterday was the sejolid day of he one week term of vlravon county Su perior Court which convened here Mon day morning for the (rial of criminal case During the season quite a num ber -of eases were cslvd ' and disposed of . ; The grand jury" ftund a true bill against Lawrenee MieV colored for t(f murder of ' Jake Turtle- at Doverr His case will cOmevns some time during the week. - ' The following ease0 were disposed of. jBtate ys. DC1- , Indj W A Cleve, d.' w. guilty iay ssked court for mercy, ty -'jj v.: " State vs. R A Picott, perjury, guilty t years on county roada. State vs Frank Boyd, larceny, guilty 12 months on roads. . State vs. Ludy pitrick, larceny, guilty, 3 yean on county roads ' State v?. Tom Murpby, larceny guil ty 12 months on county roada. ' State vs Tom Murphy, larceny guil ty 9 months on roads ' State vs. Richard Fulcher, larceny, not guilty. Scate vs. Joe Cri'lle, retailing not guilty. ( SEED Irish potatoet, brown sugar, old fashioned New Orleans molasses, best made, 15 cents per quart. I alo have a nice asfortment of flower seeds, all ?Qi-ds promptly delivered. Broad St. Grocery Co , Phone 156. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE ; KUTUAL AID BANKING COMPANY, at New Hern, in I be State of North Carolina, At The Close of Bus iness Jan. Slst, 1910. RESOURCES ti'-ans and discount, $ 7,852 98 Overdrafts.. Furniture and jlxiu-es," I,27 93 All other real estate owned, 2,238 68 Due from banks and bankers, 651.00 Gold coin ' , 25.00 Silver coin, including all mi nor coin currency, 271 99 National bank notes and other U S notes, 592 00 13,184,01 LIABILITIES Capital Stock paiJ in 8,8.94 60 106 73 Surplus Fund, Undivided profits, less ' cur rent expenses and taxes paid, 32.95 1,300 00 Bills payable. Time certificates of deposit, Deposits subject to check, 3,627.89 4,221.94 Totsl. $13,184.01 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA S3 CRAVEN COUNTY, : 1, John H. Flsber, cashier of the a-bove-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement la true to the best of my knowledge and belief. : . JOHN a FISHER, . ' Cashier. ; Correct Attest: , ; - . J. P. STANLT, j X H. W. THOMPSON, ' i WM. CRISPIN, , . I " " -Directors. i Subscribed and awera to before me, this 10th day of February, 1910. , , ; JAMES M. HARRISON, - h ; : , Notary Public, , Corn,mlssIoa expires March 11, 191 1. Every Alan Confined iu Miuette I Jail licnpcs Except One Who Hays he la Innocent' " Mobile, All., Feb. 9.-A report from Bay Minette, Baldwin eouuly, received here today states that every prisoner confined in the jail at that place had made their escapt about midnight last nigbt, except one man, John Eskew. who stated that he bad no desire to go as he was not guilty of anything. El ks ia charged with placing cross ties on a railroad track and has been in jail some time. The sheriff hss secured bloodhounds and is on the trail of the prisoners, six in- number, all negro i wiw M fT.n. ... tl. prisoners effected their release fwm the jailby prUIng off the hinges of the doorand then breaking throush the wsll. The jail is a half mile from the sheriffs home and hs wss not aware of what had happened until the jailor went to feed the men, RO COUR six ,e BREAK JAIL GRUESOM ID .!. PflUG Body of. Murdered s3c.iii;liii;ivi:in Woman. Jauitor is Suspect ;, ed. . . New York Feb. 7 Wedged in a nar row trench beneath the Concrete and boards of a hasenvnt floorpn" an upto wn apartment house : was forinl today thp bady of an unidentified wenutn who had first been hacked in then-ted with some slurp instrument like an ici ,)ick and then strangled to deathr The oolite believe she was the wife of a Scandi navian jinitor known varii'uslv b Peterson and TamEene or f hompsorr. The basement room way locked and bare of furniture, but on the walls near where the flowing had bn rinped up and the trench dug, were tI"cdy finder prints. f The Owner of the aparbment hou.ip knew little of the former jtniior who vacated the apartment Ia3t Friday. Liv ed quietly in his subterranean qunrter until he gave notice that he wou'd move An evil ordor hid first indicated to the tenants that something was'wrong ami. on their comprint' the landlord sum moned the police. The odor pivw worst when they broke into the. lock room that had baen t he jrWiitor's parlnr am"! when they ripped open a loose plank a woman's . hire knae ranit'int.' vie Tha murderer, hampered in his work by steam pipe', ha! jun-nejl the loly forcibly into the trench ovc( a hot pip and1 then held it in place', by nailing down the planks. An express.nan who had' jm vei Pe terson to an address farther up to.vn. where he was known as Tamsen wa? found. The police trsced him but in his stad was found only a girl -of 19 who spoke no English and has thm far refused to answer the question of an in terpreter. Hut the luggagl. was Pe terson's and in the kitchen-f his n?7 quarters were found a bloody halehct im iii one niH ruiiK in : p. ... a.. . j. .i ,ti in irriH,'e jTrsey Citv, vt-tiuroie in luguai, uai' U J 1907. f The nameless, silent (irl 'iin-.l a inin called Pierre Loesel, who w. arrosled Mve been" Uetiineil Tetrson is stili at large. Catarrh Will Go Relief in Two Minutes, Complete Cure Soon. Don't go on bawkinu yourself side every morning; it's cruel, it's harmful anil unnecessary. If lifter breathing Hyomei the wor-der-worker, you are not riil of v ' I c ca tarrh, you CAn have ynur nnnoy back. No stomach dosing just take the little hard rubber picket inhaler that comes with eafh ou'fit, and pour into it a few drops of Hyomei P.re tlhe it ac cording to directions. In two minutes it will relieve you of that s'.ulIYdup feeling. Use it a few minutes every day, and in a few weeks you will Le en tirely free from catarrh. Get an outfit today; it only eots $1.00 its worth $1,000 to any catarrh solferer For sale bv druggists everywhere and by Bradham Drug Co. who guarantees it to cure catarrh, croup, coughs, colds sore throat and bronchia's. An extra bottle of Hyomei liquid if needed costs but 50c. The little herd rubber pocket inha'er vou get with outfit ill last a lifetime. , NOTICE. ' ! ' ' Vacceboro. N. C. .Ian. 1910 By Ordr of Fourth Atsiatant Vct Master General. Is J ereby Riven to tbe pstions of the lursl rots loading from Vanceboro, N. C. 1 hut in view of (he extent to which the practice of plac'ng loose coins in boxes by rural patrons bss grown, and the delay in the delivery and collection of mail and the hardships imposed on rural artier? incident llulcto. You are 'informed that commencing Feb. 15th proximo rural letter carriers will not be requir ed to collect loose coins from rural mai boxes. Patrons should inclose coins In ao envqope, wrap them securely in a piece of paper, or deposit them in s eoin holding receptacle, so tlisy ran be easily and quickly taken from the box es, and carriers will be required to lift such coins, and where accompanied by mall for dipatch, attach the nq'uite j njj3rmac -stsmns. The public and patrons are' ' The publ urgently requested to provide them selves with stamp sopp'lw la advance of their need', and to quip their boxes with suitable coin-holding receptacles. As the picking of loose oolns from b xe. not only rctult and tonVting to tho carrier in winter weather, delays the dfliverv and col- Fuz-lUm nf mail but frnn nLlv results in actual money Lisa to the carrier, for if ,n "un ci.ns irom nnxes, meT l00 iulhe snow or on His jtr und I ilh c,ut r re retired to mout wit of.tl.o.r own If und'. J. F. Edwards P. M. RELIEF FUND FOR FLOOD Frt'iuh Oiibinet Asks Parliament For Four Million Dollars Ad ditional More Cave ins Today. Paris, Feb. 9. -The cabinet decided today to ask parliament for four mil lion dollars as the additional credit nec essary for the relief of the victims of i he flood. Foreign subscriptions to the fliod relief fund exceed 800,00Q..; j:, The 'river" Seine has f alien 10V feet from its crest. More, cave-ma in, the streets and falling houses are reported aa the receding waters withdraw. . .. The cabinet to-day appr.tved the pro ject of a new law fixing the permanent strength of the French navy as follows: Battle fleet, 28 battleshira, 10 scout ship-), 52 seagoing torpedo boats, 94 sub marines, 2 mine layers, for distant for eign service, 10 fh'ps. NEW BERN MARKETS. Hay. $ 22 00 Egl?H, Corn, Wheat bran, Meal, Rye, Oiiekens old, Chickens young per pr, Pork, Boof, Rust proof oats. White Spring oats, 23 "0 1 60 78 . 1 25 40 68 8 7 60 65 Poor Old Ocean. "What do you suppose. Algernon," the young thing asked, "Is the reason the ocean Is salty?" !-I am sure 1 don't know," drawled Aly, "unless It is because there are so many codfish In it." Success Mag azine. Its Origin. Fatt Elopatra 'held the adder, i And is-it to her clung 7t. She Kiniled, though pale and sadder. And gently whispered, "Stune!" Milwaukee Sentinel. Ode to a Wifs. . My roommate U a worthies shirk iii .1 i i i And when he has It' quickly spent. And yot. because be' Kind and dear, I do his Irieons. buy his beer And l t Irm lead a social life. You m e. ho makes a model wife. -Yals Record. IMPORT OF THE COXDITIOIT OV THE II A Mi OF VAM EB0R0 VI VaiH-flioro, iu the Stale of Si. I at tho close of business, Jan. 31st, 1910, RESOURCES Loans and discounts $12,819 5. Overdrafts secured 930.81 unsecuif d 174 76 1,105.57 400.00 8,624 30 201.53 Furniture and Fixtures Demand loans ' Silvir coin, Including all mi nor coin currency National bank notes and other U. S.noteB 1,400 00 Total $19,560.90 LIABILITIES v Capital stock ..............I IflWM Undivided profits, less t' cur rent expenses and taxaa paid 809 f6 Time certificates of deposit 6,460 0(1 6,:70 08 Deposits subject to check Due to Banks and Bankers 2,021,27 Total , $19,650 90 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA 88 County of Craven. I, J. B. Harvey, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that (lie above statement la true to the Utst of my knowledge and belief.' ' J. B. HARVEY, Cashier. CORRECT Attest . J.W.STEWART, " G. B. PENDLETON, j W. C. WHITE. 1 ' . " Directors. 'Subscribed and sworn to before roe, this 6th day of Feb. 10C9. t WM. E. WHITE, ". " Notary Public. My commission expires July 3rd, 1910. r ' ' , ' Fresh Garden and Flower Seeds, just received at Davis' County Teachers Meeting Next Stturdsv morning at 11 o'clock VICTIMS In needless hardhhlp;th rnvm Conntv Teacher'a Assocls. tion will hold their monthly meeting in the Griffin Memorial Hall. Prof. E C. Brooks, of Durham, N. C, who. is well known in educational circ'.oa will de liver on interesting sd Irems. Tlis Va mestic Seience department of the f r.i ed scliool will herve lunch. It is bi- that every tea'-hcr In the county (be present and ariicip&te in the excr BUSY DAY IN SUPERIOR COURT Joe Dixon, Colored Burglar Sen tenced to 20 Years In P.-ui-; -V teutiary, - Yesterday was : another very busy day in Superior Court and the patience of both tho judge and counsel was taxed to the utmost v ;-- " " Joe Dinon, tpe young colored boy who was tried on two warrants charging him with, burglary was f and guilty and sentenced to a term of 20 yean in the penitentiary. ;.. . ,rV - The following cases were disposed of ' during the.day : : ' State va. James Thomaa, and D W Coppage, a. d. w., Coppre not guilty Thomaa guilty of assault, sentence re served. ' j "'; Sute vs. Ben McGeehe larcenr, plead guilty 18 months on county roads. SUte vs. Will Watson, a. d. w. guilty 18 monthys on county roads. S ate vs. John Parker, e. c. w. 6 rontbs oo county roads. State va. Arthur Jones retailing, no decision at time this report received. Croatan Ittmi. Croatan, Feb. 4 We are glad to say that the weather ia fair but cooler. Mrs. T. P. Maher and children, of Boston, visited her sister at Croatan on Saturday and Sunday last, Sha returned to Thurman Sunday afternoon. Services were conducted at the Bap tist church Sunday morning by Rev. W. W. Lewis. : . We had a full attendance at the Presbyterian Sunday school Sunday af ternoon. It is understood that there will be a shadow party at the Croatan school house for the . benefit of painting hn Baptist church. It is to be Thursday night Feb. 17th, ' Every body is invited tO COme. V-.,. s- Mr. Will Bray, of Thurman, was vis- ittasthU tliiiim . i n t i n ' Mrs.' Allen Tolaon, of this place, re turned from New Bern Friday night where ahe had been spending a fev days with friends.. Mrs. Lisa Hunter, of Havelock, waa the guest of Me. and Mrs. B. E. Wil liams Sundsy. ' Mr. Albert Ives, of Riverdale, waa at Croatan Sunday afternoon. "BLUE EYES." i oik Miller "Col" Tom Booker and "Old South Quartette.'! The way hi which many an old ante bellum negro hajcomu to conaider him--eif the real owner of the plantation where he waa born and still lived a slave ta described in one of tho best stories told by Polk Miller, the famous Virginia entertainer, who will appear hare on Tuesday Feb. 22. at tha Masonic Opera Hooa. i On one of our places," says Mr. Miller, "there ia aa old maa who ia em ployed to do light work and for which he receivea compensation commensurate with the service performed. One of Ha duties ia to water the hone every day at 12 o'clock. Ilia Inability to carry la his head tha daily routine work requir ed (and which, by tha way. ia one of tha charaHeristlca of the race) caused bia old master to reprimand him often for hia cruel negligence. It finally be came so unbearable that hia master told him if it occurred again they would have to separate. 'It ain't gwnle to happ'n agin, sun, said tha old man. "AH right (aid tha roaster." but aa surely as it does happen again we will separate." , j The impression made upon tha old negro by this "powerful scoliin," "as ha called It, lasted for several weeks, but it did happen at last and hia old muter called him bp and said: "We've sot to aeoaraU sooner or Utr ant might as well eotno to-day." Thq's! darkey, seeing that bia master wss ia dead earnest began to Uke the era tion seriously to heart, and dellvared himself of the following speech: ' e!, marster, we has been together all our life. We baa played together as child iin, hunted coons and o'poaurna togeth er, an now both ns is done got oie an It do look like a pity for ua to separate at dis time o.life, it sho' doe. But It's all my fault, all my fault, suh, an, I cyan't say a word' ginat what you has said." Then looking up Into bis old master's face, in a tone of great sor- , be added: "Well, suh, hss you made up yo. mind yet as to whsr yuu's a twine to?" . 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