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.NEW BERN, CRAVEN COUNTY. .N. C, FRIDAY jCAY 27, 191Q -SECOND SECTION
33rd. YEAR -
MY STOMY
G7 MY-UFB
ICatyrtht, -JUS, ..by IfcClura Newspaper
. Byadloata.' Copyright In Canada an
Gnat Britain. All right reserved.
CHAPTER VIII. j
coKBrrr snows inc that bb can iaicd
". 8TF punches.
AT first I followed instructions In
IX sparring with Corbett and tried
JtjL, the blows they told- me Fit
slmioons used. Bat I never
could get the knack of It so that I felt
right ii- letting the bunches go. Every
- man has his own Instinctive style of
fighting. . Ftzslmmous had his. and It
wasn't like mine at all. It was a style
designed to fit his own build. Fltzslin
mons had Hht, tbin rgs and narrow
: hips. ' Be stood lu a knockkneed post
COBBXTT AND I WEKT OCT CVRRT DAT
roa a Tire or twelve 1111.B .spin.
tion,- His shoulders were very wide,
and he had a long reach. Everything
about bis build helped blui to plvot-at
the hips' and knees and swing bis
whole body Into the blow. My style
was different. I didn't need to pivot
.like Fltzslninions. All I did was to
Itlck my left arm out like a piece ol
scantling and let tbeoi try to run luto
me. 1 could hold them off with the
left aud could bit a bard blow wltb
my arm nearly straight, swluglug It a
. few Inches like a club. I could whip
that arm tluwu to the body 'In a good
stiff punch and plunge In wltb It. And
the right I used for a good dig Into the
body wheuever 1 cauieto close quar
ters. 1 crouched a Utile, aud my chin
- was partly protected by uiy left shoul
der. When I begau Using more of my
own style I did better, and especially
after I had begun to try to equal Cor
bett's fust footwork.' That, I thluk,
was about tbe most Important thing 1
learned from Jim Corbett " ;''.'s
Ou of tbe first things I noticed
when 1 beguu span-lug with Corbett
was that unless 1 could find Corbett a
toes 1 might as well throw a stoue at
flying duck as try to bit htm. Wbeu
ws first boxed be was as bard to reach
as a shadow. 1 soon grew tired of
wasting my blows on the air and de
termined to force my way to close
quarters before letting go a single
punch. K 8o I went after hint steadily
. while be Julibed.uud hooked and dime
ad away. , At litst In closing 1 struk
my toes Hgnlimt his nnd. lunging st
the same moment, uiunuged to. get
boms a good vyhai k ou but libs. As
soon as I started lorward again I tried
the same trick, feeling around for blui
wltb tbe lueft of my left foot ant then
hooting out one hnud or the other.
As soon as I felt blui I knew be must
be within striking distance. White
laughed at me after that round aud '
asked me If 1 was trying to step on
Corbett's feet to bold him there so be
couldn't get sway, but 1 kept my own
counsel Corbett knew wbat I 'Was
doing, as 1 could see plainly, for when
we boxed again be took rare to keep
shifting about rapidly to confuse dm.
Tbe part of tbe tralulug that I liked
best was tbe work ou tbe road. I ner
er tired of that. Corbett nnd I, some
times with the other spnrrlng partners
trailing along, went out every day for
, a ten or twelve mile spin. BoinMlinet
we walked and run alternately; some
times 1 rsu tbe whole way at an easy
trot, flnlablng with a 200 or 300 yard
apart ss we came near tbe band!a!l
court. Jim Corbett was very proud
of bis running ability, and naturally I
ran even wltb hlin at tbe flnts al
though there never was a day wheo I
couldn't hs left him fsr behind. -inily
Delnney thought that Corbett
nervousness than be gamed by the
bard work. ' Fitxslmmona.'they told
as, finished bis training a few days
before the scrap and spent the rest
of bis time chopping wood and patting
a Iron shot with the ranchers . who
came around to see htm box. "
Only a few more days stood be?
tween as and tbe great event ' The
hundred or so of newspaper men gath
ered In Carson ware on tiptoe for some
new sensation. Tbey had written np
everything from Corbett's food sched
ule to tbe way no pnisnea nis nair,
and tbey were always around looking
and listening and asking questions of
everybody. A certain bunch of these
reporters from a Ban Francisco news
paper had tbe Inside track in a way,
Corbett having accepted an offer of J
$5,000 for exclusive Interviews. ; One
of these men On a dull day thought up
a scbem to make good story. Ho
proposed to Corbett that be take a run
over Fltzslmmons' road and meet the
Australian face to face. Corbett had
no objection to looking at Fltzslm
mons. Every day Kltz's ran took blm
from Cook's ranch, where be was
training, down past the big sone
buildings of the state prison. ,. .
So It was fixed up that Corbett.was
to visit the prison quietly In the morn
ing Jnst about the time Fits would be
out on bis run. With Homer Daven
port, tbe cartoonist, and a couple of
writers In a rig. Corbett add I started.
; It all came out right. After awhile
we saw FitApiminons' head bobbing np
and down in the distance. - He came
running along, swinging a stick lb his
band. As he reached us be started to
go by without paying any attention to
our party. But the reporters called to
him, and he-stopped. Corbett and Fltz
slmmons were face to face. If any
thing the Cornlahnian was tbe cooler
of tbe two. 1 knew that they had, met
before la the east and tlmt they were
bitter euemies. They hardly looked at
ea?h other now until one of the writ
ers said, "Shake hands, gentlemen." . ,
" Corbett held out his hand. .
But Fltzslmmons stepped quickly
back and refused.
"Last time 1 offered to shake hands
wltb you." he said, '"you struck me In
tbe face. The only time I'll shake with
you now Is after I've whipped you." s,
; TThen you'll never shake wltb me,
said Corbett. flushing up angrily. "This
Is your lost chance.".
. For a moment It looked as If tbey
would come to blows right there on
tbe road, and I thought I'd see a good
fight. But the others Interfered. Fit
slmmons yut on his way. and we kept
on to the prison. . ... ,
Corbett wss in a rage. "He'll shake
bands after be'a whipped me, will he?"
be growled. - 1 .':'.. . ' : .:
Fltzslmmons made quite an impres
sion on me that day. He looked like a
light man to figbt for the heavyweight
championship, for, although bis shoul
ders were nearly as broad as my own
any one could see at a glance that be
was Just a mass of wiry sinew from
bead to heels, ..with no big. muscles
worth mentioning. . And yet , be bad
knocked out a lot of good men In a
punch or two, and be was a cool fel
low, who evidently liked to fight. Fit
was a funny combination of lighter
and practical Joker. - Even over ul
Shaw's we heard of bis pranks in tbe
tralulug quarters. On this day, so I
beard later, be continued his run to
Carson and, going luto one of the tern
porary newspaper ottlces there, spent
half an hour trying to break all rec
ords on a punching machine that tbey
bad brought to-Nevada to try out tbe
fighters with. And after that, when be
saw a lot of photographers walllug for
blm In tbe street, he tried to escape
through the back window for a Joke,
lost his balance and fell bead first Into
MY STORY
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1, 1899 ay 1
A;W.A.BRADV I
BY
JAMES X
JEITPJES
ICopyrleht, 1010, by McClure Newspaper
Syndicate.." Copyright In Canada and
Great Britain. All rlghta reserved.
i CHAPTER IX.
EVE OF THE OR EAT FIGHT THX
: DOWNFALL OK OOKUETT.
F I seem td.be writing a great deal
about this experience' in Carson
let me explain that It was the
most Important thing In my life
up to tbo time 1 beat Bob Fltzslm
mons nnd became a world's champion
This time In Carson was tbe reul turn-
lug point In my enreer, for It gave me
knowledge and ambition.
Corbett. as I suld somewhere be
fore, wus a" nervous and hlli strung
fellow. As the ' 17th of March ap
proached he became more and more
TBI
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JOHN U SULI.rVAlf CHALLENGED
WINNER.
TH1
rrrx stuck head f irst rt a snowdrift.
I snowdrift, where ha stuck wltb both
legs waving In tbe air like a signpost
until they pulled' blm out after photo
graphing blm first f
It wss day or two after this, if I
remember risht. that White and D6
lauey deckled that Jim needed a try
out. So I wus lold to go out snd fight
blm four rounds aa bard as I knew
bow. Then I had the first real glimpse
of Corbett's best work. He surely sur
prised me, for I bad come to thluk be
couldn't bit. Now he let roe come at
him. timed me perfectly and drove bis
right across to my Jaw-so hard Ibst
I could bt-cr my teeth grinding aud
my Jawboi.e snap In Ibe sockets. I
went right after blm, and be'showed
Joms respect for my left band by care
fully keeping swsy from It 1 got In
few good iiunches for nil that. Walk
doing too much roa work,, es-1 Ing back to tbe dreeing room after
Wna
pV!nl!y when he went out for a long,
slow Jog on the day before be was to
mvt r HzKlintnona. "Ile'a leaving bis
f . ht mi the mad," Delnney complnln:
d. Hut Jlin was a nervous big fel
low. He bad to be doing something
:i t! e time Willi me It never made
nun h diffornre bow I killed tlmsjtmt
t ' to a Culit as lung as 1 knew my
work had been done and Hint I was
A game of crniiiet or a couj Ib of
niV pokrr playing was pon. tnoucll
f,!l li, t'rlett was different Ilf
tt a worrying mlinl, always
' li to 1' a lillle Iii"i9 to
t 1 ' : -i-tf r:v '.'y r!, lit and ' ' " ;
"f l.-;.'!n n;.rt :rc:',;"h V roc1
the Brat round (for we nearly always
slternated. three men boxing with Cor
bett In turn). I panned a college ath
lete who was one of Corhett'S1 aids
Coming oul wltb Ibe gkives on.
"How Is he today?" Iio OMked. .
I moved my Jaw from side to side
between my thumb and fingers and
beard It pop.
"Ob. he's hitting sll rifilitr I Said.
He surely was too. After my four
rounds I b.'.d a very sor Jaw snd a
cut over one eye. Hut I was perfectly
nt .(! 1. If this was figbtliig-and the
kin of ficMIng Ibat a champion does
in tli rlu-thiii I nled noire of It.
1 HBnl.'d to K' 'P Sfc'ilNHt J ii h t that
f.f ik l'i the ring
Irritable. It wasn't that he feared
Fltzslmmons In any way, but that he
realized all he had to lose if the figbt
went against binr. and be wus trying
In-t hose last few days to make up for
years of ensy living that had followed
bis win over 8nlllvnnuud could, not
entirely satisfy himself. ...
: We were all up bright snd early tbe
morning of tho eventful 17th. ' Corbet!
seemed In bleb snlrlts. The whole
camp was In a bustle. Scores of news
paper men were flying nrouud from
place to place and asking all sorts of
questions. I ate a big breakfast and
half nn hour later went out with Jim
for a. stroll on the road. The fight was
to begin at noon. It was to be to a
finish. The moving picture machines
were all ready. .The crowd was gather
ing. 'Sporting men from all over tbe
world . assembled ' there In Carson
were gathering at the big new yellow
pine arena that Pau Stuart bad built
especially for tbe occasion. Among tbe
spectators were to be John I Sulli
van, Tom Sharkey. Jack'McAullffe and
scores of other famous fighters.
; At the rlugshle snt weuty selected
Nevada guu fighter, placed there by
the sheriff because of threats from a
San Francisco bunch that tbe referee,
George Slier., would never live to get
out of tbe ring If be gave a decision
against Corbetf.
, I'll pass the preliminaries, although
every word spoken Is still clear In my
pilud. even bow John U Sullivan, fut
aud found bellied, rolled through tbe
ropes aud ibullenged the winner, as)
Ing at tbe end: "I think I have one
good fight left In nie-yet I'm yours
truly, alwsjs on the level, John L.
Sullivan." Bob FliXHlmmons, his red
face sblulni:' from tbo collar of his
blue bathrobe, strutted up and down
across tbe ring from us. stopping to
test tlie rones wltb bis hands or to
scraps his shoe on Ibe reslued can
vas, and nil the time watching Corbett
with light blue ryes that squinted half
shut In the sunlight. Our champion
psld no attention lo Kltz. " '
At Inst tlie waiting tlins wss op
Tbe sun w;a at Its height when the
bell dunged -..herply on the froty sir.
and I,, with the other seconds, scrsm-
bled dowu from the platform snd
crouched behind Corliett's comer, star
ing with attaining eyes to see the first
blow struck. It wss not long In com
Ing. Corbrtt. Ilsht ou his feet, 1r
clod around KitzMmmons like a hawk
The Corulnhman crouched panther-llks
as If to spring when be saw an open
Ing. After circling a moment Corbett
flaahed In nnd Jablied Fltzslmmons on
the month, and the fik'tit was oc.
Fits, clinching a second, turned to
where his wife sat In s box and nod
ded to her enrouraningly.
The flrst round " all fnt, pretty
work, w ith no Very h"vy lil-nvi rtell
sred. rach man Was trying to study
snt the Other's, style. Each hiitl seen
tbe other fight and was not to ic fool
ed easily. Neither cared to lake a
desperat chance. although ' mtzsiro-
mons waa apparently tbe morf care
less of tbe two. i "
forbett danced and Jabbed tteadtly.;
Fltzslmmons, bis face reddened iy tbs
blows, only grinned aud - waited his
chance. He wasn't one of thoss light
ers who, like Corbett, gradually wore
their men down. . He was a. terrific
bitter, who won with a sudden i-nock-
out : Corbett knew this, and Oe was
wary as a fox. ' Ob, it was pretty the
way they watched each other and
measured each lead to the fraction of
an Inch. At the end of the .ru
Corbett danced back to his voriT.
laughing, flushed and confldeut.:. Fi?
stood up in his as if be didn't eO.
care to rest himself by sitting (ljjwn.
. And so tfie figbt wut alon Cor
bett growing bolder, was gradually
cutting and tearing at Fltzslmmons
with left aud right as he found his
openings. Fltzslmmons landed a bard
blow on Jim's mouth, and I could see
a grim look come over our champion's
face for a moment. His lips bad been
cut, but be would not show "first
blood." He Jabbed at Fltz until a
tiny stream of crimson trickled from
bis nose and Hps. and then Corbett
deliberately spit the blood from his
own mouth. c .
Fltzslmmons waa making a mistake,
and Corbett could see it as well as
any man at the ringside. Whenever
he was hit hard the freckled lighter
turned bis bead toward bis corner and
grlnued at his wife to show her be
was unhurt Each time that bi turn
ed Corbett caught htm heavily wltb a
Jab, but he didn't step In close, for
Fltzslmmons wus notedly crafty, and
It might be oue of bis tricks t draw
the more clever man within raifge.
In the sixth round that rapid fire of
Jabs and short right banders to the
Jaw began to tell. .The middleweight
champion moved unsteadily on bis
legs aud seemed worried. His face
wus smeared with blood. Corbett was
fightlug harder-bitting harder and
more confidently. At last Fits step
ped into a clinch, took a blow In the
body aud slipped down to his bands
and knees. There he sat up deliber
ately on bis knees and cleared his
throat of the blood that was strangling
and sickening blm. He took the count
of nine aud rose. Corbett had waited
deliberately. Instead of rushing in
wildly and trylug to beat Fltzslmmons
down again In a hurry, 9s most fight
ers do wheu they have a man golup.
he took his time, feinted anj" Jabbed
carefully while his enemy retTT?l away.
We were Jubilant, but foxy old Billy
Delnney. the veteran, called to Cor
bett: "He' shamming. Jim. Look
out."'
Just then tbe bell rang, and Fltzslm
mons. reeling to bis corner 1 like a
drunken man. fell Into his chair. We
were busy on Corbett lu an instant i
but stealing a glance- across tho way
I could see frantic towel waving In
the corner across tbe ring. Evidently
Fltzslmmons' seconds ' were flurried,
In our corner Jim ant np straight
laughing and cracking Jokes with bis
friends at the side of the ring. He
looked an easy winner. ,
. But wbeu tbe bell, rang for the be
ginning of tbe seventh round Fltzslm
mons sprang from bis cb;il like a
flash, with no trace of groggluess now,
and ran across the ring at Corbett so
hard that Jim was almost caught uap
plug in bis corner. . With this round
Fltzslmmons stopped turning his head
toward his wife and gave all his ntten
tlon to fighting. He was strong nnd
full of figbt agalu, .
Whether lie was shamming lu that
sixth round or Just naturally recover
ed bis strength nobody but Fltzslm
mons will ever know. In auy case he
was a different man now. Corbett re
alized It at tbe first clash. I could see
the laughter go from bis lips and bis
face turn to a dull gray. Tbeu be set
bis Jaw grimly and wanton lighting,
using every particle of bis wonderful
skill to stall the rushing Cofulshman
off and wear him down If be could
Corbett didn't laugh and Joke lu Tils
corner after that. Tbe affair had
grown too serious, lie fought like
asm man, and wuen r iizsiuimnn
dropped blm In tbe fourteenth round
wltb tbe famous solar plexus blow
he crawled to the ropes across the ring
and tried desperately to pull himself
PRESIDENT
J. S. Biisnight For Tlie Now JBern
Post Olliee Causes
v Suppristi. .
The report was received hera yester
day that President Taft had -nt th
Baanight, the well
THE WRECKED '
21 Persons Injured None Seriously.
f-l'.' Cause Derailment ,
, Unknown , . :-j
Norfolk May 25 Twenty one persons
were injured in a wreck on tlie Norfolk
Southern Railway at Anderson's siding name of Mr. J. S.
two miles south of Hertford, N. C. at 2 known local hardware merchanf as a
o'clock yesterday -afternoon, when the 'nominee for tho U. S. Senute to "'name'
engine tender and four cars of train No. ss postmaster in this city. Thare ap
1 bound from New. Bern to .Norfolk, j-' pears' nothing to prevent Mr. Hasnight's
jumped the track, and turned over in a j confirmation, and he will assume the of
ditch, f ' ? ' "'. .' J. '' flee about Julv 1st. There was a irood
Eleven of the injured were brought deal of local discussion over tho ap-
to Norfolk . on a relief tain at 7,;U() ! pointment. 88 the position is a pood one
n'nlr.Alr n n .1 tnlr U.,ll ... O. ' . A - -. - ' "l,! ' i . 1
mho a numoer were alter ir. mf.:-iimtL
night stands well in this conlnuniiy as
ATRIP AL0H6
SENDS NAME ; :THE WATERWAY.
o'clock, and taken in ambulances to St
Vincent's Hospital. Others, who sus
tained but slight bruises dud injuries,
were sent to their home. - , .;
The most seriously injured are:
Mrs. W. ! A. Sanrierlin, ankle sprain
ed and other bruises.
Sheldon Sanderlin, 4 years old, face
cut: internal injuries feared.
Miss Bertie Nelson, ankle sprained,
and other slight injuries.
Captain W. A Lee, bagKagemaster,
hurt about .body and legs by falling
trunks
Robert "Mitchell, colored, severe
bruises about the body.
David Davenport, colored, cut about
the face.
W. C. Hassel, colored, body severely
bruised and several sligbt injures.
James H, Moyler, colored, ea? and
face cut, also bruised about the body.
Two of Moyler's children severely
bruised about the body ami badly
shaken up.
Others injured were;
Mrs C. A. Teal, leg bruised.
Mrs. J. G. Fearing, shoulder sprain
ed.
Mrs. W. B. Capps slight body
bruires.
W. R. Hinton, cut about the oar.
Mrs. W. S. Blanchard, slight injury
to shoulder.
W. A, Berry, back bruised.
T. H. Taypon, Blight!y injured?
Mrs. E. R. Conger, cut about the
face.
W. R. Smith, slight body bruises
M. W. Picott, slight body bruises.
Thefcause of the accident is unknown
Running at a speed of thirty miles an
hour, the engine tender slid from the
rai's at the siding, the msil, baggage
snd smoking cars and one coach also
leaving the track
All the cars turned over in a ditch
alongside the track. The engine alone
kept to the rails. Uninjured passengers,
who extricated themselves from the
wreck with great difficulty, hurried to
the assistance of those less fortunate
. All the injured had been taken from
the wreck when a relief train sent out
from Edenton arrived an hour later.
The train was in charge of Conductor
P. Deans, J. B. Weisiger was the
engineer. Neither was hurt Baggage
man Lee being the only one of the crew
injured.
Officials believe that some defect in
the trucks of the tender was respon
sible for the accident J he rails were
new and were found to be perfect con
dition after the track had been cleared.
business man, and hiu political t;n mies
have nothing to say ngninst his charac
ter in any way.
Lamberts Point, Va. May 27 Mr.
Richard Edward Coleman of New Bern,
C, and Miss Bessie Viola Whitley of
Fourth street, wers married at hili
noon yesterday at the home of the
bride's parents, and left this afternoon
3 o'clock to reside at the home of t he
groom.
The wedding was followed by an ele
gant dinner. Mrs. Herbert Mdler pliy
ed the weddings march and Mi.m Eifie
Whitley, a sister, was maid of honor.
r. Henry Coleman waa beat mm. It v
George W. Cox officiated. The liridi
wore a handsome going away suit of
steel gray with hat and gloves to
match.
Tho young couple were recipients of
many valuable presents from relatives
and friends.
Mr. Brock Gels Appointment
Information has been received that
Mr. John K Brock of Trenton, has re
ceived tho appointment to succeed the
late Charles C. Clark, Jr. .as U. 5.
Deputy Collector of the port. Mr.'B'ock
was lately a Deputy U. S. Marshal in
his district and made a very active
and efficient officer. He was located in
New B''irri for quits' atohilo snd "made
many friends who congratulate him on
his appointment.
Just Arrived
Wall paper now in stock we decided
to put in good quality paper so you
would not have to wait for it to be or
dered, we will be glad to show you the
prices from 10c. per double roll to $2.00
J. S.MILLER.
87 4c 89 Middle St. The Furniture Ma
rrrx naoprco him wim Tin famous
SO..AB ri-UXV ri'SlH,
np. Tbe count went along slowly, ind
I could hardly realise HiMt this strug
gling form acroas tbe ring from us
was tbe champion, to be a champion
do mora In ten shoii seconds.
FltxAlmmont was In tbe middle of
swirl of men that plunged throncb
the ropes on ill sides of the 'rite
Corbett pulled himself to bis feet Just
as we reached blm and frantically
threw us aside and mulled at lliegrlu
nlng Fltzftlnimon. Wben thaniolee
was all over we took blm bark to bU
dressing room. H In oti from
that bint blow St the Jolnlnz of Hit
rib. Snd. leaking st him. I determined
thnt It wi a good bi.m- to flnUti a
nui n wilt) in any liulit. lnr that
time I bars uurd It often myself, and
It's a wlnt.er. I -d It on l"!lrl m
mons, by the wsy. C
Death ol Cyrus fescue.
A telephone message was received
her yesterday annouuclng the death
of Mr. Cyrus Foscue, near Maysville,
' Mr. Foscue " was one of the mo
prominent men in Jones county, having
he'd various positions of honor and
trust at different times. His vocation
was farming at which he was eminent
ly successful. '
He was for many years a leading
member of his chnrch, identified in all
Its charitable, benevolent and other
worss for the uplift of humanity, and
member of the Masonic fraternity
high op in the councils of the ordor.
Foscue bad been in poor health several
years, but reached a ripe old age, being
perhaps over 70 years. . ,
Ths funeral will take place today at
2 o'clock from his late residence, con
ducted by tbe Masonis lodge of Mayi
ville.The interment will be in the family
turylng ground. , ' ;
Colemari Whitley
New Service.
Commencing with May 30th 1910, R
P. O. Service will be inaugurated in A.
C, L. Railway trains 64 and 65 between
New Bern and Wilm'mfitin, N. C. This
service will be daily except Sunday and
the line known as the New Bern and
Wilmington R. P O. making this ser
vice dodble except Sunday.
Death of Mr. F. D. Russell.
Mr. Francis Daniel Ru?sell, son of
Mr. and Mrs. R J. Russell, departed
this life yesterday evening at the home
of his parents, at No. 24 Ilincock St.
The young man had been in poor health
for several month, hia s mictions cul
minating in paralysis a few days ago,
He was in his 2.th year of age. He bad
many friends who will mourn with hU
stricken family, tho funeral will tike
place at tho First Baptist , Church,
which he constantly altendcd. this af
ternoon at 4 o'clock. The service to be
conducted by Revs. Greaves and Hur
ley.
Next Convention MeeU In This City
At Tuesday seasion of the 'annual
meeting of the United States League of
Building and Loan Association which s
in scsMoti at Charbiltn this week, Mr.
John Dunn of this city was elected thud
vice president.
This city was selected for the next
convention which will be ht Id in June
Special Sile.
' Wo have just received tho finest line
of brasa beds that has ever been shown
in the city. Different styles and differ
ent prices. Prices from $14.00 to 3 IH00
Call and look our il-H-k over J 8 Mill
er, 87 & 89 Middle street. ' ' ; ' '
Notice
Death of loieph Wlutty
Rapid Progress IJeing Made By
The Largo J imlges That Are . ,
Digging the Canal. 1
, Corn Greek, Carteret Co.; N. C.
! May 25th, 1910. .
Mr. Editor: ' f ;
Your humble reporter.; after a long
silence, wishes to relate, for the benefit
of the many readers of . your,, paper, a.
trip or an outing taken last Friday on
the banks and along the line of the In
lnnrl tVtt t-AI-!,''. .i .... . . . ....
The writer, one of the trio, which was
c imposed of , a h.iin.ter, a blue-jacket a
and a no-jacket,, 'tha first .always out,
the second p'eldoin knocked out, and the
th rd never in).etout'early;.on Friday
morning getting, a, fe .articles togeth- .
er, such as weaP0DSn remedies for snake . .
bites etc., which we deemed' necessary
for Buch a trip.1" Alt being'packed away
in a buggy, we boarded the same, which' V
in a short whil- waa .taken by a swift
horse to the bank of the canal opposite
and InfuM view-of dredge No. 10, which
has passed tho head of Core Creek and
h now at wdrk in the open field. k .' ,
After viewing the . work done and the '
rapid progress now being' made by the
capable captain, chief and other officers i
and men on dredge No. 10, who are in .
charge of the construction of the Beau
fort division, we abandoned horse and
buggy (of course, not forgetting to taka
with us our outfit) add Bet out on foot
t') reach dredge "Potomac,", which is
at work oc the Adams Creek division,
about two miles distant and in full view
of dredge No. 10, with high,- steep le
vees to ascend and descend, now and
then a depp gorge, to cross, or slip in, .
according to ones luck, we arrived on
ths bank opposita, the "Pctomac . at
10;30, and was conveyed on board by a
boat dispatched by Cb'ef Olsen for that '
purpose. .-' n . ''k !:'-s:: iV:".
The trio being glad to meet our joby: ,-
and popular friend, Ot-to Olsen, and - ,
pecially in his new position 88 Chief 03 ,
iredge ' Potomac, greeted him accor-
dmply. ' ;;' "'- ;-
Next, it. was our good pleasure to be -
presented t Captain Aldrich, who by
tho way, made a lasting impression on
the writer as a gentleman fully capable . K.
of bis position in every respect It waa
uho our privilege to meet and form ac
quaintances .with others on board whom .
we must speak of in the highest terms..
Looking still further in the rear of
the 1 'Potomac therw may be seen the
boat "Maryland," steaming and puffing
away in a chase to catch up with her J
superior, the "Potomad,? when she will
Llrt-n lake her place along side and both ,
work together in a manner. .
Tho "Potomac" will,' in a few days.
drop bark to complete a short distance,
passed over, which -will require about
thirty (.';y, after which Capt. Aldrich
8- ys he wiil grind awsy in full forco
with the expectation of completing; bia
division in, October next Having cut
w hut lie tern 8, the most difficult part
of the work", they are progressing fine, '-
averaging about 35' feet daily. '
One standing on tho upper deck of tha
"Pamlico" and looking down tha canal '
toward Adams' Creek, on either hand,
may see one of the finest opportunities
for a driveway or a public highway, that
ft to be seeri In eastern North Carolina, -
t ... a' ,.,V.i a ma nA Kantr .KAA,,,,f,i I f
look upon.', ) - i , ..
'' Now, we would feel that we had not
only done ourselves an injustice in not
miikinir mention of the hotel-like dinner
that was our special privilege to par
take of, but particularly so in regards
t' the congenial Chief and Captain, who, .
though with an eyelo their dutlea, took
a delight in imparting information and
makinz it pleasant for the trio.
Before taking our leave for boms w
vihittd .'the ' Migger's room, where w
found the well known and clever John
son at tha lovers pulling the congested
mass of machinery ahead, swaying and
foii-ing the cutter Into solid tarth from'
5 to 8 feet above water, which under
mined by the eutterjis continually giving
way, reminding one of a land slide.
Looking southward from our position
wc again beheld the No. 10, which re
minds! us of the fact, that w most
tsxe our departure! So after a hearty
hand shake and so forth, ws bade tha
clever gentlemen adieu, and with our
potenled refrigerator . In hand,' which
you know, Mr, Editor, ia of that grip
molt1 and cor tained the residua of our
outfit, we started homeward, and With
all our upa and downs, arrived horns all
O. K. in time for supper. '
, ' Z0E.
Mr Joseph Whitty died at his home
near Line's Chapel, Sunday altera
short HlneHS, Mr. Whitty wus a we.ll In
do farmer and merchant, a nnlivo of
Jones county and wsa 45 yearn of niis.
He loaves a widow. About , two yrura
ago he removed from Pullocksvid wh re
For Sale CIiosp Launch
t
Lenoir, the boat is M ft. long 8 ft.
beam. ' Has HI H. P. engine prat li, ;'y
new. Kha's fitted up with life r . r-
ha had been engaged in the nifircanlils 1 vers, lighter (lws and every l
All metnbfia of the Family Record
Mutu .l Lif Inmrance Company will busineas to his Iste home, af.nefaim nweaary for ciming
taka notice that If the collector fails to j which he purchased where bo w .h me. t , freight. Will curry .' or 4 )
call upon thm in the next few daya Ing with marked ur.-e-, Tim l.odv ,Hi 2 ii.irni. d t i. V '
thrv will notify inn at ol fo. Thia ia waa taken to Pullocksvillo Mondav for tier hour. I'- -'
not liirgt) u. h I,
Fr fotll.-T i. '
necessary aa there has be n i
tht manage ment In this city
S. A. EDWAHD3. Supt
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change In Intorment.
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