North Carolina Newspapers

rfnimnn nni iti THE COUNTY COLILIISSIOIIEBS Held Ingulf Monthly - Meeting "Y"MtrftaT Till T.itflA Rnoinnao C0TT0I1 CASES NOW Oil TRIAL RIOTERS THREAT-: Ell CANTON FREE WOOL lUFIVEIEAfiS uuihd ruun - GAL SWAY .11 FOR THE CITY E CEII SUS VERY STABLES , - ; ,'; Transacted. v The Board of Commissioners of Cra ven county met at the court boiMe yes terday morning and remained in session all during the day. Despite the fact, however there was but little business tramac'ted J-vW Kl i Vs. n One of the raoBt important subjects brought before the board was that in regard te the Central Highway;' At the last meeting of the board the chair men was ordered to purchase aix mules which were' to be used in the road work. Yesterday ha informed the board that be bad received several . bids from local dealers in mules and horses since that time and that Mr. J. A. Jones had made the cheapest bid: offering to buy the mul and sell them to the county at cost plus his expanses to the north ern, markets and that he would sell them on time. The board adjourned to Mr. Jones' stables where after they had looked the' animals ever they de cided to purchase them for $350 each. The board also decided to purchase two wagons to be used in this work. -'. . Convicts will be used in building this highway and as they will move from placi to place it is impossible for them to have a stationary camp. In view of this fact the board decided to purchase several tents to be used by Them while this work is in progress, V . Among, the bills presented to the board was on for $3 for cleaning up the office of the sheriff, clerk of the court and the register or deeds. This bill caused considerable discussion as there is a janitor employed at the building for the purpose of keeping it clean, it was turned down.-- !.""" . ;..;'... $ yy:: ' ...The following- assist asstssors were named by the boird: .C. K. . Hancock, Walter.Duffy, E;. E. -HarperrGeo. D. Dail, Edward Clark, L, S. Wood V ' B. P. SX Paint will make your old house look new, in side and but.' J.S. Basnight Hdw.;Ccv; Phone 9967 S. Front St. lotion Contracts Declared Gambling. .In the United States court yesterday the case of Eure, Bines A Co. vs E W Sabiston was concluded, the jury find- ing for the. defendant, It appearing that the cotton transaction bet ween the parties was of a gambling nature, tber- efore void j. The amount of the transac tion inontnad fi ftAYl ' " V Her Splendid Eoonomy.. Their dinner, for two cost $15.' but the inan's. wle argued that la the end It was economy to dine at an expen sive restaurant because It gave ber a Chance to study the fashions,' "If we ate In some cbenp. place pat- : ronlzed only by dowdlly dressed wom en." she said. '' -would have to hire an expenslre yomsn to design my new dresses,' but by eh ting here I get a chance to' study )he totnes worn by women or, position, and can design my . own gowns.,';;' Ci; - ::, : -. ;. That sounded convincing. There was no blessing' en earth, tbe man reflected. equal fb an' economical managing . wife, and he settled tbe bill with com oaratJve cheerfulness. Three weeks later be was given another bill to set tle. Thst called for $150. "What to this forf be demanded. "Ob." she replied, "that Is the cost of a dress I copied In tbe restaurant tn , other nlght'-New Iork Sun. r; , In The Tolls Again. Wilmington, April 29 A young white boy by name of Robert Smith, son of a New Bern grocer, was arrested .here Saturday upon the charge of forgery He purchased some groceries from local . grocery store, and presented for pay ment a twenty five dollar check, re ceiving twenty dollars in change. Check purported to be given by National Bis cuit Company, The boy ia locked up and has wired his father.' (Young Smith was arrested In this city a few wetks ago for the same offense and is now but under a bond of 100 for ' his appearar.ee at the next term of ' Craven county Superior Court) Spring Peas Going Out. " " . Something like four hundred baskets j of Spring peas were shipped from here I yesterday, and the shipment will be a great deal large rtoday. The rain Sun day night and and warmer weather fol - lowing will make thepes fill out rapid ly. The crop la reported fairly good and tbe price so far has been perfectly satisfactory. Be ins are said to be bad ly damaged by late frosts. , We cell the White Moun tain Freezers. Send us your crdrn. J. S. Basnight Hdw., Co. Tons 9'). G7 S. Front St. Monday's' Session of the Federal .. .Court Consumed in Taking 1 Evidence in Ooe Case. The second week of the Spring term of Federal Court now setting ift this eity began work Monday on thefatr-ous cotton' cases. : i:-ZiJi,l!iXS"''-'-'i 4 The first case called was that of Eure Harris & Co, of Norfolk; E. W. Sabis' ton, of Onslow. W The plaintiff ' alleges that Mr. Sabiston agreed and contracted to deliver to them on a specified date a certain number bales of cotton at a sta ted price, and that that 'defendant had failed to perform his part of the con tracL'L;-' 'y'y V'.ly: Evidence for both aides was'eoncln ded and court took a recess until thi.4 morning 9:30 o'clock, when argument by the attorneys will be given. The plaintiffs are; represented Jy Moore & Dunn, of this city. The defendant's counsel are Col. P. M. Pearsall and T, D. Warren, New Bern; C B. Ay cock, Raleigh, E. M. Koonce, Jacksonville, and Rudolph Duffy, of Catherine Lake. - These canes are attracting considera ble' attention as those involved, either as principals as witnesses,' are some of the most prominent people of this sec tion. . PILES! PILES! PILES 1 WilliamsMndian Pile Ointment will cure Blind. Bleeding and Itching Piles. It absorbs the tumors, allays itching at once, acts as a poultice, gives instant relief. Williams' Indian Pile Ointment is prepared for Piles and itching of the private parts, Sole by druggists, mail 50c and $1.00. : Williams' . M'f'g. Co. Props , Cleveland, O. - , Norfolk-Southern Stockholders Hold Meeting New York, My 1 Thd stockholders of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad in an nual meeting today voted to join with the Norfolk & Western and Virginia Railways in guaranteeing not to exceed $2 000.000 in bonds of the Norfolk ter minal railway for the ereelion of the proposed new union depot here and elec ted the following directors, ' for the en suing year: Frederick Bull. T. . L. Chadbourne, Jr., Geo; C. Clark, R. R. Colgate; E. C.Duncan, C. Fov, Rth bone Gradner, George J. Gould, John Y. Waterbury, Oikleigh Thorn, S. L. Schoanmaker, Frank A' Saylea, Mars den J, Perry t S. M. Nelson, Frederick Boff, E. T. Lamb and Caldwell Hasty. . (It will be noted with Interest I that among. the. above directors are two prominent , North Carolinains,' Mr. C E Fov of New Bern an J Mr. E. C. Duncan of Raleigh. Editor,) - Stop , fighting flies, 'by Screening your house with our Screens. J.S. Basnight Hdw., Coi Phone 99, 67 S Front St. - s Baking Contest. ... "... At a cake baking contest held yester day afternoon at Edward Clark's store e inducted by Mr. S. C. Henly repres- enrtive of N. K. Fairbanks & Co, demonstrating the merits of eottolene, several valuable prizes were awarded to ladiea who excel ed in cake baking. The following ladies were winners: First prize, Mrs." William Hand, tec ond, Mrs. Thomas D. Carrawsy, . third Mrs. Monroe Howell, fourth, Mies Re becca Attmore. v ' - , : The 8cand Man. A teacher sold to ber class, "Wm waa the Unit raanl ' - - : ' "(Jeoree Washington," a little boy shouted promptly. '" ' "How do you make out that George Washington waa tbe flrst manl" said tbe teacher, smiling Indulgently. "Because." said tbe little boy, "be was flrst In wnr. flrst In peace and "Brst In tbe besrts of bis countrymen." But at Ibis polut a larger boy held op bis band. "Well," said tbe teacher to him. who do you think raS the flrst man?'' . ". - - - . "1 don't know what bis name wss,' said tbe lorgeV boy. "but 1 know It wasn't George Washington, ma'am, be cause the history book says George Washington married a widow, so of con re there must have been a man abead of blm." New York Press. . Cities of Refuge. In tbe tumultuous days of old. when "every man's band was agalnat every Other man and every other man's band aratnst blm." when the principle of "doe process of Isw" wss practically unknown and private vengeance was the rule of the day. It was absolutely necessary that there should be some place to which one could fly for safety. Bucb were the "cities of refuge," of which there were six In Palestine. He who sncccediKj In reaching such ssy turn when pursued by bis would be de Kroyer was safe until bis right to pro tection was Judicially dodded. In all probability there were clUos of refuge In other countries than ralustlue, All Foreigners Warned to Flee by Their Consuls. 200 Killed by Gunboats? ' Hongkong, May 2. The anli-Manchu prising at Canton is spreading to tbe neighboring towns. " " N ; Consuls throukhout the Cantonese district are arranging to send the for- ign women; residents to this city fur safety. ' The consuls . have issued warning that all foreigners should seek safety in flight. , Dispatch es to Hongkong tell of. -the capt ure of the three largest Cantonese towns, Sam-Shui, Wes-Chow and Woo Chow, which they sacked and partially burned. ?: '"" Two hundred of the rebels were killed when ..Chinese gunboats shelled their ranks.' The railway service between Canton and Kow-Loon haa been suspen ded, the rebeU being in possession of many points along the line. Dispatches received say that the prefect of Shunt ing has been slain by the rebels; that magistrate has been killed at Sam- Shui, a few miles inland from Canton, and that the town of Fat-San has been partially burned. The troops are re ported to be still in control at Canton, but numerous outbreaks are occurring there. The viceroy of Canton is still refuged in the Admiralty, which was attacked by several hundred rebels. The latter were repulsed with . the loss of more than a score slain. Tbe worst fear now is the rebels wilL carry out their threat to burn the cily. The reb els are also reported to have sacked the towns of West-Chow, find Wo- Chow, in the West River district. Hea vy loss of life is feared in all the'towns captured by the rebels in revenge. for their defeat in Canton. Persons arriv ing here from the affected district say the fanaticism of the rebels has reached frenzy and that they are committing all sorts of barbarities. ' The Trouble With the-Meat. Stepping Into h small resmurant. a proucliy old man demnuded of the waiter a certain ploce of ineut be ba.d n the show window.' ' ' . But" said the waiter, "we" No burs," replld the old man. "Tou bring me whnt-I ask for or I won't get anything here at all." . . Rather than lose a customer, the waiter did aa he was told and, getting the piece of meat, took It back to be cooked. After a long wait the meat was brought to the customer, who. In stead of thanking the waiter, said. Look here, young man, what Is the matter with this meat?" "Nothing Is the matter with It; sir, except that .the paint on It baa. formed a few blisters from the heat." "Why, what do you mean by that?" asked the old man. : "Simply this," replied the waiter. "Those pieces of meat you saw In tbe window were not made to eat They were made for ndvertlslng purposes. but you Insisted, sir. upon having oue of em." Philadelphia, Times. " Ice Companies Consolidate. The Peoples Ice Company which has been operating in this city for about a year has dissolved, the stockholders of said company having accepted stock from the New Bern Ice Company for its property, which practically amounts to a consolidation. ; 1 . : Other Charges Against Young Smith, Wilmington, May 2 It has developed that Robert Smith, alias Frank Aycock the boy who passed a worthless check purporting to te signed by the National Biscuit Company on a Wilmington gro cer Saturday got other merchants in a similar manner. He went to the giro eery store of S. W. Sanders ami prea anted a check signed by the Coca Cola Bottling works in payment of asm ill bill of groceries that he had purchased, the groceries amounting to over 3 and ha rot the chanire fos S23. The mana- ger of the store became suspicious af ter the boy left and investigation show ed the check was a forgery. , He than rushed out to see if the boy could be located and was fortunate in finding him in another grocery store only a few blocks distant, and It was also fortunate for the other grocer, Thomas and Com pany, for a clerk in the store was in the very act of passing f 36 over the' count er, this being the change after deduct ing $6 for groceries, when the manager of S. ' W. Sanders' store ran in and grabbed the boy. A few moments lat er he was turned over to the police. He says his home Is now in New Bern, but ha forrcerlly lived in Fremont. A part ner of the boy Is reported to have been operat ing in a small way irranother part of the city, but ha has not been arrested. ,"..-':,' 100 pairs High-GradeTans and Patent Leather ladies Oxfords worth from $3.00 to $4.00 W close out quick at $1a49. ' The Greatest Bareain Yet.-J. J. Baxter. . - ; Daniels tfewbexry i Live Stock Company's 23Jw'Htables Oom- ' ' pteted. vSopieNew Ideas . About Livery BusL v " . " nms. ' . ' ... The completion of 'Daniels-Newberry Live Stoc Company 'a new livery and sale sUbles setsce for a class of stables that Hew $ln has never pos sessed before. These - Stables are a model of convenience, utility and neat ness amounting almost to luxury. Fronting oh South Front street, al most opposite thp. Gaston Hotel, the building is .forty-three feet wide, two stories, faced with gray pressed brick, the office windows, being heavy plate glass. ' There is but little ornamenta tion but the frontage impresses one by its appearance of solidity and perma nency. ; ; The whole structure which is built of brick, is 132 feet loeg, the front as be fore noted being of J wo stories. A wide entrance opens from South Front street with a floor of rouighened concrete, pas sing on into the stables proper, the ar rangement of which will be described later, On the right of the entrance is the office of the firm, large, well-lighted, well ventilated,' and equipped with such furniture as is needed. On the left is another room- fiot so large but in every way as. complete, which will be furnished and kept in condition as a waiting room in which Indies may rest while their rigs are being made ready. There are three rfms in the upper story t ) be used for slorsge and display of harness, robes, 'and other parapha- naliaof the livery business. The entire building is intended to be as nearly as pos-ible fl e proof, and parti cular attention . is paid to sanitation. The apartment for stock is lofty in height, admitting a! free circulation of air which is scientifically regulated by ventilators and each stall is ventilated by a window . furnished with a sliding iron shutter. A lafge sky-light is plac ed midway the roof under' which is lo cated, what is called the "mule pen'" firms bt n 11a mi t Vi iaun i:rvrr eA ro IPtt i-kfia range "one side while on other are iarge box stalls. Everything looks neat, orderly and clean. The walls and wood work are all whitewashed and the floor is littered; with pine saw dust, all of which gives forth a pleasant and healthy Bmell. The watering troughs and wash ing vats are made of concrete and are supplied with running water. At the rear , is an addition, built of iron, 150 feet long every arrangement and equipment as complete and perfect as the main building, Something like sixty horses can be - cared for in the stables, each having a separate stall. The firm expects to do a consider able business in the sales line as well as boarding etc., but especial attention will be given to the livery end, Horses w iirbe kept to suit the needs of all, the timid and the more assured, both will be provided for, and special drivers for both ladies and gentlemen will be fur nishe'd. -;. v i - The gentlemen comprising the firm are too well known in this section to need much introduction.' Mr. L. G. Dinielg established a large business in Pamlico county selling stock, vehicles, etc., to which he has added greatly since coming to this city a few years ago. During his residence in New Bern Mr. Daniels has taken an active inter est in local affairs, investing bis money and using his influence for the better ment of the community. Mr. A. O. Newberry . resided here several years ngo, finally going to New port, where he has built up a large liv ery, and sales business which has pro ven to him successful. -' a - ; ' : . ' y y;:- r:.. ' Chlokweed. ' Like the Plan tain.-K-blch the Indians called "tbe white man's foot" because t "Prang p wherever tbe whites pen strated. tbe chick weed seems to follow tbe track of tbe white colonist, and in New Zealand the. Maoris call it "the mark of tbe paleface Tbe little flow er is a sort of barometer. It opens when flue weather Is coming, remains closed If ralu is In tbe air. DIED. ' j Last evening at 7 o'clock at her reel dence No, 62 South Front street, Mary H wife of B. G. Cred'e, The funeral service will be conducted from Centen ary Methodist Church this afternoon at 4;30 o'clock and the interment will be made in Cedar Grove cemetery. - In this city Tuesday morning, May 2nd, after a long illness, Mrs. Mary Ellen Dsppe. .. ' .-. " i The deceased was born In Carbon county Penn, and was .47 years of age. She wai the widow of the late Nelson Deppe, who preceded her to the grave only a few months ago. ' Eight sons and daughters survive. . ' '." Funeral this afternoon, at 4 o'clock No. 25 avenue A, con J. B. Hurley. . from residence ducted by Rev. Through Evil And Good Report South Remains Demo i . y ". cratic I! p Leslies Weekly April 27 In the make-up of the committee of the House Representatives, the political ascen dency of the South is shown in a strik ing; way. The Democrats have a ma jority of sixty-eight in that chamber and, of course, were entitled to the leading places on its committee: Of the chairmanship of the important com mittees of that chamber, Southern mem berg hold twenty-eight and thoie of the rest of the country have only seven. IT Missouri, which was a slave State in 1860, be counted as part of the South, that section also holds the speaker, and in the present aspect of affairs, he is one of the most, promising of all tie presidential possibilities of his party for 1912. But in giving the South thrc f ourths of the choice places on I he House committees, nobody will accuse the dominant party in that chamber of any unjust partiality toward Dixie. The great bulk of the. Democratic votes in Senate and House comes from the South. That section furnishes practi cally all the electoral votes which Demo cratic presidential candidates hive been receiving in recent canvasses. Through evil and good report the Southern Stales cling to the Democratic party.- A' though the South disliked Bryan, it pave him a practically solid vote in three campaign. With the possible exeception of two or three States, the South will undoubtedly give its electoral vote to the Democratic presidential canditate of 1012, whoever he may be. Moreover, the South holds the bruins as well as the bulk of the Democratic parly. In the Senate. Ray ner of Maryland, Simons of North Caro lina, Tillman of South Carolina, Bacon of Georgia, Foster of Alabami and Bailey and Culberson of Texas are the leading 'spirits in their par y in that chamber. In' the House, Underwood of Alabama, the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Henry of Tex as, the head of the Committee on Rules: Clayton of Alabama,, the chairman of Judiciary Committee; Adamson of Ceor gia, chairman of the Committee on In terstate and Foreign Commerce, and Hay of Virginia, chairman of the Mili tary Affairs Committee, are among the ablest and most prominent men in their chamber. If we call Missouri a Southern State, we must concede to the South the pos session of one of the finest orators and most picturesque personages of recent times. This is -the speaker Champ Clark. The South emphatically deser ves the recognition which it has receiv ed in the organization of the House committees.- Moreover, the South will undoubtedly have more, sway in the Democratic national convention of 1012 than It I-a had in any similar gathering since ISiiO Rheumatism Relieved in Six Hours Dr. Detchon's relief for Rheumatism usually relieves severest cases in a few hours. Its action upon the system is remarkable and effective, It removes at once the cause and the disease quick ly disappears. First dose greatly bene fits. 75c and $1.00. Sold by Bradhara Drug Co. Election Held Yesterday. Yesterday was election day in this county, the voters Voting on the Farm Life School and the Special Court. Du ring the past few weeks these two pro jects have been greatly agitated and it was expected that much interest would be manifested in the. election, - but such was not the case in this city. There was no crowds . lounging around the polls, and but for the fact that there were aeveral adhernts of both questisns out among the voters urging them to cast their votes for the projects it would have been almost impossible to tell that anything out of the ordinal y waa occurring. The vote outside of the city could not be obtained last night,' but the Indica tions are that the Farm-Life School was carried by a large majority while the special court was defeated. . Following U the vote of the different wards in the city: For School, 1st ward 86 Against School 12 " 13 . H ; 23 , 2d ward 3d ward 4t ward ' 6th ward B, Prec't 104 64: 63 27 Total 5594 For Court.; 1st ward 19 2d ward 8d ward 4th ward 6th ward Bfn'ci' Total ;' ' 60 ' ' Against Court ' 88 35 , SI. 20 64 8 'v:'''' 81 ' 19- " 0 . . 5 24 ;''.. i 178 228 Mondell Roasts Democrats More - Reciprocity Talk. Talbott Back Again. Washington, May 3 Free raw wool ac the end of five years will be the com promise of the House Democrats when the wool schedule is revised, according to indications. Nine of the 14 Demo crats on the Ways and Means Com mittee favur immediate free wool,-rTbe other five, led by Chairman Underwood favor a reduced duty. - ; v " ' ' " Exactly two :seore out f .4he 301 members of the House were on hand today when the gavel fell for the sixth successive day of talk on the Demo cratic' free list bill. ' Representative Mondell (Kep., Wyo.) denounced the Democratic tariff poli cies as "bare-faced attempts to gold hrick the farmers." More Canadian reciprocity is propos ed in a resolution introduced in the House today by Representative Ames (Rep., Mass.,) which roads: "It is the sense and judgement of this House that negotiation with Can ada should be instituted at this time with a view to establishing closer com mercial ties and freer trade relations with that country." Representa'tive Talbott returned Ia9t night after ab'iut a week's stay in At lantic City, and says he was much bene fited, physically, byhissojurn there. House of Jones. Jones painted his house last year. - It looks dull, dead, no life to it. Smith painted his house 10 years ago, It looks clean, nice, and don't need re- painling, because he used L. &M. Paint, and added three quarts of Oil to each gallon. The Oil gave life and preserved it. Besides adding the Oil reduced its cost 40 cents a gallon less than other paint. Thirty-five years use in N. A. & S. A "LonRmae & Martinez, Manufactur ers - The L. &M. Pure Paints, Varnish es and Paints for every purpose, for sale by Gaskill Hdwe. & Mill Supply Co., New Bern,' N. C. ARAPAHOE ITEMS. . Arapahoe, Pamlico County, May 1. Our people are all busy in their farm work. Our merchants are progessive, but the hope of their prosperity rests upon the farmer. Our little town continues to put on new life. Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Womble who opened a millinery store here the first of the season are having a lively trade. Our merchants are all doing good business. The crops in this section are some weeks behind time because of the cold, but the weather is very r freshing now after such a refreshing rain as we had last night. Our Free Will Baptist friends had a gran:! reunion here beginning rafet Fri day closing last night, it was. well rep resented by delegates from New Bern and other places. They had good au diences at every service. Miss Viola McLawhorn was the guest of Mrs. Clara Reel, of this place since last Thursday. She will return home today. Mr. Albert Rawls, who went to Colo rado and other western states five years ago won and married a charming little western girl, and returned home some time ago to see his people and friends, has accepted o position with the John L. Roper Lumber Co, - Mrs Fannie Tyndall, of New Bern came down last week' to Visit her pa rents and attend . the union, accompa1 nied by Miss Donnie Godley. They re turned this morning. Curious Transference of Hsat. A workman In the observatory at I Toulouse has Invited attention to a sin gular phenomenon. A bar of Iron is taken by tbe end, and tbe other end is plunged Into a tire, heating It strong ly, but not ao much that tbe band cannot retain Its bold. The heated end Is then plunged Into a pall of cold water. Immediately the other end be- mn t. ... ttint If la Imiuuiitfht. it hold It. This phenomenon familiar to , bile purchasers and attempted to sell workmen Id Iron, Is ascribed by them them the machine at a very reduced to some repellent action they Suppose price. One of these gentlemen was the sudden cold exerts upon the beatMr. njnch ImDrrsied with the sonear- contained lu tbe Iron, which Is thus driven to the opposite extremity. Chi cago Record-Herald. -yv ..''.' '. Bully. - ," An Irishman and his English friend were out rabbit shooting. They bad been very unsuccessful and were -re turning downhearted when they saw a bare dart out of the hedne. : ' Mike, lu amngement, failed to shoot, and the hare escaped. "Why didn't you shoot ltr asked the IOngllsbman. . . i "Shure," said Mike. "I didn't see It till It was out of sight." London Ideas. , - - " " " ' " Regular Meeting of Board of Al dermen Act on Various -' Matters. The regular meeting of the city coun cil was held last night and the usual routine business dispensed of as well as several new matters taken up. The reading of the minutes by jity clerk -Patterson recalled tbe recent Mclver "imbroglio" and was interesting from tbe fact that the city attorney had not '.come back" and the city at 'present is. without-legal guidance., t i- j .Horn Chaa.il. Thomas . ana Mr, In L " Moore appeared before the meeting to speak for the paving of East Front St. Mr. Thomas explained that it was for 7 the interest ofj every citizen that this Btreet be improved for themselves and for visitors. In the discussion it devel oped it was the full intent to pave -the street, that there was money to do it, and that tbe alarm was a false one and started from the joking remark of an alderman to a river shore physician. Mr L I Moore, in behalf of the At lantic Coast Line asked that the crowd of boys that daily boarded trains on Queen street be restrained for so doing by the pretence of an officer, and a . motion was made that such action as necessary be taken. ;' - The late New Bern census came up for discussion, and it was stated that the Hill Publishing Co. now making up the' city directory, say that their figures in dicate a population of over 17,000. It was remarked that the first official cen sus showed 16500 people. No one had any confidence in tbe late national cen sus and it was suggested that the city imitate Baltimore and have a police cen sua. Mr. Moore offered te aid in taking up a public subscription to have a cen 8U8 taken, as the late count was a se- vere injury to the city. It was finally decided to let the new board take up the matter. -The matter of Hancock street paving was not acted upon, the railroad waa in no hurry and there was ro city at torney to act for the city. The report of the streets proposed to be used by the Neuse-Trent Traction - Co. fcr the street railway was read and the report was ordered put on file, the question of using George street being a matter to be taken up with the War Department, . . v - " The report of the committee pf three in regard to the condition of the water and light plant was referred back to the committee to specify in regard to the items mentioned. It was stated that two new bored wells were required for a sufficient water suply. ' The board took a recess until Friday night, when the new board will take its seats, when duly declared elected. - Crop Conditions In North Carolina. Raleigh, May 4th. Reports made by the fertilizer inspectors' to the state ag ricultural department indicate an In crease in acreage of cotton 8 per cent; of corn 5 per cent; a decrease in acreage of tobacco 8 per cent; large increaee in the amount of fertilizer to be used on corn; wheat, alight increase in acreage. condition about as last year. All report .treat damage to the fruit crop from froata. -. ' . ., ' . . ; i .v .. . ' There is a different atmos phere and an air of refinement at The Athens. - - 1 ;!' New Law Goes Into Effect.- . i The new baggage checking law went into effect Tuesday, This law enables the holder of I mileage book to present his book to the baggage agent and have his baggage checked without having first to go to the window and exchange mileage for ticket. It protects tho rail roads by providing that the mileage holder must use the mileage to the point to which the baggage ia checked within 24 hours after checking the baggage or else forfeit that part of his mileage. - Attempted, to SeU Anto. - ' - A ' V , ' ... Several days ago a genteel appearing young man arrived in this city in an "E. M. F.' roadster. During the day1 he visited several prospective automo- ance and price of the car ' and was on the point of purchasing it. However, before the deal was completed he deci ded to make tome invettigat ons In re- : gard to the ownership of the automo- bile; This was done and the result was tjiat It was found that the machine did not belong ta tbe man who was attempt ing to sell it. The deal was of course called oil and later on in the day both the car and ll.d i.ian who was trylr j to disrKwe of It disnrpeared. The r i chino hn 1 a purchnpd on tl.e i,i stallrtv ; t r ' 1 1 i on'y cm cr t?.o i j mcnts IS! 1 1 . ', ca It.