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No 101 NEW BERN, CRAVEN COUNTY. N. C. TUESDAY MARCH,. 19, 1912 FIRST, SECTION 34th. YEAR NEXT ANNUAL CONVENTION Abo Wins fting FoY Largest ; Mileage and SHver Cup For ' making th Best Appearance T and Largest Attendance Vln .' Parade. U Ths Paradq ; One ; of the Events of the Day, '' SesalOD Closes, Boat Tup rtown f Neuse . .River TUia , Moruiog. liiisiness- Session - Held Last . r ) Night. . Number New Members J:,: Initiated.: One of Most Succestf- ful Coo veu tioiia Ever Held. Bright and early yesterday morning wry one of the Waiting EIkh who aie hre this week attending the annual convention of that order, "were our, tn the atree'a and ready for the l-Urines session which lief an at 10 o'clock and convened at noon. ' 4- ? At 8 o'clock in'tln aftemoonthe big parade was held." Tie local Lodge and all of the visiting' Lodges par ici atf d' The Wilmington Lodge Vok th? p.-ize, ; the judges clainii g that th-it Lodga had largest atfen ian e nd made the best appearance. Wilmington also took the l a' diome Elk ting offered rs a plixw t the Lodge hiving the 1 iigesi membership mi'eage, in addition to this Wi'm ngtoi was selected as in J place of the neat annual ronvontinn of the; owie Asaoclati'n, ' , The judges in ' the awa ding of (hi piises were Schumann, of Charlotte, Dewey, of Gi hlsl.oro, and Thuimjn, of Rocky Mount t ' . The Araictatirn r.t i's morning res ale elected I be', full wing .ofliceia for next ytar. - i. ". '..' Praidvii, Wro. Dun-, Jr.. New ; Bern, 1st V. Frei P A Ur el', Win- ton 2nd V: Pr?s. J. F, T yl .r, Whisht inglon. Secy, ard Tr a,'T. P. Kehoe, New Bern. Enem ivo Committee, J F. Leitner, Wi mnt m, J.; P. TVrrall,. Raleigh, F. L.' Bck, . Charlotte.; The , Preakh-nt and S-crotaiy b,i ijj ex'orTicfV membera. , . . Leal night another l-u bless- acsdon 1 la which several randitat-s was ioitiit sd, waa held. This was followed by a social aeaaion. ; Thi morning at 9. o'clock sharp the visitors and niembir of the local Lodge will leave on board the revenue cutter "Pamlico" for Winthiop, where oystar roast will be held. an NOTICE TO BRIDGETON TAX ., PAYERS.' Delinquent taxpayers of Pridgoton are herei y notilie t that 'unU si 'their -' taxes are paid in full by A pril I t, 1 will proceed to collect nunc by distraint - . - 4 . ; T. W. MOORE; '-' - Tax Collector. - ""-i . ; U .... t-.l.. 'di d. Yesterday morning nt 8 o'clock at his bome in Bridge to?, Mr. Jos ph J. Bil ' lard, in the 62n I J.-ar of his life. Ihe ' funeral will be conduced fiom the resi dence Sundy afternoon, at 3 o'c'oc't by Elder D. U Wool anj brot ler G. F 8t ker. The decease I is stirvivd by his wife, three daughters and three iona. ',-pir v ' ,.."-' 7 ":r -. -i Bookworm Commission la North Cro- -, tins. : ' , - . - T; r . r : Tbo Rockefeller Sanitar mmhslon hs jil t if sued ili second annual report. This teport i hows (hit in the fUh. against 'boo1' worm diease in nine slMtes for th year 131 1 j th' od mly rt has ' expended S148.407.t4 fff Vi ammmt 118.621.06 CHmsfto North Crilina ) Ti e States themelvra lave expended 130.38473. (N- rih f aro'ina fi),30i).(H) Iheielave lfn. treated flit'ing rthe year in tbee rine States 140,373 per sona. (N, C. being credited with 45 881 of them). This lues n that for every f 1.05 (in N. C. 40 crnte) or for every $1.17 (in N. C 60 -ent-) ' rxpended by the Coin mission and the 8tate, ahumnn bf I g has been boneflLted In health pnd bflpd to a higher and bet'er sca'e of living. -. : :-'.,..'", Tha'erjsniratWirs hsve by pr. lim icsry ui vy d m rsiated 'he pre-eme of lb In feci mn in 719 of thejb4 c-nin-lie In ten Sta4, (in N. C. insertions in i9 of the 10) countlei); have roni- !ted the di finite in'eelion survey in 8? roonties in nin'',Sta'e'( (21 of ihese ara in N C ), and fur l hi nurvv Ivivn eatnin-d mieroiC'P'eallv 37 207 (n N C, 11.2G7) rural chiMitn f mini 5 to 18 "j nsrs of ge, hav ccmilfcd the da- f i i inni'iiry t.ii vey in coitnhe ( t tl.ee 44 "ir. In N. O.) ad Lave in r it-1 41,413 rur-ttl hointts (13,182 of I i t - i la N. C). Un vers.il Food Clsoppers,' Hi, v Co. Schoal News of The Week. On Monday, Arbor Day was celebrat ed, all (he grades taking part. At the recss hour ten trees Were aet oat on the green; one by each grade In ichool, immediately . after races all of the grajtfa from the SB up assembled in We J,j auditorium and 'appropriate- exerciars were held A number of songs were sung and Master Thomas Moore had a reel ation ori V Who Piants Trees, " fol lowed' by Mr R. A. Nunn ij his most excellent, address on "Trees," The exercises were enjiyed by i all,' es peciaiy the - address - of Mr. Nunn's which was very interesting and unique. i Mrs . Roa J. Hancock has been secur ed to teach the D. S. work for the re mainder of the ': term and -began her work on Monday of this week, Mrs, Hancock is taking the place of Mrs. Ferguson, who had chargeof this work and who resign d some weeks ago. , In the Crntr J Building, the grade having the best order and marching at recess, is written upon the board immediately after recess, i In the past ten days, the 4 A grade hive had their names on the hoard three times. On Friday morn;ng the 2B grade had a "Spelling Bee ' of over 400 word; at ..the end of which William IieUnd and Lortna Jennette were standing. They were each given a I ttle brown rabbit aa a rewarcfMor their excellent work. The pupils in the 7B trade are taking much interest in collecting specimens for their " work in Nature Study. They . are planning in exchange Bpesimena with a , school in Aze'c, New Mexico, which has written here in regarJ to th matter and offered to exchange specimens. The attendance of the 4B grade has been very good this week, only two boys have been absent. The editors, and managers of the Athenian gave a candy stew at Griffin Hall Friday afternoon for - the bent fit of the magazine. The material for the next school magazine was sent to the printer Friday. This isajuejis entirely the work of the High School students unaided by any : teacher, not ,! a iu, g ation of any kind save from Ibe pu(iiU themselves.- Everybody is Inter' w t-d to see tnis issue. Senator Dixon stated that contest at th i ("hicao convention would -bs mide against all of Taf t'a Southern delegates, '. i I,! ,n . ; Rural Carrier Examination. At Ni w Bern, N. C, for Craven Coun ty, S Unrday March 30th, 1912 -The United Sutes Civil Service Com mission announces an examination on the date and at the placea named above as a remit of wh ch it is expected to make certification to fill a vacancy in the pos'tion of rural carrier at River dale, i'ancf boro and other vacancies as they miy occur on rural mutes at pos oflic-s in the above uamej county, un le s it shall be decided in the interests of the srrvice to fill the vacancy by re insUtemont. transfer, or pomoiioQ. The usual entrance salary for rural car ri-rs 1.4 from S600 to $1,000 pr annum. Age limit, 18 to 55, on tbe date of the examination. The maximum age limit is waived in cases of persons hon irtbly discharged from the United States military or naval service. - Anapilicant must have his sctua1 domicile in the territory supplied by a p 8' office in the county for which the ex imina'ioB is announced. , - ; The exmination is open to all male ct'izen of (ho United State who can comply with the riquirements. . N Application form 1341, and full in'o-- mation concerning the requirements of the examination, can be secured from the secretary of ' the local examining loard or the postmaster of any of th ptare nsmid above, or f r m the U S. , Civil Service Commission, Wathingt m, D. C. ' App'icition? should be properly exe- cuti d and (I ed wbh the Commission at yi hington. Aa- examln ition papers are sl.ippei direct from the Commiss ion to the place of examination, it is resesi-ary that applications he reCeivtd In arrp'e time to arrange for th exanr iniitirn d-ffind at the place indicated bv the ai.pl'eant. The commisaion will therefore arrange to examine any ap plicant whose application ia received in lire to permit the shipment of the nec- eeary pspers. An l gjble register for Ihi position of 4 ural letter carrier for -each county will be maintained. A person must be ex tfflned jnjhe county in which the post office that supplies his home Is sit; u .tel. As a result of such examine-t-oii he miy b come eligible to appcint ment as rural carrier at any post ofll.-a in su:h countv. A rural letter carrier, after one year of satiufkctory 'Service moy be transferred to the position of clrrk or carrier in a first cr second clans piwit office, to the poni i of railway mail clek, or to o'h-r ptaitloi in Ihe cla!,ift-id strvlce, suhjact to sm n exam ioalio i as may be raouired by tha civil c rult-s. JCIINC. I LACK, IV ' r.t, WlSnTlnE- . STATE CAPITAL Fendist Ed Cox Pardoned. Min nesota Tax Commissioner Ex amining N, C. System, . . Raleigh, N. C, March 15. -Ed Cox. one of the victims of the 'noted "Clan Cox aril Clan Huekg" feud In Mecklen burg Co., ha received a pardon from Governor ICitchia from-a five years-sh tsnce for manslaughter in which he has served Since August, 1910. ' - Tne killing was in a general fight be tween members of the Cox and "Hacks families and waa after the prissrer had been cut nine times and with one of the cute indicative of fatal results and after ano her brother of the deceased had cut bim in the back. The governor finds that thi evidence shows the pris oner did not draw bis revolver atall un til after all this bad fianspired, Fur thermore, one side of the prisoner's face is still paralyzed from one of the cuts he received. : . - The parden is recommended by all the jury who indicate that but for the evidence of one witness the prisoner wou'd have been acquitted and that since the conviction the testimony of thi wl naa ba been discredited. Fur ihermnre' there aramany affidavits from rej.uUble mrn in the hands of the governor to the fff.ct and, while there are protests filed, numbers of these have been withdrawn aittr the parties h i ve learned the -facts submitted to the Governor. The t ardon is condi tioned on good behavior. The methods of tax "assessment and rqulization in force in North Carolino art being irspecterl in the office of th; Corp oral ion Ccmn.ieaion by t'ommips ioner Lord of the Minnesota State Thx Co mm its ion with a view to glejaninv the best of. the features for app'icaiion in his Stbte. Mr. Lrd is looking inio the taxing systems of many of the states befoie final y making hia rfcorr menda:lons as to changes in the Minne sota system..' ""iVv.;'''. . '.;. A number of painter and decorator?. membera of the Raleigh union, are ou in a public pt.iteai against the recent action of the un oh in' e dorsing the candidacy1? of Cnref justice - Walte Clark for the United Sfates S nate on the ground that' suih act cn is a vii la tioa of the tenet a of unionism in enter ing partisan politics aid bt cause tbt action was taken when thete was a very small representation of the mem bership present,'-'' .. - . Justires Brown and Allen dissent from the mnjority . of Ihe Supreme Conrt in Pocrimoke Guano Company, ol Norfolk va City of New Bern in which the mnjirity of the court held that the guano company ia liable to the $50.00 franchise ax for maintaining a ware- noue for their fertihzera in New Bern. fhb warehouse is used purely for stor ing the company's g wdi for shipment into the interior ol the State and the distent is on the ground that this tax hould not apply sirce it dora no bn Bi nt" sin Now BerrT as a warehouse o otherwiie. . ; ' - " - - , W. H. Aiken of the Fuq'iay Springs scilon, of Wske county, made the rec ord tobacco crop the past season, hav ing averaged upwards of $35 pir hun dred for hia crop. He had one tenant, who, with two mules, ma la a tobacco crop on which the net rental to Mr. Aikin waso er $2,000. : REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. : A arood residence No. 7 - Grave St. near the cornor of Union. Easy termt will be given it ' wanted. Also one building lot on George St., near Pollock - (X T. HANCOCK. Jesse lu Hall, White, In tho Toils Charger With Dispensing the Ardent Placed Uudcr Bond. Caught in the act of selling a quart of whiskey to one of his friends, Jesse L Hall, white, ami who livta on Queen street, was yesterday mo-ning arresttd by policeman Fred P. Rowj, He war given a hearing before Mayor McCarthy yesterday afternoon and upon pleading guilty to the charge wes bound over to the next term of Superior Court under a bond of $250. Hall statid to the Mayor that he wss onlv act ine as the asrent of the mir- 'cha'ar but this doej not excuse him. Thi man who bought the whiskey claim- I that Hall brought him the quart of whihkey and he gave him $1 50 in ex cha-g for it. If flua la true, then Hll was not acting 81 tha agent of the pur chaser, but si felling It direct. How ever, if he hn I I f - rt acting as a menaen ger, uml.ir t' n 1 1 s i f thi State he won!. I hav! ! ij . n guilty as the I 1 t '.,!': tf t'u i 1'ior. POLICEMAN RDWE NABS "TIGER" ESPERADDRES : SHOOTJJP COURT Wholesale Tragedy Enacted Iu Carroll County Va.f ' Court Ilouse, When Mountain- . eetsKill Judge. ... Hillsvill?, Va.. March 15. In a flame of unprecedented outlawry the entire human fabric of Carroll; Cunty Circuit Court, in session; here jf terday. was wiped out- by a'sasRinatiortj Ju-t aa Judge Thornton Miseie had sentenced Floyd Allen i to one year in prison, for aid ng i i the escape of a county pris oner, two of, Allen's brothers and sev eral of their friends opened fire with revolv rs, -. Ihe Judge fe I dead in his place on the bench at tho first vol'ey. Then the weapons were .turned on Com monwealth At om y Wm. Foster and he sank to the floor with several bulletB in his brain, death being instantaneous, Sheriff Lewis Webb, while ma' ing a frantic effort t i reach the ringleaders, was shot dead before he had taken ten xtepe. Seveial j no s, who tried the case, were seriously wounded, J. H. Blankenhip probably fatally so, TI e Aliens, ' including the prisoner, and thoir friend., after killing the sheriff, ba ked slowly out of the court room, holding all would-be , pursuers in civ ck at the point : of revolvers, and dialled fertile mount tins on horseback. - A ci izen's posse was soon in pursuit. Reports reached here tlut one of the A'lens was seriously wounded in a pitch ed ba' tie with the possa. - The trials had been in progress for several diy9 and Floyd Allen had been found'g'iilty and cilhd for. Sentence to day. Thff"s nffy little court loim was eodtd, Sidney and Jack Al en were among the firs' arrivals md took their plac s near the rail maiking the en -nJosu-e for the prismer aid counsel S ar dine near by were a nu nuer of their assori ites from the m 'un tains. . Judge Mas e went abount sentencing the pris mer, but the words "one year at hard Itibi.r" ecaree'y passed his . lipT when there csme the crack of a revolver. A volley of shots followed he Judge, ho had partly riseu at the first shot, lay dead and bleeding on tie benc-h Commonweulth Attorney Foster, sitting i irtctly in front of the btuch, nextauc cum tied to the outlaws' hots. f Tbe brothers and their friends were 11 armed. Itseenudto the ppecta tors, who escaped from the bloody court rr om, that f u ly one hundred shots were fired. In the first fusillade several jur ors were wounded, Blankenship, proba bly fatally. Sheriff Webb, whipping out his own weapoi, made a start for the prisoner, whs had j tined in the shooting with an oath that he won d never go to j-iil, but the officer waa stopped by. a perfect Hail of 'ead. and crumpled into i lifeles heap on the floor. ' By this time the shooting became general. There was a wild rush of un armed nun for windows and doors. , ' Dexter Gosd. court' dork, received a hullet wound in tha neck and is desper ately hurt. His de4th will mean the wiping out of the last vestige of the court's offict rs. , '.: TO CORE A COLO IN ONE DAT ; Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W, GROVE'S signa ture ia on each box.' 26c. The btttleshlp Maine was aunk in the Gulf with impressive funeral cere moniei, , . - Re-ports wer current in Peking that Mongol and Manchui were marching on the city, " . , - E DESTROY STILL Wtw Located About Sixteen Miles From This City. The Opera ' ors Left For Parts Uu kuown Before the Of ficers Arrived- Depu'y Collector J. E. Cameroi ard Deputy Sheriffs Samuel Lilly and D. E Lilly returned to New Bern yrsterdsy morning fr m Swift Creek whereon the previo ia day they located and destroy lera 69 galbm still. In revenue men have thought for some time that there wai illicit dutilling being dona in that section, hut so clover were h opera tor4 in concealing their plant, it w.s al mn: t imjo-iHitilo for the officers to arc ure rniHinh information to warra it them making tie rai, I, i Thurtd iy moming, however, Ihey de c'd-d to make a hunt for the still. This re Hilled in the still Ixing located and cut up.- The. operators had in some way received warning that the ollicers were "ipproBiliiiig and had Ji ft for parts un known, ' - ; r , ' . New Yoik police hud a hand-to-hand ei.countur with hii,haymen. MM OFFICERS THE WEEKLY COTTON REVIEW SBajaasaSjaSBBSl . Prices Decline Under Pressure, .Heavy . Selling. Failure to ; '. Settle Knglish Strike. N w York, .March 16.- Prices of cot ton have latterly declined, somewhat under the pre -sure of heavy Selling for long account by Waldorf-Astoria opera-, tor Me-nphis people, and to some ex tent by th. spot in'erests, to say notn 'nt of "scattered , liquidations through Various commissi n houses. This was du largely to disappointment over the failure to settle the English coal strike lit the early part of the week. In such circumstances tbe Liverpool market was nervious; trading there was restricted and prices' irregular. Meanwhile the movement of the crop continued larg. There is an undercurrent of Bkept cipm as.to the liklihood of any very serious reduction in aceage ihis jear with the price around $50 a bale. Some look for ward to a Urge surplus'stock at tbe end of the season. There is a large parly. inc'udirg vry influential interest who vetjrseifous y doubt the possibi lity of another 16,000,000 crop being raised for Jeaa to crme Bulls insist that there will be seme reductions in acreage and in (he use of fertilizers, if the crop gets a late start, which they believe is more than prebable. Mean time, the exdirts are very large and lome estimates put them at from 10. 000,000 bales to 10,500,000 for the sea son against) less than 8,000,000 last sea son.' Domestic constmpti n, according to the bulla, Is lUely to reach 6,000,000 bales, whicji winld overtop anything seen in the past. The National Ginneis' Asjociati n in said to have put 'the gin nrn for the season at 16,100 000 bal-s, including linterB. Lotion speculators, however, have come to a pause waiting the settlement of the English coal strike or some o. her new stimulus. - NOTICE. 1 have a nice Soda Fountain for sale. I will give, anyone ajtiargain if you want one. ;j It ia a beauty. ;;-E. E. DAUGHERTY, Dover, N. C. taft Hsnt'sd Taot A poor attempt at tact la worse than none at nil. in a Imnkiug house the other duy somebody (Just bact from several years ou tbe other aide of the Atlantic) tried to throw a .ompllmeut at an old fellow, aaying to blm, "Why, you don't look a day older than ten years ago; Indeed, you don't look rJx-ty-flve." Tbe old fellow waa mad enough to blow up for be Is only irtx-ty-four and a half, and be believes he doesn't look more than fifty. New York Presa. NOTICE. To tho public I am now ready to fill your orders for Cabinet M ante's at re duced rates, prices from $1 50 up, also Writing Desks, Church Pews ends cut. Prices on demand. Tool Cheats, Road or Speed Carts, Old Furniture made over and painted, Clocks lebuhTlmd varnished, Sewing Machines overhauled and retouched, Picture Frames made to fit your picture, Couches fixed up same aa new, Organs renewed. Bicycles re paired and painted, Old Heaters made new, Guns stocked, in fact a general repair business for all. 1 wish to state the fact that I am nituated so that 1 can make cut rates. - , I am very respectfully your general repair man. J. C. PUGII, ' Bridgeton, N. C. ELKS COfllEII- III" CLOSES Boat Trip Dowo Neuse River and Oyster Roast Yesterday. Visi tors Return to Their -, Homes. Tha annual State Convention of the North Carolina Association of Elks which ci nvened in this city last Wed nesday, came to a close yesterday and the v si tors returned last evening to their homes in the different parts of the State. , , - -'" A boat trip down Neuse river aa far as Winthrop Mill had been planned for yesterday, but owing to the fact that the wind was blowing such a sale and bad weather threatening at every min ute, the party only went a few mils down the tiver. An oyster roast w.s h ild and ever one of the party i nj yed tne ocra hn immenaely. The visitors were profuie in their praise of the hns pHallty of the ttf-w Born Lodge and the citizens in general and expressed the desire ot returning here aa individuala at an early date, It Is to be hoped that they wilt be able to do this for thoy made many fiieuda during their short vUiU - SIMMONS CLUB FORMED IN THIS CITY YESTERDAY EnihusiaStlC Meeting at Court , House Yesterday Afternoon. Campaign Formerly Opened. Twelve Hundred and Ninety Five Vottrs Signed the Peti tion Calling For the Meeting. Resolutions Adopted in Which the Members of the Club Extend Congratulations of Thousands of Voters in This State Who Fa vor the Retention of Hon. F. M. Simmons in the United States Senate. Senator Simmons Will be Asked to Address' the? Club at au Early Date. The cimpaign for the selection of Senator F. M. Simmons' fueceafor by the Democrauic voters of the Slate was formerly opened in Craven county yes tenly by th? assembling of a large num ber of. voters of the varsous precimts in the county at the court house in this city. Ex-Senator Thomaa D. Warren was called to premie as temporary chair man of the meeting and Mr. Wm Dunn Jr., was chosen as temporary Secreta ry. Messrs A D Wa d, J C Thomas, Jr., and Furney Powell were appointee a committee to examine the lUts and eportThe number of voters who h id signed the call for the meeting to or ganize a Craven County Simmon Club. The committee retired and soon after came in with the report that after go ing over t he list s and count ng the names they found that -1,293 Democratic vo ters out of a total o' 1 527 cast at the last gubernatorial election had signed the cill and thereby signified their de sire ti become members ot the Club. The following named gentlemen were appointed on a committee on permanent organization : - J M Morr s, Vanceboro; Robert Stal ling, Bridgeton; D W Richardson, Do ver; R Aman, Cove City, L S Harper, Fort Barnwell; T E Haywood. Lee's Farm; J C Thomas. Thurman; E M Green, 1st ward; Dr. N M G bbs, 2id ward; W J McSorley, 3J ward; Frank Shriner, 4th ward; H M Groves, Bern p:ecinct; W H Bray, Tisdales; J L Humphrey, Belial ; MH Scute, Gum Row; E Z R Davis, Jasper. This committee through E M Green, chairman, placed in nomination the fol lowing named gentleman for officers of tbe Club; 1 M D Lane, Fort Barnwell, P.e5idnt: L E DuiUy, 1st township; T W H jltin Bridgeton; Dr. S J Haws, 3d township; Claud Tayhr 5th township; Thnrias E Haywood, 6th township; J A Miller 7'.b township; J T House, 8th township; outside of ci'y : J E We'.herington, 9th township; T G Hj man 1st ward; OH Guion, 2d waid; C J McSorley, 3d ward; D E Henderton. 4 h ward; R J Disos way, tier a presmct; vice presidents for ihtiir respective precincts, and Messrs O G Dunn, C L Ste ens and II K Land as sistant Becrctaiies; R A Nunn, secre tary. ; A committee t prepare re olutiors was appointed consisting of Messrs P R Davis, Norman B Ip'c't and R A Nunn, When this e immitroe want out to perform their duty, Mr, Jamea A Bryan was called upin for a speech snd he made a happy response. He was followed by Hon. Chas R Thomas and Rev. B F Husks and others. All the spetkers without raying anything un kind of any candidate p eienttd strong and forcible reasons for returning Mr. FM Simmons, our distinguished fel low townsman, to the U S Senate. -. The following resolutions were re ported by the committee and adopted b the club.' , Rcpolved, That the 1,295 members o the Craven County Simmons Club, whose names have already been given to the secretary, on behalf of themtelve as we'll as for the I irge number of voters in theeoiiiity.who have signified their in ton tion to become members of this club, tijjt whose names have not yet been handed to the" secretary, extend con gratulations to the thousands of Dem ocratic voters in the State who' favor the retention of Hon. F. M. Fimmons in the United States Senate ard make known to them that the Democratic voters of Crtven ci unty where Senator Simmons now resides will with almost solid unanimity heartily and steadfastly support Senator S mmons in the Dem ocratic prima-y wiienin his aurcceso- ia to be chosci-: Resolved, That tha Democratic voters of Senator Simmons' home county have mBupport. This will bo a f mall mnt been est ;unded at the baseless chargesjier for ench one, but a great favor t circuited by S'irne people for the pur- me, mid if ou will lect. me I pn mi e poe of impeaching Senator S mmons' to fill tho ollice as well as any . of the Democracy, yet we feel that while such aapirnnts. falt-e arciiHMtions will fail in their pur l T a k my fellow citi'-n t.i cnni.Vr poae they wi I tend 1 1 r. mir d tbe jjoofmy claim, and piv me y. ur mr; ;-.rt. citizens of iho State of the unprallcll- I nm youri very t , ' , ed effort i of Senator Simmons in their I F..:.U.'i:L i'.. 1!A:. . behalf i' ing the last thirty years and I polio. l.sx fl. C, of b i ' tnJ aijnssiva dtvoti.in' ','.,. 1', 1 !. - Deraocrttie principles and tl mte-- vav vi s.aic pvvic viui iiiti aaiB miiw iuw- lie career, v-- ' v''ii:?- .. Resolved, That we hav been pleased to find that public discussion -of his -career increapej the number of his sup porters and admirers and we sincerely trust that the campaign w.iil he conduct ed until the end in a manner that will., cause do man to regret that he has sup ported in the past any of - the distin Kuished gentlemen who aspire, to the high office to be conferred by the people of the State and we will deplore any de parture from the hjgh plane upon Vvhicli the contest should be waged - Resolved, That in our opinion the ser vices of Senator Simmons in the United States Senate are particular' valuable to the peop'e of the State and that it would tie little less than a public calam ity to sacrifice at this time the advant age he has gained for ua by his long, able and h-worable Career, for any rea son urged by any of his competition. It was upon motion of Mr. L.I. Moore unanimously decided to invite Senator Simmons to address the Craven County Simmons Club at such time as his pnb lic duties would permit hi n to do so. The meeting was spirited and enjoy-, able. An unuauall large attendance being present for, amid day meeting. It looks ai if Senator Simmons : will -have flattering pupport in his home couhty in this campaign. ' Do you like a mission fin ish? Then our Monastery Stains will suit -your .tast?, B. P. S. Brand. J. S. Ba night Hdw Co. V ; Hon e Burned jtenr Dcppe. . News reached here of the burning Wednesday night of a dwelling house on the farm of Mr. James- Holland, n?ar D ppe, Tho houss whxh was of two stories was occupied by Mr.' John Rigga ard .family,', who losa goad, por tion of their furniture. Mr. and Mr3. Riggs were severely burnpd about the face and hands trying to save their ef fects, Wilmington Chamber of Commerce r Withdraws Offer for Central Ware , house. i Wi'mington, March 14. Following a statiment of Mr, J. Z, Green, org an f zer of the State Farmers' Union, that it was never the purpose of the organic Zition to erect one central or " general warenouse, as was inougni; oy me una- j iness men of Wilmington, but to have a chain of madium-sized war minuses. one probably to be located in this city, the manufacturers and business enter prises, committee of the Chamber of Commerce, in aession yesterday morn ing, voted to withdraw its ftler of a 10 acre site and-25 per cent, ot the, capital stock in the enterprise, but agreed to give a Site, number of acres not stated, at.d possibly to take some stock whun the Union is reidv to build one of ita several warehouses in this city. WILLIAMS' KIDNEY PILLS ' Have you neglected your Kidneys? Have you overworked your nervous aya tem and caused trouble with your kid neys and bladder? Hive you pains in loins, side, back, groins and bladder? Have you a flabby appearance of the face, especially under the eyes? Too fre 4uent a desire to pass urine? If so, Wil liams' Kidney Pills will cure you-ut Oruggist, Price 50c Williams' M'f'g. 5oL, Prop., Cleveland, O. ' Significant orders were issued- from the Navy Department directing threa f tbe big a more 1 cruisers of the Pa cific fl et to proceed at once to tha Phi lippines. . '- -' ; v.-r- - Vsg,; ANKOUSCEMEST. Fellow citizens of Jones County. Hving been incapacited for labor for the last seven years, and having spent the most of my substance in trying to regain my health, while yet feeble, I think I could perform the du'ies of an office as well aa any other man who has hoalth and not in need, of tho ollk-e, wh lo giving an oflico to mo would am unt almost to charity. Ana now mererore, i announce my self as a candidal for the " oflico of County Treasurer and call upon it y friends all over th county to mine to -ttv TrTTrrn I
New Berne Weekly Journal (New Bern, N.C.)
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March 19, 1912, edition 1
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