x.
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aX . " . J .-' ,? . ' X
7X:. iio ( a AAwy n, :.-;-, ,
-rand;;Wi 1 1 be, a Brilliant Affair Al I
II I I 111
? Marnea and . Work Stapfi-H v . tf
o'na vandvnernoon
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votUME FOURTEEN ;-V--v-y.. --y:"'' - - -S1
Condensed Statement at the CloseJ of Bulne 8eptembej f23rdl lSOSi
' .r''m live I lLIl II lllui tsfii-roikll'VrlSI
alls opitflDiiiito
Stand iplii
Out in Long dirlarT9dayr,Wajjjrny
a War - of Words-Scores Taft for
Upholding the I n j u net ion Abuse ; and
Declares ; Roosevelt praise WUt
i . - II!.. klotkU ' ' -f -1 '
Washington, -Sept.,. SSamuel.
Gorapers goes into a -arfVwords 'in
a long editorial in'.jils - Pjairibtddaj:"
and in which he calpo
stand by itg friends . aiiacpte Itcwse
velt and Taft. he8aj$ i'?aft5.jba'
done other, than def endLl i$a jwnctfeii
abuse and. that it 'wiUpiiiiyanhjim
much for the President.toa pieasant
words about him.-- tt:'t?
ll f
TEN FOOT-
hfad Been SUrtiieVrktrjetis
Today When;1nterrud;';byi:Pbil;:
Vpw 'York. Se'ntliRinIri
New York, - SemenjaliinJ
Vitola and GamelaNortcTn .measured
off ten paces -in"-the- str&tKJmOT
ing and were standing wit&drawnfe-.
vol vers ready to ehbot yatveach othejr
when a policemaii'nished Mbifyke
up the dueJ. 'A:Jsliy:.:waedilL4:S
cers of the tapedingfightyThfe
were locked. up, ppeiUbrivbrdkefi
wrist where applicpmaistrufeky r.bim.t
FO R ESTXFJ
it-
Are Now Boyond the Control of ,Hun-
dreds-o; Plght.ehiv-;;''-Utica.
SepCTneVfireln
the Ad irondacks' rcbntinue t $6 spread
and the situation s is ;nbw -beyond , on-
tro or Hundreds or flgbters viiiicty-i
c v lo'c! notrn noccdil wtfhAiit min'tinrl I
six days have passeil ithJuti rafe n'd
the forests ;arepjk
; -. fifty fires Wolviltfit-f
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I I p - i 4 . v- -
session of the International Congres:
! on tuberculosis met; at. IX o'clockMcfl
aay and was greeted . wtnqraanpr tep
; iressions of good, will .by; repfesenta-
!tives of the district and Nati4nKpqy-
- trnmeni. Hecreiary- njo.rteiyou. is ,ine
person al representative of the Presi
dent, and he deliyered'i the Vprii?clpal
address of welcome.-; Nearlyr 'tfilrti
spokesmen representing every coubtry
of the globe took part intke opening
exercises.- . .. "',-'0
THE CITY SCHOOLS -
Will Open for the: Fa!'lT,nt"',Mn:'
day;isiext-;:j-'?
Mr. John J. Blair, superintendent pf
schools, announced t.aytnatitHe'citir
schools would reopen for thd f dll .term
on October 5th.and t ,isme)stiyr'4".
sired that air puprisieptl;ip
enter the public schpoipreent theriiv
pelyee for enrbHmeht .,bn Uhe xipeniri g
All new pupils t: for the; lTnipn vapd.
"cweiiway acnoois are.asK.eu.iu f"cv
for examination, r angnidirigat 10:
o'clock on Friday- next,; at :the respec-r
five schools. . The county : andjciiyjab
thouities xequire .thit.pbwupiispre
sent vaccination1 certificates on enter
ing school. ' The teachers In, the ' Hem
eftvay School will meet tin ;Baj.urday
of this weeU!ari:3DVL(plOCW?
the Union teachers will 1' gather the
same day, .onehbur?;latgri
The session of the;BbSbbOigls
n Monday morning : wlllf be;ap short
ne, and will be devoted to enrolling
Pls, distributing book 111 sand:$s.-
o-iufi nuy regular lessonsiiox "c
aay. -
- -;, ... 4 .'f:"vs 'V'sv; s
A'i new minila p-ynprtlne to. enter
? Latin and .Englishiljpresent
themselves for examfnaUbn arid classl
ncation on Friday iatatb'clcKclCvfAil
?her examiftati6Iaib:!p
SAD NEWS. RECEIVED.
.J ' "
Sister of Mr. Chas. Np Evans ('EnUrjtl
- Th '"to Rest.-, r y
me many friends of our esteemed
orS- ' Mr :C;:N3Yan&, : cashier
Ul life SnntV.QT.rV !-kTVtA'. "'fftV Y-artU
grieved to learn of the death, bf
. ster, Mrs! Bessie fcarrawayV
n'ch occurred at. her homeiri Creens
0, tefday. , The emams.wiil be
vried to Reidsville,hbr fold;nome;
laid to resttomorbw. V :;: "t
Pnt deceased leaveaVa son VMr; Paul
-irraway, of GreprishiSf rv Ufinq fhe
,uniber of immediate relatfvsj
the Ief- circle of friends;. jhroughpu
tire State wllbd bly gVibv
ceased wasfwi,;ow anl
a"y beloved in Wllmlngh 'She
and L Woman- of. beautUuL' Jbharkct'ef
,Her a.briUia,k degree
d to a.brilUaAlt degree! regular interest Quarter -at - the Peo
bringorrow tio'many.'! pie's Savings fBink.j :,r ; y.jr ,1
nut
a ue, uais;pr. me Klkfestt bave been
settled , upon; and ; this brilliant -event,
whieb i&id clinse evevthfniPnitH
line eyeiven in - Wilmington ill
uccuriine W,eeK Of NovcmftAr'9lnVI All
generalexecuti-niittee ahdiefay
ty-two sut&mittesavbna
Wrsf brthe pf bmotlrsbaYetal-
readT been eri trn.rori rrinrh s i tjvv v'-?Ixh
e ; Garreli : building being ' fittedupj
ao aireaay . opened, and i there will be
aenralmeetingVof ; theWiimingioit
Lodge, pf Elks tomorrow night 'tp : fur:
Iher discuss and ' prepare Yf or the big
eyeiit. , The Elkfest will be giye'nbn
magnificent scale and-for , the benefit
5f the children's; playground; ' '
H'The . week will be one of continuous
I pleasure and brilliancy anT everything
will be ; given , onT a blgh class - scale.
Reduced railroad rates will, no .doubt;
tje oDtamed . 'ana : tne- event;,wiil .be. a
HgsmiJe ;fprUElks;;as a cordialUnvV
tatibri will be bxtendedy members;6f
ih"; brdef from all' points iUti North'
Carolina,' Virginia' and Spurn' tjarolina
tb,;)itteiid. -:rf
?d aft6rnf 4 Nin?Hth6r?J
at the Elks' Temple and Monday; night
the,-Elkfest will tie formally ropened;
the "large; lots at FoGrth and Castle
streets being ; the scene, -or officially
known': as Festplace, There th in
auguration, will take place,' the ground
feeing brilliantly -lighted and member
of only high class shows being ? offer-;
ed. 'i Jresday;: jafternpbn. ; therewiUbc
dress- parade of all Elks in the tlty
and TuesdaV night -there wilf :be ;:a
? epeUtiohbf r the shows. KVnsdaV
afternoon " the' Elks ; wh 1 :.";'gtyii' buis
lsquecircus . parade to be followed by
the big-; grotesque circus ; that night
urdaymjonge
to Wrights ville ; Beacn, ' wbere there
K -uiV v J- : T
. ' - ... . - . i :
teifioast'; -Thursday. ;Hafternppp.the
ElkssbetyV circu3 will
pe ; repeaxepespeeiaiiy ior ine tiaaies
tlay. flight fJife ,BlkillJb,resent a big
public mock initiation
5Bftpr1Iy : there will be a,, big parade
le
id
ot.auiscnooi cnuaren in tne city ana
night ; King Hex ...will, lie
crowned.. : :ifr (
A11 Business Tiouses will Jbe asked tb
decorate; anbT there will be several
bands . ; of . - jmusic '; for the ; .affair
Tbe' paid shows, .obtained, will only be J
the best and most refined, and there
will 'be an abundance of free acts.
i DETROIT NOW" LEADS.
Again akes FsPJacein3 American
ri League by Defeating Philadelphia. '
v None of the-three ' ieams leading in
the National Lqagub. played ball yes
terday sachet start today finds New
Ybrk" still heading . in that league, . with
iuiii. ,suu jcciuwB, ;ivit6M. "f
hlcagoahDseseppndnd; Pitts
near at hand in third .place. - ;
etaiisbaebeeii setUepdn-andhe
progranTotappdut 'ins fiflfiwhileAthe
WMniiarenana .Tnursaayvnigas tne
fteferpit played SundayibAlli withilaby
.lnlriliio " qt'-- trnn tVill S TllttinVy t(4r Tl-jr 1 t; VT:Wj ;J-i Ji.fL 'J.U '1 ; ltil y.
aheadi in the American iJeague.&galri,
succeeding. Cleyelailb!, whititeami'dilliJ
notj play yesterdayjgi .thejeiiiy
i-: '15 .-.V-r JEWELRY STOLEN,
i . "v ... v . i ; . i-; v ;' - ';-.;
Various v Articles Were- ; f Recperett
Through Quick Wbrkf.bt police
Kvtdcpartraentt; X
; Mdggie Hankin3 ; k riybuh
leas than fourteen- years of ' age, was
arrested . Saturday afternoon by the
police, charged,, with-- larceny. From
the. eyidence, in the case, it seems tht
the. girl's mother . has been employed
1 m , a uuiucsuv - 'apwiut Vv ?.rt
I. . , . . ...-wv.--v. -.-v,-.
she ' had departed, Mrs. Munds missed
av.vnumber v of valuable particles of
jewelry.5 i ?- ? j x
The police department , was .notmed
made, with the result that. all of Mrs,
made with the .result that,, al
MUnds j ewelry was recovered among i
the articles bedng a . ring .valued, at
Wore; than ?10U g
On 'account of, the girls age. she is
: X XWiirtiing'tbn'Gun Club.; i
' . The . final xtpuiapaehtiipf ? the Wil-
mEi the bitv,
Mia-, tnurnamenr. ;.waf "
.byfajiuinheqf,
the contestants, Tbe, sp
ed has been the ost succeu
histoid bf'theXorgania
nisipry. .ui. . disnlaved
various' sportsmen -
.rtrt fA-'tniueKoutei'-seasp
, 1 H J J-'v -.
. W ' "nptnher.lst beginning of
'fl.O- rfot rcf,, after at - the Peo-
t.'AiViii a ftii law- snnri ; ho. w!i9
""v . "v j, ' - . , , . i eastern extremity or a;u Da ana recury-
day: ; .v-i i vessels of -all, plass.es, in, Bahamaa-
Villi Hill ATI I SI I I I I M Lll . AM. a WAW ' 1 V .
b reoitr hd mmm
Judgcfr Lyon iff PjefMAyOiH
fc D09ke$eii?erar & M iriotfe CiseC5m
rucfsu;. ji uudjMann uc u rx. I ri ;ocb!i v
TTWgiPrnp
t Three , weeks of JehJgherbt3itJ
commenced;; Wsvmbr
Ilanover.. county It is ; (bwaS
criminal f followed ! two
civii;and3 thel? fbtmer - conveneft
morning , at rlb vpclock Judge
Lyon presiding-, and thisSinthJr
iime Judge L,ybn . has heldicourt vi
this ; county. All coumofiiceel
atteudaiice; being golicitorlRiQ3if
Duffy, Clerk, John ;D. Taklorpeduty
jjtfiTKjjw. N Harriss, , Higbi hejcfd
;theali tQbrderthe
Jury was.s elected, nd" 4udgIpL.
made af"(plearrit ;jbgjcalAcbargej:
plain ed f uilyhe : different- crimes 9gapk
the (duties fof? grand 'jurors. . Ther -wag
poshing .sensational Win , his cbarkt J
j use goott common; sense. ie.
jtp',tha; number fhjicidesHhafc
j??:pwaiJeputy snerins. wanfiy,
fijern(il Cpnsiables ail
been . committed r in vthis cwrity anal'Both . are " amonsr f. the - latest " motion
pi.tne county, cpngrUnngrW.;peo-
pie. pon voting tiifi. ,j3ona nssuei aiita
paying pig .-tribute to ythe imptance"
.The,; Grandjiy.v
- W? Br McClellaii r;fas : swbrhinaj
foreman.bf the grand l&ry; arid Melyin
Horn as made bffllcer3h chargfel Th
grand jwyt is omposedas fGUlowslJ
HKO.Wallac' Jesse E,iSmith,50E;
Bendeilllamv:WaUba:-MK
I
ClenahC(Rebder;D;Be
nina
H Thei:nrk cseUlleb;- waVlftat of 7f.
::cVews"atidlviaiTitfV
weapon. The case was hard fought,
Wbbdus Keilum, 'Esq.,' appearing witji
the. Solicitor . for . the State, . and Mars-
den Bellamy, Esq., and Herbert Mc-
Cl.ammy, Esq., representing the de
fendants.' A verdict of not .guilty was
returned as to Marvin Crews, and a
verdict, of guilty, but with recommen
dation.' for mercy, as to the other de
fendant, TH. Crews, " y' .
The, case, of malfeasance in office
against Joel iRay, of Delgado,. and for
merly a magistrate, was. quashed. , It
y ..b6 recalled that-. this case', grew
out of the -: murder, of . the. old , negro,
Banks Rothwell:. v: r X- ; ; ;
Bils an
" buis :Bte -'vfarved and pieas or
'6as,1?'jftdgmen
f13 Hft Hoiaipr; brdexeit thty-hV jujors
summbnedTfbr. each . day 'unless bther
wisRdiiiected. and fined John I. Bel
lamy. Jr., Jr., and.Johh H. Brown, $40
: . 'V. ' .
eaca .ior : not . uemg- prtsseu u - tu aui,
:; There; ai"e tp. date, 132. cases on ; the
docket, ; including the very important
ones xif -young Furmant; tee, charged
with murder in the . second degree, B.
Cox, white, charged; with house break
ing, and Chas. Ratcliffe, colored, charg
ed, with .murder...;; Court will do well
to try one of these, cases at this term,
unless many othe cases are contin
ued' Tt isexpected that most of the
DOBU Citses. wiu-gu over. , "
Judge . Lyon has wisely, decided , to
bflfd two sessions a, day; hence, court
tS holding forth' this ' afternoon. - ;J
' Hcnooi , csaoes mat wear,i newicu
rt .'C - i.-rtl . -v.a; i.-.. '.Tjli"l
&;. Price.:-. --': -.v. 2t;-'
je. , ; '
.-Advis
xT,,w nantmi npnr
kory message. ? Hurricane .central near
ters during next two 6r, threedays. 4
" . , " r J - GARRIOTT; i
- ''rr-sv.;.:.:' S..fir:i'S-:
. ' . . . . . ... . . . . ..5 . t '
Y;1;! Rev. " Or. Plcfeard Delayed I
X . Kf v- ; KicKara; ue.aa.
: -v A telegram was received -; from Dr. h
uwi-j j . -v. a.
ara WU1 ?reacn ms sermon 10-
morrow' afternoon at 34 30 o'clock, f J
- ' -
We are serving Tetley'a Teas. Come
in and enjoy a glass. - People's Sup-
Dly Co. - . s -o-1 Bt"
4;the-qhtirchnd Schobjv - ' A I itJ.'S. an other, Bondji,;.A'--,l31,575;00uiltt8-
,-The inclement; weather:, which: prer' 'i4. , :V-;';-4
ai6dayesferdayCm'arfere to
extni sWiththe sIlbme Coming exer.
cise which had been -planned for
ayat tne f Firstfiaptist-Church,
in sbite of this iact, quite a large
gregation assembled at'the vnprnng
ceneict inline church, and at the.
Sunday School,; -during the afternoon.
ThiexerceswiBre planned with an
idea, in vwof furnishing ; an impetus
to the ; fa and I winter S wbrk ' of the
exarch anfthe Sunday .School. At the'
morning "service a .SDecial sermon an-
prbpriate to the occasion was breach-.
tkRevi; Fred D. ."Hale, . pastor of
anurch ;The i discourse; was of an
inrejsting; nature nd itjwas Ustened
talyith close attention by the cbngret
gation. ... . ;.; ; .-J-J
The -attendance at the; Sundai
School exercises was very gatffyihg
when - tlje threatening nature ' of the.
weather during ; the : afternoon, was
tk.en : in9 - consideration,:. The exer
ceifte i4kepingr wi nature
of the occasion and were rendered the
moFeiattractiye Jby a? special program
Qf ihusiQ ; .rendered , by . the-Sunday
School orchestra.,
f&? At the Bijou. :; : -cxThe.
films to be shown" at the- Bijou
theatre today are, called "The Found
ory'' and ''The Susceptible.. Youth
pictures anQ w:iil.Wtain''te'patroi
of the ' popular ' resbrt.v ; ::v
Don't forget October Ist is begin
niiig of Regular Interest ; Period at
the PeojStfs Savings Bank. 2t ;
- -
JRecenUha Bjtyireen Geb.
g SI pspnjariy !jTun
An interesung, trtauwm, be held, to-
b Investigated jn the difficulty , be
tweeh the. two, - men- Sidbury ' was shot
in tne uacK. ana ior, severaiweeKs, u
wasnpugpt tnaj; ..wQuiaiaieajnet.
Jamea ; Walker ; tembrial ' Hospital,
wher& -he, was carried fpf treatment
after he reQeived his w.ound. . Sidbury,
Imweyerbegan to improve about one
mpnth ago and two - days ago he was
released f rpmt , the hospital. Sidbury
was 1 .-then,. parried to the county jail,
where he was incarcerated to; await
trial" before. Magistrate , Furfohg : to
mbrrpw.r';A short time after the alter
cation pccurred, 'Smpson ' surrend,e'red
himself ."tPMr jirlopg, it. being -stated
.that be., had; heard Sidbury, in .' all
rQuabtli" .Would Vdie. .. '
"Simpson ' was theiir,( placed-, in Jail
dja eay.bpgM
tor . two montas. awaiung, iapurj;.s.,re
; Ppverv : Simpson", has ,- retained sfM-kf
rowy that.rf eaqh. fired , a plto a; r thp
bthr,'"fpilpwtng a., disagreement, f.b e-
.:i-,-r-,- i-i
OftiRTi. n- announ t -wl r h -t.h e' Pe(
.Open, ,aiivccbuttwlthth'e': People. W
Savings -Bank. Their Regular Interest
renoa Degins uctooer ist.
2t
SWELL B I LL THIS WEEK, v
Crystal Palace f Has Something Extra
r " ;; a;nd;vel,,c in: - Vaudevl I le. c ;
The Crystal: Palace is presenting, a
big'fiew vaudeville - bill 'this: week' and
one that Is "a winner." The hew .bill
went oh4 for. the first time 'this after
noon -and will hold"; forth all week
pjedrmancesi being grvp eyeryafte
fiEboh and every night and small prices
pfeyailiiig. The new fes this i week
include -Cbarlie Boyd,- we'll knbwi im-
personatpr ; tsiui&: xjoya, . uoieu uiauiw
fice I and lab vefty f cbmmns l"FOxf and
:Foxr? uptWatrefiM
: ----- Si-Ik' '.- ?Js---Jiflr.-v.-i -i; : 2i.iL-'
tiancing uunn sisters, wno nave somr
other "pleasing M0esW
October 1st" is beginning pf Regu
lar' Interest: Period at the People's
Savin ss. Bankl
2t -
hXne
. . mciia niiiiiu u .
. -. ... -r-- -'-.... .
was sfeveral sacred selections render-
Gilb;heybiiji
choir ;of; Grace Methodist Churrh. '
: f Try " bur School- Shoes: x Hewlett v&
Price; -' : xx 2tH
ming ; prigni ana ,catcnym tne .way -ot-a?nvelty
i actjI There are, of course,
Iamand ;:Discoimts
f Overdrafts; . ..... , . , . v, 4,656.60 Bnis Payable. . i . . 1 .v. ', 190.000.00 ,
butt - " ' - -.- y,Y.o, vvyyatv : -. -.... . & j.,40VA0A.y -' ; 4
PRUNEATHALF PRlCEVWatih inStbr for Barflaliit-threV; ;
ivy days each fek that -you ought to get
'.4'
TjiS-.:
.:;;y..p.y;t ,y;:.;-v p;jW,;,f
llittiHiii
solves the Servant Problem
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X Staiment of the'conditions(to thCornptrbjler of the Currency) pfip5Vi
: x .X-- - ' .X M-.X fX.C;X;.iXv.,XW s .- ; - - -xxx X v
: ; -Xj t K OF "WILMINGTON. X:X;x;V; X'XSXX ::
At the?close bf?buslrtessSeptember231908. : ;
lidafatf ahdSDiscbu
OvepTidraf tsvw .vi5: ua-. -' ! 86.89-
f U;i4BBonds ' & Prem . . '. . 1 25,921.88 .
iFumltiire .and Fixtures.1. V;1 '4,581.49 -
RedglnptibnFund-.v.'':.i-
(sh ..;v..:.vv;. 79,102.28
'"',xr'--'t' " - wv $260557.53; -
W. B. COOPER; President. ' .". :XL
GE6. 0' GAYLORD, Vice President-
OPENEDXFORvBOSINESS MA 7tlvVITH PAID iiP CAPITAl 0000.00
-i-. -X-
STATEMENT OF
- -i-xifc ri".:';. i. .
ifis
" (CMidened;front Repotttp North.
Loans ahd ;Discbunts..;::. $1,39413.09V
Bond
Real
Furniture
Invested
Cash
X from banks. . . . : .
J;::w;:KpRWOQD,:-Presidentp
H.WALTERS::"v1ceIsid
Estate... . . . . 45,(100.00, Deppgits: t.vr....... l,316,68SL?;y :
'& Fixtures..:. . -.:-1.00- :--x,; '-XXX- "-'-X' .X;
bfahand xand -;ue; ;;.
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Profits net . . .'. .. . l.iB6.S3 I
Circulktibh ';'. . '. . . 2M0d.0 y;
DEPOSITS' . .;. . ;'. . . . . .-. .143,261.18. . '
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Carolina Corporation Xommliflon.) xxy
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Capital pZ?. vlo0.000.0a vJ
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