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': . ' - - ii-;-.-. - -.. -v.- :.:-. -, . : ' - 4 " . - v t . ".,s--') : . : vwx .iy i ;vwlfcu mdMjJ M,kl i.- FOURTEEN JVIIJ.nNGTONrN,iCl-MONDAY;'!- OCTOBER 12, 1908. PRICE FIVE - CENTS RESOLUTIONS iflilflPTED LlEB0H.fi 4 ipt II 0;L - " .-- Homeless Lover.', En End His Earthly Trou- savored to biesl-Policeman Nabbed Him Just jn Time and Now , He Ja Charged With' Being "Bug-House." t - NeW York, Oct. .ohn' Edwards, eless and jilted by' his - Philadel: hia sweetheart, attempted to jump f m the Brooklyn Bridge -Into East ,river wuaj . - i. locked 111"1 UV -pcuuiug A.a.m- nation into his mental-, condition'.f .V STRIKE SETTLED., Operatives Will Return to Work Jn. a, Few bays ,. y "t':"; London, Oct. lgtMs; stated .that thP strike of the cotton1 operatives in Uncashire is as giDOd as, settled;, Many.; jf the 'men will .return to work this week. A five per cent, reduction will be accepted by the unions ! with the' understanding that a better basis;' is to be arranged, three months hence.' . KILLED BY AUTO. Machine Turned Turtle, .Catching Owner Beneath It.. New York, Oct. 12 Martin Connel-r ly Jr., employed in the comptroller's office, was crushed to death underbills automobile early this morning. 7 The machine left the road and turned pver, catching Connelly under.. it. v ', - FEW NEW CASES. Of Cholera H aye ! Been -Reported ' Dur iiiu TV; ihhim.: Ifanila, Oct. 12.-Only:- three. eW ases or c noiera . re jrey ut it?u ayi ,) .wc By .the Vestry, of SL James Episcopal 4. ; Church Expressive of the- Deep Feel ;? ing of Regret , WhicK; Pervades' the ; Organization, Because of-the Eariy. Departure From th Clty.of Rev. R..W; Hogue, Rector of the Church.- 'The entir4 community received ;with deep, regret the -announcement aeye'ral weeks ago-', that Rev. , R. W; Hogue, rector St. James' Episcopal Church; and;,aman universally beloved among people - of every - denomination in the cityf had presented his resignation of the rectorship, in order to accept a call to ' the Episcopal Church at. Chapel Hill. - . . - . . ;Theref ore the following -resolutions; with reference to Mr. Hogue's ; ap proaching departure, adopted by the vestry' of St. - James' Church will fie read ' with. interest; not only, by-members of the congregation, .but by the community at large; 4 ;; ''y . "It' is perhaps wtihouf a' parallel in the history of this parish . that arector has served ' his relations '.under condi tions whidh at once drew; forJ;h ex pressions r.of .deep -regre, and,, sympa thetic approval by; ;the xstry and yet this ' is : the situationattending , the resignation ; of our rectot, i the pLe v. R. .W.'. Hogue, 1; . During a) service ; of : six years as rector of thisparishhe bias come to a position;, of 'jnfluencln the communityas great as tnat enjoyea by -any minister oi- the gospel hose lif e and work have ' blessed .thetipeople of" Wilmington, for his impress has not been limited by either his; congregational-.' orWfchurch relationships but has permeated the entires community Irrespective of -religious affiliations, so much so that expressions of apprecia tion have come from all quarteVs. In his labors among us he has ever shown the'-broad, and sympathetic spirit .of the Master, and proved himself a dis clple of the great catholic gospel, which, disregarding class distinctions, recognizes in the masses the hrotheVt hood- of, man. " Coming among '.us . a stranger and a; youth, unheralded by reputation iind 5 unsupportedVby official influence, ; hf ; at once, .won' the respect and cohfidehcei of .the community by I his manly bearing, fearless utterance andf self -saennemg, labors, :his zeai in .beh'alf .of. personal purity and 'publid righteousness; quickly (.brought him into - touch; with both ! the individual declines in the spread oftheMiiVkW . . f-. t, VU(M .ieedy alld thea&i vocateor , moral irsi3irituai-roKressrrlxce:seeds:tnat , - . . Ulll,lliu!jH:;l lifllll HI C. L ta to Go to 1 1 lii'inal r i Court -Spending all Today in Trial of , the Case; of Little vsV TheC'Qitytol, - WilmingtonWill Likely Go to the Jury . Late - this " Afternoon Cpynsel ; for Coast Line Will . PetTttbh Uncle Sam's Court to Remove $20,000 bam- ,n?--"V - - --; age 'Action? at The damage suit of William-. Dun? can " Little, colored, against the City of Wilmington, involving'; mainly - $5,000 alleged damages rfor ;he deaths of, his young son.-.hplsTprth'in'.the Superior Court" today , .and.1 will , oCcupythe 'rest of todaysteJsitnrilsS' point raised., abou the cityi. liability Is de wilL end the suit saiar as "the .present cernea , .4.1 iu ;.rMv. Th ft. . f ftlrifi'A'.L mf ' V vM ATinor lrnTrifiBn VUXO 1UU UlUH t fte.npe;rc.es3 npur .neany. aiyiajeAce.sip potnrsiae had been- submitted. ,7hV$zaon this afternoon will be brief,, and then counseL.for the defendant will lodge a motion ; to nott suit . the plaintiff 4 on the grounds that " the i city is not respon sible; as the driver, of the cart whose alleged negligence- caused the; acci dent, was not v under the ; flirection of the : city, ; but .was an employe of the health- -department.rwhich - is regulated by. the State.1. However; counsel for the plaintiff will -contend' that, the' city is responsible,1 -as the driver was ah employe of "the city, being paid, bv, the city;-' and even if- he was under the direction of the healthy .deparjtnjgnt the cuy . quia noi;anowfiamage, ana m jury to itsrjciuzeus! tnron negjuefic. If the bointis- decided; by, ihe- cburtr fn to ending this hiorhing, and nvd4'for previous twenty-iour nouTs. -;uue REV. J. T. JOHfiSOtt; T Pastor of the Advent Christian Church Announces His Resranaiforir1"" ' At the conclusion of- th service last BgM at the Advent Christian jnurcn, Rev. J. T. Johnson - announced that "he submitted his resignation as pas tor of the church, the same to become effective at the conclusion of his year's work on December 1st. The announce ment came as a distinct surprise to the members of the congregation, and by them was received with real regret Mr, Johnson has won for "himself a warm place in their hearts during the short space of time - he has had charge of the church J "Not only will .Mr. Johnson's departure be received 'ith deep regret by- the t members of roe church, but in addition. .the entire community will be sorry ito learn that he has deemed it his -duty to- resign pastorate to accept a call to an other field of Christian labor. He has made his influence felt 4ri the commu nity since comine here, and ' whichever f the several calls now under consid-t wation he accepts he will go thence accompanied with the best r.wishea of people of Wilmington :f or continued Access in his consecrated work, as a minister of God. i.!jV; - 'J S3 - Meeting - Called-.for ; Tomorrow at the ruuiw . arjr IWC me CIRTCSl Big Events ja'doimng Along ''.Flne-an All rCbmmittpet. Hard at Work. ; An earnest effort "is being' made: by the Exalted Ruler, fbfthe-Wilmington Lodge of - Elks;., and hiembers, of : the Committee ;on paraded to "enlist ; the hearty '90-operatipn of the ladies,' and ladies clubs of Wilmington; in the big Elkfesfc.; ; With' this; in .view; a .meeting will ':be . held;, tomorrow... afternoon j at the .PubliciLiibrary,,, of -VVnumberl." 6J prominent ladies, interested j- in such work1 1 as 4 tte , childrien's. playground fund.: , These,-. ladies will - formulate Ja plan for; further enlisting the copera? tion of almost every-' woman in Wil mington. .1' , - . - - 4 : G eneral Executive - Committee of ladies; to .beknowon as the Ladies Auxiliary;the . Elkf est;wilt be se: lected; t, ie -meeting. . Tuesday.; .,;The duties, of teW ladies win be-toserye as. lady patron at -the entire Elkf est; ; to take chayge 'of the floral deciorated. vefiiciesy-cnjmren s : parade, -s and .such simila;Jeaturesof L- the; . Elkf est and N- C. PEACE CONFERENCE. formally Opened in Greensboro This Mornina. ' V Greensboro, he has sown hee -taken deep root in our : social - and ' public :. thought,- and thtofruits will .be -a permanent montt ment to his lif e and labors among us. In"4 losing Mr. Hogue's1 Services1 we are cpnsciousjV that . his :.plaee, will , b difficult, if not impossible, to v fill i nev ertheless, we are reconciled to . the loss only because we realize that he goes to a field in which his special adaptability1 for work among young men will give opportunity for the exer: else of an influence which we believe fill be far reaching and permanent in its effects on the youth of the State. Not only will Chapel Hill offer an op portunity . for : reaching,, the greatest possible number of young men, but will at 'the-same time offer facilities for study- 'and 'development which we believe' will" bring, rttoguefd. Tan early maturity of his powers and thus enable him to fulfil IthS edtfifesipntj or preaenmg wnicn ni , uami i uuint ties . so eminently qualify hin5Cdr, Be-, cause of the" Close relatlohbipJf Uhis community. to the Statenixty we feel' tnat .we lose.mr ogu uuiy mt jve may, gain hint in a larger sense, in tnat nis.cn aracier aua.umueuuu wm he reflected in. the lives of our, sons to' the" upbuilding of a higher . type ' of citizenship "to 'the good of this' - com munity and to the honor or tne,iaie Not only ; wiir "his life and services among us and his' care of. our v sons bind him to -us in ' hjs work ' at ehaipel jlill, but as "this mission will be par IliP ff 11 XT 1 - s- - - n ' "tv I ' i. ' A i . " " . i iNonn uaronna' f eace vjuh- favor of, thejletens4 ihy1 &ecase will end arid thfirnlaintifl 'ftiirWelv aDDeal tgJtbe JSupreme dbur, Xf; it is ecideil otherwise why the " trialwill cproceed . witness was a coiorea oaruer. namea Calhoun, ,who ..testified . be t saW'ithe aci 1 cldentl and - that" the bof j -waa ' ro wdef? to'the curb byt the tcity Idartj ithe. ahorse; to which was trotting ,hdijthe driver unconcerned. There were .other witi ne'sses! testifjdng to different uifacts Then tf e defense, introduced fa. humber of witnesses to off set this testimony' It also introduced evidence to show that the driver, one Jamison, was employed by the health department. Jamison s crippled In one hand and 1 which the plaintiff contends really incapacitated him for the service of, a driver. . , There was ; much conflicting testi mony as to the precise positions of thte boy on the' bicycle and the cart, and the positions play important parts showing the care or negligence, how ever, the? point may be. ' . . Four speeches will be made in the case, Robert Ruark, Esq., and Gep. 1 L Peschau. Esq.. speaking! for the plain tiff and City Attorney fvrsdeq)la my, Jr., and ex-Jjidge Ei K,Bryaii for It is understood thaticounseV for the efeSe in the $20,00a faamage suit of N. "m. McEachern, - administrator., -ys. the Atlantic Coast Linwll soon file a peti tion in the United i States Circuit Court for the State court's . to be . ent joined- froni - trying 4 th - case 1 and3 for Uncle Sam's tribunal to take jurisdic tion. 4 , Later At this afternoon's session counsel for the defense lodged the mo tion to non suit the plaintiff, but the motion was over-ruled by ?Judge Lyon without hearing argument. The speech es then, commenced, with Mr., Peschau presenting the, opening, argument for the plaintiff.. The case will , kiely go 1 . .- . jthes.eiad)es to. make a" thorough cahj yass j pi pe city soliciting . decorateel carriages decorated baby coaches.vgp .car4ts,j itSd'altycarriages,;. children oats; ;ad , taarhln;charAciejoups .i Thereis no doubt but that thftadies me greaux uuierestea in tnis . iiJi?:restj. andwil dojihiich towards its success.. i : Letters , are being: -sent . out from committee'eadquarters inthe Garrell building; -.id the- teachers of' the: city schools and principals; " notif ying them to assist iri( the promotion, of the playr ground if lindparade, Tuesday, Nov,t 3; Already sma'ny acceptances have been received; - ;V ; ; . .; -7 - -jOne;of:the'features of jthe Burlesque Circus: Parade, that will be very promi nent, will bethe marching and riding groups of, clowns. Oyer fifty fun-mak ers ; will v provide entertainment- along thejUne.pf niarc-ptthe parade, under the 'directfott o.MrTeitBniwnwho ihsj ,;lecedi,M WHlT DOpkey canjs, . purrowspos,; goats, intact, Wetyind; of animal. -toat bin be; put m! aslpar4de. iiajev ibeen grafted ilipon zed to advantage.. . .-H:!nf.' -' with the sririhis, . will be- used- in both the JTnesdayu I parade xand' Wednesday paradd o (Onifhe f drmeri, j tte& ;tf eent of school childreri; tiatbe s $eleeted Ikterf wilLivbe! 1 mountedonl t the ?back of ! 'the elephant ima Howdaliinide of 1 Wood; land 'purple .and! whiter! cloth, and 'trlnl- me'd swithJ Wisteria iflowersni;The-elephant; wilL be led- by.itwoi attendants in white, and on a floaMollowing, will be the little queen with her fairy court of children. This feature will head the school children's section of , the parade, The extent and magnitude of the Elkf est is just, becoming . apparent to the merchants a and citizens of Wil mington. The railways will grant the lowest excursion rates given in years; Many wholesale firms are- receivihg word daily from customers that they will be on hand during the occasion. - E3 EJ 00 . : f A- THE COW FOOD THAT WILL MAKE MORE MILK AND CREAM -THAN ANY FOOD -SOLD. TRY.T. ' V' ? f Phone 92.' 4v I a "A- WILL-TAKE OFF THE CHILL THESE COOL MORMNGS SEE THE GAS COMPANY it f i ? ; , ; 5 ' 1 t k v - r-IF?WE COUBD ,1- the ear ot every'; lady1 in Wilmington we would like to 'impress upoii them ' just ; how. pleased we would be to have their banking business. We offer to them a safe depository, very centrally lo cated, courteous and accommodating clerks and a disposition to make our services satisfactory. . . - - ".:' '..-. -. ' ' ' .- '. ... . j. ..... .,1 . ' - .-. ...: . .? ' rf.-' '.W ;'-'. - ' ' ." . i, ; -- ' -i . .' II". 4 Paid in Savings Department . ' .. ,." ',.....,.. ,., .! . t j iean llioi Banb ol Miiin The flir 5j - :. 1 T (NEW BANK ON - FRONT S" T RE ET,4 N EXT TO ORTON HOTEL) . 1 ... -.-it r.u- .rf.v.M off! The best guarantee to . ; the 1 depositor is the Safe and. Conservative .,.t 'i'l' -ru'i Mk:.; n; ". "ir-U -tts . management of the Bank .with which he, does business.) 1 i!.'.' I'.'..... Attention is called to the TWENTY YEAR .record of THIS Bank, I . ; and ; to-the prominent position It now occupies among the financial institutions of the State. I lde WiImington;Savings and Trust f.-fT:1- ..... T ....... . ... : , - (JUST OPPOSITE, ORTON HOTEL.) i,,m 'onTttlniio tn sii stain an official re ... . , ......... -.'wili VWUI. . , held today the president astSationshio to .him which will be-fruit-1 to the jcT late this afternoon. ful -in, current and sympathetic inter Unable to attend He sends a message his approval. 1 - To Make Tests for Government. ; New York. Oct 12 Tn aDackage uot much larerer th an - an ordinary Eveline l0Jay ship his aeroplane to Fort Myers, "UtJre It Will hn nonnmkln ftir-crnTOrni pit trials. Tomorrow; Herring states, e will probably receive an extension one week before the thirty: days', 5erld of tests begin.- ; i. ', y,r est,. ". -: " 4 - " "In accepting Mr. Hogue's . resigna tion' we ,desire-'to put on record this expression or. our. appreciation oi - ma services "to. this parish and r. commu nity, and our , confident' belief iii -Ills greater-usefulness, at the State Uni versity As . one who has . endeareid Ihimself to, us by his loving offices-we lend him - to ' this greater ,,wneia, - ano chair ever follow hisVork with;a syin pathy that will cause ;.us .to .rejoice with hlril in his success RESIDENCE ENTERED PoPULAR PRICES THIS WEEK. "ason-Newcomb Stock: Co. , Opens ; at Academy Tonight. uns wppV With th ovvontlnnlof fc7 "teht, the Academy of Music StoS Wel1 kn0wn Mason-Newcomb tot ompany in. up-to-date-reper- U " c "Pening Dill tonignt win conn m Chinatown"- and -m sentpT1011 with the bill. will be pre iakin fine line of sPecIalties, reajly vaU(1 g a biS double dramatic, .and Pany V Performance".' The - com win mes h"ghly recommended -and cnange specialties and ;play each Tha- 111 Present, all new plays; ,To Erect Fine Residence. ,(, Mr. B, H.'iephens, the well-known architect, and . . builder; ; has recently purchased a fine lot: at the , corner of Nineteenth' and Princess( streets, Caro 1 ina Heights; s and t he has - announced that he will erect tnereon a uauusuiuc $5 000 residence. -Mr. Stephens Js an architect: of fine qualifications, .and therefore the new. structure will .be of an attractive design, ..second 'to pone In this rapidly developing suburb: , It will be - a pleasure to friends "of.. Mr tephehs toflearn.that he.wiH bring hia family from - Chicago,, as csoon as ? LLence- is completed ;and - n. present, an new piays. "to '" . , , m,i- v,r,m hpre e Pces are 10, 20 and 30 cents : ! that they will make their home here. . And the -Sunday Dinner of Messrs. Alvah Stanland and EmmettGra- ham Was .Taken. Some timev. Saturday . night, a bold intruder : entered the residence, No. 410- North Fourths street, occupied jointly by Messrs. Alvah Stanland and greater ,vfield, - and Emmett Graham and abstracted there from the Sunday dinner' which - bad been prepared. Not content with re moving the good things to eat, ; the thief showed- he intended to leave - no feature of the dinner behind by taking with him the various dishes and re- REV.; FRED D. HALE Announces ThatA He. Will' Ndi Adbeptl More Lucrative Call, as WefTeefs His.;Work is Here.? ; ; . It. . is known u that other . 'churches have been trying. to secure ! the ' ef , . , -." . . . . i; . . -j..rs.- vices. or castor tij?Tea rui iaie, oi ur Pirst i Baptist Chtirch; of: this city, but in the, course of his sermon yesterday morning, he put ? the ; whple "questibn at (Test by saying: "At the end of about fiveyears . most aggressive - Baptist preachers change their fields of labor, hfiransft of antafironis?ni created -here and there in--the community ; but. after mature reflection,' I have reached the. conclusion that, if ; God, through the church called me here, my work is not yet done in this field, and that I am now needed Jn this community more than ever. - . , . . Thousrh I have been offered more money elsewhere, and though I have now" ' in. my pocket a unanimous - and pressing call to one of the most cul tured churches, . and pleasant' fields, of labor in my . native State, 'Alabama, li am going to decline that call, and re main at my post here,, starting out this morning for Tanother' five ..years' ser vice, at the end of which time, it the Lord will, weVshall have a, 6hurch in Wilmington that:, will, mean. something to 'the spiritual moral, andcivic: life of the! eity."- - ; . ,.v r- y;. ... : r : ? "j ; iiiiimmiiii T ......r...... MIL mji a J I. i U'.iii'''"' - ' 'V-' - 1 ' - ' ' ' ' " ' " ...At-the .Bijou. NThe feature 'film at the popular Bijou theatre '- today -4s . called "Ingo- ceptacies in . whieh the different ar-1 mar. "The Barbarian." - This motion f tides: had-beeii placed . No cjue. has 4 picturfe reveals' a love stbry,' which for discovered which will aid in the appre, .poetry and dramatic action has. rarely hension of the bold intruder, and Jttfe-jjeen excelled, , and if should .be seen two gentlemen named above are;m-ivby veyjeryoAe." t The song- for :'today is ciiueu iu luium. iuai a suiiauie query, rii; X.fU W ere -Mine to accompany "Who Hit Billy Patter son?, would be ner?' , - - Who Stole11 My Din- N is easy; Opening -Chicago, OcL. 12-Wheat prices about-one-half -lower.' wheat, December 101". 1-4 ; corn,- -December,. 64 1-2; oats,' 49 1-8 .There jwas no trading in provisions.- n . , .. . , , , . . - . -t ' . ' . ; " " - I". - - . . , " - .' -v s- , v B 1 i r : - ! '4 t; fSS f " Bank which' hat ac- ;. ' moreHhan two mil- li '' No interest paid, on ;' ; " WBBttSMKK; ; "; dtpotitfc-r ' hKalatnzop Celery n ; v - - . -s t ' - , It . T . r . i. . - . "-Resjue:Home Moved. . ' j Tbre Rescue -Home" has been inovedi from North ' Ntnth street to Meares street where- tbe good work' will be continued . and v; where Tr contributions will be gladly received for the eause. TheHome was. moved on account of having -to reduce expenses;! - - - . At the SIWASA ' , PRUNES AT HALF PRICE. Watch my Store for BargalM three y - - . . - ..- - ' - I - . . . "- .. - 's days each week that you ought to'get the benefit of." . f Phones 108-10? . U - ::t : .. 1 . , ",-ry " : J- if" : - 4 :i; 1 i 5 1. if! 'IP -if J .,'f I- 11'! i.--,H J," " if ft A t1 . V1 'j !! iif 5;.l ' tilt n:-y 't r v.- Y
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