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V VOLUME FOURTEEN 2... . , 77 WIOIINGTON," ;:C;, : THURSDAY,' .DECEMBER., 10, 1908. :V. ; , ' ,.V. 7. . PfilCE FIVE CENTS aptst$ ; Elect VOffiGers Both Bel igipus Bodies Having Most Profitable Meetihgs Election of Of ficers of the Baptist Association- Fine Sunday School , WorkMetho diet Conference Big One Sensation Sprung iThis-Nlorning. " - ' - i : ' y (BY W. T. Best.) ' ' Durham,; N. C, Dec 10, -The North Carolina Conference bad an interest ing session this morning with' the re ports and recommendation of the com mittees on examinations. "Five young preachers were admitted on' trial. They have served one (year. n The . sensation of - the -morning ' was the surrender, of Vthe credentials of Rev. W.,;H; LCMcLaurin; of the New Bern Circultt7;Rev.-:--Dr;:-R.--Fv3umpass, presiding Ye)de,r of jthat; district, made the .recommendation. Vr, Nothing giving the trouble; has been indicated and : the cause of the - trouble .doesn't ' appear. It means that the minister, will - not preach again. At his own request; the ministry of Rev; N. M.; Daniels, ceases. There is nothing against him and he retires with a good record; V Tonight Rev. Dr. W. R. Lambeth' secretary- of the missions . board, will - address- the laymen's meeting and" Bishop Wilson will preach the 'sermon to the Ep worth League upon the occasion of its anniversary." ThereN are" ;ho after noon ! sessions. FROZEII TO DEATH Body of-'an. Infant Three or Four: Day 8 Old-Was Left onr the Porch of Resi denpe :;Of M rs. Martha I Howard,, at ; NO. , 711 : Castle Street Child Was Discovered . late , Last" Night" and Death' Resulted This Morning.- T; Mrsl' Martha Howard; who lives at No. ' 7U - Castle street," was awakened about 12:30 o'clock this morning by the crying of an infant. ?- Sae.madef an investigation : and' discovered that - a boy .baby - apparently three or four days, old had been left in a basket at her frontl'door.' Mrs! Howard imme diately rtbok the child in her home- and cared fdr? it. The child when- found gave every evidence of being nearly frozen to -death, and "this morning shortly about 9 o'clock the infant died at me residence- or Mrs. Howard. :Dr. C.; is: Bell, the county coroner; and Chief of Police Nathan J. Williams were notified otjthe circumstances sur llliil ; erfeCaso: Handed Down, His Decision in. the' Su perlor. Court ,TJijs- Morning Court V Now Engaged in Trial V a $1 6,000 Bark Note CasV With ' thV M urchisoh National ..the v PlaintiffOthr; Mat ters Today. - , - Themost interesting tnatfer in; the Superior Court today "was ail order signed i n th oa rp rf . n : TW - rounding the finding of the cMid and vs.. the' i Rockingham Power Company; of - the subseauent death of the - infant They viewed the body v today and Dr. Bell stated that the appearance of the body gave every -indication f death, as a result "Sf freezing. . r An. invpstifflti - , o "'vuv auuuii -orougnt py the circumstances surrounding the . tional Bank' of" (l placing of the . child on the pqrch in such .cold-weather ) as prevailed last night, as it is hoped 'to secure clues which will lead ' to the discovery ot the persons undoubtedly, responsible for the death of the infant. ,The child when found by Mr. How ard? was wrapped only in a piece ' of cloth. The body - was delivered to Mr. W. W. King ,the undertaker, by Whom owed the' remains will be prepared for burial. '"' ;r''.';;Wv;',7 ' ett al.,; though court is now engaged in trial of Nan important; suit,' All ..day has beenconsumed so far and the rVst of the session today will be consuhied by the- trial of .the suit; - which? ip ; action brought ;by the 'Murchison his city, against, tne -..vWlthhelBaptlsts: .v" (By Rev: C.'F." Whitlock.) ., : Wilson, N- C pec, iOAf tier a good devotional service .this ;'toortriDg led by Dr. Montcrie, of '' jftaeihil:i'the,irejlar order was tken uj?,and riVingston Johnson read th report f'bnl imlssi0ns and Sunday Schools, Followingjthis report the ' cfiair !anBOuncedvp1m mittees on the;yarin depa.rjEmfents of the work. Tlie'wkW'Sfeiinfeis ters' relief was discussed, and it was reconynended thatKour pastor take a Christmas toffering: f fineilaged and needy ministers of our State, many of whom , are' w beihh'egleT'ed In their helpless old age after wearing them selves out in the work of the denomi nation and that a committee be ap pointed to consider the advisability of building a home for aged ministers. A number of touching letters . were read from old ministers, showing their , appreciation of the little help they were receiving in their dire need. The Sunday -School work was the next order and good speeches Were made by N. B. Broughton, of Raleigh, Sunday. School Secretary E. L. Mid dleton, and B. W. Spillman. The; re port on .Sunday Schools was adopted. The report congratulated the denomi nation on the rapidly increasing effic iency and development of its Sunday School work V and recommended that every Sunday; School in the State es tablish' ; af;V Horn departmeiiJ; ' ; and a cradle roll call . and that- every possi hie effort be made- to' enlist "the "Shut lns,and;'thers'who;-ar-vkept-from at tendance at the regular meetings of the school The -discussion of the Sun day School interest was said to be the best ever heard inthe convention . Ministerial Education was tire next order and the report was read, by M. A. Adams and after some remarks, Drt E. Y. Mulllns, of the Theological Sem inary, at Louisville; . Ky. was recog nized and made- a powerful speech setting forth the need of education among the Baptists . and the ' work of the seminary in meeting this ? need.' Twenty-seven North' Carolina men are now in' the Seminary at Louisville. Eighteen of these are receiving aid to the amount of about $1,000. Presi dent Mulllns calls' for; their -support; He also shows the need of greater en dowment and " of a more; Irulys organic conr-ection of the , seminary with the financial system of the 7 denomination. J v TWO OLD DEEDS - Were Presented at the Court House Today for Registration. - . Two deeds made from the late Ed ward Itidderiri 11870 and 1873, respec tively;' to cWesley Poe, were "presented at ; the office) of Hhe "register of. deeds at the court r house today for -registration The deeds recite the transfer1 of two plots of land ; in -the-neighborhood Dunn Oil; Mills Company and J. Barnes, $10,000. with - interest! beifls; involved-in the suit." The bank paid a note of $10,000, signed by Barnes, Is president of the Oil Mills Company, and -deposited with the Farmers' :Na-l tional Bank, of T)tfnn, which bank af terwards was declared insolvent atad which the Oil Mills Company ; Claims it money. - Probably; however; onjy eight or nine thousand dollars is really at stake, as there was - some col lateral. The. suit is being hard fought, the same counsel as participated ,in the case, of the Murchison National Bank vs. the Dunn Oil Mills :.Company being in this-case, namely: Ex-Judge E, K. Bryan and - Messrs; Rountree & Carr f or the' plaintiffs and' J. C, Clif: f ord; Esq., and N;1A; Townsend Esq of Dunn; and Hon. John D: Bellamy and Woodus?KeUum;E3qof Jthis city, for the defendants: c tKtooknirdtfl'atter mi d-day rto: rgeft ajnr3nqthe' tjase ' i of Twelfth Market f and :Meadow v f The case of -Frotf :fBaiiliere,' et a streets T Since' the - deeds were made the witrietrb have diedand; tfinessaTyv to provelthe signatures -oi 'Vhes ' before the deeds CQuld":'be ; registered. ' One deed was ysAihei Atlantic hingle, Coppera ard Veneer Company was taken binder ad visemeht this' mtlfttini iby the court,' after Argument by ffe?fti el5s;ThiJ bourt found the1 facts 'and1 is to settle the witnessedv byH 1c. Brown, question'1 of - law AMessrs.fi Meares & whose Islgnatufwa 'proved by Mr. i Ruark appeared -for the plaintiff and T. O Bunting,: ahdHhe other was wit-' ex-Judge E;K Bryan for the defense, nessed by the late Jl- Franks Maunder, whose, signature was proved by Mr. M. W. Divine. INTERESTING CASE . . -. . . . - . . Was Started Today in Justice Borne mann's. Court. An interestnig controversy concern ing a negro boy was started today in Justice Bornemann's court. From the details connected with the matter it seems that Edgar Horton, a negro, two years ago bound out his son to Ben jamin LeBoo, another negro. Some davs aso Horton -.endeavored to re cover possession of his boy and an or der was issued to this -effect today by Judge Lyon in the.. Superior Court.' Judge Lyon stated, at the same time that LeBoo could commence an action in a magistrate's court, if he so de- Bimi f 35 Vs V-.-. M Oscar H. Wright's Machine Wreck- ed at l: Corners of Fifth v :and v Dock Streets Man in the Machine Badlv HurHospitat SupeiirtendentS Re -fused tobivulge Name lof Injured Party -Seated From Another, Sou rce That Terry Vyonr of ElizabethtoWn, Wf"! rfju red -Person; :. ' I '-; .y ' - C'AK a result of : an r; accidents which Happened last -night the' automobile 6f MrOscar'H-lht was Completely wrecked One gentleman Jn the machine,- whose "iiame could not: i)e ascer tained this - morning was; badly, ? but It is 1 stated, 5 not seriously hurt. ; ; i - The accident: happened at', the cor ner -of Fifth' and "Dock streets,; where the : machine: swerved from the road, ; 4 then ran a . f6w-feet "along the' edge of the pavement. ;? The i auto then went headlong ' into 'one - bt ; the fire alarm pples'IVhich'lwas ffenap'ped Shorti off at its intefectiph .with; the 'ground land the machine was. turned in -a half '-cir-ple on to the sidewalk "by ' the force of the impact. The breaking of the pole caused the "fire aiarm to sound- and City 5 Electrician JohnT. Yates ; imme diately started . to: .locate i thej trouble. In about ten:Vminutes; he5 arrived at the corner of FifthTahd Dock" streets and found -the machine wrecked 'and ' one man lying irihetin,eau in an uncon scious condition, apparently , seriously injured. Mr. Yates made a superficial examination and found the- injured "man -had sustained a deep. laceratiQn on th'e - back of his head 'and that one side' of. his face had suffered a severe contusion .Mr. Yates summoned the ambulance from the -James Walker f Memorial Hospital and the injured man was senjt there, where 'it is stated he is under treatment today. ; It is stated today, that the name of the injured man i3 Mr. Terry Lyonvof Elizabethtown. "V The automobile was completely wrecked as a result of the . collision with the tree, the entire front of the machine iaving beenent and oroken. rMak mitcnirfeiwili? p$ Irfeaired at the garage of Messrs. F. W. Dock & Co. 7- Loose Buckwheat, Big pineapples, Fiiie Bananas, Codfish Wames; Cleaned. Currants, NicePruhes: V hr.-, .: - . ; Seeded; Raisins, t , ; v:ir: STATED ENT COND ITIO N At, the; close of Bsi.ness November 27, 1898. V;C-:"i; Resources.: v!r Q0p '-v Liabilities: Loans and, Discounts $2,571,534.92 Capital 'i .f 550,000.00 - ; N. C. "StateL.and otherv n W'y Surplus and Net Profits 298,134.69 f, 7 Bonds ;v ... . . . . . 188,044.25 Circulation ' ; . i . . -. . , 550,000.00 1 J J U. S." Bonds (at par).. , 556,000.0017. S. Bond Accounts 6 100,000.00 '2 Bank Buildings. , h . 1 55,000.00 Deposits. . . . ; .v. . . 3,098,102.66 2 ' r Cash;.; 1,228,698.18 r;: J; AAllftOflAAiAftAIAttAftAAAftASflttAftSAAABftABA A) A Att A) AAkA Al A) A) A) A) Al A1 A)A)4ktt A) A) At Al A At r. " $4,596,231.35 .'T $4,596,237.35 Hi C. McQUeN President.: - J. V. GRAINGER,' Vice President J. VV. YATES; Vice President. -;. " ! C. S. GRAINGER, 'Cashier. Anchovy Paste, Baf-le-duc, Swiss Cheese, t , ' r Sap--Sao, Crystalized: Fruits, : the City - Attorney Marsden Bellamy, Jr., also appeared in the case, the cjty of I Wilmington being made party plain tiff. - Order in Rockingham Case. Judge Lyon, this morning signed and handed down the following order in the Rockingham case, which was ex tensively, argued' at chambers before him' here last Saturday: North Carolina, New . Hanover County In the Superior Court. R. M. Sheppard The ' Rockingham ' Power Company, Sidney Z. Mitchell, Robert L. War ner and the ; Knickerbocker Trust Company. ; -This matter coming on for' hearing before me this the fifth day of Decem ber Ar D. 1908, at chambers, in Wil mington, N. C.'and' having been heard upon the complaint, answers, , affida- 1 1 '-i. 11.. MAT. M , sirea. to : recover - 110m iue wmei money to defray the boarding expenses vtts and exhibits led, ' It is ordered e ii. 1 .1 .ro-rtrN ndinflfrp'A nhil fnrRiflrrfl that' thp rlf- of the boy during the, pasr two years : Therefore LeBOo7 went before Jus' ti ce Bornemann and instituted a civil action against Horton for 1 the recov ery of the sum' Of $200, which amount he alleges to - be due as board for the boy. The case will be tried this afternoon. SEATS NOW SELLING. ad judged and considered , that the de fehTdants-, their offlcersj;" agents and em ployes and each' arid all of "them be restrained and enjoined from using or exercising any power or control over the common stock of the "defendants, the ''Rockingham Power Company, and from' voting the same in any meeting whatsoever.. And it is furthers ordered and adjudged -that said defendants, t heir agents Officers and employes be x L, ,- r uU Alwenjoined-'and .'restrained from1 carrying Notab e Engagementfor the3 Academy J , ... . . . jr- . . . . . Z reorganization : of the said- Rocking Tomorrow Night. The 1 sale of seats commenced this ham Power! Company" mentioned ip the that" of a- New York star in a New York stlccess and it behooves theatre goers to v show their appreciation, of Dr. Mullins' address was an eldauent, this brilliant attraction, The,produc- morning for the appearance tomorrow mp1aint; This order w hereby con night at the Academy of Miss May4.tinued to,the final hearing of this ac Kobson m rne nejuvenauon ui Aunt-jjQjj- - . C. C LYON, Mary." No better attraction could be Judge holding the courts of the 5th offered, because the engagement . is Tf . ,: Alihe Simetr&Mday will be shown the film "His First Frock Coat." This picture isipnerof comlc tiature and it .wiyiiiHtertaini everyone who witn(?ssesr JtaiexhibitiOinKfiTf i 1 ; ; j oLtja o) ija -' . 1 " ". 1 1 .i W R. "Li TATE BO WD EN. Passed-4 Away This Morning ' at s ; - - Residence of His" Sister. ' Friends in1 the city will be deeply grieved to learn of the death of Mr. L. Tate Bowdenj a : well known citizen of Wilmington, who passed away this morning shortly after 7 o'clock at the residence of his -sister, Mrs. Sue King, on Seventh, between Red Cross and Campbell ; streets. Mr. Bowden had been in tailing health for some months past, due to severe attacks of asthma. His trouble developed into an acute form several weeks ago and - within the past week pneumonia developed. Mr. ' Bowden then continued to sink rapidly until the eqd :came this morn ing at the hour stated. , y H Mr. ' BoWden was about 54 years : of age arid he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Owen Bowden. The deceas ed had ' spent his entire life in this city, arid never married. Mr. Bow deri was 1 injured in a railroad acci dent some years1 ago, .as a result of which it was found neeessary to ampu tate one of his legs.1 Since that time his health." has never been as - good as beforevthe misfortune-he suffered.- , . Mr. Bowden for' many years was en gaged'in the commission business in this city and recently he had been employed as manager of a .fish estab lishment on "Water street. ;; ' . The deceased was a member -of St. Andrew's Presbyterian - Church," and he was - an enthusiastic member of the Odd 1 Fellows. The funeral- of Mr. Bowden will be held tomorrow after noon at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Phones 108-109 , itOA A A A MfrA A S M A A - ,- I i S- SANDERS. was- m eaters ")";;. i. : :c.i...iv;:.FOR . ..;'S5i-: ' :;lielilSnIllII -V ', t -A? C'r - rf'i?: ; : .?,:; i: -r ;;' y-1. . .:. tne lias uompany Statement of the Condition ot th6 lie American N (the youngest and , most progressive in the ; city v ; . Of Wilm ington, N C, at the" close of Business November 27th, 18908. : Resources: ' ' ' r-: .; . .-. ' Liabilities: Lbans and Discounts . . . .$208,543.38 Capital Stock. ; ; ... . Overdrafts: ; ,. 45.53 ; Profits net. . t. . . . U. S. Bonds and-premiums. ;46.684.38 Circulation,. . , 2,850,00 Deposits .. v . ; .. . - -'4,580.49; , . 107,078.41, ;::v.,W;'- ....; Redemption2; Fund Furniture and Fixtures; Cash.'. .. .. J. $369,782.19 masterful appeal - to 'the Baptists of the State to . respond' to jtbe calls of the seminary : in : Its great ; work - and at its close, pledges were(ntaken 4 for the students' fund amounting to over $1,790. - - , . -::y -Yesterday Afternoon's Session. Wflson, N. CVDec 10. The second session of the North -Carolina Baptist Pastors' Conference .closed: yesterday Won-will be elaborately made. J ON BRINKOF DEATH. Serious Accident -'in 6-Day Bike Race in. Gotham. -' New York,' Dec. 10. During a J'teT- "rific sprint at the six-day race at Mad ison .'NS'quare Garden today Gordon District. The defendant, Rockingham Power Company, excepts ' -to the foregoing judgment and 'appeals to Superior Court.' Notice ot appeal waived. ' Ap peal bond fixed - at $100,. 30 - days al lowed defendant to' serve statement of case on' appeal, 30 days thereafter to serve counterstatemenL " ,'H E R CLOTH ES SLASHED. W. B. COOPER, President THOS. E. COOPER,;, Cashier., .. .. ..$100,000.00- .. .. i2,49.88 ; . ... .. .. 45,000.00 . . . . ; jr . . , 222,132.31 if.y-' ;r- ysu S;s.h r.V'.yi! ) -"t.ui '' J''-.: - .-;:'?' 'o'-vvJ,- hi. I'l' .. '"'V) 1 y .. - .v , :.- . ;hy, ,: . $369,782.19 -Y;' . !. V ' V.'1 At- :- i.tl"'A-rri " GEO., O. GAYLO RD,; Vice President , STATEMENT OF t r. Tjie Wilmington Savings aiid JTrust Co. V . ' , At the close of business, Nov.. 27th, 1908. , , , (Condensed.from Report to North Carolina Corporation Commission.) ,1 Resources. Liabilities. Loans , and discounts .... . $1,363,390.68 Capital . . ; . . $ 100,000.00 First mortgage bonds . . .': 1,500.00 Undivided Profits . . . ; . . ;. 138,102.21 Real Estate 45,000.00 . Deposits ... .;. . . , . . . V 1,308,931.16 Furniture and fixtures 1.00 ' ' , Cash and due from banks: v:l37,14L69 t ... .. i v at ; nf : th fi : Australian', team.- crash after an exceedingly interesting ; and" . . f r0m his. wheel" ancf fell unconscious helpful program had -been - completed, i few' inches from the rail. ; :Had . he j The only part of the conference noi gone OVer he. wouldV-have fallen forty reported in yesterday's .. Dispatch was feet to-deathAs It wasliis coUarborie" the afternoon session, The general wag Droken and he was otherwise" In theme for this hour was the "Pastor's- ed. .At, the hospital it was said'he CorresnnnflpnoA Course." - xms is i-ixmnlfl- recover. Men ana , wumeu Basket Bait Game- L j lfi the basket ballv game played last night at1 the Association ' building be tweenthe Y: M. C. A. team and a team from the Boys' : Brigade the first men tioned aggregation was the", winner by. the score of 18 ;to? 9. " An enthusiastic crowd witnessed 1 the contest and each good play' was heartily applauded. course in- Bible tudy; prescribed and. conducted by Dr. Cultom, of ' Wake Forest Colleee. which' may bo .taken free of charge b any pastor or layman cru-aam&A in . terror as ' the .man fell and 5 the place was in a great . uproar until the management: hnnounced that hp still lived. The fall was the result of the State," the only, expense being -of physical" exhaustion .i xt- fovt 1 r . nit; nil ri MH.SR t ill l ilts uctcoisoi .y -; vvv. books.- The pature of this course was . For reliable 'Furs gof'to.C. H Fore . r- f(- Small Fire Today ?Thore was; a email fire, this -morning at f the' house, No. v920: Orange street, owned and occupied by-'Jane BelL. col ored. v The 'fire? was' caused from, the chimney -and damage to the amount of $5 resulted; " - 5: Dorothy Dainty Ribbons' for sale only Negro Woman Indicts Her Husband on Charge" of vMaicious Injury to Per sonal Property. ' Henry -Clinton, an ; old negro man, was' "arrested yesterday afternoon un der a warrant charginSsrhim with as sault and i battery on his wife Clinton was adjudged guilty qt thecharge and he - was' required to pay - the co"sts. Shortly after the case ha-d been tried the wife came again to Justice; Borne mann's. office with a -C basket of . her clothing and reported every ; piece of the' wearing apparel had been xut and slashed- with a knife to such ,an ex tent' that the entire number of, I gar-" ments had been ruined. The : woman ; seemed t6 thmk that. her husband was the perpetrator of ;the, deed and there fore' she swore , out a second i warrant against her better, half, charging h'im with malicious injury to personal prop erty: " The case-will be tried this af ternoon. - ; .' " - - $1,5.47,033.37 $1,547,033.37. J.. WrKorwood; President , H. Walters, Vice President ... t C. E. Taylor; Jr., Cashier. J, L Williams, Assistant Cashier. . A discount for cash : is -being giveo j or. my .entire line as ; I have .! more goods than room-' J.? :T ' Burke, The , Jeweler and' Optician, No. - 27 South - V. 7 A V'; -: (Continued on Third Pas) Co, It by Cr- H; For? & Co, It Front street, - "7
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