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I tHiiiLn fl i nuniv inaiiiuitBti IIHOTEEK THE BA1KBY xfpau.. : ; Ju BRIDbt ABUIMtKT fORWi flS)flCE A1TEWD MEBING, IS WM NEVER Service That Counts. ! I . . I Jovv Order Issued For Passing 'Trains Until Damage Was Investigated U l,, i. boing winched from its birth j itocivs ui tut; lavtisaa. yiant, Ot: ,,V. ,t Navassa yesterday morning, ,,: .!ry to being moved to the 1(i i t . u I limn . uooi tauMM? I W ..ri;:-, is bell 11"' n'iE,ii 1 1 is being discharged, the British Wingate rammed an abut- Fall and Winter Night Service to Begin at St.. James' Episcopal Church. - Beginning the fair and. winter, night services St. James' church is institut ing a new, and .what promises to be an attractive, form of service. Desig- anS. this service as the "People's Service of Praise ;and- Preaching," the Hon. E. L. Travis Wffl Speak at County Court House - Tonight in Interest Party. Democrats are looking forward with a good deal of pleasure, to .this even ing's xally which is to be staged at the County Court House at 8 o'cloek for they will be given the privilege of hearing the Hon. E. L Travis, chair- rector, Dr. Milton is endeavoring to man of the Corporation Commission, ,fUt of the railroad lift-bridge there ,rov,ae a service wnich will appeal I U1HCU8S ana explain tne political is- iiut-oniy tar the members of his own! - " Utty" ominS at tne snanK congregation, but. equally and per- j end of tne campaign and with interest baps even more, to .those who are un-jat tne bolinS point a full house is con familiar with the regular form of ser-'fidently exPected by local Democratic vice peculiar to the Episcopal church. I leaders- Because of the position he With this aim in view, the service ' 9ccuPies Mr. Travis is qualified to nvestieation and rpnnrt.n wiH of such a character as not to ! speak with the highest authority and damage was trival and that -fluireany knowledge of the Prayer ;some one has aid that he is fuller of IU , :.tr-ru a siow oroer to De issueu until tVio dsmatra nnnU crLj.i" It wa? reported from the general of- ija! an expert bridge engineer had j a -in l hat mo . Book, a service in which those out- !facts ad figures than any man in Side his own; communion may feel as . tne State. In addition to this Mr. much at home as his vejvn cbngrega- ' Travis is a pleasant speaker and his tioh. Especial attention will be j address should prove of a very high given to the praise service, which, I order. Interest is running riot in the j beginning at 7:30, will consist of a ! campaign at present and while perhaps short; period of sacred Jscings 'by the a majority of the voters have al- round at the mouth.of the river where' 'i',1,, '"r ! !k7.7V V ' em ashore while trying to make ' JZ T s ' """ V MImI I-7 k 6 7 1 , pci iuu ui uuugregauonai singing or i "" u' "c uume iu a greater uegree the old hymns of the Christian ' Points made by speakers who have church, led and supported bv the ! preceded him choir. The prayer service will be short and the sermon will aim to deal with the practical problems of t the evprv-dav lifp Vnr tho' nroontit I Accommodations Fnr All Whn Wieh jlglllt'ieu uum "S vessel in Oraer , the wrmm will K 1 otl . tr. Vieit r.irrnc rains oouiu resume tneir normal speed cross the structure with all safety. ;ie dock and through the bridge by lie tug Navassa. The Italian steamer Edillio, which v.ent asnore wniie trying to make so without the service of a pilot, is JH (.'.' v U wv.xVA ,IV VUJ where it will take on a part cargo of Ulli J- W VV1 VUl bU TV 1111,11 W IN Wilniington Wilson Campaign Activities Attractnig At tention All Overstate. INAUGURATE EXTRA SERVICE. u reloaded. Only after much of the steamer's cargo 01 steei naa Deen re moved was the cutter Seminole and the tug Gladiator able to pull it into deep water. "The Social Message of. 'Jesus," by Dr. Milton, and "Personalities of the Bible," by his assistant, Mr. Hill. All the pews in St. James' church i To afford adequate accommodation for the crowds visiting the circus grounds extra car service will be provided by. the Tidewater Power TIGERS CLIMB ON TOP are now free by recent consent of the Company over its lines tomorrow and congregation, assigned to the regular Monday, attendants in the morning, but en tirely unassigned at these "night ser vices; so that visitors may sit where they choose, or be shown by Extra trains will be operated be tween Front and Princess streets and Seventeenth and Castle streets via Princess street every ten minutes. Three hundred and .fifty-four dol lars wUl round out the sum that the L.J -' 1 ir Wilmington Wilson Club, in confer ence ivlth Mr, Hugh MacRae, treas urer of the State Finance Committee, agreed was the proper amqnnt New Hanover should give towards the re turn of President Wilson "to office and if the dream of local Democrats is rto be realized -quick arid effective work must be .done. It is not known .wheth er any effort will be made to get sub scriptions on Sunday, k but who is there to criticize if scch an arrange ment were followed out." No one will dispute that the cause is a worthy one and many look upon the question as almost a matter of life and death 1 to the Americap ..Nation and the American people. Barring Sunday and counting today there are two days yet remaining in which one can contribute to the Wilson fund. Tues day is election day and Wednesday morning contributions won't be "worth a continental. ' Some one has very aptly Used the expression, "Now or never," and sure ly this expression applies to the pres ent campaign to raise funds for the purpose of advertising Mr. Wilson's campaign. Unless contributions are made now there will be no necessity for them hereafter. Those persons who have given nothing want to un derstand that tbis is their last op portunity for the two-term precedent set by George Washington has never been violated, and those who don't vote for Mr. Wilson and contribute to his campaign are letting pass the last opportunity they will have' for doing such. A contribution from McNair and For many years the Wilmington Savings and Trust Company has served the people of Wilmington faithfully, and well; every class of business or tradesman being represented on its books, and balances of various amounts being carried. And be it known whether capitalist or day laborer, progressive business man or man of leisure, the customer has always received the very best of service. His needs have received careful attention and every accommodation within the bounds, of sound banking has been afforded him. We Can Serve You To Advantage. The Wilmington Saving s & Trust Company 1887 , 1 10 Princess Street 1916 Oldest and Largest North Carolina Savings Bank ' 3C 11 ST1F RFMFS i nnoT nil ritiui vi Ltu u t TO ATLANTA CONVENTION. ROUSING DEMOCRATIC MEETING. Wilmington Physicians Will Attend 1 Southern Medical Association. U; Pl Wk;iJlhe ushers to any part of the church vr. vhrv Hpsira With tho holn rf tWnir- American Defeat AthietlCS. visitors, the men of the Brotherhood i aing to Seventeenth and Castle every , fund appreciably yesterday and gave Cars will also be operated on Tenth Street running from Tenth and Fan-' Pearsall for $25 helped to swell the By defeating the Red Sox while iih- .a'. menus were getting meirs at the hands of the Americans the Ti gers went into indisputed possession of. first place in the Y. M. C. A. bas ketball league last night. The Tigers defeated the R.ed Sox 15 to 9 and the Americans trimmed the Athletics to ilit nine of 24 to 20. Both games were notly contestea affairs and fur- nisiK'd tne spectators with some iliiiur really worth looking at. Tin- Americans and Athletics Maced the first game and while the winners naa things pretty mucn their ewn way in the first half the name-.-'.'iko of Connie Mack was showing flashes of dazzling form -that threat ened io overwhelm the commanding of St. Andrew will try to make every-! thirty minutes. These cars will con one who comes within their doors feel as much at home-- as possible. And the rector, congregation, choir and Brotherhood all join in asking the people of the community a.t large to aid them in making these services a real contribution to the religious and social life of the city; nect with the Hed zzs cars Tenth and Red Cross streets. at Tomorrow this special service wilhj for the day. Had the remaining ten begin as soon as the show arrives and will continue until 6 p. m. Monday. It will begin at 12:30 p m. and con tinue until after the last show. DONATIONS MADE. FUNERAL THIS MORNING. Friends Remains of Mr. H. A. Colvin Interred in Atkinson Cemetery. The funeral, services over the re- Colvin, who made to the Catherine Kennedv Home Passed away at his home at . Atkin- anrt wpir. dppnlv annrp.ciatefl son, yesterday morning, were con of Catherine Kennedy Home are Very Generous. The fnllnwimr donations havp heert : mams ot the late H. A. the committee headed by Mr. J. A McNorton an excellent foundation on which to build up a creditable report tu ncic uccyijf ayi)icwM.Pil.. i " -' ' A friend, coffee; Mrs. Tom BagteyJ ducted frpmthe .Atkinson. resbyte groceries; Mrs. S. A. Schloss, ice "an cbiirch this morning at 10:30 L.. r.- l cream, cake and truit: Mr. Clayton " 1 iULtluir ilL jedu idKtn uy inu wiuumg cuiiuiiseut nix TT - , was m3Ho in the Atkinson nptnotprv. R A Hiie-ins . . . .. tu 01 iioui , iurs. n. r. vii-: " - -c,-- ies; a quantity of fruit from I The many loveIy floral designs at- H. A. Huggins .. .. while the going was good. Spehard, tor the winners, nlnveri n r;lliant. :ame at centerut Davis, although , the Tnmty Auxiliary and the Giles, barrel der, groceries; ho pot going late in the game, was idaying a hrand of ball seldom un corked on the local court when the referee's whistle announced the close of festivities. The battle between the Tigers and lied Sox, which was the second event of the evening, was a beautiful exhibition of the indoor sport. Both teams appeared to be pretty evenly matched and the result was in doubt until the last minute of play. A false tep on the part of the Tigers or a sudden spurt from their opponents ould have changed the appearance of things in a jiffy. The teams lined up in the following order: First game Athletics (20) Americans (24) Center. Lewis Shepard St. Tames' Junior Auxiliary. Messrs. Bunting and Bellamy, drugs; Inde pendent and Plate Ice Companies, ice daily. MAURICE MOORE HONORED. tested in some measure to the teem the deceased was held in friends and intimates. LEAVES THIS EVENING. Davis Lewi Little Left Forward. Right Forward. Left Guard. , Hanson Solomon Gallagher ' Wilmington Boy President of Fresh man Class at Washington and Lee. Mr. Maurice H. Moore, son of Mayor i and Mrs. Parker Quince Moore, who is a student at Washington and Lee University, has been elected president of the Freshman class, which consists of 195 members, according to an ar ticle in "The Ring-Tun Phi," the col lege paper. The Wilmington boy is singularly honored. The article speaks of him in highly complimentery terms. Mr. S. A. Matthews Will Conduct Ser vices at Chinquapin. - Mr. S. A. Matthews will leave this afternoon for Chinquapin, fourteen miles from Wallace, where tomorrow he will conduct the services in lii Presbyterian church of that hamlet. Rev. Robert King is pastor of the Chinquapin church but is in Charlotte at the present time and in his ab sence tomorrow services will be con ducted by Mr. Matthews. committees equalled the report of the committee headed by Mr. McNorton it would be all over but the shouting this morning. Thirty-five dollars and fifty cents represents the activities of this team, which was the only one to report last night. The citizens of Boardman forward ed $6 to the treasurer and $1 came from Asheville, through The Citizen. Yesterday's contributions and con tributors were as follows: Previously acknowledged $4,603.50 J. A. McNorton's committee: -McNair & . Pearsall 25.00 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.00 1.00 es- Sam Lee by, W. B. Thorpe . . Jos. H. Watters MAY FINISH TODAY. THE BOYS IN TEXAS. Number Have Adopted Animals As Company Mascots. - El Paso, Tex., Nov. 4. The North Carolina troops arrived Total $35.50 Citizens of Boardman, N. C: W. R. McKellar $ 100 Dr. H. F. Munt . . 100 L. L. Dempsey 10 A. T. Larrabee .. .. .. .. 1.00 W. E. Stone 1-00 J. E. Porter .50 S. C. Fields.. .......... 50 District Attorney Carr Was the Prin cipal Speaker in Bladen County. II r nTfllfri Dr- J- G- Murphy and Drr R. B. One of the principle speakers of the Slocumb are among the Wilmington ! big Democratic rally held in Clarkfon physicians who will attend the meet-1 Thursday night, was District Attorney ing of the Southern Medical Associa-! J. O. Carr, of this city, who delighted j tion, which convenes in Atlanta, Ga., j a large audience, gathered in the Py D 11 ivMi' ii. tr 'November 13th. Many social events i thian hall, in a rousing speech lor. De- Dcm-wnuams eiepraies r irsi have been arranged for the large gath Anniversary Many Visit- ering of physicians. f Vsfa-r?c-r i The convention will be held in the mocracy. J. Bayard Clark, Esq., of Elizabethtown, chairman of the Demo cratic executive committee, of Bladen auditorium-armory, one of the largest county, also made a strong address. Yesterday marked the first anniver-1 buildings of its kind in the country. sary of the Belk-Williams company. The meeting will be divided into sec- This popular store opened its doors ' tions for consideration of special sub- in Wilmington for business, Novem-Mects such as railroad surgery, public ber 3, 1915; and since that time has : wealth, surgery and diseases of the grown to be one of Wilmington's j eye ear- nose and throat, most substantial mercantile establish- - : ' i ments. It would be difficult to find ; cess. Specialization of service is the a more attractive and better stocked i goal toward which we are all work establishment devoted exclusively to ing. We profit in more ways than department store merchandise. Ever that of dollars and cents when we since they threw open their doors in serve willingly and intelligently. 1915 this store has been the gather- There is the profit of self-gratifica-ing place of many thousand patrons, tion, in work well done. We profit locally and from the surrounding ter-, in recognition frcm superiors, in ad ritory. In celebration of their first vancement to positions, and in the anniversary yesterday many attrac- prestige and prosperity of the organ tive and timely merchandise offer-' ization through whom we are privi ings had been, arranged for this aus-jleged to serve." picious occasion. The Belk-Williams . The knowledge which -mparted Hon. O. L. Clark presided and those called upon for addresses were: Messrs W. J. Davis, clerk of Superior Court of Bladen county; A. McA. Coun cil, of White Oak, candidate for Legis lature; R. J. Hester, register of deeds; and Mr. G. H. Currie. All of these speakers made excellent talks which brought forth rounds of applcuse. store is strictly up-to-date in every minute detail. The stocks are kept new and fresh. Many hundred men, women and children attended the an niversary sale and as had been ad vertised attractive bargains were ot- at these meetings Is essential in de partment store selling. These meet ings teach practical merchandising INSTRUCTOR NAMED. Capt. Willis G. Peace Selected for This Work by War Department. Capt. Willis G. Peace, Coast Artil lery Corps, on detached duty, has been appointed inspector-instructor of the Coast Artillery companies of the State. He will have headquarters in Raleigh. Governor Craig has been no tified that Captain Peace has been ordered to North Carolina but it is not known when he will arrive. Tho in such a way that it may be grasped I announcement was noted with intcr- and easily understood. It is brought est by Capt. James B. Lynch and mem- out that clerks cannot sell or serve fered throughout every department, profitably to their business organiza of the store, and the visitors were, tion unless they are genuinely iater- bers of the Wilmington Light Infantry. quick to take advantage of the event to supply their many and varied wants. There was no bustle or hustle,, the shoppers taking their time in order to inspect thoroughly the immense stocks from the perfumery counter, as . you enter the store, to the heavier merchandise on the third floor. An air of politeness pervaded the entire corps of courteous and efficient sales force, and one's visit to the store was made welcome. In reviewing the past year's busi Total $ 6.00 P. R. Allen, Asheville, N. C.$ 1.00 Grand total $4,646.01 CAMPAIGN CLOSED. Sam Merrick Case Is Being Threshed Out Night Session. It is thought that the cases of Clara Merrick against James Spells and oth ers, in which an effort is being made in Superior Court to establish the near- Franklins Bested the Fords in the Race Conducted by Y. W. C. A. j The membership campaign, con ducted by the Y. W. C. A., came to a i i 4. :V.t an1 oil trrt oratrrl ! are very much gratified with the re- ness Mr. J. C. Williams, manager and part owner of the store, stated that their business for the twelve-month period had been quite up to their ex- j pectations and he attributed their' success in a large degree to their un-; excelled buying facilities and connec-! tions. It is recalled here that the( Belk-Williams store in Wilmington is one of a chain of a large number of similar stores located throughout every hamlet and city of the State; j therefore their purchasing power is j to be reckoned, as they buy their . merchandise at tne lowest possible ( cost. Truthfulness in advertising is -another reason advanced by Mr. Wil liams for their remarkable growth during their first year's business in' the city. It is a known fact that this store advertises what it sells, and rpIIs what it advertises. It has the ested in the thing they are selling, or the service they are rendering. Altogether tne Belk-Willjams store is conducted along" the -lines of a mod ernized metropolitan establishment, and their present growth after one year's business Tbespeaks the success which they have met in Wilmington's merchandising field. The; Dispatch congratulates Wil mington that she is the home of this firm, and we join with thousands our j best wishes for their continued suc , cess. CELEBRATED ARBOR DAY. i School Children Carried Out Interest ing Programs. Interesting programs were carried out by the pupils of the various school throughout the city yesterday in ob servance of Arbor Day. The exercises in the local schools consisted largely of singing suitable songa. the planting of shrubs and trees with the idea of beautifying the playgrounds and the reciting of poems appropriate to tho occasion. est relative of Sam Merrick, colored, 1 suits. The Franklin autos outdistanc-j making its advertising breathe1 Right Guard. MeManus Gallagher Goals C. W. Davis 5, N. Davis X Lewis l, Little 1, Myers 3, Shepard 8, Gallagher 1. Goal from Foul Lewis - Time of Halves 15 minutes. Ref free Keller. 'Second game Tigers (15) Red Sox (9) Center, Applewhite Farmer Left Forward. Cameron Right Forward. t Whitehead Center. ; Rich Left Guard. K. Davis Right Guard. Kelly Annlewhite 1." Huband 2, Ithodfs 3, LeGwin 1, Farmer 1, Cam '"n 1, K. Davis 2. Time of Halves minutes. Referee Keller. a j ' ' xl i 11 tt: J mAAhinAci hnf tho Io ttaf in El Paso, Texas, October 1. Weiwno uieu 11Lue tua" a. yw.e w vmi. uiww "T" i came here, to relieve the Pennsylva- aS waving an estate oi aoout io,uvu put up a gam i uu ao LfGw in thus bring to an end two-week term of court. this r present SPOKE AT NORTHWEST. Huli;ind Rl St f.jn Kenni- GoaLs- BEGAN WORK TODAY. Mr W. I Roe Will Ro r.nnnr.tri With the Wilmington Hotel. W. L. Best entered upon his uiv i rJL LUC LaiCllUK vvy. of fhe Wilmington Hotel morning. Mr. Best has been nn.(tGd with lhn MontiCello, of """!k, Va.; the Langren. of Ashc- nd the Yarborough; of Raleigh, Large Number of Brunswick Heard C. C. Cashwell, Esq. i;innif.nt l)i nia troops. We occupy their camping wi be completed this afternoon. grounds. We tQund-it a little differ ent from what we expected, as it is very windy and dusty. It was hard on us at 4irst ljut vwe soon got used to it and are getting : &ong fine. The Only, thing Ve fitfislike is that when' we go' J'beft WtiQight we never know whetf companion will creep in and occupy.a. paj:t f 'olir lodging. One of the boys -was- awakened the other morning by something heavy on his feet. You can imfiglno . his surprise on seeing :'a large "attiet curled at the foot of his cot. :'.;".Ajfter "killing the rat tler it was. jiaeasured.:by one of the boys. . He measured vSix feet one inch and had seven rattles and a but ton." v ' : v-i;-? '' -; ' . The boys have .grown fond of the horny reptiles of the West. They have as pets horned toads, center pedes, prairie dogs ahd slttkkes. Wilmington is represented in Texas as the majority of the "boys in Com pany G, Second Infantry, are from Wilmington. Company G is from Raeford, N. C. SERGEANT L. " W. TINDAL. Co. o; Sec. Inft N. C. N. G. on the high gear when the wire was Judge Connor last night conducted reached. ;Th,e winning team was led a session of court in hopes that the by Mrs. Ashby Curtiss and the losing case might be completed today and contingent was captained by Miss Mary Vann. The Franklins 197 members and turned in and the rFords are credited with 146 members and $156. - Mrs. C. C. Covington was awarded the banner for the best individual showing, -he made the splendid showS ..sincerity. " Another highly important feature of the Belk-Williams store is its bona fide and iron-clad guarantee of satisfaction with each -and every pur-; . . -i i Miasp A customer, it he or sne can secured j be satisfied or would like to have the 1 $212.50 j ... -vnorip.nee of findine a store that cares whether or not it pleases, win find just such an experience j awaiting them at Belk-Williams. A3 an example of tneir guarantee of sat-j isfactioh to customers it is here re-1 called that recently one of the sales ladies of the store purchased a rain- Incorporated. iOilmington jflsheville C.C. Cashwell, Esq., secretary of ling of securing 44 members during County Democratic Executive Com-j the four days the race was on. The niittee, addressed a large number of association now has a total paid up j coa( and on wearing it out for the voters of North-west township- Bruns-: membership of543. ihis is considereu i fi st tme it was noticed that the dye - . a . t i . a fine beginning tor tne years worn. The canvass for new members will be continued for a number of days as the canvassers found a number of ladies during the campaign that were not prepared to renew or join at that time but who will do so later. wick county, at Northwest, last night. Mr. Cashwell states that everything in that section of Brunswick is look ing fine for the Democratic party and that he believes that the county will cast it's vote for Wilson on next Tues day. . CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. CJiurch Edifice, corner of Seventeeth and Market streets Services Sunday at 11-a. m. Subject, "Adam ana ai Deeds Filed Today. Following are the deeds filed for record today: Henry Hore and wife to V. Sldbury, for $100 and other con siderations, on Church street between 14th and 15th streets, lot 33x88 1-2. J. F. Roache and wife to Frederick Al len, lot 34x66, oh Kidder street be tween Sixth and Seventh. J. Henry STILL FIGHTING. . 3 1 came out. The management immeui ately notified all customers whohad made raincoat purchases to return the garments and have them re placed. It has been said that purpose of business is selling for a profit,, the acme of business that of selling more; and better for ,a greater profit. To day in the general line of merchan Aila ointitr Kprvie.fi and soecializa- tion are important elements of sell- J T'-ns imnortance id fully real- 1 ieH 5n the Relk-Williams store as 'ill (1 ,. .r.-fij i,iien Man". Sunday School at 12:15. "n,e.s at The Wilmington. He ex- Wednesday evening services at 8.15 ,,f' to move his family here with- o'clock, heading Room in the Murchi '? next few days and will make son Bank Building where all Christian Hty his permanent home. Science literature may be read r ob- tained open daily except Sundays and SPECIAL CAR SERVICE holidays from 4 to 6:30 p. m. Everyone 10 Circus Grounds. Sp ArtvrHaPTir ' is cordially invited to attend all ser- m lis paper. Advt. vices and to visit the reading room. Governor Will Be Asked to Commute Merricks Sentence. Attorneys fOr Thomas Merrick, col ored, of this city, convicted of and sentenced to death for the murder of elements of their business life indi Leon B." Hudson, a young white man ' eating the milestones : K.jgr-jas. Of this city, have not yet given up . a feature of this store's service is Gerdis to R. L. Johnson and wife, lot thefr fight to save the life of the con- a school conducted by the manage 39x155, on Seventeenth street, between I victed negro and Governor Craig will ment . every Wednesday .and Thursday Dock and Orange. George B. Appie- be asked to chaiige the -fleath; sentence mornings for thirty minutes from 8 white to Henrietta McNeil, lot 30x75, ' to one of life imprisonment. "Merrick's to 8:30 o'clock for the benefit of the on Eleventh street, between Orange attorneys are Burke H. Bridgers and salesforce. and Ann. W. H. YOpp and wife to j William J. Bellamy, Esqs. j The purpose of these meetings is Charles R. Yopp'lOt 33x165, on Sixth, Merrick was" twice convicted of the to instruct the salesforces in mer between Grace and Chestnut. murder of Mr.. Hudson but the third chandising and salesmanship. In ; effort to obtain a new trial failed, the speaking of this feature of the slore SPECIAL CAR SERVICE Supreme Court finding no error. Sen- Mr. Williams declared: "Specialized! to Circus Grounds. See Advertisement tence was passed on Merrick by Judge service means eff iciency specialized in this paper.--Advt. 1W. P. Stacy. J service means prosperity and' sue- - p .- : ..... Special Values for Saturday Below we mention a few of the many Good values that may be found here Saturday. Specials prom Our Ready -to-la) ear Department On sale today and tomorrow you will find a nice col lection of Suits ; Special at $25.00 $3.50 Silk Petticoats; Special Friday and Saturday, at ......$2.98 $4.00 Tub Silk and Crepe de Chine Waists, in flesh, black and white; Special Friday and Saturday, at $2.98 $2.50 Silk Waists; Special for today and tomorrow at $1.95 Specials in Millinery $5.00, $6.00 and $7.00 Hats, special for Friday and Saturday at $3.95 $8.00 and $10.00 Hats, special at $6.95 Only a few of the $ 1 5.00 Hats left, special at . . . $9.95 Our $uyer Mou in few tjork Thft firs of the week bur Asheville buyers went on to the market, so we thought it best to have our Wil mington buyer meet them there. Our stock is all new, and we needed very little Merchandise, but in order to give Wilmington women the latest and most up-to-date line of Dry Goods and Ready-to-Wear Garments, we thought it best for our buyer to make this. trip. A wire received this morning stated that good merchan dise was both scarce and prices high. pictorial Review Patterns 1 You will find that we have a complete line of Pic- torial Review Patterns on hand. Glad to have you call and look thrugh our pattern styles at your conven ience. Pictorial patterns 10c, 15c and 20c I