North Carolina Newspapers

THREE Market COTTON 0 8TOCK3 I , Dec. 7. Easier Liver- New York, (Wall Street) Dec. 7 eemed'to check the buy- Gains extending frm f,r.H- ments in the cotton market' 7"' . r..w here .today. After start- point9 tended- today's early trading. ine of -to 7 points active "uur .w were again stronger. At- ths son auoui AU lu LO viuii mm -'..west, maies maae a Crlast night's closing figures. Aft- new maximum. Other specialties were 011 ..i.n were free seelers on the! .. t'U" yew i l" LM cauit- it? nl0V t the op Incline oi for ,- May o.oi for January and 20.48' ' also scattered s-v;naimers t.... There was iiquK uiim by some of yesterday's American Beet Sugar 7 . had . 34 1-2 .105 1-8 American Can 623-8 yeTS- ." cnri 9irrroaivo into American Car and Foundry 77 3-8 afternoon was evidently a wwmutivo sum amencan uotton Oil 53 1-2 American Smelting lis 3-4 American Sugar 115 1-2 If r i MEW YORK COTTON. December - - January March May juiy October American Tel. & Tel. American Tobacco Open Close Anaconda Copper 19.98 19.77 Atchison ..128 1-8 . .220 ' - '" '--. . :.-h.- . . , t LOCAL MARKfetS "v ; EggB .... . . ... . I. ; .37c Butter, 1.4b., country .... .... , . .35c Spring Chickens, apiece ...25o to 46c Grown Chickens' apice ..50c io 65c Puddle Ducks apiece 45c Guineas, apiece .. . . ....... 35c Beef.. .. ..9c to 10c Sweet Potatoes, bush 30c Irish Potatoes, sack . $4.23 N. C. Hams, lb . .. .. 24c N. C. Shoulders and Ribs lb 18o Oranges, CaL $e.0ft Bananas,7-h bunch $1.20 Lemons, fancy . "... $4.50 Plorida oranges .$2.75$3.25 Celery, bunch $1.00$1.50 Apples, bbl. ..$3.00 to $4.00 Bell Peppers, bush. . 50c Onions, sack.. $4.50 T-!1 Cabbace. 1h xn.m 01BUV,B T,.t n. "I thank you .. . .. . ..XilV LNfiED A MINISTRY r i WHOLUY DEVOTED Vf . (Continued: From" Page One., v ;; ;"You are. jitjike an elder L 1 ask you one question ; and you answer fan other," he told one elder Vho , had made an indirect answer. v; - : i According to ; the appropriate cus tom which the North .Caroiiita cbnfer ence has followed for. years the Sacra ment of the Lord's Supper was cele brated at the opening Of the first day's session. Bishop Kilgo,1 who as sisted, in administering, the sacrament by Presiding Elders J. C. Wooton,. C. T. Adams, J. T. Gibbs and J. E. Un derwood. "Bishop John C. Kilgo," was the first name on the roll of the North Carolina conference which likes t continue the bishop a member of its body to which he belonged at the time he was elected to the College of "Present," said the bishop. tftteN fiSeyJrJtX God for a 20.19 20.34 20.55 20.58 -JO. ("). j!;iii'u;'(,ii cotton 19 5-8. , !;,!. si i.n roiton 19 ?.-4. iiiiiK inrion 19.G.!. ;v::iiii;i!! cotton 20 1-4. ia.au a. J. Li 1221-2 20.16 Baldwin Locomotive ... 78 1-4 20.37 B. & O. 86 1-8 20.40 Bethlehem " Steel 18.39 ! Canadian Pacific 167 1-8 Central Leather 108 3-4 C. & O 70 3-8 Chicago, Mil. andSt. Paul . . . . 94 1-8 Chicago, R. I. and Pacific Ry. ... 39 5-S Colorado Fuel & Iron . . . . . . 56 7-8 Consolidated Gas ..135 5-8 as 1-4 j Corn per sack, $1.90 to $1.95 105 1-4 Hides, G. S., 15 to 16 cents. Peanuts, N. C .. '..95c to $1.00 Peanuts, Spanish . . .$1.00 to $1.10 Peanuts, Va 53c to. 65c. Wool 20 to 38 cents. Beeswa. 28 cents. Rev. R. H. Willis was re-elected secretary of the conference with Rev. J. M. Ormond and Rev. C. T. Simmons assistant secretaries.- R. P. Taylor, a Raleigh; dist? iet, ;:f reported . a large Oxford; Lbuisbiirg5 aiwi -Raleigh, with ah improved Sundaychool interest and spirit ot buUding and repairing churches i arid- parsonages'. .. Every financial claim had been met in the district": her. reported. .. In the Rockingham- district Rev, J. M, jlali reported. 500 "or 600 additions on 'profession of faith. Several churches have been built in the dis trict and finished without any debt. Rev. 3; D. Bundy reported about 500 additions oh profession of faith in the Warrehton district, about 100 by certificate.- Twelve thousand, dollars or more had been raised above the regu lar assessment and there was a sur plus in missions and the orphanage in some of the charges. C. L: Reade reported about 600 pro fessions in the Washington district and a year of general prosperity. There had been improvement of churches in the district. L. E. Thomp son, of the Wilmington district, the only, elder whose time limit of four years has ' expired, reported that this had been the best of his four years in the Wilmington district. Debts had been paid on a number of parson ages and there had been building all over the district. About 900 had nlshop as-, a presiding' officer who has uoiaiy prociaimea, ine . trutn tnrougn oufthV Stated ;;- -7 ;' ' - ' v litrge crowds - attended the session of ,tfie cotiference; Wednesday morn ing. The; business ? Is interestingly transacted. ''':,j;. ' . .:y:-.r. . . ' No Laymen's -Meeting. ' Owing; to the J inability ' of Rev. George Stuart and Dr. jphn R. Pepper to be present, the lawman's meeting Wednesday afternoon was called oft. Reception Arrangements. Many favorable comments have been heard about the excellent recep tion arrangement of delegates.. Men sent out from Memorial church met the incoming delegates at Raleigh and Henderson and other - nearby cities BOSTON LAWYER MAY -HAVE KILLED HIS WIFE, f Ossippee, N. H-, Dec. 7 Frederick t. Small, a former Boston broker, ;Was indicted today for mhfder hy the grand Jury, which lias been Investigating tHo death of, his wife, who was strangled; shot and-beaten-to death at her home ' here, which was burned In an attempt - to conceal, the-crime, on September 28 last, .... . .. HIS CONDITION IS STILL-CRITICAL. . Washington, D. C. Dec. 7. The ron- dition of Representative .Samuel J and presented each one with a card bble ofv Georgia was critical to- with his name and name of his host- LutlJ( "MU LIVERPOOL COTTON Open. . , 1 . -1 n -1 12.12 12.18 12.19 ready: close, steady Sales, 8.000; re Jiarcti jlay-Jtii'e . . . . Open. L;ii""lv !' - - 1 him) WILMINGTON NAVAL STORES spirits --4S :: 4. , Rn.-ia "0 and $5.45. Tai ?- ti" and 10 1-2 cents. rr,l, -.f l.oo, $4.00 and $3.00. Receipts. fill inn Spirits llosin Tar . - Corn Products Crucible Steel Cuba Cane Sugar . . . . . . Close, j Erie . . . 11.99 General Electric .. .. .. . 12.10 Great Northern pfd . . .. . 12.10 Great Northern Ore Ctfs . . , 12.1'S i Illinois Central Inspiration Copper .... . Int. Merc. Marine Pfd . . . International Nickel .. .. . International Paper Kansas City Southern . . 'Kennecott Copper ! Louisville & Nashville . . . j Liggett & Myers bid) .. . j Lorillard Co Maxwell Motors j Mexican Petroleum.. 108 3-4 ! National Lead 69 New York Central 107 7-8 N. Y.f N. H. & Hartford 57 3-4 N. York Norfolk & Western . . ..140 7-8 PittcHnro- Northern Pacific ,.1111-4 Raleigh .. 10 Pennsylvania 56 7-8 . St. Louis . . Ray Consolidated Copper .... 33 j Washington . 28 3-S . 85 . 67 1-4 . 381-4 .180 3-8 .117 1-S . 44 .107 1-S . 66 1-2 .116 3-S . 47 3-4 . 64 . 27 2-4 ! . 57 .135 .280 .232 . 74 5-8 4" WEATHER REPORTS. lay member of the conference, was j joined the church, a net increase of elected statistical secretary. The" 500. hours from 9 : 30 to 1 were chosen as ! the hours of meeting and adjourn-' Dr- Hunter, of the Methodist-Pub-ment. The space within the nave ofjlishinS House at Richmond, and Dr. the church was designated-as the bar mij, unurcn njxiension, were presented to the conference. Dr. McMurray made a short address urging the preachers to support the loan fund, to give church extension a square deal. There is of the conference. Question 22, a familiar one and one of the most important of the confer ence, "Are all the" preachers blame- December 7, 1916. Temperature. -a go Km w. Hi4 00 9 175 9 73 Asheville . Atlanta . . Charleston Charlotte . Chicago . . Galveston . SAVANNAH NAVAL STORES. Spirits 10 :-4. Knsii! Sti.LM) and $6.25. j Reading . . . . ... , j Republic Iron & Steel i Seaboard Air Line . . .110 5-8 . 87 5-8 17 1-2 ( Seaboard Air Line Pfd 39 1-2 CHICAGO. . . . clear . . cloudy j . . .clearj . . clearj . . cloudyj : . cloudyj Jacksonville, .pt cldyj N. Orleans cloudy! . . clear .cloudyf . .clearj .cloudy . . clearj . . clearj 28 48 Wilmington 66 64 62 54 72 66 76 50 48 58 58 52 38 j 64 I 38 I 48 44 j 44 66 58 64 36 j 34 j 38 50 .0 0 0 0V .02' 0 0 u 0 0 0 0 0 0 0. 1 . 01,tf C t 1 Q 1 o 1 A j cmuss, oiiei. oitrei k iiuii . . . . oo o-t Southern Pacific 99 1-2 Southern Railway : 31 5-8 j Southern Railway Pfd 69 5-8 Studebaker Corporacion .. ..120 l-z Tennessee Copper Texas Co 205 Union Pacific . . 145 3-4 United Fruit 160 United States Rubber 69 3-8 . , , 4.. . iU. S. Smelting & Refining .. 76 1-2 Mr. A. E Palmgren leaves this evening. gtates gteel 125 3 4 the Xorth Carolina Methodist Confer- x . . Friday. Sun rises 7:06 I Sun sets . .5:03 mcc in thoiv lifp and official adminis- o.. ... ...... , ,:n ; ju V.UMVVI. tration, of all nine presiding elders passed. Dr. J. T. Gibbs, presiding elder of the Fayettevillo district, reported a :ihnut 600 professions , " ,.,.i...;..c ,0v .n. in full i mands. The fund has. grown to al- u i mini. ..... nnA Ai-in u .-. ,..,i rnv, i..,.i wiih the eycention ol i UiUSL I!t "'P"""'. 1m; ern Methodist vchurch, he said, to de mand a loan fund of $5,000,000, for the Board of Church Extension is not able to take care of one-fifth of its de- ess and address. These cards when presented' to automobile drivers at the station secured a free ride to the place where each delegate was to be entertained, greatly helping both del egates and hostesses. Committees. Books and Periodicals Clerical, O. W. Dowd, C. B. Culbreth, H. E. Spence, Euclid McWhorter, R. B. John, J. B. Thompson, S. H. Cotten, J. L.iRumley, D. L. Earnhardt. Lay, W. P. Few, M. G. Brown, J. C. Wrenn, T. A. Greene, J. G. Brown, W. H. Humphrey, Dr. M. Bolton, Col. J. F. Burton, H. S, McGirt. Conference Relations Clerical, D. H. Tuttle, G.'W. Fisher, C. W. Robin son, J. M. Wright, A. J. Parker, A. L. Ormond, E. E. Rose, W. P. Constable, W. J. Watson. ifor his recovery. There was a sud den turn for the worse last night after a. rally earlier in the evening. Mr. Tribblo was stricken with apoplexy Monday. TOWN TOPICS. Two Cases. Only two cases were tried by Recorder George Harrlss this morning: Nol. proses 'were given Simon Evans, colored, charged with larceny and Dave Teachy, colored, charged with car breaking. Church Property Clerical, I. B. Jones, W. C. Wooten, S. M. Chaff in, C. D. Durant, J. H. Buff aloe, B. E. Stan field, L. T. Singleton, W. E. Trotman, Celebrating Victory. The interned German merchant vessels, ' Nlcarla and Keil, moored at Eagles' Island, are displaying flags today in celebra tion of the fall of the Rumanian cap ital, Bucharest, before the German Bulgarian forces. River Thieves. Mr. E. E. Graham, manager of the local plant, of the American Agricultural Chemical E. C. Sell.- Lay, J, T. Ware, E. B. San-. Company, reported to the police last derlin, T. V. Smith, M. J. Best, W. M.l night that a motor tug belonging to Sanders, C. II. Key, E. B. Stalllngs, J. T. Thorne, J. W. Dale. he reported, perhaps one. There has been some building and repairing of churches and parsonages on the district, he re ported. On the Durham district Rev. J. C. Wooton reported between 1.100 and 1,200 accessions with 900 on profes sion of faith. Three churches have been built, one has been acquired, and one has been finished in the dis trict. Everything has been paid' in ; full and there has been a remarkable year in the district. Mr. Wooten re- He replied to trie uisnop s is only thirty-four years old, but he said it has had to do with building nearly 60 per cent, of the churches. Conference Sermon. The centennial anniversary of I he death of Francis Ashbury, the found er of Methodism in America, was ob served by Dr. J. T. Gibbs in the con ference sermon which was made a special order of t lie day at 11 o'clock. I Dr. Gibbs preacned from the text, Acts 9:29, "And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus." Philip Asbury, Dr. Gibbs said, was Fort S2'!. 75. Wheat S1.6S. Oats-.', .",-$. Corn rl 1-4. Ribs Lard 16.07. ouestion that he liked being a presid-j a providential man, called of God to ine" elder better than he thought he ; the work of founding the Methodist ,q jd church in America. , Under him Meth- W Three new churches have been ' odism increased in America from only built on the Elizabeth City district. 1 u small number to nearly a quarter of Rev C A Adams reported. Two a million. Like Abraham, said Dr. have been dedicated, two others are Gibbs he went out into the wilder readv to be dedicated, and four others , nos and like Paul he spoke boldly for Qr rnntemDlated. There have Deen im- a-um t a naoeirms to the church. All the fallen 4 J vouv" salaries he reported pa:d in full. the i-esponsibility, Dr. Gibbs . concluded, of preserving the Metho- his company had been twice robbed lately. Last, night, a dozen or more Temperance Clerical, T. M. Grant, electric bulbs were stolen, while on J. C. Humble, J. A. Hornaday, W. A. i Thanksgiving night 50 gallons, or Stage of water in Cape Fear river at Fayetteville, N. C. at 8 a. m. yester-; re day, 2.8 feet. STATE MAY GET A FISH HATCHERY. enco as layman from church. Fifth Avenue CONGRESSMAN PAGEi NAMES POSTMASTERS. Utah Copper ' Virginia-Caro. Chem.' . Wabash Pfd. B. . . j Western Union . . . . . Westinghouse Electric .121 3-4 j .123 3-4 Rev J B Murley reported a good dism- founded by the boldness and j substituted fo .:.., ',if tho Npw Bern dis- courage of the early preachers. ., ' Board of E . . . - c;t,c r.r in his nraver following the sermon, substituted for J. Cade, A. D. Wilcox, N. C. Wearby, R. C. Beaman, R. R. Grant. J. P. Pate. Lay, G. C. Hicks, R. It. Taylor, L. P. B. Reynolds, A. M. Brut on, W. l'l. Hatch, B. W. 0"Neal, J. O. Beasly, R. Newell, W. T. Shaw. Sabbath Observance Clerical. S. J. Boone, P. D. Woodall, W. R. Royall, D. N. Caviness, R. F. Bumpass, M. D. Hix, R. H. Broome, G. B. Perry, B. H. Black. Lay, A. F. Dillard, J. Q. A. Wood, J. D. Mclver, L L. Brinson, Dr. E. T. White, J. T. Ply the, J. T. Thorne, J. B. Merritt. Memoirs G. T. Adams. District Conference Records O. I. Hinson, R. Bradley, N. E. Coltrane, Frank Culbreth, T. A. Sykes, J. M. Benson, R. W. Bailey, W. J. Cov ington, T. G. Vickers. Admissions C. J. Harrell was sub stituted for J. C. Wooten; E. M. Snipes for C. L. Reade. Board of Missions M. T. Plyler substituted for J. D. Bundy. Education H. M. North nearly a barrel, or gasolene pumped from the tug's tanks. was Shjfter on the Ground. A Sea board Air Line shifting engine jump ed the traek near the Union Seed and Oil Mill last night and had not been gotten back on the rails early this afternoon. No one was injured. Two Deeds. Two deeds "iero filed for record this morning. They were as follows: Kensey Hobbs to Dr. Ar nold Stovall. lot No. 6, block No. 19. Carolina Place, $100 and other con sideration; James Henderson to Thomas H. Wright, lot 33x150 feet, on Rankin street, east of Bay, $250. Willis for ( L. Reade; A. L. Ormond for J. B. Hurly. Board of Church Extension J. E. Koonee substituted for C. D. Koonce. Sunday-school Board E,. R. Nixon substituted for C. F. Bland. Joint Board of Finance J. C. trict'with about 700 professions of Injhis prayer .following e snon. Wooten; R. H. j Wrenn substituted for D. Y. Newby. Washington, Dec. 7. Twenty fish 49 1-2 hatcheries, in as many States, would 32 'he provided at a cost of $1,000,000 by 1 .102 5-S . 63 1-4 WILL SPEAK HERE. (By George H. Manning.) Washington, D. C, Dec. 7. Con-1 iws?rnan Pago todav recommended ror. in o Die to mane i nree cuu.- Ppointment of three postmasters., tional Talks in County. khprp nftw.oo orior,! to nr;. Professor M. . fc. iNooie, aean or dential class. Drtoher 1 n follows: ! tfte lacuity oi tne university oi xNorui is a bill which passed the House today Among the States that would be j benefited are Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, North and South Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, Texas and Oklahoma. BLOSSOM WINS CASE. Pinehurst, Fuller T. Currie; Ram- wir. Charley G Foushee, and Gibson, William Z. Gibson. Declared Owner of Property by Superior Court Jury. Carolina, will arrive here tonight to deliver education addresses in this ' county Thursday and Friday. Tomor- j The only case o: any importance ! row evening at 8 o'clock he wilt ad- 10 come up in ine superior court tnis ! dress a community meeting at the j morning was that of Samuel Blossom i wintPv Park school buildinc. vs- Andrew Nixon, in which the title Aldrich-Alexandcr Wedding!. ''W York Don 7 -TT'tichinnabln sn- Aven,... Presbyterian church j WH1 address the Mothers Club of :.n,.rno.,n for the wedding of! Acorn Branch school Dr. Arnod Sto- o'clock he Sir ; Harriet Alexander, daughter of j Mrs. Charles B. Alexander,! '" !l,is' iiy, ;ind Winthrop W. Aldrich, "i" i lie late Senator Nelson V. AMlil h. i Uhode Island. The famil- oi iiili hiidc and bridegroom are "rnii i in- wealitiiest in America, and ni;ir prominence. remony was performed by it'll I' S llllclli tl-io Trrr Tv iarti A! Mait- i' xandor, of Pittsbureh. assisrt.- "; by ih R,.v I'a.-ior Dr. John H. Jowett, "I the church. of a piece of property located at Cas tle Haynes was argued before a jury. After a short deliberation it was de cided by the jury that the house and lot was the property of Mr. Blossom. In the case of the Shelby Lamp Works vs. J. O. Brock the plaintiff i was awarded $36.62 with interest I from October 31, 1912. In the case o oiio nto n ,tmi ! 'of E. J. ShabelUz vs. Sol. Bear & Co..'. val will also speak at the meeting. Friday night at 8 o'clock he will ad dress another community meeting at the Masonboro school. I Farris Bakery. Advt. 12-7-3t 1;0R A"Kfles is one of the few cities ;-'i' usine varnnin swppnprs in iriv.i ,., ,:, ... -'11111. Terre Haute, through its mayor, has entered the retail coal business with a view to reducing the high cost of living. A million dollar technical school is planned for Detroit. high Jewels so Fine Tkat Tkeij Become a Greater Treas ure the Longer Their Pos session. Gems from Honnet s Collection proceedings were continued until Mr. J W. P. Rose could be summoned as defendant. The plaintiff was given j judgment in the case of the National Electric Supply Company vs. J. O. Brock, T. A. Green and the Cape Fear Hotel Company. Resolutions of Request. At a meeting of the Ladies' Concor dia Society, held this day, December 6, 1916, the following was unanimous ly adopted: , "It having pleased our Heavenly Father to call from this earth our dear sister Betsy Shrier, we extend to ino- fomilv thp hunri of true sympathy m fthis sad nour ot grief and mourning. Quiet and retiring by nature, she ! carried into her own home life the I virtues of a good wife and mother, I and the beautiful family affection ofj which she was the center, shed blessings around and about her and formed her own and her dear ones i strength and support during tne long and painful illness she endured with patience and resignation. Be it Resolved, That a page in cur minute book be inscribed to the mem ory of our deceased sister, and that a copy of the foregoing be sent to her bereaved family and that the j same be published in our daily papers LINA GOODMAN, ESTHER MENDELSOHN, DAISY STERNBERGER, Committee. Attest: AGNES O. SOLOMON, Sec'y. i .... Diamonds "Ib Bracelet" Watches : Cameo Brooches 1ft' Toilet Sets ; ft' . Novelties ' . . tt' i w ljl jsco-osicer rar y8R: Teweler m Ar Front and Princess Street MPMMIZ:, :i v , ',11 r- 'Yd '-. '" xt': .V'-A: '7:- V I.: