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' i . THE -WILMINGTON DISPATCH, TUESDAY AF
AFTERNOON, JANUARY 1 5. J 9 1 8
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A LETTER FROM HOME.
"lis . an ancient phrase that; you of
ten hear,
Prom a man inclined to roam,
When good luck gives his cause to
. cheer:
"Lake money .sent from home."
Money, 'tis true, makes a man re-
joice,
1 And for me, I'm sure it would,
But after all, if you had your choice,
Why a letter would do more good.
For "word from home sticks in your
.-' heart,
And you know with love 'twas sent,
But you -and the money soon must
" - part,
: For it's not long till it's spent.
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i PATRIOTIC PENNY.
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, Mrs. T. W. Wood is the guest of rel
atives in Kinston for several days.
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.There will he a meeting of the mu
sic department of the North Carolina
Sorosis in its club rooms Wednesday
Inorning at 11 o'clock.
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fThe Philathea class of the Calvary
Baptist church will meet this evening
at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. J. A.
Sullivanrs This is the regular busi
ness meeting and social of the class,
and' air the members are urged to at
tend. .?
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Kennedy Batton.
Miss Sudie Batton, of Sea Gate,
and Mr. Lacy Kennedy, of the United
States Navy, were married this morn
ing at 10 o'clock, Judge Bornemann
officiating.
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- Invitations have been received, in
the. city for a dance at Southport next
Saturday evening to be given by the
Masons among the soldiers at Fort
Caswell, the event to be in the nature
of. a' farewell party, according to the
"hunch" of some of the boys who be
lieve that they are "going over" very
shortly. For the benefit of the many
ladies who are expected to attend
from this city a special car will be at
tached to the afternoon train. Prep
arations are being made for their en
tertainment at Southport. Chaperones
for the occasion are a3 follows: Mrs.
Philip Delano, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Hol
den, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. B: Newcombe,
Captain and Mrs. Ladd, Capt. and Mrs.
Harrelson, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. God
win; Mrs. Guthrie and Mr. and Mrs.
A. R. Newkirk. -
Mextra shoveuful
Timely Posters Being Distrib
uted by Fuel Administrator
Fuel Administrator M. S. Willard
announces the receipt of a number
of lithograph posters, having to do
with the campaign for fuel conserva
tion,1 which he is distributing to coal
consumers of the city, especially
'manufacturing plants. Mr. Willard
asks that manufacturers consuming
coal apply to him for one of these
posters. -
.The poster is a forceful presenta
tion of the idea for fuel conservation,
and-is one that will appeal to all
iWha see it. It shows a fireman shov
eling, coal into a furnace, with the
shadow -of Uncle Sam standing at his
baqjk 'extending a restraining hand on
thevsJhovel arm, stating that "Uncle
Sam needs that extra shovelful." At
the bottom is the following wording:
"Help Uncle Sam to win the war
by following these directions:
"1. Fire small amounts or coal
often.
VZ. Keep fuel bed even by putting
coal on thin spots. Avoid raking and
splicing.
'3. -Keep fuel bed about six inches
thick. .
J"4. Liook out for air leaks in brick
work. -
- . "5. Increase or decrease steam
pressure by opening or closing draft
Mamper in uptake.
'6. -Clean fires- when the demand
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i uisirici. -.a., xvirs. j. xx- weamers
Miss Omah Williams and Mabel Eure,
$4.07; Miss Elizabeth Nutt, $1.78; Miss
Emma Bowden, $3.04; -Miss Fannie
Thompson, $1.75; Miss Helen Weath
ers, $1.91; Miss Elizabeth Sloan, 34c;
Mrs. Leftwich, $3.66; Miss Elizabeth
Rhodes, 32c
District B, Miss Annie Kelley: Miss
L. Jordan, 54c; Miss F. Scott, 24c;
Mrs. W. W. Whaley, 76c.
District C, Mrs. Atkinson: Mrs.
Council, 45c; Mrs'. Blanton, 13c; Mrs.
Lorenzo, 60c; Miss B. Bailey, $1.20;
Mrs. J. A. Oldham, $1.32.
- District D, Mrs. V. Hall: Mrs. J. G.
King,. $5.33; Miss Rosabelle Kirkham,
$1.15; Mrs. T. E. Davis, $1.22; Mrss K.
Hankins, $1.65.
District E, Mrs. Luther Toon: Miss
M. Alderman, $1.04; Mrs. A. C. Craft,
81c; Mrs. C. H. Fore, 60c.
District, Mrs. Hellen: Mrs. M. H.
FrenchKc; Mrs. M. H. Thompson,
$1.36.
(District G, Mrs. Weatherby: Mrs.
Weathersby, $1.05; Mrs. T. H. Haw
kins, $2.07; Mrs. Parker, 47c.
District Winoca, Mrs. McCarley: 7c.
District Carolina Place, Mrs, Wright:
20c.
District Wrightsville, Mrs. Bensdn,
75c. , ,
Mrs. Hubbard's District Mrs. Shee
nan, 20c.
District A (S), Mrs. Hatchell: Mrs.
Hatchell, $1.38;- Mrs. Claiborne James,
T4c.
District B, Mrs. A. B. Shepard: Mrs.
Prince, 85c.
District D, Mrs. George Peschau:
High school, $1.32; Mrs. Bunting, 45c.
District E, Mrs. Causey: Mrs. Dauer,
4c; Miss Bellamy, $2.51; Miss Smith,
90c.
District F, Mrs. Vollers: Mrs. C.
D. Gore, 41c; Mrs. Baxter, $1.15.
District G, Miss Landn: Mrs. How-
ey (collected by Mrs. Tv W. Harrison)
$2.01; Mrs. Noe, 71c; Mrs. Brittain,
B8c.
District I, Mrs. Muse: Mrs. E. C.
Hudson, 40c.
District J, Mrs. Fletcher: Miss J.
Harper, 40c.
District K, Mrs. Outlaw: Miss Pearl
Davis, 9c; Miss Mae Davis, 22c; Mrs.
E. J. Marshburn, 50c; Mrs. R. F. Mal
lard, 57. -
District L, Mrs. R. A.' Burnett: Miss
Burnett, 71c; Miss Kohler, 5Sc.
Districts M, N, P and S: Mrs. Hatch,
32c; Mrs. Morriss, 53c; Mrs. Hamilton,
15c; Mrs.. R. L. Davis, 47c; Mrs. Hen
ry, 9c; Mrs. Anderson, 7c.
District Q, Mrs. W. S. Moore: Mra.
C. E. Burnett, 50c; Mrs. W. S. Moore,
26c.
District R, Mrs. J. W. Thomas: Mrs.
J. W. Thomas, 36c. .
District Greenfield. Mrs. Whitted:
Mrs. Davis. 40c; Lillian Stone, 15-
Sunset Park, Mrs. McMillan: Mrs.
McMillan, 30c.
District Brooklyn, Mrs. J. W. West:
Mrs; Savage, 51c; Mrs. Harrington,
31c; Miss Kelley, $1.19; Miss Newton,
26c; Mrs. Avant, 80c; a friend to
Brooklyn unit, 37c.
Voluntary Contributions: Miss L. A.
Murchison, $2.00; Mrs. C. H. Fore,
$2.00; Allies Card Club, $5.00: cash 6c;
Harry Payne, Jr., 15c; Mrs. W. D. Mc
Millan, Sr., 25c; Mrs. E. W. Fuller,
5c; Miss Elizabeth Meares, 11c; Sol
diers' Comfort Club $16.49.
for . Rt.fiTTI IS BTnnll a-nA r!Mlo T
- Mm ttuaio LaCttll-
mg nave tne arart damper partly
closed."
Masonic Temple, Jan. 15, 1918.
WILMINGTON LODGE, NO. 319, A. F.
AND A. M.
Regular communica
tion this evening at
ight o clock, for the
ansaction of such
isiness ppoper to be
resented.
All members
urged to attend,
itinc brothers
ay order of the W. M.
C. P. GORMAN,
Secretary
come.
are
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I STORE CLOSED I
THIS WEEK .
TAKING
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Watch for OurjOpening
Announcement'
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DISPOSING
OF CRIMINAL CASES
William Henry Howard Draws
Ten Years for Killing An
other Negro
FEW IMPORTANT
CASES REMAINING
Case of Perjury and One ot
Bigamy Most Interesting of
the Matters Yet to Be
Heard
Ed C. Meshaw, a young white man,
will be tried at the present term of
New Hanover Superior Court on the
charge of bigamy, the grand jury hav
ing returned a true bill in the case.
The bill of indictment recites thai
Meshaw did marry one Lucile Jordan
while still married, his wife being
alive and not divorced from him. The
defendant was arrested in Lumberton
on last Saturday and brought back to
this city to face the charge. Bqth'of
his wives were witnesses against him
before the grand jury.
This case, the one charging non-sup-porf'against
William Coleman and the
perjury charge against. Mrs. Evans,
her daughter. Marie, and a Mr. Twit
ty, are the three most important cases
remaining to be heard at the present
term. Pleas of guilty have been en
tered in a number of cases, and the
court is very rapidly disposing of the
business before it.
Mary Bell Davis entered a plea of
guilty to the charge of perjury. Sen
tence has not been imposed.
The jury this morning decided that
John Robinson, a negro, was not guil
ty of the charge of carrying a con
cealed weapon, the case having grown
out of a dispute between the defend
ant and two other negro men with re
gard to the latter hauling some slabs
from a lumber yard where the defend
ant was employed.
George Miller, charged with illicit
distilling, waived the finding of a true
bill by the grand Jury and entered a
plea of guilty to the charge of having
whisirey in his possession for sale. ,
The plea was accepted by the State,
and a fine of $25, and the costs, im
posed by Judge Lyon. ,
Hezekiah Pollock pleaded guilty to
the charge of selling whiskey and also
to one of distilling. Sentence has not
yet been pronounced.
The jury In the case against John
Stanley and Willie Perry, charged
with housebreaking, returned a verdict
of guilty. Sentence not pronounced.
William Henry Howard, a young ne- i
ROAD SENTENCE GIVEN
FOR STEALING WHEL
Six Months Imposed By Re
corder in Case Against
Young White Man
M. C Jones, &. 4young white man,
was adjudged guilty by Recorder
Harris this morning in three -cases,
wherein he was charged with f the
stealing of bicycles, and in one case
was given a sentence of six months
on tihe county roads, prayer for judg
ment being continued in the other two
cases. The defendant was repre
sented by J. C. King Esq., who gave
notice of an appeal to the Superior
Court, and the case will probably be
disposed of in that court during the
present term.
The three cases were commued
from yesterday morning in order that
further testimony might be o3ered.
When called this morning, however,
counsel for the cefendant stated that
there would be no more testimony,
and the motion for dismissal of the
case was renewed. The Recorcer
promptly . overruled this motion, or
dered the entry of guilty and passed
sentence.
Four young negroes faced the court
on the charge of gambling. Lined up
before the court today they at once
admitted their guilt of the charge.
"Playing a little skin, were you?"
queried His Honor, and . one of the
boys admitted feat such had been
their occupation yhen caught. "Let
them pay the cost. prayer for judg
ment continued," wS? the Judgment
of the court, and smiles overspread
the dark faces as visions of road
work were dispelled.
Dock Marshall, dharged with a
nuisance, in that he had allowed a
vicious dog to run at large mucn
to the danger and annoyance of his
neighbors, was' dismissed.
Annie King, charged .with the theft
of three pounds of (hog meat from V.
L. Shepherd, according to the war
rant upon which sne was arrested,
was allowed until tomorrow morning
for further time in preparing a de
fense against the charge.
gro who gave his age as 18 years, yes
terday afternoon entered a plea of
guilty of murder in the second degree,
and he was sentenced to 10 years at
hard labor in the State prison at Ral
eigh. The boy killed Willie Melvin on No
vember 11 last during a quarrel that
arose in the process of a "crap" game.
It was several weeks before the police
apprehended him, the other negroes
in th game not knowing his name.
When he was brought before the Re
corder he admitted having killed Mel
vin, and wanted to plead guilty to the
charge there.
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Sta:
RIGHT
NOW
Don't let the other fellow have all the privilege of helping wir
some of it yourself! Co-operation is one of the biggest assets anytl
so give your country your co-operation when it asks for it.
Every little bit helps a whole lot, and your little bit, or rather y
bits," when joined to the multitude of other "two bits" will make a t
bit.
Think It Over and Act on the Ji
We at1 e Agents for the War Savings
Come in to the office arid let us explain.
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-WILLIAMS COMF
Department Store.
BELK
MRS. L1PPITT DEAD.
Highly Esteemed Lady Passed Away
at Her Home Yesterday.
Mrs. W. H. Lippitt died last night at
8 o'clock, at her home, No.' 115 South
Second street. She was one of the
older residents of the city and was
highly esteemed by all who knew her.
Funeral services will be conducted
from the residence tomorrow morn
ing at 11 o'clock by Rev. W. H. Milton,
D. D., rector of St. James' Episcopal
church, of which the deceased was a
most faithful member. Interment will
be in Oakdale cemetery.
Mrs. Ldppitt is survived by one son,
Mr. D. H. Lippitt, and one daughter.
Miss Sarah Lippitt, who will have the
sympathy of many friends in their
loss.
ed to succeed the late Mr. James F.
Post, chairman of the board of trus
teed of Grace Methodist church. Mr.
J. W, Yates was elected to succeed
Mr. Love as a member of the board.
A-committee was appointed by the
board to draft resolutions in memory
, of the departed, esteemed member.
(Many present took occasion to pay
tribute to the worth and faithfulness
of the deceased member, and that he
.would be sorely missed was the opin
ion expressed by all.
AMBASS
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Washington,
LNaon, of Argei
ed his resigna'
Buenos Aires
for iome this
returns here i
on conference
and Foreign I
GRACE TRUSTEES MEET.
Board Elected Mr. D. C. Love to Suc
ceed Late Mr. J. F. Post.
Mr. DeWitt C. Love has been elect-
SHOERMANN ON HIS
WAY TO WASHINGTON
Richmond, Va., Jan. 15. Walter
Spoermann, who was arrested near
Morrison, Va., on the charge of at
tempting to set fire to the army mag
azine' near ' that. place and who was
brought to Richmond and held in jail
until this moraiing, is being taken to
j Washington this afternoon in charge
iOf Federal officers, presumably on the
'way to Baltimore.
A FUELS
STOPS
Spartanburg
of motive poi
the Carolina,-
road is respou
coal being tied
at Dante, Va
result of whi
mills" have clc
In upper Soutl
day and tomoi
is afforded.
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Sale o
fJilksDa
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fine
&he Silks that were damaged by the Overflow of iOater ast friday night will be place
According to the Jtmount of jpamage done to the Silk and to the former Selling price of J
fever have you had such an opportunity to buy tfigh-Qrade Silks at such ittle Prices and
of Silks especially hove advanced materially since these were bought.
7he Sale will beheld in the rear of the store and owing to the limited space that can be givei
would ask every customer to have patience and everybody will be waited upon.
Jhe rules for this sale will be strictly Cash, fone Delivered, fone guaranteed, Jtfo &xchan
jfimong the Assortments are Zfaffetas, Messaline, Satin, ts&tying Satin, tfrouseau Crepe,
Chine, Crepe meteor and Charmeuse. Chey will be assorted into five ots as follows:
One lot of silks and satins, damaged by water, 27 and 36 inches' wide,
values to $1.75, to close out at yard
35c
A. D. BROWN
One lot of silks, not quite so badly damaged, all 36 inches wide, values to J
$2.00, special at yard ... ... OC
One lot of silks, some damaged and some only slightly water marked, Q ST-
all 36 inches wide, values to $2.50,j4ced at yard ,,, vDC
One lot of silks, damaged to a greater or lass degree, some only spot
tedon the edges, values to $3.00, 36 to 42 inches wide, special. .
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One lot composed of high grade silks that formerly sold from $2.00 to $5.00 a yard
tnat were damaged more or les&by water, 36 to 45 inches
wide, priced to close quickly at yard i .... . .. . . . . ,
Jialf Price Sale of &ress O
begins Tomorrow
A large number of handsome trimmi
put on one of our bargain tables tomorrow a
This is a clearance of metal andother wante
effects. The sale will last for v three days
you are buying your silks you will do well 1
the trimming also, because of these unprecec
attractions.
Another assortment of wide flounciner
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v mings for evening wear are priced at one-fou
fo phone or
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