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DIRECTORY.
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DEPARTURE OP TRAINS.
LOCAL TRAINS S if' ..
N. Bound. " ' ,kS. Bound.
Between Florence and.Weidon,
No. 78. ' No. 23 .
2:35 P. M. Leaves Wilson, 1:58 P. M.
Between Wilmington and Norfolk :
No. 48. No. 49.
1:16 P.M. Leaves Wilson, 2:35P. M.
,'$hoo Fly" Wilmington to Rocky
Mount :
No. 40. No. 41.
10:20 P. M. Leaves Wilson, 6:22 A. M.
THROUGH TRAINS :
Between Florence and Weldon :
No. 32. No. 35.
11:85 P. M. Leaves Wilson, n:15 P.M.
No. 15
3:45 a. m.
SOUTHERN TRAINS!
No. i0
2:7 a. m.
TOWN OFFICERS.
ALDERMliN :
J. D. Bulluck, "" ,.- 3 st Ward,
J. A. ClARk, " 2nd "
,1 13 Far.mhr 3rd "
johu Y. Moore, 4th "
J. Ed Woopard, 5th '
P. B. Deans, Mayor ;
Ino. R. Moore, Town Clerk ;
W. E. Deans, Collector,
police:
W. P. Snakenberg, Chief.
Ephriam Harrell.
James Marshbourne.
Frank Felton,
Geo. Munford.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
board of commissioners :
Geo. D. Green, Chairman
Nathan Bass. Jas. Raper
W. D. P.Sharp, Sheriff.
f. D. BardinClerk of Superior Court.
W. B Barnes, Register of Deeds
John Barnes. Standard keeper
L O Hayes. Coroner
Jas Tayior Surveyor
CHURCHES.
St. Timothy's Episcopal church,
Rev. Thomas Bell Pastor in charge
Services: Sundays at 11 a. m. and 7 30
p. m., Sunday School at 3 p.m., Week
days Wednesdays and Fridays at 4p,
m. Holy days at 10 a. m. Celebra
tion of ' Holy Communion on 1st
Sunday in each month at 11 a m
other Sundays at 7:45 a. m.
Methodist Church, Rev. J. B. Hurley
Pastor; services at 11 A. M. and 7:0
P. M. Sunday School, 5 P. M , J. F.
Bruton, Supt.' Prayer meeting Wed
nesday night at 7:0.
Christian Church, Rev. H, II. Melton,
Pastor ; services every Sunday 11:00 a.
m. and 7:30 p.m. Prayer meeting every
Thursday night. Sunday School at 3
o'clock, P. Ni., Geo. Hackney, Supt.
Presbyterian Church,- Rev. James
Thomas, Pastor; services on the First,
Second and Third Sunday in every
month and at Strickland's church
every Fourth Sunday. Sunday School
at 5 o'clock, P. M.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening at 7 o'clock.
Baptist Church. Service as follows:
Preaching Sunday morning at 11
o'clock and at H p. m. Rev W. H.
Reddish Pastor, Prayer meeting Wed
nesday evening at 8 o'clock. Sunday
School at 5 p. m. D. S. Bovkin, Supt.
Primitive Baptist Church, preaching
on 2nd Sunday by Elder Jas. Bass ; on
3rd Sunday by Elder Jas. S. Woodard;
on the 4th'Sunday and Saturday before
by the pastor, Elder P.(D. Gold. Ser
vices begin at 11 A. M.'
LOIMJES.
Regular meetings of Mt. Lebanon
Lodge No. 117 A. F. & A. M. are held
in their hall, corner of Nash and Golds
boro streets on the 1st and 3rd Monday
1 nights at 7:3o o'clock P. M. each month.
J. C. Hales, W. M.
Regular" meetings of Mt. Lebanon
Chapter No. 27 are held in the Masonic
Hall every 2nd Monday night at 7:30
o'clock P. M. each month.
W, H. Applewhite, H. P.
Regular meetings of Mt. Lebanon
Commandery No. 7 are held in the Ma
sonic hall every 4th Monday night at
7:30 o'clock each n-roinh.
W. J. Boykin, E. C.
Regular meetings of Vvjlson Lodge
K. of H. No. 1694 are held in their hall
over the First National Bank every 1st
Thursday evening at 3:30 o'clock. P.M
W. J. Harriss, Director.
Jr. O.U, A. M Meets every Monday
evening. All Juniors invited.
E. T. Peoples jCouncilor.
'Post Office Hours.
Office opens "S.oo a. m. and closes at
sunset.
Mails 'at day close for North 1 p. m.
... ... " West 1 p. m.
- " " " " South 1:30 p.m.
Mails at' night for all points closes at
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The Public Printing
Raleigh, N. C, ''February 28.-The
bill of Mr. Currie, of Moore, introduced
iu the House today provides for the
sale of the Atlantic and Nortu Caro
lina railway to W. J. Edwards, for
$."00,0'.i0 upon his signing a contract to
construct 100 miles in four years
through Wayne, Johnston, Harnett,
Moore and Montgomery and then in
the direction of Charlotte, Salisbury or
Coucord, and deposit $100,000 for faith
ful performance of the contract to build
this extension.
The public minting is given to
Bai ties Brothers, of Raleigh. The law
as o (his mailer is clear, and when
.'his firm appeared before the commit-
(ee loJyy, ar.ned with credentials of
1 fc-i oof lOiniv, mere was noining to no
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lf to repoi-l favorably 0.1 their bid.
1 his bid is: "Flam composition per
1.00D. '?0 cents; rule and figure combi
na ioii per J , 000 ems, 40 cents; token of
240 impression?; 11 cents: binding law
sheeting per volume 03 cents; one-half
law sheeting per volume, 14 cents; for
binding every 48 pages over GOO per
volume ,'4 cent."
This is 33 1-3 per cent, lower than
Edwards & Broughton, aud considera
bly less than Nash Brothers and Uz
zell. '
The Senate committee on Educa
tion decided unanimously to favora
bly report the Clurkson textile school
bill.
This afternoon the joint committee
on corporations considered W. F. Ed
wards' proposition to biiy the Sta'a's
shares in the Atlantic and North Caro
lina railroad. Several persons from
Wilmington a id New Berne who are
familiar with the road, testified that it
needed repairing, and that its rolling
slock was in bad condition, Walter
Borden, cashier of 1 he Bank of Wayne,
Goldsboro, said aha res in the road are
selling a !;.:'! to $iV Kd wards offers
to pay the St:Ue this amount for the
shares. The commit he will very prob
ably "decide in the matter tomorrow
nighf.
The Democratic caucus tonight se
lected James R. Young, of Vain 3
County, commissioner of insurance; 11.
B. Lacy, of Raleigh, commissioner of
labor, and C. C Cherry, of Edgecombe
county, keeper of the Capitol. Young
was select ad on the fiflli ballot, the
vote standing: Young 00, W. It.
Kite-bin ti. C. Smith "I. Kilchin
led up to the last ballot. The select ion
of railroad commissioners is deferred
until Thursday night, an Senator M.
H. Justice, who is in Kutherfordtnn,
wished to be present.
Col. Car's Ulli to the University.
Important Tax Question.
Col Carl's great love for this seal of
learning again manifested itself yester
day, when he added $0,000 to the gift
of $10,000 that he made in 1S91. It was
a fortunate day for the University and
that institution and the young men of
the Mate were placed under a deeper
debt of gratitude to one of the most
liberal Sypns of North Carolina. It was
a most fitting compliment of the board
to name the proposed building in hon
or of the generous donor.
The matter of electing a Professor of
Law to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of the lamented John Manning
was a matter of great importance and
the election of judge James E. Shep
herd was a most admirable selection.
He is an eminent jurist and pure and
upright citizens and contains those
qualities so necessary for the responsi
ble position which he will occupy.
Madrid, February 28. The Govern
ment had a narrow escape from defeat
iu the Senate today on the bIM author
izing cession of the Phillippines to the
United States. The , measure was
passed, but the Government had a
majority only two, the vote being 120
to 118.
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 28 The State
Treasurer makes inquiry as to the right
of a sheriff to levy for taxes upon per
sonal property on which there is a
mortgage. The attorney general re
plies : "The case of Woods vs. Jones,
in the 113th N. C, reports has been in
effect overruled by the revenue Met of
1891. A mortgagee's lien is subject to
the lien for taes and he must pay
them if the mortgagor does not, and he
is barred by the sale of the land for
taxes without notice from the sheriff.
The purchaser of land under mortgage
for taxes gets a good title."
A petition is being circulated among
the legislators asking the Governor to
pardon a while ma.i named Pearson,
a no'orious character in Burke county,
who is serving a ten yea's' sentercefor
running a "blind tiger."
Setia'or Travis, of the penitentiary
exec.'iive bca'd, w.:s;sked if any ha e
of : ite peuil jnti:v: v fainis wouid be
ma-.ie To the cultivation of sugar beets.
He said not ai present, (tlid added that
no regular pYoposiiion for such use of
the farms bad been made.
For nearly two years a man named
Hilderbrand has had a contract for
making shirts by convict labor. He
will tomorrow transfer his contract to
a New York firm, which will employ
more convicts, he says, The peniten
tiary has not made any money out of
this contract.
Before ludge Brown at chambers here
the suit against W. H. Day, involving
his title to the office of superintendent
of the peni'entiary has been heard.
There is yet some inquiry as to the
case that is whether if the courts de
cides iu his favor Day will retire and
let the Governor appoint some one else
to succeed him.
The failure of a merchant at Rocky
Mount recently has caused W, E. Caw
thorn and J. R. Jones, Jr., to go into
bankruptcy. Naaman Baker, of Wil
son, has also gone into bankruptcy.
It was thought best not to entangle
the franchi-e amendment, to be voted
on ne:; t .year by the people, with the
pub'ic school book question and this is
openly staled as the reason for post
poning, until 1001 al least, the question
of State adopliou.
In speeches 'yesterday members of
lite Legislature said they did not know
when the Legislature will adjourn. Of
course many bills will die on the cal
endar, but 'here are some 300 which It
is desired shall pass. Almost 500 have
been ratified.
The bill of Representative Allen, of
Wayne, to establish the office of com
missioners of railways, insurance,
banking and building and loan asso
ciations is knocked out by the decision
of the Democratic caucus last night
that there shall bean insurance com
missioner, and that there shall be
elected three railway commissioners.
The insurance bill is drawn in such a
wy as to show that there would be an
iustirance commission. The creation of
the latter office will reduce more than
one-half the emoluments of the Secre
tary of State, who for the past thirty
years has had charge of the Insurance
companies.
The fish hatchery will be established
near Edenton by the Government.
The site has . already been purchased.
wc.eK in I4egwatur?.,tf4cd in Wilson county
Last Thursday a message' was vre-
ceived. from the Governor noniinaling;
the following directors for the, Central
Insane Hospital, at Raleigh, for. a tferm
of six years: W B Fort, of Way he nd
Dr R N Speight, of Edgecombe,' for a
term of six years, beginning March 2,1
189'J; J D Biggs, Dr R H Stancill, ; of
Northampton, and J B Broad footpf
Cumberland. They were all cou-'
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firmed.
Another communication was received
from the Governor, nominating the
following directors of the West.srn
Hospital, at Morganton: For a term
of two years, beginning March 2, 1899,
J H Sawyer, of Duucombe; P Cald
well, o!' Mcckleubtirg; J G Holt, of
Caldwell; for Ihe hnn of sis yetus.
beginri.i March 1, l';')r), Isaiah J Davis
of Bir ke; Joseph Jacob8, of Forsyth
and C H Armfield, of Iredell. Thes
nominations were also confirmed.
On ' rid ;y a n es' :ioe from Governor
RussellVas read nominating the fol
lowing directors cf the Slate Normal
College at Gresnsboro, and tbeyvwere
confirmed; Fifth district, S M Gattis;
Sixth, J F Pot tsr; Seveuth, W D Tur
ner; Higth, RD Gilmer.
The Governor also nominated for
directors of the Eastern Hospital, at
Goldsboro, Dr Elisha Porter, of Pender;
Dr D W Bullock, of New Hanover,
:' tllitiburaday morning ses
sioy wuse was spent in consid-
eratfoi;te. Revenne act. ft was
adot()lij$'tp section U4. The tax
Mf' bridges aud toll gates
WduefQ.per cent. Each horse
antf'muteBpt'for hire is taxed liftv
Lojiiw. 'eaclviis months, with an an-
,Buu&r.puM,e ja.01 vs on persons selline.-
. .-i "if ' -!
It.JJp.fVt'in'erant dealers in any kiud of
pnzesmu inBscn.-CQunty; billiard or
D09I tahs, or bojvling alleys, each,
if fiqiioir jssolfi on the premises, if not.
Wrjijorlicu'sebfone per cent, on
p.ilfcfc)es miist 'al,so be paid by a dls
pensav., "SecticHi 2 imposes a gradu
ateiriftejiseoii mercliauts (doing away
a 1 tii he obnov.ious purchase tax) be
gin :v:. with A on (:"00 capital and so '
O'i'u.1) . I'd'. --10 ibafc.'.i.O.OMcaoit.ai nava
v'0,C00 -rys! ' $J0,0..3 pays f;2l,
c'.', T.iis aiunigod at. the in- .
niic -r nieicbanis and wr.s perfectly
a.vedile t- !bem-the merchants'
p.i vi : .0 I j 'Mus 47,0C0, and tins'
ii -.t e ta:; iu was estimated will yield ,
s 0,00ft. The license tax oi) liquor '
dealers is $100 annually; and coUuty '
commissioners may issue license. Each
dispensary in the State shall pay an
nually into the State treasury the fol
lowing franchise taxes , Each dispen
sary for a town of less than 1,000 peo
ple, $50; each dispensary for a town- -ship
in any counto, $D00; each dispen- :
sary for a town of over 1,000 and not ,'
exceeding 8. 000 people, $200; each dis-f'
pensary for a town or city of 3,000 and f
notexeeedins 6,'00, fe'foO; each dispen- ,
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Molineux Is Indicted.
New York, March 1 Roland B. Mol
ineux was today indicted by the grand
jury for murder in the rirtt decree in
causing the death of Mrs (Catherine J.
Adams. The finding of the indictment
does away with a hearing before, the
coroner, and Ihere will be small chance
for Mollneux's counsel to take any
steps in his behalf until tbe case ac
tual'y "orues to tilal.
The case of Molineux was placed on
the calendar for pleading, and he will
be arraigned before Recorder Got! to
morrow. He will, probably then
be remanded to the Tombs without
bail.
Washington, MarcL 1 The bills for
erecting public bulid'ngs at Winston
aud Elizabeth City arevWw jaws.
That for Durham will probably fill in
the House 4hoough. Jack of t'oae to con
sider it. ' !
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and DrJ E Grimsley, of Greene, for j sal'-v fo1' a towa or city of over 6.000 '
... .,1 ,0 t, , u;upie, ane 11 suaii ue lue uuiv 01 '
six years, beginning March. 1899; Dri ,, r ,. . , J v
I all managers of dispeusaries to pay to
Albert Anderson, of Wilson; Shade I , tue county treasurer for the benefit of
Wootten, oi Lenoir, and W F Roun- ' the school fund of the county in which' '
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tree, of Craven, for six years, begin
ning March, ISOf). These were- con
firmed. The special order for the eleclioti of
the trustees of tbe University was
taken up Saturday. The joint com
mittee made the following nomina
tions :
Kem'p 1' Battle, Orange county; C
M Stedman, Guilford; F II Busbet,
Wake; II pay Wai1, Kichmond; IJen
ehan Causfron, Durham; John W
Fries, Forsyth; Jas S Manning, Dur
ham; Robert M Furman, Wake; tt'ui
A Guthrie, Diiiiiam; Thos S Kenan,
Wake; James A I.oekhart, Anson , R
II Lewis; Wake; Jas 1.) Murphy, Bun
combe; J L Patterson, Forsyth; Fred
Phillips, Edgecombe, I A Roebhng,
Buncombe; Henry Weil, Wayne; Win
T Whitsell, (Juilford; lij Hale, Cum
berland, C Al Cook, i'ranklin: terms to
expire ly0;i. Thos J Jerome, C 11 ion, in
place of A lj Gorrell, deceased. Those
with terms expiring in 1901: Henry E
Faison, auipsou, in place ot It D
Gilmer, October, 1001; Thos B Pierce,
Duplin; James Spruut, New Hanover;
L Julian Picot, Halifax; Jos P ''aid
well, Mecklenburg. Those with terms
expiring November JJn, 1899: H A
London, Chatham county; '-'rank Wil
kinson, Edgecombe; E. R. Outlaw,
Bertie. These nominations -were con
firmed by the Senate.
The following bills of m irethan local
importance were introduced in the
Senate: To make an appropriation for
the Soldiers Home; to purge the pub
lie schools of certain histories. (This
bill declares it will be a misdemeanor
to teach history in this Slate that
styles the civil war the "war of the
rebellion," or that calls Confederates
"rebels.")
The fol'owing bi Is passed their sec
ond reading iu the Senate: To incor
porate Goldsboro; to charter Mount
Olive; to increase the permanent
school fund of the State by devoting
about $lo0,000 in four per cent bonds
for the term, to establish dispensaries
at Bethel and Clinton; to increase the
board of trustees of the colored A. &M.
College at Ureensbora(adding six more
tmstres); to Increase the number of
commissioners in Edgecombe county;
to change the time for local option
elections from June to August; to au
thorize the commissioners of Rocky
Mo(int and Tarboro to issue bonds for
water works, to provide separate cars
for the whites and blacks; to incorporate
Town Creek, In Wilson county; to in-
Jnty i
such dispensaries are located, all I be
taxes herein imposed on such dispensa
ries. : .
The following "bills of more than lo
cal importance were passed in the
House:
To encourage education among the
masses by authorizing the State
Treasurer lo duplicate subcriptions to
any public school in an amount nol
less than bi5 or more than
To prescribe certain books to be
used at the I'niversity and colleges of
the State: providing that "the rise and
fall of the Confederacy," by JeSerson
I uvis be used as a text book: to estab
lish the Bureau of Printing and Labor
Statistics.
To amend the charter of Wilson; to
change the election law; to reorganize
the Department of agriculture; to bet
ter govern the A. & M. College; to
plaee 200 old soldiers and widows on
State pension rolls; to appropriate
itK,coo to the State Guard; to extend
the no-fence law in Creeue county, i,
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Charlotte, N. C, March l.-S. W,
Cramer has been awarded the contract
for the machinery for the new cotton
factory at Chapel Hill, which is to in
clude 5,000 spindles and to cost $75000.'
He is also to equip the Pe; De- Mill
No. 2, at Rockingham, which isnepriug
completion, with a complete equipment
of machinery for 7,000 spindles." "This
mill is lo cost about $95,000. ; ' '
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A Ca.;in Trust,
Cleveland, Ohio, March ? A Brec al
to the Plain Dealer froth Upper San
dusky, Ohio, says: ' ,
A gigantic casket trust rs now form
ing, and should expectation be realized
one dying three months after this date
will do so at a greater expense ' than
now. i .'.';v.,-v " ; "' "
Many of the'faciories have been 1 un
ning with little or no profit, because of
cut rates, it is said, and prices will be
raised immediateJilwr Org.-. izalion ; ,
of the trust f;,: '"'V, -'
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Greensboro, AUiFeb;2s.-William
Morrison, deputshgrlfl, to day went . '
to arrest Zeke' Van Home, a farmer
Van Ilorue's wife took part injBesis,
tunce that wa9 offered and, jSred on
theoffioer.: The deputy sheriff thee , ;
abbt tbe woman in thireaillln '
her instantly. , ZKe showed flhtO C
r, A ilionfflrnp BKiit him In the thiirh. " '.$
aim v vmuvt y o f t,
dangerously woaodrng him.
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