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VOL. XXI-NO. 202.
TWINTY-SICORD TUB
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T is Ileadaimrters
jjj for Children, Misses, Ladies and Men
This stock represe-ttu a shoe store. Thousands of paii s to'
j y select from. We absolutely guwant9e oar shoes to ba as we
h represent them. We handle the best makes Our Dorothy
jk Dodd Shoe for ladies Style, Fit and Wear; we guarantee taese
h shoes to give perfect satisfaction. We also carry Ziegler Shoes
H in Ladies, Misses and Ohildrens.
A For Men and Boys we are right up-to-date, can giye you
A anything'you want and the price is right. We carry in H ens
the well known Heiser Shoos in the newest make-tap Eat Kid,
Pat Colt, Regent Eid, and Bleechera.
We are also sole agent for the Eaton Cushion Sole Bhce,
absolutely water-proof felt and
and lining. The greatest thing on earth for anyone who uui-
fers -with cold feet. Buy a pair and have comfort and use.
Price $4 00 pair.
Hesitate and
Price pruning in November makes it a It
aTA a. a i t -r a -m "wtt a a t
juniai ume xo duv
Furnishings with little Capital.
Hats, Shirts, Neckwear, Hosiery,
Nightrohes, Underwear, etc.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
e. w. Armstrong;
i7 Middle Street.
If
Hill, ltOAD, MILL. AND
V HI VE SUPPLIES.
WE ARE MANUFACTUHERSAGENTS FOR
Erie City Boilers and Engines,
Van Winkle Celebrated Gins aud Pr sses,
The Oneida Wood Split Pulleys,
The Wagner Duplex Steam Pumpu,
Starret's Fine Tools.
We carry ii full ttock of everything in the line of Machinery and
Supplies.
Gaskill Hdw. & Mill' Supply Co.,
HAHDWARK 78JMlddle St.
l"hon 147.
Baker Guns,
Columbia Bicycles,
Edison Phonographs,
R&mbler bicycles,
0tter Typewriters,
Hartford Bicycles.
WM. T. HILL
DtUr In Bictci.u, FiUAsm, avd Au.
kiatw BroTMT Ooor. Jot Plimu
Piob 115. 91 Middle Bt
HHNcn orrics
A. B. Baxter & Co.t
Commission
Brokers.
Ml Cctica.Grati & FrcTite
t . Critt (HrH,
nm4 M MEWBUUt, ItO.
M.lii Uffln II Brwdvtr. Hrw TofV.
Itm to Hrw Tork.
I Oysterst OysUrsll
I bf ttMnr bilf-abU or otb ',
; ... Cbflt!pdufaf iter to- J
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lnn mivi W
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for All Manner of 2
weather - proof, Rubber in sole
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You are Lost. it
taniiai nats ana tl
PIILL BUPFLIES 44 C nrtn ttt
Pboo I18.J
Notice I
Any farmer desiring
to fence his land 7ith
the American Field
Fence can procure
the same of me icr a
short while. I now
have in gtock two car
loads of Same.
Vmttr Hul CkatUwkn,
f('i"'M', r$
' A rktaue ( Health ' .
Is whet everroM sboadd be ho trials
good, per, atltlUoM beer like that
brewed ty fmrct kWwfof 0 till
Vofkd by e e4 tafmlebed U any
tweUty by & etM itmm. Hlgily
reeuasieadel by pVytWiane. This beer
nm Ve ntfed apoe lot aWolst ytflty,
and levor. , '
J.:, Fe Taylor,'
rt t rrop4 rewig cv ff rtv
0
COnON GIN BURKED.
Tiro Buildings Owned By Mr J H Sptncer
' Destroyed.
A cotton 1 In and mother bvlldlig be
loading to Mr JMSpmeer and located
near the wwtera dtf llmiu were d-
ttrored by fire yesterday morning. Thai
oaoM of the fire unknown.
It wm dltcorered tbont 8 o'clock and
hd gained oonilderable headway. The
fire department rendered autetance but
wu pewerlera to raye anything on ac
count of the progress - made by the
There were twelye balet of cotton la
the building, two of which were eayed
from entire dettmctlon. Beyen balee
belonged to Mr Bpeaoer and the balance
to other partlea. The bales which were
eayed were brought down to the mar
ket.
In addition to the deitructlon of the
cotton, there were ten tone of cotton
aeed and a quantity of guano burned.
A. steel windmill was ruined by the heat
The smaller building contained seed
peas and oats, they wen all oonsumed,
The loss Is estimated at 13600. There
wu no Insurance.
Christian Science In Ohio.
Columbus, O., Noy. 17. The Supreme
Court today rendered a decision which
is taken to mean that Christian Science
may be practiced In Ohio. Some time
ago a family by the name of Bishop, In
Hamilton, O., wm tried and acquitted
on a charge of manslaughter for havlnc
permitted a child to die without glylug
It medical aid. The State cairiea the
caseuDon exceptions, and today the
Supreme Court overruled the Cxcep
tlons.
Foot Ball Yesterday.
On Cambride Field yesterday, Tale de
feated Harvard by a score of 16 to 0
At Norfolk, the University of Virginia
and Carlisle Indians played a tie game 9
to 6,
Bankruptcy Proceedings.
A petition of Involuntary bankruptcy
wm filed In the district court hereFrl
day evening by Morris Yogel & Bro,
et al against J B Benton of this city.
The petition Is made returnable Dec. 4
at 13 o'clock, noon.
Mr R A Nunn represents the claim
ants interested. The parties lire In Bal
tlmore. Mr D L Ward Is Mr Benton's
attorney.
CASTOR I A
Tot Infants and Children.
Tin Kind You Han Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
Apples, 80 oents a peck at McSor-
ley's.
REPORT OF TBS CONDITION
OF THE
NATIONAL BANK,
Of New Berne, N.O. at New Bern,
la the State ef Nerth Carellna.
at the olese tf Business,
November 17th, l0t.
RXSOURCE8.
Leans and discounts.. ...... tllO.TM 91
Overdrafts, secured and na-
seourea 15,743 m
U. B. Bonds to secure circa-
lation.: 13.000 00
Stocks, eecuriUea, etc v. , UUOOO
Banking-house, faraltnxeJttd ' ' 7"
0 xtures .t.r .,....., . 11100 JOO
Other ml estaU owned..., ? alQU It
Doe from KaUoaal Baaka -(not
Reserve Agents).. ....-I tlfM U
Due from State Banks and
Bankers,.....,,.. tljttl O
uoe from approved n serve
acenU . I.OaTI
Checks and other cash name eMlT N
Notes, of other Xatkmal - -
Beaks.. .IJSIOO
FracUoaal paper, currency,
nickels, and onts.., ...... l.BWW
Lawful money Beeerve rn Beak,
vu! Dpecie...,M. li.uei m
Ucal tender notes 17.000 W M.0B1 0
sWemptieejfuadWlthTJ.B.f
Tme r up at drfeJaUo)r I UQ W
i L b
Total 7101114
xumLrrn
Oapital stock paid U, .. .. 1100,000 00
HerplaarundA.H.M. TaOUOM
Uadlrtcled'Tronu, vlns ea- ' . r
tweieee wed tanas VM,." 1I.W 41
ItaUoaal Beak notes .out- ' -1
suadlM...,;,'. ., 18,000 00
Doe to viaer Rstloval Bank V 711 II
Dee M Btaie Beaks . aad
tvru 71
Ttsaeoentftoateaol - I-- - J" T,
orot id(mir t
OerttM krka-. 190 N , "
Ceahlrs 'tUUl "-', 1
0ttaff;i-.,i Wyl l.JTSM
Xeeai tad bu4 redisoouaied .'--Oto
lute f Korfh Ca ro! ta s, 1
Coflaty f Cr.ri. f
0. IL. KfTi. C f t:. tote
aaae4 Wak, do Kim!; lMr tb.t the
abeve sutnt Is trae to Us w"i ef say
kaewledge s4 t"f.
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Hotrn;l -t irM Wi Vlore
uis iistd f u x
II, It (. : ,Yf K. r.
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Sale of Valuabla Tim
ber, Timber Lands,
; Saw Mill, Dry
Kilns and Oth
er Property.
Pursuant to the powers contained In a
deed of trust executed to meDy rnomas
Green. ThomM ommanana Kaion
Gray dated July 27th, 1901, 1 will sell at
publlo auction for cash, at the door of
tne uourt House 01 uarierei eouniy,
North Carolina ojXuesday, the 29ih day
of December lOOlfiBe following proper
ty situated In said Carteret county, to
wu:
1. Tract of land in Newport township
containing 800 acres mjre or less, fully
described In grant No. 13361, dated Jute
18tb, 1899, registered In 1 fflce of Kec la
ter of Deeds of said county in bcok V V,
page 12.
-. Tract 01 land in Newport townsnip
contalnlne 111 acres, more or less, Jully
described in Krant No. 13860.- registered
in omce or said Keguter 01 ueeas tn twos
V v, page 11.
8. Three tracts of lands known ss tne
ThomM Lands, described in deed from
James M Holmes snd wife to William A.
ThomM. reelstered in said office in book
F F, pages 67, 69, consisting Of three
tracts, in alt 2,125 acres, more or less,
belne same land conveved to ua JNca
by deed registered In said office in book
N JN. pace 568. '
4. Also all the timber of every kind
which was conveyed to R 8 JNeal by JJid
ward H Hill and wife by deed registered
in said office In book V V. paee 48. with
all right oouveved to said deed.
0. Also au tne timber ana an riirnts
and privileges conveyed to said RB Neal
by Mattle Gould, Znemeu Gkrner nl
wire by deed regUtered In said tmoe in
book V V, page 60
0. Tract or land oounoea as lonows:
n the nortb by A & N 0 R R, on east
by land of R S Neal, on west by land of
J T Eaton, and on south by channel nf
uogne Sound, con' amine 15 acres, mor
or less.
7. Tract of land which Is described to
the mortgage deed from It S Neal to W
M Webb, registered In (aid office Id book
V V, page 121, containing 2 acres more
or less.
8. Tracts of land and the timber rlghtt
thereon fully described In the mtorrgagt
deed to the Citizens Bank of New Bern.
registered in said office In book V V.
V. All the pine, oak, ash and cypres
tlnber upon tbe land in Newport town
ship at the head of Newport River and
in the northwest fork of same containing
50 acrec, which was convened to Rb
Meal by Stephen Garner by deed tegis
tered In said office In book V V, page 67
except the 15 acres thereof sold by said
Neal, and also all the timber on the ltnd
n Newport township. In the head ol
Deep Creek Swamp, containing 81 acres,
conveyed t) 1(8 Neal by Thomas F
Mann and wife by deed registered in
said office In book V V, page 879.
10. 'ine timber on the following tracts
of land:
Onetract In Jumping Run and Deep
Greek Swamps on east side of North
Hirer being fire sevenths of tract known
as tbe Bimp'on tract.
Oae tract known as tbe V U Halter
patent, containing 217 acres, more or
ess.
One tract commencing at tbe north
west corner of tbe V B Salter 216 acre
traot, runs sonih 100 poles, thin west 100
polee, then noith 200 poles, then east 8C0
poiea, tnen eontn 10 raid patent, men
with ssld 816 sere patent to tbe begin
ning. Being sune conveyed to R 8 Neal
by V B baiter by deed registered In said
office In book V V. page 158.
11 All tbe standing timber on tbe tract
of land in While Oak township on east
side of White Oak river, beginning at
the mouth ot Ramocs gut described Id
deed from Daniel 8 Weeks to R 8 Neal,
regis tared la aald office In book V. V.
age m.
12 Also list 20 year leasehold Interest.
coupled with the right to purchase,
rents paid for entire term of the tract of
land at "Carolina Olty" 00 south side of
asNOR B adjoining tbe land con
veyed to R 8 Neal by W M Webb, ad.
crlnlni the lands of A A N C R R com.
paay, aad cbaaatl ot Bocae sound Sad
of Mania Rots Will's and J T Eaton.
which is located ue mil 11 ana ary
Ins formerly belonging to R 3 NeaL
19 Also the mw mill located on said
above epedSed land, aald mill being ca
pacity about o.uugieei per aay, wrn
tnee. Doners, Mines;, aoaiuua,
palleya, sad all tools, fixtures asdap
piisaoeaieo toe ones ary sue, wnarvei
out buUdtegs, tenement houses snd
other beildlags looaud oneald Uad.
also all rafting gear, wagona, eedotoor
tools and Implements aad epplleaoas.
II The etaea tog ooeia nuuam a
Meet aad"NaUle."
14 And the tract of land In J ones
count, Monk Oarollaa, described la Ue
aoa from ueorge n uay au otaera ao
B B Meal, registered la offlos of Register
of Deeds of Joees county in hook U,
oaree 470-471 lrlac on ndrlh side Hest
ers creek adjoining tbe leads of Idward
I Jones snd MMri. ,
IS Aad the trv of lead la oeaiow
Otwaiy, NorU varuaa, om yoeeas
creek aad kaowa as Ue Aewfcoid land
ooauralBf 164 acres, more or leee.
II AjsoaO timber mats, uaaoer cob
treats er entries cf lead la the eoeaty ef
Oesteret or elsewhere U which eaMRS
Real wm ectatd of aey Interest, let el ot
eq a liable m conveyed by the deed frees
laid U B Galon, aad Joha lt regal r
era t said TbbeaM A Orees, rhoaral 0
lllmaa aad Ralph Oraf
,..., Troatei
This list day of Rovcsabcr, HOA
.t:
I have rwssond f tla shop aad
plsmbtsg Verlneas from By eld rued U
a aew VsOdtsg a tat eoraaf Broad aad
fclddfe Itreale. ; A.
We ere new prpertd H 4M plaaiMs
sad wtH do It tfiht at tight prierc ad
aa four orders at oeoa. , , '
. J, .W. WOOD.
a!
PILta t fILKMJ
mm i J
Plumbing
rf. ?i'Ve tV.- C-U (.
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Notice to Creditors.
The North Carolina Corporation Com'
mission
vs
The Farmers and Merchants Bank of
New Bern, NO.
Pursuant to the order of the Superior
Court of Craven county, the undersigned
Receivers having on the 10th day ot No
vember 1903. exposed to all creditors
who desired to see tbe same, a complete
list of sll creditors who had presented
their several claims, and the amounts as
certained by the Receivers to be due on
each of said claims'. and since the ssld
10th dsy of November 1908, one of said
Receivers having personally! Inspected
and examined tbe Books and Accounts
of the Merchants National Bank of Baltl
more, and both of said Receivers having
care'ully examined the correspondence
between the OMhler of the Farmers and
Merchants Bank and the Girard National
Bank of Philadelphia, and from such ex
amination the undersigned .(Receivers
have reached the conclusion, that the
amounts claimed by said Banks respec
tively upon he heretofore contested
claims arising upon the. notes of the
Southern Hosiery Mills are valid claims
against the Farmers and Merchants
Bank, which for the absence of satisfac
tory evidence appeared upon the Hat of
said claims on the said 10th day of No
vember, not to be due by said Bank:
and ssld Recelvers'.havlng duly. filed and
returned the full list of all claimants, to
gether with the amounts ascertained to
be due upon each claim, to the Superior
Court of Craven county. In the Clerk's
office of said court: Therefore any and
all creditors under tbe order of tail
court are hereby notified to file any and
all exceptions to the report of said Re
ceivers, on or before the first 3 days of
the coming court commencing November
23 i, as to his own claim or to the clatm
of any other persm against the sail
Farmers and Merchants Bank, In order
that, such exception may be passed
upon by the Court, according to law, or
to take "such other proceedings ss they
may be advised foitoe adjudication of
their claims.
This Nov. Hth, 1903.
THOMAS DAM ELS,
Receiver F. & M. Biuk.
JOHN DUNN,
Receiver F. & M. Bank.
Tot Sale.
Hog hland, seven room dwelling,
peach orchard, stoak, horse, buggy, cart
and tools, suitable to fruit growing and
cattle raising, game and fish plentiful.
Apply to Mbs. EusiH R. Nblbon,
R. F. D, No. 2.
Nelson's Ferry, New Bern, N. C.
The Largest
Sales in
History
Business.
Wo hnve just roooirei a uocond Hhipment of the W L Doug
Irh, Lewis A rossett and A E Nsttlolon Fine Shoes.
HaviDg sold our regular Fall stook we had to buy again in
order to meet the growing demand for those famous shoes.
Oar stock has also been replsnlshed in oar other lines of
goods such m Clothing, IlaU, Underwear, Dnws Shlrte, Neck
wear, Drew Goods,XJloakis Aa
Boy of us snd be Huppy.
Lenpectfullj,
J
1 IS)
q
niddle
I Jotm .'Efannj 1
S Gtocet 2
!U(t to cJl lb hUeoUoa ol Iht Uoikeprto kit Tin tnd
Ccrr4eiStock T . K ' t
ilStanlo and Fancy Groceries. l
H Irsr; teit U brlnglB
A ibarw ef rottr trade is
: receWt cartful ntUmUoo a.nd
All orders rmall or Urp
Move. Movinn.
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Moved.
we are now in our
new store
93 Middle St.,
and are better prepar
ed to supply your
furniture
now than ever before.
Furniture of all grades
to be found at our store
and at prices lower
than were ever quoted
in New Bern.
Furniture sold for
Cash or Installment,
Best line of Stoves
in town.
The Disosway
& Taylor Co.
85 Middle St.,
tfEW BERN, JT. C
TAKE
(krj Glycerioe
For
COUGHS,
COLDS,
BRONCHITIS.
And all Pulmonary troubles of the
throat and Lungs. It acts by dissolving
the phlegm and thereby affords a fine
expectaratl m relieving the most cball.
nate Cougb.
Sold by
Hargel's Pharmacy.
West BroadStreet.
the
ot our
Street.
iaxmihWlocy tt) U idded to Z
syJlcllM. Tour DrtJen win t 1
rilOSCrT DXIiTZHY. ,
will b siTTedaUvl.
axter.
Tt a.
f lNew KJHOp
Ontario Mills and Hecker's Prepared
Buckwheat just received in all sizes.
New California Prunes, Dried Apples and Peachee, Cran
benies.
Sweet and Sour Tickles, Pigs Feet,
Big Hams to cut and Small Pig Hams to boil whole,
Prepared and Old Fashion Buckwheat and Maple Syrup,
Fresh Print and Fancy Elgin Butter,
t ancy Cream Cheese,
Fresh Oat Flakes, Rice, Grits and Big Hominy,
Fresh Uneeda Biscuit, Uneeda Milk Biscuit,
Fresh supply Canned Soups, all kinds,
Fresh Celery 5c stalk,
And numerous other good things to eat which we cannot
mention for lack of space. Call an 1 look over my stock, no
trouble to show goods.
Yours to Please,
J. k MM,
'Phone 91.
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JUST
"RECEIVED.
A Fresli Supply of Ralston's Breakfest Food, Pettyjohn's
Breakfast Food,
Balaton's Whole Wheat Health Flour,
'' " Graham Flour,
lleckei's (Jraham Flour,
iye
Premier, Mothers and Avina Oat Flakes, Schredded Wheat
Biscuit, also a full and complete line of fancy canned goods. '
A part of your business is earnestly solicited. Satisfact
ion guaranteed or miu get your money back
You; s to please,
T- IFKKZEJ, Jr.
Wholesale and Retail Qtocer,
HONK 61) Cor. Broad & Ban cock Hi.
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YOUH TIIiNKHUlVING 11HKF.Y
Tliee's an attrart've slwwiiie lure if
CUTLEHY
of all kinds. It's attractivp, hrst, by
rasin of (rat variety. Kvery kicrl (if
Knife and Kork and Scissors it in I lie as
sortment. Hut when tlipy ar eismlnod
something besidns variety an'l line finish
nil! be found forcing its way to the
front. "It Is quality." tl.e nuality of
the cutting part. Tht is n bat costs
Id edge to Is of any kind. And ill- high
grade of these goods will make yon won
der about prices.
We are agenU foi UKATII AND
MULLIOAN S II K S T I lit 1'AbEI)
PAINT.
Foy & Simmons.
78.rrfnt8t, NEW BERN, N. C.
-"mif"
m.T-Zt,
An ITp-lo-datc Big
reareair tock el the walk (or
Thaaktrrrtof 4af sihI lor mymj day is
vhet a Jfrrtnf bsm vast, snd be tA
seek veranbef toea en earrevre re
poelaor-f, bre aU that as eear, a oral.
ivmxrX s4 StylUk la tmeomatlo rH
an4 ipeeial saade eefatcfaa ca be bad.
We here tne mh la Matin, tmae eaa
SnUh, a4 oar eerrteffae ol a0 ktods sre
sotad tot akeir eitmne ase ol rid lag
and rowtl ajaalKJea,
" r ?W t -AT Bar js
4,r- urn aT
The wiy ple la brwti V M any sad
trwrrUitug so rrir kDirtUe. Bee s
b"ra k y Inr ad fare mowtj.
We p Rulht Tim oe yoat eld et
tMrewWla. W shrink eons ffioee lrae
la e tnarhtne erithnel eatianf theaa,
rrf tIUnti taklnf Mr fmm whaM ca
t-rrT wklle to wait JtrwryVvly It l
t .il to e v. r.'Mnsi work pntVrnf
V'.'ts In c!1 its',
- M T
Wholesale
A Retail
Grocer,
71 Broad Bt
Liiiiiiiiixiiiiiiin
IIIIIIIITIIITIIIIITTYH
By Spcoiul Bequest
Many of my lady customers
have asked nie to advertise Ladies
Cloaka, I gladly consented to do,
auk would have advertised sooner
but have been waiting for my com
plete stock of Holiday Wear to ar
rive, I am now prepared to snit and
tit the choicest customer.
Ladies Jackets in latest style,
all colors; worth $7 50 to $10, $4 00
Indies Jackets, close fiitlng,all
coloTS, worth 5 00, now 3 69,
Ladies Jackets, Job Lot, your
choice"'.! ii'.i,
I-itdies Capes, uy-to-datf, from
s 1c to 1 'JO,
Misses Cloakj, late styles, all
colors, UHc to 2 75,
Childrens and Infants Cloakn,
from jc tf) i
A now lot Ashland Ifrpelbant,
in all colors, 5 inoheB wide, at the
old price 4 He yd. It only takes 4
yanls to tnako a full suit, or 21 ydfl
for a skirt.
I also havo a new supply of
Hamburg at half price. Place yonr
order before it is all sold.
Ladles Shirt Waist and Collar
ettes will lw sold during this week,
at half prices.
Our Millinery Department is
complete and our prices are aston
ishing. We can sell yon Hat at
the price of having yonr old on
trlmmtd.
Give me a look before yon buy,
I will internet jou, and sere you
mrpey. II oping many as possible'
will come early, and a read the rush,
The first will get the Beit Bel so
tiooi and Beet Bargains,
S. COPLON,
J BOiWtlLt, t... '.
OOMOBTOH, l1''
TB MlDDLl rrEWT, Teai to QaakQl
Hardware oe, pew Bertv.
ATTENTION
GENTS.
WsareaowU ft poeiUee le saaie
Salts, OTereoets, sad Tnreserf to et
Meesere whs) ft panate a to wetk
auaaklp, Itjle, fit aad TrtAsstsg. 19
pet seat lower ibaa rm Wore.
Olre M a trial aad Ve eoeTtaeed. -
T,r;r ' ;"f YrS , - V ,".
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Nixon & Co.'s,