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RIW B1B9, H. C, WED5ESDAT ItOSSlHS, ADGDST 31. 1904,
VOL. IX II -NO. 1SU
TWENTY THIRD YIAR
.
TIT
Mttslin
Unwea
JUST RECEIVED'
loes Gons, Skirts, Wants, Corset
Covers in all the ne styles.
ALSO
A nefy supply of pickers . Perfumes
and Toilet Articles.
J. M. MITCHELL & CO.,
PHONE 288.
-i Pollock St., Opposite Post-office.
MM. LEASE.
GOVERNOR SATS GUARANTEE
Bld-
And Private Stockholders to Decide
It.
ForBlddron A&NC Leue.
drS Refuse To Notice
Thl.
8peolal to Joaroal.
Raleigh, Ang 80. It hat bees very
dlffloalt to ucertaia precisely the exact
amount ot the bids for the lease of the
Atlantic & North Carolina railway, but
It may now be positively stated that the
Bowland and the Kennedy bids average
4 to 8 per cent, and the bid of the At
lantic Railway Company something
First District Canes. State Charters
Granted. Hot Politics. . Mrs .
Olds Sick. Judge Douglas
Soon to Retire.
Baleigh, Ang 20. Tomorrow the var
ious bidden for the lease of the Atlantic 0T9r s er ceni
I Wroth rUmlln nllrn oil! .11 m.V I
I.. . . ... .... , I The Philadelphia syndicate has not
their way toward New Bern, which will I 1
be their mecoe. Everything as regards porfeoted Its bid and It appears It may
I the lease ot the Atlantic & North Caro-1 be dropped ont of the question. The
Una railway appears to be left entirely I Governor notified the syndicate that a
to the private stockholders, so far as an dep0Bit , gnarantee w&8 prlme nece8.
1 It In n t .1 it t.an.inn has vM hinn nnln
I Mndttn hn mva fati Iiam a Amv n?l J' '
I two. honed that th Onnrnnr nnrl fmsrH to this notice.
I of internal Improvements would settle
the matter bnt the Governor declined to
express an opinion. One of of the mem
bers of the board of Internal Improve
ments opposes a lease, the other not
having yet expressed himself. The
lhatter was very much at sea, though
really the preponderance of opinion
seems to be that a lease will be effected.
Some of the persons Interested in what
Is known as the Kennedy bid, that Is
the one made by persons living aloog
the line really do not want the road
leased, but said that if it was to be
leased, they might as well put In a bid
as anybody.
Amnnff fcndliv'fl arrlva'a nrnrA OnrlcrrnBS
It SUrpaSS6S all I m.D John H. Small of Washington, D Y
nthai nninfa oa frt Onalifv TVnrn WHtv n.Tlri flfW- Cooper of Henderson, Frank D. Jones
1 " iQulf, W P Ruber! s Gotesvtlle, B K.
Bryan Wilmington.
The Sapreme conrt today took up the
appeal - docket for the flrtt district
Among the atloroeys present re G W
Ward and F Adlgtt of Ellzibeth City
add W D Rodman of Charlotte.
State Auditor Dixon will raturn to
morrow from Fnqoay Springs, where he
has had a weeks rest, during which he
has examined SOOO new pension applica
tion, so as to be ready to submit these
to the State pension board, with his
opinion ot the merits of each.
Charters are granted to the Speed
Milling Company of Edgeoombe connty,
10 manufacture ootton oil, truck barrels
and paoksges, etc., capital stock $50,000,
OUR BUILDING BOOM.
NEW" EHR-A.
PAINT
is the very Beat Faint made
other paints as
ering Capacity.
Leads, Oils And colors.
Pumps, Pump Pipe and
Driving Points.
Sash, Doors and Winds A Specialty.
Ice Cream Frezers and Water Coolers.
7
1&
The Sound of The Hammer and Saw is
Hoard In Every Direction.
There is scarcely a street In the city
where there Is not the sound of the vig
orous strokes or the nammer neara
either in the construction of a new
house or I bo repairing or making addl
tlons. to the old building. There has
hot been for many years such activity
among the carpenters trade as there Is
today.
This feature has been spoken of at va
rlous times and the boon continues uodl
mlnlshed. in fact, it is Increasing. There
has not been in many years a time when
carpenters and masons weie bo busy as
they are now.
Mr George Roberts is building a ten
ant house on Mctca'.f street near New
street.
Hiss Anna Justice Is building two
house to ront on Change be.
On Dunn's field, our growing north
ern addition handsome residences are
taking the place of the yawning wilder
ness with amazing rapidity.
The new home of Mr J B Miller on A
street is rapidly approaching cooiple
Hon.
Mr Cicero Duncan Is preparing to
build a house on the opposite Bide of A
street.
Mr John Orablree and Mrs Abbott are
among those who are making new hous
Government Report
Washington D C, Aug 80.
In northern Alabama, and In south
ern parts of Mississippi aad Louisiana
cotton has lmprove'1 an I h In good con
dition In Oklahoma aad lu Indian Ter
ritory, but elsewhere the reports gener
ally Indicate unfavorable progress.
Deteroratlon from rust and shedding re
ported from noarly all districts. Heavy
rains Injurious In port'ons of Florida,
while over large part of Texas cops
suffered from drouth. In Teias boll
worm also contlnie destructive and boll
weevil are puncturing nearly all
suquared in southwest and oast coast
district Increasing divisions much dam
age as far north as Dallas, and Kauf
man. Picking in full progress In Texas
and general In southern, central and
eastern districts.
FAIREST KIND OF OFFER.
If MI-o-na Docs Not Cure Dyspepsia,
Got Your Money Buck at F
B Duffy's.
You run no rlak whatever In purchas
ing M'-o-na, Nature's cure for ilys
pepsla.
Take it for a month (a 50c box con
tains two weeks' treatment) and if it
Woes not help you, bring back the emp
ty boxes to F 8 Duffy and he will return
your money In accordance with the rol
lowing guarantee:
GU A. RANTER
I hereby agree to refund
the
OS Middle St.
Phone 99.
Hot Weather
makes you look tor Ice Cream Freezers and
Water Coolers. We Keep them.
Also Screen Doors and Windows, Screen Wire.
Car load Doors and Sash just received. Frices Low.
Heath & Mulligan Paint is the beet full weight, and covers most.
Mill and Machine Supplies. Building material of aU kinds.
Gaskill Hdw. & Mill Supply Co.,
the D Q Newberry Company, of Colum
bla, Tyrrell eonnty, to deal In real estate eB ln that 8eotIon,
anu me Brown ana jannon mercantile Th houBe of Bnerlt Blddle on New
company oi ooncora, capital sioci ...... n0,rinir completion as is also
1100,000. I the house of Mr Graham Richardson on
Mrs Fred A. Olds, the president of p.iio-w ltree.
me norsn uaronna mvision uniieai Tk., .i i. Kin .rf
iugmB oi mo uonreueracy is qaiw tho Dnbllo enterprises, viz:
nere, wun maiar.ai The Methodist chuioh.the onerahoUBe
and the school house.
The slate roofing for the church has
arrived and Will soon be put on. The
sick at her home
fever.
One ot the hottest inter-Democratic I
fights In progress ln the State Is that In
This la the best time In tho whole year
cure dyspepsia. The outdoor llfe.tbe
lighter diet, the lessened work and wor
ry, all help the cure.
One box of MI-o-na now will do more
good than a longer treatment at other
seasons. It is not an ordinary medicine
but Nature's romtdy that cures and re
stores perfect and lasting health,
The strongest evidence that can be
ffered for the merits of Ml-o-na and
Kb curative ylrtues is the guarantee
nder which It is sold by Mr F S Duf
tr
ue standB ready at a'.l times to refund
the price to any one who has foond that
It has not done all that Is claimed for
It.
HARDWARB 78 Middled.
Phone 147. .
HILL STJPPLIIS 44 Craven St
Phone SIS.
EASTJE11N
CAROLINA DISPATCH
-AND-
L1KI
Old DommooSteamship Co
The suamer Nexus will be withdraws
temporarily from the roots on July ISth
for bar annual repairs.
Daring her a ounce ths steamer Core
eoke Is eehedolsd to sail from New Bern
for Belhaven, (Instead of Elisabeth
City) at 8 p m on Monday, Wednesday
aid Friday. -
TJetll ranker motlo (hen will be no
sWemsT sailing on Tuesday, Thursday
ot Saturdays.
GEO, HBNDEBSON. Aft.
E.W.Smallwoofl
Under Motel Chattawka.
GENERAL
HARDWARE.
this eonnty, ln which the question Is
whether the new nominees for county
commissioners or the present ones shall
be elected.
The questions asked the applicants for
attorneys linen sS by the Supreme court
yesterday were prepared by Judge I
Doiglas, who Is so soon to retire. He
uevoted considerable attention to ques
tion regarding the U.S. Constitution.
After Judge Doturhvs retl.es here there
will be only one other Republican hold
ing Blate office, tills one being ex-
attorney general Z T Waleer who Is re
porter to the Sapreme court and whose
term ends la February.
work on the Interior Is of such a nature
that it requlrea time to show the prog
reis that is being made but It Is expect
1 1 that It wl.l be ready for dedication at
the time announced.
The school house and opera house are
required to be done at a specified time
lu the-near.
The repairs on the Citizen's bank arc
being made rapidly and when completed
t.'IU greatly Improve the appearance of
the block.
The First National bank building
will soon have an overhauling. A new
plats glass front will be put In, the po
sition of the door changed and the lobby
Don't forgot that we are still closing
ut our summer clothing In mens boy
& chlldrens at cost.
J J liAXTEH
and Windows.
The Ice Saving Gla
zier Befrigerators.
Agent for the Fanner Girl aad Boy
Cook Stoves.
Your
Photograph
Coine out to Riverside to
the tent and get a fine photo
graph of joorielf and family.
Work la of the best quality
and guaranteed.. t , ;
.1.) 1 .
J W. BIMPKINS.
Xntry Notice.
STATS 0? NORTH 01
'"'- Onrtesi Coesty.
TeOeeB Water, Xetry Taker for 6r
TeaOoiBtti ' " " '
" The aaderstiTiel irhllUps efOratsa
eeaety, North lerollie, .eaters aad lays
dales to the following ieeerlbea pUce
Of panel of lead la Met 1 Towaehln,
Crave out, State of Worth Oeroltaa
y Um beta; vacant, mi
V H 'iltaetea ea lest side bf Bier Swift Creek
" V - 1eUla the laade al Obas JotW 4t the
. v , . Haa4 tlalsMat Fhlllps) a4 ethert.etsi
; - taralsi hf etttanatloa twelve (11) seres,
CZm., Xatswsd this Mth sy of Apt 1904. v
.1. PHTfXIP .
' C..!n.,ut,
The Wake eonnty Confederate veter- I wm be made differently. Contract has
ans left this morning for the reunion at I been made already for new bank fur
Asheville, with them going the only I nlshlngs which will be of the most mod
Confederate dram corps. I orn and artistic design.
The stores also have had a general
hrushlng up. Messrs O Marks & Sons
&ra bulldlni a fine store on Broad Btreet
Screen Wire DoOr8 r101'10 Jttrna1' on which work is progressing well and
niw iuu,ain-ii u junn, mo i tns store oi J u uunn uo is now in
expert on the boll weevil has retarned I full charge of the carpenters, bnt when
from . trrnr of iBsnletlon In th. Rti. of Inlahed It will compare favorably with
T . . i . IJL I V
ins nanasoms Biuret waicu ro neig
bors to It.
Bo we can aee that New Bern Is grow
log and that the available territory with
In the city limit la getting smaller.
In Bad Shape.
Texas. He examined about one third 1
of the crop and reports that the condi
tion 1 very distressing.
Steel Wire Fence.
Escaped Conrlct CanHt
Henry Olawson, a .colored ponvlct,
A Ohlftam nana nrlnta a nlatnra nf
sarmsrs wm near nauss w. dw,UlBf hone bUt DT a blind
carry a very complete line of Americas wbJch looks la to ooay UlUe home.
Maay seen sare the writer exsalaed a who escaped iron tne read gang few
rioemlU balls h afcltmd man, resident I days sgo was oaptnred last night by
of Jonas coantV. asmed Bam M.ti. I officers Bo wden, Lnpton, Parker aad
which vss slmeel perfect la It con I Bryan at a houas si Brownsville.
stracUoa aad was eeoceessal la lis cper I (llswscn was a convict from .Craven
slloa. Since theia we have seen large loooaty for robber and a reward was of
plaese for olaerlef rice bet their m I bred for him. The offloer had
eblfeei bit alearlag aad aepetaUng the I uouble to get the man b they were
Chan were very similar to that of the threatened. ' )
bnadtasaef Joaeeeeaatrtad thlsmaal 111 i
had tsrer tt'4 1 riot -taUl, nor evea a I A St Load paper" My that toe, Jgo
A Harvest
Bicyclists
Offer 75 pairs
irald of rloe, aad knew aothleg aboat rot, a tribe, a nailf,' TUIptaoi ) areeo
lubaikeacepthx wnta of touch, bat toad of dog meat a a '. diet, that the
ha seeds a telerable living however, bf I food peooia of the Sxpositioa uity nave
clnlgrbforhlselghbor. to look well after their eeslae pet
, , 1 , , i. ' ' ... lwha those people of. the Qaeaa a ante
x, , i HO w S Tall ? . .... lareaeeoad. Ooulda't aoia ladneement
tW offer One Hnadred Dotlar Eawardlb offared to get twa or three of theca to
a k.M.V a-.. L aaissa la Mm Ka ta aMrla A hflay.
skf VMkelf1fl MnrtaJ Ms4aAAal fiHi AWi4 I atl I. j 1ff.tfa K. v t I I sw sassssslssasaasaBsl J
7' v a - El? : FVi ; r r av iwTrnA Try abtuclCartatdOoea Cola
Lathxluioi tha month U AtgntU q-fj. CHM1T 00, . u mQtAuM rtti
I hat Utam la all grade and titt. .v,,. - w. saada free the famoo. Ooo t last aad
Wwlllpajlotl to InyattgaU Mi Chensv fertheUel ar. end behev. , l- ' "v lt.?7A
ty. " .. , , ; s p 4 hit tmfaatlr bowabU alt tasla ! V .tlnlet. tjtL!
. - mw- weeastsssti ! arm. WiLDino, KiKi A mart, I eUMthecomplexloa,ei headache and
Oealet lafc0ttll0tTll,Fiafci Drtgjhts, Toledo, a tow food taste U the month. The
tarneli, Lcanan Bnatxe, owooam, wnr p,7,
tisnomne, ess vtruuNaor sxisrna w "r"u " rono-i Lutlebarly Hlters. hob Moom, of La
money paid for Ml-o-na on return
of the empty box, if the purchaser
telli me tint it has f alio 1 ticuie
dyspepsia or stomach troubles
This guaranty covers two 5Ui
boxes, or a month's treatment.
(Signed) F 8 Duffy.
For Spring and Grown Chlokens g
o the Oaks Market.
1 TYlT TT'ivia fc
I vi Ja.
; Cultivated - Ftps
for preserving or ripo 'or eating leave
your orders at
3
McDANIEL'S
71 IIi:OAI STKEE'l'.
E5HSa5HSH5HSa5HSEaHHSabV.
i5cSP5H5HiTP
(Jumplutc Sl.K'i; "f
At lii-lit I'rlcca
5H5HSP5H5H aCT
ft -a
'JPSacisvs m.
Wholcaitle
& B3ta!l
rocer,
ISroael m
- . m NJPl vtja PWB,
J. S. Hudson & Co.,
LIVERY STABLES.
Wo have ojiened a Livery, Feed,
S:iltHtihd Exchange Stahle tt No.
li; Hinad Kt , Arnold's former
Bland. I'loiiiiH attention given to
tirdur.-i for turnout?, and horeen
carefully looked after.
.1 S. HUDSON A CO.
Ice Cream
Day,
De
Now Every
livered For
35c. a quart
at your home Ice
cre'am soda, phos
phates and all other
cool and refreshing!
drinks at j
McSORLEY'S.
A Second
Carrie Nation
As Cnrri.t Nation amished. th
bi j iooms so did S, Coplon, 78 Mid
dle St., ,-ma.ih till! price on all
si.tuuicr coudi.
Expert Watch Re
pairing !
le tlii
2UUU yds of
.le tiii.s week 4
special
yda of Sheeting,
i weeli 1c.
Sheeting, spicial
l-'o.
I '." yds of Remnants iu Dimity
is wee .") I 'ir.
We ho;d our watch ami
repairing up t a Ifigh
To the Tradinp
Public :
We wish to announce to the
people of New Bern and surround
ing counties that we have opened a
big stock of goods in the store re
cently occupied by Epstein Brew.,
Bryan Block,
We have in stock a full line of
Qunts and Boys Clothing, Shoes,
Hate, Ladies Furnishings, Dry
Goods and Notions.
jewelry
standard.
Whatever work is done is xecut
ed in a careful painstaking inauuer
a-id when the quality i.s coniidured
oar prices are always tne iow( .c.
J. O. BAXTER.
tunnel Corsets 50c, this week
Special prices for this week.
B. Finkelstein.
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-e
Only a few nam
mocks left and the
prices will ' suit
t you.
KNNETT'S BOOK STORE
Insurance and 'Brick
FIkB BELL5 IN TUB NIQHT
a ", Vbat-
tfalawleererto- ta-ar-t tea man
whf H away fronsaome, a he doa't
know bnt that be may find his hoes la
rains on his return. . Aad. th f 6rt
thougM that striae him after he la
found hi famlle iaf i I haddtl
eent of Insurance oa itl Be WM it
time.. Let mo;itur yoo la ose ot ay
Wood. Job rmr to Hoe.
an HTaar MaJHrfAereaae,
rtcB iii-A ; 8i Kiddie u
eus snr'sess of the srstem. Tenttmpnlala
'1 II aa a i aml.'y 1 ins f t oomUj
tons
favette, Ind.asj t: "A.Umhnr pills I havs
,,.,! pr're and slgiten. m J. WIH's
Mule i-'!y l-''re . : 'y perfuet,'
fold by 8. Imi! f i.
good oBt&oles, . V a'
GcorA. fJicoll
rnonosoo;a!'.-.
Boutb. Front and Hancock ISt.
Hello Central !
(Sung in the well known tune.)
Hello Central give me Royall's
For I know he's there,
Yon can find hiua with the Icu
Cream,
On the counts near,
He'll be glad ita me whose speaking
' Call him wont yon please,
For I rarely Want some Ic Croam,
IU ao warm over here.
WBITTEN BY
" , A CUSTOMER.
All low shoe la Men Ladles" tad
Chndrea. and all summer nndetwssr
wait and flfurf Lewes, and all other
sammsr foods most be told, la order to
eke room for our great fall Stock i that
will soon be ooming in.-
', ; i' ) i ' i 1 ' "
oi' " Rememlief Be.- .
Irttf'cfva KinM kiitUfafltlaa ralrner
Watch fox k money .thaaaoyons la
the oil y. All work gaarattd.t - .
P. t INOMT,
'' ' TrTaKh maker .aad Jeweler,
Corner Of Broad and Mlttdle Streets, '
i50" yds of Hanihurg for 4
l-'Jo.
to
HO yds of Calico this week 4 l-4c
doa I.idien (ianze Uiis week 4e
"J0' 1 1 i i tick and Pique, at
w iiolesale price.
IS pair Luce Curtains, regular
p t::o tl.iiU; Una week 19c.
( 'LOTULNi One more chance
Meij's Clolliing in hroken siies
ilv; :;7, :;-; regular prioe $10,
is wet i- $ . .'i i
r Boys Scliool Suits, broken
l.'.es, to clo.-ie o'lt lor ti'.ic. on the
Uar
V, pair men's waking p&nts
.--, this week ui.ic
Lar-e lot. of Boys Kneo Pants
nst received, sues 8 to 17.
S. COPLON,
75 MIDDLE STREET, Nsit to Geek III
Hardware (Jo, Naw Bern.
Jot) Primtin
If j ju want FiRflT
CLASS Job Work doa't
forget to send your or
ders to r .
Owen Q. Dunn
Leading Printer t BuWoaae.
' . relloek .bera Ik.
To The Public I
' 1 hereby give actlcs tVA Twfrf aet he
reepoasfble to debs laaanred hyaey
soes, Oil tsfnsker Telehet ead Alisa
Parry l-aleher, Whle ate sasd WMMM
mf extnsenl'ihfi approval. . , v j
, "lAXOSXO f OLCBxtt . .
KswBermHrDXol.
Angtiirillh 1904,