Tol. XXIII.-No. 135.
New Eern, N. C, Thursday , Morning, September T, 1903.
( Twenty-Fourth Year
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Special in Ladies.
Muslin Undet wea
Inasmuch as we will move in our New Store on er about 15th '
inet. hence these low prices.
Ladies Night Robes made of the best Cambric or .Nainsook at
60c, 76c, $1.00 and $1.50.
Ladies Underskirts at 50c, 75c, $1,00 and $1.26, beautifully
trimmed in Val Uti u Lawn tuck flowered.
Pants at 25c, 35c, 5Cc
Corset Covers at 25c, i5c, 50c.
Take advantage of this sale, a look will convince you, the gar-'"
mints speak for themselves.
J M Mitchell & Co.,
. - PHONE 288.
43 Pollock St., Opposite Post-office,
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LlcCOWAU'S
SENTENCE
I Presents Given at f he Baxter Auction
t . Sale.' -V - -
' "-.The Circulating Library. -
T.The fall months are here now and the
Ion? nights end cooler weathe sumeet
return to things literary and to study
The public library is receiving bocks
Confirmed by
: Supreme
cieion.
Court
I Pi tor Suslik VslvBtMrt. AkWmm Uw
' 'Iststei.- Wr limlrirt art Net
Seagirt ky Fsrsier Is This Slate.
CssMsrtfe Vetera lurtsd.
Raleigh, ' Sept. 6,-The Supreme
I court, through Chief Justice Walter
The auction sale of the J. O., Baxter
stock of watches, jewelry, etc., at 107
IHddJi: tavit the lover of
730 J lgood reading to sjend his spare time in
ificrcuu. u wio nMfitflhi. The lihrirv ia ecn.
Da- tending these sales. tYU bAulWat deal to the hurher
nL Present rt at the sale. Friday fit lf mtam w A
be more appreciated by everybody.
The public are- cordially invited to
inspect this library and they will un
doubtedly find among the volumes some
book to their exact liking. . There are
books in the library for all sorts of peo
pie and they will find much pleasure in
Saturday.,
Dover.
Sep. 6
A shanty car of the A. &N. C. Co.
used for the cooking department of
squad of hands putting in. the rail along I w books.
tne une wmcn was on a siaing nere
Clark, ss soon si it met this'morning Wht fire this p. m. about 4 o'clock
61f 00 S
I have just returned from the Northern markets
Gents Furnishings and other Dry Goods and Notiom . Which I am opening
my fanner store in the Bryan building at the corner of Middle and South Front
streets.
at ten o'clock made announcement of
its decision in the contempt case of ex-
Mayor Moses McCown of Durham,
who struck Judge Ward, of the Superior
court, and who, by that judge, was
sentenced for contempt to serve thirty
days in a common jail and to pay a fine
of $200. (The . Supreme, court Affirms
the action of Judge Ward. The opinion
was oral - and . the chief justice an
nounced that fatter ' there would be a
written one filed. This will probably
be done next Tuesday, when the regu
lar filing of opinions begins. The actic n
of the court was of course expected,
the State having made a very strong
showing' in support of the course taken
by Judge Ward in protecting his own
honor and that of the courts.
Mr. Carter of Alabama was here to
day and had a conference with Gover-
with a Bran New Stock of I nor Glenn regarding the matter of ad'
mi.i.1. i . ditfamal pay for volunteers in the war
and would have burned completely up
but Mr W B H Blandfortt Sec andTreas
of the G L Co. had their locomotive to
pull the car around near their water
works and had the fire put put.
Cotton And Grain Exchange Elect
Officers And Transact Other
'. Business,
The Cotton & Grain Exchanfti
New Arrivals at
McDANIEL'S
Corner Broad and Hancock Sts.
New barrel large No. 1. Shore Mackerel, New Lot Harvey'
Small Monumental Hams and Breakfast f trips. English Cured
Shoulders and Pic Nic Hams, Fresh Cakes and Crackers in Packages,
Prunes, Fresh Elgin and Fox River Print Butter, Queen Olives and
Fresh Olive Oil, Walter Bakers Chocolate, Fresh Roasted Java Cof
fee, ground to order 20cts lb.
I will thank you for a share
to please you.
Goods
Fall and Winter Suits of
the latest Makes and
Styles.
HATS, SHOES, AND A FULL LINE OF DRY GOODS OF
EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Everything New and
me.
Up-to-date at prices to suit the buyer. ' Call and
S- . YOFFIE,
Bryan Block, Corner Middle and South Front streets.
MCE LINE OF
S-a.it Cases
. and
FURNITURE.
RUGS and HOUSE
FURNISHINGS AT
B. IVES,
.98 Middle Street ' -
"Our Perfection rr Trunk."
JOHN
Ladies
I
Have your Fall oat
f uita and Nklrts Steam
Cleaned and Pressed.
We make them lock
like new.
A. BLOCK,
MERCHANT TAILOR.
M Middle Bt,
r. 8. -We eal for and deliver work
LARGE aaeortJnsat of felta, eotto
and eomblnation mattreaaea at John B.
' CONTRACTORS dwrfrinf to employ la
. H tit A. Aa
boren to work on nuireaoa wui nna
U thiie advantage .U eommuofcaU
' with J. T, Taylor, P. O. Bo MX 1
! Dehclons
Is The
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Ice
team
i;We Bell Yea,
MISS 6 LA FEREBEE win reopen her
weic etww Monday DVpmbef 4lh, at
her ainiie roooi the corner of Met
eUeod Nw itreeU. ' ':
Fancy Fruits,
-APPLES AND BANAXAS.
Ft est Axt ivalsa
Broad St. Fruit Co.
. Greateet ear taken in making
oar cream, and only beat mate-
riala. . . '
- It ia Pure and WboteeooMk Can
be eaten by the tooat delicate aer
on without fear of Injury.
85 eenta per quart, packed in
ke. delirered at rour hooae. '
Alae Sharbeta and Ioa Cream
Soda. . ; .. v t- .-
IWcSorfcy,
with Spain. He stated to the Governor
that troop were entitled to pay from
the time that they arrived at their re
spective .armories,. Here in North
Carolina the troops were mustered in
during May, but a number of them drew
pay from April 27th, to which the)
were found entitled, yet a number had
reported at their armories In response
to the call some days before April
27 th.
North 'Carolina will send quite a large
delegation to Richmond on the 12th to
attend the annual meeting of the Farm
era National Association. . Last yeai
over 100 delegates were appointed bj
ee Governor Ayeock, and all these appoint
ments have been continued.
There are now forty-three game war
dens in North Carolina. The super
vising warden, John W. Upchurch of
this city aaya the Aububon law is popu
lar in North Carolina and is being very
well enforced. So far as he can dis
cover there are now very few violations
of it
The Agricultural A Mechanical Col
lege H realir over-crowoea. it is
greatly to be regretted that more dor
mitory room U not to be provided.
There are more students In the agri
cultural department now than any
other and for tiiH increase no provision
whatever baa been made.
In an interview with acting Immi
gration Commissioner T. K. B rimer as
to the reason why there are so few calls
fir immigrants, to come to North
Carolina as laborers, or aa tenants, he
stid that on the side of the people here
In North CamKna who wanted such
people en their farm, they do not wish
any people ualec they know who they
are, while, on the other hand, Mr.
Bronar eaatoot afford to make arranje-
menta at New York to bring persons
her unless there It a positive arrange
ment as to lb price they are to re
ceive and aa to the home they are to
have. , There ha been a very slip ah d
way in hiring labor m North Carotin,
bat of course all this will hava to 1
changed if people ire to be brought In
hers from elsewhere. There will have
to be a regular agreement as to wager,
or as to the part of crop to be allowed
Uk who eome aa tenant farmer.
The board of penitentiary director
I to meet on the 20th mat, at which
time it wiU specially consider matter
relative to the WBkeaboro and Jefferson
tompike, the construction of which ha
reached the point in leas than I mile
of the crest of the Blue Ridge.
Mr. Thos Lindsay the nonular sales-1 Dosed of irentlemen in active business
man for the New Bem Grocery Co., is I here and it is organized with the intent
in our town today hustling for busmess I and purpose of increasing the cotton,
Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Richardson left I trade at New Bern. While, of course,
an the 4th for New . York an other its primary busmess is to bring cotton
points for a few days pleasure trip. I to this market there are other consid-
Do t w r.nm ftnil.ia Kami. I orations which incidentally have their
lar appointment here Sunday and preach I faponhnce and which should be borne
ed a good sermon from Acts 17-28. " """ ule
ine organization oners tne nignesi
market price for cotton and solicits the
farmers natronacre feelimr sure that
It seems that Monday was an unlucky a,., do better with their cotton
lay for a number of of colored people in than in New Bern. Thev are in touch
ina near tne town, uneortnecrewoiithtaojthen, marketa and have
die freight train was mashed so badly facilities for irivimr the farmers the
aere-that he died after he arnvedmhit m-foea vnimr
Mew Bern, l wo men wonting in tne I irnnrinff re th nffWr vi
eg wooas got cneir nanus oauiy cut, w i terdav at the annual meetine of the
Miss Ida Sutton is visiting the Misses I
West and other relatives here.
3 Mills living on Mr. Robt Dunns farm
in Jones county had' his hand badly cut
)y chopping it with an axe.
We heard this morning that there
was quite a lot of tobacco sold on the
narket yesterday and prices were
food. '
Miss Sue V. Wilson of Kinston spent
Saturday and Sunday with her brother,
Mr. Geo B. Wilson at this place. .
The D. & S. B. R. R. Co. are build
tng a new passenger car for tl.eir
road. '
exchange.
President, E. H. Meadows.
'Vice President, E. W. Rosenthal.
Treasurer, T A. Green.
Secretary, James Redmond.
Directors, J. W. Stewart F. M
Hahn, J. A. Meadows, D. L. Roberts,
Ralph Gray.
Board of Appeals, F. M. Hahn, S
Sott, H. C. Lumsden,C. E. Foy, J. W
Stewart.
Superintendent, G. A. Oliver.
of your trade, and will do our best
J.Ij.McDaniel
Wholesale A Retail Grocer.
Tarker Store. Comer Broad and Haurm-lt fits.
D. Petty's
NATURAL STOCK LICK,
Cant you eat, sleep or work? Bad
liver?' Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea
makes rich, red blood, gives strength
and health, Cures when all others fail.
No cure no pay. 35 cents, Tea or Tab-
ets. Sold by F. S. Duffy.
Mn. I hoy ain't no doubt about n
Our iK!;ir.t U cither gulii' to be n
genius or n fool."
I.anil mikes, pn, what makes you
think so?"
"I Just ketrlied liim tryln' to drown
the cat In the well to see If the story
was true nbut It linvln' nine lives "
Wire Grass.
September 7th
There was a tremendous rainfall here
Sunday which greatly- damaged the
ootton that was open.
Since the farmers have begun to
have their cotton picked, they find
.here is a great decrease in the average
yield per acre.
Mr. Clyde Foremanformerly'of Core
Creek, but now of LaGrange, is visit
imj relatives and friends in our midst.
Mr. B.- Borden of Cherry Point spent
a few day with his sister, Mrs. Jose
phine uutner.
Miss Minnie Mann of Beaufort was
the guest of Miss Bertha Langdale this
Messrs Marven Lewis of New Bern,
and Lather ' Lewi of Beaufort were
callers in our village Wednesday.
Mr. Lillian Foreman and Miss
Mlnsetta King of North .River were
the tfuesth of Mrs. Holland Foreman
form few daya,- ; -
Mr: M. W. Fodrio who ha been
pending his vacation here, this sum
mer returned to Mew Bern where he
goes to resume hi itudies at the Caro
lina College, , : ...
We are having considerable sickness
with a this month, Those on the Hst
are Mrs. Fannie Dudley, Mrs. Jakl
Norrta and Meatr Jama Morton and
Luther W. Harvey. " . -'.'.
Since the law preventing the killing
of deer ha gone out many of oar hunt
men hat struck fine luck. 8 fine bock
have been killed near here, the lucky
!E one being RT Dudley and A C CiUl-
"!. . . . . . ,
Remlolareatlal.
Visitor Your dauidter, dear msdam.
Is really charniliiK- If I were thirty
years younger 1 should be madly In
love wltli her. .
Coy Widow Oh, baron, thirty years
ago I looketl Just as she does now!
Translated, For Tsles From Fllegende
Blatter.
Th Water Xr4 wilcala.
Mllkinnn It ain't true, nia'nin, that
'e always put qhnlk In our milk.
Mrs. JIousekn Do you niesn to
say you never do It
Milkman Well er never, except
after a heavy rain, when the water
gets muddy and brown.
Hla Obaarratlaa.
'Now, Tommy, remember," Tommy.'.
mother cautioned him. "You know
where bad llttlo boys go"
Tea,'' Interrupted Tommy, who bad
been told be must stsy at home, "they
go flsblnx an' swlminlu' an' have a
gen'ral good time." '
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One Dtairtl Tweitj-Fire
Cfflt Korfli Mtrkei fowl
U afJffl Ctl, , .
Eunott'sEoohCtcro
question la whether the 8tat shall
nnlsblt : v'" .
LoraneA UngeV, a nativ of France,
who served hi the French army m a
nna bet of campaigns, and Who wa In
th Coaf derate aervire for three year
in Company G. 60th North Carolina
Regiment wu buried this morning In
the Cohf ederate cemetery here, having
died but evening at the Soldier Home.
He had been la feeble health for some
Urn. . - 1 " ;
- For Sail ,
A email iwsmp farm, ' wall drained,
good for cotton and corn, situated on
the north skis of Neua river 13 mile
aliove New Bm, near Cowpen landing.
for particulars call on W. F. Lancantar
Vsncrboro, N. C
Kin. .-f-
A reception given at th horn of Mr
and Mr Alex Foreman, Monday night
wa an enjoyable event. Musi wa
furnished by several young ladles,afteT
which cream wa served. -
A party of young people and 1 few
older one to chaperon them, enjoyed
a delightful sail on Sept 1st They
were taken over to the labratory and
Hf saving Ution. W are sure
and me" enjoyed the stroll qn
beach. - . ' ' :
C
th
Unclt Mosa'i Music
The following poem ia from the
of Rev. J. J. Douglas pastor of
Tabernacle Baptist church and it
doubtedly apeak the true Inward senti
ment of many of the colored race.
Work on the farm and in the shop
mean no servitude and It often happens
that a man can nuuW won In
ptaeeathaa elsewhere. ' -" ; -
Uncle Moae w merely lamenting tne
disposition to shirk work among his
brethren when they are-better off In
the Held or shop. , '
I dan b 'leave la eddlcashott
W 'at weans nigger rum d la m.
Ka hit' dee er pesteratkm -; ;
Dat's a-wukinar 'monet o ha'm.
John h' gone Ur Tnskargee, ; ?
Aa' Bill he atudyin' law; 7 -
Torn Henry'a tryln' fr D. V.', ,
Aa' Boa Lisa want ter draw,. :
Dey'a all ov 'm sot on sum 'a big, f
An dey'U Ur de w'ul, dey 'lowi
But nary wuo ain't gwleter dig, '
An' nary Wun ain't gwlnter plow.'
So I'm rasslln' long heah wid de graes
Far ter mek 'om meat an' bread;
W'en dey com back wid day ' eolUdge
ltolliater's.Itof ky MounUi To never
fails to Vm the tomirh, rjtultxi ths
kii!ny, stimulate ' th livar and
clcanne Die tl"!. A crenl t"'ii(! nil
All persons wtntitng to teach In the
public schools In No. 1 townxliip In Cra.
n county sre not i"od Ui meat the
tchtxA committee of said Ujwnnlilp In
Vancelro, Oct B, !.
I(. W, SMITH,
Beety.
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V.'sMi and C'-:V F.'
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An' lamln' b dy bead, ,
Day'll Uwk doy hlghfslutln'
An' 'sruas de dey city ways;
An dot 'un '11 be edJiraled bie'
Pat wa uVan know w'at ha says.
Ym, I'a swealin' hanh wid dis ol OX,
Fr t-r m k r H'r crap;
F.T d rliiliuns Ur sport dy strijd
aorkS, ,
An' ' ' : ' k d'-y r,sP-
Ka 'I' ' !l ov 'm a. it on sum'a
An' ! v'il ' r il" w'ul, i! jr M'.w;
!' it V--.-1 w-.n n't fc- .!.- r i!
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Special Prices on Califor
nia Hams.
A complete Line Sugar Cured Meata and
ALL KINDS PROVISIONS.
M Batter t; the Factaie and if lbs Retail.
3L. 3H Ervin,
Wholesale and Retail Grocer.
No. 81 South Front St.
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FANCY VESTS
i
. Iiight and Fancy Vests continue to
grow in favor., No man who makes any
pretensions lo correct dressing can get
along without EXTRA VESTS. The
white and light colors are the most pop
ular. Dark ones if you prefer them. We
have them in cotton, Nilk and all norts of
washable combinations. TO BE RIGHT,
you must have one or two light vests
tome and see the nen beauties $1, 1 60,
2 00, 8 60 and 3 00
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Picture of Ypur House
WHILE THE LEAVES ARE.OUT:
60 CENTS AND 91.00
The Woi
in
, 92 .EAST FRONT STREET-
VJiro FencD.
Car Load "Just ? Received. .
. Cook moves, Heaters. Full line Hardware
and nuilders Uateiial. Heath and Miilitan
ralnts. Oils and Glass. . : t " ,
Gnsltill lldw. & Mill Supply Co?
()!. ovrriv
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