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T is well known that a
ditlon is more subject to attacks of disease than a per
sou who is strong It is just as true that a persoxj ;
Hwho is in poor circumstances financially, is more Ii-
able Kpmisfortiine than one who is protected by -some x
ready money in the bank. A savings account is the best
means of strengthening yourself financially. -Open an ac
count at once. This bank accepts deposits of one dollar
or more and interest is paid at the rate of 4 per cent per
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Deposits Subject -to Check Also
Cordially Invited.
HEW BERN. BANKING & TRUST GO.
Broaddus & Ives Lumber Co.
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PHONOGRAPHS AND
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IF INTERESTED
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.V 'Aitlso a full line Barbed Wire lor hogs and cattle,
I poultry Wire, Rubber Roofing, Paint3 and Oils,
Stoves and Ranges and a general line; of Hardware.
Write us or call, we' can give you right prices. .
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person in poof physical eetfT.
WE MANUFACTURE
LUMBER.
jWe take the trge on the stump
an9 turn it into finished lumber.
And because we do all this work
ourselves, we are --ALWAYS in
position to give you the BEST of
pine lumber, every dimension and
desrripti n,' at the LOWEST
COST. You will make no mis
take if you come direct to us for
your flooring, ceiling, mouldings,
weatherboarding and all other
sorts of pine.
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POST-OFFICE
FENCE
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Numerious rulicatioas Which
Have ' Caused y?sil " Street '
-'-Trouble Change Hands. k
.ew,iorr, feo, wn sweet is
reaching to throttle thd 'Muemking'
magMinep. :Periodical lilerluro iji the
future ia to be sugar-codled nd dipped
jn fconey and the expoeuw .of "how
they got it,", are to be topped accord
tag to tht few York Press That pap
er givei derails of. tho recent - change
ia the magazine field andjhowa Jhow.
Wall Street men liave finally aneeeeded
in corralling eontrol of a number of the
periodicals thai have cauned tbem
trouble in, the past. . .
J. P. Morgan and Company, accord
ing t&the press, "is the firm mosac-.
tive in the move although others are in
terested. Through Thomas W Lamoqt
newest partner of the Morgan firm, that
concern is now, in a position lo dictate
the policies of periodical with a cir
culation of 3,0QP,000. La mon t controls
the Crowcll PuHishing Company which
marketa't'ne Woman's Home Companion
the Farm,anrl Fire Side and which last
week secured possession of the Amerir
can magazine. '
"Lamont'8 two most impor'ant assis'
tants in the Crowell concern," says the
Press, "are George H. Huzen, presi
dent, ' and -Joseph , P Knapp, of the
American Lithographic t Company, who
ia a director of the associated Sund iy
magxzines. . The periodical lias' a cir
culation of more than 1,000,009. There
are two or three- publications repot 1 3d
to be on the ragged edge-because of
debts. Thfre are publications' whosi
owners seeing an opportunity to sell
out at a figure that will .mike them in
dependent may conclude to let go to the
trust. The Press states that the Cur
tis Publications of Philadelphia, the Mc
Clure Publications, Hampton's; John
Wanamaker's periodicals, Robert J.
Collier's and Conde Rant's magazines
will not enter the combination and it
predicts a fight for circulation between
the independents which will continue
their popular fight and those that are
owned by syndicate.
MASONIC NOTICE
A regular communication of 81.
Johns Lodge No. 3. A. F. & A. M.,
will be held this Wednesday evening at
7:30. All resident and visiting masons
cordially invited to attend!
By order of W. M. .
J. J. RHODES.
Secretary
DIED.
Srs. F. A. Crown, of 14 Griffin St
.at her residence Sunday afternoon
between 1 and 2 o'clock. ." She had been
in poor health for somo months),' having
returned late in October from Baltimore
where she. underwent an- operation.
Since her return Bhe had failed . to re
gain herhtrength, and other symptoms
developed which hastened her demise.
. .The funeral services, were held at 4
p m Monday, conducted by r her pastor,
Dr. SummerelL - Tbd remains were t.:
ken to Baltimore where the. interment
takerplace today".' 'J.;1' v";
rMrs. , Brown leaves a husband to
moaro her death, t and four , clfildreisj
Arthur, who is baggage master ; at the
Uoion depot Robert who Vpursumg
his itudies at the rtap'.Ut lheoloical
Seminary at Imhiviile. ' Ky., Harvey
and the youngest a daughter: .A faith
fut wife and mother has entered. .into
the rede which remaineth for the: chit
drenof God. t '.'t'- tV' .
-x. Bepresentatlve Small; to lecture, f
" Washington; D.C. Fbv t -The Land
ueciamaiioB section ct' tne Bogttura
Commercial Congress it; All ants,. Mat.
8ih,'flth and 10th, wilt Wf addressed by
representative Sma.ll, -of. North"CaroU
na. , His subject will bs "Recent Prog'
ress in Drainage Legislation,"' and he
will .brlng'out, for theuseof the South'
era States, (lie good points of the North
Carolina, Arkansas and Louisiana laws,
Hon. Joseph H. Ransdell,: President
of the' Nstional Rivers and II trbors
Congress, will address the same section
On -'"The Undrained Empire , of the
South." lie will deal with the wonder
ful resources of the South yet remnln
ing undeveloped in lands suitable : for
drainage. N . ;'';'
Trof. George A. Creiild . nt ef the Ar
kanoas Land Congress will addrerthe
section on the subject Of . "A F-lral
Survey of the. Wt. Lands of the JJouih
as an sid in Eutubliithing Drainage
Areas Affecting More tlmn one state."
The Chalrmnnof the d'ction will ht
Mr. Edward Wittncivof New Orleans,
President of the Louiiria Alemlii!
Company.' - . .
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BUSY DAY IN SUr
SUPERIOR COURT
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Large ' Iamber of Cases Dis
; of at Yeate'rday'B Session.
Mahy Present
AV90 o'clock yesterday morning the
secoiji day's session of Craven -county
Superior Court; whicli is now in sesewn
hire! was eonveneL There was an nno
sually large numbee of spectators pres
ent, the larger soditoriunf being entirely
ll led, and rauch interest was: manifest
ed in the procesdings all through the
The first case called was that of tJa-f
State vs Sam Jones, colored, charged
with the larceny of $8 00 worth of fiih
from thSrm of Harker & . Tboker on
last December," and also the Sta' e vs
Jim Farrior, also colored for; receiving
the th. stolen fish, knowing that' they
had Ibeen ' stolen. The prosecution
showed that Jones, who was jn the em
ploy of the firm, had purchased the fish
from! a catch which they had purchased
and had given tKemo Farr.or, who is
a huckster, to sell for him on s com
mission. .Both the negroes pleaded not
guilty to the charge, and although the
prosecution, was certain of a verdict
in their favor, the jury rendered a ver
dict of cot guilty,
The next efese called was that of the
State vs Sam Smith, colored, charged
with the larceny of clothes -valued aU
J10 00 I romJohn Ellis, also colored.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the
bharge but the jury decided otherwise
and he was sent to the county roads for
aHerm of of 12 months.
Mary Marshall, alias One-eyed Mary,
co'ored, the bane of every officer on the
force, was next placed on trial charged
with resisting an officer while he was
attempting to arrest her. "Last No
vember the woman became beastly in
toxicated and going to a store on South
Front street proceeded to clean the"!
place out. An officer was summoned
and when he attempted to tike her into
custody she managed to get his hand
to her mouth and painfully injured that
member. She was given a hearing be
fore the Mayor at the time and- bound
over to Superior Courts Being unable
to secure a bondsman she was commit-
ted Jo jail and has been confined there
since that time. She pleaded guiliy ttf
pleaded guiliy
the charge and the Judge taking into
consideration the fact that she had been
imprisoned several months .offered to
suspend judgment upon the payment of
the costs of the ease. This, however,
she was unable to do and was sentenced
to a term of 60 days in jail, to be turn
ed out. by tha commissioners if they
saw fit. -
The ease of the State vs Addison To-
ler, charged with abduction, was called
the prosecution moved that this case be
continued until the next term of count
and the Judge granted the request pla
cing the defendent under a bond of
$fi0. Toler is charged with abducting
the wife of Mr. M. T. Rowe, of Nor 2
towrumip-several months ago. Bond
was given by the defendant
Wiil Evans, colored, who waas arres
ted several months ago Xor the larceny
of a suit of clothes from 'Mr. y -C.
Bruce manager of New Bern steam
laundry, plead guilty to the charge of
larceny and was sentenced to a term of
12 roonths.on the county roads '
j Richard Fulcher, colored, w ho is vjell
known in police circles In Ibis city and
other Eisterh vJnorth Carolina 'towns
wks placed on trial charged ; with .the
lareenv of a i'bUtoL:hbt Bun. and 113 in
monty'frorn Jacob Davis.'also" colored
Fulcherleud Dot guilty to trie cbarge
out -.cne, eyiadnce sunrmtieq , oy ; ins
plaintiff waarsp mcluaive to the Jury
tnae tnry prougnt na veraic1; or gtftuy
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and Fulcher : was sept .to ; tbe- ount
roadi tot a term of 6 months.
VCiayds. Gllcreaje, colored, .plead not
guilty to the charge of assaulting Rich
ard Fulcher, alio colored, with a revol
VeV,' and a'so with carrying a concealed
weeponii The proecutidn proved to, the
IsaiiaiawoB io ina jury mat we cnargo
. was true and they returned a verdict of
guilty. The defendaqt waa senteAcud
to the county 'roads, for a J ternvof 3
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; At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
ease of the State vs. Eroniiis Mpye
elrrred, charged wi h the larz-eny of a
tub of butter from the Norfolk-South-tra
freight' depot . several weeks ago
was called.' M'y plead not guilty to
tha chare,. 8." II - Ln,- of the
Norfolk Southern office force was plac
ed on tbe stand and told 'ot the tub of
butter which was consigned to Kafer's
b'lkrry Ix-ing stolen. Moye . was' thr-n
pi iced on the stand and lo'd the jury
that li did not know . anything about
the tub of buUer; that he went to Tube
lldrrh' store In the we-tirn part ef
the city to collect $1.50 for 'another
mnn t"l tliHt while he was there Ilurrm
told him ttm ho hid purchnsrd n tuh
ofbii'ter frmolbit mnn anil t-tt nl
thmi ,'i i' hd l T.niw.'d to ' y him
Tl.r,) f r it that li In 1 cl . r 1 hit
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l HEAR GREENVILLE
Attacks E.v Ft). - Carrier-JrYith
: Koie.' 300 ' Mea ; Bearohing v
- K phone from Greenville N, C, last
sight sUted the negro West who killed
one and severely wounded another of
ficer at WilsoDr was. seen oq the road
near that city. Yesterday, by a K. P.
D.mai earrier, who attempted to stpp
the negro. West sprang at the earrier,
woknding bim with a knife and then
fled to the woods. Word, was sent to
Wilson and nearly 00 men came by
train being jplned by 100 at Greenville
and the woods are being given a care
ful search for the negro'. '
Delegates to the Convention Appointed
The following delegated heveber n ap
pointed by the New Bern Chamber of
Commerce to tha Beaufoft-Morehead
Highway Convention at Raleigh Feb.
14th. '
C L Stevens, W Dunn, C W Monger,
J A Bryan, L H Cutler. J V Blades, O
G Dunn, E H Meadows, C J McCarthy,
E B Hackburn, W B ' Blades, R A
Nunn, J T Hnllisier, J A Jones, M I
W Stevenson.
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Meeting Board of Aldermen. '
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The board of aldermen met Tuesday
night in regular session. A petition
from the chamber ot commerce was
read, requesting the board to issue
$d,000 bonds for the purpose of pro-
riding additional drainage in certain
sections of the city. Also the petition
endorsing the purchase of a chemical
fire engine for the city fire department.
On motion the city .engineer was, in
structed to make estimates on . the
drainage matter and report. A petition
from the Woman's Club was read, ask
ing that the city take action io matters
of municipal cleanliness. On discussion
it was found that there are ordinances
covering the matters referred to, and
it was ordered that 1,000 circulars be
printed and distributed to property
hold rs, giving warning as to tha or-
djpances ana penalties,
RePrt of chief flre department for
past year, gave number nres 40, on
property valued at sisz,4uu, wltn dam
age of $102,459 and insurance $92,924.
On alderman Ellis -report on paid fire
department there was considerable dis
cussion, resulting in motion that city
attorney draw a bill to tend to. legis
lature, to permit city to issue $6,000;
20 year bonds, with a lax levy of 10
cents on $100, for additional fir depart
ment expenses. The special purpose
being the purchase of a chemical en
gine. New Nozzles were' ordered to
replce worn out ones.
On motion two $80u, contracts for A.
and B. electric lights . were , ordered,
and to advertise for bids for electric
metersv A petition to extend tha fir
district on sooth side South front St
west to Metcalf St provoked discussion
matter being referred. "S. H. Lane
preferred charges against officer A- A,
Ipock, the matter going to committee
for action. . The ' resignation of alder
man JC A Newkirk was received and
ordered to take usual course of-action
BoardHlbok recess. ' ' '1..';
;T ' PIUS! PIUS I pkES!
.Williams' Indian, Pile Ointment will
cure Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles!
Ii absorbs the tumors, allays itebioff; at
oncaTwcts aa a poultice, gives . Instant
relief Williama'' Indian Pile, OintmemU,
is prepared for Pdea and itching of the
private parts, ' Sole by druggists, ;' mail
50c and $1.00. Williama' M'Vg Co.
.Props.;'CleVeland, Ki'Vrt
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An extra tax levy was made In "1909
by Craven county for additional pen
sions for indigent ex-Confederate Sol
diers or widows j f soldiers hvinjc In the
trkl. t. nn a not1
out at once and the commissioners will
issue vocheris for each pension; that Is
now or the roll, they amount being, for
Dich about' $14.00, , which In addition to
the $28.00 nsid by tha . State makes a
Udy little ium.'rv f-;t'.. ; 7:.Z
"This extra pension allowance by the
county Is largely due to the efforts of
Mr. S R. Street,'. Chairman; of the
county pension board, who la very aeal
ous in looking out for the welfare and
comfort Oi the old soldiers and widows.
" This extra pension should have been
paid In December but for some cnune
the money was paid into the (rem.-ral
fund and has onl lately been diverted
to tho proper channel. , .
wns writ ten no verdict lifts been return
ed. " '
Arrhlu Wliitchiirnt WSS fi)';n I F'':'''y
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When your MONEY is BURNED up regret won'i b ing
it back to you. It is very UNSAFE and it WORRIES you a
whole lot to have money in your house or in a hole in Hie
ground. Besides 'lopking" time after time to see it it is
safe teaches people where it is and makes it very UNS VFE.
Make OUR Bank YOUR Bank.
We pay liberal interest consistent with safety 4 per cent.
THE PEOPLES BANK
NEW SPRING COAT SUITS
We have just received our first
shipment of the latest style Coat
Suits.
SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY
STILL SELLINGS COST
We are still selling all our winter
goods at cost. If you will see us
before buying we will save you
money on anything you want.
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DEPT. STORE
EUisCoal and Wood Yard Phone 47
6VcBPrcss Goods 39c.
50c: Wk 26c.
SLtipBrdMcloih, 75c.
i:ef.e tin few -of dun speciau prices
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COAL FACTS.
In looks all coal is alike- black,
rough sparkling. But there the
likeness ends. For some- coal
burns unevenly, throws off little
heat and makes much dirt Our
coal has proven best by test. It
burns with a hot, steady flame to
a white ash and is most economi
H oal. We solicit your patronage
I'.on quality alone.
iTAKEOURCANDYnOME
, to the children tf you " went to
i ma.Ve them healthy and . beppy.'
i' Pure confections --the only sort
Vw sollmake the House of Con
; tent behind the doors' of your
street jaumbrr. You- may' buy
h re five cont'sjwth, a pound,
or five pounds. Our smlla and'
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