North Carolina Newspapers

-J , ;1 .'" T- f" TOULXlI.--No. 20 " ; NEW BERN.X N. C THURSDAY. MORNING, FEBRUARY 20.S1913 '- THREE CENTS PER COPV,' - IAIN. v a 1 -4 . -V fit' 1 - ; ' t f Jr f. 1 ,"i 'Uh ft t' .'J HH QETS PtV IIIJUBED At sfbarle Dauftncrty U Crushed B6 i twetn Log Csrrlags and , , Roller - each. , .,;';' JLCClDIftf AT THE gttjtS MILL - v Wu1it to " City vtid Plftied in ; Stewart SanlfbrlumCaii Vr. Hardly Rcoter.- V; ' ' '.;'' ' 'v; w;'- '' -iJ diaries rauehtrty. wl-o res'iVs with 'V'li family on Cre c.nt street, tWs i it al wti va employ ia a vw iuir at HI a mill) locttecUon Trent -river aba it three miles from the cityr- riously if not fatally inured shortly jf ter a ron yesterday at that plant yrhen ' . - he wan caught between the loc carriage i sliA the roller bench on hicn. the cut '. Juraber is carried 4o the planers. Shortly .before noon Air,; tBatigoerty dxranged to shapren one of the big taws wkich are used at 'the 'mill, ; ,H(! has jiacrd h in position "and was preparing AO begin ivork on it . when the noon -vhistle blew. ' The steam was cut. off Jram the machinery!, at this time and he prepared to eatt his dinhenj- Seating JiLaisrlt oa .the end of the log carrier Ira ia2cd; to sw a wnall colored boy dtne in the bu:l.!3ing ahd begin playing .around tlie levef 'with which the steam fipe, furnishing power to the carriage - opcacdo; ' v Suddcndly ardwithput - the Uast waralng . the carriage shot fcrwaru wntk tswrifk: force and Crushed the un fortunate ton against e roller bench r JUtkouch ba ly hurt Mr. Daugher jf -wasabic to cr . as.. ace and witi." i few mrments had been; released. He was plfcel in a boat "d" brought . vjcoihis city s fast as possible and upon arrival here wa ;mme'4itelv -",n ig Stewart's saritorium 'for medical a Mention. D:s. Raymond Pollock" and N, M. fclbbs were aummoned to give abc wounded man aid and after making xam esanination they found that' ere leg was broken and badly crushed, his rskull fractured and other serious in juries sustained. Amputation of the crushed limb-was necessary but the victim of the accident ws in-surh a -wcaJkcaed condition from loss of blood that the ooeration Was deferred. The colored boy' who caused" the terrible occurrence has not been seen -hjkc the accident. It is supposed that T carae to the mill for the purpose Jof Sringirig one of the employes dinner and that, after causing the accident -wat iso badly frightened that he Jost no time in makintr his essaoe. But little hope is entertained for Mr. Daugherty's rcrovery. r. ,, '.? :..V CLEANS OUT JERKINS ALLEY Mayor Directs a Number of Dis orderlies to Change Residence. V - ".. . r Recently the police have received many complaints from citizens living war jrrkins alley, a location.. near the, lnion passenger station, in regards to 5aumber of. colored men .and women -who Vnred "bv'their wita alone and- were - ieorsiam.lv creating a disturbance and nnaking life miserable, for. every one 3n .hat Bcclioii. --' ''. ' '. Yerterdav afternoon - Mayor' Mc K ".!lt&" had Leona Chapman IT Hen TBinadlsy, .Maud Wcatherly, Bettie C!art'r, Amy' Bryant; ' AlicElliron TVrth? Bryant, Nellie Simpson, and "WilVe P.irker, colored, before him oft a charge of vagrancy... . They ' all ' .live N 3rt 1rkins alley and are said to be rihj? leaders in he diorin',tt''''0','i'r v'""" fcai Temitly occurred Jn that secticri ; , After hearing some of the tuinolai.us Vthc Mivof sencenced each' one of them .- .lo j.H frr .thiertyays, b-ut, gayej.them J vwtilf tUts . afternoon tp;- move tfiit of f ?;t1t', iiectlon and go ; to. worki" xThe. ffi or i - wereV giVen sWiCt - ordrl i to ne a?h one oi. the ottenaern. w.uo .. Yiid failed to comply ; with this order . ly ftsaight,. 'j jJt. tfjkriaia Pipkin was bef ire the May-; ' or on a warrant charging- bim with ,,' retail spirituou liquors. -Probable t-cause was found and tie; gave bondlo' : v Km appearance al Superior. Court;,,' - ;k.y.'1'..--,.''- ' ' ,"it' v-; . y-x, y.'.tYet,..Alono;there'a. vast d'fference, fcetwnbea being cardial and drtnl ing one. IV.v.v1,. ,: j t, ,V., - mum a m ' A wt t w i' a mbxm - ; TODAY, .. r :-'- Aaattwr Dacred house eret-teA Char 4ram1xh's popular Comedy'r Co. isit yi ' -- I p ' jnifht.., As announced there will be tn r . m i -trmlKt chance of DrosTam todav;- In ' V.t' ' Y '-addition to the regular musical comedy ks .-.f-'j'aKt' tttitled-.VOir One Night Standi'', V. ?.. lYm ntim frtmainv wltl. flnnpnr. in .n , S anp rntue company wui appear-in -a f:-' 'jrc-cl o pictures, thus giving the biggest , i-joni ljet-show yet. .' '- , .; , , I 5 , V;' y-" ' PIor ProtlramTodavJ '' '; ' , v v "APropoeal Under Dlfflcultlea', ' ' 4 ,' mm1rick Bangs 'the situations and h ' .. uvii)iiiii''i v ,,J r aiurmaous comnncationa are Lroiicnt photic ib a most unique and 1 unusual I ti .- 'Y'Ai Fate"WllI J a. 1 J -i .. ' Prautiiui love story that will JiitTiwnce you ;of. the existenccof the "liawlof fate'.- :.,;--"Chain .V,-: ;,;;"' -.", il tnwticrpioce of dramatic constrtic-v- aValijr the S. &-AkCo. ' Oar -inatinecs- arc growing .' more " ,tvpiiu ; daily the big Crowds will flfiurrrise you.;. Come and bring tre Mdea. Matinee (lailv at 3:J(). Only lhow at ni(ht which' commences .i-e j"c.l(X.k. - Prices tlii work, mntiiirc J3 rl 10 ct. . Nivht, balcony 10 and t ' t-v I- irt fljor 25ci. Cliil.Irrn lh ihpir parents ISrts. The btr,$ lor the money cVcr seen licrv, "t IIEI1F CfluLlEnCE BODY Wall Knowtt. Busihefta f an Choaen ? ? x PrtaldanY t Mectlnft fr j uiracionr juast nigat V: J. LEON 'WILLIAMS SECRETARY President Empowered by Board of i Directors To Choose Ex- . "f ; i- ecatlve Committee, . . f , - The Board of Directors of the Cham ber of Cpmmcrce met last night for the purpose ol - electing ? omcers lor tne ensuing yeah Clyde Eby Vas elected temporary chairman. of - the meeting and the justness before the Board was then 'taken up.-;. ', . 'V ' tTh fnllrrwini tofcrfnt 'wpri liri"pH? G. Hymah, President ; B. B. Hurst. Vice-President, T, A Uzzell, Second X'QS.: Pesidenf, ;1. S. Clay poole, ' Treas urer and J. Leon Williams, Sccreatry--The treasurer and secretary -were both required to give, bond in the sum of one thousand dpllars. '. . , . Uflon motion of James A. Bryan the president, was given power to name his own -executive committee and this committee will then appoint twenty- two working: committees. ..jf'V essa Sigswortn, ; representing tne WiHianiS- ''-Construction' Company of Chicago who4s mj;he city working upi interest ma cancing factory proposition' appeared before the Chamber and re quested the support ot the organization. Thq president agreed io1 investigate-tho proposition and give any assistance possible, the matter toS be reported on at the next meeting. - MANY OF-THEM ARE GETTING . - INTO THE, PUSHOMO-; v : BILL CAMPAIGN. '..The . ''Journal's Marathon - racers lpcmeJ arge again yesterday in "the mindsrami hearts of .the . New Bern contingent of Young America. Many accepted the paper s invitation to come and try out. the speedy Uttle device, And all who tried it were, delighted with it, boys and girls in considerable numbers, making application to be enrolled, among the contestants. i. V Mothers and , fathers are almost equally interested with- the children ana are, jiving tne uttie leuows some valuable' assistance in securing sub scribers." One Jady was heard of who said, "My boy must have a Marathon racer". :' So she . went to work and gathered . in. several new subscribers fofTthe, Journal even before, her-, littfe bdy' made- application to enter the, contest-. -. This, little incident will rive a val uable suggestion to Other mothers The boys will -need a little coaching andassistance in canvassing, especially if t he V are inclined to be a little'timid. Help the little fellows out. It- will be a valuable experience for them, to earn one of- these racers It will he worth a creat deal more to them than if thev were bought- outright and given to ,-' One .contestant asked if subscribers but of town could be solicited. 1 Cer tainly1.; Look out foe your out-of-town . friends when they come in.v They will I be very, clad to help you win a pusho mobile; - yv t ; v-?: . ; H -Conical listen S.-jjJ'; this y home- made t vv men , ieus -youf oi , ,. j c uiuen , uiuc , ,.Oeorge and .Maftha will receive Mnd welcome ypu,. ye mftyv' believe ta rayette irom H)vrTitne e.as ' Will preside , with grace and ease. v ire vusus lamuv win dc mere ., vThese times with theirs t compare Come see- them, raise . theuv-stately brow," ,-. . l- v- As thev vifw 'the modern -Frauu r:- And learn-of Suffrage and ,the Hike C Of which they never 'heard the like. Ii8 to cflify and amuse, r v. .t ' 'So come o .t and eet oH-time views, ' Presbyterian Lecture Rcom -Frid-V ev;nina from 8 to 10 . Admission in eluding tea, and wafer;, 25cvCakea anq crcamextra. . - ., - i t. fi-- ''-';': 1 -.-',' BUT DR. DAMERON MADE s LIGHTING CHANGE AND ; ;, ? -. ESCAPED INJURY, ' : Dr. ') t. V, Dameron had. a narrow escape 'frJvfi aerl&lis' injuries when a bath robe which he -was wearing at th, time became ignited from an open fire at his home on Xohnston strict yesterday morning. , ' , . : " . tr, ' li, micron Ka-i just arisen- and nfti'r donning a bath rolx wan slanding iil front, of the 'fire wilh his bark to the blaze. Catching the odor of burn ing wool .he glanced ovrr his shoulder and saw that the rtuiir l.uk part of the rolie wan Mjimi;.' Without Irving a second- he tore the" rnl)P from lus body ami siutcc-di-d 1,1 evlincuikliinK (h fire 1 fore any djimrtKC further than llit to the garment was done. Iff "if 1 Litii HI A GRA THIS UNIQUE ACHIEVEMENT OF PERSON OR PERSONS . ' - -r- v UNKNOWN, i 'V ' Before 'day Yesterday morning' some unknown Dersons forced- an-entrance into a store on Burn street conducted by- Ike ybimmons, colored, -and alter making a thorough search of the place and failing to find ny;money'1 jook a sniall iron, safe in hich Simmons had placed the receipts, frort the sales on the previous day. ' r . ' - Finding the safe too unwiedly to handle .the - jhieves went- to Louie Currie's stable a short distance away and purloined a buggy owned by him. Placing the safe in this they proceeded; to the colored cemetery and. upon, ar rival there broke'-thc receptacle open and secured the; contents which1 con sisted of 'about -twenty ' dollars in-ca3h and other valuable articles. ' v The police have a clue as to the identi ty of the euiltv parties and arrests are expected to be made shortly. ' NORFOLK SOUTHERN GIVES -USEFUL INFORMATION IN ATTRACTIVE FORM. With a tendency to Metropolitan ways the 'passenger deparment of the Norfolk bouthern Kailway Lompany has recently issued a new folder and referents guide. . This folder is being placed, in the hands of the gravelling public, with the view of giving ; them useful lnlormaMon in a condensed lorm It is a combination of train time table's and general information with reference to stations, cities and , towns along the several lines I roaa operatea py me Norfolk Southern. A, new and valuable feature of this travel gijide is a . table, showing the population of the different cities and towns, an uo-to-date idea, and of special interest to the traveller unacquainted with the territory. . . . , Of late there has been a . rapidly increasing interest in Norfolk Southern territory and every-day new people both business , and , prsopectors( are travelline throueh '- the coastal plain country seeKing uuor(uaiiun as iu iuc . . . , i : resources oi tnis sourneasi lanu. Another noticeable feature ofthe oresent folder and Kuide book is that the company has adopted a color- scheme ot maroon instead ot tne oia time green. . c y lEliiif nr rim ur GIRLS AND BOYS ENJOY SKA: , TING PRIVILEGES GIV-V ' EN BY CITY. . Ahundred ' or i more girls and boys yesterday availed themselves ot the amendment made .Tuesday night by the Board Vof Jddermea to ' theV e-jdinahsa relativeto skating pn the sidewalks aod, thl whirr; of the .wheels of, niany Darribfkates could be heard on almost 'M.j the 'reets'.jthejndieiifial meht: to- the ordinance - the Board ot Aldermen specified y that no t skating should be done in the business, district of the city, The skater not only in terfere with traffic hut are themselves in- danger. 'when in this scctioni-. . In the residential-section, they hftve'am ple opportunity.,, tol ''burn , 'em iirr1' without much dnneer to anyone. Ska ting is a healthful recreatipn and the action orthe Board in this matter has received " the, tonfmcndatioii of -the APPOINTED LOCAL AGENT FOR , , MOTORCYCLE, r , . CaDtain' D. C Lancaster of Vance l:oro, who Is 'handling -the ,Dayt n motorcycles ill- this section, has made arrangements with. Garrison -Farrow to caver the territory in "find ground iew Bern and has placed one of 'the machines with Iunv. Captain Lancaster nas had the agency for. this popular motorcycle 'for only a few wetks but during this time he haslaced scvefal of thent. V' Mr. Farrow is welb known ii this city -and- surrounding' section and ,wil)no doubt .be quite successful iu 'handling the paytori.V "';""' ... ' 1 u,i;v '"', bound - Over, jailed in de ' ; i FALLT OF BOND. : , ilnarap Benton, colored, ho was arrested at his home near Mania Cy press early Tueiday morning by United State Deputy Marshal Samuel Lilly on a warrant charging him with retail i.ig xnirituous liquor-without a govern nient license,' was given a preliminary hearing . yestcrdiiy afternoon before V: S. Comniissioner, C. B. Hill. .After hearing, the evidence ' Commission! IUII found tirobable cause and botin the d' fendant over 10 the next term of Federal Court under a bond ff one hundred and f:fty dollars in default of whirh he was committed to the county jail. .;V : ;. - ), ,.-.-.' 1IIBS0ME FOLDEB noni mine LH U lUlilHIIUL TAYLOR TRUCK 15 : IOIOBDOD ORDERS HAVE ALREADY RUN WELL UP INTO THE i ; -i- THOUSANDS. The Tolsoa Lumber and Manufac turing Company, v manufacturers '.-of the Taylor: truck, which' is j used ex tensively by farmers, are being, rushed to their utmost capacity to fill in orders .. With the use of" 4he Taylor truck the Jarmer is enabled to drive over his entire field at any time without damage to the, crop which -may be in the ground at that .time. The truck ia very narrow and the wheels are" set close together, thus making" hi possible ttT drive - be- 11,11c iuwji'i wiLit- dKf- cuiryiiij; fertilizer, corn, ' 'cotton, tobacco or anything, else that may be desired. Realizing the advantages offered in this vehicle jthe, farmers are fast plac ing their orders, and the numbers of sales so'far has run Jar into the thous ands. - ' - . LARGE AUDIENCE HOPED FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AT GRIF FIN AUDITORIUM. A number of students in the Graded Schools of New Bern, Washington and Elizabeth City have' arranged for a deba'te to be held on Fridav nieht of this week. The subject uoon which the debate will be held is Resolved that the constitution of North Carolina should be changed so as to oermit woman's suffraee". The neeative side ofthe New Bern debaters 1 will go to ciizaDetn ny. -tne E-iizavetn t-ity negative side .will eo to Washintrton and the Washington negatives' will come to this city, each of the affirma tive sides remainlng'atnome.' The debaters in the local schoo) have been hard at work on their speeches during ;the past; few vweks ' and 'ar6 anwi.ijayiiK a. yitiury over liieir com- Cetitors,,ootn at nome and at tiiza eth City. An admission fee of five cents will be charged for the- debate which will be held in Orirhn auditorium The receipts' from the sale of tickets Will be .used Kin paying the expenses oi ine risuors. 41 is nopeq tnat a large audience will be, present .at the debate in. mis city. . ' America's", fading " Auctioneer "Who will conduct; 'J.u.y waxter s . Oreat 'OFFICER 66" MONDAY NIGHT. "Officcr-666." that facisnatinar Dlav. tk.i v..i . r-ki.. - guna nave uctu .vruviiijc uvcr- lur tne past year,' and which Messrsn Cohan & Harris now announce for oresenta tion here, at the Masonic theatre next Monday'' night is a melodramatic farce by Augustan' MacHugh, with a laugh compelling plot through which" runs a delightful' web. of mystery, presenting a puzzle to the policci the solving of which" is productive i of aome of the most exciting scenes ever devised for play purposes on the .American stage, . .-. .: ... i ",l m i i f .. . .1 . . PUBLIC ; INVITED TOATTEND The debatinc' class" from the Wash ing High School who are to meet a class from the New Bern. High School in Griffiin . auditorium tomorrow .night, wui arrive in tne city tomorrow alter toon 'and will probably return home on rhe midnight train. The public is Invited to attend thin dfthate. An ad mission) fee of five cents wilj be rhargctf Jhis will be used in defraying the ex penses of he visitors, ' '. -r.-... ATTENDS 'MEETING OF MEDl . CAL ASSOCIATION. V Dr. K. N. i Duffy is attending a meeting of the v Tri-State Mediral Atsocial ion which convened in -Not folk, Va., for-a et.sion of three d.iyf I his fissm iation is tomtoed of puy Mciam in North Carolina '.South Caro lina and. Virginia and about three hundred delegates arc in HtUndinc.e at the niTting now in progrc-.g, Nor folk tnnde extf-n-ive pn par.itions for the enici tiiintiti nt of the visiting do--tor- and I heir vi it in that city will l.c made very ii;;t. -i-h'. WOWWH SUFFHftBE t-.i'.,V:?:?-3i'"' Z'i- '''rVCV-. V'' 1 o 5EEKIIIC II EE E SUBURB Mr, Henderson W1U G1t Ten Dol-l lars in Cold For Moat Ap- -. - :, ' . . jnwfnuii will. . THE CONTEST - Ml ; NOW OPEN v--- ij ' -v -.' ; Judges- Will : Make Known Their - Ueclsion Saturday Even ' l lntf.Mareh 1. D. E. Henderson, who r&entlv bought the Tisda,le place with the pur pose of developing it as a suburb, has an interesting announcement in the Journal this morning. It is that he will give ten dollars in gold to the per son who- suggests the best name for tne proposed new sumirD. ine judges will pass- on the merit of the . several names suggested and (.announce the winner ' Saturday .evening, March TJ. Mr. Henderson doess not bind himself to accept the, name the judges select as the most appropriate, but he will pay the ten dollars to the Person sug gesting the: name that appeals to the judges as the, most suitable. I he circumstances all seem to favor a splendid "future for the new suburb. The city i$ widening and paving Broad street, which leads directly 6ut to the property and the county has already paved Neuse road leading by the pro perty. there is also a move on foot for a new car line to go out by the fair grounds, come back' down Neuse road and into Borad street. Such a line if built would 'pass by the property and would of course make building lots on it all the more desirable; And even if such a line is not built, the suburb is in three blocks of the existing line. .Mr. Henderson is planning - the opening of an eighty, foot boulevard through the place, this embracing the lane and long, double row ot elms now leading up to the Tisdale home. In honor of a former New-Bern jurist the boulevard will be named "The Gaston Boulevard . The greater part of the building lots will face this boulevard. The place i9 Rartly in the city limits and arrangements will be made bv which a city conveniences such a; electric light, gas and water can be had. '-- :(i Mr., Henderson will reserve d large lot tor mmseit and is thinking of build ing thereon an ideal home. Representative of Construction Company Securing Sub gcrlotlong; to Stock. MEETS WITH ENCOURAGEMENT Nothing Collected on Subscrip tions Until Plant Is In Operation, i Jesse Slgsworth, representing the Williams Construction' Compaijy.- of Chicago,- is in the -city to secure sub scriptions of stock i a canning factory His cjompany has erected and equipped thousands of canning factories and 'it proposes to. out one ' here and one in Greensboro if the business mdji of the two places take' noid ot tne project. ? Wh.n oMin: TnwAn rpnnrtpr-nl .th Journal yesterday he had, secured oiraui uucfu-, M... ...y. stocla : It..is necefisarv to sell onfv r seventy:fiW hiiindred dollars worth I and. none of. the mohcy tIs paid in until the.olaht is erected, andapproved hy a Committee-of rthe'8tockholders.. " Of the seventy-five hundred dollars , pro posed tds be . subscribed , 0,5UU " will luildine and aoparatus.' and the other o to the construction comoanv tor tne thQdsand lor site and. incidental ex pense, "M ,';"'-,'.,i-!?i'-V:''?'? '' ,' v-';' Heretofore the-work of the William Construction Company, has- been cons fined largely to the West. aid, JNbrth But lately thev have looking been into the 'Southern field,, partly at the- sug testion and reauest of the'U. S. Aen- cultural Departmenttand partly on their own anitiative. ' 1 hey, hatruilt and equipped 69 factories' in, Maryland and tiri building oe now at Florence, S, C. -, -.-y . '' r.The Plant . will entploy about -150 people seven mmnths in the,year;- The full capacity is 20,000 three pound canb per day, .The vegetables canned are tomatoes, stnng.beans, way pumpkin, table beet, etc. ,'. ' As a general thing canning factories are said to be very profitable "and the nronosition of Mr. Siesworth seefns so fair that business men generally, who are anxious , toseej'the town go forward in manufacturing-, lines,; are,. looking with favor on it ' .... t, -, : EvcrytVme a 'man' gets, his monthly gas Dill ne l( giau mi o uucau navv to buy the. stun oy tne ton. '; U ORIENTAL COUPLE; WEDDED . v HERE.' ' ' . 1W narlors oKfhc - Gaston 'Motel were the sceoC of a atiict' wedding at 4 ij'clork vesttrdav. afternoon . when Miss Anna Owrna beranie; the .bride of L, T.- Small wood, both th con? ir'acting parties being . from Oriental, The eeremonv was tx-rfornied by Rev H. I". Uuske. rector of Clirlst Episcopal hurili. , the presence of a ft friend Mr. and Mrs. Smallwond. will v'i-.i cverHl Northern f itiot I,, foic returning to Uii-ntal to make I heir home. en wants losnni ctilny ST, MLEOTIUE'5 HI . - - 1 . - ; rax SCHOOL Public .Debate on' Relative Coat-- Decision Against Latter. PARTY AT. THE BENNETT HOME?; Large Church Being Erected Neir . r C? . HII.L c i, - ,S. Wearer as Proprietor., . . ' , - - .(Special to the Journal) i Araoahoe. Feb. 19. Valentine Dav was" observed bv the vounir oeonle of Arapahoe shcool. In the. afternoon a , . -debate was held in the Academy the query v being, "AWhich is the more ex- ',- pensive, BoysJbfGirls'." The judges 'de- 4t' cided in favdr of the negative.. In the.''. evening a valentine party was given- - , and Mrs. Adam,H ' Bennett, to the younar ctoole. It-was, indeed a livelv scene everv one seemed jiappy and full of enthusiasm, valea- " tines were presented to everv vouoc lady present. The refreshment room was most beautifully decorated f lor tne occasion. : 1 Among--those, present were Mr. and Mrs. Adam Bennett. Misses Cashie Bennett, Lydia Johnson,; Nannie Belt Brinson, Lillian Martin, Sudle Brinson, Rosa Willis, B. Rawls, R. Philpot, Louie Boyd: Messrs. W. P. Woodward. ShemLewi$ Edgar S. Weaver, Albert t-nsleyl Calvin Willis, Lenster Brinson, -Naman Hardison. Ravmond Willis. Guy- Lane. Messrs. Edgar S. Weaver and Shera Lewis left for Oriental ,N. C, last Sunday as the guests of Sheriff and Mrs. A. H. Stephens. Arapahoe is now erectine one of the finest and largest, churches in Pamlico county. The contract was awarded to Mr.: W. H. Lewis, who is deeply in terested in the beautifying of Arapa hoe. -1 ' Mr.. Donald ReePand sister. Ora. of . Reelsboro, N. C. were here visitine friends, and relatives Saturday and Sunday. Kev. W. W. Luoton is here on a Visit, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Willis. He preached two every inter esting sermons at the F. B. church Sunday and Monday night." Mr. W. a. INiunn has just returned irpm Oriental atfer visiting his' -son. Clifford who is recovering from an operation for appenrtictis. He in formed us that Clifford is recovering: very rapidly.' We are-gfad to state that Araoahce has atfoUier- stoer added to its group-. and. are especially proud to -mention. tnat it is conducted by Mr. tdgar. a. Weaver. Mr. Weaver came to Pam lico county last spring on a visit. H. became, very much interested in the some very interesting eductional lec tures and entertainments. Now he is giving us good prices. Mr. Weaver u also an inventor, we are delighted to have him in our midst. We admire his cheerful and happy presence.- Mr. weaver was formally connected with the U.- S. Government service. He was thrown from his .horse - while on duty. , and was let t a cripple tor life. He was confined to the hospital for over fopryears. While there he inj vented a valuable body brace. iujvriiBo nievirt nrrrwcivr i"'"?" ' wifw"' V- -o ;: ' IHMCEl PD5T BRINGS TROUBLE PES THROUGH, -t 'J Much to the-consternation and diJ i"'v comfiture -Of '.theV ejerks and -carriers - '' in .the local poatofhee, another ; skunk t, hide arrived 'in the citv last evenine vii . the parcel post route from Cedar Point' x . Carteret .county.-;-, A . tew. jweeks. ago , package filled J-with ,' the odorifrons , rf ' skina consigned to a fundealer In Pennsylvania, passed through the local t.,7'4; office" and for'several hours those who i i, ' were rorvtru luume in tiuse proximity f ti.' to the 'package heaped imprecations '. . .v - f dn the. head of - the consignor of the y j, IftT.he parcel Teceived last night, was ' "'rl niatly wrapped and put lorthat awtur, : penetrating odor would have passed j the mbst minute inspection. That the k. contents : of A-'the package ' had been . "doctored" with . a concoction ' ot cat- y nip teawas evident from the cofnbUi -nation of-scents which it emitted. ' The 1 consignor-did V this,, evidently for the. purpose 01 counteracting the natural pcrfame of , the skins and .alleviating . the sufftring.of the jnall clerks Silong , the ' route- rfc Fpr several hours, the v pacxage lingered in , rnew ncrn men continued its journey'V north ; . ' V -," - " v . .".TV";,'; . v ifKW ADVERTISEMENTS, s ; , ? Hill's Sporting Goods 'fetorc- Roller skatesrS"'-, r r.-,M-, -':'! - V ft ' . Now Bern Banking and .Trust Co. Pave the waV'for success. -' . National Bank of New i Bern We have tfio farilitici to handle your bu- ness. to your satisfactions ';. ' V Castet' Meat Marckct-r Why we suceWd.. -f'- ' ; ' V .' ..v;- ' Ltaxtcn-'AI's , JriclcrAuctioii-' rl" of Jcwelery. - V ' ' '' ' -A. T. Willis Co Stcf ?n hats. Citizens'' tavinijs.lViink and -Titrt Co. The ro.id to K j;incsa and ron- tentnicnt. It ' t; t I i