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FIVE CENTS PER COPT 1 H t ::o FIOE AT ;irt nnnr'p ' Virgil Walker was last night elected Exalted Ruler of the Af : New Bern Lodge of Elks; No. 764." Mr, Walkr has .been : member xf the local lodge for a number of years and Is known throughout the State. - J)iLJ r;.ST FEL7 IVEEKS Celebrating - Birthday Of Thomas' L. Craig.- Col. Blaze Destroys Office Of Lumber '. Company. IS FIFTY ..YEARS. OLD THE ORIGIN LS UNKNOWN , -Guests , Present From All Of The Old North .7 ' , - State. Parts Loss Estimated At Three Hundred And Fifty Dollars With No - Insurance The following article taken from the I . ' (special -to the Journal.) Charlotte News of February 25, win Newport March 3. For the sec- he of esoecial interest in New Bern!0 ne during the past month this where Col. and Mrs, Thomas Lee Graig, P'ace has been visited by fire and but -ot uastonta, nave a nost oi irienasr " """ " v." "ic i ngnters woricea valiantly at tne risic- .tift.. l i.-t.l r',.! ..J U r :; . "" " ""w ,y. " """"" AIIC UCrtUUim iiuiiic ui v-w. v haw -iv . ,-..., t nomas i-nug, wtts T. . rnnf,.ara.-n tnnk n.9 .t .:.u j ii 4.: I ' ' o - f-.-v.v- , tnrown vyui um uigiiv. u y nitthr when fire of unknown ori , 'v v.. v.-,, ,f. romnWolv ripntrnvpri h nflirf. f f'.;-'V.- .i , -j. .. f it.. I j- .-.,. r most nowuiy ...u .,, ever turing Company. - - Known in iwin wron., winner imi Th Ma . . -Alkr:kUU . . - -r t j.i ... i .1 1 1 o . mistress i u, u uum, .u. u. .uu headway , when digcoveced and when ,-eiegant nomes in tne the firemen" arrived . they saw that it Craig, last nignt extenuca uouaiuy wou,d hk . in,nossihlp - fo tnat -was royai. . r iuiu iub niaic a ib. ' to o test bounds came guests in 1 re sponse to Mrs. Craig'Bcards, the .re ception personnel being' one . of the this building and turned their, efforts to saving the surrounding structures, including the mill and cotton gin. William'' H. Bell -manager .of- the most representativa and -brilliant ever company wa3 In New Bem at t'he tim(J j gatnerea in iuc siaus. lessly thrown aside by a boy who was tonrjones county. All went; well un- employecd to feed up the stock; nf thA fir A liatrinrv ' rynta ftiafa af. The house , was a brilliant -scene, t'j tn hltll,nBaa ma SnH . . With ice haneinsr to his clothes and " the richness of furnishings," the beauty nis ret.urlthu mornintr '.tated that with his body stiff and sore from a of nora. the . Dewnaenng oeauty oi tU , ... A. ... Ithiw mil. wollr thrrtnerh th ni,i-f-;n lovely gowning, the general charm hljndred and fifty dollars xhere was cold, Carl. Wilson. Captain of the gas -of an atmosphere of. charm,,made I :nHratlrA.nn th, ..iMin., nA ti, freieht boat. Louisa, arrived in-New the Occasion : eDOCnai in tne TSUCiail. .. , ' I Rom MnnHav ofnmi ,fnr trA life of the State. . , . , v - a Ur rui , t:a, f I einir over the countrv road from a otctMuu inMug nrf saw taVlp. l.v-.tAH WB.,ai point three miles uo the lrent river tury event--a rthday, in this instance troyed' by-fire' hkh h Bupposed to Captain Wilson left here Sundayfefte'r--ra golden thread ran through 1 the been -8ta;7ed bv a" ciearette'care-f Jofl oh the Louisa enroute to' Tien planning oi tne uciaua. . , ' " , . , Mrs, Craig, whose originality and artistic taste is known to all, found rich resource in' her own treasure house of knowledge for" t expressions ..worthy of "the man of the hourf" his -golden anniversary', his golden circle ' -of -friends. From afar- the -brilliant, lights of logia, port-cochero and wide colonial I DESTROYS VENEERING DEPART- porches, shone as beacon lights of I - MENT OF BIG LUMBER welcome. -' ' ;r - I;-; . " MILL Passing, into the lovely, home , the ' " ' ye.was lo$t in the elegance ana lav- Greenville ,N. - C. March. 3.--The ;ishness of eliect. four large rooms, , - ... rnl en suite, on the Jeft; a large colonial I . . ... -. r' ,liallt a beautiful parlor "to the right, I ""s8 a umoer yompany oare.y HIS VESSEL AGROUND CA PTAW IN TRO UBLE Forced To Spend Night On Trent River Without Food Or Fire Comes To New Bern With I, J Clothing Frozen THOUO DOLUR fl VISITS GREENVILLE til, a point three miles up the river when his vessel run on a shoal and tuck, there. - Captain Wilson did ev erything possible to get the craft into deep-water but his efforts proved of no avail and he was forced to spend the night in the boat without food or fire with which to keep his body warm. All during Sunday night and until Monday afternoon Captain Wilson remained on board of the boat, expect ing every minute to see another craft coming up the river and to be given assistance by them. He finally deci ded to swim ashore, a few hundred yards, distant atadf-went . into the water Reaching land he started to walk to; Newi-Bern-and-arrived here several hours later. The experience was a trying one and one which Captain Wilson does not care to-repeat. Before abandoning the gas boat, Captain Wilson firmly anchored her so that the boat, could not get adrift when the tide arose and as soon as possible he wilt, continue his trip to '1 leuiAu. I.- -..;v ' rtf v,...t.-..'... IIEBEIifl OflCE AGAIN BASKS IB S ' II Favorable Weather Prevailed This City Yesterday In OTHER PARTS HARD HIT Trains Fail To Make Connections And Telegraph Lines Are Down BEAUFORT CITIZEHSlE 7W AFTER CUSTOMS HOUSE RUMORED .THATTBILLfjFOR SAME IS TO BE INTRODUCED ... IN CONGRESS . , News reached the city today that the .'mural effect being in yellow and escaped being totally destroyed ' by white velvet empossea paper, tne set-inre this aiternoon about Z o clock tines reDresentimr a period, 'and the! ' highly polished noors coverea witn, tnei , , . , 6 .. - , ii company was burned to the ground. : ed as a special order for Mrs' Craig, " , It occuring at such a late hour citizens a-bill jiad been introduced in Con made a- house ensemble that was I were unable to gather all "particulars f-gress providing for the construction of the, admiration of the brilliant, as- Lf the blaze( )ther than it caught from iha"dsom W' CuUstom3 hoUse at sembly. " ". ' - - I , . - j . ' - (Beaufort, N. C, where a great many - Colonel and Mrs. Craig stood at the 7." - improvements are contemplated in head of the receiving line, the latter from the Doi,or and ,fire room int0 the the near future,5 is preparation for in in a.Cheruit model in. white taffeta, factory, which carried the heat into creased business with the opening of -with panier of brocade silk in vel- the mi wlrere the veneering was she!- the Panama Canal. low and blue, bodice of real lace. At- ved for drying. ' . - - I. JUst when, the bill was introduced tached'to a slender thread-of gold .The, mill being six or seven blocks and by whom is not known here, but around her' throat was V superb dia- frora he fire district and water supply. It is stated thit the local collector of rnond pendant. Next in line was' Mrs-. The. fire company was' hopeless asfar cystoma has been asked by the Trea- fohn Craie the aeed mother of Col- 88 furnishing'water to extinguish the sury Department to submit to the chief onel Craig, who was elegant in black I - wl" wa very -nign, anq 1 architect a detailed - report , showing satin and old lace and shoulder drap- the timber, being dry it required only receipts of the office, etc., and rec edes of black lace embroidered in I a Iew minutes tor tne Diaze to get be-1 ommenditions as to need for a new silver, Mrs. Craig shared congratula-1 ynd the control of those-fighting to (building. , When asked about the ma tions with her son upon his golden saYe the building. ; - , , , I ter this morning Mr. B. F. Keith, col- anniversary. The receiving line be- lne damage oone will reach $10,- hector of customs, said he did not feel ginning in the large living room con- 000 but ' 'nearly covered by insu'r- at liberty at this time to make any tinued as an unbroken circle through ance- . . - , I statement on the subject. However, the library, den and breakfast room. J ' T - he did not deny that request had been ' The living room and parlor were! AUDITORIUM AT RIDGECREST I made for; a report relative to the fraerant. with the odor of gorgeous ' IS BL0WN DOWN . - I Beaufort situation ionquils and Easter Hllies. In the' li- '. - - - j The Beaufort office along with all brary were American Beauties. The I Ashville. March' 3. rThe big audi-1 other small offices in the State come den. where punch of rarest vintage I torium of the Southern Baptist" As-under the ' supervision of. the .;Wil- was served, .was set with carnations sembly at Ridge Crest, near here, was mington office. The Beauforti office killed iniTRrifi6ro lillFJFERfML f.' and-Kwinw blooms--ionquils and yel- blown to pieces by the high winds last I pays a .salary of only 915 a .month !",. night and today. The building was a and it" is said that the receipts of the T! a !!..oj room beautifully express-1 huge, open structure-,, and the wind office are less than - the silary of the ed i'5 ! '"'i i '.'a of the occasion. I catching under the roof, shook it toldeputy in charge.' I : . f 1 - i j; .n ovol.iid the ma- pieces. In falling the roof pushed in Wilmingtonians are inclined, to vfew 3. .Ill c"l'e f t',e taLIo the front of the new church, recently with some concern the report that - ! ,-, 1 t s'.re, finished. J"l e d,im.i;-e is considerable an effort is being made to erect a new , 1 . t, .;.., twolas both au; 1 and chutth will and large customs house at, Beaufort ii have to be rC, -"'t at cure t) accom f iiioljte the tho'. cf I' that 1 ! .-.imp 1 ' -s l.r- r r i i -.r. TAID taken in connection with the other contemplated improvements by the srovei nment. new railroads, etc., It caused some -to comment this morn-ii- j f l at it is certainly getting - time v v es being started on the new t s 1 ouse in Wilmington.' Wil- ,1 r- -.-.tch. C. T. U. TO HOLD MEET- 1:: j. Ter. ILLINOISlYOUjG MAN. RECEI- VEOUE ATM. DEALING BOX THROUGH MAIL Sullivan.llll.;. Mafch 3. Frederick W. ;Mennerich ;,was killed today by the explosion of an infernal machine which ,he received from Decatur, 111,, by mail and tried to, open after deciding that his ability as an expert repairman would prevent -ignition of the explo sive. C Mennerich's f. wife from whom he had been seperated,- was taken in custody; at Springfield, 111., as a. wit ness, but later,. was released. Mennerich received the package-Jby mail Friday. It had been mailed fat Decatur' Thursday. From the ap pearance of the, parcel, Mennerich decided it was an explosive apparatus and refused to open it, as he did not know - how to do so without causing an explosion. " v This letter was not mailed but was found 'unsealed in the yard after the explosion. ' This fact led the sheriff to believe ; that , possibly"" Mennerich had . made the - machine - himself to cover up suicide. ,, - FAVORS, STOCK LAW J. B. Barrow of Vanceboro Section In The City J. B. Barrow., of Vanceboro section was a visitor'. in the City last night Mr. Barrow is one of Craven's County best farmers and is a believer in state wide stock law. When talking with a Journal man he said, "I am sure at least half of my section is in favor of a State wide stock law' and onoa-the farmers have tried it' they will never go back to the old way of allowing the stock to run at large. Why,' since I have been giving more - attention to stock I receive a better price for same and during the past year sold $184 worth of barbecucing -pigs in Green- 1 1 all w3 needed at home and v t 'y-J " a shoats on hand now .3 I f I have sold.". ' 1 S i txho soma tobacco "-,' Bern all suc- Whfle local weather conditionsyesterday were not all that could be desired, they were far more favorable thaan on the prevuiois day and in fact late in the afternoon the temperature had risen to such a point that outdoor ex ercise was indulged in by many and the streets were filled with people. Other points in this and other States were not so fortunate as was evidenced by all triins coming from the North and West running behind schedule time and making no connections. Tel egraph communication with some poin ts in the north was also impossible on account of the storm and cold wea-1 ther. Press dispatches from other points show that they were not favored with agreeable weather. Along Virginia Coast Norfolk, Va., March. 3. The entire Virginia coast tonight is baing swept by a severe northwest storm. The wind in Norfolk reached a velocity of 56 miles aand was reported much high er along the coast. The Merchants & Miner's steamer Howard, enroute from Newport News to Baltimore was blown ashore byhigh winds in Chesa- peaJseJJay, and last reports had not been floated. Derelect Schooner Reported Philadelphia, March 3. Wireless advices to the local hydrographic of fice from Washington tonight stated that the derelict schooner S. G. Has kell was reported on February 27th in latitude 31.01 north, longitude 74 west. Nothing was said og the fate of Capt. Murphy and his crew of sev en men, but it is hoped that they were picked up by a passing ship. Ships Arrive Ice-coated Newport News, Va., March 3. Ice coated from stem to stern and from waterline to bridge, the British steam ers Roumanian and Penrith Castle arrived in port here today, eloquent illustrations of the fury of the storm that has swept the Atlantic coast dur ing the past two dayss. Masters of the ships report having encountered the worst weather of thslr sea expe- . .Ml - nence. As last as thejwaves would break over the vessels the water would freeze and both ships looked like float ing icebergs when they docked here today. The United Fruit Company's steamer Amelia came in flying dis tress signals. One of her foward tanks is leaking. ggj a .j THE ALDEI HOLD REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING Many Important Matters Were Transacted ALDERMAN HYMAN RESIGNS Policeman Bryan Promoted To Pos ition Of Assistant Chief Of Police RAT TURNSlSPICOTiTOJ: " SET DRINKING ITER REMARKABLE "STUNT" OF RODENT OVER AT ELIZA BETH CITY Elizabeth City, N. C, March 3 T. T. Turner, one of Elizabeth City's most prominent citizens, has domic iled in his residence a rat that does all '. kinds of remarkable things that greatly astonish the members of the household. .' , - Last night he capped the climax when he " jumped up in" the' kitchen sink and turned ' the spigot to get a drink of Water. , Mr. Turner had . the water turn ed off all day on account of ' the cold weather. Last night about ten o'clock while he, was engaged in writing let ter in the sitting room, he heard the water begin to trickle in the kitchen. ' He thought the pipe had burst and rushed into the room to stop it. ' He was greatly surprised to see a big rat sitting in the sink drinking the water as it flowed from" the spigot. ,r He called Mrs. Turner to witness the performance of the rat, which contin ued to drink water,, undisturbed, until he had got enough, when lie jumped down out of the sink and scampered away under the refrigerator. . 1 Mr. and Mrs. J.' E. Loveland and daughter Mis Elsie of Moscow, Pa., are guests, at Cm Gaston Hotel. - ' At the February meeting of the ' Board of Aldermen Samuel Lilly was employed as a plainclothes man to trace down blind tigers and to aid the Police in breaking up the liquor tra ffic. For the past thirty days Mr. Lilly has been engaged in this work and the number of violations along this line have decreased to such an extent that the Board decided that Mr. Lilly's services were no longer needed and at their meeting last night he was discharged. Alderman Hyman Resigns. The resignation ot Alderman T. G Hyman which was handed in at the February meeting, went into effect last night and Charles Hill was ap pointed to fiill the vacancy on the Board. Alderman Blades presented an or dinance which allows the Atlantic Coast Line Railway Company to shift their trains on Queen street as far West as Graves- street between the hours of 6:30 a. m. and 8, a. m., and from 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. except during these hours no shifting is to be allowed west of Graves street. A viohtion of this ordinance will be a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of fifty dollars. Upon motion this ordinance was adopted. The city clerk was instructed to notify the New Bern Ghent Street Railway Company that unless they put the streets along which their track is laid, in as good condition as thev were previous to tha laying of the track that their franchise would be forfeited. This must be done during the next twenty days, "Blind" Johnson requested the Board to allow him to construct a building" 12 x 20 feet on the West side of the railroad tracks in front of the Union Passenger Station. This request was referred to the Street and Pumps Com mittee to ha investigated a to the size and location of tin- building but Mr. Jonson was illowed to construct the same. The matter of improving the water system was put before the Board lw Alderman Blades. The situation wa. explained by Mr. Hodges, superin tendent ot the water and light plant, who stated that this new system with a different engine would save from one .third to one hdf the fuel bill which would amount to about five thousand dollars a year and that he believed the engine now in use could be sold. ucunue action was taken in the matter. Stating that a public meat market would be of great help to the citizens of New Bern, Dr. J. F. Patterson suggested that such be operated. The matter was not acted upon last night but, was. referred to a committee for ' investigation. The Reverside Fire Company re- ' quested the Board to furnish them -with electrio current. This rem, ' was granted. The Riverside rnn, - llso akrl that ; , Wlt y laxeg on a cirnival which - they . hope to have visit the city, be cancelled.This request ' was also granted. - A. I. Rmin ,!, I.- - r. , " " ior years been a member of the police force, was pro- " m!rd"t0 th Position as Assistant Chief at a salary of seventy-five dof-' lars per month. , HAD FAILED TO. PAY CITY LIC- - v.- ENCE. tax: 'X. Samuel Coward, local Texas Oil Company, was befom Vfa. or Bangert yesterday afternoon to answer to a charge of failing to pay the license tax for being. business in the city of New Bern. ; The charge was proven but judgement was suspended upon the payment of the costs of the case and t!.e payment of the licens-e
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