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8 THE WILMINGTON MESSENGER; SATUKDAY, JANUARY 6, 1906 HAPPENINGS IN KINSTON Appointed a Delegate From N. C. 1 NO OBJEGTI captain w. Robertson received NOTES OF THE Y. 31.

C. A. Attendance at the Bible Classes Not as Large as it Should be What the Association is Doing. his commission yesterday as a dele Superior Court Next 3Ionday Young Ladies Pleasantly Entertained A ji Young Lady's Good Luck After a "Misfortune. i gate from North Carolina to the Nat lonalj Guard Association which meet In Washington on January 22nd.

There Of every description. Radish Seed, Peas, Beans Onion Sets, etc. were four delegates appointed from North Carolina. Captain Robertson will attend. Practically Certain Wharf Line and Absolutely Reliable The report of the secretary of the M.

C. A shows that during the past two months at the Y. M. C. A.

seven Bible 'classes had been conducted for men with an attendance og 121 and six for boys with an attendance of 71. The attendance was very small when (Special to The Messenger.) Kinston, N. January 4. Superior court will in this city next Monday, with Judge James L. Webb, of Shelby, 'presiding.

It will be a one week term for the trial of both crimir Enters Upon His Duties. Will be Extended hati nal and civil it is taken into consideration -A At Wholesale and Retail. Truckers will do well to see us. The J. Hicks Bunting Drug Co.

1 Wholesale and Retail, a Wilmington, N. nearly 9,000 invitations were distributed and there were some very fine Mr. J. M. Woolard, who was elected superintendent of roads at he last meeting of tho commissioners, entered upon his duties yesterday, his first work being on the Market Street road.

The convicts will be put to work at once building the new turnout just this side, of Scott's Hill, and the road will be macadamized. It will require sometime! to do this work. speakers who addressed the meetings The Baptist church in this city raised the sum of $1,500 during the holH days to pay off a debt, and the church is now cleared of all indebtedness. In Woodington township this coun and there was also good music GflPT. JOHNSTON'S REPORT in ine lmrary ine auenaance nas been very large, 209 volumes having been drawn and 1,875 visited the reading room.

Fifty -six gymnasium classes have been conducted with an attendance of 1,038 to which should be added the number of who used the gymnasium outside of classes, giving Will Have to be Submitted to the War Department DIED. WAXMAN In Philadelphia on Thursday, January 4th. MRS. RE GIN A relict of the late H. H.

Waxman. Funeral from Lodge at Oakdale cemetery on arrival on the 10:10 a. m. Atlantic Coast Line train Sunday; A. a total of 1,410.

About seventy differ ent members were regularly enrolled ty, Mr. Blackledge! Harper and Miss Tunie Stroud were married at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Demaris Stroud, this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. Thomas Chapman, of the Univer-salist church performed the ceremony in i the presence of I a few friends and relatives.

At the home of the bridegroom after the marriage a most sumptuous supper was served. This evening at the home of Dr. H. I. Harper, a salmagundi party was given by Messrs.

Carl Harper, E. N. Dickerson and S. C. Sitterson in honor of the visiting young ladies and the Tuesday evening Club.

Mr. Carl Harper was assisted in receiving by Mrs. H. D. Harper, Jr.

and Mrs. W. January 1st, 1905, on the backet ball teams and at least 125 played at different times. One hundred and seventy-five different members are enrolled in the classes. DEPOSITS CAPITAL SURPLUS.

00 108.000 00 The attendance at skating has been January 1st, 1906, about 1,500. Twenty-five strangers Remember this for 365 days and think what it means to the retailer. BUSINESS PRINCIPLE! were directed to boarding houses. Nineteen visits were made to the sick. DEPOSITS CAPITAL SURPLUS.

1.540,009 00 135,000 00 One social was conducted for boys Decision Will Probably be Announced in About Two Weeks New lane Would Beffin at Princess Street, and Gradually Extend Outwardly to Champion Compress Wharves and Then Come in ARain. Striklns Old 'Wharf Line Near Brunswick Street. Application Was Made by Alexander Son to Extend Wharves feet. with an attendance of 55. The atten D.

LaRoque, and as the guests as dance at the building was nearly ten sembled they were given dainty score cards and the bell was rung for the 2 The Wilmington Savings and Trust Co, thousand or an average of 150 per day. I am glad to report that we are still Same to begin. At each table was J. W. NORWOOD.

H. WALTERS. able to meet all bills promptly month found some original guessing contest by month. which puzzled and' highly entertained President vice President. C.

E. TAYLOR, Cashier. the players while the game was in progress. At the- conclusion of the A NEW COMPANY FORMED games it was found that Miss Made A Wilmingtonian Becomes Interested line White, of Graham, was the lucky To sell exclusively to the dealer, and leave the wants of the Consumer to be I supplied by the Retailer is a funda- I mental principle of our business. We conceive it to be eminently unfair to i i solicit the patronage of both the Deal- i er and Consumer, for the practice of the Jobber selling the Consumer carried to its logical conclusion would be to put the Retailer out of business.

in a Red Springs Company and Will Make His Home There. mules; mules, The Roberson Mercantile Company, an old and well established business firm of Red Springs, on the first of the winner of the visitbrs'-prize, "an excess baggage," by Christy. The first ladies' prize, which a -beautiful leather bound volume of poems, was won by Miss Bettie Tull, jher score showing the greatest number of points. Those present were Misses Garnet Thornton, Rosabell Rountree, Flora Oettinger, Bettie Tull, Payne Kilpatrick, Annie Archbell, Gladys Mitchell, Lottie Tail, Frances Campbell Bessie Wooten, Annie Land, Madeline White, of Graham. Alice Callum ofj Gsensboro, Bessie year became the Red Springs Trading Company.

The newyompany is com The matter of extending the wharf line of the Champion Compress about 60 feet further into the river waa brought before Captain R. P. Johnston, of the U. S. civil engineers' office yesterday.

The meeting took place at the chamber of commerce and the following gentlemen who were interested reason of owning wharf property or representing owners were present: Mr. Avielhe, agent of the Seaboard Air Line; Mr. H. G. Smallbones, Clyde Line Steamship Major E.

W. Van C. Lucas, of the Carolina Trucking and Development Company; Mr. J. A.

Taylor, Mr. posed of several well known business men. Mr. jonn a. juciNair, oi launa- burg, is president; Mr.

W. T. Bryan We have 50 to 100 YOUNG MULES AND HORSES due Saturday bought low for cash. Will sell low cash or time Come see us. Peoples' Supply Company, Stables, 2nd and Princess Streets.

who has for some years been associat ed with the Corbett Company in this Johnson of Asheville and Mary Higgs J. city, is vice president, and Mr. Wil of Greenville, and Messrs. Abe Fins liam Jones, of Hasty, is tne secretary and treasurer. The two tein, E.

M. Land. Gaston Rogers, Lloyd LaRoque, John Dawson, Albert Roun last named gentlemen will nave C. Stevenson Co. Michigan Patent Flour charge of the (business.

Sev tree, W. C. E. E. Eutsler, Parrott, Harvey Hines, Frank Wooten James H.

Chadbourn, Messrs. James eral of the gentlemen who were in the employ of the old firm for some time G. V. Cowper, Frank Quinerly, Reld past will remain in the service ot tne Tull, Carl Harper.E. M.

Dickerson an S. C. Sitterson. new company. Miss Nettie Perry, who returned this morning from Kenansville, where she attended court, found on reaching and Wa H.

Sprunt, of the firm of Alexander Sprunt Son; Messrs. Charles W. Worth, H. C. McQueen and W.

H. Northrop. Captain Edgar Williams, the harbor master, was present and gave his views on the proposed change and Captain Craig of the British steamship Brighton, which is WORTHY REPORT 1866xA Happy New Yeaivl906, To Our Many Friends and Customers; We desire to extend our thanks- to the many who- have favored us with their patronage and good will during this year. To both old and new friends we shall be pleased to exert ourselves to the best of our ability during 1D06 and city that she had; left a room at the hotel in Goldsboro, her purse contain Treasurer's Report of the Associate ing $25. Miss Perry went back to Cliarities.

Goldsboro on -the morning train and now taking on a cargo of cotton, expressed himself in regard to the ad The report of the treasurer of the found the money, 410 Barrels (Wood.) 1,240 Bags 1-16 size. 1,008 Bags T-S size 820 Bags 1-4 size 184 Bags 1-2 size 55 Barrels 1-2 wood Messrs. Cobb and Johnson, brokers 5.10 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.50 visability of extending the wharves Associated Charities shows receiprs of this city, have met with such suc of the Champion Compress. His ves- and disbursements for the month or cess in the past few months that tney Leel he said was 337 feet long and ex December as follows: had to remove toilarger quarters. They tended same feet beyond the wharf.

fair prices. are now situated in the Whilaker There was more or less discussion in promise a continuance of honest values, courteous trade winners, all of them. RECEIPTS New Hanover County treatment, 6 00 regard to the proposed change and all 5 00 Cash building on Queen street. MEETS HORRIBLE DEATH of it was favorable. The majority of 5 00 those owning wharf property between Princess and Brunswick streets were 2 50 25 00 A.

J. Barfield Caught in Shafting at bo MUNSON present. Mr. Sprunt stated that it Mrs. Adam Empie Cash Mrs.

A. A. Watson Mrs. W. R.

Kenan; Cash Mrs. Stephen Jewett 1 00 10 00 His Ginnery and Killed. (Special to The Messenger.) jWas by no means their intention to ask for a special privilege but wanted it 2 00 2 00 Mt. Olive, N. January 5.

A. J. OVJ LUil ULIACIO CilCUU CAldl wharves if they so desired. It would be a great advantage he said to be able Parsley 25 00 Barfield. a prominent farmer about Mrs.

W. A Friend 5 00 THE MURCMSON NATIONAL BANK, OF WILMINGTON, N. C. Best see us and save money on all W. Cooper, WHOLESAIiE GROCER WILMINGTON.

NJ C. When the Mask is off You will see clearly that the hot forty five years old, living three miles jto extend his wharves as.it would fa Miss Bernard 1 00 in the count it, was found about dusk this evening caught by his clothing in St. Paul's Lutheran Church 26 22 DISBURSEMENTS Secretary's Salary $25 00 the shafting "at his ginnery revolving MARCH, 1899. rapidly in space. After stopping the Catharine Kennedy Home 12 50 cilitate the taking on of the cargoes and cause the masters of vessels less trouble in keeping their vessels alongside the wharf.

Captain Craig of the Brighton explained that he experienced considerable trouble in keeping his vessel alongside the wharf owing jto a part of the vessel extending be ORGANIZED Capital Surplus Shareholders machinery and the dead body loosed 300,000.00 175,000.00 300,000.00 from the shatfing, it was found that uauuiua his armsind legs wer broken, and his head beaten almost to a pulp. It is Groceries 113 75 Rent for those in 8 00 Janitor 2 50 Cash Help 1 00 Wood 16 95 Railroad Fares 5 35 1 DIED FROM PNEUMONIA learned that several men have been Total Assets Nearly $3,000,000. yond the wharf. drinks and dainty dishes served at caught in this same shafting before, Mr. H.

G. Smallbones stated that the Clyde Line desired to extend their one of whom lost an arm as the re 99 sult. wharf line probably 30 or 40 feat. After discussing the matter pro ana TO MEET IS RALEIGH on 'con, Mr. Chas.

W. Worth made the fol Are unsurpassed. You will also find i Mrs. Addie Cox Passed Away Thursday Night. J.

A. Springer, of Springer Coal Co. T. M. Emerson.

Pres. A. O. L. R.

R. Co J. C. Stevenson. Wholesale Grocer.

A. B. Nichols. Nichols, S. C.

JY. Jacob! Hardware Co. M. W. Divine.

Faints and Oils. M. J. Cerbett. The Corbett Company.

John F. McNair. McNalr A Fearsall. Shirley Carter. Baltimore.

Md. H. C. McQueen. President, W.

B. Cooper. Wholesale Grocer. J. Grainger.

Vice President. the choicest fruit and best candies Second Annual Meeting of State Liter ary Association Death of William (Repetti's) at the same place. C. Petty. I Mrs.

Addie; Cox, wife of Mr. James Cax, and aged 48 years, passed away on Thursday night at her home No. 24 Meares street after an illness of fifteen days with pneumonia. Her con (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. January 5.

The ANSSN! vvsr JVC svvv. North Carolina 'Literary Association dition had. been critical for some days. THANK YOU. wil hold its second annual meeting in New Year Cards and Calenders-Year Books I and Raleigh early in the spring.

The Raney The deceased is survived by her husband; and one daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Littleton. The funeral will be con Library Committee has the matter in charge. ducted" this morning at 10 o'clock from i i Major William C. Pettv, widely the late residence, No.

24 Meares i i i a known and greatly esteemed in the street, and interment will be in Oak- lowing motion which was unanimously -adopted: "That the application of Alexander iSprunt Son for permission from the Secretary of war to extend line of their jdocks at the Champion Compress and jWharehouse Company for distance of 60 feet beyond present line be unani-jmously approved by this meeting with yunderstandrag that general harbor Jines, and as now shown by war "department, be made in accordance with the extension from Princess to midway ibetween Red Cross and Hanover letreets and other wharf owners to be permitted to extend their lines in ac-bordance with this departure from approved harbor lines, it being in no way prejudicial to the handling and sliip- fing in the Cape Fear river." The proposed departure from the present line would have its beginning at Princess street and gradually extend outwardly reaching the maximum at the Champion Compress wharves, a distance out of 60 feet from the present line. Tot the northward the "proposed wharf line would strike the present dale cemetery. Our business is double our expectations. Thanks to all our friends. state, died this afternoon at his home in Carthage.

He was president of the Diaries SONG AND PRAISE SERVICE: Carthage railway and (prominent in Sunday school work. ft. Congregation of First Presbyterian State Labor Commissioner Vai ner FiOIR 120S and Immanuel Churches Will Worship Together Sunday Night. The congregation tf the First Pres finds that there were. 229 more miscellaneous factories in this state last year I PEOPLES' SUPPLY COMPANY, than there were in 1904.

Secretary of I I byterian church together 'With the State Grimes says were 697 corporations chartered in 1905. Hillsbo- Turner's CASH GROCERS choir, will worship with Immanuel ro Observer. PHONE 420. NO. 206 NO.

FRONT STREET. ft Presbyterian church Sunday night at msi North Carolina 7: 45 o'clock. The entire service wili be a song and praise service and new organ which "has just been placed In the church will be used for- the i i Almanacs. first time. A most excellent musica1 treat Is in store for all who attend The friends of Immanuel Church are most cordially invited to attend the New Embroideries JUST ARRIVED.

service. East Wilmington Farm. Mr. Alf. H.

Yopp has purchase C. W. YATES Co. line between the foot of Brunswick and ''Bladen streets! At this point there is a slight curve in the wharf line. It is thought that a numler of those owning wharf property will have their wharves extended.

There is no doubt about the Clyde Line's wharves being extended and it is more than likely that theiA. C. pursue the same -course. Captain R. P.

Jolwiston will submit his report to the war department and something definite will probably be known In about two weeks. There is no doubt alKmt application being granted as the department will base their action on the recommendation of the engineer in charge at this point. As. far as can be learned thus far there has tiot been; a single objection entered. from Mr.

E. T. 'Wade a farm in East Wilmington containing 45 acres, and will at once have several houses erected on the propertv A beautiful selection of Cambric, Nainsook and Swiss Sets to match. All entire new patterns this ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD CO. It is located on the Market street road about two miles east of Wilmington and is good trucking land.

The sale TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Wilmington. N. C. Jan. 4th, 1905.

season. was closed by Mr. James Owen Reilly A Xoted Physician Here. Office of the Treasurer, of Atlantic Dr. Hunner, a celebrated physician i- Coast Line Railroad Company.

of Baltimore Is here on a visit to Dr. At a meeting of the Board of Direc Andrew; H.f Harriss and is enjoying some of the excellent hunting to be had around ''Wilmington. Dr. Hunner i makes a specialty of operating on per tors of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, duly called and held on November 21st, 1905, a dividend of three per cent, was declared on the Common Capital Stock of that Company, payable at the office of the Treasurer, at Wilmington. N.

C.4. January 10th, 190fi, Examine our stock of Furs before purchasing, Only a few Raincoats and Tourist Coats left. Balance of Dolls will be closed out cheap. C. H.

FORE 'Smith Property Deeds Recorded. The papers in the transfer of the Smith property to P. Q. Moore, Roger Moore and Thomas H. Wright, were formally jpassed yesterday and reojrd-ed.

A deed was also recorded in which S. Behrends for the sum of $9,000, pur sons suffering from; appendicitis and has achieved quite a reputation by hl3 remarkable success, COAX SHIRT "on and off like a coat." No stretching and twisling just coinfort. Fast colors and and more at best stores. CLUETT. PEASCDY Troy.

T. Largwt lUken of Shirta nd Collars la tha WarM to all stockholders of record as of December 1905. The transfer books were closed on December 22nd. 1905, i I and will be reopened on January 10th, chased from the above named purchas- i ers that portion of the property which. Everybody's Favorite Blue Ribbon faces onjPostoffice avenue, which in-x Lemon nd Vanilla Extracts.

The Excludes the three brick flats and is very tracts that give desserts the famous valuable property. "Blue Ribbon Flavor." 1906, at ten o'clock a. m. i JAMES F- POST, Jan 5 to 10 inclu Treasurer..

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