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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-12
PERSONALS.

Miss Maggie Il. Collins is critically
i'll.
Iredell Meares, Esq, Of Wilmington,
Is IN the city.
Col. a. b. Andrews and Mr.. III. w.
Miller returned to the city yesterday.
Mr.. j. r. Bullock, a prominent citi-
zen Of Granville county, is in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. j. Hawkins. Of
Ridgeway, are visiting at the Govern
or's Mansion.
Mr.. II. /. Bilyeu, one Of the largest
fruit growers at Southern Pines, was
here yesterday.
Prof. Il. j.. Mofitt editor of the
Christian Sun, returned yesterday
from Suffolk, Va.
Mrs. Charles =. Johnson left yester-
day afternoon for Charlotte to visit
her mother, Mrs Wilson.
Editor Greek o. Andrews, of the
Press-Nisitor, has gone to Greensboro
for brief visit to his parents.
Miss Marion Whedbee, of Hartford
county who has been visiting the
family Of Prof. Skinner, returned home
yesterday.
Mr.. Il. S. White, formerly with w. II.
and r. s. Tucker and Co, now with
Minch and Eisenbrey, Baltimore, is at
the Park.
Rev. b. w. Spilman, the new Baptist
Sunday School Secretary, will enter
on his work April first. lie will live
in this city.
Mr. W. ID. McIver, Of Newberu. who
las been here several days went yes-
terday to Carthage, to attend Moore
county court.
District Attorney Aycock and Ex-
Judge w. r.. Allen, who have been here
several days on legal business, yester-
day returned to Goldsboro.
Mr. George w. Blount editor Of the
Wilson Mirror, was here yesterday on
his way from Aberdeen, where he lee
tured to a large audience Tuesday
night
Mr.. G.. p. Johnson, of Norfolk, and
Mr.. A. kimball, of Davenport, Ia, are
visiting in the city, the guests Of Dr
George johnson and his daughter, Miss
Mamie johnson, at the Park Hotel
DIR. Blacknall, the genial, original
and only, is now we'll enough to be
down town occasionally. He is warm
1y received by his hosts Of friends who
are pleased at his almost complete re-
coyery.
The family Of Mr.. w. T.. Jones came
in yesterday from Washington. They
viii reside in this city. Mr. Jones
has been living AT the Marlborough but
this week begins housekeeping, at the
residence, corner Peace and Blount
streets.
Col. Benehan Cameron, president Of
the State Agricultural Society, spent
yesterday in the city. He says the
prospects are for one Of the best fairs
ever held IN the State. The executive
committee has been selected, but is
not yet ready to be announced.
| Mrs. Benehan Cameron left Stagville
yesterday to join herfather and mother.
| Mr. and Mrs p H. Mayo, of Richmond,
| Va, on visit to Florida and the BAHIA
ma Islands. They go first to st. Angus
| tine, Fla, and then to Palm Beach,
where they will take steamer for Mas
sau, New Providence, in the Islands OF
Bahama. Mr.. Cameron is in Raleigh.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-12
NEW METHODIST PAPER.
THE NORTH CAROLINA CONFER
ENCE MAY ESTABLISH AN
ORGAN HERE.
The Committee Met in Goldsboro and
Laid Plans--The 'Christian Advo-
cate" and Its Career---Dr. Black
Gets Estimates.


Rev. DR.. w. S. Black, presiding elder
Of Warrenton District, was here yes
terday. lie left on the noon train for
his home, Iittleton.
He had just come from Goldsboro,
where the special committee on Con-
ference Organ (appointed BY the last
North Carolina Conference held it's
first meeting.
The committee is composed Of EX-
Governor T. j. Jarvis, Maj. Gatling,
Mr. O. Il. Nimmocks, Rev. r. a. Willis,
Rev. II. B. John and Rev. DIR. w >.
Black, with the last named as chair
man. This committee was instructed
to buy out the North Carolina Chris
tian Advocate, published ut Green's
boro), if it could be purchased on rea-
sonable terms, satisfactory TO both
Conferences. In the event the Western
North Carolina Conference is not will
ing to cooperate with the North Car
DINA Conference in publishing an or
gan, the committee is instructed TO
ascertain the cost of publishing a pa
per for the North Carolina Conference
alone, and to make arrangements for
the establishment of an organ, proba-
bly, at Raleigh.
The committee viii be called to-
gether again as soon as something de-
finite is arranged.
DR.. Black was appointed to look after
the cost of establishing the proposed
newspaper. Yesterday he conferred
with printers and publishers here, and
secured estimates,
Rev. r. b. John has been directed
to correspond with all the ministers in
the Conference, and ascertain from
each how many persons in their res
pective charges usually subscribe to a
religious newspaper.
The Christian Advocate had been the
organ of the North Carolina Methodist
Conference since its establishment, be-
fore the war. The late Dir. Reid moved
it to Greensboro while he was presi-
dent of Greensboro Female College,
and it was then made the organ Of the
two Methodist Conferences in North
| Carolina. 1t is now owned by a stock
company, Rev. wv. l.. Grissom and Rev.
z. i. Groome being the editors and
principal stockholders, At the last
| session of the North Carolina Confer
ence they declined to adopt the Advo-
cate as their organ, and appointed the
committee referred to.
The Christian Advocate has had d
long and useful career. Among its
editors have been Rev. Rufus T. Helm
| Dr. William +, PeIl, DR.. J. B. Bobbitt
| DR. w S. BLACK, Dr. Frank H. Reid, DR.
Daniel Atkins, DR. II. II. Hudson and
| others.
If the new organ is established, ii
will be located in Raleigh
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-12
VANCE MONUMENT FUND.
Now Amounts to More than $780,
Col, Cuningham's Plan.

Now Amounts to More than $780,
Col, Cuningham's Plan.
'sThe fund for the erection Of a monu-
ment to Vance now amounts to up
wards Of $780," said President Joseph
Ct. Brown, Of the Citizens Bank, yester-
day. Mr. Brown is treasurer of the
Vance monument fund. THAT includes
the amunt raised by the Polk Miller lee
tnre here"
All through the State. wherever Polk
Miller III slated for date, the ladies
are taking the matter in hand and are
planning to have full houses to hear the
entertaining Virginlan. The success
Of. the ladies who took the affair in
hand here is an encouragement to the
other towns in the State. The series of
twenty two lectures are expected to net
handsome sum for the monument
fund,
Col. John S. Cunningham, of Person
county, suggest that each county In the
State be pledged 70 raise a hundred
dollars, and he Offers to pledge Person
county for that amount. Col. Cunning
ham Is president of a Vance memorial
association that has been organized in
Person county. AS soon as the Polk
Miller lectures are over, this plan will
probably be adopted. There are ninety
six counties in the State, and this plan
If it were entirely successful, would
raise the handsome sum of $4,000.
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STATE FARMS N FINE CONDITION

Superintendent Leazar went yester-
day TO the new State farm near Wades-
boro. He has just returned from an i'm
spection Of the farms along the Roam
oke; they are, he says, in excellent
condition, better than ever before at
this season Of the year There are now
at the Roanoke farms only eight hum
ared conyicfs, the smallest number
there at any time il the last three OF
four years. Things at these farms have
been so systematized that they run like
clock-work.
hundred and sixty conyicts have
thus far been sent TO the new Anson
county farm. Temporary arrange
ments have been made for their accom-
mediation. No new buildings have yet
been erected, but some of the old ones
have been torn down. and rebuilt. The
penitentiary people have TO begin at
the beginning and make a farm" All
the work being done now is prelimina-
ry. The crop for the year will first be
put under way, and then the perma-
nenf improvements will begin.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-12
III MEMORIAM.

Hon. Charles Shepard Bryan died
iii Cassgille. Missouri, on the 9Th
of March. 1896. He was the son OF
Hon. John Fl. Bryan and Mary Will
liams Bryan, and was born i'm New
Berne On the 25th of September, 1882.
tie was prepared to enter the Uniyer-
sity of North Carolina BIZ Mr.. j. De.
Iaoyeioy, Of the Raleigh Academy aud
graduated i'll the class Of 1852. This
same year entered mercantile business
I'M Petersburg, Va. afterwards re-
moved to CassyiIie, Mo. He held va
rious public offices; in 1870 was elected
superintendent Of County Public
Schools; in 1873, at a special election,
was elected County Collector. The
next year he WAS elected by the Dem
ocratic party TO represent Barry
county III the legislature OF Missouri
House of Representatives and was
again elected to the same position in
1878. He served on the committee Of
ways and means, and was also chair
man Of committee on county bounda-
ries from 1880 to 1856. lin 1856 his
party chose him for County Recorder
Of Deeds, the most lucrative and re-
sponsi5le office in the county. MIR
Bryan was called the handsoInest man
in the Missouri Legislature, and SO
great was his personal popularity that
when q bill was thought to be diff
ficult of passage, he was selected TO
introduce it to insure its success.
He married Miss Mildred Yancey
Wear, daughter Of Hon. VIM. q.
Wear, and sister To James II Wear, of
St. Louis. His daughter Mary died
shortly after her marriage TO Mr..
Alexander s. Hawkins. Two children
survive him--Dr. William Bryan and
little daughter, Sallie. Mr. Bryan
was member Of the Episcopal
church, and belonged to the order Of
Masons Extract from History Of
Newton and Barry County, Missouri.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-12
sAnITARluM FoR NEeREs.
Or. / 4. Scruggs Wants to Found at
Southern Pines an institution for
Colored Consumptives.

SOtCfCR ASCBt5NitfkAiNSSs
DR.. J.. A. Scruggs, OF this city. one OF
the leading colored physicians In the
South, proposes that a sanitarium for
colored persons suffering with con
sumption be established at Southern
Pines.
He shows that in one Southern city
which has a mixed population the
deaths from consumption i'm ten years
footed up 3,119, and 2,508 Of these were
negroes, showing that in the same pop
ulation, three colored people die of this
disease to each white person.
in the country are several santa
RUINS for consumptives, but none of
them for coIored people The estab-
lishment of sanitarium in the South
is the remedy for this condition.
In his circular setting forth his plans,
he says:
~ may be pardoned for stating that
! have out of my private scanty earn
ings purchased some of the land under
contemplation, and am paying monthly
for more adjacent thereto; all or part
of which ] am ready to deed in fee sim
Pile to board OF trustees, TO be used
only for this purpose"
Fifteen thousand dollars will be re-
quired to establish the sanitarium, the
control of which, he proposes, shall
be vested in a board of twentyfour
trustees, twelve from the North and
twelve from the south.
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CRACKER TRUST FORMED.
The Principal Concerns in the Country
Go Into the Combine.

The Principal Concerns in the Country
Go into the Combine.
Il haven't seen any thing in the papers
about the last big trust formed" said
a well-posted travelling agent for one
of the largest cracker firms in the BUSH
ness, yesterday; the newspapers down
in this country hasn't published about
the Cracker Trust that has just been
formed. In fact. don't know whether
the formation of the combine has been
made public. But it's true. The New
York Biscuit Co. absorbed number
of smaller concerns, and has been en-
deavoring for year or two to combine
all the larger cracker concerns in one
big trust. They have at least succeed
ed. James ID. Mason ond Co., one OF the
largest concerns in the country, con-
scented to go into the new combination
a few days ago, and it is understood
that Others viii follow suit. The com
bination is, as near as / can understand,
formed on the lines of the other big
trusts. 1t will be one of the largest
combinations in the United States. ]
do not know what effect this will have
on the trade, or what action the new
company viii take"
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SIZE WAS VERY OLD.

The Lebanon (Mo.) Sentinel pub
fishes the following, which will inter.
est some Of our oldest inhabitants. nc
doubt.
Mrs. Eva Stone, who would have
been I0l years old next June, died at
her home south Of Warrenburg recent.
~ She was born in Raleigh, N. G.,
June 2s, 1875. and came to johnson
county in 1893, when the country was
a wilderness. She was the oldest per-
son in Johnson county, the mother OF
four children, ancestor of seventeen
grandchildren, five great-grandchil-
dren and two great-great-grandchil-
dren.''
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-12
SUPREME COURT.

Sixth District appeals:
State vs.. May; argued by Attorney
General for the State.
Strauss VS.. b. and l.. Association;
argued by Ricaudsand Weill and r. s.
Martin for the receivers (appellants) ;
Allen and Dortch for the Borrowers.
Carter VS.. Elmore; submitted on
brief by n. p. Jones for defendant.
Askew VS.. Koonce; argued by Me-
Iver for plaintiff; Bachelor for defend
ant.
Sutton vs.. Watson; argued by Bur-
ton for plaintiff; Rountree for defend
ant.
Hingon VS.. Smith; argued by Batche-
Tor for defendant (appellant.)
Exum VS.. Baker; argued by Shep-
herd and Busbee for plaintiff; Batehe-
Ior for defendant.
Hall VS.. Lewis; argued by J I. Stew
art for appellant; John ID. Kerr for ap-
pellee.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-12
WHEELS THAT GO ROuNp.

One general bicycle agent after an
other has been to Raleigh in the last
month or so, and nearly all of the prin-
cipal bicycle companies now have
agents here.
The interest in cycling ii reyiying,
and the coming season is the most
promising yet.
Tn the last few days large number
of new cycles heve been received here,
and '.still they come" One agent said
the other day that he sold three bicy-
cles in one afternoon.
The fine nacadamized roads that
Superintendent McMaclsin IL building
around Raleigh afford the cyclist good
opportunity for a pleasant spin" in
almost any direction.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-12
TRIED TO BREAK I
NEGRO WHO VISITED SEVERAL
HOUSES, AND WAS SHOT AT.
Gave His Name as Calvin Atkins, and
Seemed to Be Drunk---City Physi-
clans Found His Mind and Body
Deranged-- Nov in the
Hospital.
HospitaE.

Tuesday night between nine and ten
o'clock negro tried to force an en-.
trance into the residence of Mr.. j. w
Weathers. on North Bloodworth street
He failed in this attempt, and left for
other fields of effort.
Later he went to the dwelling of Mr.,
Len H. Adams, on Edenton street, and
attempted to get into the house. When
discovered he was trying to prize open
a window on the front porch.
Young Stonewall Adams saw him.
pulling at the window. Mr. Len
Adams at once got down his gun, and
shot at the fellow.
The shot halted the negro. Mr.
Adams went up to the fellow and ask
ed him who he was. He gave his name
as Calvin Atkins. Mr.. Adams then let
him go about his business.
The negro was supposed to have been
drinking too freely, and had the dazed
appearance of a drunken man. lie
talked loudly and insultingly, and
scared the neighborhood.
Yesterday Atkins was found wander
ing about the streets. He was taken
TO the SIdNlon mouse.
DIR. James w. Niece, Jr, and DR..
George A. Rem, the city physicians,
were called in. They examined the
negro, and found his mind affected.
The physicians reported that his
mental condition is such that he is not
responsible for his actions"
lie is also in very bad physical
condition. On the recommendation OF
the physicians, he was last night sent
to the hospital for treatment.
Atkins is well-known around town,
and has up to this time been regarded
as a peaceable and inoffensive negro.
So, the bold, bad burglar that
scared a whole neighborhood, and des-
troyed the peaceful dreams of locali-
ty was. after all, only a poor negro
whose mind had wandered.
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WHOSE COAT DID HE GET?

4 prisoner recently discharged from
Fayetteville Jail told his fellow cell
mates he had lifted" coat from d
contractor in Raleigh which contained
considerable money and ''the like OF
papers he never saw before He said
lie hid the papers between the sills
of a railroad bridge leading out from
Raleigh. 1t is not known TO whom the
coat and papers belonged, but the man
ysho lost his coat viii probably look
carefully under the bridges here
ahpftf&
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SPOKE TO w1LMINoToS Pupils.

Col. A. @. Holiday, president Of the
Agricultural and Mechanical College,
returned yesterday from Wilmington.
lie has been for some days assisting
Commissioner Patterson in a series of
farmers inse4outes in the Eastern part
of the State.
BY special invitation, Col. Holiday
visited the Wilmington Graded Schools,
and made q brief talk to the pupils Of
each school. He was very much pleas
ed with the work superintendent NJ. G.
s. Noble is doing in the schools there.
wilmington mas an excellent system
of schools, and Prof. Noble is doing a
fine work" he remarked.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-12
THE WINsLoW CASE TO-DAY

The case of n. Winslow against 1t
Commander George j. Morton (of the
North Carolina Naval Reserves) will
probably come up in the Supreme court
to-day. 1T will be remembered that
the ease was argued before Judge Star
buck in Wilmington Saturday. The
Judge refused to grant a permanent
injunction preventing 1t Morton from
carrying out Governor Carr's order,
and from that decision Winslow APP
pealed to the Supreme court.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-12
GOES IN FoR TWELVE YEARS.

Sheriff r. A. Hoskins, Of Guilford
county, brought convict to the peni-
t.sntiary yesterday who goes in for a
long term His name is Greenbury
johnson, and he il black negro.
johnson goes to the prison for twelve
wears. He was convicted of assault on
4 white girl, with intent 20 rape.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-12
Land for Sale

On Monday, April Goth, 1885, at the court
house door in Raleigh, n. O., / viii sell at
public cutlery, a tractof land in Wake coun-
ty, about 10 miles southeastward of Raleigh,
containing 800 acres, more or less, adjoining
the lands of the late David Lewis, Seth
Jones, tasWell Sturdevant, Altman Turner,
Jefferson Smith and others, being tlle land
conveyed to John ). Johns by Orran A.
Smith ct al by deed egistered in book No.
37. ut page 65 of the Registers Offlce OF
Wake county, and described in mortgage
from John $. Johns to +. b. Dancy, regis
tered in book No. 81. at page 403 of said Reg
is er's offce
Sale made under judgment OF Wake SUI
perior Court in the case of N. J.. Jeffries ct
ais V. John 5. Johns ct ais, No. 6i6 S d., min
utes of February term 1896, page 426.
Terms Of sale; One-third cash. residue In
two equal install lments, payable respective
~ and II months after day OF sale Hour
of sale, II m.
S. #. M0RDECAI, Com'r.
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Notice by Executors

The,nndersigned, having qualified as ex,
eeuors under the will of the late Mary g.
Reade, deceased, hereby notify all persons
having claims against said decedent to ex-
hibit them before us on or before March u,
1897, or this notice will be plead in bar OF
their recovery.
All ptI sons indebted TO the said deeedent
are notified to make immediate payment to
us. GHAS III BELYIN,
j. w HARDIN,
Executors Mary f. Reade, deceased
Raleigh, N. C., March llth, 1896,
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REN. DR. suTToN,s WILL.

Yesterday iIl the Office Of the clerk Of
the Superior court the will of the late
Isev. DIR. X. b, Sutton, principal Of st.
Augustine School, was admitted to pro-
bate. The widow of the testator, Mrs.
Julia Sutton, qualified as executriN.
The entire estate was left to his wife.
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TO CONSIDER THE CHARITY WORK

This afternoon at four o'clock all
the Indies interested in the Mission
rooms end their work are requested
to meet with committee of gentle
men at the Mission rooms, to consider
plans for carrying on the work of
charity among the poor OF the city.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-12
SENTIMENT FAyORS THE ARMY
POST

Congressman Settle writes toGeneral
+. II. Cameron, regarding the proposed
army post:
so far as my information goes, from
talks | have had with members of the
committee, and those who are not mem
bers of the committee, find the senti-
ment favorable to the establishment OF
this post. ! am afraid, however, that
we canot get the bill through Congress
until next session, inasmuch as there
seems to be disposition to postpone
consideration on most measures that
carry appropriations"
A hearing will be accorded the bill
some time in the next few days.
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Mr.. Charles K Shaw, manager, and
Mrs. +. NJ. Cawthorne, designer of our
dress-making department, have Just
returned from New York and Phila-
delphia, and are ready to accept orders
for costumes, skirts and waists, made
after the very latest Partisan models.
w. I'll. Il r. S. TUCKER q co.
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Half a dollar wanted. From 1901 to
1905, one dollar each; rs cents each for
1915, 1921, 1852, 1880, 1882, 1885, 1886,
1889. For the half dollar of 1916 ! viii
give $25 and a gallon of the best ice
cream.
A. OUGHT.
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TO CURE a COLD I'M ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If it
fails to cure.
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Executor'a Motlce fo craai4nra

Having qualified as executrix of the win
Of the late u. b. Sutton, d. d., Of Make
county, l give notice to his creditors ~
present their claims to me at my home near
the city OF Raleigh. by the 18th day OF
March, 1897. JULIA M. SUTTON,
Executrix, &c.
Raleigh, N. c., March llth 1896
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Miss Maggie Rec e,
2a9 FaSessavIIls s4res&
PARK LUMBER COMP ANY
ahLELcA. n g

Manufacturers Of sash, doors. blinds
mouldings and turned work, and an Rinds
of building materials
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-12

On Monday, April goth, 1896, at the court
house door in Raleigh, n O.. ! will sell at
public cutlery the following property:
z. All that tract OF land, situate partly in
Wake and PARTLY in Johnston county. on
the n. g. r r., and on the north side OF the
Ra eigh and Saithdeld road. and bounded
on the north by the Lands OF wv III McCul-
lers: on the east by Nathan r. Pools land:
on the south by said Raleigh and Smithfeld
road on the est by Icana Pool land
One tWcnty,hvr=e steam engine, OF
Ames make
Being the property described in tile deed
of mortgage from T.. L Rand ct al to Geo.
3. Moore, registered in book No. g, at page
6l5, Registers Office of Wake county. and
in book A No. 6, ut page 1854, Of the Regis
teFs Office of Johnston county.
Terms of sale: The land will bessold for
one. third cash, residue in two equal in
stallments, payable respectively and ~
months from day of sale with interest from
day of sale. The property will be sold for
cash. Hour of sale, u m.
Sale made under Judgment of Wake Supe-
rtor Court in the case OF Geo. Il Moore VS.
=. i. Rand ct al, No. 1877, summons Wake
SuDetior Court
S. F.MoRDECAI, Comr.