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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-01
VERDICT OF CoRoMER's JURY.

In the county attorneys Office at four
o'clock yesterday afternoon, was resumed
Coroner Perry's inquest upon the death
of Charles Muirhead, who was killed on
the line of the Grand Trunk. Tuesday
afternoon, with the following jurors:
John K. Farr, George +. Means. George
W. Beal, Albert r. Means, Herbert A.
Harmon, James L Aver.
The jury brought in verdict that
Muirhead came to his death on the Grand
Trunk railroad. This is ths usual form
for exonerating all who might be held
responsible for the mans death.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-01

1
CITY nall last evening. And What HOOD
OF "reminiscences must have cone to many
OF the older generations as they received
the handsome souvenir programme on
one side OF (which was MIR. kotzschmar
as ne appears today ana or me othef
sloe was MI. hotzscnmar N md.
opening the programme was nriet
p'oeraphicai sketcn teihng us tnat ne
was porn on July = 1872 az Finsterwaide,
a.cisy tnir'y niles north OF dresden; tnat
az Vnree years OF age ne began tne stuuy
u 'nus'o anu "nen iourVeeh sao az ene
iee' ., enaS ieno"heu 'eaohef Oh oomposi'
.'on 'uiius o'eo' Decohing tnus early
~ IRE proncient as player on tne vioiin,
iiute' nurn anu 'rompone' Aa'er ON IN
COMPANY WIN lmensy young uernhn
lnusioaans' 'ne osAonia- pAnu was iormeo,
anu sne oreahiza'loh srriseu. IN new
1ofA' Nossn, .os0 Aser paying Gu
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anu o''s.o" ene NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN 'ne
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.uen' auA n.'y years. rott's'uu mas
osen ms auop ~ nome.
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young NV" "AoAn son'o uouo'iess ih .ne
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inaineu mere pus 'nor' s'we anu ~
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"asser phsSeu away IN boston ana Aun-
euisAoi Daisiinore' neineoke aI1sr
aoiu.ns WIN us sosorai years returned 10
ms oiu nome An oermany'
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WIN permit, pup we cannon iorpear men
'lonihe low interesting anu saiens
evsn's IN ms history.
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no WIS 10 one orcnes'ra u 'ne oiu enea1re
on Union s'rese IN tne uays long since
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sna,i' MISS i,avenporssan MRS. FERN wers
s'e''a1 asoaOe,oAs' 'nu ~ was on'y 'en
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-01
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE.
THE SUMMER SCHOOLS.

Tbs work in the summer schools in
Maine for the present season in English
ianguage and literature will hc under ths
DIRECTION of Prof "A ]. Roberts Of Colby
core 1; in she common school studies, in
RURAL and graded schools Superintendent
WI b. Parkinson, wsltham. Mass; and
thf primary section. in the same studies
uftder Mrf. Wary II. Davis, OF the Bridges
pof1 Conn, training school; nature
Studies, Principal W. L. Powers Of Gardi-
ner; music, Director Fred Il. Chapman,
Cambridge. Mass. voice and physical
culture, Miss Margaret Koch, Watervills
and Miss Agnes Hersey, Foxcroft; psyI
"noioEy and pedagogy. special INSTRUCTOR
to 10 selected later.
Summer schools will te held at Els
worth, commencing July 10; at Pittsfleld.
July IL; at Newcastle. July "a; at Nor.
way, July 81; at Fryebura. July "a; al
Lincoln. Anguish. Each school will be
In session two weeks.
NOTES.
Principal G. g. spratt. of Bridgton
Academy. and family, are spending the
vacation at his parental home in Palermo
Associate Principal Edwin v. Spooner is
az his home in Hudson, Mass when he
goes early IN july to Paris, France. Miss
dertFude Il Miller, another ac9demy
teacher. after few days spent at her old
nome In Lewiston, will GAIL for Europe
90 spend some weeks In Switzerland.
All win resume their parts in Sep
teinLer Miss Frances l.. Libby, who has
neen IN Europe, will resume her placs in
ths corps Of Instructors next term. Miss
ADA NJ. Tasker has closed her connection
WIN the academy.
ar. J.lE. Common having finished his
years engagement MS princinaI of Br,do-
ton HiRhl school. has gone to Chicag9
where ne will continue taking q post
grao uate course at the university. He
mas terminated his connection with our
high school. It IL not deoified who his
successor shall be. Mr.. Conner is a
western nuan--a citizen of Mt. PIsasant
Iowa.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-01
MAY BE WANTED IN CHELSEA.

Deputy Marshal Firth received tsie-
phone message last evening from Chelsea,
Mass. The chief Of the police of that city
said that the articles OF jswelry, watches.
etc, found on the man named CLARK
who was arrested in South Portland the
other night whils burgiarlzing might be
wanted in Chelsea ON that charge, as the
articles described answered the descrip-
ton Of goods stolen three some weeks ago.
Clark gives Chelsea. Mass, as his native
city.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-01

accompaniment dh
event. osyfge Noblit who Is
j the Gidnt ptetty hard now for
Ahe lead of the team in hitting, wasn't
going to let the big fellow get away with
gall the giorys and planked the ball over
he palisades himsAlf, though his hit was
A1ct nearly as LONG as the Giants. For
4 Drockton Bernard lwho Is winning lots of
games for the shc@makeFs with his ssick,
falso did the trick making four OF these
home ru9s for the 4ame.
Both sides hattcd heavily as.the SCORE
shows and even Pulsffer, who has been
hitting in tho hardest kind.of luck,
chased away the hoodoo and raped out
a couple of clean singles.
Nobiit's record oflfonr With a total Of
eight, Il most re unarkable. and makes sew
en- with = total OF tiftsen in the last two
games. Em
Spratt and Burnhanp's Lowell ind, Kid
Ganley, also did some very excellent work
with the ash.
The opening Of the game was bad as it
was IN the previous day with Pawtuckst,
and the visitors startled in to give Tom
Flanaghan hot time. so to speak, Ber-
nard opened with triple, CLANCY famed
ont, Ganley and Perkins followed with
doubles. scoring two earned runs.
! Portland started in honestly enough to
get them back, hut Door base running
made the three singles of the first three
batsmen look very small Jim Smith
walked on the second bag beoanse he
sg.hought Ksllsyxcalled him out.
Il Brockton showed Flanaghan that
4 wasn't all of 1t, when three hits and two
sFrors made them two runs in the second
Sullivan's and Conroy's. home runs in
the last of,the third We tied the score on
hit, error by Clancy and Tighe's out.
bernard got ia his home run. in the
tourhp, but when our turn came. Georss
Noblit showed him there were others, and
nade his. Spratt and loft also scored,
Ilsse on balls, a sacrifice and single be-
pg the combination.
That gave US very comfortable lead,
5ut the bad men from Rrockton kept
finding old Tom. and In ths.seyenth. a
nose4ay composed OF three doubles and a
Jingle enabled them to again tie.the score.
But Portland sometimes scores In the
seventh. TOO, and the visitors helped us
70 three runs by bundle OF three very
5as y errors, reinforced by .Pulsifer's
sIngle. Flanaghan put the ball over the
isnce himself then, but 1t was on the
1ahore aide Of the barber pole. and Thomas
/ remained anchored at second. Brocktou
had two innings more at bat, and four
ss needed TO win. It was apparently
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-01
DIDN'T FIRE THE CANNON
CRACKER,

The young man who was taken into
custody on Thursday night for firing
the cannon cracker on Newbnry street
stfectually proved his Innocence and was
discharged. This premature celebration
Of July 9TH may get some young man into
trouble II the promisouous firing Of big
cannon crackers at night DO mos disoon-
tinued
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-01
NEW ENGLAND STANDING.
WON BY GOOD LUCK.
Boston Succeeds In Beating Tail Enders
BY Good Fortune.

Cleveland, Ohio. June S0.-Cleyeland
outplayed Boston today in general way,
but WAS anlucky. Every run that Bos.
ton got was due to an error. Score:
Cleveland, 0 20 o o L o o OIL
Boston, o 0 0 1 0 O-3
Hits. Cleveland, z: Boston, Q. Errors,
Cleveland, 4; Boston, 0. Batteries
Hughey and Sohrecongost; Bailey ana
At Louisviile-Louisyille o; Philadel-
phia,' ID.
At Pittsburg- Pittsburg, IL; Brooklyn,
10
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-01
fLesief in Six Hours. !,

:saing kidney and bladder diseases
Il In six hours by the NEW
'r SOUTH AMERICAN KIDNEY
Il ID great surprise on ac-
x Its exceeding prompthess in re-
pain in the bladder, kidneys and
/ male and female. Relieves reten-
water almost Immediately. II you
quick relief and cure this.is the
!. Sold BY G. H. GapM g. CO.,
lee, z65 Congress street, Portland,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-01
SOME GOOD sTEPPERs.

Driver Robert Stanwood Is working out
several very fsst horses at Rigby belong
Ing in this city among which are e. e.
Pittse's horse Frankfort, which recently
made mile in ABA Ia and DR.. ]. K. P.
Rogers's horses, the mare Belle which
made mile In 229 Ia and George x.
which made mile in ais IA. These
were only working out miles and do not
show the real capabilities of any OF. them.
DIR. Roeers's horses are being oareGffor by
Sandy Hope. ais f3ag
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-01
BRooKToN.


*Perkins hit by batted ball.
P RSpsssoa, lslsoo 9 Q a T. 9
Z Earned runs, Portland, 8; Brockton,
q. Two-base hits. Spratt Noblit, 1ighe.
Flanagan. 2. 6aulsy. 3; Perkins, Knox.
s ssgss1ridEe as Shay Tnrssbes an HIT
Noblit, Bernard. Sacrifice hit, Pulsifer.
First base on called balls. Flanagan, 81;
Day, 2. Struck out, by Flanagan, 8; by
Day, !. Wild pitch, by Flanagan.
Passed ball. Tofft. Double plays. Spratt
and loft. Clancy, Knox and Brecken-
Ridge, Perkins and breckenridge. Time,
2.lb. Umpire, Kelley. Attendance 600,
MANCHESTER. Q; NEWPORT. s.
Manchester. N. H., June 3d. Manches-
Ter took pretty game from the Newport
team this afternoon by q SCORE of to 8.
Heavy batting at opportune times won
the game. Gallagher pitched a good game
ty plays made during the contest which
made 1t an interesting one to witness.
ogorei %
S SSHposs'sr Y'ss 3 $50 IS
Hits, Manchester, le; Newport, 10.
Errors, Manchester, 8; Newport, 3. Bat
teriss, Kennedy, Curran and Lake; Gala
CHER and Millerick.
PAWTUCKET, 5; TAUNTON, A..
Taunton, Mass, June 8O.--The local
nine had safe lead today until tina ninth
inning when they went TO pieces and
Pawtuoket won out. Up to the 9Th in :.
ming both sides played O steady, clean
game, while the whole contest was inter-
esting. Score:
D. n "a n n q
Taunton, 0 0 0 l 8 GO 0 o.
Hits, Pawtuoket, IL; Taunton, Z. Err
rors, Pawtucket, 2; Taunton, Z Batter
les, McCafferty and Whitney; Drink water
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-01

most remarkable carnival OF home
runs. game which was never safe until
the last man was out aud which veered
ilrst in our direction and then In the d.
rsotionJof the foe. and nnaily..a victory over
the one team 10 this league which seems
disposed to give US an argument for the
lead, was what GOO odd spectators who
journeyed out to the Forest avenue ball
grounds yesterday witnessed.
It was fiercely fought contest from
start to finish. the players on both strain
ing every nerve TO win and II was not un-
til over anxietyEon the part OF the visitors
10 tho seventh inning resulted In a
garland of errors. that the home team ac-
quired lead which was decisive.
Tom Flanaghan was hit hard and often
BY the Brockton giants, and 1t was only
that our players served Billy Day che
same kind Of medicine and little 20
spare that we won. Fianaghan suffered
more than he has in any game this sea-
son, and for awhile 1t looked as II John
smith would have done well to retire
him. But John had confidence that the
big fellow could finally land the game.
andLthis confidence was justified BY. the
result.
A most remarkable feature Of the game
was the home run hits over right field
fence, feat that IL rarely accomplished.
In fact it has been only once or twice
that anyons has succeeded in planting
the ball there this season up to yesterday
when 1t went over four times, and strange
aossay twice in succession. The first man
20 do:the trick was Sullivan in the second
inning He was this first man mp and after
he had esrssS IN s'es abases, Giant Conroy
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-01
MANCHESTER. Q; NEWPORT. 5.

Hits, Manchester, IS; Newport, 10.
Errors, Manchester, B; Newport, 3. Bat
teriss, Kennedy, Curran and Lake; Gala
CHER and Millerick.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
HON. e. +. .LAMB-ATTORNEY
MARSHAL b. CULPEPPER,
Register of Deeds.

This well-known and popular gentle
man is IA native of the county, having
been born in Elizabeth City, October %,
1913 His parents We're well-known in
the county, his father, John Culpepper,
was a prominent merchant of the town.
Our subject spent his early life by at
tendance at the public schools of this
section and Elizabeth City Academy.
His first entrance into public life was at
the age of -, when he was appointed
collector Of customs for Camden district,
in which position he continued until the
district office was removed to Edenton.
Subsequently Mr.. Culpepper was APP
pointed United States District Court
Clerk by United States Judge Brooks
+. in which position he continued for pc
Rod Of two years, when he resigned, ana
was elected Register of Deeds, which
was in 1871, and served as such for one
term. The next two years of his life
was spent as clerk to the town commits
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sioners. and the subsequent year as one
of the commissioners FOR the town Mr..
Culnenner has heen a magistrate since
1873, aud United States commissioner
since 1868. He WAS elected IS his pres
ont office the second time IN 1889. anu
has since continued TO fulfil the duties OF
that Office with credit Is himself and
general satisfaction to the people, and
the manner in which he conducts the
office has made for him many warm
and lasting friends, A noticeable fea-
ture in connection with the sketch Of his
life is that he has tied the nuptial knot
for three hundred and four couples.
Mr.. Culpepper has himself entered the
matrimonial bonds twice, having been
married the first time in 1869, and his
wife having died in 1888, he was mar
ried again in 1891, and has four children
living
lie is n member and stward of the
Methodist Church, Il Mason, X. of T.
and for 20 years has been member OF
the Odd Fellows. Mr.. Culpepper Is also
engaged in the insurance business, beng
a member of the firm of Culpepper,
Griffin 4 Csld, which is one of the best
firms of Elizabeth City
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
THE ECONOMIST.
Col. Z. B. .Creecy. Editor.

Among the newspapers which are.
yielding great influence in Eastern
North Carolina and one which is doing
an immense amount of work for the up
building Of Elizabeth City and that see
tion of the State, we find the Econ0-
mist in the lead II was established by
Gov. Jarvis, Col, Carter. Col. VIM. f..
Martin and Ned Wood. of Hayes, near
Edenton, and named by Gov. Jarvis in
1872, and Col. Il. Il. Creecy was chosen
to occupy the editorial chair. which he
has since continued to do and has made
it the leading paper Of that entire Sec
ton. having the largest circulation in
Eastern North Carolina.
The editor is a native OF Edenton,
where he lived until % years ago, when
he removed to Elizabeth City. He is
now Sc years of age, and is as far as We
are able to learn the oldest editor in the
United States in active service, and is
a gentleman with whom it is a pleasure
indeed to meet and grasp his warm and
ever welcome hand.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
HON. WIN. A. JENNINGS, CLERK
SUPERIOR COURT.

Tnis we'll known and popular young
man is gentleman whose friends are
legion and are only limited by the num-
her Of his acquaintance. He is a thor
ough North Carolinian and he is proud
to he called a son of a State with such
a galaxy of honorable men as have won
words of praise ON the, pages of modest
yet worthy history. Our subject was
born in Providence township of Pasquo-
tank county on August 1st 1869, and is
a son of Cader Jennings, who Is well
known planter of the county. Young
VIM. Jennings was educated by attend
ance at the schools of the county and az
Elizabeth City Academy, which has since
been changed to the Atlantic Collegiate
Institute. Subsequently after attend
ance at Eatman's Business College or
New York he returned to Pasquotank
county, and was for n period OF twenty
seven months assistant postmaster, and
was also engaged in the mercantile bust
ness. During the memorable campaign
Of 1898 when candidates were being
chosen for the race on the lines Of White
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
Promin ent Physician of Eliz-
abeth City and Proprietor
of One of her Lead
ING Drug Estab-
IiShments.
loea ted en- he Corner Of Main and PondeNter
Streets, Which is One of the Nest
Desirable Locations Of
the Town.

In MI communities the members of the
medical profession and the drug cstab-
lishment usually become prominent and
important factors in the general welfare
of the people and the town. In Elizabeth
City this is particularly the ease. and
without rejecting on any other section,
ii may be truly said THAI nowhere IN Il
town of equal size will the drug estab-
lishment or the medical fraternity equal
those of Elizabeth City.
The present subject of our sketch. DR..
Herbert Taylor Aydlett is not only
prominent physician Of the town hut con-
ducts one of the leading drug stores of
the place and his location is the most
prominent of any other in the town being
located on the corner of Main and
Poindexter streets where Is also located
his office. His drug store is replete with
choice line Of drugs and chemicals,
toilet and fancy articles perfumeries,
etc. with a speciality of compromising
prescriptions. This department being
made the main feature of the business.
DR.. Aydlett, the proprietor is a North
Carolinian by birth having first seen the
light of day in Camden county. His
literary education was received by at
tendance at the schools of the county.
Elizabeth City and Wake Forest College
from which well known institution he
graduated in 1892. Subsequently he en-
tered the University of Virginia and
graduated from the medical department
of that institution in 1894.
Upon returning to this State he at once
began active practice at South Mills.
where he remained for period or two
years. when he took post graduate
course at the New York Polytechnic, after
which he returned to Elizabeth City,
where he has continued 70 practice
his chosen profession and in 1897 estab-
lished his drug business which is fast
building mp to the place where its equal
can not be found. In October. 1898. DR..
Aydlett was happily married to Miss
Evelyn Thomas, of Raleigh and now
resides in Elizabeth City, where he en-
joys a good practice for his profession.
good patronage for his store and is
numbered among the city's most enter
prising and progressive citizens.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
ELIZABETH CITY BUGGY Co,
Manufacturers.

manufacturers.
A recent addition to the manufacturing
industries of Elizabeth City we find the
aforementioned concern doing sue
cessful business. 1t was established
February 1st of the present year with
John Q. A. Wood president and treas
urer. W. j. Broughton yice-president,
and John r. Mcmillan secretary. The
business management of the affairs Is
looked after by the president, who is n
thorough and practical business man,
while the workmanship in the factory is
under the supervision of Mr.. John K.
MCMILLAN, who has had long and prac-
teal experience in all kinds of manufac-
turing of this character. They manu-
facture fine buggies and phaetons, etc,
and also do repairing. employing twelve
mechanics who are skilled in the bust
ness.
They also handle oil kinds of farming
implements, hardware. etc. With ample
capital, experienced men at the head,
abundance of room for the successful
conduct of the business and turning out
first-class work no wonder they are
meeting with great success.
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Supremacy our subject was one of that
number who entered the fight as can
didate for clerk Of the Superior court
with a majority Of 76S of fusionisn
staring him in the face and after tn
battle, when the votes had been counted
he was elected by a majority of ten. He
has made an excellent official and by his
polite and courteous manner has won
many warm and lasting friends.
In 1891 Mr. Jennings was married to
Miss Lula Whitehurst Of the county. He
is member of the Baptist church and
a gentleman whose future is even bright
er than the past.
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A Gentle man With an Excel
lent Education and a
Future of Great
Prominence.
A Native North CaroIinian Who is Fast Rising
on the List of Prominent Attorneys.
Young and Ambitious, Full of
Pluck and Enterprise,

The profession of law is one that gives
no room for men to be partly successful
they rather prove an entire failure or
become distinguished, and those who be-
come leaders of their profession also rise
to prominence in other lines as we'll
Only a few years longer and our subject
will have risen tQ stand on the GROWING
steps Of the ladder of success, for he is
located in a section from which have
sprung some of the most eminent men
the State has ever produced and he will
amply sustain the reputation that East
ern North Carolina has ever held.
Patrick Henry Williams. prominent
young member Of the bar at Elizabeth
City is a native and a son Of the late
Robt Williams, prominent planter Of
Camden county, having been born Sept
1869. He received an excellent educa-
ton, the rudiments of which were had by
attendance at the Atlantic Collegiate In
sttute of Elizabeth City, Davis Military
School, the University or North Caro-
lima. The Kentucky Commercial College
of Lexington, Ky, and Randolph Macon
College Of Virginia from which he grad
uated in 1896. He then entered the law
department of the University of North
ldEUllld, WHERE lie WIS Al SIuutllI uilutI
DR.. Manning and was admitted to the
bar i'm September, 1897, and has since
been in active practice Of his profession.
His office being located over the first
National Bank. He is member of the
bar association and thorough and ar
dent Democrat
II bzsiness circles he is prominently
connected and is president of the Camden
Telephone Company. \ stock holder III
the First National Bank, the Elizabeth
City cotton mills, the Electric Light
Company, and is large property owner
in this and Camden county. He is treas
urer of the White Government Union an
organization for the sfurtherment or
white government.
Mr. Williams has been married twice
the first time to Miss Minnie White,
the daughter of .. l.. White of Samp-
SON county and who only lived a year
leaving him one child, beautiful girl.
In December, 1898, he was married to