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The San Francisco call., 1901-12-17


~ afternoon the executive commit
IN tee of the State League of Re-
4 N publican Clubs designated April
IA as the time for opening at San
Jose the biennial convention of the
league. A large delegation of prominent
citizens of Santa Clara County attended
the meeting of the committee in the
rooms of the Republican State Central
Committee. At the appointed hour Alden
Anderson of Suisun, president of the
State League, called the committee to
order and stated the objects of the meet
ing. Al Lindley, secretary. called the roll
of the committee in this order:
Alden Anderson. Suisun; Clio Lloyd Santa
Barbara Lynn l.. Shaw. Pomona; Albert Lind
ley. Bakersfeld Fulton Taylor, Oakland: T.
L. Carothers Ukiah; William Strain, Redding;
William Sims Sacramento; G. R. Lukens. Oak
land: Arthur North Woodland; Joseph Spear
Jr. A. Ruef and H. c. Dibble, San Francisco;
o. A. Hale, San Jose; A. W. Kinney, Los An
geles; Thomas Flint Jr., San Bcnito; w. r.
Guy San Diego and Frank H. Short. Fresno.
Several members who could not attend
were represented by proxy.
San Jose Delegation.
Among the well known citizens of Santa
Clara County who attended the session
were:
Dr. D. F. McGraw. E. A. Hayes, o. A. Hale,
A. Greeninger, Professor c. w Childs Z.
Topham, J. J. Miller. George S. Walker, w. P.
Babb / A Latta. G NJ Wooster. o. H. Stern
John Norton. E s. Williams, Walter Taylor,
r. J. Langford and W. T. Wright
It was indicated by the attendance and
clearly foreshadowed by the discussion
all united on the proposition to make the
league convention a great success.
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Time seems
most uutimely
when he brings

with a dread of its effect born of her
knowledge of the suferings of other
women at this season.
There is not the slightest cause for
fear or anxiety at this period if DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription is used.
1t gives health of body and cheerfulness
of mind, and by its aid the pains and
pangs of this critical period are pre-
vented or cured.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is
woman's medicine with a wonderful
record of cures of womanly diseases.
Diseases that all other medicines had
failed to cure, have been perfectly and
permanently cured by the use of cFa-
vor1te Prescription
"I feel II my duty to write vou as have
received much benefit from the use of ,zc,r,-
medicine" says Mrs. Lizzie A. Bowman. of New
Matamoras, Washington Co., Ohio. al have
taken four bottles Of Favorite Prescription for
female weakness and change Of life Before I
such pains N my head and in the back of nv neck
that Thought would lose nay mind. Now can
work every day. I recommend Favorite pre-
sc1puon TO ell females suffering In the period
OF change. Of life. It is the best medicine I
have found"
"Favorite Prescription - has the testi-
mony Of thousands of women to its
complete cure of womau1y diseases.
DO not accept an unknown and un-
proved substitute In its place
Keep TIE bowels healthy by the timely
use OF Dr.. Plerce's Pleasant Pellets.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-17
TO THE MAN WHO THINKS.

who resided at 100 Morris avenue. Sui
Hvan was unmarried and 26 years old. He
had been out Of work fer the past eight
months, but his friends say that he was
not at all respondent Several months
ago. during the strike. he was severely
wounded on the head in an alterc "nCn
with a non-union teamster and 1t .pbe-
ieved that he became temporarily de-
ranged because of the wound. He left
home last Thursday morning after in
forming the inmates that he was going to
work for furniture house.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-17
GEORGIA WIDOW LOOKING
FOR HER MISSING SON
Fremont G. Hall Leaves His South
ern Home and Fails to Tell Of
His Whereabouts.

Freeman G.. Hall of Fitzgerald Ga.
has been missing for the last two weeks
and his widowed mother is making every
effort to find him. She has enlisted the
services of the police department and has
taken other means of locating him
He left home in November last and his
destination was San Francisco. He Is a
printer by trade and for a time was en-
plOyed in this city. In his last letter to
his mother he stated he was going on a
short fishing trip. Since then the anxious
mother has not heard from him.
Hall Is 19 years of age, tall and slender.
He has dark hair and eyes and a long,
prominent nose. He Is an only son and
his mother is anxious to gain tidings of
him. She fears he is sick and requests
that any one knowing his Whereabouts
communicate with her. Mrs. Hall is edi-
tor Of The Irwin County Citizen, a paper
published in Fitzgerald. Ga.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-17
Outfits for Artists

artists supplies or a nice set Of drawing
instruments make useful and accentahIo
Christmas presents for any one who Iil<es
to paint or draw Greatest assortment al
Sanborn, Vail & Co.'S. 741 Market street. :
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-17
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD
AT OCCIDENTAL HOTEL
Last Rites Over Sands w. Forman
Attended by Number of
Friends

The funeral services over the body of
the late Sands w. Forman were held yes
terday morning in the paFlors of the Oc-
cidental Hotel. The Rev. Father Ramm
of St Mary's Cathedral read the office
for the dead.
The rooms were crowded by old friends
of the deceased. who took this opportunity
of showing their respect to the memory
of the deceased. There were no honorary
pallbearers The interment, which was
private, took place at Cypress Lawn Gem
etery
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-17
Robin .Hood,s Anniversary.

Court Robin Hood No. l. Foresters of
America, will celebrate the twenty-sev-
enth anniversary of its organization and
institution by a banquet to it's members
and friends in one of the downtown din
ing halls.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-17
Toilet Sets and A1bum 6

In satin-lined leather and celluloid cases.
Not much cheap stuff but great quantities
OF good things at moderate prices. We
cordially invite visitors to inspect this de-
partment: Sanborn, Vail & Co., TAI Mar
ket street
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-17

Angelus Piano Player recital on next
Saturday afternoon at o'clock at Sher-
man-Clay Hall, 223 Suffer street. Admis-
sion free, but to prevent overcrowding of
the hall tickets should be procured at
Sherman, Clay & Co.'S music store, Kear-
ny and Sutter streets.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-17
Mckinley Monument Fund.

Tomorrow night a patriotic entertain
ment will be given in the social hall Of
the Shiels building in aid Of the Mckinley
monument fund by Martha Washington
Council of the Daughters of Liberty.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-17

Great reduction in price on Holiday Liquors
at Horwitz & Cohns, 1716 Market phone South
6s4 Straight whiskies, 81. 50 So So gal. Port,
sherTies, 75c 81, 81 25 gal Purity guaranteed.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-17
Drowned Body identified

The body of the man found in the bav
near Fillmore street wharf last Saturday
was identified at the Morgue yesterday as
that OF Edward ]. Sullivan. teamster.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-17
Hand-Loaded Cartridges.

Made of best material by skilled work
men, Money refunded if not satisfactory
Skinner Co., 416 Market street.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-17

the Palace Hotel yesterday
~ afternoon the executive commit
IN tee of the State League of Re-
4 N publican Clubs designated April
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-15

The E. H. Barnes Company, OF New
York, a corporation with large capital,
is establishing a new enterprise in
Wilmington 1t is a plant to manu-
facture shocks or knock down
wooden boxes. and it will be located at
the saw mill of the Angola Lumber
Company at Hilton. The concern will
utilize the cheaper grades of pine lum-
Der from the Angola Lumber Compa-
ny's mill and dry kilns. and will man
ufacture $1,000 feet a day. The enter
prise will be ready for operations in
two weeks and will employ from 80 to
IS hands. The boxes will be manufac-
tured for h New York trade, and es-
pecially for two large concerns.
Mr.. j. T. Wood. who is to be the
company's manager. and Mr.. w. Han
nah, who is to be the superintendent,
have arrived here to superinuend the
putting up of the plant. Mr.. L. ]. Han
nah is also here to aid in the work. A
a o of machinery is expected here
every day for the factory. The ma
chinery consists Of rip saws, cut off
saws, resaws, edge saws. planning ma
chiEes, etc. The Shocks" of which
there will be different sizes. will be
shipping to New York and then nailed
together by machinery.
The E. H. Barnes Company has a
large box mandatory at Norfolk and
another a few miles from that city,
the two utilizing 200. 900 feet or lumber
and employing 200 hands.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-15

Sep 7.Uh L.Sh lily 7.s2is
Short ribs. per 100 poundsI-
Sep 7.4ess 7.f7M 7.4sh 7.EA
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour dull: No. ; spring wheat $50 c;
No. . red 74hG7stxc: No. : corn Nc'
No. . yellow 4oc: No. ? oats $500;
No. = white &c: No. ) white -.uAAc;
No. . rye sec: mess pork per narrel
s1s.5sGl5.4 20: lard per leo pounds ss.Ioa
7.7eE: short ribs sides tloosel S+sSu
1.5s. dry salted shoulders tboxedp
s6SisG6.ssl: short clear sides tlooeet
s1.7ca7.so: whiskey $1-27-
New York. March 12-FLOUR-
Moderately active and rather STEADY
with actual Improvement In prices
WHEAT-Spot firm: No. : red Nh<c:
options opened STEADY and had a subse-
quent slight advance on firm English
cables, fears Of smaller primary re-
cir heavy seaboard ~clcarances.
chiefly -four. Strength OF corn and pro-
visions n light speculative offerings.
with a fair demand from shorts South
west selling late IN the day. on better
rop prospects. made little impression
near the close. Closed tronE a. Aai<c
net advance. May closed 7sizc: July
closed I9Ac.
CORN@Spot firm: No. . 4sSc. OPP
tons were generally firm all day in
lieu with sunal receipts stormy Wa
Their west. good speculative -ppUrt.
irmness abroad .E4 ilgh; country Of
ferings- Closed fir.n at LTAc net ad-
vance. March closed 49c: May closed
46ac; July closed 45T<c; September
closed 46&c.
OATS-Spot firm: No. . size; OPP
tons fairly active and firm on good
export inquiry.
LARD-Strong: western steamed
$500: refined strong; continent $50:
South American ss.25: compound $500
5.S2H.
PORK Stronger: family SI5.15sa
1875; short clear sl4.75ale.S5; mess
l 4.75Gl5.50.
EGGS-Steady: state and Pennsyl-
vania at mark lax Gl4Hc: southern a
mark 136l4c.
1.50: New ork S1.40d1.6Zh: Long Is
land sl.50a1.75; Jersey sweets n.5o9
Us.
PEANUTSSSteady: fancy h~andpick-
ed s4.65I5.O0: other domestic sc.
SUGAR-Raw dull but steady; fair
refining 31kc; centrifugal SO ties: &c;
molaSses sugar SAC.
Lard and a trifie more active in a local
way. Prime crude barrels Csc; prime
summer yellow soc: Off summer yellow
291zc; prime white 35c: prime winter
yellow 35a36c: prime meal $500.
NAVAL STORES.
New York-Spirits turpentine duh.
ROsin dull.
Charleston-Spirfts t~urpentine moth
ing doing. Rosin firm: sales 900 barrels
$l.05 to S1.10.
Savannah-SpiritS turpentine steady
at SIC; receipts 267 casks: sales
exports 10 casks. RosIn firm at &c up
on all grades; receipts 2.26s barrels:
sales 1,66S barrels; exports 1906 bar
relS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-15

the forties. and has a wife and several
children at Laurinburg. He is a native
of Wadesboro, n. c.. n is described
as having a rather dissioated appear
ance. He is said to have been a booZer
on a large scale and a prodigal spend
er in his rounds. He also lived well,
and consequently needed the stuff" in
his business, hence his scheme for get
ting n He victimiZed people in
every state in the union with the
exception of North Carolina and Vir-
ginia, or rather no complaints have
turned up from those states. Probably
he did not care to run the risk of work
ing territory SC close to home, though
ne had customers" in South Carolina
New York city amt so fine He had
several victims there. and also at
Rochester and nearly every large city
in New York state. He also took in
guys in Philadelphia. Cincinnati and
many large cities north. south, east and
eSt.
A New Jersey detective got on to
Aliens racket and tried to trap him.
He sent Allen 81, but the printer "smelt
a mouse" and returned his money. The
detective informed the poStoffice de-
partment and sent a certificate that he
was a member of a certain detective
agency. Lo! and behold. it turned out
that the detective himself had been VIC
timized by the So-called detective
agency and had paid $40 for member
ship in a concern that the government
detectives had dropped on to as a swim
die itself OF course. the laugh is on
the detective. although he meant we'll.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-15
G~OLDsBORO GOSSIP.
Railway Track In the City Block A
Horse Killed in a Collision on the
Public Road-Personal Notes.

.Goldsboro. n. c., March Il.
Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
In backing from a siding to the main
line, right in the hear of the city,
four box cars Of an Atlantic Coast
Line northbound freight train were
derailed. The accident, which will
block the rae for several hours, was
due to an open switch. Fortunately
the northbound passenger train had
just pulled out of the city. In the alb
Sence of anything else of interest the
scene of the accident is as / write a
surging mass of humanity.
Hewell Kornegay, an industrious col
ored man, lost a horse last night in an
unusual way. Driving into the city
on John Street, he was met by parties
in a road cart, a head-on collision re-
sulting. The shaft of the o "a cart
entered the breast or neck of Korne-
gays horse, killing the animal instant
ly. The occupants of the cart hastily
turned and drove rapidly away. This
morning kornegay, in company with
Deputy Sheriff Warrick, tracked the
wheels of the cart to his home, and
Tom Hamilton, colored, acknowledged
the deed which, of course, was an &C
cident and expressed a willingness to
render Kornegay any financial aid he
could in the premises.
Captain Marion j. Lynch, who for
quite awhile filled a clerks position in
the p~ostoffice here, left today for Raj
eigh where he goes to accept a posi-
ton with the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
oad Company.
Thomas B. Parker, having conclud-
ed his canvas of Wayne county in the
interest of the Farmers Alliance, will
leave Wednesday for Hillsboro, his
home. He reports some accessions to
the alliance as a result of his ministry.
After an absence of forty-six years
Mr.. H. S. Lawrence, of Antrim, New
Hampshire, visits Goldsboro again.
Mr.. Lawrence visited here in 1855, Sc
and 81 in the pursuit of his trade. His
first work was aiding in the construc-
ton of a depot shed, now a forgotten
thing.
Mrs. Edgerton, of Greenleaf, wife
of Mr.. Richard w. Edgerton, died last
night of pneumonia.
Misses Lyde Weeks, of Stella, and
Estelle Humphrey, of Bogue, are visit
ing Miss Mary Humphrey.
His many friends were glad to see on
our streets today Captain T. H. Balm
after some days confinement.
Mrs. Charles B. Aycock, of Raleigh,
reached the city last night on a visit
to the family of Senator B. F. Aycock.
D.. ". NlllldllioOh, VI IL OlNS l. ~
two years service in the Philippine
islands,, reached home recently.
Dock Bingham an escaped road con-
Wet was recaptured by Special Depu-
ty w. A. Long n brought into the
city this morning.
Marshall Lee, who shot constable
Roberts some time ago., is under arrest
at Greenville. Sheriff Scot left for
his prisoner this evening.
A new hose reel company has been
organized in East Goldsboro. The de-
partment have just added to their
equipment a supply wagon and 500
feet Of hose.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-15
Old Frank Johnson'S Band.

The Newport News. Va. Herald, OF
March 18th. reproduces the card Of the
Hon. B. F. Grady and the remarks of
Messenger published on Sunday as ad-
denda to the interesting renaissance of
"Oid Frank Johnson's Band" taken
from the columns of The Herald of a
recent date. In connection with what
Mr.. Grady and Colonel Waddell said,
The Herald adds:
I'm a recent issue Of The Herald I'M
der the caption. THE Band That Ex-
celled Sousa,'" appeared a "Reminiscences
of "Old Frank Johnson's" band. The
visit of the great Sousa inspired the
article. Mr.. Frank S. WoCdson heard
the famous band and then came the
flood of memory-memorieS of the old
darkey band in the good old days when
classical music was not an essential to
an evening enjoyment.
After the story appeared 1t vas as
certained that one of the participants
in one of the old Virginia reels when
Frank Johnson was master of cere-
monies. is a grandmother and now
lives near Newport News. The story
caught on; to many old residents of
Virginia and Carolina it was like a
page from an CblOgTa 1t has
been copied and commented upon all
over the country. recalling as it does,
the halcyon days when Old Frank
Johnson called the 'fggers.'
In The Wilmington Messenger of
Sunday, the article is reproduced and
in connection with it Colonel A. NJ.
Waddell, now mayor Of that city and
one of the best known citizens of east
ern Carolina, has supplemented Mr..
Woodson'S story with an interesting
addenda of his personel recollectionS of
old Frank Johnson and his band"
Referring further to Old Frank john
sons band. The Messenger is informed
that Wilmington was the home of the
old fiddler. He died here and he now
has a daughter residing in this city.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-15
THOSE OLD STAKED LINES.
Our Red Springs Correspondent Stirs
Up Much Interest-He also Remem-
bers cold Frank johnson.
Correspondence of The Messenger.)

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Red Springs, N. c., March II.
The business activity Of the past
year has given place to the usual dull
ness hat follows the cotton season.
Many fine residences n stores are
being erected and sales of real estate
are frequent. Notwithstanding w
recent failures, the financial status is
good.
The two story brick building for the
Bank of Red Springs is nearly COM
pleted. The auditorium on the second
story will seat several hundred per-
sons. The auditorium at the Red
Springs. seminary will be completed in
time for the commencement exercises.
A large audience greeted Miss Geor-
gia Mcmillan at the seminary on Fri
day last. Her recital for the benefit
of the graduating class was a great
success. AS an elocutionist she has
few superiors.
The Red Springs Hustler has sus-
pended and The Carolina Record and
Pine and Thistle are the only papers
published here.
So many injuries have been made in
regard to the "Staked Line" mention
ed in The Messenger that 1 will give
all information in regard to it in my
possession. This line was noted by
the earliest settlers in this region.
Much labor must have been expended
in setting the forked lightwood stakes
for so many miles. This line was evil
IDENTIFY a boundary. Lawson spent sew
eral years in this region, but whether
he had anything to do with its loca-
ton is unknown. Its proximity to the
once populous region where thousands
of fire places are found only increases
the interest regarding it. From Mill
Prong to Red Springs, a distance Of
about ten miles, the land along
streams is covered with these fire
places, indicating a dense population in
the prehistoric age.
Your correspondent is in error as to
the death Of Old Frank Johnson in
1866. This writer attended a wedding
in May 1867 in BLADDER county where
Old Franks band furnished the music.
I think he lived till 1853. Old Frank
Johnson furnished the music at the
whig meeting in the Scott and Graham
campaign at Fayetteville in 1852
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-15
Death Of Mrs, James Holt,

The Messenger chronicles with deep
sorrow the death of Mrs. James Holt,
the venerable mother of u esteemed
townsman Mr.. E. G. Holt. president of
the Delgado Mills. and of Mr.. Wal
ter l.. Holt, president of the Holt-Mor-
gan mill at Fayetteville. She died on
Tuesday at 1:50 p. m. at her home in
Alamance county.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Holt left for Ala
nance on Tuesday morning, but his
mother a passed away before he
reached her bedside. The friends and
wide circle of acquaintance of the
family deeply sympathize with them in
their bereavement.
The Fayetteville Observer of yester-
day, in noting the death of Mrs. Holt,
says: Mr.. Walter l.. Holt had onl,
returned from his mothers bedside or
Sunday, with assurance that she was
better, when he was again summoned
there Yesterday"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-15
England 70 Increase Her Navy.

London, March 12.-The British ma
val estimates for 1901-02 amount to
$50, S75, 500, an increase of over f2,000.-
900, chiefly for ship building. There is
an increase of 3,745 in the number of
officers and men. The new ship build
ing programme provides for three
battleships. six armored cruisers, two
third class cruisers. ten torpedo boat
d~estroyers, five torpedo boats, two
sloops of war n five submarine boats.
On some of these vessels work was
begun in 1900. All the ships will be in
course of construction his year.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-15
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