The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-23
THE LIGHT QUESTION
Shall the City Of Newbern
Own the Plant?
An Oil Mil That Fears Not Being squeez d by
the Trust. The Dover Assault Case
Taken Up.
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Newbern, NJ c., August 22.-Between
thinks" about baseball this people are
considering the approaching election on
the proposed issue of bonds in the sum of
$4,000 for the purchase of or the put
ting in of an electric light plant. Some
hold the present system is good but that
the city should own the plant or establish
one of its own. Others hold also, that
the present system is all that is desired.
Will the bond issue carry? prominent
citizen remarked to me today that he
knew of fifty of Newbern's most enter
prising and substantial business men
who would both vote and work against
the issue. Others believe the bond issue
will carry.
In a material way there is evident
growth here. The manufacturing plants
seem to be in prosperous way and the
citizens are giving attention to the i'm
provement and identifying of their homes,
and certainly the tap of the hammer and
the buzz of the saw are heard the live
long day in the erection of new resi-
dences. | might refer to the miles of
she'll paved streets that are boon alike
to the wheelmen and to those who enjoy
delightful drive in the cool OF the even
ing, but why speak of this to the neglect
of the splendid harbor, rather waterway
advantages that should make Newbern
the largest town in the State | only re-
fer to it in passing to bring to mind the
fact that Newbern may think on it and
act upon it.
While the gigantic hand of the cotton
seed oil trust is reaching out and taking
within its clutches SO many of the private
mills of our State. Newbern has an oil
mill here, the owners of which are not
AFRAID OF being squeezed out and have
turned deaf ear to all propositions to
sell. The plant here can certainly afford
fight, if need be, for the owners of it
are not in any way dependent upon it's
success for their support. Already their
entire output, and it has capacity of
sixty tons, is spoken for hence it is seen
they will find no difficulty in finding a
market for the manufactured product
Inc owners are going right ahead in
further improvements and will put in a.
mixer in time for manipulation of the
fall crop. One of the largest cotton
growers of Eastern Carolina, only day
or two since, having learned this plant
would paddle their own canoe" said, Il
Will sell you all my seed at 81 per ton
less than the price paid by the trust"
Many others, in the event of any effort
to freeze out such independent concerns,
will likely do the same
The work of the Superior Court is pro-
crossing nicely. On yesterday some
twenty cases were disposed of without
unnecessary haste, there being some eight
sentenced to the penitentiary for larceny
and house breaking, for terms ranging
from one to seven years. A number OF
cases were disposed of in the forenoon
today and at 2:30 the Dover assault case
was taken up. A special venire of sew
enty-hve have been selected from which
to select the jury.
Both Judge Allen and Solicitor Moore
nave made any friends in the manner of
treatment of the bar and of the penitents
before them. Judge Allen tempers JUS
tlce with mercy, yet with all frmness.
Little Incidents during the session have
shown his great tenderness of heart
making him bigger man than some folk
thought him to be. In legal acumon
Judge Allen will rank with the States
pest lawyers and jursts.
Mr.. j. M. Brinson, a leading insurance
3AiNAO anu DTlSnI lcBai HSnt,
famed painful wound on his head even
ing before last. Mr.. Brinson is very do
nestle in habit and spends his evenings
at home, taking pleasure in romp and
play. The evening in question he was
playing something like hide and seek with
MS better half and being not mindful of
certain post in one of his rushes his
mead came IN contact with it and the
panorama that was presented him was a
constellation OF beautiful stars but pain
full to behold. AS result all Yesterday
he carried bandaged head and was be-
sieged with inquiries on every hand.
The series of games between Durham
and Newbern, three in number began
with today.
Two negro excursions up the meander-
ing Neuse to Vanceboro today depopu-
lated the city to the numbr of several
hundred. RIVENRARK