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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-31

Johannes Theodorus POihemus. His moth
RS maiden name was Lydia Ann Maver-
lex. daughter of Samuel Maverick, OF
Scum Carolina. He is a descendant on
the MATERIAL side in the eighth generation,
of Samuel Maverick, who came to Char
lesion South Carolina, from Liverpool, in
1880
The Mavericks, up to and including his
grandfather Samuel Maverick of the same
State, were always largely engaged in
shipping. He is also a descendant OF
General Robert Anderson, of Charleston,
South Carolina, after whom Anderson
county in that State was named, and he
is related to many of the leading families
in the South.
He has always been active in the If
fairs of life and at college was president
OF the Literary Society and has been
Grand Master of the Grand Chapter Of the
Zeta Psi fraternity For many years he
has been a member of the Committee on
Canons and the Executive Committee OF
the Diocese of Long Island of the Epis-
copal church.
He enjoyed large practice at the bar
in the city of New York before he was
elected to the bench, when he was very
young. For IA years he was either on the
bench of the City Court of Brooklyn OF
the Supreme Court of New York State
For many years he was president of the
Democratic General Committee of King
county, and has been from time to time a
member of the Democratic State Central
Committee and frequently delegate tc
National, State and city conventions of his
party, presiding over many Of them.
He has been president of the Alumni
Society of the Zeta Psi fraternity and
also of the Alumni of the University oil
North Carolina in New York: also Presi-
dent of the Holland Society of New York
as well as president of the New York
Southern, Society and the North Carolina
Society.
Judge Van Wyck married Miss Leila
G.. Wilkins. daughter of the late Dr. vii
liam w Wilkins. of Richmond. Virginia
They have two children, William Van
Wyck Esq, member of the New Yorl
Bar, and one of the District Attorneys O
Kings county. and daughter. Leila G
Van Wyck Osborne, wife of James w
Osborne, Esq. one of the District Altos
neys Of New York City. His only living
brother is ex-Judge Robert A. Van Wyck
first Mayor of the City of Greater New
York;
He was the candidate of the Democratic
party for Governor of New York in 1898
he reeigned from the Supreme bench ant
has been engaged in the active and luera
tive practice of his profession in New
York city since, taking but little interes
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HON. AUGUSTUS VAN WICK.
a Son of Carolina of Whom the
Entire State is Proud.

The Honorable Augustus Van Wyck,
ex-Justice of the Supreme Court Of New
York. is about 80 years of are. He mas
fitted for college at Philips Exter AGA
deny, Exeter. New Hampshire. and gtad-
uated with high hon2is AZ the University
of North Carolina. He is a son of the
Honorable William Van Wyck. who was
distinguished lawyer and public man in
the city of New York sixty years ago.
He Is a descendant, on the paternal side
in the seventh generation, of Cornelius
Barrents Van Wick, who came to New
Netherlands in 1850 from Holland and
married in 1860. at Flatbush, Kings coun-
ty, New York, a daughter of the Rev.
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FormeIy of the News and Observer.

by Mr.. Everett and his associates in con
structing the railroad from New Bern to
Goose Creek Island The road is to be
known as the Pamlico, Oriental and West
ern Railway, consisting of f1fty-five miles
which road, when complete, will connect
the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad
with the Norfolk and Southern, thereby
shortening the distance between New
Bern and Norfolk by three hours, afford
ing the farmers in that section quick
market for their product
Mr. Everett, though not concerned in
an official capacity, is financially interested
in the Baltimore Coal Mining and Railway
Company, of which the Hon John c. Cal
houn is president. Also in the Arizona and
Utah Railway of Arizona. He is now de-
veloping the water power of Atlanta,
Georgia. When completed it will supply
Atlanta with 1900 electric horse power,
cost 81 900 900. The late James Swan, OF
Messrs. Inman, Swan & Company, was as
sociated with him in this enterprise
Mr.. Everett makes his home at the
Marie Antoinette Hotel, which is one Of
the finest hotels in New York. He is popu
lar personally and socially and is well
known among clubmen. He has never
paid any attention to political matters, his
business affairs having taken up all his
time and energy. He was married in
1895 to Miss N Baker Conklin, of Balti
more. Mrs. Eyerett's grandmother wa:
member of the noted Baker family OF
Philadelphia, and her grandfather was
Baron Christine Adolphus Schaffer, Of
Germany.
Mr.. Everett's forbears for several gen
erations have lived in the South He is
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tense Of Roland B. Molineux, who was
once convicted OF murder bat was acuit-
ted on a second trial granted by the Su-
preme Court.
Mr.. Battle is a member OF the Southern
Society, the Calumet Club, the Manhattan
club, the North Carolina Society, the
Alumni Association of the University OF
Virginia, the Bar Association of New
York and the Columbian Order of Tam
many.
He married April u, 1898, Miss Martha
Bagby, daughter of DR.. George w. Bagby
and Mrs. Parker c. Bagby, of Richmond,
Virginia.
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GEORGE GORDON BATTLE.
Lawyer who defended
Roland b. Molineux.

George Gordon Battle was born in War
renton, n. c., October 26, 1868. He spent
his boybood on his fathers plantation.
Cool Spring, near Rocky Mount. lie was
educated at the Hanover. Academy, in
Hanover county, Virginia, at the Univer-
sity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
His father was Turner w Battle. and
his mothers maiden name was I4ayinia
Bassett Daniel, daughter of Judge ]. J.
Daniel of the Supreme Court of North
Carolina.
Mr. Battle came to New York in 1890
fand soon after began the practice Of law.
From 1892 until 1897 he was Assistant
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ALBERT P. MASSEY.
Mr.. Massey Has gained Remark
able Success in Law and Politics.

Albert p. Massey, now one OF the ieau-
ing young attorneys of New YORK eltS'
was born in 1872. He was educated IN the
public schools of Baltimore ana 'ne
Easton, Md, High School IN q private
institution in Culpepper, va, az Cofneil
University aud at the University Of the
city of New York a
He read law under Richard II. Battle'
ESQ. and Judge A. c. Avery OF haieigh'
md was admitted to the North Carolina
BAR in 1894. He was associated WIN Col'
Tobp w. Hinsdale in Raleigh until 1885,
when he came to New York and was adj
nitted 10 the bar. He IS now a member
r the firm Of Ingram, Root and Massey
,,,itb offiees AZ No. 68 William street.
IL i 4 charter member and a trustee
,f the North Carolina Society Of New
YORK a member Of the New York South
ern society, the Maryland Society of New
york the Tilden Club and the Harbour
I4ill Golf club Of Staten Island
Mr. Massey is active in Democratic
nolitics in the Nineteenth Assembly Dis
friet Of New York City and is a member
of the Executive Committee Of the Young
Meas Democratic Club His law bust
ness is large a"d lucrative His aequaint-
ance among the North Carolina colony here
is extensive. He is unmarried and re-
sides at No 107 West 72nd street His
father. w f. Massey, is a resident Of
Raleigh.
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District Attorney of the County of New
York and during these years he made a
good reputation as prosecutor and show
ed fine knowledge Of criminal law.
He resigned from the District Attorney
office in 1897 and has since then been en-
gagged in civil practice. He is now a
member Of the firm of Weeks, Battle and
Marshall with offices at No. 40 Broad
way His firm has appeared in many i'm
portant litigations. notably in the dc
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in politics. He represented the State Of
New York on the Platform Committee at
the National Convention held at Kansas
City, and there urged moderation in the
declarations made by the convention. No
one has been seen more in the courts than
he has
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CHARLES E. w. SMITH.

Charles Edward Wingate Smith, who
now has an office at No 100 Broadway,
has won for himself an assured and re-
spected place in the financial world as a
broker MIR. Smith is gentleman of
sterling integrity and superior ability in
his particular line having the entire con
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JosEPH JosHuA LAwRENoE.

Joseph Joshua Lawrence, A, NJ, NJ D.
was born in Edgecombe county, North
Carolina, January Is. 1856 His father
was Bennett Barrow Lawrence a prom
inent cotton planter. whose father was
Joshua Lawrence. an eminent Baptist
Continued on Third Page)
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a member of the Lawyers Club, MaEhat-
tan Club, the Southern Society, and the
North Carolina Society of New York.
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Mr.. EYerett's torbears Tor several gen
erations have lived in the South He i
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1t would seem that the preparation of one
paper ought to be enough to admonish
the other sides of his intention and to
bring the matter properly before the APP
pellate Court. 1t is not So The loser
may appeal from the judgment entered
against him and have the law retrieved
but if he desires to havS the weight Of
evidence considered he must do something
more. He must have an order entered
denying his motion to set aside the verdict
because 1t was contrary to the weight
of evidence and appeal from this. as
well as from the judgment, if he wants
to bring the matter completely before the
higher tribunal. There is no lawyer in
the whole State who can give any good
reason why the Legislature provided any
such scheme as this for the confusion and
worriment of clients and attorneys. If
the Legislature had provided that, upon
an appeal from a judgment, the same
should be reviewed both upon the law and
the facts. thousands and thousands Of
hours of labor. pages of paper and dollars
in cash would have been saved in the
practice of the law.
Another curious thing about lawyers is
that they are so prone to make confusion
confounded; to attempt to simplify mat
ters by means which make them more
complex. If any one will take down the
statutes Of the State Of New York and
attempt to grasp the appalling array OF
acts that have been passed within Inc
last twenty years, which have been en-
acted for the avowed purpose OF Clarity
ing and simplifying legal business, but
which have had no such effect OF the
opposite effect. he will be amazed at the
unwisdom Of the people who have framed
these laws and those who have legislated
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-23

addresses of welcome were delivered by
Rev. H A Holshouser, president OF the
North Carolina Chassis, and Mayor A. H.
Boyden, of this city. The opening sermon
by DR.. j. NJ. Shick, of Washington, D. c.,
was a masterful effort and was heard by
large audience. Today was taken up
with the regular routine work of the
Synod, the hearing of reports, etc, with
reference to various Synodical matters.
Tonight's session was given to the discus
sion of missions and mission work in the
United States. Rev. Mr.. Pitmar, a mis-
sion worker of Pennsylvania, delivered an
impressive sermon on Northern Missions,
and Rev. Mr. Heller, who is in charge of
certain mission work in Western North
Carolina, spoke on Southern Missions.
The sessions of the Synod are well attend
ed and much interest is manifested. The
many visitors in the city express them
selves as being we'll pleased with the Sails
bury and the hospitality of her people.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-23
PATCH RA|SESk ROAR
Up Against Time, Vanquish-
ing His Former Self.
And Clips Three Four,hs Of Sscord From the
Worlds Record Held by Prince
Alert
(By the Associated Press.)

Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 22.-The third day
of the harness racing at the Memphis
Trotting Association track was made mem
orable by the. magnificent performance OF
Dan Patch in a trial against time. The
handsome son of Joe Patchen made the
mile in 1:56A, clipping three-fourths of a
second from the worlds record of 1:57 held
by Prince Alert, and lowered his own re-
cord by two and three-quarter seconds.
The mile was paced without a wind
shield and at the finish Dan Patch seemed
as fresh and vigorous as at the start. The
demonstration that greeted the new
world pacing champion as he flashed I'M
der the wire was memorable one. Her
owners who stood about the track before
the starters stand, had caught the time
with their own watches and before the of
fetal time was flashed out across the track
they set up a mighty shout and threw
hats, caps, high into the air. The shout
was caught up by the people in the grand
stand, the space before it, and on the club
house grounds and the victory of the new
pacing idol was proclaimed in long,
hoarse roar that rose and fell and reached
its climax in a frenzy of noise as Driver
M. c. McHenry pulled up before the
judges stand and DOTTED his hat in ac-
acknowledgement of the reclamation.
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Industrial Notes From Hustleboro.
Especial to News and Observer

Greensboro, \. c., Oct. 22-Mr. w. c.
Clements a large lumber dealer of MAJ
tinsvlle. Va. has moved the entire bust
ness of the Martinsville Lumber Company
to Greensboro, and has established an ex-
tensive wholesale lumber business on tn"
main line of the Southern Railway, nea,
the Greensboro Spoke and Bending Works
factory The business has a large capital,
and will be conducted under the name Of
The Clements Lumber Company.
Mr. c. w. Jennings is removing an I'M
slightly sheet iron structure from the lot
on Main street recently purchased of Mrs,
E. c. Warrington, and will at once cree.
a handsome three-story brick business
block thereon.
The street car people have been delayed
in running cars over the new one mile ex-
tension to white Oak Mills, because OF
failure of arrival of material necessary
for the crossing at Revolution Mills.
This material arrived yesterday, and now
another delay is necessary to give the
railroad time to get through the red tape
process of experts examining the railroad
crossing at the mills before permission is
given by them for the crossing. AS soon
as thes. pref mir aries are completed the
I schedul can G pit on to White Oak IN
twenty four hours.
There is regular army of workmen,
composed of carpenters, brickmakers,
brick layers, plumbers, &C.. &c, at the
White Oak Mills, the force last week be-
ing increased from 400 to more than 500
men. Five large brick buildings for the
factory, the main one covering eleven
acres of ground, are reaching the roofing
STAGE. besides tniS aholt two hundred OF
the six hundred residences to be built foi
the opera tjves have been COMPLETED and
meny of them are occupied by ia allies
of workmen engaged in the building o.s
erations These mill settlements, which
will require a population of 10000 peop'c,
which will add that much to the trade
and material prosperity of Greensboro, as
well as its legitimate population, for they
will all have to be new corners. there be-
ing no unemployed people now here. the
cigar factory here now are advertising
earnestly for five hundred additional en-
plOyes at excellent wages
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PERMANENTLY CURED.

81 caught severe cold couple of years
ago, which developed into acute rheumatism,
from which | suffered almost beyond endur-
ance. For year went from doctor to doc
Tor, and took quarts of horrible tasting med
icines, but no relief-kept getting worse. A
friend told me of Warmers Safe Cure, and
cannot thank him enough, for four bottles
completely cured me, and l have never had
an ache or pain since"
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Safe Cure is made entirely of herbs, con.
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REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. They are worthless
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WARMERS SAFE PILLS move the bow
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Write to Warmers Safe Cure Co., Roch-
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STORE BURNED DUDLEY.
FIRE Supposed to Have Been Incendiary- Black
Creek Association.
lspecial to News and Observer

Goldsboro. n. c., Oct. 22.-The store
and stock Of goods of j. F. O'Berry g.
Son were destroyed at Dudley last night
by a fire which is supposed to be incen.
diary. The young man, Mr.. Walter
Grady, who clerked in the store, was in
this city and there was no one in the
store at the time Of the fire. This is the
second fire which Dudley has had of late.
1t has only been a short while since the
store and stock of goods of j. NJ. e.
Fields was destroyed by a fire which is
supposed to have originated in a like
manner.
The Black Creek Primitive Baptist As
ISOLATION will convene tomorrow at II
o'clock in the Aycock church, near Ere
mont Large crowds attend these asso-
Citations and the present excellent weather
is expected to prove that the meeting to-
morrow will be no exception.
The Weber G. Fields Company of play
ers numbering fifty-two, both women and
men, came in on the early train this
morning from Raleigh and missed the
Wilmington connection. They spent the
morning in walking and driving. A party
of a half dozen or more secured one
horse dray wagon and took hay ride.
which they seemed to enjoy immensely
The Atlantic Coast Line sent a special
from Rocky Mount and at Ills the com
pany left for Wilmington.
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THs HLoPRRs REIURN.
Til Man NAY Loss Bis Place.. What the Wo-
man Will Do Unknown.
Especial to News and ObserverD

Especial to News and Observer)
Salisbury, N. c., Oct. 22.-Robt. Sin
ger, of this place, who eloped Monday
night with Miss Chattie Mingus, also of
this city, has returned to his former posi-
tion as chief clerk in the Spencer yard of
flee. though it is rumored that he will be
dismissed from the service on account OF
his conduct The young woman has re-
turned to Salisbury, but it is not known
whether or not she will remain in the city
Roy Grose, of Statewide who was acct
IDENTIFY shot by his brother in law Sunday
morning, died at Bllingsly Hospital in
that place yesterday afternoon from the
effects of the wounds received. The in
testines were pierced in seven places and
no hope of recovery has been entertained
at any time since the shooting. Deceased
was about thirty-five years of age and
leaves wife and one child. The inter
ment took place at Statesville this after
noon and was with the honors of the Ire
dell Blues, of which the deceased was Sc
cond sergeant.
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BIG DYNAMO WRECKED.
Mrs. Jay May Never Recover From shock
Caused by husbands Crime.
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Especial to News and Observer
Asheville, N c., Oct. 22.-While trans
porting the big dynamo for the w. I.
Weaver Power Company, on French Broad
river, the wagon on which the machine
was being hauled. turned over and the
dynamo, weighing fifty thousand pounds,
was badly, if not totally, wrecked. All
the iron castings were broken and it Is
doubtful if the piece of machinery can be
repaired
r. NJ. Ramsey, who was experimenting
the hauling, came near losing his life
by the accident. He was on the side
of the wagon that sank into the soft
macadam and barely made his escape from
the falling dynamo. The big machine cost
nearly twenty-fv thousand dollars
News was received from Barnardsvllle
today to the effect that Mrs. j. V. Jay,
whose children were murdered last Satur-
day, and who, since that time has been
critically ill, is no better, and fears are
entertained for her recovery. Mrs. Jay
is just % years of age and at the time
OF her marriage to Dr. Jay was not 10
years old.
Jay last night asked Jailer Jarvis to
stop other prisoners in Jail from singing
II amt got no more babies" Jay said
the singing worried him and that he could
rot sleep.
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ALDERMAN kLEcrkD PaEsIDENT.
The photographer Association kdjourns-.
Stranger Within Bis Gates Robbed Him
Special to News and Observer

Special to News and Observer)
Greensboro, N c., Oct. 22.-At the SEES
sion of the Photographers Association last
night the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: S. L. Alderman
president Greensboro; First Vice-Presi
dent, r. w Hollingsworth, Charlottes
vile, Va: Second Vice President, A
Hamier of richmond, Va: Third Vice
President, E. F. Snider, of Camden, S. c..
Secretaries, c. L. Chyne, Hampton, Va.
and Walter Holiday, of Durham, N. c..
Treasurer, w. H. Jewell, Christiansburg
va.
The Convention adjourned at O'Clock
this afternoon, after one of the most sue
oessful, enjoyable, profitable and largest
attended conventions in the history Of
the association.
Luther Holder, who was put in Jail here
under charge of seduction under prom
lse of marriage, brought by the father Of
the lady in Davidson county was carried
to Lexington by Deputy Sheriff Jones to
Gay, where Holders father says he car
arrange the necessary bond for his appear
ance at court. si4 etr
Mr.. c. L. Lackey, of this city, some
time ago entertained Wnfte ndn IRON
Winston who gave his name as EC
Vaughan. When Vaughan left early in the
morning Mr.. Lackey found that his pants
pockets had been robbed of $3.50 An &C
cusation was lodged against Vaughan, but
he was not arrested until yesterday, wher
he was found in Winston and brought
here. At preliminary hearing Vaughan
was bound over to court and in defaul
of $50 bond was placed in jail
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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.

Having qualified as administrator OF the
estate of William a. Reaves, deceased,
late Of Wake county, this is to notify all
persons having claims against said estate
to present the same to the undersigned
on or before the 14th day of October,
1904, or this notice will be plead in bar
of their recovery, and all persons in
debted to said estate will please make
immediate payment.
JOHN A. REAVES.
Administrator
10-14-1w-4w
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Attempt to Rob the Bank at Mccall.
Fayetteville Observer

Early this morning band OF robbers
attempted to rob the National bank at
McColl, S. c., but were only able to force
the vault door without injuring the safe.
They entered the bank building about
o clock this morning and bound and gag
ged one of the banks employees, whom
they found sleeping in the building. They
had succeeded in blowing open the vault
door with dynamite, and were at work
on the burglar-proof safe, when they
had to abandon their work on account OF
the approach of day. Up to three o'clock
this afternoon no clue to the rbbers had
been obtained.