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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-02
Teachers May Meet in Tents.

The National Educational associa-
ton was to hold its annual conyen-
ton here July and rlans are being
considered to have the convention
held in California in spite u the dis
aster that has overtaken San Francis
co. 1t has been suggested That an
out door camp be estapiishNd in the
Piedmont hills back of Oakland. and
within easy distance Of the University
of California
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-02
Retail Business Resumes.

Former Chief of Police Whitman
reporting on the resumption of the
retail business, a most important mat
ter informed the committee that he
had induced the following to reopen
stores:
Twenty-eight groceries, II butchers
seven creameries and nine bakeries,
in addition to those previously au-
thorized to reopen and four restau'
rants.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-02
Methodists Lose Heavily.

Oakland, April 26.-Rev w. S.
Matthew, presiding over the Methc
dist churches of California, stated
yesterday that the loss on Methodist
churches in San Francisco is $780,
Onn
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
DIOCESAN
Will Meet i'm New Bern During the
Coming Week-Delegates Will At
tend From All of the Wilmington
Episcopal Churches.

On next Monday the delegates from
Wilmington will leave for New Bern
to attend the Diocesan Council of the
Episcopal Church for East Carolina.
Owing to there being. four Episcopal
churches in this city there will be quite
a number of Episcopalians who will
attend from Wilmington. All who at
tend can get reduced rates from New
Bern and return if they get tickets
on the certificate plan.
The following official circular has
been issued by Rev. F. n. Skinner,
secretary of the council:
THE twenty-third annual council Of
the Diocese of East Carolina will meet
Cd. W in Christ church, New Bern,
Tuesday, May Is, 1906, at 10 O'Clock
a. m.
"The usual reduced rates on the GER
tificate plan will be given from all
points on A. C. L., S. A. L., Southern,
and A & N. c. railroads, provided fifty
(50) tickets are sold. From points on
N. & S. railroad reduced rates return
ing will be given"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
HIRE STORY BUILDING
VIII be Erected by j. f. Carroll on
Property ON Corner Where Old
Livery Stable Now Stands-It VIII
Cost $50 1000.

MIR. J. F. Carroll on yesterday de-
cided definitely in regard to the erec-
ton of a building on the southwest cor
ner of Second and Princess streets and
the plans will be drawn by Architect
III. e. Bonitz.
The corner where the new building
is TO be erected is where an old livery
stable now stands. 1t is an excellent
location for a business building and
one of the stores has already been rent
ed Work OF tearing the present
building down will probably begin on
Monday and an effort will be made to
have the new building completed by
October LIST.
The plans have not az yet been de-
cided upon but it will be a three-story
building with pressed brick front and
will have all the modern Improvements.
On the Princess street side there Will
be three stores and on Second street
two stores. The building is to be &C.
by 100 feet. On the second story and
also third will be offices. 1t was for
merly stated that the Offices on the
AoOl "Oulu pIobdOis UO
pied by the Consolidated Company, but
such will not be the case.
The store on the Princess street side
On the extreme west has already been
rented to the Wilmington Furniture
Company. This store will be the fill
depth of the building, 100 feet.
The contract has not been awarded,
but it is understood that the building
is to cost about 100000. A few years
ago a property owner in having Il
three-stOry building erected would not
have thought of putting in an elevator
but things have changed and any
building over two stories must now
have an elevator to be strictly up-tO-
date. The building is to have steam
heat and modern in every respect.
Unless many brick masons and car
penters are brought in from other
towns it is difficult to see how so mucn
work is to be done during the present
summer There are any number of
buildings to be erected in Wilmington
and all of them are buildings of Two
Or more stories and seevral not less
than five stories. Never before in the
history of the city has there been SO
much building contemplated. And it IS
not only business houses, but also res
ideDcaS
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
INVITED TO SEE ANIMALS
Blig Menagerie of Gentry Circus Will
be Thrown Open to the Public on
Sunday Afternoon.

The Gentry circus will arrive in Will
mington Sunday and owing to the fact
that they will have this entire day to
arrange for the two performances to
be given at Sixteenth and Market
streets on Monday, the management
has decided to hold a big free reception
at the show grounds in the afternoon
between the hours Of three and five
o'clock, when the big menagerie will
he thrown open to the public.
It will be something out of the ordi-
nary to turn a circus menagrie over to
the public for two hours of free amuse-
ment and no doubt the show grounds
will be crowded with eager spectators.
The grounds selected for the big city
OF tents, Sixteenth and Market streets,
is an excellent location for the big
show and it was a wise movement on
the part of the special representative
of the show in making the change
from the former location.
Up to the present year the Gentry
Bros. have had four distinct shows on
the road, all of an unusual size, each
Of h brothers managing n Of the
shows. This year three of these large
shows have been combined in one,
which now places these famous shows
among the leading amusement enter
prises of this country.
By consolidating their shows Ibis
year they are now positively twice
larger than ever before. The perform
ance, which lasts over two hours, is an
entertainment that holds the audience
spellbOund, amazing at the wonderful
acts presented by the various animals
and the thrilling and sensational feats
presented by a number of artists i'm
ported from the various countries for
this years all new show by the Gen
try Bros, which are now being pre-
sented for the first time in this
try at enormous salaries.
The grand street parade which is
conceded to be the most beautiful pa
geant ever presented by a circus vii.
leave the show grounds at 1890
sharp, Monday morning, and will be
seen on the principal streets.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
Receipts of Cotton and Naval Stores
the port of Wilmington Yesterday.

BY the Carolina Central-133 bales
cotton, 2 casks spirits, 80 barrels rosin,
% barrels crude.
By the Wilmington and Weldon
1S7 bales cotton, 2 casks spirits, "a
barrels rosin, 5 casks spirits.
BY the Wilmington. Columbia and
Augustus bales cotton, s casks
spirits, Z barrels rosin, 5 barrels tar,
Al barrels crude
By the Atlantic and Yadkin-20
casks spirits, IL barrels rosin, 10 bar
rels tar, IA barrels crude.
BY the Wilmington and New Bern
10 bales cotton, 10 barrels crude.
BY the Alice-39 barrels rosin, IL
barrels tar, 26 barrels crude
By the Whitlock-9 casks spirits, 60
barrels rosin, 4 barrels crude.
By the City of Fayetteville casks
spirits, 26 barrels rosin, 10 barrels tar,
S barrels crude.
BY the Compton-3 bales cotton.
Total This Year-341 bales cotton.
IS casks spirits, EOS barrels rosin, 81
barrels tar, 121 barrels crude.
Total Last Year., 34S bales cotton,
So casks spirits, All barrels rosin, IS
barrels tar Sc barrels crude.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11

RECENT Decision by the Supreme Court.
Charters by the State-GOyernOr
Offers Reward.
ESPECIAL to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger
Raleigh, N. c., May 9.-The corpora
Ition commission today sent out its let
tier of instructions to the various list
in the state, some matters be-
ling called to their very special atten-
ltio1.
Charters are granted to the. trustees
lof the Presbyterial Home Mission
school, which is at Elise; the Robbins
Humber Company, of Elm City, Wilson
Icounty, $4,000 capital stock, the Apex
Land and Improvement Company, of
Wake county, W. W. Olive, of Apex,
lJ. B. Mason of Durham. and c. F.
lSellars, of Greensboro, being the priE-
icipal stockholders, capital stock $780,
1000.
Labor Commissioner Warner says
THE decision of the supreme court in
1.-The a from Forsythe county, in
(which it is held that employing chill
ldren under IL years Of age in factories
lis evidence of negligence on the part
gof the employer, in case there is injury
ito such a child, will have an excellent
effect, and that it will run children of
that age out Of the mills, in cas- such
lare employed. The law is incomplete,
lin that it gives the labor commissioner
mo power t investigate matters Of this
kind.
The governor offers a reward of $50
flor the unknown man who attacked,
gagged and beat Miss McCord at ner
home near Charlotte a few days ago.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
THE LIVERPOOL MARKET.

quiet, prices one point lower, Ameri-
can middling fair 6.57: good middling
6.31; middling GIL: low middling SIS;
good ordinary SIT: ordinary $50. The
sales of h day were 5000 bales of
which 500 were for speculation and
export and included 7,400 American.
Receipts $1,000 bales including 1S,400
American. Futures opened steady and
closed quiet. American middling G. 0.
c.: May sos: May and June $50; June
n July 5.94: July and August 5.94.
August and September SCI: Septem-
Der and October 5.S1: October and
November STA. November and De-
cemher 5.72. December and January
5-T2: January and February 5-T3:
February and March STA.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
HILiliabIOk MARKETS.

Wednesday, May ..
COTTON-Steady liz.
Receipts of cotton today-341 bales
Receipts this a to date
299,10S bales.
Receipts same day last year-1.348
bales.
Receipts last season to same date
31s.294 bales.
NAVAL STORES
SPIRITS OF TCRPENTINE-
Firm 63E.
ROSIN-S3.65 bid.
TAR-Firm $50.
CRUDE TURPENTINE - Firm:
hard. s2.e0; dip. s4.75: virgin. s5.25.
RECEIPTS TO-DAY.
46 casks spirits ~turpentine.
EOS barrels rosin.
81 barrels tar.
131 barrels crude turpentine.
RECEIPTS SAME DAY LAST YEAR.
35 casks spirits ~turpentine.
AT barrels rosin.
So barrels ar.
So barrels crude ~turpentine.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
DIVIDEND
Wilmington Furniture Company Doing
a Large Business.

The directors of the Wilmington
Furniture Company met on Tuesday
night Of this week and in addition 10
other business transacted, they dec:ar-
ed a semi-annual dividend of 4 ger
cent and they still have a good surplus.
This shows that the company is doing
a very large business and they nope
before many months to move INTO
more commodious quarters where
their furniture can be displayed 10
greater advantage. They carry a yery
large stock as can be seen by a glance
at the statement of the company.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11

Such coo weather as has prevailed
for the past few days would have Sc
riously affected the berry shipments
the first of the season but it does no.
seem to keep them from ripening no.'
for there were about $50 cars of Der
ries shipped yesterday. 1t is very
probable that there will be in the
neighborhOod of n thousand cars OF
berries during the present week and i.
will certainly not miss this number far.
AS far as can be learned, no trouble
is now being experienced by reason of
delayed cars, all of the shipments be-
ing out on time or cry nearly SO. In
some instances it has been a little dit
fcult about getting cars iced on time,
but there has not been a day yet when
the number of cars has been made
quate to handle the berries offered.
Thus far this week 481 cars nave
been shipped and Of this number ST
went forward on Monday, 217 Tuesday
and, as stated above, yesterdays ship
ment was $50 cars. Prices are now
. very low and farmers can make but
little at the prices now being paid. The
low prices have been caused by The
unprecedented shipment of the last ten
days n then, again, berries were
slightly damaged by the heavy rain of
last Monday. Unless the growers get
at least $1.50 per crate they "a make
but little, if anthing, On berries and
they have not been bringing this good
a price at many points during the pres
ent week.
The opinion prevails that next
week will not wind up the berry sea-
son by any means and that shipments
will continue during the following
week. If the thousand mark should
be reached this week it would mean
that the estimate made by the truck
ers' association as to the total number
Of cars had been reached. If this sea-
son does not prove a record-breaker it
will come very LEI doing so.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
STILL ON ~WATERWORKS CASE
Will Hardly be Concluded Today-Or'
ders Made in the Libel Suits.

When federal court convened yester-
day morning the examination on Wit
nesses in the case of Clarence L. Par
ker VS.. the Clarendon Water works
Company was resumed. The plaintiff
who went on the stand Tuesday was
cross-examined and in addition to his
evidence, Mr.. Finn, an expert from
Waycross, Ga, was examined. Mr..
Finn is superintendent of the water
works at Waycross.
First witness for the defendant COM
pany was Major ". F. Robertson. Sew
eral other witnesses are to be exam
ined and it is not at all probable that
the case will be concluded today and
some think it will take until Friday at
ternoon. Every inch of ground is be-
ing fought and there is able counsel on
both sides.
On the admiralty docket all the cases
have practically been disposed of fol
the present. In the libel of the WI
mington, Southport and Little RIve1
Company VS.. the schooner General
Adelbert Ames, the matter was re-
ferred to United States Commissioners
S. P. Collier, who is to take dispositions
in the case. In the libel of Pendleton
Brothers VS.. the steamer Wilmington
for a similar amount the matter was
referred to George H. Howell, Esq
The libel case Of Adams and Sawyer
VS.. the schooner Harry S. Berwind
for wages due will be stricken from the
docket, as their conviction ends The
case.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET

New York. May s.-FLOUR steady
but quiet. Rye -four steady.
CORN MEAL-Steady.
wHEAT-Spot steady; No. . red 90
nominal elevator. Options Il to &C net
higher: May ssH: July s5S: Septem-
Der sax.
CORN-Spot barely steady: No. .
sc net lower May 55h: July SIS; Sep
tember So: December sex
OATS-Spot steady: mixed 37h TO
LARD-Easy: western prime $3.50
10 ss.65 nominal. Refined easy; CONT
nent $3.50: compound : to rs.
PORk-Steady.
RICE-Firm.
WORCESTERSHIRE.
COFFEE-Spot Rio steady: mild
quiet. Futures steady unchanged TO an
advance of 5 points.
SUGAR-Raw dull. Fair refining
Is 10 ? 1916; centrifugal 5 1882 10
21z. Lolasses sugar 2ss 10 . 11-16. Re-
fined steady.
DLTTEP-Firm, unchanged.
enthusiastically. unchanged.
EGGS-Strong: nearby selected 90;
western extra tirsts is; ~southerns II
10 16h.
rEANUTS-Steady.
PoTAToES-Firm: Bermuda per
barrel $500 10 $500: Florida $500 to
$50: ain and other eastern per
bag s2.15 to s2.25: state and western
per bag s2.0O to s2.25: do European
per bag s1.75 10 s2.00
CABBAGES-Firm 500 to S2.25
per barrel.
COTTON SEED OIL-Ffrm and
higher on speculative demand and
strength of the May position. Prime
crude f o b mills 80 to 301a nominal;
prime summer yellow SO to 39h; prime
white 40 to Al: prime winter yellow
40 to Al.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11

Carnival Doing a Good Business but
Crowd Not So Large as On Previous
Night.

BY reason of the very cool weather
The crowd at the carnival was not quite
as large as on the first night but never
theless a large number were present
and all seemed TO be having a good
time. The Pierce Amusement company
has not as many shows as some of the
carnivals that have been in Wilmington
but it can certainly be said that all
they have are of the highest type of
shows to be seen at carnivals and there
is nothing to offend the most fastid-
eous.
There are certain things about a car
nival which furnish a. much enjoy
ment in taking in the various shows.
1t is very amusing to hear the spoilers
as they shout the praises and wonders
of their respective shows. Those &C
companying this carnival are very
good. AS has been stated before, the
band with ethis carnival is unusually
good and adds much to the general
pleasure of those who may gather at
the carnival grounds. Rounds are
made from show to show.
The ocean wave, which is something
new at c%arnivals in this city, is proving
very popular but some who have taken
a ride on it say it is almost too real
istic. In addition to the regular shows,
many amusements are to be found on
the midway and the confetti is being
thrown in large quantities. The mere
mention of carnival makes one hin
of confetti for there is possibly no one
thing in connection with a carnival
which furnishes so much amusement.
1t is not only INDUCED in by the young
er set but also by the older people.
The Consolidated company is doing a
good business and has to run double
header cars to accommodate the large
crOWdS.O
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11

The usual time for the meeting of the
auditing committee of the board of
commissioners is on the
Thursday afternoon. after the first Mon
day in each month but today being
memorial day the committee met yes
|terday afternoon with Commissioners
McEachern and Vollers present. Com
missioner Robertson is also a member
|of the committee but he was a wit
ness in a case being tried in the federal
court and consequently could not be
present.
The report of the county treasurer
showing receipts and disbursements for
the month of April was as follows:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
PRODUCE.

<BCTTER-2Sc.
COFFEE-9A to 11kc.
FLOUR-Straights s4.25 to $3.50;
second patents s4.75; full patents S.
25 to S5.35.
SALT-Prices car load lots, 100 lbs.
c. F. 33c: 200 lbs. c. F. CSC; 200 lbs.
T. T. S5c: less than car load lots. 100
lbs. C.. T. 38c; 200 lbs. c. r. in cotton
sacks tic: 200 lbs. T. F. CSC.
NOLASSES-S. House Ice; New
Orleans bGights 24c: porto Rico 81 to
35c: Cuba Csc.
SUGAR-Granulated $40: w. c. X.
No. 5 $3.50: No. Z s4.45; No. 9 $4.15:
No. II s4.10.
LARD-(Tierce basis) pure 8; COM
pound nc.
CORN-No. 2 white Il: No. 2 mixed
zoe.
OATS-No. . mixed As; white seed
oats 46c.
HAY-No. 1 Timothy $1,000.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
DAILY COTTON MARKET.
Port Movement


Galveston firm at 111a; net receipts
APIS bales.
New Orleans firm at 11S; net re-
ceipts $500 bales.
Mobile firm at 11A: net receipts ASP
bales.
Savannah quiet at 11B; net receipts
2,,58S bales.
Charleston steady at 11B; net re-
ceipts 147 bales.
Wilmington steady at Tx; net re-
ceipts BAL bales.
Norfolk steady at 11Ha: net receipts
2,173 bales.
Baltimore nominal at IFS.
Boston quiet at 11.95; net receipts
1,245 bales.
Philadelphia firm at 1920.
Miscellaneous, net receipts 25 bales.
New York, May 9.-New York quiet
at 1875; gross receipts 6,403 bales;
stocks 15S,137 bales.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
RECEIPTS AND EXPORTS.

New York, May 9.-Total today,
at all ports, Net receipts 1878 bales:
exports to Great Britain 1,495 bales;
exports to the Continent 14,199 bales;
stocks 559,35S bales.
Consolidated, at all ports, Net re-
ceipts 49,395 bales; exports to Great
Britain 6,192 bales: exports to France
60 bales; exports to the Continent 25,-
745 bales.
Total since September 1st, at all
ports, Net receipts ~7.244,4S0 bales; ex-
ports to Great Britain 2,626,41S bales;
exports to France 636,630 bales; ex-
ports to the Continent 2,243,579 bales;
exports to Japan 109,471 bales; exports
to Mexico 2,764 bales.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
Interior Movement.

Houston steady at liz: net receipts
1,427 bales.
Augusta quiet at II 7-16; net re-
ceipts 396 bales.
Memphis steady at II 7-16; net re-
ceipts 966 bales.
st. Louis steady at II sic; net re-
ceipts 1O4 bales.
Cincinnati; net receipts SAT bales.
Louisville firm at liz.
Total today; net receipts 1864 bales;
gross receipts $500 bales; shipments
$3.50 bales: sales 1866 bales; stocks
bales.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
Total
THE ROAD FUND.

The superintendent Of roads from
time to time turns over to the county
treasurer funds collected from persons
who prefer to pay $500 rather than
work the roads. The report Of the
treasurer submitted yesterday showing
Iamounts collected from the various
townships is as follows:
Cape fear township, $379.66; Harnett
township, $611.33; Masonboro town.
|shir, $244.S5; Federal Point township,
I$54. SO, making a total of Of s1,294.S2.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
Election Ballots Must Bear Union
Label.

Richmond, Va, May 9.-The union
labor vote Of the city decline 10 go TO
the polls in the approaching primary
unless the ballots bear the union labe,
The central trades and labor council
has notified the chairman OF the demo-
cratic party in the city to this effect.
1t is claimed that the last ballots used
came from a printing house that had
refused to sign the existing agreement
for an eight hour work day.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
MONEY MARKET.

New York. May s.-Money on call
steady ia TO AZ per cent: ruling rate
4: closing bid 3: offered at 3l- Time
loans easier; sixty days 5r per cent;
ninety days 5L TO 81: six months 5 to
5A. Prime mercantile paper SD to 5i1:
sterling exchange strong at S4.S5.S5 to
s4-s5-4o for demand and at 34.S1.75 To
s4.S1-s0 for sixty day bills. Posted
rates s4.s2L to s4.ss. Commercial bills
s4.s1L- Bar silver 81. Mexican dollars
81.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
RECEIPTS OF COTTON.

New York. May 9.-Receipts Of cot
ton at the ports today were 1878
bales, against 1890 last week, and
21.974 last year. For the week $4,000
bales, against S4.7S0 last week and.
1852 last year. Today's receipts at
New Orleans $500 bales, against 1885
last year and at Houston 1,427 bales
against $50 last year.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
NAVAL STORES MARKET.

New York, May 9.-Turpentine,
firm: rosin, firm.
Savannah, Ca, May 9.-Turpentine.
firm 63A; sales 500: receipts $40;
shipments 103. Rosin, firm: sales l.
S57: receipts 1,430: shipments 1860;
stocks 44,360. Quote: A. B. c. $3.50:
D, $500; E, s4.O21a: F, s4.07k: G, s4.-
1872; H, S4.35; I, $40; X, s4.75; NJ.
$3.50; \, Sass; VIC, s4.95; WV, s4.-
95 to $500.
Charleston, S. c., May 9.-Turpen-
tine and rosin nothing doing.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11

BLUE Ribbon" is the brand of the
finest lemon and vanilla extract that
money and experience can produce.
Absolutely pure, goes twice as far as
other kinds and the BLUE Ribbon
Flavor" is perfection.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
COUNTRY

FIELD PEAS-90c t s1.00.
BLACK EYES--s1.25 to s1.35.
PEANUTS-North Carolina prime
roc; extra prime 20 to so: fancy So;
Virginia, prime 40 to AS: fancy SIS to
SOC.
BEESWAX-27c.
EGGS-Firm 15c.
CHICKENS-Hens 35 to 40: springs
Is tc 30.
SWEET POTATOES-60 to Csc.
N. G. BACON-Hams (old) 13 to
Is; shoulders 10 to lie: sides 9 to 1Oc.
SHINGLES-Per 1000; 5-inch saps
s2.00: 5-inch hearts $500: 6-inch saps
$500; 6-inch hearts $500.