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THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, TUESDAY. MAY 21. 1912. BAPTIST OHPHAfiS Electrical Storm Burns Home Annual Meeting . Approaches; Military' Marksmen Return of Citizen; Sensible Town is CONTEST RESULT . r '1 I . 1 I " . 3 T. iiibilON NEWS Be vc xxrj Judges Are Now Busily Engage ; ed In Verifying and Tabulat ing the Vote, Which v,; Surprisingly High -. . I.'ANY- SURPRISES ARE FOUND IN BALLOT. BOX A Opod Many Contestants Evl - dently Held Back Aa Uaexpecfe d Reserrt Straagtb and Sur Wised Their Competitors As V Well As the Contest Department Wianeri Will Ptebably Be , Announced Thursday or Friday. oooooooooooooooooooooooooo o o o 4 " O CORRECTION. O 0 U Throw'"' mf, tlie narae O O of Miss Jlmmte L. DtiU, of O O Aydew, N- C. District o. 4. was O O onlttrd front the IM pahllelkcd O OlM of candidates In The New O O and Observes- of Ma 1&. Mlu 0 O IevW moon on May IS wu O O Md her score In the Issue O O of May . It, should have been O OUMM. g OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Early Monday morning, the men se lected to hid ire the finish of The New ; nd Observer's gigantic contest, plunged Into their work and all day long the flick of the addlnK machine Indicated that little by little the judge were arriving at a determination of ' the winners. There la an enormous amount of business to be irone over and checked Vp and It will probably be Thursday " , Friday before the winner ran be announced. Many surprises were lonad In the ballot box when the judges opened th sealed envelopes Many candidate had seemingly aaved their strength until the last tnlnnte and the voting was unusually heavy. It Is now a foregone conrlu alon that the winning wore will he - Wither than even the Contest Hepart , Meat rould have guessed This de partment. f course, was aware that million of votes had been Issued hut. In accordance with It usual policy. II did net keep sufficiently In touch with th work of any one candldnts to fcnow exactly what that candidate wa doing. The Contest Department "did not rare to know Just how many votes " any one candidate may have had " This department make It a point to Veep from knowing, for the very good and lmple reason that If you don't know a thing, you can't poaetbly let any Information about that thing nil p. inadvertantly That I the position the Contest 1 epartment has alwaya kept Itself In. It didn't want to know anything that could have operated to the advantage of one randldate, or to the disadvantage of another. Intercut Is Interna. This department realises that the Interest In all quarter 1 Intense; that hundred tf people In the Old North Ktste ar nnxlous tu know who tlir winner will lie and what sort of a tore It has taken to win the mote Vsluable prises. Kvery energy Is be ing bent to tabulating the enormous Vote slid It I a mammoth Job. There, of course, will he mime dis appointment, tlil cannot lie avoided. Many candidate run now look back and see where they may have made a mistake hy not pirn inn Implicit con fidence in Hi assurance of the Con test IVpsrtincnt. tlmt each bonus offer waa the lament that would be I n.sde. Many missed I he Mr! and I second bonus offer simply because! Some "wise outdid absolutely nothing about thl contest oi me character of the men conduct ing It. had Insinuated thnt ome Wirt ASK FOR STYLE NO. 2924 LORAINE $1 Some men prefer a heavy oxford for all-the-year-around wear. It is for this purpose that the (dfiteip Lor a in e model was designed. Made of best Gun Metal Calf throughout, on lines laid down by a famous London boot-maker for an oxford. This shoe is one of the most popular in the (rfjWP line. We commend it for its appearance and wearing quality. J This shoe is fitted with the famous dtSsp patented arch supporting inner sole, absolutely guaran teed to support the arch oi the foot and prevent fallen arches. Never before put into a shoe at this price. An exclusive feature. This, combined with our special flexible forepart, makes a shoe that is absolutely the acme of comfort and health in footwear. $4.50 t We hare many other exclusive "Snow sfylci thai waj sour Inspection. FOR SALE BY HERBERT ROSENTHAL Raleigh, N. C. of a mammoth offer would b. made I throughout the conduct of th. con- In the last day of the race. Th of course, have paid the penalty for their unbelief Will Know llceult Knnn. other hitd dune a great deal of work up until the lust week, mid then apparently feeling secure in their poult in iik. drooped further aitke cf forts. These alno will ni nimbly hae cause to regret lluit they didn't keep going until the crv lunt Hut that I all a pait of the cuiitem biislnesa The people who iHtoe in Htid tnlked mat ters over frank I v with the Content Iepartment were ti.ld lunt exactly what to expect In the wy i f xpci tal offers. No candidate Tmd mi HdvHn tare In this reaped this contest ha established n new standard of efficiency and honesty In ths contest business It h.m heeii it friend who knew record breaker In many ways and the same sincerity of purpose tlmt linn alwaya marked the policy of The News and Observer bus been manifest test. Th. result will be known In a fw days It may be rather surprising He patient and cheerful and keep up your courage. , It looks aa If th! campaign were going to he nn unusually profltHhl. one for the stenographers. Ohio Htate Journal WOI NCI'.MKNT. I hereby announca myself s candi date for the House of Representa tives from Wk nullity, subject to the action of the I lemocrattc primary, June I. I'M'.' See platform. News ami Observer an. I l'.venlng Tlmfw of May nth. Copies of same will be sent to sny one on sppticntlon. i. n .wociTiai.u rtalelgh. N c I. cute No 4 S 11 12 if ! night Morganton cpcrirnc?drV,-!f r-r wiet:iricai Slorni hi mt iii m ory of Its oldest ii,h''it.ut. Tho residence of Colonel Bennett, a re tired army officer, who lues about a mil. and a half east of town, waa struck by lightning and torally de stroyed, together with all furnlsttlnga. Including a rare and pitiable rol- ection of curios collected in all parts of the world. Mr Turner's home on Oreen street burned Sunday after noon, the house catching tire from a defective flue which hud he-n struck by lightning Hal unlay tnsrht. The telephone lines and lines and power station of the city e i rl. light plant were greatly dan-niKcl Prof. W. t". Kiddi. k "f 'be A. it M. College; Mr. J H. IiriilKera, of Hen derson, and Mr. H. M l.ee. of Ashe vllle, were here lust wk. constitut ing a committee of three experts ap pointed by Judge II A Koushee. to appraise the propcru of the Morgan ton Water Works oinpan. which property the town k to purchase by condemnation pro-ceding under Chapter St of th- l ui.li. Ijiws of 111. Hearing hw I" -n held at the courthouse for v ei h I day to take testimony, nnl the .onimlsslon ers have gone ow r no I examined the entire Jlne aiot pnprMeiil of ths water company. Tim are to tile a re port before judge l oushee at the June term of Ihirke mirt. the tlrst Monday In June, ami both "Ides have an appeal from the report to the Su preme Court. The Morganton graded school held the exercise of its seventh otntnence ment during the past week, begin ning with the bai-cal.mreate sermon and closing with the ,iwnrd of di ploma Mis. Ixulse t'liffev won the essay medal and Ki.u.k i' I'atton the medal for the beet oration W. A. Self, of Hickory, delivered the ad dress to the gradual nig lass Friday morning, and Friday night very pleasing and su hs'h! entertain ment was given bv the primary grades. FTJfE WEOTKRX N VDIMV I, OS IS Itney Oek Academy, it Splendid Ktart and Fxollctii I'nisim tN. i Special to News hioI 'ihserxer Sparta, May 20 The losing exer else of Viney Creek Aiailcniv were held Thursday. The opi ning exercise was a song, "The 'hi North Stale.'' followed by declamations re.lVitlons and a debate between the ailuli tnein hers of the school. In win, h girls and boys alike participated Aftet an in termission of thirty mltuiies, Mr A J. Kletxlior delivered iui itiidieHs on Higher Kdutatlon Its I'mgresa In North Carolina Ihirlng the lst Ten N ears." 'I he Plney Creek n hool has bd an exceptional record. The building was only recently complete st a copt of more than $1,000 end 1 the handsom est public sihool building In this sec tion of th. Htate. S, hool started there in March, lost after the comple tion of the building, with an enroll ment of a littl. leas than 200 pupils, snd has lnc. had an average, dallly sttendanee of 110. The jnen end women of this aectlim are enibused over the prospect, anil there is al ready talk of a special school tax to lengthen the school term from the regular four months to eisrbt months rrof. J. I. t 'ritch. r. one of the most efficient tea. hers in this section of the Htsle was principal. Misses Smith. Co Ids and Woodruff ssslsting bin' ,N Kn of hand IHwnl -yy ' shrdluS riM.W'trS'Sjl i1ii'ywrltt:J' ' "iilffmmmmm as mm .t j .... - J II. ft, TV- - . mj i r jw.gxt n.' r - 1 ri 'i' ? IT -ar , , .....-sra t mm mw l : ' mw mmr - v - - arsri m -- .js-oa-. . a j i tjk - . I Special to News and Obanrvar.) itajs-iinsTLE SODA Best for biscuit and all cooking. Pure. Fresh. Economical. Guaranteed, 16 fall ounces to the pound tad costs no more. Sanitary package. rmm mttmmam aiuu wawn, gssnnis. s. I sssssm tas la est fxsai BsjsTM8ti MsfessssslBs Msbst Ossss ( it 1 1 rasa fWs. s4 sw. sJ segs rsjsl mmmi t.) ' 0msssI & sssssjwwnsksiTtwssMBiv IasMBsssaswsassBasasx,s4skaBsBTslBa llBStSS. F- 1 to Monroe last night to hear Ir. V.n- aide's address at the Monroe graded i schonl commencement. Mr. M. M. Courtney, of Lenoir, lulled Mr, o. K. Cunningham last week. i Mrs. Mary Alshrook. of Meridian, -Miss., spent last Tuesday with Mr. ' ami ...r. n . .,ici.naio 'galea to the county convention. Kour Mrs K I Thomas, of W edding- id,.i,.iril,M,. anilra John c.mnh.ll Is lslllng her brother. Ir. ,Krank T Holnnav N McKnv Hrvwi and Ulenn Keith, wars electad and PI KBLl'FF VOR WILKON. Dt'lecatra to Moore t'oantT Conven tion Instructed for Him. Plnebluff. N. C May 2ft. The Kemocrst of 1'lnebluff precinct In the sandhills of Moor, county, held their primary Saturday to elect dele- te of th. annual meeting at tha 1 1 Morrison TrHtr. In Haltiniure. Mrs. (' K Whltn, whom oonditlnn hn been report ti very rrttlral, in er Httlp improvd. WALTER CLARK, Jr., Attorney-At-Law. RAIiRIRH. if. C unanimously Instructed to vote for delegates tu the Htate convention fa vorable to th. nomination of Wood row Wilson for Preald.nL Sxiulre John Camph.ll was endorsed for county eommlastonar and Engine Addor. Su ul re Campbell and Frank X Hplnney were elected precinct eom mtttee. He' a fool, who thtnka by fovoa, or skill. To turn the rurrent of a woman's will. - -Tuk. data of th. annual meeting Thomasvlll. Baptist' Orphnsgs on. of the two greatest occaatona of tit. entlr. year In ThomasvlUa. Tha pro gram has net been announced but will be In a few days. Arrangsmaata ar. now going on and It Is expect sd that the celebration this year wtU equal If not surpass all former one Th. railroad company gives reduced rates far this utcasion snd this gives th. people throughout th. Stale a food opportunity to com. to Thomaa vllle and visit the orphanage aad see what a great institution and what a great work the orphanage la dol ing, it la certainly worth tha trjp to sc. it. Many out-of-town visitors hav. attended these annual meet ings regularly year after year. On a number of annual meetings Bun day schools from different parts of the Htate run excursions to ths orphanage to attend these easreise and always many hundred people come on each excursion snd enjoy themselves to the fullest- No doubt some Sunday schools hav. already made arrangements to come this year. The orphanage has never looked prettier than Just at this season. Capt. C. H. Newby. Lieutenants Harris and William, of the Thomas vllle Hlues returned Saturday from Raleigh, where they hav. been for ten days' encampment with the Na tional Guard studying military tac tics They all enjoyed the stay and were greatly benefited and Intend In creasing tha efficiency of the com pany here. At a recent meeting of the new Board of City Aldermen, ex-Sheriff Q. M. Clrtfflth was elected clerk to the Recorder's court and hss assumed th. duties of his office. Mr. T. B. Jen nings, a former clerk, resigned on account of having to devote his tlm. to the building and loan and Insur ance business The series of revival services in Main Street Methodist Church, being conducted by Rev. R. J. O. TutUe. of Elkln. and his rholrlst. Mr. A. f Fljher. closed Friday night, after hav ing been In progress for the pas fifteen daya It Is reported that ther were forty converts, and a great spiritual awakening throughout tha church. I're heard old eunnlng stagers Say fools for arguments us. wagara Butler. News of Wax haw i Sped I to News and observer ) I Waxbaw May 20 At a recent business meeting of the Kpworth l.eigne h-re r H. (J. Clsrk and Miss lew el Kratiss Were elacled as delegates lo the league conference to he held at Statesvllle next week Mis Isabel Heath and son. Master Allen of South Tryon street. Char lotte spent I'rtday here st Mr c R Mas.ey s Several T'nlvrrsity alumni went up r Electric Motors Installed General Electric t Repairs Wrile us regarding big installation work. We are well equipped to do it. Motors installed and gen eral repair work. SAW MILLS AND ENGINES. ) RALEIGH IRON WORKS Raleigh, N. C CO. Jeff Takes a Shot Into the Empyrean Blue By BUD" FISHER r d. .-"Qe : ?( - e Lr. p . VSr Yoot Move . T4s XDn(k. L I 1 VI A, . TXrt inecu cost 7t , X I'.1 ,Vl K " ft) ' fA FAf.lJcS3 fjf -i -. i nirni-? 14. - r , "! i i kk:m,lj' xiRs 13 7TJM ht.i . - - '-Wi tX, A ... " S . f 7SW J -saw' V.
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