BLACK and COLORS
Special lot at $2.94.
Extra Value Sateen Skirts 98c:
h~
X J. K. HO YT
BRING US YOUR
PICTURES
_ TO iE FRAMED
Just arrived the
yery best and lat
MOULDINGS.
Work done neat
ly and promptly.
FullStock Edison Pho
nographs and Records
RUSS BROS.
THE PICTURE KRAMERS.
^
GEM
Theater
TO-NIGHT
FlVE-PlECE ORCHESTRA
"TJTe HAM)" ? Drama.
"STKASBl'RG"? Panoramic.
"THE AXONYMQyS LETTER" ?
Drama.
"THE FlGllTl \(> PARSON" ? A
Western drama. _ , ?
"THE WRONG III*RG|#ARU ? A
fine comedy.
GOOD .HISIC AND THE BEST
OF .PU'Tl'RtIB,
GEM THEATER
Of the superior} virtues of the liAS !
RANGE, call on that friend of yours
who has one' and do a little cooking on
it ? and also secure her opinion as to
its handiness apd (its [economical fea
tures.
We""Will guarantee that then you will call
and investigate the cost, etc.. for our
best advertisers arfi.our satisfied clients.
Washington Light & Water To.
JUST RECEIVED?
Shipment of Horses and Mules
? ' ? We have tehsecond-hand buggies to be
sold cheap. --Special attention given to feed
yd livery. Wtnlw the oil 01 own
WASHINGTON HORSE ^EXCHANGE 8
Does your house leak?
If so, we can stop it.
. All Kinds of Roofing
Galvanized Iron, Cary's, Magnesia,
- Rubber and Tar Paper.
The price is right.
J. H. Harris Plumbing
and Supply Co .
T. W. PHILLIPS & CO.
?? DEALER IN
DRY GOODS, SHOES, NOTIONS, MILLINERY
?. ? r
rjlHflTY BMffl flF FflHnHTIflH
Uutttt ? t uartttu Ut LUuuTTTilm
~~~~~ 11 SESSHW ? ?
(Continued Fjom. First PageJ
that the lioani of Education would
-oak be ntpesilMe^ after the f<mr
mouths' term. - ?
A petition from school district No.
J 7. Rich land townahlpr-??s presented
asking for an election to .create a'
school there, inia petition was act
ed on -favorably by fhe board and the
county commissioners were Author
ized to call an flection in this dla#
' trlct October 1$.
Str. J. A. Hardy resigned as com
mitteeman for Small Graded School.
bltt successor.
District Nd. 9. Richland township,
through ijr.'C. G. Cat on, presented a
petition* t<y-the board, for f levy of a
_ BiK'rial tax for his Echaiftl d Isttfct
~THt> board granted the concession
and the Board of County Commis
sioners w*re authorised to call an
election for this puppus^October Yf!
? The board ngret?d to furnish,; ?nd
fit up the .office of the County Super
intendent In the courthouse In at
tractive style.
' Mr. H. H. Oden renewed a former
petition before the board for the es
tablishment of -a new school dlslrljpt
for Hunter's' Bridge. The petition set
out the fact that one acre of land had
alreudy been donated for a'slte. Tho1
board-decided to .establish same as
shown by a nfa'p presented, provid
ing, however^ that the district donate
two acres of land instead of one.
-MX. LI. lil. Pmhiiin >wim u;fH'iniMl
committeeman for district No. II.'
Washington toiyishlt),
Mr. Howard Woolard was named
;>* i o)i-niHtMan>an*C<Jr hool "distTiet
j Xo.- 1-2; In-ijong Acre township.
Aldermen Met
Last Nicht
k ? ? ~
v Th?**^Board of City Aldermen met
I in "regiJar monthly session at the
city hail last evening,. \ylLh Mavnr P..
H. Sterling, presiding. ?
* .Mr. H. E. Harding was elected al
dtirmiin hum th*i Firct ward. h. nue
ceed Mr. Frank C. KtnrttfP; resigned.
The board granted i^ermlssion for
! a street carnival to exhibit In Wash
ington. October -1, and continuing for
one week The carnival will be un
der the-atispices of the Ocean Fire
Engine Company, the purpose being
to purchase a hose- wagon. The car
nival will 'exhibit . on Market Street,
from Main out to Third. -
The United States government was
granted permission to lay & sewer
from their property, corner of Mar
ket and Second streets. The sewer
will run from Market street, down
to Bonner street, thence to the river.
A tax of $15 annually was placed
on all telegraph companies doing
business in Washington. These cor
porations have not been taxed here
tofore.
The Washington Electric Light
-Company was giren permission -ta
erect electric signs over the
walks of the city,
Albert Murphy, colored, was au
thorized to organize an additional
reel team In the city, provided there
was no ?st W aAme to lie assumed
by the city.-' *
his resignation ^as building Inspector
for the_.clty. His resignation was re
ferred to a subsequent meeting for
action.
'The feuslness Course at the Public
School will begin next^Moridaj. It
offer* you -an opportunity tO lucupf
an expert stenographer for the small
fee of $5.00 a month.
Wealthy Cattle
Buyer on Trial
Bath. Mer. Sept. 7 ? Charged with
having shipped diseased beef to
Boston, John C. Gordon, a wealthy
cattle buyer of Plttsfield, will be giv
en a- hearing at the September term
of t*he United States district court 111
this city. Oordoij has pleaded not
guilt/. The meat has" been held in
cold storage as evidence for the pros
ecution.
?r- K . ' *
HAVB MOypfc
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Parker have
moved to the residence on West Sec
ond atreet, formerly occupied by Mrs.
Margaret Hoyt and family. Mri.
Hoyt^ias moved to fcer new home on
Market street. s
CITV MARKKT.
2JC
Chickens, grown... J5 to 30c
Spring chickens 10 to 25c
Hides, green ; ... 6 to 7c
Hides, o. 8.. &.
Mlied wool Ig to jOc
Barry wool .txrorttc
T??o* i r . . . Sl-Sc
Wool, free from bam. ....... ,20c
MmmUb. .4# to 76c
jASMta . . . Si tirltC
Skeerllngfl tr .6 to 10c
BW?.? ?- i..H?
' , lUiriiiifii i ibhv,'? ^
Mr. James P. Backman return*!
t?d?y t1? Atltntlir Cosft Lin* from
Northern . m?rkeU, where he pur
bl?, tell end wlirter stock.
he' b?l tnjLX. . ?
TF, NFWSI
* u-i^t^rrvyTT
trp
i>m|i- ?i?board
ton, will be ma(criilly affected |n
(lie annuil showing of the collection
Congreaa in tha i'aynj^ tariff bill In
removing \th? "duty ooJiulphate of
ammonia which cornea from foreign
porta In large quautitlBb and la con
isumod In the manufacture of ferti
liser. In the annual report of the
local cuatom ? louse' last year"'tfIHSlir
300,000 tone xrere received by Wil
mington (fertilizer manufactories,
and the collectable- .duty -on this
amount was between -$,12,000 -and
$15,000.. According * to statistics
Wilmington will not be as badly-af
[-feeted-Tis 'several ufttirr -potto, where
there are larger number ~of such fac
tories, principally Charleston and Sfr
?aunah. Sulphate of ammonia la
Tory mpenslML amL. steamers m?t4
come to -Wilmlpgtou usually. ^ bring
part cargoes of this material. ? Wil
mington Star.
Mr. F. Truxweli, the bridge build
er, who was Injured yesterday by a
fall from the'-, top of the Atlantic
Coast Line bridge over Tar liver. Is
getting along as nicely as c0utd~be
expected and tya condition Is grati
fying to his physician and thus far
no bones have boon found broken.
The man was severely stunned by
his fall of thirty feet, and it was
1 friT'd veiitPmlWtl.nt htn .uplnn hirt
been affected, but the. Indications to-*
day jr** that It has r.ot. and while he
is very sore from, the effects of the
fall ami lb unahlfi in turn in*
bed, U bi_Lhbught that he is not se
riously tjurt, and that he will he able
to be oiu within the next few weeks,
-r? Rocky Mouni Record. 1
the proposed route from Southport to
Little River, B-.'C., Veganat tT?e~T6r
mer place last Wednesday. The
eor|M? of government surveyors will
eral weeks and the houseboat which
is to he* used by them arrived last
Monday and was tied up ^t-the gov
ernment dock. This will be used to
good advantage at variqus* places on
the survey It will be recalled that
this is one of the important routes
mapped out in the inland waterway
courses and is being carried on under
Brown. It will likely require sev
eral months to conu'lete this work!
?Wilmington Dispatch.
The farmers of Gaston county are
getting better reatflt* from their-land
the past few years. A few years ago
one good ear waa considered all that
a man had to expect, and If two small
ears appeared It was considered a
kind of good -tuck: ? How a fhrmerj"
expects several to the stalk. Mr.
John F. Davis showed us a stalk yes
terday -that had seven eara on It. He
hadj .rnisert it mi hla t4rm rnnT of"!
town. A number of the friends un
der Mr. A. C. Stroup, In the demon^
stratlon of work, arcf showing three
or fonr and five nice ears on nearly
every stalk. A hundred bushels to
t.he acta? Xhat ia what 4h? fan
of Gmstonla are looking forward to.
Not thirteen as in manr
f tlis^tate. ? -Gastonla News.
XV V matter of'Uct
don worth their salt.
News from Gum Springs tells of
excitement Tuesday night in that
neighborhood. Miaa Rljedea McQuag,
20 years old, left her home during
-the-afternoon and her absence
not noticed until a note, was found.
?stating that it was her Intention t?
drown herself, and that h?r body
would be found in the Pee 'Dee . rirer.
A younger sister, 1? jears old, found {
the note and attempted to take car- j
boUc acid. A young man standing
near, snatched the bottle from, her
hand. Searching parties were or
ganized and the miaeiag McQuage
was found negx the -Seaboard Air
Line bridge oveN-th** ~|>e? Dee rirer.
She had walked the sis miles from
her home. After being taken home
Miss McQuag stated_tl)fti_she had no'
Intention of commlting suicide, but
expected to take a tj^ln and go to
Raleigh. Sfce had forty dollars in ?
money Jjprith her'. The rumdr Is that
a disappointment in lfire is at the
bottom of the affair.? Wadesboro
News. ?
' North Caroilna again takes its seat!
at the head of another table, for
rwhfere there are tables' rtorth Caro
lina has a way of taking the honors. L
Jhls^tlme tt Prof. W? A. WltheriJ
head of the department of chemis-[~
try of the A. and M. College who is
made president of a great organiza
tion) At 'the recent ji ifrlaj' ta n*h4|
ver, Prof. Withers was elected presf-j
dent of the Aasoclation of Official Ag-j
jrlcultural Chemists of the United
States. The meeting waa a represent
Itative one, there being in attendance
at It abdnt. 160 official agricultural
chemists of the~Phitad jCtee. , Tfre
honftr paid Prof Withers Is a. high;
doe, and he will ably discharge the
duties of his position, reflecting cred
His many frl,en<la In .North-Carolina
are delighted that the ht|
come to him.-? News and
la do m at hand. The (i
?w bay hencetlng tlffltr cr <jj
Quit# a number of our young
pto attended nmrrttx at 81
Suaday.', AM repert a flue time. Mr.
Orw ia an excellent minister. Don't
forget our regular service at Ol&JJ
For(J,~Baturday, Saturday night andll
Sunday. . '
.Mrs. W. C. It u 344 w*a -carried to
the Memorial Hoayltal qunday. AWf
hope that ehe may soon be out again.,
Mr. Robert Warren and sister, L1k|
Uan, were in onr midst 8unday..
Mr. David "Wlndley, of Plneowo,
J?ai Us incet of Mr. ?N MraTj. Vfi
Rodgers, Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Lula Swan^er is visiting her
relatives near Stalling"? Crosj Roadst
Everybody is cordially Invited tQy
attend a box j?arty at Cherry^ST
school house Friday night, September "
10. Hope1 all the girls w"i pm'o *?h
bring a box. And. we_feel aiiite. sure
the boyta will gladly buy them.
- -No doubt you all are getting-tlred
of "parties,". butye arajalalfig mqiu.
ey for a worthy cause as wo arc very
much in need of a larger building.
We are in hopes that our county
treasurer and superintendent and
other good speifkors, wJJJ be present
so pftsase everybody- .come that Is in
terested in educational affairs. Don't
forget tho date, September 10, Fri
day night. - ? 1 :
^ A SCHOOL GIRL.
MOil LYNCHES WRONG MAN.
Clarksdale, Miss., Sept. 6.-? "it's
ail In. the family," said a mob hero
Tasfnigfir. wnon, railing to get a ne
gro" murderer. * they grabbed his
Nathau McDnnieis. the murderer,
uf ^PulU'yfflUn -UJHlti- .Mar.-haH, was
caught in a swamp ndar Clarksdale
by Sheriff Wray, of Bolivar "county,
who hurriedly boarded u train for
JacksOn* ^aith his prisoner, Sv.here he
was taking htm for safekeeping. Thei
I'tarK&Hlle. Jjioh aa-tbe
traln^left. and, boiling with anger,
caught Hiram 'MqDaniel, brother of
the murderer, and skiing htm to a
flree..
?The, average woman spends more
trying to improve -her com.
plexion than her intellect.
^WINJET
. One or two lots or bouses
and lots in a desirable part of
the city ? have clients for pur
chase.
Also can handle one or
two small farms, if not too
far from the city? 25 to 50
acres cleared land with neces^
f sary buildups and right price.
If y<A are kx&ing for a
good investment it will pay
you to see our
T
Ltstor
OFFERINGS
And if you have any proper-]
ty that you want to turn in>
to cash we are in a' paettkm
W get quicker results than
you could yourself.
Tirites are going to be good
again in a very short time,
and you had better begin look
ing around.
WASHINGTON ,
INVESTMENT CO. ;
There's A I ways a "Beit PUce^-far
' Whidrto Bgy It! - ' Sr
Of monry ttalUftd "in a rtlui t lW
pensatlon to you 'fo^"your labor in
"reading the ?d?r" %. ? !
AND AN UNUSUAL STRONG LINE OF
BLACKS, KIMONA OUTINGS IN JAP
ANESF STRIPfAND CHECKED EF
fecrs. ALSO A NEW LINEOFZEPH
YRGINNGftAM.
for, you.
Agetits for
| Green's Chocolate
'Candy.
SPECIAL LINE
of POST.CARDS
'Phone "58.1
H. G. Sparrow.
pty pliras*, indeed, If it were not
true. thlt tli ere Is n|^?yi m bMt place
to buy a particular thing. If the
contemplated purchasers of any Im
portance, {he question of where to
!ge is ojTSqua] importance; and tht
' question can best be settled ~-*ind
usually-Very quickly ? by rea^jni the
ads.
IP ALIi OF THE ri RCHASES
YOr MARK IX THE COURSE OF A
VEAtl were made AF^PER GO?SU>
ERIXG THK ADS., and gnade-^ln '
connequence? to. "the heat- advan
tage" storo-competitlqn would then
beconje a valuable thing to yop. 'And
you -would be mi t**??d *t the W'*
knin)f your savings? at the amount
?gffllMIs
AVHW"
of menstruation." They
womanhood, . aidln
r?t) v(
' i j I KF
*f. M*.
is, in ci ta&j trig*
banish "paint
nhoed, .aiding dac*lopirsnt of on \ns. and body. No .
r-romCTTy for A* omen equals tfcem. Unout do harm ? uto
CI & pl&SUW. Kl.UU 1'ILH II'JX BY WAIL. 8ot* ?
OTT'fl euffUlr*T. (V
VOTES /
are issued as follows for ?
Subscriptions Paid in Advance
One Month
Two Months
umwonras- . .. ? i ?. v uita
: - :.t * S ? ?
porcrpFTAisr
Massage Cream
Cleanses Where Soap ?
and Water Fail
clean, bat It clean* the
surface only. It does not
clean the imparities
in the skin that make
it mnddjr and sallow.
Pompeian MassageCream
promote the growth of
hair on tl>? face.
Price 60c and 91.00 per jar.
I>B. HAKDVB URWJ STORE.
... EAST CAROLINA ' ;
Teachers', Training School f.
lahed and maintained by tha State for the young men |f
in who wlah to qualify themaelvea for the profMakta K.
t BuUdloga and equipment uxad modem. Sant- ?3
"<v? ? , * ? . ?
SESSION OPENS OCTOBER 5TH, 1W.
For proapect ua^and Information, add/*M ROBT H. WRIGHT. ||
OrWB^plfci &
Of iMCl
tat ion t
JUST RECEIVED
fresh lot of
PORTSMOUTH
DRESSED AUJLLETS
E L. ARcIbELL
' .