North Carolina Newspapers

r ... ? - . ? __ THE WEATHER Fair tonight and Hat urdaj; con Last Edition VOLUME I. WASHINGTON^ NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 1, 1909. NO. 52 FULL BREAKING AND THE PREP JUtATION Of THE SEED BED United States Department of Agriculture, ( Bureau of Plant Industry Issues Bulletin No. A-68 on the Fundamental Principles of Good Farming. Wholesome .Advice for the Farmers ' Upon the . inauguration of the Farmers' Cooperative Demonstration Work in the Southern States is was found necessary to outline some of - the- fundamental principles of eaod farming and to insist that the tillers ' of the soli become familiar with them and practice them as a first step In the betterment of farm life. These lVrtnclples are as follows: 1- Prepare -a deep and thoroughly pulverized seed bed. well drained; break In the fall in a d.irth of 8. 10. or 12 inches, according to the soil, with implements that will not bring too much of the subsolfctto the sur face. (The forego'ng depths should be reached gradually If the field is broken with ?an ordinary turning turning plow. If a disk plow Is used, it is safe to brca)t-4o the above depths at once.) \ ? 2. Use fcR of the best variety. In telligently selected and carefully stored. " 3. In cultivated crops, give the rows and the plants In the rtfVaa space snl ted to tho plant, the soil, and the climate. 4. Use intensive tillage during the growing period of the crops. 5. Secure a high content of humus In the solf by tho use of legumes, barnyard manure, farm refuse, and. 6. Carry out a systematic crop ro tation^ with a 'winter cover crop on southern farms. 7. Accomplish more work in a day by using more horse power and bet ter Implements. K Inrraaaa the farm stock to the extent of utilizing all the waste pro ducts and idle lands of the farm. ?. Produce all the food required for the men a"hd animals on the Keep m account wauti farm product, in order to know from which tike gain or loss arises. Preparation at thfl Bard Bed. Prepare a deep and thoroughly pul verised seed bed. well drained; break la the fall to a depth of 8, 10. or 12 Inches, according to the soil, with Implements that will not bring too much of the subsoil to the surfabe. (The foregoing depths should be rsasksd gradually If a floULlo hrohon with an ordinary turning plow. If a disk plow Is usM. It Is safe to go to the above deptbs^at once.) It Is the purpose-^ the Farmers' Cooperative DetnonstnRton Work to Insist upon such preparation of the sotl jg ? wW-fttTfllBH' W UWl IgMing. -groundstor the -roots Jind such will provide at all times plenty of mois ture and food for the growing plants. It Is better to secure 10 or 12 Inches ofc^ well-drained, thoroughly pulver ized soil filled with humus than to go "deeper at the expense of less. thor ough' preparation. The presence of' heat, air. and mois ture Is essential to- chemical and germ action In the preparation of plant food in the soli. The depths to which these penetrate me sou in the South depend upon the duptlf of the plowing, provided the soil is well drained. There Is no use in plowing down into a subsoil full of water. It has been proved without ques tion that the roots of -plants pene trate the soIFdeeper and feed deeper In deeply plowed land. Thus. In gen eral, It may be stated that when the soil Is plowed 3 inches deep the 'plants have 3 Inches of food, when nlnwerf fi lnrhen deep they have 6 Inches of food, and when plowed to Inches deep they have 10 inches of food. Tho fact" that the bottom por tions of the plowed {and are not as rich In available plant' food as the to? portions Bhows the necessity of get ting more afr apd heat d<ftrn to them by deeper tillage. -The soil requirements most essen tial to the growth of plants are heat and moisture. Deep breaking Insures air and heat at a greater depth. For plants to do their best there .must be In the soil a constant supply of moisture, so/that a film of water cah envelop the soil particles and ab sorb nutritive elements. The hair roots of plants drink this for aour Ishment. If there is any mora than enough to serve as films for ttfe soil particles and -capillary water, there Is too much, and-- It should be drained offT This cai be determined by dig glng a hole SO fnches deep. If there Is standing water -4b the bottom of the hole. It indicates that there is too moch water Id The soil or subsoil. The capacity of a given soil to hold firm and capillary moisture depends upon how finely it is pulverized and upon the .amount of humus In it. Un plowed land retains but litle water. TTjbTOfighiy pulverized soil three inches-deep can not store enough^to make a good crop. " * In all Southerp States there #are every year periods of -drought, some times not serious, but generally suf ficiently protracted to reduce the.j crojn The remedy for this is increas ed storage cagaclt? for moisture. This pww lis '?<nmnlliibad ? hj- tlwap and thorough tillage and by' filling the soil with humus (partly decayed veg etation). Th? effect of deep tillage -has been explained. The.effect of hu mus is to Incrase greatly the storage capacity of syHs for water and to re duce evaporation. A pound of humus | will store seven and one-half times as. much moisture as a pound of sand, and the sand will fo.se. its water by rYnpnrstlnn three and one-half times more rapidly than the humus. A clay bull will store only about One-fottrth as much molst-ure as humus, and will* lose IJ by evaporation twice as rap idly. Plants .use an enormous quantity of water. An acre of-good com will absorb and evaporate during growth nearly ten Inches of water. About! three-four Lha of this Amount will be: required during the last seventy-five days of its growth, or at the rate of 11 Inches of water a month. Thi# is. in addition to evaporation' from the soil, which, even with the retarding Influence of the dust mulch, will amount to several inches e%ch month Ui midsummer, in case the land is plowed only 3 . or 4 Inches deep, tho' thoroughly pulverised._it will store an amount of moisture. eatir**y~8uf flclent to supply crop ' requirements 4?-~ any protracted drought Xhe&a, shallow and generally poorly prepar ed seed beds are -the principal cause of the low corn xield in the South, and they effech the cotton yields similarly but not BoWuch, because cotton is a more drought-resistant" plant than corn. If planting is done at alii It is folly to prepare a seed bed so shal low as to bring about the almost to tal loss of the crop some years and a reduced crop every year. t . .Many faiuieis plow ? or -cultivate their corn nearly as deeply, as they break, their land In preparing a seed bed; this leaves no space for roots in the puverized and aired soil. Roots occupy a large space. If all the roots of ? Tlgorou. corr.qty^ wgfS placedend to end they would reach more than a. mile, and il alktwed by the prbwing they will fill the soil to a a considerable depth and feed in all portions of it. In the principal corn producing areas of the South the an nual rainfall is 35 Inches or more; and here 1n a soil properly prepared for corn the great body of the roots will lie from 3 to 12 inches from the surface and will feed within 2 lnohes of*the surface if allowed by shallow rnlHviftHf.n ' At the Wisconsin agricultural ex periment station It was . found that when corn was 3 feet high the roots j had penetrated the soH for 2 feet, and thoroughly occupied it. At maturity 1 the roots were 4 feet deep. At this |tibie the, upper lateral* were about 4 inches from the surface. ~ m ! At-the North Dakota agricultural ^experiment station the corn roots had penetrated 3 1-2 feet deep and fully 'oeoupled Ihb ground ninety ?t*y? ?r ter planting. K At the Minnesota agricultural ex perlment>i?tation the com roots fcad 'spread Jaterally 18 Inches -eighteen days after planting. ITT most por tion! of the South nothing less than an 8-Inch seed bed will Insure even a fair corn crop, and 10 Inches Is saf er, _Sospe_solls may require more, From 6 to 8 Inches of preparation for cotton corresponds to 8' and 10 Inches for corn, so far as the Requirements of the plant- are concerned. What is Deep Plowing? Plowing .r, 4, 5 or 6 Inches deep Is only common plowing. In our in structions nothing less than 8 Inches not fld'yocltlnf jTr^re^ertlng'oVs ' inches in depth once In. two jor.thre*, years, but the preparation of an 8, 10 or 12 inch seed bed thoroughly puh verlsed and filled with humus. It Is not Intended here to instat that this (Continued on Fourth Page.) A BIG RALLY IN OLD BATH HQWN Great Day for Education Yester I Jty? Mr. interest | It was th# pleasure of the Dally News man to vUlt the historic town of Bath yesterday, to grasp the hand and to see in the faces of its cltliens the evidences of hope for greater things in the future. The crops in and around old "Bath town are flour ishing and the p?pple are Jubilant over the prospects. Of course they want the railroad and will send a large delegation to this city next Monday. , , . The Dkily News has many friends In this section of the county and the words of encouragement heard for the paper made the representative feel thitt the efforts of the manage ment were being sown in good ground and would ere long reap an abundant harvest. , - In the matter of education the cit izens o*! Bath have made rapid strides during the past year. Next Monday the fall session of /their graded school. BuppojIedJ^publTc taxation begins. This means ? new epoch with these good people; they nave awakened to the fact that in order for their children to be abreast with the times they .must have educational advantages, they now have pub lished to the State they. too. will af ford every opportunity for the growth and development of their coming generation. h Tire school building, situated out T>n the edge of the town In a beauti ful grove, is a credit. While the building proper has been erected sev i eral years, the visitor can easily see the work of only recfent Improvements. The interior has been painted, new seats provided, and every thing is now In reidlness for the opening I Monday. v There are 144 children in the school district, and the trustees are ! resolved that every one of these shall attend school. Mr. A. W. Davenport has been elected principal, and Miss LBlanche ^Nicholson, daughter of Dr. ; J. T. Nicholson, assistant principal, i It is needless to state that with these two competent teachers Bath will have a school that \%lll be a rredil-lfl. the town and the pride of Its citizens. Yesterday was a great day for edu cation there. This great cause took leaps and 6ounde toward bftlter things, and those present to hear the ^i.tin?,.i?hiKi educator and head of the public school system in North Carolina, Hon. J. Y. Joyner.. are today better men and women and more determined than ever to give Aelr children those advantages which was Intended they should have. Mr. Joyner has been In Beaufort county for the past week talking to the people on this great and vital subject and his address yesterday was the foundation for. much good. He -was -presented "to the large audience by Mr. Joseph F- Tayloe in words fit ting tie occasion. Mr. Joyner Is a North Carolinian to the manor born; he glories in the J fact, and la most happ?f- wvform-j ilng thfi PflftP1* ha livtit Ha iai a North Carolina boy. and proud of jr Fnr Qsoi^an- hour-he spoke to-the^ people, congratulated them upon re-, cent good work, and how proud and delighted he was at the privilege of talking to folk who had seen the er ror of their way but had determined to correct It and start out in the right path. ' Mr. Joyner referred to the old town in language chaste and ornate. He said as the people had voted to be taxed for schools, had fitted up their ^nUding so nlcejy ra mainlng now to be done was for the IpSrentfi 10 see ThatTthe c-miaren went to' school regularly.. That as they were provided with seven months school they should go seven monthtcr ho trivial ' excuse' should allow them to be absent. He said the public schools in the State had Increased four fold In the last decade. That NOrth- Carolina was ^ today building one aftd one-quarter schoolhouses every day in the year, and they were ffphnnlhA.,uM nnt hovwlw Te? yearB ago there were 30 tax districts' in the whole State of North Carolina. In 1909 there ^yere 950 special school dlslfbita. kept up by taxation. There are only two counties In the State that don't have them, ? Mr. Joyner laid special stress on the duties of the parents* He stated there were three things locked up In the training of\ overy child ? money, manhood,, and mastery. He made a comparison between North Carolina and Massachusetts/ how we produce the prdfauct, send It away, and the Massachusetts fellow gets the money. T&e secret 6f this was brains .jnlxed with money : that was all. Space forbids the privilege or even glwg * digest of Mr. Joyner's mos? excellent' and tj&eli.j&4isii*_ftul!l?e It to say It was in keeping with his reputation, and the people received ft gladly and no doubt will act accord ing to his wholesome advice and counsel. > After Mr. Joyner had concluded, Mr. W. L.. Vaushaa. County Superin ^nd.nt QI 9,h?ol.r -r? WOULD HURT PARTY Bryan Gives for Not Ac Baitev Atlanta, Ga.. Sei setting forth his to the proposed question of free rai himself and Will At the Auditor!) oph W. Bailey of following t?[ Young Men's Dei "I authorised Paso to arrange a 'ween Mr. Bryan they undertook to jeeted on the grodji militate against Dkiocratlo success In the next com view of this. Htat< not willing to put Myself in the posi tion of urging to4 -thinks would be of our party, but ]Ae should change his mind about tjk| sent to-the arraugfr it would please the question of ' Atlanta whenever lsnay suit his con A Gainesville. . Constitution states ey forwarded a aid 30.? More fully, iltion With regardj nt debate on the ? material between j Jennings Bryan, I re, Senator Jos s today sent the to the Atlanta fratlc League: y frlendB at El ?lnt discussion be nd myself, and lo so. b.ut fce ob id that it would lonal election. >nt by him I am 1 to do what he. inst the Interest !? [matter and con nt you propose, much to debate Taw material at special to the ( ?at Senator Bail- f lar telegram di rect to Mr. Bryan IB Lincoln. Mr. Bryan hap qftt replied to the Invitation. Lincoln. Neb., Mt. 30. ? In expla nation of hlB positlcA on the proposed debate, with Senate ?alley, of Texas, at Atlanta, Ga.. W-! JCBryant today addressed a letter to Cliftk Howell. edjtQ?_Sil_ th& . ALUutia, Constitution. The letter follows: ' "I .wired yoa night that I j, would communicate >lth you by let ter. my reasons far believing a de bate inadvisable. When a jolni meet ing was suggested at El Paso, Texas, I replied to the effett that I am try ing to aid In the election of a Dem ocratic majority in the next- Con gress ; , that to that -end I have~sug geatfid_a_brlef but specific tarifT plank which I ask Democratic candidates to accept, reject, or ataend. and that, believing a debate would tend to turn attention from the'fesue to individ uals. I would not Mtfelder the propo sition unltw.i it oasafe ao a personal request. "I ? might add the further reason that a debate between two Democrats would accentuate .tariff-differ ences that have etnlflfcrrassed our par Lv in Congress, and five the Republi can newspapers a/uanct I 0 UWUll upon Democratic dimensions instead nz devoting llinli lfwfc>l? llis ? imlnl now being waged between the pro -gressive* Republicans and the stand- 1 patters. ^ : . . "A debate might be pleasing to the | participants and entertaining to the. audience, but I think the subject! which I am endeavoring to present is| worthy of calm and eerldus consid-l eratlftn. ( Signed > "WM.-J. BRYAN." j He responded jltb a few words as j Introdnrfng hitaiself to tthe people I Ha imlml for ?lti>lr enfimragprnftit ! and aid and promised to be with them j again and- render what ho could to ward building up and carrying for ward their schools. Mrs J. F. Tayloe was the last, speaker! He addressed himself more particularly to the raising of money for a school library in bath. He sHd if the citizens of Bath would give $10 the County Board of Education woulE give $10, and the State of Kprth -Car olina would present $10; this amount was sufficient to rurchmi inn vol umes of good, choice books. . The iinapunt was quickly ^Tibsrrihed. TTtp njreaker also congratulated the cltl-jj sens upon the good work they had [ done for education, Ac. Thus closed an educational rally In the good town of-*Bath that will bear rauchjl fruit in the future. Before the speaking, the ladles had prepared a bountiful spread on the school grounds, around which gath ered everyone present, youngjind old. rt".l> rrH ' 1Vhtt i,.rr? **| was, fit for a king, and all present' feasted on the gopti things until you { almost ,saw written? on each one's i countenance, "I'm tpo full for utter ance^ It Is oeedtaaH to etate the In-! ner man was satlffledj.^'Hl.e- J&dlea _ol_ . Bath always know 6ow to do things; they are the best cooks in the world. To mingle with them around the res tive board, to partake of their gen erous hospitality, is in'deed a prlvi ledge not often afforded one. yet when it Is, rest assured all anticipate it as of yore. Openh6artedness, hos pitality anl* good fellowship alwayH I greets" you. Thci? Tajtclutrlng is al ways seen on the outside for the vis itor. 'j' The Mews representative was glad, to be with them yes&rday and wishes , fox* the time to roll around for his tory to repeat Itself. A large number 6f TuTiscrlbers were added to the al ready large list at Bath, for the_Dally News, for whlch^ the management feela grateful. The paper will en deavor to merit their confidence in ?4fc*-fHtur6 as in the part.., ' - DELIGHTFUL TRIP = OVER COUNTY] The Country Beautiful and the Crops Fine ? People Most Hospitable. It's' well worth a lot of time and money ? and to some people these are one and the same thing ? to take a trjj^ through ' the southern half of Beaufort county. Cotton and" corn crops-all along the Washington and Vandemere railroad look .IJne. and this year bids fair to be a great help years' disaster,^? The little town of Aurora is a busy place, with railroad and water con nection with the outside world and fine running artosian wells, strong with sulphur and Iron. Added to these advantages, the air is good, and the country around is humming with industry. -? The big Thompson Ginning Co.'s girt is turning out over 40 bales of cotton yer day. The plant is an up to-date one, and up to'TIfhi lime has, turned out over 41? bales of cotton I this ^season. There are three large' gins lit or near the town, one belong ing to air. W.jJWL Hooker And one to Mr. W. T. Hiidnell. The whole sec tion mai hrlyht with tho and cotton Is selling well. It does . ones'- eyes good to' look about on the wide-spreading fields and nee how crops have flourished. Over 2.000 pounds of seed cotton, have been grown to the acre down, In this sec tion. A-nice, large brick building Is ber lng completed In this progressive towtr.^^nd The News representative found much c^ftrtesy and made friends with subscrtbers and Ihosp who are going to subscribe to the paper. Mr: J. \V. Chapln, especially, was very kind and sent me out to Small, my next stop. In his buggy in ppmpany with - his. daughter, a most pleasant companion, whose kindness will not soon be forgotten. At Small schoolhouse, which, by the way Is not-ereati-tn dimensions, TTsoTn name ? I hadTKe pleasure, of listening to the distinguished educa tional speakers, and of meeting the people of this district. Again friends were found, and through the kind ness of Mr. H. H. Ross, I was enabled to drive through some more of that pleasant ?-ountry to the village of Ed ward. ?" Edward folk are proud of their al titude and u>f their air, and of the h^Bthfulness of the place. If lt/ofrs are any criterion, their tostn^ they claim for It. X oil u ep ?J " J'?M met than those who were to be Been fcflftftkjpK. flo. \ye4aeadar night at tne schoolhouse. wnen Hon. J. Y. Joyner, Superintendent, Vaughan and others made their plea for education of the bright little' boys and girls that are growing up In this town. The News seems to have a good many friends in Edward also, and I waa glad to be able to see this pry tty place oi> the trip. The watermlH Jiere Is one of the very few In this part of the country. Nature seems to have made this .spot especially Jfor such purpose. The gfreat pond spreads for miles arouna. ana the fall is over xwcIib tggt. mi jcii in aiiigtiu.f twelve feet long was killed fn the run just below the jnlll. This Is an. un usually large size for the saurlans to attain In this country. After "a pleas ant evening and morning In this vil lage. Kleft for Washington, the richer ? for having had this glimpse of God's country. MARY B. HOYT. Public School Roll Increases Professor Newbold has stated that there are "HIT to this date 66s schol ars enrolled In the public schools, and Is confident that there are more than this number of children of school age in the town. He urges at tendance from tlifn* tUlldien. hihI wishes that the parents see to their enrollment. POfcTOFFICF. lUSCOXTINI/ED. The -postofflee at Lathams has been discontinued by the PostofBce Depart jgent^ The patrons in the future will dlrert their mail jn care of R. F. D. No. 3. . Knight Shoe to's. New feature The Knight Shoe Company have added a shoe repairing department to their shoe store, which, no doubt, will be liberally patronized by our cltiiens. for It has been long needed. Mr George UurkhRTt, a German shoe maker. of Washington, D. C.. has been engaged^o superintend this de partment. He is a workman of aklll. The Knight Shoe Company is to be congratulated on aiiUUMllk IIi'Ih n?w and essential department. OPPOSINGTHE N. & S. SALE Fergus Reiif Presents Petition in Federal (Jourt ? Charges Are Sensational. Norfolk, Va.. Sept. 30.-*-Fergus ' Reld. 9100.001$ bond and security , holder In the Norfolk and. Southern Hallway, today "presented his petition^ in the Federal Court here objecting , to immediate sale of that receiver- j ship property for which Interests rep- ; resented by Marsden J. PerrV. Oak .lelghJEkurne, Thomas L. Chadbourhe and. ^Jher New York associates will on OHober 1st petition Federal Judge Waddlll, through a bill of foreclosure filed by tno Irust Company of Amer ica, trustee In the Norfolk dnd Southern's first and refunding bond issue' of $25,000,000. The Reld position makes many ?'al legations. among ihenf being charge* that tAoso In control of the Norfolk and Southern Railway have also been in control of the Trust Company of America; that Illegal commissions and exorbitant Interest were charged, and received in financing the consol idated Norfolk and Southern Railway by persons mentioned in the bill: that the books and ?ooordn of tlw> railway and Its constituent companies, par ticularly the minutes of the old Nor folk and Southern Railroad Com pany. are not now in the possession of the receivers to whom they should have by court order been delivered, and that the said receivers do not know the present whereabouts of these bookB, which. It Is jrharged. have an all Important bearing on the lltlsa tloft; that after being directed about Norfolk. Uitin to New York and back ! to Norfolk. counsel tor the petitioner! finally, located the minute books of the consolidated Norfolk and South ern Railway Company, but even then found only a portion of the records 1 that were desired, and the books I were foumi incomplete and fragmen tary. Pretty Marriage at Bath Wednesday Mr. J. R (ilbbs and Mrs. Jw C. j Moorutan. happily married in the Methodist ctmrcb, Bath. N. Q.J Wednesday evoning. September 29. at i 9 o'clock. The ceremony was per- ! formed by Rev. C. D. Malone. unc le of the bride, assisted by Rev. T E bixoh, the pitmui' ui tiiu 'aiun.ii. The bride Is formerly of Loulsburg ahfl fttrywirs rwrnwrin ttrtselfy. She Is a lady of attainment and h &s many friends throughout this section of the SUte. The groom is a son~or~Mrs. MV M. Oibbs, and one of Bath's prosperous and pouular young men. The Danly News extends congratu lations. ELECTED PRESIDENT. Mr. . p. ? Hilton, ft n ftjtpert ar counUnl rwntlv l,v-?h> city of Washington. getting the city books In proper shape, has been elect ed president or the Virginia Society of PubJIr Accountants. This Is quite an honor to Mr. Hilton and will be welcome news to his friends m this' city. LEFT FOR AZU9A TODAY. Quite a party were at the A. C. 1,. tralft this morning to say goodbye to I ^ n~ i'fii Hwnnnr and hia family,! who are leaving the Old North State to live in California. While -their departure is regretted, still, the best wishes for fun-cess in their new home and business foliw them. MR. CUTLER III It I ED. The funeral of the iatn .Mr. Jnhnf Cutler waa held from Athen's Chapel. ? Jessama, .yesterday afternoon at a | aim was aUMniiett u.t a Uigel concourse of relatives and friends. Rev. D. W. Davis preached the funer al sermon. The Interment was in the cemetery at the church. The deceased was a member the ?OhaHtable Brotherhood anil who will b^ greatly missed in that neighborhood. Mr. Augustus Respess. brother-in law of Mr. Cutler, attended the 6b?e qules from Washington. CONDITION* MORE1 FAVORABLE. Mr. J. M. Cotton, father of Mr. Robert Cotton, of this city, who met with the misfortune to injure himself internally by falling from a stock house he was building at his farm near Bunyan, and who Is confined in the Fowle STemorTaT Hospital for treatment, condition l? thought to be more favorable today, and strong hopes are now entertained for his re covery. His brother. Mr. R. R. Cot TOHTTJf Cottondale, was here yester day to see him. CHAMBEMWfcb MEET TONIGHT Every Moniber Should Be Pres en( and Aid in City's Growth. Meeting tonight. Go. i You should get together. You should talk together. j% Let each member give his view as 'to the best way .to develop Washing ton. Do this and you will be getting , down to business. ] The secretary doesn't know It all, | so don't expect him to do It all. He knows just about enough to know* the other" fellow knows some thing: that he can get points from every one. Feeling this, he should have your views, your Ideas, and he will work and work hard to see some good come of them, giving you due credit. Now don't stay away from theHe meetings, and expect your $1.00** a month to. bring results. Neither hhould you expect to feel how much good the Chamber can accomplish If you are not present at these meetings'. Come, hear the discussions. Another important ppint: .Some one has to run the Chamber of Com iiirn f. ? If yvu ilun't nttuml Mil' meut inga, get Interested In the work, and do your part. It must fall to those who do. You can only get at <*ne central point by every one knowing the rea sons why all should work for that one object. In numbers there Is strength. Go. AT HUXTEHA TlltllK*K. Several have gone to Hunters Bridge today to hear Superintendent of Public Instruction Hon .1 Y Joy ner. speak. This closes the engage ments of -Mr. Joyner in Beaufort county. He will arrive In the city this even ing on his way to Kaleigh. his lio^e. ItKTl'RMi PROM VACATION. " Mr. W. R. WlndleVr cltv clerk, has returned from his * vacation of ten dayg. \Vhil? away he visited Cleve land. Ohio, and Washington City. While in the Capital City" Mr. Wiadley hoard Dp. C?"h. the aretk explorer, lecture. GEM IHIA WING CONTEST. The drawing for the . lovely cut glass bow] to be given away by the Gem management takes place toivlght '**..lhu ,'^ratf,r I'mmnriY m a o'clock. , All holding coupons should be on han^i ? .* Shirt and Blouse Sale Continues^ The shirt and blouse. sale for the Methodist Church In the building next the Singer Sewing Machine Co., -?** liberally pfttrofllted . laat night' it will continue through today and tub mm. BuitniBaiimina lur mi' ? many attractive* lihlrts and blouses, the Indies serve cream and cake. The sale should be well parronlzed. as It is for a worthy cause. C HILD I>EA1>. Ralph Hlnton. the one-year-old son of Captain and Mrs. R. n Jackson, died yesterday evening at 7 o'clock. The fujioral took place this after r.'H)n. TO BKflIN HOl'SE KEEPING. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hardy, who were married in Greenville on Wednesday, have rented a house on East Main street and will begin housekeeping tomorrow. PerliapM the most -lucky And" you will ever make will he a few linen of typc-4n uh ad. |n this paper, and lt'a a good tline right now to start the in Today's News. J. H. Hoyt?rHhoen. Hasnell HujtlfT Co. Huggtc*. J a*. E. Clark Co.? Opening Con* tlnues. Knight Shoe Co. ? Repairing. Hotel Lorraine. Norfolk. I*pul-Gale-Greemvoo<l Co., -Nor folk, Va.? Jewelry. Ml-o-na Catarrh Cure. Hicks' CapiuMne. ?? Wn. Rragaw Co. What Wiwhtngton Want*. Gem Theater ? Motion Plrtum. Madam Littler. 1$arkoot Amusement Co. ? Car Hampton's Magazine ? Solicitors H. fl. Mayo ? Co.? Cabbage*. ..y . ? ? . -j T-^ m _,. _ v'l Is knocking at your door. Your presence is needed at the Mat tamuskeet Railway flass Meeting next Monday, October 4th lOfiQ. at the Court House. Everybody cordially imdtecLl^g * ' ' ' > ???*? > ~ ? '?? ? ? -W -~Z? ?