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WASHINGTON DAILY NEWS
V , THE DAILY NKW8 PRINTS MORE LOCAL NEWS THAN ANY OTHf.k kaPER IN THE STATE.
VOLUME 1.
WASHINGTON; N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 24, 1015.
NUMBER 146.
HEWTM BOUT
TOD WKTEBSlf
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TO CARRY FREIGHT
CRAFT PART1CTL.1RLV ADAPT
W> W? NAVIGATING 8RAL
IX)W 8TKEAMH AND OANAL8. .
Are 84f Propelled BaifM, Cm <mbl?
of CarrjiBf M?jr Hundred Ton*
of Fredgbt Md Not Drawing Over
slx F***
(By W. O. Ha undent)
Eastern North Carolinians should
begin to take interest In a new type
of freight boat that has grown up
with the development of the larger
inland waterways of this country. If
Eastern North Carolina ever has
?cheap and highly efficient water
transportation this new wrinkle in
?boat building will in all probability
?supply the want.
I quite accidentally ran upon this
new kind of boat In New York City
and, quite accidentally too, I ihtnk 1
discovered that men in New York
navigation circles already have their
eyes on the inland waters of North
Carolina and only need a little en
courag< ment to^come down here and
try oat our possibiltles.
Our failure to make the most o(
our present vast and natural Inland
waterways has been due solely to
our inability to get a type of boat a.
dapted to these watera. Such "H boat
ha? at last been built and is being
used on the Miftsiaslppl river and the
Great Lakes, and will be conspicuous
on the Erie Canal when that big
enterprise is completed early la
i#i?. . " . . I
The n> w boat is simply a light
draught self-propelled barge, run by
oil burning engines, using fuel piat
costs .only 80 cents a harrel op the
Pacific coast, carrying a minimum
crew, making six knots an hour.
One of these boats having 4 Ave foot
draught will . rarry 15.00 tons of
freight; the same boat on a smaller
?ca:e, taking only tjiree feef of wa
ter, will carry 400 to 500 tons of
freight. . -
Th? new b*r;e may be said to be
to the water transportation business'
what the Ford la to the automobile .
business. It will go where rothing'
aise dares go. ita propeller* are |
worked In funnela and do not stop j
(or shoals or submarine vegetation.
The boat is built to load and unload
freight quickly and cheaply., and la!
so constructed that lack of wharves!
or terminal facilities Is of no partic
ular concern. With a crane reaching
out (0 feet from its decks, one of
tliwe boats can pick up freight from
the shores of the sound and rivers^
almost anywhere in Eastern North
Carolina, where there are no piers or
terminals.
Chambers of Commerce and
Boards of Trade all over Eastern
North Carolina ahould Interest them
selves in this new idea In water
transportation. Eastern North Caro
lina with all of Its wonderful water
ways Is still the victim of high rail
road tariffs and' will continue to be
at the morcy of the railroads until
some form of reliable and efficient
water transportation Is employed.
Again, it Is true, we besiege Con
gress annually, through our repre
sentatives, for appropriations for
improving our waterways and har
bors. And when the U. S. Army En
gineers look Into our claims they
find (hat we haven't enough business
on our water* to entitle ua to serious
conald i ration. To bring our river
and harbor needs to the serious at
tention of government, we must have
something to justify the further
Improvement of these rivers and
hsrbors.
^Elizabeth City learned, or should
have learned, this (esson a few
yearf ago when the government pur
chased the Albemarle nnd Chesa>
peake Canal and left the Dlamal
Swamp Canal out of Ita system of
Introcoastal waterways; leaving
Elizabeth City far off the line of the
great Inland water route. Cdngreas
.might yet be prevailed upon to ptfr.
&aae and keep open the Dismal
Swamp Canal, but Congress would
>ave to see. jn&je business for ih?t
oanal than now exlfets.
And so I am throwing out this
suggestion to the business men, not
only of Elizabeth City, but of every
other section in Eastern North Car
olina, to find out more about thla
new water freight carrier.
Henry McPuffle, of Huntington.
W. Va., la in the Qity on a viait to
friends. "Mac" la a former resident
of Waih'ngtbn and has many friends
l\>r n who are g'ad to se him.
ON XMAS MORN WHEN YOU AWAKE
Take a Drink For the Stomach Sake
Of Shivar. FarnvilJe Lithia or
ARTESIAN WATER
T You'll not be bothered with headache but If you im
bibe with something stronger your head will ache that
much longer.
W. J. Rhodes, Jp.
Are You Interested Iii a
HOME?
A new Seriea^of the Home Build
ing and Loan Association will
open on <
January 8th, 1916.
SEE
W. E. SWINDELL, Pres., or
J. B. SPARROW, Sec'y.
ENOUGH FUND FOR
EMPTY STOCKING
BNOUGIl *
CommlUM Went Oat Yesterday and
CoUectod Kmmgh for Ch? Fund. I
Enough funds have been secured
ftfA vuv -Ehipiy Stocking Fund."
The g*ntlem*n who had the collec
.iens in chaige yesterday, raised over
?>u? hundred dollars. The amount
.?a iced prior to this wag $45.75.
.-'olIowijiR is a ilst of the donations
bat were made yesterday:
8. H. William* $2, J. U Warren
*1. H. D. Cowell $1, C F. Cowell $1.
W. W. Mcllhennoy $1, Joe Mayo $1,
i. R. Clary $1, C. E. Jordan. Jr. $1.
25. O. Harding 11, A. D. McLean SI.
J. H. Calloway $1, Dr. J. G. Blount
M. W. -B. Harding SI. Jefferson
(furniture Co. $1. A. M. Dumav $1.
John Mayo 91, L. H. Squires $1.
Jam&B K. Clark Co. (1, C. M. Wil
liams $1. Postal Tel. Co. SI, Wor
hy A Etheridge $1. Hotel Louiao
;i, CharleB Wright $1. Walter Cre
Jle $1. J. S. Campbell SI. Cherry
furniture Co. SI. W. C. Rodman $1.
H. Bryan SI. E. L. Stewart SI.
J. H, Sterling I i. Dr. H. W, Carter
>1^ George Hacknoy $1, John B.
iparrow SI. E. L. Brooks SI, E. W.
Ayera SI. H. A. Watson SI. Br. P.
A. Nicholson SI. LhwIs ft Calais SI.
lowers Bros. SI. W. C. MalliHon ft
ion #1, Western Union Tel. Co. SI.
F. J. Berry SI. Albert Willis .50.
Clerks at Jackson-Robinson SI. 75.
Canh .35, Hugh Paul .25, Ed. Hoyt
50. W. II. Call 50, R. 8. Neal .50,
F. T. Phillips .50. F. H Rollins SI.
Swindell & Fulford SI. James El
lison .50. W. -C. Dud'ey .60, O
Rtimloy .50. K. K. Willis. Jr.. .50.
George Wright .25, W. M. Chauncey
.26, Ci M. Brown, Jr. SI. F. A. Moss
.50. B. G. Moss .50. C. A. Campbell
.50. Ed. Matthews SI. J P. Cam-?
.60, Isaac Buck SI. 8. P. Willis .50,
George Baker .25, W. B. Singleton
25. T. H. Myera .60. Charles
Harris 60. W. C. Miller .26, W. 0.
Water* .26. Mtb. Lucie Myers .2S<
J. G. Bragaw, Sr. .60, M. G. Waters
THE CHRISTMAS CLUB PLAN
* AT TrfE BANK OF WASHINGTON
?M e are foiir ctancs? A, B, C and X, and the corresponding weekly deports are 10c.
?JMc and SI. 00, making the depos ta in fifty weeks of $5.00, $12,50, $16.00 and $50 00.
START your account no w
If costs nothing to join and the Bant makes the first deposit to yotir
credit -in Other words, it gives you one Week's deposit free in which- (
ever classyou xykh to join :i - ;
' Remcmber--f-'l rst Deposit Free
Start saving now and you will have READY MONEY FOR YOUR
N?X I CHRISTMAS.
BANK OF WASHINGTON
j 25, J. D. Ca'.als .BO, B. L. Susman
j 50, Q. Rutniey .60, j H. A Phelps
I 25. P. B. Lewis .25,; E. A. Daniels.
25. D. W. Bell, .25, J. H. Simmons
25. J. H. Hod? ? 25? John Oorham
15. H. B. Searlght .25, J. W. Dalle y
*1. W. .T Hudnell .jjp, C. P. Bland
50. C. M. Little .SB.lA. J. Cox .50.
D. W. ' Burton .25. w " H. Per'pf^a!
*2, Lee Davenport II. Will Clark
50. R. A. G. Barnes SI. J. T. Bland
25, M. P. Keel, Jr. .25. Prank Mo
(eel .25. M. P. McKeel .50. J. H.
Crawford H. J. C. Bobbins $1.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Baker and
^hildrrn have ron% to Edonton to
>pcnd Christmas with lier parents.
TWO STILLS FOUND:
450 GALLONS SEIZED ^
Offcors j-' sterday located two!
.-stirs in a tobacco barn, located In {
tu open field on land .belonging to I
the w;d:>\v of Shade Keys. The negro'
operators ran before the olllcero got
t!o>te enonch to 1 arn th*ir identity.
Four hundred r.nd fifty gailons of
jeer was found tu the barn.
The police also nelzed lhr>-e su ! t
i^es, all fi'.lert with liquor, at t'ie
Norfolk Southern .station ? ilay.
Th? owners were not four '
A MERRY XMAS
Is n or ; complete with our delicious Crys
tal lcc Cream served in brick form. One
half gallon will serve twelve people.
THY IX.
Crystal Ice Company
Phone 89. Washington, N. C.
THE LITTLE STORE WITH THE BIG LINE
OF EVERYTHING FOR SAKTA CLAVS
Be sure andsee our fresh line of Can
dies, Nuts, Grapes and Confectione
rlea of all kind before placing your
Christmas order.
W. u. RHODES, ?JR.
From The Savings Account
to The Christmas Stocking
How many stockings are you going to fill on Christmas morning ?
In how many of them would you like to put bigger, better, prettier things ?
Don't we alt wish every Christmas that we could give father a nicer house coat, or
mother a finer dress, or tho dozen and one other members of the family, something a lot
richer than our poclctt book allow ?
To help all who have such worthy desires we have opened
Our Holiday Savings Fund Which Starts December 27th
This plan is soadmiiabln that saving becomes an easy matter.
You pay only a few cents a week for 50 weeks and then rccei\e our check two
weeks before Christmas, for all your savings, plus 4 per cent interest.
Come to the Bank any day between now and December Slw, and start your savings
ac:ount tn our Holiday Fund. It icthe one sure way to "till the stockings" with the
things you want?the one sure way to have the kind of Cb'istmas that mikes us Merry.
THE SAVINGS & TRUST' CO,
SUPERIOR COURT WILL
CONVENE JANUARY 3RD
Number^ testing Cases on the
Docket. Judge Clark to Preside
Superior court will convene la
Utaufort county on January 3rd.
There are a number of Interesting
??=.*? on tlv docket. Judge Clarke,
ii is siaied. will preside. Tbe com
plete calendar is follows:
MwmUy. January S.
Hoard of Commissioners vs. G. K.
Kicks.
S. K. Fowl* vs. D. C. Warren.
L. L). Everett vs. Manly M. Bespese
it al.
rhaa. Morton vs. Wa*ta. Lt. & Water
Co.
?A*. B. Morion vs. Wash. I-t. ft Water
Co.
TuiMlny. January 4.
Middle Canal Co. vs. 9. M Sparrow,
illitdlc Canal Co. vs. W. H. Whitley
Win Di.lchc(? ii Co va Belbaven
I >r uk Co I
jas Bailey & Son vs. Belbaven Drug
Co. I
lawyer Gtd. Co. vs. Belbaven Drug,
Co.
Wins. Martin & Gray vs. Belhaven
Drug Co.
ja?*. McCoy Kaech vs. X. D. Wallace
ct al.
j. h. Clark vs. H*nry Whlt*hur?t
et al
Wedne?day? January B.
S. H. Whltford et als *?. Dixie Lbr.
Co.
Mmsb Lbr. Co. vs. E'.iu City Lbr Co.
Sylvester Swindell vs. Bus* ft S*ars.
J. B. Woolard vs. Buss ft Sears.
Morris Hall v?. Hubs ft Sears,
s H. Gay VS. J B. Tettarton.
Win Swanuer vs. Geo. Howard
Wm. Swanuer et ux vs Q^o. Howard
D.xle Lbr. Co. vs. Gray Harris.
C.hvicttct WUklMQB VB. Gray Harrl*.
Tl? -radii}. January O
W. T. Potter vs. H- D. Stllley.
c.eKecl-Rlchardson Hdw. Co. vs.
.athf.m & Williams.
\lcK?el Richardson Hdw Co vs.
(.rim ? * Credle
,ra S aiesbury vs. N. S.
D. I 11 vs. J B. Sbepberd.
1 lda>. January 7.
?.ucy S iirvlB vs. swftlu.
<outli-r:: ur. Co. vs. Jas. Black,
i luternatic ?al Har .-eater Co. vs. SkU
tletharpa.
It. It. Fleming vs. Beading Lcgg
Monday, January !<>?
j Chauneey vs. Bawls.
(Clyde Smith vs. N. S.
A. Miller v?. N. S.
P. H. Johnson vs. N. S.
F. P. Latham vs. N. S.
Tumday, January It.
Whitley vs. S R. Fowl? ft Bon
Leo Guthrie vs. Lee Danleln.
V B Cherry v.. M. G. Singleton
Addle S.' Swanner vs. S. B Fo* e.
Wednemlay. January !*?
Bath Grocery Co. vs. W- W. Duke.
1 Farrln Holland vs. E Oullford
I Columbus Gaylord et al tb.
Small et al.
,,r?nlo U.W ?. 8 W Win.ln.on ft
Annie D.TI. v.. M.Jor Oothrl-.
A C. Ormond. Adinr.. vb. J. C.
Pippin ft Woolard ??? Oeo B N??"
Bomp ft Co.
F H tinl '.??? H C Sr-rrow e. ;.l
Thursday. Januory IS.
Joa?. T. Bennett " Banha
Sarah R Jackaon v. Hardiann
RnglPH
Ja?. Rick. va. N. I. ????"?
laiah Blahop va. C ox ft Bl'h?' ?
Can " Barnet, va. Chaa Anhbell
Sarah Meti Thompaon
Sarah Bp- 11 v?. J. J. Hodge? et a!.
Willie Jenkins v?. J. J. Hodges et al
McCay Stubbs vs. W. M. 8. Water*.
L. H. Padgett vs. N. S.
Motion Docket.
Helton vs. Latham.
Hobt. Orer-ne va. S. T. Hooker.
John R. Perry va W. A. Barry,
uampbell vs. Wash. Lt. & Water Co.
Campbell. Adinr., va. Wash. Lt. &
Water Co.
Car. Plat. Co. va. W. J. Moore. Sr.
et ala.
HodJ. "Leary et al vs. Dixie Lbr. Co.
W. R Cratt vi. W. 11. Lllley.
M O. Cratt vs. W D. Lllley.
N. 11 Belby v?. W J. Harris.
Jenningan va. Allen.
Southern Dry Gooda & Notion vs. D.
L sofsky.
Jeptha Brir.n va. Leonard Pilley.
E. L. Dawson vs. 3tarr Piano Co.
All cases considered on Motion
, Docket.
MUSICAL COMEDY
WELL RECEIVED
Here for Throe Night* Engagement
lb Otvui an<l Fnv from Bug
ge*tJveue?a and Sniat.
Harry Stewart's musical comedy
company opened at the New Theatre
ifl.i night for a thre^ night's engage
ment. A fair-steed audience was
present to witness the performance.
Stewart is the principal feature of
the show and his comedy and mak<*_
up wert excellent. Blliie Kay, "the
little girl with the big voice," show
ed that she al&o had a mighty sweet
\oice. 11 r singing was well ap
plauded. M 1KB Bernlce also made
& bit with the audience, both in ac'.
ir.g and apeparance.
As a whole, the play Is well worth
pa*.onage. It is clean and surpris
es v free from the usual line of
I ni; .?* stive remarks and smut. A
I ne Jill will be put on for tonight.
. il lOMOHILEB Ar.E
LOADED WiTH GIFTS
Severn! (arbwMl* of ("lirintmaa Pres
ent*, Taken to Poor Children
of the City.
The directors' room In the First
National Dank was us d this morn
ing by the committee in charge of
the distribution of gifts among the
poor children of the city. Each
child's presents were In a huge hag
and these wpre placd in automobiles
and delivered before dinner today
FANCY FRI'IT.
Why upend your money for Inferior
fruit when you ran get fancy quality
tor almost the same price. We carry
nothing bu: fancy stock and the
price is right.
MITCHELL JOWDY,
Next to Western Union.
'2 2.1 2tr
EVERY WEEK
At a ropular tim* w? will rail
for your clothe*, clean, pre ???
and repair theno and get thern
back to you when promised
The coat to you will be alight
service the kind you will
?*" . ?i
W RIGHT'S STFAM
PRESSING WORKS
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