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Suggestions' for Ciiristmas-.Gifts from the 40-42 PATTON AVE. ' In Sumner's Old Stand Cotton and Wool Blankets -Comforts Ded Spreads, Linens, Napkins, Indian Blankets, Towels, yy Ooilies, .' Neckwear, Aprons, Umbrellas, Handkerchiefs, Belts, Hand BagsToilet Cases,' Work Boxes Collar Boxes, Manicure gets, Back Combs, Side Combs, Barrettes, Sash Pins, Dia- : ; dems, Bracelets, Lacd Collars, Bath Robes, Silk and. Flannelette Kimonas, Silk and Cotton Hose for Jadies, men, children, Sweater's, Children's Caps arid Gaiter's, Way Mufflers, Scarfs, Underwear, Fans, Gloves, Knit and Silk Underskirts, all kinds of' ; Dry Goods and Notions. All our Coat Suits, Dresses are one-third off Vthe regular price. All our $5.00 to $10.00 Ladies' Trimmed Hats for $2.98. Sumner's Old Stand ELIiED IHIQSTED; his o is EE m bl; .of fi:e THE BEPIBTCERT UEGE5 MISS WEST IS OEID She Said on Her . Death Bed, That Morrison, Not Her ! . Father, Shot Hen - V The Hryson CUy Time contains the Information ' that ' Ml Went. . tho young woman who was shot at West's mills In Macon county In an alterca thm between tr father and her lover, young Perry Morrison, died as the re sult of her wounds lust Monday. Mor rison, who was shot at the same time liy the' young lady's father, William West, la still alive hut has a bulletin hfi lung which may causa death from pneumonia. Developments seem to prove that Morrison shot the young lady, althoUKh It wus at tlrnt reimrted that her father had done It; and later that Morrison uud West each asserted that the other shot her. According to the Pryson City paper the trouble arose over Morrison's refuml to mar ry the you nit ludy, when rirctimsuuires demanded that he should. iThe paper states that on her death lied. Miss West said that Morrison lii'd hnt her; that both bullets which struck her were steel-Jru-keted, the kind th:t are iiscd In automatic pis tols; uiul that Morrison admllU'd that he had such a weapon In tl ,hund and tried to shoot ;it but did not re member that he fired. -As the bullet which was taken from tils hip-was of the common lead type, the evidence seems conclusive that If he recovers he will 'have-to stand trial for the killing; of Miss West, and he Is now being guarded ' E DURING PAST FIVE YEARS . . v Population of Bryson , Has About Doubled A Sad . , Tragedy at Judson. Correspondence of The Guxetto-Noiv. Ttryaon tr.tf' 20. Thto town Ik now In tho narch of prosperity, For the past seernl months the const roc tion of power dnm on Peep creek has been. going on for the purpose or furnishing electric power to the In dustries of the section and to Unlit the town. The dam Is now about com pleted and, the transmission Jlnes built, and It Is eonndentiyi expected that by tho Orst of the year the current will he turned on them, and tho streets will be Illuminated as never before. The town has made much progress during the past live years. Nowhere will there be found more progressive olllseim. nun who are determined that the place shall keep pace with the rest of the world. During the five years, the population has about doubled, a fine high school has been established, a telephone system Installed, a water system that 4s second to none consid ering the slxe of the town, has been put In and a good banking; house built The county also has a modern court house and Jail here. - This progress has had Its effect on the citizens. They feel great pride In the town, and they show this by the manner In whfcH they have Improved their homes and business places. A sad tragedy occurred at Judson In this county last week. While return ing from a school entertainment, one of Martin Crisp's sons was mortally shot by his brother. It Is said that the shooting was accidental. Question Arises Whether John("Cotton Snow" Is Dangerous, Moxley, Supposedly Intoxi- cated, Was ' Taking-." and Many Other Decorative Materials. ,; . fjasette-News Bureau, : : Daily News Building, ' . Greensboro, Dec. 20. Tho case of John Moxley, who seV ernl days ago shot and killed Mitchell Wilson, presumably whilw "insanely hoi,daygi , ,e rettery, of IIIIUICUICU UTOI n,MI in, HUB lUntMl H new turn,' according to Information received here. 'After the killing Mox ley was found asleep by the side of the man he killed; when aroused he "raved and took on" alleging that he knew nolhlng of his act He was held in bond tn the sum of only $500. Now The state Insurance department has sent a number of bulletins tto J. II. Wood, Are chief of the city, which deal with the prevention of fires, Vlth especial' reference , to the. Christinas handling decorations wheref candles and elec tric wires are used, and. 'giving advice as to precautions tbut should be taken in using decorations' of an inflammable character: They also urge that gas jets be. watched with; care, and ntnok- he has been rearrested and required I ers are asked to be careful with their to give bond In the sum of $1000. 1 matches and-cigarette and cigar stubs. This action was taken. It Is said, as a I "Cotton" snow Is a t&lng that should result of the discovery of. additional I evidence relative to Moxley's consci ousness at the time of the killing. He is said to have remarked In the hear ing of others Immediately after ' the killing that he had "killed one d- be taboo. In the opinion of- the de partment. In decorating Christmas trees; and attention is directed to the fact that dry pine needles are very in flammable. '" . . Mr. Wood has distributed'" these (As i sew man" and "would kin some more ir bulletins in the stores and other pub they didn't let htm alone."" Sentiment lie places. Wrt' of the warning is dl Is said to be strong against Moxley in rected to the .owners of fine Insurance that section of Alleghany where the policies, calling attention to the fact homicide occurred. that tn most polities there Is a clause Rnral Routra Popular. ' which renders them void If the hazard Indicative 'of the growing popular-1 be Increased, by any means within the Ity of rural free mail delivery through out this piedmont section In general and Guilford county In particular, it is learned at the Greensboro post- office that the rural mail carriers are accommodating more patrons at the present time' than ever before and that they leave the local office every morn ing with their ' mail cart literally control or knowledge c if the Insured; and they are asked to examine their policies before attempting any ill ad vised decorations.. - From present prospects. It looks as though there is to be tegular Christ mas weather, or even more jo, and the firemen would little relish the necessity of making a run and using groaning betieatn the weight of mall water In-the high wlnda that will matter. Postmaster Douglas said that probably prevail. Like other people, one of his rural mall carriers now too, they may wish to have a holiday supply 188 patrons every day and that themselves, and It would be nothing Monday he either delivered mail to orlihort of cruelty If they should have collected mail from 187 et the boxes! to be called sway from hot dinners on his route. . This carrier covers a total of 25 miles daily In delivering and collecting mall from the 188 boxes. - -. -1 - ' The Pythlans of Greensboro - are making ready to remember In fine style the orphans of the Pythian home at Clayton. The members of the local lodges have appointed a committee to I take charge of the Christmas box and tomorrow or Saturday the box con- and suppers to go and fight fire. tainlng gifts for the little orphans will I serm8. be forwarded to Clayton to gladden the heart of the children on Christ mas morn.'- Colleges Close for the Holidays. The almost 1000 young ladles in I toot at the State Normal and the 1 1, You can't kill theae germs with stomach medicine or sprays or douches because you can't get where they are. Ton can kill these germs with H Y- OMEI, a penetrating1 antiseptje air that vou breathe a few times a. da.v Greensboro Female" college are anx-1 dlrecty over the raw. sore. germ-In-lously awaiting tomorrow's close. I tetea membrane. Handicap Bowling Scarce. In the X. M. C. A- handicap bowl ing tournament the following scores were made lust night: H'c'p. T'l. Nlchota . 19, 14 14 45 679 Terry J .. 202 17 US 60564 White .. .. .. Jl iM 15 81686 K. B. Brown ., 176 173 166 00614 U Brown .. .. 131 176 155 45507 Bean .. 140 154 157 45496 which will mark the beginning of the Christmas vacation period and the I exodus of "school girls" for their I homes to spend Uie holiday season. Both the Greensboro Female college Wrlh-ht .. .. .. 161 128 168 76622 ii i l i I4CKNSK TO WKD. B. It. Pace of Henderson and Mil lard Thrush of Buncombe, white. K. A. Walker and V. B. Brlgraun of Huncomlif, white. : . ' i ; l V ''.'- v"- a i ir- fi ii.- L. i M 1 Si... l S : Make This 1 CHESTM AS ana me mate wormai ciose iomorrowiwardg nee(lpa oniy 50 cents. Be ano Houtnern railway omciais naveiomW uynMRI does not rnntuln made ample preparation to take care I moPnhin cocaine or any drus that at mew mny juuni inuira 1 1 could tMMxUbly On tiarnl. -' . '.t-t Ka hnM.nrfl TiminIT ' Tho alcAAtfl And I .7 the passenger station Will be thronged with college girls tomorrow and Friday while, added to the long list from Greensboro, will be hundreds of other college boys and girls passing througli the city from other Institutions en route to their homes. The Christmas vacation season is always an animated one at the .Greensboro station and the railway every year practically places Itself at the disposal of the young men and women from the North Caro lina Institutions of learning. - Rndgns from Southern. Many friends and acquaintances In railroad circles and in other walks of I life will regret to learn of the resig nation of Passenger and Ticket Agent W. H. McGlamery of the Southern railway, -stationed at Greensboro, which will become effective January Mr. McGlamery resigns from the Southern to engage tn the automobile ales agency business with the Ford Motor Car company. A new garage for the Ford car Is being constructed on West Market street which Mr. Mc Glamery and his business associates will occupy. It Is a source of pleasure to Mr. McGlamery's friends here to know that while leaving the Southern he will continue to make his home In this city. Last all Year by Giving an Wc Have Them From $1.00 to $65. 1 A ' t' i ' i , o Away Goes Catarrh Where there's catarrh there's thous ands of catarrh, germs. You can't get rid of catarrh unless you kill these For catarrh asthma, croup, coughs. colds and catarrhal deafness Hyomel Is sold on money back plan by Smith's Drug Store. Complete outfit $1.00. Extra bottles of HYOMBI If - after- THE MARKETS New York, Dec 20. Opening changes In stocks were Irregular today with sn upward tendency by most of the leading Issues. The undertone grew dull and some what firmer this afternoon. Cotton Supported an Prices Fall. New York, Dec. 20. The cotton market opened steady at a decline of I points and sold 4 to I points next lower right after the call. There was very active support on the decline. During the middle of the morning prices were about I points net higher. Four Shopping ' Days Left Before Christmas A store full of sugges tive things suitable for gift giving and display ed for easy ' and quick shopping. . Quick service and cour-' teous treatment. ; , NECKWEAR FOR WOMEN ' We admit arranging the cases of our Neckwear just as attractively as we know how, so. that you may be tempt ed. But this only means showing each Collar and Jabot and Curious Frill to its be ;t advantage bringing out its real worth. ' CHRISTM.S NECKWEAR "PCT rP,lN BOXES PRICED FROM 25c TO tS.9R CHRISTMAS GLOVES IX A REMARKABLY (XMrETE ... "... - GATHERING OF STYLES. Wether it's a pair" of Long Gloves you desire or short lengths of silk, kid or fabric, you will find them in our large and comprehensive stock in every desirable ?olor and size. Each pair put np in a Christmas box ready for mailing. Priced from 25c to $3.50. FASHION'S FAVORITE IN THE NEW FALL HAND - BAGS . , ..V. .. . .- .-. Never were there so many original and charming ideas brought out in Hand Bags as are shown for this season, and the newest of the new, the best and most popular shapes and sizes will be found here. ... Christmas . boxes go with every purchase. Priced from 50c to $5.98. MEN'S NECKWEAR LATE FALL FANCIES - TJie handsomest and most complete showing of holi day Neckwear now on display in our men's section is making a customer of all who see it. Scores and scores of new patterns and color combinations "in rich plain and fancy effects are shown. And one may choose hap hazard and be sure of getting something tasteful, put up in Christmas boxes. Priced from 25c to $1.50. ' " A box with each Tie regardless of price. , m V y, WlllfJjJHIIIHMII.JI lIOOKt, SKELETON OK NEGRO. Found. " In Wood Near Pynartxvtllo FuppoNel to He John Allan Was Mardcred. Marlon Progress.' 4 ' , . Saturday, December I, Sheriff Lau-gtirldge was notified that ' the skeleton of a man had been found In the Price-Higgtns mountain, between Dysartsville and Glenwood. A trip to the mountain on Sunday confirmed the report. The sheriff found a large number of cltlsens gathered about the bones, and there were many persons who could Identify the clothes as be. ing thbse of John Allan, a negro well known In the southern pi county and In Marion. It was very evident that the man had been mur dered, the skull being crushed over the left temple, and fractured again over the hack of the head. John Allan, .the murdered man, was not mentally strong, but was known everywhere for the money which hs carried on tils person. He was very much of a miser, and t thought to have had "in his person at the time of his death several hundred dollars. That robbery is the cause of the murder is not rtutwtloned, because John was an unufTenn!ve, pearesble ni-gro. Physicians who examined the Rkelcton say that the man must have been murdered about three months or more ago. Fruce Shade, a colored man, was directed to the s-en h.mtmI days ago by hi dogs. Shade live about half a mile from the place where the boils was found, which Is a vry secluded part of the county, fur bark In the mountains. John Allan hut, for the " Open. Oose. Atchison ... ........... 1081 10( Amer. Locomotive . . ' $7 Amer. Smelting ........ 7JI 71) Atlantic Coast Line.,... . 136 i Brooklyn Rapid TransM.. .... 77 1 Baltimore Ohio..... 102 Amal. Copper ....v 5 ? Canadian Pacific ....... till N. Y. Central . ... 10GJ Chesapeake ft Ohio ,.. 741 Krle ... "I S Great Northern pfd ... li Illinois Central ... i 141 Mo., Kans. Texas..... .... 11 Louisville It Nashville... li , U7J National Lead , .... 141 Missouri Pacific 11 IJ Norfolk Western, .... . 1081- 1011 Northern Pacific 118 111 Pennsylvania .... II 3 1 Rock Island pfd..... 4 Rock Island pfd 14 Reading ... 16t 15tg Amer. Sugar Refining.... .... 1U1 Southern Pacific' .... lit St. Paul It"! Southern Railway ti Southern Railway pfd 7ti Tennessee Copper ..171 I'nlon Pacific 1711 . 1741 U. H. Steel.,.. S (It IT. 8. 8teel pfd.... 1111 Wabash ... , Wabash pfd Ill HI HEW YORK COTTON. . vLk . 4. a, f Soutlu-rn Trains Delayed by Accident ft car Haw River News Notes from Italeigli. COMING ATTRACTIONS, t TONIGHT AT 1:30 "The Isle of Smiles." ' " I TUESDAY. DEC. Ifl Henry K Miller In "The Havoc", X t It K e t it n itltltltltitltltltltltltltltltitltltit .' "Tlio Isle of Smlkn." ; , With not one dull moment, and full of wit and humor, sparkling musical numbers, with gorgeous costumes and wonderful scenic effects 'The Isle of Smiles" should prove a more than agreeable offering at the Auditorium tonight This musical comedy la one of the best and most popular of the many notable productions placed be fore the public by Messrs. Pwiack brothers and Arnold. It Is different in story, scenes, novelties and music, and that Is what makes It a dominat ing attraction .wherever It Is present ed. In writing the book, the authors have happily avoided the beaten tracks of musical comedy, and evolved a story, which for originality of theme places 'The Isle of Smiles" In a class by It elf. Prices are 60 c, 75c. and 11.00. December January . , . March . . , May , , . July ... .. October . .' . Spot MS. Open Clo. .. .S0 t.40 a.t .it ii to ts Loral Secwttlea. Vsported and corrected, dally by Hary F. Claudius. . Bid. Asksa ahevtlle Water .1. . ... . I M 00 O or more lived with hi widowed slater in Itiithorford i nimtv, but Is knoWTi I to Inve Imm n In Mm om In July, anil i v.-ry prolmliiy iinirili-re on his rlcini to Ins slHt.r's lioinn In Ituthcr- Terd cotHity. He a Kri-at Walker mikI h a mliM.r tlmi ht ran lv ever spmif tnnni'r to ri 1 i -i q.e trln. ..-thfiifr I u h rl,i r. i .tB fin (In,, at t fhi pn-x.'iil. tul oil! k ...re no iml linn. In IrMnif !! ; iril out Hi liHumoiK ruiwnn.i ...... citiiens Psnk 144 0 I'nlvsrsal Security Is. 10.00 )H-t year ,,nvww B.0Urlty crt 11.0 Wachovia B. T. Co Wnu Brownall Mill... 1100 110.00 141.00 Henry F. Mllfc-r tn "Tlio Havoc." Henry Miller's acting In "Th Havoc," H. 8. Sheldon's powerful play which the actor-mnnager will present at the Auditorium for the one per formance, that of Tuesday evening December tt, ts winning the same re markable1 tributes tn the west thin season that It elicited during the sea son run of "The Havoc" at the IMJnu theater In New York last season. "Th acting of Henry Miller," said the San trsnclsco Rxaininer three weeks ago "ever was. Is snd undoubtedly cvel will be a source of sheer delight. II In acting Is art. And In nothing thitt he has been seen In recent years Is th art of It more compelling and delight ful Uisn In The Havoc. The pla Itself grlus snd tugs. Almost ever line has a punch. 11 gives the thrill and throb and tremor which th theater owes critics occasionally." Mr Miller la bringing every memlier the New York cast with him to thb city. Iura Hope Crews and French Byrne will be seen In the big roles op poslte ths star, and even the email bit Is played by the actor who create' It Tickets go on sale Saturday morn Ing at Whltlock's. SWI14 I llltOIX-IMV. "t never am at my heat,"' ho said, "unless I gt at 1-HHt e'Kht hours of Bleep every nlKbt." "Wlmt lute hours vmi must be In tin. hi''t ft l t i i w "' nil liiiiiii cnt. y 1 , 'I.,:.-! . . T1e Trt. WRECK BLOCKS ROAD Uazette-News Bureau, The Hotel Raleigh, Raleigh, Dec. 10. All trains over the Southern into Raleigh were delayed yesterday be cau? cl a freight wreck just this side of Haw river at an early hour. Fifteen freight cars were plied up on top of each other and the engine. Governor Kitchln has granted a pardon to J. H. Brown, convicted in Moore county in January of larceny and sentenced to six months on the roads. In his reasons for clemency the governor says: "In this case the judge, solicitor, the prosecu'lng wit ness and the attorney who aided In the prosecution all recommend clem ency, thinking the punishment Is now sufficient Pardoned on condition that he pay the costs and remain so ber, law-abiding and of good ' behavior." Commissions were Issued to A. A. Ruxsell and Freeman Ueese as first and second lieutenants of Co. I, Third Infantry. Rurllngton. Commissioners McNeill and Travis have returned from Tarboro and Wil son, where they investigated sites for the proposed new, passenger stations. Before Judge Henry Q. Connor last evening was argued by attorneys the matter of the distribution of funds de rived from the sale of the large dredge In Beaufort harbor November ti. The dredge was sold by order of the court and the proceeds will be divided among the creditors of the dredging nompany. The large machine brought 110,000. Those here In the matter were Solicitor C. L. Abernethy. C. It. Wheatly tV 1unean of Beaufort Unl George Jlountreo of Wilmington. mmm Tonight The Isle of Smlhs Big Musical Comedy lt ynu didn't hnvi your blrihilsy part llllly Huh! I a Rood "lime at yesterday. Willie I bet I Id. llllly Th.-n wr ain't you sick to ibiyT Pliilml.-Hiliia K. -colli. I'andr l!"t'-c Mine so'l f'anc ,i!i'y KH'I ' O, I .mmmm Htrcct -Musical Hits 22 40 ri-lUPLK, MOSTLY 4.II'.I,S- C'ar loud of f.UIIH'S uiul Klf v'ut hi.1i' Mon. lay at . rr t ' ' r - , r- - , t -lv . . i . It) bft-Mit-ry, tri.'iil li!
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