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/VOLUME .*
. WASIflftGTON, NORTH C AROLIN A , SATURDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 18, 1909.
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NO . 41
IMPORTANT CLUB
'IS ORGANIZED
The Women's Betterment Asso
ciation of the City Formed
Yesterday.
(i
*3: . Yestcrdafr afternoon, .-at 4 o'clock,
jtA me Public School building, was
' organized a Womens* B7$tT6rtiient As
sociation. Mr. Newbold fl rat -made
the good work which mighX be done
by the women of the town. Hon.'
John "H-'TSmall then^ddresjed^ th$
.utaiw-uswii. uiicf plud fur huuhf piacu
? of -amaseiflent " where _ the "children
couiq go and- have 'fun~free of charge
and tie %out of danger morally and
? physically;./
~ The follgwlng officers were elect
ed: Mra. B. O. Moss, president; &Irs.
Chas. Payne, vice president; Mrs. D.
M. Carter, secretary and treasurer.
Executive committee; Meg dames. Na
thaniel Hat-ding, W. Ctoom' Rodman,
David Tayloo, Stephen Bragaw and
Sam Towle: Committee- on by-laws
?od constitution, Meadamee Ceo.
: Btuddert, A. McCullen, Louis Msnn,
. < N. t. Newbold and ' W. D. Grimes.
There were about 40 niembers pres
ent, and the meeting ^was? most en
thuatasTTfc. ~
The purpose of this assoclstlon Is
to help the town to progress lri every
".way, and espe^fally-Mto help the chil
dren, and as the name suggests, to
better the conditions as much as pos
? little, and WflgR U'6ro*n get together
and earnestly try to do things, they
come, prettj> near succeeding.
Every woman In the town is re
Vquestetf to be present at the next
meetln g, , a* 4 o'clock. Friday after
noon^, In "tie school building. If you
have a child- In school be sure to
come; If you have no children, come.
- anyway.
wTbe moTithly dires are twenty-five
bents, provided you- wish to pay and
are able to~do so. If net, do not let the
/fact keep you from Joining, for the
dues are not at ^U^obligaterf. and
only thoM who wish to pay need do
As Every woman In Uprn should
belong to this association, and would
no doubt prhd the work of. absorbing
Interest / 4 '
ENTERTAINS IN
? HONOR OE NIECE
Mra, N. L. Holton at Home Com
plimentary to Miss Carlie
: M. Daily. ? -
^Wilmington, N. C., Sept. Tt ? The
^mmunHy .was shocked, today wEen
it^as learned that Marsden Bell
amy, 8r., Esq.," county attorney and
a leading member of the Wilmington
bar, had been stricken with pararly
?le. He .was found la a comatose
state in -his room * this morning at
tn? ho?e ur Ma eon- In-law, r. c.1
Dwroeeett, - on ? WrlghtsvWc Beach,
?wim wbbhi hb naq wbu gmnaing
? ' Wbewe or Mrrand' Mm. N; Lr
Hofton .was the scene of one of the
moet attractive and elaborte birth
day parties of the season. The occa
sion being the sixteenth natal day of
e 'MIM^CgtllU H. lJ&kiey. the popular
youngbl,ece, -of Mr. and Mrs. N. L.
Holton. The guests were met at th$
door by Mrs. N, L. Holton^ who held
the register book. Each apd every
one registered as they entered the
- homo. MIkw Rena Tingle politely
ushered them to the parlors where
they met the charming young hos
tess. Mapy games of aiqilaemen?
were indulged fnj afterward they
~ wore coupled and ushered to the dic
ing hall, where ^refreshment? were
aervftd In ahundanna Aa thoy ro
tired from the dining hall each one
was presented with a souvenir, the
compliments of the young hostess.
The-" IToue? -eame whe.i fai swells
good-night were said much to
the regrot of all. All voted 'M isa
young hosteaa. T^e following were
present: Miss Mamie Dally, Miss An
-* p,!<| Ea,ten? Mlaa Dessle Hollowed, of
fiiizaneth Clly. T*. " 0. f Mfss Joannle
Be Tlnglu, Miw Hj,
telle Cobgleton, Miss Sadie Jackson,
Mlaa ChrUtnbftll* n?ni*>i?
Dally. Miss Hilda May DalleyrMr. A.
9' Hajrrlaon. Mr. John WIHIf, Mr.
? frarld^ Hampton, Mr. Erring Hobbs,
' Mr. .Robert ftefcpeas, Mr. JFrailer "Mc
. .PtirtUl, Mr. Plum HobbrfTMr. Heber
Whitley. ?* , ; _
t . j T
Prominent Citizen
Is Paralyzed
SECY. HYMAN -
HAS RESIGNED
Leaves Chamber of Commerce
. to Go to Montgomery,
The Chamber of Commerce held
its regular meeting at their rooms
'last Evening. At ihir'meeting Sec
relary E. H. Hyraan tendered bX* Ms
body. Mr. Hymen's letter of resig
nation follows: '
To the -Members- of the Obanb?r of
Commerce, Washington, - N. r
OmiUmAm.' - *
Having been offered a more- lucra
tive position than the one I now
have, and feeling that It is a bu*rdeu
^n- this Chamber of Commerce to pay
a secretary for his service*, and I
will have to fill position offered me
within Jhe next week, I take this
method of tendering my resignation
to your honorable body to take effect
at onceT
I feel that I wish to thank all the
members of this Chamber of Com
marce- for the- kind manner In which
I have been received. 1 tried _lod6
my duty at all times, fearless and
above reproach, and if I made any
inlifakes,* It wasT I assure you - from
thq, head and not rrom tne neart.
Again thanking you and wishing
this Chamber of Commerce much
p rosperi tyTT beg to remain.
Your tfuiy,
E. H . HYMAN
Ml. Ilyuian lu W?,hlum?li
N'ovepber, last year, to assume the
duties of secretary, from Norfolk.
V-a. While residing In Norfolk, he
was ; the secretary of tTie 200,000.
League, composed of S3 6 members;
the Citliens' Commission, Cf" 2*5
members; the Lsdjes' Auxiliary,
with? 2,483 enrolled, and the Junior
Citizens1-1 Le%gue. composed Of 4,594
children. 'x:
( Wbllo a resident here, he: was eec
retary of the Chamber of Cotemerce,
the Merchants' Protective Associa
tion, and the Young Men's Christian
League.
Mr. Hymen. in connection with his
other duties, made himself useful to
the community. In that he did and
parformad many thlugg tuwurfl LCT
comfort, of the poor. Last Christmas
he did JPUTre work In fratha-1^g,
clothes for theni, and he afco played
t>he role of Sinta Claus for the^lks
on the ocoartqrt- of Tag "Diyr^hWX
nearly f joO was raised. Ur.-HymaA
tiAs been useful In presenting tH& ad
vantaged of Washington to th$ out
stde-^-orld. Several 'interesting ar
ticles have appeared in the State
papers from his pen-.
? Wheu his i eal&uailuu was teu*<
dered to the^ Chamber of Commerce
last night, It was his Intention not
to leave Tor lilB new home until some
time- next Week, but on. arriving at
his home he found~a. wire awaiting
him rw ?1 ^ v,.
wife in ha lati thla msmiwg.
Mr. Hymaa has been elected and
?has accepted the position of secre
tary c* ftie Chamber, of Commerce,
'Montgomery, Ala.- 4.
Bound Over to
Next Court
i -*
pittsw*. p?., atpt. i?. ? with
the ?Ur* and atrlpet flying,- 8, [300
men Inarched into the Preaied Bteel
Car pldnt at Schoenrtlle at 8:?0 ree
(erday -momtnf. ending the second
strike at that plant wlthjn a . few
mpoth#.
-.Jrpgbte was lean J hum the Pul?a
went mnde nrllh Ihn nnt^unt hn Ihn
executive committee at>d had threat
VneCfb roi^ny preveut' (bi return
of the striker b Uoat o f the dlacon
ChartPs Basnon Rinl-'ljuJa Sstter
fleld, both colored, were indicted be
fui*: M?jor Stei Ilug ua rhQ charstf~of'
fornication and adultery. They vrwe
b?"nd_over Jo* the October teem of
Beaufort county Superior court un
der a $100 boi^d. Failing to gl^e this
they were committed lo Jall/i'hls
makes 21 prisoners In jail for trial.
, EXCVR8IOX TO NORFOLK.
Second Strike
Has Been Ended
There will bo an excursion from
Washington to Norfolk Wednesday.
r??fwlnn 11 asiiianlng tfaMlamliar
23. Fare for the rouKft* trip, 12.00.
There will be a. beggmfq anft refrqph
inent car attached. The excursion
leaves Washington over the Nortolk
and Southern rbad at 9:55 a. m. and
ATTlri tn Norfolk at 2:30 p. m. This
be the last chance of the season
{o enjoy-' the r?ea bre^z** at Ocean
View and Virginia Beach.
THIRTY-SIX YEAR&AS RECTOR
ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
?; .. .? . .
'REV/KATHANIEL HARDING CELBB^TKS 'ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY
AMID CONGRATULATIONS AND jfef^ISUES OF PARISH ION
~ERS AND CITY? OUR MOS* POPULAR CITIZEN.
" * ** * ""'""- "fao idl-reri tl,o Htv? ,1^.
_ . ,, ? r classey, bethey w
feet could- be laid this wreath o( honor? Around whose u
ed enconium? .
? Tomorro w , ffitrty-?!X JtSTT * gfi . afronng HUB IB tIMW
lag through his veins; with ill'the requisites' f6r*"a~~useful
Harding stood for the first time within thte historic
ivt the >11 bl time witnuntit historic walls i
the bread of life as an under-shepherd. Then, he was
yeap afterward, he can pe a.nd Is crowned Washington's
all admire him. * s
As this sainted father in Israei sits around the flresld
Ions of' past years, and, too, enjOytng the scenes of a ha]
know him best and love him most, there issues forth frtn
tlous and beat wishes. If God's Ideal of. beauty were to n
sleep beneath a covert - of roses and immortelles: ";*"
His sunrise was bright and auspicious; hfs afternoon 1
the zenith of his days for usefulness be as one grand, s
minset. Preacher, soldier, citizen, his life has been,
"and read by all men. We all worship. at the shrine of
daring, but to -possess a life such as he, lu all 1U-m
?which cannot- be approximated^- His may not contam
.*on; it may not possess the oratorical gifts of a Phllll
him, it contains far more? love ? for his fellowman'
?In ft ygrfl, 1* ? n>?ff.,tn ^ct, wor<i dwfl
i time 1
. ___ -klson une livid ?
or black, who would be that man? At whose
[e could be written In inr traceable' letters this cov
Karb, with all the vigor of young manhbod cours
jareer beck6ning him onward. Rev. Nathaniel
Iractlcally unknown, as' it were; today, thirty-six
Tiost popular citizen.- AH honor and ldve him;
f
' his home with retrospective thoughts and vis
ifcamc, a homo where children and grand-children
?every heart In Washington for him congratula
?'"i and cluster around his' feet, he tonight, could
? i '? 'j
idlant with the glow of a well-spent 1/f.e, and may
t melody) as he is permitted to wltnpss his life's
today," an open book ? a living epistle, known -
-?), pay homage and reverence to the brave and
ft ijftwkp* of worth of
hstrategy-of a-Lee, the dash and tjaripg of a
Brooks or a Georg? Pierce, but.^to all who know
Ighbor, a purity of HJe-.-a^clrcumspectness of walk
home of the poor and lowly, ask? the beggar
and joyous heart, down Into th<? valley and.
Iful birds mate in lovely springtime, he is. God's
?Id he ^oeth about doing good and his wortfs do
soul purer or more spotless.
.. ?
If you would learn where the boauty of his life la,
by the .wayside. His work for his Lord carries with* it
too. in the drawing-room of-the affluent. When thi
embassador, and when all nature Is *ipenlng~ii?te ,
follow him. The lowly Naxerlne never committed to ea^ua ? boui purer or more spotless. "
? Rnrn ' in ffinrnwinlty. Rmmfnrt.. r.nnnty. March 6. 18*,7g and whpn a mrr" Finy hf? plnypil And- r<nn;to<i ho
neath the oaks and plucked honeyeirckfes; tieard~the bfrds warble their_raorning a^d evening melodies.
Here it was he sat at the feet of that Immaculate spirit, l|ev. N. Collin Hughes, . receiving his training which
proved so useful to him -in-after years. Most all of tta comrades and playmates of ^ hose golden days,
have ltfng since gathered the mantle of their couch abdjigt them and sought citizenship into th?t "Undiscov
ered country."- They, however, are not forgotten. Thate memory is ever fresh and-greer..
,3lpce his rectorship 'fn- "Washington i What marvelous changes haveT>e?n wrought. Hehas seen htsxlrurch,
then weak and small, become strong and vigorous. Henpus ministered to those entering the narrow-raie that
divides two eternities; he~has committed their loved o !$r^~ "*J'* ""
blushing maiden and gallant7 yo.u A. taken the little dm
first to wish joy for the newly wedded and the last to d
Truly he is a shepherd.
No gTanlte stone may marly the plat6e"*where he eleepa, but memory, will alv. aysj-keep his Iif? fresh and clean
in It^crchlvea.^It Is here one' can find a pattern for Sjifiilation and example. \ 4
All are blessed for- his large native powers schooled In the wide expeience of puHlGJtfEairs.-for^his genial
humor, enriching all whom he touched by virtu^ of whica he* aheds the influence of a wise and ' beneficent
toousel and character, for, after all, "a Christian Is the |iigh<;Rt style of mar,." Piety toward God Is said to
be the surest incentive to- the fuy ?d''sch?3g3i3^|^]Jto|i|BiBJUUKarri man, t n -i ?' rrilL' ?nr ;urf i' -r
to-God's chamber. He, too, has linked together the "
in his arms and blessed tftefnV He* has been the
>p a tear of sympathy ovod the ashes' ?f their hopes.
.... ..... m-vmumi
tlnn rf hnnnr Mir I ?""?V'-tiI *1 ^
ment of whatsoever things are just and true
The man who ever lives jm under the "Oreat Taskm
wttnwrof his oomkiuA and Is to.be b
tain a conscience void- of offense. Is the man ?mu
most faithful ih the discharge of every trust.
Ity. the most efficient aid in the pursuit and att?ln
1 of good report. *
eye," who believes and remembers that God is the
all his acts, personal and officla'u-slrlves to ob
'f in yesj-irinsthllifv.f.nd the -
? uwvtwiBv vi w^ftrj mm. ? ? . - ? - - ? ...
This is the spir^ which elevates Nathaniel Harding above 'all th>t tt^Unpble, narrow ^nd Elfish, because
all the ends he alma at are those of God. countrv and truth.
Mr: Harding attended school at Chocowlnity until the outbreak of the Civil War, when fie volunteered in
the Confederate army at the age of 17. No braver soldier boy ever Shouldered a musket or fired a gun. -He
followed th,e immortal Lee with a brave heart. If victory came '-he was'^bilant. if defeat was announced he
received It with that same spirit of resignation that has^r haracterUsJ htm. all these years. Since the boys of
Each Tent'h of May. dressed in his suit of Confederate grey, and wearing his cross of honor, he rah al^ys
be seen mingling with the comrades of other years, a time that trl.ed men's souls, doing what be can to make
them spend another reunion amid sunshine and Joy, and many a furrow-cheeked soldier boy has been made
to feel the glow, the warmth of halcyon days tbr'oug^ his efforts. The Confederate cause knows no wander
champion, for he is yet an unreconstructed rebel, In all this expression Implies. He wore the grey at 17 with
? tth bn? ?UUtu
eu Uls Joe ks and" the care of. years cut deep furrows in his cheek, "he is still eager and ready to answer his .
country's call and to^ defend home and native land. In battle he was a3 brave as a lion, but in peace he is as j
gentle aB a woman. *?
. After the close of the war Mr. Harding taught school In Beaufort county and also near Wilmington, until j
the }*ear 1S68. Subsequent td ttrls HP: was educated at Cheshire Military Academy In Connecticut .and also
at Trinity College, Hartford, Conn.
In Jul*, 1S73, he was onjalned tp.the ministry and in the year 1875, I i? December* he was made a priest of? J
hl^ cBurfb. Thlrty-slx years ago, tomorrow, he was called and accepted the rectorship of St. Peter's parish. 1
? this city, and since that glad hour has been Its guide and leader. -Washington is his fitfst and only charge. I
?From the time he first entered the hearts ^of his parishioners, he gave. and extended unto them his aHr I
the best that was within htm. His life has been for their service and for their '??f* 11 ft. What a rich her
itage is theirs? j ___ , ? ? .. ,
Through sunshlpe and shadow -and throiifgh all the varied ^ffclssltudes this hob' man of God has" known no j
man; duty has ever been his 6hlbboleth. The rich", the poor, the bond and free, have all come under his ]
guiding c'aie and tender entreaty. What a benediction it Is for one to sit -at his feet and drink from his In- I
exhaustible fountain of 'love. ^ ^
All are bettor merrrmore~usefur~cinzen8rffiore determined to tread rhe pathway of life -for tire goal and to |
pluck the roses from the wayside Instead of the thorns. His IMe Is given to others. Sacrifice plays a con
spicuous pari In- his makeup. . ??
During the 36 years of his rectorship Mr. Harding has administered the rite of baptism to Cfi2 persons; he
? what a record with, which to salute his Lord as he- so me sweet day enter^ the^'Clty *of Pence," This rec
ord tells of tears, of hopes, of Joys, in a few short sentences we can frame a picture that will always^lnger as
sweet incense ? a record covering years full of fruitage and responsibility. ^
? In addition to his duties as rector of St. F^teV's, ho wbb made the first secretary- of the Diocese'.pf Ec?t"i
CatAllaa n nAftltlnn ha haM with tk.p fly period oX.12, years. From the orgacl*a.T.6u_
of the eastern IHocese he has been the examining chaplain and continuously a deputy of the General Conven
tlon. He holds this position now. He has for many years bsen fixe dean of the convocation of.Edgnfon.
In church councils he has always occupied a sphere hl^jh.and enviable. He has been prominently men-4'
t lotted for the high office of blahop and no doubt would have received a large vote but for h(s' Infirm body. ^ |
? In chyrch and state Mr. Harding stands the peer of ~ahy, and to him they are indetrtejl for Ms wisdom,
and forethought. ' ?
Pubjic education in Beaufort county knows no. better friend, and the progress ihis great cauirfc has mpde is
no ?doubt. Ittl.yltrfjf JMMWirt; Him: In sett son anrf ont of season, he has tolled assiduously for the
uplift and developing of the young in his native county.
For 25 years h'e has beteh the county superintendent of schools and that he has'mad? good no com
? men*. For answer, one has only to behold- the condition of the schools when he was Inducted into office and
now, 25 years afterward. His work as superintendent Is a monument the coming ages cannot efface or scar.
It Is Ihe* richest ot legacies. N?rteacher or pupil In the county but ^hat know* and loves him. Only at the
last meeting of the County Board of Education did ho retire from harness, giving way to one younger ifbd
more- active. With his retirement there jgoes unl\T4r8a> regret and to hlm_ gratitude "will ever be extended
by the-ailvocatesof public education.' ? . ' . ?
Mr. Harding is chaplain of the 8eeond Infantry, Kprth Carolina National Guard, and he has the .honor of
holding the oldest-commlssiorriir th<\State. He is. In addition, one of the oldest men of his rank In the United
States.- Ho has made Tepea ted ly attempts to tender his resignation, but Colonel H. C. Bragaw and the en
tire body of officers and meA composing the regiment have opposed. He fo them Is a father, a counsellor, a
leader, -whose services -they cannot and will not allQw, to be dispensed with. lie Is loved and extolled by thQ
entire regiment, and this Is well, fqr he Is worthy. As In church, so here, he holds the affecyops of the sol
dier boys, out. future heroes, as wlthta the hollow of his band.
r What Ml wit? OwU?erhM?h -what B1*U>? was to Or.otland, what William of r>v?n*?. was to Holland, ha 1*
to our people. Only a faint ldaa-of the deep, fervid, exalted sentiment which our people^clifirlsh for him can
hs written He Is nf thsm, naaraf them.- His thoughts*, laellngs. hit, words are all ttolrs? their
their champion, their frlentf, their g lide, blqod of their blood." He^-has been to us What jthe north star Is
Thus we>seord the ambitions, the hopes of the. young minister .entering upon hta rosd of life, striving
for the mastery, and close with an exhibition of what he has accomplished during all theso years. What an
accomplishment .it has been. He has reached the seitUh with ths consciousness e# doty.well and Allhfully |
performed and consummated . and BUnds before Ms cm i^rvgstton tomorrow with skirts ele?r sod ctera. cel
ebrating htt 35th anniversary as rector. May it be to, htm a glad and Joyous day, full of sunshine; cheer
and hope. Hay rector afl? communicants be an united band In the' Battlements of^ heaven and When the
21*2 '.?* "? .*?? ? trtrapb"t Into .that" City not made with
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CITY HONORED
-THIS AFTERNOON
j Hon. W. M. Hays, Assistant Sec- !
j retary of Agriculture, Guest
. of Congressman Small.
Hon. WUIet M- liayes. Ass&taut
iiecnrtary of the r'nireg States De
partment of Agriculture, arrival
'Iiere Ifcls afternoon, about 1 o'clock. I
Ho loft on the afternoon train o.verj
the Norfolk and Southern on his re-!
Wellington UutliiK
I liib short stay here li<? was. the gu^st j
of Mr. "and Mrs. J. H. Small, who ex
[ tencU^Pa general Invitation, to the!'
c-itlzen^ of the town to call at their
| reHld^iice be'.ween 3:30' aed 4:3/"
I o'clock to inteL informwlly ibis Ui
| tinguLsh&d -visitor, f *
The national Department 4>t Agri
j culture In jro-oi?erat:on w^th the
State 'Department, has beeji attract
ed toward. Eastern N*>rtl; Carolina '
and its agricultural possibilities. and
within the last f?w yeifj-s have done
much work looking towaTd tfte im
provement of farm methodH and the
drainage of our wetlands. In con
-aeetion? with the? tatter subject, no
project has obtained greater "pifb
Jloity than the porposed drainage of
Mattamuskeet Lake, and' the primary _
purpose of this' trip was- t*o enable
the Assistant Secretary to- visit Hyde
county. He drove atound the lake
on' yesterday, arid Is now on his re
turn trip. 'Assistant Secretary Hays
has attained high distinction among
the agriguimr'.BtH ? rr? rm?- nnmrryr
particularly in the Northwest and in
the Mississippi Valley, and the South :
is fortunate in having his attention
directed to our section. He is recog
nized as ^.e leader jn, the movement
foatfgrlcultural education.* and in
ItlWr-d the proposed legislation for a
congressional appropriation to bo
used in co-operation with the several
States in the establishment of ^Coun- ,
ty Agricultural Sehooljs. Washing- j
Lou welcomes this distinguished '
I citizen. * *? . * * . !
T(? ATTKNI) t.\K ( OXVKNTION.
Mr. E. A. Dar.ieJ loft this morning i
for Louisville, K>\. where h* goes to
attend the Nat-onal Tax Association
ot Uie United Slates. Mr. Dani?!
was appointed as cr.e of the dele
gat?s from Norjh Carolina by q0v
ertiffr R tT^JilTT. Tie >ilj be abtehi a
weMcjor mere.
Church Directory
For Tomorrow. ;
First Baptist . Church. Market
street. Rev. J. A. Sullivan, pastor.
?Sunday School. 9 : 4 .7 a. n:.. S. p. j
Willis, superintendent; lesson sub-l,
ij a m.-. -TyyrTT-nrrrrr w"
ship. Sermon subject, "God glorl-!
fled, through our affliction." S. p. m..,
evening worship. Sermon snhje/r,
"Two views of the Promised Land "
At- S:43 p. u*? teacher*' me'etijig.|
Monday, 5 p. in.,- Ladtes' Missionary
jjociety. Wednesday, & p ra.. prayer
meeting. Atl strangers in the city
are cordially invited to atte'nd. Po
lke and attentive ushers? "Good
music.
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Boh-|
tier street, "ftev. Nathaniel Harming.!
rector. Sunday school, -0:30 a. m..!
C. H. Har<T.ng. superintendent. Morn
ing prayer wUh sermon by the rector
at ]}. a. ai. The rector celebrates |
his SCth ar.nlversSry as rwtor-of tfiw |
chf.rthJ. Evening song at 6_p. mj
Seats free and fine mu3ic. Attentive^
First Presbyterian Church, Glad- 1
den strefcl, Rev. H. R. SearlghP", pas
tor. Sunday school. 9:30 a. m . Jno
B. Sparrav. superintendent." Preach
_a.j$. S.i',, m. The pas
tor liafr?5ust returned from Ms vaca
n<m .and will fill Llie pulpit -morning
and night to. the tfeltgtrt of his cdn
gregation.,yAll receive a cordial wel
come. Excellent -music.
?First Methodist Church, West Sec
ond street. Rev. M. T. Plvler, pastor.
Sunday school. 9:30' a. tn., C- F.
BlafidT superintendent; E. R. Mixon,
assistant superintendent. The pas
tor having returned from his vaca
tion of three weeks will fill the pul
pit both ipornlng and evening.
Prayer meeflng Wednesday evening.
All Invited. Seats free; excellent
music.
Christian Church, East Second
street, Rev. Robert V. rfopo, pastor:*
Sunday school, 4 p. m., J,"B. Latham,
sui>erlntendent. ^teaching at 11 a.
m. and ^j>. m., by the pastor. Morn
i? subject, "Seeking Jesus." ICvftn
Ing subject, "Simplicity of the Oo?
AU ^atcaugera ia_JLk&.clti-Aee.
I Freewill Baptist Church, Masonic
Hall, Elder J. T.
Services at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Af
ter the ?rmon the holr
communion and the rite of washing
MR. HATHAWAY
STATED ACTS
The Railroad Question is Up to
Governor i
Settlement.
The .facts of fir. A.'s holdings, of
f litch 1 staled yesterday . I would
uru Ub follows: * !
? in ll'l/j Mr.. A. purchased 9,000
acres of land. ifough . immediately,
transferred _lt rnmpaTiy "
In 19VC he bought back this land
with about -H. oilier tract*,
r- ueed ? ?>> transfer, "ttir tu inter ?
company reserved right-of-way for a
jtallroad to be built at olvnear Blsh
upP*' jfsing, ?oij tlieir ' Bel haven
brancj^,. to a point at or near Walla
Watta, or any other point they wish
to build to on their Washington and
Plymouth branch. ?
In .this deed Mr. A. purposed dig
ging canals for which said' dumber
company are lo pay a part of con- J_
atructlon, digging and maintaining
IbhS.__?ftiial, depending upon, the
amount of land they drain into ca
nalsr ? fm. ? 1
Tn the ^immediate section Mr. A.
8wjh? between fifteen and twenty-five
thousand acres of ^nd^anti being a
in">t maw. tlmn.iiFhl? lufffiin. d auJ
fatn1Uar~with all phased of the situ
ation. knowing- the land to be among
the richest In the woTld, he has a ~
well-lahi project to .ettghtly Improve
thesejands._and.l am told sell a few
tran-j at gait an mm. t)ien ? later
r#ll!e the "price. At $30 an acre tt
will bring three-quarters of a mil
lion dollars. Enough to risk con
siderable for. isn't it? **
There 4s no Just .reason why oyr.
State Council should 'place thi^j-oad
where it wjjl only benefit one man
and one railroad. '
Now the *qu**TTai) if. Which shall
bo served? '*
A rich railroad corjroratior. .be- 1
sides the one man who has enough
Lra!:.s, ^j.ergy, ability^ and knack to
secure- .backing f*ons owners of rail
rcad^wTio are able to bu.^'-very foot
of . land In Deaufort county without
? rAl;it. Ha
-roi-K' v, present 0tf it. This man who
?Ai'.'.-fat t Ditching a plowhar.dle. hoe,
^ c?n succeed under condl- .
tit-r.s that we less blessed . people
wouid perish.
Or.
ThousamJ^roi men. l'.norrlr.g no ltY-7
incr except, that by the sweat of their
brow? -? ?
'This Questltm is our Gov
ernor. ' f \ * \
We say our goveretneyt, must
watch over, nurse!" arid- 'project these
men -of .U-jrar,. Content to -=
meel: and lowly till the soil
If cmr government takes from
theee many men that which would
make them strong, giving to to him
who already has wealth .and power.
What is to encourage the youth to be ?
cofitent -'Down on the Farm."
To Have Day Cur
rent Next Week
?
?The Wwtric light plant. beginning
[Monday evening and continuing un-"~*
Ml Thursday morning, will run a con
tinuous current both day and night.
This is done for the pttrpjos^, pf af
fording the Washington Telephone
and Telegraph Exchange current to
charge their new batteries.
Infant Dies.
jlobnilt: . IL "m v,l
of Mr. and Mrs*. J."R. -Hill, passed
a wav ar thfe home of her parents,
West Third street. Thursday morn
ing at ? o'clock,, of cholera Infan
?t ag^l ; yetm. SHe. ya.s a bright,
and Interesting c"hlld and was the
sunshine of the hope. _ _ v
afternoon ahd the interment waa In
the" family' burying ground at Haw
Branch Church, Chocow-lnlty. .
Mr. Thompson
Purchases Gin
The Standard Lumber Company,
of Aurora, N. C., yesterday qold "their *
cbtton gin to Mr. B.'H. Thompson, of
that town, who will operate same In
the future. Tl\ls ,gin la one of the
largest fn Ote county and no doubt
will' be a great' success uhder- tfee
management of Mr. Thompson:" _