North Carolina Newspapers

THE WEATHER Last Edition VOLUME I. - WASHINGTON, NORTHGAHOLINA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 20, 1909. NO. 42 FORMER CITIZEN I A Tribute to the Memory of a [ Welt Known and Highly Es teemed Citizen. Entered Into rest eternaHn- ffash vllio, Tcnn., September 17, L909> Mary F. Moults, ^born. 4n Washiug Moules lived in tbi% citr until a few | years ago. when fche moved (q Natth iHlei II lien 9h9 hmm mint* ustdart with her . niece and namesake, Mr*. | Isaac B. Edwards. Miss Mary F. Moulea was a woman of unusual force and strength of character, and to her was granted a Ions' and useful life. Truly a hand maiden to the Lord7~ her strength . ' was gentleness and h?f work w*b done in His fear and to His gltyy. She was a faithful . and consistent member of the Presbyterian Chut.ch; she gave liberally of her thought, her time and her means for Jts care, ex tension and upbuilding. She be came a member In her youth and was aiafqy frnr nnw at evory norvle**! rain pr shine, only a serious sickness causing her absence, Her pastor was ever her chosen friend. Yet she - - Vas never narrow ? the only pass port to her charity was need or suf - fering. / Socially she was well-known and admired In the circle of old Wash ingtonlans? a coterie of elegance and culluiH mat ailutmHl WSahinSlon In ante bellum days, as well as in later years Her father. Mr. Cbas. Moulea. \ a native of Worcester. Maes., was a merchant of extensive mean*- ami high Handing, csrrylng on a pros perous business In. this eky*ftfl^ county for many years prior to the civil war. Her mother, Miss Jarvis, of Hyde, was nntori for sweetness o ft ^TcEaracifii- y^th -parents died when Miss Moules was quite a young" Slrl? leaving her. the eldest ot a large family of brothers and sisters, to the r"*' rearing of whom she gave the most . unselfish- devotion ? doing fill that a "Sister could for Ihelt welfare. One ?by one the hand_of Trovldence beck ? oned -them until only Miss Mary and MIbh ElMnOr WFroTeTT" In the sixties'. those sad and fate ful years of war, thep<P tyro^ ladles - Were entreated by deat relatives and frlenda at the North \XCl seek safety | '* and eOihfnrt hr-| i n ?vr " -tlili love of homQ ancl native. State waa too strong, .they declined, and remained In Washington to share the .privations and dangers of the Con federacy. Brave women with hearts made strong by a fine patriotism. Witfcmit^a murium, limy; witnessed the burning of the town, the destruc tion of their entire Income, and the burning of their residence, halloaed h tu Hi mi uj uiumuiliJ u? t mil u.iun.ii ___-dead Inspired by the -fortitude of true heroism they made their sac r 1-1 ? Bm with panenm and ni/ii in in'-" wisdom of Almighty. God. ? Almost immediately, >Iis8 Sfrary set about to "repair their shattered fortune, and with cheerfulness i^d htvpe n school in. . t.h.a ald-Prox byterian manse, corner of Second and Respess stToet*. later on Market . in ,/Pnngf>-tnwn " She hsd re. ?etve^? her- education In this c>*y? - with unu or two years spent ^ln the best schools of Boston, and It is wor- . thy of note thaT the Boston instruc tors remarked upon her fine -prepara ti^p in mathematics and the English branches. " Indeed, she was possessed of -?n unusually lino Intelligence, great piety, ami a htgh sense uf duty finmht""'1 ";ttK - i ment that marks the true gentle woman. These Qualities made bet' a great power for gobd. And, the laat lagjnfluerice she wielded Is ml told ? -m' - " ' fr'"n a rat J' mi.rh to th(l vnnllt ot Washington ? then- passing through the darkest ordeal In her his tory. a sad stage ot desolation and tiovertx, ov?ry industry paralyzed the blighting ellect ot cruel war. At 11 rat -her pay waa slendej ? provisions, fuel or labor an*| many ware freely - given their tuition because unable to - pay. However, brighter times soon dawned, bu? 'or many years she taught, and labored with lore and I f rr instil late her pupil, nor only the knowledge gained from books, but thoeaJllgher things of conscience ? aid .right principles; the- sure anch I ors orthe soul Her pupils respected and love|l her, recognising tnatlnc tlrely "that she lived up to the high ' standard khe dally placed before them. M*ny of Mfashtng.ton>preeent tu cltlaenatoTe experienced in their lives the mW uplift that received Us volltlBn from, the sweet'Chrlatlan Influence of lilsa Mary r "their taaehee. And, today they would " place u pon hpr grave the unfading immortelle^ of lovtng remembrance. i' ?I1U U1 HULWI U tpillUlllllMl 61 W spotless llfa. Verily, "the world was better because she lived." ' Bbe waa h member of the 1>adlee' Memorial Association, and of the Pamlico Daughters oi the Confeder acy. The members ot theae organ! tatlons unite with aaay old friends In extorting their sympathy to the surviving Hater. Miss ~--?lea?or an* nte_ t1 *d -Mi*. CROP REPORTS TOR TOE CENSUS The Department of Agriculture States Kind of Enumerators They Desire. ? Washington, D. C., 8ept. 20.? Forty-five thousand 'enumerators out of the estimated grand total of 63, 000. will be engaged April 16, neat, in gathering 'the required Informa tion conceroThg1 agrfculture for the iwiit rwunmm i; V Director Durand puppeeee making every effort to secure progressing^ farmers and crop reporters for these places. His action Is based upon the recommendations of Chief Statisti clan LeGranri Powers and the advis ory board of special agents composed of professors of economics and farm experts, who have been .assisting In the formulation of the schedule of Inquiries concerning farni operations and equipment. It Is believed that the selection of this class of men.. Al ready familiar with statistical meth ods of securing data and reporting it ilu eouipfchtmdiole forjn, will ' fcdd greatly to the efficiency of thecansus and to the scientific value of the- in formation ? obtained. pu rand does not anticipate any difficul ty In procuring enumerator^ of this l kind as^ th^re are In every State of the Unfon, hundreds of crop report ers acting lor the Department qf Ag rlculture, represpntatlve of State Uoards of Agriculture. &r. The Agricultural Hhedole which Is to bo placed in the hands of these enumerators Is n&aring completj^n by U?e Census Bureau. The advleory board who are acquainted with prac tical agriculture, its varying condi tions. and who are active In i their Respective States in assisting the farmers, to imnmvp n?.if j ods, have been 'most earnest and'fldl offolrt is being spared to make the schedulers simple as possible, and imirorlaut information concerning* agriculture. means 'of the Census schedule an effort will be made to secure an accurate statement of the tptftl num ber of acres fcLland In the farms of Ithe country, .by States and counties; I also the improved area. umber, a*id^ site- of farms: On account of ' the growing I|pr.r.rf ?r-? mi, j |h ^ many parts of the country, consid erable Information will be eecured as to whether farms are operated by owners, tenants 'or hired managers. Information about the value of farm, buildings and oftier permanent lm-' provements; and If the farm equip- j nsent. both machinery, implements, i and Ifve stock, will be secured. An Important part of the schedule! will be thaf enabling a stuff>~ of'the! ' ' ' I" "i'ii"u linn, The: j enumerators wttl aik about areas, quantities produced, and value of! ' 1 '? faiitf oi nil uw prinpipari crops grown in all parts of the rn!t?| ed States. TLfis Inquiry rovers grain? j and sefltls. hay antf forage crops; ?\d Ittiporfaht speciaFTfops 'such -hs fruits, .nuts anil ic^etables! tobacco, rice. hemp, potatoes, broom corn, &c. py-products. like flax strarf for tow arid tnim?, w>d tUch | manufactured prod u cts as v.lncs. elder and vinegar, dried fruit, sugar.; syrup, &c. , will not be overlooked by the queslons in t hp "schedule. ' The inquiries concerning lLs# stock andtheir* stock products, also include cattle, ,w6Fk ' anTmal^ shleiiT and goats, swine, poultry angles. The facto as to The number . and value of ll?* tUL Uuio ot-Oui ^aunu:;-. 'atlop are to be secured In some de tail, taking into consideration ages, sex and use -of animals. Further more. data "#ni Be secured relating .lfl.tha nnmtiAr oloo al animal raised, ii'ulThaaed. and ?old ; and -ttao quantity and value or animal products, such* as? mUk^j cream, butter and cheese, wool, eggs, honey and wax. * J A few nielli questions of a gen eral nature" may be Included to se cure valuable_ related information. Among thesa- U. one which wUl--W made concerning the area and char acter of woodland In farms. t There viUffee but one schedulfe for! agriculture. there~may be a small schedule for the enumeration of ani mals In cities. Thli will be carried by The city enumerators and It will cover horses, milk cows, chickens. Ac., housed In barns, stables,. Yc., In" the cities. No attempt will be made to get the area of city garttBttt or va cant lot cultivation. Beloved Rector J I f1.,! i n celebrates Day T?*r? w?a X^5off *tUnTancS ,I? 8t Peter', Church yeaterd ay to hear Mr. Harding', aermon on the occas ion of hta thirty -e lath anniversary, a moot the concretatlon l?lnir-m?uy member, of ether ohurehea In the city. A llow of lone and pride HIM ttte heart, of hla i&any {rlenda to aee their batorwl rwtor mount lt>? pul Dtt UifKt. and eveY feadr aa of std MOTHER KIDNAPS OWN DAUGHTER 7 r~~" Forcibly Takes Away Her 7 >s. Year-Old Child From Her Grandmother. Asheville, Sept. 20. ? Considerate excitement was created on GHfif^otte street here today, when Mrs. J., B. vTTle last night, went to the home of Mrs. Elizabeth -Turner and attempted ^o ftBd dtd auoa*??j -in tnltlng nway hfcr 7-year-old daughter. The child" went away with its mother only after violent protest, and after th6 neigh borhood* along the street had been attracted to the scene by Its 6utcriea. I.qfPr nn n H nutm I if .Tiulffo Arfumg Mrs. J. B. Turner and the child were taken into the custody of the sheriff on a writ of habeas corpus and after-" ward the hearing set for Tuesday be fore Judge Adams to determine Just who should- have the custody Of the. Uttle girl. It seems that the domestic rela tions of J. B. Turner, for many years a1 resident o t Asneviue. ana his wife have not been cordial. In fact Mrs. Turner alleges that she has secured Mi the luuilh 01 KlUHda a divorce tfom her husband. It Is said that about a 'year ago Mrs. J. B. Turner gave consent for the child' to remain in Charlotte wnh a brother of her husband, Rev. Harold Turner, of the Western North Carolina rnnfprpnw that the child went? tothe home of Rev. Mr. "Turner about a year ago where it remained until Mr. Turner was transferred to' Statesville when the child was taken there wlthj.hlm. In August of this year th^ little girl was sent to Asheville and has since 'made her home with her grandmoth cr/Urf. Elizabeth Turner, on Char* jWVw mtraat firmly last night when the mother arrived. I Today the mother went to the sher iff's office and later, in company- with I a deputy sheriff, went to the home! of Mrs. Elizabeth Turner. After the mother h*d been with her 'daughter for a' time she started to leave the house and in leaving snatched up the child and took if with hsr? Counsel was' employed by the Turner family and subsequently Judge Ad ams iaaiiori hla writ cltlnK-the^motbeH and daughter to appear this after Sirs. -J; D. Turner has employed I<Ocke Craig as counsal*. while the other side of the Turner family have retained Fred W. Thomas. - - MANY?ASES^ BEFORE MAYOR Affrays. Retailing and ? Disor derly Conduct Disposed of 1 his Morning. Tribulation Hall was more than ?lively this morning. .. ..Qaafcijyere ga -h?r? aud t06"Mayor enriched the city I treasury many dollars as the follow-! lug disposition will show: | State vs. John Henry Wynn, retail-^ [rig. Tho ommlnftti.-iii u-ativf.H m iha next. term of -Beaufort county Su perior court. Bond itxed at $100. - State .vs. MUe* Respess. Disorder ly conduct/. Fined_$ 1:00 and cost *, State_^vj?r- Lizzie Corbett. l- Dlsoc*~ derlyconduct. Filled 82. 0T) and cost. State vs^ John Crawford. Fast riding on( wheel and injury to child. and httl? son wwre walking across the street at the cor ner of Gladden and Main when Craw* ford bn his wheel turned the corner and%^pocked the 'child down. .?e .vnK tnlurad -in Ih o ?1A>. ? n? was adjudged gffilty and fined $ 1.00 and cost. - State vs. Frank NoblesvJ. HVXewis find Gaston Clark. Affray. Nobles and Clark were fined $1.Q0 each and cost. Judgment suspended as to Lewis. Statd vs. Charles Harris, Dlsor-! -derly conduct. Fined *1.0*0 and cost. Disastrous Forest Fires, Wallace, Idaho, Sept. 20. ? Four disastrous forest fires, two supposed to have been of Incendiary origin, are raging in the^Couer D'Alene National forest reserve. One homestead has been destroyed by the flames, and anpther Is threat ened. 7, " Tbe~entlr$ available force or for est employes , has been cafled to the scenes of four Ares. One Are la near vthe' town ofMur r?v, mwmiur Ah lh* .Wtk Pork, a near ?n? villa. ^be fires are reported to have gained qonaidertble headway and mucly valuable timber is in danger Of destruction. What? Shorthand and TnAwrlt Where? At Public SqhooL COUNTY COMMIS SIONER DEAD Mr. H. G, Jordan Died This j Morning at 2 O'clock? Funer- j Tomorrow a^ 11 A.M. Mr. Herbert G. Jajrian dl?cTat-hls| residence, in Long Acre township, this , county, this Horning, at 2 o'clock, tir Bright* lUpite, aged 58. The announcement*^ Mr. Jordan's death will : jTort, where he Is witf^iy~known and respected. He waf best known to the citizens as County Commissioner^ a position he has filled so acceptably for the past seven years. u-?? filling out Ills fourth U|rm as a mem ber of the Board of Commissioners at the time of his death. Qurffrg all these year^he has always been pres ent each month until last, July, when the disease with which he was af jfflcted hart gained sttHjh-headwny, he ! was compelled to be alfcent. The de ceased leaves a wif0 ;;nnd five chil dren. besides several _ broth*? ?nH sisters, among them 'J>lr. Claud B.' .Jordan, of this city, t$ mourn their loss. Mr-'-lnrrinn ?q-?. ing all his life and was a most suc cessful one. 'What he did, he did well. As County Commissioner he faithfully -performed Ills duties and had the confidence of the people to such an extent as tir~1?oId the~office , for seven yonnot and Bfe djiubt tf-he had lived, w ould have been' honored again with their confidence. * In -pol itics, he was a Democrat, and the j party never had a more loyal follow- j er. - Ho believed In Its principles and; followed them to the letter. He had j been suffering with Brights disease for the past eight year*, but nevpr gave up until the past summer. He? ??was h iiutlv^' of this cq. :;iy. and al ways gloried In her achievements and progress. He had the faculty o'r making friends that have been true to him to the end, and in his going his neighborhood. In fjet, the entire county, loses* a citizen whose plice will be. ha_rd indeed to fill. ?. The funeral will take place tomor row - rooming . at 11? ofglor-k ,3t - tht? 1 residence, aud tEe iqgflpnent wVu iieJ ln,the old family burros ground In 1 acne, ffihadMiitlffbji I iu 1 thaniel Harding, of this city. 1 ? Vne extends sympathy to the bereaved. , . ? ? Dixie Theater Closed Saturday The ptale theater ms&d last Sat- 1 urday night. The pro;>jietor, Mr. H. ! G. Sparrow, has sold 'he playhouse lr. \\u,.r* II-. .wn r,' derson, N. C., who wijl run It in the future. .The theater ??? ill be closed ' fui abuut nro TOCTfr TB^order To) make necessary repair* and- Improve- j meiits contemplated by the new. own- i era. New chairs wll'; be Installed.: the walls made more jitxractlvo ami riue~ stage Beautified and enlarged. : Mr. Sparrow haff been running the, Dixie for about four months arid has' pieaseiL me patrons, His shows nave ' been catchy and up-to -date and his, determination to leave the show bus- 1 llness is to be regretted. ? -Under his j management the Dixie has been ger.- ' erously patronized. Wright Makes ? _ New Record Dorlln. Sept. *20.' ? Orvllle Wright made a new record Saturday at the Tempelhof -field for ?<'.statned aero plane remained in the air for one 1iour and thirty-five minuter, cn rrylng Capt. Engfclftart. He Broke his own record, made July 27, when he stayed up with a passenger for one hojr and twelve m!nutes. "? Ofefenti, Sept. '"20.? I.ouls Paulharo. the French aviator, flying In aVolaln ^biplane here Saturday, won a prize of 1 5, 000. He covered 7 (4l>J-3 miles) in one hour at an al titude ranging from 240 to 3Q0 feet. He made h'? wnF up and--, down the coast lin?, part of the time over the ^rtrth?Sea. In alighting the aviator fell into the water. He wa's prompt ly ^rescued by spectators, however, aitd sustained no InjurteMrir OXK ADDITIOX. One new member was received by 'the Frwwtii Baptist Church yester day. The -occasion of their quarterly awtlni whb lively attends!, At the evening service the holy com munlnn and qua of wifhing fast were administered. Elder Butler. Ailed the pulpit morning and even ACCEPTS POSITION. Mr. B. 8. 8raith, formerly of Edan ton, N. C.. haa accepted a position with James X. Clan Compaifr, as saleaoaan. Mr. Smith several years A Copper. He feas many frieade la CITIZENS MEET ASSISTANT SECY ? - -= ? Informal Reception at the Home, of Hon. John H. Small Sat urday Afternoon. Congressman, and Mrs. .TAhriiH. ! Small received Informally -a number of their friends Saturday, afternoon' at their. residence from 3:30 ta4:3o, having ^ks their guest Htm M. Haya. A**ifctant. Secretary of Agrtcnfi 'Kirc, and the otflt tat-ptTUtugniplltfr Of the Department of Agriculture, Mr. L. S. WlUteftts. These gentlemen were on their way back to Washing* tonicity from a tour of Eastern Caro-| i Una jinrf ifiilarlj.- MmtaiuuuKtiu^ LuKl and Hyde county. Mr. and Mrs. Small desired that the; citizens be afTordea the pleasure and opportunity of meeting the Assistant Secretary and took advantage of his short stay la Washington. A large number called to pay 'their respects.' Mr.# and Mrs. Stephen C. Bragaw, Mrs. John G. Blount, Miss Bess Boyd tad-Mr, II. G. Oatjgi, Ji.Tnaatsled lir $&ceivTng the callers. Light refresh ments were served. ?eiieluij ll&yS proved to toe a most pleasing and courteous gentle man, and all who called were favor ably Impressed with his urbanity of manner. Mr. Hays Is dotng a great work In^iis department, and the peo ple Of me south; especially in this fttstma 'bL'fUUU ol ' North 1'aroHnn. appreciate his efforts and were de lighted for the opportunity of meet ing' him. He can be assured of a warm welcome from our people at all times. V HORSE STOLEN Major Wooten Minus a Horse ? Was Taken From Yard at j Railways.- - Major Woottn. colored, of WoJ^j entow'n, is today minus his 1t6r$e. a? he was^do^ted bfc gnotber individual i Saturday night," between 7 and b! Woolen ra me to town Saturday ?Iirrnooi. and tied his horse a7 Chaiinr.ey's railway .and then left to do his usual Saturday trading When the time came to return heme he found horse and tart pone. Diligent search was made for the animal without svc*? ess. N'o tiding? ..hauti been heaid from- him since That time. > c or a description of the missing an-i imal see advertisement in today's i Want Column. I W1M/OW RMWIKKI*. A new plate glass is being placed !a the show window the Knight Shoe' Company's store. on Main GRAPHIC STORY MARINE DISASTER Twenty-Nine Lives Perished ? I Eighteen of the Bodies Are Recovered. t Mobils. . .il a , story of a marine disaster which cost! the lives of 29 people when the j steamer Nicolas Castanla. en rpute from Havana to Cienfuegos. found on the night of August a last, roach ed Mobile last night. Meagre news of the dlsasTefwas given by the As sociated Press ^ugii&t 31. The crew numbered twenty-seven officers and sailors.^ and there were two passengers. Eighteen *>human bodies have been recovered. The .missing eleven are believed to have be'come the victims of sharks. All tlTe bodies recovered were In a> terrible state of- decomposition anfl j identity was impossible. A government commissioner, after j nn examination.- reported that thei immediate cause of fhe wreck was \ simultaneous explosion of the steam-' er's battery df boilers. combiited with a violent cctncusslon of the steamer' on the rocks, whither she had been thrown by the gale antj tidal ^^e. Tfie crew ai^d passenger list of the Nicolas Castlana shows no names of women, but among the personal ef fects. _whjch showed the wear and tear of usa* were a number of famtn lne .articles .of wearing- apparel and U. I>. C. It^KKTISO CALLEH. uwlnflo-fche threatening weather ot Saturday afternoon, the meeting 6r the Daughters of the Confederacy did not take piece. U la ualn called to meet Tueeday afternoon, ?t the of ktu Uia T. Rodman, at be traaaauced. and the 'iaatTto k* n'mti GOV. JOHNSON IS BETTER His Condition is Still Vtux 4,.rit _ icaFand Next 24 Hours Will Tfll Story. N ? Rochester. Mihn.. Sept. 20? A bul letin from $t. Mary's .Hospital at 6 ,i, m , ynnowday, signed by L>r. -Wr-.fr Mayo. says: "Gov. Johnson ts tJFtier; Tie %joks Hit'-. If he gets thryugh tiiiilghrTnd" l<?orrow%vj(houi having any more i\tibie,- ye lf9k_for hln recovery. Theu uuiiJ-ktokj; flue and the Gover i?oc says he feels Improved. His pulse la lo2. temperature respi ration normal " r_ Dm. Mayo and McNevIn will not again visit the Governor tonight Gn IciJh hi? condition grown worse. 1-ate this afternoon. Gov. John-! son * condition was auch that the St. Mary's Hospital authorities would not say definitely that their patient would recover from the operation performed on him Wednesday pnorn W: ? HIB Mudition Is.rritleal. Dr. Charles S. McNevIn gave the following- kii m mo n- ? tl. 1. -M ., , Uon of his symptoms: "Pulse SS to 84, respiration ifbout normal. He spent a pretty good af ternoon. He has been running along four d;aya_?MthDut nourishment and naturally is a little weaker. "This afternoon he had less i>aln~ Ho has bem: allowed a litTTc car bonated mid albumen water. We" are giving him as many saline injections ! as he will stand. While he is borne-1 what beHer, hi? condition is very! Critical, but if he ran pass through! .tonight and tomorrow without a ?re currence' of a sinking spell his! chances for recovery will be muchJ brighter." ? ? - ? ? Evidence of the attention paid by the entire country to Gov. Johnson's j illness. appears in the .flood"* oj-tete grams which come here, the or* tele graph wire out of the city b^lng bur dended with lueseages. Gov. Johnson so far forgot his owr. condition this morning, however, as tn dictate a telegram of i.< President Taf?. to be delivered by | Elj S. Warner. . . a Gov. ^John sort's message read: Hffsrty ? and ? TO" rhe S;au? nf i*.j inti>*"i u.? . Tirwrly re gret my llir.ess prevejiTs my presence at 7 unr rerejMlor., ? (Signed) "Johir A. Johnson." President Taft replied to Gov ernor Johnson's telegram, the' an- 1 swer" having been transmitted by tel- 1 ephoner President Taft's message said: yy.y Dear Gov. Johusor.: "I am greatly distressed to hear of yojir. Ferious illness. I miss- your smiling and cdurteou* personal; 11 " "til'!! I '? " I :i II >-1-:-; time* I hnve come to the State here to.forc^ tuitl. 1 lliai.ln >oh4i oiii t he brrt?-^ torn of my heart tat your message of ! welcome, seritwhen you^are on a bud- of pain. * K i "I tfrvpr.Mi* nr.:,-- . r;iV thv ^ Jour wonderful strength ar.d fcrtl- I tude will make your recovery speedy.. I "My compliment* and respects to Mw-.. Jrrfin^Ui, whr^t? t ly*T In WaSH ingtpu I remember with mmh pleas- [ tSifired) "William H. Taft." Church Celebrates Its Centennial Lexington, Ky., Sept. 20. ? In cele bration . o ,.i)?e^n^ennia j_aruilYec?v sary of the founding of the Christian Chu+ch "? (V'l .n li uf ihf Dlm'ipl^. ft memorable convention will be held here during the week, Hundreds of duUiga:*.n ma a:?- arriving on every 'train to take part Ir; the program, which begins ?Trith tr preliminary welcdme- ' meelTng" this evening.. . * Lexington la a*" center of the Chris tian Church, having eight congrega tions and 5,000 members. It was in this <^ty that Barton Stone made his declaration of the all-sufficiency of the Bible, and the union of the movement* 'inaugurated by Stone and Alexander' Campbell * was effect ed. Sessions will be held during the week by the Christian Woman's Botrrd of Missions, the* Kentucky.. Christian Missionary Association and the Kentucky Christian Bible School Association. STILL I3fIf!SPOSEI>. The many friends of Mr. JohA L. Phillips will regret to learn he Is sltll confined to his home with fever. HH K LK K-VSES LASt WKHK. - ? ? rt? ? llmiiwa l?L Peter O. Walah and Mwjr II. FTlck, T. B. Tript> i&d Smith, whit ?L aW??o .-aim r1Lovte Crandalt, colored. ^ .... ~ ; AlJDfflNG OF" CITY BOOKS { Mr-Htlron ^ComplfTed 'lhe Big ? ? ~ Task on Saturday Last. The -work of auditing -the city'# , books wa? completed on ySaturdA* I lu?t. ami Mr. Hilton wi|M?a*e for his '?Uome in NorfoULJUmiarrou.-^ His re- ~~~ port will be tubulin ml to the Doard ? ? at theirj.ext .regular BMTtlflir In Oo tober. In addition to the work done qn the o]d books Mr. llfiton has devised a new system for 'keeping the records ings of the 'preseut board will tie transcribed upon these ^books so that it will date back to May of ,thlB year. The system has already been adopt ed by the aldermen, and is complete In every detail. The city has long sjnie heeded a more modern method of keeping its books and now since we hav.e the books It will be an easy .matter for anyone to asc?riH<n th? condition of the city finances with out any great loss of time. METHODISTSTO BUILD ANNEX Another Room to Be Efcctcd Looking Towards Placing in ' a Pipe Organ. } . J'he Methodists ire making pre parations to build an audition to ihelr church building. Plana are be in c niadt* ImikiiiK toward the Instal lation oi a pipe organ ?: an early day' and in <*ruer tr^ U'Vonimodal| | t(i^'? anid^to provide suu | able quarters for the choir an addi I ti&nal *room must he erected. At a | meeting of the., official body yesterday afternoon, it was decided to 'erect a' I room *1^x21 to -the side of the choir i loft. The \\ (jrk will commence at nnre._anr? f.opes are entertained of having it finished by the first ot Xo \!elnber, when the union series ot tXMim Whor. ...mi-lun,.! ?i^uted for the choir, but for gen eral After the regular services SunTTay evening quite a nice sum was raised among thi* members of the congrega tion for this purpose Electric Lights Placed on Bridge 1 ::r 1 "Uj.i;. i r"t:. in ar_? having electric light* placed on the WKfhiwgtrrr <n mv?'. HIM" h1- -ins Pam Uto River.- a:ul so often used by pedestrians at d plea.su-ve seekers. ??? iieliis placed nil along !>: walk, fend \y i-f.n-.|.'a'iC|j will worl; quite a convenience to the prnc-ral public-. When ail the llghta are lighter! bridge will present a \?s!:.->y tt;;d enjiai,<?* its value us & 1 1ft i f- of reTreat for "the <iriz* n.< even- ~ 1112*. V ' ? OTT AGAIN. Mr. Frank Borers, who was re cently operated on for appendicitis, has so far recovered as to bp able to be out again -- u l FO1! Remaining; uncalled for In ^city postorrice ror the wee.k ending Sep tember IS, 1900. Gentlemen ? r Eugene^ W. Arm rer. J. X. Ballance. Beaufort Drug |*Co.. Presq G<orresponding__g.ureau. "Mark Cherry; W. H. Chahoy. Walter , Ellis. Pamljco Pish Co.. K. V. Green, |C. W. Hassel. Ben House,, Wm. Has sle. \\". *A. Hopes, Charily Klnner,' John Plckelti Peoples, Investmfffl & Protective Co.,. Press Corresponding Bureau. T. A. "Rlchafds, Jr., A. J. Stewart, So. Liquor Supply Co., Sam uel Kir-hols, Rev. \V. R. Walker, Rob ert Wright.- "'""Vy -? ~ Ladies ? Miss Mary Bryant, Miss Druciler Barru, Mra. M. OarlL Jdiaa ?Fannie ' Cronbarel, Mrs. Mamie Da vles, Miss Mamie Hartley, Mra. Har fiffc Anne Smith, Miss Winnie Wash ington, Mr8. Mlrtle wftaon, Mlsa Gen eva White. " These letters will be aent to the dead letter office October 4, 1909, it not delivered, before. In calllng^fpr * the above, pleaae say "adverjrfse&r*"* In giviifg date of Hat. / -