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NORTl
CAKUUNA, TtJESPAY AFT?RNOQ>I, OCTOBER 5, 1909.
I
RED BUCK
Tnenr
POLITIES
? <?* ? ' i
political Gossip Lively
Predicts Hot Fights in This State
Next Year, When Congressmen,
Justices of Supreme Court and
County Officers are Elected.
Greensboro, N. C., Oct. 5." ? Tho am- |
bilious ? their name is legion ? *
Retting their names in the political I
pot, many fat, succulent jobs will be]
given away by the poopleN next year; ,
a Corporation' Comm Ibs! biyjj-. S'TTHef
justice and several associate Justices |
of the State, Supreme court, eight Su
? perior court judges, sixteen solicitor^! j
ten Congressmen, and hundreds of
county officers will be elected. Bees
are Wring fn manr hnnneti k-r
Six ot the' ten congressional dis
tricts .are H^rtiln 'to have contests.
Down in the third; where Mr. Chas.
Randolph' Thomas 'has reigned undis
turbed for a score and more of years
a number ofclndidates is in the field.
? 1 Mr. Jbe Robinson of tlm Guldsboro
Argus, has announced himself; so
has Dr. John FAIson and H. A. Grady
will not neglect bo great an oppor
tunity. Others are in training. Mr?
Thomas will have to fight as he has
never fought before.
A battle royal will take placo In
the- fifth; ? where GoferhOr~KIlchIn
held sway for a decade or more; the
. Democrats believe- that Representa
tive MOrehead won on a fluke, and Is
representing a Democratic district.
They feel sure, that the Republicans
will be snowed under fText time. The
. ~*old mlt, ever reSdy at the White
House for Mr. Morehead, 1s increas
ing this feeling. In the past the fifth
has been constant to its favorites, and
oncd a fellow gets in he Is apt to stay
until' something unusual happens;
Mr. KttAhln was sent to Washington
time after time uptll he cried
"enough." He redeemed the district
from the fuslonhiU.
U.amUtnr* fc Ulafc
doe* nqt seem likely, his name will
be Barrlriger ? John A. Bar ringer ?
and in the event that he* avows his
candidacy some other citlxen tt the
r T county mfcy come forward and offer
I his services ? Guilford liktr Mcklen
bul-g, Wake. Forsyth arwTother coun
ties with large cities has factions.
G^anrtfTTfe will bo represented' in the
t i ' i - ! yy.ffRffgff, h 8- ? jumz.
lar aspirant/ The friends of J. A.
I?ef*g,--of- Perwon, are urging h 1m? to
run; he Is a business man.
Dr. George A. Mebane, of Spray,
seems to be In the lead at this stage
of the contest. ?*..
j T1i?m ? to iqbc Ulk ef the Repub?]
leant nominating B. Prank Mebane,
| to succeed Mr. Morehead, who has de-|
clared that win SajffiW *"? ?
nomination. If thJs shoud be done,
and the Democrats were to put up the
doctor, the fifth would present an
unusual spectacle ? brother against
brother. - ^
The gamblers of the district say
that Dr. Mebane Is a sure thing for
the wnm 'nsftnn a? th?v jjj \t now
hut thft situation may rhtnge at jjiy 1
time. Prospecting delegates are al
? -
* Feryiyfb will have two or mgre
candidates. Judge E. B. Jonefr is con^*
sld#red ha' good at In the ftrfht: " Mr.
J. C. Buxton and Mayor O!- B. Eaton
"repeatedly!
declared'thit he. would hot be a can
didate ' *V'i " . '
'Wf. Cyrut B. Watson will hot enter
tfi^tace. but. If hit- heal th c4ntla ues I
to Improve, he would not decline the
nomination. If the delegate* were
WfUoa would ~Jm iliintr. At]
pretext he loeks jrell and ta active
| and stroltg. If he*ijfrtas aa he la npwj
doing he will toon be himself again, j
mr. A. H. BoVden; of Salltbury. in
talking of Mjr. Watson and the llkell
L-hoofl. of _ his being _ honoWd _bi; thfil
[ Democrats of his dUtrtct Expressed]
Pi sentiment that la fynd general. 1
"Cy w^on i<"lBe man for tha
nomination," ' declared Mr. Boyden.1
I lW tl an old soldier. Once he wis
put up arid defeated. Hla royalty bis
f never been questioned. No one doubts
his ability to carry the district jj
should like tor see hhn' have It He
would- do more to bring Democratic
narmony un ocavr axxtr ffi imr
district. Many anti-prohlbitlonista
who were alienated, would be attract
-A rafAs. ,r
ivi??o?uuiiiyc UDUW111. Ill LHO
h ? irfoing 06 nave a contest. Bev
end Democrata are ready for the
tnj . Maaara. H. I.. Cooke and John
Srz ? u.mw,H)rWK?Timv?
? J *ai?_. C ? - ? - 1
of the second,
dates may stay out.
The eighth looks blue to Demo
crats. That district seems to' be Re
Dubllcan. -..Thece Is a feeling, hoyr
ever, that Representative Cowles,
who never was strong, *111 not be
able to repeat his victory of a year
-Measig- Walter Murphy of Sal
isbury, I,. C. ralB'woil nf^SratfsTrf
R- Ar^Do'ughton- of-AHegliaii> and Jr
?R. Gwallneytjf Alexander, arfc spoken
of. A Democrat to redeem the dis
trict must carry Rowan by 1,200;
Stanley, 150; Cabarrus, 150; Iredell,
,700; and AlleghanyV llHT;' ahd hold
the Republican majorities la Wilkes
to 1,260; Alexander. 100i Caldwell^
280. uud IUUIU4 40U. ifid'flMlf ?V?n
In AsEeT"
ThaL.would glvo hlnfc the election
by' 8,600, .*
Cowles may not be renominated.
There is trouble brewing in his own
camp. On account of this the Demo-'
crats are beglhnlng to ?bc hopefu*:*'
? There la promise of Interesting de
velopments ? la the ? eighth'. ? Some
think that the Democrats should
-ngasa ,pilth*>r Mr Jjjn S. Hendergon
or Mr. Theo'P. K 1 a t i Tn Co ha fn e sb! *
The nliith -Is looming up.?. Mr.
Webb la going to have opposition.
Mr. W. C. Dowd, of Mecklenburg,
has led friends to believe that he
jvould run. If he does Mecklenburg
will Jiave two or more oandldates ,ln
the convention. The names of J. D.
McCall and W. C. Maxwell are being
used in thta connection. There la an
other man who has almost regained
his old-time popularity by several
jSCSBt legal battler that is Judge
I. Osborne. Some of his' ardent ad
mirers wduld have him enter the
Judge W.'B. Council, of Hickory,
will be in the thick of the light. He
wllT not ask for a renomination. Mr.
Avery, of Burke, la said to
a receptive mood. The ninth' la full
of pTOrtlse, with the odds in farot of
Mr. Webb. So long as ttaston and
Cleveland Btand shoulder to shoulder
and Mecklerihurg- continues to re
member the differences of fifty years
ago Mr. Webb has a cinch.
MT Up In the tenth a doten or more
^Rpocrats are getting ready to swat
OoIt John Grant. -
A numoer or <*orr*? ? Jii
succeed Judge Council. Messrs. Ed
mund Jones of Caldwell*- Mr. Thomas
Flnler of wftfcea. and^Mr. E. B. Cllnc
IS CONVALE8CENT.
COUNTY BOARD I
? _ OF EDUCATION I
Established a New School Dis
trict at Hunter's Bridge to
be Known as No. 15. ~
The County Board of Education
met In regular jnonthly session yes
terday at the courthouse with all thd
members oC the board- present.
_ The. following business was dis
pensed with:
It' was decided that all the public
schools qf the bounty should open, on
the first Monday In. November next.
? In reference to the application to
establish ? a imw school district at
Hunters Bridge, the people ln .that
section offered one and one-half acres
of land on which to erect a school
building. The board decided th^y|
would .establish the new district and
accept the deed fm* the land with the
understanding tttat the citizens In the
district erectf a building to cost cot
less than $500, the County Board o>
Education ttf* furnish 92*00 of this
amount. This ? agreement Is not to
take effect, however, until -next year.
The new district will be known as
Bath district No. 15.
A number of committeemen ap
peared before the board and an
nounced much progress on the school*
buildings in districts Nos. 5, 4 an^H,
I .on g Acre township. _T in ? :_J
Several other matters of minor 1m
[ portance were dispensed with by the
LbOAVd. ? .r? - ? - ? .. .
CENTRAL office completed.
The central office of the Carolina
Telephone and? Telegraph Company
has been completed, but It will be at
Tea*t"~^-'Tnonth before the new ex
change 'Is ready for operation.*
SCHOONER .IX PORT,
The schooner Mary Oalllard, P. W.
Mldjette, captain. Is in port, loaded
with general merchandise for ?. R.
Mlxon ? Co. *8he *wlll carry a<U) kegs
of mullets to Norfolk on he^return
trip. 7
FORMER OWNER
' KILLS HIMSELF
He Feared Insanity
Albert Pulitzer, Brother of Pub
lisher of N. Y. World, Takes
Poison in Vienna ? Suffered a
Nervous Breakdown.
Vienna, Oct. 4. ? Albert Pulitzer,
brother of Joseph Pulitzer, the pro
prietor of the New York World,
driven nearly to madness by a ner
vous disease, committed suicide In
the Grand Hotel here, by taking
poison and then shooting himself in
the head. The bddy w^Vfound early
today.
"Mr, Pulitzer and his servants were
occupylng-AH_elaborate suite in the
Grand Hptel and the sick man was
under the almost constant care.otDr.
Jacob Pollak. With Mr. Pulitzer in
addition to two 'servants was Count
Mlkorsky, his secretary. Late last
night Mr. Pulitzer dispatched all
three on errands. Some hours after
ward Dr~ pollak called and found
-the- door of hlfpaTIenrs room locked.
Fearing a tragedy, the physician
had the door broken down and Pulit
zer's body was found stretched upon
the floor in front of a mirror.
-A pool of blood had formed from a
wound in the head. Dr. Pollak ex
amined the body-end said that doattr
had been -doubly sure by the admin
istration of poison before the shoot
ing. Dr. Pollak said: .
" "Mr" Pulitzer has been my patient
for a number of years. He suffered
terribly from nervousness and fear
ed that he would go insane. His
mania was Jhat he..wa's "being perse
cuted and he. feardtt everyone."
MtT Pulitzer was wealthy. His
brother has been notified,
? !_ His American Experience.
New York, Oct.;4. ? Albert Pulitzer
was once proprietor of -the old New
York Journal before it was purchased
hT "ill1"? B,Bliftlnk
Mr. * Pulitzer, who was fifty-eight
years old, had lived abroad since
1895, with the exception of a vlstt'to
this country three years ago. At that
time he reached New York and arous
ed -considerable interest In the news
paper ^world^wtth the announcement]
that he was going to start a new |
newspaper In New York city. H<^_de- 1
clared at the time that all the news
| (5|
i announced njrfn never went any fur
ther than-fhe preliminary hnnounce
moQi. ,
| From New York Mi*. Pulitzer went,
to San_Exanclsco. He created a sen
sation there while sojourning at the
Tavern, on the top of Mount Tamal
pais, just outside the city. He arose
tut 4 ? jh and matfB auclnr tttwte
guests. He satff that h? was wrltirig
his memoirs and could c/ly do his
i-worlt before-sunrise. ii^returned to
"Europe shortly aherwhrd.
[ Mr. Pulitzer was a Hungarian and
came to the United States first in
1SI7. 1 1 ?
He went West tanrht ft?rtn?n
for a living at the schools in Leaved
worth, Kansas. From t^etp he went
lstic career. He afterward came to
New York and founded a newspaper
there. -
There will be a regular-communi
cation of Orr /x>dge N<K 104 A. F. &
A. M. at their hall, corner of $oiiner
JUtf -Third streets, this evening at
7 Jfl nVWIr >H TUItlB. brMhran
cordiaHy Invited to be present.
rnE^grcAit i>kraiuu>.
In* C?UM() M? holdup fft the outcelnic
trains, and punlnh f?r Norfolk
Almost Indistinguishable against
Jbft-graY.hn^P'* ??1oiiria Hhc I
soared past Old Castle William and 1
soon "elite rFd the canon made by the
giant sky sorap'efe of Manhattan Is
land -and the Jersey hltys.
Over the w^brshii;- bt four great
powers ?he passed, his progress mark
ed by cheers from the Bailors of his
own country and those of Great Brl
-CaiiiT- Germany, ftance Italy.
_ When the air vpsifl?l reached the
British cruiser Argyll, anchored an
eighth of a mile above Grant's tomb,
Wright ^escflbed an easy, and grace
ful curve and started on his return J
Journey do^cn 'the river. The wind
conditions which had bothered, him
on the Journey up wore now more fa
vorable and- ltT was here that the
speed possibilities of the machine [
were demonstrated. ' *
- . TOKUo- I
cupied nearly twenty minutes, the re
turn flight was made..in little more
than thirteen minutes, or at a rate
approximately Of forty-two miles an
hour. ? ?
Nearlng the harbor entrance again,
he was confronted wlth^is same ar
chitectural cdtidUions which caused
him to vary his altitude on the vay
up.~ Aga.in he lowered- ?ImseTY and
-when he reached the open water of
the bay he was flying -barely sixty
feet~nbov? the surface. Thence on
ward -he gradually lessened * his
heights Past Governors Island the
machine sped, an eighth of a mile
over the-bay, then veering Sharply
around Wright headed swiftly for the
? landing place on which he settled
with the ease of a bird amfd the er.-|
thuslstli
vlllans.
PRR IX)I>GR.
IlUrhr l'tj tir ( IjAvIRU TnK
"MERCHANT OF VENICE."
Edward M.- Roberta, representing
the Shakespearean actor,. fidouard
D'Olte, is in the city/fot the pm^*se
oT arranging for an appearance of
[Mr. D'Oixe in "The Merchant of Ven-^
rice. ""Under the management of Guy
P., Gregg, Mr. D'Olze Is calling forth
th? best endorsements from the press
In the cities of his appearance. The
sumptuous production compels extra
ordinary care fn booking, The |?ro
dlfttloh Jg complete and enmnglvft tQ
i^rry;' Mr. Roberts hdpes to receive
iWaaSST to warrant"
the coming of the attraction. "The
Merchant ofr Venice" is the sole offer
ing of Mr. Gregg for Mr. D'Oixe JhJs
season. With ene^uragement he hopes
I to reckon Washington among his ctt
les of annual visitation. He will hare
| a n^^ offering each season with Mr.
WRIGHT MM
GREAT LIGHT
Up the Hudson and Abound Tomb
of Grant? His Crowning
Achievement,
Aeroplane
dome of I
New York,
(lashed past
Grant's tomb,
gracefully In mid-air o
6i the Hudson, shot 111
to Governor's Island, I
Wilbur Wright, of
thus placed his name i:
Hudson and Pulton
most spectacular ffcata
[aL aeronautics.
Over the masts Of '
?. hose decks hoarse chq&"B of the sail
?ors were borne up to Am In his ele
vated seat, he flew fpmtwentv miles
? -ten mile3 up and teKmiles back
remaining, In the air fflr thirty-three
minutes and thlrty-tbi
alighting at the aero#*
mishap.
During the flight busfc<
tlcally at a standstill if
of Manhattan from w#ch a view of
irshipB from !
seconds and
ome without
ess was prac
all that part
his v remarkable perl
available. Harbor e
frmance was
.ft shrieked
fhelr applause, cheef after cheer
swept up from the I
of the Hud
Eon and the lower bttyf-for the Day
jood," crown
of the HgdzJ
Ith a
flight up the 1
>4. finished at
ton aviator had
_ng the aviation
son-Fulton -cele
Wf Ight started ^n
Hudson at 9:56 a. &.
I0:29:SS. ' Jflj^H
He had Intended -to improve upon
his achievement of morning by
making a longer and more hazardous
-flight at sunset but Qijp "frrippltftg of
his motor just as he *was about to
start on the evening attempt dashed
his hopes as well as ? those of the
thousands who had assembled
Governor's Island ami along the |
jvaterfront to cheer on.
The flight was midp under condi
tions only moderately favorable. The
wind was, blowing about ten miles ah
hour, while an otereapfc sky added to
the uncertainty of theifreather. Amid
the clatter of the machine's exhaust
whfc~h sounded like musketry flre,
Wright climbed to Us seat In his
aeroplane. In a moment the machine
was off. m
_ .With the plsneaJtttiijjil slightly to
one side the man-bird slowly ascend
ed into the air, rising to a height of
barely twenty feet, > till*, it swooped
In a semi-circle toward* the water's
ledge. Here the preseace of many
; craft. . all hyatrlcally 'tooting ..their
whistles, caused him to aaeend furth
er into the air before making for the
mouth of the river.
ONE AMELn,, .
TOW IN
JUL 816 RACE
Seventeen Make Start
They Start From Zurich for the
James Gordon Bennett Cup ?
The Course Seems to LiejOver
Southern Russia.
Zurich, Switzerland, Oct. 5. ? A
beautiful sunny autumn day, follow
ing yesterday's discouraging down
pour, made the^ start in the inrejtti^
tional balloon~"race for the Gordon
Bennett cup a splendid success, and
more than 200,000 persons watched
the 17 balloons soar skyward and dis
appear on the horizon in what Is like
ly to prove a stirring battle to cover
the greatest distance.
Tt?? nlchau r\ f tha hnllnnnlntn
voiced by the American entrant, Ed
gar W, Mix, of Columbus, Ohio, were
realized In a measure,' for the south
west wind which was blowing at the
start seemed certain to carry them
toward Russia Instead of to the sfca,
JUid th?? a genuine teet will be af
forded of the endurance of the bal
loons and the skill of the pilpts, in
stead of. as In the past, premature
descents to avoid a plunge Into the.
ocean- ~ * " .
Perfect organization enabled the
carrying out of the program without
TT'hllclf. The solo (Ttaappolntment
was the receipt of a dispatch Troop
Count Zeppelin that he would be un
able to visit the grounds wfth his air
ship Zeppelin III, but this was coun
terbalanced by the ascenslof of the
Parseval. which went through a va
riety of evolutions, to the great de
light of the cheering spectators. ?
Edgar Mix was the sole represen
tative of the United States. He was
elated at the prospects as he made a
final Inspection of hia balloon, Amer
ican.
"It will be the greatest race oif rec~
ord," he said, "aid a real long dis
tance contest In which the best bal
loon will win. If the southweatet
holds, it will drive us over Southern
Russia. We aro carrying provisions
-for three days, but are discarding
our mountain garments."
The Italian balloon, piloted by Sig
nor Piacenza. was the first to leave,
-and- the others followed at flve-min
ute Intervals. The band broke out
with the strains of "America" as Mix
and his companion climbed into the
bfr*?kgir-_r-Thfr- wlfrh
the best wishes of all the Americans,
wfio joined in tfie hearty~cEeer~ as the
? balloon gracefully mounted and dis
appeared like the others In the direc
Uon of -Vienna. The wind was slight
In the valley, but about 12 miles an
hour at a height of 4,000 Xeet.
America's chances- for victory are
Following is a list of the starters by
countries and pilots:
America ? Edgar W. Mi*.
- Austria ? Dr. Anton Schleln.
Belgium ? -J .eon de Brockere, Geo.
Ceerts.
France ? Alfred LeBlanc, Einile
Dubonnet. Maurice B^enalme.
Germany ?Captain Von A be r cron.
Dr. Brockelmann. Paul Heckel.
? England?Frank MqT.ftRtv
y?lw f-i'liln pi'jnnnTa Pa ijfttln
Frasslnetti. \
Spain ? Alberto .Oettll.
Switzerland ? V. de Veauclair. Cap
tain Messner, Colonel Sebaeck.
oted by the Marquis Salvetiera; th?
Belgian balloon Henrietta, In com
mand of M. Vlemlnex, and the Italian
Ruwenzeri, piloted by Slgnor Uauelll, I
were entered, but did not start.
Shot Because She
. Refused Marriage
. Ch'.cogo. October 5. ? Refusal of
Miss Phoebe Armstrong. 28 years
old, to marry Charles L. Mlller^E
stationary engineer, ' aged BO years,
terminated in a doable tragedy In the
boarding house at 519 Rush street
early yesterday.
Miss Armstrong, employed as a
cashier for a tniainese Arm, roomed
On the first ^loor and her admirer
who had been attentive for two years.
Ian the second floor. M4ee Armstrong
alentjwjth Ler.wlndOBLjQDen aud it Is
said by the police that Miller, having
stolen down a b#ck stairway, entered
the room by this means at about 3
o'clock in the morning. ^
1 ji
body seemed to Indicate that she was
shot at the slept, her body being in
a natural Meopiut poeltluu iliia ils
covered. Miller was fully clothed.
He Is believe* to haw shot the glr{
and t^ea ended his own Ufe.
ininm ? "
LEFT BABY ON
THE TRAIN
Woman Boards Train at Rteb
mend With Bundle and De
-parts Without 4t,
ROcky Mount, Oct. -i' ? A case of
evident abandonment and a muhi kh
inotherlj' act was that commit trd on
trftln So. 31 between Richmond and
this city yesterday afternon. A young
white woman neatly dressed boarded
the southbound Atlantic ..Coast ' Line
train at Richmond yesterday after
noon and It was noted that she car
ried a bundle in her arms. She made
the trip to Jarretts, Va., and attract
ed no notice, and it was here that she
left the train, so It 1b believed.
Shortly after the train had left Jar
retts the flagman flTseove FiRI ttUflfDy
?but a few months old in the car, and
the matter was at once imported to (
the conductor. The conductor left
the little one in charge of the station
master at Emporia and wired to Jar
retts to detain the woman could aha
be found.
Thn Ami ? at ? ? miioHod l ?
the officials of the company here and
the matter Js being given a rigid In-,
vestlgation by them. In the mean"-'
time the infant, which appears to be_
only a month or two old. remains In
the^-eare of the agent at Emporia. Va.
The wire to Jarrettadld not have the
effect of detaining the woman; and
according to the statement of the
agent, it seems that these; ls^ some
doubt as to whether or not the
woman left the train there. "
BUSY l>AY FOR PRESIDENT
Oakland, Cal., Oct. 5.: ? President
Taft put la a busy forenoon today.
After a brief visit in Berkeley he ar*
rived in this city shortly after 10 a.
m. and was met by Mayor Mott and
a reception committee of prominent
citizens. Thousands of people turned
out to greet the distinguished visit
or, who was driven to "The Willows,"
where the children of the public
schools were massed to listen to a
brief address from the- president. Im-,
mediately after concluding his ad-i
dress the president was escorted to
?the-boat vrh ieh-was to convey him to
San Francisco across the bay. Four
teenth street, Broadway and* Other
loading thoroughfares through which
the president passed were elaborately
decorated In his honor.
Welcomed in San Francisco.
I San^ Francisco, Cal.. Oct. 5. ? Pres
ident Taft arrived in San Francisco
i shorUy before l o'clock today, hav
ing crossed over from Oakland on the
! I*. S- revenue cutter Golden Gate. An I
enormous crowd was gathered to wel- 1
como-iunr. Ttrp official greeting was j
TOVggeir ufTETyffl? ' / WW** BtfVrPgn
mtttee representing the qpramerrtal |
organizations of the city. The deco-J
rations of public and private build-1
Ings were profuse.
Vhe program of entertainment was
$uch as to keep the president busy
from the time of his arrival until he
close ot an eiaDorate TiiinqutJt ul the'
Falrnrant hotel. _lncluded among the
features arranged for the afternoon
are a drive about the city, a short ad
dress at the laying of the cornerstone
for the new Y. M. C. A. building and
a reception at the Union League club'.
TEACHERS TO
. . BE EXAMINED
White Teachers Will Be Exam
The County Superintendent of
Schools, Mr. W. "L. Vaughan. an
Tiounces;that there will be an exami
nation for public school teachers In
the courthouse, th'ls city, the second
Thuraday of thlif month," II being Oo-*
tober 14. This will be for white
teachers. The colored teachers will
be examined the next day. The ex
aminations begin promptly at l^"
o'clock. . . *
Jlie gtato-flnperintendent of Public
flTTstructlon has prepared the exami
nausa'tbis year, it bwlug uniform alt
over Nortn Carolina. He also has the
authority to examine all papers sub
mitted by the teachers if he so de
sires, to see If the papers have been
properly graded, etc.
GOOD ROADS MFKTlN'fi IN ASHB
VflULB.
N. C.. Oct. 5. ?Public
fffi ALDERMEN
: TliPK
_ THE CITf HALL
Work Starts at Once"
Second Story on Engine House
to Be Used as Office for Clerk,
Supt. of .Electric Light Plant
and Storage Room.
The city aldermen met In regular
monthly session. at ttee city hall last
night, with all (Jhe members present.
Mr Joseph o. Chatmcvy was elect
ed as alderman from the First ward,
t^pucceed Mr. Frank C. Kugler, re
signed. Mr. Chauncey being present,
was duly Installed.
.Policeman William R. Pedrick, was
granted one week's vacation.
All the annual bonds for the rent
of Hw uiai kei liuuse stalls weie sub"
mitted and approved by the board.
[In connection with this matter,
The News will have further to say in
a future issue.]
Mr. G. W. Foreman was relieved of
poll tax, due to infirmity.
Mr. E. Wv Myers, a. civil engineer
of Greensboro, appeared oeiore tbS~~:
board and made a proposition to do
the surveys for the city with refer
ence to the street pavfng. sidewalks,
etc. 'H<? was requested to submit his
proposition (n writing, which he will
do at a recess meeting to be called
laterT ~ " v
? Thtrmayor and clerk were author
ized by the board to borrow the nec
essary funds to- erect a Hecond-story
on the fire engine house connecting
with the city hall. The work will
start at once.
This additional story will be used
as an office for the Pity clerk, for the
superintendent or the electric light
plant, and the rear portion of the
story will be 'utilized as a storage
room for electrical fixtures. The al
dermen claim that In moving the elec
trical offices the city will heebie to
pay for" the improvements In seven
years In the saving of rent. *
An order for -the sale of the street
bonds was made. The mayor, clerk
and three members of the board wore
.Instructed to, ..advertise and receive .
bids for same. They are to make
their report at a subsequent meeting. .
Preparations for
Union Meeting
At the Minister's FYiiolr yesterday
1t was decided to hold a series of
prayermeetlnga before Ihe beginning
pf the evangelistic campaign that will
be conducted by Re^Vm. Black, of
Charlotte.
JThe meeting proper will begin Sun-j
i-t'iiires -n-'ll Yrf hfM at t ho Methodist.
Church tlrt? preceding' week, and will
be devored to- prayer, conference,
training of personal workers, and tb?j
practice of songs. The success of tho
meeting will depend very largely on
the degree of our preparation for It.
We must do our duty before we pail
claim God's blessing. Let us have
the energy to attempt great things
for God, and the faith to expect great
things frflm God. All earnest Chris
tians are" u r^OTTiy-requ e sx m^r-pnef* ^ ~
for Divine-blessing upon th<* nnl??ri
effoi I fin 11m wylillnul mill nun ill wel?
fare of our community.
DONATES GROUND FOR CHURCH.
Mr. Thomas W. Latham,, of this
city, has donated to the Freewill Bap
tint Church a plat of ground oh
Pearce street, oae block from: the "
rallroad," ?ft" which to erect their
church building. This deitmnTKatlon
recently organized, are making ef
forts to secure a rhnrrh Tinnur
?iiy^or the citizens wishing to aid
them can hand their contractions to
either Joseph Hodges. J. A. S. Daren- -
port or J. ti. are tru?
tees. The congregatf^ at pr?etit
hold services in the Masonic Hall.