North Carolina Newspapers

Last Edition VOLUME I. WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON. NOVEMBER 30, 1909. NO 102 HUM MA! 15 3 DAYS IN GOLD FAR WIFE TO DIE .% ' Keeps Watch of Body Aged James Raymond Holds Her in His Arms Much of the Time, But is Kneeling When the End Comes. ? * TOO PROUD TO ASK" AID New York, Nov. 'SO. ? Besldo his dying wife, Virginia, James Ray ' mond. 70 years old, kneltr?t*3 o'clock yesterday morning in a hall bedroom at 1923 Benson avenue, Bath Boach. For three days he had remained there. There was no medicine, no money, io food. , At times it was so i eftUI he wrapped hts wife iTibls threadbare overcoat to keep her 'warm. ? ? . ... ? For imv vearg this man and wom an ? she two years hlaTj u pi or^lfrad been together. On. Thanksgiving day he wanted to go in search of work, hut she begged him to remain. She fcnew that it was her last Thanks giving. All day and all night he held her iji his arms while the fever took her back to earlier holidays when there was plenty at their command. All Friday >anft Into the following morning he held her. At a few minutes .past 3 o'clock, she died, but the hysband did not know that. He had slipped fraq} the chair to his knees and was praying. Thus he remained until 7 o'clock be fore he realized that his wife's life had fled. loitered to Police Station. t Then his brave old spirit broke. He did not wjsh to tell his landlady the -truth,, though she had permitted him Co remain in the room after his money had gone. He tottered to the Bath Keacji police station and befged Lieut. . Kennedy UJ help him. The wmt rw ??? nuynmu,1 took Raymond home and got another . room for him in the -house before in forming the coroner. _ When a wagon from the morgue barked up ?to the house to take the "*l<My away the a/fcd mamleft his bed. A? the body was borne out he fol lowed to the sidewalk, begging Plte ously to be taken along. He was led Indoors again, but at 5 o'clock last night he again broke the orders of the -doctor. He borrowed five cents frofia Mrs. Bates, the landlady, and wtnt to the morgue to remain at the side ?this. wife. He refused vto leave the 'place un til tha morgue keeper told him they would hold the body for three days ? in order that he might ? get nmnny "wltfi^wHvh ttg^bury his wife instead of seeing, her go to the Potter's Field. "Raymond at one time - was a con ? ? traiTtoi ? and ? made ? much ? money' through large building" operations on ; Tnn Pronrl tn Ask Alt!. The police learned that his broth er, John Raymond, was still living In Manhattan. The men quarrelled many years ago and James was too pfoud to ask for aid when misfor tune overtook him. Nor would he appeal to a well-to-do ?ister-in-law who lives on Adelphl street, Brook lyn. * s Twenty-five years ago 'James and V,lrglPlft_RftUO ond adopted a girl. She lived with them and shared in their vicissitude* until two years ago, when she was married. . Mrs. Bates said iQBt night that the couple had lived in her house for sev eral weeks, and that she had not the heart to put them out, even though ? w*r^uTr>or par uu MdU thai until Mrs. Raymond became serlous ly 111 the old man had Searched dil igently every day for work, but came home every night moro broken In spirit. "They all tell me I'm too old to be of, any use," he would wall. One day last week he fell in the street from exhaustion and hunger when endeavoring to perform^ a little Job he hal picked up. Last night Faymond, after leaving too proud now to accept It. rtlll too proud _ 1 am REV. M. T. PLYLER TO RETURN HERE Conference Appointments for - Washington District and Oth ers of Interest Here. The members o* 4**e M. E. Church here. and. in fact, all the citizens of the town, will be glad to learn that the Rot. M. T. Plyler has b_een re turned to Washington for another year/ An urgent appeal was made to the conference to return Mr. Plyler. who has made himself greatly liked -by his tr?ngr??ation. and has a host of friends throughout the city in ev ery church and denomination. These arc the Appointment for this district: .. A. McCullen, presiding elder. Washington. M. T. Plyler. Dath. F. E. Dixon. ^ Aurora,- c. R._Canipe. Swan Quartet'. B. FriVKaon. Mattamuskeet, B. R. Grant. . Fairfield. J. L. Rumley. Greenville, J.sH. Shore. Vano^Eoro, J. C. Reynolds. Ayden, I. B. Bridgers. FarWrTO*. G, B. Webster. Bethel. I. W. An try. Tarboro and Mission. W. A. 8tan boro-and R. S. Caraway. Howard. . ^ ? ; ' | South Rocky Mount. A. G. Tripp. NashvHle. B.C. Eell. SprlnghopeT-W. F- CraveiK^ ' Mt. Pleasant, R. E. Stanfleld. Elm City, R. E. Hunt. Wilson. O. F. Smllh. Slantonsburg. J. W- Martin. Fremont, B. H. Black. ? Plnetups.-H. E. Lance. 6 ? Superintendent Anti-Salooil Lea gue, R. L. Davis. Other appointments of Interest to the citizens of. Wash'.ngton are au follows: Rev. R. B. John, . presiding elder, Raleigh district. --v t ? Ml. R. ?? BMm<ii.'^re?ldlng<el' der, Durham distrltrtrv. Rev. J. E. Underwood, presiding elder. Warren ton district. Rev. !>. L- Nash, pastor of PelhanL and SAndy Grove churches. Rev. A. f. Tyre, pastor of Maxton and Caledonia churches. ^ IU s. I* M .Tbomjiaon, pastor nf Hay street church, F*>*ette,r,^e Another Victim for Diamond Sboals ? N>w York". Nov. 88 ? With the Mfr running high and hor position' so dangerous that she Is calling (or help, the steamship Brewster, Captain King, .laden with fruit and bound (or this city from Jamaica, is hard aground off Diamond Shoals, accord ing to a message received at the of fice o( the United Wireless Company, shorty before midnight. The message came from tho gov ernment wireless station at Cape Hat teras- K is said that ?Wy way star miles off Diamond Shoals lightship and between It and the mainland. Nurfulk ulbu picked up a mesnaKe. This was a "C. Q. It said "the Brewster was in fourteen (eet of water and was In jlanger nf h?lng dashed to pieces. The calls for help were repeated all through the early morning hours. The Lloyd Insurance Company In this city was notified and arrange ments were made to send help to the Brewster at once.' . It was said that tugs wlH be sent (row Norfolk and from Cape Hatteras, and If necessary a tug would be sent from this city. It fiould not bt> Iflarnfld hy thn wlnu lcss stations whether* there were pas sengers oji this Brewster or not. Diamond Shoals ,are 320 miles ?outh of Sandy Hook and 20 miles ?outh of Cape Hatteras. Regular annual election or the Tee try of St. Peter's pariah was held Monday afternoon at the church. Those elected being: Dr. W. A. Blount. Messrs. E. K. Willia, W. B. Morton, J. O. Bragnw, T. H. Myers, M. H. Bonner. D. W. Bell, H. 8. Ward, P. H. Bryan, 8. P. Alllgood and J. Mt Randolph. The ttrty was organised rL . PANQEROV8 water. The attention of the Daily News was called this morning to the fol lowing item taken from the Bulletin ?i the North Carolina Board of iHMlth: "In compliance with chapter 808 of the laws of 190.0, the public are" hereby officially notified that the water sold by the Buffalo I.Ithla 8prlngs Water Company, of Buffalo Mthla' Springer .Va., and the water ttpUtttfa Mi hati been fojmd by three successive analysis made by the State T^abofatory of Hygiene to be dangerous to the public health." VR8TIIV ELECTION H BLI>. tUIIUHtWEB STER'S WEEKLY PASSES AWAY Soldier and Statesman Col. Jno. R. Webster, One of Best Known of the Old School Editors in the State Succumbs to Fatal Affliction. ? - UNIQUE POUTICAL CAREER Reidsvlile, Nov. 28.? Col. John -ft. SVebatei^agejL-fi 4 a Confadftrat* sol dier, once 8peftker of the House of Representatives, and edUor of Web ster's Weekly, died early this morn ing a sm result of the second stroke of paralysis which he suffered Just ? *eek ago. _Jhe funeral will be held from Main Street Methodist Church Tuesday at 1:30 o'clo^ Colonel Webster was a vigorous editorial writ** ?n* m. ***-1 i? a - wTde reputation for The brilliancy of Its editorial page. Four years ago he had- a -stroke of paralysis and has since been feeble, but his mind was clear until the last and, only a few days before the end he announced that his pap6r would be continued. - - A brother. MrJ?. A. Webster, of Archdalerand a sister. Mrs. Barrow. of Winston, and his wife!" who was Miss Liflie Morrison, survive. HIM Mln?l Clear. \ Colonel Webster died at the -age of 6*. and although his body had given way to the attacks of disease, his mind was as clear and bright as a bell until he fell aaleep. He had a stroke of paralysis four yeaw ago and his loved ohes then feared the end was near, but he assured them then that his time had not yet come. But when he was stricken a little ni.ure than a week ago Bo realized th*t he was hear the end and he set abopt to give orders for Ihe manage ment of his temporar affairs, assur Trnrbtsvumm iimtipfrtmai affair* had been attendtd to previously. He announced early , la*t wreek that his newspaper would be continued, but only his executors know Just what plan^he has made for it$ publication. ? Intei'estFhg Curcrr. Colonel Webster's interesting ca rreer dau-B from tjhe beginning oi lue hostilities betweeri "the North ar.d thtf South, when- he went lo battle for the South's contentions. ' Returning to Rockingham county, he located in Reldsville and began In .a modest way the publication of a newspaper, for the town was email, then and did not support a very large paper. He j was for a. while associated with the late James \V. Reld. to whom he Inter j disposed of hfs holdings. He en-j gssred tn thaTnantmrturirof tT5hatcci>. | but In 1880 he and the late Dr. W. C. Staples launched a ?Democratic' "paper As an editor- Colonel Webster al-t ways set hTs coulter deep in matters ?fTerHnc Btnlp nr rnnnfr ?ni* ho a vigorous writer and fought brave'.y for his principles. He had in his younger days Incurred tho enmity of some people who In later years be came his warmest friends. He was a persistent worker, a hard fighter and a courageous writer. His paper was dominated and oontrolled abso lutely by himself, and he did not hes itate to take Issue 'In the strongest friends If their views conflicted with the views entertained by himself^.-. For years the editorial page of The Weekly had been one of the brightest and most interesting of any paper in the 8tate. It has reflected the bril liant mlnrt whlrh n?l p? sessed. FLAGS AT HAT.F MAST. Miss Reba Dumay la In receipt of the Rowing dispatch from Valdoata. Oa., where she has been visiting re cently: Valdosta, Georgia, ~ November 27, 1909. (Bjr Associated press) The flags on q>e public buildings were at hall mm* t on yestciday from JlIi ?. untH tmnpwa m gl the departure from the cltftfhf Hiss Rob* Du May and Mlaa Myrtle Rollins to their homes in the Tar Heel State. (Washington and A?h??llle, N. C.. papers please copy.) CONGREGATIONAL, MKETING. Tomorrow night at 7:10 a congre gational meeting will be held at the M. E. Church. AIT the members are urged to be present at till, ireoiir,. as the pastor haa returned from the *aauail conlerence and win read hi* GIVES LUNCHEON An Elegant Affair in Honor of Miss Mary Grimes Cowper, of Raleigh. ? ? ? <"*" An elegant morning whist, follow ed by a course luncheon, was given by Mrs. John Grey Blount. Jr., at her home on East Main street today in honor of Ml as Mary Grimes} Cowper, of Raleigh, the. guest of Miss Sally Myers. ' . ' > } At 11 o'clock' 4he gues^a Jjeg:tn to play bridge and at 1 o'clock -luncheon was served In the dinlQg roum, which was decorated in yellow , and lighted by candles in yellow" shades^ The table was~exqulsltely appointed with lace and linen, with the not? of yellow predominating. An old brass fcandelabn^tn the center Was draped with, yellow ribbons, ttye ends' of which threaded between brpss candle sticks were held in place by bunches of golden buttercups aipd foliage. ThP niapft rarda were slender inoon cycles in yellow, with cttlnty girls' heads painted on then*. "" The luncheon consisted of the fol- . lowing four courses; V] MBNU Picador Tomato Bouillon Cecolloped Oysters in Rhameklns Roast Turkey, a la Macedonia Cranberry Jelly Molded Olives Pickles Celery Green Peas ^Irish-Potatoes' Charlotte Russe Coffee Bon Dons Covers were laid for twelve guests. and those present were Misses Mary Grimes Cowper. Sally Myers. Carrie flmmons. Patty Baufcham. Julia Moore. Olive Burbank, Mattie Laugh lngbouse. Mary Louise Archbell. Mary Powell. Tlllle Morton. and the hostess, Mrs. Blount*. BISHOP STRANGE TO PREACH! Will Also Administer the Rite - ot Gnnfiraaiiui^ to Large -- Class Sunday. rv. Rt. Rev. Robert Strange, bishop of the diocese of East Carolina, will pay his annual visitation to St. Peter's parish, this city, next Sunday, preach ing txoth morning alio evening. ? Af ter the evening sermon the flte of .lOnformation will be administered to a claBs. ' <? On Monday the bishop will preach at Chocowinity; Tuesday morning he will hold services in the Charitable Brotherhood' hall, Dunyan; Tuesday night and Wednesday morning he will preach at Zion's Church. HIP BROKEN IIV TRAIN'. On Sattk^day afternoon Mr. Jere miah Nichols, a wheelwright living about eight mUes west of Greenville, whilo on -Sis way home from- Karm ville was ^.fir-iiv-an N. & 8. freight I train" and sustained a fracture of the thigh. It is alleged that Mr. Nichols had too Intimate an acquaintance I with the Jug. and was standing bo tween the trSclcs at the spur -When at flat car which waB being backed into the siding struck him down. His con dition ia serious, but from latest re ports he is still living. ? . SPECIAL TRAIN TO AURORA. Special train and reduced rates on account of the Agricultural Fair and Corn Show at Aurora on December 3. Washington and Vandemer* Jtailroad flnmnftnv will nnnratn a ?mrisl train, leaving Washington at 10:45 a. m., and returning same day. Reduced rates will be offered for the trip and everybody should take advantage of this cheap and convenient opportu-" nity to visit Aurora and surrounding country. Washington and Vandemere regular leaving Washing ton will b^^^H^ntll arrival of tho spec! a rTrftl^^^Kr a - GOV. NAMK8 DELEGATES TO - RIVERS A HARBORS OOXOfTT^ The following have been appointed by Gov. Kltchln as delegates to the' National Rivers and Harbors Con gress which meets in Washington. D. C.. December 8th )*|0th: . W. P. Baugham, G#d. T. Leach, A. Jtf. Btyron. A. M. Duma/, J. F. Tay loe, C. H. Sterling, Dr. D. T. Tayloe.l F. Q. Paul, J. L. Mayo, H. M. Jenlr^ ins.F. C. Kugler. fl. O. Moore, W. K. Jacobson, Hon. Jno. H. Small. i ? FUNERAL HELD YBSTKRDAY.. .On Snnday evening at 8 o'clock Mr. and Mrs. K. John passed into eternal life The funeral was held yesterday morning at 10 o'clock from . SAYS EXPLORER \ COOK IS AN IMPOSTER Caustic in Criticism The Man Who Tried and Failed Analyzes the Respective Stories of Peary and Cook, Declaring That of Latter False. THE FORMER IS CREDIBLE Washington. D. C., Nov. 28. ? Walter \Ve)lman, whoStv-prftparatinnn for a conquest of the North . Pole In an airship were abandoned upon the announcement of the claims of Dr. .Frederick A. Cook and Commander Robert E. Peary laaued here yester day a long statement In which he analyzes the narrative of the two ex plorers, declaring that of Peary "pre cise, workmanlike, consistent, credl ble In every particular.'^ and de nounclng that of Dr. Cook as a self evident and even deliberate Impois ture. Attacks ^Cook's Story. "Cook's story is suspicions both in what It does tell and what It does not tell," Mr. Wellman declares. "He is generally vague and Indefinite but. like most men .of his class, altogether too pcf/lse at the wrong place. Nq where does the story ring true. It Is always an approximation of reality ltself. This is true of his figureB, his description, everything. Hopes lteferretl. "Those of us who have had a share In Arctic work," says Wellman, in considering his analysis, "and who have felt anxiety that no blot of fraud should stain the proud record of effort and sacrifice, had a first hope ? that Dr. Cook would be able to demonstrate his good faith. This, was 'dissolved jn the analysis of his own story, a second hope ? that he wftB the victim of <ome hallucination | of mental illness, and him3elf be lieved he" h"ad been to the Pole though of course he has not, vanishes in the "light of earlier and subsequent events. There remains, though one says it with a keenest, regret, only 1 he retched - alternative tiat the Journey- wMch-tnr did make, and the -report whkh hf?gaiw uf ttr tie- " llberately planned from the outset." The gist ofr Xlr. Wellman's find-] Ing Is that with his meagec party and equipment Dr. Cook could not pos sibly have accomplished the feat" for which he claims credit, that his as tronomical data are too minutely pre cise to "have been made under trte claimed conditions .in the field, and that the explorer's dash for the Jec ture platform and his acceptance of ?Hero-gag of flowers placed upoa- -his head by innocent women and chil dren" before submitting his field conspire to his discredit. Both Arc United Against Plague Ashevllle, X. C.. Sov. 30. ? The tu borculosis folk interested in getting the prearhers to help fight tubercu losis and other filthy diseases have discovered by newspaper clippings thiit ail over ihe country the pulpit and the pew are united in special ef fort againKt the great white plague. Bishop McFaul. of Trenton, was the chief speaker at a big meeting in Pl^lnfleld, N. J., to inaugurate a special tuberculosis campaign among Out In Detroit the Methodists and Presbyterians through their respec tive ministers' meetings have' giyen enthusiastic support to a "Tubercu losis day." -r At ' Sebenectedy, N. Y., the Red Cross Society has asked the help- of the ministers in their part of the tu berculosis campaign. Evidently there are a lot of people who believe that the ministers know what they are about when they^'talk tuberculosis." r=r..roLiri: immijUAm, The mayor disposed of the follow-' Ing cases yesterday: State vs. H. A. Phelps, Singleton Wallace. Thomas I,aughinghouse and David Carter, Jr., disorderly condusf fined $ 2 each and coats, enrlcvlng the (city treasury to the amount of 95.70 riBST? < ? GRADKD SCHOOL BAZAAR. Don't forget that benefit baxa^ next Friday and Saturday for the ben efit of the graded school. Cone up tg~iHi~roggr nr tug aftarnoon and evening and have a look. Twill j? pleaalng and yon will have a chance to fit tola of rood thlnaa at aaanll 'GIRL'S BLIND EYE TATTOOED jliiank White Surface Made to Macth Healthy Optic and | Beauty Restored. Philadelphia, Nov. 29. ? An opera tion performed only a few tlmos by UiVs^ealest eye specialists of the world, was successfully completed in a hospital clinic on Friday, before the senior class of the Mecflco-Chlrurgl cal College, by Dr. L. Webster Fox. who occupies the chair of. opthalruol ogy in teh college. By the use of six nedles, Indian ink and a vegetable dye the doctor succeded In tattooing the perfect" semblance of an eye on a young girl's blind eyebafl. " whI6h was covered by an ugly white blemish the fiize of a i flve cent piece. j | The girl asked Dr. Fox to .put a glass eye In place of the diseased tis sues. which made her face repulsive I to look at. The doctor, upon exami nation, found that the growth over the cornea >fras so strong that the delicate loperatlon that came In"" his mind ? coV^ld be performed with a chance of Buccess. CocalnV iTas inserted to destroy "#UKieve'r~Wrisn?nUy remained, but no I anesthetic was administered to the patient, who did not appear to suffer any pain while the operation was go ing on. The students saw the skilful hand of the doctor guiding the tattooing needles produce the semblance of an eye with the skill and patience of a trained artlst_on a surface that had been a blank white. India Ink was used for the pupil. For the Iris a vegetable dye which had been carefully experimented with' was employed, and the brown color of the other and healthy Iris in the girl's other eye was duplicated. As Dr. Fox dropped hls'last needle and turned to his class he was greet ed with enthusiastic applause of the students. The operation, Dr, Fot >qM Mr class, can never become a common one, as it is seldom that the eyeball of a blind person is in condition to permit tattooing. FOOTBALL TOLL 33 PAST SEASON! More Than 200 College Men' and High School Boys Injured. Below Is a list of the killed and In jured in this season's games." and these fatalities have caused the thoughtful to launch a movement to moderate the game, or wipe it off the list of sports. Hciwever. football is deemed to he such a great devel oper of manhood that It will without | doubt be amended and so modified that It will be continued: Total 'taalhs . rrr.": /' S2 Total injured-^ . . .216 College players killed 777 V 9 High school players killed 21 AtniMlf llflb BIPmBAfB killed. . . . ? TT College players Injured 1T1 High scte>6l plaxers injured ..... 40 Athletics cluS members injured . . 5 Principal Injuria Broken Nlegs. , 15 Broken arms 9 Broken jaws 3 Broken collarbones 12 Torn ligaments 15 Fractnrod skulls _. ? ? 4.. Concussion of brain 19 Brokon noses 8 Internal * Injuries 25 Fractured ribs 19 Fractured shoulders '*13 Paralysis 2 Uiaiocated ankleq lfl Miscellaneous Injuries, teeth knocked out, s^alp wounds. cuts, etc 52 Average ^umber Injured daily during season 4 week of prayer begi n. Last night at Si. Peter's Church a week of -grayer was b?-^uri. These services will wfctirfUe eat- Si night tills kfik, at th > snm?> hour, and will not longer tuan :?;( minutes duration. >a i Thuiupjuu, C. ' G. Archbell, Ed. Swain. H. M. Tto^ner ahd J. T. Wilkinson, of Aurora, are visitors In the city today. _ no.X PARTY 8ATt"HI>AV NKilTT There will be a box party with oth er amusements at Jordan's school house Saturday night, December 4th The public is cordially Invited to ai tend. It will be given by the Worn an a Rettniment Aasoclatlon. Let rv erybody go and enjoy the fun. H. Dietrich, of Haat . under, toeatifteat for heari t-uiLFoeo cowr TY IS AWARDED I ' FIRST PRIZE $4,000 Road Prizes In the National Highway Good Roids Competition the Prizes ? to Be Awarded Today ?Guilford County Gtrts^$l,000i TO BE CONGRATULATED * Atlanta, Ga.t Xof. 27. ? Awards of iw -etttth in Atlanta Journal-New York Herald National Highway Good Hoada . competition will be announced simultaneously by the two papers tomorrow morning. . The awards, are divided Intn three groups as follows; Atlanta Journal prizes, for counties south of Roan oke, Va. First, 11,000. Guilford county, N. aecqnri. >6ft0. Spartan hurg.noun: ty, 8. C.; third, $250, Henry county, V?. , ?? r New York Herald prizeB for coun tifB north of Roanoke, Va. ? First, $1,000, Mercer county. New Jersey; second,. $500. Jefforson county, \V. Va. . Southern Bell Telephone county prizes south of Virginia-North Caro countv, South Carolina; second, $150, Bessemer' City township, N, C. ; third, $100,.Dakalb county, Ga. In making their awards the judges took into consideration the following conditions: Alignment of road, grad ing, with of roadway between ditches, width of roadway surfacing, slope of shoulderB and condition of ditches and general appearance of roadsides. AN ATTEMPT TO BURN HOME ? "" ? _ ? Fayetteville Man's Residence 5 Set on Fire By an Un known Man. was made last night to burn the res Idence of C, B:- Newberry .a well known furniture dealer of this city, who. Thursday night lost by fire his barn and stable with all their con tents. In the attempt to burn the dwelling one tide of' the house was sattira^ed with oi|. Both fires were evidently Incendiary, There is no clue to the perpetra tors. It is rumored that Mr. New 4 uu- lately ? r?oeivod several anonymous letters warning him to leave the neighborhood he is now in habiting. ? NO PROHIBITION FOR ALABAMA The Constitutional Amendment Loses Out. Birmingham, Ala.. Nov. 29. ? All Indications point to a majority of be tw'wn lS'.ootr and 20,000m ? Alabama againsf.the prohibition constitutional amendment to day. Chairman ? th. Lee Long, who has been in charge of the fight aKair.it' the amendment, claims that the majority against the amendment wll be fully 20.000. is Birminghum. the largest city in the State, in snlt? of the fact that the fight has been concentrated there, gave a majority of over 1,000 against the amendment. . Mobile. Montgom ery and Cullman counties show the largest majority the victorious side and It nj.. tears the amendment has carried rn but three counties, Talladega. Macon and Sumter, with Lee in doubt. i New Advertisements * ? a Today's News ? ? Oem Theater + ? Gaiety Tb en ' ?\ + ? Capudlnc - + ? Wright's V;. ring Parlor*. ?