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?? ?? 7 -j ? AY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY M, 19X0. TiJ? Board of County Commission ers met at the courthouse Monday and Tuesday and transacted the fol lowing business for the month of] January, 19^0. The following com missioners weraj present: R. R War ren. chairman; w. W. Hooker. L. P. JLlarrlw. Thomas ' Green. F. H. Von Ebertt&n and H. C. Boyd. Orders. It was ordered that M TOnes ascertain the cost of shell to be de livered at the Pun^o ctreeft bridge and to make a report at the next meeting of the tToafd. 1 a ? * Ordered that John Edwards, of Chocowinlty township, be allowed to list pdll lor tBu 1909. Ameuat $2 00. It appearing to the satisfaction of the board that there Is an error In Arthur Leggett'e tax list for the year nff. 177. It Hfrqered that he bej relieved of s%Hir*"""TCinount of re lief ?2 cents. Ordered that Mrs. Clarrtasa Ciu* tlss. of Bath township, be allowed $1.50 per m6nth for three months. I Ordered that John Ross, of Bath township, be allowed $8 per month regular. (Old age). Ordered that W. 8. D. Eborn. agent for wife, of Long Acre township, be relieved of the valuation on personal property amounting to fltooj Amount of relief $9.60. - i Ordered that Mrs. 8. A. White, of the city of Washington, be allowed! $2 per month for four months. j Ordered that Peter Taylor, of Chocowinlty township, be relieved of tax of ftB. Amount ol~ relief 24} cents. ' j Ordered that T. B. Weeks, of the city of Washington, be relieved of poll tajc for the year 1909. Amount ofj relief $2. (Physical disability). >- j For satlsfytory reasons the board: allows Mrs. Stella StlHey' to lilt a* lot in Belhaven for U>? year 190$, valued at $1,000. Amount of tax $12. SO. It appearing to the satisfaction of the board that there Is an error In: Thomas A. Rlggs' tax list In Belhav-I en precinct for the year 1909 "of $200, | It Is ordered that he be relieved of the same. Amount of relief $2.50. | It appearing to the satisfaction of the board that there is an error In j McO. 'Wynn's tax list .In Belhaven) precinct for the year 1909 of $272, It Is ordered that the be relieved of the tax on the same. Amount of relief $S.40. Whereas the board has heretofore] /payed for the publication of the min-j utes of the 'meetl nga, and whereas. James L. Mayo, editor of the Wash- , ington Dally Newa. appeared before the board and ofTered to publish the same free of charge, it is ordered that! the board pay no more for the publl-j cation of said mlnntes, but that the same be open as a news Item for any newspaper. Whereas, at the November session 1909 of the Board of Commissioners, the chairman and the clerk to board,! were authorised to renew a note. to | the Bank of Washington for $2500/ and they did renew the same, and whereas, the same is now due, It is ordered that the chairman and th?, elerk be and they are hereby ordered and authorized to give a renewal note for the same period of~60days and pledge the credit of the county for Its payment r. Whereas^ st ttie October session 1909, of the board, the chairman and the clerk to board were authorized to borrow frpm $1,000 to $3,000 for the current expenses of the county, and they borrowed the sum of $2,500 from the Rank of Washington^ and the some is now due. It Is ordored that tho chairman and the clerk bo and they are hereby authorized ^ give a renewal note for a period of 90 days and pledge the credit of the county for lis payment. Ordered that W? J. Pippin be re i>y him tor, ? brokerage license to the sheriff for the year ending June ? 1910, It ap t he has done no business ? payment at Mid ItcenM. the clark notify 8. F pe?r before tkr hoard ? "r.hrd licat ?N ? r ?>' v ?" fere to ' r- . ?- vrnvr a Them USUAL ROUTINE Bl ?s- ?' JG MEETING Pay No More for Pub as I be Daily News Of Gratis as News Items. ISINESS ATTENDED acre? of land in South Creek school district valued at $25. Amount of Us 28 cents. Ordered that the salary of H. L. Hodges, superintendent of the public roads, be Increased from $50 to $60 per month. It appearing to the satisfaction of the board that a piece o f land In Richland township valued at $680 was listed for taxation both by W. H. Whitley and N. C. Moore, and it further appearing that the tax has boeu paid by the said Moore. It 1s ?iew ordered mat W. H, WhHI*>* be relieved of the tax on same. Amount of relief $5.24. ? appearing to ths mtlMfauUuii the hoard that a piece of land In Richland township was listed for tax* atlon both by Henry Toten, colored, and O. Hooker, of Greenville, and it further appearing that the tax has SRSpald-bfOr Hooker, ~it is now o"P dered that Henry Tutfip be relieved of the tax on same. Ordered that Cr. M. Flowers be re lieved of the tax on 10 acres of land in Richland township valued at $120, the same having been listed by M. R. Flowers, agent for children, and the tax paid by him. Amount of relief 96 oents. Ordered that Carlton Archbell be allowed to list for taxation his poll and a lot In Bath township, valued at $400. Amount $7.26- I' Ordered that Warren Lathagi.rt>f I , Bath township, he relieved of poll tax for the yea( 1909. Amount of rdllef $2. (Old aW Ordered t*ol ir T. Pollard to-w, lieved of pqll tax in Bath school dis trict for Um fltr 1109. Amount I' $2.90. (Nin-resldent ) . Ordered that B. F. Ourganus be allowdd to list three lots in Belhaven valued at $75. Amount of tax ^94 Ordered that Mrs. B. F. Bowers, of the city of Washington, be relieved of tax ? on $300 solvent credits. Amount of relief $2.40. (Error In list taker). Ordered that D. B. Carter, of Bel haven. be relieved of 63 cents tax. Same being listed twice. Ordered that Q. H. Carter be re lieved of 32 cents tax In Belhaven. Listed twice. It appearing to the satisfaction of the, board that real estate and per sonal property in Washington town ship valued at $783 was listed for taxation both by A. B. and \Y. P. AlIigoodT and It further appearing that W. P. Alligood has paid the tax on same, it is ordered that A. B. ' Alligood be relieved of said tax. Amount $6.27. Ordered that Mrs. Mollte Brlnn be 'relieved of her son's poll tax for the | year 1909 and also that she shall be relieved of $100 valuation on per sonal property. " - , I The bogr4>then adjourned. CHOIR ORGANIZES. ? I The M. E. Church choir was re j organised last night Mrs. D. Id. Car ter was elected leader; Mr. John A. Arthur, secretary; Mr. W. W. 8at j terthwalte, treasurer; Mr.'Z. N. Leg jgett, librarian, and E. W- Ayers, as sistant. Mrs. A. S. Fulford was made organist, with Misses Mae Ayers and I Mary Thomas Howard, assistants, p; ? " '?* j AT THE OEM TONIOHT. | Cricket on the Hearth, Biograph ! drama, from Charles Dickens' famous ? novel; Following in Mother's Foot ' steps, comedy dfama. by juvenile 'performers; The Double's Fate, mel odrama; When Lips Are Sealed, mel odramn. All the above pictures to be shown at the Gem Thoater this | evening are features.- Either one of | them is'well worth the price of ad mission, The management 1$ to be ' conKratulated on securing such a fine. l??my or unsi ranteir ^rinrrtAiw 'bin evening at their popular place of I amusement- No otie should ml?s [fle ' performance. Remember theorchw tra will render an entirely- -new musi cal program alao. ri? V 1 Flaunted $424,442 Embmltrlja.n Ik Oficii Urged arf Examination of His Books That the Secret Might Become Public. WANTED TRUTH KNOWN Worcester, Mast.. Feb. 9. ? John A. Hall, former treasurer* of the Southbrldgo Savings Bank, has made uncomplete confession of his defalca tions from that Institution. His story Was. related in Jail here, where he Is confined in default of $200,000 sfter the revelation of a shortage in his Accounts of $424,442. His ad miBsUm that he has been hoping for tnoro than two years to be arrestedy and that he remained away from Bouthbridge for many months to al low his subordinates at the bank to and the' Irregularity In his accounts Is one of the most remarkable self accusations aver heard from a pris oner ' "My financial downfall," said Hall, 'dates from an Investment which t made with a relative lh Boston real jatate many years ago. By this In vestment ma made $40TaQfreaftk.Thte was the 8outh station deal:-, Alter ?his, when other investments offered, we took them up and then developed t losing streak. 1 "I patronised BostonX^ nd New Vork brokerage houses, losing many ;imes where I thought profit was cer tain. Little sums were takefi at first from the bank to finance freeh in vestments In the hope of retrieving previous losses. "Then the losses became more se rious and larger itnns were taken and K books so manipulated that the de &tions would not appear without so expert examination of my i :ounts." a .Hall iiM UMf he tried many meth ods to bring about the examination of the bank'B finances. . He said that be told President Paige that the books of every bank should be ex imined, no matter in how good shape the bank appeared to be. Hall continued: "At length I con templated calling up Mr. Paige and telling him the whole stoi;y. Several times 1 was on the point of doing this but could not muster up the nerve st the last minute. "At length it occurred to me to take myself away for a time and give some one else a chance at the books. I^was away all summer and. returned *hen no news reached me that the back's condition had been exposed. "Since that time, which was two years ago, I have constantly; hoped for the revelations which hAve just been made, and now that the whole truth is known I am satisfied." v ai.kxtim: iwuty. Everybody is cordially invited to attend the valentine party at Single ton schoolhouse Monday night, Feb ruary 14. The party will be to raise money to buy a library for the school at Singleton's. This is a most worthy cause, and we hope every one will come out and help us. The ladles are requested to bring ! baskets, which will be sold 'to the] highest bidder. Come out boys and buy your girl's heart. There will be a heart drawn on a sheet and every one can pay a penny and be blindfolded, and the 6ne that pins the arrow nearest the center of the heart will be awarded a prise. There will also be one for the best looking boy, so come out bpyB looking yOur beat. Someone will be the Ificky one, and it may be' you. AN OY8TKR ROAST. Last night a yery delightful oyster roast was given at the home ot Mr. and . Mrs. 8* C. Pegram, East Main street Games were played until about 9 o'clock when they all went Into the kitchen where the oysters were roasted. About ^-.30 the guests departed for their homes de claring Mr. and Mrs. Pegram. fee beat entertainers. aha WflbVHng present: Mis. fields Riclts. J?nl? Hoberts. Katie W?lfe. NVIIIe MIIm. Ruth Phillip , ' ' WrUht, Pat I >1 Some time ago oae of the teachers In the public Kteoh reported some boys to dm for misconduct. I had a talk with the boy*,' and told them I would report the raft Her to their pa rents. I did so. r received the fol lowing note from one of the fathers: "Dear sir: ? fc "Your# of the ?f received and I certainly regret thai my son Is TH** Ins you trouble. ( have punished him and had a talk* with him, and I think and hope tha&be'wlll now do. better. Please let mf know If he does not Improve. I thjuut yog for calling my attention to same. ' Yoxurs truly. Another father trl^ times in one day to n son, finallly finding H of the same day. H4 the same definite w i just quoted, that he the schools In the ? his boy. * With such splendUfriUpport an this; it is unnecessary for me to say that the boys fn question ^re doing good work, arid that t heir* conduct Is ex emplary. These parents have deter mined that their boy* shall be real wen It eorrect discipline and train* tng both In home ??! school can mako them so. ? _ Tf I>et me say brtefJyjftiat this ques tion of earnest cooperation between bom o a n dsohool Is a most v Ital one. If all the parents In Washington will standby us in the manner Indicated above, our work will vastly more satisfactory, and we shall be enabled to do the children moro good. May I ask that each parentjwlll give the teacher of his childr?&the best pos sible support for the ?Bke of his own children, and for the general good of all? M. C.JBWBOLD three different ? me about his ? about 6 p. m. assured me In ras the father hrould stand tyy [ort to educate LARGE Took P!?e This Morning. A great concourse of sorrowing friends assembled to do honor to the memory of the late Mr. William P. Baugham, at his residence, corner of Respess and Second streets, this morning at 10:30 o'clock, the hour of the funeral. The solemn ceremo nies over the dead were conducted by Rev. A. McCullen, presiding elder of the Washington district, who was in. former years, the pastor j>f the de ceased when he was a resident of Warrenton, N. C. Mr. McCullen was assisted by the paBtor of the M. E. Church, Rev. M. T. Plyjer. The im pressive burial ceremony was accen tuated by the sweet rendition of "My Faith Looks Up to Theej" "Abide With Me, " and "Load Kindly Light." by the choir of the M". Church. Those present included mfcst of the moet prominent citizens Washing ton and those in the humbler walks of llfe-^all attended to pay their last tribute of respect. A long line of carriages, headed by the Masonic order, being several blocks in length, escorted the remains to Oakdale cem etery where the last' sad rites were paid. At the grave the -Masons had charge. Their service, ss usual, was impressive and sad. The floral em blems were many and elaborate. Dur ing the funeral services the Bank of Washington, of which tfr^Baugham was a director, was closed. Since his death the Carolina Distributing Co., the Chamber of Commerce, and the Elks hall have been closed out of re spect to this memory. Thus anothef useful citizen sleeps beneath the sod Tail" of Comet --Berkeley. Cal.. Feb. 9. ? Prof. Ed win Booth, of the department of | Chemistry at the University of Cali fornia. said last night thot if astron omers .are* cortect in their estimate j of the amount of cyanogen gas in the tall of Bailey's comet, there may be a chance of th*> extermination of all animal Hfe on this 'earth. ? Soils ao- 1 tronomers predict that the comet's1 tall will envelop the earth for a short' time. PARIS AGAIN , AT MERCY Of MIGHTY FLOOD Much Damage Done Th* Rivw Spin#. U Rising Again find a New Danger is Threaten ing City? Streets Are Collaps ing in Places. PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN Paris, Feb. 9. ? The Seine is ris ing, rains fell when dawn broke to day and the flood la again encroach ing on Paris. Just when it was thought that danger was definitely paat. new mcnaco has developed and today the river inundated the district back of the Quai D'Auteull. A large hotel building collapsed to day with a roar that was heard -over a wide area, spreading panic among the frightened Inhabitants of the quarter. The collapse of other build ings that were left In a precariou? condition by the receding* waters is Imminent! - ? 8treeta are again co4Ufl>slng and Lin* day's uf the disaster's rlimaae sro being reproduced in many quarters. [)n the Quai D'Auteuli the pavement between the Hue Wllhelm and the Pont De Juor gave way early today. Che rivec, which had Ja lien, to 1 o.w i h c rents of the sewers, again covert* :hem and many of the conduitV are choked with debris and water/ It is declared today by govern ment officials that the Seine will probably reach the high marks of L8S2 and 1883 before again reced ing. These figures ? close on to six meters ? ranked as records second anly to inundations Of the class of \910. The floods of Paris are divid ed into three classes. 1910 will go flown in.hi8tory as the year In which the city waa twice Inundated, first by the major flood, the worst recorded, and then by the present rise. In the (Country districts, the situa tion la seriouH, and much^of the work which. has been accomplished""**!!* orer? coming the effects of the flat disas ter has already been destroyed. Here lies the greatest menace to Paris, for the transportation systems are barely beginning to approach the normal and their status would be at best precarious. With the new dan ger the food supply of Paris Is hit a hard bloif- Its effects are already felt today in many quarters of the city. The waters are rising steadily. Rain fell today over a wide area. ^ Thaw adds to the danger. A hot Bouth wind has been melting the snows 1n the outlying regions. Lyons reported today that the Rhine was rising. At Nancy the Muerthe was two meters above nor mal today. The snow of the- Vosges mountaina is swelling a score of streams. The Saone and the Hute Savolo rivers have' burst their banks at several points. BEAUFORT RIGHT THERE IX ED UCATIONAL WORK. (News and Observer.) Good old Beaufort county is right there when It comes to education. Only yesterday the Department of Public Instruction received the hews of an educational victory In Old Ford district, .when, on Saturday, the friends 'of education voted special tax. Beaufort has voted one special tigf district a month for several months. In charge of the Beaufort schools Is Prof. \?? ?&,. Vaughan, who Is car rying the work forward. He has been in charge of the schools only a short time, but has made things move. CONDttKtt IMPROVED. The many friends of Mrs. Claadfa Waters will be glad to learn that her condition is more favorable today. She has been confined to her bed for some days with fever. Peary Made a Rear-Admiral Washington, p. C-, Feb. 10. ? Pro motion to the high rank of Rear Ad -mlral^na nnn etf th? >fmorp to .be be? stowed upon Commander Robert E. Peary, U? 8. N., for his achievement in discovering the north pole, re ceived the endorsement of the Sen ate today. The Rale bill adding Peary's nape [to the list of rear admirals in the navy nnH providing for his immedi ate retirement with the hlghect pay reiceved by one of the rank, was fa vorably Yeporte<r by the commute* ival affairs and wa., passed al l debate ^^^EETING Several Matters Before The Bod; For Adjudication. Ordered that lamp on West Eighth street be removed to East Eighth street and Incandescent lamp be placed on Bast Ninth and Market streets. * Ordered that Incandescent lamp be placed on Third, between Conner and Harvey streets. Account against Jos. T. Roes, as reported by Accountant W. P. Hilton, is placed in hands of city attorney for collection. Motion requesting the railroads to place placard on all trains leaving the city stating their destination. The running of electric plant for day service Is left with light commit tee to report at next meeting. On iqotion it was orde>ed that Geo. N. ? Howard, Chief of Police, under the investigation just ha<J by the Board tit Aldermen, that he gave an quick service under such circum ces as any officer could, and he is now hereby exonerated. Ordered that A. F. and B. P. Bow ers be allowed to run sewer from their ^ome to the river. Ordered that the purchasing of a bicyclc be left with the light com mittee with power to act. Ordered that Mr. Bryan be author ized to purchase a typewriter for use nt nitjr fnSa nnn.lilprallnn nf ?7ft fi.nl . old machine. Resignation of Jas. M. Gallagher as Chief of Fire Department is ac cepted. ? __Ordered ; that .Union Grocery Qo. be granted license to .sell near-beer, same' to be dated from the beginning of business to May 31, 1910. Con- i sideratiun $10. ! W. Cs Miller Is reliever of taxes on $330 on account of property listed twice. Petition of S. Z. Waters for refund of photographer licenses tax for 1909 is tabled. Postal Telegraph Co. is relieved of taxes on $50. T. B. Weeks relieved of poll tax on account of disability. The board then toojc a recess sub ject to call of improvement commit tee for the appointment of civil en-1 ginger for street improvement work. [ KPECIAL MEETING. A meeting of the Board of Alder men has been called for tonight at 7>*0 for the purpose of electing a member of Improvement Committee to succeed the late W. P. Baugham*. THE GAIETY TONIGHT. The Plney Ridge Feud, The Con spirators, Weary Waggles Busy Day. and by special request The Life of Moses. There will be four reels in all tonight at the Gaiety. See the beautiful present in Brooks' shoe store window to be given away Fri day night. . The performance at this theater last night has never been sur passed In Washington. The Life of Moses was highly complimented and and at the urgent request of a large number will be repeated this even ing. Everyone should be present, for it is well worth going to see. 'i The orchestra plays the sweetest of lhelo dles all during tho performance. Fol low the morry crowd after supper. Another Mine Disaster; 6 Die Louisville, Ky., Feb. 10. ? Six men were killed and a score Injured by an explosion of fcas in mine No. I of the Stearns Coal Company at Stearns. Ky., this morning. The dead are A. B. Thresher. O. W. King, Ed Thrishcr. Elihu Orln day, Fred Crompton and Richard Grundy. Stato Mine luspector C. J. Norwood was at once notified and Is expected there on the first train. 8tearns is in Whitley county on the Queen & Crescent Railroad be tween SomerscUand Harriman Junc tion. Tho explosion took place In one of the innermost recesses of the work ings and expended its force upon the men lr. .tho immediate vicinity. The hoisting machinery was not damaged and no difficulty was experi enced In recovering the bodies. HOW IS TtllS? Mnn Born Ago and Never * Been Out of County. The latest from Deputy Shorlff John Lucas is as follows: He states that last week he met a cltiz(m reading in Boaver Dam township, who claims that -he ts 52 years of ; age. has ten children, and has never bean outsldo of Beaufort ' county. He says hif^Aflrvels would I notTtgaregate 20 mll?*-i?-Ms life PEARY WILL AID IN THE ANTARCTIC RACE Receives $10,000 Gift Testimonial tor the O?*' in New York Raises More Than $13,000, AH of Which Receive as People's Gift. HE PRAISES THE GIFT New York, Beb. 9. ? Before an au dience of more than 4,000 persons in I the Metropolitan opera house. Com mander Robert E. Perry, discoverer of the north pole, received a $10,000 check on behalf of the cltitens of New York, but instead of retaining it for hlmse)f. the commander stated that he would contribute It toward the south pole expedition, as planned by the National Geographic Society. JThe check was presented to the com mander by Governor Hughes, of New ? York, at this, the first national testi monial in the, explorer'# honor.- Ac cepting the gift, Peary advanced to the front of the stage, and said: "Hern In u check iai This check will be deposited tomorrow as a joint contribution of the members of this audience, the officers and the members of the committee of the Civ ic Forum,. and myself toward the American Antarctic expedition, for the purpose of exploration* and sci entific investigation ; and to enter the Stars and Stripes in a splendid, man ly international race for the south pole with our British cousins, than whom there are no finer foemen in the world." President's Regrctx Telegraphed. ?The audience which greeted the commander tonight was representa tive and enthusiastic. The gathering was held under the auspices of the Civic Forum. President Taft tele graphed that he was sorry that he was unable to attend, but said that he /sincerely hoped that "CongTH win ? -- - ? ' - - tEe ktoIT er Peary," Gov. Fernald of Maine also sent his regrets and the "greetings of the 700,000 men and *JPt>men of his (Peary's) own State. The assemblage adopted a resolu tion, presented by Seth Low, former mayor of New York, setting forth "that this meeting respectfully and earnestly petitions the Congress of the United tSates to make some spe cial and appropriate recognition of the achievement or Commander Peary in reaching the north pole and winning for the United Slates the prize so earnestly striven for century after century by a great company of brave and adventurous men." The committee had guaranteed Peary a cash purse of $10,000 for the testimonial, but the proceeds tonight exceeded $13,000. all"*of which will go to the commander. I As Gov. Hughes spoke the audience ' broke Into cheers. The governor said, in part: "I have no sympathy with those who Inquire of what utility may be the discovery of the north pole, or a visit to those frozen regions. We can never afford to be without these examples. An Inspiration For All. "The 'journey to the north pole may neem far removed from the life of the workman in the shop, or the I clerk in the office, or the busy pro fessional man, by*"*unless that work man and that clerk and that profes sional man now and then feels the stimulus of high endeavor because of such examples, ho will grow weak In his own effort and fail to show the best of the manhood that Is within him. o "We are all. In whatever we may be engaged, better tonight and nfore richly . endowed , because of the achievements of Commander Peary. All hall to the man who puts hia life to a worthy purpose and wins." Peary delivered his illustrated lec ture, showing his progress to the pole land Cap't. Bartlett spoke briefly. 2 New Advertisements " * # ? itn. Today's News ? ? Qem Theater. + ? Gaiety Tb eater. * * !? Mother Gray Powders. ? ? Cardul. * ? Doan'a Kidney pilla. ? ? Parisian Sage. * ? Mrs. Summers" Remedies. ' ? pazo Ointment + Vvick's Remedies. + !? Laxative Bromo Quinine. + ? J K. Hoyt ? Beltlpg. ? JM. . E. Clark <