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rUESDAY AFTERNOON. NOVEMBER 29. WW. ' NO. !?? ?ER PUBLISHED IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA pTAinUlU IX It UK ????ft* 1? la the lliUt country town where ?M 1? "Mini under an aseumed name, and bothae a tribute t9 Dr. Crlppen'e memory ud a* a revelation of tie aBectlon that b*?? herwlf ... ??. wnw ??? <*>ae?tea ?? th* I.ubllcaUon ot tin doctor*, lest lav. letter to bar. ? ' ' tS . It wu writtan oa the eve of Crtp pen's execution. and her chief rea am tar giving pttWJclw la that B ?How. tin falsity or Uo alleged oon "That eonfeeelon," aald IMee U? ?? 'BK Crtppen all ataM deelafad hla laao ceace to me ud I Wit. keen tarrt My ahsckad to wad the W? rtnta ment It la utterly aad completely **?.- " ? si"M It vaa with a.coacaalad tear, that Mfca LaNare produced Dr. Crlppen'e > read aad copy It. tt rune aa follower "How can I Aad the etrength of heart to struggle through thla last letter. Ood tadeed must hear our cry to hlai for dlilee help I. thl. laat farewell How to control my self to write I hardly know, hut I pray ood td help u?. he brsr. to face the aad aow eo near. "Thoughts raah to my mind tuck er than I can pat them down. ? time la too ahort now. aad than la much I would say. There are leaa than two daya left to ui. " Whaa i wrote yoo Saturday I had not heard aay new. of . petition and, although I nyrer at any time dared to hope, rat deep dowa la my heart waa Just a glimmer of traet that God might gl*e ua yet a chance to put the right before the world and leCme hare the paaaloaate long ing of my goal. "Oh how dad I am that I had the photograph. It waa aome consola tion although In spite of all my Kreataat efforts It waa Impoaalhla to keep down a (faat sob ud my heart's agoalaed err. "Row am I to endure to tain ?r last look at yoar dear face? What agony must I so throagh at laat when you disappear forarer from my eyea? God help sa to ha brave than. "Whan I race!red your letter on 8unday ere I say that yon did aot know the bad new. ud X prayed Ood to help you in the morning when yon did learn of It. 1 know what yoar agony will be, for I know your heart like mine, will be broken, f am com forted at least in thinking thatl throughout all the rear, of out friendship never hare 1 paaeed one unkind word or gtvu one reproach ful look to her whom f have loved hast In Ufa; to whom'l have given myself heart ud aoul. wholly ud entirely forever ? ? ? ? I wut my dear one to keep for her own use all that can be reaileed by the sale of my eatate. We can safely leave to the hud of a Jaat Ood the pro duction later on of evidence provid ing Innocences. "My worrits ud troubles hero will eoaa ha elded, as I .hall ha tomorrow In God's hud. I have perfect talta la hla help. Let my .pirlt ha with you always, and after thla earthly separation Is Oalahed we will ]?U After tlS traaacrlptlon of the lat ter Miss Leneve drew atteatioa ts Crtppea'a lest words concerning her. R?r. 3. M. Lowder of KouditIUo, N. C.. ??" tho go oat of Mr. and Mri John L. Phillip. OS Wot Soeoad atroet laxt night and thla morning. Mr. U*l?t mi mwiI jetn ago poator of tho Both ?nd Aaron Ctr rulta. Ho bM BOI17 fiioodo Is Bo*u fort fountr , -J ADVKRTI8K IX THK NEWS. SHOE We are Offering Childr* to 8 either button or I?? leather for $1,15, j%;\, Misses sizes 8 1-2 to 11 ? t r Trenton, N. J. -Nor. I8*tb? irnrdBV of the Rev. Amil L. Armstrong and phis wife, Annie Rue Armstrong at tehir home near patch Neck Wednes day night waa ahown today to have txen the reault of as nnsuccesefu. attempt at blackmail. = ,v John Bears, the mulatto, who K a prisoner tn the Mercer Cerirtj Jail here, charted with the double crime has admitted- everything concerning Ma part In tba tragedy erctpt his purpose In attacking the old clergy man and In turatng upon Mrs. Arm strong whea "ahe discovered what he had done. . This pnrpoae however, became knowtf this afternoon whan Proeecn tor William J. Croesley and his staff went to Dvteh Neck to attend the preliminary inqueat upon the bodies of the dead Sear's father was a white man, aa everybody tn the neighborhood knew Moat of tte neighbors believed that his father waa a farmer who lived about a mite from the scent of Wed nesday's tragedy, and for whom Ha eliael 'bears, mother of the awn char gad with the crime, had worked at oae time shortly baton her son'i birth. Sears, however did aot believe this man tis father. ? >;? BLACKKDMAIL.HD fHE CLSRGV 1 KAN. He i|var< Insisted Jie was the ?on of a" member of the family fn>ra which lire. Armstrong came. For lyaam^be kia been demanding and [ recAfwhg mortey from Mr. Arm stiwj?' ok the strength of threats ' to yi/lmre that ha was a half-Cousin. If not a half brother of Mrs. Arm strong, with Whom he grew up, the authorities hare not been able to dis cover. .Sears was not taken back to Dutch | Neck today for the first viewing of the bodies by the coroner. He re maned In his cell at the Jail here, sleeping most of the time, and In sisting during the rest of it that he was too tired to talk to anybody I about any phaae of the crime to the commission of which he has confess ed. ;; v "I want to sleep/' he said this af ternoon to the correspondent'of the | Associated Press. "I haven't had a 'real sleep for night, and I have Just simply got to get a few winks now." With that bears turned over upon | his side and began to breathe heariiy He has not betrayed any concern ov I'er his plight, and his keepers said I that from fo o'clock in the afternoon I when he was aroused to talk with 'County Detective James 8. Ktrkbam, he had not only seemed indifferent to his whereabouts but hadVad noth lng to say about Mr. Armstrong or his wife. He bad not said anything about his mother even. j LITTLE is LEARNED FROM HER I It was to examine Mrs. Sears fur ? ther that Prosecutor Craissley went I again to Dutch Neck this sfternoon. Since early yesterday morning she has been under the surveillance at the home of Qeorge W. Denlson. who was the nearest neighbor to t*e j Armstrongs. Following her exam I inatlon yesterday afternoon the old colored woman was brought to Tren ton and locked up as a materia] wit Her Incarceration la llkelr <o be olM. for ao grand jury Kill all uatll January, and It la porilble t'ml tba Armatrong ?an will Bat b? Mr Fore It aatlJ FWrnray or March Al ready there la a movement afoot iu; hare Ike woman released on ball.' Thl. la Mac packed by the Ruo family for whom ahe worked ao I* ax- ? i la tke atataaaeat a?ad<- hjr Seara to Proaecotor Cmaeley he laalated that Mr. Armstrong bad threatened blip. Ha etaek to thla thla after aoon area, and taaptte of erldenc. to tke coatrart la the poaaeeeloa of oald not change hie rALK. id's Shoes, sizes 5 1-2 :e, vici kid or patent ?t $1.35. "1 went to the old tnan to thftat ternoon about t. o'clock," Besrs said "and told him 1 had to have a dol lar. All of a audden he got an>cn and Jumped up out of his chair. The uetx thnig I knew he wae coming to oe with hla cane In his hand, and before I could get out of the way be had struck me other the head with It. . _ "He struck me eo hard that It hurt, too. and 1 waa sUll mad at him even It he did say he did not hare anything but a two dollar bill a^d* that, If I would go to Now Bruns wick nid get some frutt I could keep tlie change, 1 went there, as I have told you, and I bought some grapes. Then I went and got sharod, bought a cigar and amo&fed It, and then caught my car back home." It la a fact that bears bought grapes In New Brunswick. The man who sold them haa borne tes timony to that effect, aad this after noon fteh grapes were found In an out of the way place In the kitchen.. This, however, is the one point of Boats' explanation of hla crime, for which confirmatloa has heon found. Her. fc. L. Nash, ft 0. or Greens boro. former pastor of the M. E. church here, was a visitor to the city this morula* between trains. The doctor la on hie way to Elbtibeth City to attend the annual conference Dr. Nash haa Just written another book "The Early Scenes of the Bible* which 1* being highly complimented an over the state. During the pastorate of Dr. Nssh the Methodist church waa dedicated and completed In Jtkmf i IIj many old parishioners were delight ed to see him again. NfsHsg Completion. The now Methodist parsonage Is nrarlng completion. It will be due of the handsomest refidences In the city when finished.? Cotton 31urkcl. Seeed cotton 5.50 Lint cotton, 14.25. Cotton teed per ton, 29.00 R?bfccn Lodgf Aaalstant General Secretary Berry of th? Odd Fellow# In North Caro lina organized a Rebecca lodge aux 11 Mary in thia elty laat week. All the member* of the order aa well a* their wives and danghtera are eligi ble to membership. [ Quite a number joined the organi sation. Klection of Officer*. There will be an annual election of offleera of St. Peters Chapter Brotherhood of 8t. Andrew, Wednes day Nov. 80, at Win. Bragraw's of fice at 8 p. m. sharp. All members are urged to be preeent. Corn to KxpoAittoB Mr. B. H. Thompson, of Aurora, on? of Beaufort county's moat ener getic and up to date farmera has ?hipped to the Columbia Exposition ?t Columbia, 8. C.. aamples of hit corn to be exhibited there. The Dally News fee hi confident his exhib it will not be surpassed. > . Flie Mn*l?. Ma a 7 compliments are being paid to the Washington Concert Band for the excellent music they are making at the different aoclal functions of the city. This organisation Is a cffedlt to Washington and ahoiild receive the encouragement of all. Prof. Will B. Smith, their instruc tor. Is one of tjie most efficient and competent band leaders tn the < oun< try. Their playing shows the result or bis good training. 4 Per Cent Compound Interest On Savings Accounts Savings & TlUSt Co. SHOWING AT HOME! ? a*38 : The most deive/, and progressive women bave learned the im mense advantage of carefully reading the advertisements. Those who are mdre dull of apprehension prefer to wander around in different stores hunting for the special bargains and usually attractive articles. rhe up-to-date woman of today sits down and takes her paper and reads the advertisements carefully before she goes "shop n*A?" i k|UK ; r\ ;,;Y She has learned by experience that the mechant who is up-to date in bis methods and has the most desirable offerings, is the ? one which makes his-influence felt through his advertising. If he did not do this be would not be an up-to-date merchant. The back number merchant does not advertise. Shopping at home, looking through the ads before you start oat, saves time and aaqayance and is sure to result in both economy and satisfaction. , I* pays to read the advertisements. I'll! Miss Adeline Mayo will entertain at ber home corner of Second and Pearce streets tomorrow afternoon from S to 6, In honor of Mlae Julia Moore, who la to be married at the Eplecopal church next, week to . Wolfe. She will entertain at bridge and a pink ahower. Quite a number wll attend thla social function. ~ 'W1 oirTTcely. The many frienda of Mlaa Cordon, daughter of Mri. C. T. Cordon, who baa been confined in the Fowle Me morial hospital with ferer will be pleaaed to learn that her condition la much better and the physicians entertain strong hopes (or her ulti mate recovery. IT MIGHT UK WORSK Misfortunes are thick In this val ley of tears, the moans of the sor rowful come to our ears; the law of bard luck seems the governing law, snd a package of grief Is the prise that we draw. But If we would cut out the weeping and sighs, and quit pumping brine from our water-logg ed eye*, we'd soon find our sorrows and thoublea disperse; for there's nothing so bad that It couldn't be worae. It'a well to reflect when you're burdenod with care and trou ble comesa down with his feeet in the air, that others have suffered as deeply as you and raised just ss much as a hullabaloo, and others have found that a bundle of woe Is eaay to lose if you only think so. Prom the day you are horri "till you J ride In a hearse, there's nothing so i bad that It couldn't be worse. One j day I was ranting around, pretty! glum, for a felon was holding the! fort of my thumb; the surgeon came! In with hia saw, and avowed that] I was a baby for yelllug ss loud: "I J aawed off the leg of your neighbor," he aald, "and never a whimper came but of hla head." O! It'a true as you Hi?*, that-?excepting this verse ? there's nothing so bad that It could n't be worae. WALT MASON. Roosevelt waa probably trying the aplral trick in politics. - TO DISSOLVE ' SUGAR TRUST Nek York, Nov. 28.?A bill In equity to dissolve the Amreican Su gar keHnlng Company, known as the sugar trust, because It Is a foadwofP In f4/ltrrfVnV< filed today In the United States clr cult court for the southern district of New York by United Slates Dis trict Attorney Wise. A perpetual injunction is asked, restraining the company from pay ing dividends and the stockholders from exercising any privilege* as stockholders. OlTHf X I have option upon house anil lot on East Second street. No. house 234, 8 or 9 rooms, water, giis, elec tric lights. House would cost two thousand dollars to rebuild today; practically new, large and deep lot, lot alone is worth seventeen Hundred dollars. If sold in the next ten days goes for $2,750, you pay for the new pavement of sidewalks. now being built. If location of house is worth anything you can take this In con sideration. For any information call at Baker's Studio. Full of Itolegnte*. The Norfolk Southern train trom Raleigh to Norfolk was crowded { with preachers and delegates en route-to1 Elizabeth City to attend the annual session of the North Carolina conference. The conference win op en In that town tomorrow morn ing. Bishop Eugene Hendrlx D. I). "L. L. D., of Kansas City. Mo., will preiide. , He was a passenger on the train from Raleigh where he was the guest of Mr. Joseph Brawn, president of the Citizens Banlr of that city yes terday. Bishop Hendrlx is one of the great !men In Southern Methodism. Football la not much of a game for a dry town. JI/ imVT WASHINGTON'S ft, nUIl, CREATEST STORE Toys of every description now on display second floor. --Fancy goods and Handkerchiefs -for Xmas gifts. Never before has our store been so brim full of useful and ornamental good* for Xmas Gifts, for every member of the family from the tiny infant to great Grandfather. Chri.tmas is o*ly a few week, ott Wj^wait IS DISSOLVED By THE KING Nor. " -"'""T" ?? dlaaolved by Kins (??? I after a .Peech before the Maembled member, of the h?u?' ot and houae paers The MMlon which waa brought to a close waa convened about a .ort ntght ??o but It wa. kno-nbelore hand that all leglalature upOlT the veto and other Important question, affecting the upper houae waa dead locked. The campaign ha. already .Urted for the general electioen. Premier AaQulth'a cabinet waa Jn executive .eealon when parliament waa dlaaolued, dlacuaalng the date of the electlona, which, aa yet. ha. not been offlcUlly announced. Leet Mia Bearings. It wa. an Engllah aklpper ot the oM en time. Who, having knowledge h? yond the aeemtng needa. aa he conld read and uae I be cbarta. waa dla patched to Bottenlam The ?KM? bad never b?.n to Rotterdam before, ea after getting over tbe away to Ibe ea.t he produced h* chart, and made a learned InapecOok, but the chart, hau b^en a long Una in the locke- ar.d clrcnm.tanree com bined to alarm him extremely. KJ wen*, up un dick and called to mate, "rut her about; Uic rata haw paten Holland!"' ?utta- in Sticaa. From time Immemorial 1" Cambridge, EwtUod, Hie.UaJU?4ie??'">lttho bdtter -ao as to* form ? long stick weighing n pound, which they sell In sllcea. a. It It were sausage. Is the market the butter merchants do not ear* to u?e either weights or scale* A simple glance Is sufficient for these people accustomed to the lime Wouored prac tice. A very neat cut with the knife divides the yard into halves. qtArters or eighths very exactly, and It appears that the customer U never given short measure. 1?.s Mllay WJ/. Tlso Milky way Is ?u InwtUr lumi nous belt tbn: euelrc'.cs The eetaaOa' sphere and ha. the general shape of i great circle. Inclined at an angle of sixty-three degrew to the equinoctial. It. luminosity 1* due to the myriad, of stare or sone coui|>oaiuK It. '?any o. which have heeu revealed to us by means of the telescope. It varies In width from tour to twenty degrees aud at one point of Its eounie spills up Into two nearly parallel branches of unequal lirlgbluess. which do not re unite for a dlstai?-e of 150 degree* A Small Osteotlvs The man was nearly through taking down the awnlnga when the bell rang for luncheon. Little Mrs. l>*j l?,"d ot all her trinkets nnd lingered about the room on one pretense nnd another until her small boy. looking ?P with r, uncanny Insight so to Ills elders, observed In his l'lcr,^e treble: -You go right along, mamma. 1H watch him."?Woman's Home U>m panlon * Unfair. The Taller?Married or single? The customer-Married. Why? ih. Tallor-TI.cn let u.e recommend .?*? mteut wifely deposit pocWct. contains a most ingenlooe little con trivance Ibtit feels exactly Hk? ? mouse.?Cblcare I-.ewa. ?= Lik.d the Turf. "I underaiaml. Mr. Iteuben. said the visitor "that your son Is devoted to th.Va?"l reckon he Is," -Id the rrtd man. "Jnbcx kin lay down on the arass for hull hours Ihont inakln complaint."?Har|ier's Weekly. THIS SUITE - *m SUCCESSFUL In competition with the entire United States at the Horticultural Congress which haa Just closed at Council Bluffs. la., -North Carolina captured more prizes than any two states, and brought* home trophies valued at more than 91.000. The exhibit was a revelation and will re sult In Inestimable good to the en- ,* tire state. Prof.. W. N. Hutt, state hortlcul culturlst and Mr. S. B. Shaw, aaslat ant, were busy this morning unpack ing the trophies, which are now oa dlaplay In the agricultural building. Raleigh. The grand sweepstake cup carry ing with It the purple championship rib on, and for which worked so hard to win, waa osptured by North Car olina. This cup Is of silver lined with gold an dof massive design. It Is on a silver base and lta height la St Inches. Engraved on It are the words National Horticultural Congress, of Council Bluffs. Ia.? 1910. Awarded to North Carolina Department of Ag rlculture. W. N. Hutt state hortleul turlat., 8. B Shaw ssalstant horti culturist. The cup Is valued st 9300 snd la the grand sweepstake prise. Makes IWivjnet* Trip rr- tr" Mr. W. K. Roberson an old Wash ington boy, now attending school at Elon College spent laat Friday In Winston-Salem. He is one of this city's brightest young men and his future is more than propitious. He lias the best ^^hes of his many friends here nnd elsewhere In North Carolina. Decided Improvement. The improvements being made to the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moss corner of Vsn Norden and Sec ond Streets has been much compli mented. A uracil ic Cliurrh The Free Will Baptiiits will have ono df the most attractive churches in the city when same 1b completed. The plans have already bee ndrawn and those who have seen same pro nounce them attractive and yon\en lent. This denomination has made rap id strides in Washington slpce com here. Rev. J. T. Butler of Bertie county. Is the preacher in charge. rhrlNtmas Goods. All the stores are now busy receiv ing their Christmas goods and wlth ia the next few weeks Washington shoppers will be offered great oppor tnlty to wee and purchase noveitiee for the holiday season. Watch the Dally News advertising columns for bargains. How He Avoided It. "Have you ever been hissed off the stager* asked the ulrl who was thrill ed at bnrltut met a real actor. "Ob. no." Ik* replied. "When I'm off the Mtaoe I it I ways try toJ>e among friend* us much u* p-iH*lble. ?^ Special Prices On Furs. We have an immense stock of FURS of every kind. In sets or separate pieces. Special prices for next few days. Bowers-Lewis Co. ?KM*-**. Watch Toaormw'ii /A. Vou ll set the full ralaa of jo?t money Un?most enjoymsnt! An up to data show
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