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4GTON, NORTH CAROLINA.. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. DECEMBER 9, 1911. PUBLISHED 1 ?.?!>? Brl&mh Hook named and iaak the hM narrow escapes. The Blackburn want down i that practically all on boai to J??? T*e first report Mild that the ht reecued were picked up by l but later advices say that ^ I at Yarmouth In the Blackburn's boata and that the cap tain of the stedmer was ampng There were passengers and 17 Sherlngham Is a coast town in Norfolk. According to wyrd re ceived ina there thla morning, the collision occurred In the darkness. Both were ,gotag at s fair speed. A "high sea waa running at the time. The rescued passengers told the thrilling accounts of the disaster. Practically all the passengers were ?ep to their berths when the/ I b> . Mrrlot. trt.dtn* rareened and be* Kan to settle Immediately The offi cers of the sinking ship displayed great heroism. Members fo the crew were sent along the staterooms arousing the occupants. "The women on board displayed -stoical bravery. None of the pas sengers had time to dress fully and all of the recsued weVe suffering ""?from exposure when the boats reach* ?d the beach. 1 Members of the crew ot the Black "burn declared that all of the boata were lowered and It waa not believed that anyone waa carried down with the ahlp. The Rook's crew report ed that all the boata made off In the darkness. I A later report started the rumor that one or more of the Jlfe boats had been swamped due to overload ing. but this was not credlte?. The Rook's crew ezprees the belief that the Blackburn's boata would either make the ahore In safety or else be picked up by passing ship*/ The weather was ron?h and a; thick fog added to the terrors of the darknea. The Blackburn was bound from <3 rimes by to Antwerp. She carried ? large crew. THE EDISON PHONOGRAPH Teaches your children to love mu Sand song. On it. and on It alone, r can hear their own soaga and Sold on easy paymenta by BOSS WtOR., the ptctare framer^. 9-10 ?"> County lb. bM conialHmm <* said dis trict for a tax-to be lerled ..4 It appearing to tlM board tb.t therw la now la the haads of the sheriff or beaofort county a balance of lltl.la to the credit ot said dla trlet. SBC the said tax k*Tl,t been Hrled by mistake. i, u therefore orders that the tax p^ponta* to tare been lerted at the June seedow ot this board bo ?<1 tie nnc I. hereby reectended Bad the rlerk of this board I. hereby Instructed to make the proper correction.; ',n toe tax booka taraed orer to tbe eherjff for collection. THE new board. The naw board of coanty commis sioner.-elect Met at>? o'clock ? Thel nc* board Is conpoud of k h I Von Rberateln of Chocowln'ty; w I |W. Honker of Rlchlaati S K. F^ec-I man of Washington; o. II. Uynuel Of Washington township; and w. P. I Gaylord of Bath. They QuallOcd be fore tbe clerk of the Bow lor court I and then elected Mr. Fred H Von I Kbanteln of Choeowlnlty, chair I bibb. y' Wwa Wllay c. Hodman end nmii on. In* t top Mfcdtaa,, revert three rotea-.ba Mr Da,.1.1 two. . ( Mr. Rodman hartng rerelred a majority of the Totee cast wa? de clared the attorney for thfc "board I for the eneulag .two yeara at a Bin ary of tllO per y?ar. On motion of Copmlaaloner s r. Freeman the election of Mr. Von Eberateln aa chairman and Mr. W. f C. Rodman as county- attorney was made unanlmona. Gilbert Rumley, register 6f doeds alect. presented hla oqctal bond which was accepted and upon tak ing the preecrlbed oath was Induct ed Into offlce. George A. Paal. clerk of the su perior court, preaentod his official bond which was accepted, and upon taking the prescribed oath wss In- j ducted Into office. The treasurer of Beaufort county- j alect, E. R. Mlion, preaented hla offi- j clal bond, which was accepted and ' upon taking the preecrlbed oath I .was duly conducted Into office t The sheriff-elect George E Ricks, presented his oBdal bond, which was accepted and upon taking the Prescribed oath waa Inducted Into office. , William J. Sears, constable-elect, for Pantego township, preeeated his bond .and alter acceptance he was Inducted Into offlce. Constable-elect of Richland town* ?hip. J. K. Holodla, preaented hla official bond and after acceptance he was Inducted Into offlce. Whereas B. R. ntxon kns s..oen duly elected treasurer for treasurer for Beaufort county fohr tbe eneulng | 'wo Taars and baa this day Qualified and bean Inducted Into oOc. and. Whereas, It la advisable that blk* compensation aa aald treasurer shall ha Axed by the board of county com-1 tntasloners. now therefor.-. be It re-1 solaed; That we do hereby tlx hla com-1 pahaatlon for aald eervio-s na treaa-1 orer of Beaufort county as follows: I His commission on receipts shall I be oaa half of om 0er~csat; dlabnraaments two aa done halt OB Special Sale of Imported Hand Painted China <? 200 Designs to selcct from. Worth up to $2.25 each. We will ctoae the line at 89c. each. Beginning Saturday at 9 A. M. Not before. . - W r BOY RILLS HIS FATHER Wilmington. N". C.. Nov 7. -- N??? has Just been received la Wil mington of a cold-blooded murder at Verona, near this city, of Thomas Hardlnson. negro, by hte lo-year-old son. The boy was caught the night af ter. the patricide and Is In Jail at Jacksonville. o.Yv v .- J The boy la ssld to hare become enraged at hia father tor ordering him tp remove hie Sunday clothe# before going to the woods with him to gather holly; that the boy return ed to the house and in a few minute* ovcertook his father and emptied the contents of a shotgun in his breast, Inflicting a wouatf that causod the father to die almost iaatsntly. / . The boy than fled to the woods and hid but was eoon caught by a posse. per cent except in excess of $60,400. His compensation for any amount of over $50,000 shall be one half per ceAt on receipts and one aud one half per cent on dl^baraement*. Ordered that Ben Smaw, colored,! poor" allowance, be continued for thej month o? December. It appearing to. the satisfaction of the board that R. E. Clayton's pOill is listed both in the Small school district and Richland township at large it is ordeted that he be rollcv ed of the tax in the 8mall school dia trict Amount of relief $3.90. I Ordered that the clerk to .the |board bo and la hereby instructed to advertise for sealed bids to be op*J ened on the first Monday In January tor keepers of the following bridges Jo-wit; Aurora. Blounts Creek, Washlagldii. Bath and Baca Creek, Pungo Creek and Belhaven bridges. I Ordered that J. V. Flynn be al oew apt* oC/laad. Onl Pantego township valued at $10 for G yeas?-$50. Amount 40c. Resolved that'' J. E. Turnage of Chocowlnlty; T. R. Hodges. Wash ington; J. B. Arch bell. Bath; Mar cellua Jordan, bong Aero; Thos. Green Pantego. and B. D. Rowe of Richland, be and they are hereb) requested to meet here on Wednes day, Dcember 28 at 10 a. m. with the county commissioner*, the mem bers of the general assembly and the members-elect, to consider a good road law. All public surveyors are also requested to be present. The klerk will msll a copy of this re quest to each of the above named. | Ordered that A. S. Mason of Bath township be allowed $1.60 per month regularly (physical dlsabll r* Ordered that E. G. Bright, super intendent of th<3 county home be | allowed $7.60 for Christinas dinner | the county home. Ordered that E. G. Bright super-1 lntendent ot tho county home be al lowed $10 for the month of Qpcem ber to employ extra help?there be-i tag no many helpless Inmates. Ordered that W. R. Cayton be re lieved of achool tax In the Cayton school *district, his property being Hated through error In his satd dis trict. Amount of-relief fl.SO. I D. H. Bright constable-elect of Chocowlnlty township preaented his bond which waa accepted and he was Inducted into office. Dr. John I*.-Nicholson, coroner-! elect, of Waahington. presented his official bond whlr.li waa accepted. He waa Inducted into offlcc. Ordered that T. B. 8llverthx>rn of Washington township be allowed to llat his poll. Amount $g. For satir^cjory re?N>ns the board allows Samuel P. Jackson of'Waah ington townahip to list his poll and real and persons3 property valued at 9Ut Amount of tax $3.25 Whereas at the July seaaion of the board the chairman snd clerk to the board ware authorised to bor row the sum of f 10,060 for the cur rent expenses of the county and they :\fcfrrowod the aame from Mrs. Mary P. Baugham; and whereas, the aame will be due on Jan. 5, 1911 Now, therefore. It la hereby ordar-"1 ed that the chairman and Che clerk! to the board be an 1 they are hereby j authorised and directed to negotiate a loan of $10,000 to pay aald not? when it-becomes due. It appearing to the satisfaction v? the boa*d that O. M. Hooker's bonk stock mined at $2,900 was by er ror listed for tax twice. It la order -aasul&d Mm m The N. C. Supreme Court Kin - a TWO JUSTICES DISSENT The Tribunal Uphokl* the Lower C ourt U Otrimg Plaintiff Dates**! For Bcitf P?t off Train When Hr Offered Mileage at Wilaoo. After He Had Tried la Vain to Get Tick on Hie Mileage lloolt? - Was Pnshed Aside for Cash Pttr Raleigh N. C.. Doc i.?The North Carolina Supreme Court In Harvey va Railroad, from Wilson county, practically deaH a "knockout" Wjw to the railroad mileage book regiAft tlona requiring holders to procv# mileage tickets in exchange before bearding a train tn its ruling Jbst made. , ^,4 Harrey la a travelltng man and at tempted at Wilson three or four times to procure a ticket In exchange lor mileage, being atood aalde each time by the agent In order that he might wait on cash purchasers of tickets. , Finally the trqdn came without 1 Harvey having gotten his ticket. .He boarded the train with mileage which the conductor refused to accept, put ting him off at the first statlofl. Ho recovered $2,500 damages. TWO JIT8TICB8 D188ENT AS TO AMOUN*. ; Nov/the Supreme Court, Associate ' Justice Hoke writing the opinion, approves the judgment holding that Harvey had a right, under the circumstances to ride on the mile age. The court would not set "Wde the verdict as to amount of damagss excessive, although Justices Brown and 'Walter, while -concurring |'the amount awarded was excessive, Chief Justice Walter ffjark in an opinion concurring jhth Justice Hoke and Manning in the controll ing opinion of the court, h?ld* fur ther that the requirement that a holder of a mileage book shall ob tain a ticket in exchange is a breach of faith on the part of the railroads at whose lhBtance the special ses sion of the general assembly of 1908 was held to raise the passenger rate to 2 1-J cents upon the-prepositlon of the railroad companies that they would issue mileage books st 2 cents, meaning. Chief Justice Clark declares, the mileage to which the public had always been accustomed,' whereby the mileage had been pull- ( ed on the train by the conductor, ! The Chief Justice also holds that the : requirement to get ticket for mile-! age is unreasonable and void und be- I coming heretofore unknown in this1 state and still unknown except in I this state and a few adjacont states where the principal North Carolina ro*df extend. MAY FIGHT MATTER ALL OVER AGAIN It Is a notable fact that In the last general assembly a bill passed the house bx a large majority pro hibiting the mileage ticket re<iuue ment and that It fnlled In the senate by the deciding vote of the presiding o. . oer after a tie vote of Senators. | The indications ere that the ques | tlon will be founght all over again | during that approaching seailon. 'quail AXI? WINK .12 MK \LS; HK WCVa A WAGRH OF *7(>0 Chicago, December 8.?George Razaklea ate the last bit of a broil ed quail, sipped the last of a quart of champagne, pushed back his chair and then smiled a $700 smile aa he gased -about at other dlnera at a downtown restaurant last . night. He had gone through a similar pro gram for thirty-one nights preoed In*. "? The accomplishment of his thlrty sccohd meal of quail and wine jn an equal number of nlgl^* made hlfc the winner of a $7 wager. . If unconnected water meters sav ed SO per cent, of the waste, what would connected meters" save. SMALL WOE Ifll Spoke Before Rivers and Hir bors Congress I SEN. OVERMAN HONORED No Charge* mrm Preferred Against the JUlfifh PoMnutfr, %ml It k Not Kaovn Whether Butler Will Attempt to Defeat Confirmation? Duncanltes May Betallate " Xort* Carolina Well Rfprcwtted at tlw Rivera aad Harbors Onagwi ? Senator Oman Become Mcmbei of Appropaiatloaa Committee. WH.hi, Ington, Dec. S.?The numi nation of Willie O. Brlgga ' to tx poet master at Raleigh eraa held ui In tbe senate this afternoon by Ben ator Thomas H. Carter of Montana who said that he hfd done to at th< Instance of Congressman Morehead Later In the afternoon. Marlon Bui ler and Senator Carter were togeth er, which completee the chain of evl dence In connectlen with* the inci dent. \ But for the Interference or Sena ?tor Carter who has on more thar one occasion played smart politic* for Butler on the floor of the senate the nomination of Brlggs as post msster would hare been couflrmei at the fcaaion yesterday. The North Carolina senators asked that the nomination he confirmed having taken the Initiative nt the request of citizens st Raleigh. hut they dropped the matter when the) found that Butler bad played hit hand through &%>rehead an-1 Car ter. t(0 charges have been conferre.1 against Mr. Brlggs, and so far as Senator Carter was concerned ho was elmply playing the cards of others. " Whether Marlon Butler will at tempt to defeat the confirmation of Willis G. BriggH* nomination for post msster in order to create a vacancy with the hope of obtaining the ap pointment of his brother. Lester, re I mains to be seen. Senator Carter goes out 01' sen* at* March 4th having been defeat ed for re-election and then Hutler must look elsewhere for some one to do his work in the senate. " | DI'NCANITES MAY RETALIATE In the meantime the Duncan-Ad I ami faction may get busy and induce j aome Republican Senator to hold up ' all the appointments of the rival | faction in the state. The result would | be that all of the state republicans * now In feder# olfice would rontiue I to hold on. ? | NORTH, CAROLINA WELL RKPRE I. SENTED North Carolina 1b well ropVesent I ed at the Rivers and Hai'bor* Cong ' reus. " MaJ. E. J. Hale, wno haa done | so much for river and harbor work I In the atate, heads the delegation. ' and la taking a prominent part In j the work of the congress. Others attending the sessions are Wade Har rl?, editor of toe Charlotte Chroni cle; J. D. Chadbonrn. of WllniinK? jton; J. B. Blades of New Bern: 'm jW. Tllghman of Wilson; R. E. Craw ford of Wllllamston; Dr. H. W. Lilly of Fayettevllle, and Dr. L. 8. Blades and J. H. LeRoy of Elisabeth City. LIKED TAFTS SPEECH President Taft addresae.l. the con greas and Col. Wade Harris Hnd oth er J Tar Heels said they liked the speech Immensely. CONGRESSMAN SHALL MADE HIT Representative John H. Small wo* one of the principal speakers of the day and It Is no exaggeration to say that he made a big hit. Mr. Small caught the big convention In the right way. He plead for a broad aplrit In leglalatlng for the water waya of the country, urging congreas to cast aalde all sectlonallam. I The apeaker then made a plea for the lnter-coastal waterway telling of Its importance to tb?. Atlantic saa I board states. 8ENATOR OVERMAN HONORED Senator Overman becomes a mem ber of the appropriations commit | toe, which la one of the very biggest committees la the senate. The dob Fancy Ribbons make pretty Xmas Gifts. An unsurpassed line for your inspection. All .widths, all qualities Our stora open every night. W.C.TJ.I . SUITE OBJECT Christ Ian Temperance ganlsed in this city wmt few*. back and ve iri 10 encouraged at the Interest and the enthnsUsm which* la being manifested by all friends as well as members. One of the most hopeful signs of oar success is the Interest which the business men sre taking in us as a potent factor In the upbuilding of the morals In the town. Already a goodly number of the men hare Join ed us and quite a long list hsve as sured us of their Interest and sup port. "What are we organised for?"! you ask. Re?ul our motto, "For God, Home and Natlre Land"?and there will do longer be the ahadow of a doubt in your minds as to our ob ject. y We have organised for the pur poa? of so stirring the liner, purer land higher Qualities in every man, womsn and child In thla community. That the disregard of law that now prevalla will have to give place. to temperance, sobriety and a rigid en forcement of law. There are several things to which we are giving apeeia! attention Just now, whUb are: 1. The enforcement of the law prohibiting the sale of cigarcttes to minors. 2. The keeping of boys under 13 > from pool rooms. 3. The enforcement of the prohi- j bltion law. I. To pass the curfew law which will require alj children under 13 years to l?e at home after nine o'clock at night. These are but a few of the thing? I which, with the support of an en-1 tbiiBlostlc membership, backed by. some of the best business men in j | town, we have to do In the near fit- j ture. THE W. C. T. I*. nation was made this afternoon by the senate democratic steering com mittee and will be ratified In the i senate tomorrow. Senator Simmons, who is a mem ber of the steering committee, was heartily for his colleague for his np- i pointraent. .* At the next session Senator 'Over-1 man will have to give up one of his committee assignments, probably | that on military affairs. r KI/KCT OFFH'KIIH Phalsnx Lodge Xo. 10, 1. O O. F. 11 of this city has elected officers for the ensuing term as follows: N. O.?D. E. Jackson. V. O.?V.'. II. McDevett. Treasurer- T. W. Phillips i Secretary?J. F. Thomas. This lodge is now conferring t!:e . degrees upon a batch of candidates 1 celebrating as if were, the recent ac- j quiBltfbn of a new and up-to-date dc- ! gtee outfit. The degree team, we are inform- j ed, are thoroughly conversant with their parts and put on the work without a book and without a break. A An* magic lantern adds greatly j to the effectiveness of the work. SHE HER RELATIVES Boston, Dec. 8?That Mr*. Eddy, head of the Christian Science church none of her estate, estimated at '"O million dollars, to rela tive, fathered from a remark made tofitght by Judge Clifford P. Smith, first reader of the mother church, who said: "Mrs. Eddy's will Is not to be read tomorrow as it contains absolutely nothing, which would be of interest to any of the members of her fam ily." He made no statement as to what portion of the estate may go to the church. ? Three years sgo, at the time of the suit by her so-called "next friends" Mrs. Eddy sfet aside a trust fund of 1125,000 for the benefit of the three children of her son, George W. Glov er, in Lead, fl. D., while later In No* vember, 1909, she made a complete settlement with her heirs, with the understanding, it was generally be lieved, that there should be no con test over her will. At this time the trust fund was in creased to 9175,000, approximately 9225,000. Since the death of Mrs. Eddy her son. George W. Glover ha* said that he would not contest the will. FIRE IT THE CAROLINA BEACH ummcr rrspft, IS y, late l~f*y(nigbt. | Wilmington, Dec. S.?K?re oC sup posed of Incendiary origin at tho Carolina Beach, a summer miles below the city, destroyed the hotel and pavilion, the property of Capt. John \Y. Har per, promoter of tho beach and bath houses and a two store residence owned by H. A Cure, of tills city. The entire loss is estimated at 915. 000, with practically no insurance. It was certain that the fire was Incendiary, as there were no people staying at the beach and no occa sion for fires at any of the buildings. The blow Is quite severe to Carolina Beach. The season Just closed was a most succeasful one. TO HOLD FIRST QUARTERLY MRRTISG DWRMBKR IKJ-'Je Rev. J, T. utbfcs. D. D.. the n.?w presiding elder of t*".fc Washington district, will hold his lint quarterly meeting for Washington station oa December 25 and 2G. Dr. Glbbs and famll will move to the district parsonage, this city very Bhortly. CAPTVRKH KAGLK. Willis Foreman, colored, captured a bald eagle in a steel trap near Wil low point last Wednesday morning. He was one of the largest ever seen in these parts. Ho has. attracted no little curiosity. Governor Harmon's plurality has moved "up to 100,377, and now It la time to stop counting. Sale on Ladies' Tailored Suits For Next Ten Days ! We havo just received quite a number of Model Suits in various colors, consisting of Serges,' Broad cloths ard Rough Effects. Prices tanging from $25.00 to (35.00. Sale price $16.98. : ? Ji-i / Bowers-Lew is Co. tyggmU Bc*?r*t Wo-e. Wntrh Tomorrow'" THK fiKM THKAT11K Our Thwtro '* - ' of delight*?our change of bill ?na il -? XT** btoa you to mo the latest and boat la MOVING PICTURE ENTERTAIN MENT. ? % ? HROTHKR MAN. (VUairnph.) \ ACTORS POVKD. <VIU KE-;
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