arttatolc Motherhood U1
has given these
nlc* nod . they arc always
i 'with "pleasure *nf* "profit*
Efc me bo fortunate m to be
r do the members of tlio '
e right tiling but they are
elr Wt?e* and daughters,
was no exception to the!
?peak of ths Charttabl
1 at Bunyan it? but, to Bay
artalnraent given is
fcbundaat lucnt*. *
j over ltvn hundred peo-.
t. including jhembers^^f j"!
^from different sections
itlon of, the oflicers. is
ored- to bo a ceremony of!
e foilov.-Jng were install-!
lire ceremonies: J. O.
dent; W. H.^SslMtan.
C. A. STnsleiom aac
treasurer: James Ashy,
* W. H. Congletcm, ihar-j
I All aelerted.aref
?(fill their' respective!
'rlor to the dinner, which wai
by A the good 'women of 0(?
neighborhood, tho ^akln* tooW
plac*- The orator being Mr. Nor-j
wood L.Sftnmoua. a rising young
& the Washington bar. ' J
RfWSIir ornate and neat speesh'liaj
waf presented to the audience by Mr.i
H. E. HidgtR of Old Ford %It la'
needless to state that Mr. Simmons ]
fully measured to the* expecta-j
t'oas of Ma frtands."
1
ilia iMn '?u tlmey, appro-1 (
prlatc, ornate, thonghttnl inm the
Yiry-tlrrt word ottered. He ni Kir-!
en the cfosent attention apd regrets
wer? oipresjed on ?tt aides 'frhca the
close was announced. For his age ,
tlwro I( no- man In the county more .,
i'?tn>y than ho on occasion ot tils (
>ta?- |,
Savaral t'rors flrrlnK the delivery i
?r -to .ddrnSi the speaker >u ap-'(
plaucled heartily and Justly no. C?D^<
tajs OPtrco 71. Hilt alto. made a'
*Swt <-1'k to the crowd which was'
nlso touch en *>yed. Hi. U Ik wa<
instructive and edifying. I ,
A<tor tv... s'poakln* the ladles an- 1 '
progratr
r oH>l. Not thn ainallesf
left undone. ?UyLo4*o
a Charitable Brotherhood
>ave many. mm}- more- in >py t*
Jirfcl ofje.terday.
mm Wk m
? WELL ATliM
The treklng damonltratlcn? now
n profrcsa at the H*rrt? Hardware
>tapany by Proffcaeor Becker them
-enovsned chef, are being (CMrone
y patronised by tfce ladler of the
?U7. Bach ?ftornoon^from X to 6
he professor not only"ibow?tho wo
nen the art ol-cooklnf but 1,'cturee
0 them on thla popular ark. Tomor
row cloaea the j'rofcBior's engage
ment in.W?shlnH?lln. Ho do ? Ills
?ooklng on the' calibrated Majestic
Hangs for which the Harris Hard
rare Company aiCKpat*- To *11
tz tSJSSSSSX^Si
irnat xniff \roria-wiae cp?r rUis to any
'a ,'njore tbah interesting. Thla 1 3
he .second time thai Professor Beck
er ha.i visited Washington. The
lourae of )ecturee ho has delivered
? the ladies of Washington hare
>een of real value and they "we're put
n reach of all at no cost. The ladles
>t the c'tjr hare appreciated this by
Iffif jtfi| '? y '
This afternoon the'largest attend
ing of- th^-week wa? noted. Those
rho have not beard the professor
>r witnessed the way:he cooks should
1 vail themselves of the privilege.
Remjnnber that tomorrow after
s thSlaet day. &'* &
'? f
Mother Very 01 Jffljtf!
Bav. C- A. Jones paatyr of tho M.
E. church at Belharen who has been
onftned In the Washington HojjMsl
his city, tor treatment, was culled
jo Graham, N. C , yesterday by a tele
tram announcing ttie critical Illness!
if kl< aged mother. It la to be hop
id that he found her much lmprov
id.
.
,f *f , ' pcwWK>? IlrlnMor,
Mastef White Clark, ion ot, Mr.
?nd Mrs Thomas Qtark, who has
Men very lll'l* reported dccidcdly
j?ttar today. [? . V . j? I
The Installation of ofScert of thi
Blk? Lodge will take place at their,
lall thla erenln g at 8 o'clock. Th"
ceremony promlaes to be Interesting
ImprAalTe. t
LaFollett Introduces Reso-i
luiion to Investigate Lorimer
HIS EltCTlUH WAS IK FMUai
He Nnmtft I ive New Senator* to.Con- j
? duct th o tm<-* fixation. . A floinl ?t
-Now H1IH? Many of Them of im
IN -solatlj-.n Create* Much Comment
Winston. Aprtl l%p|?
tion of the session In tbo senate to
day was th? introduction oVa. re*o>
lut'.on by Senator La Folletto. pro
vidiAg for the appointment of * spe
cial committee tQ investigate tho
olectlon of 8'tiator Lorlmsr, of Uli
Shortly before the senate met at
noon it became known that La Fol
Iotte va*> ready ?o tak a this action
and a ten?e air hung artr the senate
when it met and began tha routine
business afteh the ehaplaln's pray*
er.
The resolution Is preceded by a
long statement reciting the previous
action of the senate in the other
Lo rimer investigation and ia this the
oommittQo on privileges and eleo*
Hons is criticised for its failure to
summon certain witnesses aad obtain
testimony which l?s a bearing on
the case. \ ' , ?-' & 1 ' ; / 1
It then.recjtev that the Illinois leg
islature appointed a committee to lrf
veetigate. like charts .against Lori
mer and refers to th<f testimony re
cently given before that body lal
which it was shown that- $100,000
bad been. expended to obtain the elec
tion of Lorimer.
The re^plution then nomine* five
new senators, all of them without
'4w^vltuA*MptrlcDct> with the l^>rlrt
jner case, to conduct an investigation
ihe expenaps to be paid out of .tho
contingent fund <>f the senate. ? ..
They resolution names Senator
Works. California; Senator Town
send. Michigan: Senator Mclean.
Connecticut, all republicans, and
"Senator Kern, Indiana, and Senator
Pomerene Ohio, democrats, aa tho!
committee.
Senator \V0rk3 has already permit
tad hlmaelf to be classified as one
of tlio Insurgent republicans and Ben
afor Mct.oan .has bern looked upon
by . ttuv Pollette-Cuminlns ebtiere
i?s a possible recruit j
Senator Townsen^*Won his olertion
lafRely assuming .to be an InsurRon t
and ha i been Identified with tic in
surg^nt* -tlnce hla election. I
Both Kern and Pomerene are pro
greaalves and are opponent* of Sen
utor Baiter ... A'
Senator La Folletto rdfused to *1-1
low tho resolution to g o tp 1 com
mittee and It m laid on tho- table.
'*h*ro he will call It. up at a later
data.
A Hood of bills poured in upon tho
?enato today as aoon aa the aenate
regular procedure wa* react) etf. Sen
ator Owen of Oklahoma waa th* flrat
to gel recognition, nnd the bill which
ho offered, and will be number "IV,
waa a measure in establish a no
tlonal department of health He
nlao presented a resolution approv
Ing the conltltntlbn of Ariioirt^aud
New Maxloo ?nd providing for the
admlsalo* of the?e tirrltorlai to
?tauhood -i'' 1. ? . :"U
Senator Bourne ot Oregon was
nnxt, with a r**olutlon submit,
ting to 'he soveral states an amend
ment to the oon?tltutlon providing
for the direct election of senators.
Hhc amendment obtains th* clauae
advocated by th* Southern democrats
providing that th* "el*??rs Shan
&2&BS
present and enjoyed the,
or the lodge nt Bslhaveo
sss sessions were harmon-;
tho bocIaT features much
KJ^Sberlir ft. D. Harris of SWan
stedIA president for the
ensuing term and If. J. ttflpdwardB
of Belhaven was elected \dce presi
dent. The next mooting witf-fle held
with Phalanx bodge No. 10 of thin
city. ?TUe meeting id called: fcr some
date Jn the month o t Augi^ ?J}
v All the dfelegata-- returned last!
night on the. steam tug N*p 1 11 at.
I : ,;"*r ^ j
tor* of the most numerous branch
of the state legislature.", .
Tklawoutd prevent fed?*l inter
ference with the state constitution*
which fix limitations upon suffrage.
Senator jCullum introduced a fell.
*to prohibit Importation of opium, ex-1
cfpt for medical purpoaoa.
'4 f I W5i ??
? . .aramnv
F<Ur In the East. Unsettled rain
in i|#st portion tonight. Cooler to
night. Cooler Saturday Insist por
Hon., Moderate west winds -beeom
To Arrive Kumlby t ^ J. '
The Johnny Jones Carnival Com
pany will arriro 4?n the city froin
New Bern on next shuday. >Th,*y will
give a week's exhibition ovtf West
Third street all next wttokL Ji- *
MAPS WILL SHOW
CAROLINA'S SSIL
Raleigh. N. C.. April 7.? D? B.
Kilgore. state CbSmlat, in charge
<4^tke work of aoll stirvey< carried on
by the state department, pf agricul
ture In conjunction with Ike United
Statea daiiartni.jgt of Agriculture,
says that tfie map showing the soils
irf MttbmoiJd county v.ttt_ke compUjt
ed within Che next two month? . This
makes about twenty counties that
have complete- maps <rt $be kind
Aa soon ?a tho Richmond county
map Is cocmpleted the surveys of
Randolph and Johnston counties will
be taken up and pushed with the ul
timate purpose of perfecting a com
plete soil map of tbp jfttte.
?
Is Much Better J
The many friend* of Mr. W. D.
Bridgets who baa bion confined to^
his home on Eaat Wator street for
the past several weeks. will be
pleased to learn that his Condition is
much better today. I
FEWER RAPT 1STS WKRF IVtP
TIZED IN NORTH CAROLINA
Raleigh, N. C. April 7-^Ut'stical
Secretary E. L. Mtddlet'on of
North CaroHna BnDtlst conn ntlop
flnds that during thd past year fhef-e
were 569 Baptist churches with mom
berahips aggresatlAr *5,292 which,
reported no baptlsJb for the year;
81 churches repo^A i?--lther addi
tional memberahi^^fc baptisms,
while X^tOi ehiireiMwlth 1?7?265
membership report 13,269 . bap
tisms/ an average C t one; baptism to
tjvery fourteen member*. |
He found that the denomlnat on in
tlfis state has gained 24 per cent. .In
contributions for the past three
.years and han lost 7 pbr conf^B Sap-;
tlsms, thei'e bolng s difesencp of Stj
per cent In the two acttvlilos for tho
three years. '?
the Democratic voters of!
ward are r equeated to
?s. Reed's store on thrf' dbr
ineT and Fifth streets Fri
Aprll 7 at eight o'ttlocfe.
j. p. am.
CAROLINA
fLast Opportunity ror WashtaUtoa to Secure the
v MaUamnskeet Railroad? II Vou Want Your
City to Go Ahead Be on Hand To-Nlflht
Tonight at he city hall at eight
thirty o'clock the, citicens are called
to most tovJJecldo whether or not
th$ Mattamuskeet railroad vrtll bo
constructed from Eelftaveu on to tlii:;
city. ThlB la tlie most important
question in a decsdo for the citltrtis
and business flben of Washington, to
decide.
l? they are ej&ecting~this city and
B?aufort county to proofed and gd
ahead as tt should; If we desire r:nfl
bid for the patrofcage and good will
ofcthe good people of Hyde; we must
secure this road ana there Is only
one way in which to accomplish thi*
end, that is work and work unceas
ingly until we hear the whi9tle and
ringing of the bell right at our door.
|>At the meeting held on last Monday
'evening the committer reported they
had subscribed twenty-eight hun
dred dollars for the construction of
the road and it. Is to be hoped that
when this committee makes tie flnaT
report this evening It will bo ns much
as five thousand dollar? ? tWj amount
ijnfrjrttnil , , ^ ?' :
Hie chairman, ZVTr. C. H. ^Brown,
will aLBO announce ?t the meeting
to he held "tonight .the committee ho
has selected to go to Raleigh next
J Tuesday to confer with the govern-'
or and the council of state.' , .'\v j
The City hall should be packed to-,
night with ,ci#W^;*lftterested and
reauly to act. Thla' will be our
last opportunity to do ? for a?- the
Daily News stated a few data ago,
the convicts are to be removed from
work -*>n the road within the next
few days and if tli:y are sent to oth-'
er tactions 3*tfce- sta^fr wo cannot!
hope to securt'^Jbem. Wfkt la de-|
stred afid must be accomplished at]
the meeting this evening is a suffi
cient sura raised to show to the gov
ernor that we -as- a community moan
buelivess and that we back up* our
doelro. Those who ytl! subscribe to
this amount need not psy the entire
amount at once but can do so month
ly until the entire subscription is
raised. -#
The meeting la called for eight
thirty o'clock.
The time is made this late so a?
to afford no cltlsen an excuse for not
being present. Tonlsbt Washington
wtlj say whether she desires to take
her place alongside of other progres
sive towns or whether she shall ^
main In the same strata for f^any
years to come. What will be the
verdict of her eillxens? >
COTTON MARKET
Lint cotton. 114.00 ,
Cotton seed, per. ton; $26.40.
j-; ,* Nlraportant Notice.
The Superintendent. of tho Wah
ington Municipal Electric Light
Plant desires to again call ^ atten
tion of its patrons to the new rulqs
and regulations recently adopted b*
the City Board of Aldermen;-' and
especially to that section, wikich oi*
dehi all service to be discontinued ^o
patrons who haVe! not pahi their bhls
on the mdrning of th?k l?th of each
' month, beginning April 1st, 1911; It
I V absolutely necessary to observe
this rule. a?.rls done in nearly alt
cities and town* *pr revenues must
be ucund to ran the plant awl pay
It* bills. W? aatruwt!/ hope t?ut
I the cttlieM wlll- apphx-lato tho no*
I entity for th? obaerraac. of thla ruU
land that w. wHl not loae a ?in?io
cuatomtr by *0 doing.
4-6 4tc H B. CHJ
A YOUNG BOY
. BREAKS HIS L?6
' >?
Master Robert Brinsou. the J -y bar
old son of Mr. and Mra. Mac Bric
*cn. residing on Bast Water street,
met ' with- 'l?e misfortune Mtfctday
afternoon to break hla leg. V;- v
The accident occurred af tho llt
tel fellow wa tt attempting to ride hla
,trl-cycle. Dr. pfcvM T. Tayloe ren
dered the necessary medical aid. Tho
little sufferer Is getting along as w 11
ae could be expected. HU little
playmates and friend* wish hlxn'a
?peedy roco\ery.
Easter iHuice.
The tegular Easter Qerman of the
Halcyon club will take plac^ at the
.'I^me, this city on April lY
Quite r num^r of visiters from oth
er towns are expected to be present.
The niUHic will be furnished by the
Washington Concert Band.
in Washington.
Mr. O. N. Ennett. a prominent
business man of New Bern, waa in
the City today en route to his homi
from Greenville, where hi has bcea
on business.
? ' i
Paas?4 Through C\t jr . , '
Rev. m. T. plylcr formerly pastor
of the M. B. Church here, now pre
siding elder of ?%?^EUsaheth City
I district, passed through the elty-to
day on his way home from Wilson
where on yesterday he delivered an
address before the Wilson County
Sunday School Convention on "The
Sunday School a Civic Factor and a
Moral Force in the community."
His .mainy friends and former par
ishioners were glad to see him.
E.K.WILLIS
THE
PEOPLES' GROCER
PHONE 76.
THURSDAY, FRIDAY
and SATURDAY Specials
?
WASEO FLOUR ? as good as
Can be maife, at $4.89 a b'r'l
1-2 barrel, wood, $2.55
1-2 barrel, collon, 2.50
24 lb. Bags v*5c
12 lb. Bags 35c
WetoaVe a few cans of gen
I nine PURECOUNTRY I.ARD
which we will sell at 12 l-2c
lb. by the can.
| Snow Drift Lard, per lb. 10c
1 60IH tufc&SnowDriftLard 5.70
| Granulated Sugar. in 251b
5c lb
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