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| BIG THINGS IN DE\
INDICATIVE 01
ACTIVITY IN
Throughout the South, In nearly
every line of Industry and In almost
every phase of material activity,
there are signs of improvement. lnh
dleaUpns hll point to a marked revlv1
- al r? geieral business activity/ and
especially in construction work of all
K kinds. This Is noticeable In great
I . building operations, in the plans that
Ej are being made by railroads for ln>
creasing their facilities, b7 doubletracking
portions of their line where
traffic Is the heaviest, and In the extension
of roads Into new mineral
find timber aeetlons.
Leading engineers of Chicago and
banking houses of the East are unit- i
ing fn ?n enterprise for the purchase
of g number of street-railway companion
th Tennessee In connection
F with the utilisation of great hydroelectric
power plants to be develop*
ed at various points In that State.
Around Macon. Qa.. very large hydro
electric operations are under way,
while In North and South Carolina,
which for a long time took the lead
In hydro-electric work, companies
long established are extending their
nMMtlnna vtilla nnw flnanrlnr Has
made It possible within the last tew
?\ months to take up and carry forward
the tvork at a number of points, the
completion oft which had been delayed
since the panic of 1907.
In the cotton-goods trade so long
depressed, there are signs of decld\
ed Improvement both in the demand
for and in prices, which, like the iron
| trade, haa for the last two or three
* years bees having a hard row to hoe
now seems to be on the up grade.
, PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CHOCOWIIHTY
Shi m
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The Cboeowtnlty Graded School
closed yesterady At 11 A. M., Mr.
G. F. Hill the principal, submitted
a report showing the work done
daring the school term and also the
methods by which great progress has
been n^sde. The report was received
with pleasure by all present.
The addressee of the day were
made by lfr. B. A. Daniel of Washington
and Professor H. E. Austin
of Bant Carolina Training School
Greeavflrifo,, Mr. Daniel spoke along
I the lines of general education, which
showed that he was alive to the ed
the rural districts. His sppech was
^ one of the beet hekrd In this section.
Professor Austin's address was devoted
principally to hygienic and
sanitary principles as relating to the
Vr rural districts. His address was exceedingly
Interesting and . Instructive
and no doubt will make It easier
for^the naxt teachers of Chocofrinlty
to tfelfeh the studies upon which he
spoke. His speech showed preparation.
At night the closing exercises
proper took place. The program was
an Interesting one from start to
finish showing a great deal of care
and originality. The program was
* rendered by the^ pupils In an excel/
lent manner. Thentudents deserve
a great deal of credit for the program
they rendered. The principal
of the school Mr. 0. F. Hill and his
assistant Miss Lucy Peterson, have
done a good year's work, the school
has advanced along all lines and the
patrons are appreciative of their efforts.
They have been the means
, " ^ ? of accomplishing much good in Chop
V cowinlty educationally.
~ GRADUATING CLASS
,, NUMBERS THIRTEEN
Tits graduating class for the year
ltll of the Washington Public
School numbers thirteen, eight boyt
and life girls. The graduating ex
erclM wii iu> place on tne (v.nim
or MoT I and It. Am rot vko will
deliver tho annual addreee to tba
claaa baa not boon annonnood.
PRATBR MEETING
There will bo Prarermeotlng earf
vicoo In UM different churcbea of tb<
cltj tbla oroalng at I o'clock.' Th<
conaral public la oordlallr invited u
L ! bo ?reaeut. At the Pint Baptist
Cburcb Mr. P. Q Bryan will tow
I tba oerrleee. 'r. , * i>'4;
A man coaaoa to be a good haa
I A * band when bo befiaa to feel aorr
L. for blmaolf. _
I
TXOPMENT WORK
' INCREASING V
THE SOUTH
These are but a few of the ind leaLions
which are in evidence in every
lirection of better times. With its
treat cotton crop of over 16,000,000
>alee, which even at the lower prices
hat have prevailed ought to be
vorth to the growers $1,000,000,000
his year; with increasing" diversified
igriculture with an output of all ag icultural
products in the 8outh exseeding
by $700,000,000 the value of
ill farm crops of the United States
n 1$90 , with a steady trend of popilation
atid of money from the West
ind the North .to the South, the outook
for the selection is optimistic
n the extreme.
For the last 26 years the South
ties been st work accumulating experience
and capital and educating
the outside world as to the wealth
it its resources, and now It is beginning
to see the effects of this
cumulative work. All of the mater
ial activities under way and projected,
all of the Increasing Interest
throughout this and other countries
about the possibilities of the South,
are the outcome of the years of toll
through which the South has been
passing in the last quarter of a century.
If this growth were due to
any sudden activity or any of the
hurrah plana of recent years. It
might be feared that it would prove
to be of a mushroom character without
solid foundation that has been
laid during the last 26 or 30 years,
Arm and solid, and now the South la
ready for the rearing of the great
structure of, material upbuilding and
prosperity.
WASHINGTON POSTOFFICE
RECEIPTS SHOW INCREASE
I The Washington PoatofBce rej
relpta for sale of stamps for the
quarter ending March 31, 1012
! mn, at 1UK IK Em tK.
ending the nune time Inst year
the receipts were $8,900.01. Increase
*435.14 orer last ???*.*
T1?e Wtle of utaAqMi for the retire
jeer ending March 81, 1012
aggregated $10,105.00 and for
the previous year the aalect
amounted to 91M81M. The
increase peer the pferious year
waa $828.00.
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ADDITIONAL PRIZES
GIVEN IN CORN C0NTES1
Mr. I. O. Schaub. Special Agent i)
Extension, United States Departmen
of Agriculture with headquarter
at West Raleigh. N. C.. has sent ou
the following letter to the member
.of the Corn Club throughout th
State. The letter is published be
low and explains itself:
I wrote you before that we shoul
hare additional prizes and I am noi
glad to announce two addition!
I prizes in each district under th
| satno rules as the first list 1 sen
| you.' These new prizes are two fre
trips, in each district, to the Nations
Corn Shbw which will be held 1
Columbia, S. C., in Jan. 1913.
The Southern Fertilizer Assocli
tlon has appropriated 9500 for th)
purpose. The boys who win thee
prises will each get 825 to cover a
expenses for the trip. No boy wi
'got the money, however, unless li
takes the trip.
We expect five hundred priz<
winning boys from all the Souther
States to be at the Corn Show. Col
will he furnished and all the bo]
will stay In one building. The mal
feature of the trl? will be ? judgls
school. Two or Alurse hour* die
UHV n til uu Ppvuv IU JUUfSIIIh V.UII
grains and live stock and in visitin1
the various exhibits of the expos|
i tion.
I believe these prises the best o'
fered in the Btate. The boys wl
will have a great time, see the fine
: corn grown In the United Stat
i during the year 1912 and Will - gj
special instructions in corn jadgln
; Bach of you should do all la yoi
1 power to win one of these trips,
t We now hsve seven prises in es<
district in the state. The two bo
melting the beet records will get f!
each to pay his expenses to the N
> tlonal Corn Show while the next ft
i will get cash prises about which 7*
? have already received notice.
> If yon wish any further inform
t tion please let me know.
1
MWB DAY
Tomorrow will be ladies day at t
f Blks Heme end all the ladles of t
city are Invited.
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WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, V
FAIR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. LI
1 sucoessoFF!
SB
Obadiah Gardner is the United 8ta
Log out the unexpired term of the late S<
HUNT LIST I
ASSESSORS IRE
mam
The following persons were appointed
by tbe Board of County Com- o
mlssloners yesterday as assistant assessors
for tbe respective townships
- in Beaufort County for the year
1912 to-wlt:
Pantego Township. R. D. Adams.
Bath Township, D. D. Harrison.
fBelharen, D. L. Windley.
Long Acre, M. H. Cutler.
Washington Township, W. M. Cooper.
?
n City of Washington. W. B. Wlndt
4ey and J. H. Bonner.
Chocowinity Township. R. H. Gasklu
. Richland Township, W. 1. Austin.
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'TWO CASES BEFORE
THE RECORDER
ii
e
lt Two cases were disposed of before
e Recorder W. D. Grimes this mornl1
Ing at the City Hall,
n Wl B. Bridgets who was indicted
for retailing, was lined $60 and cost
i- making a total of $72. He was reis
quired to give bond for his person10
al appearanoe before the court each
11 month for the ensuing twelve months
11 and show that he had not violated
ie j the law.
Singleton Wallace was indicted for
a- allowing a vicious dog to run the
n streets. He was found guilty and
ts sentenced to jail for 60 days. The
fs defendant took an appeal to the
in Superior Court aud gaVe bond In the i
ig sum of $200.
jf* - s : .
a, MUS JAMKH BAHH DRAD
if- Mr. W. H. Lodge of this city received
a letter yeaterday announcing
f- 'the critical Ulneaa of hie aieter Mm.
10 James Bass, who resides near Edenst
ton. This morning Mr. Lodge was '
38 notified by telegram of her death,
et Mr. Lodge left on the morning train
g. to attend the funeral. Mrs. Baas
iir was well and favorably known in
the city and county.
ah ?
jrs HKRK FOR OPBRATION
IS
a- Mr. Harris of Hog Island Is bean
ve for the purpose of having his sob
au operated upon at the Washington
Hospital. >
OFFICE BUNG
The bulldlnc oocu?ted by Mr.
Arthur Mayo, United States District
he Court deputy clerk, on ' Market
he Street, Is being repainted. The property
is owned by Mr. O. M. Brown.
WNMMY AKltRHfOK, APRIL
CJHT FROST TOWKrt*. WAHMKH
SENATOR Fj?E ~T
V
I
B\ a
-v"
2>-T *<.'*
tea senator from Mala* wlio is alienator
Fry*. . ' -H?
HRS. [I PERRY
FELL ON SLEEP
umw.
Mrs. Frances Williams Perry, wife
f Mr. Daniel L. Perry, fell on sleep
t ber residence on Qladden Street
ester day afternoon at 5 o'clock aft
r a lingering Illness due to pneumon '
s. The deceased was 3 2-rears of i
go and the daughter of Mr. Benjantn
R. Hodges and Mrs. Mary F. ,
lodges of Old Ford. N. C.
Mrs. Perry Is survived by her hustand
and two children, aged respectively
9 and 3.
Twelve years ago she was happily
narried to Mr. Perry and has resid;d
in this city since her marriage.
Jhe was a oonsistent member of the
Christian Church being connected
vlth the church at Old Ford. She
fcas a woman In the truest sense of
Jie word?rever ready to do and act
tor the cause of the right. In her'
some she was the loving wlfrf and
levoted mother. Her going has cast
i pall of sadness over the community.
Her friends were legion and
tone knew her but to love and admire
her.
The remain^, were taken to the
aome of her parenrts near Old Ford
:oday at noon and this afternoon at
3 o'clock the funeral was conducted
by the pastor of the First Baptist
Church. Rev. H. P. Dalton. of thisj
:lty. The Interment was In thefamily
burying ground.
The following acted as pallbear- j
ars: Messrs J. E. Adams. J. P. Jackson,
J. D. O'Neal. Clyde Harrison.!
Robert Clark.
MARRIAGE LICENCES
IWIIFI1 I AST WFFIf
IUUUUU UIIUI TV U Li II
The Register of Deeds issued the
following marriage licenses during
the past week. As was the case
week, before, all licenses were to colored
people:
Spencer Bordon to Adeline Brimmage.
Cornelius Perkins to Sylvia Clark.
Noah Jenkins to Rebecca Braddy.
CHOIR PRACTICE
The members of the M. EL Church
choir are requested to meet ftg the
ohureh tonight for practice.
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A woman In to mod to pinning
things that the can't understand why
man akonld make no much (oat
about a minting botton.
The American hnaband la lucky In
out raapoct, at leant. He doaan't ban
0? ?>ny balr fb- a
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AILY
8. 1912.
; IN WEST PORTION
IGW DESTROYER
IT HENLEY
LAUNCHED
TO-DAY
HIST FITTED WITH BOTH TURBINE
AND RECIPROCATING
ENGINES ? CONTRACT
SPEED IS 2? KNOTS
Quincy. Mass.. April 3.?The detroyer
Henley, representing a type
f torpedo-boat destroyer new to the
imerlcan Navy, was successfully
sunched today at the yard of the
pore River Shipbuilding Company,
'he Henley will be the first of the
lestroyers fitted with both turbine
.nd reciprocating engines. The reiprlcating
engines will be used for
rufelng at from ten to sixteen knots
poedt, When the vessel is to be run
?i a higher rate of speed the reclpo
cat tag engines will be cut out and
he turbtafcs operated. The contract
peed of the Henley is set at twentyline
knots an hour, but is is expect:d
that, she will be able to make at
east thirty-one knots.
The Henley Is named to commem?rate
the deeds of two brothers,
lohn Dandridge Henley and Robert
ienley. They were nephews of
lartha WashlngtonNand both were
listinguisbed officers in the early
lays of the American navy. John
ienley commanded the Carolina, the
easel which so aided Andrew Jackon
at New Orleans in breaking the
orce of the advance of the British
irmy. Robert Henley served in the
iavy during the war of 1812 and
>articularly distinguished himself at
he battle of Lake Champlain.
SUP!. NEfBOlD
PRAISES WORK
"A frog in a well knows not the
wide ocean." The supreme beneflt
of travel lies In the priceless recol
lection which we bring back fron,
our wonderlngs. As only the few
are privileged to enjoy actual travel
others might glean their informatior
from books.
This is to certify that 1 have own
ed a set of Stoddard's Lectures for t
number of years. I have found then
to be most holprul and suggestivt
books?perhaps the beBt of theli
kind in print.
I am glad to recommend them t<
any one who is interested in history
travel or any allied subject. The;
are most valuable to children ii
school.
N. C. NEWBOLD.
Supt. of Schools
ELDER I'. I). GOLD.
Elder P. D. Gold, of Wilson. N. C
will preach at the Primitive Captls
Church, this city on next 8unda;
evening at 8 o'clock. Mr. Gold I
one of the State's prominent divine
and no doubt will be heard by i
large congregation.
CLAY PIGEON* SHOOT
OF AMEBIC.
Special to the Dally News.
New York. April 3.?Some of tb
most rofed amateur trap shooters ci
the seventh annual amatuer champ
ionship of America at clay pigeons
The tournament is being held on th
grounds of the New York Athletl
(Club at Travers Island. Today wa
Igiven over to the preliminary event
on tho programme. The champioc
ship will take place tomorrow
There will be ten prizes awarded, th
first being a diamond medal.
WOMHN FOR GOOD ROADS
Special to the Dally News.
Chicago, 111., April S.?Nearly on
thousand delegates, repreeentng w<
men's clubs and other organlzatfot
throughout Illinois, were on hand t<
day at the opening of what is t?
lleved to be the first convention <
women ever hald in America for tfc
sole purpose of promoting th4 goo
roads movement. Mfcp Jane Adasa
the noted settlement worker, preafc
ed over the initial sesion. which wi
held thle afternoon at the Auditor
am Hotel. The convention will co;
fr"* tr loirerrcT.
NEW
?
CONFERENCE FORI
EDUCflTI IN
SOUTH OPENS
TO-DAY.
IS THE FIFTEENTH SESSION? -J
EDUCATORS. STATESMEN.
EDITORS, LAWYERS.
PkRArUURU 4 VII
FARMER* REPRESENTED
Special to the Daily News.
Nashville, Tenn.. April, 3:? The
fifteenth conference for education
in the South opened its three- dnys
ion here today with a record-breaking
attendance of leading educators
statesmen, editors, lawyers, physiipreachers,
farmers, merchant
manufacturers and public-spirited I
and thoughtful men and women
of all professions and from ail walks'
of life. These conferences, of which,
for more than ten years. Robert
Ogden. the great New York philanthropist.
has been the presiding officer.
arc among the most important
gatherings for the promotion of
education in general an?) of education
iu the South in particular. No j
other haa had so large an influence
on the educational development of j
the South. No phase of the educa-1
tlccal. etoccrrAc l(and civic life of.
of the Southern States has failed to
be helped by these conferences, tbe^
influences of which has even been
felt in the remotest sections of the
North. Eanst and West |s
v The program of the conference is.v
^comprehensive aud the subjects to
[be considered and discussed embrace j
| practically every phase and problem II
of an educational, economic or civic]"
nature of importance to the development
of the South. The various sub
leCta will be considered hot alone in
the general conference, but at specialjconferences
for yhich round-table
dPcussionn have been arranged. The I
list of speakers coniatns the names t
of many noted men. among them: 1>
Hon. Ben W. Hooper. Governor of(I
i Tennessee; Right Rev. Thomas E. jl
(Isllnr. hlahnn of Tennoaunu - T)r :?lt M
Clair McKelway. editor of the Brook- f
lyn Basic; D. K. Walter L. Ptge.'l
editor of the Wprld's Work; Dr.
Charles W. Dabney. president of the
. University of Cincinnati; Dr. Edwin
A. Alderman, president of the Unl- 1
verslty of Virginia; Count J. H. von
Hernstorff. German ambassador to!
1 the United States; Jonkheer J. Ixiu-j
1 don. Minister from the Netherlands
to Washington, and other pront inent
men.
In connection with this conference
several other important organi'
zations. such as the Association of,
* Southern State Superintendents of Ed-'
ucation. the Association oi Kural
School Inspectors. Superintendents
of City and Country Schools, the Association
of Southern College Women
and a number of others will j
hold the meetings here during the
three days of the gathering.
2! DISTRICT MEETING
OF ODD FELLOWS
I ? !
J The district meeting of Odd Fo!i
Lows will meet at Roheraonville in- I
morrow. There will be two sessions.'
el morning and afternoon The die-;
.f trict embraces the counties of Wash.r
ington. Hyde, Pitt and Beaufort and
)- Is composed of thirteen lodges,
j. Mr. W. S. Frizzle is the Grand
e Guardian ard Supervisor of the disc
trict. ' .
,8 Mr. H. W. Harris, of Swan Quart
a er. is the president,
i- Mr. L. E. Pender, of Greenville,
t. the secretary.
e Mr. J. F. Thomas of this city is
treasurer.
Quite a number of Odd Fellows
from here expect to be present. A
large attendance from all over the
district is expected.
ie
j. LODGE BUILDING
IB
y. The lodge building being erected
8- on Fourth Street and owned by Wil>f
Ham Leary when completed will be
to the largest structure of the kind In
x! the city owned by a colored man.
m,
4- FOR TREATMENT
la
i- Mr. C. O. Keeley, of Norfolk, Vs.,
I- la a patient at the Washington Hos>
t-- ,.
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FARRIERS LEAVE
FOR VICTORIA
TO INSPECT
LANDS.
kill-: mostlV kkom i ai.ikui.ma
AND OTHER STATES ON THE
PACIFIC COAST?SAII..
Kl? TODAY FOR A1HTRAEIA
Special Co the Daily News
San Fraurigco. Calif . April ?
Vbout two hundred farmers. mostly ..
rom California and other states on *'
he Pacific coast, sailed from thin
tort today on the steamship Tahiti ,
or Augtralia. to make a thorough Jr
nspectlon of the avalluhe irripatioi J& (
ands of Victoria The cxrunionif ^
ire in charKe of Mr. William l> Vr '
tach, a member of the irrigateornmiggaion
of Victoria, who rami*
o the United States n few months
igo. to promote the trade relations
etweeu Victoria, the United Stater
ind Canada and to introduce roni>etent
agriculturists to settle upon
he reclaimed and irrigated lands of
Victoria. According to his state*
nent there are in Victoria about 1.
>00.000 acres ot land which van W
ec la lined for agricultural r-ufP0***
>nd of these ISO.f'ftO jier?'S are alcady
under irrigation. The ihtiunc
conditions arc almost the .ante us
hose of lower California and the
and is Baid to be especially v.ell
uited for the raising of fruit und
egetable and for dairying
IEW ENTERPRISE
FOR WASHINGTON
Waatupgiou I* to huv< ttnotlier
nanufacturing enterprise- Letter*
)f incorporation have just been tamed
to the Pamlico Cooperage Company.
The authorized capital stock
is $25,000 and the paid in stock is
$15,000. The company will manufacture
staves and headings The
plant will be located where the
Moore Lumber Contpan> now is on
Kaat .Main Street.
Captain George T Leach is president
and John G. Gorham it> secretary
and treasurer.
NICK BANANAS. OKANGKS. Apples.
lemons and candle?* J K
Adams
4-2 lvu.
MAYOR C. H. HARDING
SPEAKER THIS E\ENING
Nightly services mv i; .. held
this week in Si I'tii-tr Kjiiscofial
Church this city .;i i.o moratioti
of the World-wid' wo?-k <?r prayer.
Tonight at S o'lV-k V.?-or C. H.
Hrrmrg will be the f.i uk-r and bis
subject will Vc "S-'king *v." Lost"
The service; .ir? shor' 'vn over 4,?
tninut?s. Kve.-vfcn 1 >* in
IN! \\l> h "*11*3 E: I-: Ti:\< HFHS
Wr.sk.. April k. ?SpoUsi:
lod.o welcomed a ?xail nrn-.j
"of"educator*. Abo gathered from all
parts of Washington, Oregon. Montana
ami Idaho to take pari <r? the
fourteenth annual meeting of the Inland
Empire Teacher* Asportation.
Tcda." waa^given over to the reception
of the visitors and several preliminary
conferences. The general
sessions of the convention will begin
tomorrow morning and continue until
Saturday.
The distinguishing feature of the
programme this year is the large
number of noted educators who will
deliver addresses. Among them will
bo President G, Stanley Hall of
Clark University; Dr. A. E. Wlnshlp
of Boston; President C. A. Duniway
of the University of Montana. President
E. A. Bryan, of Washington
State College; Prof. E. J. IddingR
of the University of Idhho. Arthur H.
Chamberlain of Los Angeles, and
Grace M,. Shephard, State Superintendent
of public education of Idaho.
HERE FOR TREATMENT
Mr. James 8mith, of Shehnerdine,
is at the Washington Hospital for
'"ii