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WASHINGTON. N. C.
ro THK DEMOCRATS
OK BBAVFORT OOCKTV
WHEREAS, the General Assem>ly
of North Carolina at the Session ?
>f 1911, passed an Act, establishing
t legalized primary for Beaurort
bounty, and
WHEREAS, under said Act, no
netbod was prescribed for selecting
lelegates thereunder, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Elecions
together with the Chairman of
he Democratic Executive Committee
hrough inadvertence failed at its
neetlng calling said primary to pre- <
icribe a method for selecting said ;
lelegates;
NOW THEREFORE, by and with
he advice and consent of as many
)I tne uemocrant^ oicvumo wiuniltec
of Beaufort Couuty aa It has
>een convenient to see, the Detno:rats
of the County are hereby di ected
to meet at the respective poling
places In their precincts at the
luieB hereinafter named for the purpose
of selecting delegates to the
BOUNTY CONVENTION to be held
>n May 25th. 1912, under the call ;
>f the Board of Elections. The primaries
hereby called will at the !
same time select the members of the
precinct executive committees.
HME FOR HOLDING PRIMARIES:
Washington. 1st w^rd, May 17, 8:30
P. M., Armory.
Washington. 2nd ward. May 17,
3:30 P. M.. City Hall .
Washington 3rd ward. May 17.
8:30 P. M. Court House (down
stairs)
Washington. 4{h ward. May 17,
8:30 P. M. Court House (up stairs)
Pineville. Tranters Creek, Old
Ford. Bearer Dam. and Chocowinity
at 10:30 A. M.. Saturday, May 18th
All other precincts in th?*Countyit
3 P. M.. Saturday, May 18th.
This 6th day Of May. 1912.
WILEY C. RODMAN.
Chairman Democratic Executive Com
mlttee.
5-7 to 18.
For HEADACHE--Hies*" CAPUDINE
Whether from Colds, Heat, Stotut
h or Nervous Troubles, Capudlnc
will relieve you. It's liquid?p easant
to take?acta Immediately. Tr*
' 10c . 9Bc. and 60c a* *T"ar t
WASHINGTON PRODUCE MARKET
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13. 1012
Geese 46c
Turkeys, lb 11c
Spring chickens 12 He and 16c
Lamb skins, each 10c to 20c
Shearlings 6c to 10c
Iheep skins, each 30c to 60c
Tallow .. 6c
Dry flint hides, per lb 14c
Dry salt hides, per lb 12c
Dry hides,; d'ged, por^bSv .4c to 6c
B. E. Peas $1.80
Clay peas $1.70
Black peas $1.70
Won peas $1.70
Speckled peas $1.70
Sola beans 90c to $1.10
Green sale hides 9c
Green bides 8c
Deer skin flint 26c
Deer skin Halt",.. 16c
The nursery and seed men convey a
reassurance that spring Is coming by
sending out a bunch of finely lllus- |
trated catalogues.
Everybody will be as well satisfied I
If the weather man, for a little while j
at least, refrains from giving us any
more mean temperature.
A Kansas City court refuses to
great a man a divorce from his mallorder
wife. Tbcn why doesn't he Bend
to Reno for a mail-order divorce?
The irirle of a high school In Penn
sylvanla arc widely praised because
that hair device known as the "rat"
has been prohibited among them.
"Rag-Tims" a Mixture.
i The origin of "lag-time" Is traced
I directly to the American negroes, yet
(the rhythmic peculiarities of rag
urn* arc also characteristic of Indian
music
On* Lasting Cresd.
Call your opinions your creed. and
yon will change In every week. Make
your creed slmplo and broadly out of
the revelation of Ood, and you may
keep It to the sod- -Phillip* Hrooka.
Idea of Prosperity.
Having money to deposit In the
bank In the middle of the week would
be our Idea of getting on In the world.
?Detroit Free Press.
Heart Flutter
from coffee drinking
usually stops after
change to
POSTUM
"There'# A Rxuon"
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Water 1
Miscellaneous . a?, .-j
Stationery and printing
Labor
Repairs
Supplies
Rent
Insurance . . . v.?iS|>
Total expense of operation
Boilers, pumps ft,engines
Dynamos, lamps ft" motors
Meters ft transformers
Lines ft structures
Buildings
Lamp renewals
Material from storeroom . . .C.
Total expense of maintenance
3 rand total of operation and m&intena:
WASHINGTON ELECTRIC PLANT
Amount turned over to city treasurer
Amount turned over to city treasurer f
WASHINGTON ftLBOTRIC PLANT L
APRIL JM
Gains
Gross sale of cnrrent ...
Net profit on storerooip
Losses
Operating expense ..
Expense of malntenaneo
Discount ? reoate on Dins tor current .
5 per cent Interest on 27,500 bonds . ..
5 per cent on plant depraclatlon
Net gains
The above includes all city lighting whi
Streets and Pamlico bridge
City Hail and offices
Market house .. j
Total
ACTUAL COLLECTIONS OF THE G1
WASHINGTON. N. C., YEAR
(Not Including 1
1910
May 1 On hand (uncollected taxes to
1911 Tax levy
Dog tax '
Dog tax collected M. J. Fowler
Specific tax ,?
Cemetery lots sold
Recorders court"
Market reuta
Street sweepings
Miscellaneous
1909-1910 taxes
Insurance returned
Int. on Street Paving notes
1). II. PACKARD ENGINEER IN ACC.
IMPROVKM1
Cash turned over to city treas. after
closed April 30. 1911
W. H. WINDLEY EX-CLERK Y1
1910 Tax Collected
Sidewalk paving
Cemetery lots
Turned over to city, treas. after books *
April 30th. 1911.
Lower California. h&*lng permanent I
7 lost Its revolution, has turned again
to bull lighting as the only satlsfaotory
substitute.
The tipping evil has reached a point
where It should atop. A waiter in
Chicago got an heiress; also, another
in Philadelphia.
With prices continually snaring bofore
long our scientists will have to
give their attention to finding a substitute
for food.
Italy's war expense Is a million dollars
a day. To get an Idea of the
enormous cost reduce a million dollars
to spaghetti.
The thermometers are bravely striving
to become normal again and if the
weather forecasters will quit forecasting,
all will be welL
One doctor who writes for the magazines
says an automobile Is a tine
thing for catarrh. He doesn't say how
often It should be taken.
One girl married a baseball player
because he made so many home runs.
All players who make home runs do
not at once run home, however.
One large railroad has ordered that
Its pencil sharpeners be discarded.
We accept this as another Indication
that the world Is growing better.
8omehody la endeavoring to create
sentiment Jn favor of a new alphabet. I
Well, If one has nothing else to do j
that may be as good a way as any
In whlcb to keep busy.
A Jersey man got $1,000 damages
from a surgeon who performed an op1
eratlon on the wronor ?lde. The inrr
probably felt the patient had a right
to cut up about It
A Long Island girl dan cad herself to.
death because she was so popular that
every young man at the party insisted
on dancing with her. Sometimes It Is
not unlucky, after all, to bo a wallflower.
The wife of a song writer, suing for
divorce, charges him with Inhuman
cruelty. If he is the man who wrote
The Mysterious Rag." * long-suffering
public will rise up no one and
back her.
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87.58
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- 48.65
884.84
85.85
1355.14
nee 10888.78
YKR ENDING APRIL SO, 1912
for lighting 17,886.68
or wiring etc. 6.837.88
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88673.83
OS8 AND GAIN YEAR ENDING
>, 1012
18.146.66
820.81
18966.96
S
9,644.89
1,166.14
1,864.68
1,376.00
..." 1,483.86
16113.21
3848.76
ich Is as follows
6.081.00
110.00
120.00 J
SNKRAL FUND OF THB CTTY OF
ENDING APRIL SO. 1012. ,
Clectrlc Plant)
r 1910 23.66
13.480.31
102.00
,* 6.00
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513.00
660.85
- < 594.60
63.10
40.62
160.02
* 15.75
21.82
18789.62
r WITH THE CTTV AS TO STREET
5NT FUND
books were
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EAR ENDING fcPRIL SO. 1012.
56.65 *
v 15.00
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Fere closed after
. ; , 76.65
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Grape Nuta, Post Toastles,
Coro Flakes, and
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NOTICE
A DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COM
VENTION is hereby called to meet at
jthe Court House In Washington, N.
C.. on Saturday, May 25, 1912, at
111 a. m. for the purpose of selecting |
delpcatfta to the Rtata CnVflD UBO I
I lONAL, JUDICIAL, AND SENATORIAL
CONVENTION. The data
of the various precinct primaries will
be announced not later than May 1st,
and as soon as the Board of Elections
have fixed upon the t!/ne for
holding same under Primary Bill of
lJeaufort County,
This April ISth, lflf.
By order of
Executive Committee.
WILEY C. RODMAN.
Chairman Democratic Executive Co?
mittee.
4-1# 1 aw to 5-2 S
FOR FEVERISH NF.<** AND APHINO
Whether from Malarious con ID km t
Colds or overheating, try lrickn
CAPUDINH. It reds~e the fever
and relieves ths achJnw Tt's LlqniS
NOTICE
The Democrats In the several
Counties oomposing the First Judicial
District of North Carolina, are
hereby notified that the Democratic
xestktlvc Committee of thte District
has called the Judicial Convention
to be held at Elisabeth City on
Thursday the 30th day of May, 1911
at !:! ' o'clock P. M., for the pnrKse
of nominating the Judge for the
rst Judicial District.
The several counUes composing
this District are notified to send delegates
to the^ sald^Convention for said
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( Enameled Lined l
REFRIGERATORS
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> Closing Out Line. I
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MELITA'S RUSE.
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