. ' i ' ' M 1 Ut > imU 1 n i , i ? ? ' r J.S* ^ f -, J=^==^L___ ?- - Local Showers p ADDITIO DEFICIT OF S3500 *C TO $7000 A YEAR BANKRUPTCY AND ROID ' 4 I ' fj'! -*? * ' ... - The Credit of the County Has Been Struok a Vital Blow as Shown by 1 Facts and Figures. Investors Refuse to Purchase Bonds. ','"TTT* * ; .1?5?* ' \ p -? uu uiiaiKiai wouivivu "1 i>raiuui i vvuuiy 19 buuiuliu^ auu iv 19 such that drastic measures must be adopted to save the County from bankruptcy, "this statement is made after careful consideration and the county records -will bear oat whatever propositions are stated in this article," - - "T " ' That the^Oounty Government has been administered extravagantly " and without any regard for income is the inference one would draw. KIn 1810 and 11 the expenditures were greater than receipts by more pl< than $1,000.00. For 1811 and 19 the expenses have been greater by be $8,505.48, add t^iis the amount saved in fees from County offioes D1 and there would have been a deficit of $5,827.97. ^ The total reoeipts from all sources for the year ending Kay 31st, b( 1912 Were $41,717.52, this includes fees from offices. Total expenditures far the same period were $45,223.00, th Belpw are some of the items appearing in the expense account of *** the county*. ' ^ Interest on borrowed money and bonds foy the year $5,848.49 or M about $500' per rath. be County bridges have float for the year $2,529.66 with an additional / $1,087.63. Spent on roads and bridges making a total cost to the county for rtwufc snd hridgre $8t$27.09 and this does not include any oost of ^ chaUgang. ti. The county jail has Aflat $1,478.21. The County Home has 12,- tr >97.88 charged for its maintenance (with a proper system it would a* and thftnld he self sustaining). -The Court House has oost $62.74 to " kasa.it in snA EXCELLENT condition. Outside poor has oost the couaty $2,lWW.nJ (ttd kherc are people '6n~ the pay roll who are well able to earn a Irving in some way). For the listing and assessing of taxes for the year 1811 the county " paid a total of $2,095.08. ... " For pauper"oafflW$250.17 wns added^o the" list, ' For the oonvict fopee $4,910.88. (Here's the cause for the deficit b? sai vcart. For Superintendent of Health $887.17. for Pan tege Drainage district $160.00 86 For establishing the dividing line between Beaufort and Washing- m ton Counties $087.45. x C< In addition to the items above named the county owes $87,600.00 Qi bonded debt and $21,000.00 borrowed money or floating debt & with the floating debt increasing from $3,500.00 to $7,000.00 per year. It's an easy matter to figure where the end will ha. th Twelve years ago the county owed $1,250.00 bonded debt with no floating debt It had money to pay all its obligations and in a short time had the management been continued it would have retired the 11 $12,500.00 in bonds. Ll What have we or the additipnal $75,000.00 now saddled on the pcopie. The building of thp new bridges' showed incompetency of the Board of the rankest kind. Somebody had a pull. k* The Legislature of 1911 authorized the sale of an issue of $35,000. lo pay off the floating debt, they have not been sold yet. Ask the ie, unty Commissioners Why. Mi ? 91 BATH YOUNG PEOPLE PUBLIC LIBRARY HOURS i ENJOY CARPING TRIP HAVE BEEN CHANGED w ' rn R. R. Oa Tuesday, July Ind. a party of Patrons of the Washington PubUc Ri young people left Bath, on tlxe gas Library will please take notice that Pi boat Independent, for a ten days froin today and until further notice Bi camp at Pamlico Beach. ,her? wlU be * change of hour? ?< W _ . opening. The hours are as follows: Ai For Mv.ral dar* actlpe pr.pnm- , , p ? D.?y K( tlons had been made, so they left 8 to 9 P. M. Tuesdays and Satur- Bo loaded down with good things to eat days. ' games, baseballs, hammocks, fishing Saturday's only 12 to 1 P. M. tackle and everything necessary for Patrons are requested to come M a good time. They also carried a early so library can be closed prompt- in small motor launch. A sail boat-sad lj. two row boats were added to the sup- / B.thlng, Ashing and boat riding FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH were the principal, amusements. Prom?BAl1ilur tha lnn> nU* ?lnir. Tkn nnnln* O.. U T> Unite- ?111 K lag b; the moonlight woo oloo All his regular pulpit st tho First on greatly enjoyed. Bspttst Church Sundsy morning and pi Tho party who composed ot Mlooeo sTonlng at tho usosl hour nod all Hi Boaole Brldgers, Mar; Nicholson, Is- strangers In the city hare a cordial to a bells Parker, Blanche Nicholson inrltatlon to bo present. Boats (roe ed Messrs Luther Brldgers, mod Lewis, and polite and att^tlre ushers. Sun- w< Bam Brldgers, Thorns Nicholson. day School promptly at ?:SO A. M.. oc Ghaporonos: Dr. and Mrs. H. H. 8. T. WJllls, Superintendent. .Oood re Hantej^^ music. wi U:- ' 'VCi'.i WPi] (WAJmNOTON, NORTH CAROli Ntonlght ?lidman, Jr., Nat Rodman, David ckles, Ralph Weston, Mr. Parks, Utimore; James Bowers, Richmond illiam Patrick, Hardee Thompson, irora; Clayton Moore and R. D. ?ar. The party expect td return metime Monday morning. ISS ALICE SPEAR AT 80IE LAST NIGHT Misa Alice Spear one of the city's lght and charming young ladies tertained her numerous friends and aymaftee at her residence No. 110 u-ket Street last erenlag from 11. The evening was much enjoyby all preheat ami thoe* present ?re iadqbted.to the hoeteee for an caeloa appreciated and long to be meniiiired. Delicious refresh men ts reserved. I . gtf nrir??^- 'Mm V W I ^ I J "A, SATURDAY AVmiON, tVVK W ?iU?, 1 r ' 1 ?'l morrow. Light >?EB1 21,000.0 1 j" ' -<. ' ' ' Ml. | WOMAN RM8E3 #B I J r^^B fl I B i j ^B m im m Mr*. Claude . Swan son, wife of aplV* business woman ml.personal) r*r? tt Yrrgtnla. what* aha rale**-tot any tn the Lynch bur* district. Aurora Base 1 Wins Its 1 Has Only Lost One Came This Season. Open for Any Challenge for Games The Aurora Baaeball team won lta tenth straight victory Thursday when It defeated Greenville 9 to 0. Only one game has been lost this season. and tbat was to the fast Whitakers Club. The team Is composed entirely of home boys with two exceptions and It wishes to challenge any amateur : In the state for a series of games to be played anywhere. Below is their record for this year: Wfai takers 6?Aurora 3. Whitakers 2?Aurora 3. Whitakers 2?Aurora 4. Willlamston 0?Aurora 8. Wllliamston 0?Aurora 4. ' Hobgood 0?Aurora 2. Hobgood 5?Aurora 16. Belhaven 0?Aurora 20. Belhaven 2?Aurora 24. Greenville 1?Aurora 4. Greenville 0?Aurora 9. Opponents 18?Aurora 97. Below is the batting averago of the Individual member*: Stephens .233. Bland .846. C. Lanier .388. * Wallace .822. ' ^ R. 8. Thompson .387. B. A. Thompson .297, J. Hooker .872. Bonner .882. H. L. Thompson .323. ?. Hooker .800. Average 836. The manager thinks that this Is a record any club should be proud of and he will be glad to put bin team against anyone who thinks be earn maka It lntsrsstlng. Any club wishing to arrange games can do go by addressing the Aurora Bana Ball Team, Aurora, N. C. .??*?..*< . wimwiiw.ii in?m-i 1?? 1 1 - . 1 Ml. " ^ atia. ./w j.^ita.?* *, - . iw jm ii.im r is $8 >0 FLO FHHE TOBACCO v.. y*?r i 'r Ps3^i *+*+??w.+n th? senator from Virginia, to a t?T ly supervises tbe msEagsmswt of h? oeeo thai to ncoaouftesd tfte naal'4 3 all C)uh 7enth Victory PS FORECAST FOR NEXT WGEI Special to the Daily News. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 13.The flrat definite step towards th crystallization of the third part movement will be taken next Satin day, when the Roosevelt supporter in Michigan will hold a conventloi it Jackson to complete the organiza tion of the "National Progressive Party." It is planned to hold th convention in the same grove of oak *uuo? nun;n mc nopuuucan pari; a a organized In 1854. The conven lion will nominate a complete Stat' ticket. Among other events abroad ii ft'hich readers on this side of the At lantic are more or leaa interested wil je the reception of the Ancient an< Honorable Artillery Company of Bos ion by King George at Buckinghan ?alace. the celebration of the 250tl inniversary of the foundation of thi loyal Society, and the first Imperla Conference of Teachers, which wil neet in London under the auspice >f the League of the Empire. The calendar for the week call 'or numerous fixtures that will at ract the attention of all followen >f sport and athletics. Prominen imong the events on the list are th? innual amateur championship tour lament of the "Wfestern Golf Associ it ion at Denver; the annual regatti >f the InteV-Lake Yachting Associ a ion, at Put-in-Bay; the annual na lonal meet of the Federation of th? federation of American Motorcycl ata, at Columbus, O.; the Grand Clr suit trotting meeting at Kalamazoo md the regeatta of the Northweeten International Rowing Association, a g y hhhhhhhhhhh iU'wH > - * t lthcast Winds. | ATTNG llTHREE 1 MEN DI * YA ~.dk r V Theodore and Elbert T AUWhite, Lose! Fishing Expeditioi er's Landing, in P RIVER DR/ FOR 1 J v A sad tragedy in reported froi day. Yesterday ufternoon while bath ing, three young men. Theodore Hardy were drowned. The rivei to find the bodies but so far all effc About two o'clock yesterday T bert Twclcer aged about thirteen, fomulK ll'krt hnai .' . ' -m=a %i ?4* u ., r. t? v-* +*- ?W# ** ' ??? -5 2* I *. >??T ^1 Pt%?M?y ?;? j?iv>^ ?n n?**M?v*>
rtp have proved futile, heodore Tucker, aged eighteen: Elsons of S. B. Tucker, a prominent id one half miles above Grimeal&nd, reive and a son of Mr. Coon Hardy, . J first cousin to the Tucker boys, conliing expedition in Tar River. They Milton Tucker, another eon of Mr. d them for the purpose of going in uving the Tucker borne, which is lo5 river, told his father that he would but after taking a bath in the river to the tobacco barns the reet of the I ?r with his two brothers and cousin What the other boys did during the . jf ed and the boys had not put in their something had happened, suggested the landing and ascertain what - landing to hie horror be auw iyrag , -..j-.j tree boys, the fishing tackle and row p on the bank. lie at once returned the alram. Immediately searching ws of their disappearance phoned in 'j| agged with the hope of finding the en seen or heard of the unfortunate u over the entire community in and y and universal sympathy ie express REV. THOS. GREEN AT ) THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH j Tomorrow morning and evening at the Christian Church, this city. Rev. Thomas Green, of Pantego, N. C.. will fill the pulpit to the delight B of that congregation. The pastor Rev. 1 R. V. Hope is absent holding a series . of meetings at Elizabeth Chapel at Rlounts Creek Bev Me - speaker of force and thought and all who hear him tomorrow will he re*' paid. Sunday School meets at 9:45 1 A. M. All strangers in the city are t cordially invited to attend any and j all services. CONCREHMAN SMALL HERE - Hon. John H. Small, congressman from the first district, is here from Washington City spending a day or L two with his family. Mr. Small La 5 very much elated over the nomlna^ " tlon of Governor Wilson and eeee " victory for the Democratic party both in State and nation next November. ******** NEW ADVERTISEMENTS 1 IN TODAY'S NEWS [ J. K. Hoyt. J. I* O'Qnlnn. '.? ;kS ' Worthy and Ethrldge. H. Clarke and Sons. Wilson Freckle Cream. 1 Chichester Pills. | J. P. Jackson. Harris Hardware Company. vj i B. C. Training School. * Bank of Washington. J l|L'r? " A,'-'; v'.