Williams. Mis.4
The Washington I-odge, No. Ill
Benenj^HHd Proteetlre Order of
si Fi,**,r *"nu*' meraorlsd
KM Iiijpi n to their departed lirothere Id
the Pohltc he boo I Auditorium Sender
afternoon at 3 o'clock and the
occasion proved to be one, not only
of Interact to the members of the orI
S ganlaatton but the ctttnene r cur ratOne
member, W. M. Williams, hat
' during the past rear.
Since the organization of the lodge
tare twelve members have gassed Into
the Greed Beyond. With solemnity
their asoae -ware celled yesterday
^ by the secretary of the order J. b
\ Meek Inc. Jr., and an each name war
\ udouiM an nitric talk bunion
Phrlgbtty Tsaa anuSed out Title pari
of the nhardeee always carries witb
g MHiT of aadn.ee.
The mntai> of tb? lodge formed
at tbelr boot on htaih street mad
meechedte the ecbool auditorium.
!| | -"here (bag We aselgaed Mate el
,y honor {halted Holer B. W. Tbyloi
prf wlft g a ad before Die opening ex<
eroiaaa garwo a moat intereetlag ae
cdtmt ?f the history of Elkdom, why
H was organised. what It atsnils tot
and what tt la doing /.(tor ble abort
but laUwtlig talk prayer wan of
pr: fared by Hey *. v. Hope. The. roll
^.,K eall was thru- ordered. '
The spewing' ode to the tune ol
Auid LenrByue a as snag with a nil"
gnd sptrH by ma so bare TWI
wis folhioad by an Inroeatkm by tb<
Cbaplala fteiK Tayloe The oeyi
selection s>a a bong by the ebolr
A with Jobn Smith aa aoloiat.
Thp feature el the afternoon Ml
> the addreea bp John H. Bonner, i
rlaing yonag member of the Wash
F Ingbon her and an enthusiastic Elb
' I Although On time -an short for Mr
Banner to prepare blmaelf he proret
eeuai to the eccaMon bud no eBor
upon *?( dnsflfcr occasion bap ?*ei
^urpsiMd It. It wis k gM. TV
speaker said in part:
t tb? outset, tbo ppaakar itaUt
that the 1 idgea of Bike all orer tbi
United Stagea - were, on thin dap
, holding mernbrtai aerrloea, and tba
thla lodge rfaa eainmerooratng th<
3, memory of He departed. Whet IB,
; Bike eta.de <er mar next epproarbed
* "The Order ef Elk. reeotSLea th.
fact that a* than Mrettr unto hlm.elf
and that BO inn dlath onto hlmael<
| It beltevee that :the extant of Ittr utt
fulneea la thla world la. meaaared hi
L lu aervtoe in lu fellow man." la i
eonetaa war, ghe. atalltnnnre of th,
Shooting-A
ffair <
-Bra. D. T aafl Joahua Tajloe wr
called to f>( r Or as. Saturday to fa
' , waa*ahot tr EaaoB Jtogdr.. a la.
white, at the"home-ot the latter o
laat ThaakaclrlnK Day.
Roth the pby.leian', hare ana hop
I : , tor thaaaoa'a rocovcrr and it was lo
poaslhle to aiore him to Wa.hiagto:
0 , Hospital aa he waa too weak. Th
I ( difficulty took place ?t the farm o
ic/f Hogera.
I The dlfflauty oeourred. It la allot
Si ad/by Roger. asking Mlrelle, the lai
H tor being In bla employ, where th
are waa. Maelle replied ho did n<
I . know Within a tew minute, than
|r after Roger. Ii* ,the axe lyng o
i ?ooi> thtk"
He has worked for It He lu
& talked II through the paper., H
, alao ran boast a photograph
tltlon' Kxcept WaahIngton
tire MPMftDtAi i
iVlrJlfllf Klfil j
.
rogram Attractive
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er exclaiming a* the ftnbfh. "In our
day* of joy and gladness there is
oomradeshlp which adds sweetness
to ltta; In mmom of morrow, brothorty-lOT?
and Empathy bind us
Tho address then tnrned epon n
aubject which we would Interpret
'Ltt*.' Hero It was that the speaker
surprised (we might say I hie entire
audience ,by hts word* of eloquence
and tola depressions of deep thought
upon th?i layman's rlew of Ufa As
stated by the gentleman who followed
Mr. Bonner (Mr. A. D. Median),
ic waa something we all might do
well to stop and thin* about.
the concluding remarks were directed
at the purpose? of the fraternity
and the good It Is doing; that
the Elks do not aim to be seed of
"juvim IUO iHt |MiBBinwn w?
I the address. u follow*
"1 frequently hear the Blk'e -tnanI
ner of life questioned. It has been
' aald that be looks too tightly upon
life; that he occasionally wan dorr
into forbidden holds and MVS ante
which the World counts wild. To ah'
peralons upon his character I turn a
t deaf ear. Koowiag his Ideals. r?
celring from him his generosity, rec1
Qgnizlnc lntnltlvely the purity of his
motives, I do not question a* day
I time the thinds which he might ~db
I daring his life which are Subject to
l questioning by those who label them
eelvee 'bolter than thou." -1 only
1 know that the motto of the order le
, good- enough for me. sad that I SrfO
' be entleded If the world urtU do to
, m. ea the Klk doee. and write m>
I feulta upon the aanda while It In
ecrlbce my rirtues upon the endaddg
. tablets of lose end memory." ThU
. wee the esd of a noble effort by a
I young man jast entering upon hie
1 tlfe'e career, and. If we amy edit H n
r criterion, sane see le bound'-to meet
i him on bin "pathway of life."
After the eddreee Miss Carrie
I Bowen. of Wilmington, chermod an
! with a vocal aolo. By apodal reqneet
. the aang a eecood solo after the
t eulogy by A. D. Mac Lean had been
paid to the life and character of W.
> M. Wlllteme. the only member who
! has died during the'year. " Mr: Mac
t Lean was most happy tn his re,
marks. -i . y V f'i f
' The choir next rendered another
- selection-with Mlas Mary Elisabeth
r Thomas and Mr. John Smith as soloa
I.I .sMnw whlah Ike .leal.. : * ' '
b were conducted and tke benediction
> I pronounced by Re/ R. V. Hope.
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it Been- Grass
ursday A fternoon
sitae ground and turned to Mlselftf
ejand said, "You muat have been drunk
_ (for thete lien the axe." Rogers at
once went inti hi* house secured hla
? cpn +*& attempted to shoot Micelle.
n but the Run tailed to Are. Micelle
l>egrfed Rogers not to shoot. but Roge
ere did not heed the plea, Aid
^ secend attempt proved successful.
load abot off the collar bone and
<> the upper ijptrt of the right lung,
t After the ahbotlng Micelle laid In
the mow fof several hours In* the
> Rogers yard and waa do*, picked up
l- until some passing taw him. Rogers
? was arrested and placed under all.-1
t POO bbnd ; I
The affair has created no little exn
citement In that neighborhood.
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4 MISS BOWEN 3INGS TO
DELIGHT OF BER BEARERS
lc The feature of the W.Icm at the
in ihrlntlan church Sunday morning
la and evening was the ?ln*lnr of Mlas
. ^?' , ^ v," ^m . vO/ /a
^E'i'y?*v':/ '^WtKEfyy'
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I: E. SUM.
pllp
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New Board of County Coroml?ioners
Organize Today
iat the Court Houae<- il<
s,?-fW $ :
Commtseioaer W. a Swindell. of
tbia city, la the new chairman of the
County Board ot Commlaaionera and
Undaay C, Warren la the Conntr itCorner.
Both Mloetlona will doubtlean
giro aatutaetlon to the egilre
eettntr,^-1
Today waa the time for organlaaUon
ot the new board of CountyComelonere
elected In Norerbber Thh
old board met at 1? o'cWc* and after
attending routine mathdra adjourned
aba die and the new board
mat at noon. ,V?*t * 'J'
The naw board of Connty Commlaeloaera
ta compoaad of Cbarlea P.
Aycoch, W. 8. D. Shorn. H. Churchill
Bragaw. w B. Swindell and W. H.
Whitley. f.]Sr
The new board transected the following
business: Sheriff-O&rge K.
Rick, and Rag later of Dead. a. Rum1ST
and Treasurer B R Ml ion were
worn Id to succeed tbemaslre*. after
presenting^ their proper bond..
The followtag con.tablee were also
Inducted IBto offlce: W. J. Sears,
Pantego township: ^ J-' K- Holtdal.
Richland township: W. 8. Burbege,
Bath townehlp; B. T. Chauneejr,
Washington townahlp: T. J. lowla.
Chocotrlnltj townahlp: Jesse H.
Stnbbs. Long Acre township: and L,.
H. Roes, countj .urteyor.
JUDGE BMGAW WMIIll
(iREETEB BY HOME PEOPLE
It Is more than gratifying to
people of Beaufort county, those attending
court this *e?k, to know
that thair honcred\ count/man and
townnisafi, Judge Stephen C. BriiNtV.
la presiding at the Wist tw<* weeks of
changed court*, Judge Lane holding
the Robeson county court thte week.
No man on the bench for th^ length
of time baa gained more friend* not
only from the members ?of the bar
but tho litigants aa well, as Judge
Brogaw. His selection to thin high
<j?ce was a wiae one by the governor
and hie election for a term of eight
yeara at the last election goes to ahow
that the people believe they hare In
him one who will etasr guard their
Interest and at the aame time dtapent
juattoo when it U needed.
A warm welcome greet/Judge
Brag&w by his home bounty people.
OITV CLF.ItK HOML
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t B|
MISSION BEING CMDUCTED
AT ST. ma's CHURCH
?bs*
Kmr. J. R. Mathews, of Ran**
ville, Ohio, formerly of England, ti
conducting a mlsaion at St. Peter'*
Episcopal church thla -week. There
will be aerricee each afternoon at 3
o'clock and at 7:30 o'lock. Tha Oral
service was. held Timer day warning
and frota the very ftrat the preacher
charmed and dellf hted hla Urge congregation.
At night he delivered
another thoughtful and Instructive
discourse. At the Sunday school hour
he addruaajd the students ?C . thl
school. Her. Mr. Mathews is s bible
scholar or national reputation and
as a speaker la attractive and convincing.
Everybody cordially Invited
to hear him this evening.
V. 4 V. PASSENCER
TRAIN DELAYED
The Washington and, Vaademerc
passenger train was delayed in leavlng
for Yandemere Saturday night
until o'clock. The cause was a tire
slipping from the driving wheels oi
the engine of the passenger train
bound for '# Par inch
train left Bret the Washington and
Vandemere had tp watt until th?
damego could he rishted. Daring thi
mat tiro paaaeugere on the VuU>(
ton and Vanderacre gof into a dMB
cultg aad (or a tlmo l-?xcltrtiuta
refghed Bunco tap among the paeaen
gem. The police were phfaned to:
and aifj were carried to the etatioi
The union services at. the Presbj;
terlan and Methodist churches Sun
day morning and evening were large
iy attended and the services mud
aojoyed. 3e?rlght preach
ed at both oerrtees. At the mornln
hour in the Paeabytcrlan church h
delivered a sermon on the Progrea
aire add Aggressive church and to
a half an hour laid his large audi
once attentively by hia strong" pN
sentatlon of his great theme. The dii
course has been^the subject of fa*
orable comment by all who heard li
At night tn the First Methodii
church Mr. Sebright ^delivered an
other strong sermon his theme bein
"Heaven." and agaia his cohgregi
tk? were charmed and delighted.
The music at both services we
well rendered by the resp^ctiv
cnoira. Persons were receive
OBCBHBBR
t. 1?U.'
ow?Cooler
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TMEWT Aj
^UIATM
REV. J. H. WARREN B*T
BEEN REfURNED BE
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Tire annual conference of the M.
t church, which convened at Marshi
> burg last week, bee adjourned a
the Her. J. H. Warren has return
r as the superintendent of the Coi
| District, which embraces East*
L Carolina. The conference will mi
I next at Winston-Salem. N. C.
The conference endorsed Rer. I
Edgar Lowther. of New York cl
i for the presidency of the Waphlngt
i Collegiate Institute, which 'is to
t established here. Dr. Lowther
one of the first men of the M.
church. The church is fortunate
aecurlag^ftim aa the head of the e
' lego here. His la expected to arrl
In Washington on or sbont the fl
I of January to assume his duties.
RECORDER WINBLEY IN
DUCTEDJNTO OFF1
Recorder-elect W. B. Wlndlsy, w
wee elected to the office of Recorc
for Washington. Loos Acre 'a
Chocowlnity townships, warn cwc
Into office this moraine; before I
I Clerk of the 8uperior Court, Geo.
Paul. The Recorder tried his fl
cms at the City Hall at 11 o'ekx
, end presided with ease and dignl
He has the best wishes of all I
friends for a successful admintsti
, tlon.
I
l r LYRIC 7 THKATRK TO.WJH.
* ' ! rfC". " ? ? - t ? . v . j??
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{ The motion picture program at
, Lyric this evening Is otte beyond j
s and a' class <klplctures that npp
L, to the old as/ well as the youiii
ones, featuring a veA funny ptct
t that haa laughs after laughs ]i
then some to1 take home. ']'
r . For the ltrMic three days of
} week the management announ
there will be no vaudeville, exhl!
(ng exclusively high class motion ]
hirM fnp IHa lMt half r^f tho w
^ they have booked some very hi
) The manager of the Lyric anno
| 0es that his future plans are.' to
- hibK motion pictures for the fl
. three days exclusively, and the 1
* half! of the week will be devoted
h vaudeville. Thia gives the publli
li chance to seo the pictures for
. first three days of the week, who
g motion picture lowers, and to tfa
e who like vaudeville, has the sa
k- opportunity. The admission pri
r will be in the future 5 and 10 c?
for the first half and Itt and iO ci
for the last half of the week,
y. The program today speaki for
r. self aad if yon afe looking tor hi
t. class amusement, the Lyric offer
;t program very pleasing.
g FARMERH' UNIOX.
i
Thar* will be a called meetia?
s the Farmers' tlhion on Saturday,
b cember 7th. at Washington, N. C.
d ara requested to be pMlfeflfet.; & j
COCNTY BOARD OF RD ('ATI
MMMMI A ^
r ne?
n AGRICULTURAL
J ASSOCIATION
FOR BEAl
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Dr. Joshua Taylo
Warren Secretai
\ Hackney, Jr., 1
A rized Capital $5
Fall.
I WMhlactoD and Peaufort County <
j la to bare an Agricultural Fair and
I Um flrat exhibition -will be bald' next
J fall. la the meantime aa aoon as the ,
race track la placed tn proper shape ,
there will be race meets held. The
"Beaufort County Fair Association," <
Incorporated, waa organised here to- 1
day with an authorised capites stock I
of ISO,000 and $5,000 paid In. The I
Incorporators are Dr. Joehoa Tayloe, <
Dr. Darld T. Tayloe, J ease L. War- <
ran, George Hackney, Jr.. and Cap- i
tain George T. Leach.
The incorporators named the fol- i
lowing officers: President, Dr. 1
Joshua Tayloesecretary, Jesse L. ?
Whrren; treasurer. George Hackney, a
? Jr. The purposes of the organisation 1
are to establish and maintain fair I
grounds for agriculture, mannfac- t
' lory. Use stock, forest, horticultural a
Band other exhibits. io establish and c
maintain race tracks and grounds for e
the exhibition of the speed of sal- *
E. mats, motor cars, bicycles and other
ill. vehicles and also for the exhibition b
ud* ted
Joint Discussjon of
. ww m e
ttons Requested tr
i)r.
ty,
OQ Superintendent of County Schools, n
be Mr. W. L*. Vaughan, Us sending out "
Is the following letters to the school q
E. committeemen and the public school H
In teachers of the county, which eloK
plains themselves: ? *
[ve To the Somuittee: ? *
rat Dear Six:?I am asking you as one tc
of the committeemen of your District si
and Township, to meet with the ei
teachers of your Township m\ (he tc
school house In District No. , pi
( School) on -J m
[j? December , 1912, beginning
at 19:30 o'clock a. m., tn'n Joint pi
meeting of teachers and committee- A
ho men. : -w '
lor 1 believe that a Joint discussion of tt
nd school conditions will result In much ai
>rn good for each community. T&e M he
lowing nre questions we wish to con- n
A. aider, and X ask you to think about 4c
rst nu, or any part of thorn you like, and ?
ck, come prepared to glee your Individ- ft
ty. uai -views and advloe: re
his 'Questions: (1) At s committee- w
ra- man. what have I a right to expect
of the teacher of our school? (1) si
As a teacher, what have I a right* to tl
aspect of the committeemen of oar t<
school daring this term? (S) What t!
the the committee should do to help the d
ar, teacher make the school a success, t
**1 (d) From the standpoint Of commit- tl
l?r tee, why I believe the teacher failed o
ur? 10 nave a sueceiwrui ecnooi. to?
md why our school has not been as sue- e
cesaful aa other schools In the conn- a
the ty. (I) What special tax haa done a
?ee tor my school. (7) Why our school ?
hit- does not vote a special tax. s
pie- i orgs you to put aside other bus I- n
cefc nesa for s few hotlrs aud Join us In e
?*? an effort to make thle the most sue- *
cesaful year In the history of our t
un- schools. t
ex- Yours truly,
irst W. L. VAUGHN,
last t County Supt. of Schools.
1 to Richland Township: Thursday,
e a December IS, at Aurora,
the Panttgo Township: Tueeday, Deare
cember 10, at Pantego.
ose Washington and Chocowinity: )
me Tuesday. December 3, at Washing- i
to?t t
Bath: Saturday, December 7. at <
"ta YoatOfrtlle. i
Long Acne: Wednesday, Decern- t
't- bor 4, at Pinetown. i
?*- Dear Teacher:
* a a Teachers' Meeting for your
Township will be held at the school
house in District No. , I
cember . 1912. beginning at ,
' of io:SO o'clock. You will be. paid for
De- a regular school day, an dare re- J
All quired by the Board of Education to j
attend. This means a fulL school
day. so bring along lunch.
ON. A discussion of the Dally Program
will bo held* and blanka distributed.
rs !
, FAIR
ORGANIZED I
IFORT COUNTY !
HDK V
e President; J. L. 1
y and George
reasurer. Autho- M
5,000. Fair Next
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of all kinds or athletic sport*.
The around* are to be located on
Hackney Avenue on the Taykw fanu.
The association has already secured
twenty acres of land for the purpose.
The grounds will be placed in proper
shape at once. The Bret work to
>e done will be the construction of
he race track and as soon aa this Is*
lnlshed there will be races "pnlled '
>ff" until next fall, whcrr the assoNation
will hold a first class agii:ultural
fair. - '
This means much for Wa&bingtom
md Beaufort county. This section *
lias long needed such an enterprise
nd as the men behiad the move are
11 men of fine business acumen and
inow how it should be done, the
pally News predicts that the unck-raklng
will be crowned with eonipcuous
success. It behooves every
ttlien to give the enterprise their
ncouragement and backing in every
Lay possible. The community caaot
allow the understaklng to lag or ' ' .'.lyj
e a failure.
I . . . >
School Condiy
Supt, Vaughan
?>u can gel a copy of Dinsmore'a
reaching a District School," read
hapter II on "Things to be Kept in
ilad." Also study again Chapter
V4II (page tea> on The Twrfhhr's '
reparation of the Lesson, and ChapMP
XIX (page 275) on Proper Asgnment
of Lessoaa in "The Teeebr
and the School." Let me urge yon
> do the above work, and come pre?red
to' 00ntribute your part to the
ieeting.
Bring along your school register,
roperly filled to the present thae.
lso get.a copy of "Reading in the
ubllc Schools," one of thv hooka in
le Reading Circle list for 1912-1918
ad read the first part. ' *
With your co-operation, and a lew
ilnutea preparation for these -newt*'
lira, we pan make them both intsV
itlng and helpful. Tou will be paid
>r the day, and it Is your defy to inks
preparation for it Just as yon :'J
ould for a regular school day.
The committeemen of your Townhip
will meet with yon a part of
ae time, and disease questions of inereat.
Among these 1 ask you to
hlnk about the following and jot
iown vonr ttaoOrht * from tim? to -
Line, to that you can take part in j
be discussions and give the teachr'a
side:
Questions: (1) As a committee- * %
nan, what have 1 a right to expert ,
t the teacher of our achoola? (2)
it a teacher, what have I a right to
xpect of the committeeman of oor
chool during this term? (8) What
ay committee should do to help
nake our school a success? (4)
Vom the standpoint of the commitee,
why 1 believe our teacher failed
o have a successful school.
Yours truly,
W. L. VAUOHAN.
County Siipt. of Schools.
NKW ALDERMAN.
Inasmuch as Mr. W. E. Swindell
ias been elected a member 01 toe
Soard of County Commissioners at
be meeting of the Board of City Allermen
at their meeting this evening
it the City Hall a new member of
be board will be named for the llrst
vard.
MRS. J. B. MOOKK KNTKRTAI.VS.
Wednesday evening last Mm. J. B.
tfoore entertained the Weat End
t notion Bridge Club. Those present .
mr? Mra D. T. Taylor, Mr. A. M. ?
low. Mr. Oeorge Lurh. Mtaaes
Unit Cox, Mary Cornell. Mattte Qrll
la and Adaliaa Mayo. Mlaa Aaale
Sox mart, tba blgheat adora. 'jc V : V V^j
OOTTOM MARKET. ^
Lint Cotton, It l-J.
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