11) IvUvV 1 IIllui
building. -The entire third floor of
fS sS^sSSB
oflwa;, one room for. tbo petit Jury;
two room, for tbo United State* Mar
shall i^oae alp rage room; one ^ room
f-,. far ha. been ona?*!ined. In addition
..... nAU fll.?w
wraims ?ppus
blf parcels pbst
Princeton, Jan 3 - At exactlj
HTeo mlantee .(t?r 11 o'clock Wedneodnp
Mntat, A. A. Rockefeller.
lock) carrier, walked up to the borne
. ot Oot. Wlleoo In ClerTeland lane with
ton AT tke Uriel pet.
The paekac wetabed elght'ponndi
and night onncea. and contained two
down Una Jereer apple, which the
- r ~ Woedfow wlleon Club of .Princeton
. had cent m the President-elect an e
New Tear'n greeting.
Postmaetee Roblndon khnt the poal
once here upon nntll afterealdnlgh]
eo that Oot. Wlleon'e friends conk
bane the dleuaeuoq of eendind him
the grot parbnge hj the new rotem.
p? -i. The office aeoallr doner at 7 o'clock
Promptly at 111 o'clock Joseph Hon
and a committee of the Wood to.
Wlleon Clnh handed in the package
It took two mtautee to pat on thn no
ceenary thirteen oabte In etampe, eltei
- who hU hb bora* ill wagon waMni
I ' MMMbl- lb iae mlsutee k?>a at
the WUaen homo delivering the pool
".?t \ . ^
|. ?e? * nufclorh FInc mm Mailed m>
Ha. fr'Mh. -C. jjjftllil? ?- -Birmingham,
Ala.. Jan. 3 ?Th.
ham postofBc* Tuesday night for dtftj
patch a| mldnjght by parcel po?t wn
r a pitchfork. It Ave foot lone
3B weighed Jtx pound. aad waa addreae
ad t? Good. ^inc. U. Tb. pobaj
waa thirty-eight cents.
HERE IN MEREST
CORN BOYS CLUE
Ma 1 If Itchnnna uf tka gun
Department of Agrtoultee. ta la tb
city looking aftor the ..OeJo Clnl
boyw of Bhaofort county. who wot
the district trip, to th. Ifth nation,
corn exhibition at ColanMa. S. C.
Janoary 11 to Febrohry
Both of tha district prtnaa aa of
- fercd la thb flrat coagreaatonal Ala
trlet war. won by Beaofort connt:
,* >?7?, bjiagJMrbert L*th
or Paul. ffT M&N. C Allan abt
?WM1L? fraa trip to Waablngtoa. D
Co o*arwd by Coagreaamnn John H
. Km ah in kla dletrW. Thb trip, hotl
y?' to OotabMt and Washington eit
- meaha mbch for tia aacoaaifnl con tea
tenth aad they ahotrid take ad Tan tag i
of thalr grant opportunity Th.
count* priaea to tha Columbia, 8. 0.
P " ^BErtlop wera won"bfTtail?ra Ear
NorOeet. of ttanaomTllla, and Hrnr
Harris, of Pen go. 1 * >"
if i FIRST BAfTIST lHUBCfl
OFFICERS FOR YEA)
The aanoal huainaaa meeting ol
_ ' the Flrat Baptist ebnerh waa hal.
no wadnoaday aranlng'and ofloer
"for tha ensuing year Ware electa* a
----- follow.:- -v 3*5: -:
Mr.-ft p. Wlllb, charch treaaorai
Ur. O. a. Edward. Church clerk,
pi. Mr, W. C. Millar cnatodlan.
I Mlaa Edna Willie anb Mba Clin
ton Mnrab. organists.
Mr. D. M. t-awla waa' elected da.
c^n
t? n"nXr "^tT
makinj
cut o?c. Reports showed that th
ahnrrh In general waa in ?ood abaiK
and plana are on foot'for a genera
The church baa mad. Una progree
(he'bL^ ?" oMta mSrt bUhfc
member., by death, ratnoyals fror
***- r . ' . ' v" '
i tr Dim nmr
I I V I ||mU| L I L
I It II I IIII Ell I J I I I I II
' I )8
1
<Ute~totWu tor TOBit fxt 'tmmSi l
man Atao one prison coll la Install- '
o<l. I ,tf
The structure Is ccrtalnlr Kolngjlo '
he n credit to WaPhlngton. No town '
In Eastern Carolina will he able to I
boast oI a building more complete or i
mire's!tractive frozen architectural
standpoint. The contractors hope to I
lag (o contract, and If tier do the <
neat term of the United Stale. Fed-p
oral Court will he held In the build- 1
lad- - s- ? . - '
EBBBAl HAHET REM* ;
FOR BUSMESS TOHfCHT.
Tty Cntral Para Food Market'
Will open in Its new quarters in tbe '
Baughman building this evening. '
For tbe past several days tbe fixtures. 3
etc., have been torn down at the
vrman-w* js, -wamr~mmi \
Balling on Market s?reet and being '
replaced in the new quarters. When 1
finished this market will be one of '
the iaoet attractive to be found not 1
only In the city, but this section of
the state.. Every modern and up-te- 1
date sanitary appliance is installed. 1
WORLIHMS III 1915
SIOTTR! MRS:
Bristol, Tenn., Jan. 3.?The Rev. 1
"Sleepy" Tom Clark, a Confederate
soldier daring tfie Civil "'war, and '
- now seventy years old. Holms to be
{ h prophet. From his home in. Ablngt
dtn. V^ hs travels over many of the
* counties ot the southwestern portion
i of the Stats, preaching to the saoan,
hw'MW i
? for the end of the world in 191C. ^ i
: "1 ssw this," he says, "la a vialaa
" when Halley's comet Was visible in
1 these parts." .: Whan
asked how he happened to
' be Invested-wtth tbe gift of prophecy
' he says: ~*
"I don't know, unless it is because
of my natural inclination to sleep.
When 1 was a soldier in the Confederate
amy I frequSfctly fel laaleep
t whan on dutv. It was thmm Htm* mv
f -rttlOM of fhlogi to com* ArM cimt
l ??< lull ??<! > ?? t.lbM w/lh lh? !
i hUltMU at both of thoooworld.. It
? Is my mission to wsrn people to (et
i roorty tor the future. Our Urns hero
I Is brief, end It behooree .OTery one
. to prepare tor the end of thh world."
TAFT EXTENDS LAST
NEW XUR GREETINGS
Wsebingtop Jsu. I.?President
I T.lt'. Ust )l^'Wt reoepUon it
the Wmie tWyhtamday whs st.
teudsa by.boe of the freetost crowds
i that ever liss gsthered St the sxecur
tive mansions. Clear skies and late
- fall weather brought oat the general
s public In extraordinary numbers and
? a dew record for attendance of pri,
Tate citizens probably waa establlahr
bezs of his cabinet and a distinguished
company, the President received
officials aad'*jitltene?e* iigh and
low degree and when the last caller
had been greeted. Mr. Taft had shak|
ei? hands with more than 7,000**er_The
j-eccption.began shortly before
I noOn, members of the cabinet and the
| diplomatic corps being received first.
Weil were the J ustrees United
i Stiite ffapisi^s Codrt and other Fed"
- ertfl Charts. United Btatee amh?asa .
dors "add ministers,' senstdrs and representatives,
army and apry officers.
. beTs of military societies and other
- a leng line of other offictdtfe'ahd'memorganlsations.
Than came the pub
lie. %
I the White Hon A reception, always
the New Tear's feature In the
" capital preceded ndW*Mtmm?f BW1e
Hant affairs. Secretary of" State end
. Mrs. Knox entertained the member}
of 'the diplomatic corps at breakfast
at the ffpn-American bnlldlng. near
H. Tory-fofolri n?Hoh with orhtKimy
1 PRATJJR MEETING TONIGFTTf.
(O^o^elCTClr^w* 'wMbel,Xl ol -
C51Tk '
togo Ajfaat l.
Down Avenue
PHocatOT. N. J., Jan. ?.?Qorsrlor
w4odro? Wilson Intimated last ,
Ilcht tkat it la. *bt? , possible he ,
sould Hke to co afoot between the
White Houso and the eapltol when be
takee the oath of oAoe as President
>f the United 8tates. He realises.
However, that the crowds would
21*h* it lmpqjjtyble. '
Jeffersonian simplicity, the kind
that the Piwfldnet-elect would like
to emulate. ^meyer. he wmarhjd.
Kmaisted hot <Jr a horseback ride, as ,
Bib HUiar'Shi Bive chornlcled It.' '
but merely an utxoetentatiOus walk
iosrn Penney Irani* avenue lu jiff |
jompany of a few cltlsens.
I '^The story that Jefferson rode on
koreeback to the capltol and hitched
bis hores to a post while he went (h
to take the oath of oSoe isn't true."
laid the governor. He was told that
Dovernor Sulzer had walked to the ,
capitol at Albanjr Ur. Wilson spoke
CIPIOVB ODk jVQKiqi iru-n mn wpiwr
dortfr thapdat few <tn'
^AmucTfviB 'drrtdftl1'
Mr. Harry McMullan, '''who Wui
opendd hi" l?w office In the Rodman
one Of tiU'UkniUxtxOHt ofedes ? tS?
city.?Every convenience ia provided.'
Hid iblto of offices are j^Ulnly aitrsfc^
andTnodernj^ way.
MR. BBWNKTT MAYO .HBTTffiB.
?.
Woahlnaton Hoapltal atnoa Chriatmaa
Hat anffarlnK wit#' an attach of tyohold
fara/, whtla attll Tory 111 la reported
fr.-m that Inat wt'on to bo
audit-tdlldl Will. IH'I W'lfba ?Icttuo
nawa to hla atany Wanda and
thay aro it .my all o*ar tla ooonty.
Hla epeedy racorary la wlabod for by
hla namarova Wanda < ,!'
V. I i 'I
Geawal Change a? Hcbadulo BfhjUHu
Sunday. January Btb.
/ ' " -
ppruTiugir 01 inia. n# was asaea
If be had made any plana for his own
Inauguration in ^e'eonnectlon.
"I hadn't thought out the method
fct-ulV' he eekh '-I have simply satlsBod
myself with impressing the gentlemen
of the lnangural committee
with the desire to hare tho inauguration
as simple as possible."
The President-elect was questioned
u> to Whether He thougnt it would Del
m added convenience to members of'(
Congress -to know Just how soon af-|(
tor the closing of the present session' (
at Congress- they would have to re-',
assemble for an extra session. He In- j
[Heated that one of the very first actsj,
of his administration would be.flo1,
announce the date ot the new sealion.
i;
"Congress will be in session until
March 4, anyway," he said, "and'
there will not )>e much of an?interval
between that day end the extra session."
|,
The President-elect It is expected,
will go to Washington, March 8.'(
spending the night at a hotel near (
lie White House,:4ge said yesterday ,
visit many of the government buildings
I- re^HUit vaar.a he heUeved
he would not "get much time
for sight seeing." ?<' L I,
The governor took a long walk
early yesterday. It was his first since
he became ill and marked his return
to normal health. He wore no over-|
coat, bnt put on a heavy sweater and
trudged through the mud vigorously. >
Many' cablegrams and telegrams
from friends came wishing the Wilsons
a happy New Tear. Jacob Gould
Schurman, United Staes minister to
Greece, cabled his ^greetings ' from
Athena.
i
nci WINDS PDtp
II cm SINCE IMS
T raffle OB- Pamlico rlrer 1, ronalder?bi7
i?U7?4 to4*7 d?? to tt>? blffc*.
wind wblch bu been preralllni rince j
.artr momlnn. Itn tlda ta low lntba
finer and one rlrer captain Maud to |
?jr? waSai; ?? ^
jooi and 'jfctlitactOTT
cllned a rtelectlon to the reeponil
bio position, h? had bo ertdantlr ?n<
faithfully held. His aneceiior Is Mf
#.?. Morris, wVo la both capable art
progresalye. __
TAKEN TO HONPITAli.
I1H. A. M. MtllU uarnw n
the Washington Hospital yestnrda
for treatment. Her many Mead
hope aha trill aooa bo eonraleoceut.
MTOMMMOIML
?I ; a
Mine If pry Mevmlsn. of Hertfort
*f. C., *L ' has been visiting Miss Ma
Ayers, iett for her home yesterday
OCT AOAfN.
The -nany frleads of Mr. James n
Wynne are glad >0 seaohlm oat seal
after enteral days lUaaea , gjj
)tIL#
" i
ON. JA?TOA*T >. 1U|. iV .
id Saturday,
Wilson Greek L
1913 as His
Lucky Year
i
| Princeton, N. J., Jan. S.?Nine*
- h,in lime il ' - C
w? uuaurfQ and tBtrteen wt> iiaeted
by Presidentelect Wilson Wednesday
as bis "lucky He Ik
; always delighted at-any combination
; by addition. multiplication j^r 'aub'
traction, that will produce this number.
"Thirteen always has been running
1 through my Mfe in connection with
r some good, fortune/' he said today.
The year of his nomination to the
- presidency produced?18 by adding ,
the digits 1-9-1-2. Woodroy Wilaon
contains Just 13 letters. He was
| 13 years a professor at. Princeton.
1 He was fleeted the 13th president
' of theonlr'etslty, ho presided orer
| about I89O students.
| Even the "Slat," which Is the
presidential term begun on March
4 produced the luck number reyersal,
, He will be the "28th president" of
the country, a combination which the
Preeldent-elect at flrft considered
' baffling until it was pointed ont It
counted up Just IS letters.
1 _ "Qnd t?en thire are two others,"
1 said Governor Wilson today. "Not
only wM I be taking office In 1918,
1 hut the electoral college meets on
| January 18 thla year." fl
' The Wilson family planned to fl
pend .the first day of its "lucky"
year at home.
UNDERWOOD AND MARTIN j
CONFER ON LEGISLATION:
1
' Wishlnrtnn Jan S- Bnnrpunnln- I
live Underwood and Senator Martin',
, Democratic leaden, respectively, of
I Jrte House and Senate, had a conferf
ence today over plans for Democratic
tariff revision and for legislative n
work during the' balance of the short t
Milan that re-opens tomorrow. No li
r definite plan of action fdr the pros- t
i ent session was agreed on. but the ?
t Democratic leaders discussed in de- t
views as outlined to Mr. Underwood *
\ at Trenton yesterday. 8
i Bc^th booses will confront crowded a
programs when they reconvone at c
noon today, in the congestion of leg- t
lslatton, investigation, hearings and i
the Archbald impeachment proceed t
logs, the Democratic forces will bring T
out during the next few weeks the t
full scope of tariff revision prepare- t
tlon and party organisation for the j
spariii session that la fn begin rtfnlu ably
aboot March 16th. 1
Representative Underwood has not y
discussed publicly the details of his t
conference with President-elect Wil- t
son, but It is known that the general ]
plan of the tariff revision was gone j
* over. In the meetings to begin this ,
' week of Democratic members of the ]
1 ways and means committee, the opin- j
r ions of the President-elect and the i
1 general understanding arrived at be-|
twepn him and fcr. Underwood will -
r be considered fu^ and an outline' ,
1 made of the various tariff revision ,
? bills that will be prepared In advance ,
for the special session.
1 The tariff hearings will begin neat ,
Monday and the large volume of mail .
received from manufacturers, cqm
- mereial organisations and conaumers
Indicates a widespread Interest In
the woolen^ chemical and Iron and
steel tariff schedules. Scores of men
representing the producing and manufacturing
Interests of the country
1 are expected to give their tariff views
'to the.ways and means ^ommlttee.
' The money trnst Investigation, the
' tariff hearings and other Important
' committee work then will be ,added
to the pi ess me incident ti getting the
-big appropriation bills finished before
March?4th. At - en Informal- Democratic
conference yesterday it was
agreed that the appropriation blilb
' had made such progress that there
1 pr^baby will be no difficulty In. passing
all of them before adjournment.
The problem-connected with confirmation
of Preeldent Taft's apjpoluimente.eni
h> Inlrea up Id the
Senate hgfcln soon after it re-coni
venes and a majority of senators express
the Opinion that a solutloh wtll
be4found that will allow at leaat
some of the appointments to be acted
oessfully prevented confirmation of
' all but one or two appointmeatsmade
since December Sad. > &. .
Rsnator Martin. Who is alto chairman
of the com ui It tee appointed at
the recent Democratic caucus to take
up the appointment fight, said yester
day be would call the committee 16?
tether wlthtn a few days to forma
New Parcel
Post Good.
is Statement
Washington, Jan. 8.?-Amerlcani
US using for the hist time theU
lowest Institution: the parcel post
imports to headaUartera from post
jBcos, large and smell, throughout
he country Indicated that the nevesi
>( government sairtees vaa belnj
ushered Into lu usefulness- with s
aeayy day and thkt the rscllltles pro
tided' for handling the new business
rood bo taxed cnqjjrclty as the public
inowledga of u Warn, more gen
~JS"i?~ali points came reports ol
'freak" shipments In the new post
They consisted of. everything from
dtchforks and grnnes^-to paving
>lockB and poultry Under tke regu
ations practically every class o(
nerchandlso is mailable by parce
?ost. All mall ; matter . former!;
rourth-claaa bow J goes In the -sew
ervlce. ^ r
It became evident to postal, authorities
early In the fay that some difficulties
more, or jjesa serious. wer?
likely to be encountered in the incipient
8tares of Ae operation of th*
fidW aysteim Flop every city cams
reports that manyr packages bore ordinary
postage statu pa instead of the
distinctive parcel post stamps. Under
the new law soeh parcels havo to
be held for lack^'ol proper postage.
Notwithstanding that it was a holi-?
day the amount parcel post matter
offered at office* throughout the
country so Cartas heard from, fairly
measured up to tlfe Christmas rush.
On the ordinary business days indications
are that She volume of parcel
post traffic vail be tremendous.
Flow this matter to be transported
by the railroads is a serious question.
Within a t*w days It has become apparent
that the iallroads generally
had not sufiejeni equipment reals
to handle increased :wetgt1
of mall.
Generally no dlfcay in the delivery
of parcels by the mrious postofflces it
expected, aa extraordinary meaauret
^ve^b<m^^igi*^Aa^provl^ delivery
that the new system will be utilised
extensively by dopertmont stores and
merchants generally for the delivery
of local packages. Thesev of course
will not have to be transported by
railroad, hut will merely pasi
through local office*.
New York City.
New York, Jam. 3.?The puree
post system workfd without a hltct
during Its first 34 hours in New York
There was little rush due to the holiday.
and the clerks were able easll]
to cope with the Easiness.
w?? that two hundred
parcels had bop received at the geq
oral poatpfflco up to tonight, and 1
was estimated that the first full day'i
business there wojUd show a total o
about 350. The forty-six brand
stations at which paresis are receiv
ed were open fofr two hours In thi
morning and hfndled 355' parcels
This did not Include fifty umbrellai
MSted by a business house, and sixty
paK^U sent by another buslneai
housethrough branch stations.
Postmaster. Edward M. Morgai
received on an early train fron
Washington the aUver .loving cqi
aW.- SMtxtK*h
to in.agnr.fr the pircel po.
J.' I
TREASURER l^lRS
OF'tHEO. CHtiRCt
t-.ilr. J.raM P. Bockmln, ?bo kv
Mn tronaarer of ft. o?ei.Hx>?ril *>
th. Pint ISetbodl.t chorota tor fti
put twenty-taut"??fi to'llBWIng lrt
Ufclntod f.tbor. Vko kid Bll.d to.
"Stint hOi.an.O'Kl.mkdr
i j yf\
=?
Quake Rocks I
"^Aft^rjction
'
Chimneys Toppled
~ Distinct at Greer
and Asheville, N.
Spartanburg. 8. C.; Jan ?fl.?An si
artbquake of sufficient violence to hi
tuie 4 number of chimneyB to topple ol
iver was felt throughout the Pled- w
aont section of South Carolina at T
1:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
,*he trembling of the earth' continued
or five or six seconds and caused ^
teople to run out of^thelr houses in c
Jar in. In the open country a lo^ ^
umbl ingnoise was heard. d
Reports of the earthquake have, p
ieen received here from many places tJ
vltbin a radius of one hundred miles e|
al! directions. The shock doesn't w
eem to have been distinctly felt at u
(Olnts morq,distant. e|
>lji Union county the shock caused ^
arpje cracks to form In tile old col- j |r
ege, while plastering fell in many|t];
esid^nces. Many chimneys fell down Im
it Wqst Springs. |#tl
At Chester the. shock caused a
I no type machine to slide a short disahce
across the floor of a printing
iffice. A second shock was felt there bi
,t 2 o'cok. , fe
Distinct mi Greensboro. V)
Greensboro. N. C., Jan. 3.?An ci
arthquako shock was dlstfnctly felt Ni
iere Wednesday about 1:30 o'clock w
iy a number of people. The tremor wi
iras sufficient to rattle window Bashjdt
IEXT LYCEUM SHOW H
HERE JANUARY 14
Their "Is no stronger advocate of
nflslc taught I nour public schoolH r?
Si
han Ernest Gamble, the dlstinguSi
Bbed basso, who probably owes the o{
teginning of his musical career to a!f0
tern and conscientlovs singing ma"- d:
er In a Pennsylvania school. Mr.
iambic fllfl not ?i of a musical
amily and, when he ent^Cfd the high &I
chool, be knew nothing of music l"
md he was not even conhelouB of the
(lorlou* organ in his throat. Vocal ct
nusic was obligatory and a part of|lt
he regular curriculum and when(8C
Srnest was singled out to rise before
he scfaoo and tr ya few bars of sight i5
oading, he refused on the grounds;
hat he could not sing and that he did &l
10: wont to make an exhibition of<8t
ilnnelf 1?1 ?
The principal sent him home. but|^
turnesi. artet an intense Interview |w
vjth bis father, returned determined,8
0 grapple with flats and sharps. For C(
1 week, the diplomatic principal gave c<
aim private lessons- until his embarraaaniem
should wear off an dthen,
placed him among the basses, where ,pl
lis voice at once attracted attention/'
ind where he was soon the leading 11
rocftllst.
Thus Mr. Gamble's voice accldenti>.lly
discovered and brought to no- _
lice ana It was not long uttti he was
placed nnder the very (jMmost Eu- fi
rops;? masters. **' w
Mr. Gamble thinks that music h
properly taught In our public schools
will bring out the finer qide of the t<
pupilr' natures and defelope in them
a better appreciation of the artistic
&pd beautiful things of life.
This attraction will be here January
14, 1918. ?
ai
r v
a nils Democratic senators express g
the opinion that comparatively few of n
ouurgivi.
rcfcelye confirmation, but there are ^
appreciable breaks in the ranks. A
growing number of Democrats favor a
'discriminatory system'' that would
Wifmlt rnnfjrmaeinn rtf many n{ t>i^
appointments now before the Sen** .
i:
A fight is being directed against G
he new Industrial- Commission, the" j
line members of which were appoint- a
id a few weeks ago by President
raft. Although "Senatorial courtesy"
would ordlnarty bring about
Sutherland's appointment as chairnan,
Democratic leadesr are fighting L
all the appointments, on the ground
that the new commission's inveatlga- 1
tloivof Industrial conditions will run *
thmngh two nr three years nf Pres.,11
Ident Wilson's term.
Should President Taft send in the 1
appointmeth of Colonel Oeorgd W.
Ooethals. an Governor of the Panama
due nnuer the new law., it win undonhlWHy
also meet with DnumtU
opposition. Many prominent Democrats
favor the selection of Colonel
Gotheain. however, and will work for
, il
NS lOV
f _ . liy' .kriAj. *,w- * T* --^3^M
91
.. . i?'
of Carolinas 1
sboro, Charlotte r?
take beds, rock chain, etc. Old In*
ibltants who resided her at the time 'I
the Charelaton earthquake any it "-jfl
winded them of that occurrenoe.
here waa no damage.
Severe in ftontli C^i-oiina. j 3t
Charlotte. N. C.. Jan. 3.?A alight
emor of the earth waa felt at
harlotte Wednesday "afternoon at
: 28 o'clock", but no damage was
one. Advices from points ht^ther
iedmont and mountain section* of
le State show the shock to be gen
ral. At Kings Mountain a chimney
as shuken down. Asbeviile. Gas>nic,
Davidson. Stateevllle and oth- .. Jl
r points report the shock, but no
image. At Gaffney, S. C.. bulldigB
were shaken and chimneys were
irown down and the shock was felt
ore severely at Blacksburg. 3. C?
ian in this State.
Slight at AahevLUe.
Aaheville, N. C., Jan. 3.?A slight.
Lit distinct earthquake shock was
It in Aaheville about' 1:30 o'clock
'edneaday, the shock being of sufflent
vioence to rattle window sashes.
o damage was done Similar shocks
ere reported from* several" of the
estorn North Carolina towns immeately
surrounding Aaheville.
OOKWORM VICTIMS J
X C. TOTAL 57.991
Raleigh, N. C.. Jan. 3. The 191* IjjH
port of Dr. John A. Ferrell, as
ate director to the Rockefeller *
inltary Commission, oq the progress
the campaign against4 hookworm
r every day in tbe year except Suniys
an average of 434 persons were
arnlned microscopically, making a
ital of 195,367?pemrmw examined ?3H
id to tbe 42,132 found infected 9P.i6
treatments have been dispensed. 4 ^i
In addition to these, 1,700 phyai- . f ?
ans have sent" in reports showing
tat they have treated 15,859 perms.
Their work, added to that of y
te slate board of health staff, makes
7,991 persons treated.
For 1910 the number was 8,000
id for 1911, 45,881. Tbe report
ates that In many counties large
artlona of the population ware en- -J
i"1"'"1 Silt ?m?" ~TCTHtMTB W
ere found to be Infected. In Yadkin
4 per oent were examined, in Lin>ln
32 per cent, in Wilkea 25 per
?nt, and In numerous counties one '
ereon out of five was eramined.
hus far 80 counties have approbated
$16,579, an average of $269
>r this work. Six counties are on
le waiting list.
CARLOAD OF STOCK.
Mr. Howard Winfleld returned
om Western markets this morning,
here he purchased a carload of - ' m|
orses and a carload of mules, which
re expected to arrive either today or
morrow. ^
NEW RESIDENTS. ?
Mr. L. H. Robs and family, of Bdard,
N. C? have moved to this city
ad are occupying their residence on
rest Second street. The Daily Hewn ? .
ladly welcomed them to thlk city kn
ssidenUr.
IRST PRKSR YTERIA N CHURCH
SERVICES. __J
There will be preparatory set tloei
t too First PNnyvm Church this ^9
renins at 7:80 o'clock, looking for*
ard to the celebration of the Holy
ommunlon on next Subday morning. -??|
.11 the members of the congregation
re requested' to be present. >
, . '
SCHOONER HERE.
The schooner Gold nam. ,c?puta~r"?j2HM
Hot podrtck In oommnntf, nrriTad
. oort lurt ormlnt from Hrd. ?i?n. '
r. laden with a general cargo. She
111 load with a cargo of general
lerchaadlae.
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