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to lTsAlngton to the Inauguration
~ hi Pinuiwl Wllhiu.
Lieutenant Morton has extended
i an invitation to Adjutant General
Lawrence W. Young, to return from
J Washington, D. C.. after the fnaogul
ration, ?Uh the. Sixth Division. This
invitation haa bean accepted, and the
members of the Division look forvrard
with keen anticipation to the
preasnee* of Adjutant General Young.
-Company O and the* Sixth Divis
ion, he tag respectively integral parts
of our two great groups of fighting
men low the protection of the coun
try Irons invadere and for maintaining
laiw and order, are working toy
; 11 gather in marvlseM harmony,, .dt.x
clared Lieutenant * Morton. "The
enthusiasm of the men. hPd the improvement
they have manifested
have been wonderful," remarked
the UOUtenant, "and the citizens,
should take a great interest in our
Infantry and. naval brigade as a matter
of loaal pride."
DIVERTING AND TRULY
| UMBjlEjCT AT LYRIC
Advance notice was given some
~~ time ago announcing the engagement
of the "Musical Bells" at the Lyric
Theatre for the last half of this
week; and the public were very eag
?p to witnees this attraction as they
. have received the most favorable reports
from all theatres.
To eay "The Musical Bells"' was
VMUi M..14 k, < I.
tiwu wwuia uc yinui^ iv ui vuu iui|u
^ a form; they captivated their audience
last evening from the rise to
fall of the curtain and presented unquestionably
the best act that ever
appeared on the Lyric stage.
> The musical instruments used by
,t?, T-?'hese artists are different from all
others, pnd rendofed* home of the
* best music ever heard of Its kind. One
cf the features of the act was the sblectloas
from the Consldenna, which
It one of the four now used In this
country.
The popularity of thlh act was the
effiniirbf dn?TT Their costumes received
much praise and their personalities
-were perfect.
TMsy tMiy Offer an entire change
'In muatc, featuring a. pUaologue in
addition to the regular program, and
, H- !s c trite a pleasure to recommend
an act of this hind, and We endorse
H at one that will plsase the
^ most fastidious. v1<tffj.
Mr. Jamea N. Waters of New Hern,
is among the day's yjaltors.
MKH. HOFFMAN DEAD.
Ob Iim?? U Mr*. R. E. Hoffman
dlad at Ootd Hill, N. C Bhe
waa the wife of Rer. R. *. Hoffman,
the Bajitiet minuter who waa ata^
UonM for am* time at Chooowtaltr.
1 - and'ban many frlenda la this eeo|
Hon. The jjmalna were tahen for hartal
?o Leoleellle,- KK her old home.
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\ , Mr. Xjealte Kanfman of Orleana.
la reentered at the Louie*.
la Mi the eltr.
lJeeieaeet Ghaa. U Morton. who
ban J act been la Raletoh attendln*
a roeetlna of the North CaRrttoa National
Qoard Aaaftclatton. ratnrnd
to . fall ot anthualaam tor the (uture or
tho local military and naval eompa
Olee. The meeting -waa In the rtnterect
ot % ravtaal bill on military af.
falra, pravtding tor an IBCTeaeed appropriate*.
which bar, been Introduced
to the Houee ot BepresoataUvea
The bill to In aood ahape. and
hae eaatly panned the Committee on
Nairn! Affairs, being championed by
Hepie?ataU>e W.-^ Rodman, who
? 1. rbnlmtnn ot tola committee. The
hill In aoer before the Committee on
Approprlatloan, and hae every ?pv
peanuim ul gouig uiiuugu.
Lien tenant Mpftom suites that the
x naval sail it (a of North Carolina has
now been placed upon the same
plane of equality with the infantry.
Henceforth, all will share in the appropria!
kwiaalfl:^ _ ,The
Board of Aldermen and-the
Board of County Commissioners
hare both recently appropriated $50
? . apiece to the city military company
aed naval brigade, making 1200 al^
together. The "boys" expect to use
this money for the phrpose of going
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' Rnlaigh, Feb. 7.?rXTvrgg gftgr Kr
oVlock last night when, after hearing
argument for more than three
hours, for and against the creation
of the county of Aycock, from parts
of Guilford, vn'a^tni and 1'. idoitt, *
Qtflford, Randolph an* Dertiebe
the II' a*t Committee, cities and
towns. Representative Gallatin Roberts.
of Buncombe, chairman, decided
by a vote of fourteen to seven, t?
report the hill favorably. It was one
of the most Interesting and livyly
hearings had at tli> session of the
Gene^aly Assembly.
inert' mm i imgg iiumui i uf ny
redentativee of ^everal cities and
counties present when- the committee
began consideration of tho bill
to icreata the *tw county with High
PciSnt as the county seat
There were pretty large delegations
present from High Point 'and
Thomasville in favoT of the new
CdgratT On tho Otter side were numbers
of delegates opposing the county"
from Greensboro, Thomasvillo,
Leaington. Asheboro'and other cltizcns
opposing from Randolph, Guilford
and Davidson counties.the counties
from which the proposed new
county will take territory.
lid SMS KOTES
The chief event of tho High School
since mid-term has been the organisation
cf classes. The officers
elected in tho four years of the High
School are as follows:
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Beerstary-Troasnrer?William A?gustn*
Blonll'. ''
Critic?M. A. Hauler
Sorgeant-at- Arms ? James Howard.
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The High School Athletic Anoclat%n
kaa also boon a suecasa aa<L ws
hope It will cohUoae to lie It stents
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In the First YearD.
President?Hilton Hndnel).
Vice-President?Jam? McKecl.
Secretary?Freds Wllllaros-'l
Treasurer?LUlIe" Bell ^WTTTTk.
1 Janitor?Carmer Cordon.
t'oniidisu IJlisaboth Carre w. . ..
Ia the First Year A. ,
President?Bcrnico Nicholson.
Vice-President?Ncta' O'Brian.
Secretary?Ray Warren.
Treasurer?Elsie Kelly.
Janitor?Christopher Columbus
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Comedian?Samuel Blount.
In the Second Year.
President?Francis Charles.
Vice-President?William Augustus
Blount. ,
Treasurer?Margaret Handy.
" Secretary?&lna Willis.
Janitok?Charles Flambow Proc1tbr.
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Comedian ? William Peobody
Jones.
In the Third Year.
President?John Cotton Tayloe.
Vice-President?Bybilla Qrljgn
~ Sdcretary-^Joscphene McLeritrr*.
Bowen.
-Treasurer?Mildred Lee Rumley.
Janitor?Boots Bfoore.Comediane?Albert
Doughty and
Bush Whitley.
In the Fourth Year.
President?Bruce Clinton Hodges.
Vice-President?Ella Lee Wright,
i Secretary anfi Treasurer?Violet
Stllley. '
Janitor?Sattle Csrreeh- =
Comedians?Olivia Jordan and
Helen 8hanr.
The Cornelian Club for pirls is
! purely m literary club and this club
nae not neon organised to proauco
militant suffragists. The following
officers have been elected for 'thia
term: '
President?Josie McCullers.
Vice-President ? Annie Booney
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Secretary?Laurie Branch.
Critic?Bailie Carrow.
j Adalser?Miss Kelly.
The John H. Small Debating Society
*for boys baa been a complete
auoceaa since it was organised In.
1909. It la generally beltoved by
ail aagacloua people who hare heard
the youthful orators In thW club debate
and declaim, that some of its
members will undoubtedly turn out
to be some ol the greatest orators of
the JOU^century. The following ofJpsiiriiave
been electde for this
PP-'<>'%bu?' :'x/ ' S
President?James L. Fowle.
Vice-President?John Cotton Tay
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NEW WHOLESALE FIRM
FORJMNCTOfl
On March let there will be added
to our many wholesale commercial
enterprises another large wholesale
grocery Arm?James Ellison & Co,
They will carry a large stock ol
everything in the fancy grocery line,
and will cover through their travellnfc.
representatives quite a large territory
adjunct to Washington. Mr
James Ellison, who has boon genera]
manager and vice-president of Ellison
Bros. Co. since* the fnnrTdaiinp-^Q
the business, has~ disconnected himself
with that firm to organize this
srtaMlfoi"?-nt. Prertoua tn that ht
was a member of tho firm of E. R
Mlxon & Co., and is well known
throughout Washington's territory.
Mr. Jos. T; Ross, who has also
been with Ellison Bros. Co. since c
short while after they began business,
will be a member of the new
firm and will represtnt them on th?
road. Mr. Rosa is one of tho moat
popular salesmen that travels out ol
the city and has many friends.
Mr. W. E. Swindell, one of Washington's
best business men. and dlleuui
9*m national Bank, h
president of the new corporation.
With these welVknown business
men at the helm, wo bespeak.for the
business unprecedented success.
predominant in the High School athletic
field of the State because of th<
Qualities of such athletes as th?
Fowle brothers, Weston brothers
Moore, Tayloe, Jones, Harris, Howard
and Meekins. The following of
fleers have been elcted for thii
term: *,
President?John Cotton Tayloe.
Vice-President?Robert Respa&s.
Secretary?William Blount.
Treasurer?Brnce Hodg"B.
At the last meeting Boots Moon
was elected captain of the 1913 basoball
team with Mr. Huggina and
Samuel Richardson Fowle, Jr., man irsrs.
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Mr. T. N. Alston of-Henderson, it
in the city today.
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"I am a judge of creases," a
ing hemlock. Many of us w
the Impression that It was crea
ment. ~ '
In the same way your self-i
poor values J* the heUaf that
buying Is the germ of disss tls
many reasons for the increased
You cam avoid dlsaatlsfactlo
of living, and gain a truer ft
things you purehaee by relylni
not In business for a day?th?
Dally News.
Tt will repay you to read tl
News elosely and constantly e
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L J1S WIFE
Aiken, S. C.f lfleb. 7.?Frederick
O. Beach, the New York-society man,
I yesterday took the stand and swore
I jthKt- he (Ld assault
' j upon his wird.^Mr^ Bench took the
Island and testified that her husband
Id'd not assault her. Today the jury
:|M Aiken?tuuiiii ' fiimeis-before
I which-Beach is being tried for the
I offense, is expected to decido^tfiether
or not he did
11 the evidence in the caw'was
In when the court adjourned yester;
day evenfng. Three hours today |
I havo been a'lowed for summing up;
,' arguments, after which Judge Spain !
pi will deliver his charge, the last act!
jpreliminary to giving the case to the)
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; "THE CRUCIFIXION"!
All who have so kindly* consented
'jSiuiucr's Crucifixion on next Good j
M Friday n.ght arc requested to meet
'.at St. Peter's church tonight at 8
! o'c ock tor rehearsal. About forty
"tof the city's test voiceB are taking
'ipart and under the d reetlon of Prof.
1 W. E. Smith rapid progress la being
made.
On Good * Friday night a special!
service wl'.l be he'd at which "The
Crucifixion" will be given and a'spe-l
clal collection wl!l be taken, the pro'
c.eeds of which are to be placed on an.
* electric motor for the organ. In St.
' Peter's church.
Mr. *H. E. Brown of Raleigh, was
in the city yesterday.
Mr. P. D. Thomas of Raleigh, Is
a visitor to the city. !
leally Know
Are Buving?
aid, the peasant, when he was eatonld
be apt to eat homlock upder
m If we reTlad upon our own Judgi
reliance may cause you to buy
you recount*? high quality. Blind
faction. It may alio, be one of the
r cost of living.
n, lower to aome extent your cost
imllfarity with tbe values of the
1 on the word of the man who is
9 merchant who advertises in The
10 advertisements In The Daily '
rery day.
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Tho following Ifi the official record *
of tho recent aeaaion cf the Hoard of (
County Commissioners:
Monday, Feb. 3rd, llllit. <
The Commissioners of Beaufort c
bounty met this day in regular 1
monthly session. Present: Mu^frs. y
W. E. Swindell, chairman; H. C. t
UragawV C. P. Aycock, W. S. 1).
Eborn, W. H. Whitley
.Minutes of'last msaling.read.and <
lip&rdVca.
Ordered that Carter Clark (co'or- j
ed) of the city^f Washington be al-jj
lpwad f2.00 per month repularlyjj
(Physical disability.) Tt
Ordered that W. H. North of the \
city of Washington bo relieved of
poll tax permanently. (Physical disability.
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It appearing to the satisfaction of j
the Board that there is an error in ?
the valuation of Mrs. Marcella
Eborn's real estate In Bath of $1,- {
000.00 ? t
It is orderod that she bo relieved t
,of the tax on the same. Amount of
rolief $8.00. (Error list taker.) t
Ordered that Hi it. Hedges, super- 1
Intendent of convicts, bo allowed to 1
pay. his assistant $30.00 per month. ?
Tt appearing to the Board that t
Henry Morris (Colored) of Richland j
Township Is charged with poll tax ,
twice.
It 19 ordered that ho bo re'leved of t
tax. Amount of relief $2.00. t
. "Ordered that Mrs. J^flnle'Cohen, a j
non-resident, be allowed to list for <
taxation two lots in Nlcholsonville, ]
valued at $200.00 Tor 6 yo&rs, that j
Is. $1,000.00. Amount of tax (
$8.40.
It appearing to the satisfaction of <
the Board that there la id error in ]
the vacation of J. M. Duke's per- <
sonal property in North Creek School _
District of $225.00. 4
It is now ordered that he be re- t
1 th? to. a? an?,o
Amount of relief $2.47.
It appearing to tho Board that J.
B. Thomaa of Bath Township Is
charged with tax on real estate valued
at $400.00, and It further appearing
that he does not own snld
real estate,
It la now ordered that he be relieved
of thft tax on the .gftmgAtatount
of relief $8.20.
For satisfactory reasons, tho Board
increases the vaUiatfon of J. T.
Bovd'a (colored) real estate in Bath
Township from $280.00 to $400.00.
Amount of tax 98 rents.
Ordered that $250.00 be and the
same Is hereby aopToprlated to the
North Carolina Hoolcwonn Commission
to help defray expenses for the
treatment of the citizens of Beaufort
Count*
Ordered that Dr. John O. Blount,
sunerlntendent of health, be instructed
to malra arrangements at once to
ket ,T. B. Whitley (white) and L<ewl*
Qrsddy (colored) In the State hosWal.
Ordered that J. A. ahd 8. W. Wilkinson
be allowed to work the con ieto
for 80 days from the expirat'on
of their nr*rent contract, under
h? Mm? conditions as stipulate* In
?*M contract.
Be It reso'sreA tho Ra>m a?
r"n*'* CommlMloDcn of BMafort <
Comty:
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1 BILL
I Washington, JP*>6b. V.?Tire" d
Senate committee on commerce yes- d
erday acted favorably on Senator d
limmous' amendment to appropriate I
1,190,'000 for continuing work on ?
he harbor of refuge nt Pann Look- J
>ut. -The committee framed the 1
intendment so as to make IG0Q.00O J
ivailabk: immediately and the re- J
naiuder for continuing contracts. J
JGHT INFANTRY
BRILL TBKIElri
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At S o'clock tonight Company "(i 'j.
mown as the Washington Light l:i-j<
!antry, will hold their regular weck-t1
y meeting. The boys are all onthu- J1
liastlc, and are^ bustling to get ready j
'or the State and National inspection j.
vfcick takes place February 27. '\
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Whoreas: The Norfolk Southern 1
il. R. Co., is maintaining a danger- j
)ua ral'.oard crosairg between Wind- nlll
or Jack's Creek and !tun>oa'K<t
Jreek In the County of Beaufort and 1 j
lear the town of Washington, and J
sompmiate-of Us dangerous and un.l.
lafe condition having*come to this!.
Joard, asking that same be Imnicdt !}
ttely remcdiod. [ f
Therefore: We respectfully "--j,.
5uoat the Corporation Commir.sion'
>f North Carolina to compel thy L
Norfolk Southern R. R. Co. to pro-j,
ride a suitable and safe crOF; in;r a(' j
his point.
This 3rd day of February, 1U13.
This resolution unanimously par-*',
?d by the Board
Ordered that W. E. Swindell. L\ 1?.;r
kycock, W. H, Whitley bo. ami theyJ
tro hereby, "com missioned to moell
on relative to building a concrete! 1
.ridge over Jack's Creek.
Tuesday. Feb. 4,
The Commissioners of UcatiXori j
bounty met this day pursuant lo ad-1
ournment, all members being prrs-j
nt. Il
Ordered tbat Major Chapmanh
'colored! of Choeowinitv School nis. I;
rict be relieved of poll am) rood <
ax. It
It appearing to the satisfaction of'j
he Board that James -N. Boyd, of11
xtttk?*rrr?TuwnMDp, is rbmgw) t
with $7.43 property tax, aud it fur- <"
her appearing that he does not own ]
he property, It is now ordered that i:
jo be relieved of same. Amount of |(
relief $7.43. !l
It appearing to the satisfaction of <
he Board tbat there is an error in j
:he valuation of E. H. Whitley's [?
property In "the City of Washington ,
pf $900.00, It is now ordered that's
le be relieved of the tax cn the h
tame. Amount of relief $"910.. j
(Error list taker.) ^ j,
"Whereas, the Methodist Episcopal ,
Tharch intend^ to 'establish a col
egc in Beaufort County on the proji- t
?rty belonging to John H. Small, adioining
Washington Park, aud the |
authorities of said collogo have ob- 4
ained from the Board of Aldermen f
)f the City of Washington <ou-jj
tent to extend to said college the ne- j
rossary lines, pole?, and other equip- 'j
nent necessary to furnish lights and |
power for the said Institution, and',
whereas in order to do such work, ,
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lo'irsent of the Board of County t
Dommissloners to cross Jack's Creek, (
Bunyon'a Creek. r,nd Jft pass along t
*10 County Road with the poles, c
ines. wlres_ and other equipment n*-_ j
cssary. ^
.Now, therefore, bo It resolved by c
he Board of County Commissioner!* 11
>f Beaufort County that permission j j
s hereby granted to the Washington ,
Municipal Electric Light Plant to t
sross over or under Jack's Creek and
itunyon's Creek and along tho Coun- x
y Road with Its poles, lines, wires, {
md other equipment, attaching such |
equipment as may he necessary tq ^
he bridges over said creeks, to the .
ocation of said college of tho Meth- ,
>dist Episcopal church; and a per- t
>etual easement is hereby granted to t
maintain said right of way. I
Ordered that J. P. Bishop be al- ,
owed to raise the bridge gt the Old,
Broad Creek Mill two feet or mote
for the purpose of conveying lumber
loss the eveek.presided he will have
it done la a, good workmanlike manner,
and keep the bridge In as good
nrder as it now is, without cost to
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rotu? speeches against and in Lavor ^
if the State-wide primary bill, by ' ||W
Representatives H. A. Doughton and \ frfafl
I. J. Justice, respectively, the lloujpi h|H
^ttnlnv adnnti-.i a mntlnn hv tfrn- ) ?^HI
csentattvr Walter Murphy that the ?
ustlce J>iil, with all substitutes and
uncndmcutu offered, be referred to
\ special eommitie of five to be appointed
by Speaker Connor, to take
he whole 'matter u?dcr considersion,
draft a new primafy^fcll and
eport to the House within seven
lays. Thu mHT6n~was~carried_?iTh~
ui .111 j mnuu.s tiujt'i tiuu. ' !
The Stewart mileage bill passed
ho House, after having been amend d
beyond recognition, lb docs not
equlre railroads to pull mileage on
rains but require them to carry tbo
vifc'and ihlldreu of a purchaser of
;n intrastate mileage book of 1,000 ? jb
111 lea at two cents a mile or sell
ickets at two cents a mile at the tfa
M'UOfi or the company. tdch*? mi?etgrt
books tiiust be interchangeable '"t!|
itt(1 r.ny railroad in the State must
stand ready to accept turh mileage
MMjrd by the other roads in the
ttatn or roll tickets at two rent* a
Tille.
The Stewart auti-tipping bill waa
o 19. The Sena.* pasted n pre at
nany important bills on their final
coding, and a numbi r of new bills
rt importance were introduced, indti.ling.
one by .Senator Little, cf
IVafce. to drain Waluu* creak; one
i> Senator Uanle!. to encourage road
Juildlng by authorizing a State bond *,j
sane: one by Senator Mashburn. to
;:k?* convicts from railroads and put
.Lptu to building public roads, and
me by Senator Pliarr, to provide a
imttaftcnt k?nti f.or the it*f.trnne?
ft'psjrixaont.
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" is DIFFICULT l
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Tlie eradication of hookworms urn
taper i? one thing; in the field it is
mother.. On paper it is pottrLh if.
ndecd. not easy; ir. ibe field it :s . i
liSicult. is not Impossible. For now
but we knew it is a product of soil
oilution. wbnt is simpler than to
>revent it? Wc have cnly to pettt?smt?iiumMiwii
aim insmuisi >
'hange! Thp thing is done. J
Thin there is another way Treajr
.11 the sufferers, have the
'xpolled, and there will be no one
eft to spread the parasite^ and it i?
lone hgain.
ADd there ir stfcl another way. l-el
verybody In the hookworm territory
wear "hoep. so as uot to come in con- i.'jl
Act with ihr polluted soil, and again
ts eradication is certain and complete.
Three separate at d distinct
net hods, either of which will be
-omplete and effective according to
he thoroughness with which it is
mrried out.
These theoretical considerations
iave been aired through the press
ind from the platform, uuli! it'
seeius that the man who doubts th??
'easibillty of*hookworm eradication
n its entirety is. to say the least a\
jack npmbcr. """ ? ^
Whether we undertake to elimi '
late the hookworm by the prevenion
ot-eoll pollution, or by the" treatment
of subjects or by the protecItSi
nf (hn nnhtlr aciiml rnmlnr -in
ontact with polluted soil, our surom?
rniwt hoallv r?u upon the ce- i
operation of the people at .large; for
who ran prevent soil pollution on- _ }tj|
ess the people will it to be no? Who
an treat the sufferers unless they
boose to b?r treated? Who can
orcn shoes upon the children, if they
ind their parents do not elect that
hey shnll wear them?
The primal task, then, that we
nust set ourselves is to win the inelligent,
active co-operation bf, the
>nblic. This is not only the first v 'jjjS
sork, bnt it is the most important
>art of the crusade. It Is the sine
lua, non in hookworm eradication,
ind unless we can do that we might
ia well abandon the effort In the beginning;
and tfc|s is not the task of i
day or of a year?it is the task cf , %
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COTTON HARKIT Jj
Lint Cotton, It t-i. .j?|
Seed Cotton. 4 l-?c. &RH
Cotton flood, ?! *