cny. v atruct and opatate, la the town o: tants with a gdod and sufficient vol Whomi, tho Washington Light I Water Compear aneoeeded to th< nghte end gctrtleges go granted u I ho said B. 8. Bpruks by the ordl nehoe aforoaalc, and undertooh U assume end perform the obllgatloni and VtahDItr therebr Impoead, whlel rompanr la now the owner of a eer mm plant and .property, otroolsUai prlne-pally of cactnln we ld, ooadnlta L. mains, pipes and hjdrants and i tonk need In connection therewith and , 5ft ' JSC-.' %hercas, ,the sold company ha pereatently and anhatanUaUy lallei In the performance of Its agreement and nndertakiag to supply the ml ume and the cna'lty nf water requlr ed under the ordinance aforesaid sdid'haa forfeited any right of fran chtsn heretofore granted, notwlth standing which the oald town an the netharttWa thereof, are willlni ? nun antluss Ui at .ulie aad uiw?th< property of oald company at t hi price, and la good faith to obeerv ijnw had With rcprtaontatlvea of the Wa nntfre propoaltlon be made to th sold Water Company for acceptaao or raj action by It on or before Anrl |0Q ny lUUlCrdl |)P?-?? iwrihTT ~i?uT~ r ^CLI^^DINO.^ i Watar Co. at Scrantoo. Pena?yl?aii!?. - by registered ma.l on Marcb l?th. ( IMS. and a retire receipt snowing t dote ot delivery to ba S-Il-Hi:, slgnad W. A Wllcoi by Harold Doaddreyee's i|cot, wae rocoived - by the Major on April J ml. AnothAr oopy of l|ie aforesaid resolution wan ? banded br the Major to Mr. J. T. Bland, Buperini^adeat of the Vuht !n*toa Light & Water %Company, s At the regular meeting on the > night of April 7th. 1?11, the Mayor B- j reported that ha had received no far.* > thor communicat ona from the Water In A Light Company and Mr Bland. i who was In the dty hail stated that - be bad received aid communication I Mrem hie company to transmit to the . Board. i The Board thereupon passed the ; following resolution: .... "Whereas, on December 11. ltOl, b. the Town of Washington granted to 1 8 S. Spruks, his successors ajjd nsi signs, a license and r!ght to oon struct and maintain In the Town of | . Washington a aretem of w^ter works for supplying the town and the In habitants thereof with water for pub Ho and prtrate tutes, and to use the I streets, alleys, sidewalks, and the 5 public grounds of Washington wltha In \'a pr-s-at f,..r-rai.is& ii.v.na r*^r the purpose of laying p.pea, mains | a and other conduits, erecting hvdrants - qo.site and Oou yen lent for furnishing a supply of water to the sa'.d Town Cm WUIWn tad Ita tnhnb tanla; b and , Wbtnu, la consideration of Uo I aroreeald krant the an d 8. 8: Sprnka. . nla aeeoctatee and an or assort, agreed" , to furnish a ,upp 7 of water to be -1 (nation, pad to he clear la appear .bace, and by thorough an at rata to -'abow a water at a'l Urnee auttable (or . I an domeactc phrpoeas, and tar drink. lag aad cooking parpoeee, and a eon. 1 ttaat water preeaare equal to Pftp - pound, per Inch lor ord'.n rj uen ee. Which upon the occaWon of Ores, Ft"rn afire the construction of the >~' aforesaid vaterworka system Ja u sncoe??or of 8. 8. Spruks, h and oporatlfig the seme under the 1 aforeeald ordinance; and 1 Wherefs, the City of Washington, i- way of compromise or arbitration to e^ n're ?he nrorvrt'" of Aid Water M? wmwuy WJ avuiu conr ; tttid fit gat on, but ita p?H >- poeats to that ?nd bavo .been* ignored by tajd W^ter Corop.n/^ ^ , "" ??JW T?nW?ll!rT?C BOARD i OF ALDERMAN of the CRy ot a-W??Mi?Ftnn. M_C?flmCljaIac! thttt. - the eaid WMhtscton l.l?ht * Water e Company baa continuous1/, for mors - than two yeirs pen atently and without excuse failed and refused to par. -form Its contract with the sa d city, it In that 4t baa fai'ed and refused to n furnish to the City and the inhabir tanta thereof water suitable for doe mestlc purpoeee. and foT drinking r -rr-ws. and free from is sewerage and other contain nation n but on the hand the laid Comi pany has and continues'toTurn's^"T6 : the said, town srd 'ta 'nhab'tants pol1-1 luted wafer, dangerous for dnnk'ng t- purposes srd domest'c u*e; and that ie the said Ccrn^-nr has raped and re >r fused, an/i oent'rur* to fan and red free to furnish an qnsnttty d of water t > CTtlijgu it f\r+% end to it furnish the quantity of Wat of It OOH\\ ., f > - 7tb. 1?1?, at noon; that la to UJ (1) That tho iib of mty-flv. Thonanad Dollars ba paid to the sail Water Coaipanr for tta system of wa tor marts aad plant connected there with (Mtac the ume property hate tofora Rated or Inrentorlad aad ap praised by Coleael Ludlow and Mr McCltataeh) upon conveyance than of, trad at all c'.alnA and Inaam Bf-v.s . braacaa, to the pity, and upon our reader by the Water Company ofan aiiecad contract or fraaohlae it me now hare er claim In reapeet thereto or (I) To pay aald Water Company upon Uke "conditions, auoh cam a may he aacertainad by arbitration 0 be the praaent caah value of aal< property! ao valuation of lata thai rTfty Thousand Dollars nor mor than Slaty Tbouaand Dollars there for toe be entertained or coealdered) which arbitration ahall be conolualv on both pertlee; end In (he even such arbitration la armed to, one e the arbitrator! ahall be ejected b the city, one by the Water Com pen; jmd tbeec two ahell choee e third toe erbHretora ao selected and chos en shall appraise ard report the pre? ent-anab value of the physleal prop arty of the Wafer Company stores* ii ? and make their aetard therefor with In the minimnm of Fifty Thoumn Hollers and mailmnm of Slaty Thou aand Dollpre. ' Resolved, farther, that acceptapc by the Water Company of e'the proposition sod compliance then with by the city thall be cond-ucr i.pon the reenlt of en e'rctlon. to h called under the net ratlfled Febrc Issue for certain purpoaea therein re L cited, end also conditional upon th I sale of the bonds In saso such ale< ' Resolved, further, that Urn propt sltton herein mede .he't be wlthou prejudice 818. W. C AYBRS, City Clerk. V ' 1 MIH8 SHORN AND MISS RICH- L OIJSON TAKE PART IN PLAT. I|J At the annual concort of the 8a-1 lem Col tem Glee Clhb to Winston- " Salem, Miss Katie Eborn of Bath and Mian Carlotta Nicholson ot Washing- 0, Ion warn members ot the aW"who presented an amusing Urea lb one . act entitled "llone Abroad." Both . joaagjadle. aremenifeeijaLthe^e[lam College Dramatic Club, V . ni INC At I.KI) POR LETTERS. *J Uat of* letters remaining encalied " for In th'a o"s for the weeR ending April Stb, 19 IS: MaOr-Ficid Brlok. Col. Peter ! Burrte.-E. C. Cooper, Jas H. Clark. " C. C. Ctaggstt, Herbert Leary.Fer- J elm, W. M. Fortlscue. Clan Oorbam, J? Luen Qrimes, Joe Heune, Alfred *. " Homes, W. Cbas. Heltmuller, O. J. Johnson, B. E. Lloyd, F. B. Meals, m Mgr. Colored yauderllle, Lewla S._ Paul, Hape Pride, Frank Pippin, Lena Pearl, M. T. 8candlan. Champ i Shields, John Spry, S, 8. Thompson, I r Edward Wilder, Bdd. White. I Women?Janio Bonlk, Mre. D. B. "I Bowman/ Mlaa Ella Edwards, MolTie Elam (colored). Mlaa Roily GiUs, " Mrs. Esther C. Lowe, Mlaa Ploaale " Wq- PHI. Nelson, Mra. Q.;" a. Pawail, tim Aoaw aimn (t rrP Mra. Sarah Ramsey Miaa Annie Rum- a1 loy, Mrs. Fronle Sprulll, Miss Annio Jj Whitakor, Louise Wilklnea. Mcs. J. dl W, lyarteag. Dleaab ?eya*- ' * These letter* arlll be seat to tbo 11 dead letter office April Slat. 1913, If w not delivered before. - lb calttng for the above, pleaae aay 'advertised"." giving date of Let. . * It HUGH PAUL, P. M*.'* U traded to fun lab, and on account of sc ttte failure ot the said Company to b* (Ornish en d water for Are purposes, ai '.he propert) of the citlaena and tax- ! ra payers of Washington la at all times m Ua jeopardy end great danger; that | the en d C?*v of Waahingt ?n hh?, pi notified the eaid e Comnany of its failure to furnish the ? proper quality anil quantity of wa- B ter, and We state Board of Health O baa on more than one occasion informed said Water Company that tt p van furnishing dangerous and pollut- nj ed water, and the aald Company has w continued to lusnlab said water from m the same source of supply, which la ai located. In the center of aald City, tl and from which source, the Board of Aldermen are of the opinion that a u wholesome supply of water cannot be h had. and so And ns a fact: Upon the foregoing findings of facts. The Board of Aldermen of the City of Washington, N. C. In regular session assembled oa the 7th day of April. 1*11. do enact: 1. That the Heanae granted to 8. 8. Spruks, his associates and successors, by the Town of Washington on sMMmber 11, mi. and all rights and privileges connected therewith, end nil contracts entered Into by the ta.ld 8, 8. Sprukn. bin associates and successors on the part of the City of Washington, N. C.. and all other ord nances granting "to them any franchise or rights. be and tha same are hereby.revoked and cancelled. 1. AU .proposals heretofore made ty the City to tha" Wttef' Company for the purchahe of the plant of said Company and for tha arbitration of the price to be paid for camp be and the saipe ire hereby withdrawn. 3 It U further ordered that the City Attorney la hereby authorised and directed fc> commence suit at onee In the 'nanje of the City of Washington, N. C. against the WashIngfoo Light end Water Company to harp tha said license and contract "canceled and re coked try ledwlel decree and for such other relief as may be proper In the prom.s?s. mprwv tfiflrp |fiv il| EARNEST FOR SHOW Jiv _ _.. \ Vf/ r^h^nrit alet'2 lum B*nry afternoon and night turiaf tbo vmL The^mttslcal nart f *e .how will be'evcelpUo tally a., nd there will be . ho.( of people In MUBgojen'p.rt?. Wenre priptlay lut or thoee who will tahe the prln- 1 ipal part in (ho .how.feSit bealdea keee. there-Win he ntui mwv In the arlou. slnslns and dtaaltyt groups. Mr. Ben Taylor will be-lbe prlnclII coniedlnn In the alio#. Ha take, i. Dutch Profewore pae, a >j will . Male ted by Herman (Wow, who IH do the blach-faeo couMy. Theei ro alone In their funnyktOcu oofST 1 911 tho auditorium Ml-. Ada I hodee will surely make you lnnch "Elsie" the creea country girl who < u Jut coine to town and who bents. tn women', naff race. Her lines e conitrncted to make the audience , erry end her costume aid head year t aotnethlny that should be reen to i appreciated. MIu Kate Brass* the leodlng lady, who will tins a < imber or patter eons* and will piny t ipoalte to Mr. E. H. Hardin*, who I. t ie Juvenile lead In the performance. , nch la expected final both of these >ung people. Mies Bessie Couoly will appear In ( ro different tonga and Ml an Alice cCullerB will assume the part of to prompt res 3 o'r which a speaking part only. M&s Nina hodet and Miss Hokihtod will be 10 Indian Princess and the Japanese alden "PI-Pi" respectively. Both ' these young ladles are wml known i having talent and wfe^nrl looking rward to an agreeable ^surprire om them. W. B. Hard tut: wW.be tho Senator on Pennsylvania in the pldy and rovard-Stephenson will -take the iaract?r part of "Phis," au occenlc old man. James Fowlejtill imite Lewis Morrison In his in ftluulilulu. u. tUn "rt.TU" d." in Slumberland. He will also ng a Japanese love.song and play te part of "K1 Kt" doing a funny knoe. " ' Mlsa Sallto i? leader of Hhe Banjo Qirls. There+ ill be twenty^ of the prettiest girls ' the city In this dancing act. They ng a very pretty serenading number ad their danoing will be' a feature I r the' performance. Mlas Helen ?T_*r 11,111 h* *** ?n,'y young lady in to entertainment who win dance a do. This ono dance is spoken of as ring the acme of grace and rhythm, id will win ior Mia3 Helta many ore to her already long lift of adire rs. Little Mary Rhodes will take the art of "Ines" and will sing the only jlld'a solo, that of the "Grandpa" 4 mg, wane ?r. tiugoes wuiug.ue >1 Ig Captain's song and act the part ( r the captain of the Iowa. t Mrs. Barnes will officiate at the 4 LNOON APRIL 0 1018 If r Willi I I lIHl I [r "111 pil I m~- |k|%A AV\lln A -*be (Camber ofCoad?rc? regular seealon teat evening, and dlater# It. The attendance ?u not Mnrl/ ao good as pera^'Urn yasfiTnfttir lhamber at CdSUoeroe in an endeav- < ir to eeenre exemption from taxation 1 n. W?.T InMnntwIlu tha >n..wa. >f many Slates of the Union. Gov- 1 irnor Craig, the letter stated, had leclared the Constitution must be 1 amended to make legislation to this : iff act pftwlbls. r Capt. Leach asserted that the con- ; eqaplated change was a progressive iU&. "We do our utmoa* to bring 1 capital to the State," he declared. ' 'and yet we lack the primary tnducenent, which many other, 8tatee lays." letter was read from the North Jalelina Chamber of Commerce in -aspect to the project of the South>rn Commercial Congress to study he co-operative system of credit, as employed in European countries. A esolution wss passed thAt the Chamber was In hearty accord with he plans detailed, and was willing o send a representative If so desired o confer upon ^he subject. Jt was moved and carried that 'resident C. M. Brown appoint a committee during the week for the mtertalnment of Secretary of the Jayy Joesphus Daniels dnrlng his rtsit to Washington', HTs blttflpiIGB;' ipon May 19th. . ' The birthday of Secertary Daniels Alls upon Hay 18. This being 8uplay >hs has agreed to come upon the ley after. In response to s gracious ind happily worded request from >olnt -that slaee it was customary to celebrate the birthdays of Washtngon, Lee, Llnooln, and our other great nen upon tfre following Monday, vben their naul day happened to All upon 8onday, he thought there , ras ample precedent for so obesrvinr he birthday of North Carolina's fifth lecretary of the Navy. fcs iUWtiFiypWWW. . tr : 1611?Treaty of Llepslc. L850?Aaron Burr arrived at Blen erhaaaett's Island, In the Ohio Rlver. L86&?General Lee surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Court House, Va., ending the Civil War. 1874?-Marat Halstead arrested lr Cincinnati for ^ubllehtag s tottery ad la his newspaper. 1909?Payne tariff bill passed the , House of Representatives. 1 1911-^Chinese Government negottattng for big loan#from Western , Powers. , LSlI-^-SufTragettefl smash wrlndws of London shape and alarm *i^4 7^ "If- 'T ia/VvVwij: f\ I ' |>j -- ; IIIITII fVWH - NtwMoora, v?kuH wu thU - - 4g^H morning lined ton dollar* and oosta '?? rer awgmng laa raw. wmral. I wltha rolling pin. Peter ia a porter . gM I in the Washington Hospital. while ...-'3 Ida< la a chamber maid in the sane I iawiutipa. V.^jW It WUl Burnett, colored, was botnd over to Superior Court for robbing J. O. Scanner's store at Old Ford of I goods to the value of $127.80. The I robbery was effected ~ Vcduuday I night, and be waa caught by Sheriff I Hicks In Plymouth Sunday. Burnett I .s an old offender, and lie seems to I nave a particular "penchant" tor I burglarising Mr. 8wanner,s store, he , Jnl bate with the Terboro Hl?h School teem on the MM dlmmaad. The Torboro teem hee wen acme ?*ee tale eeaeoo and are coafideat Of Ttotory. white our toys are equally confident of tto laurels. Washington toe played bat'two wmrs this maun?nns wttti Klinbe th City., which she won, and one with GreenrlUe, which she lost. Since loosing thl? came with OreemTllle, (ha boys working hard. aft* are in* they were last Frra?^ give your tspeort to these to>% , . The line-ups are as follows: W. ft.fBj. PWe e. J Fowls p. Moore (cap)' lb. Hotpes lb. Fulford is. J. Weston 8b, Howard if. B. Weeton cf. Smith rf. T. H. 8 ?Hodges c. Brltt p. Darts lb. Mallet lb. Vines ss. Jno. Pender lb. Barlow If, Jack Pender cf, Har ls rf Substitutes for Washington?Tayoe, Hndnsll, Harris. Josee. The Arcad'a of South Creek, Capt. r. C. Henries, Is still in port with a srgo of country produce, and will be aden with general merchandise on he return trip. - The Dependent of Bath, Capt. J. R. lilnaer, 1s in port discharging a carfo of country produce preparatory to Jtking on one of general merchanliae. The W'.lVam T. Psrkor of Phlladel)hln, Capt. Howard,'!!] at; 11 In port. The Larnle of Philadelphia, ownHi by Charles Grince, C.^pt. Windsor mvlng dfscharned her c: -go of fertllaer, from Be I Lahore. L tow at the tugter Lombr.r Co. p'ai . '.aking on ? load of lumber. The Coc 1 rf Lc-r-hrll?3apt, HI?m in port tcday. The Vic.cr of Range lle,?Capt I. K. PT'-Ui. U he-.' urn: .. The J F. Morris of < vd, Capt. fcorgc N. Bailor, is in v-. today. sn$. offering'oysters for sak at the foot of flfirket street." Tho Re^ef of Ocracoke, f -pi. W I D. Ballanco. left yeaterady a' ;rnoon The Rebecca Bell of 8w \ Quarter, Capt. O. R. Mnllin, left i.iia port ! resterday. The Lucfle of Lake Landing, Capt. ' Silverfthorne,wis here yesterday. The barge Myrtle of Washington, awned by J. D. Armstrong, Is now lying In port. RESOLUTION. Whereas, It has become our painful duty to forever erase from oar roll, one or our most beloved and faithful fireman, whose sad death we deplore, and Whereas, our Heavenly Father for bis own glory, saw fit to take him from our mi^t, and whose mysterious ways are past finding out, and Whereas, we his comrades and Bremen desiring to pause and unite in expressing our sorrowful regret in the doparture of our fireman and comrade: Resolve, that In bis absence here, we cherish loving memory, of our Miles. whoso faithful inlas and paternal adrioe is perpet.u our hearts; be it further Re*o,vqfl1 that we submit to the will of Ood, who lovea him heat; that we know he is now receiving his blessed reward for his noble and manly service rendered while with as on this earthy that God will bless and comfort his' surviving posterity4 and that they may see his loving footprints on tho sands of time, as a memento and guidance to the*Sternal heritage and, happiness; be .t further x Resolved, that a copy of these resolutions be tpread upon our minutea. a copy .published in the paper, and a. WW mil uj IflTbei eaMriSmtty----Reepectfully submitted. i. J. JrtlTN8TON, J. D. PMNOMC. J. A. AL1.1000D. BAXUtY MdlhEltmf IS GETTING ALONG NICELY. The friends and playmates of Raster Harry Mellbanny, the eight-year on of Mrs Mcl'henny of the J. K. Hon ml'Unary department, win be glad to hoar that he is .steadily Im-, prov'ng. % ' The litis fellow fell while playing a few days ago, and sustained a pain Pal eat a pan the head. * Kr, W. A. Bimme of Rocky Mount is In the city. ; i?JSC; V^Q \ ?S '.Si - OBf. v?-i2&l?'SVJ V, Having recotved a heavy sentence re- "~iaS cently for breaking info this same ' " ''^iH store. . The evidence against him was codclualve. several witnesses swearing that they saw him with articles of various descriptions missed from the store. For retailing, this same negro was given six months, and for breaking away frpm tho chain gang two vjjl months, making e'ght months In all, and he yet remains to be tried for k?Vtw7, ? a' Burnett races a long period or figi service on the road, and Judging jfrom the past, he will shortly endeav- >1 lor to break away and commit moVe |cr mes, thus adding still more to the j length or bin combined scntcncee. CftPT.lVELfCE HERE; WILL RUNLWAREHOUSE ;~|j r JohiTF. Lovelace of Wltson "^7? has arrived in the city, as ho expresslea it. ".to bo one of our people." Ho ? -J jls one of the beht Known tobacco mCTT6 1 *'^8 | iir-th b entire section, and has a long record of successful management beI the W.lBon Times, shows hor.- C,-*pt. ' '3 I i,ove'fice is regarded in that piaco, ^ | where he managed a warehouse lastyear: Captain Lovelace to Washington. "The Washington Warehouse company has secured Capt. John P. Lovelace of this city to manage their new A tobacco warehouse which will be in operation in Washington, N. C., this coming season. Captain Lovelace ia ] an excellent judge of tobacco, a man of strong personality, honest and honorable in his dealings and we be-speak for him great success. He la 1 one of the old regime of tobacco tnOxf '^TTJ Lwbo helped to make Wilson famous ?3 as a tobacw market." L? TODAY'S BIRTH HONORS. Congressman J. T. Heflin of Ala- . bama, whose flstic encounters and I oiuer disputes have brought him into I prominence from . time to time at Washington, wad born at Louisiana,. i Ala., April 9, 1869. He was educated in the common schools of Randolph i county, at tho Southern University,, ' " nrd at tlio A. and M. College, Anburn, Ala.; studied .. .. ayeue,tAia., unaer juage M 11 IVinnm,, nnH ?p the bar January 12. 1893; wan married to Minnie Kate Schueesler. of ; Lafayette, Ala., December 18, 1895; and has one child living?J. Thomas 1"-~' * ?mayor of Lafayette March 16. 1898 and re-elect ? .. w. -m. wiiHi was?, ' 111 j register in chancery two years, rejs ?-n!ng in 1896 to accept the Demo- j?, cratlc nomination from Chambers Iconntr 'o the 'eg'alature; waa^elected Iq 1896 awd re-e'?cted to the leg- t ialature In 1899; waa a member of tu? >.einocia*ic State executive com- ^ j m.ttee fro m 1896 to 1901; waa a '* .$Sj I delegate In the constitutional convention of Alabama In 1901; waa ber, 1908, for a term of four years; rob gmd ?ha. oft.ee May 1, 1904; was elected, without opposition, May 10, 1904. to flH the unexpired term of Hon. Charles W. Thompson, deceased, In tbe Fifty-eighth Congress; also elected to the Fifty-ninth, Sixtieth, S.fcty-firet and 81xty-second Congresses and re-elected to the 8ixtythird Congress. PICK1CL.OF CHARITABT^ BROTHI 1 -KlfOOD LODGE NO. 1. A efVVn be ?r1v?n tomorrow to Lots* No. 1 at the Chert table broth i. fh'n will mark, the twenty-first antversary of the lodge, and the members and ihelr families are looking forward to a glorious