North Carolina Newspapers

RAPIDLY AN NEW \v sTim ft .11 nnll kr. ! HInIII Uli UIIIUOU ; L FOIH B OF MEN AT WORK MIX- U g ISIU IN WITH DIRT AND HAU; FART OF THB WORK. Work In procreating rapidly on the new brldga.whlcb la being built B at the east and bf Main street. A " gong of men are busily engaged In u filling In over the creek with dirt and t( have utmost completed this part of b k the work. An opening of about twenty feet baa been left In the oen- p tre ao that the waters of Jack's Creek can flaw through Into the Pamv lioo. Contractor Jones says that he a is w?H pleased with the way the work r a g>lag m iw Ke ..mi. <0 fa.T. o It eon) pitted by the time ?(.? < I nod In bin contract. U D U DOAAUt ix. ii. uKii/uiri * V IN BLADEN f COUNTY ? ? . 1! IH HOLDING A 8KB IKS OF MEET- G iXlVH. PULPIT HERE WILL BE tl FILLED BY DR. MERCER M \DAY. w Rov. R. H. Broom has loft for n Bladen County, where ho will hold a f * scries of meetings. His pulpit at the First Methodist Church will be Altod Sunday, at both morning and evening Y\ services, by Dr. Mercer, president of ' the Carolina College at Maxton. O Dr. Mercer is a forcible and im- 1 preaslve speaker and a large congregation will, without doubt, be on hand to hear him. th ffi - 1 a. n.. R MARRIED. bi Woolard?Salllvaa. B Wednesday night, July . ltth. a ei number of friends and relatives st 'gathered at the home of Mrs. J. w. it BnWvam to-witness the marriage of.oi her daughter. Lucy Thomas Sullivan, hi _ . toR. Wm. Ashley Woolard. Prompt- <H ly at 8 o'clock the bridal party en-v, tl tared the room as follows: Win. ol Henry lulllvan with Miss Viola Mae tc Hold: Ju. E. Vooiini Ud-wn cm Baynor. tkn all eye, ware turned to ? " the, ! > eager to catch the ?r?t n glimpse of the bride, who came grace- h> fully leaning on the arm of the ni groom. Rev. Charlie Lee spoke the <r wOrds which, made them man and tl wire. The bride was beautifully at- la tired in white silk with gloves and ? shoe's to match. Is ; The bridefmaids daintily, drested 7 in whfta _j : ? e After congratulations from thehr - j i friends they drove to thtf home of the groom, where a reception was ten?Mkl tlwm. The bride is the sweet and attrac1 tiro daughter of.the.l?\? Jju>. W. 8nl-. , lfvan. anil is loved by all who know ; her <for her pure, gentle character. n The groom is to be congratulated for winning such a pious Christian m : - K^Tn-mste. ly . * % ? The , groom is the son .of A. 8. tc "Woolard. Is a rising young farmer d< Jr ?iiim iiwciuunc urn t? uchi m mBtju highest esteem by all who know him. tl The writer wishes that their 'married ti lffe may he strewn with flowers. f? and lift fhem over the stormy pathB rt 7' of this life. And may they always be m I aa happy as they were on that event- jj, fnl evening. tj K , u LITTLETON COLLEOE. c< We call attention to an advertise- 8t ment of Littleton College which ap- a pears in our columns. cl r Thhi litfUUOwi _ flu ^ " 7 1 distinct contribution to the education e of young women in this and adjoining states. to ;.v: :?; ? A Material Matter. at In an apartment-house hall: cl *? T?t this moralarV , ~Xo. only thm moot man mod the m , bread glrL"?Auguet UyploooU'a. D I TIT i Washi] i ' * ' HAVCIG i.?H)i? TIME. Ashevllle. N . <? July 2 4 ?The scond day of the ,Preaa convention 'M opened with address Ijy W. C. owd of The Charlotte New. oo. The Newspaper:, Its Mission." ReV. w d. .Atkinson, D. D.. editor of The hristlan Sun of Elon College, dlsiisaed, "Accuracy in Newspapers." | Editor Owen G. Dunn of the New em Sun was achedulod to speak on Subscription Contests and Pretnims?Do They Pay," but was unable ? be present, owing to important usinesa engagements at home. Clarence H. Poe, editor of The rogrcssivo Farmer, wanted to know (Vhat Arc Wo Here For?" President W. W. Flhloy of the juthern Railway add rested the coumtlon on the snbjeo. "Relation of I unity Development." "The Newspaper's Part in Civic Ieveioptnent," was handled by I). J. I hiokard. editor of The Ot-eenTille . Each of the foregoing subjects ere thon discussed to a general way V the delegates, * after which ud urnment -wua taken for dinner. This afternoon and tonight the edorial party will ho entertained at a seater party at the Majestic theater.; tllowod by a dinner at the new rove Park Inn and a reception at Ife Battery Park hotel. Tomorrow the editors will go to ^ayneaVllle^ogp^nd the day. ARMERS ARE SUING . CITY OF GREENSBORO i>mplaint Filed in Matter of Emptyng Sewerage Into Buffalo Creak. Greensboro. July 25.?Complaint is been died in the action of James . Xtonnell vs. the City of -Greens>ro, in which the plaintiff asks for 1,500 damage! to h|s property on uffaio Creek, resulting from the nptying of a sewer line into the ream and;also for*a permanent in-1 inction against the city. This is | let* mum?rtnm?50 cases .wnicn 1; its been instituted by the farmers ' Urn Buffalo Creek section against te city on account of the emptying ' the sewer line and sepaic tjugc ln.,the stream. ;Among othor things the plaintiff iys In hta complaint that "all anial life, including fish. In thp stream is -been killed aad that apparently athhjg can thrive in it, except moslisoes." The matter haa been in te courts for sometime, and the eft/ is kqpt promising relief. b~ot itlsfactory to ^he farmers has not mo gkveb. - -? MIPOBATION '. AND THE RAILROADS MAY HAVE AGREED. I . . t.l! ' V Raleigh. July 25.?Since Die .rorreation commissioners end iho eight traffic manlage~rl TortEe nW >ads doing interstate carrier servc in Noi*th Carolinee have comilned .their conference for three dare ?w at Old Point Comfort it Is taken > mean that they have. reached .a pflnito basis for working out tho ;tual reductions of rates.. And Jin ie light of the fact that the-corporacm commissioners went to this contrence with the flxod determination I CUl Offtfeb netAtlefmhs dnWss the illroad men cam/fully to. the agreeent for a 25 parent cut* it is beoved here that tho working out of ie tables of redactions on this basis actually in progress and that the >rporation commission will have ich a ftaal compromise to submit to overnof Kitchin, who is ex-fefficlq lalrman of the lagtelativp freight ite commission. * vidently "So Friend of Sorghum's. "That political rival of yours is to j congratulated. He is always in ie public eye." "Tea," replied Senior Sorghum; "like a locomotive nder." , / \ Miss Laura V, Sehnable of Philatfphiu. Ph.. is visiting Mrs. W. V. inials on Bast Water 'street. ngton \ e#t Priceswill be iiiij 1 ' * FR1 XT yf 'f- "js rpii 11* yri Mill uHrrnlll I r 1 I Ull UllUUIV VIULIu V3umxcM.v TKAM. .iflfoiiPA. KIEI> BV A FHW FANS, LEFT " THIS MOKNINU HI* CAME: I 1 WITH UI<Kt.NVII.LK. ? IQIHERS LEAVBTBIS F. H. ; Expected that .a liarxo Number Will p I I.fuve on This Afternoon's Train h to vhtw the Game. \f<> -v Tile Washington baseball team, ac- 1 compauicd by a few fans, left bn this el morning's train for .Greenville, where a| they u?iU erone bata ailh tliu Oieun- ?j file team. Tfce.boys are pretty con- *1 |_fldent of being able to duplicate tirelr Blast victory. They are relying on Barnou and Watkius to a great exBtent and If these two stars come up to their usual standard and get good J support, the local team should come J Bout of the game with the long end of Bl^o wore. B it . .. ? mvoutou mat aooui arty fans " will go on this afternoon's train to V view the contest. The train left here at 3:20 and gets to Greenville at v 4:1?. The game is called for 4:30. J ' ____ u I.AHOH NKWS AND NOTES. a' The executive council of the A. F. L. is meeting at Atlantic City this | week. ' a Labor leaders say they wont a 01 thorough investigallon of any connec- 'n tlon between labor men and the | "Lobby trust." P There were in a!J, 148 strikes and ^ lockouts in Canada during .1912. A union has been formed in New *1 York City by 8,000 raincoat makers. J One of the organization's first a'cts iter hohra and a recognition of the union. The Stable Employes' * Union of San Francisco proposes to commence a vigorous campaign against each employers as refuse to sign the new agreement as (u wageti, Bbura and ~~ other conditions. The total membership of trades ^ unions throughout the world is estimated to be close to 12,006,000. Gergig&y has -more ?oob<rB ti?b any other country. Great Britain comes second in the . list and the Jul ted States is third. ^ Atlanta labor organizations .are H preparing for the entertainment of & the delegates to the annual coarven- e, tlon of Ahe Amalgamated Sheet Xtetel ^ Workers' International Alliance, which Is to be held' in that clt3t the a first week of August. ^ The Swiss federal .council has de- ^ nn H>pt?.mhflr I'l nnrf n n t-?? ? date for the meotine of ? cnnf??o"?? of delegates from Hie governments of the principal industrial .countries in Turepe. by invitation of the bwjsb j* government, to consider the drafting of an InternatloegLacreement to.pro-4 hiblt the emjjrtyment of girls and boys bflow specified ages and to f.x a maximum ten-hour day for workers within^ certain other ages. . .The a?\Y_laxs regulating the employment of women and children Tl have recently gone Into effect In c niitult Isluufl. Ul? royiflgtl the work-11" 'ing hours of women and children un- 1 tier sixteen years-of fifty-four hours a week, and not more than ten honrs 81 la- any-one-day.- The second law pro- ? vldes that no child under fourteen t( years shall be allowed to work in any e spill, factory or business establish- ? ment and every child between the u Ages of fourteen and sixteen must ... pus a pnysicai examination before I being allowed employment. ^ ' . . .' 8 **ftOMK" OTItlJ^O SEOTION. e Depnqr SUrshal Get* 200 HClla a * V?u- fnr M Veara. * Doiui, July 2S.?Deputy Marshal A. K Surles. accompanied by J. C. Priichard. W. K. tferritt and O. JLW. Jackson* raided and eaptured an 85-galltm blockade still on the banks of Capo Fear river, near Dunn, last c] Tuesday nIght. The still had been q operation. Beer and maah -77 ere >r' found, but tko'operators bad depart- w -* ; -~r-- g< Tobac Vednesd Paid For All Grad< Crop 1 . 1 WEATHER: Fair today mm] tomorr EXPRESS ca TO ROUE i EXPRESS WMF AX V TO MUVBc1 ! Peal Offloa Will More from Credent Quarters I'pon Expiration of L?eaa<v The Southern Bbtpress Company 111 move from their present quar?ra on Main street upon the expiraoa 61 their lease, which will expire i a lew months. Mr. Clark, who ia nl the head of $ is local offloe, stated that the ofca would probably move Into the tora east of the Brown Drug Comany. The old postofflce building ^ ad also been considered, but was pt looked upon with great favor by pe Ic^ca! .management. The new location will provide the ipre?s company with much larger nd better quarterc than the old ones j ml will?allow theca to1 keep nndja oro a larger quantity of packages. J 1< - - -- Ir NKWH FiiO.M PFXOO. * Lb Ill J. D. Puul lias been having ..name I^ nprovcmcnts mad? on' and around^ Is house for the past few days. ^ Fcnner Paul, traveling salesman >r Carolina Dist. Co.. ?f-Wnahlng;a, iff home on a few days' vacation y The Rev. Raleigh Topping of Pcuigo, N. C. was in our midst a few ays* thia week, attending the pro acted meeting. a Mlaa Grace Harris, w ho has been e Ltendlng the protracted meeting u'. ii lis place, returned home Tuesday. ? The ten daya' protracted meeting h t *his place held by the Rev. Lollis tl r Klnston, N. C., closed Wednesday. g lght with many additions. s, Mine? Mattie^cnd Aiyjie Cutler of fi toetown are visiting their sister, o Itn. W. A. Respess. for a few days, a a Edge combe ~forGood " Roads U q Bonds J? . w h 200.000 Issua V,>?h1 an In CWH.m Yesterday. One Half to Be Spent d. J* H-*0? 4ud4Uit ti Bridgt-s. w Tarboro, July 35.?Return? fro?n C radically every voting precinct in V idgecombe county last night give* a lajorlty In favor of the bond issue, athorlzing the county commission rs to issue a hundred thousand dolirs for good road9 and a like n mount for permanent bridge work t once. Complete rettrns will not a e available until late tomorrow, 0 hough two hundred majority Is as- _2 "ed. ^ 7 As much of,tbe bcndtpas are needd will be lfianed at once wd a cometent road and bridge engineer will J e employed to superintend and Icy ut the roadls of the county. A highray commission composed tf five ten will probably be chosen to banle the funds and attend to tab read uilding. V* v \ There are three hundred m:\es of oads In the county to be mad^. into lay roads In the future, beginning ributarles. There was some determined oj^joItlon and though the result was n?vr in_ doubt, supporters wjere pual^d > gfet their vote out. Ideal weattr contributed to the size of the vote sst and practically the entire regis red strength was voted before the Dlls closed.. Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt and editor i arner, of -.Lexington, made telling ' l>eeches in the county prior to the lection. gTdatly assisting the sujh anew BfrW thGTemeii'. Ki-M?'or 7: O. Howard of this city, was a irge factor in ?ft*i7infc the election ad worked herd for the Issue. Oneo Was Knongh. Little Sterling had been taken to j lurch to bo baptized, and being j ait? indignant about the arater beig put -on V-b bead he remarked bile coming out: "Well, I'll never it married again." * :co Mi ay Augi ?s. AH Farmers J Vlll Be Taken Car i MflRDLbY s RARE 'sedate IT.Ks]DI'NT WILSON SENT XOMINATION TO 8K.VATK YESTKROAY. I Undlcj Was Elected for Poftfmostcr I at Be) haven in Primary Election I Kel<l There Recently. I President Wilsou.sent the natne of Daniel L. Windley.to the Senate yosicrday as nomination for the post- j lafctorohip of Dalhavcn.?Mr. Wlnday 1b one of the most prominent ealdents of Bolbtven and is also well nown In this city. He was selected y the people of Bolhavon for the ofce through a.primary election which i raa held there last month. IK ATS MA1> STEER IN HLAHHKD SKIRT J lodisb Plttliwrgli Woman Escapes ' Hush, White Hobbled C'ontpunicu In Rup Down. Pittsburgh,# July 25.?Subject to dveree criticism since the first modIs arrived here from Parisian modites, the slashed skirt came In lor ommendalioa today, when Miss 1 lelen Grasmeth, attired in one of 1 tie latest patterns of the expose own, wsa able to escape the onlaught of a mad steer, while Mrs.' la'rvey Wallace, who wore one of the J bsolete hobble gowns, not being ble to mn fast enough, went down nd was trampled by the animal. The steer was a long-horned Texn. When he started bis dash down rankstewn avenue this morning, he eaded- straight-Tor Miss Grasmeth nd Mrs. . Wallace, who were walkig. Both women ran. and. aided by le generous slash in her.skirt, which nabled her to get into a long stride uickly. Miss Grasmeth succeeded In ettlng out of the steer's way. Mrs. Wallace, impeded by her hobble skirt, res not so fortusate. The animal it ber In the back knocking her own and trampling her. The steer hen through the big plate glass 'indow of Jacob Grossman's depart:ent store. Mrs. Wallace was seerely Injured. EVER HIDDEN ON THIS' KIND? The trains of one of the Southern allroads are said to run so slowly ha: pa^engers with cameras are enbled to take time exposures from the ex windows.?August lJppincott's. The Prevailing Note In Retailing In a recent newspaper advertisement wo saw the follow-, ise sentence: "Net only is our mcrehandire of the very highest qual,ctudlous)7 polite,-efficient and obliging." This kirnl of retailtng Is what the public has a right to expect and does expect. It Is the kind of retailing .that the progressive merchants are offering to their patrons and telling them about in tha columns of the'best newspapers. .When one goes shopping in , j tnene days of progressive" re^TI -tailing H is best to start out fortified with all of the available Information It is possible to secure, A careful reading of onr advertising oolumns from day to dHy, not only saves much timo an< worry, but shows one wh'xe qne may secure satlsfac/ iory. service and attention. < v 1 ?o ^'iwniMai * iii r.?U arket I iSlU20th feeding kid In Ho e Of * ' ^?= REMARKABLE BU.VD MAM | I* CLAIMED BV DEATH. | Elizabeth Pity. N. C . Jsly 15.? brought here Monday from Raleigh, where he died Saturday night and was taken to the old home about four miles from the city for Inter- * meht. Mr. Prltchard wot nearly 70 years old. He is survived by one son. James Prltchard. He was born blind and lived hla long lire in total blindness, yet he wae a very active \ man nntil a few monthB ago when his condition became such that it was necessary to send him to Ifce asylum. He could do most anything thct a person with two good eyeB could a do. Ha was an expert basket maker . and a good farmer, doing a good part of the work himself. He could drive a borse and cart in the woods and " haul wood si well as any one. Ho \ often came to town and Cflalll |Q -w about without any assistance. _ BRYAN* W1IX KKKP l** , ON I.K< Tl RlX(i. |t Chicago. July 25.?Secretary of ju Statu Bryan suid ht*re yesterday that. 0 he had received a communlcutiou from Washington that w^uld cause n chango in his Itinerary and that he v expected to fill hie engagement anil o; to back in Washington Friday ac- lj rordlnp to his original schedule. w ."Nothing hurried to cause mo to ei change my plans." said the Serre- r< tary. *"I don't wish to soy anything at this tim? about international question?." Mr. Bryan left last night for Ooliu. Q| Iowa, where lie lias a lecture engage-?fC inert. He arrived in Chicago on a[ct midnight train from Gary, lnd.. rc ?vhei e he spoke. j t, BRYAN'S LECTURING IS L DISCUSSED IN WASHINGTONnl .. ^ nl FOHMK PKIXCIPAL TiMMC OF COXYKR8ATIOX AMONG POLI- 8i TICTAXM IX THK CAPITAL. w v A Washington, D. C.. July 25.??ec"'Vj relary Bryan's idea at making a tie money on the side has certainly j got the boards in Washington. Great ig, affairs of state take second place in w the Senate nowadays and the pro and |tl cons of Chautauqua lecturing have ( driven baseball talk entirely out of > tei the barber shops. There Isn't likely to be u let up,|C very soon either, for Bryan's latest: l( feat cf lecturing without a charge at. Winona Lake, Ind., has brought uoh. new angles for discussion and there A seem to be more in the horizon. A new one bobs up every day a move i ^ is made; for. instance, when it was I . pointed out that Senator Bristow.[0, chief critic in the Senate. ha? dene sonic Chautauqua lecturing himself. M Secretary Bryan' made two addresses to crowds at Wiuona Ohau- d tcuqua ground? and announced that ^ three other speaking dates for the week had been cancelled to enable (y him to return to Washington for con- a fercnces with Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson and President Wilson n on the Mexican situation. <. -L am willing to return to my ? ties at any moment my presence may y he needed." said Bryan. ft ~"Thd F6?rBT?ry?reived no ""com-" * pencation for the speeches he madeiM at Winona and the gates of the B grounds were thrown open, the C crowds lining admitted free. For his iscent lecture at Moun- B tain La!:** Park, Bryan received r. ai guarantee of $250, one-half of re- L ceipts over *500. probably making several hundred dollars thore. and all V expenses. His salary for a day as Secretary of State is $38.33. Bryan has told newspaper men |ei that ha "n-ill n?-1.a . IHUa ? ' $250 on each lecture and promising h: "when I return 1 will tell you Just In how much 1 have rfiade." During Aryan's absence, John n Bnssett Moore Is acting Secretary of o; State, and deals with nil the impor- e< tant problems before the department. No lafge question is settled by any d cabinet officer. President Wilson, b ever since he entered the White Houso, has been the final judge on all e: big questions in all the departments j under him. . p Will using Their Tobac . .'T?: l-'f O I y J y P8SI SfFKE FIXTURES 1 TO BE REIOVE8 TO NEW BUILDING Mi l. BE STORED IK BASEMENT AH MOON AH BID* FOB REMOVAL ARE RETURNED BY DEPARTMENT. stM* Library <Uc* ia tbe . 4 I rrntri ... f,' Its Own i Fivturrn and E<ini]iiuen(. The fixtures in the old pcstofltce "^vS re to be removed to the new build- " .*A| jg and will be stored in the baso>lent awaiting further directions'' orn the Department ct&cinls at 'ashtngtou. The bids for th? r?"f tin bin rp ' mi infn I I lM tc., have been sent in (o the depart>ent und as soon as they'arc returnd, the work will be commenced.hey will remain in'the new building ntil they are removed to ?on?o other (See, probably a rural one. . The postofficc tnsjector, who visits -'as.Ting ton, has Informed the local riicials that Washington is practicol the only office in tlie United States hich owns its own fixtures. In evry other care, 4he fixtures are either - *3 ntcd or furnished by local parties. IIIIIKFS FROM It. K. U. So. 4. We* a re very sorry to have learned, f the death of Rev. J. B. Drldgers. irmer pastor of Asbury Methodist turcb. lie was greatly admired and . fspected by all that knew him. o the bereaved family we extend ir deepest sympathy. During the past week ;vo have had >me very severe thunder and llghtng. Miss Leila Woolard spent Saturday ghi with Mies Dora.Coiwtlcton. Misses Stella and Annie Congleton lent Saturday night and Sunday ith Misses Ellen Proctor and LilUe " jl lligoo.d. . .1 James E. Woolard of HawkinsIlle was in our midst Saturday af- ^ moon. ^ Misses Dora. Stella and Annie Conleton attended the Woolard-Sullivan eddlng Wednesday night and spent le night with Mfsa Larry Wool&rd. We are glad to-see so much inter*t shown in the Sunday school. The ttendance is good as well as behav?r. A cordial welcome Is extended' > all. . -- Mrs . John Spry of Berkeley, Vtt.. i visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs. lex Alllgood, for several days. Ed. Cutler of Jcssama was on R*. o. 4 Sunday afternoon. Miss Millie Plnkham was a guest' f Miss Eya Alligood Sunday. Leonard P Cotten tisited fiicudb ear Magnolia Saturday night. ^ Miss Ella Mae Eborn speut Sunay with her cousin. Miss Bessie ^ foolard. Misses Dcra Congleton ar.d Leila toolard visited Mrs. XL-L. Cherry while Sunday. Tom Ever son returned Sunday ight from a pleasure trip to Nor:1k. V?. we are glad to note that .Tames ,'oolard. who has been seriously ill )r several weeks, Is convalescent, ' -Miss Isabel! Bright and her guests iisses Wheatley and Whitas of caufort were guests of Mrs. Cabe utler Sunday morning. Messrs. D. H. Bennette and Gilbert right and Mr. and Mrs. Will Wool d were guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. . Cherry Sunday aftcmoou. WASHINGTON HOSPITAL NEWS. Mr. Cbadwlck of Beaufort was op-ated on yesterday for appendicitis Malcolm OuthreH of Fairfield. Willi' as been very ill at the hospital, Is 11 proving j-apidly. ' . Miss Knight, one of the staff .of ursea at the hospital, who has been n a> cf?n.to J^meSt ille. has returni.. v?*'. *llss Isabelie Williams left yesteray for Belhaven on profenionar ualneaa. Miss Isley has returned from a volition trip to New York. PtailadoThia, Washington Cl^y and other . > oinU. =: r Open