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Klnetoa. M. C., Dae. ?.?<?? .
Ul by Pbome.)?The lufj ft tru*?
Uat of the Feeble UtnM UK'.U.* '
-1 ' firTr^i r T !' i -
reetar4tr tfttrioon uetil the wee
ema koare tbia morning trjtag to
a!aat ? aapertatondaat of Ua .mtiUUm.
Than are two candidate! far
Ua pealtlon, Dr. In K. Harder. tka
s rreeent Incumbent, and Dr. I? It,
MeBrarer, of Ahharflla. The raorla
at Klaatoa are a unit lor the r?alacUon
of Dr. Herdj. Dr. Mc
rarer. It ia raid, la the governor
candidate. He halla from the goreraer-e
tow* and If > mamhor el the
Worth Carolina board of midlnal exantura.
Tba board of titala.i ?
atapnil of it member, and white
It la known that the" aaaUmaat la
. dlTided among the beard an to the
ataatlaa of a angariataedent all
i facta to aaeattaln how the vote .load
hae proved utile. The ten of Klaatoa
gawa tba atta for tka laatltatlaa
and rat vhea the board of traattee
who am id Klaatoa wan not given a
Tfpfeeaatatlve?thla atata of thlnga
lag aroaaad the oitlaaaa hare to a
high plteh. Thar axolalm opealp that
ham net baaa glvaa the aqaara deal.
, roatdrdar Ua Klaatoa ohambar if
t ?ill|i)i drafted a raaolatlaa ??.
V' wIhSTiItiMfbea for to
him novo dun anyone is d?l tba
wwbuhjivii wn jaacm-Bwaw
lnstKjttlOBj --v
* Both aides fought every Inch for
hours and this mors Ins between f
sad i o'clock the trustees adjourned
without 'an election. What the final
eutooid* WUI Wis not known. Kluatou
Is hotter Hardy.
Dr. Hardy Is a former realdas'- of
this city and bis many friend* here
wish for him success.?Bd.
HBW8 KROM FUXGO.
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Host of our farmer? are still
busy harvesting their crops, el*'/
though most of our crops are short,
there is still much mere eotton and
corn la the fields.
Mr. D. W. Smith wick was a business
visitor to Belhaven Thursday.
Miss Nets Harris rsturned Monday
from Piae Towa, N. C., where
she has been, spending some tijp?
among her many friends and rela?
-- tires.
Miss Margaret, our efficient school
teacher, returned Monday from her
borne in Edwar?, N. C., where she
spent Thanksgiving.
* J Miss Millie-, Spruell our asststant
teacher, returned Monday from her
- < home in Boperf> wher she spent
Tlieiifr?I rlns
We are eery-glad to not# that
Jfre. D. 0. Oatrta, who .(or the laat
tew dare baa been eery nick with
pneamenta, la now lmprbrtng.
Meaare. L. F. Allan and B. 8. Elite
i wan buelneae rial tore to Balharaa
Saturday. ?
Many of one people attended the
PrtmKlre Baptlet Union meeting
aar Pine Tatra Friday. Saturday
aad Sender. Among thane were Mr.
and Mre J. w. Paul. Mr. Betid
Paul aad Mlaa Eatelle Carter, and
M.r Ranry Carter aad mother. They
alt report a good time.
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* ierwm nnjy bmke
r mmen
MraL eeearaa Me laleber ea time
? the Weahtngtoa brtdMW>-bo_Odjp,
'
fe ?
Commissioner,
LSgf^ Term S
I^ Y . v . jf *' I
To try Joshua
Mills,Indicted
For murder
Board SttffgeMe the First
Week m January as there
WiO be no Crimnia] Court
In 1 hit District at that
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The Bo?rd of County Commissioners
at their session this week decided
to request the governor to ^alll
a ayarial term of criminal court for
dhfcs county to convene on the first
Monday In January next. The resolution
as passed by the board of
commissioners la as follows:
"Resolved by the Board of County
Commissioners of Beaufort County:
Whereas: The solicitor has- requested
a special term of the superior
Court of Beaufort county for the
trial of crlalmaT cases to be called
for the purpose of trying Joshua j
W.MtUs, now oonfined in the eem-j{
son Jail of Beaufort county, charged I
with the crime of murder, and it ap- jl
pearlng to the board that the next t
term of criminal oourt of Beaufort 1
county at which time said oaure
mmld be beard In regular or^er will
net eoniens until May. ltll, and In
the opinion of the board the nature
of the case Is such that Justice do- \
mends#? more speedy trial, and lu|<
Its opinion Us board thinks that a I
special term ought to be bad. h
Mom therefore; the Board of Coun- i
ty Commissioners of Beaufort coun-L
|ty respectfully requests His xseP-I;
Isnsy. the governor of North Cwj
tha kotM inire?U that said court fi
be called for the first Monday In i
January. It being the 6th day of
January, 1914. aa at that time there
la ao court in the first Judicial die- 1
irlet. /.- ,j
Wajl Street Expec
Times Belief
f ?ar 9 .
I New "York, Dec. 4.?Certain . of
the leading financial Institutions of
I Wall street are preparing circulars
M be mailed to their customers within
a few days, putting forth business
conditions In a very rosy light,
lit is believed that the coming of
the new year will see a vast Improvement
along all lines. Although
I the year just closing ha# been one
of the most disastrous In many seaSons,
even for big firms,' the lack of
I investment demand has not been entirely
a question of the scarcity of
funds for Investment as much as the
PROVED HE WAS ELIGIBLE
, effective Demonstration Cenvlnosd
Jayhawker That He Had a VaftubKU
neenj ix. ,
Robert Thorpe, an old Mlseourl stags
driver, Who recently died In Texas,
used to tell a story of how Anderson,
the Jayhawker, fcot ooe of hie recruKa.
The Anderson boys held up Thorpe's
tags near Glasgow one day. Amoui
tha ptiwanw wu a nv^oitd toui |
Mliaoulas who looted about u tooth
MM tte Jajtewkara tlwhw.
"otr? dm yor raTaMoo," AiMnoa
it?ti< of tte yooth m te v?t
dm tte Uao. I
L'-Am .mmT awj tte
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TH""!*!***To
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WA*JINOTON, M. C
" A V '=T\
3 Ask ^ j
uperior Court
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Bragaw&Co.
Will Move
Their Office
J (
Sereral bwrtn? houw are to
make changes la their places of
business wlthli\ the next few days.
The firm of William Bragaw 4 Go. .
are to mbr* their offices from the
Baugbam building to the Hodgw
building. They win occupy one-half
of the store next to Dr. P. . Nleoot- .1
son's office and Mr. Harris. T. Is- C
(ham will occupy the remaining half *
or a stationery and book store. e
H. M. Jenkins 4 Co.. wholesale (
grocers, at present located in the J
building in front of the Atlantic
Coast tine depot will more to ihe
tore moated by William Bragaw ft ?
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ATTRACT! VB PROGRAM.
The committee of arrangements of *
he local order of Elks is busy maklng
arrangements for the annual ^
lodge of sorrow which is scheduled
io lake place in the New Theater i
text Sunday afternoon. The orator
kill be Mr. Cunningham, of Newport
Mews. Ta.
PROPERTY PURCHASED.
n
Mr. P. Orleans has purchased the *
property of the late Roes Cox at the
oorner of Second " and?'niadflrm c
lGreets and proposes to make axten- v
are improvements at onoe. The ten- %
unent houaee on the back of -the lot
tare already been altered and repaired
and work is now going on
aJargtng^tk^ re^isn^dn^Jhynd |
m the back and a new porch built
ta front. When completed It will
mhanoe -greatly the residential part
frf the city.
Mr*. C. 8. Whlchard. of Vande- p
taere. N. C., waa In the city yester- t
day. ?
, ~ I
.ts Better I
of Knowina Ones
t
extreme caution displayed by invest- |
or*. Railroad* are bow making ?
money, speaking broadly, because t
they are unable, owing to opposition
of the Interstate Commerce Commissioners,
they say, to charge remunerative
rate* for the transportation
of merchandise^ Dividend* of
Important stocks have been reduced
and this has had Its natural effect ,
upon the price level of euch eecurl- |
tie*. Now that the bhklness Interests ]
feel that they understand the Presi- |
dent better, clearer sailing Is expected
after January 1 next.
BROTHER KILLd HIS
BROTHER BY ACCIDENT.
-
Clinton Qlbbs accidentally *
killed his brother, James *
Qlbbs, while hunting near
their home at Ransomvllle
? yesterday. While loading his
gun for the purpose of shoot- *
lng a hawk the gun fired with
the result that Janft* *- was .
shot In the breast and death
was almost Instant Br. J. T. I
Nicholson, of Bath, vru called 1
but. arrived too late to save
^ the young man's life.
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LONGEST CRUISE BT U. 8. SUBMARINES.
j
Washington, Dec. 4.?Tbs Nary t
Pepartment is oompletlBf plans tor a
a three toonths* ernisa in Southern 1
Niters by submarlfaea of the seeoad 1
division. which" wHl"be the hmseet J
fines mi th? U. S. nary. The trip be- ]
iv*. b-i. at. ud a* mi*, m *
To?op*k. 4
OOB FLOWER POTS HAYS
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3ND
' i THURSDAT 1>KCS1
ZoDpUments theJfcducatlI
. oaal Edition ?d says
Issue was Inters! Ing add i
Informing. I
This psper scknowledfl* with sp- P
raJstlon th? followlngjfetter from | \
longreesman John H. %mall. who V
efers to the educational edl?'on re-| \
ently issued. The lottery Mr Small I, >
)Qowi and explain* itself: j*
Id 1 tor Daily News:
I wish to thank youjipr what 1 j B
lay call the Educatlona^Sdltlon of y
tie New* on the 28th lnlft. Tour ac-1
onnt of the dedication jigercises cf I 1
tie Washington OoUegfniT Institute.
lie articles by Presideak Lowther | 1
nd members of hi* ftMVv and Hie <
sreefnl article of flnpai^hamli nl C. "I
L Campbell of our Puhftc School*, r
rare all most lnterestlnf * and in- 'C
arming. Ton did not too ^
Ighly the Importance of^lbo Wash- e
igton Collegiate Institabp to this ol
a mm unity and state. Oil gttisens In
ooperation with the boWd of edu-j 1
atlon of the M. E. have ftx
lade a fine Investment "Which will
ield Urge dividend* la Sam an bet-N*
scment. _ M. T |4
1 regard your edition ao highly 2j,
hat T hare filed it awfiUtteng my l
aluable collections felf future refrence.
Respect!*!*,
JNO. U. SMALL.
mmmrnmlm ^5
mm occur dec. 13 *
The auction sale of the Hackney n
roperty, which was advertised in
his paper to-take place November 28 .
ra* postponed to Saturday, Decomcr
18. Thi? step was taken duo to J
he failure of the Atlantic Coast
lealty Company auctioneers to arlve
here on time. They were unavoidably
detained in Raleigh, hence
he postponement. This property is
ery attractive for factory and bo!!tl*
rg sites and no doubt when the 1
ale takes place_the i?tg will have aJ#
eady sale. 3
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OONTINUE8 TO IMPROVE. 1
I
The friends of Mr. J. C. Overton* *
Dt South Creek, will be pleased to
learn of his continued Improvement.. ^
He was recently operated upon at t
the Washington hospital.
I
HAVE MOVED.
a
Mr. Edward Jennette and family \
and Dr. R. T. Gallagher and wife j
i.aio iouwu iuc r<?oiQcnc? Oly ID6 j
at? Therm an Mj"erB at the corner of e
Main and Harvey streets and have
econtly moved there. Mr. Prank H. *
Short and family expect to occupy
he residence on Pierce street- emailed
by Mr. Jennette.
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I.F.D. DIRECTOR* COMPILED
FOR THIS AND HYDE CD. I
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Mr. J. C Meeklns. Jr., has only u
ecently compiled a directory of the *
t. P. D. routes for Beaufort and *
lyde counties and he h4b decided afer
mueh thought to place this valu- n
hie book of information on tale ?1
irovlded he can secure a sufficient
mmber of subscribers. The boik Is ?
stalely a valuable adjunct te hay T
rorth the prtee asked. It is deatly "
totten up aad eentaias Information kat
k nlutli, U *oiM k a r
? dMk or #fwj bastsm? mas. Q
Ml iCMCm MrMt
it ;v ;'.:..- jmw* J
1 'A**y%x iV " : * A'' s: ' -' '
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Joshtut W. M
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Have to 1
' Liberty
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feven Hours
In New York
Here Dec. 10
The New York theatric*! prolucig
ftrm of Wee ft Lainbert struck
imethlng good In their maeical
>medy called "Seven Honrs In New
ork," which they produced last sea>n.
From the first performance,
iccess has perched on the banner
? this venture. Business has been
i
lrprisingly good, and the audiloes,
managers and newspapers f
aye voiced their approval of the
Efering in no uncertain way. There
a steady stream of requests for '
sturn dates, and managers volunurlly
write or wire ahead of the .
1
icompany, sincere endorsement ofl j
i? performance. In these days of *
rer-production, the success of p
Seven Honrs in New York" Is most:*
etlfylng. There isn't the slightest I a
>ff-color" act or suggestion in the i*
Mrm performance, which is in it- fi
If a passport to favor. The songs, 'p
! which there are eighteen, are all
tw and fit into the action of the Is
ay. Which' ig the.tenglleh manner, |?
id a commendable feature of the
srformance. 1th the big original JB
impany, sincere endorsement of Iff
New York" will be seen at the to
sw Theater here on Wedneaday t
ifct, December 19.
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FOR NORTHERN MARKETS *
N. E. Saleeby left yesterday for
MW York to pardhaae a Mock of
is holiday trade. jb
I
MOVES LAW OFFICE C
1
Senator Oeorge J. Studdert has t
loved his law office to the building a
sxt to Norwood L. Simmons', on ]
Parmele Institute 1
From Pht
William C. Chance, principal of
he Pannele Institute for the edu- 1
ctlon of the colored people, has 1
ust been notified by the true tees of
he Phelps-Stokes fund that they 1
lave decided to donate $2,600 to
he Institute for the erection of suit- >'
hie buildings and also for the our- 1
tose of completing the purchase of
and, to meet the requirements of
hiB worthy institution started sev- 1
fral years ago by Professor Chance. I
)ne of the conditions of this gift to
he Institute is that the existing lnlebtedness
of about $1,000 be raised
>y donations from among the citl:ens
of North Carolina. Professor
Chance Is now endeavoring to raise
imount and Is at present engaged in
ircnl&ttng a petition. Already $225
las been subscribed for this puriose.
The Dally News urges the clt-'
sens of Washington and the entire
tate to subscribe something toMAIUON
McKKXZIK DEAD.
Marlon McKenzle, the two-and-aalf-year-old
child of Rev. and \IrF. J
. M. McKenzle, passed away yes- 1
erday morning at 9:30 o'clock at 5
he home of his parents, No. 40b
farket street, of diphtheria. The lit
le fellow was taken 111 Sunday
lght and while everything known
? the tklll of the pbyeleian and *
>ved ones was done God kissed his '
jrellds down and he fell on sleep. "
or two and one-half years he was *
lie snnshine and joy of father and *
lother'a heart and now that the 1
radle alta silently In the corner the *
ome la dark and gloomy. The Lord *
are and the Lord hath taken away, 1
leased be the name of the Lord. 1
he funeral was held from the res- *
lance yesterday afternoon at 4:30 *
'clock, conducted by Rot. R. "L. 1
ay. padtor of the Flret Baptist
hurch- and the Interment was In
akdala. Mr.' McKanaie, t*e grieftrfcksa
father, to the pastor of the
ptfet oharches at Cbooow|hltr.
lastown,1 Pac tolas. Aurora and
oath Croak. He and family hare I
pan residents of this city since Jan <
krr to*. Mtta? 1mm (MM Ml* 1
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Aflu 'ip^ny i
ills will |
*ight for
and Property
Damage Suit
billing
^jBenj.Ormand
c
Amount of Damage Asked
Is $15,000 and Sheriff has
Levied on all Property of
Mills. Suit Brought by
Brother of Dead man.
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Josh Mills, who Is now In Jail ft
waiting trial (or killing Ben Or- ??
Qond, will hare to fight both for bls)^,
Iberty and property. 8uit hat* been pfc
rought against him by th? brotherly
f Ben Ormond, as administrator, to
a mages and attachments have been y(
laued to the sheriff to 1 evy on all
Is property. It is understood that
tie lawyers who brought the dam-1
ge suit will also prosecute Mills pa
nd if they convict him they may |
lso recover a big amount of dam- ?r
gea. To the average layman, law is
crmetlmes peculiar in its working, j
' Mills should be convicted and (
l?o made to pay heavy damages, he g0
111 indirectly be furnishing the mJ
loney for his own prosecution. Suits
f this sort, we are Informed, are A
nusual In this siate and this Is the ^
rat one of the kind we know of in dR
eaufort county. Mills la closely m)
anflned in Jail and we could get no 0a
atement from him but his friends ^
iy that if the damage suit sue- ?
aede it will take all his property ^
nd handicap him in making his
fense.
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FLAY SATURDAY WEEK. _
YghShtnftoai.High Behest foot- ^
all eleven will play the RaielgtT . j
lighs at Chapel Hill Saturday week. ^
In next Saturday Wilmington and ^
l&lelgh will be the contestants at
he University. Theee three teems
.re fighting for the state cham>lonship.
R
*0
deceive $2,600 B
?lps-dtokes Funds*
A
ir&rda liquidating this debt and fj
thereby enable the Institute to w- ^
ture the amount donated by the
Phelpa-Stokea fund trustees. The '
Parmele Institute Is doing a great rj
work for the colored race In Eastern
North Carolina. While Professor *
Chance has had a hard pall for ex- ^
Istence the future seems bright and 11
promising for the Institution. Ex- ^
Congressman William P. McKlnley, '
of Illinois, has kindly consented to ^
give (1,000 to the Institute upon the
condition that Professor Chance sue- ^
ceeds In raising the amount ncces- '
sary to pay off the indebtedness. The
Institution Is in every way worthy of ^
the Bupport of the people of North A
Carolina. Mr. J. G. Godard, cashier ^
Of the Dank of Martin county, at
Williamston, is treasurer of the inatltute
and subscriptions may bo *
sent to him payable when the full w
amount Is subscribed. a
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WH.D GEESE
Several ^ozen dead wild geese fl
killed in the sound were brought to
this market today. They met with a
ready sale
RED CROSS MEETING.
The meeting announced to be held a1
it the residence of Mayor F. C. Rug- F'
er Tuesday afternoon to devise ways ?'
ind means looking to the sale of ?*
led Cross 8eals In Washington, due fch
o the Inclemency of the weather, ?
was postponed until this at- to
ernoon. The meeting Is called for * n
('clock and every lady In the city
nterested In this great work (s urg d
to be perscnt. There are 10,003
eal# sent here fer consumption and
hey must he sold by the time the F'
wlldays cloee. ~ -7? - ft
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COTTON MARKET. W
SI
Seed cotton. $4.SO. er
Lint cotton, 12 l^c. " * ,
Cotton seed,' 2^1.00 per ton. F
tomatenlly Is theirs In this their sad
low.
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No.tir M
10. BRIDGE BIDS Ij
ARE SOLO TO
CHICAGO M
mna 1
lounty Accept Bide ojfl
Bolger, Mouer & WillM
mail with Premium
1886.60. V
The eonnty commissioners at th?r
cent session accepted the h.d jet , ifl |
>lger, Mosser A Willaman, of Oh I- Jjffl I
to. for the $50,000 bridge b^lpi
ley glTe a premium of 9J8I.59 hn4
7 all expense ^attached
le bids for the bridge boada
last Monday according Atr
ertleement. The following Bras
ide bids for the bonds: I
ell Roth A Co.. Cincln- *
natl . f49.50|p9 W
rat National Bank, I
Washington, N. C. ... iillUt ?
rson Son A Co., Chicago
110.00
ovldent Shvlngs Bank
Trust Co., Chicago... 50.000.p0
C. Speer A Sons Co.,
Chicago 50.900.hh
ilger, Mosser A Wills- .^H
in, Chicago Eo.3*t?0 I
The bid of Meaara. Bolger Mower
WUllman, being the highest, thdlr ..."
1 was accepted. The bonds are
ted December 1, 1013, oad wit*
iture on December 1, 1943. wifht
option of prior payment, bearing
tar?t at the rate of 5 per cent Oar
nds ar? In a denomination of H,0
each and the county receives a
mlum of fStt.tt.
It will be noted that amoig (ho
Iders waa the Piiwt National Bank
Kbeet bidder*. Their bid vai onto
few dollars below that of the *in"
"""I"LIST
OF UBITIBB ?
emalnlng uncalled for la thia otftctr
r the week ending Nor. St. 1113:
Gentlen&?u?Alston, Mr. Alston;
Ulklej, Mr. K. J; Csthrelt. Mr.
omalus; Deal. Mr. J. T.; Deal, Mr..
T.; Grieve. W. M.; Lacy. R. 9. A
. B.; Lathan, Mr. Dan; Mills, My.
N.; Honing, Mr. G. C.; Moeller,
r. Otto; Mills. Mr. Robert; Maris,
r. Rufus; O'Farrow, Atlas; Perry,
io. R.; Phillips, Mr. T. B.; Powell.
T. T. 8.; Roberta, Mr. James S.j
Ice, Mr. Lonnle; Smith, Mr. Floyd;
mi?h. Mr. Willie; Santee, Mr. *
rank; Tyler. Mr. Mather; Whiturst.
Mr. Luther; WhaWy, Mr.
Ichard S.; Williams. Mr. J. W.;
rinfleld, W. H.; Warmer Feather I
o.; Williams, Mr. Milton.
Ladies?Bunting, Mr* Lncy;
lark, Mrs. Susie; Forehands, Mrs.
. C.; Gurganus, Mrs. Lizzie; Go m.
Miss Gole; Jarman, Miss IJaryT
[oore, Miss Susan; Riggsbee. Mrs.
nnie; Wheeler, Mrs. C. B.; Ward,
:rs. S? A.
These letter* will be sent to the*
ead letter office December IS,
913, if not delivered before, la
illin fgorthoaevb
illing for the above, please sayAdvertised,"
giving date of list.
HUGH PAUL. P. M*
?*
'MYERAND PRAISE SERVICE
AT PAYNE IEIORIAL
There will be a eer-rice of yrayor
id bouk at the Payee Memorial
resbyterian Church tonight at 7:*0
clock led by Mr. Edward L. Stew1
assisted by the male quartet ?t
e First Presbyterian church. These
rvices are provlhg rery eajoyable
all who attend. All ste eordielty
rited to be present. ,
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CRITICALLY ILI.
The friends of Mrs. James 1^.
owl* will regret to learn of her
mttnued critical illness at her home
a Weet Main street. She Is oae of
'aahington's oldest efUieua and
eryone wlahea her a speedy reeor*
T to her accustomed health. , ,
w uu ? iuu mar
W?k.?*ld c*Mw?* Plull, pan*
? ^ M^-la?