"V."W y nts mm?1 "ft * r~ Mrs. T. Tayloe was the t Hostess. Many Interesttng I tears were Discussed. Many The h4 disco Club met on Thursdey atternobn with Mrs. D. T. Tay- t 7 km. The club was cellos to order < k j V' - promptly at 4 o'clock by ths Praat- i I - Sent. Mrs. B. O. Moss. In response J , > to r^U sell there were menj Inter- I I ecthw Uerne and current events. I For ths literary program there was 4 aOt one paper, "Women of Bonn- I W* h. Wee n n Unu Thai ' wv4~ i wr made vivid pen pictures of foflrl i of the wtrld'i great beauties. begin-11 ning with .the famous Helen t>f-? 1 Trey, then ah etching Cleopatra, the i soreereee of the Nils: and In later I . years, Josephine, the reffVOalSd I wife of the Emperor Napoleon, and i . Mm. Recannler, whose beauty and i -fascination lasted through a good 1 old gas. The paper was only too i abort for the interested listeners. 1 After the distribution of books. 1 most delightful refreshments wars 1 served and the club adjourned with t thanks to the hostess for another < charming afternoon. * ' f l Preliminary Hearin Joshua W. MiQj . f s-1 HT' . Benjf (ji Joshua W. Mills, who Is charged i with the murder of Benjamin Or- : mond, which occurred In Edmund i Edwards Barber shop several weeks j ago, was before Justice of the Peace i A. Mayo at the Conrt House this 1 morning at 11 o'clock for a prelim- 1 lnary hearing. The State was rep- i resented by Messrs. Daniel and War- i ren-and the defendant by Messi?. % Small, MacLean, Bragsw and Rod- I man; Ward and Grimes and B. B. Nicholson. The following affidavit was submitted to the court over the signature of the defendant: *" Joshua W. Mills being duly sworn says: That in the above entitled BIO.DAM BREAKS AND TORRENT NOW SWEEPING THROUGH THE VAIaEEY Washington, D. C., Jan. Id.? A special dispatch to the Star from Cumberland, Md.. says forty feet of, the Wast Virginia Palp and Paper .Company's dam went out early Tee-' terday; that the remainder-of the' Mmctiff eeeess to he holding; that . ro taws of Ufa ban been reported. |, I The ?Mt Potomac river ntSehalT Wan- reported to have risen fifteen > ' f#?d and the creet of the flood was , passing Piedmont, W. Va., ebortJy , . after sooa. Folk ware warned of tha m.im.1 break ud took to a lAdfcu ground.. At Itnrrtaon, W. j iWk," dd.ullnnwnot ot here, the we- . +r * ? ? hetghth ,ot ?S It)it.. The- torrent tor* down the 'Weggiim JMerrtend rellroed bridge lad weeh- . M out tracks ud hlghwar bridrea : _? . ? ... M OCT AOAW. \ The fliende ot ftt, Samocl Orlet. Jr., ot ChoeowlnltT. win fco pleaeetf -to loom that ho la now able to lenw , the Wgahlngton Hoeplul. Bererel week, ego ho mot with the mtefort one to otlA e nsll In hie toot which vMoeseltated his coming to this cKy for trwtaksnt si ths hospital. FOREST nones Ths American .forestry association has members In every state In the union, every province In Canada,. and in every civilised and semlctvilkeA country In ths" world. # , Makers of phonographs are aiming to nse wood Instead of metal In all parla^of the Instrument where this is powttiie. In order to Increase . - the mellowness of the tone. \ ' Capt. John yj. Keys of Raleigh, N. C.t was here.last night. N1WS THE TIME TO BUY MEM'S Overcoats. Hoyt's After InvanI lory Sale. ^ I "V. rASi-n ,T 1E0CE mu:! Mill . MIH ?? Vill Fill) in all the low Biases i At the Well Known Resort. AU invited to witness the Work Arrangements ban bean made 1th the French Dredging Company >( Norfolk "Va., to till In several 1 places at Washington Park. Mr. A. C. Hathaway atatea to i Itm Dally Neva that ho expecti to ' ipend 11800 lntbls, claaa of work hough It win add thousands of dollara to the ralue\ot thla attraotlre property. Thin dredge aticka up the Ml from the bottom, of the river Ihd throws it several .hundred feet ip en the shore. It Id the moot modern method of tilting In lowAnde adjacent to whter courses. , Sapt. Jpck Tonng of the dredge ! ?7> that she can manufacture land, ind that's what la to be done at 1 Washington Park. On next Monlay this dredge can be seen at work Myund the home of Mr. Harry McIfullan at the park. It win be in- 1 erestlog and no doubt many of tho * :l(Uena will avail themselves of the 1 opportunity of seeing this modern Invention at work. 1 lg of % s for Murder f I ; rmond Continued /dm*- . , . action now. pending before said A. Mayo, Justice of the Peace, affiant baa reason to belieVe'that |be cannot i let a fair trial in said hctlon before ] laid Aj Mayo, Justice of the Peace. ? He therefore- prays that the 'same ' may be removed-to some other Jus- , lice of the Peace of the aforesaid county to be tried." _ i Justice Mayo removed the hearing to be heard before Justice Chaa. M. Brown, the date and hour to be folded upon ajter consultation with tastlce Brown.' In all probability the hearlnr wMl tave nlace Mondav. January 19th. at eleven o'clock. All the State witnesses in the case were recognised to appear at that time. NAME OF FORTUNATE ! t YOUNG LADY HAS BEEN ASCERTAINED Last week this paper gare notice of the marriage of Mr. Charles MeDevett a former Washington boy, and a son of Street Commissioner, W. H. McDerett, but at that writ- j tog thd name of the fort on Ste young I lady was not known.. In yesterday's > News and Observer under a Philadelphia data line, an account of the wadding la published which Is given. below: Philadelphia. Jan. 14?Chas. W. JieDerett. of Kinston, N. C., and Mi* Helen Emily Oiltner. of Tamaous, Pa^. were married at the latter place. The wedding was the culmination of a courtship which began when the bride visited tn the Bontlk the past summer. The groom Ip _ enutfpyed ?s news editor on the ?tm Wms ?t Kington, and la wall knojrn In North CnrotnU. Tho bride la tho daughter ot a Philadelphia and Reading railroad aaaa. prat ty and ccompltehed. and haa a wide atrcla of acpnalnUnoea In thin part of Pen nay Iran la- They will re- l Ida at 404 Carwall atreet. Klaaton. want' cutters for rivers Washington. Jan. 18.?Plans that hare developed .atneerthe reopening of Conip-ees lewt Monday show that the friends 6f the reventre?eutter . service expect to make a hard fight to secure an expropriation for. three light draught vWels, to be used In rive patrol work nKwXlmes* of flood. Representative OoodwIn^ris^rl^Aadae la etpected to lead the fight for the ^pprpprURlon. * It (s pointed oat lhat cutters are needed for the floods that frequently pween the lower Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Thousands of sufferers in these Important valleys eonld be rescued by three cutters working at top speed, and the cost of.the boat8 would be only about $S0,00j> I sack. j. aster WKATHKK?Ft S-AaaiNo-roN, n. c.. WES N 1 1 UK K-r- 1 ^ Appointments r for Respectiv e Pastor* Sunday afternoon at County Home for the yeaxl I 1914 " Miss Bottle Farrow, superintend Sent of the Alms Home Work of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union has arranged the following Appointments for eerrfoea to *t>e conducted at the County Home darlngj the year 1914. These services are sondncted by the respective pastors >f the city. January 18, Rev. R. L.J Hay; February II, Rev. H. B. SeaI ??*. ? yffWT|,v mw - I 1 *?, ?o?. B. m. oaipai; April 19, Re*. Bobt. V. Hope; Hay 17, Women's Christian Temperance Union; June 11, Mr. W. B. Harding; July 19, Rev. R. L. Oay; August IS, Rev. H. B. Searight; September SO, bavmen's meeting; October It, Rev. B. M. Snipes; November 16, Rev. R. V, Rope; December 10, Mr. W. B. "'anllng. : ~ \ These Sunday alternoop servicee haja proven el great beeflt not wif to inmates at the Home bat the' eitigeea generally. SEVERAL OPERATIONS AT . WASHINGTON HOSPITAL DAT BEFORE YESTERDAY The child of Mr. and Mrs. W. L Leery of Chicago, 111., tmaerwpnt an operation at the Washington *ho* pltal Wednesday. The little patient Is getting on nicely. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. uesday. Her early convalescence la looked for. The son of Dr. Zeno Brown of Greenville, N. C., was brought to the hospital from that-town Wednesday where an operation was performed. Reports, from his bedside today are Moomraglnf.. . -v? Torn ?>? T, ? - "" air. mcrveueie wero operated on yestrsdav by Pr. H. W. Carter, for adenoids and tonsils.' They are doing nicely. JASUARY 10 IB HISTORY 1805?Third coalition aea la tbat 1 the bullying caught from the chlm- f ney>?Very little damage was done. ; .. .'.PINETOWN NEWS * i f - ' m wpt ?? Wo arc having lots of sickness through our section at this writing j with two deaths within the past ' few days. Mr. 8. P. Boyd la very alck with 1 fever. It la to be hoped that he ' will soon be on the road toward recovery. Miss Mae Sawyer of Latham^ I school house, was the guest of Mr. i and Mrs. Geo. V. Boyd Saturday t nigbt and Sunday. Mra. Samuel Boyd and little son have been quite alck with pneumonia. but are better at this writing. Mr. William P. Jefferson, one of l our most aged citizens died Tuesday morning. He was an honored exl Confederate 'soldier, aged about 73 i years. . i( Mr. Matthew R. Waters has been i, confined to his bed for the past few days suffering with pneumonia. His many friends will be glad to see - him well again. 1 Mr. Fenner B. Cutler of Jessama, was in our midst, yesterday. I Plnetownais to have a new post master in the near future. Mr, James R- Boyd is on the sick list. Hope he will soon recover. i Madam Rumor says the wedding beBs will soon be ringing and from 1 the sound of the hammer and rat t tllng of the Mv.no one won't be ' fooled. , Mrs. Taylor Waters passed away at her home early Wednesday morning. She was s Rood woman with noble character and a consistent member of the Primitive Baotlst " church. 8hs will be greatly missed 1 by all who -knew her. Miss Neta Waters Is Unending the week with her aunt Mrs. Samuel ( Sovd who has been very sick. Mr. Arthur Waters made a business trip near Bath Monday morning. The many friends of Miss tjancvf, ' Bovd ^111 be clad to ssa her out I strain after* being confined to her room for several d*ya with fever. ^ I Miss Lucy Wind ley and sister . were passengers on the midnight 1 Norfolk Southern train Wednesday 1 night to Norfolk, where they will 1 spend a few days* I SEE THOSE WTTiTRH 00*Tfl FOIt, women and Misses at Prfcea cut almost tn half. Hoyt's After In-1 yentory Bale. L * >AILY ? iron BASKCTBIILL mm Vill be played at Skating Rink By the Girls and Boys of the City High School. Admission 10c The High School hoys an*J the High School glrle will hove their first game of basketball tonight Both teams have developed some rery good players and a good game 1b expected. The ^enJor boys, are piaying ine rest or me scnooi, while .he girls societies are to play for tbe championship of the s^iool. Both teams are very evenly matched and the games will be hotly contested, rhls la just an exhibition to show the public tho nature of the game. It being a new game In Washington, und the small sum of ten cents admission will be charged to help pay sxpenses. They expect to have games with some out of town teams in one or two weeks. Everyone Is invited, both ladies and gentlemen. Hie game will be played In the old ikating rink on'Noth Market street. RIVER ROAD STATION BRIEFS - Mr. C. C. Bennett of Edward. N. 3., representing the J. Vain Lindley aurseiyr of * Pomona, was In our Tillage last' week anjj/was a guest >f Mr. and Mrs. C^if. Little Wcdlesday night. ^ Mr. "M. Sheppard of Holly Glen ipent a few'days last week at Jes-j iama attending to business, while lames Braddy. He said ho was lellghtfully entertained. Mrs. E. H. Sheppard and shildren \ >f Jessama, who has been visiting ler father at Hall Swain.) spent a ew dayp last week with Mra. J. A. j. \lllgood. t J Mr. Willie Black of Chicago and , inter, Miss Minnie of Washington,' irisited Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Woolard it Magnolia last week. ? Mrs. Augustus and daughter. Miss J Lillie of Magnolln nntl Mrs. L. M. I Eiheppard and child-en of Holly Glen' spent ono afternoon last week in | our village, "guests of Mrs. J. A.i Alllgood. , ' The friends ot Mr. Howard Pinkhaiu of Plnetown, were pleased to I nee him in-our village Saturday. . j Last Wednesday night Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Woolard of Magnolia, gave an oyster roast in honor of their guests, Mr. Willie Rlacs, of Chicago and sister, Miss Minnie, of Washington. All who were present li&d a pleasant time... Miss Lillie Alllgood of Magnolia. Bpent Saturday night and Sunday with the Misses Congleton near St. Stephen's. Mrs. John O'Neal of Makelyvllle. j Hyde county, N. C., was a guest of | Mrs. Augustus AUIgnod Thursday j night an is visiting at Broad Creek, j Friday night there was a wood- i cutting and oyster roast at Magno- j lia school house. Those who were i present enjoyed the roast and spent tBe time very plfeasantly.. , Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Sheppard and J three children of Holly Glen, visit-! ed Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Bergeron of the river shore, Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Congleton of Magnolia, visited at Slatestone Sun-, day. , We were much pleased to have Masters Albert and Harley Hheppard of .Holly Olen make ua a call Sunday morning. , Mrs. R. L. Woolard Of Magnolia, who has been very 111 for a few days was taken sick Thursday night. Miss M. M. Chert, of River Road Station, spent one day last week at" Bunytn. Mrs. Geo. R. Jones, of Norfolk. Va.. |s visiting her mother. Mrs. J. A. Sheppard at Bun van and other relatives at River Road and Holly > Olen. vV' Several of. onr villagers went to Washington Saturday by train. After a great deal of rain we are now having aome fair 'weather but very c'old and wind/. Colonel Alston Grimes of Grimesland. NfCr.'*%mg here, yesterday %nd was greeted by hla numerous friends. OOOD TIME TO SAVE ON MEN'S and Boya Shoos. Hoyt'e After In-; entory Sals. | % - _ ' iS' >.' ? I \ ' , S. '' ' r NE\ , I , ?Tor ML PRESENT SHOW HERE The Dramatic Club Will give , "The Magistrate" in Washington On February Eighteen (By 8. R. Winters.) Chapel Hill, N. C?'Jan. 16.?The itinerary of the University Dramatic Club as announced by Manager J. Shepherd Bryan Is as follows: State Normal, Greensboro, February 7; Wilson, February 16; Greenville. February 17; Washington, N. C., February 18; Kinston or New Bern, February 19; Wilmington, Feb ruary 80; Clinton, February 21. T*he Dramatic Club this year presents "The Magistrate," by Arthur W. Plnero, a popular English play-11 right. The personnel of the cast Is practically the same as that which made the University dramatic club last year In "What Happened to i Jones." The clnb will present the play here In Gerrard Hall February j ' 6th. Under the auspices of the general ' alumni Vathlettc association of the 1 University of North Carolina, two 1 lmpoyHmt high school athletic events willrtake place at Chapel Hill this < spring. The second annual Inter-H scholastic track meet will be held ' April 3rd. 11 this event all sec- < ondary schools, however supported, are eligible to send competing rep- *< r'esentatlves. The other event" is ? the playing of the deciding game 1 of the high school baseball cham- < plonship at the University.- For this year, the contest will be open ? only to public high "sfliools, city and l rural. The date, how over, will be determined later. < The football ?cnedu!e of the Unl- i verBlty or worm taruuna xur iue ? 1914 season has been arranged. The schedule'follows: I Sept. 26?-Richmond College ai < ClApel Hill. *" t Oct. 3.?Virginia >Jedioal College ] at Chapel Hill. ' i Oct. 12.?University of South Car- j olina at Chapel Hill. '. Oct. 17.?University of Goers,, a at Atlanta, Ga. i Oct. 24,?Vanderbllt at Nasbvill^ . Tenn. * / Oct. 31.? Wake Forest at Raleigh. Nov. 7.?V. M. T. at Charlotte. Nov. 14.?Georgetown (probable) at Washington", D. C. Nov. 26.?University of Virginia at Richmond, Va. * The election of chief and assistant marshals for commencement was held by the junior class in Gerrard Hall January 10. R. E. Little, of Wadesboro, was elected chief marshal. The assistants elected were: Philip Wolcott, Raleigh; B. L. Field, Greeneboro; O. C. Nance, High Point; R. G. Fitzgerald, Whitsett; J. S. Bryan, Scotts Hill, and C. E. Ervin, Troutman. The senior class election for the purpose of choosing the chief and , assistant commencement ball man agers was h*!d January 13. M. N. Oates of Charlotte, was elected chief . jail manager. The following asaiatanta from the senior class were chosen: W. C* Lord, Wilmington: ' Y. V. Strong, Raleigh; J. Lenoir Chambers, Charlotte; J. S. Cansler, Charlotte. The assistants elected -from- the junior class were: W. P. Fuller, Bradentown, Fla., and Z. L. Whltaker, pah Ridge. r ? WASHINGTON COTTON ' MARKET FOR TODAY * *1 Seed Cotton 4 cents. Lint Cotton, 11 7-8 cents. j Cpttdfc Seed, $26.00 per ton. " SAYS RAKFR We have a few nice large 1914 I Calendars left upon our hands. .T'ev are made especially for the . photographeY, with a place left to put any one's photograph. These calendars are only sold in large quantities In order to close out what we have got at once we will make any person one calendar for fifty cents and mail It to them. That Is, If you have hhd your picture taken In our studio In the last twelve months. We havo a negative of you; all you have got to do la to mention about the time yours i was* taken. BAKER'S 8T0DIO. | I I HlimBM 11 Ftnl Attended the Diplomatic Re? I ception at White House. Mot 1 Men of Prominence inJNa- 1 . tional Affairs President Edgar A. Lowtber 01 3 the Washlngtou Collegiate Institute, 1 has just returned from & trip to j Washington. D. C., where.the building committee conferred with Be*, j Dr .Thomas Nicholson, executive secretary of the Board of Education j of the Methodist Episcopal church. . Mr. Lowtber was accompanied J>y Mr. Charles A. Flynn of the Harris ) Hardware Company. Congressman ) John H. Small joined the committee i , and assisted In the elaboration Of a plan by which the building enterprise could be successfully financed. Dr. Nicholson expressed himself as pleased with- tho Institute building and eongratluated llf* commJUeo ] on the subsantlal and well equippod plant which would stand tor ^ yeaVs to come the wear and tear .of ?ueh usage as school structures Uave ? to undergo. _ ) "M Mr. Lowther remained ov?r Tur# j day night to attend the dinir.raalft* reception tendered to President Wilton. He remained as.tno ruent of 4 Congressman Small. In tho oatfy j were. alro Mrs. Small and dttwgbiers/ Mlshes May Belie and Katbe"inc Small. Mrs. John V. Wnvt watt 'dijfl ilrp. John C7. -Blount and Cohgretwn J nan S ?son . - - J The reeentton wot ibe social -9 "vent of the vear s^d i?>? sn^t* pC' ^ ho capital rltr wa? o?tlr^ fnlW osoolftiJ. "*rfli?*i??? wnc rm ntmonnhAMM^H >f delightful democracy nbrmt Urn '-^9 reception that made It altogether '1H i plearhn occasion. Among thoso to whom Mr. Loy her p-as personally introduced wore Speaker Clark of the House of Ilepietuativ*.*. Secretary of* Slate, Wil- "9 ium J. I3ryan; Secretary of the Na- I ry,' Josephua Daniels. President Wil?on. Mr*. Wilson and the Misses '"t9 Wilson. . Or.e of the best known Congress- I men present was Mr. Small himself. ..I who > a familiar figure" among the 3 national ' representatives'. To t^c- . I company hi in was indeed a plrastfre, '9 as It n ready Introduction lo many prominent statesmen and dip- ^ lomatf. ea/s Dr. Lowther. On the Pocatello forest, Idaho, 3 | 230,000 trees were.'planted during j the pas-t year, and almost half a 9 million in the past three years, ful- 3 ly three-fourths of which are aUv^ '9 nnd doing Veil. * "j r.\ferjrnents in the use of ospeif 9 for eh ingles show that the shingles . 9 do net check in seasoning.'and that 1 th turn water ?a?isfactorfly, hut 9 that they are \0& easily broken in I There arc somewhat more thai \ 500 recognised tree species in the United States, of wheh about 1$9 j are commercially important for tins- j ber. Of the 500 recognftod" spe- ' cies, 300 are erpjesented in the gpv- | ernment'* newly acquired Appa- ; lachian foreats. All American tfpecles except a very few subtropical ones on the Florida Keys and in ex- 3 treme southern Texas, are to hp found in one on another of the na- * Uonal forests... Geo. B "Whitehead of N"ew Bern, N. 0., is here'on business. COX WANTS T.AWS LET ALONEr,? Colnmbns, Ohio, Jan. 16.?Goy-Cj ernor Cox has railed n onec'al meet ; ing of the Ohio Legislature for the purpose of making a fight In lh.m j interest of good irovernment. lie has ' j learned that an effort Is bMne-made J I to tamper with the.referendum and j initiative law passed at the last ? session and is determined to op- _ I I pose it. . .S WT: OV T'\nPTlWK\R/ AND -I Hosiery for all tho family at 1 Hoyt'e After Inventory Sale.' i . Lyric Theatre : A Entire Chanere of* Program Today j itfuaaiCnf ^. fl