' Occasion For
Participants
**ri ? :
A Large N umber of Visit- J
mgLadie^and Gentlemen*
Present. Large Number ,
'of Stags. Function En- |
* hyatle. . |
flTie Halcyon Culb gave another
deHkht'eJ and eojpyable .dance ait
the Elks Home laat night whtol 1
?" waa ana at the flaaaanteat yet gWea
. by thla popular aoctal dab. The
. dynce waa charmingly lad by Mr.
. JCdmnnd Harding and Mlaa Katie
Bragaw. The male waa fnrnlahed
by tba rogbaa orchestra
, Thoaa dancing ware:
Ki.Hary, Clyde .HaaaeU with Mr.
Eaplatgh; Mix Mary CoveU with
|r%| Callala; Mlaa Winnie Nlchol.
eon with Mr. Enoch 81mmone; Mlaa
Xllaabcth Carrow with Mr. Colllna; j
Mlaa Loulae NnU Myera with Mr
' Charlna U Mortaa: Mlaa Been Ooao- ,
. ">r wiwi mr. juuu nonaor; M1H will"
Braow with Mr. E<lmund Hard
lap; piu Dorothy MaUett with Mr.
j Henry Moore; Mine Mery Hill with '
Mr. William Blount; Mine Annie
f. v . on* with Mr. Wasn. Raleigh: Mm.
Richard Brmw with Mr. Samuel
' Orlet; Mine Talllnthaa. rayeuenile.
ft ' with Mr. W fc. r Patrick; Mine
DeWItt with Mr. J. M. Hodjea; Mile
" Bklnner. OreenrlUe. with Mr. Chan.
>- ' Moore; Mlu Fa?aa, Deorer, Cot.
with Mr. O.M. Carter; Mr. and Mra.
i * Cnldh Ball; Mr. and Mra. N. L Simi
noDi. Mr. &a4 Mn. Jeewe JDlMeonr Mr.
nwliMrnH. C. Bragaw; Mr. and
5f';' Mry- John Bragaw, Jr.; Mr. and Mra.
- iVi' Hapry Bri&tmaa. > ,. . ,f)
suae?# 8. Worthy, R. S. Real,
W. B, Rod mlu. Jf? V fir Warren.
William Watte. Plymouth. J. P.
tfarloe.
Chaperonee?Mra. H. H. Carrow.
'* Mra. J. K. Hatton, Mra. T H. B.
Myera. Mra. B. S. Stmmone. Mra. .
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KM A P. BRIIKIMIN RETURNS
Mra. Menry * Brldnnan baa taturuad
from no cxtenalae atolt to
bar Parnate In Dtnrar, Col; Mra.
Brldsmaa wan accompanied home
by bar alatar. Mlra Katherlne Pagnj.
who wni be bar iueat for aoma
waakn
T. J Oarta of areeneboro, la. a
hnafnpa rhtot here tolay. v .,
CORK BBKAD MADE PROM PCRE
S?S ; - white Beaufort County corn.
H&Ta- around by ao' old Beaufort county I
water' nrill. ts the beat to be hnd.
I bare a ftosh sweet ruppl- on
V habd'ell Xhethne at Me bef*?s*'.
?r.*0??r bushel J T. JC.1 .ma.
Mom ?r.
I *-**-*** ~ ^
Beat Seed Year lr\
For Long Leaf P
; ' ?-jfw
. Forest, offlcora wbo"bare Inat.re.
tamed from _the aouthern states
J. aajr that. lpls waa tke beet aced
. W;.lor low Ice' BID... for a lone
.?f *?<* ?"l iMl Uuoasboqt
Ito few* lbe tree, produced a
. fall crop of aced , Thla la raid to be
. pprtieululy noteworthy becauao tbo
apeelea ma'.orea rtcd ao oftener thanfrom
all to 01(11 yeara, end often at
looser Intervale. In Wan/ sections
the need lent rear was ao nbnndant
v that It collected In Uttle hcape lb
retr and-other deppcaetonei
Not onlp a an tbo aaeal crop obaor?
daot, bat weather conditions were
4 . unnauallr favorable, and by early
a Decernber Boat of tha aeed bad germlnatrd
and U?la atadjtose I or I
. Inched filth are now trowing .to
JL . great nUBbpr'a. In aonwi-dnte.. how
B . o(er, dWe pes.lntjlfflcleat mplatpr*
daring tbo toll end the need lying
over tie wdgtcp wilt Berrnlnete early
' thin spring. : .- ... r4'? !
Thropghont l.onimnon, MMfrtpr
, - pi end eaetenu Taane many .tbonaond
of acre a of longleaf ptoa fo rata are
pow carpeted with the* seedlings.
Counta made in Srepmbtr b7 tha
atata conaerratlcn commleiltm of
,}> Louisiana showed groups of eeed
..
? 'vy. -.H "i'
=_=_
> ?'n^ - '
*Gives
it Elks' Home
B-A :
?tfl. OORAELIi'S JACKSON
. O.VK OP CITY'S OLDEST
Tin lotny triond. or Ha Coruelu
Jnekson Who reside. on But
lerenth eU-eelnnd ono of tho city'.
>Me?t nnd hfchly enteemed cltlnen.
reported to IM TOry U| Ot her
tome. Mr. J nekton hu bun coo.
Inod to her bod alaee April lut.
for room, oho with her hnobiad.
'ore the one tod lone or the County
Home. 'It le "to ho hoped that ehe
In eoon' bo conrnloecont.
MM?
SMI II
ra B Wi
'
This morning upon the assembling
ot the Superior Court, Mr. Edvard
L, Stewart, one of the members of
the bur. preeeated to the oourt the
Uoease of Mr. WlUIum B. Campbell
with the request that the oourt swear
him % as a practicing attorney.
This was done with pleasure by
Judge Ferguson and. Mr.'Campbell
Is a full-Hedged prectictioner at the
bar. Mr. Campbell at the Pebruary
examination for applicants to pcuotloe
law. the Supreme Court grouted
him lice J ?e to practice. As
ret he has not decided where he will
locate for the practice of hie profession.
Overtures, however, are
htloc made to hint to wut hla lot
IB Washington. He has th? boat
every snoooaa tn his chosen pretension.
HARDING AND SON ARE
TODAY MOVING THEIR
. RENTAL OFFICES
The firm o( II. B. Harding * Boa
rental agents, are today moving tholr
oOcoa Irom the Brown bntiding on
Market street to tho building they
recently purchased from the Veinbur
g heirs. Their new Mime has
been fitted of a umctlvely.
GUEST OF MISS NICHOLSON
Mine Ethel Skinner of Qreenville,
N. C.. U the gnast of Hlse Wtnnltred
Nicholson at her home on West Main
street. "
Dr. C. D. Marsh of the federal bureau
of paint Industry Is delivering
a series of Illustrated lectures to
stockmen la tho went on the subject
of plants poisonous to stock.
The Blltmoro forest school, established
In 189* and therefore the oldest
forest school In America, has
bean discontinued. Dr. _ C. A.
Schenck, Its director, has returned
.his home In Germany.
[ The South
ine Says For estert
from the cone, so thst It wlnd^ pre
nil at the Ume the seeds ere re
loosed they may be carried for eon
nldorable distances
The raosoa forest officers ore call
ln( attention to the aboodoat seed
ling ffroirth le that tber may brtn
home to the oirnnrs ct lougleaf pin
woodland* the peculiar need at tbl
time for protecting these woodland
from lire. They "point out that I
would cost from fire to ten dollar
cn aero to restock by artificial mean
what nature ban done gratltlousl
this last .fall, and emphasises th
Tact that the own ire of longtaaf pin
lands, whore natural reproductlo
baa taken placo Jo thin way,ahaul
not fall to.flffjtt.flipa rigorously th!
saacon.' and as' ?? ? seasons these
after aa possible. It
la a eommbn bWlot |n man
parts af tha south that longtaaf pin
will not raprodhcs Itealf. This b
th rough a combln4lo0 Of rolatlrel
raid sasd per tod a nod the annuel r
. currooco of fire which rnn oror tl
ground * and dtptrny both the nes
and C?en mtet trees aa may sts
The thlek bark of tba matare iom
lasf plae makes It romparatlr.
Orc-rerUtant.^bul under yonoff tre
***** ~
INGT
W1A1
/A8H1NQTON, N. C-. THUR8DAY AF
IK KM
EMUS
PIKE
Was At Home Last Night on '
West Main Street Eroch 8:30
to 12. Function Enjoj-ed.
* |
One of the most pleasant and en- '
Joyable eocial functions of the new .
year took place last evening at the
hospitable heme of Dr. Joshua TayI
loe, when bis sister, Miss BU& Thy- i
jloe charmingly entertained at Auction
Bridge in honor of Miss Louise
I Knltffct of Baltimore; Mrs fi.
Spruks of Scranton, Pa.; Miss Sallle
Pender of Tarboro and Mis# Sallle
Ruttn of Virginia. Miss Tayloe entertained
her guest# from 8.30 to
IS. Seven tables were used. The
home, within Jtaelf attractive, war
tastily dooorated In long leaf pine*
and the eolOr scheme was green and
and good cheer reigned supreme end '
Miss Tayloe was more than gracious
as a hostess.
The first prise was won by Mrs.
D. T. Tayloe who presented it to
Miss Bailie Pender of Tarboro, one
of the honor guests. The guest ol
honor prise was awarded to Miss
Louise Knight of Baltimore; Mist.
Knight also had the honor of win
nlng the booby,. The l^petees served
a salad course and Ices, all of which
was tempting and delicious. Those
preeat were:
Mrs, D( T. Tayloe, Miss SaUU
Pender, Tarboro; Mrs. J. D. Grimes.
Mrs. Jno. C. Rodman, Mrs. John. G
Blount, Miss 8allle Ruffln, Virginia,
Hiss. OUte. .Gallagher,. Mia* Louist
Knight, Baltimore; Mies Burbanh
Miss Satehwell, Mrs. J. B. Moore,
Mrs. Jno. Isanogle, Mrs Waltei
Wolfe. Mies Marda Myers', Mrs.' W
L. Vaxgbaa. Mrs. A. C. Hathaway.
Mrs. N. L .81minons, Mrs. Gus Bow
ers, Mm, P. H, Short, Mrs! John
Charles. Miss Mary Blount, Mlac
Josephine Whitney, Mise Pan Whitney,
Mrs. G. T. Leach, Mrs. 8
8. Bpruks, Scranton, Pa.; Mtes Kel
ly; Mrs. Ed. MaUlson. Mrs. J. H
Hodges. Mrs. R. T. Gallagher.
Stoddard Lectures
I am glad to recommend Stoddard's
Lectures to every home. On
a journey in the Par East they were
my constant travelling companions
and proved themselves of Incalculable
value in picturing the places ot
Interest, tfeecrltfpg Ahem In
Btoddard's inimitable style. 1 have
plaoed these hooka In ersry university
with which I have been connected.
and also recommended them tc
numerous Individuals. They are
valuable to teachers as well as pupile.
A man eannot put a bettrfl
set of books In his library for'bit
child rep. to browse in.
(Signed.)
' Dr. Edwin A. Alderman.
( To all Interested people: Tim
Is to say that I bought "Stoldard'i.
Lectures" ten years ago. and hope
to enjoy them *11 my life. It la the
only set~>>f hooka in my library that
all mi. children have read, and the)
did It eagerly and with profit. The
money invested ia^"8toddoard's Lectures"
has returned dividend, of
educational v/ilue that 1 cannot, es*
timate, ,
* Kratenually folM, _
Hev. D. H. Tuttlc,
? Pastor-M. E.Church. South.
Henderson. Nov. 11. 1#U
9 Mr. O. R. Shlpman.
Henderson, N. C.
7 Dour Sir: During the past foui
* or five years I have been using with
* great pleasure my set of Stoddord's
Q Lectures. They furnished afi un
d ending eonrce of Information. 1
* cannot travel aronnd the world si
" I would like to do In pereou but
these lectures spread out before rat
17 In beautiful panoramic views the fai
e away, countries, their people, and
*" their costumes tu tech way as u
7' make them amatlngty vivid and In7
etructive. My chlldron And wholesome
recreation In them and, galr
information from reading them and
? studying the llfeUko pictures.
rt The ladles find these volumes oi
*' great value In preparing their pe
ly per* In studies and subjects for theli
* club work.
7 I consider them a valuable ret o
* books. WU'.'AI
" * T. Alderman.
gupt. of Graded School.
Orders for this valuable est o
. > i\ JL
rHKH?Rain Tonlchl.' Oolde r- Frt
TERNOON, FEBRUARY II. IIII,
urn .
mm
JO ROADS
When Arrested Had a Gallon J
Of Booze In His PossessionOther
Cases Tried
Tie major's court was again lively
yesterday and as usual the city i
treasury has been enriched there- '
by. The following cases were dls- <
[>osed of by the court?
John Sitnma. colore^ was indict- <
ed for the larceny of a ba* of coal.
Ha was found not guifly. 1
Hlllard P^jrton, colored, was '
charged with the crlmeof vagrancy.
Whan arrcated by thflj pollco Peyton
bad in hts possession a gallon
of boose. He was given a term of
thirty days on-the public roads.
Aehley Hardy, colored, was also
charged with vagrancy; In his case
the mayor suspended Judgment as
evidence waa presented to the ef-1
feet that Hardy had lost secured i
k job.
Lot's Build in Washington Park.
i * ? (
BEEF MBRGBAIVhI
HAVE BKBMlfGLY
RKOONSIPKHKD.
The story of ths advance made
In beef by the handlers of this r
product;,. (exceptlrcj tor. Chas.
Dudley % who Stood? pat au<l
sold beef at the former price,
? eeema to have caused consieriia- c
tloa among tte other sellers In *
? the city. . It would j*gap from
the environment* tfoat flie mar- "
? ket men have reconsidered,
.'^ pne seller of beef, bo it Is
reported, returned to a pur
' chaser this morning 10c, and *
when it was returned he stat- ?
to the purchaser, "you paid *
^-me this amount too much yes
? tcrday, so I herewith return." *
The name of the butcher Is not c
' known, hence no name can be *
? called. The pally News ac
' count of the agreement to ad- *
1 vance the prhee and then giving ?
what othor towns charge was a
' bomb shell,
Whether the price will remain *
? the same as formerly cannot be 0
stated with accuracy, however,
one thing Is sure, the market *
men are thinking end thinking *<
aerionaly. ' ^ ?
THE PRICE HAB DROPPED.
^
books are now being taken in Washington
at Special Prices, and on easy
terms of Payment. The price of a
good cigar a day will place this e^t
of books In the'^faome for the benej
fit of every member of the family,
if order Is given "at once. Address:
I ( Geo. R. Shlpman.
NEW THE AT
IfSfl
r ^ pps^ ji
'||H
I
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J
IH
M
' LSuuy.l. Iftl . ulir <11 . (J
' ion. A packed house is an
number of seeds sold. A?r
by the prcst.
1
v'k m. v.
<:4 !^.iLJL> j
\
1?J F*lr ud Much Colder.
mal" ~
IISI GIVE
| a mo
[oe Giliam Tried Before Judge
Fergju? Yesterday Under
Hab^^Corpu* Proceedings.
Jose^MWlllam, colored, was before
Hfljplonbr, Judge Garland S.
FergutiHapatardny under a habeas
corpus fc^edingB. which grew out
of his afint and confinement in Jail
:haxge<tHrlth. the^ embezzlement of
funds eptruated to .ils care. and
kee^Jngjln Belhaven several weeks
ago. Tfe habeas corpus writ was
first matte returnable before Judge
Bond InuCdenton last week and tho
prinaone* waa carried to Kdenton.
Judge Bead ordered that Gilliam be
retnrned^ko this city and the cause
heard b?$re Judge Ferguson. Thjs
was' dona- yesterday with the result
that thejffeourt decided to bail the
defendant reauirlne of him a iusii
fled bond In the sum of two hundred
and flftfr -dollarr. At this writing
Gilliam had so far failed tcf furnish
the amount.
railF
IS HONORED
BY GOVBRNflh
{^J: . . ^
His Excellency Governor Locke
Craig, has juffc honored one of our
townsman in the person of Mr. W.
L. Vaugban, late oounjy superintendent
of schools, and now a meuibei
of the law firm of Simmons &
Vnugkan. He has been appointed
by the governor a director of the
Agriculture and ^Mechanical College
for colored people located at
Greensboro, N. C. The appointment
takes effect on April 1st, and is to:
a term of tlx years. Mr. Vaughax
la named to-succeed Mr. Q. G. Rose
LITTLE MISS TO ENTERTAIN*
Sweet little Miss Catherine Dow
ers anouncea that she will bs a
homo at the residence of Mr. ant
Mrs. Johh Ieanogle, on West Seconc
street tomorrow afternoon fron
three to Ave o'clock. No doubt bu
what she wjll prove a charming hos
toss. __
HANKS CLOSE MOJfbAV
The different banks of the clt
will observe Monday next as a- poll
day on account of TVashlugton'
birthday. Patrons will -Govern ther
selves accordingly.
rf. tokrrjwr
*' ;?
jft?m
H AI IP
I H
uj itig of i,v.
icipated Judging by tht la I
action comes highly endors
' -* ' Mjjr
ne\
The Annual I
Co "G"
18 ATTENDING THE
TRI-STATE MEDICAl*
SOCIETY AT WILMINGTON
Dr. David Tayloj^of this city,
has gone to Wilmington, N. C..
where he Is attending the Trl-Stj^^
Medical Association now
there. Prominent physD^^^^TrOm
all parts of Virginia and^fhe Carollnas
are present. Dr. Tayloe Is
chairman of the section on surgery.
IPs Kratful In Waahlngton Park.
TRIP flROlD
THE WIRED
. FHllATf
On tomorrow night from eight
to eleven the Etta Kappa Club of
iho Washington High School will
?tvo a trip around the world. The
countries that will be represented are
Holland, Egypt, France, Japan and
America. Delicious refreshments
will be served In every country. The
small admission price of 26o will be
-.harged. Every caller will be met
U the door by usherB and conducted
hrough the various countries. An
iterestlng and entertaining evenng
Is anticipated. No doubt a
;oodly number will attend.
'WO PRISONERS RKOUUHT
TO THE COUNTY JAIL
FROM BELHAVEN, N. C.
Chief of PoUce 0_ J. Nye of Belhaven,
brought to the couiUy jail
' :hls morning David Peartree and
Iralnger White, both' colored, who
were tried before a Justice there, I
'harged with breaking In xtord), I
. welllngs, etc. They were bound
over to the next term of the Crimial
court. Chief Nye before leaving
eihaven wired Chief of Police RobrtB
here to arrest William H. Ba^r,
colored, who is reputed to be
he leader of the gang. When Chief
ye arrived with his other prisoners
i 'hief Roberts presented him with
aker. He will be carried back to
'.eihaven today for trial.
TO VISIT RELATIVES
1 ^ Mrs. J. H. Carpenter and Uaugh'
er. Miss Delia Dale, left on the At1
antic Coast Line train this after1
oon to visit relatives and friends
1 rt Savannah and other places in
Georgia. They will also visit in
;,lorida. They were accompanied
by Mrs. W. E. Byrd.
f A Great Reunion
I . The Veter
i.?i..AnbilU E-lo Pah 1&. The
State of Florida pays out more money
_>er capita for the support of depenJent
ex-Confederate soldieis l':.au
[ iny Southern state. This fact should
' je refficient to convince ex-Confed'
urates everywhere that when they
I and their descendants, visit Jackson
? rillc on the occasion of the 2 4tl? aui
uual reunion of the United Coufedorate
Veterans' Association that the}
r wiil be in the hands of their friends
* The reunion will be held May t>, 7
}' ^nd B.
The handsome total of $6uO,ouO
^er annum Is being paid by the
' , .Late for the support of cx-Confed.ace
pensioners. The average ycai
f amount paid to each person or
[ t?u, pension list, according to th<
luteal ropoit oi the ^tute ouaiu o
wA.iia, is (121.25.. while the av
v ...age paid old soidiers is $122.30
??iluows of- toui'euoi it.j ooito-L.
] ,.?w an average of pt. at.
1 . flil. -ia.uit: lUc lepo. t i.wu.
..joe uguiea aie taaen was ...au
^ "Uao a a.,
I ... / ~ -1 '
'A. * . <*
j. Jkt.iig tii? tOuti, .
i-iut {laid to !Uoj.ft-ue:a.v ,.t.n one
V* ' tjaw'iiau*,
.lurea-o^. ,
1 u tho roh= o' i
s 1'>V'5 of '.""of! ' UlC ' hi .5 K
total of 4,810. The fond
^<4- port this pension roll : i
. a tax of four mills on .tho assess
' I property of the taxpayer.
\gd j Florida Is not only caring lor t
living bat the memory of tht d?
I Is also kept green. Throughout I
atato handsome Confederate mot
vs '^1
ft ...
?
HO.,! |
i ?4nspection
Last Evening
Company Passed
Creditably So It
Is Reported
. & ;<J
Thirty-five Out of an Enlistment
of Thirty-nine
Were In Ranks?Soon
They Are to Receive New
Uniforms.
?Company
"G" of the Second Infantry,
North Carolina National
Guard, was given Its regular annual
inspection at the armory of the company
on Market street last evening.
The inspecting otneera were Colonel
Thomas Strlngfleld, Inspector General
of the N. C. N. O. and Capt# R.
C. Langdon, Inspector-Instructor, U.
9. A. stationed at Raleigh and detailed
for duty in this state by the
War Department. Col. Wiley C.
Rodman and . the members of his
staff residing in the city were present.
There were thirty-five in rank
out of an enlisted strength of 39.
Capt. O. B# Wynn was in command
of the company, assisted by Lieutenants
R. R. Handy and E. R.
Lewis, The Company passed a
very creditable inspection and no
doubt will be given a high mark by
the impeding officers in their report.
There were quite a number
of visitors to witness the inspedlon.
Company "G." will go in camp
this cc.... k summer at Greenville,
.3. C.. located in the Blue Ridge
mountains. This is the time for
the Second Regiment "to go out of
the ptate for encampment and .J
Greenville has been rcie.L.ri .,y
those In authority. The regiment
will be under the command of Col.
Rodman The members of Company
"O" are looking forward for a great
time at the forthcoming outing. New
equipment is now arriving ail the
time for the company. The state
has already mad? provision to furnish
new uniforms, in fact entire
equipment to the company. It is'
the desire of the officers in command
to secure as many as fifty-eight
members. Those connecting themj
selves with the company are exempt *
from Jury and road duty.
The company and its officers are
to be congratulated upon their good
showing last night.
On the evening of February 24th
Col. Thomas Stringfleld will inspect
the Sixth Division, North Carolina
Naval Militia. The inspection will
take place In the commodious new
armory of the militia on Water
street * .
i Is Promised
ans at Jacksonville
ments have been erected by both
public and private means All told
there are twenty, or possibly more
handsome' Confederate monuments
in the slate, and others are yet to
be erected. A home for ex-Oonfed<H;atc
soldiers is maintained at Jack
sonville. Last year the mate appropriated
$5,000 to tte Confederate
oUliers' home in this city. Two
Confederate monuments have been
erected here, and a monument will
be dedicated to the Women of the
Confederacy during the coming reunion.
This monument is a companion
to the handsome State Memorial
unveiled last May on the
battlefield of Chlckamauga during
' the Confederate reunion at Chattanooga.
It Is located In a beautiful
1 park and will be ready for the un5
veiling ceremonies by' tte date of
' the reunion.
This brief exposition of the work
that Florida is doing for the cxton
federate soldiers, living and
iau, as pi oof that the people of
- :ht state will extend' a ffarm welv
o .e to the old soldiers and their
. .tods on the occasion of the Jacksonville
reunion. Florida, while
" isted far south af the great theaor
cf war of 1861<.6&, felt the
of the con He'- Jacksonville
? >. :??ioj fonr different times
i als, Thji purposes of
^ .. ~'ipaney,-?necordinf Nto official
." rtf cn *1?- In the archives of the
6 dt'oartntent, w<n*s to keep the
1 n river open from its month
he of navigation and to
bJ n-m the negroes for service in, the
sn'on army. The small Confederate *
be force in. East Flordia In 186S was
ad commanded by Oen. Joseph Flnne ?.
v i
au