*eta?
'A 1
UMim
Busy Preparing For The" Cpm- S
ing Inter-Scholastic Track
* Meet at Chapel HiHThU Year
L on April 3. .
Mt?r ot tk. boy, of Iho Hl?h
chdol hre hard At wort preparing t
for the lnter-acholasttc track meet i
which will be held In Chapel Hill .
thi? year on April 1. With the c
kelp ot Mr. Mtdeap ill Mr. McKay ,
tk. koy* ko*. to torn out a team ,
that will bring lasting -credit to the t
chool. Fortunately w.fc hare eome-j ,
t the beet athletic- material that t
we hare had fog years, and the boys , t
. do not Intend to let slip this oppor- (
tunlty to win a medal or two In open t
competition with other schools. B
Some of the boys who will try for v
places on the team are:
Jpmgs Howard. John Cotten Tay- t
loe, Charles Meekins, Jim and El- B
bert Weston, David Smith and Fred f
Moore. There are others whose c
names we failed to get, i
nvriuin Timn e
mm lit
10 SECURE ,
THE CROSSES
n: ?
To Confederate Vtetdrnns:?The
time (or bestowing Crosses of Honor
has been extended bo as to give to
no eo at once. Only they are oliglt>le?who?wene
exposed to the Are of j
battle. If a veteran be dead, the'
. .ol^eet,linfel descendant m%y apply;
or the widow, it she experienced the
hardships of war. .Veterans alone
can wear tbo crossee. Certificates
to All will be gladly given <>n application
to Miss Lena Windley. presldent
of Pamlico Chapter. U. D. C.,
Washington, N. C.
i
W1LKIXSOK NEWS.
This place la?being visited by a
eevere ralnetornr. today. Friday
We weador wby we never hear
from Acre and Pinetown through
the oolnmne of thie paper?
lfr. John L. Ratcllff, who has been
eegloufly. Ill with typhoid-fever for
about two months, la slowly im-,
proving In health,. . , .
'Bupt. W.'O.'Prfvette, 'has been i
Tuning me scnoois or rantego township
thla week. j
Mrs. I. B. Hudson made a bust-,
xum trip to Washington on Tuesday
last * '
Mr. T. M. Daw of this place, and
Miss Georgia Watson' of Pantego.
were happily united in the holy
bonds of matrimony on Wednesday
evening last at the home of Rev.
D. W. Topping, of'Pantego#. We ex
tend congratulations.
Messrs. Albert Houston and Clarence
Daw war* Acre visitors Satur4?7.
}
Mrs. Hertford Dunbar is visiting
Mrs. C. L. Dunbar.
f - Misses Nora Daw and Rosa Jone3
spent Saturday night with Miss Lotta
Bishop.
Mr. J. B. Hudson, who has bean
1U with typhoid fever, Is able to be
out again to the delight of his many, |
friends |
Mr. *B. W- Wilkinson. returned
from a bulgness trip to Norfolk. Va
I, ' yesterday. .
Mr. John Hedson hoh bden attending
court at Washington this week.
Mr. Leroy Crumpler of Belhaven,
t is t9>e most of his parents, Mr. and
. Mrs. O. W. Crumpler.
Lei's Build la Washington Park.
MR. Id. R. MIXON WHO
HAH BEEN INDISPOSED
NOW CONVALESCENT
The numerous friends of County
Treasurer. E. R. Mlxon, will be pleas&
to learn that he Is now convalescent
from hie recent attack of La
Grlppo. He has been confined to his
home for the past several daya.
REGI
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t V si - > ' ' w v "5
N1110
Mill TIE
AR1AL1EE1
iupt Campbell of City School
Attending The National Assc
ciation of School Superinteo
dents. Will Return Friday.
C. M. Campbell, Jr., superlnten
lent of schools, left Tuesday mors
sg tor HicUmond, Vs., where h<
(bee to attend the National Aaso
iatlon of School Superintendent
rhlch la in seasion there thla entlr
reek. Mr Campbell,. by attendln
hl?- meeting of fels co-workers hope
o gain many valuable auggostlon
hat may be used In the adtnlnli
ration and for the betterment c
>ur city's schools. The awpcia
ton Is qot composed of men of Nan
ection but la a national aaaoclatloi
rith members In every part of th<
ountry. It can be maid with safe
, iuuu, m?t mo won spent in sea
Ion is really a week spent la worl
or the schools^/ Some of Ameri
a'a most notededucators will de
,TOT addresses and practical, work
ible plans will be proposed and dls
nssed.
Mr. Campbell is expected hozn
rrlaay night.
WKWB FROM FUWGQ
We are vary glad io see som
>retty open weather and hope It wll
rtlnoe for quite awhile until sen
our muddy roads get dried q
lome.
. V? w? T?ry sorry to note the r<
?ert Illness of Mr. and Mrs. Oilber
.lTermah. who are both confined t
heir bed with an attack of pneu
nonia. Dr. E. 8. Credle of Pant<
So. Is rendering medical aid.
. ? ??* lj?"9 ciaA ?frlTp
n poft Friday with a cargo of eyi
lerawiich they soon eold and retnr
!d back for another load.
Owing to the very dleagreeabl
veather Friday our teachers wer
mable to attend the township teacfc
?rs meeting to be held at Fantegi
W. C
Th'o Debatlng^oclety met at tb
ipper school building lart Wednes
Say night in the capacity' of a d<
jate. The query discussed was,
Greater Man Than # Columbus A
ler an tntersating" discussion tb
fudges rendered tteeir doclslon in tt
ror of the afflrmatiTC. Tbelr nm
auerr Is. "Rstolred that Lee was
greater enn than Grant."
County Superintendent W C
Privette paid tt? a visit Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. 'J. B. Harris wei
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J# V
Paul and family Sunday.
Mr and Mra Halaey Ange aa
family ef Hlnson, N. C., are vial
Ing thfir many relative* at th
place.
ATTEMPT MADE TO
DYNAMITE HOME OP
* PRESIDENT CHANC
Last Saturday night* a week aj
at Parmele, N. C., an attempt wi
made to either kill or do persons
Injury to President William Cham
of the Parmele Industrial Instltu
by placing dynamite under hie <bous
The explosion wrecked the houi
damaged th*r furniture- and gaPresldent
Chance and his family
pretty god Jar but they escaped Uj
injured. It seems, so it is state
that the work hras the result of
conrplracy formed to drive Chan
away and too, to destroy hls.lnfl
once. Had Chance not been upstai
In his home at the time no dou
he would have been seriously hu:
The afTair has stirred the entire co;
m unity.
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FORKST NOTES.
The northernmost national f<
est is the Chugach in Alaska; t
so^tehmmoBt is the Luqulllo
Porto Rico.
Por shingles alone, 750 mllll
feet of timber is cut in-that part
the state of Washington w-bleh 11
west of the Cascades.
The biological survey and the t
jest forvice here been co-operatl
in the extermination of ground sqi
rels on national forests In Calif
Lnia. The annual loss of range f<
| and grain crops from ground squ
rels is enormous.
ERNO
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INGT
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WKATH
WA&HINGTO
'iiiisr
am is ra
i H| in
s Hostess 'Again Proved Her
i. Gracioiisnesj. Mrs A. D. Maci
Lean. Read Interesting Paper
on Life of Hawthorne.
Th. O'Henry Book Club mat Tum
day afternoon with Mrs. J B. Moore
9 on Weat Second atreet, who is not?
ed as one of Washington's most
charming and gracious hostesses.
6 very interesting and Instructive
8 paper on the life of Hawthorne was
* prepared and attractively read by
* Mrs. Angus D. MacLean. A selec*
tion by Mrs. A. C. Hathaway was
among the features of the afternoon
" program. Miss Sallte Pender of
P Tarboro, and Miss Katharine Pagan,
1 , of Denver, Col., were guests of the
,K club. After /the >egt|lar business
* of this worthy organisation those
~ present were treated to delieious
1 and tempting refreshments as only
" Mrs. Moore as a hostess can serve,
r AU left for their respective homes
- carrying with them memories of an
iieiHwuu u ci wuku iuo Biar 01
memory" will linger. No meeting
B of the O'Henry. Book Club, since It
was organised, never bed a more
enjoyable meeting *
imP
If Mil
4-. m &
Oo Friday and Smtnrday Uho New
1'- eater has booked In the way of
vaudeville one oi the most unique
acts that the people of Washington
have had the chance to see-^?"The
Ward Sisters" In the "Doll of Vauoviiio,"
a mystery and dancing act.
In this act you will see some of the
. best dancing you have seen, one
among them the "toe dance." Also
any man in the audience will have
a chance to try and lift the 104
. j .,und human doll, which you will
i.fnd you cannot do. This act carries
their own scenery. Together
with the good electrical effects It
wljl make a great hit here among
vaudeville patrons.' A "Keith's act"
coming direct from Charlotte, N. C.
Prices 10c and 20ca
'mof
* IN IK
fo 111 1IAUII11 1I1U
| IIS. LAST
7e' Mr. 8. B. Ethoridge, the junior
a member of the drug firm of Worthy
a_ end Btherldge, wee operated upoi
d in a hoapital at Memphis, Tenn.
a Tuesday, and his many friends hen
^ will be delighted to learn that h<
u_ Is getting on nicely.
r8 About two weeks ago, Mr. Ethbt
erldgo, accompanied by Mrs. Etherrt
ldge, left for Hot Springs, Ark., to
undergo treatment for rheumatism
His condition Improved all the while
and he decided to go to Memphii
where he consulted a cpecilalst pltt
the result that an operation upoc
>r_ his foot was decided upon. Mr
Etheridge is among Washington')
In- popular young men and the efttire
city wishes him a speedy recover]
and an early return.
on
of POPULAR SALESLADY
les Miss Pat Harris will resume he
' position this season with the oom
petent force in the millinery depart
ar- ment at J. ft. Hoyt's.
ag
air FORMER CITIZEN MERE,
or
>ed Mr. Harry 8usman of Richmond
ir- Va., for years a resident of Wash
lngton, is In the city on business.
Wl SAT
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onII
A
KB?ToXdtt Hot
N. N. 0., THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
mmi at
1 INSIIIllE
LAST Nil
ERJOYEI '
BY ALL
"Lanier Literary Society" and
Boys "Debating Club" Give a
Combined Entertainment. Program
Rendered Interesting
and Entertaining.
At the WuAlnston CotfosUK Inatitute
last evening there was held
under the joint ausploie of the
girls' "Lanier Literary 8oclety" and
the boys' "Debetlng Club," s combined
entertainment and debate
which was greatly enjoyed by all
the Inmates of the sehobl building
as well as by a number of visitors
from the Park. ~
The first number on the program
was a iflhno duet, "Plff-Paff," rendered
with great eclat by Miss Clara
Paul and Miss Martha M- Smith,
teacher of" music at the Institute.
This was followed -by a Reading by
Miss Susie. Sawyer In negro dialect
entitled "Kentucky Philosophy," |
which was hugely enjoyed and applauded
to the echo hy all who heard
t. A vocal eoIo, "My liaddio," was 1
.hen sung by Miss Robein Carter,
who - pleased the audience so much
.hat they Insisted upon en encore {
mtll their persistence was rewardd
by the pleasing strains of "Br'ry
lorn I Bring Thee Violets."
The main event of tho evening
as the debate between fouf members
t tho boys' club u??<tfcrquseUon:
. Jfoecived, that XJeOrge iVtshlngton
iss a greater man than RobL E.
Lee." JXfee affirmative side of this
question was presented by Clay Carter
and David Nobles and the negative
by Andrew Riggs and Edward
Smith. This was the first public
debate held by the boys' club and
tho speakers were naturslly a bit
nervous and excited at first, but they
eoon settled down to the business in
hand and defended and attacked the
statement In question with great
energy; and If perhape they-lacked
a little of. Che most polish! oraory
and failed to bring out all the
ointa that might have been menoned,
they made up for the defllency
by the enthusiasm and vigor
with which they presented their
vlewc.
Before the debato commenced,
caeh side had chosen ^one Judge, the
affirmative selecting Mr. Joseph
Warren and the negative Prof. Klrby,
and these two bad appointed
aar. manes A. Flynn as the third
member of the committee. At the
completion of the debate, the judges
retiied for a little debate of their
own as to which side had presented
the better case, and In the meantime
the audience was treated to
a well rendered chorus, "The Lore'
lei," by Misses Robena Carter, Clara
?aul and Mary Oasklll, and Messrs.
Fred Powell, Edward Smith, David
Xoblee, James Lewis, Kilby Guthrie
and Lulon Mann. By the time
.his was finished the judges were
ready with their decision, and Prof
(irby took the platform to make
their announcement in favor of the
affirmative, thus showing that ai
least in so far as the arguments o
the speakers were concerned, Wash
injrten was a greater man than Lee
SATURDAY NEXT LAST
. DAY FOR VOTERS TO
REGISTER FOR ELECTIO!
i Saturday next Is the last day foi
i voters In the city to register in or
i der to cast their vote on March 1
for tho purpose of - Issuing bond
? to the amount of $25,000 for tb
s purchase of -wharf property for ui
r as a public dock. The registrar
will remain at the polling place* a!
day Saturday. The registrars am
where they can be found Saturda
r are as follows: ^
First Ward:?W K. Jacobson
- Place, Washington Motor Car Com
pany.
Second ward:?W. IL Brlgbl
Place. City Hall.
Third Warp:?Walter Lcggett
I, Place, Harper'e market.
Fourth Ward:?William Trip,
Place, Tripp's store.
URDAY
lAjlLrlt
qai to so coM.'
FEBRUARY 26. 19 11.
t CHASE
TO LECTURE
/ 1101
Will Speak on "Individual Differences
in Children" At The
Public School .Auditorium?
AU Citizens Should Attend.
It is the duty of every cltrxen
who pays taxes and ^Interested. in
.the welfare of the child to attend
the lecture on "Individual
ences in Children," which wl9|P
given by Dr. ICaW. Chaso of th*
University of North Carolina, in the
school audltoriunk next Monda)
night. 4
The question of differences in
children is growing more and more
to be a perplexing .problem in the
training of the child?both at home
and at school. As education, like
every other field of endeavor, is becoming
more intensive there Is need
of specialists to tell us how to take
the child and to train him so that
he will develop the highest and truest
type of Christian citlzenahlD.
Such a specialist is Dr. Chase. It
has been his life work?thlB study
of the child and the methods best
suited to his development and those
Who hear him Monday night will
appreciate this timely notice cf hio
doming. The highest calling Is the
training of the young, and In order
that the .work of both may be more
pleasant ^pd effective, the teachers
earnestly desire the patrons of the
school to hear this lecture and thereby
co-operate with them in this noble
effort to help the children.
BEliilL ;
ins FDR
Jill
} Mr. W. A. Buy's of tie Interstate
Cooperage Company, Beihaven, N.
C., was among the passengers on
the Norfolk Southern train frorft that
town this morning. He gives out
the Information that Beihaven Is
now endeavoring to secure an organj
! ration of the Naval Reserves The
required number for membership
has already been signed and application
made to Capt C. D. Bradbam,
of New Bern, N. C., the, head of -the
Naval Reserves in North Carolina.
It is to be hoped that the application
will be favorably considered
and that ere long our thriving neighboring
town can boget of a compa
ny. Mr. Buys also brought the in
formation that it was snowing hard
when he left Belliaven this mornlup.
AGAIN THIS SEASON.
Mrs. Mclllhenney*, who for the
past several seasons has been the
efficient and poular salerlady In lh(
millinery department at J. K. Hoyt't
expects to resume her positiou abou'
March 1.
FROM CAMPBELL CltEKK.
Winter time lingers with ua.
11 Mr. George Jarvlg of Sprint
r Creek, suffered a stroke of paraly
sis Saturday night. It is said h*.
condition is critical.
Miss Bessie Weatliertngton an
Mr. Levin Whealton, two of ou
^ popular young people were unite
in marriage Sunday evening. Ma
r their lives be crowqefr with succcs
w and every hapiness attend them.
0 Mrs. C. B, Austin and Mrs. A. C
s Austin are quite sick at this \yrii
e ing.
ie Our farmers are pieparing to plar
a potatoes this week. The crop wl
II be light here.
1 5
y TAXES MT8T BE PAID TH1
WEEK.
The office of the City Tax Collet
tor will be open at nlgtit until FcJ
U ruary 28th for the convenience <
the tax payers of the city. Aft<
the above date costs will be odde
W. C. AYER8,
p. City Cleri
i-ti-Ve.
28th, IS
.
T ?
r nei
ROM BASSO
will visit
Mil
Edward Brigham Well Known
BaasoProfundo is To Be Here
Next Week?A Rare Treat
Awaits The Citizens.
Mr. EdwanW3rigfaam, the well
known^ \ . lundo, will be the
tho high school audiMonday
night, March
Sod. Mr. Brlgham has just written
the principal of the high school
Mr. McKay, that he will reach Wash
lngton on the abovojnentioncd date.
By request Mr^Srigham will sing
several semi-classic but Well-known
songs such as the "Rosary" and
"The .Heart Bowed J>own." The
program will also Include several
dramatic readings ,'which will be
familiar to the audience. Besides
being a singer and reader of enviable
reputation Mr. Brlgham Is alBo
a planlsV His selections on thfc lnsturment
will indued several pieces
that are known and prized for their
depth and sweetness of tone.
Tho price of admission to Mr.
Brlgham'a recital will be 26c and
36c. - In this instance, however, the
price is no indication of the merit
of tho entertainment. It was
thought best to charge only a small
admission in order that more people
might avail themselves oi the
opportunity The regular prlco to
scfcool children and general admis- i
don will be 26c;*reservod seats 35c.
SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
, Three million dollars worth of |
school buildings burn annually in
tho United States, according to an j
estimate made by Insurance Engl-,
necrlng, after an exhaustive re- 1
search Ten buildings burp a week. :
the averago loss being $25,000.
This does not Include the small rural
schools, many of which never
receive notico when Are destroys
them. Wooden buildings are now
being replaced in most communities
by practically flre-proof brick
or stone structures, erected with the
view in mind to provide safety from
Arcs, to furnish plenty of light and
ventilation end to encourage the
civic pride of pupils. Bome rural
! communities In North Carolina are
setting the pace for larger towns,
] as a glance through the illustrated
: booklets of the State Department
f of Education will show.
Grand Opera "'Far
at New Tht
It Is extremely gratifying to learn
that by way of diversion our music
loving theater goers have a perfect
right to expect a treat out of the or
dlan:y tonight at the New Theater.
in the offering of Gounod's immortal
masterpiece, "Faust" by
the New York Grand Opera Cotnpai
ny, the personal of which Includes
? such grand opera ttarg as Giordano.
> j Maugerite Hobert, Ricr.ard E. Parks,
) ' Romero Malplca, Madam Josephine
. Rondcro, and Ethyl M Peters, all of
whom in the past have been identified
with the most famous grand
opera organisations that have ever
' toured the country, and who can be
absolutely depended upon to render
* magnificent singing accounts of them
. selves.
It I
11 1
QIOUDANO.
a.
The novelty (announced by th<
k. New York Grand Opera Company i
the relegating of the chorus num
THE LA
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No. U Al9
FIVE IIS
OF SNOWFALL
GBjETS CITT j
Unusually Severe Storm Invades
The South?All Records Are
Ijfoken la Some SectionsWarmer
Weather Coming.
j Weather Forecast: Fair tonight
and Friday. Not so
cold. Brisk to high northeast j
winds shifting to northwest, t
The weather man lilt the nail
square on the head yesterday when
he gave out the information "snow
last night* or today." for Washington
citizens were greeted this morning
with Ave inches of snow on a
level. This is the heaviest snow- ,1
Btorm to visit this section within
the past three yoars. Snow began
? fall last night between nine and
ten o'clock an did not ce&AQ until
between nine and ten o'clock today.
The storm seems to bo general all
over the Southern states snow falling
yestesdny and last night In sections
where It has not boon seen before
in a number of years.
In Savannah two inches la reported?the
first In a score of >'pajA >'v 3
.nd In Augusta a like fall is report
I d. New Orleans la the farthest
I -Ity south to report a Bnow fall?being
Lho first there since 1903.
From Atlanta comes the newB that
the wcith-r bureau record has been
broken.
j The thermometer registered 30
! In Macon; at New Orleans 32; and
20 at Augusta. At Parker, PennBylI
? ania tho mercury was 22 degrees
; below zero yesterday.
| In Norfolk tho temparaturb went
; down to 15, being the lowest point
of tlio winter. Richmond yesterday
I -as the coldest point in Virginia,
j the mercury in that city registering
S above zero.
Inasmuch as the weather man
proved to be so accurate in his forecast
for laBt night and today it is
to be hoped that his prognostication
for tonight and Friday when he
says fair and not so cold, will prove
true.
The Borfolk Southern Raleigh
train, in consequence of the storm
was over an hour late this morning.
It's Restful in Washington Park.
list"1 Attraction
latre This Evening
hers to the principals, for the reason
that the large choruses of grand
opera productions are not'always rej
liable.
The Metropolitan. Symphony ptay|
e;s furnish the accompanients as
an augmentation to the regular r
j house orchestra, a feature always
looked forward to as a special de
instrumental music.
"Faust" will be given a proper^
scenic environment and the costuming
has been provided for with plctureseuc
results, ro that all in all, **
a musical entertainment of a most
convincing order may be confidently
anticipated.
wBI
j R. K. PARKS.
STDAY