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il I CITY'S NEX I Henry Moore, provided he Is epmmi end oonflrmed by the United ill Senate, will be WMhlngton's MfceeTmeeter. ee ho wee the choice ji-preterentiel primary held yes Not Only did the Democrats I^Hnhlnston rote but the o(tliene I til on the rerel routes. T^e IBnle cost wee 952. The flrel ffBe Tote ee counted by ithe pollV Xrs mt the City Hell lest night Jgd the following for Ijhe-respeeW' Henry Moore *77 S. Worthy *5* K. Jeoobeoo ts IM. Sweaner ........ II A M. Swenner he Ting received i^Hpalleist number of ^ flrat choice ^^priu th? first Candidate ellmlr^Kand his second choice rote "*?? ^Recording to the agreement, as I*' *oor*? *'> Worthy, 8; krles L. Morion Was the neat date eliminated and hts second e rote was cast as follows: x^ 8Moore, 86; Worthy, 8; in next cmuiumo enumnu'-u 11." Jacobson and hit second choice I Iwu divided as follow ' IBz, 14; Moore, 11; Worthy. 11. lilt left only three candidate la /Bght, Meters. A. J. Cox, N. Henry Be and F. S. Worthy. IB. Worthy haying the smaller Her of ftrlt Choice rotes was thon xated and of hit second choicVfhe Girl Who L i Opera How J? - _1 ; ythine is in NentReadi(lcs| , (.the Production by IIom< snt for Benefit of Daughter: he Confederacy. erytblng t> In near readlneei be premutation of "The Oirl Dane" at tbe New Tbeatrc *!, <**r night. The partlepanti made wonderful progress and igrtday night they will not have senblance to amateur "Urs1 f IT," hut will hare the "flntsse' Broadway production, i singing Is good, the character! r la their impersonation, th< ? exquisite, the chorueee most Lctlre and the costumes new and eously beautiful. The dlsap 1 teul will he thoe* whn h?rv? fall Im see tbe play. /Ma following Is the musical pro Act I. ; 1 Opening Chorus?"The Bubble,' v I Bessie Connelly and chorus. I "Frivolity"?Bathing Qlrls. I "When a Maid Comes Knock I? Virginia Diok and Chorus. 1 "Come With Me To Spoone: "?Summer Chorus. "Dear Delightful Women' 9 I and Olrla JB'The Marine Girl"?Virginia. flK 'The One I Dove"-?Doroth [ "Every Day"?Merle and Plerr< / "Let's Make Love Among th 4 h"?Dick, Virginia and Ros D. "In the Heart of the Clty"l. Finale?Ensemble. f " \ ]' 1 Act D. '. * \ fjj "SometMng Seems Tlngle-tarli '?Merle end Melde. ' . "Irerrthlns'i et Home Bzcei r 'Wife"?Pierre, Mere en |e. U7'"I'm Oolnt Crew"?Dnke en \W"Venee Welle"?Diok, Virgin 1 "Plrqnetle"?Bellet Olrle. I "look In Hot Broe" (Heelli io Wt I A Sa % a ^v:} ..* iff - *fw 1/ Lm if' ri i j i Ji ML KS M. ML . > ,iT -. * - , ? ' " ~ ? - ' . ' 'j. ' ', RE CHOICE Y FOR THE T POSTMASTER votes Cox received SO ?n<l Moore 86. Tl/e second choice was then counted with the result that A. J. Cox had 188 and N. Henry Moore 141; this added to their first choice vote gave A. J. Cox a total vote of 408, and N. Henry Moore a total rote 418. N. Henry Moore receiving the jp-eater number of rotes -was declared the nominee of the primary for postmaster. For weeks past. In fact months, the respective candidates have been working and tolling aesldously for this ctfatsd honor. All the candidates were men worthy of the posh tlon. Ail day yesterday; there was strong and spirited rivalry aronnd the polling place and While the friends of the respective candidates prophesied the sUccssa ot their favorite no one could foretell accurately until the votes were counted last night. The new postmaster will assume ofltae some time In March. 1915, as the term of the present postmaster will expire during that time. In all probability Mr. Moore will be appointed by the President and his confirmation made prior to this time. That the successful candidate, for the poetoAce here wili make good goes without saying. He is a young man of high morals and is a Democrat to the core. He Is a son of Mrs. J B. Moore and a brother of Mr. E. Hoyt Moore, manager of the Carolina Distributing Company. His administration as bead of the city poet' oAce everyone predicts Will be An auspicious one. Varedt* at^the ie Thursday Night ear* ; DIED AT HIS ' | HOI M After an illness of many p&onths John Henry Wynne passed away a1 his home on East Fifth street thli 1 morning at 10 o'clock. The dec?ase< 1 was the son of Mr. Thomas Wynn< ' nnii at thu Mm ? nf hl? natiln* awai I ? was 38 years of age. For the paat several years he ha: been afflicted with rheumatism am this combined with other disease caused his death. Besides his fathor and mother h leaves three brothers and two sister to mourn their loss. Tho funeral'wil be conducted by Rev. Natbanle Harding ( rector of St. Pdter'a Epls copal church, some time tomorrow The interment will be in *pakdal y cemetery. * ItED CROSS BAZAAR. Peterson, N. J., Dec. 16.?Unde the auspices of the suffragettes y Red Cross basaar opened today fo three days to raise funds to allovlat ' suffering in Europe through the Re c Cross. Many novel features hav e been Introduced. A WELCOME VISITOR. Mr. Thomas Clark, of Denver, Col arrived in the city laat evening ft the purpose of spending the holldtj with hie family. His numerot ^ friends are g)*4 to shake his ham d tion)?Dorothy and Evening Choru 7. "Is This Love at Last"?VI d gin la and Dick. 8. " Vavotte" and "Fox-trot"" Mm Hill and Mr. Washburn. 9. Finale?Ensemble. Tickets now selling at Worthy *" Etherldge's. Price J LOO, 76c. SO 'Vs, X 1e of DRY C arket Streets. fl . i i j ||V ' ,WSATH< 'mmi i i" nmrii ;: will n V Rev. Mr. Fletcher, principal of the Washington Collpglate Institute, will o preach at the First Methodist church 1 next Sundar morning and evening r and op the following 8unday the * presiding older, Rev. C. F. Read, will preach and hold his first quarterly I meeting, for the year. 1 Rev. Mr. Fletcher, who is to fill * the pulpit next 8tfaday, before com- ( tng to Washington was pastor of ons 1 of the largest M. E. churches in 1 Chattanooga, Tenn. He it reputed > to bo a speaker of xnagnetism and t thought and the congregation of the I M. E. chdfch are looking forward 1 "Pith irthakure to the fiOxt Sunday C service#: <, f NICE sbL ' i The amount of moneg received by I the Clerk of the Superior Conrt for distribution to the Confederate eol? dters and their widows from the State this year amounts to $1,884.00. ilit ship an ; ' spunk The sale of. Red Cross stamps In Washington is progressing finely, so inirch so that the ladles in charge of . the work anticipate a much larger sale than that at Ia?t rsar. ; -two*" tk Twoarday. paper Mrs. J. H. Hodsaa reports the . sale of $4.00 worth from a part of Bast Second street. Before the holidays are over every citizen in Washington can feel more than proud of the result. IS QUITE IL. i The many friends of Mr. Thomas Buckman will regret to learn of his serious Illness at his home on North Market street. Mr. Buckman Is one of the city's popular citizens and his early convalescence Is hoped for. t ' 8 HOLIDAY BEGINS FRIDAY. 1 i . The Christmas holidays for the B? __a-S a? ~-a-e. - _a__. i nwuiugioa ruoiic ncnoois wmjmri * J Friday next and will last for a Prlod ?of tVo weeks. 8i - 'j Examination > I For Carrier B January 9th Mr. F? M. Hodges, secretary to the e board of civil service examiners, announces that there will be 4t civil service examination for clerk-carrier, to be held In the public building, this r city, January 9. Each applicant will a be required to submit to the exam Iir ner on the day of examination a e photograph of hlmBelf taken within 4 two years. The age limit 1b from e 18 to 45 years. Married women will not be admitted to the examination. All applicants must be physically sound! Those wishing to stand this examination can apply to Mr. Hodges ^ at the city postofflce for blanks and r( full Information with reference to Jf the examination. a. - 18 IMPROVING ?. ?? r_ The many friends of Mrs. William Parrln, who is confined at the Fowle _ Memorial Hospital suffering from a broken hip, will be pleased to learn that her oondltion is much better to& day and that strong hopee arq enterc alned for'her recovery. MA irOODS and ? I I I EIUOTEDII j ft II, One of the moat enjoyable dances f the season was given Friday evenng at Thompson'^ Hall by the Auora Concert Band. Those Who perlclpated were as follows: Mist Marlon Dunn with C. 87 >lxon, Jr.; Miss Garnet Bonner with \ Litchfield: Mies Clara LJtdfc field rtth Archie Bonner, Miss Medotter V.udetMre) with F. J. Guilford, ilss Emma Hooker with Ralph "hompeon. Miss Mettle Hooker with tr. Heck Boyd. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. looker, Mr. an'd Mrs. Billy Warren. Ir. and Mrs. W. 8. Bonner. Ar. and Irs. L. D. Midyette, Mr. and,lire.'. >. A. Lane. Mrs. Maude Lane ancf 1 B. Litchfield. Chaperonea-?Mrs. Harvey, Mrs. IcWllliams, Mrs. Porter. Stags?? 8. Thompson and Lexie teddltt. 8TORES OPEN. All the storee of the city beginning his evening, will keep open after lark until the closing of the holldeyc. 'atrons should bear this in mind and hue do their Cirtstniaa tarty and avoid tfie rush later on. IOME RED f-ROSH SEAL FTOtJRKS Fow people hare any conception I >f the magnitude of the Red Cross Christmas Seal campaign. Here are! i fow figures that will show what a flgantlc movement this la Aleyady 116,000,000 seals have been print ?d. and practically that entlre^t&um-! ?er distributed to agents In alxnos tTery State of the Union. Probabl> ( 16,000,0^0 more will be needed. Ad | rert^lng circulars, posters, cards tc.. to the number of several m'.l^ ton ,** Stoo bceji. <UsHtbnts*.-<3fr Is est filiated that the army of paid ] tnd volunteer workers engaged In telling the seals number well ovet LOO,000. ^rtie' advertising and publicity donated to the campaign tmount to aeveral hundred thousand iollars. Every effort is being put forth to sell 100,000,000 seals, or Lbout one for every man, woman andi child In the United States. go. Hi will meet / spc. 19 Superintendent W. O. Brlvette, of the County Public Schools, announces that the second teachers' meeting for the teachers of Beaufort county will be held on Saturday, December 19, In Washington, at the Graded School building, ^fhe exercises will begin promptly at ten o'clock. The committeemen of the oounty have been asked to meet with the teachers at this time, and It Is hoped thai not one will be absent. All who arc interested In the schools of .Beaufort oounty are cordially Invited. Th< following is the program: "l. The Country School as ar agency In the Solution of the For elgn Problem. Discussed by Mist Ara Jones and Mr. Wilbur Ross. I. The Leadership of the Countr: Teacher. Miss Margaret Tuten an< Mlse Ruby Stllley. 8. The Country Teacher's Prob lem and Its Attack. Miss Mamt< Mosses and Mr. L. V. Lyda. Address to eommlttemen am teachers. Mr- N. C. Newbold, De partment of Education, Raleigh. LAST INDEX. The last index to the Colonlt Records running from S to Z Is no on file In the Clerk of the Superlc Court's office. s ? SilOTIONS J jER & J< > m ' r'iafl^i iti Aljg PWWfr.l.H Mid. iBaML ft*-: iH y 'x'S ECEMBER IS. 1914 0 JERRY f M CLUB mmm . .... it A much Appreciated gift el fire ** [dollars from' the OL Henry Boo* Club t! reached the treasurer of the Belgian A Fund this morning, aid1 ?rtfefrfl ac- ei knowledgement la hereby maufe to w each member of that progressive n, lOrganlattoQ. F This, with aereral contributions from Individuals, brings the fund al g( 'moat within touching distance of a three hundred dollars. Less than Dl tea dallora la needed to complete n that amount, and In the hope that this may come to the attention of M pome who have Intended to give, but e] have failed as yet to do# so, Mr. A Bragaw has decided to withhold his tI remittance till tomorrow noon. w If any persons wishes to give and tahnot send the money, they are ^ asked to 'phone Mr. Bragaw, who will aend for It. p The liat to date la aa follows: D Previously reported. . .. *.$270.96 n Victor O. Williams, Wllmar, v-VK.'C ,V... i 1.00 u C. M. Brown .... 5.00 C. A. Campbell . . >i 1.00 ^ Bran Woolard 1.00 d Miss Marcia R. Myers . . .. 1.00 e O. Henry Book Club 6.00 b |V?M Open an Office Here January 1st Mr. Wilford Whitley, who has been the efficient stenographer for the law jtin of Messrs. Small, MacLean, Bra Jaw? ft Rodman for the past five, ^a?, bM tehdbred ltts"resignation o take effect on January 1, 1916. Mr. Whitley has decided to open an affice in Washington as a public stenographer and other' office work He is at present the court stenographer for this county. His plant bare not as yet been fully determined upon, but /they will be announced later on. He has the best wishes of his many friends for success. COMING WEDDING. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Stewart request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter. Elizabeth Stewart Hardy, to Mr. John Allen Thomas, on Tuesday afternoon, December 29th, 1914,' at 4 o'clock, first iresDyien&n cnurcn. wasmngton, North Carolina. t At Home after January let, Sanford. Florida. No cards are Issued In this city. CANVASSING TEXAS VOTE. Austin, Tex., Dec. 16.?The board of canvassers, consisting of the Governor, Attorney General and Secretary of State today began a canvass of the vote of the November election, i It Is not expected to materially 1 change the results. PLAN COTTON RELIEF. ( Washington. D. C., Dec. 16.?The . final relief In the cotton situation Is 3 expected to be worked out from the report to be filed today by the Coni gresalonal committee, appointed by . Speaker Clark, and ordered to report s by tho middle of this month. 7 DON'T SEND DRINKERS. 1 Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 16.?The Phi Delta Theata fraternity which - meets hero In a few days has notified e all chapters not to send drinking men. A , (. THE CHIMNEY SWKRP IS_HKRK. | Albert Bryant, the chimney sweep, is IB town and will be glad to give all a elean sweep. This may save your property from damage by fife. 1 Those who desire hla services will w find him at the home of Geo. Ruse. >r colored. No. 613 Washington street. SAL Begins Wedne )HN'S &jvo-y " v6 NEW rUETON COLUM NOW MARC ^THE CITY London. Dee. he most strtk- Ing >g feature of the day's dtlMej news bio ' the candid admission by the oth the 'lan government of the defeat of the ant ustrlan army In Servla and appar- ,n ntly the abandonment of Its third Au: ttempt U* Iftvado Its small Slav 1 elghbor * In WhlM *ttpfhotln? the (allura to altl ie >MBmy'd superior force, as all be overnment 6uftetlns explain fall- we< res, the Austrian war office aft- the ounces plainly an extended retire- res lent and heavy losses. str "New decisions and measures con- 1 squently will be taken to repel the Au lemy," nays the Austrian statement, rco pparently that means that the Aua- Du 'lan army directed against Servla a II ill assume a defensive line. but The Servians claim to be pressing cap ome their victory with more expires of prisoners and to have driven tre art of the Invading army across the trli rlna river. Moreover, they Ate grl sported to have retaken the capl- for si and say they expect to expel the ' ivaders from Servian territory. dei The progress of the war In north- va ra Hungary la leaa definite, sun-1 mo ay's Oerman wireless report, with of andor equal to that of the Austrian pai ulletln, spoke of the "severo resin- Ve anco" which the Oerman and Aus- am rlan arms are encountering in south ?ct oland and Oallcla, adding that It ras evident that the Austrian forcer rla a the Carpathians are not strong nough to clear the Rusalans out of sot lungarlan territory. The Austrian? an lalm they a redrlvlng down the fal lorthern slopes of the Carpathian? in he Russian invaders who were last hit reek In occupation of several towur ?*oi outh of that mountain range. till "Pblanj is fast becoming another Ch lelglum In point of suffering, while lee he oposing armies drive each other lack and forth, occupy and reoccupy so iltiee and villages and inflict upon ho Inhabitants bombardments simtar to those suffered In Belgium and he lorth France. of More than 500 Polish towns have Be leen ruined, according to various ac- $ei ounts. lai Each army accuses the other of by ootlng and cruelty. The flight of he civilians from Lodz was one of 8* he most tragic episodes of the war. vhLle one correspondent pictures the 'ate of Kallsz as a repetition of afi ^ohvaln, with the slaughter of 400 B? :lvilians and the sacking of the city pa A distressing feature of the f.ght- pa LITTLE 1015 ! FIT VIS1110 1ST0RES The little tots composing the Kindergarten department of the Wash- M lngton Public Schools, with Misses m Mary Virginia Bonner and Mary Lll- h lian Ellsworth, teachers, took Main G street by storm this morning They d wero on the street for the purpose of a seeing the different show windows and also to see what old Santa Clans a might do for them Christmas. They w were a Jolly crowd of youngsters and f misses. Their bright faces and d smiling countenances made the by- . standers tor get for the time being that Washington was today being visited by the coldest weather of the winter. Some of these days the same little tots will reach their majority and help to control the State and nation. VISITOR TODAY. The many friends of Mr. J. D. Eborn, of Baysfde, N. C.. are glad to see him In the cty today. _,E 10 sday, Decembe ' * ]. .A*,, . Wa> /" : '' '"1" N IS HING ON OF WARSAW '| < !\ V '?v ? ' : In Poland Ilea In the fact od-klsdrad are pitted against each ter. There are aeveral hundred >ueand Poles In the Russian ranks % { Several hundred thcuaaxid more the rdttt* of the Germans ani at liana. rbe Germane clklAf a distinct gain* their position in northern Poland, bough they are not behaved to* as near Warsaw .is the repdd lasf ?k halicated. Oi 'the other hand > Russians announce aataMtfh?' of [n ^^Tratnight the strl^PMRounce tliat they have iceupled the Important point of kla. north of the Carpathians, on [no south of Przemysl and Cracow, V I nearer td the former, with nurture of 9,000 prisoners, rhe main issue in the eastern thetf?whether the Germatr and Ausin armies will shake the' Rusfian p from the Premysl and Cracow tress?remains unchanged, rhe day has'shown no important i-elopment In the west. The French r office reports artillery ensagents In which they had the bettir the Germans, and small advance*, rtlcularly In the neighborhood of rdun and St. Mlhtel. In accordce with General Joffre's famous leme of "nibbling at them." The Ocrman bulletins deny tlies?r Ims. however. The Xurkl?^ ?rTn? haB rot >'#t a8' ted itself, nor has it ?r.*agcd irr y great battle. Enver Pasha has ton command of the Caucasian ny and Talaat Bey has succeeded n a* minister of war. A report mes from Turkey of growing bosIty to both foreign? an<f* nattr rlstians In that country which may id to attacks. ?N OF GERMAN CHANCELLOR HAS BEEN SEUIOl'BLY Hl'RT Paris. Dec. 15.?Reports reaching re from Berne, states that a son th? German chancellor. Dr. vo;i thmann-Hollweg. has been Inpured riously at Plotrkow, Russian Paid. and that he Iias been captured the Russians. IRYIAXft AFTER A FIERCE FIGHT REOOCTPY BELGRADE London, Dee. 15.?Tho Servians, ter a fierce battle, have reoecupled dgrade. according to a NIsh diHtch to Reuter's Telegram Com,ny. 1ST lillll IIIIIII! ttluu ainvu IMS SHE . The Ladift" Aid Society of the Klri*t ethodint church will have a Christian sale of fancy work and also ome-made candy In the office of the as Company beginning on Thursay of this week. The sale begins ?. 10:30 o'clock a. m. Their cause is a most worthy one\ nd it is to be hoped that the ladlesJ rill receive n generous patronagefl rom the citizens generally, and noX loubt but what they will. New Theater Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday "Hawthorne & Ferry" In a High Class Reflaed Act of SINGING, COMEDY & MUSIC Price 10 and 20 Cento. COMING! COMING! Entire Christmas Week "THE SOUTHERN BEAUTIES" Days I ;r 16th I ihmgton. North Carolina Q
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