r| / nv ^ k. - 'i!
behristmas ex
ik saint pete
fl j" yesterd/'
' T
bBf Th? cblldra't aai-ricas at 'saint
SA' P.t.r. Sunday ?kool o? Seater and
Cbrlatmar hare lor yearm bate no-1
' table occasions, and tba ealobratloit
lA jrdterday afternoon van no axeep
itfba. ?Tba ahnnsta wu bcnatlful In
Bllta CbrlBtmaa dacoratlona of'bolly,
IHRKte ad Ota children !>' >b added
( Irlabtaaaa to tba aoana.
I AY'. MrTU* ,u abort and limit.
Hlani^b. memo, dad by tba choir of
MRw? and atrta. una hearty and fall
t'^Kof tba kftr of tba aaaaon. Tba ad tbaaa
mate by Mr. H. 8. Ward wan
I lb nnlqna Ida* ma canted oat la
pST"
f j. t. imcm
I; jpi
I la another column you arc pub?
letter received tbl? morn-.
I from Mr. Henry CleWu, New I
Hkorl City, treasurer or the Dollar |
| Tleaie allow me to supplement
I that letter by thanking ^galn each
H ( of the one hundred and seventy odd
' jfl J individuals, tlubs, schools, and ota
er organtzatloaa that make up thai
V Wat which Mr. Clew# rightly char
actertsca aa "remarkable." Ji
>M I Wtoh to express particular ap
E pretiatlon of the services of the Bav;
^BanJc of Washington, through whon
ij^any ot the gifts reached me. and of
^Kflhe Dally News, whole liberal dpna*
jKfcm of space in every issue for stv
PJ weeks was no small factor In the sue
f ceaa of the effort,
J Since the' check was forwarded t6
^B I New York I have had three dollar
/ handed me for the same purpose?
-one dollar each from Master 8. C,
M- Certy, Jr.,, J. H. C lloway and Mrs. I
B . Mayo?and this will be sent
ma promptly.
^B D has been suggested by several
M "Jfcot the Fund should be kept open,
and as the'needs of those for whom
m we have appealed will not cease at
LB Christmas bat will continue in dls[B
trailing volume for - many months,
( I shall be glad to receive farther do
nations and to forward them. All
IB, such gifts will he acknowledged
B through your columns as heretofore.
JOHN 6, BRAdAW. JR..
r ii iiMurr uvuar vurioiujuo |
* ashing ton Is Tl
Its Belg
The following letter. received In
thia mornlng'a mail, will be real
with tntareat and appreciation by all
-who took part la the gift aent from
\ Waaktngton for the Dollar Chrlat|H
man Ton! for Bomeleaa Belglana
V John 0. Braraw Jr., Ixj.,
Washington, N <\
' Soar Mr. Brsgaw:?In behalf of
m the oommlttee of the Dollar ChrlatB
' maa fend and In my own heme at
I' <" treajnrar, I bag to acknowledge your
U valued donation of ?S09.St contribV
ittad by the town of Waahtagton In
J I North Carolina' and vicinity. I not.)
' with aatiofaetlon that your gift la
B entirely voltudary and that there
A baa been BO personal soliciting. We
art all vtry grateful to you for the
i?Si prgaUcal way la wtaiclu you have
A ahawB your sympathy for the cause
F of the dlatreaaad Belglana.
Ml] we are very glad to know that
'Href yon have had the eeetetanee of th->
A local ye per In yonr work of mercy.
A will yon pleaae thaqk the numerV'
ana eontmmtore mentioned In the
remarkable Hat .yon eneloaa, and aaaora
them that their charity will aa
alat vary' aoneldarably In the work
A Of relief we Javg undertaken t
Si ) Permit me alao aa treaanrer of
' the fund to wlab yon all the compllM
menu of the Ohrtgtma* edeaon t
W know that yon heellte with me that
I each ane will bo happier at Chrlsf|
V maa Inasmuch aa ha or aha will have
holped to mako happy * people he
ERCISES
R'S CHURCH
[Y AFTERNOON
- ; ' :
making the offer lug. T>o .
baskets were placed at the .foot of
the chancer and every child of the
Sunday School carried a gift to be
sent to the Thompson Orphanage at
Charlotte. Fruits, candy, clothing,
toys?a profusion of things that'will
make a happier Christmas for the lit
tie folk* at the Heme. , Every child
carried something and seemed fled
to share his Christmas, pleasure*
with the orphans. *'; 4 ^ J;
The money offering amounted to
more than thirty-five dollars. The
box will be shipped to Charlotte today,
reaching there la time to help
fill the Christmas stockings.
^ IS AT I
ujiiiuui ni
1EVHEHB
The New Theatre opens tdftght
with an entire week's engftgemeufo!
the "feouthern Beauties Musics
Comedy Company." This troup<
comes here with the very highest rec
ommendatlon from every town that
:hey hare played in. It Is consider-,
ad the beet company on the road o(
Its kind. This troupe travels tinder
a strict guaranty to please every
one. They wiil frlve an entire
change of program every night. O*.
Tuesday night this playhouse wPT
have the first Installment of the new
serial photoplay "The Trey O
Hearts." This serial Is conceded to
be more interesting than "Lucille
Love.' : The New Theatre will giv<
three matinees this week, Thursday
Friday and Sstarday. There Is no
doubt but that thsy will have capacity
houses all of the week.
V X * v. ,
TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE ,
In twenty miles of this city.'who
have relatives and friends you would
flee to visit this Christmas time. If
you can't go, send them your photograph.
It la so personal in nature.
It Hill UC BIIUUSl U&C M ?UU IU IUOUI.
Think how far a photograph will go.
BAKER'S STUDIO. . ,
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GUEST OP MRS. SWINDELL.
Mr. Harvey Brlley and ton of Pactolus,
N. C., spent Saturday and
Sunday with his slater, Mrs. W. T.
Swindell at -her home <jn West Third
street.
> - -,
hanked For
ian Contributions
reft sit every comfort through no
fauljt of their own. k '
^ Tours very truly,
HENRY CLEWS.
, ' Treasurer.
mm
WOBIA6A1N
mm
The Washington Buggy Company
plant which has been shut down, for
the past several weeks will resunfto
operations Monday, January 4th.
This will not only be pleasing newi
to the employees of this large plan:
but the entire ilty as well.
SEEKS DOCTRINAL LIBERTY
* ' ,
. New York, Dec. ?!.?Rev. A. J.
Moite, left this city today to become
pastor of the Central Congregational
church of Boston. leaving tha Washington
Rights Reformed Cbn*ch. In
Wect lllat etreet.' He. prefer. ille
n*w" church, he eal?, before lee-iln*
because It. offers more freedom.
'
WASHINGTON N. C
-..'MB
y .London, Doc. 10.4-The Germans
advancing on Wanurw over a wide CI
front between the Vistula and the to
Plllcla river* have reached thd h/err w
Russian position? along the Be urn pi
river and southward to Rawa. with PI
the result that another big battle if to
ip progress. m
The Russians retired across the wi
Bxura, destroying bridgas behind lo
them. Two Gerlaan detachments J?
srho followed oyer a partly burned an
fridge, pre said' tp have been practl- ?
rally annihilated,,' 50 survivors be- "I
tag taken prisoners. , . *
This Is 'onig the beginning of tb4 stj
great battle for Warsaw, from whlp*i t*1
the Germans ndw are not more than
30 miles distant. Field Marsha'. T1
sron Hindenburg expects'stern resin
tance vyhich the strongly reinforced er
Russian army la certain to offer *i?
They are protected by the VUtels Wi
river, which the Germans have not ,l<
Sen able to cross.
The Russians Vre continuing op- ne
orations against East Prussia, a: vl
though the- capital of Pql&nd wen
hot threatened and by counter at
wn are attefepting to throw off the
kustro-Oerman, attacks in Qalicia
la' Austrian sortie la force from
Prsemysl; ac or ding to the Russian 'lc
jfflclal statement has entirely fail ,c
3d.
The offensive operations of the ai Cc
tea in the west are being carried "h
>ut under conditions of siege warfare
and are being stubbornly op he
?osed by the Germans, who in the**
mtrenchmente and'surrounded br j(
vire entanglements,, make an ad
cance -of even a few yards tery eest -n)
17 for the attacking force:
In Flanders the Allies have gained ^
i little ground at considerable cost w
Uong the coast the allies' warahlpi 'll
jontinualy are bombarding Germar 911
positions. T^e ..advance has beet
noro marked from the Belgian borler
south bo the river Olse, wherr
the ground is hot as wet as In- the
flooded regions of Flanders.
Along the Aisne and In the c?am gr
pagne district the French wrtlllerv <3,
iow probably stronger than the Ger br
man, has been keeping on the move qg
but in the Argonne region It is the ai
Sermans who are on the offensive. ve
They claim a alight advance. p,
The Servian and Ifontengrln ar- W(
mies again have united after defeat ,j
of the AustrianB who invaded Ser- tjj
via. . ta
_ gi
-* Of
BREEZY NEWS FROM THE FIELD Q]
6<
"After appearing In nothing but
light comqfly role for awhile, it vu
a decided Tellef to portray a char- ?
acter like Joe Lark In "The Black
Sheep," declared Tom Moore. Kalem'a
popular leading man, recently.
"For the last few months, "I have
done nothing but light comedy work.
Then came "Th9 Black Sheep,' and
the role of Joe Ctaflt. I don't know
^ single other role which afforded
^ie suoh pleasure to portray. There
was h double reason for this. The
first, because It was wonderfully dramatic
role. The second, because as
Joe Clark. I was able to drive home
with terrible rbrce the fact that man
must suffer for his folly. The mlral
of this drama cannot be deniedI
thldk that when photoplay patrons
see Jt upon its release on Monday
December J 8 th, they will vote 'The
Black Sheep' one of the most powerful
dramas ever told In motion pictures."
What is perhaps eae ef the most
merciless ^exposures of the danger
b contained In "The Derelict." the
Kalem drama'whlch la to he released
Wednesday, December 80th.
Miss Marin Slae, the charming ?
Kalem leading'actress, who enacts
the role of the wife hi this drama, j
had ample opportunity to observe '
the results of the use of hablt-formIng
remedies, when not engaged in
working before the camera. Hiss
Sals does settlement work and,,frequently
finds wretches who contracted
the <Jrhg habit by too flwquent
dkevpf "caterAe!" powders and
"headache curee.'Tt is because the >
producing director embodied Miss j
Salt's suggestions in "The Dere- ,
lict," that photoplay batrone will
find this drama of unujhal realism.
?
C. L, Fortes -of Greenville. N.tf.
was a passenger on the Norfolk SouI,.
. ^ JV
^ *-1'1 w
WMIK
iffi
I The mentor* of the Fln( If. K.
lurch congracatlolt wer^ "treated
I *s Intellectual taut, .yibterdar
orsln* and tTeulnc tu havfcjc the
I aaaura at hearlc* the nr. M.
I etcher, principal ol the Waihtn*In
Oolleglate Inatitata. ,Bolh the
I Drain* and eranln* .dlaponraee
lire naeterplaaaa of thpaflp and
I tie. At the moraljt* hear hi? eubI
it wan "Faith. Hope *< XoveJ'll
I d at the evening hoar fc* preached
I. eloquent .sermon from the text.
If t man die shall he lire again."
Ir. Fletcher Is a spealMt or rare
I lllty and simply charmejfLjend capIrated
hit congregation. . A8 stated '
lor. it -to a fcaat of *^d things. II
II |e speaker tnade a most profound
d lasting impression upata hli hear
ft. The music at the Ironing eerie
was attractive. The aelolste
Ire Mrs. William Eley and Miss El- 1
ft Duck man.
,On next Sunday at this church the;
Iw presiding elder. Rev, Mr. Read.
Ill fill the pulpit.
I POLICE BHAKE-XJPt
Stung by the criticism of the po ?..
?*.-* ? - d
in *u responsible for ??eh gang ?
imes as the Baft murder. Police ]
immlssloner Woods made many
an gee among his depntfes;
First Depuity John McOMntcock,
said, would leave the department.
Daring the prolonged absences of
mrmtssloner W^oda, First' Deputy 4
:CUntock has been the actlna com- c
sslonar. He wan kuchwgtr'when 1
iff .was killed. Under him the rest 1
int for tho assassins was made, t
> was in charge, too, when Comtnls i
>ner Woods lectured a^ Harvard
, "How to Catch Qunmen."
ITIONAL GRANGE CLOSES 8K8
8ION.
Wilmington. Del., Dec. 21.?The
st annual meeting of the national
*ange to be held In this city was
ought to close today and the delates
departed for their homes In
1 parts of the United Stales. Next
ar's meeting will be held in San
anclsco. About 2.500 delegates
are present. During this week the
legates hare visited every part of :
e "strawberry and peach tree" es- te,
which la not a great deaj lar- ;
>r than some of the large ranches
the west represented at the ,
range. The meeting was pronounc ,
I one of the most successful ever
Jld.
/
THE LAS']
There are only four da
Holiday Shopping.' Cali
HUYLERS
Cigars, Pipes and Tobaci
try. Manicure Sets, Pari,
mery and Toilet Waters
are in keeping with the tn
Davenport's
OWN YOl
The Home Buii
Association will
ies Saturday Jan
[t Is the safest and easiest \\
small weekly installment?<
s rainyday, or for Christmi
See us /
W. E. Swindell, Pres.
Office in Saving &
AILY
________________
, .
ECEMBER 21, 1914
inwiii |
II BIKE 4
. DEPOT HE
. " .
The expected happened Saturday 1
night. Not a few eltlsen* hare predicted
that an effort would be made
to enter the llqoor depot of the Sou- 1
them Expreee Company situated at
the corner of Union Alley and Main
street before Christmas and the prediction
la now a reality.
Sunday night between nine and
ten o'clock several citlgent standing
an Main street In front .of the depot
beard glass crash. They immediately
rushed down the alley and on
reaching the rear of the building
law three negroes packing sand
lown the alley towards Second street
The won id-be boose thief* failed In
their effort* to secure boose gratis
for Christmas. There Is no cine a*
to ths guilty parties.
> t
LAOKAWAJf A'8 EXTRA DIVIDEND
Scran ton, Pa., Dec. Si.?An extra
dividend of 10 per cent wa* paid
.oday by the Delaware, Lacka* sua
ind Western Railroad. Since 1909
;he Lackawana baa unfailingly declared
this extra dlridend Just belore
Christmas. Prom 190b to 1190
hese extra dividends were 90 per
cent. Since the organisation of the
company In 1849 it has paid 899
>er cent-to Its shareholders.
VISITORS TODAY*.
Among the welcome visitors to
he city today are John W. Chapln,
>f Aurora, E. B. White and Thomas
Sranttey of Edward.' and He her
3eacham of Small. They returned
o their home on the afternoon Wash
ntfton and Vandemere train.
librW"tF
close for
holidays
After Wednesday of this week the
DnKlli, T <kH*? will .In.. tnw Ivn.
weeks to allow the librarian her annual
vacation. Patrons who wish to
Jo so may on Tuesday or Wednesday
of thla week borrow two books on
Bach card, these books to he due the
first of re-openlng of the library after
the holidays.
r 4 DAYS
* *
ys in wnich to do your
I m and see our tine of
CANDIES
:o. Fancy Box Stationtian
Ivory Sets, Perfuof
all kinds. Our prices
mes.
Pharmacy.
JR HOME I
Iding and Loan
open a new seriiary
2nd ,
ay to pay for a home in
it to accumulate a fund, for
Ibout It
J no. B. Sparrow, Sect'y
Trust Co., Building
a '' . ) - r'
NE\*
TEACHERS MEET
^BEAUFORT CC
I^HELD SAT
?Tho secoaS^Msnthlr tochers' inj
meeting of the teXchers of Beaufort sla
county was hold la Washington, Sat- Scl
urday last, and practically all the Dh
teacher* of the country echoole and tl?
sereral of the city graded school
teachers were preaeat. By prear- tei
rangement the school committeemen att
of the county met In joint session an
rtth the teachers. A good number pa:
vera in attendance, but not aa many to
m should hare been. sb<
The second book of the North Car- sio
?lina Teachers' Resiling Circle, for
'Country Life and the Country ?
School" was the basis of discussion, th,
rhree chapters bearing on the rels- int
tlon of the teacher to the rural probtern
vers made special topics for UB
:ritlcal study. Bzceiient papers j>e,
ears read by Misses Ava Jones, Mar ty
taret Tut en. Ruby Btllley, Mamie the
Moses and Mr. Wilbur Rose. After th?
?ach paper the meeting was thrown th?
>pen for a few minutes round-table bet
liscusslon. Prof. N. C. Newbold, mo
'ormer Superintendent of the Washail
ii
Mil MOUNT
Hind. UUUUI1I
PHV
The last sad tribute of lore and 1
aspect was paid to the late.Major fell
rohn O". Blount yesterday afternoon ski
rhen the funeral took place at 3 atic
('clock from 8t- Peter's Episcopal nee
Church. The floral offerings were ceo
>eautlful being the hajideomest seen era
n this city In qtilte awhile. to
The choir sang appropriate hymns, sta
is the remains entered the church pee
i?rs. D. M. Carter eang most Yoi
ouchlngly. "One Sweetly Solemn ma
rhouffht." The other selections the
ised were "Abide "With Me." "Near- jus
ir My God to Thee" and "Hark, of
*ark My Soul." At the cemetery bee
luite a number of appropriate se- ma
ectiona were used. Thus passes to wit
:he great beyond ona of Washing- wo
Ion's oldeet and much beloved cltl- are
tens.
CONDITION PRBCARIOrs.
The condition of Mr. J. Sam
Hodges, who resides a few miles ett
from this city on the Wllllamston Fr'
road, today Is reported to be pre- ad'
carious. He Is Buffering from an gu
acute attack of pneumonia. ur
PLENTY OF GOIJ> COIN of
And bright new crisp )1 and $2
bUls for Christmas. The Savics-af
lire In providing a supply for Its th
friends. 3,1
12-21-tfc. al<
mi
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO AJR a
YOUNCf MUSICIANS. ar
Chicago,. Dec. 21.?The third of
a series of muslciales to aid young
| artists by the Music League of America
will be held at the Blsckstone bj
Hotel this evening at which the ar- H
tlets Nikolai SoklofT, violinist; Robert
Cottschalk, tenor, and Florence w
de Conreey, contralto. A notable a)
list of patronesses have come for- s<
ward to the musicians. The pur- p,
pose of the league is to assist worthy
young artists In getting a hear- a
tng before the public. r<
Attempt Was Ma
L. N. Willie
Mr. L. N. Williams, the deaf and a
dumb boot and shoe maker, who
runs a shop on Market street on last 1
Friday night while going to his homo r
on West Third street was Intercept- ^
ed by two Colored men masked. Just _
a short distance from bis home. Mr.
Williams was ssked for bis money
and he being not sble to speak, the
highwaymen proceeded to use a stick
on Mr. Williams. He was hit on the
shoulder and leg. In the sctffie
Williams succeeded in securing
the weapon and was getting ready
td~ nsa It scientifically when hta inter
beptors taking second thought 1
concluded fen seek other quarters.
Mr. Williams hud considerable ,
money on his person st the time and
V, . ' *
1
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No. 35X
ING OF
>UNTY WAS
URDAY LAST
fton Graded Schools had sow Aetast
State Super rigor of Rami
hools, la an excellent addreee. emaslsed
the committeemen's relan
to hia school and community.
The fact that practically every
icher In the codnty Is a rtfslsr ?
endant at these monthly meeting*
1 they nercr refuse to take the
rts assigned them or do anything ,
make the meeting* a guccess,
rws a most eneouraglnr orofee al
spirit among our teaching
ce.
The next meeting will he held on
> 13 rd of January and etery one
erected In the schools of the oounare
cordially Invited to be with
I am euro that If a large numr
of the committeemen and patare
cordially lnrlted to,be with
i teachers and hear them disease
i various problems that arise In
>Ir work It would result In a much
ter understanding and would prote
the interest of the schools.
W. Q. PRIYBTTB.
I COSTS
llir F.YTRfl
iuu uniiui
m m
t now costs ten cents ntn for a.
low to secure hie test girl sH
P off to some J. P. or minster
1 he made one. This extra Basils
has blen In vogue since Deaber
1. the resalt being that sev1
of the local ministers have had
go down In their leans for the
mp tax money as the groom han
in In Ignorance of the requirement
Ling women who enter the state of
trim on y from now on can Inform
Ir husbands that they are worth
t a little bit more than the cost
the license fee for the minister
ause It Is a fact. Certificates of
rrlage now have to be plastered
h a ten-cent stamp. All the
uld-be and prospective Benedicts
i now given fair waAtng.
SATURDAY VISITOR.
Mr. W. M. Fife, formerly of Fayevllle,
now representing the
ank H. Fleer Corporation of Fbllelphla,
manufacturers of chewing
m, was a Washington visitor Satday.
This chewing gam company Is one
the largest concerns In Phlladelia
and the president, Frank H.
eer, 1b well known throughout
Is state. He has a large farm of
000 acres near ThomAsvllle be
les other Interests. The gum
irlo bv thin cnmnanv '? an
large Bale. Their special brands
e "Bobs" and Spring Hoot."
CAPITAL8 CHARITI'BALL.
Washington, Dec. 21?The charity
ill for the Children's Country
ome will be held tonight. The mlt
ary. navy and diplomatic clrclee
111 be generously present and the
Talr will partake of an Important
>clety evont. A group of the moat
romlilent young matrons In the city
&ve tonight's affair In charge and
large sum. it Jb estimated, will be
rallied.
de to Rob
ims Friday Night
? i ?. -up
ware of the fact.
While suffering from his wounds
oday he Is still able to attend to hte
egular duties. Mr. Williams was
inable to recognise the men.
he surmise Is that the negroes were
* New Theater
Entire Week of Xmas
"SOUTHERN BEAUTIES"
Musical Comedy Company
Featuring i
"THE WIDOW GRSEN" '?
rueeday Night First Installment tf
La?tk?r Orwt Serial Bmr Wnk.