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WASHINGTON N. C TUESJBAT APrEKNJJX M ARU'K 16 1? 15 / Mo. 37
Beaufort County
In Past Sessions
General Assembly
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A Brief Review of Laws Repealed
rnd feflSDcted at Last Legislature
By Representative James L. Mayo
in the House.
MORE DETAILS GIVEN LATER
In order that the people of Beau
fort county may be fully Informed
ar to tbe legislation affecting the
county, enacted at the last session
of the Oeneral Assembly, a brief
statement 1? glren below of each
?.
House bill No. 9 repealed a law
+nnctma in 1907. which authorised
the Hoard of Couptv Commission?-"*'*
? ?*11 an election ?o Issue bond* f"
the purpose of building a new Court
Rouse, therefore no election on thle
matter ran be called until another
bin -Is passed authorising aame. I
House bill No. ?8 ta a bill to lew!
tbe regular tax which is provided at
each regular seeslon of the Legisla
ture. This bill was prepared by the
county attorhey and sent up.
House hill No. ltO reduces tV
number of Inspections which the
standard keeper can make of scalea.
and measures each year from four
to two.
Hoosb bill No. 118 repealed the
mayor's Jurisdiction to try criminal,
actions In the city of Washington.
Hous* Mil No. lift repealed the,
sftherity of the Board of 'County
Commlaalou? 4? s^iiiui * U
salary.
House bin No. 681 makes a
change In tbe method of paying a
court reporter. The old law provide* i
that he should be paid 888 pe-|
week or any fraction of a week. The
new bill provide? that he shall re
ceive 88 00 per day for each day In
actual service. This bill was pre
pared br the county, attorney and
np. i
House bill No. 814 authorised the
Boarda of County Commissioners of
snv county to make donations to the
military orranlsationa In their re
counties.
Hnnse bill No. 1048 provides that
n ehevre not to exceed fifty eents
wav he msde for reconnecting me
ters In the city of Wa?>1ngton.
-o,?? was ssked for by the mayor
? ??torney. _ ^ *
Uon?? bm No 1.060 repealed the
lew which did not go Ihto ef
t r* nw?M ,pnhiu1tl?d to a vote of the
n?oni? ind the County Commission
er? B*??r saw fit to submit it at any
. V?"nn.
fnnpe bill No 10B1 repealed the
nrohiblted oltleg and
in T)?iinfort county levying a
"?"Hal tax on butchera and flah deal
ers. The towns are now at liberty
m levy such a tax as they may de
TTotJS? bill No. 1040 amends the
"hartar of tba town of B?IhtTra io
'hnrltTnir It to eondamn property for
*ha T*tiroow? of laying out atreata
?r.il sidewalk* and to bnlld parma
r*nt *1dwwaI*B opon a petition of
75 p?r cent of th* property owner?
In any <5l*tr1ot. Thla Mil Waa pra
perM aodVtent np by ttaa mayor an*
Board of Aldannan of tha town of
n i*?a*en, *
Houna bill No. HPS creataa a road
dlytriet of Bath townablp.
Hoiara bill tto.. 140? craa*m ?
rpajt dlvCrlet of a portion, of J?ant#fo
township.
Hon9# bill No. 1480 -sraatae t
road district of Highland tdw-^Wp
Hodm bill No.. 14$1 authorial
?he city of W&ahinrron tc laaue
?*??* eon oo hands for th" purpose o'
??onip'eting eewerage and fciUdlng
a flre alarm ry?t?*m. Raid bonds to
*>e tabued when ratified by a vot*1
rt tt<a r>eon1?> of ?h" city. '
Thu Wf wMl b? diseased moro
'?"? 'n ?*?? nf*r fnture.
VM N" 1*17 au?horl*en
Oporw K Rlcka to colter*
' ""V ?HT-S
vol Wo 1*18 amondf the
?**r<e*- of th* H tr of Washington
?nd create? a nnbllc ?errice commit- i
?*on fnr the llrht water and sewer
.H" departments.
Thin Vin will recelre lome atten
?'on inter, i
House bill Ko. 1519 authority*!
the city to laauo $50.000.00 bond?
to pay balance of purchase-price of
th? wharf property. The bond?
rnnnot be la?ued until the city ha?
Improved or repaired the wharf bo 1*
can be used for commerce on the
river.
This Wll will be discussed more
folly.
Houae bill No. 15^8 decreased th"
number of County Commissioners J
Jo three. ThW waa In accordance!
w??h h re?ftinMon ednnt?d by thelart
<v?n?fT wh'eh reaolu
?lop wan repudiated by the Conntvi
"Vafrmen and th* Chairman of th?
j^A^rd of ConntT Commissioners be
nfrn the Senate Judldarv Comm1tt???
Ko. 1. W* shall no Into thla blP
?"ore fnlly.
House bill Mo. 1715 amends char
tar of the Wa?hInsrton Trust Co.
Won?* bil No. 1715 authorize*
the Board of County Commission*?"'
?o ewtahitflh a worVhouse In connec
tion *Ht> th* Count* Hem#'.
Tfct* hill wan nrenared and sen4
no the eonntr attorney.
TTnn?e bill No 171T authorlr?*'*
Pnnwty Pnrn ?*?!?? loner? tO 18811*1
Kond? not to ??r??*d *40 000 00 to
land and bill a new' Coun-|
TTon?e.
| 77??? Mil vm nrenared and sen*
i"i h* eonntv ettorner and wll\
mor# fnflv ernt?!n*d In some fu
<??ne of the N?wa.
TTon?? Mil No. 1719 Increases the
~*?fmrd of Education to five and ao
1 ?v?*nt? F. H. VonBb?r?rteln
-??* t?o O Tooley aa the tiiro new
*Ton?e Wit No. 1720 establish^*
?v^oa roari rosd districts of what Is
now one. to^wtt: Washington,
?n?i Tour Acre' town
I-*???? j tf Hn*e"s. O. H. Wynn.
--d C T. Hardlson are named a?
-?Tn*nfa?fr?n?r* for W? rfhlnirtrtTj town
"V'n* T?*?e .7. Wurren, Tesse N. Will
?*4 y TT TTon 'VfhAratoTn are name*
roTnTn'^onw for Chocowln't^
Wnrrr P?r>^r. Jas. O
Vrnn enfl Pha*. A nwn aro nam
*<1 es com m t ??1 on ?rs for T/onsr Aer*
? ownsbln. and the tax rste Is flx?d
at tO cenfa on the nronerty and
f t 56 on *1ie **11. Thla bill wa
drawn In accordance with the e*
pre<r<*ed withe? of the people In
th ese vari on a township?.
* HAtiae bill 1781 repealed the ac*
whtdh provided that the tfhlef of
poftlee of the city of Washington
Should be selected by popular vote
of the people.
MIH
NIMBI
WUUamston, Mar. 1?.?At
on yesterday. the first shovel of^djrt
waii thrown oat In the excavat/iAi for
tfce new Baptist Church at*WiIliam
?ton. Mrs. Pannfe 8. Biggs, whose
gift the edlflce will be, Rising an or
namental shovel, which Is to be pre
served. made the first break In the
soil. The edlflce Is to cost 915.000
and will oontaln Sunday School
rooms, baptistry, etc. There will
-be several memorial windows.
Rev. W. R. Barren, who has re
cently come to the service of tho
eongrrgatlon, read a 8crlptural se
lection and then Mrs. Biggs In a few
words announced her purpose to
*rect the building In memory of
loved ones gone before. Prayer was
said. the D'oxology was sung by the
crowd present, and then a photo
graph was made of the scene.
The building will b* situated on
a lot adjoining that upon which the
nr*???nt church stands, but will face
Smithwlck street, the lot being the
Fw?ll place wher^ a dwelling
burned some years ago. Th? old
church will be made Into a bunga-:
low for the pastorlum.
MACHINE BEING INftTA T.T.ED.
The picture machine 1? being in
stalled in th? new movlag picture
theater- to be oooned up on Market
.itroet In the ne*t few days. Wotch
th^Ro columns for the announce
ment of date of opening.
IN SHOW WINDOWS.
James E. Clark la calling the at
tention of the public In this lesu* to
an unusual display on tonight. See
their ad.
WITHSTOOD OPERATION.
The many friends of'Miss Clara
Borgesa will be glad to learn thn'
her rendition today Is most favor
able, after withstanding an oper
ation for appendicitis at the Wash
'ngton Hospital yesterday afternoon.
-ftPENT) THE DAT HERE.
Mrs. Wm. E. Warren and slstor
Mies TVihorah Fleming of William
son. were In the city this morning
?hopping.
House bill No. 1721 amended the
rresent primary law. We have
he*n unable to learn what beeam?
of this bill In the Renate hut thin'*
It was killed by Senator Malett* -
the solicitation of Phalrman W*rr?
Hou*e bill No. 1723 require? the
Hoard of County Commission "re tn
? nnolnt a substitute Recorder for
i Aurora.
House bill No. 1724 prohibits the
sale of partridge or quail In Beau
fort oounty.
i House bill No. 17B8 pls^^s t.h??
Sheriff of Beaufort county on an all
'salary bani? with no fe**. Thl* W"
at the Instance of the connty at4r?r
ney and Chalnffan of the Boanl of
Commtealoners. is to be submit tod
to a vote at an election to be h ?id
the last Saturday In April. 1P1R.
and will be explained by the Now?
In detail.
House bill No. 1828 relates to
Bath achool district. ?
HotMte bill No. 1828 creates a
Stock law for^Beaufrot county and
Is to be vot^d on.
House bin No. 1966 repeals lh?
authority of the Board of Connty
Com m I seiners to abolish the Treas
urer *? office
We will go Into the details of
tome of Hie Wit mentioned above
and believe that the eves of tl-e
people throughout the count/ will
be opened when they learn the trti?
condition of affairs In the county,
and the miihfter In which they ar?
Tonight at the New Theater Chas.
Fro h man will present the famous
Dramatic actor, Bruce McRae In
the great political drama. ?Tbt* Rint
and the Man," a four reel feature
hat will hold any^ audience spell
l.ound throughout the entire ac
tion of the play. In addlilon tc
this splendid featut^ picture the N- w
Theater will hareitonlght the 13th
installment of the"'^rey O' Hearts".
With such programs as tills at tin
prices of 5c and 10c they should
hav?? a full house tonight.
WORK IN P. C. DEGREE.
There will be~ a reg-.ilar commu
nication of Orr Lodge No. 104 A F
and A. M. *at their hall corner of
Third and Bonner stre-ts, th!f? .?v
*nlng at 7:30 o'clock. Work In the
Fellow Craft degree Ail m<*mhnr?
urged to be present. Vf?l?or? !ti
th^ city cordially IrvHed
By order of Wor?b!p??il Va?*??r.
O. M. WINF'Ft
Seere**pv
ftve new modft*
Five new models, product* ,kv
Bufck Motor Company, ore b*?lr.c of
fered in this Issue by S. R Rlcr*.
agent, at Winiamston. Note tho
d'fferent range in prices.
NEW MIT.L1NERY.
In other columns of this ?mu-*
will be found an announcement bv
J. K. Hoyt. Read what he has
say.
MISS liEARY .HERE.
Mill Minnie T.enrv arr'wrt '?
c'fv tbl* nft<?rnooTi v*n ?he Vt'o'1:
Qotifb?m from F'lraV^fh Cllv
T**b?1# ber^ ?h" wMI bo ?h?* en<?t o?
Mr. and Mrs. Cal*b B. B^-ll on Bon
der street.
TO VISIT OR.1\*I>F\TrrFR.
Little Ml"? Ann!? M^VIc r?r F" *
abeth City. arrived fhf* nfprm^"
to visit her grandfather. Mr. J. r.
Rrnrnw, Sr.
SPRivr; ftPK\'l\Y{.
The Hub 1? prmAnrHn*
wfni? r\T\*T>t??? ?hp Tnnt
aoa VnM(?o **io ifslp
AnnnTn r.xrr f^tvtvc
Mr?. Pnnt C Mro c
F T^v?U?? s*rT*vod 1s?!? prnn'pf in l??1
w'fb thn'r bii?>?i?rrto who nrp stnMiiv
ert here on tbe eovernment s*rv|r^
boat Hvdroers?nh??r.
?mm i
Hi late winter and early ?princ
vitality 1? at low ebb. The deatb
rate at this Reason, especially for
?h ? month of March, la decidedly
high. It id at this time tuberculo
us and prifumonia claim their frr-at
iit number of victims and ?o do the
of the nervous and circula
tory systems. Old people And It
harder to resist disease now and
l?ok with dread to the season's ap
proach.
Why is this? Is it mental, or a
physical condition? What Is Its ef
fect? Scientific Investigation shows
"'a th:- d pression which is -both
m ntal and a physical condition
h matter of no little Import on ef
"ri?u< v and health Professor
I'untirspton of Yale University, has
rocntly made a careful study of the
cffcct* of fhe weather and season?
*h* e?rnlnes of SCO operatives,
cnirac-'d in pi^ce-work In the facto-'
of Connecticut!. The results
. li^wor' 'Wr carn'nES followed a j
-?rijlnr seasonal *urve, that th?1r
? rr'np' ???re lowest in Janaury,
r-l'rtiarv and March when the he-'
mu to r'se till June. In th- ho! I
weather they foil again but reacji
f d 1 lffr h'.chest peii;i in November!
The same car??fu! observation wis!
^indo of Ptudente at ~ WmI
Point, and Annapoli? and the flg-j
'?-"s showed the same thing, that I
ihe high-st .points of efficiency were
*!? the full and late spring and that I
the lowest points were in hot weath
er and late winter.
Tl.o falling ofT of physical vitaKtv
!r tate winter must necessarily af-,
feet health and consequently the
deathrate. Unfortunately It affects
the patent medicine buMr.eas no lit
tle. ^In some states It furnishes
quite a boom to th? comer druc
store* where sorlnar tonics, elizlrs'
p?d brae r* are rontfnuously sold,
acr-vv? the counter. Dut nothing
-n ?he meeting of this point'
of ?'rlnL"ncy like a arrong bodily
rcsfc*ine??. Perhaps the condition
1* pfir from staving too much in
doors !n heaied rooms, with too llt
M* fresh air and exercise during
winter, or perhaps from a sper'.al
s'-n'n from a season of hard work
In such caset; rest, sleep, good fund,
onen air and moderate exercise arrt
reeepi^rv to restore the body'r vI
tilitr and build uu the resitting
powers of ih" body. All excesses
pvi?t be avofd?d Anything tha?
em? make? a way for d!*
rv!?on TV>-.o*ver would avoid lhrt
*'eor; of this season would do well
?o a body and a
? rt-if'ook on life.
FTFFtF OV TtUSTVFSS.
Mr. f> F. Rhutl of Philadelphia
Is In the e!ly for several days or
l.iisinf??.
T^ecture On Stock
Raising Court Houre
Thursday Night
Mr. M O Smith of th? I'nl'nd
Rnronii of Animal Tndiintry.l
will rive nn Illustrated lecture om
the question of stock rnlnlnar nt tlio
Oourt Hoti?*> Thursday night, Mnrrh
"18th. at eight o'clock.
Rtata ami rovornmnnt official* *r?
manifesting V???n Interest In the ef
fort a that the farmar* are maklnr
In stimulating Interest In 4 'fork
breeding and raising.
The production of beef cattle In
thl? state 1? not a new undertaking,
yet this brunch of the 11"e ?took
Industry la at this time almost non
existent, no f*r an producing wealth
f- cwfTnod.
Mr. Smith will uw ^trropMran I
l'e ?r Ms vfow* on tho Ruhjort I
nonufort rotjnfy farm*? will ho
-Tin-wn how fhoy ran profitably *n
racro In tho ralafntr of bettor atorV
nnd mor? ?.fork. Thla leotur* will
ho both 1nt?ro*Mn* and Inatrurtlva.
and ono fhnt nhonld haro fh?
tondanr? of orory farmar and rals-|
or of Itvo atock In fho county.
Mr. Rmlth will locturo at Holha-i
von on Friday ntarht. Mnrrh tho 19.1
and ?t Chorowlnlty Saturday nlrht,]
Mnrrh 20tTi.
German^lxjder
Dresden ^ank In
The South Pacific
After an Action Lasting Five 'Min
utes With Three British Ships
She Hauled Down Her Colors and
Displayed the White Flag,
ALL OF CREW WERE SAVED
i.unuon, Mar. i;>.? ine uruiau
admiralty announced tonight that
:he Geiman cruuscr Drcsdtn had
been sunk.
Tho admiralty statement said:
"On iho 14th of March, at 9 a.
m.. H. M 8. Glasgow, Capt. John
I-uce. R. N* ; II. M. \uxlllary cruis
er Oratna. Capt. John R rcagr&vo,
R. N'.; and H. M. S. Kf-nt, Capt. Jno:
D. Alton, C. B.. tl. S. caught the
Dresden near Juan Fernandez Island
"An action endued and after live
minute# fighting th" Dresden haul
ed down her colors and displayed
the white flag. She was much
damaged aad set ou Are. and after
j=h? had hren burning for somo tinK1
her magazine exploded and she
sunk.
"Tho crew waH naved. 15 bad'.y
wounded.
Petrograd. Mar. 15, via London?
Tho Russian war office today tssuel
the following statement:
"On tho wholo front 1n the region
of Prazasnysr, from th" Mlawa rail
way to the Orzyr river, and t/n the
left bank of th* latter river wr
prorrnased fighting all thai way.l
German counter attacks evr-ry-wherp'
have been repulsed.
"The pun? of fhe 0?.?owefj> for'-!
i*eM have put ou* of ar'ion wr*1
German siege bakeries of heavy eal
Iber which had been Installed within,
rnnre of th" fortress.
"On the left bank of fhe Tfstul.1
rlrer there has been no flrhllng.
"Tn the Carpath'an mountain?
renerally speaking there have be*>n|
no chances.
"Austrian attack? in the direction^
In BaTlcrrnrt and German attarks on
No. 392. n^ar K^zlowka. have beet*
repulsed.
"Tn "sst Gallcla onr fronti? threw]
? be enemy baelc In the region to fh<?
north of Obertyn.
"There has been an artillery due1|
at Prr^Tny?!."
Rerlln, Mar. IS.?The German I
war .office today rnve out this r^-l
port:
"Th" ba'h* af We?rtende ww
shelled vpslerdav without ?ffect bv|
?wo mnbnats of th?? enemy.
"Tb? German ntt?r>V on the heli?v*
south of Yi>r<?? nrri?T>t*?d hr OtIH?'1 |
f*nnn T? m?V!nf? rood nTorros".
"Pnrttal at?*ck* by French troon?
north of T/*Me?nH. In the Pharn
Innrne d'?trlrt. buve been rei*ltt*e<l
T'ie enemy sustained heavf loss**?
"Tn the Vosrea ?he flrhflng cop
t'niiea at sereral places.
| "The number of Tlusalan prl?-nn
| crs from ??n rs cement* to the north
cf the Ougiistowo format h*s he*p
Increased to K,4(?0 Stronr P?i? |
s'an attack* to the por*hen*t
Pranasn.w resulted In failure, andl
the enemy's lo**** wr>ro he*vr |
South of the Vistula there hn* be*^
m. ehanae."
Vienna, via Amsterdam to T,o*
n. Man IB.?-The followlnir of
ficial communication w** Issued ?o |
nleht:
"Tn th* iP*?Blorn Carpathian*. ftu
dar sm calm.
"North of the TT?rok Pa*s, there
?M fl*btlng of a furJou? character.
Strong Russian for??'!? m ad o an at
tack there yesterday and advanced
to near our positions where for a
time they maintained themielvea.
Our troops during the afternoon
made a counter attack, throwing
hack the en^my on the entire front
an?! cip'uHni four officers and COO
n?*n.
"On our position.? on bolh side?
cf ?h* Op'.r rail y th" enemy, reln
'orcnl, repeatedly tried to gain the
i>c!rhts. but fall" 1 with hear* lo?a
es. An especially hpary attack col
lapsed Sunday and In rirw of the
]oss.?s th*??* offensive* probably wll
not be r?*pnate(i A thousand prison
ers were taken In this battle.
??South of th<* Dn?M*t#r our coun
ter attacks gained FTOtind. the Rue
slane b*ln* ?n*h"d back from sev
eral front wH-tors.
"In Poland and W?t Oallda
?here bare be??n or.ly artillery du
.lt,M
NOTOCF OF ArrOrWTMENTS.
The Frrnrrt of City Alderman at
last regular meeting on Mon-^
-'??v p'.eh*. Marrh 1st. appointed th*
rn!lnw!PP c'Mren? to *prr<? a? re*
-4-n'*" a* th?? rim'nir biennial elee
??nn for the fnllnwln* ward?, ro
?.n?*<thr*ly:
TVr?t Ward? W K .Taeobwon.
5Arnn 1 Wnrd?T. W Ph?lltj>ff.
Tli'rrl Wnrri?W W T^rcrett.
Fo-.irth ^Tnrd?H. TT PsrlJ
W C. AYTTRfl.
City Cleric.
C-IMOte.
OTIPTNAXCP!.
Or wn".Ti tv? 'o'Tnw'nr ordi
nance wa! *>nar?fd:
^r?inn 1 That It nhr.ll T>? tin
Vttt'm? ''- nc-fftn ?rm or ror
rorntt^n t? ?^11 cfv? nm* or otftpr
h'Ioa nf nn >ve Snhbnth dav.
?T ,<??* HwHm *nh*rm rnn 1
trn cr'iym cnr fw?t'nncr'e*.
frit It* or mn rt!?? Pr?rlrl<?d thit hn
M* mi re?tiifirn*t? rrnv sell to
fhefr repf?tpr<?d pi|A?t<t or n^reon*
?ilrinr mcaT?. rlfflr*. cfenrrffr-s and
?olvnrrtrt.
RActIAn 2 Anr t?"T?on. Arm or
^/irr?rtri*!on Tlnlfltlnir th? nrnTr??'nn*
rt* tV? r?r^*nr?n<>A r>|f?Ti >>? ^nnrntti^
rii1'*v nf i? TT?'??<1?TTir?nnAr nil upon
ronv'/.t?or. >,* ftn^ ?10
Al? ord'n^nrn? ?n conflict here
with are h??r*hv rmnnlmj
W r ATTIRS.
City Olerlr.
t-^-Irttr
<!rnnrT iTifnp^sm.
Th? frvptn | Trn fnmvHTir t* OfT?*
'np' fho p'i?i'?o iiniD-n-tKA?) ?Mrvtm.
Zrn ihrfr nd fn t M?
New Theater
TONTOTTT
Charle? Frotiman Pre**nt* Tirne?
MePa* in
Th* Political Ornm*.
"TTTF nrvo A VT> TM K MAlf/*
F*tra Feafnr*
'*TRKY O* fTFUPTR." "*~*
Prlee* K r ar d tOo
Wednesday and Thursday March 17 and 18
Y0U ARE CORDIALLY INVITED
THE HU B