WfiATffBlt illii
vr/tSHINtSrCM N. C.
'-iUBBklRL _ ,
is ... ywtytoirTc
?t katrf, Good Mvtit, Jaastatt and
Other trmts Witt be Fw
.Washington thin the. war fn En
rope, the sinking of the I hV'.i ii*
ot any otl w incident, is the bi?
picnic thai is floing to V?- held at
WtoMnjfton "Park Thursday bj?
the Tarioua Bmtday aehooU of the
ri?jr.
All of the stows have'V""?
to close at nopo on that <Uf aii.l
? crowd of or?r S,000 periom is
expected to bo at the park aad
eajcr Ilia fan. A mt entertain
*?? anl iatflRvtiiif pnpun hue
Jam prepared as follows:
? PROGRAM.
Transportation to the park will
ttalt at nine o'elodi. Autoroo
L (rite* and carriage* will nt oa
- Main street from Piaxse street oa
out to the park. Basket* wi}l be
^-colleetod on the sanae roots and
taken out to the park ia wagoas.
Aaa?miMt* at the picnic
ytiinal* will be a* follows:
? :8? to
M to 140?100 yard dash,
i*, 50 oaqtfa*
jUtK 1?40 to 11?*?? yard dash,
priaa. T8 (Mtti. *
11 *i U.^??Warie. .
' . ft te 1130? Pi? M. $L00
' *""*
to 32?Potato race, prise
1! to lt;80?Tub race, price]
?1.00. -
' ^aA one entering this race I
requested tp .brin? their own tubal
and l?a thing . suits. Bates are I
to* far alb ?.iSo admission.
12 .80 to l?Musi?.
1 to #?Dinner.
?, 1:80 to t 'Jfaaig.
8 p..as.?Ball name btweejfj
W. H. and W. C, 1.
AH person? who can jare
to decorate car or o
riage with flags add banders; tbit
Mig'in nMraoriam of the Meck
Uafburg declaration of indepWr"
Tho ntfMdmuait aommittae.
will serrt ias cold lemonade and
free of charge all day
will be tnraed over
Ittae at
and
sHfl J* i "
"jEeawnae* reqti
reqtmtsd to
and wooden
their dinners
? gfaatly simpli
fy matters hi preparing the dinv
general tatptatfesi is extend
f ad ant
a*Aot
Mto and aiake it a
VuMmMa? rr , 1
_/?- 0. OAJIY,
Ml pionlo ooaunit
v ui-ftrz?r
* "* * |? ^ v
n?rvirfs
North Crollna. Sum
.... for Te?ch?? wlTl. pra
r.Junv 1!; Uwl ooMinnr
Mah*.
rlmfii* J?lr W
. _2tfS
i ncnlir p* H
rit be cm Tn#
FOR RETATLKEfl
JHS'DWTffOLKSAf.E^S
8uggttU Matter to Attention of
Otkr Merchant* if the
w?r
A local credit aseociatah. for
both wholei^K ind rat Ai, rr.'.v
chant? ?to atfggcaled i Jfcilav
afternoon by PTJj Berry, one of
file prominent buiinehs ^nen of
thi? oify. Mr. Retry fiited that
t! im pfopoeition had eome n p be-1
fort bt* tta/for mine reason or
inW*r, nothing definite bad ever
been donet >? \i'.
"Thera'uno qneetian but that
Waahingto^ needs some kind of a
credit Uoocaatioq^" ho stated,
"and I believe that the various
merchants will agree with me is
:Hut statement. I sincere!v trust
that some stepa will be taken in
thg jwtl- future to form such an
organi ration. Ft doe? not neces
sarily have to be om an elaborate
plan and it would not coat the
merchant* B?T elaborate ?im,
cither. I hope that the matter
ia given the consideration it mor
its. for it ia an important project
and one in ifhleh both the retailer
and whaleaator ahould be intercat
od."
WEen aaked wtather he had
any plana in mind for such an or
???iaai^nt aa^te mentioned. JMr.
Berry sUted that he had pwn the
?natter considerable thought
he outlined a prelitp'msrv plait
whWh he thought might interest I
some of the other. merehhfota.
"It wae My idea,'' he ??tinned
"to engage the jervice? of ?me
bright ywog man. aa secretary.I
[paying him a monthly salary toj
| interrtrt himself and lend hi* *er
viet?* to the aseocia^ion. It would
he necessary to divide the work
into two* divisions; * system' for
the wholesalers anil a avMvrn for
tba rcfiflers For the first rkf?a.
it was mv idea that we join with
some t>i the adjoining counties ir
wWcH the Wholesale merchant* of
t&is'&ty do business, juid get them
to oft-opersto(with us.
"A credit ?nrteui for the retail
merchUnta would, .of eonrse. onlv
take in the immediate vicinity of
Waahiqgkm. c The local mer
chants wouldthavo to co-operate it*
t his and keep a strict record of a 111
their "uatoraens who are worth"
of credit aad who are not. Wit)
i i this information in the luiiiil
?v I mentioned, it|
mple matter for
when
customer I
mit bow the latter <
other trades people, in
"I trust that some Wctipu will
he taken\along these linos. Mi
plana may not meet with the ?p
?>royal of the other merchant? and
. they may possibly have something
better tnjanggeat. If they have
T hope they will make their views
'known ,ao t&t a)l may benefit
therefrqtii Of eqane, It is rin
J 'leratood pat such an organization
|would b4 of jtu.t a? great benefit
te-thoeti hustomert who are prompt
m the iaynent ef bill, as it
would he to. the merchanta them
?elves. ' It would be a eonaldera
We ueM to? man Who could boast
that he had a rank of "A" with all
the merdutnta with whom ha did
tS|lMI?*, ?
Club Meets
Tomorrow
t0. Henry Book Club Htu Chang
?4 Day of U tut ing on Ac
count of Picnic.
HMca haa been reeeWH from
tha wvrvtary of tha O. Hanrv
Book Club, that tie olub will mart
tomorrow afternoon at 4 ?'?Jock,
wtlii Mra. W. C. Rodman, in
?Md . of tomorrow afternoon
Tki? ckan*e of data baa Iwn
ittLfcasr -
American tank iiwrner Gulflight. which wn blown up by a German torpedo or mine off the Scilly Islands He
low, a! the left. <8 its commander, rapt. Alfred Gun ter, who died of heart failure; at the right, Charles C. Short of
Chicago, wirclesa operator, who junircd orcrbonrd and was drowned. * *
Offer Prizes
For Best Shots
Interesting Events to be Pulled
off at OunClub Thurs- j
day.
A Ane hundred bird event and
five 20 bird events wifl be features!
of the "shoot" that the Washing
ton gun qlllb And pntpsfg from
'New BerlS? Wilao?? *nd Tarboro
will hold at the local -ground* on
Thursday atVnuwa^ojgauiijng at
throe o'eTodk.
A geld wat<-li fo$ i?*to W jnr?
to the person who tyiakea the high
est straight run !ii die 100 bird*
event This proline to. bring
forth some keen competition.
There will also bo $20 in prizes
divided mong the three highest
gy>s on a handicap basis, in the
2|N)i]rd event.
The shoot- is expected to draw;
? large cr&wd of spectators to the(
club ground*. It doe not begin j
untH practically all of the events (
at the Washington Park picnic,
have been disposed of. j
I
Novel Class
To Be Started.
'Bible Class'Will be Composed of
f Drl? gat en From Each Branch
_ of Business. J
| A Bible class, composed of one
^doctor, ono lawyer, outs tailor, one
groeeryman, one butcher, one
^druggist, one gam bier, one horse
thief, one phoe maker, one l?ank
'fcfy^one prints end one delegate
frora^nmeroua other professions
'pnd bnahv-Hs enterprises, will
|meet tocfi the first time next Sun
flay at the Christian Sunday
school. The elans will be taught
'l^v the pastor of the church, Rev.
R. V. Hope. Tt promise? to be
well attenrWl for each one to
whom Mr. Hope ha* mentions!
the matter ha* expros*d intpi
S?t in the clans and promisor) to'
jittend. The cla*s will meet at 10
o?<>lo<jk next Sunday, mflrnlug.
V
Planning For
The Shriners
Ortmtion to Entertain Vinton
on Elaborata Ptaa.
Greensboro, N. 0., May 18.??
Plana for entertaining the thous
and or more Shriners who are
expected to bo in Greensboro next
week %re being rapidly worked
ut tbts week. C.. M. Vanstorv,
general chairman of all'the local
oommitteees, has called a special
faceting of thaw committers for
Wednesday afternoon ?t { o'clock
when report? will he. made on the
progress of ail work heing done
in akiiping the program of enter
tainment. Thia will pr. ?'
hr the last general meeting of the
eommltteaes. and all .letsil? win
he looked after at thia tiste.
Levi p. Morton. vicc-presldent Of the
United State? from 1889 to 1893, for
mer member of congreaa, governor of
New York and ambassador to Prance,
Huh Just celebrated his rilnety-flrnt
birthday. This snapshot of him vac
made recently ns he left his resi
dence In Washington for bis dally
walk.
Olives Pained Conscience.
Seventeen years ago Miss Delia
Uboldt, clerg In tho store of I. Shan
Ifelt. Colfax, la., stole a bottle of
olives. Today L. It.1 Shanlfelt, son of
her employer. In l>uslne?a here, re
reived a letter addressed to hla father
Who died fcevb i ycira Mgr> In Sunny
aide. Wash. nrkn > vledgir^ the theft
and remitting 50 centa In payment.
Mian Uboldt fsld that the Holy Ghost
haa convicted her arid shown her that
she ought to pav Pendleton1 (OraJ
Oitpatch Time? *'?
Catch *Negjro
Near Bethel
'Wat Wanted for Auauii en WMt?
Man of Virginia, r. |
Ed Prior, ,?11#? Writer Thorn
at, t negro who htt been wanted
in Drendon, V*., for aeveral
month*, ?m caught lut night it
the camp of the Eureka Lumber
Company, neUr Bethel by IJenu
ff R. "
Sheriff K. Hyman. and Ohief of
Police Capt. Smith. The nqgru
k wanted for the aaaanlt and Job
bery of ? white manin a Virginia
town ?nd the ofHqefe of the Vir
ginia c.ltv had . repeivetl new?
that their man war in thia conn?
tv. Chief of Pill lea <rf
ftrend on. arrived hage laat night
and accompanied the local nfflwre
to tho acme of the cantnre.
The wrreat waa nude about 11
e'rfeck lea? night and tho negro
waa brought bore and jattel for
.the night. The fift with
To Elect New
School Faculty
Hoard of Education to Meet To
night*. .Planning for Sum
mer School.
x ?
A meeting or tljo'ljoanl of od
AH-ajion of the citr school* will bo
hefd tomorrow nipltf. A' the
ra^ctin? teaohafcft for the ensuing
T^aV wffr" -be iJw Imi and other
lui.siiXOhH disposed of. It is under
st-Mjrl that,,an attempt will be
made to ^arrange" Jor a summer
si-li jol in. Wa*h*a#<on during th<*
Vinmnp months, 'to t?yin noxr
vocfc. This sohool will 1k? for the
U'Dftit of those students who are
backward' in their studies. Thi*
ir-atier will also ho brought up at
?omorrow night's mcetinir.
BAKER SAYS
Will ffcrrv a full -inn of K?i
daks 'and supplies first of -funp
Kodak? for ront or to rxe!
frrt old ones.
BAKER'S srdi
Good Program
At Graduation
ComtHfitwrtnenf Exercise# of Col
ored School Lad -V iqh f. ^f r.
Small Spoke.
An intereatiner prog-ram wn?
rendered last- night at the com
?neijeement exercises of the colrvr
yd school, which wr held at th'
C. church. A large audi
once was present in spite of th
?nAlement weather,
Congressman John II. Smil1
made the address 'of the evening
ITif.talk had to with the needs of
th<* nfterp race and the steps the^
?luniTd take to hotter them sel yc
?ipd their conditions. He unfc'
that they endeavor to accumulatf
Vrrnpertv. thai they learn aolf-rr
that tpev he dependable '
lo^'fhelr neighbor" and learn U
de'^on^j thine well. "NTr. Smal
?d^: presen ted tha diploma? t*
?h* frradoatlntr class. which wa
"?Vmp?#ted of. five Jmemhers: Fll?
XquUp Pooper. Bertha Tnez Lit
tle^aJllle Annla Tenfold, Simile1
\hr?m Cherry and William .Tas
Humor of Or?#* Writer*.
Tha humor of Dl*kana afwaya ha?
aomwthlng urmoDtiqui about It Th?
aatlra Mid humor of Thackaray art
llko a lath to human arror Tha hu
mor of Molloro it ti? waapon of on*
of tha graataat ncr.sactarlan praaob
vi that OTOT Urad?a praach?r flo
?otinclnu "^artaa and thn othpr pr?
mary *lcoa th%t apoM eoclaty, rot th;
poul and mah? mm unhappy.
-4
Phyatolana 11?' Oarmany.
, Oa*m*i^y arar?a?a prartlctn*
phralclaji for aach I.OOO Inhabitant*.
th^T proportion bain? hlfhar In aom?
?f tha ctttoa to* 1ow?r to the mral
Wall Prom China,
WW? ptprr 1? rh1fl? u
a? **ro uwWff. u.
ArUTO KILfc?
6-YR. BOY IN
NEW BERN
Son of Mr. and Mr*. L. T. Tay
lor 18 Victim.
LIVED ONE HOIK
AFTER ACC IDENT
?pi?:i? ?
Fourleten Year Old Boy Was
Driving Car Which Uit tke:-,*
Youngster.
An accident which daat. a shad
ow of ^UmVui over two of the most
prominent families of Kew tt<Hrn
occwrrwl last nigt at T :4S o'c]ix*h
when Karl Kin#, the six year old
ton of Mr. and Mr*. L. T. Xav
krr, was ran over and kjllod by:
??vm-passengcr automobile (Jrirm
by James Stewart, fourteen ,vo*r*
of age and a son of Mr. aud Mrs,
J. W. St>en*art.
Killed Xear fTomr.
The accident occurred within ft
few yard? of tlie rfetima' home,
and was wit noised by ?everaJ
people including Mrs. TToward
Baiu and twti children of thin city
and one of tlie delegate? wlio
bere attendiiur the Council of th/
Diocese of Kast Carolina, who
was a gu:*t at number one Pol*
lock street. 0. X. Ennett was al
so near the scope and he ran t?
the child, picked him up anil ear
ned him to hi? home just acros*
the street. Drs. T?. S. Prinfro?e'
and R. X. DufTv were &mmitoneri
and they rendered all medical -at
tention pott*i hie, but to no effect,
for Ik* died of conclusion .of fit'
brain within au hour without re
caining consciousness.
Returning from Park.
The Stewart bov was return
ing from Glenbnrnie park with n
party who had been attending the
supper'giwt> t<? Hie doliwt? of
the Conncil of the Ka>f Carolina
Ovi-cse. when the W?rribfe trau>
d\' oecirrred. TT?' wa* goiv?- ??p
T\.ift Front street ?? a moderate
-poof! and as Ke nirnrl h* tli
right to go down Poll??*k -tn-ot
the little liov. who wjis plaviti*
with other children, rail out in
front of rhe car. Before thp-driv
?r <vmld step the hie machine. ??u*
?f the front wheels pa^ed over
the chjld*> body.
The funeral. will held thi~
afternoon from tlie home and the*
interment will be made in Cerlar
Qir.\ e cemeterv.?Xew Rem .Tour
jifd. - ( ...
Hail Storm
Was Local
TTAfr.
0*ftrr Cer/inn* of the Counf>t I?i
port OnJif fihower* of /'"in,
The lnrffp?t hail *tow* ever
.<H>n in Washington ??1 tlii-? time
.f year foil yesterday wiiinp
>hortlv after ??< veil" o'clock., ^otfiV
? * m
f the ^toi.ea were overit*) ?t?*-h
?n oiri'MinferwK'r Rovwtf* *V'
?'jrhtf* wero broken but no^O^j^t
lamafie is reported. Th^* hatt
?aated for about*'ten^ininufea^**^
Tt is bojieved tkat the *t<}?
N8f> a Wrrl on**. Iniormatioaa
"rom Aurora i? to the etTert th-it
ihey had no hail there and that
.r>erelv a light shower of rain
i ted that seetimr.' v *-?> ,
R. R. Warren, who Ifrve* n>
hert distance from towti, frepirt*
?d thi* morning tiiat a H^ttf ftaSI
i>ll in HU vtaln&r, but .tfcat vtt
^ull wn tl?r<T>irt Ittte anow'tud t{_
'nil itonN wore of v*ry?' WNilt
?i?e, \
BelHaven wai via!ted by E.aLq.w
?r, b\it ropotu no ball.
m-'mT""? 1 "?'*? {*?W
NOTICE.
We have been reoneatrd bv the
united pienie eommittee to let an
many of our employe? oft. as wei
Van Thursday evening, so we are
Vmdiy waking our enatomemto aar
'1st ua in thrt matter bvi.-.foHtin?
"their ieo Thuradav mnnlrtltr a*'
the wagon* will not go -Out fit t 1m
evening. * ? , *
tTleapeetfultyv i>:
HRVKTAL l<*Tf C(X ;
? '" >?
**? .jox-r
rutmrt , -T? kar? ? ?>niV?H
tttoat. tar; (tfuht - mrt.1 ~~0m>
t*mt ta* prtttta?.
nt*'". W? InlarMttnc-: bo*
-M Ullr Pntar-'l mn?
?
PJ8P -TRIBUTE
- TO COLONEL
Grimes
]Vill Tfedi&rfe Auditorium al
OriAtttdnd to Him.
1 \
INTEJi?*rrXG
- - 'tT EXERCISES.
Con^rMffmaii Small fo ^pcalc.
W'*# llonor Memory
t tti0/ CoZ. Grimes,
" Impress! eoKTciaes marking
# ck*infr?ITthe school at Grime?
land and <*tiibute to Cul. Alston
Grimes. -flriil be held at the
school Tbnredaj
rtorn i evening.
rotaife of the morning ex
fetri&ei? ihe dedication of
the higfa moot auditorium to the
nNOiorv of--Col. Grimes. Con
^rosMiian John H. Small of this
'city, Wilson of the Eastern
Carolina : ,4Toacher*' TYainiim
School at .Greenville and Dr.
Lati^'hin^house of Greenville will
pav tribute to the memory of the
filft.nW inBu to whom the audito
rimM-'U l*v-Ui dedicated. Th?
i.Mor.inp program, complete will
be nsJoUows:
i)?^h(Wioii of Alston Crimes
memorial auditorium.
Prayer,'Iter. Nathaniel Hard*
iu|T. '
? P-nn^entwi? ?n of auditorium.
Prof.. Undorwood, superintendent
?if od^e^^o in Pitt county.
Tribnti'^?Conirrw'iiwn Small,
Pn?f. \Vifttftn and Dr. Lau^hing
Addrt*.?. Hon. .T. V. .Tovner. V
?!?<i*r..y(Mil North State"
>tJ)iujio5r*'iH l?e served on lie
ean^UA.iit X- o'clock.
TllPWmtijr exerei** will eon*
?il.it of a p rot IV operetta, jriven hv
tf??v fH?ii?o] ehildren, a number of
?M?>. tttjt|^*al selections and otl*
??r uuiertaiJkin^ features.
Receives War
Souvenir
tu - . ' ?
Horhl YtdHt'i Man Gets Novel Afe
Mint to of I l ig SI rife Ac rose
- the Ocean,
\\ novi'l xoivenir ? ?f tho hip war
In Europe Iiils 1m<>h received hj
l\Villis of this city from
1.. Myer of tho 33r<l
Berlin cavalry. T.icut. Meyer is
jd initiate friend <?{ Mr. Willis.
,. 'jUn- H-iivi-nir rorifisl* of part of
a h?ir?ov tiuilie. white in color. A'
letter from Lieut. Meyer explains
rhAf tlie j4dand~ wore rut. from
hi* ciiarjfcr \vliii*h was shot. from
under him in a Unfile along tho
Vpp* river. The (rorman offl
???<? hadlv wounded in this charge
and fnivwl m lake furlongh at his
homo in ffanov?*r. from which tho
let for and souvenir were sent,
FepirDoings
n*r TSJSn Greenville
) ??*?*
i ** ? .m * ???
YoiMfjCitHn flora to See I J r.< Girl
l!er Marircd to
.?*9 1.?*^* Another
''tfflTVncr man of Grernvillf
<nncd up JiIm jov-ride wagon Run?
about thirty mil?? out
country 'to ice hit g?r1,
Ami ft* 1|H1 upon hi?? arrival At her
loutff Iga? uho hnd been married
ml nine?.
t?M 4*i?r<l to Imagine juat what
kfnij of feeling o'erahadowtd tMa
young fellow, but not a ploaiant
,ane.vtty !? awured. Perhapa h?
i*v? th# (rood fortune to nt
mwof*? mor? coni?rv?tivfl mind
toft?.
i'<* i
' '"'*SAYS RAKER r
"T**t week I *aw two or three
?utouM'hilo?? at nfght on Second
?tr^ct * Jfad oa liltle oxtra steam.
>^VilUKKirS STUDIO.
vSrw Theater
A,** *
i. TONIOIfT
^T?g?Kn>K OF .lENNUXX"
" . Tomorrow
. iC-Ufrl? A?oci?i?iH Kilin??|
fri?>.w4i(X. ^