COLUMBIA or that citv. SHOT THRU HEART ii imlni In Waahlactao thla morning ot the aalelda at Mri CbarUa Rowtoo. of OotmbU. H. C.. who ended her life by ehootlns throofh tke bnart with Death *u hKullUOU. It li nportid that Mr*. Ronton wu apMtlii kw bneband an the e*eala? train from Norfolk, or eo*ee ???Hi from kia. In the prien of KM! frleadp, Mn. Ronton U nl-j lacad to bin nmirkid lUt ? voild not watt Uf longer a ntt to bar bom a, andr ??? ig, set] Into bod aad than trad tba fatal | ballot thro ash bar heart She waa afterwards found daadl by a roans *lrt lilllaa Davenport, J who waa connylng to tba dead a?o-| whleh naked bar to hire an aatomo-l blla. (o ta Mack an and take the I train for Norfolk, whare ba would | ?let bar. Dm telegram waa i M oae hoar aad a halt I Mr. and Mr*. Tawlaad had baaal married tor aararai rear*. Thar ware] people of prominent standing la I community. Mr* Rowton waa >> | ?t ifi. [FARMERS ENJOYED < > MEETING n?i no. < | OTHER MEETINGS clared thai the 1 w?r * 4 r??r^^5r"* The above lUUowot in made this morning by Farm Demonairator J F. Latham, and referred to the Farmers' meeting which was held la this city yesterday. Mr. Latham [ atated that ha had talked to a num ber of thoae who were present and that afj appreciated the program that waa rendered. A meeting at which the same pro gram will be 'carried out. fa being held today In OreenrUle for the farmers of Pitt county. A number of district farmers' meetings will be held in various parts of the county, begfnntng with next week. They will be held at the different school houses. Winter crops, stock raising and other topics of Interet to the"* farmer w til be dta cussed. The meetings will be con ducted by Mr. Latham. Where the meetings are held near the Pitt and Martin county lines, the demonstrator* from these coun ties will join wtth Mr. Latham In conducting the meetinga. The lat ter will alao assist In holdttg aer It is exp^eted that all of these nitons will ^T?e -Vdll attended by the farmers. CHILLY WEATHER RECALLS BIG STORM 2 YEARS AGO ? Cold Spell Has Hit This Sectioo. Reports From Other Parts ol (he Country Indicate That the Cold Weather is GeaeraL Tomorrow algkt urU tka at* alreraary of IIh U| atom which (MM Washington two mn ego and which did heary la tkla city and other eectlone ol eaatern Carolina. A aumber at eommaa'U regarding tha atorm were made on the atrcata today, bela'g brought on hy tbo oold. wot and doady weathir that haa bm la effect during the laat tow dor*. Raporu today from KlnatOa. Orooovtllo and other polnte la thta aactlon. atato that fee wind la blow tog Quite heavily aad that damage la feared to the crape from tbo cold ?Mil- A hard rata fall In Klaatan loot night. Now* from other portloae of ike cJuatry la to tha afoot that tka odd ?fell la gaoaral. fht Waahlagtoa. D. C.. ?o?t. l<? ?pread today orer tha arrthern part of tho oouotry from tha Rocky Mouotalna to tka Atlantic and aoath ward woll Into the Oalf Stater, farmer weather la la proagxt W. 0. *? V. TO A meeting of tka W. C. T. V. will k? held tomorrow afternoon at the home of If re. O. B. Carmalt Tka a'ettng will atart promptly al four o'clock. Baeiaeea of Importanaa la to be brought ap aad a fall attan dance la requaeted. . '{? AT THE "Tha flOORBT W IXJflT RIVBR" la t Parte. Rdwln Thanhouaar preeenia Helen Badgaly and Lelaed Baalim |a ? Tins TWO-CBNT MTOTBUY" Boa t fall to aaa tklg. .?mi^ONDO^R-V TH17JWDA* i.cw.it um?3WWlKa'" MHV ed Id August were reported to the wrather bureau generall y from the Ohio Valley, Indiana, Illinois, East ern Missouri and Texaa. UghifrostB occurred- daring the night ip por tions of Michigan, Indiana ahd Illi nois. Coldeat Au?nM In Chlowo'e HMoryr Chicago. Sept. 1. ? Today marks the passing of the coldest, wettest and most unseasonable August Chi cago has ever experienced. Jane and July were Id the same category. July temperatures were 3 degrees below normal. Juno was 6 degrees, and August **1.4 degrees under tho averages. ijl _] Front Rains Crop in Ohio. Cincinnati, Sept. fl. ? Thla city yesterday experienced the, ooldsit August day I* the history 4* 'the local weather bureau. The govern ment btfldlA* twmonvetef ~ regis tered degrees. Truck farmers suf fered slightly from crop ruined by light frost in the lower sections of Southern Ohio. Jr.j GAME AGAIN POSTPONED WfaUMT Man InDrbta In ItMalr [r ' Betweee WnUnpcn ami (IrtnnUnit. Rrldentlr the weather man la a Walloper fan and la afraid that tha looala *ll| (at trimmed In IKalr contaat with the Orlmealand team? Hi any rata, h< haa twice cauaa4 a postponement ?( fatnaa betwaeo theaa two anracallMia ftrlmealand wai to hate played hera lajt week, hat r?ln Interfered. Today, another ftam. wm achediUod. but o'd Jnpa. Pluvlua la afata ?a th-> ob. It tba w anther moderate, tomorrow, tba contaat will be alar c4. Tha faaa la both cttlei era wrv Play An~ Alt. AjwMini la mrornttUi |lrca READY TO DEFEND THE ATLANTIC COAST Thl. le oae <x tie war iHnth iU?|i?rtn coaet dafenae cun> m the tons h Ion j the Atlantic coeit It Is at Fort wrlrkt OB IWW? I ? tall, at Maw L onion. Com. At tba rl*bt th? tout detenu division or '.be National Guard la sew at practice wttk this (aa. BOY IS SHOT I BY ?IE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON CAMP. 1X0 TRIP NEAR CITY OP CHARLOTTE. VICTIM DIED I Arnold Prftmm Ki'led by Shot Fired by Jack Gregory. Shooting Oc curred Yesterday Afternoon. Charlotte, 6ept. 1. ? Arnold Prim. the.xe^atf^M ?k **d J. A. Prim, of Se vers vl lie, wostern suburb of Charlotte, was shot and killed yesterday between ll and 1 o'clock by Jack Gregory, also 16, the Prim boy being ahot In the head, ! the' ball piercing the eye and lodg- ] ing In tha brain. X>eath resulted in 10 or IB minutes. The boys were members of a camping party at the river. The Prim boy had walked tome distance up the rlrer from the camp and was returning, coming In the direction of the tent which he and Gregory occupied. Gregory, was in the tent engaged In rile practice through the front opening of the tent, the target be ing -a tree some yards distant down the rPrer. He was alone and therr, wag no one la sight. He ttad fired several times. The rlrer bank 1* sandy and the approach of any one1 cannot be heard. ...The Prim boy ran ajong the river bank and between: tfie tent and young Gregory's tar- 1 get ust-l'n time to get the last bul let Jpred by Gregory. Tho ball struck hlnv Id the eye. ORIENTAL BANK STAYS CLOSED I>oors of Institution Have Not Yet Ilecft Re-opened. (By BmUtb Press) New Bern, 8ept. 1. ? The bank of Orl uUl, which hu been closed since the cashier. 3. Will Miller, committed suicide several weeks ago has not yet opened Its- doors and there Is much speculation as to *h'n this will be done. An audi tor has recently gone over the books of the Institution but he has given out no Information aa to what he found or as to how affairs actually stand. During the past week or two It has been found that there are several hundred dollars In deposits which Miller never entered on the b^eks at all merely placing the credit on the customer's pass book. On* Oriental isdy has a thousand do!!ars deposited on interest and of this there is no record. One man bed sis hand red dollar a eredlt on his pees boot bat there was no entry oa the book at the bank. It Is the opinion of thu people at Oriental that Miller lost his money la specu lating and' la living beyond h)s m*ena. Hs wife remains at Oriental but It la understood that she Intend* w w**1 .. r-:.. ?ss'-su . r..=r ?tt tkl> idwMM. Ih. OrlaMlu* ?<*? III ariivH tn th? a(tr, ?n< th? ???)? will tat. |n tftw tt ?w WHMltti ENGAGEMENT ANXOl'SCKI). 1 Dr. Md Mfl. Bimnel Timothy N!chol?oo tiave announced the on IKnvnt o( tholr daughter, Ml? Oarlotta, to Mr. Harold Jennoll Waahbnrne. The weddlnj will take Place In October. Trouserettes; Ankle Watches; Wrist Pigeons France M?y Be at War, Rat She's Had Time to Make up Some Freakish Fashion* for This Fall. New York. 8ept. 1. ? Madam, tfce Fall Fatbloiui h^v? arrived. ljJ.& V?y rtott^ Una you will be gatbeil In a ooat with a huge fur collar tha\ wfil hide jour face up as far as your nose, and you will wear short, vol umlnious skirts reaching but a very few inchee below your knees; you're got to ?how the tops of your boots this season and they're making the boots very high. If you want to be dispense with thla ornament. In purchaae a rainbow pigeon and car ry It on your wriat. This will en tat! getting rid of the family cat. because it Is well known that pig eons don't associate with felines for any length of time. It will also mean that, since it would be rather awkward to ask the pigeon to move every time you wanted to consult your wrist watch, you will have to really eomme It faut, you've got to stead you will wear a watch strap ped about your ankle. Its rather a perilous procedure, consulting an ankle watch while walking the avenue, so the kind Parisian dressmakers Naro sending over vome divided skirts. They're ometb'.ng like the directolre. only nore so. The slit is about three nches wide and starts at the hip. Pantallettes are worn under them and the trouserettes have little fur cuffs at the knee ? which is the south :erry terminal. This makes it a bit easier to get the ankle in the strat egic position necessary to consult the watch, but It is probable tbat a majority of the women will have to catch hold of a policeman or a lamp post to sec what time It is. , All this is according to the Euro pean buyer* of the Fifth avenue shops, a large number of whom came over on the French Uner E& pange today. BANKS TO CLOSE. The banks of the city will be closed all day Monday, It being La bor Day. TO-MGHT "It's a Ixmg. Long ^ Way to TIppertTy." t Rwl PMtura "The GuUcrsnlpe" . 1 Reel 'A Night In Kentucky" 1 Reel "Count Mecearottl" 1 flMl Price 5 ftc !?? COTTON MILL RE-OPENED ATTARBORO FOUNTAIN MILLS RESUME OP K RATIONS AFTER BEING CLOSED 12 MONTBS. Genei ill . Pectin# of Optimism In Naalt and Edgecombe Counties In AU Lines of In^lurtrJes. Crops Reported Good. (By Eastern Press) Rocky Mount, Sept. 1, ? General condittonH In Edgecombe and Nash counties ? both from a business and agricultural standpoint ? are aasum la#k-a most haallliy an 4 prw|?ro?? aspect. Crops of all kinds are well above normal and Indications are that the farmers will have a most successful season. ' An event occurred this morning which has added to the general spirit of optimism that prevails in this section. This was the opening of the Fountain cotton mills at Tar boro, which have been cioscd dur ing the la?t twelve montha The uiilln will be operated on an even larger scale than heretofore. All lines of business have recov ered from the summer period of comparative depression and on ev ??ry hand the opinion is expressed that a most profitable season 1s ahead for all branches of Industry in this section. CASE IS ARGUED. The ca?o of the Board of Ed- ? notion v*. Beaufort County * Commissioners, was argued bo- ? fore the Supremo court In Ra- ? yesterday. The Board of ? < duration was n |trr?ot?l by ? Kmal\ Miu-1 ?'iui, Bragaw A ? Itodmnn, wlii.'e Daniel i War- ? rcn represented the county. * It will prohalily be ten (lays 9 l:ofore an opinion in the cmo * la handed (lows, ? SEPTEMBER MORN BRINGS BETTER PAY I Inrre?UM? in Wage* In Several Plants nirtmgh?mt the Country I* Announced. Baton Rougo, Lb., 8ept. 1.? Eighteen hundred workers at the local refinery of tire Standard Oil Company receive a ten perctn* In crease in wages today. The men 'b<v tflHled are mechanics and lat ortM Springfield, Matt., Sept. 1. ? A five pe*cej.t Increate In wafts. In ?he'form of bonuses, goes Into elf ci today at tt*i revolver plant of ftm'.th 1 Wesson The bonus will run for out year, and will be ptld quarterly. Chicago. Sept. 1. ? Women work ers of Illlnolt are celebrating in Important victory. For the first time in the history of tho sta r, wom-n employees of the itott begin today to r**t the same ?*ges at man doing t:?e tame olaat of work. The new p'an goet lata foroe In the 21 charitable Institution optrated by tbt fcfett. gad affectt 1,60# work. ?rt. ELIZABETH CITY WILL HAVE F*3R *ZN* ^ ^ - ALBEMARLE \ oK INVITED TO TAKE PART. PLANS^ ARRANGED tssodMion Hm Bvca Formed. Of fleers Hare Bm? Elected and Stock 1* R?ln| Hold ml Tm Dot- 1 l*c- Pw Htuuf. .* (Br Extern Press) Elisabeth City, Sept. 1 .--Unless ill signs fall Elisabeth City will havs a real Fair thfa fall ? a fair In which the nine counties of the Al bemarle will be Invited to take part. A number of the town's most progressive citizen* and most trust worthy business men met last night at the Southern Hotel and organit ed a permanent Fair Association. The Aasoclatlon decldcd to accrpt the generous offer of ex-Sheriff F. F. Cohoon, under which the grounds will be leased to the Association without any stipulated rental pro vided that in case the fair during these two rears Is a financial suc cess, the board of directors wil! then pay Mr. Cohoon a nominal rent. T Such an agreement with Mr. Co ioon was then drawn up. and this nornlng tho agreement was duly igned and recorded. 8tock In the Association Is to bf 'old at ten dollars a share No -on' person will be allowed to hold morr than ten shares, and a minimum of $2,000 must be subscribed to makf subscriptions binding. All this han quite a business like 'ook. and subscriptions to stock are already being t&iien. Interest In ?.he work Is at high pitch and re iqjts are looked for. . DEBAUFORT (JOUXTY WILL GET 9009.00 (By Eastern Press) Ra'.elgb. Sept. 1. ? The automobll revenue collected by the State for :'renacB to operate machines amount ?d to $96,211. during the fiscal year ndtng June 30. and under the law iO per cent of this !s to be refunded by the State treasurer to the coun :les, each county to receive the 80 ier cent of the license taxes actually aald In from the county. The state ment on which thli refund is to te nade was submitted to the treasurer oday by the secretary of state and he checks are to be mailed out thl* week. The total amount of tta re 'u,rd Is $86,169. TEUTONS APPROACH GRODNO ANOTHER RUSSIAN STRONG HOLD IS THREATENED BY ADVANCING TEUTONS. FRENCH ACTIVE Atr Destroying German Trotxohrs and Shelter Camp*. Little Change in .Vffalre on GalllpoU Peninsula. London. Sept. 1.? Nearer ap proach by the Germane to th? Rus sian fortrca* of Grodno U indicated in today's ofTklal statement from Berlin that they are moving toward the stronghold from the east ani south as well as from ihe west. The advance on the Grodno-Vllna ral' vuy Is being continued, and the hesdiuarters of Prince l^eopold and Fleid Murrhnl Von Mackenaen both rer >rt that the Kusaluua are being driven back along a wide front. In the Gallcian operations, re cectly resumed, the Germans hare met with a check on the-Btrlpa riv er. wht.e strong Russian forces counter-attacked, and according to Berlin "partially stopped" the Austro-German pursuit. D<??tr<uyed Alliee Poeltiou. Constantinople reports the de struction by Turkish artillery of a position occupied by the allies nenr Scddul-Dahr on the Galllpoli penin sula. French Active-. The French artillery is auceea* .'ully continuing its work of lnflict '.ng damage upon German irenchea, -.?hellers and camps at various points along the front, the Parle irar of fice reports. Goal Strike Hcttlrd. Settlement of the trouble in South Wales which threatened to develop Into a serious coal strike Is an nounced. Blow (.'|? Hrid^p. It w&3 again reported today that a submarine of the Entente allies bad blown up a portion of the bridge connecting Constantinople with the suburb of Galara. Aviator* Destroy It till (line. ^ I'ed aviators are reported to ha^ lestroyed a Jargo building In Gbr ? Tle'gium, usod by the Ger >a: -. 'or housing aircraft. "MONKEY F.UM" IS SAID 1 0 GIVE "PERFECT JAG" Will Produce Most Hilarious |Effect<s. Can Run a Ford on II. Is Manufactured at the Lowest Cost. Since the famous "monkoy rum" brand of aplrltua frumentl has bo rocently sprung Into the limelight down in thla section of the State, th're are many persons who are sur lous to know Just what sort of con coction this drink really is and a sample of the "Juice" Is quite a curiosity among those who do not imbibe and who, consequently, have made no purchases of It. The rum veryn muoh resembles water that has had some foreign substance added to It and which makes It if a sort pf milky co!or. It gives off an odor something sim ilar to that one would get If he pok ed his nose over th6 bung hole of s barrel of molasses' and In fact mo , lasses Is the chief Ingredient from . which the drink I a manufactured, i Thla monkey rum can be manu factured at a very low coat. One (barrel of molasees added to five RARRKR HHOP MOVKS. / The P>lte? Barber Shop hn moved from the corner of Main Ml Market street to the Bmell-M crimen hutldtng. ?? tftrkft street, opposite the city hell. ?HH : r f"** i air. ' barrel# of water and allowed to fer m nt and then doubly distilled and a fow chemica's added, produces a concoction that Itr about one hun dred per cent proof, In fact there 1* po much alcohol Id the beverage that a saucerfo) to which a match Is applied will burn for fully five minut's and there is a story going the rounds that a local owner of a Ford car who was stalled several miles from the city a few weeks ago on account of the lack of gaso line. purchased a couple of gallons from " a man driving along tha road." poured this Into his tank, applied the spark and came to town in record breaking time. According to all information thi* monkey rum will produce one of the moat halr ralslrg jags ever Invented and that is one of the reasons that the F<8 eral. State and city officers in this section are trying so hard to break up ita manufacture and sale. I I'ASSKNOKHM WORK DmnncATiftii tam New York, 8?pt, 1. -PtM?n|itp arriving today aboard the H'amw Kfpafne*Trom Bordeaux wore Iden tification ta?a. leaned to tbhtq ba for# tatting, no that t her m1*ht be 1 dent tiled to o *M German eobma rine, should ?*?<) thMr vhtpt 14 th* *****

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