12. WIS
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SECOND DISTRICT MET IN THAT
CITY YESTERDAY. MANY
DELEGATES PRESENT.
HAD GOOD TIME
Phi dame "yodg? W?e W*U Represent.
ed. Mr. Frlxxell mm! Mr. Stevwt
Made Addrveees at the Meeting.
Xhs meeting; of Oddfellows of the
8econd district, which was held at
Farmvllle yesterday, was attended
by over three hundred members.
The meeting was a highly success
ful one and members of the local
lodge, who returned last might, are
loud In their praise over the lavish
hospitality which the cltlsens of tho
Pitt county town bestowed upon
them. The Farmvllle fair proved
an added attraction and was vlaited
by all those who attended the meet
ing.
One of the most interesting ad
dresses made at the meeting yester
day was that of W. Scott Frlzxell,
of this city, who spoke on "Why I
have been an Oddfellow for 45
years." Mr. Frltrell Is one of the
most popular members of the dls
drict and he iPae greeted by scores
yesterday as "Uncle Scott." His talk
was exceptionally well received and
was loudly applauded. He wound
up his address by stating that If he
hsd 46 mgre years to live, he would
continue to work for the bent Inter
ests of the order.
A gold medal, for 35 yesrs of ser
vice as an Oddfellow, wan awarded
J. B. Harris, of Greenville. J. D
Berry, assistant grand secretary and
W F. Evans, past grand master
were among the other prominent mer
who spoke at the meeting. E. L
Stewart, of (his city, spoke on "Odd
fellowship" in tbe afternoon and
dwelt on the benefits, the posslhill
ties and tho blessings of the order
Phalanx lodge was represented bj
the following members: C. G. Mor
ris, district superintendent; T. W
Phillips. T. H. Davis. W. Scott Friz
sell, E. L. Stewart and Mrs. S. M
Bsrbee
BIG MEETING
AT OLD FORD
?,??' - ?
Iju>h? Number Attending Commun
ity Service Gathering *t That
Place Today. Prominent
Speakers.
Prof. Robert H. Wright of the
Eastern Carolina Teachers' Training
School at Greenville, arrived In the
city this morning and passed
through to Old Ford, where he de
livered an address at the Commun
ity Service meeting that is being
held in that section today.
Prof. Wright was met at the sta
tion by E. L. Stewart and several
other prominent local citizens, who
accompanied him to Old Ford. Mr.
Blewart will address the meeting
this afternoon.
Several hundred persons are ex
pected at Old Ford today. A big
picnic luncheon Is to be served on
the grounds.
ICE CREAM PARTY
AT SCHOOL HOUSE
As Ice cream and pie party will
be g\vta at the Boyd achool homo
Thanksgiving night. The proceeds
will he devoted towards purchasing
new school furniture. The public Is
cordially Invited to b? present.
TONIGHT
-A.T
The Palms
FORBES
Orchestra
DANCING PERMUTED
SIR PEBTAB SINGH
Loyal to the empire, the East In
dlans are doing their full share to
ward winning Anal victory for tbe en
tente allies In the great war. Early
Id tbe war when the expeditionary
forces were bolng mobilized an.
equipped, Sir Pertab Singh, a seventy
year-old Indian prince who had seen
active service in the past, organized
and equipped at his own expense al
most an army corps of hie subjects
and offerod both himself and his men
to King George. Sir Perti> Singh ha
distinguished himself with hi* com
mand with tho British forces In
Prance.
II! Wilis
u UK
WM Tried TJilw Mornlog ou fJuu-K?
"f flavin* Tuu Muvfl tiii|uur.
liquor Returned to Hlni.
J. A. Hughes, arrested on the
iliarge of having more liquor lu his
possession than the Jaw allows, was
tried before a jury this morning.
The jury found him not guilty and
he was released, the liquor being
returned to hlin. Defendant wau
represented by W. B. Rodman, while
Solicitor Carter represented the
I State's interest#.
TEMPERANCE RALlY
TO BE HELD SUNDAY
Mayor Kugler and Mr. Fletcher Will
Speak at Services to bo Held nt
Payne Memorial Church.
An educational temperance rally
will be held at the Payne Memorial j
church Sunday evening at 7:30 o'
clock. Services will be conducted
Yy lbs Senior Elder of the church '
Mr. F. Aillgood. 'inhere will be
special music and addrensen by Ma>
or P. C. Kugler and Rev. Mr. Flctch
jr, of the Washington Collegla'e
rnstltute. Three ta'.ks will be 11
lustrated by up-to-date charts and
posters, the results of the study of
famous scientists and physicians.
The public is cordially Invited to
attend.
BIG HALE OF TOBACCO
ON LOCAL MARKET
YE8TEKDA Y MORNING
Over 40,000 Pound* Hold on Floor* |
of th? Threw WaHiouwx.
One of the largest salon in th"
last three weeks occurred at the lo
cal tobacoo markets yesterday. Over
40,000 pounds were sold and high
I prices w<*re paid. The Central
warehouse is said to have sold about
SO, 000 of the amount.
NOTICE TO OONHl'MERH OF CITY
WATER:
Owing to extreme dry spell, water
In Tranters' Creek has become'
brackish, making It neceasary to
supplement this supply In part with
water from the old wells. We hope
this condition will not exist long,
and those who care to may boil
water before drinking.
?Municipal Electric A Water Dept.
H. B. Charles, Supt.
11-lJltc.
BUILD IN WAAHINOTOM
,, PARK.
Tu.?, e*t.
I? MILL
SIS
FEDERAL OFFICER AND DE11'
TV SHKRIKF MADE A RAD
THIS MORNfKG.
ARREST MADE *
3 |
Young Man la Found Near Where
Still Wu Discovered. Make* Two
8 tills That Hare Been Found
This Week.
Deputy Marshall James and Dep
uty 8herlff Williams this afternoon
returned from Hill's Creek with a
55-gal'on copper still, which they
founud In the woods near that sec
tion. They also brought back a
young man by the name of Taylor,
?vho was found near the still at tho
time the officers discovered It. Tay
lor has been placed in jail.
This makes the second still that
:ias been found this week. Sunday
morning Sheriff Windley and Mr.
Williams found another one near
:he county home. It was not of the
ordinary kind, but was worked
through a system of pipes and show
d considerable Ingenuity In con
itruction.
This makes thirteen stills that
have been found and broken up
since ^!r. Windley assumed office
little less than a year ago.
IX HONOIl OF .MRS. WILLIS.
JiridfC" Party iui?l Luncheon Given
Wednesday Afternoon by Mm.
Davenport.
Mrs. E. K. Willis was the guest
?r honor at a delightful luncheon
And bridge party given Wednesday
The home was beautifully decorated
with white and yellow crysanthe
?nums and roses. Cupid scor* cards
palled attention, to the fi% t thai
Ml'S. Wllllfl, wno was iviumij ??..
Clara Harman of High Point, had
succumbed to the arrows of the lit
tle god. . The guest of honor wat>
presented with a beautiful bouquet
of cryhsnthemuniff. Mrs. Davenport
proved a most gracious hostess and
the occasion was a most enjoyable
one to all prevent.
Those present were Misses Mar?
Tankard. Lizzie Hill. Winifred Nich
olson, May Belle Small, Helen Kui|
ler, Mary Cowell. Adeline Mayo. Mae
Ayers. Iaabelle Carter, Caddie Fowle
Miss Fagan of San Francisco, Mes
damos George Hackney, John Gor
ham. James Ellison. Walter Wolfe.
Caleb Bell, 8am Etheridge. Jesse
narrington, William Rumley, J. L.
lsanogle and E. L. Brooks.
LARGE AUDIENCE
SEES FAYSSOUX
I) pnnttst Frovidcd Fun and Ltnfib
ter for Hundreds at the New
Theatre Lam Night.
Fayssoux, the hyonotlet, enter
.alned a capacity house at the New]
Theatre last night. In fact. It was
one of the largest auaiencea that
ever witnessed a performance In
ihat playhouse.
The performance was a highly en
turtalntng and amusing one. Fay
sou*' mind reading trtunts were es
pecially good and the antics of his
subjects on the atagn kept the audi
ence in a continuous roar of laugh
ter.
He will bp nt the theatre again
tnnlght and will conclude his en
gagement tomorrow night
SI'HCIAL MUSIC AT CHI K< H.
At the Christian Bible School Sun
day morning. Be*. H H. Settle and'
wife will render apodal mnalc at 10
a. m. A aplendld programme haa
! been arranged, and a cordial Vnrl
[tatlon l? extended to all to hear
, these gifted ilngera.
HAYS BAKKB.
Por baby picture* we will chal
lenge the world to beat ua. Why do
??> aay thlaT Becauae we hare the
moat rapid lenaea upon the market;
we have line acceiaorlaa of all klnda;
w? have a big aide and top skylight,
.nhowi up the little fellow to the beet
i advantage. Our long experience haa
( taught ua how to aappl? the motb?r?
|vr?l)tt. PAKWB'? ITPPIO.
TAKEN TO ENGLAND TO RECUPERATE
1 i?? it in tin
.Many wounded Bait Indiana are taken lo Bournemouth. England, to re
?rato. A boatload of them is her?? shown going ashore
s,
OYSTER ROAST
HELD TONIGHT
Will Be Given by the Members of
the Raraca 11am at the Haasell
Supply Co. B allying.
The members of the M. K. Baraca
clam will enjoy an oyster roast ?t
the Hassell Supply Company build
ing tonight. It Is expected that at
leant one hundred members will be
present. An ample supply of oys
ters and "accessories" baa been laid
n and the committee guarantees
that ther'll be enough for all.
The members are requested to
meet at the Baraca room at the
hurch at eight o'clock tonight.
BOARD OF HEALTH
IN5PEGT SCHOOLS
A la man ce County Begins Medical
Hchool Inspection Campaign on
Monday. Other Counties
to Follow.
Ral?lgh, Nov. 12. ? Work of med
ical school inspection begins Monday
November 15, in Alamance county.
The State Board of Health, in co
operation with 'he County Board of
Education, will have the work in
charge, and Dr. *1. M. Jordan, of
Raleigh, will be the medical inspec
tor. For three months Dr. Jordan
will give his entire time to visiting i
(he 67 white schools, examining and
reporting the ?rpecial defects of
school children, and to teaching
health and health conditions to tho
echool and the community.
On November 29. the name ?yntem
of work starts in Northampton
county. Dr. A. C. Bulla, of Ashe
boro, will be thr> physician in charge.
Dr. Bulla has recently returned
from Philadelphia where he took
special training In the Philadelphia
schools under Dr. Chan. 8. Cornell.
Probably medical school inspection
has reach' d Its highest efficiency
thus far In this country In the Phil
adelphia schools.
Several other counties have made
application to the Btate Board of
Health lor this feature of health
work, whose application* aro now
p* ndlng.
TO SELL OYSTERS
FOR SCHOOL FUND
Members of the Sophomore clasc
of the Washington High School will
ac 1 1 oyster* a? The Palms tomorrow
from ten o'clock In the morning un
til night. The proceeds will go to
wards purchasing equipment for the
play ground*. It Is desired to raft*
fifty dollars from this source. If
thsl Is done, an additional fund of
two hundred and flfty dollars will
be given by one of the prominent
! local cltl*en*
[TO TRAIN OltKKKH
FX>ll WAR HKRVfC*
Geneva. Swltr, Nov. If. ? DIs
patches received from Athens sa>
the Oreek general stsff has decide*
to put Into training all cltlsena wh
have not done military service Th<
effect of this action, It I* Mid, wll
be to raise the strength of the Ore*
army to t??lf * million ofnceri go
men,
HUNT NEGRO;
MAY LYNCH
Duplin County Men Making Deter
mined Effort to Find Man Who
Attempted to oomuiit
Outrage,
(By Eastern Presa)
Kii.aioD, Nov. 12. ? A search that
started Wednesday, was being con
tinued today by Duplin county men
who were seeking "Crum" Souther
ilatid, colored, 18, probably to lynch
lilin. Southerland Wedneday morn
ing attempted to outrage a 4-year
:j Id daughter of D. Smith and wife
lie was discovered with the girl by
the child's mother in a corn crib ou
the Smith farm. The black fled at
Mrs. Smith's approach.
The attempt occurred in the Leon
section. Telephone communication
today was impossible, and no report
could "be had froflt*Leon. It was said
on goou uuiituruy, nowever, iua .T
the posse took Southerland h*
would probably be summarily put
out of 'he way by the infuriated
men.
5,110 BALES OF
COTTON GINNED
\lmoMt l,OOo Bales More Than (or
the Same Time L?*t Year.
Greater Pari of Crop
Han Deen Ginned.
Up to November 1st, there were
5,110 bales of cotton gin-nod In
Beaufort county, aa compared with
4,310 bales ginned in 1914. The
report of tbe entire cotton belt for
this season is 7.384,871 as agelnst
9,826,9 1 2 in 1914.
There la atlll considerable cotton
to be ginned In the tfOnnty.'a'.t hough
the greater part le already In.
CARD OF THANKS.
To the Kind Friends and Neighbors
of onr Mother:
Wo have been profoundly Impress
ed by the manifestations of loving
attention and care shown to her by
tmmedlatel neighbors, and though:,
by her townspeople, generally. We
wlnh to express to them through the
public pre#*" bur heartfelt apprecla
tlon and thanks.
Children of Mrs. Kllsu A fordon
IT'S NOT DUSTY IN WASHINGTON
PARK 1 1-12-tf
^ TO-NIGHT ^
1st Eplaode of ^
"Neal of iho Navy"
2
"Jane of the Soil"
2 Ree!w
"Capturing Had Bill"
I Reel Comedy
"FAUSflAUX '
Oreat Hypnotlnt
v Prlc*10*20
IfER I.MO PERSIItS ITTEHBEg
me fi m idiora mi
V ?, '? ' ' I 1 i> ti,
Lar^e Delegation Left Washington
on Special Train Yesterday
, i ? 1
FAIR WAS BIG SUCCESS EVERY WAY
? dl and Live Stock Exhibits Were Excellent.
Ladies Department Came in For a Great
Deal of Attention.
Wllh over ?.000 people there ye?
terday and with a total attendance
of over 9.000. the Aurora fair
cloacd last night, breaking all pre
vious records In attendance, exhibits
and every other department
The special train, which left
Washington yesterday morning, car
ried over 300 persons to the fair.
About 200 of these went from tbla
city, while the others were picked
up from intermediate points. The
'.rain reached Aurora at 11:30, just
:n time to see the big parade of
school children, which had already
formed on the streets.
The floats in the parade *ere
nandfcoiU' ly decorated with gay col
ored Btreamertr The children, who
sac on top. gave their 6chool eheere
at frequent intervals which, coupled
wtfh the music of the band at the
head of the parade, and the applause
of the spectators on the sidewalk?,
made more noise than Aurora ever
heard at one time before. The mar
shalls. on horseback, kept the roads
clear The different schools repre
sented in the parade were Aurora, 4
floats: Campbell's Creek, 1; Idalla,
1. Edward, l; Royal, 1; Bonnerton,
1; Mt. Hope, auto float.
After the parade, the crowds
drifted towards the fair grounds and
ihe ever increasing number of ad
missions paid, caused proportionate
ly increasing breaavu m -mile on the
? ' . 0h*jLK. who
waicneu iningB irom tne imr
The exhibits were admired by all.
They were conveniently arranged
aud were closely Inspected- Tbe
farm and poultry exhibit of D. H.
Thompson, which consisted of corn,
on the stalk and shucked, sweet and
Irish potatoes, stock peas, mammoth
pumpkin, black-eyed peas, clay and
black peaB, speckled peas, pea-vine
hay, peppers, pecans, dressed hogs,
beef, turkeys. chicken, sausage,
luail and doves in a booth, all dec
orated with bunting and flowprn.
Adjolnlrg was a p^n of 34 White
Plymouth Rocks. This exhibit u.
?he feature nf the farm produ : di\
Ision and the truccnHS <?t the fair, in
? large measure, must h- attributed
o the ur-iri. ,r effcra of Mr. Tin ::tp
?on.
Among otb? : e*;>"c1aUy attrac
tive, was t'?"> < .shlbll of D, T. Pon-|
,^er, which included an assortment
of &4 farm and garden products, in
cluding preserves and canned fruit.
This exhibit came In for a large a
mount of prais?.
The farm exhibit of ('. L. Brown
consisted of CO varieties nf farm
products, adjoining which was his
poultry exhibit of seven varieties of
chickens, duckB and guinea hens
Among th? lot was a ronp contain
ing a white bantam hen anrl young
chicks, which attracted a great deal
of afntion.
li T Thompnon nnd W A. Hola-I
din. also had fine exhibits that werel
up to tho high standard spI by the'
fair. In fact, all of the exhibits
wptf 'lie best ever s^en st any of
tl.? local ralra and compared favor
ably with products that w*re on ex
hibition a'. Rn'.plgh
l.f tt!o Miss Carolina Dough hud
on exhibition n inftmmofh ?t -x : k >f
pop corn, containing ten earn
T E. Allen exhibited three stalks
af corn, which measured fifteen feet
from the ground.
The poultry exhibit consisted of
29 pens of chickens, 11 varieties;
11 pens of ducks. 6 vnrSetl^u; 7 pons
J of turkeys, all of large size; 2 pens
of geese. Hong Kong, ft pens of
Guinea hens. 1 pen of pen fowl.
Another department of th* fair
that attracted great attention wi\s
the ladles' exhibit, which was held on1
the aecond floor of the fair build
ing An excellent display of center
pieces. collars, baby caps, children's
dresses and other artidles .of ap
parel and fancy work, was exhibited
by Mrs. Ida Reddltt of Kdward. An
excellent exhibit of work by the var
ious grades of the Aurora graded
ichoola also draw much favorab^
* I r
commeut The exhibit# of flowers
and ferns were shown by Mr*. Aun
Litchfield and Miss Lottie Bonner.
A knit counterpane, worked by Mrs.
Stdney Warren of Edward, came in
for much prals- sad admlratloc:
Mrs Warren 1b 72 years old and the
work wart only recently completed.
I She !? the mother of J, L. Warren,
of Washington. Another beautiful
piece of work was a crocheted coun
terpane by Mr*. A. S. Fulford. of
Washington. Probably the moBt
elaborate display of crochet work
was by Mrs. Sue Litchfield, of Au
rora.
A number of excellent paintings
and drawings were also on exhibi
tion The one that probably at
trart d the greatest attention was an
oil palnlntg of (he Prodigal Son*
return, by Miss Ruth Hudnell of
Washington This wan an excep
tionally beau'lful piece of work
Mi 88 Hudnell also bad on exhibition
five other paintings, all of which
were greatly admired. Ml** Lola
Thompson, ol Aurora, had on exhi
bition four pictuns done in water
colors, ail of which showed that the
brush was wielded by ihe hand of a
talented artist. One of the proup.
worthy of special mention, was that
of a glass containing a bouquet of
flowers. In ihia department wa?
also a picture of a beautiful red
rose, done in crayon by Miss Violet
Purser, a young artist of only 13
year*.
*?""?? . .
partment, which made Hpeclal ap
peal to the men and which caused
many a one's mouth to water, was
the exhibit of canned fruits and
preserves. The exhibit by Mrs. l)r.
W. T. Porter was especially attrac
tive. as was also that of Mrs. T. F.
Guilford, which contained 44 vari
eties of fruits and vegetables.
One of the m?*l attractive
blts In the ladles' department con
sisted of two specimens of tatting
work by Mrs. G. A. Lane and Mrs
vl. 7. HookT, also a luncheon Het of
2o j.; -res. crocheted by Mrs. C- R
Whi.-hurd of Vandemero.
Th culinary exhibits consisting
bread, cakes, butter and other ed
ibles that appeal to th* appetite, and
all of which were "home-made" also
caem In for much pralne.
The ladles' department was under
the management of Mrs. C. G. Mld
>?? Hp, Mrs J W. Cliapln, Miss Mary
Guilford and Mrs. L. T. Thompson.
Postmaster N* Henry Moore, of
Washlngron, had an attractive "par
cel po=5t" exhibit on display, which
included innumerable articles, from
a rai'road engine to a pin. that
roulrl he sent through the mails.
Th" live Btock exhibit was the best
?of any that has yet b^rni seen at a
fair In this section. This depart
ment consisted of twenty pens of
hog*, seven of whlck were Berk
shire*, four Duror. four Jerseys. Es
sex. one f'olnml f'hlna. and thirty
rani' of various hrp?<rl* and age*
Thf>rn w*r e thirty-three horses,
mule* end colt* on exhibition, divid
ed an folJowa: seven horaps. two
rn'iloji on*? stallion, one Jark. eleven
tmi'p roll*, ten home colts. A num
ber of tlie^o colta would bo prlie
winners ar any county fair. In
I Richland township It Is Rtatpd that
thorp *ro more than 200 horae and
njulo <"oltfl under two year* of a**,
probably more than In all the other
townships of the county combined.
'Ilip amiiaemcnt features of the
r?ir camp In for their aharo of at
tention and helped uiake the occa
sion a merry on*. The flying horses
were patronized by old and young
alike Mike, the Monkey Boy. held
converse with everyone and "That
trangp Olrl" was spen by hundred*
Other shown w?rp also well patron
ized.
Alto?*thAr. the fair was a big
success ? ft anccess In every way.
Everyone had a "big time" and ev
eryone gave the cltl*en? of Aurora
the highest praise for their energy
and progressiva^** In getting up
stict) a high-class event,