OF LOCAL INTEREST
RED "31 EN'S MEETING.
Karuke Tribe, No. 25, I. O. R. M.,
will meet this evening at 8 o'clock
in tho council hall. Work in the
adoption degree will be had.
HOLINESS PLACE OF
WORSHIP iS BURNED
PROTRACTED MEETING.
Rev. Joel E. Vaiu will betfin a
protracted meeting at Eden ChriS'
tian church, near Snow Hill, Sunday
morninir. and continue for several
days.
HELD FOR SLAVING.
Leslie Hinea, who slapped Lou Mor
gan and caused her .death at Falling
eek, was held by Magistrate W.
H. Ham at the courthouse today for
Superior Court. Hints gave the $300
bond required.
AGED WOMAN BREAKS ARM.
Mrs. Eliia Holmes, Aged sixty
eight years, is in a serious condition
at her home, in Green county, as the
result of a broken arm sustained
wbtn she fell while walking near her
tome. Her left arm was broken near
the shoulder.
LOCAL JUNIORS
v DEFEAT GREENVILLE.
V -The Kinston Juniors baseball
team took- the honors from a nine or
almilar chs in Greenville Wednes
day afternoon. The score was 8 to
6. The visitors outclassed the Green
villians throughout. Batteries were:
JCinston, Wooten and Brewer; Green
ville. Foley and Kittrell.
ICK CREAM SUPPER TONICHT.
. Tonights the ladies of the First
Bautist "church will give an jce
cream supper for tho benefit of the
nw church new being built. Every
one Is invited to attend and enjoy an
evening of delightful music and ice
cream and cake at the home of Mrs.
E, B. Lewis, on Qnswell street.
The authorities would !iko to es
toblish the connection, if any there
is. between a break in the ranks of
ths Holiness church here end the de
struction by (ire of the tent under
which one faction was holding it
services late Thursday. The tent,
which harl a seating capacity of-400
r COO, an organ, and the seats'were
vurr.r;d, with a monetary loss which
nii riot been estimated.
F'ennis Jenkins, Jr., was the head
of the congregation. Until some time
euo Jenkins and his flock were affili
ated with the church of which F.ev.
A. H. Butlef'is pastor, in the north
eastern part of the city. When the
break came, Jenkins set out on his
own resources, arid in a short time a
considerable number of the sect had
adhered to his cause.
Recently the mayor was complain
ed to by members of the opposition
faction who reside In the vicinity of
the lot on Orion street, where Jen
kins had his canvass church that it
was a nuisance. He put an officer out
to investigate. Before tip officer had
time to make his report the tent was
fired from a cause unknown, and
burned ouicklv. the weather beinir
dry and not.
The Holiness sect is of some
strength in t.le ex'.tern part of the
city. The members hold queer ideas
icgarding purts of the Scriptures,
and illustrate their version by unusu
al actions when fired by fervor at
their services..
Cords
10c.
Black, White;
Pink and jBlue
O. N, T. Cotton 6 for 25c.
Ciuis. A Watirs
Th T1eohone Store
PkaniRt.p
MOREHEAD CITY TO
GET NEW, INDUSTRY
A rumor reached Kinston today
I that the Mayor anJ Loomis Co. a
big lumber concern, with a plant in
Hertford, N. C, hai secured options
:i considerable property at More-
i head City, with a view ct locating a
L . 'daw-mill and box factory there.
ARTESIAN WATER FOR SCHOOL. The concern does a heavy export
The trustees Of the city schools tuisinesg and supples boxes to the
hav placed a contract for a' deep Octagon Soap Company. The state
well to supply artesian water for the ment that the Mayor and Loomis Co.
K9w building now under construction may locate at Moreheud City 1s from
on East Lenoir streets. Work on a reliable source,
the building is progressing satisfac- j The plant contemplated would cost
torily to the trustees, who hope to possibly $ 100,000, and the weekly
rec it completed by October 15. Un-1 pUVroll would he around $2,000, it is
til it is ready for use the old gram-' sujd.
mar school-house on Lenoir street
will be occupied by the grades of HNK HILL TOBACCO
the grammar school.
TO. OPEN THEATER
IN OCTOBER.
It is now thought that the new
theatr be'ng built for the Hines
Bros., on North Queen street, will be
opened by the middle of October.
SPLENDID THIS SEASON.
Mr. W. T. Barber, a Pink Hill to
bacconist, says-the crop in that vicin
ity is one of the finest he has ever
seen. This is Mr. Barber's first sea
son nt Pink Hill. He has been on
the Reidsville market and others in
Western Carolina in recent years.
Work on the building has been slow He declared while discussing tobacco
because of the difficulty in securing ' prospects today, that "there is no
materials, and the owne.-s severnl question about it, the leaf grown in
manthe ago r.bnndoned their origir.-! the Pir.k Hill section is all of what
nl Intention of having it completed hyj oie people there claim for it the
September 1. The lessees of the finest in the world."
holute will 'be ready to occupy it iin-1
"-d'ately cf'o? the contractors turn KINSTON NOT TO GET SO
" over,. MICH FROM PRIVILEGE TAX.
Kinston's income from special priv
ilege license taxes in 1 '. 1 1 4 will de
crease from $500 to $700 from last
year, City Clerk Coleman estimates.
In 1113 the clerk's office collected
$-,f00 from 'this' source, but this
year the ordinance which puts prac
tically prohibitive restrictions on
carnivals will shut off the portion of
Start an Account
With Us
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We Will Help You
Save.
THIRTY GALLONS A MINUTE.
"Dynamited Wilkins, the well-borer,
hna secured a flow of around thir
ty (rations a minute from tho well at
Queen and Gordon streets, which
was deepened at the instance of the
water commissioner. "I'he well hud
to be'ircroaKfd in depth when it wus
HMowred tnat me now was too tlie taxeH whilh Ciime fro:n that
mall to supply two spouts instead of , ;vauiw
ne on the fo'sntiun into which it was j
'Ducted, when the city converted the
fountain into the firrt "Jim Cr;w"
drinking fountain in the world.
MR. YOUNG DIDN'T COME.
Norfolk Southern Railroad officials
here expected a visit from President
Young of that system, Thursday eve
ning, but Mr. Young came no farther
in this direction than New Bern, and
returned from there to Norfolk.
There is some conjecture as to the
reason for his appearance at vari
ous points on the lines now. Em
ployoa are wondering if there will
be a chopping off of heads on the
Norfolk Southern, as on other roaiis
recently. It is reported that seven
train crews have been laid eff on the
Atlantic Coast Line since the begin
ning of the European war.
5 or 6 doses of G'lii will break any
case of Fever or Chills. Price, 25
cents. (Adv.)
White Ratine,
36 inches wide.
White Crepe and
Rice Cloth
White Corduroy
Velvet,
Just the Thing for Skirls.
THE ONE PRICE
CASH STORE
A. J. SUTTON
Phone 34 Prop.
AT SKINNER'S
CASTORIA
For Infants tad ChUdrea
In Use For Over 30 Years
Atways bears Sv r
Signature of t&rfzU&J&U
HII
NO SUCH CONDITIONS HERE.
Ao J adverti sement in a Virginia
newspaper, paid for by the Va. As
sociation for Local Self -Government,
quotes an interview with the Tarboro
chief of Police In which he is made
Co say thrt "labor conditions are 50
per cent, worse now they were during
the days of the licensed saloon.
Drunkenness is steadily on the in
crease, "V, Chief of Police Heath as
serts that conditions in Kinston are
just the opposite. "The decrease in
drunkenness since prohibition was en
acted is easily 75 per cent," he said
today. There srt fewer unemployed,
regardless of the Increase of popula-
tion. . than ever before, the chief j
thinks. . ' .. Tfl)
THE SAXON
Gets an average of
30 miles to a gallon
of gasoline, 10,000
miles on a set of tires.
For economy and
pleasure drive the
SAXON.
Ask fora Demonstration
KCiSTOH G.'.11GE, Inc.
PHONE 414
We Cater to
TI12 Ladies and
Children. : :
Ice Cream, Soda
and Fine Candy
Phone 149
J.T. Skinner & Sou II
"We Strive to PkW
1
Mi ..or f. . H
N. J. .Rouse. Edward M. Land -Kinston,
N. C.Goldsboro. N.C
ROUSE & LAND
ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW .,. ; ,
Offices:
Kinston.' N. C, Goldstar It C,
Edgertsw Buildings
FOIEY- IUDNEYTflXS
SMJUWt Ktowsra Mitt BJ4asnc
1 A Feu)
More $25
Dresses
For $9 38
Just the Thing
for Early Fall
j. M. STEPHENSON
THE LADIES STORE.
I V. HOSEtEY, M. 0.
Physician and Surgeoii :
Offlce next to Lenoix Draf Co.
Office hours: . ' .
9 to 11 a. m. . Phones:
I to I p. m, Offles, 471
8 to f p. m Res. Phcne It3
viiijisum- t imninjn
OR. T. H. FAULKNER
DENTIST .
Office 130 S. UcLewean St
Near Residence.
OH. R. A.'WHITAKER
Physician and Surgeon
New Building corner Blonnt
street and Locust Alley, opposite
Hooker, Churchill ft Co.
Office: 30 i
'Phones:
Residence: 152
$20, $22.50or $25
Will pay the price for one of
the handsomest Axminister
Rug that has ever been ourv
good fortune to show the
people of Kinston. And
we do not have to say a
word about the quality it is
a well known fact that as
good quality as we sell can't
be bought at the same price
anywhere else. .
Oettinger's Furniture Store
Florence Told All
the Neighbors
"You corns in and see my Florence oil
cook Stove work just once and you
wont be happy unlit you have one.
- "You cart have a slow, Binmerins fire
on one burner at the same time you hare
a quick, hot fire on another and the
other one regulated exactly to any work
you want done. Juit set the levers as
you want them and you can go away
for two hours and find all the burners at
exactly the same he t when you come
back. That's because the oil supply is
automatic and there are no wicks.
"It's so simple, so clean, so conveni
ent, so cool, tlut I don't know what I
should do without it.
"My husband has tested the FLOR
ENCE with othrr stoves and he says it
produces a wonderful amount of heat
for ths oil consumed and that it costs
only about two cents aa hour to run
four burners."
"TUTmrrimt fttml la Oil $tm Hiifr,"
FLORENCE
Oil Cook Stoves
. "Look for the Lever"
In ths Florence too hi- nt lajt the
S, reliable oil stove. Safety and sira
plKity and economy. They go together.
Come in and see these wonderful cook
stores. They carry the manufacturer's
guarantee in ad&boa to our own.
H. E. MOSELEY HDW. CO.
THE NEUSE
MANTEL CO.
Corner Bright and
Heritage Streets
Manufacturers of '
Doors, Sash, Special Front
Doors. Stair Work, Grilles,
Mouldings and Interior
Finish; Mantels, Columns,
Balusters, Porch Rail,
Screen Doors and Win
dows. Store Fronts and
Office Fixtures a Specialty
OR. F. FITTS
Osteopathic Physician
Over Kinston Ins., & Realty G.
Office Hours: .9-12. .2-8
. Nights and Sundays by
Appointment
Examination Free Phona' 80
O SCO. L K0RMEGAV
t.aiiM ta Dise of W-
e ad Caildwn.
0 hours id to 12. Cf3et
C&crlC5 E. CaswtQ strwi
' Mont lit.
TJQNT envy the. figure
of the lady you so
much admire. Just get
those beautiful ""line tin
your OWN figure.
Simply e. matter of the
proper corset. All per
fect feminine figures re
sult from scientific cor
seting, from wearing cor
sets that are hygienic.
stylish and perfect fitting.
Such are the renowned
Borilbn
VgORSETS?
Price $3 to $5
Barrett
Hartsfield
IRA M. HARDY, M. B.
Physician and Surgeon
102 W. Caswell St.
'Phone 479.
Residence 309 West Lenoir St.
'Phone 507.
Dr. O. L. WILSON
Dentist
Office over J. E. Hood & Co's
- Store.
July
n
Clearance
Sale Now On
a - .
This week
We Reduce
The Following:
WHITE SKIRTS !
In Crepe and
Rice Cloth
Long Tunic -
$1.50 QUALITY
Special $1.19
G. EJ
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