I OF LOCAL INTEREST
I
Dand I'rartici!.
Every member of the Sr-orul
far.try band ia ordered tu h at
hcursal at 8 o'clock tonight.
ATTEMITI ASSAULT
WITH IMSTOL.
Claud Redding was tiroujrht to jai
Tuci'day from Vance township, wher
he U allowed to have attempted
assault upon John Noble with a pi?
tol. Both men are colored.
f;)ME RAINFALL.
A precipitation of 2'Zi inches, ac
ctmpanied by sharp lig.-uninr am!
thunder, was the total from showers
late Tuesday and this morning. Tim
Heavy rnin brought relief in a de
creased teiaerature. The mercury
maximum Tuesday was !)!.
MEETING OF THE BOARD
OF ELECTIONS
County Democratic Chairman G
V. Cowper has been asked by State
Chairman Thomas Warren to call i
meeting of the county board of elec
tiom to prepare for the election in
November. The meeting will he held
early in next month.
T1IE PRESIDENT APPRECIATIVE
President Wilson has sent a note
of thank to Chairman Cowper of the
Lenoir County Democratic Executive
Committee for resolutions of sympa
thy forwarded him after the death of
Mrs. Wilson recently. The envelope
and enclosed card are bordered with
black. The envelope, in the left hand
corner, bears the words, "The White
Houmi," and the card a tiny national
coat of arms, embossed, and this
message: "The President deeply ap
preciates your message of sympathy,
and begs that you will express his
sincere gratitude to those associated
with you."
I
M'CLEARY INDICTED.
J. L. Pettus, a Norfolk Southern
Railroad detective, was here Tues
day evening to appear before the
grand jury in indictment of J. H.
AK'Cleury, wanted for car-breaking
here. The man indicted is a fugitive.
McCleary, who is colored, was cap
tured in a box ear here several
months ago. He had entered the car
while the train to which it was at
tached was in motion. McCleary had
recently been released from the Vir
ginia penitentiary, sentenced to a
month's time on the roads for va
grancy, after which he was to be
tried for breaking into the car, he
scaped when he had barely com
menced the sentence.
DARING
ATTEMPT AT
ROBBERY TUESDAY.
Two negroes were discovered by
the cook at the home of Mr. J. G.
Cox, 301 South Heritage street, in
an effort to gain entrance to the dining-room,
Tvosday afternoon, . in
bro.?d daylight. The woman gave the
alarm, and the marauders fled before
the police arrived. I tie cook gave
definite descriptions of the men, but
Ho arrests have been nude. No otn
er reports have come to the police of
fice of robberies or attampts during
the past twenty-four hours, which
have been the onetest since the epi
demic of tht.i kind of crime .tUrted
here a week hico. A railroad detect
ive here Tuesday evening stated that
nlthoifh he believes there is nothing
of the nature of an organization, ho
has never known such an a!ar;nir.v
Dumber of cases of house-breaking
and burglary in this section before.
He made no effort to give a reason,
since there seems to be no unusual
number of vagrants.
LAW IN THE LOGWOODS.
W, H. Howell, superintendent of
the Mines Bros.' timber workings near
the Jones Co. line, has a model
community of its kind in the 100 or
more negro laborers employed. The
affrays with deadly weapons and oth
er forma of vie so usual in other log
woods camps Is noticeable from ltd
absence in the Hints Bros.' colony
Superintendent Howell brings a club
Into view, although ha seldom has to
use it, when there it occasion for
force. To carry a revolver or to
boot a firearm in the camps is pun-
Unable by a line of $5, by the super
uiMnaenra order. There baa not
been a fatality from the um of a
Weapon In this camp in years. If ever.
A atandmg order is that a man who
aeeks an encounter with another shall
report it to his foreman before hos
tilities art commenced, after whkh
the foreman shall report to HowelL
Then, the order ia positive, the intend
ed opponent shall be represented di
, rectly by the whita man. The affair
ever get beyond the foreman's
knowledge.-
ft a doaes of 656 wiU break any
ef rerer or Cauls. Price. 25
t . (Adv.)
ANOTHER WOMAN SENT
TO JAIL EY DANIELS:
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Ju'it" l :'..!'-. in hts arv. -
-i bfti-ved t'i.l'-e iiitr-IH t-
iv. ; tlii; iiri(;')ial z,erru i.t .
the population in fmth Kintor;. Hj -ti?
.lohr.xm wns thu thir'i to be to.ii
ir. Irene Rarna.i -f 110 Eist S:.uth
street; Alma HuNun of 111 En!
iou'h sttieet, and Hattie J.h:. .o.;
i'.'C West Shine atrct, wi kfcnd
ar.t l.efore Jude Carter it, January,
111"!. Th-j thrao were convicted of
selling whiskey. Judge Outer held
sentence open, and required thtm to
give bond to appear in court from
term to term to prove good behavior.
When the Barnes and Hudson women
went before Judge Daniels Tuesday
morning in accordance with the order,
he took the view that the fact that
they operated houses of ill repute
was evidence that their behavior had
not been good, and had them com
m it ted pending his decision. Hattie
Johnson appeared in the afternoon
and was Kent to join the others.
No intimation has been had of what
disposition the judge will make of
the cases.
LIGHTNING STRIKES
FARMER'S MULE
When Lon. Davis, a former, sot out
to bring his family to the bedside of
his dying brother Tuesday afternoon.
the mule that was to haul the wife
and children to the stricken relative's
ome was killed by lightning.
Davis had been in attendance upon
the-bedside of B. F. Davis at the bit
ter's home, on tha Central Highway.
When driving to his own horns, sever
al
miles di.itunt, ho was overtaken
by rain, and took refuge in the house
of Louis Rhodos. The mule was shel-
tered on the premises. When the
iitorm had abated Davis went for the
animal to continue his journey, ana
discovered that a bolt of lightning
had killed it.
B. F. Davis died shortly afterwards.
MORE TROUBLE FOR
BOY AUTO THIEVES
Three Bethel youtha named Moore,
Gibson and Blount, who recently
stole an automobile from the garage
of the uncle of the last-named, M. O.
Blount, and were arrested in Ala
bama, are now being held in Georgia
for forgery, which the trio are alleg
ed to have committed during their
"scorching" trip from this section to
the Gulf States. M. O. Blount has
gone for his machine, which was in
the possession of the men when they
were apprehended. It is uncertain if
Moore, Cih.son and Blount -will be
brought buck to North Carolina on
the larceny chanre before thev have
been tried for forgery in Georgia.
LEGISLATORS OF PITT
PUNCH EACH OTHER
A report reaches hore today of a
fistic encounter between Senator W.
F. Evan. and Representative D. M.
Clark, Pitt county's representatives
in the Legislature, ut Greenville. The
two hid not been any too friendly
since the last campaign, when polit
ical difference arose between them.
The present campaign brought on a
renewal of the trouble, and newspa
per articles by Evans and Clark
r.dded to the difficulty. The light was
in front of a business pluce in the
Pitt county seat. Neither of the
combatants was much hurt, only sua-;
taining minor bruise and scratches. '
Children Ory
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTOR! A
bets an average of
ou miles to a gallon
ot gasoline. 10.000
z
miles on a set of tires.
r
For economy and
pleasure drive the
SAXON.
Ask fora Demonstration
RiliSTKI GOIGE, be.
To Those Going
Off to School-
!v
Shccti,
50c to $1.00
Counterpanes, $1 to $2
Piilow Cases, 1 2!2 to 25c
Towels, . 10, 1212. 25c
O. N. T. Cotton 6 for 25c.
Cius. A Waters
Th T!oHone Store
Pliant 61
Start an Account
With Us
We Will Help You
Save.
White Ratine,
36 inches wide.
White Crepe and
Rice Cloth
White Corduroy
Velvet,
Just the Thing for Skirts,
THE ONE PRICE
CASH STORE
A. J.. SUTTON I
Phone 34 Pro.
!
AT SKINNER'S
We Cater to
The Ladies and
Children. : :
Ice Cream. Soda
and Fine Candy
Phone 149
J. T. Skinner & Soa
"We Stnve to Please"
Littleton College
-w-x'-""- tot uia una row.
lM hm Septambw 16. 1914
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J.M.IH0DIS,
Ut letoo, M. C
Dr. O.L. WILSON
' :' ' " Deetlat ,
Office iw J. E. Hood Ce'a
- v. "" Stare. "
Jilj
See Our Noitfi
Window
B&B3
$5 to $10
Hats
Now 98c.
I. M. STEPHENSON
THE LADIES STORE.
BIRDS EYE MAPLE
is especially pleasing for the
dainty bed-room. It is light,
cheerful and clean looking,
and is most desirable in
such designs as we are now
showing. Why not furnish
that bed-room in this de
lightful furniture? We will
gladly furnish estimates.
Oettinger's Furniture Store
Florence Told All
the Neighbors
"You come in and see my Florence oil
Cook stove work jiut once and you
won't be happy until you have one.
"You can have a slow, simmering fire
on one burner at the sane tinwypu have
quick, hot lire on another aid the
other one regulated exactly to afcy work
you want done. Just set the levers as
you want them and you can go away
for two hours and find all the burners at
exactly the same heat when you come
back. That's because the oil supply is
automatic and there are no wicks.
, "It's so simpls, so clean, so conveni
ent, so cool, that I don't know what I
should do without it.
"My husband has tested the FLOR
ENCE with other stoves and he savs it
produces a wonderful amount of heat
for tha oil consumed and that it costs
only about two cents an hour to run
four burners. 14
"Tk laratac tUmt to Oil Sfr Hufrj"
FLORENCE
OUCook Stoves
"Look for the Ure, ..
totherTorenceyouhare-last-the
fribl.oU stove. Safety-and.ua.
KT-viteo0omy. They 10 together.
Cosne hand see these wonderful cook
trm. They carry the manufacturer's
ratrmiteiBadditioatoeurowa.
aLuosEiEyimw.co.
Z. V. H0SELEY, M. 0.
. Physician and Surged
OSes next to Lenoir Druj Ca.
Offlci hours:
9 to 11 a. m. Phones: '
I to ft p. m, Offlea, 479
8 to f f. a. Ret. Phone 1 13
DR. R. A. WHITAKER
Physician and Surgeon
New Building comer Blount
treet and Locust Alley, opposite
Hooker, Churchill & Co,
Office: 303
Residence: 152
'Phones :
OR. F. FITTS
Osteopathic Physician
Over Kinston Ins., & Realty Cv.
Office Hours: .9-12. .2-6
Nights and Sundays by
Appointment.
Examination Free Phone 8C
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
DR.' GEO. E. KORNEGAY r
Specialist in Diseases of Wo."
, nen end Children.
Office hours 10 to 12. Office '
195 E. CasweU Street.
Phone 118.
DR.DAN W.PARROTT
- DENTIST,
Crewa and Bridge Work a ,
- ; Specialty. " ; , :
pmceoTer Cot BlUIbCce
i 1 1 TaaaaimCa U Tffa
Our Fall and
Winter Samples
-For-
Men's Made-to-!
Measure Clothes
Are Ready for Your
Inspection. j&
Barrett &
Hartsfield
N. J. Rouse, Edward M. Land
Kinston, N. C... .Goldsboro, N.C.
ROUSE & LAND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Offices :
Kinston, N. C, Goldsboro, N. C,
Edgerton Building.
DR. T. H. FAULKNER
DENTIST
Office 130 S. McLewean St
Near Residence.
July
Clearance
Sale Now On
This week
We Reduce
The Following:
wfsiTS
In Crept anf
Rice Cloth '
$1.50 QUALITY
Special $1.19
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