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. THE ITBST SNOWFALL
TJAmS v tirtuth the
city today going to Goldaooro. .
M-'S t4 Hrveyn4 PtO Mla Anne
Lltchjordfentto Henderson today.
Ifm- M..obettscVf High Point,
passed threntu the Itji-iitoday: going
to Scotland Neck. . -,' ?
t.d nlK. wK.in wfna kah A...
JtoA the earta was locked in slumbers I. Mm TrJ. Horton, of Zebulon, passed
' . deep . ' J through the city today returning .home
Vrotn an unseen realm with noiseless .-from. Durham, '-.,,. -. ..,'-.
Th 8now King's armies came hither, Jilss Gertrude Royster returned home
.last .enlntremvattendlnir confer
sfar and . nee at Durhaoir v. ' 1
.They pitched their white tents
-wide, -
Tney inreetea tne town nna nveroa lira. Henry Bteks 'returned .to the
KM llla wlilA
Bore the marks of their hurrying foot-'
. steps .
And when early this morning "with
crimson face
The great sun arose to begin his race.
He turned on the earth his astonished
esse ...... . - taif nrhn rtn
Till-It shown as it strewn with rare! x
tendf copfqteBCf.jU
, Miss Annie B. Dupcan?has returned
fcoitf?Iurhin7vWheV. she has been
vislttiig Mrs. Jaa B. Mason.. - ..'
Mrs. Cooper, of . Henderson; stepped
over In the city today with Mrs. Tel-
dlamonds.
-Sfrt'-fend Mrs. J. ..D. Ballentme, of
And a. by my window musing I stood. ?TLT'?"lyJ a,ter
n.ih. rival. W!-'"0 "'. "'
wood. ' 1 -
I laughed, for each past had a; fluffy ' , M'sf.1Sal" Crist. N. C.,
white hood. ,s visiting her cousin, Mr. R. H. Brad-
Not a vestige of roughness my eyes' "ev- ana M1'3- A- u- wucox. or leou-
could trace -., Iqn,;.: passed through the city today re-
For each blemish and scar on rude turning home .from, attending confer-
Nature's face i? Ii W? at Durhartt,
The soft, voiceless snow had come toK . '
erase, . vTheVig ( wHJ be a short Christmas en-
And to shroud it !n garments celestial, tertainibent -m, le chapel of-Peace In-
- stitute Thursday evening at 8 p. m.
Then I thought to myself 'tis blessed promptly. All interested are cordially
to know . Invited. .
This lesson of charity taught by the): "j-. '
snow J"" lUrs. 3. H. Paylor returhed to the
Forgetting the faults of all creatures city, today from a visit to her brother
below, '
And love with endurance and patience.
at Duke. She was accompanied by
Mis. Carrie Herndon. of Duke, who
lyttt be tajr guest.
Mrs. F. M. Shamburger returned to
So . a gladsome message each white
flake brings,
While the wind tunes up his harp and Jthecity tooay from Durham, where she
sings attended conference. Mr. Shamburger
And my heart in gratitude upward has gone to see his father before re-
springs
For the beautiful gifts of God's mercy.
Roy Winchester.
turning home.
Christmas Bazaar.
The Christmas bazaar of the St.
Mary's Guild will open, promptly at 8
te visiting his sister, Mrs. D. G. Conn. ; " cloCK ' ""''a rooms -or
m ... line iiurcu ui tin? uuuu onepiiera. ine
Mrs. R. H. Purvis has returned toTaa' will contmue -through Thurso
Iutty . wii ui tnu must unci etiuiK itruL
ures of the bazaar will be the Christ-
Rev. Geo. J. Dowell, of Wllliamston,
Hamlet, after visiting friends in the
city. '''
Mr. Jones Wahab. of New Bern, is
visiting at the home of Mr. and. Mrs.
E. M. Spencer. ' -
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Mrs. R. I Gray is visiting her
parents. Judge and Mrs. James C.
MacRae, at Chapel Hill. .
mas tableaux from Dickens.
MISS MARY THOMrSON
EXZERTAIXED AT LUNCHEON.
Miss Mary Cornelia Thompson enter
tained at luncheon today with the fol
lowing young ladles as her guests:
Misses May Montague, Mary Arml-
Mrs, J. L. Davis, of Seuse, -ha--e-'s''ead Jones, Annie Duncan, Nell Hins-
turned home, after a visit to her sister, ' dale and May Jones,
Mrs. Sam Bell, on New Bern avenue.
Literary Meeting of League.
The literary meeting of the Central
, Eoworth League will be held in the
a visit to Miss Grace Deaton in this league room at 7:30 this evening. Miss
cityv I Ada Womble. who has lust returned
" from England ana Scotland, will ad-
Captain Patterson and daughter, Mrs. 'dress the league on her trip. There
Bragg, of Petersburg, have returned will be vocal music "by Miss Pool and
Mrs. K, J. Best, of Columbia, S. C-,
has gone to visit at LaG range, after
home, after a visit to Rev. and Mrs.
W. McC. White.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan H. Tarborough,
of Commerce, Tex., have gone to Wil
mington, after spending a few days
with Mr. L. T. Tarborough, on HIUs
boro street.
Mr. Furman Betts. Miss Frances Ren
frew will give some of her delightful
readings. The public is cordially in
vited. .- '..: ..-'..
League Meeting Last Mglit.
The Edenton Street Epworth League
held an Interesting literary meeting in
the IpuiFlin mnm ut 7'Hfi lnut MvAitlnp
wi. Ti ,r j i. - ..iui ! " ' "
uw eniieay is visiunj ner e aubject being "Zoroastrlsm." The
aunt in Washington City, tyie will mating was well attended, as these
also visit in Philadelphia and New ; 8tudlo'a, the league is making-of the
York before returning to the lty. great renKiona of the world, are prov.
''.' ing very Interesting. Miss Nina Green
Rev. J. Marvin Culbreth and his sang several Persian songs, especially
bride, who was Miss Bessie Trawlck, gued to the subject. Several papers
awivuie, ienn., arnvea in tne city were read. "Zoroastrlsm and the
last evening and are guests at the home ZendrAvesta," by Miss Iden, with read
of Dr. J. W. McGee. r lings from the "Avesta" by Miss Beryl
I Taylor; "The Parseee. or Present Day
Col. and Mrs. W. D. Pollock and Followers of Zoroaster," by Miss Mary
little daughter, Frances Pollock, after King. Miss Sarah Bulkhead read a
a visit to Mr.' and Mrs. Alex Webb, delightful paper on "Persian Lltera
have returned to Klnston, accompanied ture," .... with reading from "Omar
by little Miss Frances Webb. IKhayyam."
Miss Katherlne Wharton, who - is
spenaing tne winter with her grand-,
father, Mr. L. Banks Holt, at Graham,
left today for Atlanta, after a visit
to her mother, Mrs. John C. Drewry, in
the city.
your -presence at the 21st anniversary 4
exerclseV Thursday evening 'December'
17. -1908,'; Bute's, Creek, N, C.M
.". "Program; 1
President W. Caswell Ellis.
Secretary U W, Smith. . "
Reciters Miss Bessie . Matthews,
Aeth.; Miss Pauline Bryan,. Wash.;
Miss Mamie Shaw, Wash.; Miss An
nie Bright, Aeth;' 'v "
Orators W. S. Britt, Phi.; E.
Lanier, Eu. . .
t DEBASE t.
QueryT-Bjesplved:, Tbat.i.all legisla
tloru both national and state, should be
ubmittedj to.he people for their .direct !
TUkiiiciuiuvi, i . . --..-.
;! Affirmative S. J. Carter, ,Eu,; p;,H,
tPettewayU!, , . . .,-..;
Negative C. - M. Rofaerson, PhlT''9.
P. Wilson. Kb. : , .. 1
Capt. O. B. Wynne. Co. G, Second
Infantry, Av"aBhlngtoii, N. C, tendered :
his resignation to Adjutant General '
Robertson .today. His resignation was J
accepted. ' 1 -
The friends of Mr. Garland Spence i
will be glad to learn that he has been
promoted from the position of assistant
baggage clerk to ticket agent for the
Southern at the union depot. 1
Clem Jones, colored, was tried yes
terday afternoon before Justice Roberts
for selling booze. The justice adjudg-'
ed the action frivolous and malicious
and taxed the prosecutor, Ernest Bob
bit, with the costs, $5.10.
The two big Siberian wolves which
will be used in the pTay, "Daniel
Boone," tonight, were on exhibition to.
day on the streets and attracted much
attention.
The Capital City Telephone Com
pany has kindly put their instrument
in the Church of the Good Shepherd
for the use of the ladies during their
bazaar. Their phone number is 642.
Hon. J. Gordon Hackett, of North
Wilkosboro, chairman of' the board of
directors of the state penitentiary, Is
In the city today.
John . -Morton, a negro of Laurin
burg sentenced to 10 months on the
roads for larceny, was pardoned yes
terday. The witness on 'whose testis
mony Morton was convicted, recently
retracted his statement, admitting that
he lied. j; . ; :m- 1 ,
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A swell lot of Ladies' Long
A great reductions.
$-5.00 Goats $ 3.98
""7.50 " 4.98
.10.00 ," 6.98
' 12.50 8.98
15.00 tt 10.98
T5he
' WEAKKK SEX ASSAULTED.
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The Heavy-liitmled Representative of
the Stronger Sox Fined ia Polica
Court, ... v 1 ,
Henry. Pavls, colored, strayed from
the jiath-v of nghteousnews yesterday
and in his fury , lay heavy hands 'pon
the "pusnon" of one Annie Jones, also
of a dusky -complexion. The chastfsr-d
maiden became vei-y indignant at such
ungentlemanly conduct and appealed to
the police department for redress of
grievances: ' : Diitls ' appeared in court
today and 'received a lesson in etifluette
which cost him seven and thirty-five
hundredths of his hard-earned simo
leons. W. H. Goode was given a premiiln-;
ary hearing yesterday afternoon upon
the charge of . larceny. The evidence
seemed strong enough to show probable ' Jj
caused-and Goode was bound over-, tbl .!
court under a J50 bond. It was alleged
that Goode misappropriated a pistol
valued at $4.75 and $1 in specie, the
property Of E. T, Smith.
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Gimxr.iffi SEASon
Buy
Xmas Presents II
For Mother-
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For Father-- :
For Sister--For
Sweetheart
Rocker.
Wuna .uase-i t --: . ;-7 )
Pedestal. , ; . ' i :, ;..',:
k -mVlm Morris Chair: v?
i 8ha.vinsr Stand.
:.3 vPeliIattresa.
v-. Desk.
Brass Bed.
Sewing TStofl
Desf'"; - -7--Cheval
lfirr?iw: t 7 ; ; ; ;
PRETTY THINGS.
Royall & Borden Furniture Cd
127 Fayettgville St. Raleigh, H. C
-OPEN AT NIGHTr-
TOO EARLY? s 7;:(
Top early to be thinking about Christmas Gifts? Not a bit; The
early purchaser is the one who gets . the best values in Holiday.
Gifts.' : ,
Before the' rush and confusion, of the Inst weeks, now when the
stores are full of new goods, attractively displayed, is the very best
.time to make selcctions.7 7 7". ; 7 i';'''-'--'-''' -''"'''
Suitable gifts are to be. found-imong our Watches, Jewelry,
Cut Glass, China, etc., all nt: prices bound to please.
A word to the wise is sufficient, ' .
H . M AH L EtVLS SONS
Jewelers - , -RalelgK, N. C
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ELECTION OP OFFICERS.
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CHAMBER OP COMMERCE.
Medicine That is'Medicine
"1 have suffered
yal Arcanum Will IwfiMHl.8Ceet Tonight at 8 O'clik-k,
- Uectml Offlrem on Eveningof .. The Chamber of Commerce will
u , 1 . !et tonight 8 o'clock, m iu -haii.'
if At 1U regular -rheetiitg. ;last W eyeral Interesting reports will be
Raleigh Council No. 551 Royal Ar- read. The question of how to build
Mm he'd Li'8 X5jL!Jn fflcerst Raleigh's Jobbing trade will be'
the Year 1909. The officer wirTbtf 0rie tonic for di...,. I
a good deal with JmfcaJled. on - the evenlug,.ot January oida i lnvin,,a f t,..7.
malaria and stomach complaints, but I HlB;-I?09r'aX wUim time' the- Grand t'nnH.nu a i.n .. 11...
have now fnnnrl u mnuv iht b,n. r, t ... an luenioers
"V. J 7 .Z 7 ':; " K wi ma r. n. p.,.,aou- try to be on hand
ZZTPJ!: Wilmingtonwllr. be prent,
. " : """.y.ihlld bnnniwt will h. wwhI. Thli.
Bagwell-Schapperle.
The marriage of Miss Bertha Schap-
PERSOANLS
Col. W. B. Rodman, of Charlotte, Is
at the Olersch today. - . r. .
Hon. W. C. Newland, lleutenant-
perle and Mr. Lorenzo C. Bagwell will governor-elect, Bpent the day in the
take dIilca tnmnrmw pftomnnn at a-iG cy.
o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mr.
E. I Harris, 621 Hillsboro street.
The country is flooded
with soaps which look
like, and claim tp be Vas
good as," Ivory, v
Avoid theml .'
They are imitations:
and, like all imitations,
. they lack the peculiar
" 'and remarkable qualities
of the article which they
imitate. 7-- lq.0
. Ask for Ivory Soap
and see that you get It; J
IvcrySoap'
W6 Vet Ct.Purt.J
, Mr. P. M. Strlngfleld, of Manteo, was
a visitor to the city today. -. "
Mr, F. L. Frlerson, of Asheville, Is
stopping at the Olersch.
. Mr. P. J. Olive, of Asbury, Is In the
city on business. .
Mr. Max Iglo, of. New Tork, Is regis
tered at the Olersch,
Cot H. C. Pockery, of Rockingham,
i at. the Tarborough. ., - . .
Mr, F. B. Bradley,'' of Stately Hie,
spent, the day In the city, j ;)(, v
Mr., J, Hacked of. .North Wilkes
boro, was in the olty today.' . ,
-Ex-Judge W. S. O'B. .Robinson, of
Ooldnboro, I registered at the Tar
borough. V . ,
Mr, W. W. Home, of . FayettevHto,
was In ths city on buslneaa.
Mr. Thos, 8. Rollins, of ., Asheville,
Is In the -olty. to attend the supreme
court
Mr. R, W. Massle, of Lynchburg, Va.,
is t the Tarborough.
Mr. g. Wltkowsky. of Charlotte, Is
in th oity on business. '
Bx-Jfldgs ' E. W. Timberlake, of
Wake Forest was in the city today on
business;' ' ' ' '
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AKXramSABY EXERCISE .
; 1 AT btTJCS CREEK ACAEM
;Vh';foUowlnf 'iontfcn his v( been
reetV4' yi.w '"'
The faoulry and studhts of Bulo'f
Cmk Aondsm request the. honor of
.fr.n...u J ii . ui.. ouu a. uniiiiiicc. nil, w ecnou, 1 U1B ... . .
owincu biiu ji.ci ii"uv"r aaa ur ran . . , . . .... i nuarse COUgns and stuffv lolrta thai
dow cond tinnj" nv w r iri..n order Is in a flourishing condition, mn f ' " Blu,y LOlas tnat
tonu.iions,.;, says t. .KlestJer, . i . ' . may develop Into pneumonia over nieht
of Halifax. Ark. Electrlo Bitters pur- not only-jn. litis eltr. but thrbughout are quick,y cured by p0ieyg H(,ney
ify and enrich the bloody tone up the th country, Its membership now and Tar, as I soothes inflamed mem
nerves, and Jmpart vigor and 'energy ; numbers, a quarter of a million mam-' bfanes, heals the lungs, and expels
.v ...B -- vu i.iuiic; wiu.qb ro- uvin, a surplus vt emergency " coia rrom the system. King
funded If It falls to help you. 50c, at fund of nt?arly I5.00ff.000. Thd Crowoll Drug Co., Fayettevllle and
all druggists.,-,
COMMISSION MEET. :
Jamestown ' Eioltion Commission
' Prepairs Final Report. ''
Mr. Henry C. Dockery, of Rocking
ham; Mr. Ceo. W. Hinshaw, of .Win-sten-SfcWm.
aiid Mr. Joseph E. Pogue,
of Raleigh, composing the North Car
olina Jamestown Exposition Commjs
8lon,"ar.; here today preparing their
final report to be submitted to the
governor. '.7 .v; 'i: -,
The'Tepbrt of the commission wllT
show .that the commissioners hare
ieouncll in this cityj' Raleigh' Council, HarKett streets,
Is the largest in the state, having s,; .' :
membership of four hundred mem-i " Important Notice,
berg. J For the Information of patrons the
Tae officers for the ensuing year' public Is notified that Durham &
are as follows:
Regent John E. Ray.
Vice-Regent Herman Heller.
Orator Thos. C. DeDson.
Secretary Henry J. Young.
Collector J. P. Wray.
; Treasurer Thos. C. Powell.
':. Chaplain C. H. Ogden.
: Guide A. 8. Bragassa.
: Warden-Burke H. Little. !
., Sentry fred O. Staudt. ... .
Trustees A. R. D. Johnson, T. W.
done their work well. It Is hot be
lieved thef,. any other state (ared ss Blake, Wm. Taylor. :u
well In the matter of financial loss at ' Representatives to Grand Council
this exposition, as did this state... The rpC. A. Johnson, T. 8. Pearce.
three gentlemen above-named-:' ar' A fternate ' Re prese6tat Wes W. ' H.
sterling business men, and handled Robblns, Geo. T. Norwcfod.
the state's affairs as they handle their
Southern local trains, No. 5, due to
leave Durham 9:00 a. m.. and No. 6.
due to leave Dunn 8:40 a. m will be
annulled Christmas day, December
ZB. 1808, and New Year's Day, Janu
ary I,-1809.: Perishable freights will
not be accepted for movement
these dates.
Passenger trains No. 38 and 41 are
not affected by this notice.
S. H. ROAM3,
'.. !. Gen. Freight and Pas. Agt.
own, carefully and prudently.
FOCJTD A THTMB.
' GOES TO ROADS.. , 77
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Negro' . Falls to. Pay Fine n& Will
flefire Fti Months Fof Sollhig
;"'.., -,'-.J tSocaine.'' :
John Motfre,' the negro eWe'riiay
Human Thumb, Picked 'p in the
.. Mr. W. E. Freddk bt. the 'HMin4,!?ond'. 'u.tlr t eIllnf ' :
Parkinson Company, today tonnd ilow 10,00 and costs jja, two ises,
negro's thomh - on West Hargett"'"" WUK 10 lDB co7 roaas toaay-w
street. He, In company with some wor out tne nne and cost. , v It
friends, was returning from a long mean imprisonment for nwlr five
walk over the 'western frft ot'jh - ' , ;., ' , -,: v; '- ' :
vivj, tug uiuuiu fia uuna nar Mrs.
uapeir boarding Uouse, lying , in
plain view . on- tb .ldealk. .Mr.
Fredd ploked up. the gruesome find
and placed It In- an envelope. ',
1 no On
icrcnso
, it mar save your life. Cathartics,
I bird shot and cannon ball pills tea
; spoon doses of cathartic medicines
all depend oa irriution ofth bowels
; until they sweateooathtomove
carets strengtbea the bowel muscles j
so they creep, and Crawl natorally.-' '
; This means cure and only through')
, CascorHi csnym get it quickly and -
aturally. y. .-. ii.-..
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mrat AndmmUu. BlrtTMlMlWr ' ... j
Inuwtoon-BUUoabozMsmOBta. '
AHMUNCEiT
We" are now located in the Masonic Temple
F O U R T H F L O O R.
and are .rgpared to do all kindof'wbrk for
either the face, head or hands, such as
SHAMPOOING, MANICURING, A N D
HAIR DRESSING. ELECTRICAL FAC
; tf IAL AND SCALP TREATMENT. , '
' We handle Hair Goods of every description.
; : You are invited to visit our parlors.-
MRS. GURLEY, MISS GURLEY
'-Hair Dressing. Manicuring
THE MASONIC TEMPLE.
. I
to Enipojpe ?
We sell Traveler's Checks in denominations $10.00
up. Available anjrwhere in the world without identifica
tion and no risk of loss. .'.'-" ' ::. ;: 7
, THE COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BAN
CAPITAL AM SURPLUS. $200,000.00 .
B. a JERMAN, Pres.; Ai A. THOMPSON, VM.ra.t H. W. JACK
SON, Cashier; E. & CROW, Assist. 0 ashler; J. J. Thomas, Coma Board of
Director. ...... .. ,. - . .
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Oihar. (nil r i iltmn Sr Oh. L I... - B ,
tnuj bonk It full
Burum m mnn airiHiinni inrnias'iia
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ayuvna
te0Mk-HMkiCO. I. t)SiullrA
CIGARS FOil; CIIHISE1AS
M., . --VS,
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e have tile most conular branda
In boxes of 23 tvnd'50. 7 : 7
1X1 NG-
CROWEIiL
m n - 1 1 . . n n - m t
? Mmveu mis i.jorniiig s
m Skiers;' for 'the'-Misies.&nd ChttdwaL'- They have E
my been placed on sale V '.; rkti ' i- 2
, Don't forjjet thaale of Coat Suits. Lone M
T .Coats and Eur.that we have on: -for this weefc'.iw
T.esterdawas pur tai&erfiaywy expect this w
jwcM uouucu .wot) -. ':- M : ' ;', '''- r'"" ' '':'; V '
jrj ! If, you did not. come yesterday , or today wo
"if el sure you will be ln bef ore the week is ores j
.If ott can not afford to miss such an opportunity al
mm
Hargett Street Masonic Temple,-
- '" V : RALEIGH, N. C, 'V '
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