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PAGE TWO THE EVENING TIMES, RALEIGH. N. 0. n Stop it! Why cough? Stop it! Stop coughing! Coughing rasps and tears. Stop itl Coughing !repares the throat and lungs or more trouble. Stop it! There is nothing so bad for a cough as coughing. Stop it! Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is a medicine for coughs and colds, a regular doc tor's medicine . Use it! Ask your doctor. J.O. AyirCo.. LOW.ll, tiaes. MANY GUESTS AT , THE MECKLENBURG i Mecklenburg Hotel, Chase City, Ya., April . 10. Large dally arrival con tinue at this popular resort, ami the bookings for the post Lemeri season are In excess of the .usual expectations at this period. The beautiful weather continues, and the1 social lite at the hotel Is 'uninterruptedly pleasant. Mr. and Mrs. Mann S. Qunrlcs. of Richmond, came Saturday for an in definite stay, Mr. R, L. Carr, of Durham, arrived Thursday. Mrs. W. D. Paxton ami daughter. Miss Lucille, returned to the Mecklen burg Wednesday, after a visit to friends in Portsmouth, Va. Mr. W. H. Wollard, of Boston, 'spent the .past week at the Mecklenburg. Mr. R. H. Herndon and ..-son. f. M. Herndon, of Danville, are at the Mecklenburg. . Mrs. S. Y. Taylor and children re turned this week, after a visit to rel atives In Danville. Messrs. E. O. Smith, j. F. Kaiser, and Herbert Kaiser, of New York, ar rived this week. Messrs. W. A. Hunt, of Hendersori,. and G. M. Cherry, of Richmond, spent Sunday with their families at the Mecklenburg. .'::;;' USE A 'PERKCTION Wick Blue Flame .'. --A-V.... .'".:'' Because it's clean. Because it's economical. Because it saves time. Because it gives best cookies results. Because its flame can be regulated instantly. Because it will not over heat your kitchen. Because it is better than the coal br wood stove. Because it's, the only oil stove niide with a 111 useful Cabinet Top like the modern steel -. range.'- - For other reasons see stove or write our nearest sizes. Sold with or -'' . - i The Jmmm Z?JZS- NBs-- 1 with latest improved burner, Made of brass throughout and beautifully nickeled. An ornament to any room, whether library, dining-room, parlor or bedroom. Write to our nearest agency if not at your dealer'!. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (Incorporated) ' EASTER IS COMING! The PROBLEM as to where to make your pur chases satisfactory as to price, quality and style is right before you. Let us help to unravel that problem by advising you to coirie to our place for all kinds of Ladies' Wearing apparels. .' - i "--...-'' . . . Special reduced prices on COAT SUITS AND SHIRTWAISTS all this week. . LADIES FURNISHING COMPANY , THE ONLY CREDIT 113 East Hargett St. Below . Boenttial' APRIL 12TH A HOLIDAY Iq Conworation of the "Halifax Resolves" Ait I'assed Legislature Through Ef forts of Senator Travis of Halifax Making April I2tli a Legal Holiday. The Halifax Involutions Given. At the last legislature an act was passed making April 1 2th of each year a legal holiday. The act provid ing for this holiday was passed chief ly through the efforts of Senator E. L. Travis, of Halifax county. Com paratively few of the people of the state, at the simple announcement that April 12 is a legal holiday, will understand why it is. and the act it self, which is elf-explanatory, is given herewith in full: : ''An act to make the 12th day of April of each year a legal holiday in commemoration of the "Halifax Reso lutions. "Whereas, the Provincial Congress which met at Halifax, in this state, in April, 1776, after providing for the military organization of the state, did on the 1 2 Hi day of April, 1770, adopt the following resolutions, generally known as the 'Halifax Resolves,' to wit: -. '::';. "'Resolved That the delegates from tills colony in the Continental Congress be empowered to concur witli the delegates from the other colonies in declaring independence and forming foreign aliances, reserv ing to this colony the sale and exclus ive' right of forming a constitution and laws for this colony. "And, Whereas, said resolution is the first declaration in favor of in dependence by the people of the whole state, through their duly au thorized . representatives and was Oil Cook- t at vour dealer's, agency. Made m three without Cabinet Top. .: T tt "i cannot be equaled for its bright and simple construction safetv. Equipped steady light, ir and absolute sa K3 HOUSE IN TOWN. . . V Raleigh, N. C. Grocery Store. Stove I u . .. I HEUMATISM makes a man lose courage. It is almost impossible to worn wnue racked with pain. Sloan's Liniment gives relief at once, stops the pain, quickens the blood and draws out all stiffness and soreness. You don't need to rub it penetrates. Mr. ,T. p. Etas. Sit. A try. Oa.. nn: ' I sntfureil with rheumatism lor tlifeo years. On leg wa budly swollen from my hip to mv knee. 1 used Sloan's Liniment ami it cured nie well and sound. One-half bottle took all the pain and swelling out." All Druggists keen it. Price 25cS0c. A $1.00. Dr. Earl S. Sloan, Boston, Maw. adopted more than two months be fore the declaration of independence by the Continental Congress; and, "Whereas, An occurrence so mo mentous in the history of our state and nation, and so il'.ustrative of the patriotism and wisdom of the wuole people of North Carolina should be commemorated. Therefore, the gen-ral assembly of North Carolina do enact: Section 1. That Ihe 12th day of April in each and every year bo, and the same nereDy is, maue a legai uui- iday in North Carolina." New Theatre For Asheville. Asneville, April 10 It was stated yesterday that the Coxe. estate will ( erect a handsome ground floor theatre on the property between the Medical building and Burton & Holt's store. : The plans now under consiu erafion provide for an arcade strne tnre, with stores on each side of the theatre and office rooms on the sec ond floor. The theatre as at present contem plated wilj be one of the best equipp ed in the south, having all the mod em safety appliances, including an asbestos drop curtain. The seats will be of the most comfortable design with plush upholstery. The stage will be much larger than that which now does service at the Grand. Mod ern dressing rooms, with all the standard equipments, will gladden the hearts of the members of the theatrical', profession. Whiie com plete details are difficult to obtain, it is known that no expense will be spared to give Asheville a theatre that will comfortably house the best attraction on the road. ''-'; It was learned that present plans provide for the completion of the theatre in time for the best part of the season of 1910. When asked what arrangements would be made with the Klaw and Erlanger syndicate to secure the big attractions for the new theatre The Citizen's Informant stat ed that while she was not at liberty to speak unreservedly, she knew that there woul.d be no trouble on that score. ' -.'. A Citizen representative asked Mr. Rosenstein, manager of the Grand opera house, if he had heard anything about the proposed theatre. Mr. Rosenstein said that he had heard some talk to that ecect but he knew nothing definite enough to discuss. Hot After Oltl Booze. Wilson, N. April 10 That the thirst for liquor has not altogether died out in this section, was amply demonstrated yesterday afternoon when the train rolled up and a case of the ardent was taken off with one bottle of the liquid broken and the llu id escaping. Grabbing a hat, a ne gro around the depot caught the im provised receptable about half full and a merry chase began, the negro trying to drink the fluid with others also wanting some of it. He manag ed to get Into a restaurant across the street, where a crowd followed, cer tainly sufficiently large to take care of every drop. FAVOR A NEW DATE FOR INAUGURATION (By Leased Wire to The Times) .,-"Washington, April 10 Presenting a united and unanimous front in fa vor of the movement, 37 out of the 4 8 governors of the states and terri tories have written to Commissioner McFarland, chairman of the commit tee to change the date of inaugura tion. Letters will be written to the re maining 12 governors again bringing the matter to their attention, and re questing their co-operation. The commutes is hopeful of getting ac tion at the present session of cong ress, and are awaiting future develop ments. If the session confines Itself to a consideration of the tariff and of the census bill, the resolution, now la commitee, will go over until next December. Fire nt Stock Yards. (By Leased W'ire to The Times) Chicago, April 10 The most stub- born fire at the stock yards In months broke out today in the tem- porary butterine plant of Swift & Co., at Forty-first and Justine streets and caused 10,000 loss. The fire was probably caused by crossed elec- i t,....inA trie wires. The main butterine plant of Swift-A Co. was destroyed by fire la January. . R FHE WEEK AT PIN HURST : Many Delightful Affairs In doors and Out The Fifth Cotilliun at the Curolinn the Merriest of the Season's More Formal Affairs Birthday Dinner. "Many Other Affairs. Hinehurst, A;;rll 10 Seldom has a week more happily combined delight- j ful affairs indoors and out, dances, dinners, bridge parties, moonlight j rides, saddle pic-nics, and other af ! fairs' completely- fillin;; hi the social calendar, rare spring days of crisp air and glorious sr.nshinc, keeping all in the o;en. ; Without '.-question: t lie merriest of the season's iuoic formal aii'airs was the fli'tii of Tin; Carolina cotil lions, decorations,, favors and figures rounding out an evening of rare en tertain :nent which was enjoyed by the l Utire colony. Tii.. . opening niiiii-ji led by .Mr. Co'iverse Wurde- 'man, of Milwaukee, and Miss Bthcl Brooks, of Manchesier, X. H., in 'which ihe Vouples ''carried bright floral garland; hung fi'oni slender ( wands, was - a "delightful opening wliic.i was further- carried out in a march led hi Mr. Charles Presbivy and .Miss York, in McKinney which the hot h of New women carried Japanese '-para-sols-and thy men gaily decorated gold heads-J eruiM. The novelties in llgures included the archery contest in which both iue:i and women "shot for part ners, and a merry frolic in which the I possession -of. a potato, a bun, an apple, or a pear. -meant a dance. There was also the "Harriet Mc Laughlin" figure (the name of a pop ular colore:! .laundress) in which he handkerchiefs of both men and vo meu were collected and partners se lected by carrying them lo their own ers, and a contest in which both men and women were called upon to race down the hall and stand empty ginger ale bottles upon their "impossible" ends before they could claim a dance, caused much merrimer.t. .... Among the most elaborate of many dinners was a spread in the observ ance of the dual birthday anniversary of Mrs. George L. White, of Water bury, and Mr. Charles I'resbrey, of New York, tendered at The Carolina, the guests including 11 r. a.id Mrs. Frank Presbrey and the Hisses Pres brey. Miss McKinney, Miss Alice Mc- ltrLti. 1 YT It j , iuessis. wnue. i.. .a. xiuiiiiiiuu. and is. a. lowniey, an oi .New lorn. At a dinner given in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Tyler L.. Redfield, of New York, the birthday anniversary of Miss Mar guctire Presbrey was observed by the same party. Mr. Henry C. Fownes gave a jolly dinner for a group of Putisburgers, including Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Fownes, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Fownes, Jr., Charles B. Fownes, Henry-; G. Fownes, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Head, Miss Mary Fownes and Miss Louise Elkins. Dr. H. K. Elston, of Roches ter, enertaincd Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Morse and Dr. V. S. Ely, of his home city, Dr. and llrs. C. G. Briggs, of Schenectady, and Messrs. A. 'Ward Ford and E. M. HanrahaA, of Blng hamton. . The annual golfers dinner at The Holly - .Inn, though a "stag" affair, was an occasion of merrymaking, the group about the table including Messrs. J. F McClaln, F. T, Keating and R. M. Haniiiio;i, of New York; George Roberson, of Rochester; Geo. A. Mosher, of Troy; W. C. Fownes, Jr., of Pittsburg; J. M. Thompson, of Philadelphia; Franklin Berwin and C. L. Becker, of Boston; L. D. Pierce, of Rochester; William T. West, of Camden, Miss Sylvia Kngel, of Bangor, en tertained Mrs. Henry St. John Smith, of Portland, Miss Louise Elkins of Pittsburg, and Messrs. Becker, Ber win, and. Pierce. Bridge continues to fill in many pleasant afternoons and evenings, the weekly party at The Carolina being enjoyed by a large company. Mrs. L. 13.-' Martin of Boston, Mrs. John E. Porter of Pittsburg, Mrs. T. R. Mc Cullin of Chicago, and Mrs. Robe-son-of Rochester, winning the prizes. Mrs. P. C. Prince of Gorham. N. U., Mrs. B. A. Weston of Halifax, Mr. G. H. King of Boston, and Mr. Henry Norris of New York, were the winners at a similar affair at The Berkshire. Many visitors are coming to enjoy April's charm, among them Mr. and Mrs. Anson Phelps-Stokca, and Mr. Harold Phelps-Stokes of New York, Prof. William Robert Wore of Mil ton, Mass., for many years professor of Architecture at the Boston School of Technology, und for twenty yeurs occupying the same chair at Colum bia UniverBiiy, Is spending a fort- night here with his sister, Miss Har riet Ware. Words to Freeze the Soul. "Your son has consumption, . His case Is hopeless. "These v appalling words were spoken to George E. Ble vlns, a leading merchant of Spring field, N. C by two exDert doctors one a mn- gpeciaiiBt Then was hown th wonderful power of Dr. King's New Discovery, "After three week's use," writes Mr. Blevlns, "he was as well a ever. I would not take all the money 'Jje world for what Itdld for my fy' .V for !Tfh t the "fet cure of desperate lung dleweil on earth an 1M ,t an druggists. Guarantee satlsfaetlon, Trial bottle free. f , ... . -. - '. .' 'i ' . ; " .' ." . "The Man in Lower Ten," by Mary Roberts Rinehart, is one of the strangest and most entrancing of latter-day mystery stories. "The Circular Staircase," her first novel, made a commotion, but it is safe to predict that "The Man in Lower Ten" will arouse even greater interest and wider approval.. After you start to read it, it is "all up" with your poace of mind until the last word has been said. And as you read the text you will be pleased with the illustrations in color by Howard Chandler Christy. Philadelphia Record A! all Iiuois.'!lcs SMTE Country Bankers' Association. Rockingham, April 10 The third annual meeting of the Country Hank ers' Association of North Carolina will be held in Rockingham, N. C, on Tuesday and Wednesday, .May lSlh and 19th. The headquarters of the associa tion will be at The Rockingham Tlo- tel. The public meetings will be held i in the Dixie Opera House, -j An interesting program has been i arranged. Speeches by some of the j state's and county's best bankers. The ladies are especially invited anit their entertainment will be amply provided for. Invitations will be mailed in a fe.v ! days. Come and bring your friend?. j From Postmaster to Mayor. I Spencer,. N. C, April 10 To serve ! for tlie good of the people and not I for the pecuniary value of the job ' seems to be the aim of Mr. J. D. Dor- sett, of this place, who will give up j the postmastership at a salary of $1, ; 500 per year to become mayor of Spencer at $23 per year. The announcement of Mr. Dorsett's intention of doing this has caused quite a surprise in political circles, in which Mr. Dorsett has been pominent fo several years. The municipal elec tion wl'l be held in May, when Mr. Dorsett will step down and out of tlie postofllce. The postmastership will not be forced to go hunting for a man to fill the present incumbent's place, as there are already a number of candi dates In the field. Among those who have already announced themselves are: J. R. Dorsett, T. J. Rosemond, J. P. Crowell, H. G. Elmore, and D. B. Greenhill. SUICIDE AT HIGH POINT, J. Lindsay Frnruson Takes His Own Life No Cause for Act is Known. High Point, N. C, April 10 The people of High Point were shocked at noon to learn that Mr. J. Lindsay Ferguson, secretary and treasurer of the Atlantic Furniture Company, had committed suicide at his office some time between 11 and Vi o'clock to-1 day. The workmen in the finishing room nearby heard the report of a pistol, and on examination found Mr. Ferguson lying on the floor, pistol in hand, bleeding profusely from a wound in the right temple. He had locked the door of hiu office, lay down ' on the floor and fired the fatal shot, the bullet from a 44-callbre pisto, which he kept in his office all the time, passing entirely through the head and lodging in the wall. : Death ' was evidently instantaneous. j When the workmen found him his' position showed that he had carefully j planned the act. Mrs. Ferguson and the family physician hurried to the scene, but only to find life extinct.; Much sympathy is expressed for the wife and other relatives of the de- j ceased on account of the sad occur-; rence. . - - l .. . j ' Deceased was born in Richmond, ' Va. He was engaged with Bradstreet & Co for a number of years. He came to High Point to work with the Lyon agency and afterwards became secretary and treasurer of the Smith Furniture Company. He was count ed a good business man. Deceased did not leave any message giving any , cause for his act. Since the occur-' rence It Is learned that he has been 1 rather bf ue lately on account of some ' business matters. Nothing, however, ' of a serious nature, because the af I fairs of tlie business with which he I has been connected are In good shape. ' i The Enterprise learned from Greens-' bora this afternoon that he bad been under treatment for his health for some time. In fact, ever since one , NEWS. side of his face was '.paralyzed on ac count of an operation several months ago, lie has taken treatment under a specialist. " . Mr. John ' M. Harreil was at his olflce about 10 o'clock this morning. He was complaining about being bine about business and seemed preoccu pied. In fact, he had the door of his office locked when Mr. Harreil ar rived. After talking a few minutes on business they went up street to gether. Mr. Ferguson must have re turned to his offce immediately and carried out his plans. Tlie body was removed to the home on Broad street this afternoon, where it will be viewed by tho coroner. The burial' arrangements have not yet been arranged. Mr. Ferguson was happily married only a few months ago to Miss Lora Lyon, of Durham. Much sympathy is expressed for the sorrow-stricken wife. - It was also reported on the streeet that deceased had made an attempt on his life some time previously, while in the employ of Dunnfc Brad street. Prisoner Cnptured by Police .".'Winston-Salem.' N. C, April 10 Bob Smotherman, one of the three white men who escaped from the county jail at half-past seven o'clock on the 7th of last December at a jail 5S: "9" Cor. Fnyettcvlllo and Davie Streels, KaieiRh, N. '. Has a Money-Saving Proposition to Make that YOU Cannot Afford to Miss, if you are interest ed in a Business Education Write at once foV our "SPECIAL APRIL OFFER" This special offer puts a business training at KING'S BUSINESS COLLEGE within the reach of every ambitious man and woman who wishes to be qualified to hold a good paying position. We GUARANTEE POSITIONS and pay railroad fare. Write us; we will be glad to tell you all about how to save several dollars on your tuition, and at the same time attend the Largest, Strongest and Best Equipped Business College in North Carolina.'- Handsome Catalogue free. Address, (INCORPORATED) CORNER FAYETTEVILLE RALEIGH, The BOBBS-MERRILL CO.. Publishers delivery, wa scaptured this morning at 9 o'clock by Jailer Haner. Chief Thomas and Policeman Rierson, at the trestle south of the city, while he was engaged in fishing W!th"auother man. The officers surrounded him and were within about twenty steps before Smotherman saw them and he did not attempt to escape. He was handcuffed and brought back to this city this morning and taken to the police station first and ' then to the county jail. The rumor flew the rounds that he was back and a great many people came up to see him, as Bob is popular with many -people here. He talked sociably about the affair. He stated that he had been in several stats since he left home, mostly In West' Virginia, where he had traveled throughout the state. He arrived heer only a day or so ago. Everyone has been predicting that he would come back home and this prov ed to be the case. It will be remembered that on the evening of December 7th, 1908, three white men, ' Bob Smotherman, Mat Evans and Jim Lloyd, escaped from the county jail by means of digging a hoe through the wall. They secured possession of a saw, which Jailer Hanner was advised the day after the delivery was put in their possession by a colored woman who had been taken from the jail to stand trial. With this saw, three of the iron bars were sawed, and It was then an easy matter to dig a hole in the wall of the building. They started to work in effecting their escape on Sunday, De cember 6th. Another prisoner was offered the privilege of escaping with them, but refused to go. KING'S Business College Incorporated. STOCK - $-10,000 AND DAVIE STREETS. N. 0. mm.
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