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Local News. Mr. W. A. May was out Saturday for the first time in many weeks, after a very severe spell of pneumonia. While still v eak Mr. May's recovery is sure and steady. Civil court for Nash county convened in Nashville Monday morning and Messrs. T. T. Thorne, F. S. Spruill, J. B. Ramsey and Judge Battle, of the local bar, went over t© attend. Lessie, the 18-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Weaver, of this city, died Saturday morfting of tuber colosis and paralysis. The body was taken to the country, seven miles from the city, in Nash county, for burial Sunday. Miss Helene Battle entertained a number of her friends at bridge whist, at her home on Arlington street Tues day evening, in a most delightful man ner. Refreshments were served during the evening, and all enjoyed the oc casion very much. The Johnny J. Jones Carnival Com >any will be at the park for a week be ginning April 20th. It is said the Com >any has added a number of attractions lince it was seen here last and has also in excellent band of 20 pieces to fur lish f Jie music. Mr. Ernest Rowland, who was re :ently brought to his home in this city ! rom Florida, suffering from appendi :itis, was taken to Richmond, Va., rhursday, by Dr. W. H Whitehead, ! or an operation which was successfully >erformed at the hospital there. Rev. D. H. Tuttle returned yester day from Lenoir, where he attended the bedside of his mother in her last illness. Mrs. Tuttle, Rev. Tuttle's [nother, died Sunday afternoon at 5 [j'clock, surrounded by all her children, Eind was buried Monday afternoon. The High School baseball team beat ;he city scrubs Friday 13 to 0 in a game in the school ground, in an easy walk. Phe Rocky Mount High School bunch ire pretty fast and will give a good ac iount of themselves in the schedule of ;ames arranged for the spring, with )ther school teams. At the regular meeting of the board >f aldermen Thursday night besides •outine business transacted, the board •eceiveu the report on the Falls road, vhich has been completed. The total of construction, material, sewer jne, curbing, sidewalks etc, was $lB,- [34.50, half of which cost is borne by he Rocky Mount Mills Company. w While on his roilniSs Friday morning bout 2 o'clock, Policeman Sumner dis overed fire at the platform to the rear f Mr. J. B. Lancaster's store, and lastily extinguished it. Unslacked lime ;etting wet from rain caused the fire, ehich communicated to some trash near ind a blaze was licking the side of the tore, when Mr. Sumner's timely arrival •revented a serious fire. Mr. L. L. Farmer, agent of the A. J. L., at Elm City, has confessed to ending the fake telegrams to NorfolK. lichmond and Wilmington ordering 8,000 in money for the Toisnot Bank ng Co., at Elm City. He said he was [rinking and not himself when he did t. He was placed under $l,OOO bond in account of his shortage with the ailroad company. Attention is called to the large ad. of the Blount Co., to be found on i nother page. This large dry goods stablishment is conducting a "Marked !)own" sale in which many bargains 1 pill be offered to shoppers, so that i oom can be made for spring stick. 1 Vith an immense stock to select from 1 rospective purchasers will have an xcellent opportunity to get suited. Charlie Williams, colored, who was □( ing tried before 'Squire Bulluck for jumping a board bill at a colored restau rant, found himself confronted with a (r.arge of larceny also. The theft con sisted in taking a pair of shoes from Mr. Edwards, for whom Williams worked sometimes, and Mr. Edwards recognized the shoes on the negro's fpet while the trial was in progress. Williams was sent to the roads for 30 days. There were two marriages celebrated i» the city last evening, too late for this issue of The Record, however, and a! fuller account is promised our readers !next issue. Mr. F. C. Gorham, shier of the Sharpsburg Bank, and ss Rachel Soden were united at the rst Baptist church, and Mr. C. E. ylor, of the Rocky Mount police firce, and Mrs. R. L. Thomas were njarried at the home of the bride on f earl street. Dr. I. M. Mercer, offici a ed at both weddings. Greek against Greek was an interest ii g case before Squire Bulhick Tuesday hen Nicholas Booners brought an action against W. Kalmar, proprietor of a cafe, for his railroad fare back to iJew York, Booners alleged Kalmar sent for him, at New York, to come afld work in the cafe and he would pay bis car fare back to Gotham if h e Worked as long as six months. This Booners had not done, working only a third of that time, but alleges that he quit because he was not treated right. Judgment for part of the amount was .rendered for the plaintiff. METIIGDj JT BARAGA SOCIAL First of a Series of Socials Given at Home of Mr. J. c. Brasweii Friday Evening and Was Brilliant Success. The Baraca class of the First Metho dist churchjield its first of a series of social meetings at the home of Mr. J. C. Brasweii Friday evening, and it was a most pleasant event, and a brilliant success. The elegant home was thrown open to the guests and genial hospital ity reigned from Bto 11. An interest ing program of music, recitations and short speeches was rendered and, with the refreshments, was heartily enjoyed by the nearly one hundred present. The social committee of the class had arranged well their plans and the co operation of the ladies assisted greatly in the success of the affair. Messrs. J. J. Thomas, W. G. Wil liams and J. C. Reberson and Mesdames E. H. Crews and J. B. Whitehead, the reception committee, met the guests upon their arrival and made them at once feel at home. After the young men had deposited their hats and over coats they were invited to partake of most delicious fruit punch, as refresh ment, from a punch bowl gracefully and charmingly presided over by Misses Clyde Daughtridge and Calla Newell. When the guests were comfortably dis persed throughout the spacious parlors and the Baraca spirit pervaded all Master of Ceremonies E. W. Smith announced the beginiag Qf the evening's program with a piano solo by Miss Alice Wynne, which was rendered ex ceedingly well. Miss Clyde Daugh tridge then favored the assemblage with a vocal solo, which charmed all. A recitation followed, by Miss Edna Draughan, and her reception was a persistent encore, to which she respond ed by reciting a humorous selection in a most happy and finished manner. Misse3 Wynne sang so sweetly a duet that more was demanded and they graciously responded to the wishes of the guests. Mrs. J. B. Whitehead gave'a reading in her inimitable man ner, and Mrs. J. C. Brasweii then sang sweetly a selection. Mr, Paul Capelle was the next on the program, and in his rich baritone sang to the delight of those present. Following him Miss j Newell recited dramatically an Indian iove tragedy piece, which was done with great effect, and, responding to and encore, a humorous selection. Miss Meta Winstead completed the musical program with singing artistically two difficult operatic airs, after which re freshments were served to the guests in their seats by charming young maids who were insistent on serving bounti fully the elegant menu, in several courses. Mr. and Mrs. Brasweii added to their fame as hosts, and were diligent in looking out for the pleasure of all, and their efforts were ably seconded by the ladies who helped to make the affair the enjoyable one it was. After re freshme -ts Mr. J. C. Roberson, secre tary of the Baraca class, made a de lightful little talk on the work of this great institution and he was followed by Mr. W. H. Newell, leader of the class, who made one of his characteristically happy, short speeches and the evening ended, with all feeling regret that it was so quickly over. The Baraca of the First Methodist church, organized less than two months, is growing rapidl/ and is doing a good work in bringing young men of the city under the uplifting influence of christian brother-hood. Off to Northern Markets. Mr. J. H. Daniel left Monday morn ing for the northern markets, where he will spend 10 days selecting a big stock of sprinap goods for his up-to-date es tablishment on Tarboro street. Mr. Daniel will visit New Yoik, Philadel phia and Baltimore and purposes buy ing a larger stock than usual, as his very successful special sale recently makes this necessary. He will pay es pecial attention to the selection of ladies fine dress goods and novelties, and also to buying men's clothing. "We Are King" Tonight. Mr. Arrington, manager of the Masonic Opera house wishes to an nounce that he has succeeded in se curing Mr. William Clifford in Mr. Walker Whiteside's greatest comedy ssccess, "We Are King," a sterling and meritorious comedy in three acts. "We Are King" written by Lieut. Gordo. Kean, author of "The Magic Melody," has been highly endorsed by press and public and from present indications it will live and be regarded as one of the standard plays. Mr. A. W. Ooss has spared no ex pense or effort in surrounding Mr. Clifford with a capable company. The scenic arrangements will be the per fection of stagecraft, and carried to its entirety. If manager Arrington al ways secures such good attractions, the amusement-loving public will have to admit they will have no cause to complain. Mr. Clifford and company will appear in this city this evening. The following lndex and Appeal speaks for itself: Artistically, Mr. William Clifford scored a brilliant success in two per formances of "We Are King" at the The Rocky Mount Record, Thursday, March 12,' 1908. FINANCIAL STATEMENT. Showing Receipts and Disbursements of the City of Rocky Mount for the Month of February, 1908. RECEIPTS. Light rents 2,091 75 Light material 2,260 90 Water rents 386 44 Taps and water material 108 00 License tax 163 00 Street tax 170 00 Special tax . 1,282 99 General tax 2,138 35 Market rents 110 00 Cemetery sales 40 00 Recorders court 1,016 65 Miscellaneous 3 25 Total receipts Feb. $9,771 33 Bal. F. M. Draughn, Tres. Feb. Ist, 1908 5,270 09 Bal. cash on nand Feb. 1. 1908 441 25 $15,482 67 DISBURSEMENTS: A. S. Lyon, pay roll 48 15 J. S. Davis, pay roll 53 40 Bynum King, wages 6 50 W. L. Thorp, acct. salary 300 00 S. T. Anderson, tax rebate 2 30 L. L. Battle, hall rent* for fire men 9 00 So Stamp and Stationary Co., office supplies 12 93 Western Electric Co., electric Supplies 83 25 General Electric Co., electric supplies 63 81 Atlantic Electric Co., electric supplies 13618 White Oak Coal Co., coal 57 68 Agt. A. C. L. R. R. Co., coal 128 50 H. R. Kinlaw, printing 6 25 Rocky Mount Record, pub. notice # 1 60 Rocky Mount Pub. Co., print ing 14 00 Gay Harness Co., repairs >. 50 Rocky Mount Lumber Co., lumber 6 98 Rocky Mount Machine Works work and material 12 03 Kyser Drug Co., medicine for pauper, v 5 00 Standard Oil Co., oil 15 00 Dowdy & Lancaster, mat tresses for lockup 3 50 W. T. Wiliiford, md'se 22 Gay & Arrington, md'se 40 20 Rocky Mount Telephone Ex change, phone .service 6 40 Rocky Mount Transfer Co., hauling 2150 Red "C" Oil Mfg. Co., oil 4 20 D. J. Rose & Co., work and hauling coal 578 35 Standard Hardware Co., sup plies 13 72 J. E. Lane, work on market, 170 61 J. S. Davis, work for lock up. 2 75 Wm. Parker, burying Bob Finch. 8 00 Electric Light Plant, coal used at pumping station, 1,694 00 Academy of Music yesterday. He ap peared in the double role of Gustavus Venner and Hector, King of Kahnburg, and ic would be hard to conceive of two roles more diverse in dramatic require ments than these. The plot requires these roles to bear physical resemblance to each other, but were it otherwise, a very slight makeup would enable Mr. Clifford to deceive the most discerning audience, so complete is his control of W. E. CLIFFORD. his wonderful voice. It is hard to real ize that the two voices which he uses come from the same man. And to further prove his versatility his style of acting in the respective roles differs in each as markedly as the voices. It is easy to believe that he could succeed equally in comedy or tragedy. "We Are King" is written as a com edy, and is permeated with a quiet humor and absurdity that are quite captivating. But it has* also a strong infusion of the tragic element, and is altogether a thrilling and romantic pUy in the setting of a pretty love plot, which furnishes its strongest feature of every-day human interest. Mr. Clifford has the support of a well balanced company, and the staging and costuming are rich and appropriate. 1 Rocky Mount Mills, freight paid on car lumber 16 58 W. L. Middleton, error in list- ' ing tax 16 10! Robe. Piummer, wood pumping station 56 25 J. S. Davis pay roll 66 60 A.' S. Lyon pay roll 45 55 Bynum King wages 6 50 C. A. Carter, payroll, on Falls road . 26 00 Josh Perry wood for pumping station 45 00 Agt. A. C. L. R. R. Co. freight 2 56 J. P. Daughtry rebate on tax 12 07 Agt. A. C. L. R. R. Co. freight 5 04 A. S. Lyon, pay roll 41 65. C. A Carter, pay roll Falls road 23 72 Bynum King, wages 6 50 Lawrence Battle wages !/ 13 00 J S. Davis pay roll \35 90 J. H. Shearin wood for pump ing station 27 so| Afci. A. C. L. R. I£. Co freight 1 06| Agt. A. C. L. R. R. Co. freieht t 295 B kker Womack, errcr in listing I tax 1437 Harrison Bros. & Co., A\um % 167 06 Warren Moore & Co., sfwer pipe 248 92 Harwood Bros., machine M\ 39 64 Western Electric Co., electric supplies 67 63 Gtneral Elec. Co., electric supplies 5817 Rocky Mt. Machine Works, material and repairs 42 44 E. W. Shearin, wood for pump- ... 1 ing station 125 00 May & Gorham, office supplies " 210 Atlantic Refining JC o., one j I sprayer 5 00 Bank of Rocky Mount, inter est in orders carried 46 76 Branch & Thurman, work and material 9 35 P. C. Vestal, service in run ning city line 12 00 Pompey Horn, shoeing mules and horses 5 00 L. Blackwell, feeding prisoners 10 30 C. D. Smiley, wood for engine house 1 75 Rocky Mount Mills, labor furnished on Falls road 4 25 D. J. Rose & Co., car load of lumber 95 89 Ry. Mt. Savings & Trust Co., market house bonds 1,031 25 Josh Perry, wood for pumping station 50 62 J. S. Davis, pay roll 56 20 A. S. Lyon, pay roll 49 80 King, wages 6 50 C. A. Carter, pay roll on Falls road 20 37 C. W. Turner, error in listing taxes v 5 75 L. F. Tillery, cashier, hose note 164 50 L. V. Bassett, Secty. appro priation to graded school building account. 5,000 00 Agt. A. C. L. R. R. Co., freight 2 08 J. S. Davis, pay roll » 56 85 A. S. Lyon, pay roll 48 75 Bynum King, wages 6 50 Lawrence Battlle, wages 13 00 C. H. Harris, salary 100 00 S. S. Davis, salary 70 00 J. M. Reairs, salary 65 00 Ij. E. Sumner, salary 55 00 C. E. Taylor, salary 55 00 A. L Dickens, salary 55 00 C. A. Cater, salary 22 50 Geo. D. Wheeless, salary 55 00 O. P. Hedgepeth, salary 55 00 Z. A. Parrish, salary 55 00 A. S. Lyon, salary 125 00 W. H. Calcutt, salary 70 00 C. W. Holmes, salary 70 00 R. C. Stallings, salary 45 00 Frank Martin, salary 45 00 W. S. Armstrong, sanitation 100 00 J. B. Dickens, salary 60 00 Henry W. Hedgepeth, salary 50 00 Van Smiley, salary 40 00 Geo. Womble, salary 40 00 To total disbursements Feb. 1908 $12,647 34 Bal. on hand F. M. Draughn, - Treas. March Ist, 1908 . $2,835 33 15,482 87 I, C. H. Harris, clerk of the city of Rocky Mount, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. C. H, HARRIS, Clerk. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 7th, day of March 1908. My com mission expires 2-12-10. J. A. Smith, Notary Public. 400 Bushels of King's ♦ Improved Cotton Seed For Sale 50c Bushel *.■ % Apply to w. E. FENNER. Rocky Mount, N. C. Z Easter Shoes. § Our immense stock for IUI ~ I Easter is now open *for sjjj& I your inspection. We want J® I to show you the styles in Wz . I Spring Footwear m I Come early. Don't wait |^> ■ until the Saturday before I Easter. Get first choice ||j| ■ •. of all. Our entire stock I Winter Footwear at m Cost. Now is your chance fgw to save some money S The Rocky Mount Shoe Co., 9 J 131 N ° rth Main St * || Opera House, 19 Thursday Night, iwldl • Lm First -Time Here. A. W. Cross Presents Walker Whiteside's Comedy Success ' "Wt " Am King 11 ' By Lieut Gordon Kean, Author "The Magic * Melody." Splendid Cast - Elaborate Production. Prices 50, 75,1.00 V - IFpppf TO OUR I ]rl • SUBSCRIBERS | I For a limited time we will give absolutely free of @ charge to each new or renewing subscriber a years ® subscription to ® Southern Agriculturist, i Nashville, Tenn. S For forty years this [paper has been the guide of mf • thousands of Southern farmers. If you are not a W g subscriber to our paper, or if your subscription has ® 2 expired, order now and get this valuable present S m free. We reserve the right to withdraw this offer S f§ at an time, so Hurry Up. g§ • The Rocky Mount Record I I^O^RXphs Complete Catalogue of Records For Sale By G. F. HARRELL, 207 South Main Street. Rocky Mount, North Carolina!.
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