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THIS tympany is auinonzeu oj iavr ., i -au nv
v Aiviitnr nnrlor will ftnif - infnrmntinn rnnfern-
4 inj the making of wills is always gladly given
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DEPOSITS JSUBJECT TO CHECK. AND INTEREST,
BEARING INVITED.
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Whoever your size or
tastes, yju. can best sat
isfy your wants from
our stock of
STETSON
hats! The season's new
est shapes and shades.
Instructor In Aviation - At Naval
- College Uses Ilia u Aeroplane
-."-'. To Make Visit to rarente. ,k -'-
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. Havre Pe Grace, SepC- 18-Jahn
Rodgers U. 8. NT instructor fit avia
tion at Annapolis, it the first man in
tbia country to pay a visit to bia pafr
epta by aeroplane., !V- V-
Ha toft College Park;; ..Md i'Snnt
Washington early Saturday f aftt rnoon
nasBed over the northwestern sec Ion of
Baltimore and descended at the Funlieoj
race track; just north" of that city at
2;30 o'clock. After renewing hi i sup
ply f gasolene he again, went In b the
air, circled .the track for haff an hour
at varying altitudes, , end Started for
Havre DeGraee at 4;25. tte srrived
at the Rodgers homestead at Sion Bill,
two miles from this city; at S;35 p. m.
The lieutenant's parents. Rear Ad
miral and Mrs. John A. Redgers ard
his brother Robert, were i a a field 209
yards from the house and as soon as be
a'ighted his mother ran to -Win and
greeted him affectionately,.
Lieutenant Rodger' annonneed to
night that the expected to leave in bis
aeroplane for New York city tomorrow
morning if weather conditions an fav
orable. - He hopes to reach New York
by 3 p. m., at which time his cousin,
C P. Rodgers, is scheduled to leive
Sheep?head Bay In an aeroplane for
San Francisco, to complete for the $50.-
000 Hearst prize.
When word was received from Balti
more that Lieutenant Rodgers was on
his way to his old home through the
air, the streets, bill tops ond railroad
embankments were soon crowded with
people, and a great shout arose as the
naval officer hove in sight. The avia
tor followed the line of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad from Baltimore to this
city. He had but one quart of gasoline
left when he reached this city. -
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Farm-Life School Will Bo Located
. Ia TTo, On Township, :.. Fifty- t
,42ight Ballots Cast Before i.ty
-' v 1 Decision Was Beached ' .7
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" Yesterday mrrrning at 10 o'clock the
Board of Trustees of the; Craven county
Farm-Life School met at the office of
Superintendent S. MBrmSoo for the
purpose of deciding upon a location for
that institution;"' Every ' member f
the JBoard'wna present and from the
general appe arance of things at the
starting of the meeting, if seemed like
each member wanted the school Iocs -ed-
in a different Township from that
his neighbor had decided . upon. -,i -.-
All through the rooming the Board
went over the advantages of the var
ious sites offered by the different town-
ips and diecussea the stents of each.
t noon they were no nearer a conclus
ion then when they ftist started. Later
on in" the afternoon the' locations' had
been thinned out to two places. Thur-
man, in No. seven township and Vance-
boroin No. one. township. -. Balloting
was then. begun but not until the fifty-
eighth ballot had ben cast was the lo
cation settled. -.
The people of No. one township have
worked exceedingly1 TH to secure
this' school and they deserved to be re
warded. u Their site is an excellent one
and was highly complimented by the
Board. .
HATS
You buy more than
a mere head covering
when you choose a
Stetson ; you buy the
certainty of satisfaction.
Phone us your order and
residence number and we
will send it to any part of
the city. J. S. Basnight Kdw,
Co.
Library Tables.
School time is fast approaching. You
will need a good strong Library Table
for the children to study around at
night. I have, them in quartered oak,
mahogany and weathered oak.. Prices
ranging -from 00 up.
J. S. MILLER.
Be sure to seethe NEW WALK OVER Shoes for Ladies
and Men, all the latest creations in fine foot wear is here
for your inspection.
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Coplon ft Son
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Editor Wbichard'a Mother Dead.
Greenville, N. C, Sept. . 18th.-Mrs
Violet Whichard, the aged mother of
the editor of the Greenville Rflector.
died about seven o'clock Saturday morn
ing at her home here. She was in her
77th year, and is survived by 4 children,
J. R. Whichard, of Atlanta, Ga.. D. J.
Whichard and C. B. ' Whichard, of
Greenville, and Mrs. A.. F. Kennedy, of
Littleton. .
During the civil war and for several
years after, she taught school here and
was recognlted as one of the best and
most thorough teachers of that day.
SELLS IT FOR LESS
LITTLE OUT OF THE WAY, BUT IT PAYS TO WALK TO COPLON 'S
What Other Say of Hang's Shows.
" FUt UNO WINTER I9IM2T (1 1 0 III US DISPU
- Our "Specialist" from "The Tailors from Baltimore" can be' seen at-
our store on September lath and Uth at which time an unusually large, ,
distinctive assortment of tne world's most famous makers r . Woolejis .
, will be open for you to select your cold weather clothes at our usual cny
. derailing prices We announce this early date, so that our customers
' will get the best results by allowing the tailors plenty of time, besides ,
' the 1 m wilt' be complete in both novelties and staples. The presence of
' yourself and friend is requested and we trust to take, your order for'
! wbe oo naeid to be delivrred st a time appointed "by you. 't j . ,
Yours very truly.
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SAM LIPMAN
.A a i v cio , i. . 1 1 :" .
f 5or. M'ultl and a. ' F. KUt.v
Bryan Block. , I
echdola of
A 6Ute tchool to train teichere for the public
IJortb.'OBjroHna.l Decry energy isdttrcled to tWi oe purpose.
Tuitloo'freiBio all who agree to teach. . Fall wrn 1mIp acp
' tnmbef 28, 18U Fof caUlogne and other informfttleo, 'adrpss. ,
: K?lit ti; V.7RISHTPRESIDEHT CiiEEKVlLLE,' fc:
Without doubt Gulfport never has
seen such a crowd . ot .people as were
here to see the Mighty Haag Railroad
Shows. Both in the afternoon and eve
ning the tents were croad-.d with peo
ple, r and in. the afternoon hundreds
could not secure tickets as the ticket
wagon was closed long before 2 o'clock.
Every train during the day? brought if
people to see the abaw, and long before
time for the parade to make it ap
pearance on the streets ' they Were
crowded with people anxiously awaiting
Ifyand not ooa wa disappointed, as Mr.
Hssfbss spent plenty of timo and
money on his parsds, . making it second
to none. Never in the history of Gulf-
port bave there been as ninny pretty
glrb, funny clowns and. good itiusls in
one parade. The Gulfport Times is sure
It voices this sentiment of tha people
when It ssys, give os more "shows like
Hagg. (Gulf port Times. ) k
WlLUAliS KIDNEY PILLS 'j
t HaVe you 'heglected, your Kidneys?
Have you overworked your nervous sys
torn and caused trouble' with your kid
neys and tladderl Ilavs I you fains in
loins, side, bark, groins end bliulder!
Uitvs you a flabby appeurance of the
face, especially urxkr the cyrsT Too fre
qucnt desire to pass onneT lf,, WIU
liams' Kidney l'iils will cure w at
Drupgiflt, Price DOc, VllHsms' ,'J'f'g.
Co., Props., Cleveland, O, , '
Hugh N. fece Bound Over to Court.
Hugh N. Pace . wan given a hearing
before Justice of t e Pfae J, C.
Thomas yesterday aft. rrioon, on a war
rant charging l'im with seduction under
promise of ma' riace of Misa Henrietta
Daughtery; of Lenoir county, I ut who
at the time was employed as a waitress
st the Gaston Hole'.
The defendant was represented by
Messrs Moore &Duun while Mr. D, E.
Henderson handled the prosecution.
From the evidence given by the num
ber of witnesses it was proven that
P had induced Miss Daughtery to go
to Wil-nitio;ton with him where they
registered at the Orton Hotel as man
and wife and that - when Miss Daugh
tery told him that he must secure
marriage license he told her t at owing
to unavoidable circumstances, etc,, he
ma unable to do this. They returned
to New Bern and ha promised to marry
her on several different dutes but had
failed to do so . each time. The affair
finally culminated in his arrest and in
carceration in jait '.' ' ,i ,
t'robtble cause was found ahd be was
b Hind over to the rei': term of Craven
County Superior C rt und r a bond of
5,000 which he' ' as unable to give
and was committed to jail. ,
At Bocky Mount S75 of ?he Heu
. ::waik'outof the
Rocky Mount. Sept. 18.-ar repair
ers in the Atlantic Coast Line railway
shops, numbering 875 men walked out
aero Saturday and the unions of boiler-
makers, machinists and blacksmiths are
rnsidering a sympathetic strike soon.
It is stated that ear repairers in the
Florence, S: C, shops are out also and
hat the men at Wsycross, Ga., and
ether shops will be asked to join. The
grievance ef the men ia that they are
required to work out caboose cars at
piece rates the same as on box cars.
Officials at the headquarters at Wil
mington, N, C, profess to know little
if anything of the trouble.
f Unless a settlement is effected by the
grievance committee of the car work
ers' union on the Atlantic Coast Line
system by Wednesday, car workers,
boiler makers, machinists, blacksmiths
and possibly trainmen will be in strike
Thursday night.
This was the statement the union of
ficials of car works made which follow
ed the walking out of 362 car workers
in the city, and all car workers at Flor
ence. S. C , Waycross, Gs.. Charleston.
S. C , and other points on the Atlantic
Coast Line. The matter is in the hands
of the general grievance committee, of
which E. W." Dowdy, of Charleston, ia
chairman. This, committee will make
an effort to meet the railroad officials
Wednesday According to a Eta' ement
of railroad officials here today no com
mittee will be received until the m 'n go
back to work. Tha strike will affect
this town alone 1,800 men. If the train
men go out over 2,000. A meeting is
being held by the car workers. Waited
on by committee of trainmen, who were
told no definite action until word from
the general grievance committee. The
men claim that thsy are forced to work
on caboose cars at the same piece work
rate as on box caw. They make,' they
say, from 26 to 2a cents on a box car.'
At the same rate they can average but
15 to 18 cents on a caboone.
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People who do not maintain checking -accounts are fre-
, quently put to a great deal of inconvenience and even loss by
the inability to know the' exact details regarding financial
, transactions of previous yearaC A checking account with
' this bank will enable you at all times, by glancing through
,. the stubs of your check book, to know exactly the details of
all payments you have ever made. Checking accounts are
invited by this bank in any amount -
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a'ed t(lt ,iiii iun .j to,
Keen Kutter Scissors and
Shears Every pair guaranteed
M. E. Whitehurst & Co.
FAL
ANNOUNCEMENT
Our Fall stock of Clothing, , Mens
Furnishings, Shoes. Drv Goods. Dress
Goods, Notions, Ladies Tailored Suits,
Millinery, etc., is arriving daily. Our
stock this Fall and Winter will be the
largest and most .. up-to-date we have
ever amied and the public is invited to
call and inspect our stock and prices
before buying.
REBATE TICKETS ON ALL PURCHASES.
At The Athens Monday night
Westerman wad I Hopkins, clas
sical song and dancer artists,) in
their latest success "Death of
Lone ChierpA real Indian play.
Creatore and HU Band Masonic Opera
Bouu .Oct 9Uu.
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, THOSE WHO ARE IN
; Intrerting good, substantial build
Ings know that good, toond, well
Minotifd lutnbf r is ,n lr hit '
OiU'litiril In th conxtmrtion, at
Ion a),rii kt'e tV, t U tlw "l
t?r tli huiUii'ir will iffl. ' t nt
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A "Mcaturlnn" Party
WlIlbeh'Watlh Acnd-my tn Vy
vllle, N..C, on Friday ni ht Sept. 21
1311. Trocfcdt for M. K. Ctnnrt .
A inesmirirje prty i (rv tf.,r J' !n
'tis wirriHUnz no"l. si'tii"'liii'g i.r;t (
we yxunif In i ' n K yu ii k rotno,
and e-h i-r.i h:i' t aid us $''in-: ?
n nU fur p-.'-ry fi-.t J" U era tut',
.Tha''veat of the sitson. as far" a
mosleal atrae ions aro eoneirned,w)ll
be Crestpri and His l'r,i,d of Afiy musi
cians Which will spin a'r here ur'der the
tURpice of J, l-on Williams .Monday
Oct. 9, J9lL . Tfo ' who'. have bee
fortunate enough to hoar thWhand are
ending In their application or tithets
and many others have bevn' ekled to
the nstr -.ii .-.-; 4
, Blgnor CreateHi as. usual, hvv beeh
holdiDi lare audlwneps under his won.
fdsrful spcil tnrouto' to rW Bera,
Prora the reports receiver a his
audlftoces are sll but moved to tsrs.
roused, by , tha. tender sympathstic
strains, while at other times thi-y seem
ready to stand cn tbflr feet and shout
to relievo the p'ht up eom'itlmirf pre
durcd by the thill's from the mw.derful
crrstendos which pcai forlh from his
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I'll i' St one of the Immi'a s J urns in
Now Yuri! th "llorsld" ffur. ift f,.l
! if p i art ef a ry if r ifiliy no' Ire:
fo'd'.m Ii8uch ntl..iB,. mliwii se.jti
a New York thfntie. Af'r tbo
s'xlctt f r m th; i.lmi.
M i dfi-rm ;f, n: I t!.p J ; to (
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Miraculously Saved From Deuh.
Last Saturday, September 16th, Mr;
Ben Cason an elderly gentleman living
in Pamlico . county, left his home for
Wilmington, N. C, where bis daughter
Miss Alif Cason teaches school. The
daughter expecting her father's visit
was at the depot Saturday when the
A. C, L. train arrived from New Born,
but no father appeared on the train.
Miss Cason was uneasy over the i'ti-
ation, knowing her father had lef t for
the purpose of visiting her, n ml Sunday,
becoming alarmed, took the A. C. L.
train for New Bern. Sitting in thq
train and looking out or the window
when passing near North East, a nmall
station. Miss Cason was startled by
seeing her fathor quietly sitting on a
kg in the woods. Jumping ip, MUa
Cason called the attention of a k en tie
man on the train who informed the con
ductor, .the train was stopped and back
ed . up until the place was reached
where the elderly Mr. t'awo was found
tilt sitting on the log very much wear
ied and hungry. The old gentleinau
wae taken on the train where food and
dtiraulanta" were given him. He was
taken hack to his boms in Pamlico
county, '
' ltseeme that on his trip Saturday
Mr, Cason most have alighted from the
train at North East without any clear
notion of why he did so and wandered
about (n that vicinity until 8unday af
ternoon when his daughter miraculous
ly saw snd rescued him from eertaia
exposure and starvation which . would
have eoou claimed him, .. '
WE WILL TAKE YOUR MEASURE FOR YOUR FALL
SUIT AT A VERY SMALL ADVANCE OVER
STOCK SUITS.
J. J. BAXTER
ELKS TEMPLE DEP'T STORE.
The Smith Premier 1 ENNETT'S
VISIBLE TYPEWRITER
MODEL 10.
Acme of Perfection in Construction and
Service.
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RIGHT NOW
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is the time to begin to; plan on the Fall
and Winter apparel you are going to
need.
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V There is a . difference ' to", the
atmosphere at The Athens Cet
in the best atmosphere.'-'' :f '.'
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"My Heart Ooea Bump Inside," '
Thit'a the name of the greet aong
hit of the musical show. ': "Tha KUs
Waltt," that wilt be a feature of next
Sunday's Now, York World.' U ths1
Mafi;in Section of this Rra!o,tof
nil Siindoy nw.pvpers" will be ftHmd s!
srrof xcluis srllrles suf hsi '.Trui!
Amo-lcsn arirl who rhn L-srd Kitchen-j
rr." ' N i'e Pp r fur Srn'ImenU) lo-'
er," "P.ttd.urf h' and Nw V -rk." b
Mm. Kry C. Tl ' SifTragrttre of
Daikr-st ili-. ia, ' "lionuty M'ur.
tr.eniii," "Ma"nrl''n Making the Eirtb
. f'.'ow liirnii," 'l'h ( iirrnj he of tl,
i J,V w C.iti.i liill at Venire,"
I 1 1. ;" !..y V.'or d sh .ul. be r.lr .-I
is the time to sed thai hew styles and
make up your mind -aa' to what is best
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RIGIIX NOW '
is the time tb'fiifid-outwKat i3tore U in-
, titled to ; your business f by. reason or
superior. values. ;,v Jfc'.i , t
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is the time we would like to have
call and nee the new Fall floods.
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