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Vol. 24—188 ATTY. GENERAL KNOX ASSAULTED Encounter With Three Mil lionaires in Atlantic City Hotel DEBATE ON TRUSTS LED TO BLOIS Gen. Knox Floored. He is Now in New York Recovering; From His Humiliation By Telegraph to The Times. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Aug. 8.— Everybody is talking today of the sen sational personal encounter Wednesday night, in the cafe of a prominent Pacific Avenue Hotel, between United States Attorney General Pilander Knox and three millionaires. The men were Charles Schoen, organizer of the Pressed Steel Cast Trust, of Pittsburg; Theodore Cramp, the shipbuilder, of Philadelphia; and another said to be a Mr. Stevenson, “a Captain of Industry,” from Phila delphia. The encounter was the result of a heated discussion on trusts. Most of the facts in the matter leaked out early today. Stories of the eye-witnesses dif fer, but it is generally conceded that Attorney General Knox received a heavy’ blow and was floored. Through the prompt interference of the waiters of the cafe, Mr. Knox escaped serious in jury. The affair was over almost before it was well under way. KNOX HUMILIATED. NEW YORK, Aug. 8.—Attorney Gen eral Knox has arrived here and is stop ping at the Waldor-Astoria, recovering from the humiliation of the attack made upon him at Atlantic City. The embar rassment of the affair is increased by the fact that the encounter was started in the presence of ladied included in a sup per party given to General Knox. ENTERTAIN KNOX. OYSTER BAY, Aug. 8.—President and Mrs. Roosevelt entertained Attorney General and Mrs. Knox at luncheon this afternoon. Arrangements were completed today for a reception to the new Chinese Min ister, Mr. Wu Tung Fang, and Assistant Secretary Pearce, of the State Depart ment- STRIKE ONLY AS THE LAST RESORT No Settlement Yet of the Man hattan Railway Trouble ^y Telegraph to The Times. NEW YORK, Aug. 8-—Engineers and motormen of the Manhattan Electric Railway looking for shorter hours con tinued to talk strike today, despite the assurance of Vice Grand Chief Young- son, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, that the trouble would proba bly be setttled amicably. The Grand Lodge will not sanction the strike until every other means is ex hausted. PROGRAM SHORTENED Much Omitted to Save the King. Edward’s Strength By Telegraph to The Times. LONDON, Aug. 8.—A number of im portant changes in the coronation pro gramme are announced today.- The re cognition ceremony will be performed only, once instead of four times, as the official programme states. The litany following the recognition will, not be said; the sermon will be omitted, and To Deum will not be sung until during the recess at the close of the coronation office when the King visits St. Edward's Chapel. These changes save the King and the aged Dean of Westminster from unnecessary fatigue. LANDS OWNED BY CHURCH Philippine Friars Must Pay Back What They Received By Telegraph to The Times. ROME, Aug. 8-—The action of the Philippine Friars in selling their lands to a syndicate of laymen is disapproved at the Vatican. The lands are consider ed church property and inaliable without the consent of Rome. An investigation indicates that the Dominicans alone .sold the lands. When the sales are de finitely ascertained the Friars will be obliged to.show the amount received and reimburse the church. MINE RUINED. By Telegraph to The Times. TRINIDAD, COLO., Aug. 8.—Today's developments show, sixteen are known to be dead from the explosion at 6:30 last night. Mine number three, at Bowen. The general belief is that the mine is ruined. JAMES BRIGGS DYING. By Telegraph to The Times. BROOKLYN, N. Y., Aug. 8.—Alder man James Briggs, the most pictures que member of New York's Board of Aldermen, and famous for his quaint speeches, is dying with pneumonia. ALPHONSO IN LEON. Jtv Teloeranh to The Times MADRID, Aug. 8.—King Alphonso ar rived at Leon today and was enthusias tically acclaimed by the people. . Cbe Raleigh times. And EVENING VISITOR Established 1879 RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8, 1902 MASONIC TEMPLE Raleigh Masons to Hold a Mass fleeting Next Monday Night The committee from the Grand Lodge of Masons on Masonic Temple has been called to meet in’ Goldsboro next Tues day, August 12th, when definite ac tion will be taken and the city selected in which this $100,000 temple will be located. This morning the members of the local committee on Masonic Temple held a meeting. Messrs. T. B. Womack, N. B. Broughton and W. E. Faison were pres ent. They decided to call a mass meet ing of all the Masons of this city for next Monday night to meet with William G. Hill Lodge. This will be a most im portant session, and it is hoped that every Mason in Raleigh will attend. FATHER AND SON Both Will Enter A. & M. College. Splendid Prospects The entrance examination at the A. and M. College will be held September 2nd, and September 3rd is registration day. The prospects are brilliant and 400 stu dents are expected- The total registra tion last year was 368. It is expected that between 500 and 600 will matriculate during the session. A letter has been re ceived from one man 49 years old who says that he will take the dairying course, while his son, 25 years old, will be in the college. Of the 22 who took dairying last year all are now in that business, some owning their own dairies and others managing dairies. The roof is now finished on Watauga Hall and the walls are being plastered. The machinery is all in the textile building and the machinery In the pow er, light and heating plant is either in or on the way, so everything will ready before September first. SUES DURHAM be Janet Ellington Asks Damages for Husband's Death Jaret Ellington, the colored woman of killed in Durham, has instituted suit there for this .city whos husband was damages. Mr. W. L. Watson is her at torney and he has associated with him Messrs. Boone, Bryant and Biggs, of Durham. The woman’s husband was at work for the contractors building the sewer system and was killed by a cave- in. The suit is brought against the City of Durham, but the city is protected by a bond from A. L. Patterson and Company, the contractors, so that if the plaintiff wins the contractors and not the city will be the real losers. The amount to be sued for has not yet been an nounced. A suit has also been brought against Durham on account of the killing of Abe Fowler, who also lost his life in a similar accident. These suits may ag gregate $20,000. IN JURY'S HANDS Suit of Tudor Against Wilson Con- eluded Today The suit of Tudor against Wilson again consumed the time of the court and will go to the jury this evening. The morning has been spent in argument. Messrs- J. W. Peele, C. M. Busbee and Perrin Busbee, representing the defend ant, and Messrs. T. M. Argo, R. H. Bat tle and S. G. Ryan the plaintiff. Mr. Ryan made the concluding speech this afternoon and Judge Winston began his charge to the jury about four o’clock. This suit is to set aside the deed made by A. L. Gower giving his property to J. J. Wilson. The suit of Pace against Haywood will probably come next. One of the witness es in this case could not be found and Deputy Separk was sent out with a capias for him last night, went some fifteen miles, house, spent most of the search and when he came morning empty handed The deputy located night in back his this the witness calmly walked into the Sheriff’s office. He’ had decided appear. spent the night in Raleigh and to wait until this morning to New Corporation The following companies were incor- porated today: The Telephone Company, county, with $1,000 Hamrick and others Boiling of capital, Springs Cleveland as stockholders. The H. A. Powell Grocery Company, of Goldsboro, with $2,500 capital, and J. B. Fonvielle, W. H. Fonvielle and H. A. Fowell as stockholders. The Atlantic Trust and Banking Com pany, of Wilmington, is incorporated with $25,000 paid in capital. THAT “SHOO FLY.” Littleton News-Reporter: There was talk not long ago of the “Shoo Fly” bc- ing put back on the Raleigh and Weldon, met with the hearty and people, and we S. A. L. between The suggestion approval of press hoped to see the train running. It was, when run, the most popular train on the road, and its convenience increased the passenger travel on the other trains. TOURNAMENT BILDS. All the outstanding bills against the firemen’s tournament should be present ed to the chairman of the proper com mittee at once in order to get matters settled promptly. Mr. D. H. Taylor went to Wake Forest this morning - . $3.00 a Year—30c a Month A HORRIBLE CRIME Broke Into the Home of Their Defenceless Victim by Force BETTED SCHOOLS —.—, Mr. Brooks Points Out Re markable Improvements Made SOCIAL AWPERSONAL SAVE fjjQjj MINE8S TWO NEGROES JAILED 'DP? >,.■..„, TAXATION ELECTIONS The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. I. Holloway continues quite ill. Mrs. W. P. Clements left today for Mayodan to attend the marriage of Miss Bertha Weathersbee to Mr. Shell, of Lenoir next Tuesday, August 12th. Mrs. Charles S. Allen returned today from Reidsville, but will go back tomor row. Her daughter, Miss Miriam Allen, who is visiting in Reidsville, has a mild 1 General Gobin Sends Cavalry Platoon to Protect Turkey CONFERENCE ARRANGED Arrested in Little River For a Capital Crime Committed There Wednesday Night Lonnie Davis and Guy Fowler,, ne groes, were lodged in jail today without bond charged with one of the most re volting and hideous crimes committed in tins county. They were arrested' and had their hearing before Justice J. H. Hagwood, in Little River Township, and he sent them to jail without bail on a capital charge. The victim, who swore out the war rant, is Joella Merritt, a colored woman, who lives in that township. She swears that they came to her house about twelve o'clock Wednesday night and she succeeded in locking the door against them. >ne then procured a rock and threw it through the window and the other knocked the door open with an axe. ev, Atfer slle had su ^ ere ^ at the hands of the fiends she made her escape and ran to the home of -Uncle Richard Monta gue.” She left her little children in her home, so great was her terror. She and Montague met Mr. Duke and he went with them to her house and got the chil dren. The mother and children spent the night at a neighbor’s. Mr. Duke reported the case and the negroes were captured yesterday, given a hearing last afternoon and brought to Raleigh today. The scene of the crime is twenty miles from here. Both negroes declare that they are in nocent, but admit being drunk. They deny any violence or committing any wrong. Davis says that he went into the house, but Fowler swears that he did not even go in. However, several witnesses substan tiate the woman’s statement about the rock thrown through the window and the door broken open with an axe. INVESTIGATE CONDUCT OF THE BOER WAR Balfour Names Commission Chamberlain’s Son Promoted By Telegraph to The Times. LONDON, Aug. 8.—Lord Balfour nounced today the appointment of following commission to inquire into an- the the conduct of the Boer War: Earl Elgin, chairman; Sir Henry Norman, John Hop kins, Lord Esher, Sir John Edge. CHAMBERLAIN’S SON NAMED. LONDON, Aug. 8.—It is announced in the House of Commons today Austen Chamberlain, son of Secretary Chamberlain, is that J. Colonial appointed Post Master General to succeed Lord Londonderry. H. W. Forster will ceed Chamberlain as Secretary of Treasury. FAIR TOMORROW suc- the Highest Temperatures on Atlantic and Pacific Coasts The forecast of the Weather Bureau for Raleigh and vicinity says: Fair to- night and Saturday. The forecast for North Carolina for 36 hours, to 8 p. m. Saturday: Fair to- night and Saturday. WEATHER CONDITIONS: The pres ent arrangement of barometric pressure, low over the northern section of the country, and highest over the Southern States, favors the continuation of fair, dry weather. The pressure in the South, however, is not far from the normal, and local showers have fallen on the Gulf and South Atlantic coasts and over Florida. Rains also occurred in the Lake region and New England. This morning the weather was generally clear over most of the country south of the Lakes, with higher temperatures. The highest temperatures Thursday ex ceeded 90 degrees in the South and over the entire region west of the Rocky mountains, even Portland, Oregon, re porting a maximum of 96 degrees; from San Francisco southward the tempera tures were more moderate. MR. BRUNER’S TRIP., Mr. T. K. Bruner, Secretary of Agri culture, returned last evening from a trip through the tobacco belt and he se cured some fine photographs of the crop. He says that tobacco has been, injured in some places by lack of rain but curing is progressing nicely and the grades will he high. He left this afternoon Stokes The houses county. for DEXINGTON FIRE. Methodist church and 35 small were destroyed by fire at Lexing- ton, and the damage is estimated at $25,- 000, with less than $5,000 insurance, flames started in a livery stable. FIRE IN HAYTI. The By Telegraph to The Times. PORT AU PRINCE, HAYTI, Aug. 8. —Fire at midnight burned sixty houses Building Better School Houses and Consolidating Districts. Wes tern Canvass Ends in Sept. Professor Brooks, of Monroe, who has been here in charge of the work of the Southern Educational Association, has finished mapping out the campaign and will return home tomorrow. The pres ent summer educational canvass in Western North Carolina will close the middle of next.month. During the cool er weather a series of educational con ferences will be held in the Eastern counties similar to those in the west. About 25 elections will be held in the west on the question of local taxation as a result of the Association’s work. Mr. E. C. Brooks today sent out a circular letter on “What is being done for the improvement of the schools,’’ in which he says in part: “Reports being received daily from every section of the State give the strongest proof that there is a growing sentiment in every county toward the improvement of the public schools. The educational associations and assemblies on every occasion have empsahizy etaa on every occasion have emphasized three principles and have worked these three ends, believing that the accomplishment of these will lead to other needed re- forms.” Consolidation of Districts: Among the counties named as reporting consolidat- in districts are Alamance, Anson, Ashe, Brunswick, Davidson, Gaston, Guilford, Harnett, Hertford, Iredell, Lenoir, Lin coln, Mecklenburg, Pitt, Polk, Randolph, Vance, Rockingham, Tyrrell, Warren, Watauga, Stokes, Mitchell, Wilkes, Rutherfordton, and Cleveland. IMPROVEMENT IN THE SCHOOL HOUSES: In Randolph the citizens of Franklinville have raised $1,000 by pri vate subscription for the erection of school building, and 4 other new up-to- date building have been erected the past year and plans are perfected for more. In Mecklenburg one building is now be ing erected at a most of $3,500, and about $7,000 in all will be spent by next January. Six hundred patent desks were bought last year and about the same number to be purchased this year. Edgecombe has built 5 new buildings, one at Conetoe at a cost of $1,200. Lin coln spent $1,550 in the’past year in buildings. One building in Union was built last year at a cost of $1,500. $8,000 is to be spent in Guilford during the next year for school improvements. Ire dell erected five new buildings, the citi zens' subscribing largely. In Alamance the citizens have agreed in six town- ships to erect new school buildings. Gaston erected 3 large buildings. At Lowell’s subscription was raised for a $1,500 building. Watauga erected by pri vate subscription one large central high school building. In Orange the people of Andrews’ School House have decided to build a $450 school house. At Pickard’s, same county, $100 was raised toward building an up-to-date building. A movement is on foot to erect a better building at Hillsboro. Wilkes is ar ranging to build 25 this year. Cleveland has built 4 well-equipped houses, costing in all $2,100. Among other counties men tioned by Mr. Brooks are Lenoir, Har nett, Bertie, Caldwell, Gates, Cherokee, Hyde, Columbus, Hertford, Brunswick, Currituck, Mitchell, Rutherford. LOCAL TAXATION: Randolph has one rural district ready for local taxa tion, others are ripe and will vote next year. Forsyth has one township that has petitioned the Commissioners for an election. The County Superintendent of Mecklenburg says about one-half of the county will vote on local taxation this fall. Beaufort has one school. Union has one rural rural graded graded school and will have two others next year supported by private subscription. Guilford has five districts to vote on local taxation. Pitt will hold an election in Bethel Township and in Farmville Township on September 4th. The schools in New Hanover all run seven months. The county tax is sufficient. Davidson will support one Graded School for nine months by private subscription. Wilkes has two townships ready for local taxa tion; and Stokes has one. The Superin tendent of Alamance county has arranged for six rural Graded Schools this fall. Warren has one High School free to all the children in the district for nine months, supported by private subscrip tion. Caldwell has two district that will vote on local taxation this fall, and Gas ton has two districts, and possibly two others. School. Hyde has one rural Graded Columbus has six districts; Rowan two; Vance one, that will vote on local taxation. Currituck has one school supported for ten months by a Sporting Association near Poplar Branch. In Rutherford several local tax districts are in contemplation. Cleve- land will vote on taxation in two dis tricts on September 6th. “Add to this report the work done in Wake, Durham, Buncombe, and other counties that have not yet reported, and the great movements buildings, equipments, and length of term, are re markable when compared with the stag nation that appeared only a few years ago. One other force should be mention ed here—the work of the “Woman's Club for Building Better School Houses.’’ here. The damage is estimated at $200,-1 This Club has extended its usefulness in 000. The people remained calm during a number of counties, and almost daily the progress of the fire. The Southern Express Company opened a branch office for the sale ] the report comes that a Woman’s Club I has been organized in another county, has' and that the citizens are making plans of to avail themselves of the assistance of money orders with the Carolina Trust' this organization. All this work is in Company. 1 the rural districts or the smaller towns.” case of typhoid fever. Miss Daisy Green went to Smithfield I — today to visit Miss Cornelia Sanders. 1 President Mitchell Will Attend the Senator F. M. Simmons left today for} A Newbern and Beaufort to spend a week. { Strikers and Opera ¬ tors in Michigan By Telegraph ter The Times. He says that he favors a short campaign in North Carolina this fall. Mr. Charles Warren, of Washington, N. C., is in the city. Col. Harry Skinner went to Greenville today. Mr. Leo. D. Heartt, 'Jr., came in this morning from Durham on a visit to his father. Miss Neva 'Sater and Aikin left this morning friends in Four Oaks. Capt. Joseph Renn, the city. Mr. Miles Goodwin Goldsboro. Mr. C. J. Bright, of the citv today. Judge Walter to the veterans week will speak Mrs. Thos. S. of Miss Marie on a visit Durham, is spent .the day New Hill, was to in in Clark yesterday spoke in Lexington and next in Anson. Stephenson and Mrs. Cullen Jones returned from Apex today, where they attended the funeral of the son of Capt. D. B. Jones. Mrs. Crittenden, who has been here with her husband, who is conducting the teachers’ institute, returned to Waku Forest today. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Herndon have re turned from' Chatham county, where Of ficer Hernden spent his ten days’ fur lough at his old home. Miss Janet Hawkins, who stopped over there list evening with Miss Neppie Davis, left for Ridgeway this morning. Miss Annie Taylor has returned from a visit to Chatham county. She is accom panied by her friend, MissyBynum, who is visiting her at Judge Womack’s. Miss Mamie Birdsong and Misses Car rie and Roberta Phillips left this morn ing for Virginia Beach, where they will spend a week or more. The party will be joined in a few days by Miss Rosa Broughton and Miss Margaret Brough ton. Mrs. Frank Stronach and son, Master Norfleet Stronach, went to Tarboro to day. Mr. Roderick Watts has gone to Moore county, where he will spend his ten days’ vacation. ^Fr. Albert Baumann, of The Com mercial and Farmers’ Bank, has gone to Concord and other points for his summer vacation. Mr^^lIiTy l^rrnrrn--or W:,kc Forest, returned home this morning. Mrs. W. T. Buxton, of Portsmouth, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. B. H. Hardy, returned home today. Mrs- R. C. Batchelor went to Youngs ville today. Mr. W. R. Stark, who has been here for some time representing the Interna tional Correspondence. School, of Scran ton, Pa., left today for Washington, D. C. Mr. Stark made many friends during his stay here. Mr. George Johnson, of Tarboro, is visiting Mr. H. W. Jackson. Miss Sallie B. Haywood is spending the week at Abernathy Springs. Master Ray Parish arm yesterday. Mr. John W. Brown, fined to his home for so convalescent that fell and broke his who has been con- the past month, is he expects to be able to be at his place of business next week. Mrs. W. C. Hudgins has returned after a visit to relatives in Durham. Miss Leonita Denmark is on a visit to the family of Dr. R. M. Pattterson in Durham. Mr. Mortimer Forrest has returned from a two week’s visit to the home of Mr. Toon in Lumberton. Mr. Charles Askew is in the city. Editor A. J- McKelway, of the Pres byterian Standard, of Charlotte, is in the city today. Rev. R. T. Vann, of the Baptist Uni versity, has gone to Salisbury to attend the Beulah Association. Mr. Daniel Stewart, formerly of Ral eigh, but now of Atlanta, Ga., is in the city visiting friends. Prof. S. N. Smith, of Elon College, is here canvassing for students for the col lege. He says that Elon has fine pros pects for this fall and he anticipates a largely increased attendance. Mr. L. C. Bagwell has moved into the residence on South McDowell street, formerly occupied by Mr. R. H. Battle. For twenty-two years he had lived in his residence on South Bolunt street. Miss Clara Woodard, of Wilmington, is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. F. Bowen, in West Raleigh. Goldsboro Argus: Miss Eliza Simmons, of Raleigh, arrived in the city today to join the “House Party" at Mrs. Ida C. Humphrey’s. Goldsboro Argus: Miss Hattie Dillon, who holds a position as trained nurse in St. Luke’s Hospital in Richmond, is in the city on a vacation. Miss' Sadie Robbins and Miss Mary Evans have gone to Winston. Miss Elizabeth Merrittt, of Mt. Airy, is visiting Mrs. H. C. Brown, on Person street. Miss Bessie Bunn, of Rocky Mount, left today for Asheville after spending the night at the home of Mr. J. P. Ar- rington. Durham Herald: Policeman W. Woodall, of Raleigh, was in the city yesterday shaking hands friends in Durham. Miss Mary Perry, of visiting Misses Annie Young. with his many Henderson, is and Fannie Miss Emmie Horton, of Aberdeen, has returned home after a visit to friends here. She was accompanied by her sis ter, Miss Mamie Horton, who will spend several days there. SHENANDOAH, PA., era! Gobin sent today a cavalry to the mining 8.—Gen- platoon settlement of of Turkey for the purpose of making a de monstration in that vicinity, in which foreigners constitute most of the popu lace. The General received word that the families of non-union workmen are constantly annoyed by the strikers, their houses are stoned and a desultory re volver firing is kept up at night in the vicinity of Turkey. MITCHELL CONFERS. WILKESBARRE, PA., Aug. 8.— President Mitchell, of the Miners’ Union, said today that he would go to Michigan to take part in the conference between the coal operatives and the striking miners. “Mother’’ Jones, of West Virginia, ar rived in town last night and had a con ference with President Mitchell to day. TODAY’S MARKETS NEW YORK, Aug. 8.—Liverpool report for the week disclosed the fact that stocks had shrunk 38,000 bales and are today only 25,000 greater than last year. Taken in connection with the fact that the crop is not yet made, that the weather developments between now and November 1st may cut off the crop ma terially and further that mills every where, who have adopted a policy of procrastination, -will be compelled to buy later on, the Liverpool situation is interpreted as quite bullish. Early prices today were two to six points bet ter. The New York stock in warehouses was reduced to 75,000 bales. The in sight movement for the week was 35,802, total to date 10,305,362. Port receipts to day 2,500 against 900 last year. MURPHEY AND CO., Inc. NEW YORK STOCKS CLOSE. Amalgamated Copper, 67%; American Sugar, 132%; Atchison, 93%; Baltimore and Ohio, 109%; Cond- Tobacco 4 per cent Bonds, 65%; Colorado Fuel and Iron, 89; Erie, 40%; Louisville and Nashville, 149%; Manhattan, 134%; Missouri Pa cific, 117: Norfolk and Western, 68%; New York Central, 165; Pennsylvania, 160; Reading, 67%; Rock Island, 188%; Republic Iron and Steel, 19%; Republic Iron and Steel, preferred, 76%; Southern Pacific, 69%; Southern Railway, 40%; Southern Railway, preferred, 97%; Ten- nesseee Coal and Iron, 68%; Texas and Pacific, 49%; Unionn Pacific, 108%; United States Steel, 39%; United States Steel, preferred, 89%; Western Union, 88%; St. Paul, 187%; Virginia-Carolina Chemical, 68%. NEW YORK COTTON. January March August September October .. November December Tone: Barely steady. .... 8.42 .... 7.91 .... 7.78 .... 7.72 .... 7.72 Spots: 9c. 7.64 8.35 7.84 7.64 7.65 CHICAGO MARKETS. Wheat, December Wheat, September Corn, December .. Corn, September .. Oats, December .. Oats, September .. Pork, January .. . Pork, September .. Lard, January .. Lard, September .. Ribs, January .. . Ribs, September .. Personal 68% 41% 29% 31% 15.20 16.70 8.60 10.67 8.00 10.30 66% 68 40 51’4 28% 31 14.70 16.50 8.37 10.75 7.80 10.15 Mrs. R. M. Phillips has gone to Mc Bee, S. C., to be with her sister, Miss Kate Kelly, who is ill at the home of her brother-in-law, Mr. J. V. McCallum. Biblical Recorder: Mr. Charles Heck, of Raleigh, son of Col. J. M. M. Heck, whose interest in the work of the Baptist State Convention counted so greatly in his life-time, has received a fellowship in Physics in the University of Nebraska. Mr. Heck graduated from Wake Forest in 1901, and last year he finished his studies in the Columbia University. He is an excellent Chris tian young man, and as a man and scholar is very promising. His work in connection with our Raleigh First Bap tist church has been marked . by both zeal and ability. His friends take pleas ure in the recognition and in the oppor tunity involved in the Nebraska fellow ship. DEATH OF A LITTLE GIRL. Bessie, the ten year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hilliard, died at their home in Clayton yesterday evening. The funeral will be held this afternoon. Mr. A. L. Barbee, of this city, and Mr. J. D. Horton, of Sue, went down Clayton this morning to attend the eral. FIREMEN'S BARBECUE. The three, fire companies of the will participate in a joint barbecue Wednesday at the Fair Grounds. to fun- city next None but the firemen and invited guests will be present. Norfolk, Washington, Baltimore* Ocean View, Virginia Beach, Old Point, by go ing on Christian and Weathers’ excur sion Tuesday, 12th.
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