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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-23
ELIZABETH CITY.
The Naval Reserves Off Fer a
Cruise.
students Home TO spend Vacation
Closing Exercises of tho Coiorcd
! Normal Schooi-thiiHren's I'm,
Exercises-A Runaway.
(speclal to Virginian-Pnotl

Elizabeth City. n. c., May 22.-Miss
Cora Good will leave to-day for her
summer visit to Norfolk.
Mr.. Thomas Price came Saturday and
is stopping with his sister, Mrs. Plume
krauss. on corner of Burgess and Mar
Tin streets.
Buck Sawyer. from Wake Forest,
and Dick" Lamb. from the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College, at RAJ
leigh, returned home Saturday to spend
the summer vacation with their par
ents.
The ladies' prayer meeting will be
held Tuesday at 800 y. III. in the lee
full attendance is desired
The w. c. T. u. Will meet next
Thursday ut -. m. at the home of
Mrs. c. w. Hussey, on Parsonage
street
A number of our Naval Reserves left
on the steamer Neuse Saturday to join
the State battalion in Wilmington for
their summer cruise. They were ac-
companied To the depot by II large
number of admiring friends to say
goodbye and bid them God speed =
New Hope Church, about fifteen
miles from town. was the objective
point for about fifty of our young men
y.
The weather was cool and the ride
very enjoyable. The occasion was Il
Childrens Day service.
The baccalaureate address ut the
colored Normal School will be delivered
by DR.. w. $. Penick, pastor bf the
First Baptist Church OF this city, on
| Friday al 80 u. IN. The program for
the closing exercises OF this school is
very elaborate, and is changed for
each evening this week. The subject
of the Doctors address is ~ Diploma
and What TO do With It."
The children took possession of the
Methodist Church yesterday mornin:,
and filled it from pulpit to vestibule.
me occasion was Il Chldrcns Day SER
vice. y very Interesting program. con
| sisting Of responsive readings. recita-
lions and songs. was rendered very
creditably This report would be in
complete without saying that the music
by Messrs. West, Wells and Smith was
excellent At the close a missionary
collection was taken up. l do not know
the amount raised, but il it was in
proportion 10 the pleasure given, the
contributions were very liberal.
At the Baptist Church last night n
large crowd filed the immense audi
torium to hear Dr. w. S. Peniek. His
text was. What Shall 1 do With Jesus
! Which is Called the Christ"
Mr.. M Heath. after having spent
! the day so pleasantly in the country
where he had taken young lady
friend. got into trouble just before he
reached home yesterday. lie left his
horse and buggy just II few minutes to
gather some flowers by the way-side.
The animal seized the opportunity to
run away and broke both shafts of the
buggy, and left the driver TO get homo
as best he could
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-23
OXF RID
SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT EXER-
ClSES-THi1 PEACE JUBILEE.

Especial to Virginian- Pilot.)
Oxford, n. c.. May 22.-The com.
mencement exercises of the schools of
this place. which promise to be more
largely attended and more interestinc
than ever before opened at Horner
Park Friday at p. M, when the an
nual contest between Company a and
Company Il took place. The weather
was cool ana bracing; the grounds and
track in fine condition; all that could
he desired for field day exercises. The
deep interest manifested by the cadets
in their physical efforts for victory over
tncIF c0mpeVtOTS soon became intensc-
ly exciting, and added no little to the
entertainment of the large crowd
present. The running high jump, hur.
ole race, pole vault and one-mile relay
race. were especially interesting. Com
pany u won by points. The Compel
tive drill VIII take place on June lst.
and much enthusiasm is aroused. for
Company ii has held the colors for
four consecutive years.
sunday. at II o'clock. at the Baptist
Church, Rev. ]. w. Lynch preached
the haccalaureate sermon before the
graduating class of the Oxford Semi
nary. ana 4 p. m. Rev. II. J. Barton.
of Richmond, Va, preached the an
nual sermon before the Maggie Mutt
Missionary Society. which is so-calIed
in memory of former pupil, a lovely
young woman, who sacrificed her life
in n foreign land in mission work.
Rev. DR.. w. c.. Starr, of the NJ. e.
Conference of Virginia. delivered the
annual address before the Calliopean
Society at II o'clock to-day.
Quite number of our people will
attend tie Peace Jubilee at Washing
ton.
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e EsiFOND.


N'HttIHI 20 NlrE!nl1n-FlIOt)
Hertford. N. c.. May 2s-Rev. C. ].
r. Anderson returned from Durham, y.
~ IN tlme to fill his pulpit at the
bupliS' Nhurch last night. He an
nounced that there were i55 professions
OF faith a the Durham meeting instead
OF IA, as reported by the Durham cor
respondent.
Prof. Weeks, of Elizabeth City, was
IN town yesterday on a visit to Rev. c.
j. =. Anderson.
Services were held at the Episcopal
Church Yesterday morning and at the
Baptist Church<at night.
a NUMBER OF delegates for the asso-
ciaiion at Whiteville Grove arrived to.
day
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-23
THE NEWS FROM NORTH STATE AND RS Capital
thoroughly TO the bottom-and at once.
BIG BERRY SHIPMENTS.

The Continental Plant Company of
Nlttrel. of which Mr.. q. w. Blacknall
is manager. is shipping 1900 quarts Of
strawberries per day Via the Seaboard
Air Line. and is giving employment to
about 800 hands. i takes two Califor-
ma Fruit Transportation Companies IL
day TO handle them. These berries are
the largest and finest grown, and have
ready sale in New York in preference
TO the berries from points further
South.
Large shipments arc also made daily
from Ridgeway.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-23

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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-23
! DENTON.
PEDSONAI-A NORFOLK VOCAL
IST WITH TIE CHURCHES.

lcdenton. X. c.. May % Mir. and Mrs.
\ T. Hush and Mr.. c. w Rea left
ON the noon train to-day for Washing
ton. -. G.. 40 attend the Peace Jubilee.
j In Jones. colcrcd. was before
Manor popd this morning for stealing
brass l@turcs from the Draining Man
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-23
RALEIGH NEWS
AND GOSSIP.
A Busy Time With Institutions of
Learning.
COMMENCEMENT NoTEs
superintendent Day ,of ihcpcnitcnlI-
nry, Summoned to Washington for
Conference About Federal cons
Observation-Disclosures OF Frozen Fec,
md Hands TN Convict Gnmps-Bi-
Shipments OF Strawberries.

@alelgh. N. c., May 22-Last week
Snd this week will pass into North
Carolina history as busy week in the
schools In many Of them the annual
commencement exercises are on, and as
North Carolina is well supplied with
excellent institutions of learning these
exercises attract wide spread attention
and are worthy of special mention.
SALEM FEMALE COLLEGE,
Winston-Salem is crowded with WISH
tors to the commencement OF this old
and honored institution. founded in
1902. The session Just closed has been
one Of the most successful in it's his
tory.
Last night was seniors first evening,
when sixteen members of the class read
carefully prepared essays The other
members of the class VIII read inter-
estinS papers this evening.
~ delightful feature Of the commence
ment Is The art exhibit. which is being
admired and commented upon by both
Nla,tors and homo people.
Tl.;Asday morning VIII he commences
n at day proper. when the Grafton will
b. delivered by Rev, John w. Stage.
y. -. "a charlotte. The diplomas will
BE- presented by Rev. Howard Il. Rond-
,-.A-,r.
The baccalaureate sermon WAS
preached in he old Moravian home
tAulch Sunday morning by Rev. DR..
tabcr W. Smith, Of Greensboro.
Thirty-niue young ladies, VINO repre-
sent mary Southern and several
N-'.hern STATES. com:,ose this years
graduating class. Visitors are coming
IN on every train to attend The COM
mencoment exercises. which will not
be concluded until Thursday.
THE STATE NORMAL.
The STATE Normal ana Indus,raNCol-
leSe COMMENCEMENT at Greensboro op-
cred Saturday, night with an informal
reception by the faculty to the alum
nae. The young ladies displayed rare
taste in the decorations. Biackboards
OF unplcasant memory were rcsrlendent
in red AID white. the class colors Tine
tiirty-ninc young ladies of The grad
uatlng class gracefully welcomed Visi-
tors. Delicious refreshments were
rived.
The Aiomaae Association met sat
urGay afternoon. SeVenty-Gve mem
herS We've pr sent out Of = membership
Of one hundred and fifty. The asso-
cia lion has l. on supporting ono girl in
.chnll. and has decided u support two
More old students are present than ut
any previous commencement.
WIIITSETTE INsTiTUTE.
Thc annual commencement exercises
Of thE 2cEccl We're well attended
especially b. The ladies'. on sunday
Dr. l.. ". crawford delivered the bac-
calavrea.e sermon. and the reunion of
tlr literary societies were held to-
it.a. The school did very wei the
l.st session and maintained its rcputa-
t1r sol d. permanent results.
J. oT MlDDLiiToN,S SCHOOL.
town Of Cary, four miles from
" b an cN,cllent high grade
established ~ Prof. r. :. Mid
a.iir q corps &c able assistants.
2; o! sermon was preached last
say ~ Key. j. -. Huffman. -.
ltadersCn, veteran Baptist
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-23
g DEPARTMENT, in charge of

w"T department., in charge of
os, did Exceedingly wen.
.erary Society held its ex-
lsdsY night. the boys ac-
nE themselves splsud.dly in The
n c.sc o. large audience.
;ieT. =. y. VERY, ID. D.. of Tie Raj
c.rh CHRISTIAN Advocate delivered the
a.y address Friday morning
CNOWAN EADTlaT FEMALE lNsTI-
TUTE.
fhc Yccplo of AIurfreesboro are look
Ing forward with pleasant authorizations
to the approaching commencement 1t
bcgiIs IN Sunday. Nav 2Sth. when The
gifted Rev. John Il. White viii preach
the sermon; cn Tuesday night the .ocie-
~ Will give give a concert with other
exercises. and the commencement cxer-
cses Will take place Wednesday. May
3ist. when Hon Thos. j. Jarvis; viii de-
liver the COMMENCEMENT Grafton: in
the afternoon reception Of former stu
dents VIII take place. and ii night the
brilliant commencement will close wiki
the commencement concert.
Hon. John g. scarborough the new
president of ChOwan, is in great favor
with patrons and pupils ana is Keeping
up the nigh standard of the last half
century.
PENITENTIARY MATTERS.
AS a result Of the Investigation re-
Gently made by the Federal authorities
touching the punishment Of Federal
prisoners in the penitentiary here, Capt.
Day has been ordered To Washington
for consultation with the Department
OF Justice with a view of making GER
tain changes in the contract. The pro-
posed changes have reference only to
the corporal punishment of the prison
ers and their employment outside the
prison walls.
The committee appointed 10 nvesti-
gate the case Of the convicts who were
so frost-bitten on one of the state
farms that their hands and feet had To
he cut off. has not vet held the investi-
cation. 1t is expected that it will be
done next week
1t is matter that ought to be sifted
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Q "a - T % FRI a.
Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature os N1IAAz1@m

Engineer "Spot" Gimby, who lost
leg in the y. IL w. wreck at Haver-
hill, Tuesday, has had a remarkable
career IN rairoading OH this line. He
went on this road twenty years ago.
Since that time he travelled between
Columbus and Kenova, aggregating
a distance of 1,O22, 900 miles, equal
to forty times around the globe, and
during all these years he has never
been injured. This is certainly a
wonderful record, one of which lew
engineers can Observation-Disclosures
Democrat.
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the ~ <<~-
signature of &<HHzzznI

Ben Wilson, who has been cut
ting timber from tract of land on
Merrltt's Creek in McComas dis
trict, was here today He is work
ing large force of men and teams
now. He expects to complete the
work in couple of months. Ten
teams are now hauling lumber from
this mill to Barboursville where it
Is loaded on cars and shipped to
different places. The land that Mr..
Wilson has cleared is some of the
finest an that section.-Huntington
Advertiser.
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The r. Y. NC. AS report. "a

The r. Y. NJ. G. AS report, as
given by the Secretary. Mr.. Ride
out, for the L.outh of June Is os
follows: Five renewals, 20 new
members, number of visitors to
the rooms, 1853; average, 60;
baths, 351; average, IA; number
oe letters written at free CORES
pondence table, 900; books drawn
from the library by the members,
%.
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CpbOlsterIng.

l have opened an upholstering
establishments the old G.. q O.
depot building, on Main Street,
Ceredo, w. Va, where ! am pre-.
pared to do anything in my line at
tn lowest prices, and on short no.
tlce. | keep full line Of picture
frame mouldings, drawer pulls, cas-
tors and all kinds Of furniture hard
" e. Furniture repaired and var.
uished. Give me a call.
WIN. NJ. McCALLEN.
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NJ. f. CHURCH, SOUTH.
SECRET SOCIETIES.

K.ofP.
Ceredo Lodge No. 50, meet In Wright
Hall ON Thursday evening Of each week.
K.G.E.
silver Star Castle No. II, Knights OF the
Golden Eagle, meet every Monday evening
In J. %. OF Hall.
10. O. r.
CeredO Lodge, No. ~, meet I'm their Hall
Tuesday evening OF each week.
ERA ENCAMPMENT No. So,
l. o. o. r. meet In the odd Fellow Building
on the 2nd aud 9Th Thursday evening OF
each month at 1870 o'clock.
Az. GAM.
Crescent Lodge. No. 81, A. r.. a. A. NJ. meet
at their Hall on the first and third Friday
evenings OF each month.
ESQ
Alpha Chapter, No.2, Eastern star. meet
Al Masonic Hall the first and third Sat
urday evenings in each month.
10. RIM.
Seneca Tribe, No. ~, Improved order OF
Red Men, meet every Wed nesday evening
in ]. o. o. r, Hall.
Visiting brethren are cordially Invited Ia
attend the meetings Of each OF the above
named organ cations.
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The following from the Logan
w. Va, Banner doubtless refers TO
well-known citizen Of this county,
who spends a portion of his time in
West Virginia; but from best infor-
nation we can get the report as to
his death is an error:
"WillIam Smith, better known as
Rebel Bill" died Thursday even
ing at his home on Kanawha
Two Mile, in Kanawha county.
lie was well-known throughout this
section of the State. The cause of
his death was a general breakdown
resulting from old age, he being 50
years of age. The title of "Rebel
BIZ was given him because of his
intense devotion t. the Lost
Cause He was a soldier in the
Civil war, having served in one of
the southern regiments. Big San
dy News
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1899-08-02

There are few vacancies in the
cadet corps at the West Virginia Uni
versity, caused by graduations in
June. Young men desiring appoint.
ments to the cadet corps should ap.
ply as soon as possible TO the Re
gents in their respective districts.
or write TO the President of the
University. Cadets receive books
and uniforms free in addition 20
free tuition. There can be but IA
appointments, and TO be eligible.
young men must be between the
ages Of 10 and 81, must be sound
physically, must be we'll recon-
mended, and must have completed
the subjects taught in the common
schools OF the State.
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We have only two of those hand
: ONE SEWING MACHINES
which we ordered a short time ago,
left-one finished in oak and the
other in walnut. Come and take
your choice for $25 90, CASH. They
are high arm, with all the latest i'm
provements and warranted to give
entire satisfaction.
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For Over Fifty Years.

MRS WINsLOW's SOOTHING SYRUP
lions OF mothers for their children while
teethinR with perfect success. IL soOthps the
child sOltens the gums, allays all pain. cures
rhea. IL Will relieve the poor little sufferer
I'm mediately sold by Druggists in every
part OF the world. Twenty vecents bot
tie. BE sure and ask for Mrs Winston
soothing syrup" and take no other kinds
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An exchange pithily says: Send
your items of news when they are
fresh. We don't like to publish a
birth after the child is weaned, a
marriage after the honeymoon is
over, a death after the widow is
married again, nor the notice of
an entertainment when the Job
work is done elsewhere.
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Nearly Fifty-eight Years Old!

It's long life, but devotion to the true
Interests and prosperity OF the American
people has won for it new friends as the
years roll by and the ORIGINAL members of
its family passed 70 their reward, and these
admirers are loyal and Stesdfast today, with
faith in its teachings, and confidence in the
Information which II brings to their homes
and firesde.
As material consequence. II enjoys in its
old age all the vitality and vigor OF its youth
strengthened and ripened by the experiences
Of over half "A century.
1t has lived on its merits, ana on the cor
dial support of progressive Americans.
1t is the New York Weekly Tribune ~
acknowledged the country over as the Lead
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Always get man to insure your
property who has had experience. A
slight mistake may invalidate your
policy T. T. McDougaI has been
in the business for twelve years and
knows all about it. His companies
are the Best and his rates the Lowest.
He writes the policies himself and
you are not required to send your
policy away and wait week to Sc
cure an endorsement.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1899-08-02

For Fire Insurance call at the
Advance Office, CeredO, w. Va.
No better companies exist than those
represented by 7. T. McDougal.
His rates are low and he writes the
policies himself-the only agent in
town who does.
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Q a - ToREA.
Bears the =, The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature o' N H2Azz<n

We think it is about time the
Natural Gas Co. were giving us some
of the excellent privileges of that
luxury. The council readily and
willingly gave them the franchise
and we do not think we should be
Disseminated against.
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Th6 O6r6dG Advance.

\ Republican Newspaper that
has a large circulation in the Big
Sandy and Twelve Pole Valleys
-aneXcellent advertising medi-
uIh
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Wayne county has a school teach
er 20 years of age. His name is j D..
G. Miller. He has been teaching for
half a century Ky. Democrat.
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Wayne Courts.

Terms Circuit Court. Fourth Monday in
January, May and September.
Terms. Of County Court FIRST Monday In
January, april and July, and Third Monday
November.
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The Farmers Institute to he held
at Wayne, has been postponed un-
til September 22nd.
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Church Directory.
CoNGREGATIoNAL CHURCH.

BAPTIST CHURCH.
Sunday School $40 A NJ
Regular preachi ing, I'd and 18th SUNDAYS i'm
each month, morning and night; LIST and
Sundays at Ceredo in the morning .Keuoy
Assembly HalD at night.
Prayer meeting Thursday night OF each
week
All are invited.
G.. G. HILL, Pastor
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redo are due As follows
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1mpatience kicks over the dinner
pail to get to the supper table

The February issue OF the Book of
the Royal Blue" published by the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad, contains a
very instructive article on "The Reg
ular Army Of the United States, by
Major H. o. Heistand, Assistant Adju-
tant General. Major Heistand gives
facts and figures concerning the mill
tary department since its organization,
during the war of the revolution.
Some OF his statistics are very inter-
esting. During the revolution the
number of individuals actually in mil
itary service did not exceed 25C. 000; in
the war of 1912 there were Al, 500, of
which 62.674 were regulars; in tie war
with Mexico there were 1864, of
which AZ $40 were regulars; in the war
OF the rebellion there were 2,259, 1853
United States troops Of whom 1885
were colored, and $1,000 regulars, the
total being 1926. 16S; in the war with
Spain there were 219,035 volunteers,
QO.1S9 being colored) and 55,6S2 reg
ulars, total Of 274,717. Major Hell
stand also gives the number killed,
wounded and lost and the deaths from
disease in each war, including the In
dian wars, and other important facts.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1899-03-16
Strange Funeral Customs.

In an interesting history Of his par
1eh, the Rev. James Murray of Kill
malcolm, Renfrewshire, mentions that
amid the enjoyments Of the peopls
we must not fail to notice funerals"
and he calls attention to a curious
custom which was prevalent in con-
nection with them. 1t appears q
sieve containing clay pipes. filled with
tobacco, was handed round just before
the cortege started. Then the mourn
ers smoked, and when the kirkyard
was reached, as the grave was being
0lled, each stepped solemnly forward
and cast his pipe "amang the moods"
Notes and Queries.