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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-29

studded with beautiful wild flowers
becomes more popular every day. The
angler is rewarded for such early ris-
ing by landing beautiful spotted and
rainbow trout. Mrs. Winthrop, of
Tallahassee, Fla, landed one on We'd
nesday which weighed two and a
quarter pounds and was Is inches
long.
Miss Maud Aiken INDUCED the
Young people on Tuesday afternoon
by giving a most delightful lunch par
ty, complimentary to her guest, Miss
Race, of Brevard.
All day Tuesday one was conscious
of excitement in the atmosphere.
Boughs of hemlock and pine were
thrown upon the ball room floor. The
ladies were in their elements and APP
pliad themselves assidiously to the
work of decorating. Soon the ball
took on a new expression, one that in
dictated that the Cotillion would be
danced in the evening The huge fire
place which was banked with hem
lock boughs in center of which was
placed a bough of brilliant red leaves,
was perhaps the most perfect bit OF
artistic decoration in the room, ana
the high mantle above covered with
tusts of pine. The Cotillion was led
Mr.. Nasbit Latt:;, of Charlotte and
Miss Merrill of Mobile, Ala Fleet
messengers reached here some days
i'm advance Of Miss Merrill, with news
of her charm and beauty. Toxaway
welcomed, however, not only charm
and beauty but queenly woman who
supported Mr.. Latta so admirably
that the favorite cotillion leader did
himself proud" The following is a
list of people who danced: Miss Mer-
rill. the Misses Brown, from Albany,
RrnU9
Race, Brevard; Miss Catherine Pin
ner. Suffolk, Va; Mrs. w. H. l.. White.
New York: Mrs. Crawford Mays, Miss
Block, Louisville, KY; Mrs. Jones,
Memphis. Tenn; Mrs. Bancroft, New
York; Mrs Bonner, Indianapolis,
Ind; Miss Marion Bremond, Evans
otn, Ill. and Miss Marion Bur-
rows, Lancaster, Pa; Mr.. j. Staauss.
Fla; Mr.. Francis Winthrop, Talla-
folk, Va; Mr. Alfred Stems, Mr.
Crawford Mays, DIR. w. H. l.. White,
New York, Mr. Fred Miller, Brevard;
Mr.. Sherrod, and led by Mr.. Nasbit
Latta.
During the intermission delicious
refreshments were served in the way
of delicious cakes and punch, IN the
south parlor. Miss Merrill was pre-
sented with a dainty water color, as a
memento of her first cotill1on under
the Toxaway rooftree.
AS pretty a night as hung a starry
curtain over splendid world, inspir-
ed Miss Marian Burrowes to invite
about twenty boys and girls with their
chaperon, Mrs. J. G. Burrowes, to join
her in a trip around the lake. Not
a frog croaked, not a sound came
from any of the inhabitants OF the
lake or shore. All were subdued by
the Joyous sounds that came from the
little craft, plying its way around the
lake, and feltithat for once their pre-
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Excursion Rates to the Pacific Coast.

The Seaboard Air Line announces
that on account of Lewis and Clark
Centennial Exposition and other oc-
casions to be held on the Pacific Coast
season 1905, they will sell round trip
tickets from principal points at the
following rates to Portland. Oregon,
and return, going via any regular di-
rect route and returning via that or
any other regular direct route, $71.50;
going via San Francisco and Los An
geles, $3.50. These tickets will be
sold practically every day until Sep
tember Goth and bear final return
limit of ninety days from date of sale,
and will permit of stop-over at and
west of Colorado common points,
Cheyenne, Trinidad, Fort Worth, San
Antonio and west of ST. Paul and
Chicago.
For further information as to
schedules and rates to the Lewis and
Clark Exposition, apply to agents. or
c.. H. GATTIS,
T. p. A. Raleigh. N. G.
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AT LAKE TOXAWAY.
All Kinds of Pleasures Speed the Hap
by Days on their Course.

Lake Toxaway, N. c., July 28.-
The summer garden on the west pi-
azza at ToXaway Inn, which COM
mands a gorgeous view of Lake Toxa-
way and the mountains is finding
great favor with the guests
On Saturday morning Mr. and Mrs.
M. F. Maury of Asheville invited a
number of friends to meet them
there at eleven O'Clock for the game Of
euchre. Mr. and Mrs. Maury caught
Nature at her best Purple and gold
flowers in great profusion imported
from the hills were mingled with
the evergreenS of the garden making
of it a vertiable bower from which
the ladies daintily attired in pretty
gowns and lingerie hats got inspir2-
ton, they played with vigorous pleas
ure. Mrs. Siebels, of Columbia, won
the ladies' first prize, Mrs. w. H. l..
White, of New York, won the conso-
lation prize Mr. Aiken won gentle
mans first. prize, and DR.. w. H L.
White the consolation prize. After that
spirited contest was over and the
prizes awarded Mr.. and Mrs. Maury
assisted by Miss Agnes Law, of Spar
tanburg, served delicious refresh
ments. The party was given in honor
of Mrs. White, of New York
On Monday morning DR.. and Mrs.
White gave bowling party to Mr..
and Mrs. Maury. The participants
had evidently been practicing for the
for the game, for the ladies
as we'll as the gentlemen rolled ex-
tremely we'll. There was a lively con-
test and toward the end of the game
it seemed as if Mrs. Hammond, of
Los Angles, would win the ladies first
prize, but Mrs Crawford Mays ended
with seven points in her favor.
Mr. Fred Scudder, of San Antonio,
Texas won the gentleman's first prize
and Mr. Mays the consolation. Mrs.
White, the charming little hostess,
exerted herself tremendously, she
cared for the pleasure of every on,
and ministered to their needs most
abundantly Delicious refreshments
in the way of sandwiches, cakes, con-
serves, and plenty of good punch was
served and enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aiken paid pleasing
compliment to one of the guests who
was fortunate enough to have a birth
day at Toxaway On returning from a
long ride to White Water Falls, she
found herself in possession of an elab
crate birth day cake, which was deco
rated with butterflies, and had in
scribed upon it, Mrs. Bessie Bancroft,
Many Happy Returns of the Day,
1905" In the evening the lady with
the cake gathered her friends about
heraround one of the tables in the at
tractive summer garden, and mirth ran
high until the wee small hours claim
ed that peace and quiet that belongs
to night.
Lake Toxaway, a beautiful sheet Of
water, with the mountains slopiug
upon the waters edge and the shore
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SUMMER SCHOOL OF SOUTH.
Under the superintendent of Prof.
CIaxton it Has Had its Finest Ses-
sion.
Especial to News and ObserverD

Especial to News and Observer
Knoxville, Tenn, July 2S-The COM
plete registration for the fourth an
nual session of the Summer School OF
me SCUM, which closed today, has
been one thousand, eight hundred and
fifty-one bona fide members. The
registration this season has been al
most five hundred in excess of what
it was in 1904. Every Southern State
was represented by large and en-
-. ,.siaa,.u uclesdtun. Norm Carolina
enrolled seventy. In addition to the
Southern teachers there were repre-
sentatives from every section of the
United States except the extreme
northwest. Indiana, Illinois, Missouri,
Ohio, Kansas Maryland. New York
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts were
represented by delegations varying in
number from five to fifteen. In point
of enrolment, Tennessee led all the
Southern States. South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, MissisS-
ippi, Louisiana and Texas was each
represented by from sixty to ninety
seven.
Everyone who has attended the
school speaks in the highest terms of
it. Prof. P. P. Claxton, superintend-
ent. formerly of the faculty of the
State Normal and Industrial College
at Greensboro, n. c., deserves great
credit for the success which has
crowned his efforts. Many leading ed
ucators from the North and West say
that his has been the finest Summer
School ever held in America.
The members of the faculty have
been gathered from every quarter of
the United States. Some of the most
prominent were DR.. G. Stanley Hall,
president of Clark University; DR.. Ed
win Earle Sparks, of Chicago UniVer-
sity; DR.. Lincoln Hulley, president or
John B. Stetson University; DR.. B. G.
Gregory, of Chelsea, Mass; DR.. Van
Fuller. of New York; DR.. ThOrndyke,
of Columbian University; DR.. Jones,
of Vanderbilt; Drs. Alexander, Hume,
Mangum, and Smith, of the Univer-
sity of North Carolina: DR.. Bailey. of
ssachusetts; DR.. Snyder, of Chicago
University; Mrs. Cooley, Of the Univer-
sity of North Dakota; DR.. augsburg,
author of the famous system of draw
ing; DR.. Simons, of Texas; DR. Snyder,
president Wofford College; and many
others of national repute,
Among all these learned and justly
famous instructors there was none
more attractive or more popular with
the students than our own DIR. c. AL
phonso Smith, of the University of
North Carolina. His deep, scholarly
and excellent lectures on the short
story viii never be forgotten by those
who heard them.
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THE BRIDGE ACROSS THE SOUND
The Work of Building This Great
Structure Soon to be Begun by
the Atlantic and North Car
DINA Railroad.
Especial to News and Observer.)

Especial to News and Observer
Goldsboro, n. c., July 2S.-Mr. Fred
l.. Merritt, of the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroad, has returned to the
city from a trip to Morehead City and
Beaufort. He says that work on the
big railroad bridge across the sound
between these two towns will soon be
under way and the bridge pushed to
completion as rapidly as possible for
so stupendous an undertaking. He
says that the value of real estate is,
in consequence, already on the up
grade in Beaufort. There is also some
talk of extending a bridge from Beau
fort to the Banks, which will, if car
ried through, make this one of the
most ideal watering places on the
Atlantic coast.
The condition of young Frank Dan
iels Aycock, who is being treated for
appendicitis at the Sanitarium in Will
son. is very favorable for an early re-
covery.
The donation by Mr.. Marcellus j.
Best, of this city, of $1,000 to be used
in the building of parlors and library
of the Greensboro Female College, was
made in memory of his daughter, Miss
Minnie Best. who graduated from the
class of 1900 from that school and
Richmond, Va. a few months ago.
Mr. w. p. Rose of Raleigh, was
here yesterday on a business visit. He
and Messrs. e. G.. Porter and w. H.
Goodwin, the contractors, and others,
are forming a corporation for the
manufacture on an extensive scale of
cement tile roofing, which will require
an imense plant and many operatives
and much operating capital. Colds
4 Of To In
these gentlemen settle their plant here,
where they have every chance of sue
cess in their new enterprise.
Young George Hinson, of this city,
who was arrested a few days ago
charged with stealing oil from the
saw mill plant of Mr.. A. 7. Griffin
has been given a hearing and released
on a 500 bond for his appearance at
the next term of court.
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LUMINA, electrical pavilion wonder
Improvements mt Dunn.
Especial to News and observer)


Dunn, n. c., July 2S-Two large
brick stores have just been completed
on main street One belongs to j. j.
Wade and James A. Taylor and the
other to K. l.. Hoard. There is anoth-
er large brick store in courWte of
erection on main street to be occupied
by Barnes & Hilladay, dealers in
hardware. When this firm opens up
in this store it will be the largest hard
ware business in this section ~ the
State. The other two stores men
toned above, will be Occupied by B
Fleishman & Bro. This firm is conduc-
ted here by Mr.. Morris Freshman
One store has already been filled with
clothing and furnishings for gentle
men. The other will be used as a
millinery store. There are other i'm
provements being made here in the
way of new dwellings and various en-
terpriSeS
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Horse Killed by Lightning.
(SmithfieId Herald.)

Last Friday night Mr.. j. e. Stanley,
who clerks for Mr.. j. T. Cole, of -Four
oaks, was returning from Benson on a
buggy. when at the Alex Creech place,
two miles from Four Oaks, the horse
was struck by lightning and instantly
killed. The lightning came down a
telephone pole. The horse fell to one
side into a deep ditch. The buggy
turned over and Mr.. Stanley was
thrown out. He was stunned but not
seriously injured. The horse belonged
to Mr.. Cole.
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DIR. WILLIAM BAKER DEAD.
He was for Forty Years Resident OF
Raleigh.

Smithfield, N c., July 2S.-Dr Will
liam Baker, aged eighty-four years,
died at his home here this week. DR..
Baker was born in Germany and
came to this country in early man
hood. He lived for time in Chath-
am county and then removed to Raj
eigh, where he resided for forty years,
removing to Smithfeld about six
years ago.
He leaves a widow to whom he
was married on April Is, 1895. His
remains were inferred in Smithfield
Cemetery.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-29
AUGUST EIGHTH AT HENDERSON,
Corner Stone Laying of New Graded
School With Masonic Ceremonies.

Henderson. n. c., July 2S.-The
corner stone of the new graded school
building will be laid with impressive
ceremonies Tuesday, August Sth. The
exercises will be under the auspices
of the State Grand Lodge of Masons
Lieutenant Governor F. ID. Winston
will act in the capacity of Grand Mas
ter on the occasion. All Masons are
invited to be present and participate
in the exercises. The public generally
is invited to witness the interesting
ceremonies.
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KEEP COOL.
Sunday Excursion via A. &. n. c..
railroad.

Now is the time during the ''hot
weather" for run down to Morehead
City and Beaufort and take a dip in
old ocean and enjoy the health giving
breezes.
All sorts of attractions, fishing, boat
ing, bathing, dancing, etc. Exceedingly
low rate excursions every Sunday.
Weekend tickets sold every Satur-
day and Sunday morning good until
the following Monday, inclusive. Sum
mer tourist season tickets good return
ing until October 31st, 1905. Children
half fare.
Go down, take the family, enjoy
yourselves, and forget that It is hot
r., E. L. BUNCH,
Traffic Manager.
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LUMINA-Bright and Gay. light as
day. Come and stay-Wrightsville.
ADMIRER KING OSCAR.
Cheerful Because he Has Recovered
from Injury.
Jackson Cor. Times.)

Capt. Peter Erickson, who was 80
badly injured by his favorite horse
some weeks ago-hurt so as to re-
quire hospital treatment-has recov-
cred SO as to be at home again and
he will soon be able to walk again.
Cheerful, he is-but the Norway-Swe-
den face annoys him. A great adj
mirer Of King Oscar.
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DEATH OF MRS. ARTHUR OLIVER
a Daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Roberts of This City.

Selma, n. c., July 28.--Mrs. Arthur
Oliver wife of Mr.. Arthur Oliver, of
this place. IS dead. She had been in
feeble health for some months. She
was daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Roberts, of Raleigh. She was most
estimable lady and highly esteemed by
al who knew her
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-29

and is living here with her son, a re-
spectacle old colored man, named
George Hunt.
This old lady is not only alive, but
is lively. Yesterday, Squire J. r.
Pearce, himself so years old, issued
claim and delivery papers for her yes
terday to attach some property on
which she had chattel mortgage for
a loan of money.
No Ice Trust.
Alderman Nj. w. Thompson, of the
Greensboro Ice and Coal Company,
speaking to a Telegram reporter last
night about the report in the Chapel
Hill correspondence of The Newt and
Observer about the ice famine there
and the refusal of the Greensboro
Company to supply them because 1t
was in "Durham's territory, says that
his company was in no trust but sold
ice wherever they could They were
unable to fill the Chapel Hill order
because Wilmington was having an
ice famine and took every spare pound
the company could furnish on orders
made before Chapel Hill began to suf-
fer
More Insurance Companies.
Greensboros fourth life company is
on the way. MAUI L I1OOSCSs VI
Asheville, general agent of the Pru-
dental Life, will organize mutual
company here at an early date.
The newly elected foreman of the
Industrial News, Mr. John P. Acker-
ly, of Washington, arrived yesterday,
and has been in conference with Edi-
tor Douglas and other directors over
the situation. Mr.. Ackerly has al
ready made his order for the type,
etc, and expresses himself as we'll
pleased at the prospects for firm
newspaper venture in North Carolina.
1t is now said that the large new brick
building being erected by District At
torney F.. A. Holton, on property re-
Gently purchased on Davie street, will
be used as a publication house, the
entire lower floor being devoted to
the newspaper.
This is the building it was an
nounced sometime ago, the Daily Tar
Heel had secured. The building will
be completed and ready for occupancy
by September first by which time II
is expected to have the outfit of the
newspaper here ready to be put to-
gether and have everything in readi-
ness to issue the first number of the
paper on or before October first.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-29

A youth always wishes he was older
and a woman always wishes she was
younger.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-29

Burnett's Vanilla leaves good taste
in the mouth. 1t is pure and whole
some. Don't be cheated.
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EDUCATIONAL INsTl :UTIoNs.
Mary Baldwin Seminary s FOR Young

Staunton. Va.-Term begins Sept Z,
1906. In Shenandoah valley of Virgin
ia. 200 students from 81 states past
session. Terms moderate. Enter any
time. Send for catalogue.-Miss L.. G.
Weimer, Principal.
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CONGREGATIONAL.

ELON COLLEGE
O-ED ESTABLISHED
A. b, b
Reading Room Laboratories Literary Societies Excellent
heaIhful
Railroad ei-
FOPc
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Notre Dame Of Maryland
The Baltimore Medical COLLEGE

Liberal teaching facilities modern college buildings
lecture hall and ampitheatres. Large and completely
pensary. Send for catalogue. Address
DAVID SIRtTI. N. D., DEAN. 7I2 PARK AVE, BALTIMORE, NO.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-26
SALTWATER

The saltwater Gas and Electric Light
company has accepted ten year con-
tract from the city for lighting the streets
with electricity. The present contract ex-
pires April i and the new contract begins
on that date. Private consumers of both
gas and electricity will reap substan-
fial gain, the company having agreed to
reduce the price of gas about 20 per cent
and the price OF electricity one third The
company few days ago insisted that
minimum charge of 81 for gas or cleo
tr1city be made for each month but May
or Armson, City Attorney Sullivan, and
members OF the council insisted that the
minimum clause should not go into stfnet
contract and that consumers should be
charged only for the amount of gas or
electricity consumed. The company was
given until March 2S to sign the contract
here yesterday from the compaf1y'ss Chi-
caSo Office and ii was signed by President
Hospes and Secretary Johnson The conI-
pany viii now begin improving. the local
street lighting system at a cost of about
$1,000 and new gas generating plant is
to be built at once the contract having
been awarded to o. H. Olson.
Mayor ]. G. Armson, who is president
new city charter for this city. yesterday
announced the following standing commit
tees: City officials. j. D. Bronson T.
SInonet, Frank Withrow. r. w. McGarry
taxes and finances. John +. Burke, G. II.
Sullivan, j. J. Eichten, z. s. Davis o. III
QlSon. PUBIC boards. G. e MOSier F. T.
Wilson. J. G.. Nethaway, o. H Olson
]. d; Bronson; franchises. a. G. Triebel.
Frank Withrow. c. L. Mosier; streets and
public grounds, ]. J. Eichten. l. Simonet.
A G. Triebel; judiciary. J. c. Nethaway
G. IA Sullivan. f. T. Wilson; health and
sanitation. B. j. Merrill L. Sinonet, A G.
Triebel; phraseology and construction,
F. T. Wilson, b. ]. Merrill, r. S. Davis;
municipal court. G. II. Sullivan. j. c.
Nethaway, j. F. Burke: rules r. s. Da-
Wis, X. w. McGarry and ]. c. Armson.
The debate held at the city hall on the
question Can the City Afford a New
Bridge Across the St. Croix?' brought
out a large number of citizens Arguments
were made on the affirmative by J. F.
Burke and H H. Gillen. and on the mega
tive by ]. c. Nethaway and T. c.. Clark
Following the debate there was a discus
sion in which city officials took part and
It was demonstrated to the satisfaction of
everybody present that bridge is ne
cessity. u r-.s.-.
Arrangements have been partially per-
fected whereby August Jesse OF this CITY
viii manufacture new band cutter and
self feeder for threshing machines pat
ented by Frank Ewes OF Ia Crosse. Wis