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KLMPHAYT HUM'S IllNN'KIt WIN ( KONH nH'NTKV HAi'K Hob Carter, wno apparently has r DOdWK harder in lifr v* do than 1 help spend hla father's m??tu.*y, was' l registered the winner in a crow country ro^d rnee iec?'tvjl>. Hut it wan really not ltoh> superior lon? distance powers thVt brought home the bacon. An elephant was hack o( It a Mr "?l Dob. uoad?d on by hi* friends at "the Country club, finally consented to the nic*'. The puck or runners parted and lonw before lie had reached the half way mark llie tfjMUIIK man was all In. So com;d?-t? ? *vlf exhausted did he f?el that h?- ?!? YtUod lo quit. lake, a i?*st i?nd th? n 1/gffleUy Kti?ak bark to tin* club. An e.laphant J/ad other Idea* how-1 Mor. The animal had just broken Ioom? from a tra\elllnr circus and came rumbling down the road Just >15 Hob had dechbsl to r?-M Catch-: Inn s i u h t of the run-a May elephant.I Itob thoucht only of u?*ttinx uwa> from, the b?-a.?t. Foruolten was the' fali?ue and noon Itob \w* madly running down Iti?? road with the ele phant hi clone pursuit, too c!o*e io please llob, who finally du.slted acroHit tin* AnJxh line. not only a wlnn?*r of the road rac?- but just a f?*w steps In advance of th<- elepliun*. Cheers for Ittili ami tin pr*>ontutIon of the allver loiin; cup fo|loH< d. !???t of court** all these I. on nr.* ii?htl> !??? l??n-' d t*> tcircus ? I* pbant. Yhii. se ii? is in Jo!.in.; HiJie>' pic tufe. "Luck." The new moloconiody xtarts off with this ainuiiini: Johnny Mines in "Lurk" is t? h? I?nwn0 ?l at Ihe Alkratua lh*-;*t? r to day. ^ TIIIKK LKI-'T KVII?KN( K IlKHIM) AS MK FLKII Kilenton. Dec. 31 ? Iluns?han^; ? ban* w?< intermittently heard on .Main si reel Thurailoy night about eleven o'clock. hut uon?* Haw th?- ily 111 k ? oat tail* of a Ihe colored thief who fticapeil frooi Lilon' More an the shots wcr>- tire<l, t ho it Kit ho" l?*lt behind him as a- inejtunto. hi* srarf. which rati gilt on a nail us h?* M|irans through the bark door. and which may be his undoing. nor ?1 i*l iii?* :ul?"reant t.? take the l:,;y from the door, another piece of evi dence winch may scud him lo ilie penitentiary for ? term of years. Fur Millie time past Mr. I.lies has '???* u iuU?iuR vuluaMe nn*r?handi-e. :irs?t a watch or ^o. then some sil verware. clothing and again atlother valuable watch or trinket. Alto gether in the past few months the loss sustained has been IH t?*rmine(jr to trace the thi**f Mr. I.lies devised a plan whereby he would know positively* whether tti? More was entered bv t h? ? back door. It was a simple device but effective, therefore Mr. I.ilei and Mr. Muse watched Saturday night inl each ulglit thereafter, but rvithln;; ?.:;?? ;??n?*d illstft last Thursday night. wh> n. M't'ludnl behind a r.iok of ladies' dresses they saw tback dour gradually o;^n and a man quietly culled "Mr. Ules*. Mr. I,iles." Then he advanced into the afore and again t all* u. A* h?* n?-ar?*d the safe Mr. Ll!e* ?* itched on Ihf liuht and cried "iMllds u|?." I?ut tin* n?nro itlslied iIiiwii tin* >tor? and l??hind the show cusps. Mr. I.iles quickly following.. It sei'inod as though they had him cornered. b:it In wriKKled aloiiK In hind the rases and Jumped over the t??y counter when Mr. I.ilcs took a shot at him and again as he ilea red the back door, and once inure as he climbed ill** :eiiu. Whether hf hit liim or not >lr. Lile* does nut know h* he cann??t l.nd wl; -a the urst .-hot hit. =3 The Apothecary Shop l'HONE 4<H> A Good Drug Store [U> SPRINCLESS SHADES Last Longer?Look Better s AIAJTATIONS! Tin- year 1923 htm been ?ood to the people of this section. l.et our fervent wish he that 192 I will find ii? at peaee with the world and with ourselves. Blessed with almost everything Providence could give us and far removed from the strife and trouble of the other side of the world, we are entering another year of hope ami better unity >1 purpose ami a better feeling of brotherly love. Once more we extend to you best wishes for a flappv and Healthv New Year.
The Daily Advance (Elizabeth City, N.C.)
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