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VICE-A WEEK. Devoted fto the Industrial Development of Eastern; North Carolina. TYICE A WEEK 1; EEIZABETH CITY, N. ,C. FRIDAY,; FEB. 14, 1902. No. 31 ' ft" 1 f 11 a 1 ( 1 PEOPLE -o- Jatteras Need rnSpOrtatJOrif aj FOLLOWING FACTS, ya 'iBelieve. Vill Prove it BOn -lUSively. Figures nLjrl. 1 2p, V , " , semieman with his sick - wife - 's Hill station last Friday as, to' take a - vessel : for City. ; Qn occount bf the find " transportation," he ed 0. remain at Hatteras pays. He - was- then-pom- take an open sailboat, for it a cost of $0. From f herteoJc-.. steamer to.s Ori- -hicb place he took; the r Elizabeth Citb,,arrivingN fesday; ; morning. IThe ap- pWm e expenses of the trip for miui,an wife were; , bard at Hatteras $2 00 ru Hatteras to. 5 00 nx' Oeracoke to Jntal 2 00 fipm Oriental to Eliihbeth City 4 3 00 00 s 6 steamers time- 41 Q0, pay ' 8 00 cost of trip s- l $29 00 airect steamboat transpor- pm Hatteras t to Elizabeth trip would have cost this 1 pMlenllin" as fallows; $3 00 n'06 ,ime . $2. 00 day. 00 s :; - $6.00, figures show a balance of n one trip in flavor 01 me I Dili ment of a steamboat linei t-as. Statements and fig- above speak more tfiiiH wtild volumes on the sub- ARGEST ON RECORD. Sum for the Postal Ser- ... . - , - vice naton, Feb; 12. The Post propria tion - bill was xon- b-day. by 4he House Com- p. Appi'opriations and vwill ted to the House this week. is the largest ever reporj- M caAMng $137,916,5975, which !?14,ip5;j,000 more than ; the : ap iLriaKou for the postal "serviced imates suomittea dv tne St OMce Department by $3,185,- ature of the bill, which u a - ill calse the greatest commotion he I House ."is I. a;, clause .unani- mdiusIji Inserted by . the. committee, f ftttina rural fre$e delivery carriers heipntrffct' system; f thus taking om unaer- tne civil service. tin re over 5,000 of these '' oar- m inthe service'., the Hstim'ate of the department iH an appropriation - of - $500,000 thel pneumatic tube "system was hbt coil sidered by. , the committee, d'ih usual mght in - the House this proposition - will be ob- a ted iihen this bill is under con- deration. rhe; subsidy for carrying mails om N p; York , to New' Orleans has, been I curtailed, l rikirig- out the subsidy of.$28,000 to the Penn sylvania Railroad for carrying; the mails from New York to Washing irigtonl but leaving tbe.uni of 0: "unlikely that Jthe; House illUry to wipe this" out also. : " "! rEhe only 'subsidy i remaining in the" bill is $ 95,000 to th6"Senta Fe from Denver to Newton - Kansas? The Pennsylvania road is the o?ly; cut in'this;item syear, but 5 declared in some quarters that this is the first etep in a plain to abolish this practice altogether. - t'G'oodrinting. . ' " F ' In, the preparation-of successful advertising the "importance of the printer must : be taken into t con sideration. Probably; nine-tenths fall the advertising matter issued is typographical work. The pain ted" Bign the , metal souvenir and the many - other publicity devices cut quite a figure 'in the advertis ing world,' but they are' of little importance ' compared " with the great bulkof matfcer'which owes its being to printers ink. ' r 'e-PpDn the waik of the.printer de pends" to a very ' largejgxtent, the resultsv6btainecl from the adver- tismrf. Gdod printing goes a long wav towards sellincr " the iroods Poor printing leaves a" bad impres- Aprinter can jnake jor mar the success 1 of the best advertise ment -ever' designed, i""" 'f; I Good printing is not- tt difiieult tning to securo 11 one . goes - about 11 in -the right manner. Almost any office employing journeymen printers CAU.turn ' out a good Job witbin its limits if fi is insisted upon !hd first class . work infijKtQoi uponiiinpi paialor.t -? ' - 1 1 Charles Austin Bates. - - ; A COMMUNICATION.; Mann's Harbor : oh the Steam- From boat Question. " s. Mann's Harbor, Feb. 13 Mr. Edmund "Alexander, Chair man jUommittee - on Harbors. Shipping- and ' Commerce of the Chamber r of- Cornmmerce, Eliza beth, K. C.:t . , , ,,Dear Sir-After . receiving your letter Jo Mr. S. L. Fletcher and calling a meeting of , our , citizens, a rote was taken to decide wheth er we would support the proposed steamboat line." The majority in favor was large. A committee was appointed to , correspond with you and ascertain how much' . stock we would be : expected- to take and on what terms. . "yve - hope . to '. hear from ; you' at once with a. full explanation , of. the. matter.; , We are very anxious ior ine Doat to touch here', but fare limited in capital.-.; Ifryou-wiU seh a mem- f our, comnutteeV we will gladlv meet him at the Old DoH minion wharf wit, conveyance, to omplace and return. i fj ' J - ' ' Yours RespeGuIlVjJ - V i 'A,E..Man. ' C6mmittee. 4i mtWMidgett , ' '(''S.-if'Fulcher- Base Ball Meeting. , t ! At a meeting of fthe. base ball club" held at the office of H. T. Greenleaf Jr.., on0 Wednesday ef ening it was' decided--to - accept Mr. Waters kind6fferr.to burnish afsuitable place for the grounds at the park,- he -agreeing to put-same in order, A meeting for the elec- ticn - of a tnianager anxhcaptain will e held at the onTc"exri. t. ureen- leaf in thevFlor building, on next team and, all who-will assist are cordially invited to be present BHlflHH UenBHeldVn.U6ii: UdVlilglll. COMMITTEES HIKE REPORTS. Committeer Appointed to Examine into Freight Rates of N. & S. R. R. :meelinglfof l;he Chamber of Commerce , was' held on : Monday eveniner. A large attendance -of citizens was present. k; l c The Commitee on Harbors, Ship ping Commerce freportedt that the surveys , for the port warden line were completed and the j com mittee ia now awaiting, the report of Major Quinn-on'samO; . i - The Commit'tee on Streets Parks and Public Roads was ; instructed to conferiwith ' the Co in ty -T.Co m- missionera in regard to shelling the roaois 1 thai led out from the town far a 'distance or5ne mile. - . .... ; - ... . . . i . The 'committee "on the custom n0USe vas instructed ,b ... confer with citizens of Edenton in regard to " changing JthefJ6cati9n of the custom-house from.- that place to Elizabeth City. , The 7 committee on : steamboat linB" to Hatteras ha ve-the 'routes mappfeof out and i-$3,0006ttbseribed towards the purchase of boat, etc., and were given f uther time in com --1-J1 It- -." Xi. : . '.J ... pie be me uiatier. -,- t t - ' W. H "Weatherly. W. -E..' Evans, and J. B. Lee were appointed a committee to 'draw up facts etc. "in regard to overcharging yF freight on the part i of - the Norfolk & Southern Hailroad ? company, ; and gcf before the corporation'--com missioners at Raleigh. "" i ' 1 ' A committee of three including J. B. Blades and H. T. Greenleaf were appointed to go to -Washing ton, D. C to confer with our Re presentatives and. Senators urging themto change the sites ;of the public building. j i L , "- Real E$tate --j .-Feb? -4thw -Annv -J.- Biggs, to Zenas fvcJennings. Consideration J. B. Blades and others to G. F. Deripkson. Consideration $500.00. Feb. 5th,,' M. iS. Sawyer arid wife teGrSkjnner, Consideration $1 500.00. " t - nil - 1eo. 7th.; 31 N. Sawyer j and wifeo fieTuffj Hindley? IJCbnsid Fib. lOthl Bertie Sawyer Xto - W. Walker.- Consideration i $300 Feb; 11th.,-Leon Benbury : and wife to James ;rWhite.V' Considera tion $120.00. - - -y " J i - Fjancisiand.-tp Morgan and thrs'tori!iintoB.Jonsid ation $75,00.: ; f . ' ; i-;. " : : Feb, 12th., ,.4W x Jf. - mall and wife to - Serena .. Cole.' Considera- M. G. Harris and wife ' to Seth Harris." Consideration J400.00. Richaid S.'Pritehard'-'ahdf wife tot Phillip G.Pritcbafd. Consider ation $900.00.; " DELIGHTFUL 'RECEPTION. Cornie -White Entertained Won day Evening. "r-. ; - On Monday evening, Feb. 10th Miss' Cornie Whjte entertained her friends, from' the hours of eight to twelve, at hei home i on MainSt. o The evening;wa one of continu al mirth and happiness, -every ' one present taking pari in - the games, the vocal .and instrumental music and tete-a-teteJthe singing !of solos-,' duets,- quartets ; and -v songs added much pleasure to the enter tainmen : Delicious -; refreshments were served and the -r joyful spirit pf the ocasion seemed, to' prevade the dining room as well v as the parlor, halla and sitting roomVl,: ? -The ;'occft8Sion-- was that-"of '- a birth-day reception, and . the beau tiful decorated candles r suggested the ; number of. happy summers which the-happy hostess has t seen. , The'moments'sped only too" quick- y- and at the i wee' small hours, the guests departed, wishing ; the re turn 01 many nappyranniversaries- . ' Cox-Parker. - -,'Vr Mi,: and Mrs. -John David Parker. nave issued .invitations to, the. - -..'-' -marriage of . their daughter; Nina to Mr. David Cox. ' John D.' Parker ;is - one - of the widely know and influential-citizens of Chapanoke, : and MisaNina is . a . highly accomplished ; and charming young lady, having many friends and admirers in this city, Mr. " Cox is one of " Hertfords promising 'joun .imeni well And favorably known in Elizabeth City. The wedding will occur at 11:30 o'clock -ou : Wednesday morning Feb. 26th. -. - - -. MAKTE0. Correspondence of the Tab Hjeel. Manteoj Feb 13 Extensive preparations are being made here for shad fishing. It J concetded that the ' more t nets ai-e being set. than ' any previous sea- son.. - ' Dr.- Frank Stanton,? the popular young dentist who has- been, away or some time' at Hamilt6nV re turned- last . Friday to - resume, the practice of his profession here. Mr.'B.; G.V Crisp has ! returned from Raleigh where he argued for the -plantiff in the Rey burn-Sawyer .i.V " , ...... case in reieree a court. - . - ... . .... . : z - - Mr. J : Carson . Davis , the clever salesman for W.J,." Griffin ; gf this place, returned: Sunday nmorning t from a visit to relatives in ' li.liza- beth City- . " Rev. G. W. White, of Rockyhock, preached at the churchy oa thel' North end last; Sunday morning and evening.- His sermons r have beencommeii&dbyjna it is thought that he will tbe called to this church - fnicn .flrrs6me time has had rid p" astor. . On F"riday?lcugiilast a delight ful, reception - .was given . at the home ; bf - Mr. and - Mrs. G.J W. Creef," In' honor of. Misses ; Martha Syk'es and. ClarenePerrybf -Eliza cott. iChe gueBte were roany, and indeed it "ras .the most , successfu affafr of its kind Manteo ' has - seen for' sometime7 Sis- , New Officers. -.At a " recent meeting of T;he Elizabeth City Brick; Co., held in this city the following officers, were elected..- J. B.; Blades, president; L. -' W. ' ' Norman , -vice-president j Wm. xu. Dunston, . secretary ana treasurer'' and ,C: J- -Ward, Man ag'-;The above with T,G, Skin ner constitute 'the' directors. I Boarders5 Wanted! r; ; Will take fou Vriva'te.. board ers." Good table " and rooms ar- piy at op xurgess; 4 ieu. MbvemetiitiThe South , t-;ern States. FlHRNCiALSUPPOHr GIVEN: Organization will be Form ! ed on a Very Substantial "Basis:" New York, Feb. 13. -A i move- ment to organize educational work in the United States, especially in the oonth,' on a scale larger ; than has ever been . 'attempted vhereto forey, .has -been gaining strength Lxapidly inthis city within "ia .;few .weeks v lt.has' attracted the favor of a dozen or more men - of great wealth; among ': them John" D. ; RockefelIeran"d his- son, who - have" determinedto'give needed finan cial support , Already severarmil ions of dollars are -ready j to ;Jbe pledged tcrthe great undertaking, and abundant means will be avail able 'as sooh as the plans for orga nization are completed. ' j - , j.' While' there" have been- frequent donference of late "regarding the edu.catipnal prganizatio.n.J5o"be formed," it' may be several j weeks Jbefor'e the jnenwhoare busy" with the plansare ready toj apply for chares!? -Sjtf ia.a! there Jiag been substantial agreement, however, theTplanslndicate the formation, of av strong central educational board, which will direct In a general-way ihe educatfonal tvcrk : to be; per- formed inanous "states by branch organizations. . -v - - i For a-time the efforts. of the or gamzation will be directed to edu- cational.worfcinti theuoQuth; but ater on, -when Southern educa tional-systems and 1 facilities have beenbrought up, to a Jugh ; stand ard, the organization probably will direct some of its. energies to edu cational work in Northern ' and WestertfBtates. KThe organization is to be formed on such a sjbstan- tdal basisTthltt it will beA self-per-ptuaSng'4 anwllIBe expected, to cohtnjMjfconcreae ini powder and influence long alterihe men who gixe it a start are dead. The great educational . organiza' tionwilLbe in some measure re sult 6 f ihe investigations made5 "by the""" Souther rt"Educational r Con fereneeTS For seve Bral years" men of means bave " beentih:duedJ,p loin mr, Xhe- con:erence oyeri plans ipr, improving euucuuouai iaciiiLie pfato at such cohferencesthat the South Syas -too poor? to provide for i.i : i ; i A I -vt". it L i Tj. i . ia,fti.t- i . its people pain-wmie . anu.: uiuck. ds gpdA school Vere needed. rSe veral, of the Tuen concerned - in tbe-Southrn"Educationai-Confers ihe-SouthTn ence 5av6 Jbe'en interestedinj the .woxkjdonajirider-; the.- upexvisiou ol.boards of trustees con trolbng the funds foir education., in the South' prqvided by the ?iate George Peabody and John Fox Peabody ' -' ,TEe ' Peabody i education1 fund was loUnded -by- Mr. Peabody -'in 1867 for-the cause of educationdn the 'Southern ? and : " Southwestern states. iJ.it I h " WANCHESE. ; v Correspdndence of .the Tar Heel. r, :-? Wanchese Feb. 13.' 1902.- 31r. :Gro verv Riggs - is - acting as tern'rorarv substitute at the- -,R6a oke Marshes Light House. - The fishermenjare"off putting in heir nets and the fishing season is now begun. - . .'v . Mrl Melvin Midgett-and Nevada inner, of Croatan spent Sunday . with theirs island - friends. " Their stay was only too short. - ' -Mr," and : Mi's.'- Thomas " Hardy Baum, who have been visiting friends and relatives at this place have, jeturned -. to. :Jjong bhoals Ught,HQuse.of which Jtfr. .Baum is .'Assistant keeper. : They have a host of friends who will be glad to welcome them again. - - " rlVIr.iCarl S. -- Pugh - is; spending the "week at Hog Island. - . - ' There was a meeting of the offi cial members-- of . - the Methodist church Sunday--after the "regular morning services, -r. The Methodists sire contemplating-the building ' of achurch v'.vhich will cost -not - less than., 53000.00. - - This will: be the finest ckurch' on the island. " They are expecting to begin the j work early in the springs - The second term at Wanchese High School began last Monday. Those, whose names are on the Roll of Honor for the - month ending Feb. 6th., are Genie Havman, Pres ton Daniels, Isaac Davis, . Pratte Riggs, Doia Taylor, "Roy Davis, Inez Daniels, Minnie Pigott, Laura Midge tti Edith Davis," J ulian Bro- hers and Wesley Johnson. - , t . The business men of this section are viewing with interest, the pro- ect ,as to ;p- the steamboat " servipe between Elizabeth City . and Hat teras touching at Roanoke -Island and other. places ; en'" route. ..This service has been long needed i and any attempt to put it through will be heartily supported by. the mer chants and --business men of the island. - -V - '.v.. . . t. Mrs, Harris Miller who has been visiting her sister Mrs. K - H. Riggs, during her illness, has " re-. turned to her" home at Kennekeet. Rev. Chas. H. Taylor is at Em poria, Va., on a business trip. . Mrs. Taylor will - assist in the school work during his absence. -. ; Important Suits." :x We have just learned that-' the TJ. S. Circuit Court of Appeals - at Richmond has. decided a very im portant suit in favor of; the East Coast ' Cedar . CompanvJ W." . A; West instituted ' suit r against the East Coast Cedar Company for one-third of the northern - half of the .' McRae" , 'Patent worth . 'some $25,000 'or : $30,000.-' Mr. -West brought suit in equity also and ob tained an injunction' against ' the East Coast Jedar Company. Both suits were 2 Jfreard before Judge Purnell in Uv S. Circuit Court a Raleigh who decided ' in "favor o the East ' Coast' Cedar "Company and dismissed the injunction, -: and referred the question . of damages to W M Bond of Edenton who is to ascertain the amount of damages sustained by the K C. C Company by reason of the injunction.. ' These cases were' both ? appealed to the V-13. Circuit Court of Appeals " a Richmond and " the". East . Co as Cedar Company won them both last week. " ' - - . The plaintiff was represented by Hon. T. I B. Womack, of Raleigh and the defendant was represented bv Hon. F. H. JBusbee' and E. F. -Aydlett. l ' - -" ' ' The market report; furnished 4is by Mr. H. .T..- Greenleaf, ' will 'ap pear on local page instead' of on 1st page as formerly. ; . - It n Central Hotel Poindexter St. on gidsed;bt defective flue. Fire Started Between floor and Ceiiingand Between Walls. - Fire in the Central Hotel, Wed nesday afternoon at about 4 o'clock caused a deal "of excitement and some damage.-: The fire orisrinated ; from a defective fine in .the ceiling over the insurance office of L.' L. Winder - and. soon reached the third floor through the : walls ' and between ceiling and v floors. . . The -steamer was placed to the rear of Grandy & ; Co's - warehouse near r the river and a line of hose laid up Matthews street : to . romaexter. r Two-lines .were carried into the building and theffire soon controll-, ed. Owing to the fact that the . fire had gotten considerable head way 'between the walls, necessitat ed the use of a large quantity of water. - v The "stock of Dawes & Co., dealers in wines, liquors and cigars was damaged considerably , by water as was also the office of L. EVinder and the branch, store of the Amazon m Medicine Co.,- all ocated on the ground floor of the buildidg.- The occasion was not without a hnmnroiia side, une mciaem which greatly amused the onlook ers was when one of the ; firemen started to take a stream up a lad- The ' water was turned on full force and- two negroes were al ready on the ladder. Consequently; the negroes and the stream came . -. . ---. . . . XV.". A a n hain rr . Tiuur .... I I in bottoni of the ladder . and only,, about - 4 feet from the nozzle caught the stream in the back, and immediately, decided to re treat, which he did!:: The other negro was near the top arid the stream, catching him on the spot where nature designed he - snouia sit, helped him along wonderfully." The water tucked itself up under his coat tails and crawled up his back-bone like a frenzied snake; The negro was far from being as well pleased as were the onlookers. V. . - . NOTICE . . I have in hand $20.20 net pro ceeds, for sale of cypress boards washed ashore on Hatteras Beah and sold 23rd. day of ; December 1901, by Wm. H Rollinson. " Com missioner of Wrecks, for Dist. No 6, Dare' County. ".,."." r .. Theo. SMeekiks, " ; ' V- : Clerk Superior Court, . apr-14 ; Dare Co. NC. One truck farm, 147 acres, 60 acres under cultivation, 110 acres of timber land 47 acres timber and wood land Situated , in Powells Point N. . a Convenient to water All' high land any part or all of this land can be perchased cheap and on easy terms. ' - - . - : 'Apply to Hodges Ml. Gallop, ' . . ' Corolla. N. C. mch-12-. :" .. - .
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