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'(. -- " - ' - - J - t . t . - ' . - t ' ... .... ... . v r. - i..V .. .-.-."i-- AR Q5JN Hapennigs in the Counties of the Albemarle oecnon. PORTSMOUTH? '' ' j - - .-- . -3-: .-- : .v r-.--- Portsmouth, March 24, 1802: ori'espondence of the Tar Heel. Portsmouth -is a small, island about four miles south of Ocracoke, i a very healthy place, only nine leath's in five .years. It's rioted 3r fishing and oystering eaiid i -i ri. :i ' i ,- nr. ' t jbas aa'iy muu . Hum luoreneaci City, ; one Life Saving Station ;vo churches, one Methodist, one imative Baptist we have a "i very bod school. . . ; " . . On Marchj 9th, the death - Angel sited the home of Mrv W. Gilgo aid took from Lis . side aiis;. lov- l wife Mrs. . Emeline, 1 .Gilgc. e had reached the ripe, ago of M years and.witnessed thedevelop- lllent into manhood and woman-, h od of nine children who survive ?r. Though she Alias 1 left the lilme of love, we - must remember liat she has joined the honib above, and may the one that felt: it ;His (Ihty to take her from her ; family,,! cdjrufort the loved ones in: their sad Ireavtment. . " . Mr.' -A. B. Willis, assistant 4 keep- i v ! of Cape Lookout Light House, and his wife were here a few days io on their way to Hatteras' to !iit friends and relatives. - - "M1-S..W. H. 'Gashiner :and sister iss Geity ; Midge tt, of Hatteras e the guests of Mrs. H. Dixon. ' liev. B. H. Black, preached a vary interesting sermon Sunday morning at the M. E. Church south and returned to his .home this p." on the mail steamer Violet. PROVIDENCE. Providence -March 25, 1902. orrespondence of. the Tab" Heel. jljllie gentlemen who have -been surveying the track for tlie 'new railroad from Suffolk Va.; to Eliza heth CHty, have retvrned to -headquarters in Suffolk for instructions Tl.ey were the guests of iMr. S. N, Morgan. They are very ".pleasant gentlemen and gave us full assur ance that ere long "we would"-"Tble' Hearing me noise oi ine passing locomotive. The farmers in' this neighborhood are very muchv in- terested in the proposed road, and ivyill welcome it Many" of them will give a right-of-way. ; This is progressive and right spirit. ; A farmer could well afford to give a ht of way in order to obtain the jtransportation facilities for his pro duce. Providence is i& ffood .and thrifty section and witha "neto r ii j railroad we will forge to the front. The weather being clear the far mers are making rapid progress arming. The Sundav schools at Fork and Berea are flourishing with .'the 6pening Spring. M0H. , Avon, N. C, March 20. Correspondence of the Tab Heel. We are informed that there has been another oyster inspector at Manteo. to ; guard , the t fishing. Jn dustry at new inlet, and have driven the oystermen from all the natural oyster rocks south , of the Gull phoal, some of vhich -.have quit work, and the factories are closing ijip in Elizabeth City. Atihis sear Ispn of the year oystering should heat its best Oflicers have driven the oystermen .from their ,wpik Vhich causes the factories tocloso and this, means no revenue for the ...... v .,-.) ptate. inis snoula Devery ais ipouraging to the oflicers as well ; as the oystermen. xV.,ft! lhe shad fishermen areemakihg the smallest catch ever, known up I to this . timeNo wonder. . They have -blocked all the .inlets ai slews through which the shad pass jroni the ocean to the sounds. C. H. GrayV of ?tis 1 place, has een appointed U. S. '..Commission for the eastern district bf North Care Una. - -. c-V. Messrs L. N.-Gray andV b! H. Gray, of this-place, left itoday v for Si E.'o UN b Vs, market ' to - buy their usual spnng stock. Mr. David Miller, a member of the Virginia Dave Brotherhood has recently died, all the members' are hereby notified, to .pay up their dues. There will be near $100.00 feft 10 ,the yidow and 4 children. All our;sympathy are extended to the grief stricken family. ; Church Bazaar a Success. Belhaven, N. C. March 24i To the Tar Heel. - - ' i - . The Ladies Dime Society of Bel haven Baptist church, ask a small space in your Valuable paper, j to thank the pubUc,: ior .their liberal patronage at a Bazaar held on the 12th and 43th i'nst; for the benefit of the church building. We are yery grateful for the valuable ser vice rendered by our pastor 'Bev. D. M. Leod, and Mrs. Albert Guard of Elizabeth .City, who never ceased to work and advise for the best We can't see now how we ever could havedone without her. SisterSawyer of Edenton, and; sister Nelson of Morehead City, rendered good ser- Xi&Qf l The: vounerv ladies serviofiq . . v - are highly appreciated, also the indness and interest ' taken by Sisters of other denomination r. All seemed to enjoy themselves and all helped to make it one. grand success. " v ' Yours truly, L. D. Society. ; . MANN'S HARBOR. Mann's Harbor, N. C, March 26. Editob Tab Heel: In your issue of March 14th, appears an, article under the headline of f'Mail Facil ities in Dare." Your correspondent spoke of the proposed steamboat line from Elizabeth City to Hatteras and the . increased . faculties for freight and handling the mail, and of , the complaint made by ; the patrons along the mail routes. I I want to say that while your cor respondent and his friends are de prived of their mail they are ; not behifld the patrons of this office who are not only deprived of their mail but are damaged on-the ac count of a bad mail carrier. On the 10th, of - January 1890 I received an appointment as postr master at . this place t and on the 20th of Octoler 1897; I was suc ceeded by Mr. WUHs Tillett Dur ing the time I was postmaster the mail was carried from Manteo to Mann's Harbor and Stumpy Point wrote the Department at "Washing ton that the mail carrier had fail-' ed to" supply this office with the mail as often as ten times in one month. I was ordered to report to tthat office at the end of each quarter the number, and . date ; of each failure to supply the orfice with the mail during the quarter. At that time the contractor or subT contractor lived in Manteo and the postmaster in Manteo said he made his report as tne carrier give nis trin in to him. and the carrier lost but little time if any and my reports amounted to - nothing in 1902. , . - The contractor bf this route lives in Manteo nd the mail is carried from Manteo to Mann's Harbor and Mashoes by, a negro, and not in i first class boat but in a very, com mon one, and many times the pat rons of this orfice get their mail once and twice a week whenvthey are due six mails each week. - think as much as half the time the carrier does'nt stop at this office when coming from Manteo . but only 'stops on his ' return from Mashoes.- Thus the patrons of this office' have no time to reply to their letters until the next mail. Most of the patrons of this office are fisher men, and. as their is no telegraph office at this place nor a streight line to a telegraph office; and by the delay in mails,; shipments are made to a broken market and they receive but very little, for fish. The 8 i llr. moil .fAnto man wno uiu uijl iuo aa.j. should carry ?the mail, andnot hire a woreout negro and give him a run-down boat to do the work that requires an expert sailor and a first class boat. . Our fishincr interests demand regular and frequent mails and I hope this matter will be look ed into and speedily remedied. yery truly, - . - J. P. MlDGETT. . ; . Communicated. . Manteo, N. C, March 18. Editor Tab Heel : The article in your issue of the 14th, demonstrates that what "G" of . Eodanthe don't , know about the conditions affect ing the carrying mail on the route between "Wanchese and Eodanthe, "would make a book." The carrier , is not "some .old darkey that, like the boat can fish no more" but is a white man, who is the sub-contractor ; and is not a merchant. There is no merchant on Roanok Island who is connect ed with the i contract except as bondman for the sub-contractor and when we, consider that every failure to make a' trip subjects the contractor to ; a penalty for which his bond irresponsible, it is read ily seen that the store keeper who is on the. bond is as much interest ed in the regular carrying of the mail as even Mr. "G." The facts are as follows : The carrier ha3 been seriously sick for some weeks and it being in the fishing season when every man and boy who is capable of managing a boat is engage in had fishing, it has so far been impossible to get a substitute. The regulations of the post office department require that in such cases the postmaster at the dispatching office (in this case Wanchese) shall employ a sub stitute and shall make a report of the same to the proper authority, but it is beyond the power of even this great government to "regulate" a sick man well, or to draft men from their other occupations into its service, whether they are will ing or not The writer and a merchant of Roanoke Island are bondmen for the sub-contractor on the route in question and we beg to assure "G" and all others interested that strenuous efforts have been made both by us and . the postmaster at Wanchese to .procure a substitute for the sub-contractor during his sickness, and the job is still open. The route pays the carrier e very cent allowed by the department. It requires three trips per week between terminals of the route. The distance is about 18 miles and ordinarily the round trip is made in one day. I do. not know the amount paid but if G's estimate of dear four dollars per trip is correct it seems that this, with the freight and passengers carried, is fair com pensation for one engaged but half his time. " We are all anxious to have regu lar 'communication with our neigh bors on the "banks" and will be under obligations to "G" or any one else who will assist us in get ting it There will be no difficulty in getting a carrier after fishing is over, but until then it is doubtful if we can do sor Any one interest ed can get employment by addess- ing W. J. Griffin- or B. G. Crisp, Manteo, N. C. This is written to exonerate our merchants from the imputations in G's letter and for the information,. of all interested." - B. G. Cbisp. HARBINGER. Harbinger, -N. C, March 26. Correspondence of the Tab Heel. Although summer is not here, still we hear, the merry laughter, of our young gentlemen", and young ladies echoed over the waters of our "Grand Old Currituck Sourd." out-on those' pleasure-; trips, moon-.' light trips and trips across : the sound to the grand Atlantic. Misses Mary, and v Ella Wilson and Sadei Fisher of . Jarvisburg and the same number of young Lmen from Powels Point were in our midst last Sunday. - We were glad to have them with ; us,, hope they will come of tener. . Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Evans and ilrs. N. K Dulin were the welcome ! i i 4 o w t fe ?&&&C?&&e?Lefl2ZlLe& - - ' . guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ni T. Ayd- ett last Sunday. - ' -Mr. C. C. Aydlett and son Mr. Lutner Denev Aydlett. is spehdiner a few days with friends in Coin- jock, v- v. The wedding bells . will , blend harmoniously with the Easter Dells in our midst this season. SOUTH MILLS. South Mills, N. C, March 25. Correspondence of the Tab Heel. There was" quiet marriage at the residence of Mr. J. B.-Willams on the 19, of this month, the con tracting parties was Mr. G. W. Vernon, of this place and- Miss Elizabeth Weeks, of the Western part of this state, Eev. W. E. Howe cutt officio ted. There was an early marriage at the residence of Mr. W.-E. Mc Coy's last Sturday morning at half past three o'clock. Dr. Thos. C. Bingley j and Miss Elizabeth Carson were' married by . W. H. Ab botVJ. P. . ,rr The store that is being "built for Mr. Geo. Bevridge, is nearing com pletitioh. - V -! ' Mr. Chaa. Norris is building a work shop at this place. Brick masons are laying the foundation for the Jacob Hines new Store. Mr. S. E.v Spence an4 C. J. Spence left for Norfolk to work on the pile driver for the C. Walker &Co. Mrl W. C. Sawyer broke his leg one day last week while driving a new horse. Mr. John W. Whitehurst and Mrs. Joanna McPherson " were united in marriage a few days ago by Eev. Joe Ferebee of Elizabeth Cityf.N.'0?H ., vMrs. J. A. Spence is quite sick at her home. Mr. G. F, Spence is having his home painted. Rev. Joe. Ferebee preached verv able summon at Jiioenezer . . i -r-t-l Baptist church Sunday morning. Rev. W. E. Hocutt preached a good sermon at Trinity M. E. cjiurch last Sunday night. For a first-class weekly news paper subscribe, to the Tar Heel. RICK, Which is it Q OR RICKS, Hold, on-r-it makes no dif- ferehce, we have got plenty of "it'-'-or "them.-" " We. .make- 'em , right. JWe have some left. . Quality on top. ..; Price on bottom; ELIZABETH GITY BRICK COMPANY,- '. C. J, WARD, Manager. w c to 0 ' u w i c fVicGregor. r " - Say Mike, what's, your. . Not on yer life. - . , grub is so high and hard to git, anT gest . had all CJ:; I cord eat, an ise gest tryin to kape it down long ? ' ' , as possible. Yer McGregor. " Oh! had you gest . store of Love, Evans & Gov, you'd have; 2 no need standing . on " your head to hold grub ; J A down. . .TllAv hfilrl flifl '"PTJ.TmT', flftum -",. tli mi nrlit A ebery-body knows . ..(.. - -. Mike. Wel den, dat be true,, dats subficient I'll - git fj right up and be about my busness and when - - 1 need grub agin, 1 n f h 5? 1.; .... - . : . .... . ... vs..- ....... , . Cleesebro Bros., Nosl , Fulton Fish Harket, New York. ' Wholesale Fish and J2':' S- "Gommission Merchants.5 . We cater and look especially to the interest of the North Carolina -Shad. - Returns daily.' For any special infor mation confer with our southern representative - MR. R. CALHOUN, Elizabet h City, N. C Stencils and stationary furnished. : L That is printingthat delights ' business is not the result of ' good job requires" experience j have both, at your service. It : fore placing your order. Ready For You FISHERMEN!! Favorite size blocks of 200 back on you We think not. - Crystal Ice and Coal Co., - EQUALITY THAT SHOVS.3 ALBEMARLE STEAM LAUNDRY.3 IV Gentleman who marries his cook : ,; . i . ' . - onl for her house keeping ability does an unjust thing to himself, and certainly does not know - ' t . The Delights ot our Restaurant , and the cheapness and the. convenience of , it. Hot meals served anv hour of. the day our quick lunches r Just, the , thing for the buisy business man. To those out of town we invitea trial. We'll give you a good deal bedand an i, ap-1 ; petizing meal, Such" as weircause ydu'to come again. Tne ,: next time you come to the city give us a trial. - '-'i ' v "Water Street, Opposite City Market. GM05PlB.Tt lWe have just received and are now : ; SAM,L.JS all grades of 1ne Carpets. -We carry" only the samples very small outlay for us-and you get benefit as we can and do handle them on a very close margin of profit. There is no necessity for you to go out of town to5 get satisfactory prices, late styles or CARPET SATISFACTION. We show .two. well assorted lines- prices lower than they can be sold if merchant, has to lay out the money jn a stocky We measure, your rooms,. have, carpet made, laid and lined. . . . . " - ' "-''r . Orders booked for immediate or future " delivery. " Let ' ns talk to you about your SPRING GARPET WANTS. , t" V ; - ,.r;-P. W.'MellGk;;'-,'-;.-.l Water Street, v. Wr-?--- , Elizabeth City, fl. C. V L c c c c wL?L? - ..' y . . . , ' a- .'s the matter, goin crazy ain't TJ 3 Say 'nothincr to disturb' me nom C? see de pint? , . ; k : C7 t- f done four, trading .at ;dat biff dats. . - . - -- - : 11 go dare startine. . . ,. .r.'.'- : . v- the eye and brings, in chance. '' -To ? produce a i and good - materiaL .We will pay you to see us he- i. : Tar Heel. Have a ' , Big- Stock' " ; i of . ' ' lee pounds. Have we ever; gone .V. E. DUN ST AN, Manager. You can look over a shirt laundered by us and see it has been careftdly .handled. The bosom is only one of the features. The shirt , was washed clean, the dirt was taken oat without leaving it in the threads, the bands carefully ironed, and buttonholes left intact. - . Our process, with pure water and good soap insures cleanness. We treat you in a manner that will make you a regular custo mer. ' f . Phone, us and our wagon will call for "your bundle, 1 Hill's Cafe, showing a large line of Carpets by. ; 1 : V. 4' l Ii ii I 4 fi if 41 It. ifi 1 if ; 11 It : ! V ; -ff
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