Deyoted to the Industrial Development of Eastern North Carolina.
Vol. 1.
ELIZABETH CITY, N. C, FRIDAY, NAY, 2, 1902.
No. 43
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Prices in Food Pro
ducts Increase.
PEOPLE STOPPEP EATING.
The Price of Fill eats Has
Risen so High That, the
Poor Man is Practically
Denied the Necessity.
Leigli a colored barber of this city.
The familyvhacU fe tired -when one
an -entrance to the home of Isaac
of the children gave an alarm by
screaming loudly, for help. The
household was awakened and
Leigh,5 securing his revolver, dash
ed out into the yard to intercept
the intruder.
It was found that a - twelve or
.fifteen foot ladder: had .been placed
against the side ofthe house and
entrance attempted in an upper,
room. . Throuerh his carelessness
the robber had shoved the ladder
against a -window with the result
that .; the""; latter was smashed to
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Statement of Economist a Lie.
Back tir Mat ement With
$g. in Isold.
We
RTnit.hevfifiTiR. ThA-.-rn.s'h a-nA liwrrln
Union Men Stop Eating Gf the breaking glass was the cause
Meat.
, The prices of - beef ' and; meats
.continue to risS: The press of the
country are roasting thec beef com
bine and union men in many, cities
have held indignation meetings and
barred meats from their table Until
-jthe prices become more reasonable.
"We! were in Norfolk this week
of the children awaking. !
Leigh retains the ladder and
will ; put same on " exhibition. . If
some one. can, identify the ladder
the police will have a' clue; of no
mean value. . . V . " " ' , '(
Five People Killed.
Keokuk, Iowa, . April 9 -
The
California Limited on' the Atchi
son. Tirnftlrri "and Sanifh. "Pfi 'rnilrnad.
and visited the family of a r union L ,, , , ,
- . ! feastbound, was derailed on a curve
at Cama, a switch five miles west
of Medill, Mo., today while going
at a tremendous speed;
Five -persons were killed and
man, much to our. surprise "we saw
no meats of any land upon the
table. As the gentleman was draw
ing good salary . we could not ac-
, . , . , . , s J twenty-three injured.
, of tins kind., We learned however v.
that it was because of a resolution
adopted by tne ; labor union
to the effect that the union would
discontinue tne use 01 trust pro
ducts until prices assumed a fairer
' figure
The Drice of nork chobs in Nor-
folk:, Va,, is 17 cents per pound, M.J-
and only a few butchers are hand
lmsr it. unless mere: is a, reverse
. -
they will discontinue its " sale en-:
tirely
A Ghastly Spectacle. ..
Princeton N. J., April 30, 1902.-.
The. hanging of Henry . Schaub in
jail here last week was the most
gastly spectacle in the history of
the prison. Schaub's head was
went spinning
through the air While the quiver
ing 'body dropped from the scaffold
with a soft concussion that turned
-.In our issue of April 18, 1902, we publighed the statement that
our circulation was 2,000. In proof of this we submitted post office
receipts showing us to have jaid on onenssue 14 pounds of postage in
excess of all other papers combined. ; . ' '
The Economist repliedin part as 'follows I . ' . f
"TVe can prove, that The Economist alone reaches more people than
the paper that boasts of-having 2,00.0 circulation."
Tbeir Statement a Lie.
";
It is calculated to mislead and we-not only brand it ..as a miserable
lie, but have deposited in the Citizens Bank of this city, the sum of.
$2.0 in (Sold
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to be given, to, The Economist or any other local -.paper that can prove
its bona fide circulation equal .to the TarJEeel. ' ' ; J T.
It is up to them, and to allay any doubts whatever as to the re
liability of our offer we submit the following.
This is to certify that W. L Cohoon, publisher of the TAR
Heel has deposited twenty dollars ip gold in the . Citizens
Bank of Elizabeth City which deposit is to be paid to any local
paper who can prove its' bona fide circulation equal to that of
the Tar Heel. : v:: v 1 "
CITIZENS BANK OF ELIZABETH CITY,
May 1, 1902. . , By CRas. Guirkin, Teller.
gine and listened to its giant pre
stations. The throbbing of the
great piece of machinery was not
enough attraction for the many
and larger numbers congregated
around the knot of firemen that
were directing the stream. Now
and then . these ? spectators were
treated , to a laugh by the fire lad
dies accidently directing the stream
at tlje Solar f Plexus of 4 so'me di
minutive, pickaninny:: Although
the dusky ragtimers - were given
repeated babtismsl they continued
to get in the way with the same
results. '
MISLEADING
strong men sick. Undue anxiety
The United States authorities on the part f the sheriff to haTe
nrp issn in & warrants for the trust
ardit is hoped that immediate 01 Bpecuioie, ocnauu meams
action will be taken and the prices
wife and baby last June
reduced to a normal figure.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
The System at Roanoke - Island Gives
, Satisfaction
Washington, April 29. Lieuteri
ant Beecher, the' naval expert on
To Short For Heads.
Mx. Tlill, of Stokes county, claims
to have, invented a flying machine,
This machine is to be worked by
means of a gasoline stove and a
balloon. ; -
27. Hon. J.
died
afternoon.
at 4:30
o'clock this
Chicago. April
wirppsa f Alpnrrflnhv. has ; returned 0 ' .
it-"x- , .-. . i li. it, 1i
4 , . . , 1 . . , 11 uirv'-wl xitfi-iu tub tire. iu tiie ittai
to H ashincrtrm from lna trit to the &
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uiiu Carolina boujj.j.o, huwc 11c
inspected the Weather Bureau ia"
system of wireless telegraphy in
stalled between Ro anoke Island Washin gton, April 28. Sol
and a point on the mainland op-r Smith Russel, V the actor, died at
posite Hatteras, a distance of fifty the Richmond. Hotel, in this city,
miles as the crow flies. The system at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon of
was found to work over thaj; dis- perputal hiccough.
vaace witn absolute accuracy, rena- Dallas Tex April 28. A' tele-
bility and high speed. ; The later phone i message from Morgan,
aLtamp.n hv fihanrtoninf tne m i j i.i.
j Q - receivea xomgu-, a.eB wui
troublesome "coherer," which is an a.tornado massed over Glenrose, a
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dispensable part ot almost every 1 u town?in Somervell county,
otner style of apparatus, liie new , . fi , d G Ooc this after
Til ft t "-'. J 1 . J .-; l i - V
ciul is extremely compact aua i 1 -n- a0 nfl,...-0 ;nlir;
light, and a very strong point in f Qrt morej aml demolishing much
y iavor. is tne remarJaoiy smaii rtv
fVTV,.-- 1 ft II ' . 1 I . "
"uiuunt 01 mattery power requireu
to opei-ate it as compared, with
other systems. .This-,makes for low
cost of maintenance. The experi
menters are working on a selective
.. device which is reported fr nromise
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Very well. Although Lieutenant
The Economist failed to sav in their statement that all of
papers were mailed while 540-copies of the Tar Heel are delivered in
the city by carriers. The Economist also claims that the reason
fiat we paid 'so much more postage was the fact that the Tar Heel
was twice the size.
We admit that the Tar Heel contains twice as much news and
twice as many pages as the Economist, but we denv that the Tar,
Heel is twice as large,, as it is only a six column page, The Econ
omist contains seven. columns.
Evan if this be true it gives us a postage rate far in excess of theirs:
Ihe following is correct weights paid by us on last three issues of
Tar Heel.
April 11, 19C2 1 . . . ... :..." 118 lbsj
, "18, .;. .133 "
"'25, ..:. . .206 "
The average postage per week paid by other papeis was as fol:
lows: ' , ' '
Economist. . . : . . '. .'. . . .42 lbs.
Young Lady in Barber Shop.
Tuesday morning a boyish look
ing personage in plain, close fitting
ladies attire walked into-' Huckabes
barber shop and seating herself in
a chair asked to have her hair cut.
The obliging lather artist recovered
rom his surprise , and complied
with her request. After complet
ing the job he stepped aside". She
sprang nimbly from the cushions
and dropping the price in his
palm adjusted a black fedora upon
her head-- and departed. As she
walked down Poindexter street
fehe was greeted with stares on
every hand. v '
The strange character wore a
hat, tie, collar and shoes of a very
manish type and many believed
her to be a man in disguise. A Tar
Heel reporter sought an interview
but was given the "cold shoulder.!
It was later learned that she
was really a young ladv and
Fisherman and Farmer.
Carolinian.
News . . . . .. .
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i 8 Men arrested and tried
Eighteen Men Were Arrested ori a Gharge of
Violating G. Oyster Laws Placed Un
der Bond For Aprearahce at Superior
CourtOthers Yet to be Tried.
EXP10SI0N.
on
Subma-
-Ancxplo-
5 Injured by Explosion
rineBoat.
Lewes, Del., April 29.
nI f rti V.1 n ATT Tt L 1 rtll
tt ', bXUXX Ul UOXiQiUCX CdUlu DC V CIA u t , V XllJJ.
Kn,.l 1 11 1 1 -I - . . . ' -
"wvuer nas not yet. maae-ms ior- iDjured half a dozen persons,; oc
1 report to Admiral iJradiord, Clirred on the submarine bsatjFul
"-ere is no doubt that He. .will., re- ton 'to-day as she was funning into
vummend tne installation of an ex- tle uarbor of the Delaware JBreak-
Penmental set of the "Weather
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rno ti it 1 : ht . :n. . . . n , .
viw- . jjyooi-iyn 10 XNonoiK anu was part-
naval vessel.
Bold Burgular Again.
Tuesday night, between
o.m-n ana ia . o ciock some
Unknown
the
ly submerged vvhen the accident
occured,' Five men were injured;
one seriously.
FOR SALE2 Horse-power
engine, upright. Apply - -l'-t.
, Broom Factory.
V;; ; r (Special to the Tab heel!) ;
Manteo, N.' C, April 29, 1902. As a result of complaints of
violations of the oyster laws, Chief Inspector Webb came to Manteo,
last week and had warrants issued for quite a number of the alleged
violators. Deputy Inspector Scarborough and his assistants have
also been busy and today eighteen of the defendants had a prelimin
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arv hearing before Justices Forbes and Ward at Manteo. Most of the
time was consum8d in the introduction , of evidence and argument
in two of the -cases after which the 'remainder of the defendants waived
examination. All were placed under bonds to appear at the Mav
kfcerm of the Superior court. r- -
Mr. B. G. Crisp was employed as special counsel to represent the
state. The defendants in all the cases were represented bv Mr. D
M. Stringnel,d. There - are other cases to be tried later.
, Will Go to the Phili'pines. ,
Prof. J. J; Cohoon, of Columbia,
N.'-C. was in our city- this vreek
Mr. Cohoon has been appointed in
structor of English in the Tech
nflogical school at Manila, P. L '
' Prof. CohoQn is well' fitted for
the position he having graduated
at Trinity College and lat ertaken
a post graduate course at worjds
famous , Harvard. The . professor
has been spending the past two
years in Blocton, Ala. He expects
his assignment to a transportjn a
few days. ' . , ' '
Firemen Have Fun.
The fire department was on the
street last week and .with their
apparatus was giving those of our
rock paved thoroughfares a
thorough cleaning. Numbers o
people gathered around the en-
a
resident of one of the sound eoun
ties. There was certainly nothing
bashful about her.
To Pick Cotton by Machinery.
Jackson, Miss. April 30, 1902.
Tke first regular contract eer
made in the world to pick cotton
by machinery was closed in Gates-
ville a few days since, and the first
experiment with the , machine will
be made on a plantation in Wash
ington countv next Fall. A Pitts
burg man is the. inventor of the
device and for the past ten years
he has been conducting experi
ments in the vicinity.
Feirce Forest Fire.
Kichmond, Va., April 30, 1902.
jVhile a farmer near Seven Pines
was burning a broom-straw field
for the spring plowing tha fire got
beyond his control and now about
150 acres of fine timber land is
barren waste. Hundreds of cords
of cord wood already stacked,, was
burned and many miles of fencing
destroyed. .
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Pitchforked two Small
' Children.
SHE WAS FiriED S30Q.O0.
Frs. Margaret Fere bee a
Prominent Horfolk Wo
man Cruelly Pitchforked
and Otherwise Injured
two Orphan Girls Left in
Her Care. " - ;
Norfolk,- Va., Aprir 29. Mrs.
rison Ferebee, and daughter of.
John Holland, one of th ; oldest
residents of Lambert's 1 Point, was
to:day bailed by Judge Pprtlock
for her appearance at the next
term of the'.Norfblk county court.
She was fined and' held for, the
next grand jury by Magistrate E.
rh 3 "T T. . ". 1 ' ' e
x. oxniiiju upuu me . czr&rge 01 in
human treatment towards . two or
phan children, Hosa Iee Hikman
and Mary Hickman wHo had been
placed in her care. - : : .,;:r '
;. She was fined $300 jfor assault- '
ing and overworking the children
and was neld for the fgrand" jury
upon the charge of feloniously
striking them with, a hoe helve .and
pitchfork Mrs. Ferebee denies all
the charges and says it is. neigh
borhood prejudice. 1
It ia rumored that Hon. T. O.
Skinner of Hertford will make his
home in this city, with the con
struction of the new railroad. It
is a certainty that Mr. Skinner will
eat more of his meals here.
NORFOLK Ttf ARKTgTS.
Korfonc ViL,ApFU4, 1902.
GRAIN, HAY", ETC.
Market Firm. 'f .
OOIis White, per bu, car lots 73 and
-Jixed, ier btu, car lots
So. white, per bu, car lots
- - From store, No. 2 white
From store, No. 2 mixed
HAY Car lot. ;
No. 1 Timothy ' . "
No. 2 Timothy
No. 1 Mixed
No. 2 Mixed
Clover '
OATS Mixed from 3 tore
No. 2, per bushel
White No. 2, per basbel -BBAN
from store .
Middlings, per. ton
Shot by a Negro.
Brandenburg, Ky., April
Ernest Dewley, a -.negro, -who shot
and seriously- wounded Harry
Dowell, a young white man at
Guston, about seven miles from
this place,' was hanged by niot at
2:30 o'clockithis morning and his
body riddled with bullets.
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Church Calendar.
s-. . sr. eJ chuech, south.
J D. H. Tuttle, Pastor.
Sunday school, ,9:3Q am.
Mdrmng services, 11:00 a. m.
Evening service, . ' . 7:45 p. m.
Prayer meetings Wednesday nights
7:30.
BAPTIST CHUECH. :
. j. C. W. Duke, Pastor.
Sunday school, .9:30 a. m.
Morning services, 11:00 a. m.
Evening services, 8:00 p. m.
Prayer meetings Wednesday nights
at 8 oclock.
.' EPISCOPAL. CHuicH. .: '
. Jj: Li. Williams," Rector.
Sunday school, - 9:30 a. m.
Morning services 11:00 a. m.
Prayer services; Sunday afternoon
at 5 o clock.
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EGGS Quiet
POULTRY Lire good
Chickens, old hens, large .
tspring chickens
, Ducks, mud
Ducks, mongrel
HAMS Firm.
Smithfleld, new
i 71 and
's
J 75 and
I 73 and
,1 . 3 and
i . ,
; 6 SO and
, 14 SO. and
!.14'50ajid
14, CO and
; 23 50 and -t
54 and
: 62 and
S2 00and
28 00 and
. i and 15
I 55 and 40
I 30 and 50
I 23 and 80
:(! S0aud33:
4L 16 and 18
Ta. com. to choice, per Dv. new 14 and 16
North Carolina nevr
PEANUTS Fancy y "
Strictly prime
Prime ' '
Bunch
Spanish
PEAS Black eye, per 1211-
Black, per bushel
Clays
Mixed
fj - .13 and 15
iTf and
!j3and3
S; 2and2i
ji 'il2 an-d S
i 76 and
S 2 75 and 3 CO
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1 40 and 1 0
1 10 and
l-: 1 CO and
TRUCK, FRUITS,' ETC.
IRISH POTATOES per bag t J 2 50 and 3 CO
SWEET POTATOE& HayxaaLs,f .
perbbL. '. . 5 CO and 3 15
Yellows, per bbl : : 13 00 and 3 25
TEUCXS . s
Native cabbage, bbl . 1 23 and 1 50
Onions, . yf-lowtbag 3 50 and 4 00
. Onion - et . - , . : 73 and .
MEAL . ' ' - '
Choice roller ground.
Per bag of 100 lbs,, boltei
Unbolted, 100-lb. bag
5).nd
J S and -
; NOEFOLK COTTOS IdABKET. "
( " Norfolk. Ta., 'April 30,19C2.
Tone
Good Middling
Middling
Low Middling
Good ordinary
Sales S.
Receipts
Shipment j 1 :
Stock " .
1202. ;
Steadx. '
101-16C r
. 3-4c 4
95-lfc ;
811-lte .
Bales- .
' 40 '
295 !
- 759 Y
- 1901.
' Qtiiet.
8 t-16e '
. &-ac.
re - ,
Balea;'
- ' 66
' u 812
- 203.
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