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Hon. T, 6- Skinner
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CITIZENS DEEPLY IHTERESTEfl,
Terminus Site . Purchas-ed-Road
Can be Graded
jn 2? Working Days---Will
Enter the City by
Autumn.
From time to time we have been
giving our readers fall particulars
of all movements anent the jpro-
posed Elizabeth City and Western
K, 11 In our lass issue we gstve
iissurauce that the new -road Ayas a
certainty. lo-day we are pre
parud to coroborate our statements
and give our readers proof positive
that the proposed railroad is no
air casue. .i.t...u. uiccuug ui mo
town coinmissianers Monday night
proceedings were started for the
laying out of a street from iromdex-
ter street short .bridge and along
canal to Road street from Boad
street in a straight line to . Pearce
street, said street to be ' fifty-' foot
Wide and for the exclusive purpose
of allow in g the proposed, Elizabe th
G'tyaud- Western to run track
dong canal bank to Zirnmernian
water front purchased by Hon. T.
G. Skinner last ' week, as a term-
mus. ,
The distance from? the Zimmer-
manwater front to So.sley, where
E. C. k Yv'.', will form a junction
witli S. t C, is 23 miles. The'
ight of way for 14: miles of this
route lias been secured and as soon
as-profile .-made, by engineers is
sent to Mr. Skinner lie will pro-
teed to obtain balance of right of
way. Mr. Skinner lias been as
sured by Pres. Bosley' of ; the
Sufiolk and Caroliiria that work
wiU begin immediately- after all
nght of wav has been obtained.
This 23 miles will le one of the
easiest tasks to grade ever known
ia the history of railroad build
ing- Two miles out: from this city
it strikes Old Jackson road which.
runs a bee lime for 7 miles to the
oldtown of Canaan, when ii strikes
lie Perry turnpike now disused.
The Perry turnpike makes a ; bee
line for 6 miles, making 13 miles
M the route nvactiRallv nlreadv
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graded. This will leave only 10
es of the route to grade. . '
Mr. Skinner stated to me that
oer 1,000 hands liad applied to
aini for work in th litut three
eeks. Further Mr RViutiAr RtAtftfl
jt he was assured that he Ceuld
obtain 200 convicts from the -state
th which under the direction of
aipetent engineers he can grade
ie rude from Boslev to Elizabeth
.y u the, record 'breaking time
of2C working days.
lf the town " commissioners will
UV work favorably and with a
rl2i the beniilft. tvf'tliia .ifv nv
;sured that' . the Elizabeth Citv
Western will be at their ser-
'ill fimo Wtl
need of the-'ad is apparent
3 certainty is asnwed: The rnew
Fad xviU enter our town bv Setf-
1st, 1902 'tsrovidinilie
I fathers are not Txtckward in
fygout. the street aloiw rcan'al
per route- given above.
Implicatedf Yoman.
Suaton-,. K.C. It is given out
here on; gOQd authority that the
man Carter 'in "jail at Kenansrille
charged with being accessory to
the murder 4 of . Pete rLawson, of
Duplin county about a month ago
has made a confession. implicating
"Mrs. OLawson to the extent that she
hired him,' th prisoner, to commit
the crime. - . " " .
It will be recalled that Lawson
was shot sittihg in his room while
hia wife and somej visitors were in
an adjoining room making , music.
A place had been torn in the - win
dow shade" to! give a view of the
room. J-r , , .
It is said that Mrs. Lawson will
be arrested. at once.
Famous Tripleits
In Goshen,. Wilkoa county, live
tripletts who are now becoming
famous. , These brothers, named
Gibbs, are 69 years old to-morrow.
They are in perfect health. All
weigh about j the same and are
very much. 'alike. They served
through the Confederate army, in
Lee's army and though living ii.
one of the strongest Republican
counties in the State, never fail to
vote the Democratic ticket.
"The unscrupulous advertiser
must e vently disappear. The .class
of medical advertising which works
upon the fears, of men and women
and keeps them from proper med
ical attention is dastardly. Its
victims are 'always poor people,
ancf'it is responsible"' for suffering
and actual death. . Legitimate ad
vertising is running a race with the
law for the suppression of this
species of fraud, and it is easy to
see the beginning of the end. Ex.
CITY FATHERS MEET.
Someiiew Ordinances Were Passed
Monday Night.
The City Fathers met at the town
hall Mondav ni?ht"and aside from
the general) routine and payment
of
bills etc. etc. The following
ordinances were passed, viz:
1. it shall be unlawful for any
person or persons to place in front
of their place of business, any
stand fordisplaying fruits, veget
ables,, poultry, goods, ware or mer
chandise, except such stands be
constructed as follows, viz: Not
exceeding' 10 feet in length; 2
feet in width, 6 feet in height and
not enclosed. Said stands to be
removed from the , streets every
night . i .
Any person violating this
ordince shall be fined $10.00.
It shall be unlawful for any per
son or persons, who keep a rest-
aurant in connection with any store.
to keep the same open on Sundays
Any person violating this audience
shall upon conviction be fined
$10.00. ;
Request of Main street merchants
that they be allowed two feet of
space on the side walk was grant
ed, providing thai all obstacles be
removed at Inight. ; ;:
Other business of 'minor import
ance 1 was Itransacted. In othc r
columns we ifive the new Ii. B. and
extension of Water stxeef, space.
J Dashed to Death. ; . ,
Is ew York; Mrv 8 --A safe weifrhr
ig five to'us with two iueft oii tcp
of it was beings hoistftd to a lift
eenth-story window in the Queen
buildiuj?, C7; William street, when
:W Wbftetf; I)ir6k4 iTbe eafe" anc
men feu ten-; stories, ine men
landed Qa..the-"p.ayem.eht twenty
feet away from the safe - aod-both
were kilted ; ins tan tl v.
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Year Locust
This Month.
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IT PREDICTS
If It Comes With a Won its
Wings it is a Sure Sign
of War; Say the Super
stitious. The .Locust a
Superfliuty.
; The seventeen year locust is due
here this month." They last ap
peared in 1885 although it was re
ported to have been seen here
abouts in the neighborhood of
1S95. At his lastv appearance he
brought with him a captal W uponi
his wings. Many of a superstitions
turn predicted war and when the
Spanish-American war broke ' out
they wisely nodded and said: "I
told you so." '
There is nothing useful or orna
mental about this noisy insect and
nothing good has been known of
them since the days when they in
vaded Pharoahs Egyptian home in
heaven darkening, millions. The
locust has the "swell head" about
s bad as that fell wwho presumes
that the girls are '"dead "gone" on
him, only the locust thinks that he
is the only singer "on the pike.''
He will hang on to the bark of a
tree and make humanity miserable
for hours at a time.
Then again the locust is damag
ing to the trees. There are certain
ittle birds that eat 'em up but the
ocust is so much in the majority
that such efforts count for naught.
Get ready for the plague. - . '
Teddy to Take the Stump. 1
Washington, May 3. It is rum
ored here that President Roosevelt
has decided to make several speech
es during the coming congression
al csmpaign, and he is said to have
conferred with severa of the lead
ers in the Senate and Heuse in re
gard to the treatment of certain
subjects which are expected to be
come issues in the politica canvass.
' The President expects to make a
somewhat extended trip through
the south early next fall, and he
may then appear on several public
occasions in response to invitations
that have already been extended to
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KNIGHTS TEMPLARS.
Visiting Knights Corperated Degrees
Tuesday Night.
- At the masonic Hall visiting
Knights Templars, conferred orders
of the temple upon twenty one
candidates Tuesday night. After
all business had been transacted la
delitrhtful -banquet'-was served in
honor of visiting. 'Sir Knight
Kuigut from Enfit-id Wilson, Ral
eigh, New Be.ru and. Norfolk wero
present and to say that th oy were
hospitably.. . iatertaiuod would be
putting it inihHy.
: As soon as pTa.ct.ical;. the local
knights will organise.
A '.Delightful Recepiofl, ;
' , At the suggestion of-- Mr. JS. -l;.weex owing to me lacr. mat we
Knebeli' StateioV of the-- Y. M.
C. A. Miv and rMiri- v. J: V Oodiey
tendered a reception to a number
of young men of this city, at" their
residence on West Main
day evening.
st., TuefT
r Mr. Enabel in a brief talk stat
ed the object of the reception and
at, his suggestion a conlmittee was
appointeot to : canvass the city for
memberships. ; Mr. C. W. Melick
was oppointed Chairman of 1 this
Committee, Other '. business of
minor importance was! transacted
and refreshments wertrf served by
Miss Annie Woodley, fThose who
were present at. the reception speak
in highest-terms of their hos.t and
hostess." . It seemed that from the
veritable realms of luxury came
the cake and cream. Those pres
ent will never fail to praise the un
equalled hospialty of Mr. Woodley
and his charming-wife, j
MRS. BRADFORDS DEMISE. ,
She Departed This Life Monday
Afternoon.!
Hardly an issue passes that we
do not chronicle the death of one
or more of our old ! Landmark.
Again it becomes our sad duty to
pen the demise of an agd christian
woman. Mrs. Clara Bradford, de
parted this life Monday afternoon
at 2:40 o'clock, at the residece
of her daughter's Robert White
hurst on Church st Mrs. Brad
ford was in the 84th vear of her
age, relict of the late J. W. Brad
ford of Georgetown. Kyi ,
Mrs. Bradford has ibeen in a
weak condition for some time.
Her children have noted the near-
4-nesS-of iue end for so;me- months
and when she passed into the sleep
Monday afternoon none were sur
prised though all wore; grieved.
The funeral services weve held at
Christ Church Tuesday afternoon
at 4:30 o'clock and continued . at
i .
the grave. Rev. L. LV Williams
performed the last sad rites at
tendant the interment.
The folio wing were tlie pall
bearers, the Mers." Eringhaus, J.
B. Martin, ,1 K. and l". W. Grico
and J. S. Karri son. i
Five Bullets r. Epdy.
Winston-Salem, N. C Especial.
A' colored msiu n tuned ILuirston
was found a few davs ao on Dan
River not far from town of Madison,
with five bullet holes through his
body. . It is said that lie had beenJ
accused of reporting some illicit
distilleries to the federal govern
ment, and it is thought that this
may be the reason for his untimely
taking oft.
. Tornadoes Destroy.
Des Moines, la., May .7. Three
tortaadoes simultaneously swep
tnrough three different counties in
central Iowa resulting! in serious
injuries to twelve persons and over
$50,000 damage kf property and
growing crops. '
Struck by Listening.
Near Fayette'ville, while a heavy
rain and thunder storsai was raging,
lightning struck and set fire to
the Rankin Wood Workfe and Plain
ing Mills, destroying the business
office with books aad papers,
fintshiug ruom. etc.,: bat leaving
whole the inacinuery fbuilding.
The los 'is; estimated at $3500,
covered bv insurance. P.
To Our Correspondents.
We owe an apology; to quite a
j number of our correspondents this
have hot been able to publish their
i-le t-tei-K. ".unr npace ik iimitca ana
I our motto is first comevjfirst served.
i We appreciate the letters sent us
fand adTiwe that they i be mailed
-j early that we may slight: no one.
istihguished Jfen at
rants
ESSE0- WITH "BETSr
Mr. Reyburn Speaks Favor
ably of o u r City. A Fe w
t h i n gs A b o u t D u ra n fs
Island. The Spot Where
George Durant First Lan-
' dedi ;':- '; ''v;:
Messrs. S.SH. Kauffman, Pres. of
the Evening; Star, of, Washington,
D. C; Geo. W. Boyd, Asst. Gen.
Pass. Agt , Pennsylvania R. R. ; Jos.
Moreheadof Philadelphia; Ex-Congressman,
Ch'as. Coffin, Muir Kirk,
Md. ; Wm. H. Hoke arid Joseph
Veazie, of Washington, D. C.,. are
the guests of , Jno. E. Reyburn at
Durants Island. They distinguish
ed party arrived N here on the N. &
S. Monday mbrning. They immed
iately repaired to the yacht Gretch
en and after dinner-saw the ladies,
who hAve !been Mr. Reyburns
guests, 'safely on board the north
bound train. ! The ladies returned
home to make more room for the
stearner sex. :T"" "" . " ',
Mrs. Reyburn expressed herself
as delighted with her-stay in' the
sounds country and especially with
the little Pasquotank City..
Durants Island is situated just
35 miles southeast of here, in the
Albemarle Sound. Mr. Reyburn
purchased the property from Capt.
T. M. G-ard, cf this city, lor the
insig.Jficat sdm of $50,00. That
was about 25 years ago. Today
Mr. Reyburn would not sell for
fifty times that amount.
Those who have just -a slight
knowledge of the strenuousness of
city life , icannot understand what
Mr. Reyburn sees to admire n that
dismal little island. There is noth
ing modern in the building which
Mr. Reyburn prides as his cottage
Thore is no extraordinary bathing
beach und altogether it is a lone
some looking spot.. Yet this is just
what Mr.- Reyburn wants. He
stated to me, Monday, that when
he became tired of the city and
came down to his little Island for
a change, that j he wanted to see
everything different "There is ab
solutely nothing about Durants
Island that. is !not as consistent as
possible 'with' the surroundings. A
gapain ted affair, for a cottage,
'would mar the iwhole thincr. It is
a his tone spot and while 1 livu-.l
feUkii u y kuep it looting as
naiurai as it did the, day when
Gewrge Durahtand his little colony
eet foot upon its shores."
Mr. Reyburn i and his party will
spend a- couple! of weeks fishing
and bathing in the sound .
The. trim litfle "Grcdchen" can
bescen in the harbor nearly o very
day as she ply si' to- and from, the
Island for. mail j and fresh pro vis-
ions. - . .
W. C. T U.; Meeting.
-The first'meeiing of the Young
Woman's ; Christian Temperance
Umoh, was heid in the M, E. Sun
day School room, April 22, 1 902.",
Mrs.Bradfbrd, President, iu the
j chair, opened the meeting by read
ihg of scripture and ah : eafnest
prayer. . After tpvhich , the following
officera were elected.
Mrs. . C. C.' Parker Recording;
Secretary, Miss ; Ada Melick ' Cor-',
r&spohding ' Secretary, Miss Nellie i
Smith,1 1st, -sVice 5 President Miss
Mattie Bland, ; 2nd, Yice-Presidenty
Misef Margaret - Hinton, 3rd, Vice-
President, . Miss ' Emeth i Tuttle, .
Treasurer, Miss Mae Wilson, Sup
erintendent of Flower : Mission1
Department. : ' : " s 4
The officers with Miss Mae' Wil-.
son and Miss Gay' "Woodson con '
stitute' the,- executives committee : k
Miss Ada Menck, Mrs. Roscoe .
Turner and Miss Sadie. Fearing
compose the 'musical, committee.
' 'The Elizabeth Gordon YV' ' was
choseti'as a name forvthe Society;-.
' There were 32 members enroll
ed. Every effort' will be put forth
to make this i socity . beneficial' to
the young people, and'to surround
them with goool influences.
The next meeting-' will be neld
in the annex of the .Baptist churchu
May 27, 1902, . All are cordially .
invited to attend this next meeting
and learn something of the aim of "
the organization in ' different
directions.
TO EXTEND WATER, STREET.
Matter Given j Consideration at Meet- -ing
of City Fathers.
Present indications point to the
assurance of an extension of Water
street." At themeetingof Hhe City
Fathers Monday hisrhtl the com
mittee in regard to the; ; extension
produced a map showing route of ;
proposed extension and the neces
sary property to be condemned.
The conditions are favorable for
extending said street upon the
north. Property holders along the.
proposed route-appeared before the
board and agreed to grant free
right of way for the street. 'After
considering the propositions it was
decided to begin the work of ex
tension as soon as the property
holders along the route transfer
red their property to the city, in
legal shape.
-The ; extension will necessitate
the removal of the market house.
Just what will be done with this .
has not been decided.
-When the - transfers have .been
made and all right of -way undis-.
puted the work will commence
The object will be to extend Water
street in a straight line from Mat
thews street'.' north , to Pearl and
from thence to, the N. & S. R.; R-,
property.
As to the extension of Water
street' South; " many objections have
arisen and ; this will be given no
serious attention for some time;
Marriage at Coltingfon.
... . ' p CVjllington; May 0.
Correspondence of the Tae Heel.
Saturday ' May 3rd, marked the
opeasion of a most beautiful mar- - -riage
ceremony in the quiet hamlet '
of Collington. The, contracting .
parties were" Mr. J. M. Crank '- and
Miss Annie: ' Toler, two popular
young folks! bf this place. The im
pressive ceremony wjis conducted
by Justice O'Neal. - '
After the nuptial knot was tied. '
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the party repaired to thejdihn:ng
room ' where was spread - a 'most
pleasing and, appetizing feast; Tbe : '
:'yonpg people indulged; iu'&ncmg-' , : ' -
until the wee; hours; - .hd departed :
with'' best .wishesV fo: the 'happy-; K- ;
' - - The; attendants were.Mr.W .'3EL
Melsonc andtSIiss tstte ekry .
Mr O. S. Meekins and Miss Melson,
Mr. U. S. Meekins and Mrs.. L
Smith.'
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