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- 1 X Devoted to the Industrial DeyelopmeiiTfe .astern North Carolina. -U- Vn. 1. ElilZABETlXltY, FRIDAY, HAY ; 30, f t 902. No. 47 ........ : : ,.,;,, ,-, , ,, , ., . i . m -' t ... . 't i.i'wJif. K-'-i'-'-i.v'K.l'-t , -.: 9i ' I f asIe rw PAPER r J . 1: The Diocese of : East ma. 1DJQUBNED OH SEGOHD DAY But Very Littler; Business Transacted by Thisthe Nineteenth AnriualCoun cil, Diocese of East Car olina. . The Nineteenth "Annual Council of the Diocese of East Carolina assembled in Christ' Church, Eliza beth City, on Thursday May ;22nd. 1902. The attendance of clergy vas large, but there was a very email number of parishes repre sented. There being very little business to be attended rto, r the Council finished its labors on the second day of its session, and ad journed to meet in St. John's ChurcbJ Fayetteville, May 20 1903. The result of tne eiecuons was as follows: President, Rev. Jas. Carmichael, D. D. ; Secretary, , Rev. Frederick N. Skinner; Treasurer, CoL Wm. L. DeKossei The Stand- , ing Committee : Rev. Nathaniel ' Harding, Rev. Jas. Carmichael Dv bI, Rev. T M. N. George; Mr: Geo. . r I 11. Roberts and Col. Wm. L. J)er Rosset Delegates to Council: Rev. J. Mr. B. R. Huske. the Missionary lar7 A ana H. Griffith The council sermon was preached by the Rev. F. H. T. Horsfieldj 9f St. James, Wilmington, from St. Matt. 1-20, and was highly, appre ciated by a large congregation.' On the night of the first day an interesting Missionary Meeting was held, at which an unusually, large congregation Hstened with marked attention, to a very interesting ad dress made by Dr. Lloyd, our. efli cient General Secretary to the Board of Missions. On the second day, at the Morning Session, the Bishop read his Annual Address. The lare nmnt nf ,V Hnr, bv him. thfi m anv a. 2 A remaea m a An flio I number of sermons preached, the ' j u ... p i , , a, .i . . I fiie connrmauons neia, ana tne oi- Aiutj worK none, snowpn T.ne i-siano-n a i i I , . aee had not dPn bin, " nf nffl nsual T,tiri. or v' . r r' J The Bishop's address spoke" of o tV " tlio t. -. -f . Tj ', Thursday, (Ascension Day) ; of .the new croho Kilf nrirrcr b W ., ,, , . i year; of the greaUimpoxtance -of eetmg our Missionary Apportion- ment. He commended .the noble wort done by the Woman's Auxili- ary, and of the, Kberal offering made bv tbft pliilrlrp-n fnr MissinTtH 'dnrbff WHrm,,' 1.A t- . -w- - " chial schools and that school of the Prophet's. " Trinitv School, Chocowinitv. where so manv of our clergy have received their early in- ruction. : - . . j f Attention was called to the val- uahlo T.r i t r-. j m the Diocese and their usefulness in Missions. ' ' v . - The Bishop regretted the sup- posed need of clprnoal chano-es . Mention was made of the Bish- , ops -whb have gone to' their-jest during tb'n rARt. Vfinr - J . - - ' TVio''mo. Ti;i i? j . j good work was sueciallv referred to,andth6 need of liberal contri- unions to-tvarda its s AtEveninevPrayer the needs of Thompso were set, forth by Rev. Mathew.J. Smith, Superintendant of that, in stitution." r -, ' V - On the" second day the "Woman's Auxiliary partook : oi- the ; Holy Communion at 7:30 a. nij at which they made their annual offering for Diocesan Missions aniounting to r $72.00 'Later they assembled in the Masonic Hall and listened rto an address from the Kector and the Kev. J. H.' Griffi'th and- Dr; A. S. Lloyd"General Secretary. ; Hundreds "of- visitors were in town as. "as result of the meetng, I Many, prominent members of the clergy were among the number. A i i&w of thosewho r caine T to attend the Council' haye not; as yet, left the cityT ; " STORY OF MAR riNlQUE: From the Early Dayi of Colonization To the Recent Disaster, -. . Tb Pnmfinri nf Mnrtt. Plfi ai.il th aeth ma np,wfinn Wtl by same-has drawn the attention of theVorld to the scene. But few L'a iiu island of Martinique and its history nifffllfn;flwni1l(l ppreciate story dealing with r o " a trA hnira owAnvaH with TV1 1 t x - - - - I j. : iLninony jveenan ior sucn a HWry- w , appear our issue , -i Mr. Keenan is T ' - . , : . , Jing and fell on piles, of -building story teller but he is well acquaint-T t .... rv ; V'n. - ''kt'i' "a- - saatsriav v - ed with fhe"stibiect 'bv readihsr anu t - to TTfll o -rvT aiii rAnAva m otr zi-v . 1 " J XrGflltil I . ii , V .t. ,v j . ' . . , , , history of the island but with the . , . . . r cause well. The Very Latest rm..'.i j , . -i ' - r ii nign sounaing names ior ineir on , " ; , : n , , do and we find the country flooded toh UtUe dark, Dewey's, McKin- , : J-" ' one with the cognomen of Sapolio. We were up on a certain street, whose residents are chieflv the lower class of negroes, when we -: . , . aP0110 r W6 OUgUl , advertising Scheme I : i - i : t ... " . . -. - r,:-..-. "II."- EK a I -v I came tne crv: iuu : o vvuu cjl , - . , vouse aoan cum nere zo . me x bo gwine to W all do bref 'outen Iyer. a uMie-piauiiiiijr unmo i inn. i : " 8 tumbHnv? around the corner of the nouse ana we learnea mat - iuis "Sapolio. The proud mother explained like this: . "J saw dat air name in- a street cyar ' dar in --i- , - T, .. , . naua.1 vwn "?mt tt"A J--- UAAW marji- . ' u , vt ' 1. i ...' i r" I . i Heceipis ana uisuursemenis. The foUowinfr figures, iust eiven out bv the Superintendent of Pub- lie Instruction, show the amount raised and disbursed on account of tne public schools oithe state last vear: ' Receipts, irom 'pll 'tax, t ooo a no. -x ;kok ok? 3rfi cial local. $15,545 special poll, Uoi i fines. $25.412 : liduor licenses tax, $79280; from State Treasury rienfilative anTjroTriation 5$101. o ' 401: from Other sources, $45,934; Total$l,119,746: Of this: amount I 41 An1 97R wns ATTATflArl leftviTict a oo7'QKf "oiK fuaid-teachers - $621,628 went to whites and $219,561 toVnegroes upport; The county- treasurers . received from appearances, as to tne fUTOess isnorwi f Friday niffhtJ $22,589 of 'this, school money ' in of Mr Fries' plan, so faras the the sun shines down upon his; hat nlOrphauage oominission ( " ' -: 'JBaleigh mill is concerned. -; ' jhe,goes to the shade n fans with lilf Teryiporary Sidewalk Caved In out qui ihstahtly; killed . Ru the Hauincr nf .ide walk One Man Was Al ' most r Instantly Kill ed and One Hundred !n- jured.: o - f v -..- New York, Jttay, 27. Elvin L Coolidge," circulation managexr, of the New York Commercial, was most instantly killed, and about oj hundred others injured this evening by the breaking down of a ; L t It" ! ttiiU ' B"1; i those injured may dieT Those wh? .feU vere part of crowd &tha ,to Nwatch the V" a t i xv'l .-. . i Txrn hnnnrprl persons were . on xt, v..:n: ' ' P31 excavation fdr a new build- . The 'accident- occurred just as J I i-l-k T. -n m-C i.Vk a - vA nrtkT 1 V VWU JIA WUV wwwv the corner. The - French visitors had gone past - and knew nothing . ,. of the accident until some time later. The authorities are, busy endeav- oring to discover who-was to blame lor tne accident, uoroner scnooier. Bays tiia eiuovvaiA iiau. uuu uccjli i , - ' . , . - , stand such a great weight as bur- 7 . . ... . ". eTOm,ng- , Ha soiH fha Tool onfl nf fna cident was the giving away of 5 an upright timber, fouiby twelve in dimensions, that extended from the bottom of the excavation to the fire laddies had completely con cross beams on which the sidewalk quered and the town was "out of rested. About ten feet of this tim- danger. " ber, he said, was rotten and very rrnairlo-rinrr trift Tift.fnf ff t.ViA .,.-rw""ve..'.- accident and the number of per-1 . 1 1,1. sons in it the hospital surgeons express surprise at the few who received serious hurts. Many were, able to so directly home after hav - tfceir injuries treated by the ambulance surgeons. 4 i : E. L. CJoolidge, ' who was killed, received a fracture of the skull He leaves a widow and four child- ren. Big Scheme Failed. The big scheme of t Mr. Under wood for consolidating the r cotton mills of the Soih has fallen through, according to reports. The Charlotte mill men who were inter - estedlinUhe .matter ' have -stated tnat it stanas no snow; oi isuu.uetH. However,' - the Charlotte News nnntofl cnmfi TTvill men nf that Tlftp. as expressing the, opinionthat Mr. H. E. Fries plan for the formation of a cottoninill trusi wiU materia- Hze. None of the Charlotte mills . . . are in the iries planvbut the JNews says , that one may, be taken m I jwon." "There is also"! a .report that 1 t, T?oa TlftTi lina dooTTied : the! Underwood scheme and will super J'cede jit. There -seems no doubt, HIIH . V ' 0 Hill s;.Cafe Destroyed by Fire: otheb PBOPEBTY EN DANGER ED " 4' Hill's Cafe. Was Last Night Burned- to The Ground. Cataclysm Threatened the Business Section of the City. At a a late hour last night, Eliz abeth City was visited 'by a fire al-that fo'r.a.time promised to be the most disasterous conflagation in the annals of its history. On the corner of ; Water and rauouig -oocnpea oy oas M Hill as -an uce depot This morning only a bed of ashes mark the spotand the blackened walls of a- -i.j.n hi- r.i . i : ..i . . . ujoiiung uuiioings BpeaK omy xoo, blaze. Omcer Brothers discovered! the fped in flames and the fire depart ment but arnvrae on the scene ' , . , Wiien the department urnved, adjoining- buildings were in jimmi w! mL J mam FTl A . ma m 1. k l A UVli U UWUVll . . J- liV Will XXV AAV was-afire in places the flames were reachingNout for the building oc- . ,f w-,,.' PT cupied by Williams & Bell; across dows of Dr.-McMullen's store was crashing from heat; showers of rea not emDers were lainng over bi-io uuoiucoo dcvwvu cvilu uuq uio - - L x j T. At 11:30 p. jm. the department f7 . ree St"amS plfaJmg- Upo,n fho tiHiti tyrAri nrnnpnv find . nn lv by "the merest chance did they'con fine the blaze to its original source. 1 At one o'clock 1 this morning the - The loss, to the Hill building was estimated at $1,000 and we 1 loam fViot if. wo a fnlW AnvflTA1 nnf.'h insurance. - v w ' " The old building occupied by Howry and Davis was completely destroyed at but little Toss. A few 1 hundred ' dollars will place- the damage done to others. ' How -the fire originated is a mystery that may never be explained, although many attribute it to carlessness 'of hired help. FARMER TALKS. He Discusses Hard Times and Their Causes. , Mb. Editor; I have . recently heard much cry of , hard times. 1 The complaint is made by both farmer and merchant, and being a x,xxixox xuj-dcxx vw:"jtrv' Jr1"' paper to give some reasons why the t farmers and merchants cry - hara times. - . - - The farmer goes to the merchant to get hjm tosrun him tilJalL The farmer goes to worK,. onz goes xpf I . n . -. - X t.i town oaturaay xo gt m ymm ana buys three times as mucn as I he wouia if , he then ., naa tne to Dav.f He does not think of the storms that might come or-possi bly jl drought, that would cut crops his hat" while he eats the merchants meat and bread arid at the end of the season bef tells the merchant a ' ' 4 fertilizer bill to meet and really vou must wait on iTifl a wbiler TbpTit it goes on in this way- from bad to worse until hard.'-;' times 'are upon both farmer and merchant. ' '-:r, - The secret of it is laziness. J Let us begimwork.as soon as one prop is laid by to mako preparations for a succeeding crop. ' Clean out the ditches, plow off the edge " rows," trim their; fences': and compost the the dirt from the ditch bottom and then we will have no need of these big guano bills. ' ' . - - . Make manure through ; the "win ter.- Go out. in . the j. wood : where tuere hi uecayeu yegetauun, aoe xu up u px,, "uxng tu or that lazy feeling. Barns will soon be filled with grain and the will look sleek ana aaa to your teircareuior. in. caciue ox wie hens from the hay . loft, the sahsT fied grunt of the hogs,, all are. a sourcB of satisfaction and pleasure. xnuuHtry hub iW 'vruru anu ixm where has.it better than on aro- begun and each evening see it close. x wouia not give tne ireeaomx en- joy for the cares , of a croTO... Hard nmssare creawa Dy, mamerenoe only to we tarmers buHo men of 1 all Calling. ' Brother farmers let us awafce to me. Biiuauon wmcn couiruuis ub II. .- . 'l 1 ' . 1 -1- . i. I and see the tendency of the times. xoung men icrrn a noma opinion oz turning oy viewing tnese re- BU11& xney inenanc UA their -life for a greater happiness xi xt x: inun uny utnr yuculxuxx uxx exvc. uut in tne ousmess worm a man must be a man ana hustle. lNow ,r ... r--' 1 - amount of push m our " work the large clearings that are growing up 1.1 -1 it . 1 .. ana nave: oeen since ine emi wr will De.reciaimea, prosperity win w t .- t 1 reign wnere misery uwei u xju .. . f .... -.1. 1... - - J -IX m I bearing delicious fruit will stend Tclio-r rrw fij.fi crn.ll: Vifirrv (rrnws r r :.,pt , ; ' and: we all wiir be more prosper- ous A Fassies.' A. C I. Commencement Exercises. Baccalaureate Sermon, 11 o'clock June 8th. Baptist Church, Bev. C. W.'Duke. v y J "The - Deestnck JSkule," J une lOth." ' .' Physical Culture Classes, June 11th. Graduating ixxerciseMune 21th. Exercises to be held in Academy ui J.ixajij, Public School Commencement ' 1 Prof. Hinton's school will hold its annual commencement exercises for three nights beginning Tues day June 3d and including June 5th. . - ; - ; . ; ' The first night will be devoted to the 1st and 2nd grades and con tests for recitation medaLr ' The second , night will' see two medals contested fori.:-. There are two Reclaimers medals, one to - be awarded to' a. boy,' another - to a girL ; '- ; ; - , ' , The 4th. an. 5th grades, will hold the boards on Jthe closing night. The last act to be an oper etta." J .Mrs. -M.-M.' Sawyer : spent last week rin Portsmouth ; Va., - visiting hef mpther, Mrs. Beveridge,', who returned with he&-.-- ' , : . . 1 i mill .. . ! J J " " .i " The Governor of Llarr , tinque Warned. HELD BACK HEWS OFDAHGER.: All of the Inhabitants of St PierreCpuld; Have Been Saved From Death by Awful Cataclysm. PreV ent Conditions. -p d& ji Martinique, Special.- is now fully.known here that'the" Hve of ;ftil W - Rf.: pierre mi hi hyB beenlsaved Kad ernor Mou'ttet. . the a and rched - irai' dava . before , fl,wr nf May 3th - He 4;. Uj and flTeiTOt BQ faj. fts to order that the warnin. abmiTd K v of gt had been instrilct,- , TVTf o1roo -agation o ; Mount Pele Afc f. . . t . . . . e'Wcaiia -He' found Hhat "ihe ' . ; ' fnrnAS aftrnrlr wArjanr'h na frt mnlrfl Tan explosion certain: .-. -t- " w r-j. tt U cjo. -p: T, . ciT)her dispatch :"f 6 the Gov- Mcn he warn- . twthe-vol cano would not hol.1 itself in check much Wer. He eyen Wnt g0 far- -t fa aid ... . ' predict lne destruction of St Pierre .t lftter than M 8iK 'instead of acting on the advice 01 irroiessor -banaes tne vtovernor - - - - r . Rx Pifirrfl and tfi(1 f ft. U ihdieaTS of its iibabitants; He ' I .... 'x ' , - j -t, -bjasl. x t,,ii, . , . th cVnclusions reached . . . .... Tbe ftnvprnor aid that if SL J . ' --vi- . , - pierre wag destroyed he would . - . - .4 . . - mam to snare tne late M)i tne in- habitants. Prof essor - Landes ac- quiesced, saying he, i too, would re main. .Both lost their lives May 8th,' though the Governor, it is be- heved, tried to escape when it was too late. " The cipher message of warning sehi by Professor Landes is ;! sun in existence, peeskxt oosDrnoss. ' , , ! Continued eruptions from the.: fafal crater of Mont Pelee makes it. imTMMMdbia to reach thedeadbodips buried in, the ruins of SL Pierre. The volcano i continues . vometing; showers of black mud and ; molten. ' lava.The air is . filled, with- heavy. clouds of ashes and the people ; at Fort de France" are: panic striken. IT. There is now no -danger' of famine as immediate and liberal responses. , from'all oyer the world have placed.' s adequate supplies 1 inj; the hands of: committees appointed ; to adminis- u ier to the" wants of the sufferers; ' ' ' v., For the "Infants. '- , Sunday morning when the teach- ' ers took charge of .their elasses'in . the M K Sunday School Vhat surprise greeted the little fellows as .they enteredthe' infant clas room. ? All of the bid elumsy pews' had been ;rem6vedMnd cute little: chairs put in their stead. WANTED:To purchase second- fc hand rdeek either fiat or roller top vr - . 'S "I ,1 - i
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