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----r x Devoted to the Industri , . , ' ' . ; yoi. i. Crop Conditions During the Past Week. -.1 ORE FAVORABLE. Cotton has Grown Rapidly Appearance of Corn Excellent- Poor- Pros pects for Sweet Potatoes -Fruit Promising. , The "Weekly Crop bulletin for -week ending Monday, June 23, 1902 says: . " vv -0 - x- TuiTP been very . encourasrinsr tb farmers, as the weather was de cidedly favorable for the . growttt of crops and for fat mmg operations of all kinds. As anticipated the beneficial effects of the : general rains at the close-of last week ap pear in the reports of crop corres pondents for the ,- week ending June 23rd. Frequent local showers nvftr the .eastern uortion of the deficiency in moisture which ob tained in several eastern counties, so that now there is no immediate scattered localities. The rainfall of the 15th and 16thl"was very heavy over counties on the Upper Yadkin, where lands were badly washed and lowland crops injured -over limited areas. The tempera ture was slightly abo ve normal un ite! Sunday, the 22nd, and t was "highly favorable for the growth of crops. Farm work had been so well kept up, and crops were in condition to receive so much bene fit from the rainfall .that growth was very Vapid during this week ; in regard to the staple crops, cot ton and corn must now be consid ered in very fine condition. ; and tobacco has also greatly improved. Cotton has grown rapidly, with healthy color; plants are still small nd irregular in size in the north portion; squares are beginning to form in the south portion, with few blooms as yet; there are some com piaints of damage by lice from a Jew southern counties. Corn has been immensely benefited by abundant moisture, its growth has been rapid, and , its appearance is excellent; plants are coming; into ; silk and tassel in ..many counties; laying , by is proceeding rapidly. Tobacco shows some improvement and has come out well in some sections; transplanting irm com ileted during the week , The leather was very favorable for harvesting, winter wheat and oats, "which is approaching completion the central-east nortion of the ate, and is now underway west of - the Blue Ridge; a little wheat has een thrashed, and shows well-filled grams. Spring oats are low. and Por. A large - crpp of field peas ueen planted in stubbie land ad seeds have sprouted well. -The I insh-potato crop is turning out in ferior both in quality and yield. Prospects for sweet potatoes are poor at present. Melons are 4omg well, and also rice and pea nute. Huckleberries; blackberries ajid dewberries are abundant and of good quality. On account of sp Jjkch dropping during the season the Condition of peaches," apples pears -is I below - the average, pjthe yield will be better , than or several seasons in the immedi 7 past; peaches are ripening, and toe shipmeats , have been made; .apes. are very promising. ' - Ill THE M. E. CONFERENCE. The Elizabeth City District Met in Manteo. Latest Particulars; 0b- . , v .tainable. ;;' i ; : ISpwial Correspondence.) - ' -- -- . ' Manteo, June 25. Special The conference of - the Elizabeth City district Methodist church, - met with us, to-day.- There is a. large body of good men .here. .They have the town in charge, to do as they please with it, andwe " do not fear . the v result. ; Although' ; they landed in the rain last night; still our people were prepared for them and they did not suffer much in convenience. Rev. Mr. TJndef wood, Presiding Elder, opened the conference to day with a few well chosen re marks. Rev. R. N.v Willis" was chosen secretary and is a fine one.' Prof Biye'n, principal of Trinity High School was ; introduced, and spoke a few words, which was well received,' and- stated he would' ad dress the conference later. The day was taken up with the reports from the different charges. Rev, Mrr Hocutt of Camden, in his report spoke of the evil effects of Sunday traffic on the Dismal swamp Canal; i stating that such was against the laws of North Carolina. The conference passed a resolution condemning such traffiic and urg ing solicitor Ward to see that .the laws are enforced. ' Rev.vM. H. . Tuttle preached at 11 a. m. f He took-: for a text, Ps. 84-10, and compared the house of God with the tents of wickedness. He stirred the people present- to a depth not often een. He de scribed the baj-aoom as one of the tents of wickedness and urged the conference to hold up the hands of the brethern in Elizabeth City, who are wageing. - war against them, "By the hearty, amens heard, there is no doubt but they will do so." Full particulars could not be received !in time for publication in this issue. . The A. C. I. Honor Roll. ' Honor Roll of the Atlantic Col legiate Institute for quarter-end ing June 12, 1902. Eighty-five per cent on general average in all studies is- reauired to attain a A place on this rolL "- ' M ildred ' Alexander 87 : Bertha Brothers 92; , l.elhe Beveridge 96; Jennie Burfobt 95; Mamie Bar hard 93: Helen Connery 90; Es sie Ferebee 88; v Xiouise Ferebee 9'8; Annie Ferebee 87; Lucy Gregory 8J; Maud Grice 94; Liazie Grif fin 94; Mary Gilbert, 87: Hattie Harney 1 90;, Belle Hughes 86; Minnie Leary 97; ? John Lane 91; Belle Morgam 86; Annie Qverton 98: Isa Parker .90: Gertrude Pritchard 98;; Eloi tlobinson 95 Mary Robinson 99; 'Mary Stevens 87; V Helen Sheep, 85;. Mary Strahl 94; Lizzie Sawyer' 93; Marian Smith 96; Annie Wood ley 87;! . Bessie IWeatherly 91; Grace White1 97;' Willie Cox1 87; ClAvfiland" Jacksota. 88: M. Jen nings 96 : Harlev Meads 92 . , W. C Sawyer 94; Harry Sheep yd LJoel Smith 95;' . Frank WeiselA85; Sam Weisel 93; Jas. Winslow 90 r ' - PRIMAET, DEAKTMENT. - i- Helen Smith 99; ' Fannie Undr wood 92; , Annie' Cohoon 87 Florence Corinery 87; Sue Grice 85: Hilary Weisel 93: - Jerome Flora 92 : Tommie Huerhes 92 Nd Griffin 89.""" ; Bring your job work to the Tab Heel Office. .We do up-to-now job, printing. ELIZABETH CITY, N. C.,;FRIDAV,aUNE 27, II Ml If W 111 f II 11 rme fiHU v"5 " IT. n lin: TA AII i i nmuv mi t m n -i - . r nil in hiiii . - ine Vorks Recall Fate! of Leading Bills. MP'T. LEGISLATION FAILED. CtltS l-ace Against Tariff. HO Restriction On Emmi- gration. Repealed Jfarj Taxes. River and Har- bor Bill. 1 '.'.. N ' j - ' - . I With the approach , of the final adjournment of Congress it is in-1 wM;;f of thessioh already accomplish ed any yet in prospect. This is done in the following? paragraphs: Killed the Nicaraga a Canal bill and passed the Panama Canal bill. Killed the bill for a government cable to the Philippines and de- ... enterprises pledged to breaking j the mono ply. Passed a river,. and- harbor bill' aggregating $70,000,000. Passed a public building billag gregating $20,000,000,, . Passed - an irrigation - .bill - and committed the "government to the policy of reclaiming arid lands of the West. ' May pass a bill for the civil gov- ejnment of the Philippines. . - Passed many thousands of special pension bills. Prohibited the sale of oleomar garine as butter. Repealed all the war taxes ; amounting to about $70,000,000. ' The Ship Subsidy bill passed by he Senate was killed in the House. The Chinese Exclusion law was reenacted. Appropriated '$360,000 for the remodeling! ol the White House. Passed appropriation bills ex ceeding that of any Congress at its first session except' the War Con gress. ' Has failed to relieve Cuba. , Turned its back on the plan to provide for the national defense by enacting a militia law. Refused to pass a bill for a gen-. eral staff of the army.- . " Pigeonholed all the reciprocity treaties, ignoring the words of the late President MfiKmley: "The period of exclusivehess has passed.' May go on record as being un able to agree on a comprehensive measure for fthe suppression of an archy.' ' - . fWidered consubr reform as of little importance. : Failed to grasp the trust issue and has passed no legislation for the regulation of irusts, ignoring the recommendation of the Presi dent and the Industrial Commis sion. . Set its face against tariff revision and tariff reform; - Postponed action on the bill cre ating the Department of Commerce which passed the Senate. , . .Has not placed restryition of any sort, -other than' those now in effect ,on European immigration. FOR REflT. w Desirable cottage at Nags' Head on sea-side. Cheap to responsible parties. - - - ,'' - C R. Gbandy, , " ' Elizabeth City,"N. C. In this stetch we cive Crpnrrrp, Ades IdUcription of a rural lad after a' year, at the university Mr. Ade is a "ecdghized authority and feeling that some one will profit by the moral set forth' we give them. Here'is where 'Wilbur leaves the farm; - ?Wed Agriculturist took his youngest Olive Branch by .the Hand and led him away to a Var- fti.bj. , uuuur was 10-nuu an t r ' ' . . TT 1 . m " ... . sit ilbu union, ne naa outgrown : ms last year's Tunic and his Smalls were hatdly on speaking terms with his Uppers. He had large warty -tlands which floated idly at his sides and. his Wrists resembled extra Sets of Knuckles. Wnen he walied, his Legs gave way at the Hinge and he Interfered. On his Head 'was a little Wideawake with a Buckle at the Side. Mother had bobbed his Hair and rubbed in a little Goose-Grease to make it shine. The Collar that he wore was size 13 and called the. Hollo Shape. It rose to a . Height of a half-men ab6ve his, Neck-Band. For a Cravat he had a Piece of watered Silk Ribbon with Butter flies on it," . ; - . ' Here is where he returns home, showing the vast changes wrought in his makeup; . C X 'AVfitfk thet' , Train suddenly checked itself, to avoid running past the Town, there- came out" of the Parlor Car something . that looked like Fitz, on account .of the Padding in the Shoulders. Just above one Ear he: wore a Dinky Cap about the size of a Postage Stamp. The Coat reached almost to the Hips and was buttoned be low. The--Trousers had enough Material for a - suit. They were reefed to show feverish Socks of at zig-zag Pattern. The Shoes were very Bull-Doggy and each had a wide Terrace running around it Father held on to a Truck for Sup port; Never before had he seen a genuine Case of the inflammatory Rah-Rahs. ' Wilbur was smoking a dizzy lit tle Pipe from which the. Smoke curled upward, losing itself in a copious Forelock that moved gent ly in the Breeze. Instead of a col lar,, Wilbur was wearing a Turkish Towel.' He had the Harvard Walk" down pat. With botjh Hands in his .Pockets, the one who had been pursuing Knowledge, . teetered to ward the Author of his Being and said, 'How are you, Governor ?" THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING. Drawing Can be Seen at McCabe & Grice's , At McCabe & . Grices' store is displayed the plan of the new $120,000.00 government . building to be erected here in the near -fu- luro' 8wm,Wwu on the Main street site between McMorine J and - Martin streets. Supervising Architect, James Knox Taylor is expected here : in a few days and not until .then can we say defmently when construction will begin, ine building is -a handsome three story affalt and presents an imposing appearance A glance at the drawing is Well worth walking blocks to see. '. NOT8GB. I,- John A White, of Pasquotank County, N. C, do hereby give no tice to the public that I shall ap ply to the Board of Commissioners of said county on Monday, the 4th day of August,-1902, for license to retail vinous, isjjirituous or -ma liauors in ; the " town of Elizabeth city, n. a - ..; . J oht A.- Weite. Rev.1 Act.; Sec! l 1901. . ' 1902. at is What President Bosley Said. T A C a 1 1 e d ti e eti n g of B jj s i -ness Filen Greet Disting" uished Visitors. Suffolk . and Carolina Officials Vere Here. : ' -Messrs Wm! ; H. Bosley Pres., Charles L. Pitt Jr., Treas. Geo L Barton, general manager and Gen. eral Jno. M. lennison of the Sufr folk and Carolina Railway were here yesterday.;; They arrived in company with Hon. T. G. Skinner, ? i yesterday morning from Edenton, and proceeded to take in the town so to speak. . " T The.se distinguished - men came for the sole purpose- of seeing ' our city. They were enroutef from Edenton to Baltimore and Jiaving a few hours- tospare stopped over for a cursory view of the terminus of thejr proposed extension-and for a chat .witii business men and of ficials. " - : v . ; To their -surprise :bur , energetic promoter, Hon."T. G. Skinner, sent. out invitations to the business men to meet the railroad people for an informal exchange of" views, x Ac cordingly at 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon a large and representa tive body of our business men' and members of the Chamber of Com- . . ........ merce assembled at the courthouse and the question of he proposed railroad! was given consideration. M. Bosley arose and in brief, well chosen remarks siated the po sition his people had taken' in the matter. Said he: "We have suc ceeded in raising $500,000.00 i for the 'purpose of building the Eliza beth City& Western ; R. R. and orders for ties, rails, etq.. are on our desks awaiting the action of your city in granting right of ; way. and terminus We have done our part and are simply awaiting your action."; Mr. Bosley also . advised that the matter be decided -within, a reasonable length of time, say 60 days. ! ; This - was advised for ; the reason that the half million dollars to te 'used in construction is bor- rowed money and a delay in mak ing use of it would necessitate its return with the result that should it again be" needed much difficulty might in all probability be exper ienced m obtaimng same. : 3 t : A few: brief remarks from Mr. Pitt and General . Dennison -concluded the railroad's side. .' Mayor Wilson was then called upon to announce what steps the city had taken in- procuring : right of, way and terminus. He said: "At - last meeting of town Commissioners' a committee was appointed s to at tend to -.this. Should they not conclude by next meeting a'' jury will be . appointed" to condemn property for a street and the city w ill"grant right of way, down said street, to the railway." ' - This practically concluded the meeting. .: Much doubt as to the sincerity of the S. &." C. By., has existed in the minds of many i but the o informal meeting yesterday settled such doubts' to the entire satisfaction of all.1- r '. -'V'r ; This was'Presidenis Bosley's first visit here and he stated" that its growth' and enterprise far exceeded his highest expectations. ; He ex pressed himself delighted with the : ' . ' ' ' : 1 i V prQgressiveness little city.' " of our beautiful Hi YESTERDAY No, 51 IN HYMENS ROSY REALMS; Four VVell ! Known Couples Wedded r ' Wednesday. s - VVednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock' Mr. Fred Davis and - Mrs. W. C. Weymouth; were ' United in holy matrimony by Rev. D.'H Tuttle afe the.lMme of the bride, corner Road : and Burgess streets. . After the ceremony congratulations, were re ceived and the couple departed on, the North bound Norfolk & South- ern en route to the White Sulphur Springs where they will spend a two months honey-moon. ' , Mr. Davis and Mrs. Weymouth are both very, popular in this city . She was-' formerly a Miss Maggie Price. . Mr. Davis has been a life time iresidient here and has for some. yearo been engaged in the coal ' business-here.' 'r Quite' ai number of :frien3s of .the 1 cOuple were present at - tne cere mony. The parlors were tastefully decorated with ferns and flowers. The presents of which they were recipients were many'r .useful and' costly. The Tae , Heel extends con-gratulatiam-.. . ' -" , IVE3-HASKETT, A , - - " . Mr. R H. Ives and Miss - Mary- . D. Hasletjt wre quietly married at, ;' nine- o'clock Wednesdays evening. - ' by" Rev? C. W. Duke- at the Parson-' age." Only two friends'; of the" . couple were present and but ; few wereSiext. - News of this kind njever . ' fails to travel and before morning but few people ' in this . city were not acquainted - with the minutest' particular. The popular 'Pat' Ives and the beautiful and highly. ac complished Misa y Haskett have friends pnnurabered iu this city, and congratulktionis were showered upon them on every hand. , T THE MARRIAGE REGISTER Fifteen Licensei Issued: Mostly ; o . Rua-a-way's. A glance at Pasquotank's mar- riage Register shows a marked de--crease in licenses issued. There;, were fifteen, in all, this -i'month. ' s ...... Two of these were colored. : The . others were - mostly run-a-ways. Newport News, Gloucester, Suffolk, - Portsmouth and Norfolk, Va., fur nished the material for the larger per cent of -the list Here are the whites: - . - - ' . - .- Harry L. Goodson and Edith ." R Overmyer, of Norfolk ' : Parish G.' Bunting and; elea Wilson," of Portsmouth,- Va. . -Harvey F. pEto well nd. Rosa Bell , ines, of Suffolk, Va. . ; . ;;: Jno. -W. Bray and Louisa Frue, of Pasquotank." - . - - 1 James Edward Goodwin and Mary Louise Hollo well, df Pas-" quotank. , . : ; - Frank C. Hanrahan "and Annie Eliza Burton; of Portsmouth, Va. - HolloTay G. v Ballance . and - Claudia A. Hight, of Pasquotank. Benjamin R. Brandt and Lillie Jane Long, of Norfolk. ' Robt. L. Green ; and Irene " Mc- Harney, Portsmouth, Va. v George Sanders and Mae Gilbert of Pasquotank. . ; K ! . ' -v Edward J. Hancock and Anna J. Twiddy, of Pasquotank ,r-: : ,y:.f "T . . AlvinP. Divers ana Mattie .BLt. , Bernard, of Newport News, Va. Ira F. Cottee and Katharine : Bobbins, of Gloucester, Va.. Only two licenses were issued to : colored. They are as follows: . Benjamin F. Mullen and Hattie White; Joseph Pailin and Narcissi Sutton; all of Pasquotank County. 'X A' J 1 v A
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