IP
LLi
Almost Complete Ab-J
sence of Rainfall.
CROP- BEST FOR MRS.
Pea n UtS a re Doing Y ell
Cotton iSnot Materially I
Suffering f ro m D rought
Much Damage by Lice
Fruit Prospects Very
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The reports of correspondents
for the week ending Mondays July
7. were not so favorable as for the
preceding period. . The character
istic features were the almost com
plete absence of rainfall, the in
tense beat and glaring: sunshine
during the latter portion of .the
week. The weekly mean tempera
ture was about 84 degree and lihe
daily means averaged, frojn 8 to 10
degree above the normal; from thei
4th to the close of the week maxi
mum temperatures above 100 de
gree were recorded throughout the
central-south portion of the States
Except in the extreme nortneasi
where showers occured on the 1st
a?.d 5th, there was practically no
rainfall anywhere during? the en-
tire week. The sunshine! was in-
ten$e, and brisk winds dried out
the' soil very rabidly.; Wfcile crops
are still generally in good condit
ion,, and early in the week-made ex
cellent growth,,ihey are jnow ber
ginning o suffer for lack Jof moist
ure, and another week of drought
would certainly cause serious de
terioration. l.i -
Corn continued to maintain its
excellent condition, many ; corres
pondents remarking," "best for
many years." but toward Ithe close
"began to suffer for lack of moisture,
especially early corn, wnicn needs
rain to fill out the grain'; early
planted corn is , generally i in silk
and tassel; laying by corn; is ap
proaching completion even in the
extreme west: -there is considera
ble complaint of damage by chinch
tugs. Cotton is not yet i snffexing
materially from drought, thougn
snowers would, benent the crop;
it has grown considerably, and ap
pears to be forming squares freeiy
complaints of damage , by lice are
unusually numerous, ..though some
reports indicate that the insects
are beginning to disappear. Chit
ting and. curing tobacco! has jqst
commeticfifl. with . sdme eood - re-
, , ; w J
suits; showers are, much needed for
the tobacco crop : to secure full
growth of upper leaves. Stacking
winter wheati oats., and rye is fin
ished; threshing is. fully under way
cuttinsr surinff' oats i3 "well ad-
vanced. Sweet , potatoes are not
uoinsr well, and the cror will , be
short chi fly oa account of the
scarcity of rains.. Jreanuts are
doing welL Rice on the lower
Cape Fear is fine, and has received
last flow of water. Home grown
'watermeloLS are coming into mar-
ket General prospects i for jfruit
are disanrjointinsr " as compared
wththe Wable outlook-earUer
in the season: the "intense heatf of
th last few days has" caused some
premature ripening, k Peaches' and
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early apples are in mariet, both of
aferior quality, though peaches
are fairly abundant late apples
continue to fall. A . good ; crop of
was secured in some places, out
pastures are now failing.; n
THE VERY LATEST.
Unique 'Advertisement of the Hart
: " ford . Life. ' , v
. The words. Hartford Life con-
tain exactly twelve letters- The
comprise the same jiumber.v A
brainy man connected the two facts
and as a result of his imagination
the above, well known,' life insur
ance Co., has at much -expense,
i gotten. out one of the most most
unique advertisements ever' seen.
It is a nickel'plated, stem-winding
wfttck on : the dial ot frch ap-
f mb e wtten a-A-x-i! -u-k-i
. ; r V LT " nT
thft TTlflkfi' nf tltA watch l'a iienollir
displayed is" neatly printed the
name.! and:' address of the State
manager of the company. ,
Ijsually a reporter kills so much
time that his conscience if he has
any will not allow him to look a
watch in the face but the Tab Heel
scribe was not backward in accept
ing the gift of one of these watches
from manager SanderHn. It is
really a neat and attractive, as well
as a useful reminder of the place
where policies are "writ." ;
TRAMPS IN THE WOODS.
Reporter Found Camp of Hobos in
! Thicket Near the Town.
a
; Many tramps have been seen in
this vicinity ; of late and various
rumors are afloat as to where they
keep themselyes when the- dusky
shades of night have fallen. Now
the. most natural location for a
hobo'i camp is in the vicinity of
Ward's old brick kiln and thither
is where the reporter strolled. It
was about seven o'clock and in the
fastness of the woods it was grow
ing dark. Entering the " strip of
woods to the right of the railroad
and only a few -hundred feet from
tracks discovered the smoldering
embers of fa. camp fire. ' ; At first
nothing else was visible but grad-
uaiiy "becoming accustomed to the
gloom it was . easy to
distinguish
two ill clad forms stretched upon
the ground in sleep. A slight
cough aroused the sleepers and
setting up right they demanded in
surly tones; "w'at yer doinlhere?"
An evasive answer and a kindly
assurance of good-will solicited A
more favorable response from one
of the party and in a short while
they assumed a more friendly atti
tude.; Answering several inquiries
in regard? to train schedules and
wishing the tramps all well the re
porter departed. "The next morn
ing the tramps had left and only
a few scraps of paper and a soiled
rag marked the spot. ,
CAPTURED BEAR.
Life .Saving Crew Feast on Hams of
, , . Wandering Bruin.
The other day the ever? at "Wade's
Point Life Saving station -captured
g Wack beir mi I m add.t.on
meals they had cart loads of fun in
makin g the . capture. Some one
saw a dark object swimming in the
water. . , Supposing it to be . a dog
they I launched a boat and .put, out
to save him. JJpon Bearing i the
fI Pe",eTed ll to be "
bear. ' An exciting scene - ensued.
For over an . hour they practiced all
possible deciet ard trickery in try
ing o" get a : rope around bruins
body.. -Succeeding in this they
rowed to the shore and after hav
ing an hours, sport, ' with the en
raged brute,' killed it and preserved
the hams. ; , v ' . "
Town of Clinton Nearly
Destroyed.
II DISASTROUS. HOLOCAUST.
A Cigarette Stump, Pre
sum ably, the ; Origin of
Destructive Blaze Loss
Estimated at One Hun
dred and Fifty thousand
.Dollars. ; r
Goldsboro, N. C, Julv 7.-The
pretty town of Clinton yesterday
was swept by fire. Three, squares
south of the court house, went up
in smote, the victim of the cruel
fire-tongue. Unfortunately the
town has no fire department and
her people,, heroic at all times, were
powerless to check the progress of
the fire. ,The fire originated in . a
negro restaurant and soon spread
to adjoining buildings. An eye
witness describing the ferocious
ness of the fire says: i "Once the
flame fastened itself to adjoining
property the fire waxed hotter, andj
as it was emboldened by the prog
ress gained, it leaped and plunged
like an enraged bull -wiping out
everything in its path! - Commodi
ous business houses succumbed as
quickly as the cozy, office or the
dwelling house. The ! heat was so
intense and augmented by . that of
the firej little could be accomplish
ed: in the saving of personal pro
perty. The los3 aggregates one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
or mori with an insurance of pos
sibly not more than thirty thous
and dollars. , ' - J :
Pretty soon after the fire was
discovered the Goldsboro: fire de
partment was . telegraphed .for.
The department, prompt .always,
soon had loaded one fire engine
and one hook and ladder - truck,
and the brave fire laddies were
ready for the journey to Clinton.
CapU Balu, chief of Ithe depart
ment directed affairs' and 'tis said
the huok . and ladder truck was
aboard the cars in . five minutes
after the telegraphic j request for
aid .was received. - TJierewas some
delay incident to '-firing up" of lo
comotives' and then ithe mile i
minute - run to the conflagratioi
wns on. Alas! even with the dis
a
patch, the demon fire, had done its
work ere the department reached
Clinton, ' ami. the Goldsboro fire
laddies were truly sorry they could
not reack Clinton on time to ren
der aid. - .
Auto Scares a Horse.
Yesterday afternoon i Mr. Walter
Brothers, the milk-man, left his
horse and buggy standing in front
of McCabe & Grices store. Tha
horse went to sleep.' " Along came
an automdbile " and 'he woke up."
Never having seen an article - of
that kind he decided,! to vackte.
Making a dive . into ! Poindexter
street he made a bee. line ior the
Citizen's Bank, lauding into a tele
graph pole. ' .That section of -.the
city immediately suffered a lacteal
cataclysm. Bottles of ; milk were
hurled Jo the f our points "of the
compass and when they hit pn the
rocks the" smash could be heard
.blocks away.
POOL ROOM RAIDED.
Chief of Police Made Raid
v Known. Parlor.
on
Weil
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, No little excitement was created
last Fj-iday. when' a report was cir
culated Ao the effect' that chief
Dawson had raided C. B. Grandy 's'
billiard parlor, and ordered a nhm
ber of minors ' before the bar of
justice.? Many months; ago the
city v fathers passed an ordinance
prohibiting minors frequenting bil
liard and pool parlors. In some
manner :the -' ordinance seemed Jto
havebeen forgotton for, of-late
young men under , age have ex
pressed n6 hesitation whatever in
entering the numerous parlors in
town. ' . ' . -
Friday mbrning' Mayor Wilson
ordered'Chief Dawson to enterC.
Grandy's place and put under
arrest every minor ;who happened
to be there regardless of size and
ugliness. , As a ..result ' three well
known young men we're ; ordered
to the halls of justice and separa
ted from the- proverbial one and
costs. Mr. Grandy was also placed
under arrest for allowing them to
frequent his establishment. He
took: an appeal on the grounds
that his pool and billiard tables
wers only run in connection with
his cigar stand and sporting goods
depct.-
As a rule the pool rooms here
are conducted in an, orderly:, man
ner rijnd frequented bygentlemanly
people but even this didn't count
with Hisonner.. V ... ..
DIRECTORS STILL ALIVE.
Question Gt Quarters may be Definitely
Settled Within a Week.- : . . -It
is probable that the communi
ty has wondered just what had be
come of the Toung Men's Chris-
tian Association movement since
very 'little has been said about it in
the papers of late. It is a fact
however that, the movement is
alive and awake. . When.' the asso
ciation was organized in May a
Board oi directors . was . elected
composed of some of the best busi-
ness men in the city. . This Board
has held frequent meetings and
ntade every effort to select; quar
ters for the Association which
would be attractive and - adequate
to meet the needs of a well equip
ped work. . A. special, committee
has been negotiating with several
narties relative to .the erection - of
a suitable buildiug. This has ta-
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ken time and caused some delay.
State Secretary Jine Del is -now in
the city confering with' the direc
tors. Important matters are pend
ing and it is expected that the
uuestion of Quarters . will . be. defi-
iiately settled within - the next
week. It might be well 'to state
that the necessary, f uiids for the
maintenance and equipment -of the
Association is subscribed and all
that remains now is to secure com
modius quarters. v 4 v
State Secretary , Knebel siid to-
day : "I have never : come in con
tact with a more intelligent and
substantial Board of Directory than
that of the Elizabeth City Young
Men's Christian Association, .. they
have 'gotten a vision of an . aggres
sive well crowded work f orjyoung
men and boys " which I - ani . sure
will mean great tnmgs ror ine ra
ture cf this organization and the
community .as well.- 1 might ,? also
say that at the proper time, a Gen
eral Secretary will .be' called and
the man iu view is one of .the best
trained, level headed Secretaries in
Ihis part of the country."..
Si
Manteo Culex Conspic
ious for its Absence.
VISITORS NEED HAVE NO FEAfi.
A Communication Fro m
j Msmteo. Gives Firm As
surance Tht Visitors to
Dare County Wili not be
Molested by Dreaded
-Pest.
Mk. Editor: Having read an ar
tide some years' ago written by a
tourist in which he gave, his ex
perience as to the little pest known
as the mosquito,"and stating - that
nowhere on the coast had he found
its absence so complete" as on sthe
North end of Roanoke Island, I
take this opportunity . of - quoting
from an article as there is a com
mittee of people from various seo
tions of the state to meet on Iloa
noke Island July 24th, 1902, for
the purpose of devising means
etc., to at some future date, com
memorate the landing of Sir. Wal
ter Baleigh's Colony on this his
toric Island. Now it well known,
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and no one disputes it as the birth
place of Virginia Dare, the first
white child born of English par
entage on the continent of . Ameri
ca, and where the first christian
right of, baptism took place,, mak
ing jt the very, cradle of the Anglo
Saxon Race in this country. ,.
Worshipping as they did in the
primeval forest with the howling
savage around, it was the fountain
head; from which sprang the guar
antee that every man could wor
ship God according to the dictates
of . his own .conscience,; and none
dare to molest or .make him affraid.
The section of Roanoke .Island
where Fort Raleigh is situated is
high sandy land, four miles from
any marsh or swamp, "with a nat-"
ural drainage to the sounds on
either side, where no - stagnant
ponds nor pools exist. I do not
wish to pose as an entomologist
but think it safe to state that - no
where on the Atlantic Coast, from
Stew Jersy-to Florida, is the mos
quito more conspicuous for its ab
sence than in this section of North
Carolina. Then all who wish to
avail themselves of an opportunity
to visit the Island on this mem
orable occasion and get the cool
sea breeze in the morning and. its
gentle zephyrs at night, need not
feel any apprehension of the little
insect known to be so. familiar as
to claim cousin witK-all. .
Aro. H. Etheeidoe.
Manteo, N. C, July 8th, 1902.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
4
Summary of Business . Transacted by
s
July Session.
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- The County Commissioners met
here Monday and. transacted busi
ness the' gist of which is given be
low. ..r The- committee, appointed to
"look after the1 fnc9. around' the
"Stok'Law Territory' in Nixon
ton Township, reported, that the
fence had not been icompleted as
required. . . " ' .-- - -
it was oraerea. xnav tne peonie
a said btock. Law Territory' be
given 15 more days from this meet-
ing to complete saidv fenoe.and ii
not completed - within that ' time,
the "gates placed . across, the public
road,to be opened. On motion," the,
same committee .was continusd. 5 . '
was ordered, That Joshua S. .
Lister be allowed to peddle books ;
in -Pasquotank - county. . without
license. - ,
: W. L. Cohoon appeared before -the
Board, representing the Cham-, J
ber of Commerce, and asked that .1
the Court House yard be made a
public Park ' ' " " ;
On rnntirm Tf. i'a ryrta-.yi frT4.
action-be t taken on .this petition.'
' ' The Citizens' Bank was relieved . .
of $27 tax of 1901 on building ' V
It . was ordered, 'That Johnrx
Charles be placed on county pen
sion list at sX.00 per month.1 : -
It was orderedThat S J." Har-- '
ris -be allowed to purchase 300 feet 1
of slabs for Jones' Mill Bridges. -
W. L. Cohopn, representing ,the : :
Riverside Land Comnanv. aDnear- 1
ed before the ioard'arid asked thai; ;
the county furnish ; ' enough shells j ; '
to shell the : Riyer Roa'd - through
the' Riverside : Land Company's :
. -rm - 1 m f- " s
property. - ' '- -
: On motion, It is ordered - That
the Board take no action,' at present,
on this petition. ' "
"On motion, 'It is ordered, That r
the Riverside Land Company " be
hallowed to starighten the : River i
Road through its property, pro
vided, that it" costs the county -nothing.---'
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On motion, It is ordered,. That
te clerk of tha .board, advertise
thfi'mepfino" of t.TiA linarrl ni mnnU
0 . , rj -1 .-.
ization on Monday, July 14, 1902;
in-the Economist .a,nd at the Court . -
in . the county. " ; yS :V 1
The pension applications of "yil-.
tin.m W Tinffcs v"N
vnaries xx. iirmsirong were . aw-:, -
yii ' " ' TT ' A ' It--'' " ' . ."
proved and signed by the board.'" ' .
Dr. J. E. Wood, health Officer,1
reported very little sickness at the -.
home for the month of June. There
are 30 inmates as-follows: ."White .
OA - T.. : 11. - "1 n
-s i i . n rn t"t-i crn litu . i n t ri a . t a ti r.
white males; 1 colored male and ' ,
one colored iemale. - - ' ;
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. j.ne list takers reiurneu uieir
xax lisis anu, un mouou,: lt.is w-.
dered by the board, That the - list :
i.' ii . j . l: ... ta ;
their services as last vear. viz: S2o
oafh fr-r the TnTcnchinn m : t.h A "
r ' " r '
nnnntr and Sft eaph fnr til A two
list takers lor iuiizaoetn uitv Town- t
ftnin.
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. m . i . i . i . I'll- 1 1 j -
pointed to .look after the- fence '
Nixonton Township, take the bills,';.
this day presentea to tne , ooara,
for labor ana material iurnisnea on ;
tne tax leviea ior ouiiamg saia. .
'fence and have .the? Clerk of the
, . 1 - i i . .A.- j . --
ooara 10 issue a ,juxu.s uruer ior
fnA'nmmint. rf fiairl tn.Tfia tnhft nmd'
nrf said bills fflr aa - if. m.v er.'
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port, which is filed, and ordered"
the Clerk to issue a Countv orders-
t f no cum tf Anfl hnnlml IaIIo-vo..
natnaway, to oe ; appnea as lar jts f ;
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nn-'hi lie nil a tav lorrt nnH vmaI
ial furnished in building said stock
law - ' ,
- WFmT.Art to buv a iarp tjmt
j of mules.' . - - , ,
Etrcxm Heights Co. -r . -
at BroomEactoryV