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Ve ry Warm, Dry, Sunny
Weather.
ORQPB MAKING SLOW PROGRESS
Though not by Any Means
Beyond Reach of Im
provement if Rains Fall
Soon. Gardens Injured.
For "Week Ending Monday, July
21, 1002.
Very warm, dry, sunny weather
prevailed during the greater por
tion of the past week; and drought
appears again to - be causing some
injury to crops, except at places in
the extreme eastern and western
portions of the State where light
showers occurred on the 15th. At
this, the critical period of; the. crop
season, abundant moisture is indis
pensable to fill out the J grains, of
corn and to enable cotton to make
sufficient size of need for a full
crop. The mean' temperature dur
ing the week was about 82 degrees,
or 5 degrees above I the normal;
very high temperatures' prevailed
duriog the latter portion .' iwhen
maxima exceeding 100 degree oc
curred, especially bn Saturday the
19th r these high temperatures were
, accompanied by -, rather drying
winds, and most crops began to
suffer for lack' ot moisture. The
rainfall for the weei as very
saiall, and was 'limited to showers
about the 15th at a few places; the
deficiency was over 1.25 inches. In
some sections wells are getting lo w
and stock has to be watered Crops
have made rather slow growth this
"week, though notvby any means be-
yond reach of improvement if rains
fall soon; lowland crops are fine ;
the cultivation of the, staple crops
has been practically completed
nearly everywhere, ' o--
Upland corn is failing somewhat;
a little has fired, and much of it
twists during the hottest pari of
the day; old corn is suffering most
and needs moisture to fill out the
gram; lowland corn is excellent
and has not suffered. Cotton stands
the drought well; it looks green
and healthy ; has made good growth
in the south portion, . where the
weed is of good size and plants are
fruiting well; in the north portion
and on stiff land' the plants are
small and are shedding forms con
siderably; where poorest the crop
is blooming to the top. Tobacco
also needs rain; plants are ripen
ing rapidly, but are still small; cut
ti&g and curing .is progressing
rapidly and will become genera
during next week. 'Most of the
mjBOr crop3 have suffered slightly
from drought j especially peanuts
sweet potatoes, and field peatp
many of the latter planted ' after
wheat failed . to come up. Gardens
We been injured. The irisli potato
rop in the west is- not giving as
large a yield as anticipated. Melons
are abundant and . of good quality.
rit is scarce; peaches and apples
are inferior, ithough late peaches
toe some wb at better than the early
crP- Grapes'are ripening. j- Past
,llre8 l ave dried oii on account of
drought, and the prospects for late
are poor. . -" -
Approaching Nuptials. C.
e Tab Heel acknowledges the
,eeipt of the following: -
Mrs. J. D. Dinldns requests yonr I
presence at the marriage of her
daughter, Inez Teresa Angell, to
Mr." Fred Hayes Shipp, "VYednesday
afternoon;- August , sixth, atw five
o clock. 4 Metcalf street, Jfew
tsern, JNorth Carohna. 5
Miss Angell is well and favorably I
known in this, city where she has
visited frequently. Mr. Shipp is a
ixauve oi jCiiizaoetn uity ana is ai
son of our worthy citizen Mr. . ST
fehipp. ? He now resides in Hich-
mond; Y&.i where he holds a lucra
tive and responsible position with
the Chesapeake Coal Co.
-A Gentlemanly fracas.
"You're an-infamous scoundrel.
That is what Mr. Willis N. Gregory
said to Mr. W. G. Banks.. The lat
ter had said a few things himself
but at the above assertion, from
one so young, he waxed exceeding
ly wroth and proceeded to do a
rough house specialty in the open
air." No one knows whether it was
a brick or not but suffice it to "say
Mr. Banks was rendered (hors du
ficer Bell then took a hand. To
Mr. Banks,: Tully said: seven
seventy-fire. Mr. Gregory was
bond:. The above occurred on
Matthews street Tuesday afternoon,
a Neeaea Morra. ; , : - i
From all over this; section have
of rain. Farms have ' suffered ex-
tensiveiy from throught. . The cry
for rain has been universal. Mon-
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threatening aspect but it boded
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good to the soil of several counties.
The parched farm lands of this and
ed to a drenching that made glad ;
the hearts of their owners. - Pvro-
technically it was a brilliant suc
cess. The threatening rumble of
the hidden batteries of the clouds
and the vivid flashes of lisrhtninar
that ever and anon cleft 1 the cloud
banked heavens with a zigzag train
of fire were aweinapiriner to the
timid and magnificent to the bold.
HORRIBLE DISCOVERY.
Corpse of Tramp Mutilatee
tures. - ,
byil
: Greensboro. N. C. Late Satur
dav County Coroner Turner re -
ceived a message to come Brown
Summit, a station, near Keidsvil'e,
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T:Z:n:t :rTt: I
tramp had died in a clump of
bushes 100 yards from any resi
dence and fifty yards from, the road.
He was lying under a large oak,
with a root for. a pillow. Vultures I
had multilated the body. He
probaoly died . "Wednesday night,
as he was seen walking towards
Greensboro Wednesday evening.
-. No post mortem was held, as the
doctor says he evidently died from
heart disease. 'There were j no
means of identification whatever.
The! only articles found in his rag-
' '" i ! "1 n " . i...T, t I
quantity of snuff.- There, were no
signs of foul plays whatever,, and
the poor wayfarer was1 given a de-
centburial by neighbors. --.
The Public School committee of
Elizabeth City Township will re-
r.ftive aDlications-from teachers of
both' faces until August theAllth
12 m. l" " ' - -
Wesley WnxiAMsSec'y.
JUiziibfctL City, N C
gea.cioming were u, Bluu ui meetmg. But these few men to-gether with a few. unsophisticated res
ell, a piece of tobacco and amall - . . ag easly led by the nose bs asses are. carried everything
ELIZABETH CITY, N.'.C,
ihg Merges 6me
That's What the Band Will Play When the Fire
men Disembark To-morrow, i ;
Inez, "The Pet," A Winnen
In Two Spirited Contests at
Our Fire fighters Demonstrated Their Efficiency
and a First and Second Prize are Theirs; I
- A telemm from T. C. Bland the secretary of the Elizabeth
City Firado. No. 1. confirms
the above company had won two pnzesm the steaming con-
tests at the firemens tournament held in Raleigh- July 22, 2
WnH 04th
f Pitted against five of the best companies in the State: our
boys won the first prize in the quick steaming contest time
2-48 M.
, - With the same' companieslo
l:ed off the second crize in thelon? distance contest throwino-
2uctul U1 WAICI uiiidiiccui
This is the first tournament
ci:u,au ru,. u..
L,iiz.aucin v-,uy iidvc uai iiuiudicu.
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in an admirable manner.
Upon their return to-morrow they will be given such
demonstration as was never before witnessed in this city. :
engressman
WM&peak
It was stated in these columns, last week, that Congress
man Jno. H. Small would meet
citizens of this city Wednesday
purpose of the meeting was the
I KnilHin or
r"""1''5.
Uwmg to a nucn uj nib prugrain ivir. omaii inrorms us mat
could not be with us until tonight. He will arrive here from
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Manteo to-day and the citizens
night without fail.
A MEETING
v Wednesday .night but unknown to but few of the truly patriotic
people of the city. No bell was rung, no xio lice given. The iTully
Wilson and "Mac" Sawyer faction
portunity to ride rough shod over the rights, of au unsuspecting muni
cipality.. . : ( . ' : j;
Assembling their crowd in the upper chambers of the court house
and with only a few oil lamps to dispel the gloom they quickly, silently
and almost secretly drew up a set of resolutions 'indorsing the Mat
thews street site. Only a bare handful of people were present mostly
willing tools " , ;
The meeting was to be meeting of the , Chamber of Commerce
with Congressman SmalL : Mr. Small's inability to attend cancelled the
ftieir w&j' :
, - oretkrv of the
suppose"d to represent the, verdict of the people; - " ;
. w. ,flf , Action' and thouffli'these resolutions bear the legend'
tiA niiizena of Elizabeth Cjtv,
will, for the sake of sort.lmio say, that this meeting
"as not a pe.u.n,0 "UiCUO
City Will meet at the Cpuu House to-night.' Men who seek only
the promotion of the public welfare will be,present and :thetquestiou
as to site will be settled for once and for all; - :- 7 -
-Tully and Mac "d -their supporrs and . tools may- come but tne
j people tae true peopie-wni ueciuo
FRIDAY, JULY 25,
the Raliegh Tournament
.the long distance bulletin that
' compete with, our. boys car.r
1? iccu
in which the fire fighters of
tuav. u i;.
1 ncy icuuuicu luciiiscivca
the Chamber of Commerce ind
evening July 23rd, 1902. The
selection of site for the public
are requested to . meet him to-
WAS HELD
gam availed themselves of the op
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treasury was WardVd tK wnln"
in mass raeetinsr . assembled." .we
uii lmportantciuestion. - . ,t
Small
i 902.
The Knitting Mill. . . .
Th e . stockholders of the Eliz-
beth City knitting mill, being so
employed by the directors, -have
conveyed the mill property to the
Elizabeth City Hosiery Co., a new
corporation made up of old stock
holders of the mill, for $32,010.
this including a mortgage of $25,-
000 now a burden on . the mill arid
a floating debt of $7,000. : The
stockholders of the new company
will put $10,000 more capital into
the enterprise and hope to make a
success of it During the first year
the mill lost heavily. Last year
under the careful managejneht of
Mr. P. H. "Williams it was able to
balance its books at the end of the
year without loss. This year it is
believed that, with . the - additional
working capital, a substantial divi
dend will be declared. Mr. "Wil
liams will continue in charge with
Mr. B. B. Martin as Secretary and
Treasurer. ,
TO UNVEIL MONUMENT.
Tyrell's Tribute to Confederate Dead.
(Special to the Tar Heel.) (
Columbia, N. C, July 24, 02.
There will be unYeiled at Colum
bia, Tyrrell Ceunty, on August 7th,
1902, a handsome Confederate' Mon
ument. The monument is white
bronza with appropriate mscipt-
ions and has on it a medallion of
lithe; peerless ' B. E. Lee, -altl will
measure 23 feet high,, and reflects
much credit on the patriotic citi
zens who have contributed by their
efforts and money to its erection.
Everybody, is invited to attend the
unveiling exercises. v
We learn that there will be
a
large attendance from Elizabeth
City ann vicinity arid an excursion
will be run to accomodate : those
who wish to attend.
Hon. T. G. Skinner will deliver
an address upon the occasion.
. xne steamer Alma will run an
excursion from here to Columbia
on the above date.
A SAO DEATH.
Child Died While Papa Was Away,
Morris T. the infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. C. Stokes, died
shortly after 5 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. The little one has been
in ill health all its life. Often have
the fond parents feared the visit of
deaths angel but each time the lit
tie one seemed to gain a new lease
on life and its recovery wa.s of
looked forward to.
pir. otoises, wno is tne uniei.,o:
the fire department, was, in Ealeigh
when the little one breathed its
last. He was wired for and arrived
here ' yesterday morning. This
morning the remains of the little
one will be entered to rest in the
family plot in the country.
Towe-Davis. .
A special from Winfall-yesterday,
says: Mr. Jos.. To we, a prominen
farmer and stock raiser of this
county and Miss Mary Davis,
charming and popular joung la'dy
of this! city were married at the
home of the brides parents by Rev.
Jackson yesterday afternoon.. - ;:
4 ' - At Home.
One of the swellest functions of
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given by .Miss Mary McMulIan, at
h'r home on Pennsylvania Ave.v in
honor ; of . Misses Margaret and
Frank Hanestof Winston--alem.
Music for the occassion.was fujr
nishedby the Ei City orchestra. ' .
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State Literary and His-
; torical Society
ONRQANOktlSillOjULraTH
6 reat U orth Caro I iniahs
D ete r m i n e,- Sco p e, Time
and P jaceJbiF t h e Ccfng-"
Exposition. 7
A Manteo, .N, C-, July 24 , v ,
. (Staff Correspondence.) ; '
This has indeed been a red letter
day for . historic Eoanoke' Island. ;
The stalwart men and fair women
of this delightlul county met to M
celebrate the deeds of 'the rude
forefathers who. three hundred
and thirty eight years, ago, made r., '
the first attempt to establish relig-, . rf;
ous and 'civil liberty in . the ; new . .
world. This was- only a preliminary ,
celebration to determine upon the. r '
scope, timA ahd place of a future' -
celebration which : shall be: of nat-' - t .
ional importance and significance.. ;:
ii is proposea io ; engage in a v ,
patriotic undertaking ."of - celebra- -y ;
ting on Boanoke Island the land- v
ingand" settlementjof Sir Walter
Raleigh's colonies beings the first
English settlement in Aerica and
the birth .of Yirginia Dare, the first
An glo-American. ' ,;". '-' ,, - :
The Celebration Committee met . ;
at 9 a. 'm., Hon. AV. . D. Pruden, '
presided over the meeting and W" -J.
Peel served as se cretary instead '
of A. J. Field whe ;COuld not be ;
pres ent, 'H . T. G. eanle af acted - as .- p
recording secretary. - : i ; ; ; .
.' At this -meeting the following
Committee was appointed ta draft
a charter for the Roanoke Islands:
celebration committee. ' - ;
' E F. Ayplett, Chuu . i
C. F-'-Wabben, V , .';''''
H. S. Waed4,
This committee will make a- .
formal report at the business meet- "
ing in the morning. The charter ;
is broad in its scope and will , ne '
published in the Tar Heel. s
The morning hdurs. of : the : ses-; '.. 'P':
sion were consumed in speech mak
ingv : .-. pP,yP 'ypp PPP
The address of welcome by C. R
Pugh of Manteo and the response -'
by Hon. W. D. Pruden of Edenton
were highly applauded. . -
Gen. Julius S. Car, delivered &n r (. .
"Address on Sir Walter Raleigh.
'At 11:30 a. m., Prpf. ,Chas. G.:i 7
Evans ' presented Congressman -
Small. Mid thrilling applause he ;
delivered in part,; tne speech that
made him famous in . the closing '
days of congress. j. V;' -PP-Pp':
; Justice Walter : Clark was next '
presented by Rev. Chas. R. Taylor. ;
"What the ; Celebration Means, v ;; ;
was the subject of his P address, p t
It touched upon 'the early history
of the State t.n 1 in conclusion was
a comparison of the - transportatino
of Raleigh's time and transpcrrta- y
tion of today. P- P- -- P'-":
Most of the afternoon was spent y
in visiting Fort Raleigh and other
places of interest. . ; ' V ; P'''-
"Raleighs Charter The Dawn of -Civil
Liberty" by H. S. Ward, of,
Plymouth; ."The Nations x part in
the Celebration" by .Senator F. M. ;
Simmons and 'Roanoke Island
Centre of Historical : Interest" by : -:: I
Hon. Charles F. Warren; ot Wash
ington. N; CV, were the ; addresses -:
delivered at last nights session. ' ; .-' - (
y Up to this writing it has not been '
fully decided when the exposition 'V
will- be held. It is thought that
it 11 t lAAl' i " t: '
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"BJe""lu-w xmsreaa 01.
visitors ;will be builtjan auditorium' V
and bag exposition hall: together
ivith "various museums, theatres etc;
will have to be built ' .Again there'
are uiaDy mid . way attractions
provide, d The exposition; will be ' : '
open to visitors at le ast six months. " : ri'
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