vui tllJ.AhKI M (T V' N Tj CD nAV AITmTCT Q inn"! . , -
Hr. Chas. R. Jones Ex
pired this Worning.
A NATIVE OF THAT CITY.
Death . Resulted From
Heart Trouble Ex
Sheriff Cohooo 1 Called
Remains Hay bo In
terred Here :
Ex-Sheriff F. P. Cohoon Jeftto
day for Baltimore -where he goes in
response to a-telegram announcing
the death of his brother-in-law Mr.
Charles E. Jones which, sad event
occured in that city this morning.
His death was caused from heart
trouble from which he has buffered
for some time. - ' '
Mr. Jones was well and favorable
known in this city, having resided
here many years He was a native
of the city of Baltimore and came
here seen after vthe close of the
Civil war. H was the first expert
engineer in this section- and was
superintendent of Fowler's Net and
Twine factory until 18S6, when
he removed, with his family, to' his
satire city. Jtfc' Jones was a mem
: her of the. masonic fraternity,
cf the Baptist church. He was for
along time superintendent of the
Sunday school of that denomination
In 1872 Mr. Jones was married
to Miss Alethia Cohoon who, with
six children, survive him. The re
mains will probably be brought to,
this city and enterred in Holywood
Cemetery.
Should Life Savers .be Pensioned.
To any person who.has thought
fully considered this queston there
can be but one answer. No de
partment of goverrment service
entails greater hardship, or - is
fraught witlr greater personal, ex
posure or graver perils.
Ten months of the year, , every
day on watch and every night on
guard, no matter how terrific the
storm or how severe tne cold,1 these
men patrol our coasts' in untiring
effort to rescue life and property.
To charge San Juan's"? Heights,
inspired by the notes" of- martial
music and the splendid spectacle
of marching columns, is heroism ;
and a nation applauds. - ? , '
But on some lone stretch of storm
swept beach, with no "music, save
the roar of a maddened surf, and
no inspiration save , the hope of
saving human life, the Xdfe Savers
launch out into the face ' of the
atorm and defy ite fury. ; This is
courage of the sublimer sort
Either lost at sea in -, some mag
nificent effort at rescuei or a victim
to tha. dreadful exposure incident
to their work, these brave men f re-
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fluentlv surrender ' their lives in
. - - r. . rn'i r
hneof duty. , " - 'V "'", '
To the widow and children thus
bereft the government pays ; an
amount eaual to two vear4 pay of
the modest salary which the hus
band and father 'had received and
considers its obligations well per
formed. ' -v
These men-'whatverive.thebest
Jars of their life to this service
re, as a rule,; splendid : specimens
of physical manhood, but the ex
posure and arduous duties .that
f Jheir vocation demands eventually
tell upon tfiem; and the day comes
hen they fail to pass the physical
ELIZABETH CITY; N: FRIDAY; AUGUST
examination .which , they .are every
year caused to undergo. Then
with health broken .and' well upon
the dbwnward., slope L of Jife, ifiey
are left to gain a living'1 -as best
they can; . : , ; , "
This government has never been
intentionally careless toward those
who serve it, and it is only a ques
tion of how soon it will pension
those life savers who become Hdis
abled In line of. service, and the
widows and orphans of those who
lose their lives. J .,
Let our , representatives in the
next General Assembly pass resolu
tions instructing our- representa
tives in Congress to introduce and
endeavor to pass a bill to' this end.
I ' feel confident that r - the Tab
Heel will gladly Jail in line with
so meritorious a cause. V
S. M. S. Eoxlinson.
Elizabeth City, N- C . . ; . ,
August 8th 1902, . - :,
KILLED TWO HORSES
t-
The Work of Lightning in Sunday's
; ;., IStorm. v -
A special from Knott's Island
informs us that the drought which
has prevailed there so Jong was
broken by heavy rains. Sundav.
Aside from the good wrought
the crops , the storm - furnished
ample f gossip -'for? the neighbor
hood. Childrens day exercises were
bcinff observed in the 31. E. church
ad the house- was packed. To
wards- the -close of. the, jserviccs the
stcrm arose. , It .was the fiercest
of the summer. - - ,
- Two horses hitched to a tree,
near the churchHwere struck and
instantly killed by ligh thing. This
occurrence created excitement in
the , building and a panic was narV
rowly averted. . . . ,
Rough Housed The Bijou. f
There is a cheap theatre in Nor-
f olksknown as ,ihe; Bijou. Those
most familiar with it, refer to it as i
Smith's.' This joint gives per
formances every night and nearly :
all nijgbt ; A ? number . of 7 painted
females attired in high water cloth
ing of torrid thickness are the.
leading features of the show.
They are the jack-o-my-lanterns
that have for years ' attracted we
"down homers" from the : straight
and narrow path and entangled
our feet in the bogs of debauchery.
H. C. IJerkins, of Roanoke Island
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carried a cargo of old iron-to w of;
folk last week, en board Capt W.
S. Davis sloop. ' Upon the night of
his arrival he wandered around on
Union St, - He passed the Bijou and
hearing the sound of revelry with-
m rus iooisteps were attractea
thitherward. Enteringf the gilded
agency of evil he was accosted by
the ieiiow in wmte wno ponieiy
serves you with the cup , that war
peth the mind. He ; imbibed ; of a
fe- too many and then , somebody
must have called him "a .banker."
Any way he- made y things lively,
some. The .wagon .with green
lights came around and transport
ed him to the big prison. , . , -'
Meanwhile Capt. Davis was in a
quandaryas to what had become
of his boat and iron.' Learning of
the turn things had taken place'ln
Norfolk, he went to that town and
Saturday he returned to : this city.
From him we gained the story.; v J
Finger Nearly Severed.
' : Mr;. Charles vA.'r Banks; a ' prom
inent resident of this city, met with
a J rainf ul accident ; W dnesday
af ternobni "While engaged in clean
ing a bicycle a finger of the right
hand caught between the chain and
sprocket and- was nearly severed.
Dr. McMullan dressed the. wound.
Columbia's tribute
To Gdnfadarate
In tasting Bronze The Citizens of Tyrrell Co
Commemorate the Horpic Deeds of Her , ;
r Boys Who; Wore ;the Gray,
Yesterday was a red letter ' day
f or Columbiaand all Tyrrell county
Yesterd ay '& sun looked down; from
an unclouded sky upon the solemn
ization of an. .event that "will 'live
forever in the memories of '-.thousands
of witnesses. " The citizens of
Tyrrell unveiled a handsome mon
ument to the memory of their Con
federate dead. r - :
, As early as seven o'clock yester-
day morning patriptic 1 men-: and
women from every, sectionof the
county were flocking the streets of
the , capital. Before noon nearly
five thousand people from Tyrrell
and, surrounding counties- .were
there and not one but whose bosom
swelled with pride of the boys who
wore the gray. , A patriotic fervor
pervaded the- very atmosphere.
Not a stranger entered ; ; within
Columbia's- gates whose, footsteps
were not quickened to the martial
music of the c band, so contagions
was the spirit of patriotism.
' The Edenton Light Infantry, the
Perquiman's Guards of Hertford,
and the Naval Eeserves and brass
band of this city swelled the crowds
and added zest to tho occasion. At
11:00 a. m. a parade, was formed
and the principal streets of Tyrrell's
capital were included in the line of
march, Tyrrell s ex-uonfederate
veterans, a delegation of J unior
Order vTJhi ted American Mechanics
and a retfnue' of ''enthusiastic; citi
zens were prominent in the pro-
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cession., . ; ,
Reaching the public square, on
which 'i the monument had : been
erected, the parade, halted and tjie
militia stacked arms. . -1
Every inch of ground was con
tested and the thousands eager to
witness the ' ceremony could not
find standing room within , hearing
distance. . It . was about eleven
o'clock when ? Rev; lr. Carawan
mounted the speakers stand,7 be
side the monument With silent
lips and uncovered heads the, vast
assemblage heard, ' his ; touching
prayer the opening: of the unveil
ing ceremony.- , ,
:r. Addressed ,hj.GoL-Wzl? Beasley,
Hon. T.'Gi Skinner Mark Majette,
J. C. Meekins, Sr.p Abner Alexan-
deV'and '.others, .whose names we
failed to learn, ,were delivered. -..
The most spectacular, and withal
the most- eagerly" looked forward
to event, . was - the unveiling itself.
It was near one o'clock . when a
blushing maiden gracefully loosed
the cord that dropped the veil and
exposed, to the eager) thousands,
Tyrrell's handsome tribute to the
i boys who fortv years ago'left. their
Hon. T.. G. SxciNza.' '
Dead
homesto die or conquer upon the
battlefields of Tirginia. Tok, Miss
Lulu Jones, one ofrTyrrelFs pret
tiest damsels; the, daughter of . an
exCohfederate' wHo" ; to-day lives
and boasts of servings through the
war unscared; lies the honor of un
veiling the grandest tribute a state
can py to its hero dead.
, Owing to lateness of the hour we
are compelled " to be" brief in our
story. Pages. would notdo justice
to this, the most momentous; oc
casion ever celebrated in the county
of ; Tyrrell. . Never . before in : the
anuals of its history had many visit
ors swarmed the streets oi its capi
tals The citizens of Columbia had
expected visitors and . more than
ample preparations had been made
for their accomodation. An entire
loek of the little city had been eh
girdled with" tables and covers laid
for a multitude. Imagine over three
thousand people banqueting around
a city square; imagine others await
ing their turn and forget that
the prettiest ladies of the land were
waiting upon those ta; les'juid you
btfye;;Wt a' meager :pictue;"'of the
scene. The spoeches Awere highly
ornate and much applauded. To
Hon. G.' Skinner whose picture
appears in this article was accord
ed the orator' of the day.' He spoke
ouly as T. G. Skinner can - speak.
His tribute to the. dead heroes,
whose memory is perpetuated in
thabrohze shaft by .which he stood
brought tears to the eyes of many
and echoes of applausa ' from the
throats of thousands. '
It was a big day for Tyrrell
county; a grand day for Columbia.
Tho peoplo of that dear" oldtown
and county were . lavish in their
hospitality, to the visitors--hospit-able
to a fault.? All -who visited the
unveiling speak only, words of
praise for. Columbians and in fact,
all Tyrrell people. The Naval Re
serves and the Band of this city are
loud in their praises of the : kind
treatment i which, they received
while there and - request us to ten
der the people of Tyrrell their
rthanks. . - '
" To Col: Beasley. originally
of Tyrrell county but now a prom
inent - merchant ; of Baltimore, lv is
4ue, more than to any other man,
the success of this occasion; It was
he .that launched the, undertaking)
The monument is a work -of art;
a handsome tribute to " those who
perished in the defense of a cause
vrhich fate decreed should lose. ; For
centuries it -.: may stand to tell the
story of TyrrelFs gratitude to ' its
dead heroes ; but ' though its gi'iinite
base . may crumblein the dust and
its towering shaft fall prostrate o
the ground the brave deeds of those
to whom it commemorated will live
forever fresh in the memory of all
Tyrrellonians. , . " l '
Excursionists View Impending Storm.
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- Excursionistrto Nag's Head, Sun
day, .were' treated to one of natures
grandest exhibits. 'Late m the after
noon ommnous" clouds of black arete
in the North Wests and the; heavy
rumble of thunder was heard. Yiyjd
streaks o'f lightning chained the
i threatening waters "to the far "more
8. 1902:
threatning clouds; the - wind blew
as, if urged onward by a thousand
demons ;the waters were lashed ta
fury and dense' clouds oi sand veiK
ed the cottages on the I beach. The
towering peaks of sand that line the
banks resembled a chain of smoking
mountainwhere the sun had a few
hours. before smiled innocently up
on a gay assemblage nature had lis
sumed a fierceness1 that "tongue nor
pen ndrartistJ8 brush can faithfully
k portray. Timid ones were f right4
ened near to prayers. 1
A tThe storm did not break in all
it's fury. The sable clouds drifted
southward; the northern skies
were suffused with a ghastly yel
lowish glow and the eun : dropped
like a big' red ball belowt the sea
kissed horizon. " A moment later
Body Island light appeared like a
fixed star far' to" the southward
and' the Btorrn abated. ; Apprehen
sions of a return - of vthe . famous
storm ' of .1900 .were excited "but
kind ' Providence deemed" it un
wise and the good ship brought
it's passengers safely to-.: their
homes. i ' .-
DRUMMER AND CARRIER:
What
a Currituck Mail Man
About the Tar Hee.1.
Said
A well 1 known
traveling
man
dropped into our editoral sanctum
sanctorum, one day this week, and
told us of a conversation between
himself and aCurrituck mail . car
rier. . He met the mail man" on
the rrad from Snowden The lat
ter personage, was. seated upon two
enormous bags of ; mail and wore
an ugly look that boded but ill to
the patient animal- which drew the
tlie pounderous load. i
, The following is the conver
sation,' which ensued between the
drummer and mail man: , - v
5 Say! My good fellow you. seem
to have on more' mail than usual."
' "Yep dis here's -Tau Heel day."
"Well, what kind oi a day is
that?" " ' ' . " : -
"Dad dart it aint ye hear'n about
dat air paper called de Tyab' Heel.
'Jam by' ev'ry.body ; in de whole
durn country takes it I aint seen
so dog gone many papers in all
my born days as dem folks send
down here." Nough to -make a
preacher 'cuss to ha' to . haul 'em.'-'
'.'Well, why do you people all
take the Tab . Heel; Is. there no
other "paper published?' . j
""Xair .dey's other papers; but
folks here'bout's doan pear to 'lak'
em lak' dey do de Tar Heel. t In
de: fust place its de biggest .paper
in seven counties and 'den sefcon'
place 'caint eben er dogfight hap
pen anywhere from NorthWesfc to
Kitty Hawk but what dem fellows
has it in 'de paper. Bey mont en
den er gin dey,moutent but pears
to me dat : folks '. wants de paper
dat gives su the news and. de T1b
Heel comes purty nigh' doin it."
- It shall always -be the- aim, of
the management, to make the Tab
Heel a paper for the. people. Our
only effort are to -please, So far,
we : have ' succeeded remarkably
but we expect to accomplish l even
more. ;
V Couldn't feet License. ;
h The County Commissioners met
Monday. There was very little busi-r
nets to come before the board - ex
cepting two applications for license
to retail spiritous liquors 1" c v
1 Mr. A'"W Swain'made application
for a license to sell liquor in the new
building whlch"is being erected on
the site of the recent burned saloon..
His application was re jectedA
-vJno. A. White also-applied for
lor 1
license out was rejectea.'
No 60;
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Alleged THurderer At
tacks Prison Keeper.
HE OBJECTS TO VISIT0B5.
Vith A Knife He Hakes an:
Attack on ; His : Former
Frierid.-The Kind Heart
:ed Jailer,; ;
"Jim Wilcox, the alleged mur
dered of Ella Maude Cropsey has
made an enemy of one of his once
best friends. Since Wilcox im
prisonment Mr, B. A.t Newbern,' '
the jailernhas: spared no effort to :
make prison .life comfortable for
the doomed man. ;He has never re- v
fused to ; grant , the slightest re
quesfi of ip the. prisoner . and many
times a day the kind hearted jailer
has' walked to. and fro on errands
for the" hated of men. - '
Saturday afternoon"1 Wilcox ex--
pressed a wish for some . matches. '
Mr. Newbern, or SBonney" as -he -
is "bett3r..knqwn,s- yent over to his ;
house ' and procuring a box of .
matches returned to the jail. Wil
cox is in an Upper "celL ,"Bonney"
drew himself urby the'-ibars and -extended
the matches to the pris
on. , Instead of expressing a word. .
of thanks Jim Wilcox freached ; for
a knife and aimed a vicious 7 blow , - -
Lat the uststreched hand, inflicting
an ugly, wound Upon' one of 'the
jailer's finger. ' v " " 1 ' i
i Mr. Ne wberne - dropped to - the
floor and demanded an explanation. '
I The prisoner 1 assume d a murder '
ous attitude and threatened worse ;
were the opportunity presented. He
also expressed a regret that he did l
not aucceed mi milicting a1 more
serious ' wound. " j , '
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Inside the prisop- walls an angry ; !
argumnt;:xnsuedbetween:;the.-.:.'v;V
keeper and his charge. . : Mr. New-
bern's reply was, in ; part: .'Jim ' ;
Wilcox I have treated you as friend. t
I" hate - never once refused : to .
grant you anything ' within .my
power, while the hand of '.every - :.
man in the" County has been turned;
against you. ,! Now that you have . . 1
acted as you have. I shall treat jon -. -just
as I do the other prisoners and V
when you hang I want to be the ' -man
to pul the' rope. Wilcox's re-
plytwas a sneer. - ' ' ; .
This is -not the first time,, since
his imprisonment that : Wilcox. 'has -7':
displayed his murderous rharecter. V -
Once Mr. Bobt. ; Mitchell, a pro- r
minent citizen of Camdem visited'
the jail and being1 curious : sought ; 1
the cell of the alleged ' murderer. -
Wilcox met him at the bars with . . .
a-beer bottle and demanded! "What 4 .
in the h-1 do your want here Mr. v
Mitcnell, expecting a collision ,
with the beer bottle,' beat a hasty , .
retreat In Camden he ' told the .
storyaud .(the people r of', that'
County were highly indignant' ; ;
Later; . Sihse the attack upon the
jailer Wilcox: has made another at- v
tack upon " a visior to' the;jaiL,
Mr. John Sykes . was ,'in jail one ;
day this wee t and r Wilcoxri made if
threats similiar to those above and '
then" . attempted attacking Mr. 2
Sykes with the beer bottle.' ; - -
Spectacles, .
By ClaGoeo T
. 'and all the moddcrn
appli-
ahces for fitting them at
HATHAWAY.
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