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An Original-cind Ornate Oration- Delivered By youthful Roanoko islander aflfe'. i cent Celebration Heetinffc- --.-VJ.W Mr, C. P. Pugh's Address of .Welcprnq. Having received repeated-ireV quests from. pur Readers for a pub lication of the speech delivered by, jlr. C. E- Pugh, at the r ecent meet inct on .Roanoke Island 'we take great pleasure m presenting 6ame to our readers: v; In. future V issues- e will give other speeches ed upon that occasion.' ' THE tfPEECH. f:-'' - Ladies and Gentlemen; Gentlemen of the Historical. Association bf the Lost Colony of itoanpke Is- We are - no w standing in the dawn of the twentieth century, fixed stars ' are fading from Mour view and we . grope...invvuiic$rtaiii light. But about , four Centuries " ago on. the ' spot 'where we J now stand, surrounded by all the many evidences of civilized life; the' rant thistle nodded in, te wind and the wild fox dug his hole : unscared; and here lived ..and ToVed another race, of Beings,' Veneath' the" same sun that courses his way in match less splendor across the great arch of the sky; the Indian hunter pur sued the panting, deer; gazing on the same moon that smiles for you, the Indian lover wooed his dusky mate. t Here he paddled his light canoe across these sheltered bays; here in the morning hours could be seen the Indian squaw tilling the soil, and at night their council fires gleamed along our shores. On they lived through unnum bered ages until, as civilization ad vanced, their war cry wasr.known only to the western wilds. After ages of petty warfare among .them selves, as t&e sixteenth century drew to close, they were i con fronted by men who built ship3 that -withstood the ocean's storms and who shook the solid earth with the roar of their artillery. Now only" a few ; descendants of those dark-hued children of the . forest still have ?their' wigwams in North Carolina. - . '- ' - SChis State, until, ihe . vear of 1583, had not .been settled: t by white men, one attempt had been made by a brave - young English? tijan, Walter vftaleigh, 'but ; had proven an utter . failure.. Siill his ambition and courage kept press ing him on until on the 24th &y July, 1 584, the -shored ' at "North Carolina were seen, by a company of men.unde Amadas and Bailowe. They came qlose" to a sand beach and finally continued - their - sail northward alon the lo, bartend barriers of sand, which divide the waters of the ocean .from rthose of - . - , - .. j .- '. - - . . ; , Pamlico and Croatan sounds un til they came to anchor. near an island. : - r-.r ' - ''' AcrosR the desolate sand ridges were fair, land locked, ' waters and , great forests, and fax out Ato sea floated the odor ; of . numerous flowers. ' i , ;j - ' j--'- ..i. These' weary toilers were"charm ' ed with the richness of vegetation and the cheerful, songs of the mock ing bird. - - , - ; One morning they, beheld in t&e distance a small canoe, with some Indians in it, which appeared to he moving .toward their vessel. The boatmen came , aboard and 'Were kindly treated by tha whites. The Indians in return invited'their strange visitors ashore. - ' Two Indians of Important dis tinction were Manteo and "Wan i chese. .Manteo proved to be friend ly to tho whites and, gentlemen of the tate Literary and Historical Association, just as Manteo ; open ed the doors of his 'wigwam i and eated with courtesy the pale faces 4t p do we; the citizens of Boa ofc Ielaaid, ; ppen .our doors in ' hearty velodmfe to? you.1:' r; We. te gla to "lave yot with nd hope thai; in your consid . rations you will deem it wise "to wd your nlemoiial services on this ; : pertainly. there Jqan bgn-o other, place m the, .bounds. of the Old North State.moeifit'ting" for such and enterprise ihan here'-where the Col of ' Phn bite,. perished'? here where still lingers the mystery of the loalc6lony; "hVre'where" Vir ginia Dare; $he first white .child in render-vADiencar fifs saw; the light of day; ana, Here, in fact where" the . teal history of North;. Carolina had .its first beginning. 'Thus f4 feel Justified in claim ingtthat -there is noplace.mo.ra fit for the occasion1 'thantlg island, bfeadUfuIlysituIted'in the extreme eastern portion' 'of the b'SlateT su-' rounded1 by sounds aboundinff in ttuu. wjrsiers,- wnere one can lay his body down,, to rest Vat night.' And here the-'swelling billows of wiio xig uiyj v.u?ai as iney tnro d and beat upon ithe. Bbbrsf Uwhere one tjan see vin his imagination. Amadas and Barlowe as they 'sail along our shbiea or call i.tb "mind tho-unfprttmates- colony roi j; Ealph Iaun,i the, first goyerhbr bf ihisuhr certain, beginningl, of Norih ; Caror lina. " - - , - ' f - And through - history, we have, a new vision of Sir Walter Raleigh ater all his exploits had been fail ures, as he is called before a jeal ous ; King ' and f alk an ! innocent victina to royal hate and tyrannical spite, " Still', there remains in every loyal North Carolinian a heart full of love and pride for the , namq of Baleigh. , ' - j ...Well might every North Carolin ian repeat,- where werev laid the f first arches bf empire ; "And-freedom looked down from . ;. its height - ' What, though- the; grim hand j: of disaster - .: ?' Swept over the Island and sea, ' I 'Ineres ever a .-charm in the story, That tells of a Ealeigh to me." : ; And, gentlemen, there can be 'no other place more ;fit for the mem orial service which you; intend to hold than historic Roanoke Island. Again I would say we bid you welcome to Cur midst and ' hope. tan in your consideration you will unanimously; de.cide to hold your manorial : celebration in this ex- ....... f. :.. i...' trenie Eastern part of your ' State, where the first -tolony of North utiroima. setuea, wnere me nrst whiter eirnd.m , America was born, where .the faithful colony of fifteen pej&shedj where- the firs attempt "at colonization was made. , j . yes, here where you meet today pja this gea-eo girdled home ofihe bravey foie-runers of oxx hisioryf Boanokeislahd. ; In conclusion, we bid, you God- speed in your, ; noble desire to pro mote interest in the past history of North' Carolina.. Though we are cut off by' the I1 waters of the Bound from the mainland, still our hearts beat with as true a patriotism 1 as that whioh animates the sturdy. In'--habitants of the Blue Ridge or the Smoky , .fountains;', and . whether tbe call be to aid in noble, workof peace and education or to ' gra'srj the musket, and c stand shoulder to shoulder in her defence, the inhabr itants of Roanoke wiil be true! to Carolina. .We -love her -for. her history and we stand ? ready v to make that-history v now, as it , has beec in the past, - glorious and t honorable.. - L . - ,'And witthe same . kindly feel ing that inspired the' friendly Man teo "to receive' with welcome thbe visitors from over .the sea,we once more, extend to you, ; the brothers of oua common - mother, - welcome to bur household and to our island home.. l' ' . ; : THE DECREE. In the Case 'of Banks vs Andrew . s . Brown etaisr r: " Below we publish - the decree. f judge Pumell in the land suiti the Receivers of the Bank of Com merce ; of Buffaloft. J., vs Andrei Browa et als. - Brown' it willbe!re inembered ia; manager of the Ea-it Coast Cedar, Co. of this cityTThis suit nasoeen in litigation ior- sev eral-years and has attracted more. than local' interests; s I'll L1' ' . j Mes&rs. . E. . F. rAydlett of - this; c'ity, and F. H. Busbee, of Raleigh,' appearedfor ; the ' defendants' and V. D. Pruden J.o f Edenton, '.Shephbrd pf Raleigh and Norris' MbreyitSf BhfFalo, N. X, appeared f t ! the .Kecei vers of the Bank; . i t Thi8t case coming up to de heard tipon the pleadings, ,'testimony, ex hibits ami admissions' of counsel, and it -appearing tb the. court, and .the coirtsp adjudges,- that-duej ser 'vice off the process" Herein lias(beeri made upon all the abovename'd de fenda'nts' by.i publications.' And it further ir appe'aring i to" thex' satis- faction of ,the courti landthe court so finds, that no notice was given as required by Section- 64 Acts 1897, of the ;laws of N. C.j after th s ale of he land described in ;the; bill of complaint for taxes J' that' Andre w Brown " was-' the" real owner of the Equity of Itedemptidh in said lands, and was in control and possession of the same, through his agents ever since the execution of the' mortgage mentioned in the ! bill tf complaint and at the time of the sale of the said land for. taxes. That as such owner of the Equity 3f Redemption and also as agent for ithe Bank of Commerce' of Buffalo 'he has' always listed the said lands for taxation and up to the' dissolution of the said Bank, had paid the 1 taxes. ; on the same, sending.' the tax receipts to said Bank. That without otibe to Bank he failed to pay said taxes as he had heretofore done,and to allow the same . to be sold in May 1897. and to cause the same to be purch ased for his benefit. .. That he caus- ased for his benefit: in the nam of the defendant Belding, thesherifl'i deed being executed to said Beld ing May 1898, who : conveyed' the same to tbe r defendant Wirgman. And it being admitted by counsel for defendants on the argument that the said Belding and Wirgman were notboina fide purchasers, and stand in re sprat to all equities and defences in the 'places' of J the' said defendant Andrew BrowoJ And there being ho satisf aototy evidence that the said mortgage indebted ness has been j)aid, and it further appearing that Martin Clai-k . has, in addition to the equitable assign ment of the said mortgage and in debtedness, formally conveyed and released to plaintiff all legal title m the same to the said Bank, the same being "filed in this court' It is ad judged that the deed of the Sheriff of Tyrrell county to r C G. Belding, under the tax-sale, and the deed from 0: C Belding to F. M. AVirg tfian, bo and are hereby I set aside and -declared fraudelenf and void, ahd'that they'be, and the same are hereby caoelleol a cloud ; . upon the title and - interest gcquirdd by the plaihtiffs uuder the said deed of mortgage. That the plaintiffs' re cover judgment for fce sum of ,ty thousand dollars, and interest seini annually at 6 per cent according to tjae terms of r the mortgage; frem i'eb.-the 17th. 1891, And' the costs of this action, and that the land de- scribed in; the bill of complaint is comdemned and charged with that amount of said cost - - ;T It is further ordered and decreed that if the said amount 'and costs are not paid r within ninety;-dfays from the .dae of K this; decree, the said Andrew Brown and all of the other ' defendants herein 4 and all persons claiming under or through them shall : be .forever" bafred'and fore eld sed fbt all equity of redenip- thesaid, landsj; ? and ; that 3?hos. O. kinner and: Isaac M,Meekins, who are herebyr) appointed ; &S;;i.eom-miasioners-of this ' court. lo adver- tise the aid laind for sale fpr four successive :week9 pnox to said sale in a ne wspaper published ill Tyrrell countyi or if there bd inone publish in said county, then in .an Elizabeth City paper i and: to sell the same at publio .auction ior cash to' the highest bidder -at the Court House door of said countji' and ' report such to this, conxt. . . ;; , , XhftjTthe coBaoSaeio3ie?s.,s)jall qturev!peVw& ' bf the bid to be paidjsh'ininietMy upou'thei aetauis tsrrwi nju , immeuiaceiy reopen the taddog tad to, the high- si, Diaaex .oompiyinar :,wim ewm terms. 7, The Name; 4 i u t.M uuaraiitees -J- ; Roominess, Coziness, Lightness, ' Elegance are all', com-. o'biiied in the; illustrated -buggy:, WRENN' & SON'S ' l"qrgies have been known for generations.The oldad-? fVJ ,JV6. them, "the young "love them. ;" A genuine ."WRENN". t'V, , - k -V''y .?R godtall' through, i. IUs good, when it ris new :' aud it lS'good whn'it is bid.' J ' J' ' 4"' ' - 'n'f.'i ( ,.t'- . . .. Jt " . ( ' t ' v . ; wre'nn ;-OUR, TRADE TSEZ : WIN BECAUSE THEY ARE i , . . 'well, erviceable. easonable. FLORA i3 Telephone ,38. :.r"' :'-' ' ; ' FdotMain st. - w e wui . XX Century Ice Cream r . freezer. P. W. Water Street, , ; v , v Headquarters fon , the.A best Partition, Ceiling, Flooring:,, Siding, Shingles. Ceiling $J.J0 and up. r ' ...... ...t ... . , .-. JBlades Lumber Co., Pennsv I vanfa Avenue. ''-'. Elizabeth City, hpve live stock to selL Using a Bicycle . 1 ; Is not only a luxury but a. ne ces sity in these days of hurry and bustle lt is eoonolny to use a "wheel ad it is - better economy to use a good one. . v v - No better wkeels made than Ideal, Patsy, Tribune, i Rambler, Columbia. U M carry these in.stock and xtq carry, a -large v- line -of i bicycles sun driee. - Our repair work has giTerushe kad.in.:l come' -to seeiia.if.:-von aro interested iii'arbictc'le. ' - ' v South . ' i- - l 1 . .. : I l.rf 1; .- I I rV;.: I 1-1 It 1 I ! f i ' " VTN theiQiialiyi " Rubber and DV;0.0.:'i Steel Tire WINNER: , : ft ' j" The price is right, and deliver ;,s'ed prompt'.? Wha?s applies tb :f one applies to all.; A postal , ' - wilf brih yox: quotations. -' : &'CO.. About XX Century jce ; ! Cream; Freezers.i - f t -i ; You konw fcow to mike Ice Cream "by the swekt of .your brow"AutTPe can show you how to make? it . . AND JUST AS QOOD, a much easier way. No crank: to turn. o wrk. Y ou poue in the mixutre and the XX Century Ixeezer freezes it firm and bmooth, , . f s No parts to get out of order r break. - . - - De pleased to show it to you. Prices lower $!5G,$l.75,$2.00,$3.bQ Melick, ; i : Elizabeth City fl. C. and cheapest, pjades' of ; Flooring; $9.00 and uo ' . ... i' North (rolhiaS f vk .'-..''J-'. 'v:S"lc" .- .v" . -: ' I. .5,-:.l.. -.,! ii. .-it Some days we- have a bet-- ter $toek;in bna'Iin)r ailother- A v, Eveivday'we-sell'you.tHe belt of Jeacii, and our ; prqrnise , 4 Aur catoragd; guaran tees you excftllencb in , meats, j ;i ? I; Fa1rmernte Qus if you ck, r l6t stall to right o city rtarket. -v::..-t.-:f.: :',T':;Vv Poindexter, Street, at ) short bridge.- lA ; &ivlS.t'St-A'tS''i,J!!fs!"-i fc" . 5 ..n.iJ(s.V: i'.i..-.' !-.. rii I,' Cor. Martin and Matthews Sts. Variety I, Ppbedi UJK' ' I ''iv.:' PROFESSIO;iACARpS,j J. n. V11ITE, D. Dp s., . - 20 years praetice, : . ; " DENTISTRY ; in all . its .branches. ' Offices cor. Main and Poindexter ets. 4 ' J, JB.'.DEIGH.", "; 1" , P. H. WIIJJAMS, , LEI G H s & y LLI A US, " Attobxeys-at-Law. t- :v Practice ' in . State ; land ' Federal Courts.: Office over National Bank. : -.' f..., - I . .J j.....:, i, ....... , V iFJora building, .Elizabeth. City,.- Edmund Alexander, - ATTOKXEY-AT-IAW, -' - . ' Elizabeth.Cify, - N; C-; Acadeiny of ilusic Building, Rooms, No. 4 &. Practice in the fitate Rnd ITcviArnl rvnio 1 "Manager of "The Carolina Collecting Agency.' D.;U. Stringfield, Wlttor neyvfct- -La vy - laneo, N. G T Makes a specialty of investigating titles, ; making ; abstracts and conveyancing.-; ' 1 .' V- - , ' . . . ...... ' ... EI08COE W. TUDNECr Attobnet-at-Ijaw. j ' - '' Practices :ih Courts of' First Judicial District of N. C Collec tions a specialty.- - A 16 years in practice of medi-; o 9 O v cmeanct surgery. . N X ' ' ' ' v ' ' -' ;"; 5 Office .37vFearingstreet near J 2 Citizen's 3ank) i PHone: 159 5 ' .... ?.t ' 4 2 uiu -v. n, niuuiui, Ifllllocleent g J Pri&B ; 1 feaoae:Jork r ; - iuaranteed.' .Offic N. : R cor.' -Main: and J Owner And Manager, patrona6 Solicited HOTEL DORSETT v ' BaleighVN.C..?f ;&?! EUROPEAN v " mHiRy NEWLY FURNISH Eb ROOMS: ALT' MODERN f.p-jgCON 1-' ' ' ' . ViL: DORSETT; Commo rica I ahcS K Farmers Pank Buildjnrjr. cot; bljocs. Yui?cgx.To.: ti . Blgwirtticil andstamo " , uaiers, etc- H PHCEN1X 0 w V Job J?rttders; Dp.tb. VV. Gregory, ! J Office in Flora's NewV B'l.,v Cor. Main and Water Streets. - c .Office ,hom; 8:W m. to 6p, m; I CLIPPER PHOTO GO. W nil. T ill il r-. '" 1 1 V- L U4 V' V' t . A " . ' !: . ;-s- . . . - . . i . .-. ... .... ... .... t v. r . .
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