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8 - - THE TIB HEEL FRIDAY, DECEUBEE, 12 i 1902. Mr. W. P. Duff, -was in Roper this week, : - , : . 4 Mr: G. Bruce ; Newby was ." here this week. - ; Dr. F. P. Gates of Manteo,' was here this week. . ' ..... -"-,' - - Mr. S. S. Barclif t was in ' Nor folk this week. Eev. N. P. S tailings, of Winfall, was here Monday. , - " . - ; .i - Capt. W. B. Gray, - of Hertford, was here this week. ,r . ; ; Mr j E. B. Granger, of Rosedale -was here Tuesday. Dr. Jno. W. Griggs and Mr. O. W. Grice are in Durham. Dr. W. M. Eiddick, of Hertford, -was in the city Tuesday. - Mrs. R B. Thateh, of Hertford, was in the city yesterday. Mr. W J. Albertson,; of Rose dale, was here this week. . Hon. J. L. Whedbee, of Hert ford, was here this week. Mr. C E. Layden, of Durants vNeck, was here this week. r ; Mr. Clifford Sawyer, of Week 8ville, was in town Tuesday. . Eev. W. A. Ayers, of Hertford, was here Tuesday morning. v Isaac Leigh is ' having his bar ber shop thoroughly renovated." . Hon. L M. Meekins has .return ed from a trip to Halifax County. Miss. Rosa Meads, of "Weeks- villeis the guest of Miss. Davis. Mr. J. C. Meekins and wife of Columbia, were in the city Wednes ' day. y:- ; Mr. W. D. Dozier, of "Weeks villa was among the visitors.) of this eek. . -'WA'l- Mrs. Jno. P. Overman is the guests of relatives in Norfolk this week "Mrs James Harris, of Norfolk, V is the guest of Mrs. Frank -B. .Spence, - - livW. 0. Bullock and wife, of Belhaven - were among the Weeks Visitors. .; I - Mr. C. W. Gaither, of Hertford, -was among the recent visitors to this city. Monday night was the coldest of the winter. Frost and ice came . handin hand. V ! " """"""""T " I . country are favorable for sports men in quest of feathered game. Migratory birds are pluntif ul in some "places. . - The steamer Hamilton is on the railways in Norfolk where r injuries sustained; in a ' collision ' with" a NX. Pr& N. R. R. transfer, are being repaired. Mr. P, C. Squires, of Berlin Md., who has; been engaged in the holly and mistletoe . , business here for the past few weeks will return home1 Wednesday. Mr. H. C. Wilson, the superin tendent of the r knitting mill,- has returned from a two weeks visit to Massachusetts relations. He says he 'found snow up there. - Another game of basket ball was played at the Y. M. C. A. Wednes day night. In this game the Nor folk and Southern was defeated by the Dry Goods Men. - - . . A game of Basket Ball, played at the Y. M. C. A.; Monday night, between i the t Hardware and Nor folk and Southern teams resulted in a victory for the latter - - Mr. Calvin Boot ha returned to his home in this city after a six months sojourn in N. Dakota where he has been looking after his wheat interests out there.. Mr. JtL JJ. Pendleton, the agent of the Norfolk and ' Southern Rail Road, at Win fall was here yester day. Mr. Pendleton says v that there are no more dog "fights" down his way, S. F. Bailey is covering the town with sample copies of the Norfolk Landmark Here is a paper which js thoroughly reliable, .conserva tive, and in every way commends itself to your patronaere. One glimpse at South Road street migtt awaken, in the heart of our Street Commissioner, a spark of compassion for residents on that thoroughfare. The side Walks are miserable. Mr. W. P. Duff met with a novel accident Saturday afternoon. He forced his linger into a knot hole of a piano case and it became wedg ed so tightly that carpenters had to be called to release him. C. 'CapV.J.;'a ;sin.pson-telisl.us . , Colored Fire-Fighters.; that he encountered very severe . The Rescue Hook ahd Ladder veather in . Pasquotank .river last Co., composed of the colored $ citi- Thursday night. The mainsail of zens are doing effectual work in the vessel waS torn in shreds by the fighting fires. '; At a receht : fire wind. ' The vessel dragged anchor they had extinguished the flames for a 'distance of nearly two jniles. before their white ' friends. A heavy downfall of hail' made the reached the scene of conflagration, occasion an additional thrilling They deserve the unreserved ap one. - . - '-- preciation of, every person in this ' .Hertford has a new telegraph "city.". Elisha Overton i the captain line - and its , acquisi tion i is partly is a compe tent leader and v one due to the Wilcox trial having been who merits confidence. ; moved to that city, j; Realizing -' - j ' -. that they could not begin to hand- 7 he Worlds Expert Jugglers! " le the amount of matter nled for i the daily : papers all over;.; tlve Te cuban Romance comedy country: the' Western Union put company appaars at - the Academy in an additional line. of Music Wednesday '.; night of ,. r . ' ' ' , next week. This is a show with The work of remodeling - the .. , , , rr ' . , . . . , no waits between acts, borne of brick structure on the corner of , , ... , ; ; TVTflin n.Tir "R.nn. ' ' nfrAAfn is nrn-1 - - u:f. 0ur X-mas Offer! & m pro erressinfir. Wnen ready lor oc- cupancy Old and Fearing will move their grocery business there. The Stieff Piano : Company will occupy the store now occupied by the first named firm. Vaudeville world will appeari be- tween the acts and among these is Leon and Adeline; a double Hig gling act obtained at great ex- . m r -m T m pense. Miss Adeline; is tne most expert lady Juggler in America and. her performance is one that The new bnilding erected by appeals to an intelligent ! and Mr.; C. W. Stevens is now com- sceintific public. The vaudeville - mi 1m xl . - - . pxeiea. jLnree oi ixio p-ures -w acts introduced Dy tins company occupie'd. H. BasharaKn Ass- are bf the hightest order, and ap ynan occupies one; another is peal to the most refined society. occupied by CS. Ives tha butcher while the third isi rented by Mr. Jack Jsrotners wno will conduet a restaurant and dairy lunch. At the srvmnasiam of the Y. M C. A; beginning January 5th 1903 a W. Stevens and Co.. have just received a large order for Royal Cheroots from one of the 1 r n r! i n or trrrtt-ra . ; iri' fli R.ti.V W ...... t -S I , VHW-K wv w " VV fVVMVMt x lreasurer oi rasquatann; m1 , - i . . - a KTiHa ;oo I y report enormous sales of this brand. Their succesf is merited. . Four Alarms of Fire. The fire companies have been unusually busy, during the "past week, responding; to fire alarms. An alarm Saturdav evening called series of thirty games: of Basket the companies to Body Road. (The Ball will begin. Two games will of the conflagration was a be played weekly. Four teams will 8mall frame 8tructure occupied by xl it. T I . piay m mese series: me xvau xwaa womkn. It WftS totallv y-v t. n J . I . ! men, umce men, uij rooas men destroyed. Another fire occured ana araware men. xne cnam- j- Sftwver town Mondav nifyllt ftn1 pionship cup, for which the teams I - .n ,.jJM.-a l a. Rmn.ll i ari (1 ati ft a ftf riAfrrnAH xrtta wiU compete, is on exhibition at conaumed. Tusdav th, alarm wfta The members of the Baptist consequence occasioned it Sunbeam Society were lavishly en tertained by the president, Mrs. iVlOllCV 10lXlCl C. W. Duke, at her home on . - Main street, Monday afternoon, on - apptXved - security. The little ones enjoyed themselves apply to ati various amusements, such as ED f.l U N D A LEX A N D ER, peanut hunts etc. etc, after which I Attorney-At-Law and Manager of "The caro- six, Academy of Music. l . . u room where cake served. and cream was Elizabeth City, N. C. Ladies' Solid Gold Watch es with Elgin or Waltham Movements ; , Gents' Gold Filled watches with an Ameri can make movement A AM always ready tolsell the right kind of a time-piece at the right kind of price.. There is nothing better than the best and no honest man can sell an honestc article lower than the low -water; mark! There is a limit both ways, and we come up to those limits and a offer - yon a good as you can get and as cfieap.as it can be sold.. If you want an honest, reliable watch at the lowest possible price, call and see my. holiday line, which includes a special variety of latest in Lades' and Gents' ' Watches. " .(D)MDS-:SeDniifl The Leading Jeweler Corner Mlaih and IVaier Streets. ITnuidi : . Wist Opposite E. F. Lamb's farm, and adjoinig S. Bartlett's, about one and a half miles from city; limits Sixty-two Acres at Fifty Dollars Per Acre. ; Fine location for suburban home. . This will be sold at once. Being th nearthecitv andon ont of the best road&frbm town G. W . STEVENS, REAL ESTATE AUNAQER- W. A. Foster, of South Mills, was here Tuesday Mr. W. B. Webb, has returned to Norfolk after a sojourn here of a week or more. Mr. J. W. Kight the secretar of the T. M. C. A.. wiU fill the pulpit at the Baptist Church Sunday in the absence of - the Mr. Scott B. Appleby and wife pastor, Mr. Duke. There will be are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. no services at the church that M. Ij. Sanderlin. . nicrlit Mr. B. F. Biggs was among the The, sail and gasoline, yacht Camaen people who visitsd Eliza- Natka, property of Mr. Geo. C beth City this week. . Miss Marguerite Sanders, of Hertford, is the guest of her sister Mrs. W. W. Benbury. Hugh Cale went to Washington Mondav. It is his attention to secure a position there. " Thomas bf Philadelphia is in these waters. Mr. Thomas is on board ana wnen last neara irom was congratulating himself upon his nimrodship. w The First Baptist Church, of this city, has invited the . Baptist State Convention here for its Mr. J. H. Parker of Perquimans county, was here this week and in connection with peanut culture in tnat county ne scia tnat tne crop ; this year was exceedingly good. Mr. Parker raised one thousand bags of peanuts-on fifty acres of land this year. These peanuts will bring him about $2,500.00 accord ing to present quotations. The ladies auxilliary of the Y. M. C. A. met yesterday afternoon and arranged for a Christmas pounding" for the poor of the j town. There are many people in this city for whom Christmas has Imperial Mrs. K. . W. Swain and son, of j next annual session. It is hoped Hertford are the guest of friends that it will accept the invitation. and relatives of this city. Six hundred or seven hundred Mrs. Cassie Morriaette and Mrs. PeoPle representing every part of Ed Shannon were the guest of the state would be brought here. friends in .Norfolk this week. Don't forget the fact that the Mies Anna Ward, of Perquimans Cuban Roinailce Comedy Company County, is the guest of her sister wnicb- appears at the Academy of Mrs. LemuelXahe. in this citv. Aluslc Wednesday night, will give a generous part of the 'gross re upu u x. uones, oi rnann s car- ciepts to the Fire company. When uor was nere tms weet. ne says you help 'this show help the com- xnai me rocK nsning is very poor, pany Messrs. A. i). ,Ward, W. B. Eureka Ledge NolS17 A.F andA. Whitehurst and.C.'.J. Spence, .of m. was engaged in third degree oouin iins, were in tne city Tues- WOrk Tuesday night. In accord y ' ' pance with their custom Rafter con C. R Grandy is carrying an ex- f erring the degrees an imformal teneite : line of . Christmas pvro- snpper was tendered the members. Dry Goods Go J. W. MILLEN, flQR. 198-202 flBn Street, Norfolk, Va Sale -of All this exceedingly fine imported Japanese Pottery has now been placed on sale. (They no pjeasures. it is for these peo- are samples bought direct from the travelling salesman of the . famous; importer at just one-- pe e pOOr O t e 1 y 1 V i - -! !- .amil . -& . rtl nn .wa' ArA on vnn ot " foi -It lir lit-rlarcinr. , m-pafv noble women Of the Y. M. C. A. u iHWitguiai piiys uu .iic-giu, nu uiajft. mm oy jruu wui.iuwu uuuujMum.mw !6wa.J auxniiary are now working. The saving there is in buying these goods now, as ordinarily they would certainly sell for at least T. M. c. A. building will be the 3; per cent more than we are asking. neaaquarters 01 mis movement tu t- .. :i. pu.:.; :u, nA nfrA U 1.cnm- and supplies will bo received and diupiwic diuuw iui uuiwiuku uw AUU vyhi auuiu, muui a.m disbursed direct from there. Your to every lady who is fortunate enough to be presented with a piece of this choice bric-a-brac, support is desired by these ladies Chocolate Pots, Tea Sets, Vases, Trays, Salad and Meat Dishes. Bonbon Boxes, Rose. Jars. AIL ana nave you any ioou or ciotning . . , . , . - ... ... 11 ir 1 1 x i - . to cbntritete it will be appriciated handsomely decorated with the most beautiful designs, at surpnsingly low prices. . Pottery. by them as well as the needy re-; cipients. All on the center bargain tables, and every piece is marked in. plain figures. SALE OF FURS. technics or please, o v fire works ; : if you The . 1 menu ; consisted of Lynn- haven oysters andother delicacies of the season. Mrs. W. T. McMullefi, of Hert ford, was the guest of her . son t Mr. Gas.' forest, has accepted Hon. P.W. McMullen one . dav a position-as saw filer for a . lum- 1 - . this week. . 'Kevs. J. VV.- Duke, and D. P. Harris are in atterictance at the uaptist State Convention i which convened at Durham ! this week. Reports from ber concern in -Washington, N. C. . Mr. 1 Forest was formerly with the 'Elizabeth City Lum ber Co., and. has many, friends here. He ' is '.not bnly a-roan of fine' traits but one - of 'the surronnding most expert mechanics in his-time.- Good Roads Logic, The improvement of the high ways of our country is the greatest problem the people have to solve in connection with the whole sys tem of transportation. We are ap propriating millions of money for building canals and railroads, .yet 95 per cent, of all the material that passes over our canals ancl railroads must in the .first instance .pass over primary ; roads, - namely, the ( highways.- '. - ' ' A Model Restaurant. When Hill and Brbckett open their restaurant to the : public, Elizabeth City wiU have something. TheseyOung men have, expended hundreds of dollarsj in equipping their place with . the most modern furniture and they promise a cuisine commensurate with- appearances. The newrcafe will vie with any , in the state. . - . X Genuine Fox Scarfs. $5.00 Made from, selected skins, with full bushy tails. Tim is positively the cheapest Fox Scwrf in the city. Look around and see. We have not. many and at this exceptional price, we ought to sell the lot to morrow. - Muffs! Muffs! Muffs! Another lot of 200 Mufs, worth $2.00. To move them quickly SPEGIAIi $1.19. Coney Scarfs, worth $3.00. Spe cial, $1.97. - . . - ' Brown Marten Scarfs; worth $7. 00. gpecial, $5.Q0. - Isabella Fox Scarfs, ranging .in prices. from $10.00 to- $S1.00. "Dress Goods Depart ment Specials. 69c. All-Wool Chevipt, 40-inch, the very best Black. . SPECIAL 60c. THE YABD. ; 75c. AU-wool French Serge, full 45-inch, in Black only. SPECIAL--5i5c. THE 1ABD. 69c. Whipcord, in Black, the very best dye. ' . v SPECIAL 50c THETABD. 56-inch. Skirting, needs ' no lin ing. Black only. , SPECIAL 75c. THE , YABD. - ... - 45-inch Storm Serge, makes " a most serviceable Dress . or Skirt, every wanted color. - SPECIAL 50c. THE YABD. -All-wool Peau de Crope, injevery new and desireable shade, 46-inch. , -' 4 " $1.00 THE YABD. -. .46-inch Vigerioiix, in Tan, Brown and Blue n?ixtures,sold at 8&c. ' SPECIAL 59c." THE YABD. r "Silk Dept. Specials. ..... . ,v - .; - $1.25 Guaranteed to Wear Black Taffeta, fuU yard wide: This is one of the most wanted silks this season. No loading and the very best pure "dye." , - ' JUST FOB NEjXT WEEK $L0O THE YABD. Fi?e, pieces Guaranteed to Wear Black Taffeta; the best made, to sell for 89c. Just for one 1) weK. we will sell it. 30fe : the -yard les than regular price. NEXT WEEK 59c.: THE. .YABD $1.00 Moire VelburJ :,in White and Blacky .a . beautiful pattern extra heavy. NEXT WEEK,75c THE YABP ', $1.25 Wash' Silk Flannel, extra- heavy, Boft like a flannel,-but every thread silk; almost .every wanted. color. 1 - : ' ; SPECIAL-89(J.: THE YABD. , The, very best Panne Velvet, i every7 inaginable shade; cut on the- bias. ' - "' : $1.25 - THE YABIX- 10 per cent reduction from above reduced prices to any one bringing this adver- , tisement to our store or enclosing it vith a mail, order,
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