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I 11 Devoted; to the Industrial and Educational Development of Eastern North Carolina. E&STQE B N OWf M .UK, i") 'i' r J'- - ko'ivfin- t'.viT - .i-', . - . ; U,,"-; - f.-'"''T t-tvV' - , . . , LEAEMN Vol. 2. ' 7 - ELIZABETH CITY, N. C., FRtDAY,; MARCH 1 3th , 1 903 No . 50. Mr. H enry Wood eriously Cut. A cutting affray, which, came Tifiar resulting seriously for an jaged and highly4 respected white farmer, occured about . two miles f ronv town Saturday night, creat ing quite a deal of excitement, and ciusing many exaggerated humors orftin r.nrrftTiftv. At first it was I talked on the streets that several men had, been killed, and nd I less I each more sensational than 'one proceeding, floated tongues of the populace. on The "citement, finally . 'subsided,. the the ex- how-. ever when Sheriff Eeid and Chief "Dll r WT Tin TITO fT IWXTTfi 1Tlf the city bringing with them, a white, man whom they alleged to be the real source of the many sided rumors, andi, ;.who looked innocent enough despite the blood on his clothes, and the fact that he had been through a' lively scrimmage witn a man, wno, though much older than himself, had proved tb be a good man, physically, and one who was not niggardly in the use of his naked fist 6iir years i -ago 1 Mr. Henry "Wood who is nearing his eighties. employed a young - white man named Tom Riddick. The 'young man was supposed . to , loot after certain estates of the older gentle man, fnd in this capacity the two worked together for three or more years. At the approach of the fourth year, arrangements were made for continuation of the re -lations, which had been so pleasant in the pastbut ere the commence ment of this new year of service, the two men found some .cause to disagree; the Tar Heel does not know the cause, nbr is it any part Wood's hands clenched with " bull dog tenacity in EiSdicks .throat, Eijddick still holding his pocket knife used it on the face and, head of Wood," cutting him fifteen different-times in wounds of from one to two inches each.. With bloo'd 'streaming over their clothes, and! xair disheveled, the fray is described as a most fearful sight.' On the ground the contestants continued to wallow, cut and strike.until Elija Harris, , seeing the predicament of Wood, ran up and pulled; Eiddick away from his fallen and apparently dangerously wounded enemy; He then took charge oi Mr. "Tood and brought him to Elizabeth City where his wounds were skillfully- dressed by Dr. Lumsdeh. Sheriff Eeid was also notified" and this gentleman accompanied by . Chief Dawson started' 0a the hunt . for young Eiddick. S After, searching s&veral houses, where it was .presumed he might have been in; hiding, they were at Jftt astonisheclto locate Biddick still at trie Lome of bis brother, ;where the fight occured. He was quite cool and showed -no desim v to resist' cravoid arresi Eiddick was brought Ho the city I belieful that rotation in office is promotive of the 'best interents of our town people, in "accordance with our form :of gaverment. I can' only promive, that if I am successful in my candidacy, I will to the best of my ability, faithfdlty aad bones ty discharge tiie duties' for bffjcej Of ' ' ' : . . ;" s - . ,; J. B.r Leigh. : J " To Open Water Street.- j -; : .; . Property holders on , Water streetvhave arranged for the pur chase of JEhringhaus Bros. & Go's., store and will tear down the build ing asu soon has complete arrange ment have been. made. The pur chase price is $5,000. The object of this purchase is 1o open the lower end oi Water street. This will be a great improvement and one that has longO been -needed. It '.will mean much for the . city in general and will materially assist in its upgrowth- : - - c ..The Olive Libelled.;, , The W. ; M. French Wrecking Company entered libel in the United ' States Court Saturday for the recovery of $1800 salvage ;on the . steamer Olive, of he Albe marle Steamship Company. The guit ig of ' a . friendly' na.tuxe and WuS entered In tlief COUi"t as a matter o t ; formality, . . : v :The French Waking' Company raised itbb .'hull 7 and ; to wed HI;' to Franklin, Va. ? United States Commissioner Ralph Eiddleberger and carried before Justice Wilson; The younff!man waived examination wiU represent the libellants. in the case and was committed- to await the outcome of the condition of Mr. Wood. When the wound ed gentlemen shall have sufficient ly recover, the case will likely be tried at the term of court now in session. ; Doing Fine Work, r '. At Eiverside Baptist Chapel.Sun day nighey, p, P, Harris preach ed a most Sfiellent sei?n!6il ' to n : . mm . I oitms papers Dusiness to find oly iare congregation. Mr. Harris is an "ardent and enthusias tic young minister whose work in Elizabeth City has .already won for him! a warm;, spot in the hearts of . Hotel Changes. Hands. Mr. Jnc. A. White has leased the Biverview ' Hotel on Poindexter street -and ) will take immediate charge. aIt. White is an experienc ed hotel man and numbers his friends by the hundred. Hv pro poses to run a Comforable home like place where a man can get a good bed for twenty five cents and arf appetising meal at .'the .same cost. , John is an all round However, tw months ago MeSS'rs. Wood and Eiddick parted on bad terms, and cert&H " allegations against one another are said to have been made. On Saturday afternoon - the two men met , in liabeth Cityj and according 'to an Authority, Mr r Wood? slapped the young man in the face. , Later Mr. Wood, as usual, went out to his farm to look after bis stock and other Interests, and while going along : the public Vroad be tween certain parts of his .planta tion hex was accosted by young Kiddick who demanded certain explanations, regarding past . dis putes. This led on to ? a : debate and Eiddick requested Mr. ; Wood to go to his brother i Burnell .Eid-; dicks house, where he -4 could secure certain proof to substantiate his arguments. This Mr. Wood con sented to do . and together they went to the home; of Eiddicks brother. Or, HOW THE C7TTDJG OCCURED. On reaching: the Eiddick home tEe dispute was renewed and Eid dick, it is said, cursed Mr. Wood. The older gentleman became in dignant at the epithets heaped up on him, and regardless Of 5; ' the youth of 'his antagonist,'- jumpped from his buggy and made for him'. Clenching in this way the two men fought furiously.5; Eiddick" 1 finally got out a pocket knife and used;it as Dest ne could, under- tne per- sistent blows . of Mr; Wood. He succeeded in cutting' Mr. Wood's coat in iseveral places biit did not -inflict bodily harm. ' Finally Hhey both " fell M to the' "'lerrtmd with fellow and when you are give him a call. in good town to. say that- while'1 the Gover ment must- haye the -lot, and will condemn- if - necessary,- but- they prefer to agree on - terms. Say further that the goverment ; will not pay an" exhorbitant price. This should be attended to at once; Of course Mrj Hinton should Y under stand thit if he will not seTl-he must take .his chances with -the commissioners -wlio i condemn. T shall be at home in a few days .and you can address me there . -f ' ; - - - YerytTruly J; CO n . n ' -- ' ?l JoHKAi Small.; o; ' A- Washington correspondent ! in commenngr on the . newbuilding this wee write v. o c- ' The selection of a site for the lizabetll raty - public 7 building thas' beenlpractically agreed iipon. Hinton's square,1 coverings ani entire block onlthe i principal street, is desired by the people 4 of r Eliza beth CitJ and the war ' department alike.; The value of-'the property is estimated , at between $15,000 and $20,000. If the location can not be purchased direct, it will be acquired by condemnation -pro-ceedingsj iTte r designs " for the new builjLing were proposed - some time ago: : The appropriation for the Elizabeth . City - building is $140,000O; Possibly h $20,000 ' of this will oe required to secure the site. Tile congressman from the irst district has' certainly done the handsome thing -for tEe people of Elizabeth City. They will have one of tne finest and ' most impos ing buildings in ONorth Carolina." .The chamber of commerce ap pointed the , following committee to consult Mr. Hinton ; Messrs. C. H. Eobinson, Dr J H. White and Dr. A. L. Pendleton. These gentle men saw Mr. Hinton Wednesday morninff and were informed that $40,000 was the purchase price li course tms was considered ex horbitant and it is likely, that condemnation of the property will result. Awaiting Tonnage Estimate. The two masted. schooner Thel- those who have had the pleasure of ma is at the dock this week await- his ; acquaintance,,,. His discourses nR government inspection a:id4 are " full of spirituality and zeal, tonage' estimate from the Custom and laii labor has been frought vrith House Oflicials. The Thelma is much 8 good. Eiverside Chapel is uilt for ; freightage. She is be- a wing of the first Tiaptist church, tween eight and nine tonage, at a and though "but an infant organiza- roUgh guess, and ' is well put to- tion it has steadily grown and con- gether. , Her captain is Mr. tf. J. tinues to gird w. - ' " ' Williams, and her owner J. G. Gray. ' The Sunday School of Eiverside Tne vessel hails from Avon, Dare Chapel is also in a flourishing con- Countv. and was.buUt by Mr. M. uj.uo ii. jluo Bupermieiiueuu ox ljjld j1' jray oi ttiaTi piace. school; Mr. O. W. Twiddy deserves great credit for his earnest effort in this powerful field of religious work The Sunday, SohoOl is the guiding I rudder of the church, and as: it is nourished so the church strides forward to a higher standard. The choir of this Sunday-School sing J splendidly, and add. vary much: to Mr. W. W. Newberne of Powells Point .was in , the City Tuesday, euroute to Norfolk', the pleasant Sunday afternoon set- vice.' Thos'e who are interested in church, work can catch an inspira tion -by attending some of the ser vices at Eiverside Chapel. c , .. A Card, M This! is to announce to; the citi- The New Public Building. !ti The , following , to Dr. A. L. Pendleton, , . President , of The Chamber of , . Commerc e, fro m Hon. : John H. , .; Small, o the first district, , will prove o interest here: . t ... "I have interviewed the treasury department and I am authorized to direct any one I may see fit to negotiate with Mr. Hinton for the whole square " on "Main street. z ins" and voters of Elizabeth ? City, J thmkjt best to put thej matter' in that I will be a candidate' f Or the the hands of the chamber ol com- nomination to the office !of : Mayor merce and T-suggest that you ap bef ore! .'the .democratic-; primaries point a committee, or select some and cottTention to beheld in "said committee . already appointed, to townon or.about thprt'pf..Aprilttike eatterin charge. hp com 1 90i' I IbVve ao - romojntB io uittee should ,be. composed ot rnen of experior.ee 'and judgement and ,v . : " rm.iiiUt iM-1 . ... .1.1. 1 ui ..krAff,: Wn f 9DOii 'SUU!un iiiv nu. auio as' a candidate in the.-tofcise'-.of en an the right privilege -of any citizen. lairman The committee ,-fit! J V(,' 13 Not Satisfactory. Eev. T. W. Babb,,of Winfall, Jrerquimon uounty, The Wew Camden County Ferry. fJphn vWard, colored, charged with stealing a wheel, was found guilty ; I . " f -j: ; ;;v Mattie J. Miller, white, . was granted a" divorce ,. from her hus band James Miller, whom she charge d with ; dissertiom y O 0 : James St allings, coloredchar ged with trespass, 5 by attempting to orce an entrance into; the " resi dence of Mrs. Jerrils," was con- tinued. . - - Sam Collins was granted .a di vorce from his wife Eoxy Collins. The caseT of . William Biggs I charged , with robbing old ; iron from Willey's ship railway, and disposing of same to, several junk dealers, was found, guitly. .. This ended the proceeding for Monday. On Tuesday John Grey, Charlie Mitchell :. and Charles ' Williams, charged with crap was first called. Charles Williams turned states evidence and the other two :men. who were represented by attorney Edward Alexander and C. H. Grandy, were released. 0 was in the editorial office of the Tar Hee Monday - morning. Mr. Babb dis cussed the recently 'passed Audu bon bill, which .was introduced and coached through .the. -house and senate by Senator. Glen. The Audubon Jbill is to protect bird p and game. It takes every species of bird under its protection, even to the English sparrow, and speci fies, which shall and which shall not be killed or trapped and in what seasons. The Audubon society is responsible v for this bilk This a. Ufoci6ty is an incorporated concern, ana n proposes, unaer me pas sages to designate game wardens in. each county, who shall look after the enactment of the provisions of the passage. Mr. JtJabD says tne diii is going to give' great dissatisfaction, and considers it as an infringment On the personal liberty of property holders, who are subjict to die tation from the game' wardens be yohd a reasonable limit. x ..Mr. Glenn Tn securing the pas sage of the act based his argument on Pslanis 103. '"''' Superior Court Session.' J . Pn , Monday, afternoon the :. regu lar ;term of,: the ,,'Superior , Court convened at the court houses with Judge- Justice presiding. s-Cwing to important business, , in. ;Camden County the ; judge, was absentufrom the city untie, the arrival ofr.tbe authorized morning' train,. - To Vote on Dispensary., Asnevme, iispensary- or . no dispensary is a question which will pe presented to Asnoviue voters ... shortly.". The anti-saloon forces ap pear to have tactily agreed J to make a fight for the ; dispensary instead of tor prohibition, and at a meeting of members of the First Paptist church tomorrow night the first- active step will be inaugu rated. At this meeting there will be a free expression of opinion on the subject, butthe sentiment of the members is so practically unanimous that it is certain that the result willje the circulation of a petition to the board of alder men to secure a vote on the ques tion of dispensary or no dispen sary. :: Resolutions of Thanks. . Hall of Elizabeth Lodge No. 217 LO O. F. . March 5th; 1903 To Mrs. D. A. Morgan & others: iVJe wish to express to Mis. D. k. Morgan aud those who aided "in the entertainment known as the Country Cousins' given for . the benefi t of Elizabeth Lodge No. 217 I, O. O. F. our most sincers thanks for their efforts in our behalf, and to assure them of our appreciation of the same... V - . . N ' Very Eespectfully, ' C, W. Gmce, ) : . J. H. LeEoy, , y Comm. L. E. Old. ) - "Two Men in a Boat." Currituck, N. CM Feb. 28. Mr. Nathan Sawyer, of Currituck and Mr. Maurice Daniel of Dare County left Eoanoke Island for Powell's Point on a short - visit. The boat which they occupied was caught in a whirlwind and cap- 8i?ed near Point Harbor It drift ed from 11 a. nx until 3"p.m! when about two miles sou west of Mar tin's Pomt club, they were seen by Mr, Morris Beasley, ; who .went to the rrescue? a nd managed to get them to the shore in safety. -. The two gentlemen .were treated .with every possible courtesy and though greatly fatigued were not - injured by the fearful ordeal. The Camden Ferry: Company-have--mow- raised the" desired 0 amount of stock,- which - is consid-. eredjiecessary to conduct the new ferry line This amount is $5,- 000. " ' . ' - The announcement of the fran chises for the conduct of this company was made ; last V.week." This franchise was " secured after a long and hard fight with the bp posing ferry line "across the : Pas quotank. : The new- company or ganized in the face of a statute enactment, which gave : the - old line a right to do businees without competition, for a distance of three ' miles, either up or down the riverr To set aside -this right of the .com pany already operating "created a . legal battle. The terminus 0 of both lines being on the terra firma of Camden and Pasquo tank counties, meant- that court 1 privileges ;mugt be - granted front two . superior, county, - courts. This, was gained, and the fight was carried into' the supreme court , of North Carolina, where -the final disposal of the case was handed down, giving the new 'company the right ; to operate within two,, mites instead of three. - The legis ; lature also had to be considered and the enactment of a new law let down the most important barriers The new firm will be stationed ' at the base of Matthew Street,, in Elizabeth City; nears the canning factory.. It will operate from this , point across the ri ver to Machelhe Island. On the island the chief expense will be incurred, t which - is the opening of a road through the timber . land thereon, it is for this purpose mainly , that the $5,000 has been raised. . This road will extend the length of , the isj ( land, for several miles. It will be built f shells and will be kept al ways in the most excellent condi tion possible. 1 - " J' Stables will be erected thereon for the benefit o of the traveling ' public and salesmen and -others -can leave their teams at this point; saving the danger, Hroublejind;' expense . of river transportation. The , distance . between what is known as Sykes cut and the i main land will be : covered - b v ' a . w eommodious .'bridge,- which -' will touch the borderland of Camden ' county at a point on the ro'id leading to Shiloh in , that- munici,-. pality. , ' -I " The ferry will consist 0f ft larg flat boati which. wilU operate ton- schedule t'infi between tbeo points named. A, rope will i cover' thej length of the i ferry, being, under" the water and the usual contrivance vt ill propel the boat, : Jby means i of this stationary cable, t J.. . The effect of this new ferry line, will be marked.' Mr.' H. T.! Green leaf is the promoter of the enter prize, j A reduction of rates will be put into effect and as V competition always"means better service Eliza beth City must t of course' benefit by the operation of : the Camden Ferry Company's ferry., . con- The movement on foot '".to tinue cipsing the stores at 6 o'clock in the evening is fc,a . gdo one Every .merchant; in EiizabethJfCity should lend a. hand 4 in, .carryincr out this plan,' which means peede and just recreation. for hard wprk-. ed employes.4 "'The Tar Heel jiopes there will 1)e;n6? atSe'inpti td 'thwart ' the 6 o'clock movement u o;- ; , Ml I y 1 m A r.
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