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i - i - Devofed to tlie Industrial and Ecluional Devejopinent x)f pastern North Carolina. R Vol. 2. CITY, N. G., FRIDAY, XPRIL 17th, 1903. No. 55. - : r I Vt - y VTA A T ft J : C ;:-T - - - . ' ' -I -i , - - ' k- - - - - , r tililZABETH To Have; the onday's Ballots Decided , uwnersnip. TIE' NEW CITY 0FRG1ALS.T The Wilson and Dawson Element Wins theDay as Expected. List of Votes Cast, and Namesof : the Aldermen For Elizabeth City. The official return of the ballots of the recent election are as' follows:; " For Mayor,:: Tulley B. Wilson ;-received 515, Charles E. Kramer.163. Wilson's majority, 32. " For Chief of police - W. C. Daw son received 541 j- H. ,E. Sedgwick 97. Dawson's majority 444. For Clerk R. T. Whitehurst re ceived 541; Wm. ; A. ; Holmes, 127. Whitehurst's majority 414. .. ' For treasurer J. B. Ferebee received 552; Q. S. Shipp .97. Ferebees' ma jority 455. " fl Following is-a list, of the wards and the results of each in exDrcss ed figures. ; ". " , r. y First Ward -Wilson 9l; Dawson 93; Whitehurst 97; Ferebeer 96; Kramer 51; Sedgewick 41-; Holmes 45; ShJpp 115; Bailey 25. . - Second Ward Wilson 10: Dawson 1 Whitehurst li ; Ferebea 1G : Kramer 11; Sedgewick 4; ; Holmes 10; Shipp 4. Aldermen McAbee 18. No oppo sition. ' ' - ' Third Ward Wilson 123: Dawson i Whitehurst 138; Ferebee 138; Kra mer 48; Sedgewick. 19 ; Holme3 31. Shipp 23. Aldermen: Broughton ' 1; Williams 4; J. T." Snence 1; -Nash 103; Plnncr::88.;.rf;-Vv-.. ;'-f"; Fourth Ward WilSon 115 : Daw son 119; Tiitehurst il6: Kramer 13 f Sedgewick ff Holmes i erbeie 118; Shipp 9; .VldcrmaZi: J- tRoyv 112; J, Q. A. Wood 0. 4 Fifth Ward Wilson 7? ; Daw- son 76; Whitehurst " 77;. Fejbee Kramer 8; Sedgewick 5 f Holmes 7; Shipp 4; Aldermen .J;A. U Pendle ton SO; fio dppositioa -- - .- Sixth Ward WilsC'n 35; Whitte iiurgti 34; Ferebee 34 Kramer 16; Sedgewick 9; Holmes 12; Shipp 9 Aldermen : N. R. Parker 34: ' B. F. Spsnce 13, - '; Seventh Ward Wi'son 61; Dawson 63; Whitehurst 68;- Ferebee, 69; Kra mer id; Sedgewick 11;' Holmes 10; Shipti 7; Alderma n: J. B. Ffarinr 73. opposition. - - . t The ballots cast also decided the matter of establishing waiter-works' in Elizabeth City. The 6te showing unanimous consent of -the citizens fo water-works and the other privileges asked for by the corporation desir ing to do the work. THE AURELIA TO NORFOLK. The handsome little steam yicht,Au relia carried a party of six gentle men to Norfolk last Sunday! The Aurelia advertised to convey any and all excursionists who desired to spend the day at Lake Drummond. Ow ing to the fact that the announcement was not made until a late' hour. there were only a few who had not made other Easter arrangements and who took advantage of this opportunity to spend a delightful rday' at theake; The weather was ideal and though the crowd was small v&hd Captain Per rette lost considerable money on the venture, the day was nevertheless a success, and every . one on board i of the yacht were ' charmed . 'with, the day's outing, cur- ;or-); On reaching the- lake, : the excur sionists elected to go through to Nor folk,, and the Captain courteously consented to make the trip through, Accordingly Norfolk was the ; pecti nation and instead ot ' eomlnff,, hom3 Sunday night the yacht pnlled: into Elizabeth City the following Monday, morning, it was feainejB,.U;TOm? mishap had befallen, the ; party', but nothing occurred to . mar the pleasure of the affair in any way. ''1 rf1 Captain Perrett may f giye. another excursion to Norfol ka'ta slater day, and perhaps Include- tickets to ; the "theatre.with attached coupons.Shouid he consent to do this, every ..pcasible. support should be1 given him., irThe little yacht is built for outing.. ; as well as business, and 13 superior to any vessel that could be obtained from, this point; If such : an excur sion is run, the Aurelia will teave. Water - Works the Question of Foreign Elizabeth City in. the afernoonlreach Norfolk at 6.tfclock and return after the theatre, by moonlight. 'As a most delightful ' summer . excursion , noth ing better could be taken in. The- Tar -Heel ' wishes to see this thing to success and those of our citizens who wish to promote social pleasure should not fall to give .their' support to the enterprise MR. MARKHAM'S NEW POSITION. Mr. J. W. Markham has" accepted position with the Virginia Lifa Insurance Co., as one orf its ajcents In Elizabeth City. The Virginia Company works industrial insurance and in this line 'is the third largest company in the "world. Mr. Mark ham is a good insurance agent and has had considerable experience hav ing worked with, several of the other old lins; companies. Hi5 friends will watch his career with interest. FITTING THE DRUG STORE. Along the line of new" improvement in Elizabeth City Is. the repair work, the general refitting of Dr. Woods Store. This store is being fitted with very stylish.- and tasty cherry shelves, case ; stands and other equipments.' When completed it will present ' taa handsomest . appearance of almost any Store in the - city. Dr. Wood deserves commendation for" his efforts in keepr ing: bis store in line , with . thos.cf the argeciti3,:I take a hint -from - this: " A pretty store- is. a.gcod advertisement and good ad Wrtislng ig- more to be de sired than anyoertnTnrinless it tie the trade which invariably fol lows such effort, ' " ' THE NEXT THING TQ lx. The work on the b.ew Robinson stores is going on ith rapidity. This group of six thlee story stores will add very inch to Elizabeth City It will 'P'0t only afford more room o Jifr'jr capital, wbich is constantly ap Pl-T'ing for" store-room, but will also complete the jagged gap oh-.Poindex-ter street, turning a vacant lot in to a splendid frontage. There will probably be a rush for these stores, if they haye not already been engaged They will as has been stated before, be built of brick, with every modern improvement. The old building which disfigured these premises have, been taken clown,, and a large area of the lot ha3" been cut out for the new foundation. Mr. Robinson is setting the city a good example. Let the Chamber of Commerce "get a move on it." When individuals are placing money in property, the organized bus iness men must put shoulders to gether and proclaim our advancement. Capital j is floating " around on the money 4 market in eager profusion. We hav the best advantages here of any city in the South 'with a oua get of new improvements on file, booked . for us. All we need is to let the world hear more about us. The riira will aftromnlish the rest. A A.Ufr w series of letters put in the hand of will he the thing, and its "up tp" the Chamber of Commerce to put them there. f i- . LITTLE THINKING NEEDED. '.rsVTiat w want." says Dr.' Aydlett, "is ft cotton- mill that is not de pendent- on the' larger mills for work. As it is, there are days when the millf of Elizabeth.. City are forced to delay work, owing to;thd market vhich uses .the thread adehere, becom Ing over-supplied.. There is no reason wny wo tujum uwi. can turn the cottoh of this section in to the J"eal cloth and I believe th local maMt ai0ne would support a reasonable amount of such -product. Let farmers or cotton raisers bring their cotton to our market, and have i TrioI into cotton goods. Then our merchants could push htis. line to . the front, provided the Quality were .what It should abe, ana ansteaa voi lunusn Ins fuel; for another man's stove we could be serving our own. meals, so to speak. The knitting, mills ' here are placing a vefry , creditable ' line on the. local- market, which seems to give g'neraii,. satisfaction. Why can not our : cotton, stuff be put out - the same way. It would increase the population toestablish such a nlant, and the benefit would be general." J There is a lot. in what Dr. . Aydlett says along this line. Another hint Lfor the Chamber of Commerc9. Where is our thinking cap ? THE FIRST ROLL CALL. The first' roll call of the members ot the Blackwell Memorial Churchi will he - made; Sunday morning.' Rev. ;W. A. Ayres, the pastor, will use as a subject '.'The First Roll Call." The growth of. this church has been re markable" Within three months tlie membership has increased from sixty to one hundred and thlrty-seven.Mr. Ayres js popular "and is a growing member ,of his calling. He i3 preach ing series of sermons from the 15th Chapter of Luke. The third in this series ; will be delivered Sun day night with 'The Lost Coin as a Subject." HOME INSURANCE. Mr. W..E. Jones, of Washineton, N. C, is inthe city in the interest of the Eastern Life Insurance Company, the head offices of which are in that city. This company is composed en tirely of North Carolina capital.con ducted'on the old line principles, and in an existence of three years its success has .been nothing less than ph nominal.The men composing the board of directors are among the foremost ind most successful business men in4 tne state.representingjn -.wealth many millions of dollars. The , cmpany is do ing a great servico by giving "their own people the best insurance, and at 'the same tiniekeeqing the money ' IJK &S Ste, fQT, home aeyelopment. UNTIMELY DEATH. ' . ' The sudden death tel : Mis. Aithur Sanderlin, at Rbftnoke Island, last Tuesday, has cast quits a gloom over the community where she lived.Mrs. Sanderlin was a Miss Josephine Coble, of Charlotte, N. C. and was the adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Daher, She had only be?n marri?d. about one year, and during that tirm shehad endeaiej nerseJf to te D?opie at Roanok'e Island where fche l ad' lived since her maniase. Mrs. San derlin, in dying, left an- infant r.nly a few hour old, and her. dying wor ls were that the child be given to Mrs. Dasher. Mrs. Dasher hs adopt ed the child, and passed through Elizabeth City with it thij week, enroute to her hbme in Norfolk. Mrs. Sanderlin was a younglady of noble qualities, . kind, generous.lov- ing,- and charitable, . and her un timely death has , been ; a great shock to her friends and relatives. The sympathy of I tie entire commp nity goes out to the bereaved hus band. CHAPANOKE. Correspondence of The Tar Heel. Chapanoke, N. C, April 15th. Mr. - and Mrs. M. A. Jackson enter tained quite a number of young ladies and gentlemen at their resi dence on the 13th instant in co memoration of the seventeenth anni versary of their beautiful daughter Sues birthday. The home was beauti fully and elaborately . decorated with garlands of flowers of various colors, with here and there the most ex quisite boquQts encumbered ., with; the sweetest fragrance. One could almost imagine v themselves in a paradise; v upon glancing at the beautiful and' at tractive Misses who seemed to be en circled in this halo of brilliancy. Truly it i pleasant to' have friends, add more, so, ' to be remembered as such; on an ? occasion of this kind.. 4 And the mahy friends who par ticipated in the; gayety and festivities- of r ther evening . were the fol lowing;. Mr Walter Elliott with Miss Annie "'Hor ton; Mr.. Walter Ferebee, with Miss - Lena Barber ; Mr Walter Fletcher withIss Nferiie .Ferebee; Mr.Jpshua Munden ; with Miss Claude Symons; Mr. James Griffin; with !.Mi Ferebe Symons: ; Mr Jas. Brftt- withl Miss Eula West; Mrbeatbn, with Miss - Mary Biitt; - Mr Hermon West, with-Miss Lena Symons ;i Mr. tc 1 ii'i "'' r m U "i H 'a Aia -TtT-1 '. jXeiXliH.lAi.Si , WlUlr Mr. , Tom White,- with Miss Ora Hoi-, lowell; Mr. James Morgan, "with Miss Delia- White; Mr. -.Fentonr Towe with Miss Annie McKider: Idr. v J i Claude, Perry, with Miss Sue Jack-.f son; Mr. R. T. Bell with Miss Cathe 1 rine Weston. , ", ' . X At 10:-30 o'clock a beautiful spread was prepared that would , have done honor to; any occasion,; Atll : 30,-the guests returned, to their home3 hao-pier- for: J once having lived . in a country ? so blessed with beautiful girls and pleasant people. THE NEW FERRY. 4 Articles , of incorporation - were sent to the Secretary of State this week to incorporate the 'Camden ; Ferry Co.; The . capital tock is named at $5, 350.00, with privilege to increase to $25,000. There are 100 shares of a par value of , $50 each. There are thirty-five stock- holders, all ot whom are residents of Elizabeth City. The objects set forth in the ar ticles are to build, and maintain toll ferries, toll bridges, and toll roads, and to build," maintain and op erate all necessary reauirements for maintaining a!nd operating such tail ferries, roads and bridges as Jt may be .desiredi The directory wi.l prob ably meet next .week and elect offi cers. ' . The ferry will connect Goat Is land with E. City, - at the foot of Matthews, street. The. qonstruition of substantially shelled real wilix.be-gin-at once.This ferry will-be. a great convenience - to the peopl of lower Camden county. . : . It is proposed to construct .;well ar ranged stables :: on the isfend4 for the convenience of those Avho pro- j05.6 leave. " tneir tsams on viae other side.. . -. .- MUCH DAMAGE FRO-I RAIN. Messrs. J. M. Woodard and II. G. Brickkouse, q CQinmU; ' we.? here this week.fhey repoi t that Taes day's rain- did much damagev to potatoes. The rain was the heaviest witnessed : there iin five years, and a very large haiLcome down for several minutes. Early potatoes are looking well.but the-crop has been cut off more than one third. Their neighborhood usual ly makes large shipments of irish potaoes. LOST IN THE STORM. The storm which visited this city last Tuesday -was fisree, and the wind and rain was . felt all along the river and sound. Reports ive da tails of many boats having suffer ed wreck and in addition to this some damage was done to personal proper ty. ' From Roanoke Island comes U2 most disastrous tale of woe. At this place the storm visited and pliyed havoc with many of the small bolts and one house was- actually report ed to have been wrenched out of socket by the strength of the wind. This property belonged to one Otis Dough, of Manteo. At this poist it 13 also said that "the wind cut a lane through the woods from fifty to seventy-five yards in length. Captain-,George M. Scarborough a keeper of Roanoke Marshes, went out in a small shad boat just prior to the storm. He was urged not to attempt the trip but" persisted In so doing. At the time of this .writing his body had., not been recovered though the little sail boat had floated ashore. v Other boat3 which belonged to Chas. Quibly, of Manteo, W..M. Gray.of Ore gon Life Saving Station; and a boat It Stumpy Point; 'were damaged and capsized. At . Stumpy PoinH a 24-foot skiff tied up at a wharf was carried ashore and inverted the mast being stuck in the ground, so completely wa it overturined. Mr. W. M. Gray vi a neero named waision. thrown out of Mr, Gray's boat and .narowly escaped CrOwi ' Qther sto ries have been cominsr in to Tne Tar - Heel off ice form hour to hour oin the wreck, though they are rumors without authentication, and for this reason are not published. ; u is to be hoped, that the damage" so far as loss of life is concerned es pecially, will, not amount, to, anything. This storm is one of aperies of fierce galesv Which have visited .this, section lately and the approach j of summer will- likely give - us many more sueir disasters. The fisbe-mea ssiouii uu y take rheedless risks m jneurnngaeu 'ive3- andproperty in nn!eathworthy and egg ! shell - crafts as th & river of K p.Ta -than: manv seem to t, uik. : 4 Over Two Thousand Needed To Put a Freight Steamer "on the Scuppernong; THE NEW COMMITTEE NAMED ? A.t Tuesday Night's Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce it .Was Decided to Tender the Surf men A Banquet . The regular meeting 6f the Cham ber of Commerce was held Tuesday night, with Dr. A. L.. Pendleton, the president, presiding. Mr. Har ry Greenleaf , the regular secretary, acted, in , his own capacity . . The following new; members were elected; " D. R. Morgan, J. H. Burgess, Jr., and M. L. Sanderlin ; : Mr E. Alexander reported on the annual meeting of the Surf men's Mutu al Benefit- Association, statingthat this body would hold its next meet ing at Elizabeth City, on the 9th and 10th of June next. V Messrs. J. . H. LeRoy, E. Alex ander, and W. -L Cohoon, and 'tha president were appointed a commiP tee to arrange for : the entertain- mem and bauquetting of the mem-Hthen the yaes and nays were called bers of the association at thecom ing meeting , - ?i Mr. E. Alexander" reported from the special committee appointed in regard to establishing a "steamboat line between ' 'this city and Colum bia and that $2,500 would have to be subscribed to' complete the amount necessary; to put a freight bpat on the . Scuppernong river, and ..that ; of been; secured. Chairman LeRoy, of the." Ppstal Telegraphs and Express committee, re ported that t-e gross receipts of , the post-office had reached ?10,000, and that this entitles Elizabeth City ' to free mail delivery within he' citty lim its. Steps, will be taken at once, by the chamber to have this accomplish ed by July 1st, if posible. On motion the-president was em powered to get up statistics for the inland water-way and to pay them for the same. Secretary Greenleaf was requested to give notice to all the members of the association that at the next meet ing which is to be held on the sec ond Tuesday night in Mav. The Suir day train matter would again be taken up by the chamber. On motion, Messrs. W. H. 'Weatli erly and S. S. Hardison .were in structed to I00K into the matter of providing new quarters for the Chamber of Commerce, and to re port the results, of such effort to tie next meeting of the chamber, ' Cn motion Vie tody adjourned, v la conne.tion with the, meeting of Tuesday night, last the recent meet ing of the- executiv committee of the Chamber of. Commerce and, the selection of the various . committee mn who will serve the ensuinj; term, will be read .with interest ' by all who have seen the beneficient ' re sult of the. committees of the past. They are as follows : - ; Artitration, Dr. O. McMullen, chair man, G. W. Ward and M. L. Sander lin . .- . -' : - Agriculture and Immigration -A. C. Hathaway, chairman, C. .W. HoP lowell, and N. G. rGandy. -.- Industries and Business Enterpris es W. B. Keys, chairman, M. . B. Culpepper and C. W. Grice. . . Legislation, S- L. Sheep, chairman; P, H. Williams, and C. M. Fere bee. . '-- ' v - ' V' ' ' x ' ' . Harbor ; Shipping, and Commerce, ' .E. Alexander, chairman, A L. Aydlett, and J. Q. A.Woods. '.v'-:'--rJ Streets, .Parks, t and , Public Roads," G. -W. : Melick, chairman; Charle3 Reid and'" W. L Cohoon. ! " ' " Books and . Currency, W. T. Old, i chairman, - Dr. J. 11. White ana F. M. ' ".Grice. , '.'... .r.'. y--1 - a AwArtniy s WarrtlTi iir- man, Hi C. Tuni3 and Clay Forer man. . ... -, . j y y. ';- : ; ; Reception ; and Exposition, E. . TF Lamb, chairman, Dr J-- E. .Wood; and W. W. Mann. , . V -'T.-. Information .and; Statistics : J. P., Oy erman, cnairman w. x. romiui aua N. Burfoot. i "Memtership, 'J.' S- .Cramen ohairman tne :?ia,opo originally stated as tthe ; amount ne,ceary $7j500"fiad already River. r ' V J. H. Aydlett,; and J; B. , Flora.." Health and Sanitation, Dr W, J. Lumsden, chairman, E. A. Kruger and D. B. Burfoot. f ' , FIGHT ..ON LIBEL, LAWS - A special from Harrrodsburg " says: The attempt tp wipe ih& news- v papers off the face of ;tiie eartfr' as. Senator:. Fecht described, - was par-, tially checked today, when the clause imposing a fine,' of - not less x. than $1 for. eyeryV individual opy, published.', was stricken out of -the Pehnslyvania . libel law before - the state legislature. Senator Grady.of Philadelphia r fought , hard to have the penalty continued;" andx when he saw defeat coming to his - pet measure, he went into a rage, Senator Webster of Bucks county,' was the - champion, of the 'press. - - The ..latest libel ; law that, is' pro posed to-rush through the" legislature v in v the few remaining days of . the session '4s. the most drastic ever At tempted. It makes . the slightest er ror caufie for a libel suit no mat ter how 'Unintentional.--: VThe fight in. the Senate.wa.rone",6f':-the most bitter of th; session, ahdAhe Repub lican -lines Were badly-broken. " - The discussion . waxed .. warm ante for and an amendment concerning the . fine. Senator Grimm 'moved that-"a" . general fine of noteless thin $100 J be ; substituted for the eh6tta6us pen alty. Grimm immediately spoke on tha1 . . , cause and brok down the opposition The vote was 23 to ; 20 in favor or, .the: amendment Thise started Gradyr on his rampage. Half : ,an; hour or " f ighting :. ollowedjv: Finally compelled', to modify .-Ms situation Grady offered' . t another amendment, making the gen- ' ' ' , eral' fine n6t less than $0.00 'or "more - - ' .than. $1,000. -There was.no oPDOgitipn ;.vS., to this. , and., in ? that i. shape , the bill, ,;. .nowstands' " , :.'.;.f-, "' i "'i;.:,:'v''; Commenting on ( the proposel hsNr measure the McKeesport Daily - News. : - says:: : ' '! . -- ' -" :"';' " '- -r -'Some- strange i things have comP be fori the ; state legislature - u nder ; the title of 'bills,' but'th freakiest audi -. most uncalled for Concoction ever - ' .' presented is the one now nflin: considir. ered and known as the Salua Hbei blU! ' ' ' it is nothing less than an effort tor muzzle, newspapers and. do away wlthu T r that long cheilshed principle of Ante- : ricanism, the -.freedom of jtiie nressu' ' -The mestsure assumes most unreas- , onably that the publishers of newspa- pers are negligent in the matter jof as certaining facts" in regard to happen- . ings and instead of being a. business' institution the newspaper , is. vehicle for injuring otliers It appears, that certain politicians whose conduct , might not look just right in print- are especially interested in the meas- ure. "In the first place ' it is not what might be considered i proper legis- : :' Jation, for it is mainly the result of a desire to prevent publicity from- '. showing up anything that may be il legal in political circlesj. If the law makers ; will only confine their en-, ergies to the enactment of good laws -they will have their bands full; and and will earn 'vnotldng''-v'bnt praise from, the press- and the- press It the most willing thing in thJa 'VRorJd toibe r stow praise whii jt''.bflongsi'N;Iof, stretches a' point or two to-keen front ' ' criticising, but a good ijaper will' n?vO. shield wrong doing. Furthermore tht present libel is sufficient. rTHB LOST BALLOT, ir; ' '; Mr. J. R:;Pinder Explains Its, Odingi" f A few "days ago .lissuedaicfrtni- lar i- in whiGhI stedtJiataTote? ; intended for me, went .into the pock et of one of the poll holders and not into the ballot box. One of the poll holders Admits that he Ier- stroyed one ticket, but that no on-T..'.' knows whether it " was for jne or my oppbnent. :, From the fact that ' IT - claimed the v vote, .Ihis : gentieniaitS feels tb at ' some - explanation Is due? The facts so far as I. have beeir : : able to get thcmiarethese.Soni3xnej handed his ticket' to ione of. the noil-; noders,, after hisname had been cai5 ed, put there was some confusion at" the time and "the name cohld not 'be recalled, and it' was - decided that' the v- , . ticket should be thrbwn ;:out as no one . ' , knew "who . voted it. This . in iimit " r ted 1 by two pfT jtbe, poll ' eprsMft My reason ror claiming the; vote warn tnat a gentleman came to me audi ' . ? said that .Mf. .Wiley N. Gregory hand- ed -his ticket to one of the poll iold' Jr8. aM tnat tne name.was rorgottenr not put in. 1 thep. a&HMrGr&Z gory if -hentendeafto-to and hA iRatd ? that - liA;?dM-:if.mW.--.V"S " claimed the vote.S MMMx f I did 5notWlshf tointfmat anyfraudwaSiintendedbqtHth poip t; I made : was that: had all the ; ' h .v . ' v yotes cast- tormen countedi- would bave :. had: a -majority in f''i'i$M Wt- primaryv-?K T if s 1- X- " - - ' ! - ' 1 A- : ! . . .) v. .- ';: "-.'-I -: : :i . 1 - - r. y - - S VJ.-'uI "'' ,' fr : r.-V.' - V-:? -ri:'' ' i -7;:'.:-t:, - .:.; t --i-::;- f fef A - ' " I " - - " " ' . -. V;
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