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ELIZABETH ;CITV; N: e., RRlbAv APRIL 24th, 1903
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THE COMMITTEE ;
NOW INSPECTING
Burton and Small; Vis
it These Waters-
VH. BROOKS YACHT TEMDEflED
Prominent Members of Chamber
of Commerce Call on the Yieitoi s
The Water-Way -Now Certain. ,
On Monday " night, the - wharf at
the foot of Vater street, ' : witbin ' a
block of The Tar Heel office, ' pre
sented to the. people ..of Elizabeth ' City
an opportunity for meeting with the
most distinguished " party.;- of visitors
that have beenhere for a consider
able length of time.. The yacht .-Ama-'
dis," ovned by Mr. ; Walter B. Brcoks
, president of the Dismal -Swamp Canal,
carried the Dartv.havins:. escorted them
hither frcra ; the canal, where, they
previously made enter ance in the light
house tender "Violet,"' of Norfolk.
The following were among the party
who met the -visitors: Dr. A. L.-Pendle
ten, president of tlie Chamber of
Commerce; Hon. E. 1C Aydlett, -W.
T. Old, H. C. Tunis;- H. C.' Green
leaf, Sr., and W. L. Colioon, of
The Tar Heel. a r - - - -.
As is well : known in this city,
the trip " to the : soundings" of the
Pasquotank and adjacent waters, was
in the interest : of the proposed v. ln-
land Water-Way project, - which of
late has passed' from a mere stata
of congressional foster into the light
of actual attainment. No greater en
terprise has been started, nor have
the citizens , along the eastern coast
had such a brilliant opportunity , for
.establishing a ' broai ; and ' lubratfve"
field of commerc through channels
of loth Impoif . and ' oxiJOrtc; 'This
fact is proven from ,'the - very" im
rortance tlie government has attached
fb the matter lately; The best-; and
itost skilled .material of the Fed
eral ranks J have been;:- sent hither
and heads whose" salaries v ,are- up
in the thousands ' ;are daily t figur
ing, and estimating the cost and sub
sequent profits which the Inland '?Wa-tsr-Way
must .bring," should millions
of government dollars be - expended,
in the deeDening of the ;Channel along
the rivers and sounds of the eastern
coast. ;, , -.T,-w- X- r
Thos wo composed the. government
party were Hon. Thomas- E. . Burton
chairman of the House Committee on
Rivers and Harbors, and Col. Charles
Allen, of the corps. ..of engineers,
of the U. - S. Army,: .' and : president .
of the board of i engineers, haying in
charge the subject of Inland Water
'Ways. Also Walter B. Brooks, rJr,
the president of the Dismal Swamp Ca
nal Co., whose yachts as beformenf
tioned. broueht the party from"' the
swamp. ' The day , had 5 been spent
on thp upper waters ot-the .rasquot
tank and in the swamp' canals 'and
intervening routes.' 1 - ' ' A" '
In discussing the question at issue,
Mr. Burton was not very .talkatiye.He
evidently preferjred to figure first
and do his ' talking through ' proper
channels. .But in regard to this section
and its prospects he was very free
in conversation, paying, our inland
coast and cities the highest complin
ments. He was apparently impressed,
especially with Elizabeth City, whose
future he pictured ini conjecture as
bright and promising . "You ean pin
your faith to the futureof Eastern.
North Carolina," said f Mr, Burton,
to a Tar Heel man, . Ho was es-
pecially struck.- with f the j Pasquotank
river from ' Turner's Cut, j to this
city. This part of the river, he said,
would be much lessexpensive to deep
en to the sixteen foot depth, T than 1.
he bad anticipated. "I am impress
ed with Elizabeth City; ".-he con
tinued, "the - number - of your .in
dustrial enterprises in operation, and
the spirit of, progress;-, which I .have
observed on every hand." He spoke
lavorably and- with interest .; of the
broad sound and number of rivers
emptying therein and the number and
size of the towns thaU would ; seek
commerce through this -channel which
furnished the large territory, through
the tributaries of the proposed water
way. ' It is important, an 'fact , necessary,
that Mr. Burton, pass favorably upon
the route which is to' be established,
if such should,, in .fact be done.
Pomp t i m a . n P-ri trrtvernment i Officials
worked on the water-way, t an4 '..the t
attle steam yacht ..'Aurelia:' was
(bartered to establish-soundings. The
original plari vas for.thte; feoverfiment.,4
to purchase ' one or-bbW of the canals
through the.Dismal,w4m9 ;.an4 to;
widen and- deepen, pne.. which , snould
be selected Into- a .slxt?eri ,foot:,chaiJ-'
nel, extending; atOutatW hundred
miles to , the Beaufort, Jplet. so
that steamers of ' less -'thin sixteen
feet draught' could tisef the';in?.aiidiwa-ter-wav,
and so escap the dangers of
Cape Hatter ass., T,hcv plair ojua-w
cost some millions."1 ' -Today, " row-
ever
ded
. the nrbnosition has been exten-1
eolo - rTI Th ursdav-' Friday and . Sat-
and srrmises on evengreater ex- K,rfl xv lAf; fifixt" :week. i 7 .5 Finated. 1
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tensions .or the channel Oiave grown
into ntmost; importance, so thai now
It - has assumed 1 a magnitude -; .suf
ficient ot invoke the interest of every
state on the astern shore rrom
Maine . to Florida. -. -
, In leaving Elizabeth Citv the par-
vj wiu go soutn asaar. as Newberne
They will, return by , way - of Alber
marie and Chesapeake Canal." The
trip will later be continued by raii
as far as Wilmington, and. from, thenct
to Some other point, perhaps by wa
ter, or again by rail, until suffi
cient' information and knowledge of
the .entire coast' condition y has been
obtained.lt must be remembered that
the. government, bases; its action - and
the appropriation of ' the - ten mill-
nons or - mori , dollars : necessary to
carry' , out . the . project, on the 1 com
mercial importance which may be
shown as dependent on it. --
-Senator Martin,.- of ' Virginia, was
with the party, when they left Nor
folk, and this, gentleman -also,: is
interested in th ; welfare 9f the scheme
for ' Virginia, lik I North Carpliha, has
much to gairr, Norfolk, r Baltimore's
stjpngest opponent,";commercially; wll1
be given new opportunities, . and E.
CityAWiil give Norfolk, a chance to
keep up with the raceVso soon as the
inland Water-Way . has become : an
established fact..-.-.-, .
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Bristol," '.R. I:, : April. 18. With the
Reliance more 'than 4 half rigged and
the Constitution; on her way, to Naw
London to complete final t prpre
rations for ; her i trial spin.; there . is
a prospect' that these two yachts may
come together for a' short - while 0ff
Newport. News a ; week from todays
The main mast of the Reliance was
painted , to-day a' light straw color
and - from a distance It gives every
appearance of being an ordinary-Ore
gon ' f pine matt., Tbe (rigging aloft
shows some; innovations S the" stn:t
on the " forward side-of .. the inast
in line with spare traders instea I
of being above or below-them as is in
ase of --.-other .r large yachts. Aa - the.
throat halyards block - is - slightly
above he spreaders 'it ks apparent
that the. foot 6 th e ; gaff .will to
just opposi tee the struts which , will
give it a good backing. ,., N
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- Hon, John
yiew with a '
that 'he Would go tof Washington next
Tuesday - to auDear. before- the 'Treas- I
iit-u- "no-nartrncnt.' with.'- rpfrPTi-,A ' .tn'l
the selection of the site for the gov
ernment .building, which is? soon to be .
erected in Eiiabeth City, "i un
derstand saidE Mr. Small, "that ; a
number of : opposition bids to the
Greenleaf selection have been iiled,
but I shall urge the selection I of the
site "chosen by the Chamber, of ;Com
meVce , and the .board of City Al
dermen, which practically insures the
selection by - the government ?of . the
Greenleaf property, '
, "I' was surprised to hear of these
opposition bids, since a - mass-meeting
of the citizens had agreed to a
compromise on- any site on Main
street, between: Road-street and; the
river. I hope there !will be';no'tfuri
ther opposition 'to" the' Greenleaf site,
as the 1 construction of , the, ..build
ing should hot .be' delayed .if ita
completion is to be. in ' the near
future. Main street is one of the pret
tiest streets. -1 have ever ; seen.- and
with the. newl building 4n rthe.? center
pf the Greenleaf squat e, you w ill have
a ' federal5.' building ; second' r to but
few in the whole, country. -
; : ' r . . r soLicrrs aid.
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Boston, April, 20. The Boston an
tral Labor Union yestlrday appointed
a - - committee - to- solicit y -money J. to
aid the strikers . of LoweU. Pres
ident Conroy, of the local 'Textile con
cil, wmade an, address' in which" he
said that of 1,700 operatives out oi
work, aiOO -are.i women .and ;cliildren;
who are' I not members of trades
union v ' .
- Mayking;ApriI 20. In a pitehed bat
tle .betweenmooh . shiners and rev
enue' officers'1 oh Eikhom creek, in
eastern" Fletcher' - County,' at5-daybreak
Sunday .- morning, -Jack- Moore, a des
perate ? distiller, - was r mortally woun
ded, his brother (William -slightly, and,
three others ' surrendered, to" deputy
Marshall James.. Asher. and a posse
of men, 1 - " . -
1 John- A'sber and Bart, King, tDok
their prisoners to . Whitesbuf g jail.Ar
riving'at Whitesburg Marshall Asn
er; attempted to ' paint - the 5town-. red.
Meeting John F. A, Morgans Asher,
drew his pistol;: and had he;-not , been
prevented Would ..have'; killed Morgan.
Morgan swore out 'arwarrant; .pjaemg
the .warranV in', County . Jailor visors
hands. 'f s V's , ;
"-Ison proceeded to sher s: board
ing house. 'Asher opened: fire; andi;
aK thP third V shot-Ison also '.fired.
.The i bullet passed " through, As&er's
body and he. ten meeas. 1 i ,'
'-For a time th r'greatest.emte-
men prevailed.The.-militia wasVealled
out and last night WhitesbUrg rWaa
guarded by soldiers 1 for the- first
time' in. &ts history.' f . k- y ;
Jlrhe ladies of t? 'Catherine;sGulU';
metat the home, of , Miss. 'Mary Pricey
virt .vFb'arine'istreet;: on" Monday f mght.
The have decided. to hpd:;a' rummage
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Vpreenlgaf SUar. I pV,prIUcTjSau-so 'The fiwt truck 'peas of. id- W
SmalL; ia f ah inter X-V -M. v , on-w'e PVented,,to-', Tfc.e ;,Tar .Heel
Tar HpoV man ?tatort 1 -j - - i i -7: ..t r.' 7 . . . Z I by " Sir., L. L. Winde - The neas
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SNAPSHOT OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AS A CAR PLATFORM
ORATOR.
I T 111 mm i li i . . : ' ' ' '
V:s
tnumterlandana tJcuyklM region. live
thousand men - and' JLoys era rnderr i
ed idle . today by. -owners dosing ;
down work until the employes agree
to- work the ' full . number , oZ . Lous
on Saturday. 1 - j .. .i
The schooner R. E. Bratten: , soent
a- part of the week at the wl:arf
here. Her. cabin , was. ,the; scene ,of.
attraction, for-the fishermen in pott
Tuesday. ? i an '" accordebn ; furnishe I
music for a rainy day, . , '
Decision By Sanborn:
St, Paul,, MinnfApril'O.'At'novn
today Circuit Court Judge Saifcorn
handed dntrn a decicion; granting xne
reque&t of tbe Norton ' Le.urities
Company -to be permitteJ to pay
Great Noi them an 1 Norther-i V.: i ic
dividends to the 'Northern Se2Uii.i2c
Company. .Tae decision, says in part:
: "The , appeal on this case will prob
ably be determined" by1 the' .Supreme
Cou; t- afcoiit November, 1303. it i.i
not perceived how trie pay-cent oZ
the retention of ' there dividends dur
ing; the pendancy of thisappealcan
injuriously aii'ect5 any v right v of the
United States - in this .litigation'' And
the' only question rhere ns v whether
these dividnds shall be piled up in
the treasuries of th raiiway company
or paid' to the stockholders, to whom,
they legally belong,- and who must
ultimately; receive - them which' i ever
the final decision in thi3. case may ba.
These dividends ultimately will" go to
the stockholders of the , Northern . Se-.
curitie's Company whether paid a.i
they are" earned, or i after the. final
decision. If the ' railroad companies
are permitted to pay their dividends tc
th e Securiti ee Company ithat company
will pay them. over. ! ioits stock-i.
holders ' The decrea permits the
stockholders - of the jr Securities Co.,
to exchange 'the stock for. . the
stock of l. their railroad .. cOmnan ies
and can- draw these dividends. Upon
the' latter. If tlie supreme court re
verses -the;' decree, the same parties
can draw these dividends by the rail
road Companies while th? ; appealf - is?
pnding - will": not enhance, ,'or speed
the enforcement of anyMepal' right'of
the United States, while. J t might
inflict unnecessary , loss - apon the
stockholders who-are justly 'entitled
to '.receive, those wivifiendshs Jsoont
as th?y are ' earned 4 ' .
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Eoston, ' April 0. The 123th anni
VrRarv of -the first tattle of the
-revolution is- today being celebrated m
Masachusetts.T puttie o.isePvanse-,w;
inaugurated yestrday?' ii Lexington!
and Boston, the features ot the ex
ercises at t Lexington .being rtbe pre
sentation bM Iiieufena'uC .Capalv:on
behalf of the State, .to the Lexington-
historical society, -of ., the ..drums
on . which the call to,, arms-' was b eaten
110.-'- ic:. a.i.j t' j. ";
- vrin Boston services wee .neia., jn.
Theo. Parker . Memorial taiv i wnore.
addresses were delivered by a number
nf -sneakers: - Today's , observances rs
Paltriofs day, marked;'! by ;iength3j;
programnfe f- n'; which ' sport, predgm-
Jnated
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were" of unusualsize and the "pods
ontainedv from :seven ,to mne peax
They were Mr. Winder's own -product,
and were raised . -from' the; cel
ebrated Miller Fertilize , of.whiihMr.
Winder i3 the general aent. This
fertilizer seme3 to be inng r?2iiorai
satisfaction among, thoi'e of oar peo
ple who have, used , it. Last . season
Mr; Vinder only sold 150 tons, while
this? season he increased his sales
to "three hundred tons. ?
Mail Boxes Located.
'ThoUnilsJ States. POit-pfflse iuspqc-.
Tor Mr. F. N DaviSj was hee this
wepk, atte:cin; FeJeial Co at. While
here, Mr. Davisv ia; company., with-;
Mr. i. M. Meekihs, tirove over tie cicy,
and located ..the position for : letter
1 or.e?. v preparatory to - the-, free deliv
ery which Mr., Davis says vill ba
instituted- at out 'July It t.
About 85 positions were selected
for -the fcoxe.H, at .convenient ri)oint.s,
which will 'thorughly cover the city.
These boxes will be used for deposit
ing mail.Five carrieis will be employ
edV'in the new" fres delivery systam.
Already a number of. applicants are
preparing' foW the Civjl service e'x
amination, which is ncessa'ry for the
position. . This examinattion willtake
plkce1 sometime prior to : July : lst,s
1903. . . . , , '
'Mr. 'Davis in1 speaikng -of the. xity;
said : "Your town is much larger -than
I had thought.: Of. course . : I thave ;
been reading recently of the wonderful
btliCS VY"1 Jljil2,U-Lli; vilJ. JIl.J-V
along commercial lines, but I! - was'
very greatly surprised to note the
large area which- it covered, and the
handsome .--dwellings: Few- towns., in
Nxjrtn Carolina, ar equal - tq Elizabetn
Citv in; -point :of beauty,' and ilo
town in North Carolina' - its ''size is
growing fo rapidly. Tbe post office
receipts is 'perhaps the V.est bato-
.fcvetbriOf the growth and prosperity of
a-cit3r, ana it ls saie to oay .ma.L. w.
ostdfflce under.1 h-.y supervision has
increased 'Vb, receipts mora reixaidiy
than has the . Elizabeth City off
Mr. Washington Perryf and daifgii
ter of ' Kitty. Hawk, were visitors, t
Ra 1i rnnshrutitie a 'asrf-
line, boat" for "W. J Smith, "of On-
ental, N. C,v "' o.nL.PimliCo ; Sound. The 4
boat . is f if ty-twa . feet long, tqurteen
eet?-beam,4 'andf 'wfth , a dtaft.of
two-and-one-halffeetJt $ an ,exr
cellent mtodel, and bespeaks the me
chanical ) genius Of 'Mr: "Williams. 7 ,He
'is calso reconstructing ?i igasbline boat,
"for' Mr, i W. W. 4 Bevertdge.;v of I Mar
tin's; ;Pont Two bargesr froin Norfolk-;
,are , also undergoing ' repairs at
this' J print, Vwfci 9h' ! ', also 1 a, compir-;
inerft toi ',the ' coming supremacy,. f
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Prominent Jamong the-growing i:i-l'-.Vrl smrqr., acprii -r-iy
Paiiwav. business of Sir. John .M.taccuned' at Wlnst night. Ha;l'fell
FAIRBANKS SAYS " YES.
V Washington, ' N. C, -April., 20. Dr.
W-Godfrey Hunter, "of4 , Kentucky,
formerly United , States.. Minister to
GautexnaVisresimnsible for. ,;the
statement that i Senator Charles ; W,
Fairbanks,; of Indiana, has announc
ed , that he. wll ,be- a candidate, for
the Republican nomination: for' pres
ident. ' Senator Fairbanks . ahd,Dr.r;
Hunter t held , a , conferenceVof - several
hours at' the Gait House in .Louis
ville a. few' .days ago?. and .shortly
afterwards it was announced' that Dr
Hunter;; would look after "the Hobs-
j-ier' ehator's'r interest in the ' "Blue
Grass", -, State. V
V Rosco'e rC. .Mitchell, the young
North Carolina . journalist, who is
the i father " of the Fairbanks move
ment, has . arrived in -Washington'
from Chicago, and left tonifrht . for
Knoxville,- Tenn Mr. 1 Mitchell ' denies
the rumor that --he has, been to -Indianapolis
to; confer with Senator
Fairbanks- ' He Said that should the
Indiana senator announce his Candida
cy he . would have a strong follow
ing in. North Carolina.- ' .
; .The evening Star, the organ of the'
,adminis-tration, comments on ' the
statement given out by Dr. Hunter
in "" nearly a half column editorial.
REAR END COLLISION."
James to v.rn, Nr Y."f April 20. Eight
persons ; are dead . and ten injured,
three of them seriously, as the re
suit of a collision between a pass
enger train and a freight on the Erie
road, at an; early hour today near
Red House, N. Y.
Of. tlie "dead only one : man, Robert
Hotchskiss, ,of Meadeville, a ;brake
man. , even bodies apparently those
of threes women, ' and a "child,
were burned "beyond recognition " in
the- fierr- fire which followed tho
wreck. The women,, are .said to have
boarded the train at Youngstown, and
to have come from Pittsburg. . j
Jeff. Davis Sold ForJutik.
Mr. W. J. O'Neal,, of Stumpy Point
was in . the city this weefc, and
showed The -Tar Heel . man a can-,
non wheel which . he ' had caught
while oystering on' ulf -Rock;- off
the shores of Hyde county, i This
cannon wheel is from , the -large gun
"Jeff Dais" used by the ' Confed
erates in the defense of Cape Hatera,
the first part of the war "The late
Col. W. F. Martin,, of this city; .was
in command . of the forces, at the
Cape at .the . time that- the. s cannon
was iu use. The eel .has been
the source of great interest to many
of the old battlescarred veterans,here
and many actual tears were shed
as -they gazed upon, .it.. The., find
ing1 o this, wheel recalled -memories
of the war that have n since ...been. .
nearly lorgotten, and wniie. the .yoU"ng
er generatpn plies rthe field of Jeom-
. merce, many a raamg oia warrior;
whose coat : or , grey , yet hangs .- in
the closet tinder ' the stairs, pauses'
to think of the 'way of life- and tha
strange breach", that nearly- sever
ed the greatest nation on earth, :
..The biinging of this relic'. to -Eliza-"
bcth -:City ' was due to an 1 advertise-,
ment of Mr. Miles J,enning3, in The
Tar Heel, and f.not perhaps .realizing
the impo-tanre of his f'.nd,.the canhoE
wheel was brought here by Mr.O'Neal
and sold s junk to M'.- Jennings.- t:
BANK EOBBER KILLED, i
Wampum, Pa, April 18.--One man
was kiTed and another-wounded - this
morning during , 'ah m attempt to rob
the - Firsts National Bank-1 at Wam
phm. 'About 1 o'clock n. Harry 'Wil
foughby, a baker, was on his way
home;' when . in passing the bank, a
man r stepped before him, .-, pointing
revolver, and : said : . " r VHold up
your , hands and keep quiet.' ' Wil
roughby ..' threw up his hands, ' but
as hd did so; drew' front:. his ; pock-;
et his 1 revolver. ; The . , next : imltant.
both men began 'firing, at ,each oth
ers 'Tw other men "came out : of the
bank and took a hand in the shoot
ing. One of the burglars was kill
ea, ! while Wilrbughby -i was .wounded
in " both legs. The. shooting . aroused;
people .in' the . vicinity and ;the ' bur
glars f isd 'Without- hvihg secured any
thing of value..-
HAIL "DESTROYS VEGETATION
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ihf 'torrents for fiftaen miniites com
pletely cjvering. v the . ground. v Eariy
gardere are ehttrefyuined ami trees
:f ' the forest are:strippec;b-f 'leavxa
aiaJ covered with a .cost. .oClce:: '
Mahoney City, April. 20.,-r-As a se-iuel
to the refusal: of the me to work
nine hours on; Saturday -last,' a 4 lock
out was A naugurated at the (Collieries
of the Philadelphia .& Reading Coal
& Iron. Co.,' this' morning and thirty
men. and boys are idle. . -f" ; ''
-No explanation- accompanied the ' ac
tion- of -vthe company.- The, menjf wef &
ipJPly toldthat there was. no .work.- rm j
u - . - ' r if I w . " --wr-m -r- . . : C s fill.
TED STATES
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Judge Purnen Presides
Over His Regular Court
TWO- THOUSAND IS EXPEHDED
. The Pie Eaters Become EamV
- pant for t the epiity Clerkship,
Many Candidates Seek theTlace '
0
ESS OR
The Federajj Court convened in thii "
city. Tuesday morning ,with' Judee
Thomas R. Purnell on the .liench. .
Judge, PeYneTl made a rather lengthy;
and exceptionally able charge to the- '
jury. He laid especial stress bn-tne-'
question of fraudulent use of the mails '
There were eight cases on the dock-.",
et and only ' one was J a jury. case.
that of the United States against H. '
B. . Craddock, of ; Cherry, , N. C, Tor : -breaking
open letters. The defendent
was declared not guilty in this ease.. .
. J. R. Peal, of Martin county,plead -guilty
to the charge of1 feraoving -'V1
and concealing spirituous liauors'.judg
ment was suspended " on payment of 1 1 v
cost. - The leniency of the court ini thrV l
case was due to the. fact that Mr.- Peal (' "
was a consumptive, and - unable o -undergo
confinement. .
Two cases against F. A. TucJter. of
this , city, for removing - and conceal
ing spirits' wa3 continued, pending ' -'
a compromise. , . -
- The .other cases were United States.
against L. H. Griffin, of Martin coun
ty, "f or - removing and" concealing'
spirits; United States against R. E. -Sample,
of Tyrell county, for fraudu--lent
. use of mail, both of which were' i;
continued. In the case of. Mr. R: E.-. , ,
Sample, it ,wilL be . remembered that r '
the defendent was sentenced to5 years f
in1 the .state prison at -.the last term
of the courts and he is now ; serving '
hia term, and. the above-, case', is -
awaiting" his dismissal from, the Ip'sn-
itentiaryC'i.' s- ' V .
" Clerk of the Court, J, Q. A. -Wood;
tendered ; his ; ' resignation f to,: Judge
Pernell, to take effect - at once.This
position pays . about fifty : dollars perv .
month, and.i eagerly , sought after '
Lby. a number rof pie hunters, -among , . ,
ning Craig. Samuel Alxander. , T. P; ;
Wilcox, and Mr. J Worth.- - . i - J .t
Judge Pernell will give out his ap-:j
pointment in a few? days, after ; h-a;? .
returns from Newbern court. "
Mr. B! F. Spence was at. this .term
appointed deputy marshail, vieoC.
A. Banks,-resigned. - :'.-z ,
Judge Pernell , ordered the jury, box: t
revised bfore the next term 'of court, '. p..
which meets in October. .AijOut forty--,
five jurors were summoned t at this t .
term of the , court to' whom .were
paid' in round numbers 'one.Hhpusani;
dollars for . mileage and per diems. -
The court really did not j COdsume v ,
five "hours, while the totaV cost- of. ,
those five hours proceedings to Uncle,
thhn'two thousand -
dollars. The Jurors are paid" $3 per,' .
received Incle Sam's check for ' r.i v
much a.i forty dollars..
DEATH OF . MR.' BELL. - : .
A telegram was received Wdnea- -day
from' Norfolk, announcing the? -.H'
death' in that city of Mr. Chas.. H. ,
Bell, who had sone there for hosDitaT ' . - R.
treatment Mr. Beir was thirty-nine-
years of age, and' a son of -Mr. and-'-'
Mrs. George Bell, -of this ' city, an-tt . -. r
both of whom survive him. -The; burlaw N: .
will be ..conducted ' at " the ' Overman ' - ,
cemetery tnis afternoon at 3:30 o cioc
Mr. Bell was never married. His,
tenderness , to "his mother wasiX,.,"
a quality which- proved tlm'npbnyi , ;
of hi$' character 'and' is one of .
rememberances that ,wiH always cnr s s l(, -r
dear him to the people of this com-- , , ,
munity. He leaves two brother - i
Messrs. J. - Walter -Bell, ' of .Scran ton, - 1
N; C; and Frank W. Bell., ofthh . . 'p
city; also two sisters, .Mrs. ,C. C. ,
Pafipendick, and Mrs L, rLWin- .
der. both of this city. 'An. older bro-'
ther, Mr. Geo. W. Bell.' preceedel - .
him ' to the grave since lastDecexa- - .; - .
ber. ' , "
- Hon. Wheeler, martiii,. of -Wijram. -"
ston; is here this week, attending Fed- . .
eral Court. " Mr. Martin visits E. City '
about -twice a" year, and says Vt
the growth oL the city; even intbij.s'; o
short .time is . very notieable-r do? ,.it.t
not see - why you ' people don't s- .
tablisli a furniture factory,": said Mr.fs J ;
Martin Jrt-a,Tar IleeLman.-The !o al r--.-'.,
trade of East?m NortJi Carolina, it'f -', , -p
would support a factory .in Et City.; 'X-fT"
The Williamston factory paid'-wt anil , ' ;
found a reaiy market for its-p-o-i-acx.;j y ,
- The stockholders of the We;t;Enl ; r
Improvement Company, wi 11 me -t -in
this. -city, the second -of 'May..: This, i.f
company,: which owns whafi knowrt; ;
as thffr-Baxter, Field. : is contein!a-.
tins? hisr improvements. .They have- : i
ready' "paved ' about" a - mile-; otj-xr- p
nues -with , vitrified brick. andMI; , 5V-
B"axter. : lavs that Jt represents. , tli
Qhent ofEjlza
izab'eth'City.
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