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'V iresiaeiit nner -xji fthe -Bdat Aof I CO U NT- COM MJ SSSI O NE RS MEEX Elections, estimated , that the Republi- , ' " . h. A, ?nU carry $k 9 .0(t Will Askthe Governor o Call ari Extra plurality. . I' i- t ' '"iUl. f f k,X,P i f Term of Coiirt SforCivil X5ass.fc V New York, Nov. 3. After a, remark able campaign, in , which v there .' was united against him nearly- all of the newspapers and practically every min ister of religion in the city, George B. McClellan, son of the Civil War gen eral, was today. ; elected mayor of Greater New York over Seth Low, Pu sionist, the present mayor;, by the large plurality of 70,000. . '-2. ; - . . . Edward M; Gront was elected Comp troller and Charles V, Fornes, presi dent of the Board of Aldermen. These two men were originally on the Fusion ticket, and were endorsed ; by Tarn many, whereupon the Fusionists took Cleveland, Ohio,' Nov. 3. The Lead er. Repubcan, claims that this, Cuya hoga'county, will give Herrick, Republican,- for Governor, a plurality of 4,000. Cmcinnati,OhI6ov. 3. With only thirty-eight precincts-to hear from out of 2291 Cincinnati,-Herrick, Repub-! iican, has a. gain of 8,493 over last year. Indicating a plurality of 65,000. 30 p. Republican plurality: in i1the-( Stateuld not -be less than 125,000 : and that ritmight beat the record Sf fil37J0duH in 1894. The" Republicans'at that hour -had car- tied all the doubtful counties for "mem- Ijers of : the" legislature that'wefe heard from. 'i "X ' - .'T".-!. ...... s' Toledo,. Ohio, Nov. 3. Three pre cincts out of 103 in Toledo, "Indicate Herrick will have 2,000 plurality.: John son leads: the' Temaihder of the ticket. C. Columbus, Ohio, Nqy,; 3. -At 9 : m.itaeimatedhevReput Maryland. Baltimore,. Md., Noy. 4.Late elec tion' returns tonight K- show that the majority for Warfield, the Democratic governor-elect, is growing and will The Democrats will " certainly have their aames from the low ballots andfin'the upper rhouse of, the legislature noniinated other candidates. It was ('19 Senators to the' Republicans 8. In the nomination of Grout and . Fornes the House there will he 68 Democratic tv Tanrmany that caused Hugh Mc Laughlin, the veteran leader of the Kings county Democracy, to bolt and declare that he would not support men who were not Democrats. In spite' of this defection, however, McClellan, Grout and Fornes carriedKings coun ts'. The management ! .their' cam paign there was taken over, by; State Senator Patrick H.: McCarren, when McLaughlin refused his ,aid. The result was .known early and at 8:15 Mayor Low ; sent a telegram ;'of congratulation to Colonel . McClellani: . "I congratulate you on your election. If I can be of jservicevto, you, pray command me. ; SETH LOW." The Mayor then said: ; - "I think that the telegram sums up all that I have to say tonight." - Colonel McClellan, who is at present a member ot Congress,, made -the fol lowing statement: : WS -1 ' - citizens . for,- their" confidence : in 'me". I Tenew the promises . whieh I made before the election.. . '. -', - ' 'T have no bitterness ? feeling for any one. , - " i . . " "I shall go at once .to. Washington to prepare for the extraordinary session and as soon as the question of Cuban reciprocity is disposed of , I shall turn my attention to the affairs of the city. "I invite the co-operation -of - every citizen, whether , he supported me or not and.; regardless' of ';his political views, ' in the advancement of the city s good. ..J-' "This victory 'Should encourage and unite all Democrats for the Presiden tial contest In 1904." " ; - - ' The campaign was Tone of the most interesting in'thVhistory of New York City. From the ''""day'MArlrjow' ' was renominated his supporters urged fcfa re-election on the ground that no par tisan question was involved, but . Chat every ' man should, vote to uphold the existing administration because it had given the "city a .business-likc-tbndnct of affairs and because ' It had done much to stamp out the "red light" evil of the east side.-'-It - was argued by Fusionist orators that, the return o Tammany - men to -office to - mean a '"wide open town," , unrestricted law lessness and the renewed; terrors of the infamous "cadet system" by which ignorant girls .were forcedrfn to- dives of shame, their earnings going to the men whom they supposed: to be their husbands. j- These statements, the Democrats re sponded with the, charge that Low's Representatives and. 33 Republicans; a Democratic majority on jomt Danot of 46. iu ' Judge William Shepard Bryan, in an interview today, suggests the North Carolina Constitutional Amendment as possibility in Maryland. Plans to eliminate the negro vote are" being generally considered ... -Mississippi. : ' ' Jackson, Miss., Nov. 3. The vote in the-State in today's election was light, The Democratic ticket, headed by J. K. "Vardeman, for governor, was elected. tnere pemg no opposition, x ne race for clerk of the Supreme Court, in which there are five candidates, is ; in doubt. The ticket is long and returns are coming in slowly. ' '. -.' ;:';: ' - Nebraska. ,. . -. Omaha,. Neb., Nov. 3. Twenty-one precincts outside of 'Douglass . county, (Omaha);- give BarnesTlepuTflicah;-for Supreme Judge, 2,173; : Sullivan,', fu sion," 2,001: The 1 first fourteen c pre cincts ? showed a , net: jfusiQn l'saln. of 213. A y proportionate, fusion v gain throughout the' -State will; probably elect. SullivanJ v-! "' vy." . non-partisan claims v marked..: an at tempt to secure control of -the city , in the- interest of . Governor Odell; that all of the credit for the good1 beioige to Grout, whowas on tte ;Dempcratic ticket and thatevery Democrat. should cast his ballot for McClellan' in view vote would Jiave on !the "Presidehtia' eiwuon next year. :, -, , . . . .. , Syracuse,viNrYS;,Hl!lo1C Allant Forbes (Rep.),eleitedj ttayptbf Syra- ,use Dy aoout i,v. man (Rep,)efelt Mlyor SheehaiS (Dem.) - ; Entire V ? Republlca rticket .elected; 1 -7 -f- ;.- - . ? -J M IU phipJI -v ff JE 1 1 if ..4 ClevelaiOhM5!t? 3-Up to 7145 P. m. not a single, pfeceinct outvof th. . 200 4 ty'sfciolSaitta iWbortadf t4 the board "Hiectiais ln4hl fSte". as. : This, is. undoubtedly -due. ft'Sk W length of thetitskee The e tilfns,. wl he very-late? pa4JtOh'''G 'j:t Columbus, phkJNovS, )n ; such ' scattering' returnsasVefe7 received up' "to 7:30, the Republicans claimthat they have a plurality rapproximatin a hundred thousand and over two - thirds of ' each rknch of- the - Legislature.- The indications-are- that r-the- Re publican , vote - turned out much -better than the Democratic vote In the rural 2is-.icts. Cleveland, The Board of Sounty Commissioners met in regajnwnly-session Mon- a Seth, W. Scott, L. D. Munden and C. ,; Meads,T-Supervisore o-7Rcads for ixpnton, Mtl pennon 'and; Salem1 ToTijnshi, , ijespectiielK ..i mi4 their the ,Bqar4 which were or dered filed. Z. W. Hollowll, Super visor of Roads for Elizabeth City oslVfreporlted n6f work onte by sinceKthe last meeting -pl the Board. r V 7 ; (r - ; EW4tsbn-Sessbms presented hiaeed to- the-Commissioners .forgone acre, of land' Soldtp ;thunty)accoTdance with an option executed by him Oc tober 5th, last. It was ordered 'that thep deed be accepted -arid . the .clerk of the Board beiDtstrticlld to issue' a! county order . for $25 payable to said Sessoms; and .record the ded : in the proper book in the Register of Deed's offlce" -- -r,- .v- V ;Mr. Elijah Sawyer, of Newland Township, appeared before the Board and offered to appropriate to the- coun ty, for.the sum of $20, a strip of his land; v4J feetwide and $00 yards long, on the west side of, and parallel with, a certain road in, that township, lead ing from his home to the public road, by way of Mrs. Sarah E. Jones and others, in order that the first mention ed road-might be made wide enough for a public road. It was ordered that Mr.: Sawyer's offer be; acepted and the clerk of the Board be instructed to issue a county "order to Mr. ; Sawyer for. $20 in full payment for. his land. Applications ; for the: position, of Keeper of the. County Home were read by the Board, and it was ordered that they be - laid on the table ..until the next meeting, 'tr . . . ; ; : J L. D. Munden, Supervisor of Roads- elect, for Mr Hermon-Township, pre sented his pfflcial bond ; in .the (sum of $1,000, withthe Uv Si Fidelity ana Guaranty Company as surety. It was ordered that the bpndfbe.Iaccepted, apf proved and recorded. CHRISTMAS DINNER TO BE EATEN IN ELIZAS -,-.f,-v-.- . i t , BETH CITY RaJlr W -; i---J.-2 11K - Be Rwining-CHCTeThy Cliristi ys - Chief - Engineei? Causey . -I ell ' your people that if they wiU give us a" Christmasv inrieiv we will oe mere on;nrisana?mayrio Msatix;; TnaoA . tTAifl o vara DhAVan': "KIT a u0 r. ui Ufa . n 1 n-ibSr: Mr. f , C. . Causey, Jr.; chief engineer of the Suffolk & i Carolina Railroad, - last week. '"'.- ,'.",'. "'-': ;'- : " ..' I "You don't mean, Mr. Catisey,- that you "wilf navefHrainst' runnfng"; ovr your road into the .city, bj? that. timet isked the Tar Heel renorter. ' i ; "Yes,; sir,'' promptly responded the genial official, "and If we are not there OFFICE AFFAIRS. Mr. Meekins Explains Why. the Resig- i nation of Mr. Thurston VVas Called EditorTarsHeel, 1 ' &8?' JuJJlizabeth jQityrvN.- Gj d MyaJJeariSiifTiTHaving ; heard, through various ifriendsjcthat - thei removalof Mr. Thos. HvThurston. as collector of thei maii from .the various , letter, boxes in ' Eiibethi. City, .has-produced ; ad yerse criticism, owning to Mr. Thurs- ton'ailong: gervieejtin iis capacity,: I desire to set myselts.traJghfe with;the pualic and lieveanyrharsh criticism thatmay be heaped -up against me.; x proar-as I am perspnaly .concerned Mr i ThuTstoni ; would': have ..; cpntinu ? I in; the - capacity-of ! collector ; of .mails through.: my i administration - as ;Ppst- master:for ftwofi reasons: ; First, be cause of his long service in, this field of iwork,') and; second, because of his MAYOR-WILSON-MAKE of - ,-.':- munlclDaTftv I make th ? fnllnwiiur 3 i .First -As. the former Board of At- ' Office of City' fe ft-CommieOT '; Propdsitidn !to Purchase tyfy ire li Alarm 5ystenx:j0jerva a?u ? i:j.r.,.., j!.: ! y. Bt4 - The City 'Fathers; met-line regular ironthly. session.. Monday night, fwith ' '1 members present.' - .Thel minutes: of e f former. vmeetingiwerie' reaalfand di pted. ft- 'c'i :;' 3 tasko ' C. M. Ferebee, Esq., attorney for great fitness for postal work, forSrhich he fth City' Elictrii:Light. Com- he is eminently . qualified. r .; Besides, there; are :other.reasons - which I forbear- mentioning, as . they are, matters of a private .-character and - not sup posed to be discussed in the? public pany, appeared -before the; Board and asked for extension' of :time in which to begin construction - of . the street railway.-- The requirement s was that construction should :. begins December . - Kentucky. '. Louisville, Ky., Nov. 3. Sixty J pre cincts in Louisville and'Jefferspn coun ty, out of a total of 187, give Beckham, Democrat, for governor, 7,575 ; Belk nap, Republican, 5,086. , The first county in the State to give practically a com plete return is Nelson, Governor Beck ham's home. The. majority, is 900, falling off of about 150 from .the nor nremoeratfc majority. - I . Philadelphia. Fai Nov.3-P-1fhe polls closed- Is Pennsylvariia atfT. p-mr In formation 'received frtm .rarioua parts of thiftStete' Indicate tliatwbue weal election j weather,-, prevailed; tne vote wasunusiaririighmg-to the lack' of interest in 'lhe contestVrThe Repub licantate tit!1 majority exceeding : 3.50,000;" J ij"' Philadelphia, Nov 3. All the candir datea;On'the Republican city ticket, which included district attorney .'and other officers, but v not' mayor7 were elected today by the usual large Rer publican plurality. Although, the. vote polled was not heavy; 'the - official figures will show- a plurality 5 for the several . candidates xi probably mor6 than 100,000. The election was one of the quietes id here ia years. There were no factional differerices in the Republican rankSi;butT;he;ltemocTaiswereuiyiaea, the bolting faction ..styling. itself the TaninttoB TTir v! -The "Vfttft. Of tnev inoepeBuence u :i AV 6k ' Newark. N. J., Nov. 3.-very lightJ vote was cast in all parts of New Jer sey with the exception of Jersey City, Hoboken, Pater son and a few otherJ citiesJn which mayors were voted for. ftMs1i foregone conclusion ; that the If calls continue to control both the Legislature. by that time m pay for the dinner myself.',' 4 . '... f'y" - - The' Suffolk & Carolina" Railroad is now within .eight miles' of Elizabeth City and it is being pushed as rapidly as possible. .The trouble has been in securing labor. They are paying $1.25.. per day for ordinary labor, and at this price they have only fifty meh , at work. It has beem, impossible to get sufficient labor to 'complete the road, as early, as had been expected. Rails are being laid, withf standard ghage and two large engines were put on the road last 4 week! .The new pas senger coaches and . other new rolling stock is i in readiness Jor the comple tion of the Elizabeth Cityf dirision.y A large part of the summer has been spent in making the. roadbed in what 1 -4 J. -t fr' J ir. .1 . T J 1 X prints. That: all reasonable people ABl' iS,vo' mr- T -eu ;viwt may see my attitude - in . the matter, following recommendation , .- to.., tker-. ; : , - , Oard. ':"' :..'-r:' :.J'J,-'-'-.'-7''' :!f i, .J.V-, .t'ls; .-'., ?;.-'---' Elizabeth; CjtyVNfCiNov.XlSOS,- " " r . T ' r the rCdrpqratfon pf jEl to $2 ZJi -'Hy UMt lifter.-.. C !,500. worth pi3 stone cur- r.-.: la Board "w rcplject' aboiir 1 v.. . '.: . ' This BoardVuircplieci aboir $8,003 ' : more for general, purposes from .tn ; people taan any. rormerJBoarti asm-ftm r: receives, about, $1,000 from -tte.Ctoonijr Commssioners, making - a total tf ; MMWUl VVVVVi ' .... . . ! , With this additional . sMi-.eral . fund I So respectfriily'asi' this honoraWe body ' .. stone curb,"ihcludlng freight, and the ' L.-f -t Jj62lioti 3.3 stuff it v?.i.T)r.; ."-.r.; . - -.1 haye no special place-to enrb. it . makes no, difference, tcy me, where laid. 5 buVlJio"ask"tkis 'Board'to" inafce B,rn T " , . - - permanent r i: large excess of. general fund. i am aware tnat tne town is la aeoi, but still remember that our city should with ihisV the timebe' extendedcto- Marph. lstj e' Improved ahd th'the imprp 1904. His reasons in asking for the A petition was v presented to the Board asking the Board to petition the Governor to call an extra vterm of Pas quotank Superior Court for the trial of civil e cases .pnly, bre held the 'secpndQnday54ni .fanuwJjMjind to continue two weess. it was ruwcu by the; Board that the t Governor- be re quested , to call an extra term . of Su perior Court as asked.' for. in the peti tion. . Dr. J. B, Griggs, County Health Offi cer, maae tne iouowing Tepon: "Elizabeth City, N. C" Nov.-2, 1903 To the County. Commissioners ; ' ' Elizabeth City, N. C. Gentlemen :-rtThere are now . inthp County Home , 7 white males, 4 white females, 9 colored .males, 9 colored fe males. In the jall, .l negro female. negro males, 1 white male. All of the buildings are in good condition. ., Respectfully submitted, ' '.. - J. B.GRIGGS,lM. D. The total amount of bills . audited anraMowwas,i$9.96 -U5; COMPLAINT8 ORc-'lNFERIOR M4LK. The tteflurremierttK by the Board of fa ricultur As' to the Qualities" of Milk. .0 M. Few people are aware that, the Gen eral . Assembly passed. In 1899, what is known as the "Pure Food Law,; afcd, in view' of the fact that complatnt'iai been made that the milk dealers of this. ;cityi are - furnishing r an, taferipr gradeof f minVe giyej; herewiui -'the requirements as to the quality of milk by the Board of Agriculture: "Milk -must be , from healthy cows and . must contain at least 12 per cent of total solids and JTpef ceni. of butter fat, unless labeled or-sold aa, skimmed mllK, or mine Deiow stanaara. which-the v tab'eled written notcis-eWed acl cus rolorins matter or preservative, or LYNCHING FOLLOWS RACE RIO n louses o EIgWnVfotInrniachin lom 4r0ntlim ..'kl pear 3. Former Princeton, N. J., wov. 3. orm Prfcfd$t; -efetandf asti; hi . vote m VIevelaHa fifts iHis Vote- inceton,N. J., "Nov. a after- 'him bn "the ;v6ting' ihg sree-; In 2 "with friends he dro-- nodii. JirtbiJkohlf Tnomen fd? it rt 'reclster l5rs "titket: ma'cliinerfd 4a&4? drbve 'home: - . ' -r :"i 3 ":Hear. RevP. H." guttle on he. cause and. ..cure', pf gambling next. Sunday, p. at-OJSkeKwnagei in the Centre "of the Town. i ' ... . , u .Tahnson. AiUefiMXi wasaseni hereijapon WW -P.Tv .WP,?! enfre of the tcfttL?.TO otkI WifuvirjS eartvilri; the ftav.' in whi son. a lawyer, ;fri)mi Jiittje;, Rock, at severalret'hOT94werareimvaed. Dura thef row, it is claimed, Ed." Colemani, negrojegaa.shioptingrfaft I ?jan A:ftisUaAe.. va;Mas over tf nean ana wouuaeu. were uuumuu. vuk- Johnson was. locked Up. Excitement ran zens the.-more excitabts1 rushed to the jail vniG3tos ano. ai mass t meeung ujl ui- was neia, out a large uumucij wj. extension' was that the construction of the railway, would. necessarily dam age the streets and impair the facility of public travel .during the wintek-months.- ' c ; The Street Committee recommended that no action be taken at present with j respect to the moving of the shed of M. G. Wright, and the . widening -of Shepard street at this point, : . , , This committee also - recommended s known - as; : r v the ' six-mile desert." This swamp iies 'between vNicanor, in Perquimans county, and Parkville, in Pasquotank county. The grade through this "territory , was from 'two and-a half to four feet 7and .was by far the most i difficult grading , on : the road. Practically all ' of - the bridges on the road have beeif completed and the construction on to Elizabeth City will be comparati-feliwieasyl-i -j.- 1 The reporter learns that work on the depot and wharves in this city will not begin until they "can. get trains into the city. One of the officials re marked that the people of Elizabeth City need, have no uneasiness because they see no evidence of construction . ... .. . ... ' . ' S - . In the city. This win begifl just as soon as we reach there with the . road, and .. then we ; will 'concehtrate: our forces on that part of the work, said he.- - ' ' ' As to the location of stations, the official expressed an opinion, that - a Staion jwould be . located " at. Nicanor and Parkville and probably a. siding at the point where the railroad, inter- township. This siding will be of great convenience; to the farmer's' inl this section, ' many of whonf 'are' beginning to raise truck on a large scale, but who-are' handicapiM''hesau8e'' of the present' necessity -of hauling to Eliza- i'bethfCity, whichisttheMearest sip- pins pumu ., I herewith publish an exact copy .of a letter , received from the Post Office Department; which-reads as follows: "POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. "Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, "Washington, D. C. October 2fd, 1903. "Post Master, - Elizabeth City, N. C. "Sir: : On card report received from- your office In May last you stated that you that the curbing on the west side of had seven U. S. collection boxes in Roade street to : Canal bridge be re use, .which were collected from by laid an-i that the property owners fur Thps. H. Thurston, mail messenger. nish brick ; to 'pave the sidewalk, "at In "this connection, your attention .is s point. .. -. . . mviteu to cec. far. 4, r. L. & it., A special, committee, consisting of 1902, which prohibits mail messengers Messrs. Williams,- Parker and Fear from handling mail keys. .If Mr. ing made the following report : ,' lnursion is me same messenger em- First, that the lights on , the corner ployed by the Department for convey- 0f Burgess and First streets be re ing the mails between ypur office and moveTi' to the corner of Cypress and .the mail trains, he cannot be permitted First streets; second, that lights on to collect tne mail from these boxes. Colter street, near Cypress, 'be re- If he is not . such inail messenger, he m0ved to the corner of Colter and Cy- should be a, sworn employee of your press. They recommended that new office. Please advise this office nghts be placed as follows; One, light promptly In regard to this matter. on Cvnress street, between Colter and x t "Very respectfully, ..'";'. " Harney; one light on Spellmah street, "c.. "(Signed) " J. L. BRISTOW,. . . midway between, Culpepper and Perse. "Fourth "Assistant Postmaster QeneraT The Police Committee recommended My friends and the public at large, that the police be uniformed with long who are capable of discrimination, will dress cbats of blue cloth, and a sam- readily see that Mr. Thurston's service pie Pf which was submitted by The in this capacity during the adminis- Fair. The, unifitffmsl will cost $17.00 trations of Mr. Lamb, and; Mrs. Pool and. will give &e cops a striking ap- was not prohibited by statute, and pearance. ' ;ri'':Ai:-'0if'- therefore in accordance with the fit- - The jury appointed to condemn prop- ness of things it will be noted that erty for the extension of Dyer street, the prohibitory statute now in ues- from Church., to Ehringhaus, made Hon, which operates against - Mr. the following report: That three feet Thurston, was passed in 1962. I came across the east , side, of the lot of mto of flee in February. 19031 and my Chas; Reid be condemned and; dam- flnt mnnrt wbi jiioH w U. m i I asg& nlaced at. $50.00; three feet 1903, ; and therefore any subsequent across the lots of W. T. Old and F. T. ruline ef the Denartment aeainst Mr. Winslew, damages assessed at onedol Thurston, or any other employee of I.Jar; eleven feet on -the west side of sects the county, roadi near" the. hom&t tne office, will be readily seen to be J. T. Moss property,1 damages at ttfMri1' Daniel' Morgan,- te'Providehcetnoraut of "mlfie: '-r ' P. ' . 1 200.0 ; forty' Ieet through theiprop- iI.'v,J. f m. ui...in v. vf -.i r - , . . '.C . ... . 4 -t. 'nv t 1 H : t 'mirlnolitna ! Mama niR i ao not Know tnat it is at au neces-j o- "1- sary to make this explanation, but at! placed at one dollar; a : part- of .'the all times desiring the esteem of my lands of W.- K; Carter, Mrs. .Walter fellow citizens and never ready to Jennings, Isaac" Iigh and the r estate acquiesce in unjust criticism, I have of the late Thos. E. jCpmmander were taken this opportunity of stating my condemned; and v damage tori each was exact position before the people, y placed at one dollar. ..The same jury As to who should succeed Mr. which was composed of W. E, Dunstan- Thurston is a matter of no serious W. ! J Woodley, . II COakley, Fr R moment to the public at large, except Ziegler : and M. N. ( Sawyer,, reported that an acceptable ihdivldualbe' em- that they had -condemned - sufficient ployed in this capacity, which I shall land belonging to E. S. Willey to con struct a sidewalk -on the nortn siae should b a permanentone . . fi . , : ( " We !, have an ' enterprising 'arid "pro- r J gressiye. people, also ;as nice, a . city a3 cari.be' found iariywhere,'' arid 'It be comes yoUi , Aldermen, as servants or the peppie, .a special trust haying been placed in . you by -the good 'people' ta ' 0 make lasting .. improyements to outj g beautiful ScityV.' .' ...'.yv'.' XT'' L. ' .Second I wish, tp f call your, 'atten- . -tiion to the craihped' coriditien of the Fire Department, that is for, wanor room In the. engine .house, and I recont- : : mend -that the present town lock-up fee ;' w given to this department. "If the wall .were taken put, '. ample room would "be , given. . I know. that .this would neces sitate the. building of a 'town'lock-np which cpuld. easily be. done in the rear ot the 'engine r house "at ,a cost bf about -$1,000. '" The preseni tpwn ;'lock-up Is 7 In a dilapidated condition -and cannot be made much )etterl'"; The "necessity demands immediate repai 'as -it is unsafe. When a prisoner 'is placed in it the police do not. know. whether he will stay in samp, pr iipL a? several have j escaped' 'and several indictments are in the, Superior 'CponacttTOt.oC' .their;-breaking. aaL:;'&M$?&W?j The aWangement : is' such that it Is dangerous ; to put "In a' prisoner for fear that; he -will ' set 'fbre and cause the loss of the- entire building, or take s cold and die, thereby" orihglngsuit against, the city for the loss.fof ; life. With this -expeiaitnre Oiere .will be ft aout $5;006St 6e placed npon the M present; outstanding 'debt, : ana z,oo for .general' expenfleslic?-vic;? w: Third Jt has-been jthe custom tar many years "by . thi Board to plac pavements in tront or au f places ot ; wprshjp : jirher Jr der'ed . paved," arid I do ask you gentle-H; men. toreeosslder ybw 'action of tte last meeting and place ?a -pavenrast in front: Of .Pearl Stif 'M.' "El ChTOPCh, when the other portion ot " the iai 1 MR. EVANS ACCEPTS. The New Secretary of the Y. M WiJ l-j Arrive December ( C. A. First. Mr. Frank W. Evans, assistant secre- tary' of the Norfolk Y.M. C. A., ,has accepted the position as secretary of the Y.. M. C. A. in this city, which position was recently tendered him. He will begin his duties In this capa city December first, when the resig nation of Mr. Kight, the present secre- takes effect. Mr. Evans had the matter under con- sidei'atlon fbrsPtrie tiiheefo'rehe de- endeavor to regard. -f Respectfully," . . . I. M. MEEKINS?, ' Postmaster. CHARMED HER AUDIENCE. Miss Georgia Ray McMillan's Recitals . a Delightful Success. 7 Those" who attended the"" recital of of Church street, between Perse and . Westover. The " policemen petitioned that the Board purchase the new unifprms;and that they be allowed to pay for same in monthly Installments of $5.00. ;: : Dr. Pendleton, introduced the follow- I ing new ordinance, whichv-vf is adopted": It shall be uniawiui lop any person Miss"; Georgia;, Ray -McMillan fat;, the or persons to.. blow, or cause to tie T. M. C. A. .Tuesday' evninsr were' nre-1 blown, within the corporate limits oi parifexpect Pmethinare, as Elizabeth. City, or within , one r mile they had read the flattering press conv distant from said corporate limitSj any cided "to acptThe h'avTig ha3"severali meats which hiad preceded. her. And 1 steam siren whistlei 'or to-blowi any mey were in no wise disappointed .. ujotner Kina, oi .stmwnis. insrutu ! The-' young 'lady who, "by- the way, a way or manner as to 1 cominlt a is a North' Carolinian, is an elocutionist nuisance or disturb-' or ahnby' the eiti- in its truest sense. Her fort ..is: her zens. pr to jilbw any steam whistle for Naturalness. fi Thers ;,w.as.';-npJ;e least- aongy'peHorfJt'BanjSf other! offers,! some of which werefom larger eities. Elal(dM be icggratulated insecnrittg.jthe- services of -this- talested-and Christian young man." He Is In " every ' way weir equip-. rk alis- timoniais. He is a native nair educa.ti.Pri; in the public sc I tmB&mj.wrp ieraduktediwit n iromtne men scnooi ox bury in JuiieM895. In'ttie faTI4f Annapolis. : Md., ' graduating '-- horioWalthlaiitfsti-Mfeh' ih the;ts He engaged in teaching fof eamt- ioola WMis, !3ilis- hat fat Ith 9 fork to accept ' thesecpetarjssWp.'pf ttusj vY r - JXL'AT at-noanoke, va:-"s;er gerv- iqgXltt tt-fciyfpjfnvniQmj he came toNorfoiKj where he nas peen. actively .engaged' "IS is'chosenvwMk,. - Mr,' Evans is of pleasing appearance. eyiaence pi esectatlpn . wnh ,charac- cpntmupusiy, pr to piow it at any ow rize8':i tncaverage Jne-thatiecf, mwni-aiil, :tionist.' els asytress' of VnHW!?Hw ixf r -art, Vad- isplay;!exeellet"ste fordinance shall not apply ... to persons :the arietyp'sele Ebkmmgstearijteye t)aMss, M-Jlansna, aent oi .ijumperton, .u., , ana tnosf i mis pramance Baaii, upuu wuykuuu, who hear.dhV,Tnesd:ightJ''were, tie'ftiifldi-'foT hoffcliia;yr9rd! steuysler re .aae)rted : daugh iagm; While ;M-'thJir-rjiarg McMfllaMfeand IPendliatpB. :$fe$&ft i F "t-i V'.V sidewalk' is -paved.-;" -'f " , Tery; respertfully;' W-;.'iJ;: T, -B. WILSON, TH E ELIZABETH' C1TV BUaGY CO- This Emporium of Vehicles' tPrsents m Your reporter -went: into1: the shops of The Elizabeth1, City ' Buggy Com- ' pany yesterday arid noticed that a lot of new , goods had 'Just f cbriie in and",f '- j1.-- tnat tne cierKs 'were 'busy marain-. v them.' 1 Everything-Inv fthe ' way of ve- hicle accessories,-. sucTi as ' harness, ; -whips, pads, bits," etc can-be had. -' Mr., . Wood, the. president of the company, fur ; forms us that he is constantly widening; ;'. '; his territory; arid that the contlnnons ' ' growth of Elizabeth" City necessitates" v . a larger putpnt oi' buggies anacanx.f Trade during the pist: summer seasoa was 25 " per cent." larger than that of any" precedmlr . year. v ThIs progress i renders neces'sary the employment of more labor 'and the -circulation of more money an eter-'befdre. "' rt-r' ' : Not onlir U the prdsperity bf the rm evidenced by 'its' sales of Vehicle -and acesBrcouilrV Wobii ten us '& . f -. he is .s'eliing1- teriefcg' ilMIso:j;'. ot tWcaflbadS'pr Fo'f tnl , trad6 sfeaS?ha'd? i'tapldrgtowtk. . T and '1s iriotfler ' evidence -of I ti&fcaa? tmued3rpipHty6i Cfi'ikteaiflf-. aeetioriJThe successPitni Whlcn $ tKeiy'&otdfeTiflzefs ast :Vyarji.lias caus6d'tlfe to erier he-market' again '..:;. . 'tf. .'; tt.amit, ana otner oTanas,"oia uy tne " pkftetooxtm ; V 4 company they 'ArV'eicIdsWe tgenta larm tmexritor? i meSltmUU m m yonng-nianwne-refitfet th s enthusiastic spirit of young" men,. $ He na.hd.vT-iHeelaii43' ! himia it smocrafic vote In the rural 7:30 p. m, at First. Methodist Chnrcn, tne-mpre, excjtaDra-xuubu ixv., "Z 'T " - .mocratic vote m tne r i; gin eraed at Fairfield Pelore, aaoU" i'""", " ,f ;ftV C-'"- labor. : v-V!. V love to all women excepttteir wives,- , -His honor. Mayor Wilson,, made the aaQ?Jfe C 1 .'.11 flO, 'AH TI r?Vl.fS l9.rr. 1 ' - ' V Wnrfn: I f --iA"' On-motioniof Alee ManillfJtfdatanlwas'in nance creatine the' office of "city r and in -the course iposteri. 'kh-.the Tar.Heel was further to the effect that.a prr was" consigned t& et:tagkb5imv":; the city thisweek of a-conversation reppner, ne .s.aia that . nsn i are very portionate ampunc paia tot license .oe ,inng fn mis lie aiuiuums to uie t reiumieu-.Ui.iuiutiiia.i.iuii gucu ,uj j mai viviiuijr flaye reCenuj -DeKlnt w f 'ajse Jcpttotfa ginS inhuritThaTis at'SvranrarfeT after, anyone - has the ; right to post j ter eighteen - miles .from Fairfield. S i I trttofiaif'thtti- eltvi m -tA fi istributtf sam-1 Thf rrt s wlfl: twir tit Sim scarce "now. 1r'eceht-srmsv 'which hot' only retarded the fisn.'but did'much. damage; to: the"!
The Advance (Elizabeth City, N.C.)
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