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On printing ! ry klod, ecpecUll Pamphlets. Bookltta," CaUlo.u Re ' ports, Brteft r Polder. We can d thm fcert claw of vwork in tht line ENTERTAINMENTS' i , And other enterp.-les get a'f fet write up in the TAR HEEL When we do the printing tof th Invitations Programs etc The .best work: in the city at reasonable" pris t U'J; cheaper than any printer In fhla aea 107 E.tFarlnfl Street. iNORTH? eABblll ASl LvEADI NG NEWSPAPERr VOL 111. ELIZABETH CITYpFR no: v tASTERN; Some "it mpressions The Editor Visits the Fertile Fields of the . State's Corn Crib. What He Heard. s- r; Saw and . J; n - "' ,r (Staff CtorrespondencXcCy " Swan Quarter, N.C - T -Nov. 27. 1 remember . having heard ; "Tom"' Sfcinner say on one occasiotc that fif the Garden of Eden was notpiocated east of the Chowan River it should have been." And these words of East ern North Carolina's -greati commoner came forcibly to -my mind as. -looked over the fbrd;.Xaiiolferie;ieids--"6f Hyde county, unprecedeniedly rich with munificient; crops."5t From an agricultural point of view Hyde is by - far . the - richest' of the nUiety-seven counties in North '.Caro lina. This year tf . .rpps ' are , the largest since the Ciyll- Wac.: lt;pai?i truthfully;, be called the corn-r crib of the State.: . Its ; vast v acres of corn stalks, bowiag., under; the, deight of this staple . food 1 product is' truly v an inspiration. fei4 THE FARMERS OP . HYDE COUNTY, A few years ago -the yde county farmer was ,in. debt. A dlsease.fatal to horses" had swept over 'the countx; unfavorable seasons had brought poor crops, and he was. discouraged. ' But v today conditions are "different. ' Provt4 desce has smiled-apon him and.-.nid rich fields are free ' 3f ' Incumbrance Today the. farmer of Hyde, more than any other or:, my - knowledge ; up proaches "that ideal agriculturalist of y which the. poets . have sung ' and the novelists have dreamed. '-.T".f ; --Jx-At It is no uncommon- sight'-, to see a college depioma hanging from the.-wall -of the home of the . farmer pi Hydeg He is educated. For generations it has been the t ambition of the, youth to graduate at the State : Uniyersity' and return to the farm of his. boyhood.' c It is therefore safe Jx say .that there., is a larger peTeent of inteUteehcfthaC'e than in any otber -county in the State. jJ1n not a fewinstances ther'fs V piano fn ttieiparloj- Xj'SBt in the, barn On. the center, table -are magzines and newspapers; and. far the bookcase - are Jjooks -which, give evi dence of .culture. In: addition to this he has a bank account and is able to lend money to his neighbor ; -FOUNDATION OF THE NATION'S WEALTHS I was elated . to witness such, con ditions, for upon such conditions rest the safety of ; the republic! As "the farmer prospers so. we - all : prosper. The farms are 'the. real .foundation 01 the nation's wealth. On the prosperity of the farm is builded the prosperity of the Jfactory, the railroad and the tradesman. The speculator-is only on .- the surface, and "Wall Street is power less to dictate financial conditions so long as -the ' farmer's barns axe full The present wave of prosperity is due not to Wall Street financiers nor to any political administration, but: solely to a general confidence stimulated by. the large crops of both the Western and Southern farmer. He . has in. reality been responsible for the prosperity of the whole country, for when the farm er has no crops to exchange for the product of the factory, the noise of the factory is hushed, the railroads- must sidetrack their rolling stock lor want of traffic, and commercial actvity .-; is generally impeded, ' ,,". FARM LANDS ' THAT ARE -- il . VALUABLE. , But I started out to , write about Hyde county. TThere are vast acres, of farm lands .here that have been in cultivation for more thafi one hundred eonsecutive years stid whichhWill easily produce forty to a;ty . 'bushels of corn to the acre. M?aya"es ' of farm lands that are tilled only for th cu . . tivation of cotton rand corn will ? sell . for one hundred dollars per acre. -In fact, i have been .told of a farmer in Fairfield township who made a loan of five hundred dollars on a' mortgage of five acres of lare farm lands in that township. ;:.:'. -: ' ,. V':,' SOME OF THE PROMINENT FARMERS." , Among the most successful farmers of Hyde, I mean those operating on a large seale, aresf Messrs. Hv C. Car ter, T. H. B. Gibbs,. A. L. Cuthrell, D. H. Carter, T. B. Jones, W, D. Murry, J. A. Mann, and R. N. Cartwright, of Fairfield; J. S. Northern," Jnol Mann, c E. P. Gibbs,; A. S. Glbbs, T .Jj. Gibbs, and T. J. Mann, of'Englehard; T. E. Sanderson.H. 'B.;Credle, T. H. Jennett, J; C. McCloud, and Robt Jen nett, of Lake Landing; E O. Spencer, M- S. Credle, I. R. Credle, . C. ECd '. T. W. Harris; Jrlb Watson, H. Swindell, B. F. lidgett, Edgar . "Neal, and . G. ;"V? Credle, of . Swan loarter; D. Wahab, C. M. Watson, Z. T. Fprtescue. T. E. Warren and Walter ; Harris, of Sladesville.: Mr.x D. H. Car ter, of. Fafrfield, is the largest r ftce Swwer in this couAtv and . one of the "Urgftst hi the SUte. - He a- xnodern Jnachisery for Ticog 3iU rlc.te2ls ,. 'H trfinest re.iics"ot;thr i umbo yii c suu u my i or th,e. eultlvrtion of this product. T WAS THE HAirD OF PROVIDENC My hostC Greely Brian, is the kuthor- Itjv for; a singular incident' which oc curred here "several years agov -It was In the 'year 1S7G." : ; The Methodist folk Wi out to build;a house Of worship. Tliere Was fllTtatnii in fm mamiwll i W,JT J The ladies .were a imit In. favor ofl eating; it Ion : PamUco Aaveirae. ; while the male'' members .'were united ii. thefr .detrminatiorr to have - it on! a site aboift four hundred yards from the one desired 'by. the, ladies. The men won out and the building was in course of erection when , the' mem orable storm of '70. swept this vicinity; The jslhgularNfeatare ;pf th ?story5;is that1 the unfinished church ' structure wjas floated and carried by the . storm to a point wjthin twenty feet of wh4re the ladies had desired that it be erect ed. -The. men ' believed ' this to be the work of a. divine hand,' and it is need- I less.to say that this house of .worship remained wnere the storm had driven it ' And to this I day the, men -of this community let the women " have their way in. church matters as welt as. in many other resnects. MY HOST . DILATES ON PROHIBI- -V?Cz .Tito;;' ;,:v: - It was' my pleasure to eat Thanks giving dinner -with my friend, Mr. W. B. Swindell, for many years the lead ing: merchant of this county. He is a-close observer of men and events. No .one is. better posted On the. condi-J tibns of his county .than this' man, whose every heart throb is in kindness .f orchis; fellow creature. Our coayer sation drifted on the temperance ques- rtion. f He says that it is a mistaken idea for men to believe that the sale of whiskey helps a town. - Hyde is a dry county and Elizabeth City will not lose". oire dollar's "worth of ; trade by abolishing ts-bar;Tooms ."The cap tains of our sail .vessels are disgusted with the idea of transporting" jugs and they prefer to trade with.'a dry town," said j my host. .Be said that the people of,s Hyde 'count sorefered . to trade -with Elizabeth- City. : and. as m tradine Tioint it was suaerior. tfc either WashIngttmT"iewbe chants need" not ejatertain ear ; that the Hyde county trade will be dimin ished after the first of 'January:'" In stead, of bringing refilled whiskey jugs ohr captains will bring more provisions ; from your, town," thus continued my a . - - - -- '-- .- iriend . ANXIOUS TO, TRADE "WITH ELIZA r BETH CITY. I find that the people of this county are anxious to trade Vltb Elizabeth City. It has, only been in very recent years that Elizabeth City has been getting any trade from Hyde. The bulklbf trade went to Washington and Newberne. - -Out" merchants have been slowly but surely making a conquest of this territory byx a marked supsrior ity of ..goods and 'prices as compared with the merchants of Newberne and Washington.' The people of Hyde have been, quick to recognize pie superior advantages our town iafEers the trading public and it may reasonably be ex? pected that with the proper transp6r: tation facilities Elizabeth' City wili get practically all of this Hyde county trade.7 HYDE COUNTY WANTS TRANS " PORTATION. P - I find the people practically unani mous in a desire for' proper .transpor tation with Elizabeth City. In: this connection r was taBtihg' with Mr, E. L. Gibbs, a prominent merchant and planter of I Mlddleton. He says that the people here, would meet .the busi ness men of Elizabeth City -more than half way in any" movement looking to steamboat commuiicalion. "Somel ejftrs agd;said Mr. XJibbs, "our people raised five thousand dollars with which to build suitable wharves for a steam- boat HneV This wa done at the insti gation .of Ir7 M. K. King, of the Nor folk & Southern railroad. He prom ised" to give" us steamboat transporta tion and afterwards attributed his fail ure to do so to an unsettled state of political 1 sentiment. his 'was. when Bryan and free silver semed so popu lar. ; .. - ;.-( ' ' ' "But we must have transportation,' continued he. ''The same fertile lands which brings cotton and corn in such abundance will produce feeas, potatoes and other truck., We are ten days in advance of Elizabeth City. Y We can grow truck cheaper and in greater abundance than v the farmers- on the north of the- Sounds but: these advant ages 7 are of no ? value to us if - we haven't the transportation facilities to get our produce, to market. We have despaired of any aid or encouragement from Mr. King and his . railroad. We are entertaining hopes that' the Suffolk & Carolina railroad will help, us, to gether rwith the business men of your city. If v your business men are the wide-awake men. I believe them to he they will spare;;it'time in helping is to establish a steamboat line' between JEUtabetbTCity alrff Swan- Quarter; mak- iS ctops at Intermediate joints. and 1 ANTE-BELLTJM PLANTATION TO BE beek neglected, ; is to be extensively improved. vTh4's. I ; learned; from, a talk with Mr.; M. Mak'ely, the owner of the !'hJstoric plantation.- ; ; .r : f ;"The IXnald farm comprises six thou sand and . fiverndred" acres of" the most" fertile lands in "Eastern North J or to the war it w.as operated T)y Jdge Donald, who resided in. NewbernK -The ; old f judg ; was .'a practical iarmerif and; being the owner .. .. . .-.. . . ofrthreehundreanegroesheept of cultivation. - Since " the death i of Judge Dpnaid the farm has heenHper ated by different parties. As much is 00,000 bushels of corn .lasjbeen - pr6-' duced. Oft.' this :. farm in one season. , : iir'Makely proposes to construct a canal wMeh"wiU-give. the farm proper drainage. . The f canal 'will, be" twenty feet ide, tour and We-half feet deep aid two-miles longv It wiline ;nay: aaahle for small e3fi cHe IU erect commodious and mc-3ern bam. v Tho trection of tlve comfortable and ciileQhg?:wilI be! began at once. r.MrVMakeiy says ' that ' tltese dwellings yrQl .; be such as any white TdKtL will" be glad to occupy. Ha. has ces paired of negro laboruand wilt malie aft iniprovement3 wilh'a view .to' cm rymg white iftbor oxcmsivelyr MR MAKELY D!-2lJSSES THE ? -.i'f If: BACEa Qt-ETION..f":);-- -- i MrsMlMakolv is "v-iit' of the most ie el-headed au l practical men that I c er met. . In a conversation with"liim f received sonn" sensible. .views of Me ";: much-disciss. I i.egrd ' probi' nt. lie Is a native of New York . State and came to vNorth Carolina " thirty-two years" ago. He came South with the instincts of a Northern man and en tertain ed the theoretical views gen erally entertained by the, Northern citi zen with reference to the negro. But a residence of more than than three decades - in the , South, during which time ; he has had. much- practical eiv perience with Ihe colored man, hasten tfrely changed his views regarding the race problem. - "If : the '. North wants our cotton," said Mr. Makely, "it must quit this agitation .of the race question. The South s the natural home of the .cot ton plant, but we jnustjhave the negro with -. wftf nt -nr . mica ' ofif fiMont vYvt-fm to. meet thejpresent consumption. The4 ' Norihemcon Siillsar now idiefor want . of cotton, ' and ninch: labor is deprived of a means' of earning a live lihood, while cotton remains in the fields of the Soutli for want of negro labor. - ' ' ' " ; "I know," continuedhe.of " many farmers in 'Eastern North Carolina whose fields are perfectly white. They have 'offered fifty cents per hundred pounds for picking cotton, and any able-bodied negro can- pick two hun dred pounds per -day, but 7 at these figures they can't get -the negroes in the field. I attribute this largely to this continual agitation of racial ques tions. V ; - If the Northern agitators,' the press' Included, "will 'close 'their mouths we will raise cotton for the worlds and then the South will become rich- Eu ropean nations ae now looking" about for sotne other country fronu which to get ttieir "cotton supply. England is looking to her colonies, and.it Is a question of time whep other countries will -vie with our Southland in the production of this' great commodity."" t"What do you think of Governor Aycock's idea of educating the negro?" I asked. .V"" ' , - ; "I am opposed to any such policy," responded Mr. Makely. "Of course, everyone should be taught to read and write, but this heavy burden of tax ation to educate the hegro Is being carried to excess and the principal objection is that it thoroughly unfits the negro as an industrial factory Our cotton .fields, asI have said, art yet rwhlte with' unpicked cotton, while Governor Aycock's policy has no oter tendency .than toseparte the k'egro. and the cotton patch; This policy, too, will surely lead to a selfrconceived idea, on the negro's aftj of social equality.- I can conceive of nothing more vitally dangerous to our indus trial system 4han' such a policy as Is being manifested ' by several of our over-enthusiastic educators. Unless this is checked, I believe that it will, sooner or later, lead to an effort to separate the taxes' df . the races for nurposes of education. This wouldl be an opposite extreme." - A. BRIGHT FUTURE FOR FARMING. ; "Mr. Makely, do you believe that the future holds any, inducements for the young menito reihain on the farm ? "Yes, sir; I know of no occupation which gives more promise than -that of fanfiing. " The young man who leaves the jarhv now is making a gross mis take.-; The price of farm products has risen and there is no. reason to expect a decline.- The congested centers of J population must have food-stuff and the"greatV demand . will ;v sustain i good prices. The . value of farm-lands will advance, as We may well expect emmi- 9- .- .- - - s J- . t m. erratlonv from the. North. The South has cheap lands, health, and a mild .itTnoto whfrh ATiahles itha 'farmer -to work"all the year.;These'indttcements are being recognized , -verY-- rapidly There ix"2Q "more-new ;WeC 'Withlfor thft boosew just la, time 16 eecjw broad andtertile plains to attract the people of the North.';; ?Their,. gaze ' is fixed ..on the, South; and' we hold the isslbiiiti:thef:fu - :'astern North Carolina is especial ly well f ayored-Vv e'-are within" twenty four hQurs" of the great centers of popu lation,; and,: with proper transportation faciUties,rwhich will; 'TOme iA time, "to gether ,withfiur ! niany pther advant ages, farmifg here wijj ijQome a , great and payifig industry. I pin jpay- faith to': the "futureof Eastern4 Itorth Caro lina,"" '---Yvv , " ';." .; ;r -: v ; THE TAii: HEEC IN : HYDE.""1 . ' ' Before closing this 'ietor, I may be permitted, to exprd fay -appreciation for the: unusual Idridniess accorded me in Hydo county. The We popularity of the .Tar Heel )T this county is a sourceof much pleasure, and the list of 'more; than "Jtwpimndred7and fifty new subscribers -which I obtained, speaks' of the; Tar HeeJ jnan unniis takable' eloquence , that,, I can rid faiC to appreciate. " 'jH;. P--. l;V ' - The many, kind expressions were en couraging and will spur me; on in -my efforts to give to th people of. Eastern North, Carolina just such a paper as their taste and iTteJlgerice'desenres. : WALTER L.iCOHOON. FAIRF1EUD.' .Death of Mrs. Sirnrnons Court Con - .- - ... V , venes-7-Grand - Jury's . Report -Some Cases 'Thai ."Were for Trial - Mr. Carter Sustains injuries. ( Correspondence of .The Tar Heel.) i Mrs. Lizena Simmons, wife of Dr. P. "H. 1 Simmons' and mother of Capt Benjamin Sim mons, pfthe U. S. Army, died Saturday, the 28th, after a short illness. She leaves ; a husband and three children and a host Of friends to mourn their loss. " She -was a. most estimable woman In whom were em bodied the finest attributes of a Chris tian character. - - ...r: c'.yy Mr. Preston Carter-, had the misf or- Jtune to. get a finger badly damaged by the explosion of a shell, while trying to load his gun, a few days ago. -. He had theasame hand ruined a few years ago by a similar accident. . Mrs. R. 7R. Grant is visiting her father, Mr. H. Clay, Carter, While her husband, Rev. R." R, TSrant, is Attend ing Conference at tGoldsboro. s v " . Mrs. Sallie Wallace, of Washington, J is visiting her sister; Mrs. J. G.vHarris - Mr. R.. E. Krause, who is rebuilding Capt.; ;' Spencer's vsterfer,. 'the Alma," ba& " siod his" f amllS'. here toreside ufitil he finishes the boatr Mrs. Krause is very glad to get back to her old home again, for awhile at least There was about two inches of snow Saturday night, the' 28th. Dr. N. M. Gibbs, of Scrantoh, was here today. W-e are alwayf. glad to see him. , COURT PROCEEDINGS. The following is thee report of the grand jury for the fall term of the Superior Courtof Hyde county, which convened last week: v J'We, the grand jury of the Superior Court for the county of Hyde, for the fall term of 1903, do find, after care fully examining 'the Jail, courthouse and home of the poor, tnat the condi tion of each are as follows: - We find the jail in good condition We find the clerk's and register's offi ces and records well and neatly kept. We -find the almshouse, or home of the poor, in fairly good condition, but the fare of the inmates is nbt as god as it should be. The -food is not as good r or as well cooked as it should be andthe fuel is not sufficient for the comfort of the inmates.' .. Among the cases .on the docket 1 for trial were the following: State vs. Geo. and Albert Fmory ; net guilty. . ' .. . ' State vs. Major Neal, retaiing whis key without cense; judgment sus pended on payment of cost. . State Vs. Stanley Bridgeman, aban donment; defendant guilty.- State vsv R. Ej L.. Gibbs, petit lar ceny; mistrial. .. . ' State vs. J, S. Barnes, disposing of crops; not guuty. State vs. Luther Sadler, larceny; continued. - : . State vs.C W. Jones, taking, oysters without license; judgment suspended on payment of cost SOUTH MILLS. V Negro Tramp, invades the Town With an Axe as, a WVeapon -Drs. Per form Surgical Operation Teach' ers Institute 'Held Other Matters. (Correspondence of the Tar'HeeI-) South; Mills, N. C., Dec. 3rd. Our usually quiet little village was thrown into a fever of excitement yes terday by' the arrival of a negro tramp. The burly brute appeared In the yard of Mr. -D, - B." James about ten. o'clock. Mrsv James became frightened . and sent across the street to tfte'AcademyH for- her brother, Harry Jacobs." This young manand Tom Jones went to expelthe intruder. But, the' negro re fused ' to be expelled. He had come for something to eat. and refused, to leave until It ,was forthcoming. More oVer, he proceeded to do a little- ex- pelllng on his own account. . He start- J ed towards hir two, young antagonists I who, concluded that discretion was thej I better oart of valor and made a break an axe, whica the -miscreant" hurled at them. kr - 'V:' - -- The i two valiant youths soon- re- apepared and renewed the affray, with a couple of revolvers , "Huh! I eats dem," exclaimed 4the negro. . Where- uponi they, proceeded to give him "a Ittle meal. The boys shot at him sevral times, but owing to long range and the' condition of the weapons, none of the ballsUook effect. At "this junc ture, .Constable G randy Sawyer and Mayor D. Ej Williams appeared upon the scene, andattenipted to arrest the desperado. But he didn't care to be appeared and renewed the affray, "with Whenattacfeed, he fought like a tor nado and and, scratched like a veri table wild man from' Borneo. Attsr a violent struggle,"in which Mr. Cha-. Spence came, to the rescue ' of - his townsmenthe negro was subdued and tied." ; r - Upon ithe trial, -it came out that he was a crazy negro from Virginia,- soj judgment' was . suspended, Jle was escorted to the edge of town and told to "git." And he "got" with., a '.ven geance, muttering curses uponv South Mills and all its inhabitants. . - Prof. John G. Harteman, the blind musician from Norfolk,- assisted-by Messrs, W. S. Peel and Carl Jacobs gave a musical concert intlSe' Red Men's Hall on Friday evening, Novem ber 29th. r Mr. E T. Burgess, - County Superin tendent of Schools,; held a teachers' meeting at South Mills "Academy on last; Friday morning, n thcafternoon he examined applicants for certificates. Miss Dorothy : Sawyer, of this place, has been secured to teach the school ajt District No. 20, in the Up-Woods neighborhood this session. Miss Saw yer has been until recently a student in the " South . Mills Academjr. '- She stod a creditable examination before the -County Superintendentwhich re flected credit upon herself and her school. To the delight, of his many friends among all denominations, the Confer ence at Goldsboro returned Rev. 'W. E. Hocutt to this work. Rev. J. B-Ferebee preached a special Thanksgiving - sermon at Ebenezer Church, v Sunday. He took a neat collection for the Baptist Orphanage A message was .Teceived here Tues day - forbidding the - marriage of , Miss Sarah ' Ferguson , and Mr. Vernon Gor don, a runaway couple from Norfolk. They failed to show up. ? ' j ' Drs. W. J. Lumsden and'Hi. T. AydH lett ot . Jarzabeth. xaiy, erntiur section last Monday to perrorm a ou- Lficult urffical operation. . ' tVssHlLOH. ' Ml '4 Ex-Treasurer Pufgess Sustains Pain ful Injuries rThanksglving - Day Observed by Odd Fellows Teach' ers Meet- and Discuss Matters of Education. (Correspondence of The Tar Heel.) v " Shlloh, N. C, Dec. 2nd. Mr. W. H. Brockett is very iU. We hope for him a speedly recovery. Mr.' J. B. Burgess, ex-Treasurer of Camden county, of Old Trap, met with a, sad and very serious accident yes terday alt his mill. So far a? can be learned, the saw struck one of the 1 does" which holds the log in posi tion on the "carriage" and hurled .it from its place, striking Mr. Burgess on the lower jaw, breaking it and causing an ugly wound. The services of Dr. C. J. Sawyer, of this place, were secured and we trust the patient is on the road to recovery. Mrs. Purefoy, of Wake Forest, and Mrs. W. O. Allen,, of Raleigh, are the guests of Mrs. Dr. C. J. Sawyer. On Monday of last week the County Superintendent of Schools of Camden conducted a township teachers' meet ingrat this place. ' The subjects of consolidation of the schools, local tax ation and the rural library were dis cussed. . - Thanksgiving was observed by the Odd" Fellows - of Shlloh By attending an oyster supper.vgivea by vthev-En-campment branch. The supper, seem ed to be enjoyed very much by every one present. Mr. J. B. Bray addressed the, audience upon the" subject of Odd Fellowship ' and the' observance of Thanksgiving Day. At the close of his address it "was suggested that a collection betaken for the benefit of the Odd Fellows' Orphanage, at Golds boro. The suggestion met with a hearty response, and no doubt the orphans of Goldsboro feel better for the Odd. Fellows of Shlloh having, met on Thanksgiving night; of 1903, and we are sure the Odd Fellows feel bet ter, for "it is more blessed to give than to receive." v ;. ' ,; :- . . ' i - President phas. F. Meserve, of Shaw University, incl a prominent educator, was In" town- .Tuesday. Dr. Meserve was formerly agent of ' the --United States Government to thej- Cherokee Indians, : but -succeeded.'; Dr. -.Tucker only ;a few years , ago. Dr- Meserve has done more, probably, - to make better cltzens of the negroes of our State than . anv - other- white ; man in the State. He has made Shaw what it Is and reports , that-tthe-attendance at the famous negro institution is4 larger, than ever before."; The general condition, of Sitr-school, he continues, I ia:very grxdnd'nongb.to make the jiuniat bpbfetle. v 7;;A;'Pnce, ? -: Sixty Seventh Session ' t1 Goldsboro, -N.C. A' Next Year at Henderson, All pie Elisabeth City:' Ministers, Save Ir. Willis will Return. The Preachers and , Their Ap- pointmente. l -1.. -. . . . V "Goldsboro N.;C:," Dec. 3rd. ' Tha sixty'4eventh -session - of the North Carolina -Conference, -ML E. Church, South, is1 now a mater of his tory, and wIITH&e remembered as a most interesting session Among other things, itwill be remembered as a conference . of collections. Once -a year the Methodist itinerant has . a little cash overflow" and ; goes up to Conference to divide with his less for tunate brother- or j with . some great jconnectionaj cause that is presented to the Conference. This year a num ber of such causes were presented. First, the cause of education for the native ministry of our Mexican mis sions, tpr which about '$12,000 was raised.4" . ' - Second, our, Orphanage, for Which nearly $2,000 was secured. - ... . . Third, . a collection was taken for the ' Superanuates Endowment fund. for support of the aged and Infirm min isters and the widows and orphans of deceased preachers. ; ; . ;'S;'r ; This -amounted to more than $5,600." Greensboro Female College came" in for' a share of , benevolence also .- ana received ;3,pop. More than ,$500.iWas, raised for the Brevard Training School for poor- boys and girls in our State. Tins scnooi is under tne control 01 our Woman's Home Mission Society, and is ; doing a noble wprkv ; a r ' " Bishop , Candler-laid great stress upon the spiritual work fef the churchv rightly claimingAbat all money invest ed in church work was . in vain if it did not result in ? tha" "conversion ..of souls, alid .the salvation of men. ; He showed by figures that it was. costing more' to . seenr .the r conversion. of a oul In. North Carolina than in Ch:. ia eprtedi evpreachCFS to more i earnest - wbrk'rand'Bihle preaclung. - - j The Bassett matter was much talk ed o on the streets, but was not dis cussed on the Conference floor, Bishop Candler taking the position that it was solely a . matter- for the trustees to settle. The great, majority of the church will be satisfied with whatever they do. The next Conference win be held in Henderson, N. .C. . " " The' appointments gave, with, two or Goldsboro ; gave ' the Conference a most hearty -hospitality, for. which a unanimous vote of thanks was gfven 1 . - - by ministers, delegates and Visitors. Next week, I will give youall the statistics, showing the results of the year's work In "both our , Conferences in North Carolina. '" . D. H. TUTTLE Those looking over the list of Con ferenceVappointments, for the . Eliza beth City District will notice few strange names. Those transferred from one station to another, or from one circuit to' another, still remain in the 'district. All the familiar-.faces "wilL be back among their congrega tions in this district, Jtev. R. H. Wil lis, however, , leaves . us for . the More head City District and, Rev. H." M. North, of that district, and a graduate of Trinity College, class of ,1899, takes his charges. Mr. North will probably be here next week, as that is general ly the time when pastors leave onel cnarge ior anomer. as 10 me resi 011 tne pascors , in tnis dry we wui siaxe that all will "be back. Rev. V." E. Saunders of the Sound section, goes to LaGrange. As Mr; Tuttle has said, irf his letter published' - above, the appointments gave general satisfaction, and " only two or three objections Were made. We publish the list of appointments below; . ; , ' ' ELIZABETH CITY JDISTRICT. Presiding. Elder J. E. Underwood. . Elizabeth City, First Church D. H. Tuttle. :. ; -r -j - ' - ' EUzabeth- City, City Road H. M. Norjh. - ; , . ' ' - '. Pasquotank W. F- Jones. , Camden W. E. Hocutt ' 's Moyock J. Y. Old. Currituck W. A. Piland.. 'f - ' -North Gatefr--W. -H.. Brown. - r.Gates-r-T-'J.tDley. - Perquimans F. ; L. Church.' , - ." Hertford M; H. Tuttle. . :. ' Edenton-C L. Read. r . . - V " '- - . Plymouth To be supplied by L. B. Jonesvij-':;;-.'- ' Roper W F. Craven. ' c ' ' Pantego and BelhavenH. M. Jack- i DareWtfliam Towe. r, Roanoke slandAA. J. .Parker, C- R. Taylor, supernumerary. . . :tKitty Hkwk--W. O. Darted KpnneXeet To be puplied by A. -W. j ' Hatteras To ber supplied, by ,W 15. Galloway." , . . k". 1 -Columbia W. F.: Constable! , I Missionary to Cuba R. EL Portez.' Jt Secretary Variderbiltr .Obrrespoii- ence school j. l. cuninggim. , Transferred to W.' N.- C Conf erenea e, w; Fox.;; , WASHINGTON DISTRICT. -.'.- Presiding Elderr-J. D. Bundy, : . Washington; L." E.Thompson; Bath Circuit-D; A. FutrelL ; Aurora J.,M. Lowder. ' t -. ! Swan QuarterreWi.'fY. EvertoB. - Mattamuskeet B.vll, Black. .,v ;.J'""Siti Fairfield T.-P, Bonner. -'"' " -')cracoke and - Portsmouth R. '3L -: Grant:'" P , ? " ' WH AT ELIZABETH CITY NEEDS. Messrs. C. . Mrv and - J. E. Cantos V ' ; ' " prominent citzens of ; Oriental, " mnt, - here yesterday. ;Tby expressed sac- ' "s"' prise at the rapid growth of ElizabeQe . City. They said that what this tows, r needed was more boats connectlng.tbe - lower, countIesvs ' "Our - place ;didrft - -amount to anything until we hadtraxo portation,- and now it' is onejloff ;t6-- . Eastern North ' Carolina, There are many other "places-that could "bo de veloped in the same manner,' they, v i ' : r s THE NEUSE GROUNDEDL But No Damage was Done, as Shenav on, the Shoals Only a Short WbHe. I ia&e ' The" palatial , steamer Neuse Davis of this - city commanding; ashore on the shoals between PowcSTk . T Point and Roanoke ' Island laSt.Taea. J day. It ,was low- tide when the IwaC ' ". rwent ashore and strenmjus - effort , - were' made to get her offbefore dane-.X-t'-j-;;'.-. of the helpers availed not until the toe ; v last Monday or Tuesday came" to the ' resrup." The steamer came batk'to ' ' Elizabeth City last Tuesday and IeS Wednesday. NO( damage was apparent: "'- and we think little damage was doae. ' ,r It is said that the Neuse was seew; miles of her regular course wiesi sj&e , went. ashore. -"" - - ' ' ,4 MARRIAGE AT, KNOTTS ISLANDL Mhis Agnes Benney Is Wedded to Ifc,;- t Walter F,"AnseIl. ; . ,. 'o -' t " (Correspondence pf the Tar TXecL ; , Knotfa Jslano, N; QJPee&tO. S MrTWalter F,-AnSeHof the rrarI' W". B. Bonner Co4 and Miss Ares; - ' C.- Bonney,' the beautiful and acoam i . ' Iunea aaugmer - or ' - aar.. r ertuaans) . Bonhey. Jr.; of the firm of Bonney Jt " Ansellr were ' recently "married at the coucty seat, Justice E. Johnsbrof!i- elating. Lohg may this young cople live . snd may the sunshine- of happi ness -lighten their pathway tiafagk nfe. ,'-' . .."' . Mr. B. Owens has returned from "Vir ginia and expects to start his aw mail px & few days. 'He recently boogkt wlJ. largequantity of timber from '-"Wldtey hurst & Bro. ' ' ' " Mr. Bailey O'Neal and- family, tif Elizabeth City, have moved ; in town. We welcome them to our 1 Mr. 'Cornelius Bowden is occnpylafe Mr.-Walter Cappshas just finished building a dwelling on' what Js hnn as Bunker Hilt Mr. Marshal lite- nera is to occupy it in tne near THE NEW" SECRETARY ARRIVES. We welcome Mr. Frank w. Evaas former Financial Secretary of the 3a; folk Y. M. C A- to onr midst. Evans succeeds Mr.'J. Wl Right ' Secretary of the' y! M. C.-JL bere. . Evans Is one who, comes Highly mended for the work and the JetAeriqp pended to this article shows the Vgk esteem which be was held toy directors of jJie Norfolk . Y. H. CL JL ana tne aeep regrei wiui wnica releaselilm.V The tetter is tory; and . expresses folly, the 1 regiret. with which they lose hlm.c IfrStsss As Is a man pt charming personality ani.. . is a worthy successor, to the. Corner j secretary, Mr. J. W.TEQght who eaitra the jewelry" business next week: t t.At jthe regular onthly"meetbae-c . the Board-of . Directors ' of the .Yoaiss Men's ' Christian - Association the resig- ' nation of, Mr. - Frank' W. -Evans, -: s;. Junior Secretary .was -read; and on, . motion was accepted with; the ttitts h . pf .the Board at losing his. serVieest The .Secretary was 'requested to ae-v . press to Mr. Evans the Board's' appcti- " elation of the faithful manner. m vrhieJi. he has performed' bis duties; lot tt regret at losing . him ; from the . oGSee force and to extend to him their s!a- cere wishes for ls success lit his new "';ir position as ueneral .secretary mrXzs- betbr City.(N.C) Association: .a ' - - . ' "General Secretary-'" A young runaway couplevfroxx'ns ; folk came down . here Wdneeary t w get mtrrled, but. the oldfoas bad 1 I tteipated the scene' and had telsr. ; . ahead and the young couple Iell ' "as - still nnmarried. - Tliey . both rf 3s ' asadder and .wiser, couple. -Gretna - Green""' affairs do net fulfill the fondest bepes of ccrtracSfs if ' -"' ' 1 -r ( A 4 i if