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ELI2ADE7I3 CITY. (L6; FRlDAY JUTSrEl4l90T
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xA' large crowdof our urfmea
: from the down sound- dountry
. r visited Elizabeth City this " week
an their way to Norfolk, to at
, tend the meeting of - the Surf
men's Association, ' which met in
that city this week.. : - .
-The Surf men's Mutnal . Benefit
. Ass6ciAton. jutet each ye r jul
Y after the close of the life saving
, service, "at come convenient point
where there, is great gathering
of - the not lc surf men t 1ke Atv
" l.intic coast. . " - .
' This year, judging ; from the
great crowds wearing the bine,
who have visitecl the city ; this
-week, the - association for number
in attendance must- have been a a
irecord breaker. " -"4
Y Our reporter, noted the follow
ing well known gentlemen of the
life saving service of our part of
the coast, while they were in the
: city - Tuesday and . Wednesday
morning: ' - -
Captain F. H. Midgett, Capt.
Midgett and Oapt. Silas
Heines tot, Kitty Hawk, and Rev.
- Henrv '. Smith - and little ' son.
These gentlemen were all en
route to Norfolk to attend -the
association.
From Hatteras, H. C, Y were
noted, Captains H. W. tfyon,
' E. Pell and PYH.YEtheridgD
and Surfmen R. W. Basnight,' R.
1 S.. Midgett, Z. S. Midgett. E.-' S.
Midgett, as , they passed through
the 'eity bound ,tV iNprfplk YYY "M
Captain W. Barnett, keeper
of Ocracoke station, accompanied
- -Jlr. Edmond Perkins ; Creeey of
' ;' Sf. Louis, . Mov . son of Col. R.' B:
Y Creecy of f Elizabeth YCity i spent
this week in the city visiting his
- fa'tEer. , ,
Y' Mr. Creecy left ;here whenY
mere youth, some 39 years
"" ; ago , in company with his . young
friend. Dr. James "Banks, to seek
c his fortune in the far away West.
' - He located , in the city of St.
Louis, where year by year he has
ascended into prominence, power
an d influence, until f oday he
: stands in the front rank o men 0
- renown and responsibility of the
West.
Mr. Creecy4isYehief of . police xf
?YY St. Louis,,, a" city of near a million
people ; and is chief of: a force-of
; '- over two :. thousandi policemen,
; who stand ' sentinel oyer the
great city. . - ' :
Thei)OSition&tnat - Mr. creecy
HSIiioids in St?libuisiis aYhighnd
: honorable lone; and carries with
. it the greatest responsibility of
-any positions that the people of
St. . Louis ' can give. ;
: ' Mr. Creecy is an honored on
of ..Cai'olinaJ in which she T feels
Y- '' -a pardonable
Mr; Tiirfothv Gilbert of Mar,
shall, Texas, spent this'lweck, in
the city visiting relatives - ana
-friends. Mr. Gilbert c left here
"thirty-three years ago, and mov
ed to Texas, where he i has since
resided. This is , his firsr trip to
hia; wctioriYthe YlandYof Yhis
birth, since he moved away in
m s n n
lift
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SUR FMEN aSSO.
by his wife, sons . and their wives ;
Captain C. McWilliams ' keeper
of. Portsmouth life Y saving x sta
tion and- Surf men Roberts and
Burroughs; . " who attended' last
week the Beaufort celebration,
spent Tuesday night in -the city
and rwent ; to Norfolk Wednesday
morning. - Surfman J. ArMidgct
of Chiccacomice station - and
his brother, C. P. Midgett, Surf
men W. B. Midsrett. P. L. O'Neal
and B. D. ' Scarborb of Big Ken- j
nekeet, . were aM) members of the
crowd; .Captt L. B: Hidgett; of
Chieacomico and Z. G. Burns of
GnllShoal were also members of
the party.' - , " :. J .
Mr: N. W. Daily, ex-surf man;
now of Fowler: & Co of this city
'aii'd vson Dallas, left with the
surfmen Wednesday moraing to
attend the association. Mr.
Daily, is one of the charter mem
bers of the association and was
its first secretary, , - which posi
tion he most' efficiently tilled ,for
a .number of years. . -
The Tar Heeb extends to tUcs?
surfmen, who are now in Nor:
folk spending three days" in de
lightful social" intercourse, tits
best wishes for their happiness
and prosperity ; for of all men,
the; Tar Heel holds the men who
guard our storm-bound coast
in, the highest esteem.' ; .
Next r week Mht Tar Uwl - will
give" its surfmen : who stayed; at
hoTnafuIUaccount of
scaation : T Y:
rir.Bright Expires
iSiidnly: Heart:
Failure -
Mr. ,Monioe Bright died ;; very
? iidflenly last Wednesday morn
ing a. t his home in this city; aged
fifty; years. 'Y-:,Y;:Y -C-' :Y
3fr. Bright, who a few ' min
utes before he expired was in ap
parently good J health, was taken
suddenly and his death was a
great shock to his family and
friends : as wl as to ; the whole
community. " ' . .
His death was the result of a
sudden attack" of heart failure.' i
Mr. Bright was well known .in
Elizabeth City and surrounding
community, where h3 was' held
in. high esteem. . YY
He is survived by a wife and
children and a great host of rel
atives and fnenps, who mourn
their, loss. vY;-"5- Y .7 YVY
He was a prominent member
of; several secret orders. ! r Y
The funeral services were con
ducted from . the . First x- Baptist
church Thursday afternoon at 3
oclock, and the interment follow
ed immediately afterward' in
Overmans cemetery. : Y -:
POTATO MARKET.
'.; Irish potatoes were quoted by
wire; Thursday - mOrnjng at - the
following ; prices : r.V - -;
In ; Philadelphia $4 to $55.;
; In New York, $3.50 to $5.50.';
In Boston,; $4.00 to $4.50.
The prices of potatoes dend
upon - ithealityYYY;!; BM.
jri-iiue . potatoes are selling . at
prices. f
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Miss Alsto n 7 kn d
n n Harris 5ou gh t
Chowan flirtistet
. Last Sunday ) morning Awhile
objecting ; parents were-'nafoing-'
so to speak, ;cupidot in some ef
fective work ,which. - completely
frustrated the, ot$osition of, .par
ents, who would have had .. the
fate of their , daughter sealed
otherwise, -i r : , .
"Love laughs at - locksmiths'?
is . a true adage and warning re
gister "of, deeds is 'just about ,as
futile, ; since, this number is ' leg
ions and to warn them all is a
task well nigh impossible : to ac-
commplish:
: Miss, Willie Alston,' ra'dtahtlv
beautiful, : just budding into ,wq
manhood ? in"; her sixteenth Hum
mer, conscious that : parents objected,-
yet yielding to an irrist
able yearning to plight her tro-;h
Ho jihe man of her. choice, It-it
home presumably to : go to Sun
day school at Newbegun church.
This she did, -or rather she wont
to; 'ihurch, but she did not wait
for Sunday school,' There she
met Ler youthful. lover (f)r,- he
too,', was Just ar little" past eigh
teen summers) m a hors3 aui
buggy,: ready to ride away fron
the f rDwns of .angry parents n
cross he Chowan line,: w.-iers an
unsuswctiDg ( f ) magist ra I e
gently make then ....
Mastiiy lntormmg : ner 'com
panions Y of her intenti' is, r he
w lien ijiito the-, bviggya a J 1 1
tening tr way to consummate ' 1
laidlplausYYWhile anfang? '.Mb"
er. fs.icd and fumed at h ptne. i u
impotentrraTO::,iYYY.
YBy - thfe wa wef" forgot to men
tionYthat ;the;lucky wain was
Mr. Jbhn Harris of . the same
community.' ; . : - Y
Anyway, - whether they receiv
ed the parental blessing or not
the Tar Heel cannot refrain from
extending to Mr. Harris happiest
congratulation upon Yhis suc
cess "in winning so. fair a bride;
and to the bride herself, its best
wishes that; her: path' through life
may be thickly strewn with ros-
Property Shri n ks
This Time of the
The annual session for listing
taxables has come again . and
throughout this" State the tax
assessors and; list takers will be
busy for the next thirty days. Tn
addition to listing personal prop
erty, which -is done every- year,
ujus j-o mc jc(u ivi
non nf vnlnflt'nn ftf real nrouer-
- This listing of nropertv for tax
ation, and especially its valaa-j'
tion, tests a man's conscience and
honesty more than anything else, j
and sad to say, very few persons
can stand -the test. , -
Tt i sari nud shameful trait ofrter,u .uul
our weakhuman nature that evYtbe raised and it is to he interestDunigan -fishing ..for; pickerel
en manv church 1 members and
other good Citizens " too, often
yield to the temptation of stret -
chine their conscjences a little
too iar in listing tUsir property
for; taxation. Many do not seem
to regard; it as di3houest or dis
reputable to evade their share of
taxation in listing Ihj.r taxables
And jet all tapayers are interest"
ed in having everybody list his
taxables fairly v and. truth fully.
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3 IX h . - An n uafi
The , annual session "of- the
grand? lodge of Knights Yof Pv-
thias 3as held ElizabethtJitv
this -week. The -openinsr session
was held Tuesday evening- at
8:d0 o'clock, at theOourt House.
with a large delegation of ? repre
sen,?atives of the order of Kiiight8
of Hythias from all over the state
present. ; 1
' Judse J, B.'Leitrh delivered thp
address of welcome; on the part
of the city$ and Rev.-Mr. Veighe;
pastor, of the Presbyterian churc
delivered the address of welcome
on the part-of . the , "".local lodge.
These; addresses were brilliant ef
forts of oratory, which held the
enrapt attention of'Vthe- audi-v
encel - - -
;Th6 response was delivered by
on -in
a
most beautiful address; filled
ith beautiful sentiments and
with
loftythapghts.
mr Barnes of ..Illinois.; su
prepe "chancellor of the order of
Knights of Pythias,, then .deliver
ed ?.an address before the grdnd
lodge, which was . ,one Y of - the
greatest oratorical- efforts ever
delivered -here, on any occasion
At the close of the addresses
the session closed. ;;-Y;"-'
On 'Wednesdaymorning at ,ten
o'cock the grand lolflge "recon
vened in a business ; , session,
which lasted until - noon, , when
an adjournment w-as had; for - din
ner. The lodge met again at two
GEO. SCOTTJR.
Mr, Gdorge . Scott, junior, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Scott
of Elizabeth City, died very, sud
dnly .at the home of his parents
in this city Monday morning.
Aged 26 years. Y ' Y .
Mr. Scott was recovering from
an attack of pneumtonia, and exr
pected to be able to leave his
room this week. Y' Y; Y
His death occurred at ; 3 . , o-'
clock, and was due fo heart fail
ure. The funreal services were con
ducted from the First MetHodist
church Tuesday evening at 3; tf
clock, and 'tlie interment .followed
immediately; afterwards ttt Hol
lywood cemetery. ::0:ir;:;-. :
The Elks, of wliicE Ke was a
prominent member, held their
services over; his remains at the
grave. ,.; , , ;:; v;-:1YY;.-;-;Y
Mr. Scott was a young man of
many lovable qualities. He was
held in high esteem by; the enr
tire city, Wd his untimely death
is universally regretted. r '
1 NOTICE
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writer in' good condition; will sell
same for $45 cash. Address P. O.
box No. 294, Elizabeth .Ulty, N. C.
of evervone that all .' should pay
their proper, share ?nd bear their1
x. burden of taxation.
DM you ever notice how little
property; some i people own dur
ing the month", of Jui 3--.it V.
listin time? ' 4nd r hw some
property shrinks in value 'at; that
time? You have of .eu heard the
expression,- "as, thin as a J u r:e
shad,' .and it s might als,crbe. said,
i(K6& worthles.3 dcoa Koine4 pro
pie's property beo.ne in ; J une VI
TH
Session; of the
o'clock for another business ses:
sionY Y j' ,
A.aTge crowds ;of delegates are
in attendance upon the grand
loge, there being, somewhere be
tween three and four, hundred
visiting Pythiansvin the city.
" The business establishments of
the "city to-do honor to the- oc
casion have been gaily ' bedecked
in bunting and flags this week
which has presented Ya lovely
:!cene of gayety and good will to
."he 'visitors. . " '
The Pythiaris is one- of -the
most;; noble order; of the. state,
;vhich is rapidly growing in this
'late,', where it's destined- : in
ar
5 2w years to take; its stand with
ihe older orders: for usef ullness.
The Knights of Pythias now
jhTaveJone hundred - and forty:six
j lodges with a : membership of over.
the; order"' shows that - at this
meeting -of the grand lodge, ihere
is a balance, 6n hand -of thePigea
eral.fund of $4,929 .65, and an
orphans' fund of- $18,306.55. .
Wednesday evening at - 8 o'
clock, the visiting Pythians were
tendered an informal smoker; at
the -Elks home by the ; Chamber
of Commerce; of Elizabeth City.
;i The grand lodge then adjourn
ed and -xhe ..visitors, left Thurs
day morning on the 8:50 , train
fo
rMrrJrH; Ioysjdeat ot
the LeROy steamboats Company
has. secured the gas. boat .Snap
per, for -the route between Eliza-.-beth
City and Norfolk through
the Dismal Swamp. ; The Snap
per will leave the company's dock
in Elizabeth City on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, at four
o'clock ..a. m., efiroute to Nor
folk,, and: will; leave at South
Mills at 6:30 a. m. Y -
Returning : the Snapper - will
leave Norfolk; on Tuesday, Thurs
day and; SaturdayYat " 9 o'clock.
MAN WALKS ON WATER:
A Boston professor is the in
ventor of some wonderful; boots
which enable him to walk' on the
surface of deep bodies of water,
with no fear of singing. The
boots are made of cedar and are
4 feet 2 inches long, 6 inches
wide jand 6 inches deep. The
feet- are held in the boots by an
elastic webbing, and in. walking
they are never lifted from the
water, short, quick-strides being
taken. - -'
A TRUE FISH STORY.
Joseph Felipo, of Bloomfield,
N. J., had two teeth, knocked out
j in a fight , with an eel recently.
When the fish" was opened he
found a silver spoon which the.
residents say belonged ' to 'Geo.
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1 when his -watch dropped - - into
the water. Later in the week
while fishing - in another : stream
he caugh an. eight-pound, picker
el, in the mouth of which - he
found his Swatch still . running,
having been wound up 7 by the
fish eating and correct to t the
minute. Affidavits,- ;duly sVorri
and subscribed, "as to . both of
these extraordinary occurrences
are . on file atfd may - be seen on
application '
iv Norfolk. .
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MR. LEROY HAS SECURED O
I : FTTT7' TATTT7'T?
ELIZABETH CITY;
A Motion foK
New-tr
insanity, the
Plea Now
Norfolk , June' 12. "We,tlie
jury, find Leo. C. Thruman guilty. ;.
of murder in the first-degree." '
After 'ar trial lasting but four-.
uuui ciuu auri.y-seveu minutes, in
which an - impregnable web iofY
circumstantial' evidence' -.was.
wound" about the accused by the
prosecution, and a clear, cut plea.
of insanity produced by the de
fence, Leo C Thruman was yes
terday convicted, of the murder.
of Wallace P. Dolsen;, on . the
nlgtit "of January "3 J or the .
morning of February;!, 1906, in
a . room - at 500 East Main street.
The trial and conviction of the
man, who .murderedv his sleeping
comrade f for the paltry sum of
$245, or less packed the body in
to, a trunk, which" he locked, tag
ged: the trunk to Edenton, N. C,
and, ; consumate cunning, -lied, fc
his accuaintance as to the where
abouts of the dead man, : while
the blood - had, not yet begun to
congeal; v:ere
in a search for and the final cap
ture of the fugitive from- justice,
-The cold-bloodedness of fthe act,
the apparent ; callousness 'of-the
murder, the shrewdness which he
has shown at every stage of the
proceedings ; since he committed
the awful crime, nave astounaea
hot only - those who . fc:: :rly
iknew him, but the police depart
ments and detective; agencies ' of
the whole United States and Ca-
nada, which have been hounding
the fugitive in the hope of $400 .
which hung over Thruman's
head. ' ' -
- Although the greatest secrecy
has been exercised as to the time
of thi trial of the famous crimi
nal, when Thruman was led
from the city jail to his seat in
the court room at 1Q o'clock yes
terday morning a few spied him',
and the news spread like wild
fire throughout ;the business sec- -tion
of the city. In a trice all -&eats
nrtbe court room had been:
filled, aud it was found necessary
to call in a Strong guard, of po
lice to keep back the crowds front
the "doors. ' ;
Commonwealth's ' Attorney, '
John O. Tilton, assisted by :'At
tornev N. T. Green, ' the latter,.
employed, by the local lodge pfi
Odd Fellows, to which Dolsen b"e .
longed,, and conducted the pros-
ectuion. t - j4-
Attorney James G. Martin apf'
pointed by the court, and. Attorn
ney James of Elizaoethtown, Kfy
conducted 'the defense. Y
Not until the very, opening of '
the case of the defense,; had. the
line of argument, to be pursued!
b.Y ,Thruman,s4i lawyers been cLi "
vulged, butthe fact that insanity;
was the plea, set -forward, .ws
not a surprise. Y - Y- yr
: Thruman did not move a mtlS ,
cle .when the jury's verdict,; sen"
tencing him to death was rendetf
ed. ' ' -v '-
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, Mr: Tom Jarvis of Hoyock wis;
in the city Thursday on business. :
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