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. i -J v 1 - . : : 1 . 'V,, . - . . ..-,. "V - .. ' , : - -l . . "'i r. ' J - U'-'A 'vi-l:- 1 5.- -.;: .V. vr- The'Roads Poindexter street, "or; at V. least ; a f-:ceftaljii section of icmvthejeree.k bridge to st -. considerable 'dJ distance' up the street , towan:the. depot,'": has been considered a pretty tough joint all along. It's hard I to c tell just ;V ho-w much ;: devilment has v been ; cut up in this district for . some; tm past, , in spite "of , the vigilance of efficient police . force. It1 has been marked .. as a district :s: for .special; "surveillance'' foirloin . time past and Chief Bell and his force . ; has been watching the "manoeuvres. : of the inhabitants of; this section for . a certain leakage in" bopie, which", ev- .idently came from there. . ; Last --Saturday night s amid the rush of the s usual Saturday . nights 5 crowd, while every booze joint ; Jon . - -Poindexter waSjdoing rushing 'bust- ness, supplying the ."inner wants'' of the thirsty "man, Chief Bell came ' . upon the scene when' booze.': flowed - ; freely- from the lips bt(manto fiips '' - '-r'.-; of ' man.1, . --' . ' :v ;J v'v.:.v :' - : in the several; instances ' as the -; bottle waitf Uie act of as'cendlEiJt to ? ; ; the dry aha parched lips of the I be iachanaaii3.jCBf Beii's nd in-; : ;'; march: -andi; arrfsted4itQ befcnre: it - reached 'tis iir.' the bottle: to visit f:i . . -. ;.,";; ;the': police'cor.rt nxt: tacw-nihg ;as ev- I J :p?;;3li -feina needs ; f J:i:, oidy'' thatas a? result; ' of "the.vefforofJef & WlfcyTCSattstdsjiM there-weret v v '-'i $,'rXKZJti&tt fruit man ; named Smith, whd operated in Ahoot,: Holland, a " negro who. con ducts or rather did conduct a hoteU ?) on Poindexter street 'and c an , ol(d one legged . white J man-- named ' Owens, who in bis pld age assayed to ; mas ter the Intricacies of a b'lind tigers life. .' v - - - ; . ' .. : of course,' the prisoners all plead not guilty - to the , charge of selling liquor contrary to the law and de iv' nmi : dopTi Tinfl W framed - for it' was , "no go' with Judge" Leigh, who ,had "alrefly. . sworn..' hard to break - up the blind tiger bus iness, if he could only et . his fing ,rs on them one time.' ' - 1 Counsel . Messrs. J. ; Heywood Saw yer, and - J. Kenyon ; Wilson, did their duty, by their, clients, but, Chief Bell and his buggy load'of 'beer bot tles, with all ; kinds of v brands - on them was too strong .' for their, argu ment. ' - - . They , were . convicted just as all booze artists should be. Then' Judge Leigh , showed himself equal to , the ; occasion f and ?meted utK justice J to each " of the offenders; according to the crime. The individual ; members; 7 of .the -firm of Spear :& Smith, : booze' ar - tists and general, brokers in all kinds V of booze goods, received J six months ;in the chain gang, on the public roads bf ;TasquankoTiiity ?i Holland, theegro hotel keeJe who ran "a booze' stand in connection -with his;; hotel, enterprise, -first :re . ceived a sentence of six months in the like manner, but through the earnest appeal of his counsel, Mr. J , HeywoodV Sawyer, the term on . the ; ,': roads was 'reduced to six mpnths and faine;'iil twenty five dollars was add- d. y--l-: ;':.;. -v J : ;V . -Tf Owens,,' the one-legged-man, , who -entered- intb aj business so perUous, -J : altogether , too; late in life and und- ;- . er dlsadyantagious circuinstances,, ..since he was reiievea 01 one or nis pedal' appendages ; only last summer, : - was sentenced by Judge .ije1 J to pay a ; small fie : ,ai. prornise not : to ' engage -iCthe business .ever again. Thi3 the old man giadly did1, tfiat is, nade the-i promise. ; Should he fail ; :- to keep the promise;': he will be -ar-rested on the same old .offense. 'It " ; " . . . . r v-,.. : v 4 ,i - ;.;.;. -v;ftjs- sy,y BIS Four Landed "-On ,.'-T?"'i' 5!- I wasi ohlmit iof pity;f or the poor, old lighi; andenlii:;luci thank for dealing with;. such a great hearted- mW. as - tfudge Leigh.' .-J'" ; , Holland, the . negro, . accepted his sentence" -and went on the .roads ;at , opears ana amiin tooK an appeal to ; the supreme Court and bail was iixed in the sum of four hhntired doi. lars, which, at this writing, they have wot iizrnisjuea, ana ; iney are now in ine county jau. ; ;--.r . i; ;t bn Wednesday . evening Speara and ;mith decided to give up the appeal to. the superior; court, and accepted Judge Leigh's sentence. ; They were taken to the chain gang by .Sheriff Reid. , ,--'. ' :'- .Judge Leigh and the police- force are determined to break up the blind liger business; in Elizabeth Cityand their" efforts will be supplemented lay all? good people, in the city," who are thoroughly tired : of - the. "Bowery? on Poindexter, - with ; all its gambling licentiousness, : imnfortality. crimes and ' public nuisances .H July 23.- Thunder squalls visit this jvce Terr often; a wind Tlsited here July-13,3 doing much . damage in k some part ' of the community. .The crops have, been drowned, much . rain 'hay ingfen 7 thpasP cprnpis s an crop; is short; xwateraellonspno ripe bnes; at "presenttf'f &ys'-r Miss Lelah - Swain," who has been visiting "at Belhaven, N. C, for . quite a while, returned home last Satur day. :;";;j;;.. 'V"'' "vlfCv ' ' Misses; Irine ; and Eva Davenport and Miss Alma Lee of Edenton, N. 0. were in: this place last week visiting the families of Mrs. Geo.. Wiley and Miss Mary Wiley and Mrs. R. Elliott They were ' accompanied to Edenton Mr. Will ; Swain, formerly of this place, but now a prominent business man of Belhaven, N. Cy made a brief vst home last Saturday to see hs par ents. , - ' '. ' ' : 1 Mrs. Joe Ainsley of k Roper. N. C, was in ' this ' community s on Saturday and Sunday: -last ysiting her sister, Mp. George Wiley. - ; , ' : ; . , . - Ms. John ' Clayton of Pinner Polrit was here last week visiting her re latives, Mrs. Helen 1. H. . Tarkington and Mr. Neal ' and Miss Eleanor Tar kington, returning Home; last Friday. . 3frs. t John . Henderson, N.i C.,is at this place visiting Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Aumack at . present, ; . ; Miss Lillian V Starr of Creswell, ; N. ; and - Miss . Camlllie ; Chesson of j Mackays' .Ferry jn... u., was ueie ; ia.au weeic visiting Miss Marguerite Au- mack. "'J Piles get" quick and certain relief from JJr. Shoop's Magic , Ointment.. (Please nbte it I made ; alone for PJlbeil and f Its action is positive and certain. Itching, painful, protruding nr Wind nlles disappear ' like magic by its use:: Large nickel-capped glass t Sold by all dealers. .rt;..V-;8Sv:;:! (pROLINAOTELl v-PWDEp.; The Carolina hotel has been crowd ed wjth: guests again; this week. ' lrnfeic;7! mnthin . for this ; popular hostkry; -which enjoys' a 1 jatronage tha$ few"i bptels fin e Southhas. EveWbodyy seems to know 'where theroima I?nd; rybodyes :the:CaroUnaS jarleyeryj day the. Carolina has over . a hundred ;guests1fordinner5Tb Kof this hotel is ' declared by its ever increasing patroriage; I $MW0MM Mr, anrt TVTrs. ' W. H. Jennette re- turned to the city Tuesday from an extended visit . -. . ' -. s- . ... . ,. ; x ; -.L- ItolFalrfield:, Richardsonj &uly,22.Misse:janie;and Zora, atter pleasalii nd Relatives here home at . uurnracK ;am .7 v lastn, vm v;,-V.f :v : 1-Mr. R S.tMecoy.of; Poplar; Branch was in our midst Saturdayafternoon. Mr. k.,K-R. '1 f tripito?pizabeth Cjlty Saturday.: - Mrs. ; Thomas Sjruill . atid daughter, Mrs. Mae Ferguson,. are visiting Mrs. G.' N, Jarvis. ' o . ' . V ,MIss Bessie Owens of : polumbia was at guest at Mrs. j! TV". Fisher's Sunday. A , . . v " , ;Mrv Stack; Harris of this place and ... attendjeC? el;.MS'Ki jock Thursday . : Miss San tie . Waterford. of iKnoff's. Island, f and f IVIiss f Debbie Corbell 5 ol Narrow's"; Island was - visitors here' recently. ;1 ' i Mar Arnold Morrisette of Powell's Point and Miss Elsie , Scott were; but driving . Sunday. : .;V;'..;t':';i..:; ifeusrs. Garrer, Miller and Swain . i- . . "... - - ' -. ; . of Elizabeth City were In , our vicinity last weekJ:ilt; Mr.' S. ; II. Dutcher wnt to Norfolk Frida-night ;pn;-b ih ; Mr, A: B BeattTOn,'iber after a. pleasant . Tisito; his siste?; Mrs. ' p. S. . .W!right reiurnd. jo his home at Aurora, N. C; Sunday. II Mr. D. S. Wright "ar. V . wife and brother,. Gbarlie, spent I .Sunday in Elizatetli;City?;f SyM-i-fi' ' .Misses Elisle and Mii Scott were the guests of Mrs. .S&i!e f5Dutcher Thursday night. ; S;-: The protracted meeti&j Is being held at Mt. ZibnjM. E. church this Miss Lessie 'Wright siknt Mpnday the guest of Miss Maye cott. .' .;; ;; v. Monday the. negrcjes ran an ex cursion oyer; i the Norfolk and South ern irom Berkley to Edenton. When the train arrived in Elizabeth City, there were thirteen coaches pretty tywell . filled. ; Here they took on; a pretty good size crowd. I ' r In Edenton among- other . ' divero sions," quite a . number "of " these ne groes visited j CJieap Side and tanked up on whiskey,' " ' , :v:: On the: return somewhere near Elizabeth City, they got up a row, as most all negro excursions , do, which, by the etime they arriyed at the Norfolk and Southern depot here, had : reached j warlike proportions. . '', At the depot they held a pitch battle- in which ! one negro was killed: another on , named Charlie Mitchell was ba'dly shot. ;J:; In the midst of . the melee. Police man Thomas arrived on' the scene, and pinched one. of the shooters. , Af ter much difficulty and a' rather se vere tussle,'; the policeman landed him in the city lock-up. - 1 1 f V Tuesday morning, he was up '. be fore ; Judge Leigh 3 arid was promptly put on the roads for .'six months. I The negro In question was named j Will Bush, and he is an . Edenton nig- eer. i He -will learn much of " the names, &c., before he will see Eden ton again. , , , . , 1 CH ESSON'S j SALE STILL'. CON- A- - TINUES.i;f, : V The great removal sale- at -E. S. Chesson Company's., stm continues. C This popular store has sold a . tre mendous ; amount Of r goods ; at ; great bargain prices; since; the sale began ; but'still the - bargains continue; There is a great array of bargains: for; the shopgoer . in;; this store yet.. 1 THhe , shop-going v public largely visits this ; store yet although the sale has been- on three weeks, ' which is evidence rthat;' th f bargains still coritmue;ylf; i?dt:rs!fRi;H;:; Aldefl of De land. Fla- are in- tne city, ine gueu of Mrs. Alden's brother, Mrv:W, -: L. DOE NEGRO liilLEfl i:r:l g;;;fe;,3;; f r" ? l fe?7 v son -urady I and 'iHvsssls roirf name- Qreecy,? Grij s GrIsrKS is' n,if a. sake and we .are proud ; othirn. He is CTanly ?py f Jight; ;earS anwe trustttltj with God's ; blessing- he andiito ;th6; humble . name he bears. HIsj father": was lately a member ojE Cu'rH)uck . jife;saying Station ; and - is ii5;$jtTeriiiE of that county : ;r. -.- A-;; 1 , . ,-;J.,. IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL MEET ING. "EXPERTS ' FROM U.. S. , DE--: PARTEM ENT OF AGRICULTURE WILL DISCUSS CRpPXULTURE, PUBLIC ROADS, DRAINAGE AN D FO RESTRY AU GUST 5T H k TH Ejv D ATE. t f J?U? ' ; ' There Will .be a v most.; Important educational meeting for the farmers and other, citizens, : held in. Elizabeth City on' Monday, .August 5th, : and in Hertford; Perquimans ' county. ; on Tuesday, August 6th. These -meet- ings will be addressed by . experts from the United States Department of Agriculture. There will be two experts from the Bureau of Plant IndustiT, one of whom, will discuss corn and tobacco, and the other will discHss cotton. . There will be an ezr pjm ralriage; ; who will 4ljscuss the ; liajpurtant" subject of. drainage of ure'airEtrlS time preserve -01 forlfutiif ef There will . he an expert on public roads, who will discuss the question of the best roads for Eastern North' Carolina, and how to construct arid maintain same. , 'In addition: Prof. Joseph Hyde Pratt, ,our state geoog- 1st, will be -present , and will talk on the; value of our peat -deposits' and 1 other'subjects. . -:;i.. - All of these questions are of par amount " importance. I have known for some time that our people- were not availing themselves ; of the J bene fits from ; the '. administration Of , the United States Department of Agricul ture. It is ; our department arid we are entitled to share In the results of all the valuable investigations, which are being conducted by its experts. I feel that there .is no better way of acquainting our people with the work of this department and of disseminat ing valuable information:' than by nolding these series of- meetings v ' The meetings will be begun at 10 : 30 A. M., and there , will be morn ing and afternoon sessions. Each speaker is an expert in his line, and will talk about twenty-five minutes. Stereopti views ; will be . used wherever night meetings can be held. Meetings will also be held K at the following -- times and places:- Ply mouth, . Wednesday, - August" f 7th; Washington, .Thursday,. August . 8th" ; Greenville, : Friday, August 9tE; Wjlliamstbn, Saturday August lOthr Gatesville, Monday, . August 1 12th J Winton, ; Tuesday,, August 13tn, , - If the inieetings' at these eight coun ty seats 7 shall ' meet with the approval of the people then another series of meettngs will be held in. the remain ing counties -of the district : during the; eary fallJohn . H.; SmalL v: :JyAy-y-y':-yyi'y rA VlRGiNfAlcdU l?: 'JA 'cAy1 AA'AMAA?AA;t&SA AAA AAW S-wv-S - I;. v'y$'':fy'Ai:A-y:yr ; .- ''. ' '; -. : .- ' ; Mr.Geo. W.: East and Miss;-Georgia E McGehee, both Portsxnotith,: Va".;: Vere married In this t city:: last 'esday ix0pr . They . were accompanied" bye Miss Mattie ' Mac East, Myrtle ? B;;)Tayler . They . were guests of -ithe-Collna hotel for dinner; and.- returned :; to : 'IS": , ERST y - . - :' ..11. J .. x : 1 : :fl!--.vv-'.t T11ATina':'inn , TRiariVRS.. -,.v rrw.itr; -j. 1 VI, MiMiTMlWT hiii m 1 1 i'm 1 1 , ii-r ".-::1;-..'j vn- A'Jt ;-i liiBli - Last TuMjioir; lr . x , , -j; cumg-a - severe electrical : storm - visited -.Elizabeth ity and surroun.Ung-commy ; ln which a-horse, the-property, 0f Tom Robert Carver, a, colored man, whD Forking; in, the, lumber ; woods atv Gregory was seriously kjured during the storm, by' having a. tree blown -down upon him.. ' He was brght,tji;city Wednesday ito se cure- medical attendance. ; " in .ASSURED Mr. .W. H. Jennette and fainily re turned home v Tuesday night on the Alina from a visit to Mrs. Jennette's parents,; Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Cjarter; of . Fairfield. Mr. Jennette stated to a Tar Heel w- ... - ....- ..... V. - - reporter that, active work . woud be gin in constructing the new railroad from Enlehard to Washington right away. Captain ( Studdart of Washingtoja, N. C, and Mr. J. S. Marin of Raleigh arrived in Fairfield Monday, and gave put the information that the , Gover nor had acceded to to the proposition to furnish convict labor to construct the road and take the price of it in stock.. However,; the v Governor re quires that the railroad company, de posit thirty-three and one-third per cent of the expenses of the convicts which In case the projected , railroad falls through will be forfeited to the state. If the road ' Is vactully built, ; the thirty-three, ; indone-tnird per cent, deposit- will also be taken in f?toi5lc.. 7 '-i' A' " r iSA ll'There ,:iibt a particle ..of- doubt ontE . 11,; wjas van ' eninusiasucr meeting oi the officers of the proposed : road . and Citizen held - in Fairfield last Tues. day and.1 the order given was to go forward in the construction; of ' the road, and to extend the road to W11111011' N- c- ' " . Work will be begun ,; at Englehard within the next" few days to grade the road and lay tbe : track. . - s '.-.':;; ry: 1 zyyy cj 1 ' "y y'it:'&t$ y Use Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup.r Contains no opiates. It drives the cold out of thP system by gently moving the bowels.-; Contains Honey and Tar and tastes nearly as gotfd as maple syrup. - Children like tL Sold by Aydlett's Drug .Store. :;':i-.' .-' -- .' - . .. ' ";" ' "" " ' Last Saturday - morning, Captain Will Harrison in crossing . the " Pas- quotank river at the Camden . Ferry; found the body of a negro boy, float tag! on the surface of the water. .cyt. Captain Harrison drew the body1 a shore at -the ferry landing whec it was viewed.; by "a number of people; 7 At first the body failed to be ident' ified, but ' after; awhile it was, identi fied 'as the body , of John.'.Thomas,', a colored boy of - this cityV; about four teen years pld. "; - The boy was last seen by a number of people, so they said, on theThurs day ' before,,' sitting on ; one of the wharves - of ' 'the river front, . fishirig. ;: It's supposed ;that the' boy fe!l' over board, arid being unable to swim was drowned. . -' - . " . . . ' r -,' The body had evidently; been in !he water for two or three ; days when found. :The by was turn over to rela tives of the, boy, who . burreii it . :S -.- r " fAr V , Mrs. ; A. G. James arid son,) Edein; are speriding the week in Norfolk. l? - .,, rv,.. x,f " -. .,;.-.. ,--tf j - i;.yty. r Mr.. Geo. Twludy ana tamuy . are taking .in the Exposition this; week; ,2' MrJ and r Mrs. ;; Walter Bembury, of Blertf ord are.v in J the f city ; visiting mends ana relatives. HYDE'S FDi V THE BIB UVii It - Great crowds of surf men - from .the v ; lliSUIiFB III THF KITV down sound section have ke In" the r. 3 V i;,v ' "V. citw?e'tgndmg i39llSplSiS physical wexHrato; Wood., All the surf men passed the exami- nation : and on the ; first of August t will return to' their respective duties n jap 1 various : life : saving;; stations, ' ; scattered . on ; our coast- .' ' Eastern ' North . Carolina is jroud : of her.-noble surf men (no :. coast ."is guaraed Dy a finer set;, of surfmen),.. and when they come to Elizabeth ! City, they are accorded a royal wel come. . 1 . - - It's almost -with, regret that we see 2 the beginning of , the. surf men's year. ' approach,; for, then 1 it is that -he; riev- erv visits us, being too busy engaged ; In; his i r duties, . to get so far away ' ; from home... :- ; :.,.; 'V4;;." . - s'Vt,'; 'Ay The best remedy for backache. weak kidneys, Inflamation of . t& bladder is DeWitfs Kidney- and Bladder Pills. There action - is prompt and sure. A .week's; treat-, ment for 25c. ; Sold by Aydlett's Drug Store. 1: . . ;. . . ;y - '...y v; S. T. Sutton of Eva was in the city, this week y on business. : ' Messrs. JesBt; ;CJJ H, Toler, V Bv Beayhman, J. ; T. Beachman, -W. T; Beachman, G.T Wi Baum, W. F. ; Tilletand ; H -C SitWTsurfmi of ' Kitty Hawk, were in the' city this week to stand examination for ;dut as1 surfmen. -'; Daily, I L.r Jennette- J. B JeiyiettA, it sunrneu. t i ' - BeWittrs - Little -v EarlyRisers, gfi' aalSltVl'tP sureif safapfflsl!: Sold;ihy:4,AT41ett,3 14 Li allance&R Wmlsnigfi E.;; Ov Hooper,i O .O;, MidgetV B, -WX A MIdgett, L. A., Midgett, H. C? TOetv R. B. Miller, ; U. B. Williahls, A. T. Gray, r J. 7A. .Midget L B.k Midgett, ;f R. C. Burns, D. .F. Burns, D. E.. Ful- cher and T. E. "Midgett, surfmen of " Hatteras, 4 visited the city this ' week When?ypu lfeel ttio neod , pi a pill take it a DeWitt Little Early Riser, GREAT CROWDS ATTHE CLEAN y-'. , sweep.!. v: - The semi.annuai clean?; which be an at the ; Bee Hive ITbursday morn ing was attended ..with a tremendous rush, such as seldom seen in this city. The , management of , this store had. provided a large : jorce of clerks an- . ; : ticipating a rush, but the force was v ;. not equal , to the occasion. - The great crowd could e, waited , upon only with great difficulty, so great was the -crowd.. C'a 7 ;- -' :yy . ; -'aMK These semi-annual cleans sweep sales f have continued to grow in pop-1; ularity until they have" special ihci- v dehts in the shop-goers life, to. which : they - look forward fith a very great ' deal of interest. ; For the next sever-; al ;days great, bargains will be given at Mitchell's Bee Hive. ?; t lengthens the life of the wagon save s horse-.; powers time; and ; tern- ,; per. , - Best lubricant in A the world- contains . powdered mica : . which , : a smooth, hard coatirie on axle, arid tdttces frictibnl " " ; V ' 'if you want your outfit j : to last and cam money ; , "while it lastsgrease A eiJaxies'with'j ; Axle Grease. f1 v . ilia Axe ' '" fnrTm i if 7 ' yv,4,; ; - .,.....-- ;?: -'v'.; s-., ..;-";. y,2 t :y ' Ay.?A&t' ' --t,.vv ; .--5;'j7';i-:4;n.1; - .;,-. ' ; .: ff-'iy ' . 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