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V rr - - , - - - ' v 1 r r- . r - r 44 V i -J 5" .5. 4 ;;J?J5 ON -THE LABEL? TO GET THE NEWS TEE . 'OTHER PAPERS EAIJa ; TO JRKJtfiT YOU MUST BEAD THE TAR HEEL. . . ge v rirm - PAPER SHOWS yPHEN YOUR: SUBSCRIPTION,, n "id r i r jo -v y" -' -i.. 4 DEVOTED TO EDUCATIONAL AN D INDUSTRIAL - INTEREST OF NORTH CAROLINA. ELIZABETH CITY, UORTH CAROLiriA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1907 NO. 9 VOL VIII J, s- ... . , ...-.. , HISTORY EXHIBIT BIG BOtlD ISSHE - -1 - - - , ' - MAY OLD - ill! ' -r'1' ' ' '.-v:.. JA f, 'i TAKEN v J" i- 'i ? . v Store The Butt Drug on Building North Road Street. Built Many Long Years Elust go to Give Way , to the Improv&ments of the Present Day. .V, r -5 ' WILL BE USED TO BUILD BARM Th work of tearing dowjithe old Butt drug store on North 'Road St., Vegan this mbrliing. V Thia building is being torned down to enable Mr. Sanderlin to fence , bis lot, the old building being on the corner of it : vMr. Wiley Gregory purchased old building and will use; the tim ber in constructing a" fcirn. This ; building la' one of the old land marks of the city, having been built, Jong Tears feHT Dr. J. N Bp''" 'v v cnpted bs' -nto for- manjr -.v" "it ' prctzbly one . of the oldest ' ttbi'ia ttyjbiiUt away. back !. -ia:dtiaTwhen EUsabeth City zx ulr a. eOI town, vXts anoia "ctli'JjUhi archfid doers 1 mks tter' aatf ;a ;. teatnrea which dasa.it Ith "ti.a.-'otdeii tfcnea. 'tt'xjOTed away ieTeral year 'to ojida;. ftnd, siace then ft untina.year -Or twd ago whWlt be. I , t" Ttlsr ijuilding, ras .constructedy of wear andMear of tth enmat quags-. s all these yeaiji with ; but. lite evidence of decay. V A feeling akin to pity comes over the spectator as he sees the old land marks - removed; a kind , of. ,silent grief one .experiences when he be comes conscious a very old person has passed away. -1 - It's. the. inevitable. It's the .re. .ault of the great war fare between MteTiiAt-nn and destruction, in XJJHO Vl U.XW ----- . r which the old gives away to the new that the present may recreate itself and preserve itself for thes future. in his home town andUitghly thought of. He was about fiftvflve-years of age. His remains . wej shipped to Creswell on the 1 : 50 train." ;. CURRITUCK COUPLE &:WED. Mr. WilUs Sears ahdJlMiss Luna Simmons Doxey of Culttuck county,' accompanied by a num,per of admir. ing friends came to thA'city today for matrimonial purpbsies They re paired to the register "Of deeds of. flee t where a marriage license was procured.. r They ; were then united in marriage ia Tthe. Bgister of deed's k office Mr. J. ; C :; Snence V officiating. . The par. ty-returned to tnere nomea m uur. rituck county this afternoon. 1 The President arrived home yt erday in the best of humor from his hunting. trip in Louisiana. -- CRITICALLY DIED FROLl GAS Mr. H. Walter Phelps Died in Washington. VISITING FRIEND'S HOME Fail to Turn of the Gas, When he Retired With Fatal Results. MR. PHELPS PROMINENT. X-NEWBERRY NEWS. - Newberry, id, October -JS-We ar havins some . very lUtweathe aUrretwhlchi la iffeatiy?apprecia ated:bTiiae tannery v- vi;.; T7 wer6: visited" on- the night of th4 15th by ( the . cunning little feL lo srho bappejis aronnd.o oiteni!.,i t Mr. W. Woddard made Ta-, pleas ant1 tripjvto Columbia yesterday. ' One of the greatest successes in hunting Taecoon 1n this section was witnessed this morning October 18, Mesrs. J. W. Goodwin and Vf. y? RHftTrhomsft i left their homes this morning at sun rise 4f or . a little stro in the woods. ' They returned ..at 1'2 o'clock M.. with nine heavy raccoons and said they saw the. tenth one,' bu be jumped out and they did not kil him, but they got nine every, one grown. ; This was noday for raccoons as they are plentiful here, but it's not ever j one who can ca'cb roony ir. broad .daylight. :; Cotton is needing picking very bad and the. scarcity of labor makes the farmer have to pay a heavy price to have it picked -Fishermen are getting ready to catch the firmy tribe again several pounds, of netting have been received here this season ; al ready and has been cut up to right length. ! Mr. B. N. Brickhouse is very sick at this writing. Mr. J. W. Spruill is seriously ill at his home reports are there is no chance of recovery. I'll close with respect to the good readers. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Waters are vis- Uing relatives here this week. Messrs. E.. W. Brickhouse and J- S. Brickhouse made a flying trip to Columbia yesterday returning via Jlligator. ' U r. G eo. Pilpppnd icsl Family IiuMrnorK a:toit;orftik, HAS APPENDICITIS Colonial Records Placed on Exhibit.. The N. & S. To Make Great mprovemonts. ' A MOST INTERESTING DISPLAY Fine Paintings of Virginia statesmen, uenerais ana Famous Warriors. WELL WORTH SEEING. Pr- Ward Critically ill at His This One of the most interesting exhib its at the Jamestown Exposition is the Virginia Historical exhibit hous. ed in the fire proof palace of his tory.. It is of large size and occupies space in two parts Of the building. The collection consists of portraits, manuscripts, books and maps, ali bearing upon the history of the Old Dominion. The hall at the end of the build ing facing the Parade is hung Wit, th Dortralts of the edvernors of Va. her' other statesmen and her great generals Lee, Jackson, Stuart, John son and others. These , are the por ti aits belonging .tothe. State, and are Lkept in the Virginia ' State Library in Richmond. The best piece 'in this exhftit is Sully's famous painting oi Patrick Henry. The; portraits ofTCla. iborrie Sir William Berkeley and;f of several ' notables were painted s ex. piressly for, -ihe Exposition, and 'are O't- shown for the 'first time. 'lLn ante room, adjoining the ha'' contains b map coilecUon Wbere- areshowa all the i impornt n)ap; OI viTgiiiia irom wip'u Ht- t v 4ownI ' kn .interesting sjries of pop. 1atibn:aps,ot Virginiwinge. spread of ; settlement westward wlas made to accompany xaja exnimw t . -I 525,000.000.0 BOfiD. ISSUE Stale Officials to Give. Big eie Drauon on : upening The New Branch. A PHENOMINAL GROWTH " Stockholders of -the Norfolk and Southern .Railway , yesterday : ratified the, : action of the directors on the proposition (to issue, refunding, mort. gage bonds of ; $25,000,000 fpr f inane . , - ' - r. V - ing the system and to equip the road with rolling stock. . . X .Thienlarged system covered by the' Norfolk and Southern has ,made it one of the most - important and. valuable roads in the coimtry. Stated officials of North Carolina are plan. ' ning a mamoth -celebration in honor i of the opening of the new" br; the Norfolk and Southern . f rom Ra. t leigh to other points in the State. " The Trust' Cpmpanyof 'North Car olina was. made trustees of the S25,. ? 000,000 secured by' a mortgage on? .the property- of the road. PRESIDENT K!NGVIN CONFAB WITH. GLENN ... ( J i Ur r j. warn, jnrnennxenaem. aijmrtairam ineP . telegram was received, here by tnv; jjabeth City Brick works is, fa matii hall. This collection is a; Mr George i Pappendick'a family, an nouncing his critical condition . in a Norfolk hospital. . . ; Mr. Charles Pappendick, Maurice Wescott and other members of the family left on the - 8 : 50 tfaln this morning to be in attendance at his bed side. Mr. Pappendick sustained injuries some time . ago in falling from a scaffold, which finally, neces. sitated an operation. He underwent this operation last Saturday morning. Since then his condition has been such as to - give the operating stir, geons and attendants alarum. So much so that his family was summon, ed to Norfolk as. abeve meutioned. Mr. Pappendick,-is held in high es teem in this city, and his many Id-lends will be pained at this in. telligence. critically ill at his home in this city, iocumentery history of Virginia from with' appendicitis. Mr. wards' con-1 fa earifest times to the end of tn dition is so serious that the phy I Confederate 1 war. The documents ina sicians will very likely take him to cmded were drawn rom tho State jlc. a Norfolk hosuital today to undergo a surgical operation. : - Raleigh,' N..'C.i Oct yioaiwa: ident M. K. King of the Norroik ana Souhern HRailway a 1 Tr 'L to Raleigh today - anst spent the" after noon here. " Ho- onf erred wtth ,Goy. Pernor - Gln' regardmg tth" oelebra. tion in honor ; of " the. completion of .PL- r ': f:, ; Vieiiaent Kin-- then -left for aiitogtov tlf :$arW tiie S-i$fmn tie which the road is itself building from Morehead City to Beaufort FIRST IN 3 YEARS Mr. Anson CohoanHere From Portland, Ore. On A Visit to His Father. THE PERFECT MY News was received here today that Mr tt. Walter Phelps, of Creswell, . n Vila AnatYt in Washinev xr n vtprdav morniner - at the -fc. .f V -w - w home of Mr. George A. Spencer, No. 25 East Second Street from inhaling the gas, Mr. Phelps . went to Wash ington "in' response to L AVEtlSTEIN The career of no merchant in eas, tern North Carolina, has been more phenominal than that of Mr. H. H. Lavenstein's the subject oi tms sketch. Mr. Lavenstein came to this Scores of Elizabeth City Citizens Have Learned it. ronrt 1urv now in session and while 1 city several years ago, and begaan wa th Sliest of his friend business 'on a small scale. From Mr. Spencer. He complained of feel. , lTWoco ,,,, hnalnesS "bv ing tired and went to his room rath J ntinary push and : ceasiless ener. . er early to retire. , I gy, untO his mexchantile interpr ises Nothing, further was s-heard from I have given on immense concern, the " . I 1 TA.Mt4Mvnf v etAio An "WniTlilAT- him until a member of the lamiiy .in i woce uvyi o Wx r- aSsine his room early yesterday mor; xer olrwu ' . - passing ms iwui j j Thia store is one of the largest de. ning detected the odor of , escaping a t e t stores ;in Eastern . North V gas and upon investigation found his j qaroUna; ?A store of such proportL room full of the. fumes , and Mr. j ons can be launched and ; sustained PTiPin dead. , by only a monster of merchantile fl it is surmised that he, must have nances. . Tmspre .nasauy fc . . - - - flhrno- mi for fihODDers v of Ell. failed to turn off the gass entirely when; .fi Citv and the surrounding corn- he' retired ' and "immediately - falling munity,.who daily crowd it inquest asleep failed to detect ; the gas. Mr. l high & goods of k. merchandise ... which Pheps was a prominent business man I are kept at the Globe. If you suffer from backache, 1 There is only one way to cure it. The perfect way 'id to cure the kid. neys. A bad back means sick kidneys. Neglect it, urinary troubles ollow. Doan's Kidney Pills are made for kidney 6 only, 9 W B. Johnson, merchant tailor of 111 S: .Wilmington street, place of residence South Swain Street, Ra leigh, N. C, says; "I obtained the greatest relief from backache throng" the use of Doan's Kidney Pills proved most effective In relieving it. We have also used Doan's Ointment in our family for- a breaking t , on the skin ot the neck and two appli cations dried up the affliction. Ev. erybody should know . of these two good, remedies. You- can use my name and welcome as one who high ly endorses ' the claims made Doan's Kidney Pills and Doan'3 Otatn-ent' Plenty more proof like : this " from Elizabeth City people. Call at 1he Standard r Pharmacy and ask -that 'oas1tomers-?report.v,4;, ;; rrf r: ?For .sale by all dealers.- Price 50 I cents Foster.Milburn, Co., Buffalo,' N. Y., sole agents for; the united states T?ftmmber the .name Doans Mr. Anson E. Cohoon of the TJ. S. Forestry Department, arrived in the city today from Portland, Oregon, where he has been stationed, as TJ. S. Forester for the past three years. , Mr. Cohoon will spend some time here visiting his father. This is Mr. Cohoon's first trip home In three years. - - When he 'concludes his visit here he will be located by the Department in Washington, D. C- chieves in the Virginia State Libra- ryand from the Virginia Historical Society. The exhibit was prepared by William G. Stanard, -of the Histo. rtnoi SoHetv. and Dr. H. J. Eckeurode of the State Library; Accompanying the exhibit is van interesting collec. tion of title pages of all the import ant books bearing upon Old 'Virginia in earry timesmade by William Clay ton Torrenbe, of the State Library. The manuscripts exhibit is inter. esting and important because it il lustrates all the great periods In the history of Virginia. The sight seer has the Opportunity to see the -writings and the autograprs of the mighty men who have made the fame of the State. For instance the signatures of all the royal governors from Nottj tb Bunmore are shown, including such amous men as Sir W. Berksley Sir Alexander Spotswood, Lord Culpeper, Lord Effingham, Tan! guir and Botetourt. TENTH COTTON CARGO Wilmington, N. C. Oct. 2 The tenth cargo of cotton went forward on the British Steamer King George yesterday morning. She is bound for Bremein, Germany, and- "carries 12,- 936 bales consigned by Messrs. Alex." ander Sprunt and Son. Although the , season Is well advanced ' now, Wfl mington continues to hold third place in the markets, of the world. Her receipts are; exceeded only by Savan. nabGalveston according to the ofifi cial figured. ? - . -i- :r '4. r - - - h ever Burgone Lafayette, Boem, Steu ben' Nathaniel Greene, Daniftl Mor. gan, Thomas Nelson ; COunt 4e Po chkmbeau. -: The signatures, of Lord Cjornwailis :s '::q signal i lbi parole . which he gave Washington after his surrender ata. Worktown. A collection of papers illustrates the individual careers of Washington, I' j : - ' governmental in- Hehrv. Jefferson, Madison ::f Monroe, stitutions of Virginia in colonial tim. Henry's papers contain the first es are thoroughly illustrated as well . draft; of his famous resolutions xv. l. rt Vilanr-v Manv Tia. ' ajrainat the StamD Act Many Of . U3 I MU HVH I . XJt U lV J - X k minum m. w w m. w FOR NEXT WEEK The Famous Passion Play in Three Sec tions atthe Gay ety Theatre. pers treat of the relations between the Governor, the s council and the House of Burgesses, the great Vir. gfthia eperesentjative body. There are bills passed by the Burgesses in. the original drafts; there are addres ses by the Governor, with eat at tached, there are original orders sent from the Council there are documents from King. William; Queen Anne; the Georges: there are papers con. the most important letters written by . Washington are shown in the collec. tion bearing his name his report of his first battle, which he wrote the day after tie attacked De Juventille and opened the French and Indian War. The Jeffersonian : collection shows the marriage bond of Thomas Jefferson. ' "''-: ' A case contains the signatures of all? the Virginia signers of the Decla re ! 1 A - ----- ;: - cerning the (Indians in early days and ration of Independence. In another; concerning the. pirates, who once har. case there is a draft of the Virginia , rled the Virginia" coast?-though 'that Bill 6 Rights in the hattadwriting -was long ago. Best of all there is o George Mason, the author. . 4 The marvolous reproduction of The I the hold signature of Nathaniel Boem I One of the most popular exnioits Famous Passion Play will be produc. the most interesting man in Ameri- ia the collection of papers bearing ed next week' at the Gaiety Theatre, can colonial 'history; for he was the upon John Brbwn's raid In 1859. Peo. (Old Y. M. C. A. Bldg.- This is the man, who in 1676, lead the firs arm pie pore over the letters to John ; greatest Religious play ever produced led struggle against the royal author. 1 Brown and the great meetings, ui 4 ity. . , , sympatny .neia au-ovtar The exhibit shows the Reyolutlcm when he went to the gallows. . . in its inception and proves In black The exhibit closes with a case of , and white the great and leading part papers illustrating the confederate . :-i"L' i 4-M' . ,Ttu. ilia Bonn i tin a Setters i wmcn Virginia iouh ia iuujsunuuig. i war. .xxci i. ' . , ; . ; t, i u the move for independence. It was I written by George Thomas, after. r,. -r"r : y Ihe Virginia committee o-.;.-.- I wards,-Major unerai,. u. o. pondence Which , by corresponding I he was hesitating Deiween svirgima. with the other colonies, first an. I and the Union. Letters, oi KODert j. nounced them to tne neea oi unity. - i Liee are uiere ttuu wo .y-if.smU - B s The Revolution is illustrated bV'a I dress; to the Army of Northern Va., A - fi; ; great series of papers whichinclud I and letters of Stonewall ; Jackson, in. v the Writings and signatures,; of Pat. 1 eluding the Hast letter ;ne ever. wruue.v Itv the World history: and comes re commended koth rby the clergy and Press. : . ... ' I Since it requires two miles of pic tures to show the entire play, we .will have to see .it in three sections, on Monday and'- Tuesday wiu be seen the birth and childhood; .Wednesday and- Thursday, miracles; Friday and Saturday, Passion andlDeathf , r : The Galety; will ifcvje&.W promptly "at 3:00. o'clock, for the. ac comodations of all who cannot come at iiighL - Admission will be five and aidVtake"nother.;B iJ'" &it -nr-w ,.. .-v. t. Li''" "'-'''" " - ' ''tr '3wn"'1 '"' 1 '
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