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I'MTTO PUT IN GAS Parties From : Norfolk : Petition Aldermen for Franchise"' v CANT GET WfTERf;f "PARE . LUMBER , COMPANY SAYS ' THAT THE CITY .PROMISED THEM FIRE PROTECTION A Nip ' THAT FUSES WATERS COMPANY RE- TO EXTEND MAINS,' THEY THEREFORE ASK FOR ' reimbusemenT. PLANT The' - Board ' of Alderpselix met;Ja3t Monday , niht. r. The following ; meni bers .were; present:- J. H. LeBoy, N. "R,?Parkeri .T. B." HaymanVr. P- Nash v - C.: W.: Grice " and Anderson. -Mayor Thompson presided. - - t ' I . Messrs. MN. Sawyer J. a Brooks - and J. .Haywood Sawyer" were ap pointed ' a: citizen committee toV act -with 'the legislative committee rom - . the Chamber of Oommerce. - the 1 committee of :' the , board of Aldermen to f ounxilate .necessary changes in the fr .city 'charter, ta be; presented Y-Le ; jichC session, of the legislature .C . The street "commissioner was fn- BtractedTt ' pave ' Soxith; loai ; street : ' fcoin" Church t't & Shpherd, Jafl ' to ve PennsylTanla avenue from Che r"' .failroad Ve.milt' i fr - .Messrs. Fritehmaiq' temen : arid Peed,, of Norfolk arid. Suffolk, Va.,,ap "J lied for" a franchise "to Iristal' a 'gas -" plant in this- city r . . ayor appointed "j ihe following com : 4ttee Lto take r the" franchise; ; matter : wr coasideratiOi : - and report at the next meeting of the Board: J. H. Ueroy, N. R. ' Parker and City At torney Spence. On motion Mayor Sfeompson was ad4ed to the commit- 1 . ., -: .. ', . t. , . . . - , Attorney Thci. J. Markham appear W before the Board in behalf of Mr. If JR. Brothers, asking for extension - joarket license for three months; n4mg to tixe fact that Mr. Brothers Jh4 lost . that much, time oa account f fire. The extension was granted. -" . iir. N. Fank appeared before th . CMucd and balled attention to ixripas aable condition of the sidewalk in , front of bis residence on Pearl Street V and asked for relief.. The street tsom- sissioner was directed to remedy the taditiOK of affairs at once. 3r. J. H. ; Hathaway appeared and v asked that ; the clause in the old okarter putting tax on oculists and opticians be placed back in the . char- ei. . On motion this - course was ddopted aed refered to the legislative com Mittee for attention. Alderman Parker said that it would take condemnation , proceedings to Viden Lawrence street Alderman Leroy moved Nthat mayor appoint Jury , motion adopted, -i " The matter of additional stret lights . - brought in considerable talk. It also resulted in .the appointment of a oom- ittee to whom hereafter all reauests for additional streetvlights 4a to he referred. The 'mayor appointed Alder men Grice, lueroy and Barker as this committee. : ; . : Uonthly reports were filed. A' cosnmunication from the ;; Pare lumber Co., was read BtaUng .that the town had offered that .enterprise Jre protectton when they were consider img locatins here.' That the city .water company tiaA 'pefused to extend it ains "to their, plant. In Tiew, of TOs asked the - v city -to ; reimburse Sen to'.' the : amount of 7 $6,006 as tbey: considered the fire" protection; a part of the indTicriient?tof t. Jrei, 'Phey 'refered to an, ordinance ia which they .'claimed the clty; prom- iGied. tMr protection- . TAe-crty clerk idM iwt 2iav ,hls bqokr- 'preseatr and so,.,; Trent' over timtO&ext -aneetimg. i remember, the language'of the - ordfc nance with reierence; w;5Jie;pronuBe of fire' protction "but- 'hat. he-' was- In favor of doing, everything the ''city: had promised' and eveav if the- City" had not promise fix.'prptecttoo. ;;fcewaa, In favor of doing - the very besttbe city could do. . " ' J.r:" Mr. , Guerkin, vice-president yOf j the telephone company flleda commun catioVwith theclerk which was iead, stating ' that the. company. had com plied with all the 'recommendations of; the Norfolk -expert :withTefere to :.ther changes in Jhe fire Waring ex cept placing the wires on. top' otTthe poles and as thete.1 ephone compaa" was going to "cable thel wires; afcaVthlB change was urine cessaryf The. state ment was v accepted as -'satisfactory. ; Superintendent Lewis J'calleid" :at-; tention to the' fact-that lrre,sponsiblS parties were - wiring:' housesin town, He .thought the '. practice dangerous and 'that tbe city -V should'' require license to practice traded- ; i" Alderman rLeroy moved that ThS LmemDeremp ana tneseioccupieaea White estate be placej'n ihecityP? $r& the right of the rostrum Jtax list, at", the , yaine amount jfied ;bjr the county, commissioners.'Aaoptea." Alderman TaTkerTmored ' 'vthaV'.te house ' ofr Jna Lewis Hinton'oceapiecl by f Geo. Madrin, whchwsts,jpartiy on vthe Sidewalk Ae" condemned ahd' that a-jury, he appointed, to assess" the damages. Adopted.VrUry Jj --' The", clerk was 's instructed to get the v money 'fromxthe courity'due the city, on the,, chain gang.1? . . . . FIREAT AKISKOr; Perry ' Mercantile Cb., Store " and . Stock turned, f A fire5 at diisko' Tuesday, AutnU .- '"7? - the ' establishment ' of .the. Perry Mer-l :.:''-t3,??-.C, SawyeU E Skinner lriria jl W. HO;: Insuranceont stock 2250,an4toremaJt- -is'.;- v K on- Riding ?60a: M adjoinmg .hdild- ?. Vas : offend 'by :Rev! cf-F. ing" caught but the Jre was, extinguish- Smith; . Qf v cmtet Episcopal ed before. much damage was'slone 4: M-K - - ;.. - ' . ' - , , , iLf - . VU .A dwexiing occupied Dy.nr. ii. ju. Ujj. hia wsually manner A1U Ye W . ' i. ; . F V 5noSeek,r-3s a bass soio. :t . ; on Ehrinxhaua -road. toOK-flre JfwtJ w'-. - . u. day afternoon 1 at 2 o'clock Jt; caught from a defective flue.- - The fire was extinguished quickly. The damage was about $50 BIG MOCK TRIAL. Will be Presented at the Court Houee Friday Niit. The big Mock Trial Court will be given . at the Court House Friday night. l. It is a mo4t Uiig'iao.e play and every moment is filled with tun. The cast is a large one ant em braces bur beet local taleat. It is given under the auspices of the Ladies Parsoaage Aid Society of the 'First Methodist church. The indications are that it will be greeted with a packed house. . It Is a breach of promise suit - in which Mr. Bill C. Sawyer is the . de fendant and Mrs. J. G. Fearing the plaintiff. Col A. V. Newton, of Worcester, Mass., -will apper as counsel for the nlaintiff and Mr. I. M. Meekins a counsel for the defendant. RECEIVED GOLDEN REPORT. Javisbrg, N. C, Dec., 9. The fol- lowing is the report of the pupils for last month: s ' . Clarence Wright 95, Arnold O'neal 95, Mary Forbs 95, Sadie Forbes 95, Maud Caroon 95. Paul Tillett, Bryan Fisher. 95, Julian Newborn 95, Re becca Gallop 95, " Rossle Walker 95, Charlief Wilson 95, Mattie Cohoa 95, Elsie Scott 95, Pearl " Scott 95, Char lie Garrenton 88, , Copeland '; Newbern 95, Sara Newborn; ; Julian Newbern 95, . Raymond Gallop 95,-, Vernon Cherry '96, Sallie aGrrenton 96, Har ishall Forbee ' 96, Annie Newbern' 89, Maud Merrill 96, Alethea Caa;80, Psarron Gallopp 97, Cora 'Sutton 97; Lela, Harmon 97-r John Cherry - 87,; Willis t Gallop, 87, ' Heniy.: : Garrenton 88," Ida Owens 99 Maud Suttoa j 88. a 'Th0t U56 Watch as catalogued by some, jewelers Js KIGHT-: -ND BRIGHTS $14.50 Watchi; ntThdlt Christmas 1dft-jrohle3ttil?la easily . .trelTe ' at : , KIGITT i2OT ELKS MEMO- 1 RIAL SERVICE HELD 414 THEIR. ThALU', LAST 1 SUNDAY AFtERNC0N- WAS m tPfESSlVE, BEAUTIFUL . AND 'ToycHiNa'FiNW musical; f ro- GRAM ANDVRNE address r.BY 're-c;; smith. ; 7 The; Elks' Memorial service held 'In their hall fast Sunday afternoons was a-most impressive and beautiful 7cexr emoay. The'hall "was -filled with - a large audienceiof " ladies nnd U gentlemen; Th&tG was' a full ; turff out-of ."the which-wasf -occupied by the-ofiicers and. the ,choir.v The -rostrum "was' dec prafed' with? potted 'plantsr TThe back grodnd'was". drapefd'with an Amellcan arid State tlagwhile'in the. centre was a standard of the local lodge. .'The winddw .shades were drawn- and the hall lightedby5; electric; Jights; whfch give an effect befitting ta the' . : pc:, l vThe regular officers 'of the- 4odge occupied their respective statipns " ex? alteSRuier' J. CB. Ehririghaus pre side; v v j i f ' K-?The.exercises were ' opened t-; with theCliymiL7eSus Z My.' Snggt5rM &eaute are vejy mucn esiea vf . :2s . -t: Pa the matter and -hone to see" It ac- which was beautifully rendered, by a choir composed - of the following TVadifia.'.aiT.f t E'pTitIemipn;tA M.!sa ' Marv ghanS,yrd' Kramer.rs, R,:m.-Griff in; Miss Hattifr .Harney Mr.. "J.- C. B. Ehririghaufe rendered were performed and c iheV secretary called the, roll of the 'departed bro: ftbers. These are Alexander Hucka- bee, Geo..M. Scott, Jr., Thos. G. Skin ner andBenj. F. White. ; " The lights in the hall were turned out and in the semi-darkness thc "Vacant Chair" was rendered - in a sweet and impressive manner' by the following male quartette, members of the lodge: W C. Sawyer, Li'JB.. Skin ner, J. C. B. Ehringhaue and J W. Foreman. At the conclusion of the song, the solomn hour of H was J struck, Its significance explainefl and the lights flashed on again. ;' The opening ode was sung in which the audience joined. The quartette then rendered "In the Hortr of Trial. Exalted Ruller Ehringhaus present ed' Rev. C. F. Smith, a member of the lodge, who delivered the memorial address. ' . Mr. Smith made a splendid ad dress.x He "illustrated how the aspira tions of man have always been up ward.' He brought . beautifully th principales of the .order, showing how justice and - charity worked hand in hand.- - At. the conclusion of the address, the choir Tendered, "New the Day Is Over", Abide With Me 'was sweet ly rendered by Mrs. M. .Griffin The' closing oI was sung, " 2nd the benediction pronounced by Rev. C. F-. Smiths ' ' TO HOLD BAZAAR. ' The Ladies of City Road M." E. church will -hold a -bazaar in f the store on Water street. No. e, next door t Toxey and Company, begtoning Thursday -Dec.: 10th and continuing through Friday Jand Saturday. ' : -: pysters v in - any. v'tyle and salads, "also rice vcream ;And cake will"5 h served. egtilariineals at I popular pricesCaliiaiseeer fine exhibit of tattcysrwork;-spend a pleasant even Ing . and;elp-,a: good use.' - -TJ. 'onmnc will y be present; and uittcourse wwy-sawiic,- -y SoJiajGoldSig ap,-.at aM- 3RIGHTSit : w-tV.X. '5'BklGHT-iAJQX'-BBIGH7I are giving Hya;a& Yottfffor tiocci . ' LIOE PROPOSED To Run From this City to Lister's Pier, : , - TO SURVEY ROUTE PEOPLE' ALO N G' . TH Er PRO POSED 4r-. ' a- , , ROUTE-ARE DEEPLY INTERESED. -.WOULD EXEND .FROM HERE V I A ,WE E KS V I LL E. L I N E . WO U LD B: ABOUT 1 MILES LONG An- eleritrIc,Wr ,'line from Elizabeth City" via "VeeksrUIe to Lister's pier at Ithe tnouth of Little River is a t project which v is now ' under con sideration andwhlchj is meeting with favofj; ' f't 5 J ' - :MrJ wti. -G Wilson;' of Weeksville, was In:tW city,-af.few days ago dis- cussing, the ' project with influenclal citizens. The purpose now is to" get a survey of the route. ' 'J ' , " The., promoters want practically an airline route from here to - Weeks viilSthanMo Lister's -pier at the mouth of "; Little ' River' which opens bnAlbemarle Sound. ' The -Weeksville people and th people of the; county ; along the pro- j , r ' i . ...i- . . complished. " The people in lower Dur- antB" eck , are'also : enthusiastic. In that section Mr. L. C. Relfe is the prime mover ' who wants to mate Lister's "pier "the shipping point for the' truckers , of - that section. At the terminus of the road 'there is a beau tiful i grove of - original growth.' The length: of thd line "will be about 14 miles' .it is understood - that the J peo ple f along the route are willing', to giverthe right of way. . . v i,- The ; line t would be of great, ben- efit'li'fiLSzabethw Cityl ana v our teo-1 &e ;2iould ?take. in the. matter. SHARPS AND FLATS ITEMS OUT OF THE ORDINARY, MOSTLY POINTEDLY PER' SQNAL. WHAT A "PULLY BONE," Children are interesting creatures. Even a crusty old bachelor finals them. so sometimes. ' V ' The .way they catch on and know ledge 'dawns upon them,, furnish some interesting Incidents. One of these incidents was furnish ed Thanksgiving Day by Martha Kight the little seven year oT5 daugh - ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kight of this city, f , Everybody tknows the sentiment which clings around the pullybone, the wish bone or whatever you want to- chareterise the chicken brest bone. LitCle Martha has a garfrcular fondness for the pully bone and when chicken isihe dish at thi Klght home she always: has to have this bone. ' i On x Thanksgivin'g Day as a matter of course turkey was-served. It never dawned on the little one that turkeys ! had pully bones. - When the meal , was about finished Mr. Kight slipped the large turkey : wish ; bone - in : front; of her. plate without being noticesL.. When ilttle Martha . turned, amL.fce held the fdant, to Iter 'pvlrf hosey with dellated eye? . andastonishment &he Exclaimed -a'w X. "Gee, whiz! What a pnlly-bona And then as it dawned iponr li iit- tie ' imagination.; he i "Papa, slo all birds - fThe miser : is- taf Mte2tE2&&x& mind r whem, sturounded jq' gsSE- $ A Lman :i select lifccait notplclTout kis (;:12 size,: 2 xear goid : kopks.i aca-wjatcb:ir motnient .foT OFFICERS FOR ' THE NEW BANK MR. : GEO. M.-ir- SCOTT ELECTED PRESIDENT AND MR. JOHN Q. L A. WOOD BECOMES VICE- PRES- IDE NT. NAMES OF OTHER STOCKHOLDERS. The directors of the new bank, the Mercantile Bank of Elizabeth City met last Friday af ternbn and' elected their president and vice-president,':Mr. George M. Scott was eleeted "presi dent and Mr. J. "Q. A. Wood, vice president. For .-cashier the 'directors havev several, applications .under con sideration. , , - .. The bank expects to begin business about the middle of January. . ' -v The following are the names of the stockholders who were not i published in the list last week : W. P. Wood, C. B. Masonr W. C. Jackson, J. " G. Fearing, C W. Morgan, C. T. Scott, J. W. Derickson, Jr., Paul F. White, W. E. Dunston, S. W. Gregor, M. L.; Sanderlin, I M. Meekins, William Mardre, of Hertford, R, R... Taylor, of Gateville, Dr. R. N. Cartwright of Fairfield. . ROBBED ON PUB LIC HIGHWAY STOPPING MR. HINTON. AND SAID THAT HE WANTED : TO . PAY NrtTE. WH1LF MR. HlNTrttf WAS EXAMINING PAPERS THE : YOUNG ROBBER GRABBED WrfOLE BATCH AND WODS. - TOOK TO THE A bold ? hold-n and : robbery ' was in-amden Coety? TueV , Mr. John Lewis : Hinton, while traveling the publir' highway about 11 o'clock: was -confrqnted by . a young white ana and asked to iiold up as he wanted to pay a note which he claimed, he owed him. Mr. T3ta ton stopped, took his large batch ol papers out of his' pocket and was go In thrush them to find the name given by, the young man, which wad evidently a fictiltous one, when the highway grabbed the entire bunch of papers and took to the woods, leaving- Ur, Hinton dumb-founded. No bodily iaSitry was. inflicted. HONOR ROLL H IGH SCHOOL The High ;Sci 51;pupils of this city are making: p.en6ld. progress under the direction of yribcipai Xendrick. . It is quite n hoaor to get on the honor roll 1 tb!s school, nly eleven t- were successiJ, ninth before -last. The report for tUe last school month showed a m i k il increase, 22 hay ing their Jiames enrolled there. Boys. Jno. Hall, Wmtl Halstead Cope- land Harrell, Clifton. Pritchard, Ray Toxey, Miltpn , Love, Leslie . Towe) Jno. Thompson, Percy' Pritchard, .Roy Chesson. - ' Girls. ... . 7 Ethel Hunter, Estelle Johnson, Eula Wood, Eugenia Stone, Irma Sy monds, Minnie Nash, Clara -Mae Thompson, Gracie . . Strahl, 4 Callie Perry, Metia Pritchard,' Amy Pinner. e Frankfurter Sausage, : Armour's 10c lb., Shafer's 12c lb CHAS. DAVIS AND IOa. Phona 215. -:. . - Bmt native beef 12 l-2clh., : CHAS. XU.VIS AND CO Phone 215. ; , v : hav& v pnliyp: NewtComed Pork 12c. CHAS DATIf rr 'Amiam'a aU-iork Bansage 12 ; l-2c., CITASv DAVIS AND CO., Phone 215. T4kUMtl50"WacTh as ' catalogued by '&mm&.$gmitem KIGHT v AND BRJfnTT 112.50; Watch, v :: 7: mrm AND BRIGHT are selling GEORGE M. SCOTT MADE CHAIRMAN New Board . of " f!o"uhty Commissioners Organized - Monday " ; GRANDY ROAD MGR. SAMUEL JARVIS ELECTED KEEP' ) ER OF COUNTY HOME f. MONROE BRIGHT, ' .STANDARD; KEEPERS- E. F. AVDLETT, SU8- J, f STITUTE TRIAL' JUSTICE ' COUNTY OFFICERS FILE OFFI CIAL BONDS WHICH WERE AC- CEPTED ROUTINE MATTERS, r - - .- i- . : . V The new board of county commis sioners met Monday morning at 10 , o'clock. i There were present Messrs. Geo, M. Scott, Elihu , Only, W. P. WJlliam . N.-.G. Grandy and George D. Sherlock' AH-are new members excent M". Sherlock. . The members were sworn vm bf Register of Bleeds J. C. Spence an acting Justice of the Peace. The Board organized by -electing Mr. Geo. M. Scott, .chairman.' There was n.o opposition to Mr. Scott for this .position, - y ' Mr. N G: Grandy was elected man ager of Roads. This position carries a salary of 25 per month. The road supervisor works under his direction ' l" U iS tj ?f " puircnaae iue supplies tor ims department.. . - Mr. Samuel Jarvis , was elected keeper of the county ' home for the -aged- and. infirm, v This carries witi ; itk salary of $200;pef year.. and board - nosition - - . - . ... - . . . j t . ... . . . -kK . Mr. . J. Monroe Bright was " elected ' Standard keeper. The compensatto in ' this position comes through7 Ides. There were three applicants. Mr. Louis Seldg was reelected kkee? er of the town clock salary $?9 1 per. year. . ' .. ; ; Mr.EJF. Aydlett was elected Supstt tute Trial Justice. . ' , v The following county oCScers JC seated their official bonds whftafe ? accepted: J. CJ Spenoe, regis deeds, Charles Redd, sierifl; , Dr. . Isaac. Fearing, coroner" J. Pr Thtftap- . son, treasurer. Mr. N. C. Hewitt, H stable for K?- n d fe wnsT! ) gae b:s official bofi ".' Among the foutine business'&anS' acted was the following: . The Norfolk and Southern Railway asked for rebate on tax .deferreS till next meeting Kramer Bros, petioned the repair, of the draw bridge over Charles Creek. Deferred , till next meeting. The annual report of the keeper of the county home was filed, as wa also the monthly report of Lr. Grfggs superintendent of county, henlth. - CRAP SHOOTER GIVES UP. Will Zachary,. colored, a crap chdot er, became tired of trying to eseapo the .officers of the law, gave htmsU '' Week before last, Zackary and tw ' otter negroes were caught in a. game or. crap. One of the negroes . was caught, while Zackary and the other esesipdA ; i-li.-. -Last ; Friday while r Deputy Sheriff Rapes1 was'" Standing in - fronts of tha court ; house Zackary appeared on the " otherv side of ' the street. He stooa' staring, at MrRaper. Mr. Raper catt- ed . him over. - He ' came. : across tan4 ; asked:Mr Raper where wre the oops M.r Raper asked hint what ne wieuatt With the cops. Am I not cop enou? HVd::h ana wiafed to vefeiS5kelf4iip " let them do .what fkef .were gojsg ftr do:iwitb:;lhimSv .Hi fHetwaa termed frtm AJSk lf!&l A.
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