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VL Xll ' ; '-jMti ELIZABETH CITY, NbOTH'';iiLMA','J?KlbAVl.UAkY Is v 1909 ; ? f ' ; No3 -
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GOV
KITCHIN
INAUGURATED
Was Inducted Into Office
Last Tuesday at
Raleigh
BRILLIANT EVENT
THOUSANDS GREET THE NEW
GOVERNOR ON HIS ARRIVAL.
3VIAGNIFICIENT MILITARY AND
CVIC PARADE.
(Wednesday's News and Observer.)
It was a brilliant inaugural day,
a gTeat procession and a great
crowd that Raleigh saw yesterday,, a
day long to' be remembered. All na
ture smiled jouously, on Democracy
and Democracy's chieftain in North
Carolina, making the inauguration
-day of William Walton Kitchin as
Governor, a vertiable spring time in
the midst of winter, happy omen for
"Carolina, Carolina, Heaven's bless
ings attend her." as the verdict of
the people was signed, sealed and
delivered and the new Govenor took
up the reins of government, the
bronze figure of the great Vance in
front of him as he spoke to the
thousands assemibeled.
Raleigh was the mecca of the De
mocracy yesterday to witness the
inal jact in the making of a Goverj
nor., he nnterrdfied came from every
where, from the mountains and the
sea, from manison and from humble
"home. The men" were here, the wo
men graced the evnt, and happy
youth vied with venerable age In
making the day one set apart in the
history of the State. Legislators and
legislated were as one, and love for
the "Old North State" was the spirit
of the day.
Thousand on Thousands Here.
Thousands on thousands, how
maniy thousands none may say were
here to take part in the occasion,
for it was an outpouring of th peo
ple that thronged the streets, gay
in their wind-kissed banners, with
flags and bunting swinging in the
zephyrs beneath the bright rays f
the sun which had driven from the
sky all clouds and left it a vast dome
of pulsating blue. It was a day fit
for so great an event and It was a
crowd worthy of welcoming to the
Capitol City the man called to be
Governor of a great State.
From the depto to Capitol, from
Capitol to Manison, and back again
to Capitol the streets were thornged
with the thousands whose cheera
showed the enthusiasm of the peo
ple. As passed the inaugural parade
doors and windjows, llbalconies and
house tops, trees and telegraph
poles were vantage points from which
to gaze above the streets crowded
with sSght-seers. And everywhere
there were glagsi, great flags and
small ones, flags of the State and of
the nation, while borne aJoft in the
parade was a battle-scarred flag,
venerable wdth age, which alt the
birth of the country had been carried
aloft, at the head of North Carolina
troops which fought at Guilford Court
House that this might be "the land
of the free," I troops whose gallant
deeds made this indeed "the land of
the brave.'' -
The Event a Briilliant One.
The civilians and the military vied
with "each other in making the day
a briljianf one, and nature was hap
Tv in joining with these to make It
perfect one. The cadets in the grey
f the Confederacy, the State troops
in the National blue and In the Khaki
flashed into Bight and passed In the
distance as the parade came and
ent its way, wliile the air throbbed
ahdx vv V'k the rythnj of
militarytouslc": to which the BtepsCoi
marching scJdiery kept jtime, 'tttii- afl
were halted at the Capitol, and "iiC
the presence, of a , gjeatassemtolage
the oath of (Office .was taken,' the
Jmauguxal address delivered, while
. . ,
asj Hjhe tfaeens of dhousfmdsi: beat
upon the air the military -f aarafn
movd, and as the music of the
march drummed upon the ear of the
new Governor reviewed the troops of
the State.
It was a 'great and! brilliant day
and nothing marred either the gaye.
ty or the impressiveness o the oc
casion. The long .parade passed
through the city, the inaugural . ex
ercises took place at the Capitol, the
troops were reviewed and at night a
brilliant reception at the Governor's
Mansion and an equally brilliant in
augural ball at the A. and M. Col
lege closed the day which had been
enjoyed by thousands as had few
others. The State and the city of
Raleigh paid handsome tribute to the
new Governor, his welcome to the
Capitol being one which in quantity
and in quality was befitting the high
office to which he has been called by
the people.
The New oGvernor Arrives,
Ixng beofre twelve o'clock the
streets of Raleigh were throng-id,
military on horses dashing here and
there, troops marching and ' counter
marching, civic delegations getting
into line, till came the hour for the
arrival -of the special tain from Rox.
boro, his family, and his friends, es-.
corted, byy the ; Legjis'Jativie commit
tee Promptly at 12 it came speeding
into the TJnon depot and there were
cheers from the long double line of
the reception conrmitte, with Chair
man EdChambers Smith at its head,
as" the Gvernor-elect and-his - party
alighted and passed between the
lines of the receiving committee,
each of -the committee wearing a
handsome badge, 'topped with a
State flag button, and took carriag
es for the inaugural pahade. The
laaies of the party were first taken
to the Capitol where in the office of
the Secretary of State they were wel
comed by ladies of the city and en
tertained tai the time came for the
inauguration ceremonies.
In the great parade there was
first the military, and following this
the carriage in which sat Governor-i
elect Kitchin, Senator J. A. Long, of
Robboro, and Representative Albert
L. Cox, of Raleigh, chairman of the
Senate and House inaugural com
mittee and Hon. Ed. Chambers Smith
chairman of the reception committee,
the handsome carriage being drawn
by four magnificent bay horses. Be
hind this there came a long line of
cariages containing the members of
the LegSslative committee, . which
went to Roxboro and Durham to es
cort the Governor-elect to Raligh, and
and th city reception committee,
formed of members of the Chamber
of Commerce and other citizens des
ignated by Chairman Smith. The sub
committee whSch Wenit to Roxboro
was composed of Chaicman Long and
Chairman Cx, Senators James S.
Manning, of Durham and H. R. Star
buck, of Winston-Salem; Representa
tives T. J. Murphy, of Greensboro:
H. S. Harrison, of Weldon, and J. I.
Campbell, of Stanley, while that por
tion of the committee which met the
party at Durham was composed of
Senator Paul B. Means. Representa
tives A. S. Rascoe, of Windsor, and
R. A. Doughton, of Sparta.
Splendid Decoration Alonq Route
Through the gaily decorated
streets passed the parade,, the route
from the Union depot being up Mar
tin street to Eayettevllle to Morgan,
Morgan to Wilmington to North,
North to1 Blunt, Suth on Blunt to th
Governor's Mansion, where after a
halt the march was resumed jsouth
on Blount to New Bern avenue, and
west on it to Morgan, the soldiers
stacking on Morgan street, and join
ing the crowds that witnessed the !
inaugural ceremonies! amd cheered
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IN MEMORY
The Bar of Eastern NprtB
Carolina Pass Resolutions
of Respect
ADDRESSES MADE
WHICH RECOUNT THE MANY
VIRTUES OF THE VENERABLE
.MAN THAT WILL LONG KEEP
(FRESH HIS MEMORY IN THE
LAND HE LOVED SO WELL.
To honor the remembrance of -the
late R. B. Creecy, under the Janu
ary term of Pasquotank Court ad-,
joumment, Monday morning iat 10
o'clock to convene Tuesday. Ait 3
o'clock the imejiibers of the Elizabeth
City bar, together with members of
the Edenton and Hertford bars, met
, . v n , . . .
at the Court House to pay tribute to,
their deceased brother attorney, Hon
R. R. Peebles was requested to act
as chairman, Messrs. J. Heywood
Sawyer, E. F. Aydlett and J. B. Leigh
constituting the comtmdttee appoint
ed to draft suitable resolutions,
presented the following, which were
accepted by the bar.
God, in His infinite wisdom has
removed fromr our midst ourr venerable,-
distinguished and " honored
brother and fellow citizen, Richard
Bembury Creecy who had seen three
generations of tmietn rise and paiss
away. Graduating from the Universi
ty of North Carolina with distinction,
he took up the study of law and ob
tained his license (to practice in
early manhood. He entered upon the
practice of his chosen profession with
bright prospects and removed from
Edenton, N. C, to Elizabeth City, N.
C, where he practiced for some
time; but having a literary cast of
mind and marrying .soon after Ms
majority, he settled upon a farm in
Pasquotank County, N. C, where, sur
rounded by wealth and affluence he
pursued the natural bent of his mind,
reading and studying his favorite
authors. The war came on and strip
ped him, as others, of his wealth
and comforts and he ' then stepped
from his surroundings of luxury and
ease into an editor's chair, where
his trenchent pen was a mighty
force in stimulating and encouraging
the young manhood of the State to
build our institution upon a stronger
and more enduring foundatin. He
loved the Old South and with his
characteristic hope and .faith in her
manhood saw a greater South spring
ing up and growing out of the ashes
of the old. North Carolina's enemies
were his enemies and he mercilessly
uncovered' thir (plotting and mach
inatin and! held them up to public
scorn and contempt. His pen was
ever wieled on the side of the growth
and development of our State and in
the purity and integrity of our in
stitutions. He loved young manhood and wan
always deeply interested Sn youn
lawyers as they came to the bar and
loved to talk of the feats of their
fathers and grand-fatheTS and many
a time encouraged and strengthened
the dropping hope of young men as
they, went to him for counsel and
advise.
- His home was the Mecca for all
visitors to our town and to the very
last it was a great priviliege to con
verse with him.
He loved the "whole country, but
North Carolina was his , especial
pride and "Old Betsy", the horn of
Ms mature and eherable manhood
and the place of his greatest achieve.
OF
COL
GREEGY
l -inent. he regarded: with - the tender-
pessr of a .mother and ever?, rejoiced
in her progress and prosperity, -As
a Vriter he was ' broad " and
versatile; as a citizen he was loyal
and patriotic; as a friend he . was
generous and, unselfish; aska . fous
band and father he was kind and
forbearing; aa a man he was unpre:
tentSous, , upright and honorable, and
as a Christian- he was as" simple as
a child in his faith: and loyal to Ms
church:
Wherefore be Is TepolveC: j
1st. That in tho death of our de-'
ceased brother and fellow citizen we
have . sustained a great loss ;
2nd. That North Carolina has
lost one of her foremost and most
loyal sons and ur town her oldest,
wisest and most patriotic citizen.
3rd. .That a copy of these reso-1
lutions be forwarded to the family Paid Foreign Missions .
of, our deceased brother and be pub.i,Pnid Bible and Colportage
itai JPaid Education
the News and Observer at Raleigh.
J. Hey wood Sawyer.
E. P. AYDLETT.
J. B. L.EIGH.
Committee
Immie?afrJ1y following (the above
resolutions, Hon. Geo. W. Ward, Mr.
E. P. Aydlett, Mr. W. M. Bond, Mr.
J. H. Sawyer, Mr. J. K. Wilson and
Mr. J. C. B. Ehringhaus addressed
the chair in tribute of . the great
x
journalist, lawyer and citSzen. Un
like the usual memorial addresses,
the tribute consisted principally of
reminiscences of the j great mans'
life, his many virtues and his deeds
of kindness and charity; .cjoming un
der the- personal knowledge of the
speakers.- ... .
. The bar was yery much disappoint
ed because of - tie absence of-. Col.
Beasley of . . who
iaV started from his homet
present at the services, but was com
pelled to return because of telegrahic
messages requiring has presnce else
where. '
Messrs. Bond, Sawyer and Wilson
were appointed by the chair as a
committee to see that the minuted
of the memorial was spread upon the
retorts 0 the Superior Court for
Pasquotank County, to ) furnish a
copy to the local press and the family
of Col. Creecy.
FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH REPORT
REPORT OF JTHE TREASURERS
OF THE CHURCH AND SUNDAY
SCHOOL SHOW THAT A GREAT
WORK WAS DONE DURING THE
PAST YEAR.
The First Baptist church of this
city has made a splendid showng fo
the past year as will be seen from
the reports as to both the church and
Sunday School work.
Treasurer's Rjepcr
Receipts.
January 5, Balance $ 203.61
Received from delinquents.. 2.30
Received from envelops
Received for poor
Received General contribu
tions
2628.81
71.50
265.91
595.45
588.95
225.00
, Received for parsonage
Received First National Bank
Received Worhens Missionary
Society-
Received Young Ladies So- ,
ciety 98.15
Received Girls (Society 20.45
Received Boys Society
12.04
4.09
20.00
Received Sunbeams Society
Rceeived for Mr. Young .2..
Received for C. B. F. Insti
tute 38.00
60.00
20.00
Received lor "State Miss., T2.
W. Stone . .
Received for .Old MinSsters
Total
..........$4,644.29
Paid Pastors and; supplies. . $1615.20
Paid , Janitor C . .v... .... . .. . 300.00
Paid Note and interest Sav- ' ;
ihgs Bank 235.65
Paid F. Davis ............. 77J0
Paid- VL K. Carter ,and Sons 31.10
Pattf Wells and Davis . . -. . . 17.50
Paid Louisville Seminary.,. 100.00
Paid Moving and repairs par-
Bonage .
Paid Note First National
Bank
11W.42
100.08
12.00
50.00
20.00
58.C0
?28.59
175.00
200.00
28.00
37.00
9.34
38.00
30.00
79.17
257.15
3G ?V
Paid J. G. Gregory clerk..
Paid J. R. Pinner, treasure
Paid Mr. Young
Paid Louisville, Tra'rnug
School .
, Paid State Missions
Paid Home Missions '. . ...
Paid Margaret Home .
Paid C. B. F. Institute
Paid Old Ministers ...
I Paid Aid to Poor
raia Miscellaneous expenses
Balance
Total .....$4844.29
First Baptist.
Receipts $440.82
Disbursements . . .v. . $327.18
Parsonage Street,
Receipts ... 95.04
Disbursements . 4. . 812
The First Baptist Sunday School
has ;pjalstD Thomasvillecrphanage
thls Tiear , . T . :x t$12d.79
Ladies Aid Soefetv :
Receipts . ....i. ..... ... $140.20
Disbursements .
... . $10.20
Total amount contributed by church
5ts societies and Sunday Schools,
' &
$4727.79.
Respectfully submitted, errors and
omaniissaons excepted.
J. R. Pinner, Treasurer.
TJi account wtifc Sunday School
First Baptist church Elizabeth City,
N. C, January 3rd, 1909.
Amount received from form
er Treas. January 1st, 1908$ 18.35
Total regular collection from
January 1st, "1908 to .January
3rd, 1909 '. 304.68
Received from Dr. S. W. Greg
ory, chairman for t chair fund 76.34
Received from W. MJ. Price,
Treasurer Riverside Chapel.. 3.85
Total colktion In$ant Class
January 1st, 1908 (to January
1st, 1909. .., ........ 32.44
Special collection for janitor
December 27th, 1908 5.16.
Total raised from tall sources 440.82
Paid S. H. Averitt Treasurer,
Thomasville Orphanage $120.79
Paid F. L. Garrett for Secty's
book .85
Paid Bee Hive for mdse... ... .53
Paid! John Wanamaker for J
chairs .. 57.60
Paid Dr. S. W. Gregory freight
on chairs 5.46
Paid S. J. Twine for material
and work on chairs 2.60
Paid C. H. Robinson and Co.,
for Ribbon and pins 4.74
Paid Wells and Davis print
ing badges 1.75
Paid J. L. Pr tabard, chairman
IPfcnic Committee ..... 20j.24
Paid E. F. Pritchard, rope (for
picnic .80
Baptist Book Store for sup
plies i. 82.54
Paid out by Treasurer, Infant
class for supplies 18.ll
Xmas collection paid to janitor? 5.16
Total $327.18
Cash on hand 113.64
PAT TWIDDY, Treas-
Mitchell's Clean Sweep Sale
started yesterday with a rush.
The big money saving ejvent fts
now on its Mitchell's Clean Sweep
Sale.
Mitchell's Clean Sweep Sale is
now one. It is a Money-saver
HELD FORGRAKD
JURYFOR ARSON
$1,200 Insunihce on Fur
niture Value at $200
SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS
LED TO THE ARREST OF I. L
HOOPER AND MRS. GRAY UP
ON THE CHARGE OF ATTEMPT
ING TO BURN MRS GRAY'S
HOME FOR THE INSURRANCE.
The livliest interest was created
in tjhis city Thursday morning
when it became known that a white
man named, I. L. Hooper had been
arrested the night before upoa a
warrant cchaxging him with setting
fire to a deweliing house at the
corner of Fearing and Purse streets.
The warrant was sworn out , by
Judge G. W, Ward and the arrest
was made by chief of police A, C.
Bell,.
Hooper was recognized on bail in.
the sum of $1,000 for his appearance
in Justice Courtt Thursday morning
- The house the burning of which
Hooper was accused, is a small
fhouse at the corner of Fearing and
Purse Streets, owned by Mrs. Tennie
Walker and was occupied by. a man
pamed' Gray, a brother-in-law of
Hooper. .The fhouse wa discovered, ,
rto '. be on- f irfe ' aboutrri - ooloek'-TtteS- - -
dfay night, neighbors" put the fire out.
About an hour afterward the fire
started again in the building, and
the building; burned - partally up be
fore the flames could be checked.
The issuing of the warrant for
Hooper was caused by the frequent
rumors that had been circulated on
the street during the day following .
the fire.
On Thursday morning Mrs. Gray
was also arrested as a party - to the
act of arson audi they ere brought
before Judge Sawyer in the County
Court, at 10 o'clock.
Attorney B. F. AyJett appeared
for the defendants.
Males Jennings was the first wit.
ness called for the State. He testi
fied that he lived about sixty feet of
the house occupied by Mis. Gray,
and that on Tuesday 'night, "before
retiring he had occasion to observe
the weather, when he discovered that
a room in the "house was on fire. He
summoned a neighbor and with hia
help extinguished the flames. When
they entered the room they found a
burning quilt near the stove, with an
oil can near the stove. They extin
guished the flames. In. the meantime
the fire company arrived, and they
all inspected the house. Then they
left to go to inform Mrs. Gray of the
fire.
IMr. Jennings testified that he
went home and after a while he and
the family proceeded to retire. When
he went into his room he happened
to observe a man and woman visit
ing the premises of the Gray home.
He watched their movements;, saw
them go around the house, and then
go away.
After the man and woman whom ':
he identified! as Hooper and "Mrs.
Gray, had been gone about three
minutes, the same man returned.
Mr. Jennings saw him come out of
the house and wher he opened the
door the light of a fire in the house
flickered on his face so he identi
fied him again. The man went away
very rapidly and In a very few minu
tes the building was In flames.
JMrs. M2e3 Jennings was called and
she testified1 to the same facts as to
the movements of the man and wo
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