m i
A try Was fenacted en Roaiio.ke
island Wednesday and as a result
of which LAI, thonapson, a highly re
spected white man of Manteo, Is now
in the Pasquotank County jail, whil
his former and .unfaithful wife ' ' fs
cold in the embqaetf of death from
the effect of a pistol ball fired by
the unhappy father and former husJ
band. It Is but the culmination of a
long story of nine years of domestic
infelicity.
The woman was a' Miss Daniel
and was reared on Roanoke Island.
She 5s . prominently connected, and
from all accounts the first two years
of her matrimonial life were as those
pictured in a novel. She forgqt her
marriage vow, was unfaithful, and
the last nine years have been the
long story of trouble. She met a man
by the name of Seaman, He was sup
posed to have come from the State of
New Jersey and had a living wife.
He inducedher to. elope with him and
at the time, of the' .tragedy they were
living... lb$J&:i.il5fet
ported that Hhey were married In
Hertford, N. C.'
From her marriage with the first
husband two children were born.
They were bright and interesting and
heir father's love for them was in-
u nse He kept the children, but the
fhpp anH the second husband had
mo .
mpted to kidnap the smaller
OTW.
-nan and the mother left Eliz.
Sea
h ,0r, T.U.H. moved to Portsmouth, Va., and
:ceeded in kidnapping the i
and sui
smaller
cn.. --
their nresence on the hls -
i-: i -i Thnm nenn was
aware of
torical isK
ind. Thompson demanded
Seaman who refused up-
the chfld o
on the -thret
trouble: before
that they would have
parting with the chijd.
YkMMBenn uia about
"t is said that ' ' . e
. 'f8'! Id when Seaman had
wi idling nis Crll
ted a pistol in the
once before poim
was in the act of
face of Thompson,
throwing' his hand
when Thompson wa
tion and 'fired two
to his hip pocket
s Quicker of ac -
. 1l.
snots, me ihoj
ollar bone and;
of which strudk the c
the ..right
the second -penetrated
hand.
Thompson "then pur sat
man who fled into arf adjo
d the wo
in mg room
with her child tn her ark
swore she would kill ther.cfti.
than Thompson should Have
fired the fatal shot -whichr pen
the brain. She died almost fa
ly.
Thompson immediately went
the sheriff and surrendered. He"
Okit
Misses Ettie and Evelyn A'ydlett,
Wa fiiora, 'jlar ulIeli,'Ve.
Kramer, Mrs. "t g. SkfmierV and
Messrs . Derickson and JohnsOn re
turned last Saturday "from the Set
tle Exposition and a tour ctf 'fhe Pa
cific coast. They visited the Yellow
stone Park and many other places' of
Merest. They give glowing accounts
the great West. 'They wereTnet in
Portland, Oregon, by Mr. AhSDn
OuOOn. TiniTj- r 4.t. .. .... . i
;., - , r T ' -uiS City CUtTIBtr:
ELIZABETH
GITf
RETURNS h
-4
I tried before Messrs. J; W Evans
and J. Q." Homer and was committed
to He arrived in Elizabeth City
yesterday in company with Mr Isiah
Edwards, CThey took dinner at a res
taurant, visited a barber shop . and
a few other places before going to
jail,
Mr. Thompson , has the undivided
sympathy of the people of Roanoke
Island. It is reported that even the
relatives of the dead woman have
been sympathizing, with Mr. Thomp
son tn his trouble and that now they
are riot sensuring him for -the rash
deed,
..Thompson's married life has been
eventful. Before the final tradedy en
acted at Manteo Wednesday there
was a drama In which he was the
principal actor and the scenes of
which were laid largely in the City
of Portsmouth, Va.p and in the Vir
ginia State Penitentiary, 4 at Rich
mond, The facts are these: Thomp
son had been married before 'he met
the lady-whose death was ended by
his pistol ball this week. He and his
wife, it is said, had separated for
some" cause unknown to the writer.
He had not heard from her in more
than six years, and. having been told
that there is a principal of the old
English Law which presumes a per
son to be dead after not having been
heard from for seven years, he re
married, presuming the first wife to
rented a house next door to which
siding a woman .who he after-
,was re . .......
wards learned was his former wife.
He was arrested and convicted in the
Virginia Courts on the charge of
bigamy and served three years in
the State Penitentiary at Richmond
I When h. was pardoned-by Governor
Swanson
Special Friday and Saturday.
.7 packages Grandma's Washing Pow
' der 25c.
n nvffa cma -nust Washing Pow
v-o"
der 25c.
7 Pkages Speed Washing Powder 25c
SCOTT AND TWIDDY Phone 72
EAGLETS.
. . i . j ooi.l 'Mr 'Ra.'nks.
us, bne a. iauy euowmci - .
Id rather' you have the neatest and cleanest
it He ' Grocery store in the city. If yen dis.
etrated. believe it, come and see. Eagle Gro-
antJorv hOTIA 145.
- vv -
,
to Everything in Vegetables at Scott
ras and Twiddy, Phone 72 .
PARTY
ROM THE WEST
? Old Dutch Cleanser ..25c.
Challenge Milk . u. . . . . 25c.
ran. Camps Macorln and
"25c cott and Twiddy,
3Caa
B v Caifll
3-Cans,
Phone" 7f?-
EAGLETS.
refrigerator com
iir 'hafiaSol
. quality and price &
bined witiiVtfie v
our gutter 'ys?e 7
ustantly increasing".
Grocery, Phone
Teachers Institute , eastern Carolina "training
The Teacher's Institute closes its
sessions today with' a big education
al rally. The School ; Boards and com-
mitteemen and citizens from the
three counties represented in the in
stitute are expected to be present
with the teachers and take part in
the exercises. The principal addreses
will be made by Mrs. Stevens and
Prof. Swift who will talk on ithe
improvement of our schools and how
to get the people interested in the
progress that is now being made all
1 over the state .
The Civic League and the School
Betterment Association held a meet
ing last night in the new school
Auditorium and perfected plans to
push the work of beautifying our
town and improving our schools
grouiras and to assist the school au
thorities in bringing our schools to
the highest possible standard of ef
ficiency. The Tegular work of the
institute has been carried on. during
the week with increased interest on
the part of the teachers as they saw
the improvements that could .oe
made in the manner of teaching the
subjects of the school curriculum.
The institute was visited by Prof.
Bivins, State Supervisor of institute
work wha gave the teachers' a timely1
talk on the necessity of preparing
themselves for their work and some
of the things they must do if they
expect to become teachers in the
true sense of the word; he also out
lined a course of reading for the
eachers on professional subjects and
advised them that this course would
be progressive and would be re.
quired as a part of the preparation
for first grade certificates In the
near future.
Prof. C. W. Wilson of the East
ern Training School was also a vis
itor and was given an opportunity to
present an outline of the course of
study that " will be pursued in this
school and the advantages this
school brings to those preparing to
teach. Prof. Wilson produced a very
pleasant impression on the teachers
and doubtless many of them will ar
range to attend the school in the fu
ture.,
Taking the work of the last two
weeks in the institute as a whole
there is .no uoubt that much good
has been accomplished and that the
teachers have been benefited not on
ly by having acquired a better
knowledge of methods but they
leave with inspiration for their work
and a determination to be mission
aries in the cause by working hard
er to have more ; children attend
school regularly and by visiting the
homes of the children to enlist the
co-operation of the parents in this
matter of better attendance.
Many questions of vital importance
were discussed at a round table
meeting held Thursday afternoon;
how to handle the bad boy, what to I
do with the dull student, how to iget
and keep the children in school and
other living questions were among
the number that awakened lively
discussions on the part of many of
the teachers.
It would be well worth the time
of many of our people, to have heard
these discussions as they as parents
are equally interested in these ques
tions and the earnestness of the dis
cussion would have shown the par
ental how truly these teachers are, in
terested in the welfare of the chil
dren. It is too common a habit for
patrons to find fault with the work
of teachers without knowing the dif
ficulties that confront them in their
i
I wotfe. And why should no the parent
be " as much interested in these and
other problems as. the teacher? The
teacners alone cannot solve them
aijd the parent cannot give intelligent
co-operation without hearing the
teacher's" side of the question dis
cussed .as they were in this round
table meeting.
Let the parents atend eacher's
meetings and visit the, schools and
the schools will be" better in every
sese of the word; it will make bet
ter teachers and better pupils, be
cause both will feel that an intellL
gent oversight is being taken by the
parens and this alone will inspire
pupil and teacher to greater efforts
The Tar Heel is in receipt of the!
sad. Intelligence of the death of Mrs.
Lorana G. Underwood who departed'
this life in the cHy of Buffalo; New
"Sforiiisoa August 5th last, at the age
of -eightythree' years . J'.-t'
The deceased was for many years
a resident off Elizabeth City, where
she was deservedly popular-. She was
a-relict of the late and distinguished
Dr. William Underwood who removed
to this city from Pennsylvania soon
after the close of the Civil War.
Dr. Underwood had two sons, Jos
eph and Newton, both of whom were
very popular and useful men in this
community. Of this once prominent
family Only one remains among us
and this is Mr. W. G. Underwood,
son of Joseph Underwood, now prom
inently associated in the lumber man
ufacturing business in Hertford, N.
C, and who enjoys a host of friends
in this city.
Mrs. Underwood will be remember
ed by many as the delighted hostes3
of the old Albemarle Hotel back in
the eighties. She was a woman of
unusual strength of character and ex
ecuted ability and always gave to the
hotel an air of homelikeness that was
appreciated by the weary and be
grimed drummer. She always wore a
smil accompanied with a kind word.
She will be remembered by many who
were the recipients of her charming
geniality .
Mr. John A. Harris, a native of
this city, but for thirty years a res
ident of Winter Park, Florida, is in
the city on a visit to friends and rel
atives. He is now engaged in market
gardening on a large scale and he
speakes enthusiastically of the In
dustrial awakening now prevailing in
that state. To the Tar Heel man he
stated that many towns in Florida
are spending large sums of money
for advertising purposes, and in al
most every town there was an active
chamber of commerce through which
public co-operation had been obtain
ed and. great, good acomplished. He
knew of a number of towns, not half
the size of Elizabeth City, which
were spending five thousand dollars
annually for. the purpose of promot
ing public enterprises.,
Special Friday and Saturday.
7 packages Grandma's Washing Pow
'der 25c.
7 nkes Gold Dust Washing , Pow-
der 25c.
7 Pkages Speed Washing Powder 25c
SCOTT AND TWIDDY Phone 72
IS UNDERWOOD
PASSES AWAY
DISTINGUISH
DE-
We have arranged with Mr. Luther
M . Tesh, National Secretary of the
World-wide Baraca Union for an ad
dress on ' 'The Organized , Bible
Class at Blackwell Memorial Bap-
visa ctmrcL Tuesd&j evening, August
17th at eight o'clock. .
Mr. Tesh is a distinguished leader
of the hew movement.- Bible Class
Work and has a national reputation
as au earnest and inspiring speaker,
on this topic. His coming will be
an inspiration to all who hear him.
We desire to have present oathat
occasion every teacher, officer an 1
.member of all; adult Bible classes,
Men and Women. To each, of them we
extend a personal invitation to be
present and to see- that the .members
of their classes" ; avail themselves of
this opportunity. ' t.
The Baraca -Philathea movement is
interdenominational and should there
fore commend itself to all our people.
COMMITTEE.
IRRIGATION CON
GRESS MEETS
Spokau3 Wash, August 6, Every
thing is in readiness for the'S7i't.
soss'ons of the J ttcnal Irrigation
Congress in Spokane, August 9 to 14,
when experts will discuss problems
of reclaiming arid and swamp lands,
forestry, deep waterways, good roads.
home building and the consevation of
the country's natural resources.
George E. arstow of Texas,, will pie
side, and amony the 4,000 delegates
will representatives from every state
and territory in the UUnion and the
provinces in Canada, 30 delegates from
Europe, the southern republic and
the orient, also several cabinet offi,
cers, officials of the United States
Forestry ' and reclamation services,
railroad, presidents, bankers, engineers
farmers, orchardists and truck gar
deners.
Mr W. H. Jennett returned Tues-
day. from a visit to Hyde County. To
a Tar Heel reporter he declared that
the crops in that county were never
better and that the people were in
good spirits as a result. Peach cul
ture has become a large industry
over there. Among the first peaches
sold on the . Elizabeth City market
this season were from Hyde. There
Is also an effort on foot to revive the
extended culture of the famous Mai?
timuskett apple which for a delicious
flavor is unsurpassed. V
EAGLETS.
, After lookng in other chicken
coops, see ours before buying
Eale Grocery, Phone 145 v
3 . Cans Old Dutch Cleanser . .
j3 Cans Challenge Milk
3 Cans Van .Camps ' Macorin
.25c.
.25c
and
cheese 25c. Scott and Twiddy,
Phone 72.
SPEAKER
LIVERADDRESS
" Prof C. W. Wilson, . a , . member of
the faculty of the Eastern -Training
School,- of Greenville, N. C, was in
the city Wednesday in the Interest of
that school. Mr. Wilson is a gradu
ate of Wake Forest College and
while here he visited many of his old k
schoolmates. He speaks" encouraging
ly of the outlook for this school for
the first session of which begins next
month.; T . "
It wiir be remembered that this
school: was established by. the state
in response to the great demand, on
the part of Eastern North Carolina,
tor ' teachers . Elizabeth City made a
hard fight for this school but failed
because Greenville's monetary offer
exceeded that of all other towns.
GUM NECK
Gum Neck, August - 10th-Ohe . ' of
the, most: enjoyable occasions of this
season in Tyrrell, was the picnic held
at Jerry last week and at which
there was, a very large gathering of
Tyrrell's folks. Many visitors from
this community attended and all are
of one accord in singing the praises
of the good people of that neighbor
hood who excelled themselves in
hospitality.
Gum Neck has caught the spirit of
the new era of, education in North
Carolina and her people seem deter
mined not to be outdone in the mat
ter ot affording ample educational
facilities for the children of this
neighborhood. We have recently
erected a new school building and the
first session began this week with
Mr. B. B. Jones as principal. He is
a home man, well prepared and he
has the co-operation of both parent
and pupil .j "
The new Disciple church edifice is
being renovated and repainted pre
paratory to a series of protracted
meetings which begin v at an early
date.
Mr. Charlie Cohoon and his in-
teresting family; of Cresswell have
returned to their home after visiting
friends and relatives in our midst.
Miss Dora Sample is the guest ofx
friends at Jerry.
The Tar Heel's many readers in
this community were interested in
reading the report of crop conditions
in the surrounding counties, which
was published in the last issue. The
fact is that the recent rains have in-
jured our crops to some extent but
they are much better than for two
or three previous years. We dont
seem to have, as much rain as the
farmers on the north of the Sound.
EAGLETS.
Package raisins and currents (no
worms) Apricots, Prunes, Apples,
Peaches, Figs. 'tPjrices right. Eagle
Grocery, Phone 145.,
Try a pound of Scott and Twiddy's
Special Blend Coffee. Phone 72.
Mr. Luford Tarkenton of! Gum
neck is in our midst, visiting his
sister, Mrs. J. A.' Langly at the At
bemarle Park. : ,
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J Try a pound of Scottf and Twiddy's
1 Special Blend Coffee. Phone 72.
GLEA1NGS
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our s&eC-Eagtef
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