VOL IX
WHITE
WHILE INSANE USES A SHOT
XSUN WITH DEADLY EFFECT.
Were Hardworking Couple, Honest
and Upright and ' Were Held In
rHigh Esteem in Gum Neck.
News was received here last Sat
urday of a horrible tragedy that oc
ured at Gum Nfck last Thursday
morning, in which1 John "White, a
-well to do farmer and a highly re.
-spected citizen, while in a demented
condition shot and instantly killed
3xis wife and then killed himself
with the same shot gun.
White was 4 hard working farmer
with a large family of children. For
some time 'it had been observed that
he was going wrong . mentally, A
nhysician examined? him and proxj
nounced that his malady was de
pressed insanity; "Thf -Pbyician ; can
ot4 the family that pie insanity
-would change to an excitable kind
and then he would be dangerous. For
-a week or more before the tragedy,
occurred Mr. White was observed to
be in an excitable frame of mind,
but he showed no disposition to be
violent. On Wednesday before the
deed was committed he worked all
day in the fodder field. That night
he was in a very excitable condi
tion and required the presence of
his wife and grown sons until two
o'clock in the morning, when
quieted down, and seemed to
he
be
sleeping .
The sons started to retire, but be
fore they had time to get into bed,
Mr. White rose from the -bed and
rushed out into the yard. There he
secured a shot gun that he had se
creted. He came back to the house,
and fired a load of buck shot into j
WIFE
his wife's head, killing ner in-jttcse races aad ret.1Tn the same day.
Btantly. He was heard to mutter af . Excusion rates w,i he 1k cffllct.
ter the deed had been committed as, Jn q tQ be held
he was leaving the 'door. Tou will Mondaj September 1Z
tell me now.' This had reierence 10
the idea that haunted bim that
some one was trying to Tiarm him
and his wife would not tell him.
A short time afterwards the chil.
tlren heard a gun fire from the road
in front of the house. When the
neighbors were summoned they found
Whita dead.
Eleven children survive the father
and mother.
Mr. andUrffMrs. White were well
hown inthe Gum Neck section and
were held in high esteem.
CURRITUCK COUPLE WED.
Register of Deeds, J. C. Spence,
last Tuesday united in marriage Mr.
Major L. Kight and Miss Pattie
Hubbard. They are both residents of
Currituck.
The Tar Heel extends best wish.
es.
EAGLETS.
P. F. V. Hams ..' .20c
"Shafer's Lean Ham
Armour's Hams .16c
He Nic Hams .12c
Morgan and Gray shoulders ...14c
Boneless Breakfast Strip :..20
Armour's Pure Lard 16c
Buckhard's Lard .14c
Hogless Lard ......10c
Compare these prices. Eagle Gro
cery, Phone 145.
Mrs. Cossie Morrisette has re-
rnea from Nags Head where she
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spent the Summer.
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ELIZABETH CITY
TO THE, FRONT
Beforeseral, thousand spectators
at the Benxdngs Track, Washington,
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D. Cwon Labpr.Day, our townsman,
Boyd dersoii again sho wed his
class as a daring and skillful Motor
cycle rider, by winning two race3,
taking second place in another, and
third place i another.
These wins were made against the
most noted crack riders of the East
many of whom will be at the Al
bemarle Park, Elizabeth City, Satur
day September 11.
There is- absolutely no doubt, but
that these races will be the most ex
citing we have ever had in this sec
tion. -If you saw the last races we know
you will be there. If you did
not see the races before, do not miss
this opportunity.
Tha steamer Virginia mvi'I be held
at Elizabeth City un'.t! 5 p. m te
enable all people from Barnett'3
Creek, Maud, Jarvisb'jrg. New Berns
Landing) 0ld Trap and Shiloh to see
THE CREW RETURNS.
he following Associated Press Des
patch wm fee Qf interest to our read
erg;
Captain Tiamarsh and 26 members
of cfew Qf th& steamer Nanticoke
which was delivered to the govern
ment of Venezuela, returned to New
York today on the steamer Caracas.
The Nanticoke left Norfolk, Va., for
Maracallbo June ltyth after having
been under surveillance by the gov
ernment vessels on suspicion that the
steamer was to be used as a filibus
ter. Off the coast of Jamaica the
Nanticoke encounted a
which did some damage:
hurrican,
NOTICE!
Miss" Helen Stone has returned to
the city. She will resume her Music
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Classes, September 15th and will con- Thompson, Bureau or. Animal lnuus.
fer with applicants at any time at try, subject: 'Cattle and the Dairy
her residence, the Baptist Parson. Industry; Mr. J. O. Wright, subject:
agg sept 11-18 Drainage and its result. All the afcove
q speakers are-from the U. S. Depart
Just received fresh shipment of ment of Agricultural
Peaches, Apricots, Prunes, Necta.' . The Norfolk and Southern officials
ines Currants and. seeded raisins. who are always generally present at
sntt knfl Twiddv. Phone 72. i these meetings were here today in
T?n1l Unp of National Biscuit Co's
Cakes in tins and packages. Scott &
Twiddy Phone 72. '
1 .l.'-v .i,lBMf nf
Peaches, Apricots, Prunes, Necta.
ines Currants and ; seeded raisins.
Scott and Twiddy, Phone 72.
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VIEWS OF THE ALBEMARLE PARK FAIR,
LET'S ALL MEET
a T Tor
A I IMt
To be Held in Elizabeth City fjiis Fall. Get Your Ex
hibita Ready
The remainder of the premium list beth City can not make a Fair. They
of the Agricultural Fair appears in can help and they will help, too, but
this week's issue of the Tar Heel,its a Fair for the country people.
The list is a lengthly one and con
tains some inviting prizes for ex
hibits .
Plans for the Fair are now per
fected as far as the management of
the Fair is concerned. Now its up
to the merchants, farmers, fisher
men, manufacturers of this district
to take hand. Now its time to plan
for exhibits and a great number of
people are now laying plans for ex
hibits to participate in this, the
greatest of agricultural Fair. The
people at large are earnestly re.
quested to get busy in preparing ex
hibits. The more exhibits there are,
the bigger the Fair will be. It de
fends upon the country people in
this district. The people of Eliza-
FARMERS
BIG
At the Farmers meeting yesterday
more interest was manifested than
at any previous meetings. At the
morning session the court house was
full of farmers from Camden and
Pasquotank. The evening session
was less attended as the Camden
farmers had to take the train before i
the meeting closed.
The speakers: Dr. Cooper Curtiss,
Bureau of Animal Industry, sub-
3ect: 'Raising Cattle and how to
find a market for them. Mr. S. C.
full force. Mr. H. K Walcott, one of
the receivers of the N. & S. Ry.,
He made a ' fine talk, showing his in.
j terest in the farmers' progress. He
was followed by Mr. E. T. Lamb,!
eeneral Manager of the N. & S. Ry.j
CoL H. C. Hudgins, Freight and Pas
sentrer aeent and Mr. F. L. Mer.
ritt, Land and Industrial agent N.
SOLD
CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1909J
ponies in
this
Trmr
Foixthe Fair
They are expected to select the best
they have and bring i to the Fair
to show the world what they have
and what they are doing.
This Fair will be mutually bene,
ficial to the Country, people and the
town people..
The Tar Heel appeals to the peo
ple of this district to take great in.
terest Jn this Fair and all join hands
to make it the biggest event that has
ever happened in this district.
The people can do it and they will
da it.
The date for the Fair has not yet
been selected but it will be selected
in the near future and will be an
nounced to the public in due time.
Do not wait for the date to start to
get ready, go to getting ready now.
MEETING
& S. Ry. Our Congressman, Hon. J.
H. Small was master of ceremonies.
The meeting being held on the
eve of this paper going to press, pre.
vents us going into details. We
will give the report in full next
1 week.
Make Old Things New With Home
Finishes.
Have you any worn out chairs? If
so, get a small can of L. & M. Home
Finish Varnish Stain and in 30 min
utes make 'the chair as good: as new.
Full directions on each can-. J. M.
JONES CO.
NIGHT CLASSES
Night classes in Grigga. Shorthand
and 20 Century Bookkeeping, will be
opened by Miss Bettie F. Pool on
September 20th, at her residence
207 Dyer street.
On the same date Miss Poo) will
open her morning school for small
cuuuien nours ,ien 10 iweive
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We want every lady in town to
try a Pounof our - fresh ground -Cat-
fee, Price 17 to 35 cents per pound.
Scott and Twiddy, Phone 72
FAIR
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BELVIDERE NEWS
Belvidere, Sept 9. On Tuesday
of last week the young .people of
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this vicinity were entertained . in . a
most unique manner by j&r, T. C
Perry who gave a delightful fish '.fry
Ut the old historic Goodwinis Mill
aoout- two miles rrom tnig" . place.
Wagons and other conveyances were
provided to take the party of . thirty
five to their destination. Upon .their
arrival Mr. Perry's trap was fished
and found to contain one hundred
and 22 fine perch. A couple of old
stoves were routed . out of the mill
house and the fun began and such
fun it was, as the young men and
ladies alike displayed their know
ledge of fish frying and cooking the
necessary accompainment corn bread
At dusk laterns were lighted and
the feast began. All united in saying
that such excellent fish bad never
before been friend or. eating. A pilting
rain soon drove the happy party with
in doors, but their festivities were
not thus to be disturbed for an
abundance of cream .and cake .was
yet to be served. AH preset then en
tered heartily into .th . spirit of the
games that made the walls of the
old mill house resound with, merri
ment. At ten o'clock the , company
dispersed, all pronouncing Mr. Perry
an ideal host and agreeing that this
had been the most delightful occas
ion of the season. Miss Adelaide
White acted as chaperone.
Miss Mary I . White and Mr. Hugh
White left Monday for Guiford 'Col
lege, N. C.
Mr
and Mrs. J. R.
Darden havej
returned from a two month's stay in
Canada, with their daughter, Mrs.
Robt. Crank. On their return they
made a short visit with their many
friends and relatives in Suffolk, Va.
Mr. Haywood, of Philadelphia, left
Monday .
Mrs. Bragg Perry has returned
from the Protestant Hospital, Norfolk
Virginia.
We are sorry to learn that Mr.
Ruf us White is confined to his room
on account of illness.
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC.
Miss Helen Sheep offers her ser
vices to the public as teacher of in
strumental music. The classes will
be conducted at her home, No. 301
W. Main street. -
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Full line of National Biscuit Co's
Cakes in tins and packages. Scott &
Twiddy, Phone 72.
Clover Hill (Print) Butter 35
cents per, pound. Scott and .Twiddy,
Phone 72. .
NO 3
COOK DISCOVERS
THE NORTH POLE
SUCCEEDED AFTER PROLONGED'
. FIGHT WITH FAMINE AND
FROST; STATEMENT DECLARES
Paris, September 2 The Paris
edition of the New York Herald this
morning publishes a signed state
ment from Dr. F. A. Cook, which
is dated Hans Egede, Lerwick, Wed.
nesday, on his experiences in the
Arctic regions.
'After a prolonged fight with fam
ine and frost, says Dr. Cook 'we
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have at last succeeded in reaching
the North Pole. A new highway, with
an interesting strip of animated na
ture, has been explored and -big game
haunts located, which will delight
sportsmen and extend the Ezkfmo
horizon .
'Land has been discovered on
which rests the earth's Northern
most rocks, A triangle , of 30,000
square miles has been cut out of the
terrestrial unknown. The expedition
was1 the outcome of a summer
cruise in the Arctic seas .on the.
schooner Bradley, which arrived at
l.t:Miuipk: Smith
Sound late in August 1907. Here
conditions were ; found to launch a
venture to the Pole. J. R. Bradley
liberally supplied from his vessel
suitable provisions for local use. My
own equipment for emergencies serv.
ed well for every purpose in the
Arctic travel. Many Eskimos had
gathered on the Greenland shores at
Annatoak for the winter bear hunt.
Immense quantities of meat had
been collected and about the camp
were plenty of strong dogs.
PEARY DISCOVERES THE NORTH
- POLE
New York, September 6. The fol
lowing despatch was received here
today:
Indian Harbor, Via Cape Ray, N.
F-, Sept. .6. To the Associated
Press, New York Stars and Stripes
nailed to North Pole. (Signed)
PEARY.
The foregoing startling and laconic
message signed Peary is the only
available information up to this
time. It was received in New York
at 12:39 Monday, through the Postal
Telegraph Company. It was handed
in at Indian Harbor, Labrador, and
sent from there by wireless tele
graph to Cape Ray, New Fouhdland,
and from Cape Ray to Port Aux Bas
ques by the New Foundland govern
ment lands lines, thence to Canso,
otuua uaoie aa to iew
York from there over the lines of
the Postal Commercial Company.
Washington, Sept. 6. That dis
patch from Peary means that he has
finally achieved what he has so long
been after, said Henry Ganett, an
old friend of Peary and vice-president
of the National Geographic Society.
I am awfully glad that he has got
ten to the North Pole, whether he
was the first to reach there or not.
He certainly . worked hard enough to
get there. Such a dispatch from
Peary would signify only his own
achievement, even if Cook was there
first whatever he left there woul!
have floated miles away. I always
thought that Peary had the best
chance of all of the men who have
gone out in the effort to reach the
North Pole. He was fitted by long
experience and 'by his well known
high qualities. I repeat, I am awfully
glad that Peary has reached the
Pole.'
Peary is personally very popular
with the scientists in Washington
and a movement will be launched
at once to give him a rousing recep
tion when he gets back to this coun-
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