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VOL IX r - - KRAM'F Bl-JUL DB NO J-BMiflNnAf::M,)wV-':.V- NI 3AR1NQ The Biggest ; BuUding In the City. vWill Cost about $45,000, Mer chants Moving Into It, Xramer Brothers new trufrdlng Is Hearing completion and its going to be a beauty too. " i A. large force - of carpenters are now rushing the "work, of finishing it and it .will be - only , a few more daysbeforo -the: magnificent building will be finished to the driving.c-f the last xiail and will be turned over to its owners a finished job. , It is the -largest building in the city as well as the handsomest. It is 120 feet by 90 feet, three stories !bigh and it rises considerably above the adjoining Bee Hive Building. It is modem in every respect, and nothing has been spared to make it complete iir every particular. - The ;first floor consist of six stores, four single stores and a double one. Four of these stores have already been finished and the furniture is being Installed. They are handsome stores, the workmanship perfect and the finishing artistic. ,The tenants can ioast of the fact that they have .beautiful stores. Eureka MHIjnery Co : The first, store - will be occupied by -the'- Eureka . Millinery Company and this company Iff now -moving Ithto the stored :vThe stock will .be" installed within a few days, when this popular scompany will be ready for 'business at its new stand; where it is better prepared to serve - its patrons - then ever. A large stock of spring mil linery will be installed in this store ' in due time for the spring trade. Toxey and Gallop Shoe Co The second store will be occupied 3)y-the .Toxey and Gallop Shoe Com pany, a new company which has been recently organized of which firm Mr. 3. D. Gallop, of this city is a mem. frer. This company is now engaged in installing a" big stock of shoes and ents furnishings. The stock will be installed in a few days, when this new firm will make its initial bow . to the shop going public 'with a big shoe sale, the like of which has seldom been seen in this city. The Tar Heel prophesises for his new firnl a large business: Mr. C D. Gallop, the managing member of the firm is well known in this city and heeds no introduction to the ,shop going public. Ruckcr and Sheelcy j The handspm (double store will be occupied by Rucker and Sheeley one of the most, popuia- firms n? this city. They will begtu at once to move their large stock of mer chandise into their new quarters - This firm is one of the . best known dry goods establishment in . the city, and they en jq? a very large trade' not only from the people of this city, but also from the people of the surrounding coun tU?s . "When they are located in 'their new store the Tar Heel . bespeaks for them , an increased trade. Tenants for the two remaining stores have not been, announced yet. The Tar Heel is not informed fs 'to whether they have been leased yet If they have not been "leased here is an excellent chance for some en terprising merchant to secure mos; comfortable quarters. Work is being pushed to complete the second and third floors of this Duilding. The second floor . will con- xam many nanasome office . rooms, that have been arranged especially for the-comfort and convenience -t of the tenants Among the tenants of the ofiices, the: law firm "of Ward-And Thompson and' J. Kenyon Wilson - will occupy handsome suits of rooms in the second floor. COHPLE COUET'S TAIL VJ1LL Camiile Flammarion, the French j astronomer, in a letter published says that the aporous tail of Halleys comet will envelope the -earth on May 19th. - For several hours, he says, we. will be immersed,, in the' gaseous caudal appendage, 'whose chemical constitu tion is still iy.tle known. The comet "will pass directly between the . sun and v the world at 2 o'clock in the morning of May 19. At that hour the Pacific "Ocean will be in full daylight wtiiie injBYance it will be night. Lit tle danger need be expected, how ever for the tail will probably be so rarifled as to be inoffensive . SILVER TEA A The Silver Tea given by the Ladies' Aid Society at the home of Mr, k i. If afc) Tusday evening was largely';, atfendea and voted sl l?reat succes&vl5y the'attendtiTne home had been charmingly decorated for the occasion and M presented a scene of rare beauty. An interest ing musical program was rendered and elaborate retxes amenta were served- 1 - LITTLE CHILD BURNED The two year old child of AJr. and Mrs-. W. K. Carter fell into an open fire place at the home of its parents on Road street, Wednesday and was burned, A physician was' summoned to ren der medical aid, and upon examina tion the child was found to be badly burned. Always use Scott and TwidJy's Coffee. Best value for the money. We are still running Quaker Toast ed Corn Flakes at 8 cents. Scott & Twiddy, Phcne 72. ' , , , 4 MOTHERHOOD BY PROXY Judge Who Decides Quadruplets Were Borrowed Hears About It Los Angles, Cal. That motherhood by proxy is a common feature of do mestic life in Los Angeles was a statement brought out in; court today, when.: Judge Wilbur held a lengthy inquiry into the parentage of- the Wilson quadruplets. 2 lilrs. C. E. Smith, of a maternity home, said she had ' found homes for 3p0 children. In each case the head of the "house old thought he was the father of the child delivered at his home. - It is a popular way of fooling the men, said Mrs. Smith, when they "wanted children and the mothers do not care to take the' risk of mother, hood. - Judge Wilbur decided the quad ruplets were not the sons and daugh ters of Mr. and Mrs. W, W. WiL son. leased to the Jr.i0.-U. A. "M. and is being arranged s to suit ; the com fort and convenience of this order. This building -when complete- will cost some where'. between $40,000 and $50,000. The site upon which the building Stands cost ;Kramer Bros. 120,000 in cashi -Tbis building wll not only be the handsomest building ' in EARTH MM u PELIbHTEUL EVENT " ' . . . - J' the.Jcity;; it JT is'; one of the most ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA; .FRIDAY, FEBRUARY. 4, 1910 TI0N STRIKE THE G OF HY 19 T UPSET: 4 WHILE ENROUTE TO THEIR WORK NEAR OLD TRAP LAST SATURDAY News was received here Monday, that four negroes were drowned last Saturday near Old Trap by the cap. sizing of a small boat. The negroes who were employed ih a lumber woods had started for their work in a small boat. They failed to reach their destination. After some time iniuries were made and a search was, began. The boat was found upturned in the water, ' but the occupants could not be found. The negroes were partly drunk when they left to go to their work, and it was easily deduced that the had upset. the "boat. and were drowned". iNg'Sarty begantO dragi for them at once, but so far, the -bodies have not bee recovered. .POLK MILLER COMING Nearly every field of entertainment or of enterprise has its host of claimants for the coveted first rank; but when it comes to the de lineation of that picturesque and ever amusing character, the ante bellum Southern negro, " Polk Miller, of Richmond, stand unique and with out a rival. Born and bred in the Old Dominion where 'possums, "coons, and little niggers' abound Mr. Miller had, all the opportunities offered by a 'typi cal plantation life to become familiar with every twist and turn of the black jnan's point of view. It was many years after he had fought his way through the Civil Waw before Mr. Miller attempted to put this knowledge .to practical use but Aim! ally he found his way to the platform; and an ever growing audience has j kept him there since. The "reason j why-? was once tersely expressed by General Fitzhugh Lee . "He has had no predecessor," said General Lee has ho contempqrary, and will have no successor.'' "When Polk Miller is gone the man who can best tell of the old South will have passed away. With his one-time comrade-in-arms and lifelong friend 'Tom' Booker, of Amelia County, Virginia, Mr. Miller will appear here on the. 16th and the two old . confederates, with banjo, song and story will furnish an even ing of rare entertainment . To a Southern .man no more inviting pro. gram could be offered. Not the, least attractive feature of the con cert is the mere personality of the two prformers-Virginia gentlemen of that touch written about but steadily thinning "old school." LAND PAID FOR WITH WHISKY Distillers Get 100,000 Acres In Texas For 100,000 Gallons San Antonio," Texas . James- B . Aiken, of Fort .-North, who is in this city, said, that he has just; completed the ; sale of 100,000 acres of land in J Brewster and Presidio - counties for lt)0,000 gallons of whisky. ; ; , The land which has1 "been purchased by .dJstillero of Daytoji, Ohio, ? is val BOA ZELL PETITION III N. FIRST CASE ON i THE DOCKE AND WILL BE ARGUED i- NEXT WEEK " The case of State aeinst Thorn d- -.v . . son ' rinnviotrl of tVio rmirrfAr nf Mrs. Seamans," a former wife of' his, t will be' argued on appeal 'in the. Supreme Court in Raleigh the first of next reek. Thompson's' case is the first one on the Supreme Court docket and willbe the first one disposed of. ' The readers of the Tar Heel are familiar with the tragedy which caused the conviction of Thompson l murder. i THOMPSON CASE II SUPRE1E COURT - .... . THE . The hooting which resulted m 1 . . . . - t , , - . , , . 2. TT . jmg about four o clock picked up a the -death of the woman occured at - , . -i . . . j: . ; . , x - - , negro named Copland coming m from lijUUi. faol, ' AiUl, U1U ; U1C UVUU1D il C TT out of a dispute " over Thompson's children. TO FLY ACROSS ATLANTIC Walter Wellman Said o Contemplate Trip. Paris. It is understood here that Walter Wellman, who sailed from New York for Europe Saturday, is arranging for a balloon flight across the Atlantic from New York to Eng land or France, in his Arctic-airship. This, it is said, will be equipped with new propellers and engines. The shed at Gennevillieres, whre the aero craft is housed, is under water. The attempt has been set for. July That month, according to' the records of the past 20 years, is the most propitious for such an undertaking. Baltimore Sun. PUTS LOSS ON THE FARMER Besf Trust Said To Be Making Him Suffer Omaha, NebIfevelopments in the anti-meat crusade today show that the Beef Trust is sadling on the farmer all the loss caused by the de cline in the price of live stock and is 'doing the same, thing with; the loss in butter, which is controlled by the Beef Trust. J Although -the price of liye stock at South Omaha has dropped from day to day, the wholesale prices of iresn. meats are not reduced one cent. More butter is , manufactured in Omaha than any city in the world, and the "output and prices are said to be under the control of ; the Beef Trust. 'When the price of butter dropped 6 cents today hurried in structions were sent to all stations to reduce the price of cream propor. J tionately, thus saddling the entire loss on the: farmer and permitting the Beef Trust to take its usual profit. INTERRED IN SALEM The remains of Mrs. Adelia Steger were brought here from Norfplk Tuesday and were taken to Salem Township where .they wer interred. ' j .. Miss Mae Wood .. entertained ; at "Bridge'' charmingly Saturday morn- ANOTHER S S. CASE Richmond, Va . Feb . Judge Wlad. dill at 1 o'clock today, handed" down an opinion In the Norfolk and South em litigation. He refused -to allow the petitions presented, ,Hby the Zell interests . to be filed . At I the same time he announced that he ' would grant an appeal in the proceedings; if the petitioners': desired , it. ' . . -. ... ' . , ... - , . " . t- - Counsel for the petitioners .were not in court today, and therefore ' no inf ormation -of what will be done can Obtained. TOTED' IT mm Mm The regTotetedto that he ha tmrchased the goat inioi triTaiio u4w ioV " : purchased the goat Weeksville, and had - "brought "it -to this city having 'Carried it on :hig back all the way. The story sounded to the police a little "fishy"' so the negro was taken into custody pend ing an investigation. Information from Weeksville later in the day that the negro's statements were tru and the negro had purchased the goat there and had Mtoted" it all the way to Elizabeth City, a pretty good load considering the distance; SERVICES AT BLACKWELL ReV. I. N. Loftin will occupy his pulpit at the Blackweli", Memorial church next Sunday at both the morning and evening services. The subject for the morning ser mon is "The Gospel According to You.'' . . ' . Subject for the evening sermon is "The Standard of Perfection in the Kingdom of God.'' The choir (will render a special program of music. The public is invited to attend both services. HEART SOCIAL -The Busy Bee will give a Heart Social, at the First Baptist church annex, Thursday Feb.. "10th at 7:30 P. M. Silver offering to be taken at the door . , . , . . The public is cordially iiiyited - to come and have a pleasant , time . Re freshments will be served, also val entine will be for sale. ' - ANOTHER DASH? ;V ": Washington Feb. Commander R. B. Perry, discoverer of the North Pole, has made a proposition to 1 the National ; Geographic Society which, if accepted will mean that an Amer. ican expedition will be on its way to discover the uncpnquered - South Pole next fall. RECITAL The Elicutionary. Recital that is to ) be given 'Friday night under the dir ection of-Mrs; Ben -Brown will be one of the best '. entertainments of the seasn. The best local talent will take part and a rare treat is in store for all "who attend . NO.; 21 . SHIP The Schooner Frances Goes Ashore ; arid the Entire Crew of Ten i Men Lost - - Lieut Joy nes left Wednesday morn ing on the steamer; Eagle 'to. go- to Hatteras to make Investigation in the loss of the schooner-: Frances on the coast between . Kenneket and Hatter as".' The - following account 5 of the loss of the "ship has- been. ' received here.' " - - v- t . . -X . r. i i;.v , The three-masted schooner Frances Captain Coombs, from New York' to- 1 Jacksonville, Fla was- lost - on the ' treacherous Hatteras 'coast early v Tuesday morning, and her entire' : crew of no less than ten men are supposed to have perished in ; the rag ing sea 'that tore the ' stranded ves- , sel to pieces before life savrs from Hatteras"'"" and ' Big - Kinnakeet Life saving stations could rach the scene; ; -;'The washing ashore of the-stern of x . the lost schooner bearing her name frunished the only identification I of !" the vessel. " . - :. ; Escape Was Impossible .' y K While none of the bodies of the ; crew have come ashore as yet the - -life savers report that it was well night impossible for' aay - to have ' esj caned m the "furious seas.v The' ' f oreak;Jl-Tu6sday fiidrning" ' Hie' opin-' ion' of those at, the scene is that the Frances struck' on the shoals some" time after midnight and probably just' r before day. ' : The life savers started" for the scene as quickly as possible but be fore they could reach the vessel they saw her break to pieces and! the effort of rescue was demonstrated to be hopeless. They turned back and the wreckage that soon afterwards came ashore told that the Ill-fated vessel -was the schooner Frances, of formerly the barkentine Frances, of Baltimore. " " The lost schooner is supposed to . have been proceeding light from New York to load lumber at Jacksonville.' She last arrived at New York Janu ary 24th and sailed only-a few days ago on her fateful voyage south. BIBLE TO GO UP NOW Chicago." The price of Bibles will go up on March 1, according to an announcement today. by a large Bible publishing house, which . has branch es in Cincinnati, Kansas City, and San Francisco. The cause for the advance is the enforcement of the new tariff on im ported leather-and paper . r . Bibles are now about 20 per cent. higher ' than-; they have even been, c said a member of the firm. The ma- telrials for the best - Bibles have gone up so high in price on account 1 of the tariff that we can not afford to sell pur output at prices -now listed. Baltimore Sun. ; , , BILL TO PLACE ALL MEAT , v. . ; UPON THE FREE LIST Washington, Feb. Representative Foelker (Republican) - of New York, has introduced - his bill placing beef,, mutton, lamb, pork :and 'other meats on the free list ' of entry into this country for a perlo&'of one year from the enactment of the measure into J. ;W. Derickson Jr., has returned, from a, rti'pto Raleigh. , , - ' Miss, Iredell Kight and - Mrs5. Al bert Sawyer . of Camden were in- the. v. - -fh : si i, V i' -1 ing from 10 to 1 o'clockl V Tickets', on sale at Swig's: C- St.. r JITf. a-J ,T -y: The Tar Heel : Labors ioi . the Upbuilding of the ''Gity:':;-;:and;;' the 'District- J - t i -7: : 4 i ued &t -$1.10 an acre.
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