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BIE BERRY
CROP OUTLOOK
CaEBRATE WASH-
Journey Over the Field
of Action Indicates
That Eastern North Car
olina is Going to Have
the Best Strawberry
Crops of Years-'-Big In
crease of Yield This
Year Ovr Last Predicted
(The
Truckers'
With a Program of In
teresting Songs, Recita
tions and Defamations.
The Audience Greatly
Pleased.
A Tery interesting program
rendered by the students of
was
the
Carolina Fruit and
Journal.)
Mr. J. A. Flody, of the Fruit Grow
ers'i Express, returned to the city
yesterday from something of a
"swing around the circle" reviewing
the strawberry fields throughout
this territory and confirming all the
predictions and forecasts made by
the Carolina Fruit and Truckers'
Journal together with our special
correspondence from all the princi
1pal shipping stations as printed in
ortr January 10th edition. Mr. Floyd
says he has been in charge of the
Fruit Growers' Express service for
this territory now for many years
and that the outlook for a fine crop
of strawberries the coming season
is far ahead of anything he has even
known. Last year, he went on to say
the strawberry vines were half grown
and almost ready to bloom at this
time, while this year there 6 was, as
yet, on evidence of spring growth
or blooming about the vines, and
that from his viewpoint conditions
on all sides were well nigh ideal.
He predicts an increase in the
yield of strawberries the coming
season over last year of something
like twenty to twenty-five per cent,
which will give us about from four
teen and fifteen hundred car loads.
The Journal is willing to go Mr.
Floyd one better and predicts a crop
of sixteen hundred car loads, and
this prediction is based upon the
acreage which yielded about eigh
teen hundred car loads four years
ago. That is to say an equal amount
of acreage with that under cultiva
tion this year produced four years
ago about 1,834 car loads. Certainly
the conditions this year are as fav
orable as we have ever known Sheriff Reirl and Alderman D. M
them, and as many of the vines now j jones returned last Saturday from
under cultivation are in their sec- j a trip to Baltimore, where they
ond year, we feel rather safe in the spent several days to purchase two
prediction of fifteen to sixteen hund horses for the fire department,
red car loads of strawberries for the, Messrs Reid and Jones were suc-
Graded, Schools in the auditorium
of the, High School last Monday af
ternoon to celebrate Washington's
Birthday.
Judge George W. Ward delivered
an address, which jas greatly en
joyed by the student body and the
largd audience that was present.
After the address, a very inter
esting program of songs, recitation
and declamations was rendered. De
clamations were delivered py Ray
Toxey, Edward Evans and KatBerine
Jones. Concert recitations were de
livered by the pupils of the third and
fifth grades The flag song was ren
dered by the class in the sixth
grade. An Essay on George Wash
ington was read by Miss Ida Spivey
and an essay on the Flag by Miss
Eula Pappendick. The following
school songs were sung, America,
Bells of Mt. Vernon and Red, White
and Blue; Duets were rendered by
Misses Margaret Sheep and Lillian
Jenkins and by Miss Verna Feree
bee and Geneva Swain. A very en
tertaining solo, was rendered by
Miss Clara Corvert.
The exercises were of a high or
der, and the pupils who rendered
the parts acquitted themselves verv
nicely. "The patrons who visited the
school were greatly' impressed by
the exjprcises and several remark
ed that, Elizabeth City had a
Graded School that the people ought
to be proud of.
" SCHEDULE OF PASSENGER
fRAIN of j
Norfolk &South-,
era
Harry K Wojcott and Hugh M. Kew
Receivers.
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1 AUCTION
Bli Ifliiis
TWO NEWIHORSES
FOR THE DEPT.
coming crop. Mr. Floyd, however,
is generally on the safe side and
we feel no uneasiness whatever
about his seeing the prediction he
has made more than fulfilled.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION
The Civil Service examination
which was advertised to take place
last Saturday has been postponed
until the 19th of March. '
The examination is to supply the
position of Deputy Collector and In
spector. The position commands a
salary of 540.00 per year.
It is the desire of the Civil Ser
vice commission that as many appli
cations as possible shall take the
examination. The conditions and reg
ulations of the examination were
printed in last weeks issue of the
Tar Heel.
' REAL ESTATE DEALS
Only two real estate deals of any
importance have taken place this
week. Dr. E. W. Ldster purchased
of C. I,. Lister and wife a tract of
land in the Weeksville section for
the sum of $2900.
J. C. Brittle and husband sold to
M. M. Elliott a tract of land in the
Weeksville section for t.h sum of
$1,000.
Plant Wood's Seeds
For Superior Crops Q
Wood's 30th Annual Seed Book
is one of the most useful and com
plete seed catalogues issued. It
gives practical information about
the best and most profitable seeds
to plant for
The Market Grower
The Private Gardener
The Farmer
Wood's Seeds are grown and
selected with special reference to
the soils and climate of the South ?
and every southern planter should
have Wood's Seed Book so as to
be fully posted as to the best seeds
for southern growing. Mailed free
on request. Write for it.
T. W. WOOD ft SONS,
Seedsmen, - Richmond, Va.
We are headquarters for
Grass and Clover Seeds. Seed Po
tatoes. Seed Oats. Cow Peas,
Soja Beans, and all Farm
and Garden Seeds.
T
cessful in securing the horses need
ed by the fire department, while on
this trip and they brought the hors
es with them when they came ' Sat
urday. The horses purchased are
nice ones of superior quality, nice
ly matched,.
They cost the city $500. These
gentlemen had been appointed a
committee by the board of Alder
men to make this purchase and
they have spent considerable time
making trips in guest of suitable
horses, but they were unsuccessful
until they made this trip..
The city now has as nices set
horses for the department as and
town in the State can boast of, and
the last additions come up to the
standard .
X
North Carolina
Pasquotank County,
In the Superior Court
Before the Clerk.
Walter L. Cohoon and wife,
Margaret W. Cohoon,
VS
Susan Riddick, widow of Wil
liam Riddick. deceased;
Luelle James and husband,
Ben James, Susie Drew and
husband, Claude Drew.
NOTICE!
The defendants above named, Ben
James and wife, ijirella James, will
take notice that a special proceed
n entitled as above has been com
menced in the Superior Court of Pas
quotank County, to sell for partition
certain real estate belonging to the
plaintiffs and the defendants as tenants-in-common;
and the said defen
dants will further take notice that
they are required to appear at the
office of the Clerk of the Superior
Court for Pasquotank County, on
Friday, March 25, 1910, at 10 o'clock
and answer or demur to the petition
in the said action, or the petitioners
will apply to the Court for the relief
therein demanded.
W. H. JENNINGS,
Clerk of the Superior Court
This 24th day of Feb., 1910.
Feb. 25 4t.
Direct through train service be.
tween all points in Eastern North
Carolina, and via Norfolk to all east
ern cities.
Schedule in effect September 1st,
TRAINS LEAVE ELIZABETH CITY
8:55 A M., Daily for Norfolk and in
termediate stations.
L.20 P. M. Dpil except Sunday ex
press for Norfolk and intermedi
- ate stations Parlor Car Service.
4:25 P M. Daily except Sunday to
Norfolk and intermediate sta.
tions.
6.10 A. M., Sunday only, for Norfolk
and intermediate stations.
6:10 P. M. Sunday only for Norfolk
Beckford Junction, Suffolk and
intermediate Stations -Connects
at Suffolk with all lines for the
South and West. t
1023 A. M. Daily for Edenton ana
intermediate stations.
1:45 P. ;M Daily except Sunday ex
press, (Parlor car service to Ed
enton) for Hertford, Edenton,
Washington, Farmville, Green,
ville, Wilson, Raleigh and inter
mediate stations. Also for New
Bern, Morehead City, Beaufort
and intermediate stations. Con.
Beets at Mackey's Ferry for Bel
haven and Columbia Branches.
Connects at New Bern for Kins,
ton, Goldshoro and Intermediate
Stations, also for Oriental branch
7:53 P. M Dally for Hertford, Eden
ton and intermediate Stations
For further particulars, consult
Norfolk and Southern Railway Folder
or apply to F. L. Garrett, Ticket
Agent, Elizabeth City, N. C.
H. C, HUDGINS, G P A W W CROX
TON A G P A
E T. Lamb, G M., Norfolk, Va.
Trains Nos. 1 and 2 effective Mon
day, January 24th 1910, will be op
erated on the following schedule.
Daily Ex Daily, Ex
Sunday Sunday
P.M. P.M.
12:15 Lv Norfolk, Va Ar 3:401
1:45 Lv. E. City, N. C. Ar. 2:20
2:18 Lv. Hertford N. C. Ar. 1:39
Edenton, N. C.Lv. 1M5
Edenton, N. C. Ar. 12:55
Mackey's Ferry, Lv. 12.25
On account of the owner leaving the city
and desiring to invest elsewhere, wfe shall offer
for sale at Public Auction on the premises, and
sell to the highest bidder,' without limit or re
served, on the
28th. Day ot February, 1910, at
Twelve O'Cloek, Noon
That desirable residential property known
as the .
Eiiringhaus Homestead"
2:40 Ar.
5.00 Lv.
3:30 Ar.
Norfolk and Southern Railway, via
Norfolk, Va., The Quickest Route
to Richmond, Petersburg and Wash
ington.
New schedule.
Lv Beaufort, N. C.
Lv Morehead City
Lv Ktaston, N. C
Lv Oriental, N. C. . .
Lv Newbern N. C. . .
Lv Farmville, N. C.
Lv Greenville, N. C.
Lv Washington 10:40 am 3.95
Ar Norfolk, Va.. 3:40 pm
Via N. & W.f Ry. Via C. & O. Ry.
Lv Norfolk,. Va. 4:50 pru: 7:40 P
m. 4:00 p. m.
Ar Richmond, Va 6:50 p m:
m. ; 6:35 p. m.
Lv Richmond, Va Via R
R. 8:20 p. m.
Ar WASHINGTON, D. C. 11:50 jp. m.
Save time by using the Norfolk &
Fare to Richm.
.7:25 am 5.85
. 7:47 am 5.75
. .7:55 a m 5.45
. 7:30 am 5.50
. . 9:15 am 4.85
9:06 a m 3.95
. S:35 am 3.95
10:
35 P
E. & P. R.
Southern Railway,
East and West.
North, South,
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Stevens
Shawborq were here Tuesday.
'Miss Ella Wilson of .Tarvisburg
was here Tuesday.
Mrs. Evans of Powells Point was
here Tuesday shopping.
NEW MILL TO
BE BUILT HERE
Miss Bettie Mercer of
was here Tuesday.
Mr. 31. N, Sawyer recently gave
an option on twelve lots in this city
to a party of capitalists for a site for
a proposed hosiery mill.
Mr. Sawyer stated that the gen
tlemen interested In the movement
to establish the mills here, were
men of sufficient financial means to
insure the success of the movement.
It has not yet been given out who
these gentlemen are or when the
plans for the new mills wil take
on a tangible shape.
The people of the city recognizes
off the necessitv for some ma nmfn dur
ing enterprises in the town and they
will learn with a great deal of sat
Camden, isfaction of this project to establish
another factory here.
ft
Situated at the N. E. intersection of Fearing & Martin Streets,
Elizabeth City. The frontage of this property is 100 Feet., and a depth
between parallel lines of 90 Feet. The property is improved by a full
three story brick residence of modern construction, slate roof, fine
basement, and attic, with porches running around the property front
and back. The house contains such modern improvements as electric
lights, dumb waiters, stationery wash stands, with side board built in
the dining room. Lawn contains good hedge and excellent shade trees.
We wish to call particular attention to the fact that the above
site contains a splended building lot 40x90 right on the corner and
without interfering in any way with the comfort of the homestead.
TERMS:-
CASH:buyer to deposit check for $250.00
with auctioners when the property is knocked
down. Bidders will kindly make themselves
known to us before the sale begins. Dont stand
back if you haven't all cash,-we can finance it for
you.
Here Is Your Opportunity
-REMEMBER-
The Time
The Place
Private bids will be considered up to
date of the sale.
We shall be pleased to furnish full partic
ulars, and answers all questions on request. We
can show you WHY and WHERE there is go
ing to be made a snug little sum by somebody
who buys this place, too.
Burton-Martin Co.
Real Estate Auctioneers
Norfolk, Va.
For Quick Results List With Us Your
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