m m
ng by all
o for cul
llet us tell
IX
BEER
NEAR
PAYS
$500 LIGENS
HAVE GOT TO OPERATE SA
LOONS WIDE OPEN UNDER
THE EYES OF THE POLICE.
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
"PUT THE "FIXINGS" ON THEM.
If Judge Sawyer lost out in his
oase against the near heer saloons
Its last Monday morning, for the
3, ant of evidence to convict, the
Board of Aldermen went after them
Monday night in a way that was a
caution to the natives, near beer sa
oons have had a dead- easy cinch
here. All it took to go into the bus
iness, was a calico curtain or two,
and two dozen bottles of nearbeer
whatever that is, a trip around to the
bounty officials, and the revenue de
partment where about sixty dollars
secured the necessary permits, and
they were ready for business. The
city was not in it, but now she is
to the tune of $500 per each estab
lishment. Judge Sawyer had a host of wit
nesses, patrons of near - beer sa
loons, up before him to give expert
testimony as to the. nature of the
concoction that was being dispens
ed. "It won't make you intoxicated"
was the burden of each one's testi
mony, and not a bit of evidence
could the judge get -to convict a
single one of the defendents, al
though it was known that the town
got on a right good sized high ben
der last Saturday nigrht. Judge Saw
yer was skeptical but the evidence
was positive; and, so, he had to let
them go; however he gave a lecture
to the defendants, as to what they
might expect if he should,, at any
time be able to convict one. This
lecture .betrayed the fact that the
judge did not believe everything he
had heard that morning.
The near beer saloonists and their
patrons went forth in high glee at
the easy victory they had scored.
Everybody prophesied that the bus
iness would nourish : and no doubt,
a dozen men contemplated at once
going into the "minkee'' business,
but the Aldermen came to the bat
and the near beer saloonists are
vigorojwy ?'jmsjsing" the Aldermen
for their interference in which they
have practically living for the fel
lows who do not like fp toil.
The Aldermen passed an ordinance
Monday night imposing a city tax of
$500 on each near beer saloon that
operates in this city. This tax will
evidently thin them down some. But
the ordinance does not stop at this,
b provides that only curtain pertions
of Poindexter and Mathews streets
shall be the scenes of their opera
tion.;; that all curtains and blinds
hali be removed from the build
ings and the stuff shall be sold with
in ten feet of the front door. This
ordinance gives the police an over
sight of these establishments iand
an insight into them and further
more it precludes the possibility of
one man getting near beer another
nearer beer, and. another something
else .
A. very fine grand square piano,
thoroughly over-hauled and tuned. A
big bargain for anyone who has room
for it, $75.00, $5.00 cash, 1.00 per
wee?.
DUFF PIANO CO.
No. 104 Poindexter St. Elizabeth" City.
Grass is sprouting, its getting ready
to -grow and it will soon be plowing
time. Get a Jennings' plow. That em
idement will knock grass sky high.
Made by Miles Jennings, Elizabeth
City, n. C.
BeWjtH
;
CITY WINS IN
MILK INSPECTION
Dr. Wood, the assistant State
veterinarian is here this week mak-1
ing the inspection of the herds of the
dairymen who operate in this cir. ,
as is prescribed by ordi
in this city as is presented by ordi
nances recently enacted by the Al
dermen. The examination is the tub
erculin test, which is applied to de
termine if the cows supplying the
dairies are afflicted with tuberculos
is. This examination will consume
the greater part of the week and the
report of Dr. Wood will be made to
the municipal authorities as soon as
the work is completed.
This examination is the result of
an ordinance passed the latter part
of last! year, compelling all dairy
cows to be inspected. The dairymen
objected to the enfprcement of the
- ,-
ordinance, and refused to allow the
test to be made on their cows. The
Aldermen got back at the dairymen
and compelled them to come across
to their way of thinking by passing
another ordinance ' making it a mis
demeanor to offer for sale in this
city milk or milk products from an
uninspected cow. This second ordi
nance put it up to the dairymen
either to submit to the . ordinance or
to go out of business and they pre
ferred the latter course, when it
came to a show down.
The Aldermen consider such
steps necessary for the protection
of rhe health of the public and these
ordinances will be rigidly enforced to
secure that end.
DT. Wood will also look after the
inspection of meats and the officers
will see that the ordinance in re
gard to the sale of meats, fish etc.,
are rigidly enforced too.
These steps on the part of the a
dermen mean a new era for the pub
lie in the protection of its health.
It means that pernicious practices in
regard to the sale of food products
shall cease and the public health
become the first thought of those
who cter to the inner man of
Elizabeth Citys people. The Alder
men are to be congratulated for
their victory over a few obstinate
dairymen .
HARMONY
IN DRESS
A beautiful woman also studies
the harmony of painting a well kept
home; takes care tb have the house
painted with paint that will continue
to look bright, clean and fresh look
ing. The L. & M. never becomes
dingy, because only chemically pure
colors are -used; only the finest
White Oxidex made from etal; only
the finest White Lead: only the yur
est Linsed Oil; only expert paint
makers produce it with machinery a
thousand gallons at a time. Contrast
this with the costly and crude produc
Mbn of White Lead Paint made by
hand with a stick in a pot-a few gal
lons at a time. L. & M. is sold by
D. M. Jones Co .
Why walk yourself to death plow
ing with an old fashioned plow, buy
a Jennings' plow and make life easy.
Made by Miles Jennings, Elizabeth
City, N. C.
FOR SALE
Five good second-hand organs .
Ail in good repair and condition.
$10, $15, $20, $30, and W at $1 per
week.
mice D I K NJt C.C
No. 104 Poindexter St., Elizabeth
City, N. C
4LDERMEN
The Crowd. Join
ZABETH CITY, NORWROLINA, f RIDAV, APRIL 8,
' 1
SESSION
MANY ITEMS OF IMPORTANCE
WILL UKftr 1 (J KOI NANCE REG
V
ANO !,NSFECTIQN Or THE
The Board of Aldermen meet in ,
V
regular n cutfdy session in the city
Hall asr Monday night, a. I the Al
dermen vere present. Mayor Fear
ing presided. The usual routine of
busings whr transacted
On m : on an ordinan : .: was en
act 3d fri bidding the :ot': mg of
fishin or o i he banks o' fiber and
Poindexter crocks within certain
boundaries, except by lily licensed
fish dealers. A penalty of five dol
lars is attached to the ordinance.
Messrs Bradford, Jones and Far
ker were appointed a committee to
have installed a number of hydrants
in various parts of the town for t'le the health conditions of the city were
use of the street sprinkler. This.sood. He reported that during the
i step was taken by the Aldermen to
prevent the waste of time in repeat
edly driving to the pen stalk to refil
the water wagon. m j
Mayor Fearing, City Health Offi- j
cer C. B. Williams and City Attorney (
Walter L. Cohoon- were appointed a;
committee to draft an ordinance to'
regulate the inspection of meats and
the inspection of slaughter houses. J
Mr. R. E. Lewis, the superinten-' co-operate with the Chamber as far
dent of the Elictric Light and Power as possible in furthering the interest
Company appeared before the board of the organization. The Board as
and stated that the company had j sured him that the Chamber shall
quite a number of city orders that have its active cooperation.
WHAT THEY SAY OF US
Our readers will pardon our vanity for publishing the
following letter. We omit the name, but at the same time,
we proudly inform our readers that the writer is one of the
most prominent business men of Norfolk; has been closely
identified with Elizabeth City and Eastern North Carolina
for many years, and has read ever paper published in Eliz
abeth City for the past twenty years.
Norfolk: April 3, 1910.
To the Publisher of tne Tar Heel
Elizabeth City, N. C.
Dear Sir:
You are to be congratulated upon your last number of
the 1st inst. For clear type, good matter, well presented and
arranged, and general neat and business like appearance, it
is the best news paper that has been pyt out in Elizabeth City
for many years.
WEBBER AT EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Archdeacon Webber will hold ser
vices again in Christ Episcopal
church in this city, April 18 21.
the remarkable impression which
this able and gifted speaker made on
the people of this town is still re
membered and he will no doubt re
ceive a hearty welcome on this his
second visit. Preaching is his special
ty and he gives himself to that
wholly . From his boundless stories
of information, travels and various
experiences he draws facts and fig
ures that carry conviction to all hear
er&. ) !
Mr. Webber is a saintly and deep
ly consecrated man. Men believe in
him when they hear him and this
leads them to believe in aad ;cceptri
the message he brings. It is set
dom such a4 Hppetuaity comes to
Jxua;and0we feelre.-Jhat oae who
The Chamber nf
HOLD BUSY
M
DISCUaSvD
AND ACTED
UPON .
MEATS
UUAT-! SALE Of
T'iF SALE
SLAUGHTER HOUSES.
was past due. and hp renuested that
the board take some steps in the
matter. On motion it was ordered
that non interest bearing City or-
ders be issued to pay the interests
due on these orders. Aldermen D.
B. Bradford was appointed a com
mittee to compute the interest on
these orders.
On motion the time of tearing down
certain condemned buildings in the
fire limits was extended until Octo
ber the first of this year.
The various officials appeared be
fore the Board an cT made' their re
port for the month of March.
Dr. C. B. Williams
eported that
month of March 16 births and 15
deaths occured
According to
the
pro
analysis the city water
was
nounced to be good.
Secretary Lamb o the Chamber
of Commerce appeared before the
Board in behalf of the Chamber. He
made an address in
lined the plans and
Chamber and asked
which he out
policies of the
that tJie Board
did not hear him before will not fail
to do so now.
Seats inthe Episcopal church are
free and it is hoped that all who
come will feel at home with us and
sit wherever they prefer. Ushers
will wait on the public. May we ex
press the hope that all christian peo
ple who read this letter will offer a
prayer that great blessings may come
to us by these services.
CLAUDINS P. SMITH,
A nice Mason and Mamlin .organ,
in fine condition, Walnut itpiMi
$l,.00-;casb; pejwjeekn
bu Piird 00.
No. 104 Poindexter St. Elizabeth City
NfTS
ON DAY
Cn
aim
erce
1910
CLEANING
NIGHT
NEW HOPE NEWS
Graded School Commencement
Exercises Brilliant and Artistic,
The people in this village and sur-1
rounding country were agreeably sur j
prised and very much pleased at the
pleasing and highly artistic program
rendered at the closing exercises of
New Hope Gradea School last Fri
day evening.
Miss Bidgood and Miss Reife must
have an overbundant amount of
training quality as well as artistic
temperament for the children were
trained almost to perfection and the
decorations and general arrangement
of everything clearly showed, that
both Miss Bidgood arid Miss Relfe
had studied and loved the artistic
things of the world. Miss Bidgood is
la x highly accomplished pianist and
rendered some beautiful . selections
and Miss Reife held the audience
spell bound as she rendered the
i patjhetic recitation "Sister and I"
"The wonderful sweet Family." A
play rendered by Miss Lizzie as "Ma
Sweet" and Misses Rosa Newby, Ma
bel Saunders, Emma Barcliff, Grade
C,m, tw. t- Mte
and Moselle White as her daughters I
was decidely a big hit and we are
o-io nn .
glad that Dailey Forman or Ttny of !
'
the other theatre managers were not
here, for if so, we are sure that
1 :
every young lady m the inay would
have been offered a position at once.
"The See Saw Song'' rendered by
fourteen boys and girls was beauti
ful. Then came the Pantomin "Rock
of Ages" rendered by the Misses
Relfe, Saunders and Jackson, it was
beautiful to the extreme and had
'enough of the angelic about it to
please all of our old time church
goers.
Now I must pass on and mention
the "Old Oken Bucket" It was rus
tic and home like and did not fail
to please the most fastidious. Then
came the end, with "Good Night
Ladies'' rendered by the school and
an invitation to participate of ice
.cream and cake and the invitation
was readily accepted.
The house was filled to its utmost
capacity and if any of the readers
of the Tar Heel think that r have
been "blowing" too much, just let
them ask anyone who attended, that
they think capable of judging such
an affair and I am sure that they (
will be satisfied" that I have written
of the occasion impartially.
Miss Ellen Bidgood will leave here
next Wednesday for her home in
Churchland, Va.
Misses Bessie and Maud Palmer
and Lizzie Jennings of Weeksvflle.
came over last Friday to attend the
school entertainment and spent the
week end with friends.
Mr. Mathew Perry who is attend
ing school at Belvidere came home
last Friday to visit his parents and
attend the entertainment.
Miss Ruth Weeks, who has been
living in Norfolk for the past two
years arrived here yesterday to SsPend,
a few weeks with her afcliier . a. sis
,: tast .nigh. vhadd a flflfcrajftj
which, wast-aeggd iaTh&
and, , the iSjmi,.ti--.ji
; The ;Jen4nsUw ifaihftjxy&k to,
proved; jnnipjg emplement on jthe,
market . Test, ene and, you, wi say
WV5 n hi ft a a $. oxjis s v
NO. 30
DAYS
APRIL 18-20TH
THE PEOPLE COMMANDED TO
CLEAN UP THEIR PREMISES.
AN INSPECTOR WILL MAKE AN
INSPECTION TOUR AFTER THE
20Th.
The Board of Aldermen issued a
proclamation at its Monday night
session' to the people of the city, call,'
ing upon to obsrve the 1819 and
20th of this month as cleaning days.
-The people are commanded to clean
up their premises on these days. An
officer will be appointed to make the
inspection to see if the people have
complied with this request.
This proclamation is in connection
with the movement of the Civic Lea
gue, whose efforts have been for
some time past to get the people to
clean" up their premises,: as a health
protection as well as to enhance the
beauty of the town.
BIG BARGAINS
The Bee Hive has a" big ad in this
issue, which calls the attention of
our readers to the big bargains that
this store is offering. The Bee Hive
is one of. the leading dry goods store
in this city, and large crowds of shop
i'" "mil. mi!, owie cvciy uav. it
Wl!l be t0 the interest of OUr readeFs
Stre
big bargains that are being offered
,
for srtle
Use a Jennings' plow this year, and
note the difference in the labor ex
pended in cultivating a crtp. Plows
manufactured by Miles Jennings,
Elizabeth City, N. C.
J u'ge Sawyer States Position
The irrepressible near beer saloonlst
apparently will not down. After hav
ing been closed for one day, they
opened yesterday morning in defiance
of the ordinance imposing $500 tax.
The Aldermen had a call meeting
Wednesday night, but nothing was
done. Another call meeting will be
held. Monday at 2 o'clock P. M. ..
The purpose of the meeting Wed.
night was an executive session of the
Board to discuss the situation in re
gard of the-validity of the ordinance
with Judge Sawyer, but the meeting
got to be a mass meeting and it ad
journed. However, Judge Sawyer appeared
before the board and stated his po-
sition. He clearly defined that he was
as much opposed to this near beer
establishmeents as anybody and would
do anything in his power to drive
them out, but he thought that the
validity of the law ought to be look
ed into before the burden was placed
on him to pass upon the ordinance, as
it may make him liable to criticism
from the people who do not under
stand. Judge Sawyer stated yesterday
morning that he was ready to enforce
the ordinance, that all he was waiting
for was somebody to swear out war
rants for the saloonists.
FOR SALE One small farm contain
ing 51 acres, situated about seven
miles from E, City,;N. C. j '
T,WA9& o Poindext . 's$ree,$ar.
;9.k t8r,earffvrh u
u,vea t ;tiipber, Jn, feputef,
mk?mVptSk CtieSv, ;;in Phfi
; Also.,pnft;.J.) 'eester, &Q4
Machine, which hp$r, beejfc "sed, ery .
little and can. .h& Jtpj&ghcheap.
1 cart otjpsglriTO Wtfr5.
: For prices and terms apply to
W. P-,J,4,ree,fi.,. &f- (ic
P. O. BovNp. ia CF.tN.
m
mm
i
"3
v: