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v 11' f - Tfaff Best Place on Earth to Live, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County N. C, VOLX ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 7 1911 NO. 33 ; "I I f- I"! -J ---ZisN W " :r-f I to"! " : aw PUBLIC MEETING "Chamber of Commerce Court House ..Tuesday, April 11th, 8 P. M. MUNICIPAL BONOS HAVE BEEN SOLD Paved streets is an assured fact The last barrier to street paring Everjr merchant or prefessional j was removed yesterday when tlie man in this city is constantly" study ing how fo Increase his own business or enlarge his circle of clients. He is constantly planning how to draw the trade his way and pleases his customers. Sometimes he finds his trade decreasing arid his patrons di minishing in number although be has never before been better prepared to attend to their wants and give them satisfaction; and he has been so absorbed in his own affairs tht he cannot undertand why It should be so But this is , the sort of emergancy which a Chamber of Coirimerce Is designated to meet and prevent. It Is to keep the circle of customers constantly widening to replace the necessary losses of customers by new residents of the town; to keep the number of patrons growing lar ger instead of smaller. We hope to Impress upon our business men Is that the Chamber of Commerce is. not a matter of senti ment, not a body to gratify local pride by sending out laudatory cir culars and ? letters about 'the town, but an actual business necessity Just as much needed as suitable business eletric lights, merchandise and insurance. The abso- this is shown by the fact bigger and . livelier a city is the more - general and generous Its support for Its Board of Trade. It-Is a onrVa dead own that needs no Chamber of Commerce' , The keynote .to the ewvwof oi iinuti la co-oyeration by the business men to increase the to tal number of customers in a town. In this work all should help be cause all receive the benefit If this Chamber of Commerce is not following the right plan to do this if its officers are not making It a success, attend the monthly meet ings And out what the difficulty is and help put it in better working -order.' '. The prosperous cities and towns are those which boost of progressive citizens. No city ever did much in the growing proposition that had si business and professional men those who held back and say; "let the oth er fellow do it, 1 ' All must lend a helping hand, go ' to the meetings have your say, give your ideas. This la a way to, build .your city. ' 1 - Tou are earnestly requested to at tend this meeting Tuesday night in duce your friends to, attend, consid er well your duty and act the part of a" good and true citizen. E. F. LAMB, Secretary MiicHs thathe board of aldermen sold the bond is sue of ?12DQ00 to S.. A. Keen & Company of Chicago nt par and a premium of $1,124. The necesanry data is now being collected which will be forwarded to the company and the actual cash will be exchan ged for the bonds at an early date. Mayor Fearing has wired to the contractors to begin at once prepar ations for the street paving propo- The street paving proposition dur ing the past twelve months has had a rather checkered careerr in which the people were "often disappointed but, now ail of this delay is for gotten in the prospects for paved streets at an" early date. The Board of Aldermen and Mayor have shown their wisdom in the delay as the best proposition obtainable has been secured and the people except politicians and kickers are satis (led To Mayor Fearing belongs a great deal of the credit for street paving. He has worked untiringly during the past 12 months, fashioning out the plans by . which the street paving will become a reality. He has worked earnestly to secure the best contract to save the town every pos sible expense. If Mayor Fearing and the board of Aldermen . have made mistakes in handling the pro position -they-have done no more than other people jlo. But the con-, tract to "pave the streets and the sale of these bonds to secure the funds are no mistakes. 1 Membership 1 m? ' m Ctfa'mber of Commerce r Tuesday, April 11 Designated as "BOOSTER DAY" . Committee ask all good citizens to meet at the Court Hoiise on Tuesday, night at 8 o'clock p. m., to help boost the Chamber of Com merce. You are asked to iky " aside business cares and devote a day tjo securing new members to the Roster of the Cham- "ofder 1 WANTS CONVICT CAMP MOVED. They are a Nuisance' to the Resi dents of Riverside avenue TO ASSESS VALUES OVER THE STATE LAWN PARTY NEAR OKISKO A lawn party for the benefit of the school will be , given on Saturday night, the 15th of April at little River school house. The public is cordially invited.. By order of Committee. MOTORCYCLISTS MUST KEEP OFF 8IOEWALK MR. l CHERRY FELL DEAD ON LAST WEDNESDAY The aldermen passed a much need ed ordinance Monday night when an order war passed prohibiting any person or persons from riding a mo torcycle or other power cjycle on the sidewalk of the city underr , a penalty of ten dollars for each of fense Motorcyclists of late have appar ently lost sight ofthe danger that there is " in these machines and go speeding down the sidewalks endan gering the lives of pedestrains who rightfully have the right of way. Now let the first motorcyclist who gets gay and tries a spin oon the sidewalks ordinance orjKrbrdinance' be arrested and flnetf and that will put an end to this dangerous prac tice. a-.V of the Executive Committee Hr E F. LAMB, : Secretary g INDIGNANT 8TUDENTS CLOSE. A COLLEGE Spokane, Wash, April Conditions bordering on anarchy prevail at Wa shlngton State College as' the result of a strike of 1,000 men and women students caused by a raid on the girls dormitory during which the girle were dragged out of their beds aad forced to parade through the building in their night gowns. So determined are the students that there shall be no classes until the offenders are expelled that they have posted guards at the entrance of all buildings to prevent any pupil from attempting to attend recltati- - ons . HEALTH OFFICERS REPORT Paul-Weeks ' Mr. E. C. Cherry a prominent ci tizen of Elisabeth City fell dead last Wednesday at one oclock at Fore man Blades' Mills. Mr. Cherry was apparently in his usual health. He ate his dinnerr . and spent some time conversing with Mr. Madrin. . As the mill whistle ! blew to go to work he arose and -was seen In the act of falling .Mr. Madrin caught him before he fell to the ground. He was dead in an In stant. -' Mr. Cherry was about 55 years of age. He is survived by a wife and two children one son &nd one dau- He was a splendid citizen: well known and held In high teem. His sudden death la a great shock to this community. He was a prominent member of the KnighU of Pythias. , Mr. George A. Paul clerk of the Court of Beaufort County and Miss Mattie R Weeks of Washington, "N. C. were united in marriage in the parlours of the Southern Hotel last Tuesday noon, presiding elder Plyer officiated. - BANKS TO HANDLE THE STREET PAVING MONEY By an order of the board of aider men upon motion made by alder man D. B. Bradford at the meeting Monday night the banks of Elizabeth City will be depositaries of the mon ey derived from the- sale of the strreet paving bonds, as follows: First National Bank, $35,000; Ci tizens. Bank $35,000; Savings Bank and Trust Company $30,000 and Mer cantile Bank $20,000. City Health Officer, Dr. C. B. Wil Hams report for the month of March gives 15 deaths and 27 births for the past month. The analysis shows that the City water is good. Sanitary conditions are good and the health conditions are fairly good COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH APPOINTED G. M. Scott, chairman of the coun ty commissioners Dr. Zenas Fearing Mayor of Elizabeth City and J. M. LeRoy acting superintendent of pub lie schools neld a meeting last Mon- t' day morning for the purpose of ap pointing a county board of health. br. A. L, Pendleton and Dr. W. J, Lumsden were appointed to con stitute this board and they will have In charge the health of Pasquotank county. Attorney T. JJ. Markham appear ed before the board of county com missioners Monday in behalf of the residents of Riverside avenue In re gard to moving the chain gang camp These camps have been located on Riverside avenue for two years or more the convicts being quartered there while they work. in town. The presence of these camps have become very objectionable to the residents,, of this section On account of the convicts and the mischief tlyit they do. Mr. Markham took the position that the presence of these convicts n this neighborhood depreciates the value of the community as a place of residence and at the same time de predates the value of the property Mr. Markham and the people that he represents are quite correct in these statemnts. The presence of this gang of negro criminals during four months in the year does not make this an ideal section for refined people to reside in, and at the same time life and property in this com munity is not as secured as It might. These camps at all times of the year is a hibernating place, for gangs of worthless negro crap shoot ers.' There is - not a particle of doubt but that poor Oibbs loost his life, at thetliands of a gang. ,., ; . Now, who can tell who will be the nett to go as Oibbs - went?. Tnese camps are a nuisance to the l force 'for four ought to be moved. The county has The North Carolina Corporation Commission Saturday named the cou nty assessors for the various coun ties of North Carolina the only blank to be filled being those of Northamp . ton and JJ'ake, the County Assess- ors for these to be named in a few days. The appointments are made by the Corporat on Co.mmission. by author ity of the machinery act of the Gen eral Assembly of 1911. The Appoin tees are-required to be freeholders, , experienced and practica business men . They hoM office for two years and to devote the necessary" time to their office not to exceed three mon ths each year from the first of May to July thirty first and are to re ceive four dollars a day actually en gaged in workv County Boards of Commissioners are on the first Monday in April each year to appoint a discreet freeholder in' each township to list and assess the real and personal property and may appoint one such In each ward of a city or town. These are to per. form the duties of their office during the months of May and June In each year and shall be paid as the county Commissioners direct, not exceeding three dollars a day for time actually employed. With the County Assessor! In char. ge the various assessor! are to list - and assess all property In their town shfps. The assessments are to be in r no more right to quarter this gang of negro , criminals there than they have a right to build camps on Main stret. It's to be-hoped by the resi dents of Riverside avenue and Dry Point that the county will have these camps moved. While in the city let the convicts be quartered in the jail yards or somewhere else in town. PERFORMS FIRST MARRIAGE CEREMONY Register of Deeds J. WrMunden is now a Justice of the Peace, hav tng received his appointment on the first of Aprl. 1 . His first services as a" Justice of the Peace was rendered Wednesday when he united in marriage two couples. These couples were Wal- a ter N. Creekmore of Portsmouth and Miss Lillian West of G touches ter Co Va. and James S. Tucker of Ports mouth and Miss Ella' M. White of Gates County. . SHOT NEGRO WOMAN , Charles Henry Grandy colored last Tuesday about one oclock shot and seriously wounded a negro woman named Deliloh Shannon. At the time of the shooting officers had a warrant for Grandy charging him with beating the Shannon woman. Grandy fled as soon as the deed was committed. 1 , 21 BATTLESHIP8 IN FLEET ALDERMEN GRANT 8ITE FOR MONUMENT A delegation of members of the D. H. Hill Chapter ofthe daughters of the Confederacy headed by Mrs. R. T. Whitehurst appeared before the board of aldermen last Monday night and asked permission to erttel the Confederate ' monument In Pool St. between Main and Matthews streets After, much discussion on the part of the Aldermen the request was gran ted and tne handsome Confederate monument will stand between the County court house and the U. S. government building. INSTALL HEATIN-G - Washington Carrying out Secre tary Meyer'a plan to have twenty-one battleships in the Atlantic fleet at the beginning of the next fiscal year the Navy Department ordered three vessels now undergoing repairs to be placed In commission by June 1st. They are the Missouri at the Boston navy yard the Ohio at the New Tork navy yard and the Maine at the Portsmouth navy yard. ' - . . . c Mr. W. P. Knowles is engaged In installing the plumbing and heat ing plant in Mr. J. A. Kramers new residence In Main street. This is a considerable contract and that it has been awarded , to Mr. Knowles speaks well of his ability to handle Jobs of any class or size. front-assessments are to be made to. the County Board of Equalization. It shall be the work of the assessors to equalize assessments as between individuals and as between township The County Assessors for this dis trict named by the North Carolina: Corporation Commission are as fol- lows: . Pasquotank County T. B. Wilson Elizabeth City N. C. Perqulmmans County L. B. Per ry, Durants Neck N.C. Pamlico County A. R. Oatlln, Stonewall N. C. ' Tyrrell County W. E. Spencer,' Jerry N. C. Washington County W. 3. Merc ' er, Mackeys Ferry N. C. R. F. D. 1 Chowan County M. H. Dixon, Edenton N. C. Currituck County R , , E . Flora, Shawboro, N. C. . ' Dare County B. G. Crisp Manteo Bertie Co I. C. Bond Windsor. Camden Co. J. E. Cook Indlant- own, N. C. Hyde , Co. Isaac Pepkln, vj Gates Co. H . C. Benton, Sunber- ry, n, u. MR. J. B. COMBS DIED MONDAY ' News was received here Tuesday which announced the death of Mr. J. B. Combs a prominent citizen of Tyrrell County His death occurred last Monday at noon. ' Mr. Combs : was more than 70 years old. He was very prominent in the .affairs of Tyrell County. He is survived by a wife and sev eral children. TO MOVE CAMPS At the meeting of the board of aldermen Monday night Mayor Fear ing and alderman Wright were ap pointed a committee to have the . convict camps moved from the pres ent site on Riverside avenue to some site where the convicts will not be a nuisance. PROMINENT FARMER 6UDDENLY STRICKEN Milton Rhodes a prominent farm er of the Newland section sustained . a serious attack of illness last 8at urday at his home in that commun ity. He was engaged In working about his premises when he was at tacked with vertigo and fell to the ground. He quickly rallied from the" attack. ' ' 7 v.
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