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ELIZABETH CITY N. C, THURSDAY. AUGUST 23, 1900.
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ONE DOLL,ARpci Year, in Advance.) The Official Paper of PASQUOTANK aild CAMDEN Counties. ( ESTABLISHED 1886
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STATE ITEMS.
A silk mill is to be located in
Raleigh sometime in the near
futute.
The Farmers' Alliance met in
Hillsbcro, N. C, last week,
about fifty delegates being pres
ent. Gov. Chas. B. Aycock and
Hon. Walter II. Neal have re
turned from Virginia where
they spent a week in recuperate
lug.
Dr. George C. Wotth and
family, refugee missionaries
from China, have returned to
North Carolina. We welcome
them back to our old State.
The meeting of the North Car
olina Press Association which
was :o have been held in Hend
ersonville, August, 22 and 23,
has been posponed indefinitely.
The State Board of Pharmacy
has granted license to 29 young
men to practice pharmacy in
this State. A large percentage
of the class passed the examina
tion. The Democrats are going to
eairy this State in November by
a handsome majority, and they
will do it in spite of these dis
ciples of discoid. Charlotte
News
A disastrous fire consumed fif
teen buildings at Windsor, N. C,
last week. The fire originated
in Goldstein's clothing store, on
Granville street. There was
some insurance
The Grand Encampment of
the I. O. O. F. of North Carolina,
convened in Wilmington, WTed
nesday, August 15, Grand Patri
arch, L. C. Hawlett, of Greens
boro, presiding.
The Eighth Annual Session
of the North Carolina Baptist
Sunday School Chautauqua was
held last week at Lenoir, N. C.
Mr. N. B. Broughton is the able
President of the Chautauqua.
At his home in Wakefield,
last week, Mr. Rascher P.
Chamblee, the P. M. of that
place committed suicide by
blowing his brains out with a
pistol. Ill health caused the
deed.
Watauga county is to have a
railroad. It has voted bonds of
$60,000 for the extension of the
Carolina and Northwestern rail
road. At the election, of the
2,606 registered votes, 1,503
voted for it. Nczvs and Observer.
Hon. Theodore F. Kluttz has
beeu renominated by acclama
tion, for Congress, by the Demo
cratic Ccngressional Convention
for the seventh district. Hon
J. R. Blair was unanimously
nominated for elector for this
district.
Last week at WTilson, N. C,
four children were killed by
their father George Griffin and
his third wife. It is alleged
that the children were impris
oned in an outhouse and allowed
to die of starvation. The pair
have been jailed.
Rev. Walter N. Johnson, pas
tor of the WTeldon Baptist
Church, and Miss EvaCoppedye,
daughter of Rev. Geo. W. Cop
pedye, were united in marriage
at Wakefield, in the Baptist
Church, last week, Rev. A. D
Hunter officiating.
A special from Salisbury to
the Charlotte Observer says :
" There were vivid displays of
lightning here last week unac
companied by rain. Mrs. W. W.
Bays was violently shocked
while standing in the yard of
the district Methodist parsonage.
She was rendered unconscious
for a time, but experiences no
ill effects from the accident exs
cept swollen hands."
Mr. C. M. Bernard, the United
States district attorney, received
a check from the United States
Treasury last week for 4,000,
which is the amount the govern
ment is to pay for the postofiice
site at Elizabeth City. The
check is made payable to E. F.
Lamb and wife, the owners of
the property. Mr. Bernard will
go to Elizabeth C ity in a few
days to have the deeds properly
signed aud the transfer made.
Raleigh Post.
The Shirtwaist it is.
There is no use in contending
against the stars in their course,
and least of all against the Dog
Star. Theeshirt waist man has
come to stay. From New York,
Washington, Baltimore, Phila
delphia, Chicago, and from all
the lesser lights of the urban
sisterhood, comes one long-
drawn sigh of relief from einau-
cipated manhood, while the
tempest of conservative protest
is stilled. The shirt waist it is,
and the shirt waist it will be
more and more hereafter. Let
the tailor, the shirt-maker and
the outfitter, therefore, take
thought for tomorrow, for a new
order is at hand and the old has
passed.
Our conscience is clear in the
matter. Weeks ago we served
notice that unless the innovation
was uipped in the bud it could
never be nipped at all. It was
not nipped. The women folk
might have met the emergency,
but tney didn't. They only
smiled and regarded it as a com
lortiug proof of masculine weak
ness. And the mischief is done.
What shall profit the kicks of
the hotel and transportation
people? The best drawing card
for the railway line next sum
mer will be the announcement
that the shirt waist man can
ride anywhere he wants to lrom
the cow-catcher to the rear
platform. The cafe where the
masculine shirt waist is tabooed
will, according to a contempor
ary, fall into the hands of the
bailiffs. Undoubtedly, the mis
chief has been done.
There remains, however, a
subsidiary issue which is called
up by the Philadelphia Times
"We read that in the yacht
squadron upon Long Islaud
Sound, many yachting women
may now be seen dressed sensi
bly and nautically in white dnck
trousers. This happy thought
suggests a possible solution of
the shirt waist problem. The
women in trousers must wear
shirt waists and they can be
relied upon to wear them prop
erly and to adjust the trousers
to them in a satisfactory way.
By studying their example the
men may learn how to do it."
Shall world -conquering man,
boasting of his inventive genius
and creative ingenuity, confess
his inability to adjust his shirt
waist to his trousers waist ?
Away with the humiliating ad
mission ! Let us resort to belts,
surcingles, safety pins, shingle
nails or solder, but never, never
holler for help! Virginian Pilot.
First Bale of New Cotton.
Raleigh saw its first bale of
new cotton last week.
It was sent here co Mr. C. E.
Johnson from Scotland county,
and was sold at public auction
in front of the store of Sherwood
Higgs & Co., at 12.30 o'clock.
The cotton graded strict good
midling and the price paid for
it was 9-8 cents. Lee & Latta
were the purchasers.
Cotton is said to be opening
rapidly in Scotland county aud
it is expected that before the
end of the week there will be
25 or more bales on the market
in Laurinburg.
Scotland was the first county
in
the State to report cotton
opening. News and Observer.
The Louisburg Mercantile
Company of Louisburg, was
granted articles of incorporation
by the Secretary of State last
week. The capital stock of the
company is 4,000 and the in
corporators aie J. W., J. P. and
L. M. Hollingsworth, and E. P.
Massenburg. Raleigh Post.
STATE ALLIANCE'S STRONG
STAND.
Better Schools, Compulsory At
tendance and Reformatory.
Editor Poe of the Progressive
Farmer, and J. W. Denmark
have returned from Hillsboro,
where they attended the four
teenth annual session of the
North Carolina Farmers' Alli
ance. The attendance was lar
ger than for the past two years.
The following officers were
elected: W A. Graham, presh
dent ; J. T. Paschal, vice-presi
dent ; T. B. Parker, secretary
and treasurer ; T. C. Bain, of
Cumberland, lecturer; J. M.
Mitchell, of Wayne, assistant
lecturer; Prof. Juo. Graham and
J. W. Denmark were elected on
executive committee.
Part of the machinery in the
shoe factory at Hillsboro has
been removed and it will not be
operated again for some time at
least. Financially the order
showed a gain of $2,000 over
two years ago and $ 1,800 over
last year, as balanced after pay
ing all expenses. Among the
resolutions passed was one
thanking the press of the State
for publishing the address issued
by Messrs. Gra am, Parker Em
ery, Mitchell, Seawell and
Fleming, regarding the aims
and objects of the Alliance and
inaugurating more profitable
system of farming and protect
ing the agricultural interests.
The address was highly en
dorsed by the body.
The two most important res
olutions passed were as follows :
"Whereas, the North Carolina
Farmers State Alliance has been
from the time of its foundation
the earnest friend of education,
and whereas there is now im
perative necessity for greater
school advantages within the
borders of North Carolina than
ever before. Now be it
Resolved, That the Legislature
of North Carolina be and hereby
is, petitioned
1st. To levy a special tax, un
der Article 9, Sec. 3, of the State
Constition, sufficient to run our
public schools for four months,
and that in addition the special
appropriation of $100,000 be
continued.
2. To appropriate a sum suffi
cient for the support of the
State University, the Agricul
tural and Mechanical College
upon a permanent basis, such
appropriation to enable free tui
tion in those institutions to be
offered to every white student in
North Carolina.
3. To enact such laws as will
compel the attendance of all
children between the ages of 7
and 15 upon the public schools.
4. To prohibit the employ
ment of children of immature
age in manufacturing industries.
5. To establish reformatories
for young criminals."
A resolution was passed on
the death of ex Governor Elias
Carr, ex-president of the State
Alliance, also resolutions thank
ing President Winstoi of the A.
& M. College for an excellent
address before the body, com
mending and endorsing the offi-
cial organ, the Progressive
Farmer, aud its non-partisan
policy, and appointing a com
mittee to confer with the A. &
M. College authorities about the
education at the college of prac
tical and theorietical farmers.
President Graham was de
tained at home by illness in his
family. The Alliance will put
additional lecturers in the field
and hope to double the member
ship during this year.
The Alliance also decided to
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offer a number of premiums for
agricultural displays at the State
Fail in October.
Editor Poe of the Progressive
Farmer, when asked about the
present and future ol the order,
said : "I never care to refer to
the politics of Alliance officials,
as such matters are not consid
ered in their selection, but to
show the falsity of the prejudice
of some, it may be well to say
that the president and trustee,
the secretary-treasurer, State
business arent, and assistant lec
turer are all influential Demo
cratic farmers, while the remain
ing offices are filled by wide
awake farmers aud educators,
belonging to other patties or
noue. The prejudice against
the Alliance is rapidly dying
out aud the outlook for re organ
ization is very bright. Demo,
crats, Populists, Prohibitionists
and Republicans attended the
State meeting, and all worked in
harmony and devoted them
selves to the agricultural and
educational lines along which
the Alliance will work, and all
will assist in the re-organization
to be effected this fall and win
ter." Ex
Fastest Time Made by Steamer.
The Hamburg American Line
steamship Deutschland, which
sailed from New York Aug. 8th
for Hamburg, arrived at Ply
mouth at 8 o'clock Tuesday
morning, Aug. 14th, making a
new record for the eastward pas
sage and the fastest time ever
attained by any ocean steamer,
of five days, eleven hours, fortyi
five minutes. Her highest day's
run was 552 knots. The Deut
schland made an average speed
of 23.32 knots during the pas
sage. "Hunger is the Best Sauce,"
Yet some people are never hun
gry. Whatever they eat has to
be "forced down." There is, of
course, something wrong with
these people. By taking Hood's
Sarsaparilla a short time they
are given an appetite and then
they enjoy eating and food nour
ishes them. If you find your
appetite failing, just try a bottle
of Hoods. It is a true stomach
tonic and every dose does good.
The best family cathartic is
Hood's Pills.
SOUTH MILLS.
Mr. Jno. F. Foster has gone to
Norfolk.
Miss Lucy Davis is visiting in
Norfolk, Va.
Mr. Frank Eason spent Satur
day and Sunday at Shiloh.
Miss Estelle Crowson is visit
ing friends in Pasquotank.
The Fisherman & Farmer
continues to grow in popularity.
Miss Lena Jacobs has returned
home after a pleasant visit to
Norfolk.
Mrs. Sabra Sawyer died Satur
day morning at her home at the
Toll bridge. Mrs. Sawyer was
about 87 years of age.
Mr. J. W. Pool, who has been
in business at Oriental, is visit
ing his father, Dr. J. H. Pool.
Mr. Pool's family are with him.
Mr. Wm. C. Foster, of Pasquo
tank, was in the village Mon
day. Mrs. J. F. Foster and
children returned to his home
with him.
Miss Nlary Etheridge, who
has been teaching in the Sharon
community, left for home in
Norfolk Monday, much to the
regret of numerous triends.
The telephone poles are all
up between South Mills and
Camden and the line will soon
be ready for business. The dis
tance between the two places is
a fraction over twelve and a half
miles, requiring 102 poles.
FROM MOYOCK.
Mrs. Lizzie Poyner is on the
sick list
Mrs. D. A. Cox is visiting
relatives in Norfolk and Berk
ley. Mr. William R. Wilkins, of
Berkley, is visiting: relatives!
here.
The protracted meeting at
Shady Grove has been post
poned. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wilson
have spent the past week in
Fairfield.
Protracted meeting is in pro
gress here at the Baptist church
this week.
A very heavy electric shower
passed over this place Thursday
night about midnight.
Miss Maggie Hinton, of Nor
folk, is visiting her cousin, Mrs.
M. C. Poyner, at this place.
Mr. Henry Dudley, of Hicks
ory, Va., spent Sunday here with
his sister, Mrs. R. O. Bagley.
Miss Gillam, who has been
visiting relafives here for some
time, has returned to her home
at Williamsburg.
Mrs. S. M. Maun was delight
ed with a visit from her mother
and sister, Mrs. Lizzie Bell and
Mrs. Joe Stevens, of Snowden,
Saturday.
Mr. Speuce Gray, while walk
ing in his sleep one night last
week fell out of a second story
window and hurt himself quite
badly, but is some better. He
was attended by Dr. S. M. Mann.
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NEWS ITEMS FROM EDENTON
Mr. J. H. Holmes came up
from Nags Head last week.
Mr. B. S. Bronson is visiting
friends in Warrenton, N. C.
Mr. J. W. Brauning and wile
are off on a visit to the North.
Miss Eva Spruill, of Creswell,
is delighting friends here with
a visit.
Hon. W. D. Pruden and fam
ily are spending the hot days at
Blowing Rock.
Mr. A. Owens has returned
from Niagara Falls aud other
places of interest.
We are glad to see that the
Baptist parsonage has received
some very much needed repairs.
Miss Rena Hearing, of Centre
ville, Va., is in the village visit
ing her uncle, K. R. Pendleton,
Esq.
The steamer Haven Bell re
turned last Friday from Nag's
Head with the excursion party
that left here Sunday.
Rev. W. J. Crowson, of South
Mills, was in the village one
day last week on business. He
went from here to Hertford.
Everyone seems to be highly
pleased with the Fisherman &
Farmer, and wTe offer congratu
lations to the new editors and
wish for them great success.
Lula.
SHILOH.
Mr. S. S. Bartlett is now very
sick.
Messrs. C. J. Spence and V .
M. Eason, of South Mills, spent
Saturday and Sunday in toe vi
cinity of Shiloh.
Messrs. Claude Kellam and
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Luke Stevens and Miss Florence aud Mrs p p Snowden Sunday
Gregory spent last Saturday and leven;ntr
Sunday in E. City.
Mrs. T. C. Sanderson and chil-
Mr. W. S. Bartlett, of South dren, of Moyock, spent Sunday
Mills, and Mr. Johu Bartlett. of j iler b.other, Mr P. H.
Camden C. II., spent Monday ; Morgan. Her daughter, Miss
with their sick brother. Lilhe, who has been visiting
There were ten converts bap-, relatlVt"a io t';lis vicinity for the
fzed at Five Mill Sunday moi n-i Pas w0 rweek,s' returned home
ing. After the baptising, ser-
vices were neia at tne cnincn a party consisting ot Capt.
where those that were restored and Mrs. Sivills, Misses Wood -and
baptized received the r ght ard, Etheridge, Le.t h and the
hand of fellowship into the
church. May the blessings of;
the Lord rest upon them that; Grandy and Smith went to Curs
may be faithful to their church rituck last Monday night and
and true to their God. went on a moonlight sailing ex
Z. Icursion. The trip was enjoyed
SHAWBORO
Mr. H. H. Forbes went to E.
City Tuesday.
Mr. Sidney Stevenson spent! Thc law" PartVSivcn at Mr.
Tuesday in E. City. J- L. DeConnis last Friday
.T ' T . . i evening was a decided success in
J- L: DeCormis was m every respect A beautiful cake
C,t' oue da' last weck- was to be voted to the most sc-
Sheriff and Mis. Flora spent j complished young lady present
one day last week in E. Citv. land Miss Lula Etheridge was
.t. . 1 1
Mr. Ed. Fenner. of Halifav is
visiting
ity.
relatives in this vicin-
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Miss Sadie Williams, of Berk -
ley, is visiting the Misses Mm;
gan
Mr. . L. DeCormis spent
Monday and Tuesday in Nor
folk.
Mr.
J-
E. C. Bell and Caleb
Noxfolk one day last
were in
week.
Mrs. J. B. Sawyer, of Norfolk,
is visiting her sister, Mr. K S.
Leary.
Mrs. Ed. Wood, of Eden ton,
is visiting her brother, Dr. H.
M. Shaw.
The writer was sorry that last
week's letter was unavoidably
crowded out.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Sears, ol i
Norfolk, are visiting relatives in '
this vicinity.
Mr. F. D. Walker, of Norfolk,
spent Sunday night at Mr. W.
D. Barnard's.
Messrs. Hal aud Ed Shaw
have returned from a few days'
stay at Nags Head.
Mrs. Eliza Rankin left last
week for a month's visit to rela
lives in Plvmouth.
Miss Eva Stevenson is spend
ing some time with relatives
and friends at Roper.
Mr. Wood, of E. City,
visited his friend, Ml. J. L. De
Cormis, Jr., last week.
Little Mary Conger, of Eden-
:ton, spent last week very pleas
antly witli Sudie Shaw.
Miss Annie Shaw has returned
home alter an extended visit to
relatives and friends in Eden ton.
Mis Mary Ntwbold. of Cres
well, is the appreciated guest of
her friend, Miss Mamie DeCor
mis. Mis. Oliver, of Norfolk, was
the appreciated guest ol Mts. G.
E. Stevenson lor a few days last
week.
Mr. W. J. Graud , of Norfolk,
is spending a few das this week
with his parents, Mr. aud Mrs.
J. B Grandy.
Owing to sickness in Pastor
Old's family the pulpit at Per
kins Chapel was filled Sunday
afternoon by Rev. J H. M. Giles.
Mr. John Morgan and wife re
turned to their home in Berkley
Friday after spending a few days
with his uncle, Mr. P. H. Mor-
gan.
Messrs P. II. Morgan and J.
E. C. Bell are on a business trip
to Heihaven and other places in
Eastern North Carolina this
week.
We have been having refresh
ing showers foi the past week
that have gieatly relieved the
crops and the farmers are now
wearing smiling faces.
Mis.- Bessie Morgan returned
home last Wednesday from
Asheville, where she has been
spending the hot summer
months very pleasantly .
Misses Gertie Woodard and
Lula Etheridge and Messrs. J. P.
Barnard and B. F. Britton visit
e at ilip hnsnitahl home of Mr
with her Sunday afternoon.
Misses Ferebee and
Messrs.
3arnard, Britton, Etheridee.
by all, and they returned in the
wee small hours ot the night ex
pressing themselves as waating
to take another sail.
U1C ipient, receiving a major
I U-Y ot 1 20 votes- The proceeds
j win go towards purchasing some
; provident rhnivh nnd SnnHiv
school, and the nice sum of $2$
was realized.
Stjnshimk.
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MANTEO ITEMS.
Miss Nannie Smith is visiting
in E. City
M iss Ruth Kvans returned
Saturday night.
Mr. Z. W. Evans ami children
have returned to Cisco.
Quite a number of our people
were in E. City on Saturday.
Miss Bettie Mann, of B. City,
is visiting Mis W. J. Griffin.
Miss Mary Cofficld, ol Cisco,
is stopping at the Hotel Roan
oke.
Mr. O C. Lilly bridge, of Bal
timore,
Evans.
is visiting Mr. J. W.
Rev. G. D. Laugston has re
turned to his home, after a pleas
ant stay among friends here.
Mrs. Sample and her daugh
ter, Miss Nellie, of WoodviUe,
are visiting Mr A. G. Sample.
Mr. S. C. Gray has returned
ifroni Cisco, and we have learned
that he visited
not friends.
"a friend" and
Rev. J. J. Parker returned Sat
urday night, aud began this
week with his revival services
for Mt. Olivett church.
Miss Myrtle Taylor, of Kins
ton, and Misses Smith wick, of
Jamesville, spent a few days with
Dr. F. P. Gates last week.
Mr. J. A. Evans called to see
Dr. Lumsden at E. City on Sat
urday ; and returning that night
he had his hat talked clear off,
overboard.
Mr. Richaid B lclifl, assistant
engineer on the Neuse, has been
spending the past week with
Miss Hettie Sawyer and a young
lady friend.
Rev. R. A. Willis and wife
have been spending a few days
in Manteo. Mr. Willis held his
third Quarterly Conference at
this place on Monday.
K.
MUMFORD AND ROSEDALE.
Miss Bessie Morgan is visit
ing relatives in this place.
Miss Cherry, of Deep Creek,
is visiting Miss Lovie Jones.
Mr. J. H. Hewitt has returned
to his home at Mapleton, Va.
Mr Joe Hewitt, of Beiklc,
Va., is out on a visit to his par
ents. Mr. Charlie Harris, of Nor
folk, is here on a visit to rela
tives. Mr. Hank Land, of Va , is
spending a few days with Mr.
Fred Brothers.
The heat has been excessive.
How we will welcome the cool
breath of Autumn.
Mr. Ratia Heath aud family
are visiting relatives and friends
in this community.
Miss Estelle Crowson, of
South Mills, is over spending a
few days with friends.
Misses Nannie Davis and Liz
zie Parker, of South Norfolk,
Va., are visiting relatives aud
friends here.
Miss Bertie Hewitt has res
turned home very much im
proved in health, after spending
several weeks in Va.
The protracted meeting at the
Baptist church closed Friday
with 25 accessions to the church.
Rev. Mr. Hines, of Portsmouth,
Va., conducted the meeting and
has gained a warm place in the
hearts of the people.
Ruby,