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JlifijCiuUS AGVEHllSkR
' Advertise In Ilia
ECONOMIST
Beoaus th Fopl Rend It
ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. TUESDAY; JULY 25, 1905.
NO. 90
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the boy became frightened and aud
denly began choking his grandfather,
iiytne ume mat nig grandson re
leased his hold and fell Into deep
water, Judge Parker was thoroughly
exhausted from, want of breath and
could do little t assist the lad.'
Fritz, who was on a wharf with his
Irl In Marlfote RoroHin CM family waiting for a boat, threw off
vi in ihui rtviv? 1 1 vvuu i iik .....
uia wait ..u juuiyvu uvu vitt? 1 1 1 Li
The boy was out of sight, but Fritz
dived and caught hold of his hand
about six feet under water, bringing
hi mto the surface and to the shore,
Judg eParker reached the shore
without assistance.
Fritz was taken to Judge Parker's
house, ' Rosemont, supplied with dry
clothing and thanked heartily for his
timely assistance. .
titoes Bringing
Hl.50toSI.75
d Prices are Steadily
Advancing. -
flood in th potatd market is
g and that ( article of food Is
Ing In price as !Jts scarcity ln
Since ytteriay "the ' prices
ffflyai' aboii'i fift)" cents on the
Mr W. C. Glover, the commls
erchariirthf s 'morning received
a iiam from' New York which
said: "karket feellnjg better, potatoes
J1.50 10 ?1.75 per bkrrel." -Messages
from other markets l are expected dur
ing 'th day showing advances and the
prices, may again r$ach two -dollars a
barril,: The farmers and other shii.
iew,iaiej)eing. aoprisea 01 me im-
ment and the! better prices are
pro
exp
bied to revive'
shipping which
Knocked -Sheriff- Down; Took- Pistol
, and Keys,
Courtland, Va., July 24. When
Deputy Sheriff J. W. Bryant went to
the jail today to feed the prisoners,
Charlie Martin, colored, one of the In
mates confined therein, knocked Mr.
Bryant down and took his pistol from
him . and then made hsiw . dya won
him and then made his way down the
steps. On reaching the outer door
Thl entire crop has been dug and
( maniltgfarmirs have permitted your
Vj- MPotatoesWA)main" in tho bar- De
the field. 'Others na Deea
try '"ia.
barns, etc
. M .. ... . , ' i j
during tne past, several weeKs couiu and flndlng Jt he ruShed back
be dne from tbis, section .only at a up the steps, put the pistol to Bry-
lose.l ,f j ' ' . - nnt.'a fiiofi nnri anM-
Thl entire crop has been dug and aivt. ma th' bova ' r wlli hlnw
brains out."
Deputy Bryant handed over the
keys. Martin again made his way
as a loss, duc down tne steps, opened the door.
, brought out. Jumped over the iron railings? in th
i seems tci prevail that the lncosure and made his escape over
1 Ty rmuH uou a uiuu- river. '
p'lgffect.ocottvfi, but expert In Martin was convicted at this term
Lfaallon Is to thelcontrary. he au- f the Clrcul, Courr and Bent(!n.w to
thorltj states that K the rains con- ja for thlrty daya and; pay a . line
tlnueWh longer thl;y will cause the of flfty donars for uniawfui shootiris.
cottori bloom to aron on, nut -an yei H l8offensG belns, m.ii Mr ' Bryant
allowed him to wall: about In th?
hallway of the Jail.
Water Report
Being Considered
Water Committee Held Meet
ing This MorningVCon-...
tents of Report Unknown,
tha1 ueht has not bBen sumcient 101
this .N
Thdifarmers throughout the section
. . . . ' -
iepo; itneir couon ana cura -crops
beingy p tha beat of condition Cotton
v- irinff ranidly and corn has at-
I a fine srrowth. the ears show-
T
' HELD ON LOTTERY CHARGE
- Dallas, Texas, July 24. W. H. Clff-
ton was arrested by a deputy United
States marshal yesterday and brought
before United' States Commissioner
iFinck, charged with carrying on a
lottery under- the name of the Equi
table Home Association, and deposit
ODIST EXr .iON
TO i HENRYi ,nS 1 the United States mails letters
tethodie'
will r
Benr ilenrv ttnd Nor-
Thu. , this week over
1 & buthern road, and it
01 me
y 1 Schools of I Slvlng Information concerning the lot
4 excursion to iery- e was indicted at St. Louis,
Clifton' bond was fixed at $1,500 for
his appearance In St, Louis Novem
ber 6. Clifton is bi charge of the
Dalla sofflce of the Equitable Home
Association! ' : i' : .
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-if.
;reatti
ill cq'
it vei
Ise of. being one
ar of the season.
ursion will leave Elizabeth
a. m. going through Vir
" tb Cape Henry. Same
Se Henry at p:30 p. va.,
'rglnia Beach,
ng to go to Norfolk will
t Clapham Junction.
V the round trip wiH
qhildren fifty cents.."
y of the excursionists
ginia Beach and Nor-
e. or Duslness, . the
v The committe appointed fori the in
vestigation of Elizabeth CityS water
supply and to examine aafl report
upon the quality t)f the water, com
posed of Drs. I. Fearing and H. D.
Walker, Messrs. H. T. Qreenleaf. and
Jr-Heywood Sawyer- and -City Attor
ney C. E. Thompson, received the ex
pert report of Mr. ' J. L. Ludlow of
Winston-Salem . yesterday and thljj
morning held a meeting in the office
of the city .attorney to read the same.
After the report, which is most com
plete, dealing with everything "per
taining to the water being used here,
has been carefully read and its speci
fications given careful consideration,
the mentioned committee will at once
roceed to. formulate Its official report
which will be submitted to the board
of aldermen at their special meeting
to be held-tpJnight for that purpose.
The committee this morning stated
that at the present,, time none of the
specifications or statements contain
ed by the report under their consid
eration could be given for publication
and to all save the committee its con
tents are entirely unknown.
The considerable stir made at !.he
previous meeting of the board of al
dermen on the water question is .vet
fresh in the minds pf. iV.tssjpstod ;
KiblicVrfcf. and the samiary
conditions prevailing at the source of
supply -were freely" commented upon
by several f citizens with the rosult
that the . mentioned corumitca lecelv
ed appointment tnd the allotment of
the important 'work of invest ijja'jj
the same. " , ' ;
Mr. J.L. Ludlow, the expert refer
red to was immediately ; secured.
He came to this c?ty and examined
thoroughly the water and on leaving
stated that his report ' would be in
the hands of the commltec i about
ten days.
The report of the commLtej to th.J
aldermen will be 'creative of the most
intense interest. ' ,
Rodgers Out Un
der S5,000 Bond
Dockery's Physician Declar
ed the Danger Over-Heated
Arguments in Court.'
Falelgh, July 24. After 30 la.-' in
Jail, waiting for the physicians to
pronounce. John Dockery out of dan
ger .Policeman Isaac W. Rogers wliO
shot Dockery on the 24th of June on
the steps of the Tucker building,, was
yestertfaye7easeaTTnder a bond-of
$5,000.
This bond was allowed only, after
a scries of arguments for and aga!nst,
lawyers on both sides speaking time
and again on points raised. The State
arid the lawyers retained by the Dock
erys for the prosecution resisted the
putting on the stand of the physician
to say Dockery was out of langvir,
asked for a postponement of the hear
ing, insisted on amending the war
rant so as to make it for a secret
assault and waylaying by Rogers, and
urged that $10,000 bond be required.
The defense insisted on having the
physician testify and won, Insisted
on the hearing of the case for bail,
and won, objected to the amending
of the warrant at this time and lost,
asked for bail at from $50 Oto $1.0u0
and were allowed to give ball in the
sum, of $j,000f Each point was vig
orously contested and the arguments
wer every strenuous and full of fir .
The hearing began shortly after
11:30 In the court house, the sheriff's
office,' wJjere the hearing was to have
been held ,proyed to small for the
.crowd, though we were not more
than fifty or sixty present . ii any
time. For Rogers there were present
Col. J. C. L. Harris, Col. T. M. Argo,
Mr. Elmer Shaffer, and Mr. Charles
U. Harris For the State there was
Mr. William B. Jones and with him
Col. S. G. Ryan and Mr. T. S. Fuller,
Mr. Claude Dockery, uncle of Mr.
Joh nDockery, sat with these attor
neys and ! consulted with them: The
case was heard by Justice Separk.
Well it may be saiJ that Washing
ton has a large part of what Eliza
beth City ought to have, and why?
beuauite every business man in'ttjat
little city is right up to Hoylc and
from personal observations of the
writter loan their, efforts jointly to
the wholesale fish and oyster d alert
of that town. - We have just an fine
business men and financiers in Eliza-J
betb City as hag Washington. But
letting Washington . get a tuning
holt on what we ought to have has
simply been an erroneous overnight. Not a vender of cider, malt or
Our business will open again in oth(r 'drinks of a like 11 ttur,- has jet
SeDtemberand I sincerely Im.,.. Ll..-ir. tHk'" ",,r 1 n l'tW lax -I 5 0
each and every reader of this article 1 P'r """, which tux -a .leoi.lt-d
will voluntarily in8talLtberoselveslnjaJiLjIlU!!J l9r- k' when ,
None Are Takin?
r
Out Cider License
The $500 Tax Has Plugged
" '. ' Up Cider Barrels
Effectually.
as a committee to assist and encour
age a business that has a promising
future. In conclusion I will hIho
add l hat we need several firms or
individuals doiDg a water product
Tler business which will produce
more competition thereby offering
the fUhmcn and oystermen better
encouragement o market their1 pro
ducts hire. -
Very Respectfully.', '
R. A
Revised List of Victims.
Slip to 1
Vlrgl'A(jE?-v
yfhe tra
enough cc
fork . and '
Vwu no d
DEATH FOLLOWED TH REATS
Wilkesbarre, Pa., July 24'. Andrew
Teplir, a prominent Polish merchant
of Pittston, died last evening, and it
is.'believed that his health was" under
mined by receiving several "Black
Hand" letters threatening to kill him
unless he gave the writers large sums
Of. money.- Several of these were
Kent to him Borne5 months ago and
caused him to worry much. His
of the excursionists healti bgan; to fail, and yesterday
t ti. na mea
l W UAO AXV7U1J AVf
.ve as yet made the
,iresque point on the
7 Dt composed of
V insure ample com-
i .WILL HC
Weath'
.Negro Woman Shot.
Statesville, July 24.As the result of
a shooting today near Shinnsvi'Oa
Barrington township, Minnie Houpe Is
Ir thA trtn Wnp with a ball In the letfmt
n en lovable one. "u l- wy is m jail nerc,
Dana are coiorea ana Dotn nave fneir
local habitations in the negro setde-
ment - In - this p'acel
Yacke. yand Minnie 'were on' their
way to a picnic at a negro church in
South Iredell, when the shooting oe
curred. Th?y , went to Trou.man
OOT TOMORROW
vis, or a
'iner of th(
ak more th
Elk" Aydl
his $3.50 gun
Ions aid in bp
I
1 ting, the Albemarle
ill hold its regular
norrow afternoon at
I trap on the marsh.
i eek was won by the j from here this inorning on the train
Jo, none of the mem-1 and got inta a puarre las they were
x score! to which they passing through a yard at the home
iluded wVu pride, and to- of Deputy Sheriff S. H. Houston; who
1 will all entef the shoot saya . he saw Lr.c':ey pull his pistol
- Termination to mate itood and shoot. He immediateiv -orreati.i?
, . 1
- xa mane the Lackey and aeut for Justice A W.
rophy pin I iBIackwelder. Lackey denied doinH
teh shooting, but Deputy Sheriff IIous-
laying aside ton and twq others werf eyorwlt
vious occas- nesses to the whole affair' and thsv
hfi- proposes tesitfled that he did shoot In default
eir the pin of a $100 bond Lackey was brought
r : here and lodged In JalL The girl re-
ntsed by a fused to tell, the cause of the uhoot
' I 4 Mr. Houston says that Lackey
f -larYowly she struck the pistol down just In
time to twelve .the ball la her foot.
l
" and Gran
) tocape
T'oughkep-'
Drowning ' i .
n vjf, 'judee
1 -
w,
wM
y.
a. I
nvr es-
ii liming
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".lb
wit;
Sunday Excursions ;
. To Ndg Head.
, Kteamr Tour'st leaves herjdoctt at
of Fearinjr street every Snday at
m. arriving at Naps Hrtd at 13
rt-turrinff leaves F"agS Tead at
, .'m.", arriving- at Elizbot'; ity-at
. ' p m. Round trip fl.CO'
Firvoi aboard the stf-amor ,
"?.r,and ST "
t July 24.-
l.trftntv. t.Yk fivrti . ir no fa
V IT U VJ VII J VU I PI J
CqttpnArfwpnced
. t.uy Wire to The Economist.)
New .York, July 25. There was a
shot -and killed, bis wife Lillian, rise' .of fifteen points to cotton this
aged seventeen years; today and
then committed s-iicide by sending
a bullett into his heart. The youth
ful couple were married a year ag',
and today's tragedy was the rtmult
of frequent quarrels during the lasi
three weeks.
morning. ,. It was a great surprise to
Wall street, coming as it did after
yesterday's rise of thirty Roints.
x RE-URMED TO NEWBERNE.
Louis Stanley, the negro t who was
arrested here yesterday by he police
on the strength of a telegram receiv
ed from New Berne, was returned to
that city today in the custo&y of
The Jocal ponce
reecived a. message from ' the New
Berne authorities "asking them to
send him to that city.
Ilolroyd was a "pattern maker at
Cramp's shipyards.' About ten
days ago the pattern makers at the Mr- I J- Pritchard,
shipyard went on strike. Iljolroyd
found -employment in Newark,1 N.
hi rand. asked his wife-to accom
pany him there. ' She refused, it i
said and her refusal led to
quarreling, wjth the result that be
shot her three times, killing her 4l
most instantly." He' then sent a
bullet through his .own heart.
Ilolroyd left a note-,addrfssd to
Both our mothers and fathers," in
which toesaid: "We bid vou L'ood
). V e. both are unhappy. Our
ast wish " is to be buried Bide - bv
side." . : 7" "
Sao Diego. July 24 careful
compilation of casualties was made
by the Associated Press at 9 o'clock
tonight, and is as follows: '
Buried in military cemetery at
Port Rosecrans today. 47; dead now
in morgue, 10; dead in fireroom of
Benningtdn still un recovered "2.
Total dead, 50. Injured at variouc
hospitals, 50; missing, 16. Grand
total, 125. ,:, ;t
Of the injured at hospitalpeven
. . .3 .
ninte .bodies were taSen to
tery todsy, but two wre
back 'upon telegraphic ord
shipment,, which readied her.,
they bad been started fol- the c,
tery. ; ' ,v'f
The following additional dea
have been identified: U. N. ' Hoi
land , fireman; M . Conway, fi reman ;
C. E. Rushing, fireman; Frank de
Cburtoui,, oiler, and N. M. Frick.
the aldermen met to hi-ar ide rt-port 1
of the ord inamic com tnin -e, and the
ofliculs, and in fact, nouuie,' eNe,
expects thejtriaj). - thcrS7iToTiTrcr
"ty
and apparently the manufacturers of
the beverageH will nhfj in tb r
directions hereafter.
' Th 'mentioned ordinance pre
cribiiig the iinpoHiiiuii of die tax
has -been in full force, and effect,
s.iys City Attorney Thoiupson, since
the moment it was aoc-pted by the
aldermen, but many are of the be
lief that nothing will be done, until
the ordinance are 1. printed and cir
culated. Despite this however, it
is understood that the dealers haven't
already closed ' up the" cider Hpigots
and 1 removed the barrel,, thuj
avoiding entirely 'the possibility of.
raisconNtruction regarding the ordinance.
Considerable talk is to be beard
concerning doubts as to lheju8ti- - '
tuiionality of the ordinanceVand '
some say that the courts would uoi
uphold it if a test . cae were made
of it, biiii sikj!. u!k j'y only in a
speculative wavj - vhc ulHers well
knowing (bat no ono will spend the
inni required to take it to court. .
L OPEN BO ARDINQ HOUSE.
Afre. Rev. W. Efy
wieler
Sale
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LETTER FISH MARKET
;rongly advocated
Kditoe dily Economist:
A few days ago, I noticed
Girl Lost m Coal Mine,
an
article entitle "Better finh market
needed in Elizabeth City." The
ideas of the writer coincides with
the author ' of the article re
ierrea 10, ana 1 wish to say
that if the business fraternity of
Elizabeth City will loan their aid
VV Ukesbarre, I'a., July 24 and encouragement to a stnetiv first
luiss ijiorence , Everett, of -houth class wholesale fish and oyster biisi
Anil)y hA an experience in a coal ness that we can and will very soon
mine at Freeland yesterday' which have a market for water products
nearly ended in death. With- Miss second to none. Instead of lurnine
aiaoei uossi, of l'erth Amboy, and a deaf ear and blind eye as has been
a party of Freeland friends, she was done during my two years experi
seeiug the mine,' when their lights ence in a business of such character
were extinguished bv a " sudden nut forth tlioir
w - I 1 - V...v IIHI VO H
rafL ' In the confusion Miss assist we will very quickly reeain
Everett became separated from her what has been lost and so keenly
companions, and got into s blind felt in our city. We, also need the
eading, ending in a seventy-foot aidof the Chamber of Commerce in
hafu When she 'was found after assisting to procure double dailj
some eearf ', v-n groping- her service over 'toe Suffolk" Carolina
way alonr -and was rail road together with ex rrdss
.t 1 r : - . 1 . .
me nuaii. vice over same. 1 lie lattrtr beinrr
within a
Th
incident, jexjljrcpsly esoential in order 'Ho uive
11-
royr r rni, n
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By virtue of a deed of trust Ml
to me as trustee by Ueorgianna ireen
lor certain purposes therein mentioned
wnn said need of Trust bears date
March 31st, 1902, and is registered in
trie register's office . of l'asauotank
county in Book 29, page 23. 1 shall on
aaturaay, Ausrust mn. 1B05. at 1
o'clock m offer for sale at the court
house door in said count v. at nublic
auction. lorcasn. tne DroDertv convev
ed to me as trustee In said deed of
trust tne described as follows:
A certain tract of land lying' a d be
ing In Pasquotank county and more
narticulaijly described and defined as
iollows:
Lying and being situated on the
east side of Harney street in Elizabeth
City, N. C. and known and designated
as lot No. 4 on Plat of Lots recorded in
Book No. 81, page 0 in the office of the
uegister of Deeds of PasanotanW
county, N. C. Being same lot purchas
ed of J. W. Me Williams by Gorgianna
ureen. .
it N R PARKER.
July 84th, 190V Trustee
NOTICE
There will be a meetineiof the 8foilc
holder ,of The Econominf-. PuhltRhl o
wuiupsny at in omooor vv. a. Worth
In the Flora building on the 4th day of
ft a. ff m r .
lugiux,, iwva, mi y o cioce a. m., for tha
purpose of reporting the disposition of
the paper according to the resolution
heretofore made, and, to take auch
steps as may be necessary to close up
ine ousicessoi tne said company, and
to make such disposition of the remain
der of the property and the adjustment
of a'l matters with the stockholders for
the final closinar of the business of said
corporation. V - s
(Signed) J H LaROY,
July 25. 1905 President
SUFFOLK COLLEGE.
SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA.
Select school for eirls. Able
faculty. Complete courcs. v lleal
ful location. Beautiful lite. Com
fortable buildings. Electric light.
Baths. Pare water. Unsurpassed
table. Six churches. Best moral
and religious influences. Tarns
very moderate. . 37th. y( """'Tig
4th. beptember 1905; f 11s
nd further particulars a' '
am.y A. FryvEV, I
ho has perfected all arrangements
for opening the business, which she :
will conduct on a large scale. '
YOURlVArvlTO
FOR SALE Thousands of old '
newspapers, excellent ifor undorly- -ing
carpet.." Apply TARHEEL pIKco. .
FOR HENT- Six ' room' s,resideme ?
with all modern con veniemT, de-:
sirable. location, near N. A" S. 1
depot. Apply to O. F. Gilhe'W-
" 1 " n -.
FOR RENT 7 room - reaiilem-n
corner Fearing and Martin streets.
Possession given July 20, 1905.
Apply to C, E. Kbamkb.
VVAM.Hl)-Four second -.hand
counter show cases. Morgan it
Co , Milliners. j2i 4t.
GARDNER'S BREAD AND
CAKES .Received daily bv ex
press at J. G. Fearing & Co's, in,
me, southern Hotel bujldin
Mam street. Phone 112.
20-lw . r -. :
HELP WANTEDWe want seve
ral girls and boyr,. and two or
three families can secure steady
employment. Apply at once o
the Elizabeth City Cotton.
19 lm'
OR SALE 30 foot Steam Launch.
Cheap if sold sooni, ; .L. ' H.
Robens, Wallaceton, Va."
"OR SALE Clean rivershore sand. ,
L. L. Ilaymon, Phone No. atl.V '
LEARN TELEGRAPHY and R.
R. Accounting. r0 to $100 V
month Salary assured our gradua- '
tes under bond. Our six schools
the largest in America and rn "
dorsed by all r,ailroada. Wfite-';
for catalogue. Mobse School;
of Telkgkaphiv Cincinatii, ().,
, Buffalo, N. Y., Atlanta,' (Ja., La.
ProH".. Wis '"'-' , 1 '
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