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JUDICIOUS ADVEBTIS
Advertise in The
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ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. FRIDAY. AlG. 11. 1905.
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Electric Light and Power
Co. Self Appointed Apostle
Ot Shakespeare's Shylock
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IT'S "POUND OF FLESH" WAS TO
THROTTLE THE PRESS.
The Most Disgusting Exhibition of Malignant
Cowardice Ever Witnessed Interesting
Development in Economists Fight on Cor
porate Greed.
Elizabeth City was treated yes
terday to the ridiculous and dis
gusting spectacle of a predacious
corporation actually styling itself
Shylock and demanding Shy lock's
pound of flesh.
"Shylock" was angered at the at
tacks this newspaper has been mak
ing upon corporate wrongs. "Shy
lock" has been having things pretty
much his own way in .this town un
til The . Economist turned the
lime light of publicity on his do
ings. Like a bat, that has had a
strip of weather boarding torn from
its narrow prison of greed and pre
judice and exposed to the light,
Shylcck got furious and lost his
head. '
Driven to desperation by anger
and humiliation he gave a queer
turn to his irascibility.
About 3:12 o'clock yesterday
afternoon Mr. R. E. Lewis, Mana
ger of the Elizabeth City
Electric Light & Tower Co.,
called at the office of the Carolina
Pub. Co., .and demanded that Mana
ger Smith put up a deposit of $50
in the First National Bank, in order
to secure current and to guarantee
payment of future bills, when at
the time of the demand, the Caro
lina Pub. Co., owed the Electric
Light & Power. Co., nothing and
no bill for current had been pre
sented the Carolina Pub. Co., by
the Electric Light & Power Co.,
and no payment demanded or re
fused. : lie demanded that if this
deposit was not made the Electric
Light and Power Co., would de
tach its wires connecting
with and supplying power to
run the motors that run the
preses of The Daily Economist and
The Elizabeth City Tar IIeeLThe
time specified in which Mr. Smith
was to make the deposit indicated
was two hours. But without wait
ing for Mr. Smith to make the de
posit,
had he been so inclined the
Electric Light & Power Co., shut
off the current by 2:45 o'clock, p.
m. The action crippled this news
paper so that it was unable to reach
. . its subscribers at a late hour- last
night.
Cut off from the regular, source
of power, a machinist was hastily
ammoned and he geared the press
upon which The Economist is print
ed, for Land power.. But the de
lay and the unsatisfactory substi
tute of -power and no lights ' pre
vented the paper making its ap
pearance' last night.
"THE POUND OF FLESH"
The entire city is asking the
question, why did the Electric
Light & Power Co., shut this
newspaper off from its service.
The question is asked was the pow
er cut off for non payment of bills?
The answer to this may be found
on the books of the Electric Light
& Power Co., showing that the
Carolina Pub. Co. is due The Elec
tric Light & Power Co. not as lit
tle or as much as a j penny. The
question might be asked, is the
Carolina Pub. Co. an irresponsible
concern? The answer to that ques
tion may be satisfactorily answered
by reference to the books of the
North Carolina Secretary of State.
The Carolina Pub. Co., comprised
of many of the best and most re
sponsible business men in the city,
has been doing business less than a
month. It is by no means insol
vent, nor likely to be.
The Electric Light fc Power Co.
voluntarily offered an explanation.
Here is where it set itselt up as a
latter day impersonation of notori
ous Shylock. "What's the Carolina
Pub. Co. done that it should be so
mistreated by your conctrn", asked
the Business Manager of the Econ
omist of the Manager of The Elec
tric Light fc Power Co. "Your
concern has knifed us every chance
it got and now we must have our
pound of flesh" said the
Electric Light and PowerCo's. Man
ager. So that was reason the The
Economist could not reuch its read
ers last night The Electric Light
and Power Co., that is also the
Elizabeth City Water and Power
Co., had to have its "pound of
flesh," and got it by making an
effort to throttle a newspaper that
cares more for the bst wishes of
the public than it does' for the pal
try smile of a, dollars and cents cor
poration that charges the public
heavily for that which it gives but
pays the public nothing for that
which it takes.
A WONDERFUL ENGRAVING
Loverf of art will derive great
pleasure from a visit to the jewelry
store of Kight & Bright for the
purpose of examining remarka
ble piece of engraving on silver
which that firm has on exhibition
in one of its display windows.
This engraving is the work of Mr.
M. Luther Britt, a North Carolina
Boy, graduate of the Philadelphia
College of Wutch Making and, En
graving, who is now in the employ
of Messrs. Kight & Bright. The
engraving work in question is done
on a large plate of silver. In the
center of this plate is reproduced
with remarkable accuracy in de
tail the cover design of the Febru
ary number of the Ladies Home
Journal. Other valuable engrav
ing on this plate consists of names
and uionogramH showing various
styles of lettering known to the en
gravers art. The work is comple
ted with a heavy border, done by
hand, that is one of the prettiest
pieces of hand engraved work ever
produced in this city. leoplo are
talking about this engraving It
will interest any one who cares to
examine it.
Here Is Another Of The
StrawsThatTell The Wind
When Mr. Lewis Slid Out of the
Window
A Funny Story ot Clay
Tunises Good Fri
day and His Friend
Malachi.
There was a very significant in
cident that occurred. in the Alder
manic meeting Monday night that
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wus uBivuppur uau uoi louuueu
upon previously on account of oth-
ei luutiern. ib i reimtJU lino uuw
because it will serve to emphasize
the obvious friendship' which ex
ists between certain Aldermen and
the Elizabeth City Water & Power
CO. -. ?
Previous to the meeting of the
Board of Aldermen Chief of Police
Bell had been instructed by the
proper anthorities to serve papers
t. l-i.j i '
on the Elizabeth City Water v
Power Co. requesting it to report
to this Board meeting as to the ac
tion it had taken in regard to re
medying the water situation.
These papers were served on Mr.
II. E. Lewis, who seems to be more
interested in the affairs of the wa
ter company than any other of its
employees. Mr, Lewis was pre
sent at the Board meeting Monday
night, just as li is always present
at Board meetings. When the
Board got to the water matter Al
derman Lelioy asked for the water
company's report. . Mr. Lewis
slid out of the window in which
THE BLACKWELL
MEMORIAL CALLS
A PASTOR
The Blackwell Memorial Baptist
Church lias called a pastor to sue
cecded the Rev. W. A. Ayers
whom "God Called" to New Hen
about three months ago. Early ii
September Rev. Josiah Crudup, of
Washington, N. C, will till thi
pulpit vacated by Mr. Ayers
Mr. Crudup" was called by
Black well Memorial Church last
night. The call was unanimous
No other name was presented for
consideration. He will accept the
call and will locate in this city in
about a month.
Rev. Josiah Crudup is describee
as man of marked ability. He is a
native of North Carolina, originally
of Louisburg. He is about 33
years of age and a man of family.
He has been in Washington for the
past four vears as pastor of the
First Baptist Church in that city
He is considered the best preacher
in the Tar River District. ,
MR. WOOD ENTERTAINS.
Mr. 'John Wood entertained his
Sunday School Class at his home on
Main street last niirht. Those com
posing the party were the follow
ing: Miss Edna' Tyer and Mr
Slaughter Whitehurst. Miss Julia
Wood ard Mr. Willie Foreman,
Miss Lillian Lister and Mr. Mullen
Weeks, Miss Mary Lister and Mr.
Rob Lamb, Miss Lizzie Weeks and
Mr. John Overman, Miss Gertie
Thompson and Joseph Thompson
All reported to have spent a very
pleasant evening and extended many
thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Wood for
being so highly entertained.
he .was sitting and said he had
nothing to say. He had not even
had papers served on him." Chief
Bell said the papers were served.
Still Mr. Lewis had nothing to
say.
Mr. Malachi Sawyer, the Alder
man from the First ward, began
to make possible explanations for
Mr. Lewis. He was cut wlmrf. hv
Alder-nan lelioy who Haid to him:
jt is not the business of anv
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, member of this board to make ex
planations for the water company.
Ihey should be here to make them
for themselves
That seems like a small incident
on the face of it but to a man learn
ed in the ways of practical politics
it is interesting another straw
that shows the way of the wind.
D. M. Jones Company
will esteem it an honor to have you
call and inspect the exten
sive and varied stock of
Favorite Stoves and Ranges.
Our Cooking Exhibit will
Extend from
Sept. 4th to 9th, inclusive,
and we will be glad to eeeS you at
our store.
A Lunch will be served.
E. City, N. C, Au. 9
New Development In
Mr. Guirkin'sGompany Will P
Public May Now Ex
pect Aldermen to
Rescind The $150
Tax Action of Mon
day Night.
When the press is free and every
man able to read the oountry wll
be salf-THOMSA JEFFRSON.
The press is a i eat power.
Public opinion aroused and sup
ported by a free press Is more po
tent still
Elizabeth City will get the free
messenger calls that have excited
so much comment in this city for
the past 48 hours.
The Elizabeth- City & Norfolk
Telegraph Co., has made applica
tion to the City Clerk for one of
the $150 franchises for this free
messenger call service that its at
torney succeeded in getting the
Board of Aldermen to authorize
Monday night.
Why the Elizabeth & Norfolk
Telegraph Co.. should have been
so anxious to have a tax of $150
put on the call service, only to be
taxing itself seem like something
of a puzzle to women and children.
It is not likely however that th'j
Elizabeth City & Norfolk Telegraph
Co., will have to be out of pocket
the sum of 1150 for very long.
1 ne Hoard ot Aiaermen will very
probably refund this Bum at its
next meeting when it is believed
the action oi Monday night will be
rescinded.
Mr. Chas. Guirkin. President and
General Manager of the Elizabeth
City and Norfolk Telegraph ( Rom
any stated this morning that the
material for these messenger calls
had been ordered and was expect
ed within a reasonable time when
it would be installed among the
business houses of the city without
delay. The fact of the matter
that Mr. Guirkin's company order
this cfill service material as soon
as it learned that the Postal Tele
graph Company was goingto in
stall the same. The Elizabeth City
Norfolk Telegraph Company
iaa no idea at tne time ot paying
150 for the privilege of putting
in these calls.' To pay for such a
privilege would be unprecedented.
Mr Guirkins Explanation'
Mr. Guirkin gives the public an
interesting explanation of the
deal in the Aldermen's meetine
Monday night. Mr. Guirkin savs
that his company did not send its
attorney there to put a tax on the
call service. He said as the Pos
tal was going to put"-in this call
seice he thought thebppoi tunity
ripe to ask the Aldermen to refund
the telephone company, franchise
tax. He doubtless thought the
tax would be refunded as Mr.
Aydlett's career before the present
Board of Aldermen has been an
emineutly successful one. But
according to what Mr Guirkins says
Mr. Aydlett didn't get the tele
phone franchise tax refunded and
in the general balling r: of things
put an additional tax on his Cli
ents. Bnt this will not matter
much as it will be a very easy mat
ter to have it refunded. The pub
lic is assured that it will get free
messenger calls in connection with
the services of both telegraph com
panies. Mr. Guirkin in an authorized in
interview with a representative,' of
Call Service Be
in Call Boxes
this newspaper " fnis morning
'We made no fight on the
tal Telegraph Co. The figh:
made was on being discrimn
against. When the gas franc
was given away a few weeks e
made up my mind then and t
to make applieatioroto the I ,
of Aldermen to place us oi
-equal looting with other pi:
service corporations in Eliza
City that pay no franchise tax.
Elizabeth City - will haye
telegraph messenger calls. '
is certain.
u una reus ot thousands ot p
use Ilollister s Rocky Mom
Tea as a family tonic. If tj
this month it will keep the fa
...ii u (. .. if : :'i,l
wen an liji; yisitit 11 lb tauri
your money back. 35 cents,
by Standard Pharmacy.
HR. AYDLETT
CARRIED OFI
THE PI
At the weekly shoot of the
abeth City Gun Club on Macl
marshes yesterday afternoon
L. D. Aydlett carried off the
worn last week by Mr. J. W.
lance. Mr. Aydlett's score wi
The rest of the score stood,
Old 1,.LG, Harris 6, L, S. Bl
11, B. II. Fearing 16, J. W. !
17 1.V1 .l -W...1 lo
Leigh l' m
Mothers be careful of your
pren. iherc is no baby med(
m the world as good as Hollk
Rocky Mountain Tea. It . n
the little one strong, healthy
active. 35 cents. Standard 1
macy.
For Sale!
A- bargain to -a .Quick buyer
whole) A good house and large 1 '
the corner of Martin and Shephard
or will divide it into four lots, ti
lfroar of dwelling, size each abou
130; House and lot 80x128 and v;'
lot on the side of the house 45x128
orh'ss. Also two lots on the corn
Seldon and Main Sts., about 4
each, Also a fine large dwelling
largo lot at tiouth Mills, suitable I
doctor.
Apply to
11. W. IIOfiOAND & Co
dai)--2w Norfolk
Notice of Sale Ur.
Execution.
STATE OF NORTH CAROI
Pasquotank County
In the Superior Court
II. F. Adickes, Plaintiff, vs 1
Sammons, Defendant J
Notice of Execution S.
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' By virtue o f an execu tion, tl
ted to the undersigned,, from
Superior Court of Pasquo
County, in the above entitled
tion, I will on Saturday the
day of August- at 12 oV-Ktok i
the Court House door of said e
ty, sell to the highest bidden
cash, to satisfy the said execi;
the following, described proj
viz; 1 Hon Safe, 1 Hall Carp
Hat Rack, (V Window Shdd
Stove Heater.H Clothes Rinj
Hamock, 1 Settee, 1 Dru
Table, 1 Cook Stove, etc, 1 J
Lot Fruit Jars (18), 1 Step Car
Lot of Matting. -
CHA&REf
This July 27 1005 )
Edmund Alexander V f
Attorney for the j
Plaintiff A
Au 11-4 w. '