D AIL YlStti Economis;
VOL. ft.
ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. THURSDAY, NOV. 6. 1905.
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GROVER CLEVELAND IS TO
VISIT ELIZABETH CITf ?
BODY OF ESCAPED CONVICT
WASHED IP REM NTT
0.
ft
NOW SHOOTING DUCKS ON EAST.
ERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA RE
PORTED THAT WITH PARTY OF
FRIENDS HE WILL PASS
THROUGH THIS CITY TO LOW.
ER SOUNDS.
STIEFF PIANOS AND SALES-
There In now anions t lie duck hind
ers along Hie eastern shore of Vir
ginia no less a personage than ex
President (liover Cleveland. He ur
rlved In Norfolk yesterday, was be
xelgt'd by newspaper men. talked
more or less about the notorious New
York election und with ft party of
friends proceeded to Chincoteague bay
In the vicinity of Norfolk, where he
will engage In his favorite sport for
some time. The report is rife that
from Chincoteague be will proceed to
Currituck Sound, by far I he most fa
mous place on the coast, for duck
shooting, and from there will go to
the Albemarle Sound, in the vicinity
of Roanoke Island, passing through
this city, where be will remain sev
eral hours.
Mr. Cleveland is the only President
to visit Elizabeth City during the last
decade. Despite the fact that he then
held the illustrious office, his coming
was unannounced, but when he made
his appearance on the deck of the
cutter which landed at the depot
wharf, a monster crowd assembled as
if by magic an 1 he was given an ova
tion. It is remembered that Mr. John
Brockett, now deceased, was the first
to shake hands with him. and that
hundreds followed him.
SPLENDID ROADS IN NEWLANO
Capt. Massey's ball and chain b(Jg
ade, having such well known members
as VVeldon Sutton and Fate Williams,
and otherwise known as the chain
gang, is yet in the vicinity of Newland
in the upper part of the county,' where
for several wveks it has been playing
havoc with bad roads. Since the ga?g
first went up there it has not returned
to the city, being camped out. SevefVl
months ago that part of Pasquotank
could show roads as bad as any - in
the section, but now they are said to
bo equally as good, about thirty-five
men putting in a full day's work every
day except Sunday, under the skilled
direction- of Capt. Massey. It is be
lieved that the scene of the work wlTl
not be changed for several weeks yet.
Since the memorable taming of the
desperado. Sutton, the guards have
not experienced t'fe slightest difficul
ty with the men and their labor and
behavior is like clock work.
Ilic old reliable .Midi bus return
ed to tlu city and again established a
piano house, (his time on Water street
In the Hughes building. The branch
is in charge of .Messrs. I,. Frank llass
and P. Hendy. two old experienced
nun, and Mr. Mass stated last night
that the establishment of warerooms
here this time Is a permanent fixture
ami that It would be many years be
fore Stein" would go again nnicpre
st tiled In the city.
A number of months ago this piano
firm opened a branch here, but later
removed it to ICdenton, which removal
Is now considered a big mistake. They
have leased the Hughes storeroom un
til January 1. after which a move will
be made to citing Main or Poindexter
st reel .
Thc are carrying a full line of the
famous "artistic" St ictr instruments
and will receive additional shipments
from the factory this week, one of
which will be an automatic piano play
er, selling for $S.")0, which is an in
strument never seen here. V
Tills is the second music house lo
be opened here during the last few
weeks.
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I U1HIE EVENT
"Gee! I can't move these days but that finger is calling attention to
SIMSSFIl DIB 1 PU
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A big revival meeting is now in pro
gress at Walker Ajcmorlal church on
Factory avenue. It is being conduct
ed by Uev. J. F. Halford. the pasto:,
and a success is being attained sur
passing all exK'ctations. The meet
ings are held nightly and the seating
capacity of the cozy: little edifice is
severely tested. Able sermons, spe
cial music, touching prayers and
strong appeals to the unsaved are
heard at every' service. .There have
already been a number ol conversions
and additions to the church and a
good many more are expected before
the revival ends, which will probably
be well into next 'week.
BECEIPTS HEAVY
ELIZABETH CITY MILLING COM
PANY PAYING $3.85 WITH RE
CEIPTS LIGHT AND ELIZABETH
CITY COTTON MILL PAYING 10"2
AND 1034 BY THE BALE WITH
RECEIPTS OF LOCALLY GROWN
HEAVIEST IN YEARS.
SALE OF LAMB LOTS PRESENT
REAL ESTATE ATTRACTION
IRE COURT ADJOURNED AF
TER THREE DAY'S SESSION
Afttr a short but interesting session
the fall term of Superior Court of
Dare county, which convened at Man-
teo on Monday last, adjourned yes
terday afternoon, the disposition of
both the criminal and civil dockets
having been pro.j.vded with as far as
rossible.
Judge Shaw presided an.l tbo dock
et was prosecuted by Solicitor Hallett
S. Ward in his usual lenergetic and
successful manner. The criminal
docket was of especial interest and
consumed nearly the entire three
days. -
Judge Shaw and the local attorneys
who appeared in the respective cases
returned home last night.
SAVED TRAIN FROM DISASTER.
Wheeling. W. Va.. Nov. lo. A
bridge on ibe Ohio division, of the
Baltimore and Ohio, near Powhatan,
sixty miles below this city, was partly
destroyed by fire of unknown origin
this morning.
Fortunately the fire was discovered
to flag an approaching freight train.
Several sections of the bridge were
consumed, and traffic has been badly
handicapped through the necessity
of operating a long transfer system.
The sale of the many lots into
which Mr. 13. F. Lamb has divided his
big farm near the city limits will taki
jdace on December G on the farm it
self, where each lot can be seen be
fore purchases are made. These lots
will be sold by auction and each of
them will be a remarkable bargain
A large number of them will be sold
without doubt and Mr. Lamb is ex
tending an invitation to every one to
visit, the farm before the day of sale
and investigate each one, learn their
size, shape. location and condition.
By competent, judges of real estate
the farm is said to be the most, valu
able property available for suburban
homes. It is thought that each pur
chaser will erect a house on his lot.
The sale is certainly the attraction
now In real estate operations.
RUN OVER BY ENGINE.
Woman Crushed lo Death in the Yard
at Salisbury.
Salisbury,, N. C, Nov. '15. Mrs.
Thomas 0. Kennedy, of Hast Spencer,
was Instantly killed near the Salis
bury" station" at a late hour list night
by being- runi-bver-b-y the 'engine of
north bound passenger train No. 12,
which was in charge of Engineer Aus
tell. The woman stepped in front of
the rapidly approaching train when
it was only ten feet distant, and al
though the engineer applied the emer
gency brakes, it was impossible to
stop in time to save her life. Her
shoulder and a leg were crushed and
her neck was broken.
After the body was extricated from
the wheels of the engine, it was car
ried to an undertaking establishment,
where it remained unidentified until
today, when her husband, who works
at the Spencer round house at night,
identified it this morning.
The Elizabeth City Milling Com
pany is today paying f.'l.S.j per hun
tlied for cotton, or 10 3-4 cents per
pound, ft gives the receipts .as be
ing small, especially durin-the, past
we k, during which time uoi more
Lhan fifteen hales per da, .as been
a vera gee.
'I've Elizabeth City Cotton Mil! is to
day paying lror.i I'M-:' m Ki-IX for
cotton hy the bait, the quality regit
latino the prices to a considerable
exiciu. The books of this mill show
n gr.-nl increase in receipts and nearly
twice ;is miieh of the staple has been
bought our of the country cnits this
season ihan during any previous year.
Mr. .lames Gregory, secretary of the
eoiton mill company, said that, the
growers of the surrounding country
are. constantly gaining confidence in
the quotations of this mill, as they
find that the full mirkct prices are
1.,-ir...- jijpi. an I to tins he attributes
the 'xccpiiurinl amount apparently of
locally grown cotton purchased. He
said that up to the present season
the farmers had nn idea that the mill
did not rpiote the full market, prices
and consequently shipped it elsewhere.
The, growers of the county are con
vinced prices are as favorable as they
will be tit any time, as they rush the
cotton to market as fast, as possible!
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LIFTED KESTEBIIT
THE SEASON HAS OPENED IN
PASQUOTANK AND HUNDREDS
OF PARTRIDGES HAVE AL
READY BEEN BAGGED GAME
WARDENS HAVING TROUBLE,
ESPECIALLY IN CURRITUCK.
The entertainment nUen last night
at lllackwell Memorial Uuptist church !
by the Young People's Society pioved
to be one of the most pleasant and j
enjo.Mible features of a like nature
presented In the city In recent months
anil the large crowd in attendance ,
clearly manifested their appreciation.
The following program, which was j
carefully prepared and practiced and j
which wiis delightfully rendeied, held
the close attention of all: j
Opening hymn; prayer: Scripture
lesson: solo. Mrs. Mitchell; reading.
Miss Matlle Sanders; mixed quartette
Miss Katherine Sanders, Mrs. Crudup,
Mr. Moss and Mr. Cruditp; llute solo,
Rev. Mr. Crudup: solo, Miss Louise
Davis; duet. Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs.
Crudup; remarks by pastor
quartette; benediction.
Viewed as a whole. It was voted a
complete success, reviving Interest in
the society and gaining for It quite a
number of new members. To the
church this society is what the Ladies'
Auxiliary is to the Y. M. C. A a
great help and almost. Indispenslble.
I HAWKINS PATTERSON,
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MADE SUCCESSFUL DM
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i ESCAPE FROM LOCAL
GANG MET DEATH INI
DAY'S SEVERE STORM
TO REACH HATTERA8 I rf
SKIFF.
PROHIBITION GETS 016
FREEDOM WON BY SONG.
Court, Sympathetic, Listens to Negro
Boy at Grafton.
Cumberland, Md., Nov. 15. Rastus
Robinson, a little colored boy. sang
his way to fn-cdom at fJrnfiou., W. Va.
He was arraigned on the 'charge-of
burglariously entering Adams cigar
store. Half the lawyers at ihe bar
volunteered to defend him, while the
State showed no disposition to prose
cut '.
The boy was lified to the rostrum
beside Judge Holt, and court took a
recess while he sang in beautiful
voice "My Lin;!y Lou." The lad .won
great applause by his effort and was
released on his own recognizance.
The game law in this county was
lifted yesterday and now local hunts
men will not have to journey to dis
tant.' parts of other, counties to. use
gun and dog, It. was juHt a few hour's
after the law became void that several
parties of enthusiasts started out, and
last night they all returned with good
bunches of quail. Hunting partridges
in Pasquotank, however, is not what
it used to be. There are, and have
been, for years too many huntsmen,
and to find th; birds, which were at
one time in almost countless numbers
close around the city limits, ohe has
now to i;o to remote parts of the counts-Game
Wardens Kept Busy.
From Currituck already has come
accounts of the game warden having
endless trouble with those who per
sist in making attempts to violate the
game laws, and a number of arrests
have been made, though the season
is in its infancy. The wardens all
have been instructed to see that the
laws were rigidly enforced and Mr.
It. H. Raper, the local official, is on
the qui vive. He knows all the tricks
resorted to in the attempts of non
residents to carry the birds out of
the county and state, and stands In
perfect readiness to make arrests.
The State authorities have found It
necessary to send Warden Upchurch,
of Raleigh, said to be one of the most
proficient in the State, to Currituck,
where hundreds of people from all
parts of the country flock each seaso
to shoot ducks and other game found
there in abundance.
Telegraphic advices redelved here
last night gave the Prohibitionists a
majority of 14G in the election held In
Goldsboro yesterday to determine
whether or not saloons should return
to the city. About 550 ballots were
cast and the "drys" of that town are
elated. The secretary of the anti
saloon league telegraphed: "Golds
boro has gone dry forever; majority
146."
The board of aldermen had only
about two weeks before added 20 per
cent to the rate of taxation, which,
the Prohibitionists sly. made their
victory even greater and more decisive.
After making a bold und hi
attempt to escape from th
gang while at work In the nj
of this county, the body of
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i uuersou, a negro convict, w
Tuesday on King's Point, n
teras, w here It had been wash
the terrific storm which sw
the section that day and lav
met his death. On the bea
half a mile further down w
i
male ibo wreck of a small boat I
ho had nearly accomplished
ardous journey to his forme
from some point supposedly l
city. The wreck was that ol
skiff, with an oar for a maJ
small jib for the only sail. .
The body was found by th
of the Pea Island life savint
late In the afternoon and bif
ried to the station was req
many of the crew having kno'
His clothes also aided In the;
cation, as they were known
been given him by a man name
ridge only a short time befor
sent to the chain gang. Th
were neia at tne station t
proper authorities had been I
and by them were finally t'
charge. ' ' . I
A Most Harrowing Exper
. I. M. MEEKINS TO
DELIVER PATRIOTIC LECTURE
Hon. I. M. Meekins, the well known
orator of this city, will deliver a pa
triotic lecture at the court house in
Hertford on Tuesday night, the 21st
instant. An admission of CO cents will
be charged and the proceeds will be
used for the benefit of the Hertford
Methodist Episcopal church.
Mr. Meekins is as well known in
Hertford as in many other cities and
tire lecture Is anticipated with a great
interest. When he finally consented
to make the address, he at once en- (
tered into the work of preparation,
an.l the Hertford people may expect
tomothing extra in platform work, and
it is safe to predict that the court
house will be too small for the audi
ence. Not a few will go from thi3
city to hear him.
WITNESSES FOR GOVERNMENT.
Thirteen Examined in Trial of the
Old Nick Williamr. Case.
Greensboro, N. C, Nov. 15. Thir
teen witnesses wer examined today
In the trial of the Old Nick Williams
Distilling Company, charged - with
frauds on the revenues. The testimony
for the" most part related to the ship
ment of whiskey.
It is believed thai the prosecution in ,ne 8ia,?on-,
will close its' case the latter part of
KILLED BY EXPLOSION.
Bethlehem. Pa.. Nov. 15. While
Mrs. II. A. Fueling, wife of Head Mas
ter Fueling, of the Bethlehem Prepar
atory School, was in the kitchen of j the week. This belief is strengthened
her home today the water tank back j j,v (np number of strangers at the
of the stove exploded and a large j,rj,, today, the greater part of whom
piece of flying iron struck her on the ; arf. witnesses for the defense Among
head, crushing her skull and instantly I these are a number ot internal reve
killing her.. Bessie .Miller, a servant ; nut. officers.
girl, was thrown the bngth of the ; 11 hopes of concluding the case
room and injured by coming in con-1 efore Thanksgiving day have been
tact w ith furniture. The room was abandoned. The jurors are now spec
badly wrecked and set on fire, but the j ufetlng as to whether they can eat
flames were extinguished by painter ; fhelr Christinas dinners with their
who were employed on the premisef. J families.
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DELIGHTFULLY ENTERTAINED
T'T CIXSTXDERY CLUE.
From 8 t V, h-i evening Miss An
nie Cilbert hh '.ly ntrtained the Em
broidery Club at her home on Martin
street. After the usual discussion of
the fascinating work for which the
chili was organized, courses of re
freshments wer - served and 'original
features of.entDrtainment Introduced.
It was considered by the tr.any
members present to be among the
leading receptions given the club dur-
The experience of Patters
his escape from the chain ga
have been harrowing In ever.
As stated above the escape w
when the gang was in the tip
of this county, far removed ev1
the river. With the officers
for him almost day and night s
the farmers of the sectiij
whom he would have to secu
if any at all, notified of the
and asked to hold him, he m
remained in (lie woods and
the whole lime, living on n
berries'. ' '
.lust how he reached this c
out having been caught Is
but he must have come her
j
the frail boat in which he a
a journey, supposedly without
water, over one hundred m
in which he would have s
had not the storm arose,
it Impossible for a boat of
to ride the choppy seas of
Sound. f ".
Patterson was one of the
sent to the chain gang from
where he is said to b
len a boat, which caused
rest.. While under Cajit. 5
was quiet and gave no evidt
he was constantly lookln;
chance to escape.
The finding of the. body v
prise to the officers here, s
whom believed that he was ;
this cityt but. It seems that
be no mistake, as he was
identified. "-
I uni rutnuirif VA 1 1 I
APPEAL FOR
MR.
C. R. GRANDY TAKES
OUT COUNTY LICENSE,
Mr. C. R. Grandy, proprietor of the
Main street billiard and pool parlor,
has now taken out. the necessary
county license to sell fireworks dur
ing the Christmas holidays. He will
receive a heavy shipment of all kinds
of rockets, spit devils, bombs and ear
splitters next week and will make a
big display of them.
Cleveland, Nov. 15. Ex-J
,1. Wing, counsel for Mrs.
announced today that an ;
for a wirt of certiorari la
prepared and will bo HUbmi
Supreme Court of the Un'
with a view of obtaining a
Mrs. Chadwick's case befoi
bunal. The Supreme Con
asked to consider Mrs.
case on the general ground
were made in her trial 1
the United States District
also in the United States C:
tf Appeals at Cincinnati.
decision by the Circuit
peals In her case, Mrs. ,
been In an extremely nes
tion. She declared today t
not been convicted on t
produced by the governri
sists that she did no more
ings with the Oberlln bar
business men do every
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