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THE' Daily jb&Bconomi i i VOL. f. ELIZABETH CITY, N. C, FRIDAY, NOV 17. 1005. EHflPPLE SMS HE HAD PI NOTE WILCOX PRESENTED SATURDAY DISAPPEARED SIXTEEN DAYS 1 HERTFORD MAN STRANGELY 9 4& ft HIS STORY OF PERQUIMANS SEN SATION IS DIFFERENT FROM WILCOX'S STATEMENTS SAYS HE ONLY SHOT IN AIR TO 1 I SCARE THE INSURANCE AGENT ! j Nuincioiis )i'oiIc that liiivc IkmikIh I i porkers nail were raising them in their hack vaiils" ainl they all i agreed III. II tll' Ullli' given llli'lll Iti ma kt a disposition of I In hogs whs too' short ami they wori' Una My given uniil Di'i'i'inln'c I. Though many i AND THAT HE CAN PROVE ALL Iihi' already disposed of them, titer" is in In- a IiIk hog killing on Thanks giving day. Willi a lmgless city again brought . about, the hope Is general thai tin; 1 alilt'i'iiii-n will never again grnut spare to tin- offensive and disease g nerat- j HE SAYS. -t Nothing has happened In I'erqui mans during recent years that has caused more discussion throughout ! nti i-kr , the brctli.ii tlliin tin allegd assault of; a farmer named Ceorge W. Chappie :llK':--m NORFOLK UD SOUTHERN tip, i lit .i I'l i H. .-vii I ... . .7 W, II, j whether favoring one side or the : ether or whet her entirely neutral. contain some features of a most tin- j usual nature and when ii is heard in the next term of Superior Court, when i TRAIN SERVICE CONVENIENT. both sides, supported liy witnesses, will lie heard, new sensations will un doubtedly be brought out. Chappie Sayc He Paid Note. Mr. Chappie, as slated before, was released on bull soon after his arrest In Hertford, and naturally has been asked many questions by friends and acquaintances concerning the visit of Mr. Wilcox when he presented the note for payment. He tells a much different story from that Riven out by Mr. Wilcox. In the first place, be states emphatically that lie had al ready paid the note of fifty-one dol lars and e few cents that Mr. Wilcox prtsenie l for collection, as the result of some insurance transaction, and says that he can prove he paid it by several reliable witnesses, while the insurance agent claims that he took it receipted and then claimed that he did not take it. at all. He says that after he had talked with Mr. Wil cox some time he happened to go in the direction of the barn and that presently h.' heard his wife say: "Mr. Wilcox, you have instilled me." He admits that he then secured a pistol and while the insurance man was hus tling in the direction of the road sai l he fired several shots in the air to in crease his speed and l hat none of them could possibly have hit him or his buggy, and says he can prove this par: of it also. It will be remembered that Mr. Wil cox said one of the bullets struck the side of his buggy and split it and on returning to this city showed several people the hole he saiil the ball made. In various other respects also the story Mr. Chappie tells differs from the ore Mr. Wilcox., related to Chief of Police Bell last Monday, one of which he was not under the influence of liquor. Complex Questions. Both M.. Wilcox ami Mr. Chappie r;e known as Rood, reliable men, and to the ivople here,, who have only heard the reports, occur the ques tions: It Mr. tnappie snot in me an. who. shot the hole through the side of Mr. Wilcox's buggy? And if the note had been paid, which would then have been receipted and in Mr. Chap pie's possession, where did Mr. Wil cox set the one he presented for pay ment.' These are questions answerable by only the principals and witnesses in tilt affaii. The case will certainly be among the most interesting to lie heard dur ing the next com;. The new l rain service which ve:ii ! into effect on the Norfolk and South ern road last Sim. lay is meeting high ' favor in i lie consideration ol the pub lic on account of the ninny cnnvem i lenses it affords. There an i:uw six t I'M i ii s cvciy day ecepi Sunday, when the refii'lir weekly excursion is run. Three go uortii and Mine south which increases facilities I'm trans portation t" an extern neei reached, here before: that is. when the excel lent service ol tlie Suffolk and Caro li:i is included. There are now no delays in the handling of mail, k real ly improved express service and a travi ling man can arrive or leave any time lie wants to. Important mail mutter and express from 'the north is received mornings ai 10:27 instead of at 11:. 'In. as on the old schedule, which within itself makes the change oi great importance. Though the leaving time of one or two of the trains is not. so con fen- Li) -jP I m l I f ibr 2V jUillm III O FATTEMN C THE BIRD. I in ie S.iai 1 ii -laliily ha hce:i feeding that 1. ii ought io It the biggest bird I' i had in .-cars: iUOll p:e;it j The mesagi g.ie no details lurtlier than that she died this morning very suildi n;y. Mr. Hi llinsou !cf for llalleras as early as possible today to be present at the funeral and Interment. The del eased was well advanced in years and was among the best known people in the llalleras district. At i 1 1 1 times she had enjoyed I he luxuries of good health and the news of her sudden death creates general surprise and sorrow. It was the first death to occur in I he family for nearly half n century. WILLIAM SPIVEV WENV Ii COUNTRY TC GET A LfJ WOOD AND HAS NOT rJ Ii D GATE? COUNTY R Jl SAYS HE BOUGHT JUG 0FA DY THERE BELIEVED h! DEATH ON ROAD WHILE I CHANCES IN RURAL FREE DE LIVER! ROUTES INSIGNIFICANT lent as before, the others more than make up for it and it is the sentiment of the public that the present schedule will not be changed. ONLY CIVIL SUITS WILLJE HEARD NOVEMBER TERM OF SUPERIOR COURT WILL CONVENE ON 27th. MANY IMPORTANT CASES ON THE DOCKET THE COURT CAL ENDAR ANNOUNCED. ENGINEERS NOW HARD AT WORK PASSED THROUGH ALBEMARLE AND CHESAPEAKE CANAL YES TERDAY ON GOVERNMENT BOAT AND ARE BEFORE THIS ARRIV ED AT BEAUFORT INLET RE PORTO ANXIOUSLY AWAITED. NOT MEET " UNTIL THE 27TH Superior Conn will convene here on Monday, the 27th Instant, and will last one week, .bulge Shaw wil pre side and the whole s-ix days will be devoted ro i he hearing of only civil Ftlit case . 'i'h. re are a large number of these on the docket and some will i be productive ot considerable interest. The cong;essional parly, composed of Senator Simmons, Congressman Small and the engineers, are now fully engaged in making the new survey for I he course of the proposed inland waterway from Beaufort Inlet to Nor folk. . From this city they went, di rectly to Norfolk and after gathering such information as they desired in I the plaintiffs and di fendants being , hat city, left yesterday on the Casion, term ot Perquimans THANKSGIVING DAI SEALS FATE OF LOCAL PORKERS On account ol the reception Riven in honor of the isititig waterway par ly lasi Monday night, the regular bi monthly meeting of tiie Chamber of Commerce was not held. With some it has become understood thai the de layed meeting would be held I his Mon day night, but President Sheep an nounce;!! this morning that only one meeting will be held during I lie month on the last Monday night. The Chamber will then have a full month's work ahead of it and an effort will be made to have every member present. Various committees will submit re ports on projects t.o which they have given attention, new matters will be introduced for consideration and the meeting will no doubt be anion?; the most important held in seveial months! Some members of the Chamber do not favor the semi-monthly meetings, giving as Iheir reason 'that not enough business can be or is brought up to create the same interest as was shown at the monthly meetings, and a motion may be introduce 1 on the 27th to change back to monthly meetings people among the pest known in the county'. Court Calendar Issued. Clerk Jennings today psueii the fol lowing calendar: Monday: 1 1 19 L'it 4X JM no r.l COMPLIMENTARY DANCE TO VISITING TOUNC LADIES Thanksgiving day will seal the fate of the "porkers" of Elizabeth City, for by a decree' of the. board of aldermen there must not be a live one within the corporate limits on December 1 ; that is. not in pens or in keeping otherwise in the usual manner. Only a short time ago a resolution V.fosed (lie board to permit hogs to be Vtpt in certain kinds of pens in cer tain wards of the city. Then followed petitions from nearly all the other wards asking the same privilege; .and ! seeing what the just result must be hogs all over town a motion was made to rescind the previous ordin ance and it went through with a rush. A dance which promises to be among the most enjoyable social oc casions of the season will be given to night in Elks' hall by the young men complimentary to the 'young ladies now visiting in the cily, of which there is a large number. All local society will attend and the dance will have all the features of previous cvenis, and Elizabith City is noted for its dance throughout. ; the eastern pa: ', of the State. The Symphony Orchestra, the ex- celient-local organization, nag lieea engagejj toTurnish the music. - " The dance will commence at nine o'clock. Ilinton vs Moore. Jennings vs. White. Lane vs. Lane. Sanders vs. Clover, dice vs. Carolina Pub. Co. Parker vs. Carolina Pub. Co. Anderson vs. Carolina Pub. Co. Sawyer vs. Carolina rub. Co. Tuesday: Brewster vs. Elizabeth City. .'ir Wilcox vs. Parker, udmx. :17 Riijier vs. Hosiery Co. Wednesday: 1 Lowry vs. Kiddick. S Overtoil vs. Coast Line U. R. 42 Eureka Trouser Co. vs. Be langa. Thursday: 40 bright vs. bright. :::: Aydlett vs. Bobbins. .'IS Williams vs. Robbins. ': Handy & Davis vs. Price. Friday : ? 12 Lipschutz vs. Weatherly & Twlddy. Morris vs. Morris. bicker & Shetley vs. N. & K. K. Bibb v. ltobhlns. Ttibb vs. Dodge. Wiggins vs. Wiggins. Spenco vs. Spence. The above, however, is not a com plete list of the cases, there being quite a number of others of equal im portance, which will lie announced later. About every lawyer in the city will appear in the various cases and some of them will be extremely hard fought. Ill :;4 L'7 '2$ 4") ..and before this time have passed thrciig'i the Albemarle and Chesa peake Car.al to inspect that waterway, which has l.oen suggested as a part o: the pVoposed route. They will con tinue, on to Beaufort Inlet, at which point' the new waterway, if construct ed, will connect with 'the ocean. Their investigation will last an indefinite length of time, but it will be final an.l complete, and from the observations and conclusions of 'the engineers the report to Congress will be made, and for the course they recommend ap propriations will be made for its con struction or the project will be killed. Though the engineers made a most minute inspection of the Albemarle and Chesapeake, they first made a trip through the famous Dismal Swamp Canal, which has also been strongly suggested as a part of the course, and the . local workers for the project feel confident as to (he results of the comparison the board made. The total . results of the inspection are awaited with the most profound interest by every resident of till and several other sections which woulJ be benefited by the waterway. From the speeches and other fea tures of the meeting held here Mon day night, the locals have become imbued with a great confidence that the waterway will.be constructed and that, its course will pass through Pas- i quotank river and the Dismal Swpmp Can:'!. The postofi'ice announces that there will practically be no changes in the present sysU'in of rural tree delivery as a result of Weeksville being made a regular office instead of a rural sta tion. Th:' only semblance of a change besides several of the routes being given new numbers, which was an nounced in a previous issue, will be an arrangement by which some of the cartiers will handle an additional pouch, but which will not affect (he system as a whole in the slightest. Every carrier will keep on working, every route will be maintained and just as many people will have their mail left in the boxes at the road side as ever, except those who are now receiving it from the Weeksville of fice. A few days ago some of the carriers were very dubious as to the changes to follow the receipt of a letter from the depart menLat Washington bear ing on the system, but these fears have been allayed. Almost the entire area of Pasquo tank is now covered by the rural carrier:'. MADE DIRE THREATS AGAINST HIS LIFE For thriatening to wreak a terrible 4 vengeance on Josh Zachery by first p gic nianni beating and then killing him, Esau , chasing the big jug of brraiy Hertford people uro now midst of a wave of speculutlti( corning the fate of Mr. Wlllhjn vey, who has bet n a resident C city for a number of years a s has now been strangely mlsAi.J over sixteen days. Dining th tf lip has not been M'en or hear b and his disappearance is as cUi as if the earth had opened L-t celved him. His anxious pd. i the throes of a terrible sub pen f for the past week or more CO' .f an energetic search and .havw extensive Inquiries, but as ye)zd ray of light lias been thrownkli ' rm'siery. jet. Wen': fo Load o' Wcoil Just sixteen days ago he I rr i home on Main street of the litint? I telling liis people he was golnn t I the country for a load of wo i' saying he would return hefor t j I He drove out of town in a Cicr j j right there all definite infoltk ceases. 1 liree days atterwardsrui port came from dates county r had been seen there the daytl. at a distillery, where he pure ju j gallon of brandy and drove m; That is the last, time he was nt' all so far as the inquiries cam As day succeeded day and i 11 from him was received, his iid commenced a systematic I which extended to all parts sj surrounding . counties. . Nothfi'vl suited from this and then a patnn: formed and a determined search menced which lasted severa,ii(! but this, too, was entirely wlti t 'suit and the quest, has novf i abandoned. iot In Hertford many and varjwl ories have been advanced as j t became of him, with probablyjt' vorite that he met death In scini r along the road aC,f C-aylord. one of booker T. Washing- ton h race, was up ueiore mayor iieign this morning in the police court. He was found guilty of making the dire threats, but the court believed he was running a bigger-bluff than anything else and judgment was suspended on payment of costs. It appears that both Esau and Jos hua were paying attentions to tin? same .dusky maid, and the threats were resorted to on the part (5f Cay lord to cause Zachery to get himself another girl. Zachery said that on numerous occasions he had been threatened by the defendant, but gave him no serious consideration until the latt. time, when he swore he would kill him, an l vowed It so earnestly that he really got scared and decided to have him put under a peace bond. Had the court so decided the jail would have had another boarder until court. DETECTIVES HE FT which he is believed to have jhe considerable quantity. Anothe he is even now in Jail at so to which he wandered in dm certainty, probably boarding tlx. at some of the near by station ing lie was going back to He The missing mart is about (j of age, a six-footer and is a . figure to Hertford people and idents of the surrounding nip1', tricts. For years he operated, ect near Hertford, but, some time,n i moved in town, where he folio carpenter's trade and worke mill, his ciicumstances being i besf. The report to reach this cltiis was to the effect that an effi be made to employ "Hui Branch, of Suffolk, and his hound, In an attempt to trace str. un p' They conferraB Hi nm fiT7 1 1 Beautify your complexion with little cost. If you wish a smooth, clear, cream like complexion, rosy cheeks, laughing eyes, take Hoi lister's Rocky Mountain Tea, greatest - beiutifler known, 35 cents. Standard Pharmacy. Two Norfolk detectives, supppsedly Hepiiel and Snowden, were in town today working on the Hewitt murder, which occurred in South Norfolk sev- ni nd tse se j ti to eral weeks ago the police and with several the man "Quint" Stallings ta about the mysterious affair w i was arrested for being drunk!0 streets. The presence of thi lives here is supposedly to ge on Stallings, Whose name prominently mentioned in coil and who is under the sn8rNG many Norfolk people. After j with the police the officers leed probably for Shiloh is said to be in a lumber campj St I where $an EXTflfl EDITION OF TAR HEEL Hi WILL CELEBRATE HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY. Miss Kate Ueid wil entertain o largrt number of friends tonight at her. homo on Church rtreet In honor of her seventeenth birthday. About twenty young couples wiil re ppond fo the invitations. SODDEN DEATH OF MR. S. M. S. ROLLINSON'S MOTHER r Mr.- S. M. S. Rollinson, a well known merchant of this city, received a tele gram this morning informing him of the death A hU mother at Hatteras. ' .-A On account of a tremendous volume of business experienced all the wek. composed of important news matter which the paper feels its duty to pre sent for the perusal of the public as quickly as possible, and advertise ments which have poured In from all quarters, thie management has decld- cn K:s f ed to get out"an extra edition of the Tar Heel. This extra will appear Monday and will give the cream of the news happening all during the to. Fr ol: week and after the issue of tF lar edition, and ads. beneficial readers. This week it was a matter i impossibility to get all the and at the same time give sf merchants and others who r(fs its value as an advertising and who filed their ads. as t'tR last Monday. ' I to If the extra is given the sa port it will contlnne to appr; mi larly erery Monday. 1
Daily Economist (Elizabeth City, N.C.)
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