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A" HE DAILYECONOMI VOL. o. ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. FRIDAY DEC. 15. 1905. NO. 105 ARE THESE POKER PLAYERS? T TV A-rrs 51 1 ANOTHER STORM I j 300 Hill WORKING SWEEPING M NEW T T BELIEVED THAT P'JBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING WAS ENTERED BY UNKNOWN MISCREANTS SEVER AL NIGHTS AGO AND USED AS POKER OR CRAP JOINT. Is there a crowd of miscreants using the rooms of the public school at night as a poker or crap joint? Certain conditions found during the past week have led to that belief, and to the dis covery that there is somebody with that much nerve. Several nights ago a person passed tie school house and saw a light shining through one of the windows. Next morning four or five chairs were found arranged around the table used by the teacher of the roomJuBt as they would be placed If that many people had played cards or dice threon. The teacher asked who bad arranged the chairs but no one knew, and the incident of the appear ance of the light was connected and the conclusion was arrived) at that the building was being used by un known parties for the nefarious pur pose indicated. The possibility of such a thing was easily understood but the very nerve of It was astounding. The building is well lighted1 and many of the nu merous windows cannot be - fastened, making such an entrance easy to any one, so desiring. Some one has been known to go in Sundays and rummage around, and probably at night also, but so far as is known, never before recently have they gone in. placed a light on the table and "played" at their leisure. It Is expected that the school com mittee will at once take the necessary steps to render the building proof against such Invasions. Through the fault of nobody, the building and grounds are entirely un- V w - "-CJ - " - get' In some good work by keeping U under watch to a degree. It is said that tough characters in fest the grounds at night and to rem edy this the aldermen were asked to have a number of lights placed on that section of the street, which, hal they done it would have undoubtedly been judicious expenditure. Though noth ing whatever has been announced, It is also expected that the school com mittee will take up the matter of hav ing the lights placed on the Btreet with the board of aldermen. FIERCE NORTHEAST GALE, EQUALLY AS 8EVERE AS THAT OF 8ATURDAY ANDSUNDAYHAS RAGED SINCE YESTERDAY AF TERNOON AND REPORTS OF WRECKS ON COAST ARE EXPECTED. True to government weather reports sent to the displaynian here late yes terdoy afternoon, onther typical north east storm swept over the section last night, equaling In severity the hurri cane of Saturday and Sunday, when three large ships went ashore between Capes Hatteras and1 Henry. Thick weather was predicted yesterday morn Ing, but later came the storm warning saying the winds would attain a high velocity. No reports have been received here from the coast yet, not a boat having arrived from any part of the lower sounds, region, but assurances are felt that there have been more wrecks and loss of life and the messages to be received later over the coast tele graph are expected to announce calamities. It Is a seldom thing that two such heavy storms sweep the coast so close- together and experienced watermen say this morning that it is very pro bable that many ships were surprised on this account, and tne uiamona Shoals at Hatteras and the various other points of danger along Caroli na's coast, are likely to have made new victims. With the exception of a few to pass on through the canal to Norfolk this morning, not a boat ha3 left port since yesterday ..afternoon. .During .the night two big lumber barges cast anch or just beyond Goat Island, where they wil remain until the storm abates. .Stranded Boats Going to Pieces... The last report from the boats stranded in Saturday s storm are to the effect that they are being pounded to pieces on the sand feefs.from which TWO GANGS OF 150 GAGED BETWEEN FERRY AND rtmeiMCSU ENGINEERS IN tnnyt AND ARE RUSHING MATTERS. EACH EN MACKEY 8 COLUMBIA EXA The Senate and Representatives We hope you won't find as much to do around here as you few trips. Mr. A. 13. Walston. of Weekavllle in me cuy ioaay navinff jusi re turned (mm a (rln Ihrnnrh HvAa i yrreu and Washington counties. He gave out some Interesting Informa tion concerning the construction of tne new railroad, a matter In which the whole of this end of the State Is eled on a line of the new railroad from Fairfield to Mackev's Ferry and lng of an excellent roadbed. The surveyors are now working in the vicinity of Kilkenny, on the Alliga tor river and the right of way is being marked out rapidly. At the present time there are over over 300 men working. They are in two gangs of about 150 each.one of which Is at Mackey's Ferry and the other at Col umbia. They are working towards each other and will meet in the near fu ture. They are clearing the right of way and building the road bed. The whole work Is under the su- did thp last pervsion oi experiencea engineers ana everything Is being rushed as rapid I ly as if there were a big cash for- ENT TAINIAEN T IS POSTPONED On account of tlie greatly in clement weather it has been decided to postpone the entertainment to have been given tonight by the music, eloontion and physical oul- I x 3 i a r it i the wrecking crews have not been able ure uepanmems or tne AlDemarje to haul them to deep water. At all High School, until Tuesdaynight, times the position of the barge God- Dec 19th, when the general public dard has been considered hopeless. It will he invited t.n aftond Tn tha was thought at first however, that the . . .., on on Aragon could be saved, but the sand , "J . from her and " t"vBla,li eeuucicu tne be much nearer perfection by the delay. That it could not be given to- Devastation on the Coast. night is disappointing to the many Duringtheweeks accounts have been who inten(Jed going ho matter how the weather was. However, they gradually washed away she is now lying broadside on beach and that she will go to pieces seems certain. The merchants are now making gor geous displays . of Christmas goods, with the usual handsome complements of holly and mistletoe, and; the shops are very attractive. Every store that will handle Christmas goods at all havo now received a full stock and are displaying them to the best ad vantage, The Fair, the Bee Hive, Mo Cabe and Grice, Melick, the two five and ten cent Btores, Rucker & Sheely, the E. S. Chesson Co, Lewis Selig and Right and Bright, the two Jewelry dealers, arid :many grocery stores hare made the most elaborate prepa rations for handling the holiday trade, which they have ample reason to be lieve will be the largest In a number of years. , The holiday trade has already com menced and people from all parts of the surrounding country are here every day trading extensively. Two Years For Killing Brother Greensboro, N. C, pec, U- Roacoe Hornady, who killed his brother three weeks ago, pleaded gailty of manslaughter, today, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for two years The widow of the deceased brother testified that they weie devoted to each other, and isid the killing was accidental. received of the damage tq property along the coast effected by the storm Saturday and Sunday. Houses were practically wrecked, live stock perish ed and in some instances, the resi dents were compelled to abandon their homes and. move furtSer Inland. At Kennekeet the conditions were especially bad, the loss was con siderable. As on many previous oc casions the water of the ocean and sound nearly met over the strip of land separating them feared that these conditions are being will now look forward to Tuesday night with even greater anticipation. ABEE ADDRESS ON L T WORK MR. GEO. B. OF NEW HODGE, YORK, DEEPLY INTERESTED AUDIENCE AT Y. M. C. A. LAST EVENING IN PICTURING DE VELOPMENT OF Y. M. C. A. WORK. PENSION CHECKS HAVE ARRIVED Mangled By A Saw. Mt. Airy, N. C, Deo. 14 A s hooking accident occured at Jno. narrow . " It la uox's saw mill in this county, near Dobson, today when Kitt Jems repeated, as the storm Is exactly like lost his life. He was carrying slabs the other. I from the saw when in some myste rious way he was thrown in front of the saw and in an instant hor ribly mangled. He did not live bat a. few minutes. He was twenty six years old add leaves a wife and one child. HE MAY BECOME REGULAR PASTOR The rain prevented a large audience from attending the illustrated lecture at the Y. M. C. A. last merit. Those who went were delighted with what they saw and heard. Mr. Geo. B. nodge of the 'international committee wa present and lectured first before the Board of Directors, and afterward before the public. He showed a large number of pictures prepared by members of various associations. These pictures illustrated especially the work being done in the educa tional department throughout lie country. . It was a surprise to those present to learn that the work had assumed such great proportions. Some of the associations supple ment the work done by the publio Bchools. There are departments of civil-engineering, mechanic, textile work, drawing, architecture, econo- Clerk of Court W. H. Jennings Is now In receipt of pension checks for the Confederate Sold(iers and their widows, of Pasquotank county, whose names appear on the pension rolls, and announces that they can secure the same by callng at his office at the Court house. There are quite a number in Pas quotank county who draw pensions and following the announcement of the ar rival of the checks there is likely to be a considerable run on the Clerk's office, felt up guaranteeing the completion before a stipulated time. Without any delay after the road bed haB been made, the tracks will be laid and trains will Boon be running between the different towns along the route. As stated before the peoplej of that section are very enthusiastic! concerning the road and the privl 1 i . nmA n A , a m f n rr AO If. nlll ATI ATI I to them, and they are not opposing Its rapid construction In any manner In the building of a new road thert are nearly always one or more to con test the right of way, but the first case of this has yet to be reported from the section in which this road if being built. It will operate trains through on of the richest farming sections in the South and phenomenal success is pre dieted for it by those understanding the conditions. Reported Death Of A Former Resident It was reported here yesterday on information claimed to have beeen received on good authority that Mrs. John J. Lawler. at one time a resident of this city, died one day this week at Kinston, N. 0 , to which city Mr. Lawler and family moved when he closed out business here. Notice of the death was seoured by letter but the exact details and the time of the demise were not given. For a year or longer Mr. Lawler BAD WEATHER DELAYER FUNERAI On account of the bad weather pref vailing today, the relatives of Mri Elisha Harris, who died Wednesda, at his home near Corinth, have dq cided that the funeral and intermenl will wot take place until Sunday mora lng at 10 o'clock. It was to hav take place this afternoon at thre o'clock. As previously stated the ceremq nies will be in charge of the Mason who will assemble at their hall tha was engaged in the plumbing and morning and proceed to Corinth I steam fitting busines here, coming carriages mics, civil reform and many other originally from Norfolk. He and industries too numerous to mention Mrs. Lawler made many warm CONFESSED ROBBERY. Wlnatnn.3a1"m M C Tlp 1 1 CUC The remarkable fact was brought friends who receive the report with McManon a y0ung man, who enlisl Rev. Murray, of Lincolnton, N. C, will arrive in the city tomorrow and Sunday will occupy the pulpit Suffering FrOfTI ASSaillt nt that the luition Paid bJ mem-( deep regret, i uers oi tuese stuay clashes ... i - i it i i . Richmond, Va., Dec. 14. Mrs. of the Presbyterian church both Maggie li. Uhappelle, living with morning a ad night. It will be his her husband on the outskirts of first appearance in Elizabeth but an Church Hill, lies .today in a precar aocount of his excellent qualifies- ious condition at ' her home, due to tions as a minister have already an alleged criminal assault attempt been received and he will no doubt ed upon her by her next door neigh- be beard by large congregations. I bor, A- Johnson. - The attempt The principal object of bis visit is said to have been made during here is to look over the field with the absence of Mr. Chappelle from a view to becoming the regular pas- the house. tor of the church ud that he will Johnson was arrested December accept the charge is confilently ex- 8 by County Officer C. W. Vincent, pected. - I and has since been detained in jail ne is a man of long experience I awaiting a hearing of the case, and is known as a most able and which was today postponed until polished speaker and an energetic December 21 on account of the ill church worker. ness of Mrs. Chappelle. more than balances the expense of con ducting them. . Mr. Hodge showing how the Asso ciation Is becoming a mighty factor in the uplift of the world. It raises the educational standards and moral character of men and boys of all the races, and lessens idleness and crime In conclusion the speaker appealed to the business men of Elizabeth City to erect a Y. M. C. A. building worthy the name, that would tend to foster all of the best interests of the city. It was a great pity that every man and boys of the city was not there FLAGMAN INSTANTLY KILLED High Point, N. C, Dec. 14. Belated No. 30, north-bound train, which passed here this afternoon at one-thirty, struck and instantly ed in the United States army a ie months ago and later deserted, . re turning to his, home in Davie county surrendered yesterday, and confesse! that he was a member of a band tha, robbed the Southern Railway depcj and several merchantile stores at A vance a few days" before he entere! the army. - I McMahon was taken to Charlott, All pork country sausage can be had at the Olive Grocjry 15c per pound. killed Bruton Green, white, of Pilot today and turned oyer to the office Mountain. Green was flagman on a local freight and was . near a switch with his back towards the approaching train when the acci dent occured. He was struck in the head and whirled around by the force of the engine striking him the second time. The remains were sent to Pilot Mountain to night. . in charge of the recruiting statlo there. He has told the office the names of his associates i. the Advance robbery. McMahon wij not be tried until he completes m term in the army. Concladine a visit here to rel tives and friends, Mr. William Mo J gan return ea ioaay to urient where be is engaged in business. I
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