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r '1' The D ailyi ECONOMI VOL. 0. ELIZABETH CITY, N. C, MONDAY DEC. 18. 1905. NO. 107 Presbyterians Extended Call Col. R. B.Creecy To Be HnnnrpH nt RnnmiAf T.mAi., To Rev. Murray of Lincolnton ) HE OCCUPIED PULPIT AT CANN MEMORIAL YESTERDAY AND MADE HIGH' Y FAVORABLE IM PRESSIONWILL SEND AN SWER THIS WEEK AND MEM rERS BELIEVE IT WILL BE TO ACCEPT. By a unanimous vote, the members of Cunn Memorial church of this city, have extended a call to Rev. Murray, of Lincolnton, N. C, and are now awaiting his anBwer with every rea son 'tfT b!""'' y o .Trt p-' "shat the pulpit of their tnurch will V again be occupied after being vacant, so far as a regular minister is con cerned, since the resignation of Rev. Grenr, many months ago. Rev. Murray preached at the church yesterday both morning and night before unusually large congre gations, and made a most favorable impression. He delivered Ma dis courses in a clear finished style. proving himself to be a speaker of surpassing qualities, and carrying the conviction that the church had called j, a man competent in every way. y MrMurray is now being entertain d byjembers of the church, but will r ' - a i i i i leave tomorrow ior nis Dome in J-ia-colnton. it is announced that before next Sunday he will send bis formal answer to the call and it will be read at. the service that day. As above indicated the members confidently expect him to accept as the result of his looking over the field. In case he does he will take charge on or about January 1. This will give Elizabeth City two new ministers for the new year, and eveiy pulpit in the city will then be most &bly filled. MINERS MURDERED fOB THEIR hV Wilkesbarre, Pa., Dec. 17. The bodleB of Martin Alhast and John Salklea, mine workers, of Port Grif fith, were found this morning near their homes. They had been shot and clubbed to death and robbed of their two weeks' earnings, which they re ceived at the mines yesterday. They were not together, but the police believe that they were mur dered! and robbed by the same gang, which has conmitted several robber ies, recently on payday nights. Al hast was only a hundred yards from his home when he w s shot twice and his head crushed in with a club. A neighbor, hearing the shots, sprang from bed, and saw two men, bending over the body in search of the victim's money. They fled when the alarm was given jaadcaped. Salkis was attacked at a lonely spot on his way home. A trail of blood leading from the roadside to a culm bank, fifty yards away, was seen by some men this afternoon, and by following it they found his body. He had been shot twice, stabbed, and his face battered. In his hand was tightly clutched a bloody $2 bill. One suspect has been arrested. SPLENDID ROADS IN NEUD CHAINGANQ FINISHED 8EVERAL MONTHS' WORK THERE 8AT URDAY, LEAVING CONDITIONS SUPERB AT WORK MORNING ON RUM SEVEN ADDITIONS TO GANG THI HIS 92ND BIRTHDAY WILL BE NOTED IN SUMPTUOUS MAN NER BY LARGE NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS THE COLONEL IS YET WELL AND HEARTY AND HAS LOST NONE OF HIS MENTAL VIGOR. ROAD From the Before Christ mas Diary of Mr. You-n-me. (Continued from yesterday.) "Could1 not but help note the angelic disposition of my family. (Concluded tomorrow.) . CHRISTMAS GIFTS TD THE POOR fimE crip in SHADOW OF JAIL J " A game of craps, being played in the shadow of the county Jail Satur day night by three unknown negroes, came to a sudden end when Sheriff Reid appeared. The crap fiends were under the hook and ladder shed and their appeals to the two bones could be plainly heard on the street. They wre loud enough to reach the ears tf Capt. Massey, whose room is next to this jail and he notified the officer. Arriving at the shed Sheriff Reid took IT The Junior Auxiliary of the Y.' M C. A. are now preparing to hold a "penny party" at the Y. M. C. A. hall on Friday night, December 22, the proceeds of which will be to pur chase Christmas gifts for the poor of If the plans the city. Each member of the Aux New Orleans, Dec. 1C. of President Jordan of the Southern iliary is taking an active part in get- Cotton Association are fulfilled, the I ting up the event and it gives prom raasB convention of the association to ise of being most enjoyable in every take place in New Orleans, Thursday respect. Friday and Saturday January 11, Many features never Introduced in 12 and 13, will be the occasion for the city before will be presented; In one of the most striking celebrations fact, everything about it will be en- in the annals of cotton industry ever tirely new, and it will be worth any- held in the South, for after a year body's while n ha nresent of unpredented and continuous vie- This means has been adopted to tories, the Southern Cotton planters help raise a fund with which to glad willmeet for the purpose of morel den the homes of many of the more Closely welding their organization J unfortunate ones of the city, and ev- and to discuss and and decide upon important questions affecting the wel fare of their industry. Organized eleven months ago at New Orleans by a monster assembly of over 3000 farmers, merchants and bankers, the Southern Cotton Asso ciation has proved itself a factor of national and inter-national power and erybody should make a contribution no matter whether they attend the party or not. ,. T a peajk at them through a crack and at the January convention further 1 1 could idistlngulahthe.three forms, the money! and dice, but could not see their faces. He forced an entrance but thfe surprised negroes .immediate ly brol e out the back way and made desper; ite dashes to escape in which J! they succeeded. Drawing his pistol K) Sheriff IReld fired a shot Over their heads in the hope that it would scare the,m into stopping, but It only served tfj increase their speei and an auto would hdve been required to run them dcwi!. r Tff forms of the men looked fam iliar to the-"!of fleer but he cannot be positive enough as to their identities ' to make arrests and they will likely go; unpunished. It was certainly an open game, as the doors of the hous are about two feet from the ground with a wide c'tsck between and with an electric lifcisiNTarlng down on them, they could be seen by any passerby. BEGINS IIV EARNEST TAR i HEEL SENATORS BOTH ON COMMITTEES iimmpri Simnpni on Inter-Oceanlo Canal and Overman on. Military Affairs. Washington, Dec. u - x ?enatdj3 in caucus 16. ramocratlc . l 'I -1 - - - , he jtClion of their steering Commit- "(es in filling committee vacancies.' JtThe important assignments 7 Appropriations Gorman, of Mary land. Inter-oceanic canals Simmons, of North Carolina. . I - Military affairs, three vacancies rfster, of Louisana; Overman, of orth Carolina, and Taliaferro, of llorida. Y - Finance Taliaferro, of Florida, In Lice of Gorman. V 1 . steps will be taken to Insure to the farmers still further advantages to which their position entitles - them. "One of the bhief features to be em- Succeeding tne storm or last week phasized is the centinued holding of the weather has modified to a state the balance of the unsold crop for aimo8t like Indian summer, and ev- hlgher prices,- so as to average the ervthl beine favorabl(,' ChHstmaB present crop for as near 12 cents as ing. Every boat and train to arrive contributes to the already large crowd of shoppers who represent almost every quarter of the surrounding sec tion. All the stores are now experi encing in full the rush they have been expecting, but they had prepared for it and are handling the many custom ers readily enough. They have all called in extra clerks and from morn till night they are busy. This will - continue ' all the week. and the climax will be reached Sat urday. Hundreds of out-of-town peo ple will then be here to purchase their holiday supplies and will take advantage of the superb stocks and the phenomenally low prices of the locaj Btores. - The prediction that it would be one of the busiest weeks in years is being verified. WAS BURIED WITH MASONIC S The county chalngang returned here 'Saturday night after having re mained in Newland district, in the up- per part of the county, for a month or longer, where the road improve ment proceeded rapidly under the skilled direction of Capt Massey. From being among the worst, the highways in that locality are now among the very best in this end of the State. They all have excellent drainage, have been graded beautl fully and left in a condition so that they will not need further attention in many months. This morning the gang IB engaged on Rum Road, leading out from the city, which will be put in the same excellent shape of other Pasquotank roads. Seven Additions To Gang. Deputy Henry Raper returned from Washington, N. C. Saturday, bring- The funeral of Mr. Eiiaha Harris, ln& seven men convicted in the Su- who died at his home near Corinth perior court and committed to the last Wednesday in the 89 year of his Bang of thip county on sentences age, was held yesterday morning at ranging from two ' to seven months. 10 o'clock and was witnessed by a ne ' tDe seven la a white man. large number of those who knew and Tney Joined the gang thiB morning revered him in life. The ceremonies and are being initiated on the indlcat- were in charge of the Masons, of ea roaa. i neir aaaiuons sweuea me which order he was a member in I Ban8 to 32 members, and each day's good standing. The Masons assenv work counts heavily in the road ta bled at their hall and proceedei' to provement. the Harris home, from which they J Thirty is the standard number for escorted the remains of the aged man tne gang, only a rew will be re- to the last restinir nlane Tho final leased before next court and there tribute of love and er.pect paid a de- are twelve negroes now in Jan here ceased brother by the Masons is al-1 wno are likely to take their places, ways impressive, but there was Borne- while In Washington there are 14 likely to be contributed when court convenes there again. , thing about the ceremonies they held over the remains oi this venerable esident which made the funeral un usually solemn and all witnesses were deeply touched. TT DOWN DUEL IN DARK HALLWAY. possible, and this can be done only by selling at 15 cents,", writes Mr. Jordan. "We must do this and we must discuss other matters of great Im portance under the following general heads: "The advisability of speeding bring ing about direct trade relations he tween the spinners of the world and the cotton producers! "The Importance of extending Jhe work of the association as rapidly as possible throughout the cotton belt, so as to make' the work absolutely ef fective. "The imperative need securing fa cilities for handling the crop In the South, by the erection of standard built warehouses where cotton may be weighed and classified by expert managers and the reqedptfc .under written bo as to make them negotia ble in any financial center or where they can be bought by exporter or spinner and tendered for delivery; of cotton at such time as u may d needed for consumption. In this way the crop can be marketed slowly and the supply regulated to meet the legi timate demand of8plnners. This plan would tend to at once limit the range of speculation, avoiding the present wide fluctuations that are injurious both to the producer and spinner and place the future handling of cotton on a sound and conservative basis. (Continued on Fourth Page.) Mr. W. M. Ferguson, of Munden's Point, is attending to business of im portance here today. Clear thinking, decisive action. vim and vigor of body and mind, the sparkle of life, comes to all who use HolJster's.Rook- ' Tea. 35. standard . - - - Member of "Hiack-Hancj" Society Killed by a Fellow Italian. New York, Dec. 17. Joseph Mago- rero, said by the Dollce to have been member of the so-called "Black- hand" Society, was shot and instant ly Kinea tonignt aui ing a ngnt in a dark, narrow hallway leading to the back room of a saloon at 17 1-2 Cath erlno street. Salvatore Delsalvatoie is in a Lo pital with the big bone of his right leg shattered by a bullet, and is charged with being an accesory to the crime. The murder is laid to Rosa: a Jullano, who is in custody. The scene of the shooting is in the Cherry Hill section of the city, and when Jullano darted from, the hall way he was pursued by a big crowd of men and boys through that thick ly populated district iintjil, almost exhausted he ran Into the arms of a policeman. The snooting, accord ing, according to the police, was the result of a so-called "black hand" de mand made upon a brother of the al leged murderer. The brother haJ paid fSO to members of the society, and, and it was to Becure a return' of this amount that Jullano is declared to have sought Magorero today. AFTER "OfllNDS" HOTEL GUESTS IN PERIL, Flames Drcve Them From VirainU Hotel Out Into Blizzard. Richmond, Va., Dec. 17. The Hotel McAden, at South Hill, Va., was burn ed to the ground early this morning, its thirty or more guests being turn ed out into the blizzard-like weathir which has prevailed in Virginia, sine I last Friday. i The town was saved only by heroidj work cn the part of the citizens, who! were greatly aided1 by the cooL-'nead-' ed direction of the Rev. Mr. HUi.V new Metnodist minister, whosf pi er of organization waa marked. Warning is now being given the de linouent tax payers by City Clerk Whltehurst, who assures them that their goods and chatties will be at tached after the first of the year If settlements of their taxes Are not made before then. It is announced that about the same amount has been paid so far that is usually collected by the clerk before Christmas, which means that the delinquents are numerous. On the first of January the collectors will go out after them with a rush and will use every means allowed by the law for making collections of the out- standing amounts. New Figures On Receipt, The tax receipts this year will show many hew figures and will be pro ductive of surprises. The rate on property has Increased since last year, while the man who only pays poll tax will see that he has only about half of the former amount to pay. This year there is no city poll tax to pay and a man taxed, for in stance, $3.60 last year will now only have to pay $1.80. The sheriff has given the At a meeting held by a number of prominent citizens Saturday after noon in the office of Mavor j. n. Leigh, it was decided to honor our distinguished townsman, Colonel R. B. Creecy, by giving a sumptuous banquet tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock at the New Central Hotel, on Poindexter street, in commemoration of his 92nd birthday. Committees were appointed to make all necessary preparations for the banquet and the secretary was Instructed to extend invitations to the president and sec retary of the State Press Association and also to Mr. R. B. Creecy, Jr., and to Hon. E. F. Lamb, the son-in-law of Colonel Creecy, to be present at the banquet. Those who will occupy seats at thlB event will be represen tative citizens who will make contri- . butlons toward defraying the ex penses and as many are expressing the desire to help honor the venera ble Colonel, the affair will be an elaborate one. Such speakers as Mayor Leigh, Hon. I. M1, Meeklns -s and Hon. B. F. Lamb. It is exDected. will respond to toasts in which Colo- - hel Creecy will be congratulated on having attained such a remarkable age and in which earnest hopes will be expressed that he will continue to enjoy his good health and prosperity. Colonel Creecy will tomorrow be 92 years of age, the oldest man in this section and bearing the distinc- tion of being the oldest active editor in the world. He daily writes the same brilliant editorials for The -Daily Economist and Tar Heel which have ever characterized his work as a newspaper man, which work has extended through a span of years reached by only a few in a lifetime. To all appearances he is as well and cheerful as he was ten or fifteen years ago, and has not lost a parti cle of his well known mental vigor. He Is today the most highly honor ed, revered and remarkable figure in the State, loved and respected alike by all parties and classes, and to morrow's honorary banquet will , be In keeping with the sentiment of a people whom for years he has enter-' talned and uplifted with his pen. The Colonel persists In attributing in a large measure his wonderful longevity and health to the use of his juniper water, and in honor of this it has been suggested that a quantity of the "elixir of life," served with all the chasteness at the command of the hotel, be made a feature of the menu. QUIET MARRIAGE 1 AT WEEKSVIU.E One of the quiest but prettiest home weddings to take place recent ly at, Weeksville waB solemnized yes-' terday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of the bride when Miss Blanche White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. M. White, and one of the most pop ular- young ladies of tha section, became Mrs. C. B. Munden, the groom being also well known and of sterling qualities. . Rev. W. F. Jones offlciate.1 and performed the ceremony In an im- same I pressive style. Quietness was ' ob- notice that he and his deputies will served in all the details and it was commence collecting on January in a witnessed by only a few relatives and manner calculated ' to quickly remove most Intimate friends. the receipts from the books. NOTICE. ?"Ws.; W. O. Barnett and William are authorized to collect for ompany. Payments made to r ie else except myself will not be 6. F. F. COHOON. Carolina PubllUng Corn- publishers Dally Economist ir Heel. Vr it, 1905. ' Mr. and Mrs. Muhden will continue to reside at Weeksville where he is engaged In business ' """-' Other Marriages To Follow. This was the second to occur of six marlages announced to take place at WeekBville during the- present month and the other four will fol low Wednesday, almost at the same hour. The principals In one of these events will be Mr! Elisha Copper smith and Miss Aattie Meads, both of whom are well known In this city.'
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