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. -: ,H "... , ' I . . ' " ' " : . , " ; THEDAILYEC0M0MI5T VOL.VI ELIZABETH CITY, N. C SATURDAY, MARCH 3I 1906. . r NO 195 THREE YEARS FOR KILLING DOG: SEVEN YEARS FOR "Mr. Chas. H. Describes MANSLAUGHTER Robinson Graphically People And Condi- tions Of Orient. Smyrna. The city of Smyrna "is the greatest hipping point 'for the products of Asia-Minor and carriage drive to Mount Pagus gives a fine view of the city and harbor. In this city was the home of "Croesus" and ever since it has been a synonym of great wealth. To us the place of greatest intr--st was Caravan Bridge, which dates back to 129 C. Across this bridge the great caravan of camels heavily laden enter the city from the interior if Asia Minor, some of themi having traveled six or seven hundred miles. They bring in some of the finest rugs made, dried fruits, olive oil, opium and many articles of Oriental manu- . i facture. I Long train of camels were, arriv ing and department with their many drivers and attendants, making a very animated and interesting scene. Th great Bazaar is said to be I smaller than that of Constantinople,! but to a stranger is a perfect maze and it is quite impossible to get about in without -a guide. Charlie andf I tried it, and refused the services of a boy who. spoke a little English. He, how ever, followed us, and after wandering about for sometime we were glad to accept his services, i The city has 225,000 inhabitants and is decidedly an improvement on Constantinople. Its streets are clean- K er and in thft American and foreism sections a"e many fine buildings and residences. Charles Dudley Warner describes it as "an Asiatic ciy with a1 European face. It produces nothing and exchanges everything and is the Paradise of the Turk. The house of luxury and beautiful women.' ' This may be true but I cannct understand how he manage 1 to get a lookj at the women, for the I Mohammed women all have their faces hid with veils, and nearly all we saw with face uncover ed would j have looked better if they had covered them with veils March! 6, 1906. once the greatest church of Constan tine and Justinian; the Galata Tower: the Imperial Ptomare j Museum, and many other historical! places. The Grand Bazaar, with its four miles of booths for the sale of every imagina ble article by people of every Orient al countrypresents a 'scene of great interest It is said that more than 40 different languages j are spoken in this Bazaar. j On Sunday morning we steamed away, first taking a run through the Bosphorus, 22 miles for ,a look at the Black Sea and back. Thus our stay was of j three Sabbaths the Moslem. Hebrew! and Christian. The view of the city from the ship is a charming one. The many Mosques with grace ful minarets, palaces, and quaint buildings, shining white in the sun, are bewilderingly beautiful, but the remembrance of the filthy streets, the bronzed and sinister faces of most of the people, dispels the illusion that we are looking upon an earthly Para dise, and we bid the city farewell Asks Questions Concerning The Projected Canning Factory Can anyone xell me the real valu-s of a canning factory such as stock is being subscribed for? If there is a reasonable profit in it for the organizer, I want to put my shoulder to the wheel' and help or ganize it, and I will give my services free in doing so, for it will surely benefit Elizabeth City and its sur rounding country. If on the other hand there is a profit of from $3,000 to $5,000 for the organizers, I want to use my efforts towards stopping further subscrip tions. It is not my desire to retard any enterprise that will forward Elizabeth City and the surrounding country, for no one appreciates better than myself that to grow Elizabeth City's people must come together, organize and op erate mills and factories. In my opinion nine-tenths of the Elizabeth City subscribers to the can ning factory being organized, sub scribed simply with a few to get a canning factory none are familiar with the cost of such a canning fac tory and hardly care, in other words, they would be willing to almost give that much towards any enterprise that would so benefit Elizabeth City. This was the view which I took of it and I will subscribe $100 to any old thing whether it pays or not, yet, I don't think that it should be in ferred and I would not wish it to be understood that I entered it as a pay ing investment, neither do I ask my without; a single regret!. Note The penalty for killing a dog I friends to join not knowing the real is three years imprisonment for kill-1 cost of such a plant ing a man seven years. C. H. ROBINSON. March 4th, 1906. I would like to ask the promoters to state in this paper as age ts of th Hastings Industrial Company- whether such a plant and buildings as their prospectus implies, can be built at a profit by any concern at $7,000 giving them $1,400 for organizing and build ing and turning the plant over to our people. If the Hastings Industrial Company is only making a reasonable profit, they should be willing to so state, and -if they give conclusive I nvnnf Vin4- cnnli id iYln. OCO Vl Dro rO The ministers of the town and sur- T , . - t- people in Elizabeth city wno stand ready to help them. If they refuse to enlighten us, I would say we had better let the canning factory slide. I think the promoters of this fac tory should be paid and paid well, its worth a great deal of money to do the work they are doing, yet. there is in the minds of a great number of pe -pie, that this plant would not cost to exceed $3,000, and the promoters in justice to themselves, should enlight en the people as to the value and let us see if we can put our shoulder to the wheel and try to influence our friends to come and help build a can ning factory. There is no doubt in the people's minds, that Elizabeth City needs a canning factory, and needs one bad, and as these gentlemen have started the project, and have gotten a greU deal of interest worked up in this re gard, they should be given the first opportunity and at the same time great consideration. It is not very pleasant to take upon ones self this matter, as I am doing, but these gentlemen have the Hast ings Industrial Company at stake. I take upon my shoulder the good of Elizabeth City and its surrounding country. If we organize a canning factory and it is worth the money and is a success, the farmer will hereafter feel more like putting his money in our enterprise; if on the other hand, a canning factory is organized, it is built and found to be not worth the oney and is not a success, it will be a long time before we would be able to get the farmers to put another dol A WELL KNOWN FARMER DIES MR. SETH HARRIS ' SUCCUMBED i YESTERDAY TO DISEASE FROM WHICH HE HAS-SUFFERED FOR MONTHS FUNERAL AND IN- V TERMENT TODAY. : DESECRATION OF THE SABBATH ' 1 Mr. Seth Harris, aged 50. died yes terday at his home near Nixonto, af ter an illness lasting several months. During the past few Weeks he had been confined to his bed and und.r the best of medical assistance his con dition constantly grew'worse. Yester- day when he breathed his last his death came as no surprise to the so--rowing family at the bedside. The funeral was conducted from residence this afternoon at one o'clock, Rev. P. S. C. Davis offi ciating. The Interment took place im mediately afterwards in the Martin Pritchard burying ground. In Mt. Her mon township. DAYS OF GRAGE ARE HOW OVER ALCOHOLIC DRINKS IN THE GUISE OF PATENT MEDICINES CANNOT BE SOLD AFTER TO DAYLOCAL DRUGGISTS DIS POSED OF STOCK. . Today marks the expiration of tho days of grace allotted by the govern ment to tho dealers In patent medi cines to make disposition of such con coctions as conLiIn alcohol and which are held out to the public In the guise of remedies for nearly all diseases to which the human family Is heir. Due notice was served several months ago of the ban placed on such beverages to the effect that their sale would af ter a specified date be prohibited. An extension of time was granted by the department, however to permit tho druggists and other dealers to sell off or ship back their stock on Lan.l. which extension ends todav. Since the firt notice the local deal- He is survived by a 'wife, six chil dren, seven brothers and sisters and I ers have been working off the mcd! 4 1 by. numerous relatives, living in dlf-lcines they know came under the head ferent parts of the county. He is also I of those prohibited, and only a few survived by a mother who is over bottles are left. There has at all 80 years old. I times been some discussion as to tho The "eceased was one of the best I exact medicines coming under the known farmers in the section, and I head, for a list of them has not been success in that vocation had placed I furnished by the government. It Is him in a far better financial condition I known, however that Hostetter's Blt- than the average ' farmer. Iters, Duffy's Malt Whiskey, and vari- He had hosts of friends and ac-jous brands of ginger are Included. It lar in any enterprise and no town I Qualntances, among of whom are :esl-jis now stated that Peruna. on which can be successfully built without the I dents th3 city. nd h3 death Is I there has recently been some sensa- co-operation of the farmers and towns tlePy regretted people, therefore, we must use every INTEREST GROWING IW THE ELECTION Constantinople. The 'sail through the Dardanells and the sea of Marmora to the j south ern end of the Bosphorus, where is located the city of Constantinople, took about eight hours. We had no sooner dropped anchor opposite the Golden Horn (which divides the Eu ropean city in two parts) when a tug came along side our ship bearing a floral emblem of the Shrine presented by a Noble of a Shrine in Chicago, with an invitation for party tol attend Oriental Lodge, No. 788, of Masons, that night, as their lodge room co-M not accommodate a larger number. There are480 Masons on the ship from 2$ different states, and it was agreed aj a meeting to allow at least one from each state, and as I am the only one from the "Old North State,' Lit v.-as my good fortune to attend the meeting. " I The lodge is chartered under the is the Sultan. Grand Lodge' of .England and ojily one in the domain of the The work was in the Entered Appren tice degree and was in .every material point the same as at home. ! We were given a hearty welcome i - and a splendid banquet at the best hotel in the city. One may I well feel proud to belong to an orderj whose fractional arms encircle the world. This excursion through the! streets gave us our first, impression i of this city' of one and a quarter million peo ple and thirty thousand dogs that are absolutely without owners.' j The streets are steep and poorly paved. There is no system of sewer age and these dogs are the scavengers and are protected by law. They seem to roam the streets in bands all night and to sleep all day anywhere they -like best. The people walk around or over them. I counted 40 in one short block. . I S i We arrived on Friday, the Mohamo den Sabbath. The next day, the Jew ish ; Sabbath, we took "carriage drives all day, visiting the principal sights of the city, among which I will men tion the Mosque of Sancta . j Sophia sounding country, recognizing the ap palling disregard of the Sabbth day, which God has commanded us to keep holy, will on next Sunday preach on this increasing evil. They say no one can fail to. see the neglect of this day, ty every class,! and that the time has come for every pastor and citizen who loves home and God-given privileges to join hands I in a-crusade against all eyil which threatens our peace and usefulness, j The following pastors will preach on With the near approach of election the above subject at time and place day when it will be decided whether indicated below: Mr. T. G. Skinner will be reimburse 1 Dr. J.jH. Hall, at City Road Metho- to the extent of $5,000 of the amount dist church, at morning service. he expended in purchasing a terminal .Dr. Al; P. Tyer, i First Methodist for the Suffolk and Carolina in this church at evening service. city, by the issue of city bond" thai Rev. W. H. Luther, i Pearl Street event is coming to be freely discuss Methodist church, at morning service. ed. If a concensus can be formed Rev. p. S. C. Davis, Salem Baptist f r0m the opinions heard in the 'discus church, at morning service, j sions, the idea is that the bond issue .Rev. J. B. Ferebee, Shady Grove stands an equal chance either way Baptist church, and also at Moyock. Some believe the people will, vote to Rev. W. T. TJsry, Walker Memorial give Mr. Skinner the amount, and Methodist church, at evening service, others refuse to think that way and Rev. IT. W. Winfield,! Presbyterian J win oppose the issue ' Mr. Skinner was in town again this morning and in speaking of the elec tion, substantiated the statement he made sometime ago to the effect that if the issue is defeated he will not erect an auditorium and will forever wash his hands of Elizabeth City and her interests. He also expressed the same confidence that the bonds will be issued, saying the people cannot help seeing the justice of his request to be reimbursed and will vote accordingly. safe-guard to see that the farmers are not asked to subscribe stock, unless it is good. I am not for tearing down, but will ever be found one to forward and up- rSjuild every interest of Elizabeth City and its surrounding country. Yours very respectfully, A. C. HATHAWAY. FRIGHTENED HORSE PLIKEO HOD MID WIS DDBED ELKS ELECT YEAR'S OFFICERS MR. R. W. TURNER CHOSEN EX- ALTED RULER, AND MR. G. R. LITTLE WAS APPOINTED DEL EGATE TO THE DENVER CON VENTION. Mr. J. G. Harris, a ' farmer of this section, last a valuable horse this week. He went to Norfolk and pur chased a good animal at a sale and was cros intending to drive through the coun try back home, when j the horse took fright and in its struggles crashed through the railing and fell overboard drowning before assistance could be given. Mr. Harris is a man of limited means and the loss to him Is great. tional attacks made, will not bo Included as tho manufacturers have changed the formula by adding a lax ative Ingredient. The sale of all the medicines could be continued by securing government license to sell spirituous liquors, the permit costing but a druggist said this morning the license would be taken in a prohibition town as prima facie evidence that liquor was being sold sing the femf to Portsmouth. SDCCi3.1 MCCtlllfif A A 1 '. A 1 To Hear Report March Strong In Property Transfer church,! at evening service, j Rev. Josiah Crudup, Blackwell Me morial ; Bapist church April 8th. Rev. John F. Vines, at 11 a. m. First Baptist church j at morning service. The annual election of officers of Elizabeth City Lodge No. 85G, B. P. u. Elks, was held last evening at tne in buying and selling real estate in splendid home in the new Robinson the citv and county! March held its - t building and nearly the entire mem- own as compared with other month. bership attended to participate. n tho, number of transactions at any The election suited as follows: rate At noon tndav the transfer ree- Lxalted uuier, uoscoe w. lurner. ords at the court house revealed that Leading Knight, u. is. iiraaioru. 35C deeds, deeds of trust, chattle Loyal Knight. J. C. B. Ehringhaus. mortgages, etc., had been made dur lecturing Knignt, ur. i. earing. inc the month. The amounts ranged Secretary, S. S. Richold. from $3,000 down. Fired Pistol Through Store i : Several nights ago, a negro, drunk or half crazy, fired his pistol into the store of Mr. W. E. Hinton, in the up per part of the county, and has escap ed all punishment. j It was at about eleven o'clock and the stofe had been closed for the night. Mr. Hinton and family live over the store and were preparing to retire wrheh without any preface whatever the pistol shot rang out and the bullet crashed through the stor. The shot was not repeated and as soon as he t could Mr. ! Hinton ran out to the road and discovered that it was a negro who had made the assault and later, by diligent inquiry, obtain ed his name and learned that he lives here. Next day he came to town with the intention of having the negro ar rested, but for some reason did not carry it into effect. Steel Frame For The Roof Treasurer, J. M. Martin. Tiler, J. M. Hill. Inner Guard, G. W.Twiddy. Mr. George W. Littl- was chosen as a delegate to the Denver conven tion, with Mr. W. M. Baxter as alter nate. The trustees were elected as fol lows: T. P. sash, for three years; J. T. McCabe, for two years and Loulz Selig for one year. The steel frame work for the roof of the government building Is now be ing put together by the iron workers and good progress is being made. The four walls having been completed, full attention will be given to building the rooL The interior work is also rapid and the fire-proof partitions for the various offices are n earing completion. FIGHT AT SKATING RINK; TRIAL IN POLICE COURT Most of the property to change hands Is located in the country, though some city homes have new owners. 1 Tomorrow afternoon at 3: CO o'clock a special meeting for men has been arranged when a report of the Inter state convention of tlu V. M. C. A., which was held at Charleston, S. C. last week will be made by Secretary Evaus. Rev. Tyer will preside at the rr.eet ing and Mayor Leigh will give a ten minuto address to mn preceding the report. The meeting will open with a sonj service In charge of Mr. KlghL Boy's Brigade meeting will meet at 2 o'clock and the new officers for the necond quarter will be In their .places. March Dull For Marriages Temple Quartette Musical Feature This morning at nine o'clock Messrs. Lex Tunnell and Sam West were arraigned before Mayor Leigh in the police court as the resu't of an altercation at the skating rink last night. Mr. Tunnell was fined tvo dollars and half the costs and Mr. West paid half the costs. Both were skating and colli 'ed, the subsequent argument leading to a lit tle "spat" In which neither was hurt. Monday morning at 8 o'clock sats for tho Temple Male Quartette will be put on sale at Kight & Brights. Those holding season tickets can have them reserved at that time. The Temple QuarteUe has been re ceived enthusiastically wherever they have appeared this season and It will be one of the mest quartettes ever heard In this city.". Miss Kathrine Cole as a reader has few equals and will delight her au-I-ence. , This entertainment will close the star course at the association this season. i The month of March has been un usually dull in the marriage line so far as this city and county are" con cerned, as is shown by the records at the court house. At noon today only seventeen li censes had been recorded, and five of those were to colored ieopIc. Tho month started out brisk enough, sev eral local couples lrlng married and almost every day, but during the last two weeks they dropped ofT, ar the last six or seven days no one even applied for a permit. . Register of Deeds J. C. S pence, tal l It has been one of the dullest month In this respect since he has been In office. Mr. T. C. Lyon, of Greensboro, Is here on a business trip. Mrs. James Towe. of Cnipanoke, Is shopping in the city today.