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ft . , , DAILY ECONOHISTi d bere el81 feet of A. i i ' I water stood before, j. xjt an Published Every Evening Except I Doubtless the eovernmend will send Every Evening Sunday. Hie Carolina Pub. Co., ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: One Year' Ons Month ... . . ..'.. rte-'WeeJrv, At..: .$3.00 down experts toiinvestigate jlocal con ditions and arrive At some conclusion as to its cause, j CaptJ Pugh states that ? there was no tremor of the earth as convulsions - nor was -there .25 giving away of the surface . The ad.- .loliacent sections-of Beaufort and More- For Eucflid SHeight Lo1ts oo .Casy Payments A. C. HATHAWAY n similar a sudden ".ti lower than when on a S subscriptions in Advance. 'foreign postage added. ' tirv absorptions the interior l& zzzL- head, are .inconsiderable. trepidation maklng heavy demands upon the New Remittance . should be& made by scene of the disturbance. f!iOck, bank 'or-express inopy order I Friday I and Saturday there Inostofflce money order no further disturbance. But since has been of the enormous Increase in the sur-i " 2 & - " outlook remains un- -ji. :;n'ne$B Is active in all parts of the country and speculation is fortunately restrained by the una- ply of money bank reser-"" re c. -ceedlnrfy low. and In aJdiuun t-v: ! snal rates for -money. .A check to the mining speculation was tme of the c Cor. WateTand Fearing Sts. I THE MESSENGER, IS EVIDENTLY Jo employe Is authorized to con- i i -ict any obligation in the name of the i)i)aQ, of to spake purchases in the hie-f?r same, except upon orders : fThe, off Its MIXED. In the air em North t r the manager. I - -J PHONK5: i1;Mt MID9.S8. tdltoria Rooms. 258. Wilmington Messenger takes hat; "tosses "It high .i and . shouts jhuTrah j for i East Carettnar just because the War De partment has given the Norfolk and Southern railroad permissions to build a bridge across 'the Albemarle Sound. 'All communications , should, be ad The M essenger evidently thinks, that Messed to 'The: Carolina Company, Elizabeth City, York banks. . It is 'true some of the interior banks are lending more free 1v in New York, but the one move- Spems to be offset bv the other: and favorable features. Prices of com nWthPr I a sham contraction in moditles are high and seem likely to loan, this week's bank statement remain, in view of rapidly increas- must show a deficit in surplus re- . costs at production There are. , . Rnm taiv 0f however, no signs or any cessauon m renewed American purchases of gold the' demands for merchandise, and i h Tflnn market. Such renorts, supplies generally, are UghL Our Iron on rA I and steel trade continues to surprise UUWCIC1.; til yi Eiuatui .r u I . ..... tnn.ta will Clirplv TT.PPt With Mi- UUUHDUV, "J ' v ity and strength. When the limit of xx, f wnrt.nri. notwithstandine- Us activity and advancing prices .will be rntl v. strengthened position. The reached, no one . can determine, t Jl scramble for gold Is not confined to w . . N. C. Entered at the postoffice- at JEJHza !fth City as second-class . mail matte SATURDAY, December; 15, 1906. tl A DISrCjGii'SHED f CALL. North j Carolina; that all swamp land will advance in valuation forty dollar? an acres -and the whole of this section I ! t will - blossom into a wilderness of, roses; I cJ 4'-r ''-?'- ' . Well, -we people,. who;lve:in this section fails to I see It in ihat. light; hence,! there - is a . woefulj dearth of the 1 Messenger's enthusiasm In his section, over - the prospective bridge. are on the verge of recession.. Some, however, are confident of... another year's good business, and point with satisfaction to the unfulfilled prophets (By. RJ B. Creecy.) We had f ploruant call on Sat i.d.v i .1 ! I bin the Rt. B i hop St: '.nge, ol e Diocese of Publishing tWs 't a bl& tWg 'or . Northeastern New yor but exIgta ,n the prfncj. observers are of the opinion that we pal money markets of the world, so New York will only be able to dra fresh supplles"at the. expense of unu Mini nroociira riT" fnlnrlOllS TatPS Of in terest Both the Bank of. France and ' reaction which have been current tor a year or iwo. . in. my own oymwu, If securities and money could only be restored to a more normal basis, al lowing for the fact . that we aro now on a higher level than five years ago, we could feel practically assured of another twelve moaths of good bus! ness provided no crop disaster inter vened. . So long 'as the money sltua tion, however, remains ast now U, the cautionary signals must be kept nrdmlnentlv In view. This is not a good time to run Into debt. the Bank of England lost gold this week. The monetary situation Is further complicated by prospective new se curity issues of our railroad corpora- : Repr'rs of Spectacle or Cye tl you want it done rlM brinx It tc e. . OA. J, D. HATHAWAY Refracting and MTx OpUcU 0n--e o'vr.VcCab 4nd Qrc YOUR WANTS LOST On Main or I Sth insL. somewhere in Polndexter streets, tan card t case, jcpntalning cardsj Find er will please return to 300 est Main street and receive suitable re ward. Dec 15 3L OFYCAJJ3 NTN; OP STUDY .XVVV s AXiD'OCPOlI Tho method of prcpar lasttolond tern yCT porlnc It our cx- yZt cluW oocrt .y n T voocrr ..vVtnil , cvcRUAsnitQ s SX n-V1 1 I Mkaauiwrk a S I COMFORT Ti OsUmi t. SJ-OOW -Mild by' D M. Joaes Co. WANTEDrrBoarders; table boari and furnished, rooms. Also unfUrn'shed rooms, pity water. Rates rcan.n able. Mrs. W. F. Jones, Central Boarding House, Polndexter ate H. Dec. j .... Va.' Carolina In land Steamship Co - The bridge , question, with U3:lic . evlouslv in In -Northeastern; North , Carolina Is u Jn ttege aavices. This week pretty much like, the question: 'Did Bill Jones1 House: Burn. Up or Dowu " bid field de Ear u v Ca'roili-i ac ic was discussed in an X 'aud Sm!lN rc' I bating; society Some years ago; and criuipanied by ?v tir cf Christ ohtrvh In this city. TS I the" judges decided that it; did. the Tiige .while oth-, a Dotn dH-Migiusri-ii worKei-3 m tne i :. Some Qf lis think that Lord s vineyard. iotn e:racerui ami I o i I i win uc auB'iuiuauwu uu. g ited puipit speakers, tney are ootn erg thinks that' it will ;do all the Mes- natives of North Carolina, an honor geager says.. and .even mdre. , to their nativity. Bishop Strange u - The bridge - will do away with an is the descendant old slow baTge and faemtaie transpor- Atchison authorized $25,000,000 addl- Hnnni securities.! and Norfolk and Western $lf,500,000. Other compa nies, such as St. Paul, New York Cen tral. Great Northern and Northern. Pacific, will also come into j the mar ket for large amounts of new capital at the first opportunity. Their re, rmirements are , ImDerative: being nppded for imnrovements and new equipment to accommodate existing NOTICE. 4 Having qualified as administrator unon the estate of the late A. ' O. of an honored ! ancestry, long distin-. t.Hral lutle htoiit aldit-bf the ad-1 equ pm UUiUiUUOlc ; v i i.hVi for trHni .,f TTfs I a 1 bu out dT ?f traffic more than for the development Sample, deceased, all. persons having ghished for oratorical gifts. His grandfather having been a United in: i i States senator and a member of our rcuit bench. ; - Oratory seems to be an inheritance in the family and has fallen upon him in abundant folds. The bishop has a broad Vfield of tisefulhess before him, Which he meets with the fervor and i I i . - i i 'eter. I I ' ; doing a great work The fruits of his la bor are abundant in all his works. He has inspired the parish with-new en ergy, and every member rof It Is in- fused with his own spirit. vantages which the railroad - will de heroism of St. Mr. Smith Is for this parish. of new territory. These new( demands coming at a time when the money market Is already over-strained por tend continued tension. How long the struggle between high-priced stocks and hleh-Drlced money will! continue - aay. brotner,. uidnt - you nave 7 in remalns to be seen. To restore esuil mind tneimana waterway .wne.jruu lb- . th other must aeclin. were Writings that -editorial .and. gqt Mucn depends upon the strength of administrator, or. legal steps will have the twojmixear trine--reaiauon ,oi hol(lera of atnclcs Ag la WGll known, to be taken to collect same. rive i from It in the .way Of more ex peditious transportation,. We fail to see anything in - it ; for the people fur; ther than -the. sale, of "a few pilings and such! things. ?v-r '.'.--;), :t 4 f claims against his estate , are hereby notified to present them on or before the 14th day of November, 1907, or this notice will be pleaded In bar of their recovery. , . i J. , , All parties indebted , to .the. estate of the said Sample are hereby, notified to make payments to. the undersigned a ri" a lie yvuytt mi huuw uisk i.(r Scrtdule of Guide In 27, 1905. Steamer dock . lax street Steamer Tcurlit and Effect Monday, Auj. i Tourltt will leate at foot cf Fe ar il 12 O CIOCK. LCv 3 i we have a machine shop and we are -doing, all kinds of new an repair ifondayif.ind Thnndays for Colaa bla, and poinU oa Scuppemocig ritf r. work. Located 'on Dry PolnL .. WILLEY MACHINE WOUKS, Dec 10 Jt Riverside LAvenue.' 4 FOR RENT The store and dwelling now occupied by J. H. Apqls tu, from January 1st, 1907. Apply to CHAS. XL ROBINSON. Dec 7 tf j the Inland Waterway r scheme promts es all those- things and even more. TrtE LEGISLATURE. WINTER TIME. Late lies the winter sun abed, A 'frosty, fiery sleepy-head; : . Blinks but an hour or two; and then, (By R. B. Creecy.) The Legislature of North Carolina ,i . . . will soon assemble in Raleigh and A b ood red orange, set again. our members preparations to The calendar are already attend, of business Before the stars have left the skies, At morning in the dark !.: rise; making I And shivering in my nakedness, . Is fun By the cold candle, bathe and dress. and doubtless . when they get together Close to the jolly fire I sit tne members will have new schemes! To warm my frozen bones a bit; to Introduce that will occupy attention. 1 j The whiskey attention, more provided for the unfortunate sons of nature wi wiui 'it l ciuueei Bica ejtiiior.ta . i The' colder countries 'round the door. aw will demand some room will have who are confined ; In our lunatic asylums. A safer, deposi tory for our - public records and libra ry will also have to be provided;; a new senator to jsucceedi Senator SIn to be j When to go ut, my nurse doth wrap step j Me in my comforter and cap; ; . i The cold wind burns my face, and blows- i- -- . . Its frosty pepper up my nose. Black are my steps on silver sod; mons will be elected and many other Thick blows my frosty breath abroad; subjects will call for ! consideration. , These subject will command care ful COnsldPratioti flnrl wa Trnnw thnt i ' " W: our state senators and representa tives will do their whole duty. - And, tree and house, and hill and lake Are frosted like wedding-cake. ,. i : Robert" Louis Stevenson. Fails to Relieve THESE LATTER ;' 5 (By R. Upheavels of DAYS. B. Creecy.) ) he earth are the fore- Financial Situatioh Casts of the time foretold in scrip ture, when the up i as a scroll things will, be at hand. foretell with precision that time which in the night But it-Is true the historlc wor nature -been so earth , will be rolled and the end of all No man can :he advent; of shall come as a thief - M RELEASES $12,000,000 TOMORROW TO HELP SECRETARY SHAW that in no period of d have convulsions of common and so gen erally distributed. The islands of the ocean., . The Pacific coast as well as tke Atlantic, have been torn by ter restrial convulsions until it is appar- JIDE OVER THE STRINGENCY PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE CAUSES NO DISTURBANCE. ! i (Special to Daily Economist.) .; .. New. York, December jlS.recreta ry Shawns j efforts to relieve the flnan- ent that no locality is exempt! from cial situation i were, disappointing and . The recentjoncul-1 had practically.no effect upon either at Fort Macon ,life stoclts or itnoney. .The Matter;; .con- 4 these disasters, sion on Friday saving station, near Morehead City is tinuea.to In proof that we are not forgotten in I rates on the general calamity. command almost exorbitant the ; Stocks Exchange, : and there is little-prospect of substantial It . appears that on Friday evening I folief until the -middle- tof ..JanuaT at about 4 -o'clock there was a sud- Secretary Shaw-has agreed to release den convulsion of nature when the $12,000,0 on December. J.5thi In an- ocean rose to a height of fifty jteet ticipationV of interest paymenUi but over came the embankment submurg- this-is a tnerei scattered , trifle and 4t ed the adjacent section! swept off val- is expected that he will make further uab1e property, and) threatened f the efforts at relief. Since the treasury destruction of tne life savin build- is Bteadily accumulating - funds, ow- Capt Pugh . and crew of life to iheavyi receipts; ihe secretary with i their U justifledi in t connteractmg-by all legiumate means the injurious open ings. j savers barely escaped 1 ves. Large Assures were j made in the ations of our present treasury system. earth though the hills and. shoals! The facts, however, are that In soke securities, are at present ! strongly concentrated in a few hands of break ing the present deadlock; either stock market values must recede and permit reasonable liquidation, or borrowing rates f'v money will soon reach ta prohlL ti.o and injurious level. Juil when or wher: tho breaking point will come, anil ho-r the situation will be readjusted, nre problems which only time can solve. Very shortly preparations for heavy January dis bursements will be In order, and thsse will cause temporary disturb ance. Our money mafrket continues to be the key to the Stock Exchange situation; and present abnormal ln rates should be accepted as - iary signals of the plainest -:aaricter, that we are hovering over a situation that will Invite trouble un less ov.t financial leaders , show more wisdom than at present displayed. De lay will simply intensify the liquida tion that should now be permitted n order to facilitate a gradual readjust .meat of values. . ,. The president's message caused no disturbance in financial circles; in fact It was received with universal favor,and not deemed "too radlcaL" So much for a change In public opin ion which should not be overlooked. Congress is now at work, but no im portant legislation Is anticipated dur ing this session. Even currency re- form has almost dropped out of sight for the moment, although conditions were never more favorable for "discus sion and action. Among the impor tant events of the -week was the dis posal of the Pennsylvania of itr hold ings in Chesapeake and Ohio, which, coming so soon after its similar acjlpii' in Norfolk and Western and Balti more and Ohio, excited a much ..com ment Whether this policy Is for the purpose of raising funds: to complete new improvements, or whether it, If in deference to public opinion, is not divulged; One thing is certain, that many of our industrial leaders are recognizing the force of aai aroused public opinion, and are adapting, their business 'methods in stricter confrom ity therewith; .showing more respect for the anti-trust agitation which, has become, a dangerous tool In the hands of skillful, politicians. The j. decision of-the interstate commission , to inves tigate the Harriman lines and the anti-railroad agitation in various state legislatures are signs of the times. j. J. H. LeROT, , Administration of A. O. Sample, de ceased. I Per Attorneys. Dec. 34 2w w 6w. in mm m mW mmwmmm : George JJ. SpeflCe t Attorney and Counsellor at Law I Office over Bee Hive Building .Elizabeth City, 1 C. NOTICE. Is hereby, siren that aotlicatlon will be made to the next General A sembly of ) North Carolina toj amend the charter of the Town of Ellxabeth 4 City, in said. State. day of December, M. N. 8AWYER, , Chairman Board Aldermen, Elizabeth City, N. C. Dec Ira. , This 6th I'jOC. Rcturniniu the steamer Tour fit will leaTe Columbia at scTe'n a. xa. Tuesdays and Fiiiiji for Elizabeth City, Norfolk ana all !U ca North Rlier and A. C casai. 'jLVlns Elizabeth City for polcti juoiih at 3 p. ra. Tuesdays and Frl . Idiyt. Leaving Norfolk at 4 p. n. Wednesdays and 8aturtUyi for all points south. The steamer Guide i:i leave her dock at Elizabeth City. N. G, on Mondays and Ttiursdajs at 2 o'clock a. m.. South Mills, N. CL. 7 o'cIock a for Norfolk. Va. Kovi u the steamer Cuide leav: r;l Tuesdays and rtd4.ti at 9 a r LeROT. Maa ;m NORFOLK & SOUTHERN . RAILWAY COMPANY. Traffic Department Special Occasion State Grand Lodge Free and Ac cepted Ancient Masons, December 11th 13th, 1906.... , Round trip .rates on the certificate plan are . authorized to Charlotte, N. C, and return, account of the above occasion. .!- ' Tickets will be sold in accordance with rules and regulations printed on the back of this tariff. j . , Certificates to be signed by Mr. C. S. Brown, secretary, Wlnton, N, C and vised by Mr. T. J. WItherspoon, special agent, Charlotte, N. C. Agents at Charlotte. N. C, will hon or certificates on or before December 17th, 1906. j ... Norfolk, Va Dec 7th. 1906. - H. C. HUDGINS, ,. General Passenger Agent Effective as above. Dec 11 tf. T argains Having purchased a big line of am SUms, pile 1 ' ! . from ( one 4 of the leading . wholesale houses ,of the land at a his discount the - same :will 'be . sold! strictly at The advance in the New York, Central, wholesale prices as long. as they last uiviucq irum o to o per cent, was not-uome early and get your pick. favorably commented . upon, , inasmuch as it is supposed it was done for the purpose: of; facilitating : another stocl: issue, which is s Shortly tq 4 be expect ed. The stock failed to respond to the increase in dividends and is. In fact 'V. . Ml. 1. T. W. Williams ? No. 103 Polndexter Street. . i .. ELIZABETH CITY, N. a Yes li Garidyi that is good Plehtvofit. We have just received a full ply of Lowney and Royster's anaies ana guarantee all FRESH ! GOODS. Package Goods 10c. to $5.00 Per PHARMACY, and sup' All Box ALBEUARbE t-3 t t ?3fl I .1 , Under Southern Hotel. if f The bla Way Ironing by the old faihIon Method, where the irons arc heated externally, necessitates a fire in the "ran.-, gasoline, gaa or oil stove. The iron is either too hot and Bcorch the clothes or too coll to do effective work. Thej are always dirty, and, much time is icattcd going to and from tho stove, not to menUon the fatigue in carrying the irt.i;. Theew'Way ine,neat .is easily controlled , . Xo dirt to soil the clothes. No tcaste of time going back and forth.. '- You finish your ironing in 'almost half tl the time, with mu'' Elizabeth City Electric Light and Power Comp any. PhonS.NoraO. .. II- , . . . , mm LEWIS ? GREEN. . Cor.rearingiandWaler Slrtels PlumBing-Wiring and Supplies.1 Phone 150. r . pot" 'orr "! Saph znade. ""takes Ume to get It up risht There f n0tf appropriate for a Chriitnia, cUt, and wa are showinr the nicest Une of mcmnti and folder, we have ever shown. Come . In and look thera over. Corner ilala and pc Inserter Street! Z6Ue?s Stubd,
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