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I J n vs.;- M ' !jfP ilii 0: lyf":llu vJJrS feVo; :-ifll villi II U IIHJi (X .:':: ;, --f VOL I ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA; FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1911 NO. 4 HEW 111 IGiPAL OFFICERS TAKE CHARGE OF AFFAIRS Start With a Clean Slate. Only one Appointive Officer Returned in the New Administration New Faces in all the Departments, The new municipal officers took1 over the affairs of the city last Mon '. -day night, and immediately entered upon their duties in a manner to '"j cause the people to. sit up and take 'considerable notice of their actions. It had been rumored for some time p'" ,t, that there was going to be a fc" eral shake up and a clean sweep or the petty officers, and this rumor was pretty well founded too, for new faces greet you almost everywhere In the administration of the city's affairs. Sam Sawyer is the lone sur vivor of the crash that befell the old dministratlon,every appointive office to a man, having to walk the plank. The old board convened in extra session at the City turn at ociock. 1 ito hold its final sitting to turn over the affairs to the new alminlstration. . . A great crowd was on hand being V there principally througfi curiosity to - aAA tin, niii trn Ant nnn naw come in. The minutes of the previous meet ings were read, and on motion ap proved with the exception that where the minutes referred to the amount al lowd Clinton Johnson, damage done Jn condemning a portion of his lot .tor the extension of Burgess street -TThe minutes should Jreadv $70.00 In jtead of J50.00 bo as to conform with the report of the Jury appointed to condemn th lands for the extension -of said sreet. The newly elected alderman were ;all present, namely Messrs. T. P. Nash, Mathtas Owens, from the First Ward; M. N. Sawyer and J. C. Commander from the Second Ward, ,W. T. Love and W. T. Old from the Third Ward; C. H. Robins6n and E. R. Outlaw from the Fourth Ward. Mr. G. R. Little administered oatn -of office to all members of the new board, except Mr. M. N. Sawyer, it CITY TREASURER IN BAD FIX CITY TREASURER SHORT $1,100. Loaned Most or the Money to ja Friend And Now Can't t Get It Back. It's reported that George H. Wood, the retiring treasurer of Eliza, heth City is short with his accounts with the corporation of Elizabeth City about $1,100. Very likely an uncle of Mr. Wood will assist him to make the shortage good and his affairs with the city will be satis factori'ly settled. Mr. Wood claims that he has ' loaned from time to time various sums to Tom Davis, of this, city untili the ' amount totals about $800.4 , The Potato Situation. .nn..lna that Mr SSnwvor tiflH tnkAlt V c ' ' oath of office in the office of Mr. Lit- t tie at the latter's office in the after ' noon. The retiring bourd then adjourned, Si iine die. - HA.. ; It appearing that because of the .'a - i .large number of people in attendance an because of the warm veather it was on motion ordered that the Board retire to the court house for ;more comrortaDie quarters. t The new Board with all members present was promptly called to or der by Mayor Flora. Immediately therepon Mr. W. T. Love, from the 'Third Ward introduced the follow , tag ordinace which was unanimous Whereas, it is the purpose of the ' board of aldermen of Elizabeth City to have all laws and ordinances of state tmd city enforced, and where- as, It Is calculated to bring reproach upon the penal administration of , tne uuy uovernment to nave its pud 'lic officers intoxicated, or patronlx- ."Ing places where, near-beer or kin . dred drinks are being sold or drunk while on duty. . ' Now, therefore, it is enacted by the Board of Aldermen of the cor- poratioa of Elisabeth City: , First; That any public officer or ' employee of Elizabeth City Considerable quantities of potatoes have been received from Tyrrell and Currituck counties and other points on the other side of the sound this week. Today, and Monday big dig gings will be made and next week the bulk of the crop will be moved. Scarcely 1500 barrels have been 'shipped from this county this week. A prominent ocal commission mer chant stated this morning that the potato crop in Pasquotank was prac tically a failure. A small acreage was planted and the dry weather caught the potatoes in the growing stage and cut them off. The crop will be exceptionally short this year. FINE COLLECTION OF TWO-YEAR-OLDS. CELEBRATION FOR JULY 4TH . Bin Parade, Much Tire Works, Mo torcycle Races and Games of Ball Something Doing alt the Time On That Date. !1SF IG STRING VICTORIES Tb Heels Regarded as the Fast- hfTar I v i .t'Team in the League Jj' 6Uhd Next to Top w hi tnfhpr now for the cale. Thef EUzabeth City Tar Heels are bration on July the 4th, and the great lur $nr ) for 8ure-" They .have est interest possible is being taken WCV "'uc BO lar lulB in it. The chamber of commerce ??m 18 now garaea me nmm)H nn n.rm..ni nrnirrt. scrongt "! .ju ,ne league. rom sec tion held a meetine Tuesday after- w"r .,3" l"c series pi urunani viciones mey nave clfmbfitisecond place at the top Ellaibeth City played Suffolk Mon dax"ra4'vTiiesday and won both gameai,,y"ednesday the Tar Heels played ;Oid ' Point the first of two games'ina won tnat too. The? Standing of the clubs of the TIdewifer league now is:' In tfrfc" second game on Thursday Old" Foint was walloped by a score of 2S"-to'vJv' The . Btandinc of the Tidewater yesterly wai: fi- Won. Lost. Pet Portsmouth 26 15 .634 Elizabeth City 26 17 .605 Norfolk 24 17 .585 Newport '.News 20 20 .600 Suffolk, . . . , 19 25 .432 Old Point 10 31 .244 The .Tar Heels came home this morning to play two games with the Newpofjt News team today and to morrow! , aotn or tnese games are expectel to be fast ones and the "Tar hWIs are confident that they The game tomorrow, (Saturday) Is known as the Farmers game" and ft is arranged especially for the coun try people who come here on Satur day. A large crowd of country peo ple are expected to be in attendance. The finest collection of two year olds that has been seen fn this sec tion in .a long time, are now stabled at the Albemarle park. Trainer Fred Swertz has a collec tion of beauties, eleven in number; all two-year colts, and one of them weighs 750 pounds. Trainer Bush, of Norfolk, arrived yesterday afternoon with thirteen Virginia beauties and will share the stables and race track wtih Mr. Swertz. GRAY-SIMPSON. . being drunk while on duty, either from whisky, beer, near beer, or from i-aay other intoxicating drink or drug. , shall for the first offense be suspend d from duty without pay for a per nor thirty days; and for the second offense shall be dismissed from of- flee. .. Second; That any public officer 11 or employee of the city who may be iouna gu. T Dei ore iue biu vuwa ut .rfrinkln or any Edward ,T. Gray, of .Suffolk, Va., and Miss Mattie E. Simpson, daugh- jter of Mr. and Mrs. George Simpson, jot Durant's Neck, Perquimans coun ty, were- married in the Register of Deeds office yesterday afternoon. Mr. J. W. Munden officiated. Mr. Gray came here from Norfolk and drove to Durant's Neck in a bug gy after his bride. He brought her here to be married. They were accompanied by Miss Mabel Saunders and Mr. James Lane of Durant's Neck, who witnessed the ceremony. noon and tne following committees were upyoinieu. Committee on entertainment, Mrs, M. Meekins, Mrs K. T. White. hurst, Mrs. H. D. Walker, Mrs. W. J. Woodley, Miss LiMie Grandy, G. It. Little, D. M. Jones, and W. j. Woodley, chairman. This committee held a meeting yesterr'uy afternoon at the hme of. Mrs. 1. M. Meesins in Main street and begun planning for the entertainment on this occa sion . Other meetings of this com mittee will follow, in which all of the details will" be worked out The finance committee, J. P Overman, treasurer; W. H. Jennings George Brothers, Fred Zeigler, m!. C. Crowson, N. W. Daley, A. B. Houtz and G. A. Twiddy. This committee met in the chamber of commerce rooms last night at 8 o'clock. Committee on parade, W. Ben Goodwin, chairman; Frank Scott, John Wells, Howard Kramer, R. R. Sawyer, Joe White andA. S. Cox. This ; committee will meet tonight ia the vrar- jwm- el the .chamber of commerce rooms at 8 o'clock The parade will be one of the most Interesting features of the celebra tion. It will be organized about 9 'clock on the morning of the Fourth, and it will be an imposing one. Other features of the day's exercises will be the program rendered by the ladies in the auditorium of the high school and the address by some dis tinguished orator. At night, there will be a big display of fire works. Other attractions for the day will be the motorcycle races on the race track at the Albemarle park. Mr. Anderson has secured the use of the track and is now arranging a very interesting program of races. There will also be games of base ball at the ball park. Every minute of the day will be led with something interesting to the public; and there will be some- ing doing all the time. Secretary Lamb stated 'this morn- ir. that the Norfolk and So.ithcrn railroad will give special rates on this occasion and will run a special train to Norfolk for the convenience of the visitors. Mr. Lamb also says that this is going to be one of the biggest days that Elizabeth City has seen in a long time and that there is going tQ be a record breaking crowd of visi tors here. $3,000 For Lot. thi The committee appointed by Clerk of the Court G. R. Little, to assess the value of the Hinton brothers' lot adjoining the graded school property has assessed the value of the lot at. $3,000. The dot is 90 feet by 500 feet and being next to the school lot is a very desirable piece of property for the schools to use as a play ground. Those familiar with the prices of real estate in Elizabeth City consid er the price assessed a pretty good one. Just whether both parties to the condemnation proceeding will ac cept the decision of Mr. Little's com mittee is not known. The contro versy over this lot grew out of con demnation proceedings instituted be fore Clerk Little several weeks ago. II JUNE FESTIVAL SOON 10 BE HELD IN ELIZABETH CITIf Sunday School Carnival on Court House Lawn. Interest Now Cen ters in Who Shall be Queen of the Festival. Blackwell Memorial Sunday School, O' during the last week in this month, will hold a June festival on the court house lawn. At present only the bare outlines of the program of the day are announced, but the occa sion promises to be one of unusual interest and attraction. Over the festivities of the day the queen of , the festival is to preside There will be music by Zeigler s band and the Sunday school orches tra led by Mr. Skinner. One of the chief events of the afternoon will. be the childrens' parade, which will con sist of toy vehicles of every kind, size and description bedecked with flow ers or otherwise suitably decorated for the occasion. A prize of $5 in gold will be offered for the most ori ginal, pretty and attractive turnout in this parade, and there will, no doubt, be a large number of entries. But at present interest centers in the contest as to who shall be queen This question will be decided by a voting contest, which has al ready begun. At Mitchell's depart ment store, at Gallop and Toxey's, and at , Owens' , shoe store, -.ballot boxes have been placet and at these places- -very-ne- wlJJ vhave- the op portunity of casting rotes or hia favorite. Votes will be sold at a penny apiece, and the contest will be open uptil further notice. Every evening at 5 o'clock the votes will be counted and announcement of the result made at Mitchell's. This festival should arouse inter est and enthusiasm throughout the town. Further and more definite . ... announcements will be made later. Those who have already been en tered in the contest are as follows: No More Smallpox. LYNN RICHARDSON DEAD y- beer, or kindred drinks. r inioxic-iwK iiquura m rtinued on page eight. .Subscribe to the ADVANCE and get the paper through June free. Lynn Richardson died last Monday night at his home in Parsonage street after a long illness. The funeral services were conduct ed over the remains Tuesday after noon at 4 o'clock by Rev. I. N. Lof tln, assisted by Rev. J. N. Buffalo. The interment followed the Holly wood cemetery.. Mp -Rlcharlb 1 was anon: forty j ears old and 's scrviva-1 by a wife and three chi:uc;n, also by one he apt. J M. Cietiat in ar:d two sisters, Mr. Robert Mitchell of Camden Mills, Va., and Mrs. John Sample, of Gum Neck. He has lived in this city for number of years being engaged In the grocery business He was noted for his sterling business qualities and up rightness of character. A large con gregation attended the funeral and Interment Quarantine officer, Dr. Zen as Fear ing reported to the board of county commissioners that he had tbe small pox situation in the Newlands sec tion thoroughly in hand. The outbreak had made, con siderable headway before he was ap pointed He immediately took charge of the situation and there has been no further outbreak of tbe disease. Lawn Party Postponed. The lawn party which waa to have been given by the Senior Epworth League on the lawn of the City Road Methodist church tonight, baa been postponed until some future date. Potato Market Yesterday quotations were: New York. $5.50 to 15.75 per hbl; Philadelphia Fancy stock sold as high as-$6.50 per bbl. Baltimore $5.50 to $5.75 per bbl. The quota tions represent actual tales made yesterday morning on these mar kets. Name. Miss Minnie Toxey Miss Margaret Sheep Miss Helen Aydlett Miss Nellie Grice Miss Fannie McMullan Miss Mary G. Gilbert Miss Lillian Mae Stevens Miss Mildred Commander Miss Olive Adylett Miss Virginia Flora Miss Grace Strahl Miss Kate Brothers; Miss Fannie Banks Miss Mary Bright Miss Verna ForeU-e Miss Geneva Swain Miss Callie Perry Miss Elizabeth Dcrrickom Miss Jennie Kramer Judge Ward Hi Votes, 116 40 15 10 10 10 10 5 10 10 ' - 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 ' 10 10 BOAT CARNIVAL IN AUGUST Sailing Crafts of All Kinds Will Be . Here to Contest For a Trophy Secretary Lfjmb of the Chamber of Commerce is planning to have a big boat carnival here some time In Au guest, and this is going to be one of the most unique and, at the same time, oneof the most interesting 3vents ever to occur here. It's Mr. Iamb's plan to interest the boatmen of the lower sound section, into coming here in a contest for a trophy. This carnival will mean a big ag gregation of all kinds of sailing crafts and the harbor and docks filled with tnese, boats will present a very pret f scene. ' , Boat racing, will be the mala fea ture -of-thi carnival, although there f ' wflf be & number of Interesting event on the program. ' The Dlans have not been perfected yet; but Mr. mb says that we are going to have the carnival. It's well for our sailor friends In the lower sound section to get busy painting up their crafts for this oc casion. SUFFERING FROM MENTAL E RATION. AB- Mr. Ward received a telegram tel egram Tuesday afternoon from Tar boro announcing the sudden Illness of Judge Ward, while holding court. She loft Immediately to go to Tarbo ro to be with the Judge. His Illness was caused by an at tack of vertigo and It is hoped that the judge will make a speedy re covery. Held Meeting Tbe Baruca and the Philaetha Un ion of the Blackwell Memorial church held a very Interesting business meet Ing Monday night at the home of Misses Mae and Bertha Chappelle in North Road street. The regular semi-annual election of officers was held, after which various games were Indulged In for the amusement of the party. The event was very en joyable. Deputy Sheriff Raper went to Ral eigh Thursday to take Thomas Pal mer, Jr., to the asylum. The many friends of the family will be pained to learn of the mis fortune of the young man, who is Uffering from mental aberration. It is hoped that he will be speedily estored to health. Mr. Palmer is a member of an excellent family of the Weeksville section of this county, being the son of Mr. Thomas Palmer," Sr., one of our leading citizens. For some time past the vounc man has been acting so strangely that his friends have been anxious about his condition. Recently he bo came violent and it became necesJ sary to carry him to Raleigh where he could be properly treated. Promotion Party At the home of Mrs. Claud B. Wil liams on Road street. Miss Mayo Wil liams, last Friday evening, enter tained twelve of her school-mates and friends In a little party celebrat ing her promotion to the sixth grade. With games and fun and school girl chatter, and with delicious cream and cake to cap the climax of the evening's enjoyment, the time pass ed all too rapidly for the young folks, who bade their hostess good-bye with genuine regret. Those present were, Lula Balance, Eve Jones. Eve Berry, Peart Berry. Francis Williams. Janle Garrett, Stel la Garrett. Jeanie Cohoon, Marcella Collins, Mary Casey, Esther Wood ley and Lillian Brite. . The box of candy offered as the prise of the evening was won by Miss Francis Williams.
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