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1 ft? 1 .. r THE BEST ADVERTIS ING MEDIUM IN ELIZA : BETH CITY. A NEW PAPER WITH AN INCREASING CIR- CULATION VOL I ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, NO. 6 nn rn . n nm n nnm V Y.n.C.ftWILL LIPEN THIS FALL .The Local Association Will Reorgan ize and Bs Ready to Take up ' its Work When the Doors Are Thrown Open. Elizabeth City is to have an active active Y. M. C. A. Association again soon. The magnificent T. M. C. A Dullding has been completed, and it remains to furnish it and the V. M. C A. is ready. ' ii - . V , 'The organization waB suspended about three years ago, while a per- 'manent home was in process of con truction and all this time there baa not been any Y. M. C. A.' here. The absence of such an organization haa, been keenly felt and the an nouncement that the local association Is to. resume its work is received with a great deal of satisfaction by the friends of the institution. Tne officer announce th:;t'the or ganization will be perfect i by tue ea.-Iv fall when , the building will' be opened. . . .. '.,-.- . The history of the.' new building has been one of sacrifice and 'heroic . effort on the part of the people and it is with great pride that the people of Elizabeth City - contemplate its completion. When the doors of the Institution are : thrown open, every indication is that : there wilL exist in tnis town, a strong y, M. c. A., .with a large enrollment of members, SPIRITED VOTING IN - Q'JEEN'3 CONTEST. I V Theballoting for the election of a queen for the June Festival last night ;8tood as follows: Fannie Banks ........ i.,.. .320. . Minnie Toxey ...............252.. Olive Aydlett ...............110 Li Hie Mae Stevens 45 Mary G. Gilbert ............. 36 Mildred Commander .,.,....113 Geneva Swain .............. 61 Jennie Kramer .............. .15 The voting is becoming very spirit ed now, and will become more so, as the contest progresses. The contest ants have enthusiastic supporters and there is going to be a warm fight for the election of the queen. The ballots are sold at one cent each, and ballot boxee have been -deposited In several stores. ''-' STREET PAVING BEING PUSHED. The street paving goes on apace. Main street has been paved in brick , from the Intersection of Main and Poldexter street bo far up the street that superintendent Dunbar has been able "to shake" the ( crowd of loafers who never get that far-up Main street. The work of paving this ', main thoroughfare is at an advanced stage and will soon be completed. Water street has been' paved in Belgian blocks between Matthews street! and Fearing street, and Mat thews and Fearing street have been paved between Water street and Main street. v A number of street r have been prepared for paving and Ifwlrt not be long before the paving forced-will be at work on these istrei ? too. . - -', 1 f - ' tf- JONES-ROBERTS. ' : jrge .Edward Roberts and Miss Its1 5e L-eona James, both of Newport kJ i, were married here last Wed i A. ; Rev. W. R. Haight offlclat- J V .AiV,r' Lunea Tongue 5 -cent ip tin. . Speciat 23 cents per " c?n ,'Klorgan and Parker Phone 216 j - - ROOKIES WALLOP THE TAR . HEELS Forced Them to C'imb Down Pen nant Pole But We Are Just a v Tiny Bit Ahead Yet Although the Tar Heels fell back a little last week, they regained their former position this week and htve c"'v-ij a little liigher up tu pen nant pole. They played three games here this week with ihe "Gun yPointers," and the Tar Heel .experienced an other string of victories. , The first game Monday resulted in a score of three to two in favor of-. Elizabeth City. In Tuesday's game the Tar Heels goose egged tho 'Gun , Pointers in a score of 7 to 0. On Wednesday aftelfnoori in a gen nine swatfest, the Tar Heels made eleven runs while the Old Point team made six. . Yesterday afternoon the Tar Heels played the Rookies and got another walloping in a Vcore of 7 to 3. At the -close of the games yester day afternoon the clubs stood as fol lows: 1 Won. ..85 .. 33 .. 32 .. 29 .; 21 11 Lost. .20 19 -22; 28 29 43 Pet .636 .635 .692 .509 .420 .203 Elizabeth City Portsmouth . '. Norfolk-.,.... Suffolk'....., Newport News Old Point CITY- TREASURER SETTLES III FULL Shortage Matte Good By an Obliging " fc . . . r Uncle City Sustains No Loss- Mr. George T. Wood, the retiring treasurer, has turned ever the finan ces to the new treasurer, Mr. J. Spence. Mr. Wood settled in full, making good the shortage reported. This was done by the aid of an uncle, Mr. Henry Raper. Mr, Wood loaned a. considerable amount of the city's , money to impecunious friends who failed to return it but the-town has lost nothing by vhese transactions, Mr. Raper be!n-j tne rl loser, and Mr Wood iho gainer y experience. CANT FIGURE HER OUT OF LEAGUE. The Suffolk correspondent has been doing some tall figuring of late in making up a league for the year 1912. ; He does pretty well, until he comes to leaving Elizabeth City out of the game. When he does that he gets up the "dander" of the mo guls in this neck of the woods. Elizabeth City, plays ball, plays great ball, such- ball that the other clubs Just cant "buck" agalmst her? and when it comes to leaving Elizabeth City out next year it's a proposition not to be thought of. No douot 41 lot of the. Virginia towns would like to see her ;ft out, if the Suffolk man's figuring is an Index of the feeling. . "Elizabeth City is in the league to stay," say the magnates here, and this ought to be known. l-.iizi.beth j Is at t'-.e !! go ing to stay at the 'top and win the pennant," said a prominent baseball supporter this morning Few women' are deep thinkers but they are all clothes observers. When a man proposes, to a woman his words have a doubl meaning. ROBERTSON MAY . GO 10 DETROIT Has a Big Proposition From That . League Something Like $5,000 For First Year. There is dismay in fanilom. There N ii lci'icg of uaccrtaint? and . s'r of gloom prevailing among the lovers of the national sport here. Dave Rob- erson may leave; the idol' of, all crowds of Elizabeth City epectators, the hero of many a game, and the central force that has pushed the Tar Heels up near the top of the pennant pole. "Big Boy" may go or he may not go. . That's up to him; anyway he has got an opportunity to go and a great big opportuniey. ' Robertson is famed as a great pitcher and his fame has got away from home. This is , what's causing the mischief. 'A scout, has been here looking him over while he worked on. the mound. This same scout re ported to headquarters In Detroit that Robertson has the goods. The manager of Detroit decided that was just what he was looking for, and to make a long story short, a proposi tion came sizzing down here on the wjres one day this week offering Robertson $500 per month on a three year contract : This figures -out something likt $4,000 plus '$1000 bo nus, equals $5,000 for first year of eight months, v - . ' . . V, This proposition - has set Robert- eon thinking. Tt has set-nis- friends to thinking. He made the trip to Norfolk yesterday to consult with bis father, and President Hill of the A. & M. College. He has Hot given publicity to his decision yet, - but fandora is praying that he will say No" to the big proposition from away up in Detroit, and continue the idol of the Tar Heels holding his club to the top of .the pole. . MRS. 8AN0ERLIN ENTERTAINS. Mrs. M. L. Sanderlin delightfully entertained in a card party a large number of friends last Wednesday af ternoon at her home -in Road street in honor of her guests, Miss Powell, of DeLand, Fla. and Miss Dry, of Al bemarle, N. C. The home was beautifully decorated with pink carnations, pink -roses, ferns and, nasturtiums, the color scheme being pink. The tables were festooned in nasturtiums and present ed a very attractive appearance. dainty refreshments consisting of cream, cake and punch, were served. Three prizes were awarded as fol lows; First prize won by Miss Derick son, second prize won by Miss Jones and the consolation. ' A program of delightful music was rendered during the afternoon. Among those present were: Miss Dry. of Albemarle, N. C; Miss Pow ell, of DeLand, Fla.; Miss Derickson, lieNM!s-..& Jones, of Winston Salen NX.; - Misses Maude Kramer. Edna Kramer, Ada Burfoot, Bessie White, Eva Etherldge, Margaret Hollowell, Evelyn Aydlett, Emma Cobb, and Nan Burgess, Mrs. Walker, Mrs. B. F. White, Mrs. ,W. A. Worth Mrs. C. B. Williams, Mrs, C E. Thompson, Miss Gatling, Mrs. Marshall Poole, Mrs." Duckworth Glover, Mrs. A. L. Pendleton Miss Margaret Culpepper and Mrs. T. A. Commander. Elect Officers. The following officers were elected in Eureka lodge No. .317 A. F. &, A. M. last Friday evening; Dr. A. h'. "Pendleton. Master, C. E. Thompson, Sr. Warden, E. R. Spence, Jr. Warden, . A. O. James, Treasurer, J. H. Snowdei, Secretary. Heroes, like mnde to order.; m?rmons, are often poIto CROP IS ABOUT OfjE-T Good Prices Help The 1 Farmer Out arrd Leave Him In Pretty Good Condition. Irish potatoes were quoted yester day rs selling on the Now York and Philadelphia markets at $4.75 to $5.25 pert barrel... te .price depend ing larIy on the quality and con dition of the potatoes. - . Localcommisaion Merchants say that th crop is practically -cleaned up Tin f he county and It was the shortest' that hag been in years. Scarcely more than 20,000 barrels have been shipped from Pasquotank county during this season, against about 60,000 last season. These fig ures would indicate that the crop this year was about) one third of what it was last year. - The prices, how ever, have been good, the potatoes for the most part selling around the $5.00 mark. Although the" cr' p was very short, the farmers find them selves ; ? financially r In a pretty good condition. Hardly any one liar really : lost any money an J neui : r every body has made some TTie crop was also short, in other counties, but it was not as short ns It was In this county In Tyrrell county the farmers have made a good crop and got splendid prices, which puts tbera In pretty good circum stances: i a , It has been the dullest In shionlnr circles a pound the Norfolk & South- era depot this year that it has been in years. The Norfolk and Southern Is far short of last year's freight The number of barrels bandied from this point this year was hardly more than 30,000, while last year the number of barrels nearly reached the one hundred thousand mark. : ARE HARVESTING WHEAT THIS WEEK. .... Yield Pretty Good Considering the Unfavorable WeatherWheat t Raising May Become Universal. 7: There' is very likely at hand a new agricultural "industry, and it may not be many years before the reaper and binder may be a familiar object in this country. In fact the hum of the reaping machine has been heard in this county this week. On Wednesday Mr. R. N. Parker had his crop of wheat cut. This crop Comprised about 18 or 20 acres of nice wheat, which yielded about 20 bushels to the acre. Mr. J. N. Wins- low also has a nice crop of wheat which has been harvested this week. Zimmerman Brothers have Install ed patented bolting machlnefy In their mill in this city at. a cost of about $3,000 and they n now pre- ;5.e.l to grind Messrs Par xr't. uul Winslow's wheat Into floit.. "PossibJy these two gentlvaen aie the only farmers in Pasquotank t' raise a crop of wheat this year, but the' indications are that there will be many wheat fields another year, and there will be much wheat talsed in this county. Mr. Parker says .that quite a number of farmers have spoken to him for seed wheat for another year, so the. most of Mr. Parker's crop will be saved for seed. The farmers in adjoining counties will likfly take up wheat raising and wheat culture will bo carried on extensively within the next year or two. It is believed that ihe Indus try will prove a' profitably cn?. as the soil is suitable and the yiel 1 will be g.-ol. ' - ' r HIRD HISS JACKSON f E E In a Pretty Home Wedding She Be came. the Wife of Mr. Irvtn Cho ry Yesterday Afternoon. In a very pretty home wedding yes-terday-afternoon- at-l:30 o'clock, Miss Edna Earl Jackson became the bride ... of Mr. James Irwin Chory of Nor folk at the home of the bride in Main street The parlors of the home had been beautifully decorated for the occasion nd presented a very beautiful scene, the color scheme being green and white. Misses Essie Howell and Lucy Gregory received In the hall the large number of guests who gathered to witness the happy event. 7 Mrs I. M. Meeklns rendered the wedding marches, and Miss Mary Gilbert sang with surpassing sweetness of voice, ' I Want You Only." . . . ' The bride beautifully costumed and carrying boquet of sweet peas, and ferns, entered the parlor on the arm of her brother, Cleveland Jackson, who gave her away in marriage. Miss Rosa Jackson, a -sister of the bride was maid of honor. -She car ried a bouquet "of pink roses and ferns. Mr. Spicer, of Norfolk, was best man. ' - 1 . Immediately after the ceremony, which was an impressive one, the bridal party escorted Mr. and Mrs. Chbry..iolie',rl&lk'lfc"fe'utlierB' de pot, where they departed on a north beund trip for New York and other Northern cities. Mrs. Chory is one of the most ac complished young ladles in this city. She is a social leader and is a fav orite in a large circle nf friends. A large number of bridal presents attest to her popularity. At. Chory Is a very promising young business man of Norfolk. He was reared in this county and is well known here. Several out-of-town guests were present to witness the marriage. THE 111 HID II Convict Takes Little Trip But Makes Speedy Return. Captured by Engineer of Norfolk Southern. Henry Sanders a convict in the Pasquotank county chaingang, has taken, a little "Jaunt" this week and is back again scarcely losing a day's time in his travels. Last Monday ho escaped from the chain gang about 4 o'clock in the af ternoon. About 3 o'clock Tuesday morning he was picked up in Wash- ngton, , N. C. Soon after he escaped he managed to board a freight train bound for Washington. He" secured seat some where under a car and managed to keep his position all that distance. When the train got to Washington,-NVCT Sanders gorout from under the car and walked around to look at the locomotive. The engineer happened to notice the iron band around his leg and knew him for an escaped convict, who bad not had time to have the band removed. He pounced on the negro and held him until an officer could arrive. The negro, was locked up and deputy sheriff Raper brought the negro back. . . When duty call some men go In another direction. ' Truth I mighty, but some of It can te supprt-ja. ,11)11 GRID BE VED T T Eight Miles an Hour l the Speed Limit in Elizabeth City and Those Who Exceed It Will be Arretted. Judge Sawyer has given automobil es sufficient notice in regard to ex ceeding the speed limit, to cause them to sit up and take notice; leastwise, if they fall to take proper notice of Judge Sawyer's recent fine, they will be forced to notice a dis appearance of their cash. . Wednesday morning S. S. Spregg was up before hlni on the charge of driving his car at a greater speed than eight miles per hour. Mr. Spregg was found gutty an was' fined ten dollars and cost for his first offense. " Judge Sawyer took occasion to ad vise the young man to be careful about "his speed hereafter, and he ac cldently addressed this caution to all automobilists. The' speed limit la the corporate limits of Elizabeth City is eight miles per hour. . No -doubt this limit is often broken; the automobilists gradually increasing' the speed as the police submitted to it, thereby endangering, the live of many people, .' ' ' - Judge Sawyer hag instructed Chief Thomas and his assistants to see to it that v the . law c ls obseryedv and to go alter " every' automobiilstV who ' breaks the speed limit . - Chief Thomaa says that automo bilists had better look out for him, as he intends to arrest every one, catches running at a greater speed than eight miles per hour. WILL SPEAK ON WORLD AL LIANCE. Rev. I. N. Loftin hat spent tola week in Philadelphia attending the Baptist World Alliance. He will re turn in time to occpy his pulpit la Blackwell Memorial church next Sun day.' ' ' i - His morning subject will be, "A Big Thing." In this sermon, Mr. Lot tin will speak of the World Alliance Movement and the sermon will be very interesting. The church going public is cordially invited to attend the services. ' A special musical program will bo rendered. . Sells Near Beer On the Water. i - J - : Deputy Marshall Wilcox returned from a business trip to Currituck county Tuesday night. While on the trip Mr. Wilcox discovered a floating near beer Joint down in Currituck which presumably pays no state or county tax. The proprietor of this establish ment has secured a house boat and located at a convenient point, and he was doing a good business., Mr. Wilcox probably will not in terfere wilh this enterprising citizen sinre the anti-beer law - goes j into -effect the first of July. This law is supposed to put out of business all near-beer saloons, whether they are on land or water. Very likely Mr. Wilcox will look, after this gentleman after the first of July to see that he retires from business. Mr. Percy Ferebee Improving News from Southern Pines the Erst of the week stated that. the con dition of Mr. Percy Ferebee was rVp idly improving and the prospects were very bright fortius coaip ct restoration to healtj AUTOniOBILIS SLOW
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