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i the best Advertis ing MEDIUM IN ELIZA BETH CITY. A NEW PAPER WITH AN INCREASING CIR CULATION ' t " ' " .."1:...: ,'-'--".""" 7 VOL I ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1911 isiiraif WOBK JBMnQBIK Large Number of Teachers Taking Advantage of Excellent Course Offered Here. NO. 10 i ' . .. .- ... i BAPTISTS GATHER FIRST SHIPMEriTOF WIITfO . SWEET POTATOES Program of The Union IN, G, Grandy Leads Them Meeting to be Held on All In Early Sweets. SIM E DOOR KNOB ' Toe Teachers' Institute. which he- S?an lat M .' morning in. the uu 'ditorium at tUe bil Mol, nr duct ed by Prof 1. C. Griffin Viss Fearl Cross, op.'ird ui the most favorable conditions for a very suc cessful term. The enrollment of teachers on the first day was large, and the interest shown by the teachers from the first, is very gratifying to superin tendent Hinton of the public schools. Prof. Griffin and his assistant demon onstrated at the beginning that they were capable educators,, by getting hold of the institute work at once, and during the entire eek, they have continued to increase the in terest in the institute work, and have created a great deal of enthusiasm for the profession. The institute wqrk is mainly demon strative, In which thtf conductors make pupils of the teachers, and show them how the teaching ought to be done. The work is very prac tical and the information imparted to the teachers will be of great value to them in following their vocation On Tuesday special features of the Institute work was two lec tures by Dr. John A. Ferrel of the State Board of Health, a nook worm specialist on the subject of hookworms and sanitation, . Dr. Fer rers purpose in attending the lnstl- ' tute and in making these lecturers. Is to instruct the teachers so that their cooperation in the crusade against the hook-worm, can be secur .?ed, The Fifth Sunday in This Month. Ln?.!iri"0;2Vl!? - " ivot i j&i cbdivo farmers. leads them all this year in the early mi,. m, . . , it ouipuiMi ui nweeu potatoes. Mr. uiiusuiiiiiicr session or me i am r- j. . . . . den and r i, ttw la"uy maae sn'Pment of several r n.H T " barrels from his farm near the city Of KAntlSr fhllwhoa will snnrAi.n. In I - v v . n . " :r the the week. uaiuoi tuuiuu at maiueo on I it- ,.. , . Ti,r octi, i m k -r . "t oniy Deat ijasquo- July 28th, and will be m session July tani. . ,, Xl . . , . , 28th. snth nn nth tank county' Dut he al80 beat Cur" Rpv w r h,m ii I county, me cnamp.on potato vfi Lijin LHJ Will ! U-' , . , n-uuinj ui uie siaie v'couu iub iihjuuuciui j sermon. jttev J. B. Ferebee is the alternate. The following program has been prepared : Afternoon session, July 28th Topics for discussion, "Marks of I v. SWIMS PROSPERITY III TlfRREIl Advance Reporter Tells Story of Prosperous Times in Our Neigh- boring County He GotHis'n Though For The Iron Bolt Came Through His Skin. How is this for the omniverous propensities of the blacksnakes? And ghis is no fake story either.- It occurred in Weeksville, this coun ty and .reputable citizens will testify as to th truth of it. MrHrM7 Godfrey, one of the oili est an most reputable citizens of Weeksville went into his stables one day thiweek to get the eggs out of a he&'g nest. To his surprise he The Advance reporter made n trip over in Tyrrell county this week and fnilTllI auapi. I,..... ,, Ye """J exueeuingiy prosperous, and some with more mon. ey than they knew what to do with. Although the drought cut off the potato crop, the high prices branch t. me truck farmers out in fine shape, and many of them came out with a UAL' oi.iinnT.ir t t uno onu rLu Xxfyt " w ilJO ouipiine lie v "'" h whu tx found aibig black snake in the nest. preat b'S bank account. It's nothing u",""a" wr p"' "ccoumea tor the mysterious losH 101 H 'yrren county truck of egfiTSVOllt of tin's Tinrf flrwiloi. nnot 1 llll, Mr. N. R. flrnndv hnn shlnnaH tn u:hlnh j .. . . 1 " "g" t.iuHt'ii mr. uoairey to put a well organized Sunday School." New York market during the past a white'; door knob in the nest for Rev. I. N. Loftin and 'Rev. .1. D. weok mnre than a hnnrirot hni .. A r ,,col. ir. uouirey got a stout loasung ears. mis corn sells stick and proceeded to kill the snake the Sunday for about $1.50 for a hundred ears, When tBe snake was dead he dis- Howell "The Relation of Special features of Wednesday's work were lectures and practical demonstrations in the classification and gradation of rural schools 'This feature of the institute work, of itself will be of great value, to the teachers, as these questions are the biggest propositions that many country teachers have to deal with. (k The Institute work will continue next week and he features will be- come more interesting as the work progresses. School to the Church," Rev. J. F. Murry and Rev. E. W., Stone. Saturday morning session, July 29th Training Sunday School scholars in J - - t r, - . I aim lvir. uranay nnrts a ready market covered something black sticking for U- through I the snake's side. He took 'i o cc. tutu me Biinae 10 me nouse and an ex- 10 me nortnern markets may yet be- aminatioh revealed the fac t that the ,, . . , 1 " .o,v.uu icvweu tut ract mat me the Grace, Rev. J. B. Ferebee and come a profitable trucking feature, door kaob had gon. the wav of th r?o.r W W Olob- I I r j , . .... . . C "l 1110 Rev. W. W. Sisk, The Perils of the Sunday School Rev. E. W. Stone and Rev. S. F Bristowe. Saturday evening session. The Aim of Sunday School Teach ing Rev: W. R. Haight and Rev N. Loftin. Missionary training In the Sun day School Rev, S. F. Bristowe and Rev.. W. w, Sisk I . 1 o ---v. VI llld Mr. Grandy is a pioneer in the bus- previous nest eggs. The snake had niess. ine. corn is raised on his swallowed it farm nejtf this city.. lowed if The door knob la T.n. y- . " " """' I in&M AuLi tion.at Mr. A. n w.istnn. . IN THE CLASSES J f L, 8 'reae8 curioBitf in this eectlon, being the oniy aoor knob ever swallowed bv Mr. Sidney a Ethridge hai re-1 ' v--. eB' turned fmm OraAmhArvt wtiAtiA I - ' .Mi v.. jja. anu MRS. KRAMER nunaar rasminK ibbiuu juiv dinm i uwiviHfnn a. rnnAttr ' m i . .. anm . mtm, ,o Lf Ph." w v " " " LIGHTFULLT ENTERTAIN clock, Missonary sermon by Rev. W. I Mr. Ethridge proved himself to W. Sisk: Alternate. Rev. E. F. Saw- I be a ramarkaMv hri.h of- i... ' . ' ' .B"V u. J , T, yer. leading his classes in school and bv L . .. "iro" u- r de- leading the class before the state "gniru entertained last Tuesday MRS. PENDLETON LAID ON LAID board of examiners. Mr. Ethrldee L'gnt m aoaoT of S68' Miss TO REST SUNDAY is now a full ftedged pharmacist tr Conner5r of Baltimore. and will UkAiv inu in thio tr Ine nome was beautifully decorafc. I j .. . v-i.i ivjr, tic I . . It. is a verv centoi nnH nnitt, ea m a co,or scheme of pink and . - .. f- "! ereen mains of Mrs. H. D. Pendleton, who gentleman, and he has a host of !T. dlnd f?nnirrtav At,, ttin home of her friends, who are erntiv nr0a.H Miss Bva Godfrey received at the daughter, Mrs. Adelia Lamb, in Cam- at the record that he has made in flT" f the dlning room' M,S8 dn ennntv npar RAliross w.rri school. Buffalo, Miss Eula Davis and Miss HAS A HE L1C OF REVOLUTIONARY DAYS den county, near Bellcross, were" I school held Sunday afternoon from, the home. Mrs, Pfindletnn. whn whh hptwppn sixty and seventy years of age, had MABETH CITY VS HERTFORD not been in the best of health late- ly, but on the night before her death Mr. Elisha Cooper, a resident of the west end of Main street has a very interesting historical relic of revolu tionary days. It is a walking stick, with which his . great, grand father " walked home from the battle fields of the Revolution. It is a straight fctiek made of s-'-mx- haul wood and it has a hand curved knob on the fnd f it. .Very likely the stick was inasle by his. groa (?.' a inlfather, while en rou'e home. It. has been in t!i family all these " years and it is prr.t -1 a valuable relic. WILKINS-Cl'Ll'Krn.it she retired feeling apparently in her usual health. Saturday morning, the aged lady not having reported for breakfast at the usual time, a ser vant was sent to her room. There The Hertford baseball team and the Elizabeth City amateurs will cross bjts on the local diamond this Verna Ferebee served in the dining room, Miss Beulah Fulmer and Maude Kramer served at the punch bowl. . Miss Mary Gilbert received- at the entrance of the library. The following guests were present- Miss Beulah Fulmer, Dr. and Mrs fanner to inform you that he cleared any where from a thousand to two thousand dollars on Irish potatoes. The com crop, though slightly dam aged by the dry weather, is ranidlv coming out, and, if everything is fav orable for the remainder of the sea son, there is going to be a bumoer crop of corn in Tyrrell. Cotton and peas, too, are looking fine. So far the seasons, since the rain began, have been just right. The prosperous and contented cit izens of the prosperous county are reasonably healthy, there being but little sickness of a serious nature In the county. Protracted meeting time is draw. ing near and the country people are making preparations for big meeting week. These meeting down, on old 8ound Side are great religious eath- e.ring -nnd much good Is aocomollBh. Rev. Mr. Tynch, of Rocky Hock Is pastor of the Sound Side BaDtlst cnurch. He will hold tho m this church during the week after the first Sunday in August. There are lots of people in Elizabeth City who came from old Sound Side in Tyrrell county, and they are now making preparations to go over to attend the meeting. DEAD AT THE AGE Captkfn OF 85 YEARS . Luward O. Culie;p r and .ih--s Jessie Mae, Wilkins, both reside" is of Portsmouth secured a ' marri.iw licence Wednesday ni.i,!1- at midnight, and were married by j ;s.-e of the peare J. W. Munden. ones and a good game is promised The public is invited to attend the on her hH Hr. pjw ....,, K"raB support our juvenile base .v. i.coui, uuviug Kxpireu prova ble some hours before. Mrs. Pendleton was a most estima ble woman and had many friends both In Pasouotank : and Camden conn ties. She formerly resided in this city but for Hie past few months had been with her daughter Mrs Lamb, near Bel.cross. In addition to her daughter, Mrs. Lamb. Vr Pen dleton is survived by ih:x--3 sons, Messrs. Adolph, of. this countv; John T- of Baltimore, Md. ana Cie !,- 'Hefon, a erorerv mw,t, eilv. .woa uuia Ull LIIC IWftl UlUII.OnU llllS I ' afternoon. The teams are strong D- Wa,ker Miss Pratt Fearing, ODD FKLLOWS IN- - STALL OFrici-:r:s. The following cEct-rs were in -tailed with appropriate exercises in Elizabeth Lodge I. O. O. F., last night:. S' Lrkenton' N. G.; J. Claude rcr9ice Qrand, X. Burfoot, treas vrcTt (r. H. Zoeller. iFinancial sec retary; J. C. Sawyer,. Recording Sec- rotary. CAUMICMASTK':. Owen Joel Masters and Miss Mai- i-i t :n . . . . J-MU'' armiok. both residents Messrs Eugene Cook, T. J. Mark ham, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fearing, Miss Ethel Beveridge and Miss Lois fiwynn of Norfolk, went' to Nags Hea.l yesterday afternoon, where thev will spend t-nie time in a house party- " p- Miss C. ('. C;mehart, after a vis'it o Miss Kttie and Evelyn Aydlett has rr turned to her home in Avona. Graham Vv'hite of Kle?iton was here derday on business. Captain Samuel Waters, one of the oldest citizens of north eastern North Carolina, died at his home near the Albemarle park last Wed nesday afternoon. t r . Vs. Robert .Fearing, Misses T.anrn . "6 was. ely-Ave years old and Bartlett, Lillie Mae Stevens. Eva P.nd. " surv.lved Dy sons, George V frey. Mary Pendleton, Estelle Clark i ' 118 cUy R,rI Wa,el's- Bbttle Buffalo, Katie Buffalo, Verna LT ..J?.' K Irrner' Ferebee, Maude Kramer, Mary Gil- J ?' , .'rminie Davis, of Norfolk; Irma',. 7 """" ",or" 1-rt, Helen Connery of Baltimore; j "llL V.. h j . ..i.i j i many years jhe has condMiete.1 a Ijottling estab lishment which has made him -well known throughout this section. Sykes of Wanchestf; Messrs John Harney, W. C. Gaither, Jr., Harold Overman, Frank Kramer, Herbert Xewhold, Vernon Godfrev. Mna-nnt Raw- r, .... . i . . . . . ..--..iiu jiuitinuii, i ;n I i'cr, .1. Kenyon .Wilson. Mioses Eliza- I betb iwyer and Nora Thompson. .SCl'PPERNONo ir.MON AT SOUND SIDE LIVEItMAX STILL 1M PUOVIXfJ Vrs. Sieneer Chaplin, Jr., and children are spending sometime .visit ing relatives in Tyrrell county. The Scuppenjonic Union meeting of I'aptisf einirch will convene with " Sound Side iSptist ( liureii on Batiir- .. , !'' hel'oi--. tin? lirst Ktind-iv hi this . us from Gun, N-ek. T.m-ll e,,n, ,,. . , ' . T I " W;-, fit in prepare I tor this ,-, ,e:ion. u. o. inn returned WeSnes-lay of l nncess Anne Co., Va., were utiit-I fro.m a trip to Norfolk where he vis tit I in mo tTin i - I -d in marriage in the ' Register of (iepds office last Wednesday, Justice of the Peace J. W. Munden per: fern-ill? the ccrcmnnv ECU UK A LODGE - - JN'STALL OFFICERS The following officers were installed last Tuesday night in Eureka Lodge: Dr. A. L. Pendleton, Master; C. E. Thompson. S. R. ; "Warden E. R. Spence, Jr., Warden.; J. u. Snow- den. Secretary; ;A. G. James, Treas-uur. ed 1iis daughter. Miss Leah in St. i Vincent's hospital. ' Tiio many friends will bo delight ed to learn of her satisfactory re covery from the effects of two operations.- She will" likely, return home some lime the first of next week. ty. states that Mr. William Livei man continues to improv from -he 1'istbl shot wounds received about two weeks ago, while trying to quiet a-negro row at Cherry lUdf-,; Land ing. He is considered out of d-in ger, and will very likely make a rapid recovery. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Meekins. Jr.. have gone to St. Louis. Mo., Miss Ida Simpson and daughter. Miss Jennie and Miss Mattie Bland returned Saturday from a visit to friends in Baltimore. Miss -Ma trie Leary spent this week at. Nags Head the guest of Mrp W P. Duff. The many friends of the. f.imi-y will be delighted to learn that Mrs. It. C. Cregory has returned from Pa leigh wfcere she has spent sometime receiving treatment. .Sh -as n ).' -'"id ror(v?ry nti'l :V hlhv in . -erv good heal!. Ma . si.isjt w--n y-w :r; n-eek it; I Boston t.u a bir tot "trip." BOYS .V TItEASlMil-r CHEST, full of hundreds of d iihir ;-i;i h ud cash: ThoTRAIE to it, any wide awake boy fan follow. Don't .worry any longer where to get real money for whatever article ynu want V'orne to me and' get Parents inv-(,stig;.;e! for this self-sirme; ROAD h is Ie,i many a" boy to a brink account. Come with your boy if yen cheose. Come early A. L. PENDLETON, S. E. C. Main and Pelndexter Mrs. H. T. Aydlett and childreo have returned from an extended vis it to Raleigh. Mrs. J. H. White and Miss Lillie Grandy will leave tomorrow for Wll loughby Beach. Miss Bessie White has returned from Washington where she has been visiting friends for a week. Mr. . hri L. Pendleton, of Balti more, formerly a well known resident of this citv was here during the :lrst part of the week. Miss Delia Harris, announced some time ago as a successful contestant for one of . the tyiropenn tours offered, by the tho Norfolk Landmark, lW sent cards to friends here wtatine that she has sailed on her triD and is having a most pleasant time. The members of the Elizabeth City Fire Company No. 1 returned from At lantic City Tuesday, after enlovine a week's outing at this noted resort. They speak in glowing terms of of their trip. Miss Mattie Reld has returned from Currituck, county where at Wales Head, she was a member of house party last week. . Mr, Charlee H. Robinson went over to Nags Head last' week to spend the week-end with his family, which ts there for the summer. '.-, Midshipman Andrew L. Pendleton, is in the city on a ten days' leave. He is visiting his mother. Mrs. Rose Pendleton, and! sister. Mlsa Marv Pendleton, on West Church street. ', ' His many friends will be trUA tn hear that Mr. Joe P. Kramor, now at St. Vincent's Hospital, at Nor. folk, Is rapidly improving. Already h is able to be up and to walk about ' the grounds at the hospital, and trr is expected he will soon be ahlo tn return home.. j Secretary E. F. Lamb returned Monday from Norfolk where he has been spending several days - making arrangements in regard to advertis ing matter relative to this city which the chamber of commerce will hava in the Norfolk Southern Booklet. Mr. J. B. Walker, a prominent mer- chant of Tyrrell county ; was here this week on business. Messrs Enoch P.utemun and Abner Rhodes of- Tyrrell county passed through tho city Tuesday ea routo to Norfolk -on a business trip. Mr. Seldom Combs and rum How iird, passed through the city Tues day en route to Norfolk on a busi ness trip. U.'sewhore in tlii arpears for r..ai notice of the dissolu-'i'.iii of co partnership of McCabo K: Grico. The. entire business will now bo conducted -by Mr. M - . t (i,. - ria cou-ittuiti i i ' i 'lime. ADMS-PRinBLE troet. Elizabeth Citv, .3;:;ik-:? (I. Crecory" at Nags Head. PC it i hi "v. ee.; Lenwood T. Prihbie and Miss Pearp Estelle Adams secured a m irriar-e li cense yL-nterday morning and were united in marriage. FIRST SHIPMENT "Billie" Williams the popular. : young assistant to Chief Charles L ? Gurkius of "the" Western Union Tele- ' - graph oflice, has retitined from h!s vacaMon spent &t Atlantic City. Miss Helen S'one and Mm. George Williamson hare -returned from a vis it to Virginia Beach.
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