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J : , 4 j , .... . - ..' , ' , , . : kbl4 ' - ' ' - ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH GAROLINA,FRlDAY, AUGUST, 18, 1911 NO. 14 VOL I -7 v 'v CHANGES IN ORDINANCES :)0 MORE GLASS OR GARBAGE ON THE STREETS AND PAL MISTS MUST PAY HEAVY LI CENSE. TAX LEVY INCREASED r.itv attorney W, L. Cohoon has lonam thn nrinter'S copy for the w dty ; ordinance, and It will be iced In' the hand of the printers thin the next few days. For the most part the ordinances Win the same that they have im; yefe there are a number of lm Vtant changes which will be of iJre than passing interest to the people of Elizabeth City. Can't Ride Bicycles on Sidewalks. - The bicycle ordinance has been changed so as, to prohibit any per son from riding a bicycle on the sidewalks of any paved streets in Elizabeth City. This ordinance ap plies to everybody, physicians arid firemen included. The only exemp tion provided for" in this orJinance . la the speed limit as to firemen. Automobiles at 12 Miles per Hour. - The speed limit for automobiles in Elizabeth City is twelve miles pe? hour. To exceed this Hmt will Insure arrest and punishment. This speed limit is just twice as great as ought to be, ' Six ' miles an hour Js" fast enough for an automobile to fun toc Insure the safety of the pub 1 lie. 'The paved rtreets ,'of 'Eliza beth City are not a race trade for ai!r'i!Tio, M-: no- are thoy a sped course. - oil lute- luany Luirow es capes from serious accidents from Jexcesslve speed have been observed. -Hack Drivers GqtFifty cents per Hour. The ordinance provides that hack drivers shall charge 25 cents per passenger and the passenger is al lowed 75 pounds of baggage. If an "tour or more is required to transport the . passenger about the city, the hackmen are allowed to charge , 50 ents. This ordinance intends to prevent ,' -excessive charging by the hackmen making a uumber of immediate stops rl'arging for ).eri as regular trips. Five Barrels of Gasoline. No person, firm or corporation n shall keep stored in any building or ""buildings in the city more than five "barrels of gasoline at any one time. Heretofore there has been no limit placed on the quantity. This ordinance has been made necessary on account of the enor mous amount rf gasoline being used in this section. Must Care For Trash. No trash, rubbbh, glass or refuse matter shall be deposited on the ; streets of Elizabeth City, unless it is placej in a covered "receptacle, and such receptacle used be ap proved by the board. The board has shown its wisdom in ' enacting this ordinance for the ordinance will abate one of-the big gest nuisances perpetrated, in this town. That Is piling out on the street every kind of refuse, to be tlown all over creation to litter' and ; . mar the beauty of the town. it Covered Passage Ways. 7 Hereafter, when there is a build g in' the process of construction, he sidewalks abutting from the 'building. mu3t be covered over with a covered pu3..-;e-ay, fo th pro jection :f the ;edf!rian8 who have 'occasion to pass' and repass the building being in danger all the Jme of a falling brick or a piece f timber. 0 ! . - No More Wooden Sheds. There shall be no more wooden PART I TIDDY UM TIDDY UM HIGH CLASS VILLE HERE THIS FALL MR. A. K. KRAMER FITTING UP HALL ON POINDEXTER STREET TO BE OPENED ABOUT SEP TEMBER 1ST. Elizabeth City is to have vaude ville again. But not the kind it had before by a long shot. The vaudeville that Elisabeth Utv is going to be treated ti this time. wil Jbe of the highest order, re fined and cultured, such vaudeville as the most refined may actenu with- out fear. Mr. Allen Kramer Is me authority for this statement. He is behind the movement to have vaudeville and motion pictures com bined; and a man of his character insures high class performances. - ' - Mr. Kramer has secured iw anu 122 Polndexter street", and is having it netted up for the show. The stage is now being built and very- thing about , the hall will be attrac tive and comfortable. This place is a branch of the Gaiety and will open about the first of September with a team of actors of such class as has never been seen in vaudeville here before. The oDenlne of this play house will not effect the Gaiety Theatre which will be run as a motion pic ture show Just as it is now. PATRICK KEATON BUR IED LAST SATURDAY Patrick Kealon, a highly respected citizen of this town died at hia home in Fearing street, last Friday night after a lng illness. The re mains were taken to Salem township last Saturday for interment Mr. Keaton was about sixty years old. He Is survived by a wife and one daughter. He was a good citV zen and was held in high esteem. STORY, OF THE VAUDE' PREPARING EXHIBIT FOR OHIO FAIR. Secretary Lamb or the Chamber of Commerce is preparing an agri cultural exhibit for the Ohio State Agricultural Fair, which event will take place soon. Mr. Lamb has some fine speci mens of sweet potatoes, wheat and other agricultural products of this section. His wheat was secured from Mr. Winslow one of the pio neers in wheat raising in this sec tion. The specimens are fine an! can not fail to Impress the Ohio peo ple with the excellent quality of wheat raised in this section. The purpose of this exhibit is to show the people away from home what can be done here along agri cultural lines. Wheat raising is a new thing here. Last year several farmers planted some and the yield waa quite satisfactory. The possi bilities of this section as a wheat producing region, have been demon strated and very likely the farmers will enter 'into wheat raising' on a large scale in a year or two. Zimmerman Bros, have installed in thslr mi!i machinery fjr man ufacture of flour; and Ihi.-r will Lo a st-ong inducement for ic . farmers ro raise their own flour.'. JOSEPH HEY DIED FRIDAY, News wag received here Wednes day morning that Mr. Joseph Hey had . died last Friday at his home in Philadelphia. Mr. Hey was well known among the local sportsmen, having made trips to the south each winter to hunt quail. He was a genial gen tleman and made many friends here, who will be shocked to learn of his sudden death. TIDEWATER PART II S3.-.. .i! UMMMMQH! ARRIVAL WAS NOT SOME MISCREANT ATTEMPTED TO BURN THE 8CHOOL HOt-'SE BUI .UNO AT WE xSVILLE LAST SATURDAY NIGHT. -4 Some miscreant, either through carelessness or with malicious inten tions, attempted last Saturday night to burn the public school building at Newbegun. Mr. Nick Price a prominent Citizen of the Weeksville section was re turning home about, half past ten o'clock. When he approached the school building he discovered that one of the out buildings was on fire. The fire had already gained much headway .and the flames were aping up high On tho roof of the small ' building. This building was near the wood house, which was u turn near the school building. Tlu; flames were being swept toward the school building. Mr. Price hurriedly called an old darkey 'who .'.resided- nearby, and to ff her they secured bucket's of wa ter and extinguished the flames. Mr. Price, on this particular day lingered at the store longer than he Is accustomed to, to hear someone play a musical instrument. Had he gone home at his usual hour be wouldfiave passed the buildings be fore the fire sprung up and would not havr been en the scne to ex- ineii'ph it. MOSES- PICK Terrel 3. Pick and Miss Mary E. Hoses, both residents of Norfolk, se cured a marriage license here Sat arday and were united in Marriage by Justice of the Peace J. W. Man Sen. ' ' ; LEAGUE A WHIT TOO SOON NO STATEMENT FROM MR. KRAMER THIS WEEK .Mr. H. O. Kramer was called to Norfolk yesterday morning by the serious sickness of his wife. It was found necessay to have her taken to a hospital there. Mr. Kramer was at work Wednes day afternoon in his statement of ex penditures as treasurer of the Tide water league, which it was hia pur pose to publish in this weeks issue of the Advance. Having to accom pany his wife to Norfolk this morn ing, however, he was prevented from completing the statement. The statement will appear in full. next week. GETS GOLD MEDAL 1 FOR LEADING CLASS Mr. Sidney Ethcridge' has re ceived the Handcock medal award ed him as a prize for leading ;thi class before the State Pharmacy board during the recent examir.a till The melai is solid gold and of the mortar and pestle design. Mr. Handcook, the secretary of the state board of examiners gives 0ne each year to the . applicant who leads the class. Mr. Etheridge's many friends ar delighted with his attainments and with the record that he haa made in school and they are especially proud of the recognition that he is receiving among the pharmacists of the state. , HOFLER-BYRUM. Mr. Moses C. Byrum and Miss Sal- He D. Hofler, both residents of Suns- bury. Gates county, N. C. secured a marriage license Wednesday; and were married at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Twiford, Rev. J. D. Bun dy, pastor of the First Methodist church performing the ceremony. TIME NOW HALF SPENT ONLY FOUR WEEKS MORE OP ADVANCE GREAT POPULARITY, CONTEST. WHO WILL WIN THE PRIZES NOW THE QUES TION. As the time for the close of the contest draws near, speculation is rife as to who will be the winners of the two handsome and valuable premiums which the Advance la of fering to theladies of this city and surrounding territory. So far no one contestant has shown any mark ed advantage over any other, and, there is still time for many changes, in the relative standing of the con testants, These premiums (valued at $500.00) are far to valuable to go begging, and It will not do for the contestants to rest on their oars, t they care to participate in the dls tribution of the premiums, at the contest'. An earnest and dattr mined effort on, the part of any lady, will insure the winning of one 1 of the prizes, and, at the v present time the great sum any one contest ant has-returned to this office for subscriptions, is $8.00, so you can readily' see that there is no handicap worth mentioning. As an illustra tion, if you were to bring In a tea ' year subscription at this time, it would put you at the . held 'of the list, and if the contest was to clos-i now, you would win the first prize (the $450.00 Piano). V . . An opportunity like this is not) of fered often in a community, but we urge you, , If you are at . all inter- irsted in ginning one of these j urizCHa tfi siniJ; Jiiur tn r'llnn" i;r votes, bo you will be a factor when the final count of the votes tabes place. , ' 1 -; We would suggest that you call at the Advance office and talk ever ' your campaign with the contest manager, who will be glad to help you in every way possible. Oppor tunity knocks once at every one's door; it) is knocking NOW at your's; will you heed it? We submit in relative position ac cording to their votes, the names of those contestants who have manifest ed Interest in the contest; and are securing subscriptions: ELIZABETH CITY. Miss Mary Wynn, , Miss Lydia Cartwrlght, No. 1, " Beulah Gallop, " Leta Andrews, f " Allie Williams, " Beatrice Armstrong. " Agnes Harris, " Irene Etheridfec Stella Carrett. ELIZABETH CITY, R. JF. D. " Lucile Elliott, fro. 1. ' Elsie Hewitt No. 4. EDENTON , "Jiio. Etta Webb, ' " Eva Mason. HERTFORD Miss Bessie Hunter, ' " Lillie Barrow. "" Kate Skinner. - ' COLUMBIA Miss Minnie Taft, " Lula Jones. CRESWELL Miss Blanche Swain, POPLAR BRANCH Miss Bernie Parker, " Lessio Aydlett, " Meuriel Gregory. SNOWDEN. ' Miss Annye Bell. - LITCHFIELD-McLIN. John WcLin and Miss Malvinia Loo nora Litchfield, both residents of Norfolk, were united in Marriage here last Tuesday, Justice of the Peace J. W. Munden performing the ceremony in his office. The bride waa formerly a resident of Kitty Hawk, where her pa rents now reside. . ir-r: Ti i I
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