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: xJ V . . .. T ..... . ' f ' " r A' THE BEST AO'.ETi". WG MED!'.'M I.N SUIZA BETH c;rv. VOL I DOUR LEVIES' Alt flEXT WEEK ,MMRl?!i CONTEST jast Call to Arms For Those Whb Want to Share in the Distribur tion of the Advance's Valu ; able Prizes. bmmencine Monday AuKi.,;t u.ew ' 1 and ' continuing ' through Sat ! September the 2nd., the contest """tiiailacer -will Rive double ' votes for ' " 'all, businesBnew or renewals, which the contestant may secure. Here is au opportunity for you to place your name at the head of the list, with but 'little-' effort on your part, but you cannot; secure the coveted position without' at least trying, for in this " day and time, subscribers i!o not , Dnng tneir money to you: yuu iuuai r .v a - fiC asl; for it. Do you k'.w of "'' i-any easier way to make nearly one .- half "of a thousand dollars for youy--felf than this one? It is certainly north the effort required of you, so, why net start now. today, and se : cure a few sucscriptions to the Ad vance? Surely you are not going to ' fit 'd!y by, and see these r valuable premiums go to some' contestant who i. r.or done an hour's wouk! !! The sole object of this contest is " -to help build up the circulation of the - AdYa(e and we are trying to make it worth your while to help us: the ; double vote offer, will, not be repeat- Roodly number of Votes, to your ere , d't during this period. Call in here ' at - the office and let the manager help you to map out your campaign. Tils coatwt will co:n coma to ft close nnd the "time for regret will fee at hand for those who feared to take, held at the ..right time. Josh W hi; v-.:b o.oe jnptly remarked "the time to get pie-is while the pie is being passed." We want you to get. -'-.T,e; .,t year time is limited. We submit lu relative position ac cording to their votes, the names ot those contestants who have manifest ed Interest In the contest and are securing subscriptions: ELIZABETH CITY. Miss Mary Wynn, Miss Lydia Cartwright, Xo. 1, j " Eeulah Gallop,. '" Beatrice Armstrong:. '' Jennie Rhodes " Leta Andrews, ' Allle WillKma, , Anes Hnrrls. Tene EtfceridaO Stpl'n Garrett. s ELIZABETH CITY. R. F, D. " Luclle Elliott. N'o. 1, Clsie Hewitt Xo.,4. EDENTON "Tno. Etta Webb, "' Eva Mason. 7 HERTFORD IVv Eesle Hunter, " Lillie Barrow. ' ?" . Kate Skinner. Columbia: Mtss Minnie Taft. " ' Lula Jones. - CRESWELL Miss- Blanche Swain. POPLAR BRANCH Miss Berate Parker, Lessie Aydlett, ; . Veuriel Gregorjr; SNOWDEN. Mi?s Aanye Bell. ; BURNED OFFICE ROOF. - . The roof of the office pf the Crys mal Cosl Ice Company caught on J tatt- fiatnrdav ofr vwm mnA it K'Jfs burne ' off before the flames tl be extinsuiahed. r"Vh fr nrlrlnted In a anark fall- . . . - - - 'w2f from the smoke stack of the r'.iat. VI ENGAGEMENT OF POPULAR COUPLE Announced Last, Tuesday Afternoon During a Porch Pa'rty Given by Mrs. W. A. Worth. The engagement of Miss Evelyn C. Etheridge, daughter of Mrs. Etta Ei'ueridge of West Church, street to Mr. P:ank V. Scoit was announced Tuesday afternoon at a por'h party given by Mrs. Y A. Worth at hc-r home in Church street. Bridge was played during the af torncon and Miss Nan Burgets won (he prize, a brr.ss bridge pad. After he bridge refreshments were served in two courses, by Misses. Elizabeth Etheridge, - A. nan la Can-. and Ruth Evans. Af ter the last course, little Miss Eliza bath Etheridge. broiight on the porch a waiter laden with boquets of white ed in each "intjh was e. tiny enelop with a card : iiir-de , announcing rr.e engagement of .bese popular yenng people. The wedding will ie so'ec. nized in November. . COLORFD SURFMAN -DIES OF INJURIES Received In a Gas Boat Accident the Last Week in July. The remains of Damond Pugh, a colored surfman of the Pea Island Life Saving station were taken to Manteo last Saturday for interment. Some time during the last week In July Pygh and other members of the Pea Island station, all negroes, were en route across Currituck sound in a gas boat to Pea Island. Pugh in some way slipped his leg under the shaft of the engine; and before H could be gotten out, the flesh on . his leg was groun.l all to pieces. Blood poison soon deve! op"i and he was taken to a hospital in Norfolk where he 'died. JUDGE WARD GREATLYIMPROVED His many friends throughout east em North Carolina will be delighted to learn that Judge W. vSrd has re covered his health so Chat he Is able to return home. ' Judge Ward: was stricken 111 sev eral months ago while hodlng court la Tarboro. He spent considerable time in the hospital at Tarboro re ceiving treatment. He recovered so that he was able to travel and be iben went to New York stae-wheio ba h.n been recuperating. Prof. Luther W. Parker who spent, the greater part of the sum mer aoroaa, principally In France, and Is now In the mountains of Vlr glnla for a few weeks. After this time he wlirbe at his home In this city the guest of his mother, Mrs. J. H. Parker, before leaving for Chi cago, where he has accepted , the chair of French and German In the University of Chicago. . Prof. Parker la well remembered In Elizabeth City having resided here for the past three year. r ELIZABETH JCJTY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST, SWAMP LAND CORN This cut vvillgive . "an sidta oi the JuxuriatrcA .and bsighf of-ths corn grown near MoycckV N. C., on ' land. -that a y:r ajjc was covered by water of thp great Dismal Swamp. -Sfce Itfg' to "the ridht. . ' '7'- ' v ' ' ' ji VISITING WEWp' " LGBp - IN JAIL UNDERTOOK TO SHOOT UP TOWN ' AND SHOW OFF WHAT A BAD , . . . ... - NEGRO HE WAS -BUT CHIE THOMAS NABBED "Vhm: ' ' " ' A negro named John'Craner, so'bf said, came all the way. from Wash" ington, N. C, to showAe Elizabeth City negroes what a bad negro Is, and at the same .time lie convinced a lot of white folks that , he i was a dangerous negro to be running at large. Saturday afternoon a hurry phone call to Chief Thomas stated a negro over on first ' street had a pistol and was shooting at everything in sights This information put a dou ble hump on Chief Thomas and Mr. R. C. Gregory who has also done valiant service on the police force. It was not long before they arrived on the scene and found everybody greatly excited for no one . knew when they might get In range of h flying bullet. Chief Thomas over hauled h.'rp in a minute or two, ant the negro was on the way to Jail In a Jiffy. When the Chief, seized the negro, he turned' "loose the pistol and let it fall down his trouser's leg. This same negro went around to Sharber & White's hardware store, Friday afternoon and bought a brand new Ivor Johnson number 38. -He remarked while purchasing the gun that the Elizabeth City negroes had been "pecking" on him and he was buying this gun to show them n thing or two. On his way to jafl Saturday afternoon ' he stated that he guessed he had the Elizabeth City niggers afraid of him. When be was searched he had about a dol lar In change and some dice. H was a negro gambler no ;oubt, and his visit got nipped in the bud for he Is now on the roads for ten months. " MR. PEELE AT 8HILOHS WHARF There will be a picnic at Sbiloh's Wharf on Thursday, August 31st. Further details are lacking, the mat ter" ve been brought to our atten tion through the fact that the edl: or of the Advance expec. to be ent and to speak at two o'clock. TYPICAL AMERICAN ENERGY. That work has actually begun on the Saa Diego Exposition Is mere ly typical of American energy and enterprise. The gateo of, the Expo s'tion will open oa time. January 1, 1915. ' T 4 3fJ ! C" MX 'MUCKER EXPRESSES APPRE , -, - .''", v ' " ' -''''' ; i ' I , CIATON. '''td, .' nd -patrons r . I ' :- 1'.;.' " . ",1v l i I take this method of vejt pressing to you fny'. sincere thanks' an j" laigh appreciation for yoii very liberal pat ronagp, during the past eight and a half years we have spent here,-, also for the many expressions of regret that have come since we have de cided to leave the city. Our abode with you have been pleasant, and we believe ' our efforts appreciated since 'we have grown from a very small beinning to be classed among; the large-1 stores of your city. I am leaving for no other reason than to UeL Into, a larger field, and to be as soclated with my brother where we can relievo each other thus making the burden lighter on both, but . I shall ever remember the years Spent h Elizabeth City os among the most pleasant of-my life. I am pleased to annouftee that our business will be continued on the same principal that has made this more the moat "popu lar store In the city, under the man agement of Mr. Wayland Hayes, as sisted by Mlesen Mary Lou and Ef fie Sawyer, who nre- alsd interested in Fame. Sincerely yours, J. A. RUCKER. A FOUR PLY MONOPOLY. One of the first facts developed by ' the Stanley steel investigating oomralt was that the directors of tin steel trust' actually dominated the boards of directors of nearly all . the Imortant railroads of the country- Then It came to light that the same ruling spirits of the steel trust co-operated with and practical ly dominated Standard "OIL And now It develops that four of the six directors of the harvester .trust are also directors of the steel trust. In other words, the steel trust, the rail roa ls, the harvester trust, the Stand ard Oil,(aIl star contributors to Re publican campaign funds) are domi nated by the same handful of men. And tbee men in turn, take ordet from one man, Mr. J. P. Morgan. r CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETt TONIGHT. i Chamber of Commerce will Irs regular meeting tonight members are urged to attend. 25, mi My LEAD -PIPE ml Unknown Parties Make an Attempt at a Dastardly Assault on Mr. L. B. Thornton, Night Watch man at Cotton Mills. To have six feet of lead pipe comeO whizzing at you from out of the dark ness, Is a rather unpleasant exper ience, put this is what happened to Mr. L. B. Thornton, night watchman at the Elizabeth City Cotton Mill. Yesterday morning about three o'clock after, Mr. Thornton had made his round nf inspection and had veiurnod ,to the superintendent's of- I flee, 30ine orie. knocked on the doer. ! Mr. Thornton wa.-; not. .in :;ny panic- : alar hurry to aiirrvor the call and i 'he next monionr a I'lef-p of lead ! i'ij'e two inches in niamoter rorae j t'.T.-iiiT throuuh the window blind j'.iKt above Mr. Thornton's head, strik j ins the window n'lh The pipe nar jrov. ly tiii.-.'e;' Mr. Thornton's head, j I lad it s:mck him it .would have , !:il!p(l him Ipstautly. . ' i '-Mr. Thornton got busy wth .his lnun at once," firing -through the wrecked window. The assailants fled, and Mr. Thornton opened fire from ' the door, and probably shot one down, as he observed two men running and saw one fall. But that one quickly regained; his. feet and kept on running. ; Mr. Thornton is sure iha-he jOmtUn. jtha:issU-4 ants as blood was found on 'the ground next morning. Tne guilty parties are susplcioned and arrests may.be jmade. PROF. SHEEP'S FATHER DEAD. Prof. S. L. Sheep, superintendent of the graded schools has returned from Jerrytown, Pa., where he has been to attend thef funeral and in terment of the remains of his aged father, Mr. M. L. Sheep of that place. Mr. Sheep was 78 years old. He had seen a very energetic man during his long life. Even n his advanced age he superintends! his farm, anl led a very active out- loor life which caused him to over exert himself and this resulted In his death and sickness. He was a most esteemed citizen. He 'is survived by several sons and daugh ters, who . hold responsible posi tion In life. z JACWSON-MORRIS William H. Morris, and Miss Mary E. . Jackson, both residents of this bounty, were married here last Frl- Iday afternoon by Justice of the ' Peace J. W. Munden in his office at the courthouse. ' Mr. Morris is a prosperous young ! farmer and is held in high esteemj Mr8. Morris is -the daughter of the ! late Alva faoicson and Mrs. Mat tie- MorTlffrwlf e the-brother of i the groom- CONVICT CAPTURED Willie Cartwright, alias 'George Ste vens, colored, an escaped convict of the Pasquotank county chain gang, wa arrested by the Norfolk author ities Wednesday and was returned to the chain gang. Chief Thomas, who Is developing Into quite a sleuth, located him anl effected bis arrest. EXCURSION TO NAGS HEAD The 8unday school of the First MetbodlBt church wra run an eenr- jslon lo Nags Head on the steamer j Virginia Tuesday et next week. No hold j doubt a large .number will avail The I themselves of the opportunity to en joy a day at this popular resort. AlNEW PAPER WITH AN, INCREASING CIR- .. ,' 4 CULATION NO. 15 sell ifi BVHIS HEAD MR. H. C. KRAMER ' MAKES STATEMENT PORT OF TREASURER OF THE ELIZABETH CITY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. RECEIPTS. Receipts, from subserip tipnd .. .. '. . .. .. .. .$1 836 25 Receipts oi road (43 pames ) Total receipts at home same: ) . . . .r . . ;.. .. 1 302 10 (40 29 78 Total receipts .. DISBURSEMENTS. 5 833 13 Paid visiting ' teams (40 games) . .; , . . 763 85 ransportatlon players to E, City; (before -opening of teason) t,- s "-'154 40 - Expense of team on road . 1 126 82 Salaries payed players .. 2 73S 87 Telephone and Telegraph bills . . 72 21 ' Charter . . , 28 00 Uniforms .. .. .. ... .. ..180 00 Work on park , . 320 58 Board of trpouta (before opening of season) ... 160 50 Ground keeper 64 90 Tickets ' . n 70 Sinking fund to June 1st. , ?. - ' paid league 96 71 Advertising wagon .. ..- 38 00 .. All other advertising . . . . ' 34 05 Base balls .masks etc. ... 73 84 Stock book . . 5 00 Recording charter .. .. .. 3 00 Total disbursements . 5 388 13 MR. J. R. LEARY BURIED WED NESDAY. Mr. J. R. Leary died at his home In Broad street last Tuesday morn ing after a long illness. The funer al se vices were conducted "rom tho home Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock and the Interment followed In Hollywood cemetery. The Red Men of which order he was a mem ber attended the funeral and inter ment In a body. Mr. Leary was stricken with ty phoid fever several weeks ago . and Consumption developed, which re sulted in his death. VERY OLD PEOPLE SENT TO JAIL A white man named Freeman and hl wife, both very old people were up before Judge Sawyer Wednesday upon the charge of drunkness and disorderly conduct. They were aent to Jail. Freeman for twenty days and his wife for thirty days. . Freeman and his wife are consid ered pretty tough customers. They are continually raising a disturbance aid they spend a good part of their Cm la jail for these ogenses. .
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