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EVENTS
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PROSPEROUS COLUMBIA AND
TYRRELL' COUNTY AT LARGE
THAT HAVE OCCURRED
JNG CHRISTMAS WE!.
- Columbia N. C-'- pec
gcuppemong : Union t. meeting
m.et with the Baptist ''Cfiwrch in Co
l.;bl'a neit Saturday morning and
will be-in t'ession for twJ days, Sat
urday and Sunday, . Mr. fc. B. Hop
Tciins a 'progresiv workeir' In the
. "Baptist- chuach Wort, , la , moderator
; . .'of thist" "union ndwill ..preside over
iti meeting8; 'Revr:W.T V. Salvage
,tr Cburchland i ,rVa.,: has been Invited
f to; preach ttte sermon. The Baptist
yeopleare hoping that he will doso
Rrv. Mr. ' Salrage was pastor here'
many years a so, and , he- is very
kudly rem"
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'the oi y.i. i in
red by the people,
tVir nnirt wllT"t'ba
itTijl'of
prorwiejit ?'BaiiHtt,''Vorkers this
The 1 Sunday; School .'or the Bap
4i church' Had a Suudy school en
xertaiimfent iu-the churctt last Wed
tf Jidajr -;nWhtr a vpry interesting prd
cran ;oiisistm of recitations' dec
lamatlons,- dialffsues, e(icn Avas rea-
. .red.t..- X H: . ,;';V. ' . -'x
The' sundry school 6t the Metho
- tfint ' church -had an entortainment
last might, It -was a very enjoyable
event and was. largely attended, by
1 . rteop'e of the ton, t .
Vr. Xynn Twlddyand " faniijyof
Hiddere" CVee haVed moved W Co-
,b . : M r. ,1 wMdy ;. wiU . mm
ercaitlie buei)ies and will occupy
lie store in :rMain St. recenOy made
Tacan by the, . removal of V.'. Si.
MrClelse to his- new store, ;
MCwlddy;iB progressiTe young
Mn'jtnd ' he will recieve ..a . warm
'wtfoofcie by the Columbia people. ?
agbter ef Mr. W. H. fcCleese
e pt Columbia's- most, prominent
rqhanf f, and Mr. Tom Jones, for
merly of Qeorgia but 'now a resident
f Middlesex. N. C.; vre united
it mirriagej Wednesday morning at
te. home of , the "bride's 'father. Rev.
-r,JJural, pastor of of the Methodist
chnjehperformed the ceremony that
witde'thera man and wife in the .pres
ence' W a number of intimate friends
or My family. -They leU cm Ihe
.n.rirnV strain for a t to the
rooml old" home ; in' the state --of
r,t.irRwXthey Vlll reside in Mid-
. .i io.i Rho ims been a
liJuL-d n Borlety here an
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THE KflliUIE j . i'hoiior roll of police officer ;
: .1 'l'!'1tl,I;r She Js greatly admired by
Wft'.L know her.
tr4 .Tonos is a promising young
!r,n ayd ne ip hoid in huh eeem..
lose Chesson of ElizabeUh
iy f ent
this week here visiting
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Mrs. J. B.McCleose Jr.,
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sonville X. G. stent some
IT "re this wt-k visiting .heir
Mr and Mrs. J. J. McCIeese
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ELIZABETH
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.Mr. CHf ton51, Barnard died at his
home here on last Thursday night
.. after an illness of 'several weeks
The funeral services, were ; conduct
el from the home Sunday morning'
. at 10 o'clock ;; and the Interment
took place in Hollywood Camotarv
-The Masons, srnd the Pythians of
orders be was . a prominent mem
ber attended the funeral and Inter
nient in a bbody an dperformed the
rites pecu'f-jr to these ordom . !
'Mr,,- Barnard was forty-four years
pld, is survived' by' a wife and i
one",htll. a v jittle-dani-Jiter, Marj
i-nrtTJn. Jlel9? also survive3 by . an
aged , father' "and mother and- several
brothers and sisters.,;
Mr. Barnard was an excellent man.
No' man stood higher in this.com-
munity than he did. He was noted
tor his business integrity. He was
for many years employed'" by the
Norfolk Southern railroad;' nd.by
his business. . ability and stlct at-,
tentioii tt :his. duties had Marked,
himself up.6'a position of trust and
reBponsibility. v,He was for' 'a: "long
time ticket agent for the conipany.
He was a bright, congenial gentle
man of kindly disposition. ',, Hli
Untimely death ig universally la
mented. The community has lbst
one of its most valuable cltiiens.
"Mr. Clay Foreman died last Thurs
day 'night In St. Vincent's hospkal
in Norfolk after a critical Illness of
following an operation
lemains were brought ' home Friday
on the noon train. ? The funertl
services ' were conducted from th
home Saturday by the pastor,' Re
J. D. Bundy and the interment .'..took
place fn Hollywood cemetery. 4
Mr. Foreman was 'fifty-five years
old, He is survived ; by a wife, i four
sons an it wo daughters. His jsons
ate' Messrs Wesley Vordmaii, Ros
coe Foreman, 'Will 4 Voreman an
Harald? Foreman. HVd.i lighters', are
M rr. ftfpt, -igh Shoea Slid,. Miss Mar
garef. Foreman. '." " . '
. He was', a member, of; AchoJee
Lndsc of Odd Fellows 'and of 'the -To-lula
Kncampm'entl .. The plcmbers of
these orders attended the funeral
ILLu UUUU Ul I ILLIlU ., i unuLUuuiiuuLU iinu iu mluiuii,..
fTHr CN'WB J ' 7 J I PUPILS WHO STAND AT THE
ELIZABETH CITY SADDENED BY j - V J
THE DEATH OF TWO OF HER; jn' r "' , """fp" ' ' ' " : " 'f. ' "
rADrile I 1 - r- m i- -- r i .-; . . i ..1,1 i . . fc -
, i. wJimd' In'ternifnt in a bed, Jlf.-Hiro-
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iivtecn years, coming here fiom IUi-hc-is'.
He. was president -of-the Fore
mnn -Blades Lumber- Comijany, and
wn aone vt the most prominent .mill
men In 'the state, lie was-a splen
did citi.pn, was noted for his Ster
ling busincsK qualities and was beloved-
by. H ' w ho knew him. No
person has ever been heard ' to
r-tieak an unkind word of him in all
of !::s business transactions.
fhta iimmiinitv V-na Ana rt im 1
vnost valuable tltins ar.d the lo
wlI be-keeu!y felt (hvouhoJt F..s-te:-a
N"'H-th Caiul;r,a.
CITY NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, DECEMBER, 29 , 1911
"And the feast of ingathering
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, So the year dies, and so
Into the afterglow
All the year's days go.
We count them, one by one,
. Days filled with shade or sun, V '
Days of great tashs begun, 1 ...
Days of achievement j
Days when we, v i,.nd frail,
' Felt all ourcourc '3 fe.:lv - ' 1
.IVhenweenuiiv-ilatid psJo,
Met our bereavement
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And far and far away : , - - "
We find the year's first day ' . " 1
But was it sad or gay,
, Can we remember?
Slowly they die, the days, ' -As
does some ruddyj blaze . ' :
End in a smoking hake
Or crumbling ember,
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Joys there vere joys to sparer
' Griefs there were griefs to bear,
Ah, and the joys all fair
f. ' . Spent oh the morrows ! :
1 Joys were the clinhing gold
J Dropping frdm out our hold
. We, lihe to misers old,
Clung to our sorrows. ,.
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And this is stranger still,
Sorrows that worKed us ill
Nor grow as sorrows will,
To things we cherish; t 1
And out of all the year
We find that sigh and tear
.As blessings now appear
! And cannot perish.
So do we count the days
Down all of time's long ways ,
And with dim peace we gaze
On bond and fetter;
And Know at last that all
V Of the blind blows that fall '
And the cups brimmed with gall s
' But mahe us better. .
So dies the year, and so
Gently we come to Know
How fair the afterglowy
MR.UVtVLS EMPLOYED .
ORGANIST CHRIST CHURCH
Mc.l S. -AV. -wellg Tbo haj u;en
tngagid ss organist of Christ (Epis
copal) W'hrirch has been' employed as
orgen!:t and c.hoir mas r for next
jear tt a. salary that -wi.'I "require
Hi! of lis time. ."' ' -
Mr." wenf. will also conduct mu
fic ciatUs p.t hirf home in Riverside
Ae. ""! -will organize and train a
clicir ol jouug people for Christ
jv nurcn. I . ,
' Mr. V1!s'bI his family have re
at the year's end."
r i ' Exodus xxxiv, 22.
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sided here foi tha past year and
have.. male 'themselves' 'a large' num
ber of TiP?nds. Mir. Wells Is a
musician of ability acd lovers of mu
sic w;jl be delighted to learn, that
he wil remain; here. - ,
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WILLIAMS NEWBOLD
', Mr. Harry Williams and Miss
Btttie Newbold t both reEidents of
this Cliy secured a marriage liscense
list Saturday night and were united
in marriage by the justice of peace
J. W. Mundeu,at his home in Jlar-
ny Stree'i ,
HEAD IN THEIR RESPECTIVE
GRADES AND WHOSE DEPORT
MENT HAS BEEN OF HIGH OR
DER. ' HIGH SCHOOL
.Fourth year class None. ' J
Third year class Eugenia Stone.
Second ' year class Mary Bright,
Ethel Mann,' Fleetwood Dunstan,
First year class Henry White.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL .
Seventh Grade, A Section-rElsie
Gregory, Alma Mldgett, Bessie
Richardson, Minnie ' Toxey, Otis
Armstrong, Henry Abbott, Earl
Chesson, Meyer . Lavenstein, ' Wefl-
Woodley. . ... ... ., . .
R Section Mary Ward v Ruth Wins
low. Sltth Grade, A Section Thadys
Byrum, Eleanor Hall, Amy Haigh,
,' Kramer Davis, Graham 1 Evans,
Blnckwsl) Sawyer. -
U Sectujjp Mary Banka..V T"'
Fifthi .., Grade, t A , Section Annie
Trueblood, Lucile Jones, Dorothy
Gregory Margaret Hall, Katherino
. Jones, Margarrite LeRoy, Nannie
- Long, ' Pauline Skinner, -Francis
Williams, Charles Balfoiir, Gra-
" ham Bell, t
B. Section Mabel -Bright, Iiie Se.
- mour. V
Fourth Grade, A Section Kioise Co
. hoon, Annie Harris, Lois Jennet '.e
Fannie Owens, Rena ' AVafd Mar
' ion White. ;
1: Section Annie Love, Evelyn Hff
derson, Aridie Gregory, J-ilin Gio-
ver. ,
x PRIMARY SCHOOL
1 Thiro Grade. A Section Olive Ayd-
Jeitt, Lucy Alberlson, IdaBal
lance, Ellen Bell, Thelma : Gray
Evelyn Hughes, Leola Mann, Jenn
ie Tuttle, Clarissa Wlnslow, Mi!
licent Pool, Mary Wright, Ellza-
j beth Raper, Joe Ash ens, Oscar
i Greirorv. Frazier Millar. Waiter
Price. '
B Section Harry Forbes, Ralph
Lane, Wesley Morgan, Edward
Pappendick, Francis Seyfert, Nor
man Trueblood, Clarrene Brite,
Margaret Hill, Llilie Askew, Eliz
abeth Kramer, Maud Ieigh, Mar
garet Mct'abe, Helen Williams.
C Section Lucile Benton, Pellg
Midgett,' Melvln Davis,' Spencer
Chaplin.
Second Grade, A Section None.
B Section Eunice Goodwin, Laura
Pritchard, Courtney Seymour, Gol
die Stokes, Robert Kramer, Parker I
Morgan, Charles Seyfi'rt. ' !
C Section Eliza beh Bagley, Evelyn t
Bright, BesKie Meads, Kuth Whit."
Elteabeth- Wood, . Sidney Evans,
, Archie Sanders. J j
First Grade, Advanced Ssetion )
Marcelette. Stokes. Rosa Wood. !
. HayVood Duke, . SeJma -K?aton, I
Annabolle Abbott, Ida WhitKOn,
.Edward Pearson, ..Willie Holmes,
Norman peele, Grace Burgess, Lo
recn Munden, Lucy Haight
A Section Leona Lewis, SiiKie
Rhodes, Gussit" Sample, Mildred
. Stokes, . Fanrtie' West, Elisabeth
Sunders. William Ballard, Wey
mouth Davis, Alton Dayman.
I" fetl':i' HrneiHre -.nalJa't-?, Bfs
rh' -H-l . ' Mar-:uerin Pa-s.';i,
Wilma Sawyer. . RWh VilJianis
Fr.ir.cis Benton, James 3ra. Mar
ion Harris, Randall Ho!"omar,
Walter Pearsoa, Braford Saciter.-
AN INCREASING CIR-
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OFFICER DAN WILLIAMS TAPPING
THE BOTTLE TOO FREEI.V,
AND FREQUENTLY TAXES EX-V
ECUTIVE CLEMENCY TOO FAR
AND LOSES HIS JOB,
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Police officer Dan Williams has re'
signed from . the ; police . force. .TaW,
reslgnatlbn followed , a ' series of?'
sprees that W'i;iiii'4 got on last r .
week. Mr. Williams just could not ''.'
let whiskey alone and that aloi
cost him his job on the police force.
He got drunk sometime ago whll
6ii duty and made a spectacle of him ' . r
self. .Several memberB of the board.
of aldermen demanded his suspen
sion, at that time, bnt Mayor Flora
would not hear to it, and retalnel
him, on the force, stating that 3r-
Intended to give .hiM another chance.'
The; mayor has been crltlctseaN Soj- . -vertly'fori
retaining "Mr. Williams, .' (
since, he opemly, violated an ordi
nance passed by 'the present- boarl -'
regulkting the conduct' of-the mem -berft
,-of ,the police force. ' '
Rumors have been floating around i '
pretty thick ever since this episode, ' ,
that officer Dan Williams was ''hit
ting the bottle pretty freely." His
friends declared that it was just ths
cry of his enemies. Last week, how
ever, officer Williams turned aieo.so
sure enosrh, and got' drunk almost
every night. His enemies soon got
'n to this and hin frlonda too. It was
not long before Mayor Flora learned
about it and in his righteous lnd..?
nation at the violation of William
promises, he demanded his resigna
tion. I. .
8TEAMER ALMA HAD BAD LUCK
Captain F. F. Spencer, . owner ami.
mxster of the steamer Alma had a
lot of bad luck with the steamer
during the holidays. She broke her.
shaft in allegator river the first of
the week. gas boat was seat
to take the passengers to Hyde
county. Another boat was sent t
towe the Alma back to Elizabeth
City. This boat , broke down' au4
had to give up the trip. A steaa
tug was finally sent and tha
tug with the Alma arrived here Fri
day morning. " It took considerable
time to repair the 'damage and the
Alma did not leave on her regular
trip to lldye county until Saturday -morning.
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A PRETTY HOME WEDDING
The home of Mr. and Mrs. L.
E. Skinner was the scene of a pret
t but quit marriage on Wednesday--December,
27th, at hish noon when .
MIhh Mary Virginia Brockwtll the
pretty nod uttractive niwe of Mrs.
L . E. Sk'tiner ber,yiQihQl!ihleiif X
Mr. Carl Selwyn Ili, a well known ..
ouns merc hant , of Wanchcese; , Mr. .'
I. N. I.oftiu performed the ceremo- '."
ny in the presence of only the rel
ative's of the bride and 'groom."'
They left on the 2:14 train for an
ejtended trip north -and will be ut
home m Wancbeese nf ef January '
"rd .12. . . . . . .
C fV'-tiGn BesHlv" Diink water, Ju
lia Foi bs: Anni . Winii'.ow. p. eae
. While. Hazel . Gordon, ' IK-rmaa
ArniKtruug, Sol hp Cartmfgit, Mer
rick Collins. Ir-in Mid ;e.'t. Wil
liam Pritchard. Larry Sklnaer:
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