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siJIlliliKI - . i i ; mil mum A NEW PAPER WITH AN INCREASING. CIR CULATION teVlABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY, 5 1912 N0.34 EhlllCILIIiSTIILLS TIBIALIS i FROM HOOF InnnnnrniTU El'J OH ICEliS IN TYRRELL -. ' voli Y.i'; -'' " - STEPHEN BRAGUV BMJKii - IN. ' 1 . I CONCERT HERE ' J..: ' ' ' " ' - . Ill GOVERNOR KITCHIN HA8 AP- POINTED HIM TO SUCCEED EX JUDGE GEORGE W. WARD OF THli DISTRICT, WHO RECENT LY RESIGNED ONE OF THE THE. MOST ABLE .AWERS IN iXrovesnor Kitchin has appointed Hon, (Stephen Bragaw of Washing ton jjidge of the First Judicial Dis trict Ito fill out Judge Ward's, unex pired! term. V . ' . - 2Tha "appointment wag made last Saturday after a warm fight had been " -waged by. several promient law- yers ofeastern North Carolina for tie apipinthent. Hon. L. L. Smith of Gates, Hon. W. C. Rodman, of 'Washington and Hon. W. M. Bond of - jidenton were Judge Bragaw's pppo taents, and each candidate had 'strong i suppoft. ' Delegation after delega tion vent to Raleigh in the interest t f the), various- candidates, and Gov -.ernor Jtitchin "was besieged by theiii -friendt until he had made Ms decls :ea aid had announced the appoin' vent. . ,Tbeiiews that Judge Bragaw haif -fecurej the . appointment was rt . r.eived here with the greatest satJ Tactlm, ;for he has many friend ' l 1. .1.. T. I ! j .L . . . if muu uenevea inai ne was in candidate for the appoin 'y ' t:i:. gave" him strong suppor 4t'one of the ablest and. morf li(jNarnd 'AVyers in this district, ca 'j'ble Jt 'dftipensing the law in' a oo lfict lianner, besides Tie is one of tl ; . most , honorable and clean la yirg trie district. Every body 1 :fvet) that he will make an at , turn -rrn' llq and, his ability iif presidi most difficult cases., He H0" 4 "Prisht gentleman of strl Mry as Judge Warrd has alwa JuflK Bragaw will serve as jud ; i tov ajuoka year under this appoii inanu ' ailn . he will be a can late I In .the Jotiinl convention f j flic domination as j,iKls,cT..tivJil ' pistrict. I When he applied j for t , ( appoilntment he was desirous to i ,. 1;6uf-fblB unexpired term and th; r !te;tird; "but Governor Kitchiu wou ; ' not sanction this decision and : raailded ' that he should be a' canlli- ' date tn the regular election for ' judgeship. ' It is needless to say t K Jndge Bragaw will keep his pronJ I ''ond that be will go into the conv tton to in Just ns he went Into tie ' contest to win. HUGHES-PRITCHARD Mr. Abner B. Hughes of this ci and 'Miss Sallip Ptltchard of Ca -den county, were united in" marria. ,4here o&ithe 31st of December, Rd H. "Buffaloe, pastor of the CilT iioad Church, performing the. cerje- o)onrat the parsonage. Their maAy 7!ends extend to the popular coupl . i'fst wishes tor their future prqs- jierity - arid happiness. MEDICAL SOCIETY ELECTS OFF ' CERS I V The Pasquotank, Camden and Dare- County Medical Society held a meet-1 .-imr Wednesday night for the pinposAolihotne last . o' electing officers for tV year lyli The officers are: Dr. H. T. AydleU: president; D;-. :. Willinis. ice-' firesidenf, ,and Dr. II. D. Walk sr. secretary and treasurer. .' Mr. and Mrs: W. O. Stockly. of !no Hill, Md.. after a visit to Mr 1 end Nrs. J. B. Pinner in East Lake bfve returned home. CAL COUNCIL OF THE JR '.a-' - U. A. M, BEGINS NEW YEAR OF 112' MNDER MOST FAVORABLE (AUSF'ices, r.r - ' .1 ".(-;? 4 The iwortn Bagiy ucuncn or tno O ' JT.sA. M. installed officers for th. ensuing year last Tflesday even. kie Inthe hall In the Kramer build- I The'U0wln8,tt'r'9 tlie ne offlcer8: nJW- Cohoon, Councilor'; S. H. fteid, I Vice-Councilor; A.i Cox, R. r a,brze J. Spence, assistant R. S.: yft T. Culpepper, Fi S. R. L. Chap. Ipelle,! a A.-Mcuougai, jr. ast f Councilor; Charles - Morgan, den; O. A. .Cox,' Conductor; ge Stevenson, inner sentinel; bert Smith, outside sentinel; w. Cartwrisht Chaplain; C. C. Papr idick, Trttstee. . , After th ofDcers had been install- .i . . i j with appropriate exercises, a very njoyablo luncheon Was served. Af- e the luncheon - short talks were "Ai''.de by E. F. Sawyer, W. Ben Good win, R. W. Turner, V. W. Sisk tC. Commander, W. L. ' Cohoon and (Wf Anderson. v ; , , The Worth Bagley Council, which is None of the-strongest In the state, hast begun the new year under tne most . favorable conditions, r The couhcil is ' alive andl fiery active ThA members are very Aithusiastic ovrir the prospects for thift year's r- vaiicement Jilong all line Jaad ev his will J for tho erM thing indicates tpai . . .. a a most successful1 it- klouncll,.' t ,; ;' MNY PALE FACES ECOME RED VVUjII!' - f he Pasquotaiik tribf f Red Men Installed with sppropr !Ae exercises the followin;; oipcersi' M Thursday nMht: - .' -t' - T. L. Freeman Sac leln ; W. W. Hnskett,v Sr., Sagamore; It. O. Bun dy, Jr., Sagamore,; ' Aloijzp Cox, Pro phet; A. C. Garret. Chief Jot Records; W; Een Goodwin,vCoUecHr; of Warn- l-prm; J. w Alexander, njrlei Keeper of Wampum. The Pasquotank jt Is in a very flourishing conditloK ad tne begin ning of the new' yeaif. I is the larg est tribe of Red:Mijinj ie state and Is second In slz M, ai y fraternal ciiar in the citv.' JThel tribe num- rs over three ttundted. Thirty- new members f ave f been adopt-. into the tribe within the past bnth. TIZENS ., BANK PROSPEROUS i n lievr ,( year prdTiimes to be a lpy one for the kholders of Citizens Bank of El zabethkClty. Readera Df tne Advlnc S3 douDuess noted the splendid Ipc. rt that this bank has made In fle ssue of Ds- cmucer ism. it harflus t closed the year 1911 by declariil a dividend or seven i ' dead -of eight per q semi-annual ilt. A divl- las declared at th close of the I half of the rs of any year. One seldon J bank's making s, be' mowinz than 'that. cAder je'nnI DEAD JZ y Jenning.: lilnent farm- -?-Providenr iip d'ed at an illness 'nnings was and one of ier of his er of Har- of several month; nearly 'seventy j the! most succe secticil. He is ney Jennings, ca Lhe Mercai- tils Dank and V nlngs, prin it Creswell. hters, Mr, nice DavfB jpf' of the high' left also thi Pal Brothers. and? Miss Elenda Ml V If 4 In MUSIC OF HIGH ORDER TO BE HEARD NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN THE APOLLO CONCERT, COMPANY APPEARS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM PROGRAM c WILL BE VARIED. The public generally, and music lovers In particular, are gratified to learn that the next number of this season's lyceum course is almost at hand. It is true that, rather a small crowd heard the really excellent mu- sic of Victor's Venetian Band, but that came at an unfortunate time when many were kept away by press ing duties and ,, when many mora were surfeited with entertainment. But with nothing now , for a long time (pardon us; wa forgot the Gaiety) to break the monotony or the long winter evenings, doubtless the amusement lovers will welcome a diversion. It is expected, then, that a larger crowd than usual will bp present. v - Judging from the press ; reports, tbe evening's entertainment that is to be provided by the Apollo Con cert company will be of highest or der. The music will be rendered by a quartet of musicians, each a mas ter of his or her particular instru ment; and the program will be va ried, ranging from cornet and trom bone solos and bell ringing to vo cal selections and readings. One member, of the company, too, Is a splendid banjo soloist. - Those composing the company are Mr. Arthur - Wells, Saxaphone; j Mr. G. E. Holmes, '.cornet: Mrs. Alta K. Wt.na Plotifi' vAHuH Hovla M. 'Snrine. Reader; aDMr. Clay .Smith, Trom - Ticketi, as usua!, pre on sale at Selig's. . WEDDED ON THE STROKE THE YEAR OF As bells and whistles announced the arrival of 1912 Charles Quidley and Katherine Clark of Norfolk were married by Register of Deeds J. W. Munden. The couple came from Nor folk on the night express. PASQUOTANK TEACHERS IN AS- SOCIATION The teachers of the Pasquotank county public schools have reorgan ized their association and have taken up the association at work for an other year. ' The following officers have been elected for this year: Rev. J. A. Shaw,' president, Mrs. E. L. Poole, vice-president, and Mrs. A. Comman der secretary. - . The purpose of the organization is to foster interest In the public school 'work, and to create enthus iasm - In -the profession. The -teach ers will tane a regular prescrmea course of reading during the. school year and win meet in me associa tion to discuss various subjects pointing to tbe school work. The next meetiaHpl will be held on the. first Saturday in February, begin ning at ten' o'clock. "There is a good sized enrolment ol the teachers of the county,. ao J tl.f officers of the association expect to Increase the number of members in a short t'm On last Wednesday jiight, Mr. J. C. Simpson, who lives on R. F. D. No. 5, went' up in his hay loft cn a ladder as usual to get feed for his 'cow.. tfhen he started down, the ladder being wet, slipped from under h'm throwing hfm fifteen feet era his Head and shoulder. He was painfully but not seriously hurt. MR. EDDIE CAHOON HAS NARH ROW ESCAPE .FROM ' DEATH BUT SUSTAINS APPARENTLY . ONLY MINOR INJURIES IN A FALL OF THIRTY-FIVE FEET RECOVERING RAPIDLY. , Mr. Eddie- Cahoon, a well konwn young tinner and slater bf thlg city, had a narrow escape from death or serious' injury on Monday of this week, Me was at work on the top of tho residence of Mr. John Hughes on Pennsyl via avenue, when the scaffolding beneath him gave way and he fell to the ground thirty-five, feet below. Fellow-woikmeii rushed t his aid, expecting to n:nd him a mangled corpse, but though Tie was unconscious there were no visible in juries except several mas'jed fingers. Grave fears were entertained at first that hft had sustained Internal in juries of a seripus nature, but he now - seems to be doing very ; well and is ex)ected to make an early and complete recovery. CITY SCHOOL OPENS The dty graded school opened on Tuesday of this week with a splen did attendance. Forty new pupils were enrolled on the first day. N This means,' of course, that quite a num ber of new fvnllies have recently moved to th iiy. ' .The yer ' , ; with two nev teachers in i graded school facul ty, These ! are,. Miss Kate Hayes Fleming, of Oxford, N. ,C, who, takes charge of the section of the ' third Ude taught during the fall by Mi,s McPliiat'er; and 'Miss Mary Stacy, 'hTwuT'feach be:;ti6lu"',lJ . btUff sixth grade. Miss Minnie Leary' had charge of this room before Christ inas, but shf. w?s compelled to re s'gn on account of . her health. Ml-s McPheetar was called- home by the sickness of her mother. , The first term of the present ses sion of tliy pcliool has been a most MiecesHful one. Part of the Christ inas celebration consisted in an of fering to the poor of the city, con r'ttmir of a large number of bas kets of good things, . provided distributed by the children. and A POINTED MANAGER OF CHAIN - GANG .Mr. J. ,Frank Weeks was re-elected by the county commissioners last Monday as manager of the Pasquo tank county chain gang for the year If. 12." " Mr. Weeks was appointed manage'' Of the chain, gang temporarily about a month ago to take charge of the gang while Mr. Lamb was critically ill. Since then Mr. Lamb died, and the appointment madj by the com missioners last Monday Is perma nent , Mr. Weeks has considerable er. kperience in managing the chain gang, which should fit him for the posi tion. - , PASQUOTANK GOOD CORN LAND fThe only two boys In Pasquotank county to send in a report In the Boy's Corn Contest of "1911, won first and second prizes, respectfully' fn the first district. The first prize was won by George F. Owhley, Okls ko, N. C; and the second by John P. Ownley of the same place. 140.1 bushels were made In tbe first case. &nd 92.22 in the second, ' The many friends of . the family will regret to ream of the serious illness of Mr. H. O. Hill. ' He is now sick of pneumonia ai hl3 home in Fearing street. ADVANCE REPORTER TELLS OF GOOD ( CROPS AND A PROSPER OUS PEOPLE COUNTY. IN TYRRRELL Wo are back homo . again, In the glorious land of old Tyrrell, a . land that verily flows with milk and honey. Such a land and such peo ple .are hard to find anywhere.' This Is where hospitality and good cheer abound with the plenty that nature bestows upon these favored people. The people are prosperous. They have a plenty of (everything ( that the soil can produce. Never have the' farmers raised such cotton and corn crops. Such an abundance of cotton that it is with difficulty that the farmers are getting it ginned. The barns are filled with corn; and a plenty of fat hos are in the pens. This looks like living. There will certainly be no famiife in this coun ty, durng another year. , Columbia, the county seajtj of this prosiierous and favored county, is maintaining - its progressive position in the eastern part of the state, it has among the smaller towns of ' the held its own in its increase of popu lation and has made gains. Consid erable progress . has been made In building and the town , now hum sev eral new buildings. The. nice brick building on Main street being erected by the Farm ers' end Merchanti' Bank for its permanent home, is in an advanced stage of construction, ..and will be completed raidy for e cupancy in a short time. TT bu;Idiug hx locat ed on the; site of the former build ng occupied by hli Urttik The building was burned aift for the 'nL.'vecr.ibi8.'f',r.e'?g?fe fcfiflk has hod to accept smaller quarTftrii.'rttf bank will occupy the entlrejbuilding, which Ir a vory pretentious one. , A large brick vault will be constructed for the bank, which will' afford a safe ; place for the keeping of the bnnk's valuables. The front of the "uilding Is -of. pressed brick, artistl r ally arranged which .greatly en hances Its appearance. - Mr W U McCloese, one of Co .nmbia's oldost and most progressive merchants has recently comj)leted his brick sloie building in Main street, and he Is noy occupying it vith a well selected Tine of general merchandise. ' Mr. McCleese is one of the merchants, who suffered heav ily in the fire that swept the bus iness part of tho' town a couple of years ago. Ills store building and stock of merchandise was burned. He quickly rallied from the effects of the fire and soon opened his store and has continued his business ever 'since, steadily Increasing it. Preparations are being made -to renew, the work on the new Metho dist church. The work will be gin just as soon as Mr. Miller, the con tractor, completes the bank , building. The old church was removed 'to the rear of the church lot about two years ao, and work was begun on a handsome brick structure. The walls of the church were raised and1 the rafters placed In position. Sine then, the work has progressed ve slowly. .Now, the leaders of church membership" are determ to 'fin!sh the building at the ea pc&slble date, so that the me; ship may -have this beantifu' house of wouship. ' . Th work of rebuilding V tist church on Sound Sid- advancing raiiidly and th' ship expects to have, the J pitted at the earliest po The church services are J rgularly in th school hoi church grounds. S Cohimliis. N. C- CIU ' OUR SOLICITOR TAKES BRIDE HON. J. C. B. EHRINGHAUS AND MISS MATILDA HAUGHTON, OF WASHINGTON, N.- C, UNITED IN MARRRIAGE YESTERDAY, EVENING IN 8T. PETER'S EPIS COPAL CHURCH IN A BRIL LIANT SOCIETY WEDDING. Hon. J. C. B. Ehringhaus of this city, ' and Miss Matilda Haughton, of Washington, N. C, were united In marriag yesterday evening In St. Peter's Episcopal church in Wash ington, N. C. This marriage was one bf the most important social events to happen . In Washington society this season on account of the prominence . of hboth thte brldo and groom. Mr. Ehringhaus Is solicitor of this district. He is one' of the state's" leading young attorneys. - He is very prominent socially and is well konwn throughout eastern North Carolina. Mrs. Ehringhaus is a very beauti ful and highly cultured young lady and a social leader In Washington;. She is well known and is much ad mired. '.. After a wedding trip spent Jn tho '! South , Mr, and, Mis. Ehringhaus. will come to Ell5?.ltli City' vhere hey will residj ' HAPPENINGS IN TYRRELL V - Columbia, ' N. C., Jan. 4, 1912. Tyrrell Is truly n "Land of Ilogsr and Hominy' )At least a 'hundred 1 thousand pounds" ot -esh , moalhas airoady been (shipped to tHa Nor folk makeV v Jand rthe shpplnpK of U tijo eeapn Ib! over many hundrea thousand" pounds of ftiosh mpat will (ha ve been shiiipedJ Price . of meat has been verW lo this) year. A' large part of t ie meat that has belea shijjpod has n t been sold for more . than four centla per pound. . . ' . Cupid got busir (ast, Sunday in Tyr. reli and officiated at several wed- - dings in a hurry. 1 ' ' ! ; ' Mr. Jerry ;AMtole and Miss Mar ti a Godfrt y, of I Columbia, were mar ried Sunday afternoon at the home of -Mr,- Jlenry DvaJ in the presence of a number of ' friends. ; Justice of the Peace Joe- buval performed the ' ceremony. Both Mr. and Mrs. Sam ple, are prominentia, Columbia So ciety and are held tin high esteem. . ,......-;, ,, Mr.' Joe AbnJf Sbrulll attd Mls4 Juliana Wood, both esidentn.""' Sound 8ide section we)re Sunday afternoon,-'' Peace Jerry Br,y tha ceremA Side in oi frien n r' V'
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