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.... V Jl.- .3 dm fHt IN"- ADVERTIS u A MEW PAPER WITH 'JM IN ELIZA AN INCREASING CIR aft r'rt cty. fete CULATION V -lJ.'UULLJ .-4f a, ,"-' VOL II ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, JANUARY, 26 9U NO. 4 $mmi am uyfsiiiisii- OEiD AL7AR0E0 000 IPPIIE HOSPITAL HERE AND PISTOLS DAMAGES nnr. : .inn i, j l 7 Mi iJn r l 1 Ail f : " ' ir "If X. nnnn n nn I u I IUU BAG SSI 1 " t ji ' ; ' - V "V.. :,N BEHALF OF THE' DISMAL :6WAM( CANAL, WHEN. IT AP I PEARED BEFORE .THE CON . -GRESSJONAL COMMITTEE LAST week.. , :. . .....-- . Secvotary Lamb of the Chamber of onim. r.'o and Dr. L. "S. - Blades, jaembtrs "I the , Elizabeth Cjty Com: O,, last"' Wv'k.'in ' tne. ;hiterest, of the Tlicmal Kwarai) cauai BS .pun., ui .-. ia'e Inland Waterway rWe-' in North . 'Carolina have returned home." 1 1 V '"-wfiiey- appeared before the Congrea : s 'iJoftal Commute' and made an earn : ' v :-:'stf ilea',for the Dismal, Swamp car' ; Tjatfl; Jjuni made the address be ' l t :fore the committee. THe speech '"had '-;;'n :'' i:'".e"a prepared With a -greaCjdeal Jot : ' onri tt f!onlaflitBd-"rouch !VVott- Vr, toeing argument" froif of th " 4 . , . -al Swamp capal. Ttte "address -.was T P. " raittee Uh the , greatest Interest. ' "jfany Tlinrs during ,th .speech, Mr. Lamb wfi's -interrupted! by the mm . or8 of the i eornnnlttee with various " Mtestl6nsv:---?'Mi ''Lamb answered , , , .'; . ihese-qtiestiori n. a'very satisfactory -iianner, - which, showed that he was ' horougliiv conversant with. the sub- r- -?ct that was handling.- After. th , . I t ppech hn-l" been made., several mln-, ''?": ves'wt.'i Biient in answering th.6 ,-7W)- ? -In the -vceh,1ffr7 LamJftafd noth V' ' f- -rg again' t the purthiifie of , the Alt'-V'; f v.uiarle r.ul Chfsapppko canal as a f.'.rtf tcbas'he'ranmnt awampt eanal -iia sovu imenf ut us pie-.eu. biiu hi efficlc.icy.' In this manner, dc r1ated'Mr,'Lamb. the r. S. goveni nient. will do the right thing by both ections and by the property, own- " ;vrs od the Dismal 'Swamp canal Toute as well as preserving to North ' stern North Carolina . this impor tant waterway to commerce and nav fsation. ' : ' This visit of the Elizabeth City committtee to Washington is the last ;N ttand in the fight to save the Dismal Swamp canal. Just what was accom plished - Is' problematical, but, it is eiered by those best informed that efforts will bear fruit In saving the Dismal Swamp canal, for, if the 'Albemarle and , Chesapeake canal is - purchased, as it will be, and the Dis "7. ai Swamp canal ignored," It will re v ault soonfer or later? in the owners 5 .J the property having to abandon it, - ' ."Jifereby closing the canal to naviga- ':sltba and practically confiscating this - iiroparty, for boats would not likely y Wtrontse a canal and pay toll when a . .Jff oanal at their servica 44.V.' GALLOP COMPANY EN- ..ARCING STORE M-r-.- . M. P. Gallop and Company of Wa a two years ealaxgias tkelr store 4 get' mote floor' apace to accommo . te (heir largely iacreaBiag bust ' mjt&B. Carpenters have heea at work ' nfcr some time flttiag or that part 4k the old Arlington hotel used as a itabby to make lntoa yan of this 4ore. The, partltlea Ya - being re-oaoved-which will ceisldefable 4ore SofT space. . v 1 This very pranpereua ' trm has intlnned to grow ever alace it has tinea In business, until aow It ta one the largest grocery concerns. '1m ..' city,- The business oatlaues to creasei stead' ly day. by day, year and year out v Mr. ' Gallop and his . force of rrks are accommodating aatiobllg- c und are very popular with the Urge patronage of this company. V yiSS lAULUS AT LAVENSTEIN'S ouncement on PX fiT his U- .ue. Reafl.lt x , PLANS WIL BE DISCUSSED BY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO NIGHT Looking toward this ,--... V ,- " " "" " END. . , , . Th.tere ia. being agitated, among the business men through the efforts of the 1 Chamber, of Commerce a move ment to establish a hospital in this ci and the matter, will be, brought before the members of the Chamber tf Commerc 'ton'ght, whn it meets in Its v regular monthly session. ; t lfle pnysicians or tne city nav been asked hold a meeting of the medical society for th . purpose o discuflsing""tl proposed plans. j s The paramount' need of Elizabeth Cltyis? a hospital. Tbi'Js is recog- nlzedtby all." There Is hardly a weeE "and some times several tliniea a we'ek;fthatsonieypKe Is not taken . from iSizabeth t City to. '.i - Norfolk hospital' to jundergo an operation or, ti recfefved .treatment lrt;some waj Besides thirearei man.whogo ta Norfolk' hospitals 'from tW surroundt Ing coantitey; The expens attached to the; trip to Norfolk and ihe hospi tal eharge8';M.yerjir'.vlarg0vd: if very burdensome to thoB. wh6 have to go,' :. Secretary' Lamb fels that Elizabet h 1 , Cjty :can have'; a hospital here in .Eliaabethpitf just as weir. and can ;havft an efficient one, too. This wUl giVe.tha 'people an oppor tunity; to receive ..treatment -at - horne vllhont rthe ' fncopvenlence' ana cost of ' a trip to.. Norfolk. -. '. . " . , ( Tha 'matter -will be thoroughly dH cuanfed . at the mretlng tonight, ntd if tho ,i .business' men think ' well of Kctl of "the' rrono tloA,' 'plans" will have a', hospital here. . : NOW HOLDING COURT tiERP JUDGE STEPHEN C. BRAGAW X The above cat la a picture of Judge Stephen C. Bragaw, the new Judge of the First Judicial District. jre cently appointed by Governor K Itch -la to succeed Judge George W. Ward, who resigned. : This ia Judge. Bragaw's first visit to Elizabeth City as Judge. He is now engaged in holding the Jan uary special term ror tne inai 01 civil cases, and .will be in the city this week ana next Judge Bragaw haa entered into the duties of his posi tion like a veteran. He dispenses the business of the court in an ex peditious manner, and in' his every ruling and decision, shows himself an able and learned jurist. He Is making most favorable Impression upon it . f i '' I YOUNG DESPREADOES WHO EN TERED D. M . JONES' STORE LODGED IN JAIL DOUBLE OF FENSE, u',; " " - Keeper Upton, of the Pasquotank river railroad bridge had a real "wild' and wooley west" experience. last Monday night with a couple of boys, regular young desperadoes. v It's against the regulationT of . the railroad company for pedestrians to cross the trestle. Monday night' Mr Upton saw a light crossing the bridge. He overhauled the, boys and stopped them. He forbade them to cross the bride, and imagine his sur prise, when on of the youngsters; not over fifteen years old, flashed a brand new pistol in his face and de manded .that he should get out of the way..-:. Thla was not what Mr. Upton was looking ' for and the ' boys cpr tataljr tot9Jlifppn-lAmJeii time be'ng. - He kept his nerve, how ever and watched for , his chance to catch th young outlaw off his guard. When he did, he knocked thi pis-. toT"out of his band and took charge. of both them. vThey were' carrying a band satchel and he took charge -this too.'.; ,'- - ; . The hand bag being Tery heavy caused him to examine Its contents. V. was filled . with., pistols and car tridges. . .The verv tjoods tha were s'rle from D. M.' Jonos and Comim nv's hnrrlware store -.Monday - night. Mr. TTnton aot an officer nnd turn ed the Vvs over to him. They were hroua-ht bnek to EllzalWh "City and lod??d in Intl. Thfy had not been in to break ouU Sheriff Peld pot next to their movements and took extra precaution to take care of them. -;- The bovs are Milton Lowry and Earl Frank, two jwhite boyg abou: fifteen and ten y?rB old. They will be given a hearing later "upon the charpe of breaking Into . the store of D. M. Jones, and Company. Both of these boyf aretough cus tomers and are fit subjects for the Reformatory. , They .are -continually In trouble about something; and,, if their careers of Crime, A.not check ed. It's hard telling whalNwIU be come of them. - - Reports from Norfolk state that the condition of Mrs. E. P. Pugh, who Is receiving treatment, in Sarah Leigh's hospital is rapidly improv ing and she is expected to make a rapid recovery. - She was taken to the hospital last Tuesday. , . ' 1 . f. the court, both lawyers and audience, and H Is the opinion of every one that Governor Kitchln appointed the ign man to supcea Judge ward. The following is a Short sketch of the Judge: Stephen C, Bragaw was born In Washington North Carolina, on the 22nd day of, February, 1S6S. and is I a member of an Influential and hon ored family. He was educated at the Unlvers'H-.of North Carolina ani graduated from that institution In U9Q. ltd- and I He read law in Its law school was licensed to emetic!' tm If If began ; his Professional career In New Bern. - Shortly thereafter, however, be returned to hie Batfv-4 town and has made himself one' 9 the leading anil most successful law vera la that, strong bar. , He haa erved as County Superintendent of School In this conntr and '. has al ways . been deeply Interested in the 'mpravement Of the public schools. He served as mayor of Washington and was a procresslve officer. In 1905 he served In the State Senate wlH usefulDieos and ability. H U a trua'fe f the UnJvemitv ' North Carolina and Is president of the Sons of the American Revotu- J tioa. ' . ' THE WORK OF THE SPECIAL Jl ltA 'OF COURT- 18 BEING , RAPIDLY DISPATCHED ONLY Tr?EETJURY CASES SO FAR. Tb January special term of Su- perlor, court for the .' trial of ' civil cadeffj is in' session ' here this week with kiis honor Judge Bragaw , pre- The court was convened Monday morning' at . ten o'clock. v Cqnsidera- b!e bhsiness was1 transacted Monday; though, on -account ?f the illness of an '"attorney; the calendar was badly disarranged. So many cases had to be ontlnued that there were no easestfOr Tuesday at all, and court Was suspended for ; that day. '4. On Wt-drieflay,' the case of C. W. .Reid against the Norfolk Southern rail road Iwas'trled. The whole day was consumed in hearing it. - The Jury J retuiwed fa Verdict awarding Mr, Beid oW'thousand dollars. : .'-.TUf fButt grew but of the '.claims b;-:, tjijs iilaintiff that he was Injured in, stepping , off a Norfolk Southern train 'at "jjehtot Okiako, end falling In wlich be had Several "ribs broken and a oibera-ise injured. " . Tho' pla'ritiff was. represented by -ittprneyS .Ward and J.Meeklns hnd the (leN ndahls Were represented ' by attonio.vs llond of "Edenton and WIl $c? ut Elizabcil) City. .. Con 'tinued . .. , Onjv two f "i jWere disposed of hv fj-Vil ye- iny. Thre - were: Shct p, vs Sf'r 1 and Crank vs Mop- Tliiflrst'juit grow out . of toTTirvt11rp!a'(rtirTorTfdTi TbiT first'Kiiit grow out . of the of. account, amounting; to-, forty dol lars. The jurv had not returned a vfs-dlci at n.'fiht. , L , The second rnpe jrrew out of a claim of an aoco)!, in' which a bicy cle was held as 'security.. The plain tiff purchased a certain amount of merchandise from the defendant and gave him Mr bicycle to hold as se curity. . When the final ' settlement was made the plaintiff claimed an overcharge. The defendant -refused to give up the wheel. The Jury re turned a verdict In favor of the plaintiff. . DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY ENGAGED IN SELLING TAGS The members of the D. H. Hill Chapter of the Daughters of the Con federacy, have instituted a "Tag selling" for , the purpose of raising money to pay . on the confederate monument' debt, Tags have been nrintrf Otlrt nlarorf In thn hanHa of Interested persons to .ell. and they are meeting with some success, but not with the success the offortx ought to receive. The tags sell from a nickel up, just what the con tributor feels disposed , to donate to the cause. , , - It was through the untiring efforts of the Daughters of the Confederacy that the monument waa erected, one of the most beautiful in the state of North Carolina. It stands . ; on the courthouse grove, a lasting monu ment to a cause that evrybody must love aad a monument to those old gy hatred Vetera, whom every true citizen should venerate, - and feel that an opportunity to honor them, is a God given privilege. , The members of the Chapter ap peal to the people to buy tags and help In the efforts to make money to paj ' off this debt. Little Kldiidge -Hughes, the three year oi l son of Mr.? and Mrs. Gld Hughes,' waa taken to Norfolk Wed nesday to receive treatment in e, Norfolk hospital or the buras he received about a month ao. . " ' ' - - " 1 : r . - -.'-.- : ; : ':- :-' ,' " -." ' ; . ' " ' .. , ; -' i; 't !-. -' -. '-, ' 't i .X. ,- .... n-- : l '- , : t A , 1 : ' ' - I1 ' ' , ' S ' - -...r- . , . 1 3 t , r ' J - - -r-... ' H'v 'v'-''" f T'-'- , ,' ..... ' t.... . !;; ... ....... , . . . s ' ' ) . ! , , - . . . BLACKWELL MEMORIAL CHURCH IN WHICH" DEDICATORY 8VI ; ' . CES ARE TO BE HELD NEXT WEEK. 111 HAVE t I BLACKWELL MEMORIAL CHURCH TO HOLD DEDICATORY SERVI CES ALL, NEXT' WEEK NOTA- - BLE SPEAKERS PUBLIC INV.T- ed. 1 rV;''vl .... The.' annuals "report., of ' Blackwell Metnorial church has been made pubi lf The report Shows.that $6,929.29 ha(i been raised in money during the past year and that the membership !) been increased by the addition j or .jzu new members.' au cieots . reKting upon the church have been ), paid In fill! and the- pVnt is now en-j th lily free from debts.'. yrar has- inade w,ondertuI auv r't ng all lln---i and has ; accom- plished much for the upbu lding of the town. The beginning of the year 1912, finds that churph in a splendid working condition with all of the members enthusiastic over the bright prospects for this year's achievements. Beginning next Sunday a serfes of dedicatory , services will be held. The following program has been pre pared: Sunday, Jan. 28, 11 A. M. and 7:30 P. M.' Subject The Wisdom Litera ture of the - Bible, Dr. James D. Bruner. Monday, Jan. 29th," 7:30 P. M. Sub ject Prayer and the Spiritual , Life. Rev. Joslah Elliott. , 7 1 ' . Tuesday, Jan. TOtb., 7:30 I.M. Sub- Ject Distinctive Baptist Doctrines and Polity Rev. Af A. Butler. ' : ' . . Wednesday, Jan. 31st, 7:30 P.' II. Subject Jesus and the Coapel. Rev. W. W. Sisk. ".';""'.'' Thursday, Feb. 1st, 7:30 P.;; M, Subject (1st.) Jesus the Head of the Church and the Priesthood of Be- (2nd.) -Making the Churc :a rraise. ev. w. A.Ayers. , Krldav. Feb. 2nd, 7:30 P. M. Sub jects A struggling Church and ike Power of Cod Rev. J. B. Ferebee. (2nd). Blackwell Memorial la ' My Day as Pastor and Now Rev. W. A. Avers. . ..'' .- ? 8unday, Feb. 4th. 11 A. M.-Dedi-catory Service. Sermon by Dr. Cal vin S. Blackwell 7:30 P. M. Sermon by Dr. Calvin 8. Blackwell. We wast our wbole membership to attend these services. W want this time to be period of the best fet- lowobtp and spiritual growth. We want the people of all other church es to be with us as much as.-they can and will. God baa brought up s great church In our midst and for th!s- blessing we should' all rejoice. There will be splendid 'music ren dered from time to time. ' THE EUREKA MATTRE8S CO. TheEureka Mattres Company has recently sent 'a representative to this city and their wagon may be seen every dsy on our streets. An inter rcttnt ad appears on the back page of this ;.;De. SPECIA SERVICES FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH MAKES ANNUAL REPORT . ' 7 ,J. C. Spence, treasurer of the First Baptist church hns made public, his annual statement of the financial affairs of the church. This report slows that the total amount contrib uted last year by the church, Sua dayt School and societies was $5,815, 77 .:. ,. -.,'. j.. , - There has been a great increase In the membership . by the addition of new members : during . the past i year. The church has . made great" advaTieement'aioiig all lines and ' gins this year in a flourlBhiogfcbndi-ft Hen, with bright prospects for great-pi- arhlivements In., the denomina- tlonal work. . -l MEET FEBRUARY ' 1ST TO DIS CUSS STRAWBERRIE3 jBf( thipa hr Jietiwf of the .fi'imcrs ct tl '1 A'tii advances"! and atfjolnm. counties wlil1 be, uc'ui in the court house here on Feb. 1st., for the purpose of discussing straw- berry culture in this . section. It Is the purpose of the promoters of this meeting to organize an association to raise strawberries on , a large scale. It has been demonstrated that the sold and climate of this section are es pecially adapted to strawberry cul ture, and the crop can be made to be a paying one. The railroad company has prom ised to furnish the proper transpor tation facilities, If the berries are grown in sufficient quantities. Ther meeting will be an Interesting one and the farmers are nrged to at tend.. SHERIFF MU8T HAVE TAXES Sheriff Held Is now busy after the ' delinquent taxpayers. There Is a lc. of the taxes for last year on the books, and the time Is out Sheriff Reid baa just got to have the money. Unless the taxpayers come and set tl their taxes more promptly, dras tic measures will be, adopted te force collections. The bberiff sae his deputy have givnu the taxpayers . all the time that they possibly eaa. - The money bas jot-to come now. LAND-HAS RETURNED .Eddie Bland, the young white boy who left his home so mysteriouslr and remained strangely mis kin for several days, haa returned home. Much uneasiness was experienced V hi. mother oa account of a report from Suffolk that a white boy had ber-n taken from ' a freight car al most . frosea , to death.- Investiga tion proved that It was not Blaad! ' Bland arrived home early Wed- penv morning n he thrtroee fehL He struck the Ice sleet of the recent cold snaps his Journeys were not as pleasant ss, thev m'cht have baton.. Bhuxt ie hrouahi" disgusted with bis exper iences of this trip. PSed barw'rs I" furniture anal house furnishings at Mark ham A Jones, the cut rate furniture dealt earner Main anal Water streeta. r i ( . 'A. s t J