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Y.r AP1 THE BEf ACVERTH NQ MED MM IN ELI? A NEW ' PAPEB WITH Nf. "E A IN(J CIR- r i M arm A Ma I HS VOL II ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, '.FEBRUARY, 9 1912 NO. 6 I t.r ' A vr r PUIIIIIIIIS FOR TlilOSPITll f6CIAL COMMITTEE MEET8 TO , ( NIGHT AND WILL PLAN CAM PAIGfc' FOR RAISING MONEY OTHt " ITEMS COMING VP FOr CONS. DERATION. r ' ' - .'. - . -,.:r- , ' Chairman E. P. Lamb of the hot Itaf committee Is getting; thlngr toady for actual wo;k on ' so'icltln funds for the institution. The com .mittee, wh'ch la composed of the following gentlemen: First ward, b Ex-Judge J. B Leigh, George J Silence; Second ward, J. C Ward .4 and J. C. Commander; Third Werd C. C. Pappeodlck and L, E, Old; Fourth Ws; T. J. Markham anrt Rer. JVt5; 8mttb, will meat tonight the pnrroae of outlining plana up j which to begin operations. After able .committee meet tonight, can- ' vraasera will be placed In the field, to rtake up the actual 'wor! . " ' Interest ill the movement during t the week, has steadily grown, and ev- -ery Indication now Ja, that the sue -teas of a hospital Js omic!y as, ami. Mr." Lamb 'ha reeelved prom- fees - of ' liberal subscriptions Horn ; tiany sources; and hearty tJWdrirage- neat from all sides. - He has been usy this week investljatlng different ill for' hospital "buildings and eeulpiBenU and the cost . of the 'same He will be pretty well post nl te-nlght .to give the committee much Information along this1 line. STOLE PIGS FROWpil AND 8ELIM WA8 JUST GETTING READY FOR THE FUN OF HOC KILLING GOT HIS MEAT BAC. THOUGH WITHOUT LOSING , PIECE, iALDERMEN HOLD v INTERESTING MEETING,' . The Board -v. cf Aldermen new its ' regular Y monthly v meeting last fonariy nigh); The. upu! yroirt'ne ftns1fl.es w.as Iran iT6?t.n5l'J, ly bills were audited ?nd allowed - To Doctor the Trees ' Mr. J. T. McCabe appeared before tho board in behalf of the Civic League with a pe'itlon asking that in appropriation be made to help the league pay for an expert t.) treat the shade trees of the city. . The . matter was discussed at length and Aldermen Commander, Love, "and Nash were appointed a committee to Investigate the practi cability of the plan. These gentle fiaft will Inquire into, the methods at treating shade trees, and will sake the recommendation at the next sieeting of the board. Many of the stately old elms that shade the trees of -the city, have ecome badly diseased and deformed from age and from abuse. The mem- ers of the Civic League believe that, with the proper treatment by a per son who knows how these trees can ie saved for many years. To have a favoate porker1 stolen at of ones pen. Just before killing ,'m is not a ' pleasant experience, at th.C ib utt u-i)iCiiiia iu otti artia, co.ored, last Sunday, or rath r batu.uay night But it was Sun ay tiiOlU.UjJ bciUl'e lit) IvUju ..' v.uc Mow, Seam had two very fine fav aiijxs hugs. He his them now, but hty are In a barrel; and,, the other of this story will tell how they got Into the barrel Last Sunday mqrnlng Sellm, who i' n, hoiieat, upright darky, went out to the oen to feed his hogs. His pleasant anticipations at the, though of hog killing ttme" "caB ber easily :&aglned as he wended his way pea ward, but yoe can imagine his sur prise, when he listened for the wel coming grunt and failed to bear it When he looked Into the pea and iiid not see his piss, he had to pinch himself to see If he was not asleep and dreaming. He'wii wide awake! That was i fad and the pig were 5ne. That Was toother tacit and a disagreeable, one, tod. Homebody had stolen them while he slept,,. Sellm lost no particular time In getting to town to tell the sheriff of hla woes as he was about ag bank rupted a darky as you could flad In a day's travel. ' Sheriff . Raid beat a hia troubles, called, up Chief Thorn- fiREII VEK . uoi men HAMBER OF COMMERCE REOf GANIZED AND PLANNING FOI GREAT THINGS FOR ELIZA BETH (CITY IN 1B12 BUSINESl MEN MUST GET TOGETHER. OBSO.'J SIl'S WHISKEY'S ILLS ! as and they conferred together. Thej, went out investigating and, it was noi Ion J" before they found , Sellm's two , bogs salied to a barrel, in the -flMeesstofl- TjfaliWrfnrgrtnamed Walter Harris. .. ' Harris could not ex p'afn .how1 he came by - these two hogs, so he was arrested and lodged fn Jail. Last Monday morning he appeared before Judge Sawyer and confessed to steeling the hogs alive right out of the pen. The Judge gave him three months on the roads. Selim got his hogs, or rather pork back, without so much as losing a piece of the meat, but he missed the pleas ures of hog killing. ment and it will be pushed. Fire Company te Use Apparatus Movement For Playground A movement was started at the meeting, when the matter was srought up, for a public playground for the children located somewhere in a convenient spot in the city. This movement was discussed at length by several prominent citisens and by members of the board of aldermen. A citizen's committee composed of Rev. C. F. 8mitb, ex-Judge J. B. Leigh, Judge fc. L. Sawyer, and C. J. Ward was appointed to take this matter In hand and confer with the Chamber of Commerce. " ' The neei Of a public playground t apparent Every day the, citisens f the town realises its .necessity more and more. Last' week" the ebildren took advantage of the omis sion of the ordinance prohibiting ikat log and used the sidewalks tor Bkat ing. Every afternoon the paved side walks were crowded with skaters. The act of these children was an ap peal to the city tor a playground where they can play unmolested. The physicians of the town hear tily favor the movement They claim that the children need more out-of-door exercise to insure healthy boys and girls. Rev. C. P. Smith and other pa triotic citicens are behind this move- The Elisabeth City Fire Company No. 1 was given permission by the aldermen Monday night to use the fire apparatus in the practice and I drills this spring preparatory to par ticipating In the annual tournament at Fayetteville this rummor. The local fire company engages In these sontests each year, and it has been very successful in winning prises. The members of the company will put in some pretty hard work practicing this spring and it expects to secure a number of prizes in the contest. To Bu'ld Gun House On motion, it was ordered by the aldermen that permission be given the Naval Reserves to build a gun house to house the big gun donated t) the Reserves by the United States Government. Besides the aldermen made an appropriation not-to-exceed-$75 le help build the bouse, v. The Igun wq' shipped . hro last year! la the rear of the Five and Ten Cent Store where it has sine remained. City's Heath Coed. ' City health officer, Dr. I. Fearin;, made his montly report for the month of January. The report showed that there were 25 births, 13 white and 12 colored and 16 'deaths; 6 white and colored. The - health condition of the city is good and the analysis shows that the city water Is good. R. II. Commander spent last Sua day la NorfWS. "To accomplish gr.at tllngs this ear," is the slogan of the Chamber I f Commorce. .-. - , .. It ib tue- plan of.. President, Gil e..t and Stc:ela;y Lemb tbget th uiincBB.mea tog.ther tbia year, at hey have , never been to e her "be rt., and to make, a u ,i ed pull (or :,reat&r progress in the city's up' uildlng It is the plan of tho officer " the orsaiiizatioft ito make this th anner year ' ..y-. ' f The officers and the executive com nlttee will bold a meeting at bnce or tu purpose ! outllnlnij plans or this : year's work in " which the scop of, the Chamber's activIUCfl ylll begreatly enlarged. ' M " -CoeratiMt Md faUarj'-; ve want, says the pres'dent, "and Jhaf Js what we art going te. have." "we are going after the business men and those interested in the vslfare and progress of the town and ring them In. . . f.., Mr., OUbert says that he wants every pertOn' in EJIsabth City, hether he Is a membsf of. the cham er or not, who- has - any plait or dea that will benefit Elizabeth City, to let' It be known to him or to Sec- etafy Lamb; and it will be brought Sefore the organization and given due fconsf deration, i" ;,, A. ' V ' The chamber" will be reorganised it an early data !o"f this year's work. The election of officers has already akeni place and new Wen' have been placed at the head of it, With the irtlSlToT crTOnTJa-mbwhOie valuable services easily secured hi re-election. The officers are: O., F. Gilbert, president; C. E. Kramer, Irst vice-president; ex-Judge J. B, Leigh, second vice-president; E. F Lamb, secretary, and M. C. Crow- son, assistant secretary. These gen tlemen are sterling business mem and they are closely identified with the interest of the tow. . . An earnest - appeal is ' made for the hearty cooperation of the bus! ness men; ana, u tmu is securea, the Chamber of Commerce will do a great work this year, f V .HERTFORD DEPOT ' MONDAY BURNED Last Monday morning, juat after mid-night the passenger station and warehouse of Hertford caught on fire nd was burned. The origin of the Ire is unknown. The southbound express has pass d and the employees of the station lad left the building. It was not cng after before the building ws Uncovered to be in flames. Nothing vuld be done to save the house Hertford has inadequate fire fighting appliances. 'HILATHEA CLASS ING HELD MEET- The Phiiathea Class of the First Methddlst church held , a meeting "Sunday at which the following offi cers were elected for , the ensuing 'ear: Mrs. J. W. Foreman, president; Mrs. E B. Cook, vice-president; Miss Vertie Brewers,; necretary' and treas urer, and 'Mia FMecle uaan, re- perter.-'. -v. Tbe ctase wiUnetd a bOBlaess meet 'nr Tuesday weening Fobraary 6th, t 7:30 P. M. at: the home of Miss Marten Wwltay-7 AM members are trged to be ireseat His many friends wUl be, pleased to learn that Mr. Cleveland Jackson Nas recovered from the injuries of a broken leg, so that be is able to e out again. Mr. Jackson met with the misfor one several weeks ago to have his horse to slip and fall on him break- lug one of his legs. Since then ho hat been confined te his home. Jf SPEECH ON GREAT DE ; StROYER THE HERO OF THE ' JMERR1MAC DISCUSSES- THE -VEVIL8 OF INTEMPERANCE A ,08TCRIPT. ' ;. ; - - - i Editor :t - iNir. Hobson's speech on prohibition ' f, Raleigh had some frll's and pre nlnaTles which, were not In the '(fVertteement. One' of the proh'b' leaders carried a valise on the ;,trum, and, before, the eddress ot "e. day commenced, opened It and :ok out'90ma half dozen. or morr 'klers containing, to all appeira,iic '4, the prohibited article. Ho 'said an liquor had been gota five sev al stands 'where. t o.ught not .to sold. He mentioned tome nahv-s ftf thoej vhomJlft iald were the -filers, and these names I give so that f any prohibitionist from Elizabeth "?ty or vicinity should at any time tnow how to avoid the plaoes: ' Hampton King . "Wilson , Edwkras':"; 'X'- ... Matthews ;. .The last named of the above citl b slnoe , confessed In oper icurt and he also sought the oppo-- Unity, of confessing by a note ad 'retsed to the proper oflid-.l to se sure his prosecution; ho j:ompMy 'tbmltted to a fine of Ut huidre dollars and entered lnl6 "a Lsnd of vro fcundred , dollars fnore to iSoer he penca os fr as the sa'e rf liquor i cojicerneiT'Jn the" futurp, and be t.'6 report eve-y, three months tf' 'flnor traff'c Is s'neere. In tnia en octfon t ought perhaps to add tba' 'iome liquor sellers in Wlnston-Sa "tn who failed to confess their sins, haw been sentenced to th -cds for ton? terms by Judge Dan els, a brother to the well known ed or of the News and Observer of thip city. Hobson's speech was something over two hours long, and even with out Matthews' amission1 that ft con verted him I must pronounce it a very strong speech. In fact be had not been speaking an hour before I decided to cut out nty Christmas gg-nog which is almost the only habitual connection 1 have with the lsclplea ot King Alcohol. Hobson went down to business and showed thst whiskeyalcoholic II- mor in any form - oidn't pay; Tflong the other evils it entailed, it m paired digestion. . He said that alcohol not only made he man drunk but science showed bat it made his blood drunk. The white corpuscles of the blood const!- ute the standing army in the sys em to fight germs in the blood vhen a bad erm gets in the blocd he white corpuscles immediately st ack it and if It is a very bad germ 'ke the pneumonia germ or the ty- hold fever germ, or the consump- Ion germ, the white corpuscles will organise and attack ' in squadrons. was prepared to believe all this boforeband because my doctor had nstructed me that the scientific peo- nle had discovered that a common boil which the doctors used to think came from within, was started by germ from witnoni which had crawled down, eay Sof-rthe, reoU of a hair, become encysted, ad snb iected himself to the attsig of the white- eorpaseles; and- tbat-.ta mat 'er which came frossrthe best-was the tens of thoasead eT these Mt Ue soldiers that hadasBrifteedVtnenv elves in their fight wrtlt tte boll vena to exclude him. trem the blood and to isolate hia so he could be excluded. Now Mr. Hobson showed m that alcohol taken Into the sys tem soon got Into the blood and nide these little soldiers drunk so that they missed their - aim. when 'hey struck at one ot the bad germs that had been Introduced into the blood. No all this may sound a lit- m INDUSTRY COME HERE '1CW YORK MAN WILL ESTAP LIPH BARGE BUILDING P'.ANT EMPLOYING LARGE NUMBER LABORER8 AND RUN 8AW MILL IN CAMDEN. Elizabeth City is to ure ( new me.rp.ifce, which w ll b quite an l"i UBtry. It's shipl uild ng on a large kale. The coming of the ent .r j l"e h i ot Lecn he;ai cJ by any aJva ct ;cn( seoklp to g'ln cone si o. i' has., its arrival boen atenled by hy particular horn blowing on tht ?.rt of its piomoter. ' Indeed so uletly has it come here, that few 30pTe know that it's here at all. Mr. J. R. Hunt of Troy, N. Y, has ecured a tract of five hundred acres J timber land at Gregorys and he proposes to erect a saw mill on this ract for tho purpose of supplying fhe timber for his large building en erprlse, The boat building plant vlU be located on Knobb'i Creek, tear Poreman-BlaJes' saw mill." Mr. Hunt will build big barges for the'norteenr rr?rVbysaBd 'WZ&r. f will employ In his yards f or orty to fifty men. He has brought Hree expert boat builders with him wild all of the employees will be se cured ill this section. This enter- lrise will furnish . employment to bout fifty local carpenters and boat ullders. The plantWill tum- out ach year from flfteeaSttf. twenty ' barjes whfch will selr at f Orr ur to five thousand dol'ars eab All things tak.'t Into cons?eration 's will 'io .hi e: te-prlse,.''!''-' rable magnitude, andIt will moin "uch for .the labo'Tg-peoplo oftN ectlon. - i ' IB TIGERS ARE ROPED ID MORE THAN A DOZEN HAVE BEEN ARRE8TED FOR DISPENS ING BOOZE ILLEGALLY AND MUST FACE JUDGE SAWYER THIS MORNING. The biggest blind tler ra-d ever mde In this c!lv, was made yester "y and last right by hlef Thomaa l ' h's pss'stnnts. A dozen or more . ' --epts, havo b"en mad? -nd enough 'd t'-o- vb'Bl'cy' -ir'zed to stock T'r'd s zrd d't penrary, , , Tb n'd wis crefu'l" planned by i 'ef Tb"ras .moro- thnn two weeks ?o without the know,rdle of anf ie except the polloq fHfers and the" t'ef hns borne 'he. expense .of r& firing te fty'dopca wtTch' has led i hee' 'wholesale arrests. About halt dozen white men and as many 'groee are now In the tolls of the w and will face Judge Sawyer to 'ay. The evidence is of the proper -Ind to secure conviction and Judge wycr prpnisej to fhgw $S . f3T8f - araiess of color -or position. ore nisbt several will be punished ?'j.9llnS t 0d PllndUger ng wlU he given the leverofit Jolt hat it has had In a long time. ICs pretty safe to bet that the lid i on pret'y tight now and whiskey 7iU n&t hereafter bd SO easily se ured id this town. . MR. WILLIAM NIXON 'HERE O ' BUSINESS HAS.SEL-ADAM8 . , Robert M. Hassel and Miss Sudfe ' melia Adams, both residents of New -rt News, secured a mar'lage !' se here Sunday, and were united marriage by ustice of the Peace Mundea. , I tie curio as to the aasoJeatifle and the I mlesrned but science shows that It true, and if any body or any num er of persons have any doubt abort, t tbey ought to send for the hero f the Merrimae and have him ex lain it as a scientifically educated man. Mr. ' Hobson will also send hem his speech if they desire It out It Is a great d'.al better to hear lim deliver It The speech is call 'J "The Great Destroyer.'' He telli he number of bond; slaves to Kin? Vlcohol those who have enlisted for lfe in his srvlcjsraTnr for death oo, as he explains) and the number vho are pimply moderate' drinkers or tallyingwith him experimentally at "!hrl8tnlaa times, for example. I have never Investigated the ef 'ect, of alcohol on the little white wldiers in our blood, but a goo many jrears ago I saw a lot of ants iratflt on "rock and 170." and if so ustrial a little animal as an ant. For there were quite a number of them In all stages of intoxication. get drunk, I am prepared to be- :teve that so valiant a soldier as a white corpuscle will get drunk it the alcohol is obtruded in upon him. History teaches us in Scripture 'hat the lost ten tribes erred and were lost through excess of wine. Hobson showed us that the track ot time since their disappearance was slewn thick with the wrecks of people and nations which were de stroyed from the same cause. W. J. PEELS. P. 8. . I note that yon lost one subscri ber through hie mistaking your Men ty with mine. Mistakes will ' occur even among a people the grey mat ter of whose brains is fed by . the splendid fish of their waters; but as there is a little more than a quarter of a century's difference in ou ag&e. I will enclose you a dollar subscr. tloa to compeasate tor wounded ftel rags. . W. J. t Mr.. William , Nixon, a prominent 'tlzen and extensive planter of Suns nry, Qa'es County, was. in the i-ity v' dnesday on business.' , ' i 1 Mr. Nixon stmted' to an Advance porter that h's section of Gates rthe low' price of cotton. The citi es of the Sunsbury section are pre ?ring to make many improvements 'ong industrial lines. . i Mr. Nixon complained and Justly i too, of the poor passenger faclli- 'es between Elizabeth City and 'olnts In Gates county. It takes a citizen of Sunsburry about three days o make a business trip jto Eliza oth City. It is hoped that tt. will ot be very long before the people of Gates county will have better raveling facilities. tAILROAD OFFICIALS OVER SITE LOOKING Mr. Lamb anl other officials of - the Norfolk Southern railroad were here last Satnrdy to investigate tho property at the head of West Main street, for a site for the pro posed new passenger depot Considerable time was spent in '.hat section of the city looking over '.be property, but the officials gave out no information further than they are going to build a depot in hat part of the town, so that tt will be located on the Main line.. ' A number of business men in the down town section express them- selves as being very much opposed to the location of the depot in West Main street, and they say that are going to do everything in their pow er to prevent it JURY FOR MARCH COURT The following list ot Jurymen were drawn by the county commissioners last Monday for the March term ot Superior Court: J, T. Garret. M. W. Sanders, 8. H. Johnson, Henry WbitehunV, L. O. Munden, W. S. Overman. T. Williams Joseph Bank. B. L. Sherlock. J. A. Evans, M. C. Crowson, J. T. Mor ris.. G R. Fearing. T. H. Dowdy, W. C. Jennings, George Morris, W. H. Keats, A.' L. 8anders, John II. Bur gess, Waiter M. Jennings, Daniel Cartwrlght. C. M. West. W. D. Shar per. Edmond Kight, R. H. Meads. J. Q. A. Wood.- J. W. Scar bora. It. L. Jackson, W. E. Dunstan. Z. D. White. W. B. Sawyer, J. W. Smith son, J. H. Snowden, J. J.' White. TV. A. Foster. r J
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