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rare Vi IE BEST ADVERTIS ING MEDIUM IN ELIZA BETH CITY. A NEW PAPER WITH AN INCREASING CIR ' CULATION y 4 OK. VOL II ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY ?i 1912 NO. 18. Li, 73 'A 4 'SI V -' K ) ; Y -1 .1 III OPEN LETTER TO THE PUBLIC REV. CLAUDIUS F. SMITH SETS FORTH PLAN FOR RAISING FUNDS FOR 'THE ESTABLISH MENT OF PLAY GROUND IN OUR SITY. CONTRIBUTIONS SHOULD BE IN HAND BY MAY 10th. i,r. Editor: If you will publish i i;: open letter to the people of our ci'y I will greatly appreciate it. It orems necessary to reach the ear of tie public anent the play ground pr position. This then is (he plan on Ic,t: fV One thousand envelopes have been 'UKtriljHfftecr to the children of our ?V gii'ued schools with the request that e.ich child be given one dollar, at least, by the parents. This envelope enclosing one dollar ig to brought to the school house and turned over to tteir teacher by May 10th. The tinie bos been extended to May 10th be. cause some children are working to ei.rn their dollar and need more time. We hope that many parents , will put a check for a goodly sum in the envelop brought to-their home. We n ed liberal donations from those who art able to make them. The skating riT.k alone will cost five hundred d'ol . liirs, and we want to have it ready for the children by June 1st. The - mney should be in hand -by May 10th as we cannot tell what sort of con- ' tract to make till we know1" how lib--ml will be the donations to this ob. . jft.- Interest in the undertaking is increasing all the while,' and I trust Uiat the whole town will rally around ..the cause. 1- -W - . The summer wijl soon be here and M will be great relief to have some .place of resort for our children. We h?ve in view a nice grassy, shady lot fur a playground, and it is or hope to be able to fit it up with simple apparatus. The committee issued this appeal to our people in the name and in the btaalf of the children their children; ari we believe they will not ignore it CLAUDIUS F. SMITH. -OS FORD. SINGING. CLASS. HERE NEXT TUESDAY The singing class of the Oxford or "jrkanage asylum will give a concert "ntit Tuesday evening "(May 7th) in th auditorium of the high school un rJfr the auspices of the local mason ic1 lodge. The public is cordially in. viied to patronize this entertainment, tiu thereby help a most worthy anise. - This singing class visits Elizabeth C;'ty each year, and the concert is well known to the lovers of good en tertainment. This concert is very 'tertertaining and it never faila to iVtase the audience.. It is hoped that -a large audience will greet the or phans on this visit and that their visit will be made pleasant and prof itable. ; ORGANIZES LODGE Mr. W. H. Zoeller. a leading Odd .How of this city spent, some time ,'Eure, N. C. this week instituting lodge of Odd Fellows. He was as. -dieted with the degree work by mem bers of the lodge at Aulander, N. C, -HENRY R. JENNINGS DEAD IN NORFOLK ' Mrs.' Henry R. Jennigs, of Norfolk, who is visiting relatives here, re ceived, news yesterday afternoon of her husband's sudden death at Nor folk. " Mr. Jennings is a native of Eliza beth City. He is about twenty-three years old. and leaves one child. He is believed to have committed sui- J. t. BOUSHALL. HERE Mr. J. D. Bodshall, a native of Cam 4en ana a leading candidate for Ueu tfLant Governor, passed through the cif y last week. Horace Hill of New Bern was here Sunday visiting his father. Mr. H. O. -Hill. - NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH LITTLE GIRL GRASPS LIVE WIRE AND IS THROWN TO THE SHOCK FORTUNATE CIRCUM ' STANCE Little" Emilia White, daughter of Mr and Mrs. George White of Sec- ci;;i st .v et. had a narrow escape from dtcth from 4 a live wire last Tues rtfiy night. The littla girl took hold of a hang- ine telephone wire which wns hang in;: across ail electric light wire. As soon as she touched, it she was tin own to the ground, and lay there for more than a minute unable to turn the wire loose. Her scream attracted the attention of Mr. J. W Ballance who rushed tocher aid.1 He caught hold of her hand and received a severe shock which caused him Jo turn her -hand aloose. . He then caught her by her dress and snatched her away from the wire. . A parrot the wire was retting on the ground, 'which took away the greater part of the electricity. Had tt e wire been - hanging above the ground the shock would have been of 'sufficient-strength to have killed her Instantly. The little girl quickly ,'recovered tri m the effects of her experience with the live wire ad apparently suf fered no serious results. MRS. O. F. GILBERT ENTERTAIN. V ED ." r Mrs. Oliver, F, Gilbert was at. home Wednesday -'"'afternoon, from four-; siv o'clock, to Miss Windsor of Mil. fcrd, Delaware and Miss Newcomb of Raleigh, N. C The most attrac- t.ve home with its decorations of somtern smilax, cut flowers and nunv ere us burning tapers was a scene of beauty. - . In the hall the guests were met by Mrs. Wesley Foreman and Miss Maude Grice and were ushered into the drawing room, where they were received by Mrs. Gilbert, Miss Wind, scr, Miss Newcomb, and Mrs. I. tf. Loftiii: The coior, scheme in the rooms of green and white was beautifully car ried out in snow balls and trailing ivy The punch room was is red. Here Mrs. Herbert Walker met the guests. Punch was served by Miss Mary Mc Mullan and Miss Evelyn Aydlett. The dining rooms was a vision of loveliness in its colors of green'-wd yellow. Cut glass salvers filled with yellow daisies formed the center piece for the table while ropes of smilax were festooned from the chan deliers to table edge. The refreshments were also car. ried out in green, white and yellow. Serving in the dining room were: Misses Maude Kramer, Edna Kramer and Mary Pendleton. Mrs. Gilbert's reception was decid edly one of the foremost events of Elizabeth City's social life .- . I ' . MISS WALES SPEAKS AT BLACK. WELL SUNDAY ! Miss T. H. Wales. Missionary to China, a sister of Mr. Wales of this city is here visiting her brother. She will deliever a Missionary ad dress next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in Blackwell " Memorial church. The public is cordially Invited to at tend this service and hear her. K8ASE BALL, CLUB HAS SKATING RINK The second team of the Christ Christ church base ball club will have charge of the skating rink tonight Good skates and a good floor are promised. The public is cordially in vited to patronize the rink tonight. The proceeds from the skating will be used by the second team to pur chase suits for Its members. HARREL-KNIGHT - Mr. Eddie H. Harrel and Miss Flor ence K. Knight, both residents of Isle of Wight countyTVa, were united ia marriage, last' Monday by Justice of the Peace Munden. THE WATER QUESTION WHAT WILL SHE DO ABOUT IT? CYCLONE VISITED BAYSIDE SEC TION X violent whirlwind struck Monday afternoon in the Uayside sec. tiui; about three mile.?, from the city and did much damage to houses and trees. The big oaks and elms which have stood for a hundred years around the Hollowell homestead were uprooted and piled tip in confusion. The tops t the chimneys were blown off,. Mrs. Hollowell was alone at the time. She was greatly frightened but received no personal injuries. The wind cavorted on down the i-yside road uprooting and wringing of. tig trees which were tossed aqross the public road closing it for several days to traveling. The home of Mr. John Simpson was visited by the storm and great- damaged. The barn and stock house were completely - wrecked, the foe der and other contents of the barn ere blown in every direction. The welling house was also badly wreck ed. Mrs. Simpson way knocked down no" painfully injured. Much damage was also done at the home of Mr. Ben Harris. A number of shelters were unroofed and fences ere blown down. The wind crossed the river and in passage come in contact with a umber laden barge. It cajight :) the lumber on the decks and toss. it all about over the river. It struck Camden just to the eastward ' of Shiloh, and traveled a considerable distance before its force was spent. Mr. Hutchins had built a new kitch en This was badly wrecked. Many shelters were unroofed In Camden ard fences laid flat. No loss of life has been reported, bui the escape of scores of people is ctnsldered wonderous. HERTFORD LOCALS: Mrs, C. L. Godwin of Greensboro N. C, was called home last week on ac count of the illness of her mother, Mrs. J. A. Outlaw. Mr. Arthur McDaniels of Pocamoke City, Md spent Sunday and Monday .n town. - - - - The singing class from the Oxford AFylum will give a concert here Fri day evening. May 3rd. We hope to have a large audience. Miss Mattie Newbold returned ? Monday after spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. J. Roriarvis at Moyock. ' - Mr. F. M. Shamberger conducted a meeting at Plymouth last week. He v.ar accompanied by Mrs. Shamber ger. 'l . Rev. Watson of Plymouth, N. C, conducted serviced here during Mr. Slamberger8 absence. , Miss Alice Blanchard is spending the week-end In Elizabeth City with M;8s Mariort Woodley. The insurance company's old of fice is being moved form the court house green to make room for the r.icnumeBt HINTONS TO BUILD FOUR STORY BUILDING Hlnton Brothers propose to go any house builder in Elizabeth City one better; , which mpans that,, Elizabeth c:ty Is going to have in the near fu ture, its first four story building. A force of hands is now at work tearing,' down the dwelling housed- on J.e Hlnton square on Main street be tween 'McMorine and Martin streets. This" lsth first step tow&rds prepar ing the site .for this big building. One of the dwelling houses jij being carefully taken to pieces so that it can be rebuilt Jon another site. The other building, which is dilapidated, will likely be removed with less care. Plans are being drawn for a brick building fronting two hundred feet on Main street by one huftured feet deep The building will be four stories high. and will be constructed . for stores, office rooms and storage rooms. Work on the construction of this building will begin just as soon as the plans can be drawn. This will be the biggest building in "lizabeth City devoted to stores and offices. If will cost about $40,000. FLED FROM COURT WHILE JUDGE SENTENCED HIM While Judge Sawyer was sentenc ing Walter Jones, colored, (to five months on the roads Monday, Jones bolted from the court room, took leg ball, and was soon lost in the tall tim- ber. Hei has not been seen since. Jones was being tried upon the cl arge of assaulting a negro named Moses Brickhouse.'He was convicted. No sooner had Judge Sawyer said "Five months", when Jones exclaimed "I can't stand that" and with a whoop was half way down the stairs befpre Chief Thomas realised what he was about. The Chief and other members of the police ' force gave base, but It ' was of no use, Jones t naturally "burnt the wind''. AT MANTEO AND WEEK8VILLE The editor of the Advance will be at Manteo on Monday of next week and on Wednesday at Weeksville. He rill be glad at both these places to meet friends that the paper has al. ready made, and to make new ones i mong those who believe that this seetlon needs a good local paper. Old subscribers who may find , it cohven- ient to settle for their subscription may take this opportunity to do so, thereby saving the expense of buy ing a money order and mailing tt let ter. New subscribers may secure the paper' for the rest of the year for fifty cents. DR. SYKE8 SECURED AS COM MENCEMENT ORATOR Dr. E. W; Sykes of Wake Forest, haR been secured by the graduating class of the Elizabeth City graded schools to deliver the Commencement address this year. The address will b i delivered on the evening of May 30th. REWARD OFFERED CURRITUCK ?150 FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST AND CONVIC TION OF THE MURDERER OF EEN WALKER. A reward of $150 is offered for in filiation that will cause the arrest r.d conviction of the murder or mur. erers of Ben V. Walker of Currituck. si; Elmer Walker of Currituck court .'.use, i.jiner or me murdered man, "fforsi one hundred dollars of this ipiount and sheriff Robert L." Griggs fi Currituck county, offers fifty dol lars. Young Walker i supposed to have been murdered on a steam boat in a oieek.near Moyock on Sunday March 33 st while he was engaged in help ing to run a negro excursion to Mun df ns Point. The body was found in the waters of the creek, the arms were drawn as if in the act of defense of a blow and there was a bruise on hw head which Indicated foul play. Several negroes are alleged to have sten the crime committed', but noth ing has been obtained from any of them that will establish, the guilt of the perpetrator of the crime. The negroes who were present when the act, wag committed, live at Mundens Point. Ya., and they have not yet w-n- brought back to North Caro run to testify. The reward is offered in the hope (." inducing those vifho have, know HUge of the affair to reveal It. SOCIAL ITEMS FROM GREGORY - Miss Ruth Leary entertained a num bei Of hel1 friends Friday evening, at hei home1 from half past eight to elev en o'clock. . ' ' Various kinds of games were in. dulged Jn and delicious refreshment were served. Those present were: Misses Nel li'i J. Forbes and Rosa Stevens, In diantown, N. C; Iola McHorney, Sl.awboro, N. C; Messrs. Bennie Ste vens, Jr., Percy Sanderlin and Henry Dozier, Indiantown, N. C; B. B. Bell, Joseph Morgan, B,. ig Gregory and Ru. pert McHorney, Shawboro, N. C; G. C. Boswood, Jr., Louis Gregory, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Leary and Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Leary. Messrs S. W. Clark and Z- O. Ferebee were here Friday on business for the Roanoke Railroad tnd Lumber Co. of Norfolk, Va. . Mr. J. M. White, Vice-President of the Norfolk Cartfiina Timber Corpor ation, returned to his home in Nor folk Friday. Mr. W. I j. Forbes pat-Bed through this village Saturday en route to Elizabeth City. Messrs. Lem Whithurst, E. M. Saw. yer, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Ferebee, Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Robertson, spent Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. Q, l(. Fere bee. T After spending Saturday and Sun day with her parents at Indiantown, Miss Nellye J. Forbes, returned to this place Monday to resume her du. tier "as . teacher. MEMBERSHIP URGED TO ATTEND On Tuesday night of this week the First Baptist church held a spec, ki conference for the purpose ot con sidering the erection of a 'new par sonage. A special committee was appoint ed to investigate and consider, the matter; and this committee Is expect. eti t$ report immediately at the con clusion of the r-su'ar service Sun day morning. - Every jmembrr of the churchy la urged to attend the service Sunday morning' ard to be on hand to hear the committer report. ELECTED TELLER Mr. J. M. Harney, who has held a positiom with the First National Bank fot several years, has been elected teller of that bank. Master Vaughn Griffin has been ap-t-olnted runner for the, bank. , BAPTISTS IUEET IN PASQUOTANK CHOWAN ASSOCIATION TO MEET NEXT WEEK NEAR "TWEEKS VILLE COMMANDER'S YACHT MAKES DAILY TRIP. The annual meeting of the Chowan Baptist.- Association will conveae next Ttiesd iy morning. May 7th, at 11 o'clock in Salem ' Baptist church in tlie lower part of this county. 'Rev. K. L. Wells will preach the in. tn dtictory sermon. ' As soon as. the Association is for n ally orjftntzed a connhittee will be appointed to provide for a program for the exercises of the session. The Chowan Association has a membership of nearly ten thousand members and it is one of the largest church organizations to meet in the state. !.- A large crowd of prominent Bap tists will be in attendance upon the session of the association repre. senting the churches of this district. Many leaders of the denomination from aj distance will also be in at tendance. Much business of impor tance to the progress of the Baptist clmrches in this section will tome . before the meeting for discussion 2nd action. .Toe Commander will operate hia yacht, from Klizabeh City to Salem,' church daily, leaving here in the .' morning in time to arrive before th'e (lay'B session begins, and will return i;i. the afternoon. The' fare for the round trip will be fifty cents'. , t TlW people of the Salem comma. nlty 'will provide entertainment- for the delegates and visitors. , The Association will be in sessioa s for three days Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday. ', - , GHEAT REVIVAL AT FIRST METH ODIST CHURCH The revival services which have been In progress "at the First Meth odist church for nearly two weeks will close next Sunday night. This revival has grown in Interest eery day since It began, and, now the largest congregations attend each service, Many have to be turned a way from the church on account of lack of seating facilities. Never have the people been stirred more in re ligious matters than they have been for the past two weeks. Mr. Brid ers' sermons have been Heard with the greatest interest and they have been discussed in the homes, stores, sheps, on the streets and everywhere. A great number of people,' hitherto, unaffected by revival services, have been attracted to the First Methodist church, and are now taking much in. terest in the meetings. There will." be a large number. of conversions as a result of this meeting and all of the churches in the city will have acces sions to their membership. Rev. Mr. Bridgers, who is doing the preaching is a man ot great power is the pulpit He has a wonderful per sonal magnetism. Although a young man, he is one of the strongest evan gelists that has ever visited (his city. The results of his labors will, live long after he has departed from Ells, ateth City.. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETS TONIGHT The Chamber of Commerce will hold a regular montly session , to night in the Chambers rooms in the . Kramer building. All member are urged to tend as 'here will be btis-lness of importance. HICKEY-NEE Joseph R. a IMchey and Miss Nel. I'e Ixniisp Nee, of Norfolk wereunit f In niprriace Tuesday by Justice of t'.i. Peace Munden. DWELLING FOR RENT Thirteen rooms; bath room, hot and cold water; kitchen range; electric lights and swer2ge.. Cor ner Poindexter and Fearing 8ta. Good location for Boarding Hobm C H. ROBINSON.
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