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on a cc fl ora'' 1 HE ;nrn. i v. THE BEST ADVERTIS ING MEDIUM IN ELIZA " BETH CITY. VOL II SUBSCRIBE ST FOR C0T1I MILL IT IS DESIRED THAT A LARGE NUMBER SHALL HAVE STOCK IN THE NEW ENTERPRISE ',' PLANT MAY PAY FOR ITSELF FIRST SEASON. - ,: , ;':" "iTessrs. C. W. Stevens and ,C. O. P.tibinson, the soliciting committee for the proposed cotton oil mill and fertilizer plant, are now soliciting stock for this company. They have announced that they have already -secured, niore than half of the $50, "0b5 necessary to - secure the mills. They, are meeting with hearty co-operation and they feel confident that they will experience no difficulty in -getting the full amount . " The have Issued the following cir cuiar letter, which explain the-plans plans for raising the stock for this -.plant:' - ' : ":''';.".. i At-a meeting of the Chamber , of Commerce on May 7th, 1912, It. was agreed that there was a great need of this industry in Elizabeth City, especially for the farmers and gin ners, and that they must have a .-' plant ready by Sept. 1st., completed and ready to do business. In order to accomplish this, they selected tjua undersigned to get subscription's by June 15th to the amount of $50,000.00 divided in sharesof $100.00 each.-$35,-000.00 of this amount to be used for -building the planted equipping same, and $15,000.00 for working capital. ., "Every one in this community seems to be lntere 3ted in this great enteiv . prise and if are, we would like i- to have you write us, the amount of stock you will take or come- in per- voii and fcisn up for same imme diately. . ,. . - " We -a re c-.nfirV.nt that this enter prise will go through at once provid ed. every one Interested will take .- an active part in helping to secure the subscriptions. Tor your infor- . mation, -'.we wish to say, that we have been told by several reliable cot ton oil mill men and people who know something about "ML Jiad we built last year, the plant doubtless - would have paid for itself during the . season. - It ts our desire to give those whom It will most benefit a chance to co operate with us, and interest a large ; number, thus scattering , the stock as much as possible among those who are directly interested. So please give this matter your prompt at Mention as it is our purpose to get the $50,000.00 subscriptions not la ter than June 15th. The amount subscribed by each ' stock-holder is to be paid ten per cent upon or . i gsnization, and not more than ten fTer cent monthly thereafter until paid, -and is not binding unless, the . - full amount is subscribed. HON. H. S. DENT MAKES FIRST SPEECH - " Hon. H. S. Dent,. Congressman from Alabama, made the first poll ti- ca! speech of this campaign here .'.last Wednesday night He spoke in behalf on Hon. Oscar . W. Underwood's candidacy for the 'Democratic nomination for President Mr. Dent is a forceful speaker and '.he interested his audience. He pre sented Mr. Underwood to the voters of this sctlon as a man specially fit led to lead the Democratic party to -victory this year." He laid much --stress on Mr. Underwood's position on thlariff question, and stated that -; all measures advocated along this "line by Mr. Underwood had been car ried In Congress. He was -enthusiastic over the prospects of Democratic -victory this year. " The audience was not as large as it ought to have been, but it was a . fairly good sized one this being the first speech -of the campaign and In--tetest Jn political - matters "being at a low ebb. ' M. C.'Crowson spent some' time In W ilson. N. ; C., this week. Hi ELIZABETH MCEHTEE PLAYERS 'TO APPEAR HERE AN UNUSUAL ATTRACTION FOR x ELIZABETH CITY ACTORS OF FIRST ABILITY WJLL PRESENT MID-SUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. . ' .' r.T""- , '- On Thursday night, May 23rd, Shakespeare's comedy, a Mid-Summer's Night Dream will be presented in the Auditorium of the High School by the Frank, McEntee Company of former Ben Greet players. The -stage setting will be elabor ate and the effects most pleasing. The play, which is one of Shakes peare's most delightful comedies jwlll be rendered by : a company of ax tlsts which has delighted and charm ed many: audiences throughout this country. .- -, .- The press of the country speaks in high terms of praise of this perfor mance and the public may rest as sured that something is coming, much out of the ordinary in the way of-a high class entertainment. - DEMONSTRATION. CLASSES From 2:30 to 4:30 oclock on Thurs day and Friday May 23rd and 24th, the primary department of the City Schools will make an exhibit of the work of the year in the Primary building on Harney street. On Fri day morning at 9:30 o'clock, classes from the primary school will, be taught' on the rostrum in the high school auditorium for the purpose of showing to the public the meth ods used and the results obtained. ? ' "The patrons 1 and "friends . are- or gently requested to visit the exhibit and attend the demonstration work. The "work1 will be interesting and parents owe it to their children and the school to-manifest this much In terest in the education of their boys and girls. The high school and Grammar school departments, it is announced, will make no exhibit this year as , they are engaged in pre paring special exercises for com mencement week.' CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION At the meeting of the Democratic Congressional Executive Committee held in Edenton on April 18th, the Congressional . Convention was called to meet in Elizabeth City on Thurs day, May 30th, at 11:30 o'clock A. M. in the Court House for the pur pose of nominating a candidate for Congress and a Presidential Elector and for electing delegates to the Nat ional Convention and for such other .business as may properly come be-J fere the Convention., ' This April 18th., 1912. '. - . , i W. T. CROSS. , - Chairman, 3. KENYON WILSON, Secretary. BIG CROWD AT GAIETY The Oaiety Theatre presented last Tuesday and ' Wednesday evenings, Pathe's Weekly describing the burial of the Maine and the Allen gang who shot up the Hlllsvllle court One of the biggest crowds that this popular place of amusement has ever had attended this performance and greatly enjoyed the attractions. FERAL-TOLAR Mr. Jerome Ferrall and Miss Mace donia Tolerwere united in marlage last Sunday night at the home of the bride's mother .in this city. A num ber of fntimate friends witnessed the ceremony which was performed by Justice of the Peace J. W. Mnnden. BURNED HIS HANDS WITH HOT TAR Eddie Bland, a white . boy about seventeen years old, fell off the roof of the new shed at the Norfolk South ern depot Wednesday afternoon and badly burned his bands and arms by sticking them In a bucket of hot tar. Bland was engaged In helping to tar the new roof. He sllped In some way and fell to the ground, sticking his outstretched hands In the tar as he felL A physician dressed the Injuries which were very painful. i i JUL. CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 17, . K 1 i .. . ,. f ,. V -"'" i v' i .) :-::r -'7rr . . 1 i ; . 1 CHIEF JUSTICE CandidatTlor : United ' Stales A man of National Reputation who has Always been True to the Interest of he People. .a A Canaidate who has Declared what he stands for, and whQse past record is in accord with his present platform. - A Soldier v ho has Waged Unceasing Warfare on Special Privilege and whom the Oil Trust the Lumber Trust and the Steel Trust will do their Utmost to Defeat. ' BI6 FAIR THIS FALL HALF OF STOCK ALREADY SCRIBED WILL BE EVENT- .., SUB BIG Secretary Lamb of the Chamber of Commerce has secured one-half of I the stock subscriptions for the Agri cultural fair proposed for Elizabeth City this ' fall. The proposition has been presented to the Retail Mer chants' "Association for that organi zation to raise the other half or the stock. The proposition has, been ac cepted. ' Messrs. O. F. Gilbert and J. T. Mc Cabe have been appointed a commit tee to take the matter in- hand. Mr. McCabe stated yesterday that the canvass for the stock has not yet been undertaken, but it will be( lepun within the next few days. He feels confident that the stock can be secured and that the movement to have a fair here this fall will be sue- j cessful. : - The country people will be. given an opportunity to take stock in this ' The business men believe that the Fair can be made to pay as well as to be a big attraction. . The promoters of the Fair propose to hold the biggest Fair ever held In this section. They propose to have an elaborate array of exhibits, for which attractive premiums will be pffered. There will be many other attractions pffered to draw a big crowd. SERVICES AT CHRISTS CHURCH Rev. Robert Strange, D. D. Bishop of the Dioccese of East Carolina of the Protestant Episcopal church, will preach and conduct confirmation ser vices here in Christ Church this ev ening at eight o'clock.. The public is cordially Invited to attend. WALTER.. HSwfiftori - Irorii " North . Carolina. COURT JUNE fOM IMPORTANT CASES TO BE TRIED PUGH ROBINSON WILL FIGHT HARD FOR FREEDOM. The two weeks' special term of Su perior Court will begin here June 10th. The docket is filled with many Important cases and thty term of court Will be more than ordinarily in Pngh Robinson will be tried upon the charge of murder for the kill ints of a seaman named Harney on the State Militia boat El Freida sev eral week ago. The defendant has secured strong legal counsel and a strong fight will be made to save young Robinson. There are more than a dozen cas es of blind tigering td be tried. All of the defendants were convicted In the county and their cases went up to the Superioir Court on Appeal. There are also a number of civil 'cases to be disposed of at this term of court, 'a grand Jury has also been sum- I moned for this term and Indictments will be made as in a regular term. LADIES MAKE REQUEST The ladles of the Civic League are complaining that people are careless in throwing waste paper in the streets . In front of the Court House and postofflce and on that side, the street Is kept litered with paper and other trash. . - Th ladles request that people who have paper and such things to throw away, deposit it In trash boxes. The ladies ' are - making special efforts to keen the city clean, espec ially Main street In the business por tion and they feel that it ts easy for the people to help them by be ing more careful about waste paper. etc, . ' . " 1912 COIIVEUriOII WILL f,lEEl IJjy 25TH DELEGATES TO BE ELECTED TO-NIGHT AND ON SATURDAY OF" THIS WEEK WHERE -TO VOTE. ' Meetings will be held in the voting precinct in . Elizabeth City to-night May 17th, beginning at ei,-rth o'clock for, thV purpose of electing delegates to the county convention. . The following are the voting pre :lnts: First Ward,. Ballance's store, Cypress street;, Second Ward, Wil liams store, Farsonage street; Third rWard,-. Jones' store, Fearing street; Fourth Ward, Robinson's, Btore, Poln-dt-xter street ' ; " j . Meetings will bn held in the vot ing precints Jr. the county on next Saturday, May 18th at 2 o'clock. P. M. at the foil t wing voting precints: Newland township, Bright's store; Mt. Herman township, Morgan's store, . Cartwrlghfa ' School House, Simpson's shop, Providence township, D. S. Davis' store, Nixonton town ship, G. W. Cartwright's store, Pool school-house, Slmons's store, Salem township, Mead's and Sawyers' store. The county convention will be held in the Court House in Elizabeth City on Saturday May, 25th at 2:30 o'clock P. M. In this convention delegates will be elected to the estate, Senato rial. Judicial and Congressional Con ventions of the Democratic party. , 3trthe preclnt meeting, there will lie '''elected five active Democrats who shall constitute a preclnt ex ecutive committee. As soon as pos sible, after the election of the ex ecutive committees, .these commit tees shall elect a chairman, who will be a member of the County Demo cratic "Executive Committee. This committee will, upon the adJourn ment of the County Convention, meet and elect a chairman of the county executive committee. STENOGRAPHER AND TYPEWRIT ER EXAMINATION The United States Civil Service Commission announces an examina tion at Elizabeth City and on May 28th to provide a register of eligible-! from which to make certifica tion for filling vacancies as they may occur in positions requiring the qualifications of stenography, type writing, or stenography and type writing in the Federal classified civic service in the vicinity of the places of examination. Both men and women will be ad- mftted to the examination. Age limit, 18 years or over on the date of the gxamination. The examination is open to all cit izens of the United States who com ply with the requirements. Persons who wish to enter the ex anination should apply at once to the secretary of the local board of civil-service examiners at the post offlce. Application should be prop erly executed and filed without; de lay with the district secretary. Only those applications received , by tbte hour of closing business oa May 24, 1912. will 1e considered for the ex amination to be held on May 28th. ANNOUNCEMENT To the Democratic voters of Pas quotank county: I respectfully an nounce that I am a candidate for the office of Trial Justice of this county, subject to the action of the Demo cratic Primary, and will sincerely appreciate the support of the people for this position. v-i Very Binaerely, ROSCOE W. TURNER. May 19 tf. WANTED Salesman to sell our guaranteed Oils and Paints. Ex perience unnecessary. Extremely profitable offer to right party. The'GLEN REFINING COMPA NY, Cleveland, Ohio. It - , Mr. Willis Ferebee of Belcrot s was here yeKterday o" Business. ;V : V ' ' ' . ' ,' ' A NEW PAPER WITH '. AN INCREASING CIR CULATION " r ' - NO. 20. LOCAL P01IIIC5 ifADriinn no Ul POLITICAL POT BEGINNING, TO SIMMER AND SOON WILL BE BOILING HOT SOME OF THE CANDipATES AND WHO WILL OPPOSE THEM. ' The political pot', is warming up some these days and. it will not be very long before it will be. boiling briskly. . With announcements of con . ventions comes" talg of. prospective candidates for the various county of fices, who are planning to make their candidacies known teethe public," Friends of Mr. F. M, Grice are planing to to bring him out as a can didate for the state legislature. Like ly there are several others who have a desire for legislative honors, and will announce themselves later.,'; Mr. R. W. Turner, a prominent at torney, 'has already announced his candidacy- for tbe nomination of the . office of .trial Justice of Pasquotank' county, to oppose Judge E. L. Saw yer, the present Incumbent, who will likely be a candidate for the nomi nation to succeed himself. . Messrs. W. T. Culpepper and W. C. Dawson will announce themselves as candidates for the nomination for the office of Sheriff to oppose Sheriff Reid, the present Incumbent, who will be a candidate for the nomina tion to succeed himself. , ' .' a There will be many candidates In the field before; the Democratic Pri mary and the contest is expected to . be warm one. " ; WILL INSTALL PLUMBINGS AND ; . ' - HEATING 'Mr. W. P. Knowles, . Elizabeth City's efficient . and popular plumber has been awarded the contract to install the plumbing and .heating In . the new residence whjch Mr. P. De Ion is having erected In West End. The building is modern in every re pect and the plumbing and heating will be the most jlmproved. ; CELEBRATED 58tfT BifiTHDAY - . Mr. and Mrs. ' Al Stlllman and children of Edenton spent Sunday ' -here the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Roughton. ... , . . The home of Mr. Roughton last Sunday was the scene of a Joyous gathering in which a family reunion was held to celebrate his 58th birth' day. , ... Mcpherson prince Arthur McPherson and Miss LI la E. Prince qf Portsmouth were unit ed in marriage last Sunday in the parlors of the Southern Hotel, Jus tice of. the Peace Munden perform-" Ing the ceremony.; Thtey were accompanied by Mr. am! Mrs. W. F. Owens, Jr., who had visited this matrimonial mecca about a year ago to be united in wedlock, v GOES TO HAMPTON Mr. W. J. Broughton of this city has been appointed assistant instruc tor In the mechanical department of the Hampton Normal and Industrial Institute of Hampton, Vs. Mr. Broughton will enter upon the du ties of his position about the first of June. His family 'who are no engaged la conducting " the Ralelfp will likely remain here for a year. Mr. Broughton Is one of Elizabeth ' City's most highly esteemed, citizens. It's with keen regret that the peo- . HOME BURGLARIZED A burglar entered Che home Of Mrs. . Dewey In Harney street last Tuesday afternoon between four and six o'clock and stole $135.00 In cash. He forced an 'entrance through a back door and got the money out of a bureau drawer In an up-statrs room. The burglar selected a time when nearly every person who lives on Harney street was away from home. , Ex-Senator J. B.' Williams and Clerk -of the Court, J. W. WalMon were in the Cltv Thnmdayoa Business. IIHHIIIIIIU 1 X
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