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OS THE BEST ADVERTIS ING MEDIUM IN ELIZA BETH CITY. A NEW PAPER WITH AN INCREASING CIR .71 - CULATION . I u wt 1 1 1 ', VOL II ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH AROLINA, FRIDAYr JUNE 14, 1912 NO. 24. IDDIIIG BELLS SPECIAL TERM SUPERIOR COURT 11 JZJJyJ'JOyJ A AAJU "AAA UU I ii ILJi I U Li, J U L- CO FEDERATE 1 Bill IROTII PLIGHTED mm -V !. mt , '1 i 1 v v. v - UNVEILED AT HERTFORD V AT IDE OAKS Soldiers of Prrquimians County Who Fought in War for Secession Honored by Monument Presented by Local Chapter of Daughters of Confederacy Judge Clark's Splendid Address, V . Tie court-house green at Hertford jrt tented an. animated scene' on Vt t dnesday of this week when, un-'i't-r the auspices of the Daughters of ke Confederacy the' " monument to . !- f oldiere of 1 erqulmans county in tfcc War foi1 Secession was tin veiled. JI& monument was presented to I'eftulmaas county ' by . the local charter of the Daughters of the Con federacy; the officers of which are: ItMj-. T. V. Wlnslow. President; Mrs. ; w. s. Blanchard, First Vice- Presl ,Cx; Mrs. C. W. Morgan, Second " v!7e-Presldent; Mrs. C F. Sumner, ,;3rfl Vice-President;, Mrs. P. H. Small, l Reporting Secretary; Mrs. T. S. ' White, "Corresponding Secretary, and .'Mrs. C. W. Galther, Secretary. The movement to erect this monu- nifst was put on foot abut ten years 'ago, wbenR. B. Glenn, then candl- date for - governor, made an address - on the occasion of an enthusiastic -Cbilederate Rally. With unswerving , 1 perseverance 'the organization has. ' sir ee that time hoped and; worked toward the event which was consum v y mated Wednesday close on the stroke of twelve o'clock. ,: ,-' ; . " : ; Besides the Perquimans chapter, four other chapters of the Daughters pn reDresented. These were: The D H. Hill Chapter, of Elizabeth City; """ The Bell Battery Chapter ' of Eden- ton;' the' Roanoke Minute Msn Chap iter and the Henry Wyatt Chapter of - Henderson. A considerable number . of .veterans were present from all "parts of this section, but by far the largest Visiting delegation present .both of daughters and of veterans, 1 -was from Elizabeth City. The Ellz- ajteth City Reserves were also pres- nt ra a ooay. . -At 11:30, the time "appointed or ' - the exercises to begin, the square ; ; wits crowded with spectators and the speakprg were, in theiijplaces on '-the. rostrum which had beenerected v for the occasion. At ten minutes to - twelve the Italian band of the Adams . ."caraiva struck up "The Old Folks - - at rLom.e,7 ana ine unvemus bwiw .es were begun..-. . : When the familiar strains of the ;' old plantation song , had ceased Mr. ' Chas. Whidbee, Master of ceremon ies for the occasion. Introduced Rev. - V. M. Shamberger, pastor of " the r Methodtstclnirch, who made the pray e ef invocation. Following thls. all -were asked to Join in the singing of ' the Old Nortli State. Mr. Whidbee then announced the useiltng of the monument, naming ' Misses Eugenia Blanchard, I Francis Kixen, 'and Mable Wbfte; Masters Ecwto JMcMullan and William Small ff3 loose wno tnouid loose the corns his State Iii war and in peace o.' his especiar fltoss to stand as an orator of the day on sucti an occasion. After acknowledging in fitting lan guage Mr. McMutlan's introduction judge Clark began his address with a glowing tribute to the Confederate soldier". ."It fcas- been more than a half centtcryy' it said, "over 51 yiars, since ?orthArfolina, resuming her sovfereigney, took her stand with her sister Southern States, beneath a hew flag. More than four decades and a half have paisoJ since, wreath- d around withlaurol utti with cyp res, tli.1t banner pause 1 into the tux ml silence, where live forever the deathless dead. -In the 'four decades and a half which have passed since, the leaden hail of the . years has driven great gaps in. the rank's" of the survivors. Another -third, aye, perhaps' half of the "remaining third, have Joined their comrades iirthe great bivouac. 0 the dauntless host of North Car- POPULAR Young . COUNTY . OF JUNE, JfJQ ACCOMPLISHED LADY OF" CAM.PEN BLUSHING BRIDE OF On June 12th at high noon a beauti ful wedding was solemnized at "The Oaks," the beautiful country home of Mrs. Blanche Forebee, near Bellcross, V C.r where her eldest' daOguX Miss -Blanche Boushalle Ferebee was Varrled to Jfr.' William Thomas Sledge of Faii'moiit, N. CJ. The reception hall, beautifully dec- orated with white and green, A col or scheme artistically carried out In the dining room and drawing room was the scene of the ceremony which Was performed by the Rev. W. W. Sisk, the bride's mother giving her away. As a prelude to the ceremony, Miss Elizabeth Boushali sang most charmingly the lovely song "Because." Then to the strains of the Lohengrin wedding march, beautifully rendered by Miss " Helen Stone of Elizabeth City ithe bridal party came in, pre cdetf by little Misses Ruth White and Pattle Barcllff of Elizabeth City, the ribbon bearers," and Miss Elizbeth Bush, ring bearer. - - The , groom, accompanied - by his brother, Mr. Isham S. Sledge, await ed the bride at the bridal arch erect- ed In the. hall. Then came the maid' of honor, Miss Cora Ferebee, sister WW 1 1 U 1 1 00 z WISS LILLIAN V BROTHERS BE CAME THE BRIDE OF MR. SAM- . VEL LOFTIN AT HER HOME ON NORTH ROAD STREET TUES DAY. f 'ling Vi nlinfana 19S Oftft ' wild mav' wpll- Tie tn ,ovo orrlPM r,n their havnnet "i ot Uh6 b,"lde. BOWped ' in white em. points the fortunes of the Confedera- j bled voite over pink messaline, cy. as well as the fame and honor of r.l- H- T OA AAA VA UUUUt , flllO, tlUUICD J still with us. ," '"In the long centuries that are to come, legend and songs .In this fair Southland will keep bright the story of the Confederate ycldier. . His memory will sparkle in the fountain, the mountain peaks will recall re membrance of his marches. , '"The meanest ! rill, the mightiest '.: rivr, " ' ' , . '' " ' Roll mingling with his fame forever.'' - Addressing himself directly to the vtterans present. Judge Clark said: "The stress of years and the storm of battle have reduced your num bers and enfeebled your steps. The heads of survivors have whitened with the snow that never melts, but your patriotism has not diminished with your numbers or your strength, and the State has no sons more Jeal ous' of her honor or more obedient j to her laws than you." Then after reviewing the. record of Perquimans men In the war, and de claring them worthy of the monument which their daughters had raised to perpetuate their memory, Judge Clark closed' his address with re marks relative Ito the injustice of the South'8 Immense colitribu&pn .to Federal pensions. The exercises concluded with the singing of "The Bonnie Blue Flag" by the audience. ' ' . Bobbitte, aunt of the bride. In a handsome lace robe over white mep 'saline, with diamond ornaments, car rying white roses. The bride entered with her mother, and was attired in an exquisite white messaline gown, trimmed with crystals and Duchess lace. Her only ornament was a pearl pendant, the gift of the groom, and she carried a lovely shower bou quet' " . r During the wedding service' the sweet and tender air "I love you dear ly' was played by Miss Stone's skill ful fingers, and after the benedic tion ' was pronounced the jubilant strains of Mendelssohn's . wedding March concluded the ceremony. The wedding guests were then inhered Into the dining room, where delicious i buffet luncheon was served. After, luncheon, the bride changed her gown for a handsome traveling dress of tan whip-cord. Mr. and Mrs. Sledge left on the 2:30 tUiln for Norfolk where they boarded the ship "Nantucket" for Boston. They will return by way of Provi dence, R. I., ancTVhlle away will vis it New York,. Philadelphia and Bal timore. The wedding vi .Miss Lillian f Bj others and Mr. Samuel Lofuii to6k place at -the home of the bride's pa rents In North' Road Street Tuesday tU high nooii; The occasion was one of the tifosfcbeauriful sdcial-events of the season. , , '-'. Miss Brothers is widely knoVii in thW section and -oe of Elizabeth City's most popular young ladies. She comes of one of the oldest and best known families In Eastern North Carolina. Mr, Loftln is a well known business man of Jacksonville, Fla., for whom his native city predicts a brilliant future in the " business world. Mr. Loftln Is a brother of Rev. I. N. Loftln of this city. The marriage was solemnized In the living room of the old Brothers home, which was decorated In sml lax. honeysuckle and a profusion of palms and ferns. The bride wore a gown of white duchess satin with pearl ornaments, no other jewels were worn save a diamond lace clasp, the 'gift of the groom, and carried a shower bou quet of roses and lillies of the val ley. Coming down the stairway the bride on the arm of her father en tered the living room, proceeded by her maid of honor, who was Miss M. Violet Brothers her oldest sister. The maid of honor was attired in White, Marquisette and lace over nlle green messaline and carried, a show er bouquet of pink and white aweet peas. The groom with his best man, Mr. D. J. Pritchard, entered from a side door preceding to the ..altar of banked ferns where they were, imme diately Joined by the bride and her father who gave her away. Mrs. I. N Loftln played the wedding march and throughout the ceremony, the soft music floated from the reception kali where the piano was concealed with ferns and palms. The ring cer emony was used which was very beau tiful and impressive, Rev. I. N. Lof tln officiating. No announcements were Issued in the- city and only close friends and relatives, with a number of out-of- town guests, were present. The gifts were -numerous, running tor into the hundreds and were ele- pant and costly. - Mj and Mrs. Loftln left at once for Ashevllle and western North Car olina. ''where they will spend several weeks In the mountains. From there they will go "to Jacksonville, III SESSION THIS WEEK Many Cases Disposed of The Blind Tigers Get oit With Little or No Punishment Pugh Robinson On Trial To-day Big Legal Fight On Hand "Wnich Will: Doubtte? be.Long Drawn Out; - ; POTATO MARKET tha held lha nnnvliM gnvrft . r..., . , - ..... .. .. tx..t...i? the Dolished atone. As the cords' be- rotatoes were quotea in the Nortn-f""""""! V1 ""'M ' ai. . m ni a. gan to tighten the bugler of the Elix. I ern laarket yesterday as selling" at City Reserves, r which were drawn - u parallel to tie street add facing ' tfce monument, sounded taps, the til 1 ver tones of the bugle dying away as """""ftn monument flashed into the sun.' ' '1-ken came the aalnte" from the ( eerves' carriage gun, the dull "boom sounding thrice and echoing through ;h- corridors of Perquimans, "county's Weric court-house. . " Next followed he rattling volleys from th& rlfleaJ - . . . .. - -"v T . n uir wnicn tne iieseryesj iarcnef rQm the square, their part in the ex- veises complete. ixle as -the-fcevs- rfand tie tracked varans present soundln- n " ,The Audience, then joined In prices ht yMk ft) abdi W ty ve!(citi pii,haTei anrf tU Serine katf 'reach mnotherJ iaaf During the past day or two the rein ! de ter. Th ,Pifs forr the past two weeks haVerenlalned pretty, well station ary at $3.25 to $3.60 per barrel, and the-, bljtfeldhas put, lot 0f nionet1 tte4 farthers peeketlA At ieaspj tenbousand Darren or pou haVelen.) shaped from here this week. Itis' estimated that a- RrSra-eletaol etaoin etaoinetalnnuuo The out-of-town guests were: Misses 'fla-. their future home. Cora White) Susie Stevens, Eva God- ricy, iieien stone ana Eugenia stone, Mrs. S. S. Barcllff, Mrs. J, H. White, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Sisk, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Sanderlln and family of Elizabeth City J Dr. E. B Ferebee, of Raleigh; Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Bobbitte. of Fairmont; Mr. and Mrs. A. ,L. Bush of Edenton, M..and Mrs..M. W. Mr. . Ishpm Sledge of Pinehurst, Miss Carrie 13.25 to 3JO iht VmwWuattiwi -VP Whitoker. N. . Mr, and cars. u. w. simpson. Aliases Kuin ana FrancLs Simpson '.and Mr. ; Wlnslow Simpson of .Virginia Beach.. Va. , Jj J Mr., Sledge, the groom, Is 'the as sistant supt. of the Beaufor Lum pier , Coti and . the v bride, , a sweet charming attractive daughter of Eas tern Carolina, la the neice of Mr. Joseph Boushali and Dr. JE.,BHF8re! bee, of Raleigh, and is a representaA tjve of one of the oldest and most -rrominent. families in the State, be- icg the great great granddaughter of. s-4n-wMte-4Harche tara lug, mk' ty'fame' ' ' id Votcea ot thed vLocl tsoBttnisslon mjhaat,grre ' " -' v "' ig"fprrthe"9 IWf-?JpTiJon thaWhePJnPcts " '-rf ( ai ' ffnBd for $3.00 iTHytatoesNiext ANDREW BROWN TOOK SUIT AGAIN For fourth Time tieee Out Of Court j Wltlv 5 Judgement Against i1 Him For Cvtt. . . .wtlngj America, following which the aster Jot Cemnoniesi pres4atedMr.- i - r , . - 'H - r- f v t - imalln& 1B creeit near weymoutn i WMlfc Dr armovi'd-tlielr Warm,... . The . body, was recovered NEGRO BOY DROWNED t ) A colored youth, named Dixon was f(h owned laet Sunday afternoon while lfcy blcMullan. who Introdurine .TV v",fK- "PKe weu wora- 'Vater and Main ' street to hrasnrvrnam TTIfmorg'Ior ' TTaf er"sTreeT: " T- y rinty Arcn te old stand, corter pvfenday morning.. The remains were NoJ 6 Fw nt , to r Edenfon . TesIav . morning fr Jnterment. The suit against E. F, Aydlett of this city by Andrew Brown of New York, formerly in the lumber . busi ness in this section,, was disposed of lsst week . ln the Federal , Court at Raleigh... Brqwn took a non-suit and judgement was rendered against, him for. all the cost k This is the third non-suit Brown ba taken, since Judgement was ren dered against , him in the first ease. S. he has brought four suits against Mr. Aydlett, alleging in eachcase the. same causes of action., Mr, , Aydlett has, from the . flrsV contended that Ti own had no Just causes for action, hat the, sole object, of the suits was to injure and annoy him,, and that Brown would in every case take a nonsuit and pay the costs. -,, ,.: Interviewed, Mr. .Aydlett states that he has- repeatedly tried to force a heating of the case. Brown has in stituted , against k hfm . In . the , New York eouct. but that Brown has nev? e" allowed it to come to triaL- . . i Special term of Superior Court for Pasqit6tank county convened last Monria wlth his honor - Judge .. Bra- taw presiding. The Monday session was called at ten o'clock and the court was quickly organized, Judge Bragaw delivered his charge to the grandjury andhe court was ready for business when adjournment was haf7or the toon recess. The first case taken up was State vo Wiley Upton of Camden County upon the charge of making an as sault on J. W. Stokeley, a hotel keep- ci this city. : . Several weeks ago Upton approach ed Stokley from behind, while he vas standing on the corner of Main and Matthews streets and struck him several licks on the head, it was al leged, with brass knucks. Upton was tried in the county court' and was bound over to, the superior court The same witnesses testified, in the trial Monday in regard to the as sault. The Jury, however, returned a verdict of guilty of simple assault. Cliff Madrin was tried upon the cl.arge of being drunk on the streets. This case came uy on appeal from the county court, In which he was con vlcted of the charge. The Jury re turned a verdict of not guilty. , ' On Tuesday and Wednesday the blind tigers had their innings and they fared better than was expect ed. John Ballance was. tried upon the charge of selling whiskey. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. - i The case of State against Charles Johnson; a negro, upon the charge of conducting a blind tiger was then taken up. Ex-Judge George W. Ward and W, L. Cohoon represented John son and Solicitor Ehrlnghaus prose cuted for the State. Apparently the solicitor had a plain 'case and it looked as if the defendant would be easily convicted. The Jury returned a verdict of not guilty. D. W. Davis and a young white man named Mann were next tried upon the charge of selling whiskey. They too, were jacqultted of the cl arge. . . Two dlvdrce cases were also dispos e I of Tuesday afternoon, They were IN; organ against Morgan and Davenport-against Davenport. Both cou ples were white. The divorces were NON iranted- Superior Court add.. ... Gteorge Brlnson submitted to seven couits against hlnufor selling .whis- keyf and thcrf by kept hl ias iway. from the Jury. Judge BrngaW! has m. ..-J?.t -.1; '-' -iti Ul yet WIHU IWICUCK UpUll-.UlUkv jjphn Chick was placed on - ..trial WedBesu7--ftnooaponiUi4 eluded yesterday morning. The Jury acouitted him. VI K'iit Clck was indicted several weeks agfl during the blindtiger Investiga tion M BolIdioB-tWngtliD; ipo the cnarge of j perjury fori maldng H iSWw' 4anontBij Regard 6 'ihe Purchase of some whisker. A fhe JriiU Pugh. Job.IBon Jupon thechargi of hrurderVai-cklled yel- t raj.ajrnoon j and jcourt be- t?aff ar once to aelect the Jurf Trom Edenton will be tried for his life' of. killing a seaman named Harney on the State militia - boat El Frelda, while she fay af the dock here aev eral weeks . ago. Robinson waa a deputy fish commissioner under Mr. Vann. He was on board the El Frel da, and became involved in a row ' which led to the fatal shooting. v i ADie counsel hat been secured for the defendant and every effnr wins be madeto save his life. ROBERTSON PLAYING BALL . GREAT Baseball fans in this section learn with a great ydeal of pride, of Davie Robertson' Success with the New York Giants, on which team he la playing first base. In last Sunday's game, between the Giants, and Hoboken,- he made (good in sustaining hU reputation aa a good player and added fresh laurels. He made two 2 base hits and one double . play unassisted. ' , Robertson is the pride of Elizabeth V City baseball lovers. He played mere last season, and displayed the great ability as a player that secured hint ; a place with the Giants. , ' HOLLIS . DROWNED ' SCHOONER MUIR FROM Charles HoQIs, a white man, mate on the gas boat L. O. Mulr, fell over board Tuesday morning tX five o' clock about two miles from Eliza beth City, while the boat waa ea route here on her regular trip, and was drowned. Hollis was standing on the bow of the boat holding to the rigging. Capt. Mason who was at the whee happen ed to notice him, just as -he appar ently turned loose of fhe rigging, lost his balance and plunged overboard. Capt. Mason reversed his engine and gi abbed for him )m the boat went by but missed him. He then threw the drowning man a life line, which fell across him. Hollis seemed to . make no effort to seize the line; but sank under the water before the boat could be stopped. The Capt kept on to the city and reported the death to the officers. Hollis was about 40 years old, a resident of Tyrrell county and had been with Capt. Mason about two months on the "run between Fort Landing and Elizabeth City. He is survived by a wife and several chil dren.' - Capt?iMa8on stated that in his o- pinion VllolllVas seized with heart ' failure and was dead pretty soon af- ' could Jiot be any 'other' reason "for ' blsloslng hls'holff on the ' tigging; Iind" ..... ... .. . "5 piunging.overDoara, as tne water was perTectiy smooth. rtjayv-arvernoon I and thefspm i atonci 6 Ulect fhVjur the? seventy-five, veniretnen fchmmpn-l T. Wnetfurt djburtied1 twelve1 iriSrshiid .leea ,asaed. by, bpththe ni ofiecnfioB ni 'the' Hefense Tney are Sf A 'K ewboiT E4 ainenaickl Join Crahk, J, H.APasterheldWin. Hytt, Tom Cartwright, George White,' Webb Williams. Frank Bell, Ufy. Albertsop, Yma TAodeers5A" Jatees' Newbolat-' J - - Jtoung Robinson, who Is.the only soi ot Chief of Police -R6blnston f m HOLLII'c SODV. FOUNn 4 E. Maionf ihivehooaerlJoi Muir yesterday afternoon recovered the bodrraf Charles Hollis' )from Paa- qnotank river in which he was drown- 3 I . r i - - T .iTT I ciocj. by falling from the vessel. E Th-a' body was 'jpetnovedj from; tie water at Steven's .dock and waa riew by.r. I. Fearlair''the oerfcaerj Jt was then turned over to an under Ukerad; jjrepared fpf buria pltTesars. Meson nd Combs took the body to Tyrrell for interment MreeW-Brigh-iof thflna of Fltwler itCb. fl spenaing this week In, ?few. York .on business connected wtahermA -1 ra8aafry.
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