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H GITY. FAIR-OCTOBER; 22r25thTlic Biggest Event ot The Year THE SE3T ADVERTIS N3 MEOiUM IN ELIZA- v BETH CITY. ' A NEV PAPER WITH AN INCREASING CIR CULATION If. VOL II ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AU GUST 16, 1912 NO. 34 ELIZABET ELABORATE PLANS FOR ELIZABETH CITY'S JIG FAIR Not the Ordinary Fair that has Here-to-fore Been Held Here ' ( by any Means, but One That Will Reflect Credit and be of Real Benefit to this Sertion All Elizabeth City Boost ers Should Support the Enterprise. There's going to be a fair in Elizabeth City this fall, and it's ; ;' to he one that wilt make t " whole Albemarle section sit. up and take potice, too. -It is true, as the knockers ; that 1here have heen fairs in Eliz abeth City before; and that for the most part thev have been a disappointment to the public. But Secretary Lamb enthusias tically assures the representative of the Advance that this vear thiny-s are going -to be different. Under Mr. T,and's direction the management, aic-extending their efforts beyond all former records, and the coining fair will cover the field for all requirements for a grand success. Former haphazard methods are , to bo done away, the exhibits will he ot. vital interest to every 'pro gressive citizen of Eastern Caro lina. -; Poultry, live stock and farm 'product exhibits all will receue their due share of attention. And besides the local exhibits Secre tary Lamb hopes to secure cer i tain exhibits from the state fair at Raleigh, which occurs just previous" I u vnrs. Contracts are to Ik made wilh .,rlrnliaTdo aviator to give a flight i 'lichw durin:' eh dav of the fait. wil' bo first neroi-hne flitrht made over Elizabeth City: and this "alone should prove of sufficient interest to bring a big crowd to Elizabeth City. But this is oulv one of the attractions that will be offered the public each dav of the fair. Trotting races will le another attraction of the fair and the management assures the public that the very best stock of the fair circuit will le entered in those, races. - boat lace will be arranged i'ural-o oi.f n which the fast est boats on the Albemarle will be entered, and a silver cup trophy will be awarded in the contest. The course will be laid off in such a way an to nave tne imisu io oc- cur just in , front of the fair grounds. So ample opportunity will be given to wnness inee.u to nest aavaniage The management makes a Bpec iail appeal to the counties of Cur rituck. Camden, Pasquotank, Per quimans, Gates, Chowan, Wash ington. Tyrrell and Dare to pre pare exhibits from their counties exhibits in live stock poultry arid farm products. Premiums will be announced later. rn painouc nuu are uinw 1o take a pride in mating tne fair a success not oniy a success but a marked achievement. It is planned to bring n excnrsion of 1he Ohio farmers to our city dur- . ing this fair, and the opportuni ty to show them just what we have got will be exceptional. The management assures the people that it will do its full share toward making the vent a success. How big a success de pends npon the measure of coop eration that the management re vives from the public at large. Secretary -Lamb wants the boos ters to join hands with him and to cp-operate with the management for the success of this undertaking. Special seats . out of the way of everybody are reserved for the taifickers. Noth ing is asked of them but to oc cupy them. - - STI LL A MYSTERY , From! last Thursday evening's pajter, we noted last week that B; F. Vaun was reported to have confessed to the murder of Oliver Layden; and the report was giv en to the readers of this paper for what it was worth. However, the report was an er ror, vanns motive for the mur der of the boy with whom he had been on most intimate terms is still shrouded in mystery. 1 lie circumstances pointiur to Vanns guilt, however, as they are brought to light, become liio-e convincinir ab the tim. Evidence brought out in the pre liminary hearing at- Hertford, showe! that Oliver Layden had de i loped :a strong' distaste for the society of Vann shortly be fore the crime was committed. Riding in a cart past Vann's shop, the boy asked the driver to trot the horse that A'ann might be avoided,, and when Vann sprang into the cart Oliver whispered n ' request that he shou hi n ot be a 1 lowed , to ri de with them.; jj ; ' Vann- continually seemed to seek opjrtunLty 1o be with the boy aside,' and the youth appeared- by no meansi anxious t( be with the man "alone. :: BARGE PARTY Miss Bessie Weatherly charm ingly entertained her friends Tuesday night on a Barge Party m honor of Mrs. . ,E. Lips comb of Durham, N . C . , and Mrs. Laura Bartlett of Carthage. N. C. The guests were : Mrs. W . E . Lipscomb, Durham, Miss Laura Bartlett Carthage, Miss Mae Lovelace. Wilson, sT. C; Misses Evelyn Aydlett, Margaret Smith, Afjirv T,(p Lnnrr Afnrv Tlfll from Baltiraore BesS!je White. Mar- ion Woodley. Isabelle Gibbs, t.m1.i Ti'r.naiTT EIizabeth sawyer. Margaret Cul- pepper, Lizzie Winslow, Virgelia panK(, ' Mrs. Mav Cuirk in . Mrs. Gen? 0ook JIrg Water Harris, Mrs. Wesley Foreman. Mrs. Carl Ba(iegi Mrs. R. T. Whitehnrst .n(1 Mi?s j fe gimpgon. BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOLS RUN BIO EXCURSION One of the largest excursions ever to leave Elizabeth City was mar or rne two uapust wunaay School of this town to Virginia Iieach Wednesday of this week Seventeen well filled coaches , fin,linr nnlv Btnndinir room on the coaches Mr. Abbott w i. ihat wm hundred tickets were takeI1 Up. Almost t,1? Pi,iire force of the Advance . io thft v. on thi8 excur. sion and they report at least 50 Iersons compelled to ride with out finding seats. Owing to the unusual numbr of coaches, how ever th crowding was not so great as usual. Pome miscreant fired a bullet into one of the coaches near Clap ham Junction, which, glancing down from the ceiling grazed one of the passngers in its ways to the floor. This was Mrs. E. Ilan eock of this city. Only a slight bruise, however, marked the path nf the bullet. J Master Vaughan Griffin spent Sunday in Hertford the guest of friends. Interrupted fliaktJ EMI EDUCATIONAL RALLY So Endeth the Tiht Lesson J P THOMPSON DEFEA TS PRITCHARD FOR TREAS.l Carries Countv and Town bvMaioritv of Nearlv Twn Hun- . J dred and Retains Office he The last race of the democia 9 ic primary was decided vester- day, when J-. 1. Thomison de feated W. F. Tritchard' in the race for county treasurer. Thompson made his fight on his record for treasurer, oti his need of the office, and on the ground that opposition to him was one to the lnTluence or "the ring." I'lilchard argued that he need ed the office as badly as Thomp-i son. and that the latter, having already Lad it lor , ten years, ought now to be able to get a- ong without it. He had noth ing to say in public print as to his .viiitade toward "the ring." Earlv returns from the countv showed Thompson, in the lead outside of the town by a small majority, probably upwards "of seventv-five votes. Britchard. however, carried hi iwn townsnip oy an overwneim nig majority ami no oouot iew land township also. The vole, in full was as fol lows : Thorn p- Pritch- son. ard. vXewhjiid' No report Provideuce 0 GO Mf. llermon 151 8 Oartwright's.S. H. 21 10 Pools S. n. 53 - 10 Xixonton -20 6 Salem 51 22 1st Waul 102 46 2nd Ward 133 111 3rd Ward 1 81 39 ' 4th Ward 1 27 Total 572 345 SECURED VALUA BLE AGENCY Mr. W. S. White, for many . years identified as one of . Eliz abeth City's leading and pro gressive merchants, has just se cured the Agency for Elizabeth City on the People's Stock and Poultry remedies. This is one of the best known lines on the mar ket and carries the endorsement -f inj-iy lf tue leading stock and poultiv raisers of the country. Tlies;- g .Js are sold on a pos itive H?rsonal guarantee backed by Mr.- Hunt and Mr. White does not hesitate to commend them to the farmers, stockmen and poul try raisers of this county and section'. adv. - Mrs. George Little" (nee Miss Aileen Button of New York was the guest last week of Mrs. Max Randerlui. . r ... ' has held for Ten Years. TAX RATI- FOR DA UK COLX- TY The Board of County Commis sioners; iu session August Gth, iKlt jnadjh following levy:. - jloperry Tax Rale. Mrcipx .,06, each 100 I'ensiuii ... County and i'oor . . . . . hooi ......... .... . vulua--.-v21e. ic 30c. 20q. .uc. .30c .5c. 15c. 'pccial School i i sri t School Jail . . . Com I House I'oll Tax Rate. School 1.50 12 38 1 'elision ( "ounty and Boor Special School 15 00 15! Hist net School Jail Court House 45 ;5.05 The above rate applies to North End of Roanoke Island, Manteo, Skyco, Wanchese, Stum py Point', and .Mann's Harbor SchooT Districts. For Nags Head, 'i ollmgtou. hast Lake,, all Kennekeet township, Frisco and Uatteras the rate is f 1.10 on the 100.00 valuation and poll tax is 3.0.7 and for Buxton School Dis trict property tax on the fl00. 00 valuation is fl.00 and poll lax is 2.75. The cause of .there being a difference in the levy is because of the district school tax being more in some school dis tricts than others. The district school tax for north end of Roanoke Island, Manteo, Wanchese, Skyco. Stumpy Point aud Mann's Harbor is 30c oa property and and 90c on poll. For jNags Head, Collington, East Lake, Mashoes. Kennekeet Town ship, Frisco and natteras is. ten cents on property and 30 cents on poll. For Buxton school no dis trict school tax. The rate is considerably less this year than last and will make an enormous increase in the tax es of each individual tax payer this year. The rate last year was 1.6. on property and poll 4.40 for Roanoke Island . Stumpy Point! and Mann's narbor, For Nags nead. Collington, Mashoes, East Lake, Kennekeet Township, Fris co and Hatteras. fl.43 on proper ty and f.3.80 on poll. For Bux ton on poll 3.50. on property 155. It.. C. J0NE8, Clerk of Board. Governor Kitchen and Superintendant Joyner Will Speak at the Methodist Churchnd a Big Basket Picnic Will add to the Enjoyment of the OccasionIce Cream Served Free and Music furnished by Elizabeth City's Brass Band Governor . W. Kitchin will spead at the Methodist church in Newland township on next Wed nesday, Aug. 23rd. Slate" Superintendent .1. Y. Joyner will also In? present to deliver an address. The occasion of these address es from two of the state's fore most orators is a big educational rally which will be held on the grounds of the Newland Metho dist church on the date just men tinned. The purpose of this rally is lo arouse sentiment of sufficient strength in Xewland township to enable the people of that progres sive section to con solodate three school districts in the township i,ni pMinh one central Jugh school in their place. The rally has been arranged by the public school comriiittee 1' Xewlaurij township, and has been sanctioned by .the members of the coun ty board of educatiou. Countv superintendent -Jlinton.' M r. J ';. M . Ix-Koy of thi&, city are thoroughly interested ulti the plan: and all the members of ihi boaiu are giving the plan their mosl hearty, support. M- 1H l.,J,Q.imJp.d. to ,co.niuiae tne rally with a big basket picnic and make tins . occasion .one of the biggesl ami most enjoyable events of the kind that has ever taken place in this county. Sixty or one hundred gallons of Norfolk cream will he served free on the grounds during the course of the day's exercises. In case any are present who could not conveniently bring bas kets they are assured of being able to get dinner, as this will be supplied lo any such on the ground at moderate prices. Big posters gotten out 'by the Board of. Education announce that there will be thrilling music by Elizabeth City's brass band. With Hat there ought to be t liough said, and the assurance of a big crowd be made certain. Everything has been provided that could contribute to the pleasure of such an occasion a Dig crowd, a oig dinner, uencious ice-cream without money and without price, stirring music and thrilling oratory. The monotony that to any but young people makes the picnic day seem rather long will be al together lacking. Every tax-payer in Newland. township is es-lecially- urged to be present. Governor Kitchin will return tc Elizabeth City after the pic nic and will speak here Wednes day night in support of his can didacy for the United States Sen ate. REAL GAS NEXT WEEK The North Carolina Gas Cor poration has lieen pushing its work here for the past week. The plant is now complete and ready to furnish its product, and alter the laying, of a few more pipes,, gas will le turned on in time to lie of benefit to the house-keep ers during the last and most try ing portion of the summer. NEW CITY DIRECTORY x Mr. George W. Reid represent ing the Piedmont Directory Co. of Asheville, is in the city and ready to make delivery of the new directory recently gotten ont by this company. NEwLAND NEXT FRIDAY ANOTHER BK1 BLAZK Somewhere' about eleven o' clock last night the city was star tled by the long drawn shriek of the whistle of the Southern Rpl ler Stave and Heading Company. The distress signal of the whis tle was quickly followed by the rapid clang of the fire-bell, which pealed out the affrighted summons ,of the general fire a Iarm. People began runninc about the streets, but is was some time before the blaze was generallv lo cated. When, however, within a few minutes the lighted heavens had shown where the fire was, every one realized that the de partment would be helpless; as the plant of the roller mill. is 1o yond the outskirts of fie town'" on the railroad near the head of "Brick" street. Meanwhile the deejenifiir alow,. to the west of the town showed that the blaze wasi a big one. The Advance repeft-terar rived ' on the scetie whenX the1'; flames were at thoir height. . At this , time the. forked tonjies of heat linking down the walls of the heading mill, consuming rap idly , a couple of lnmbersbeds.. ; kindling"about the" doors of the dry kiln and beginning to burst out on the roof of the office of the -plant. f ' , The office was saved by hero ic and desperate vo; of men with buckets. A locomotive ar rived on the scene in time to save a number of log laden flat cars from the blaze. Two or three loaded flat cars, ' however, wera burned, the heading mill was completely destroyed, the lumber sheds were demolished, and the . dry kiln was damaged. Owing to the fact that fortunately the wind swept the flames toward l he railroad, the rest of the plant wax not ieached by the blaze. The heat, of the burning tim !h ; waj- terrific, and it is a mar- vi I h'-w men were able to work iii it. The big logs that had not been, unloaded from the cars, (; burned all night and .were still smoking this morning. The loss from this fire will be heavy. Whether the insurauco v as at all adequate was not learned. One of the first men to arrive on the scene, interviewe'd by the Advance reporter, said that the fire first appeared on the roof of the heading mill; and could,. , wheu he saw it, have been easily extinguished by a few men with buckts of watr. GOOD WORK BY BLOODHOUNDS Two negroes broke into the store of Mr. W. L. Jessup of Winfall. N. C last Saturday night about twelve o'clock. Mr. J. W. Shores of this city was sent for, and he reached the scene of the robbery on Sun day afternoon, with his Mood- k hound. The dog took up -the trail at about five o'clock and within less than two hours the thieves were caught and the sto len goods recovered. The two negroes caught were Squires Towe and Tom Towe, and they were taken about a mile and from the Perquimans comity conn ty poor house. 4 1:
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