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(- J. ELIZABETH CITY FAIR-OCTOBER 2225th-Tlic Biggest Event at The Year i WW fHE BEST, ADVRTIS N3 MEDIUM (N ELIZA BETH CITY. A NEW PAPER WITH AN INCREASING CIR CULATION '..''.: VOL II ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1912 NO. 35 t VIRGINIA DARE'S DAY CELEBRATED IT MOTH, TUESDAY. Under the Auspices of the Roanoke Colony Memo rial Association, Birthday of First Flower of North Carolina Womanhood Commemorated with Appropriate Exercises. Dr. Richard ' Dillard of Edenton, Orator of Day and makes Splendid Address. . The fourth annual celebration -of Virginia Dare's birthday was held at Manteo last Tuesday, August 20th, under the auspices of the Koanoke Colony Memorial Association.- At half past 'ten o'clock, an swering the summons of the court house belL-a good crowd assem bled to witness the exercises, fill ing comfortably but not crowd ing the court room. The exercises opened with the singing of IThe Star Spangled Banner,'' the singing being led by a choir selected from, the choirs of the Manteo churches and Sun day Schools, with M-iss Jlattie Oreef at the piano. Rev. Robert B. Drane, D. D... of Edenton, President of the as sociation and Master of Ceremon ies, then called upon Rev. O. N. Marshall of the Manteo Baptist church, for the scripture reading and' invocation. ) Following the invocation. Mr. B. O. Crisp of Manteo made the Address of Welcome. Mr. 'ii explained that owing to the fact thai the pleasure of the celcbra- last vear had ben consiflera twin bk danipned by the rain that .V'Viust asthe pieuic dinner interesting address, full of histor ical allusions appropriate to the occasion and replee with tradi tions connected with the Lost Colony. The audience 1 lieu sang "The Old North State," after which Dr. Drane announced a pilgrim age to Old Fort Raleigh. Trans portation on gas boats had been provided for the visitors by the Chamber of Commerce of Manteo and numbers availed .themselves of the opportunity to visit (he scene of the opening chapter in American history. Short but appropriate e.yvcis es at the Old Fort were observed, The pilgrims, upon landing, fol lowed a rude cross, borne in front of the procession, to the ANNIE OAKLY NABS BURGULAR Dog That Has Already Caught One Thief This Month Tnils Another to His Arrest. .Mr. .Jesse. .Wilson, who live about a half mile from Weeks ville. had two hundred and fif teen dollars stolen from him Sundav morning. Mr. Wilson left for church Sundav morning, leaving his wait!1 being spread, en the site of n11 fori, manv had come t i think that the celebration could " be made more pleasant by having the addresses in the court house; and this Jiad occasioned some mb? understanding in regard to the j' oicic and in the resulting con fusion no definite plans for a pie nic could tie made. Next year however. Mr. Crisp intimated ; such preparations would be made as to maKP u poswime w icic brate this event both on the site of the old fort and with ample protection against the weather, i"The birthday of Virginia Dare, the first flower ,of ' North Oaro linn Womanhood." is a date wnt thv nf note throughout the state, and throughout the nation and through the efforts of thlis as d of the neoole of Manteo it shall yet attract the at ' xen lion mum. h ucwi iw. . , . , . Mr. W. D. Truden of Edenton.! Fr, almost inVullncxt week then made the response to the Ff)RKwrTT nf wplemnn. stating in AV h MJKhWLLli the beginning of his remarks, by Mr, and Mrs. 1. C. Jones gave way of preface, that owing to his a farewell dinner Thursday even Ion summer residence on the ing at the Southern Hotel in hon- knoHli rrivintr ahnroa within Sight I Of Of II. U.ll. -!'-- ' - T. ( - I of Roanoke Island, he felt that ne site of the fort. Upon reaching the fort those present made a half circle about Dr. Drane. who stood by the granite stone that marks the center of the fort. There he offered a prayer for mis sions; and then those about him joined in singing the Interiiation" al hvnin, "Two Empires by the Sea.'' Mr. Crisp then read aloud Ihe inscription on the granite stone, which is as follows: On thiazide in July-August 1585 (O. S.) colonists sent out from England by Sir Walter Kaleigh built a fort called by them TUB NEW FORT IN VIR GINIA. These colonists iwere the first settlers of the English race in America. They re turned to England in July ' 1886 with Sir Francis Drake. Near this place was born on the 18th of August, 1587. VIRGINIA DARE the first child of English pa-, rents born in -'America, Daughter of Aninas Dare . and Elenor White, his wife, members of- another band of colonists sent out bv Sir Walter Raleigh in 1587. The reading of the inscription fittingly closed the exercises of the dav. Dr. Dillard's address will ap- last last hir ed jnan. Jim Everton. in charge of the house. When ihe family had gone' jiirt of the way to the church so'me one suggested that ihe kitchen should have been left unlocked so thai Kverl on could get some thing to eat if he should become hungry before the family return-, ed.- One of the boys was then sent back to unlock the kitchen. Returning to the house .the boy found that! lie door to the living room had been pried open, and Everton was. nowhere to he. fojind. 'Returning to the cfiureh he n. tified his father what he had found and Mr. Wilson hurried hack to investigate. It was ihen that he discovered the loss of the sum above men tioned, and he hastened to spread the alarm. News of the burglary reached Mr. J. W. Shores of this city at about seven o'clock Sunday ev cuing, and with his dog. Annie Oakley, he hurried to the scene in Mr. Stokes' auto. The dog took the trail - from Mr. Wilson's house at about 0:.r50, starting in the direction of Sa lem church. .About three hun dred y::rds from the lane leading to the house, however," she lost the ii ail and was unable to carry a Dt', :i(i mat loini even on a second trial. ,:. . In making a circuit in the di rection of Weeksville Mr. Shores met a Mr. Sawyer, son of C. Sawyer of that section who told of having taken the missing man up in his buggy at about the spot where the dog lost the trail and having taken him from there to the church. .Mr. Sawyer stat ed that he br6ught4 Everton back to? Mr. Wilson's House, nutting PIC! Ill .ftHl COUNTY .- i Crowds Will Gather at Malachis t , Chappel to Enjoy Good Old Time Basket Picnic. Special to Advance.) Columbia. . C . Aug.' 2Jst. - Tlve Junior Order of. United American Mechanics of Colum- are goipg to give a big basket pic nic at Mnlichis Chappel, on Ri ders Creek on Ihe last Thursday. in Anghst. I'M 2. They) expect to have some good peake, and ;i brass band to furnish music for I he occasion. inviled to attend ii- families and their baskets I, el's evervbodv in CAROLINA FARMERS TO ASSEMBLE AT RALEIGH NEXT WEEK. A Big Crowd and a Big Time Expected. Splendid Program has been Prepared and Many Events and Sights of Interest Await Those Who Will Attend. Opportunity to Visit State's Capital at Nominal Cost. IS Evervliodv and bring iln friends als with them. Tyrrell and Washington counties go and hove one good old time picnic.- All prepamtions are be ing made to give you a big time. ACCIDENT NARROW-, LY AVERTED. Special -to the Advance.)-- - - Columbia. N. C, Aug. 21 . Dr. C. A. Flowers was cross ing Columbia bridge last. Monday evening about nine o'clock. Me was accompanied iu lus automo bile by Mr. Ji. F. Jenkins and by Master Francis McMullen. A severe electric storm was raging and the draw had lieen bTown o pen. In the darkness Mr. Flow ers did not discover what had happened until he was on the very brink of the open draw, and came within a hair's breadth of running his car overboard. Throwing on the emergency brakes., however, he 'stopped it just in time to prevent the occu pants from being hurled into the river but not soon enough to prevent -the front wheels of the car from, going over the jopen draw. Considrable difficulty was experienced in getting the car back on the bridge. DINNER could more easily peak among those who extended rather than than among those who acknowl edged welcome. lie - then com mended the work of the associa tion in keeping alive the mem ory V)f the Lost Colony, declaring that in fostewig a sentiment of wort h in J he hearts of North Car olinians, a monument was lieing Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Kra mer. Tlie guests were: Miss Byrd Kramer, Miss Margaret Smith, Mrs. Lottie Smith. Mr. and Mrs. McQueen, Messrs. Crary and William Gatiher, Mr. and Mrs. Kramer. Mr. and Mrs. Kramer left Tues day for their future home, in Philadelphia. They have been livng in Elizabeth City for six builded more lasting than marble years and have made many and more sublime than ihe regal friends during their sojourn liere, im i.vrsimii a. wuu irreauv itkit-i mni uro.n- TMauuu i'J ' Dr. Drane next referred to tnre. letters written' him by Senator ' Simmons. Congressman Small, HAS SECURED CONTRACT , overnof Kitchin and Judge yy. p. Know Ies of this city has f Iark expressing intei-est in the the contract for putting in ork of the association and set- 'ting forth their regret, in not be ing able to be present tor ine oc casion. Judge Clark's gift to Dare couirty, a handsome portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh, was refer red to also and pointed out to the audience. -After the. song ''America," the c itor of the day. Dr. Richard ,illard, of Edenton. was jntro dnced. '.vDc. Dillard made a most ' r . ' - :" the steam heating and plumbing pystem of the Alkrama, Eli.a luetli City's new. theatre. This is one of the biggest can tracts recently offered in Elizabeth Cityj'and it was awarded to Mr. Knowles over a numlier of out-of -town competitors. v Farmers' Excursion to Raleigh, N. C Aug. 2fith. Round trip 1.00. " ; - him out near the end of the lane leading to the house. The hound jwas then taken to the lane, where sue picked up the trail again and started for Newliegun creek. Find ing that,, the man they were af ter had crossed the creek in a boat, at 'point below Wilson's house, the pursuers crossed over the creek and the dog soon pick ed up the trail on the other side and followed it to Elizabeth City. The burglar was apprehended here Monday morning as he was waiting for the northbound train at the Norfolk Southern denot. The case came np before Judge Sawyer Monday afternoon at three o'clock, and Everton plead ed guilty of the charge against him. ne was bound over to the next term of court on SI 000 bond. Failing to give Ismd he is held here in jail. The money' which Everlon had stolen was recovered, part of it being found in his jiocket, and the balance, with the exception of aliont five dollars, which Ever ton had used to pay a debt, in his sock. Mr. Wilson has now deposited the money in. the First National Rank of this city. ITe had about three hundred dollars, it is said, stolen,, from liim at Virginia Reach some years ago; and has concluded fa leave his surplus funds in the bank hereafter. This is the second burglar that as been captured this month through the excellent work of Mr. Shores' hound. STOCKHOLDERS HELD MEETING The stockholders of. the Agri cultural and Fish Association Fair held their .first meeting at uie court house on Tuesday. me E. Tlie directors follows: (J. W elected ' Stevens. as F Raleigh, : Aug. J!. -Never lie fore in the history of the state of North Carolina have the far mers been so thoroughly inter ested in matters pertaining to agricultural in l crests as they are present. , The State Convention has been called lo meet al Ka leigh on August L'7 -!). and at this conference the agricultural ists of the slate will discuss sub jeets of vilal importance to their interests, and confer as to Ihe liesi plan lo gain proper recogn't lion and advancement for the' welfare of the farm and farmer. Headed -by representatives of ihe North Carolina College of Agriculture and some of the best representative farmers in . t le st ate, special ' arrangements -have been made, for the coming ..meet ing, which will be one of the most vital and interesting Ihat has ever been held in Ihe Stale. Dr. C. V,. Hopkins, of the Illi nois E. erinienr -Station, one of the grealesi agriculturalists in the 1'iiited Stales, will he present at the .meeting. -.and explain to the farmers of North Carolina how fertilizer bills can be re duced more than one half by us ing proper methods. "The farm ers of the State aje wasting thou sands of dollars every vear bv wrong, fertilizer 'applications and the talk of Dr. Hopkins will help stop this waste. The successful marketing of farm crops is a subject wide spread in importance, and Dr. J L. Coulter, of the Census Bureau will give a talk on nftw the far mers can more profitably con liiict their crop t,eiiing methods ur. uouirer has organized more than 3 hundred successfully op era ting farmers' societies in the Northwest . and now comes to the aid of the farmers of the Old North State. ' per nnb, J. J.. Morris, M. Ii. Sawyer, J. IJ. -Sylvester. W. J. Griffin, W. II. Hampton, F. V. Scott, Charles O. Robinson. R. E. Ruffkins and E.. F. Davis. At a meeting of the Hoard of Directors Wednesday afternoon Frank V. Scott was elected president with the following vice presidents: E. R. Johnson. .Cur rituck; W. G. Ferebee, Camden; S. R. Brothers, Pasquotank; W. (5. Wood ley, Chowan; Geo. A. White, Gates; Theodoro S. Meek ins. Dare; S. M. Combs. Tyrrell; George I. Watson, Hyde. Mr. E. -F. Lamb was elected secretary and treasurer. The work was divided among the directors as follows: Concessions and shows, E. F. Lamb, stock, merchandise, etc., J. J. Morris, J. IJ. Svlvester, Charles Davis. Horse Races, C. W. Stevens. M. R. Sawyer. F. V. Scott. Roat Races, W. H. Hampton. Transportation, W. J. Griffin fin. The public is requested to join the directors in making the Fair a great success. . Mr. C. T. Rronsou, the oblig- ing and efficient agent of the Southern Express Company in this rity returned Tuesday from hig vacation, after spending two weeks with his parents at his old home in Sampson oorinty. Charlie Parker, Jr., of Ilert ford county, N. (., champoin boy corn grower of the world, will tell how -he produced last year 2.'lo 1-2 bushels of corn on one measured acre of ground. North Carolina has now twice beaten the world on single acre yields of com, and the farmers of the State are now anxious to spread the good work around so that all may learn how .to get the same increase. Throughout the State there has lieen too much poor plowing and too little preparation of the laud in making it ready for crops. To correct this evil there will le a plowing demonstration on the State College farm, at which disc, mould lmard, two-way re versible and other styles of plows will lie used, and their successful oieration explained. This plow lenionst ration will alone be worth the trip to Raleigh for ev- ry farmer in this State. There will le a big parade of livestock of the" State College, bowing three breeds of dairy cattle, two breeds of lieef cattle and a fine' lot of thoroughbred I'ercheron horses. In Hie parade will lie (he great cow "Edna", the animal Ihat produced $000.00 worth of milk in the past year, basing the selling price at ten cents per quart. This cow is in deed a great object lesson of her self. Costing only a hundred dol lars in the beginning her feed for the year amounted to $115 and care $35. making a total for keep of $150.00. leaving $450 as net Tevenne for the animal, Tnree- I'oiirlhs of ilu; farmers of the State did not make that amount clear of expenses for the same year. What an easy life the farmer would have by owning one cow of this kind, spending' his whole time in her interests, and be sure of $ I. "i l.i Ml as his income. Why not own a dozen such cows? The greal Jersey cow. "Na bob." will ;Mso lie ir liic pnr: 1',. In eighteen days' time this cow prcftm.-cd her own weight iu liii'.k. She has a. record of eighty .milk. She has a, record of eighty live pounds of butter month. Extremely low rates have been given by the railroads of (he state, anil a record breaker at tendance is assured. n ihe nortlieaslcrn pari of the State, from the irginia Slate' line to South of the Albemarle Sound, .there will be a special train par ty, charlered by ex-sheriff. F. F. Coupon. f .;ji.abelh City. - A late of only three, dollars for the round trip has been made to ap ply for this (rain. The State Col lege people' at Raleigh have re served lor I his Oohoon party the entire new dormitory building.' with accomodations for over two hundred people. The College has offered to the farmers from all s parts of ihe state free quarters, anid special arrangements have been made for meals at exception ally low prices, ft is of vital itn porlance htat every wide-awake farmer should be in attendance at this Raleigh meeting and help boost, progressive principles in agriculture, . NAGS HEAD NOTES ' Mrs. Margaret Hollowell and Mrs. S. S. Lamb are spending some time at 1f'ie Morrisetre Cat. and family Morrisette tage. Dr. J. n. White are stopping at the Cottage. , Master Phillip McMulIan from Columbia is the guests nf ipIh. tives on the beach. Master Gordon Siieieht of Ro per is the guest of .Master Julian Nixon. Mr. AVedniger of Charlotte is stopping at Morrisette Cottage Mr. L. E. W'inslow of Rocky Mount. has been visiting at his father's cottage on the beach. He left Friday for his home. Miss Margie Gatling of Nor folk is visiting at her uncle's, Mr. Wilson HoIIoweM. Mrs. J. Harper Stewart re turned to her home Tuesday af- r a visit to her aunt, Mrs. J. . Wood. Mrs. 'George Folk and dnnn-h ter, Itessie. left for their home in Raleigh on the 2Qth. Mr. and Mrs Charles Gaither and family of Hertford are visit ing Mrs. W. G. Gaither. Mr. R. E. Lewis, who has lieen in the mountains near -AshevilJV, N. C, is exiiected to return to this city early in September. Word has been received here that Mr. Lewis, who was badly run down whec he left Elizabeth City is fast regaining his usual health and will return to Elizalieth City in his usual health. WANTED A tenaat with not less than two good teams three or four preferred. Apply to Mrs. WV M. Blount. Elizabeth City, N. C, Box 140. '
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