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ELIZABETH CITY FAIR-OCTOBER 2225thThe Bggcst Event of The Year .A ;,Z BEST ADVERTI3 VG MEDIUM IN ELIZA BETH CITY. A NEW PAPER WITH AN INCREASING CIR CULATION n Q GO VOL II ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1912 NO. 36 r BI66 Si Fill ASSEMBLES Probably Nearly Six Hundred farmers From all over the State Gather At tical topics Sixteen to Raise Corn. The first meeting of the Farm ers' State Convention, until yesterday in session at Raleigh was held Wednesday morning. The work of the convention he ginning a l about half-past ten o'clock. The attendance was a retold breaking one. At the opening o the session over two hundred and fifty farmers were present and by the lime "that the first session had adjourned nearly four hun dred were ready to take dinner in the college dining room. So far in advance of nil prev ious records was ihe crowd that the big A. & M. pantry was tax ed to the limit. Though late comers to the tables, however, had to wait for some lime before Their dinner was served, there w; wl abundance for everybody would wait for il. oiiiniissioner Y. A. Graham, rtical fanner and , holdef of - HI: - r,i:ib; g' high position W1U1 Ull? Millf, 1 ,,1.11,. Uio !idrIi-os of welcome. ITc was followed by Dr. I. TT. Hill President of the College, who spoke in the same vein. The first: speaker was 10. (' . Moss, who discussed Quality as f"mparedwith Yield jier Acre Tobacco. Doubtless owing to e preponderance of non-tobac- Moss cut his address short; and Prof. Goodrich, of the Depart ment of Agriculture at Washing ton took up tlip discussion of The Control of Soil Fertility, elaborating somewhat on 'the address delivered in the various Farmer Institutes in this sec tion recently. The most interest during the S3 session attached to the ad jVss by the sixteen year old boy. Viiharlie Parker, who undertook to tell the convention how he succeeded in raising 235 bushels of corn to the acre. Though only sixteen, young Parker must stand about six feet high, and he is a splendid specimen of the young f-- !)nit iiitollirrnnt farmer of to-dar. I, yj i v iiil, i' - - - ascribed his success to proper preparation, to careful cultiva tion, to the fact that his corn Tas planted thick, the hills . close together and several grains of com in a hill. The full text of Mr. Parker's paper will appear in a later issue of the Advance. The best address of the first day was that made by Dr. C. C. Hopkins of Ihe Illinois Exier iment station. Dr. TTopkins spoke with the authority that comes from actual and time test jed experiments, and he empha sized the importance of seeing That each year as much as or - .more wJent back into the soil than was taken from it. Dr. Hopkins also emphasized the fact that mere rotation i.f crops will not in the long run re sult in-lhe improvement of land; but that wit!1 even .no be.-! system of rotation it will he found with the long lapse years that deterioration is tin- re suit. Cow-peas for instnee. he said, though they might add Ni trogen to soil that would pro iiee only five bushels of corn an acre would take part of the Ni trogenn they require from soil if planted in land that would produce forty bushels of corn t an acre. Of ' course, however, where this pea crop is turned der the soil.' the soil regains all --that it has given np and more, COIVEITIO AT STATE'S CAPITAL Raleigh and Discuss Prac Year Old Boy Tells How- This sjieaker also differentiat ed between experiment iind ex perieuce. very strikingly. J'.y 1 1 u first, one is guided to the truth; by the second, many are led a si ray Experience, for instant e. i.Hght lead one to believe in the anient theoiy of "witching for water." Experiment, however. vili show t'je theory no moiu thiiii a superstition, (i aided I.y experience, s.iitl Dr. Hopkins, many f;ma;".-s are still pulling I lit: suckers Iroui corn; while ac tual and careful exjieriiuent has shown that the practice is reallv harmful. Other siKMithes and addresses of interest were made on Tues day night, on Wednesday and on Thursday morning and after noon. The -women's meeting, also, was reported as of unusual inter est. Fanners from all seel ions of the state inspected with interest the live slock of the college and witnessed Ihe plowing dehioiisfra Hon given on the A. & M. farm. Not the least among the attrac tions of Ihe visit was ihe oppor tunity it offered the farmers to see the remarkable growth thai I as marked the aislory of their institution and lo lecniiie better acquainted, with the facilities that have been provided for teach ing their boys to become intelli gent and scientific farmers. The Advance devotes most of its time to the report of the first day's session, because on that day its representative was there in person. Nags Head News Mr. and Mrs. erly who have the Arlington William Weath been staying at were called to meir uoiue in Jiizaoetii City on iccount-of the illness of their son Edward. Miss .Jessie White of lialli biore is visiting the familv ol Mr. II. Clay Tunis. Mrs. William Pailin closed her house for the summer, Monday, aud moved back to Elizabeth City. Miss Mae Mrs. Zoeller I he sound. Mr A. 11 the wt-' k at WiKd is visiting at her cottage oo Worth is spending the Albemarle Col faye on the sound. Mr John Martin returned l his hemt in Elizabeth City Wed ntsd.iy. after sieudiug some time with his sister. Mrs. .7. 0. Wood. ENTERTAINED GHOSTS .Master Kramer "Walker enter tained at his home Thursday ev ening from seven to nine o'clock in honor T his cousins. Missjs Thelma and Helen Price of Nor folk, and Miss Elsie Nixon of Win fa II . N. C The lawn was beautifully dec orated with Japanese lanterns. The little folks amused them selves w ith various games. Tempt inir refreshments were served. Those present were: Misses Thelma and Helen Price of Nor folk. Elsie Nixon Win fa 11. Vi vian Itelingiii. I'nicp Goodwin Anna Johnson.' Margaret Par sons. Ethel Davis Weymouth Davis. Miss Mary and Virginia Owns Marvin and Seldon Mann. Harvey Goodwin. Thomas John son. : VETERANS' MEET AT veterans reunion .'i iteriti vk court no; m: TO 1$ 10 HELD NK.VI WEI NIOSDAY AND CORNER STONIO MONI'.MION'I LA I D MK. PEELE WILL Sl'EAK. Special.') Currituck. N. C. Au. 2S. The annual reunion of the Hen ry M. Shaw camp of Confederate veterans will be held at Curri tuck Courthouse on Wednesday. SeplemlM'r. Vlh. .. At the same time Ihe corner stone for the Currituck monu ment to the confederate soldiers of Ihe countv will be laid, with ippropriate exercises. A .picnic dinner will be served and a large crowd is expected to lie present. Those who attend are requested to bring a basket well provided with the good things of the season. As this reunion is to occur dur ing court week and as the farm ers are not so busy just now. an unusual crowd is expected. Mr. Herbert Peele. editor of eth Advance, will make the ad dress of the day. Exerxhodx is urged to conic out and hear him. This celebration is lo be give'i under the auspices of the Hen ry M. Shaw". Camp No. 10.11 1". c. v. ; - CHAMHEK OF COMMENCE CURRITUCK NORTH AND WES MEETS TONIGHTJlaki n otf a Uurr - td' insiMcl nm The ('hamhei- of Coiiiiner: xxill hold its regular monthly ineHPig Ki-iii,lit al Ihe Chambe ' f (.mnicrce rooms in the Kra mer iHMiimg. A gooil attendant? is defied as business of unusual impoi ,,:ih e will be considered. The selection of delegates to the Tal.i.i i Waterway Convention at New London, Conn., will be tak en up. DELIOHTFCLSAIL- FNti PAKTY GIVEN A most enjoyable sail was giv en Wednesday night by Mr. Fred Fpton. Delicious refreshments were passed around. A merry evening was sent on the river iy the following guests: Misses Sophia and Helen Evans. Hertha Chappell Mary Dart Ma-iv Holmes. Miss Annie Williams of Norfolk. Misses Mat- it1 and Dessie Ward. Carrie JSnr gess jjntia .Mercer, .viessrs. no land Kollinson. Wylie T'pton Hob Stevens. Frank Morriselte Howard and Walter Midgett. DIRECTORS HELD MEETING The Directors of the Fair, at their regular meeting on Wednes day night, made up the following schedule of charges for conces sion : Restaurant, Meals Only ?r0.()0 Soft drink and cigar stand 2".00 Sandwich Coney Island Island Sausage- Cigars 2.".00 Pop corn stand, with privi lege to peddle 1.".0Q EXHIBITS: Automobiles (each) .. .. .".00 Other Exhibits (or front foot) ., .. 1.00 All other concessions can lie arranged for with the secretary. Twenty-five per cent of con tract must be paid for lefore space is allotted. The last day, Friday. Octolier 2."th. was made special day for the negroes. Actual efforts are lieing made to obtained firing machine con tracts aod manv other attrae-1 tionn. " . WILL GOME FROM NORFOLK sol I HERN To JSJil N ; IIOMESEEKERS fko.m .middli: west and tourists from north to visit this section SOON The Norfolk Soul hern railroad will run its sixth siceiil excur sion to I Ih; '.-Molina cuast conn i IX from I lie iniiltl le West nil Tuesday. September lTlh. On the (sixteenth there will be from thetNorlh, and these will reach .Norfolk on Monda.x or special rah's in Summer loiirisls Tuesday. On Wednesday. September. IS the entire excursion parly, home seekers and tourists, will assem ble at their Norfolk headquarters at the' Atlantic Hotel, where t hex will be met by Mr. A. H. It ice. of the Norfolk Southern Lan.l and Industrial Department. On Thursday the party w i! ' leave Norfolk by special train at eight o'clock, making their first stop at Moyock, where opportunity- will be offered to inspect the drainage ami development work of that section. The parly will reach Eilzahcth City for dinner, ami enough time will be gixeii for a brief inspe. lion of the city before the excu; sion passes farther southward; The next slop will be made .; Edenton. xx here the excursion ists ill lie mel by prom i n.-ii 1ai;i,i;'rs and business men and tn- u wu and (if adjacent farming lands. In tne evening the vis ilors will be welcomed by a mas. mectingof the ciizeiis. ami i hearty reception is assured from the citizens of the hisloric'Vily of the Albemarle. Washington, JVahfori. I 'in and Lenoir counties will also be visited, the party coming to the end of its route at Kinston. On the return trip the guests will have an opportunity of spending several days at Norfolk, where they will have opportuni ties of visiting places of local or historic interest :jnd of mak ing a short stay at Virginia s noted seaside ivsorts. ENTERTAINMENT PLEASED AI'DIENCE The eiitertainmeni by the class of children from the Odd Fellows Orphanage at Greens boro was a very successful one from every point of view. The eiitertainmeni pleased the audience highly ami was a ere dit to the children and their in stitution. A good crowd was present cut. and the sum of about fS." was1 'realized as a result of the en tertaininent. Mrs. Alexander Wadsworlh. who has been visiting Misses So phia Martin; left for her home in Norfolk on Saturdav. Miss Mary Eason is sending some time at Virginia ISeaeh the guest of relatives. Misses Mae Wood lefl Sunday for Natrs Head wher she is vis it in- Mrs. Will Zocllcr. Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Worth lefl Satnrdav for a visit to Fay elteville. Mr. Worth's former home. They will also visit Ra Iei?h and Wilmington liefyre re turn inir. FOR SALE A Four seated trap used very little and hxiks good. Will trade for top buggy or a runalxtnt in , good condition. W. K. DI'NSTAN. Elizabeth Citv. N. (:. a ng PU) It 3 LB El RLE FARMERS MAKE I EINE .IMPRESSION AT RALEIGH Complimented by Press of Capital City and .Standing First, in Attendance on ihe Convention, Farmers from North of Albemarle a Representative Body. I lie excursion of A Ihcmnrle s" Couveu veek xxas farmers lo the Farnu tion at Raleigh this an overwhelming success. Leaving Moyock xvilh a good crowd, the number kept increas ing until when the train reached Elizabeth City and had taken on the crowd here practically every coach except the one in the rear was filled. When the train had received the last of the crowd at Edenton i xxas croxxdijd almost to dis comfort, but xx ith the addition of another coach at Mackeys Ferry, there was abundant room for all. It was a jolly crowd, and Ihe cars were filled with laughter and joke and jest far along Ihe way lo Raleigh. Only the lasl of the journey was found a little tedious, as was attested by Ihe languishing conversation the re laxed figures as I hey wailed for the sight of North Carolina's capital city. Two hundred and seventy-nine strong the Albemarle farmers reached Raleigh at about six o' clock Monday afternoon. Leav ing the 'depot add commit up to ward Fayetfeville sheet, they made a good company to look at. -men xxith slnrdy bodies, clear eyes, and manly carriage. There xxas a "oodlv spriiiklini' of voun: men among the company; and the confident bearing, clearoiii features and strong faces of these augured well for the fu tn iv of fanning in North Caroli na. Taking the cais al Fayette street, the farmers then started out to llit A & M. College, hax ing been assured by Mr. Column that supper would be awaiting them. ' Rut though there was some dis appointment when this supper failed to materialize and though there was still more confusion in the matter of finding quarters for the night., the bunch from Eastern North Carolina were a good humored crew. Asking them the next morning how they fared, the Advance reporter heard not a complaint. Tli same good humor was man ifest tn Tuesday, when the A..& M. kitchen was unable to provide edib'its. for those who did not get a place at the first tables. quite so promptly as might have lieen desired. Little impatience was expressed, and only two of the whole company left the ta bles without having lieen serve ' Of course these two were n f from this section. The Raleigh Times of Tuesday afternoon commented tin the splendid appearance of Ihe Al liemaiie farmers; and the repre sentatives tif the press at :; i i lh" sessions of the convention' were impressed with the intelligence tif 1he entire body. The farmers listened, with ready comprehen sion, to technical and scientific terms that were Greek to th newspaper men. If has been general I v suggest ed that this excursion should le come an annual event. Mr. ami Mrs. Henry Shaw of Oxford. N. C.. are in the city, the guest of Mrs. Shaw's sister. Mrs. J. Tf. White, on Main utreet. Mr. John Itoswood. of Gregory, was in tber it yyesterdar fhop- A PICNIC W AT Rutin SINDAV SCHOOL RALLY I HOLD AT CHURCH NEAR MAI'LIO IN CURRITUCK COUNTY GOOD SPEECH ES AND VERY PLEASANT DAY RALLY WELL AT TENDED. Rehobaih IJaidist Suudav school held a Sunday School Ral ly and Picnic on (he church grounds Wednesday of this week. A good crowd xiis pivsent comfortably filling the house when the speaking of the day was in progress. A sumptuous repast, spread uu lei I lie shade of "ihe trees, was hrnilily enjoyed by all. Interesting addresses were made in the morning and in the afternoon, looking toward the improvement o'c work in the Sun day Schools. Rev. Mr. Crater, pastor of Fourth Slrcet Raptist church, Portsmouth, spoke in the morning antl Mr. Ilerliert Peele, editor of the Advance, in the afternoon. I'oth speakers stress ed Ihe impoHaiict of ClM-istiaii eal for service ami of diligent preparation for the work rather than ;he applir a; mn of a?" par ticnlar method of teaching or of conducting a Sunday School. Mr. Crater's subject was "The Price of Success as a Sunday School Teacher." and his re marks "ere of especial interest to those teaching in the Sunday School, though suggestive and helpful to all. Mr. Peele's subject was. "A Gosjiel of Progress" and aimed especially to interest those who were in the habit of not taking a very active part in the Sunday School work. TO DEEPEN NEWI5EGUN CREEK A bill is pending in Congress carrying an -appropriation to deepen Newbegun creek, and the Farmers' Union of "'Weeks ville will hold a meeting to-morrow. Saturday, Aug. .'list. Secretary Lamb of the Cham ber of Commerce will attend the meeting and assist the residents of that section in .presenting their case to Congress in its most fa vorable light. WE GUARANTEE a .'ood paying position to every young woman who finishes our Course in sleiiomaphy and typewriting as soon as her -preparation has been completed and furnish iti sl ruction in English ami Arith metic - without additional charge. FOR CATALOGUE and oilier information " address REGIS TRAR. Littleton. N. C. ang P.O .?t Mr. II. T. Davenport of Co lumbia and his wife were among those from the other side of the Albemarle who attended th Farmer's Convention this week. Only three from the south side of the sound. Mr. Cohoon says, werft on bi excursion train. l;
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