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2235m-The Biggest Event ot The Year rHE BEST ADVERTIS NQ MEDIUM IN ELIZA BETH CITY, v A NEW-PAPER WITH AN INCREASING CIR CULATION VOL II ELIZABETH CITT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAV, OCTOBER 4, 1912 NO: 41 tLltABblH UI Y FAIR-rOCTOBtR r ,ririr "" nll " Ir "ifIf " Vf r"j ri r v ri rn rif r n SECRETARY LAMB 10 SUPPORT ELIZABETH CITY'S FAIR Urges Hearty Co-operation and Enthusiastic Support on the part ofv Albemarle Agricultursits in the Effortto make this year's fair a credit to our section, . : ' The" 'Albemarle Agricultural & . Tixli Association was constitul---?d by section 3S72, vol. 2 of the odds' and is composed of nine counties, towit: Cjm-ituck., Cam den,'1 Pasquotank, Perquimans r Gales,' Chowan Washington Tyr icll, and Dare. That statue pro vides for a state appropriation At 450. hased upon 'She object "nof'tflie Association's being -to eu courage and promote agriculture domestic r manufactures, and the . nierhanic arts, " , - -v'lt Is the iui-hsp of the Asso -. -.rial ion to carry out the object ' as above sel; forth tmd in order " to succeed in that effort they he brought together the stock holders in this .year's Fair, .grant ' injr the privilege to those who'de mand the cancellation of their wtock and return of their money -.'il: ..... 1. - i. fi4 n.iA . ilAJfuJaa I' Willi Kill II ' nUin ill!" iirm un y "will be shown by the publication fy-.tf the financial conditioiof this .3 , yirs work ; but there are a num AS'vr of 'stockholders who are 'more -rpltiirnl interest than in making , aey- ont of the project, who . iirtonn a nasis pi operation ior "the full development of a district-Fair as intended by Iho lde. ..' J . .. avSta-ui asod.tml aq ;Mj. avo may le fully le carried out Hni ,to )roerIy impiss thp far mers of this district and to olr ' .tain their co-operation and to se . cure from them their farm and stock exhibits T am making this aiqieal. To begin at home will - Ibe farmers of this and pnr neigh '-. bvr counties make such an effort as they have never done before to "take jn hand the making of a sue rfos this year, in order that we -ay gain the confidence of the "farmers in the nine counties men tioned iand have such a fair next yfr and hereafter as will fully represent this Northeastern dis- 'trict of onr stale. - -; The Fair directors have offered r' rses amounting to $2,000.00 ftr three races each day of the Fair, which should insure a clai .... , iiiniri n iiiimiiiii any i ine great Fairs. They, hare contracted with famous well known aviator for flights daily each day of the fair, which will be the first on .. ortunity thousandu of onr peo nave nal to witness that .ftreat, modern, scientific feat of J age. On Wednesday occuis . " '"'""li nuu in re res i - .rg boat rarv over a course start Mg from a point opposite the iair oroupds down. 4be river-and s-turn. This feature ' Is' under , ke control and managejjirtof -r. .. n. tiampjon. Wftterlilly, wn requests mar the lat men nd for entry blanks, nnd such information as they wish. T The exhibits froim merchants -and manufacturers has been in couraginjr and we expect a larger ' umber of exhibitors in that line rihen heretofore. i The usual how attractions and amuse ments will go to make up the Fair. 'I earnestly appeal to the HtT itjis be re. to ihe roifntry men of this county and to the farmers cf this entire district to Join us 'd advertising and encouraging prh other in supporting the ASKS F ARMERS -1 Fair by askjng exhibits of their various sections. . . ;K. F. LAM 15 ' , I"' t! ntari - r : . . . ' XOTK :A copy of the ireni ium list of the' Fair will be fur tn'shed by tfje secretary to nny one applying lor writing ior same -'':-ir. ' ' ! ' OPFXlXd XT LAVFXHTEIXS "Oieiiuig lay" brings no great it crQwd. to ",'rtny store in Eliza beth CMv than to Laveiislein s big department store on the -t-- ner of Main and Toindexter Sts; This year the opening of this pinlar firm was more than us ually successful from every stand point, At ten o'clock ' Wednes day "-.morning' the strains of or- hestral music floating out from the big windows of the Laven; sfein'buildingTUinounced that the opening was on. and from that jnoment until the closing of the store there were throngs of good humored shoppers and vis ito",on very flbor . t ' Not pnly was tlere music to charm the ear, but the scene on entering Lavenstein's on Wedne?. day or Thursday of this week was one delight to the eye ,as well Decorated with golden rod and axi(tumn leaves, and with all goods attractively displayed, ev ery department tempted the vis itor to heroine. a purchaserji escc ially when it was aimouuced that goods in the ready to' wear de pa rt men t ha d ' leen shi pped d i . iTct fmm New" York by Messors Lavenstein and Sift and had been selected on account of their pop ularity there. Though there were good sales in every department, it was in the millinery department that the opening was most successful the firm claiming already to have sold more' millinery goods this season than in P.ny two previous reasons. The crowd of shoppers n a.s not so large on Tlmrsday as on Wed nesday. but Lavensteia's cletks were bu yesterday "' not with standing. ' '. - vir'c.tnta state ' FAIR NEXT WEEK Richmond Va., Oct., 1 Virgin ms btate Fair opens next mon day. Every ammgement shas been made to make'' this the best fair in the state's, history. . Es pecially will th amusement fea tures of the fair be of higher class and-much, more elaborate than ever before. Extremely low rates are beinsr offered "by the railroads and all indications point to - a record breaking crow'd here next week. PUBLIC SPEAKING Hon. John H. Small Will .ad dress the DeoDle at Gatesrille. N. C. on MONDAY. OCTOBER Tth 1912 at ,11 .-00 A. M. , A. I. Pendleton. Chairman Cong, Ex., Com. LOST rXST Pearl Reward if Returned to MRS. J. IT. SAWYER. WeekuriJJe. X. C. It Accident at Cotton Mills' secretary Lamb Resigns ii ednesday" nioriung Avkea the Cotton" Mill started up oae of the big engines lev up, being wrecked so completely as to iw essitate the purchase of a new engine-and vntailing a loss of soy eral thousand dollars.. The cause of tlie utcident;is unknown Employees at the' mill will.be (nit -of work ior a day or two more but it is 'hoped (hat yilh in- that time the remaining en gine may be cobnected up so as to enable work to start up again Until; the wrecked engiiieHs re- plaeed, however, the. workers will have to he divided iWlo a day and night shift; . WEEK SEKVICES IJev. I. N. Loftin is conduct- inc services on Wednesday nicht fhi't'"ne aTfiiu luig large crowds. The occasion. f mid-week prav er meeting is being taken to "pre sent ii series oj sermons on -the Commandments, ail f these arp heard "with no . little interest, as lias been attested by the unusual niiinber who go out t hear Mr.' Loft in's subject this week, prof an it!- i : '-, ? : ,'. FOUN I ) EK'H 1 ) A V EXE UCISES TIiq following Jsthe program for the exercises on the occasion of the unveiling tomorrow at Greensboro of the statue, to Chas, Duncan M'rler. , Friday. October 4 irX' A dd res,s F . W . I uckst u h 1 - .... ... -'" ' Saturday, October 5, 11 A. M. Address, . . .Hou. I 1. (-laxton Presentation of Statue Hon. J. Y. Joyner. Acceptance of Statue Julius I. Foust, L;- L. ). - ' Viiveiling of Statue - VL15EMARLE I'lIAKMACY -. IX LA K( J VAX QUARTERS Situated On the corner of Road and M;iii .Strei't, the Albemarle Pharmacy popular - and with a growing patronage, has beenj-on sideiably hampered in he pas for the lack of room. Customers of this store are-glad sto note that recently, by the removal of the partition separating he jdiar macy from what was formerly the r-outnern Hotel barler shop, the length of the, floor has leen dou bled. There. is now a larger nnmler of fables fot-those wlio so fo tie Ailiemaric Pharmacy for cold drinks and the general appearance of the store has beeii greatly improved by the extrn- f ion . " ' Tv L, GLOVER DEAD News reached here yesterday afternoon at about half pqst five that T. L. Glover of thi; city who ..was taken to Norfolk- last Sunday for an (fieratioik for ap pendfeitis. had just died lit the hospital there. V - He was operated on Mondnr. nd iint,il yesterdar morning was supposed to be doing exceedingly wen. Rev.- J . D. Bundy will nreach at the First Methodist Church, Sunday on the subiect. "Thou shalt not kill." He expects to answer arguments against Capi- iui punisument. FAR M TO R E N T Ir. II. T. Aydlette has farm 6 miles from town to rent He wants a -tenant . with three team.' The farm borders- the river and is g nartW th ifnn'. den tract ' ' i , OCT. 4 It - Secretary Lamb of the CHiaiu-her'-ef Cominerce handed in to 1'iesident (lilbcrt yesterday, his resignation :as secretary of the Ciiamler op Cointnorce. There- lias been considerable lack of ju- tei-est in the work in the chamber lecently, and the chamber has not met Its obligations ev'U .Secre tarv ; Lamb's resignation, is thought tV,11ie result of this lack "ii i . "-V.-'Wiw w,;-.? Mr; Laiiib has mawt'most jef (Icienr secretary, and lias. always dune hard vnk to kep the x-liam her of coHiiMcice active' and ag giessive, i!is resignation makes a -vacancy. Ihat will le hard to fill. ' ' PROGRAM OF RACES lioth Staff?, ami Oi;n VUtsarn, an Anijpiiiiwil fur the Three Principal -Day of J 'air HVrA- TUESDAY.. OCTOUEU 22XD. 1st Race Purse 2:40 trot or 2:4.") pace..fir0 2nd Raef . 2:25" trot or 2:.'t0 pace. .$175 Idr Race 1 trot or 2:2('.jpace. .'2i 00 WEDNESDAY. OCTOBEU 23rd - -; ' st Race T7 T " 2:50 t -rot or '2:55. pace, .flfo) 2nd Racy 2.-2S trot or 2:n.1pace. .1175 frd Ra'(3v"- '-r: TIIUL'SDAY. tCTOBER 24ih ...'..,- ' 1st Race '.A ' ' 2 .:0 trot or 2.o5 Jfce. .("0 2nd uace , 'i.22 trot or 2:27 par! .2C0 3rd Race '"V ' Free forall trot-or pare .100 OPENING AT ; ' ' "THE BUSY STOKE'' Tuesday ,md- Wed nesday of this week were the opening days with the firm of McCiilie & Gri'ce Elizalteth City's ''busy store." J And they were busy days.-" foo.u Bigger stores may draw bigger crowds, bqt this popular firm claims to 'sell the goods hlonff with the belt of tfiem". . T T McCain &!Grice had made an elaborate pi-ipartion for . their 01enilff thlsiveiir nn n'nK.'ituTI Ua i. I 4s , , thMSM the tables and in the rases, of suits, coats, silks an (Tdress goods Esjiecjally noted was an attrac tive line of dress accessories, -u Mrs. -Luther Mann at the pi ano provided music for the or casion. i MR. W. .1. GRIFFIN OF MANTEO SICK 'Man ten, X--C October 1st., Mr. W. J. Griffin has been quite sick for . some t ime. at his home here. jhis has enforced a long absem:e..from.his business, ji J- li - it i ttnu iniiue ii luipossiuie ior uiui to give, matters of pressing im jiortance; even; his attention . He desires to assure his friends that as oon as possible he will take up the business again and ad just all matters that have accn rfuilated during his illness - . WILL PURCHASE ' nOLfDAY GOODS ! '.-' . :, :i f Mr., fiouis Selig , will leave next week for Northern cities liere he expects io purchase goods for the holiday season this year. Mr. Selig will tell read ers of the Advance about the.-i? goods to--later issues of this paper. D. H. HILL CHAPTER U. D. C. WANTS 70 PAY fnONENT dEBT And Offer Entertainment that on account of its object and its excellehca should receive liberal patronage. lii En-nint of IhLja South" That is just what thet local .luiiiter at V. D. C. propose io offer the people mf tuauem hj on next Friday evening. Octoiiei fiM T.iuisn A. Williams vjoT (ieorgia has beeu ..secuml by the Daughters for an appearance here on that date, idely known, throughout the couutn it her j Ini lK'rsonat ions .and dia lect stories of the fast vanquish ng old-time negro, sbe has ap peared on some or the most prom nent Chatuaqua platforms and Acenm Bureau courses, Those who have heard her declare as Hie darky said of Polk Miller, that she "talks mo lak a niggah den a uiggah do lak hisself; r Tn retelling the old blavk mam iny's reininiseenses of the pamy days of t lieOld Sonlh, Miss Wil liams Uiiuhes upon tne old jdair tatioii life. ' In her ghost stor ies, humorous log cabin . annee dotes and darkey c.inirrmoeting ceremoii ie,.a s a ., ra con teu r JJiss Williams has few equals,'- A inon'g the autograph letters high ly coin pending her entertain men t. are letters from Governor Jos. E. -Brown 'of Georgia, Ex Governor Patterson, of Tennesee William Jennfngs Bryan. - Jack London, the late Mrs. Margaret Howell. Jefferson Davis Haves. and Mrs. William H. Ta ft,, wife of the President. . Of her appearance in the As sembly room of the Selwvn' Ho tel of Charlotte, N. C. the Char Observer said. "Charlotte has been jierniitted before to hear a hiumber of stage inijiersonalions ot ,a high, and. very distinctive class, but it safe to sav and with assurance that none have over m ..rlevei-rj: and so truly set to the tune of truth the" tliemes ui did Miss Williams-. rm. i . 1 1- .,.f 41. a Cnln-vn n-nu . . . . Cjuirked nnd-tuere was no sign oi eaih of dissappoint nient throughout the . evening .There is about Miss Williams a 'delightfulness that her co-work - erf! (erstwhile platform entertain ers).have tried and tried to at tain, and" Often failed in just a often . This Jaunty woman from the Empire State eaw'ly. graceful ly. graciously, and generously leads her hearers bark to' the bap py "Mammy", days. Miss- W'il liams work cannot be overestima ted or overstated. . She holds a distinctive and pos itive place which is all her. own . Iler woj-kwas matchless In ev ery line and paragraph. Miss Williams shall surely win wel come over, the whole country wherein patrons care to have de lineated the lieanties-, of the fast dissappearing dialect of one of the branches of the Old South when the -negro was a supposed (ixture and the tonal qualities of their speech made into a clas sir." POLITICAL . SPEAKING Senator Lee S.- Overman will speak at the Courthouse on Tues day October the 8tfi and Hon. ,,Y. - E. Gardner. Presidential Elector at large, " on ' Thursday, October 10th. . ( ' ":- . for next Friday evening: A & M. PLAYS OPENING FOOTBALL GAME SAT. .1 Sharp, Close Contest Kxpcclvd f Wlun .he Farmer Iiois Face The Team of IK S. II. S. Frank tin To-morroir. West Raleigh. ,N. C. OctVa The A. & M. College opens her . foidball season Saturday October 5th in a .game with IT. S, R. S. Franklin- -of Norfolk Va . This game vis looked if or yard to with great interest as it will show who is.ro represent the red and white Vthe gmlirou this year. There are seven, of the varsity squad back, and there is plenty- of new material which looks good In fact wi Ih a feV cases, it seems as if it. 'would be hard to tell v.hich one not to take. The var si f e-men - who ret urned am ( Jool, Cflpt). Hurtt,'Antliony, Philips ; 1 1 avgWSykos Kitcer ' Cool is suffering from injuries of a knee received iu Tractioe, this being the same knee which ' "gave him t so jnnvh - trouble - Jast . season am! rtTs"not tbouglrtr.-he -will participate in the opening game. Floyd is back in school again, but is ineligible owing to .. having played his four years. He s however, assisting Coach Green n cc.fchiiig the team. Franklin will bring its wholo uitallion and band, and as these sailors are strong on rooting, there will be a noise raised; for the A. & M. Students have lieen practising their yells, with the . determination not to be beaten from any side and the cadet and will hold up its end". As a whole the outlook is iiidl n five of dose contest. , IXFAXT CHILD DEAD The infant son of Mr. and Mrs P. II. Williams died at thejr home ..on Pennsylvania Avenuo on Tuesday morning at half pas,fc five. . ; Intennent followed in Holly- wcmmI f'emetary on Wednesday, the pall bearers being Ray Kra mer, Harry Kramer, Howard Kro mer And Uhia Davis. The child was sixteen months old and was the fifth child and only son of his parents. He" ' was taken with meningitis about three weeks agq, . ; ANNIVERSARY SERVICES AT7. church " ; Special servrces will be con ducted at Black we I Memorial church "next Sunday, celebrating V itev. i. n. jrttns sixth anni versary as pastor there. A spr -ial and unusually interesting pro - gram has been prepared for Sun day. night, and severSl speakers will address the audience. On Sunday moraine it Is the desim ot the pastor that every familyilJ in tne church shall be present and that the members of the re-' spective families shall sit togetb. er. ; Mr. Thomas J. Markhant made a visit to Currituck county this week where he made sever al talks on the Laymen's Move ment. t . "A ' 1,-
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