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r ; Olf R HAT10NAL HOLIDAY There tiro holkta and hol'i Cayn.' Chri. i : is .ami ,mv Wins sir e cosuh i aian aiv. tln' jirop f-rty of no jtaitiiular jwoplc, lur .yet are joyously obsoi-vcd by ma--!y an Anit'rii'Jiii holiday, oiiyi- in conception and jiimviny u a, Hiiiall hci'iuiing until ii Ij tiiliif 1 mi i iinntv tfir 11 11:1. filial event. Its first eeli'ltia- liou was by llit Plymouth tolo liriy 'in ltfcJl 1 hose sturdy pio neers ' uliost' jiiety was as pro viounred as llivir pluck, who lion-M-ed themselves hy honoring tlieir Deily. The custom soon became ' more general, spreading all over the -New Kaglandi states. After the revolution' it; gradually ex tended to the middle slates ami later into the'Vest, growing more " slowly in the sotuli. Jn lf;8 the "oa trial ic ..Lincoln forever estab lished it in . the list of holidays by proclaiming a day of Thanks jjiviiijf. His action being prompt ly .followed by the, individual proclamations of the governors of - the states, who named the same day. Since then, hy common consent the first announcement - -of the day is found in the Presi dent's Proclamation.! and the day so named is also named by the states It is. believed by many people 1hat Thanks-giving was invented to give the turkey a distinction and a prestige and to give us a , medium through which to offer gratitude while exjeriencing per ennial thrills of pleasure. The selection of the., turkey, for the rar part-was happy,' because ev ery one' likes turkey, be it hot. old or canned. Tinlike veal, canned beef or fish balls, the tur key is a concrete symphony that causes every soul to ripple in .song. Old and young alike are victims of its peerless quality. The young eat it with their first teeth, the middle aged eat it vith. their second teeth, the third li.'asl irate it with their third or wtore teeth, and it is even more jfoothsonie to the toothless. The . ran berry's -chief distinction is That which it enjoys in leing the tail fiid of the "iMX ticket. The first. Thanks-giving having occui iedju Ki2l it seems strange that ij "Turkey did not 1'hen and ihec become the national bird. ic turkey may not equal the iffle as a I'ourlli ol .Jiilv min strel, but as a biiHd calculated ro gild the (leeting moments of j ihe Thnnks-givinir feast, he so far on 1 soars the eagle that to com nare them seriously would- be like lasting oxalic acid. upon the ox Thanks-giv- byl the account given hy the Iev. James Adams' of the people of Pasquotank to whom he had been ivar as rector or the 1'arisli in j that county. . ,. I According to the : letter written i by Mr. Adams to Her niajestv I'sreretai v, h(ie had come into ! t he county with the settlers fiom' the A Vest Indies, a learned pub lie siiiiiiel lavn;an, named ('has tiriiliu. who seeing the crying need of the people, had established by 17(l" a 'scho'd house onSynions ('H'll- for the children o!' the settlers ne:'r bv. Jieinir a loyal . . 1 t sen ot Hie linn li ol r.ngi.ui 1 he insisted . u"on reading tin morning and evening services 1 the' church dr.'lr- in his school. and lie lenniied his Vimng ch:n es to join" in the prayers are' make the i.'wrci' resitoiises. faithful and eflicient a 1 cache did he orove th-.if even the Qua!: ers who had suffered many fhi"'s from the' 'church of Kugland "s well i's frenn their dissenting hi-etJiren. were j lad to send thei clil'd'en to his school. The Colonial Records contai" ma mv references to the wide ,V'd henificent iu.'luence excited by Mr. Criflin, while acting in his two-fold capacity of teacher and l:vv vender in Pasquotank. Governor O lover in a letter to the ltishop London in 170S writes "In Pasquotank, an orderly coir gregation has been kept together by the industry of a young gen tleman whom the parish have em ployed to read the sendees of the church of England. This gen tleman being a man or unblem ished life, by his decent behavior in that office and by apt dis discourses from house to house, not only kept those he found, "but gained many to the Church." ""Again and again in the pages of the Colonial Record, Vol., I., are the praises of Charles Criffin sung though sad to say in the lat ter days of his life he seems to have fallen from grace and to have become involved , in some scandal Jlie particulars of, which are not given. Ilisfory contains no records :iIl'RCn AND SCHOOL OX LITTLE RIVER, PASQUO TANK COUNTY" (Conlinjicd front, I'ujc Tiro) ..self, preached and made a number of converts to the Quaker .doc trine. This religious body grew in numbers and influence; and .according to Colonial Records at a. monthly meeting held at Caleb Rundy's in March 10.' if is a greed by Friends that a meeting house be built at Pasquotank "with as much '-speed as possible. - Later, bet ween -170.') a nd 1 70(1 (this plan was carried out and on Vlie banks' of Svmons Creek, an arm of Little River, ltotween the two ancient settlements of Nix--ntoii and Xewltcgun Creek, the lirst Quaker meeting house and (with the -exception of the old church in Chowan) the first house of wership in the sjafe, was built, rough and crude, was this house of God. -Simple, and plain, the large majority of the men and women gathered there, to worship in their quite undem onstrative way,, the . Power who had led them to this land of free dom. Rut the word preached to the silent listeners in that, rude .building inspired within- 'them those principles upon which the foundation of the best citizenship of our state was laid. ' The church of New England though long neglected of her chil dren in this distant cofmy. had by this, time begun to waken to lier duty towards tlie sheep of "her fold in Carolina. .' Some where 'about 1700 a. missionary -society sent a" clergyman to the settlement, and in 170S the- Rev. James Adams writes to her ma jesty, secretary in London, that the citizens of Pasquotank have agreed to build a church and two ohajxds. As to the location of these edifices, history re mains silent. But that the church had leen , sowing good seed in this fertile soil is shown of the location of Mr. Griffin's school, Rut some of the old in habitants of our country declare that it was Symons Creek, not far from the Ancient Quaker Meeting House. This latter building was stand ing within the memory of many of the older citizens of our coun try, some of whom retain vivid recollections of attending when they were children, the services heldl by the Friends in their house of worship. Catiikimxe Aujkbtsox PROFESSIONAL CARDS iHouschold Economy the main spring to reduce the ,high cost of living. Start at the vital point your raifge. See our nd 1 in this issue. SHARK I 'R & WHITE WWW. CO 3ie Qitizens SBaiA G. 8. W. GREGORY '.DENTI8T. OfHc la flora's new tulMi Cor. Main nJ.Watfir St DR. M. M. HARRIS DENTIST Kramer Building, Main Elltabeth City, N. C. Hour 8 to if and X to ..A:' I ''if - Dr. H. 8. WILLEY . D EN T I S T Kramer Building., Room No. ttt Cor. j , J. H. WHITE. D. D. . Twenty ll"e yaara U DENTISTRY la all Ita brancnea. OYwr McCabe Grlce'a 8t.o Mala and Polndexter atrMta. n n i i Hi li unen mm n IMS 6:00 -TO 8:0o P- M. 4 PAtO ON ALL SAYINGS ACCOUNTS GEORGE J. SPENCE Attorney and Counsellor at Law 208-209-210 Kramer bulldlug ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. RAW FURS! Ship or bring - our raw furs to me. I pay highest market price Do not be deceived by Shippirjg to houses which promise much and pay little. Will buy large or small lots. Residence, 420 Cedar Street. Place of business at Ed Davis Livery Stable. LF. WADSTEN, FEED AND SEED We have in stock a full line of llvacinthsl Narcissus, Tulips and other llowcring bulns for growing in water, pots and out door plant inj to bloom, in winter and n. . . .... . i spring.' make Dome nrigui ano. cheerful by growing , Uowered throiih(the cold dreary winter. Our seed department is vvcjl stod; ed with seed for gardens and farm, a full line of feed for stock and poultry.. Just received a car or choice rea.iirepn Airaiia Hay. W. S. WHITE I CO Stock Remedy Guaranteed to keep your StocK in a hea Ithier and better condition the Pcojle? Poultry Remedy ' Guaranteed the BEST Egg producer and Disease Preventative. Every pack age of the above Remedies sold on a Personal Guar antee, backedby V.-S. WHITE'S. CO Ahoy tliere No frost bitten, benumbed foot when you wair BOSTON "HUB WARRIOR" EQOIS Thcv nro made of the strongest tfuck und lined with the b .st quality wool net, und will keep your feet wurm when the water is uy on" the winds are bitter. .... That's the kind of a rubber boot the fisherman demands and It s the renwn fishermen prefer "Hub Warrior" boots over all others for rail and Winter use. Mode extra warm and extra strong for rough W inter wear. Nearly M years' of rubber boot-mukin experience l put Into every " Hub Warrior" Boot anil you gi t the benefit of it ill udileil wear and comfort, without a cent of extra cost. Made in all lengths. Ott your pair at your dealtr'i. BOSTON RUBBER SHOE CO. - . .. . Boston, Mass. Uok hr On HUB it ntry boot. FOWLER & COMPANY. "7,- f- 8ftrifl-n.cnes NEW ROYAL POULTRY- AND RA33IT FENCE 21 BARS 56 ISTdiS HICJI t-i-j 20 ears 53 Iras HiGH j : 1 Jft'Jir. 'c-.. w s?.:2 V-v Jo 3I l.m. li. t. 5 I h wm HIGH ' i Z 1 . 1 - JjcM n ; m p J9 -i I I I 1 I. I - I N i .t i, 1 f I I I I I I I I ' r2? " H Kr-"- " T J z r p' nr -j-:' r m. w .. g t z i M-jt .-a I.. i -f L.4j U ' utfj.iAkm ui'iuu WAwmmi t. x Kojal Poultry find Babbit Fence is designed especially to meet the urgent and growing demand for a thoroughly good and efli cient poultry fence. Strong, sub etantial and adequate for gar dens, orchards, yards and all pla ces where it is deired to confine or keep out poultry or mail anim als. This fabrio is not a light netting, but is a substantial fence, easily stretched which, if prop erly erected, will not fail to givr the greatest satisfaction. Note the closer spacing at "bottom. , We sell it Sharber & White Hardware Co, STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES I Bi? Stock keep constantly on hand. Well selected fresh and wholesome,' No better groceries sold in this this town. PRICES RIGHT New Stock, fresh Buckwheat, Oat Meal, Graham Flour, Whole Wheat. Full line Crockery and Agate ware M. P. GALLOP COMPANY, 'i Water Street iESE3H3 Elizabeth City, N. C. llit BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENTS Are Pieces of nice Furniture Our stock is the biggest in Eastern North Carolina- A great variety of uovelties in elegant furniture. Just the right thing & for a Christmas present for friends and loved ones. Something that is liHtiog, which will give the most pleasure and will be a reminder of you for years to come. R. E 0UINN & CO., THE BIG FURNITURE STORE 105-115 Poindexter St, ! ' . Need a Farm Wagon? Worth four times more than a "hoss" cart, ' We have just received a car load of HACKNEY WAGONS Let us show, them to you , ' ' ' .' Fine line of Buggies, Harness and Robes, .No better on the market. Prices right. Jennette Bros. Co . Water St. Elizabeth City, N, C. Be Happy! Happy the girl, or woman, who has never suffered from any of the diseases of womanhood! Or, if she has been a sufferer, happy is she if she has learned of the wonderful benefits of Cardul, the woman's tonic! Cardul fs a gentle, tonic remedy, for women's ailments. It Is a natural medicine safe, harmless, purely vegetable. It has been in successful use for more than 50 years. It has cured thousands. It should do the same for you. TAKE r m aaa n - mb m WiiKDU I WomanTohic Mrs. Mary Neely, of Denver, Terin., says, 1 think there is no tonic on earth, as good as Cardul I used it with the very best results. I had backache and nearly everything a woman could suffer with, until I took Cardul. Now, I feel better than I have for two years. I shall always recommend Cardul to other suffering women," I can't praise it too highly. As a medicine for weak, tired, worn-out women, Cardul Is safe and reliable. Try It today. Write to LmW JUviMrr Dept. Cbatttaaoca Mcdkiu Civ. QaflMMt. Trr.a. kntfiKtalliutrwcOoot, ad M-m bock. "HMuXnatsust lor Wmil" Mat free, ju WE DO JOB PRINTING 'A
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