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t VOL III ELIZAPETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRipAY, FEBRUARY 7 1913 NO. 6 '9 JILL CITY OFFICERS BY A DIRECT VOTE Of THE PEOPLE :'J-h.-:--;: '.'XT' , , v This Measure Agreed Upon Last Monday Night and : Harmony Prevailed after a Stormy Session , , " Elizabeth City seems in a fair way to stand at its next primary . as a city; with the most purely democratic ',' government of any town of its size in the state. ; All signs at present indicate that when the next primary is held every city officer will be , -elected by the people, including oven tne.citys tnree poncemeu -and their-chiet; unaer wnicn .re :'jam of. course, any. ooard or al A' dermen must stand for election 1 "with no patronage to dispense - , This outlook cqmes as a result ' of a motion, introduced by M. Sawyer at .the board's regular meeting last Monday night and passed, after a hot debate, with r no voice raised in audible . dis Ihent. I ' Mr. Sawyer has beep advocat ing this measure for some time and nut it squarely up to the hoard at its last meeting. The - motion was seconded by Mr. Nash. . who stated that he want ed to get it before the board for ' 'dlSCUSSlOn.; .C'VV:;.'.;;',', , Mr. Sawyer's motion, as pas Bed and recorded , by the cletK reads as follows: All officers of the city, including three police- v men omer mn me cmw ui y" lice, shall be elected bs a vote 'of th -people. : -. The motion was. tne occasion or considerable discussion . ' The Citlzens Committee", reporting ,b the board a few weelts ago I... A recoiien'dc4--ttt "t'.-cLfef 11 cLlice.ie:elected by tie board of aldermen, and the report: had Jon fldnnted. Mr. Sawver dM -aMitiw.' , It was apparent that the board .was willing to meet lowing tne. method of electing ft now is : -bur there, was consia arable hesitation about going to the full leneth of his motion. ' U Till A. .u.u uuu " w " r mpmhera wavered.' " Mr. Bob- noti offered strenuous objection Indications were that the motion would be dereatea. City attorney, vv . r. vuwu that Elizabeth City was always , before the legislature wita a tight on its hands, and that the matter 1iad come to be a Joke at T.alcigh- Mr. Sawyer declared Cimseil IUUjr (raouautu w v plan would fail unless his motion was carried . He intimated, how ever, that if his motion were al lowed to pass he would offer no opposition to the incorporation in the city charter of the other recommendations of the charter committee. This meant, of course, that Mr. Sawyer wonld not fight the bond issue for the acquiring of an electric light, water and sewerage system by the city. Upon this statement, Mr. Robinsbn said that he would rote for Mr. Sawyer's motion on tprmn The motion was iivlu . " - . ... . . . V A A t aTl passed wimoui iuruici After the twinsaction or rou tine business .the board adjourn d. The matter- is now readv for action by the legislature, it ,eenis that . Eli'sheth City will have fir; the not distant fntne it owti water, sewerage ana ngnur? prsteips-' ' f 'querade JO-NIGHT ' " ' , . Philathea clas of BlaHc wcV MpT"oral. church will dve n Tvnmnvwtfo Rrtv at th home of Miss Livt Burgees on Cypress treet. to-niht. ' An interesting rogram has been prepared.- . TO BE ELECTED GUILD BURIIEU AT r.lAHTEO Mauteo, . C .. February 4th- Al very sad accident occurred here yesterday when the little daughter of Mr. Daniels, ' engi neer on the llattie Creef, had her clothes to take fire from a, match, and before " help could reach her she was burned so bad ly that death resulted iu esA than an hour. . Fishermen are rigging up their boats fq get out on the deep. Mrs. Jfr-ank Meekins has sold Mr. D'ozier is in Raleigh thi4at;fa?ed "nth." memment i week up against the law eiamin41volkcj th, hS" handed cit ation. PAKQTJOTANK TO. IIAVE HOOKWORM DISPENSARY At the regular meeting of the board of County Commissioners on Monday of this week, an ap propriation of ; two hundred dol lars , was mode .to establish a hookworm dispensary in Pasquo tank county. This dispensary will be opened In the very near future." , ' ' . f AT- TIIE liADY- MINSTSIXS A fijood crowd greeted:; "The Lady Minstrels" on their appear ance at the liign Bcnool auditor lum on Tuesday night of this week. It was a new thing to see the 'ladies dori the burnt cork and ' the affair created consider able interest, ' Among those making a decid ed hit with the crowd were Mrs Will Duff, Mrs. L. E. : Skinner and Mr. Herbert Park, r Mis Byrd Kramer at, the pianO son tributed largely to ' the ' gurtess of the entertainment. . -v. MASQUERADE PARTY The D. H. Hill Chaipter of the Daughters of the Confedera cy, will hold a masquerade party and ice cream social at tne rer dence of John Q. Etheridge, on Cypress street, on Tuesday eve ning, February 11th. A silver offering will be taken at the door. The proceeds will be de voted to making ' the last pay ment on the Confederate monu ment. , AT BOSTON ON LINCOLN'S ; BIRTHDAY Mr. I. M. Meekins, of Eliza- teth City will speak before the Middlesex Club in . Boston, on Lincoln's birthday. This Club is a famous politi cal organization and has anion? its members many distinguished inen of Massachusetts. CHARLES FOREST DEAD Charles, the 13 year old son of Mr. 'and M. Charles EoTst o' Norfolk j died in Norfolk l"s Tuesday niht at the hoTre of hif ?arents. : He was buried Thurs day. the funeral service beih"1 condncted by Dr. Calvin S. Bfrr-kwell anil Pev, Mr. fiwope. Charles was the gran'dson of Mrs. Vertie Morran of this rtv and was a manly and splen did, boy. . ' KEATOfl STILL HOLDS JOB Little Likelihood that F.M. , Gnce's appointment will be Confirmed Elizabeth City may not be one of the biggest towns in the United States, but it's on the map just the same. ,'if We are- continually pulling off something down here which, if it has nothing else in its favor. certainly attracts general atten tion. -. The attempt on the parti of Mr.. Frank Grice and his friends to secure through the recommen dation of a Republican President a Democrat's appointment to the postmastership of Elizabeth ;City presents, a ' combination of such m Usual circuiiistances that the whole nation 1s fitting up to take notice and, incidentally, to lln J out where Elizabeth City in tit. But in STit of the attention tempt to wrest events out of their usual course, the probabil ity of, Mr. Once s appointment being confirmed A seem to grow less all the time. The' Republi can memoers or tne senate have been trying for more than' ,;i month to ;jet the nenate to on firm about 1300 of Taft's nomi nees. Demwra-ts have refused to allow such confirmations ,j to be made and one of the most spirited filibusters "of years has been raging over this, very point. ; It is In the midst of thin con troversy' X'thit Nort'j C !hia couc3 fr.J,. ViliM,... dorsed by many democrats of his (Jown. He is recommended for appointment 4y the out going bresident. Immediately upon the recommendation, North Carolina Senators are flooded with wires and letters urging them to 'act favorably upon the appointment. . But ( the appointment of Mr, Grice, even "if desired by the North Carolina Senators could hardly be confirmed. ShouUMbis action be taken it would open a flood gate that could not be shut i until the North Carolina slate before the Senate could be clean ed up. Besides, Mr. Grice is at this disadvantage: Senator Sim mons is under no obligations to Mm, and it is known that Con gressman Smalt is not. in favor of Grice, but will recommend an other man when Wilson becomes President, b ' In order to land. this job and to have a full term as postmast er, Mr. Grice must get the en dorsement of - Representative Small and Senator Simmons and the appointment from Wilson a well. - His chances of landing the job, then, to express it mildly might be brighter. ' ' Somehow the Impression has got about that an intensely1 bit ter fight for the nomination' for ' the office to which Mr. Grice as pires is waging in Elizabeth City. As a matter of fact this is altogether untrue. Each , can didate is working for the office rmietlv. and there has been no evidence of operi hostility among hem. and personal animosity. in the fight seems entirely lacking-. TEACHERS' ASPOOT- . AT ION MEETS Th TeT-hers'. Awnriition of PnaTotank co"tv wiM meet in thp. pn'ntendent's ofPn on th th f February at , 10 o'clock A. M. ' '' - ' " The law renniw the atteTd fltice of evey public srhool teach r. . Fach tetW shoH be pres t without fail. Thes inm can b made very helpful and interestipg. - ;.; A CORRECTION i:'r ':i-v v fj..(.;.5' ; la making up page 3 of this issue,? the compositor, .lost . two lines from the editorial, "Answei ing a' Fool.'' This omission will be noted in the last paragraph in the first' ' column on . this pdga . This paragraph . should read as follows;. -'' ', ! "The Adanck knows, too,thal the proposition to elect a chief of police by the people nd the proposition to; so elect a board of school trustees, are , some what dissimilar. We bad consid ered this; dissimilarity and are disposed -to believe, that we had giv.en, the matter - rather more QUILTING PARTY Mr; and t Mrs". Tfl Mann. gavej an. ,ol(3. time quilting party and dinher' 'ats their home - on Second .street Wednesday inl hon or cf theljr inother,Mrs Elizabeth Mann. Sm- : - ?V Those present were Mr. and Mre.AV M . Midgett, . Mra . Ma ry Hooperj Mrs. Lillian Danielx Mrs. B. S. Armstrong, Mrs.-A. (1. Mann, Mrs. Cora Cox, Mrs. T.' M. Walker, Mrs. E. . D MId?ettef Mrs. Kate Mann, Mrn t; S. 4 Rogers, and Mrs. J. D. Midgette of Mann's Harbor. . SCHOOL BETTERMENT ' . ?t 1 ASSOCIATION MEETS The resralar monthly, liicethif of the. local. School flettermew. Association , meets at.-;the school building this afternoon nt thre o'61ocb? sharp. . A special plar s on foot .to make the meetinr one of Tiriusual interest. AT' members are urged to attend thin meeting.-,' . ' 1 . 4 " " , PROMINENT feOPEB CITIZEN H VI DEAD - ;-r- ' "'; died at his home ia i. u-ic yesterday hiorning. ilr,- KeHwn ger held an important position with the Roper Lumber Compa ny for many years; .but was in the real estate business at the time of his death. , ''; . AN INVITATION A pressing Invitation is extend ed to men (no age limit) to meet with the Brothers;, Convention Bible Class at Blackwell Memor ial Sunday School. We are now studying the history .-'.of primi tive man. Next Sunday (Feb ruary, 9th) the first ' topic will be, "The Flood ended" or a -"New Start for the human race." See on topic, "The Rainbow Covenant or a pledge of Divine Sympathy". Ai Moses said to Hobab, "Come thou and go with us, and , we will do thee aoed, or thou may- est be to us instead of eyes. : ' A cordial welcome wiu be ac corded to you,' elther-ar member of the class or as a visitor . ? WANTS OFFICE IN ALASKA Mr. Will Wood, a former res ident of Elizabeth and the sou of the" late Dtl J. E. Wood, is a candidate for the office "of U. S. Marshall, 3rd District Alaska) His many-friends wish.. him suc cess. Mr.-, wood nas oeen in Alaska for several years.'.' yj After' haying spent several days here on business connected with the firm of Rucker & Shee W Company, Messrs. W. E. Sheeley and J. E. Leland left Monti ny afternoon for their homes in Baltimore. . F O n S ALE COT?N FOR SALE $3. 50, per bbl., at the barn. Aprly toJ , ' ' ,JT. E. On'eify CnERBY GLADE VRM, - . Olisko, X. C. TH1.-J24-C1 F7 14 . fie. Sheen's ad on page five of this issue-" Pull mm If. CITY STRUCK DOVVn IN Mr. Dennis M. Jones Succumbs to Attack of Acute W a .a . Elizabeth City was shocked 6u Monday .afternoon of this week by the news of the death of Mr. D, M. , Jones, one of the most prominent business men of the Mr.' Jones was taken sick Monday morning and died before news of his illness became' gen eral. 'Even his family did not have, time to realize his condition and his death , was., a terrible shock to them. It was an at tack of "acute indltjestion ' to which he succumbed. Getting up td give a sick child some medicine M onday morn ing, Mr.. Jones found himnelf quite unwell, and ' went immediately back to bed. News was sent down to his place of businesM that he was sick, but nobody re t;arTed his illness as serious. Five minutes before the news' of hi death reached the street an 'An vanoh man calling at th, store for him , was casually informed thot he was. at home Hick . : ; About fifty years bid, ; Mr. 'b'-fs appeared to be in perfect health and.In .the prime of life. ne Iwas. one cf Elizabeth pity's moft pronnnent business men nd" was held in highest regard as a citizen . . Ab manager of te Dj M. Jones Company. he had built up" one of the largest whole sale and retail 'hardware , estab lishments in Eastern Carolina. ne was also Identified with the " -:i 'tTi2e- -orcaiil-illor.il ;. .;.o' the town,t waa a member of a number of fraternal orders aod 'a leading . member . and 1 active worker- in the First Methodist Church. He is said to have at tended 103 services of his church last year. He is survived by .'a wife and a number of small chil dren. ' , 1 " The funeral services were held from the First Methodist Church on Tuesday afternoon' at four o'clock, the pastor, Rev. J. C Wooten officiating). ' The Odd Fellows- and members of the Junior Order attended the ser vice) there being1, over one hun dred in the line of. the latter order, . '" - ' The chhrch was packed dur ing the services, and many were turned away, from the doors be sides.' People of all classes were present ttf'honor' the memory of a man held in highest esteem a- in6ng all, . -:. '-:y: . : ' The honorary . pa bearers were the stewards of the First Methodist Church the active pall ' bearers, . the clerks in the DM. Jones Company store. Thej" latter were as follows: L. R. Chanpelle, H. W. Chappelle L. S. Hooper, AB. Stowe and Jay Scott. ; Mr. Jones wair; a native of Tvrrell county and rame to Eliz abeth City twenty years ago. He fhad been an alderman, wa member of the board of school trustees, an h alwavs measur ed nn to the fnll stflt"' of a man in every walk of. life. WANTED. WAynTV-PsVsiran to twll rnr (marnntrcd OiN and raiT" IT-V-toicp Tinnppiory. E- COMPANY, Cleveland, Ohio. It . rhpHev. WfiHng of Tvor. V wflfl hp Sun-'r tfw t o' bin Oaptain Williams, on Front street. . - lnaicresuon lireat t:rowds at Funeral BUSINESS Mil THE PBraE OF LIFE ' TUT? onif irnkinrr 1 1 ti MALE QUARTETTE' ' - ' Sini-e its organization in '1001; the Commonwealth Quartette has steadily advanced '. both in jtopularity and in the "quality; of its musical selections and en- wmble work, until to-day it hnSi gained the reputation of. beings int ' ftf tho Kiaf uiniriii .wt v-t.. . nies before the public. - and Ih- cause of , its talented personnel " wiiu-. . iu linrmui . iiiiiM. , varied. procram?.. has earned throughout the country the tite. oi -i ne yuarteue : j nai jtMter- tains", and has been acknowledg-V ed ; by press -Lyceum Committees -r gehcraVy as "the most versertila male , quartette now engaged ii Durinis the season just passed' the Quartette appeared on tho Lyceum courses ' of such proirii; nent cities as : ; . T ' rv -; Rochester, N. Y. ; Richmond, Va.; Nashville, Tenn.; Niagara . niflnhnnifl CAtvt Gnlvoatmi Tc- Wisi ji, Harrisburg, ) Pa. ; and many others -y, :? k V ', ) announce : that ; the Quartette will appear in Elizabeth City oa T-V 'nit. ' i .Va TTt..t. ... .SPECIAL "FRECKLES, Gene , Btrattoiv - selling novel, apparently posses- mm uiai mitKic qiuufL mat . . brinni fortnne to- everyone oh nected with it; the -sale of ta book has reached half a million copies and it. is still . one. of the six best sellers, which means, that it has earned a fortune for , jura, sorter ana uouDieuay, Page ft Co., and Crosset ft Du lap, the publishers. '' : . Manager A. G. Delamater wa so well pleased with Neil Two mey's dramatization .of the try (hat he has commissioned Mr Twomey to dramatize two other iMiDuiur nDvciH he wuiru ue tiu i i 1. 1 . i will undoubtedly bring fame and fortune to Mr. Twomey judging by the liberal patronage and th ' extravagant praise : given It by the dramatic critics, it is wire to coin another good sized for- . - m . ELKS MINRTREL8 MONTH NEXT The Elks minstrels, it is an nounced, will give their annual rrformance t on th'e evening of March 25th. The Elks have H-,'- rhieved an enviable reputation in their Minstrels and their shows alwavs bring out bit crowds. When it is announced that Elbert Sner. Phil.: Paw: v fit tier ana .wnn I'nirvprer win hve Jendin' parts "in the shnw this year, thow who have t:t. Tionoerl pst refnp"res of the ink in EV'nheth City are - dtirf thnt th's performance will he fully up to the past' record. WANTED 4 or 5 esllon nUk "nr. bptw imr nfl March 31, Cow:mst h: frRh .' , GEORGE T. WEaCOTT Uanteo, X.'C. f7-14-21 npd t. i
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