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NEWS WITHOUT
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lJTHOUT PREJUDICE
.OFFICIAL TAPER
OF CURRITUCK
COUNTY
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA,' TUESDAY, MARCH; 7, ,1913
VOL III
NO. 10
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Heavy Loss Entailed by Blaze That Sprung up Yes
terday Shortly Before Koon
' Tart f tin? Foreman Modes
. luiqber . plmit . two dry kilns and
250,000 feet of lnniber was de
stroyed "by fl Testerlay, - en
tailing a loss of $15,000 with no
insurance. -
. The alarm was turned iu about
leven thirty, and (lie firV was di
covered . in ' one cf the dry kilns
just ba(k of the of the plant
on Knobbs Creek. " generally
Vnown uk. the "shingle inlH'' or
the 'little mill."
' The fli department was delay
d in arriving on the wene f
the fli-e br bad road, the fire en-H
' gine "stalling",, i" the mad and
being brought out at last only by
the assistance of the hose wagon
horses. There was a strong wind
. and had this been Mowing away
from instead of down the creek,
the blaze might have - been a
much bigger one. ' - v.
'. ' ' .There is no hydrant at the
plant ; and the fire engine pumped,
the water, when it arrived on the
scene, directly from the creek.
V "shingle niill'Vthe two dry
back of itf and a number of
;t "f 1nmber; lying? next . to the
"troypd The work
the ;.!,. te from. . spreading
through the piles back toward
the big plant on the road. V ;
;t The piles of lumber which
caught from the blaze continued
to burn for manv hours. '
HOOKWORM HISPEN8A-
" . RY IX CTTllRTTirCIC
Hookworm disease ' is being
treated in Currituck county also,
- Ur. G.F.Leonard began the work
''vat.Moyrick week before last. The
dispensary was opened at Curri
tuck court house last Tuesday,
and many examinations were be
ing, made on Wednesday . On
next Tuesday, March 11th, the
dispensary, will be opened at
Knott Island and during the
week following , will be held at
Mamie. Much interest is being
taken in the campaign .
Dr. Leonard gave the Advance
for publication the following
facts relative to the work of the
dispensary in Camden: At South
' Mills 305 cases were examined
of which G3 were infected; at
Lillv 179 were examined and 13
infected; at Old Trap 329 exam
ined and 115 infected ;' at Shiloh
- 362 examined, 108 infected at
amden 402 examined. 23,infect
" ed. In the whole county 662
school children were examined of
whom 238 were found infected.
The percentage of infection shown
was not was not so great as in
many eastern connties
WRECK ON THE
NORFOLK SOUTHERN
- A freight wreck on the Norfolk
Southern this, side of Hertford
"blocked the main line tracks yes
terday and train two pulled in-
to the city two hours late, reach
Ingnere over the Suffolk Caroli'
naflk. The train left the main
Ut Edenton and at Beekford
ilL l lhe raok to Eli7''
beth City.
MFNDEN MEADES
William Mnnden and Miss Mat
tie- Meades of Wleeksrille, seenr
M a marriage license here Tues
day afternoon and were nnited n
marriage by Squire T. B- Wil
snn .
SIIIIIGLE UILt
BY FIRE YESTERDAY
FOUR TIIOI SAXI) DOLLARS
FOR AXTT TUJJKKrt'LO-t-3IS
WORK
The fiual reoi'tH of the sale of
Red Cross Seals show a total of
:JJ);,0J),' sold in tlj state of North
Carolina during the month of
December. The receipts from tba
sale amounts to $3,9(50.53. Of
this amount, 3,34 will be spent
in various cities that sold th
seals for tuberculosis work.'
Wilmington leads -in the larg-
est numb(r of seals sold having
sold JMKoOO seals; Asheville comei
next with 52.535, and Charlotte
third with 50,099. Reidville made
a remarkable per capita record
selling 24,010 or about 5 to each
inhabitant." Winston-Salem sold
21,177; Raleigh 16,000; Concord
10,309. Mann f the smaller
cities and towns did remarkably
well also. '-' ;
L. '11.. Meyers,' of Charlotte,
who is state agent for the Ret
Cross Reals pi Korth .Carolina
goes to Washington J'the ,28th o
February to meet. the state agents
for the entire Lnited States.
TTf will report the success of the
work in North Carolina Had slu
dv the lMst methods of conduct
ing the sale another year. r V
MANTEO BRIKFS
Manteo, N. C. March 5th
The hieh school entertainment
on last xnursaay ano v riaay
night was a complete success.
Miss Johnetta Wrebb. one of the
hiefh . school teachers , left this
week for her home near Edenton.
; Miss SaUie Jordan . and Miss
Lonisetta Midgett, two of the pub
lie school teachers, are continu
ing a subscription school with a
considerable number or, pupils,
Mr. Thomas Creef has, accepted
a jiosition as salesman'"at the S.
A. Oriffin Company's store.
His -many friends are glad to
see Mr. George Wright out again
after six month's affliction with
boils. " .' '
Subscrilwrs to'the Advance are
lelighted to see the paper appear
ine twice a week. .
Mr. O. T. Wescott of Wes-
cottown is very much pleased
witn uis new iihik rw wtum
nrchased from Weeksville lRt
week. "
The sick neople oP onr town
are all about up again.
Miss Jennette Midgette. one, or
the lady clerks of the T.
Meekins Company has hecn pro
moted f-om Hh mles (force-to
the position of book keeper, that
nlaee having ben left vacant -br
the recent marriage of Miss Mar-
tha Meekins.
The workmen are getting rea
dy to resnme operations on the
Naes Had new station, which
nleaws the workmen and the com
mnnitr also.
NEGRO TREACHER
SENT TO ROADS
Nat Cherry, a Negro Methodist
preacher of Cnrritnck county,
living near Sligo, w-as sentenced
to four months on the roans by
Judge Lane at Cnrritnck court
this week, for cruelty to animals.
Cherry was shown to have
struck a blind horse with a club.
the blow being of such violence
that the horse fell to, the ground.'
COURT CALENDAR
FOR PASQUOTANK
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Many Cases On Docket. At-
torners Who Are to Appear
In Each Case.
M.A'B C II T E 1 M, 1913
MONDAY, 17th
STATIC CASKS AND. "
4. Sarah , Jane lir1hers Vs."
James 'Rrothers (Coliwin). -
ri. Jolin ltanks (Cohoon) Y.
' Maggie Hanks '
7. Mary C. Ferry (Cohooii)
Vs. lVter 1'eny , 1
8. J. II." Jolnison ; (Cohoon)
Vs. Mariah Johnson. : '
10; E. L. Rurton ( AvdlettV V.
V. It. liurton. ' i
17. E. R. Daniels (Worth) Vs.:
J. II.fIieIJov Company
21. W. T; Old. Receiver Vf J.
jr H. LeRoy Vn., (Worth) Vs.
- TieRoy 'Steamboat Co. ;'
25. William Cherry f Cohoon V. I
Minnie Cherry. s
40. Lizzio Askew (Cohoon) Vs
Ji E. Askew. ' " .
03. (xtriiealius McMornino
(Co
hoon) vVs. Frances M;cMor
rine. .
00. D. T. Swain (Leiirh Vs.
Itettie Swam.
CI . i ork Sessoms ( Snence) Vs."
Jlarbara Sessoms. .
89, Relwca Rninham (Coh(H)n)
V s. Isaac Tturnhum .
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TWAtE;CA$ES":j-.r "'
'vV--i:.WJ':iXKHDAY.:,19th - '
STATE CASES ANI
f8,' ..Wilson Wood & Lumber Coin
pany (Bond and Aydlett) Ys
East' Carolina Railway Com
pany et al (Ehringhaus) .
W. (). F. Gilbert trading as It.
J. Mitchell (Worth) Vs. Mm
Eldora Sharber (Markham)
46. M. n.' Hughes, Administra
tor, (Turner) Vs. Richmond
Cedar Works ( Ward - and
Thompson). ;
51. John A. Price (Cohoon) Vs
N. C. Hoffler :
53. State of North "Carolina. Vs..
Edward Gordon ...
54. State of North Carolina (Co
hoon) Vs. George ; Lister
(Ward & Thompson)
6. State of North Carolina Vs.
Hevwood Bunday (Cohoon)
' THURSDAY, 20th ,
Boai-d of Graded School
Trustees- (Turner. WJlson,
Aydlett . ) ) Vs. R. L. Hinton
et als (Ward & Thompson,
and Pruden & Pruden)
29. Selim Sutton Blount et als
(Ward & Thompson) A s.
Charles Johnson et als (Ay
dlett.) . v
D. W. O'Neal (Aydlett) vs
Major Si Loomis Company.
. (Shonnonhouse) .
FRIDAY 21st
R. L. Hinton et al, Exrs.,
(Markham), Vs. A. L. naw
kins & K'.W. Turner (Tur
ner) .
O. H. Steeley (Ward 4
39.
42
Tlinmison hd Cohoon) Vs.
Dare Lumber Company (Ay
dlett) ": t iA
43. Jessie P. Skinner et aw (Ad
dlett) Vs. D. E. W'illiams
(Cohoon) ; ' .
"i0 W. H. Weatherly Company
(Cohoon ) Vs. J . Q . Cart
wright. - ,
52. John W. Fisher (Tnrner)
Vs. A. B. Walston (Ward
& Thompson) '
55. Miles Jennings Vs. A. Lr
. Hawkins.
SATTTRDAY 22nd
Gregory Holley , (Meekins)
62.
SUDDEN DEATH
OF MRS. CRAY
Young " Woman
28 Year? Old
Buried Saturday: Other
. News From Dare
Mauteo, N". March 5th
Mrs. ,W, R. (iray of tbis ritV
diHl at "ah"eai ly hour last Fri
day after an illness of Only a few
days. . Jlrsi Gray wa formerly
Miss .Maude Scarlsrfo of . Avon,
N. C, aivl lukd'beeti married
flbout four years. Khe was a de
voted wife a most sincere and ex-
client chriNtiau woman, a mem-
ler of the JIethodist church and
of the local lodge of Rebekahs
and was widely known and loved
here, ; She ' was twentv-eight
yiears old. v .
Besides her husband, Mrs.
Gray leaves a mother, father and
wo , sisters to inonrn her loss,
as' well as a host of friendn .who
extend sympathy to the berea"
ed family.,-'" :
Ineral ferviccs were conduct
ed Saturday at eleyen o'clock at
the grave by .Mrs. ; Gray's pastor.
Rev. Mr: Draper. ; assisted by
Rey. O. N. Marshall; - -
ENTERTAINED FRIENDS .
Manteo, X. Ct; March 5tli
Master. John Harris Marshall,
son or i(ev. and . Jirs. t. . .
Marshall entertained about twen-
ty-flve of his young friends .Wed
nesday -afternoon from . three to
five in honor of liis fourth Wrth-
day;
Thrlltfle folks gieiitly enu
ioVi'd the fames oliived. after
which t hey were invited, into the
dining room where delicious ice
'ream, cake and candies Were aery
ed.' The little folks returned to
their 'homes 'wishing birthdays
were not so far apart
MILLINERY OPENINGS
The leading millinery establish
incuts of the city are advertising
their spring openings in this is
sue of te AAvaxck. Ladies . will
And these : announcements of es
pecial interest ; , and careful at
tention to them will be to their
advantage as, well.
Vs. Wiley Coppersmith
(Ward & Thompson)
Walter L. Cohoon (Thomp
son) V. J. P. Askew, Exe
cutor '
S. WV Hastings' Vs. Bill
Uliitn
63,
63.
66.
A . B. Walston (Turner) Vs
Norfolk Sout hem Railroad
' Company (Wilson) .
67. Reuben Bailey (Turner) V
Southern Uve Stock Insnr
ance Company t
68. Trustees First' Baptist
Church' et al, Protestants
(Ehringhaus : and Cohoon)
Vs. Walter Price. Climant.
70. Janis Temple (Ward &
Thompson), Vs. F. C. White
(Turner) '
71 . D. E. Sawyer 1 and wife
: ( Worth v and ' Sitence) Vs.
William K. Etheridge (Ward
& Thompson . ,
72. W. E. Ferebee (Worth) Vs
Willoughby Lynch (Aydlett)
73. G. D. B. Pritchard, Receiv
er, (Aydlett) ? Vs. Norfolk
Southern Railroad Coinjiany
(Bond and Wilson).
74,.L, Cf Relfe (Aydlett) Vn.,
H. S. Cruikshank et al
B. F. Mann (W ard & Thoiup
son) Vs. J. B. Thomas. C.
F. Seymour, et
al (Cohoon
and Markham) .
J. E. Goodwin et al (Mark
ham) Vs. Norfolk Southern
Railroad (Bond and Wilson)
Mrs. P. G. Hollowell. Exr.,
and Mrs. C..W. nollowell.
Exr. (Ward & Thompson)
Vs. P. C. Sawyer et al (Ay
dlett. Bond and Ehringhaus
DfiSIGI
my cw crniM '
IflTO WELL PAVED STREETS
This the Plan of Aldermen For Solving 5ewer and
S SanitafyJroblem
The days of the uiosciuito in
Elizabeth City are numbered, if
the plans of thitward of 'alder-
men are carried out.
'The canals, cieeks and swamp
lands wilhiu the corporate lim
its of Elijsalwth City have- been
for a long time, not only an eye
Kore to mar (tie town's" beauty,
but also a very fertile hatch
ing ground for the mosquito,
which has been a dreaded pest
all these years , in. certain ji
tions of the twu, both from
poisonous bites and more poison
ous Malaria. In a little vhih
iiiese cnais ere., will be a iliing
l. -i i 4 dMr
of the past, and in their place
streets and building lots will ex
ist. ;- ' - '
The committee composed of
Messrs. C. H. Robins n. T. P.
Nash and ,W. T. Ixve, -appoint
ed by the board some time airo
to make an investigation of these
canals and creeks for the purpose
of making women da tions to
remedy the evils arising, made a
i enort Monday night which wa
adopted by; the board.; This re
port .recommends, that, the (town
shall purchase a right of way
forty feet wide on the north fork
i Poindexter Creek from Pool
wiMarjieyreers ; on.tne, outu
roi-K or I'oinnexter reek from
Pool to Road streets and through
Tilier Creek from ,1'oindexter S(.,
to the city limits. . These canals
lo lie sewered and converted in
to streets. The recommendation
further provides that the proper-'
ty owners -shall be: required to
fill in the low lands adjacent to
these creeks. If these plans are
carried out,, a competent engi
neer is to be etnploypd to take
the work in hand; ;
The aldermen plan to use a
part of the m6ney obtained from
the sale of bonds, to carry out
this work. TheBldermen believe
that this is the most progressive
step i,iken yet and that the sew
ering of these canals will help
greatly to solve the sewerage
problc;n in Elizabeth City which
will conserve the. health of the
people, a, well ., as beautify the
tOWn . . . ," V" ..
If the bond issue is carried out
successfully the town will own
hPr
own seweracte and water
works as well as electric light
plant: and the aldermen believe
that the proper thing to do is
to begin on the water first. -
BEN VANN GOES TO
: , STATE PENITENTIARY
, Sheriff Reid left Wednesday
afternoon to take Ieu Vann to
Raleigh, to place him in the State
penitentiary.
Clerk of the Court. G. R. Lit
tle, handed Sheriff Reid the com
mittiniMit Tuesday evenine and
the Sheriff began at once to make
preparations to take the prisoner
away.
Vann has been in jail here for
nearly a year- He was brought
here from Perquimans connty
early last spring, bnt was taken
to Raleigh where he was pla ced
in the .state penitentiary. He
was brougnr oacs ano irmi iu
the September term of court np-
on tne, cnarge or miimmiij;
young Oliver Tiayden. with whom
he was travelling to Elizabeth
City front his home in Belvidere. j
ne' was convicted of murder in
the second degree and was sen
tenced for 25 ypnr.
nis attorneys took an anpeal
to the Supreme Court, which re
fused to grant a new trial.
GEORGE A." TWIDDY
Mr. George A. Twiddv. flip imn.
ular and enterprising manager,
of the shoo department of the
Bee Hive, is one of the lMst
kmiwn shoe men in this section
He eiiteml a shoe store, M'hen a
mere boy anl has worked his
way up in the shoe Business,"
mastering every detail of the shoe
manufacturer! art, and of the
trade until he is regarded as an
authority on shoe matters. lie
took charge of the shoe depart
ment of the Bee Hive "six or sev
en years ago, when, it ,was not
as, elaborate. and well-known aa
it jh now, and, by hard work and
cdurteons ''treatment to his cus
tomers, has enlarged this depart
ment until it is one of the hnd-"1S-il',lments
of this big store :
and one of the best known in Eas
tcm Nojfth Carolina, ' - j ;
Mr. Twiddy is known as tho
''shoe man". He makes shoe .
and the shoe needs of his patroa
his one study, and strives to give
satisfactions; Many of his cus
tomers, do not use their judge
ment at all in bnying a pair ofj
shoes; but depend' upon him al-f
together as to selection, quality, j
and fit and he never disappoints I
them either., v ... '
f He is one of the most affable"
and courteous' salesman in Elis
abeth City. He always has a -.
pleasant word, and a smile for all
that never fails to make friends. '
Mr. Twiddy is active in social
affairs, and is very popular. He
is also identified with the polit
ical affairs of the town ,belng the
youngest member of the board of ' .
aldermen . 1 He was appointed
from the fourth ward and serves
with Mr. C, H. Robinson. Adv
PROGRAM FOR HOME COM.
ING DAY .
Music , , ; .'; ;v .. '" "','
1. Opening Prayer Service Rey,
E. F. Sawyer.
Reading Scriptures
2. Hymn
3:Prayer v t..'
4. Announcements.
B. Offering.
7. Reading Church Covenant '
8. Music
9. Address "Our Opportunities'
by the pastor' . ,
10. Closing Hymn and Benedic
tion. ,
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Rev J. C. Wooten pastor - ,
9.0 A, M. Sunday School T.J.
Markham superintendent.
11:00 A. M. The Church's World
Purpose.
7:30 P. M. "nis Blood be upon ns
and our Children." , i ;
You are cordially invited to
attend these services.
Miss Mabel Ambrose of Crea-
well. N. C, has been -spending a
few days with friends of this
place.
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