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' VitiMton, 1). C, March 10
TLe Department of Agrieultnre
Leoa figuring up .the losses
I y. 'fires' on the National Forests
1 r t'-a calendar year 1912, and
i" ' i that they ncre the -lowest
-' s s cent, years... Less flian one
; m ie to every thousand 1 timber"
I Liuds was burned over, and
i!:e total damage is estimated at
Z,'2':3f or less than one dollar
1o every 2,000 acres of area.''.'
TIu good record is attributed
to, first, favorable weather con
Iit ions in most localities, and
f '7-ond,' the increased efilciency of
!l lire -fighting organization. A
ress makes available the
uns for extending the system
(.'omnninieations on the "a-
1 Forests, the equipment of
1 , roads, telephones, and look
i t stations ,'is yearly enlargel
i .1 -.the 'fires, it is said, are dia
ei.vered more quickly and fought
j v :-;yrapuJly.
Ai es-ecIaHy pood showing
v h made by the Forst o3eers
1 t year, in extinguishing fires
' the National Forests le
f n o i) "y i-eaelied the Forest bouq
nic. Such Ares' Constituted
i n- than one-sixth of all fought
!.r ti ' Forest rangers and guards
A1 r 'no tenths were extiiig
v i ,1 before they had touched
1 lV-ests. Of "the fires with
in the Forest InHinda lies more
1han 18 per cent were on lands
in private ownership. Nearlv
one-fourth of the extra expendi
tures due to fighting fires that
is, expenditures outside the tim
of tl e-reaiilar Forest force was
incurred in fighting these fires.
Lightning caused more fires
Hum any other agency, followed
1 r. railroads, campers, and incen
II lies, in the order given. The
: v itest lowes (K-ciirred in Ari-
i. ArkauKas. and California,
i s hi( h states there was also' the
I t proportion of favs caused
' i' ' sning and by incendiarism
i 'J7 per ent of all the f re
( (started by li-htnirand a
t '.'.A jht cent were due ,'-.to
:.s,nes. TLe proportion in
i 'i case was practically the
; ' as in .the previous year,
total nun.l. r of f":cs was
I1.!"' us eorannred with 5,r p in
1 . Thev burnetl over, i.i t!.e
f :it..
,ro ia inr. r. :
i ' 1 e.ll states in tot si r ' sr
i f , rs. nnd in the min.tfr ( .:s
i ' ' rzMning. Aii' i f' 1
1 in 1..- ;!i of tf- ' a-
. Aik;insa stood for.Tili in
' ' 1 r.v::r of fires, au 1 first
, tl nf incendiary origin.
C i'if-.imia second. Tl c
--1 Forest in TT.-
' , !p r:- 'fire. IK'j Ft:
We want you to see tlrjin judge for yourself .
appreciate our:merchandic--you vill too.
Don't fail to visit our store during the coming
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FIRST METHODIST CIIURCU
Rev.J. V. Wodten, Pastor.
Sunday 'Services
9:30 A. M. Sunday School, T .
J. Markham, Superintendent.
11:00 A. M.j Sermon t tbe Chril
dren, on Palm Sunday. -7:30
F. M. Sermon on ''Follow
ing Christ." 1 'v
, There will be special services
every night next-week. .., ;
Services for Passion tWeek.
. ' .- . of ;
The First Methodist Church"
1 Monday' night. Sermon by the
pastor. . .,'
Tuesday night Sermon by'F.. v.
J. II. Iluffaloe. ; "
Wednesday night, Sermon by
Rev. M. T. Flyler. T
Thursday night. Sermon by
Rev. A. Royall.
Friday night, Sermon by the
pastor. " '': " ' ' ". .
All of the peonle of.'the city
are invited o joinj with us in
these services : :
SPECIAL SERVICES
' AT FIRST CnURCIl
The Fiwt Daptist Church, will
hold an "Old Folks' Service',
Sunday morning, A special pro
gram of the old time music, C',
tinio-preaching and an old fa :':ioa
welcome to all has been prcpr: 1.
Four new ushers have been elect
ed to assist the present board, in
handling the crowds, who are at
tending the regular Sunday ser
vices. ;
' On Sunday nigM the- psistor
will preach on th subject,
'Christ 'and the use of wealth."
BIACKWKLL MEMORIAL
'CHURCH SERVICES
The public is cordially invited
to the services of Blackwell Me
morial Clairch next Sunday for
both naming and evening sit ic
es. TLe pastor, I. N. Loftia v. ill
sneak -in .tie nornicg en ' e
Kir-ttc-i a T" '?: Its .Li. i '.it
Directed": a.l Li'tbe ever: 1 en
"The Tr t cf Faith and a Vi .' i
of rrovid?nee.
Messrs. .Tames Derrkl" i f. ' j
a 1
Will ' Fore r.r.n nave i : t i
frcn-a-tr. ! '. trip to
; 1.11 to ft.riish. Jorth 1 Ja
ke a bad no fires on its ;e-?
-!1 Fcre't. - !
Cf t! e 2.172 fires, 'over 73 per
cent were p'it out before 10 ncrfs
were turned over, and nearly r.v)
. . - A .
rCT cent c e: , re oue-quaritr ci, an
r.erc wr covered. Only 12 fire
ve rro clibwino: this season, the greatest assortment of pretty
tlressea lor street or evening .vear nobby suits of all descriptions
'daiftty vaists in exclusive styles the best values in the newest
laces, el:., etc: V In. fact we are showing absolutely, the. mojft
up-to-(Ir.l2 lines of everything in ladies garments that can be found
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.TATE SCAREOROUGU. :
i, Tliomas 1). Tate ar. 1 Hiss llan
nah Scarborough, . 4-ot h, 1 . res ideals
of Curntotk county,'. secured u
marriage license here l!onday eve
lung aad were married by Ju
tice of the' Peace, J. W. JIundcJi
in the parlors - of the E-aropean
Hotel.:. ' .--.',...
4 The ceremony was witriessed by
Messrs. O. F. ' Eama cJ Kitty
Ilawk and C. B. ScarLrrouh
f Duck. TLe youthful abear
ance of the tride caused Mr- llan
den some tcsitation about per
forming the eeremony wliea he
arrived upon ,1he scene; tut a
written consent from the yt :mg
ladv's f. it Lor produced Iv .Tr.
Tate prevented any seriou's 1. rich
in the program,.' and the cocple
were soon man and wife., .
Roth IrLlz and1 groom ; are-
well known iu Currituck county
and,Lrin tLeir life with the gt-od
wislies of a host of mends; v
SUCCEEDS MR. JOM:
At a recent meeting of "tV
graded Bchool trnstees, Mr. . S'pen
cer CLaplin was elected a r.;. i
ber to succeed Mr. .D. M. Jc-os
lately; deceased. Mr. .CnapTra.
as was Mr. Jones, is a native
of Tyrrell county.
IXXXNET SOCIAL
The ladies of City Road Meth
odist church will have a bonr-et
social to-niht at the hom-; of
Miss Mae Sample on Firet street.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Brock,
of Powells Point were in the city
yesterday. Mrs. Brock was on
her way to Raleigh for .a vLit to
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. J'.
II. Hall. ""'.'
Mr. J. M. Clayton of Ea;:,
hard. .representative from Hi 'i
county, was in the city yestcrJ y
ou Lis way home from E.i!. '..
Jfr. Clayton spoke favorat!y t f
the work cf D. C. Ferry in F a
legislature thi.s session.
-1 Invitations are' out '."ant :
irg that Mr. and Mrs. F;
M? Cock will ce!. Irate the i
anr.ivc-n'ary cf tl r;r cani -
,;vrr wr
t' " t Tl
r - cf tbe '
II ? season.
'.i- expected t i
f social evct
Mr. J. T. CcoreroftSum 1'
is in x
citv week".
. CarUi'l Towe cf C
was ia the city Wedne:
TT TT. f1'
t
it.
"Ur arid' Mrs. "(J. W. Meggs
of Currituck are in the city the
guets of friends. -
MK Isaa'( ;F5sher .: Jarvis
burg'wa fu the city "Wednesday
visiting friends. " : .
Lw.ST NOTICE
To the- delinquent Tax oarers
l Elizabeth City and Elizabeth
City township,. Come forward
asd puy your taxes at once- and
save yourself and me trouble. Al
so- your street-Paving Assessment
and License Tax. If not I will
oh the First day of April 1913,
advertise an T levy as tie Law.di
itTt nie to v '
'I will al.- lew , on Boats if
not paid at once. , ;
By order f the Boarrd of Ar-
derraenZ. ' v ' . ' '-
-.Tour very thriy,
M. W. BERRY,
i City Tax Collector
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Heitford. i;. 0- March 13th
Mrs,. Fannie Kew hy is home from
Nor:.,L. where the went for an
operation. - , j ,
ML Janie Blancbard has re-
tun:? 1 from an ex ten led trip to
paltizioie and Wa.ir-.ton, I). C.
Mr.. Iv. Tuttu- u here for a
few tlays malini;; suiTrrTaU
to cove his faLiily to c-Lir,l-ton,
1). C.r at aa early -date,
lie will be cn?gfl in the real
cstat buslsess. '
Jlrs. Hawkins has secured
-Mb fpar; of Virginia as de
si. ,-fr ia ter miUIaery store this
season ; x .- -
Mbsj Catharine Bruce of l'ofts
iluith. is vbitlrg the home of
Mrs. T. F. Vi'i-.slow. r'
Mr. S-kott Fiivott - and wife
fwere Lere Gar-iav visiting, the
e cf Mr. J.
F"Iott.
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t to t. . rated cn Tr rp
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f :: ' 1 that t!.e vs . ; t-ir--'r.
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. "rr T.-rlrr ef C-.';r.l
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Fr.
People who appreciate true value
week something new every day
MAIN
STREET
IiAf,lBl!IQER'..5TEAK . . '
'Ve zlao ; carry a - f till line of
Fresli Meats' and Groceries.
;:V. I':B:
Corner South Water
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Office and Laboratory over
McC&be tt Grice.
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We'want to call your' attention to the fact that the spricg
is almost here. We also invite you to come aad see oar tes-ti-full
lire cf wash, goods for; the spring season. Pcrcaks, Ck -
l.arus, Galatea Cloth, Whip Cords, T. K's. Chacbraya, aai a choice
lire Cf wockn3, silks and new weave fabrics. These will interest
you. Don't forget the carae' 8Dd
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and Shephard Streets.
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place, we will expect yon..
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