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VOL III
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL, 18, 1913 (
NO 16
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ALBfOARLE AGRICULTURAL F
Fair Association and Drivng Club Organized Wed
jifsday Night, Driving Club will Hold Matinees
Twice a Month' and Have Celebration
Fourth'of July.!
A Gentlemea'a Driving Club
.as -been organized bre this week
with Charles Reid as president
apd with W. R. Sawyer as sec
retary and Treasurer.
'Albemarle Driving Tark has
been leased by the club for one
year with the privilege of renewal
.'for fosr years more.-'' , , . '
i Th club will nave iunw---
twice each month and will cele
brate July Fourth witu special
"eatures. "
i mi.!. ..mn:.itiAn will n lso un-
'Atfertake to conduct the Elizabeth
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City Agricultural and Jj'isii asbu
v 'ation Fair each fall, and prom
Ises a fair second to none in the
state, excepting! the state fair at
iRaleigh. The premium list will
he ready1 for the printer by May
1st and is to be distributed by.
. Mar 15th., The people are urg
ed this time to begin making
.preparations for the fair prompt
xfr .T. Ttiisch is in charge of
fminiilS stables at the Park
"here he has several horses al
feadvin training for summer and
fall Mwn; Mr. Rusch has just
4 returned from -Norfolk where he
. purchased two fine trotters oe
- sides one for Sheriff Reid.
? Farther details will. 'be an
. liounced later, 4be clubboldin
a meetingto perfect its plans on
fiext Monday night. v -;
BELVIDERE NEWS .
Ex-judge George W. Ward and
-wife, of Elizabeth City visited his
brother Mr. John Ward a few
davs last week.
Mrs. Emma II. White and
daughters, Misses Emma and Cla
ra and Messrs Henry Perry and
Herbert Rea spent Saturday in
Elizabeth City. ' "
Misses Mary. Griffin and Mar
tha Elliott of Center Hill called
on Mrs. Josiah Nicholson Thurs
day afternoon.
Mr. W. R. nayes of Gatesville
spent Sunday in Belvidere.
HEARING DEFERRED
The hearing in the habeas cor
pus proceedings begun by Dr. H.
T. Aydlett of this city in the cor
poration court at Norfolk for the
custody1 of his children has been
-deferred until Friday, May 2nd,
1913.
Judge Hankel issued an order
on Tuesday, April 4th requiring
Mrs. Aydlett to produce the
children ia court on the following
Saturday. At the request of Mrs
Aydlett's attorneys the matter
was deferred until last Tuesday,
and ' on (that day, again at the
requesf of Mrs. Aydlett's attor
neys, it was postponed until Fri
day, May? 2nd.
Mrs. Aydlett's counsel and her
physician say that she is not well
-enough to appear in court. -
GREEN PEA SHIP
MENTS BEGUN
, The first shipment of Green
Peas from Elizabeth City - was
nrtijte by Jennette Brothers on the
of this month and the sec-
shipment on .Tuesday - the
th by R. C. Abbott. The pea
sleets are now going out into
the country in large numbers
and an active market is expected
within the next few days.- -
Mr. W. K. Leary of Old Trap
--was in the city yesterday en bus
A
DO REGARDED AS ASSURED
WILL GIVE PLAY AT
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SOUTH MILLS
. At -South' Mills on Friday night
April 18th the popular play en
titled "Our Awful Aunt will
rendered bv local talent from
Camden Court house.
Good music and recitations,
will be given. Ice cream will
be'for sale at popular prices.
Admission, 10 and 13 cents.
The proceeds ,'will go for the
library of Naslies Sunday scliool.
All'are cordially, invited to at
tends .;;
WILL FRESENT PLAYS
The Senior Pkilathca class of
Sawyer's Creek Baptist -Church
will give the plays "Murder Will
Out' and "Timothy Delano's
Courtship' at Belcrons Academy
Saturday? night, April 19th at
8 o'clock. - , ;
Everyone is given . a cordial hi
vitation to ,eoroe and enjoy the
hour ,and a half of fun"? ''" v 1
An admission fee'of ten and fif
teen cents will be; charged . ,
Ice cream will be.! served, after
the play. . V : -v
- A NEW AD
Attention is called to the card
of , J. L. Walker, commission
merchant, of Norfolk, -Va., in this
issue. Subscribers of the An
vanck are asked to mention this
paper when wfitirig to the firm,.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE EASTERN DIS
TRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
Whereas a libel has been filed
in the District Court of the Unit
ed States for the Eastern District
of North Carolina, an the 11th
day of April 1913 by Elizabeth
City Iron Works & Supply Co.,
against the gasboat without name
her tackle, apparel, r; furniture,
etc. in a cause of action, civil and
maritime and praying that pro
cess may issue against tne saia
gasboat without name; her tackle
nnnnrel. furniture, etc.. and that
r f w y ' w
same may be condemned and sold
to pay said libeilant tne amount
of claim with costs, charges and
expenses:
. Now, therefore, in pursuance or
f hp monition under the seal of
Aid ronrt to me directed and de
livered, I do hereby giVfe public
notice to aljt persons claiming tne
said gasboat or in any manner
interested therein, that they ap
pear before said District Court to
be held at the Court House in the
town of Elizabeth City, and for
the Eastern District oi JNortn
Carolina on the 30th day of April
1913 at 12 o'clock M,'of that
day, provided the same shall be
a day of jurisdiction, otherwise
on the next? day 'of jurisdiction
thereafter then and there to in
terpose their claims "and make
their allegations in that behalf..
' Dated at Elizabeth, North Car
olina this 17th day of April 1913.
Claudius dockery;
V. 8. ManhaR, Eastern DUtrict
of Worth Carolina. -
:". J: W. WILCOX,
Deputy.
GEO. J. SPENCE,
Proctor for Libeilant. .
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POLITICAL POT
SIMMERING SOME
A Long Liat of Candidates in
: Field and The Aldertnanlc
Contest Getting
Hot.
Present prospects indicate that
Elizabeth City's municipal elec
tion is not to be the' quiet affair
prophesied in the beginning of
the campaign. '
The number of Candidates have
increased at an alarming rate, re
cently and indications are that
in many) instances a second pri
mary will be necessary.
It was believed that Mr. Nash
would be elected mayor without
opposition; but yesterday' cards
appeared announcing the candi
dacy of -Mr. Maurice Wescott.
Interviewed by an Ad.vanck re
porter, Mr. Wescott stated that
he had come out at the earnest
solicitation of friends and that
he would lunko the run solely
on his record us a citizen and as
a manr He. has been in the tail
oring business in Elizabeth City
for. thirtjj-five . years, w-. ,.
The aldermnnic , coutest . is at
present engrossing general atten
tion and candida,teij''-)are. multi
plying without-nnHifberv.f' In th
first ward Harry Gi-cenk'af,1 Will
Harrison, J . W . Bal la acof . Joh n
Martin and-Mathias.. Owens aiv
candidates, and there, is talk of
getting Roscoe Foreman into the
race also. In the second ward
Louis Anderson, N., J . Grandy,
and 8. H. Reid have,., declared
themselves in the race? and there
is some talk of getting k Wi-Ste
vens jlo run ; but he is non; cbm
mittal. , In the cthird ward S.r
W." Gregory. 'Tom Love,- and C.
Ch Pappendick are named - It
is the fourth ward that is over
run with candidates and in which
the hottest fiirht will be made
W.' L. Cohoon, T. B. Ilayman,
Charles Robinson, Ben Swindell,
W II. Weatherly and Charles
Overman have all been announc
ed ; but it is possible that two
may withdraw,, The race at this
writing is regarded as being be
tween Cohoon and Hayman on
the one band and Robinson and
Swindell on the other.
The status Of the candidates
in the race for. city, tax collector
remains about as it was in the
beginning'; this, being one of the
first contests to get warm. It is
rather losing interest "as the ald-
ermamc situation grows- more
tense. None of ' the candidates
up to this time have withdrawn.
They: are M. W. Berry, M.. M,
Jones, Jas. M. Hill, J. G. Fear
ing and J. K. Parker.
Chief Thomas has three oppo
nents ik the race for chief of po
lice, O. F. Sewmore, A. C Bell,
and J. C. Modlin, all of whom
have been in the field for some
time. , -
Dr. I. Fearine's announcement
that he would make ' the run for
re-election as health officer has
put some ginger, in this contest.
In the field before him were Dr.
C. B. Williams and Dr Griggs,
the former one of the most popu
lar young physicians in the city.
Mr. J. T. Spence has the field
to himself as candidate, for coun
ty treasurer and it ia not believ
ed that opposition to his candidacy-will
now devedop. .
FOR ALDERMAN
. I hereby announce myself a
candidate for alderman from the
first ward, subject to the action
of the Democratic primary April
25th.-
Respectfully,
L. ROSCOE FOREMAN
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R. M. Only of Nicanor was in
the city yesterday.
TWO WEDDIIiCS
LAST WEDNESDAY
Bride and Groom of Manteo
Embark Upon Matrimonial
Life With Household
of Ten Children
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Manteo, N. C, April 17th Two
couples were married here this
week. Th0 first couple were
from Winchese, a bride of forty
two and a groom of forty-five.
Both had been married before.
After some search for some one
to H?rform the ceremony they ar
rived at the home of Rev. O.N.
Marshall, where they were quietly
married.' .
The groom was the father of
four children and the bride was
the mother ofVix. So they be
gan their v wedded life with, a
household of ten.
Mr.-lflysses S. Mcckins and
Mist Liljie Midget to - were mar
ried at tlie residence of Rev. O.
N. Marshall Wednesday night.
The goom is a popular and
promising young man of Colling
ton while the bride's home was
Manteo, she being-the daughter
of Mr. E . L. Jlidgette. She
has- bcn teaching in Collington
this year, however, and will now
make her home there.
CHRISTIAN JEW SPEAKS
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Manteo, . C, April 17th
, Rev. L. J. Ehriich,, the Chris
tian Jew'of Atlanta Georgia who
has been in Elizabeth, City for a
numuer oi aays.wiu speaK nere
at ; the 15 ptist Church :r, Snnday
mornjng ( nd aojn at night, A
large crjid JTijeitM it , the
sen ice and tlie, public generally
is cordially urged 1 to attend . th
meeting. The subject of Rev.
Ehrlich's address will be: "From
Judaism to Chrstianitv,
READY FOR BIDS ON
SCHOOL BUILDING
Manteo, N. C, April 16th On
last Friday night the high school
board with a number of patrons
met in the office of County Sup
erintendent B. G. Crisp, and de
cided upon a site for the new
high school building.
The plans, blue print and all
specifications may. be seen in Mr.
Crisp's office and bids from con
tractors for the construction of
the building will be received un
til April 25th. On that date the
bids will be opened and the con
tract awarded to the lowest bid-"
der. '- ' . .
The .people of Manteo. are de
lighted that they are to have a
new and commodious . school
building.
Some truckers are putting out
their sweet potatoes hoping for
an early crop.
REVIVAL SERVICES ,-
' A series of Prayer and conse
cration services will begin "fat
Pearl street Methodist Churcbr A-
pril 16th at 7 :45 0 clock, P.M.
which will' continue daring tne
week . ' ' Services Sunday conduct
ed by J. A.Tharpey pastor. The
subject of the 11:00 o'clock sere
vice is: "Kingship of Man." Sun
day School service at 2 SO, TE.
Price superintendent. ' Evening
service t 8:00 o'clock, subject,
"The effect of the King's influence
upon hia subject." '
On April 21st isetlval serricea
will begin at 8:00 o'clock P. M.
conducted by the Rev. L. T.
Ehriich, a Christian. Jew, wh
has been spending several days
in the city and has made, many
friends. Services will continue
through -the week conducted as
Rev. Ehriich deems best.
A. cordial inrtation is extend
ed to all to attend these services.
THREE HUNDRED BOTTLES BOOZE
COriFISCATED HERE LAST. TUESDAY
Liquor Got Here at Night
Spotted it. Norfolk Liquor House Lost '
Booze and One Hundred Dollars
in Cash .
Three hundred half pint liottlesO
of liquor on exhibition in the
court room last Monday morning
set the mouths of the bibulously
inclined watering when jiolice
court was opened.
Since the itassaee of the search
und seizure law there has been
a notable falling off in the ship
ments of whiskey, to the express
office in Elizabeth City. Still
there was whiskey to be had in
town. The officers were won
dering how it got here and who
brought.it.
The matter was cleared up
Monday night, when a hack driv
en by George Mitchell, a local
negro hackman, broke down on
the street and the half tipsy
driver and a companion began
hustling suitcases from the brok
en down vehicle to the house of
a negro named Whitaker . on
Brown street.
"There the suitcases were seized
by the local police, and found to
contain half pint bottle of whis
kev. This was the whiskeyin
the court room last .Tuesday
morning. - A negro named Eley
from Norfolk and Mitchell the
lintk driver, were both tried be
fore Judge Turner Tuesday morn
ing and Eley was sentenced to a
year on the road He show
ed a disposition to appeal the
ease, however, and Vheif one bun-
'dred dollars was sent down
by the liquor dealer in Norfolk
tinder whose employ Eley claimed
to be working, it was agreed that
the negro, should- be liberated,
the further condition being im
losed upon him that he should
immediately leave the state not
to return. v ;
This liquor house has been send
ing its booze to Camden in suit
cases for some time, it appears,
in . charee of the negro Eley.
There some local hackmen would
meet Elev and bring the whis
key to Elizabeth City for distri
bution to various blind tigers.
Chief Thomas got on to the
racket some time ago, and when
the last shipment reached Cam
den he waR there waiting for it.
He cave chase to the suitcase la
den hack and followed it to Eliz
abeth City. This explains the
prompt seizure of the liquor
which arrived here in the dead
of night and of he arrest of ne
groes concerned . 4
PATRONS' DAY A
DECIDED SUCCESS
A laree number of patrons ac-
ceoted Professor Sheeps Jnvita-1
tion and were present on Tuesday
and Wednesday, of this week . to
examine the exhibits of the work
of the pupils and to see the reg
ular work of the class rooms.
The exhibits shown reflected
credit upon- pupils and teachers ;
and the work done in tne class
moms impressed the patrons most
favorably.
Anr one-visitine the schools
was impressed that . both pnpils
and teachers-are doing excellent
work. v
FOB' SALE
ONE LOT of half and half cot
ton seed. Yields 1 ponnd of
lint to 2 of cotton seed.
' Apply to.
J. A. CHALK
Hertford. N. C. . A8-11-15-18
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non. W. M. Bond of Edenton
was in the city yesterday.
But .Chief Thomas Had
HERTFORD HAPPENINGS
Hertford, N. C, April 14th
An impromfn card party was giv
en at the home of Mrs. Alice
White on last Fridav nitrht.
Those present were: Mrs. P. II.
Small, .Mrs. Tom McMullan, Mrs
Wilson, Mrs. Watt Winslow and
Mrs. M. S. Kawlings. The la
dies sjient a very pleasant eve
ning. '
Mrs. Bryan, an enthusiastic ,
missionary from China, gave a
very interesting talk at the Bap
tist church Friday afternoon.
The children were delighted with
the hymn which she sang in the
Chinese language, and to the
grown people present the discrip- 't
tion of her work in China was
most interesting. She made
another talk Snnday evening..
Dr. Bryan who has spent about
twenty-seven cyears in China is
also here. ' ( He gave a lecture
here Friday night and those
present report that it was splen
did. Drand Mrs. Bryan have
been doing some splendid work in
China and are only home on a .
furlough, and they expect to re
turn to China and continue their
work after a, few weeks.' ( '
-k-MrV'' Thompson of Elizabeth .
City was in our midst last Fri
day,.
Dr. H. T. Aydlett of Elizabeth
City was here on business last
Friday.
- The Hookworm dispensary Is
leing held in Perquimans county
patients will be examined at Hert
ford, every Saturday for six
Mr. W. F. C. Edwards re
turned from Gates county last
Friday night. T ,
The play that was presented
here last Friday night, one week
ago, was given at Edenton last
Tuesday night.
Mr. W. N. Oregory returned
from Norfolk Friday night.
Misses Ellen and Kate Wins-
low wefft to Norfolk Friday to
visit their aunt, Mrs. Hamuli .
WHITES PREDOMINATE ,
Complications of the recent
censua show that of the 8,412 in
habitants conceded to Elizabeth
City the white population is 4,
433 and the negro 3,977 So the
whites outnumber the blacks in
Elizabeth City by 456. The per
-about C3 white and 47
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CREECY MOORE .
Mr. William F. Creecy and
Miss . Rosa Lee Moore of Norfolk
were, married here Wednesday by
Rev. J, H- Buffaloe at the South
ern hotel at ten o'clock..
DOWDY JONES
Mr. Earnest Dowdy of Grandy
and Miss Nonle Jones .of Poplar
Branch were married here Wed
nesday by Register of Deeds J.
W. Munden at the European ho-
MANTEO BRIEFS
Manteo, N. C, April 16th
Rev. J. T. Draper left Wed
nesday for Baltimorewfor hospi
tal treatment. '
Hr. John 'Evans left Wednes
day morning for Norfolk where
he has been called on urgent business.