HE- AD-YA1CE
OFFICIAL PAPER
OF CURRITUCK
COUNTY .
BIAS. VIEWS
WITHOUT. PREJUDICE
VOL 1
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, APRIL 2 1913
NO 18
NEWS WITHOUT
T
SECOND RACE
DERRY MID IIE8 III
y FOR CITY TAX COLLECTOR'S PLACE
HERTFORD HAPPENINGS COLUMBIA BRIEFS THROWN FROM BUGGYl
AW Other Contests Decided in First Primary
Though Chief Thomas at First Thought
That he would Have to flake Second
Fight Against Seymore.
CAME NEAR DROWNINO
For Mayor, T. P. Nash; for
: .. T It IPIinmiillM
for treasurer, J. T. Spencejfor
health" .bfflcer, C. B. Williams;
for street Commissioner, J. W.
ji Betts; for .City Clerk, D. Guy
"Brockett ; for first ward aldermen
J. W. Ballance and Mathias Ow
ens; for the second ward, N. G.
Orandy. and Lonis Anderson ; for
the third ward. C C. Pappendjck
and S. W. Gregory: for . the
fourth ward, W. L. Cohoon and
'Charles Robinson.
The foregoing is the result of
. the municipal primary held nere
last Friday. Milton W. Berry
rot a good lead in the race for
fSty Tax Collector but he lacked
thirtr-thie votese of a majority.
This'is the only rontest that was
not decided in the first primary.
There was a land-slide for Mr.
Nash in the mayorality contest,
"Mr. Nash winning over Mr. Wes-
&cott by a majority of six hundred
-votes.
Chief of police Thomas cot 452
votes out' of 858 winning in, the
race by , the .safe, majority-of for
M. W. Berry: received .:394
Totes for Ci.tv Tax Collector, lack
' ing 33, of fretting a majority; but
as bis nearest as his nearest op
ponent lacks 246 of a majority
Mr. Berry's nomination seems ex
tremelr probable Mr. Jones is
a pood man. however, and will
make good run .
J. T. Spenee received 833 votes
for treasurer, winning easily with
out opposition . ' . "
Dr. Claude B, , Williams , won
easily, as it was generally! con-
ceded that he would do, over Dr.
. Fearing and Dr. -Griggs. Dr.
Williams' majority was over two
hundred. '
Mr. J. W. Betts defeated W.
A. Jones by a majority surpris
ingly lare to most people. He
got 479 votes to 337 for the pres
ent commissioner.
Guy Brockett wou easily over
O. D. B. Pntchard recen
; . .509 out of 805 votes oast.
J.WJBallance led the ticket in
the first ward, - receiving .163
votes. Mathias Owens got a
'Vbare majority..
- Mr. Nate G. Grandy led the
ticket in the second ward, with
L. W. Anderson a close second
Mr. Commander's defeat in this
ward was a disappointmenct to
"his friends, who are saying that
he might have won had he an
-notfheed his candidacy earlier.
W. T. Love and S. W. Grego
ry had a close run for it in the
-second ward, Mr. Love lacking
-only two-votes of winning enough
to give, him the nomination.
Cohoon and Robinson won put
in the fourth, Cohoon leading the
-tickfrf-'w '
Jrimarv passed off very
Xhe polls closing at eight
V Owing to the unusual
an xo uw result oi me
election it was not until nearly.
.noon Saturday that the1 people
' generally knew definitely the re
sults of close contests. , Chief
'Thomas was going around Satur
day morning until after ten A?
clock, getting his forces in Hue
for a second primary. He was
surprised and greatly relieved to
learn that no second race would
'be necessary.
The rote by' wards Is ass fol
lows :
FOR MAYOR;
t st ward
2nd ward ,
3rd ward
4th ward
Nash Wescott
203 40 .
237 42
78 50
143 30
Little Hannah Fulford, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Ful
ford, came near losing her life
Thursday afternoon. She was
swinging on a rciw. that was
hanging front the ceiling of the
boathouse in which she was play
ing. While swinging the rope broke
and she fell into the water which
i was over her head. Her brother,'
;Nat. who happened to be near its.
cued her at the risk of his life.
DANCE GIVEN
There was a dance given by
the yonng men of the town Thurs
day night. The. music was ren
dered by the Edenton band
The dancers were: Misses Mat
tie and Marv Gaither, Bessie
May Wood. Ellen Winslow, Elois
Columbia, N. C, April 26th
Seeing L. J. Pritchurd sweep
iy in an automobile with fiu-e
Mrs. Evelyn Spruill has returned bruised and bleeding last Friday)
761
160
FOR POLICE CITIEF
The candidates were. Thomas,
Seymoi-e, Bell and Modliin.
" uvr uuiin- m loiunioia aner a
pleasant visit with her mother in
Edenton.'
Tbe Ladies Aid Society gave
an ice cream supjicr Friday
night at the Methodist Hall.
Mr. A. G. Tatem returned to
his regular position in James-
vill. N. C, Saturday morning.
The. Columbia High School is
practicing on their commence
ment exercises.
The coin cure sold this week
during court has proved very suc
cessful .
afternoon, many thought that the
iace of election day had been
broken by at least one health v
scrap.
A newspaiter reporter scurried
'after the auto to investigate the
matter, but inquiry revealed the
fact that Mr. Pritchard had met
his injuries through an auto ac
cident
As he was sitting in his buggy
on the corner of Matthews anil
Koad streets the automobile of
Mr. Jos. P. Kramer swung a
round the curve of Mam street
Mr. P. Powers after spending and in going by struck the back
several , da yw in this place has wheel of the buggy. The bugtrv
gone to Roper. was knocked out of the way by
Dr. v. it. MoKecI has accept- me collision ami Mr. Pntchard
Nixon, Gladys Small, Susie Field llh fnr ,ho Kd,N 1 ho 1 ?,HtiL V i h
' , . ,, ,r nogrnph. ' Pice striking the brick and uet-
ifSnTnV Tn vt'hnn IffST Messrs. Hsm and Charlie Til- jt considerably cut and bruis-
""S' V 'rJ' litt were here this week visiting- ed ' by the blow. He at first
1st ward
2nd ward
3rd ward
4th ward '
Total
T
116
187
39
00'
s
84
38
44
5!)
B
43
31
23
23
M
7
23
432 243 124 34
FOR TAX COLLECTOR
1st ward i Berry, 114 ; Fearing,
18; Hill. 47; Tarker, 3; Jones,59;
Davis, 5.
2nd ward: Berry, 176; Fearing,
26 ; Hill 11 ; Parker, 25 ; Jones 72 ;
Davis, 4. '
3rd ward: Berry, 51; Fearing, 36
ITiTl. 10; Parker, 5; Jones, 21;
Davis, 8. . f ' -v
4ttf ward; .Berry 62;. Feaving,
33j JJillO,; Parker, 8, Jones 28;
Davis. 0. ;" :- ' ' - V
Total : BerrTi, 394 ; Fearing 113 ;
Hill. 108 Parker, 41; Jones, 181;
Davis. 17.
TREASURER;
J. T.- Spenee; ,
First Ward
Second Ward
Third Ward
Fourth Ward
HEALTH' OFFICER;
The candidates were, C. B .
Williams, I. Fearing and J. B.
Griggs:
ma Frank of Elizabeth City. Mes
srs. Cecil White, Frank Brown.
Mark nathawny. Ellis Brourh
ton, Simon Ruteiiburg. Jack Ed
wards Tockwood. Henry HuskilL
Emmett mslow. and Dr, Jen
kins. .The chaporones were.' Mrs.
B. IiewiR, Mi-s:-Mattie Winislow
and Mrs. P. W.,McMullan.
There was a large crowd at the
ice cream sunner, eivon bv the
Woodmen of the World. Thurs
day night. , . "
AUTOMOBILE PARTY
Hertford. 3. C. April 26th
Mrs. J. Fleetwood" took a
party of ladies to Elizabeth City
Thursday morning in her auto
mobile, to attend the district
meetinar of the Chapters of the
Jantfhters of the ConfederarH.
moti ft t he n'l'i'fT" w Pre,- MrwrEV
V: .Winslow, ' pi-esident of the
PerenimnnR chapter and Mrs P.
H. 'Small, secretary. , .
rXLIOTT -vVlIITK
Miss Lina White and llumph-
their sister. Mrs. John Combes Ihouglit. that his arm was brok-
Mr. n. R. Butt is filling the en lnit examination by Dr. Walk
vacancy of Mrs R. T. Jenkins, as er and jrU;riggs in Dr. Walk
endneev of the Norfolk Southern jer's office showed that though the
Rnilrond in li?s place. ' lolbow'wns dislocated! no lone
The Richmond Ceda? Works was broken. Mr. Pritchard was
Camps were moved fmm Dillons rushed tft.the office of the physi
Widce to a point along the Gum Iciau JiuMr Kramer's machine.
Messrs. Dennis Pledger and of. the slowest nn.l most careful ""V,:, 'T . lu"uav
Billy Howitt made a flying trip of drivers and just how he hnn- " , mi,u.
- ' f lift bi 1 1 f 1 1 ii Tin nam wvr u t f i t avrinn r
the said articles between , the
SAUNDERS IN
TROUBLE AGAIN
Must Apologise For or Substaa.
tiate Charges Against .
E.F. Aydlett
The following notice was serv
ed by -Sheriff Reid last Friday.
xo . u. Naunders:
You are hereby no ti fled that
the undersigned demands a re
traction and apology from you for
all that certain article headed '.
Exhibit No. 1. Why E. F. Av- .
dlett should not be upinnnted V.
S. Attorney of r. the Eastern Din
trict of N. Carolina" in columns
2, 3, and 4 of "The Independent"
published by you, issue of Thurs
day, April, 17th 1913.
You are further notified that
the undersigned alleges the said
article, and each and every por- :
tion of the same as ' slanderous
and libellous, and particularly
those portions of the same desig
nated as follows: Beginning in
column 3 near the centre of the .
page at the words, "Here are the
facts" down to and including
"Read Andrew Brown's letter els
to town this afternoon
Miss Susan Wilkinson came in
town this afternoon to spend Sat
urday and Sunday with her moth-
r and sister, jus wiiKinson
accepted one of the Tyrrell coun
ty schools at Soundside and it has
been quitp a, difficult task for her
on account of, the illness of. her
.sister
Mened to hit the bnggv is a mys
tery. '
Mr, PrHchnrd 's oing as well
Ins .could be expected.
MANTEO BRIEFS
MiiW N. C. Wil 28M)
1W; Tmvs J. Fhr1ick. the Chns
tlni Jen, .'wns here Sun1af of
words above referred to;'
Yon are further notified that
the undersigned demands n re
traction and apology from you for
all that certain article appear
ing in the same paper on the"
last page of said page, headed
"Andrew Brown Replies to Ay-
Lncie Riser. Miss Phoebe Cohoon,
and Mr. S. M. McMullan left
town List night in' an auto to
meet Miss Eva Cohoon who has
tust returned from J. M. Res-
icy O. Elliott were united in mar jsler'sBusiness College Miss Co
III Ntlll IMHJn'l!"! reiUT., tUITI:
published.
boon left in October and has not
been home since. Her many
friends are glad to welcome her
home. .
Messrs. Charles Ron ah ton and
iage Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Miss White near Hert
ford. Rev. E. L. Wells of Ed
enton officiated.
Mr. Zack Toms returned from
N rfolk Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E." Major
eft Saturday for Norfolk.
Mrs. B.' Lewis and little son, to spend some time viitmg her business
f tbe Baptist dwell' Siwdnv
"frivn hp . precctic'i to a 1i
nrnm-Tat!oT1 on iho Pnvpr of tb
At VnHli Tn Snvriv
"TT'popi Judaism to Chris
The frost of hunday nmnt a
week ago, killed alsmt all the Ir
ish potat(es and truck crops on
Lem Armstrong, made a trip last Roanoke' Island
nisrlit to Mackey's to meet Miss Mr. W. F. Baum spent sever
Lula Jones who will come here al days last w"'k in .Norfolk on
1st ward
2nd ward
3rd ward
4th ward
total
W.
163
232
60
76.
F.
41
16
26
"62
O.
37
41
46
-30
: 531 175 144
STREET COMMISSIONER:
Berts Jones
rJWIJ
First Ward 124 105
Second Ward 213 , ; 76
Third Ward 47 84
Fourth" Ward . 95 72
479 337
CITY CLERK:
Brockett Pritchard
1st ward 147 84 .
2nd ward 184 . 127 r
3rd ward - 82 ,49
4th ward 132 36
Total 509 296
ALDERMEN .
First Ward
J. W. Ballance 163
Harry Greenleaf ' ' . . 52
Mathias Owens 'j 124
L. Roscoe Foreman "97
W. J. Harrison 32
Second Ward
J. C. Commander . 131
N. G. Grandy 188
L. W. Anderson .. 178
S. H. Reid 60
Third Ward -
W. T. Love 80
C. C. Pappendick ' , 94
8 W. Gregory' '82
Fourth Ward
C. n. Robinson ." ' 93
W. L. Cohoon ' 111
T. B. Hayanan 53
W. H. Weatherly . 17
C W, Overman 13 I
B. F. Swindell 60
Burnnett, of namlet are here vis
iting Mrs. Lewis' parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. G. Gaither.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Morgan
left Sunday morning for Norfolk.
The fence around the Baptist
Church was 1 badly damaged
the other day by an auto
mobile, run by a small boy
who lost control of the machine
and it crashed into the fence.
Mrs. George E. Major carried
a party of ladies to Edenton Fri
day afternoon
parents. Miss Jones is a stnd- Mrs. Sam Dosher, who Is m
ent of the Southern Business Col charge of the Roanoke hotel is
lege and will return to Norfolk mking things ready for court
in few dors for her regular next week and is exiieetiug a big
work.
BELVIDERE NEWS
Dr. I. A. Ward and Mr. T.
C. Perry spent Thursday after
noon in Elizabeth City,
urtna Clnrn TUT., White was in
Those iri the par-' neptford Friday afternoon. She May:
crown.
Mr. J. D. Lloyd of Massachu
setts is here now formulating fi
nal plans for the two ice plants
soou to be em-ted by the Puritan
Company.
The following city ticket has
been named and the local election
will 'occur the second week in
Mrs. T. S. White, Mis
Wood 'and Kate Wins
ty were
sea Mae
low. ' .
Mrs. Willis Gregory has return
ed from Elizabeth City where she
went to attend the marriage of
her sister.-
was accompanied home
sister, Lucy.
Mr. N. Q. ward and nine
fson left Thursday for Norfolk to
see his wife who is in. the hospi-
4a1
Miss Sarah M. Lane is visiting ana .ionn ucui
by her I Mayor, h. L., Iosner.
- I . . m k 1
psecreiary ana ireasurer, Li
bert Evans. :
Marshall, A. n. Davenport.
Street commissioners. Captain
You are further notified .that ,
the undersigned alleges that the
snid article and each portion and j
nil of it is slanderous and libel- ,
ions, and particularly that por
tion of the same beginning with
the words "T only consented to .
discontinue the New York Suit be
cause after numerous- postpone
ments' near the top of said page, ,
down to including the concluding
words of said article, viz: "If any '
purjury has been committed, ty-
dlett is the party to snsperet."
You are further notified that A
full and fair correction, nopblo-
irv and retraction is demanded of t
von for each and all of said ar
ticles above referred to within ,
the time reouired by law.
April 26th 1913.
E. F. AYDLETT,
Across the bnck of t,he forego- .
nrr notice is the following:
"Received Friday, April 26th,"
1913. Served Friday. April 26th,
1913. by reading theK written no
tice to and by leaving a copy
with W. O. Saunders.'"
(Signed) CnAS. REID,
Sheriff
The article in question appear-
Mrs. B. Pennington left Thurs ..... . ...wi. rAtr
day to visit her father near nert Mr Casper jmb left Thurs
ford. , I jaw tnf fcnantnl In 'Norfolk
Mrs. Hannah Parker returned . . .n treatment.
from Norfolk Friday. . i anA Turner of Nor-
Mrs. M. H. White went to ' ' M ananj,in - w flnT. with
Norfolk Friday. .' .
Mr. T. 8. White has returned
from Richmond. '
Mrs . Edward Conger of Eden
ton is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. G. Gaither.
Miss Grace Strahl, who is a
teacher in the Hertford Graded
flchool. went , to Elizabeth City
Friday, to speed the week end
with her parents. - v
Mr. afid Mrs. T. S. White and
amily spent Sunday in Elizabeth
City.
Mrs; Mullen .Weeks' sister of
Elizabeth City is visiting her.
Rev. A. A. Butler has return
ed from Plymouth.
Miss Ellen Winslow is giving
dancing lessons and has quite a
arg class. j
Mr. John Chappell.and family.
FROST DOES MUCH DAMAGE
The frost of Sunday of last
week seems from all reports to
have been the most destructive
of the spring. Some sections re
port almost total loss and in er
cry county the damage done was
great. Tyrrell suffered heavily,
the soundside section alone es
caping considerable damage. - A
letter reaching the Advancb this
week from the eastern shore sec
tion of Virginia reports that ev
erything there seems to have
been damaged and the crop, from
the most conservative estimates,
to be cut off about one-half.
Tom Midgette, W. J. Griffin, e(1 jn the Independent of week.
before last; . It was a vicious at- -tack
upon Mr Aydlett, making
statements in support of which
Saunders brought forward only a
letter from Andrew Brown, whose
suits against Mr. Aydlett, both
in the State Courts and in New
York have 'all come to nothing. .
Mr. Aydlett says that he can
show Andrew Brown's charges to
be utterly and maliciously false.
As Saunders has not been con
tent to make these charges over
Brown's signature but has 'also
published an article in his paper
making the same, charges himself .
and on the strength of them beap
ing abuse upon Mr. Aydlett, and
comparing him to a physician who
poisons his patient, he seems .to
be up against a bad looking prop
osition. He must substantiate
his charges in the court, and. fail
ing, be found guilty of slander
and risk a heavy sentence; or he
must retract what he has said
and apologise for having said it.
GOOD PICTURES'
Pictures at the Alkrama, al
ways good, seem to have been of
an unusually high order recently,
some of the best that have ever
been shown here having been pre
sented. On last Friday afternoon the
children were entertained with a
special show to which they were
given free admission. The pic
tures were well up to the Alkra
ma's standard, too, being fully
equal to those shown when admis
sion is charged. It is unneces
sary to sav that the little folks
were delighted with the Alkra
ma's "treat".
ELIZABETH. CITY DEFEATED
The Newbern and Elizabeth Ci
ty high school base baU teams
crossed bats Friday on the local
diamond. The Betsey boys were
defeated by a score of 17 to 7