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VOL III
ELIZABETH CITY NORTH CARONA. FRIDAY, MAY, 6, 1913
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DR. AVDLEIT FAILS
TO GET HUB
Court' Refuses to Take Them!
.From Their Mother but Says
They Must be Allowed to
Visit Father
In the Corporation Court at
'.Norfolk last Friday, Judge Hanc-
he! refused issue an order
quiring that either or both of the
's children, Olive and Herbert Ay-
diett, be delivered into the custo
dy of Dr. n. T. Aydlett of this
' -city. He did, however, issue an
-prder directing that the children
7 be allowe d to visit their father,
IV reasonaoie nouce uewg gncu uc
tore hand, when he came to Nor-
hours of 10 a. m.. and 5 p. m.
provided that at such time the
children - were not in school,
church or Sunday school.
Judge Hanckel held that in de-
ciding the case he should be guid
ed chiefly by ,the welfare "of the
children. While not passing up--on
the validity -of the contract, it
: showed, he said, that the fatter
had voluntarily surrendered the
ustodv of the children , to the
mother; and that he could not is
sue an order giving their father
he custody of them unless it
Iwere shown that ! the children
Jwould be very materially, benefit
ted by the change.' This, Jtidge
"Hanckel held, had not been shown
by the evidence in the c'ase. Act
ing also fw the' viewpoint ''of the
welfare of the children, he refus
ed to rerinire that the children be
-sent to Elizabeth City,; Making
such visits probably against their
wills, ne said, "tne lives or - tne
children would be made as miser-
able as the parents had succeed-
ed already in making their own."
Dr. Aydlett was the first wit-
JIWSS., !IV bhiu liiai ju ncpaiauuj;
from his wife he had asked for
the custody of both children,
'then of one; and that he had fl-
ually reluctantly signed an agree-
went drawn up byi Mrs- Aydlett's
-counsel giving her the custody of I
.Tne cuuureu jor vue eae vi i
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ing notoriety and because he
thoughMnat he would be aftle to
see them frequently. ?
He said that had he known that
jirs Ayaiett wouia leave ner nome
in Elizabeth City and take the
children to anotner state ne would
never have signed the agreement;
. that he supposed she would re-
main here because she had a home
of her own here.
In cross examination ' Mrs .
JVydlett's attorney attempted to
"lead Dr. Aydlett into the admis
sion that he had brought this suit
father to annoy and distress Mrs
Aydlett than to regain custody of
the children . Dr. Aydlett de
nied thi with some heat; urging
. his aversion to the publicity and
, -expense that the taking of .the
matter into court involved."
. J. Q. A. Wood of Elizabeth
;ity," Willis Ferebee of Camden,
'and J: M. Burfoot of Norfolk,
.-testified as. to Dr. Aydlett's
and as to his ability
-to provide
and care , for the
..children. ' - ' ' 1 4 '
- Mrs. Aydlett on the stand said
. that she had taken the children
ito Norfolk to give' them better
'.educational advantages; . that
through sickness they had got be-
ind in their ..work and lost ra
rest In itL especiallr the boy:
. -that though Elizabeth Citiy had
a good public school, she wished
'to place the children in a private
Vaschool where they could receive
"Tnore individfial attention tmtiil
they were again up with their
,-work. Upon, cross examination
he stated that she expected to re
; turn to Elizabeth City; but ad
mitted that she had leiftied ' her
house for three years and had
-sold some household furniture.
SAUNDERS DOES NOT
RETRACT
. W. O. Saunders, editor of the
Independent, failed, in lost week's
issue of hu paper, to retract cer-
tain statements concerning E.F.
Aydlett, which had been publish
ed in a proceeding issue: and
which has been declared by Mr,
Avdiett to be libelous. . Now
'very likely, the next step on Mr.
Aydlett s part will be a suit for
libel.
Mr. Aydlett served notice on
w Q &nnder8 several days ago
iinnili, rup, 1JaiA nA no-
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the statements aDDearmir in the
article as false and libelous
and demanding a retraction, cor
rection and apology" for these
W. O. Knnnra nnf rn1v full -
wl in wtrnH- hnt refill tn An an
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noth5n fo;
suit, as his opportunities to re
tract are gone with the expiration
of the time limit proscribed by
law. V ' :- .a .a .. .
Saunders announced in his. pa
per that Messrs. Kitchitt and
Manning, lawyers of Raleigh had
been secured to defend him. 1
It Is stated' that Messrs. H
, Ward, W. M. Bond and W.
D. Truden will prosecute the
case for Mr Aydlett, wiieh it
comes to trial-
LAST PILGRIMAGE 1 . ,
OF CONFEDERATES
Ucuuion Next Month atChata Mar eouple wish them a happy f u
; nooaa Witt Have a Sentimcn- inri. - . -
rvv'-:
Chatanooga, Tenn.,
Perhaps the last pilgrimage they
will make in a body to the famous
name grounds or Loosout JMoun-
tain, Chicanuiuga . and Mission
, Ridge, will be the 1913. Reunion
of the United Confederate Veter
ans, May 27-29. . The railroads of
i uic utucanicru i iJBSf llfJLT iHSO.
ciation have made a thirty day
rate of a cent a mile. The War
Department has loaned the re-
quisite number or tents and cots
in order' that Chattanooga maT
suitably care for the 15,000 vet
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craua wuo are expeciea to alien a
and who will be lodged and fed
free of cost.
The United Sons -of Veterans
twill hold their reunion at the
Bame place. May Z7-29. Tliev will
bring with them the usual bevil
or beautiful southern women, as
sponsors, maids of honor and
chaperones, all of -whom will be
lavishly entertained by the citi-1
zens or Chattanooga .
Enthusiasm and interest never
ran so high in the Roulh over the I
annual reunion of the battle scar-J
red veterans whose spectacular
parade at Chattanooga Is xpect
ed to be viewed by over one hun-
dred thousand visitors in that ci
ty .of like, population .
MASONS WILL HAVE
BANQUET TO-NIGHT
Eureka Lodge, number 317 Ma
sons will have work in the third
degree in their meeting tonight.
(Alter the meeting a nanquet win
De served.
school ' testified that the children
wetvi llinl in their work when
brought, to Norfolk but weremrtr
friends of Mrs. Aydlett testified j
to her devotion to - the children
land said that she was a kind and
firm mother. ' ; '
Commenting on the case Dr.
Aydlett said that he received a
"cold deal" but had the satisfac
tion of knowing that he had spar
ed no expense and made his best
efforts to get his children back
to Elizabeth City. He -talked
with the children In- the" -courtroom
after the trial and kissed
them good-bye on the'eourt house
lot.
MANTEO NEWS
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'ROUND THE WORLD .
IN A CATBOAT
Manteo, N. C, May 5th
A couple of iSe.w Englanders are
making a trip around the. world
In a catboat.
At least that's what Mr, Wil
liam H. Flummer and his son.
William Jr., who were here last
week, said that they were up to.
,Thev made a landing here to
Visit and explore historic points
on Roanoke Island, and while
stopping at Manteo explained the
object in their cruise:
I im...
y profess themselves deiignt
r w,lu "'F "
PRETTY WEDDING
I MantCO, ,.. .May OUI.,
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IDS Dome OI tfCV. U.
Marshall
hvas the scene of a verry pretty
Wedding last Sunday, when Miss
Corola Bliven became the bride of
Mr. Clyde Hassell.
The ceremony took placcat a
quarter past two o'clock and was
performed by Mr. Marshall in
the presence of a very few inti
mate friends and relatives of the
brido and groom. -"
Mr. HaNsell is toe eldest son or
one of Manteo' s oldest merchants
Mr. L. D. Hassell.
Miss Bliven is the third and
youngest, daughter of . Captain
George A. Bliven of Kkyco.
The voune couple were given a
reception at the home of the
bride's parents Sunday evening.
The many mends of the popu-
MAXTRO RRIEP8 -
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Manteo. N. CI,) May 5th.,'
The Baptist churches on Roanoke
Island are sendinc tneir delegates
to the Chowan Association ' at
Cool Springs this week with all
pledges paid in full and are also
paying their pastor s expenses to
I tne ASSOCiailOn.
Miss Tillitt of Nags Head spent
Sunday at Manteo the guest of
Mrs. B. H. Creef.
Court convenes this week' with
Judge Whedbee on the bench
l . M -rr ' ..11
i xne xranquu xiouse is ,uii
land this is nt wonder to one who
has ever eaten there.
Mr'. Sam Dosher. Manteo's new
lawver. is on the docket to appear
in several cases this ween.
Rev. O. N. Marshall is attend
Incr the Chowan association at
Cool Borings this week. 5
Mrl Johnie Evans Jr., went to
Elizabeth City on business Tues-
dav. '
Wiad fishing is about over in
these waters now.
The Advance gets better all the
time and the Life of Aycock is
more than worth the price of the
paper, ,, : '
Master John Harris Aiarsnaii
is attending the Chowan Associa
tion with his father this week.
Before vaccination was discov
ered and applied, smallpox killed
fifVOOO nednle in England. In
that country to-day there are few
or deaths from smallpox than
from, any other ( communicable
disease.;; ,v A ,, . .
- How about those fly screens?
Have tou eot them ' up and . in
running order in your home? If
, buBy now.
iriM Elizabeth Scarboro of
Manteo yisitei, friends here last
week.
Dr. C. A; guttbn of Manteo,
was in the city Thursday.
.I i n y. x .
Mr. W. TStafford tf South
Mills was here Wednesday.
WANTED Position as".' Book
keeper, can give rood'refereno
es if desired. Address
W. P. , ..
General delirery. '
COLUMBIA NEWS
GAVE RECEPTION '
Columbia, N. C, May,' 4th
Mr, and Mrs. W. A.G. Co-
hotn gave a reception at ;Hotei
Hcuppernong, Monday night iu
honor of their daughter, Miss Eva
Cohoon, and Mr. R. C. Parsons.
Those present were: Miss
Phoebe - Cohoon, Mrs. ' C. A.
Flowers, Mrs. C. W. E. Pitt-
man,. Miss Alma Tatum, Mr.
Mullan Miss Lucy Jviser Messrs
R. C. Parsons, Robert James,
C. W. E. Pittman, Dr. C. A.
Flowers, J. E. Liverman, Charles
Roughton, J. T. Sawjer and Da
vid Holmes. The party was very
much enjoyed and the evening
was enjoved in a big ball.
MOVED TO NORFOLK
Columbia, N. C, May 5th.,
The Richmond Cedar. Works
have moved Mr. J. A.1 Sexton
to Norfolk. He left the Roper
Lumber Company in January and
accepted a position with the
Richmond Cedar Works at Colum
bia, since that time. He will !
leave, shortly for Norfolk.
A CORRECTION'
Columbia. N. C, APil 28th-
Messrs C. S. Roughton aul Thorn
as Armstrong and Mrs. Mary A
P.rickhouse and little - Miss Fay
Jones went to Mackey's luM night
to meet Miss Loula JoufiY who
ame home from, Norfolk to sjtfrid
a lew days with her mother, Mi
L. C. Jones.
Editor Note: This local ap;
in last Tuesday's, paiwr but
repeatf i pi agcouut rof ci-ror v In
first insertion,.. i ' '
Mr F. L. Pinner of Mou-
swamp has purchased the furni
ture business of R. A. Kouloss
Mr. Pinner will take charge in
in a few days. - "
Mrs. J. E. Reynolds'of this
place is undergoing an operation
in Sarah Leigh Hospital at Nor
folk, Virginia -1 , , , . . . ,
' Mr. Howard Combs came home
Saturday morning.- Mr. Combs
entered the University at Chapel
Hill in September and his ill
health prevents him finishing his
year's work.
Special services were held at
the Christian Church Sunday by
Rev Mr. Yarborough from Swan
Quarter.
Miss Sue Wilkinson nas re
turned home to spend the summer
W school having closed last
Tnosdav. ;
She was very much loved Dy
her pupils and they were all sor
ry to see her leave.
RARACAS AND PHILAT1IKA
CLASS MEETS TO-NIGHT
The Baraca Philathea Unioin
of Blackwell Memorial Uhurcn
holds its regular meeting to-night
at the home-of Mrs. u. V. JNew
bold on west Fearing strafc. All
members are urged to be present,
PLAY A SUCCESS .
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"Fun on the Podunk Limited''
presented n'nder the auspicies of
the liaraca rmiainea union oi
Blackwell Memorial Church last
Friday night was quite aTsuccess.
The union cleared 28.00 from the
sale of tickets 7- ' ,
McCOY WYNN
At
Miss Mary Wynn and Mr. Ste
when McCoy were married Sun-
day ararnoon at tne nome oi jar
Miles Ferebee,- Justice of the
Peace, tn Camden; connty.V-K
Mrs. McCoy Is the daughter of
Mr. and, Mrs. J. T. Wynn of
this eity. and: was ateacher In
the graded school here here dur
ing the past term. !
Iessrs::W4 nT- nollihsbnl and
A. S. Austin, prominent merch-
Unts of Hatteras were here Mon
day on business.
HERTFORD HAPPENINGS
Hertford, N. C May Cth..-
A delightful surprise party was
given to little Miss Hannah Fleet
wood Friday night.
With laughter and singing the
host of children , burst in upon
Tbeir surprised uttie nostesH, each
witih his or her share of the re
freshments. Those who enjoyed
the evening at toe Fleetwood
home were:. Hannah and Cath
arine Fleetwood, Eva McMullan,
Alice Fu If ord,. Minnie Field. An
nie Ruth Morgan, Helen Newbold
Aliice Elliott, Eugene Blanchard
Majorie and Dorothy Nixon,
Hannah Fulford, Louise Willi
ford, Mattie Newby, Eva Baker,
Once McMullan, Seth Fleetwood,
Julian Nixon, Mead Field, Wal
ter Edwards. Silas Whedbee. Mac
McMullan, Nat Fulford. Frith
Winslow, Edwin McMullan
MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES
Hertford, N. C. May 5th
The rerauimans Chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy
will have their Memorial Day ex
ercises Saturday, May 9th, at
.1:30 P. M. at the Court House.
Mr. S. B. Underwood of Kins-
ton will deliver the address. The
public, is cordially invitied to at
tend. .
HERTFORD BRIEFS
Misses Sallie J. Winslow, of
Winfall and Margaret Winslow,
of Woodville are spending some
time witih Misses Madeline and
Lillian Perry.
Miss Margaret Newbold was in
town Saturday
.MrCharljJr.aj59ianij?0as
gone in the country to sitend the
week end.
Mrs. George Major carried a
partv of girls iu Hit country
Thursdav evening in iier automo
bile. Thise who made up the
party were: Misses Evelyn White
Londa Shambnrger, Susie Morgan
and Mildred Edwards.
Mr.'W.-C. White of this place
left Friday night for Atlauta,
Georgia at which place he has ac
cepted a position as book-keeier.
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BOY ACCII 1EXTAIXY KILLED.
Avon' N. C. May, 3rd.
Manson Meekins,a white boy
about fifteen years old was acci
denfcillv shot and killed last Fri
day by another white boy named
Sam Williams, of about the same
age. '
'. The bovs were "fooling" with
a eun. when it was accidentally
discharged, the load taking effect
in young! MeekinsT body.
HOUSE FOR
ISHED ROOMS
RENT FURN
AND BOARD.
A Modern House, 8 rooms on B.
Ellictt street, one block from
Court house square Bath, water
and lights, 112.50 a month nice
ly furnished rooms, southern ex
posure, not and rold water. ba.th
and lights, with or without board
Very moderate prices. , Apply
100 east Church, street.
3t M6 13 :20 pd .
Richard Pritichard.. delegate
from Bavside Baptist Church Js
attending the session of the Cho
wan Association; . k
Th PhilatheaClass - of the
First Methodist church "will hold.
a. business meeting to-night in
the annex ofthe chnrch.
The members are urged to oe
present. ' '
Tf a man has a good watch he
usually takes care of it at least
to the extent or having it ex
amined and cleaned by a compe
tent leweler once every year. Kail
road companies require the watch
es In their service examined more
frequently than that. It will not
be long before they will be nav.
Ins th men carrrlng these watch
es to undergo frequent medical In
gpectlon as well.
FBIjl OF DEATH
OPIIETIC
I Went to Bed not Seriouslv Sick
But Filled With Forebodelniz
and was Dead Before
Morning
PROVES PR
Mr. Walter Jenninc bmvri -nx '
years died at his home in this citv
at naii past two o'clock Bunda
morning.
Mr. Jennings has been appa
ently in good health until .last
Wednesday. He then became un ;
well and thought best to stop
work for a few dats; but did not
go to bed.
Last Saturday night he was
down town for some medicine.
Feeling no better after taking the
medicine.
he asked his wife to
send for a physician and for a
friend to stay with hira during
the night, nis wife not believ
ing him seriously sick demurred!,
but Mr i Jennings insisted!, that
he would die before morning.
Dr. Z. Fen ring was called irt
and Milton - Love was asked to
stay with the family for the night
Dr. Fearing discovered i no seri
ous symptons and everybody r
tired ; Mr. Jennings, however. In
sistlng on sleeping down stairs.
About midnight he became verr,'
sick and died in a short time.'
Mr. Jennings was well known
here, ne had been in the employ
of Mr. W. T; Love twenty years
and was regularly seen at Love's
street,.
The funeral will be conducted
fro mthe home .probably to-day
The family are waiting the arri
val here of Mr. Jenning's son,
Robert, from Chicago.
Mr. Jennings is survived by a
wife and two children. He has
a sister here, Airs. Ida llama,
on Fearing street, and his father
is still living tn this county. .; v
A CORRECTION
Just below the affidavit of C.
i E. Kramer in Mr. E. F. Ays
dlett's letter to the Advance
last Friday Mr. Aydlett's state-
ment reads, "The Elizabeth Citiy
Lumber Gompany did not suffer"
etc. This was an error which
the proof reader failed to detect.
The statement should have read:
P'The Elizabeth City Lumber Com
pany did suffer a loss on account
of the misrepresentations of A.
J. Brown as to the location of
the lands which had pointed out
to Clay Foreman as the Pledger
lands, but I was in no why to
blame for this".
REAL ESTATE DEAL
A real estate deal of consider
able importance was made last
Friday, when. Mr. William Talin
sold to Mr, J. C. Commander
the Palin farm in Salem township
The purchase price was $7,791.62
or $35 per acre for the entire
tract. -i.. -...;
Mr. Commander- has divided
the tract into smaller plots sad
has sold farms to Messrs. W. II.
Modlin WJ- Jackson, and F.
P. Markham. .
NOAn BUBFOOD. JR. ..
RAPIDLY IMPROVINQ"
Noah Burfoot, Jr.. Is rapidly
recovering from the. effects of an
operation, which be underwent
in the Protestant Hospital in Nor
folk several days ago. Mr. Bur
foot was In Raleigh, .when he be-
prame 111 . ? He was taken to Nor
folk and the operation was. suc
cessfully performed,, but he fail
ed to rallv from the eerts of tie
anaesthetic properly , and thl
caused his parents and friends a
great deal of alarm.
Teachers from 6t. George's
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