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, NEWS WITHOUT : BIAS. VIEWS WITHOUT PREJUDICE U i AC! ALT A u. OP CURRITUCK , COUNTY J L ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MAY. 9, 1913 NO. 20 VOL III tL ' mMSm !s - . - : ' - ' . . ' .:: . ....... - ... ' . . - - - . . " t ) i . , i i . I.1EG0RIAL DAY it uoiuiid '.nuffhtert Confederacy Plan ning to Honor Fittingly . Both Living and Dead ; .The Dauehters of the Confed- eracy arc making plans to have a fitting memorial day celebration here pn to-morrow, May lutn. i Plana are not yet entirely com plete, but the provisional program for the present is for the veterans and daughters to assemble at the ; monument and from there xo march in a bodv to Hollywood Cemetery where the graves will be decorated and where memorial ; services will be held, i The exercises a,t the cemetery -will be conducted by Dr. L. T. "Keed, pastor of the First Baptist ohnrrh. and are to occur at half cast three o'clock . All the ladies of the local chapter are urged to take part In the exercisecs and to wear their badees. . ;' ' Dhuier will be served free at the Arlington Hotel to all visit insr Confederate veterans, and a -cordial invitation is extended the veterans of this section to be on . "hand for the dinner and to take part in the exercises at the cem- -eteryv . : - ' The public generally are also invited to be present at half pflRt three to hear the Memorial nd- dress by Dr. Reed -and to witness rthe exercises . l!M0 M0 HEARIKG Manteoi N:;1'C May 7th., 'United States engineers "-: were -were here with Major Stickler this week to hold a hearing with 1 reference "to deepening and widen ing the channel and , harbor in ".Manteo Bay. pursuant to an ap propriation by Congress for, a preliminary survey. The bearing was held! Tuesday at II o'clock ' ?n tV office of the clerk of the ... :.a- ,..t.:T are expected to report favorably -on the project . ' - : , . : . i Some dredging ?as done here iu the channel in 1911, but the -channel it still .too shallow and too narrow to accommodate the present traffic.- The building of .-an ice plant and freezer' here 'to some degree dependent upon adequate harbor facilities and a deeper channel. It is earnestly "hoped that Congress will make vthe necessary appropriation. The Manteo Chamber of Com merce asked for a channel 150 ieet Wiae ironr im orb aeau uea- con by Baum's Point beacon clear i.V. ti- r m feet wide from1 Nags Head bea up to tne eastern Carolina xnmsi 'rotation Company's wharf the -channel to be eight feet. deep, From the wnari up uougn's Creek, the chamber asked that the channel be made 200 feet wide -un to Casey's railways with the -same depth, the increased width Ming necessary for tne turning around or tne larger cran. r The Chamber of Commerce also asked' for an eight foot channel mn ft rM onthwest from the "Flastern Carolina Transnortatiom .. - - , fkwnirany's wharf to Creef and -Creefs railways, a distance of a bont 100 yards. , It is believed that there Is good prospect of favorable action by , -Congress when the engineers make eir report. a, '' ; CARNITAL NIGHT "Manteo, N. May 7th., "High carnival was held in the high school auditorium Tuesday night for the benefit of the Meth -odist church. There were numer--ons side shows and regular car- -nival features. The evening was ranch enjoyed by those ' present -and a neat sum realized from 'the - floor receipts. '. " GOBBLER WAS LONELY And Decided That Some Little Gobblers Would Cheer Him While His Mate was Busy With, Her Brood It is said that there is nothing new under the sun : but there is. und Weldon Mosely of Providence township has evidently got the real thing. -It's a sitting turkey gobbler. Mr. J. C. Perrv. one of the popular rural carriers brings us tins story oi tnat remaricaDie gob bler. ' Konm time new Mrs. Turkey Hen decided to sit, and forthwith Mosely provided her witn an am nio sunnlv of ecs consistine of duck eggs, hen eggs and turkey eggs , which she succeeded in hatching out with considerable success and is now the nappy mother of about as mottley a col lection of offsprings as one would likelv meet in a dav's journey. This is not all of the storjf, nor - . 9 l the most remark$Dle part or n yet by half. While Mrs. Turkey Hen was hatching out her brood, Mr. Gobbler, being lonesome for the want of a companion, decided tn dn likewise, and after havirig constructed himself a nest of ap proved pattern; tnat is to mmseir he bee-an to sit. ' He stuck to the job, day in and day out like a vet eran and Mosely could not pre vail 'upon the gobbler to desist from the task, nor could he con vince him that it was not his "forte" to mother a brood of off- snrinzs. ne just kept on sit ting, minus the eggs . When the hen had hatched - her Drooa ana took charge of them, the gobbler hnil become to like the job so well, that he still stuck to it and sat on regardless or the tact tnat he did not have an egg. Mr. Perry's attention was cal led to. the gobbler's efforts; so he decided to furnish the eggs out of which the gobbler may : hatch a brood of chickens and placed they under him . ine c-obbler viewed the success of his determined efforts with a grate ful cobble, and continued to sit and he is still sitting." - If h(f sticks to the job for a couple of weeks longer and has good luck. tie will have a nice brood oi lit tle chicks to care for. i There is much speculation in Mt. Herman township as to wheth er the gobbler will hold out to the end. as he wasted two weeits sitting before he got the egg. SIX MONTHS FOR A nrro named Johnson got . , , - j W months on the roads Tnesday mnminff for "toteine' a Pistol. - " - ; - . f Jndge Turner first fined him fit jty dollars. , . , SIXTYDAYS FOR STEALING ' Henry Spencer,, a negro, was up oeiore duage turner, xuesuaj morning upon me cuurjje ui ie. ing wuibku. . - uo i"Js"' rooms of the NVJJA Jt.P-.R. Steamboat Company. He wa? convicted and got 60 days on the -.. roads. MANTEO BRIEFS Manteo. 'N. C, May " 7th Among others W. O. Barnett of Manns Harbor and C. W. Mann of Mans Hairbor took the initiato ry degree in the Virginiia Dare lodge I. O. O. P. last night. The Hotel Roanoke has been filled to its capacity this week, every Toom being taen. nis is now one of the best equipped ho tels to be found in a town of this size in the state. - The Trananil house is overflow ing witih guests this week, and Mr. A. V. Evans is being forc ed to expedient of finding rooms COLUMBIA NEWS Columbia, N. C., May 8th Miss Ruth Ltateinan left-this mom lug for a short visit to her grand father ut Beasley, N. CV Miss Minnie Taft is visiting Mrs. C. E. Liverman, at Travis, N. C. . Miss Lyda Tuft left this morn ing for Greenville to visit her sister,. Mrs. K. C. Beach. 1 Mr. Charles ItQiighton made a business trip to Gum Neck to day. ROAT PARTY Columbia N. C; May Sth-r The steamer. "Eva" left thi eveninir with n nnrrv of cirls and - i - r boys for Laurcll Point light house xnose present in the-party, were ATissos rSoneivn Wnrd. Tlnrlha 'Joyner, of Sawyfrs Chapel. Eva in iif ri v.'i vny v i iir-roi a C. Harris. Tom Elliott. Louis Katz of Norfolk, Miss Josie Sprti ill. of Columbia, Miss Ida Fyke Miss Lucy Taft, Miss Evy FnelJ. The trip was verv much en loved by all who attended. "' . Mr. M. E. Sawyer of, Cics well was in town this week. - Mr. D. O. Newberry of Elis abeth Citfl 'was in town, this week. ' Mr. W. C. Harris has been In town this week visiting bis aunt Mrs. H. A. Owens. "He left for his home at Mat-key's this morn ing , SUCCESSFUL COMEDY Manteo, N. C, May 7th On Tuesday night. May Ctli, the farce comedy. "Why not.' Jim ?" was presented in the auditorium of the high school by the Mystic Circle" of the Missionary Society of the Methodist church;. The presentation was a very successful one, being well staged and daved with unusual ability by the young actors and actress es. Albania Etheridge played, as Mrs. Gordon, a widow ( Ruth Grav nlaved as Paula Harmon. Mrs. Gordon's daughter Rennie Griflin plaved as a second daugh- ter, Liona eraser; - wnne ouiBe Miller acted the role of the young est daughter in the family. Miss LucettMIdette was .s pecially fitted In her role as secretary -tw Mr. Fraser while rani Midgette on AW Vrnatar mnde ft hit wlith the audience also. Others' in the nlay were. jEber . Wescott and Cecil Griffin,, playing as friend of the Gordon family. PLAY PRESENTED Manteo. N. C May 7th.. The play, "Brother Jpsiah" was presented for the fourth time at the hih school auditorium last nicht to a fairly eood crowd. Thongh hardly up to previous pre sentations the piay was wen re vived and netted another sum for he benefit of the Methodist hurch.. After the play rejresh- nents were served. Those taking part in the play were I Alf. Drinkwater, Paul Midgett, Randall Etheridge, Fit Oaniels. Leon Draper. Eber West rttt . Willie Mideett. Miss Lillian Tassell. Mfss Mary Meekins, Miss rxnlse Miller, and Miss Nina Crisp. - , MISTRIAL AGAIN . Manteo, N. C, May 7th For the second time there was a hung' jury Tnesday when Timo thy Knicht was tried for retail in ir. The ease seemed a very rlain one and a verdict of guilty was expected . from the jurors; but for the second time since thH case came to be heard "She jury could not eet fogethev Cnd the affair terminated in a mistrial. Jndw Whedbee threatens to move the rase from Dare County cm account of the fact that no Dare jury, it seems, can get to gether on It. 1 11 EtiTFORD HAPPENINGS' v . "1 : .- - Hertford, N. C, May 7lh 'Mrs. -JwHie . Perry returned from Eden ton Monday. Mrs. Hpmill of Columbia i vfsiting Mrs. Jefic Perry. Mr. and Mrs. (3eorge Major and Mr., and Mrs O. W. Mor gan, spent Sunday in Edenton with Mrs. Major's daughter, Mrs Graham White. Mr and Mrs. M. n. White took a party of ladies in their automobile, to Elizabeth City yes twday.' Those who composed the party; were: Mrs. J. J. Fleet wood, 'Mrs. T. S. White, Mrs. C. W. Morcnn, Mrs. Will Under wood arid Mrs. F. M. Shnmbur- Arm. n C. itorrv und little daughterv wore in town Wednes day shopping. , Mrs. John 1. Parker left Sun day for Norfolk. Miss Mae Avers of Washington N. C. is visitinc Miss-Mary Mc Mullan on Church street. Rev. Mr. and Mrs. A, A. But ler and son. Hoywood are attend ing the Bantist Association in Gates county. 1 ;; COTTON, fi IN ,PUEGUED ,Belvi1ere, N. C, Mayj 7th Rome of the Belvidere citiizens have formed a stock company and have purchased the cotton gin for merly owned bv Mr. N. S. Ful- ford'of Hertford. Mr. Norman Hollowell will be manager of the firm. Miss Emma L. White is spending a few days in Norfolk and Eliza beth Citv-this week. Mrs. N. B. Ward was in Nor folk Sunday. Miss Myra Skinner and Mr. George Simpson of Hertford were here Sunday the guests of Miss Annie Bush. ; ; ' : Mr I Carson Ward returned home Monday night - from Mars Hill College, where he has been at tending school. ' ' -Misa Mary Smith nni brother, rFred,' spent several days in Eliz abeth Cltiy this week. f Ttt.an Pnrw nnH Ron. nen- ry.. mane a pusiness. trip, ,io.;ruv folk, Monday ' 1 : ' Miss Gertmde Woo ten spent Monday in Elizabeth City. - V The Temperance meeting will be held next Snnday afternoon at Evans M. E. Church. Mr. TTonnr Stokes of "Hertford was a visitor in Belvidere 'Sun day. CITY HEALTH . OFFICER'S REPORT " The city health officer's report " mm . il for the month of April is as fol lows : Deaths: white, male, 2: female 0; colored, male 3, female, 5. Births; wllite, male 2; female 4; colored, male, B; female 7. Total deaths, 10; total Dirtus is. - : .: The health conditions ot the city were reported "good". Meat markets and dairies in good con dition and the analvpis showed that the city water is free from disease producing germs. i DELEGATES TO . DISTRICT CONFERENCE The District-Conference of the Methodist churches of this dis trict will be held In the Methodist (church at New Hope, Perquimans county, beginning July zzna. The following delegates have been appointed by the member ship of the First Methodist church: Zen as Fearing. Sr., L. E. Old, .T. B. Leigh and W. J. Woodley. Atteratee. C. E. Kra mer, N. W. Daily. T. J. Mark ham and G. O. Mark ham. CASES IN DARE COURT Prominent Resident of Roanoke Island Convicted of Embez 'zlement Other Cases Manteo, N. C, May 8th Superior Court convened here Monduy with Judge Whedbee on the bench. The crowd was small the first day; and but little bet ter the second; but the newspaper 'men seemed to ply a 'successful business notwithstanding. The case attracting most in terest was reached yesterday and consumed practically all day. Charles R. Sohimer, who married here about two years ago and is now a resident of Manteo, was ar ranged on the charge of embez zlement. Mrs. Katharine G. Skerret of Philadelphia alleged that some time ago, Sohimer acting as her agent sold a boat belonging to her and that he had never made any settlement or turned over to her any money derived from the sale of the boat. Sohimer admitted that he sold the boat and1 spent the money for it: but he contended that the boat was hiS own. After stay i ing out on the case from sunset to midnight the ju- l v brought in a verdict or gunry itnd Schimer is awaiting the judge's sentence at tu writing. Unless he takes an appeal it seema that he mnsl serve a etifence i'i the jienifonfiary or , on Lo roads. Ai presen: he is ma nnger or big fruit and grape farm, on Roa noke Tslnnd owned ' by wealthy New Yorkers. Schimer is of eod family andJ is said to have wealthy relatives. He was represented . by IT. S. ... . . . i Ward, E. F. AydMJ and B. G. Crisp. The prosecution was as sisted by Judge Ward. Winfield Worth and S. IT. Doshcr. , Mrs. Skerrett also brought civ il notion against Schimer and will .prosecute him in the July term of court. : Other cases disposed of were as follows t.. ''n.!. ' i1.J ant called and foiled Capias ordered.." ' - ; . Ft(ink Connor, rrnnK .ounor, , cuarKuu ,wiu charged with assault witii deadly weapon tnru counsel waived true bill and sub- mitted to charge just as if true bill had been found, ; Judgement was suspended the -court finding that Connor had already been con fined in jail six months. Willis Tillitt, charged witih as sault upon Henry . Beasley was found cuilty and fined twenty-five dollars and costs. The case of W. J. Griffin vs. administrator and heirs of H. T. 1 . 1-. , M C9 . o AnnlnflA1 YWf Greenleaf, Sr., was continued by consent. In the case of Katharine G. Skerrett vs. Charles R. Shlmer plaintiff was given thirty days to file complaint and defendant thirty days thereafter to file an swer. ' '. o - '-''. ""' ; Rennet Austin, charged with disturbing public meeting, plead ed cuiltv. Prayer for judgement entered, prayer continued and de fendant required to lve Dono ior appearance " at Spring term of court 1915. ! John Peel and Eddie, Gaskins werjs found guilty of disturbing meeting. -1 S. f Payne, charged with as sault with deadly weapon .was found guilty and sentenced to six months in Jail. : ' f ' Corbett Payne, Preston Dan iels, Major Daniels, and Ira Ffowe Dleaded eullty to charge of disturbing meeting. Prayer for judgement and prayer con- tinred. Defendants were requir ed to give bond to the sum of one hundred dollars for appear ance at spring term or court 1913. incE BDFFLjSSni Young: Widow Leaves Home And Has Not Been Seen Since Mental Derangement , . " . Feared. Mrs. Ella Tmeblood. who live with the familv of Mr. .T. W. Shores mysteriously disappeared last Monday and has not been ' wen or heard from since. No trace of her movements since leav n here can be found. Mrs. Tmeblood is a widow n- bont twentv-three rears old. She" is th mother of nn chiV which hns been and still is in tne;care ' rf its frrnnoarents. She left M. Shoros home Inst Monday, -'thont Hrlnfr snv len of her fu ture intentions or intimating that she was contemplating anything unusual and has since that timo sriven no intimation of her where A abonts. Mrs. Tmeblood has a brother in Edenton, Mr. Wilt Brown.. As soon ns alarm was felt over Mrs. Tmebiood's failnre to return to - her home he was telegraphed for nnd rame here on Tuesday. Prob ablv find in e some reason to think . that she had gone to Norfolk he took the trnin for that city: nut nt this writing no worn has come ns to his snccess. Mrs. .jrne blood's mother HvPs in Virginia nnd it Is possible that he may, v have cone to the old home. There Is a report tnat tuis is he second time that Mrs. True lnnl linn disappeared, and that she was found unconscious with an empty laudanum bottle by her side. . "; :, '.. Suicide or some form of men al derangement is feared in thia instance. , IANDSOME1 WAGON ON ' STREETS The t-itv has a perfect Nation- -'- al Biscuit Company delivery ser- vice. T!'' V:iutiful delivery wagon of-.t-.tivl l:' .;t V'v- . . has. n() 'doubt. btfc- - o - d , - aLvLu. ,,f ho1Bnd of & tnaf B scuit Company " Y;,o5,v iiverin ods all oyer the United States. Thi l4liverv wacron has oeen pi 1 v " more direct service in supplying , customers in this city the famous goods of the National Biscuit ; in AnOPflt I rTm Company. This service enaDiesine nation al Biscuit Company to deliver aM their products from their own f tv-n (rnn direct into th crocery stores, thus forging the final link in the great distributing plan of, direct quick service, and of per fect 'protection to the goods from the oven to the consumer. Tu nennle of this vicinity se- cure in perfect condition the pack age goods of the jvationai .ibcuk Company, which include Vneedm Biscuit and Xabisco Sugar Waf era and also the many varletiee . sold in the familiar glass front. can. ' ' The standard of absolute fresh ness which has always been in sisted upon by the company makes necessary many special deviicee in the way of shipping and hand ling facilities. . ' -, The delivery service represent ; the latest and best method of dls pen sing food products to the puV Uc. ' It means that the time from the oven to the consumer is reduced to a minimum, and that the peo- pie of thia vicinity; will receiver? tho famonfl food nroducts ia - all their freshness and wholesome- ness . A dvert item en t . DISilPPEIUll in private homes ror mem. i
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