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'. i;..-.Wf w J I . ; NEWS. WlTHOpT . l- 'BIAS'. VIEWS ; I I WITHOUT PREJUDICE r3 OFFICIAL PAPEB ', OF CURRITUCK COUNT! , . 1 s X, :.:'j.r . "' K "' r VOL III ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MAY. 23, " I9i3 NO. 24 i . 1L1BETII CITV'S 8PHKIC KMll ieiiis oil ciiim of iei oft City Authorities planning to Co-operate with Cit ixens to Give Old Town A Thorough J Cleaning Up. IKuUT SEES Sir And They Will Run No Excur ion To Yirginia Beach This Summer. m fMiis ra ; - Farmers Want to Gather in 1 temarle Park and Hear Big Speeches. I j'TUOS FROM THREE COIIIITIES Hi ElUII W III JUL7 k The county farmer Union of I rasfjuotank conntr - is - layiujr VHoadaj, May 2Uth, begins clean O .r.taJlltm ASSOCIATION 10 & board ' of aldermen ' to rive the , old town a thorough, spring clean .lng, and the authorities and, all rgood people generally, urge every citizen to co-operate in . the plan . .to make Elizabeth City for tnce : in her life at any rate a clean '' city.-' ... jt ? ... 1 Spring s now here in. earnest . 'and there is already a hint of sum imer in the weather in the "heat of the day". It is just the season for summer pests to multiply and . for summer diseases to appear in 'every community. On account V . ol the unusually late frosts, the , By is not -now nearly so abund- ant as is usual at this season. It s the best time in .the world to' swat 'the fly.' One fly swatted' to-day , 'will . mate about a million ess by fne close or the summer. -&o also is it the time to stamp . out the mosquito., The fly Is re- sponsible for. much of our typhoid il lever and the mosquito is respon- "sible for all of our malaria iMa "laria fn this section is more pre 'ralent than typhoid fever and so, 1 the.veraditfation ;of the mosquito t f .is of first importance also. These ' . pests can both be eradicated and . can not be fonnd where sanitary coadtttorig ,are perfect. ,: ,;, One of ,the most common breed ' ang places of the fly is the stable. Now it is not necessary to do a v way with the stable to kill the rfly; but the stable must be kept 1 'dean- Either must the manure ' 'be-carted away every three days or it most.be so treated chemical -, "It as to prevent! - the fly .from . ' breeding in tit. The safest plan , "is to1 clean out the stable regu- Hary land prinkle it with some ' 'chemical also. Perhaps the.a , iest thing to use in this way is .ordinary lime. ,, "The mosquito breeds in 'stag nant water. Most of this she 'finds In moty cans, in back yard 'poddies, m vacant lots where the ' crass is nigh and the sun can . not set to the earth to dry it out, 'Old cans, then, should not be 1 tthrown info a heap W- the back yard but should be carted away .or buried. ; Grass should nt be allowed to grow high"., or weeds to cover the back yard either, as uch things hide the breeding places of the mosquito. Vacant lots should not be allowed to grow up in weed s, and there is or has "Jbeen an ordinance that owners of such 4os ' shall cut down : the weeds on their lots at least twice t, - a year . r; Once a "month in sum i. irer would not-be too often,' and i i very ' vacant lot owner is urged to see that, his lot is in first class r Condition, by the , last of next ' "week " ' -l - ' " Neit week i clean-up week. .AH good citizens are expected to r see that the rake and the hoe are fH-fwpt busy ; and "the smell ofthe '. moke of burning rubbish Bhould ft r he u tfiA air.' street win i-be kept on the streets all day FIGHT FKF0 BATES The churches of Elizabeth OltV haw joined the rank of the mil itant movement for better freight (plan for a big pic nic some time l-ates. lin Aagust at the Albemarle fain The committees from the vari- grouilds here.- . ous Hunday Schools held a meet- " Details are not yet decided up ing Monday night for the purpose on; there may even be some of protesting against the action change in the plan for the place of the Norfolk Southern Railroad of holding this meeting. But in advancing the rate on somr such pic-nic is'almoRt as iiasseneer cars used bv the Bun- sure4. -' : - . The Chamber of Commerce held dav schools for their Bummer ex- Th local unions are working an enthusiastic meeting "Monday cursions. A resolution condemn- to-gefher for more effective or night and organized the Pasquo- ing the railroad company in ganijiflti'on and co-operation and tank County Just Freight Asso- strone terms was passed and it is the county Union is expected to ciation which is an auxiliary of I the plan of the Sunday Schools exerf strong influence in aiding ine ota re Association recently or- Ito have no excursions until the me rarmer toward lower prices Norfolk Southern railroad will for mmplies and higher market give better rates. for his nroducts. , .The county ; A committee composed of Mes- howji-nlso to brini? about a sys- srs. J. L. l'ritchard, U. C. Tap- T"" m crptm -wuercHj, iurnir and O. W. Brothers, maype enabled to oor row money at a reasonable rate or interest. Institute to be Conducted Here and Teachers Musi Attend. School Trustees Urtfed . Ta De Present . mw,A wfll mil mt hark lots to as- f Sist in the work of disposing of 1 waste. Housekeepers are invitt Wi.-ed to have their garbage cans V ready for the carts and respect- f- fully urged to keep these, cans closed. ' t : it. a m iio. j vicau up, or uib uj) uu ganized in Raleigh. The organization was perfect ed with the following officers:- F. V.T Scott, President: W. n. Weatherly, Vice-President,- Wes- pendick, ley Foreman, second "Vice-Fresi- was appointed to select a snita dent: A. 8. Daniels, thirfl Vice- Mp 'Jfi12i j'i'SL iTZiSll .t! RW DH"ESES W HYDE CEI visory committee composed " of i.layground during. the summer." lfnnn. TTT T TXT Jl , T I -v a , ... . . li I 1 , . ,f. wmu;v, xv. n. u ig me purpose oi tuih roninm- OnnrtAr V f? Mnv t Martin nnH V. Tlnrft won on. .!,, onlr nai.mot.ont . BWan l"a"er, 2i, L.., May .1 ... ..... " "I' I 1 ( l VI IllflKIT HHP l- "" I B..v..!,. "I....... l.n.ua .xi ir-1 . . ... .... . . Buurimr vuuh luuituru uwt Lituuitru nf qutxi me ituuiifj oi ine I and lor ail Picnics ana exrur- w ," j.i. wi.. The purposes of the association I The various Sunday Schools of J""1" --u - t - " -vt w v I lilt. I I I I "VI. , j nntuxcm ' nnA :Ty"J!f,n' rmen jneenng juonaay nigut oy, vue .u. the first day. 4 ujin iirai, .uuictuic lueu uuuimwins comnuiiewj; ... ...wi.n n:i.i. n r nSKK merchants ;,infact, every person First Baptist .SundarSchool MwepTfound Itv of Srciotinff xrlirt ohina rM- mwoiVob fno.Vhi- tn I7i lif ac W T. Rmnll nnrt erfl IOUUO gUlliy OI parilCipailllg this county, in a determined fight Pat Twiddv. t-r IX.l.'l V T;HU;r;.r.7 theiharge-of. resisting an officer the-TrfSk iouViiemallS Sunday Jutjraa suspended , on pay is inflicting upon -the people of School, O, -W. ' Brothers; .'i'i Z IlAw -rl ai m i j i i t i i in i ii mm in i'iih ryi uuu tiiiict' Tni town ana community. . xne i city Koad runaay . rscoooi, i-. s. shipp. . Episcopal Sunday School, W. G. Gaither, Jr. , u - i Tearl Street Sunday School. until this is accom- James Alexander t ! ;? Presbyterian Sunday, 5 School; A. B. Hoiitz. fight " will be for better freight rates to and from Elizabeth City and the promoters Of the organi zation declare that there will be no let tip plished. em 11 ee mi GRANTED NEW TRIAL CON VICTED NEGRO GOES FREE On the same charere John Blade was found not guilty. - Edward Fonville charged .with carrying concealed weapons was found not guiltyT : f- f . "Kenner Gibbs charged with, as sault " with deadly weapon" ' was found guilty and also convicted for carrying concealed weapons. Tom Harris, charged with, for cible trespass was found , not guilty. : , ... . . Leon a Gibbs was acquitted 01 Swan Quarter, N. C., May 21 the charge of assault with dead- John Anderson, a negro 01 uu v E.izabeth City is to see a renl movintr picture eirl. Miss Vera Black, the Biograph comedy girl I county chareed with and at the will I at tin- Aikrama theai-c lid8t tePm 0f court convicted of I. JUNIOR ORDER HAS ' Tuesday night and wljl tell her 8iealing cattle was acquitted yet auditors how moving pictures are terday. The trial of this case took made, and give them a genuine in UD practically all day Tuesday. An signt into tne laooratoneis, re The trial of this case toot up counting the whole process . of Imracticallv all day Tuesday. An x j.1 jsi il. i. j : i. I . . . m . The . Teachers' Institute for Currituck, Camden, and Pasquo tank counties will be held in Eli ubeth City from July 14th to 23th Professor J. C Griffin of Mar jon; N. C, assisted by Miss Flo ra McNeil Boyce of Raleigh, N. C, will have charge of the work. The teachers ate required by law to attend these Institutes anil they are not qualified to teach in the public schools unless they do, Superintendent Hinton is noti fying the teachers of those coun ties to make preparations to be present on the opening day. The boards of Education and (School Committeemen of these counties are urgently requested to be present on xuursaay, Juiy z-ttii as the work of the institute for this day will be of special inter est to them. ' r ' " ' '. , The following is the law in re gard to teachers attending insti tutes : ' - -' ; v Section 4167 of Public School law All public school teachers ' of the State and all high school and graded school teachers are here by required to attend biennially some county teachers' institute or accredited summer school con tinuously for a term of , not less than two weeks, unless providen tially hindered; andfailure so to attend such institute' or sum mer school shall be cause for de barring1 anv? teacher so failing, from teaching nnr of, the public schools, high i, schools, .or grided schools, of the State until sucn CI1Y SCHOOLS' CLOSE TKDXSDJIY POTATO CEOP IS O'ulXB GFF TJ Potatoes . were selling in theN Northern markets at from tt.M to fa. 00 per barrel yesterday... . A few Pasquotank farmers hare made shipments and the Tvrrell crop ia moving rapidly. The Tyrrell cron is reported short on account of dry weather, and prospects are frood for a con. tinnaoce of the present prices fof , some days yet. As long as these prices hold, of course, (farmer , will do well to market their pota toes as promptly as possible. nOOKWORM DISPENSA- X -.. .RIES IN HYDECOTJNTY " BIG BANQUET One of ') the most enjoyable 100K up 81read8 of the season in fraternal ay. An ,.ir(.iM was held laat Tueudav eve- 1 A A Jt t J 4 - . 4. 1 m . m - . I r w turning out tne niras mat aepict Merson is a negro 01 some meai 1 ning by tne Worth Bagley Uoun drama, comedy and pathos before and had white friend of inttu- n nt th Jr.o.U.A.M. Imme- the eyes of thousands of attend- nce besides.. His attorney, Hal- djateiJ( after the business session ants at the "movies" every day. let 8. Ward of Washington, sue- of coun the dining hall Miss Black ,is saidy to be a ceeded in setting the Supreme w thrown onen tn th membera. 1 A -11 J 1 .1 t i . .L. " r .. ' cnarming iaiM.tr, vxi-eeumgiy pmia court to gram a new inai i mc anj Ior an aour or more the Z&U lookintr. and sne miows tne mov- case and after, a nard tougnt Dat Tirtra voA thpmselvea witli ing picture business, from begin- tie Anderson was set free by the th t t te had in tne waT 0f ningtoena. Her explanation or jjary. . , " edibles. the manufacture of the films, and ; 5 r I Mr. James Simpson prepared her . story, of how, ( the plots arc A number of oystermen pleaded Lhe DailqUet under the directions woricea ont, nnn every aeinu.ui cmutv yesreraay 10 iub cumnc nWloi anA whm ha rinnneri oyster dredging in proniDitea wa- hig white on and gai, Gcn. ters. -' , ' i . tlemen. everythine is ready." he Rennr Manning, proprietor of 1 t,. -ui, uoMAa" tn flo. the new barber shop recently op- K. ht the paiateg o hnngry Jon ened on the ground floor of the new Brock building has been, bav . . enioTabie j the lives, of the members of that or der has. 'not:, occurred in long time.' ' '' 1 - what ha become an immense in do try i furp to attract large SPECIAL SERVICE AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ing good .business this week; By request of a number of friends, Rev. L. T. Reed will IpOPLAR" BRANCH T -r-1- ease are sure to come. y'-I WANTED llll WANTE D Stenographer' and 'j Typewriter. Oliver typewriter used. " KRAMER BROS. & COMPANY, , 'v LlivlctK City, X. C. -'Vit n.pd." - -!4-- preach a special sermon next Sun day y morning on the subject, Heavenly Recognition." ' Dr. Reed is regarded as, well qualified by scholarship and a personal study or the Bible evi dence to "speak comfortably to Jerusalem' on this sabjectr which is of such vital interest to. many people. " -'' r. ' '': ' y ' LOST ' . LOST- Bow Boat with name ."Olivia" painted on bow and stern. Finder will please noti fy V . ' T. J. MARKHAM EKzaleth City, X. C. ; ' It n.pd. - SCHOOL TO (CLOSE Poplar Branch N. C. May 20 s The closing exercises r of the Popular Branch High School will be on Saturday the 31st of May. . The' program consists of plays, drais, recitations and songs.' The doors will be opened at 7:30 o' clock. ' . - -Ice cream and ,ake" will be served before, the. exercisea begin to those who ish to leave early. It will also served after the ex ercises. -. - k - ji' We hope to give our- audience a pleasant evening; Come; one, come all.-... - Admission: Adqjts CSc'i and children 15c. . - CAPTAIN GARRISON . DEAD ' Captain John T. Garrison, one of the oldest and most highly es teemed citizens of Roanoke Is land died last Saturday at, his home at Wanchese, after' an . ill ness of several months. : He was nearly 80 years old v and i sur vived by a widow and four chil dren, two sons, Messrs Baxter and Bartlett Garrison and ,two daughters, Mrs. J. - G. Piggott of Elizabeth City, and Mraf Nora Pogh'of Wanchese 1 I He was a trlendia citizen, not ed for Lis sterling integrity and, npri-it ciaracter. A The grammar school depart ment of the Elizabeth City grad ed schools will give an entertain ment consisting of a.play entitled "Crowning the May Queen" in the High School Auditorium, Friday night.. ; i rs,?::r Thin will be followed by cales thenic drills. , . J The commencement exercises proper will be held on the eve nings of Wednesday and Tnurs day, 3Iay 28th and 29th. On Wednesday eve'ng the Senior Class will nreseitk "Ten r yson's Princess", this will be pre sented in a very elaborate and in teresting manner by the best ama teur talentin the school, On Thursday evening.he grad uating exercises will be held. Several short addresses will be made by local speakers of prom inence. , - . MATINEE RACES AT - - ALBEMARLE PARK Matinee races. will be held at Albemarle Park on Saturday af ternoon of next week, beginning at half past 'one o'clock. There will be three races, in which tome of the fastest trot ting stock in this section of the country wilFtake part. These the first of a series of matinee races to be held here during the summer. .The races will be neia regularly, either once or twice a month.. .-. .. . . .' COW HAD TWIN8 Mr. James Tatnm of the Cor- nth section has two calves borne by the same cow on the same day. The . "twins' were sound and healthy and doing well at last reports. . 1 Swan Quarter. N. Mar 20 Dispensaries for the free treat ment, of hookworm disease are oen In n.vde county this month. Quite a nnmber are being exam In ed for hookworms and considers- hie interest is being .manifested n the work . , . TheRe disnonsnHes are open to pll'at'the following places: - ; Slfldesville. Mav ?7th and June 3 t'flirfipld. Mv 28th nnd .Tune 4th'. N TnnrWiprr". Mav 2flth -and June fiV TnlrA T,"idln Mav.f-lrd, 30tb and .Twertth - wn pnnrter, May,. 24th. S1st and June 7th, It is regarded as very impor tant that every family in the conn tt be examined for the disease b-e fore June 7th. as hookworm dte- ease is spread by those infected . with it and unless it is eradicat ed the county will; probably, a-, gain be put to the expense of pro- ; viding treatment. It has already been found nee essary . to hold dispensaries for . the second time in a number of counties on account of a. large nnmber failing to take the treat ment the first time. It is prover bially true that the hookworm" victim is usually the very one , ' that, is, last, to come for exam ination. . , a , . '. ' SCHOOL CLOSES AT BELHA- - YEN Belhaven. N. C. May ,21st The closinc exerciises of the erad- - ed' school here are taking plac?i now and large crowds are in at tendance every night. Entertain ments are being presented by tho primary, the srammar school and the high school departments, each , department having one night for ts exerciises j The class exercis es are to take place on, Friday niglht. . . - ... ,- . After the commencement exer cises the iuniors and undergrade nates in the high school will ten-, der the senior a banquet. This s to occur on . next ; Monday night. This year closes 1'roressor uar- rct's second year's work here. He las been re-elected for anotaer . year. .. . ..."".-'-: - The session's work haa been very satisfactory generally to all concern ea. ?; , FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD! I will pay a reward of 0.00. (fifty dollars) for evidence to con vince and satisfy me that any per on is circulating slanderous re-; ports against me. The money is up in the Union stores in .Gun Neck. ' , 1 w . Neck, N. C. "A." 'A.' COMBS May 15th 1913. ' " ' I month May CCth n.pd. ,X I
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