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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MAY, 30, . 1913 .tW
NO. 25
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Oil SCHOOL TRUSTEE QUESTION
Aldermen Put One Over on Second Ward Represen
tatives by Electing Meekins and Winder. Con
f ctrted Action Result of a Previous Caucus
First ward, J. B. Jenkins, J.
rw. Martin: second ward, I. M.
Meekins, L. L. Winder; third
-ward. W: M. Hinton. Dr. I.
' Fearing: fourth ward, Dr. Jt
. GriffgS. and K. U. AWu.
At large Charles T. Scott
ThftB according to fairly ao-
.Tthentic reports, have been detir-
. mined upon by the aldermen in
"secret" caucus a, the trustees
f the Elizabeth City graaea
.-schools for the next two years
ThoA to he disDlaced by the
' -'muitiAmen nhnvA named - are as
follows: E. F. Aydlett, W. J.
Woodier. J j C. Brooks, W. II.
Weatherly, C. W. Melick, L. 8.
Blades J. B. Leigh, Roscoe W.
'Turner, Spencer Chaplin, J. H.
White, J. A. Kramer, C. E.
"Kramer.- Wresley Williams, Dr.
O. .McMullan. P. H. Williams,
W. H. Jennings, Frank Benton,
M. N. Sawyer. -x
The question naturally arises,
Whv are tne results 01 a vwn;i
caucus being published broadcast
- and discussed on every street cor--per?
.;) '
.VThe answer is. Because in its
' ,Wrd of aldermen has split wide
. Viiii UnJ nnlaufi thoro HATT1P
T iri I uidi o
Compromise in theroeantiime a
"bolting faction will' make a fight
in open meeting . next Monday
night on the election of I. M.
Meekins and L. L. Winder as
-school trustees from the second
ward. "' , '-' ' :
; Mr. Meekins and Mr. Winder
r.are opposed not only because Mr.
Meekins is a Republican, butaJ--so
because these men were not
- the choice of the aldermen who
1 - sepresented this ward, but were
Vput in nomination and elected by
-aldermen from other wards. ,
" The fact that-the caucus was
i a "secret" , one of course makes
the aldermen diffident about talk
ing to a newspaper man, and an
authoritative report of the pro
ceedings of the caucus is not to be
"tad. But it is pretty thoroughly
-understood that tne situation is
about as follows:
Before the caucus Tuesday
- night, It was generally supposed
that each alderman would have
the privilege of naming a school
-trustee and the various aldermen
had practically decided as to
whom thev would choose. ' The
( second ward aldermen had agreed
upon W. H. Jennings and E. M.
'Stevens. , When , these names
' iwere proposed in the caucus ob
jection was offered on the ground
v: -that Mr. Jennings was a member
of the old board; whereupon Bur
fool wa substituted. No open ob
Ejection was offered ; but when bal
lots were cast and counted it was
found that Mathias Owens, J. W.
Ballance, W. L. Cohoon, C. C.
Pappendick, and S. W. Gregory
"had voted for Meekins and Win
Aer instead of .those nominated
by the second ward aldermen. It
i, reported that the Cohoon fac-
Hon had held a previous caucus
tad: agreed to support these two
ytfl against the nominees of the
IL jfnd ward aldermen. This ex
it puliation is offered for their
prompt and united action in the
' matter.
The name of Mr. Cale" Stevens
was not mentioned in the meet
ing. -
The minority, consisting of
Charles Robinson, N. O. Grandy
and Louis W. Anderson, refused
-to abide by. the result of the caa
cus and, It Is expected, will make
open fight againBt the election of
Meekins and Winder in the meet
ing Monday, night, as has already
been stated, unless some compro-
mise can oe agreed upon.m tuc
mesDuine. aims uiuiuriy; uujwj
!to win at least one more vote for
their side, by that time, and it is
believed that irf case of a tie Mr.
Nash will vote for the nominees
named by Messrs Grandy and An
derson. , ' , .
There was not unanimity, but
there was no bolt in the caucus, it
seems, in regard to the matter of
those to be made policemen; and
therefore informations this mat
ter is still more indefinite. It is
being said that Jennings will be
retained, that Seymore is to be
made "sanitary inspector'' : and
that Sawyer js to be displaced.
The action of the caucus and
the stand taken by members of
the new board was being freely
discussed on the streets Wednes
day. There will doubtless be a
big erowd at the first ofen meet
ing of this board, which will prob
ably have to be held in the court
house. 'v; i ' m i' . , .
COLUriBlA NBWS
Columbia, N; C. May, 28th-i-
Mr. Milton Davenport and Miss
Ethel Bodwell left town last
night for Creswell, N. C, to at
tend the Commencement exercis
es of the Creswell high school.
family left this morning for their
home in Belhaven, N. C. She
moved to this town four years ago,
with her son, and since,. that time
they have made this their home.
Their friends, all, . wish them a
success in their new home.
Mrs. Ossie West of Elizabeth
City is visiting her mother in.
aw, Mrs. Emma Ambrose of this
city.
Dr. J. L. Spruill left town in
his automobile last night in or
der to catch the north bound train
for Norfolk. Dr. Spruill will
take Mrs. J, 8. Rodgerson to
hi. Vincent's Hospital for an op
eration. His condition is said to
be serious. , v
Mr. F. S. Pinner has now tak
en charge of the Kohloss Furni
ture business and has' also pur
chased the building, which will
cause the post office to be remov
ed. : .:'' ' :"'
Mr. A. S. Manri, of Elizabeth
City is in town this week. .; ;:
Mrs. J. L. Thurston of Colum
bia, S. C, is -visiting her moth
er, Mrs. J. B. euell. .
Master Joseph Combs, son . of
Mr, 8. M. Combs, , is very; ill
with measles. He has an impor
tant part in the commencement
exercises of the Columbia High
benool, which will take place in
a few' days. It is hoped that
his-recovery . will be rapid and
that he may resume his practice.
Mr. John Pinner has returned
to his hqme at Travis, N. C. He
has been a student of the A. &
M. College of Raleigh for the
past year. . , -
It was stated last week' that Mr
C. W. Tatem of this place had
been summoned as a witness for
Kramer Brothers & to Elizabeth
City. , Mr. Tatum was witness
for the Richmond Cedar Works
instead of Kramer Brothers and
Armstrong. , - -
1 POTATO FuOSFECTS
Prices Still Good And Will
Probably Hold if Crop
Improves ; ..
Irish potatoes sold on the New-
Y oi k and Philadelphia ' market
yesterday, at S3. 75 to S4. 00 per
barrel.: . .
The local commission mer
chants-- were interviewed yester
day in regard to the outlook for
prices for next week, but no one
' ii j m . il.
was able to forecast the market
conditions or. would hazards a
guess as to what tney win sen
for in the next few days.
Large quantities of potatoes are
being shipped into the ' northern
markets from all ports in the
country engaged in trucking.
The stock that is being shipped
from eastern North Carolina is
"'green' and does not come up
to the standard. It can -be fore-
rasled with reasonable certainty
that the maturing of the potatoes
will sustain present prices for sev
eral days at least
Tyrrell, the banner county, is
rushing potatoes into the north
em markets. Possibly one-half
of the crojw will have been ship-
ped by Saturday.
Currituck is moving its crop at
the rate of 2,500 to 3,000 barrels
per day - v'
Pasquotank has hardly begun
digging yet, only a very few ship-
ments having been made from
this J point. Next ' 'Nisquo-
tank and adjoining c vfe will
begin to try the. mark a aarn-
est.
lYUNTEO Nfc
Mr. S.
L: Dosher uii Mas-
ter Hugh Dosher went to- Eliza-
Vri-fV . iittf -fliiu xx'tmXr
mv iu uiw .fftiJBi jp: . -
Mr . It. M. J eimctte uiu Je a
business trip to Elizabeth City
this week.
Miss Hatie Creef left-Monday,
for Hertford to spead some time
visiting this week.
The steamer uuide made the
xF i , v,u
place of the Hattie Creef, which
was on the railways.
Mr. W . J. Orifiin, manager
of the Eastern Carolina Transpor
tation Company has been to Ear
abeth City this week.
Mr. E. P. Howell, the owner
of the yacht, Cinderella, and Mr.
. V. Liverman, two bghtening
rod men who have been in Dare
county recently, left Tuesday on
the Hattie Creef for a trip to
Goldsboro. Mr. Howell is mana
ger of the company with eight
headquarters at Manteo and with
ty
0 0 ft
Captain M. L. Johnson attend
ed, the Odd Fellows Convention
at Greensboro last week, return
ing Friday very much pleased
with what he had seen of Middle
North Carolina,
Mr. Otic Dough while at work
last week cut. his hand with an ax
inflicting an ugly wound that had
to be sewed up, the doctor taking
rour stitcnes. J : u
Percy Meekins, the son of Mr.
TheOj S. Meekins, while skating
the ather night caught his arm
on a hook In a board and' was
right badly hurt, the cut requir
ing a number of stitches to close
ir up.
Eev. O. N. Marshall was cal-
lea nome tnis weefc or news of
the very serious sickness of his
tamer. . iie leit on the Hattie
Creef Tuesday.
r-77: WANTED f "
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COLORED HELP WANTED--to
clear timber and cut cord wood
ahead of Dredge Boat. Good
wages, good board. Coll cf:
CAMDEN BUN. DEEDGE
. fOreaorv. IT. C.
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MR. TURKEY GOBBLER
HATCHED HIS CfyltKS
Will Fiht for Them Too,
as His Owner Vill At-'
' testi First Outing
:-.s. :. 'rlYesterdajri; ' -
A hen . will of course fight for
her chickens, but did you ever
hear, of a gobbler fighting for a
brood of chicks that he had hatch
ed after 1'tfitting" for five weeks t
Mr. J C. l'erry, the popular
man ivarrler on Kural route nam
ber three from Elizabeth City, is
authority for the statement that
stick: a. t.thing happened in Pas
quotank county this week. -
Some weeks ago Mr.. Perrv
heard frolu a Colored woman on
his route; the story of a Quitting"
gobbler. The woman lives about
eight miles from here and in the
U-ife f Weldou Motsely. She was
very much disgusted with the gob
bier aud had tried continually
and in vain to "break him up"
from his nest;, but he stuck to
ouHiness like a veteran and re
fused to be shaken in his purpose,
though he had no eggs to sit on.
jfr. Perry became interested in
the freak gobbler and after his
gobblership had been sitting about
two weeks provided him twenty
hen eggs.; The gobbler settled
down , on the eggs 'contentedly
and Btill stuck to the job.
" . Did the eggs hatch? Well rath-
er. "At: least, sixteen of ,them
did and on last Wednesday the
colored iVoman whom Mr. Perry
had, , hSetl 1 to look after the
strqngeimotheV' 'decided - that
it was, time for the gobbler, to
come off. He was sitting in a
bo nest up off the ground and
she went to the nest and started
to take the ,.Mct8 out. The old
gobbler wan big and Joeavy and
had already mashed one or two
of the chicks, and this his own
er felt ought not to be tolerated.
But the gobbler did not propose
to tolerate being robbed of his
young ones. He flew into the
flight. In running one tripped
Lwr n 1a oni1 fTn-mMmru0-
over a log and fell sprawling.
In the fall she so bruised . her
knee that she is still able to walk
only, with greatest difficulty.
Later in the day Mr. Perry
came along and succeeded in get
ting the gobbler and his brood
from the nest into a coop. Yes-
terdaT. aS the weather had clear.
ed off Mr. Gobbler and his fam
ily took their first airing .
The .gobbler makes a rather
absentminded and awkward pa
r":"L"r "Z'CZ.
rent; but he seems to be honest.
I ha nan fnr thMU in
his charge
Among the other fowls, though
he occasionally forgets his new
responsibilities and struts and
gobbles frightening the chicks
out of their writs. When be has
done this r-though, he calls his
charges back and shelters them
for a while under his wings
PENOLETOfJ
JODKJATED
Dr. A. L. Pendleton was nom
linated this week to the senate by
President Wilson. His conflp
Imation by the senate may now
oe expectea at any tune.
Dr.- 4 Pendleton s nomination
has practically been, assured
ever since his recommendation to
President Wilson by Congress
man Small. . . .
Although, there were- other as
pirants for the position, of course;
noooay oeueves but that Dr. Pen
Idleton will make a rood noatma
iter
HCGXWORMS SCARCE
t
IN PERQUIMANS
Large Number Examined
in This County but Per
centage of Infection
Low
Hertford, N; C, May 28th
The hookworm campaign in Per
quimans county, conducted by I)r
. Leonard and Mr. W. C.
Jenkins, has just been completed.
and these gentlemen have now
ojjened up dispensaries in Cra-
en county with headquarters at
New Bern.
At Belvidere 512 people were
examined and 143 were infected
with hookworm disease. . At
Chapnnoke 327 were examined
and 'ZA infected. At New Hope
na . ......
.1-1 examinations, with 14 infec
tions. At Bethel 77 examim
tions with , no infections. Bur
gess 50 examinatidns. with one
infection. Hertford 628 examin-
ations, with 43 infections.
Total numlter examined in the
county 1924. Number infected
with some intestinal parasite40i
as follows:
Hookworms 224, round worms 150
whipworms 12. dwarf tapeworms
pinworms 3. .
Number examined of school age
902, of these 163 or 18 per cent
were infected with hookworm .
BASEBALL TODAY
Elizabeth City will . cross bats
with Columbia on the' local dia
mond this afternoon at half past
three o'clock. ' ;
' This is the first of .a series of
games to be played here with oth
er towns of the section1 this sear
son. The grounds have been put
into first ji-lass condition and the
fence fixed up. A good game is
promised.
Lovers of baseball are urged to
attend and encourage the effort
to keep -interest in baseball alive
in Elizabeth City.
AT BLACKWELL ME
MORIAL CHURCH
The Martin-Scholdfield meet
ings being held in Blackwell Me
morial Baptist chuch are attract
ing great congregations. Mr.
Martin is preaching some won
derfully strong sermons. . There
is a deep interest. The singing
led by Mr. and Mrs. Scholdfield
is a splendid feature of the ser
vices. Mr. Martin is one of the
Houth's greatest Bible preachers
and teachers. He will speak three
times next Sunday, 11 a. m, 3
p: m., and 8 d. m. His subiect
at 3 p. in., will be "Glimpses into
Heaven and Hell." ' The Dnblic
is .cordially, invited td hear this
great man There has been from
the very first of these meetings
a deep interest and it has grown
intensely. Such work in the city
must bo productive of great good.
A CORRECTION
Columbia. N. C. Miy 25th
On May ltthv Mr. and Mrs. E.
C. Kemp cave a nartv to their
daughter, Miw Bessie KemD. in
honor of her birthday. Refresk-
ments were served and the party
waa enjoyed by all present Those
present were : Misses Fannie Hoi
Ioway, ItTrtk. Hassell, Ida Sykes,
Bertie Cahoon, Myra Holloway.
Evat Cahoon, Madge Liverman,
Bertha Cahoon, Mrs. Lola Coop-
err' Messrs,, Tom' Armstrong,
Howard Combs. Julian McCIees.
Lloyd Weatherly, Alton Spencer,
urncfeixasseu, and J. C. Chad-
wtct or ' roiiocksv IDe .
MARY ELIZA SMALL
GOES TO BOTTOM
Sinks in Eight Feet of Wa
ter and is Lost with Cari
go. Crew Rescued
The Mary. Eliza Small, Herbert
Barnes, captain, a schooner load
ed with lumber and on her way
from leopim to Elizabeth City.
sunk at Little Flatty Creek Tues
day afternoon at five o'clock io
eight feet of water.
The cause of the vessel's sink
ing is not certainly known, but '
t is supposed that she struck-
som hidden obstruction, such as
as a sunken log. At any rate she
went down ho rapidly that the
crew had no time to save even
their clothes and none to sparer in
saving themselves. Practically!
all personal property) on board
as well as the cargo went down
with the vessel. . . .
Captain L. H. Hooper, of the
two mast schooner, W. M. Hill
noticed that the Mary Eliza Small
was anchored and lying exceeding ,
ly low in the water and hasten
ed to the vessel's assistance. Be
fore he could rach her, however
the sinking ship went down and .
the crew took to .the yawl boat, .
from which they were taken by
Captain Hooper's crew.
The Mary; Eliza Small earried
thirty thousand feet pf lumber'
valued at five or six hundred dol
lars. It is possible that she may.
be raised and the cargo savod.
Captain Hooper brought his'
vessel on to Elizabeth City, reach v
ire here with the rescued crew
of the Mary Eliza Small Tuesday
evening. , ,v.
GOES TO WED BRIDE ' ' ;
WHOM IIE NEVER SAW
Columbia, N. C May 27th
Mr: David Jones of this city left
here this morning for Norfolk .
where he expects to meet his bride
to be. He has never seen tha
lady in question, but the affair
is said to be arranged, not-withstanding.
'
Mr. Jones was married a few"
years ago, but got a divorce at
the fall term of court and ad- .
vertised for a wife. He got an '
answer from Missouri and it is
she whom he now goes to meet.
Mr. Jones is to. know hi 1
bride by a band of green ribbon
on her left finger, while he him
self is to wear a band of blao v
ribbon on bus right arm.
HORSE BREAKS NECK. I
A valuable black mare, belong-'
ing to Dr Taylor of Buffalo City
broke her neck yesterday at ,
Armstrong's stables.
Somebody had just brought the'
mare out to the stable door when'.
an automobile passed by. Tho .
animal was frightened ' by
the
and
-hen
machine, reared upwards
falling backwards broke
neck. '
She was a handsome mare and
worth a good deal of money.
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SUBFMEN MEET
The Surfmen's mutual beaefit
Association meets in WashiBjton
D. C, June 10, 11, 12, 1913.
Special rates are offered by,
the Norfolk-Washington 8. 8.
Co.., and a large number of surf
nien from Eastern Carolina will
doubtless attend.
FOB SALE
.-- ' " . i
FOR SALE One 8tndebak'er
two passenger. Practically as'
good as new. Will sacrLLSw'
f to a quick buyer. -.--,.-
8. IT. JOHNISaN,
Elibct City, y. V. '
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