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.... . .... . - ' ' . I ' . . . ....... i - , . ' . ' ' v - , ' ILrsu '4 JoL iin K tf Si . ' t, I "" ','.'' ' - . . . ..I I. . . ... ""volIiT " ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY JUNE, 3 1913 NO. 26 ; .... nEEtliHS ATID VJIHDER ELECTED AS 'SECOID SGIIOOL TRUSTEES ' - ; . t Action of Caucus Coiif irmed byt Board in Open Meet ing By a Vote of Five to Four, , Other , Matters Taken Up ' By HERBERT PEELE) I. M. Meekins and L. L. Win der were elected to the board of school trustees last night over E. M. Stevens and W. H. Jennings l,T a vote of five to four. Those voting for Messrs. Meek ins and Winder were J . wP.al lance,' W. L. Cohoon, Mathias 'ens, B. V. uregory uu . lr . Those voting for l at4-"" rn f Wens and Jennings were 1. i. ib, C. H. Robinson, . u. ndy and Louis Anderson, ke vote was close; but not Uall.v exciting, as it was con led that the Meekins-Winder e-up of last Tuesday's caucus iild remain solid. But a big Wd was present in the court use; and there was evident in rest in the result-with the fen jnent of the crowd divided but -Waning rather toward the minor ity vote. s , ' The opposition to Meekins and Winder did not take, the form of a fight, as the result was conced ed. But it was the , desire of -those opposing the nomination to go on record in the jnatter and to give their reasons for their action. ' Matters had been running along in a ,cut and , dried way tin til Meekins' nomihation was made. "ThoTi tl-"s c posit' "n owed Us i - 1 ' 'ir M. i i.vtas. i.scus6,xug the noiaina tions Mr.; Grandy said that he was a Democrat and represented -the Democratic voters of the sec ond ward; that he had no" objec tion to I. M. Meekins but that the people of his .ward did not want to be represented on the toard by a Republican. He said on the other hand that he had no objection to voting for a Republi can on the board if some of the other aldermen would choose a "Republican from their own ward -and put him in nomination; but that since none of the aldermen were willing to put off a Republi can on bis own constituents and -since a number of them had com bined to saddle one on a ward in .which they themselevs had not received a vote, he proposed to go on record as opposed to this thwarting of the will of the peo ple. - ' ' '' -'.- f : " W. L. Cohoon, dropping easily int rounded oratorial phrases, spoke in behalf of the nomination of Mr. Meekins i He said that he wanted to take school matters out of politics, that a non-partisan board of school trustees was desirable for this reason and that it is customary in many towns of ' the State to elect Republicans to positions on school boards v f He proceeded to give instances - and read a telegram from State Superintendent J. Y.Joyner tating that Republicans were frequently placed . on school boards in this State. He said that trustees here are elected " by all the aldermen and not by aldermen for their, respective -wards. Mp. nrnndv reolied to Mr. Co hoon and L. W. Anderson spoke on the matter. The vote was then taken and Mr. Meekins was rfected trustee for four years. 2L was riected Winder was eiectea 'tau ' Later L. L. for two years. In explaining nis vote Mr. Robinson said tnat tne aldermen had gone into democrat ic caucus and nominated a Repub lican, that the representation naa .can tnat tne representation uwi been made in the caucus that the . , , . i question, which was untrue; that miTor Dim no ntmi id vvib vu "o J . . . hi rlld not conRider the action of the caucus binding and would vote for the nominees of the second ward aldermen. Mr. Nash said that he voted for the nominees of the second ward aldermen be cause he thought this courtesy, due the .representatives of that ward. The meeting wes held in the court house and came to order a bout eight o'clock. The aldermen had been swbrn in previously by Clerk of the Court, Q, R. Little, so this formality was not neces- sary. Mathias uwens was elect ed chairman. The following citv officers were duly nominated and elected 'with out opposition. City Attorney, w.Jj.mau; ro lice. Leon Holmes. Zenas Jen nings and Gregory ; Sanitary In spector, O . V Beymore ; . uniei of Fire Department, D. Guy Broc kett: Superintendent of Fire A- larm-System and Engineer, C G. Pritchard; Assistant Engineer Ii- II. JJaper, Keeper of Engine House, Sam Sawyer ; Cart Driv ers, Miles uavis ana ueorge White. ' w. r Hie followinc committees were appointed i- Auditing Committee C. H. Robinson, N. G. Grandy,' and Dr. Gregory. urdinance Conynittee j W. L. Cohoon, Ma thias Owens, N. G. Grandy an.l W'L.G...I1. ' - - '.-''--!.'-.-. Dr. Williams called atentioif to the condition, of the open canals in the city and urged action be-, fore the passing of summer. The board took a recess until next Monday 'night, June 9th. The Advance fights fr results and not for glory, j We find no special pleasure in offending our friends or, in provoking our ene mies to wrath. It is not the mere love of battle that leads us into the lists but the desire to see the forces of the wrong , routed and the right triumphant. There is no need denying that we like to have our paper talked about and that we would rather be cussed at than ignored but we have nev er published a news story or tak en a position for the mere sake of making a sensation. , The Advance is frank, then, to confess that the editorial, "Dis appointing" last week failed of its object in that it did not break up the line-up of the board of al dermen for I. M. Meekins. Per haps we did not speak as wisely as we might have done. It is possible that our effort might have been equally as fruitless had we spoken withthe ngue . of men men and of angels. But we in cline to the belief that some of the aldermen were not ' so certain of their ground as they may have appeared. , Had Charles H.' Robinson con sideredihe matter of sufficent im portance and made an aggressive fight as did Walter" L. Cohoon the vote might have stood five to four in favor of Stevens and Jen nings. But the matter is settled for thiv present. The Advance wastes ho time in repining. In this mat ter we have taken the stand that we thought right. Doubtless so many who opposed us. All m , V tma. of us will now wait the issue of time. ' ballop & Joxeyi Shoe Co.has hu u m mu ouc, m wmtu uicj mention a number of bargains in L,o rt win ha (ntomt to ioihw .1lAA 1 shoe buyers to read this ad. adc. TWO GAS BOATS SINK IN RIVER The Sunol, a gas boat of about poat of 12 net tonnage, with Captain Johnnie Tarker in charge,' left Newbegun Creek for" Elizabeth City Saturday with a big load of potatoes on board and with her none alonirsidp of a barcre of notaj I toes which she was bringing here. 'About a mile from her starting point the barge struck an obstruc-v tion and the vessel careened un der the shock and sank. Captain Mann went to the aid of they Su nol with the gas boat Alma;" but hardly had the Alma got the car go on board when she turned tur tle. Sunday two vessels left here tor jNewoegun and brougnt in tne - . . ...it potatoes and the Alma also.. No report as to the Sunol has7 been received here. CLOSING OUT BdSINESS The announcement, carried on the advertising page of this issue this, week, that the firm of Laven stein Brothers is closing out its stock here preparatoryf to" with drawing from Elizabeth City, will doubtless come as a surprise to most of our readers. : .,-- It was at' Elizabeth City that H. n. Iavenstein ; offered his first stock of eoods to the trade and laid the foundation . for the big business that he built up here and at Petersburg and at other points. But the growing '-bust. ness and the utter ' impossibility ff pving the buR?ness here' his i ioK .nersonal..'.at utiou - fuii Mr. rLavenstein, he says, to close V .! .J. 1 . 17111..4.1. rM. up His mure in ijiuauciu th ugh at that he.does so. reluc tantly. : , The big stock of new. goods, thrown on the, market at a sac- viflne. will doobtless tempt an un usual throng of buyers to Eliza beth City lor tne , next iew months. , . ; BUILDING GOING UP Thi brick work on the Hinton building is now complete and the big structure stands four stories high on Main street, covering the entire block front the postofflee to the Kramer building. It is a handsome building, and will add greatly to the appearance of Main street when complete. - The brick wort on. tnis Duiia ing was done under the supervis ion of C D. Cume of Suffolk, foreman for Burnwell Riddick, contractor, of Suffolk. WILL MAKE RUN TO NAGS rsmain Porrv ' in here asain 'with the Sappho, the boat which for a few days plied between ill2UJClU VH.J-T mmv. " " " " this spring, getting ready to make a regular run witn tne rsappuu to Nags Head this season ' . The SaoDho, it is reported, Is to make her first trip next Sun day. - ''"'''- MARRIED AT MIDNIGHT Two young people from Ports mouth, Mr. John M. Ballance and Miss Eunice Taylor, came here on the "night express" from married by Rev. I. N. Loftin at his home on rennsyivania ave- nue. Pliwiheth lA&ae of Odd Fel lows has Installed the following officers: Cliff Sawyer, N. U.; C B. Toxey, V G.; Herbert iu. .. , - - hforrisette, Secretary; Noah Bur- w TnflmppT! Claude Perry, F. S. GLOSIIIG EXERCISES Of 6! E D SCHOOL Tew'.IWiiWdlfe Staged and Well Re ! celved. Features . of Program x The graduating exercises of the Penior Class of 1913 took place in the High School nditorium, Thursday night. The stage was tastefully decorated with the class colors, white and greeni The dec- 1 ... w'. and the ox eved daisy. A nnmhcr of the school board were on the stage with the Senior Class. " .'" . . The exercises were opened with a praveiv This was followed by n short) and interesting talk by Hon. J. B. Ieigh.. : Rv. L. T. Reed presented the hnedal won bv Miss Mabel White for the let essnv on North Car olina history. This medal irfgiv. en yearlv.by the State chapter of the Daughters of 1ie Revolution to foster patriotism , in the' chil dren of, the "Old North State." The fT. P. Smith medal, won by Miss Mary, Bright, for highest scholarship -in the High school, nnd th Rplicr medal. won by Thel- ma Syles, in the Grammar school were presented by lion . k . v . Turner. ' . 4 , ;. , . '-- The diplomas were awarded by TTnn. T.. P. JVvdlettl ' A short nr1rpR waa ffiveti bv Superintend ent S.) L. . Sheen, setting fbrth the woiJk accompjished during the past yrtr.:, .' . i I Durirfa the .. evening several songs were buiij; uv;iire munnn. assiste by some of toe memnera of the "high school. The class sona written especially for this occasion; was ? written by Mr. Ralph PooL one of the graduates At the rlose of the graduating exeiisesTt!lffS1enior Class were invited br Mr. Allen Kramer, to be his .guests at the Alkrama on iTiuay uigui. SENIORS PRESENTED TENNYSON'S "PRINCESS" The Senior ClnsH of the High Whool presented Tennyson's "Prin cess'" last Wednesday evening, in the hiirh school auditorium.' This was the most ambitions play ever undertaken bv . the high school and the performance re flected credit upon tne memDers of the. faculty, Miss Catharine Alhertson. Miss Vera Price, and Mr. Dennis Simmons, who man aged the play, as' well as upon the young actors. This classic noem was perfectly memorized and tne long and on . .. . - ' m flcult parts render with consider- oKlo nnnrwtatlnn hv thOfle who l f I V J took the various characters. Some of the vonnc neoole. especially the noun e ladies showed decided his . tronic talent. The songs witn which the play was interspersed urnM finnff wth ITTHJO f wpetnes The woodland decorations ot the staee made an effective "back- 'around for the beautiful tableaux with which each act ended. ' The jrronninir of the fieri res was most graceful, the Costumes, mostly in soft pastel shades, made a beauti ful color scheme. The Tonne ladies who took nart In the drills, in their soft ly tinted Grecian robes, executed jthe difficult and intricate move- mcuio wim cao BARACA-PHILATHEA MEET The Baraca-Philatbea Union of Blackwell Memorial .Sunday school will hold their regular 1 . monthly: meeting to-night. All me in the annex to-night. All members are urged to be present.' ff FAN IIP WFFK ' BEGAN YESTERDAY ; Many wondered last week what - - neiirhlMirhonrift were civen a cond 0 ... o a cleaning; but there were no .in spections and garbage cans on the streets waited for street carts in vain. Clean-up week was deferred. It M'flN found that--it vnnM Im im. possible to get the chain gang to Elizubeth City last week and that it could be brought here this week, Ho the real clean-bp be gan yesterday, Officers are out inspecting premises and the clean ing up is going on on the streets and around - public - buildings. Owners of homes are urged to see that their yards, both front ' j - -e inspection by the sanitary officer. uuu imtit, are reauy ior a ntna MRS. E. Y. NASH DEAD Mrs. E. Y. Nash, aged 62 years, died suddenly, at her home fn Camden county last Saturday. Mrs. Nnsh had been for forty years a member of Sawyer's Creek Baptist church and was one of thi best known and best loved woman of her community. She was a graduate of Chowan Col lege. - .v y The funeral services were con ducted from the home of Mr. E. Y. Nash and the interment fol lowed ' in the old Bell burying ground. Mrs. Nash was, before he mnrriage, Miss Missouri' Bell. " Mrs. Nash is survived hv her husband, a daughter, Mrs. F.T. Upton, and six grandchildren , She will be greatly missed in her community. :, ' .' vH ' DIED AT NINETEEN YEARS OF 1 t f- i ' Afias Jjiiira .Tan a Ondfrev. njrrd nineteerf years, died, at Sanford, N. C. where she was going to school, on Tuesday, May 13th, 1913. The remains were brought to Elizabeth Citv and interment took place in the family burying . 1 . VTt J. ground on uoay a arm, ine Ber vtices being conducted by the Rev. Royal. ' Ijinra Jane Godfrey) was born in Perquimans county and at the am of eleven vears became a mem ber of Epworth church, and she was a consistent Christian and Sunday school worker until her death. She leaves a mother, fa ther, four sisters and five broth ers to mourn her loss, besides a host of friends A Friend, ' $ dAGED WOMAN DEAD Mrs. A. M. G. Hendricks, aged 95 years, died Friday, after noon at the home of Dt B. Brad ford on Main Street. Mrs. nen- AtwtnVa nran iha annt tit Wr Tlrnd ford, and had liyed with the Brad I tnrA fnmilv for fifteen veflrS . ITei . Jill vt a uaui A - children and grandchildren are on Long Island. The funeral services were con- I , ... s-v a a tl 1 ducted by tne itev. kj. a. Asuuy Sunday at three o'clock from the IT'niapnnfll ehnrch. The interment toolt place in the Episcopal Cem- etery. MRS. GARRISON DEAD Mrs. John T. Garrison died at her home in Wanchese, Dare coun tv. Friday. She was seventy- four years old and well known tn the county. Her husband, captain jonn i. Garrison, died a very short time ago. - "position WANTED ' YOUNG MAN DESIRES POSI tion as Book keeper. Compe tent to handle books, trial bal lance, Financial Statement. Satisfactory references, Address BOX 5 8 Elkaleth City, N. C. k. annaarriia MS Ml tllll : HAD CLOSE CALL Knocked Hole In Her Bot tom But Rode Storm Safely and Reach ed Port. - The steamer Eva had a close call In the big storm Friday night which at Norfolk was so violent as to overturn houses and do con siderable damage otherwise, flood ing a part of the business district. or tne jown. .-r ' Thniich the fttorm. wna trmrh less severe here, many small boats ' out on the sound bad narrow es capes and got into port with dir. Acuity. .- The steamer Eva had an espec- laiirv close can, considering tne fact that she made herTrun and eot into port safely after having. Iain all night in the sound with ' a hole in her bottom. . The Eva left Elizabeth City for Columbia Inst Friday afternoon at four o'clock. When the storm came on she began to seek safety in the rerquimans River but the total darkness of the night made it impossible for the crew to get not get into the eharinel. While ioking her nose about in the dark Tiaba btia" sfmi rlr a nov rfifYi r i r ii pii in a n nuun drove a hole in her bottom and the vessel began to fill rapidly. Fortunately the hole was discov ered nnd found to be where it could be got at and stopped up. When the leak had. been stopped it was decided to anchor the ves sel and" to ride out the storm. TVs- was done nnd nil night the little boat tossed on the -fnT f?t the month of ihc rerquimnnn riv er. With the coming of morning and light she continued sn her voyage, arriving safely at Colum bia about twelve honrs late! . The "finnner . Tlmra vtin imn ' nun uijui nair iwni iuib witn mn ; closest call they have ever had and they think they are done with night navigation on the sound. , - T.Tf.TTTVTvn r RTnrrrir tiAwv Lightning struck the stables of the farm of Mr. TV.. IT. .Tenniinmt "ui iwu in ne irum EiliZHueirt Citv last Friday night, setting the building on fire and burning barn ana staples to tne ground. , Mr. W. L. White, who lives on the farm sustained some los- sen also in the fire. TTa loaf nil inn icu, m ill uniiicno n u u a .11- . tie machinery and a buggy. The loss though not heavy in dollars nnd cents will be severely felt by that he had no Insurance; "but that the buildings were old and . hf loss fa not heavr. ' r The House Came Xear " Beirut Burned . .' '.!-"- - The house-came near1 being burned also. The fact that ev erything was wet and that the wind blew the fire away from the bouse is all that saved the build ing. , v .... ' This occurred during the se- vere electrical - storm d rway night. r MEETING AT BLACK- g' WELL CONTINUES On account of the intense and growing interest in the series of meetings now being conducted at Blackwell .Memorial church, it has been decided to continue these meetings this week. There will be services In the evening at eight o'clocK. Tne public is cor dially invited. Special musical program for these serviices .
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