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OFFICIAL PAPE3" "
OF CURRITUCK
COUNTY
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROJJNA, FRIDAY JUNE. 1 6,
NO. 26
VOL III
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!! D TO IIIIIF If El! PROPOS TlOil
HELD UP OV DIG 01IS THIS WEEK
But Announcement is Made on Good Authority
That There is No Idea of Abandoning Plan
Number of Options on Right of Way Al
' Ready Secured and No Trouble An
ticipated iu
.7
For home fhe plan to bmM a
railroad that would put Elizabeth
- itv in aulckcomraunication oy
ater with Tyrrell couniy .
the sara lime tap some of the
finest Jarmmg lands in the doun
ty has been on foot here and the
Matter has been agitated in, the
mJ . . A o fl T
columns of this newspaper- ,
The first project was to build
this railroad to Lister i . Pier and
to establish a boat line frem there
rs have now got behind the plan
and it proposed to build the rail
road to Wiggins' Landing or some
adjacent point on Little Biver.
This plan will make necessary
the construction of a ..W wt
Tailroad lineone something Uke
'-eight T ten miles in length,
TMnew plan has been under
Vay for some time but this paper
asked to make no statement
a8 to the matter, . before plans
Vere more definite. The. exceed
ingly 'et weather, however, has
presented the work frorot being
pushed ana this, write-up is giv
. n to let the . people understand
that the project ft as
.ontians lDE
- arnxr have been secured
along part of the proposed route
and no trouble along t this lme
5s expected . V As soon as the
Tight of way is secured there will
be more to be said about this
matter. , '
At present the wet weather is
-preventing ?he promoters from
getting out on the right of way
and securing the options as rapid
ly as they expected to do.
FATHER OP O . N .
, MARSHALL DEAD
Rev. O. Nf ' Marshall spent
"Mondav night in Eliaabeth City
on hi9wv home from Nashville
"N. C. wlere he had been galled
It the sickness of his father. Mr,
, Marshall fond his father sink
ing rapidly and remained with
Trim until his death . On the
morning of the night that the
death occurred there was another
death in the family when the lit
tle daughter of ,Mr . Marshall's
"brother died.
Mr. Marshall's father was sev-enty-flve
years old and a veteran
of the. war between the" states.
"There am three sons surviving the
death, C. E. Marshall of Nash
vill, a farmer; W. R." Marshall,
& builder and contractor of Rockj
y Mount, N. C, and Rev. O,
iN. Marshall of Manteo." There
Is also one daughter, M"s. J. A.
Babbitt of Nashville.
BLOOD HOUNDS TO EDEN
TON :
Mr. J. W. Shores received a
-telegram from Edenton yesterday
.morning to bring his man'chasers
-there at once. There is no in
formation to wha the trouble Is.
-CHAMBER OP COMMERCE
MEETS TO-NIGHT v
The Chamber of Commerce
-meet to-ment xor tne purpose ui
i electing officers and to take up
-again the matter of freight dis
' crimination In Elizabeth City..
tend and all interests 1 in the
freyit rate fight areilaTited-to
be present.
securing nu
JAMES ROUCHTO'I DEAD
Fort Iandintr. N. C June A-
T?rnyhtnn nf this nlace
tfll WWUW f
died this morning at about eight
o'clock. .
TTo 1m a hwn in had health for
several ytears, his illness dating'
from a stroke of paralysis suffer
ed some time ago.
For s the last few days he has
1uun coon in hA rflTtidlv falllDff in
UVVU "VVU w f c
health and strength and the end
was not a surprise to tnose wno
! watched by his bedside. nV
Mr. Roughton was proDaoij
about seventy years of age. He
lpnvps vrai children and a host
of friendB .to mourn their loss.
THn funeral will take place to
morrow from Mount Zion Baptis'
church.
ELOX COLLEGE
CLOSES GREAT YEAR
Elon College,, N. C, June 4th
LT.fl 24th Elon College Com-
tn a close here
to;night with the AlumnUBan.
' 'q-uet.in;.;:thertxrollege;;4inin..g;.,haJl,.,
which followed immediately upon
the Alumni Address by Mrs. ,i
K. Ruebush, of Dayton, Virgin
ia, whose theme was ."Universal
Democracy,."
The Commencement oegan iaai
Satiirdav evenins with the class
day exercises of the class 1913,
v - . mi
a most enjoyable occasion, nuea
with good spirit and fine fun.
Tr. WarrenyR. Denison, of
Norfolk, gave the baccalaureate
sermon on Sunday morning,
nwnrhine on "Life's Great Rule''
the theme beine devoted service.
President Harper that- evening
delivered the baccalaureate ad
dress and spoke of present-day
educational problems, using as his
-rr Jl A.- M m.A
ureoa hiww v. .-v-t
subject "The Ingredients of True
Living".
The Society Representatives on
Monday evening were iferuumj,
r m . . . 1 nM.a.4M 1
deserving the fine praise they re-
nS,raA -hoii oaaava and orations
deliehting the vast concourse of
- 1 Ll 3 1
peepie wno naa assemuieu 10 uer
them.
Dr. Charles W. Kent of the
TTniVonciv nf ViriHnia on Tues -
111 T V& J " O
ttnv morning SDoke delightfully
IfMia flnmraiimtT nf TiifA.1 Dr.
"l .wwjy. " ;
Kent is a great scholar, and equal
ly great oraior nu wan
with great pleasure .
Th EXDression , Kecitai tnax
afternoon and the Annual Musi
cal Concert were largely attend
ely, attend-
ed and thoroughly en,
eu auu iu.vu6UV
music department , enrolled just
"5 i ifW 4-Yt S r. Thfl
i inrfti The
iThoiit 100 miDils this year. The
art exhibit, was also excellent.
Rnt the irreat event was grad
uation day on Wednesday morn
w whn 52 nersons received de
grees, diplomas, and certificates,
the largest number so nonored at
any-one time here.. . -
Tn 11 dpnartments this year
the College enrolled 358 students
from, 12 States and more than
100 counties. .
FOR STEALING WATCH
David Warren - and George
White, colored, were brought be
fore Judge Turner yesterday
morning on the charge of steal
ing a watch from another negro.
uotn were oouna over xo me
next term of superior court In Q
iiami oi douu wi wu bubww uu
fifty dollar.
All Wool And A Yard Wide
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The" Advance carried,- some per; and every big crowd brought
thing like a month or two ago, here increases the Advance's cir
the announcement of the reorgan-' culation and influence. It is
ization of thg Albemarle Fish needless to say, too, that this pa
and Agricultural Fair 'Assocla- ersi record of last year shows
tion. Or reporter was inform-that It stands ready to get behind
ed that the premium list would and boost such a project for all
be in the hands of the printer it pt worth. But. we do not
before, the passing of May. " wish to booHt any enterprise for
-When the lastx of May came more than it worth and will
and nd announcement from the not An an knowincrlv. Our editor-
association reached us we natur-
ally thought that matters' were
being permitted to lag and that
the way ' was being paved for
continual Drocrastination and
such Blipshod methods as have
too often characterized the-con
duct of this Association in the
v - - -
past. Therefore appeared ( our
editorial "What's the Matter' on
jaa -nu ' :
' We take it as a good indication
of the wide awakeness of the fair
thnt tlo Pilitnrial
has not escaped notice and that
members of tne organization nave
expostulated with us as to our
position. In regard to the mat-
ter of the premium list, we are
told that it has seemed & little
earljj to get out one yet;' and
'that other like organizations have
(taken no such early action. We
are, too, informed that the report
that the Associations had taKen
action authorizing the prepara-
tion of the premium list in May .
was a mistake.
The Advance wants to see a
good fair here this fall of course.
It is not only , to the interest of
the town but to this paper's in
terest as well. For it is the man
,who interested in its pa
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POTATH DUTLOOK
Irish potatoes , sold yesterday
bi the northern markets at f2.73
to $3.00 per barrel, the price be
ing practically the same on all
the markets.
vThe markets reported heavy re
ceipts and much of the stock in
bad condition; but the New York
market reported bright prospects
for an advance within the next
few days.
Tha Wat fomniission merchants
i .uv - -
fare rather slow in advancing pre-
1 m . A XL M. 4- ts
dictions as to the future potato
market. Eastern Shore has been
holding back to get other sections
I 1 M Xl If A n
qui oi me wuy, uui iuiub uic "
terferred" with all sections and
I IT! qb turn Rhnr hflfl hpfin forced to
dig heavily this week and will
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inandie tne crop very rajnuij uui
fweek. Eastern -Shore will influ-
Lnce the market. If shipments
Inra honvr the nrlv will scale
J J '
Mown some. It is believed how-
Iaitai. that thA mnrlrot will hail 2
.--- -"-7"
I around 2.50 and f3.U0 for tne
men ween.
Pasauotank with the exception
of the Weeksville section has
scarcely dug and . potatoes yet,
fct iU di vrettj heavily
as
I it ..it
I SOOn as llie weaiuer vicars up.
Continued wet weather will like-
I - . . ai
ly cause potatoes to rot, after
the potatoes have matured. ;
Tyrrell has cleaned ' np the
crop and Currituck is very nearly
over..
Mr. Alex Outlaw has returned
home from Chapel Hill. .
Mrs.' Will Blades and Miss
Try Blades have returned to their
home in Newbern.
Mr. and Mrs. Ezekiel Blades,
of Barry 111., are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. G. F. Derrickaon.
Rev. J. B. Black, pastor of
Cann Memorial church has gone
to Colorado Springs to visit his
mother who la wry ill:
ial What's the Matter'' simply
meant that we wanted
to be
nhown.
S3 Wft
hav4 been over the matter with
us and we are- assured that they
mean buBines.i "It is pointed out
iliai liercnic , ito
hag heen scattered and so there
j heen R diffusion of energy.
Now the Association ls-nmue
0f nine business men Qf Elisabeth
City .5 Heretofore the fair grounds
LA hnn naA tn nntil af-
ter the fair was held. This year
the full vjear s rent wiu ue pnu
before Fair is opened and
half of the amount is; already in
jfr croon's . piwket. It is the
purpose of the organization to get
out the premium list just as soon
ag other associations begin doing
. v
The A(lvnnce i9 pleased at these
ngguranceg an(1 gtrongly believes
thflt theJ.e win be a Fair with a
difference this year, We do not
., tn wm officious In the mat
ter or wise beyond our scope,
but we suggest that in view of
past disappointments here, it
might be wise to take action along
oarhejt.than is customary,, .
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BELVIDERE NEWS
Miss Rose Bush of Edenton is
viBitiug her father, Mr. John
Bush. - '
Afisp -Rachel McQuiston of
Pittsburg, Ta., and Edith Henry
of Herman town, l'a., are visiuug
Miss Ruth Lamb.
Misses Selma Meade of Weeks
ville and Pattie Chappellof Ed
enton left Tuesday for their
homes of ter -spending some time
visiting Miss Silbyl JNicnoison.
Mr. Robert Winslow is quite
sick a his home near here.
Rev. and Mrs. - Alonzo Cloud
atonriorl. thn Quarterly meeting
and went to their home at Corinth
V a., Monday. .
, Miss Mary Lamb returned to
her home at Guildford, Monday.
Mrs. Pohn Leary of Edenton
a nd Mr . and Mrs . Victor J or
dan of Sunburry, visited their
brother. Mr. Henry White, Sat
urday and Sunday."
Misses Bessie and Lucy, Hayes
of Gatesville visited -Mis Ruth
Lamb Sunday. i
Dr. I, AvWard made a bus
iness, trip to Hertford Tuesday.
Th Hun da v school Conference
was held at Belvidere Academy
Saturday night. Interesting pa-
rwra wpn
read bv xaisses auc-
lnldA White and Elizabeth Wins-
low and Mr. Troy Lamb. After
the reading of these papers Rev.
,Earl Harroll, of Greensboro gave
a talk on Graded Sunday school
lessons. '
JIUS8 XVUCUCl JUCycuiBiuu gaio
Garden Tarty to a number of her
friends Tuesday! evening at tne
home of Mr. W. H. Lamb. ,
A very " lanre crowd attended
the Quarterly meeting at Piney
Woods church Sunday.
Miss Allie Yann of Corapeake
In the guest of Miss Algine Only.
I. M. lleekins gave a banquet
at the Southern Hotel Wednesday
nicht to th board of Aldermen.
the sohool trnsteei, and a few other
guests. Quito an elaborate spread
was provided, and all the Alder-
men in win wex proocww . f
Julian Bella has gone to Bich
aomd, to fixxrpt a poaltita .
MAIL CARRIER WANTED
ATMOYOCK
The United States Civil Ser
vice Commission announces an
open , competitive examination
at Currituck. North Carolina, on
June 28th, as a result of which
it Is expected to nil a vacancy m
ihifl.YMMrftion of rural carrier at
Moyock N.C. and other vacancies
as thevi may occur on rural
- routes 'at Postofflces in the same
countv. The Aisual entrance sal-
try for rural carriers is from six
to eleven hundred dollars annu
ally. ' '
The applicant must be between
the ages of 18 and 55 years, the
matter of the maximum wage be
ing waived in case the applicant
has been honorably discharged
from the United States military
or naval service. He must re
side in the territory supplied by
the postoffice in which the vacan
cy .occurs.
' Those wishing to become appli
cants y should write the United
States Civil Service Commission
at Washington for application
form 1314 and for full particu
lars. MEETINGS CONTINUED
Baptiauf was administered
Thursday night at Blackwell Me
morial church, and will be admin
istered on Friday and Sunday
night also.
Interest In tliese meetings . is
errowinir and members are con
tinually , being received' into the
church. There will be servuees
Sunday morning and ev.ening with
specMl music. Miss Goodwin's
solos 'and (he duets' h;f MVr and
Mrs. Skinner are being, received
with a great deal of appreciation.
The revival iu this church is
remarkable in that when the time
came for the meetings to close
and Mr. Martin and the sinzers
fwith him had to leave, the mem
bers of the church were so im
bued with the evangelistic spirit
that they were unwilling to close
the meeting without greater bles
sing. ' The services' have been
continued and conversions are be
iug made largely through the
Iersonal. work of the members.
CONCERtrAT FIRST
BAPTIST CHUKUH
There will be civen a concert
at The First Baptist church an-
ner to-nignt, June etn, unuer tne
auspicies of the Baraca class .
The program is as follows :
oninc chorus Association
orchestra, The Bells of Beauty.
Tenor solo SIgnor Peaunutti
The Wild Rose of Dog Corner.
Limbureer Quartette Signors
Sapaghetti, Chesnutti, Mushroom
Princtello the Dead marcn in
Solomon. "
Qratorial selection Twinkle
Little Star Little Willie.
Solo, Miss Mary Gilbert. v
Reading-rClassical Selection
From, the Jungle.
Oration The Rights or woman
Chorus Full Orchestra Selec
tion.
Solo Madame Shoemaker
Heike, A German Medley.
Admission 25c. including re
freshments
CHILDREN'S DAT
EXERCISES 8UJNUAX
Children's Day exercises will
be presented at the First Metho
dist c&UTCtt next Bunuay monuug
June 8th, at the regular preaca-
ing hour.
An attractive program naa oeen
nrmAreA and the little people are
expected to present a most Inter
esting service.
The public generally art invit
ed to attend these exercisw.
DniEoin ditcii
Four Year Old Child Wan
, dered 'Away From
Mother and Body Is
Found Floating
1 In Water.
The four year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. F. H. Lowrv of Weeks
ville was drowned in a ditch near
Lowry's store Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. Lowry was keeping the
store for her husband and tne
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cUlld was piaying nuuui m ms
Btnr. While -the mother , was
busy with Customers, it is said,
the child slipped but witnout me(
mother's notice and wunoui Be
ing missed for some time. r )
tlipn Mrs. Lowry, missed the
khild and went out to search for,
him, she found the little boy float
ing in a ditch nearby
The heavy rains have flooded all
the ditches recently and this one
was a large ditch and was about
full. ..k
FIRST BAPTIST SERVICES,
In the absence of . the pasto
tha fnllnwinur services, will be
held at thel First Baptist church
i aL ! v ,
next euuuuy Iliuruiut;. , ; -
: Organ Prelude
Praise
Invocation
' :Song '
Prayer
W , 1 . uov
W. K. Carter
' -Scripture Reading. J.G.Gregory;
Address The Yonnj! Men It
the Church," Walter Bmall
!' rong . ' : ' .
' Address, "Our New Pastorium,
an investment'' Judge Ward .
Address, "Our Church obliga-
tions during, the summer, W. N.
Gregory
Song
Open Discussion "Our Opportu
nities. Closing Song and benediction, t
ANTS TO SELL "ALMA"
Tf ta Mnnrtmi hfr on iTood au
thority, that Captain Clay Spen
u autin un a stock Company
to buy the Alma, a steamer, ply
ing between inzaueiu v"j
Fairfield, uyae county.
A representative of Captain
Bneneer was in Elizabeth City
this week taking subscriptions
for stock. He said that he would
have no trouble in selling the
stock . at Norfolk : but wished to
place 'some of it here.
Captain spencer nas ueeu uu
the run to Fairfield now for quite
4 nil n.W nf rears. Thouch burn
ed out once, he has prospered and
amassed considerable money from
his boat. He is how ready to re
tire, however, and this is his rea. ,
son for selling.
FORT LANDING NEWS
Fort Landing, N.AC, June 3
M .Tnhn Ttflnniirht of this place
who has been " seriously sick lor
timo ia not imnrovins.
. Mr. Arthur M. Combs has re
turned home from warrenton,
O., where ne nas Deen aiieutuu
school. . . . .
Mr. Henry Baanignt oi bouiu
Shore was here Sunday visiting
his brother, John Basnight.
Mr. Bart Basnight ran an ex
cursion on the gas-boat James E.
Brown rrom Aiugaxor i
Frying Pan Sunday.
The hail storm which swept this
iAn Ift-Mflv nlirht did SOEa
DCVUVU - J O -
J.nom in tha STOWiniF CTOCS. CHC
no serious harm is thought to have
been done.
Mr. and Mr. Ed- Basni3x
of this place were visiting friida
and reiaures la jerrx yesiwuaj