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ELIZABETH CITY, VORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY JUNE. 13 , 1913
NO. 23
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S1FL1EII TO PEET.'III E.
Ill' IH
TelegramFrom Washington, D. C. Received Here
Yesterday Announces
v to Surf men Has
, . Secretary Geo. J.: Spenee of
ih'e Chamber, of Commerce receiv
cd a telegram yesterday morning
. from N. W. Itoiley. that the
turfmen' Association which has
. leen in session in Washington,' 1
' .)., this week has decided uix)n
Elizabeth City as the place for
holding its next meeting, v Aii
invitation was extended the surf
men by -the Chamber of Coni-
' ineree, the Merchants' Associa
tion, and, by the city through
its mayor. The town went aft
er the 'a ssociation in the right
way and got it. - ,
The Surf men's Association met
.foere four years ago and Eliza-,
beth City; is to be congratulated
" 1hai it id.to be here Again so soon.
Their return here speaks well for
the hospitality of the town, and
at is hardly probable ; that the
turfmen will find their second
rvfoit here less pleasant and inter
-jesting; than, the first, : nor will
their welcome be less cordial .
The gathering of, this Association
' an Elizabeth City will bring here
Surf nya f rem Florida tq Maryj
Sand, The town will be honoi
ed lu 'their presence, ; and Eliza'
Setli City will delight to do them
honor, . v
.'MARRIED AT MEREDITH
lFrom-Sunday's Xetcs 'and Ob-
--:; - . server) , .." .'.
-Jlevedith CkrilegaJjafitted httn
r dreds of girls for the marital es
tate, but rarely , has the matrf
aiionial altar been set up in 'its
scholarly precincts. " : fi
Mope than usual interest there-fore,-'attaches
'- to..' the wedding
Sunday, evening of.. Miss Katha
rine Louise Ford and Mr. Her
bert Peele, which took place in
.cthe presence of a few friends in
the parlors of the college, Rev.
"Dr. R. T. Vann, president of the
vol lege officiating. ,s '
x .Misses Hattie Farrior and E
lizabeth Vanp attended the bride
' 4ind a" few "college friends were
-present - and followed them to
the 9:1a train, . which bore the
-couple to Elizabeth City where
tthey will live. . -V '..' "
Mrs. Peele, is the daughter of
Dr. C. T. Ford, of Muffins, 8.
i3'. She' is a graduate of , Mere
; dithi College and was for several
years associate professor of art
Lin that institution.. During the
- past session she was head of the
art department of Greenville Fe
male college, South Carolina. Mr.
" Teele is the son of Rev. It . E .
Peele, of Burgaw,' N. C, and the
nephew of Mr. W. J. Peele of
this city. He , is a graduate of
. Wake Forest college, and is now
editor and : manager of the ' Eliz-
- abeth City Advance, in which ca-
Tacity be has mde a reputation
..as a progressive journalist.
Mr . and Mrs . Peele left Su h-
"yfay night for their home in Eliz
abeth City; Their friends here
and elsewhere will give their good
ishes to an event whicb was
such' a pleasing surprise. . ,
3fRS. JAS. WILLIAMS DEAD
b Mrs. James Williarfs was bur
ied here on Tuesday morning, at
eleven o'clock, the funeral servic
es being conducted from her home
near the city. Mrs. Williams
died Sunday night after an ill
xess of several weeks. She is
survived hy her husband and sev
eral ctiLircar .J ' -
CITY
M
That City's Invitation
Been Accepted. V-
ON TRIAL IN
BEAUFORT COUNTY
. . W. O. Saunders was arrested
here Tuesday on warrant sworn
out by E. F. Aydlett and. charg
ing Saunders ; with crimi
nal libel. . Before Tearing on the
train for Washingtoii" launders
was notined tnat the trial bad
lieen continued .until Wednesday
On Wednesday morning 'Saun
er'a counsel again asked for con
tinuance, this time until Satur
day . 1 1' is regarded as certain
that the case will be heard to
morrow. ;if ' ' ,. ' '
This is the second suit brought
by Mr. Aydlett , against Saun
ders. Three notices of retraction
and ' apology having been served
it is believed that Mr. Aydlett
will bring another Suit' probably
in another county;. .
'The publication complained of
before Recorder Windley of Wash
ington appeared 1n the Independ
en t of May 15th, and v imputes
perjury t6 Mr .JAjTdlett as wit
ness in another case and also du
plicity toward ( a client, . ' ? ',
The , inaxinipni ' penalty ' ' for
f amiders' offense is two years fm
prisonf!","t. - , ' . -
;-::j..h-:!jialsey -;
" The Weeksville"" council of, the
Junior Order attended the funer
al of J. H. Halsey whichlwas
conducted in- the Olivet Baptist
church Wednesday af ternodn. The
body waS inferred with the rites
of the; orders Rev E . F. Saw
yer conducted the serrvices for the
uruer. -
Mr. Halsey -was a. prominent
member of the order and was high
ly regarded, a He was a good man
end was noted for his Christian
piety and upright character.
BIG CROWDS AT SALE
One of the biggest crowds seen
at a sale, at Elizabeth City in
jnany a day was that which, gath
ered 'around the bargain counters
at Lavenstein's last weeb when
the doors were opened on Friday
morning for their ( closing out
sale . Until Saturday flight the
big force of clerks was kept busy
with the throngs of customers
who attended this sale. ,
McCABE & GRICE
Some i ' of the most ; successful
sales ever conducted in Elizabeth
City have been managed at Mc
Cabe,& Grice. These people are
now extensively advertising their
bis annual clearance sale at their
fetore beginning on Saturday, June
14th. On tbatanornm handsome
umbrellas , will be presented to
ten customers of the, store. The
particulars of their offer may be
be seen by reading their ad.; .
EBENSTEIN GAITHER
Hertford, N. C, June Xlth.
Miss Mary Gaither and Mr. Wil
liam Von Ebenstein were married
here Tuesday at half past eight
o'clock. .After the ceremony the
bridal party were given an elab
orate reception at the home of
the bride. ' - ' ' ; ,
A press dispatch from the .wes
tern part of the state announces
three inches of snow in Mitchell
on last Wednesday. Weather
records all over the country for
hthe last forty years have teen
Tbrotea.
SESS1D
LOCAL ASSOCIATION
: 1 IS AGGRESSIVE
Discusses Freight Rate Dlscrim
nation and Sends, Committee
; to Confer With Norfolk
v . ' Southern , "... : .
The I'awiiiotaiik JiiKt Freight
Rate Association met Wednesday
night in the Chamber of Com
iiierce.toom in the krafiier Build-
inu. There was tt coad attend
ance and an entluiNUiKtid meeting,
meree roonls, in the Kramer build
The local Just Freight Rate Asso
ciation is a new organization hero
giving every evidence of beui
ti beam accord ? wltlh , tue
State organization, Iftnd showing
Itself determined to leave "po
fitone unturned in the effort to
get better freight rates for- this
section of orth Carolina. -
Mr. Noah Burfoot, who i one
of the vice-presidents of . the
State Just Freight Rate Associa
tion, and Mr.' W. H. Weather-
y, were apmunted a committee
to take up with the Norfolk flou-
iiern the matter of a comparison
f present freight rates from Nor
folk to Elizabeth City nnd other
points along this line. The rates
from : Norfolk to points 'on the
Norfolk - Southern will also be
ompared with rates for Eliza
beth City to these points.' '
The Just Freight Rate Associa
tion here is hopful that it" mav
lie able to get certain concessions
roni the railroad' before definite
ction is taken by the State As
sociation. ' Not only merchant
busijiess men, and citizensof
Elizaleth' City are invited to 1"-
ome members, of . the Assimanvia
but all farmers pf-' rasiuotank
county, Jt is fhe hope of the
local organization f to' make the
Elizabeth City Association one of
the mosf active and aggressive iu
the State.
AT THE ALKRAMA TO-NIGHT
To-night at the Alkrama Thea
tre the last number of the Star
Course will be given. . ; ,
This will be ' an exceptionally
interesting evening to music lovr
ers, Mary Sherier having received
from the public unusually enthu
siastic appreciation as an - Ameri
can bom andr American taught
dramatic soprano. ' ' x - -
Born in the National Capital
and receiving her musical educa
tion under the. best Washington
teachers, her popularity and suc
cess have increased steadily, and
she has sung in almost every mu
sical center from the Atlantic to
the Pacific. . '"V.
Anna Brett .' Contralto; . 'and
George Wilson,; :; Accompaniest,
come highly recommended from
Washington, also,, ' ano Ruby
Stanford, violinist, .from Balti
more. '
BABTISMAL SERVICES
NIGHT .
TO-
Baptismal services "will be held
at Blackyell Memoria) church on
Friday night. On Sunday morn
ing the right hand of fellowship
will be extended to those who
have joined during the meeting,
the total number now being about
sixty. vErery m umber ' of the
church is urged to be present on
Sunday morning and take part in
this service. Interest in these
meetings continues to increase
rather than to fall off. Sunday
nights service will be especially
interesting and a great congrega
tion is expected.' . - ,
SENT TO JAIIJ
Tiny Clark, a notorious negro
woman of Currituck, . waa tried
here on Tuesday for stealing f 10
he was sent to jiil to await the
Ccrritcci cccr.
IG MUSICAL EVENT
X AT THE ALKRAMAI
Last Number ''on Star Course
To night at Theatre. ; Except
; ional Opportunity for Music
'. Lovers .
One of the Wsrcest muflcal ev
ents of the seasm will be the
grand concert to' be given byj Ma
ty Sherier, the celebrated sopra
no, and her Concert Company, at
the."Alkrama to-night.
it J only on very rare occa
sions that the music lovers of
oqrycity have nn opportunity at
home to hear itch excellent ar
tists ns those who are to be heard
liere to-night and that is prona-
dy; wliyvtliey are taking such an
Bterefct In this concert.
It i verv doubtful if such a
wonderful soprano voice ns Miss
Sherier s has ever lerore been
lieard in a concert in tins' city?
This past season she has sung in
nenrly every largo city from the
Atlantic to the Tnclne and tins
gifed voung woman has swept her
Sndiences by storm. Associated
with Miss Sherier are Mis An
na Brett. Contralto, . Miss Ruby
Stanford, violinist, and Mr. Geo.
Wilson, pianist. ; ' f
The program for this evening
is an ideal one in which ther is;
ample opportunity to hear each )
of the artists at their very best.
HERTFORD NEWS
NKGRO SHOT
A negro ,1 J alius Fen v.
was' shot, here Wednesday night
by another negro, named S. 1'.
Spruill. .
Bloodhounds from Elizabeth
City werejsent for .and these trail
ea tne murderer to Joen ton,. los
ing the scent at the Norfolk Sou-,
them railroad track. -
It seems that the murder was
without sufficient, provocation,
and the affair caused considera
ble excitement here.- Ferebee
fan a pool room here and was
continually laving trouble in the
courts ,and otherwise with other
negroes. He waa in better favor
with the white people however,
BITTEN BY DOG
Hertford, N, C, June lLth
Little William McMullan, son of
Dr. T. S. McMullan, was bit
ten by a dog belonging to a ne
gro here last Sunday,,. The dog
was killed and the head sent off
for examination. The dog was
a Vicious animal and sprang at
and bit the child because the boy
threw a piece of paper at him. It
is not believed, nowever, that the
dog waa mad. ,:
IIERTl'ORD BRIEFS
IJertford, N. C, June llth
Mrs1. Kate Riddick has returned
from a visit to her daughter in
Richmond. . :
Miss Emily Skinner has return
ed home after a pleasant visit
to Miss Albertson in Elizabeth
City. -.- , 1 ' '
Miss Kate Blanchard is home
from her position in one of the
northern cities, and her sister,
Miss Alice Blanchard, it here for
vacation from her school work;
Misa Bessie McMullan is at
home after a. pleasant visit with
relatives in Elizabeth City.
rMrs. Roscoe Brinn is again
at home after a short stay in Nor
folk, where she waa nursing her
mother who is ill in that city.
Mr. Claude Brinn, who ,bas
just taken his A. M. degree at
Trinity Coilrre- is here this week.
Mrs. :.:at White and the young
Misses Terry left for a sojourn
at rozL ;r rcrcrtj ttla week.
CIHflOEIinJdJlllino LI1E :
- - JECOIID FOR BEITEI1 SiiOITK
Ordinaace Committee Directed to Draft
Measures of Utmost Importance to City's
' ' s . Health.,
The Board of Aldermen held ait
interesting meeting .Monday
night which lasted until - eleven
o'clock, and during the course of
which one of the aldermen ten
dered his resignation, later, how
ever, witiidrawwg.it. Air, uw
ens ... was the offended member
and his displeasure came about
iu this wise: A motion was
made to place G. G. Sawyer on
the night ioliee force on , the
ground that the present force is
inadequate. Mr. Cohoon offered
un amendment, striking out the
ninneofG. O, Sawyer and mere
ly providing flint the night -forte
he increased, and the amendment
was adopted. Chas. Benton and
G, - G. Sawyer were then noni
iuated to the place and Sawyer
was elected byj a vote i)f five to
three. When 8the result was an
nounced, -Mr. Owens . tendered .
is resignation, ; saying -that he
did not card to sit as an alder
man with a bodv ' of men who
would 1 elect a man. like Saw:
er to the police force. Request
ed to' suite- hj charges 1 against I
Sawyery, Mr. 1 Owtrs lnnde none
except, general liiefricicji, i
ing that vn ' ! "
, . i . a u ,i 1 1 .i j i, . . j
lioscop W. Turner speaking in
highest terms of Sawyer's record.
At the "suggestion of Mayor Nash
Miv Owens withdrew his resig
nation . - v ' ; . '"":'
- Taken altogetheK the meeting
was a very important one. The
main topic , for discussion was
sanitation, and steps were;taken
looking toward , action that
should result in vastly improving
sanitary conditions in Elizabeth
City. .:.".:;';:".'.;
'.ln the first place, the Sanitary
Inspector, Mr. "Seymore, was or
dered to purchase kerosene at the
expense of the town and sprinkle
it in the swamps depressions and
the open canals of the ci
ty. ' He was directed" to order
property owners to fill up at once
any holes under their buildings
where water, ', accumultes and
stands. He was also advised to
notify property owners" to cut
down all weeds on lots vacant
or otherwise during the month
of June, and was given power to
require that this be done again
later in the summer if necessary.
A decided disposition was shown
to take some action in regard to
the canals . that have given o
much cause for complaint in 'the
past.vJThe City Clerk was direct
ed to correspond with a number
Of engineers with a view 'of .em
ploying one to advise. the town
as to how to remedy present con
ditipns; The Ordinance Commit
tee was directed,N acting with the
Sanitary Inspector , , and the
Health Officer,, to draft an ordi
nance . . as to tne disposition or
night soil, and it is hoped that
such an ordinance may be present
ed to the board as will consider.
ably ameliorate present condi
tions. - ; r ' -
; There was much' discussion as
to the matter of building sheds
and stoops over sidewalks, which
is provided for in the ordinanc
es but has been -disregarded in
more than one instance recently.
The Building Inspector was . or
dered to notify those who have
built such heds, since the en
actment of the ordinance against
it, to remove these within hlrty
days. On failure to do so, war
rants will be ra-orn out for tiea
DRAINAGE CONTRACT
HAS BEEH AWARDED
( 1ommissioners of the J'arks
ville Drainage District, No. 1,'
tnet" at the Southern Hotel at
half past nine Wednesday morn'
ing' to award the' contract for the
drainage of this district. ,
The contract was awarded to
the Brett Engineering Company
of Wilson, N. C. This is One of
the largest companies in .the
State' and has been carrying on
drainage operations on a very ex
tensive scale.
The Commissioners also order
ed the issuance " of 3O,000 of
bonds 'under the State drainage
law. These, bonds are to be ad
vertised and sold to the highest
bidder. '
. Besides the Wilson Company,
two other dredging companies fiub
mitted bids on the work. These
were the Southern Dredpn mvl
Construction (' tf
is chairman of the Board of i
niissionerS, and C. W. Droit i f
Wilson, is secretary.
, BARRETT KRAMER
Captain Joseph ' Robert Barrett
and ' Miss Clara Augusta Byrd .
Kramer were married Wednesday ;
morning at. five thirty, ocloirkUn"'
Christ Church . by Rev. Ashby. ,
The wedding was a very Quiet
one. There were no attendants. ;
The father of the bride gave her
away, and immediately after the
tteremony - the hride and groom
left on the north bound train for
their wedding trip, , Upon their
return to the, city, they will re
side at 207 Road street. t ;
CATTGnfc BLIND TIGER
Allen Simpson, a negro pool
room proprietor, doing business
on Poindextcr street, long under
suspicion, got twelve months on
the roads for blind tigering last
Tnesday. Several gallons of
whiskey were discovered " at his
place of business. ' The affair
was brough to light by officer
Sawyer. Simpson, through his
attorney P'. Y. Sawyer, took an
appeal.
and they will be brought before
the city courts.
Another matter or some mo
ment was the appointment of a
committee consisting of Chas. H.
Robinson, C. C. Pappendick, and
Mathias Owens to investiita
the matter of the city's buildir-:
m . mn 5 I
a mariiet nouse. xnese men wi.i
ajso consider the availability of
h site for the building,
, These were the matters of most
importance in this meeting. J.
W. Shores was sworn in as Spec
ial Peace Officer, and the City,
Tax Collector was ordered to fur
nish the board with the names of
those who have not paid tieit
license tax and also nthose wLj
have not settled their "street pav
ing accounts. ' .
. Dr. B, N. Cartwriit of Fair
field, once a rcrl'czt cf tli3 citjt
was acre ca t-icca ye;t:rZ:y