VOL IV
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY. JULY 2 1, 1914
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ilEID OTS
Defeats Both Opponents By Large
Majority
TURNER DEFEATED BY SAWYER
Pasquotank" Citizenship Fails To Sustain
Against Blind Tigers And Vagrants
Small and Thompson Nominated
,
But These Contests Were Not Decided Until The Last Two
Wards Were Heard From
Chas. Reid. Sheriff by a ma
joifity of nearly five hundred
votes; W. L. Small Represen
tative with a majority of 7!) votes
Ernest L. Sawyer Trial Justice
with a majority approximately
475 votes; Thompson Treasurer
with a majority of over two hun
dred' votes these are results of
today's primary in which inoM
interst is centered. The county
Commissioners are: From New
land H . W. Bright; From Prov
idence J. M. Jennings; Mount
Hermon ETihu Only ; Nixonton V
F Jennings; Salem J. C. James;
Elizabeth City J. G. Fearing and
W, A. Pinner.
-That Sheriff .Reid would win
reelection 'was generally conced-
- ed'and hist friends were confident
that he would win out in th first
primary, but few if any had pre
dieted so overwhelming a land
slide in his favor. That Boscoe
W. Turner would succeed him
self m judge of the Police Court
was until a few days ago the gen
eral belief throughout the city
and county. But as the primary
drew near grave fears were ex
pressed as to . Ms success and
vwhen the votes were counted yes
terday it was evident that Sawr
yer had won by. a comparatively
wide mapgin.
Results of the primaries in
townships outside of the city com
ing shortly after six o'clock show
d Small 31 ahead of Perry, and
Reid in the lead of both his op
ponents by 79 votes.
The vote by' wards !iw as
-lows :
FIRST WARD
fol
For Trial Justice
Sawyer
Turner
For Representative
Small
Perry
For Treasurer
Thompson
Carmine
For Sheriff '
Read
Anderson
Morgan
SECOND WARD
137
03
128
1)2
165
60
175
32
26
(
110
57
187
m
125
199
93
176
109
For Sheriff
Anderson
Morgan
Beid
Ftr Treasurer
Thompson
armine
ror
Trtai Justide
SaD
Turnei
"' UForSftistentative
C Small
'f , THIRD WARD
For County Commissioner
) Fearing 126
i Pinner
Stevens
For Trial Juttice
Sawyer '
126
140
34
n
4HXtrtl
If
TOT PRICMI
Fight
omy w
E
Only ten days are left for the
contestants lin the Niagara Fallp
race to show their caDacitv for
doing work. What they accom
plish in the remaining short time
of the contest will show what
sort of stuff they are made of.
There are three leaders in the
contest now who keep constantly
ahead of the othefcrueiand
are never very far apart in Iheir
records, Miss Vertip Broherg
with 1.565,760; Miss Ida Owens
with 1,553,590; and Miss Allie
Wittiams with 1,465,255.
The respective votes of the oth
er contestants are as follows:
, Mary West 329.777, Pattie
Walker 194,135, Mary Jenkins
264,550, Mary Mann, 240,765, Lil
lian Swain 138,680, Minnie Tox
ey 99.965. Nannie Simmons 99,-
135. nazel Sykea 94.132. Bertha
Chapel 75,825.
For Treasurer
Thompson
Carmine
For Sheriff
Reid
Morgan
Anderson
For Renresentativte
116
38
123
22
9
70
'Small
Perry
For Treasurer
Thompson
Carmine
FOURTH WARD
For County Commissioner
Pinner
Fearing
Stevens
For Representative
116
38
173
153
36
143
41
152
16
2fl
129
55
113
70
Small
'Perry
' For Sheriff'
Retf
'Anderson
Morgan
For Treasurer
Thompson
Carmine
. For Trial Justice
Sawyer
Turner
Cartwrighfa gave Small 22 and
fPerry 29; Sawyer 43, Turner 7,
Thompson 36, Carmine 15, Reid
16, Morgan 32 and Anderson 2.
: tNixontwa gaVe.6mall 33 and
Perry : 26, ' Sawtrer 42 and .Turner
12, Thompson 19 and Carmine 35
Reid 44, Morgan 9 and Anderson
4. , . -' .. - .v V
Pool-gave Small .92 and Perry
14, Sawyer 73 and Turner 32,
Thompson 46 and Carmine 78,
Reid 81, Morgan 18 and Ander
son 5.
Salem gave Small 98, Perry 20
Sawyer 82 Turner 38 Thompson
,73, Carmine 48 Read 91, Morgan
23 nd JLuderwm JJT
Y
MO
E
LEFT THE -BOAT
Ready to Respond When
Preacher is Called for
Rev. L. T. Reed Miss
es His Appointment
Manteo, N, C, July 18th
Dr. L. T. Reed of Elizabeth City
was discomfited by getting" In the
wrong boat last Monday aifter
noon. Dr. Reed was on Captain1
Martin Johnson's new and popu
lar boat euroute for Manteo for"
the purpose of conducting a revi
val at the First Baptist Church
,of Roanoke Island. When off
Coatan light the boat was stop
ped by a Man us Harbor launch
manned by two men who askqd if
there was a preacher aboard the
steamer. Dr. Reed at once a
rose, got together his baggage
aud embarked on the boat, in the
meantime the steamer was on its
way. When some distance away
the men leurnqd that they bad the
wrong man and Dr Reed learn
ed that they were expecting a
preacher to hold a meeting at
Manns Harbor. They according
ly turned about and gave him ov
er in the hands of Tom Dowe who
was passing in his motor boat.
Dowe carried him to Roanoke Is
land but 1r. Reed was late for
his pulpit. During the week he
has been conducting .a very pleas
ant meeting.
Incidentally, the Methodist
preacher intended'fOFMaOTif Har
bor continued on to Manteo, thus
making both preacher late for
their pulpits.
y POEICEHI
Officer Was Attacked And
Shot in Self De.
fence
Roper, N.CJuly 21st While
Policeman C. II. Parish had one
negro named named Milton Ar
nold under arrest Jor profane lan
guage on the street, his brother,
Freeman Arnbld jumped on the
policeman and threw him to the
ground, and Milton Airn.od e
caped.
While still on the ground the
policeman shot Freeman Arnold
in the side, the ball coming out
of his back and striking Mr. L
L. Chesson in the side. Having
no headway the ball did Mr.
Chenson no harm. The negro
was taken over to Dr. Speight's
office where his wound wag dres
sed. He was then tken to Ply
mouth, turned over to Sheriff
Reid and lodged in jau. Milton
Arnold is still at largfe.
The Moonlight Excursion given
by the BaracaPhflathea City tin
ion was quite a success. About
a hundred and twenty five young
people were on board and the eve
sing passed pleasantly for th n
tire party. .The boat left town
at a few minutea paai eignt and
returned hortly;aJre8 elevetf
GOES TO MOUNTAINS FOR
HEAirn
Colnmbia, N. "C, July 18th,
Mr. S. M. Combs and wife left
for the mountain this f week.
Mrs. Combs has not; bem very
well recently and is taking the
trip tot her heatuiiWj r
ACHEH
DUf DED
ill
PRIMARY
HELD SATUROAV
Sawyer Treasurer, Wals
ton Clerk of Court; Fer
ebee Register of Deeds,
the Ticket
CaTBden, N. C. July 20th
The Democratic Primary for Cam
deh county was held Saturduy.
W. P. Barco for Representative
J.I?. MiirLtll for sheriff, S. K.
Overby for Recorder', and the old
commissioners, W. Stevens, n
M, Forbes and (1. T. Abbott,
were nominated without opposi
tion .
In the race for treasurer there
Wt're five candidates. The pres
ent incumbent. J. R Sawyer re
ceived a plurality of nix over
Thomas (iodfivv, his nearest op
pon ut. (iodfrey withdrew in
Sawyer's favor and Sawyer is
therefore the nominee of the par
ty-
J. Y. Wnlston, the present
Clerk of the Cnrt, defeated his
opponent, L. S. IA'ury, by a nia
hority of 241!.
M. W. Ferebee, the present
'Register of Deeds, defeated W.
J. Burgws by a majoriy of 401) .
The primary passed off quietly.
COURT AT CIU
i
Camden, N. C, July 2Lst.
Superior court convened at .Cam
den this'weW!wlln"'ltudge"WliI
bee on the bench. The two cases
set for Monday, Tillet vs The Nor
folk Southern Railway, and Lamb
vs Camden Drainage Commission
ers, were nonsuited . The big case
case of the Richmond Cedar Wks
vb the Roper Lumber Co. began
this morning and will probably
consume the rest of the week.
ICE PLANT IS
IM'I COMPLETE
Dare County Concern to
Supply Ice to Fisherman
of This Coast
Manteo, N. ('.. July 20th The
plant of the Dare County Ice Co ,
which has been in the course of
erection here since the winter
months is now complete and the
new enterprise will begin opera
tion Wednetday.
The plant has a total capacity
of thirty tons and -will manufac
ture ice to supply the local de
mand here and on the banks.
The supplying of ice to the fisher
men of thtse coasts is expecteo
to consume a large part ox tne
output.
The erectwn of this dee plant
marks the establishing of an iu
dustry which Roanoke Island has
long felt the need of. It Is beliir
ed that the undertaking will be a
financial success in itself and be
sides being a great convenienc to
the town and to the section it
will afford employment to a con
siderable number of men.
Mrf . TJiervJuirc r Meefcia oi
this dty .Js' maxager of the new
cnterpri:!, ., , -
s AT SAWYER'S CREEK
Belcross,- K . OY, July 20th
Mr. Silas Robertson conducted
the. .erenfini service at Sawyers
Creek Church, Sunday night and
made a . most pleasing address.
Mr. Bobertam is! attending Win
teryilI.liIjA
ifltcrial studcot rnicB promise.
ORPHANS CONCERT MM SPEAKS
. AT COINJOCK A! COLUlDIA
Small Town Stands Third
In Amount Raised For
Odd Fellows Or
phanage Children
Coinjock, N. C, July 17th
A class of children, fourteen in
number from the Orphans Home
of (lolcb.boro. N C, gave a de
lightful entertainment to an ap.
preclative audience at this place
last night.
These children sent out by 'The
Home' an-institution maintained
by, the I. O. O. F., of this State
Tor the education and training of
the. children of deceased nieuibers
of this Cranfl Order must lie do
ing a great work judging by the
way these children acquitted them
selves at the entertainment, and
the way they deported themselves
while in our midst.
Mr. A. M. Simmons of Cur
rituck made a short talk citing
the good work done by this liusti
tution and also invoked' divine
blessings for Ihc success of the
entertainment.
Mr. Berry, manager of the
class, explained the work of the
institution telling npbically tiie
success of the inl'Uitjon ai-J
pointing to the higher ambitious
ot life instilled Into the many
toys and girls wli.. are inmates
o' i he home.
Then, the childrci took up thttfr
aertisesTi1idv"deli.!tM the an i1
ence with songs, mi tion, din
Icguefetc. Each piece was well rendered
aud it would take a d scrimiuat
iug person to dect le which was
the best.
After ihe exercis.s ji collect ;o'i
wa lai.m up. It was explained
by Bro. Emerson Sirv that tiiii
(i.llecii-'ti was to be divided per
collection wan to be divided per
capita among the members of the
class o as to give the little folks
same spending money of their
own. This collection amount
to something over fU.OO thus giv
ping the children over $1.00 each.
After this the good ladiw or
Coinjock (and there are none bet
ter or more ready fn a good cause
Mike this) got busy with the re
freshment busines and thus adr
ded to the general receipts .
It was gratifying next morning
to see Bro. Spry, Barco, (luard,
and other prominent citizens and
Odd Fellows of Coinjock render
ing able apsis tan ce to Mr. Berry
Kin securing subscriber to the pa
per published in behalf of the
Home .
In the meantime Bro. Spry
'.posted himself at the most public
place and occasionally held up
some prominent citizen for an ex
tra dollar for the good cause, ana
the beauty of it was he always
got it. The total receipts at this
writine is $102.00 not counting
,the $14.00 received in the collec
tion for pin money for the chil
dren and not counting the many
subscriptions to the paper. In
the meantime the children are
here and Br. Spry is still
collecting, consequently the ar
ffmount is expected to be greater.
. Coinjock now stands tnira in
amount raised at these entertain
ments.
Much of the success of this en
tertainment is due to theenerge
ic work ot'the'Bebecca lodge:;
Rev. I. N. Loftin is conduct-
Ing revival services, at Pleasant
Grove Baptist Church in Camden
county this week every afternoon
and evening. Mr. Loftin jwffl
return ;to . the, dry in time to fill
Guest of Honor at Educa A C
tional RaUy Held Under ; '
Auspices of Secret 7,
Fraternities
Columbia, , c, July idtC "
Hon. J. Y. Joynen, State Supef
intendent of Education, Dr; -J,
L. Spruill of this city, and Ret
Jackson Johnson of CtnNWuti
made addresses here last Thurs'
day, July 16th. on the occasion of
in educational rally and basket
picnic held here on that date.
The Junior Order, Odd Fellows
Red Men, the Charitable Brother
hood Farmers' Union and Wood
men of the Worljd joined hands
in preparing for this event, and
ut will be long remembered in this t
city. , -
The long table with bountiful.
repast was spread along Broad
street, and a bid crowd was on
fhnnd to do justice to the delicious'
viands .under which it groaned.
The addresses were enjoyed, ap
parently, not less than the dinner
and the day was most pleasantly
spent by the entire community
It is hoped that the occasion
will give rise to increased inter
est in education in thL section.' '
DEATH IT BBPEB
Roper. N.Cv. Julv irlt krs.
JyM. Oliver of this place diedUr .
her home here after a short Illnes
last Tuesday night. Heart trou
ble is assigned as the cause of her .
death. V
Mrs. Oliver was apparently in ..V,
good health until a few days be . ,
fore her death . Her sudden and A'
untimely end was a great shock ?
to this community where she was : . ;
Widely known and hjeid in the
highest esteem.
Mrs. Oliver was a consistent
and active member of Zion's V,
Chapel Christian Church. She ' ,
is survived by a husband and set
en children and a host of friends
join wih the family to mourn her
lOSS. .m I tmm . t '
n BOY o
News reached here yesterday of '
of the drowning of a negro boy,
above South Mills last week in
the Dismal Swamp Canal. - The..'
boy with a negro playmate was-
in the canal swimming when the
Vansciver passed through on her .'
way to Norfolk. The boys.
caught hold of bushes and wa'tod -.
for the boat to" get by. Just as .;
the boat passed one negro play
fully shoved the other from his '
support. The swell caught him
and swept him out into mid canal ,
where he sank. 'The name of the
victim was not given. -.
Shiloh, N. C, July 20th4hr..,
C. B. Wfilliams of Baylor TJnl
u xl . . L
versiiy, a native oi uamaen coun
ty, who has been visiting his la-. '
ther during the past week preach)- ,
ed at Shiloh Baptist Church last -
Sunday morning and at Oak
Ridga in the afternoon. The bril, "
liant'young prcheYaid teaches
was heard - Bv lanre comzrcitdLr v
tions at botn enurcnes
LATED TWELVE INNINGS .. ."
The First Ward defeated Mala ZK-
Street in an interesting ball game ; ;
on the local diamond by, a score,: -
of to 3. t The winning run'waJ
scored in the twelfth buiing ;,
Batteries ; - First Ward, nomas ? j
and Davifj Street' latt
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