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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, JULY 28, 9
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SERIOUS ACCIDENT NARROWLY AVERTED CASf
WHEN AUTQ CRASHES
Reckless Dii in- Apparently Responsible (or Escap
, ' That Might Have Had Fatal Termination
What t ;i lin-
-uis autoinohil
(1 near t lie
mar U-ing a sri
accident oi-i'urr-
'opiH'isiiiith la mi
mx or seven miles from here, on
Jast Sunday afternoon at per
haps about live o'clock.
As a result of the accident
two young ladies were painfully
though not seriously hurt and
one young man. the driver of tine
inachinu, has a badly broken
nose.
The party left here Sunday af
ternoon at about half past four
for a spin in the country. Those
in the machine were Miss Tingle
and Miss Stilley of Washington,
Miss Jostie and Janie Gordon,
Messrs Herbert Thompson and
Tom Madriu.
Madriu was driving and going,
it is stated, at a good clip.
The Machine got beyond his con
trol and skidded first to one
ile and then to the other side
of the road, smashing up into a
telephone pole which probably
saved it from more serious acci
dent. One of the inmates of the
'ar ist- reported, as saying that
the machine was tearing along
at about forty miles an hour
wben th accident occurred. Ma-
(irm is quoted as saying), howev
er that tie machine was going
at a rate cot dangerous but that
tin attjemptmg $cf throw on hs
iDrfjie he pressed The wrong i-n-t
jAnd accelerated its speed.
f By what seems almost a mira
yle the Btudebaker kept ou its
wheels and none of the occupants
was thrown out. Miss Tingle,
however, sustained a badly bruis
edeye and a cut across the fore
head as a result of the accident
and MisH Stilley was hurt about
the mouth and her head cot.
Madrin himself was most
seriously injured'. His nose, it
is tated, was broken tin three
places and his hurts are very
painful. The other members of
the party all sustained minor
bruises butappeared none) the
worse for them yesterday.
Mr. Jim Weeks of this city
ame by in Ids car shortly after
the accident and picked up part
of the party. The rest were
brought home by Mr. Gordon.
Mr. h. C. Madriu, father of
Tom Madrin, brought the damag
car in under its own jower
yesterday mornfng. It Is esti
mated that the cost of repairs on
it will amount to about $150.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AT SOU
TH! TONIGHT
Thje Chamber of Commerce
ineetg tor-night in the parlors of
the Southern Hotel.
The purpose of the meeting is
to effect a re-organization of
that body and add to its scope
ait usefulness in Elizabeth
'City. Prominent business
J men hare a plan to put before
the organization whirih they
think wfll give Elizabeth City
' a more active and efficient
trade organization than it has
over had before.
Members of, the Chamber of
Commerce and business men
generally are urged to attend
this mefcting and take part in
the discussion of the plan.
Mr. Herbert Feele spent Sun
day at "Clarksvillo; Va., supply
ing his father's pulpit In the
Baptist church of that city at
the morning and evening scrrio
N PHONE POST
HOSPITAL GAINS
I
And Equipment and Con
struction of Building
Will Be Modern in Ev
ery Detail
At a nurting of the stock
holders of the Elizabeth City Hos
pi till Company last Friday night
flfyOOO in bonds was voted to
raise funds in addition to the
aoniunt already subscribed for
the completion and equipment
of the handsome new hospital
building.
Work is going forward upon
the building more rapLdlv than
is the rule in the construction of
large buildings. The plans have
been altered wherever the need
for more complete and "modern
equipment was felt to be neces
sary, and the inldiicatlions are
that the hospital will be a mat
ter of pride to the tidewater sec
tion of North Carolina as well
as of untold value to human life.
The additional 915.000 voted
Friday night raises th amount
to be expended on the building
and equipping the Elizabeth City
Hospital to 45,0O0. Surgical ap
paratus of the most modern sci
entific construction and laborato
ries fully equipped for the most
delicate and serious hospital
work will be some of the
results of the increased capi
tal of the hospital company.
It is now expected that the
hospital wfill open as early as Oc
tolier .
QAVIS BURGESS
Old Trap. X. C. July 23rd
Miss Mary Burgess the very at
tractive daughter of Mr. G. K.
Burgess, and Mr. Fydflie Davis
son of Mr. Ben Davis, were mar
ried at the honie of thto bride
Wednesday eveningj, July '31n
at nine o'clock.
The wedding was a very quiet
affaM only the intimate friends
of the bride and members of the
two families being present.
A reception followed the ceremo
ny. Delirious refreshments were
served and the bride's cake was
cut by the bride.
Mrs. Dans will be greatly
missed in the community by a
largfe number of friends. Mr.
and Mrs. Davis will live at Cam
den.
STILL 1 CHANCE FOR CLARK
President Wilson last week
made the statement that the man
appointed to fill Judge Lurton's
place must be tinder 65, prefera
bly under 60. This condition
would bar Judge Clark from the
position but the North Carolina
delegation is not wholly discour
aged and will appear before the
president in Jupge Clark's fav
or again.
At any rate, nothing against
a man but eight years of well
spent actively is an enviable rec
ord.
Miss Helen Elliott of Norfolk
t slrilftoit 41, fKsaAar-' Tnii nil
ADDlTlNA
DENIED
FOR PLAINTIFFS
Important i .ise of Roper
Lui.it. i i u;pan L. sicd
Greater I'art of Last
Week
: ! l;n 1
Tin-
iy in
tlli weel
LiiiiiIh i-
I. V .Il.lv ..!li
i'l 1 l.v the ju
Superior 4 i ' u it
John I,. IJoper
auainst the
'a mien
- , I s till'
'"in; any
Kichmond Ydar Works and the
Dismal Swamp Kaili-oad. The
jury rendered a veidiel in favor
of the plaintill's.
Tlie suit is one of many big
land suits docketed in Camden
Superior Court. It nev out of
contentions over the ownership
of lots Nos. 1 ami in th New
Lebanon division of the Dismal
Swamp.
The plaintiffs were represent
ed by Messrs. Small. McClean,
Hra,gaw and Kodnian of Wash'
ington, N. C, .1. K. Wilson of
ElizaU'th City and W. I. Hal
stid of South Mills. The le
fendants were renrsented by Me
srs. Ward ami Thompson of Eliz
abeth 4'itv and W. W. Starke of
Norfolk. '
ROPER BRIEFS
Boner. X. Cv July 2oth Mr.
MollTe Chesson and Sarali Wil
li an i.s irturned from Robinson
ville Friday where they hav
been visiting Mrs. Williams son
Mr. II. M. Williams-
hiittle Dorothy and Leslie
Brinkley of Gilmerton are visit
ing their aunt, Mr. X . W.
Spruill .
Mrs. n. C. Edwards of Xew
bern ds the guest of Mrs. E. L.
Herrington.
Messrs. J.. W. Buchannon
and W. C. Walker left Tuesday
for Baltimore and Cecilton. Md.,
to visit friends.
Mr. X. W. Spruill attended
the Farmers Union picnic in Ber
tie County last Thursday.
Mr. J. O. Highsmith Left
Thursday for Richmond in re:
sponse to a telegram stating that
his mother was in a hospital in
that city for a serious operation.
Miss Hilda Tarkenton of
Woodland is the guest of Miss
Isalel McAllister.
GOOD MEETING AT fltll GROVE
Revival services held last week
by Rev. I. N, Loftin at Pleas
ant Grove Baptist Church, Cam
den county, closed Sunday after
noon. Tine ntew members were
baptized at this time and a nun
bef of others are to be baptized
later. The meteting was charac
terized by earnest interest on the
part of the entire church.
REVIVAL AT BEEEA
Rev. W. R. Flannigan of Berk
ley Avnue Baptist Church, Nor
folk, will assSst Bev. C. R. An
gell in a revival at Berea thin
week and at Ramoth Gilead all
next week.
ANNOUNCEMEN
I hereby announce my candida
cy for the office, of Sheriff of Dare
County, N. 0., subject to the ac
tfjon of the Democratic County or
said county.
This July 15th, 1914.
A. H. DAVENPORT,
jul31 tf.
A 13-year-old 1 pickaninny got
locked up in a car of watermel
ona and carried to New York
last weetf. of.
WCIiriU
IIEiS
(.in (
i-r.i h : i t u n o (.'v)i(j..
ny ( . W-rili i ui,:,.
Witii I'Li'.t at H.itnlet
.Mid RaleiIi
llal.-t-,.. . C. July LT.lii M:-.
II. I - ! eei.l ml. al.' 111. i ii.il;. 1
of the ( . in i iei a ( 'ompaiiv . ol'
Norl'olk. a . . accompanied bv
his s.vreiarv. Mr. W. II. Hall
lr.. is in Ualeigh having papers
prepared . Attorney James II.
I'ou to incoipoiate the G'in Gerii
Itotllini; Coinpaiiy of North Car
olina .
tie new company will be cap-
tiili.ol for liMt.iKMl. Mr. .
T. Old of Elizabeth Cit.vj former
president of the Noith Carolina
Hankers Association, will head
the new corpnrat ion . J . M . I ar
den of Suffolk, will be vice-pivs-idenl.
The entire boiirdof direct
oi-s will be composed of North
Carolina business men, with the
home ollies iit Italcigh .
The company has already con
strucled a biiitliuK plant at
Hamlet and the second plant
will be installed at Kaleigh.
Mr. reel and i.s stopping at
the VailMH-ough. He is seekiug
the site for the new plant and
local men to handle the buslines.
DELIVERS ADDRESS TO FARMERS
The Pasquotank Farmers I n
ion was addressed by H. Q.
Alexander, Htate president of
the Farmers Unions on Saturday.
A large number heard the adj
dress with much interest.
The point stressed in Mr. Air
exaud'er's talk to the farmers
was "co-operation". With, co-operation
as a foundation, he point
evl out methods of securing better
results in the sale of farm pro
ducts, and in the purchase of sup
plies, lie suggested the erection
of storage worehous where
farm produce could he stored aud
Is'tter prices demanded. He like
wise urged the elimination of
the middleman in the selling of
farm produce and showed how
consumer and producer could
profit by such arrangement.
AX
rv iMMvtfsuov
tlie manv Trienas. jruu viutoukil
their support eoilj$buW& to. the
large vote gir-tal"' the r
cent puimartesr' lrtffl' especial
ly deeply sensibly othe debt I
owe to tlie people of the coun
try who were stfearty in their
efforts fin my behalf. Assuring
them one and that I shall
not forget my obligation, to them,
I hope to retain their connaence
and win the favor of many
more friends before the next
primary
CHARLES CARMINE,
lt.pd.
Nqlrth Carolina is . behind in
the matter of participation in the
PanamaKPacflic Exposilfton. All
the other Southern States wiji
be represented. The North Caro
lina Board of Agriculture made
an appropriation of $15,000 con
ditioned upon the raising of W
000 bs the Exposition Commis
sion appointed by Governor Craig
in May No funds have been
raised by the ooinmission and the
Board' of Agriculture's appropri-
ttloni Will lapse? in ' three weeks
unlaw til funaV axe ocure4. , i
HEO PHAISES
THE TfiESTOII
Cin -poiuiiMit Says Sched
uicis Com cniciit Scr k c
r.xcellcnt a"d Captain
Obliging
M.intio. X C,. . I ii 1 L'.-.ili ( -;ip
lain Marun Johnson's new steam
t. Ihe Trenton, is the most iop
'"'at linn has ev ! struck
Mallleo.
From the beginning of its run.
the Manteo folk have been heiird
lo ,s;iv that t!ie new boat would
receive th -ir suimort. an, I the
Hi-sL wei'k the passenger list ran
to fifty or sixty. Since that time
Captain Jolnison has earned a
d;:ily ;iveragL. of twenty five pas
Tigers.
When Captain Johnson an
nounced that he was oil' to Nor
ioih. ior ii new noai, tnere were
many who doubled. The news
of bis going spread and on the
day that he was exacted a crowd
gathered at (lie Nags Head pier
to see what would happen. Sure
enough .the steamer was soon
sigh hud and shortly after. Cap
i ii i i . ..i
i ;ii u .lounson iockci at the .airs
i - C7
I Lead wharf and linvited the
crowd aboard for a free trip to
Manteo and back. He carried
thirty ou this trip.
The Trenton is ninety two feet
long and seventeen and One half
feet beam. lieavinir Manteo at
sue an tlie monimir it eivew the
travelling public more time for
sleep and breakfast before start)
ing. It arrives at Nags Head
an nour arter tlie other boat
leavvs. From there it goes di
rectly to Elizabeth City, reach
ing town shortly after eleven
o'clock. It leaves Elizabeth Ci
ty after tlut arrival of the 2:15
train. Captain Johnson carries
anj an efficient crew. He him
self has been on the water for
twenty seven yars. From the
dapper little chief to jolly John
Bauni, one may expect "n loard
the Trenton the most courteous
Service and the best of accommo
dation. And the oook of the
Trenton served at the Tranquil
House for a number of years,
which is advertisement enough.
BEST BALL GM.1E
Played Friday Afternoon
and Local Team Promis
es More Like it if Sup
port is Given
The most exaiting game of the
season was pulled off Friday af
ternoon on the local diamond,
Elizabeth City and Columbia
showing fine sportsmanship in
the contest.
For nine innings there was
good, close playing that deserv
ed a larger crowd than attended,
and at the end of the ninth the
score was tied, five to five. The
game went on through the tenth
and into the eleventh. In the
(eleventh Elltabeth City flunked
and Columbia made a landsliido,
with five additional runs.
The playing of both teams
showed more than usual skill
and vim and the game was de-
-cblred by the fans the best of
the season. The Elizabeth City
team declares itself ready for
more good1 playing and expresses
the, desire, fop better support
from the1 town.
Tha. batteries ior Elisabeth
Of TDKSEISOa
E
VS OF CHACE
b'ri
R
r.viin for Contestants in
ucctful Contest Giv
en By Prominent
Merchants
A
Falls
acai ion i; . to Niagara
in August manv will, em
vy
it I o sui'vsi'ul vtiuriff la-
(lies o(
the Niiigara Fa I
'ontest
their sjdendid good fortune.
The good fortune will have
Ixi'ii well earned, however, for
tin- young ladies taking part in
the contest have by no means
been lidle. The contest, it will
be rem '.'inhered, closes August
1st. and friends of the contest
ants have but a short time to alid!
in the good work. Some of the
contest stores are giving double
votes Nomie an even larger
amount. Now or never is the
time to rally (o the support of
the contestants. Next week will
be too late.
A more excellent choice could
not have been made in offering a
contest prize at this season of
the year. The wid and earnest-
ONLY THREE M
interest taken in the contest is
shown by the manner in which
the votes have juiled up each
week. The enterpris has been a
succcs both to the generous raer -chants
who have undertaken to
give the prizes, and to purchas
ers at their stores; and will give "
untold pleasure to the winners -.
of the two flips during the va
cation month of the year, the
month when everybody wanta to'"'''''
get away for rest and recreation. ,;
Many 'ire unable to get away for
a tnn at all. and of the-larse '
number who take a vacation trip.
only the most fortunate have
one so delightful of so valuable
and instructive.
The record of votes will be
published Friday and an unusu
ally large increase may be expect
ed with many surprises in regard
to the respective records of thel
contestants. It is a wdek In
which to get busy in order to
get results. Advertisement
MID SUMMER HALE
SUCCESS
The Mjd summer Hale of the
Woman's Wear Store, owned - '
iind ojierated by M. Leigh Sheep
Co., has Umti the biggest and
best in the history of tHis store.:
For more than ten1 days the
sale hajsi kqit going without a
lull in the enthusiasm of shop
pers, and the wondler grows how
there is anything left to be sold
with so much going out each day.
A. gPance in the always attrac
tive windows shows), however,
that there is yet a chance foil
the shopper of taste and! econo
my to get just what she wants at ,
just the right price.
The sale will continue for still
another week, and a special invi
tation is extended to the fair sex
of the city and country to visit 1 1
tMs sale before it closes and flndr,
out the wonderful values given
by the one store of the city which
belongs to them exclusively.
Aiv&tieemenl
Iwil
Since the twtontyhflrst of July
surf men .have been' coming ,'to.
Elizabeth City from all parts, of
this district for the physical ex'
amination required bfore they re
enter the 'service the first ot-'&a
Oitjj we1(psey,and;.ITendc,
son; - for'bolumbia Combsn'and ;
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