North Carolina Newspapers

. ' ' -. .... . . ,. , BfU&AUm'H Uirr, JSURTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1914 NO 63 J BAS Tl ' I Hl C OFFICIAL PAPER TOO UK no Mortally Wounded and Other Seriously Hurt ;cf Sell ana 'J om Evaas thj Ifirst a young man of about thirty -v we years living on Beech street, g ana tne second a yonth of twen ty or twenty one who was at iome on a weeks vacation were v ; hot Saturday night on the rail road track near the new Norfolk 5 Southern depot, one seriously and ' the other mortally. Fannie Rogers and Grant Eas on, both negroes, are now in jail charged with responsibility for : the tragedy. Things look pretty black for both of them and only by the viMgance of the police did they escape lynching Saturday C night. The shootiug occurred shortly after the passage of the south "bdund night train. Joe Self, ex n Dan Williams, Rufus rs. a painter, Ben Ander foreman of one of the de Lenta Of the cotton mill, and Horton, Jr., a factory opera were walking along the ck awayg the track away from e depot and goling toward Hert rd. -There was no warning of dan- Seeing a man and woman a i "fahead coming toward them and ' 'sttDpoBing them white people the 'group had stood to one side to let them! pass, when suddenly a pistol spat fire and a bullet struck at the feet of the group. At an exclamation of surprise ( rand caution from the white men -a .negro's voice shouted ''Don't jou like It?" and the pistol was fired agstfn. This time the bul let stfnck Joe Self about midway his body, plowing around the front of a jib and going through his arm which was pressed against his body on the other side. The white men then sprang forward, caught Eason and over powered him. In some way, how ever, he twisted loose from their grasp leaving hs coat in their bands. As the crowd piled on Eaion the woman screamed "Don't hurt him" and shoved the gun against the body of Rufus Sanders. San, jflers grabbed the woman and threw her to one side. She got to her feet and fired blindly, the ball striking Tom Evans who wag farther up the track toward the depot, in the abdomen and in dieting a wound thmat the doc tons said yesterday morning would prore fatal. The woman Trofflurn lhW fleet snapping the VjgM' which' failed to fire in the 'of Herbert Barnes as she (1ed Mm. Vfews of the shooting reached the police by phone at a quarter fter eleven, fchtef Thomas antf officers Holmefe and Benton set out at once to the new depot and dogs were on the scent of the negroes by twefore o'clock. By twelve thirty the Woman was caught" at her home , on the old fair grounds just outside the cor porate limits of the city . About three o'clock the' officers' got "Eas on at the,home or Hannah Mor Tig about a half mile from, that ftfthe Rogers woman,! trhe capture.WiEaa'Inwa on j f the neatest"pieces,d( work done Ty the local police' lafsotne fme -v. ; - ; TBVK Saturday Night Unable to trace him with the don. the officers, flndine that hd ooardejl at Fannie Rogers hboae surrounded tnat buUding. When everythinjj was aonarentlv nnipti just as the officers had? expected; Eason sent for his belonging. When the messenger was on the point ofentermg the house he was apprehended and frightened into iwjjug wnere iason was in hid ing. The police brought Eason to jail by a round about way to prevent poible lynching. Both negroes were identified by an unusual circumstance. In the pocket of Eason's coat which he left behind when he broke away from his captors by the railroad traokslwere found photo graphs of himself and Fannie Rogers. So the police knew at once when they had run down their quarry. All the town that knew about the affair Saturday night was at a pitch of intense excitement and Chief Thomas teld'an Advance re porter yesterday that had i lie crowd held Eason at the de;ir tie would undoubtedly have ben lynched on 'he sjtot. Eason's gun is in the haixls of tlie police. It was a thirty two calibre nvover. Physician nho examined Evans-' wound b" fore le left here think that th V'Cinm fired ft thirty cigh', . Ht-r weapon has not been located. Up to this Mme there has be:-n no explanation whatever of the shooting. Chief Thomas asked Eason after he had been captur ed what the white men had done to him. The negro saifl 'Noth ing" and would give no further explanation of his act. Joe Self is an employee of the Dare Lumber Company and Chief Thomas who lives near his home says that he is a man of excellent character. Tom Evans was not even in the crowd that met the negroes. He was walking along the track toward the" depot and a few moments before had over taken and passed Eason and Fan rtie Rogers. When he heard the pistol idiots he turned to see what was happening anjd receiv ed the bullet meant for another, lie is a fireman on a tugboat at Norfolk had been away from home ten months and was back on his first vacation . His parents Mr. and Mrs. Joe Evans, live on Fleetwood street and his brother. Jim Evans, is foreman of the roller mill. He was rushed to a Norfolk hospital but news yesteraay held out no hope for his recov ery. ISEE1G tun GKEK Rev. R. L. Grav of Washing ton 6s assisting the paston Rer J. K. Henderson in a meeting at Sawyer's Creek Baptist ijnurcn this week. The public is cordial ly invited to attend these servic es. A CORRECTION In the issue of July 21st in a news item giving the account of the drowning of a negro boy in tfie Dismal Swamp Canal the name Of the Vansciver appeared in the. place of the Annie: The Annie plya. from Mztfbeth City, to INorfolk through thus ' canal, while the Vansdver is owned and operated by. , the North River Line ' s-',, ' ' , -'v j - iiei'j com in miiioii in Elizabeth City Man Will Manage Branch Store For Baltunore Tailoring Company The quarters in the Hinton building rented originally by the Favorite Theatre and dosed since the Favorite was bought out by the Alkrama will open again soon by Mr. S. M. Singer of BaltS more. Mr. Singer is the head of a large tailoring concern at Balti more with a chain of retail stores in Maryland and West Virginia The opening of a branch store here will mark the extension of the chaiin into a new Hltate. Mr. Arthur E. Burgess will have charge of the store here. Mr. Burgess is well known in Elizabeth Oiry which was origi nally his home. Rut he has been in Martinsburg, West Virginia recently. Mr. Burgess and his wife have already moved to Eliz abeth City and are at the home of Mr. Burgess' father on Main street. Tx l . . luiervieweo vesteruav by an Advance reporter Mr. Burgess stated that he hadj no definite announcement to make as to when he would be ready for busi ness. He is awaiting the arrival of his goods which have already been shipprtl and should have been here but for delay iu trans portation. Meantime the seats and moving picture apparatus and other fix tures of the Favorite have bivn removed and the store is now ready for stock. Mr. Sinew Is fortunate in the location of hi store here which occuoies cor ner of Elizabeth Citv's newest and biggest business building. He has leasedthe store from the Kramer Amusement Company. m 6UU BRIEFS Sea GulL N. C., Jalv 30th Miss Ruth Wise of Norfolk after spelling some time with Misses Addie and Ivucy White has return ed to oinjock. Mrs. Chas. E. Steptoe and lit tie son of Scotland Neck are spending the summer with Mrs. M. B. White. Urn. Carroll Evans has return ed to her home in Norfolk after a vislit to her mother Mrs. M. B. White. Miss Carrie Smith of Waterlil ly was the guest of Mrs. C. F. Smith last week. Captain Will Wise's little sons Frank and Carl, of Norfolk have peen on a pleasant visit to Mas ter Columbus White. vm m jeff tr ei pin ma The Alkrama Theatre will open the season with "Mutt and Jeff in Mexico" on the evening of Au gust 28th. The public will wel come this popular attraction with particular pleasure after the long time elapsing since the spring the atrical productions. OLIVET Rev. N. P. Stallings of Mo yock passed through the city Mon day on big way to the moun trins for twelve days vacation. He will be unable to fill his pul pit at Olivet next Sunday. Mr. Louis ,e returned Bun day .from Nags- Head MRS. WILLIAMS DEAD Mrs. Emma Williams died. VJedneday everting" at about so on thirty at the home of her eons in. James Williams. 0u Fearin street. Mrs. Williams had suffered from asthma for a number of years, and after a day spent iu nuwing a friend, was seiaed with an attack at about six o'clock in the afternoon on the street and died in a short while after reach ing home. Mrs. Williams was well kuowu for her kindness and efficiency in nursing the sick and much loved by a large number of friends. SEU6 HIS PIS Wffi IM Louis Sehg. Elizabeth City's oldest jeweler, has at his store on Mam street two pjieces of paper currency of unusual interest to lovers of history in this section mi ine race value of each is fifty cents. One jnece was issued by xasquoranw county and the other by Camden. Both lear the date of The Pasquotank bears the signatures of J Wilcox and (Jeo. H. Pool uot( W. GUM NECK HEWS tiuni Neck. N. jiv 2!th- 1 ... rops are looting fme iu this section . ine Freewill Bimtist Church has just closed 'its meeting. Thr ee new members were added to the church. The meeting was con ducted l Hev Waier and Itw Pitman. Mr Jessie Cahoon who has been ill for some time is now recover ing Mr. J. If. Partridge has been moving his saw mill this week. He will start the mill going very soon . M . F. Owens made a business trip to Columbia Thursday. Mrs. A. E. Martin, Misses Is- ablle and Estelle Martin of Rich mond are guests of Mis. H. A. Patrick . Mr. J. T. 8wanso'n and fami ly spent Saturday ard Sunday at Citswell visiting relieves. Mr. A. E. Sluu4;tr, the lid W. jNiymaster of Norfolk passed tt'iough this section Tuesday on hi way to Columbia. Mrs. Florida IVjiKins of Nor folk i visiting her mother Mr. II. Partridge. Mr. (ieorge L Kverton who has been working for the tfoper Lumber Company at Xewbern is at home for a few days vacation. Mr. H. E. Call on i made a bus iness trip to Columbia Friday. Mr. Richard Liverman and MlLss Nora Liverman of Cross Landing were guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Jones Tuesday. BIBS FOR SCHOOL BUIIDIKE Sealed bids for construction of the school building at Mantea N. C. will be received until Monday, September 21st, 1914 at 10 a. m. The building to be 70 x 60 feet, two story and to be constructed in accordance with plans which may be seen in the office of the County Sup erintendent of Public Instruc tion at Manteo. Contractor to furnish all material anjd build ing to be constructed in accord ance with plans and specifica tions approved by the State Sup erintendent of Public Instruct ion. Right reserved to rejt any and all bids. . August 1st, 1914. 8. L. DOBHER, Chairman Trustees. J. C. EVANf Secretary. Manteo, K- O. Mrs. E. P. Buxton of Jackson is virfting her daughter. Mrs. 0. B:Wnilltns M Cpao; treet. Appears Now That England Cannot Remain Neutntf Unless Warlike Plans Are Checked Four great powers of Europe are eugugea in aciuai wariare. They are Austria Hungary Russia. France and Germans. Germany and France have not openly declared war against each other at this writing, but Germaav's ultimation to France has been either ignored or re jeeted. The fact that Germany has invaded French Territory with out Formal yleclaration of wa and has violated the neutral ty of Luxemburg by wnding armed forces into that territory seemM to make it impossible for England not to come to the hell of France in the great struggb Hoik' of remainine neutral has not yet been abandoned by the English Government, however. Japan's attitude with relation to the struggle has not yet been makie miblic The emperor of that country has asked, however for a report on the condition o: his army. French a cropland flying over Gennanv make the long talked of day of aerial warfare seem near at band. merman troops on Sunday fired upon, and brought to earth a French Flvinc Machine near Wesel. Tltfn town is one hundred and fortv miles from the north east 'frontier of France. Other 'French ainrafts have been sail ng above the fatherland. The little nation of Monte up will ioin in the fray. King Nicholas has signed a decree for mobilization of the army of tnar Ktntp Montenegro Vs unaer stood to have secret military al liance with Hervia. A diwussion of the causes which have led up to the present Euroiean conflagration will ap !ear in the next issue or mi week. WM FtOa BICYCLE Winfall. N. ('., Aug. 1st Lu ther Hendricks o youth about sixteen years old. while coming home on his wheel from the revi vol nervices at Mt. Sanai Haptist XJhurch near here the other night was thrown 'into a deep dJU n and badly bruii-ed about -the Head. Kp has been in a state of coma, rousing only once or twice, but his physician does, not look for 1 serious consequences fall . from the EXCURSION TOMORROW the dav set for the Blackwell Memorial Sunday school excursion to Virginia Beach. , The outlook now is ror gouu weather. TRANSFER OF STOCK Wr. T. Love of this city has re purchased ten thousand ently dollars worth of Crystal ice ana Coal Company stocfc rrom w Woodley. cut TheBaraca'Phllathea City Un ion meetw tonight In the annex of the First Baptist Ctinrcn . Mrs. J. W. Johnson, after a -I.14. a lilM ilatn XfMk a. R. V1B11 W C( DWW , u..r-. Cox on Pearl street has returned to her . honw lo .Baltimore. , u ill fl if ia y x Roper, W; 'Cif Aug 1st Mr. Warren Brickhoase -itt Fentress, Va is the guest of his brother, D W. Brickhouse. Miss Bessie Tarkenton of Wood land is the guest of Miss Isabel McAllister. Mrs. L. j. Mamilton of Angus ta. Ga.. is the guest of Mrs.B.F Bailey. Mr. Julius Han-iH of Longacr was in town Thursday. Mrs. Will Hodges of Helhaven is the guent of her sister, Mrs. Sue Blount. flass Number Seven and their teacher Mr. T.B. Chesson of the Methodist Surttlay School held their annual picnic at Rea's fish ery last Tuesday. Mr. and Mm. Respass of Pine town sjKmt the week end With Mrs. Respass parents, Mr. and Mix. J. B. Harrison. After a few weeks visit to friends in Pungo Misses Annie Leary and Mary Johnson return ed home Wednesday. After a delightful visit to Mrs. Witts Hodges near Mackeys Mrs Sue Blount returned home Wed nesday. PLEASED COmi Larce crowds atteuded at the First Baptist Church Sunday aad were well pleased with Dr. Hen ning of Knoxvillo, Tennessee who preached at both morning ana even ine services . Member of the First Baptist Chureh are hoping to secure lr. Hennlng as tneir pastor. ANYTHING TO PLEASE A LADY Manifold TrouWM of a Mllltla CoIomI Who Aimod to PI mm All Ho Know. Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope, .': when staying at Walmer castle in 1804, quite unwittingly accom plished the feat of changing the uni form of a regiment of the county ife') . militia. The anecdote, which illus " ' i Urates a curious streak of vanity in old-time army officers, appear! m an account of Lady Stanhope! life by Mr. Frank Hajnel. "Somebody asked me befars a gnat (many officers what I thought of them," said Lady Stanhope, "and I said that they looked like so many tinned harlequins. One day, soool after, I wai riding through Walmer village, when who should pop oat upon me bat the colonel, dressed in 'entirely new regimentals, with dif ferent facings, more like those of ft regiment of the line. " 'Pray pardon me, Lady Heater he began. So I topped, and ha addressed me. Tray . pardon me,' said the colonel, btiUl wish to knotf If you approve of our Dew uniforoL Of course I nude him tarn about and I inspected him round v'-and) round pointed with, my whip u 3) itonhorieback,ftheiandtherar told him the waiat vaa ton abahj and wanted half a button feoHar waa too kigi, and to m in a abort time' the whole turned oat with new Youth'! Companion. cbtbdii Julian W. Sellg; eyeeigfit specialijtv has bis offices ' in suite 315 in . the 'EBinton, BuilJ iOgr !Roinasl 'it ,i, - "ii.v ..... r ,