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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA. TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1914
NO 69
"M LI m MLl
mhii joins in
BATTLE OF NATIONS
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And Latest Reports Indicate That
Setmaiis Have Been More
ccefjsful Than at First
k 7 Admitted
great battle between the
iiuMrians and' Germans cm ond
band and the allied armiies of
England. France and Ik'lgium on
the other is daily increasing in
violent and fnry.
Though definite reports are
stjUl lacking it is admitted that
the conflct is racing in full force
and that Europe s now the scene
of the greatest carnage, blood!
allied and slaughter that the uni
'verse has ever witnessed.
' Respite the fact that all news
first received was favoraUe to
the Belgians and thejir allies it
is now admitted that thle On
rnns have been sweeping forward
carrying everything before them.
The latest reports from England
and France stunn to be preparing
the people for the possible defeat
of the armies of those countries
while confirmed ' reports from
Berlin that have filtered thmfftaKiy the friendshlip of those
speak in no uncertaiin teTms of
Orman successes. A dispatch
majdie public in Washington on
August 23rd by Oerman charge
VT affaires declares that the news
of French successes in Alsace
Tjorrniine pnblishetl in tlfle Paris
papers is verv IndJcrous to the
rrerman. Tlie flermans admit
fhat the forts at Lotim are still
holding out against the assaults
of tho Herman artillery but it
fceems that the attack upon
IKpftn forts was kent nn for n
, I Mr .James V Thompson Jr of
time ns a mere fPrtit while tUartinsburg. W. Va., travciling
Hermans neht wing was swing
ine around io as to put tself be-
tween t!,e Belgians and th-ir al-
lies. This movement compelled
the evacuation1 of Brussels the
capital of Bl!?iuni. without long
drawn out opposition on the part
of the Belgians. The fores of
thi,Germana are now concenrrat
edwfton Antwerp which has been
iitate of rieige anrl is prpai4
1n;r desperate resistance) to
UiejlermanB advance.
Meanwhile the eonter of inter
est is shSfffinp from Belgium to
the South along the French fron
tier where an intensfe battle has
been raging since Snnclay. Paris
papers cMm that the French and
British have ansumed the offtm
sive along the battle line extend
ing from Luxemburg to Switzer
land. Wntile the Germans have
Ijipx pressing their foes in the
west they have male no reply to
thle Japanese ultimatum demand
,'lng the' withdrawal ' ottermany
BISHOP STRANGE DEAD
News was received here yestier
day from Wilmington of the
'death of Risrht Rev. Uolert
Strange I 1 Bishop ,f Eastern
rsorth Carolina.
Bishop Strangi' wai well kJiown
in Elizabeth Pity anl tln sur
rounding section and the news of
his death is a )ersonail shock to
ninny warm friends and sincere
admirers here.
Ilir- death occurred in that city
ternoon at 12:45 at his home in
MTilmttigton aflror an illness of
nearly a year. The body now
lliies in state in St. Janies E pin-
copal church in that cjty where
the funeral will be conducted
this afternoon at 5:30 o'clock by
lfediop Cheshire of Raleigh. The
interment wrill follow in. a Wii
miington ceinietery.
Bishop Strange was known
throughout the State aa a man
of culture, and scholarship with
kstrong and clear conviction unit
id with splendid fharity. His
earnest interest in missions and
(in the Laymen's Movement were
observed and achnsired not only
by his own yeOple but by thle
churches of every denomination.
' His personal magjietlsm won
with whom he came in contact
and hin activ . interest in
every movement for the
uplift of humanity marked him
with a gmttnesw that wiH extend
the influence of his life through
many years.
Surviving him am his wife,
two rMMren and two haff si
Iters in Wilmington and a broth
er in N'w York.
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' LEAS El
;i WITH LOCATION
OF NEW TAIl)UIN(i
ESTABLISHMENT
repref3ntatm and expert cutter
'of the Sanger Tailoring Co., ar
'nwd yestnlay and will be with
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Mr Tnomjtson nas already expres
appm'al of the location of
tlie new tore and with the busi
ws so far 84licited. lie is sure
that the people of the city and
Vsejction will be pleased with the
work turnled out by the new es
tablBshment . . Advt .
fro m Cbna. The time Mm
it of , the ultimatum expired on
rSunday and upon Germany's
failure to send any answer to it
Japan has now stepped into the
battle of the nations. The Env
p4ror of Japan has declared war
on Germany and the German pro
-tectorate of China. Kiao Chow
in the object of the Japanese at
tack with land and sea forces.
The Germans are preparing to re
jedst the attack with djeaperatc
Lyalon, it being their determjna
tion to hoi (J out agafrnst the Ut
itla browa soldaesrs to the last
taan. . ,, . ,
APPLAUSE GREETS
PM
The Tour of High School
Pupils Presenting Play
is a Decided
Success
Poplar Branch. N.
21st Mis. Inez Beid.
V., Aug.,
prnicipal
of the 'riniiirv l( ' u tiiieni of
Poplar Branch High School is
taking the cast of pupils who pre
sented the play "Anita's Trial"
on quite an extended tour 'in this
section. On Monday night the
play was prescind at Knotts
Island, on Tutwlay at Moyock,
on Thursday at Mantco. and to night
at Point Harbor.
Espi'ciallv cntliusiasf'c reports
hav4 reacbetl here of the reccp
'tion given th. Poplar Branch rep
i'4'sentat iv4s at Moyock wher S-1
was realizel. Tlie jtrocwds of
the entertainment when gven at
Poplar Branch were forty live
dollars.
Roper Briefs
HoK-r. N. r.. Aug, 22nd Mr
K T CheNson and family ire
sending a few days at Ocracoke
and Moi-ehead City.
Mr Otis Armstrong of Eliza
beth City spcnit a few lays with
Mr Wilbur Herrington last wei'k.
Mrs H H Uojht is spending a
few1 days at Virginia Beach.
Mr H M Williams 4f Uobinson
Ville fs visiting his mother, Mi-s.
H J Wiliams
Min--, Esther Ball left Saturday
for Elizaleth City t4 visit rel
ativen. n
Mrs F D Eliis and children of
GiJmerton, Va , an' guests of Mrs
B F Bailey,
Mm Emma Lilly and daugh
ter, Pat tie. of Edenton are guests
of Mrs Lilly's son, Mr Sylvester
JAlly.
lrof. J G Dawson s visaing
friends in this section.
Mr and Mrs T B Cheswn left
for Elizabeth C&ty Thursday
where Mrs Chesson will spend
some time visiting relative.
Mr B B Komer who represent
4td tlie Jr O V A M at the State
C4uncil at Durham returned
home Friday.
After completing her summer
4'ourse at East Caroliina Teach
ers Training School, Miss Lillie
S(itteiT-'on retumMl home Wedneflr
day.
Miss Htha Uaughton of Cn
well is vi sitting her couslin, Miss
Violet Sjiencer.
After a visit to her cousin.
Miihs Rstlwr Ball, Miss Annie
Sawyer has returned to her home
at Norfolk.
Mr C ITf Lamb of Orewdll Sm
vtisiting his son, Mr C M Lamb.
Mr W C Thompson and Mr.
T41dy Blount motored over to
Long Acre Friday.
After a few weeks visit to her
daughter, Mrs. Will Cotton, at
Norfolk), Mrs. J W Mitchell re
turned home Wednesday.
CLEARED NINETY DOLLARS
A phone message from Curri
tuck received by the Advance
Tueftlay stated that thhe Poplar
JBraneh Hi$i School pupils clear
dd nrinety dollars on their tour
with the Play "Anita's Trial"
Waist week. $117 waa taken in
Jind the expenses of the pla
Vere $27. The pupils taking part
in the play and the directors of
the performance expressed great
appreniatnon of the reoeptio ae
tcordd! themj each,, points at
which the play ira giren.y "
BAPTIST PASTOR
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J. T. Ragland of Poplar
Branch Will Not Remain
in Currituck After
This Year
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Poplar llram II, N. C, Aug..
2Lst Rev. J. T. Ragland on
laxt Sunday formally tHiileml
his resignation of the pastorate
of the church here to take effect
4n the tirst day 4f January,
1!1". Mr Ragland states that
he has decided to leave the Cur
rituck (Mil and that lie will 4tfer
his resignation at each of (lie oth
er churches on his tirst appoint
inent with each of them.
DuiViig tin- uinctivn mon t lis
pastorate uf Mr. Raglaml on this
nVId ov4'r om hundred ineinlK'rs
have Imh'ii added to his 4-huivli4s.
OWENS- SPRUILL
Beautiful Wedding Solem
ized in Church of The
Advent at Roper Last
Week
RuH'r, , . (J. .August 22nd
A rettv we4lding was 4'4'lebra
t'd at the E iscopal Church of
the Advi'i at eh'v n u'cbH'k Wi 4l
uesday morning. August l!Mli.
wln-n Miss Ida Uliount Sprui. I,
daughter of Mr and Mrs William
Spniill Ix'came the bride 4f Mr.
I4)uns Latham Owiins of Ply
mouth, N. (;.. the ceremony he
ing perfornxjd by Rev. L. V.
Blackwelder of Scotland N4i4'k. a
former rector of this Parisjli. The
chuirch was beautifully 4kH-orated
with potted plants and cut hot
house flowers. Preceding the
oereiinmy, Schul)erts Serenale
was ren4lered by Misses Eula
Spruill and Myrtle IVac4ck, ac
eompaniexl by Miss Ida lVa-ock,
organist. The bridal party ent
envl the church to the strains of
Ij4)hengnns wetldling nianh, reu--deretlby
Miss Laura Smith of
Plymouth a cousin of the briile.
The ushers .Messra E S Bhnint
and L D Slpniill. wearing vm
ventii4)nal black, were followed by
the Maid of Honor, Miss Millie
Spruill, sister 4f the brid! in n
dainty creation of white cnK'
de chline trimiwvl in la-, with
white gloves nnd 1:-- hat; carry
i,ng a bMuet 4f pink bnids nse
tiil witli pink tulle. The bride
enti'nMl leaning on the arm 4f h'r
Mather, who gave her away, and
was attired in a hands4me tour
ing suit of blue with hat and
gloves t4 match carrying a white
prayer book with a shower bo
que't 4)f lilies of the valley, her
only ornament brimi an ex4uis-
ite liamonr brooch, a gift of
the uToom. Thev were met at
the altar by the groom acceinpa
n'd by hw best mam Lloyd Hor
ton of Plymouth, both attired in
biack and duiUng the impressive
rina ceromony "Humoreska" was
softly played, aftfer which the bri
dal party retired to the strains
of Mendelsshon's wdlding march.
After posing for a brief mo
ment for the camera man and re
oeiving the hurried congratular
tiions and good byes of friends
and relatives, 'the entire- bridal
party entered waiting automo
biles for the short ride to Mac
-keys where the bride and groom
departed on the northbound train
to spend their honeymoon in Can
ada and Atlantic City. They will
be at home after September 1st
at Plymouth. ,
Chi Tuesday evenine Mr and
Mrs Wm T Spruill gave an in.
formal reception?1: to the bridal
part? . an4 . a number. . pt friends
and rejatjveg , at theirold col
US C A
OW T O
III CURRITUCK
First Barn Put in Last
Week And is Now Pro
bably Completely
Cured
Point Harbor, N. ('., Aug..
21st The tirst bam of ('urrituck
tobacco ever grown will be cured
this week.
The frequently recurring low
prie4s nveived f4r both Irish aud
sw4H'.t p4rat4es have led a uum
iM'r ot urntuck s most progres
niv4 fanners to tin' conclusion
that the time is not far 11stant
when t liv will 1k grown on a
lunch less ext4'iisie scale than at
pivs4nt. This rais the (pies
tion a.s to what citp w"ill take
their place.
It has 4MTurnnl lo some that
the answer will be found in to
liacco culture and this is the why
of the experiment . Two or thm'
tobacco pati-lu's have bmi S4'l
out in (his siM'tion this summer
and Captain S. .1. Pan" has
built a small barn in which he
cxpe4-ts to 4,ur'j the crop in his
ii 'ighlMrhood . The barn ris now
in lvadhmsN and the tobacco will
be put in tohUM-mw .
FORMER WEO PASTOR
HAKES SPLENDID RECORD
FrieUds of the Itev. (). X. Mar
srall, formi'ilv pastor of the Man
teo Haptist t'hurch, will be in
tersted in the folil4)wflng 4ijr
ping fi-om, Saturday's Wlilming
ton S1ar.
"The Seagate Baptist (Uiuirch,
of which Kev ). S. Marshall is
tle pofiular pastor, will be dedt
4'ate4l toiuorrow morning at
elewn 4'clo4k. The servi4e wiU
be at tench! by a large number
of Baptists from the cfity. The
Church at Sagate has a large
memlership aiyl has been vwy
active 'in Christian work. It
is a wil' awake church and the
members of the congregation
are full of enthusiasm
Mr. Marshal has only been
pastor of the church a few
months but in that time has
made a splendid record.
M KKTIXti AT
POlMyAIt
P.UANCII
Poplar Mratich, X. 1., Aug..
2l,st It'v. C. P. .leroine is con
ducting an interesting serh-s of
Revival s4Tvici-s at the Methodist
Chapel here this week. Large
crowds aiv attending anjd C4)iir
siderable interest is manifest.
The services are held at night.
niail home, just on the village
outskirts. Tlie guests were rveeiv
ed on thciH)aciouH porch wliiiiich
was luminous with varicolored
Japanicfie lantern, the recoiving
line consist el of Mr an(l Mrs
Spruill and the bridal party, af
ter which a delicious lunch was
served . The entertfor was decorat
ed in flowers and plants, the gen
eral color scheme bejng pink and
white.
Amongthe villegp folk present
fwere noted Dr and Mrs Ilalsey,
Mrs Ida Blount, Miss Augusta C
Car8tarphertf, Mr and Mrs N W
Spruill, Mr and IMrs J ,T McAl
flister. Misses AUeen, Ida. Myrtle
apd Hattie Peacock, yilie and
Ethel Bairco, Lula and Annie Oa
hoony Isabelle IfcAllwter, . . ula
prujfll 'Annie Leary, Messrs J
Buchanan, Cyril Walker, Jas
F Leary, and Milton Clagon .
Quite a number f out of town
gfttier'pesgo.t also
HUH AfJB JEFF '
Season Opens at Popular
Theater With Gus
Hill's Latest
Attraction
.Opning at the Alkraiua thea
tre on Friday August 28th for an
engagement of one night only
lus Hill will present for thp first
tiime, the fourth edition of Hud
Fishers great cartoon 8uccch,
"Mutt and Jeff" .entitled. ''Mutt
and Jeff in Mexrico".
After breaking all established
theatrical records for volume of
bcihiness and pleasing audiences,
this remarkable attraction will
oiler an entire new entertainment
Top the comli im; season retaining
nothing but th tripe and those
two character conceits. "A Mutt"
and his little fi iencl "Otheilo
.Montgomery Jeffries."
The fact has btfn conceded by -1
he bewt nvspaM'r autliortties iir
l lie world, that ''Mutt and Jeff"
i n toons, and likewise tha. plav
of the same tlitle, are the most
leniarkabb hucccssh in the histo
ry of the Press and Thatricals.
In a number of cities wlwie thii
attr;o li(iu has played four or tive
iinies in the last two years their
last engagement was better than
the tirst niud the first was to the
cajxacity of the theatre.
This seasons offering, will show"
an entirely new scenic and,ele
Irical pr44luctios. (jonsisting of
several sensational mechanical'
effcM-ta never before attemptftl in
Fvery rcal cartoon unccesu in
the last thirty years has been uti
der the diirction of Ous, Hjilil. His
success with Futt and Jeff l
now the'talk of the entire theat
rical world arid hiis judgment in
selecting the cartoons as the ma'
tenal for the play has made him
a fortune. No expense has1 been
spared to make the new edition
even more attractive than the or-.
iginal production. An ntire new
musical score has ben furnished.
Elisabeth dity Theatre goern
and amusement lovrs should not
fail to sve "Mutt and Jeff" at the
Alkrama Theatre next Friday
night. Owiing to the fact that
many will attend from Edenton
,aiicl other points Routh of Eliza
beth City and wish to return on
tho might express the curtajfa will
go up promptly at fUB. fl.dvt
ON BAPTIST FIELD
Poplar Branch, X. ()., Aug., 21
Pastor J. T. Kagland is in the
midst of hlw revival meeting feat :'
son just now) having held Buch' )
servi4'4's at tliree of his churches ,r.' .
already. At Cain jock and Whales-4 c
Head he was assisted by Rev. C ". .
R. Angjell of Elizabeth City and
at Rehobath by Ret L T Reed
of Elizabeth City. At the last
named church there were eight
additions .
Mr. Ragland will hold a meet
ing here beginning on the second
Sunday fin September and at
Powells Point beginning on Mon;
day after the third Sunday in
September. In these meetings he
will be asttisted by Rev. W. R.
Haight of Belhaven.
MONTAGUE EASTWOOD
Harbinger, N. C, Aug.k 21et ' .
Mr. Calvin Montague and Miss
Lida Eastwood were married Sun
day afternoon at four oclock by
juattce ot the peace E. V. Md1"'-
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