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COUNTY
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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1914
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ALLIES ARE DRIVEN
Assuming Offensive English and
w French Are Beaten By
German Fighters
TURKEY BAY BE TRICKED INTO FIGHT
Jor Russian
The German sui -ss s for
which the Advance prepare! its
readirs in Tuusday's pajrr liavj
Conic.
The German right whig which
was stretches across Belgium
from Mons to Luxemburg was at
tacked by the Emglish and French
in full force. The armies of the
all,is were repulsed wfith heavy
lofH. H.tMMt of England fnfrest
ons floii'g Ixv death and
probably five f.imes as many (ier
, mansj, though Germany has not
made public her losses, neither
lias France.
Moiw i a Belgian city lying
fortv or nl'tf nv'U's to the South
wesi of 15rn.-s.is and not far
from the Itelgian boundary. As
a result of tbJw victory the allies
have abaudotned their offensive
plan of battle anjd fallen hack on
their defenses. This hieans that
th French have not only with
drawn from Belgium but also
that they have abandoned the po
ditions that they had taken in Al
sace Ixrraine and that the next
contest between the two contend
ing armies will be fought on
French sail. If the French and
English are defeated in tWis en
gagement the French admit that
the road to Paris will lie open to
the (invaders.
All of this justifies the predic
tion of the Advance that the ties
feat of Germany will not be a
walk over for the allied powers.
Nevertheless it does not mean
that Germany will finally tri
umph in th's strangle not yet.
It is believed at ljondoft that ev
en if l'aris falls the disaster to
French arms wfll le offset by
Russian Miccesses in the east.
Experts dqcare that of Parig falls
to tllwe Germans Berlin wtill fall
to the HusMians. Reports from
eastern frontiers of Ormany yes
tqrday indicated that
Hia has been inoHiMtfiug
more rajiidly than wn expected
and it is even sahl that wealthy
citizns are already Heeiing fioni
Berlin and Vienna.
There an; signs now that (Tur
key is to be brought into this
war on the wide of Germany and
Austria. Nothlin,g could please
Russians better than such a ire
suit for tUie war will not nienn
all that they hope to themselves
unless at its end Russia com
maitfia Constantinople.
t rora SHERIFF DEAD
.24umbifl. N. C, Aug.. 25th
E..j8tei1iff Dick Hassell died
WfljdneHday. Aug lftth at his home
in Vlumbia after an illne of
twelve months. Me leaves an
aged wife and an son.
Mr. HasseH wa shieriff of Tyr
rel county for thirty eight years
and wan well known and greatly
respected by every one in Colum
ft'a and the county. The communS
ty wiill feel a great loss in his
,tieath.
. Funeral fWvtces were conducted
at hi howb by Rev. K. F. Dn
vail and the body was laid to rat
f Jn,1 the family burjfiig ground t
BELGIAN
SOL
Bear Wants Excuse To Sieze
Constantinople
1YDLETT Mill DROWNS OH COAST
I'.ertlia
V., Aug.
251 h-
Mr. (iiMirg,. Sn-owden, a yolng
white in :n of Aydlett. was (Irown
eil this w. ,x wliiL!e out on the
omm oni a ti.-liing 1 1 1 , .
Tlui tragjedy orenn-d last Fri
day while Siiowdm in cenr any
wit hi tliw companions w. on
fishing. The four were lian.ing
a net, Snowdt'n having one r:d of
it when lie got iinto a hole ov
er i'.H head aind iMiing unable to
swim went down to death. Life
fining in n from the adjaceut sta
lion uiTiveil on the isceue in time
to rescue the body but too late to
.resuscitate the young man. He
was only twenly four years old.
Mrs. Maude Mdrcer wai the
guest of Mrs. W. A. Corbel 1
last week. Mrs. Mercer is via
iting a nuniler of friendx and rel
a fives in tlJLs community. Hhe
will rtiturn .to 'her home at Old
Trap September 10th.
Mr. Ashley Cdrbett is serious
ly ill at his home at Poplar
Branch .
Mkos Bruc and Betty Taylor
and Mr. Hhlton; Taylor of Ber
that are visiting lin Elizabeth
City.
James Bamu, a col(ml boy,
was attacked and painfully cut
cfcv th.g arm by sonne men 'this
week .
Tlie nwieting at SJiaron Chaj)el
will continue this week.
Mr. A. A. Owens killed
large irattle nake in his flower
garden this week. ,The snake
had seven rattles and a button.
TYRREL COUNTY VETERANS MEET
Columbia. X. C, Aug., 2(tJi
Saturday will be a day of stir
il ng sjieeches and reminiscenem
of the Civil War wh(fa the veter
ans ru union will lx; held at Co
lumbia.
Tlie biggest crowd which lias
ever attended is expect d this
year. A jijicniic dinner will be
Itemed thle old sold Wis. Colonel
BeasU'y will le in charge of the
exercises of the dav.
WERT OK JOY SIDE-SyASHED AUTO
Columbia, N. C, Ai, 26th
Uliile out ;joy ridHnjg 'last eve
ning Miss Dell Walker ran into
the Brannifng Manufacturing
Company's log trajin at the rail
road erosfting. Bhe and her
friends had a very narrow escape
and the automobile was badly
wrecked .
LAWN PARITY AT BARCO
Bainco, X. C. Aug. 22nd
JA delightful lawn party was
g)'venl laft Friday might at the
home of Mr. C. Barco. A
large number attested, both
young and old, and all greatly
enjoyed the evenings entertain
tapnt. '
FOB HEW HOTEL
AT M HEAD
Promoters Working Up
Stock Company to Erect
$12,000 Structure at
This Resort
It is very probable that a
stwk company wtili be formed
very soon to build a hotel at
Nags Head which will be ready
for visitors at th,' Mpubir re
Mort by the opening of the next
season .
A iiuihIkt of promoters are
working for srk subscriptions
to the amount of llOOO, :,(HM)
of which had already lceii subscrib
Hd at two o'clock yesterday after
noon.
The proposed building is to Is'
three stories high and to start
with fifty rooms for guei ts. It
wll be ei)uipiiji with all modern
oon ven iences, including electric
HhtSi watu and seweniige. It
is also the hV't of the promoters
that a tram road hall be built
connecting the hotel with the
beach.
Another idea advanced' is that
a dancng pavilion wilth moving
pictures ice cmim parlop. tele
graih office ami jxist tfiice shall
1m mantained in connecijioii w'th
the hotel.
Tlie Kite for th:' iroiosed build
ijng has not been dctermneyl uikiil.
Ithat. lx'ng a matter whih will
be left oiM'n until the UkV com'
pany is formel.
CHARMING HOSTESS AT UWN PARTY
RojHir, N. C. Aug., 24th
Mliss Man .lioluiston was the
charming' hostow at a very dto
lightful lawn party Monday eve
ning in honor of her guest. Miss
Mtiunie Hodges of Mackeys. The
lawn was attractively decorated
in various colons of Japanese lan
tertis. Verses were matched in
order to determine partners for
supper, and much lnenriinent en
ssued in thisi prun-ess.
Those present were: Misses
Mlinmie Hodges, Myrtle and Xel
lie Tarkenton of Mahkeys. Ethel
Lillie Barco. Eula Wpruill and
Ivey Gaylord of Buelk V., Mes
srs. 1 1) writer t .loses of Xorfolk.
'.Johnnie Tarkenton of Mackeys;
Assi Johnston. (Jeorge Jaeobs, El
mer and Xatlian Spruill, Jack
McAllister. Raymond Harrison,
anil Amos Edwards.
FORT LANDING BRIEFS
Fort Landing. N.C. Aug 24
The I. (). H. M. gave a pleas
social evening to it'w members
Friday niglit. A large mini
her were present nn.il greatly
enjoyed the occasion.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Itelan
f'a of Bordinen are visiting here
this week.
Miss Lucy Car-t-y of Manteo.
who is visifjng hdre this week
was painfully hurt by a fall
Saturday night.
Miss Lucy and Clennfie Rhode)
of Koundside were the guests of
Miss Jennie Houghton last week.
Mr. Winslow Rasnigjit of
Mcu' t i'ltsant South Caroliu.i
jg visiting his grandfather here
this week.
Messrs Clinton Bateman and
Joe Gray and Mimes Sarah and
LiHSe Rhofles are vtisiting friends
and relatives here this week.
Mr and Mrs Lonis Combs of
Hertford aire visiting friends
here.
Mrs Fannie Holmes is very ill
at her home here.
Mr T. L. Whitehead of Chap
'anoke was in the city Saturday
on busiocM
THEATRE SEASON
OPEIJS TO-NIGHT
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Central
"Mutt and Jeff"
Figures Against Back
ground of Mexican
Scenery and Songs
The season of laughte? is about
to begin. The American publi
never wanted to laugh more thaw
they do at this tjme when in the
general run of the day therj is
so much to make them serious.
"Mutt and Llefi in Mexico'' in
a brand new divss comu to the
Alkjrama tonlight. Timt it will
make the peoplu- laugh goes with
out saying. I!ml Fisher's ween
trie characters arc the greatest
cartoon successes i n Amei ic i t:
day and tins Hill is the ack. lowl
edgk-d dean ol cart(Mtn conuilv
jinMluction. in er having offu-ed
a play of this, sort that did not
prove a success.
Mr. A. K. Kramer says that
seats jire M'lling rap'hlly amd the
outlook is that ".Mull and deff in
Mexico" will be seen by a capa(
ity house.
A CKNTI.K.M.W Of TH l OLD
SCHOOL
Wlilmiiigton, X. C. Aug 24
The news of the piu-M'ag of Dr.
Cornelius Townsend Ford of
Mnllins South Carolina at four
o clock this afternoon at the
'.Taini'.-s' Walker" Memorial ( Hofi
pita.1. will Ih heard with great
Mm row by liuiilirds of friends
throughout South and North
Carolina. He was a goutle
men of the old school. skilled
in his profession, genial aiud
kind in his dioposjitj on, 21ml ' a
trite friend of mankud.
Ir. Ford wjis e'ghty years
of age and leaves seven cluildreni
A. L. Ford of Savannah, Mrs.
(5. W. Taylor of Dallas Texis
('rs. I. II. Edwards of Fort
Worth Texas, J It Ford ol
Amorv MiissisMppis. Mrs. R.
Mrs. . II. Edwards of Fort
of Wilmington X. C. and Mrs.
HerN'i-t Teele of Elizabeth t Citv
Many friend of the family here
and elsewhere will sympathize
with them deeply hi the loss
thev have sustained.
KOPEK BRIEFS
Hoer. . C. Aug.. 'J4th
After :ii delightful visit to rel a
tivm near Ejleliton Miss Ethel
Clayton returned home Friday.
Mr. Ca!rl Tarkenton of Xorfolk
is the guest of hi parentsj Mr.
and Mrs. ,1 F JTarkenton .
Mr. C. T. Allen of Fungo
spent the wex'k end at the home
of Mr. J. B. Harris.
MJss Minnie Hodc of Mac
key.- is the guest of the Misses
Barco.
After a few days viit to Ma
ter Clarnce Bailey, Master Geo.
and Bryan Elllis returnI to their
home in Gilmertou Wed'newhiy .
Miss Sheila Blount gave a card
party Monday afternoon at her
home in honor of Mves Carrie'
Smith a nd Dorothy WUtey of
Plymouth and Messrs. Alexander
and Iamb of Scotland Xe-k.
Mr. II. R. Roper left Tuesday
for V'iirgjnia Bea)h to join his
wife and wife's sister, Mis AV
ice f'ohfsm, and' will return
Thursday.
Mrs. B. B. Spencer has re
turned from a few days visit to
relative in Columbia.
J. T. McAllister and W. H.
pBateman made a short trip to Hal
etgh tlfi's week.
Mrs. A. W. Dozier of Snow
dctu who ha been vim ting Mm.
L. W. Cox on Burgcwi St return
ed home yesterday.
no tun or
TYPHOID FEVER
Number of Cases Appeals
To Be On Decrease and
Does Not Exceed Fif
teen or a Dozen
No epideini'c of typhoid is
raging lin Elizabeth CLtv, report
outside of the town op within to
the contrary notwiithstianding.
Outside of the town the" rumor
jn'iseveres that there are from
iforty to fifty cases now- tinder
Itreatineiit here, while whether
Lthere have Iteen half that num
ber at any one time doubtful
or even improbable. The Ad
vance rpc.-rter called at the
office of a number of Physicians
yesterday niomiior iind the total
nuinliT of cases reported did
not exceed fiftwrn. Even this
.probaldy included some cm-es
of doubtful diagnosis.
' City Health Officer Dr C. B.
,A'!lliainsi investigated tlu sit
'mil. 'Ion a few days ago and i'i
rt 'd a total of eighteen cafU's.
,lle is certain that tike number
mow is no larger and probably
sinalcr eviin than at the tinr?
of his investigation.
! Those who use the city water
are fill urged to boil it before
drinking but there is now and
tin -re has be 11 no occasion for
any unusual alarm and the ex
agurated reports that have gain
ed credence oi.'iV of the towSi
as to condition' h r . are with
out foundation.
HEALTH OFFICER
MARKS STATEMENT
Elizals'th City. X. 'C, Aug ''7
Editok Tiik Advam'k:
S'nce your iinquiry, this morn
iil(g; relatve to tlie typhoid fever
situation I have again invest
gated the matter and find I hat
tjhetv are at prsent less than a
dozen cases in the city.
Yours very truly,
C. B Wiu.iams.
IIKAI.'I'II OKKICKIt.
REV. A. A. BUTLER AT COLUMBIA
Columlia. X . C., Aug -Jotli
The miteting conducted at the
Baptist Church here by the pas
toij, Rev. R. E. Brickhouse, and
Rev. A. A. Puller, ha,s closed
with the ajdditioii, to tlie church
of four new iifnlH'tis. The church
was inadequate for the large
crowds Hiat attended the servio
es.
MEETS TEES DAY E lOXIXG
The Elizabeth Oily Baraca
Phiiatheji I'ltion meets in the
Annex of the First Methodist
Ohurcl on next Tuesdiv eveniiLg
the 1st of Meptenilter, at H:(M p.
in. All memlieiii are urged to le
present as at rhl's mwtlimg the
Union will elect officers.
I XTER EST I XCREASES
IX PRAYER SERVICE.
Barco. X.' 0. August L'lind
Recent prayer meetings hedd
here shown a markctil in
crease in interest. These ser
vices are conducted by Mr.
Welstead who lis a very faith
fill and couMecratied worker.
COU MBfA BRIEFS
Columbia, X. C, Aug.. 251 Ii
Mrs.. Mary Cofleld has returned
from Xorfolk wliere she had been
in a hospital for an opi;ration.
She in recovering rapidly from
her illness.)
Mi. S. M. Combs has just re
turned from a trip tk Black
Mountain. )
T
TO PROF SHEEP
11
Appreciative Citizens Be
stOW tm well Known Edu
cator Taken of High Re
gard of His Work
Prof. H. L. Sheep, who leaves
Momlay to take charge, of the
city schools, of Helena. ATkansaa
wa presented hwt uigit at the
iHurt house with a handsome gold
watch by the Citizens (f the town.
The watch is a hunting cast How
aid, beautiful in every line amd a
tir'unipb, of the watchmaker art.
On the front appears Prof Slieeps
uioniogram while the inside; back
bcaiM the following inscription:
"Prit-ented to Prof. S. L. SHieep
by the citaziMis of Elizalieth City
as a toktn of appreciation for
his long servce as an educator in
our insist."
The spiMi'Jh of prr) UMibitoin at
the court; house last night was
made by Mr E F Aydlett who
spoke with his usual felicity of
expression. Other shakers were
Or MliMullan, Walter SmalL
Ivinyon Wilson, and Judge J. B.
Luigh. In accepting the gift Prof
Slurp express! hliniself as lieing
deeply movtl by what its prewn
tation stood for to h'mi.
Prof SheiMi came to Elizabeth
City in 1878. Within a few
years he had etahlishifl the Eliza
beth City Academy which grew
Iji influence and standing to such
an extent that in lS!).r it name
was changed to the Atlantic Col
legiate Institute.
In 1907 having Inn n convtnceil
that the best educational inter
ests of tbe community would lie
cons'Tved by fhe irtablishment
of a gradtil schKl here Prof.
Sheep dittfidtl to work to that
end. Tbe trustees of the Insti
tute turned tlwir property over
to the county and Mr Sheep a!
cepted the superntendvmy of the
graded rhoo at considerable ti
nancial sicrtniT. He has rM-e.ived
a number of inviibitions to take
more lucrative work elsewhere
but has always jmiferred to re
nuvn where he -ould carry out
to fruition the piano which he.
had1 on foot here.
Hjis iiHiMit li'signation is dcplor
ik! by friends here and all over
this section of the State. It is
Is'lievijd that the town may have
to .sti-ek long to find a man who
is his equal.
Ml A X D MRS GRIGGS
ENTERTA I X
Maple. X. 0.. Aug., L."th
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Gniggs
gave a most enjoyable irty laist
Thursday evening at their homo
in Maple in honor of Miss Sue
Harris of Xorfolk and Mr. Ies
lie Waldorf of Greenville. Vari
ons ganwn were played after
whiich a delieious sujifier was
served .
Thosx! pnwnt witre: Misses Lu
cile Bal lance Zuma BaJlance,
Lljanra Bawlift of Xorfolk, Su
die ltelle Walker, Animie Walker
Oberia Walker of Xorfolk, Annie
Griggs, Su,e Harris of Xorfolk;
Rose Hairrell of Tnlls; Sue Spry
Mae Griggs; Messrs. Julian
Griggs Luther Ballance Iieslie
WaildOrft Thos. Griggsk, Grandy
BoHwoodv John SnowHen, S. W.
Bmmsey of Barco, Fletqher Bpry
Geo. Griggs, Phillip Walker, W.
A. Snowdenk Louia Snowden,
Syilney Gniggsi, Bryan Snowden
and Mr and Mrs J L Spry.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Gilbert
of Gregory are visiting relatives
friende in Virgjinia at P3ntresa
and Churcbiand. v
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