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-ir m nry rn . n; n n ; n n ri 7. , NEWS WITHOUT OFFICIAL PAP, BIAS - OP CURRITUCK WS WITHOUT PREJUDICE COUNTY VOL F ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDA Y, JANUARY 15, 1915 AO E21 WTE I. ELIZABETH CITY HR INVEHT10H TO REVOLUTIONIZE REFUSE UIDLK Patent On System First Used In Foreman Blades Mill V Has Been Granted W. W. Woodley And Will Be Extensively Adopted. ' - Few jieople in Elizabeth City 1 i to adopt them, Mr. Wood Taiow, perhaps, that the ai t of lc "s c-ystem was put in, went to 'han?llin- refuse material from work without" a liitch ami hasn't ' planing and other wood working j hitched y.-. It had been running lnills has been revolutionized bvi three veao the f.urlecnih f last ;the invention of an Elizabeth "''jCity man and flat the new st- trtem, was first put m operation here now over three years ago. Both these facts, however, air indubitably true. The inve-n-ftor is Mr. Wit ford V. Woodley and the plant in whieli his invcii- tion was first tried out and in "which it has since been in sue - ZeMutfn nnerntion is that of the! ."Foreman Blade Lumber Compa ny at the end of I Pennsylvania ' ;avenue The fuel of the Elizabeth City ;V Electric Light and Tower Cnm- i.pany is the refuse from the Fore C; man Blades mill about two bun- jdred yards distant. Every one ;who has ever passed the . (Light f.pr.nriy'g. plant has notice! , a -t i- -. 1..5 U-s i:i .. ivi u;.,.,; i j in C.z air . I load inj from oi.o plant to the other. The more inquiring of these ob- errors know that th pipe is the paasa through. hich the 'fnrnaceg of tU Electric- Kg" plant are fed. - There wa a time when a big twenty- inch Whandled thW refuse, but the ;ig pipe wa unHatisfactory be - -cause if often choked Hp and frequently fell to the ground 'MUB Jl,"",i Texas shos its chips -of the time a current of air was ,. . . ... v . slivers throiftih a delivery 'Tunning through the pipe with um mir Much ' -out delivering any fuel. tor luc,c wnw Wtt-' "l ",,,,,,fi "" i the air from tlie old system when the mill wanted all the refuse for . "its own furnaces. i . . ' Tr 11- l' .Kw. ...1 w".,cu' " Foremau-BhUles Lumber Compa - ny through the operation of 1h. - , wig in " n - ; season when it was deliver.ng a.r most of the time he advised that, line uui.e cc. cm .',. A l. tJ -j. ,i ......... .;!, i.. ...i -vtnat any surpms .w the Electric light plant. Hm '.advice was adopted and the carts ,,-ere fairly Satisfacto17 pntil the - mJU began to run at full capaci- ty. again, making a large amount f refuse to be handled by the Mrta with the winter winds Iflow - t-t iiinu uuilis iiuuuiutiuiiii; vu".'u , WawdT a considerable part oftr . . I ,- - every load. Mr.' AVoodley's mind was fre- Jatlv turning to the problem l' -pf cutting down the waste an(d the k -expense, of handling this refuse, At last he saw the solution. With a smaU air pump some half inch hose, a small model of the many cylindered drum through which he proposed to feed the refuse in to the, blow pipe, and with corn, peas, and beans as his refuse ma terial he put; hi answer to the test and convinced himaelf of its correctness. The next step was to put his plans before his compa ny. The plans looked good to the Foreman-Blades lolks and it "was I December. The patent nil ihis iiietlioii of i efuse handling h;.s just been granted to .Mr. Woodley The iniiiiense advantages d ilie Woodley system of refuse Land i r !ii;iv lie siimnied us a- fol lows : Tin- relatively low the small, diameter i. r-e-,F the jowei J pipe which furnishes passage for .the refuse, the absolutely posi tive delivery and the increase I distance at winch material may be handled. In (he concrete, (lie Woodley system reduced the hoit e power mpii red for handling this refuse from the Foreman Blades ylant eight per cent ; re duced the size of the delivery pipe from -0 inches to nine inches thereby making the matter of it suspension .across live hundred snd.s'ttv fet rf ppacecomara tive! . i ,'i an end to tie choking t;f the .-livery pipe and luade it possible to cutthepres- aiiro nlT iknt-ninn n-lmn tin rofiiaft jg through it. To handle tMs ffa . tundrcd the ola steib ffie,. it j; being handled . ..rt WnAj11ttv uvutm t,, of PuUnuiu '11Kloigi ft dp,ivm . . , ' , I Woodley s-tein a big paper mil: and pipe The Woodley system handles refuse in a relatively snu ioiiji pipe because of the unique way in which the refuse b fed into it: and because of the further fact I Mill Mil I III M III li- IIIJV V II W III ,to the piN bv an air compressor 1 uf ,. cMltriluKai 'l(owir ;)S jn . ol(, ,ow pipt, system. Tin air current is eon j .k iltnHnm, into tin- ,.,,i.J, inter Tijs u . flrti of wUm, whidl tend tw lafr tnye . Mp invention attract imniediate attentiou and after '. ft reppaentativ.e here to I look over his system the Allington L , ... ...,.,... ny of Sanginaw, Michigan, one of the largest concerns of its kind iu the United States, made Mr. Woodley a proposition to hapdk his invention for him on a royalty basiit Their offer was accepted and now that the patent has Deen i-ned, and more money may be spent in advertising, the Woodley system, will wme into more and more extensive use. Mr. Wood fey's patent gives him the patent rights on this particular method of dust handling, so it will be impossible for any one else by constructing an apparatus slight ly different but working on the same principle to rob him of the profit df his invention FLOATTNB THEATRE OPENS "The riayhour-e", James Adams floating theatre, is offeriivj; popu lar priced shows next week by the Katnicen wanna ( omnanv. "ins I laughter's honor'' will be given on Monday. Tuvsdav and Wednes day nights. The company is sail to be a skillful one. and the scen ic displays of the plav are adver tised highly. AGED VETERAN 111 ( 'unit ink, N. "., .Ian , Mr. .1. I!. Lee, a Confederate vet era u much loved and wnlel.v knowr. in this section, is very sick at h;- home near Currituck court house. He is attemll by Dr W. T. (iriggs. Since August Mr. U-e has not been able to grt around a great deal, lie will be eighty years old on (he L'Tlli of next month. Uim.i: CLASS KHl'OWTS YEAR'S WORK The Ladies Hjble Class ol the First Baptist Sunday School has prepared ik annual report. The report shows that the Bible Class has met in business meeting the first Monday in each month, dur- iiyeartkicaljeji. aUeey The class gained during the year, 12 additional" scholars 419 visits have been made to the sick bereaved and hut ins'. Quite g lot of flowers and fruits have been distributed as well as cloth ing; $J5 in eah has been given to the ioor. The class has spent on its room $20.97. It has in bank, $13.52. A total of $49.49 wa sraisd by the class during the past year, besides the regular Rnndav collections. lSLACKWiFfLL MKJMOI5IAL CHl'ItCH It is expected that each member of ilie church will be in the ser ne nexi unday to extend the i-i irli t hand of fellowship (o ali members who have not received it be font, Mr. Ijoftin will speak in (he morning from the subject ' Iove the Rond of Union". The evening subject will be "Heaven". At the close of the evening service baptism will follow. Special mu sic will be rendered by the choir at each service. The public is cor dially invited. AUTOMOBFLE FOB SALE For the next ten days we are offering 2 small touring cars and 3 roadsters, all in good running condition at about one-third first cost. C. W. STEVENS p MOTOR CAR COMPANY FOR HLE Fine Mule OoU four vears old. Appl y to, C Wl STEVENS, LOST One pair gold Cuff Buttons, Flat Pearl top Return to, J. Wi. SELIO. Suite 315 Ilinton Bldg. LOST - Pointer Pup. Six months old. " Dark brown. An swera to name of Sport, Reward for recovery. J. E.Chesion, 215 East Broad Street 2t ODD FELLOWS AT T Will Go From Elizabeth City On Steamer Van sciver to Hold District Meeting. The 1'ii-t his! riit lioil (if Nol !i ( ';irolili; I 'A ill meet ,il Yw ell's I' ( "olIVl'IV !. I-', int. Cur i ituck 'o'i'itv. . ('.. wi'li Yy -H's I'oilil Lodue No. -IV i Wed iiesdav. .Inminiy I'llili. The de!e u;:itif w ill liejiin to arrive in Y.Wi. abeih riiy on We.lneda- morn ing and a!i of them u ill In- here that day in lime I lake the Steamer Y'ansciver a' J :!li m., at the Norfolk Southern wharf. The firs) session of the i-nuveii tion will be called loonier at 7:Itl on Wednesday night in the Lode Hall for I (egree Work and exoin ililicalion of (he unwritten work of the Order. All day Thnr-day will be devoted to flu- business to be transacted and on Thursday night there will be a public meet ing ami the order expects to have the Cravrul Master of the Slafe 'A North Carolina to make tin ad dre. to the public. me First District " 'oT Wffi Carolina is composed of 18 subor dinate lodges with a meiuberxhiy of over 1600 Odd Fellows in good standing in the Onder. The first district oif North Carolina con sists of 18 Subordinate bulges to fjay nothing of the lodges iu the Encampment Branch and the Ue bekah Branch of the order. The officers of the first district are as follows: Supervisor, II. TJ. (ireeuleaf, Jr of Elizabeth, president, .J. T. Wil der, Edenton, vice president, W. S. Berry, Itefeross. secretary and treasurer, W. Cv Iteainon. Savage, chaplain, Rev. E. V. Sawyer, of Klizabeith City. The order of Odd Feliows is one of the oldest, strmigo I and largest of the fraternal order of the State mid is (doing work at its orphanage iu (lohlsboro, for the uplift of' humanity in the State. HUSrCAL II POPLAR BRANCH Poplar Branch, N. ('., Jan., 11' On Friday evening, .January Hth, a delightful musical was giv en in the high school auditorium by the music pupils of the school under the direction of the teacher, Mis Katie Bray. The program consisted of choruses by the en tire music class, vocal duets, so los, and quartetts,-and piano so los and duets. The pupils taking part were of the various classes of , advancement and showed the many interesting stages of the work being done in the music de partment of the school. After the regular program, Mrs Frost, a very popular entertaining musician of seventy-nine years, itjlelightcd the audience with 'Dix ie', 'Mississippi Sawyer', and ma ny dther numbers that recalled the lonjg'ago dayp, bringing down ithe house with enthusiastic ap- POWELLS 1 ANOTHER WEEK AT AIM The Columbia Stock Company which has been at the Alkrama 'this week and has attracted large 'crowds by its popular priced plays is lulled fr iinother week with this theatrei ( The management assures the I'uh'ie that the plays tn . pre 'onted by ihe company next week ai of i-ipiaTly hijji order ami in I re. I as iIk.m- giyen this week. ''-Vhiii.-ih against Viaian'. Thorns and Orange liiossoms'. Ilevond I'.iiiIoh', -The Minister and the Maid', d'arni folks huwii llast,. "'id 'Hoici Teli .M Wile.' .ire 'I"' lilt's , f the plays scheduled I'1"' m i week. Mis Stella .May ill !'!ay the leajhg lady parts in all Hie lays. and the leading n: n are Mr. a:denhv of SI. Ill nio lame, and Mr. p.urton Mallo ry. who announces the next play each ni"ht. WEEKSVILLE HEWS 'eeksil!e, N. C,, .fan. Mr and Mrs W , Thompson who were marrie; Monday at the home of the bride, Mr and Mn Markhani, will make their home on Hie Dozier farm. Mr T E I'almer has gone to Elizabeth City on business. fMr. Kayniond Markham who i attending a buslnesi wSlege" al Norfolk came hoiue to the wed ding of his sister, Miss Minnie Markhani yesterday. 1 Mr H L Morris went to Eliza beth City today on busings. Mis Ola Stanton of NorfuQk is visiting frinds and relatives in hhis section. Miss Bertha rainier will give a reception on Thursday night, the fourteenth, in honor of Miss Stanton of Norfolk. Fifty-one pupils have lcn en rolled at Dry Ridge school dit 'trick number four white. The Teachers Association of this county will lie held at the court house in Elizahth City on Saturday, the sixteenth. Mr and Mrs C II Meads were in 'Elizabeth City Saturday on bus iness. Mrs. Sallie Brothers of Norfolk was the guest of Mr and Mils .1 T Brothers hist week. Mr J N Sawyer will move to EMabeth City soon, and will re side on Cypress s tree It SOCIAL AT SHAOQRO Hhawboro. N. C, Jan., 12th Mis Iola Mcllarney entertained a number of friends nt her home rn Hhawboro Saturday evening, January 9th. Thoso enjoying her hospitality were: Misses Margar et and Sarah Walker of Norfolk llosa Stevens, Nellie Forbes, Eth el Stevens of Indiantown, Lillie (Barco of Shiloh, Alice Snowden, Messrs, Bennie and Kenneth Stev ens, Sara Sanderlipi, Philip Orego ry of Injdiantown, Warland Park er of Poplar Branch, Monfofd ForbeH, Jr. Many games were played, after which dainty refresh ments were served. FOB S A h E One Mule Four years oldv WiU 'ork in any harness, W. W. GARRETT, B. F. D. No. 1 Elixi City. BAPTISTOmOII MEETS AT BEBEA Program of Fifth Sunday Organization Which Is To Gather In Pasquo tank This Month. The Ciirriiiiek Cannlei) Union -Meeting be held with Berea Kaptist Church, four miles from Elizabeth city. u Friday, Satur day and Sunday, Jan., L)th, 30th ami ::ist. The follow in,, program has been arranged by the commit lee : i "i: 1 1 i.v v II a. III. III! I'ndlletMl-i- 5er iiion, -I. T. Kagland. Adjoin'- fur dinner. - i- in. -Oevotional exercises, H. N. I'riichaid. li:!." Supremacy of Local Church. ta) Discipline. k Ken ning. -:l.""lb) In life of Sunday school i-l. K. Ilendei-Kon. :t :'l ." ( In earing for poor, N. I. Stallings. SATI'ltlM Y 10 :00 a. iu. Devotional exercle 10:.10 Authority of the T)rd. (a I rn Doctrine, I. N, Loft in. l b) In IJfe, C. K. Angell and J. K. Henderson,. General Disnssion Adjourn for dinner. 2 p. m. Devotional exercises, N, T. Halstead. - !" Colporta,gc work in Chirri- tuck Camden Union. B. (I Hen- ning and J. T. Ifcighuid. !l :ir Miscellaneous business. 4 ) in.. Adjourn. HI M) A Y 11 a. iii. Missionary Sermon. S. F. Bristowe. CHRIST CIM KCII The Ladies Bible Class will meet at four this afternoon All members of the Brother hood of St. Andrew are requested to attend the morning service on next Sunday. 'There is a reason' The men's dinner on the night of January Ulst will be largely attended. The ladies guilds are preparing a fine menu and the program committee an interest- ' ing evening. Mr. Ash by attended the men's dinner in New Bern on Wednesday night and in Norfolk Thursday night. The Rev. John R Matthews, the well known evangelist, now locat- ed at Greenville. N. C, will begin ' a mission iu Christ Church on the fifth. S-itidny in th'iB inoiiiii u con t;i."e through the week. PRESENTED WITH PURSE Rev c R Angell was presented . with a purse of itwenty-flve dol-,, lars by the Berea BaptiH: Chorch last Sunjday. ? , ' The purse was an expression of ap preciation on the part of , the church of Mr. ADgell's work a ' pastor. ' i..''-,":K 1 4 ' t s '' I i i - V" v l -i' ., -- V .., , t:
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