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" t r "i CURRITUCK I 1 comrrY I J. '.nuance I v - - , ' . . , 1 'fOL V; 'A1-' ' V- V r ';'-tV''";; ; ' " ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDA Y, MARCH 1 9 1915 ;y; y V- y,: Vy: jyp' -33 .samwrn SiiDI DOCKET Walston Found 'Guilty . -And Young .Wife ' Goes iBackHome The criming docket oVSup- erior court was cleaned jester day . evening ,w;th,.the exception pf one case, that against John JEoter, . . charged: with,.; selling whiskey; y Foster's case" went Jho - tha . jury Wednesday , but Jhidae Whedbee called a mi ' irial . that night on the failure i r of the jurors to reach ' an agree j merit V Poster is unable to furnish bail- fort his appearance lat the mext term of court here .and rather than permit ' him to Jbe ' confined io - the -: jail for .uch iength f time a second ihearing ' wilt be ' jlTeii him tomorrow. ' He is. represented by JS. F Aydlett)i and P, (J r The, in the case 1 against Thomas Walston shortly . after i liis naner went " to press Tues tday brougJit ial a rerdict of !guiH7 against him. ,;, In view ot thd youai man's , evident .ju.'j3 r .continued 'jprajcr for .'jusieiitroii condition that, for the next two years be appear before the court and 3ww that he ' his toeased living with Miss Drickhouse of t Tyrrell , as his wife. . ' ; Walston , is under bond "of two hundred dollars ,'ilfor; his apbearance at court here.-" " WilUs' James and "Charlie Saniders. convicted of ' breakins into ; Bharber ,ind White's hard! warn store Tuesday, were' Aon Wednesday - sentenced to 'h roads,' the older, boy' for eight Ihjbpn months and the younger for I Arthur, Lee Brown was acquit fted yestdrday of the cliarge of burglarizing , ,WV Overman rtables and submitted ! to , the hargo of forcible trespass. He yas given four months , on the oads.;; ' ' f J?: 'iyyi Fagan - the negro charged rith shootine another darkey l amed 'Brazier after a social in iVeeksville section some ; time was , acquitted . fj : -Kichard Williams was . . fined wenty . dollars ' iMonday,; for , . V 0 t.11-. ' T.t tfruelty to animaii JaolUns and-J.,T. l iolorcjl, were give: ' ' l&Atf selling. Hqi rueity to amnuu wuum - Ferebee, all given roa ' senten selling. liqu;oU.. ; v y Kcbert Gibbs, colored, was giv n 15 years in the state prison fop slaughter ; . an'd Will r WMte llso a. negro, was1 given, thirty ears for second degree mur- fcr... J. E.- Commander was found kilty of driving, his automobile hove the speed limltf butfc ;was eleased on payment of costs.. . Mrs . . litoo Tyler "of Jackson- rmriua, is ar me nome.,oi I Mr iirifiiir;! s I. n . . jiii I ill. n Pennsylvania Avenue.' IIUGflU l!l REIFE CASE And After Hours Futile Deliberation, Judge Or. ders Mistrial; " " : v , . a . . . Attention uuruii; tnis weeK of Superior Court has' centered upon the, -case of . Joshua Belf which came on for trial Tuesh day afternoon just - after this uiaper had gone to Vress. The jury took t!h!e case' Wednesday at three Vclock ; and at . the close of the morning session yesterday, 1! no - rerdict having been reached, the judgjd ordered a)inistrial It is; said that the Jury - stood seven to five for conviction. N ; . : ' Belf was arralngnedL on the charge against which he defend ed himself ybefore g this . jury, m police coirt here list v A14' jjfona Belf, his daughter, was tbe flTsf witness " on thi? - sta this woc4, 6he made . und oath BubstantiaJ 1 v the statement that she swore; to be fore Judge Turner. Her Wanner while not all that., could be" do med, did not hppear to serious ly prejuuiTO toe,, jury;; against the tm& of 1 and ii the court room, at least, Boriti- ment from the beginning of the case has . been strong . lov , con vktion.:"jl-;'-,A;';'-; . , 'hi (Nona Belf is sixteen . years old, nearly, seventeen,,. ... With a babe six weeks .. old ;, in her arms Tuesday . she Raid ' that Joshua Belfe was the , child's father, and that he had com pelled her. . in addition to do; ne' nis nouseKeepme ana looking after this orphan chilit- ren, , ner ; nair .proiners anu s"istcra to . . 'live J with him just as'ai wife.' ,; . She claimed that site submitted . un willingly " to her' fathers", treat- inent pnd .last February ran away,: tune to Elizabeth City and "told bis sister, , herj ouni Mrs. J. H. Bundy, of, the shameful relation between' them, and said that she did not want to go back home. , Her aunt would not believe her ' story but told her mother, Mrs.f Bus sell, Nona's grandmother about t. Mrs.. Busel, with 5 ,v.M. I Iamey McPherson,went V .out o Belt's home and the grand i " ) ' . i f i . mother severely, arraigned ! the child for' telling so awful a story on her father., , Mr. McPher son swore , that' the $rl admit)- ted that the report was false but said that she had . told '.".it v, in in order :v to get .tree of ier father .and1 the v care of his children. , "Mrs... Bus- sell, howeverv 'did not remember the girls saying that the . "story was false. vl,. .! v;;v; : : Unable to getrrelief by- ap pealing to her father's. people and forced by her father to rer urn to live with , him, the girl ran away again and came o Elizabeth CSty. ; determinwl herself to appeal, to the court oir protection. " After, having Continued on Page four) esirrnv rem ,s i v . u. a . jjlh Lclk Utu Mr. M. i. Harris dici! mi his home mi Cedar Street. Tuay nigbt at eleven odock.' ,' ... Mr. , Harris had lived in th country , near here, before .' mov ing to Elizabeth. Cfty twd'years ago.. , His home was then the Corinth section of this couu ty where he' owned a number o farm. Btncten. . with par alysis thred'. years y ago ! an obliged to . retire , from active life on the farm5, he came ' town on account of i his increas ibg feebleness, y ; , He grew, gra dually . weaker with , succeeding struma vijuui nm sirengtu . was raureiT' exnauBiea. s . ,-. Mr: Harris is survived by his wife and six children, four, sons and two daughters all of whom are grown. . His wife . - was Miss Mollie Ferry of the ' Berea Section. : He was a member of the Corinth . Baptist church from its organization. Tbe funerar&ervice were con ducted front the borne on Cedaf Street "'yisiitiif J afternoon at three o'clock by Htl Bi- C Heh ning and interment followed , iii the .Overman cemetery ;f! i"V. ' J1 t" , -i-.i 'An Evenly with the Authors? will afford . muci ehjoj-jncnt - to those who will be prfesent at the annex , of v the Firsts Baptist Church this evening ' at. 7&() Tbe feature of the evening will be the different ; characters . of reality or fiction who are to be mpereonated. The' admission is free to those coming in cos tume.. The others, 10c ;' for adults and five1 cents for the lir tie ones. A number of guess ng games of the literary, "plot have, been arranged and a splen did 'Musical Frocramme " hat been prepared. Delicious ' re frtshments will be served at tar gain pruea and an e.veuin; of ioasurc s assured all. - V EOT CF DO GOT TheJten leaders in the voting contest which is now being con ducted by the ladies of the City Koad Methodist Church.; are: Milicent .Grant, ' 425 ; . Martin Luther Britt Jr 181; M. Lou se ,v Cartwrlght; 100; Louise Rpence, 100; Bennie ' Williams 5 ; V ; Robert Williams, a 75 ; Hilda Rogers, ' r 60s Bobby Jewis 65; ; Evelyn Mldgctt 30, Cooper McCoy, 30,. y ' , "I. '. The. contest began on March 6th and will close iMarch 27th. Tbe votes are cast at Deans and The Albemarle Pharmacy, ' and chiblren from k one to eight years of age may enter ' Votes are sold atone cent eesuch " and at the close of . the contest prizes will be given ti the ' . boy and girl receiving the highest num ber of votes. ' , ' t ' .. 'Free Instructions" ' how to make pictures with your .TCodak' will be given you by ZOEIXEB the photographer. (advt) r Weeksville, N. G. March 18 . Mr. St. James, reported, in the last issue of this paper to . b then improving, died Tuesdday I morning at half past five o'clock i . t Mr, St. James became a mem ber of . the Union Methodist church about t ten years ago and has lived-a consistent christian life sinceMhat time, being al ways present at every service of the chnrch. y v mt. t. oames was aoout 45 years old- and the near? est relatives surviving him. are two cousins.- y The funeral wasjtunis on Cooking and Domestic conducted,, at the grave at three Economy.. "These", willl be own tne James burying ground by J H. Whedbee. 'Mr, Bennie James directed , the . interment and a large procession followed the remains to. the grave. BLACKWELt MEMORIAL ' s' Vt n Bev, l, Nj.Loftin wl speak feuhday morning from the ' M ject, 'yhe sincerity:- of love, At, this service the right , hand of fellowship will be extended to hew members. At Mthe speak -fron V. s "The aannnA r r !";' fa 1l viwvv i, ,. n v-unot, ia i hat! The D, ;H., Hill chapter;; U.I D O. met: with Mrs. E, MM Stevens Tuesday afternoon; "Af ter an instructive program . of historical questions and answers ntersperced with beautiful old songs by Mrs. Winder,;'; accom panied by Mrs. .Turnery,' the business of the organization, wa ransacted . , The ' main' sul- ect under consideration t . was the' selection of a speaker ,v for the tenth of May Memorial ex- eijqises. The chapter hopes io nwuie ,jwuer mui im help; to make the day a ' great success. , ; Thirty eight dollars was reported cleare1 by the Pes tlval held recenuy,ln the Masi Company' office.. After de liciouy refreshments the ' meet- ing adjourned to' meet'' on A the third Tuesday in April. ' '. y 'CH CI IE E3 T3 FIT ; Have you what is ; called a 'difficult figure' to fit . Then make an appointment "i for ." a '0J fitting ; during! 1 the . week Marrh 22nd to 27th. ' A little talk with Miss Watt an associate designer of "; tha Bed- fern Corsets and an authority j on scientifl corseting will mon ronvinPA .Tnn thAt toiit so-called,- 'dilfleult-"figure' ,. is tiAthinff mim n lowu'flinii ' not I knowing the right model for" your style. yShe wilk gladly assist ' you in 1 selecting 'the right wne and in fltt'ng it 'vto youi ' .'A' :vw Adv ' ir t rTrtTr, anvnn nr. f t aim -i . ii -a a a m " a i a a a j a ,., s im w . ',a , y , ; - Woman's Wear ' , j. f - . ZOELLER is better prepared than ever work. to do your (adrt) IflUIIEufOI Minn j-... . And Free Courses in Do mestic Economy Wil "Be Offered V At considerable expense, the Gas Company is bringing to .uzaD,etn .qty, Miss Helen V, Jones of Philadelphia to give De MOhetratlons andvPublic Sliec? given at times and places to be announced, later by the Gas Com pany. Miss Jones' services are also offered free toU the civic leagues, sopieties, etc1 which may wish her to lecture before their organizations. She will be here during the month bi April and is ruuy quaiined to do this work having made a life stndv of it. Upon request tho" Gas '.Corn- bany 'will have Miss Jones call at any home , to inspect W Gal range or, appliances and demon strafo tn th hmtanboatn- ' a low hi , hnko. " Itrnil or roast with gas economically. xuiR suiiuars a - liDerai c mi . ... . . r r. 1 many ftriV-s v, -i'l ro ' l . I . 'f . . . t , Domestic . Economy is not be iiig' taught . Jn many of -schools of the' 'state . and the no doubt this city . is," behind the times ' In , .this ' . respect . 1 This branch f science, the value of which is evident is. . howpvpr. gradually taking" tho place of the Latin and : Greek taught in y former days. (it gives the, young girls something of real., value ; and material bene fit to take . ' home- with them from school.. Classes , of colored servents are al8o being organised in the iCity and they will ; be taught aow to cook witn cas and use it economically.' ' This 4. will De 0f grt benefit to the people 0f the city and the movement will (nMt probably receive the cooperation of all as the ser Vant problem is one of the per olexina problems of :thes day. As an inducement to ! the ser rants to h attend ' these classes, th.o corner Wa..Wt cents an houtr for their time, if they will attend five lessons or more. , This applies .to all servants whether they f are "now employed or not.' The executive management of th Company changed hands a fw montn8 a80 and: Mr. J, D Shattuclc,. an eminent . gas v enr glneer, has been employed, ' to dire its operation; together menl planta of tbe', system. Mr.". Jas., T. StalUngs has been . retained as Superintendent.. ,U i nnderr that tho; Company will expend considerable money , in Improvements and extensions within the next year, and rwillf- r furnish 'the people -with sthe best service obtainable.1 This Company pays a consid erable, amount of taxes to. the (Continued on Page wr)v FOROER CHlZEII &on. Of Curritnrlr 'Wfc Has Acnievei Succesi Back Home - ropiar Branch N.. 0 Mar 15 On .Friday afternoon in thi High; School auditorium . . under ' the Auspices of . the Woaiaa's 1 Betterment Association 'Mi'., Samuel Ansell, , Jegal " advisor! of ;the Secretary of the United ; States tfavy 'Department at Washington, . Dy G.f delivered . an t interesting and inspiring ad dress on the ;Value of Ednca ' tion ,.to an audience composed of, the Betterment Asssociatioa, the school, and many citlzcca of the community. , Mr, An sell's ' address- showed extra ordinary ; ability in f brga'nfc' thinking y Mr. Ansell is' a native of . Cub rituck county, where he spent his bnvhnnT T. tTarf'n' iinm ' hear Coinjock about forty, years ago; , 1 In his" early youth ..'he showed marks of extraordinary. native ability. ' When tat I,iv r t--' 1 M'. I ' father nLo was clcik cf V ; Superior court of this cczzij, transact his" business. -. AfL leaving the public school in thia county, he went t to Elizabeth LCity and studied ' in ,tlie school there under Prof. 8, 1. ,Sheeps After that he taught school in Currituck county ' for several years,' and then passed his West Point 'examination and' entered there. ' ' fy '.Since leaving West Point he has risen steadily from one government position to 'anbiher. He , was an active leader in the SpanishAmerican. War, after which he became Military Govern or, of the Phillippine ' Islands. When he left the . Islands . the Manilla. Dispatch said that, he had whitewashed the entire is lands and proclaimed him tho greatest man who ever had con trol of that territory,.' ne has con tinned to rise and is to ; day legal advisor of the United States Navy Department. . As a man who figures strong ly in. national affairs, Curri tuck county, I North Carolina, proud of and. the South feel his achievement. - , ' Mr AnsellV work is so .' im portant that he was not'., abb to 'remain for a great ' length of time rwtth - his people ' here. He left Saturday morning .for Washington, D,. C, but expects to return for a visit In June.. i: WEEKSVILLE NEWS WeeksvilierN:ov March 18 Mr. , New Cowells is improving after a severe case of pneumon Mrs Bell Simpson suffered; a severe attack, of Paralysis Tuesday, i but has . rcainf. I speclch and consciousness . f
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