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WHnf7 O n 7f A flffrl OFFICIAL PAPER NEWS WITHOUTl OF CURRITUCK COUNTY BIAS WS WITHOUT I PREJUDICE rot V ELIZABETH CITY, NQRTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY APfUL 16 1915 NO 31 I III III I A I ' I 111 1 I I I '., I II III I I I I iU & &L7 r A. II 1,1 . S J . , V I I - I "0 I 7T FIRST 110 BAmt GBOUIID iii none primary Present Indications Foreshadow Interesting Developments Next Week Interest in the aldennanic primary to be held hero on Tuesday, April .'7tb is waruiing sap this . week. The 4at for the primary was not set intil April 6th and the ahprt time allotted to the -candidates to grooiu them selves ar the race will proba Ibably make the contest the more lively. It is not yet evident whore the fight will be centered as up N to the present time there are more ahlernteu to 1m elqcted than there arc avowed candi dates in the field . Up to this time the only can dklat rm the tirsl ward Vho has announced himself is J. W. Babjmoe. Inj tye fweoijl ward J. C. 'Commander and L. " . Auder son hav enteral the rate ap parently without any consid erable appoint ton . Ip fhe tjhird ward C. V. Pap pendicle is a candidate for reaction ami P. C. K'ouoon is also on the ticket from ifhat yard In the fourth ward .1. L Pritchard ha announced bin candidacy and C. H. Robinson admits that bo will run. This shows the probable line .up everywhere except in the first ward where no doubt interesting developments may 1f expected later. Various rumors are anoat as to nrounmc candidates lint there is notb i,ng that can lo substantiated. Under (lie mien governing this primary, laid down by the ex noutive committee. The names of all eadidates in each ward will be juinted on each ballot voted in that ward. The voter win lie expected to mark out all names except the two for whom he desires to vote. "No .allot will Is- counted which doej not have M-in ted thereon the nameH of all the candidate in tat wan-1 and any ballot tha has more than two name tincarked will lw thrown ,iut and not counted, 0, person will Is- allowed t pate in this primary who Vtft -a consistent Ivmocrat J SwTio did not vote the Dem ocfla&c ticket in the last general -election unless he has become eligible since that time. The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes will be declared elected. ' In caBe of a tie a second primary will be oalled one week later. The canlidates are allowed until Saturday previous to the election to qualify for the race by paying a fee of three dollars io the secretary of the executive committee. The voting places and the poll holders in the re spective wardg ara as t follows : j Second Ward: Alson Miller's soie. Third Ward: X. A. Jones' store. Foivrth Ward : Sliarber's store (Fearing Street.) POLL nOLDLKS First Ward,. Henry Godfrey- Pat loxier. (M-onfl Ward: Alson Miller, Jarvis ,a,rtwriiht . Third Ward: M. M. Sawyer N. A- Jones. Fourth Waid: I). Guy lirockeir, W. R. Uuubert. Votlnjr will commence at 1- oVlock SI . and will close at eight p. ill. FOU ALPKKMAN Und WAU1 I liereby announce my self a candidate for Alderman for the Third Ward. Your lupport will be highly appreciated' Respectfully- J. (1. COMMA NDEft apr 10 19 23 Vitll ALDEUM. 4th WARD This is to announce that I am a candidate for member of the Itoard of Ablermen from the Fourvh Ward, subject to the Democratic Primary, Apr. '21. I. L. PKITCH AKD aju- Hi 1! -." 1'dli AI.DKKMAN- -'nd WAUD I hereby announce my an didacy for re-election as Alder man 1'roin the Kecoml Ward, Hubje t to the action of the forth coming Democratic Primary. 1,. W. AXDKKKOX CANDIDATE FOR ALDER MAN I hereby announce my-self a candidate for alderman from the third ward subject to the action of the Democratic pri mary- on April 27th. P. 0. COUPON. apr 1.1 If 20 23. pd TUjAt'KWKLL mhmorial OIirROH Rev,. I. N. I)ftin will preach neat Sunday morflijp from the subject, "The BlesaedneM of Life's Little Gifts." On Sun day evening Mr. Lofting sermon will be from the subject, "A Ilero in the Light of A Great Joy." Special music will be rendered at both services. I MEETS NEXT TUESDAY. The I. n. Hill Chapter. Unkdd Daughters of the Confed eracj", will hold their regular moathly meeting next Tuesday, the 20th, a( throe-thirty p. m- attfcei no&pvt BJra. C. II. Rob . 1. M. Bill DUD Mrs. T. M. I Jell died at her heme in Delcross Sunday after noon at a quarter to two o'clock. Mrs. Dell had been sick for only a week. Suddenly seized with pneumonia while in appar ently the best of health hol dout h ranio as a great shock to her family and friends. Mrs. Roll was about forty-rive years old and is survived by her husband and two sons, Ju lian and Cecil. The funeral son ice was conducted by Kev. J. J. Fore bee on Monday afternoon at ftnir o'clock and iuteftnent fol lowed in the family burying ground . FOOT CRUSHED BY GAS ENGINE. Hertford. April- li'-th -A. J Ilinos. while superintending the dredging in Parkvillo drainage district about eight miles fj-otu Hortonl, tripjod and was thrown under the gasoline en gine, having his foot badly bruis gd. ' " - -"-J5aa. Rev. P. M. Sliamberger will preach nt Httrges Hunday. 1). L. Rocerm wus 111 the cjty today attending eotlrt, KeV. R. (;. Hubban.1, pastor of the Baptist chnroli liere, liaa atiltouticetl to his church that unleM his hesilth improves he will have to give up his work. During the past two weeks. Divers and Raper have sold six Ford oars and two here. Hups NO BIOS ACCEPTED Bids for FlizalM-th (Mt.Vs new market li-mse were (q)ened on April 12th; but none of the bids wore accepted, it Ink ing the opinion of the city father that, the bids offered were too high. The architect has been requested to make certain changes in the specifl cations and new bids will be opened on next Monday. Manteo. April 14 Misses Madge Daniel Louise fil ler, Lillian Ilassel, Naomi Dan iels, and, M.r. E. W. Joyner returned home last Monday from Chapel Hill where the young ladies won rne ais- tinpttpj) as the oly all girl team in the stjte wide debat ing extort- Thie PrtJ n ports a delightful trip. On Monday Mr. Abner Ilas sel was seriously injured in the ice plant here, many friends greatly hi misfortune. Mr. sel waa taken to the beta City IlosDitai on His regret Tues to be day and Is reported getting along aa veil as is, possible, under tfce serious circjumstanaa. Mw. H. L. Doer returned Monday from a boainesa trip INVITED TO MENTION The Haiwa and l'hilathea classes of this town and count y are invited and urgcil to send' delegates to the fifth 'an nual Baraca l'hilathea Slate Convention to be held in Kal eigh, beginning Thursday evening- April 22ndi. and closing Sunday evening, April 2."th. Kery chartered class is entitled to two voting delegates. F,acii and all others who wish to do so may a.tlend. The railroads will issue round trip tickets, and several good homos arc lie ing reserved, at fl.OO each hm day, two in a room. All names, lsith of those who want homes .restirved and those who will stop with friends, should be sent to Miss Fbmsie A. liyrd. General Secretary, Greensboro North (Carolina. Already nearly four hundred have enrolled and this number will doubtless be doubled within the nexi few days, nof iie lniltii the hundreds of visitors who will spend Sunday of the 'on vontion in the Capital City . Elizabeth 'City and Pasquo tank County are expected to be well represent d in this great annual gathering of young men and women of the organ Ued Bible classes of the satar BOM WITH TEETH Walerlilly, April. IH Mrs. W. T. Curies, recently receiv ed a message from her sister. .Mrs. li. . walker, saying that her grandson who was horn April .'!rd. was born with two le.-tli :i li-1 iluil lliev were as large ;s I lie leeih ol :l cllllil two yea is old. This remarkable rliilil js ;he son of .Mr. aiyl Mrs. Cleveland Newborn of Pow ells I'oin:. The Christian Kudeavoi- Me-t; ing will be held ;ii the hajm-l Sunday night April IKth. Mem bers are reqeuested 1o meet promptly at eight o'clock. Misses Hazel and Laura Mid gett and Miss Mary Swain of Coin jock were guests f MiHH Julia Rossfoir the week end . AT WEEKHV I LLE S-CNDAY . Rev. C. A. Ash by of thin city will hold services in the Episcopal Church at Weeksville Sunday alftemoon at four o'clock. IT is hoed that Mr. Ashhy will continue these ser vices on even third Sunday. CHRIST (Miirro?!! The Woman's Bible (Mass meets today at four p. m. in the Parish kmmii. Holy com munion at eight a. m. Sunday. On Sunday morning Mr. Aabby hopes to liegin a series of Her mons on l-eligious themes: God, Deity of Jesus, Holy Spirit, Bible- Miracles, Church and I mmortal ity . Serv icen at eleven a. m. and 7:4.r p. to The public ia cordially in vited. Before tta ivening services. 'begin the organist, Miss Clara Covert, wil renl.er apr proprktt nreladea. These B. V. ALEXANDER DEAD Columbia, N. C. April. Mr. II. V. Alexander of Riders Creek, Tyirel County, died last Tuesday morning at two o'clock. The funeral was conducted bv Rev. Waters Wed nesday at Malachi ChaH-l anl interinont followed in the ily burying ground on Cooper plantation. Mr,. Alexander was ;i eian .J the Civil war. was seventy two years old fain the el He and leaves a widow and six daugh ters and four sons besides a number of grand children and great grandchildren- and two brothers. One of his bi-others is Nelson Alexander, of Columbia, and the other is Warren Alexander of the Soup pernong section of this county. Mr. Alexander was a con si stent Christian and church member, and was greatly re apejcted and liked throughout lie cotittiHinity . Many friends and relatives mourn his loss. Roscoo Tweedy, son of I.. E. Tweedy of this place, is very ill with pneumonia at his home on Main street . nnm mi Coinjoek. April 13-Mr. J. T. Gva's on, Wirth, is very il with pneumonia. (The (V)injock fni wknA closed last Friduv. The te:ieh- or. Miss Bertie McNeil, is no'w teaching private school MIm Hazel and Laura Midget! spent (lie Week end with Miss I iila Ross at. Church Island r.aster entei laininent was held a I Ashbury clinrcli last Minoa and was grea Oil Joyed . iviao Gre gave a social last Moiidm night in honor of her friend. Miss Mil died Spain who is visiting her. A large crowd from Coinjoek will attend the countv com mencement at Poplar Mrancti Saturdav . MeHts .lames Po(de and W il lard Wilson sienf Saturday and Snndav at Churchs Island. Mr. Luclan Midget to spent Snday at Curritock. Miss Annie Walker of Bareo is ill with small pox. EASTER MUSK! REPEATED. The qhoir of City Road Me thodist Church will repeat their Easter cantata nejet Sun day at 7 p. in. Numerous requtst have been made that this special music should be rj)eated . UAFlf PS Maple, April 13 The Udies Betterment fcociety give an oys ter supper at Maple April 23rd. Thej will also serve cream and sell fancy work at this tlrne. The public iH extended a cordial inviation. j the evening greatly enjoyed. Mis Lnrile Ba 11a nee went to Norfolk ftaaday to spend soma titna visiting friend and relf- II BUN M THINK FARMERS II But Except Drainage Feat New Road Bill Seems to Work Well. The Pasquotank Fanners Union hold a call meeting here last Monday the purpose of which seems to have been to inter view the county's representa -lives in the last General As sembly as to the road leg islation for Pasquotank passed by that body. Th farmers were insistent that they had never endorsed the road ditch drainage feature of the bill, not a momlH'r present being able to rememlM'r hearing such a provision read. Rth Cohoon and Small were confident that the I'nion had endorsed this provision; and Hmall said without such endorse ment he would not have voted for the measure. Cohoon, on the other hand, was willing to assume entire responsibility for the JWU wilh whatever of credit or blame attached here- to. ' The faeri tojiv AO' f CtH tiey were given a iW iOeal. They say. too, that Cokam askeAi theiu to reivommenxl one meuiler of the highway com mission ami then disregarded the reeoojmmdation . . ,Witb the exception of ltd, dunnage feature i'ttqtiotank'S new road law seems to be work ing out satisfactorily. The members of the highway com mission are interested in their work and ai'e purchasing modern i :i -1 building machinery, and equipment. Cnder the new Superintendent- too, im proved methods of road main tenance are to bo observed. When a road bed has been properly 'crowned' a ro.d drag is put into service and the re sult, those who have seen the work say, is highly satisfactory. HQVOCK EilEFS Moyock, April, 14 A num ber of young isiople cave Mis Eva JomeH a delightful sur prise party on Tuesday evening. The Ladies Aid Society met with Mirs. W. D. Cox Wednes day afternoon. Mr. .Jerry Hughes- of EHe- aliel h City was here on busi ness Tuesday . . Mrs. Kate Gregory and two little sons, of Norfolk, have been spending - several days with Miswos Pinkio and Mat tie Poyner. Miss Liztie Reese is visiting her ulster in Hickory Ground Virginia. MisMs Maggie IlinfeHA has. returned from a visit to friends in Elizabeth City. Mr. Alfred Cox spent Aeteral daj In Norfolk; last Vfeefc. Mr. Twiford o riaetawn w,U a visitor in Mpyock 8naAj. . Mf. T. L.lJarTij wio ha Ifm) tiKfr8r 9t daogktef KrW . rasoa. -j retarget tq,,l ..V. : t, C ;.,,'... ' ' , -it ., H, - ry ; ,J . .' ;irMT-'-(-t.V':,: te ElUabetai Clty. , , ,
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