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'--7 J' --1 - CIAS- ELIZABETH CITY, NT i rC 4 R 0 0 f Si; FRtOA YAX;2l:i915 VOL V NO 41 i wmk m $ kirn-. ' . J. :.-.'- 1 COUNTY I 4 m i dAy III FEME 1 DM 1611 m TW017EEKS Popular Theatrical Com FLFlfSPlSMl COCEIICEpt AT IIERTFOBD 1 m. 5C0DES IIIE FLY And Urges That War on This Enemy be Begun at Once r;?' 1 A large crowd attended tue illustrated lecture delivered bv Dt; R. L. Kendrick in tin an of Rlackwcll Memorial Church last Wednesday night. The pictures portrayed the habits of tlie fly, its breeding peaces, and tlio serious, results of its presence in a community. Dr, Keudrick cited as an illus tration of the force of the fly against health an exper iment made in Xew York City. In one block war was waged against the fly, in another .nothing was done fh .this di rection. At tiie end of eight weeks the former block regis tefed twenty deaths for that period and the latter sixty. In conclusion Dr. Kendrick ex pressed very forcibly his re gret that so little is being done in Elizabeth City to ward the extermination of the fly and the hope that much will be c! me at once by the al'fcnneu and by the private individuals and that the clild avn ''T the city may be educut h to war agftinst the fly and engagvd uctively in this y -nk fc""feoon as DDttafcle. "Announve 'afft,- made that these lec.urefc on health and sanita tion will be given throughout the summer and u cordial in vitation was extended the pub, lie to attend the entire serieH m mi Boper, May 18 Messrs J. . Highsmith and R. T. Cbesson made a business trip to Nor folk last wfek. itiss Iannine May Chesson of Edenton is the guest of her grandparents, Mr. and Mis. A. C. Went. Miss Margaret Uerrington spent the week end in Edenton visiting her cousin, Miss Mil dred Johnson. Mr. J. ..'. 1'helps made a bu siness trip to ,Torfolk Tues day, returning Wednesday . lie family of Mr M. L. Ball left? Monday for Plymouth they nrjll make their The entire cannnunity its to see them leave. f Pjof . Etheridge and wife left Monday for Chapel Hill, the the" school term having been nded. The people -of the (wntouniry regret to see them teavp. rs. W. B. Rainey, and Bon, Masrter Walter, left Friday for Norfolk to visit relatives . Miss Ida Peacock is attending ,fhe the Convention at Newbern. Miss Nell Jacobs and brother, Geotgft .t Sunday for their ioom ire south Hms, f C White of Belere rn the etty Friday tm' bacinesq pany Brings New Rep ertoire The most popular attraC' t ion of the season, judged t).v the large numbers that at teudcjl its week of theatrical (Jtl'ei'iugs in .January, will le at the Alkrama, again for a two weeks engagement liegin iug Monday night. The entertainment given 1 the Columbia Stck 'ompany needs iio tomnient in Eliza beth City for all theatre goers remember the excellent acting and the interesting dramas presented by this company, at their former ap pearance here. The program U? changed every night and the repertoire of the company, is mo varied that everybody de sires to see each drama, and on one evening last January three hundred people were turned away from the Alkri ma for lack of standing room In the theatre. , fJV dramas of the first week's engagement .iTe: Mouriay night, "My Coun try Sweetheart'; Tuesday, 'The Revenge of an Actress; Wed nesday. 'Is Marriage 'a Failure'; Thursday, 'Wedded and Parted'; Friday. fl)ora Thorne'; Rat unday. 'The Oirl of Tipperary'. Tickets sell for ten twenty Mini thirty cents. Reserved neat go on sale at Helig's Jew eln Store at eight o'clock Hat urday morning. May 22. Adr m tots a am AydJett, May 18 Miss Nel lie Ciarrenton gave a telightful sociiil at her home Saturday evening. Various games were played and the evening was thoroughly enjoyed. Those present were: Misses Muujrl Bar nard, Serah (ANeal. Iredell and Essie Owens, Messrs Clar ence Wliite. Iraine Haunders, Thermaji 'oiIk41, Joseph Owens, Enin Jallop, Wallace ONeal J.., Bennett Walker, Charlie Buth-r. Willie Oarrentou, Orion Haiuiders, Julian Parker,. Miss Annie Hmith gave a birthday party at her home Kat urday. Those present were: Uicile Wright, Ethel, Hilda and Uernice ONeal, Uilda Wright, Fannie, Madeline and Mildred Bautn . . Miss Lallie Parker is .visiting friends at flhawboro. Mr. W. J. Snowden and Dewey ONeal spent Saturday at Coin jock. Mr. P. W. Wright, Mrs. Caroline.' Gregpry, have gone to Hendersonville as representa tives of the (irand ."Lodge meet mg. Mrs. B. B. Bateman speat the week end with her father. Mr Noah Owen aVewelW Point. " T iV dei:' war .ferCyerdar i Fellow citizens: I and my entire family give you greeting. We are just out in full force from the winter quarters in which you have so hospitably harbored us. Remenibjering the cordially ex tended us last season and the freedom with which we were allowed to carry on our work in your midst we are con fident of the same kind and humane treatment this season, with which we shall increase and multiply an hundred fold. On page eight (8) of this issue of The Advance you will see our family portrait and history. These should be an inspiration to you. AYSIETT EliClED FIEOT Another Elizabeth ity man received high honor wten tbe board of trustees of Wake For est College met Wednesday a&eniooa aud elected B.;F. Aydlett preaident' H body . ' The blectili!of Mrf i Aydlett to this position is an express ion oil (the recognition by the board of trustees of his ability along huisiness anid executive Jine and (of his influence and usefulness as a lay member of the Baptist denomination. CBS CEG3TMTE IMP The crowds that filled Mitch ell's Department Store n yesterday morning when the Great Sale actually opened demonstrated by their presence, their appreciation of the high standard f values which this store niav always be de pended upon lo uphold. Mr. Gilbert1, Proprietor of thi, store, lian won au euviable rep1; utation a a business man fojfi delivering the goqds as adve tlsed, and his advertising thill Week that he would make a exception to his usual custod and put on a big Mid Season Sale callel forth bargain hun ters fnitm all parts of the cily and community. If the crowds continue , ip throng the store in as great numbers as on the opening day even the big stock , of Mitchell's Department Bore wjill be cleared Wt. 5nt Mr. Gilbert will take care ; of the 'crowd and hav the veadt for them. - A& mummmsssmmsim cm iff inj tin i Great interest is felt and Is now making Itself manifest in the appprWhing selection of a city manager ' for Elizabeth City. i It is .understood that there . aref toree- local ., appJJt-. eantH,- xJoy, w.. k, Dttnstaj) "and J? C. t'oniman der. Mr. Commander is al ready a member of the Board of aldermen and that he was a' possible candidate had not'be eome known here until with in the last day or two. There are also possibly about fifty applications (Irora outside of town, by far the greater imnaber of these being from iieh in no way especially qual Ifled f v . the position . Some of the applications, however, are men who claim especial training for the work. na fkqtj u Bruce Puckett. a fourteen year old boy. while riding his bicycle Wednesday night on Burgess street ran into a rope stretched across the street jto prevent vehlcles from pass ing the home of Mr. A. J. ICohoon whose son is very ill with typlwidi fwer, was thrown and ; patnully hurt. Dr. Bi'fcV Kendrick render ed hnedlcal i&A and the boy U believed to be out of danger. BAB LEG-AMPUTATED A. J. Simpson keeper of North Weajt Point lighthouse on North Carolina coast is in the hospital in Washington, If. C, recovering from the effects .of an ope;atn in of huvJeigS wiif afatedt lopislining iiwftaied the opfiatioa, Mr abj!tlx 3ty. And Give Prizes to Rooms Bringing in Best Results The pictures offered by the li brary committee as prizes for the groups bringing in the greatest amount of Cash MMir e. hi Taj; Day were won in ;lic llili Scli(Ml ly tli;- eighth gr;nle girls of Miss Wood's room and the grammar school by the sixth gfafle pupils f Miss Lissiter's room. The receipts of the day totalled I54.7.V. not so large amount as the committee' hart hoiefl for but an encouraging begining. Tag Day will. therefoM, vs made a (ermauent feature by tbe committee and the three Uwer grades will be added to the force next year. The committee desires to express ap preeiation foir the courteous man ner in which the children and their requests for co-operation in ibeginniug a library fund was received. The results of the Work of the various groups are ven below : 11th grade Miss Albertsou's room, IO0. luth grade, Mr. Bontaft $ .75 9th grade, Miss HoOHekeeper, 1.88. .;tti. gnulo, boys, Jtft lydef I 75 ,8th grade girls, Miss Wood, 12.70. 7th grade, Miss Harney, S3.G0 7th grade. Miss Webb, 14.65 (Jth' grade, Mrs. Pool. $1.45 . fth grade, 'Miss Elliott, $1.75 ttrh grajle, Miss Lassiter, 7.65 5th, Mrs. Atwaten. $6.(K) 5th, Miss Ward, $7.10 5th Mrs. Pearson, $2.25 4th, Miss Weatherly, 5.70 4th. Miss Cobb. $5.60 4th, Miss Bell $1 ro EfJIY-lEUY Mr. Z. B. Berry of Belcross and Miss Berdie V. !ary of Gregory were married Wednes day at eleven o'clock by Hev. I. N. Ijoftin at his home on Pennsylvania avenue. The bride is the daughter of Mr. C C Leary, a prominent cit izen of Camden county, and is well known here. Mr. Berry also has many friends here. Mr. and Mrs Berry will make their home in Bel cnoss. RECEIVES CHECK FOR INSURANCE Mrs. Clinnie Hayes is the recipient of a check for $2,610 from the Mutual life Insur ance Company of New York, in settlement of a $2000. Gold Bond Policy on the life of her husband the late Mr. Wayf land Hajes. v - The chick was handed to her on tWM. J(n.gtant. by J. Ovenha-'kthe; Company's loca Largest Class in History of School Receives D! plomas Hertford, Way 19 The tenth an n ii.i I commencement of the Hen ford Graded School will 'be' held this week, the follow iug order of exercises having Ihjch arranged for the occasion On Sunday. May SSrd at 11:00 a. in. there will he a tecial service and sermon at the Uert-' fojrd M. K. Church, Houth, the1 Iiv. F. ,M. Khamlturger ofiV' ' ' iuting. . .. Monday May 24th at 10.30 r si. m. there will be a musl- 1 al in the school auditorium, featuring an Operetta in one u act. 'Vacation Time', by the primary children. Monday1'1 hight at 8:15 the Class Day! S Exercises will be held. On i i Tyesday the 25th at 10:3O a. m." there will be a second musical ., featuring the Flag Bong and introducing the tableaux 'The Spirit of '76.' Tuesday night at 8:15 the graduation exorcla-, ,' es will be held, the coinmenceV ment address will be made by L. A. Williams, Ph. D.., Profesr of School Adminls; tratiou, Uniyefsity of North Carolina . t County Superintendent Ytu. (J, Galttier 'N' present the diplomas to the graduates who number seyenteeu. This is the largest class that ever gra duated from the Hertford High School and the first clastf to go entirely through the school frotn the first grade. Unit (ID BEAD Aydlett. May 17 -While the sun was slanting over the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bateman May 10th the death angel entered and took their little daughter Elsie. She was only five months od and her illness has bfen of short du ration. Physicians and friends did all in their power but the Master called the little one into his keeping. The lit tle ImmIv was laid to rewt in the family burying ground be neath a profusion of beautiful floral offerings. ' BDACKWKLL MEMORIAL CHURCH . Rev. 1. iN. Lqtftin will speak L Sunday morning from the Jbc4 'Preparing for Ser. vice. On Sunday evening Mr. Ixftin will preach the first in a new serijes of Ser mons on 'Smith and His Money' The subject of this sermon is 'Smith Getting His Money.' Mrs. L. Roberts spent the , week end here visiting friends ' S$M$iA Iredell:' i d;:::8W Ow-ipent. ff andWurdfty with Mrt. fpab. ONeal. , ; ' Z'WM: K r ' if y v; J.V.. mi 1 4
The Advance (Elizabeth City, N.C.)
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