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" ',1V t. " ' ''(-' '. J ' ' ,...,'--.-" ?-?' ; -V...V -v: - '.ff 't- ' i ' ' ' BM5 PREJUDICE ELIZABETH C7T. NORTH CAROLNA, FRiDAY JUNE 4 1915 VOL V NO 45 HIGH PRICE FOR BUIES SOCIAL IT HMO ! H,rofTOClT . . - 7 i 1 1 A Mill d ftTE f COUNTY '-.U7 -, .. : 1 ' ... v - , DARE UBEL CASE t' mm mm llTfR'S RECORD Passage Reflecting on So licitor Abernethy Strick en Out and Fine May be Remitted. Newlicrn, Ouru- : (Special wire ( Tlie Advjincel .ludc 'Connor amiouiK -m1 today that he would order all court re cordis relatiiijj to the Carter Aboiuietliv controverMary ex punged with the exception of Tthoae relating to what happeii mxIoii Monday. It was ou fonday that Solicitor Alwrne vthj was adjudged in contempt Jby Judge Tarter and fined fifty dollars. This phaw of the controversy. Judge Counor said, he would take under fur ther consideration before an nouneing his decision. The opening scene, of the last jK't of the famous .Judge Carter Solicitor Charles L. Abernethy vontenipt case occurred here Morviiav when after the case of the state vs. I in. a vounjr white man it' Washing ton and charge,:! with man slaughter had been thrown ou! of the court by .fudge ieorge "Y. Connor on account of tin Tact that the 'slaughter' was purely an accident, Solicitor Abernethy entered a motion through his rounsel for the expunging of the e cords made on the Kujerior court records by Judge Car ter and which reflected upon lus official and personal charac teT. Judge Counor did not take action just at that time but announced that he would act today. The general opin ion was that tho records would be Btricken off. James Baugham, it will be remembered, in company with several friends, was the driver of the automobile which it was claimed cuused ihe dea l, of of James Kingold near this it v i. fe, months ago, and 'u latei. at the suggestion of Ihe dead liian's son. was ar . vested aed charged with in: n slaughter. The case wis con .tinned several times and it W it S this which cautied Judge Car ter to "go up in the air" when he came here to hold court. To-lay Kingold sent u note to the solicitor stating that he felt that the affair was an dp&dert md wished to" with tfraw hig prosecution. R. A... Nunn, counsel for prosecu tion, also withdrew from the case, but the Solicitor went ahead anl did his part of the work. However, Judge Con nor held that there was not enough evidence to senU it to the jury. DR. BLACKWELL HERE 'r. C. s. Itlackwcl! will preach at Ihe First Haptist church next Sunday at both morning and evening services, -nppl.ving in the abseuce of the pastor. Dr. B. V. Henniug. Mr. E. Homau of this city re eeived news from one of New York's commission men this week that the first consignment of huckleberries for the sea son reaohed that market from Clinton, N. C establishing a new early record for this crop and bringing 1 lie shipper, , . W. Amaii of Clinton, thirty cents a quart . A MAN AD A MULE Olds, N. C, May .".1st - This afternoon a prominent citizen ol this community. W. '. Shu mons, by name, had his little yellow mule out in from of Mr. U L. Newberu's store and was trying to make him face an auto. The mule was other wise inclined, however, and sud denly turning short off he land ed his owner twenty feet from the cart without giving notice of his intentions. Simmons barely escaped serious injury and is now Muttering with a kid ly fractured right knee, all on account of his overpowering de sire to "show oil". NORTH EASTtR ON WEDNESDAY hie of the most long drawn out storms ever smi here struck ICJizak'th City, Wednesday in the shape, of a North East gale The gale came in the miflst ol three days of rain and busine8 Wednesday was practically at a standstill. It. was still dull all day yesterday, the rain and Home wind continuing until the late evening. The streets were littered with broken limbs from the tree but no damage to property has been reported. It is feared, however, that news of damage to shipping interests is vet to come in. DR. lEMiHG 10 RICHMOND Dr. P.. C. Helming, pas tor of the First Haptist Church left yesterday for Richmond. He will deliver the commence ment address In-fore the stu denis of the two HaptNt col leges of that city, Kichaiond Collvge for young men, and We.vthainpton College for y.i'ing women. SEW PUYIA SUCCESS. The Senior Class play, little Cinderella" attracted a good crowd at the High School auditorium last night in spite of the downpour of rain. The play was distinctly a success, and the acting of the star. Miss Margaret Harris, and of the other principal players. Misses I'appcndick, Hiuton and Wins- lo Messrs Chessou, White and Spivey. received a special meas ure of favorable comment . Ir. and Mrs. W. C, . Wright of Shiloh were in the city Fri day . Crowder Meads of Weeksville spent Friday in the city. MRS. PICKETT AND Mrs t'lckeit 's tuiiitlson. lieorse E. her win. Major ;.me K I'irkett. II. Christ iam- flcWc i lln i .ic a;- Colaogelo's Italian Band l.v ' .1.1 i,., . v i. . BANJO-MANDOLIN SECTION, COLANGELO't IANO. Colaugelo's famous Italian Band will be one of the big attractions on oar Chautauqua program, giving two concerts, one in ttio afternoou and one at night, on the fourth day. The baud alao ha an orcUvstra section, which apt tears to'iveclal costumes, and also Is accompanied bj two vocalists, a soprano aud a tenor. The or ganlnailoD is headed by Signor I.ulgi Olangelo. one of the moat sue cupful young music conductors now touring America. A cornet trio will ba a featura. i. m mm m. Mr. .loh n l. Wells was called to Farmville Tuesday by a tele gram announcing the very grave illness of his mother at her home at that place. A telegram was received here yesterday stating that his mother died yesterday morn ing. The John L. Wells Print Shop was closed imme diately after the receipt of the telegram as a tribute of reupcct. The sympathy of many friends throughout the city is exteuded Mr. Wells in his bercavment. cm prices m two days The popular Hinton Building Grocery, Parker Brothers, not to le outdone by the merchants who supply the needs of dress for the men and women of the city and country, are advertis ing cut prices on "everything to eat" for today and tomor row. While mankind needs little inducement to be per suaded to eat. and especially to eat -good eats", this adver tisement offers an inducement that is genuine to all good housekeepers to supply their pan try shelves during the two days in which this cut price rate is valid. udv mw-mmmm HER FAMILY Pickett 3d; her uiother, Mrs. Corbll; 8. A.; Mrs. IVkett and her irmndswu. taken In 1000. Coming to Chautauqua "THE CHILD BRIDE OF THE CONFEDERACY." Get ml G"rL'e K. I'ickett and MhW LaSnllc ( oilcll were married In old St Paul s Church tn Petersburg, Va., Sept. l.V INI;, while the lells rang out the chime tbat still tuuke music from that old belfry ami ure yet ktaown as "Pickctt s Chimes." In the throng whl-U crowded the church and extend ed to the sidewalk were hundreds whose mourning gsrb attested to the J, i ( X?" Manteo, June 2 -Miss Nau nie Joi eh entertained li'st Mon day ..-vening in houor of Mi.-s I telle Poole of Kaleigl. . Belle P- tie of ItaleigL' who sper.djng the week , ith Ik i Af:"r a s"'ies of gi v-s tcioh meals ve;e sevv-l. TIiom who eni cd the U ; calitv o' Miss lo'ie were. .V'esd.'i,ies :l;t ). S . '.'.'I'.der, v . i; . ; it" . Ada i .s.'ii.v Misw.-- !'( ',ie i'ooie .i M;:!..-: Cr.-. 1,'eii n e t Mi Ann lo'.( -.. nice t!ra. llllilice .M i , l.a Ha Midget t, .lei:neiii,i Mid Mil, i Midelt, .leiinel I : a Mid eti, l.auia Mitlgeli, Letitia .Midett. Annie Stear ol Kli. abet!i City. Mcsm- Claude Ktheridge .Louis Midgett, ivotli l'Vai'ing, K. W. Jo.vner. ml N. I!. CaniHidy of Buffalo City. Miss Hatlie Creef left Tues day morning .or lli.a'oeth City and Norfolk. Miss Halt it Forbes entertain d her fiiends at Kook last Tues lay evening from eight to .en thirty o'clock II WIRE IKJ1S OAWSQN I . W . Dawson, an electrii ian while working on tin- elevalor at the Southern Hotel during the storm Vednesday. in some the storm Wednesday, in some way got iu conUui with a live Wire and sustained ti sever? eUN-.trical shoOk which ffr u few minutes reudered him in sensible. Mr. Dawson huh taiued no more permanent in? jury than a burnt thumb. Will IBM OH Will Twiddy, pmbably about fortyj or forty (llve yeJirs old, died Wednesday al his home on Parsonage Street . The funeral service was conducted yesterthy at the Inure by Kev. I . N . Ioftin and the inter men) followed in Hollwood cemetery. Twiddy was in bad health when he ciinie to Kli.al. th City some time last year On Sunday he was stricken with some soil of paralytic stroke and this resulted in bis death. He; is survived by a wife and four small children . He is from Tvrrel county. COnCEHEKI COMES 10 CLOSE. A large cropvd attended the graduating exercises of the High School last night and lis tening with interest to the literary address delivered by lr. It. C. Hehning. The Commencement exercises of the grammar department of lb Elizabeth City tiraded Si-hools will lie held this morn ing bgginiiing al ten o'clock in the auditorium of the High School building. Hev. C. A . Ash by will con duct the devotional exercises. The salutatory will be delvered by Miss .lanie Mercer. I.M. Meekins will present the diplomas. II Upon Statement By Def Q fendantsThat no Reflec tion on Board Education Was Intended. A rase t f interest in Dare County growing tint of the -y' light agai -s" the bonj iBStie lor Ihe high schotd building "... was settled was settled before- hldge Whedbee last week. Thet:?:c news of its outcome, however, did not rea h the paper until, v yesterday . The case was an action for libel against .1. Ii. Midgett and W. S. Bailey. Some time s itgo letters were circulated In Hair county over the 'slgna', : . t t tires of these two men which' , i gave voters in Dare County generally the idea that many . of the schools of the county had been tleprived f their Hinds by the Hoard of Educa . lion which, it was insinuated,. had used money rightly belong- . i;; ing to the public siihools in ,.'Vfj the erection of the Manteo i, lligh School building. i t Whi-lher the letters intended to convey this impression or not this jh the idea that many ' i: of the people to whom they ; . weit snt git from them and ; consitleruble filling waKengeB'1 dored over the matter. " : Bailey is u sort of lawyer f ; having been grunted license to practice by the state several -vv; years ago, but had not exeT- , f cised his prerogative until he 'j.S went to Dar county. The ''f fact that he r as believed to r rf" have had legal training added weight to his opinion in the eyes of the Dare County folL f; ;', The Hoard of 1'ducation, how r ever, consisting of B G Crisp, H. C. Kvatis, S. A. Griffin,' ami T. .1. Fulcher were pre- i , s ;tared to refute such charge! .i and institutHl action for libel ty- against Midgett and Bailey. I hiring the progress of the j' ase when it came on for 'ear ing the defendants through :'k their attorney stated that in mailing the alleged libelloUH fe4 ltdters thev did not intend to i V '''V chargt' B. (1. Crisp, Hupt. of . Public Instruction of Dare ':': County and It. C. ICvans, 8, A. (iriflin, and T. ,f. Fulcher, Board of Education of Dare I' County with misappropria "r, ti ,n or misapplication of any f v funds entrusted to their keep- . vis ing or control but made said statements solely for the pur .' pose of having an investigation of said funds; that if said i; letters could in any way be xV construed as reflecting upon the official aiyl personal stand- . V ing, character or reputation of , fj; said Board of Education of Supi . of Public Instruction, I In- defendants retracted same i,.' and disaowod any such in tention on their part. rl The Court from these state men is and from, other facti p resen I el, found that there had been no personal or offi f - , . i; cial misconduct on the vHft.'i!-' (Continued On Bage Eight 'KK irt'. " ... t '.
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