ELIZABETH CTY, NORTH CAROLN A, TUESDAY JUNE 8 1915
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And so Nothing Was Done at This
Afternoon's Meeting oi Board.
Fight Resumed To-night
"The UoMW of aldermen nit't
iMonday night without breaking
the deadlock that held tliat
body at a standstill in the can
The body met again this, after
on with no better result .
At the Monday night meeting
Owens was elected hainnan
with the understanding on the
part of most members of the
board that he should not be de
rived of his vote as aldermen
but that he would not he given
the chairman's right to break a
tie.
J, 15. Fen-bee and I 1!. Lee
Were then nominated for the
oftiqe of Mayor, otes were tak
en by ballot and the count show
d that each nominee had re
ceived four votes. . Thereupon.
on the motion of 11 . Kobin
son the board .djourned. Two
o'clock this afternooH was set
as the time for the next meeting
Promptly at two oYlock this
afternoon the tard was called
to ordiT again. Owens
created consternation among
md "wing of the aldermen by
announcing that he had learned
topotf lqgal advice that he was
vutjfljed to two votes, one as al.
derineai from fii-st ward and one
as cbairman in ease of tie. He.
dlainiwl that he had accepts!
tie office of chairman with the
reseivation that in case he
found that had the legal right
to (Wt the deciding vole in
vase of 1 e he would do ho.
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Jj IDC ipiesuon w,is ill j;uni jii
and con for a half hour without
getting anywheiv. City at
torney. T. .1. Markliam held
that in accepting t'te ttuv
of chairman Owens had lost
his vote as alderman audi
would not be entitled to vote
;it all except in cms,- of tie.
Attorney K. I . Aydlvll caiiei
before the lsiard bv Mr. Owens,
gsive it as his opinion that ac
fording to parliamentary rule
and practice Air. Owerfis would
bft flowed to vote tir t as an
nRjerman and that in case of
tie.Would also be allowed to
Wist, the deciding vole His
attention was called to the
agreement of the night lefore
xnat Mr. uwens, Hnoum uoi
ereise the jwivalege of break
ing a tie. To this Mr. Ay
ilett replidd tliat he was sun'ciled in the territory of a
that LP Mr. Owens had made
8U0B an agreement he would meet the other requirements set
adhere to it. Mr. Owens I forth in form No. 1!77. This
lntLintaiiusI that he had only form and application blanks
agreed not to exercise the pow may 1' obtained from the oili
er unless he found that he had ces mentioned above or from
the right to exercise it. j the I'nited Stales Civil Ser
There the matter stood. j vice ( ommisshi.n at Washing
Two ways out of the dilermma ' ton, I). C.
I wdffl proposal. Mr. Kobin i Applications should be fori
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Bon made the motion, which
met with a second, that the
,board tender unanimously the
LEAVE 0EETH8
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of Mayor to T. 1'. Nash.
There was objection from An
del-son. who said that tlio not op
Kst)l to Mr. Nash he would
not vote for him because he
did not U'licvc that Mr. Nash
would accept the office.
Mr. I'nppemiick then made
h proposition which to a num
bcr of sK'Ctalrs had suggested
itself as an easy wav out of
the ditliculty the night before;
namely, that, the question at
issue be referred to the su
(K'rior court judge now holding
'lourt liere. Ills motion also
met with a second but was vo
led down.
'"( lent loiueu". sa id ' . II.
Uobinsou to the oposilion. "I
must come to the conclusion
t lit t some of you are uo( will
iiijg to do the right thing."
Thereupon, alter a whispered
cnnfeivm e with Papend ick,
Hobinson walked out .
He was followed by aldermen
I 'append lick, folioon ami Pritch
ard. Chairman Owens ex
postulated lnt to no avail.
There wore but four members
of the board left, which con
stituting no quorum, held that
thev were jwiwerless to ad
adjourn .
For a while there, was talk
of remaining in the hall until
the orther members of the board
could le brought baj'k iuto the
meeting; but finally a recess
was taken until eight o'clock
to night .
So the mallei- stood when
lliis paper went to press
KIKAI- ( AUK I Kit
F.NAM I NATION.
The I'nited Slates Civil Ser
vice Commission has aiiuouncitd
an examination for the county
of Perquimans, N. C. to be
held at Elizabeth 'ity, N. C.
on .June -Jtlth. Iftlo to fill the
position of rural carrier at
'hapanoke, N.
and vacan
cieis that may later M-eur
mi
th rural routes from other
Kst offices in the above men
tioned county. The examina
tion will be ojm'u only to male
citizens who are aetuallv domi-
post
who
Office in the countv and
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warded to the 'Commission at
Washington at the earliest pos
sible date.
Why Be A Chautauquan?
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, IJecntise in no other way van our people obtain
o iliuch pleasure, entertainment and information at
so little cost . e
Kocause our citizens want the best. mv, the
Ix'st, deserve the best, and appreciate the best of all
good things.
ltecause it gives us the means i keeping in
touch with the progress of the age and the trend
of human thought .
Hecnuse working hand in hand with church
and school, it is today one of the most helpful and in
spiring educational movements of the age.
ltecause in no other way is it possible for ni"sl
of ns to see. hear, and know the wits, poets, humor
ists, entertainers, interpreters, philosophers, statesmen
ami orators of the age.
ltecause it brings men to a greater ami better
manhood, woman to a sweeter and nobler woman
hood, and young people to more splendid ell'ort .
ltecause it is belter to bring the good things of
the world to your own door, where your neighbor
may also enjoy them, than to seltishly seek them for
ourself elsewhere, simply because you can afford to
go and most of your neighbors cannot.
GOUNTY 10 HAVE
EXPERT ADVICE
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State and Federal Govern
ment to Send Farm De
monstration Agent To
Pasquotank Next Month
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Crreman. Suervising
Agent in Kasteru Noi1h
Caro-
lina of the Farm 1 H-nions! nu
tion work of the Stale and Fed
era I Jepart meats of Agriculture
appeared before the County
'-onimissioners y esterday to ask
that the county make an a
pro rial ion toward giving I'as
(pi'Otank 'ounly a deinonstra
tion agent who will work under
the siiM'r ision of Mr. Fro1
liban and the oinily 'ommiss
ioneis .
Mi. I''n-ema.ii suggested that
l'a.Miiioinuk and Camden co
iMTate ill this matter by each
paving one half of the county's
proMrt iona I part of the agents
salary but the Commissioners
wont Mr. Freeman one better
and said that I hey llioiight that
I'asipiolank ought to have a
man's full time. This was
decided upon, the county not
to pay the agent more than
lift v dollars a monlh . This
agent will conduct deinonstra
tions on staple cros in dif
ferent parts of the county, pro
bably on as many as fifty or
sixty farms, showing the farm
ers the herd" method of soil im
provement ami crop cultivation,
lie will also assist the farmers
in improving the live stock in
the county and preventing hog
rholera and other diseases.
It is slated that the agent will
be here ready to begin work by
lulv 1st or as soon thereafter
as jtossihlc.
Mr. Fm'inan sMke befoiv
the coniniissioniers for about
a half hour and was listened to
with dose attention not only by
the commissioner! but also by
a considerable number of repre
sentative farmers who had be
i come interested in the mat ter
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seat. Thev gave the proposi
silijiu their full endorsement
along wilh thai of two huii
died, perhaps, represen I a live
farmers of the county whose
signatures were all'ixed to a pe
tilion asking the board l es
ta.lilish this demons! ra I ion bu
lean .
Mr. Fm'inan, interview el by
an Aihance reMrter yesterday
expressed himself as (Ktrticular-
'.V pleasiHl by I he progressive
spirit show u by the cominissmn-
ers and the I'asiptoiank farmers
generally .
SEN MEET 1HIS MOKTK
'The Surfuien's Association
which held its l!Ul nnvliiig
last .luiie in I'.lizalH'l h City
iniH'ts this year a I Ocean il,Y
.Maryland .
lime -I are I lie days
of the meeting aiyl the Presi
dent of this organization is
urging a large attendance !'
members mi account of i,nor
tani amendments lo by laws
which will come up for consul
eil.ilion. Some of these
amendments relate I., the en
largeiuenl of the membership
of (he Association .
Many prominent speakers are
on I ho prop-am lo address the
Association and special raten
at hotels and on iniins have
been firmnged for.
Supt. Kiinbiill has accept eid
an invitiition to be present anl
take part in the exercise.
I WORD 10 IKE WISE
This city will lie in an uproar
Friday, dune llth. as the great
selling event of the season will
iK'gin on that day. Mdi'abo
ami rice will ohmi their doors
to the public with merchandise
that will surprise th closest
buyers. alv
I -IB FOR
wommisMoners urder L-
lection to Establish Spe-
cial District. Library
Gets Appropriation
The board of county commis
sioners were in session y ester
day morning and afternoon.
An election for establishing
a special tax district in Nixon
ton township was ordered upon
pel ii ion of the reuuisile number
of voters from that district.
The purpose of forming this
special tax district is to soeure
more funds wherewith to em
I'doy another teacher for the
hpworth school an;l to enlarge
tin
school building.
.Miss Lillie C.randy ami Mrs.
A. I. Ilontz appeared before
the hoard to ask for ,111 appro
priation for the public school
library fund. The board made
an appropriation !' thirty tie
dollars.
A Mis SieL'-'r sulleriiiM with
tuberculosis was sent to the
slate sanatorium al the countv's
exMMise. An appropriation
ot ninety collars was majde to
enable her to slay there for
three months and if in Ihe
opinion of the resident physi
cian she, should slay longer ad
ditional money will be made
available for her.
The corroner's jury appointed
to investiguito the death of doe
Richardson killed on the Nor
frJk Southern Itiilroad some
weeks ago found that Ki hard
came to his death by a fractur
ed skull caused by bis fall in
jumping from the train.
SUICIDE 11 lltllS
Travis. N. C. .Inn,- I Mr.
William Louis Oavenporl coai
milled suicide al his home last
Thursday b shooting himself
with a pistol ihe ball entering
bis head just aloc tlx- ear.
Mr. I la veil port was forty three
years ob ami sim-e the death
"f his wile two years ago has
ix'en extremely despondent.
His death is atlribuled lo his
grief.
Kcv . C. s. Sawyer returned
home last week from Wake
Forest College. Mr. Sawyer
graduated this year and won
the Senior sker's medal
given by the Fu Hciey.
Miss Cora Sawyer has return
ed from Kaloigh where she was
a student at Meredith during
the past Itcjssion .
(Misses Kthel Pinner and
Amy Overton have returned
from (ireenslsiro ('olleg' for
Women .
Travis High School has four
graduates this year, Flenry
laveiiport. Johnnie Phelps,
Holan.,1 Walker, anI Miss Net
lie Overton. .Ml of these
will enter College in Scptein
her.
Crops in this serf inn are in
fine Condition since the rain.
SPfClfl
Victory Exceeds That of
Last Year and Spirit of
Rmiratinn,! d.
The Alert
Mauteo. X. c. .lNI(. 7th The
School liond election for Man-
eo Higii SHiool was held dune
dh ami resulted in
for the school
a victory
Seven ly five votes were 'Vast
lor the bond issue and thirty
one against it ami eleven regis
tered voters did not vote. The
majority above the niimU'r nec
cessary t (.SII.r. ,,. ,.wtion
was sixteen votes, a greater
majority by twenty or cent
Hian that t( last summer's
election which t. opposition
fiought so bitterly in the courts.
It is rumored that the nppor
sit ion will carry the election'
into court, but ii is . lH'licvet'1
thai lo do so will avail them
'"le. Public sentiment sen
timent is steadily growing in
favor of ihe school ami the
people generally are taking
pride in the educational
gross of their town
pro-
Mr. Pradl'ord Fearing ot
Norfolk who has been visiting
his mother, Mrs. W. 15. Fear.
ing, returned lo Norfolk Friday
morning.
Miss Melle I'oole who spent
last: week wiilh Miss Nannie
Jones returned to her home in
Uileigh Saturday.
Mrs. Anna S. S. MaeKay
who ha be'n visiting hef
daughter hent', and Miss Eur
MfU'tuiy who has; Imen teJiCh-f
ing in Manteo Ifigh School, left
last Thursday for I heir home
in iMmn.
Miss Anna Siegai relumed
lo her home in Kli,abi-1 h !ity
la. t Saturday.
Mr. Clyde Dowe of .New
'York who has boen visiting
refa lives here left Thursday
morniuir oi- his home.
lowe is connected wilh
Morgan Steamshi Line
runs from New York to
veslon Texas.
Mr.
the
that
Calf
Miss Cass llaniols
eCt Thurfl
day lo accept a
position in
Norfolk
Misses Ada Womble and Misfl
Ponney of Ihe Peace Institute
Faculty and Miss Franr-is Won
ble of (iifensboro, are guestB
at the Tranquil House for A
part of their summer vacation.
Mr. Rowlaiml of New York
is a guest at the Tranquil
Mouse.
GREATEST VICTORY SINCE Wit
On Friday.
4'als' & Uricc
I unc llth. Met
will make their
war on prices
and with
their
shoot
big rapid tin- pins will
prices lower than ever.
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