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DIVERSU i' LDITION-j ADVANCE
The Sportsmans Paradise In
Waters and Marshes of Sound
Many of t lie Lj iJi ; 1 :(.ts ,:' t' u:itry Find
1 Ins a kfi. i . I : ). i rsilicu
Eastern 'arolina tli - -i ..r's
man's paradise. That sentence
m a repetition for i'ie 'steenth
thousand time o, xxlu; sonic
fellow s.iid ; 1 1 1 . 1 1 n in colonial
davH. Nothing else ei. esses
the meaning so well, however.
Ituring the Winter moiiih
hundreds of hunters i'iili:r vlith
from New York. Philadelphia
and New I Indian ' to seek ge e
ducks, and oilier w ild xxatet'ioxxl
'Numbers of ilieni are nrl'ioii
airs who come in their own
Stftllll yachts, equipped with
beats and the u-cessar j i ' ; i
phernalin . I ii hers, lit..- ; ...
Beach. I . w in 'obh. '!
Mat hew son a ii, lie r ke. , , nil
to the Winter oamps to snoot
by day and chat and smoke
with their kiiyl at nif'it . "Kire
ligbting," that is slaughtering
the feathered things bv hlind.n
thein with torches, etc. .is i;
booed bv law, and in the mis
0OUph of seasons tin- IVder;,
government has taken a hand t
prevent the ruthless de.-tructioi
of the creatures to evi im-: on .
The fame of i he N n-th 'a-o
Uua banks at any s -ason is w..n
dervul. On one strip of th
beach where for ten or I e .
miles there is no hunrii: l la
tion there are pi -in o' i la
where for simil ir d'j-tan w.-i
is a trans e l onb m .
found scopes of s - v 'I ".
a.i loa-.c-ri the fe ding pla es
n 1 1 : s inliles- that the law is
aimed lginst. Capable, eon
..anions game wardens usually
see to the law's- emorcenient,
too .
icese anj brandt are profuse
.swans -white am) black abound
The ( anv.is back is not so nuin
enms here as in Man land, b'
cause he is a hardier bird an. I
needs no! conic so far South,
but ee-y other tribe of his
k.nd is rejilcs nle. by lllotis
amis ii (in th' us.uids.
The h'ghlamls to the West
he Siiiiiids alioiiml in iiiail,
robins, ami nearly every other
ics kiio,. n Id the American
continent. Squirrel. o'po-si':u
raccoons, loxes ;mhI even deci
are plentiful. Hear are to
he found with very little trou
hie . Many animals valuable
for their skins are present along
the creek banks and river
shores .
Law son. famed as ;i natural
;st in the days when North
'; oi'iij was a very sparsely
ii ; elated ilonv. claini 'd to
1 " ocnd :hi' linn' and the
' ' ::rd' here. Il's lion was
'i o'1 bi ilc )! im.i a n animal
h ' ' f : i e e- e isled n these
s : s 1 1 o i t i 1 1 1 I . His
: " i W. I rob:; b! some
bee r,,.( ic of be fViiiie ; rice,
'low e;.' esente, i II I bv 1 1
rial ; blaoksraithinfr a Bpecialty."
That is James A. Evaiw. And be
is :i thorough mechanic in any
of the lines. Mr. Evans' business
l as been established 22 years.
M mi; m luring carts, buggies.
wagons and so iii, he can make
ii;! .; anything wanted in wood
..- -leel. lie has competent he p
;s. Mr. I Ivans has a splendid
iicm . aiu'i is fond of his many
!" lit and nut (re s. He is the
!eik and treasurer of the ntnn -cipalitv
of .Manteo, and has held
office off and on for nine years.
He is also register of vital sta
tistics for Nags Head Township
and the town of Manteo.
t mm PJLCKIN6 USE,
1 I. JEIEIT
ll. M. Jennetfc is a hustling
dealer in dry goods, notions,
shoes, clothing, etc. He makes
a speoia'ty ladies' ilrres
goods, and also features I in
perial bats and Lenox sflioes.
The business was established
in WHO, exclusively for the
dry goods, notions and shoe
trade. The stock is large
and the store is splendidly
cuippl. Mr. lennett do s
a 'arge business I nun patronage
from all parts of Dare county
and the neighboring 'hanks'
towns. He is popular with
the Manteo citizenr. and is re
garded as a coining man locally
CARSON W. 0AVI3
game birds are of coarse, more
numerous in the cold season, be
log for the most pan migra
tovy by nature. The vaiious spe
I ie of ducks flock III countless
thousands of the niardes The
rujlkest amateur is sure of ;i li.c
mak'iig a day's ipiest i i! iiabc
to his spoiliiej p:rii ll i '
professionals the men who lit
urn moil.
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'on .ii:'
v i idea l.
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and that
h b 1 it . ll .
iiina es e
A yoniijj man and a hustler
is (irson W. Davis, merchant.
He is the largest exclusive gen
tinmen's; and ladies' furnish
ings dealer in Manteo. and his
establishment is one of the
most up to dale in this section.
Mr. Davis has been in business
nine years long enough for
every one in the region to be
come acquainted with him.
Accorliu to one authority.
. In interior of his store has
In' sane appearance as a log
ilv department store. Mr.
I t is does ;i business of more
iln SM). nun per annum. and
. increaing e;n!i
( ' l 1 I ll I II O . s.( S.
goods. mMions,
tarried in large
Some of the
well known brands ban
died are; Sell loss ros. ib.th-
t iieen Oualit , Ka sion
and othei' prominent makes of
' footwear, (Sold l?ond hats,
Cheney silk ties. Lion brand
shiris and so on. .1. L. Tay
b r kV t'o's custom tailored line
tor men is another specialty
i i w I -i In j nnu
ll Mil I I 1 I IlUb .
the oluiiic
ear now .
bats. dry
etc., are
quantities.
! in
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scparab
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io l.ast"ii; sec
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The Iiurnsvle Tacking Com
pany, of which S. A. Oriflin and
C. L. (Jriffln, father and son
respectively, are the prime
movers, has as its principal pro
ducts "Golden Brand" high
e,uat"iry canned foods anJ croa
tan cut herring. It is a lead
ing Manteo enterprise. 1 The
Company has been canning veg
etables and herring roe for the
past five years. Only this
season, the canning of crab
meat an edible growing in
popularity though only m the
past five years eannqd hi this
country, although the japs. have
been at it for some time was
commenced at the Mnnteo plant.
The company wi 1 begin the
packing of oysters next season.
Ivoanoke Island, as everyone
knows. is almost within sight
of the great oyster beds of the
Carolina sounds. The plant
of the Kurnside Tacking Compa
ny has a maximum capacity of
.'.000 cases a day. The equip
ment is being increased to take
care of peaches and tigs. Th"
new sanitary can will lie used at
an ear'y date. This can is
sealed bv machinery. and is
the latest thing in the way of
hygenic receptacles. The
Burnside Tacking Company
is now also shipping crab meat
in bulk to other packers, and
is just beginning to develop the
crab indnstry in these waters.
Tlui plant is on th site where
C.enera,' Hurnsidp of the Cnion
army in the war between the
States had his headquarters for
a while. Cecil U Griffin wns
the property on which stands
I he house that was occup'ed
by Itumsido. The company
has had larger orders than it
could fill. Inability to get
the stuff to can has been one
handicap, and for that reason
the cannery has not been ab'e
to opera!" the entire time. The
owners, who realize that thev
are iu a business with an excel
lent ili; for great develop
n i ii t . are. however, cni'oui'agi 1 1 'J
li-i'-king on tin- island, and wi I
iih all those
desiring to furnish raw material
to "the cannery, -; Sweet pota
toes is another article soon to
be put up. Everytyhing e'se
there is a demand for will be
handled. The Burnside Com
pany has made a reputation on
the 'Golden Brand' Herring ro?,
corned drum fish, tomatoes,
green beans and pumpkin that
it cans. Knnning full capa
city, the concern gives employ
ment to 150 people, paying an
average daily wage of 1.50
Ordinarily, a thousand cases a
day are turned out, Hrith two
jdozen cans to the case. Costs
oj raising crojw and se ling
profits hereabouts are, about:
An acre of tomatoes produced
at an expense of forty five dol
lars, will net about ten or
twelve tons, worth fl 0 dollars
a ton. An acre of beans can
1m raised for sixty dollars and
sold for almost 100 ier cent
profit .
IJ.
ty. He is a popular -official too
Maoch 1 he moved big business
to a Water street building; and
then addqd some "more to the
equipment. The soda foun-"
tain is one of the nicest in this-
part of the State. It c6s)ti
SSOO. Handsome tables
chairs were installed whenfW
outfit was last moved,
ladies cafe, a separate f
cream parlor, and other n
provements make the place as
elaborate as many that one
would find iu a city. Tke
coffee here is a delight.
iii mwioii
itrait:
A popular place in Manteo
is A. H. Davenport's. He has
a modern soda fountain
installed in a sp'endid restau
rant!, and does a big business.
Ice cream is manufactured
for an extensive wholesale
trade. Mr. Davenport land
ed at Manti in 1 SfHi, and then
and there set up a barber shop,
with, according to his state
ment, "one razor, mug and
brush." The chair was an
old fashioned ftoof chair for
five months. The business
prospered. Then Mr. Daven
jort installs I a second hand
'regular' chair. In 1807 he
added to the business. taking
on the ice rrenm and cool
drink lines, ami again in lfKK)
he added to his barber shop
equipment. He has been do
'ng a lucrative business in a'l
He has acted as deputy sheriff
for various sheriffs until 1JM4.
Then he went for the big job
for h'mself. He was nomi
nated and eld led and is now
lb.- hi:;h Sheriff of Dare conn
Jn winding np this discrip
tion of historic Roanoke, its
business men an bo on, it is
well to give a few more facts
and figures, since facts ad
ligures invariabiy make inter
esting reading.
The jKrj nidation of the Island
is three thousand. It will
comfortably entertain some
more thousands comfortably
if the right jieople come, for
this is a scrupulous, conscien
tious population indeed. There
are about five hundred negroes
on the island and they maker
good, peaceable citizens. This
average of five whites to one
colored makes it much more t
the liking of the former tba
is the condition experienced ky
the people up-State, where i
some of the towns there af
fewer whites than coilored
The.se negroes have good
schools, good homes, excellent
churches etc.. and they are a
solter industrious community.
The Kpulatinn of Manteo isV
SOO. It is a nice, roomy, at
tractive town.
Then' is plenty of induce
ment here for the location of
cooperage planrs for the man
ufacture of boxes, barrel beads,
etc. There is an abundance of
green and dry wood in tke
vicinity, not only on the island
but on the neighboring banks
in. I mainland .
Koan"ke Island s trol only
Concluded n Cage Civet
Manteo Alive (o
Modernism
(('mil iiiiu l front 1'ii'ir '-')
A. Griffin.
U.
One of he most important of
tbe local business concerns is
the Bank of Manteo, with K. r.(
Evrins president, I, N. M'dget '
vice-president and It Truce
Etheridgo, cashier. The bank ,
was orjraniml on dune 'JO, T.H7
wttU a capital of ffi.OOO. Its sur
pills and profits are over $.',000.
Tt has paid 10 per cent in dm
detids to stockholders. The hank
owns the property it now' occu
pies, including a good frame bui:
ding containing Itesides the bank
me store and a large hall. The
batrk will soon erect a brick buil
ding on the corner of W ater an I
rountv streets on it lot bought
some time ago. Mr. Kther'k'e
hfls bcn the cashier since the
bank's inception, nud is popular
with all having dealing with i:
regularly.
The detios tors live all oxer tin
county. The Tank of Manteo is
A good, substantially growing
little institution . The directors
are all strong men, including K
C. Evans. L. N. Midgett. K. M
iJennett. L. I. Tarkcnton and S.
Ir . :' . A Griffin is a leading
M inleo In sMiess man. lie deals
in g oceries. hardware, lurni
lure, feeiis'a f. . tc. gas ellg ties
;ilid motor boa: stlppl es. ami is
the ajjent for many inanul'act u
re;s. II is located in a spacious
, xvostorx building. Mr. Griflin
I as Ikm-ii in business a score ol
years, since August lSil.". to he
exact The bus ness w is orig
uallx conducted by Griffin and
and Siitnple. bit; some years ago
wis incorporated upon the death
of Mr. Sample. Articles of hum
pirration were :iken out in -lami
ary, TdOT. Mr. Grilfin succeeded
the incorporation. wh'ch was
named the !riff n S.unple Co..
in 1 ! 1 ! . lie 1i:k a stock o' ?."..(HI0
and d is an annual business of
.:!0,Hii; l'e; iiilnre . 1 1 t house fur
ishints are aaioie; lis sp-c:al
ties, as well as eadiiig brands of
hardware and licav groieries
Mr. tiriff n d' es mostly a cash
business. He is a public spirited
and i opida man. affiliated with
a Imost ever;. . hi ii" i or i he coin
iiton ireod.
im i raws
"Coach n-aain-r. undertaker,
dealer in wh.els ami coach mate-
1 Am; Mi itt; o l,:is :i print
hop i . .1 .limes, he pn
i iielor. s ;i capalM' crallsman,
loo glance at bis sain
li s w ill Jiow that Mr.
I i'i -:, In v I,'-, 1 1 1 o 1 1 o la rge
I .: -1 ncss in job rin I i i ha ll
d'e i x i ew rili't s ami -appli s,
lal one . books. iioxelties,
' " i . . ah In s. ch.i k . drug
-en dries ami loib l pi '(; i t"J t ions
gvsidiue engines and -appiii's.
i iisii ; a nee iif all kinds. and
oliier tilings. He is an ex
I oiient of diversification . He
vks a sin cess of ex i v ine
handled, too, of course, or he
wouldn't he handling them.
His present h;siiie...s has been
e. ' a Id' shed a yaar. lie! ore
that he was for ten years the
postmaster at Mantee. ; nd
bad as a side business 'he a gen
i y for gasoline engines and did
a hi; ol job printing. Mr.
Jones is a young man. He is
tie only fire insurance agent
in the whole of Dare county.
Th n'k what a forKniate county
this is. and what a fo'tnnate
man Mr. .Jones is. He- a so
of course, deals in lit'- insur
ance, and has the agency for
the New York Life Insurance
'onipnnx . O. I. .lones is
a live wire, and has lseii very
helpful to the press representa
tives handling the story for
which be is thaukru herewith.
Mr. Jones is a native of Darej
i
county, and is anxious to see
he public interest fostered He
is active in chamber of com
merce work. He is a mem
ber of Creef and Jones. a
firm d "aling in gasoline engines
and supplier for the marine
trade and fanners.
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An Engine For Every Purpose
CREEF & JONES, Distributors
MANTEO, N. C
DEALERS IM
REBUILT ENGINES & ENGINE SUPPLIES
OLD ENGINES TAKEN IN EXCHANGE
Cash or Credit
'him
JAMES A. EVANS
Manteo, N. C,
COACH REPAIRER UNDERTAKER ,
. DEALER IN
WHEELS AND COACH MATERIAL
Buggies, Wagons & Carts Made to Order
BLACKSMITH1NG A SPECIALTY
Ott The Job For 22 Years in
Manteo
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