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TORES CLOSE TO-DAY AT' ONE O'CLOCK $i CURRITUCK I ' y-, I A ( f i HH;;:., COUNTY - Jj-VJ - 1 Z U UC U(L ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDA Y JULY 2, 1915 NO 52 . J. 1 "V 1 1 .'. .fcl i i TJoun men nraon . BUVIIIB dQDERfl ROAD Mill Sparing No Expense In Effort To Get Proper and Adequate E-quipment The Pasquotank Highway Commission is making every effort and sparing no expense to . insure the success of the , a :.. Pan. f Hotank. . The people of " ,V ..the county have been Baying ; now for a long time that they "wanted good roads. The nf tho Hiehwav Com Giswoa say that Pasquotank iR TOBtifc to have them . They do not claim tnai a iirew has ' been accomplished yet. LJiut tjbey (express confidence that jwithiu another year a great change for the better will .have made itself apparent. And they ask tbe peop'e to withhold judgement until they have been! given time to work ? .put their plans. I b TEa"otank county, hfl lwm V- spending a considerable of i money on roads for the last ten1 1 jears; but it has been; the I prevailing opinion that she I was not getting value received i-Sfor the money so expended. ' 'This feeling has grown more acute for the last two years acute for the last year or two, l the present board Of county commissioners were -elected with the idea that something! would be done through them toward getting letter roads in Pasquotank. Aware of this expectation, ' the commissioners wanted to assure themselves, as far as pos sible, that the public exjiecta tion would be met. An ad vertisement was inserted in va rious paeprs for a chain gang ntift who knew something of road building ami who' hl been fcuocessful in uBin convict labor for this workv J. K. 1'rovo wan one of Y& the applicants. He was at $?that time in Cmveu county, iee his work had attracted able attention aim t He seemed to the ( om missionerH the st man for the place ami lie was elected to if on merit. As soon as Mr Provo had tak en charge of the chain gang he let it be understood that he js.i rwi tliat much couW run "-i - I ..t.,! of ll lit) HI road dunlin unless he were tools The given the equipment and iwithl which to work. commissioners thought that; con .re- v com 1 jier feere was reason m tion. Unsatisianorv nVa in th nast. they felt, Were not alone due to incompe tence and inexieriemr and to lack of knowledge of the practi cal methods of nilcrn road building on the part of those having charge of the bam gang work, but also wen- due to th the intense oonser .h mmi count v commissioners, who , , . lUkltlV wei'e so wedded 10 e ...t thev would not vote Y t ;(( J lilinrun i wi (.l,i(.rv and equipiuent. ti.w viw of the count luuinni'i-H wiih concurreo 4 '4 M 1 1 III l.-ni"." i m xl. Kuril in l., i he meimiers 01 inr uk" 1 1 commission, who were wav V annointol by the last ieg. ' - tore and who assumed the duties of the commission as i t,AMMttf' as thev r could S ...... BOvlU l'"- ' ' " -,,." , Albertson, Wi J. Wood ley and J. C. Thompson. One of the first steps taken by the Commission was to re place the cumbersome and unwieldy tent which has serv ed to quarter the chain gang in for a couple of stockades. These stockades are mounted on wheels tod, besides blping much more easily handled, afford the prisoner more sanitary quarter and Iielji) to prevent escapes. The two stockades already made wi.il be equipped with sanitary beds in tiers, and this will obviate the necessity of mattresses and breeding" phwes of disease and infection. There is talk of having another and smaller stockade for white prisoners, as, since according to law (white ami blaick prisoners must be quartered separately, part of , the negro prisoners when there are white ones are quarter in the old tent. The next step takeu by the highway commission was to dispose of the old and; nearly worn out mule which the county had been working and secure younger and heavier animals'. The county WoW has eight mules., purchased at a cost of $21(X). Eany who have ami them . thought that they were bought at much high er hgures. In order that Ihe superinten dent may be able with a sniad force to reach any part of the county (on short notce, . thus giving his individual attention to work and preventing the hiring of high priced or inconi latent labor, he lias been provi ded with a Ford runabout with wagon body attachment. This ear can be used also in trans porting tools aifl supplies to the chain gang. Tbe latest step, however, taken by the highway commis sion and what some have re garded as a rather radical one, is the purchase of a White (iood Koads Tractor Truck at a cost of something more than tit. tlmiisMiKl dollars. This machine as tbe name implies, serves a double purpose. In the first place, it has an auto matic dump ImhI.v of live ton capacity in which roal building material, such as sand, c1h., dirt or stone can be hauled. In addition it may he used to tihM iniifhinerv. doing the J.....1 tw r. wrL- it is claimed, of more than tweutv four mules. Those who have seen the machine at work sav that it will 'crown or 'shape' eight to twelve miles of road a day, and that after this is done, with a 'drag" behind the traitor. as much as fifty miles aday can he covered. Some road er'mtendentu claim to sup have idone better than that. Mr. F. (J. DeLaney. represen ting the manufacturers of this uiDchine. has !een here all this week demonstrating its pos Shinties in the wav of road huilding, grading and shaping. There will be services at the Episcopal .'Chapel . at .Camden next Sunday; afternoon at three i HO HUT Hill Griffin-Creef Nuptial Celebrated as Morning Tints the Sky Manteo, N. C. June 29. Mount Olive Mjethodist fchurch was the scene today ol one of the prettiest weddings ever witnessed hera The contract iug parties were Miss Hattie Oreef and Mr. U L Oriffin. Kev, M. Wi Hester,- pastor in churge, officiated. .Inst at sunrise the ojieuingK Strains of "Oh Promise Me" came' softly stealing from the organ, played bv. Mrs. K. M. Svkes, a cousin of the bride. Miss t'arita W'al a,e of Newhern very beautiiul ly rendered this as a solo, after which the bridal party entered to the si rains of liohengriii's bri da chorus. Messrs 0. K. Kvans (rf Manteo and .1. S. Vhitehurst if lClizaU'th City were fo lowqd by Misses Malnd Evans and Wil lie (iriftin. both of Manteo, Mas ter ernoii Davis, the tiny ne pliew of the Iride, acted as ring hearer. Thett. came the bride with her maid of lienor. Miss Keunie tJrifflu. Hhe Was met at the alter bv the groom attended by his best 'ma n, Mr. H,. V. Creef. The bride was attired in a going away of dark blue gaber line with hat and gloves to match and carried a bride's boa quet of sweet peas and fern. The bridesmaids wore white and car vied Killarnej roses. The niaid of honor also wore white and carried lcas. Not withstanding the early hour quite a large rmu-l withered to witness the ceremony and to shower con gratnlations and lest wishes upon the popular young couple. Immediately after the A'ere mony the younir couple left on the Haven Helle for a tour of northern cities. Upon their re turn they will reside at Manteo. Mrs. Urifilu is one of Manteoi's most iKimular and accomplished young ladies and Mr. Griffin isl the enterprising young manager of the liurnside Packing Cora pany. ENTEITMHED THIMBLE CLUB The Thimble 11ub of White Roue Chapter No 44 niet at the home of Mrs. A. 15. Houtz Tues day afternoon. The Chapter expects to hold a bazarr in the fall and the members are busy preparing articles for it. The hostess served delicious re freshments aiv the afternoon was much enjoyed . Mail a Copy of The "Diversity Edition" of The Advance To a Friend This Edition of The Advance contains 32 Pages of Interesting Matter About Eliza beth Citv, its Tributary Territory and The Men Who Make It. Alm6st Every Bu ness in the District Is Represented. Stories Are Graphically Told. A REFERENCE VOLUME OF CORRELA TED INFORMATION Copies Ready For Mailing at this office PRICE STORES CLQSt IHRRK Names of Progressive Firms which give Clerks Half Holiday This afternoon at one o'clock" the twenty nine most progress ive stores in the city will close their doors and give their em ployees a much deserved half holiday . On 'each Friday during duly and August this will be repeat el and it is hoped that the public will Wilj show their iirecirttioti ol this action in their shopping, both as regards time of making purchases and the p aces jfhere tbm- are made . Two yearsa ago Klizalreth City beg.ui t take this action. A few of the most progressive merchants led the way. Last year there were more. This year the following twenty nine are cooperating to give a a aige number of good work ers a bit of leisure and per haps pleasure during tin? hot summer months :,- J3, L. Hilvertliorn, Markhaw & Ferebee; K. K Quinn & Co., gilverthom Morrisette Co.. V. W, Melick Co., Jl H. Aydlett C& t J. M. Jones Co.. Dull Plailo' Co., Walker & Co.. Prichut' Millinery Co., ! P. (illlrf Mrs M. Hill, Sharlier & tvMte Hardware - tit Co.. M. li. ShiH'p r. v.. WnnUvnrtli'w Five awd Ten rent Store. Twiddv White, Mi K V l'eriv. Weeks Kawver, K. It. "siff do, Oallop & Toxev KIkk1 Co.. Hucker i Kh'ev! Wescott & Hluin ler". ' Hayes & White, MH'abe x- (it-ice. Mitchells Htore, l Owens Shoe y nun ii""" Co., Quality Tailors. ( . -V Cooke. YOUNG naiNlSTER KT GHSIST GHURCH The Kev. Fred H mm of the Uev. II. Drane the H. Drane, D. D. will preach in Christ Church dmuliiv niL'llt. Mr Tiraine has been recently o - . .....i Miiul for work (oaiiieu jiimi ' " i in Alaska. no bill m va TIip Avalon Hosierv Mill Is Kut in da v of this ! lo inKlall ' macliinc-ry FIVE, CENTS PillG OH RIVERSIDE AVET1UE TO BE CUETED III FEW OIKS When Finished WiU Be One Of Prettiest Drives in State or Oui of it Riverside avenue is destined to be one of the most beautiful thoroughfares in EliaJabeth City, perhaps in Eastern Carolina, and ultimately, (certainly, the finest in all the State. The municipality is now going to the exoertse of naving it with brick, a considerable portion of vvhidi have already gone down. The rest are piled piled along the street ami the work will be pressed to early ompletiou . Riverside avenue is a'most in the shape of a semi-circle, or a rescent. according to how one will have it. It borders the holiest part of the Pasquo tank shores. Wheu paved to the hospital and fringed with well seected aud well kept trees it will be an admirable drive way of about the right; wj(dth, . .' . 1! i . nn. WHO a sppuuin wuriauB ivr tomohile and carriage driving as we'M as commercial traffic The city authorities are plan ning well ftr its improvement, and take a. pride in thm mag- niticient thoroughfare. inere is tiilk; of changing its name from Riverside avenue. dig nified rho that is, to River wide Drive. The roadway is already 'jotillerabfly usef; when iuiprovttl it will be the nwtst popalar drive in the city. Manv handsome homes win be erected along the drive. rhi'w lire now a nuuuH'r. built with a view to architectural, and landcaiie perfection, bor dering it. When paved there will be litte chance tor dusi on it surface, and the ter rain is so naturally per fect that there will he no dif ficulty at all alsmt draining it. It will eost a considerable sum to surface it from one end to the other with vit rilled brick, hut Klizabeth Citv officials have yet to Hud paving brick a bad investment and there are those now in the adminis tintion who look forward to seeing every mile nf wtreet iwthin the corporate limits im proved luefore the present gen- t i i in wives on to another ...... ,r.- i the task of ling rreater Elizabeth City. Riverside drive will be the centerpiece of magnificent street system. It will be a modern. aved highway with in u few months, part of a model net work within a few years. The tlrst man to publicly propose the paving of Riverside avenue was Dr. jonn naim. That the work is to be dojie so sooni is partry due to bis initiative. (iuite a flurry was mecipita ted iiinonir initoinobile owners yesterday morning on account of the fact that many automo bile owners bad failed to pro vide themselves with licenses for the ensuinc fiscal year Mimv inuchincM were out of commission in the morniiii: and onlv a few auto hanks met the one o'clock train. Many owners thought that SERIOUSLY HURT $ IH ACCIDENT ' i ' .';; :.' :. Small Boy at Hosiery Mill Runs Into Brace and Bit. Pierces Arm Tommy Junes., aged fourteen, was seriously and painfully hurt yesterday afternoon. The accident, a very unusual one, occurred on the street immfc- yl V, diately in front of the Avalon i ' Hosiery Mill. The boy's arm X ' was punsiured and, hi breast nt v pienced by a metal bit used with a brace in boring hojtesf " " ' ; Tommy has been one of the V? employees of the mill ever aince , it lH)gan operations several i months ago. Yesterday at the noon hpur, he, with a num ber of other children, waa idaying about the floor. Di rectly Tommy seized a shoe which one of the girl operatives had pulled off and rushed out. of the door with it full tilt. When he reached the side walk, i still running, he turned hi head to be on the lookout for j ' pursuit, and ran headlong in" to Edward Houghton, one 01 the mill ojieratives, who was was riding up to the mill on a wheel. A tree had been Iwtween them when the boy liist reached the sidewalk and neither saw the other. The collision occurred at the curb- iJo.igh'on who is thirty yav oM and lives on Beech Street, hud been home for a brace and bit with which he wanted to do some work on his boat after he had knocked off in the even ing, lie was carrying the brace with the bit turned out ward when the boy struck him. The sharp point entered the child's arm, passed all the way through it and pierced his breast :t is thought possible that the lung yas punctured. Dr. II. D. Wa'ker was called iv iJione and on reaching the boy dressed .the wound iinmedi atelv at the mill, lie then took the bov to his home on Glade street where in the late after noon he was reported as resting quietly. The lad's father is dead lie lives with his mother ana stepfather, Mr. Bart ljarris. provided they had sent in their money for the license for tne new year they were entitled to use their machines ami start . , . II.! A n mil nil inai supposition. r.a it result C C. Thompson, L. L. Winder. W. J. Albertson, Shel ton .-M'ott, and John Culjiepper were in nolice court before Judge Sawyer Thursday mom- ; Jf ing and were taxed with the cost id the action against them. . This amounted to 95 cent ;..!. each as the Sheriff did not - claim his fees in the proceed V) ' ings. v , :'... 'J' T.'y . v'tMr'V'rtf-.NK. K J ' , - .1 1 V li .i( j. this comuusslon'afo: Wi;'J ' 'o'clock''- ' '
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