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k; : -u-. v . a.-v... V, 4." ; .-, . ...;:f ? ' J TT rrv TTTs TT'.viW IT iT SIM . j ,. . Wi v..D..? , j X, . . 1 1 OFFICIAL PAPER! : J r I 7 OFFICIAL L i BIAS',- OF wsxvimouT CURRITUCK COUNTY PREJUDICE r - VOL IV ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY JULY 23,1915 NO 58 - . 7 ; i 7 7 M (VIE -7 . . ,:' ' llK STOPPED Oil SCOTT ST. Contiguous Property own en Must Agree to New Right of Way Temporarily, at least, the work looking toward the open ing, up of Scott Street, inter" eecting Road just North of the Q. H. Scott residence, has come to a halt. City Manager, took a look at the work being done and then went over the plans and spec ifications in) the eon t rani ore hands. He didn't like either, and intjerpofeed a number of objections which it is now too W'j lae to remedy. One thinft v however. Mir. Commander, and apparently a majority of the members of the board of alder men, think should be changed even now : As Scott street has been laid off that section to the west of Road Street does not extend in a direct line with the section east of Road -street. In other words one Is a little farther north than the other, and a straight Una drawn from the center of the east section across Road street . would just about strike the curb of the west section. The matter came tip for diaefctition" : first ' last Tuesday Afternoon. The board took a recess until ten ' o'clock yesterday morning without tak ing action. It was voted yes terday to discontinue the work unless Isuch a ' right of way could be secured without cost to the city as would enable the eotxtractor to run the two sec tions of Scott street so that the north and south curbs, respect tively, would run in the same straight line. The discussion of the propo sition was quite lengthy and TOvealed the fact that there is considerable opposition to the 'opening up of thia street at all. It seems to be the idea of some member of the board hat- the ojtening of this street Would redound to the benefit of a few property owners rath er than to the good of the town . Residents in that section are especially anxious to get a sewer along the bed f the stream crossing Road at this point and conveying the waste tf the Elizabeth ;ity Hosiery mill dye-vats. The odor from this waterway is very ffensive at times. The purpose was to lay the sewer and then build the Btreet over it. The work is now well underway and the contract for it has been let. To abandon it now would le a loss to the ntv of all the time, la bor and material that ha been already exended. DEALING SOfJE The little we horse office in the northwest icorner of the Hinton Building (second floor) presided over by W. E. Punstau (the Ex-ice maty now 'the X L Real estate man) has had record breaker in real estate deals thus far in July. As hot as it has beeiu he has sold a farm in Camden county, farm in Currituck County bought and sold a house and lot on Harney Street, bought proierty on South Road Stree The latter together with arm or two left and aw assort inent of bouses and lots will be yi.:, v sold at jrtioes hich will make v them! go. UoTeee him, while . v-Vvthe Sale ir.onT-J-., 4Wt-; ait I. L EIIGIIT Robert Siee Bright, aged abtwt thirty five years, died at the Elizabeth "City " Hospital Wednesday morning at an early hour. Funeral services were ioonduidted t .Blackwell Memor ial Church yesterday by the pastor, Rev. I. N. Loftin, and Interment followed in Holly wood cemetery. Mrv Bright .was a young man generally .Known and1 welt liked in Elisabeth. City and was -regarded highly for personal worth and integrity of charac ter. He; hadbeen in failing health for some time, not hav ing been able to do any work for a. number of months but not "having been confined to his bed for much more than a week.' He was taken to the hospital a few days ago. He is survived by a mother, wife and tae child. mi HEAD TO HAVE I30YIES Nags Head is to have moving pictures for the entertainment of its visitors for the remainder of the season. Mr. Sander lin's boat Float'infj Movies,' left here Friday for a short stay at Buffalo from where it goes to Nigs Head to re main as long as any one else remaps there during the sum" mer. Niionton township has gone on record as having taken to heart one of the lessons of the Community Service Week here ast year. This week in district num ber four in that town Rhip the voters held A a special tax election was held which resulted in a vic tory for better schools by a vote of fourteen to three. here was a registration in the district of twenty two. This Hpecial tax will insure for this siihool by another sess ion an additional teacher, an enlarged school building, and better equipment in all .depart ments of the school work. It is hoied that this action .- m t tl paves tne way ior similar steps on the part of other rural sch)lH in teh countv. NEGRO KNIGHTS HERE Three hundred delegates from the nqgro organization of the Ivnights of Pythias assembled in this citv -July 20th their Grand Chancellor. Dr. J. W. Jones of Winston Salem, presiding over the meeting. These del egates represented every sec lion of North Carolina. The opening program was marked by a cordial spirit of welcome from Elizabeth City ne gro Pythians and by the ex pression of most kindly reia tions between the races. May or P. G. Sawyer welcomed the Convention and hearty appre ciation o U,R address was no- corded bini by his audience. The white citizens of the city were highly spoken of bv the (colored sneakers. Dr. B. F. Martin of Ga8touia and Dr. L. I Capeheart df Raleigh responded to tb addresses of welcome. . All lodges reported heavy in crease in every department of the fraternity. Dr. Jones made bis annual address We nesdjay which was followed by an address bv Col. James a Young -of Raleiglt. emphasizing the fact that the fraterniqei among the . negroes are "doing much In making ; them desir able citizens iand '.helpful "factors Initheir commirnity:: iO ODD FELLOWS 10 BIG COII III Delegates From All Over First District Attending Meeting Here The Odd Fellows of the First District, are holding their dis trict meeting here with A. choree Lodge. The conven tion assembled at three o'-clock Wednesday alfternoon for first session and effected ah organ ization. . The regular business session began yesterday morning An unusually large number of delegates are in attendance upon the convention, nearly every lodge in the district being represented. This district is made up of the lodges of Currituck. Camden, Pasquottaiik, Gates,. Chowan, Dare' and Tyrrell counties. A committee ap)Kinted at the last session of the Grand lodge pro posed that Chowan, Gates and Perquimans be taken from the First District and made-a part of the Third, The Convention went on record in unanimous protest to this change and reso- utions were drafted and for warded to the Grand Master, re questing that no Change be made in this district rue aaaresa welcome -n Wednesday afternoon ? by. Ret. K. F, Sawyer Was responded to by Mn L. S. Parker of Sun rbury. Reports from tne odges of the district showed the organization to be in thriv ing condition though not ex tremely active in the admission of new members at present. Mr. John ft. Berry, of Ral- igh, formerly of Camden coun ty, wbo is now Assistant Grand Secretary, was one of the Conventions distinguished guests. The next session will be hew next January in Shawboro with the Sligo and Indiantown odges as joint hosts. The following officers were elected for the coming year: resident, Silas B. Heyrnqtir, Camden Lodge No HO; yice resideuti, Henry (J- Godfrey. Clijsabetli City 'Lodge 'No. 217; Secretary, VV. C. Bea- man. Holly Grove Lodge' No. Mr. II. T Greenleaf, Jr. is instinct nuiiemsor. Mrs. Mae Ijeonhauser and ittle daughter, BioUi, of Sew York are in the city visiting F. Bartlett on Cypress Street. . BUXTON WHITE III STATE EKEHtni The following news item from the News and Observer of Tuesday will be of interest to frjends in this city: "Mr. Buxton White who is connected with tm? cereal in vestigations of the experiment station, is sjs?nding the , week at the Iredell and BnjKom.be Test Farms in work connected with wheat and oat breeding experiments being carried on at these farms' E30UGHT KEBRO FECKSIW Sheriff R. E. L Griggs brouglit in,to the city ' for the chain gang Wednesday yl Williams or CumtUCK, Con vtcted v. for, selling. .. whisker Williams ; was -"ven , ixty daj on th roads ?ia Curri 1 tuck Recorder's :Court,- 7-'&iA9 a whole the body of teach TEACHERS AT CHOl'MIJ COLLEGE Summer School ia Session at Murfreesboro Has Splendid faculty Murfreesboro, July 22- A sum mer school or tri -county insti tute opened in Chowan College July 5th 1915 with an enrol ment of 99, teachers who repre sent orth Carolina from Yancy to .hirritu,ck . We are also glad to state that Mexico s represented in our Summer School. This is the first Summer School in the State, that has been organized in the mauner that it is. No more suitable place in astern North 'Carolina could lave leen chosen for a Summer School than "at Chowan College, with all its magnificent his torv mill.' -scenery. The im rohiiUj College building. the beautiful lawn with fine shade trees, jhrubbery ami flowers, the circular driveway, . bor dered by majestic old pines together with the surrounding! bills and valleys suggestive of the Piedmont section, furnish mple recreation grounds for i nstructori and teachers . - a strong' faculty of specialists and successfuT teachers, chosen because of their recognized ability in their particular field, and their special fitness for the instruction of teachers,, have been giving their undivided time in the summer school. Among the Instructors, may be mentioned Prof- R. E. Sun tell, Supt. of Lumberton Grad ed School, who was appointed conductor of the summer school by the State Department of Education, Prof. Sentelle is one of the most promiuent edwntors in North Carolina, and the Chowan section is very fortunate indeed in securing such an able man for the work le i now doing. The general discussions led by 'rofu Sentelle are based on 'hart ,?Teaching of the Com mon Branches So far the outlined work in Reading mguage. Spelling, Drawing and Penmanship have been ablv discussed. The work has been divided in to nigh school, intermediate and primary sections The nnniarv section claims the largest number of teachers This work is. under the super vision of Mrs IViirl Cross Green of .Raleigh, who is recognized by the greatest of educators, as beina one tf the best specialists in both 'the North and the South. Her vast e.erence as stud entj teacher and supervisor has won .the highest tyjie or approba tion. Mrs. Green is assisted in primary work by Miss Ethel Kelly, a very oapable instructor! being for many years a teach er in our leading schools of the state, and who now holds the position of primary sup ervisor in Northhampton county Miss Kelly is one of the lead ing specialists in Domestic Science m the State. splendid course in Domes tic Science is being given under the direction of Miss Kelly. This course is of vital interest. it being proven by the vast number who are takinir the course. ' Prof. G. E. Lineberry, Pres ident of Chbwan College and who needs no further introduc tion to the educational centre of North Carolina, is giving f nStrmition in, . high school sub jett m the, summer school IIS Outlook Bright for Market ingr Home-Grown Pro ducts in the City The Tomato Girls of Pasquo tank under the ' direction of their leader, Miss Marda Al bertson, are achieving marked suctfcsft during their first year's work. Already tne club has received orders from thres or four . housekeepers and one hotel to stock their pantries with Its products, and one member has made sixteen dollars from the sale of fresh toma tines here in town. The Nixonton branch of the club held a Vanning bee' Tues- la.v at the home of Mrs. Be- iMnie Cartvyright. On Wed nesday the Corinth Club met with Miss Albertson at her home ou Church (Street for a day's work, and to day. the members of the Nixonton club will work at the home of their president. Miss Linda Reed. Saturday a general meeting of all the members of all branches of the Club will be held wjth Miss Albertson, at which meet ing plans for future work, will b& dismssedVaiul 4edded4poa The girls are canning' corn, beets, snap beans, ' berries, plums; and peaches in addition to their own tomato crops. These products will be placed on the Elizabeth City market and the public will be given an op potrtuniry to patironize a home industry whiqh gives promise or userul and far reaching development. ers in the summer school are al)ove the average in . their general attitude for the work. They are not absent from any of the sessions, whether general or sectional unless providen tially hindered. This, shows the great interest being manifested by the teachers as a student bod v. Much good has leen ljerived from tlie practice school work. Often the instructors call on member! of Cheir different classes to give a model lesson. This litis wrked wonderfully and mauv teachers are beiTeflt- ted not only by observation? but bv really doing the actual work . Discussions concerning some of the vital problems of the school room are receiving atten tion and the teachers are made to feel that they are the ones to discuss the problems by ex, .hangiiK ideas. A Story Tellers Club ba leeii organized which meets just at twi light on the lawn. Meet ings are held from evening to evening and practically all the teachers have taken iin active part. A areal amount of good, is being derived from this club. On Monday night, July 12, a i jet Acquainted social was iven the Summer School Btu dents. The main object was to get acquainted. Provision was made for good music and recitations t Afterwards re iresnments were served. in is meeting of teachers was of great social pleasure. During the summer School a number of distinguished edit cators have been in our midst and given iinMrt.'int lectures. Among these may le -mention ed .:Dr. John E. Kav. President of the Blind School in Raleigh. Jndee'F. D. Winston, pf Wind or,X Brown, bo . well UTO 1 known, as the great , corn club lii Cell Bolt Insecurely Past ened and Housebretfceri Make Getaway , Four prisoners escaped from the county jail in the 1 earl part of the night W'edneMajv , -and up to this time are.still ' -at large, though the sheriff ;hf? 'j;; bees close on the track irf n or more of them. ,-A.y,- The prisoners escaping &$ ''."'. all negroes; two of. thenv Sail' ffJr dy Gaynor and John Livennaa v being convicted of liquor seHing;'. ' .''; and the other two, Noah riw' ; son and Roy Moore, charged , " ' with housebreaking. The last t . two are wanted here and at other pollnts also. ..''r'.Vc-- Interviewetl by an Advance -;- , reHrter as to how the prison- , ers effected their escape tne ;: -v -sheriff explained that .while the jail is being remodelled . the f . , prisoners are secured only by ' the bolts on their celu, the front ' ;. of the jail being now open. V In sending home the bolt Wed? nesdav evening when these ptis . . onera were locked op, the.;tf;-.:,; lock failed to catch ''mujiT The prisoners found thisy out v ; in some way . and effected their ' eWaneXiiai the sheriff, admitted, . bntbv h . thought that there :.ws' -r tenuating circurnstances. ; M Sheriff Reid yesterday ntorninf announced a reward of ten del- ' -' lars each for Gaynor, Lawson and Moore. At half past eight o'clock s Tuesday evening the marriage of Miss Selma Modi in, to Mr. (Nel- ' son .Combs of Norfolk was sol-.' eninized at the home of he , parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Modlin on Cypress Street. The maid of honor, Miss Sue ' Bagley. trowsad in white em broidered organdy carrying;pink , ; carnations, entered with the bride who wore white tulle V and carried brides roses. "The . ' Vri. groom entered with his T$st 7Q: man, Mr. T. R Chase, of Kor, folk and the ceremony was per- -h formed in a very impressive .;'' manner by Ret C. R. Angell. The wedding musici was render -.v. I by Mrtk I N Loftin. Following sthe ceremony, the . guests were invited into the ', ?; dinning room where a dainty, tv, wedding supper was served, j' Among the onit of town guests v v ; -were Mrs. i Martin Iewi8, Mrs. John Steger, and Mrs Ben os j ;v ter of Mobjack, Virginia. ' ' Mr. and Mrs. Combs will . v j make their home in Norfolk1 - uion their return from their wedding tour. rorker over the stntn R. E. Parker, sin retary of Audubon Society of North Carolina; Miss Ruth Evans, State Demonstraj- ;f v to of Canning Club work and' Miss Olive of Simmons College, x Boston, who is a specialist in Domestic Science. '"I-V The summer school has con tinued to grow in interest as ' ?y; well as in number, despite the . . warm weaher. It now numpc', ' bers 145 whimh is a record break -si;: er for the first summer school' ' at Chowan. '-V May the jrtep that has been1'!'' taEen at Chowan College for-Vr-the instruction of teachers be V. just the beginning of the great ; V work before Us and let us presa.'.' ever forward to make Chowant- f a great educational cenW irf?.i the summer as weUaai In ? ,the '' - winter. ' " rrmT) ' V ,
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