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1MIS , . ' -:;v.. - x , r OFFICIAL PAPER fEI75 X7ITH0UT if OF, BIAS CURRITUCK COUNTY WS WITHOUT, PREJUDICE ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY JULY30, 1915 NO 60 l;MJ): VJnJ . - - L it vv. ' x' p VOL IV i 1 - ylil ATTEltD ' FABQERS PICI Hear Good Speeches and Enjoy Social Afternoon at Fair Ground Probably over half a thousand people, farmers and business men, attended the farmers pic nic at Albemarle Park Wednes day. Speeches in the morning by Dr. Alexander and Mr. Crosby, were heard with close attention and the afternoon was given over to social converse, horse racing and a good time gener ally. Dr. Alexander spoke along the line of the need of bettering rural conditions in this state. He pointed out the continuous exoddous of the best youth of the country into the city and said that this movement could never be checked except by mak ing farming more profitable and farm life more livable. Speaking nlong the line of making farm life more livable he stressed the need of improved rural credits. Mr. Crosby made a most prac tical talk on how to improve farming eonditions in North Car olina. He said that the farmers themselves ane.Jto blame for ex ' ising; conditions and that the .'.way to. remedy them is to get nt;injj tVwork Instead of whining ore? life's hardships. le Mid -that by education of the tight sort, by organization and joy Cooperation the farmers might expect to emancipate them selves from back-breaking drudg ry and emerge into days of letter life. The crowd was disappointed in the band's failure to be on hand and the afternoon tjie ab neence of music was especially noticeable. A number of local turfmen wore on the race track however and several interesting heats were witnessed, though there were no judges and no pmrse was oflered to the winner. The crowd appeared to enjoy the afternoon, a large number ling ering on the grounds till the ap proach of evening. It is hoped that there may be more definite organization before another picnic and that this e vent may come to be looked for ward to all over this section everv year. MEETING IT HOLE SWAMP Middle Swamp Baptist churtch in dates County will have a series of revival services beginning next Monday, in which the pastor. Rev. .Tosiah Elliott of Hertford, will be as sisted by Rev. K. F. Lowe of Reynol'dson . WEATHER FORECAST Generally fair weatlier and normal temperatures possibly during the week except that scattered showers will likely ocjnir the coast is the prediction of the Unit el States Weather Bureau for the week leginning last' Wednesday July 28th. SERVICES AT CAMDEN Services will le held in the Kpiscopal Chapel at Camden at four jf. m. Sunday. Mrs. Frank Evans and little on. Frank Jr. xt Belcross are visiting Mrs. Evan's sister, Mrs. E. J. Mercer on Cherry street mm. ? POTATO EMI ' ! i ' - rf . i " FOR THIS SECT! Charter Granted and Or ganization Backed by- Local Capital The Carolina Potato E change, of Elisab th City, was chartered Monday by the sec retary oi State and was one of the five new corporations for which charters were issued at Raleigh on that day. The Carolina Potato Ex change, is the result of the aqtivities of the Division of Markets of the North Carolina Experiment Station and the work of the chief of the divis ion, W. R. Camp, among the producers of eastern North Car olina. The concern is chartered at TK)0 of capital stock part of which waa subscribed bv F. W. Forbes of Harbinger: N. T. Aydlett of Harbinger, and J. B. Owen of Point Harbor. The objects of incorporation as set forth- in the charter are to act as agents for mer chant's and others for the mar keting of the products of North Eastern North Corolina and to establish and maintain uniform standard of goods and packing. Mr. W. ' R. Camp has mailed out to leading Northern dealers letters acquainting; them witb. the organization and ' ' inviting trade through,- the exchange. '' , Mrs. Mary Virgin'a Webster, whose home is on West Burgess Street of this city has received news that she has been granted an absolute divorce, on statu tory grounds, in circuit court in Baltimore, from Carl Pugh Webster, first offllcer of th Steamer Pokomoke of the Bal timore and Chesapeake Atlantic Railway Comany. The cou ple were married on January 17th, 1912, at PocoiiMike City, Maryland and have two child rMi. aged two ami three years. The custody of the children remains with their mother. Mrs. Webster will return to relat'ves in Delaware to live within a few weeks. STEAMER CHARTERED FOI BABIES The excursion to Nags Head for mothers and their babies who would otherwise not have leeii aide to afford a day's out ing at the seashore is now practically assured. KosVoc Wi Turner stated to an Advance rerter yesterday that the Yansciver has been chartered and the contract to run the excursion signed by the Pasquotank and North River Line. A canvass is ls'ing mode ;f the town to obtain the names of those entitled to tickets and a committee of ladies has taken charge of the matter of providing milk, ice. food and so on so as to make the trip absolutely without ex peuse to those taking it. There luwe come in from merchants and dairymen offerings of do nations in the way of fruit and milk, and other things are expected later. "In fact", said Mr. Turner, ' 'I am very much gratified at the hearty response which the proposition lias met with." Mrs. W. R. Owens who has liecn ill at her home, on Broad Street for the past five weeks is now Improving,. TO CULIDATE THREE DISTRICTS Important Part of Work of Board of Education in Currituck tt. W. Isley, now Superinten dent of Education in Currituck County, was in the citv Tues day and asked for an announce ment In the columns of this newspaper of a called meeting of the Currituck Board of Edu cation at Currituck Courthouse next Monday morning at ten o'clock . One purpose of the meeting is to discuss and formulate plans- for the consideration of soliools in Crawford township Currituck county. It has been decided that districts (, 7. and 8 will lie consolidated and at this meeting the Isnuularies of the consolidated district will be designated Many other matters of ex treme importance will be brought before the board of Ed ucation at this time and pro gress is looted for all along the line in educational condi tions in Currituck countv. URUS B. MAS HEAD " Ropery 1h uly- 58 On July 20th the Peath sngel vis ited the home' of Mrs. Charles 11. Nofeman and claimed her devoted husband. Mr. Norman was .sixty four year old. He was a memebr of Hebron Methodist chunih of this place also a member of the Charitable Brotherhood. Mr Norman had a number of strokes of paralysis .but rallied from each attack until July 20th. He is survive . by his wife, two son, and one daughter. Messss W.- ). Nor man of this place, Sheldon Nor man of Norfolk, and Mm. Jes sie O. Chesson of this place. The funeral was conducted W the Charitable Brotherhood and the bodv was laid to rest n the Norman burying ground near here. REFEREE CASE CONCLUDED The case of Ovvman vs. Lis r the lii'iiriii(r nf whih be fore the referee. I). H. Tillit of amdn. was begun Tuesday orning, was concluded Wed- sday afternoon. The rereree 11 take the evidence under ad semeiit and announce his de- sion later. Overman is alteniotinir to recover from O. M. 'Lister alKnit four hundred dollars w Inch he claims as unpaid, back rent I . .Mr. Lister wno is sun tenant on Mr. Overman's a fa nn claims that he has not lly paid all the bnfk rent but so part of that for the current on al vea BIG CATCH FISH Messrs John Lamb and Ho ward Flora. who have been spending some time at Nags Ilea, report the biggest catch Of tW season at Oregon Inlet ljist Friday. The young fish ermen went out in the late morning and returned n the early afternoon with seventy-five pounds of fish all of which they ad caught with hook and line. It ?s believed that the fishing around Oregon Inlet is as good nn Jinv where nlonor the i'oast'' 0 PRICES FOR J Currituck Potato Growers Busy Harvesting Fairly Big Crop News from Currituck cnint)' is to the etfect that the shipping of sweet potatoes has been on in full swing there since the 20fh of this month. The mar ket opened with prices extreme ly satisfactorv to the Currituck county shippers', the - first potatoes selling for five dollars a barrel on the N?th River line's dock and bringing as high as $0.50 ier barrel on the northern markets. The present pric ranges from $.'1.50 to 4.(K) jier barrel. Mr. J. W Fisher, a promi nent jmtato grower audi ship per of .Jarvisburg, who was in the city Tuesdav stated that about five hundred barrels daily were leii)g put on the wharf at Jarvisburg. This probably means that the North River Line is handling daily three or four times that amount Mr. Fisher stated that though the price had been fairly satisfactory the Currituck crop has not been as good as pros pects indicated before digging began. Dlf OSEiiltESCT The choir of Blackwell Me morial church will render its last program before its summer vacation on next Sunday at the evening service. The pas tor w'll preach, and after the service the ordinance of Bap tism will Ik administered. OS. HEMMING AT SHILOH I;. C llcimi.ig. pastor of the Fust I'.aplist Church, 's assisting the pastor Rev. Lamb ir a meeting at Khiloh week. Much interest is ported and good results this ooked for. NICHOLAS BURGESS DEAD Mr. Nicholas Burgess of the Old Trap section of Camden Countv died here Wednesday at the hospital where he had just been received for an operation. He was well known In Camden Countv and bis body has been sent home for interment. He Was over sixtv vears old. AT CHRIST CHURCH There will be np Sunday School for the next two Sun days, but the members of the school will attend the service at 11 a. m.. (he sdiool and chnrch worshiping together on these two Snndavs. FREE SCHOLARSHIP OFFERED SuDt. W. Hinton has re ceive word from the A.'' & M . college at Raleigh that a free soolarsbin to that institution is available for some young man in this county who- would like to enter there. . One scholar ship is offered in every county and the one available for Pas quotank county has not Is'en applied for. Blank applications for this scholarship cam , be obtained frouf Mr. Hinton. FIRS SHEETS ROBERT F. Wm DEAD Mr. Robert F. Simpson died suddenly Saturday night at his home on Iawrence and Road Streets. The end came fifteen minutes after eleven o'clock, Mr. Simpson was seventy seven years old, a native of Pasquotank county and a con federate veteran, serving with, distinction under Captain Alex White. He was' also -an alum nus! of Wake Forest College. Mr. Simpson was twice mar ?!ed. first to" Miss Belle Jack son add the second time to Miss Nannie .White, daughter Of his captain. He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. J L. Pritchard; a nephew, Martin S:inpson, and a neice, Mrs Harold Overman. Mr. Simpson had been in feeble health for about two years but for the last "week or two had appeared to 'be gain ing in 'strength and in spirits. He was outj ttu tarda v evening ami enjoyed a hearty supper. After fwu'g to his home for the ivening. however, he was taken with shortness of breath, which the physician summoned was unable to relieve. The funeral was conducted Sunday afternoon by Dr. B. C. Hennin& imstor of the First Baptist Church, of which Mr. Simpson was a member. In ferment followed In Hollywood cemetery. III I. e. IViLKER f "News has been received here of the death Sunday night shortly before midnight of Mrs. A. Ck Walker at her home at Cresswell in Washington Coun ty. Mrs. Walker was- the wife of Dr. A. G, Walker, a physician of that place who is well known all over this see tion and whose son, Dr. H. I). Walker, is one of the leading practitioners here. The death was extremely sud den. The first knowledge that his mother was not in her usual health came to Dr. Wal ker here from a telegram an nouncing her death which he received Monday morning. Mrs Walker was about sixty five years old. Before her marriage she was Miss Alice Dillon, the daughter of Capt. Dillon of this city, whd was for a number of years in the hotel business here. It was ibout thirty five years ago that she was married to Dr. Wdlkcr of Creswell. The funeral services wen; con lucted Tuesday afternoon by Rev. John T. Johnson, rector of the Kpiscopal church at 'Cres well of which both Dr. Wal ler and Mrs. Walker were mem KTS . Resides her husband, Mrs Walker is survived , In four hildren. Dr. II. D. Walker of this pi arc, Mr. Harry Walker of Creswell. Mrs. Bachman of Kdenton, and Mrs., Ida I 'helps of Plymouth. Those attend ing the funeral from this city were Dr. and Mrs. II. D. Wal ker, Mrs. A. L. Cohoon and her daughter Miss Bessie Co boon. Mrs. Cohoon is Mrs. Walker's sister. NEGROES PLAY FOR CLERKS A game of Baseball will be played at Bunnels Avenue Park by the Berkley Swifts and the Elizabeth City 'Dixies' this afternoon. The 'D'xies' announce that this game is be ing played in Iioixt of the half holiday of the white merchants and clerks who dose Friday evening. v Miss Elncr Hall is visiting M'sses Ruth r,nd Alma Window at Jsaggjllead: . uiteo Picnics Four Successive Victories - , in Ball aod Almost ii" . Many Feast - P Manteo, N. C. , Julj large number of people from here . attended the Wanchese Sunday school picnic last Wednesday, m When the dinner hour arrived! j ? a sumptions feast was laid bee -? fofe the crowd, which was clear, ;, ' evidence that the Wanchefla folk have lost none of thein old fashioned and far famed - iv hospitality. On the afternoon the interest of the large crowd ; centered on a good game of,, ' baseball between the Man teo , ami Wanchese boys. At the . : end of the game the score waa 5 ' i' . 15 to 8 in favor of Manteo. v . Ijast Thursday afternoon in a game between Manteo and ag8 Head the score wat8 to . 6 in favor of Manteo. , 'r K ' Today was the occasion of a "fi' , big Sunday School picnic at 5 Manns Harbor and again the chief interest of the afternoon ' ' was baseball. There were v. two games, one between Manns v Harbor and Manteo, in which Manteo wxm by a score of 4 to s 3, and one between Manteo and Stumpy Point, in which Man ; Manteo won'by a aoore of .to Four games iron within the past .week is Man ten's re cord, and no game lost. This morning" the picnio ' crowd assembled in theMetho- - dist Church at Manns ' Ear- ' bor and enjoyed an address by i V the pastor, Kiev. M. B. Cox, music, and an address by Ber. - ' J. F. Usley of Kitty Hawk. ! ' There were at least five hnndred .t people on the grounds, about v i T : fifty of whom were from Man- teo. Stumpy Point and Ma- . lnV ' shoes were well represented and a number came from Engler -r hart. The good housewives ' ' of Manns Harbor loaded the, . V long tables under the . shade trees with an abundance of good things and no one was al lowed to go away hungry. JOCK BRIEFS Coin jock, July 2H Miss La ra Midgett is visiting friends and relatives at Corolla. Miss Klizaheth Cembrola and sister are guests of Mrs. Francis Mercer. Miss Lucile Ilalstead is the guests of Mrs. Will Boswood. Revival meetings began Mon day at Coin jock Methodist church . Mr. Karl Hall is spending' bis vacation here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Hull. Miss Myrtle Talbot spent the week end here with" fiicnds. JESSE MERCER OEAD Coinjock. July 2.S- Mr. Jesse Mercer died Saturday inornfng at bis home at this place. Hifl funeral was conducted at the home Sunday " afternoon at half past three o'clock and inter ment followed in the family burying ground. LITTLE CHILD DEAD Anna BelL the little twenty months old daughter of . ,Mr.', and Mrs. Phelps on Fleetwood ', ' ' Street, died vesterday mornin J s , at A o'clock. '.: ' .' . '. i .- r r V V I,' v 1. (f . 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