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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY AUGUST 10. 19
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FOR GOOD ROADS
Increase in Levy Neces
iusy on Account Expen
ditures for Equipment.
The county Comraissioflera
met yeaterdayto fix the tax; levy
or Pasquotank county. They
have wilted until this thne in;
order to get the approval of
Hhto corporation oommissibn on
the action of the board of Equal
iiatioa this. year.
JfH letter from the Highway
(Commission was read , request
ing the Board to raise he road
tax to twenty cents on th one
hundred dollars valuation of
property and to' 60 cents on
the poll respectively. last
year the road tax was 13 cents
on the $100.00 property val
uation, and after discussion
the board raised the levy 'to 18
cents. It is believed that this
will enable the highway Com
mission to proceed with its
n plans without itttourse lo a
bond issue.
'By act of the last legislature
tha board was allowed to make
A special levy of 61-3 cents on
the $100 dollar valuation to
meet the expense of having the
Jail remodelled,
-. For the general fund of the
fteilixty tha rate was reduced to
cents the last levy being 21
. cents. - '
' This gives the county a tax
rate of 91 'cents on the flOO
, --yaluation, or 91-8 cents higher
tbAn itne last levy. The m
orease of course, is largely due
to I the purchase Of new road
machinery, to re-indexing
the county records under
new system and to the expense
involved in reimdelrag tse
county jail.
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i. Bertha, N. CL, Aug; 5. Miss
Nellie Crane is iU at her home
here.
Mr P. H. Crain killed a bear
yesterday. Those who saw
it say that it was an unusually
large one.
Mr and Mrs. Bice, Mrs Maud
Smith, and little son, Lynwood,
and little Ruth . Taylor have
been visiting the Taylor fam
ily at Bertha. They returned
home last Monday.
Miss Lydia Dowdy of Bden
tn returned home Wednesday
after visiting her cousins, Miss
-es Briuie mid Lizzie Taylor
here.
Miss Liazie Taylor has gone
to Norfolk to visit friends.
Mr ft. T. Rice and sister. Ber
tha, of Gates county returned
home Thursday after visiting
relatives here.
SUCCESS IT SHAIY GROVE
. Rev N. P. Htallings of Moy
ock who was in the city yes
terdav on hi wav to Travis re
ported very successful revivals
at Bnady Grove and at MoyocK.
Mr Stalling baptised eight at
Shady Grove Sunday.
NO SERVICES AT CANN
MEMORIAL THIS MONTB
. Rev. J. B. Black, oastor of
'Cann Memorial Prenhvterian
Church, is on his vacation this
month and there will be no ser
vices, there until the first Sun
day in September, j
i Mrs. A.. West: is; improving
after an illness at her home on
rearing street;?" :" : ?,
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FOR EUZ. cm
Baseball Team of Roanoke
Island no Match for Lo
cals In any Phase
Manteo met defeat at the
hands of the ElizabetL City
aggregation last Friday to the
tune of 12 to 3. Manteo Y
team, it is said, was badly
crippled, two of the best play
ers being out of commission.
From the first inning it was
evident that Manteo was out
classed, but the local fans
hoped that .with a little luck
for the visitors the contest
might be a sharp and snappy
one. When at the close of
the third inning, however, Elix
abeth City had piled ufl eight
runs to two for Manteo it be
gan to look as If he Betsy
boys would walk all over their
opponents. But in the sixth
the visitors got to-gether and
tightened up behind the hat;.
and at a few other loose places.
There was no scoring on either
side after that.
Manteo opened the fun. Dan
iels was first man up but went
out on' a grounder to Reid at
third. Gates hit to left field,
went to second ond scored xn
a hit to right field by Robinson.
Midgett G. fanned and Midgett
W. went out on a long fly to
Cutler. , ,
Twiddy for Elisabeth City
in the first inning beat out a
slow one along the first base
jline Mjple toaoond and third
scoring on Belangia's hit to
right field. Cropsey sent a
slow 'one down first base line
scoring Belangia who had stol
en second and third. Com
mander and Etheridge struck
out.
Midgett il, first up-in third,
wfis hit by niflclhed ball, went
to second on error. Meek-
ins was given a free pass to
first. Midgett E. struck out
but Daniels C. went tto first
on balls, filling the bases. Gates
struck out. Midgett E scored on
error. Meek ins was caught
at third.
Simmons in Betsey's half
of the second went to first on
balls. Perry beat out a slow
one along first! base line and
second, Spivey and Tviddy
fanned. Simmons and
and Perry, scored an error.
Etheridge first of N third in
ning flew out to pitcher. Rob
inson and Midgett struck out.
Three up three dovn..
In Betsy's half of lie third,
Oommander, first up, hit to
left field, Etheridge hit to
ritfht, scoring Commander wlio
had stolen second. Reid hit
to center scoring Etheridge.
binimons went out on a pop
fly. Terry singled ,to right,
Reid Reid trial to make t&ird
on error but died there. Spi
vey got a single, stole to third,
scored on error. Twiddy
singled to lttft. Belangia
went out on high fonl.
It was three p, throe down.
f'ir Manteo agaiu n the f.:rth
Kh.n Midgett I. flew ont to
right field, Meekins E. fanned
and Midgett R. went out to
first.
For Betsey in the . fourth
White led . with a single to
right field, Commander, went
out on high fly, Etheridge
fanned, Reid hit to right scor
ing White, stole second but
Went down trying , to steal
third. Manteo's final run was
made in Jhe, ilfth. , Gates
beat one to first' through Com
mander's fqirible, Midgett
knocked; one through, center
and got.twov bf gs on it ,bm
went down' ' trying- to steel
! Mrd.'" 'JMieHJege - went.out
EASY
mnrawmw
As a result of an altercation
at the Norfolk Southern depot
Sunday between F. A. Crank
and Sidney Billups, a i negro
porter at the Southern Hotel,
Crank, a local auto hack driver,
pulled a rock out of his pocket
and soaked jthe pprtex on the
head; inflicting an ugly scalp
wound from which the victim
not sufficiently recovered to ap
pear in Police court yesterday.
Judge Sawyer set the trial for
next Saturday. '
BEACH PUTT H iiZWR W I
A delightful beach party was
eujoytM .n-strday by the fol
lowing la-uy crowd of; young
people: Misses Elizabeth Je
rome of Center Hill, Mabel
Lilleston, of Suffolk, Ella Bray
of Shawboro, Iina Gray of
High Point, Grace, Annie and
Eunice Jerome of PopBar
Branch, Sndie Wright, Bea
trice Parker, Elizabe3i Robert
trice Parker, Elizabeth Rolert
son, Minnie and Kllr.abetJi
Meggs, Gladys Saunders. Messrs
Messrs Robert Jerome. War
land Parker, Curtis and Jul
ian Baum, ILancelot Poyner,
R. H. Gettel of Philadelphia,
Emery Gray of High Point,
and Rev. C. Pi. Jerome.
The party left on Mr. Par
ker's launch and went to
Whale's Head. Surf bath
ing was enjoyed, followed by
an excellent supper and the
trip home in the moonlight.
at first.
The fifth was another swat
fest for Elisabeth City. Sim
mons got to first on error, Perry
walked, Spivey singled, scoring
Simmons. Twiddy fanned,
Perry and Spivey scored on
errors. White went - out to
pitcher.
This ended the scoring. In
the sixth Midgett W went out
to pitcher, Midgett E. walked,
Meekins got out through Reid
on third. . Midgett R. sacri
ficed, advancing both base run
ners. But Daniels fanned.
Etheridge and Reid fanned
inBetsey's half of the sixth,
Simmons singled to right field
but Perry wrat out to first.
In the seventh Gates and Mid
gett G. went down one and two
at the plate. Etheridge hit
to right field but Robinson fan
ned. Spivey, first up for Besey in
the seventh, fanned. Twiddy
hit to right. Belangia flew
out to pitcher. White fanned.
In the beginning of the
eighth Midgett W, first up,
flew out to center, Williams
substituted in the sixth for
Midgett E., hit across first base
to . right field, Meekjns E.
struck out and Midgett R.
went out to pitcher.
First ii j) for Betsey in the
eighth. Commander got to first
on error, Etheridge sacrificed,
Reid hit to left field Comman
der died at home plate. Sim
mons went to first on error,
advauced to second when Perry
was passed but Spivey went
out to pitcher.
Manteo was within an ace of
scoring in the ninth when
Gates placed a two bagger be
yond center, with only one
man down. Bad coachinp
however put Gates out on a
a steal to third and Midge tt's
tingle to right with nobody on
bases was wasted. Etheridge
fanned.
. MANTEO,
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ELIZABETH CITY.
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Batteries:- Manteo, Meekins
Gates, Daniels add Williams.
Elizabeth City, Spivey and Bel
angia. Struck out. by Spivey
11 . bv Meekins and Gates : 10.
Hits onSplvey'Sr onr Meekin
and Gates 15. 'Twa base hits
uat.es one. a, :
611IS HOPE
10 CnUSl? RUSSIA
Warsaw in Their Hands
They are Now Trying
to Cut off Russians
In the beginning of the pr
sent world war In Europe The
Advance undertook to keep its
readers-informed of the general
treild of events in that titanic
struggle. Avoiding the con
fusion of attempting to give
details of minor engagements,
the effort was made to give a
connected story' of the war in
which the big events would
stand out in "their proper ier
spective. This plan was kept up until
last SLiiroh, bringing the. story
of the war to the capture of
Pnsemysl bv the Russians and
to the attempt on the part of
the Allies to force the passage
of the Dardanelles. Since
that time local matters of such
importance have been demand
in,g the attention of this uews
paper that there has been found
space and time for nothing be
yond detached accounts of the
more startling events which
have held the world's attention
for the last five months. The
story of the slaking of the Lus
i tenia has been told, Italy's en
trance into the war has been
touched on, .the . correspond
ence between the United States
and Germany relative to that
country's submarine policy afld
the sinking of the Lusitania
has been published but these
events have not been told . in
their proper setting.
It was on Maryh 22nd that
the Russians .took Przemysl
which had withstood seige for
seven iionths and prepared for
a descent from the Carpathians
upon the Hungarian .plain.
But their plans never mater
ialized. After gaining poss
ession of the passes of these
mountains they were driven
from their positions by the
Austrian and German forces
and theu gradually pushed
back until not only had Przem
ysl been .regained but Lem
berg, capital of Galicia, which
the Russians had held since
September 4th, was again in the
hands of the Germans. This
meant the virtual expulsion of
the Russian armies from Aus
trian territory. It whs dur
ing this campaign that the Lub
i.tania was sunk and that Italy
entered the war. German
success in the expulsion of
Russia from Galicia brought in
to flame a new German genius,
Mdekensen, who seems almost
to have superseded Von liin
denburg in popular favor
among the Germans.
Having got the Russian army
on the run the Germans have
been attempting since Wein
berg fell into their hands, to
make victory yet more com
plete. Their aim has been
nothing less than the . destruc
tion of the Russian army.
Ever since Von Hindenburg's
victories in East Prussia the
goal of his every offensive has
been the Polish capital, War
saw. Heretofore, his opera
tions have been hampered by
the Russian occupation of Gal
icia, but since the first of July
he has been able to count on
the assistance on the -South of
Mackensen's armies and these
two leaders have directed
against Warsaw the most terri
Ac and triumphant operation of
the war. .Though Warsaw has
fallen the most momentous is
sue remains " undodded. A
brief ' explanation "will make
this dear. i , ?,
Three'of ' Ru'ssfa's moflTS im
portant railways . converge Vat
suras mtm ;
James Nixon, the Norfolk
negro, arresed Saturday night
for, committing an assault with
dealy ' weapon on an Elizabeth
City negro named Perry "was
given six months on the Roads
by Judge Sawyer in Police
court yesterday. Nixon had
given his naraa ui ick Sawyer
to some of the negroes to
negroes to whom lie introduced
himself here."1 - .
It is said that if the blade
of the knife with which Nixon
cut Perry hid been longer the
wounds would have been fatal.
HIT El BEIT
Eddie Sawyer, son of Robert
Sawyer whose home is on. Mor
gan Street, was painfully in
jured at Haymen's mill on
R'veiside . avenue yesterday
when a licit, breaking when the
mill wjs running, struck him
inflicting an ugly scalp wound.
Dr. O. McMullan dressed the
Wound and the young man who
w nltout twenty two years old
is resting quietly.
MIS. IMIE JllliS euo
Bertha, N. C. August 5 Mrs
Lillie Jarvis died at her home
Thursday, August 5th, after a
lingering illness.
Mrs, Jarvis leaves ' behind a
mother, father, huabnad. and
two' small' children. hesldei
taapyi rejatjves and friends who.
mourn their loss. The fun
eral was conducted by Rev.
Byrum and interment followed
in the family burying ground.
: Mr. and Mrs, h. C. Baum, Mr
and Mra E. B. Gallop and
Miss EUa Bray of Poplar
Branch were in the city Mon
day shopping.
Wilson Leary of Gregory was
here o nbusiness Saturday.
J. ML Weeks returned .Fri
day from a business trip to
Norfolk .
William Barco of G randy
was in.the city Saturday.
J. Y. Joyner of Manteo was
in the city Thursday.
Warsaw. One strikes north
east and terminates at Petro
grad ; the sjjiond runs due
east and links Warsaw with
Mwhcow ; the third extends to
the Southeast reuniting ' Odessa
and Kiev. If the 'Germans
can reach these lines back of
Wtfrsaw before the Russian
army can get beyond their
reach the entire Russian army
will lie caught in a trap.
Before direct attack was be
gun, therefore, upon the fortifi
cations of Warsaw Von
niiideubtirg had struck
north of Warsaw for the
railroad to Petroguard while
Mackensen had Struck on the
south for the line to Kiev.
When on the uiorniu of August
5th the city -was, evaluated by
the Russians, the German ar
mies formed a great V, one arm
extending northeast, the other
souihwefrt, with Warsaw at
(lie vertev of the letie . If Ger
nuii'.v ai; LOW outlia.ik the U'l
sian retreat the will score one
of the greatest victories of his
tory and set herself free of any
expectation, of trouble from her
eastern .'adversary for many
months to, oome.
Meanwhile; spite of Germa
ny's supreme effort in the
east, the Allies have leen nn
able to break the deadlock In
France and Italy , is making
but slow progress in her cam
l paign against 'Austria j :'
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Demonstration of Serua
Treatment b! Disease Al
read too preyafent
Dr. P. D. Owen conducted
the first in the series of ' antl
hog-cholera demonstrations1 for 1
Pasquotank yesterday after
noon at Forks schoolhouse.' TO -day's
demonstrations will takt '
place at Jackson schoolhousa.
The remainder of the sdia
dale for - Pasquotank is as' fol
lows : , " . ,
Wednesday, August 11, VP '
River Schoolhouse. "
Thursday, August 12th, Okl
ko Schoolhouse. -A ' '
Friday, August 13th, Nlfr; -on
toh Schoolhouse. :'':."',
Monday, August 16th, Bivef
side Schoolhouse. ' " , w
Tuesday, August 17th, Salens
gchoolhouse. t ,
Wednesday August 18th, Pal
mer Schoolhouse. i
From Pasquotank Dr. Owea
goes to Camden and takes up
this work in that county on thi '
following dates: i.-s.
s, Thursday, August 19th, 014 , -:
Trap. . , ,
Friday August 20th, Shiloli.
Monday, August (23rd, South ' '
MUls. I ?
Tuesday, v August 24th, Burnt '
Mills. ,. ..;'.;..
' . Monday August .30th, , Cam
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- Tuesday, August .list, lillf . (
' Wednesday, September" lit(-
Farmers Union Picnic at San
dy Hook. '
i . On Tuesday, September,, , 7th
jDr Owen will & to Currituck
bounty to carry out a similar"
program .' ' ' .
. An inimense crowd attended . -the
funeral of Edmund G. Ha :
ris6n at' Old Trap Methodist r.
church Thursday, whose death"
oqcurred Wednesday afternoott "
when be fell from his wagon '
and was run over by iss wheels.'
The funeral was conducted
by Revu E. D. Stack of the Cam' ,;
den circuit, and interment "fol
lowed in the family burying
ground nearby. The Wood,
men of the World and the Odd
Fellows of which lodges Mr.
Harrison was a member, attend
ed the funeral in a body, and
relatives and friends from all ,
over the section were present' .
to pay their last tribute. Of
respect to a worthy citizen and
beloved friend.
GOOD CBOWD HEARD ASHBY
Rev. C A. Ashby, rector of 2;
Christ Church rceached to k';
large crowd at Hlackwell Mem
orial Baptist Church Sundajt
night from the subject of 'Loy ',
alty'. A volo. 'Jesus is Mine
was rendered by the church!'
soloist, Miss Rose Goodwin,
aid the congregation singing j
was led by the vacation choir - ;
tinsuiiSE -
An ice cream supper is tf ''M -j'
be ,glven at Forks schoolhouse
nea' the city neit -Fricby ; evea,.';-v-ing,
beginning at' eight o'clock
A musical, program: has ;u been - v r
arranged and ithe public ''' ''Ji'Vcyf-'
cordially Invited.' , ;
- Mr. 'and, Mrs. p; 1Bray tt
Enowdeu were In he'.city.'ifsa I f
Uity-shojiping :.'' . , '
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