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- , t , i f .ii- i r i i f i f r s , ,' I OFFICIAL PAfEZl III , ' : 7 ! ?:. 7 y : .:! county -7 iJZ V -V; 7:U'U.U-LlJ: 37 I fZEJVDICE FOL IK ELIZABETH COY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDA X AUGUST 24, 1915 4 '1 : rjlll PRESEtiT i Event to Take Place Sep tember Sixth Will be Notable Occasion Raleigh An event of unusual interest in this section will take place at Kaleib on, September , sixth Vbea an oil portrait of Judge Gorge W. Brooks will be pre tested to the Federal conrt by the Brooks family. The por trait is the work of a Baltimore artist, L. P. Dietrich. Judge Brooks' surviving children; are Mrs, Maggie Cobb of Elizabeth Cily, Dr. George C. Brooks of Suabury, Attorney J O Brooks of Elizabeth CitM, JftB I Mrs. W. H. West of Cornland Va. The speech of presentation is to be made by Hon F. D. Winston of Windsor, and a most interesting occasion is expected. Judge rooks is remembered all over the State sfor his fearless action, during Governor Holden's administra tion, in releasing from custody AJdolphus G. Moore, who had had been arrested by the notor ious Colonel George W. Kjirk. This was in the darkest pe riod of Reconstruction when, following the organization of the Ku Klux Klan, Governor Holden had declared martial law in the counties Of " Alam ance and Caswell . Moore was arrested upon the charge of be longing to the Ku Klux Klan and for complicity in the mur der of J. W. Stevens of Yancey ville. A writ of habeas cor pus was sued out before Chief Justice Pearson. To the de mand of the officer of the law for the delivery of the prisoner Col. Kirk re plied): "Tell your judge that such things have played out. My orders come from the Governor and I will obey none 'othere: The writ vrm exhibited to Goveror Holden and a message from" the Chief Justice was de livered to the effect that he had no power to disobey the writ, but the Governor refused to honor the paper. Then, according to Judjje Holden, "the power of the judiciary" was "exhausted". It Was at such a crisis that lMa.tt Kanson came to George W. Brook District Judge of 'the. United States Court, at KHz abeth City with a petition for a writ of ' habeas corpus which, after goinj; over the ground thoroughly, Judge Brooks sign ed. The writ was made re turnable at Kulisbury and there), when court convened, the prisoner was brought in toy a military escort under the com mand of Col. Kirk. Judge Brooks looked up from the Ibencih orderqd the military guard from the court room, dis charged the prisoner, and tax? ed Col. Kirk with the costs of the entire nrnreeriing. This act' of Judge Brooks, who was Republican, but an incorrupti "ble judge, assured him. a per- mtanent place in the annals of "Nora Carolina history. . . . . . EucramraFiiBi " :A4eadATjnWin4'a ,ssion of the Grand 'Encampment pf Odd Fellows in Kington H. T. Greenleaf of this city was elect- rt .Grand High t Priest of the , organisation. ; -Mr, t ureea 1 leaf was' also appointed 'Deputy of the First Pisttf ct by : the DtEll 111 CI STEPGMIEI J. R. Harrell, white, of Cho wan county was sent to the roads for four months Monday morning upon the double charge of v carrying a concealed weapon and of assault with deadly weapon . Harrell is a cotton mill ouer- at'ative at Eden ton. Some time 1 ago, himself a widower, be mar ried a widow with several child ren add both the stepchildren and his own children worked in the mill, turning all their mon eyver to him. Bessie Ed wards about fifteen years old, and one of the step-children, grew tired of this" arrangement and came to Elizabeth City to work for herself. Harrell came after her, went to her hoarding house, j)(ulled out his gun and ordered the girl to re turn with him . He had seized her and was leading her along the railroad trajrk toward the )lepot when he saw officers com ing whereupon he hdnded the girl a dollar and fbld her to come home taking to the woods himself He boarded the train at Ofelsko and got off at Edenton stepping into the arms of an officer there; CM TO HAVE PICNIC September the first is the ate for the Camden County Farmer's picnic and this will be at' Arneuse Oeek on that day with speeches by experts from the State Department; ol Agriculture and with " a big Basket dinner. The program in detail will be published in the next issue of The Advance. BIB CROWD TO GO TQ BEACH The excursion to Virginia Beach scheduled for Thursday of this week and under the di rection of t he Black well Me morial Baptist Sunday School bids fair to carry a large crowd of pleasure seekers for a day's outing. The younger mem bers off the Sunday School are the guests of honor but the en tire Sunday School anjl church menilership and many outsiders will be among the number to enjoy the trip. , The com inittee is making every possioh arrangement for the pleasure and comfort of the crowd and providing also for good order. EDUCATIONAL RALLY AT SALEM The (iiestion of a central school for Salem township will he discussed at a mass meeting of the Citizens of tha town ship at Salem Church Wednes day, Au,gust 25th, at three o'clock. Every citizen of the township interested in the undertaking is urgol to be pre sent and to take part in the discussion . Speakers Jiave been secured for the occasion and an interesting program is expected. EU01G VJESTEER W The following from a tele, gram from E. F. Aydlott, who with his daughter. Miss Helen, is returning by way of Salt !Lake City, yrbetb .;he at tended 1 the : meeting Vv'Pf American i3a?r-H ; Associatimi from ; a tf ip j'vtotKc 'Panaaia I'aciflc Exposition ; wDL- le interest: V jfAinericani - Bar AssociatJon ''5idJonmed ; ThuTS day. It was- . a great meeting A gnand concert was given members on Jhig or gan in Gorman tabernacle anu hundreds' of voices were Jn th choir.. We are, now leaving for -Yellowstone Park . w ' Ei r.lET DEFEAT Wanchese Braves Too ...... - ' Much For Local Aggre gation on Home Dia mond Friday , In one of the most interesting games of the' season Wanchese defeated Elizabeth City on the local diamond last Friday afternoon by the score of., seven eo six,. Wanchese was in the lead until the fifth when the first two runs for the home team jtied the score. , In the sixth three more" runs for the Betsey boys gave them .jyhat seemed to be a safe lead 'tut In the seventh White, who pitch ed for the locals, got struck on the arm by a pitched ball. This put him out of the game and Spivey, who succeeded White on the niountf proved easy for the visitors, who scored two runs in the first tinning. ' The line up was as follows BET IS Elizabeth City R. H. E. Spires '1 20 Twiddy 10 0 Crank 0 0 0 Cooper i 0 0 1 Norice . 2 0 I 1 White 2 10 Johnson 0 1 1- BaUance K 0 0 0 Spivey ' "H "t 0 Totals i 6 3 3 Wanchese 7 R . H. E. C. IHavis " 3 3 0 R. Daniels 2 3 0 M. Burrus 0 2 0 O. Burrus f 1 2 0 A. Davis 111 3. C. Davis 0 11 F. Daniels 0 0 0 C. Daniel V 0 I I J. Dai.iels 0 11 Totals 7 11 4 Batteries : Elizabeth City White and Ballance; Spivey hnd Cooper.. Wanchese, M. Burrus and C. Davis. Struck out by Burrus 13; by White 7, by Spivey 3: Two base hits M. Burrus, 2; O. Burrus, 1; R. Daniels, 2; A. Davis,! . TWENTY ONE MEMBERS ADOED The revival conducted by Rev Herman Trueblood at Oak Ridge Baptist church ,in Cam den county last week closed Sunday evening with twenty one additions to the church. Fifteen new members were bap tised by the pastor. Rev. J. K. Henderson and six former members were restored to the church. FINED FOR ASSAULT 11 Johnson, colored, wag tin ed . ten dollars and costs in police court this morning for simple assault and creating pub lie nuisance by bad language on the street Saturday night. Nat Overton, a negro butcher, was also fined five dollars and costs. Johnson entered Over ton's shop, ait altercation 'en sueld. and Overton ordered Johnson out J'hen, . jey got out on "wdeu'walki " battle yrltK' tf mmeS',. '" years piot, ,fw wi ry waere. Also bugggy and harness. An nnnsual opportunity . 'Box 188 Elisabeth City, N. C. .Miss May Francis of. Edenton is visiting-Mrs. Charles Benton TWEHn GQLIARS FOX WEf Richard Webb, who collided with, buggy' and cart belonging to Peter Cartwright while bringing a number of passengers home from) xrhurch out in the Country one night ?5st week was fined twenty dollars and costs in Police court Saturday morning. All. the persons eon'i-nied nre'eoiored. George Mitchell, another negro hack men, was in the mix up alsdf but there was not sufficient ev idence to convict him on any point, j Webl charged with driving his machine while tin der the influence of liquor, with running it in excess of the limit prescribed by state law, and with violating the rules of the road, was convicted only on the last couut. STORE ROEBEDIN PROVIDENCE While Mi'. 4iV lavis of Pro videuce towllshib wus at break fist Saturday, Lis store, which is nerif the house, and which he bad left unlocked when he came to the liouse for his meat was entered v and robbed of about twelve dollars in cash. Mr. Davis telephoned to Elir. abeth City for blood hounJds, but Shore's dogs, taken to the scene), refused to pick up the trail and the birrgler is still un apprehended . Henry Ebroni, a young white man alsuit iwrnty five years old, was sent to the roads for two mouths Siilurday for the theU of i necklace belonging to Mrs. Violet Betchtold of Eliz abeth'. Nejj- Jersey, who is stopping at the Carolina Hotel here. The young man plead ed guilty to the offense. Chief Thomas was given the case Friday at about ' twelve o'clock aisl had his mpn Jby 5 in the aftenoon. Ebroin who is wanted at Belbaven on a charge of wife desertion, was pretwling to be unmarried and had given the stolen necklace to a young lady to whom he was iwiying attention. STABBED WITH POCKET H Henoch Williams, a middle aged negro who lives on Green street is in a serious condition and may die as a result of a wound received in an affray with Frank Turner near the end of West (Munch street be tween ten o'clock and mid night last night. Williams and Turner had both been, on the excurion to Norfolk and it is thought that both had been drinking. Some sort of altercation, jirote after they got back to town and in the' light which followed Tur ner jabbed his knife into Wil liams' breast. Williams has been bleeding profusely and is said to be in a critical condition Turner, when this paper went to press, had not been appre hended. OSOICIS The. Apothecary. JBhop has re ceived a check fo?':fiyei dollars thmjtbo rlttacmim of WrifjpiipAih the announcement that ibis :. store won-'fburlfr pri2efn"ih recent welch Week, :"Vlndwfe:- Trim ming , Contest" ' This' ffrlw was won by this' Elizabeth City concern against twenty thous and competitors . v in sixteen states and the .district of Co lumbia f,.,, . . . - , CIT1 Til BATE IS LOWERED New Assessment and Eco nomical Adroiwstration Make Tbi Step Possk pie As a result of the increase in the assessment of property val uations in Elizabeth City town ship the vitr atlminittration has been enabled to lower the tax rate this year to 11.51 on the one hundred dollar value Hon of property as compared with 1.57 last year. A comparison of the property valuations this vear and last is of interest at this time. The total real and personal property in the city listed by whites is ?3,14,!3((. That listed by negroes amounts to 183,177. The valuation of the delinquent white property is G5,850 and of delinquent negro property is 20,650. This approximate bank stock and corporation ex cess is estimated at 350,000., making a total of 3,814,613. The white property in the Eliz abeth City (Iraded School district amounts to 10.839,075. The negro property listed amounts to f 208,644. The white delinquent property in the district is valued at 974,315 the negro delinquent property at1 27;iM!'IIncludinghe foregoing, estimated valuation of bank stock and corporation, excess the total for the school district amounts to 14,150,120. Last year the valuation of city property amounted' to 1337,615., while that of the graded st-bool district amounted to f3,726,025. This gives an increase of f410,998 in, the, city and f774d04 in the school dis trict. The relatively high in crease in jroperty' subject W graded school tax is due to the enlargement of the school district so as sto include the plant of the Dare Lumber Com pany, the Foreman Lerrickson Veneer Company, and the Fore man ,B1 aides 'Lumber Company's plant and other mill and farm properties. The foregoing report is not official, but is probably nearly enough correct for all practical purposes. SILVEI THREADS AK THE GOLD III P HEEL SHOW TOMORROW The xiecial attraction at the Alkrama Theatre to morrow night is tho very popular photo drama 'Silver Threids among the Gold'. The play is pro drico1 in six reels and the pic tures, lit is said make their ajf peal to every one on account of their beautv and sentiment. LASSrHB-GRAY Mr. Harry A. Lassiter and Miss LilMan Irene Gray were married yesterday evening by Justice of the Peace J. W. Munden at his residence on Selden street. Both young people belong to prominent fandUetvoft Gates county, the groom ' beini? f rom Sunbury and the Jbrfd 'vfronv Oatesville.. Mrs tasslter is'abjo the sister of Mrsi" 8:- Wr Twiford of this MM Mathias Owens who is spend ing the Summer at Nags Head is in the city for a few days this weekr,.v4aU;U.;: - i:snntAST.v.;-i When Mrs. ! Lucy Gregson turned on the gas dn the oven of . her gas ' range Saturday the burners in some way failed to ignite. - When she returned. & few moments later , tie thought she dented the odor of escaping gas and found, that the oven burners were not lit; When she applied a match, the gas tfhich had accumulated iia the oven Ignited and there was an explosion, which burled ' oven door open and tbd flame flared out. Mrs. Oregsott v though frightened for the s mo ment was not burned or injur ed in any .way to any extent, i Mrs. Gregson is said to have stated to an official of the gas company that the accident ; oc cured through her own fault It was reported at first that it was due to the fact that the .gas. had been cut off during ( the night. GATES FARMERS PICNIC I10SSUT The annual picnic of the, Gates County Farmer's Union will be held Thursday ,at Gates vill, with interesting speeches on acriculbural subjects, and ! a big dinner by the housewives of the county. xBeturnirig vmiiiciirgiotf to Norfolk, last' night a 'negro, William Henry Warren, Poin- dexter Street butcher, became ; Incensed at his wife and tinderi took to correct her by slapping her fajce. The lady did not submit gracefully to the rebuke, and quite a disturbance indued as a result of which Warren' v was bfefore tjhe Recoiider .in police , court this morning. Judge Sawyer gave him two ? months on the road. : f .,j 1-1!! HIS. FIREBEE OfJ The ifnueral of Mrs. Ferelee was conducted kiiiH Methodist Church den county Wednesday K. L. Stack of the circuit. Intennent in the family burying at Gregory. Amelia at Per in Canv by Rer ; Camden' followed ground V IT WAS CHICKENS - -Ma A. C. Iiartell, police court npoiter in Topeka. Kansas;; had a ti that some persons had.. ! lmried beer in their back yard ; He obtained n grave, digger's V sn.ide, a.nd stealthily entered the yard. After much labor in wliat appeared to be a newly . -madle grave, be dug up three chickens which the people that day had buried. 1 -4-rV t SPEKCE GOES 10 UTAL Jno. A. S pence who was hurt,, some time ago When a pile - of lumber which he na4 unloaded was struck by the train, was taken to Suffolk Tuesday ; for hospital treatment . He , has not been making satisfactory ; : Dr. J BiiGrim arrived la - - the; dty.fthj;viNa; Head an(d, toofcithft-afternoca train for N-ih;iptionnt Saif Vna$r;:; f IMPROVE YOUR SHEEP ! By breqding Hampshire stock '-' Bee Frank Carwright, Lci Faros Wceksville, K. O. V It r t
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