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CITY'S
SEMI-WEEKLY
PAPER
PREJUDICE
ELIZABETH CITY, NO R TH CAROLINA, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 1915
NO 71
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Chairman Highway Com
mission Hopes for Good
.Roads Without Delay
. Currituck, N. (J. Sept. g The
tjurrittrck (bounty Highway
Commission adjourned without
' Teaching a decision as to the
best gays and means of secur
ing fund for better roads in
Currituck. The Commission
"was desirous of having legal
advice as to the intent and
scope of cerfciin features of the
new Currituck road law before
proceeding further. A called
meeting, however, is to be held
at an earlv date at which time
the Commission is expected to
reach a decision.
E. R. Johnson of Currituck,
chairman of the Commission,
Is strongly in favor of a bond
issue and said in an interview
with an Advance reporter to-day
that to his mind there was
no question that the matter
of a bond issue should be sub
mitted to the people. Mr.
Johnson also thinks that the
prospect of carrying the bond
isfrae is good.
Asked why he favored a
bond taroe rather than a direct
levy touiiM funda s(oc this
puqxs ; Atr. ; Johnson replied -"In
the first place it is in line
with what progressive counties
in other parts of the state are
doing. In the second, a
bond issue makes immediately
Available sufficient funds to
accomplish something definite
in Road building, whereas the
funds accruing from a direct
levy, even if that could be put
up to the limit would become
available so slowly that no ex
tensive work could be under
taken. Finally, I am oppose
to a direct levy because at this
time we are already burdened
with a tax rate that is excep
tionally high for a county the
population of which is almost
entirely rural."
SCHOOL OPENS TWENTIETH
Superintendent Spragins re
turned this week from his Sum
mer home in Maryand and the
boys anil girls of Elizabeth
Citv, in spite of September's
warm Summer days are reali
zing somewhat that little more
than a week of their vacation
remains.
The Elizabeth' City schools
, will open Monday. Septcmler
1'Olh and the prospects for a
(large enrolement and a good
year's work arc excellent. The
out of town teachers and pu
pils will arrive next week, books
.and note lxHiks and pencils
Avill be brought to light from
their vara Hon hidiii" places
and soon the tiny tots and the
"tyg boys and girls will resume
their work in their various
grades and classes.
The familv of Superintendent
Snratrins will return to
the
city about the first
month .
of
next
ICE FROM BUSINESS TRIP
M., Leigh Sheep has returned
frem New York and other places
where he has been to purchase
fall goods.
flee our window display of
pencils and holders. For a few
days1 only. 10c each
LOUIS 8ELTG . .
Xeaaing Jewclef J ftdf
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Cases Will be Tried in Su
perior Court Session
Here Week After Next
Bdgar Williams returned to
the city on Wednesday night's
train having nrevinuslv tele-faay
phoned the police here that he
would return at that time. He
was met by an officer and ap
peared before Judge Sawyer
je6teidav morning). Williams
waived the prelimanary hearing
and asked for trial by jury. His
case will be heard in Superior
court which convenes here on
the twentieth of this month.
P. A. Crank came in yester
day also and will appear before
Judge Sawyer this morning. It
is supjM)sed that he will follow
William's example in the matter
of trial.
NEGRO CHILD LOST
Fannie (Jorifreyj. colored,
whose home is on ('ale street, ap
learedj at police headquatters
last night saying that she had
lost her little boy aged six years
She procured a warrant that the
house ott a. neighbor might , be
searched for "the child.
The police found the loy at
the home olf his sister on 'Briar
Lane.' The inmates of the
hoiiNe at first refused to bive
the child up but he was even
tually restored to his mother.
INVOLVES G009 DEAL OF WORK
The order of the corporation
Commission for a five per cent
reduction of tax values in this
county involves a great deal of
work ou the part of the register
of deeds and the city auditor.
Incidentally the tax levy has al
ready been made on the basis of
the assessment as sent in to the
'ororation Commission.
SPEAKES ON RM SIM!
Raleigh, Sept. !. In his ad
dress today before the American
Medical Association at Koches
ter, X. Y., Dr. W. S. Bankin will
explain the field, methods and
cost of Rural Sanitation a fea
ture of public health work re
cently undertaken by the Xorth
Caolina State Board of Health.
This subject is of vast impor
tance as it embraces about Sii
per cent of Xorth Carolina's poj
illation anil about !)0 per cent of
her area. In lr. TJankin's opin
ion rural sanitation is an entire
lv different proposition from ur
ban sanitation and must be
treated as such. Legislation
will work in controlling the lat
ter. but tlu only means ot
reaching the first is through ed
ucation. Rural sanitation is
the work of couuty and commun
ity governments but in cooper
ation with the State government
60ES BACK TO NORFOLK
A. B. Roberts, acting agent of
the Southern Express Company,
who relieved the regular agent
S. W. Johnson here for about
two months this summer, has re
turned to his work at Norfolk.
See our window ; display of
pencils and bolderi For a few
days only lOcu each:
UEGRO 6IT1
SAKS THE JURY
Unloaded Gun Proved Un
doing of Hallsbury Broth
ers at Ice Cream Party
Currituck, N. C, Sept. 9th
Only two cases up to Wedues-
night had been
tned at
court this week. The first
was that of the State against
Lamb, charged with criminal
assault upon Beulah Cason,
hoth .colored. All Tuesday
afternoon was taken up in the
trial of this case. The jury
returned a verdict of not guilty.
Al day Wednesday was tak
en up with the trial of Hals
bury Brothers, colored, who . on
the seventh of last July shot
and killed Mack ronton at au
ice cream supper near Jarvis
burg. Brothers claiinH , that the
shooting was accidental and as
soon as it was lone ,gave him
self up to the sheriff. He said
that he thought the gun was
unloaded and only meant to
snap it at the man he killed
Wednesday night an acquit
tal or a hung jury was predict
ed by those who had heard- the
trial. ' The jury took the case
at about five o'clock Wednes
day afternoon, and after spend-J
tng the night in the conn
house, brought in a .verdtqt or
manslaughter. Brothers was
sentenced to two years in the
lenitentiary .
This complete) the criiun.al
docket. Todav the civl docket
was l egun but the first case to
oinc np foi trial is not yet fin
ished.
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111 BE SPEAKER
And Tomato Club Girls
Demonstration Attrac
tive Feature of Picnic
Mrs. .lane S. MiKimmon,
under whose directions all the
Tomato Clubs all over the state
ire workimr is the cuest of
honor of the I vsijuotank Toma
to ( lirls and wh1 speak at the
Farmers Picnic at Corinth to-
'lav. The Club will giw a most
interest in; demonstration of
their work also.
A. large crowd of farmers
with their families from Pas
quotank, ai'.i Camden counties
is expected to attend this big
basket picnic and a number of
other speeches on topics of
IK'cial interest to the far
mer are on tne program.
BACK FROM DEW YORK
(). F. (iilbett returned Wed
nesday from a ten days business
trip in the north where he
malde full purchases for Mitch
ell's Department Store.
A! UIU MH
The first chapter o the Vita
graph serial "The Goddess" will
be put on the screen at the Al
krama to-night.
OOGS FOR SALE Two
fox and deer logs, for sale.
Well broken. Apply ! to D.
CwTipitt, unden,;,,, ,
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SEASON OPEriS
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September 9th
Date and First Offering
Sure to Please
The theatrical season opens
at the Alkrama ou Monday,
September 27th.
This is real news to Eliza
beth City amusement lovers
and theatre goers, and ntws
that each year grows more wel
come.
The pleasure which this an
nouncement will bring to hun
dreds of homes this year will
1)e increase ten fold when it is
learned that the first offering
is the 'popular musical comedy
Potash anyl I 'erl mutter'
which scored such a biir success
in Norfolk and IJiclimond this
month.
"Plays like Potash and Perl-
niutter cannot come to this
city too often" sa'd one of the
Norfolk papers, after the play's
first presentation there .
"The stories of 'Potash & Perl
mutter are so well knowu that
it would be a waste of time and
space to dwell upon these char
acters. With Charlie .Lipsen
as Mawruss Perlmutter and
Nat S. Jerome tut Abie Potash.
each is in capable hands and the
principarsr-nftvfr- an excellent
supporting oompany. With
delightful dialogue that bris
tles with humorous sayings the
company makes mulch out of
what they have to do. The
result is two hours and a half
of wholesome entertainment and
a conviction that 'A touch 'of
human nature makes the whole
world akin.'
Abie Potash and Mawruss
Perlmutter are business part
ners. Hoth are impulsive but
both are high miityled and
big hearted and through their
course of up and downs in
business there is a touch of pa
thos with much of humor until
they emerge with flying colors
just as they think they are to
be forced into bankruptcy
through their effort to help a
fell low man.
In 'J'otash & Perlmutter'
there is a contrast of characters
with a wiile enough divergence
to make it easy to pick the
good men from the bad. Ruth
(Joldmaii, the designer of gowns
who is allowed to name her
own salary, put 'Potash & Perl
muttcr' on the road to success
and she stLks by them in
the face of adversitv. And
there is more than one reason
for this loyally. She is not
only in love with her job. but
she is in love with Mawruss
and as Mawruss is very much
in love with Miss tloldman
there is but one ending. As
Ruth (iohlmaii, Violet Barney
is all that this part could re
(tiire. Cood to look upon she
is clever beyond the average
and her work stands out as one
of the bright s'K)ts in a bright
performance.
Then there is Ilarry Kramer
as Felix Kcheon, the bookkeeper
Felix Hcoen has runaway from
Russia to escape death from a
crime that he did not commit
and was followed to thi
country and arresteiil. It was
in the endeavor to secure his
release that; Potash and Perl
mutter' almost lost their busi
ness, hut matters turned out all
right and the fortune that had
apparantly taken wings came
back with interest-
FOR RENT Colling's home
on 1'asquotank River, Camden
founty. Ideal for small fam
ily desiring, to raise poultry.
L Apply Post'Office Box 20S
POPLAR BRANCH
PUTS BILL
is ThelRagiand's Pitching and
Batting Too Much For
Knott's Island Team
Poplar Branch, N. C. Wept 7
Poplar Branch and Knotts Is
land Baseball teams crossed
bats on the local diamond Sat
urday, afternoon. A large
crowd! came out to see the game
which was very spirited. The
final score was five to three in
favor of Poplar Branch. The
feature of the game was Rag-1
land's pitching and batting for !
Poplar Branch., From the
length of time that the Knott's
Island team had Ipeen organized :
the victory was rather surpris-1
ing to spectators of the game.
The RiMdie team will cross
bats with Poplar Branch here'
on Saturday 'September. -11 tU. j
Mrs. I). W. Woodhouse, Mrs
R. W. Walker and Mrs. J. L.
Creflory spent the week end
with friends and relatives at
Waterlilly.
Misses Uladys O'Neill, Venle
Parker), aud (iladys Saunders
are spending some time with
friends and relatives at Norfolk
lyCessrs WarUnd, . Parker,
Clarence, s White and Heman
Ypusa spent the week -end 4 in
Norfolk".
Me. and Mrs. L. C. Baum.
Julian and Milford Baum, and
Mrs. Ruby Munden and son,
Mcliay, spent last week at Nor
folk. Miss Iner. Reid. primary;
teacher of the Poplar Branch
school, arrival Tuesday.
t Misses Annie and Grace Je
rome and Elizabeth Robertson.
Messrs (Xirfis Baum and Fred
Jerome spent Sunday and Mon
day at South Mills.
Mrs. Kelly Krank is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Harrell, at
Powells Point.
Poplar Branch High School
opens on Monday. September
ISth.
Mrs. Tenie Poyner spent the
week end with Mrs. J. C.
Baum al Pine Island Club.
Mrs. I.. N. Wallace was
the guest of Mrs. J. W. Poy
ner at 'Currituck Club Sunday.
Mr. I. W. Woodhouse. his
son. Wilbur, Mr. an,d Mrs.
(irady Griggs, Misses Bea
trice' Parker and Ethel Gegory
motored though South Mills to
Elizabeth City Sunday, and
returned by way of Shiloh, Old
Train Kiddle, and Indiantowii.
Mr. Samuel Walker left this
week to attend the I'niversity
of North Carolina t
Mr. Robert Whiti
i is session,
left last
week
for College.
SERUM FOR FARMERS
The First National ISank is
Drovidinir for the farmers of
this section hotr cholera serum
ankl has arranged tp have on
hand enough to supply the
needs of the farmer thereby
saving them both the trouble
and expense of ordering and
and expense (rf ordering the
serum. The serum may be
obtained either through the
bank or the County Demonstra
tion agent.
FOR HALE One rubber
tiral runabout . Good as
new. One of Wrenn's best
make.- Annlv to W. T.
Brothers, South Water and
Shephard Streets or Phone 101.
sep 10 3t pd.
11GE
GALLOP
PASSES 0
Well Known and Highly
Respected Citizen if
Currituck Died Tuesday
Currituck, S C Sept 8 Newt ,
was received here today of thd t '
death of Mr. Ii Hodge Gallop tt
his home near Jarvisburg. The ,;
end had been expected for some ' '
i time. ' .
Mr. Gallop was about flity
six years old. As a young matt 1
he was in the life Saving 8er
vice and when eighteen
years ago he retired - he
was so disabled by the exigen-
cies and hardships of the ser
vice that he was unable to stand '
any severe physical labor from ,
that time. Several years ago
he was sticken with paralyBis '
and succeeding strokes ' , had
made him more and more v
helpless. For some months '
before his death he has been -unable
to move in bed with
out assistance. v '
Mr. Gallop was a member df
the Powell Point Baptist.,
church and also of the Odd Fftl
lows and Junior Order. 1 He:f
carried a small amount ;
of fraternal insurance..
The funeral wfll J he . .con,
dmrted tomorrow at twelve ' of .
clock and -the OJd Fellows and
members ctf the Junior ? Order
will attend in a body. It la '
thought, too, that Rev J. T. By
rum, Mr. Gallop's pastor, who
is now away from home in, m
meeting, will be able to be prea . '
ent ' ' ' '
Mr, Gallop is survived by hfil '.
wife and four children. The
children are Felena,, Lucinda " 1
Clara and Hodga. Tiie eldest U -'
about eighteen and the boy, who
is youngest, is about eight yeari ,
old. Mrs. Gallon is a number of 1
years younger than her husband '
ind had been his constant nurse
in all his affliction. .
GOOD START TWO Fill
In view of the fact that many
members of the stock soliciting
committee for the Elizabeth.
Citv Fair have Ikhmi out of town
recenllv no active and definite.
work on the canvass for stock' v
was pressed until thin afteit
noon, when in ttie space or two
. i i ( ji -
r three hours nearly a tnous- :
ami dollars in subscriptions
was secured. ' '
It seems certain that there
will be nothing to prevent the
subscription of enough stock to
insure a fair this year. Con-,
Nerval ive business men are
heading the sulpscription list "
iiiid if there is as good response
all along the line as there watt
yesterday afternoon a very sub-
stantial beginning will be made
this week . ' ' '
Opportunity will be given at .
Corinth today and at Currituck y .(
court house also to subscribe to, f
stock in the Fair Association.
FOR RENT: One farm of
sixty five acres with large' house
and one tenant house. ' Land
certain and good for all crops.
Located between Shawboro and '
Indiantown, N. C. For in- '
formation call or write Sawyer1.,
and Adams 143, Oolley 'Are,.
iMorroiu. va.. I'Qone 6?J. v
sep 3 4t pd
Ir. S. W. Gregory left
today for a ten days trip to
Chicago, Milwaukee, an4 Other' '
cities of the middle west. ' 1
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