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. . ... . ... - - . - - . ' 1 . : ' ; ,j; , luir.)wrrm'.iiy'l'"lnH'tH ' 9 'f I3;TI'' '4RflMW I r rrrvx I y li f CI CESI IXrCVMTT 1 '--if '"S rr" LWr JS3 piEI7 WS WITHOUT i PAPER I VOL F iiizABCTflcir; 'fi6aTii(tAndLikAi hiDA y ociober is. i9is NO 51 in n 7 - m n v ,n in ?' n r - - 'I'll W -ma M f t 1 ZJ,x . -) .X .7 ; 7 FEDERAL COURT f IS III Little Work For District Attorney Though Tedi ois Civil Case is Taking u Much Time An Interesting case in Federal ourt,aiow in session here was that of th United Statea va tne Jlake DrumAond Canal & Witer -Company and W. E. and C. L.. Hlntoo. Toe goverOment seeks to have one or th other of these defendant or "botfT or them.lremove ctereain obfttmcClons In Turner's Cut, a link between the Lake Xrimmond Canal and the Pas quotank river. Soma sixty yearsN'ago this cut was dug by the Dismal Swamp Canal Company. It intersected a road In use atHhat time and which had been leased (by the county to a man named AbboUJ; who was to have privilege of collece:ng toll trom those using the roid on condition oi his keepTng It up.? The Dismal Swamp Canai Company put a oridge across (he cut at jts intersection or this road and for many years mamtained frfe 'bridge ' and paid the bri8ge keeper. Latter the Lake Drummond Canal Company purchased the Dismal Swamp Canal but did not, as Is the'r cla'm, purchase Turner's Cut. Within receifl years the bridge was swept away by some vSssei vhlch passed through when the draw was closed. The abutments, how ever, itlll remain and the Govern ment engineers say ttTat fhey are a menace to navigation. The JHIntona, "to whom Abbott s lease of the road Intersected by the cut pawed claim that the canal com pnay should remove the obstructions while he canal company Has sought to ihoir that the HiMons should re more them Judge Connor WTien court adjourned yesterday, had not passed on the issue, but had Int mat ed, It is Btated, that Be would pro tly hold that the Government should ear this expense. C. W. Rough ton of this city, ar rested some time ago for devWng a scheme to defraud by use of fhe mails, and who later skipped bond tor his appearance in Federal court, submitted to the charge against tVm Before Judge Connor Tuesday. Two bills of indictment were po sented to the Federal Grand Jury by the ' District Attorney. Judge "Winston but no true bill was found In either case. Harker and Perry, the defenden-, involved, both of Currituck, and beTore th court on the charge of the llllct fc.M.dling of liquor were fthereror discharged . The rest of the time hTTs been taken Up with the trial of the case of R. 8. Stringfellow or Alabama, vs. Richmond Cedqr Works. Th plaintiff Is trwins: to show legal title (to lands In Tyrrell county " wKIRr thk,'' defendant company is now m possession of. THE COTTON MARKET There has been little change in the cotton market since Tuesday's issue of the Advance. Prices quoted at' the various Kins in tfie section yesterday afternoon at five o'clock were as follows: cents ;" . on h.llll "(.110 OIU ft. 10 WeekKville (Jiun iiK Coinpany A. Sawyer, IVIernss L. M . Sawyer Hum! Mill Hulilatd, Jones A 'v.vU Trap N Hriht. Woodvfle rinsed. (Jrecory & Forls, SliTioh. Y. C. Stafford AV S Hejry. ItelcroRs W. T. bright Shiloh (i. W. Towe, Cliapanoke R. R. Keaeon, Camdnn Peoples t)if & Ginning Co. r.no 5.00 oo 5.10 5.25 S.oo 5.00 Elizabeth City Milling Co. No Re port. A NEW BANK AT rTERTFOHD Hertford, X. C.? Oct 1J It la proD able, that a new Eank will aoon D& known In the business circles of, Hert ford, N, A. propectus f$ bejng.cJrr culated securing subscriptions, to the block !sUe and n s goodiy portion has been' already BubBCflbed. It Seems only sf' matter of a 'few days Whe'n,: the entire; Issue wfd t takatf itid the,qrganzatop., joemblatetl. , It Hi proposed to begin with a minumum capital stock of 125,000,000 and a maximum capital stock of S50,00o,oud divided into shares of the par value $100 each. The new bank s be ing promoted by H. C. SuHlvHn of Suffolk and others. WANCHESE BRIEFS Wanchese Oct. 12Mr. Dameron Midgejtt is recoveriig' from a three wcjeks illness. Miss Aretta McOrath of Crisfleld, Md. spent Sunday here wltn Miss Mary Honaker. Messrs Gus Montague, Spencer, Preston and Roscote Daniels were htere Sunday. Mr. Kverett Midett and son, Everett, Jr., of Chester Conn, who were formerly residents of HyTTe county and have returned to maPe their home at Ekvlhaven, are spend ling a few days with relatives here. Messrs H. G. Crisp, and A. Ft. Davenport of Manteo spent Sunday here. Mr. (ins Montague left Monday for Baltimore after spending a phort time here with his parents. Miss Sopbronie Meekins corTTiiines very 111 at her home here. Royce, the little sou of Mr. ana Mrs. W. L. Daniels, is very slcC with fever The school bail team and the Wanchese team met and plfiyeC a game on last Saturday, WancHTtee winning by a score of seven to Ave. Prof, and Mrs. J. W. Kreeman who have been boardiig with Mr. and Mrs. D. VV. Hay man have mov ed to the old home of Mrs. SaraTT Etherldge. Mrs. I. N. Davis and daughter. Miss Laura, went to Manteo 'lues day on business Mrs. C. Daniels left Tuesday for Norfolk wbjere she will enter one of the hospitals. Mr. Jim Montague who has been employed on the Bush Bluff Llgat Ship is at home tor a tew days. Mr. Sam Davis who is attending the county high school at Manteo spent the w(eek end at his Dome here. WILLIAM BELANGIA DEAD Bertha N. C. Oct. 13 William Belangia, a young man of twenty years, died from typhoid fever at his home between here and Grandry last Friday.. The funeral was conducted Suncay by Rev. E. T. Llddell in the Bapust church at Grandy. Mr. Belangia was sick for three weeks and suffered a great deal during his illness. His father and mother are heart broltfen, yet ;n the hour of their grief they are comforted by the Ufe that meir son had lived. Converted ftt tTle age of fourteen, he was a member or fhe Disciple church, an earnest christian and a most gentle and lovable per sonality. He is survived by Ins fathr motli i r. two brothers and one sister, Ih' p s a host of lovini; friends and re 'atixes wIki mourn bis iintlm!" de;Mb . If' was the oldest son ol Mr. and Mrs. John Bolanma. Mr. Alvcston Hclant-'ia is serious I ill at li s lionic in Grnndv. Miss Carre Belangia Is seriously I ''I at ner home in Grandy. i WANTED Regulur and table boarders. Phone 846 L. 415 South Water Street. 3t pdJ CHASED TRAIN AND CAUGHT "When Mr. ' J. R. pierce of Wtn- ,fB found a' load of lotton missing Tuesday, . '; morning he j went to Hereford to inquire atJovjt any cotton that had been so d tMere on that' day and found that a negro had: nrtofen his cotton, taiten it t Hert- rford at three o'clock in the nonTing, walked back home and bck to town agajn later ito sell the I load. The darkey saw Mn. Piercie ana the officers coniing for him it nfs home and' Jumped out the bacjc door Jnst In time to get out of their hands. : . ' A telephone message to fcl lzabeth City called J W. Scores aid his dogB to the spot, from which! place the negro; was trailed to Ciscoi Here it was learned that the thfei had boarded ghe 'lotal train for Suffolk. In an automobile Mr Shores Jnd the officers pursued the train, overtook It at .Sunbury, got their prisoner off and took him back to Hertford where he was lodged in Jail.: POPLAR BRANCH pRIEF$ ' Poplar Branch, Oct. 12th t Miss Carrie Parker has returned to re sume her work as intermediate teacher here. Miss El'a Bray iuih returned to her home at Sligo. Messrs Clinton and Johnnie Woodhouse and Miss Ella ' Bray ere guests of Mrs. U. ('. Iaum on Monday and Tuesday. Misses Elizabeth Robertson and Odessa Lewark went to Eliiabeth (Mty Saturday. Quite a number of people from here attended tne boat races at Coin Jock Saturday. William Belangia died at his home near here Friday after a severe case of typhoid fever. His funeral and in terment took place on Sunday. Misses Beatrice Parker Pauline White, Mary and Evelyn Klnsey and Mary Barco spent the week end wltn friends and relatives at CoinJocL The Mclver Literary Society will meet Friday afternoon. Among TO interesting features will be a debate on the query "Resolved tbat the con Ktltution should be so amendetf that women should vote under the sam qualifications as men." The debaters will be: Affirmative, Beatrice PlflTer. Elizabeth Robertson, Eunice Jrtrome Gladys 8aunders and Annie Twlfofa; negative. Pauline white; OJadys Evans, Ethel Gregory, Maud QrTggs and Odessa Lewark. LEW 1 8 TAYLOH Roper, October 13 Mr. L- L. Lewis of this place was married last Wednesday to M'ss Hattie Tay lor of Gates vllle. Mr. Lewis is the son ot Mrs. SaBie Lewis of Roper and Is held in the highest esteem by the people of this sec ion. Miss Taylor das been music instructor at the Ropor High School for several years where Rhe has made many friends. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis will make tfTeT.r home at Roper. GOOD 8ERMONS AT FIRST METHODIST Much interest is being taken In the revival services now being con ducted at the First Methodist church. it is said that (he ser leons being preached there are among the strongest ever heard" n this city. WEATHER FORECAST : iiciall v T-iir wcaitnr is the tun cast fur his seer on, w-ih temper atures near and slightly above fhe Fcasonal average. R. C. Abbott who has been Ui the Elizabeth City Hospital for tne past two weelts is" Improving. FITTING UP COUNTY HOME County Commissioner; . M. WW ker of Currituck; sted . while, in; $ie c ty Tuesdiy morning that the Onrri f.uck County, hpm is now bping fitttd tp and: wtu soon.; n ready for occupants within a tew weeks. Cur rituck County has had no county home-.jsince the war and the flponthy benefit list In the qourse of a year, Mr. Walker Bays, ha8 beeii in the i!ei.;hfbrriobtl of' three fhousand dol lars. "' He; 'had 'been '"most active getting the county to purenase a home and have it fitted up for the county poor. ' He TB confident that this step will save the county' a considerable sum each year. SECURES AGENCY FOR POPULAR CAR That the. Elizabeth City Buggy Company has the agency tor a new car will be of much interest to auto sts in this settion. Dodge Brothers of Detroit are the manufacturers of this machine and It has been on the market tor only a year, but during that t me has won favor as a car of popular price and good workmanship. Twenty thousand of these cars were sold during the first six months in which they were put on the market and the 1!16 model ;s said to embody many new and at tractive features. CHAUTAUQUA GUARANTORS MEET The guarantors of the 1916 Chau tauqua held their first meeting Wed nesday evening at half past six o clock in the ofltces of C. R. Pugn ,n the Hinton Building. Rey. L A, Ashby was elected president, W. Ben Goodwin secretary and W. G. Galther, Jr. treasurer. Th chff men of he varlou j committees were also appointed. . SIXTH CHAPTER OF THE G0DDE8S The sixth chapter ot Tbe Goddess' will be shown st the Alkraraa TT night. Movie fans Who have follow ed the story throughout Its proced- ing chapters will be intensely inter ested !n the developments in the next instalment. Last Friday nlghf chapter cosed with the young hero ine ministering to the poor "On f2 East Side in New York City. MEETS TUESDAY AFTERTfOON The D. H. Hill Chapter, U. D. C. will meet Tuesday afternoon at half past three witn Mrs. E. R. Outlaw Sr., on Riverside Avenue. All member are requested to We prsene. TO 8PEAK AT SOUTH MILLS Herbert Peele, editor of The Ad vance, will deliver an educational address In the new Camden County High School building at Soutn Mills tonight. Students patrons of the school, and the public gener ally are cordially invited. BITTEN BY DOG Henry Wells, the six year old son of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Wells, was bitten under the chiln by a dog belonging to Sidney Etherldge Wednesday afternoon. Dr. O. Mc- Mullan canter zed the wound. The boy playfully blw fllft brePth in the dogs ear. and the ani mal snapped al the boys throat. Henry says he will nol try the exix'rinient again. Mrs. Fl''i wood I. Snowmen f Snowdeu and dnr.hler. l .1 r joT" Hell, are in lie cily visiting Mrs. '. M. Stevens mi Mllli sti'eet. Captain K S. Creef of Sycamoio was in the iii Tuesday. W. A. C. Cahoon or ColurhWa is here on business. NEW 8TORE OPEN8 TO-MORRCT .ii.To-morrow Is the date .announced fsf the opening of the new store on Ppindexter s et next to Qulnn s Furniture store. IThe Aame of the new firm is the People's Bargain Store, and they carry a full line oi dry goods, shoes, clothmg, and notions, fea-tm-ing sample lines rroai a number oi; manufacturers . jfrhe People's Bargain Store pro rfets to prove to the public that it cjtji cap the climax on low price affi real bargains. The price list u$(cb will appear next wek in this ii newspaper w. II be, therefore read w'tth extraordinary interest. sdv ROPER BRIEF8 oper, October, is The many fffpuds ot Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Wwlinms and fam:ly tormer y cf $e place but residing at Kobuiiion fifie for the past few" years, are gnd to learn that they have mm a bCk to the farm of Mrs. Williams fajther, Mr. Warren SprOTlI. Mr. Hlmer Gllroy. left Saturday for his home in Hazelton, Pa. i: Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Jacobs and little son Harold, returned from South Mills Wednesday after spend ing a few days with MT. Jacob's mother, Mrs. Addie Jacobs. Mrs. W. H. Cotter and little girt, Cather'ne. of Gllmerton, Va. are guests of Mr. aid Mrs. J. W. Mitchell. Mr. Raymond Markham or Weeks ville, has accepted a position as as sistant book keeper with Che John L. Roper Lumber onrpa'ny. Mr. J. W. Buchanan has Just re oeived a carload or autos. Mr. R. T. Chesson has recently unloaded a carload of Maxwells. Swains Lodge, No. 2, ot tne ( hart tab: e Brotherhood, was honored lth the presence of the grand pres ident, William Chauncey, of Wash ington, Monday night. Mr. Chaun cey delivered a most interesting ad dress in be half of the Order. Mr. J. O. Hlghsmlth was called to Robinsonvllle last week by tie death of bis mother. After a several days stay here1 on a v st to his wife at the home of her mother, Mrs. Lucas, Mr. Chart? AVszeH returned to Norfolk Tues day. BLACK WELfJMEMOrt.L, CHURCH Bev. 1. N. Loftin -will : return trot? Clarks, La. where he has Veen coqduoting revival bftvico's for tne past ten days, in time to fin ils regular appointments on- Sunday. Mr Loftin win preach on Sunday morning from the subject .Uod's Poserful Gospel' and at nlgnt from the subject 'Jesus Passeth By. THOMAS MORGAN DEAD Rev. E. F. 8awyer has returnea from Perquimans coulty where on Tuesday he conducted the funeral of Mr. Thomas Morgan of that county. The services were n'eld at eleven o' clock in the morning at Mt. Sanai Baptist church, near WTTffall, and In terment followel In the old Spefgfit burying ground not far from tne church. Mr. Morgan was sixty euht years old and bad been in failing heaWh for some time, and death came on Monday n'ght. He was a native T Pasquotank county, hut went lo Per quintans in early manhood where he marred and became one nt the most well known citizens of the county. Fie was a member of An. Sanai ehufTn from its organization, and was a man held in hit:h regard h. ail who knew him. A large numtier ! pin'iic from Hertford attended ihc limcral . Mr. Morgan 1s survived by a wire pnd four children. Tin- children are Mrs. Fleetwood or llertrord and Thomas. William and Karnest Mor gan, of Perquimans. Ji. N. Morgan of this county Is a brother. SPECIAL TAX -vii iiic t KstSx ?! "i i'.. ':,V 'f,f if S llillift S tin a . nil ii v. ' r " : '""d - ' or '.:'., Newland Goes Forward" But Salem Refuses K Take Step For Bettet j Ad vantages f of Childten ' i . . k i ,,; ' ..,) The plan for (establishing a'ceni' "' tral school in Newtahd townsHln VI;:,: seems now in fair way to be' ' real. i ': ' iz'ed. ' The voters' of that' tOwn- .''-" ahip by a Vote 6f 'J9 to 48 Vl clared themsefves'On last ''TOasTSc1' v ' in favor of a special thx for- haf purpose. The number registered for the election was 132. :'-'i" -SO In Salem township the same 'toto) : position was defeated by a nhiTdir ' ( 8; , margin. Indeed there was OM ' -- more vote cast for the tfli fEhB -1) f-'i"- against it the actual vote taaeOil j from the ballot box, being flfty flTA .r- 1 favor of and flfty four against a; .ft the special tax. However, The). !n registration in the townsnlp wa : 139. and nothing short of a malorttv-'O V ( of the qualified voters would ha T0H$ made the Special levy legal. 1)4 ; The cause assigned for the de . feat of the measure In 8a,Jem Is the i recent Increase In " taxes In th '-:.V county. Had the proposition been ' ;, put before the people before the re"vt J cent tax agltait'on, many think that'"' ' It would have nasseri without dlfffc ,'. ,' culty. "h!V . -1 tir'tft . , IN POLICE COURT Walter Dual, colored, was setflf to the roads Wednesday for thirty f days for vagrancy. .,V- J. R. Bright of Mt. Hermon, P. D. Jones of Newland, Geo. U. Sherlock of Nlxonton, and Cadtr Oiiggs of Providence were up De fore Judge Sawyer in poTToe court Tuesday on presentment by the grand Jlry for throwing dirt from ditches into the road. The defendants no mltted but claimed that they wera in ignorance of the law when the 0 fense was committed and ahovett that lnce the gratia Jury had adla4 on the matter they had removed tfc dirt. The case against the defend anls was( therefore, dismissed Upon the payment of the cost by them. .. , i;c Sliiltntoos Rtirfnli lefli On Sunday, October -!4th, slmulta neous evengelistic services win .bv gin in the Baptist churches of the city. Dr. Henning wilt be assistea at the First Baptist church 5y Dr. 11. W. Virgin, of Koanoae, Va.. vaitgelist J. W. Ham will assist Mr. LofUn at Black well Memorial church An earnest invitation is extended tHe public to attend these meetings. CHRIST CHURCH Bible class at 4 p. m. today. The new heating is now being in stalled In the church, so the class will meet in the pansh room This class is for the ladies of the con gregaton . On Sunday morning Mr Ashby will preach on the family. W. I. Malstead of South Mills IS here attending federal court. J. B. Burgess of Old Traff is here attending Federal eoilrt. Mark Majetie of Columbia is hPTe on pri fessional liusiness In Federal Court . Mrs ('. L. Cordon anff fiss tjer tie Forbes of Lilly are visit'ng re latives here. . W. F. Owens, ('. W. Tatum. H. P. Cahoon J. A. Swain, W. N. Norman of Columbia are here attend ing Federal court,. I' t.1'':''"- Vr Vf : I-': " h , 'l: .' '' Ax "-:'fS ' .'';:', n- ' X ''u ''':,. v-; . V IS5-1 "":' Jf ''", ' "'.'ItiV:.:.. ...lk': '-V TV ' k '' 1 i ' . ?: . 1 'W-'i-.. ''- n 1. ?' ' :". w 1 r, t.WJ-f f l'. V tl. : S';'rt' K' V ' V'J1,.''-'" !-$7t ';-' .' .. '.''.' '
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