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i -. ,, . . - '.;. ' i 'i: ., - -,.,.,..-. L . ; . . . i -I ELIZABETH NEWS WITHOUT CITY'S SEMI-WEEKLY BIAS I trrpitrp m rwrrt rim I i W MJWTtJ WW A mJJ J PAPER PREJUDICE 'r VOL F ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH C A ROLINA, FRIDA Y OCTOBER 29, 1915 NO 5 H i i i y i iii ' ; f 4 7 , V i 77 V I r f AHEAD SMITH Fit! From all Over Gates Coun ty Friends Gather to1 Pay Last Tribute to Prominent Citizen JatesviIe, October 2b Kuneral ser vices were held over tfie remains of Mr. Li. L. Smith to-day in the Methodist Church of this pJaoe ol which he was a devoted and active member. Long before the hour tfor tlie services his friends poured Into town bringing with tKem inward and outward expressions of their re ,vgard for thler deceased friend, sym pathy for the bereaved family and a 5!profusion of flowers for his body. ' At 2 o'efpek 1. M. the church was crowded to overflowing with friends -who had gathered Co pay a silent and 4 earful homage to a great and good ft ,n who had gone rrom among them p services were conducted by his Pastor. Rev. O. W. Fisher, assisted ojr Rev. T". M. (Jrant Pastor or the North Gates Circuit, and Hev. G. V. Smith, Pastor of the First Methodist Church )f Elizabeth City. No regu lar sermon was preaCTTfd because so many of Mr. Smith's friends wanted to give expression of thoir high re gard Tor their departed friend. Mr. I. Harrell nindc a short talk, rep-, rasentlng the Hoard oi Stewards of , late s County, and spoke of the great -good Mr. Smith had been to tne Methodist Church :n the county, and si' so spoke of the sreat Inspiration Imparted to him by the Cof sthke character of Mr. Smith. He was followed by Mr W. D. Pruden of 'Eden ton, one of Mr. Smith's H$e Iob friends. Mr. Pruden stated ttbmt be was three days the senior of . Mr. Sm th; that the.y had grown up together from boyhood days and had been close ana intimate friends from their first acquaintance; that lie had been with him in the courts and that while TSey had their squab bles In the court room Mr. SmTTi vas ways (air, honest and ne ther 6ught nor took advantage of an ad versary nnd atlwaya came out of the legal fight as fast friends as ever; that nothing had evffr marred thetr 'friendship; that Mr. Smith was al- ;t ways true ftnfl faithful, to, his clients interest and that he was always a chrtatlan geh'tlemen. Mr. Pfuden's talk was charged w'th profound sympathy tor the bereaved family and' his words found an answering cjP In the hearts of Mr. Smith's fds evidenced by the tear sfain 'dnimf mohsg Mfqe . .AOI OIIIT Vle4 eye of every one piles - rJU IT Vjent. Judge B. B.. VVlnborne of Mur- . freeshoro another of Mr. Smith's friends next spoke and said that he first became acqua ntcd witti Mr Smith when they stood the .Supreme ' ' court examination together in 1879; that ha had learned to love him since; that he had been thrown with Wnj constantly in the various courts ' at tnVvgtat and that he had aT ways found Mr Smith an abfe lawyer -j but one' who was upright and ethical to those of his profession and true and unfailing to his cirents; that ' they had been friends all their lives .' and that Mr. Smlth'6 rbaracTer was symbrflcal of everything good, hon J Wt nd true. He also extended -I f his sympathies to the grlef-striokien "V, family. Rev. T. M. Grant, who asslRtPd In the services, aiso made a short talk and stated that whfe be hnd not known Mr. Smith as long y some of those who had preceded htm he had knowr him non; enoiurh $'."10 catch an inspiration from him , v which would remain with him " tjhroiiglicnt his entire iife. ' v Evey spat In the"church was Ailed ' ,and .the aisles were crowded with those who could not find seats Xfwh!JMk on the outside were numbers V? f ;Mr. Smith's friends who ; could YOUNG WOMAN WILL RECOVER The latest news irom iNew Bern as to the condition of Miss Dottie 1 rice is to effect tnat the young wo man is now on the road to recovery. It was expected Wednesday that oy to-day she would be well enougli to be removed to her home at ttrnui near New Uern. Druce C. Swa n, tbo man m tin- case, save out an lliterv.ctt to l lie cfiect tliat the young woman wouid make au explanation lor me i)ress early ibis week. Mo suoli interv.ew has appeared, however, and late re ports from New Hern i-.ml.e no men tion of Swain. io i;r as printed re ports have shown, however, no blame is attached to hiui for girl's rash act. Cup HARRIS CASEY Charlie Harris and Miss Lenora Casey both of this county, were mar ried here Wednesday evening at 7:30 by justice of the peace J. W. Mun den at the home of G. C. Mclntyre. The bride Is the daughter oi M. L. Casey, a farmer ne this city, and the groom is the son of Dorsey liar rs. who is also a farmer in this county. Bnr aps for potato sacks, and fine wooi.ens for our labored an ts P WALTER HARRIS Th Leiding Tador. FOR SALc uood second nand p:;i.iO A, i y ;d I'i',. I'onicr I'ear nn ,ind Mart'ii streets. cct 2i '.', ,) WANTED One or two sales ladies to work Saturday's only, ivone without experience need apply. Ap ply In person to O. F. GILGERT. 11 Ui. fell .11. Co-it .w jjo ou in. Winion anu wiien .t wum learnea inai Air. am. ih s luneiai was to be heid to day iiuu. C. C. Lyou, the juage S.ieidiiiK, adjourned court ana ne, lOber the attending lawyers came m pay their usi rt'spects to tne r tneud aud uroiher in tne pro- ffSblOII . The active pail-bearers were Mtaard. C. C. Savage; J. A. Brown, k. K. Williams, Kutus Hiddick Jr., a. J. Kiddies, li. u. banks Jr. vV. !.. Cowper and Bidgar Cross. The honorary pt4 1 bearers were ivieuo.s I u. nayes, i. a. uowper of Norfak, Dr. K. F. Corbeil J. M. t rudii, K. N. Cross, C. M. Manning, H. B. Cross of Suffolk, S. B. HarnJi of Norfolk J. A. har re.. K M. Hiddick Sr., C. 12. Kra lliei Ol I'.I.2.IUUID V.HJ, I- VV . lij, U. VV. Gathng, H. C. Wf Hams, 1 .1 . 1 . , . . W I . V,. and S. 1. Ilarreu. 1 be honorary pall bearera were laaen witn a pro fusion of beautiful rowers Bent in by the friends of Mr. Smith and family . Numerous were the f Hands oi Mr. Smith who attended his funeraii. They came from att adjoining coun ties and from Edehton Elizabetn City, Norfolk, Suffd kt Winton and Murfreeeboro. The services were concluded at the family burying ground. The services there were short but very impressive. As the suns rays were dipped in the west his remains were lowered in the grave whe the tears coursed down the cheeks of his family and many friends. Mr. Smith's life was always open, sincere and slmpl,e and it was very fitting and proper that ne should u hiirleil amid the scenes of his childhood, out In the open' stretch of pure air and auT.d the, scenes of farm life which he so dearly rvd and which is expressive of simplicity Mr. Smith's death has cast a gloom over the entTTe county and h s departure wll be missea Dy nus many clients; by his state and coun- ty; by the educational Institutions of which he was an enerjetic work er and by his church and Its auxil iaries. Never was there a man :n the county who was more univer raTy loved, and his christian life and character, his many good deeds and examples will ve long In the hearts and memories of nls Trl5hGs. Illimnr r. Iii IPtS Cash i'rize o, Fu'Uen Dol lar and a I a re! cl fl xir ill i,e A vrded to Vv tniiir An iiiiiuue 1 1 A! conU'Nt ,s ottered by the J. c. i.ysie Mining Company and one of siuh interest to newspa per readers thai uetailn ol tne con test plan are given in this paper. Mr. J. E. Browne the assistant sal s manager of the j. C. Lysle Milling Company of Leavenworth, Kansas, when interviewed yesterday relative to the contest said "In (Or der to convince tne residents of fc'Iiz abeth City and of this section that White Crest is the best flour ever sold here, we have decided to offer a cash prize of 15 and a barrel ot White ('rent flour free to the flrsl and second Ljit letters written us Riving: their own reoT9 whv tiv think White Crest is the bust (lour they have ever used. No letter, however, will le accepted unless ac companied by an empty White ( pst flour sack. Mr. Browne also declared that there are no strings tied f() the con test and that every one has an equal chance to win t tie? 1 5 or the barrel of flour. When asked about the grade and quality of his flour, Mr. Browne said "White Crest, is strictly a family flouri milled from the .choicest of soft winter wheat and every barrel is te ,led before it leaves the mill. We guarantee White Crest flour to be superior to any flour sold here, and if any customer does not thin this conrect, after using a sack,' ail she has to do is to notify ber dealer and he will refund the purchase price without question. Mr. Browne urged that everyone enter the contest and wTlte a letter. for all have an equal chance to 'Win. RIPLEY McCULLOUGH Robert Karl Ripley and Miss Eliz abeth A. McCullough were married by J. W. Munden at his residence on October 25th. Both the bride and groom are from Norfolk, the bride being he daughter of Forrest McCullough formerly a resident of this city. COX BARTCF7T Hai Cox of Shawboro and Miss Efltelp Bartlett of Camden county were married here Thursday at the Caffl(ina Hotel by Kev. K. K. STX- yer. Mr Cox is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Cox of Curr tuck county, and the bride Is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. 1) F. BaiT left of Camden county. j. B. Sawyer of ShawfJoro spent the week In the city. W. R. Williams ot Norfolf spent the week end here w!th his parPhts. Capt. and Mrs. J. R. WKllams. F. F. Cohoon returned Saturday from IlaYe'gh where he attended the State Fair. K. Bruce Swain, formerly of this c'ty but now at Norfolk, was in fhe city Sunday, the guest of frienas. Many of Mr. Swa'n's friends had supposed h'm to be the Burce Swain at Newbern last week ar.d he was here to deny the r"Port and cxp'aln tnat 1herp , another Bruce Swain jn orfek. He savs he nns never been to N'ewoern. WANTED Any person wishing to secure a lot for a home at very reas onable cost in the best res'den'tal section of the city t0 write for furth or information to "Real Estate." Bot 12, Elizabeth City, N. C. IS he am W SI MM; . Celeb. a:i ,r. oi Uausr.a! Inrercsi W.s i.VJ with in Cloisters of i '.ibt ric Cclle Muilries.ioio. . Ociour 25 "i lie ga? y decorated par.org and dinu.ng a ot Chowan (,'oliee Monday, Ovlo er lain, t,avo ev deuce that Hou.e Comng Day was i.eur ai'C hand. The spirit of the occusion niauiftsted .tse f in an informal ectpcon g.ven, in tne afternoon n honor of the class ot '93 fo,' owed b a is o'c:ock Uinner at which me co. or scheme was blue and white the Ctfilge co'Jors, and the ciass c ower wnite ros aecorated the tab e. Anions the members ot the clans were. Mrs. Julian Griffin Woodland, Mrs Henry Jones, Winton, and Mrs. I. II. Wlliams. Ahoskie. Mrs. K iabeth Newsome ol bH was gueBt of honor. j The usual atmosphere winch pre- vails over Chowan was considerably j d sturbed next morning, as Irom aJ parts of the campus and build'ng c.eiry vines and joyous laughter in ng'i'd with the steady 'Honk, honk' of the automobiles as iliev treanied in irom ah parts ot tne tnte wilh Chowan girs--back home agj' n ! Th- laughter of the girls of the HO s in'nfll ed with the voices of tne College girls as grey heads and fa' -ter ng steps entered the doors of Chowan and lived the days aga n that knew no cares days ot Joyous youth when faith is young and hope bounds hih. 'Home Coming Day' a day indelibly impressed upon the minds of af i who enjoy Its feBt'vl tles for it is a day when ail the o!d and the young who have en Joyed the privjege of rt aiming Chowan as their Airca Mater p"Pdge again their faith 'n the Chowan to be, renew the ties that bind them as one, and renew the reminiscen ces of days gone by. At eleven o'clock ihe Assoclat'on was cH led together by the president. Miss Esther Wynn. There was a short business session in which the Association reported the expense of four girls paid during the year 1U 15, and two In school fhe present year. In addition to the aDove tne clubs of the Abbo iatlon are paying for the seats used in the auditorium. The Association extended votes of thanks to the fo(owing women who have rendered valuab'e servfee dur ing the year, Mrs. Addie Jenkins Watson. Misses Kate Jenkins Ima Mltchejl Jennie Durkee, Lots Vann. Rose Goodwin and Mary McCuHers, The College Magaz ne was dis cussed, and It wa decided that The Association would ask the Co1 lege to issue an Alumnae number each yeaf. Toward defraying the expense oT the same the Association agreed to contribute 25.(0 in addit'on to in dividual subscriptions. M iBs Elizabeth I'ritchard of Au- lander discussed the prominent women educated at Chowan. Mrs Pritchard's view while not in ac cordance with " view taken by most critics that in order for a woman to be prominent she must be In the lime light was broader, for to her they are the women who help to preserve the Christian, intellec tual and moral atmosphere of the home, the schocs una. the communl t'es of our great nation. ' Mrs. Julian Grirnn read a paper on the value of th CoVege woman In the rural community. Mrs Grir fin presented the subject !n a force full way. As a woman of wloe experience and broad culture, her presentation was thorough and prao tlcal. Miss Loiss Vann of Como read selections ffrom the dairy of Fannie EHzabeth Fletcher of the class of 55. No part of the program iras HIGH 8CHOOL BUILDING BURNS News reached here Weanesday that the Foplar Branch High School building was destroyed by fire Tues day night. The ouiiding was in ured in the sum of two thousand dollars and it is probable that the 'loss to tne county is considerable. AT CHRI8T CHURCH T !'; w !1 lie Sunday services ao Clirkt Cinirch in the morning at e'eveu o'clock and :n the evening lie half past seven. 1 he morning ser vice w.ll be one ot memorial to the 1 id i; shop Strange and the collec i'"u w.ll go to "The KoDert Strange ; M emorial t'und. ' On Monday at : four o clock in Die narlors of Mrs. H. Robinson the lantern pictures 'furnished by the Board of M salons 'on Janan will be thrown on' the screen. These pictures, which are both beautiful and informing, are ,hown under the a aspires ot (Ee j woman's auxiliary The public Is cord ally invited to see them. SERVICES AT CAMDEN The Rev. t . A. Ashby ill con- duct services at the t-fTScopal Chap- el' at Camden on Sunday atfernoon j at three o'clock. It will be a me- n orial service to the late Hobert ( Strange. WILSON WATKINS jund (he faml-y s one Ion? promi- jnent in this part of ttto ,tate. Hive Willi; in .1. Wilson Jr. and Kva E. is a graduate of St Mary' fit Kaf-Watk-ic.; both of Noriotk, were mar- n'lgli ai d a f r.te of the yonngef ned lire Tue.eay tiy J. VV . Munden set. at his residence on Selden street. The groom Is rising into promJ. . ncnc.e as one of the younger nera- Miss Coldly ister. who has been ! ber8 the North Carolina bar. He v Biting her sister, Mrs. S. B. Un- 1 1s a graduate of the Stare Universl, dorwood at Greenville. passed ty. a ,aw "indent of Columbia TJni through the city last week on her j versify, and a member of the Oen wa. to WeeksviTe where she Is now ral Assrtnbly of last year. He M visiting her brother, Dr. E. W. Us-'0081 of the lw firm of BThrlngnauS (er more thoroughVy enjoyed tor it show ed the true life oi the College sixty years ago. and portrayed the concep tion of Southern cu.ture at that time. Through the chimes of the ad be! II that announced that "Dinner is ready'' one minor would ste' "We know that the old days can never come back, nor the (ife we together lived there" yet If rang out welcome as in the days of yore, and it took oil y a few moments for all to show appreciation ot the hospitality it announced . Soon the dinning hall was flliPd to aver flowing In fact some Dad to flow out, but there was dinner for all ami an abundance. No one schemed to enjoy It more than the students of '15 who gladly cried out "Let us hava the chicken today! They get it every day!" A rare treat was In store for aill who remained tor the afternoon pro gram. Dr. George Swope, Pastor of the Centra; Baptist Church of Norfolk Va. deltvored an address on The Search For Truth'. I We are glad to have the privilege of print ing this excellent address in the Oct. Issue of the Columns. I Dr. 8wope is a man or "rare ability and Is widely known. Perhaps no Evangelist who bas ever vis'ted Eas tern North Carcflna has n stronger hold upon the affections of the peo ple. At 8:00 p. ni . a recital was given in the auditorium by Misses Jennie Durkee. Rose Goodwin, and Mary McCuSers. Miss Goodwin and Miss McCulrs need no introduc tion, a they aro well Known and number the friends of the Co''e amon their host of admirers. Miss Durkee of Boston Mass. comes to the CoVege his year as head of the department of Expression. The enthusiasm by which she was re ceived gave ev'dence tnat sin- was rut y appreciated by her audience. By II on o'clock the "act auto mobile was dim in the distance, and Chowan bad setOVed down to It usual iif'ni. By 11:30 the build ing as dark, and 'Home cnm'ng Dav was tucked away In memory untV another year has rolled hy and a new 'Home Coming Day' Is ushered In. mm HI Announcement cf the E vent, Received Shoitly niter the Ceremony, Surprised l iiencs A wedd ug of unusual Interest in (fi.izabeth City and to tne. many lrieuds of both hriue und groom m th s and otaer states was quietly soeinnized at the name or tnt brides parents on West Main street at noon on Wednesday wnen Mis EWzabeth Pele Wh'te becama- the bride of Mr. Walter Lowry Small. The- home was decorated with ferns and white roses and il umined by the sort light of shaded candies. With only members ot the immediate families present the ceremony was performed by Dr. ti C. liennng pastor of the First Baptist Churcn. After the wed dln luncheon was served anrt the bridal pair left on the North bound train for their wedding- tour. The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. H. VVITt" ot this city & Small. RECEIVES NEWS OF DEATH Rev. Id. L. Stack, who has been Conducting a revival at City Road church this week, received a telegram Wednesday announcing tne death of his wife's mother at Koicy Mount. Mr. stack at once commun icated with his wife at South Mills, and she came to Elizabeth City to Join her husband1 and to to Rocky Mount and attend the funeral. SHAWBORO BRIEFS Sin. wi oio, N. C. Oct.. iotn Mr. and Mrs. Allen tiallence were In bludi.eth City Saturday shopping. Miss Maude Grant and Mr. Mat thew White of Elizabeth City spent Sunday here the guests of friends. Misses Katie and KUa bray of Sllgo were in this community visi t'ng friends last Saturday. Miss Pearl Doxey of Tolls waa here Sunday. Mr. Karl Flora Ib very sick at his home. Hurry Smith and Herbert Star board weni to Camden Sunday. The family of k. s. Spires will move to Richmond this week to make that city their home. Mr. and Mrs. J. odcHaruey were week end guests at the home of Mrs. McHarney's motner, Mrs. Henry Hampton of Waterlllly. Mr. and Mrs Alex Frias and daughter Pauline, of Shiloh spent Sunday with Mrs. Frias' parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Baliance. P. E. Warren with his family moved to Elizabeth City Monday. REVIVAL AT BLACKWELL MORIAL ME- Evangelist J. W. Ham and his as sistants arrived In the city today. Mr. Ham will preach tonight at Blackwell Memorial church SEd throughout the week at 3:30 each aft-rnoon and at night at 7:30. The public are extended a cordial invi tation to attend these services. M. W. Ferebee of Camden was In the city Saturday. T. W. Baxter of Currituck was Id the city Saturday on business. u mi 1 I :V.;;y" ' vl.. . i"':r. . :Vt- 'nrf-.. ''.'.- .4 .if4 " ft'. 5 ' t i . A a 'i .. , ' I " I
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