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I ELIZABETH I jf fj InEWSWITHOI SEMI-WEEKLY ij u I J J lj l J l - ylEWS WITHOUT I PAPER I zrlfm IUztS V IuM U J PREJUDICE i VOL IV ELIZABETH CITY. N)' Th CAROLINA, h Hi DAY NOVEMBER 12, 1915 NO 89 lEDRNED TOWRITElA FUU WE AT THE ALKRAMA ENROLL QOIETLY WFDDEB. MM 1 0! WM n 1 V mm. Good Work ikMii- Done in CurnLick's M joi light Schools Currituck,- Moonli -lit S: hool:; in 'iirriluck arc making progre-.s In ! few places the teachers were the tily ones prose.-it lor the first lesson hut in many others both teachers and pupils were present and a good beginning was made. The school at Maple was well at tended the first night, though only throe students did work, the others present trying to help the work along. Thin school 1h doing well. One lady did especially pood work in learning to write. She could print letteis before hut u:w she i an -write. Superintendent It. W . Islcy urges all teachers of the county to make very effort to make Moonlight S hool Month count. The school orcmitteemcn and every body in in'-h community ore invited to help. Those who hr.ve shown their inter est in ed::c!tional ratte-s by t!ieir efforts in the Moonight School work ire also nil" 'I to help earrv onl the compulsory attoncance law. Th lav became efle- t r. e ii, . r I'rani Ii I '-.vn:'li) Nov em P. r 1st ami "ill become eff-jve 1 n Craw lord I'' i aiil ville. and Movoi townships November i:,lh lor hot h races Tins is the people s 1 uv and they can en force it hy sending the children to -"hool ORGANIZE BETTERMENT ASSOCIATION Harbinger. Nov. y- -Miss Inez Keid of Poplar Urancn Bpent the week end at the home of Mrs. r,. L. GrTggs. Miss Keid organize! the Woman's Betterment Associations throughout the county and on Saturday alternon met the women 01 the Harbinger community for that purpoie. After the opening exercises she read a very interesting paper on 'The t'rogress Currituck County has made in Education during the last Fifteen Years". The officers of the Association were elected as follows I 'resident. Mrs. N. T Aydlett; Vice President, Mrs. J. I! . Owens, Secretary. Mrs Inez Parker; Treasurer. Mrs J v . Forbes; Reporter Miss i.yaiia Ins III! . After a number of interesting dis- la sions the meeiiig adjourned to j " eet a-ain on Friday liefore the! I'm' i Sunday in December, very mil h hoped that every i!a community will jo.n the i i. i on . II ladv ROAD STREET PaVING PLETED COM Paving on Head Street from Cy press to the railroad has now been completed and the Job was formally himed over to the city- Monday at the meeting of the ooard 01 aldermen This work was the first brick pav ing undertaken by the town, as it has been the custom heretofore to have this work done by a private con tractor. The cost of the Job Was T as compared with ?l.;j.r per square yard for the work on Kiver slde Avenue and with $1.4'. on Main street. Fxpcrts who have inspected the job are said to have pronounced it ino"t sat i factory. Mr. Comman- l'c I-- ttv C'tv Vana-er, is confident no p o h C Iv - f.t.l ' a I S' r dene recently in r.nz- I n to it . i P now I e ipieh and l'id over a croat I n ivotnepl . Mrs. K. S. (Jre'.-ory of Shawhoro was In the clly Wednesday. iy lit A! ! . m i yet ; Popular Prices 1 '" i.vpe ol henpocKed hnsl)anil pre. i niial in (I ,nOI, ,'OWell's lainous mush al comedy "I I n pecked Henry which u .11 In. seen nere at the Ai knmia next Tuesday is iil.solutely ohi ieii: from the accepted idea of a stage 'Harnaby'. The character is a creation and unlike any ever presented here before. It is a re velation in musical comedy char acterization. "Henry is henpecked and desperately airald of his wife, hut he never allows her to know it. Nine out of every ten husbands will appreciate 'Henry , sympathize with him and secretly acknowledge that he is a replica of themselves. 'Hen pecked Henry' is drawn true to life ind at the same time is the funiest haracter ever presented upon the ineiiean stage The musical num bers are augmented by a chorus of pre ty girls who wear the most gor- veoiis costumes ever used with a one night stand production. 'Henpecked Henry' is described by i. enihiisiastii reyiewor as a "per i 'ii. I s 1 1 a " s I o 1 1 ol side splitting I piled one on ailohther with ! i micciI and ,;us! o t hat the gig- ! ' r- are doing the continuous.' The iiodiiemg managers claim that It I he liinnii st show in the world In many towns the laughter has noen so loud and continued that attaches of the theatre have been compelled to caution the laughers against so much noise. 'Henpecked Henry tomes here with the highest endorsement rrom the neighboring dies. The man agers have written ahead telling other maagers of the merits of The attraction. Traveling men take pleasure in endorsing it. News paper writers witfiout a single cent ion pronounce the show ex first class and the chorus one or unusual beauty and ability. aflv SAYS 'SOMETHING STARTLING' Returning from New York City this week with big lots ot ready to wear garments lor lanies. mfSHes, a,,, children. Mr S U. Siff an nounces that he has entirely cleaned ,, Hie s'ock of certain manufacturers i h north and will off. r bargains ,e::d to wear department of 1; i; s.f Co-vit :'i:i 's s'or: M-eh i.tartMli". I'1' -at i vps !' in his advert 'sement on e ,:t lb s l i- or Tire pecii-etc in his now and mvnes i po n-rs to ! a no of I'M' i od1-' call and tractive ;-ee f r t heinselves ipparei this at adr TO REORGANIZE B V P U The young people ol the Kirst Baplist church will meet in the Sun day School annex on next Sunday at seven p m. to reorganize their Baptist Young People's Union. All young people from fifteen years ot nr'BPllt. age up are uim'u n -c GOOD FISHING ON BANKS Mr. C it. Fuleher. representative in' pare for one of the big fish cotn ion houses in Baltimore passed t,,.eh ,h citv Tuesday on his way ... i;-.-imore lor a business cbiifer- , ....... with bis principals. tv.- tor il - pa-t I Mr. Ful ,.iV y p''1"; ri"lP'l ti e .i (to pi fat: Iv I ,-. I'"! i to K i " v I ' ' have , : ( i : no to 1 1 ( 1 M I : on I oln.lcxt it a ice! I'.r.ad Saudi is, am be lioip;!i' otieap for cash or on easy terms. Ap ply to Box IS. City nov 12 :S1 npd No Mus HENRY r "i s.i'a Si W iiLNTI CKLD I, ENRY", Tuesday, Nov. 16th, STUDENTS TEACH MOONLIGHT SCHOOLS Chapel Hiu, .oveniber , -Tiie Moonlight School movement in Chap el Hill township started l piendid lash on on the nlgnt 01 November iirst. Subsequent meetings will follow for three nights a weei throughout Nmi'inuer. Si school houses have been opened at the fol wi.ig points. Smiths Level, Fow ler s S lioolhoiise, Laivaudcr, L'luiLi. hapel, Orange and Mount Carmel. I h number regisien-il I r atti'iidam e ua.--! I nun U I'I . I e to seyenl y ii c at ::t II place. Willi .1 In ill I ' t PI ee , ell 'I !l i'ee .-rol iM 1,111 al I nieisp . tin. i al , i ' ;e r la ii mi o; riioin..s l loiishall 1 . 1 . of vae Couniy. now .Hi I'i ! 1 1 l .try d the . M . . . i "e Assoc.iaton asked tor 111 ty teiubefs. ()e,- lPit students responded; (TTiy i (Mir ol itiehc have been selected, six helm: assigned to each school under a principal. Mr. J. B Hull, of Buncombe, is Carmel. V Pr iiclpal at Mount r . Bradshaw ol Orange, at Calvandei ; U. B. Mouse, of Warreu. at Uiangc; Kalph Stock ton. of Forsyth, at t liriTs Chapel; Harold Knoor. ot Pennsylvania, at Fowler's; T. C. Boushall. of Wake, at Smith's Level, and Uoneral Super intendent. Marion Fowler ot Dur ham has charts of tne Carrboro Night School, which runs six nights a week; and Barney Pitts, or Meek lenburg. the two negro night schools, that run five nights a week. fcach of these has has sixty live enrolled The studen'M report that the work in the Moonlight Schools has been . .i... ..rU',idui i.nlhus recenen wun uif f,i"" 1,,,,. iin Mii i oxed iasin. tne sciioui n"""' i... ii.,. o.ionle t ri ml I,, tneir capacity ") e- " I surrounding country. Course In in ; ottered not onl'. to llli'cr- p,,- , ore ;.(H. Ii'i'il courses in writiii . kpellin ; in and lee r t! ;y 1 I'.OM'l'l.IIient ITPii'rated r s v.iili sides prov.ded by The n,,.nt and nv the univcrhi.ji i Olivers' v. 11 l e offered on home economics. ,..,ni,aPon the rural home, and Kin- j ,,,.,, tol,;rs Ml the sihcols are . . :i r, on it tire i within radius ot icur ni'- reaihed by automobiles generously loaned to the students by citizens of the town WORK FOR BETTER EDUCATION Deals N. C. Nov. Sill A Moonlight School was organized here Friday night November bin. It was found that there was no illiteracy in the community but that there were a number who wished lor a better edu cation. There are now twelve enrolled m i be school and all are very much in sled in the woTK . Aril nine. i . lling and reading arc the subjects ic!i are being taken up. Mrs. W . -o. I! es is the Tcaclx r in charge ' Hie v ork PLAY WASHINGTON MONDAY '! I." V '( i. ' I , '.'onilav . ::.i"'o;i .' i - i ., I ' Ii Pool fo 1 I I o all ft ! M r hall rothea of Jar burg biis'rn Ihe if Wednesday on CARRIES THE BANNER i 't ,1 LIG PURCHASES FOR DEPART MENT STORES Ua his latest business trip norm A.i. t). !'. Uiluert, Proprietor of Ai. (teiis Department Store and t i.T" , ci pie .s Baigaui Stole made a tie uilihio, s una liiise 01 six iuousaiid dollars worth u merchandise tor ins big stores. l'l,i- purchase includes, ol course, il,e maii departmenis ol the two : toi os. Hi Hipper., P.ii lor oi,', .ii., la nothing ol interest to i hi hi I to I looked li y Ail. (ill Ii 11'.; expel leli. e 111 Ii is learned to ,-, i uslolliel s need on a i , sun , ol o a si '. es ill lames . i , and coats and a l..i , chiluieii s coals are all.Olli; the inleresl.og penis ol An I ; 1 1 1 . e 1 1 s new stock . l or the men mere are new !;uith and coals ol -i-mii. mill style al exln handsome excellent mely low prices . Mr. (lllbert returned Wednesday and the goods are on the way com ing by oppress wagon loads, all bought lor cash. Mhey will be put in order in tne two stores as rapidly as possible and will be sold at most attractive prices. Further and more definite announeemenT ot these bargains will De made later. adv WILL HOLD BAZAAR The ladies of Hlackwell Memorial church will 'hold a bazaar tho first ol December with a larg"e and attractive assortment of articles in crocheting, tatting and embroidery and similar work These will bo offered at reasonable prices and the ladles of the clmr-h are urgln; their mends il-.'eli Christinas s hopping at ,,. Pazaar They will mane dfTi- i, ile announcements in regard to llie baaar later on FOR BETTER SCHOOLS Currituck, November lb-Superintendent, R. W. lsley has called meetings at the following school houses throughout the county to dis cuss with the people of the varloiiB communities the siihjcct ' of better schools: Tuesday. November Pith. Jarvis burg Wednesday night. November 17th. Powells Point. Thursday night. November IRth. Harbinger. Friday night. November 0 randy . 19th, Saturday nlvht. Ponlar Branch. These meetings November :!Mh. are of v;real lul- tinr':-nce and everybody in the com mini ties is urged to be present. COLORCD TEACHERS MCET I ; e,a. v ( n .,. , I ' ' I-! iv Nov. 1 'th ' r , op,-o, corn ' ' 1 ' '" ' ,'l.r: , f r , 1' -, . C ;n- ,,o ( , ' I I I, .1 ,-, ..-u I a,i to o del -.ft o . e r e, t,, ,o I I'I r la a meet n and V will oir:'o at 1 1 com coun The no and on tune. i":- is an important fUTV 1)0(1 V Is risked to in Ii i i . t V i Yew Illiterates Cut M:.nv Ar. At?. .ail .1, lUoon- li.it Schools There I !.u ., in: er. A ( '. November 1' 1 lie teachers ot Harbinger public ciiool organized the Aloonl.nt . chool on Monday. November 1st, with a very good attendance It was decided to meet every Monday. Wednesday and Friday night in the week at seven o clock. Work is being do'ne in reading, writing, arithmetic, agriculture and Knglish. On account of the small number who cannot read and write ihe teachers (live decided to give in struction also to those who wish to refresh their memories in the ele mentary subjects Those at work in the school believe that much will he accomplished by this undertaking tad feel very much encouraged by the good attendance and earnest m- erest shown It is desired that ill who want help or want to help in he work shall come out to the school The new room of the Harbinger : hool building has been completed . . l.rt , Ml) ma Ii 1 n . ' nree mini- -,iis of whicn I lie people f In, community are ei ohm.... . .... imieli iiiiile in I he ex cellenl atleln'ance. e Marshburn hilled his firs! iipointniont at the Harbinger Disci ple church Sunday DEBATING SOCIETY ORGANIZED Harbinger. Nov. Miss l.ydia Inscoe, teacher of the six ' and seventh grades ot llai'Diuger schoi-d organized a debating Society lasi Monday arteruoou. The fol lowiug officers were elected Presl dent. Hilton Kvans; Secretary, Kl ton Aydlett; Critic, Isa Gallop. The query tor the hrst debate which took place last Friday afternoon, was "Resolved that Hunting is more profitable In Kastem North Carolina than Fishin. The speakers on the affirmative were Sam awyer and Roy Summerali, on the negative. Creecy Griggs and Russel Uallop. The judges, after considering the many good points on both Bides, de cided In favor of the affirmative. Hoy Sumnierell bavin- tile Pest de bate. . LADIES GIVE OYSTER SUPPEH 1 1. n Linger. .m '. e c:oi w ill give an at Hid iv ni lit. a' t he The lades aid oysii i Huiper home oi Siier.ll Ci iggH lor the i em 1,1 ol tin- Disci ple ihtirch. t.very )d n- '"' d.alh' invrfed lo attend. THE COTTON MARKET The priies quoted at the various gins for seed cotton today were as follows cents Noah Bright. Woodvllle 4-30 Hubbard, Jones & Hugh. Old Trap, 4.75 R. A . W. R. Keaton. Camden Sawyer. Belcross O. Stafford. South Mills V. Towe. Chiipanoke 4.76 4.73 T.tiO 7.75 Other Gins No Report . COUNTY SCHOOLS OPEN Superintendent M . 1 1 intern ma la" 'hat the pnl.pe ' ' at; Ciinn'v " ' I Monday'. Nov -' a'Oi I ii o o' t ' V 'Pel, 1 P. ! ImildiPi' ot Kdueatlon W. the annoiinremenl si Pools of Pasquo-pe-iu work on er I't'i. wlt.h th" i : irth ui'iool. ;i''i onnt of 1 1 IC' MAN -DEW i a in ; 'id Mi-. . ' ' Newport New V .I K. 1 ien'le; : I I V . The hl l.p .1 trom Norlo!k. lo let .ye ri ll at and I marr d I ' I ttelero ; Mo. groom motet si mm m ii Miss Ruth S wyer Bride ( f !' : ii cut Young Business y.m 'Ihe home of Mrs. M. J. Sawyer, on West Main Street, was the scene of a quiet but very pretty wedding on Wednesday at fifteen minutei to two. in the afternoon when Mlsf Ruth Sawyer became the bride p Mr. Kdwin Fereoee Spencer HTaceT emony performed in a very Imprest ive manner by Ur. IS U. HennlBi, pastor of the First Baptlet Chore. The home was decorated in ferfll and white and yellow chryaaath' mums and the ceremony waa wltQMS ed only by the immediate families of the bride and groom. Tne VfiuZ wore a nine doth traveling , IU&, with hat and gloves to match,7wid carried a corsage boquet of orchid and Hllies of the valley. C,.J Immediately after the ceremonf the bride and groom left on th9 north bound train for a tour of nOrti' ern cities. Mrs. Spencer is the very attractive daughter of Mrs. Minuard J. Saw. yer ef this citv. and the crnntiTta no of tin. town's most successful youn-er bustnes men, being a metQ- I er of tile lirni of MeC.iho JB- llrlz-M . ,; v. i ' MISCREANTS FLEE FROM DOG .1 . W . Shores returned Wednesday night from Merry Hill m BeHi County where he was called t'ueiday by telegram to run down the mis' creants who had wantonly Droits up u peanut picker belonging to Mf Kd. Taylor of that section. ' Mr. Shores arrived on the scenes and soon tracked tne offenders tO the main road and from there boot two miles on to the nouse of Mr. Williford whose nephew, Jesse 'WU' iford. and hired man Kd. Bowden. were round to have taken SUdden leave. The young men- are., r ported to have been seen on blcj4 cleg twenty miles away and Still go ing and their sudden night is Ukea au substantial proof that iit. Shores' dog had again run criminals a) earth. J MEETS TUE8DAY AFTERNOON The I . 11. Ilili Chapter, U..O. C will meet Tuesday aUernotiQ tt Naif past tlui;e o click With ' Mrs. i C .lai ecus on Church street. All membi.is are requested to lH i'i.- eni. tins meeting being the meet P.r the ledum of otiicers.' CHRIGT CHURCH r in meet Woman's I ti bin Class-- 'will it four o'clock this afternoon. Mr. Asbby will conduct the Class. Services on Sunday will be held at 1 1( veil la tho morning and at 'seven thirty in the evening with Special music at both services. The putc lie is cordially invited to be present SPELLING BEE AT CITY ROAD The Parsonage Society of Road Methodist Cnurch will hold their annual old fashioned Spelling Pee on Friday night of next Week. Mr Polish Leigh will take the part or Ihe Schoolmaster on this occasion. All visitors are invited to spell, t Mere will also be recitations reall inps. and music and a very pleasant eyea ii - is pror iis-'d all who attend. ror ;A! -A P t ot common JJlno if. io i per thousand, p-i a. plana, : Mill. Martin st. Nov. iz n npd. I'm Sab- " ilioui lit'lv dollar Lo s records . 'tit a few I imc; of The Advance lefrola 'Wltl worth of his'' Never been nse ' Apply to oTHci i nov 12' 8t IF '
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