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BAB . YOUR CITYTAXES TO-DAY AND b,A IN NEWS W1THOTH BIAS' PREJUDICE ELJZABETHCITY. NQ$fyOAldtlNA, TUESDA Y NOVEMBER 30, 19IS VOL IV I EL I SUM Tiny ills n IE II ATI EIK8 ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE If City Lighting Company Ha8 Part in Movement to Restore Business Con . fidence. This week. Is Eliectrical Prosperity Beginning Monday November 29, and extending through Saturday, De comber 4th th s week will be observ ed by the United Electrical interests from Maine to California from Ore goti to Florida. -The object of th's celebration ia to promote optimism and confidence In the general business conditions of the country, hhioh it is felt have dot r. been better than at this time; and to dissesmmate information In regard to the progress of the age in electrical inventions and in the rapid de;ve!opjnen.t of. the use of this won derful form of energy. jpow nearly skin electrical, p spares and prosperity may be more djatlnctteely. realised by brief glance at the following electrical taots: fen per cent of the people use electricity in some form, pjffj da. Ten per cent of the population da rtre their living directly or to dlseotlw. Xrom the e'ectricai industry. 7 99&62 157 la Javeated to elec tron' industry, Including telephone and telegraph. 12 098 513 122 la inverted in pri vately owned central station electric light and power p'ants. V 000 Ono a day n the estimated bus'nesa of electri-al industry $730 000 000 u expended annually ror new electrlral equipment and service. $S0O00 000 Is expended each year to cell electric srvce. nf which 20 000 OftO is snout to explain and de ve'cp new usM nr electricity. 2 265 000 000 was the gross Income of ele"tr'cal Industry for 1914. . $20 a year Is spent by every per son In te United Srn'es for ew(r. cal materials nni service. 1 075 pt cent rnnrp Piptr.c jjt can now bo o't-'red fr,r ten cents thrn for e liVn Bum twpntv nro. Thnt tr rnt'vrotton of i nnfion wide rres"Pritv ny nn !ndi,-trv of Slir.h lar-o rironnrMnnq wm -r- rt a far rnir-Mno- sHmiiln('nil 0f nj linei of bnotnpaq nrttv'tr is hirrtly to be be'Ievnd. TnoVn tre e1"ctrlcnl Interests hnnn t h.t through th's sfu twndmis celnntton wH be broueht back the mod old times that, the nat'cn enioved before can'tal wts made timid by the threatnlnj hand of war. In the larger cities during this week electrical shows,, and, electrical parades will be neM and at the San Franc'pco Exposition the period wU.1 "be a week of electrical glory. Throughout the country, too news papers will issue special editions. In commemontlon of the, occasion, and a recent number of ene of- the leadbag magazines hs on Us front rover .a .picture of- graridtnoUe)r' watching the .Thanksgiving Turkey bake in h" e'ectric oven. tocally the EJzabeth City Ellec tric Light and Power company are endeavoring to contribute their share to the mammoth celebration. Alreadv the Mg show windows of the largest floor space in the Hln ton building are filled with an at ras... display of tfleotrioal won- ders which catch and how tne eye every passerby. One walk ing along Main Street evn a halt dozen times a day finds difficulty In getting by this window without topping. December Second. Third and Fourth, however win be the big days of Electrical Prosper ity Week in Elizabeth City for these are dates on whch a reception wilt be tendered the Elizabeth City public In the Hlnton building and on these pccslons demonstrations will be given of .tbe practical -application of modern electrical ap- TO EEL II The Elizabeth C ty B. P. O. Elks 1 1 hold their annual Memorial -ervice at the Alkrama next Sun day, December 6th. The address will be made by Honorable Matt Mien of Ooldsboro, and a very at tractive musical program has been arranged. The public are cor 'll'y lnv'ted to attend this service, vhlch begins at three o'c'ock in ,vo afternoon, and every year a large number do attend. With a peaker of Mr. Allen'r reputation a the program It Is probable that he crowd this year w'U be even ' "r;er than usual. TEACHER8 MEET AT HAR BINGER Harbinger, November 23rd On Saturday. November IS at Orandy was held the regular monthly meet ing of the teachers of .Poplar Branch township of Currituck County. Moonlight schools and 'he'r progress was discussed and,, a very favorable report was given from all piaoea where these night schools are being -held. Miaa Carrla barker read , ffrjr Interesting pape e- the Teacl)r Preparation', emnhaftajg ,the great, lmportanoe of preparation by the teacher., Mlas. Jtaea Bid 41naeej how, 10 Keep, Orde In the Schqpi Rooni. Olvlng the obAfd plenty, of Inteqaet ng work Is her kef note to success, cess. The next meeting will be neld at Janrlsburg December 18. Char ters Chapters on music and handi craft will be discussed by Prof. L. L. Lohr of Poplar Branch High School. Miss Lydla Inscoe of Harbinger srhool will give a model lesson on Art. The value of Practical Sewing s taught in our public schools be discussed by Miss Olive M '1ft teacher of the fourth and fifth Grade in Harbinger where he has been giving practiial les ions in sewing to tho - girls ot that school. After the meetln the teachers of Grandy school servod Ice cream nnd cake. It was much enjoyed by all. Irof. Islcy do'lvercd a most Im ressivn addrcHs bore Thursday '! t t to a lare : ud once. His -nt j ct was "The Three Liven; ' hy if'nl, Inte'lertnal nnd Kpirit al" The Woman's liottcrment -firc!at:on perved ire cream, cake 'nd c-ndy. " ss H"'en C.rlKS nnd M!ss Lydia 't'pcoe sprnt Saturday nieht at 'nnlir Rranch in the home of Dr. Gr'ggs. The Sunday School as weK as tMih'ic school attendance here is ex cellent. On each Sunday night a inost 'n'erat'ng prayer meeting Is held it the Christian Church. QIB80N. BUNNEL I.uther Harrison Gibson and Miss Bertha I. Bunnel. both of Norfolk Opunty, Virginia, were married by M. Mqnden on ,We4tiesday night at his residence on Selden street. MMHaBBHHaMMaMawBsMaMi pllances for household use such as the electric Iron, the electric pr co'ator, the electric toasteT stove, the electric chafing dish and the electric oven. In dally opera tion already may be seen an electric sewiqg motor operating silently and at a high rate of speed a mod ern Bewlng machine. There are motors also - tor washing machines which can readily be adapted to the ice cream freezer, the churn and so op. The demonstration will be under the general direction of Messrs Ray Kramer and John Rollinson, but Mrs. R. T. Whltehurst will have charge of the cooking department. This will give many In Elizabeth Citv their first opportunity or see ing cooking done In the electric way and there Is little doubt that the reception will be largely attend ed. IT End Comes ' After Long A: Period of IU Health and i Several Months of of To- I Ltal Blindness. Moyock, November 28 Mr. Thos. L Jarvls of Moyock died at his home last Tuesday niht after sufTrlng severely for several days from a stroke of paraleysts, The death pf of Mr. Jarvls was not unexpected as he had been in bad health nearly two years aud waa tetally blind several months before his death. The funeral services , were con ducted at thp Methodlat Gburch In Moyock by Rev. iJ. E. BJalock on Xhankflglving Day and the tnor Kent took place at the family bury ing ground. - . . . Mr., farrla tMk an .ftTS , Wf faj, i e af als pi, bia aprnffiHAiy and, :cfunijr fOtf.valwax. manld progreaalff fjptt Jfifimrt deje aping the netghbortocsd 1 wbJeiv he. itv ed, wr l.eeplnt. in, mjnjd lyi waUxre. and dotog wkt ha-.though heatv fofe, ffod of the peppto who Urad near. him. The deceased Is survive . by hie wife. Mr. Lena L. Jarrie; by hte daughters, Mrs. Luna Spivey, ot Suffolk. Va,. Mri.- Margaret rYhr man. of Moyock, Miss Callle Jarrie of Moyock, by hif eons; Mr Raasel Janck of Hertford and Mr. W. W. Jarvls of Moyock-, The funeral services of Mrs. Bet tie Jones was conducted at the Methodist Church at Moyock Sat uraday afternon by Rev O P Smith or Elizabeth City. Messrs R. O. Bagley, D. A. Cox, and attorney, W. D. Cox left Moy ock Monday morning for Belhaven to attend the North Carolina Drain age Convention which will be in session November 30th and Decern ber 1st. Misses Jane and Elizabeth Cox, having spent Thanksgiving with their parents returned to Coinjock near where they are teachffic. Mr. Wallace has resumed his , pust-umo occupation or bear hunt i ins. having killed two last week. Wal'.iee brought ono bear to Moy o('k tlie other day on horseback. It wan unusually larse. Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Blalock who leave this week delightfully enter tained the Wesley lllble Class Tues day evening. The play. Tony the Convict' wil) 1 e given at South Mills Hieh School FrWay night by young people from Moyock . HONOR ROLL FOR SCHOOL TULLft Moyock, Route J, Not. 24 The following have reached the, highest standard during the past month at Tulls school. 8th Grade- Rosa Harrell and Ruth Harrell. 7th Grade: Annie Doxey. 6th Grade Z&ck Waters 6th Grade Nettle Harrell. 4th Grader- Goldie Harrel Harry Sears. Dllworth Soars and Patle Harrell. 2nd Grade Maywood .West 1st Grade Elizabeth Hamilton and Burfoot Sears. ENTERTAINED. AT CANDY PULLING Miss Annie Belle Trueblood gave a candy pulling at her home on Qreeoleat Street Thursday night. Those enjoying the evening . were; Misss Nellie Hastings, Ida Ballance, Mary Jones, LUlle Beymore, Nellie Gregory, Virginia Toxey, Minnie Godfrey, Henrietta Godfrey, Fannie Jones of South Mills; Messrs Dewey Parsons, Butlar Parsons, Oscar Swain Graham . BelL Dewey Sey more, Victor Sylvester. 8 MOVDCK DO IT ELECTRICALLY" BAffxtfiiAfmrnnQ to MVIN TIM It tlVEN -TJJl (Wdtoaaif f7.'.kanjm was tJflftl. .fefty-aftM vMadJ dU -a tH-evaalng eerjfce ByLlaojjIat rChurch lapt Sunday tJkedfaator.ReY.J- . tin, otfidfjUn.. Anraudieace ee tmajj,jbqTe Mm, fcuudrftd,, DUlng tje church andltorum. tfd. wny apdanne wae PfBsent. Nearly aU the candidates bapfteed at fa Hery)ce werf bdle; and on next Sunday eyenlng, waen the ordi nance wiU e again ad ministered the majority of those receiving the rite will be men. At this service the Church voted to pay the pastors expenses to the Baptist State Convention at Char lotte. COMMANDING- OFFICER RESIGNS Hertford, November, 24 At a meeting of the 7Jh DIvls'on of the North Carolina Nval Militia. Mon day night, Lieut. R. Timothy Brlnn, announced that he had tendered his resignation as commanding officer. It was rumored that Lieut Sum ner, J. o. and Ensign Campen will resipn also, thus mak'ng it necess ary to either elect a new set of rfflcer8 or muster the division out of service. On the last en campment the local divis'on made a favorable impression on Adj. Gen eral Young and it Is sa d he will oppose d'sbandln the division. A number of prom lnent business men have been mentioned as likely candidates for commanding officer, among them, Mr. C. W. Morgan and Mr. L. R. Crawford. "TBIther of these men are capable of fulfill ing the, duties, as they have been connected with military fganjaaf Uoju n former year; - The eleo tiAn will he held about January 1st a Lieut. Brlnn's reslgnaB to to take "effect on the said date. 7k finances of the division are on ha right side of the ledger and the members and patrons ot the d'v sion would hate to see It disbanded. Mr. Sidney Sutton and ,MJ Jas Miller have returned from Durham where they attended the State Farmer's Union, in session here last week. Frank Brlnn of Raleigh is here spending the Thanksgiving hotldaa Mr. B. E. Twine of Norfolk" vr spent Sunday here the guest of friends. Julian J. Fleetwood of pity, PQigt is here visiting his parent and friends . PRAYER SERVICE8 IN THE CHURCH AUDITORIUM The regular Mid Week prayer services of Blackwell Memorial Church will be held in the Church auditorium to-morrow night and all church members and the public are Invited to attend. Mr. Loftln's subject for the even In will be "Prayers God Has An. sweted for Me" POPLAR IRANCH SEQIN8 MOONLIGHT SCHOOLS Poplar Branch, N. G. -Non- 23 The teachers ef the Poplar Branch Nigh School bad planned to i begin a Moonlight School on - Monday; eight, November- let. (Thf school bnlldlngs were burned before th Moonlight School could be opened. This daunted, the plane for c short while. The teachers had too much Interest In the educ ation of the Il literate to lt a fire burn out their plans. So as result ot their deep interest a Moonlight School was opened Monday night November 22 by the two primary teachers the others having gone to the assembly. Nine were enrolled for work. Others are to Join later. Tho ochool will be a decided success for a great in terest Is shown by those who have Joined. Mlsees Elizabeth Robertson and Beatrice Parker have gon3 to Sea gull to spend the week end with Miss Odessa Lewark. Prof. L. L. Lohr, Misses Julia Pasmoro and Carrie Parker left Monday for Rnlelph. They will be accomi aniod by Superintendent R. V. Isley and w'll r.ttend the annual Teacher's assembly. Mr Flet.?hr Spry spent Thmks piv'n j with his parents at Maple. The Poplar Brmrh High School closed Monday for four days holi day. The primary work will be nrr'ed on until Wednesday. Elwoood Ferebeo is spending tho week with his parents at Gregory. Mi's Paul'ne Wh'te 'has gone to Knotts Island for the holidays. Mr. D. W. Woodhouse son, Wil bur, Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Krank irotored to Norfolk Monday In Mr. Woodhouses 'ar. They returned (Tuesday; MIsseff Mary Barco, and Evalyn e Coinjock for the week MIbs Inez Reld went to Elizabeth City Wednesday for the week end. She was. accompanied fy Misses Ethel Gregory and Eunice Jerome - Rev. C. P. Jerome and daughter. Eunice, were In Elizabeth City Sat urday on business. The teachers of this township were present at he 'Teacher Read ing Circle ' ct the Grandy School Huuae Saturday Supt. R. W. Isl-v pave a talk in the Sharon Chapel Saturday night. His eubject was 'The Star Through Discouragement.' A short program was arranged and enjoyed by many. DELEQATE8 TO 8TATE CONVENTION The following have been named as delegates from BlaokweU Mentor la! Church to the State Convention at Charlotte: J. U. Lambert, I. N. Loftln, B. P. Aydlett, H. 0. God frey, It. W. Anderson, J. F. Klrby, Ed Davis, Henry Newbold. Dr. R. L. Kendrlck, George J. Spence, L. E. Skinner, J. C. Sawyer and C. D. Gallop. iMIFtS Local Light and Power Company has had Suc cessful Career. Plant Thrice Enlarged. ?J In view of the nation wide eela rntlon beg'nnlng yesterday, ft "Ioetrical Prosperity Week H la . -ons'drred appropriate to refe ta the local public service fonpany which supplies Elizabeth City wlik 'he clctrlcal energy which JIghU he streets and its homes and which, furnishes the power for the opera Moa of many of Its mills, factories-; and other manufacturing - planja One looking at the town andj,-ffa i.ing the dependence ot the. ejtjj Oa electricity can scarcely believe JJxit .' El'zabeth City began to use ale " tricity not until about fifteen years ' ago, and that- the- present "eeniyajiy was not otganlsedv. uatil 4.909 ts , dfy PUsabetJi Qijj wo14.o y& be in total darkpe at. ntohjl. jft hundreds of mill and factory tf a Uvea would be out of employme&tr Incidentally- K may be - mentioned. -that -no newspaper in .tosrsv swsl be able to make its- ajparance t tlj it electric nr.fior eoulfl line d bv a r.aso? ne engine. The Elizabeth City Electric Light and Power Company furnishes ia the municipality the enrreat to- 41 mazda arc lamps of 70P-candle. pow er each and 204 60 candle power lights, the latter in the residential flections and In the outskirts. Rates ' for domestic consumpfon are muoh lower than those of Norfolk; ,to fort, they hre among the lowest, on the Atlantic Seaboard, a fact' made possible by the cheapness of fue1. which is seeurod largely from a local lumber plant. The primary rate for power is 7,5 cents per K. W. hour for the first 100 6 cents for the second hun dred, and on down as low as 2,8 cents for th sixth to tenth K. hours. Libera' discounts are also allowed for lighting charges. Mr. R. E. Lewis has been sec retary, trensnr'T and general mana- . 'er of the F'Uiboth C'ty Electric Li-ht nnd Power Company since its rrivniznttrin . The other offlcers "re H E. Cook Baltimore. Presi dent nnd C. W. Grice Vice-President. The directors are: P. H. Wll Unms. Dr. O. McMul'an, F. C. Tbfld of Pnltimore .T. O. A. Wood and John T. Hlirof Baltimore. So great has been the Increase .in demand upon Elizabeth City's nub ile utilities that twice within, 0 years it has been necessary to enlarge the power plant. The most recent im provement cost more than $12,509. Electric power is popular ill Elis abeth City. Many of the smaller industrial plants use. electric por exclusively. With theL educational work df E!ectri al prosperity week, the use of Electricity will be etett more widely extended, especially-in the homes of the city. - t i ,'! I. B. Y. P. U. MONTHLY MEETING The first monthly meeting of the Baptist Youn? People's Union of Blackwell Memorial Church, will b held to the annex next Tuesday night, December 7th at 7:30. . ., After business matters have been , attended to an Interesting program will be repdered. The Union de cided in session Sunday - night," to invite all members of the Berean and Fidelis classes to be present at this meeting so a large number 1b expected to attepd. Grpupe Captain jio. 2 led in the meeting last Sunday night wllch was the first meeting of the Union -since the revival services began. v The Union meets every Sunday r evening at 6:45 and all young pec- . pie or the Church are Invited to' be come active members. j j
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