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VOL V
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY FEBRUARY 8, 1916
NO 11
Y
umt HOPE
FORGOOD WATER
Knobb's Creek the Only
Available and Practica
ble Source Says Mr.
Lewis
"Knobbs Creek "is Elizabeth
City's only satisfactory and prac
ticable source for a water supply,
find the people of Elizabeth Ciy
Trill be drinking water from
Knobbs Creek when you and I and
the present board of aldermen are
numbered among the departed."
These were, in effect, the words
of Mr. R. E. Lewis of the local
loiter & Power Company before
ie Board of Aldermen Monday
afternoon. They were, called
lorth by a question addressed to
Mr. Lewis by a member of the
fcoard, who wanted know 'whether
Mr Lewis' company would be will
ing for the city's suit against the
water company to be continued,
pending the result of the effort
now being made by the company
to get satisfactory water from a
depp well which is being sunk and
which has a ready been driven to a
depth of nearly eight hundred
feet. Mr. Lewis s'ated that
nothing short of a withdrawal -or
taking a non suit would be satls
lactory to his company as they
wanted the issue a .tied .
Mrr Lewis- then explained that
though his company had spent con
siderable money on the deep well
now being sunk they had done so
without any sreat hope of getting
satisfactory water... 'We wanted'
lie ezp'ained, "to satisfy ourselves
:and to convince the people as to
the practicability of getting water
for the city from" deep wells."
"The objection to Knobb's
Creek", Mr. Lewis went on to
state ' 'is a sentimental and not a
practical one. The very name of
Knobbs Creek carries unpleasant
suggestions to the Elizabeth City
resident. And yet analysis has
shown that the Knobb's Creek
water is more satisfactory than
that of the Pasquotank any where
lelow Possum Quarter."
The speaker cited the resu't of
actual anayses to support this
statement. lie then went on
to say that the protection of the
Knobb's Creek Water shed depend
d only upon Elizabeth City's en
forcement of the State law. Con
tamination from the sewage, he de
clared, is extremely unlikely but
can be absolute y guarded against
toy a dam across the creek which
would automatlca'ly lock against
tide water. Two rttenipts, he
continued, to get permission from
the State to construct this dam had
"been defeated in the legislature.
Refering to the popular furor
against Knobbs Creek Water which
led to the city's suit against the
water company. Mr. Lewis said
that the only ana'ysis which bad
shown actual contamination came at
a time when the city was dumping
ita night soil on the watershed . No
contamination, he' al'eged had been
h6"wn by analysis when the water
wan Bait last year.
After hearing Mr. Lewis the board
decided to have a cal ed meeting the
latter part of this week, when the
attorneys for the city will be asked
to advise the town as to what steps
to pursue.
. Numbers of other matters c'almed
the boards attention earlier in the
meeting. To a complaint as to the
stoppage of the Main street sewer.
Mr. Lewis replied that his company
was taking steps to remedy the con
dition as early as possible. '
The city manager was ordered to
take the necessary steps to Have the
old vessels agtound on the river
front alongside side Riverside Drive
removed.
It was ordered that -$1560.. the
amount paid on West Main street'
CITY
NEXT FRIDAY
Her! ford, Felruaiv 7 The Basket
Ball Tea m of Hert ford- kh-Beh
will mest the Elizabeth City team
on the local court, rtday, February
11. This is the third same be
tween these two teams and Eliza
beth City is expected to make a bet
ter showing than in the former
games which were won by the
Hertford five.
Captain Elliott announced today
that a game had been schedu ed
with the Creswell team to be play
ed here Friday, February 18. This
will be the last game of the season
as preparations are being made for
the High School Base Ball team.
Five members of. last years base
ba 1 team were lost by graduation
last Spring although a likely string
of candidates are showing up for
the vacant places. The hardest
place to fill will be that of pitcher
as last year's star is not back in
school. ....
Bray and Fleetwood, members of
last year's infield a x possible can
didates and in all probability the
pitching will be divided between
these two
The ccachinjx staff consists of
Prof. CrawtoiJ and Mr. II-.Yi.'t.
NEW BUILDING FOR NEW BANK
Hertford February 7 A new
building to be tire home of the
Farmers National Hank of this city,
is under construction on church
street. The building is next to
the Southern Irug Company and on
the plat of land where 'The Old Ea
gle Tavern' once stood. The offi
cers of the organization are H. C.
Stokes, president and H. C. Tulll-
van, Cashier.
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT
Announcements have been receiv
ed here" of the marriage of Mrs.
Mary Catherine Irvine to Mr.
Charles Henry Balfour on Saturday
February 5tb, at Henderson. Mr.
and Mrs. Balfour will be at home
after March 1st at 619 Olney Road,
Norfolk.
Mr. Balfour is a former resident
of this city and has many friends
here.
ATTENDS FUNERAL OF UNCLE
Wiley Upton returned Monday
from Edenton where he hird been
to attend the funeral of his uncle
Mr. Harry Williams, Sr. of that
city.
Mr. Wll ianiii died Friday after
noon after a weeks severe Illness.
He was fifty seven years old and"
had beeu in declining health for a
number of years. The funeral was
conducted Sunday afternoon from
the home by Rev. E. L. Wells,
and interment fo lowed in Beaver
Hill cemetery.
Mr. Williams is survived by his
wife and three sons. Harry Jr.
Dave, and James, all of Edenton;
one daughter, Mrs Herbert Brlstow
of Portsmouth; a sister, Mrs. J. M
Lackland of Norfolk; three nephews
and three neices. ;
paving by the Norfo k Southern
railroad should be deducted from
the cost of this work in making
paving assessments against abut
ting property owners on this part
of Main street.
Lawrence street was ordered
curbed on its north side on the
present street lines. A survey'
was ' made some time ago and pro
perty was condemned to widen the
street; but the town preferred to
give over wMdenlng the street rath
er than incur a law suit" which one
or more of the property owners had
threatened.
Citv Health Officer Williams re
port showed twelve deaths against
twenty-two births, giving the city a
temporary birth rate ofthlrty per
cent and a death rate of 10.8 per
cent'k u J ; I I i J-iUi.J.!..
WiLL PLAY E
ON
GIVE RECITAL
oeH III III 1 II II HUH HI
nm inuiidun!
Musicians Who Have won
Favorable Press Com
ment in Many Cities to
be Heard Here
Miss Joe Carr, of Boston and Mem
phis, w:ll give a recital at Elizabeth
City on Thursday evening, Feb, 10.
Miss Carr is entering upon a very
successful professional career. She
graduated last June in the piano
forte course of the New England Co(1
servatory of Music, Boston, where
she had already been prominent as
a soloist at various concerts and re
citals. She was one of the seven
chosen from the Benior class last May
to compete for the Mason and Mam-
lin irize of a grand piano offered
annually to the most proficient pian
ist of the school. She had a place
on the programme of the Conserva
tory's commencement concert in Jor
dan Hall, winning much commenda
tion through her playing of Edward
McDowells Pianoforte Concert in D
minor.
This season Mi s Carr is back in
Bos on, tout nuing advanced studies
at the New England Conservatory
and giving occasional professional
concerts. As one of a trio of young
musicians she covered a series of
very successful engagements last
November in several of the smaller
New England cities.. With Miss
Rose Leverone of BoBton, a cousin
of Miss Elvira Leverone, the well
known grand opera singer, she gave
a joint recital In Jordan Hall last
Thursday evening and won very fav
orable comments through her per
formance of three selections from
Chopin and single numbers from
Rhene-Raton, H. Oswald, Cyril Scott
and Johann Strauss. After her re
cital in Hopkinsville Miss Carr will
visit her home in Memphis where
she may appear at a recital before
returning to her work in Boston..
H. Read Wilkins, tenor, who will
appear with Miss Carr at Elizabeth
City, Is also an advanced student at
the New England Conservatory, A
merica's oldest and largest music
school. His home is at Portsmouth,
Va. He received a classical educa
tion at the University of Virginia and
then, deciding to follow a musical
career entered the Conservatory in
Boston. There he has made many
appearances at the various student
musical affairs. He is one of the
rcminent members of Phi Mu Alpha
Sinfonla Fraternity of America, the
leading musical Greek letter society
which has chapters in 28 conserva
tories and university music depart
ments. He was one of the trio com
posed of Miss Carr, Miss Leverone
and himself who toured northern
New England very successfully last
autumn.
Both of these talented musicians
have been secured for Elizabeth City
by the Berean and Fidelis classes
of B ackwell Memorial Baptist
church. This recital will be given
In the church annex, and it is an
nounced to begin promptly .at
eight o'clock.
IMPORTANT B. Y. P. U.
MEETING TO-NIGHT
The Bap'Ist Young Peoples Un
ion of Blackwell Memorial Church
will hold Its regular monthly meet
ing tonight. Very important bu
siness matters are to come up. a
program has been arranged and a
social hour will be enjoyed.
All members and all those who
wish to become members are In
vited to attend.
SCHOOL BOY GETS VICTROLA
Jesse Mercer of Bayview, a stu
dent of the Elizabeth City Public
school, was the rinner of the Vic
trola given away on Saturday by
McCabe & Crice.
WANTS PORTRAITS OF
PROMINENT CURRIUTUCKIANS
Map e Feb. 7 As a member of
the coiiniy noaTd Of Commissioners
M , E. M. Walker of Maple
is extremely interested in , all
ccun'y affairs and recently has
been making an especial effort to
make the county courthouse more
comfortable and more attractive.
Mr. Walker now wants
to secure for the wal s
cf he courthouse, pictures of
prominent men of the county and
of the bar who are now deceased.
The fallowing are some of the
names of those whose pictures ho
wou d like to have for this purpose':
Governor Jarvis, Col. James Wood
house, Dr. W. H. Cowell. Sheriff
J. W. Baxter. Sheriff John Frost,
Col. L. D. Stark. Wm. F. Martin.
Wiley Grandy, Judge Albertson,
William Griffin, Tom Skinner. Jack
Blount, James W'hedbee, Wll lam
Shaw.
In addition to these he also wants
pictures of A." O. Dry and H: B.
Ansell, who are now more than
eighty years old and served as clerk
of the court In this county for a
number of years.
Mr Wa'ker will be glad to bear
frcm the friends or re'atives of these
and other prominent Currltuckians
who could cooperate with him in
this ma'ter.
LEAP YEAR DANCE
FOR DURHAM GIRL
Miss Huyla Hughes gave a Leap
Year Dance last evening at the
Robinson Hall In honor of her
ruest. Miss Mattle Mae Adams . of
Durham. 1
Decorations of pink and white
were most effective and punch and
dainty pandwlches were-served.
The couples were: MIss Mattle
Maye Adams with Kenneth Ether
Idge, Miss Fannie MtMu l:in with
George Beverldge, Miss Nellie
Wood with Frank Kramer; Miss Is
abelle Gibbs with Slaughter White
hurst, Miss Grace White with
Sidney Etheridge. Mfes ' Margaret
Griggs with Thornton Bennett,
Miss Maud Palmer with Elwood
Weatherly. Miss Li Han Whitehurst
with C. Culpepper, Miss Evelyn
Jones with Fay Hussey, Miss Ed
na Kramer with Eddie Hughes,
Miss Bessie MeMu'lun with John
Harney, Miss Fannie Owens with
Shelton McMullan, Miss Kather
lne Jones with Wiliuni Weatherly.
Miss Mattie Heed with Latimer
Commander, Miss Shelton Zo'eller,
with St. Clair Chesson, Miss Mattie
Fletcher with Mr. Griffin. Miss
He'en Robinson with W. O. Gaith
er, Jr.. Miss Eloise Itobinson with
Will Foreman. Miss Bessie Wea
therly with Frank S-liK, Miss Mil
dred Commander with Robert
Whl'ehurst, Mrs. lieasie Stewart
with' Wll Foreman, Miss Lisle
Gregory with James Ayd'ett, MIhs
Dorothy Gregory with Aubrey Mc
Cabe, Miss Hula Hughes with Ed
ward Griffin.
The stags were: Miles Clark, Ju
lian Sellg, Will Newbern, Walter
Wood, Ned Griffin. C arenco Reid,
Tom Hughes and Cecil Garrett.
The chaperones were: Mr. and
Mrs. Joe McCabn, Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Sellg. Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Blades. Mr. and Mrs. Shelton
McMullan. Mrs. Earl Bigelow.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnson, Mr.
and Mrs. M. R. Griffin, Mrs. P.'
Wi'son and
Hughes.
Mr and Mrs. J.
S. R.
SIFF COMPANY
WILL TEST TURKEY CASE
The case of the 8. R. Sit! Com
pany in Police ' CjjurV Wednesday
was one of unusual Interest. The
charges were that the company
had given away turkeys without a
license to draw trade to the store
during a special sale. Judge Saw
yer stated that he could dismiss
the case upon payment of costs,
but Mr, Slff desired to test the
case in a higher court. Judge
Sawyer therefore Imposed a fine
of twenty five dollars, the defen
dants -dirking a& appeal.
N. W. WALKER SPEAKS FOR
BOND ISSUE IN CURRITUCK.
Pop ar Branch, February 7 Prof
N. W. Wa'ker of Chapel Hill. N
rpent 1st Thursday. Friday and' Sat
urday with h's pasents here. Prof
Wa'ker is one of North Carolina s
al lest men and Currituck County is
proud to call him her son.
Whi e in the county Prof. Walker
delivered severa' lectures on the
proposed bond issue in Poplar
Branch township. He spoke at
Powell's Point. Friday morning; at
Jarvlsl urg Friday af;ernoon; at Nar
row Shore. Fr day night; at Grandy,
Saturday morning; and at Poplar
Branch Saturday afternoon. He ex
piated very careful y and clearly
the bond Issue; he emphasized the
necpsslty of having a modern, well
equi ed high school building in the
county; and he showed that the
county would drop back twenty-five
years In progress if the people
shou d fail to erect a building Butt
ed to the needs of the township and
coun'y. It is believed that nb lov
er of 'O'd Currituck' is willing to
see her twenty five years out of
date or to allow a few dol ars in
extra taxes to stand In the way or
her progress.
WILLIAM CHARLES BROWN
DIED YESTERDAY MORN
News reached here Monday after
nocn of the death on Monday at his
home near Belcross of William
Charles ljrown a prominent citizen
of Camden county and a man well
known in Elizabe h City Mr.
Brown had not been feeling us we 1
as usual for about a week, but did
not take to his bed until Sunday.
The end came at four o cluck Mon
day morning, before a physician,
hastily summoned from Elizabeth
City, could reach his bedside, ..Mr.
Brown was a sufferer from Brlght's
disease and death Is believed to
have been due to an acute attack of
this malady.
The deceased is survived by a
wire and two children, a son and a
daughter. The daughter is Mrs.
Joseph Ha'es of this city and the
son is Luther Brown of Belcross.
Up until his death Mr. Brown con
ducted a merchandise business at
lieh toss, his business bringing him
often to EllzaDcth City and ln'o bu
siness relations with Elizabeth mer
chants.
The funeral took place at three
o'clock this afternoon and interment
foldwed in the family burying
ground.
MRS. HARRIETT HARRIS
DEAD
The funeral of Mrs. Harriett
Harris, fifty-five years old wbs con
ducted at the residence of W. K.
Jones' on Parsonage street Monday
afternoon at one o'clock. The
body was then taken to Chowan
county where interment In the
family burying ground took place
to-day.
Mrs. Harris died J3unday even
ing at eight o'clock after a week's
Illness from nneumonia. She was
a tnembef of the" First Baptist
church of this city, and was wide
ly known here, having re atlves In
a number of counties in this sec
tion. --
Mrs. Harris Is survived by four
daughters; Mrs. Amber Pearce
and Mrs. Theodore Morris of
V'nowan county,- Mrs. George
Ballance and Miss Alice Harris or
this city. She leaves also three
sixers Mrs. Margaret Ellis and
Mrs. Martha Ann Boyce of Eliz
abeth City, and Mrs. Rebeccah
Byrum of Suffolk;- and one brother
Mr. William Topping of Chowan
county. '
EUGENE SMITHSON DEAD
News reached here yesterday of
the death from tuberculosis of Eu
gene Smithson near Oak Grove In
Perquimans County Saturday morn
lngf The funeral was conducted
yesterday at eleven' o'clock by Rev
J.f01d of this city.
r. Simpson was twenty-three
years old) and leaves a wire and
an Infant 'only a week old.
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Blood Poison Develops
From Wound and Acci
dent May Have Tragic
Ending
Clarence Edney. the sou of R. B.
Edney of New and township in this
county is In critical condition as a
result of a shotgun wound in hii
knee received last Saturday. His
physician, called over long distance
telephone- at a late hour Monday
night held out no hope for the boy
recovery.
Young Edney waB out rabbit
hunting with a negro about forty
years of age by the name of John
Brown. Edney was in front,
and when the two hunters Jumped
a rabbit, both fired. It is thought
that the negroes gun went off
sooner than he intended. At.
any rate the load passed through
the white boys knee, the shot"
entering on one side of the leg
and coming out on the other.
Blood poison has now set in, and
this Is the cause of the wound'!
serloiiH cosequences.
GETS CHECKS CASHED
AND THEN SKIPS IT
A seedy-looking individual came
to the city last week and after ob
taining cash for a fifteen dollar
check from Charts Barclay, a
blacksmith on Matthews street,
and for a twenty-five dollar check
from 8. D. Bagley, proprietor of
livery s'ables on the tame street,
besides making a few minor busi
ness transactions in the city, left
town without saying good-bye to
any of bia benefactors. The checks
proved to be worthless and th
bll's were left unpaid. The ane
mic gentlemen gave his name as
J. O. Oliver and claimed to bo A
veterinary surgeon and dentist. II
was making arrangements to estab
lish himself in his profession hert
with Bngley's stables as his head
quarters. His departure was SO
hastily made that it was not known ,
whether he left on a north bound
or a south bound traiffl lut it is
the opinion of llarc'ay and Bagley
that some one else Is now caching
his checks.
JURORS FOR MARCH COURT
The Jurors for the March term of
court here are as follows: G. R.
Bright. I). II. Simpson, Luther
Prltchard, C. H. Berry, W. T. Cart
wright, (Mt. Mormon). Aught Mc-'
Harney. C. H. Walston, James
M . Whitehurst, O N. Davis, W. J.
Taylor. M. S. White, C. C. Cart-
wright, Ervln S. Garrett, James 8.
White (Pearl Street), Jordan Meads,
R. H. Gregory. Ed Brlnson. Dorsey
Relfe. O. M. Lister, W. R, Steven
sen. L. R. Foreman, W. B.
Harris. W. K. Harris, W, K.
Jones. (Newland). A. G. Forbes,
W. W. Hollo we I, J. S. Lister, A.
H. Worth. J. A. Barrow. Cader
Temple. M. E. Davla, Thad Snow
den, 8. M. Hughes. E. L.
Brothers, 8. H. Johnson, W. J.
Mends, . R. 11. Dozler.
LAYING NEW GAS MAIN
Work has been begun on the lay
ing of the' new gas main from the
plant down north road street t
Church street, and, It Is stated,
that the work will be complotod by
the fifteenth of the month, Mr.
E. D. Shipley of Newtown, Penn
sylvania, is In charge of the work.
'With this main in operation, tha
Gas Company," says Superlnten-
dent Stalllngs,"" will be able to
give consumers and prospective
consumers better service, especially
In the southern part of the city.' '
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