STATE CONVICTS FOR
PUBLIC ROADS
Ashcvllle, March 24 The Ashe-vl'lt-
Hoard of Tr;ule( a-ahi strong)
urges tht working of oil state con
victs (,n puUic roads cf the s.t.ite
excel t such number as may le re
qu;red for tne proper maintenance
of the S ate prison ut Rakish, and
for the State farms, an eijuai di
v sion of the convicts to he ma le
between the Coastal Region, thf
Central and l'.edmont Herons, and
the Vostern or Mountainous re
reion of the State, talung into
consideration, of course the greater
difficulty of building roads in the
mountains than In the level coun
try. The peop e are also urged to call
on the candidates for the leg sla
ture and senate to declare them
selves on this important subject
before the election in November,
and demand that such legislation
be enacted.
Georgia has been bu'JdIngroad3
with her state convicts for nearly
three years and the ta k of motor
ists coming through Georgia Jo
Asheville indicates the enormous
value of this polLy of road build
ing. Motorists state that they
can drive from f rty to s'xty miles
in Georgia without changing the
gears of their machine.
Every one adm ts that good
roads attract much .apltal..
Virginia is also adopting the sys
tem of working state conv'cts on
their public loads. North Car
o'ina should not le behind in this
important movement.,
KOYOCK AND CURRITUCK
MEET IN DEBATE
Moyock, fMarch 23 The debating
team, cons stii.g of Miss Annie
huthaway uad Mr. fcMvwrd Cox,
'1 v.iil go to Currituck Friday p.
in.
Mr.
' to debate the school there.
tnd Mrs. W. D. Cos will chaperon
the debaters and their fr'pnds, -
The construction of a new tennis
court is uiidur way at the Academy.
A very attract. ve banquet was
recently given by the you.ig men of
the Wesley Uihle ciass in honor or
the ladies ot the banie class at the
Moyock auditor. um.
MIsb Callie Jarvis spent Monday
in Elizabeth City.
Mr. Will am Cox spent Wednes
day and Thursday in EI zaletu City
on business. .
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Sanderson
and sons are visiting their parents
at Northwest Va.
Mr. W. W. Jarvu met with a
serious ace'dent Wednesday morn
ing when a mule ran away with him
and broke his leg.
Mr. Carl Mackey spent the day
in Elizabeth City Tuesday.
M'ss Sadie Flora has gone to Nor
fo'k to spend two weeks with her
Bister Mrs. W. P. Morgan
NOTICE OF SALE
By v.rtue oi a beed o Trust ex
ecuted ou the 2-kii Uay of December
1SU4 oy 1. C.
r erti.ee uud wile,
Ida m. -ereuee,
the . unuorslgned
wi.l on the lih day of Apr.l, iiub,
at twelve o'ciock licou, bUi to the
.highest Diiidtr ior tuaii, ak the
Couit xioune uoor of Ldiuden Coun
ty, iSorili Caio. iitt, that .trtaiu lot
or parcel o lutid situated iu Caui-
den County, .North Carolina, and
more part cu arly described -as fol
lows: Being all of the T. C. Ferebue,
Sr. tract of iand( except that part
of tame conveyed to E. J. Moore
by sa d parties of the first part, be
ginning at a sycamoro tree iu the
Main Road leading from Plank
Bridge to Sawyer's Creek Church,
and running , thence a northwest
course along a lane and the line ot
E. M. DeFord and Brother to a
gate at said E. J. Moore's line;
thence along ' said Moore's line a
Northeast course to a large ditch In
the woods; thence down sa d ditch
and aions the line of sa'd Moore
and S. E. Overby's line a South
east course to said Main Road;
and thence along said Maiu Road to
the first station, containing one
hundred and twenty-five acres,
more or less.
This notice dated and posted,
-: this 15th day of March 1915.
W. A. WORTH.
x Mortgagee.
Jt'rSS apr 4 11 14 S tt
FRUIT TREES. Why pay $1.00
to 1.50 for trees. I will se 1
you as good as can be bought for
one-half to three fourths that
price. Wi 1 try to see you as soon
as the weather is warm. Drop me
a card and I will surely come. I
am an old -Nurseryman.
J. T. WILSON, Weeksvllle, N C
mar $7 pd 4t
Local Items
V. E. Batman of Coluni'iia was'
in the ity on business iast week.
Mr G. C. Jones of Shawlioro was
here lat we"k attending court.
John II. Sawyer of Cunden was
In the city Wednesday.
Mrs. J. II. Bowden is visiting
her sistrr. Mrs. A. D. Sawyer of
Norfolk. r
M. G. Hunter cf Charlotte was
in the city Wednesday.
C. E. Haskett of Ra eieh was
here on fiusinoss Wednesday.
L. T. Roll;nson of Charlotte was
in the c ty Wednesday.
W. N. H. Smth of Ra'elgh was
here Wednesday on business,
P. W. McMulIan of Hertford re
turned home Wednesday - after
several days here on legal business
W. T. Newbern of Powells Po nt
was in the city Wednesday on busi
ness.
Mrs. P. W. Melick left today
for a visit to her daughter, Mrs.
F.. D. Vlehe, at Red Springs.
L. W. Jones tf Goldsboro was
In the city Sunday.
Miss Guslp-Edwards of Golds
loro arrived in the city Sunday to
act as court stenographer dur-
ng th's week's session of superior
court.
C. C. Leary of Gr-gory was In
the cliy Wednesday.
Art hie l ane of Hertford was in
the city Wednesday.
C. H. L'ppincott of Edenton, N.
E. Hu'ehiuson tind Henry Newborn
of Hertford were among tho guests
ngis'ered at the Burton Hotel
Wednesday.
W. F. Small of Wecksviile was
in the city Wednesday.
R. M. Fowler of Hertford was
n the city Saturday.
R. J. Walker of Charlotte was
here on business Saturday.
L. C. Baum of Poplar Branch
passed 4 through the city Saturday
en route- for Norfo k.
M. D. Hay man and S. M. Dan
iels of Wanchrse were here Satur
day on their way to Norfolk.
Rev. CP. Jerome of Poplar
Branch was In the 'city Saturday,
II. N. Pugh of Old Trap was in
the city Saturday.
P. 11. Morgan of Shawboro was
in the city Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Evans, and little son,
Frank Jr., of Belcross are visiting
Mrs. Evans's sister, Mrs. J. E.
Mercer on Cherry street.
Mrs. M. J. Taylor of South Mills
!s visiting her daughter, Mrs. E. J.
Mercer.
Sheiff R. E. L. Grifrgs of Point
Harbor passed through the city Fri
day on his way to Norfolk.
Mrs. Nathan Owens of Powe'i's
point was here Friday shopping.
CARD OF THANKS
I desire to express my sincere
thanks to niy fr'ends for their
many kindnesses shown me during
the illness and death of ,my be
loved husband, R. S. McCoy, also
am I grateful for the fioral offer
ings and automoliles sent.
Mrs. Mary Wynn McCoy. :
2t pd
FOR SALE Medium wiight mule,
work any where., Will sn'l Cash
or credit. Apply to Morriselte
& Perry.
FOUND. Skiff, 13 feet long and
four feet wide. Found Decemh-r
20th. Owner cm get 'same by
proving ownership and paying for
adv. R. S. Walker, Poplar
Branch, N. C. ' mar 17 24 31
WANTED Any person wishing to
secure a lot for a home at very reas
inable cost in the best res! dental
section of the city to write for furth
er information to "Heal Estate" Box
629, Elizabeth City, N. C.
WANTED Copies if Th Advance
of issue of November 2'iih, 1915.
Advance Office. tf
FOR SALE. 10 room house and
lot, Corner Cobb and Matthews
strtets. A bargain. Apply to
W. W. Sawyer, M . D., Hinton
Building. febl'Ctf
mar 21 tf
WANTED. All the old rags, scrap
iron, rubber etc. We will pay lc
per lb. for dry raes of all kinds de
livered to our door. Miles Jen
nings, Eliazabeth City, N. C.
mar 21 tf
WANTED: Man to solicit consign
ment shipment of fruits and vege
tab'es on a Commiss'on basis for a
I've Commiss'on House which can
Fatisfy shippers. Write to John
son & Gi'bert. 115 Dock Street.
Philadelphia, Ta.
A VERY DESIRABLE RESI
dence lot on Church street. Sou
hern Exposure, near business sec
tion. May be had by right oartr
: a very' reasonable price.
Apply to "Reasonable" Box 529
City. w tf.
NOTICE
An E ection was called to day
for Poplar Branch township. Curri
tuck County, North Carolina, by
the County Commissioners to ascer
tain whether or not the voters in
said township are in favor of is
suing bonds for the purpose of
building a high school house and
furnishing same with suitable
equipment located at Poplar
Branch, N. C. The amount ..oL
bends to be issued Is $15000 at the
rate of six per cent per annum
payable s;'mi annually and not to
run over twenty years. The pro
posed tax.r.ite is 20c on each $100
valuation of p:operty and CO . cents
on each taxable poll.
A new retfstraHon for all who
vote is required.
1h Registration Books will be
open on Friday at 9 a. m., March
loth, 101G. and continue open
twenty days;" not counting Sundays,
till suns t on Saturday, April 1st,
lftlfi. The books will be open
only between 9 a. m. and sunset of
each day. Monday 9 a. m. till
3 p. m., April 10th is Challenge
Day.
The Election will be on Tuesday,
April 11th, 1916.
This Election covers the entire
township of Poplar Branch, Currl
tuck County, North Carolina. Six
polling places are in the township
election as follows: Corolla,
Church's Island, Narrow Shore,
Grandy, Jarvlsburg, and Powell's
Point.
Corolla Registrar, Capt. Swata;
Pollholders, John Roddy and Cur-
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7c Want You lo Sea Our Gate in Operation Before Buying
We are so positive you will decide that you cannofc get along without the
r PERFECTION - AUTOMATIC OATE
that we are willing' to ship you one FREIGHT PREPAID for a thirty-day FREE TRIAL
WRITE TODAY SEND NO ElOflEY
All we ask is that you erect the gate according to our instructions and if at the end of thirty days you decide you
do not want it, return it to your freight depot and notify us we will pay the freight back to our factory.
If our gates were not all that we claim for them, you can easily understand we could not afford to make this lilieral
offer, as well as guarantee the gate for five years.
SEND TODAY for descriptive literature, illustrations, sizes, prices, etc.
PERFECTION AUTOMATIC GATE CO., STRASBURG, VA.
F. F. COHOON, Elizabeth City, N; C.
is Gray .
Chinch's Island: Registrar, J.
L. Duaton; Pollho d'.'is, Will Loss
and It. L. Knight.
NVrrow Shore: Registrar. A. A.
Baum; roillio.dMs, S. M. Over
ton and E. W. Baum;
Grandy: registrar, Jno Aydlrtt;
Pollholders, J. F. Brown and Chas
Simpson.
Ji'rvisburg: Registrar, Hollis
Barro; l'ol'.hoiders, W. II. Gallop
and Jno. Fisher.
Powell's Point: Registrar, J. W.
Crlgs; Pollho d rs, W. T. Belan
gia and Chns Frock.
Each Registrar each Saturday
from. 9 a. m. till sunset will re at
his polling place with his books
for regis ration of voters.
The Bal'ot will he 'For School
house Bonds' or 'Agp.Inst School
house B'nds.
This the Cth day of March, 1916
T. W. BAXTER,
Register of Deeds
tear 10 4 wks t&f ' ; ""'
Norfolk Southern J
THE ONLy LINE OPERATING IN
NORTH CAROLINA WITH A
PASSENGER STATION IN 4
THE CITY OF NORFOLK
N. B. The following schedule fig
ures published as information
i I i iu cite nwh juai aiiiccji
TRAINS LEAVE ELIZABETH
CM Y
SOUTH BOUND
9:58 a. m. daily for Edenton and
local rtatiens.
1:00 p. in. daily for Raleigh, CohTs
boro and intermediate points.
Pullman Parlor Cur for New
Bern.
10:2i p. m. daily Night Express
for Fayetteville and Charlotte,
Pullman Sleeping Cars for Ral
eih. New Bern and Interme
diate Stations.
' NORTH, BOUND
5: SI a. m. daily for Norfolk and
intermediate stations.
2:23 p. m. dally Express for Nor
folk ONLY.
3:30 p. m. daily for Norfolk and
intermediate stations.
2:05 p. m. Monday, Wednesday
'and Friday for Suffolk.
For further information apply to
C. F. Garrett, Ticket Agent, Elis
abeth City. N. C. ,
E. D. KYLE, H. 0. LEARD,
Traffic Manager. Gea. Pass. Agt
Norfolk Va.
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by an expert
Don't wait until it stops, but have it re
oiled, as it should be, every eighteen months
the same as any other machine.
Watch repairing is no mere "side-line' with us. We make
a most particular specialty ot this woik.
Our repair department, thoroughly modern, is in charge of an
expert horoloitt a man time-trained in his craft.
Bring your watch in today and let ui make you an estimate
to put it in perfect order.
Prices always reasonable, consistent with hih class work.
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EGGS, from thoroughbred Wh te
Orpington and Whit leghorn hens
I hat weigh eight pounds, roosters
weigh ten pounds. 75 cents for
setting of flften cg?s. J. A.
Willonghby, Maple, N. C.
mar 21 24 28 pd 1
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FOR SALE Chicago Typewriter
in good condition. $15.00. P. W.
Melick Co. St
FOR SALE: Two motor boats
.10 x 9. 4 'Glass Cabin.' Great
Bargain as they must be sold.
For partial ttrs app-y to
WOKCIIESTEU STEAMBOAT CO.
Snow 111 1, Md. mar 21 2S 31
PENNSYLVANIA
REPAIRINGCO.
The Place You Get Your Shoea
Repaired Right
We make them look better than new
8hoea Made To Order
CLARENCE LABRUZZO
Manager
152 North Polndexter Street
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Date 191..
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Daily and Sunday, by mail to the
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months.
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1 Year $5,00
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