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Of the Ten Thousand to
Come to Elizabeth City
on Good Will Day
July the Fourth.
THE BIGGEST CELEBRATION IN THE
HISTORY OF THE CIJY OR SECTION.
Special Excursion Rates.
Something Doing every minute of the Day. ,
Hydroplane From Newport News.
Moving Picture Company on the Scene to get
picture films of the - Town in Gala Dress.
Also scenes from surrounding territory.
Speed Boat Races. U. S. Coast Guard Drill,
Ragamuffin Parade with prizes for the first
and second tackiest.
Big automobile parade, bicycle parade, floats
representing leading business houses and in
dustries of the city and section, fraternal
orders and other organizations.
The City Will Welcome You.
Don't Fail to Come.
Chamber of Commerce
C. R. PUGH, Manager.
Elizabeth City, N. C.
BUY YOUR HAT FOR GOODWILL DAY FROM
WALKER & COMPANY
Poindexter Street
Make THIS STORE your stopping place on
GOOD WILL DAY.
2-Cy Under
Koban Rowboat Motors
Tha Original 2-Cyllnder Rowboat Motor
NEW 1916 features include tilting
device, variable speed, tiller at right
hand side. water proof timer, foolproof
carburetor, thrust adjusting gear case,
Areoplane Type magneto and many
others. Uu
DOESN'T SHAKE THE BOAT
Interesting facts fully explained in
illustrated 24-page catalog. "For Good
ness sake" don't think of making a se
lection until you have sent for catalog.
It's FREE.
Call And Examine Engine In 8 to ok
, Elizabeth City Iron Works
WATER STREET
Will Be Held Third Week
In July and Many Ex
pected to Attend
The Pasquotank and Camden Far
mers' Union In session Saturday
established and made plana for an
Annual District Farmers Picnic, to
which all farmers from the Chowan
River through the northern coun
ties of the Albemar!e to Norfolk
Co nty and the counies on the South
side of the Albemarle are Invited
end In which fete they are urged
to take pnrt.
This picnic will he held during
the third week In July, the exact
day not having been decided upon.
The Farmers Unions believe that
hey will on thnt day have a crowd
In Elizabeth City equal to the Good
Will Day crowd and they expect to
plan a program, equally entertaining
and attractive.
The Pasquotank and Camden Far
mers Union will also take part In
the Good Will Day Parade. At this
morning's meeting they agreed up
on this plan and they wish to urge
every farmer In the Albemarle dis
trict whether members of the Union
or not to join them in this parade.
They will meet at the courthouse
here on the morning of Good WW
Day In time to form their line and
enter the parade In the place as
signed them by the committee.
Southern Express Co.
O. H. Sale
All Packages sixty days old
and over will be sold at the Ex
press office at Elizabeth City,
O N. C. on July 22nd, 1916,
i:u r.ivi.
Sale positive rain or shine.
C. W. JOHNSON, W. EGLESTON,
Agent. Superintendent,
June 20 4t t Jfcj
AUCTION SALE CONTINUED
UNTIL TUESDAY NOON
The Auction Sale of Lunch Stands
for Good Will Day, July the Fourth
has been continued until Tuesday
at twelve o'clock. Tbjo sale will
be held In front of the courthouse
at that time and the stands will go
lo the highest bliler for eaah.
Will Stand
By Mexico
(By United Press)
Mexico City, June 23. Salvador
and Costa Kica have notified Jlexl
co' that they wilT join her to repel
invasion of her territory by the
United States. . . . -
Thouah war is considered immi
nent the people here still hope for
a peaceful settlement of the difflcul
ties let ween the United States and
Mexico.
Salvador nnd Costa Rica are small
rfpillics between Mexico and the
raniima Canal.
LITTLE BOY DEAD
The rum-rat of Harold McmuIInn
Morgan, the two yrar old son of Mr
John 8. Morgan, was conducted at
the home nar Forks schoolhouse
Tuesday afternoon by Rev. I. N.
I.oftin. pastor of Blackwell Memor
ial Baptist church. Interment fol
lowed in the family burying ground
"The following eight young boys
ac'ed as pall bearers: Leonard Har
ris, Willis Pritchard, James Bray,
Alfred Jennings, Victor Morgan,
Seth Morgan, Charlie Bray, and Earl
Pritchard.
Robbins Is
For Wilson
(Bp United Press)
Washington, D. C June 23 Ben
dor Raymond Robbins, who deliver
ed the key note speech of the Pro
gressive Convention at Chicago,: will
within a few days come out for Wil
son according to Information eman
atlng from progressiva InuVp'-hdenta
here. " " " '' "' " '"' ' " '
Misers Esther Miller and Addlo
White of Winfnll were in the city
Thursday.
William Meads of Weeksvi:ie wa
here on business Thursday.
Charlie Wilson of Weeksvillc, one
of the committee in charge of that
community's part in the parade
Good Will Day, was here Thursday.
Mr' George Cartwright of Weeks
ville who was operated on last Sun
day 'at the Elizabeth City Hospital
ia improving. Mrs. Cartwrlght Is
at the hospital with her husband
during his illness.-
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Like a home run
Tvitn the bases full- 4iey satisfy !
Ninth inning bases full two out tic scoro
batter up. Bang! that "homer into too
stands makes you feel good it does satisfy!
Chesterfields make you feel exactly the samo
way about your smoking tney sansry;
But they're mild, too-Chesterfielcb are!
For the first time in the history of cigarettes
you are offered a cigarette that satisfies and
yet is mi7cf Chesterfields!
This new kind of enjoyment cannot be had
in any cigarette except Chesterfields, regard
less of price because no other cigarette
maker can copy the Chesterfield blend!
Try Chesterfields today! -
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Also packed
CSGASUSTTES
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GOOD WILL TO YOU!
When you come to Elizabeth City on Good
Will Day-July 4th. Don't fail to call at the
Apothecary Shop.
It is an assured fact that the big Curtis Hydro-areoplane will be here to make .
flights on the 4th. A representative of the Apothecary Seop was a witness to the
contract with Captain Baldwin to have this machine here.
The Apothecary Shop will be the official Drug Store Headquarters for the
Aviators while they are here. You, too, make our store your Headquarters while in
in town-meet your friends here-keep cool under our many Electric f ans-rest in our
comfortable chairs-leave your packages here for safe keeping-use our telephone
free-get postage stamps and souvenir postal cards here-Try the delicious Drinks
and Ice Cream we serve at our sanitary Soda Fountain.
' Whether you purchase or not, come in our stotev-w reduce yourself to our
staff of elerks-we want to shake hands with and assure you that EVERYDAY is
GOOD WILL DAY at our store. . -1 -
THE APOTHECARY SHOP
Eastern corner, Uinton Dldg. PHONE 800
"The store where you are always welcome." -
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