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I Page Six THE DARE COUNTY TIMES FRIDAY, JUNE TO, T938 NAMES OF TWO WOMEN LIVE IN HISTORY OF OUR COAST Theodosia Burr and Betsey Dowdy Will Remain Among the Unforgettables of History old age, and a mind enfeebled and bewildered, yet I will en deavor to fulfill my part— tho this life must henceforth be to me a bed of thorns.” Theodosia Burr, ill and needing comfort and anxious to see her father had to set sail without her husband, who was not permitted by law to leave the State durin At the regular his term as governor. And In 1869, w'hen tho old time was then Iw'o year-s old. Her imr Tue'Uav the summer resort of Nags Head mothei died and left hei w hen ^ privateer, richly laden was in the hey-dey or its she was for New York. The Captain glory, and the soundmde was ^^gre drawn more cfoselv to- ^uns, painted iilled with cottages and had ''^ehrawn more closely to discharged Its pretentious notel .that was «s^her. iney u\ea in tne piivateers. The the social summertiine cen- f‘.eat|st style ana entei Q^vemor feared for her ter of all eastern North Caro- i,Xhl"‘^peSages St^ the H fi ui. 1C pirates and wreckere along the coast. In a few days she fell in the British Heet off Neighbors Una, an old woman by the name of Mrs. Mann, was “‘‘•tv stricken ill in her cottage in . , , - ., the hUls suitors, uui. ji, ^ ■ went down to >;oung Joseph, Alstim, a bril- the resort on the ov/miv—^ u • xt v i and sought a doctor. Ji’he fa^ ouu^ snd hoped in New York, but At the age of 17, Theodo- but rent down to Hatteras, but was given free the soundside nant, soft-spoken CaiolmiaU passage. Col. Burr waited DCtor. The fa- niet her m New York, nnd ^nd hoped in New York, but mous bid Doctor Pool of she later mamed nnn. never again saw his daugh- Elizabeth City went to the she sam she .had nothi^ ^gj. Alston finally W'rote old w’oman’s beside. She inore ^an a sincere friend- him: “My boy, my wife both had no money but willingly ship. Howewr, his earnest gone, the end of the hopes we gave the Doctor the w'ell e.xe- coui’tship induced her con JJad formed—^tvhat have we cuted painting of a beautiful sent and while newly manied left?” woman that hung on the wall, .n 1801, th^ saw Aaron Burr, There have been other and which the cultured eye of stories, that Theolosia Burr the Doctor had quickly dent of the. United States, he came ashore, a veiy ill wo- cspied. . Ij^ving missed _^e ^'-ssi- man, and died and was buried Years later art experts dis- dency won by Tmomao Jet somewhere among the high covered it was a painting of femon, by only a few votes, .green shaded hills of Nags the beautiful Theodosia Burr I Burr Tried For Treason Head. Alston, daughter of Aaron' lano «Pp nampH hpr* It is just another tale of the Burr, wife of the Governor of tragedies, the gripping South Carolina, who set sail iV! i^r P."^ance, the appealing and from her home in the Pal- finS^v adventures that metto State on December 30, fp" tiip I’®®” told and retold by 1812 for a visit to her father recovered aftei tnps to the ^he dozens on the Dare Coun in New York. She was lost ty coast. Nowhere else is grg, «t the Cwelma Coaet-“ ft “S But old Mrs. Mann, who ^9t®*II®r treason, and golyg^j jjgygj. was the wife of on®, of Richmond wtII lose its interest old time TiUets of Nags Bt humankmd. Thomas Jefferson and im- FEWER CHILDREN IN HYDE prisoned pending trial. His daughter came with her little son and spent the night with him in the penitentiary. In spite of a tremendous array of witnesses, the gov ernment failed to prove its case, and he was freed, while the Republicans, his friends. Head, who had belonged to the early aristocracy of the coast told the story of how she came by the picture. She said during the war of 1812 and when she was a very young girl, and while Mr. Tillett was courting her a pilot boat came ashore at Kitty Hawk in ai storm. As was. customary in time of wreck, and seeking rich prizes, the men had gone out to her.. They returned to re port the vessel a nameless, ampty one, with all sails set, the helm tied dowm and no creature on board save a little black and tan dog. The DEPENDENT DURING MAY Raleigh, June 8—During the month of May 48,571 needy aged and dependent children of North Carolina received $387,884.73, Na than H. Yelton, airector of the D vision of Public Assistance, State . Board of Charities and Public Wel- held great celebrations in his fare, reported today, honor. But enraged mobs The report indicated that tho were at the same time hang- number of recipients was 1,795 ing him in effigy in Baltl- greater than in April, and the more. He fled secretly to" amount of New York, concealed himself $14,790.44 grants increased by under the name of Eklwards -i h,. sailed for Emxipe June ... . 1908, where he remained cabin was m great confusion, gjjout four years. trunks broken open and igll. Alston had been ladies, gaiments and otherlgig^ted Governor of South feminine effects strewed over.^ Colonel |Buit returned to America, The portlet of the beauti-\yj.£>^ jjjg daughter from New ful woman hung on tlm York, and received a letter when s.he boys divided which tliey advised him rae spoils, Tillett claimed Jjgj, beloved son had died of the picture which he gave fevej. the age of 11 yeare. lus ^veetheart. .as well as a. Goveinor Alston wrote number of femmme objects Go]Qj,gj guir, that the boy $427. ■Wnicn the old lady had kepti-^y3^ Q^g **\vho was to Guidford was first in dependent Secret^ in her ^unk. Ihave redeemed all your children benefactions, 067 persons n't- K ^^'and shed new lustre on our bengr paid 5;?,142.50. and Hyde u-as Elizabeth City \yhere it was families—We saw him dead> low with 37 cihidren receiving ■Thesodosia ?129. Yeltou said that in May 28,973 needy aged w^are paid $274,424.21, and that 19,598 dependent »child- ren received $113,440.52. Tlie av erage old age payment xor the month was $9.47. while that for children was $5.79. Buncombe county ied in the amount paid needy aged recip ients, with 910 receirinp $15,049- 75. Guilford was a close second, 1,063 elderly persons in that coun ty getting $15,049. Camden was low, .51 persons being awarded MELVIN M^HITE POLICEMAN AT MANNS HARBOR Morrisette’s Big Apple Re fused Beer License At Camp Duck monthly meet- Dara County board of Commissioners appointed Melvin White us special police of ficer at Manns Harbor. White will receive a salary of $15 dollars a month and the appointment will go into effect immediately. At the request of Earl Mann, caretaker of the Bodie Island Club, the board voted to ask the State Highway Commission co lay out a new road between the Whale Bone filling station and Oregon Inlet. Mann said that during the hunt ing season, people using the in side road, which runs through the club property, frightened the fowl to the extent that it interfered with the hunting. The board also heard the regu lar reports of C. W. Overman, County Farm agent, a:»l Miss Sadie Hendley, County Home Demonstration agent. In addition to deciding that A. H. M-orrisette soould not be grant ed a beer license in Dare County, the commissioners voted to ask the Sheriff to clean up Morriset- te’s business establishfent. Com plaint was lodged against it by A. C. Stratton, Camp Director, who said the place had made much trouble in his camps, result ing in one man getting a broken leg last week, during a melee the result of Morrisette selling whis key. PREPARE NOW TO HAVE A GOOD FALL CARDEN WEABg OmEEN OMSSBS Poet—I would like to leave this poem on spring for the editor to see. Willie—WeC, mister, you can leave it but his sight ain't very good tor dem things. By C. W. Overman, County Agent Increase in Homo Gardens has bean reported from many sections of Dare County. I have observeil a number of these which contain a goodly variety of vegetables. But—Are you stopping at a good spring garden or are you making continuous plantings so that yon will have a continous supply of vegetabl-as throughout the summer and fall ? A good summer and fall garden is very importa.nt. Plant the following seeds now: snap beans, bush lime beans, car rots, beets, com, field peas, toma- toas, okra. New Zealand spinacli, endine and. Swiss chard. Swiss chard, thrives during hot weather and. will give continuous cuttings for salad for many weeks. Mar- globe tomatoes planted now will give a good supply of tomatoe.^ until frost. Sow some savoy ab- bage seed now for fall settings; these will head all winter and are resistant to cold. Don't let insects eat and destroy the vegetables in your gard-an. Rotenone dust applied during the middle of the day will control the most of insects and is non-pois- onous to humans. EXTRAVAGANCE Skinpants—G’wan! ' I don't pay an income tax after deducting for each of my ten wives. Shellgrabber—I'm not the income tax collector. I'm after your per sonal tax on them ten wives. IK-THE BIGHT GLASS Bookkeeper—Shall 1 figure the thousand dollars we paid to Coim- cUraan Grabitall among the over head expenses? Boss—Overhead? No. Put It with the underhand expenses. QUALITY AMAZINfi WKSItitBLE FINISH Bor Xodaj'sKitchtn, Bath- room- Wallt snd Woodwork TKlnb of 9. boowilM tlliy imooHi MiN AoI vov cm- apply mp m •toYon o clock ol nionf« that will bo dry by tovtn* bk' tho ooming. A fniih M. hard fhof (whon thoroughly dry) you con woA it cUao with plain MOP and . wator« rtwaviog din, toot, progio and •von> ink. bi»r« or •oreuroehrooo. That oiraclo Imdt is Martm-Smonr^t GLOS-TONE WaUmbUWallFmiii to apply. No broth marks, tovols H* soil owt to a tmoothi totiny finish. Comos M 1Z smart, modom colors ol •■copnonotiy hish light rolUct^ity. Soo v% ior color cord ond hrti^or loc« boloso yog buy any in* UMI NAGS HEAD BEACH CLUB SATURDAY, JUNE lltli 10 ‘TIL 2^ P. M. BOB JONES For Sale By Jmc* Wbolesnle Company Manteo, N. C. AND HIS SOUTHERNERS GIRL SINGER Script $1.50i Plus Tax TABLES TABLE SERVICE FREE CONCERT SUNDAY 3 TIL 5 Pi M. Orchestra Changed Each Week Until Julr 1st Comiiig. July 1st, FREDDIE JOHNSON And' 1^ Orchestra kept tor several years and ygt we are alive endured all .MaeBeth Art Galieiy of Neiv'bein^ could endure, .... York where it now may be admirable mind will triumph. seen. ISHa ;nnnnrtc tiA.-clf in o that a human but her -NED ROGER.': THA.VKFUL FOR VOTES GIVEN HIM She supports hereel^ in' a manner worthy of your “I wish to express my good wishes to the voters for their a second term as County Coramis- sioer. ft is my desire to do the right thing always, by the people! of this county. I hope you will call on me, and Set me know if 1 can help j'lou, and again I thank you. W'. E. ROGERS. DLXK, N. C. ej®:ATE HAD CONFESSED'daughter.’ , I And tiie heartbroken Theo- confidence in nominating me for In 1850, an old man named dosia wrote her father. Frank Burdick, who claimed “There is no more joy for me. to have been one of a crew The world is blank. I have of pirates, insisted upon his lost my boy—^May heaven by death bed, that he had been other blessings make you one of a crew tliat captured' amends for the grandson you the ship Patriot, on whith ha’/e _lost-^Of what use can Mrs .Alston sailed. He said I be in tins world—with a he bqld the plank, while the,body reduced to premature TjeafftifuJ lady was forced to walk over the side, vei-y calm and dressed in white, altho she had begged them to send word to her father and hus band. Calm, impressive, with eyes closed, she waved fare-j well, crossed her hands upon} lier breast and walked intoi etei-nity. Once they saw her! face again, when she came to! the surface and then sank; with piteous outstretched hands. , ^ i Then the pirates plunder-' ed the good ship Patriot and! left her going under full sail. Old Frank told there was a picture of ai beautiful woman m the cabin, and a little black and tan dog. And this stoi'v seems to bear out the story told by old Mrs. Mann at Nags Head. It was also told that the Patriot was captured by a celebrated West Indian pi rate named Dominique You, alias “Babe.” The entire crev had walked the plank. There were numerous confessions some 5 years afterward, and two sailors in Norfolk, who claimed to have been mem bers of a gang of wnreckers on Kitty Hawk, said thej killed the crew and looted tht ship, after she had landed or the beach. Tragedy seems to liavi marked the life of the Bun family, ^ck in 1785, Aaror Burr and Alexander Hamil ton were wealthy and pro minent laiwvers in New Yort EXTRA SPECIA ! L i FOR CASH ONLY 1—550x19—Goodyear Pathfinder Tire $9.00 j 1—550x18—Goodyear R1 Tire $9.50 2—440x21—Goodyear Reliance $4.75 1—440x21—Goodyear Pathfinder $5.00 440, *1^3 and 475x21 Tubes, each $1.00 440, 450 and 475x20 Tubes, each .. $1.00 Special Cash Prices On Other Sizes Roanoke Service Station M. A. DANIELS, Mgr. As Convenient and Cheap as City Gas ESSOTANE A NEW 90 Per Cent Pure Bottled Propane Gas For Commercial and Domestic Use Clean - Pure - Odorless - Non-Poisonous J WE HAVE BEEN APPOINTED DISTRIBUTORS FOR BEAUFORT, HYDE, TYRRELL, WASHINGTON AND DARE COUNTIES WRITE FOR FULL DETAILS f & F. E, Columbia, COHOON North Carolina
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