BUILDING MOVES
BUSINESS GOES ON
Klevator, l.ifjlit ami Tele- ]
plionc Service Kepi Intact
While Seven-Story Struc
ture Moves.
v Chicago. January 3 ? A s?>ven
storv. 7. S00 ton brick building was
moved S5 fe*t here with its elevator. I
light and telephone service Intact
-and during which Its offices were
open to U'ii? ints who found It necess
ary- to enter.
The Illinois Central, railroad, in
fts terminal Improvement! now be
ing made, wan presented with the
alternative of dismantling the build
ing. or moving it. The structure
i_ was erected about thirty years ago
but it was in such excellent " condi
tion the latter course was taken.
The actual moving was accomplished
[ in 24 hours but it required th'ree
months* preparation. Wlwt is ne
lieved to be an outstanding engin
eering feat was described by Hugo
Firippl. who superintended the work.
, "Twenty-three tracks; consist ingj
ofnrur or more rails each and ex-|
rending completely under the build
ing and over the foundation at its]
new site, were used," he sold. ' The
tracks were placed five to elghf. feet
apart and 2. 000 ste? 1 rollers were
spaced about 12 inches. Six hurt
dred thousand board feet of tlmbe;
was used for cribbing purposes pre
liminary to jacking up th?? building
and plicing it on Oie rollers.
"Four capstans, each operated by
two horses, were employed as motive
power. From eaeh capstan a lead
line of thee-fourths inch steel wire
cable was carried down to and thru
a series of 25 blocks, 12 of which
were movable and attached to th?
building and 13 of which were fixed
and anchored to 20-foot steel rails
driven about 15 feet Into the ground
and braced against the new concrete
foundation. The average speed of
moving was four feet per hour.
The building also was turned
slightly and moved six and one-quar
ter inches in a westerly direction, ac
complished by slightly skewing the
rollers.
Oversized Counties
Were Gradually Cut
Nash County One Of Those
Thus Formed, Says Colonel j
Fred Olds
Raleigh, January .1 ? The over ^
sized counties of North Carolina '
were gradually cut into smaller j
counties, according to tin
History of North Carolina Counties
written by Col. Fred A. Olds of the
State Historical Commission. Thus
it was that Nash county was forme-l
in December, 1777 out of the wes
tern part of Kdgecomb. The county,
according to Colonel Olds, was
named for General Francis Nash of
Orange county who during 11m- revo
lution was wounded at the battle of
Get inantown. Pa. while under the
direct command of General George
Washington. To the memory of a
fall?*i leader a memorial arch was
erected by the I nlted States on the
she of the battle of Guilford Court
House a few miles from Greensboro.
"The Justices of the peace," con
tinues Colonel Olds "were directed
to meet and hold the first monthly j
court at the home of Micajaii
Thomas, on the first Monday In 1
April, 177K and to hold other terms J
then^intll a court house was built, j
A commission was named to f I \ the!
location of the county seat and to'
agree and contract with workmen!
for erecting and building a court
house, prison, and stocks at such a!
place as they agreed upon. A ta\l
of a farthing (half a cent l on the
pound of sterling of taxable propert*.
was levied for two years to meet the
expense of the buildings.
The first court met April 1. 1778
at Micajah Thomas' home. Arthui
Arrlngton exhibited Governor Cas
well's commission as sheriff. A
temporary building was ordered
erected until the court house wafc
finished. Kdward Moore was
elected entry taker for lands. The
second court was held October 5th at
the ctyurt house on Peach Tree and
at it Micujiih Thomas resigned as
clerk and William Hell was elected
to the office. The first court house
was not erected until 1784 at
Nashville.
"In 177 9 the General Assembly
found the tax levied not sufficient
to build the court house and Jail, so
it levied one of three shilling* per
100 po u n d 8 value of all taxable pro
perty for two years; all tixable per
sons who did not have property
worth loo pounds- to pay 8 shillings
during the two years. In 1782 It
was found that this tax did not
yield enyugh money, so the General
Assembly levied another of one'j
shilling. The wardens of the poor!
of Nash were in 17 85 ordered to
build a 'home for the reception of
the poor.*
"Nash wan called on in April. '
1775 to furnish 56 men to complete
the Continental battalions belonging
to this State in the Revolutionary,
army, taking these from the militia.
There was a bounty of ;$100 to. every"
able bodied man who volunteered'
1 he men were marched first to Hal
ifax and then to Petersburg and were'
put in the army for nine months
service. it was decreed that if any '|
man tailed to thus appear he would ]
|| be put in the service as long as the
war lasted. The Quakers were re
' quired to furnish men in proportion
I to their uumber , and if they .faiied j
| to do this men were to be hired and
all the rest was to be assessed i
i| against the Quaker property. The
men from each county were to elect
1 their captain. Those of Nash i
! chose William Lewis. Thomas Hun
| ter was the colonel of the Nash
| county miliilk.
"November, 1778, Colonel William
Bryan of Johnston county wrote
'Governor Caswell that some of the
; men who were ordered to march
north and some who wew drafted to
march to South Carolina had 'em
bodied themselves and lie on and
about the line that divides Nash
and Johnston and so play in both
counties.' In 1778 another group of
men. 56 in number, were sent to
re.'rult the Continental batallions. It
was found that deserters had ring
leaders who harbored them and who
had signed agreements to prevent
Kdgecomb, Johnston and Nash mili
tia from being dratted and had in
augurated a reign of lawlessness.
They tried to break the Smlthfield
Jail. Governor Caswell sent into
that territory Col. John Heritage's
cavalry regiment and ordered that
officer to act as if he was 'In the
enemy's country' until they were
suppressed.
"Two hundred Nash militia Joined
General Allen Jones in Warren
county in May, 1781 > when Lord
Cornwallis marched on Hillsboro on
, his way to Petersburg, The British
passed through Nash' aud a letter
from Benjanfin Sea well to General
t Jethro Sumner dated May 13 says:
Wot a man of any distinction or
scarcely any man of property has
lain in his house since the British
pissed through Nash. We are dis
tressed with all the rogues and va- 1
gabounds Cornwallis can pester us
with, but I am in hopes, from the
i unaminity of my countrymen we
i shall make an easy conquest of
^ them.'
1 "The State census of 1786 g?ve
Nash 650 white males between 21
and 60 and 1,269 under 21 and over
60; white females, 1,850; negroes
between 12 and 60 numbering 760
and under 12 and over 60 number
74>9; total population, 5,277.
"The United States census of 1780
reported 1.143 free white males of
16 yrars and upwards and 1.426 un
der 16 years; 2,627 white females; I
free negroes 18S: slaves 2.009 ; I
total population 7,393. In 1833;
the second court house was built'
and In 1921 the present one. The
will book* begin in 1780; the deed!
books In 178 4."
YKAIt KIUM) SLKKili I N(t
OX A S.NOWIJCSS ISLAM)
New York, January 3 ? Maderia is
perhaps the only place in the world
where people go sledding every day
of the year ? without snow. A wick
erwork body on wooden runners. with
a cauvas canopy and chintz side cur
tains is the vehicle used in this hilly
country. A team of oxen is the mo
tive power and the "sleighs" ride in
perfect comfort over the small shiny
cobbles with which all the streets are
BOlkUX paved. *
The "chauffeurs" haVb to be veryi
strong-lunged for they run miles, uprj
hill and down, guiding the oxen and'
Rubricating the runners with an oily
rag. One exciting experience that
Maderia offers is a four-mile slide
1 down the mounta-in side, says Dwight
Blmendorf in the Mentor Tor Janu
ary. Part of the time the basket
like affair on runners crawls along
the side of a deep ravine. Over
hanging the pathway are ftiant ger
aniums. huge poinsettias and >a gor
geous array of blossoms. The last
half mile of the slide is taken at
breathless speed.
Mrs. H. R. Griffin and daughter.
Miss Mattie Horton, have returned
from Norfolk after visiting relatives
and friends.
NOTICK OF DISSOLUTION
OF PA HTX KHKH 1 1*
Thi? U In notify the public thai nn Drrrnib- r
'31, ltfS-'l. I ?nld mv mtrtr>i in the Standard
l>aHinmt Htorr. l<?at><l at' 114 Nadnlir Ntrwt..
ami fmui thl? dale will not bf Kkiamrlblc f? ?r an>
bill. omiiactrtl by aaltl atorv.
Jan. 1.1.5 silts, ^v. M. WAI.KKH.
DURHAM MAKES NEW
MAKKIAGE RECORDi
Durham. Jan. 3. ? Durham County]
etttabllshed a new marriage license
record during December, according
to the To port of M. G. Markliam. reg-l
istrar .of deeds, ^ne hundred and
twenty licenses to wed went issued!
during the oil day |*rlod. The pre
vious record was made last Decem-I
ber when 112 of the documents were'
issued while the monthly average is ^
around 60. The record for the year, j
also a new high record, was 772 11
censes. I
Cold Weather
Coming
OVERCOAT SPECIALS
$16.75, $18.00, $20.00,
$22.50, S25.<M>, $30.00.
NEW FALL SUITS
For Men ami Young Men
Specially priced,
SI 3.75, S16.75, SI8.GO,
$20.00, 825.00, S27.50,
$30.00.
? BUY NOW ?
T. T. Turner &
, Company
UJD.MI.I.HI , ..ulUJUJ
VIp Arc llcailipiartrrs
For
Lambertville
and
Ball Brand
Itl'RRKIt BOOTS
Mitchell's Dept.
Store
Capital Stock $250,000
Member Federal Reserve
HERTFORD COLUMBIA KLIZAUETH CITY
Dr. A. Ij. Prndlrton, Prw. Tieo. R. Utile, Caahler.
laiirney P. Hood, Vlcc-Prw. it. (J. Abbott, Vice-Pres.
CAROLINA BANKING & TRUST COMPANY
I*. L. I liiuks, C. H. Ho|iklii?, II. II. SMITH. 5
Certified Public Accountant, Md. j
P. L. BANKS & COMPANY j
PUBLJC ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS 'j
Audits, Examination*, Itusinoss Systems, Income
Tax ItrlnriM Compiled
308 McKevitt Bid);., City llall Avenue. Norfolk, Va.
Telephone 37297
| I BH ? t~ _ ; . ? ". |
Closing Out
ONE BIG LOT
OF HIGH GRADE RA1NSTER
Raincoats
ONE-HALF
PRICE
Regular Prices $7 to $25
*? \
Reduced to $3.50 to $1 2.50
i _
Weeks & Sawyer
"T here (he ReH~C.lolhe? Come From"
Mercury Plays Freakish
Trick On Furnishings Store
Biting Winter Weather Comes Along Just as Spencer-Walk
f er Company Announce Their Three-Day Sale
on Men's Suits and Overcoats
\\'e can't determine whether or not there is a conspiracy on
between the weather man and the Spencer-Walker Company, but
it looks decidedly peculiar to say the least. Here we've been
basking in weather reminiscent of June and July, and congratu
lating ourselves that our old threadbare overcoat would last this
winter, since it has been mild.
Suddenly the thermometer drops thirty or forty degrees and
we read of snow and sleet headed for Elizabeth City, and ataiost
on the same day comes the announcement that Spencer-Walker
Company's prices on suit and overcoats have also taken a twenty
five per cent drop. Seems that the price of coal acts contrari
wise and goes up as the temperature drops.
When our representative called on
the Spencer- Walker Company asking I
about their Sale Mr. Walker told
! him:
"Everybody, ourselves included. |
seemed so well pleased with our
Three-Day Shirt Sale that we decld
ed to give our' friends another treat j
this week. j
"We have on hand a good, clean
stock of brand new suits and over
coats for men and boys. I don't i
mean stufT that we have carried over
from another year, but seasonable
and stylish patterns in most all col-;
ors that are as fine as any in Elisa
beth City.
"Starting next Friday morning at
9 o'clock we offer some surprises in
real values in suits and overcoats:
For $11.50 you will be able to buy
any $15.00 suit in our stock; our
$18.00 suits will be sold for $13.75;
$20.00 suits have been cut to $15.50; ]
$25.00 suits to $17.50; $27.50 suits
will be sold at $19.45; $30.00 suits
at $22.50; $32.50 suits for $24.50;
$35.00 suits ?t $26.95; $37.50 suits
may be bought for $28.95; and last!
but not leaist, $40.00 suits at $29.50.
Similar Cut* on Overcoats
' "Our stock of Men's and Boys' Ov- 1
ercoats is complete. Style, material |
and fit guaranteed and we have tak- 1
en the knife to the price on every |
one of thorn for this Three-Day ?ale.
"For men. we Offer $4 5.00 over
coats at $32.50; $4 0.00 overcoats at
$30.00; $37.50 overcoats at $27.50.
$32.50 overcoats at $24.75; $25.00
overcoats at $19.00; and any $20.00
overcoat for men in our stock, at
$15.50.
llarKain.s for liny* AImo
"Each boys' suits in our stock in
cludes an extra pair of pants of the
same material, at the reduced price.
"Listen to these prices on boys' ,
BUtis with two pair of pants: $9.00
suits for $6.65; $13.50 suits for "
$9.95; $12.00 suits at $9.00; $16.50
suits at $13.00; $18.00 suits for
$14.00; $22.50 suits for $17.00.
"A good stock of overcoats for
boys from four to nine years of age
at the following prices: $5.50 for our
$8.00 overcoats; $8.75 for our $12
overcoats.
"Remember, please, that this sale
will only last Friday, Saturday and
Monday, and in order to get your
proper size it will be advisable to,
come early before the stock has beeu
picked over.
"Prepare to meet Mr. Winter with
his ice and snow and laugh in his
face, and make ydur preparation
while you can save from twenty-five
to thirty per cent on the price of
that overcoat and suit, during th'a
Three-Day Sale."
Spencer- Walker Co. Inc
. / Hintnn Bldg.
" Where Every Man Find x What lie Likes to IT ear"
At The Advance Shop
FOR HIGHEST MARKET PRICES
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
They pay draft* for 90 per cent on cotton to hp
?old on arrival and 75 per cent if. to he stored.
Fame and Lebanon Belle Flour
?re absolutely Hour* o( quikllty Hold bjr the leading grocm,
*"? ' ? Distributed fly?
:> X. P. TOxSy * COMPANY
a^>tl% WilfT
Water Mr?tr -