Recent Shooting A Sequel
| T o The Battle Of Canaan
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Memories of Bluo<K I Jam! to Hand Kneoiinter Beguil
ing from Neighborhood Feud Kevived by Bon
er) Xersion ??f I lie* MrPlierson Snooting
V
v That the shoot inn of tb A.
McPherson by Hi run Kason.
which occurred sum*- where in
providence township mi Tm-sday. ^
August 26, is u vqufl of Pas
quotank's battle of Canaan of
January 1903. i* the version <?f
the affair current on that taction
? of Matthew* street known ax
the Bowery but for whieh nolnnly
ion the Ilowury Ih willing to stand
iponBor, lout McPherson hi ciinh '
him of giving tin* story to t lie
newspapers.
it Inn fgrt lli.-if Mr I 'he- r son
and Bason were both principals in
*the battle of Canaan. Pasi|ud?'
tank's most famous list tn! to baiul
encounter ln_ n general ion, in
^whfch there were ?. fuelling Itln*:
a half doxeti participants on i?ach
side, more than a score of years
?MO. Caught In a fence jam too
hlKh for hint to jump and oT~tnrr~
.'?olid construction to break down.
? -HI ram Knxrm ? wiHdrd ? In. knife
-with such effect. according to
'Sheriff Reid, that the ground in
1 front of him was soaked with
? fore In a semicircle two feet in
?circumference.
Among those carved bv Kason
.was O. A. Mcpherson, and Mc
- Pherson's cheek and Jaw to this
, day are seam ml by the scar of the
, wOund l?ft by Eason's khlf?l.
i McPherson is ; a id to have vowed
' vengeance and the two are
J alleged to have passed each other
circumspect ly from t hi* day of the
' battle of Canaan till now, bat
none of these meeting*, the atory
runs, though the two men 1 1 v?
rftk-.lbc sam* township and only
wkhout two miles apart, has ever
'-?fccurred save when there were
'Jon many bystanders for any rough
dttuff until Tuesday. August 26.
Then It was that Mcpherson, re
turning home a'hout midday from
AkB automobile trip ituth Marshall
.-Aennlnffs, near the point where
'the lane from his house joins the
IjVubllc road, saw a wan ?ppr?neh.
^?1 whom ho recognized as Hiram
?"?ason. Hiram a! about the
^ime instant is said to have
3*corntsed McPherson. MoPtler
.apn, the story runs, bore down on
?Caaon, and Eason reached in a
^llp pocket. McPlierson struck
"Bason and Rason pulled the gun
an An hour or two later, or about
?Half past two o'clock in the
Afternoon, Marshall Jennings and]
JfcPherson came to town. >!<?-,
ThT"An'11 "hfYt *T| llQmn <th" fr<>nt
*A0aked with blood, nnd went to i
3b* |offiftes df a physlrian, where
<~a pistol ball was removed fronii
t*Jfce tissues of McPherson's neck.
IjThe ball had entered the left
Djaw to the left of the mouth. j
'Struck the Jawbone and then, fol
wlng the line of this hone, had
owed Its way to a point about '
i Iqoh beyond the angle of the
*Jew. An odd circumstance was
JTke fact that McPherson would
Apt swear out u warrunt against
lAason nor would he tell one ,
*%ord as to how the shoot ing came
'^bout. The warrant for Rason's
Afreet was sworn out on informa
tion and bellof, based on a remark !
dropped by Marshall Jennings In
Jrta physician's office In the I
?yeeence of witnesses.
?i Tnough .McPherson would not.
Jply who shot him "InffTflfj^rirsi
intimate that what he had
Am* for the man who fired the
ihvt had been s plenty. Mc
Pherson Is quoted on the Bowery.,
when no newspaper ntun are
about. as having claimed Mint he;
hH Raaon so hard that his arm |
At# shoulder were sore for longer
than his cheek was from the
btfllet wound. ,
. Hiram RSason Is still nt large, i
"Sheriff Held has been to his homo
- more than once and 'has sent a
deputy to It two or three times.
Ikfet without ever being able to
find Ba*on In. Bason is believed ,
to have taken to the Dismal !
Swamp.
VILLAGES WKKCKEO ' |
BY AN EARTHQUAKE
Conatantlnople. 8ept. lg.-Tle
porU reaching here Indicate that
4M villages were wrecked and
100 person* wore killed In an
earthquake In the Krseiutn dls
,t|lot.
RAIN AT BKAHKORT
DAMAGES STREETS
Beaufort, Sep! 18. ? Twelve j
iDrtien of rain fell In 10 hours
her* yesterday, I'MitillKhlng a re- 1
?>r<l Considerable damage ?u?
dons to the concrete streets.
SENATOR IIAKItiSON
AT RALEIGH TONIGH^
JUIelnh. flept IS. Senator
Pst Harrison of Mississippi will
fire a bin nun In the Demorrallr
csmpmlgn when he tpciki here to- I
DlflPht
HWiA l>ANA HRIUC l\
A NRWI.VWKO BTONY
?tola Dafta appeam today at
>?Alkrama Theatre In "Don't
Ynr wmhuim ?? ttta )
Ay loda Cowan and Howard
i, tell* of nrat year matrl- '
In smart suburban guar*
innrtuat^t With explosions
tta temperament
Bvsvmonr, who dirtcun
Ml Brunmel" for John Barry
the Dana picture
cludns Alan Jtorrcat .
Bryaon. John Patrick .
and Robert Dunbar. ?
MRS. VANDKKHIl.T ON
ACIUUJI/rUHK BOAKD
liuii-iKh. h.'|?i ~*l S.^-flov<'Tiiur
Morrison yesterday appoinjr.l Mrs
Kiliih A'aiuU'rbilt a m^mlxr of
tin* Stat** ItoaM of Agriculture
rrom ih<> Tenth IliKtrlct succeeding
ili?* Into A. Cannon.
IMPROVEMENTS IN
LOCAL POST OFFICE
l*ninlltu;. Itepuli-H, ami Improve*!
^|iil|iinffll and Her* be
InaMuunitnl
The painting of the Elizabeth
City poHt office now under way in
but one of the number of im
provements Inaugurated by Post
master ~3: A. llooper.
The I'nited States I>? puty's of
llce han been xupplhd with a steel .
vault equipment, a bran* kick
plale I.hh been placed on Iho frout
?. a ? -?I-- -i ?>f> i |i l n 1 1 m thw
, C. O. I), window, lac floor of the
lobby hax been repaired anil
other repairs have b?en made
about the building. These im- ,
provementa and repairs have coat
about
The postoffice in now rated as
first class because the postal
receipts have goue beyund the
1 40.000 mark, an Increase of
nearly f 10.000 during the present
ad miniMt ration.
An r^dditi'inal cli tic and an ad:
ditional city letter carrier have
be?-u. alio%t-d this. qfflc*. C. O.
D. packag<> an- no longrr call* I
for by the address^#- but are de
livered by carrier, th?? larger
package* l>y motor truck and the
smaller packages by city letter
carriers.
The general dcllvrr Wlndo*
is now kapt open during the dls
tributlon-'of mull and u Sunday
night collection Is taken from th?
street letter boxes from all over
the city.
MK*. fHlUUS DEAD
i* ? I ? : 1. ? ?
Mrs. jMvphlni' Burrus died ?
Wednesday morn in* at 1I):?S a.'
the home of Jier rod. J. Burrus.
112 Cypress street, after beini; in
poor health for some time. Mrs.
Burrus. a native of Hyde County,
wan 70 year* old and in aurvived
by three -children. Mrs. Torn Tll
lelt and J. Burru* of this city and
Everett Burrus of Manns Hafbur.
and by two Misters and one broth
_e?\ The body wax tak^n to Mantik
Harbor for burial on the Haiti
Creef. Thursday.
B-ATTI.KSHII* JINKED
(Continued From Page One)
of military knowU-dg.V aupnelnt.h
the wcuderfu! strides that hav,
been made in the air since th?
World War. The Navy itself hat
, done some wouderful flyln*. Hun
d reds of thousand* of air miles
h^Ore b**en flown without the los.s
Sat a ilngK life." Many air prob
lems have been worked Out.
Th? Navy regards th<- airplane
as an adjunct and an as*<-t to the
fleet rather than a menace.
IMttiu'b ur.? UH?d nowadays for
"spotting" for the big sun*. Ho\
??r4nt; above tin* tin- plain?
observe and direct by r;.dio the
range of the nuns ami report the
Jilts. It would b?* entirely pos
sible for a ship to fire at and hit
un unseen target, so long as the
plan*** w.'r?' servinu a* "eyes." ?
It is the Navy's plan that the]
fleet shall always be accompanied
l?* its planes as well us ||k dv
hlroyi iM Tin-hit plan** ? iwt ?
(observe but would he i:sed for
? protection against air attacks by
'host lie 'planes. Th?- air advocates
<app<ar to overlook (ii?? fact tfutt
-in aetunl warfare tin- plane would
not bv able to -fly unmolested over
a fleet and drop lis boinbg at will.
It would haw to fight its way
through defending forces.
It is but natural that there
could * be rivalry botween the
Army aud Navy. Each service
would like to see Itself elevated
above the otner and nowadays
when appropriations are duindl
iiiK the situation has developed al
most into a tlKht for life.
The jiir officers have contended
from time to time that the plane
has doomed armies along with
but tletihips. hut old infantry and
artillery olflcers say that *'the
next war" as well ag those In tly
past, will b" derided on man pow
? i1 and not on the nmnbei of ail
ships. No subHtitute for the in
fantry ha* yet been found and il
ls not believed any will be found
for many years to come. The air
plane of the future will make*
k round fliffjtlnrt extremely ,,uo
comtortablCT ' hut uo air fierce K
or is likely to taice a city.
Navy tucu are inr lined to look
upon the world flight as an ad
mirable stunt and a flne advertise.
moot for tho air forces of bo^h
services. Ilut when It comoa to
arauinv that the long trail of the
Andy planes over sea and desert
hus "doomed" the battleship tho
Navy get* on its hind left an-1
howls. Among other thlnga it i*
answered that a battleship fl?>?-t
could have circumnavigated the
Klobe in loss tiuto than It loftjf, the
fliers to make the journey. .
President C oolldge is neutral In
tho controversy as yet. It will b*
?i anew in Codinh this win
-tiT and then tho 1M caldent ntay
liuv - something: official to say. He
fools at the moment that enoutch
money Is being spent on b0th~the
Navy and the air forces, and so
refuses to get excited.
fill '.til tli.K.. twelve illiiHt rn
IIoih siihI | Ki tit <* t li? -in neatly over
the kty iticiuri-a to the rights
?h.-y ftt |M>r(itlly If t lio
w.irk !;? ili?in correctly. * Tin- all
l""ii i u m..< iimMlwd-liiKw of tlt4?
l-v |?i<iur ? only hint si t the ror
ii,pt M?|irl|f?n and should lie entire
ly ei.v.nd by ih?* cutout a. When
ei?iii|i|? !? d a ha|t|iy housewlfi- In
a itnnji'l liitrlM'ii will lie tdiown.
The Juilm'H wlfl ciuuld?r neat
n. s.H nnd arUatlc ability In making
tin 4*itt'ds. Send all . anawera |o
Tin- Ads.mee iifflcc,
Model Kitchen
Contests Prizes
First Prize .... $3'
Second Prize $2
Third Prize.. ..$1
-Cook With Gas
Svt' how Cool; Clean ;
Covenient it in!
Why. it's like taking a
vacation from blistering
heirt" and ^rard work
when you cook with gas.
No fires to build, no
stifling heat in the' kitch
en, no ashes, dirt, nuis
ance. Touch the button
and the lire is lighted.
#2.00 puts a range in
your home; balance
in 12 equal payments.
Southern Gas Improvement Co.
127 North Poindexter
Wr liuvr n l>ig ?took of fall goo<l?.
Shorn of alt kiml*. Sweater*. How.
(liidi'i'Kfiir, ami
See our price* drat. Our rv
peiiNCH "re lower i>nil we can m<II for
lews.
Joseph Mitchell
Next Stnndnrd Hottirry Mill.
The Klrrlrlral Way i- the Enint Way.
We lu'vc l.iiltur Saving Kleetrie Appli
ance* lh"l will leiwten the hltrden of
hoimrwork and transform il into u pleas
ure. Do It I Pith Electricity.
W ?? arc Electrical Contractor* anil
l)n General Electrical It <-)??< i r Work.
W. S. White & Co.
PHONE 61. 110 Matthew* Street.
There Is Health In Every Slice
Of Our ftood Brrad ? It in niadr Kiglil und ImIi* Might.
Wr run plrair you with all kind* of Pirn. Pn?trlr?, (!?k?
Miid oihrr duinlirt, frmh from thr ovnt.
? 1 ?? *"*? ? ? -x.-.., ?>-. - MMA&1LI ??
rifOlNK 865
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Cartwrights Bakery
Plumbing That Eliminates Worry
Before Winter (!ome* in Earnest lei ti? look to your
I'lnmhing ho von will Ik* wiivod the iiieonvenienee ami
lo?h of time mid money later 011. Thin in the Hot Time
to have your Sink, Hot Water Tank, or Hath K00111 Fix
tures in*t'lle<l.
R. E. Lewis Co.
Ilt-uliiig out] IMiiml?inK Phones:
skillLl^tiU Courteous 7'."k. quint . _
IVorknuai It. K- Hopkins
r?2f;
,V?tM
?
The Guest's
Delight
Are the Fretth Tender Spring un?l Dre??ed Chicken* we
lire now offering to our customer*. We might nilal the
hint thut nothing will |dea*e the Mun of the llouite bet
tor a? the Main Attraction of a (rood Dinner.
Then, too, we are Headquarter* for the Best und
Tenderent tut* of Wextern and Native Beef, Pork,.
Veal and l.anili. ? ./
MARION C. LOVE
PHONES 381 ;<nd 377
\ Basket of
Goodness
Il i? Our Aim to keep oil our ulirlvri ul all timr? ihr
Wry (ilmiretl of Drlirai'iiK and Sln|?lc Food*. Order
by I'lionr; wr will fill your need* jiml a* conwienlloilw
ly a* if yoii were present.
FOR (;R<M;KKIKS CALL 697 niid 6?)ft
ROLAND GARRETT
THE CREAM
of Piclurro are Shown f| Thr
ALKRAMA Theatre
SEE THURSDAY i
Viola Dunn in
"Don't Doubt Your
lluoliand"
AIho "TVIpphoiit- (Jirlti"
KKIDAY
"Spitfire" and Allirrtini in
"Thr Iron Man?
There's a
Place for
Everything
In your Lalmr Sav
ing kildieii (iuiiiiuU ?
from Goldmani!**. Tin*
plan' for lower pricrH
o n lH*aiilifnl n w
of furniture am) ?
individual pieren i*?
Goldmann
Furniture Co.
."?(K? Knsf FoiFIiiK'Sf.
Xoxl l?> Western In Ion
1*110* H M4I7
Taking the Blue Out of Monday
Itciiiemher thin: No col
ored woman use* the moil*
era mot hods to Im? found
in a good stcum laundry
which i ii s n r r perfect
cleanliness and sanitation.
Tin* laundry doean't got ill
and diHa|i|H>iut you when
you need your clothes
most.
Albdmarle Steam
Laundry
I'HONE 123
TIME TO PAINT
The Full of the Yew is the limp to I'aint
Your Home or any other building. Winter
weather in hard on woodwork. Save the
Surfaee and You Save All.
Order Your I'ainl Sii|>|die? from
E. J. COHOON & CO.
I'llONE S3S
No J oh Too Largv or Too Smalt
KXrUUT l!AI2VTKIM HHINd OIJR I'AINT A K V, ?
w. i.. mtoTMKns w. ?\ Moidtisrrrf:
I'lione 4 ? I- W riKHir IHH-W
Keeps Good Food Good
En /H i-iti/ly ill thr Fall an d
if inter.
Il i* important that the ro
frigorntnr xhoulri In- kept wrll
?upplinl with Iff in lh<- full.
Many sultry day* will upoil food
ami lirinff hIh>uI ill health if thr
iff flftl low.
Crystal Ice & Coal
Corp.
I'HONKS 16 ami 716