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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
A Prominent Member Of the Elizabeth City
Bar Who Accepted the Nomination that
Others Refused Thinking it Was
Forlorn Hope tor Democrat.
But After Hard Fought Battle With the Flag of White
Supremacy in his Hand, he Won the Victory, and
Now is the Popular and Efficient So
ICitor of the First Judi
riaI district
CiaI District.

a Fusion majority of eight hundred. He
is now the popular and efficient solicitor
of the first judicial district, and is max
ing an enyiable record in that official
capacity.
Mr.. Ward is a member of the Baptist
church "a property holder in the town,
and gentleman who is truly a man
among men, and one who has attained
his great success by reason of his own
efforts. and being III the prime of man
hood we expect to hear of many more
aurels being added to his crown of sue
cess. and that in the near future.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24

To review the lives of successful self
made men who are prominent in public
life and honored in social circles is a
pleasant task indeed; it is an admonition
pressed home to the. hearts of the
young, with the triple power of precept,
example and reward; demonstration of
the possibility. the influence, and the
glory of honorable achievement.
The career of Hon. Geo w, Ward
the recently elected solicitor for
the first judicial district, and
who accepted the nomination while
others refused, has been an
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
WILLIS GREGORY.

This young gentleman is a native of
the town, and has recently entered the
manufacturing arena by purchasing in
1897 an establishment where he manu-
features and deals in bolted and unbolted
meal, hominy, corn, hay, bran. feed, etc.
He has been doing Il successful bust
ness and oftimes finds it necessary to
run day and night that he may supply his
large list of orders The products man
ufactured find a ready market, and have
won quite reputation for their excellent
qualities, being shipped all through East
ern North Carolina to Newbern, Will
mington, etc He also ships corn by the
car load to the Western States.
Mr.. Gregory deserves great credit for
che success he has attained, and it has
been so by his business pluck and untir-
ing energy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
TELEPHONES.

Like all things else Elizabeth City is
in the front rank along this line, and
has an excellent local telephone system,
also a long distance phone, which con-
meets several of the outside towns.
Both Of these system are owned and
controlled by home people.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
HON. NATHAN G. GRANDY,


Sheriff.
To write Il sketch of this well-know1
sheriff and faithful Democrat is a pleas
ure, indeed and a sketch of Elizabeth
City would be incomplete were there no
mention of Hon Nathan @. Grandy,
who was born in Camden county, Sep
tember ,. 1898. and is a son of Evan
Grandy, who was well-known planter
of that county. Our subject was left
as an orphan at the age of 9 years, his
parents having both died but he was
reared by his fathers sister who was
the wife of James w. Gregory. After
attending the schools of the section he
entered a mercantile establishment.
At the age.of II Mr.. Grandy was hap
PLY married to Miss Mary Taylor, of
Camden county, and the result of that
union is two children, one daughter Miss
Lilly Grandy, is a graduate of the ia
nous 'Hollins Female College" of Vir-
GINA, and who has been one of the teach
ers of the Baptist Female College of
Oxford
The son. G. T. Grandy, is a graduate
of the University Of North Carolina,
and was at one time connected with the
News and Observer. and is now located
in New York.
Our subject who has been a life
long Democrat of the true blue stripe,
was elected sheriff of Camden county
after the war, but resigned in September,
1868. and moved to Norfolk in 1869,
where he engaged in the commission bus
mess, continuing until 1877, when he re-
turned to Comden and engaged in mer-
chandising, and was again elected sheriff
in 1884, serving until August %, when
he resigned and was appointed United
States collector under Colonel Garbor-
ough for the eastern district and served
four years during Cleveland'S term of
office. In 1890 he made his advent into
this county, where he has since been en-
gagged in the brokerage and commission
business.
In 1898 he was elected sheriff of the
county by majority of 60, having over
come a Republican majority of 500. The
choice was Il wise one as his record as
sheriff needs no commentator from our
pen. for he makes an excellent officer.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
Attorney.

Attorney.
Is a graduate of the Columbia Univer-
sity and member of the bar of North
Carolina. He is located at Elizabeth
City, and is prepared and willing to per-
form the law services Of all who wish
to patronize him.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24

Miss Ella Kramer, daughter of the late
ID. s. Kramer As a lawyer he is MAX
ing splendid success, as citizen he is
and alive to every interest or
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24

Almighty dollar, great and glorious is
thy power.
I'll put the in my pocket, for LII need
thee in my lost hour.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24

One never realizes the aimless life Of
a policeman until he attempts to shoot
dog.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24

New features are constantly being in
troduced III the up-to-date photograph
studio
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-06
ONE OF DEwEY'S OWN.

One of Dewey's sailors had an en-
counter the other evening in Baltimore
that is instinct with the spirit of the
admiral himself. The sailor wears on
his breast one of the bronze medals
voted by congress to all who partici-
pated in the naval battle of Manila. A
stranger admired the medal. which
pleased the sailor; then offered him
500 for it, which angered the valiant
sea dog.
A moment after the offer was made
the would-be possessor of the piece of
bronze regretted his spoken desire. for
the sailorman struck him full in the
face, knocking him across the pave
ment, against a house, where he dropped
senseless. A policeman who hurried up
congratulated the sailor. The treasury
department is going to investigate the
matter, for the sailor is now attached
to revenue cutter. Just why the de-
partment has decided to do so, no one
knows, unless it is to give him another
medal
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-06
MAKE 1T A STATE HOLIDAY.

General Penrose, grand marshal of
the committee in charge of the recep-
ton to the returning volunteers has re-
ceived a letter signed by several Bing-
ham miners, saying:
Dear General: Lots of us fellows work
ing in the mines want to go to Salt
Lake to greet those brave battery boys
and we cannot 20 unless We lose our
jobs. We suggest that movement be
made TO have the mines close down for
two or three days. They would lost
chance to sound our trumpets' in the
glorious reception TO be given to our
dear old boys.
The Herald believes the day of the
batteries return should be made a holt
day all over the state. 1t believes the
mine-owners have enough patriotism
and interest in the occasion to join
such a movement. Many of the volun-
teers came from the mines. Some of
those men who dropped the pick and
drill to take up the musket, have lost
their lives in the service of their coun-
try. By all means let the mines close,
as well as all other industrial establish
ments of the state, that everybody may
be free to rejoice at the return of the
living and express their regret at the
loss of the dead.
Make it a general holiday
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-06
Notices Mixed Up.
(Chicago Inter Ocean.)

Chicago Inter OCEAN,
A young married couple who recently
went to housekeeping on Clybourn avenue
had Just enough money to buy the neces-
sary furniture. They had not sufficient
cash to invest in notices and pictures.
The young wife is handy with a brush,
but has considerable yet to learn in books.
She made an effort to supply the def
cheney in notices for the wall by working
at odd times on plain cardboards with
water colors. Here are some of the mot
toes that now adorn the Claybourn
avenue home:
"A Stitch in Time is the Noblest Work
of Cod
What Is Home Without a Fool and His
Money!"
People Who Live in Glass Houses
Flock Together"
Birds of a Feather Gather No Moss"
Honesty Is the Thief of Time
He Who Fights and Runs Away Gets
the Worm
IF in Union There Is Strength Then
'Tis Folly to Be Wise
''ProcrastinatiOn Is But Skin-deep."
1.-The Sword Amt in 1t With the Pen
How Sharper Than Serpent's Child
1t Is to Have a Thankless Tooth"
EARLY to Bed and Early to Rise Is as
Bad as a Fire"
He That Goes a Borrowing Makes a
Man Healthy, Wealthy and Wise"
Great Oaks Should Keep Near Shore"
Economy Neved Did Run Smooth
Use the Rod and Save the jam
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-06
Philosophers Timidity.
youths Companion.)

(1Outn COmpaniOn-J
The daughter of the famous scientist,
Sir David Brewster, speaks with tender
frankness of certain characteristics OF
curious timidity and a great dread OF pain
which he used TO express with much free
dom. In this connection she quotes from
the letter of a family friend:
In illustration OF the great philoso-
piers singular timidity my father used
to tell the following story: At the time
Lord Roses telescope was drawing SO
many scientific men across the channel,
Sir David was asked if he were going.
too.
oh, no. he said. 4 am too much
afraid of the sea
what a simple matter 1t was; he thought
nothing of it himself; he just went
straight to bed on going on board, and
awoke on arriving at his destination
Sir David exclaimed, in unaffected
horror:
What Go to your naked bed in the
middle of the ocean,"
This is a Scotch expression for going
really into bed. and was indicative of Sir
David's opinion OF the enormity OF such
an idea,
trayed the philosophers lack of self-con-
troll. He was talking of a severe nit of
toothache he had had, and my father
asked him What hat did lid You 01i DO? (meaning
'Do?' said Sir David. I just sat and
roaredr "
He always declined to have recourse to
a dentist never having had a tooth
drawn and his answer 10 any such pro-
posal always was:
What Would you have me part with
one of the bones of my body?"
Whatever may have been his physical
timidity in some directions, it was truly
said of him that he never feared the face
of man" and his great moral courage
more than compensated for such weak
nesses as he possessed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-06
MISS LLZYS TRLBULATIOM.
The Course of True Love Certainly
Did Not Run Smooth.
(WashingtOn Star

Washington Starr
Miss Lily" as she was known in
the mountain region of the upper Cum
berland, was spruce spinster of 40 or
Whereabouts, and it was generally I'M
derstood that she would be willing 10
wed if sufficiently urged. She owned
! a good little creek farm, was thrifty.
and for some cause unknown she had
acquired the title of Miss" that affix
of the Christian name of women not
being usual among the mountaineers.
Her neighbor was one James Hogue,
widower who owned a farm adjoining
Miss Lizy's. One day she came into the
companys commissary, and calling me
off to a remote corner, she fairly blazed
with wrath as she made me her con-
fidant.
II s'pose you know, colonel" she ex-
claimed, in a hoarse whisper, that fool
Jim Hogue that lives admin to my
place."
She knew knew Mr.. Hogue, but she
seemed to want my spoken testimony
on the point, and 1 told her knew him.
well, l want to tell you about him"
she went on. I've jist got TO tell some
body, colonel, er I'll bust clean wide
open, and I won't tell none ov these
riffrafft round here, so 1 come to you"
1 thanked her for this mark of her
confidence and esteem.
WELL she said, you know he's been
kinder settin' to me here lately, and
sOrter holdin' out hopes. though Lordy
massy knows what woman could hope
fer gittin' a critter like him, and yis-
tiddy evenin', when work wuZ done and
things wuz mighty still and peaceful
like and the honeysuckles wuz smellin'
the sweetest, he comes up and sets on
my porch. and nobody round but US
two. Jim set thar awhile, kinder hem
min an a-hawin', and not gittin' to the
pint, and stutterin' out somethin' he
had to AK Nv me, bein' a great favor
to him, and so forth and so on. till I
got most wore to a fragile. and 1 riz
to the occasion myself, as the speech
makers says:
'Lookee here, Jim Hogue,' says I.
what air you thrashin' round the
thicket that away fer? You amt no
schoolboy with yer thum in yer mouth
he's 80, goin' on 81, eff he's a day-and
eff you want to AK me to marry you,
why don't you do it and be done with
it?' An what do you think he said to
that. colonel? What do you think he
said to that?" she fairly Kissed at me in
her wrath.
I had an idea, but I didn't communi-
cate it. On the contrary. replied:
Il presume, Miss Lily. he thanked
you for coming so promptly and grace
fully to his relief"
Did he!" she actually snorted. Did
he? Well, he didn't, Miss Lily says
he, 'twasn't that ezzackly I wanted to
AK YOU What 1 wanted wuz the loan
NV yer gray mule fer tomorrer to pillow
that patch Wv corn over on tother side
ov the crick. My boss got foundered
las night an is laid up. Kin 1 git the
mule in the mornin', Miss Lizy?' That's
what he said. colonel" she concluded.
IAN ez 1 said. I've got to tell some
body, er I'll bust wide OPEN Would
you marry man like that eff he ever
did AK you, colonel?'
Miss Lily" 1 said. with all the grav-
ity / could command, and in the YER
nacular, 81 shore would notr
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-06
She Spoke French.

As one Of our countrywomen was going
down the rather narrow stairs that lead
from the house to the garden. at the
American embassy. according to the Lon
don correspondence of the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat, she met three or -four
young attaches of foreign legations. who
were entire strangers to her. Their po-
likeness induced them to stand aside for
her TO pass. but their courtesy did not
prevent their making audible personal
comments. They seemed to take it for
granted that French was an unknown
tongue to Americans.
Look at her yellow dress; it's very
pretty" said No. l.
Yes. but she has on white gloves an
nounced No. ..
She has good teeth" said No. 5.
And an enormous mouth" added No 4.
And she understands French perfect
Iy." said the owner of the enormous
mouth, turning suddenly upon them. and
would like TO say that her ears are even
bigger than her mouth This lin French
and with such an air of giving imper-
sonal information TO nobody in particular
that it was quite as if she had been kind
ly helping strangers TO information out
of a guide-book.
The men had just enough presence OF
mind to flee the premises.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-06
SOME GOOD SHORT STORIES.
A Smart Horse.
(Washington Star.l

washington starr
"One reads so many stories about ami
mai intelligence that it would be hazard
Gus for a doubter to express his belief in
almost any gathering OF men At the pres
ent day., remarked a well known west
ern physician 10 a Star writer recently.
a little instance came within my own
observation a number OF years ago, when
was studying medicine, that convinced
me that the members of the horse fam
lily should. at least. be credited with the
possession of a very considerable amount
of reasoning power.
1T was the custom for the students at
the medical institution at which ! pur-
sued my studies to wear small badge
upon their coats TO distinguish them from
others at the college a horse belonging
10 the establishment was used a great
deal about the medical department, and
the animal seemed TO have a special pre-
ference for the embryo doctors. Well, one
day while number of US were gathered
in little circle upon lawn in the rear
or the college, the animal in question,
which used to be turned loose to nip the
grass in the location. came toward the
group limping very badly. He came to a
stop dozen or more feet away from the
crowd, and, carefully surveying the lot
of us finally made up his mind what he
wanted to do, and without any hesitation
limped directly to my side, whinnied.
stuck his nose against my body and held
Looking down, I discovered large
nail imbedded in the frog or his moor.
This had evidently caused the lamenesS.
and l soon realized the interesting fact
that the animal desired me TO attend 10
his foot. / extracted the nail with some
difficulty, and the horse whimpered with
relief and walked away. Being curious
to know why the beast had picked me
out TO attend to his wound. | glanced at
my fellow students and found the solu-
ton to the problem. Not one of the
group had his medical badge upon his
coat but myself. The horse had, there
fore. plainly recognized the insignia, and
acted accordingly
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-06
A YOUNG AUTHORIZES.
Marion Harland Tells When She
First Started In Literature.
philadelphia Press

" AlAducipilid 1ItSS-J
Il began to write when was IA years
old, and to publish when was 16. That
is long time ago, though not half a
century. as some people seem to think,
she said. 1t was Marion Harland. who
was talking to a friend in New York.
And this reminds me of a story. My
daughter. Christine Terhune Herrick.
was spending the summer on Long
Island with her husband and children.
One OF the boys was taken i'll. and a
local physician was called. On learning
that his little patient was a grandchild
of Marion Harland he grew reminis-
cent, and said: Well, suppose the
dear old lady has gone TO her rest
:" No. indeed replied Mr.. Herrick.
nor expecting TO go for many years TO
come
Impossibler calculated the old gen.
tleman. Why, 1 read her novels when
L was only 10 years old, and L am now
IS years of age
Mr.. Herrick informed him that his
memory was faulty, and the old doctor
said no more. He was silenced, but not
convinced. l mention this because time
grows vague through the long vista of
wears.
II always wrote naturally" continued
Mrs. Terhune, publishing when l
could. and still writing. When my hus-
band and had been married year. a
friend asked him how many servants
we kept. He replied: Five servants
and one slave The slave was myself.
Through the throes of young house
keeping was developing into a writer.
doing both things at once. and uncon-
Sciously learning things that have been
of priceless value to me ever since
Yes. L have grown-up children. all
literary. Any one of them could collab-
crate with me on a book My son is a
newspaper man. My daughters are
take naturally to. the inkstand.
Il well remember how my father
treated. the subject of woman's work.
Fifty years ago he said to my sister
and me-then children: My daughters.
| want you both to know something
that will be of use to you, if necessity
should arise
such a sentiment in Virginia thirty
years ago was unheard of. But 1t
pleased US. My sister promptly replied
that she would like to study music
But remember that would like TO be
an author. Even then / wanted to
write and was not much over 10 when
1 began to scribble poetry.
My stories have a merit. if may so
call it. of being true to life and good in
moral / try to make the world better
story writer, after the pecuniary sue
cess, is that of pleasing and being told
So"
The elderly doctor who thought the
dear old lady had gone to her rest
would be greatly astonished If he could
see her.
She is a handsome woman, five feet
six. and full in figure.
She has dark gray eyes and frosted
hair, which is combed quite modestly
back from her face. In the street she
wears a fashionable little hat and
dotted veil, and around her neck, on
cool days, is drawn small feather boa.
Her gown is silk, generally. and there
is a siIk-lined rustic to her skirt as she
walks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-06
DU MAURIER AND TRiLBY.
The Authors Childish Delight at the
Success of His Novel.

In his third installment of Punch
Notes." in the Pail Mall Gazette, Mr..
Burnand gives a number of reminis-
cences of Du Maurier and of the lat
ters delight over the success of 'Tril-
by
His previous novels had achieved
fair amount of success, but this beat
Barnagheri" How we'll / call TO mind
his boyish delight as, holding a cigar
cite in one hand, while the other was
thrust into his capacious trouser pock-
ct. he said: by Jove, old boy, If this
goes on / needn't do another stroke of
work." Then, becoming suddenly de-
pressed, he added, plaintively: All,
but will it go on? Isn't it too good to
be true?" Then, after l had pointed
out to him the usual course of a highly
successful modern play. he plucked up
again and exclaimed: Il must do an
other novel and have it dramatized,
Wasn't it good of the publishers to rem
der me the dramatic rights, which /
would have sold for CSC. heinz" L
agreed with him, naturally. But I've
got another on the stocks. They would
give me 10000 for it, my boy. Fancy!
l must get on with ii, and then I'll
take it easy
l strongly recommended him to let
his publishers wait, and advised him to
take his rest at once contenting him
self.with doing just one drawing a week
for Punch.
ooh, IN never give up Punch" he
exclaimed. cheerily. LAS long as 1 can
draw I'll always do something, if It's
only a quarter page now and then.
But He paused, walked up to the
window. smoked. turned round, faced
me, and resumed: mo, 1 must do the
work first. Eft apres." and he waved
his hand with the cigarette in it, shrug-
ging his shoulders in his Frenchiest
manner and laughing sarcastically at
his own whimsical mood.
After this interview, except at the
Punch dinner table, 1 never saw him
again.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-06
WALDORF ASTOR'S PEDIGREE.

When all is understood the American
people will not regret the expatriation
of William Waldorf Astor, who has be-
come a citizen of Great Britain and
subject OF Queen Victoria Mr.. Astor
has ever been of that class who, be-
lieving that the king can do no wrong,
believe also that the hereditary nobility
essential to a monarchy must always be
right. His education was gained in
Germany. Upon its completion Mr..
Astor returned TO America to enter up
on a career. He dabbled in politics, was
elected to the New York state legisla-
ture, then defeated for congress by the
late Roswell p. Flower. and subse-
quently was appointed minister to Italy
by President Arthur.
1t was probably at this time that
Mr.. Astor began studies that but re-
Gently bore fruition. He delved into
the medieval history of Italy and
France and upon his return to the
United States in 1885 published novel.
thus becoming a man of letters This
novel was soon followed by a second,
which closed his literary career, only
lCAlfnNu AtNCLtlg III ali Mail Nd
gazine. through which he gives to the
world a history of the Astor family.
This document purports to be a vera.
cious genealogical table of Mr. Astor's
ancestry, and if true, he is certainly
of noble French descent. But the ac-
curacy of the table has been denied by
Lathrop Wilmington, one of the best
genealogists of Europe, who proves
conclusively that Mr.. Astor or some
one in his interest has altered Necords
and falsifed very generally in order to
connect Mr.. Astor's family with the
ennobled Astorgs of France. Accord
ing to Mr.. Wilmington, who supplies
official records to accompany his dem
onstration, Mr.. Astor's pedigree can be
traced only to the grandfather of the
humble butcher OF Waldorf, Germany,
John Jacob Astor, who was the FOUND
err Of the Astor family and fortunes.
Unfortunately for Mr.. Astor's preten-
sions, Mr.. Wittington's investigation
proves only that the grandfather of