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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-12
IT'S TIME TO WAKE UP

$l3O Alarm Clock, price $119
$500 Eight Day Oak Frame Mantle Clock price .$398
$loO Watrhgialanccd time piece, price .98c
800 Guitar, fine toned instrument, price S395
$lOO Men Union Suits checked dmity well made price 75c
lot Men $ good heavy Blue Denim Work Shirts price 75c
pairs Nen s Sox assorted colors for .2bc
75c value Women Silk Hose first quality .. SOC
Women Hose, Isle finished, first quality only .25c
lot Chldlcn's Hose sizes t. 5, 6, only sc
We have the biggest line Of Hosiery in Laurens and
fit the whole family from baby to Granddaddy. Just
rhe hose for less money 10c per pair up 149
Mems $125 Ovcra good heavy Blue Denim, well made,
our price Soc
Mems Sl.15. best union made Oveals price $1.45
set OF fine White Plates for $50
set Of Cups and Saucers special 98c
'lnt I'm Cup :: ~ coc
Men 5 81 80 fine Dress Shirts going only 98c
/ lot Mems Four-in Hand Silk Ties dim Dandy 48c
All 2oc Mems Linen Collars l6c
Mems Dress Pants 2legged bargain going at $2.48
up to 9o9o
CLOTHING SALE
Men s and Young Men Suits genuine Suit values
is your chancc to buy Suit and dollars special
sale .9Ooo up 10 91 ou
Women S and Chdrcn's Sun Hats low price .25c
Mems soc Sun Hats only. 300
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-12

The Quininc That Does Not Affect
the Head
Because of its tonic and laxative ef-
feca. LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
eTablets) can be taken by anyone
without causing nervousness or ring
ing in the head. e. w. GROVES sig
nature on box. SOC.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-12

resulted in the death of Paul Ward
Beck, and we, therefore, recommend
and advise that no charges be filed
or prosecution instituted against Jean
p. Day"
The verdict was signed by all six
Of the jurors.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-28
RESIDENTS On farm
SHOW BIG GAINS
Commerce Department nsuFss
show HALF Population q
Farms: oklAhomA In
List

Nashtnxtwus JalY \ 4. Tha asp2xt
cent NJ euhasn@Fsv hax eaaKpiled .0na.
10 sssestlaa fixuss. frvm III. Fscsnf
seasus conserving sAs sasal p0puia
tim ~ AmsrieA ana tas tafsi nnm
her .f psfs"ns ilvlrs m FSfms ~.
sissss pevwans. ef 80 p~r ssst a
the easlee papulatlan ais ~asassssis
a. rural p,gsaIAsioa. hus shs pf8pas'
lion which sh@ fssm pSp1isfiAm
faFm@d w the sasat IN ths sasiyiaae'
states rangsd from n psv ssnt "
'ilssIssipp' 20 ~ pef ssas 10 Isheds
ss'and, IN eleven stalls. ~ which
nhiahnnsa Ia eHs shs pa!ms&tIan
lislns ca FARMS soassllsts saoss ihsn
bslf tha tnsal and In "A xtsssx N
Witch oklshmsMx " xxsin ibriasts.i
nad " inssfs2sIas that astsh~r Nsw
YORK. nor ifsaawiyaHiA u liz tk& Ixssr
llM alshmaxA they uass,ak aiI 1shss
ssstss In total tapaaken'
These fixurss asfsrissty pixs~ o..
I4hon~ among the tes ssexg sxr-
sal,nfai ssases ~ the anson
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-28

sIson avenue. and he hnsw be w.s
aats. AFTER nfkias about the oas n
sireess for half sn hpuv. he crsss
back 10 his hotel and so'd M fFisas 1
what had happened
"A Was ansnssnx has the alsaisaa*
isws ~ the sssuAsiDa Wits that ls
sesmsa unwssa 90 ntrsua their az i
ousinianee with Guthrie. 1umass
aud HIS boss mishs hast'ur xfaaxs
No shs'y revised thAls schsaaIa ars
r~~svnd space pw Kaowa ON shs
nvsi freight. ssashvut srrn wsislnx
for morninx INT she fe~ hngrs Nj
tla,hfie remained bright spct IN
ksasis~ memory Gashsis. slmpla
and sAasmsss. aa*pelssa 81 yw hY
pIeachefs una pollesmeai Rov
Teiniae Ysmme smrwN
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-28

.-~--- sv-@.---s 's~~-,p
cold and distant whsn prohibition 10
mentioned. y NJ the oplaaAn shsa
hiah art and convisL ~ 50 hand IN
hand. and shat n "a The rssrilAas
who are ~esponsfblc fur Aasgsvn "
cultural baekwardn.as
Having refreshed the innar mar,
The three yoyaxers took iudslnaa IN
modVst wpather boarded hossslsy
whsre shsfe WAS hath socms and
whpss proprlssrsas obilgtnxb wssAs,s
and lrpnsd thsir sravel stained gaf.
msnt. while they waited III bed
IN the evening. Ias German visitor
proposed stroll about the city, 70
ace whrs sac 20 be sven lsat his
friends found beda 70 delIxhsfal d
novelty after weeks OF bon cars that
they refused 10 Stir, and be asarnd
OUT Ut last alone, furnished with
various friendly wafaings anart
stray bullets and nmiable yOunr
women With Iish, finEem
A block or t~o % Main street.
his attention was arrested by d
brilliant sian announcing a VARIETY
performances TO witch the public wss
invited without money and without
price. ThIs pleased Carrie. whose
fortune consisted ~ thirteen do
iaf~. tha rcaidae of his nfenham
sarnings. which amount waa belns
slowly depleted BY tho occasional
Necessity % sratitndes 10 braksusen
and other sAsping ,iain officials.
80 he sensured in.
There was comfortable audience
of Iadis~ ana gentlemen seated shout
small tables aud mlnsalerad 10 hy \
walter In red flannel shirt AMI
vcIyetesn trousers while n large
youns woman with a surprising am
cunt Of very blonde hair sang a
cong About warm weather IN the old
tswn4 This intsressinRiy harmons- :
ous treatment OF atmospheric cou-
fitIons seemed 70 please the audi
cnce. for they made verious kinds
of loud noirvs. and hammered on
the floor with their cowhide bonts
and spurs tiIl the bali. mhieh wss
not Of the soiidest construction
seemed IN danger u tipping over.
Soon he was approached by an
early day yamps who snxxes:ed that
he buy small bot" tfss he finally
consented 10 DO and when be- was
told that Il cc~t a dollar hotst<
and each had ordered ona. making
~ and doIsr for tho walter. tho
German demafred. but not for long.
q "bouncer" appeared on The scsaA
and the reluctant German IL )
strsnge land sheIied out three iron
men, which isft him but 80. Thsn.
not satisfied with the sndixniAy
heAped upon him. . bad man~ iured
him 70 an aii~y and xav~ him sdyicy1
Tommy snd tho boss appsArsd.
cArIs hs*itatcd. Tommy ana the
boss both wore revolyafv vhleh look.
ed 10 the oermsn liks smsiI- bcfs
canposs, and hs W6s>6I1oof ready
70 surrender ssn ~ his thirteen pss@
cious dollars isut To4my had AZ
ready pustsd him ont into ss4
street. Nv
which hotelr" N
''Er- -er--er--s They ths gusol
hz1 n Inspiration. 0ntbsi4,s street.
we're moi 70 well iIxhted In tho<j
days a. sbsy are today aad hs ss~m<
"a 40 - : war a casc<lllns ~
debt All u once ~ tipped tn
waiter oysr into the gutter. turn
"a the coSssr. asd fsn like mad. n@
hsard Tho rsvoivsf pop two or thrt{
gmsa behted him, tgt 4 WA alno4
pltoh ~ : bItck A tHo n NJ
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-28
Guthrie In 1896; impressions os
German Globe rrotsss

Guthrie In 1895; i'rpressicns os
German Globe rrostsf
Editor Forum Guthrie, Oklahoma
should be pretty we'll known IA m
German Republic. for The America
memories of Erwin Rosen. welt.
known Munich Journalist. which are
now in their ting second edition
and stiII ceiling aasota dos m
rages 10 lively esenlnw IN that
young but vigorous western metro
polia " N quarter-csntnry avofs
Erwin Rosen. whnss real name Ia
Erwin culc had succeeded IN ge,
ting himself expelled from three IA.
yarian secondary sehDola. and bis
disgusled paternAi ancestor had
ended BY escorting him up 10
~ ietnen and dumping him on
North German Lloyd snsae! bound
for New York, with hia passage paid
u Galveston via ihs Mallory Lima
Young Carrie played gDkcr AL ths
way down the coast. and landed OF
American soil penniless but thaef-
fnl. neffiended BY prosperous
cotton farmer from nrenham. TEXAS.
tho happcned 10 pick him up in
Galveston, he had picked cotton.
shuckcd corn and incnded wire
fencessiilI winter came. had dlspeny.
"a whisky and ice-cream sodas In !,
I3rehham drug STORE emporium TN
the proprietor suesested thar he
sever his connection with that es-
tablishment for treating yivacious
ycung ladies' 20 chocpIate sundaes
and doltr-an~ounoe perfumes In the
wee small hours ~ the night, hal
joined pair OF rea Aircefui traye'~
ers who h2d conscisptIous scruplas
asainst paying railroad fares. and
stopped on one fine morning in
0sthrie 10 see the sights In tho new
country. M
Guthrie pleased this discriminating
traveller imsnensely. a mide- -open
lown was just 10 his tsyts He nr-
ntnhes list Of wv -diwpensariss
which some old residents may REM
ssnbcr. Choosing al random from
the catalogue. there vers "The Dead
JadiAn." -The last Shot" Oklahoma
Ilsck," TAO DrinFers Paradise"
Reeves Honketonk." These places
80 tho city streets we're crowded
With cowboys. carefully dressed
Gentlemen who wsrs very skiIIMI'
Win cards. and onersetic ladies' who
sSed great deal Of paint. Coed
little town. IN short.
3Carls and his comrsdes stepped
into an inviting havdn named "Thc
orinnins Prstrie- Dog whore thoS
found wealth Of mirrors. : display
a cut sIass. and most esrious of
-. IN enormous paIrtinG n stoit
lzdy. which tho 0ern'an Il once
Fsooenized y ) copy of 4 csIebeste1 ,
Rubons cogie. VIZ Always EUwo.
s<|z "A
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-28
WANT ApvERrlsEmENrs

Want advertisements In the Lead
-. must be In the office BY twelve
o'clock II classification Is desired.
Classified ads are cash. eycept whsr.
parties have regular accounts at the
Lender office. Ths LsAd< coilectors
have sxpsrisncsd 70 much trouble
n locating many parties who have
phoned In wants. that n Il necessary
10 invoke the cash h-iu-xdvance sys-
IN. except where regular accounts
ars maintained. Memoranda Of what
= wanted" or for sale etc, may
- left at the Leader business office
"a same will be converted into form
-. w ls
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-28

ron nAfsK romplsss scholarship ~
pfauxhens Practical tiassaess eal-
isss, ohlahoma Csly. This n ~
bsss business solisxs IN the ssslA-
wsst The l-sadsr ttathrts.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-28

CAR QWNERS--af your spokes are
loose In rim We fix them Hike new.
All car work guaranteed Long
Garage. 1911 w. Warner
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-28

KKprNNFINns n eNlnEAn " KVNkfNl
iutefsri ssw invited TnN <aitex ~
atxsrs che FlKhg 10 hlue f~peii
Nhef. communication. sSeeNd MO-
words
WFltinx must be Iexihls and On
enc side u paper only all eisr viii
be timafded.
Anuuymons COMMUNICATIONS will
net he pfisted. Name naa nAamss
mnxs W. given. i'nhliuslan ~
The Leader IL the sssws Expressed.
FutlieAtian ~ letter N nwt In
~ regarded ~ an endorsement Nv
.nAins Min he ~sthheia un svam~si
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-28

FOR SALE Household goods, books
tools. military coat and hat. Phone
itsa. sos n Vine.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-28

wholly diss.ai~ss q ~Ast you
cay ane will dsssns 70 the dssth your
sipns 10 cay t.--veItsire 10 Hsisstlus.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-28

NJ more ths faffs ~ hasr 10 e0nessl
nskinays eas EasA Mfe hxfs and "
tes don't hsissss ID tnst KlsnEe ~
Niss Marie TinAhy. Tfljs chafmtn4
iussf ~ fhe AetFapalitRn Opsfs
nsnpAnV evidently infNnds ~ start
fad knawH a. sns Efsas saf skf
se. wh@tF
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-28

a For County Attorney
George w. Partridge. Guthrie
Albert v. oinwiddle, Guthrie
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-28

For Court Clerk
Mrs. Martha Neal of Guthrie
lrs. Addle pickarc. Guthrie Tcwnship
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-28

cold and distant when proAlhltion 10
mentioned. y ~ the opialAn shai
htsh ar, and convislA ~ 60 hand IN
hand. and that n N she furliaas
who are ~esgonsible for Aawgsvnx VI
cultural barkwardnsas
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-28

Primary Aux. i.--Annopncemcnts 10
The Leader payabls In advance:
county, sioN
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-28

ilAslng refreshed the inner mar,
The shres soyaxers took iodslnsa IN
= maslvss weasher boarded hossslsy
whsrs shefe wss hath room. and
whpss proprIssrsss obhgtnrb wAsAN'
and srpnsd thsir travel stained gaf .
msnts while they waited III baa
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-01-20
BOMB EXPLOSION
OUR LATEST MYSTERY
ExuIosion In Rear of Bank Looks Like
Kids Prank

The explosion of bomb in the va
can't lot at the rear of the First q
Citizens National Bank in this city
about s o'clock last Saturday has gwen
tbe police of this city something else
TO puzzle their heads over. The Domp
exploded with a detonation which SCUM
ded like the collapse of a three-story
building. A small boy who claims to
have seen the explosion says the bomb
was hurled from the vacant building
formerly the home of the late ID. b.
Bradford. which stands between the
First & Citizens National Bank and the
store of McCabe & Grice. Flames o0
feet high shot from the exploding bomb.
The police have been working on the
mystery and have finally determined
that the bomb was made of a Beyo
bottle or similar receptacle filled with
explosives and wrapped in an old suit
of underwear and bound with tire tape
and heavy wrapping twine. 1t probably
had contained as much as half pound
of gunpowder and looked like Se WORK
of a small boy, tho it made as much
noise. as an important citizen getting
off board of directors. The bomb
might have been the work of mischleV'
ous youth or an attempt upon the part
of some one to harass Officials OF tne
bank probably the former.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-01-20
MAN WHO PUT SILK IN
PAPER MONEY is DEAD
Col Edward L. Mills Died at Com
munity Hospital Here monoay

Colonel Edward L. Mills, who dleu
ar the Community Hospital here last
Monday at the age of 20 years, was Il
civil War veteran, and had served Ill
tbe United States Treasury Department
for more than 50 years at the t'he
Of his retirement in 1915. 1t was a'
his suggestion that silk threads were
first nut in the paper money OF the
United States in 1884 to preven coun-
terfeiting. o5
In his day. Colonel Mills was rated
one of the dozen best wing shots III
America. He attended shooting tour
noments in all parts of the country
and won many trophies. For num-
her of years he was president OF 'ne
Coni+ol Gun Club, of Washington
which numbered among its members
former President Cleveland, John fhli-
IN sousa, the noted band director, ana
,,orv others whose names are famous
in nolitics business and craftsmanship,
Eran after his SEVENTEEN year, Colonei
Mills was an enthusiastic hunter. ,
In accordance with his expressed
wish. Colonel Mills was buried IN Ar
Iinpton National Cemetery at Washing"
TON D. c.. on Thursday. He Is sur
vived by a daughter, Mrs. ). irving
Pool. of this city, and son, Judge Hu-
ward P. Mills, of Shreveport La
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-01-20
DIRECTORS ELECTED FOR
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Starts New Year With Large Increase
of Membership and Many Oh
iectves in View

The Chamber of Commerce started
the new year by electing the following
directors: Miles 7. Clark, f. c. Con-
ger. w. G. Gather and c. o. Robin
son. The directors will serve a perloI
of two years. Other members of the
Board are Messrs. J. c. B. Ehringhaus,
Roscoe Foreman, Harry Johnson ana
Harry Kramer.
The retiring board has accomplished
many thing of Importance for Elizabeth
CITY and has won the confidence of the
general public. This has been shown
by the response given this week in the
membership drive. Nearly 300 mem
bers have been signed for the year l92?
and several members of the teams are
vet to be heard from.
Cooperation is the key note of sue
cess and the new board can not but
succeed with such a strong member
shin behind it. The Chamber of Com
merce is stronger to-day, both numerl'
cally and financially, than ever before
in its existence.
Regularly monthly meetings are be-
ing planed so that the entire MEMBER
ship will be able to keep in touch VIII
what is going on in the organization
The first meeting will probably be II
the form of banquet, as it is Gus
tomary at the beginning of each year
Every member should try to visit Fh'
new club rooms, which are second e
none in the State.
If you have an idea of anything thai
will be for the betterment of Elizabeth
CITY see the Secretary so that it cal
be placed on the program for 1877.
If every member does his share i
will not be hard on anyone and we VII
accomplish still greater things for ouI
city than has been done in 1871.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-01-20
NEW ORGAN FOR FIRST
CHURCH TO COST $4,000
Will Be Installed and Main Auditorium
Opened BY June

The organ for the new First Meth
odist Church South in Elizabeth City
will be the handSomeSt. coStlicst and
most efficient instrument Of its kind in
Northeastern North Carolina. The Or
der for the organ was recently placed
with the Hook & Hastings Co. of Bos-
ton. Mass.
The new organ will cost $4,000. 1t
is Of the latest clectric-pneumatic type
with harp and cathedral chimes accom-
paniments. 1t is to be installed and in
oppration not later than June l, 1922.
As soon as the new organ is installed
the First Methodist Church will throw
open its main auditorium, the open
ing of which has been delayed large
" on account of the organ. The audi
torium of the new church will COM
fortably seat 80 persons without
crowding or the use of choirS. Chairs
are provided for increasing the seating
capacity to 1000 when occasions de-
mand the larger seating capacity.
The Hook & Hastings Co., who are
building the new organ for the First
MethodiSts were the makers of the or
gan used in the old Methodist church
from which the congregation recently
moved. The old organ was bought y
years ago and the same salesman who
sold that organ to the MethodistS here
2S years ago came to Elizabeth City
the other day to write the order for
the new organ.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-01-20
WHY HE WAS DROPPED
FROM BANK DIRECTORATE
Mr.. Aydlett Attributes 1t All To HIS
Conscientious Action in Selecting
New School Site.

In q letter addressed to the stock
holders of the First and Citizens Ma
tional Bank, F. F. Aydlett, who was
dropped from the Board of Directors
Of that institution at their last stock
holders meeting, sets forth his reason
as to why he was dropped. In his let
ter, which is quite lengthy one, he
shows his enmity to the Robinson fac
tiOn and offers his twelve shares OF
First & Citizens Bank stock for sale.
Mr.. Aydlett says he was opposed for
reelection by Mr.. c. H. Robinson and
his son, C. o. Robinson, because of the
fact that recently when the question OF
school site came before the school
board, he, Mr.. Aydlett, was opposed to
the purchase of the Ehringhaus tract
on South Road Street, the property or
G.. o. Robinson. He further states
that the proxies which came in for the
election of directors were subjected TO
the Robinson influence and that since
C. H. Robinson thought he was too big
man to be opposed, the proxies were
marked against him.
That Mr.. Aydlett is thoroly disgust
ed is very evident. The First and Cit
izers National Bank explain there ac-
ton by saying that inasmuch as Mr.
Aydlett, is vice ce-president of the Savings
Bank & Trust Company, they did not
deem it we'll to have one man serving
on two boards. DIR. L. S. Blades, an
officer in the First and Citizens Nation
al Bank, was reelected a director IN
the Savings Bank & Trust Company at
their last stockholders meeting but by
virtue of his being a member of the
board of the other bank, he handed IN
his resignation. Aydlett did not see
fit to withdraw his name before the
election but was defeated in the cleo
tion,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-01-20
A ROAD ALL THE WAY
TO SOUTH MILLS NEXT
State To Let Contract For South Mills
Link on Feb. ].

Contract for the two gnd quarter
miles of road, which will carry the
Newland Road in upper PasQuotank
county to the village of South Mills in
Camden County. will be let by the State
Highway Commission On Tuesday, Feb.
Z. it was learned here this week.
This link of road which the State
will build to tie up Elizabeth City with
South Mills and connect with the pro-
posed Dismal Swamp highway to Nir-
ginia will enter PaSQuotank County at
point called Bufkin Landing, about a
mile from Hinton Corner. The road
crosses the Pasquotank River at Buff
kin Landing. At this point the river
is only about thirty feet wide and not
navigable water. The State will
bridge the river with Il concrete bridge,
as a drawbridge will not be required.
In meantime, on account of the un-
certainty of the weather, work is lag
Cing on the end of the Newland Road
nearest Elizabeth City. But the work
on the Elizabeth City end of the New
land Road will be speeded up with the
approach of spring and before the sum-
mcr is over Elizabeth City folk should
see a hard surface road all the way
from Elizabeth City to South Mills.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-01-20
POLICEMAN ANDERSON HAS
cIJE TO WICHARD MURDER

Officer Anderson of the ElizaoetE
City police believes that he knows who
murdered Mack Wichard, a Negro
painter of this city, on the night OF
Jan. 15, and that he will establish the
evidence to bring the murder to justice.
Mack Wichard, So years old, was found
near the Suffolk & Carolina 4. K.
tracks near Elizabeth City on Thursday
afternoon of last week, his head
crushed in, evidently a victim OF foul
play. Police Officer Anderson is sure
that Wichard was not murdered at the
spot where his body was found, but
that he was killed in the city and his
body taken to the suburbs that night.
The police have learned a lot about
Wichard's life and have found among
other things that he had had frequent
trouble with another Negro coming be-
tween him and his wife.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-01-20
FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH
WAS UNLUCKY FOR HIM
Thirteenth at Breakfast Table Killed
On Friday, Jan. l3

Solomon I. Midget. well known in
Elizabeth City, sat down to breakfast
with a family of thirteen at his home
in Norfolk on Friday. Jan. 13, and went
to his job as a carpenter on a new
school building in that city. He had
been on the job only a short while
when he fell from the second floor of
the building and sustained injuries
from which he died before he could
be gotten to a hospital.
Mr.. Midget was 80 years old and a
native of WancheSe, Roanoke Island.
He left Wanchese during the recent
war, attracted to Norfolk by the high
wages offered at that time. He is sur
vived by his wife, Mrs Ella Midget.
and FIVE daughters and two sons: Mrs.
l.. C. Tillett, Mrs. E. S. Pugh. and
Mrs. NJ. Payne, all of Wanchese, n. c.;
Mrs. c.. A. Cheshire and Miss Jesse
Midget, and c. H., and H. II. Midget,
all of Norfolk.
The remains passed thru Elizabeth
City Saturday to be inferred in the
family burial ground at Wanchese.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-01-20
" 2
BiCKETT'S DREAM.

Gentlemen of the general as
" sembIy, ladies and gentlemen:
have endeayored to visualize my
" dream of fairer and finer state.
| have outlined the means by which
hope to make the dream come
" true. And the means all reach cut
Il to single end-a larger hope,
" wider door for the average man
= than he has ever known.
I" with six-months school guar
= anteed to every child; with the
# forces of disease routed from their
= ancient stronghoIds; with the curse
" of rum lifted from every home;
* with our fields titled by the men
who own and therefore love them;
with our harvests free from the
crop liens deadly blight; with mod
ern conveniences and wholesome
diversions within reach of every
country home, our dear old state,
+ released from her bondage to the
bIood-kin tyrants of Ignorance,
Poverty, Disease, and Crime, will
begin to realize her finest possibil-
tiles in riches and grace; will as
sumo her rightfu place in the
march of civilization; and from the
blue of the mountains to the blue
of the sea there will spring up a
harder, hoIier race, not unlike the
giants that walked the earth when
" the sons of God mated with the
daughters of men,"