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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-28
. oJbo IBANK CLCRK ANo THE .SO0A uCPKER

ing rules and regulations laid down.
Il don't know what's wrong with
school in Elizabeth City, but it's a
fact that up at my house we can't
do thing with the Kids when
school starts in. Just as soon as
YOU put 'cm in the High School they
begin to get the devil i'll 'cm and
raise more cain than a lot OF wlld
Indians. You can't do a thing with
'em until school closes"
Then there must be something
wrong with the discipline in our
High School, said the Bank Clerk.
There is something wrong" SAID
the Soda Jerker, "But there amt no
help for it; we've got the damnest
privately conducted public school
system in North Carolina and / say
they Just ought to quit calling 'em
,t:, S.l,ooIe ,pvuov
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-28
BOOK MIDWAY
FOR BIG FAIR
Secretary Glover Announces
The Close of Negotiations
for Biggest Midway Yet

"What we believe is the big
geSt midway to come to this
CITY is the Wise & Kent shows
which have been booked this
week for the Albemarle Dis
trict Fair" says W. ID. Glover,
Secretary. MIR. Glover looked
around quite a bit before book
ing a show for the midway, and
has finally found one to his
liking which he believes will
suit Northeastern North Caro-
lima people.
The time that has been lost for
hooking midway attractions for the
fair will he made up the shows
themselves, says Mr.. Glover. They
will not have far to come to get
to the fair, and will he on the
grounds on the opening day. The
Wise & Kent Shows are coming
from Virginia where they have just
finished engagements ut some OF
the largest Fairs that The Old
Dominion State produces such as,
TaZcwcu. IIarriSonbhrg. Woodstock,
charlottesville, FrcdickSburS and
ShcphcrGstown. W. VA, and are
splrndidly recommended by 'thc
press in every place that they have
played.
Mr.. Glover says in this cOmbilla-
ton Of shows. there will he plenty
Of good. wholesome amusement 1or
young and old.
The management of the shows
assures us that extreme care has
been exercised in Keeping the at
fractions clean in every respect ana
nothing will hc said or done on the
Great Pleasure Trail that will hurt
or mar the feelings of the most cX-
acting
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-28

"Wcll, school is in session again
and with the kids all i'll school and
busv with their studies, | guess the
old town will settle down to Il spell
of quict for the next eight or nine
months" said the Bank Clerk to
the Soda Jerkcr.
You sure are talking like Il nut
this morning." said the Soda Jerk
or. school time is cutting up time
for the kids of this burg and you
never knows what Il gang of Kids
there are in town and how devilish
they are until school opens up.
"All during the summer the kids,
free from teacher nasging and over
seeing, play all over the town and
amuse themselves i'll their own way
without bothering anybody very
much. But just as soon as school
opens and you begin to pen 'em up
for five or six hours Il day, they
seem to get the devil in 'em and
TO see how noisy, michievOus and
devilish they can be.
"For two months this summer the
fire department didn't have a single
alarm of any kind turned in. But
now that schools are in session the
firemen will be chasing down false
alarms all thru the winter"
Il wonder why that is so?' Saked
tbe Bank Clerk. 81 don't know"
replied the Soda Jerker, 'Unless it's
a way the kids have of showing
their hostility toward education and
educational discipline. Kids just
naturally resent being taught by
1nv Tom, ni"k "rl H5Try Or h2T-
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-28
MAY PURCHASE
DAREPLANT
Negotiations Pending Between
New Englanders and Metro
politan Life Insurance Co.

A change of ownershipo the
Dare Lumber Company plant
at this city may be affected at
an early date, if negotiations
now pending between P. r.
Eaton, of Rutland. Vermont,
representative of some Of the
big New England paper mills.
and Frank Ewing, of New
York, attorney for the Metro
politan Life Insurance Com
pany, come to a satisfactory
head, it is rumored.
On the other hand nothing de-
finite is promised as q result Of the
conference Of these men in this
city on Wednesday of this week.
After going into the proposition at
the Southern Hotel, the New Eng
land man took the night train to
look over some timber holdings in
Washington County, and Mr.. Ewing
went over to Dare County where the
holdings of the old Dare Lumber
Co. now owned by the Insurance
Company are located. w. A. Worth
local attorney for the Dare Lumber
Company interests is also in Dare
County this week.
One hitch i'm the proceeding is
said to be due to the failure of the
New Englanders and Norfolk mill
supply firm to make terms for the
sale of the machinery in the Dare
Mill at this city. All the machinery
at the plant was purchased by
John d. Westbrook & Company of
Norfolk a few months ago, and
workmen are already engaged in
moving the machinery out. If the
mill is purchased to manufacture
pulp wood as Is said to be con-
templated by the New Englanders,
all this machinery will be needed.
1t is understood that the New
Englanders have made the owners
an offer for the entire plant and
site at 'this city. The offer may not
be considered for several days pend
ing the return of the attorneys to
New York, and may not be accepted.
1t was only about two weeks ago
that the New Englanders sent their
representatives to this city to make
a survey Of the machinery. The
opt0mistic report thnt was returned,
brought representatives from both
sides this week with the prospecS
of making a deal. The negotiations
now pending between the parties
do not embrace the thousands Of
acres of timberlHnds i'm Dare Coun-
ty, it is said. The lands are now
being worked by local concern.
In the event of the operation of n
pulp wood mill, raw material would
be purchased on the open market, it
is stated.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-28
CAMDEN'S EXHIBITS.

The county exhibit from Camden
for the Albemarle District fair
which is being arranged by H. c.
Ferebee of Camden Courthouse,
promises to outdo even the splendid
showing of last year. Mr.. Ferebee
wants to win first prize for Cam
den this year and is urging the
people of Camden to bring him their
very best products not later than
Monday night before the fair. The
exhibits will be placed on display
Tuesday, October 9.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-28
LOST $4,000
DAMAGE SUIT
Alleged Conspiracy of Husband
and Others to Commit Her
to Insane Asylum

What was probably the long
est civil action in Pasquotank
Superior Court in many a day,
resulted in a jury verdict in
favor of the defendants Tues
day night, when Mrs. Sabrah
Getsinger lost her suit for
$4,000 damages against her
husband, N. A. Getsinger, DR..
E. F. Corbell and L. M. Roun-
tree of Gates County alleging
they wrongfully conspired to
commit her to the state hoSpi-
tai for the insane.
Mrs. Getsinger, a woman of some
40 years, formerly a teacher in the
Elizabeth City schools, was a native
of Corapeake, Gates County where
she married her husband some 13
years ago. The couple lived in
Florida about five years following
their marriage. 1t was after teach
ing in the Elizabeth City schools in
1920 that Mr.. Getsinger was Operat-
ed on in a Baltimore hospital and
the husband alleged that she seemed
to have lost affection for him after
that. On the other hand, Mrs. Get
singer alleged that her husband lost
all affection and consideration for
her. and that. she lost her health
and her nerves were broken down
from cooking and housewOrk, so
much so, that she was unable to
work.
1t was while in this nervous con-
ditiOn that her husband who was
then living in Gates County, took
out papers to have her committed to
the State hospital, he claiming that
his finances were too low to send
her to Il private sanatOrium. DIR.
COrbell signed the papers commit
ting her to the hospital it was claim
ed without having examined her.
l.. NJ. ROuntree, neighbor whose
wife had been accused of wanting
the custody of the li,tle daughter of
Mrs. Getsinger, witnessed the paper
that the mother was insane.
About to be committed to the
asylum, Mrs. Gctsinger took flight
and stopped at the Lakevicw hos
pital in Suffolk where she got OH
the road to recovery. She then
brought suit against the defendants,
claiming that she had suffered un-
told humiliation as result OF the
alleged conspiracy. The plaintiff
failed to prove that the conspiracy
was ever made however. Several
Virginia doctors, most of them
specialists, were called on the stand
as witnesses, some of them express
ing doubt as to Mrs. Getsinger's
sanity. iShc was represented by
Aydlctt & Simpson, c. X. Pugh and
p. w. Mcmillan. The defendants
were represented by j. G. b.
Ehringhaus, w. l.. Small and A. L.
GOodwinr of GateSyille,
The case opened on thursday of
last week and did L, get to the
Jury until Tuesday night at nine
o'clock. The verdict was returned
at 12 80.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-28
SHRINE CIRCUS TO
HELP WOMANS CLUB
Event To BE Staged Week of Oct
Ober ii to 20 Will Have Tent
Seating 5000 People.

The Elizabeth City Shrine circus
which is to be held on October IL
to 20 will be staged primarily tc
help the Social Service division OF
the Elizabeth City WOmans Clubs
according to A. G. James, Secretary
of the Local Shrine Club.
This affair promises to be the
biggest thing ever planned by the
local organization. The Club has
signed contracts with the Roberts
Circus and Bazaar Company and the
affair will be staged in tent which
will seat 5000 people.
Season tickets are now being sold
at so cents each. A popularity con-
test goes with the sale of season
tickets and the young women who
are highest in the contest, Will re-
ceive for first prize diamond ring,
for second prize a diamond ring and
for third prize a wrist watch.
The main plans for the shrine cir
Gus and bazaar will begin in earnest
next week. With the circus will be
ten big acts, some of which are said
to have been with the bigger cir
cuses and with Keith vaudeville.
There will be many musical and
dancing numbers.
In addition to being admitted to
the circus the entire week for only
80 cents, the bearer will be entitled
to guess on the lucky number
which will win a Star coupe to be
given away during the week.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-28
COMMUNITY FAIR AT
MOYOCK OCTOBER SIS

MOyock will hold a real cOmmun-
ity fair on October and 6, in which
many awards will be made for farm
crop exhibits, horticulture, livestock
poultry, home economies, textiles,
dairy products, arts and crafts.
antiques and curios and school work.
The Community Fair will he
held in the high school building.
Competition for the prizes will bc
open to anyone within radius of
80 miles Of MOyOck. An unusual
feature is that manufacturers ex-
hibits will be free.
The expense of the fair are to be
paid by the Boosters Club, a COM
munity betterment organization Of
which T. B. Elliott is president, d.
w. Bagley, secretary and W. w.
Smith, treasurer.
The prize winning exhibits at this
fair will be brought to the fair at
Elizabeth City Oh October 5 to 12.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-28
VICTIMS OF ACCIDENTAL
DISCHARGE OF A GUN

Curtis and Marie Spence, young
children of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A..
Spence, formerly of this city. were
wounded by an accidental discharge
of a shot gun in the hands Of
negro in Norfolk Tuesday, Sept. 25.
The children were playing in the
street near their home when a shot
gun carried by the negro went off.
Two other children got part Of the
shot.
The Spence boy was literally pep
pered, fourteen shots taking effect
in his body, leg and arms. Five
struck Jack Snead in the body and
legs. Marie Spence and Theo. VIII
winson were hit by one shot ea2h,
in the thigh and leg; respectively.
In no case did the shots Pirate
deeply, it VAS stated.
The injured childreu ..ere given
prompt medical at. i"n and their
parents dcclafc. l,sL night that all
were expectc =, 1Gror-" "'fh'n q
g. Il
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-28
CHAPPELL WAVES
EXAMINATION

Herbert Chappcil. young -
years-old Pcrqulmans County
hoy charged with the killing
of Elisha Goodwin of Hcrt-
ford Monday night, waived
examination at the hearing be-
fore Justice of the Peace j. W.
Darden at HertfOrd Thursday
morning and was returned to
the County Jail TO wait for
trial at the next term of Per-
auimans Superior Court. No
bond will be allowed. accord
ing to phone messages from
Hertford Thursday afternoon.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-28
SEYMOUR HEARING SET
FOR MONDAY, OCT. lST,
Camden Man Now Under $1,000
Bond for Assault With At.
tempt to Kill.

The date for the hearing OF
Horatio Seymour, former Deputy
Sheriff of Camden County who Is
charged with assault with attempt
to kill in connection with the af-
fair here Saturday night when
Chief of Police Charles A. Gre
CORY fell from the running board of
Seymour's car is set for Monday,
October LIST. 80 s7a. s.s5s..
Saturday night when warrants
were issued for the arrest Of Sey.
mOrr, the bond was fixed by Judge
Spence at $1,000 returnable Mon
day morning. When Seymour came
before Judge Spence Monday morn
ing, the hearing was set for next
week and the bond reduced to
81 ,OOO..
John Barnard, another Camden
County man who was driving the
car from which Chief Gregory fell,
is also under arrest in connection
with the case and is under $500
bond.
Eyewitnesscs who saw the Incl
dent, which occurred at nine o'clock
Saturday night, carried Chief Ger
CORY in the City Drug Store. Mr.,
Gregory tainted after being taken
in the store. Doctors Williams and
Kendrick were called and exami-
nation of Mr.. Gregory disclosed an
ugly cut on the back Of his head
which at first was thought to be
a fractured skull. The injured man
was taken to the hospital and was
able to talk to visitors the first
of the week.
Mr.. Seymour alleged that the
chief drew Il gun Oh him while on
the running board of the car, but
that he did not strike Mr.. Gregory,
the latter having fallen off when
the car turned the corner of Mat
thcws and Water Streets. Witness
say that Seymour kept on his way
over the bridge to Camden without
stopping to look after Mr.. Gre
CORY.
The row had its origin on Mat
thews Street when Seymour called
Cheif Gregory over to where the
formers car was parked and asked
him to help get some Of the cars
away that were blocking Seymour
from backing out. 1t was at that
time that the Chief noticed liquor
on SeymOur's breath, and told him
not to use the car while in the evil
IDENTIFY intoxicated condition..
Chief Gregory's side of the affair
is that he told Mr.. Seymour not to
drive his car home, whereupon the
latter is said to have replied that
he had q man to drive the car, the
man referred to being John Bar
nard. According to the Chief, Sey-
mour got in the car and told Bar
nard to drive on and then cursed
Mr.. Gregory. Then the latter hop
ped on the running board Of the
car at the corner of POindexter and
Matthews Streets. Mr.. Gregory says
he doesn't remember if Seymour
Knocked him off the car, but he
foes say that Seymour had been
striking at him.
1t will be remembered that
Horatio Seymour is the same Cam
den County man who was tried in
court here with the posse led by
Police Officer George Twiddy who
was convicted here last Summer for
shooting a negro boy, David Over
ton in april of last year. Twiddy
was the only one Of the marty zfo
wa convicted.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-28
PLAY AT WOODVILLE.

The young people of Woodville
Community will present play Fri
day evening. September %, entitled
The Squire's Daughter" The pro-
ceeds will be donated to civic pur-
poses. The public is urged to at
tend.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-28

say he had done no work Tor Two
wears. In fact at the time OF his
death. he WAS under bond for his
uppcarancc to answer Il charge OF
transporting and possessing liquor,
at the October term of Federal
Co1lrt in Elizabeth City. lie was
apprehendcd on this charge about Il
month and Il half ago by Deputy
Marshall j. W. Wilcox and was able
to mt ND his bond. He occupied Il
neatly Rcpt and wcll-furniShcd home
On Grubb Street. in IIcrtford, with
his attractive wife, and two young
children, Martha, aged Is, ana
Gladys, aged nine.
The Plea of a Troubled Wife.
Mrs. Goodwin says she had been
plcading with her husband to stop
going I'D in the Pincy Woods sec
ton. and that she was never at ease
when he was away. She says shc
didn't want him to 90 with the
crowd up there, and the Inference
is that he had been kcepin" the
comuany. of undesirable men ana
women. She says her husband was
u moderate drinkcr. but that he had
ONLY been ''Out of the way but 0ncT
recently and had promised her to
never let it be the case again. For
the past few weeks, she says ht had
not been going up in the country SO
often. but that he left home on Mon
day morning in his automobile, TAX
i'm. his two daughters with him, 10
pick cotton in the field OF ms
hrGthcr-in-law who lives near the
Pimple Point SchOOlhOuSc
Goodwin was on his way home
Monday night when he was shot.
The shooting occurred at about ten
O'Clock. Ernest L. Lamb, who lives
near the scene. testified at the
coroncr's inquest as follows:
Vyanted His Wife'S Kisses.
81 heard Il gunshot and went out
to the road and found Elisha Good
win lying at the side of the road
with n grlnshot wound in his side.
He told me that Herbert Chappell
had shot him and asked me to tell
his wife to come and kiss him be-
fore he died, as he was sure going
TO die. Herbert Chapel was there
when | got there and l think Her.
bert started for the doctor, but
got some one else to 90 for him, or
else they 'phOned. Before l got to
the ear. | heard son cone say: III
vi Ike another step. j will hot
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-28

MIR. cox is superintendent OF
schools of Currituek County, a
county school system that promises
to be the model for other coun-
Ties i'm Eastern North Carolina.
Readers of this newspaper have
heard a LOT about what they're do.
ing i'm an educational way i'm Cur
ritucl1 of late. They are going to
hear more. They are going after
i tin Currituck i'm way, that would
suggest the slogan, Education or
Bust" The picture is from an
unretouched snapshot photo by
Saunders.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-28

For your eyes sake see DR.. j. u.
Hathaway, Optometrist. Bradford
Bldg, Elizabeth City, y. G. al.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-28

Good eyesight is inexpensive. See
DR.. j. D. Hathaway, optemetri,t,
EGZ:bctr City, Il. G.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-28

Don't neglect your c-c3. See
E-.l..-. La --,"- l-.,
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-06-01
MAY 1S-June 8, 1929
STATE OF MICHIGAN

The Probate Co.rt for the County
of Baraga.
AtN session of said Court, held at
the Probate Office in the Village of
LAnse in said County, on the 10th
day Of May A. D. 1928.
Present.: Hon. Joseph j. O'Connor,
Judge of Probate.
In the Matter Of the Estate of Is
rael Lepine, Deceased.
Harold M. Hansen having filed in
said court his petition praying that
the administration Of said estate be
granted to himself or to some other
suitable person,
1t is Ordered, That the 18th day
of June A. d. 1928, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon, at said probate office,
be and is hereby appointed for hear
ing said petition;
1t is Further Ordered, That public
notice thereof be given by pubiica-
ton Of copy of this order, for three
successive weeks previous to said
day of hearing, in the L'Anse SEN
tinel, a newspaper printed and cir
culated in said county.
JOSEPH j. O'CONNOR,
(Seal) Judge of Probate.
A true copy.
Leona Gauthier,
Register Of Probate.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-06-01
!, Foreign Advertising Representative
! THE AMERICA PRESS
{ May 1s-June 20, 1929
STATE OF MICHIGAN

The Circuit Court for the County
Of Baraga, in Chancery.
Agnes Hansen, Plaintiff, VS.. Elmer
Hansen, Defendant.
1t appearing from the affidavit OF
Agnes Hansen, the above named
plaintiff, that the said defendant, Ell
mer Hansen, is not resident of the
State of Michigan and that his last
known address was General Delivery,
st. Louis, Missouri 1T is HEREBY
ORDERED, that the above named de-
fendant, Elmer Hansen, appear or
cause his appearance to be entered
in the above entitled cause within
three months from the date hereof,
and that in default of said appear
ance, the Bill of Complaint filed in
said cause may be taken as confessed
by the said defendant.
1T is FURTHER ORDERED that
within twenty days from this date,
the plaintiff cause copy Of this or
der to be published once each week
for six successive weeks in the
L'Anse Sentinel, newspaper pub
lished at L'Anse, Michigan, and cir
eulating within said County of Bar
aga.
1T is FURTHER ORDERED that
within twenty days from the date
last known place of residence, by
Registered Mail, and that a return
receipt be demanded therefor from
hereof, the said plaintiff send copy
of this order to the said defendants
the Post Office from which such reg
istered notice is to be sent.
Dated, this 14th day of May, A. D.
1923.
JOHN G. STONE,
Circuit Judge.
Countersigned
Homer j. Pennock, Clerk.
j. +. Hambitzer,
Attorney for Plaintiff,
Houghton, Mich.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-06-01

holders Of The Steward Iron Mining
Company will be held at the Office
of its President, Mr.. Louis B. Rolston.
at No. 20 Exchange Place, New York,
N. Y, on Monday, June 4th, 1928, at
$3.50 o'clock in the afternoon, for the
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-06-01

election Of directors and the transac-
tion Of such other business as may
come before the meeting.
Dated, New York, April Srd, 1923.
CLARENCE N. PEACOCK,
Secretary.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-06-01

FOR lSALE-Lots 73 K $50, on state
highway, Y mile from bank cor
ner, from $50 up. N. Clements.
L'Anse, Mich. 5-4-12
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-06-01

FOR SALE-Dwelling and 2 lots at
corner Broad and Fourth streets,
16 rooms. Situated in heart of
LAnse. Inquire Sentinel, L'Anse,
Mich. 5-11-4
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-06-01

FOR SALE-Fresh milk cows with
calves, Guernsey and Holstein. Are
good milkers.-Matt Rasanen, Bar
aga, Mich. 1878
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-06-01

FOR SALE-280 acres in Section so,
Township 40, Range "a, in Baraga
township. Some timber. Apply to
Mrs. c. Steinmetz, L'Anse, Michih-
gan. to 6-22-pd
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-02
Decision Reserved
In Motion Set Aside
W00dhOuse Verdict

Burlington, VT, Jan. 1.-JudSc Sncr-
man r. Moulton indicated today at the
close Of the hearing of motion TO
sct aside the vcrdice of S4GJ,000 in the
alienation suit of Dorrit Woodhousc
VS.. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L. Woodhousc that
it would probably be a month or moro
before he would return decision. At
torney Warren l.. Austin today Nigor-
ously opposed the motion to quash the
verdict. He cited cases to show that
demonstrations Of applause in the
court room, such as took place in this
case, were not sufficient to upset
verdict where the demonstrations were
quickly suppressed as in the Wood
house trial. He said there was ample
evidence in the case to show direct in
reference in the matrimonial AFFAIRS
Of Douglas Woodhouse on the part of
his parents, such as refusal to rccoS-
nizc Dorrit at the Long Branch hospi-
tai; getting possession of Douglas
money and dealing it out to him in
small sums; assisting him to go to
Reno and start divorce proceedings; in
wiling Lillian Mcclellan to be matron
of honor at Miss Woodhouse's wedding;
taking him off to Florida: telling him
they were going to disinherit him; in
crcnce to the defendants statement
that Douglas WoodhousT had no pecu
liar value as man. Attorney Austin
said man is as valuable as he may
become.