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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-04

With 1915 per cent attendance for
the first month the Middlesex Coun-
tyN Vocational School, on Bertrand
avenue. is busting along in much
the same manner as last year.
AT the present time the students
at the institution number about 90,
fifty of which are those from las.
years classes. Although seventy
boys applied for the ensuing year,
only forty could be accepted owing
to lack of room. Last year the ave-
range number of students was SIS.
The teachers at the Bertrand ave-
nue. institution are: Albert Gardner,
in charge of the drafting department;
Joseph Tuition, in charge of chemis-
try department; Fred Ashman. in
charge of machinist department;
Robert Hutton, teacher of academic
subjects. John w. Shoe is principal
of the school.
Fourteen members compose the
class of 1924 and these consist of
young men from this city. South
Amboy. Woodbridge, Metuchen.
Madison, Spotswood and Helmetta
The class officers this year are:
Cortland Clark, of Spotswood, presi-
dent; Joseph Dennis, of this city,
vice president, and jeremiah Uhler.
of South Amboy, secretary and trea-
surer. Meetings are held once a
month.
The Chemistry Club of the school
has recognized for the year with
twenty-three members. Albert
Skovboe is president, San FEEDER is
vice president, while Anthony Mucil-
i was elected secretary. and Joseph
Tuition, in charge of the chemistry
department, is treasurer. Meetings of
the cub are held twice a month.
Again this year the Portland ave-
u school will have a complete ath-
letic program of basketball, base
ball and various other winter and
summer sports. In 4 short time a
Basketball team will be organized, a
manager elected, and a schedule con-
sisting of the leading school teams
In this vicinity arranged.
Last year the basketball team OF
the school made an excellent show
ing throughout the state, having de-
featcd teams in the senior classes
and made favorable showing against
the large vocational schools Of the
state. The Athletic Association
meets once a month,and it is expect
ed that plans will! be completed for
the season at the next session.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-04

Night schools will open in this
city Under the supervision of r. l..
Predmore on October Is. The nights
OF October 10 and IL have been set
aside for the enrolment of those
who desire to attend and indica-
tons are that tho number will De
greater than last year. The ses-
sions of the night school are held
at school No. 5 and the grammar
school the first four nights of each
week from 7 until 9 o'clock. Last
yea there were even teachers en-
ployed in the night school, and the
attendance averaged over zoo.
Students may also enroll on any
school night as we'll as on the two
evenings set apart for enrolment
purposes.
AT the night school general stu
dies are taken uP, including the
teaching of English to foreigners,
the principals of A~mericanism and
American history. Particular inter-
est is also taken in girls and boys
who have been forced to stop school
before finishing the grammar school
course and in some instances, these
pupils have been able to OBTAIN
grammar school certificates after
completing the night school course.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-04
TRACTOR MAKES GOOD

The value of the Fordson tractor,
for which the Dorsey Motor Com
pany is the local agent, was shown
yesterday morning when the lunch
wagon formerly situated on the
north side of Smith street, next to
the Dana building, was hauled from
the corner of Jefferson and Maple
streets to Rogan's corner
Six horses had a hard time pulling
the wagon from Smith and Maple
streets to the postoffice. and when
this point had been reached John j..
Powers, of the Dorsey company, de-
cided to show the pulling ability of
tractor. The wagon was taken
to Rogan's corner in quick time and
preparations were made to
have about a dozen horses haul the
the remainder of the
distance to Elizabeth,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-04
Serious Bladder Trouble

Gould not stand nor sit and was
forced to cry out from intense pain"
writes Henry Williams, Tarkio, Mon
tana. THE doctors said | had in
flammation of the bladder and en-
operation was necessary. Tried
Foley Kidney Pills and improved at
once. Tell all my friends about
Foley Kidney Pills as it will save
many from suffering and perhaps, as
in my case, u dangerous operation"
Bladder aud kidney trouble demand
prompt treatment. Foley Kidney
Pills give quick relief. Sold every
where.-Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-04
POLISH AMERICANS TO
CONVENE At CARTERET

CARTERET. Oct. A get-to-
gether meeting of Polish-American
citizens has been called for Friday
night October 5 at Falcons hall. This
is the first of a series of meetings
to be held to further the advance
ment of the Polish people in the bor-
ough. The Polish people will be
asked to unite and take a greater
interest in civics and politics. Speak
ers of national repute have been in
vited to address the meeting. An
appeal to all Polish-American citi-
zens is being made, to be present Mt
the meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-04

etable Compound had done for others,
so l decided to tryit. had only taken
two bottles when Ibegan to be better,
and my back did not hurt me nor my
head ache. Ifelt like a new woman.
The Vegetable Compound is a splen-
did medicine and l will always recon-
mend it. A. d. EARLs. $50 N.
9th St., Olean, N. Y.
Mrs. Kelsey Adds Her Testimony
Copenhagen, N, Y.-"Iread your
advertisement in the papers and my
husband induced me to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to
get relief from pains and weakness.
/ was 80 weak that | could not walk
at times. Now | a do my house.
work and help my husband out doors,
too. / am willing for you to publish
this letter" = Mrs HERBERT KEEL
sEY, RID, Copenhagen, N. Y.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-04

|WOulu nave SUCH
a headache. nose.
bleed, backache
and pains that |
could not do my
work. At night /
could not get my
rest and nothing
seemed to do me
any good. | read
some of your tes-
timonials about
what Lydia e.
pinkham' n VoO-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-04
MRS. EARLS
TELLS WOMEN
How Backache and Periodic
Pains Yield to Lydia E. Pink.
ham'sV Vegetable Compound
IIIIIIIIIILIIUIIIlI

Olean, N. y" Every month my
blood would 60 to my head and /
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-07
$50, 900 PLANTED IN N. c.
OYSTERS FOR MARYLAND

Maryland and Virginia are eager
" Smackimg their lips over the
$50. 900 worth of oysters the state
has planted to renew the beds of
North Carolina. and revive our de-
plctcd oyster industry. Even last
year. Maryland and Virginia
markets found our oysters profit
able. and vessel load after vessel
load of them were carried out of
the state. 0StcnSihly for market pur-
poses. but some say many OF them
were put on private beds III the
two states.
\ Maryland captain who bought
oysters down. the sound last spring
and carried them all the way from
Port Silmth to CriSfield. Maryland,
says he made money at it. alth0
he paid in some instances as high
as 60 cents Il buShcl for the oysters.
And he says the markets in Mary
land will be good this year as
there is an abnormal scarcity of Oy
StcrS in that state.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-07
SOME DOCTOR DROPPED
HIS BABY OVERHEARD
Mystery of Infant I'm Bottle En-
planned to the Satisfaction OF
Police.

The mystery of the infant i'll Il
bottle that floatcd ashore from the
PaSorotank River IL few days ago
has been explained to the SatlSiac-
ton of the police and the incident
dismissed without an alarm having
been sounded.
A we'll known citizen picked up
Il wide mouth bottle containing the
body of tiny infant cmbalmed III
alcohol. 1t WAS II Negro baby and
the police prepared to bestir them
selves upon the theory that 1t had
been criminally put away. An eXa-
mination of the body by physicians
disclosed the fact that the head,
arms and legS Of the specimen were
held in position by silver wires, III
dic,tiny that it was the work OF Il
nhySician who had preserved the
snecimen in alcohol for his labora-
tory. And so no Outcry was made.
The only thing that worries the
nniic, nov i. why medico should
careIpssly 10: : ching liz th1-
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-07
BREAK IN AND OUT
OF JAIL IN CURRITUCk
Moonslliners Force Way Into Jail
and Steal Captured Stills.

They break in and out of Jail in
Currituck. Following a recent jail
delivery in which the one colored
prisoner in Currituck Jail sawed
and chiselcd his way to liberty,
some parties unknown broke into
the Jail and stole five copper worms
and a lot of other distillcry equip
ment that had been stored in the
Jail for the sheriff and prohibition
officers. The distilling apparatus
was put i'm the Jail for safe keep
ing against the time when it might
be- used for evidence i'm court.
The Negro who broke Jail left
a note telling the Sheriff good bye
and explaining how he got Il saw
and sawed his way out. He said
he was going to New York and
would write again as soon as he set
tied down. Sheriff Flora of Cur
rituck is hoping (faintly) that the
gents who broke into the Jail and
supplied themselves with distillery
outfits will also write.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-07
WAITED 26 YEARS TO
GET HIS PICTURE MADE
\ Bit of Human Interest From \
Photograph Gallery

The photograph of Il. +. Spence.
published in this newspaper tOda!
has an interesting bit of history at
tached To il. The photograph WAS
made in Zccllcr'S studio this city
the other day. Arrangements Tor
the sitting WAS made january 1t.
1891. more than 26 years ago when
Mr.. Spence bought Il ticket on the
studio for - cents. The ticket en-
titled the holder To Il full dozen OF
the studios So glossy photographs
for only Sl.IJ.
Having given Jason Mo"dy. th"
agent - cents. Mr.. Spence carried
the ticket in his pockrtb""k Tor
more than Il quarter of century
Toward the last of August. hc de-
cidcd to have his pictur" made. lie
took the coupon 10 XOctlcr'S Studi"
1o demand Il sitting. l.o ANA b"-
hold. when he got there. the sam"
photographs had advanced in
price to S. dozen. But Mr.. Zocl-
Ter had 10 make that dozen photo-
graphs. because the ticket bargain
ed for them. and there WAS II" "N-
piratinn date on the ticket. 80 Mr..
Spence paid the additional ST."
and got his Ion" delayed sitting.
The pictures might he said /" haV"
cost him S2.t4 for the interest on
~ cents at six per cent for 26 years
amounts 10 80 cents.
Mr.. Spence is now ~ wears old,
He is the father of f.. X. Spence
Mrs. Gilbert James. Mrs. j. H.
Snowlcn, Miss Mildred Spence Of
this city: Frank Spence and MIS-
Annie Harris of Norfolk. He Is still
active and the wife of his youth Is
living. one of his grandchildren Is
married.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-07
LABOR AGENTS, GYPSIES
AND ITiNERANTS HIT
Heavy License TAXES Imposed Up
on Certain InIcSirableS.

Labor agents. palmiSt>. fortune
tcllcrS. GypSi"S and itin"rant mer-
chants FAIR hadIl llhh"r III" ci'HS
n"w iirN"mu" Act which WAS ill'lHe
public last Friday With the caii lor
new license taxes.
An a%"lti VIII" tries l" liii"'e
labor to leave PaSIu"tank County
must tax" ont Il license c"Sllh"
$1,000. /" gci labor 1" leave the
farms tO come Ia town. or 10 leave
the town I" 90 t0 the farms. within
the county itself. requires IL license
ro>rin" 5000
Cyr,>irS. uauIiSlS. fortune tcllcrS
oud ;hr like are faxed 5000.
Irincraur merchants are taxed
SIuO = week An itincrant is dc-
firrd os one who does not list his
r,lI ar ur,urr;v for taxation in
IIiy,Lo,b civ
n;.I. ,r, ,Iso
a.. .,.,, ., ,,.i1o
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-07
.AFlNE THING
TO HOPEFOR
J. B. Flora's Idea May Be A
Pipe Dream, But 1t Sounds
Like Something

J. B. Flora. Chief of the Fire. De
partmcnt. and mcm:cr of the whole
sale grocery firm of J. B. Flora X
Co.. has been turning over an idea
in his mind. the realization of which
would look good for Elizabeth City
and PaSquotank County. In Mr..
Flora'S opinion. Elizabeth city and
Pusuuotunk County should join
forces and purchase the Grernleaf
property. on Matthews Street and
erect theron Il modern municipal
building. to house the county and
city courts. and both the city and
county offices. The erection of
such Il building could be effected at
Il much smaller expense than
separate buildings would .cOSt. and
the city and county. he says. would
have one public building TO point
ont TO strangers and be proud of.
But the city and county should
not stop there. says Mr.. Flora. Inc
courthouse square should then he
turned into Il public park with
hedges. walks and fountains and
flowers. where visitors might rest
IN enjoy themselves. And i'll the
middle of this park, he would have
Il band stand built. where people
would he RECALLED with the music
of Il hometown band. under the lead
crShip of full time director paid
for by the public spirited citizens
of the town.
we are carrying lot of useless
cyprnScS right now that would more
than maintain these improvements"
SAYS Mr.. Flora. "EliZabcth City
and PaSquotamk County now has a
good opportunity to start us off
with something worth keeping up
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-07
STENCIL FROM LIVE HOGS,
NOT FROM THE DECEASED
Foul Nuisance Permitted on the
Very Edge of Hollywood
Cemetery.

The highly offensive od"r that
comes from Hollywood Cemetery
when a wind is blowing from the
South and which fills visitors TO
the cemetery with nauSca. d"cSh [
come from the dead buried there
bur from string Of hog pens at
the end of the cemetery.
As foul lot of hog pens as ever
existed are maintained on the very
edge of the cemetery ut TN" "hd
of the driveway leading from the
main entrance. These pens are
rrrking with filth and are ii stencil
in the noStrils of every one visiting
the place of the dead.
The attention of City Admins
tration that would 80 outside OF
town to levy taxes on businesses Ill
thr county is respectfully invited Il"
u nuisance with which they have
lawful authority TO deal.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-07
WILL NEWBERN ENJOYING
THE CALIFORNIA CLIMATE

w. b. Newbern, popular EllZ-
abcth City man who has for seve'
raj months been connected with
New York produce firm, is now
located in Fresno, California where
he is working the grape deal for his
firm. Mr.. Newbern hadn't been
away from Elizabeth City two
weeks before he wrote in for a
copy of THE INDEPENDENT. Il
am anxious to hear from home, and
know of no better way than thru
THE INDEPENDENT" he says.
california is a very wonderful
country and so is the climate" he
continues. Mr.. Newbern expects to
be located in Fresno for two
months.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-07

What do You rcckOn'S going tO
become of n lot of the wild young
things of this generation who arc
sowing their wild oats before they
are out of the grammar SCHOOL,
qucricd the Bank Clerk of the Soda
Jcrkcr the other morning.
ooh. they'll come thru all right.
said the Soda Jcrkcr. "Thc trouble
is. they'll grow old and settle down
a whole lot quicker than the old
timers did. Life will be such Il bore
to most of them before they're twcn-
ty five that there won't be prancc
or a whickcr left in EN-"
"Thc parents of this day and time
don't seem to have any control over
their kids at all', sighed the Sank
Clerk. "Now. when l was kid"
Don't talk to me about the par
cnts of this day and time. broke in
the Soda Jcrker. "Belicve me. /
know something about the parents
i'm this town and they're Il bum lot.
take 'em as they run. They are
mostly lot of ignorant, selfish,
narrow-minded. mOth-eaten dumb
bells. They never had chance to
learn much when they were kids
and they are so durn dumb you
can't teach them anything now.
They can't do anything with their
kids because their kids know what
q lot of dummies they are.
1T was cinch for lot of these
old folks to stick to the straight and
narrow path when they were young
because it was the only path i'll the
whole darn neighborhoOd. 1t be-
Gan at a little old one room school
house with back-breaking benches
and. a blue back speller, and ended
at cold little church with a
suueaky org.r and 4 ing -rifd>l
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-07
MOTHER AND CHILD
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING

Lightning which struck the
home of GeOge L. Williams in
Newland Township. this county.
Is miles frcm Elizabeth City
Wednesday afternoon is said to
have knocked Mrs. Williams and
her three year-Old-Son uncOn-
SciOuS. NJ first it WAS thought
the child was dead. but it re-
vived i'm a few minutes after The
accident. There was no notable
damage to the house. Telephone
communication to that section
WAS cut off by lishtnins and had
not been established up 10 noon
Thursday. For that reason
grossly exaggerated rcr0:,S OF
the accident spread over town
and people were telling that the
whole family was stunned ard
the child killed outright.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-07
. OhQ BANK CLERK ANo THE SO0A JCPKEE
They Discuss Kids Then and Now.

But these same parents who
never had nOthin', never saw moth
in, never knew nOthin', and who
had only one path in the county to
follow. now 90 to work and spill a
lot of yOmguns into Il world full
of improved roads. automobiles,
moving picture shows. ice cream
parlors and hundred and one new
things. and expect the kids to be
Just like kids were when kids did
MT know about such things.
considering all the new tangled
things the kids of this day ard time
are up against, and considering the
ignorance, inexpericnce and lack OF
sympathy in their parents, l think
the kids do pretty we'll not to be
wilder than they are.
Il don't believe all this bunk
about kids being worse now than
they used to be. No longer ago
than l was kid. l know most of
the boys l ran with were a dirty
mouthed, vulgar, immoral, egg
stealing, crap-shOoting bunch who
delighted in destroying other peo-
pies property and who cut filthy
words in the schOOl-house desks.
/ know lot of 'em that have got
younguns they're ashamed to look
in the face, over in Pennsylvania
and Sawyertown."
But l thought you just said that
most of the kids of yesterday had
only one path to follow, returned
the Bank Clerk.
II did say that, said the Soda
Jerker, But that amt saying any
thing about the woods, the swamps,
the creeks and the old vacant houses
where theT concealed their devil
fry >
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-07
YE ALDERMEN
WENT TO SLEEP
Imposed New License Taxes
and Didn't Know They Had
Done 1t.

A score or more of small
business men in Elizabeth City
bes,egcd the Board of Alder
men Monday night for relief
from what they consider op-
prcssive sections of the city's
new Revenue Act, only to find
that the Aldermen themselves
didn't know what was in the
Act.
II came out in the meeting Mon
day night that at least seven of the
eight members of the Board of AL
dermcn didn't know what license
taxes the city had imposed. Only
one prOfrSScd to know. Alderman
W. II. Weatherly said he knew all
about them. Incidentally Alder
man Wcatherly operates a candy
factory and candy factories are
about the only thing not taxed.
The new Revenue Act even places a
tax on rock quarrics. and there is
MT Il rock quarry within POO miles
of Elizabeth City.
1t seems that committee Of the
Board of Aldermen got the tax or
dinanccS of about dozen other
towns and cities. including Char
lotte and Greensboro, and picked
out lot of items for Elizabeth City
Then they were supposed to have
read and approved the whole bust
ness and sent it on to Senator p.
II. Williams in the General Assem-
bly,. to be enacted into law.
But they didn't even know that
among other things they had put
a license tax on everybody doing
business within Il half-milc outside
the city limits. At the meeting
Monday night they rescinded the
tax on dealers outside the city, it
being pointed out that they would
have one hclluva time collecting
these taxes. But no other changes
were made. The whole mess has
been referred to another committee
to find out what's in the new tax
ordinances and report back to the
rest of the Board.
Automobile dealers arc the most
insistcnt kickcrs. Instead Of q
blanket tax for doing an automobile
or auto accessory business. there
is Il tax on selling cars. tax on
selling accessories. q tax on bait
cries. Il tax on tires and tubes. and
an extra tax for garage. Then,
if the dealer has an oil pump. he
must take out IL license for that.
1t is as if, instead Of taxing mcr-
chant for his mercantile business,
they make him take out separate
licenses for dry goods, clOthings,
notions. hats boots. shoes, and an
other tax for ct cctcra.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-07
ENTHUSIASM GROWING
OVER THE BIG FAIR
Folks Looking Forward to 1t;
Season Ticket Campaign to
Start Right Away

Enthusiasm over the Albcmarle
District Fair is spreading thruout
this section. and from nearly every
community In the district come ell
couraging reports Of the interest
that is being shown In the plans for
the big time here In October, ac-
cordlng to w. d. Glover, Secretary.
Mr.. Glover says interest Is now so
evident in the fair that he has de-
cided to put on a season ticket CAM
paign. and is offering liberal COM
missions this year to anyone VINO
will sell the tickets.
The disposal Of the season tickets
this year will not be undertaken on
the contest plan. Under the plan
to be employed this year. every per-
son handling the tickets will be
rewarded according to the amount
of work done. Many young girls
will have an opportunity to make
some pin money easily says Mr..
Glover. Anybody however may sell
the tickets.
All persons desiring to sell tickets
should get in touch with Mr.. Glover
Immediately. Season tickets this
wear will cost only 1926 each. They
will he good for four admissions.
On a season ticket person may
take in every day of the fair, or
several members of the family may
use it on various days.
Mr.. Glover is expecting a large
attendance from all rural sections,
as railroad and steamboat lines Will
make special rates for fair week.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-09-07
LAST SUNDAY EXCURSION
TO NAGS HEAD SEPT. 9

"Come and 90 with us, meet
YOUR friends and have good time"
urges G. II. Brock, Treasurer Of the
North River Line who this week Is
advertising the last Sunday eX-
cursion of the steamer "Annie L
yanSciver" this season on Sunday,
September 0. Mr.. Brock says Nags
Head has enjoyed a good patronage
this summer, and large excursions
have gone every Sunday.