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[local news i of ahoskie , I Mr. E- Dewey Cherry i* visiting in Richmond, Va., this week. Mrs. J. J. Askew is spending this week at Earleys with relatives. Mr. Clarence Perry wa the guest of friends at BelcrosfcMast Sunday. Mr. C. A. Vinson of Menola was a business visitor to Ahoskie on Thursday. Mrs. Chas G. Conger is spending this month in Asheville with friends and relatives. Mr. R. B. Taylor of Virginia Beach, Va., spent last Saturday in Ahoskie on business. Mr. Preston S. Vann, former presi dent of Chowan College, was a visitor in Ahoskie Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. V. D. Strickland were the guests at the latter's mother in Rich Square on the Fourth. Mr. Claude Dukes, of the Liggett Myers Tobacco Company, spent the fourth of July in Ahoskie. Mr. Walter L. Curtis spent Monday in Murfreesboro attending a meeting of the trustees of Chowan College. Mrs. Buck Wester of Franklirfton is spending a few days with her for mer school mate, Mrs. V. D. Strick land. Mr. and Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Mad drey of Seaboard spent last Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Rawles. , Messrs. Bryan and Spurgeon Alex ander returned to Ahoskie Tuesday after visiting relatives' for several days in Suffolk. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Cartel1 and daughter of Rocky Mount are spend ing a few days of this week in Ahos kie with relatives. Mr. Starkey Sharp, Sr., and two daughters, Miss Janie and Allee Sharp, of Harrellsville, were visitors in Ahoskie Tuesday, Mrs.vJ. E. Parker and children left Ahoskie Monday morning for Rich mond, Va., where they will spend sev eral days with relatives. Messrs. Paul Holloman, J. C. Jen kins, and T. C. Cobb spent the fourth in Suffolk, Va., attending the horse races and baseball game. * Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Mercer were guests at the housewarming given at Lazy Hill Camp, Chowan Pleasure Beach, Saturday and Sunday. ?r Mrs. E- C. Hobbs, and two sons, E. C., Jr., and James, left last Saturday for Virginia points, where they will spend some time visiting relatives. Mrs. Walter L. Curtis and young child are spending some time in Franklinton visiting Mrs. Curtis' par ents, Rev. and Mrs. C. L- Dowell. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts Jernigan, and ""Mrs. Fannie Jernigan, of Harrells ville, spent last Friday and Saturday in Norfolk, attending the marriage of a relative. Mrs. W. H. Basnight and young son arrived in Ahoskie Wednesday. Miss Dorothy Benton, sister of Mrs. Basnight, accompanied her to Ahos kie and will be her guest a few days. Rev. and Mrs. E. J. Isenhower spent Tuesday in Murfreesboro, at tending the annual picnic of the pas tors and families of the West Chowan Baptist Association, which was held on the campus of Chowan College. Miss Elizabeth Turnley of Mur freesboro spent Monday and Tuesday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Parker. She left Tuesday for Eliza -beth City whefc she will be the guest of relatives for some time. Miss Frances Bradley, and Messrs. Lloyd Howell and Simeon Boone of Jackson were visitors in Ahoskie last Sunday afternoon. They were ac companied to Jackson by Misses Eliz abeth Buffaloe and Helen Boone, who were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Roy Parker several days last week. Misses Edith Bradshaw, Ethel and Irma Modlin, and Messrs. James Bangley, all of Suffolk, are the house guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Lane. They enjoyed a fishing and bathing party at Harrellsville and Colerain beaches on the Fourth, being accom pained by Mr. and Mr!. Lane and sev eral other friends. MR. SESSOMS ILL ____ Mr. Elisha Sessoms, of jout 4, la seriously ill, having been for aeveral days in a dangerous condition. Hia children are at his bedside. - <? NO LICENSE TAGS' j. Owing to unavoidable delay in is suing automobile licenae tags, the Secetary of State has advised all sheriffs and deputies to allow car owners to operate for ten or fifteen days with old license tags without be ing molested. A telegrpm came to Sheriff B. Scull on Tuesday of this week. There are many Ahoakie per sons who have neither received a card acknowledging receipt of application ' nor the tag; and since the receipt of the telegraphic message, they have be JVgun to operate their cars without li cense tags. WINTON IN DARKNESS * WANTS AHOSKIE LIGHT Upon the decision of the commissioners of Ahoskie rests the matter of extending an electric light line to Win ton, where darkness has prevailed now for several days on ac count of a serious breakdown in the town light plant. The local council is in session this afternoon (Thursday) and is considering a proposal from the Win ton commissioners. Messrs. Burke and Banks, of the electrical engineering firm of Norfolk, are meeting with the council. * If a final contract is signed with Win ton erection of the transmission line will be gin immediately. The Powellsville commis sioners have also accepted the contract, and work may begin soon on a line to that town. If the two, Win ton and Powells ville, conect with the Ahoskie plant, there will be, electric curent for all, twenty-four hours of the day. SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS Two representatives of the Sunday School Board of the North Carolina Baptists are here this week conduct ing an institute for Sunday School teachers and officers. The local Bap tist Sunday School is seeking to at tain the standard of excellence, and work done this week is expected to remove all barriers to the attainment of the end sought. . /' NEW CITY AUTO _ TAGS DISTRIBUTED \ j The new auto license tags ordered by the tpwn council have arrived and most of them have been distributed by Chief of Police, O. H. Britton. The tag is of a dark background (eolor unknown) with a dull grey lettering. According to members of the council, the tags are not of the de sign ordered. Complaints have been heard about their unsightly appear ance. About 150 tags had been sold Tuesday. There are approximately 180 care in town. . GIVE PICNIC AT BEACH Honoring their house guests, Miss es Elizabeth Buffaloe and Helen Boone of Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. 3. Roy Parker were hosts at a picnic, given at Chowan Pleasure Beach last Friday evening. The party arrived at the beach just before dusk, and, sfter enjoying the surf, supper was spread on the beach. The . diver sions at the Beach provided enter-, tainment until half past nine o'clock. Those in the party were: Misses Eliz abeth Buffaloe, Helen Boone, Louise Basnight, Earle Lawrence, Iola Woot en, Edna Askew, Myrtle Powell; Mayon Parker, Clarence Perry, -G. C. Britton, "Sleepy" Newsome, John | White, Cedric Leary, Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Mercer, and Mh, and Mrs. J. Roy Parker. EARLY-SMITH The marriage of Miss Mty Edna Smith, daughter of Mfs. Edla Smith and the late L. L. Smith, of Gates ville, N. C., and C. M. Early, "of Hertford County, took place on Sat urday morning at the Gatesville Methodist Church, with the Rev. M. T. Plyer, of Durham, officiating, as sisted by the Rev. R. E. Clegg of the Gatesville Methodist Church. The church was decorated with smilax, magnolias, and ferns, with lighted candles at intervals. The wedding march was played by Mrs. R. M. Riddick, Jr., of Hertford, and just before the ceremony, Mrs. J. R. Brown, Mrs. J. W. Brown, Mrs. G. D. Williams,' JJiss Laura Lee Riddick, Miss Helen Wolfley, Miss Olia Turner, Miss Edna Riddick, and Miss Ethel Parker, sang the "Bridal Chorus" from the "Rose Maiden," accompan ied by Miss Laura Lee Eason. The bride wore a white crepe dress with a large white hat, and carried a shower bouquet of white roses and lfllies of the valley. Miss Lorede Earley, sister of the bridegroom, was maid of honor, and little . Misses Mernne Plyer, of Durham, and Edn*' Taylor of Elisabeth City, were flow er girls. The bridegroom had as his best man John W. Hall, of Elisabeth City, and his groomsmen were Claxton Earley, his brother, V. D. Strickland, of AKosldp, E. L. Riddick, of Gates ville, and R. R. Taylor, of Elisabeth City. After the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Earley left for a wedding trip to Can ada, and they will make their home in Gatesville after July 10th.--Va.-Pilot. * WHAT THE AHOSK1E * COUNCIL IS DOING * * ________ ' ' ? I * Like many other administra-' * * tive board is sitting in judgment < * over the town of Ahoskie, the ? * present council had a room full * * of petitioners and citizens to be * "* heard at their last Monday night * * session. The matter of exten- * * sion of electric line to the home ? * of W. A. Baker, just across Ahos- ? * kie Swamp, was adjusted by a * * unanimous order to make the ex- * * tension, without any outlay of * * cash by the town within a period * * of three years. * * Mr. Baker will furnish poles * and two laborers to bury them; * * and also furnish wire and other ? * equipment, the latter to be paid * * for by the town's note extending ? * over period of three years. Be- * * sides Mr. Baker, others are ex- ? * pected to cut in on the new line. * * Several existant nuisances * * were brought to the board's at- ? * tion by Dr. L. K. Walker, health * * officer. Dr. Walker was prom'pt- * * ly given authority to cause their * * immediate abatement. The coun- * * cil also instructed its police of- * * fleer to notify all persons or Arms * * to clean up trash and filth at * * rear of store or place of busi- * * ness, and to rid vacant lots of * * fly breeders and menaces to * * health. Failure to carry out the * * law will make them liable to ? * prosecution. * * Bills against the town were * * approved and other minor mat- * * ters despatched at the Monday * * night meeting. At deast two * * other persons were before the ? * board, but action was deferred * * on both until the next meeting. ? 4 * . . . Young People To Have A Meeting Program for Murfreesboro group at Menola, Sunday afternoon, April 15, 1923 at three o'clock. 3:00 p. m., Devotional ..Led by presi dent of Menola Union. 3:15 p. m. The importance of the Group in making the B. Y. P. U. a success By James Moore, Como Union. ( 3:20 To what extent does the Group Charts encourage the workT.'.Miss Mary Brady, Winton Union. 3:25 The study course as an educa tional factor in our denominational life Jane Howell, Como Union. 3:30 The importance of the sword drill in the intermediate and Jun ior B. Y. P. U-.-.-.Alta Chitty, Junior leader, Meherrin Union. 3:35 To what extent does the B. Y. P. U. social develop B- Y. P. U. spirit? By Bettie Walter Jen kins, Meherrin intermediate Union. 3:40 The importance of the Bible quia in the B. Y. P. U. program By Bible quiz leader of the Union B. Y. P. U. 3:45 Quartette: Ashley's Grove Sen ior Union. 8:50 Directing a Junior B. Y. P. U. Mrs. George Underwood, Murfrees boro Union. 4:06 The joys of Junior B. Y. P. U. work J. W. Whitley, Mur freesboro Union. 4:26 Junior and intermediate B. Y. P. U. demonstration Intermed iate and Junior Union Ashley's Grove. \ 4:65 Business. ? Adjournment. The following churches are expect ed to be represented by as many as will go from each cKurch. We want to make this the best group meeting in the whole association. Let's meet each other, get the B. Y. P. U. spirit and see what other churches are do ing. "Meet me at Menola." Chowan College, Murfreesboro, Meherrin, Ashley's Grove, Union, Winton, Mt. Tabor, Hebron, Menola and Buck Horn. ? HOLLOMAN AND HELD * * STARS IN CHECKER MATCH * ? ??? ? ? * Suffolk, Va., July 4.?In add!- * * tion to other a porta which today ? * occupied the citizens of this ? * town, a checker tournament held * * a large number of fans indoors * * while Paul Holloman, of Ahoskie, * * N. C., and L. Held of Norfolk, ? * two checker experts, gave the ? | * local players and each other stiff * * battles which lasted all day long. * ] At Ave o'clock this afternoon * * Holloman had won 14 games out * * of 19 from Held; Held won 8 out * * of 4 from C. S. Jenkins of Ahos * kie; R. Holland, of Holland, loot * * 18 out of 16 to Jenkins; Hollo- ? * man won 12 out of 21 from Har- * * rell; Annis of Suffolk and Jen- * * kins won 8 out of 5 from Annis. * * A number of other players ? i * took part in the tournament, but * * interest centered In the game of * * Holloman, Jenkins and Held. * eeeeeeeeeeee 1- f nil ttMHi'i n -1 Judge Kerr Says (Continued from page l) heart." He added that he was in favor of everything the ex-service man favored that was for the uplift of the country. Judge Kerr also let it be known that he wag not going to say a harm ful wor& about a single candidate op posing him in the race, and gave his hearers the authority to deny any re port of his having muckraked any op ponent. "I have long ago found out that it does no good to get mad in a political campaign, and I refuse to get mad; this campaign will be fought out so far as I am concerned without reference to personalities." Following his speech, the Aulander baseball team hooked up with the Rocky Mount A. C. L. shop team in a double-header. The first game went nipe innings to a tie, 1-1, and was called by mutual consent of the two managers. ' -N DON'T NEGLECT YOUR EYES . DR. HOWARD SMITH Thursday, July 12th HERRING & BEALE Winton, N. C. EYESIGHT SPECIALIST, OF MONROE, N. C. will be here again on If you are troubled in any way with your Eyes consult him and get the facts about them We know his work and not only recommend but guarantee it Ex amination free and glasses fur nished at a reasonable price. Ddn't forget tl|e date. SI / LEGAL NOTICE v North Carolina?Hertford County. In the Superior Court Mark Dixon, Plaintiff versus Erhma Dixon, Defendant The defendant above named will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the Superior Court of Hertford County, North Carolina to forever dissolve the bonds of matrimony between the plaintiff and defendant, the plaintiff alleging as the reason for the divorce prayed foij, the infidelity on the part of the defendant with one Lacy Gray in Maneys Neck Township, county aforesaid, in August 1922, and at other times, and with others whose names are at present unknown to plaintiff at variou% other times and places; and the defendant will fur ther take notice that she is required to appear before Hie Clerk of the Su perior Court of Hertford County, at his office in Winton, N. C., on the 12th day of July, 1928, and answer or demur to the complaint in said action, or the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said complaint. D. R. McGLOHON, Clerk, Superior Court. Stanley Winboroe, Atty. for Plaintiff. 6-15-23-41.' I Wish | I "1 have taken Canhri fcr rue- I I down, worn-out condition. I I nervousness and sleeplessness, I I aad 1 was weak, too," says I I Mrs. Silvie Estes, of Jennings, I II OktaL "Cardui did me Just Ma I II of good?so much that I gave it I I to my daughter. She com- I I plained of a soreness in her sides I I she took ftw* I B bottles of CARDUI II The Woman's Twite H ^|^| a,, it l|A? f,n ?^!f! m, ? riga I ?? ana ncr condition wis mucu s H better. "We have flved here, near I II Jennings, for 2S years, and now I I we have our own home in town. |l I I have had to work pretty hard, I II as this country wasn't built up, I II and it made it hard for us. ? "1 WISHJ^wuM Mi weak I BB '*?? ?- -? -* ' ? - ||, - nils IB ? thai helped give metric sirei.gin ? ? 'togo on and do my work." H f The Fashion Store NEW DRESSES JUST ARRIVED I Our stocks have just been 'replenished with a brand new shipment of Spring and Summer Dresses. Be sure you see them before making a selection. ALWAYS READY To (ire you service in women's wear of all kinds, including a nice line of spring and summer footwear MRS. E. C. BRITTON "AHOSKIE'S FASHION CENTER" Ahoskie, N. C. ? Cameras Films Brushes Talcum and Face Powders Swimming Caps Sunburn Lutions Stationery Fountain Pens and Pencils COPELAND DRUG'CO. tba Sfam < The Prompt end Efficient Pharmacy We have the only Registered Druggist in Ahoekie or Hertford County ^ - ? ????????i?i???????????^1 Don't Swelter To Present It Come to This Old Reliable Home of Cooling Fountain Drinks and Tasty Ice Cream THEY WILL COOL YOU OFF Always Lowest in Price for Proprietary Medicines, Drugs and Toilet Articles Get Your Smokes and Chews Here MITCHELL'S DRUG STORE THE OLD RELIABLE" Manhattan Hotel Building AHOSKIE, N. C. i , SESSOMS BROS. GARAGE AUTOMOBILE REPAIRING Battery Charging, Valcanizing, Auto Sup plies, Accessories and Oik. Free Air and Water. AHOSKIE, N. C
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