North Carolina Newspapers

One Month f .25 if TIlpob Month* TB fciix Month* 1.50 ^ ? On* T? . .. 8.00 / .Seb?cription? mod l? ptid for in advance. If paper u not rr wiwJ promptly, liilijt e or write this office. Snbarriber* desiring the paper discontinued, will pieeae notify (hi* office, otherwise it will ?"'he continued at regular subscription- ratea. L. MAYO PaoruiirroH CARL GOERCH. WASIIIXGTOK, KORTH CAROLMA, DEC. 27, 191#. Wo are eagerly hoping that the bill collectors will ?iv* us a be lated Christmas prcwit by remaining -out of sight on, the first. A few more days atnd tho embryo law-makers of North Carolina will be on their way to Raleigh to have their little fling and to earn the privilege of putting "Hon." in front of their names for the rest of their natural lives. PROGRESS IN ROAI) WORK. * Very little lis-* beeu*said recently about the road work m the town ship. There sre probably many citizens who have forgotten all about it, ? especially tli?<se wfc?> do not have occasiou to travel over some of the road a that have recently been built. Wo believe that the road cominisMion would act according to the wiehe* of the people if they would prepare a monthly statement for publication, telling of the work that had been done and of the money that had been expended. In tbi* way the people could keep up with the work and have a fairly good impression of what waa being done. Regarding tho rotuju ? we have Ten- little to say. The Market ?treet road is in bad nchapo. About the only goi>d that has apparently beei. accomplishfxl i> widening this road and straightening out som<* of the bends. But ah far as actual benefit is concerned.? we would prefer to let the "other fellow" do the talking. However, there has already been considerable mention made of the work, and this mention has been far from favorable. The road is full of ruta and in had weather it is almost impassable. It is very uneaven, and is as hard on automobiles and wagons a* was the old road. THE OUTLOOK FOR PEACE. From Germany's note to President Wilson, regarding peace nego tiations, it is evident that the prospects for peace are growing: brighter every day. Before very long, negotiations will probably be under way between Germany and the a) lieu. Whether these negotiations will result in peace, cannot be said at the present time, but the important point is tha' a definite understanding will be arrived at and there will un doubtedly be much good derived. Judging from the tone of Germany's reply, she is willing to mak< further concessions. And, judging from expressions from tihe British people, they are not adverse to listening to what Germany has to say. On the whole, the oat look is exceedingly encouraging and with the assistance of the neutral nations of the world, it now appear? almost certain that peace will be declared before next summer passes. A SUCCESSFUL YEAK. With the close of the present year, business and professional men of Washington ? with hardly an exception ? have enjoyed the most prosperous year in their history. Business lias been good in Washington this year. Both retail and -wholesale lines have enjoyed greater prosperity. There has also been a larger influx of trade from the rural districts of the county and from adjoining counties. Washington is fast becoming the trade cen ter for this section of the State. And in many other ways has tins been a successful year for Wash ington. Many public imrpovements have been made, including the repairing of streets, the building of roads, the erection of buildings and the establishment of a number of new enterprises, Washington is growing all the time. She is gradually finding out what she can do and wo prophecy that the Hid of the coming year will see even greater things accomplished than have been done this year. The people are getting cl?*ser together. The old feeling of factionalism while it still exists to some extent, is gradually being wiped out. People are beginning to realize that municipal improve ment and personal prejudice dvn't g?? hand in hand. However, as we have just, said, there is still a large amount of this factionalism to seen. And the strange part of it is that some of those men, who are lined up against one another, comprise the best educated and most successful men in qut city. It is easy to under stand how a person without education and without any advantages can give himself over to personal prejudice of this sort, but when men, who are well verted in education and business, allow themselves Uf be governed by such small passions, ? it's beyond us. We hope that this state of affairn will l>e gradually but rapidly! swept away and that before the end of the next year we will see ev9 fry citizen of Washington working in full accord with his neigh bors in making Washington the best city in the best county in the betft state in the country. THE CHRISTMAS TOYS. thousands of children were delighed on Christmas through the receipt of countless toys of all kinds. Wagons, chairs, drum<L wheel barrows. wooden horses, dolls and many other different toys helped to make the day one of joy and happiness for the little ones. Bnt after a ff*w days, other things will be found to amuse the voting minds and the Christmas toys will be tossed aside and forgotten. There is one part about these toys that the children do noi realize ? cor their parents, either ? and that is the manufactnre of the trinkets. There are a number ef toy shops in New York City and in other lai^e cities throughout the country, where the toys are made. For the most part, t*iev art carved out by old men who have no other means of making a liring and who do the work in order to get enough to keep body snd soul together. There ia much labor on eaeh of the toy* that the children may happily play with on Christmas day fend the ? >a also probably mw4i hardship connected with them. But, as j W* k eyes strain at their work and as trembling hands try to hold j the knife steady while earring the various tors, their makers most realise the Joys that they are going to spread over the country, even if ?o one gives mtV*h thought for the poor men w4io. in thstr old yy, ?* fecotd *> do this work to rawtyb0* ?bolter for thorn ? Mh? I : f ? li How Del is feAMIINGlON I' \ K K!> S Vcm wouldn't like to live In ? cJtj vhoM stores did not advertise-? yov could hardly be hired to lire in * Joad a place. Living in a city thnt i. delightfully ALIVE, patronize tb? merchants who do so much to heir k*ep It aol Freight Office to Close. December 26th, being Christina* day, and January lat, New Tear'a day. the freight houae will be closed and no freight will be received to move on above dates. T. H. MYERS, Agent, Norfolk Southern. 12-I1-3L ? j *im mmmk cigarette unless you get on talkirig-terms with Prince Albert tobacco I P. A. comes to you with a real rot son for all the goodness and tatbfaction it offers. It is made by ? patented proca? that removes bite and parch ! You can'femoke it long and hard without a come back I Prince Albert has alway? been sold without __ * '? I1J-. l - r * _ * i coupons or prsuMnxnB. wt prefer to pve quality! Prince Albert affords the keenest pipe and cigarette enjoyment I And that flavor and fragrance and coolness b as good as that sounds. P. A. just answers the universal demand for tobacco without bite, parch or kick-hack/ Introduction to Prince Albert isn't any harder than to walk into the nearest place that sells tobacco and ask for "a supply of P. A." You pay out a little change, to be sure, but it's the cheer - fullest investment you ever made I NnceIAlbert K.J.Kirnl'1 TA...I C?.Wli In ?il IH.M.C. Ciwilih Iff W H.J. niy.n. T.hm C ?. The Town Gossiip^ I HAPPENED to be. DOWN AT the station. THIS MORNING. WHEN TUB train came In. AND A man got off. AND WA8 walking. UP AND down. AND WAITING. FOR x HE train. TO START again. AND Hfi came up to me. AND ASKED me. HOW BIG a town this was. AND I told him. WE HAD 30,000 people. AND HE seemed surprised. AND HE asked me. IF WE aad. ANY FACTORIES here. AND 1 told him. THAT WE had. SEVEN BIG one*. AND THAT Henry Ford. HAD JUST begun. Making preparations. TO MOVE his Detroit plant here. AND HE seemed surprised. BOME MORE. AND HE wanted to know. SOME OTHER things. ABOUT THE town. AND I told him. ABOUT THE street car lines. AND THE aeroplane factory. AND SUBMARINE station. AND THE new skyscraper. THAT WAS being built. AND LOTS of other things. AN?> HE seemed to be. AWFULLY INTERESTED. AND I saw that he was. SO I told him, Some more thing*. AND HE listened. JUST AS hard as he could. AND THEN. THE CONDUCTOR said: "ALL AAOARD!" AND HE started. KOT1CH OP 8ALR. By virtue of the power of sale contained In a certain mortgage deed made by Luther Allen, duly recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Beaufort County, In Book 196. page 4SS, the underlined will, on Monday, the 39 th day of January, 191?, at It noon, sell at public auc tion to the highest bidder for cash, at the Conrt House door of Beaufort County, that certain lot of land In Pantego Township. Beaufort County, described as follows: In the town of Panteao: Bounded on the north by the Norfolk Southern railroad; on the west by the Baptist ehureh lot; oa the south and east by lom ie Allen's lot. This December St. 191?. T. H WHITLiT. Mortgagee. , J. D. PAUL, Atlorn or ] lt-3S-4we. 1 to arrr on. THE TRAIN again. AND BEFORE he did. HE 8AIO: "I CERTAINLY am. "MUCH OBLIGED. "FOR THE information. "YOU HAVE given me." AND I told him. NOT TO mention it. AND ASKED him. WHERE HE vu frdm. ANO MB Mid: "I'M FROM Ol'een?lne. "AND AM just going through "TO PINETOWN." AND HE laughed. AND JUMPED on the train. AND I'VE been thinking. ABOUT IT since. AND SOMEHOW or other. I'M BEGINNING to think. THAT THAT guy. WAS KIDDING me. AND THAT he knew. MORE ABOUT Washington. THAN I did. I THANK you. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Having qualified aft Administrator of W. W. Campbell, deceased, late of Beaurort County, this Is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before 7th dav of December. Ifl7. or this notlc will be pleaded la bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make Im mediate payment. This Dee .?mber -4. 1916. W. H. CAMPBELL, Admr. (Surry. N. 0.) Ward ft Grimes. Attorneys. ll-i-iwc. SERVICE BY PtTBIJCATlOM. North Carolina, Beaufort County. Superior Court, February Term 1917. Henrf Smith tl. l?m* Smith. " ? The defendant above named wfll take notice that an action entitled aa *bov# has been cottim?nc#d In the Suptftor Court of Beaufort County, North Carolina, for dlrorce absolute rrom the bonds of matrimony exlat 'n* between plaintiff and defendant; ind the Mid defendant will farther take notice that she Is required to ippear at the term at the Superior Court of the aald county to be held on the aocond Monday before the drat Monday of March. It beln* the l?th dmy of rebrtMUY. 1917. at the nnrthouee in Mid county and anawer or d< mur to the complaint In the Mid aetlorf, or Ore plaintiff will apply ttf the court for the relief demanded in the Mid complaint, i Thf? the I3i h day of Deceraher.1 m?. GRO. A. PAUT,. V Cleric Superior Court. II ARxiimnunwii hotkh. g.i?!in?<t an A<tmlnl?t?tor of Kr'nwl Tlll?r/, dvnKl, Uttn of ftaaufort Ootintr. tMa '? to notify alt p"r?nn? havtnjc cltMa AKHlnat Ihp nut* of th? n!4 ilwiwri ts < tti?m to tl>a on4*nrigno<l on or Iho tfih 4?y or D#femt?i-. t?IT. or till, nnilc will tw> plMdMi In bar of ttiotr rMOTtrr. All ptraou imlxbto<t to MI4 ?Ute wftt plMM raikd ?? mortlat.lT nrmMt. Tht? 1 ?1lal.tr fljmn rhu DMinlw j. b. ni notice. North Co'oilna, Beaufort County. Superior Court, -Before the Clerk. Nor* E. BatterthwalU et al vs. WinAeld Davis, WUUe Ball and Mar lon Allen. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The parties above-named and all other persons Interested will take no tice that on the' 11th day of Decem ber, 1914, Mora E. Satterthwalte filed her petition in the Superior Court of BeaufSrt County, North Carolina, for the purpose of having her title to certain land In Pantetfo Township. Beaufort County, N. C.. registered and confirmed, pursuant to the land title registration law of North Carolina. It being Chapter 90 of the Public Laws of 1912 and, act* amendatory thereto. ? _ . *r Said land is described as follows: Beginning, at Elbow Uridg**. across the Pungo River Canal, at an iroa p'pc driven in the ground; running thenee in a southwesterly and west erly direction, with the centre of El bow Road and with the various courses thereof, a distance of 142 poles to an Iron pipe on the north side of said Elbow Road, which said Iron pipe is located s distance of 11 j poles northwest from the intersec tion of said Elbow Road an<f Pungo Road; thence tyorth 2ft degrees] West 2 poles to s gum tree and iron post on the north side of the canal ; thence North 22 % East 46 poles to a stake and iron pipe; thence South I 78 East 27 S-t poles to a gum tree, and Iron pipe; thenee North 29 K j East 20 poles to s stake and Iron pipe; thenee North 44 V4 West 17; poles to a stake and iron pipe; thence North 60 East 24 poles to sn Iron pipe on Pungo River Canal; thence with said Pungo River Canal South 24 H East 85 poles to the point of beginning: Containing forty-four and five-tenths <44.5> seres, ss per sur vey made by John B. Respass on April 1ft. 1914. That summons has been Issued In the above action, which Is returnable at the dtfefi 6t Geo. A. Paul, Clerk Superior Court of Beaufort Comity. N. C.. on the 19th day of .February, 1917; when and where all persons interested In said proceeding are re quired to appear and ahow cause, If any they have, why the prsyer of the petitioner should not be granted. And all persons Interested will take notice thst. If on said dste they fail to appear as herein required, the petitioner will apply to the court for ths relief demsnded In the petition. This ltth day of December, 1914 I. W. HUOHEB. Deputy Clerk Boperlor Court, Beaufort County. 12-12-fwc. nonce. Noftb Carolina, Beaufort County. Be perl or Court, Before the Clerk. Phillips. Dixon. Craven Co.. a cor-> po ration Of tfce State of New Jersey. L. W. Lincoln. O. I. Swindell, A. W Raker. WW. Keys, Isaac Bdwarda James Gardner. Bloomy Credle. Lonn B. HudneH. B. B. Rosa. Lacy W Myers. 0. 8. Dixon. Btaton Rowland, W. A. Thompson. H. C. 8n?fll. 0. Q. Mldyette. Sarah Flowers, Miry Dan lels. TO WHOM IT MAY OOMCKR* t The parties above-named. add all othsr parson a In forested. take notice that on the ljth day of De cember. tfli, the petitioner above named fllrd a petition in the office of the Celrk Superior Court tff B?>an fnrt County, M. C.t to b**?. title to certain lands therein described rA?l*teri>d and confirmed, pursuant to Chapter 90 of the Ptihlic Laws of 1*1* and sets amendatory thereto; and that antnmona haa been !s??ied. i-inrnablr at the office of the Clerk Superior Court of Beaufort County. N. C.. on the ttth day of February, ltlt. Bald land Is ultnate In the State of great East 8894 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 64 But 2250 feet to as iron pipe ; thence North 29 Bast 4526 reet to so iron pipe; thenee North 8% Bast 2517 feet to the Aurora-Dur hams Creek Public Road; thence the same course continued 22 71 feet to an Iron pipe; thence 8outh 10 mln 15 sec. East 1880 feet to an iron pipe; thence with the Sandy Landing Road and the centre thereof South 80 West 2530 feet to the centre of the Aurora-Durhams Creek Public Road; thence with said road. In s southerly" direction, to aa iron pipe on said road; thence North 25 mis 45 sec. West 819 feet to sn Iron pipe; thence North 41 Bast 480 feet to as iron pipe; thence North 84 West 126' feet to an iron pipe; thence North I 89 West 1287 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 42 mln. 20 see. Weal 277 feet to an Iron pipe; ? ftlRMCe South 44 in(n, 20 sec. West 920 feel to an* iron pipe; thence North 42 tnln. 30 sec. West 2322 feet to sn iron pipe; thcnce South 4 mln. West 5441 feet to an Iron pipe; thence South 74 mln. SO sec. East 1288 fesl to an iron pipe; thence South 4 mln. West- 2046 feet to an Iron pipe; thence South 44 mln. 2 see. Wsst 54.5 feet to an Iron pipe; thence South 27 mln. 20 sec. Bast 578 feel to an IroQ pipe In Willow Branch; thence down said branch to South Creek; thence with South Creek to an iron , ?t?e..on the southwestern side of said Creek, near Bailey* Creek; thence South 86 mln, 15 sec. East < reversed) 8266 feet to an iror pipe Imbedded in cement; thenc Sooth 2 mln. 45 sec. West (revers ed) 810 feet to an Iron p'pe; thenc. South 84 mln. 20 see. Wert (revers ed) 511 reet to an Iron plp^; thenee South 3 mln. 15 sec. West (revers ed) 421 feet to. sn Iron pipe; thence North 88 mln. West (reversed) 1286 Feet to an Iroa pipe; thenee North 60 mln. 30 sec. Bast (reversed) 216 feet to an Iron pipe; thenee North 64 mln. West (reversed) 278 feet to ar Iron pipe; thenee South 20 mln. 16 sec. West (reversed) 1427 feet V> aa iron pipe; thence South 17 mla. lr sec. Bast (reversed) 426 feet to ar Iron pipe on Whltehurst Creek: thence down said creek to the Wat son Road; theUee with the Watson Road North 4 mln. Bast 2240 feet to the point of beginning: Containing seres, as per survey msde by Tltyert JJonny. Surveyor. In the yar ? All persons Interested In the abovf proceeding are required to appear and show cause, if soy they have why the prayer of the petltlonei should not be granted. \ ' And all persons Interested will t*ke notice that, if on sal0 20th day of February, 1917, they fall to ap pear as herein reqttlrWL the petition er will apply to tjie couTt for the re lief demahded in the petition. w This 12th day of December, 1916 L W HUGHES. Beaufort Count*. N. C. 12-18-8WC. ? feme? or ?ai,R. ;? > ? ? ! Br virtue of the powar of tile cod mined In a roort*afe frgm Jowopf | tfmlth and wife, dated March 30 1915, and recorded In the Register?? 1 offlro of Beaufort County In BooV 182. at If 111, which In hereb- 1 rof^rred to, fha mortgagee will aal' at the court house door of Reanfori Tottnty for enah to the hlaheat hid f der on Monday. January 8. t9t7. a' I noon, that tract of land tn Pantaao | Township, Beaufort Connly. deecrlh od aa follows: j Bealnnln* at ??th Jonea* Roatheaaf | corner on tha public road load In * 1 rr am Pantego fo Belharen. and run-; I nfn* with ?ald road. Southerly to-| Oliver Lucbb* Northeaat thoflre wrh hta line W<* Ita corner; thene* with a i Northerly to Roth Jonea* corner; thence with I to the heginnln ws&m ? i ? u& ? : : DANIEL 4 WARREN MANNING & KITPHTN Pracuc In ??P?rlor. r??l | ud iairm court, of thu MM* I ,05?&K5? r- ,;MABHINaT OS. K. C. I) ' ? r* *~ - ? 9* U r?W. Br?? 8TEWART * BR VAX WASHINGTON. H. C j 0 . W ASHING it)N. N. Q. 9H t. a Bnwsw w. ?. Rodman, Jr. small, Maclean, BRA OA W ft RODMAN A ttomor?-?M-*w Olm 01 IhrM St., Ovtoalta City Baa Wuhltxtoa. M. C. H. 8. Ward JbdIu. D. Oi . WART) ft GRIM E8 Attoiaaya at-Law '? WASHINGTON, N. O. K..U llmmotu W. U Vaurhai 8IMMQN8 ft VAPOHAN um i If yon to do any kn(li| ?hi. ,<+, km . that will shoot ?Im H potato. OM UM aiatnal rtoa Butt amr faila to explode too not them both Mn and you'll hota* home ? ban fan aa JM ran wtnlf tt. W* wll "porttn* goo^i that maka? Xpert* out of aawi*tir*. D. R. CUTLER <mhi roil 4 1 J. OOOABION*