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VOL DC
BEAUFORT, N. C THURSDAY JUNE. .3 . 1920 .
NUMBER 22
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1
JMUGNKGEIS WARM
Democratic . , Candidates
Censure Each Other
Severely
The most political excitement
that Carteret county has had so
far has been furnished in the
last few days by the two candi
dates for the" Democratic nomi
nation for Congress. They both
invaded the county last Saturday
Congressman Brinson getting
here first with a speech in More
hnd Citv Saturday mornine. at
Beaufort in the afternoon and in
Atlantic at night.
Chas. L. Abernethy who says
he is a sure winner followed
close behind the Congressman,
speaking to a large, audience in
Morehead City Saturday night,
reneatine the performance In
POTATOES ARE , . M01G Safety FiretiWedT in Sari Frahcfcco
Carteret Countf's : Spring
Money Crop; Is New
Going To Market
Several car loads of potatoes
have left here this week for l the
northern marketsand from now
till the middle of June, "spuds"
will be moving1" right along. A
little digging was done last weekj
but on Mondiy the growers went!
to work inearnest and this week
times are lively sure enough on
the farms about here. Fromi
eaily morn till dewy eve . and
sometinies later men, women,
boys and girls are busy digging
assorting and packing the . crop
and starting it towards the peo-
po-
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Beaufort- Mondav night and on pie who are hungry for new
Tuesday closed with a speech in tatoes.
Atlantic. Both candidates are prices, this year for potatoes
how working other parts of the afe higher than they have
I a for several years but they are
Mr. Brinson spoke to a crowd v,iv.
of about two hundred in the ,IU.1 ulc
court houee-here-Saturday-a pnceSpf the pastfew weeks mar
large" number of whom were Re- ket quotations. On Monday
Eublicans. He aevotea most oi growers here got ten dollars a
is speech to answering charges baxnX andon Tuesday they were
which he said Abernethy was . , q 9c fnr th(t Up-
making against him, such as his getting around $95 for the best
stand on prohibition, his record grade. Yesterday the price went
in Congress and his Democracy, to $8. How long these prices
He also paid his respects to Jus win hold nobody knows but it is
opponents record. He said he generauy thought here that the
ffJSSSJ1 local crop wiU command good
seemed to refrain from metition- prices as this market is from one
in? his name but he me out to two weeks earlier than other
several broad hints which theu- ints in this State and Virginia,
dience might jue as they Qwi to in Feb.
, anS" ruary and March plantbg was a
ities In Washington to be dishon- little later this year than usual
t h wished. He also said and the Rtand on most farms was
Abernethy scent $40,000 trying I not ud to the average.- With
Joss . i ( ' i 4 S . K- !
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Aa tTlme Draws Near In- Small Crowd Hear ! For-
terest In Nominaticns
Grows
nur Congressman State
His Views
x
Aa a lt foatnra of San FranciBro'i "Safe! v Flrat" wnekx the fire deoart-
went turned on (ft hlrh Dreasur nrstem at Third and Mnrket ttrecta, hi tb
hart of tha bualnrw actlon. A down atreama of water ahot akjntard tot
fcrindreda of feet toDDtnc tha hlEheat bulldtnsa. demonxtratHtg the fact that
tha city can oarer acaln b deatroyed by a conflacratlon aimllar t tha
r ti 1900.
Interest in the primary election Former , Congressman R.' N.
in this county while not exactly Page, spoke hen last Thursday
afternoon in the court house to
hA a crowd of about a hundred Deo-
auib Aiitt wou i - -
I t - -l; " t .? ia? ' 1 . " "
Republicans are concerned their P'e one nan oi wnom were pro.
interest lies mainly-iaJthe jrac l-bably jDemocrats. '.. .My. Page, ,
for Register of Deeds and the spoKe m De nail oi nis canaiaacy-,
Board of County Commissioners, for the : Democratic nomiriation
The Democrats have contests for Governor. " He .ske': about . ,
for these places and also for the an hour and a quarter and made
State Senate and for Congress, a speech that was free from any
ip i I ' . ' t a1 Kif f Arndco nraVatt AnAeif i at '
KepuDucans van 11 mcy wish i M,lt1, . " "J " tv'- . .1 4
express their preference for a of bis ideas as to what a- Gover- '
Presidential nominee, General nor should tayor. nejcame qut '
Leonard Wood and Senator Hir- strongly for good roads and edu-' t '
am Johnson having entered the cation. ,-,He. gaid that the system .
primaries iu this State. -The oi county government needs re- .
Democrats have a lively fight on organization ana the btate bov-
over the Congressional nomina- ernment also.He; said that if,
tion there being three candidates private Dusmess . were ; run ? nice y
irL rh gm thv Wnv Chswt the. -'State's, business it would ' '
Abernethy, Sam'l M , Bnnson and I soon be bankrupt. , M r. Page savs ,
R, L Carrr' Two - Republicans tnat he js a pusmess man ana 4
are also contesting for this place that he thinks the state'needs t a
Richard L. Herring who was en- business : like J: administration
dorsedby the Republican h con- therefore he is offerng his ser-
vention and w. a. Kouse oi wew -y " -
Bern. Three candidates for the that he expected to get The nom
nomfi. niiK.mifnri!1 nnmt. ination for Governor and would-
nation are running and consider- not be afraid to meet John '. Parv .
able interest is felt in the out- Ker ine KepuDiican canaiaa).cr wi
come of that contest The con- the stump.. From here Mr. Page , ,
testants are O. Max Gardner, went to Morehead City where he j
n-i.; r a r ftnnk Thursday 'niirhL" " : " ' "
on. There are three Democratic I '' ," t
f
Special Offer
act
R al Estate Transfers
' For the sura of 75 cents :,we
to get the nomination in 1918 aHgood crop conditions this mar-1 any new subscriber from rtow
though he swore to a very much . t to-A!0 fifty thousand Hi! bnuaW the first Theme"
smaller amount tie said nis op- r-rrv, ,,. ' ;t ;cl . . , w
SStaa pit Eessea a
Mr. Abernethy dehyered his re take advantage of this offer
address here Monday night from Harker's Island noted for its ",.Vr
aDlatform on Frout street and onion growing possibilities also quiciuy.
had a large auaiencc oi men seems to he aoie to oo sometning nu-:-and
women, Democrats and in the line. chac Han- Moulton-Uutnne
Republicans. He spoke for near- . . ..... . ,uof . . . . .
lytwo hours and held the at- - - r v s T" A beautiful wedding was so
tention ox his audience mrougn: cmisea at mc aimc x"u,j;
out He gave a sketch of his from one hill in his patch. on Saturday May 29th at 3:30
early life showing the hardships P. M. when Miss Dollie Gray
and d'fiiculties he had met and n:.u n.f u. Gutrrie betme the bnde of Mr.
miA h hart altt aval i-ivu fcraba.w wonwn K Mfll) inn. 1 lie IldUUV
UKICWUC UC IWIU 11V iiuumit..,. " I .!. . m
been a faithful Democrat and n couple lett on me .io iram
was a better Democrat 1 han I ineRt Rev. i nomas y. iai New trn to spend a snon wnc
Brinson. He claimed t h a t D. D. Bishop of East Carolina, wjth Mr. Moulton's parentafter
Brinson had done nothing in spent oaiuruay anu ouiway " which they wm return 10 inru
Washinirton except draw his tJeauion. w irmvea on me future home tn Beauioru
salary and that if he goes there evening train tnday nignt and r. and Mrs. Mouiton are
he would do a great deal for the was guest of honor at a very widel known in Beaufort and
j- . nUaunt sunnrr mvrn in tw Ma a.:, rriJ with trm a
Gisina. . .. .7 oi iw "'"
The speeches of the two candi- somc mu oy ine men oi happy We.
A,tm k- ..cH a cmnrl rtpal I raui S lirisji. n. ucuunuui ic
The following transactions in
real estate have been recorded
recently..
-BraTO' Smith and -others to
Elizah Salter 3 acres in Hunting
Quarter township con. $500
E. L. Weeks and wife to C. C
Dermis 2 acres in White Oak
tnurnchin mn $100
r -jr, , .
Chas. Hamilton to Jesse Fagel w
Wins Valuable Prize
For
aaies nave aruuscu - - i s
of feeling in Democratic circles past was served by the ladies of n JtA Fellows Concert
nH it i.?,v.iv that 'the ecttonKwIp. c.. uaorcnowa
mm ' . I Li if LI5LC1 II a3LdI . I - .
here will be hotly contested. The Rector of the Parish pre- twu f th fkM fellows or- J- Goodwin
iHH arvl ifvrhM u-rrv miarll'i - :n r"MVv-rY Kav ar. Island town
Court Next Week PV uisnop uarstuy wr. iiuason m their annual concert
a former townsman, and by sev- tour and ill give one of their
A two weeks term of Superior eral other men of the parish. excellent .:rtamntshere
Court wiU . convene, here next un Mlday Cishopuarst visited iR-.' in r.radl
i A... 1,,Arr lUr w. unn. w i a t .1 K""- .7
iviuituaj. jiv w- pigiuitiwv4i ivriNiwii w,UJCl9rhJ auditorium at eignt
IJor will presnle over the sutings in ,00 with Mission SndtfS ? puWk is cordial
of the court. ... rn c.r.i w-nSnn s-, n ttnH
The criminal docket as usual i""-"- -
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1UK1IVI jArll4"IMV " I t -
Sermon for St Paul's School in Lhas. ii, kics !
St. Paul's Church, and in the si
ternoon the commencement ser- Charles D. Rice see 54 a well
mon of the Parochial School of known Beaufort rodent died at
win ho Hmrvwrf of first and as
there are less than twenty cases
on the docket it will probably
not take long to try these.
There is no one in jail at this
.writing and there is nothing to
be tried of special interest, a
good many civil cases have been
set for trial and it is hoped that
considerable headway wiU be
. made in clearing the docket of
these matters.
Marrli licenses
Ttrmits to wed recently issued
ar at follows:
W. R. Mouiton New Bern and
Dolly Guthrie. Beiufort
I iLessie M. Salter Davis and Ag
new WUlis Williston. ,
Guy D. Potter jr. Beaufort
and Frances T. Porter Douglas,
CK.L.Gillikin and Cora Law
ttnee Otway.
St Ckn.mya.Rh far 5 6-SSiS'JS
people. At tna tervice ine Kev. , tot
Dr. Lay baptized five children.
At night in St Paul's Church
Bishoo Dartt Dre ached another
powerful and eloquent sermon
and confirmed twelve persons.
D. M. loites went to fc'ew Bern
yesterday to attend the funeral
of bis sunt Mrs. Mary Ann
Gibbs.
O. P. Shell and daughter Vir
rinia Shell of Kinston arrived
this week and will spend the
Summer here.
a a a .a
a vear or more and nrs oeaui
while a shock was not unexpeel
L-The funeral services of the
deceased were conducted by Rev
Harry Day and the interment
was made in the Episcopal ceme
tery. Mr. Rice's surviving rela
tives are hit wklow Mrs. Mat
tie Rice. sister Mrs. Jesse
Pagtl and three brothers John
ind-Leon Rice of Beaufort and
Reverend Elijah Rice of Baxley
Georgia.
II Wa4 Sa Way
kaprr a4 $ i0 a
Aifcaat ifMl.
halfof lot 89old town Beaufort
T n. Whh and wife to Hen
rietta Carter lot no. 3 in blank
block Morehead con. $50,
R. H. Lee and Richard Barcliff
5 acres irv Merrimon township
con. J 500
D. S. Winfield and wife to
Chailotte Taylor lot on Marsh
street 63 by 148 feet con. $10&c
C K. Howe and wife to Tay
lor's Creek Fish Scrap and Oil
Co 93 acres of land in Beaufort
township con. $100
F. F. Garner and wife to M.
Mann, tract in Newport town
shin ton. S400
a IL Day and wife to Levi
4 acres in Cedar
Island township con. $300
J. S. Gaskill and wife to Laura
F.Gaski!134 acre m Bufort
townshiD con. $IoO
' Edw. W. Small aixl wife Root
KL Weks 175 acres in White
Oak townshio con. $50Q
M. Mann to F. F. Garner lot
in NewDort con. $500
Francis Manson and husband
to los. W. Manson 1 ecre In
Hunting Quarter township
con.$l&c
Chas. D. Aberrethy and wile
toCR. Wheat lv lot on Marsh
ttreet Beaufort 25 by 99 ft
r-in W. Willis and .wife to
Marv F. Salter 2 acres in Hunt
ing Quarter township con $10ac
Willis Mason and wife to Wm.
A. Salter 5 acres in Hunting
Quarter townshio con $5.50
Elmer Nichols and wile to .D.
II. Mansfield 3 tract In More-
head totnship con. 2500.
tf. E. Swann and others toJ
Mary J. Suggs lot in east Beau
fort 50 by 100 ft con. KXM.
candidates for Superior Court
Judge they being. Ernest' M. I 4 i ; - :
Green,JvLoyd Horton, andF. M.I M. A. Hill Jr. of Beaufort who
Wooten.v There are also a num- has been a student at ine urn-
her of r)ernoac4candjdates forlTmity; of NotOupliu for
Supreme Court Judge. , a , vaiuabterUe at that mstitution.: -
On the ' ' Republican- county Mn HUj wn0 graduated this
ticket Sheriff T. M; Thomas Jr year was the winner of a fellow- .
has nu opposition Vnd neither has ship which is worth $500 a year
. r ... . . .Mf U kactHaa VIA will
E. H. Hill candidate for Survey- 7Cr
vVUhe T.Davis the Demo- i,niv;flnrf wui also he teach
,. 1 . . , 77 " 1 universuy ana wiu aisu 1
cratic candidate is also, without cr 0f matnematics there.
. a a .1
an opponent The county tickets .
where there are contests are Brotherhood Of St
given herewith: . Andrtvr
WUCHN TICKET
Register Of
N.LCARROW .
W. D. ALLEN
J. S. WHITEHURST
TROY MORRIS
For County Commissioner
C.R. WHEATLEY '
A. L WILSON
J, L EDWARDS
RF. SMALL
" HENRY O.PINER
W.W.ROBERTS
GEORGE G. TAYLOR
DiMC!OT
At a -meeting held Sunday
night the 16th at the Rectory for
Deeds the purpose of organizing a
Brotherhood uiapter, was votea
upon and unanimously carried
through. '.
The following officers were
elected:
L E. Greenleaf Director
C.lLBushall Vice Director
Bayard Taylor , Secretary
W.R. Longest. Treasurer
The head office of The ; Broth-'
er St Andrew located at Phila
delphia," is a country wide well
known organization, and the
above activity will no doubt be
well pkasing to the Beaufort
Parish. . '
For Stats Sens e
7th Senatorial District
LUTHER HAMILTON
J.&HARGETT
C E. FOY
G.V.COWPER
For Ref later Of Deeds
J. R. JINNETT
L:W. IIASSELL
Miss Porter and Mr, Pot
ter Yed .
A.wedding of much interest
took place here Sunday evening
at ten 6 cock when Miss Francis
Tanner Porter became the bride
of Guy Dill Potter. The wedding
eeremonv which took place at
un. uol tr norne of G.D. Potter Sr. was
ForCountr CommUst.oier Krfonne(t p- Reverend Harry
Day and was w.tnessed by a few
laikp.
4ttai la aa nifral pr
BnuarJ-tUla t'mrf-
af mm
J. T.N0RR1S
W.F.TAYLOR
P.P. GARNER
R. II. DOWDY
J. HARRY DAVIS
HENRY BANKS
W. W. LEWIS
M ANTON hi FJGOTT
JAMES R. MORRIS
- AIM IM Hiafct tta ttf.
-. m r .ft aj
M It la imfm HHfc.-WHjr. S
The newly
LOST A truck tire and rim. A Jeft Monday on extended brMal
reward of $15.00 will be paid'trip and expect to return, to
If returned to Rodgeri Murry. reaufort about July the first
friends and relatives. The brido
had been a teacher here during
the past school sewion at St
Paul's school She is from Doug
Uss, Ga. where her parents c- .
side. Mr. IVXter is a travelling ,
salesmaQ for a Urge Norfolk
house and U a popular yolr
man of Beaufort ,
married couple