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Advertiser* Will find Oar Columns ■ Utck Key to 1500 of Mlrtin County's HnmeK VOLUME 23—NUMBER 70 IQfc IHIGPEN ENTER ihittj Oiv Wk.uNi.SDAY On Wednesday ai'ternoon from our o'clock, Mis. J. F. Thigp« d~- Ijßj.t€ully entertained at her homo i Church £>»«e«., a rook p.• y, complimentary to her sister,' !'i ;t Hc'en Sumner of Aulander, N. C. The ftmt. were rati at tlie dcor by lii f.Jv y ami honor (?ucst anl'iin . di ately served delicious W. ic'.'t j.-u di The tables wese ai ranged o • th I ui?]i which was docoiaUid w.ti. .■ i.. cut tiowers and patriotic color* V, ,n the digital WHS g.vcn all became i i I- i>. ted in the ola .'avoriie game of 4 iv K'Os.sivo roolc. After several prog -k --sions the score was counted an.l it /u. ;ound that Mis; Alar> Gladys W-.lt. had won the score prize, a linen httnd l.eichief which she presented to 11 s. 1 m ile White, l.ouse guest of At id. ' Kthel Harris. Miss liiagaw, »est of Mrs. I'. W. Hoyt won ill booby. cream and cake, she being assisttd b; Mrs. J. H. Saunders and & 11. id. i-lubbs. The guests departed declaring a most enjoyable ai'ternoon spent. '1 liusi enjoying Mrs. Thigpen's hospiiaiitj were: Misses Sarah Hariell, Ma.y G. Watts, Gladys Mizelle, Mary Clyde l.eggett, Emma Bell Harris, Bonnet Gurganus, Minnie Roebrtson, K.he. Harris, Lyda Cooke, Maigarel E.eiet. Aita I'roc to rot' CardilT MarjUnd White of Scotland Neck, Ma gaiet Bragaw of Washington am: Miss Moyfr of Norfolk Va. NOTICE Those desiring to enter my Ei cu tion class will please make ap, 1 ca tion by September fifteenth. LUCY I). BIGGS 1 SERVICES AT BAPTIST CHURCL Sunday School 9:46 a. m.— J. C. Anderson, Supt.' Organized ctassea for young mi. itod young women. The school is (■,rov, injK every Sunday. Came and do you. part., SerniWs by the pastor at 11:00 a. n. and B:okj>. in. B. Y. I'NU. at 7:15. Yolt are cowiially invited to yver. Mwvite of the\jpurch. A. V. JOINER, Pastor PRESBYTERIANS O^HE SECOND SBUNDAi . lfev.J. T. Wildman will prefcs|i in Wdliamston in the morning, in th*,, methodist church, and at Peel scho. i house in the afternoon and night. The Cooperative Marketing Associ ation fc now receiving tobacco c..c day in the week except Saturday. One dark sandy BOW and five shoat. marked crop crop in eac'. at have been at my home one week.. Owner will please call for them. TOM PERKY, It. F. D.J TRUSTEE'S SALE By virtue of the authority confer red in me by a "Deed of 'lrust ex ecuted to me by L. W. Guthr e am D. M. Moore, on the aoth day of Oct 1919 and duly recorded in the ' egia ter of Deed's office in Martin County, in Book B-2 page 496 J 97, to secure the payment of a cOtain bond bcarnig even date therewith, and the atif»uht tions in said Deed of Trust not having lieen complied with, 1 shall expose at public auction; for cash, on Monday the 9th day of Oct. 1832 at,coutrhouse door at 12 M. in Martin County, the following property: Trast No. 3 Three contains 26 1-2 o«.refc. Tf«* No. 5 Five contains 27- 20. Total acres 53 66-100 acres. This Sept. 6th, 1922.' A. R. DUNNING, Trustee. TRUSTEE'S SALE By virtue of the authority confer red in me by 4 "Deed of l'ruit" exe cuted to me by Earonst Claman am' wife Dosie Cloman on the 30th d.i. _of Dec. 1919, and duly recordid in the Register of Deed's office in Martin County, in Book A-2 page 876, to se cure the payment of a certain bond bearing even date therewith, and tin stipulations in said Deed of Trust not having been complied with and a. -the request of the owner, 1 shall ex pose at public auction for cash, on Monday the 9th day of Oct. 1922 a' courthouse door, at 12 M. in Martin j County the following described propei Being the same land upon which Mash Perkins lived at his death known "as the Elishia Johnson land and eon taining about four (4) cres, and bein the same premises described in a deed M record In book XX at page 2V ■hrtln County registry which said deed is hereby referred to for a more accurate description of said land. This Sept. 6th, 1922. CLAYTON MOORE, Trustee. THE ENTESPWSE JUDG;. W.NSTOK SAYS | U»oL-iii'L ii ii.iu.ll . , GOOD-BYE, SPELLEI.H FKR'.: By Judge Francis D. Winston Guo-i bye, Old L'pel le i F.r „, v. Y oui "cuhner?'" and yi.jr "Hit " Y u • "ferry-man" and "pad.ilers,* I V.c'v. l done and i|jii all tii.it. No more we'll call on "O i ar ' On ' Joney" or on "BriWu"' 'li» "wil.e uss" in his 1 ' And pad.He us "to town" We'll never t.ee ' Rfund i'u: n" :* . , i\ jftnie* —l,. u t r Or' ' !ig" and "L'ttla S 11I. 'e \Ne cross 'ein on the b.idge. Nun. Jre at "Frying Pan" we'll : t.,> A toothsome meal to cook; And ne'er on "Barnes," lovely c nip Our eliger eyes will look. The "Gurkin Field" we'll never p;y Nor croi,B old "Conoho;" These faces and these placr:i to Oblivion's darkness go. No more, we'll see the "dipping not Catch "herring" "rock" and'shad' And "glittering perch" ami "slimp cat The fishers lie;>rt make glad. When first 1 saw the old Roan ke Cliff Blami was in Ins prime, And Ghrkin, Sk.le-s, and tiobins- > .a Wera on it all the time. Upon its bosom still itoth 11oat » The steamer and canoe, And squirrel hufitertt ude its w«v., John Cooke aud Kader too. And in its swamp on eitehr side The yelping hunte.'s call l'he "strutting gobbler and his hen, f Who at their shots will fall. f or these two hundred years and nior. While living side by side, These counties far apart were kept By freshet, swamp and tide. file llankhead Highway now we rid As red Roanoke we cross With trees and flowers bonding low, Pestoned with hanging moss. This splendid Highway reachees fiom "Miami to tile sea," • And the grandest places on it, aie Old Martin and Bertie, Farewell dear Speller's Ferry Sweet "Kiver Itoad," good-bye, We're off to grand old Windsor Ju*t thirty minutes-night. For eons may these neighboring towns Twin-Sisters ever b', (iV";U Williamston in Martin, and Great~Wtndsot' in Bertie. M r. Ed itor: ~ * _ The oCmmittee having in charge the celebration incident to the of the Bridge on Thursday Septembei 7th, ilesiie to thank all who heip e>l us make the event Successful. CLAYTON MOOKK, Chairman of the Committee Mrs. James Durfey and son, James Jr. are visiting the lormer's mot he i Mis. Carlton Liverman for a few days. Miss Lucille W # hite returned to he. home at Scotland Neck this afternoon after visiting Miss Ethel Harris for a few days. She was accompanied b> Messrs. Julius Purvis and L. B. Wynn, Jr. Messrs. D. A. Brown, Charles Davenport, and James Smith wick of Jamesville were visitors here yester - Mr. Jimmie White of Windsor a tended the dance here last night. Mr L R. Gatling attended the duntt here last night. APPLICATION FOR PARDON OF HENRY BOWEN Application will be made to the Governor of North Carolina for the parddn of Henry Bowen, who was con victed in The Recorder's Court of Martin County for the Crime of as sault and cruelty to animals, and sentenced to work th* roads of Edge comb County-sfor a term of eighteen (18) months. All persons who opose the grant ing of this said pardon are envited to forward their protest to tHe Gover nor without delay. This 28th, day of August, 1922. . B. A. CKITCIIER, Attorney. NOTICE All persons are heieby forbidden to hunt or otherwise trespass on my land in Williams township,') Martin county, joining the lands of Julius Hardison, th eLorten Gardner land, tie Jos. F. Hardison land and others. Any persons caught trespassing on same will be dialt with according to law. J. K. Barrow, No. 1320 Berkley Ave. Norfolk, Va. VVt(jl; ' iS iM - v i »r: it\ 1, Uncle Sam's Ace Oti Longest Flight^ | j I When _ Lieut. Walter Ifinton, U. 5. Navy, flew the first seaplane across the Atlantic in 1919, he wrote hi* name in history. He is nc.v.on another assignment, in a Navy plane flight from New York to Rio de Janeiro, which if completed will be a record trip of 8,400 inilet. 6,000 HERE FOR BRIDGE OPENING Thursday morning dawned calhi ir. ' fair. But soon the town was übu.i. | with the pouring in of stream*; >. visitors and neighbors from ou county and the counties'of Beaul'oit, vVashington", Lenoir, Bertie, Pitt, Hali fax, Edgecombe, Pasquotank and i'yi - . roll, and in fact from ail ov ... eastern part the. State On Wednesday evening, Col.. Pre 1 Olds, that Prince ol Good Fellows, came in and began to record our lib • also Mr. J. B, Williams of KiiU - igh,, representing (lie State Bom I of; Educati'brt),arriveil to make su'tibic photographs of the bridge as a lin in the development"Vf- the SUte i pi road building, thit; on*) of the most outstanding figures r ;i th • progress of our State along this lilies and Mr. Williamson will, use th■; pic ture as an educational feature, il i took a moving picture of the bridg J and tho approaches Which will be seen on the screen later on When the Atlantic Coast Line t.-.. \ came in at six thirty, off stepped our old friend, Colonel Beneham Cam'-ren' irnd later on in ,the evening Honor able JosephuN Daniels and Mr. Bi'ii Dixon McNeil arrived via automolnlf-. Wijile here Mr. Daniels was the gu Sylvester Hnmell, n much lif loved school teacher of his. Hon. V. Mux Gardner and Mr. George Wh't > the American Cement man also eaino in Wednesday evening Then Pete Murphy, that distinguish ed legislator from Salisbury and the coiner of more really great'detjc iipti\«' phrases tliun any other mi!n In i j the Slate with his son, Spencer Mui - Murphy and Hon. W. C. Coughenour also of Salisbury weru here. On Thursday morning the first ar rivals were those whom Jesus assur ed us would be with us always, tho halt, the maimed and the blind, and they had became comfortably fixe when the crowds began pouring in from, every direction ami this time a new direction for very few had ever come from the northerly direction be fore, being hindered by tl\# swift an! deep Roanoke. Among the crowds we noted prominent citizens from New Bern, Ayden, Greenville, Farmvillf, Wilson, Goldsboro, Freemont, Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Scotland Neck, Rop er, Plymouth and many other places. The town of Washington was re presented by many beautiful youn>* ladies, however most of the men weru here, among them those who were most instrumental in helping us t;> get the bridge, Hon. Lindsay Wu • ren, A. M. Dumay and Frank Kugler. Senator W. H. Burgwyn of North Hampton led the hos(s from th'.t good old county. One of the most .distinguished visi tors was Honorable Heriot Clarkeson of Charlotte who waa Governor Mor Lieut. Hinton with a pilot, a me i chanic. one newspaper man and a 1 Brazilian passenger, left New York i (August 'l7th and i* expected to - Ireach Rio September 7th, in time i for the opening of the Brazilian | CantenaiaT Exposition. ,'AII down the Atlantic cout MD- , rison's campaign manager and the lawyer who designed the general out line of the present foad law now known as the Doughton-Connor liuie Road Law. There was another distin guished visitor from Chrlotte, Col. W . H. Harris whom everybody knows ns •iie CjutlJ.ot.te Observer nian and win in everyone likes and „says he is a good fellow except Marion Butler who says he is a little overbearing and we arc sure that was cused by the diffcrnci of the point of view. Other distinguished newspaper men present were: Mr. J. 11. Matthew • the Windsor Ledger, who is also tli man who introduced the bill in tin legislature authorizing the Imiilge; Mr J. A. Osborne, editor of the Wash n;' •ten Daily News; Mr. Brack Barclay, corespondent of the Charlotte Oliseiv er; Mr.-W. Tom Host of Raleigh, re- the Greensboro I) il News; and Mr;\C). J Collin, editor . the Raleigh Everihig Times, and Ben Dixon McNeil of the'iNews and Obser ver. y At eleven o'clock tho vGovernor'r party composed of (lie Su&e High .vay Commission delegation, airiyo from Tarboro after sptwnlingX tin night there as the guests of Hon.\W. ■A. Hart, Commissioner ol the Finit District. The Slate Highway Comisy sion was represented by its Chairman, Honorable Frank Page. The Pageij are known State wide for ebing thort oughly fine citizens, safe and sounjl business tmen and Mr. Frank is cm sidered one of the finest business me i of his distinguished family and of tho jj entire state ami the people of Nortl Carolina trust in his ability to spend the niany millions voted for goo\ roads. He was accompanied by his' wife and daughter. M/. Page's assistant chairman, Mr. H. O. Joslin who is a fine worker and splendid business fellow. And then the District Commissioners, Mr,. W t A Hart of Tarboro, who is our own commissioner and too well known ti our people to need discussing. John E. Cameron of Kinston an exceptional farmer end an all round fellow of Le noir W. A. McGirt of Wil mington who is prominent in the work not only in good roads but other pro gressive things which are being don' - in the state. John Sprunt Hill of Dur ham who ranks high among the ricl and poor in his district. Hon. J. FJ Wood Cox of High Point, one of the State's wealthiest and best business menf engaged in a multitude of manu facturing enterprises, from making shoe lasts to weavers shuttles, man kinds of furniture and cotton good"/ He is one of the most prominent banVi em of the state and has been candlfi date of the Republican £>arty for Governor. W. C. Wilkinson of Char lotte who was actively in the hanking ton's craft, the Sampaio Correia. en countered heavy bead wind* and was often turned bade. This is one of the biggest seaplanes jret built by Uncle Sam. _ . , ♦ v The pictures show Hirfton fin* , (Seated by arrow), apd crew. Insert show* seaplane at start of the flight!. busines.t for main ears, but is now 'giving a goo i .f lyis time to cot ton miil ! ng ■Cone of the leadin citi/.ens ui ! ie.liiionl; N Hon. Uufu.v A. Diiui, tw the Spartan, the oh DemoCii«..c War liorse of Aleghan; wlwi l.oa beei. at the battle's front o Nor h Carolina tlatesjiia'nship for nearly a half OWitury. J. CrMcßne the honest, sturdy mountaineer of Bnkcr ville, and last J. C. Strikeleather of Asheviile one of tha leading men in Western North Carolina. These are the men who are directing the road building of (he State and they "are men of high order for both character and ability. The cum mission was accomp anied by Mr. W. I>. rpmaii, Chief Highway Engineer, W. 1,. Craven, Chief Bridge Engineer, Mr. C. I). Farmer, manager of the motor depart merit and J. C. Gardner, District Engineer of Tarboro. Hon. Walter 1,. Cahoon, attorney for Highway Com mission and Mr. Homer Peel, cashier for the commission. Mr. Peel is a Mm tin county boy anil of course we are glad to see him holding such a re sponsible position. Then comes Mr. W S. Fallis; who had full charge of thi particular project until recently in who deserve# the full appreciation o this whole section of the state for h unfaltering efforts in this particular project. _ After thousands of cars had pass 'ed over tfie bridge oi a tour of in spection, the Governor's party, thi State Highway Commission delegation the newspaper representatives, the commissioners of Martifr and Keith counties attended a luncheon at the Masonic Hall Served by the Ladiei Aid of the liaptist Church. It was i (most successful affair, consisting ol \good eats and good speaking. The Honorable Walter Murphy was toast master and no one else could havr done so well. He first presented F. D. Winston of Windsor who made a cracking afterdinner speech and read splendidly his own poem,, "Good-bye Speller's Ferry" which appears in this issue. Then he presented Frank Page as the clean-cut business man and hi made a splendid speech. Then he next introduced Josephus Daniels as sweh a water iman and having been one so long that Mr. Wilson made him rulei of all the water in the world when he made him Secretary of the Ameii can Navy. His speech of rea matter that touches the life and pi gross of the people but perhaps hi climax was in the tribute he paid E der Sylvester Hassell as an educatoi and as a Christian gentleman. Mr Dniels made a very fitting expressiot of the modesty of Mr. Page also The master then called op Max Gar ner, the nigh Governor and when Max rose he reflected the spirit of tl toastmaster in a elegant, eloquent | i WS AND PERSONALS FROM SANDY RIOCE 1 • i\:.tie M Cherry, Rid ... hi Satuiday nij;ht with MIL .1 Mi pknis and Mrs. J. II . pout '1 iiursduy ' with Mrs. Vny. • emy I'erry spent Saturdtiy ill Mr J M. Riddick. Oady» Hobersou, Katie M. I'IIC:):, and Mrs. James lioberson an lrine Cfeltrain went to Windsor Sun day afternoon. There was an enjoyable ice cream party at Sandy Ridge school house f the benefit qf .Holly Spiing Church o a. ovting contest. Miss Minnie ikp kins received a cake l'or be inn thi prettiest girl and Mr. W. A. Haul *oi or the ugliest man. Miss l.ouallie Riddick and Mr. Lei Robersen were the guest of Mi-s Ro ■and Godard Tuesday night. Misses Mildred Waters and Ruth Edawrds were the guest of Miss Mm nie Hopkins Sunday. Miss Fannie Warrenton spent Satui Jay night with Mitfß Fannie M' Williams. Mr and Mrs. H. C. Ruber.son spen Saturday night and Sunday with Mi and Mrs. Abe Hopkins at Jumesville speech, placing the honor due upoi the servants of the State, Gov. Mor rison, Mr. i'age and others. Governor Doughton was introduci by Mr. Murphy as the veteran legi lator, having been in the legislation lor nearly half a century. Gov. Dou ghton admitted all the facts all?gei and went furtiier and slated that h' had found Murphy there upon hi. rival and was told that he had been there during severul previous sessions. To which Mr. Murphy replied that he found it recorded tliut Gov. Dough ton was Secretary of the Conventioi. of 1835. This didnot phase the Go\. and he proceeded to make a speech full of neighborly sympathy to us who have been a ridin on these ba roads, and he said that our Commis sioner, Mr. Hart was doing all thai he could with the money he had and that he hoped he would have more I soon. Then the (governor was present ed andthose present arose to then feet in honor of the distinguished visi tor, the Governor of the great Com monwealth. His speech was short but he took occasian to mention the splen did spirit of the late Wilson (J, I .ami and Tho*. Walter Bickett. „ Luncheon over the march to tin Fair Grounds commenced and when the grandstand and the grounds were tilled, Honorable Harry W. Stuhhs de lightfully made welcome the listening hosts with a beautiful speech. Then the Glory of Bertie arose in the per son of Judge Winston, who introduced the speakers, first the Governor i thosii/words, "I have the distinguisl honor to present the worthy Governoi of two arid a half millions of virtuous industrious, prosperous and happy North Carolinans. He will speak for them.. Governor Cameron Morrison. The Governor's speech deult the big problams of the State and 1 "desire that they should be done wel and honestly pledging his full effortr to that end. Governor Winston paid no higlici tribute in his great flights to any om than he did to the sturdy Scotchman who for a generation has not onl,\ studied but who has traveled the worh over, seeking information- that do folks good when used in their lives. And now he stand* here today to wit ness the full achievements*of the earl dreams of his life and the strenuous efforts of his manhood. Col. Ueneban Camefron. There was apparently rci the soul of the Colonel wher he arose. We regret that we have not space to give his speech which was an outline of the conception of_>he project. Mr. Puge was then presented b> Judge Winston in a most fitting style. Mr. Page just made a plain, clear cut speech outlining the construction of the bridge as Project 86 as it is known in the Highway office. He did not claim honor but stated that it belong ed to Fall!*, Craven and others wh had had the burden in the heat of the day. And the man of all men who deserve special mention and to whon much honor wa* due was A. K. Hax stun. Mr. Page gave some of the final figure* on the siz£ and cost of th bridge. He said that it required 243, 300 cubic yards of earth equivalent to 6,869, 100 cubic feet. The length of the bridge i* 8.92 miles long. It required 820,000 pounda of steel In the construction and the cost of en glneering wa* only, three per cent Th etotal cost of the bridge being $590,000.00. The last speaker waa Hon. W. A Hart. Judge Winston in his introduc tion paid v.ery high tribute to him and hi* work. Mr. Hart addressed the people "Friends," one of the strong word* in the language after which' IF TOIG EWT FLUKK RESULTS uflk wjjrr AD IN THH FLTITABHUSC ESTABLISHED 1898 ENGAGEMEMENT IS ANNOUNCED Mr. ami Mrs. James Luster Wynne invite you to be present at the marriage of their daughter Vada Elaine to Mr. Luke Lamb on Tuesday morning, the twenty sixth of September at eleven o'clock Methodist Episcopal Church t Wilti&iuston, Norta Carolina Enclosed card reads: At Homo - after the tenth , Raleigh, North Carolina No invitations sent out in town. Miss Wynne, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Wynne of this city, is one of Eastern Carolina'* most beautiful and accomplished young ladie*. Miss Wynne in a gadu ate of the Creensboro College for Women. Mr. Lani)> is the youngest son of the late Col. and Mrs. W.Uon G. Lairfb Mr. I-amb attended the University of North Carolina. He practiced law for a few years in New York City and is as present Chief Clerk to the North Casoinol State Tax Commission. The approaching nuptials will be of widespread intesest throughout the en tire state. | CAK. FALLS OVER * 4 | NIAGARA FALLS lisftalo, Y.—By Associated Pre** Sept. 4.—An automobile plunged over the cliff near the cataract at Niagara Falls yesterday afternoon and was dashed to pieces 200 feet below the river's margin. i\rs. Agatha Miller, 54 years of age, wife of L>. H. Miller of Cleveland fell to her death with the car. Her body was found on the water's edge. Mrs Miller ' was alone in the car, which waa parked on the grass near the custom's 'office at the American end of, the bridge, facing the river on a slight slope. The owner pad driver of the car, Edward Myers of this city had left it as he though, safely parked. For some reason the car began to slip down the slope and Mrs. Miller who was of very heavy build, realis ed her danger, screamed and aroused the bystanders, who grabbed the car and strove desperately to stop it. They kept their holds until the car reached tho brink and plunged over into the gorge. Mrs. Miller tried to get out of the car but she was not quick enough. Mayor of Willianiston, Williamston, N. C. Bethy Wiggins and Alfred Slade liallou send greetings and congratu lations to Martin-Bertie people in memory of the Slado and Wiggins families who passed that way before this glad day. Mrs NANNIE WHITAKER BALLOU Oxford, N. C. The foregoing telegram to the may or of eur town expresses the joy of a family whose ancestors albored un der the difficulty of the rieer and im penetrable swamps It has been many years almost a century since the an cestors of these good people suffered the hrdships of this isolation. What a difference would there be now if the bridge had been built then ? THOMPSON AND HODGES ON JOB The progressive farmers of our sec tion will waat fall seed, including, oats, rye, vetch, clovers and for perm* nunc pastures. They cannot afford to buy any but the best to be had. These you can get f#m the Plantore and Merchants Bank, Everett; Fann ers and Merchants Bank, Williamitoo; First National Washington; or fiom Thompson and Hodges, Whole salers and Retailers, Washington, N. C Market Street, Phone 04. NOTICE I have in my possesion, on Wataon N. Sherrod* Farm one Red heifer a bout 2 or 3 -years old. Ear mark swal low fork in right ear. This heifer was found on the farm in 1921, fall season. L. J. BARNHILL, Hamilton, N. C. he made the best speech of his Hft and It was highly applauded. The day will long be remembered by the people of this section of tke State and WilliasnsU n and liartia county as well as noble old Bertie are truly grateful to all the people of the State as well as the National Govern, ment for making this great structure possible. Space forbids the personal mention of the names of six people who visited us from all eec tloins of North Carolina and nuuiy from Virginia bat one thing we can say it waa the inest crowd of folk* that ever eame to our town.