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pdenton irly Settlers Were iserThan Dreamed Len Settled Colony lid of ller K?|rtiion l^n>k? it It (loiili<lfmT To JE^wird (irrat lutiire ;iml Vi rlcmiii'K Straugrrs JJjJ! u^" Tlii'\ Journey Over !Ncw llrid^e n> i: iimn? nray to the South, gulden opportunity beckonod. was a lonv journey, drifting with the current down ms and a hroad river that white men never had trav- ? f before. In a way, ii was like seeking the pot of tfold 1% end of the rainbow, and some in the little band of j1 jish adventurers would have turned back, had not the i-insisted upon >roinir on. 1 der and broader I ?e-# Was it lead-' today a Ijiantiful and |>ronr???*nlv?-}, ?Mietn jnio the maw of the Bind into oblivion'.' Was History the supposedly' Hdly Indians had told | (JM merely a fanciful Irapj Hre them to destruction? Stafl there, really, a magic-1 avored land at the mouth : great river? little hand In t!??? roughly! ?boat miuli red. On ? itli'-r ; down to the very nhoro, J L da forest that hamd vlcv i hinterland*. Tne vivat ? jtinlicht hi?l< rauini: biasts.' to devour tin-in. or horde* I IIqam aavnuea, uwaHiiiK an ?tUDirv to tnrtni" and lav Menly. rounding a h'-auland. Kfemc tiputi a hay or .%nrj?aKn-. Efeuty. Wavelets njion j? teonl-l Urtnv. iwacli glinted ln?clt the: n 8?inli":?nis. Myriad birds j Boymmlv in tlii' tr?-?n. It wan ? Ettgh the pionevrintt band luid ^abruptly upon a Card* n of, I Wilt >HCe tin HCfH'nt hnd fled, fro thi- advert urlim ones ruin. ! Hp, and bi'tvabout they laid foundation* of I In- Old AI be-J Colony that was to i;i'?w |lii' glorious North Carolina ifniriiti'uli :illy Sit unlet! nton Hay hi 111 has the lov? li at won ih?- hivatiih'Hx ad-j on of thiwc first settlera who down tin Nottoway and J kn Rivera from Jamestown Knd a jipw onuiionw. altli In jiilderafAs. lint on thone| I where the birds hjiii? in the i t In the 16GO'S, tin re stands! city. Proud of her pant. Kdenton I look* confident toward a xtlll more! tilorloiiH future. Strategically nit-, iiaiwl at tlif headwater* of A the matic Sound, at t!??* nat? way to j the Northerner)! counties, nlie In; ready to welcome tin- tide of II Atranccrs to journey in from the South over the newly completed Chowno lirldpe. and to bid them dw?ll and proxper there. The Inst half dozen yearn have! brought a wondrous awakening In j Kd'-nton. Loiix content with the] jJorlr* of the pa*t and with the i Invlfh livelihood that u hountcotnt Nature offered as reward for none too ntrenuous application, Kdenton ' wan content to ko on aa nlie had ! tone for mauy generation*. Then ? J Hprrlnl Fa cur* Ion Pnm via NOKFOI.K SOITHKIIX KAILItOAD COMPANY at l(o<lii(ir?l Kate*. Kuinlay Kii-unthtti l-'an-M Each. Sunday to September 2! WVek-Knil Fwren Friday and Saturday until ^/September 26th*. . Si-jivmi Limit Suimm'i 1'nii'n Dally until 8?ptember :?0t!?. Hl*l?-n l>?y i;\<or*Um Farm Jci-m*)' <'o?hl IU*?m>i1n Onci- a w?*t k Juno 21 to S??j?t. 7. SUlwu ltoy K\< ui-Nioii I'iu** Xtauara Full* Once a week June 22 to Oct. (i H#?nt opportunity for excellent outing at a minimum him. Full Information uny ticket Agent. Always? ? A'l THIS r: aylor Theater We welcome all visitors to the Chowan Bridge Openin# mid while here spend an enjoyable part of the day seeing the newest screen offering at the coolest spot in town. N PICTURE PRESENTATION : ASEY AT THE BAT" !W trilh WALLACE BEERY KM1' Showing continuously from 10 A. M. to 11 P. M. ? <i. i.n. Night presentations will be accompanied by 10-Piece Orchestra. (HH1 & ADMISSION?Adult*. 3Sr? Children, 25c K aylor Theater "Coolett Spot in Kdrnton" frauic a rebirth. In Mix y< am. according to Ob jures couii'lh d b> lh? Kdcuton [Chamber ?*f C?*niiiicre?\ m?ir? than {2n0 l?om?* have Im < u trrct'd tlleri . Wlirrr Kilt'iitmi lin n hail only a railruad offi-rinK drpendah|? |and tegular transportation. now I there ai?* bus liui-B operutii.;*. over: 'a Kriat n? w system of paved high ways. and ferry lines connecting with point* arniM* Chowan Itlverl and Albemarle Sound, to the west and south. Also, Edenton has iwnter connect ien with Norfolk and point* north via the Norfulk. Itul tliuorn and Carolina I.lntS* HnnlMirfaect! lt?vid? I lhulnnitm in 192.1. Kdcuton | and Chowan County have e\p* nd-] rd $::?;?).oou In the construe!Hm or "0 niileH uf hardsurfaced roads affording ready con inc||oii !???-1 twc? n the county *? at anil all part* of Chowan. Ilrald* k. them are many miles uf well k?-|?t dirt ] road*. ? ] Thousands of dollars have been j him nt by th city uf Kd< uton in ih? 'laM fi w yurs in umlnluir ftwauip lamls round uImkii. t?? improvv h< :.lth ii?mlitloi>* .1 ml nukr avail* ?it*l? addltiou.ii .n il - fm Iuiiik* ami iixlcxti iai : i|? .<?. In inn i i\ y?*?r*. Kd? nton ha- l.;i?l t ht'ti.-am1* u( \aids o( pav-d MrwtK nml r.ld?-walk*. In Mtullrii motor drlv? ti lin lkhtlnK '.equipment, iiii|>ruv?il Kfiii'ral I health roinliiion!>, h.jilt littler hcIiooIs. ami in many otln r ways made Kil'iilon u mm?t attractive rtrr~tn wnirii i? nv?. Anionk comparatively nti-nt rii IcrprirtfM is n daily m'W>p.'|M-r. thu Kdeuton N> wb. ? Hlablihlii'd _ !!??? yarii uuu, ami Kd'-uton folk take; prlil. in tin- fart that this publica tion. with It. (S. Sharki'l at the In Im. has weather, d tin- |?erlod of experiment ami of m tliny estab lished ami now i?* r? a<1v for growth ami dev? lopim nt as a n co^nizi d comniunity Institution. \?'w lloti'l Noteworthy union:: K?b n ton's new buildings Ik the Hotel Hluton. an 8 5-room structure. miMirrn In every detail, wl.lch n??w ap pruarhlnu completion. Also, then* its the Taylor Theater, the like of which I? not to tie found In cities many times the sl*e of Kdenton. Tlo ii. too. there la tin m w Cltl tens Itanli ItutldlnK. ftately In Its never*' Colonial beauty. Indus!rtall}. Kdenton tins isrown 1 also. In the Kdenton Cotton Mill*. It has tin- largest textile plant in tin- Northeastern :;ectioi.. Tliere at ? i?eaniit mills, feitili/.er plant's, various lumber and wood working: lullls and a variety of oth er Industrial activities, not the leant of whlrh Is the flshliiK ludu? rlry that centers there. H?-rrlnu parked by spi-dal proe ess**ts III Kdenton are nlilpp* d to many parts of the ('lilted St a ten. flndim* especial favor because of their distinctive flavor. In u proclamation published ill this edition of The Daily Advance. Kd? ii ton's mayor. J. L. Wiggins. til J* w? Iconic to ill*' tli ron who will visit tile auei>tit city, recent-1 ly reborn, mi tlu- oecaHion of the! approaching Chowan jtridu*- cele-j brat lull. In ruiumuii with the otlu r fit? ami tin rural roititiiunlth-* r?r th? AiixMuuru- I>i8tiir(. i:<i?utiui biu* tin* visitor t? look about l.im Hiuli icn-et a hoKpltahh and rrhntllyl folk auioii^oi whom llvlii; is |?n-j< eminently worth wliil*'. | T. C. JONES IS MOST DISAPPOINTED MAN I.N AIL OF EDENTON Kdontun. July 15.?I'?rhap? ij?e nio't kt-'iily disappointed man In K<knlnn In T. C. Jon***, in ana H?-r uf tin* ti? w l&deuton Hotel. <he Ilint'iM. Mr. Jones hud fully ex ported to have liIk new hotel op i'U uitd in operation for the open ing of tin- Chowan I iridic on July 20. but i* now compelled to an nounce thai owing to failure of ;ruics hud other furulturo to arrive on time, the opening of the hotel* has had to be delayed. Mr. Join* knows how to smile ; In tlie fare of disappointment and assure* the general public In an advertisement in today's issue of !The liaily Advance that the new hotel will be upeued and ready for the public in <tbe near future. A Cordial Greeting to Bertie No longer are the people of Bertie and Chowan held apart by distance or water. Only a few minutes' drive separates us. We will now be able to mingle, learn and enjoy the friendships that have existed in the past. The people of Bertie are cordially invited to visit us and are assured of a friendly, cor dial co-operation. The Citizens Bank EDENTON, N. C. II. <? PR1VOTT, CHAS. II. WOOD, President C.ashicr. We're Starting Now On The Biggest Era In The History of Edenton and The j Hotel Hinton just completed and to be opened just as soon as fur niture can be installed, is keeping abreast of the times. I Dining Room and Coffee Shop Service. , / 84 Rooms 64 Room* with Private Bath Modern Fixture* and Furniture Hotel Hinton "Edenton'* New $250,000 Hotel" T. C. JONES. Mgr. and Prop. 0me ine CQ "V \c ^ .X th 7 ~ ^ Clioican Bridge <? ? t> B Beauty Unadorned! EAUTY unadorned is still Ix-auty, but beauty artis tically enhanced an<l embellished with fine Jewelry is super-beauty. The proper selection of rinifs, brooches, wrist watches, earrings. hair ornaments, etc., are the triumphant touches that irloMfy beauty. See Our Beautiful Stock IGUT now we have the richest, daintiest, most re lined importations in artistic Jewelry, novelties and R vanities for summer costuming Campen's Jewelry Store EDENTON, NOKTII CAROLINA "CiJlM Thai Last" Compliments of Edenton Motor Co C I 11 rorpornted ) Cars - Trucks - Tractors Genuine Ford Parts ??? There is not a more economical car on the road than ' TODAY'S Ford .... There is not a finer city in the world in which to live than the city of Edenton -
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