THE ROANOKE BEACON
C V. W AUSBON Ediorad Publisher c. S. AUSBON
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
Plymouth, N. C, Friday, December 1, 1916.
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AND HOSE FOR
ALL THE FAMIIY
SHOES
ROPER FURNISHES OB
JECT LESSON
What Roper did on Kownbtr
sixteenth carries an arflfupeat
that every business man in 'Tiff
toouth should consider, and afttt
seeing the convincing logic ' of
. the argument, should cast off
that spell of lethargy and begin
to formulate plans to take ad
vantage of what Nature has en-
dowed them with in the shape of
commercial advantages.
Roper is not over one fourth as
large as Plymouth; her wealth is
proportionately as great, approx
imately. and the transportation
facilities cannot be compared;
still when civic pride, enerjrj
and public-spiritedness is brough
into view Plymouth sinks into
oblivion. Roper tackled a prop
osition that Plymouth has never
given a thought to. The people
down there piflled cff the brakes
and put their shoulders to the
wheel and gave Washington
County an event of wh'ch she
can be justly proud. We people
right here in Plymouth are proud
to know that Roper is controlled
by identically the same county
officers that we are, and that
what is done in Roper reflects
credit upon the county. Bit
when Roper does it all, it is high
time for the people of Plymouth
to get their heads together and
construe some means of at least
remaining abreast of Roper.
There is no valid reason why we
should not surge ahead of them.
We certainly have everything in
our favor.
Plymouth is completely sur
rounded by natural resources,
and Nature has bestowed num
erous advantages, which if used
in a proper manner, would cause
T-l Al A - 1 X
JrJymou, to ueconie a, great
commercial centre. VVe are not
doing what we are capable of
doing, and it is certainly time for
our business men to get together
and organize themselves with the
purpose of bringing Plymouth up
to what she should be.
Suppose Roper had the chance
we have, and was composed of
men of the same spirit the little
town is now blessed with? They
would at least have a Board of
Trada or some like organization.
Surely if Roper, with nowhere
near as many advantages as Ply
mouth, can pull off a stunt as
she did on Nov. 16th, we should
be capable of doing something
for our own town. Let's vie with
our progressive little neighbor
and its enthusiastic populace in
causing "something to be done."
First lets organize ourselvesan
organization that will be per
manent. Lets get right down to
, business and instigate a move
ment to bring every business
man in Plymouth into closer
touch with each other.
Before anything can be done
to enhance the commercial
status of a community the busi
ness men must work together to
accomplish the end sought.
There are many propositions
that the people of Plymouth
should make to the people living
outside its limits and some that
that should be made as early as
possible. So lets not procrasti
nate; lets get our heads together
and show the people throughout
the county, who are now laugh
ing at us, just what we can do
and how quickly it can be done
when we apply our ourselves to
the task.
We are jealous of Roper, and
should be, for the business men,
ladies, and in fact most every
person living there has clearly
tnown us that we are in a state
of inaction.
We are anxious for any person
to present any views they may
have relative to, the present
situation.
Corns out of that morbid drows
iness and lets get together.
RfiUEMBER ROPER 1
Tbt tloie was read to a few
f our business men during the
early part of the week, and since'
then it seems as if they have re
alized the necessity of such a
movement, and a mass meeting
is called tonight; at' the Court
Houis, at which pjacs and time
vkws vil be presented and Sug
gestions received that will hate
a tendency to improve commer
cial conditions in Plymouth and
vicinity. This meeting is dut to
the activities of Capt G. W.
Harney and Mr. C. Latham.
North Carolina, In the Superior Coart,
Washington County, Before the Clerk.
John L. Roper Lumber Company
vs
The Interstate Cooperage Company,
H. G. Chesson, B. B. Spencer, Char
lie Spencer, Mrs. T. L. Chesson, H.
G. Chesson, Mrs. W. A. Jones, O.
L. Jones, G. V. Lewis, Norfolk Sou
thern R. R. Co., and the Petitioner
John L. Roper Lumber Company,
. E. W. Ayers, P. H. Darden, R. A.
Ayers, D. G. Darden, Mr. and Mrs.
B. D. Bateman, C. VV. Bowen, Ga
briel Allen, Mrs. H. H. Bateman, J.
E. Askew, Jesse Bowen, G. W.
Bowen, Chas. VV. Bowen, Mrs. A.
W. Sawyer, Mrs. Stanley Brown,
Mrs. G. D. Tetterton, Mrs. Mantie
VanNortwick, MrsrJ. W. Rook, Mr.
Levin Bowen, the last nine named
being heirs of G. H. Bowen, J. H.
Morton, D. O. Brinkley.br J. L. Ro-
Eer Lumber Co., J. M. Arps or J.
. Roper Lbr. Co., Wm. Nichols, A.
F. Garrett.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The parties above named, and all
other persons interested, will take no
tice, that on the 1st day of November,
1916, the above named petitioner filed
a petition in the office of tha Clerk of
the Superior Court of Washington
County to have the title-to certain lands
therein described registered" and con
firmed pursuant - to Chapter- 90 of the
Public Laws of 1913 and that summons
nas Deen issued, on inursaay, January
4, 1917, at 1:00 o'clock P. M., at the of
fice of the Clerk of the Sup
of Washington County. The said land
is situate m the County of Washington,
State of North Caroliua, adjoining the
lands of The Interstate Cooperage Com
pany and the parties above named, and
is particularly described as" follows, to
wit :
FIRST TRACT : Beginning at an iron
stake m the center of the McRae Canal.
The Interstate Cooperage Company'!
corner in the Roufbac List, and run
ning with the center of said eanal North
4 degrees 8 minutes East 10921 feet to
an iron stake in the center of said canal;
thence South 86 East 9025 feet with the
bouth edge of the one-half mile ditch
and the same course continued 1128
leet to an iron stake, the total distance
along said line being 10153 feet: theaca
from said iron stake South 20 East84
feet to an iron stake by a black gum ;
ura whu aegreea id minutes East
139 ftet to an iron stake ; then North
33 degrees 43 minutes East 1193 feet to
an iron stake by a sweet gum; thence
South 63 degrees 43 minutes East 2735
feet to an iron stake in a sweet gum
stump ; then South 55 degrees 12 min
utes East 122QV feet to an iron stake ;
thence South' 19 degrees 3 minutes
West 1473 feet , to an- iron stake by a
pine stump ; then South 76' degrees 8
minutes East 2382 f tat to an iron stake
by a holly ; then North 50 degrees 15
minutes East 383 feet to sb iron stake
by a black gum ; thence South SS de
grees 20 minutes East 2379 feet to an
iron stake by a large cypress o the
bank of Hendricks Creek : taen down
the varioai cowries of Hendricks Creek
to an iron stake by piae staadiaf
North 72 degrees East 207 feetfress
said cypress : theace South 84 degrees
35 minutes East 1451 feet to as ire
stake in the Western edge of the Nor
folk Southern Railroad right of Way,
the same being 100 feet from theceatcr
of said railroad ; theace with the West
ern edge of said right of way with a
course whose long cord is 19 degrees 15
minutes West 675 feet to the point of
curve or said right of wav. thence
South 26 degrees West 7323 feet with
the Western line of said riffht of wav to
an iron stake : thence North 50 decrees
30 minutes West 1982.5 feet to an iron
stake ; thence North 86 degrees West
15,510 feet to the beginning : contain -ing4383
acres.
SECOND TRACT : Beginning at an
iron marker in E. W. Ayers line, stand
ing North 70 deg. 20 min. East 65S feet
from what is known as the blazed oak
corner, and running thence North 18
deg. 20 min. West 1558 to an iron mar
ker by an oak stump, thence South 27
00 min. East 643 feet to an iron marker,
thence South 87 deg. East 333 feet to an
iron marker in the edge of the Turn
Pike Ditch, thence North 6 deg. 26 min.
East 957 feet to an iron marker, thence
North 14 deg. West 3120 feet o an iron
marker, thence North 61 deg. West 355
feet to an iron marker, thence North c3
aeg. 41 min. west 348 Teet to an
iron
mancer, xnence soutn 77 aeg. 3U mm
West 215 feet to the center of Acre Road
at a bridge indicated by an iron marker
on the east side of said road, thence
with said road North 23 deg. West 561
feet North 46 deg. 40 min. West 696 feet
and North 41 deg. 40 min. West 343 feet
to a point in the center of the said road
lnaicaiea ny an iron marker
bv an iron marker on east
edze of said road, thence North M Aer.
mence Nana tl itg. 40 min. West 2
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nzrmto n pair or cua sticm tcisv ivm
LOOK SO &LL, lfD mi GO GOOD, C.IU Tffl
PRICE WILL BE SO LOW THAT YOU WILL BUY THEM
THEY WILL GIVE YOU SUCH LONG WEAR THAT YOU
WILL COME TO US THE REST OF YOUR LIFE WfiEft
YOU NEED SHOES.
OUR HOSIERY WILL PLEASE. TOO.
By All Means
feet to ta iron marekr. theac South 64
deg. 30 sain. West 138 feet to a point in
the center of Acre Road indicated by
an iron marker on the east edge of svid
road, thence -with the road North 21
deg. 00 min. West 189 feet to a point in
the center of the road indicated by an
iron-: marker on the east of the roBd,
thence North 29 deg. 34 min. East 1217
feet to an iron marker, thence North
30 deg. 37 min. East 978 feet to an iron
marker by a chopped pine, thence
North 12 deg. 16 min. East 403 feet to
an iron marker by a Black Gum, thence
South 6 deg. 20 min. East 629 feet to an
iron marker in the center of an old
tram road and in the center of a drain.
thence South 89 deg. 05 min. East 900
feet to an iron marker by a Black Gum,
thence South 68 deg. East 783 feet to
an iron marker, thence North 13 desr.
35 min. East 3606 feet to an iron marker
by a pine, thence North 9 deg. 59 min.
East 1088 feet to an iron marker stand
ing South 76 deg. 13 min. East 183 feet
from a large stooping pine, thence
South 76 deff. 13 min. East 2256 feet ta
i an jron marker by a maple, "thence
North 47 deg. 15 min. East 5500 feet to
an iron marker, thence North 83 deg.
10 min. East 4974 feet to an iron marker,
thence South 28 dep. 37 min. East 10321
feet to an iron marker in the center of
McRae Canal or Skinners Ditch, thence
South 66 deg. 40 min. West 19031 feet
to the beginning, containing 4117 Acres.
Notice is given, that upon the. return
of said summons, petitioner will ask
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of
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Ask to See Our Line of Moderate-Price Furs
For Ladies and Misses.
PLYMOUTH'S
Break the monotony
of boiled and roast
meats with an occa
oional stcak : You
ours tender
sad jjuicy sure s to
makea Jut vith tht
fainilv. '
-Whemar you want a
porterhouse: sirloin
club, tenderloin
flank or round steak
we can meet your
wants.
And TT2 knotrt Ceo.
that our prices till
please you -
ronptly and Carefu
htr, aid Cat ifs tttla-ba register ea !
assured.
This the 1st day of Notember, 1910. -C.
V. W. AUSBON,
C. S. C, Washington County.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Having qualified as administrator of
the estate of R. C. Cooper, deceased,
late of Washington County, North Car
olina, this is to notify all -persons Lay
ing claims against the estate Of the said
deceased to exhibit them to th under
signed at Creswell, N. C, on or before
November 14, 1917, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar to their recovery. All
pe rsoas indebted to said estate will
please make immediate payment.
This the 14th dsy of November, 1916.
A. L. Cahoon, Admr.
Zxb Vauck Nrman, Atty. Ct
NOTICE.
By virtue of authority vested in me by
le certain mortgage dated the 29th
one certain mortgage
day of April. 1915. by Geo
Downing
and Wife, and recorded in the Register
of Deeds office in Washington County
in book 67 page 209, I shall offer for
ale at public auction at the Court House
door in Plymouth on Monday Dec. 4th.
1916, at 12 o'clock a. m. the .following
described tract of land lying and being
in the County of Washington and
known and designated as follows, viz:
All that certain tract of land in the Me
wmm kQjjp wis
Ladies Coat Suits and Coats
A MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY Qt LADIES' COATS.
INCLUDING UELOUR 5 to $25.
A WEU-SELECTEP LINE OF LADIES COAT SUITS
i $10. to $25.
UE DO NOT MARK THEM UP JUST TO MARK THEM
DOWN. BUT MARK THEM DOWN-RIGHT LOW IN THE
BEGINNING SO THEY WILL SELL FAST AND MAKE
CUSTOMERS FOR US. SEE OUR SUITS AND COATS
AND YOU WILL BUY THEM. WEAR THEM AND YOU
WILL LIKE THEM AND SEND YOUR FRIENDS TO US.
SHOPPING CENTER
Kentucky Horse & Mule Exchange
Under the Management of
J. S. SHUGAR, Plymouth, N. C.
The very best that can be bought in HORSES and
MULES for our friends and patrons. It is our aim
to give all a fair deal. The first car-load of horses
and mules have gone; the second is here, and the ;
third is touring in this yetk. This is to show you
that are selling horses and mules. 'We are here
with the the stock to suit all and prices that will inter
est and satisfy you. We propose to carry a complete
stock from novr on.
BUGGIES & HARNESS
Wt ar handling a high grade line of the very
bct makes of of buggies, harness, robes, whips, blan
kets and saddles, and we will he very glad toWve-all
who are in need of such. In our new brickv stables
we have ample-room to take care of a large. number of
team and we invite the public to make, our stables'
headquarters when in Plymouth. Remem ner that we
are the people that will give you a guarantee" of satis
faction; therefore come to see us and don't he'xmslsd.
WANTED!
IN ANY QUANTITIES. wr,te
J. L. Rooer Lbr. Co. i
Grist Mill Dept.
Crae quarter in two tracts conveyed to
said downing by Howcot and M. Lanier
one containing 1G acres joining John
i llnpnn onH .Ioftr Rlminf qqi- his nnr
, descrjbed in said deed above one
auarter acre. Also one small mare tnis
ay purchased of said party of the sec
ond part, alio four cattel and all my
buggies, carts and farming utensils
, This the 3rd. day of Cecember 1916.
J. S Shugar, Mortgagee
4t. 11-17
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ROPER, N. C.
Chas. T. Roebuck
Physician & Surgeon
Washington Street Plymouth, N. C.
'Phone
ZEB VANCE NOIUIAN
Attorney & Counsellor at law.
Plymouth. N. C.
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