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Hertford County Herald HERTFORD COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER A PAPER WORTH WHILE NOT A BALKER, BUT A PUSHER VOLUME X. (TEN PAGES) AHOSKIE, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1920 (ONE SECTION) No. 38. AHOSKIE MAY GET ALL DAY E'TRIC CURRENT President of the Local Electric L'ght Plant Confers with Town Official*. AHOSKIE NOW IN LINE FOR DAY CURRENT Mr. E. R. Conger, of Eden ton, Makes Visit to Ahoskie and Lajrs Foundation for An All Day Electric Current Here? Wants to Secure Data on the Town's Growth. Mr. E. R. Conger, President of the ' Ahoskie Light and Power Company, was in Ahoskie on Wednesday con- i ferring with the town authorities re- ' garding important matters connect- > ed with the supply of electricity for | 'Ahoskie. The exact arrangements I made with this official has not yet been given out, but in the ceurse of the next three or four weeks an an- : nouncement regarding a change in j the electric light plant here will pro- ' bably be made public. Mr. Conger 1 was in conferenc with Mayor Wal- j ter L. Curtis. The editor of the Herald also had a very assuring interview with this , gentleman regarding the jirobaility of an all-day electric current for the town of Ahoskie. The agitation for day current haa been very active dur ins the paat few monthe, and Ahos kie people are making strenous ef fort* to secure the aae of enough power within themselves to insure the officials of the company operating here a fair rate of commensuration for the extra effort. Mr. Conger states that his corpo ration has been experimenting here with the local plant, not knowing what future might be ahead of Ahoakie. Having found that there is a good future here, he say*, "We are now about ready to begin giving an all day current, providing local eatab liahmenta will use the power and in other way* offer their cooperation. Mr. Conger himself has beer prospect tag some, in order to ascertain the approximate business a day current could corral. He stated that they were anxious to do all "'within their power to help .Ahoakie expand, and " aisei ted that hie corporation wer for Ahoakie and it* development. , Mr. Conger held up Edenton, his home town, aa a parrellel to the ait uation in Ahoakie. Several i cars igo this company gave that town night current, which was lat :r 1 ed by the da/ current. Of course at Ant the day current did not pay far itself. However, later it proved a paying proposition, after the busi neaa houses utilised the maximum amount of power. This is the course this corporatioh expects to puraue here; and it will probablyaasume suf ficient proportions In a very short while tl*at will cauae them to give , Ahoskie the day current. This gentleman ir also anxious to secure some very important data con cerning the recent development of the town of Ahoakie. With thip da ta at hand, his company proposes to advertise the resources and advan tages of Ahoakie to outaide invent ors that they may invest capital here and add to the already healthy and rapid growtR of the tojrn. See that the label on your paper is 'dated in advance, If you want the Herald to contipue coming to your home. 1 POPULAR YOUNG LADY | OF AHOSKIE MARRIED ON ' NEW YEAR'S DAY? MUg Dorru Jankint, DkUgkUr of ] Mr. J. C. Jonkms, Married to Mr. Joha F. William* of Now York on | TharoJay. A beautiful wedding was solemn ized at the Ah'oskie Baptist Church at high noon on Thursday, January | *1, 1920, when Miss Dorris Jenkins, the attractive daughter of Mr. J. C. Jenkins, a prominent busineaa man of Ahoskie, became the bride of Mr. ] John Francis Williams, Jr., of Cana daigna, New York. Lohengrin's Bri dal Chorus was sung by Misses Hel en Johnson, Louise Basnight, Earle Lawrence, Annie Laurie Seasoms, and Iola Wooten, after which the ushers, Mr. W. J. Myers and George Baker, took their places. The brides maids, gowned in pink crepe de chine and black picture hats, ^ carrying pink killarney roses, with the groomsman followed. They were as folows: Miss Bettie Seasoms and Mr. Stanley Leary; Miss Annie Par ker and Mr. John Seasoms; Miss EL oise Dunn of Holland, Vs., and Mr. H. B. Craig of Charlotte; Mrs. Manly D Curtis, sister of the bride, of At lanta, Ga., as Matron of Honor, and Mr. R. B. Tkyior; Miss Genierieve Williams, sister of the groom, acted as maid of honor. Then came Master Louis M. Curtis, nephew of the bride dressed in white satin suit, bearing the ring in a pink rose bud, 'follow ed by the ribbon bearers, little Miss es Francis Curtis, and Pattie Gillam Jenkins, dressed in white organdy with pink sashes. They carried bas kets of pink ribbon forming a path way for the bride, who came in with her father who gave her in marriage . They were met at the altar by Mr. Williams, with hit best man, Mr. | Walter L. Curtis, and were joined in holy wedlock by the uncle of the bride, Rev. Braxton Craig, who us ed the beautiful ring service. The bride woft a seal brown coat suit with brown accessories to match, and a beautiful fur piece, gift of the groom. She carried orchids and lil lies of the valley. Mrs. Curtis wore lavender georgette over pink crepe de chine with black picture hat. Miss Williams wore a rose gown of net over> crepe de chine with picture hat of black. Mrs. Jenkins, mother of the bride, wore black satin with Kil larney roses. After the wedding, the wedding party was served a buffet luncheon at the home of the bride, after which they left immediately on the after uoon train- They will visit Philadel phia and New York City on their wedding Joprntx, after which they wil be at home ia Canandaigna, N. Y. Miss Jenkins, since her entrance into society, has been- one of its fa vorites. Mr. Williams is the son of Mr. J. F. Williams, a prominent old family, of Charlotte, N. C., and ser ved overseas as Captain of the 120th Infantry of the 30th Division. He was cited three times for bravery at Ypres. First of All, Take Your Coanty Paper First of all, take your county pa per, then your trade paper, and then such magazines, church papers and political papers as you wiah. In spite of the fact' that I edit a trade or farm paper you will see that I put the county paper first. 1 do this be cause a man's flrtt great need is to be in touch with his immediate envi ronment. He cannot do the work of'a good citizen unless he is in touch i with aflairs, movements and events i in his own locality. If your county | paper is not what it ought to be, sub- I scribe for it any how, send It Hems < showing neighborhood progress and | improvement and help get the editor aroused about all matters that are i needed for the betterment of your i section and the county as a whole.? i Clarence Poe, in the Progressive Far- i mer. i I PROHIBITION EN FORCEMENT GA-! INING HEADWAY ? ?iome Law Enforcement and World Prohibition Move ment Under Way. i POSTERS AND PHAM PHLETS DISTRIBUTED < I Prohibition Leader Believes Di vine Power* Are Talcing a Hand in Prohibition, Owing to the Recent Wave of Death Caused by the Selling of Sub stitute for Liquor. Greensboro, Dec. 31.?The poster and pamphlet stage of the campaign for the Home Law Enforcement and World Prohibition Movement has al ready reached its zenith and forces under State Director C. H. Mebane and organization director, Harvey Holloman, both at headquarters here and throughout the State %re busy in their posting and distributing. One oi the first posters represents a , police court, where the chief in full ' uniform, is visibly if not audibly bringing an awful yawn, his mouth j wide open, eyes shut, arms extended over his head, and he drawls out, 1 "oh ho, no Beer no work." This is j his report, to the expectant judge and Clerk of the Court, who sit io their places, fast asleep. "Nothing doing inthe way of crime, when the prohi bition law is enforced," is the evident ' intrepretation of the scene. Any way that's what Judge A. C. Jones, of the Greensboro city court remar ked this morning when he laughing ly accepted the poster and ordered Clerk East to post it in the most con ipicous place possible in the court room. The Cheif of Police wanted one for his place too, and it was glad ly supplied. Of course the "No Beer" is a parody on the celebrated ultimatum of the New York Soviet. An iminent church layman writes State Director Mebane that he hon estly believes the Lord is taking a hand for Prohibition, using the very ' dregs of earth, the foreign scum of ( New York, who for a little money ind in revenge for the prohibition laws, are selling poisonous compounds :amoflauged as whiskey, and killing off a large part of the rebellious pop- [ jlation by their own act of drinking the deadly stuff. If it is alowed to keep on, he says, in the coura* of i year or two the entire structure >T the billion dollar organization' to fight prohibition and make the law nugatory, will crumble for lack of living members. He says a physician told him that the concentrated lye. ?nd sugar yeast product of North Carolina distillers was causing untold physical and mental troubles, and many who drank it, would eventually l? dead, in the insane assylum or inmates of prisons." He concluded by insisting that since man seemed disinclined to enforce good law, the Almighty was moving in a mysterious ; way. His wonder* to perform." New Firm Opened in Ahotkie. Myers A Leary is the style of a new Arm that has opened up for bus ness in Ahoskie. The firm is com posed of Messrs. W. J. Myers and Stanley Leary, two well kn iwn men >f Ahoskie. Their advertisement ap pears in this isaue. They have opened business jn the , itore formerly run by L. T. Edwards ind Co., who have gone out of bus ness. Mr. L. T. Edwards will work with Garrett ?nd Jernlgan during, he yea- 1920 ANNUAL OLD-NEW YEAR BANQUET TAKES PLACE 1 WEDNESDAY NIGHT. iaaual Affair Wm H?ld in HalU of Tkm T UMArort Club WmLmWij Night?Good Eats and Plasty of ] Verbal "Gas.". The Fifth Annual Old-New Year Banquet waa held in the halls of the , Tuscarora Club on the last night of the old year, and ere the banqueters had dispersed a new year had dawned upon them. In all there were about thirty-flve couples present, and out of that number there were fully sev enty happy souls. The beautifully decorated hall vied with the bril liant array of fresh flowers that ad orned the lady members of the ban quet. Favors were presented at the entrance to the hall, when the mem ' bers of the banquet arrived about nine o'clock. An added feature this year was the taking of a flashlight picture of the group gathered about the table ready to ravage that array of eatables The menu consisted of six courses as follows: Little Neck Clams Saltines Olives Oxtail Soup Dinner Rolls Princess Anne Turkey? Cranberries Creamed Potatoes Asparagus tips Chicken Salad on Lettuce Hearts Saltines Dill Pickles Cream Fruit Cake Cheese Bent's Crackers Coffee The following; program was given: Toast master L. C. WILIAMS "Ahoskie, the Future City" J. ROY PARKER "The Tutcarora Club, in P.t ce and fat War" R. B. TAYLOR Solo?"A? Dawning" MISS CLARINE SCULL "Woman" B. S. MCKEKL Open Several toasts and impromptu speeches were made, and the entire evening was one of merriment. Kemp's Jazz orchestra, of Norfolk, furnished music throughout the en- ' tire evening; and later made music for the dance that followed the ban quet. Those present included the Club members, all former club members, and a very few specially invited guests. Many out-of-town ladies were included among the banqueters. ?"* - ' - Q ??v.:J. V Lackey-Matthews. Mr. Sidney Eure Matthews requests the honor of your presence at the manage of his sister ' Janet Lee to the Reverend Boston Mc Gee Lackey 1 on Wednesday morning, the seventh 1 of January one thousand nine hundred and twenty at half after nine o'clock 1 Saint Johns Episcopal Church Wlnton, North Carolina. No invitations issued in town. Tho Bost Cough Medicine I When a druggist finds that his cus- < tomers all apeak well of a certain preparation, he forms a good opinion of it and when in need of such med- j < cine is almost certain to use it himself , in his family This is why so many druggists use and recommend |1 Chamberlain'* Cough Remedy. J. B. 1 Jones, a well known druggist of Co-; < fcrun, Ky? says, "I have used Cham berlain's Cough Remedy in my home for the past seven years, and have | found it to be the best cough, tnedi- . cine I have ever known."?adv. NEW METHO- f DIST CHURCH FOR THIS CITY ? Local Methodists Will Erect A \ New Church Building in Few Weeks. NEW PARSONAGE WILL ALSO BE CONSTRUCTED!, __ 1 Contractor and Builder Has A1 ' ready Been in Ahoslcie Draw- ] ing Plans for the Two Build-' >ngs Which Will Be Commen ced During the Spring?to bf of Brick. The congregation of the Ahoskie Methodist Church art laying plsns to construct s $60,000 church build ing, and also new psrsonsge in con nection. Mr. C. B. West, contractor and builder, of Greenville, North Ca rolina, was in Ahoskie last Friday cqnferring with the pastor, Bev. J. J. Barker, and other members of the church, in regard to the construction snd other detsila of the building op erations. The general outline of the buildings have already been de cided upon, and a blue print will soon be made. Construction will begin in the early spring, and the buildings will be completed by the 1st of Jan uary, 1921. The church will be built of brick with stone trimming*; and will be con nected to the parsonage by a por tico. It will be located on Church Street, practically in the same loca tion as the present parsonage build ing, which will be moved on one of the vacant lots on Main Street. A pastor's study will also be included in the scheme of construction. Tfce members of the church plan to salvage the old structure on Main Street, and sell off the vacant lots on Main Street. This step being ta ken in order to make room for the desirable residential or business ho mes. Under the old order, the church is located in the midst of a rapidly growing business section of the town V>d, on this account, the church will be built on a residential street. The plans as developed so far call for the erection of one of the best houses of worship to be found in this section, and when finally com pleted will be one of the handsomest structures in the town of Ahoskie. Tea in Honor of Miu Doris Jonkini & ~~~~~ -J Mrs Taylor was hostess , tea given in compliment to Migs Dor Tuesday afternoon at an afternoon tea, given in compliment to Mtta Dor- * ris Jenkins whose marriage to Mr. an the 2nd day of February, 1920, of- j John F. Williams, of Canandiagna, , N. Y., will take place on New Year's day at the Ahoskie Baptist Church. The guests were received by Mrs. Taylor, Miss Dorris Jenkins and Mrs. Manly Curtis. Miss Annje Parker i poured the tea, assisted by Mr. Chas. |, G. Conger. Those serving in the din- ( ing room were Miss Betty Sessoms, . Miss Genievieve Williams, Misa Eloiae t Dunn, and Mesdames J. N. Vann and W. L. Curtis. , Among those who called druing the afternoon were: Mesdames J. E. Overton, J. H. Robertson, E. C. Hobbs W. W. Rogers, Rogerts Jernigan, J. Roy Parker, Ernest Hayes, Kader 11 Curtis, of Kinston, D. P. Baker, A. W. Greene, Herbert Copeland, W. J. i Myers, Paul Mitchell, L. T. Sumner, < Otis Carter, W. G. Smith, George Ba- | ker S. J, Byette and Mrs S. F. Bow- < rrs; and Misses Margaret Sessoms, 11 Jessie' McMullan, of Edenton, Mina 11 Holloman, Ruby Myers, Betty Wil- ; i liams Tayloe, Nelie Baker, Agnes J i Johnson. Hilda Johnson, and Ellen < ( B'JjrettC. i I PLAIN COUNTRY EDITOR IS GOOD ENOUGH TITLE FOR THIS PAPER MAN Editor of tka Herald .t Hartford, N. C.t Is Proud of Titlo of ''Country Editor." Hia Oldar Ha Gats the Battar Ha likes tha Titla. The Herald ,of Hertford, North Ca rolina, takes up the cudgel of good aid fashioned expressions like "coun try editor" and thinks tlyrt the older a man gets in the newspaper game, the prouder he becomes of the dis tinction as editor of a real country paper. The Herald's editorial in part follows: Colleges which train young men and women in special lines are doing many things for the advancement of, . the country and the world. There are agricultural colleges which are turning boys out at 21 years of aga who are better farmers than their grandfathers at 75. There are do mestic science schools which are ma king better housekeepers of girls than their mothers and grandmothers ever were. And there are schools of jou rnalism which are putting into news paper offices boys with training equal to the old fellows who have spent their lives at the desk. But, in all these schools there are outcroppings of the callowness of the youth. For instanct many graduates from agricultural schools blush at it when they are called farmers? they want ? name with a more dig nified tone. Some young women from the scientific courses object to the plain, old fashioned names, and speak of their "domestic science.'* In the schools of journalism the same spirit prevails among a certain class of graduates. They are "journalists, and they do not want to be known as editors of "country" news pa pen. That term has been the pride of the old fellows, because it distinguishes them from the city newspaper man. Around the name of country news paper clings much of the romance and insuiration of the business, and the older a man gets in the busniees, the more he is proud of the distinc tion as editor of a real country news paper. Linen Shower in Honor Miss Dorris Jenkins. Mrs. W. J. Myers was hostess at a linen' shower given on Wednesday afternoon, in honor of Migs Dorris Jenkins, who was married on New Year's Day. The guests were receiv ed by Mrs. Myers and ushered to th? punch bowl, which wss presided over by Mrs. J. Herbert Copelsnd. After partaking of the punch ths guests were shown into the living room, where they viewed the gifts which were many and beautiful. ' From the living room the toasts re- t tired to the dining hall where they were served with cream and cake. Tht shower was a floating affair, the hours being from 2 to A, from i to 4, and from 4 to 5 P.M. Lin ?n was received on Tu?sda/. 0 Chattels for Sale! ? 1 On Wednesday, January 21, 1920 1 will offer for sale at public outcry s lot of household and kitchin furni ture, one Piano. Cart and wheels, all Farming implements etc., belonging to the late Thos. Eley Place of Sale?Thos. Eley home place. Time of sale?10 A. M. This 1st day of January, 19Z0. J. A. HILL, administrator. No Great Act of Heroism Required If some great act of heroism wss necessary to protect a child from :roup, no mother would hesitate to protect her offspring, but when It Is >nly necessary to keep at hand a hot- , le of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ?nd give it as soon as the first indi cation of croup appears, there are nsny who neglect it. Chamberlain's ?ough Remedy Is within reach of all 'J| mH it prompt and effectual.
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