I'hoto by American Trraa Association^-^!
Noted (or ber Nkill In the saddle and
in driving high mettled horses 1m Miss
Redmond I'iuchot. daughter of Amos
K. E. Piucbot' of New York city, fa- 1
mou* for bis sociological work. Ever
slu-e she watt big enough to Hit ou a i
buck lluMU. lias been in- I
strutted In the art of handling horses |
uuti! she Is an capable of saddling ber
mount or harnessing her driver us well
a* -?ny groom- wot llmt she usually
peii^riua si)', h tatk*. hut she can do
so if occasion requires. In llie saddle,
l!Of tiiond L* jsM.'ectly at boine. and
at ttoe recent horse show sbe drove ber
ponies In cotn|K>tirton iu t lie ring.
"Ships of Fats."
As 'nuts are plentiful at t Ills time of
the year, the following game fan easily
be played; |
Pripure as many half shells of wul
mi!i us there .-.re gue*ts. Iu each fas
ten a small candle with a drop of wax.
Fill a tub with water, and before
Mil? ;; 'be boat* the water should be
?g'* ted. so a- t<i u.-.vc It wavy. Two
at ?i tirue ma> hall their boats, light,
iug their cnudle^as they do so. The
life of the owner la prophesied by the
M-'a/wrtby qualities of ills ship.
P *o storm overcomes the ship the
?'W r will U* wrecked by adversity.
Tt. hip salting across the tub s'.gnb
flW>- long sea voyage, while those re
fi. . :ig hy the side show that the per
?on -ves Imme better.
If the two ablins stay together
tl)n- "'lout the trip the couple owning
tbei will have a happy marriage. If
ix he." bump togs' her that signifies s
qui- 'I. and if they sail in opposite
dire t ons each person will lead a sin
gle 1 e.
Boy Scouts of Hawaii.
T.'t.? er the heading "Scouting In Ha
wal " Scouting prints the following:
A A. Wilder, sjteclal field scout com
miss I >ner for Hawaii, reports that
wcov. t iug 1* booming In these island
|mism-<s1oiis of the United States.
1'inn- ore being made for raising a
to carry on the work In a mors
systematic manner and to extend the
item :.tJ of the movement to a greater
num. *r of hoys. of ?l -
??00 !???? been received us a sfciner fur
thS* rind.
Ph ;is are nl.-m tudng made for the
slr.th annual rnlly t?i be held ?n Wash
!nj,'P?ii's Idrthd.'y. It has been sub*
trusted that S.OUM from all tlie Islands
in i ?-?? grou|> l<e Invped to attend and
th.\t this he made the first of a series
<-f li:teiis!nnd gatherinc*.
Hi': In the tee
A trume tbnt i-? Bvcnt fun to play Is
rail. ?! "b'de In tl:-' iee." The hole or
crock. In the l-y Is repre-cuted by
two chalk lines on th<? flour. One r<?w
of ? ' IMren at i> rife ntrs or Jumps
In t -rn. fryp g (?> j?* ::i; , over the lude.
If any one touches 'he floor between
the i'nos Instead of going home to his
n*.C' **. ? tuu?t first come to the front
of tlie .'oom, while the others are Jump
In v aid dry his feet by running on
tiptoe "on the Ice" The width of the
m?'K may be gradually Increased so
as to :nal;e this gunie more difficult.
The Two Misses.
Ll" ile Miss Hurry,
AH tustle and Hurry,
Corn?t? down to her breakfast ten minute*
'. oo late:
Iti?r hair Is a-rumple,
U?r if own is u-erumple.
Fbr'? no time to button and hook herself
stralKht.
hunts and !?he ru?hes
Fur needles and brushes, -
For t I'lks and for pencils (lies upstairs
?nd down.
If e.er you And her
Jus* .'ollow tm hind her
A In'l of shoe buttons and shreds of hw
if own.
Rot I' (tie Miss Rtendy
Bv s- hoot time la rendy,
111 sr llnfr and shining and n*at In tier
,-laoe:
W th no need to w>rry,
Hti#? , 'ties Ml us Hurry.
iTho ? >t yesterday snt her# with shame tn
?-er face.
Her '-art hiatias lightly
V.'tr duty done rljfhtlv.
lh? ? ? ved ahe will nover airnln chni??
i.?r name.
For ' ? ">unh you'd not me?? it
I'm Ifund to confess it.
tttiee ? I wo little msld?n* ar* nn* and tha
an me.
?St. Paul Plon?*r-Frasa.
(By
tereet Is being taken in
Ing meeting of the
cnstratlon agents, for the
district of North Carolina, ernbrac.
Ing thirty-three counties which Is to
be held in Elizabeth City on Feb
luary 8. 9, 10 and U.'
This meeting will bring to this*
city the largest number" of agrlcuK
tural experts that have ever visited
this section, and the program which
has been prepared for the occasion
will present a wide range of sub
jects. while the discussions, on ac
count of the number who will take
part In them as well as on account
ot the fact that those who will
?peak will talk out or their own ex
perience in this eastern part of the |
state. will be of unusual Interest.
Farmer* who will attend the meet
ing may expect to hear something nf4
an Intensely practical and helpful]
nature.
I : nil road Company Prepare* f or |
Heavy Freight Business During
Sprint; ?nd Summer.
(By Eastern Pre?>)
New Bern, Fob. 2. ? Anung other
improvements which the Norfolk
Southern Railway Company are
planning to make on this J- vision of
'.heir road In the near future, is the
addition of six large locomotives
which they will use in handling their
treight trains.
These locomotives were ordered |
several w< eks ago from a Philadel
phia conctrn and will be in readiness!
:or delivery within the week or |
'.wo.
The d c'.slon to purcha
comotlves was made wh
pany decided to Improve t.
service from Eastern Ca
ing the spring and suuui ;
these !o
the com.
r freight
Una du*
. months.
\Vu> T..1 micco Sale at Kin t:in Durlnu
Pa-t S?tu>cn. I*rin^ -ported
t?? Have Been f;- d.
t liy Eastern l'r,
Although It Is nqt an old concern
? as far as years ar* r-?ncraed ?
the Ideal Press'ug Club, under the
able anil efficient ma* gershlp of
E'hert Wcst-jn, has in<-rea* d rap
y In ;hp paiionage wh'ch has been
d P 1 >y *he public of Wash-'
lugton and vicinity. The care with
.M.Kii ali o; ijn cleaning and press
?ne is done and the dispatch with
vhlch poods Are returned to the
homes of the owners, has done much
? owards making this establishment a
leslrable one with which to do bus
iness.
Mr. Weston has mode several n^w
Improvements In the business of late
and Is better than ever equipped for,
handling the celaning and pressing ]
jsin ps of thla city.
The Crown of England.
From the financial standpoint the
crown of Eneland Is worth at>out half
a million dollars.
No, Indeed.
The man who himself travels In the
wny his child should go wop't have
half th? trout?le.--< hrlRtlan lt?*rald.
SMILES.
A ?mil* ia ? joyful aight. W?
do not know what ripplaa of
hasling ara ut in motion wharf
wa simply amila on ona anothar.
Chriatianity wanli nothing ao
muoh in tha world aa tunny
paopla?? Hanry Orummond.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
BeaaCprt County.
To Robt. Peele, Washington Town-i
?hip:
Tou are hereby notified that at a
Tax sale by W. B. Wlndley, Sheritf
of Beaufort County, at the Court'
House door In the town of Washing
ton. N. C., on the 3rd day of May.l
1915, I purchased on said date at
said sale the property that was sold
for Delinquent State and County
Taxes for the year 1914. due on said
property, which was listed In tne
name of Robt. Peele. Including cost
of said sale amounting to 110.74.
Said property being described as
follows: 87 acres, old home.
You are further notified that you)
can redeem said property by paying |
said amount prescribed by law oi ot
before the First Monday In May.
1916, payable to the undersigned or
W. B, Wlndley. Sheriff of Beauforl
County. If it Is not paid by th&cald
time the undersigned will demand 4
deed for said property. -
This January 14th, 1916.
W. L. ODEN.
2-1-Stc.
STOCKHOLDER'S MEETING.
The regular annual meeting of tKe
stockholders of The Savings A Trust
Co. of Washington. N. C.. will be
held at the banking house of the
company. In the Savings A TruH
building, on Tuesday, February *,
1916, at 12 o'clock M.
JNO. B. SPARROW, Cashier.
'1-12. 4 wc.
?ia 'J. ",?.c jr,3
Delinquent State iq j County
Taaes for the y?*r 1914, <tv* on anld
property. whl-h was Hated l? th?
aam. of O. N. Wallace Halra. In
rmdyig^coet of aald Ml* amounting
.Saltf property belnc described >?
follows: 100 tcm, old horn*.
Ton in farther notlded that n<
can Worn Hid property by pay lac
?aid amount prescribed by law oa
?r before the Flr?t Monday In Mar.
I?"1 wable to the undereifned or
W. B. Wlndley. Sheriff of Beaafort
Connty. if 11 to not paid >7 the eel J
time the undersigned will demand a
dead for aald property.
Thle January nth. 1)11. I
' . - W. L. ODEN.
NOTICE OF SALE.
By virtue of execution to me Is
sued out of the Superior Court of
Beaufort County on Judgment in
favor of W. J. Pippin and F. T.
Woolard. trading as Pippin it Wool
ard, against E. T. Harrla and L. P.
Harris, trading as E. T. Harris &
Company, 1 will sell at public auc-i
tlon for cash to the highest bidder j
at the Court House door of Beaufort!
County on Monday, March 6, 1916,
at noon, all the right, title and In
terest heretofore owned by said L.
P. Harrla In that tract of land In
Long Acre Township, Beaufort Coun- ,
ty, which is described In a deed from J
John J. Bowen to Thomas W. Har
ris, dated April 1, 1874, and record-;
ed In Book 41, page It being:
the same land described in deed
from L. P. Harrls*and others, dated ?
June 16, 1914. and recorded In Book
181, page 385. which deeds are re.,
f erred to for description, *h??
Judgment having been roTjd.*r. u auu
docketed prior to the execution of *
the last mentioned deed.
This January 28. 1918.
W. B. WIND LEY. I
8heriff of B?aufort Count r
l-I9-4wc.
Having qualified aa administrator
of tbe estate of Mra. Lam* B. O'
Neal, deceased, lata of Beaafort
County. North Carolina, this Is to
notify ail persons having claims a
galnst the estate' of the aaid de
ceased to exhibit them to the under
signed at Washlngon on or before
the 18th day of January, 161T, or
thle notice will be pleaded In bar of!
recovery. All persons Indebted to I
paid estate will please make Imme
diate payment.
This 18th day of January, 1916.
A. O. O'NEAL,
i Administrator of the estate of
Mrs. Laura B. O'Neal.
1-11-fiwc.
Such is the fate of the man who
his FIRE INSURANCE. Be on the
side. * ;
INSURE TODAY.
C. Morgan/Williams
Main Street. ? Office Phone 24
Residence Phone 258
HOW TO CtfBB GOLDS.
? v Avoid exposure and draft*. Eat
r r&t. Take Dr. King*. New Dis
covery. It to prepared firom ' Pine
Tar. beaUng balsams and mild lax
Dr, King's New Dieeovery
kills and expels the c3ld terms,
soothes the foliated throat 'and al
lays Inflammation. It hatkr the
mucous membrane. Search a* yon
will, yon cannot find a better couth
aad cold remedy. It# use over 45
years Is a tuarantee of satiefactlon.
l?lt. At all druRtlste.
" NOTICE OF SALE.
By virtue of the power of sale
contained In a mortgage deed, exe
cuted by T. E. Cutler and wife to
Q. A. -Phillips, dated February 7,
1014, and recorded In Book-No. 174,
page 449, Register's office and here
in referred to, I will offer for sale to
the "highest bidder for cash at public
auction on Saturday the 36th day of
February, 1916, at 12 o'clock noon'
at the Court House door of Beaufort
County, the followlnt property con
veyed and described In said mort
gage. to-wit:
That certain tract of land lying
and being in Beaufort County, State
aforesaid, in Long Acre Townsblp.
adjoining the lands of Moses Cutler,
now James Braddy, beginning at a
pine, the Boyd patent, running wlttaj
the Boyd line N. 88 degrees W. 62
poles to the Leechvltle road at a(
stake; thence with said road S. 34 ?
degrees W. 86 poles to a stake 4|
feet south of James J. Cutler Sr. !
avenue; thence parallel with the a*<\
nue 4 feet from it souta S: degrees;
E. 28 poles to a stake standing In a ,
bran eh that crosses the bald avenue; ,
thence with the run of the said
branch to a gum standing In tho
mouth of "*al<f^ branch in the west
prong of Goose Creek swamp; thencn
up the said swamp with the run of
said swamp to a maple ea*t of the
B?vd corner; thence weat 6 poles lo
the first station; containing 26 acres'
more or less; It being tho =".ime lan.I,
conveyed to said T. E. Cutler V- !
di ed recorded In Book 14 f. ^-ge 60 1
AXLd herein ' rtierreri to.' Alsd onrf
horse purchased ot ?V ashing ton
Horee Exchange Company.
This January 24. 1916.
o A rr'LLXM.
l-lt-4wc.
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factory Service
in everything.
Whether, you
store your car
with us perma
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guarantee to
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both quality &
Price.
The Best Grade of
Gasoline at the lowest '!
market price,
Try our Service once
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> "ipgnitl,
TO THE BUSINESS MEN OF BEAUFORT CO.
'lake our word for it, real estate vplues will double in this county within the next three yearn. With improve
ments in roads, our tobacco markets growing rapidlyj drainage improvements, Western development and capital coming
in, and ivirh Eastern Carolina Tphacco Belt Farmers, buying our cheaper tobaeco lands here, improved lands from
$25 to *50 an acre, that in their counties sell from $50 to $100 an acre, we are safe in stating that values will double
in three years. Fortunes are being made daily in real estate and you had bettor get on tho "Band Wagon." Tho
safest investment in Xorth Carolina today is .real estate in Beaufort County, at tho present prices. High prices are
coming rapidly. If you wait until tomorrow it may be too
We offer the following, and can honestly state that it js the biggest bargain in Beaufort County today. Come
and look at it immediately. It will go quiclc. It has never been offered at this price before.
V , .
537 acrcs, in Chocowinity Township, on Norfolk Southern Railroad, two mile? from Hackney Station, with
good frontage on county road, about 75 per cent good high land, light gray soil, with clay subsoil, and good natural
drainage, and 25 per cent, good rich fertile swamp land, which can be drained, with hand ditches. This tract will cut
3000 feet of mill size pine timber per acre, stumpago cheap at $3 per thousand, timber value on this tract is worth
around $10 an acre; that is mill timber now, with splendid young growth. With timber cut off this land is worth
$15 an acre then. Fine farming land for improvement.* Adjoins Nicholson lands, with same character of timber,
now bringing $4. Will take $7.50 an acre and reserve timber three years or will take $10 an sore land in fee pay
able $1000 cash and $500 a year. This is really a genuine bargain and worth investigating.
Washington Beaufort Land Company
LaithiikoniA KaiMial
Washington, ]>l. C.
/NO E. COREY, Manager.