Chowan
ANDREW J. CONNER, PUBLISHER
"CAROUNA, CAROLINA, HEAVEN'S BLESSINGS ATTEND HER'
SUBSCRIPTION PER ANNUM $1.00
iLUME XXXV
RICH SQUARE, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1926
NUMBER 23
SEABOARD NEWS
Died in Portsmoutii-Keturn From
Honeymoon Trip-Entertains Em
broidery Ciub-Utiier News
Messrs Gordon and Crocker
Maddrey, students of Wake For
est College, arrived Friday.
Miss Edith Bradley, a member
of Louisburg high school faculty,
arrived Saturday and will spend
her vacation here with her par
ents. Mr and Mrs. J R Bradley.
Mrs. Viola Jeanette Vick, wid
ow of M. C. Vick, died yesterday
morning at 3 o'clock in the resi
dence, 104 Court Street, Ports
mouth, Va,, aged 44 years. Mrs
Vick had made her home in this
city for the last six years. Mrs.
Vick is survived by two sons,
Owen W. Vick, of this city, and
Robert D. Vick, of Florida; four
brothers, R. S. Joyner, of Lcs
Angeles, Cal.; H. L. Joyner, of
Jackson, N, C ; A, J, Joyner, of
Blythe. Cal ; and W. A. Joyner,
of Branchville, Va.. and a sister.
Mrs. L, M. Hart, of Boykins.Va.
The body will be forwarded from
the funeral home of Charles H.
Myers this morning over the
Seaboard Air Line Railway at
9:05 o’clock to Branchville, Va.,
where funeral service and burial
will take place upon arrival of the
train.
Mrs. Vick was born and spent
her childhood years in Seaboard
She always welcomed every op
portunity to renew her friend
ships here. She attended Sea
board High School commence
ment here in April, seemed in
the beet of health, with the prom
ise of many years ahead of her.
She leaves quite a number of rel
atives and friends here who de
plore her death.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Harris
returned here Monday evening
from their honeymoon trip and
are for the present happily dom
iciled in Seaboard dormitory. We
are exceedingly glad to welcome
Mrs. Harris in our midst as a
permanent resident, knowing as
we do, her many admirable qual
ities of head and heart any com
munity would feel flattered to
register her as a citizen.
Mrs. Mattie M. Gay and Miss
Selma Bradley were among the
many friends who attended the
graduation of Mr. Gordon Mad
drey at Wake Forest College,last
Friday.
Mias Gertrude Harris, student
of William and Mary College,
Williamsburg.arrived Friday and
will spend the summer with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. K.
Harris.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Kindred Long
of Ayden high school faculty ar
rived Thursday and are guests of
Mr. Long’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Long.
Mrs. John Davis and children,
Billie and Evelyn, Fayetteville,
were week end guests of her sis
ter, Mrs, H. C. Maddrey.
Miss Marguerite Maddrey, a
member of Rockingham high
school faculty, arrived home Fri
day and will spend her summer
vacation here with her mother,
Mrs. R. M. Maddrey.
Messrs Archie Davis and Rob
ert Matthews arrived Saturday
after a three months cruise to
several large cities.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Barbee
and daughter Nancy left Satur
day for Durham to visit Mr. Bar
bee’s brother, Mr. Clyde Barbee,
and attend commeneemenr exer
cises of U. N. C,
Mr. Bill Murrell, of Riieigh,
was the week end guest of Mr.
and Mrs. M. R. Stephenson.
Miss Elizabeth Harris, student
of Westbarapton College, Rich-
MARGARETTSViLLE NEWS
Miss Lillian Edgerton of Kenly
visited friends here last week.
Mrs M. N Carpenter spent
the week end in Portsmouth with
her sister, Mrs. F. C. Harrelson.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pruden
and family spent Sundav after
noon in Severn with relatives.
Messrs J. S. Gay, J. G. Bot
toms, R H. Stancell and F. R.
Railey spent Friday in Raleigh
on business.
Mrs. Mary Taylor and daughter
Miss Minnie Taylor of Jackson
spent the week-end here with
Mrs. J. S. Gay.
Mr. Lovell Vick spent the
week-end in Emporia with his
mother, Mrs. Annie Vick.
Mr. Alton Bottoms returned
Monday from Wayne County,
where he has been spending a
few days with Mr. and Mrs. B.
A. Scott and attending the Na
hunta School commencement. He
was accompanied by his sisters.
Miss Johnnie Bottoms, who has
been spending sometime with
Mrs. Scott, and Miss Bessie Bot
toms, who was a member of the
Nahunta High School faculty.
Mrs. H. C. Bottoms, Miss Lil
lian Edgerton, Misses Leath,
Bessie and Johnie Bottoms spent
Friday afternoon in Boykins the
guest of Mrs. R. A. Barnes.
Mr. L. D. Garriss of Norfolk
spent Sunday here with his
parents.
Mrs. Jolly.returned home last
week after an extended yisit
with her daughter.
mond, arrived Tuesday and will
spend the. summer months with
her parents. Rev. and Mrs. D. P.
Harris.
Master Jimmie McKinnon, of
Raleigh, is spending this week
here visiting his cousin, Mrs. M.
R, Stephenson.
Messrs Alexander Davis, Tom
Capei and Luther Bass, students
of U. N. C., Chapel Hill, arrived
Friday and are guests of their
respective parents.
Messrs Roland Gay and T. J.
Stephenson, students of Wake
Forest College, arrived the past
Wednesday and are guests of
their parents for the summer.
Mr, R. L. Moore, Portsmouth,
spent the week end here with his
wife and children.
Miss Margaret Whitehead re
turned home Monday after a two
weeks visit to her aunt, Mrs. J.
G. Edwards, Portsmouth. While
away she had her tonsils removed
Mrs. H. W. Riedel and son
Billie returned home Monday af
ter an extended visit to her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Mills,
Ashland, Va.
Mr. Herbert Long, Port Nor
folk, spent the week-end here
the guests of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs, M. F. Long,
Mrs. Willie Reese delightfully
entertained the Embroidery Club
Wednesday afternoon. Progres
sive Rook was played at four
tables. The club prize, a beauti
ful cut glass vase, for highest
score was presented Miss Maud
Stancell, and the guest prize was
presented Mrs. Mattie Gay. The
home was tastefully decorated
with ferns and cut flowers. Mrs.
Reese was assisted in serving
two courses by Miss Sarah Alice
Harris. The first course was
banana splits, and the second tea
and sandwiches. The invited
guests of the club were, Mrs.
Mattie Gay, and Miss Elizabeth
Futreil, Conway,
Mr. H. B. Lassiter is spending
a few days in Portsmouth, the
guest of his mother.
OFFICIAL ELECTION RETURNS
FOR NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
The following is the
official
election returns ss declared by
the County Beard of Elections of
the Primary election held June
5, 1926:
For House of Representative
Dr. Carl P. Parker
2944
For Clerk Superior Court
W. J. Beale
2222
M. B. Garriss
740
For Register of Deeds
S. J. Calvert
2140
R. I. Leake
801
For Sheriff
H. L. Joyner
2321
J. P. Garriss
248
R, H. Stancell
401
For Coroner
G. W Grant
2930
For County Commissioners
J. G. Stancell
1854
J. T. Bolton
1828
C. J. Garriss
1312
J. R. Baugham
1296
W. T. Liles
1723
For Board of Education
J. W. Weaver
1177
A. L. Lassiter
1662
E. S. Bowers
1719
W. Harry Stephenson
1801
E. G Griffin
1630
For United States Senator
Lee S. Overman
1050
Robt. R. Reynolds
1732
For Solicitor
R. Hunt Parker
849
Stanley Winborne
2111
Next week we will
print a
tabulated vote of each
precinct
in the county that our
readers
may know how their
fared at each precinct.
friends
Half Century Since First Teieptione
The first telephone message
was sent in 1876, 50 years ago.
So great has been the growth of
the system that now in 1926,
67,700,000 telephone conversa
tions take place each day. The
two telephones of 1876 have in
creased to 16,000,000 instruments
today. The first telephone line
of 30 feet has grown to a net
work of more than 40 million
miles of wire; and switchboards,
buildings, pole lines, cables, con
duits, and other forms of plant
have been constructed, costing
over $2,500,000,000.
As President W. S. Gifford, of
the American Telephone and Tel
egraph Company, recently said,
‘The advances which have been
made during the first 50 years of
the w'ork of the Bel! System are
unparalleled in the history of
communication. They are con
tributions which will make for
ever memorable this great epoch
in our progress, We are now at
the beginning of anew era filled
with boundless opportunities for
advancement in the business and
science of telephony. Upon the
foundations that have been so
securely laid, we can look for
ward to the telephone system of
the future, which in effectiveness
and useful service, will surpass
ail that has gone before,”
High Standard of Justice
British justice sets up high stand
ards for itself, as is Illustrated by a
story that appeared in a recent issue
of the Manchester Guardian. "Mr. J.
Sharpe, the Tower Bridge magistrate,"
the article reads, “gave a lecture to
all concerned on Wednesday as to the
necessity of keeping a prisoner’s ante
cedents from the knowledge of the
court until he had been found guilty.
There Is, of course, no more elemen
tary principle of English justice than
this. Once at the central criminal
court Mr. Russell Gurney remarked to
a man who had just been acquitted
of burglary: ‘You are a very fortu
nate man. I know all about you. You
have been convicted three times be
fore.’ The words were no sooner out
of his mouth than he was told that
there were further Indictments against
the prisoner, but as it was Impossible
that he could now receive a fair trial
he was discharged.’’
Popular Seaboard Couple Wed
Clayton, June 1—A romance of
several years standing culminat
ed in Mt. Moriah Church near
here yesterday at noon, when
Miss Bernice C. Kelly, of Clayton
and Seaboard, became the bride
of Herbert K. Harris, of Sea
board. The marriage ceremony
was performed by Rev. R. F,
Hall, in the presence of only a
few relatives and friends.
The marriage, while not alto
gether unexpected, came as quite
a surprise at this time to the
people of Mt. Moriah and Sea
board, as no hint had been given
of its near approach.
The bride was dressed in a tan
combination traveling dress, with
gloves and hat to match. She is
the youngest daughter of Mr. W.
H. Kelly, of the Mt. Moriah
community. She is a B. A.
graduate of Meredith College,
and since her graduation hi.s
been engaged in teaching in
Catawba County and in Seaboard,
Northampton Couuty. Mrs. Har
ris has won no little distinction
as a teacher of English and as a
producer of high school dtamat
ics. Her classes have frequently
put on Shakespearean nlays at
home and before the summer
schools of Wake Forest, North
Carolina State College and the
University of North Carolina,
More recently Mrs. Harris has
won much fame as a producer of
folk lore plays.
Mr. Harris is a young business
man of Seaboard. He is engaged
in farming on a large scale and
in Thanufacturing,
Immediately after the cere
mony the bridal couple left for
Greensboro, and from there will
go to Washington and points
North. After the honeymoon
Mr. and Mrs. Harris will be at
home in Seaboard,—News and
Observer.
HISTORY IN CAKE
Jurors For August Court
Following jurors have been
drawn to serve at August term,
Northampton Superior Court:
Kirby Township—H. W. Mad
drey, S. D. Hedspeth, Irvin
Mann, L. M. Lassiter, N. F.
Britt, Geo, N. Martin, J. H. Ste
phenson, Frank Spence, J. B.
Martin, J. P. Garriss, 0. L,
Horne.
Rich Square Township—Oliver
Harrell. H. P. Dunning, J. R,
Elliott, S. P. McDaniel, S. N.
Blanchard, W. M. Baugham, T.
V. Shoulars, J, W. Conner, Mil
lard Bryant, J, P. Griffin, H. W.
Jessup.
Wiccacanee Township—Walter
Garriss, Fred W. Bridgers, G. T.
Futrell, Nezzie Dayis.
Occoneechee Township—C. P.
Gay.
Second Week
Roanoke Township—J. L. Las
siter, W. E. Lassiter, Mahlon
Jenkins, R, C. Lassiter, A. J.
Harrell, Willie Brown, D. M,
Jones, L. W’. Draper, C. L. Bris
tow, A. T. Barrett, A. L. Lassi
ter.
Gaston Township—J. H. Allen.
Jackson—L. F. Bradley.
Seaboard—Township — J. M.
Maddrey, C. E. Vaughan.
Good Rains and Crops
The latter part of the week
good rains fell which were much
needed. There is a poor stand
of peanuts on many farms and,
owing to the dry, cooi weather,
all crops are small, and late.
Much corn is being planted this
week as well as soy beans for
bay.
Crops are probably two weeks
late.
" TIT? I
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This replica of historic Independ
ence Hall in Philadelphia Is a fine ex
ample of the baker’s art. It was made
by the chef of one of Hiiladelphia’s
leading hotels to advertise the Ses^tol-
Centennlal International Exi)osltlon,
■which -will open In that city Jane 1
and run to December 1 to celebrate
Ihe 150th anniversary of American In
dependence. The “State House”
stands on a table at the entrance to
tbe main dining room of the hotel.
The Vote at Rich Square
The election passed off yery
quietly at Rich Square and a
light vote was polled. There
was no exciting local contest to
bring out the vote. True we -had
five candidates for Constable and
Tax Collector and they endeavor
ed to get out the vote; but the
fact that we had so many good
local men running for office made
it difficult to make a choice and
some stayed away rather than
choose between them. The total
vote here was only 328 out of a
total of about 600. The candi
dates here for county officers
with one exception (Register of
Deeds) made no canvass and it
is doubtful if they solicited a sin
gle vote. Following is the vote
cast here:
FOE HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVE
Dr. Carl P, Parker
326
FOR CLERK OF SUPERIOR
COURT
W. J. Beale
234
M. B. Garriss
82
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS
S. J. Calvert
120
R. I. Leake
199
FOR SHERIFF
H. L. Joyner
230
J, P, Garriss
44
R. H. Stancell
52
FOR CORONER
G. W. Grant
316
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
J. G. Stancell
254
J. T. Bolton
256
C. J. Garriss
210
J. R. Baugham
89
W. T. Liles
98
FOR BOARD OF EDUCATION
J. W. Weaver
262
A, L. Lassiter
239
E. S. Bowers
250
W. Harry Stephenson
80
E. G. Griffin
65
FOR SOLICITOR
Stanley Winborne
95
R, Hunt Parker
211
(Two votes for Winborne and
eight for Parker were not count
ed for the reason they were not
in the right box.)
U. S. SENATOR
Robert R. Reynolds 215
Lee S. Overman 80
CONSTABLE AND TAX COLLECTOR
W. A. Weaver 156
W. H. Spiyey 66
Talmadge Bolton 50
M. J. Liyerman 1
W, A, Ward 55
SEVERN NEWS
Miss Eloise Stenhenson left
Saturday morning for Greenville
to attend the commencement ex
ercises of EastlCaiolina Teachers
College.
Miss Florence Barkley has re
turned from Richmond, Va.,
where she went to have her ton
sils removed.
Misses Lois, Mildred and Mar
garet Andrews and Master Em
mett Andrews of Petersburg,
Va., were guests in the home of
Mr. W. J. Barkley'Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Worrell of Sea
board spent Sunday with their
daughter. Mrs. J. Russell Bark
ley.
Mrs. M. L. Martin, Mrs J. B.
Stephenson, Misses Essie Porter
and Elise Maddrey and Mr. Mor-
ing Stephenson are the ones
from here who took the Sunday
School Training Course at Con
way last week.
Messrs W. H. and B. F. Britt
of Boykins, Va., spent Sunday
afternoon with their father, Mr.
J. H. S. Britt.
Miss Hilton Jones returned
Saturday from a visit to her
friend, Miss Mary Brumsey, at
Currituck.
Mrs. Lula M. White and dau
ghters, Misses Una, Evelyn, and
Jay and Mrs. C. H. Britt attend
ed the shower given in honor of
Miss Katherine Essex by Misses
Thelma and Elma Fleetwood at
their home in Jackson last Thurs
day evening.
Miss Myra Glover has returned
from her visit to Miss Geraldine
Wade at Margarettsviiie.
Mr, Thad Howell arrived Fri
day from Chapel Hill where he
had been a student at the Uni
versity of North Carolina.
Mrs. H. W. Maddrey left Sat
urday afternoon for Suffolk, Va ,
to yisit her mother, Mrs. Minnie
White, who is a patient of Dr..
Gay of Lakeview Hospital.
Mr. Millard Spencer of State
College, Raleigh, arrived Friday
to spend his vacation with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F..
Spencer.
Mrs. J. B. Stephenson left Fri
day afternoon for Seaboard
where she was to join Mr, and
Mrs. W.D. Barbee and they were
to go on to Morrisville to visit
relatives for the week-end.
Miss Madge Porter has return
ed from a two weeks visit to her
brother, Mr. Barham Porter, of
Fayetteville.
Mr. Darwin Lewter of Fayette^'
ville spent last Tuesday night
with his father, Mr. E. T. Lew
ter.
Miss Bettie Starr Howell of
Norfolk IS visiting her father,
Mr. W. H. Howell, this week.
Miss Lucille Overby of Mar
garettsviiie was a guest of Miss
Dorothy Long Thursday evening.
Mr. J. S. Watson has returned
from Lakeview Hospital. Suffolk,
where he went for treatment
three weeks ago.
To The CItIzeos of Northampton
County
I desire to express to my many
friends in the county my deep
gratitude for the loyal support
given me during the recent pri
mary. You were kind and good
to me and I shall never forget
you You gave me your best and
the best that is within me is at
yeur disposal, I trust that no
act of mine will ever cause you
to regret the confidence you so
kindly placed in me.
My best official service is
yours. When you need it cal! on
me. With all my heart, I thank
you.
)(our friend,
W. J. Beale,