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ANDREW J. CONNER, PUBLISHER
OLUME XXXV
SEVERN NEWS
"CAROUNA. CAROLINA. HEAVEN’S BLESSINGS ATTEND HER'
RICH SQUARE, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPT. 30, 1926
SUBSCRIPTION PER ANNUM $1.00
NUMBER 39
MARIiARETTSVlLLE NEWS
Fair;
Death Ot Honored Clltzen-The Bov-l Mrs. M. B. Garrlss and daugh-
ter, Margaret Buie, spent several
ernor MaKes Fine Appointment- mother.
Work on Power line Mrs. Barbara Smith, in Lemon
Mr. W. P. Spacer Mays.ilte. SDrings.
N n snent the week-end here “
with his family. Mr. Spencer has and daughter.Gertrude of Ports-
witn nis laniiiy. mouth spent the week-end here
been supervising the work of
his company. The Farmers F ^ days here with
Co., for someUme. \ ^ Pruden.
Mr. M. L. Martin spent Sun- ^ Scott, of
day at Lakeview Hospital. SuL I Sunday here,
folk, where his son Lugats in the home of Mr. J. G.
convalescing from an operation j
for appendicitis. He is expecting
Plans Complete For 1926
Bigger and Better Than Ever
PQTECASI LOCALS
SEABOARD NEWS
to leave the hospital the latter
part of this week,
Mr. D. H. Brown, Woodland,
was in town Saturday cousulting
with the farmers.
Bottoms.
Mrs. Rosa Norvel, Portsmouth,
is spending sometime here with
her daughter, Mrs. M. N. Car
penter.
i Mr. W. T. Norvel and family.
Seaboard, spent Sunday after
Misses Bettie Long and Alice noon here in the home of Mr. M
Irving Lambert, of the high n. Carpenter,
school faculty, spent the week- Mr. and Mrs. Lee Long and
end with their home people at two children and Mr. and Mrs.
Seaboard and South Hill. Va. Willie Bass of the Mt. Carme
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teaching at the Middleburg mgn
School, was a weekend visitor! ernoon
We again want trf remind our
:'riend8 in the Koanoke-Chowan
section and adjacent counties of
the many attractive features at
the approaching Roandke-Chow-
an Fair to be held at Woodland
from the 5th to the 8th of Octo-
jer.
On Tuesday, the 5th, we have
set apart as special childrens day
and are inviting all school chil
dren to be our guest that day
when the admission for them will
be free. W'e have arranged spe ifamous Carrol ;
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
N. Stephenson.
Mr. and Mrs, H. P. Stephenson
were Sunday afternoon guests of
her sister, Mrs. G. H. Tyler,
Jackson.
Mrs, A. J. Harrell. Potecasi.
spent several days last week
with relatives here. ^
The town board here was in
formed that some of the material
for putting in the electric line
between here and Boykins is ex
pected in the near future. Also
since the Power Co. has closed a
deal with all the towns between
Mr. J. G. Bottoms and daugh
ter, Johnnie, spent a few hours
Friday evening in the home of
Mr, B. A. Scott. Jackson, They
were accompanied home by Miss
Bessie Bottoms and Mrs. Nannie
Bridgers. who spent the week
end with them.
Mrs. Paul Faison and two chil
dren, of Jackson, are spending
sometime here with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Faison.
The following is a clipping
from a newspaper from Hazel-
ton, Pa.;
“At a tea and reception given
at the Elk’s home this afternoon
here and Lewiston a double force Ly Mjg, John R. Sharpless, wife
of workmen will be put on which Lf the ^ell known attorney, an-
will expedite the construction 1 nouncement was made of the en-
of the line. gagement of their daughter.Miss
Mrs. Belle Vinson, Boykins. Jean Sharpless, to Dr. H. T.
Va., was a week-end visitor of Garriss, of Richmond. Virginia,
her friend. Mrs. J. L. Joyner. Miss Sharpless was a bacteriolo-
Gov. A. W. McLean has ap- with the board of health of
pointed Mr. Stanley Winborne. °hnrirof
Murfreesboro, as a member of I years, and is now in charge of
the Educational Commission,
Tnis was a very wise appoint
ment and we are sure that Mr.
Winborne will give his best to
the office.
Mr. J. R. Taylor is in Calhoun,
Tenn.. this week buying inoprov-
ed milk cows which he expects
to ship direct to the Roanoke-
Ghowan Fair, Woodland. They
will be sold at public auction on
Friday of the Fair.
Mr, and Mrs. Ben Stockard of
Greensboro are visiting Mr, and
Mrs. Geo. R. Stephenson this
week.
The congregation of the Bap
tist church were recipients of
two fine sermons Sunday by the
pastor. Rev, A. W. H. Jones.
His sermon in the morning was
on the sin and the cross. In the
evening he delighted his hearers
on “Be Ye Also Enlarged.”
We regret to report the death
of Mr. E. Tyler, who departed
this life on last Saturday even
ing. Mr. Tyler suffered a stroke
of paralysis about six weeks ago
which was the cause of his death.
He was a faithful and loyal mem
ber of the Baptist church and
lived a life honorable and loving,
was devoted to his Sunday School
class and helped in the work of
the class in every way possible,
an ideal citizen, a devoted hus
band and father. The funeral
the laboratory at the Hazelton
State Hospital. Dr. Garriss, who
is a North Carolinian, was an in
terne at the State Hospital for
several years and is now a prac
ticing physician at Richmond.
He was with the United States
Marines during the World War
where his record is outstanding. ”
Dr. Garriss is a son of Mr, and
Mrs. H. P. M. Garriss. one of
our own town boys, and one of
whom we feel rightly proud. He
is a young man of sterling worth,
of high ideals and good morals,
and of a disposition which has
won him a host of friends wher
ever he is known. As a boy he
graduated with honors at Sea
board High School and went from
there to Trinity College, now
Duke University. When the
United States entered the World
War he volunteered for service
as a Marine and spent four years
overseas where he won severs
citations. After returning home'
he graduated at Trinity, anc
later at the Medical College of
Virginia, Richmond. He spent
two years as an interne at the
State Hospital at Hazelton, Pa.
and is now in Richmond practi
cing medicine. He is also an in
structor in medicine at the Medi
cal College of Virginia.' We fee
that his many friends through
out the county will be interested
ill this bit of nevs of one of
cial attractions for the children
for Tuesday and we hope all
parents who possibly can do so,
will take this day off and bring
the little ones to "Our Fair.”
The little folks, as well as older
ones, will be delighted in seeing
the smallest performing horse in
the world in action. He is only
27 inches tall and weighes only
70 pounds. Then, too, that
mighty mule, DYNAMITE, will
furnish fun galore for both old
and young.
While there are no special fea
tures for Wednesday, the day
will be filled with the regular at
tractions which are out on every
day for the entertainment of
everybody.
Besides the regular daily fea
tures for Thursday we have the
promise of Mr, U. B. Blalock,
General Manager of the N. C.
Cotton Growers Association.lwho
will speak in front of the grand
stand at 11 o’clock. Mr. Blalock
is a successful business man of
very wide experience and he al
ways has a worthwhile message
for farmers and business men.
We are also expecting Commis
sioner of Agriculture. W. A.
Graham, on the program for
Thursday.
Friday at 2:00 o’clock we will
have a football game between
Franklin, Va. and Scotland Neck
which promises to be one of the
best games to be seen in this part
of the State this season. These
teams have been putting in same
hard practice and should be in
fine shape by that time.
There will be harness racing
every day, and from the number
of entries, the races bid fair to
be better this year than ever be
fore. There will also be a mule
race and a pony race each day.
The Sesqui Centennial fire
works will greatly outclass any
thing ever shown here.
Among the many ^ other fea
tures will b; Sidney Allen, of the
‘Al
len Gang” with his “odds and
ends,” among which is a table
he raa'de while in the Va. State
penitentiary, containing 75000
different pieces of wood.
Mr. Butterworth of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture will
be here with iJ. S. standard sam
ples of cotton according to grade
and staple, which should interest
every cotton farmer in Eastern
Carolina.
The Secretary of the Fair As
sociation has been instrumental
' in getting the U. S. Secretary of
War. to send us from Langly
Field, a Dirigible which will
make a flight each day
The farm machinery exhibit
promises to be the best this year
ever shown here. Right at this
time we want to urge'our farmers
to bring out their team, hitched
to wagons, to compete for the
liberal prizes at noon Friday.
Besides the regular premiums
there will be given away three
beautiful silver loving cups, one
of which is valued at $50.00,
which goes to the person exhibit
ing the best pen of chickens.
Numerous improvements have
been made around the grounds
and buildings which adds greatly
to the appearance of the whole
surroundings. A new poultry
house has been erected. A new
building especially for exhibits
from colored people, with special
booths for individual exhibits,
has been built.
I G. P. Burgwyn, Sec.
FARM DEMONSTRATION WORK
Notice To Cotton Association MemOers
I have three registered Jersey
bulls offered me at $50 each.
Jhey are all over nine months
old and of fine breeding. If you
lave been thinking of the dairy
jusiness or the purchase of a
dairy bull this is a real opportun
ity.
I am now taking orders for
pyrotol, the govenment explo
sive. Your orders should be ac
companied by a deposit of $9 for
each 100 pounds wanted. This
will pay freight as well as pur
chase the material. Orders ac
cepted for as little as 50 pounds.
I am now ordering seed at the
following prices: Abruzzi rye
at $1.50 bushel f. o. b. Murphy,
N. C. Crimson Clover at 10
cents pound f. o. b. Richmond,
Winter rye at $1,25 f. o. b. Rich
mond. Where clover orders are
for less than 220 pounds a charge
will be made for bags.
E. P. Gulledge.
County Agent.
There are still a good many
members of the Cotton Associa
tion in Northampton County who
have not yet received their check
for first year’s reserve and in
terest check for first three years,
i I will be in Jackson next Monday
prepared to hand out checks to
all who have not yet received
them if they will bring their first
year reserve certificate and meet
me in the office of Mr. Gulledge,
County Agent, from 10:00 to
12:00 o’clock. If for any reason
you cannot find your certificate,
come any way and we will in
struct you how to get your check.
Please meet me if possible
promptly at 10:00 o’clock.
David H. Brown,
District Supervisor
Miss Eunice Parker spent last
week with Mrs. W. H. Beale.
Miss Lillian Joyner had her
tonsils removed at Lake View
Hospital last Thursday.
Miss Jeanette Parker. Frank
lin, was the guest of Miss Lillian
Joyner last week.
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Gilbert and
Mr. J. R. Baugham spfent several
days with Mr. and Mrs, A. L.
Gray of La Grange, last week.
Mrs. A. J. Harrell spent the
week-end with her father in
Severn.
Mrs. Euzelia Doffermyre and
children spent the week end in
Mapleton visiting Mrs. Edgar
Britt,
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Parker
spent Thursday in Franklin, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Griffin
of Raleigh are visiting their
father, Mr, W. R. Griffin, near
here,
Miss Thelma Griffin delight-
'ull.v entertained a number of
ler friends on the lawn of her
lome near here Thursday even
ing from 8 to 10:30 o’clock. The
guests were met on the lawn by
the hostess assisted by Miss
Willia Griffin and were invited
into the house to take off their
wraps. They were then invited
on the beautiful lawn where they
played many games and had a
good time in general. The guests
were then invited to gather
around a long table with Japan
ese lanterns of many colors shed
ding a beautiful light over the
gay crowd. The hostess served
delicious refreshments consisting
of sandwiches and ice tea and ice
cream and cake. .About 10:30
the guests left voting Miss Grif
fin an ideal hostess. About fifty
guests enjoyed Miss Griffin’s hos
pitality.
Mrs. L. H. White and daugh
ter of Charlotte and Mrs. W. E.
White of Colerain visited their
sister, Mrs. E. B. Lassiter, Fri
day.
Mr. Edward Parker left Sun
day for Norfolk to enter a busi
ness college.
The P. T. A. of Potecasi school
met Friday evening at the school.
There was a large attendance of
mothers and fathers as well as
children. After the business
meeting an excellent program
was rendered by the children,
after which ice cream was serv
ed. We hope each one present
will come again and bring some
one else on Friday evening be
fore fourth Sunday in October.
Mr. and Mrs. Harmon of Ports
mouth were week-end guests o::
Ur. and Mrs W. H. Beale.
PiannlDg to Organize Community
Club-Revival Meeting Closes-
General News
services were conducted by hi-i! Nurchampion’s most promising
pastor. Rev. A W. H. Jones, as j young men. therefore we pass it
sistedby Rev. J P. Essex. Jack-1 on , ^ .u k-
son. F. B. Handly, Boykins, and'. Rev. Frank Culbreth filled his
Frank Culbreth, Seaboard. In-(regular appointment at Sharon
terment in the family burying. M. E. church Sunday A. M. He
ground on his farm. and Mrs. Culbreth were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Carpen
ter for dinner.
Rev. A. W. H. Jones filled his
regular appointment at the Bap
tist church Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Garriss and
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Garriss
spent Sunday afternoon in Sea
board, guests in the home of Mr.
Millard F. Long.
RED CROSS APPEAL
EVERYBODY GOES TO OUR FAIR
WOODLAND, OCTOBER 5-6-7-8
Fidelis Class Has Regular Business
Meeting
The Fidelis Class of Severn
Baptist Church met with Mrs
C. S. Long at the home of Mrs.
Ida Fleetwood on Monday even
ing. The regular business ses
sion was held. Officers for the
coming year were elected and
provision for October work was
made.
Refreshments consisting of
lemonade and wafers were serv
ed. Fifteen members were pre
sent.
Reporter.
To the people of Northampton
County:
You need no urging or begging
but this is just to let you know
you have the opportunity of giv
ing to the storm stricken suf
ferers of Florida through the
Northampton Red Cross Chapter.
Please make your donations to
the following people who will act
as treasurer in each town, turn
ing it over to the Red Cross
County Treasurer.
Mrs. Eston Griffin, Woodland
Mrs. C. W. Martin. Milwaukee
Mrs. J. J. Parker. Lasker.
Mr. T. R. Everett. Conway.
Mr. Walter Barbee, Seaboard.
Mrs. J. F. Shoulars, Rich
Square.
Mrs. Euzelia Doffermyre, Pote
casi.
Miss Mazle Calvert. Jackson.
Miss Lucy Ellis, Garysburg.
Mr. Magnus Martin, Severn.
Mr. W. M. Stephenson, Pend
leton. _ . „
Mrs. E. A. Huggins,
Chairman Northampton
Red Cross.
Mrs. H. H. Skeeter. Ports
mouth, arrived Mondav and is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Duffee.
Mr, Ben Long. Portsmouth,
arrived Monday and is the guest
of his mother, Mrs. Anna Long
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. F.
C. Weaver.
Mr. G. T. Stephenson, Frank
lin, was a guest Monday of his
sister. Mrs. R. M. Maddrey.
Mrs. H. F. Plummer, Ports
mouth,returned home Friday af
ter a ten day visit to her daugh
ter, Mrs. Elmo Crocker,
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Stockard,
Greensboro, were guests Friday
of Mr. and Mrs. Julian Morgan.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brown, of
Macclesfield,returned home Mon
day after a few days visit to
Mrs. Brown’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Long.
Mr. Randolph Pruden left Fri
day for Fayetteville where he
has accepted a position with the
National Biscuit Co.
Mrs. Robert L. Moore spent a
few days in Portsmouth the past
week visiting relatives,
Messrs Herbert and Thomas
Long and Miss Mildred Cutherell,
Port Norfolk, were week end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. F.
Long.
Messrs W, D. Barbee, H. R.
and W. L. Harris attended the
foot-ball game at Wake Forest
Saturday between U. N. C. and
Wake Forest.
Mr, and Mrs. Jasper Gay and
daughter Peggy, Margarettsville.
were Sunday evening guests of
Mr. J, G. Stancell.
Mr, and Mrs. H. J. Purvis and
son H. J, Jr., Woodland, were
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Julian Morgan.
Mr. Clarence Stephenson^, Bal
timore, was the weekend guest
of his aunt, Mrs. Willie Barnes,
Gumberry.
Mr. Vogie Harris, Norfolk, is
the guest of his father, Mr, Jos
eph Harris, for a few days.
The second. meeting of the
Parent-Teacher Association on
Monday night was marked by an
unusual degree of enthusiasm.
Interesting discussions of phases
of co-operation were discussed by
Mrs. W. J. Jones, Mr. Lynch,
Dr, Parker and Mr. Barbee. As a
result of Mr. Barbee’s address on
community clubs, a committee
was appointed to plan for a com
munity club for Seaboard. A
committee was also named to
plan for a Home Chautauqua.
After the discussions a Carolina
'oik play was presented by the
Senior class.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Barbee
and Mrs. G.F, Crocker left Tues
day for Raleigh to attend the
musical comedy Rose Marie.
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Lewis-and
children and Mrs, Fannie Balder-
son. Sharps, Va., are guests of
Mr. and Mrs, J. H. Ramsay this
week.
Miss Virginia Edwards, who is
attending Southern Shorthand
College. Norfolk, spent the week
end with her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. R. R. Edwards.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pruden
and son, Rosemary, were Sunday
guests of his mother, Mrs. Bettie
I. Pruden.
Prof, and Mrs. H. M. Lynch
spent the week end at White
Plains, guests of Mr. Lynch’s
parents.
Misses Selma Bradley and
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