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: 1 PAGE TWO THE BEAUFORT NEWS THUDAYAI Ifll 1ST 8, 1929 ouniy Correspondence Items for this column should reach the News office each Tuesday. If your community is not represented write us for instructions and supplies. HARKER'S ISLAND KID DIAMOND HOMAN SEES CITYRUINS The New Drn Times, last week's i?sue sets forth a partial description Visltc of where and how the old settlement p'"0'3'' will leave to the right just a stone's ; New Bern last Thursday. Chadwick, Euclid Wade, Leslie Chad- throw while on its way to Cape Look-1 Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Whitehurst j wick, Carroll and Lester Stewart, out. o-er there where the gra?s is and family of Baltimore are here vis- Misses Anna Guynn, Audrey Stewart, situated near the Cape Loo'.out Light sI)ot nt America so gr en is the place where, not long iting; Mr. wniteneaus parents oiv. from this very day the tourists and and Mrs. R. H. Whitehurst. rom everv section of the j Mr. Ernest uatson returned home ill pay homage to th? garden j Sunday after a few months visit in i Norfolk and Kinston. and -Lois Chadwick. PORTSMOUTH SMYRNA ; day. I Mr. M. C. Dickinson spent Friday At this writing the weather is very at the home of Mr. D. W. Sabiston. hot and the mosquitoes plentiful. Miss Bernice Dobson of Greenville is spending a few days here with h r uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. G. V,'. Davis. Mr. Norvie Day who h:is been here for the last six months returned home Monday. Mrs M. M Eubanks spent Monday afternoon with Mrs W. R. Murden Mr. D visitor at Beaufort Friday afternoon I, Miss Lettie Pake of Lenoxville spem tne ween enu wun iurs. i.eona i we Simpson. Mrs. C. G. Wade of this place spent the week end at Morehead City. Then Mr. Herbert Hancock and Randolph Pake returned home Saturday from son. Morehead City where they are em ployed, to spend the week end with their family. Mrs. C. G. Wade made a business trip to Beaufort Friday. house and now almost underneath the big white sand dune, or hill, and kr.own as Diamond City. As the New Bern Times states, all ofthose who placed their deal there have since because of moving sand appear ed to tl surface as dry bones. Up to 18t'8 this Diamond City was a thriving little city and from its many and highest dunes could be ?etn its natives peering out on the ocean in search of a whaL or schools of fish which was the only chance for elihood. One time the Pout of a '.V. Sabiston was a business j whale was seen. A wave was start- jo d by a hat. the hand or a jacket vvrun as quickly as could be the entire neighborhood turned out for the scene. Again as the Times asserted, for more than 75 years up to 18G8 the Atlantic ocean with all its fierceness sang its dreary songs in many of its hurricanes, whistling Billie in the low lands to the inhabitants of the most beautiful spot on earth near the sea side and given the name of Dia mond City by one Etheridge a U. ,S. life saver inspector about the year ot latz or 6. Thanks to Heaven that one Kid Homan the good write up as he did in Quoting from this same good pa- Misses Katie and Sallie Whitehurst per the New Bern Times said thatiand father jir. E. B. Whitehurst of the good people down at Minnesott Kinston spent the week end with Mr. Beach would even attend to the chil-an(j jirSi q. H. WHr-" -:t. dren till the visitors went in bathing, Mrs Maude Willis and daughter Great Scott that ain't nothing, we j Louise and Mrs. Norman Taylor af folks down at Cane Lookout will at-1 -,ri inrr a ftiW W O f k a h u r o with relatives left Sunday for Bogue days. RUSSELL'S CREEK The Revival meeting at the Christ ian church has been very successful. have had a verv srood snpakincr man to preach for us. The meeting ended last Sunday night. re were Srrvices held at- the Free Will Baptist church Sunday ev ening at 3:00 o'clock by Rev. Rolin- Quite a Lirge crowd attended. tend to the wives until the nienfolks are t i:.y ba.hed in Uod s wat;r. VeWnere they wjh spend a few latten.l to every thing and give every :Thfn they w;n leave for their home service. e are a great people oth- j ;n Punta Gorda. Florida, ers, we selaom ever have hard it me Miss Ethel Whitehurst returned and ! Iways manage to keep jolly. home Sund iy after spending a few Just run down here and examine our; weeks at Baltimore with her brothers, sea shore for your self, then when! Messrs. Leslie and Rupert Taylor you go back home (if you ever do) j of B.J(rie were visitors in our commu you'l. t.-ll the folks there a big tale. njtv Thursday. This surely is a wonderful place it I Mrs. Pauline Moore and grand is the one place set apart by the hand ' daughter Louise Hudirins after spend Mr. H. new Ford. J. Willis has purchased a Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Wade of Wil liston were the guests of Mr and Mrs. A. B. Wade Sunday night. Rev. J. B. Holcomb preached at the Baptist church Sunday and Sun day night. We all enjoyed the sermons. LOLA. Quite a few of the people from our community are on the sick list, some were carried to the hospital at Beaufort and New Bern while others are confined to their homes. We wish them all a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. G. D. the guests of Mr. I. Mrs Elizabeth Russe ing. Mr. and Mrs. I.. T. Fodrie went down tj the hospital in Beaufort Sunday to see their daughter Mrs. Violet Whitley who has had an operation. Purifov were ! W. Russell and!che Tlnios- ew Bern. This being 1 Sunday even- i t','e i st 'me nat 'ne Times was ev- i i my lossesMon, 1 nave reaa ana re-read it over and over many times, the neighbors have also read it, it is grand to see an article appear con cerning your old home and loved ones, especially to this famous old Diamond, City, where this big bridge of nature whereby those crowded city folk can come and stay a whole summer for less than the cost of a big hi.t dog. The only thing we want people to come down here for is to get some of this money and in return give them this hundred year old rec reation what we have here stored a way that no one can get except those who come. We do not ship this rec reation to any one for love nor mon- !ey. Just those who visit the clear I and blueish waters at the sea wall on Cape Lookout are those who get the taste. Everything to eat down here and I we want every body to eat it. STRA'TS ing a few weeks here with Mr. M. M Chadwick returned to their home in i Beaufort Saturday. Mi.-s Nellie Chadwick left Thurs day for Tarboro where she will visit friends. Miss Clara Chadwick returned home Sunday after spending a week at Beaufort with her cousin Mrs. Sam Gibbs. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cnerry of Tarboro spent a few days here last week at the club house. Mrs. C. G. Nelson entertained a number of boys and girls Saturday, August 3, at her home in Gloucester in honor of her daughter Eloise's j fourth birthday. After interesting Miss Katie and Edith Chadwick of i Gloucester are here visiting their sis ter Mrs. Norwood Roberts. Misses Dora Bell and Dena Salter of Davis are here on a visit to Mrs. Theo. Salter. Messrs. Whealton Robinson and Wilbur Goodwin left Sunday for At lantic and Lola. Mr. Joe Roberts of Oriental spent Saturday night here with Mr. W. T. Roberts. Mrs. Homer Harris and his mother left Saturday for Stacey where they will spend some time. ITllO. Due IhUUClts last, ucjuh j for her home in Oriental where she put her small daughter in the care of a doctor for a broken arm. Mr. J. J. Eabb of Fort Macon C. G. Station is home on a visit. Mr. Otis Willis of Hatteras is vis iting relatives and friends here. Miss Margaret Willis returned to Hatteras last week after spending a few days here. Lion-Killing Plant Found A plant which kills lions ha sbeen found in South Africa. It is known as the grapple plir.t. It has a large number of surved hooks on its seed vessel and these catch' in the coats and feet of animals. In trying to tear out of the hooks the lions some- Mrs. Annie Pigott and Miss Elh manv beautiful gift: Smith returned to their homes in I The guests were games were enjoyed a delicious ice times get tnem in their mouths, with course was seived. Eioise received . fatal results. Many antelopes,, goats Masters David and other animals are lamed by this plant every year. Mr. George Russell and Miss Miller were quietly married last Wednesday night. Miss Miller is from Gloucester. Miss Louise Garner was the guest of Miss Lina Mae Taylor Sundav. NORTH RIVER Mr. Walter Moore and some of his friends from Beaufort were visitors here Sunday. Misses Mattie and Millie Day were visitors at Roe a short while Sunday afternoon. Mrs. E. G. Daniels was at Beau fort Monday visiting her husband who is in the hospital there. Mr. Daniels had the misfortune of hurt ing his leg very badly a few days a-go. Mr. Norvie Day returned from Smyrna Monday. home Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Lupton made a business trip to Beaufort Sunday carrying Mr. Lupton's parents to see their daughter Mrs. W. S. Tosto of lukens who is in the hospital there. ' Mr. and Mrs. Louis Daniels return ed home Monday from Williston where they have been spending a f rw days with their daughter Mrs. Ful ford Willis. Mrs. Hardy Willis and children of Morehead City were visitors here Sunday at the home of Mrs. T. L Willis. Mr. Warren Willis and Mis DoIIie May Hunnings spent a few hours at Marshallberg Sunday visiting friends. Mrs. Julian Fdeher and Mrs. E. F. ! Powell and daughter Mrs. Grady; Smith spent a few hours here Sua-j diy visiting at the home of Mr. and! Mrs. Eugene WaJe. ' IN ORDER TO MAKE SPACE FOR OUR LARGE NEW STOCK OF FALL MER CHANDISE THIS STORE IS OFFERING SOME SPLENDID VALUES IN SUM MER GOODS. EVERYTHING IS BEING OFFERED AT A BIG REDUCTION YOUR ATTENTION IS CALLED TO Miss Swannie Wade who is employ ed in Greensboro spent the week rnd here visiting h.-r parents Mr. and Mrs. Alex Wade. Miss Edna Beachem returned home Saturday after spending the week in Raleigh with the club girls and boys. She reports a very interest ing trip. Mr. and Mrs. W. 3. Hunnings and -hiidren of Beauo.T: were visitors at the home of P. B. sachem Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Goodwin were visitors at Beaufort and Morehead City Monday. Mr. Whealton Robinson of Atlan tice spent Sunday here with Mr. W. S- Goodwin. Miss Effie Goodwin spent Monday at Beaufort. Mr. Arthur Goodwin and Miss Ellen Lupton were vistiors at Atlantic Sun day morning. CORE CREEK. Mr. L. C. Dickinson and children are spending a week at Vandemcre visiting her auut. Mrs. E. C. Dickinson is suffering from a bone felon. We wish her a speedy recovery. x Mr. W. R. Murden spent the week end with his family. Missis Lythian .Thelma and Susie Norris were visitors at our Sunday School Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. James Whitley and daughters of Raleigh attended our Sunday School Sunday morning. Miss Dorothy Baxter of Petersburg V., spent Sunday with Misses Marie and Roxie Dickinson. Mrs. John Felton and children of Raleigh are spending some time with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Sabis- tSM. Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Tosto of Beau fort spent Sunday afternoon with her parents Mr and Mrs. G. M. Sabiston. Mr F. O. Dickinson made a bus iness visit to Washintgon, N. C. Fri- Mrs. Jesse Butle spending a while h, ' of Fremont is re with relatives Mrs. J. N. Arthur returned home Monday from New Bern where she has be f having her baby treated in a hospital. Miss Viola Gillikin who is working in New Bern spent the week end here with her mother Mrs. Blanche Gillikin. BOGUE. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Edwards of Bridgeton spent Suniay afternoon here. Ladybird Hats, have a splen did selection from which to choose. Every one needs a midsummer hat. Get yours at this sale. New shipment Summer Silks, Flaxons, voiles. Just what you need for that extra 'dress to finish the summer season. In polka dots, the fashion's favorite, and other love ly patterns. SHOES The famous Hamilton-Brown Shoes for every member of the family. Have a good stock, but they must go to make room for fail merchandise. Craddock-Terry Shoes on Sale Get yourself a pair at these reduced prices. LOVELY SILK UNDER THINGS AT REDUCED PRICES HOSE IN ALL WANTED SHADES E. D. mARTW and COMPAIUJ FRONT ST. BEAUFORT Miss Mamie Wolfe of Beaufort, & Miss Inez Chadwick of Straits and Miss Hollister of New Bern spent the ! week end here with Mrs. Ecu Taylor.' The many friends of Mr. Thomas ' j Guthrie are very glad to know he is improving and able to be up again, ij N Mrs. W. E. Eaggs and children who have been visiting Mrs. Baggs' mother Mrs. Shearor.ouse at Marlow have re turned home. Mrs. A. S. Taylor left last Wednes day to visit relatives at Norfolk and 'Baltimore. E Mr. A. S. Taylor and Mrs. Ecu Taylor attended to business Beau fort Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Wisey Cannon and Mrs. Holt spent last week with Mrs. Lina Cannon. Mr. Lee Scott killed a rr-nie snake five feet long with fourteen rattles. Miss E3s:e Metters of Ocean spent Sunday here. Mr. Garland Mattox of Maysville was in our midst Sunday. Cotton and Linen Nets, Twines and Fittings for all the Fisheries. T Messrs Geo. Norris and WilVii? Met ters and Bernard Moss of Peletier were visitors here Sunday. after noon. 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