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VOLUME 26
s WINDSOR, N. C., THURSDAY, OCT. 23RD. 1913.
NO. 21
BEASLEY-FEHEBEE MARRIAGE
.An Account of the Marriage of Dr;
Bruce Beasley to Miss Louise y
Ferebee at Shawbbrb, y-y.
Coleraine Relatives Attend.
One of the most beautiful and im
pressive weddings ever witnessed in
this section was solomized at the home
of Mr. and Mrs; J. J. Ferebee on Tues
-day afternoon, when their. oldest daugh
ter, Louise X ma became the bride o
Dr E. Bruce Beasley.
The parlor was simple but beauti
iully decorated in ferns and white' roses
The cruests were received at the "door
by Mrs. R. Bryan Carter, sinter of the)
bride, gowned in chiffon over pink, mes
saline, assisted by Miss Lois Vann id
blue marquirette ever blue messaline
From here the guests passed into the
library, which was.; artistically decora
ted in golden rod and potted plantsJ
-where they were shown the many bea4
tiful and useful presents, by Mrs. T
K. Karmiek, aunt of the bride, gowned
in black net over coyse dichine. I
Promptly at 12:30 Miss Louise Car
ter in yellow brocade charmeuse, im
pressively sang Demee's 'Dearest'
accompanied by Miss Jennie. Ferebee in
white lingerie over pink, after t which
the bridal party entered to the J strain
of the wedding march from Xiohengoeu
in the following order: f , , f
Miss Florence Beasley, sister-of thi
groom, as second maid of honor, .i i
white corpoduchTne. with pink trimmin
and carrying Killomay roses. Miss Olp
Mae Ferebee, sister of the bride as firsjt
maid of honor in white dew-drop net
over satan. aIo,;pink. Killomay rosesj.
then carre little Miss Ruth Shaw Brit
ton as riner bearer with the ring m thp
3ieart of a white rose, next" come the
groom . wi th his r bes t p man i M r . ; K T
"Wooten, wearing the conventional black
then came little Miss.-Moijrifie Belle
Snowden , with a basket of shattered
roses which she scattered in front c f
the bride, who entered . on the arm c f
lier father he, being gowned in white
brocade satan. with ; pearl trimmings
-her only ornament t a; handsome 'pearl
necklace. The wedding vail was caught
with orange blossoms and; she carried j a
shower boauet of brides roses . and
Jilies of the valley.
She was met by
altar and unitedjtt?
the groom at the
marriage by Rev,
J. A. Martih.X j
After the Wedding a buffet luhche
was served'by the; following ; young ia
'dies, handsomely attired in white lin
gerie dresses and colored sliopersi ' Mis
es J ennie FVrebee Ruth Thompson
irace Beasley sister of the i groom
iouise Vann with green, ; Rose I Marvel
and Rosa StephensonJ i
lmmediatelv after the luncheon Mr.
and Mrs. Eeisley left and a shbver
Jrice and good wishes for a trip
northern cities. The brideV going
way gown was a. handsome suit of ma
hogany macrams with hat . and gloves
to match. ; . ; -
The bride is the accomplished dau
ter of Mr. J. J. Ferebee and ;has for
the past few years been the profess or
-of Latin at Chowan College. . '
Among those present ; from oat of
town were: Mr., and Mrs. T. E. Bens
ey, parents of the groom, Misses Miss
es Florence and Qrace Beasley; sisters
f the groom. Miss Ruth- Shaw Brit-
ton and Rosebud NowellJ of Coleraihe.
LOUISE C. VANN.
Seed Thoughts for Farmers
Issued, by the North Carolina
State Department Agricul
ture
1. Send samples of your seed to he
North Carolina ' Seed Laboratory or
examination- and test before you buy.
It will pay you ; there 13 no charge, j
2. The North : Carolina seed Labora
tory is all yours. , Use it for your ojwn
Personal gain. 5 cents will brink'J t
ight to your door, ,wherev it will solve
your seed 'problems, free s of; charge.
3. 'Know ) what you are "about to buy
before you get it-You can't take sied
out of the ground after they have been
sown. , - - , . . . J ,
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, 4. ' Send your tobacco seeds to the
Nth Carolina Seed Laboratory . and
A MEMORIAL MEETING
At Ross's Church'. the 4th. Sunday,
In Memory of Rev.- J. A.. -Speight;"
V; The Former Pastor. -
The Program of Exercises.
There will be held at Ross Bap
tist church on the 4th Sunday in
Oct. a meeting in memory of the
late-Rev. J. A.! Speight, D. D;
when .the following order of ex
ercises will be had :
1st. Hymn- How Firm a Foun
dation Ye Saints of the Lord.
2nd Prayer. Rev. Lineberry:
; : 3rd; Hymn ? '
4th. .Remarks of Pastor, .
5th. Hymn. s '
6th. Memorial Remarks.9
1, W. D. WHITE
. - F. . D. WINSTON
THOMAS GILL AM.
7th Short talks from others. "
"8thV. -Hymn v -
; 9th. Benediction-by Rev. T.
T. Speight,. D. D.. V .
v Na doubt there will be a large
gathering of people present as
Mr.-Speight "was pastor of this
church a great number of years
and has a jgreat many friends
and' admirers throughout this sec
tion. ' '-
have them recleaned-it will
pay you,
and we bear the expenee.
, - , - . .
5. Ask your seedsman why he re
fuse? to guarantee the i- purity or the
germination of . his : seed. He will not
xuar antee his.-t?oods pendc us, - a sample,
before you buy and find the reason you
may decide to let- them remain- his
goods, , , v - " r .
6. Send three or A four teaspoonfuls
of your crass. clover ; and other small
seeds and ' about a cupful r of corn,
wheat, oats, peasand other seeds, of
this size when submitting a sample to'
the Laboratory for examination. Write
your name and address -plainly on the
package and. address it to, the- 'North
Carolina Seed Laboratory, Department
of Agricul tute, Raleigh, N. C., State
whether you'want us to examine it for
Purity and Germination., --. .- :
7. Do not, buy or use f feeoV' . oats
for seed oats-they may have been heat
ed in the bin and, fail to come. up.y
8. How many of our clover seed will,
come up from every hundred planted. -9.
When your seed fail to come up
you lose doubly.
-''10. The5 North Carolina Sjeed act
fixes the standards of germinati on and
purity for the following agricultural
seeds., . Purity means freedom : from
weed seeds and other . foreign a seeds ;
viability means germinating! power or
the ability to come up when planted.
'IT. Seeds containing1 wild-onions,
wild mustard; couch grassCadada this
tie, wild oats, elover or alfalfa dodder
corn cockle, dog fennel, cheat, or wild
carrot 'are unlawful for, sale? far. seed
ing purposes,' in North Carolina.
12. Woulyousell your, neighbor
seed too impure.: and dirty ; to sow on
your own land? Then . do not sell such
seed to the seed dealex-your neighbor
or some Mother man might get them
from the seedman. '
13. :It is an agricultural sin. if not
a' moral crimes to sell clover seed con
taining dodaer or seed, wheat contain
ing onions' or cockle from your farm to
a seed8man.; JBetter sell such seed to
your neighbor, who . will ; then ' know
who'to sue for' damages.
14." All legitimate iseed dealers in
North Carolina ' have ' a license.
: -15. Watch he, man -who is willing
to sell you seeds L without having a li
cense. If he is willing j to break the
lawf or your benefit, he might be will
ing to sell you inferior seeds for his
benefit. ; . '
1 r Wheat does not "turn ta cheat"
; ... w . , .
but seed, wheat containing onions arid
cockle will cheat you out of , ;a first
class crop. , -'y: ! J
, 17 Pestiferous weeds, like - other
troubles,' are generally imported. - See
ihat you dp. ; not "import" 'weed seeds
along with your'other seeds from your
MEMORIAL
Resolutions and 1 Obituary Notices
"and the Deceased Members of t
rVChurchesland Organization.
J. N .Thomas and V.V. Baiter
On the 13th day f June 1913, the
death angel visited the home of our
dear:and faithful, brother, -rJ: N.-Thomas
and bore Hs spirit a way to that
heavenly home where J esus' said I go
to prepare for you. He was 83 years
old, had been a faithful member of
Capehart Baptist church ;f or 54 years
and forva numBer of years served as a
deacon of that "church. ; He volunteer
ed in-the Confederate army in -1863
and fought for, hi? country- until the
war ended. The writerhas known this
dear old brother from infancy and has
never known-him but tolove him. " He
was superintendent of the first Sunday
school I ever attended. ; '
' In the death of brother Thomas his
church., and community feel a great
loss. iHe?.leaves a: widow, 6, children;
35 grand childrenf 6 great grand-children
and a host of friends and relatives
to mourn his death ' . He -wasT laid to
rest in the old family burying ground
in i he presence of a large number of
friends and relatives who gathered to
pay the last tribute of . respect; y Sleep
on dear brother till thou shall bear the
summon come up higher and receive j
the crown that awaits for thee. "
- ' A Friend.
Whereas it has come' to our notice
vthat on the 25th day f September. 19
13 thatthe grim monster of,death vis
ited the home of W, W. Baker and
claimed for its victim the old land mark
and steady Alliance brother Winfield
Baker, and -whereas our langnage , is
jtoo" limited to express our;, appreciation
xe''itith&rwfei of? this nbble
man. be it therefore resolved that we
cherish his memory by imitating his
virtues and in serving his God. , '
We pray for. the comfort .of his Sa-;
vior upon his .family, ; blessings of his
God upon this order he loved so well; ?
That wejtender our condolence to
the bereaved family of our beloved
brother. ' -
; That a copy of this bespread on bur
minutes, v one sent to the "family of the
diseased, - one to-Jthe" far Heel Farmer
and one to the Windsor Ledger for pub
lication. , --: " ' ; t ;
Done by order of ; Bertie County ;Far
mer's Alliance . at Merry Hill, N.' C.
Pet. 9th 1913'. i , -
- - ' JOSEPH H. EVANS, :
, : Wm. J? WILSON X
.JOSEPH H. MYERS.
1 v - Committees
seed dealer, i . " - -
; 18. Dodder, wild carrot, cheat, wild
onions, wild mustard; oxeye daisy,
bristly tbuckhorn, bracted n plantain.
Canada? thistle, Russian thistle: - nu- ;
grass, knawl, spiney i pig .weed, crab
grass, sheep sorrel, smart weed," Spant
ish needles, dog enne.l; and; most other
bad weeds are all imported i into this
country from Europe, or ; some' other
country, in impure seeds.', V
19. . How long did it take you to rid
your wheat fields and pastures of wild
carrot and wild onions? These pests
were imported from Europe in impure
seeds, v ' -
' 20. Sow only good clean ! seed. - v"
21.1 Are your . seed oats and see
wheat "clean,? or are they full of dirt
cheat ,or onions? t -V. , ; '
22. t Any, plant in your field different
from the crop you are trying to grow
- V 23. . Reclean your wheat before sow-:
ing-It- will pay you.' - V , ,; ? V ' - l"
. 24.reatyour wheat - and oats for
smut byimmersing the seed for; 30
minutes in a solution7 of , ;a pint of for
malin in fifty gallonsvbf . water.
.25.'. What. is your method of rid
ding your fieles of fodder,' or Hhe yel
low "Jove vine?!' This pest was also
imported" from Europe. , ,T , .
:26' These yellow spots of dodder in
your clover fiels are cancers that eat
the. vitals out of ;: your "clover crop."
Ouarentine this pest "as you .would
smallpox.
: W. A. GRAHAM,
Commissioner of Agriculture,
TO SUNDAY SCHOOLS BERTIE
Of all Protesfant Denominations
.Invited to Attend Baracca and :
J Philathea Bible Class Rally
In Windsor November 3rd.
To the Sunday Schools of Bertie Co. :
J- Dear, friends:-
, We are writing to extend- to , your
young men's, and ladies classes . a most
cordial invitation to attend an organ
ized Baraca and Philathea - Bible Class
Rally at our church ( Baptist) Monday
evening, - November 3rd. v ' We . have in
vited all the Baraca anor Philathea
classes in : our conn ty to be presen t, and
although; you may not have organized
these classes yet, we will be glad to
have you come and learn about the
work- - ------ j -
Please instruct the secretary of your
S. S. to forward names of all who can
remain over Monday evening, in order
that" we-may know how many homes to
secure, ' x our pastor and Superinten
dent are also cordially invited.- "
With kirid greetings and - good wish
es for you all, and hoping, to receive a
prompt re ply. - v
Yours very sincerely,' - .
- J. H. MATTHEWS, L
. MRS. J. H.- DEMPSEY,
IRVION GILLAM, Committee
From Peele's , School House.
. The rain last week has delayed farm
work considerably, and in addition .has
caused, crops to be much damaged.
, :We regret to note the illness, of Miss
Ethel Peele, who' is suffering with the
asthmas We hope her condition may
be improved. .v1 - ' 1
,We ire glad , to report Mr V. C.J
Williams being much 'unproved, "after a I
long suffering with the fever. ' : ' .
progressive farmers sold a bushel of
sweet potatoes, and it ; required only
50 potatoes to fill ; the measure, He
got' 50 cents for them, being one cent
a piece. How is .this for- potato rais
ing? " , ' - 4 - V- ' ' - - ' !.
Messrs J. H.vRice and J. E. Baze
more 'have purchased ; a - hew peanut
picking outfit.
. Vye are glad to ; note that the far-'
mers are at last getting together, plan i
ning to put an end to a condition which
is
rapidly becoming- intolerable, a
vuuutuvi.. !'"'.; F"""' .uwiu wx
those who produce and thos who con-
sume, a-. condition which tends to make
science, energy, investment and even
the, bounty of the creator of little avail
" Daily the "farmer is "growing to be a
fbfgger man in the public eye, a more
and more important figure in. the eco
nomic life of this and all other nations
The faimer has long carried the nation
of the earth om h.is , back, but he has
been Doorljr pajdfor his laborious and
sometime thankless toil. Recognition
and reward are now coming his way.
Machinery is making his work light
and everyyear will make it pi e as an t
er, more enjoyable and: remunerative.
" Rev. J. R. Matthews filled an ap
pointment here Snnday and jpreached
from Acts 4 13 his subject being "A
christian privilege r of ' being with
Jesus.' i V-' i-: '""Z ' .:
List of Letters and Cards
r Remaining uncalled for in this office
for the week ending Oct. 15th, 1913.
1 1 D. Enny Madres, y
D;;W. Darris,- .'.'
L. 'M. Speller, . r
;w,w.-Griffith; -s - - y
. 1 Willie Ward, , ; , ' ;
r Annie Small wood, , ''.. : - ' . f-.
Armie J." Bunch",
R., A.lH6llpman; . - '
: ; T. C. Brown."
'1 W. - Connor, " ' '
. Emily D.. Hoggard,
i-T. H. Hester. ''',
i R.;K Kehdrick,
fMattie O. Davis, ' r
X U. S. Smith," J . . .
Daisy Presson 1 "j ' ' 5 J
rt Lucy Ward, L ; ' - "
Armie J. Bunch, r v
Llollie J. Bunch, -.W.
C Mitchell, Jr. - - .r
Ofiin Coffield,
fllir 1(1:,
BY THE 1IW
IB il. MI
A RURAL DRAMA IN FIVE ACTS-
THE CAST f
The Thespians, under the direetioa
of Mrs. FrahaisD. Winston, will pro
sent the above play 'during court, tha
court house ?yard. -The exact data
will be announced in due time.' Tha
following is the cast, o characters:
lom Manly, a Sailor, C. F. Pie res
Bill Long, a Fisherman, W. P;;Kinr
Parson ThorndykpMinistjr, MrJ Voll ;
len Je hnsbn, Light-house Keeper, Gv
- T. Tavis. , ' - , --r .
Dr. Carlton, physician, W. C. Proctoi ;
Jos. : Winslow. fisherman 5? W Knnn
Dan Crane, Joe's. chum, A. C. Mitchell
jess Jbong, BUI s damgbter, Mrs. F,
. -! D.Winston. "i ... - .
Faith, a tipple, Miss Pearl Ray
Priscilla, Joseph's wife, .Mrs. Frank
. Allen., 5 . ...
Eliza Long, . Bill's wife firs. C. J
- Sawyer."
Jane, Long'a maid-servant; Miss Louis
, Rascoe. -.'',-'"''' '
N. C. . Hoggard,
Missouri Cotton I;
Roan Barrow,. '
: Post Cards.
Maggie Gillanv
G B.-White,.
EUanor " Ward, .
Minnie Parker,
Jeanna Bunch, '
. Mary iMoore, '
; J. Cherry, ;
: 'Rosar'E. ' Lee
v J W Brown,
Sam Cherry '
Mable Wiston, -
J . - J. Smallmood,
H. J. Sanderlin,
Elijah Bunch. -Miss
Bertha Cooper,
J oanna, Bunch, i ;
Mettie Cherry,
Alice .Byrd,
T. E. Lawrence, ,
J ohn Mac Dohhef V
Saddie Baggett ,
I
These Ipffora miif k
dead letter off i 'on-
m -. -. - - - w v j , . .
not delivered .before In c
the above cay adverti; "
1 0f nst - -;v' -i :
.aster.
A' SMALL" SURPLUS. FOR fM
. PROVEMENTS INWINDSOR.
We cannot expect the town com
missioners to give us many improve
ments whan yoUrealize the fact that
the town .taxes., only., amount to about
$1400. and the expenses for electric,
lights and. police amount 'about 1200,
That 'only leaves about- $200 to pay
incidental expenses and to make im
provements with.. We are assured
that the expenditure of- about $400
our streets can be put in a : permaent
ly good condition. CWe should in soma
way raise; that amount V and fix our
street so they will be passable; in rainy
weather, A small- bond f issue would
not be burdensome to the tax-pay era
and everybody would be glad of it af
ter they saw, the . difference. To
Plain in rainy weather our streeti
not as good as some of our roads. But
the commissioners are " helpless. They.
..certainly cannot make imprb veraenta
any means to ? make improvQ
ments with. They are doing remar!;
ably well with what they7 have to iy
with. 1 : rli.r.
LOST. A large -Poland China besr,
about 3 years old. blacky with a fCT7
white or gray spots, marked swallow
fork, with half moon in rfght ear, zz$
slit and half moon in1 left ear. I ;
give reward for information that vrlU
lead to his recovery. -: - :" ,
" "c . y J. B. STOKES.
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When in town don't forget to eb
scribe to tha Ledger. 7e also dcjfir"
. class job printing. 'Give ui a call.
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