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' .1 MR; MERC H AN T: , ...... . THE LEDGER -1 : I. 1 Cv Does ' Pintin:; bv ovr ..000 people ; f MS '.- of every description, each eK ,IU?fWf ; f Prices and Quality Guaranteed , 1 r f 7' VQiyMBr26 WINDSOR,-K g,, "THURSDAY, NOV. 13TH. 1913. no. C3 1 - .-.N. rff,T fStf-r ttl NEW JMfl : r.AULANpEIl Revival Service s:-: Missionary t MeeWHome.. Coming; Day ' of Alumnal ing'; Electric vLightsr (jbtton Oil Company. Resolutions.;, And Many ytner wewsvii ma A revival Service is .'betngv-helcf 'Jthia' -week on' each evening at 7oclock. Rev.- M.t'P..Davis, ,th new. pastor is conducting, the seryices.j"l. ; 'pW; Mrs. R.- J. Dunning s .visiting ;her daughter, Mrs G H Steigler at Phila delphia, Pa. Miss Lillian : Dunning ac companieu uer. - - f - - Several o our people attended cus at Ahoskie la-tTweek- .J The new Woodmen building is a cir- n ear- ing completion, Lhe second ? story fa a v- ing been reached. This building 'will -contain two stores on the hrs moor and a large hall "on the second floor. The Bertie Cotton Oil Gompanj have finished remodeling their plant ai id are now working night; and day-with' a large force. This company has improved ,its equipment;isince the fire Jast spring and is modern in "every respect. J ' Electric lights will be turned oh wi th in the next week or iwo; cThe .work of wiiin and putting down pbles is tended and the current vis -,ready to be turned ont ' ,v. f Since. the election proyiding ; f oif a d, the Sl2r000 graded school was he -question of a1 suitable site basj been discussed 'Nothing rdefina.e has been decided on as yet..; "J.,'.1',? . Mrs. J. B. Bruner and; Mr,s. iFree- ary Society here last Wednesday. Bu , sinessmeetings were heldrin . thje fore- noon and afternoon while, the evening sessiotiiwas public. ; .A lunch was. ser ' ied itriid day. Several new m4m.berjB J wers -a'dmttted -to metnrshi p jd aring th 3 session. , , " U ( There is published in ournewi letter this week a set of Resolutions toy the East Durham Baptist churoh ori the dei parture of Rev. M. P. Davis who has accepted the pbstorate pf the Aularider Baptkt church. Brother ' Davis is no stranger to this' association, having pre piously served "here as Pastor, of :.Coler aine and other churches in Bertjecoun ty, He has been a frequent, viBitor to our church at conventions- and dissocia tions, and always took a leadirg pait in whatever work was to be done to further the cause of, Christianity. Bro, Davis is regarded as ;being ne of the best pastors in the associationiand we are fortunate in securing him. Al ready he bak' fwon; the co operation of his members and hiS''work here prom ises to result ' irivCTeat" ? work I to this church. Bro. Davis preached Wednes day evening for the special mee ting for the Ladies ' Missionary - Socic ty and ile taking the place of anothjr speak er who wks ' expected; his discourse was one of tne ' -strongest - we have heard On this occasion, he preached on the Omnipotence, the bmnipresehce of God and his sermon was d' power. As this letter' goes- to press lpro. Da yis will be in ;the; midst: of aj: revival ervice in his. new charge and a good meeting is anticipated.. The following has been received from the Conference of the East Duiham Baptist Church. Whereas, Bro M. P. Davis, a member, of ; this conference for three Sears and a half gdaring his pastorate" of our East Durham Ichurch, has seen' fit to remove f rom: D irham to Aulander in this state,; be - it -esolved : First; That this conference express its deep regret at the departure) of Bro. Davis. During his residence here we have found him to be a true christian, a loyal Baptist, H noble yoke- fellow,; a wise counselor ; and .brother i indeed Bro. Davis most conspicuous work for the denomination rat large id iring his stay in Durham was ' ' occomf lished as Chairman of the , Executive c mmittee ot our District 'Association, i'luring the two years which he served ; in this capacity the mission work inj this ter ritory was gotten in the -best shape' it has ever been and this' result was large" ly dne to his efforts: The work of Bro Davisr -for the': denomination outside of his own churcn was largely;; done in the capacity of J counselor and director, who worked , when ! only. few could know what he reah' was doing oo ue Will be ; missed by the . denomination "without many realizing jusfj what : is backing. , But Jeach rnernber - of this f NEI'S :f , CilOVAiJ COLLEGE, vfMeetingqf the Alumna Asb- " ,...tJon Interesting P(oceedmg. ' Cerlie ; Alumnae; Prominent On Tuesday' Oct. 21st the Alumnae Association of Chowan ' College met in Lthe College Auditorium. : : ine : business of ; the day. consisted first, in.de vising- for; better organiza tion for: the association. - The presi dent suggested that, the State be dei yidedinto. a western division under the supervision tf. Miss Carrie McLean, of Charlotte , an ,easteru division under the. president, a south ; eastera,under Mrs. L. D. Gore, i of Wilmington, and a Virginiai , division under Miss Lizzie Savage of Franklin Va. . - v - " VThe Loan Fund, the "purpose of which is to help educate deserving girls who could not otherwise attend college, was discussed and as 'present funds did not justify the placing of a girl in college for the present session, it was agreed to defer this until the session of 1914 and the - fallowing committee Jto consider applicants for the ' use X)f this fund v was appointed, Mrs. W. A. Miller, Union NMC. - ' - - ' . ,The treasurer, reported 'fifty, dollars Expenses -for tht? year were - ?19.74. November was selected . as the ! month when all . former students of-the college are asked to send in $1.00 dues for the yeaj , tp Mrs; A.; J. Williams, Ahoskie, N. C. ; , . . V - ' J" Mrs.- Gatling reported ,.a Chowan Club organized ia-the town of Windsor in which the members keep in touch with their Alma Mater and at the same time are , taking a course of study - in household arts. She read an excellent paper on 7 club organizations.; Class jorganization.fvwasi J.hens.di.scussed-arid the following representatives t. became responsible for the organization of their respective classes. Mrs Norma Deans, 1866, Mrs, R. 1 A. Maiette, 18- conference only too well know some' thing of the extent to which Brother Davis will be missed. uResolve second That a copy of these i resolutions be .spread pa the minutes "of this confer ence, av cbpy.be'-. sent, to Bro. Davis and a' copy be sent to each of the lo cal papers, the Biblical Recorder and the Windsor Ledger for publication. Signed Chas: C. Smith, D. H. Wilcox, Committee.' K Sheriff i Cooper and attorney Matthews- of Windsor were here last Fri- da- ; , . . A large erowd of citizens met on last Wednesday and Thursday f morning to work the roads in this section. A force was. dispatched in each direction with shovels hoes, axes,1' conveyances and lumber. ; All the bridges were repair ed, many of them being made Inew, holes were filled, ditches were dug and- t many other improvements made. Un der the direction of Cj H. Jenkins, J. L. Harrington, W . ' S. Dunning, Wi H. Mitchell and others. 1 A, lot . of good work was done near hereJ A photo graph was made of the group just be fore .leaving for ' worse. No doubt trav elers from every direction 1 will find bet ter roads leading into town ; as a result of good roads day here. ' f" ' Mr and Mrs. W. L; Evans, Messrs. T. C. and J. R. WiHiford f and W. A; Tayloe went, to the, Edgecombe county fair last week at Tarboro. , . : . After the regular - meetirg of the Red' Men last Thursday evenings a ban quet and smoker was Len joyed r by the members present- - The official organ izer, Mr. -Sawyer was - nresent and ad dressed the assembly, while many oth er short and enthusiastic speeches were made. , The Red Men is the youngest of several orders here and, bids fair to become oqe of the most popular in ths section.'-' . . , , - Mrs. Claude P. Newsome entertain ed a number of : friends last Tuesday evening at a barbacue. " Those present were: Mrs. W. D. Burden, Mri and Mrs. Burtrum -Burden, Mrs. Wilson', Misses Clarice Williford,! Georgia Britr ton; Marie-' Lass iter, Gertie Williford; Kathleen and Mary Harrell, Freddie Burden, Messrs. , E. Harrell, i Walter and NeJ Burden, 'J. B. Thorn, A. F, Rice, T. B. Kemp, J. E. Cooke, Robt. Minton, I T. Blanchard, Hal ; Burden and Gordon Williford, 94, Mrs., v Roy Britton,, 1905, Miss Blanche Pritchard 1898. - Mrs. E.. R I Vughan, 1899, Mrs. J. R. ' Parker, 1901. Miss Lois Vann, 1905, .:Miss Nt tie Brett1907, Miss. Eddie May Vahn 1909. kiss Etta Banks,- 1913, Miss i Ruth: Laasiter 1914. -r . - Realizing that the needs of the as sociation demand more personal work, than coUid ,be v given.; it by" its orficers' Mrs; D. Al Day; Mrs. J. A. Pirker, j anu aiiss uaua otepnenson - were ap pointed to, serve on a committee f or the purpose , of considering . a suitable person who might be employed as field worker for the association; during the summer months, , . ' , -yr Since there ' is suehi a demand for moie, information 'concerning - the pro-, gress of the institution and a medium for which , the college may keep in touch with its former students, a col lege' magazine uia5 to be published quar terly. The : first ' editions are. to be alumnae numbers, and interesting fact furnished by ny 1 Alumna will be ap preciated by the editor.: Subscription v?.25per year:V? j " : , ; Interesting, talks were made by Mrs. Jv P. Holfoman on collegelinfluence and by Mrs. NcrmaV Deans on - the college and ithe ftowii.: 5 Papers . were 1 read, by' Airs, . D&S&f: Day on The College as 1 knew it.by Mrs E.- Li. Gatling. on Club Organization;, Mr.'D R.-Biitton, on Class Organization.' - , No further bisiness to be transjipted the association f adjourned': to meet the second iTuesd ay in October 1914. r ' y i -Luncieori rWas served in thedining haii. - ''' -: ; r, . ' .t ; -" ;-' :f The following program was rendered during the afternoon session. . ' 7, Chorus-Sing O Heaven-Tour. . - . ; ' Piano' Solo-Valse Impromptu-Raff : ' ' ' " Mary "Alston . . f' - v; Addres8--The College Woman in the Public Sehools " !, 1 ; T , Mr: J. C.. Scarborough Sextette-Ode -To Music );' "Addres-The, Necessity of a College j Education. . v--c. -t y. - v" --c Mr. J B. Brewer. The committee on' nomination sub mitted the following report. , Miss Ls- , ther Wynne, .President; Miss Eunice Evans, vice-president; Mrs. D. R. Brit t ' 'a I - MIT T A WT ! 1 1 ! n nr. o ton, secretary: mis. n.. -? uuaiuD, treLurer. Social committee: Miss Bes - sie Tpyloe, Miss Annie Barnes, Mrs. U. Watson, Mrs. Norma Deans, Lit; erary committee, Mrs. v iii. L.; uatling, .Miss Claude. Stephenson, Miss Loisf Vat.n, Miss Mary McCullers. Program, committee, Mrs. D. A: Day, Mrs. lu. R: Vauehan. Mrs.' Wi P. Shaw, Jr. tT Holloman, Mrs. A. C. Vann. Miss Mary Emma Long. , J - - ' t Respectfully submitted,' MRS. D. R. BR1TTON, Secretary. Mrs. Elizabeth Halt Dead, T wJoV, frt now n amn t.r hntft nf ove . - . ' to the memory of my late aunt Whomj" yu want to know about Sammy's we all : lovedy and ,who was so; .un djl Knob- NMrs, Elizabeth Smith. "Hall;, widow nf 1 thi late . Gustaviis Phineas Hall, of j Woodville. Bertie county, N. C. died suddenly at the home of her- daughter Mrs. Wade H. Brinkley.in Norfolk, Va Ort Wednesday morning Oct, 22nd, 1913. Her. death was' a great shock to her many relatives and : friends al though she had Deen feeble for about two years, as a result of an attack of paralysis. - " Mrs." Hall lived in and , near Wood ville for about 25 years tjntil the death of ner husband in 19011 She v after wards - resided "with her children arid nephews fun til about si years since whjch"4time she, ha&tma3e her p home with er daughter in ' Norfolk. T , She was tho mother of eleven child ren tonly two of whom survive her, Mrs-, Martha. Smith, :Bxinkley,.of . Nor-: fplk,".Va., and John Hopkins Hall, vsho is in the U. S.T Army. , The -other children died irr childhood' .except Mrs.-i Margaret Yellowly Bond ; wifeM)f Jehn W. Bond, who. died in 1907. : j Elizabeth Smith Nichollsidaugfeter of Thomas Baker Nicholls and h,is wife Martha Winf red West Whitmell Smith was born Dec. 29th 187 in the town' of Plymouth, N.; C.; -and was in her 66th year v' She was the last of seven children. Those best known in Bertie county, being - Mrs. , Mary .Whitme!' Hall, wife of John H.' . Hall, ; ma; years keeper of the old Long T era, the late Robert S. Nicholls, lived in Windsor .several year llrs. Emily Baker Jacocks, ?if r 'sHEPilERD OF ThE IliLLS" This. Well Kno'vwvBook' Dramatizea i ' Will be Presented in the Opera ' Housa irt' Windsor. Monday "Night Nov. 17th. The Shepherd of the Hills" Harold Bell Wright's , no ve.t : which holds the record i for. being the largest selling 'American - work of. fiction. - has "been made ; into 1 a play by its author -with the assistanceot Elsberry W. Reynold It wij. be given-its 'first v production in this cirv at the Opera House Monday Nov'. 17th. r-r ,". '- LOLA . STU A R AT- As Sammy Lane in The Shepherd f0f -the Hiils; Opera Bouse isJovlicti'. 1 - The, play is a story of the ' Ozark Mountains, and its people are all of that vicinity, -which, promises stage charac ters ont of the ordinary. ' The produc tion which has: been made by Messrs 1 , ... - - i . , ' TZ' ' of.extrjme beauty th.s. p.cfuresque mounta.tf country lending itself to he A a y.!. ,-- : 1 - A wholesome play, ; whose author seems to have equal love-for nature and humanity-: and an intimate know ledge of both, is "The Shepherd of the Hills", the dramatization " of Harold Bell Wright's famous novel , which has . x , . :u. ... a i been made bv Mr. Wright with the as sistance of Elsberry W. Reynolds 1 If yov, want to :.met Sammy Lane and know about her sweet love: thril ling life among tnose good and bad folkf of . the Ozarks; if you want to know i about ( ' the: : man who Woulid not fight f or:: her, ; and also about the man . ww r. n u lariat. - ill . n w rt i n 1 c n a 'v;w.,.. v wv yu Forks, with his Ba Thundas," 'Preach in' Bill,' , a-saying things .as good as David Harum, Wash Gibbs"and the old 'Shepherd" and all the rest of the people who lived among the Hills, you can find it all in 'The Snepherd of the Hills" the , dramatization of . Harold Bell Wright's novel, which comes to .the Opera house 'commencing Monday Nov. 17th. v K - ,The dramatization was made , by Mr. Wright with the assistance of Elsberry, W. Reynolds. It" is said to be even more interesting-than the story in book formi .,-;' late :; Jonathan , Jacocks, a well knWn merchant and citizen.. Mr. Thomas Ba-. kerr Leary, - of Windser is a Eephew, Miss Sallie A; Smith, of -Woodville, is a first cousin,' the, last one of a. num erous family. ' - "1 ,! ' - . On tha maternal side Mrs. Hall was a Ienial descendant of Nicholls Smith who settled ' in Isle of. Wight county ya,;-.aijd founded the 'town -of Smith-' field. From him decended the promi nent Smith family of n 'Scotland Ned:, N. C. On the paternal she was a mem ber of the Nicholls family "which has been prominent j in ; Bertie county for t " -jndred years, ' .3. were interred in G .urch yard in Woodvill u:band and children i t of sorrowing nephay: many loving friends. : c w. JACor p l :-' iv!"'!"1:- . it- " ' s s V, (. - 7 v ' ii IF xv ' t f4 v i i u -....,.svyl-.-:''- J-:.:.:.-. .-::-::::; B .v.1,'.'.. . :.;.!..?......-...-::-::?:-::::-:' I , ir ' ; i r ' ' s , ; m 1 1 1 1 1 1 S 1 . . . ?miiaoa rflE co. ;cotf. pooce wgs. Routine. Bjinsss. Transacted; Ac. coants Audited and Paid,. Roads Occupy'Most' of the' Time ' L Naw , Roadvay Ordered t - . Windsor, N. C. Nov. 3rd.H 1913. V The Board of Bertie- Commissioners met in;Wind3or ; Monday Nov. 3rd.' at 10 o'clock A. M., D. R, Britton Chair man presiding, , all the ; members proi ent: iMinuLes' of las meeting wera ' read and approve J, after which tbo following busines was transacted, via : On motion it was ordered that tho county physician be instructed to givo medical treatment to Dolphin West on account of being badly afflicted and charge to .cou ify. y Oa ..motion it. was ordered that Jos. 3, Jenkins. and Peter Hale be appointed to locate the : roid way between ; J. M,' Minton & Hill Burton, in Snakebite township. On motion it was ordered that John Eure be relieved of road duty and poll tax on account of sickness, . On "; motion , it was ordered that thQ Sheriff and treasurer both be required to keep an account .of the road fund money collected by individuals whopay the' $2,00 father than Work' and that the account be so kept, that it will show the name, ot each individnal - who pays anu " also the tpwnship Cin which collect ed, also ordered - that no' collector ac cept monev for; aiv township' except the township he is collector for . The following) accounts were audit ed and orden-d paid, viz: - , j W M.v Sanderlin janitor, salary ' ' ! ' $10.00 . Windsor Electric Light Co,', : 1-50 W. T ' Hk stall ; work nn hriHor i . nnfT ronnffa ' - , . oonrt " Earnest White, machine repair 10.20 Austin Veatern Machine Co. re- pairsVetc' :'- ' : 46.60 ? Jessee Hoggard, work on ma chine,: lumber etc. , ''. " " 39,25 -Edwards & Broughton; record 12,00 C. F.' Clayton, -blanks,; " 7.6S ' ! J. . W. ' Cooper Sheriff, summon- ' -ing jury . ; ' - :r 16,20 Tayloe & Davis, repairs to ma chine; - v r,; ' v " ' - .40 W. J, Butler, feeding . prison ers t4 ,13 40 J, F. ; Phps, salary and mdse : for J arm ' ; V 183.61 J. J; Mardre & Bro.', mdse for Jail . . . . " 1.S3 D. C. Outlaw, services on road Indian Woods township vA , 32. 00 , C. L- L. Cobb, J P costs, '2,63 R. C." Bazemore. paint T 4.75 Stokes & Tadlock, mdse for.- courthouse ", i' -' ,70 ,W..T. Heckstall. cement for . dam and bridge services ; ; 19.50 u Dr J. L. Pritchard, Medical 61.00 W. Tl 'Heckstall, hand hire feed etc! Windsor township - 276.30 - D: P. Reid & Bro. feed Merrv Hill township , ' ' ' : T23.8U T Raleigh Alston, feed for team . . : . . , Merry Hill township r "V. 12.00 - . Ernest White, hnd hire, etc. Merry. Hill township .- . 108. 1Q E. D. Caliis, hand hire etc. Uol eraine. township 24,11 . Suffolk Fuel and Feed Co. feed Coleraine township " 38.80 - C. L. Henry, fr ight, Coleraine township I, j " ,'-, " . - 4.71 .-Jesse Hoggard, hand hire etc "--Mitchell township, f 312.40; ' S. P Hale, services Snakebite ' township : . f . -, , ' 9.00 D. C. ; Outlaw, hand hire, tim- - bef etc Indian Woods township 55.C3 1 v . mi ' : TotaL.l.$l,32l,C0 ' There being no further business, cn motion the board adjourned. W. S.' PRITCHARD Qerk, D. R. BRITTON, Chairxr.- The most popular American ' hovel . The Shepherd? of the Hills" has bzz made into a play by its author, HaroIA Bell Wright, with the assistance c? Elsberry" W. Reynolds.. "This will fca Coed, news to the millions of Ur, )Y right's Admirers. For every one wh.3 popular story will be nl:l "Gammy; Lane," ''Preath! " Young Matt' "p&d Howit . tha people of the "Mutton I iake life and appear behind taJ'f:rv:.;:fi:-:-T.-;';' ; .he Shepherd of the Hills1' Its local premiere at the O; a ca Ilonday I To y. 17th.
Bertie Ledger-Advance (Windsor, N.C.)
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