ADVERTISERS WILL FIND OUR
COLUMNS A LATCHKEY TO ISM
HOMES OP MARTIN COUNTY
VOLUME XXV—NUMBER 38
DEVSEY HINES, A COLORED
IAN DIED AT MOBLEY
IWU. SUNDAY AFTERNOON
CTJJgn AS A RESULT OF A BLOW ADMINIS
TERED BY HOYT HOUiDAY WHICH
KNOCKED HIM OVER ENBANKMENT
PRELIMINARY TRIAL HELD YESTERDAY
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, ASA T. CRAWFORD
PLACES HOLUDAY UNDER SI,OOO BOND
FOR HIS APPEARANCE IN COURT
About four o'clock Sudsy after
noon Sheriff Koberson was —itifinl
that a dead man had been foam! by
the road urfo near the MoUe> Mill,
aad the sheriff immediately went to
investigate the matter. He had Dr.
Hash It. York go alone also to nakf
a aardical examination.
Wbfu he readied the place ho (otuki
the dead man to be Dempsey Husr..
a colored man His body was lying b>
the at the but of a Ml ateu:
fire feet high, Information was offer
«l by some present at the scene Uu.
lloy-t Hulltday had knocked the acgr
backward off the dam and that hi.
head had struck a lok killing him bu'.
there had been no altercation be
twscn Hines and Hulltday The shunt j
want immediately to the how af
Hulltday where he found him sitting
ua the porch and arrested him, bring
tag him to town placed him in th.
count, jaiL
Hulltday was given a pretiauanry
beariag before Justice of the Fence
Ana T. Crawford yesterday after
aooa. C. K Swain, J. R. Crawford, Dr.
H. It. York. John S. Cook and Jeaepr
Hoilis were examined as Stag's wit
■r. Pwaia state. I that he with Hal
May, Crawford and Dempaey Hine
had been riding in his automobile
that he was driving with Dtmpaej
HUMS an the front seat beside him
They were coming from the direction
of Hamilton and wers approaching th.
Mohley Mill when Hine* asked HaUt
day for a dip of snuff aad HoOiday
tald him that ho did Bet have aay as
he had lost his sneff box, wherewpoi
Hine* tokl Holliday he was a damn*>i
Uar and that he Just did not wain
him to have it. Then Holliday warned
Hiaes not to call him a liar agaia a*
that ,*>is "fighting piece" aad the
■pgr* had repeated his Matt si ml and
laid him to get down on the r"—l
asking Swaia to stop the car, thi
Swain refused to do. Then Hines reach
ad down aad turned off the switch aad
cat out of the car before it stopped and
whew Holliday rot oat after him he
called him a'damned liar again. Tte»
Holliday kit him a blew ia the far*
which knocked him backward, his hee l
hitting • leg when ha feß dswc thr
embankment Swain added that he
cranked ap and drew* haw rpee
Holiday and Hines had steed fare te
fore when the Hck was passed nnd
that they had both been drinkiag
Hr. J. R- Crawford was the next
witness called and he snid that he
ted been at Jaa Hollis' heme when C
B. Swaia. Hoyt Holliday and Dii | u
Hines, colored, cassa far a short visit
and when they left they invited him
- te go along with them aad ha had
teU them that ha would go as far as
the water mill and that he sat sn the
hack seat af the Fold car with Mr.
Holiday. And than he gave snhstan
tteßy the same version af tee dis
pute as had Mr. Swain. Bat that he
did net leave the negro with Mama.
HoOiday aad Swaia ha* had stayed
with him until the frethemergad frose
kte uaae sad sreatk aad asaaa*ted hire
and ha want te a spot aaaiky phi«»
they iUaaas with him a few mismti.
and they fonnd tint Hinas had maiad
a little bit and that hie hand hnd dip
pad off the lag en which it was lyase
when ha left and that he appeared te
• he dead.
Mr. Crawfoed stated that ha hnd
seen Dr. Yak examine him aad Oat
te ted uplainril te the doctor tew it
eept n vary small state an the log
where the hand had hit and an the
evsand directly aaderaeath the head,
te added and te also stated agate that
fete fat
Ma >i lIMII that Sheriff Biharesa aafc
te found a small, naaatk didlM cat
rfaahdik length ea the hack af
the head at the hare af the M
haw* He stated that te tad ah
THE ENTERPRISE
IJST OF WIN\KItS IN ENTEB
PBISE"S MISSING WORD CONTEST
MtenieM. Hard to*, of James, .B*
Wins First Friar White J. H. Murß
Of This Place t op* Setiaad tter
After running for ten
week the Misainr Word Contest came
to a rloise with the L>w of The En
terprise of June 13th. The contestants
niL-t have enjoyed tl«e content, for
there were few who did not continue
until the end. The number trying for
i the various prises was highly p!eas
■ in? and it is our sorrow that we aren't
{able te forward to each and every
• contender a prize, but it would be
jalrnust impossible te do such a thing;
jso we rherked up the labors of all
are awanli-g the prises to those
gaining the most points and showed
no one any partiality wl.atsoevrr.
We thiik. and basing our reason o».
pare facts, the contest has been a
snareas in most every way. We are
sure the several hundred who tne»:
for the prizes have readily seea tha:
the advertisements a newspaper car
ries contain valuable tews, even mom
«o than the "news" itself, in man;
cues.
When you look through the list
below and fad to see your name don't
be disheartened but when, if we do.
stage another content start with an
even greater determination to win.
The winners are as follows:
First pnifi, Miaaie M. Haniisoi..
Jtmnilk. N. C; second prixe, Johi.
H. Mixrile. Williamson. N C TW
first prise ia a check of flfi.uO. thr
second n a check far l&HO and thei.
the ten next highest ere iJI e|ual, be
ing checks of Ilftl denomination
(checks all good, tool. The winners of
thr SI.M checks are. Mary M. An
drew*. Wdltamston, N. C; Mrv An
rust us WiHiams, Robersnnviße, S. t"
C. Virginia RareLßl, Rahersonriii*-
NJCL; Cecil Taylor. Wdlianston. H. CL;
Elbert Moore. Wdliamston. H. C;
Mrs. Robert Hydenrcici. William*
ton. N. C; Mrs. J. W. Cnaady. WB
liamten, K. C_; Kmaia Daaiel. Oak
City, N. C.; Mrs. Hmer Chersas
WiUiamstar. N C.; Mrs. Theodore
Boherson. Wnlicmstor., V C.
THE GILL OF THE ETIBCOPAL
CMCBCH TO HAVE WHITE SALE
The Gill of the Kpixopnl ehurrh
srdl serve ire erenas, cake and candy
at Jim Leggetts old store, Thursday
yght at eight o'clock lite public is
cordially invited.
Messrs. Sam Maagum and Hahert
Melvin of Durham were visiters here
adoday aad today. Mr. Maagum
ni aae of the proprietors af the
Dixie Warehensc last seasoa aad was
one of the mart popular warehouse
men that has tea te WiHiamstou for
Mr. Crawford te the court. •
Mr. Johi. S Cask also testified that
ha had seea the man in tte saaae
poaitten as tte others had ilimfiri.
that the body was lying at tte font
af tte in ill fciani saw Dr. Tack
■ate tte cxaaunatioa and beard Mr.
Crawfard expiate tew tte accident
occured as a resak of the trouble
which ted Jaat teen told by Messrs.
Swain nnd Oaarferd. He said that te
had aaaa aa Hand te tte road at aay
place.
Joseph Hdb stated that Swaia.
Hoßiday and tte aagr*. Hines, came
te his house te get pop aad that they
had atea invited haa te gn with them
which te refaaed ta do and in a short
whße Wnaia utmmd aad tell him
that HolSday ted struck the negro
red te believed ted Hied bias. He
,*aid that te want far Sheriff Baher
no htead aa tte dre Sunday bat
teaad aaree Maaday te tte saare flare
> that te ted ixamiufl Sunday and ted
net seen aay at aB. There was as
After tte Stele's niton am ted teen
A bead waTfcmd"fa tte sren af|
tIBBBBi by Mr. Crewfard far the ap
n. 0 *
Willianiston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, June 24,1924.
! MESSRS. M. C SHARY. F. J.
ISEIFERT AND CARROLL W.
WILLIAMS HEKE SATURDAY
•An Mmbtri mt the Editorial Staff
of The XiMfartirtrs Rtcarl
I Ml■! I. M. a star), F. J. Seifrrt
and Carroll W. Williamt of Baltimore
■w» in town Katunlay for a few
hours. Mr. Wiliaav » on the editor
Ul staff of the Manufacturer's Keroni
ami Messrs. Shary and Seifert are
connected with the advertising de
partment of the Record.
They are (Mtinf information ami
material for a special edition of the
Manufacturer's Record to be issued in
i a few month? which wDI be called
"The i'-jutbern Division" ami they
will feature "Fifty Year.-, of South
ern Progress" under the division "A
Glimpse of the Past, the Facts of the
Present and a Forecast of the Future"
Richard Hawthorne Edmund has
been the prime factor in making the
Record the useful agency that it ha*
become in the promotion of the
South. So editor or writer of any
kind serir * to coanprenei.d more dear
1> the natural advantages that naturo
has bestowed upon the Southland thai.
Editor Edmoml. His paper is (footed in
all parts of America as authority 011
the problems, advantages ami institu
tions of the South.
The "t*»ue of this special edition ol
his magazine vail be of great value
to the Southland as it will tell Un
real facts in a plain ami forceful
uaiioer ami that is the only kind of
advertising we need, for we are mon
bountifully Me-I titan we know.
CHAMPION
CABHA(>E
(i ROW Eli
Mr 1_ Phelps Hardison stands a'
the head of the champion cabhagi
growers of Martin county.
Mr. Ilardkon brought a cabbage to
town on June iDth that weighed six
teen paaa la A large Lumber witness
«-d the weighing of the cabbage.
Ye the m* or one bringing in £.
athfe weighing 1C pounds or ovei
we waU give a two years subscript im
to The laUrprM To the man bring
lag in mm weighing II- puumls we will
give a one years subscription to Th»-
Enterprise. ,
Offer hohl* good any ila> this year.
EPWORIH LEAGI'ERft 10
Gl\ K A i.'.r AXbSk IF A
Ibe Lar-agiler* ol Uie Wil-
Haanlt.ii Methodist church will give
a JaiaieM Tea at the borate of Mrs.
U. E. Warren on Weiiaexla) after
■ooa from 4 Is C.
Kcfrt.»hanent» will be served £.A a
silver offering will br taken. Special
The public is rarlull) uivitod.
MR. HARRY A. BIGGS AND MRS.
WILLIAMS ENTERTAIN FRIENDS
One of the moot enjoyable occas
ions of the spring MKUI Mrasou in
Williams ton occurred Thursday even
ing when Mr. Harry A. Higg and Mrs
Carrie Biggs W Jlams entertained a;
Albemarle Bench. cumplimentar) to a
number of their local friends.
The heat and hnatesi offered to their
truest* an evening of assorted pleas
ures. The water was cool and refresh
ing, and |nite a number of the party
tried swiauninr, arhile the dancing
with untie by the WOliaaaston orches
tra proved a very popular attraction.
A sumptuous midnight luncheon
was served, consisting of fruit punch,
assorted sandwiches, pickles, cheese
and cake.
ihise present were Dr. ami Mr*.
J. II ft ■■ Ini. Mr. and Mrs. A. R.
Dunning, Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler Mar
tm. Mr. ami Mrs. J. G. Codard. Dr.
and Mrs. F. a Cone, Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Anderson, Dr. and Mrs. J. S.
Rhodes, Miss Carrie bell White. Mrs.
Carrie Biggs Will lasts, Mr. Harry A.
Big, *, Mr. Jack W. Biggs. Mr. E. &
Peel. Mr. C. D. Cnrstarphen, Jr, Mr.
Julius & Pari.
•MRS. SALLIB RIGGS ILL
Mrs. Sallie Biggs continues very
01 and little hope is entertained for
he letovevy i there is a derided
change in her cienditinu in a short
whla. Mrs. Biggs is one of the most
ty ami friends by the me aaxiemdy
await al hope Hm her recovery.
■fr n " .
trip to ~ • t ij.l yesterday.
Mr tft Carleiphia Jr. notoml
ite Wiehmgtaa B—day night
I Messrs- Henry Carina and hn«h-
Alan* Parker Garkin «.* KerfoM
4 «m.in«s ruiUr hoe yesterday
NORTH CAROUNA
F LEADS IN TRUCK
SHIPMENTS
North Carolina leads all other
states in truck shipments since June,
t her track crops amounting to more
e than those of Mors la ami California
r combined.
Our State shippeu •n Saturday
1 301 solid car loads of potatoes, bring
f ing to the gruweis tl-Vt.uoo The
■ >ame day we shipped 21 car loads of
m berries, sixty nine car loads of
i ntcumbers and right car loads of
f snap beans.
* The prices on most truck crops
' have been poor. The late spring caus
' ed all section.- to plant at the same
' time, causing too great a production
' at one time.
r
I DELEGATES TO
ASSEMBLY
* I _____
■ Misses Evelyn Harrison. Joaephina
r S- *. s, Mary Clyde Leggett and Mr.
.;>ant Carsterphen returned Satur
* lay from Morehead City. N. C whera
' they served a> delegate* to the annual
' North Carolina Epworth league As
1 >embly.
The assembly met in the Atlantic
Hotel which was turnc-l o\er entirely
1 ;o the u e of the leaguer . The l>all
" hull room «ra» eoasverte.! into an as
' »mUy ha!l in which the ilevotlonal
' were h4l. Classes were con
' Inctol throughout the lower floor of
He building.
The faculty, coasts!in- of -.. me of
he ablest ministers and Christian
A-urkers of the State, offered a course
.f study especially adapted to tlx
•leeds of Epworth leaguer s lite l«al
lelegates took the Work .ffervtl ami re
.-rived crrtiflcates the a
of workcovercd.
The standard of the Epworth
league chapter will be greatl) rai-e.l
by its splendid represetit.il ion at the
conference. Its former lea>ler, Mrs. 1.
f*. I ark■ ii. has been appointed Junior
Supt. of the North Carolina Confer
nee. She is plemsantl> rememhervd
n W'iOtamston as the wife of Rev
I- C. I-arkin.
i Mr. and Mrs. John
McCall Return From
Wedding Tour
Mr ami Mrs. John Met all returned
.es tenia) eevnine from a weabliag
trip of three weeks duratiun •lunnr
which time they have visited Northern
.-Hies ami spent much time at Virginia
• leach
They were married in Wilmington,
the home of Mrs. McCalloa June the
.ifth at the resilience of her aunt. Mr.-
E. A. Yeager The we-hliug was a very
Sjuiet one with only the dose relative*
of the contracting parties present.
Mr. McCaR is the local manager of
the lender store ami has been living
in the city of the pa* few months
.luring which time he has made many
e«|uainlanc*s ami friends who will be
interested to lean, of has marriage.
They will be it home in the Ewrll
l>ome on Smithwirk street, the Hon*
formerly occupied by Mrs. Sue Eweil
KliXINi; OFNbXJItO
SAI) AFFAIR
The unfortunate kdlinig of Dempsey
llines, a negro, on Snnday by Hoyt
llolliday, a white farmer, produces a
-adness. perhaps e*«n greater than
ihe simple kiUiag itself.
The fact that three white anen wei»
| i xtin-5 around on Sunday celebratinr
.ml drinking liqaiof with a negro Is
the tragedy of the affair.
Three white men. all with gouU
families go mat to rade, talk and drink
with a negro who also has n family.
As a result of the association of the
four unmeasured and untold trouble
has been wrought. Trouble to the ex
lent that one man goes te bis grave
ami another under a one thousand dol
lar bond
Yet. the greatest blow COOKS te the
innocent women ami children who
have to share the sorrow, and trou
tales which reunited from improper
' Just another time when people fail
r ed to think. Another reminder of how
' ewsy it is to get into trwvkle and how
1 hard it is to get out. Bat it the eon
1 tinned kdlrng keeps mm n pur with
' the present or increases ha the lenst
1 there will he bat few to think or U
he reminded m Martin eonaty.
» Messrs. Julius Inn*. Crack Taylor
iumr» Edwin Kartell sad William H.
I William* spent Ihe week-end ha Nor
' folk and Ocena View.
•' Mr. aaad Mrs. R. L Shirley aaad chl
t drew motored to Ma re head Gty yes
terday. WhOe la More he v l they will
i attend the Annual Stale Sen Side run
vention held by the Baptists
FORMER RECTOR
TO PREACH HERE
Will l*reach Both itiorn
ingr and Evening At
Episcopal Church
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In the absence of a minister in the
I Parish, Rev. Morrison liethea, former
I rector ami Arclulcacon of t'onvo-
I cation of Raleigh, will preach here
J both morning ami evening on the
Iflfth Sumlay, June 29th.
Mr. Bethea has visited the town
>uite fre*|Uently since he has been
making his home elsewhere, often be
ine callisl to minister to the congre
gation. ami his love for the people is
still strong, as is that of the peo|>ie
for hini. Ilis visit to the Parish at
this time will he appreciated. an«l the
public is conlialix inviu.l to hear
him at both services. \
Mr. Bethea is an attractive >i»;iker,
ami his sermons always bring a mes
sage. refreshing ami wholesome. t«»
his hearers. Members of other congre
gations who do not have services on
that day are especially invited to at
teml.
IS DROWNED IN \
TAR RIVER FRIDAY
Tried to Swim Across the River
With All His Clothes On
Wilson, June '£t.- William Jack
■son Cockerel!, 22 years of age,
port-nls are lea«l, was drowned in
Tar River latt Friday afternM>n whib
swimming with his uncle, whose naim
*e di«l not learn.
It is sail that they were up above
Strickland's mill, where they were
hsliing. and the young nian >iec»tei
lie wanted to the river and at
tempted to ywim the stream with ali
l.is clothe, on. The strong current
rarned him under and lu.> b»l) was re
coveml late Friday evening.
Satuida\ morning roroner Pear
son of thu county, accoii.wanied b>
lieputy Sheriff Frank Barnes and
l»r. Eric Bell, repaired to the plan
made examination of the body ami
. aioo to I lie conclusion there was m
foiil play.—Tarboro Soutlierner.
BARBER SHOP NEWS
The men of Willianiston are com
plaining that they cannot get a seat
at the local liarber shop becaiu e tliere
are always M. many friends of the op
posite se« who have to le |»ri -ent
their friend gets a "trim" or a
"shingle" or a "hob". They admit that
■n tills day of ei|ual rights that tW
iii this day ofeiiual rights that the
women have a right to go to the bar
bur shop ami that it is their hard
lurk if they don't get tliere first. But
hey do say she ought to leave her
friemls at the drug store.
"Andy Gump" says that he in get
ling mighty tired of staying 11% town
these hot days when he could le en
joying himself in some cool shady > pot
on the banks of the old mill poml
fishing for those monster "chub " that
he heard Dunning tell j-'siul just be
cause lie is afraid to leave "Mln"
that long for fear she would have one
~f those "boyih hobs" when he got
back to town.
One lady in town «ay* that .-lie
never hail anyone to tell her that slie
had pretty hair until she had tlie bulk
nf, it "laid out" in the palm of her
I .and. Ami she says that she would
appreciate it if no one else would
take the pains to tell her so again. If
tnyone should ask my opinion I shoul.i
■ertainly feel like saying that it is
one of the most uncalled for coinpli
■nerds that I ever heard of ai;y one
giring another.,
As the fourth of July is s» near at
hand we know that Williamston will
i|| have plenty of women with beau
tiful long tresses to take the part of
the (Goddess of Liberty in case we
should want to have a patriotic parade
or anything of the kind It actually
happened in one of our nearest neigh
boring town during May that on
Memorial Day the lady who was to
pose as the Goihless of liberty sent
word to the committee that she could
M come to the exercise because *.ei
cl itdren had been taken violently 3*.
Those in charge pomlere I over Ihe
rii nation ami "looked over" the c»p
of pretty won>en ami dec»■ led thil
•h. ae was no other one te take her
place and finally they had te call her
upand tell her they could Ami no one
else with lung tresses ami ask her
wh»t should they do.
There was nothing left te do exept
for the poor woman to leave her chil
dren te the care of someone else while
she went and helped in the patriotic
pnrade.
We decided te write shout this ex
perience of oar neighbors an that we
mirht at least persuade two of oar
pecttiest yoang women te rave their
• hair far sach urra«laaa
I
jTRANSI *ORTATION
5 OF SC HOOL CHIL
DREN IN COUNTY i
h
In an article in this paper last
week refere.ioe was made to the fact
that th» cl.ief iiKe.»iiy ft r Kam» I.ile
or other MHIH4> amo.tious to build up
? a classified high school was twofold,
r via; niore :iunitier are :n|UipM an.»,
• imii* money tluin the county apt>n»pr-1
r iates will be needed. In this connec- j
i tion the cost of transporting -chool I
children is considerable. The present j
I policy of tIK- lloai .1 of Kducation i
i to prox !.i«- the truck when a sufficient
• number of children, residing beyond
• a radiu- of three milo- rf the school
• can h,- jilolcfil to attend daily there
'by making *hr hauling cust a> chea|«u.-
t the teachin-r cost would l>e in the dis
• trict where they re.-ide_
There wen- eii;ht truck- operate.,
in alarlm count) during school
■ via •« transport children. Se\«n of
tliem wore county owned aiul the c«>
' of operating of all was paid lor by
the county for 4 lie constitutional tern.
1 of >ll months. When a 'ruck wa.
operated for any additional term, the
cost came from special tax
of tlie district lieriving Uiu-fi
p mm same. These eight truck-
I traveled a total distance of it,OL 1
mile- during tlie term and the a\rr
aire number of niil.v- traveled by a
■ truck durint; tin- I'-rm was 2.H79, The
i»rm:e numlier of miles traveled per
day l>> a ttuck was 1 J'.'J The tola'
number of passengers hauled to a**'
irom s-h.ml was 2V.I.HK. or an aver
: a»;f of .TX The total upket-p and mail,
tenance cost auioui.ted to
luring I IK* term making an average
>peratiti* cost for each trw-k each
- »ionth of llt.M. Therefore, the ewst
of hauling the average child each day
I nn average di-tance of 1H.9 nnle-. wa
rt little If* than seven ami one-half
: cents
A little school averaging la pupil
. per day with a teacher |>aids!M> pet
month has a |«er teaching cost po»
pupil of This Ua |« r pupil |*i
•lay instruction cost of thirty cent-
I If the SCIMMJ were U high school «b
--. partmeat. the instruction cost wouto
I be rven liitrher than thirty cents. Th
,n-truct tonal cost at a certain high
-clmol of this county during l*£J-£:
was lfct*»een forty and fifty cents per
;«upiP>er day. In the school to which
these children were transported the
instructional cost and transportation
cost are not this year half the in
■ motional cost alone of last year
Trans portal ion is the means of growth
• fficiency. ami economy when rightly
handled. School booster: are u-int' it
for it is cheaper than buying -hoe
leather.
MISS kkkjamin LEAVES
| InR HER HOMK IN %RKANSA>
Mr. and llrs. J S. V. Intley. Mrs. M
11. teatU, Messrs. John I- lla.—ell ami
llarold Everett accompanied Miv>
, >laaly.« Benjamin to Rocky Mount
Sunday afternoon to take the Ira.l.
; ior lake Village, Arkansas. She made
| the trip by the Southerii route, piiiie
I byway of Atlanta. MiL Iteajaniin
taught in the local SCIUM>|S and ma>.R
• for her.-elf ail enviable reputation a/
. a teacher and site took an active m
[ teres! in the religious ami social life
of the town. She has made a lout of
> friend.- in Williain.-toii who regret
. (hat she will not spend tlie sumnie
: here. While in Williamston she was
the gue.t of tier sister, Mrs. Je-s.se
I Whitley. * i,,
I -
Mr. ami Mrs. 11. M Stubbs ami
1 little son. Harry Jr. spent the week
end in Wake Forest visiting Mr*.
Stubbs' )iarents, Mr. ami Mrs. Karris.
Miss l)au>y W)nm, Mr. R P. Pope
with Mr. and Mrs. K. 1- Shirley are
; rpemling this week at Morelieaii City. |
I Mr. Hamilton Hutchinson of Rale
■ igii iprnt several days of last week
r visiting his cousin, Mrs. C. IS. Hasseß
- and Mr. HasaelL
t Mr. l"erlie Perry of Tartioro ami
r Aho.-kie spent several days of last
- week visiting hi- mother, Mrs. IJ-UIM
> Perry in New Town.
> Mr. Robert liogart of Washington
t spent a part of last week here with
I Mr*. Bogart at the home of her meth
i er, Mr*. Sallie Biggs.
Messrs. t'edric Ltary, G. C. Brit -
t ton ami John White of Ahoskie of
P Ahoskie were visitors in town Sua-
I day.
r Mrs. A. HasseU ami Mr*. J. L IVel
r motored to Washington yestenlay to
• carry Mis Ruth Peel to get the train
r for Morebead City.
Mrs. J. D- Wool aril eras called to
t Norfolk last.week to attend the funet
- al of her little neice. Miss MrVamara
p who died aa Thursday morning. She
r retamed today.
Attorney Will Roger* of Ahoskie
- was hi the dty yesterday iltwdhg
' »o
r' Mrs R. J. M b visitmr at the
r| haane at Mr. Heary D. Pad who b
| very ■ fna a stroke of paralysis.
WATCH THE LABEL ON YOIR
PAPER. If CAKKIES THE DATE
TOUR SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRES
ESTABLISHED 1898
MR. H. WILVEK MIZELLE
( »l EDENTON IS SPENDING
A PEW DAYS IIKICK
' lias No! Been la V. dliamston la
T»e«tj »ii Years
ilr. 11. ttilmer Mizell of l>ntoa
is -petslir.-; s few .lays in V» illiam
ston.
I -I r Mi2ell says that he has not
jbrett to V. liliam-ton in tWvMy-six
j years. Uhen he lirst ;i;:{m>arlinl the
j town he fecund so maay changes thai
Had taken place that he lia.i to go
down to far-tarjiic-t/- k iorc l«efore
ie was sure when- ..c : va». |(>ne an
vantage Mr. I Kar':C has given us hy
Rot :>u "ding i-
Mr Mixell ia- •>•»*.■! in the jewelry
hu- trie. . ir, Iwrnhm !>ut has : eeei.tly
-*'l'l **ut hi- He-ine-> a'rui i. n w gep
eia: >ale, « 1 f«r (hikl cars.
I't" i- a natiia of Jame-.v.!'e. his
father, tie I te !l V. M ,-tl. was
for many jear- ow ~f leaaling
liiervhants of Ma-1* ec• y.
LOCAIaS TO I'LAV
WASHINGTON
TK\M TO.^IORIiOW
I lie li-al towt: lia-e Kill ie mi .rill
U> I- it!le with ?r-e Mrk«| team of the
Sunday Sr'-wl lew a. «" Was! in-! on
iNn.>riM aftemaM.n Wa.-hin 'on
Tt is umler t.--i that
eh, M.I leai'tte oi \% a inni'tor ' c,»m
i w es| of -eieril teams all'i uhen
"he he !is pirkot from the lei' ue a
real team it will lie. Many of the
l'*:J fan- are planning to atte»>.i the
anie.
'I he prx-haMe lineup f..r V* illtam
loli b a* Kdlows: l.ritt. pitched; Jes-e
ilarrrii U-hiint the bat; t'liarlr l -rni"-,
Ist la-e; J. Purvis. 2nd Ua-a- ihirry
lame- 3rd -aa-e. Julian llarr. l . s.v;
i£id»t. Grimes. 1. f.; Ilowel! Tayiar. r f.
I. Hat "hill, C. f.
HAMILTON ITEMS
MiScs Sat.ih Litig John on :,f Hal.
lt> al- l Mi .- Il«-h n \li-, L o "sot
!aml Nt-ck are the guest- of Mr-. K.
M. l ong.
Mrs. Mamie Newsome an t Sallie
are -finding .-ome time with
Mrs- J. A. l»a\enport.
Mr. G. II (line- from Aho.-kie -pent
the werk-emi here with frir->d. ami
relatives.
Mr t'arl Sal-bury i- visiting n-la
tives in Scotland Neck-
Mr. Kme-t llatrell of Oak City ami
Mr. Julian Smith of Karn.v: le were
n t»wn Sumlay ti-itiiig friemi .
Mr, ami Mr-, J IJ Jone- of tlreens
->ro are viMttng relatives, hei.".
Mrs. 1. P. Slaile Is visit in: friemls
■i Suffolk
Mi-s Annie Mixell is vi-itint friends
ii«l relatives I*re
l»r I!. 1. lame left Suislay for New
York to attend the l«eim«"r: ie c..n
irntwa.
Mr* M. B lto>le ami NsS K.ftiO
Uaklu are 11- it in:- Mr- K. -A I'«UIK"II.
in Morehead t ity.
Mr and Mr*. J "h. K lim-n on an.l
family motor's! to IJiv«-r»K* Park
Sumlay.
Mrs. I_ P. S|a«le is \ .'-it in friend",
in Sulftdk.
Mrs llarry Wablo i- ei,,lui>;
..me time in Norfolk-
Mrs. IS. I. IjrtiK ami M - J- B
loman are spendinr -««tm time* in
ifurria with Mrs. l-ons»"s «la>- 'liter.
Ml l» Mattliew c. n.
I'erktii-, I. K. Kverett, I" P. Peel
ami J. It. Pun i> -pent S. :nlay at
Kiver»ide Park.
Ml-a Ij.u Miller of t«»l.. hor« is
risitmg her »jster. Mis.- I3L M:lh-r.
Misses Annie Mae l»avi . Irvne
Bellamy ami Mr. Henry St ok motor
ed to Knersnie Park Sumla .
Mr. ami Mrs. W. B. Shel -I ami
Mba Pat tie Sherrod spent ! wlay at
I oleraln
Mr. Robert lamg carried !>r. lam
to Weldon to take the trail, ,'or New
York Sumlay morning.
SHERIPP ROBKRsitN AND
HKPI TIES CAITI'Ri: STILL
Sheriff Roberson and ie* Pre!
ami Newton captured a it. per -till
early ye>ierU_y morning in Pear
Unas* township. The still had been in
operation only a few hoar before
the i Mrrrs ranched it. No lupinr or
beer was found.
Brwce Wyan of Trinity Col'.-ge spent
yesterday moramg la tWciiy.
Mrs. J«hn D. Biggs, Pr.. Wil
lianw. Ruth Peel. Catherine Ha-.1. -a
and Hon MM Stals left yestenlay
far Mnilnl Qty
> Miss Miriam CNitaey la attending
the Baptist Semsde Cwr.uft- at
' Mare hea l City this wwafc
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