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' VOLUME XXVI—NUMBER 12
PHILADELPHIA TRAVELING SALESMAN
ARRESTED IN EDEN/TON ON CHARGE
OF CRIMINAL ASSAULT ON LOCAL GIRL
ALLEGED THAT MAN FORCED
ASSAULT GIRL AT POINT
OF PISTOL LAST FRIDAY, AND
THREATENED TO KILL HER IF
SHE TOLD. • . • !
Last Friday night Joe Needleman,
a traveling salesman was in town and
offered to take Miss Effle Griffin, clerk
in a local store, to her mother's home,
aljju* 10 milea from here. When they 1
were some distance in the country it :
is alleged that Neddleman stopped his 1
car and at the point of a pistol, which '
he had concealed in the car, forced 1
an assault upon the young lady. Af- 1
terwards Needleman brought the girl *
back to town. Before he would let 1
her get out of the car he threatened
to kill her if she ever told anyone I
what he had done.
Miss Griffin, who is a saleslady at
the Nassef Department Store, boards
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Law- ,
rence Peel. She went there and spent t
the night, but being so afraid and ner- ,
vous she did not tall anyone of her
experience until she saw her sister,
Mrs. Gurkin. She told her all the ,
Circumstances .and Mr. and. Mrs. Gur
|pn hfrtjfied the officers at once. They (
began a search, but kept the affair
quiet until the culprit was located. He ,
wa scaught by Chowan County officers
Thursday and lodged in the Edenton
jail Thursday night. He was brought
here by Deputy Sheriff Luther Peel to-
day, and is in the local jail. A pre
liminary hearing will be given him to
morrow, Saturday.
The accusod is a clean-cut young
fellow of 28 or 30 years of age, and
makes this territory selling Old Vir
ginia Cheroots and Climax chewing to- ,
bacco, and is the son of a wealthy man
in Philadelphia.
Miss Griffin is a daughter of Mrs.
Sallie Griffin Stone and the late A
Gray Griffin. She iB held in high es
teem, and her family is one of Mar
tin's oldest and mosff highly respect
able.
» No trouble ia anticipated, but local
people are ftrmly and deliberately de
termined that the case will be pushed
to the extent of the law. Not for
many years has such a crime been
committed, and the manhood of our
county is solidly determined that one
of its women shall not be made to
bow to such a brute, if the charges
are true, without being properly pun
ished.
PHILATHEA OFFICERS
VISITING CLASSES
Mrs. N. Buckner, general secretary
•of the State Baracca-Philathea Union,
is spending some time here as the
guast of Mra. Z. H. Rose at the At
lantic Hotel
Mrs. Ji uckner and Mrs. Rose, who
is president of the union, are visiting
Ihe various .organizations of Baracas
uud Philathc** in east Carolina towns
Ttev visited the We»ley Philathea
class of the M. S. Church, Washing
ton, on Tuesday night. Theyviaited
Classes in Neck Wednesday
night, and today they are in Rocky
Mount. >
During the next week visits be
made to Rich Square, Bethel, Green
ville, Warrenton, and Enfield.
Mrs. Buckner makes an address at
« each of theae meeting" ■ i
the work of the union and gives *
glimpse of the great work It ta dob*
at Oteen, the "Bsraea-Philntfcea
Special," the glorious work that It is
doing for our boys who have g*ren
their all for us.
A more charming and inspiring per
son or speaker than Mrs. Buckner is
rarely found, and she is bringing to
East Carolina Baracas and Philatheaa
message of love and service.
I I THE STRAND
SATURDAY
Jack Pen-in in
fCrashing Through'
Episode No. 6—■
iOJatears Make a »|#tn
TWs Coupon Worth
10c at ticket window
Saturday, March 28
dip Th|s Out and
Save a Dime
20c ..and 40c
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THE ENTERPRISE
j ~
MRS. COBURN
V SERIOUSLY ILL
Suffers Sever Stroke of Paralysis '
Thursday Afternoon, Following 1
Several Slight Ones
Friends of Mrs. Pattie Coburn in '
Robersonville and Williamston, where !
she has made her home for many '
years, will regret to hear that she is 1
seriously ill at the home of her daugh- 1
ter, Mrs. H. L. Meador, in New Town. 1
She suffered a severe stroke of parly- 1
sis yesterday afternoon. This folld*W- '
ed a few lighter strokes that she has '
had at various times before.
Oak City Local
News and Personals »
Mr. W. L. Woodley from Creswell
visited his wife, Mrs. W. L. Woodley,
the fourth-grade teacher here last '
week end.
Mr. Frank Wilson, of Scotland
Neck, was a visitor in the city Sat
urday and Sunday.
Mr. H. C. Fields was in town Mon- '
day calling on friends.
We are glad to note that Mrs. L.
T. Chesson, who has been ill for the
post few days, is able to be up again.
Mr. Bernard Allsbrook, of Scotland
Neck, was a visitor in Oak City Sun
day.
Misses Margaret and Virginia
Hines visited friends in Scotland Neck
last week end.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Sitterson, of
Wilson, and Mrs. J. B. Chastain, of
Rocky Mount, were guests of Prof,
and Mrs. Ainsley last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Brooks and
Mrs. Alligood, all of Bath, visited
friends in Oak City the first Of this
week.
Mrs. H. M. Ainsley spent Wednes
day in Roxobel shopping.
There are many in the village who
are glad to welcome Mr. Jimmy
Council back. He returns to take up
his old trade, that of barber. Mr.
Lassiter, who has been the barber
here for the past few months, has
moved his shop to Windsor.
Among those attending court in
Williamston this week are Messrs. J.
A. Rawles, Henry Early, B. L. John
son ,and Mr. Charlie Harrington.
Mr. Tom Davenport was a business
visitor to Norfolk Wednesday.
A number of the Hamilton folk at
tended the lyceum Tuesday evening
The Chicago Entertainers played to
a large and appreciative audience.
One of the greatest improvements
in the health program of our school
is the hot-lunch project. It is now
being practiced in all the grades and i
we hope that it will soon be practiced
in other schools in the county. We
admit that it will not be so easily
done in schools which have no domes
tic science department, but with some
effort it can be d6ye. It is helpful in
several ways. First, a warm jar of
soup makes the child's lunch more ap
petizing, especially on cold days.
Second, it keeps the pupils in theH
rooms during lunch hour, thus pre
venting them from throwing scraps of
food around the building and on the
campus. Third, it is much healthier
for the child.
Here are a few ideas as to how the
project is carried out in our school:
We can serve only one grade each
day. The pupils are always remind
ed the day before ami are requested
to bring soup, cocoa, or any other
food that can be heated in a jar. The
jars are heated in the domestic science
department by the teacher of that
1 department. Monitors collect the jars
' an d place them in tubs of hot water
' where they remain until time to be
used . Then they are collected and
passed out to the pupils by these same
monitors when the gong sounds for
lunch. When Oie teacher can not be
present a high-school student is left
In charge. -
We And these plans work well, and
we believ# the pupils have been ben
eflted.
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Methodist Church
Rev. E. D. I>°dd, Paetor
■ Sunday, March 29, thev-j will be n»
morning service, due to convening ot
the second quarterly conference at
Hamilton at if *■ «. As many of
our people as possibly can are urged
to go over to Hamilton for this ..erv
ice. Rev. S. B. Mercer, tho presiding
elder of the Weldon district, wil|
preach at 11 a. m., and hold the busi
ness session immediately thereafter.
In the afternoon we will return to
WUlisraaton, as Mr. Meicer goes over
to Windsor to eondnet the night serv
ice and hold quarterly conference at
that church at the 7.80 hour.
We will hold our regular service at
tha Williamston church Sunday night
at the usual hour, 7.80 p. m, the X**-
bu jf wifttoy " »
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, March 27, 1925
DR. W. H. HARDISON
DIES AT CRESWELL
Was One of Leading Physicians of
Washington County for More
Than Fifty (Years
Dr. W. H. Hardison, one of the
leading physicians of Washington
County for half a century died at his
home in Crcswell Thursday.
Doctor Hardison was about 80 years
old, and until recently was able to do
some practice. He was not only high
ly esteemed as a doctor but was active
in the affairs of his county, always '
standing for those things that counted
for the good of his people. He rep
resented Washington County in the
legislature! several sessions, where he
was highly regarded for his devotion
to the principles df good government.
He was buried at Creswell at 5
o'clock ftiis afternoon.
TWO BULLETINS
FREE TO FARMERS
Relate to Fertilization of Cotton anc
Irish Potatoes on North
Carolina Soils
Raleigh, March 27.—One of the val
uablc bulletins recently issued by the.
experiment ethtion is that on fertiliz
ing cotton and Irish potatoes on somt
of the principal soil typos of North
Carolina. This bulletin is the result
of investigational work done by liV. F. i
Pate, of the division of agronomy, and
Dr. J. J. Skinner, of the United States
Department of Agriculture at Wash-,
ington. The bulletin is well illus-j
tra'ed, contains a number of tables, j
and gives specific recommendation#'
about the best fertilizer to use, the j
amounts to use per acre, and the best
method of handling the soils on which
the tests were mad. This bulletin
was sent to the printer last September
but has just beeh received for distri
bution. It is free to any cotton far
mer of North Carolina and he may ob
tain it by asking for "The bulletin
September, 1924."
The other publication now available
is one giving fertilizer recommenda
tions for tobacco. This is an exten
sion circular prepared by H. A. Me-
Gee, as a result of the tests which
he madi with tobacco farmers in the
various parts of North Carolina last
year. Mr. McGee uses the resu'ts of
these demonstrati ns and of the
scientific research work dene at the
tobacco station near Oxford as a ba
sis for his fertilizer "recommendations.
In the publication he shows the value
of liming the 'and with magnesium
limfstone, explains how to mix a good
tobacco fertilizer at home, and shows
the sources from which the necessary
plant food may be obtained. This is
extension circular number 149, and - is
! also free, as long as the supply lasts,
to any farmers wanting a copy.
To secure either or both of these
fertilizer publications, it is only neces
sary to write a Utter or ce.rd to the
editor, agricultural extension service,
Raleigh, N. C.
Only Two Cases in
Court This Week
The second week of superior court
will close-with only two cases com
pleted. The county case was finished j
last night. A guano company vs. S.j
T. Jackson, deceased, and others, of J
in or near Jamcaville, was begun this |
morning. As soon as this case is I
completed court will adjourn for this'
term. Judge W. M Bond has pre
sided the last week of this term, and
Judge Sinclair has beon in Fayette
ville. There was a mutual agreement
between the judges to make the
change.
Trade Commission
Holding Meeting's
Mr. W. C. Manning was in Wash
ington today, where he was summon
ed to appear before the Fedsral trade
commission, which is holding meetings
at a large number of places in east
ern Carolina to procure information
relative to the methods of sundry to
bacco companies operating in this sec
tion. '
The hearings are being held under
; an order of the United States 9 nate.
\ Enterprise Quartette j
Ef In Action Last l^yfht
f Owing to a rush job that came in|
I at the last minute the entire Enter-;
- prise force was kept away from the,
• show. To mix pleasure wi h business
> —a bad combination, we know —thfl
r Enterprise quartette performed very
■ graciously both before and after the
t show for us. Bill Manning, accom
panied by the Mfehle with Jack Book
t er at the lntertype, added much to the
t effectiveness of the program. Johnny
• Philpot, "Charles, Dear," and Alonro
Hmssell, Jr., were the others.
Copies of March 13th
Enterprise Wanted
For tiling purposes, we need
several copies of the En.erprise
of the ISth of March. AiQ sub
scriber who has a copy will do'
us a kindness by sending# 'copy
of this issue immediately We
will pay liberally lor a limited
number of these copies.
THE ENTERPKISE.
COMMENCEMENT
HERE APRIL 25TH
Announce Rules, Regulations and
Personnel ot Committees Man
aging Various Contests
The following is a r n suine of the
rules and regulations governing con
tests at the group centers and county
wide commencent. The county-wide
commencement wil Ibe hedl in Wil
liamston on Saturday, April 25.
The rules follow:
I. Any group-ceil'er contest is a
preliminary in which contestants in a
group are to be eliminated, thus en
titling the best to-entry in the county
wide contests at W iliumistoii. Thus
winners from the initial contests >»
j r up centers shuuld ' titer the county
wide contests. All schools .-u.»i: "i
; cipate in the spßfing~contest A, in
the primary story-telling contest It,
;ind in arithmetic Each
school .should enter-five contests if
i* hopes to win the highest honors.. _
A school of Group 1 .or II (defined
above) should enter spelling Contest
A, primary s'ory-teliing contest B,
arithmetic contest C, pageant contest
1), and choral contest E. A school oi
Group 111 should enter spelling con
test A, primary story telling contest
I>, '"arithmetic contest C, gramma
grade recitation contest F, and singing
contest G. Schools cot placed m a
group center will be entitled to send
representatives directly to the couittv
wide commencement.
All contests at group centers and at
county-wjde commencement begin at
111 o'clock
11. Con'e.tant.ln all contest.
each student mutt be a bona fifl* stu
j dent of the school which he re pre*
I Rents, must have been in school fit)
per cent of entire school year, consist- |
iug of fall and spring terms ((whether
f. or 8 mouths terms), and must have
made passing grades in four subjects
of his school work. The names*' of
s udents desiring lo enter county-wide
lontests should be forwarded with the
particular contest they wish to entei -•
to some member of such contest com
niittee before The 18th of April, 1926
Itules for County-Wide Contests
Grammar Grades (4-7) Spelling Match
, A
I. All schools Will participate in thi:
contest.
11. Representatives of grudes four,
live, six, and .-,even will enter same
111. At the group-center prelimi
uaries every school will be allow
on»j«spreserUative f or each teacher,'
noV to exceed five for each school
'l'he two best spellers in each school
winning out over its Group I, s 11, or
111 competitors will represent thu
group at the roun'y-wide commence
ment. That is, the two best spelleis
of the school in Oroup/I who win out
over other Croup I contestants at the
group celt tor hall represent the Group
I schools a 1 the county-wide com
mencenient. There being no opposition
I the two representatives of the group
enter the county-wide commencement
'I he same applies to elimination oT
schools in Croup II and also in Group
111/
IV. The spelling contest is divide l
into two parts. The firs' will be writ
ten and shall coiajst of 50 words se
lected from Mastery of Words, Book
11, Illegible writing will count against
the spellers where as many as two
judges are doubtful as to whether a
word is written correctly. Teuchers.
should wress handwriting in connec
tion with written spelling. In the
written par', of the come.it any con
testant who misses a word will be
ruled out. Ail spellers who spell 60
words correctly will be allowed to take
pari in the oral spelling match heln
at the cdunty commencement. The
same spelling book shall be used for
the oral match. After the first 15
minutes the judges may, at their op
lion, .use other spelling lists.
V These rules apply to both corn-.
mencements.
VI. The word should be pronounced
j twice before the child begins writing,
i Designation of meaning is necessary
when two. words ftre pronounced plike
I yet have differed* m inings..,- Before
rt'empting to spell a word pupil must
pronounce it. Pupil failing to pro
| nounce the word correctly, the part /
I giving out worda should pronounce it
correctly the second time, thus re
lieving teacher of further pionouncing
the word Child falling to pronounce
the word but proceeding to spell at
once relieves teacher from giving a
second pronunciation; but child mav
try to spell th« same word 'wic« just
the same. Obligation Is on the pupil
(Continued on page 4)
MISS HARDISON TO
KEPRESENrKENLY
Former Martin County Girl Chosen
"Miss Kenly" for Eaa.crn
Carolina Exposition
Kenly, N. C., March 27.—Miss Nell
Hardison, who will represent Kenly in
■he beauty queens contest to be held
in connection with the Eastern Caro
lina Exposition at Smithfield, N. C.,
April 13-18, is a distinct blonde in
type of beauty, possessing a person
ality tnat is refreshing, a poise which j
is an asset, and those large, open, j
frank features of countenance tliaC
win the confidence. Miss Hardison j
•has a large circle of friends whp will'
watch with keen interest and enthus- j
iasm her progress in the contest. |
If your town does not have a queen
whom you are supporting, you will j
not err in casting your vote for Miss'
Kenly, who will speak for herself
when she appears in the exposition.
Miss Hardison is the daughter of!
Mr. and Mrs A 11. Hardison and is
known over Martin County.
I
TRIANGLE DEBATE j
AT SCHOOL TONICHT j
Plymouth Negative Team Here, And
Williamston Negatives Go to
Pantego in First Clash
r
The annual triangular debating se
ries will begin tonight all over the
State. The Williamston High School j
will enter the first preliminary "With
Plymouth and Pantego schools.
The local affirmative team is com
posed of Miss Huth Manning and Mr-
George Harris, jr. They will remain
here and debate Plymouth's negative
representatives in tht*">«hool auditor-1
ium.
The Williamston negative speakers,
Misses Laura Orleans and Margaret |
Manning, will debate the Pantego af
firmatives at that place tonight.
The subject is usually selected from
a current issue, and this year tlir
query is "Resolved, That North Caro- j
1 ina-should ratify the port terminals,
iiml water transportation act.'
The debate will begin at 8 o'clock
and will last for about an hour and a
half. These debates have not been
! well attended heretofore, and it is to
be hoped that our people will make
a special effort to come -out tonight.
So far as possible, Mr. Seymour has
selected neutral judges frotn out of
' the county. Their names are not defi
nitely known at this tfnie.
Macedonia Local t
, News and Personals
Miss Carrie Ward spent the week
end witli Miss Katie Corey.
| Misses Nellie Fisher and Virginia
Peel spent Sunday with Sadie Mao
lladley. . .
Misses Nellie Fisher, Carrft' Ward,
Virginia Peele, Sadie Mae lladley
Mrs. Laura Peel, and Messrs. Joe S.
Holliduy, and Ralph It. Holliday mot
ored to Washington Monday after
noon. .
Mr Pave Griffin, Misses Elsie Green
and Virginia Peel went to ride.Sun
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Corey visited Mr.
and Mrs A. P. lladley Sunday night
The teachers' of Macedonia school
are visiting their, school children thisj
week The children are very sorry
that this week is the last week of
school". We all are beginning to shed
t«ur.s and 'tell the teuchers good-by.
But we hope to see them next year
at the same old schoolhouse which we
all have been attending for many |
years. *
Mr. Julius Jackson caleld on Miss
Sadie Mae lladley Sunday night.
Misses Myrtie Bearha mand S«Srah ]
lladley visited Mrs. Tenell l'erry on
Saturday afternoon.
There was a fairly good attendance
at Sunday school last Sunday, and we
hope to see it continue.
Pettiiiff Party Blaine
Put Up To Grandma
Boston, Mass., March 26.—It's the
fault ef granddad and grandma if the
boys and girls have petting parties,
smoke cigarettes, j»nd carry a flask
today .states Miss Grace Leigh Scott,
morality director of tha national W.
C. T. U., who arrived here in a cam
paign to persuade the youth of Bos
ton to give up* their naughty activi
ties.' . •
~ "The wild oats sown by our grand
parents are- responsfble for present-1
day license," she said. "Most traits
are inherited. When we scold the
boys and girls for moral laxity we for-
get they got theii Instincts from
grandma and grandpa."
Leaves for Norfolk
Mr. Harry Onion left Wednesday
for Norfolk and other places in Vir
ginia and Maryland.
JURY RETURNS VERDICT iN FAVOR
OF COUNT! AND Ai.AiNSi PEOPLES
BANK DIRECrOKJS; .>42,000 INVOLVED
PLAY DELIGHTS
LARGE AUDIENCE!
"Come Out of the Kitchen" Played t"'
Capacity House Thursday;
Well Received
"•Come out of the kitchen" was i
played last night to a capacity house
ami was considered by all those seeingi
it a very pleasing performance.
The Dung'erfleld family, of Virginia,
on account of prolonged financial
reverses found it necessary to go 'o ,
work. They rented out their home to
a northern mdliotiaiW and the frmrl
children, represented by Misses Cat-J
rie I,Jell White and Martha Anderson,!
the daughters, were cook and cham
bermaid, and Oscar Anderson ano
Cuylord Harrison, as the sons, wcir
butler g and handy boy, respectively.!
Their Identity was unknown to theirh
employer, and Miss White lent herself |
very charmingly to the Irish brogue j
the cook used. Miss Anderson's ex
periences with one of the guests were
very funny Anderson anil Harrison
being converted i'nM hired men was,
an amusing transformation.
Maurice Watts, as the millionaire,
as Mi's. J S. Getsinger ;l«.d Mrs. I'. I!.
Cone, lift guests, were very good. |
11. M. StuTiVis was perfect Jn his I
role, that of the old friend and coun-'j
selor of the family who was reaching j
the sentimental age for his second!
P auley Sessoms arid R.'L. Cobutn,
dapper yoliug men, were fine and j
seemed to be very much at home |
over the footlights.
Lust, lait not least, was the negroj
inaniiny, Mrs. Lee Brewer, whose uon-1
'ccalment in the cupboard with onfe of I
the young men, created one of the
most amusing incidents of the play. ;
Musical numbers during intermis
sion by Misses Laura Orleans, Mar-j
tlva Anderson, and Carrie Dell White,
and Mesdantes Rhodes, Bennett, and!
Martin wore enjoyed. The music ren-1
| dered by toidt Carrie 11. Williams
added much to the evening's entertain-1
mailt.
SHOW VALUE OF
DIVERSIFICATION
Natural Resources of Eastern Caro
lina Will be Featured at.
Eipmiition
Representative natural resource
products and industries of eastern
Carolina will'be'feutured by the'hast -j
ern Carolina Chamber of Commerce at
. its third annual exposition, which will
be held this year at Smit lifield-, -April
13 16 18. The Suite geological • and {
economic survey, which was enlarged
into a department of conservation and
development by the general assenibl),'
will, cooperate with the Eastern Cam
liiurconimcrce organisation in obtain
ing. materials for an exhibit.
The purpose wilt be to show that
eastern North Carolina is a section
capul4* of varied products and iiulus
trh?s, and is not solely dependent on
cotton and tobacco, (inventor Mcl.ean.
himself an eastern North ( arolinian,
in a recent public address emphasized
the necessity and practicability of de :
veloping a more diversified agricul
tural anil industrial system in this
section.
The Counties holding county mem
berships in the. F.us.t!>rn Carolina
(Chamber of Commerce will lie fea—■
tured in this work. This"cxhib't prom
ises to he u real "eye opener" for the 1
people of this Miction, as\well us tb» (
[ visitors. The following counties will
be represented in this exhibit: Bertie
Beaufort, Carteret, Edgecombe,' Hal
ifax, (ireene, Johnston, Jones, Nash,
Lenoir, II HI I L'itt. The possibility of,
water-power development will be
shown in a very definite way.
Baptist Church Notes
Be*. R. L. Shirley, Castor /
Sunday school, 9.45 a. m. \
S[)ecial program, 10,40 a. m.
B. Y. I'. C. meetings, ,1.45 p. m.
Evening service, 7.45 p. m.
Sunday is home-coming and mis
sionary day in our church and school
It is to "be a great occasion. The
various departments will have a place
on the special program to be render
ed. Come promptly,, so as not to
! miss a single number, ,algo «° > n j
t-courage your childrctfwnd honor yo&r
' Lord and .your «hurch.
The morning meeting will be a con-,
' tinuation "service with a very brief
concluding message by. the pastor on
| the subject "Christian
1 Life." He will preach again at night
j on "A prayer for a revival "
Every member of Sunday school ami
church i* urged to be present and
| everybody else cordially invited.
I, ■
VDVERTJSERS WILL FIND Ol'R
•;«Ll MNS A LATCHKEY TO 1B0«_ .
HOMES OF MARTIN COltfTV
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hS'i'AULI&iIED 189&
PEUt'LL 1 ROM ALL OVER MAR
TIN COUNTY HERE FOR TRIAL.
JURY OCT FOR ONLY A FEW
MINUTES. TWELVE DIRECTORS
CONCERNED.
After a trial which last fjpr four
days, and which created a great deal
of interest, Martin County won a
judgment against twelve directors of
the. Peoples liank who signed a bond
to the county. The amount .of the
judgment was around s4'->OH).
I'eople from every section of the
county-have attended this trial, and
the ease was ha+d fought by able .at
torneys on both aides'. Attorneys Hal
lett Ward and June Grimes made the
s|(veehe,s for the plaint ill', and Attor
neys B. A I'ritcher, Larry Moore, H
VY. Stubbss Elbert S. Peel, A. W. Mc
leun, and Harry McMullen plead for
the defendants.
' Judge Bond, presiding, made his
charge to the jury in a very few
words, charging it if it believed the
evidence to return a verdict against
flie -directors. After a few minutes
deliberation the jury came back with
a verdict ußainat the direetora of the_
bank who signed the bond.
I he contention by the defense was
based on the fact that other directors
attainted a bank meeting when it was
voted to accept the countyx' money,
and that rfiey voted to accept the
money hut failed to sign the bond,
and that some of those who did sign
were not aware that the bond hud not
been signed by the directors, as a
whole. .The court found only those
who" signed the bond liable for the
amount, however. r*
Washington Paper
Changes Hands
w K .lacobson retired this week
from 'he newspaper field after H8
years continuous publication of the
Washington Progress.
Mr. Jacobson has the distinction of
I always trying to get on the right side
1 of issues coming before his country.-
In politics, he was purely Democrat,
jHe .stood for clear politics, even
though he may have beon called par
, t isuu.
| Evidently the service done by Mr. Ja
cobson has not brought hi.m wealth, tie
prefpixeil to give serviiv above gain
ing wealth, and for that reason sac
rificed'" himself that hi» people might
be helped. .
His good-by to hi.s old friends in
his last issue of Match touches the
souls of honest servuus of the pco
ple who, when they have passed along
the highway of service perhaps for
the last time,- can say alike to all,
friends an ifeiiemies, "Coil bless you.
The paper was' bought by Carl
Coercli who is well knowfn in William
son and Martin County. H° was for
merly editor of the Washington Daily
News and since then has been with
papers in New Bern and VS ilson. His
paper is very interesting and he is
welcomed to this Motion again by our
paper and our people.
Church of the Advent
Protestant Episcopal
Rev. C. O. Pardo, Rector ' ,
Program of services for tlije Fifth.
Sunday in Lent, March 29:
9.45 a. in. Church school.— Mr. H.
M. Stubbs, superintendent.
1(1 a. m. Advent Bible class—Mr.
Clayton Moore, teacher.
II n. m. Morniiiß prayer und ser
"nion.
H. 30 p. m. Holy Trinity: Mission.
7.45 p. m. Evening prayer and ser--
moil.
The evangelistic services to be hela
In the Episcopal Church wil begin oir
Sunday. The Revr Mr. Brown will
preach Monday night at 8 o'clock. The
public i's cordiully invited to attend
these services. ,
Friday services in Episcopal church:
I,eiiteii service at 4.30 Friday after
noon
I're-mission service on Friday night,
at 7.4 ft.
| Will Arrive Tonight
Mr anil Mrs. Richard Fountain and
children, of Siler City, will arrive to-'
night to visit Mrs. Fountain's mother,
Mrs. Pattie Coburn.
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