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Business District of Windsor Had Narrow
Escape From Being Completely Destroyed
By Spectacular Blaze Yesterday Morning
Eight Frame Buildings
Destroyed at Loss
Of 1154)00
Mrs. F. D. Winston, while shopping
in Windsor yesterday morning, about
9.30, discovered a fin in the old Cooch
■hop, belonging to Mr. E. S. J)aiL So
far as known no person had been in
the building since Saturday. The
building was an old frame structure
and burned like tinder, firing the store
building of Mrs. George Mizell. This
was also an old wooden structure and
burned very rapidly. Three frame
buildings belonging to Doctors Evans
and Lyons were also burned. Two of
these buildings were used as colored
barber shops and one as a mercantile
store by A. E. Cowing. The three
buildings were worth about $2,500,
merchandise perhaps $1,500, and bar
bers' supplies several hundred dollars.
The undertaking establishment of
Taylor A Davis was destroyed, but
most of the stock was saved. The loss
of the building, which was the prop
erty of the Dail Estate, was estimated
at KOOO.
Several small wooden storage ware
houses were burned. Only one brick
building suffered any loss, tbe build
ing on the corner belonging to E. L.
Gatiing and occupied by W. R. Thomp
son suffered a loss estimate at SI,OOO
to building and goods, principally
from water.
Then was vary little insurance, as
the fire happened in the fire-trap dis
trict, which made insurance too high
to carry.
The total loss will possibly not ex
ceed (15,000, although about eight
buildings ware entirely consumed.
This was the first test Windsor's
new water system has had, and but
for which the town wftld have sof*
fared vary heavy losses, as the wind
was setting exactly right to swqep
one side of Main Street
The newly organized Windsor fire
company did good work in the fight,
as there was so much danger to the
other buildings standing very near.
The Williamston fire company was
cslled on for help and responded very
promptly, but found the fire practi
cally under control when it arrived.
The Washington ire company waa al
so called and reached Williamston
where they were notified that the fire
was under control, and they did not
go further.
This waa the first emergency call
sent to any neighboring fire com
panies since the organisation of the
Eastern Carolina Firemen's Associa
tion and was a clear demonstration
of the importance of such an organi
sation, which will make It impossible
to burn a town with a water supply
except in a case at a very high wind.
Investigation Of
Foley Postponed
Tha.Captain Foley Investigation has
been postponed at the request of Ma
jor Leonard who waa appointed by
Secretary of to* Navy Wilbur as Judge
advocate of the Naval Board of in
quiry of the Shenandoah disaster, to
take the ptaee of Captain Foley, who
waa relieved as Judge advocate.
Captain Foley will take the stand in
his own defease against the charges of
Mrs. LsfltfMw, widow of the com
mander of the Dl-fated Shenandoah,
which ito wrecked in a storm in Ohio
some months ago.
Miss fcarrie Dell White, Jleedfraps
J. w. Manning, and S. Sf Lawrence
and Mcesrs. J. W. and Robert Biggs
motored! to Raleigh last night to see
-The Student Prince."
ptrand Theatre
TONIGHT
I . "THE GOOSE
I J TOMORROW
| "BORN RICH"
I THURSDAY
THE LITTLE
L FRENCH GIRL"
THE ENTERPRISE
' e Ma Coolidge Hokm to Girl Scouts
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' Una Baldwin, IS rear old gin MM from MontpoMor, Vt, in the So
MBtae is Mrs. Oerim Flather. Scoot OommMcoer. They are start- Jf
mga drfve for a $20,000 fund. Mies Baldwin is wrrled by her rister
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; UPSHAW TO MAKE
. TALK IN WINDSOR
' Noted "Dry" Cgairwrnu of Georgia
' To Speak i> Baptiat Church And
' At Opara House 2Vth and 3«th
1 Rev. Char leu C. Smith, paator of
1 the Baptiat church in Windaor, an
nounces that he has been fortunate
. enough to secure Congressman W. D.
; C pshaw for an engagement in Wind
sor. Mr. Upelunr will apeak in that
, church on the morning and evening of
; Sunday/ November 2tfth, and wiil lec
, ture in the Red Cross Opera House
[ on the following evening, or Monday,
» the 30th.
Cong rasa man U pshaw is so well
i known nationally and across the seas
, aa Congressman, Journalist, teacher,
i lecturer, eloquent orator, and refoifo
leader that he needs no introduction,
i He stands out as a star of the first
r magnitude. He has qpoken all over
■ our country and in some of the Euro
, pean capitals.
His colleagues in Congress wonder
i how Mr. Upshaw, who had Waatung
i ton "on ita ear" many times in the
t last few years by his pitiless fight
against the illicit drinking of the
I haughty "higher-ups" manages to do
■ so much platform work, for he is
i doubtless the most widely sought
■ speaker for outaide work in the House
lof Representatives. The mystery
■ deepens when it is remembered that
) he not only uses crutches but he ia
' also supported by a body brace.
But nobody ever thinks of that
when they see the famous "Georgia
Cyclone" in action on the platform or
i hear him in some bristling debate on
' the floor of the House. Everybody
agrees, as they discuss the unique
1 Georgian around Washington, that
when his back got crippled his tongue
and brain certainly did not. One nofc
-1 able characteristic of the "driest dry"
in the House ia his habitual good hu
i
nor.
' Collier's Weekly says, "Upshaw is
the moat amar.ing man in Congreaa—
I He is ah old-time Sunday-school boek
come back to life." The Literary Di
gest credits him with "Awakening the
' conscience of America on the subject
' en sober public official*." The Mor
gantown, W. Va., New Dominion re
cently said, "Since the death of Bry
| an, Congressman Upshaw is regard
ed as the mouthpiece of the moral
( forces of the nation."
Mr. Upshaw will preach a regular
sermon at the Windaor Baptist church
on Sunday morning, November 20th,
Ida subject being "The Old-Time Re
ligion"; and his Sunday night mee
aage will be rather in the nature of
aa address, and he annnnwres his sub
ject aa "America's Greatest Battle."
Mr. Smith his church invite the
people of the entire section to hear
Mr. Upshaw in these two addresses.
Mis popular lecture Monday night
will be on "Schools and Foots," and
it haa been said that to hear this will
he a cure for the blues for aa entire
year. Ticketa for this lecture will be
on sale a few days prior to the date
of the lecture.
To Meet
Here Saturday
It has been decided to hold the next
meeting e{ Martin County teachers at
Williams ton Saturday, November 21,
19V, at 2 o'clock. All the teachers
of the county are expected. Teachers
who bring note books and pencils and
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, November 17,1925.
REV. E. D. DODD TO
GO TO FOUR OAKS
Rev. Thoe. W. Lee Succeeds Rev.
Dodd At Williamston Charge;
Comes From Wallace
Rev. Thomas W. Lee, who has been
pastor of the Wallace Church and held
the Wallace charge, was appointed by
Bishop Denny at the Conference in
Fayetteville to succeed Rey. E. D.
Dodd, who has been in Williamston
for two years, preaching in the Wil
liamston, Hamilton, Vernon, and Holly
Springs Methodist churches.
Rev. Lee is considered a very
strong man, both as a preacher and
u pastor, and comes highly recom
mended to our people.
Rev. Dodd was appointed to Four
Oaks, where he has a strong, active
and wealthy church in one of the best
sections of the State. He is making
preparations to move at an early date.
He and Mrs. Dodd and their two chil
dren, Miss Christine, a student at the
Loulsburg College at this time, and
David, jr., have many friends here
who regret their departure.
Friends of Rev. and Mrs. B. Duke
Critcher will be interested to l**rn of
the appointment of Mr. Critcher. He
will go to the Garysburg charge,
where he has the Garysburg Church
and several other strong churches in
that community.
Elder S. A. Cotten, who has pre
sided over the Washington District,
was transferred to the Weldon District
and will move from Washington to
Weldon next week.
Mr. and Mrs. Dunstan
Entertained Saturday
„Ait their Jo vely old colonial home in
Windsor on Saturday evening, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Dunstan entertained
with a turkey dinner a number of
their Windsor and Williamston friends
Tables were arranged for bridge and
the dinner was served Southern style
to the guests, who found their places
by cards at the tables. Turkey, brown
grtvy, creamed potatoes, English peas,
cranberries, creamed cheese, beaten
biscuits, hot rolls, and black coffee
made up the menu.
Afteqr dinner several rubbers of
bridge were enjoyed by the fortanate
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dunstan, who
are considered two of the most charm
ing hosts of Martin and Bertie Coun
ties.
Those present from Windsor were
Miss Louise Lyons, Mrs. W. T. Tad
lock, Dr. Evans, and Mr. Claude
Pierce. From Williamston: Meedame*
L. C. Bennett, K. B. Crawford, and
Oscar Anderson, Misses Annie and
Mayo Lamb, Mr. and Mrs. F. U.
Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Stubbs,
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Peel, and Mr. J.
L. HasselL
Yonug Son of Mr. And
Mrs. Henry Mizell Dead
Ernest, the S-months-old child of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mlsell, died Fri
day, November 18, and was buried at
the J. L. Taylor home Saturday.
The funeral was conducted hf Rev.
R. L. Shirley.
Rev. and Mrs. C. O. Pardo and lit
tle son, Jfanmie, yesterday and
today in Norfolk.
Mrs. J. 8. Rhodes is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Frank C. Lewis, at her
home in Norfolk.
« Messrs. Lee Curmuings and Doc
.
MEET TO DECIDE
ON WOMAN'S CLUB
All Women in Town Invited to Meet
Tomorrow Afternoon At 3.30 in
Masonic Hall
Tomorrow afternoon at 3.30 o'clock
at the Masonic Hall the Woman's
Club question will be settled in Wil
liamston for years to come when the
women of the town will be given an
opportunity to express by vote their
desire to have a club or not. The aim
of the meeting tomorrow is to decide
finally whether our women really want
this club and not to perfect an organi
zation. If it is found that a Woman's
Club is needed and wanted in Wil
liamston the State Federation will
send a representative to assist in for
mulating a systematic organization.
There is no doubt of the need of a
club. We haven't space enough to
enumerate the various benefits our
town would gain thereby. In every
town where a Woman's Club is effect
ively functioning moral and sanitary
improvements have increased 50 per
cent. We trust that all our women'
appreciate the fact that a Woman's
Club is not for the socially elect or
a body Influenced by any one religious
denomination. It is purely a civic or
ganization that hopes to enlist the
services of every woman in town and
can only be a success through the Co
operation and efforts of us all, If
you are genuinely interested in your
town and the welfare of your chil
dren take a public stand Wednesday
afternoon at the woman's club meet
ing at the Masonic Hall.
MOB MEMBERS
ARE SENTENCED
Eleven Get Jail Or Penitentiary
Terms For Storming Asheville
Prison la September
Asheville, N C., Nov. 16.—Eleven of
the twenty defendants who were on
trial last week charged with storming
the Buncombe County jail on Septem
ber 19 in an attempt to take a negro
therefrom, were Saturday afternoon
convicted and received sentences of
from six months on the roads to one
1 indeterminate sentence of from four
to eight years in the penitentiary.
The jury was out for about six
hours, and on two occasions returned
to the court room to have evidence
i read affecting several of the defend
ants. There was very little surprise
i shown when the verdict of the jury
was announced, the general belief hav
ing been among court attaches and
spectators that several of the defend
ants would be convicted.
There was an expressed surprise,
however, when Judge A. M. Stack, of
Monroe, presiding, began to announce
the sentences, and there waa a hush
in the court room when the jurist be
gan to have the clerk make record of
penitentiary sentences.
Mrs. Lizzie Cullipher
Died Early Saturday
Mrs. Lizzie Cullipher died Saturday
morning in the early hours, following
an lllneaa of a long complication of
diseases.
She was Miss Lizzie Turner before
her marriage to Mr. W. T. Cullipher,
who died early this year. She was 74
year old. Mrs. Cullipher leaves only
one son, Mr. H. A. Cullipher,. and
several grand children.
Burial took place at the family plot
at the home farm. Elders Sylvester
Hassell, J. N. Rogerson and B. S.
Cowing conducted the funeial rites.
She had for many years oeen a mem
ber of the Skewarkee church.
Mr. Joe Lee, of Poplar
Point, Died Monday
Mr. Joe Lee died Monday at the
noon hour at his home in . Poplar
Point Township, after years of In
validism. His funeral was held at the
I home this afternoon and interment
I waa in the family burying ground. He
. is survived by a wife and several chil
, dren. Ift. Lee has been a patient suf
, ferer for years and bore his adversi
ties, both physically and financially,
with a steadfastness that demanded
the respect of all who knew him—
' Church Warns South
Of Tammany Tricks
The recent visit to the South by
; Mayor-Elect Walker, of New York
City, is taken as a Tammany bid for
. the Sooth, and the Methodist Episco
pal Temperance Board has denounced
the purpose of Mayor Walker end held
■ op his political record as contrary to
> good morals and good government.
They pointed to his connection with
■ Mew Yolk prize fighting and other
' things tending to lower America's
moral standard.
s
Mr. Lee Glenn spent Monday in
| IN THE DAY'S NEWS
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_j^j^ co K n ' * Run» at 12 ]
Guns White Calf, who p.,s-d f or i° e B^ h ' N H - ran * 25 «cre
the Indian Ke«d on your five cent farm tk , ,s Bunimer > '"»"« inK »U,
pieces. He recently attended the co "? u ,lay: pu i t,,,K u A! , _ ayi an "i
first Grand Pow-Wow „f Indian ,ais ,' nK rorTI atul vegetables. She
Tribes in Seattle. \Wh • made money to mto school tHal
winter. \ '
BAI>TISTS SECURE
NEW MINISTER
Rev. H. Dickey, of l.aGranKe, Ga.,
Accepts Call of Williamston
Memorial Church
Rev. C. H. Dickey, who visited Wil
liamston several weeks ago and
preached at the Memorial Baptist
Church, has accepted a call that was
extended by its members at that time.
Rev. Dickey has accepted to take
up the work January 1 of the coming
year. He and Mrs. DicKey und their
little son will arrive immediately af
ter Christmas and will make their
home in the parsonage.
Rev. Dickey made a very fine im
pression on not only his church mem
bers but upon all those with whom he
came in contact during his short visit
here. He comes highly recommended
from his present pastorate, LaGrange,
Ga., where he has preached for three
i years; also from the Kentucky Baptist
Seminary, from where he graduated.
He is a native North Curolinian,
but left the Statu when he was 18
years of age, and studied for several
yeurs in Tennessee before entering the
Kentucky Seminary.
ALL-DAY SESSION OF
RECORDER'S COURT
Case Against J. S. Williams Will Be
Tried at Special Court Thursday;
Gawk Liquor Cases Same Day
'*»
The first case called in recorder's
court this morning was against I'. E.
1 Goodrick and W. A. Ayers, charging
them with being drunk and "disorderly
and "operating an automobile on the
highways, of Martin County while in
toxicated.
The testimony put on brought out
that they had been operating u car in
Hamilton Township while drunk and
carrying negro women around in
. JiaadiMi'a.EWD-. . „
Ayers was found not guilty and
Goodrich was adjudged guilty and
sentenced to the countjr' roads of
Edgecombe County for six months. He
appealed to superior court under a
S3OO bond.
The next case was against W. D.
Jones for check flashings He plead
guilty and the judgment of the court
was that he pay the amount of the
check and the costs of action.
Ed Sullivan was found guilty of
larceny and receiving and sentenced
to the Edgecombe roads for four
months.
William Peel, who was charged
with transporting liquor, was flned
$25 and costs and sentenced to jail
for four months, his term to begin
March Ist, 1926, under a suspended
judgment with SIOO bowl. His auto
was also confiscated and the sheriff
wasdlreeted to sell it. -
Another case of operating a car un
der the influence of liquor was the one
against Jim Little. He was flned $l5O
and costs. Suspended judgment of 4
[ months in jail was also given him
with a fIOO bond. __ _____
The ease against 3 S. Williams
charging fornication and adultery,
will be heard in a special day of court
| to be held Thursday. Williams, who
' has been passing as a Christian
: "preacher has been charged with the
• grave crime of registering in sundry
. rooming houses in Williamston and
I other places with on Odell Phelps as
I man and wife, where they spent sev
eral nights.
M. M. James, Joe James, Matthew
Pierce, Bill James, Willie Pierce, Er
nest Boston, Philip, Joe Taper, Fleet
wood Brooks, Eborn Pierce, Newsome
Boston, and Henry Ellison, defend
ants in the famous Gawk liquor case,
i each demanded a jury trial, and the
court ordered a venire of 18 men to
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WILLIAMSTON
SCHOOL NEWS
Local School WinM MOKI of Prizes At
Roanoke Fair; Football Game
Scheduled Today
By RUTH MANNING AND MAKY
M. ANDREWS, Reporter.*
At the recent Roanoke Fair, our
exhibit won 38 of the 50 dollars offei
ed in prizes for Group I schools. The
judges, Miss Violet Alexander, home
demonstration agent of Beaufort
County, Miss Morehead, of Pitt Coun
ty, and Mr. James H. Keatch, super
intendent of the Greenville schools,
complimented several features of our
exhibit, especially the maps and pos
ters.
Five first prizes and two seconds
were awarded the school. They were
won for maps, posters, spelling, writ
ing, etc., but especial mention was
i given a map of South America, show
ing all its products and geographical
lines.
Athletic Association Meeting
The Girl's Athletic Association had
a called meeting yesterday afternoon.
The president, Ruth Manning, presid
ed, and very much "pep" was shown
by all the members. Three lines of
activity were planned, a walking club
or division was organized, a
ball team was picked, and a group
named to encourage general gymnas
tics.
A credit is given each grade that
has a member perform certain activi
ties in either one of these three divis
ions, and the grade getting the high
est percentage will be awarded a lov
ing cup at the end of school.
The other officers of the association
are Miss Mary Melissa Andrews, sec
retary; Trulah Ward Page, treasurer;
and Lucille Hassell, press agent.
Football Game Thin Afternoon
The football game between our
. SSfeftSi >n(j tScoHfep'i Neck tJu« a/ter-.
noon is looked forwaM to by all the
students of Williamston High School
with great eagerness. Our boys are
new at the game, but they have work
ed hard and we have grfcat confidence
that they will do us proud. The
grounds were very kindly loaned us
by Ileum. J. G. Godard and J. Q.
Godard, Jr.
•» Several Attend Teachers' Meet
Several of our teachers attended
the teachers' meeting in Washington
Friday afternoon, and we were given
a hijf holiday.
Mlifi RUTH MANNING BADLY
HURT IN FALL TODAY
I At the school building this morn
i ing Miss Ruth Manning fell and is In
1 what is feared to be a very serious
condition, being in a semi-conscious
stftte at this time.
She was coming down a staircase
i when she turned to Trulah Ward Page
i and said that she did not feel well,
i No sooner than she had made the re
mark she fell over, striking the bridge
f of "her nose, which fs T)roken , arid Tail
, ing the length of the staixsase. It Is
; feared that she injured the skull.
Doctors York, Warren, and Saufl
i ders were called, and she was taken
i to her home in New Town.
' Ruth is one of the most popular
I young girls of the town, and the in
i jury is deeply regretted by her nu
' merous friends.
' Mrs. Lawrence Peel left yesterday
• for Suffolk, where she will spend
some time with her father, Mr. W. J.
i E,. Bullock, who is very ill.
• " ' '
i be summoned to appear Thursday
i morning, November 19, at 9 a. m., at
> which time the case will be tried.
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SIX-YEAR-OLD GIRL
DIPHTHERIA VICTIM
Whole Community Saddened by Deat>
of Little Gladys Whitley At
Home Near Here
C n Saturday afternoon, Gladys, the
youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
S. Whitley, succumbed to an acute at
tack of diptheria.
The news of the little girl's death
brought sadness to a host of friends
of both her and her parents. She
was six years old and had just enter
ed school, where she was loved by all
l er school mates.
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. B. Duke Critcher Sunday af
ternoon amid a great throng of sym
pathetic friends and relatives. Inter
ment was made in the Baptist Cem
etery. There were lovely and numer
ous floral tributes.
Mr. and Mrs. George Whitley, of
Tarboro, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Small
wood, of Washington, and Mrs. Laura
Martin, of Jatnesville, attended the
funeral services.
Sandy Ridge Local
And Personal News
rs Jlar j Mt:t,lor and Mrs. Kadet
1 I'«Miy *;,tr.t Mi i r.ay aftern »>i >ith
Mil V\ 11. kt.Jil.-.
Mrs. W. J. Ci•try spent Fri lay af
ternoon with .Mis. W. H. D.i-1 I.
MM. Will i; »|kins spent SVUHH/
afternoon with Miss Mamie Lanier
and Mrs. W. H. Daniel.
Messrs. A. W. Hardison and Leo
■ lioberson and Misses Louallie Red
dick and Coralie Peed motored to
> Uobersonville Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Stancil Brown was the guest of
Miss Blanche Hopkins Saturday night.
Mr. Otis Hardison was the guest of
Miss Marie Reddick Saturday night.
, Mr. Roy Peel was the guest of Miss
• Inez Griffin Sunday.
We are sorry to hear of the wreck
of the car of Messrs. N,. S. Reddick
i and Johnnie Hardison-Sunday night.
! As it happened, no one was hurt very
badly.
 N, S. Reddick was the guest of Miss
- Eliza Coltrain Sunday night.
I Mr. Hubert Roberson and Messrs.
Irvin and Joe I-awrence Coltrain mo
tored to Everetts Saturday night.
Mr. M. B. Hudson, of Rocky Mount,
I was the guest of Miss Gladys Rober
son Sunday.
Miss Dulah Coltrain, of Rocky Mt.,
spent Sunday with Miss Gladys Rob
erson.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Hardison and
Miss Louise Godard and Mr. Joseph
Hardison returned home Sunday night
after spending the week end in Ra
leigh.
KNOX-EDWARDS
Saturday morning, November 14, at
the Baptist Parsonage in Raleigh, Miss
Janie Bell Edwards became the bride
of Mr. Wilton Allen Knox, with Dr.
T. W. O'Kclly officiating. Miss Ed
-1 wards wore a velvet brocaded chiffon
gown with tan accessories. In the
bridal party were Mr. Julian Harrell,
of Williamston, and Mr. and Mrs. J.
S. Keel, jr., of Raleigh. Immediately
after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Kaon
' left by automobile for Greensboro and
High Point
Mrs. Knox is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Emmett Edwards, of High
' Point, but has spent most of her life
' in Williamston and Martin County.
1 She is accomplished as a stenographer
and is popular here in business and
social circles. Mr. Knox is a salesman
in this district and is well known
throughout the county. They will be
at home to their friends at tha Tar
' Heel Apartments temporarily.
V irginia*Tobacco
Sales Below Average
Richmond, Va., Nov. 16.— The total
sales of leaf tobacco on Virginia auc
tion markets during October amount
ed to 12,216,168 pounds, according to
the reports of warehousemen to the
commissioner of agriculture. Laat
year during October 12,646,731 pounds
were aold. The dry weather during
the summer was the caoae of smaller
production, so it is not expected that
the sales will be as targe as last year.
The avenge price of the bright to
baleo sold during October was $16.77
per 100 pounds, compared with 21.68
last year and S2O 34 two years ago.
Soda] and Shower
For Bride-Elect
There will be • social and skower
given by the Kpworth Leagne in kon
r or of Miss Ellen Co wen at the home «f
i Mrs. T. B. Brandon en Tueaday night,
. November 17, at 8 o'clock. All mm
bers are urged to be present,—G.C.
r Miss Sallie Harris and Mr. Paul
t Jones spent Sunday afteraoe* la Soot
land Neck with reiatfvee. » «•