NO. 242
ALLEGED BANDIT
QUEEN BACK IN
HERTFORD JAIL
Mary II oHjiril or Violrt
Barrin^tou \\ liiclicviT
Vim Like ? Krccd of
(ihurgOH in (>rri'iivill<'
HALS Tlt\ TO KSCAI'K
Build Kiro in Krunl of Oil
Door; (>irl K?'|>rini;m<lr<l
When Sheriff \\ rif-lil Sti?
pertN Hoolli'fsciiif:
Mary Howard. duhh.d
bolihod haired bandll ?'""'J;
l2?S~i i^JgSXj
Charcot, po"n,'rl t",* ,, m?,?V
rrront robbrrlea. rhUK u? i
Perquimans Count > 1,1 1 uaj?
Mine two months aeo i* ?????"
(*"> .... l,.'? r- "'
quartet ar;- Krllj't *?d;r0H"n^..l|,.
^uul'aV'V^'N.- n.'.ir
Superior Court In l"rtji. ,
Mary *avt? ahr i?* y,a , v/lv
hark to Hertford jaH and HM r>"
cud.
friend*. and aorrv. b< icau? ? ,
uvs she had far nioro rmninri.M"
r?/rtX in the rut county *.<1
it Greenville. \??rv an
nr?d 1 '? not I. o r "la ??.?? ' wU??- ^
Harrington. Her
r. ^S:iW.d .Tn^o,V
Ine tor her 1". *.vial \ - '
without rrtiult. SI""' ??" ?
or Violet, her new name.
"Whichever Vou liOu
Queatlonrd .. >? -'.'""'i ...W -
IT, VwaVve "Take
""Urn vl.lt. d Friday a''""'"1 ;
Mary was ptayln* ?> 7' ""
my with Hartaoll. For ?..? hen."
lit ot l ho unlnlllnt'd. .
nlalned hero lltal "rummy l? ?>
card B?l?e. ?hlrh """"?"^.?'Vwo
^ ??
card. tt.rot.Bh the Lara.
poneil th?. 5l",??;' , ?oi,
When ylslled Friday .
tho BUI ?'?? atllrod " w" " ' ,
ro.lldnt kcr,. anything rlran n
jail Ah a matter of fart,
looked tidy enoiiBh. but It ?h fj-m
inlto- m-rond nature to mak" apol
oglea alonE lhat line. .
Mary or Violet ? lake whirl.. >
? yon Ilk. apparently I
? ho wor?>- (or l.er atay In iall I
haw (or lh" roaann II... alio la
deelato.1 to ho tl.<- llral white w .
nian over thn? liieareeralod It. I
qulmana. Mo- l? a-enrdo, 1 ?t?
courtealoa and - *' w I . . , '
the rMcf of whirl. I* lit" ?"? ">
of the Jail corridor
Not Ho Dry In ,
She whh threatened with Irwlna
thlt. privilege Friday
however Short fT Wrl*ht. havlnu
ohaorvod what lio took n*
that aomo of Iho n.aaoullno in- ni
hora ot Msiry'a pnrty had not lo-en
adhorlttB rlBldlv to tho provla ?n'
or ll.o prohibition law. told Mar>
that wl.llo ho waan I aeoiiaini: hor
ot anything. tho only way th"
rould havo oht?lno.l anylliln-.
atronnor than water ??. throi.Kh
hor. and If ho ololor.r.l alinllar
V'ThohVhorTf|r waan l In tl.j; ; ho?t
M.rl of a humor, anyway. I ow? ll
and I.O.IBO0 nro oonflnod In a roll
foKothtr and ll.o ?l?ht h.-toro
thoy had wroakod oonaMorablo
h.ror in an ill "'V"^
oaoanod r, I. -akin* ..I' a olialr or
I wo whirl, had hoon loft In th'lr
roll, thoy hr..l !"??' ?'
tho coll door. Ol.vlo.i.ly aooklnB t"
roflan tho o.olal fiifllrlnit I" por
in It thom to pry tho har? a|.all
and get out.
Sohtehow or oth? r. 'ho l',a"
failed to work. When. SVtIJT
Wright wont to the Jail to mtvo
hroakfant Friday mornln-. h?
frtund ? I ?V ?f oharrod onihoi
about tho door, and tho paint on
the lowor bar a hurnod eompbtol;
away Tho Intorlor of the j?H had
Juat boon painted, and that didn't
help matter*. Ono bar had boon
l-rlod partly olll ot play, hut tho
othara woro Intaol. and POWoll and
l^itlttoo woro whoro tho ahorllT had
loft thom .
Tho allompt to roh Chappoll
UM ono of tho moat aonaatlonal ;
? rooordod In tho rrlmlnal annala of
' Nerthoaal?nr fiarollna iJito at
, night. ^a larao IpurlnK rar droyo
> iib |?f front of hlf aloro. whloh la
InAhr I'lnoy OroJe aootlon of Tor
ttiilmana. aomo (IVOi^c^alx mlloa j
Cont1ntt?l on Pit* 4
two in \oi<t:o si\
( in\t:st: tT tom us
FOH DEVOUT iTI<>\
Nrw York. Srpl. IM. ? a
n-sull ol iiiiMil Time iimr
(|?*is liott i wiw in fin'
ToiiiIin iiKla) jiuaitlng ?lr|n?rta
I ion.
i mm of l.ooo mi tilM'f I in two
niifh this urrk on < 'lilnnlon n.
fin im* iit tin' loml.s |ta\<* !??*????
iinnlil*- lo pr?Hlm-?> i-rrt iflrat?"?
or iT|iM ration a* l?>
law for thHr iiri'M-tiri* in tl?i*
rountr> .
NEW CEMETERY
FOR THIS CITY
V ill In- Situatrd mi Kucliil
llriulil- Ailja
mil lo 1 1 < 1 1 1 \ M(n?l
\ ih-w t ?'i v lias In fii or
uaui/>-d | fir Klizabeth t'itv stud
rliilll'l 111 tile naine III
tli?- N ? ? w Hollywood t*emet? t y As
sociation. Incorporated. 'I In 01
uanizers ;ii<> Char!"* J. Field and
Willi ? i licrb-lipiinnV "I ("lurau ?.
Tli 1 ? I iii' t* is well known .is ;iii
orKanUi r and builder of cotm-ier
I ios 1)1 roii ghoul tlx I ' ii it ? ?1 States.
| and Mi lleck"lmaiin is a builder
: of mausoleums. They Im lit III"
l beautiful mausoleum in Forest
l.awn CYiiitcry. Norfolk.
!?' H Kli'lskr. Klizabeth C'ity un
dertaker. and t". It. I'ugli. local
attorney. an* interested in the
project.
Tlir ceineli r> is laid out on t h"
park (itiin A Mr Kicker. land
scape architect of Chicauo. -i|??*nt
llirci' weeks hen* to survey and
lav out the |ilan. Tin- sit* ? is 14
acres of I In* W. A. Ilrook land, on
liuelid Hcliihts road, formerly
o win 1 1 by <*. T. Spoil This sit*4
was selected after a careful mir
vi-y of nt her places near I he city,
and in addition to its being on thf
highest elevation of any available
Kite, ir Is tin- only ?it?* that can
ho connected with Hollywood
' Cemetery. It Is propoaed lo con
1 nect the now cemetery with the
present cemetery by a nistic
' hriflKP HCIH^ HO
In addition to tlje park plan,
! which is Hip iiiodorn layout for
i cemeteries, admittedly adding to
lis beauty over the old checker
board plan, it will have as its prin
cipal feature the perpetual care
fund by wliiofe ir, |?cr cent of the
'sales will be set aside as a trust
i fund, the interest on which will
J he used e:\cluslvely for care and
maintenance, thus not leaving the
care to charily and individual lot
owners.
It will have a complete drainage
system Insuring against water In
burial lots. II will also have a
board of governor*, who will make
plans for uniform embellishment
ami decoration. It Is proposed
eventually to build a mausoleum
at a locution set apart in the area,
with a beautiful background of
cy proas trees.
Itlne prints, planographs and
newspaper pictures will likely be
shown the public about October
, I. and sale of b?ts bi'uun very
I soon thereafter. The sab s will be
made on the instalment plan.
' A look hI the plans and a read
ing of the explanatory literature,
i convinces one that this cemetery,
if carried out according to plans. ,
will be a credit to the community.
I, IN Kit \<,IM?INI> IN
MIDST IIAGING S'lOKM
Sout hum pi on. Knu.. Sept. 10.- ?
The royal liner Orbita. hound for
New York. w#-nt iiground on Shln
Klea Hank off the (trie or WIkIiI in
the Kngllsh Channel today.
A heavy Ktonn was hanging and
. the whip wsiH reported list inn
badly .
AUK HIMiKI) to votk
FOR UNIFICATION
Chicago. Sept. 19 l,nymon of
the MnthodIM Episcopal church
and of the Method!*! Episcopal ,
Church. South. were urged In h
statement Issued today by the ex
ecutive cnmmltton of the General
I*aymen's AsHorlntion of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church to vote for
unification. The statement was
signed l?y George Ulxnn. Chlcano,
president, and was sent to all
I bishops to be read at the annual
[conference and by secretary at lay
men'? mecjlnsn.
JAPAN IS PLANNING
Hl ll.l* GOOD KOAOS
Toklo. Sept. 19. -Good road* |
In Japan are as hard to find as the
proverbial havHtar-k needle, but If
a bill which l? being planned by
the llotne l>epHrtment la enacted
by the next Diet. automobiles In
this country will come In for their
own The proponed plan Is either
to build new highways or Improve
the present ones at a cost of some
300, lion. nnn yen. one-third of
which will he furnished by the
government
Under the proposed bill the gov
ernment grsni* would rome In ten
yearly Installment-., the first be
ginning next year. It Is planned
to widen ?nd pave the Important
highways In rural districts, which
?t present art unfit for automo
tive transportation, and to Im- ,
prove such public roads ovar j
which railway construction Is
projected
COOLIDGE FLIES
IN TROUBLE TO
AMHERST BLOC
Turn* hi Little ( iolrrir nf
I'Yirml* Hp IMaclr nl <!ol
Irfjr A* One* Whom lie
Luu Tru*t
MOKKOW HEADS BUM
Natural, Therefore, That
lie Should Be Found
Heading Aviation Inquiry
for the President
II) KOllKItT T. SMAI.L
ms kv Tfc?
Washington. Sept. 19 - PrPi*l
dent Cool id ge has the homing In
stinct. In lime of stress or trou
ble ho file* unerringly hack to the
'Amherst bloc." hark to the little
coterie of friend* he made at col- ,
lope, ax the ones In whom he can
place Implicit truat.
Iiwight Whitney Morrow has
been hi the forefront of the "bloc"
ever alnce Mr Coolldge waa called ,
unexpectedly to the White llouae.
It la hilt natural that Mr. Morrow
should he found today heading the
central aviation Inquiry Inatltuted
hy President Coolldge. Mr. Mor
row's presence on the hoard Indl- ,
ca tea how Herloualy the President ,
regards the altuation created by
the aircraft failures and charge*
All I he members of the hoard fully
understood the closeness of the re
Intlotia exist lug-bet ween the Proa
Idenl Hiid Mr. Morrow and ther??
waa no douht of hla selection hk
chairman and director of the
whole courae of the Inquiry.
Although he la an extremely bu
sy man. Mr. Morrow never hat*
hesitated to reapond to the Pres
ident's call, whether It he for h
week end aall down the Potomac
on the yacht Mayflower or for an
assignment to puhllc duty which
will keep the hanker away from
his Wall atreet office* for two
mouths or more. Home of the old
time politician* here In the capi
tal never erase to marvel at the
Prowldonl'M tomorlty In aligning
himslf ho cloaly with n member of
t he firm of J. P. Morgan and Com
pany. A few yeara ago thla would
have been conaldered political aul- J
clde. The very name of Morgan
had to he mentioned In nothing
aho\4 a whisper, preferably in
some back room of a hotel, along
alaiiit 2:11 o'clock In the morn
ing.
Itui the President Is fond of
flwight Morrow and lie doesn't
'care whether he la a member of
the Morgan firm or not. The Pres
ident likes Morrow not because he
waa a classmate at Amherst. lie
liken hint because he Is a trustee'
of Amherst and the President has
been thrown In constant contact
with him. He llkea Dwlght Mor
row because he ha* faith In the
hanker'* sound judgment, both in
politic* find in hualnes* affairs. 1
The President ha* consulted *
Continued on Page 4
LEAGUE ASSEMBLY
MAKES PROGIIESS
Geneva. Sept. 13. The sixth
assembly of I hp League of Na
tions seems In fair way to finish
work hy the end of the coming
week.
One reason for thin belief In
thai I ho sub-committee on dls
arniH ment virtually has agreed to
rwrnmmfinrt that the league'* co
ordination committee go ahead
with the technical preparat lon?
for the Disarmament Conference.
AGED MAN MEETS
DEATH INSTANTLY
Salisbury. Kepi If ? C. P. Good
rich. aged HO. was Instantly killed
at Kannapolla near here today
when atruck hy a southbound
Southern passenger train.
SOON KNOW VALUE
OK BHYAN ESTATE
Mlama. Sept. 1!?. ? The world
will know the value of William
Jennings Bryan's estate the early
part of next month when William
Jennings Bryan. Jr.. returns from
California to tako up the work
of nettling the estate.
Present estimates run from half
a million to more than a million
and are merely guesses, according
to W. K. Thompson, former sec
retary of the Commoner. who
now stands In confidential rela
tion to the family.
WIPK DKrKNIM HI shami
< H M(i. I i) WITH AHH.M |.T
Claude Hewitt, young white
man. was fined $5 and costs In
recorder's court Saturday morn
ing on a charge of assaulting his
wife. He pleaded guilty. and In
order to ascertain the facta In the
rale. County Judge Sawyer sum
moned the wife to the atand She
ff?Dl loyally to tho defense of her
husband, admitting that he struck
her hut declaring with emphasis
that he didn't hurt her. and she
thought he was playing. In fact,
nhe said, she waan't at all sure
ihst he really meant to hit her
Charged with failure to list
their taxes. Luther Fenderson and
James Hlade. both colored, were1
required to pay th?lr back taxes i
and the costa of the cases A aim- i
liar Judgment w*t brought against. I
Hewitt on the sgine charg*
The First of the Bourbons
Kentucky* alwaya haa'hoaMed of Us beautiful women and It n/*w "
MIm Edyth Draffcn. of l-Awrenccbura m th* prrUW*t *lil ?" tnc ?
the will wear a |100ft gown when ?he repre.?cnts the International
? leum exDoaltinn at Tni?? ??? nrmu*
Lively Legal Bout Waged
At County Court Session
After three limits spoilt ill
inx evidence s? ltd hoarlnu iilltU
incuts, t'ouiitv Jildue |*. (! Sawyer
imposed H hue (if $."|0 ail'l entslji
with mi alternative sentence ?-i mi
days on the road* each fin M
(ioorh and James Feiuiell. ml*
nrod. in recorder'* court Satiir
day iiiorninu on rhnruey of carry
ing concealed weapons and assault
with m deadly weapon.
The Freneii admonition, "t'h'-r
rlicz la fcininc." was proven worth
while advice in HiIh particular
can**, for a woman was Involved
She wan one A Hern Rhodes. and it
?wan because she refused t!ooeli a
date that lie and Kennell m if
haled into court. The two aie
employed on wwrr Installal Ion
work now In progress here.
Alicen not only told (Iihm-Ii she
' wouldn't uo to church with lit in.
hilt on top of thai kIio wtike-l
down the Ktr? ? t with another bean
I Accompanied hy his |?mI. I'< nn? ll.
I he rejected suitor Met ?>fT In pur
, mi it , overtaking the ulrl ?t Up- In
tersection of Initio and IStus
hIwIk, In the colored community
buck of Went Church slr?et
1 (Jooch demanded thai Alleen hal?
She didn't.
"All rlnht. woman. I'll make
you luilt. then." Oooch Is >>:i Id to
have told her. With tliHt, lie lioi
row ??d a cun from hiincll. nccord
ItiK to tin* testimony. ii nd H<*lr.itic
the till hy tin* miiii. whirl* d
her nroiind and thriMt It mid* r
hrr nose She halted.
I'rosecutiiiK Attorney J H !.??
Moy. Jr . handb-d Ifie State's end
of the esse. and llobert l,owry ap
l?? ar? d an attorney for the defeni" .
For the benefit of thorn* who do
not attend recorder'* court n un
larly mm a part of their mornlnu
routine, it may be ?pld tiiat
Messrs f<eltoy and l.owrv ar?
keen. If altoijei lie r~Tr fend ly rival-1
and have been for many mouth*
T?? borrow in anH? nl Myln
wan IdarkKiim attains! thumb r
Mr |j**l(oy waft determined to win
a conviction, and Mr l.owry wn?
equally bent on olita ItiifiK a vei
diet of acquittal It wax soim
thlni; more tliau a mere pcrfune
tory prosecution and defense ot i
cane thai within Itself, way t'-la
lively unimportant
The <>xNiulnat ions and cro*.' ??>
amlnafl'Uis were conducted at ex
treme lenuth. wit ih-shcs wer?*
questioned most specifteatly an In
the number r f times ftooch de
ma tided that his lady love halt,
and as to the e\*ct words and In
tonalion that the dlfturuutbd ???ill
or used
When both sides had rested Mr
l.owry scaled pinnacles of di ?
matlc oratory In defendlm: bis ? II
enta He represented that ;? sin
later Innuence was behind the
whole prnceeftink : that the wo
man sppearlnK as ehl?f prfeelit
Ins witness was not a fr?e aitenl
In the case, and that in conae
quenee of these and other facia
Ihe defendanta should Ik- a<quit
led
Mr. l<elfoy disagreed. of course
He argued that ffooch was guilty
by hla own adtniaalon. and that
Kennall was equally culpable In
?hat fh*re *a? "tron* ..^|#t,.nc? |
i. tSOU\IC lit- hi ( Eh
II il l (EM (. \ l l <>\
Ni?w York. S(|?(. I!?. ? 'Hi.
Sliiml.ilil (III of \?-w
li-rwj (it Ilk UH|{
mi luilf ji mil a |{nl
lull In rrrlilili Nlilli'K, lirinu I fir
iit'W |irlrr In North 4'nl'nlliiji t < ?
IU i riifN.
MUTILATED MAN
HAS CONFESSED
Turner Ithmrliiird of Moii
ror Krvoltin^
I' 21 tii i I % Srrri*lK
Monroe. Si'pi III Turner
Itlaurhard today slt;n<d a written
statement thai a Klrl relative of
Ills wife performed all i I I?*k:? I op
r-raflon on htm after li W wifo and
the Kill had arensed hint of helm:
untrue.
The operation wan performed
Sunday. Itlaiwhard and his wife
tried to k'-i-p tin* doetol'K arul the
offlenrs out of the affair, and told
varlouH *1 or lex after they were
obliged to en 1 1 in phyfdriaut Thev
ascribed the deed to ji hooded
hand and later Ha hi that Ilium h
ard was told that lie nni?<t pay his
grocery hills.
The sheriff kept on with III*
Invent igal ion. however, and soon
found that Mr* Mam-hard's wtep
dauchter. a I ft year old Klrl. was
connected wlih the affair. Yew.
terday th?- Kirl confessed t" im
proper relations with Mate-hard,
and today came the man's ron
feanlon.
iNOIU Ol k \\ II I. MOID
FA 1. 1. OI?KNIN<; SOON
Norfolk. I '?
Norfolk will pt>-x?nt <i kmIh j?p
l?"i?rMuri- n?\t w??'k wl??-n pra**
tlrally * v# r>" r'-tnil i?i- r? h;n l in
Ihp cllv will hoM ?i fnll o|??*nlw*j
Mlnmltmi) ou*|y. I'm |i!inithn^ ?i"
l?Hnic miikI" to ?nk?' of umtI
I It roil kh nt |i optf fioiii t II |i;hIm 'if
Tldi'wnti i Virxtfil'i ;if??| KmcIi iii
Noilli f'ni oliiiri. who :i r phiiitiliiu
vlfiltn h?-ri' fliirlne ? v??ii'.
IIKTIOX MUCKKT
New York. Sept. !'? Spot col -
ion r|nw<l on let. mi'Mliuu 21
point* tin?hiin*? 'l Knliir***.
ln* hlil: Uii'ilwr 21 I*. I)^<-. 151
.Inn 2-1. ft". Mi/rrh 24.17, M?y
24.47. July 21 1 ?
N>w Y??rk. S**pt t !t f'offoit
future* opfiifil loilny mi Ih?? fol
lowlnx |fv?'N Oct. 2 4 2". |k>(
24 fiH. Jmii 23 A*. Mmti h 2 4.1".
M*y 24.50
t It ?f h?* ? IihiI mi ppli*'l ||i?* jinn
Jndifo H*wy?-r look hi# view of th?
ftltuatlon. nnd rl'Tliiofl agalnM llo
defendant# They wore iclven un
III Monday morn I ni k aeaalon of
fourt to d?*elde h? iw#M.|| th?- fln?
? nil t h?- tall fcn'fiid'
COLUMBIA HIGH
BEGINS SESSION
mm CROWDED
I no Nru I ioom** I .on?l met*
nl I roin \uililoriiiiii to
I akr Cjiri* of I'npiU I'rom
I \ ru ll < .011 ii In
mum; i ki < ks \i;i;m:i>
Somr I *11 pi I- \lti'ii<l (?iiiu
\iik llijrli School W liil.
nihil* (io Onl-iilc of
(!oillll\ III (ilTSKI'll
<*??1 ii in M.i . St*pf Mi l'litla*
?'I'tll'il fll.. fll.-l H I'l'li of ill** pi_?r.
iv iiicii Sellout s?'si4i<iji with
l'r>?r<*sMii i, !?: St u. n i hark front
lily lit ? hi** .it Simm I'aiiip I lit* srliool
??|h?ih*?| Mnmlav tiiortilii'it m jih ?*x
#*r? ji Mi** lor a t ilmaior. I'ruf.
Stuart. i '??h my Sup* riiiifii<l?*iii
\\'a|ti*r- itntl others in .1 k i u c
?|M'i*?'h?>M r?llt**l wlili hop** f.ir ilio
m ? y**nr.
On_iit ? iiiini of i!n* * tvi'i'i r<nv?|i*i|
i oiitlilitiii of la?l yi'ar. two new
it H i ins wcif cmi.-i riii-teil mil nf ih*
hi ht?il auditorium ami ;i*l*|i'*l in
Hi*' Mitli Si'liuol ?l?*]Mrt nit'iil This
I'MVI'K 111*1 M'lltMlt W ithtllll S|Ml'f for
pu lil le K:itli**riiiK*? but plnnx have
lit rri math* t?? I <ii 1 1 1 1 ,iii amlltorluni
tor in'M vt<?r Tin* st hool hoard,
t ??iii|him>?| ?tf T J. Oavriiport .
t liainnati. \v M Willi.-. flr* S
.1 HaN-maii. Mrs \\ II Mr fleea.
s ??* iftaiy. iirc now farltii: tin* proh
i* in ?>( |i i*' ? v lil in u tliH Iril im
I'lt.vt iiifiii . ami ?tf inking ear** t?f
Ih*' tvt*r iiuroasliii: II II 111 lit* m rolll
iiiu ii? tin* 1 1 ifh St honl Om* liuii.
?lr**i| him! t*-n siurit??l this we**k ami
Willi prarllrally I lit* whole roil II ly
sending pupils lit* re to Hit* liluli
?t hool ii will In- nerossary. lo roii
f.uitly iiii-rt'iiM' faeiliii*** to k?'efi
U|? tin* Standard A (?noli* of l ho
Srliool. Tliere art* amuml I't.'t or
17" In I ho RrailfH.
This srliool iloi's mil <i4l?*t| na ?
Iv take t il I t' nf all I 111* srliool rliil
ilr?*ti coins: to h Ik Ii srliool in Tv
roll County Tho Hum Neek 1 1 itch
Srhtiol has hrrli rillililiiK two
> ran*. it lifiiiK loo far away from
I'oliHtihla for the rlilldri'N to ???'
from lhal rnmmuulty to Col unl
it la. A Rood ii u in l>o r uo lr? the
Crrswoll High Srliool in Wushliti:
1 1 >g? County. Tho only reason that
lh?* consolidated st ||oo| here falls
in rrarhltiK all I ho pupils within
its ilisirlrt la that ihoro aro not
t in. null srliool I rii'-kfi opniaU'd
ami tiia n \ impll- who would 20 lo
reload at Columbia ellher to l*>
M-h?io| in other rou ni it or tht not
to' at all. Tho lark of hllld*
availfiltlt Im school pur posts |; rt
sponsible for I his noed.
C.ASTI.KS AUK SOI.ll
\T ItAIUiAIN ICATKS
l?omlon. A<|il, 1 ?? (*hn|I?*k arc
Im mu koI?I in Kn?:liiii?l at tiarualn
rati h. Historic mansions ??r va
lloim xlftr K a ti'l aires hee|?
<lli<|M?K*fi ii f recently by member <
of tli?- older arlntorracy hi came of
hl;;h ItiM'H ami death dllflcH
which it ix contended liy many
families Iwvc made II advisable to
dispone or lion Income hcarlnu
l?ro|M-rli'H latliiT than hold tliem
In rail xi> o| t lii* j r hlKtorlr v a I il?-.
In other inula noon drastic iron
? uiili-s have 1)1*1* 11 made ill I In' a 't -
minis! ration of un-at estates. on?
of tlif.Hi* In inu that of th>' link -
of Norfolk which originally cm
braced rioini- Ml.Oftti acres A i nn
i|> I f.'IMlll ill SlIMHCX, home ?if I l|l*
17 yi-ar old llnki', ban ln-rn closed
f 1 v i yen r s and there I" talk of
?elliur It Tin* llucliCHH of Nor
folk khvi? n|i thi' chk!||' for a mod
? ?<** I'ofiaui' In t>\ furrl to In mar
Wr M'li who Ik attending tin nnl
v ridty.
Tlo' ii i *?:?! ri'Ci-nt transfer of a
ra il" at a low flcon I*' tliHt of
historic tlwvdyr in the Vale of
Conway, which wan purchased h>
Jay Mitchell of <!o|wyn May fur
2JMMI pound* Merlins;. (Swydyr
With thi* scat of a lamoils Welsh
family, tin* Wynne*, until I k
That i?:i 1 1 of thi- original cmhiIc
which >*t 111 aland* was hull! in
IT.;,:, l?v Sir John Wynne anil for
genera llonx ha.H hei ii h favorite
hai|!il of dithtxci'r'K. It was f
sl"i?d.in 1H3*.
K\TI( \ IKIHIY SKKVICK
HMt CIIOWAN IIAITIS'I*
'Mm- one hundred ami twpnilrtli
hii filial s< Hninn of |||(' ('liitWHil
|t;i|iMsl Axfni-liiii'iii iim'I'Ih wllh
lutiihla f'htirrh. *!*>?? r? * I
t'ouiity, The*di?y. VVi ?li?? Hf|;iv ami
Thursday of ???%? wri-k.
.:|i#-"|mI f'-rrv hmyIi-'- hpion." Al
(?< iimi )<? Sou ml Ihm Ih<i>ii ariHiucu
for. (Hid th' IliM l?*rry It'wl. with
:? ?\i|iaHly ? if 12 ??|tOIIIOMI?*H, Will
Mo* nound fr'?iii I lii- Kfli'iitoii
?*!>! at 7 o Hnel. Tue^dav moniiiu
% m r-tii'l and hi n''li l?rt:(?r In ml
will iii^k-- lh?* kihiI" trip ?f *
i-i-IitV. and ( 1)1- ?pe< l?il Ki rvln- will
?ii ?ji r'Hiiiimo throughout thi- H.tv
. it t II ii 1 1 >i??oeliitlon hound mil')
inohll' * Iiii v li?-? ii taken care
Mkewlsu* no Th ii rxdny. or enrll'-t
if th'* H'"i?lon *hould Iw nl'orf
rM >-il from lh*? neheduh-d thre?
dnyft, ?i*im,**Im1 nervlce will he nmlfi
i?lr*'d f'ir the leturn trip
The f'-rrv fare ha* r?*r?-nlly In ? n
reduced to 12 for one pihnI! ran
iinrt driver nnd I2.R0 for ? l?rK'*
r>?r h ii d driver. Korty rent* fa r?*
In addition will Ik- collected from
? ilrh |im??en?er not Including thr
driver*.
J ail ? Honeymoon
Tho iron liar* of prinon rouliln*
stop the romance of Mi and Mr*
Oiarlca Fann While tn Jail at
I'ocml. Mo.. a^'aitiriK trial on )l<|uoi
< hnrcr* they full In love and tv.-i i
married Th?* Judge wnt thetn to th?
mate penitentiary at Jefferson City
i? *|M?nd their hom>> naxm ki *eparatt
cHIa Thcv Will Mt- ??Hrb ot hfr (???
tlx* Tiki tint*- aiue* theli iwinti'iiicr
?liirlno ('hrlRlnni* wi-vk
Highwaymen Rob
Perquimans Man
I {? 111 Hp I IV film* aillM'd IiImIi
w ay iim' it on tli<< road hi'iwo'n
Woodvltl" and Kciilnn'H Hlorr, In
thf \lrtnll> of New Ho|h*, Kd Tur
ner. I'n ?|iitiiiiiiiK ('mintyim-rehant,
WJIS I'OllllCll of -fir, <?? II I H III I'HHIi -
?]| ? money In had with liini
a ml a h in 11 1 1 ?| iimiiI It y of im-rrhan
dlne la to Thursday 11 lull I Mr. Tin -
imt Ih h hroDwr of T. T. Turner,
of fills rlfy. and whh rt'lnrnlne
home with m 'i 11 it it 1 1 1 y of iwrrhaii
dlno he had houfcht whll'' attend
ing ih?? Acorn Mill ruml ccleljra
l loii .
Mr. Turner. who rutin a store
nen r N?'*' IIo|m*. w:ih drlvlnu :i
horse and IniKity. Hi' passed a i'?r
parked l?y Hm* niadKid)', and a mo
ment later his horse wjis stopped
hy one of the trio Another xlucli
a unn in hi* fare. and demanded
IiIh riioncy. I f ?? luiHS'fl nvi'i' his
pocket hook . A fl'-r rlflintt It. I ho
handit lOHHfd II hark Into III'- liUK
KV.
The liluh wayincn next w?-tit hur
rledh through Mr. Tuno-r'n load
? ?f merchandise, and took a small
?|iia ii f I V y of talc'iilii powder. nlon*
with, a few olh'-r article* *?f slight
value. Then t hey permitted him
|f> proceed on h Ih wav.
In telling of III*- hold-up. Mr.
Turner stated he whs positive on**
'if thi* men was wlill*'. hill could
nol Im> f< i la lit ahoui th?' oiImt two.
The Incident was reported to Shor
I If W lilt Wright . of I Vrq ill in n its.
lull' rrlday afternoon. and the
sheriff I in m?-d la t ??! y he^ati an In
V?-MliKH'h<ll
COTTON SI'INM.KS
ACTIVITY OH I, INK
Wiiithltiitioti, Hopr. in. Cot I on
KpinnliiK actlvlly hxd a further d??
< tinn In Auriimi hr Mimpurml with
July loii w?ih Rrrnf**r ihwit In Ail.
riihI of ImhI yfHr. ih?* On?ii* flu
rnni'N report today nhow* A?*Hv??
spindle hourn for AiiRiiHt nurnlior
?mI fi.0M.413 a* fompurrd with
7.297 .M* for July.
SNOW \NI> ^I'AKKS
VISIT MONTANA CI'IA
lloltMtn. Moni . rtppt. 19 Hnom
ii ml rart liquato** worr rxp*rlcnr<?d
hrr* today.
A *harp tremor wan fHt mi H : 4 T*
i hi* morning bill did not property
dainaKf
Thu qiiHkr mmii a* a climax to |
nn umiMiial September alorm dur- i
In* whl'-h thr??#? ln?-h** of *n??w I
Ml.
ALBEMARLE FAIR
OUTLOOK BRIGHT
AS EVENT NEARS
)1oit Diversified Virion!*
tnral Kxliiliih and Bigger
and Better Free Attrac
linns Promised
lilUNS WITH IWHADK
\ alnalde Prize* Offered for
Best Deeorated Automo
bile* and Booths; Event
i )|?eti* Oelolier ft
With holt or nKririilittriil and
?Hhor exhibit*. ami ItiKR^r anil hot
l? r free attractions sluni'd ti|? than
I'vcr In-fore, thin ycar'w (irrnl Al
hcniarlo Mat riot Fair, ail expoal*
linn of i ho rwoiircPH ??f I H<* ton
Northeastern Carolina countioH,
promises ii? ho i ho host ever hold
In Kllzahoth City. It will opon on
Ttioaday. Oetofoor fl. ami will cloao
Saturday nlcht. October 10.
WHh t ho fair only a little more
than two wooka off. County
Aci'tit Fall*. Hoeretary. statoH that
all commlttcca nro actively at
work, and that nrrangcmonlK
for the event rapidly are noarinfc
their final hIiicon. lie Ik highly
ont htiHlaai le over the prosped,
statinc that more Man hoeii a e
contplishcd this your than Is iih
?i ally ? h ?? raw this early.
TIip free attractions Include the
Tip Top Shows. declared lo be
oiip of the largest mid cleanest
midway attractions irnv<?hnx In
lh<> Kant The midway will con
sist of popular minstrel. athletic
and other shows. popular riding
devices. and cnnccaKloiis. One or
the main fea lures Ih a high dive
In flames, declared lo he a real
thriller There will he hand con
certs. day and night
Special Attractions
Of the speelal attractions, not
the least Is the bicycle team of
Cannon and !<ee. which will glva
daily lice acts In front of
the grandstand It comprises two
diilnty maids In a swift moving bi
cycle act. with many unusual
tricks. The fireat ('urran. a aen
satlonal act r?S feet In the air. and
two acts hy Klaren* Jane will
complete the free hill
Miles Hark. In change of ar
rangements for the parade which
will formally usher In the fair,
reminds the puhllc that special
prizes will he given for the heat
decorated automobiles partlclpat
iii k in It. and for the most attrac
tively adorned hoot lis at the fair
Itself
Curses ratifting from $100 to
$300 are offered In connection
with the fair's racing program.
Tom Cannon, veteran of many an
Kaslern circuit, will serve as raca
secretary and starter. Many en
tries are expected.
Plana for I ho county. roinmun
II y and* farm exhihlia am proceed
I ii k most satisfactorily. according
to ll c Job. superintendent of
this phase of the fnlr preparations.
Many county exhibit* are expect
ed. through the fart that m fee
will ho allowed each county en
toriiiR. Instead of merely award
ing prizes for winnltiR display*.
The winner* will he Riven ribbon*
this year. InntoHd of cash prises.
A fee of $50 in allowed each coun
ty taking part.
I-'mi-iii anil Other Kxhihita
l? W Morgan. i?f the Corinth
coniinunlty. Ik In charge of the
farm and field crops department.
Illrt assistants are Miles Mrite. Red
I'pton and N. IV .InnlnKs. and all
are workltiR Kteadlly with the ld?a
of holding the heat "xhlbltlon In
this line ever attempted here. C.
0 ItohluHon I* superintendent of
the exhibit of pecans and other
I nut*. and his assiHtants are P. V.
Scott and .1 II. Aydlett.
In the cattle department. M. C.
Love Is superintendent . and hie
loelitea are C K Prltchftrd ancj
Karl Perry. Prlsea are offered In
a wide variety of classen Jamea
Height has charge of the nheep de
partment. with fl c. Ixiwry, Jr..
W W Jarvls and M W. Cooper
assist I ii r him.
The swine department, always
a center of Interest at the fair,
will he managed by II. C. Meade,
of Weeksvllle. whose asslatanta
are H F Pray. C W. I van. A. L.
Whitney and Miles Cooper. W. W.
Garrett is superintendent of the
horse exhibit, assisted by T. ?<. Ov
erman and W P Coppersmith.
Carlton JelnnlnR* Is in charge of
the poultry, with P. I) Ives. F. F
Clark and Willie F*erry assisting
him.
In i ha domestic science depart
ruent. Miss MarcJe Albertson. Mrs
1 l> Hathaway and Mrs. Lliftle
Mae Wynn are riueens supreme.
Mrs Walter Cartwrlght has
charge of the needle and fancy
work exhibit and will he assisted
by Mrs Walter Itlddlck. Mrs. C.
K Prltehard and Mr*. L. P Mor
gan Mrs W M. Perry In super
intendent of the department of
ornamental plant* and flower*,
and Mr* Warren Pinner. Mr*. J.
N Whltehur*f and Mr* II 0.
Kramer are her asHlstant*
A M. Comb*, principal of the
Kllzabeth City High School, will
have general charge of the school
exhibit*. He will be assisted by
County Superintendent .terming*.
K T It viand Mr* A H Worth.
Miss Margaret Hollowell. Miss
Margaret Che*?.in and Mr* P. V.
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