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PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAYS
C y. W. AUSBON, EDITOR.
Friday, Aoril 30. 1915.
B1ACOE FMSHES
County Commissioners will be
in session Monday.
Mr. T. M. Chesson of Mackeys
was in town Monday.
Mrs. Alfred Moore has return
ed from a visit to Norfolk
La France Shoes for women
Gay lord's. v ad
Capt. G. W. Harney made a
business trip - to Norfolk this
week,
fail to see Ths Swiss
lgers this afteVnoon and
y mi, im a in ai: inciter anu party
.. TVT.,1.1 m .-1 i j
is week.
Ta Store that Serves you Best.
Gaylord's. ad
Tr t n t ii it- i.
ivir. j. o. jueggecc or uaiumore
was visiting relatives in our city
this week.
Mr. Charlie Roughton of Co
lumbia spent several days with
us this weak.
Mr. J. C. Freeman of Windsor
was among the visitors to our
town, this week.
'.'Mr.. J.-D. Phelps of Woodard
was a welcome visitor to this
omce vveanesaay,
r 1X7 i i
Mr. J. T, McNair's new resi
dence ori .Fort Williams street is
nearing completion.
Ask to see the new E. & W.
Shirts. 'Gaylord's ad
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Gaylord
have been spending some days
in Norfolk this week.
Mr. J. S. Shugar returned
home Wednesday from a trip to
Richmond and Norfolk.
Miss Annie Mae Wolfe has re
turned home, having closed her
school in Chowan County.
Mr. E. R. Spruill of the Skin
. nersville section made us a short
call while in town on Tuesday.
- We acknowledge a pleasant
call on Monday from Px-Sheriff
Jho. T. McAllister of near Rope.
The Majesit Theater opened
for 'the season on Wednesday
night with a very pleasing pro
gram. Mrs. Mittie Hassell of Scotland
Neck has been visiting Mrs. C.
J. Norman and othei friends
here the past week.
Mrs. W. M. Bond, Jr., and
little son, Master W. M., III. are
home from an extended v'sit to
relatives in Eden ton.
If it's New, we have it. Gay
lord's. Plymouth's Best Store.
Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Clark and
Dr. and Mrs. B. F. Halsey of
Roper were among the visitors
to Plymouth the past week.
Messers Duard Spruill of Cres
well, G. W. Phelps of Skinners
vjlfe and S. B. Davenport . of
geasley were in tovyn Monday.
Mrs. E. C. Caton of Hampton
Va., is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. P. Ausbon, corner
Third and Washington streets.
Sunday will be observed. all
pyer our country as ' Mothers'
Day ' and everybody is supposed
to, wear a white flower in respect
tQ her, whether living or dead.
Messers W. C.' Thompson, T.
R, Hassell, E. R. Lewis and W.
Q. Highsmith of Roper were
welcome visitors to the Beacon
office while in town yesterday.
Mr. John Braxton of Scotland
J
1
Neck having accepted a position
"with the Dixie Motor Co., has
become a citizsn of Plymouth and
wlth'his wife is boarding with
, Mr, W, R, While- - -
'yJ There will be on sale Saturday
from 10 a m., until 10 p. m,, in
the office of tho Plymouth Inde
pendent, all kinds of good things
to eat ; salads, cakes, pies, hot
rolls, cheese stra vs, sandwiches,
home-made candy, salted nuts,
galad dressing, deviled eggs.
Commencement.
Cherry Graded School will cel
ebrate its Third Annual Com
mencement on May 3rd and 4th,
with exercises as follows :
Monday night will be devoted
to the Primary and Intermediate
Grades, beginning at eight o On the, 1st Monday in June,
clock, with drills cantatas, 1915, two trustaes for the Plym
marching etc outh Graded Schools ' will be ap-
On Tuesday at eleven o'clock gtej cb,e, Bardf Ed,uca"
,, , J ... tion to succeed, the two whose
a. m., the class completing the term expjres June 30th, ' 1915.
required work or Ninth Grade,
will read essays and Dr. J. C.
Cog-gins will deliver the educa
tional address. Tuesday right
a comeda-drama in four acts en
titled, ."A Prairie Rose" will be
presented by high school and
local talent. No admission
charged, except the small sum
of ten cents each for a few re
served seats to defray expenses.
All others free.
PUBLIC SPEAKING.
To the Editor,"
The Roanoke Beacon.
Dear Sir : .
1 desire to announce through
your columns that I, as a candi
date for the 6ffice of Mayor of
the town of Plymouth; will ad
dress its citizgns at 8:00 o'clock
P. M., Monday, May 3rd, at the
Court House on various subjects
touching its present and future
growth and'development.
I cordially invite,' not only the
press and voting population of
the town generally, but the la
dies and ministers of all the
churches as well.
Our honorable and distin
guished Mayor has been invited
personally to be present and
take part in the speaking and I
sincerely hope it will be his
pleasure to be with Ui on this
occasion. I promise that criti
cisms and personalities will be
absolutely avoided by me ; my
address will be more oil the order
of a "Get-together" business
talk than otherwise.
Thankipg you for your cour
tesy, I am,
Yours very truly,
. G. W. Harney.
Christian Church Revival.
A revival meeting will be con
ducted by Dr. J- C. Coggins at
the Christian Church, beginning
next Sunday. There will be
special music by, some of the
best musicians of Plymouth, a
feature of which will be some
splendid instrumental parts.
The public is cordially invited
to attend every service.
ROPER NEWS.
- Roper Graded Schools will close
on Friday, May 14th. There will
be no regular commencement
exercises this year.
Miss Hattie Taylor's music
class, Roper Graded School will
givfc'a recital in the annex Thurs
day evening of this week.
i ; Dr. and Mrs. Halsey, Mr. and
Mrs. B. S. Clark motored to. Co
lumbia and spent lsst S.unday
with Mr. Arthur L. Walker.
Misses Florence Way, Carrie
Lee and Wilma Clark spent the
week end at Belhaven, the guests
of. their aunt, Mrs. James B.
Clark.
In - a clean, evenly matched
game on the local diamond last
Friday afternoon, the Koper
Highs defeated the Plymouth
Highs by a score of 11 to 8.
A series of meetings will begin
n the Methodist Church on Mon
day evening, May 3rd, the pas
tor will be assisted by Rev. S. A.
Cotton, a former pastor of this
charge,
The extremely warm and dry
weather that has prevailed for
the past three weeksj is retarding
the growth of peas and other
vegetable crops and unless sear
sonable showers come within the
next few days, the crop will no
doubt be below normal.
Pians are attain being consider
ed for a double brick store build
ing to be erected on the High-
smith vacant lot on Mam fat,
when completed will probably be :
occupied by Mr. Highsmith and;
themerUniojiJuppryCo.l
MR3. E.'H. MUBRAY'comeatpnce, as I expect to
professional nurse j leave Mav 10th.
Has a thorough equipment for giving'1, Yoll Will find me ill ffOIlt
electric massages either at her apart-' r r vr
ment at Mrs. Martin' residence or at wtllCe.
patent's home. IVrms reasonable-' l Q WEBB, PllOtOfrapllcr.
ervicea warranted satisfactory. J n
NOTICE.';
Wonld be glad to have the peo
pie recommend suitable men for
the position.
C. J. Norman,
Chm. Bd. Education.
L.
TO THE FIRST WARD
VOTERS.
This is to notify you that I will
be a candidate for Alderman at
the coming election. For your
information I want to say I am
not affiliated with any faction,
nor am I under any obligation to
an individual.
.Respectfully,.
Tiios. L. SmitHi
FOR CHIEF OF POLICE.
I take this method of announ
cing myself! a candidate for the
office of Chief of Police ef P!yJ
mouth, subject to the consider
ation and action of the Board of
Councilmen elected, and the good
people of the town. If appoint
ed will endeavor to serve the
town to the best of my ability
and devote my entire time to its
interest and welfare. I faithful
ly served the town as night po
liceman for a year or more and
did all I could to enforce the or
dinances laid down by the town
Hoping to receive your consid
eration, I am
yours respectfully,, -adv
A. F. Arnold.
TO THE VOTERS OF PLY
MOUTH'. Seeing no reason why I have
not the same right as others to
aspire for the office of Chief of
Police, I hereby announce my
candidacy for the office.
I do not say that I am the best
candidate, nor do I charge any
of the others with inefficiency or
of being in any way incapable of
performing the duties of the of
fice, but I do contend that. I am
just as capable as any of them,
and have certainly the interest
of the town at heart, and if e
lected will do my utmost to prove
to the people that they have
made no mistake.
In anticipation of your support
and assuring you that it will be
greatly appreciated, I am,
gratefully yours,
R. H. Sullivn
FOR MAYOR.
I take this method of inform
ing the voters of the Town of
Plymouth that I will be a candi
date for Mayor in the coming
election. My policy will b, as
has been in the past, to serve
the general public and to protect
their interest and allow no indi
vidual to use the peopled re
sources to further their so' fish
interests.
Your servant,
R. A. Williforp.
, , For Chie of Police.
After carefully considering the
duties (if the office I think my
self fully capable of performing
them, and 1 take this method of
informing my friends and the
voters generally that I will be a
candidate for the office of chief
of police in the coming election.
Eagerly ' soliciting your sap
port and assuring you that if e
jected I will do all in my power
to execute the duties to the sat
isfaction of the people.
Respectfully yours,
(ad) John J. Franks
DOES IT'dONCERN YOU .
as to who will represent you and
vour interests in the Town Coun
cil? will be a candidate for Coun
man in the First Ward If you
choose to give me your support
and I am elected, it will be my
aim to pass upon all questions of
publio import as I would upon
my personal affairs.
Yours trulx,
J. H. IGGETT.
Look! LOOKD
Don't miss this opportun-
UV us I may never come tins
way again. If vou want
piclures .Taken
Utiaer and by virtue of u ejcgauUon
directed .to the Shf-rAt of AVasiiiu,;t.i
Coty lroin thh Superior -Court of
Washington OtWjr on it judeim'tit
reuden-d in favor or A 1 6t-eu an J
against W B. Clifton and docketed i-r
the aforesaid County judemei,t dm.-kt t
No 3, judgment No" ;i:!, Tle ur,,ier
sigued henlf having- levied . upon hrul
seized the undivided luten-s! of die de
fendant, W B Clifton, in tlie iand
herein described as rt qui red by law.
and under s'lid execii'uon will sell at
public khIg at the Court Hon . dour in
Plyniotith.N. U., ut 12 111., on Mondiv,
May 81, 191.5, the entire rig lit, titlo and
uudi vided interest winch the said W.
B. Oliftou .tn-us in a imot of land,
known us the ('liiton Old llmno Hate.'
adjoining 'I'. I,. SaticrUnv-iiti' en. die
west, th.t llarriaua J::,i on the south.
Stunrt .Moore on the c-s', the 'Oxliu
laud on the north and b.-iiu-- on -Louir
Acre I' ad.
In witness vheir,f I h.iv" ln-rem U,
set my hand, tl.i.s !Mi dav id'Awnl' i'.'i;,
J. I'l Ri'.iu, Sher ll
NOTICE.
Under and by virtue of a-i order of
sale granted by the clerk of the tviii
erior Court in a .-.neci.-il proceeding en
titled h,ovie Ann Bosten eta Is, ex-parte
the undershin'-d com mi sooner wili sell
for cah at public ai tion at the Court
House Doorin Plymouth, ) (j at 12 A I.
on May H4th i:)I." lots situated as f-.d-lows-
I- Adjoadn.e. tile lands of the heirs of
liosetu Kvernltj and other., boio.d on
th N.rH, by 2nd. St , lyist by the lands
of the heirs of R-.-setta Everett, South
by the land? of Joseph Ueasley, W..st
by the lands of Ih X. S. K. K." (;.v
2 Lot no. I ii
ock, A. iu SVoodliwa
um iruuta.'oi i.riiiKicvs ave uemf
a lot !' fet bv iu() feet
3. Adjoinieg the lauds of W O. 0r
staarphticr and others, boind on the
North dylh- ioid- of L. I,. Owens'
L'ast by the (Jidd 1 1cm itary, r'-otilb bv
the 1'ids Washington Si.uous West
by the lands of 8onoie Moore.
This hlth dayo: A- rii
P. II. Fiell,
(ini:5 ii'siv ner .
NOTICE.
Under the ChartOi- of Town of PI3 -mouth
as amende;! by tUisu'er 10 of
the Private Uws of the state f North
Caro'ina at its. sTw.ssi-jii of 1915 it is
necessary tin.t a new registration of all
voters pi t!i iir.vi ,f Plymouth he
had. The names of tu K ..gtrar-i hii-I
the places at .which s-iM reifistration
booV-i will be kept open are as fol'ows:
I W. itead, Jr., for First Wi.r.l. hoolc.
will he k- in open i'or-reqtiirecl If'iiirth
of time alV 15. Alartin's oiliee on Wnter
street. I,. tJ. Iiaasoll, Ue.itrar for
Seroiid Ward, tii r.;i-j; ration, boks
will be kept onen at the aore of L,. S.
Landing on Water street for renuiret
lengtli of lime. Thir.l 'Vard, Ke.tst-
yar, Ij. A Po .l, ro ristratiou hooks will
be kept ien fur rt-ijnlrcd length of
time at f. , Pe il's lioyon
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The biggest automobile
value ever offered for
r-f less than $1,000.
Irl Powerful, swiil, silent.
The easiest cur- in tha
world to ds'ive.
g The greatest of all hill
climbers.
ly Holds the road at 50
i . miles an hour.
IP Practice ?ry sll the Fcttirrs
m of a $1,003 Ct.r
A superb, f: "t, powerfn!,
. roomy nve-jvisisenger family
f5 autornGbiie.
The car that is revolHt'on-.-riU
izing autoniobile condi lions
iy everywhere.
ip With electric starter
and electric lights $55
f extra
M CHESSON AND
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Not on my
CiOOI LOOKS;
But for
S i-v - v i c k :
Voufe for Policeman,
A.J. Newberry,
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AND OUR NEW GOODS ARRIVE DAILY. HAVE. JUST
'.ADDED TO OUR LINE ;;
The Gold Brand Hose For Ladies at $100
NO'DROP STITCH CAN MATCH. ANY COLOR.
- SPECIAL ORDERS "SOLICITED.
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stop you from coming to our .stoic for toe newest creat
tions in Dry Goods, Clothing, Oxfords, Hats, Neckwear
Hosiery, and in fact anything you uesr.
I Silks 19c to $1.00 the yard -032 Lawns 08e-12ie Crepes '
j 09c 38c Voils 23c 20c Veils lc; and u thousand other
things of equal value Boy;' Suits 1.50 to :?1C.00 the suit
I Men's Suits $1.95 to $20.0!, ail new and up-to-date.
Our Neckwear is
Men's and Ladies'
Children's
EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THE STORE IS COMPLETE.
Yours for qualify, style and right prices,
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ri'rrrfir ri n-i-y"w
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1 1 $
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FULL LINK Or MEATS AND GREEN GROCERIES
AT REASONABLE PRICES.
We appreciate a part of
ft ori ubiiiii win in iiiitiiiaanam-wwi'BnBafaiig.TataKaKsr-aarg.--
j Let your dream come true.
liuild your own Jiomo thru the
Plymouth Building and
Loan Association
NOW. BEING OEGANIZED.
Subscribe to tho CapituI Stock at once.
I
EXAMPLE FOR BORROWER, 10 SHARES.
Buying and payioft for a homo eosKnjy...$,000.00
Entrance fee. paid once . $ 2.50
:J32 payments of dues, w $2.50
" interest .' $1.1G
Total outlay '.
Less rent for 332 weeks, at -f.10.00 p
Net cost of l,00a.00 home
Value of home not count
ing enchancement...
Less cost above rental
Clear gain $
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Oxfords 98c to $5.00.
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