The Divzmøkie DAMde
a Year, in Advance.
“FOR GOO, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH.”
Single Copy 5 C^nta.
VOL. 35
PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1924
NO . 29
a r» t i'['i m/ VMADDAHr
BEAUTIFUL
WEDDING
A wedding of more than usual in
terest ,was solemnized Wednesday
night at the Methodist church when
Mr. Walter Frith Winslow took as
his bride Miss Ruth Ayef*. This wed
ding has been attratcing public at
tention for the past several weeks as
both parties are very popular in this
and neighboring communities.
The church was elaborately decor
ated with potted plants, ferns anti
evergreen and was lighted with ca
thedral ««idUes. The bride was given
s by her uncle and guardian,
in marr
Mr. E. W. Ayers. Sr., of Washington.
Mrs. Ben A. Sumner, sister of the
bride, played the wedding march using
both Lohengrin’s and Mendellsohns
marches, while Mr. Jack Edwards or
Washington sang “At Dawning” and
“0, Promise Me”. Miss Louise Ayers,
also a sister of the bride performed
the duties of maid of honor. The
bride’s maids were Miss Stella Ayers,
sister of the bride, and Miss Sadie
Ausbon. Little Miss Ruth Norton and
Elizabeth Campbell, delightfully execut
ed the duties of flower girls. Little
Miss Jeanette Hackney of Washing
Wf.:
ton was ring bearer. The ceremony
was performed by Re\d W. G. Lowe,
pastor of the Methodist church.
Immediately after the ceremony a
reception was held at the hnme^ of
brute's m«tfter,iMrs. W. C. Ayers,
on corner of Third and Jefferson
streets. The receiving line was com
posed of the bridal party and out of
towh guests. Punch was served in the
j reception hall by Mrs. Nona Newman
and Mrs. T. L. Bray. The guests were
received in the gift room by Mrs.
Herman Clark and Miss Rachel Sum
r.er.
A delightful ice course was served
by Misses Elisabeth Smith, Ruby
Harrison, Edith Everett, Margaret
Ward Jackson and Frances Dixon.
The ushers were Herman Winslow,
Haywood Duke, William H. Gaither
and Ben A. Sumner. Mr. Hilliary
Winslow, brother of the groom, was
best man. ; ■ IW’*
The bride and groom are now honey
f mooning in the Shenandoah Valley of
Virginia.
The out of town guests were Messrs.
Haywood Duke and W. H. Gaither of
Elizabeth City; E. D. Winslow, Jaclt
Edwards, Mrs. J. W. Alford, Mr. anc
Mrs. Herman Winslow, Mr and Mrs
Hilliary Winslow and dau^/iter, Mis;
Katherine, Mrs. E. J. Broughton ant
Mrs. Watson Winslow of Hertford
Mrs. B. R. Norris and Mrs. G. A
Sparrow of New Bern; Mr. and Mrs
F W. Ayers, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. E. W
^ A yers, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Jame
Hackney and little daughter, Jeanette
of Washington; Mr. and Mrs. Georg
Dixon, Miss Frances Dixon and Mis
Doris Lewis of Roper; and Mis
Rachel Sumner Qf Rocky Mount.
FOR BOARD OF EDUCATION
I hereby announce myself as a car
didate for member of the board c
education from Scuppernong towT
ship, Washington County, subject f
the Democratic primary to be hel
June 7th.
Your support will be highly apprec
T. F. DAVENPORT.
TO TH EDEMOCRATIC VOTERS
OF WASHINGTON COUNTY
THERE HAVE BEEN CERTAIN RUMORS
CIRCULATED BY MY PERSONAL ENEMIES
IN MY TOWNSHIP REGARDING MY INEFFI
CIENCY AS TREASURE OF THIS COUNTY.
THESE RUMORS ARE CALCULATED TO IN
JURE ME IN THE ESTIMATION OF MY
FRIENDS, AND AS AN ANSWER TO THEM I
CAN ONLY REFER THE VOTERS TO THE
STATE AND COUNTY AUDITORS WHERE
THEY MAY ASCERTAIN JUST HOW THE
BOOKS OF THIS OFFICE HAVE BEEN KEPT
DURING THE TIME I HAVE SERVED THE)
PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTY.
I HAVE NO DERAGATORY REMARKS TO |
MAKE AGAINST THE PERSONS WHO HAVE
BEEN CIRCULATING SUCH REPORTS. THEIR
MIST AKE CAN BE FOUND BY YOU UPON IN-!
VESTIGATION WHICH I SHALL WELCOME.
YOUR VOTE AND SUPPORT WILL BE AP
PRECIATED.
A. L. HOLMES
TREASURER, WASHINGTON COUNTY.
CANDIDATE FOR RE-ELECTION
MR W. T. W4PD REPLIES TO MR.
WARRRiN ; CONTROVERSY FORCED jL
UPON HIM BY WARRENS nUBfffi
Mr. Aydlett Possessed No Knowledge of Letter
And Had Nothing Whatsoever to
Do With It
Williamston, N. C.
June 5, 1924.
Lindsay Warren, Esquire,
Washington, N. C.
Dear Sir:
I haVe noticed in the press your
jletter denouncing me as a liar and
your amazingly leeble defense of your
activities before the North Carolina
Legislature. I, being long familiar
,with the habits of politicians, must
confess that neither have affected my
previously expressed opinions and I
feel constrained to point out that your
so-called denial is nothing more than
an admission of being a paid repre
sentative of rich men and corporations
of the State which, in the common
speech, is lobbying.
Your statement that Mr. Adyiett
possessed any knowledge or had any
thing whatsoever to do with my letter
to the Elizabeth City Independent
was an error.
Your attempted denial of lobbying
for the Southern Power Co. is indeed
laughable. Mr. Warren, do you think
that the people of this district will
believe that Mr. Duke and the South
ern Power Company, who have in then
. employ the ablest lawyers of the
United States, would come to Wash
ington to retain you unless it were
■ a question of buying political influence
; rather than legal ability? Your denia
is nothing more than an admissior
’ in substance of being the paid repre
; sentative of a rich man’s coropor
s ation, which is the reason, as I stat
eel in my letter to Mr. Saunders, thai
S I support Mr. Aydlett rather thai
you.
Do you think that the people be
'' NOTICE OF SALE
WItEREAS, the Plymouth Garage
and Motor Company has repaired am
* furnished new materia! in overhaulinj
f an Oldsmobile 8 Touring Car at th
request of L. C. Nurney, the owner o
said automobile, and that said bil
r for repairs and material furnished i
u past due and unpaid; and,
WHEREAS, the said Pylmouth Gar
j age and Motor Company has retaine
possession of said automobile fror
the time said repairs were begun.
NOW, THEREFORE, under and b
lieve that you were paid a large
amount by the banks to go to .Raleigh
to correct a typographical error in
a bill ? This would have been done
by the Department in charge of this
bill without any cost to the banks
of the State. It seems to me that you
presume too much upon the ignorance
of the people in thinking that they
would believe that a typographical
eiror, which is merely an error of the
printer, would require the special
services of a lawyer to correct it.
Again your explanation of your op
position on the State Water Trans
portation Bill is weak, inconsistent
and misleading. The News and Ob
server of May 24, 1924, printing the
report of the State Ship and Water
Transportation Commission and re
viewing the history of the bill states
that you, leading the opposition, had
made doubtful the passage of the bill
in any form. I am glad, even though
you have had to pursue an inconsistent
course, that you now admit the Water
Transportation Bill to be a. splendid j
thing for the development of Eastern j
North Carolina and not the vicious
bill you once represented it to be.
I am forced to remind you that
this controversy was forced upon me
by your friends through the Elizabeth
City Independent ahd that my de
fense can in no way be construed as
an elev^hth hour attack upon you,
since my letter was written fully ten
days before the primary, and if the
eleventh hour approached before you
could frame your feeble denial, sure
ly the fault was not mine.
Yours truly,
(adv) W. T. WARD.
virtue of the provisions of Section
> 2435" of the Consolidated Statutes of
1 North Carolina and purusant to the
,• lien thereby created, the undersigned
1 lienee will expose at public sale at
f the garage of the Plymouth Garage
1 and Motor Company in the Town of
3 Plymouth, North Carolina, on the 7th
day of Tune, 1924, at 11 O’clock A. M.
. one Oldsmobile-8 Touring Car.
1 Th’s the 24th dav of Mav, 1924.
n PT YOT'TH GARAGE AND MOTOR
COMPANY.
y By Zeb Vance Norman, Attorney.
FIRE DESTROYS
DWELLING
jj Wednesday morning about two o’
jifteck the fire alarm souaned. which
was responded to by the local volun
teer fire company. The truck reached
the scene as quickly as possible i at 1
it was impossible to use the lire fight- j
ing equipment as no hydrant was near
enough from which to use wafer.
The home of Joe Watts, colored
Christian minister, was completely
destroyed with practically all its con
tents. The building was a two-story
eight room frame building and almost
new, and from information we have re
ceived the insurance policy expired a
short while ago and had not been
renewed, which, of course, resulted in
a total loss to the owner.
LOCAL NEWS
<
<•
Messrs. Claude Gardner and Philip
Stillman were in town Wednesday in
the interest of the candidacy of Lind
town this week.
Mr. William Wiley was among our
visitors Mondays
Mr. R. T. Chesson of Roper, was in
tow^, several days this week.
Mr.'tJas. A. Chesson and family of
say C. Warren for congress.
A, L. Holmes of Creswell was in
near Roper, have been attending
^dfaufkuqua- here this week. «*-•'"
Mr. A. S. Chesson of Wilson, has
oeen in town on business this week.
Misses Hope Hardison, EclTth Everett
and Ruby Harrison have returned
from Greensboro for the summer
months. They have been attending
college at that place for the past
season.
Mrs. W. R. White, Miss Helen White
and Mrs. Ryland White motored to
Wake Forest Wednesday to attend
the finals of Wake Forest College.
Judge Carl F. Bailey of Roper was
in town yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Ayers, Sr., Mrs.
E. W. Ayers Jr., Mr. and Mrs. James
Hackney and litple daughter, Jeanette,
af Washington were in town this ween
ittending the WinsHw-Ayers wedd.ng.
Mr. and Mrs. George Dixon, Miss .
Frances Dixon and Miss Doris Lewis j.
jf Roper were here Wednesday. ! (
Miss Rachel Sumner of Rocky Mount,
B. A
; visiting her brother,
umner.
Messrs. Haywood Duke and Wil"
aither of Elizabeth City were in town
lis week.
Messrs. Herman and Hilliary W ins
low of Hertford, were here attending
the Winslow-Ayers wedding Wednes
day.
The concert company of the Odd
fellows’ home at Goldsboro will give
an entertainment here on the night or
June 20th, at the school auditorium.
The people are requested to patronize
this entertainment and it is certain
that an evening of real enjoyment
will be experienced.
FOR TREASURER
I hereby announce myself a ca 'delate
for the office of treasurer of
ington County, subject to the a**4'”’
of the Democratic primary to be ’ e'.d
on Saturday, June 7, 1924.
Your vote and support will be great
ly appreciated
WILLIAM WILEY.
Tomorrow the Democratic voters of Wash
ington County will select the persons who will be
placed on the general councy ticket to be voted
jpon next November.
There is no contest among the Democrats
:his year except for the offices of treasurer, repre
sentative and members of the board of education,
ind in the primaries the voters should select with
•are the men they wish to fill these offices using
iheir best judgment in the selection. It is highly
mportant that all Democrats vote in the primary
dection so that the wishes of the majority of the
/oters might be attained. It is the duty of the vot
ers'to express, themselves, and the best place of
expression is at the polls, for in this manner only
:an the desires of the majority of the people be
iccomplished in designating men to fill positions ■
)f public trust.
The Democratic Executive Committee of
Washington county is urging all the voters to set
iside a part of tomorrow at which time they may
*0 to the polls and cast a ballot for the candidates
)f their choice.
Below is the county ticket as it will be deliver
id to the voters tomorrow:
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY PRIMARY
BALLOT
(Make Cross Mark In The Square Opp..
site The Name Or The Candidate For
Whom You El ect To Vote)
For Representative In The General
Assembly:
(Vote for one)
l_J CARL L* BAILEY • .,»»—**>«>«%•. • •
□ JOHN E. SING ETON
□ BENJAMIN F. HALSEY
FtR ThLASURER:
(Vote for one)
□ AUGUSTUS L. HOLMES
□ WILLIAM WILEY
□ R. THEODORE CHESSON
For Member Board Of Education:
(Vote for t. ree|
□ T F, DAVENPCRT
□ WILLIAM B. DAVENFORT
□ WILLIAM R. HAMPTON
□ THOMAS J. SWAIN
□ HERBERT H. BATEMAN
FOR BOARD OF EDUCATION
To the Democratic Voters of Wash
igton County:
I take this means of announce,
w candidacy for member of tin
oard of education of Washir.gtor
bounty, subject to the action of the
Jemocratic Primary to be held Satur
ay, June 7th. * ,
1 shall appreciate the support am
ote of those who favor my candidacy
iid if 1 receive this appointment 1
hall endeavor to execute the will of
he people, to the very best of my
bility
Sincerely yours,
W. R. HAMPTON.
sORTH CAROLINA,
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Superior Court,
Before the Clerk.
ary Hufton Holliday and husband
j. D. Holliday,
James Hufton, individually and a.
dmipistrator of the estate of M. I.
lufton, deceased, Moses Hufton (oi
p-ncer), Dalton Davenport and hi:
lothcr, Ardene Tetterton Davenport
nd any and all other persons claim
any title or interest in the proper
v described in the petition by am
hrough James Davis, deceased, o
therwise, and C. L. Bailey, guardia
d litem of the said Dalton Davenpor
md representative of the rights of a
mrties unknown.
NOTICE OF SUMMONS
TO THE DEFNEDANTS ABOV
S'AMED AND ALL OTHER PAI
riES IN INTEREST, TAKE NOTIC
That a special Proceeding, entith
as above, has been begun in the S
perior Court of Washington Count
North Carolina, for the purpose of
selling a certain tract of land in said
State and County for division of the
proceeds among the various parties
entitled thereto, said land being de
scribed in the petition heretofore filed
herein as follows: “Beginning on the
South side of the main road at a pine;
thence, northwardly along Jordan
Alexander’s line to the back line;
thence, Eastwardly until it strikes the
line of John Liverman; thence, south
wardly until it strikes John Spruill’s
road; th'ence eastwardly and north
wardly along the line of John Liver
man until it strikes the Charles Swain
ditch; thence southwardly running the
lin eof John Liverman to the edge f
the swamp; thence, along the swamp
to the first station, containing 27 3-4
acres, more or less”. You are further
notified that the sa,d proceeding is
returnable before the Clerk of the
Superior Court of Washington Coun+v
at the Court House in Plymouth.
North Carolina, on the 30th day of
June 1924, at whichtime and place
you are notified to be and appear if
you so desire or else the prayer of
the petition will be granted.
This the 29th dav of Mav, 1924.
C. V. w. AUSBON,
Clerk Superior Court.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
-1 To the Democratic Voters of
Washington County;
r I take this method of announcing
i my candidacy for representative of
1 Washington County in thr ’egislature
' : of 1925, subject to the at uon of the
Democratic primary,
g j If nominated and elected I shall
stri e to execute the will of the PEO
E PLE and act for their best interests.
' Your support will be appreciated.
CARL L. BAILEY.