' »sa j Year, in Advance. \ “FOR GOD, FOR COUNTRV AND FOR TRUTH." Single Copy 5 Corlts. VOL. 35 PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1924 NO. 43 HELD FOR SERIOUS CRIME Isaiah Jones Charged With Attempt ed Criminal Assault on Sixteen Year Old Girl In the Recorder’s Court here Mon W r day morning Isaiah Jones, colored man of about thirty years of age, was given a preliminary hearing upon a charge of assault with intent to commit rape upon Lessel Boughton, sixteen year old colored girl of Giles town, near Roper. It was testified by the girl that Jones met her in a lane near her home and forced her to accompany him in woods which bordered the lane, The girl, so she claims, resisted his ad vances but was forced into the woods by superior physical strength and that her attempts to scream so as to at tract neighbors were stifled by Jones, who placed his hand over her mouth. Jones failed to accomplish his pur pose, and upon this failure tried to persuade the girl to keep the affair a secret. Lessel, upon reaching home, told her mother of the whole affair, so the testimony goes, and a warrant was immediately issued for Jones. He was arrested by sheriff Reid in a short n while and remained in jail until Mon-: I day morning, when he was- tried. j H< was bound over to the superior ^ court, which convenes next month un- j der i bond of $500.00 for probable cause. ' 1 BASE BALL SEASON OPEN HERE I J The oase ball season opened yes- j terday when the locals played the c team at Edenton. At the time of going j to press, however, the rseult of the game had not been learned. A special rate was accorded local fans by the Edenton-Mackevs Ferry Co., and quite a number accompanied the local team. Six college men have reported to manage •, J. S. Brown, for duty. Bruce Green, Harry Sykes and Buster Swift of Greensboro; William T. Smith of Drewyville, Va., Fred Shipp of New Bern and Paul Jacobs of Vanceboro are assisting Jewel Ayers, Hilliary Jackson, H. V. Austin, P. W. Brown anVi J. S. Brown in the local forma tion. Arri .igements have been to play two or three games on the local diamond each week with teams from Aulander, Ahoskie, Edenton, Belhaven and Wil liamston. The team from Weldon is expected to make several trips here during the season. It is hoped by local fans that the people will support the team by large attendances, so that the proper en thusiasm might be maintained among the. players. CARD OF THANKS In this method we hope to convey, our sinceriest appreciation to the kind friends who were so good to us dur ing the illness and death ef our hus band and father, Mr. John Jordan Hopkins, who departed this life Sat urday afternoon, June 21st. To those who assisted in the sick room and who gave floral tributes we extend our deepest appreciation, and if ever we can be of assistance we shall be glad to be called upon. f Gratefully, Wife and Children. ARE YOU ACQUAINTED WITH JULIA BOTTOMLEY? Are you keeping up with Julia Bottomley’s fashion department? The woman who wishes to appear well-dressed without spending too much time or money to that and recognizes The Beacon fashion de partment as a reliable .. .d authori tative guide to the correct modes of j the season. In this department Mrs. Bottomley attempts only to depict what combi naions of color, materials and style , will prove most satisfactory with re gard to economy and individual taste. , She makes due allowance for costs, and the materials she describes can be purchased from advertisers in The Ueacon at prices from ten to fifteen , ler cent lower than those she quotes, j Mrs. Bottomley is in constant touch ( vith the fashion centers of New York ind Chicago. At present she is in Paris obtaining news for autum and vinter fashions which will appear ex- j iusively in this paper in this terri- 1 ory. These, as usual, will be ac ompanied by authentic illustrations ihotographed under her direct super ision. Where fashions are concerned Mrs. iottomley is an authority. Keep in ouch with her each week in The Jeacon. LIST OF JURORS f l . V, •i <* The following are those who have een drawn to serve as jurors in the uly term of superior court which onvenes here the first Monday in uly. Plymouth Township W. T. Journey H. B. Sawyer _ S. F. Darden ; J. W. Williamson L. E. Jackson C. H. Gardner W. H. Gurkin, Jr. W. C. Harrison M. G. Ward J. T. McNair G. H. Harrison, Jr. W. F. Midgett W. R. White H. J. Woolard Skinnersville Township Duard E. Spruill J. L. Swain, Jr. M. F. Davenport Lee’s Mills Township Daniel Perry Jas. F. Leary 1 W. McD. Peacock B. F. Phelps 1 ' r r ' it: 'W IT fi C. W. Williams E. L. Marriner A. J. Spruill W. A. Knowles Jas. A. Chesson > 7 ''1 W. S. Spruill ’ f t R. C. Heynen ’ !'* ScuppernonK Township: ‘ 1 A. L. Davenport ’ Jos. Davenport Henry Walter Phelps < Reddin W. Davenport L. E. Davenport f T f B. H. Norman r T ,T Arthur J. Phelps J Arthur Woodley Mr. W. B. Cox made a business trip to Norfolk this week. Y-flwrvwi i MR. J. J. HOPKINS DIES After an illness extending over al most a year Mr. John Jordan Hop kins, aged 68 years, died at his home near Plymouth last Saturday evening at six-thirty. Mr. Hopkins was born May 12, 1856, and was married to Miss Nannie E. McNair June 1, 1882. For thirty years 19 was a consistent member of the Primitive Baptist Church at Morat :ock. He leaves a devoted wife and two ihildren, Mr. K. R. Hopkins and Mrs. J. J. Woolard of near Plymouth. He tlso leaves one sister, Mrs. Sarah E. Davenport of Columbia, and one mother, Mr. Joseph S. Hopkins of lear Williamston. The deceased was veil known in this section end was a lighly respected and progressive farm ir. He was laid to rest in the Windley emetery about a mile and a half rom Plymouth, on Sunday after loon at four o’clock, Rev. Julian larrison, conducting the service. The Beacon extends its heartfelt ympathies to the bereaved. t SKINNERSVILLE NEWS Mr. Sam Tarkenton of "Charleston, !. C., is here as the guest of his sis er, Miss Callie Tarkenton. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Cooper and amily of Greensbm-o, made a short isit with Mr. and Mrs. Guilford •avenport recently. Mrs. Sudie Coffield and daughter, liss Nellie, of Norfolk, have returned ome after a short visit with Mr. and Irs. Guilford Davenport. Mrs. Mary Roe&u'ck is attending ummer school at Aurora. Mr. and Mrs. Walter White 4nd aughter, Miss Margie were in Eden m Sunday as guests of Mr. and Mrs. 'harles T. White. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Swain and fam y of Plymouth were guests of Mt [enrietta Swain Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Aumack and Mr. nd Mrs. S. A. Holton visited Albe larle Beach Sunday afternoon. Miss Eva White spent Sunday af jrnoon with Miss Pearl Alexander. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Bell were guests f Mrs. Henrietta Swain Sunday. Miss Alice White was the guest of [isses Alma and Flossie Woodley ’ unday afternoon. 1 Messrs. Sam Tarkenton, C. V. White , nd J. B. Slade motored to Lajte helps Sunday. ^ Mrs. W. E. Blount, Miss Donnie fount, Mrs. C. V. White and Mr. Gilbert Blount motored to Plymouth unday afternoon. The Methodist Protestant Sunday :chool will have a Children’s Day ervice the second Sunday night in uly. All are cordially invited to at end. APPLICATION FOR COMMUTA TION OF JOE SWANNER, COL. Application will be made to the Jovernor of North Carolina for the commutation of Joe Swanner, Col., convicted in the Recorder’s Court of Washington County on 31st day of March, 1924, for the crime of assault >n his wife with a club aril sentenced ;o the Roads of Washington County ’or a term of two years. All persons who oppose the grant ing the said commutation are invited ;o forward their protests to the Gov ernor without delay. This the 2Gth day of June, 1924. HORACE V. AUSTIN, Attorney for Applicant. CORRECTION In our issue of last week a very regretable error occured in our write up of the Recorder’s Court. In the paragraph devoted to the case against Capt. G. W. Spry of the Edenton-Mackeys Ferry Co., for transporting cattle without permit the judgment was that the defendant be required to pay the cost of the case only. In some manner two lines that should jjiave been in a paragraph in which a colored man was given six months on the roads was inserted in the paragraph mentioned above. ne'sincerely regret this error and very/much of by those who know arefWger to make this correction. Capt. Spry is a man of hiah stand ing'^ affable manner and is thought him» in 1 WESTOVER NEWS Mrs. Alice Peacock of Ayden is visiting: her brother, Mr. T. R. Chea son, this week. Mys. Carrie Baldwin of Washington ; the week-end with her parents. sp» Mr; and Mrs. George Ayers. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ayers of Wil liamston, spent Sunday with their parents here. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Robbins spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. • ’ft'** Misses Mildred Vail and Ednr Chesson left Monday for r.aieigl where they are taking a short course in domestic science. Miss Hazel Coburn is spending the week-end with her grand-mother, Mrs. Nealy Gardner, near Roper. NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to an order of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Washington County in a suit therein pending en titled “Albemarle Drainage District rs. Washington-Beaufort Land Com pany, N. L. Simmons and B. G. Moss,” the undersigned Commissioner will on l'uesday, July 22, 1921, at 12 o’clock noon, or Is soon thereafter as conven ient, offer for sale and sell at public auction for cash to the highest bid? :ler at the courthouse door in Wash ington County that tract or parcel of and situate within the boundaries of ;he Albemarle Drainage District and Hounded and .described i s follows, to vit: On the North by the land known as ;he E. W. Ayers land; on the East iy the lands known as the Roper Lum ber Company land; on the South by ;he land known as the P. H. Darden and; and on the West by the lands cnown as the Tetterton, Weede, Allen md Spruill lands, and being designat >d on the drainage map of the Albe narle Drainage District as Tract No. 1; containing 223 acres, more or less. Sale will be for cash, subject to he confirmation by the Clerk of the Superior Court of Washington Coun :y, and it will be sold subject to the axes levied and assessed against said and in the Albemarle Drainage Dis ;rict for the year 1923, and all subse quent taxes. The land will also be sold subject to all state and county taxes which have been levied or assessed i thereon. This the 21st day of .Tune. 1924. i W. B. RODMAN. Jr., Commissioners. 1 NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale embraced in a certain mor tgage executed by Mary P. Butler on the 21st day of January 1920 to Mrs. L. M. Hampton, said mortgage being recorded in the pffice of Register of Deeds of Washington County in Book No. 77 Page 171, the under signed will expose for public sale to the highest bidder for cash at the Court House Door in Plymouth, N. C. Monday, July 21, 1924, at 12 o’clock, noon, the following described tract of land: Lying and being on Third Street in the town of Plymouth, N. C. and bound by Third Street, the lands of P. H. Bell, C. M. Owens, and E. A. Carter. It being a lot fifty feet by two hundred feet. This 17th day June 1924. MRS. L. M. HAMPTON, Mert. ; L. C. Timebrlake, Assignee of debt. TAKING COURSE AT STATE COLLEGE Miss Delano Wilson, home demon stration, Mildred Vail of Westover, Helen LeFevre and Blanche Rose of Westover, Edna Chesson, Lossie Hardison, Clyde Roberson and Bessie Spruill of Plymouth, who are attend ing' a special course ir, home econom ics at State College. They left Mon day and will be gone for the remaind er of the week. Edenton-Mackeys Ferry FAST AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORT (Across Albemarle Sound in 1 hr.) CONNECTS COASTAL HIGHWAY ROUTES 90, .32 AND 342 Raleigh and Wilmington, X. C., to Norfolk, Va. And Other Towns Along Routes Wilson, Goldsboro, Kinston, Green ville, Tarboro, Rocky Mount, New Bern, Washington, Williamston, Ply mouth, Mackeys, Edenton, Hertford, Elizabeth City and Norfolk, Va. Permanent All Year Schedule Leaves EdenUjn 8 a. in., 11 a. m., 4 pm Lv. Mackeys 9:30 a. m., 1, 5:30 p. m. (Midday trips not run on Sundays) NEW LOW RATES Small Automobiles (including driver) $3 one way; round trip $5 Large Automobiles (including driver) .$4 ons way; round trip S6 Trucks according to size and load. Passenger fares 40c. For Reservation Telephone 120 or 150 Your Car is Insured While in Transit “FOLLOW EDENTON-MACKEYS FERRY ROAD SIGNS” NORTH CAROLINA, WASHINGTON COUNTY. Superior Court, . ljei^re ttie Clerk. Gary nulton Holliday and husband, J. D. Holliday, vs. . James Hufton, individually and as administrator of the estate of M. L. Hutton, deceased, Mcses Hufton (or Spencer), Dalton Davenport and his ‘ mother, Ardene Tetterton Davenport, ] and any and all other persons clami ng any title or interest in the proper ty described in the petition by and through James Davis, deceased, or ( otherwise, and C. L. Bailey, guardian j ad litem of the said Dalton Davenport and representative of the rights of all parties unknown. NOTICE OF SUMMONS t TO THE DEFNEDANTS ABOVE NAMED AND ALL OTHER PAR TIES IN INTEREST, TAKE NOTICE t That a special Proceeding, entitled as above, has been begun in the Su- i purior Court of Washington County, ; | North Carolina, for the purpose of j selling a certain tract of land in said j State and County for division of the I proceeds among the various parties r entitled thereto, said land being de- r scribed in the petition heretofore filed herein as follows: “Beginning on their South side of the main road at a pine; i thence, northwardly along Jordan 0 Alexander’s line to the back line; v thence, Eastwardlv until it strikes the line cf John Liverman; thence, south- <1 wardly until it strikes John Spruill’s road; thence eastwardlv and north wardly along the line of John Liver- «. man until it strikes the Charles Swain iitch; thence southwardly running the lin eof John Liverman to the edge r," the swamp; thence, along the swamp 8 to the first station, containing 27 3-4 f acres, more or less”. You are further notified that the said proceeding is returnable before the Clerk of the Superior Court of Washington County ( at the Court House in Plymouth, t 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. Vf. AUSBON, Clerk Superior Court. * North Carolina, Washington County. In The Superior Court. NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE. United Commercial Bank, vs. Joseph Gurganus. Bv virtue of an execution directed to the undersigned from the Superior Court of Washington County in the above entitled action, I will on Mon day, the 4th day of August, 1924, at 12 o’clock noon, at the Court House door of said County, sell to the high est bidder for cash to satisfy said ex ecution, all the right, title and in terest which the said Joseph Gurganus, defendant, has in the following de LOCAL NEWS. Mr. T. L. Wolfe, representing the Eastern Engineering Co., of Char lotte, was in town for a short while Wednesday. Hon. Van B. Martin is in New Yoik this week attending thp national Democratic convention as a delegate from this district. Messrs. Ollie Hamilton and George Pratt of Edenton were in town for a short while yesterday. Messrs. W. D. Peal and Alfred Alex ander of Creswell, were in town on business yesterday. Several base ball fans accompanied the local team to Edenton yesterday, where the first game of the season was played. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Ward and chil dren left Sunday for Hertford, where they are visiting relatives and friends. Mr. W. Frank Midgett is visiting relatives and friends in Kitty Hawk this week. i he addition to the light and water plant for the accomodation of extra machinery for the electric section tvhich is now being constructed is moving along as rapidly as could be :xpected. Mr. A. L. Holmes and little daughter vf Creswell, were in town Monday. Miss Helen Clifton of Washington, 'Pent the past week-end with Miss Evelyn Paul. Mrs. Sam Dixon and daughter, Mrs. lohn B. Carlisle, left Saturday morn ng for Blackstone, Va., where they hey are visiting Mrs. R. T. Hoff. Mrs. W. B. Watts of Williamston, pent last Thursday night here with ler mother, Mrs. L. P. Hornthal. Mayor H. V. Austin and county ommissisoner T. J. Swain made a ’usiness trip to Columbia Tuesday. Mr. L. E. Hassell ef Roper, was in own on business Monday. Mi. A. L. Owen made a business rip to Now Bern last Saturday. Mr. W. D. Peal of Creswell was a usiness visitor here Monday. Messrs. W. J. Martin, R. L. Bate lan, B. F. Overton anil C. S. Ausbon lotored to Pantego Saturday afto' oon. They carried the singing cla.;a f the Oddfellows Home to Pantego, diere they gave a concert on Sa rs ay night. Quito a crowd of our people spent unday afternoon at Albemarle Beach. Mr. J. G. Sullivan of Grimesiaml pent Sunday here with relatives a: rifT, Washington County. 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