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i Year, in Advance. “FOR GOD, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH." Single Copy»£ Cents, VOL. 36 PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1924 NO. 4 BAUTY CONTEST at the CHOWAN FAIR Two Queens to Be Selected There will be a Beauty Contest at the Chowan Fair. Voting will start on Tuesday, Oct. 14th. on tire Fair Grounds at the Queen Headquarters. One queen will be selected for Chowan County and one for the Neighboring Counties. The contest will close on Friday afternoon and the two queens crowned in front of the Grand Stand with ceremonies. Each queen will be given a handsome Diamond ring. PARADE The Chowan Fair will open with a BIG PARADE. All school Children who are in the parade or all children accompanied by any adult with paid admission (one child to each adult) will be entered to the Fair Grounds free. The parade will be composed of .irshalls, mounted ladies, officers, children, bands, ambulance boy scouts floats decorated cars I boys mounted on ponies. Over 000 children are" expected in the parade. Parade is to form in front of ihe Court House. The Higgins Ameri can Band will lead in the parade and give concerts twice daily in front of *i\ C re rid Stand. FREE ACTS 1 our Big Free Acts will give ex hibitions in front of the Grand Stanc. both in the afternoon and at evenings jts't before the Fire Works begin to r.r. Poodles and Dottie, a comedy : , will keep you laughing all the Don’t fail to see these great ors do the stunts that will keep you in smiles the rest of the week. See them fall from tables and chairs 20 feet high. Bassett and Bailey wil: give an act that is startling and new. They are just over from Europe with all new stunts. Watch Bassett climb a table built of several chairs and bind on the top. Watch these strong people, a strong man a strong woman. The flying Wilson’s will give two • - s in the air, a ladder act that will and entertain—A trapeze act ' h-t will startle. See the boys drill each afternoon. The Fire Works will be something new every night. __ i »rt/1 A I TW irTHlTB MECHAJNIUAL, io There will be two mechanical ex hibits at the Fair. One will be a striking device. This will consist of 4 boys who are tryng to ring a bell by striking a device. Don’t fail to see the Ik ys, they are continuously in motion, children can you ring the bell, come nd see which boy is able to ring ae bell and do likewise. The other exhibit is in the form of a Ferris Wheel. As it revolves it gives eight health rules. These two exhibits are run by electricity and will be at tractively arranged and will be en tertaining as well as amusing. PRIZE DAY On Friday, $100.00 will . be given ,ay in prizes to the holder of lucky nbers. Come and get one of these prizes. As you enter the gates and buy the ticket, retain the coupon with the number. These prizes will be a warded in front of the Grand Stand on Friday. COLORED DAY Saturday will be colored day and special features are being by the colored people for that day. Racing borh horse and auto will be a specia. feature of the day. All racing will be done by the colored people. The col led people will attend any and every day but on Saturday all amusements wiil be for their benefits. Admission for all children on Saturday will be 15 cents. NOTICE OF SALE Lnder and by virtue of a power of iiuie contained in a Deed of 1'rusl executed by P. H. Darden et als to Vv. B. Watts, Trustee, on the doth day of November, 1918, and recorded in Book 73, Page 392, Washington County records, and default having been made in the payment of the notes secured thereby, and application hav ing been made to the said liustee b lie holders of said notes for a sale of the land described in said Deed of Trust, the undersigned trus tee will expose at public sale at the Corn-house door, Plymouth, North ' olina, 12 o’clock noon on the 11th da. of Octber, 1924, to the highest b dder for cash, the following describ ed tract of land: All that certain tract of land lying end situate and being in the County of Washington, State of North Caro lina, near the Town of Plymouth and being tracts numbers 3, 4 and 5 on »!at of land formerly owned by R. L. ITayes and known as tlie R. L. Hayi.. Woodland Farm, as surveyed and plotted by Jno. B. Respass, plot of ,-hich is on record in Washington r'nntv, Register of Deeds office in 'Tap Book on page 4 to which said plat reference is hereby made for c more perfect description. Tract No. 3 contains 37.93 acres. Tract No. 4 contains 37.81 acres. Tract No. 5 contains 10.00 acres. Being'-a total of 85J4 acres. T1„v ti,<, qtb dav oT iSeritemher, 1924, W. B. WATTS, Trustee. WiN'T'ED To BUY-We Wish o purchase an iron safe ni d eonfU.Und(.» George L., tw&ilt •; • i ' Mg. I PREMIUM LIST TO RE DISTRIBUTED NEXT WEEK General County-Wide Advertising: Trip Will Be gin Next Wednesday Morning. The second annual Washington County Fair premium lists are about ready to be distributed among the people who are interested in the de velopment of the county. It is also planned to print the entire premiur. list in the Beacon next week, so that a greater number of people may be reached. Recent advice from the manager of the amusement company that will oc cupy the midway is that the people of this section will have the opportun ity of seeing a more diversified ar rangement of amusements than has wer been in this county. A corps of carpenters and helpers are now busily engaged in getting the fair grounds ready for the annual event, and everything points to a much larg er and more successful occasion than was held last year, although last year’s affair was much more satisfac tory than was at first anticipated. Next Wednesday morning a cortege of fair boosters will leave Plymouth for a general trip throughout the county for_the purpose of advertising the Washington County Fair. People from other sections will join the par ty and assist in the work. The base ball park is being ar ranged for the accomodation of auto mobiles, and a sufficient number of men will be on duty continuously to see that the cars and their contents are not disturbed. Tuesday night, November 4th, elec tion day, radio returns from the en ; ire nation will be received in the exhibit hall and will be announced so that everybody. might share equally in the news. Wednesday is set aside for the schools and school children will be admitted free of charge, provided they are accompanied by teachers. Saturday will be colored day, and it is thought that the colored people will surpass the splendid exhibits that were displayed last year by them. Begin to get your exhibits ready now. The premium list will be with you next week. MRS. AUSTIN ENTERTAINS On Tuesday night at the home of her mother, Mrs. James. H. Smith, Mrs. H. V. Austin entertained the Bridge Club in a most charming man ner The high score was won by Mrs. R. P. Walker. A delicious said course was served. Those present were: Mesdames R. W. Johnston, C. W. Cahoon, R. I - Walker, J. B. Flaugher, J B. Edmond son, James Williamson, S. B. Hilliard, 2, V. Norman, Theodore Par! rick, Jr., H. A. Blount James Grey, Henderson ville, Jack Reid, T. L. Bray, Misses Marvis Thigpen, Elizabeth Tucker, Doris Owens, Martha Hornthal, Delano Wilson, Evelyn Hogg, Mrs. E. G. Arps and Mrs. A. L. Alexander. Mr. Joe Sammanie of Roper, was a business visitor here Wednesday. LEAMAN-COSTON MEETING Revival Meeting Began Wednesday Night With a Large Congregation The Leaman-Coston Evangelistic Party began a series of revival meet ings here Wednesday night at seven forty-five. The party has just completed a five weeks’ meeting in Williamston where they accomplished great things. They come here with a splendid reputation for putting a great amount of en thusiastic zeal in church members and causing others to put more thought in God’s work. A large delegation from Williams ton attended the meeting Wednesday night, anti we learn that there will be a large crowd to visit the meet ing Sunday from that place. We wel come the visitors and are always glad to see them in our town. SKINNERS VILLENEWS Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Blount and daughter, Miss Donnie, made a trip to Elizabeth City Saturday. The Albemarle school opened last Monday. Miss Mary Many of Black Mountain, principal, and Miss Belie Simpson of Currituck County, prim ary teacher. Mr. Clinton Everett of Edenton, who has accepted a position with Z. P. Ziegler came Sunday to spend the day with his family. Mr. and Mrs. Tom White and son, Tom, Jr., were the geusts of Mr. and Mrs. C. V. White Sunday. Mrs P. H. Bell of Edenton spent Sunday with Mrs. Clinton Everett Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Davenport and Miss Callie Tarkington were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler Blount Sun day afternoon. Rev. W. E. Withers of Creswcll, held his regular appointment at Oak Grove church Sunday at eleven o’ clock. Mrs. Tom Swain and children and Jack Swain of Plymouth spent Sun day with Mrs. Henrietta Swain. Mrs. M. J. Elliott was the guest of Mrs. M. L. Wiley Sunday afternoon. Miss Pearl Alexander returned Monday after a pleasant visit wrh relatives and friends in Norfolk j Registration books are now open for all who have become of age in Skin nersville township. C. V. White, regis trar, will hold the books open until October 25th. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Di vine; qualified as administrator c. t. a. of the estate of Margaret M. Allen, deceased, late of Washington County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims a gaiint the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned at Plymouth, N. C„ on or before the 10th day of September, 1925, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. , this 10th day of September., 1924. Ri. ,T. H. ALLEN, Admr., c. t. A, SCHOOL TRUCK • COLLIDES WITH AUTOMOBILE 1’hursday afternoon of last week the school truck that serves the sec tion between here and Westover for tbl Plymouth high school collided w*h a Chevrolet sedan driven by Mrs. T.jc. Burgess and was overturned. Miss Sadie Davenport, received painful, though not serious bruises, and Miss Mildred Vail was slightly injured by being trampled upon by the children who were making a fran tic exit from the truck. Miss Daven port was brought to Plymouth where she received treatment from Dr. T. L. Bray, after which she was taken home ' by sheriff Reid. prom what we can gather the truck was moving on the cross read at the Ambrose farm, and Mrs. Bur gess was on the highway coming from Roper to Plymouth. Neither of the drivers could see the other until, too late to avert a collision. This j point is one of the most dangerous in j this immediate section, as there is a thick growth at the intersection of the roads an dit is practically impos sible for one driver to see another un til they are within a few feet of each other. The truck was turned over on its "s^jfcLe, while the Chevrolet suffered two broken wheels and other minor in juries. The young ladies who received in juries are back at school. FIRE ALARM About ten o’clock Wednesday morn ing the fire alarm was sounded, and a prompt response was made by the fire company. A defective flue in the kitchen of a house occupied by colored people on , t;ne street known as the Company Mill Road was responsible for the alarm. No damage was done and the fire was : extinguished without the use of the water hose. The chief of the fire department ad vises us that there are several such flues in Plymouth, and that he anti cipates many more fires unless such , defects are remedied as according to the requirements of the law. Mr. L. C. Nurney has become as sociated with Mr. C. W. Blount in a general merchandise business. See an nouncement on another page of this I ■ issue. WESTOVER NEWS Mr .and Mrs. Lonnie Dunbar ar.d children of Wenona, and Mias Carr.c Smithwiek of Hyde county, \\v. ' I guests of Mrs. N. C. Vail Suntiay. Mr .and Mrs. Rufus Tetterton c.i Plymouth, were guests of Mrs. Sami Sitterson Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Coburn a:• children motored to Dardens Sunday. Miss Mildred Swain spent the week end with Miss Ella Pea1 in Plymouth. Mrs. Carrie Baldwin of Washington spent the week-end with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Ayers. Miss Edna Earl Nurney and Miss Lydia Norman were guests of ML. Mildred Vail Saturday afternoon. Mrs. D. N. Bateman left Saturday for Washington where she is visitin'.j her daughter, Mrs. George Freeman. PROCEEDINGS OF COUNTY CCMMISSIO K'ER: J E. Stillman, vat labor .. 4.0( Pc well & S.okes, calcium'arse nate .. 42-5( Cash, expense Delegates to State Convention . Jcnes Eros. Co., part payment ■ jail contract ... .€86.69 Mrs. A. L. Grinkley, Register's ( fees .. 5.00 rl. C .Spruill, Commissioner's. per diem ....« 5.00 T. J. Swain, Commissioner’s 3 per diem ..... 5.Of Jar-'. W. Spruill, Commissioner’s per diem . 8.0C Zeb Vance Norman, Solicitor's; salary . 50.00 Carl L. Bailey, Recorder’s sah arv .. 70.00 A. B. Litchfield, Auditor’s sal ary .. 200.00 J. H. Hamilton, Jr., Janitor’s salary . 75.00 J. H. Hamilton, Jr., court costs .40 Childrens Home Society, Dona tion ._... 5.00 John W. Garrett, Poor Allow ance . 8.00 Elijah Joyner, Poor Allowance.. 8.00 Berry Harrell, Poor Allowance.. 3.00 Lena Gurganus, Poor Allowance 5.00 Harriet A. Davenport, Poor Allowance . 5 00 Sophie Hunter, Poor Allowance 3.00 John Gary, Poor Allowance .... 3.00 A. B. Litchfield, Stationery & Printing . 27.08 Ethel Spruill, Work on Tax Books . 64.75 Elizabeth Tucker, Work on Tax Books . 22.75 W. W. Chesson, Vat Labor .... 450 \7. F. Ausbon, Coroner’s Inquest 24.75 R. W. Tetterton, County Home Supplies ....... 3.25 Dr7 W. If. Ward, Health ' Of ficer ... 31.50 Miss Delano Wilson, Home De mons'ration Agent . 50.00 it. W. Johnston, County Demon strator .. 75.00 ■ '. IT. Hampton & Son, Office Supplies .. 1.09 \7. H. Hampton & Son, for Poor Allowance .... .. 12.00 W. II. Hampton & Son, County Home Supplies . 43.07 Plymouth Market & Grocery Co., County Home Supplies . 5.20 V\. A. Barnes, County Home Keeper _. 33 33 V. A. I.’arnes, County Home Supplies . 2.00 A. L. Holmes, Treasurer’s Sal ary .-.- 93.75 Mrs. Goldie Sawyer, Poor Al lowance . 10.00 i ROCEF.DIKCS OF HOAD COMMISSIONERS \7. A. Swain, Commissioner’s per diem .$16.10 \7. T. Alexander, Commission er’s per diem .... 13.00 \ . A ..iizeil, Commissioner’s per diem .. -. IS.55 Mrs. A. L. Brinkley, Register’s Fees ... 10.00 L. I, Basnk’ht, Supervisor’s Sal ary . 125.0C A. S. Moore, Supervisor’s Sal .ICO. A. 1 Primes, Treasurer’s Sal 93.7 the Peoples Bank, Spruill’s P!v?.ior.;h Gava.no & Motor Co. PI).r.i-ruth Wholesale Co., Peed .. 18.77 A. -J. Cahoon, Feed & Oil .. 28.00 William Wiley, Supplies.11.09 Hue v Mam; facturing Co. Ke pt, irs to Equipment . 8.46 ! C. Spruill, Supplies .. 89.00 Standard Oil Co., Oil .40 00 Standard Oil Co., Oil . 2.75 Stand: rd Oil Co., Oil . 40.00 Standard Oil Co., Oil . 2.75 Standard Oil Co., Oil . 4.75 Standard Oil Co., . 29.30 X. 11. I' ’rvison, Jr., Material 29.78 W. t’ tmpton & Son, Convict S . dies . -121.14 \V U H mpton & Son, Supplies 6.4? v. P withal, Pay Roll . 98.1/: United Commercial Bank, Pay Roll ...-.57143 Uri ed Commercial Bank, Sup plies . 2.00 P. W. Brinkley, Attorney’s Fees 15.00 :\;:z Account l,938.9r - LOCAL NEWS. I Mr. J. i>. Fiaugher left Tuesday for I a business trip to Baltimore. Gus Holmes of Creswell, was here | Monday. Messrs. T. J. Swain and E. W. Johnston made a business trip to Washington Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Nurney and children motored to Mackeys Sunday afternoon. ) I Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Gregory and children and Mr. and Mrs. W. R. White made a motor trip to Columbia Sunday afternoon. Mr. J. M. Woodley of Skinnersville, was in town Friday. Mr. J. C. Coston attended the Ham- j Ramsey revival meeting in Elizabeth j City last Sunday. Atty C. E. Thompson of Elizabeth City was a business visitor here Tues- j day. Mi’. D. 0. Newberry of Norfolk, was in town Tuesday. ■ Quite a number of our people are planning to attend the State Fair next week. We understand that the Mackeys Ferry-Edenton boat line wiil effec' special schedule for the convenienc of Washinton County people who are planning to attend the Chowan County Fair next week. An advertising trip throughout the county will be made next week in the interest of the Washington county Fair winch begins on the night of No vember 4th. The high water at Tarboro which has kept trains from coming direct from that point has receded so that trains are now making their regular schedules. Messrs. Forrest and Clyde Liver man have been in the city visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Liverman anil Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Lyon. Mrs. L. M. Hampton, who has been visiting in Richmond for seme time, has returned home. TO THE VOTERS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY I hereby announce myself as an independent candidate for the office of coroner for Washington County, and solicit the voles of all the people. If elected. I shall serve the peo ple to 'he best of my knowledge. I am a Democrat and stand for democratic p: irciples. S. J. BARCO TO THE VOTERS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY I hereby anrcunee myself ; s an Independent Democrat' for the office of treasurer of Washing ton County. Will \ ery much ap preciate all votes that may he cast for me; and kindly so icit the support of every voter. I have no r< marks to make agains: my <■ ppc ; uii; but think he has held this office long enough, therefore-am giving the voters a chance for a change If elected I pledge the best ser vice possible. LEON 3. BRAY TA Ai RLE ATiC'x FOR COi'.Gu. TION OF EDGAR SAWYER Application will be made to the Governor of North Carolina for the comir.aiation of Edgar Sawyer, con victed in the Recorder’s Court o ' Wash ing c.a County on the . day cf July, 1924, for the crime of assault in'.'; hi.- wife with his fust, and sentenc ed to the public roads of Washington 0- unty for a term of eighteen months. This 29th clay of September, 1924. HORACE V. AUSTIN, Attorney for Applicant. i --.