Year, In Advanoe. “FOR GOD, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH." Single Copy S Gent*. * NO. 26 VOL. 36 PLYMOUTH. N. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1925 County Sunday School Convention Tne Sunday Schools of Washington County Will Hold Convention In Baptist Church Here April 16th and 17th. Announcement is made of the Washington County Sunday School Convention for Sunday School workers of all denomina tions, which is to be held in the Baptist Church. Plymouth, N. C on Thursday and Friday, April 16 and 17, 1925 The convention will open at 7:30 Thursday night April 16, and there will be three sessions on Friday, April 17, morning, afternoon and night. The committee in charge of the arrangements for the convention is composed of the following pro minent Sunday School workers of Plymouth, Rev. W. G. Lowe, Rev. O. W. Sawyer, Rev. W. A. Burroughs, and Rev. Theodore Patrick, Jr., Outside speakers of the con vention will be Mr, D. W. Sims, General Superintendent North Carolina Sunday School Associa tion, Raleigh, and Miss Flora Davis Raleigh, Raleigh, Associate Superintendent of the same or ganization. In addition to these outside speakers, a number of the county’s well known pastors and Sunday School wo.kerswil! take part in the various sessions of the convention. One interesting feature of the convention will be the presenta tion of a pennant to the Sunday School having present in the con vention the largest number of representatives, sixteen years of age and over, according to the number of miles traveled. The number of representatives from each Sunday School will be mul-! tiplied by the number of miles from that Church to the Conven tion Church, and the Sunday! School having the largest total! will receive the pennant. It is J expected thatlheie will be much ; friendly competition for the pen-1 na- r among the Sunday Schools ,.f he county The. Sunday School vh ch the convention isi wi h h lU, aim Olliers wi will noi comp, te for the pennant one mile j North Carolina, Washington County. Pursuant to a power of sale vested in uie undersigned by the terms a. j.,0. u executed by Mrs. A. M. C. Harrison on the 12 h (iU’i tu pni, 1919, and recorded in 2,age 551, Washington Coun -, oi na the said mortgagee u the highest bidder 'at a ;c a. the courthouse dooi, m shingion County on rhe 18th ... j. i<)25, at 12 o’clock noon, 1 ,:e rodowiag described land: . „nu being in the town of i'iy •N. C., and beginning three w^st of Mrs. A. G. Moore s dm., on Water Street, 1 hence div along V.ater sireet 22 1-2 , , J. Newberry’s corner, thence southwardly along said A, J. New i,, , mo fee , eastwardly a h s.. d Newberry s 1 no ce northwardly to the be.,inn..i , -ml ‘and being a pan o Jo’" No. 153, upper part of said lot, and is a part of that lot con eyed to Mrs. A M. Ayers by Allie <-*• New berry by deed dated Febiuary lo, 1914, in book 61, page 445. Subject to such uncollected taxes as are now levied against property. This the 16‘h day of March, 1925. W. C. HARRISON, Mortgagee. By Zeb Vance Norman, attorney. puoi.c s raid mouth, niche s o.o b we v/w'c SUBSCRIBE TO THE BEACON Large Catches of Fish. One of the beat openings ever made by the Slade and Kitty Hawk fisheries, about two miles from here, was made this ye«r bo we are told by those in close touch with the operations. Large hauls are made each time the nets are brought in, which is rather unusual for the beginning of the season. Already visitors are beginning to swarm, around the fisheries NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the powers contained in that certain deed of trust executed by Sansberry Daven port and wife, Mary J. Davenport, to the undersigned Peoples Bank, of Creswell, as trustee, dated December 20, 1923, and recorded in the office of the register of deeds of Washington County in bfiok 85, page 49, default having -been made in the payment of' the indebtedness thereby secured, the undersigned trustee will, on Monday, the 0th day of April, 1925, at 12 o’ clock noon, at the courthouse door in Washington County, offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash that cer tain real property described in the said instrument, as follows: In Washington County, Scupper neng Township, and being lots Num bers 23, 24, 25, and 26, containing 385 acres, of the property known as the Somerset plantation, said lots being designated and described by courses and boundaries on the map of the sub division of the said property made by John B. Respass, civil engineer, and recorded in book of maps, page 30, register of deeds office of said coun ty. The bidder at such sale will be re quired to deposit as much as 10 per cent of the amount hid as a guaranty of good faith, pending confirmation of the sale by the court, and the right is reserved to reject any and all bids. This the 4th day of March, 1925. THE PEOPLES BANK. Trustee. f NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power? contained in that certain deed of trus dated December 20, 1923, and record ed in the office of the register o.! deeds of Washington county in booh 91, page 65, executed by S. L. Sexto to the undersigned Peoples Bank, o Crcswell, as trustee, default havin' been made in ihe payment of the in dcbtedness secured thereby, the under signed will on Monday, the 6th day ot April, 1925, at 12 o’clock noon, at thf courthouse door in Washington Coun y offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash that certain real pro pert; described in the said instrument, a; f allows: In Washington County, in Scupper nong Township, and being lot Num bers 1 and 2. ccmtaining 124 acres o the property known as the Somersc plantation, the said lots being desi; nated and described by courses and boundaries on the map of the sub division of the said property made by John B Kespass, civil engineer, and recorded in book of maps, page 30 in the office of "he register of deed of Washington County. The bidder at such sale will he re quired Jo deposit as much as 10 per r-;rA of the amount bid as a guaran v of good faith, pending confirmation the sale by the court, and the right is reserved" to reject any and all hie This the 4th day of March, 1925. THE PEOPLES BANK, Trustee. Wanted * -> s 1' 2 male 2 Ferns e Big bone b:,>ck nolgnd china hog‘ the female M-n'-H- b-e>d weigh' from 100 io 200 ’bs each M. Daw's, Punpo, N f! tine s NEW LIFE PILLS P'Mr Ttu.* Cut*. 33 Years Ago j -IN Washington County Items gathered from issue of The Roanoke Beacon published Friday, March 25, 1892 A new pump 'nas been put down in the jail yard. Miss Sallie Doughtie of vVinton is visiting her uncle, Mr. D. 0. Brinkley. Some ( f our mills have shut down this week, being unable to get logs. The merry-go-round has been taken up and moved t< Roper, and the small boy is sail at heart, and we might say, some of the larger ones loo. Mr. M. J. Nor nan is giv ing his new residence on Main street a coat of paint. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Nor man of Edenton, have been visiting their mother, Mrs. E. Ludford, this week. Mr. W. C. Hassell is hav ing lumber placed on the Ward lot, where he will e rect a fine residence at once. NOTICE OF SAL Under nod by virtue, <>t an order of court, January terra 1925, signed by j His Honor N, A. Slnclah, judge presi-! ding over superior court of Washing- j Ion county, in an action entilied lie-1 becca Basnight vs Joseph Hasuight, I j will efl'er t rsale to the high.- si bid- ; der on Monday, April 27. 192.,, at 12 ; o’clock at the court house door in Ply mouth, NX , the fol owing described land: Lying and being i n the public road leading from Plymouth to Roper, , N.C-, and bound by the lands of Frank Howcott, Ida Lamer and others and being the same land conveyed to Jo seph Basnigiit by deed oi ILL). Daven port and duly recorded in book 70, page 27 of the register of deeds off.ce of Washington county. This March 20, 1925. P.H. BELL, commissioner i North Carolina, Washington County. Pursuant to a power of sale vested in the undersigned trustee by the terms of a certain deed of trust exe cuted by F. I. Hariung and wife to W. L. Whitley, as trustee, oil the 26th day of July, 1922, and tec lded in Washington Coumy in Book 0, page 126, register of deed's -.mice, and de fault having been mane in -lie pay aienis of tire not s thereby secured, and application having been made to said trustee for a sale of the said jand descried in said deed of rust.' the said undersigne trustee wilt op pose at pubiic sale to the highest l. <: ! der for cash at the com ah /use d or -n. Washington Coun y. North Caroline, on the 20th day of April, 192c, at 12 j o’clock, noun, >.e ’c t sg der.. b:-tl; land: . 1 Lying and being ni \Va. hingxon, County, North Carolina, beginning a | a point marked by an iron pipe (which is located as follows: Begin at an iron pipe at the intersection of the east-, •rn line of the Norfolk Southern rail-; cad right of way with the eastern bank of the Pm: o Fiver Drainage District Canal, run 1 hence north 25 degrees and 35’ cast along suui right of way line 7,. 20 fee t o an n.r. pip \ thence south Ci degrees and 25’ cast j 13,200 feet 'o an iron pipe at the be-; ginning point) run h. .cp 25 decree and a' east l -"20 fee'■ to an iron uipe, a corner, thence sou'll 34 de ? j.-es and 25’ east 2,640 feet to a:: iron pi1 a coi ner, th nc uth . degrees and 37’ west 1,320 L to s iion pipe ,a corner thence north Ci degrees and 25’ west 2,640 f e to an iron pipe the beginning, containing 80 acres, nioi’e or le-s, and being lo- No 1 41 north, as shown on plot of sub division of the Eastern Carolina Horne and Farm Association. Inc., which i duly recorded in the office of the reg ister of deeds of Washington Coun ty, in registration cf titles bock No. 1, at page 25. Said land will be sold sub.iect to a deed of trust to the First National j Bank of Durham, trustee, and also subject to tax’s and drainage assess-; merits assessed and to he assessed. This the 19th dav of March, 1925., W. L. WHITLEY, As trustee. By Zeb Vance Norman, Attorney. Married In Elizabeth City A marriage that has attracted the attention of most everyooriy in our community is that of Mr. Herman H. [Spunk] Alexander to Miss Mary Ellen Marshall, which occured in Elizabeth City last Sunday afternoon at one o’clock The marriage was the culmn - ation of a brief ccur s ip, Miss Marshall having visited friends near here a short while ago. Mr. Alexander left on the Norfolk-Southern train for Nor folk last Sunday morning and was met at the station by the bride-to-be with relatives. They took, the next train for E. City They arrived in Plymouth on the midnight train, and upon their arrival were met by a large crowd of interested friends. Alexander held a respon sible position with the Pennsyl vania railroad company in Nor folk and is a gifted and talented young lady. Mr. Alexander has recently accepted a position here as a clerk in the post office and is well known throughout the cor fjjp-i unity. The beacon joins their nurae rouf friends in wishing t^bem all thefjoys and prospevty of a long aneft-happy married life. f" >0|iih Carolina, Washington. County. . uau . uAa-jB^ur ox-wde vested in the undersigned by Hie terms of a mort} age executed by Bertha C. and Frank i. Hartung to John C. and Kellie M Gekeler on the 30th day of June, 1922, and recorded in book (!■ page 1.12, Washington County, the un c!c:.- igned mortgagee will expose at [j. lie sale to the highest bidder for cash at the courthouse door in Ply mouth, North Carolina, Washington County, on the 22nd day of April, 1925, at 12 o’clock noon, the follow ing described land: Lying and being in Washington bounty, North” Carolina, and bounded :n the north by N. B. Williams, and N. Rosenthal, on the east by W. L. Eurbee, on the south by Glover Allen, md on the west ly the lands of the Eastern Carolina Home and Farm As sociation, said land herein conveyed seing lot No. 13 south of the sub livision of the land of the Eastern Carolina Home and Farm Associa ion, Inc., plat of which is recorded in cook 1, page 25, Washington County, to which reference is made for courses me! distances of said land ,containing 50 acres ,more or less. Subject .however, to a mortgage in favor of the. Federal Land Bank and to axes and drainage assessments r vied and to be levied. This the 19th day of Marc’l 192a. JOHN C. & NEELE M. GEKELER, Mortgagees. By Zcb Vance Norman, Atty. DISBURSEMENTS OF {>. I' is ■ 1 CO VI .mss[ONERS: rite following vouchees were is sued March 2, 1925, for ac counts of February: \V. O. Newton, repairs on type v,liter ....$ £ Municipal light & Water Sup ply,! hts, etc . A • Mrs. N. J. Rhodes, fu:iEAJ.in .; poor...-.—. 1.6. Harriet A. Davenport, poor al lowance .. 5.00; Le a Gurganus, poor allowance 5.00 j Loon S. Bray, treasurer’s salary 31.2o J. H. Hamilton, jr., janitor and supplies ... —.-. 7-..Go Western Union Tel. Co., tele grams ...—. 4.89 i W. J. Jack >n, jr., expense to Pal. and express .. 13.-2 vV. J. Jackson, jr., auditor’s sal ary ... 150.00 V Norman, recorder judge . 60.00 3c. y Harrell, poor allowance. 3.00 Eddie Sawyer, poor allowance 10.00 Sophia Hunter, poor allowance 8.<K j. W. Garrett, poor allowance 5.00j Elijah J'. , poor allowance 3.00 j W. L. Whitley, act. County Sol. 50.00! J. T. McAlister, expense to Ral. 22 031 '/. V. Norman, Co. attorney. 36.67 | H. S. Storr & Co., office sup Dr. Hardison Dies. Just as we clos our forms this issue we learn •ihe death ol Dr. W. H- Hardison of ('res ell. He will be bui af t r.oon. Fie had been failing health for the past few years fter a long life of usefulness to the people with whom he came in contact. It is expected that a. large crowd from ail parts of this, ection will ai end the funeral. At this late hour u lable to pre pare a fitting article, tut snail endeavor to give a lengthy ac count in our next issue. plies .. ... i. >8 ini. Chemical Co., cou.t bouse supplies . ... 8.06 A. W. Barnes, Co h r. epsr, salary and sup. _ Sl'.dS I Ben Nichols, wood .. v • Edwards Brough.on Stat. and print. Children’s Home S . tion .. it A: J. W. Starr, furnishing. . i ■ '■ Swain & Davenport, fur Co. poor . : Benton & Benton, commit, ,n on jail contract .—. 55't 1 j. W. Phelps, J. P. fees__63 I K. Reid, sheriff’s fees . 20.( P. W. Brown, constable’s fees 8.' Washington Co. In. . Co. Au ditors bond prem.. 25.00 W. P. Ausbon, J. P. fees . 10 86 W. D. Peal, sheriff fees . 8.45 Dr. W. H. Ward, qaar. officer 26.50 Ply. Mark. & Gro. Co., home supplies.—.—. 501 W. H. Hampton & Son, Co. house and jail supplies ..... 133.16 Delano Wilson, home dem. .. 50.00 Roanoke Beacon, printing . 7.20 T. L. Phelps, comm, per diem 3 clays service... 17.70 R. W. Johnson, farm dem. —. 75.0 ' J. T. McAlister, comm per d'cn 3 days service. 15.00 C. W. Snell, comm, per diem, 3 days service . 16.10 Addie L. Brinkley, clerk board comm., 2 days service 15.00 C. V. W. Ausbon, C. S. C. fees 118.23 C. V. W. Ausbon, C. S. C. fees 36.50 Dr, mizelle Leaves Dr. D< B. Mizelle has told his dental practice here and will leave tomorrow for Winston-Sa lem where he will make his fu ture home, and will pursue the the same profession. Dr. Mizelle has been in Plymouth for the past few years and has made a great number of close friends, fo also has an enviable reputa tion as a dental surgeon. His fri ends here very much regret to see him lea ye. Dr. R. L. Whitehurst of Bethel has purchased his practice here and opened his office in the one just vacated by Dr. Mizelle. He comes well recommended and will no doubt receive a cordial 1c me from the people of the wn nr.d county. It*' Bond Makes V isit Here His friends here w?re over joyed to see Attorney W. M. Bond, Jr., n town this week. He practiced law here for sever a! year.-, Lut on account of fail ing health ieft for Denver, Col., a x ut ten years ago. His success tut c has been in keeping with his progress lure, and now he enjoys (he distinction cf holding the office of vice-president of the Internatioi al Trust Co., of that city, and is also employed as their attorm y. It is a source of pleasure to his friends to notice his robust health and happy mood. He plans to v sit friends and relatives throughout this section for the next f jw weeks, and* will then return 10 Denver. FOR SALE-Early .ersey Wakefield ?abbage plauts, sei cr write if. J. iVoolard. 15c per 100 Plymouth BILL BOOSTER SAYS AYA A GOO?.T£?J. V A.VA FOR EVJERN'CVV-.UG *W\M VS FOR 'THE. <3:000 OF OWE 'fOVJUl VWV FOR GOOD V'.OAOS,BRASS BAUDS, POBUC. UBRARVES , PA-Veo STREfTv'S, SCHOOLS , CWAvyCAOClOAS. COtAUVERClAL CLUBS, VmiSPAPaRS, “COVUU <JtetE6RKFVOUS f'O SO OR \ V A.VA A. BOOSTER) i

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