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VOL. 37
PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY, OCT. 8, 1S2G
NO. 44
LOCAL NEWS
A tty. J. H. Spruill of Windsor
spent Sunday hpre.
Sheriff Reid made a short visit
to Greenville Sunday.
Mr. Walter Peal of Creswe 1
was in town Monday.
Mrs. R. E. St< phenson spent
Tuesday in Rocky Mount.
Mr. and Mrs. J. i,. Hayes
sp nit Sunday in Windsor.
Asa Spear of Greswtll was a
business visitor here Monday.
Dr R L. Wai'ehu ( and Jack
P 1 s| i t Su* day in I'm l;y iV: t.
Mr. and M s. 0. 0. J-cksnn of
Roanoke Rap'ds were here Sun
day.
Mr. a ltd Mrs Ray mo. d Leypet
of S.iffdk, -peat, the we k end
here.
Mr. and 'Mrs. John Chesson of
Durham, spent the week-end
hert.
Claude Duke of Elizabeth City
was a business visitor here this
week.
' Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Horntha’
have been in W illiamston this
week.
J. 0. Brewer of Rocky Mount
was in town on ousiness this
week.
Miss Olga TankanU oi batn
Fpetlfc Sunday with Mrs. G. VV
Marsh.
Harry Arp3 of Columbia, has
been in town this week visiting
relatives.
Tom Swain and Lue Read were
business visitors in Jamesville
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. McNair
and son, Ludford, spent Sunday
in Windsor.
Bill Stowe of Atlanta, Ga., was
here as the guest of Mis3 Lenore
Stone Sunday.
George Sexton and George
Harrison were in Jamesville Sun
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. L.ouis Lucas and
Mrs. Stella Martin were in Wash
ington Sunday.
W. B. Cox and J. S. Brown
made a business trip to Rocky
M runt Monday.
Mesdames Jack Read, Jewell
Ayers and P. M. Arps were in
Washington Monday.
Harry and Joe Arps and W. F.
Weathers attended a dance in
Greenville Monday night.
George Phelps and Joe Pritch
ett of Skinnersviile, were busi
ness visitors here Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Watts of
Williamston, spent Saturday
with Mr. and Mrs. L. P.Hornthal.
Misses Ruth Bailey and Emma
Gray Moiehead made a motor
trip to Columbia Tuesday night.
Dr. J. Vincent Knight of Ed
enton, was here Tuesday in the
interest of the Methodist Sundaj
school.
Mr. and Mrs. R. P- Walker,
Mrs. P. W. Brinkley and Mrs. R.
W. Johnston went to Greenville
Y Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Clark,
Waite*- Clark and Miss Hildred
Swain spent Sunday afternoon
in Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Campbell of
and Ward Campbell of Rocky
Mount were visitors of J. R.
Campbell Sunday.
Mesdames A- R. Dupree, P. W.
Brown and Alien Dupree left
Tuesday for a visP to friends and
relatives in Norfolk.
The board of county commis
sioner.®, the board of road com
missioners and the board county
education met in rtgular session
here Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Gurkin
and children of Norfolk, spent
Sunday he.-e with relatives and
N friends, and were accompanied
Jiome by Miss Sammy Harrison
TRIP AROUND
THE WORLD
I
The Thursday Afternoon Liter
ary Club will present on October
22nd a unique entertainment in the
form of "A Trip Around The
World.’’ A round trip ticket will
be sold for fifty cents and the pro
ceeds will be applied on the public
library fund.
The tour will include a trip to an
early Indian village, to Dixie Land
and to Japan.
The trip will begin at 7:30 at the
home of Mrs. R. P. Walker, where
the scene of an Indian village will
be laid. The next stop will be
Dixie Land at the home of Mrs.
S A. Ward, where there will be
pickanninnies and the old black
mammy. There will also be a
musical featuie. The next step of
the journey will be Japan at the
home of Mrs. J, B. Edmondson.
The background for this will be a
Japanese garden with girls dressed
in costumes of Nippon.
At each stop on the trip there (
will be musical numbers and a va- (
ricty of entertainment. Also there
will be refreshments served at each
stop. Everybody is invited.
SKINNERSV1LLE NEWS
Miss Mary Spruill and Master
Jimmy Spruill motored to Mack
eys Sunday.
Miss Mary Brinson spent the
week-end with Miss Thelma Har
rison in Plymouth.
Bruce Bateman and VV. E
Blount attended the fair at Wil-;
hamster, last week.
The Ladies’ Aid Society o f
Pleasant Grove met with Mrs
Walter While Wednesday.
Rev. R. L. Hethcox of Cres
well spent Friday afternoon at
the homo of G. L. Davenport.
Misses Jessie Curies and Fan
nie Big/3 were guests of Miss
Alice White Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Joe Pierce has returned
home after spending some time
with her mother, Mrs. George
Phelps,
Mrs. Philip Ange and children
of near Plymouth spent Tuesday
with her mother, Mrs. George
Phelps.
Clinton Everett and Mrs. Mary
J Elliott attended services at
the Baptist church in Roper Sun
day morning.
Mrs. C L. Everett and family
and Mis. Matilda Aumack were
guests of Mrs. Henrietta Swain
Sunday night.
Quite a number of Skinners
ville people attended the address
of Hon. Van B. Martin at the
court house Monday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Stark Holton,
[Mrs. M. L. Wiley and George
I Wiley Ho’ton attended services
at the Baptist church in Roper
Sunday night.
Rev. A. B. Withers and family
passed through here last w«ek
[ enroute for West Virginia, where
he has accepted the pastorate of
a church of that state.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Davis, Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Owens and
Mrs. Hattie Sharlington of Co
lumbia. spent Sunday afternoon
at the home of C. V. White.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Earbarker
of New York city. Mr, and Mrs.
Jack Elliott of Norfolk, spent
Thursday and Friday of last
week with Mrs. M. J. Elliott.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter White
land little daughter, Margie, Miss
j Estelle Ainsley and Edgar Ches
! son returned from a trip to Trv
on and Asheville last Saturday.
The registration books are now
opan and will be open for twenty
days for the election to be held
November 2nd for those who
have not heretofore registered.
C. V. White is registrar.
DELIVERED FINE
ADDRESS
.
Hon. Van B. Martin, in a spirited ]
though dignified and impersonal j
address, opened the Democratic j
campaign for Washington county at
the court house Monday night;
Tire main event was scheduled for
eight o'clock, but on account of a
revival meeting then in progress at
the Methodist church, he postponed j
his appearance until the service;
was over.
The attendance at this speaking !
speaking was one of the very largest
seen in this county at a political
meeting in years.
His remarks were well-timed and ]
dealt principally with the situation
and condition in Washington
county. The speaker is the cahdi
date for the member of the general
assembly, and declared and obligat
ed himself to exert his energies :n
an effort to get additional recogni- !
tion from the state highway com
mission in a manner that would
provide adequate roads for not only
this county, but for the entire dis
trict.
Another measure ot more tnan
passing interest to his audience was
Iris declaration in favor of equalis
ing the burden of taxes. His sym
pathies are unmistakably with the
small and debt-laden farmer, and
his efforts, according to his speech,
will be directed in a channel that,
will place a fair valuation upon all
property will place the school main
trnance fund in a state budget and
create revenue to maintain them oy
a tax on the luxuries rather than
the essentials of lile.
He spoke of his candidacy in a
straight-forward, direct and digni
fied manner, refering to Iris Inde
pendent opponent in highest terms
and without the slighest evidence
of bitterness.
Entertained at Mackeys
Mrs. II. R. Chesron charming
ly entertained a number of her
friends on Wednesday evening.
The house was decorated with
roses. Progressive rook was play
ed. Those present were Misses
Ada. Nellie and Mildred Blount,
Mildred Ballance, Marjorie Snow
den, Jamie Reddick, Beatrice
Limscrong and Della Hodges, j
Messrs. Aubrey Hughes, Clyde
Moore. Tom Tarlcenton, Herbert
Chesson and Mr. and Mrs Stan
ton Blount. After the game a
dainty salad course was served
To Meet in Bel haven
The annual meeting of the fif
teenth district of the Womans Fed
erated Clubs will convene in Bel
haven next Thursday.
Important officers of the clubs
will be present and will take part
in the program. The Literary
Club of Plymouth is making ar
rangements to send a large delega
tion of its members to this meeting.
Did You Know That—
The Washington County Li
brary is open to the public every
Saturday afternoon from four to
five o’clock. The library is lo
cated in the basement of the,
court house, and every grown-up
and child in the county has the
privilege of using these bocks,
which may be used for tw.>
weeks.
MRS. ROBERT CAMPBELL,
Custodian.
Miss Eliaaheth Respaes, who
has teen managing the Iiuss
music store for the past four
months, has returned to her home
in Washington, and Miss Her
mine Ausbon assumed charge of
the store this week,
ranuoawMf ■ or, vx t
CONDUC
Rev, D A. Clarke
meeting now in progress at ihe Methodist
Ths reviva
church is drawing larger congregations each night- Rev D.
A. Clarke, pastor of the Roper Methodist church, is preach
ing powerful and interesting sermons.
These meetings will continue through next week, and
everybody is invited to attend and take part in the services.
ARRANGES FINE
PROGRAM
In an effort to keep abreast of
other progressive schools of the
state Plymouth elementary school
is now ambitious to become stand
I erdized. The slate is standardizing j
'all elementary schools possible, an:!
! now there arc one hundred and
[thirteen which have been placed in
this column.
To become standardized it is re
quired that the school provide cer
tain equipment in addition to that!
supplied by the school trustees, and
Prof. Norman has outlined a tenta
tive program of entertainment for
the year the proceeds from which
will be used to secure the equip
ment needed. 1 he following is the
program:
October 21—High school play,;
admission 15 and 2 5 cents,
October 31 —Halloween party,:
free.
About December 16th a tea room l
will be established in the business j
district.
January 23 — Faculty pl.gy, ao*!
mission to be determined later.
February 23—High school oper
etta. admission to be determined
later.
April 15—Senior class play, ad
mission to be determined later.
May 1— Musical recital, tree.
It is interesting to learn that the
school library now contains be twee n
nine hundred and one thousand
volumes, a part of which is equip
ment necessary to standardization.
of the elementary grades.
Celebrates Birchday
Mackeys, Oct. 2nd.—Little
Miss Elizabeth Chesson was hos
less on Saturday afternoon at a
!party celebrating her ninth
birthday. She was the rcc'if-ier.t:
of many useful and attractive
gift3. Games were played ontiio
lawn, after which refreshments
were served in the dining-room.
The room was lighted by candies
and the birthday cake occupied
the center of the table.
The little guests numbered a
boutfourteen.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Latham,
Misses Neva Bateman, Esther
Parsons and Mr. Henry Harrison
motored to Rocky Mount Sunday
RECORDER’S
C O U R T
Toe regular session of Recor
der’s Court he'd here Tuesday
had easy riding, with only one
case for trial.
Rjbsrt Bjteman, colored,
was charged with a. d. w.
lie was adju Ig d not guilty, and
the judge fiu-ling the prosecution
to be malicious and frivolous,
taxed the prosecutor, Norman
Ford, with the cost. Failing to
pay same he was sentenced to!
serve twenty days in the county
jail.
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B. Davenport
Kutcrtaius
Mackey?, Oct. 1st—On Friday
evening Mrs. VV. B. Davenport
entertained at dinner. Covers
were laid for twelve guests in
cluded Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
Davenport. Vr. erd Mrs. Stan
ton Blount, Misses Beatrice
Limstrong, Mildred Ballance,
Jamie Reddick, Ma jorie Snow
den and Delia Hodges.
Births md Deaths Reported
i h 3 ■t \ > ^ c 1) c r
The deaths among the colored
people of Plymouth far exceeded!
the births for the month of Sep- j
tember. There were seven deaths
and three births.
No deaths among the white
people were- re; rded, and there
were three births reported.
Moving cf Pc:-!: Office
Delayed
The postmaster had planned to!
occupy the new li-rir.h’.ey building
this week, hut or. account of non-,
j)rri\ al of all equipment lor the new
quarters the removal has been
postponed until the missing mater
ial has arrived. I he new post office
is splendidly arranged and many
new features are added. The loek
boxes which have be- n opened with
keys for years have been discon
tinued and combination locks have
been installed.
Farmers of China aro being
! compelled to pay as high as SC
percent. when to: rowing mon
ey.
[loved woman
DIES
Mr . S. W. Woodley, aged 72,
land a resident of Creswell com
1 munity all her life died at her home
j Sunday morning at 11:! 5 o’clock-,
i Sept. 26. following an illness of a
bout f;ve months. I ler death was
i caused by a tumor followed later
by complications including heart
trouble.
The deceased was well known in
that sc .tion of Washington County,
having spent the greater part of her
life or. the “Evergreen Stock and
Poultry Farm," about five miles
southwest of Creswell. She was
married Dec. 18. 1875 to Elder S.
W. Woodley and to this union
twelve children were borned. nine
living and three dead. She was a
loving mother and dutiful wife,
helping to make a happy home
and one always open to strangers.
The family altar was a sacred shrine.
She bore her affliction with patience
holding full faith in God. 7 he end
came peacefully, with a number of
her children and husband standing
by her bedside, when she calmly
closed her eyes and her soul passed
to the Giver.
bhe is survived by r.er nusoanci,
Elder S, W. Woodley, six daughters \
Mrs. S. D. Burgess, Roocr. Mrs.
H. M. Ainsley, Oak City, Mrs. Ger
harcl Beroset, Toledo, Ohio, Mrs.
H. L, Sitterson, Wilson, Mrs. J. B.
Chaplin. Rocky Mount and Mrs.
W. D. Bennett, Philadelphia. New
York, and three sons, James Mon
roe Woodley, Mackcys, Stewart J.
Woociicy, Crcswcll and Sam R.
Woodley, Waldron, Kan.
The funeral services were con
ducted from the home at 2 o'clock
Monday afternoon with Rev. V..
A. Davis officiating. 1 he floral de
signs were beaut if u!. I he host oi
relatives and friends bore tribute to
a life dedicated to the service of
humanity. Interment took place
immediately following in the family
cemetery, which is on the home
farm.
WZSTOVER NEATS
Dossie Jenkins motored to Tar
bo; o Sunday.
W. T. Robbins mode a busir.c33
trip to Pjyrnouih Tuesday.
Lillian Lon? of WilHamstcn
snent, Saturday with James
Harris,
,T. B. Harris and son, -Tamos,
made a business trip to Williams
ton Tuesday.
William Roebuck of Williams
ten spent, the week-end here
with friends.
Barter, and Fred Ange and
Misses Blanche and Mildred
Rebbh-s motored to Ray’s can,p
Sunday evening.
Miss Hildred Swain, who has
been attending college- in Green
vi le. returned home Monday on
account of ill health.
Dossie Jenkins, Bcn and Louis
Weaver, J. R. Harris, Jsttks
Harris and William Roebuvk mo
tored toWashingtca Saturday.
Mrs W. T. Robbins and daugh
ter0, MissssBlanche snd Mildred
and littlegr;»nd-dp.uehter. I :hi:m
Robbins, snent -the v/reL-cud
near J.imesviila.
Little Son Arrives
Yesterday morning about three
o'clock the home oi John Y>-. Dar
den was visited by the stork, who
left a hoc seven-pound boy.
I Mother and babe are doing rtiee
: ly and John feels more important
than he has for a long time.
Bombay now claims the largest
i raw-cotton depot of the world,