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PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY, JAN. 14, 1927
NO. 5
No Convictions in Mancie
TO
Lack of
\P N
XJ
SIX INCHES OF
SNOW HERE
The first snow of the year be
gan to fall early Sunday morning
to the joy and delight of the child
ren and young people ol our city.
The sun came out shortly after
noon, but the snow did not disap
pear Monday morning the large
white flakes began to fall again and
continued all day and into the
night laying a blanket of six inches
of snow in this section.
Roller skates gave way to sleds
and many curious attachments to
the back of automobiles. Snow
men rose up in numerous places
and the children were tireless in
in their snowball battles.
It is the largest snowfall in this
community in a number 01 years
and while the majority of us have
enjoyed it, others have realised the
sharp cold bite ol winter.
Card of '< hanks
vV . \ isii t > a.- p ess our grace
ful aporeciation to all who kindly
performed so; vices (luting i e
ji n . .d aft (he death > our
v v i. - mi in o', her, ev.
rarknntc-?'
These at! nti0n3ma.de the bur
1, im 0f . dn more bearable,
if over ,-e can he of service to
to ' ki 1 fro .do we shali be
Kind r b C.dlod Upon
VV. ii. Tarkenton
AND CHILDREN
To Attend Missionary
Institute
Leading representatives of the
Methodist Episcopal church here,
aec >mpanied by Fiev. R G. L.
E1 wards, will attend the Miss
ionary Institute of this district
in Elizabeth ’ yon January 18th.
^ T ,t. i *.t ii the ei der';
\r • C p*jh'n ci if era ice is
holding these institutes during
r> . d. - if ..he ye.-»r ami will deal
fit q i i ns of • iterest to the
church at large.
Pan “/ one thinking ree sp c
i : 7a are the . :iy perso; s who
visit.- the b.vb.r shops to took
i - ip limbs ov r.
A; MO THEATRE
TO-NIGHT
“Dancing Mothers”
Featuring
Conway Tearle
Alice Joyce
<’.!ara Bow
ALSO GOOD COMEDY
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SATURDAY
NIGHT
“The Love Toy”
Featuring
Lowell Sherman
ALSO
SEVENTH EPiSODE
OF
“Sunken Silver”
LOCAL NEWS
Mr Jim Swain was in Wi son
Thursday.
George Sexton was in James
v 1 iie Sunday
M T Bradshaw urid y
in Washington.
Mr D A. Hurley ft Monday
for Greensboro
| Mr. B A. Sumner lias been in
the city this week.
Rev. R. G. L. Edwards was in
Jarnesvilte Sunday.
Mrs C. J. Norman is visiting
re'atives in Hertford
Mr. J R. Campbell has been
in Raleigh this week.
C J. Norma- spent part of
i t we-: k in Hertford.
Harry Arps made a business
rrip to Columbia Tuesday.
Jack Peele and Walter Clark
were in Greenville Sunday.
Jimtro Smith has accepted a
position with D. Tavloe Read.
Solicitor Donnel Gilliam of
Tarboro was in town this week.
Mrs. Lee Hollowell >f Ede on
is visiting Mrs. S R. Ba eman.
Atty. \liley C Glove” of Bai!*
ey was a bu sines1! vi-i u^luie
this week.
Mesdames II. L. Horton and
Nona N wman were in Rocky
ount Thursday.
Judge Romulus A. Nunn of
Newbern i- presiding o' er court
for the next two weeks.
Rev. J. R Everett returned
Wedne da. from Rocky Mount,
where he has been spending a
few da\ s.
Miss Saliie Dicsens of E ifieid
is reporting the two-wt*ks term
of Superior c urt that is being
held here.
Dweight Weathers left Wed
nesday for Raleigh where he was
called en account of the illness
of his brother.
Visiti ig attorneys here this
week for Superior court are H.
S. Ward, Washington, S. S. Wood
ley, Columbia and H. W. Stubbs
of Willi <mston.
Mrs W. F. Winslow left Sun
day for Washington wh^re she
: will make her future home. She
was accompanied by Miss Louise
Ayers and Mesdames B. A. Sum
mer and J. P.Sutton
Mrs R (T. L Edwards left
Tu-sdav for Ahoskie where she
will resume her duties as teacher
in the school. She has been out
for some time on account the ill
ness of herself and little daugh
ter, C yde. We are glad to note
that they have both recovered.
AUTO ACCIDENT
SUNDAY NIGHT
What came near being a fatal
accident occurred Sunday night a
round eight o'clock, when a Brack
coupe driven by Sterling Marrincr
ran into the Conaby Creek bridge.
Marrincr sustained painful bruises
about the head and the other oc
cupant of the car, Mr. Cooke, a
representative of the Standard Oil
Co., was severely cut across the
nose.
Weather conditions and fast
driving were reported the cause of
the accident. The car struck the
concrete bridge with such force
that it capsized and suffered severe
damage.
John Atomanshuk, who operates
a store at the bridge, brought the
young men to town, where their
injuries were attended by physicians
WESTOVER NEWS
Mr. Jasper Weaver of William
ston spent Sunday with Mr.
James Harris.
vi r, and Mrs. B n Harris and
family moved to their new home
in Windsor this week.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. M. Chesson,
Jr , W‘TP attests of Mr. and Mrs.
C. M. li -bbins S turday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Stm Ange and
family W-rn the guest* of
Mr and Mrs. W. T liobbirs
Friday right.
Messrs Luther Sitters ;n and
Fred Ange, Mrs. T R Chesson
and Miss D i-v Halliavvay were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs J. B.
Ha-ris, Sunday.
Entertains Classmates
An mack Everett entertained
last Thursday evening from six
until e'even o’clock, in honor of
the eight grade of Mackeys high
school. Quite a number of his
classmates attended, also several
friends from other places were
present Interesting games were
p!ay=d and delicious refreshments
served oy his mother, Mrs (/tin
ton Everett
Mr. }. E. Campbell Has
Auto Accident
J. R. Campbell and D. A. Hur
ley left early Monday morning
for Raleigh. Just before reach
ing Everetts the Oakland sedan
driven by Mr. Campbell slipped
off the concrete and turned over.
Fortunately no one was hurt and
no damages done to the car.
They returned hoA'tver on ac
count of the slippery roads and
Mr. Hurley resumed his journey
on the Norfolk-Southern.
Visiting Rector at Grace
Cluirch
Rev. W. II. I. Jackson of New
York City, who is a student at
Montaple, Ter.n , arrived he»-e
last week to fill the vacancy in
the parrish of the Grace Epirco
pal church of this city. Mr
Jackson is on a three months vaca.
tion which he will devote to this
church. There will be no service:
here Sunday, however, as he vvil
hold services in Ropir.
A BILL TO CARE
FOR A UT O
WRECKS
There has been a biii introduc
ed, in the legislature requiring
every person < perating a motor
vehicle to carry insurance to the
amount of r.ot less than $800.
ior the b nr lit of the person and
property of any o, e who may
suffer from injuri. - caused in an
anio accident.
There has been a great etd
ft r such a law and this bill should
pass by a great majority. We
feel that it will be the means < f
less law-suits and arguments
and probably fe wer f.s' -fights.
SKINNERSVILLE NEWS
Mrs. Liilie Everetc of Norfolk
is the guest of her son, Mr. C.
L. Everett.
M or dames Vi. J. Elli -tt and
Clinton Everett were in Pij
raoaril Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. I®nry Phelps
and mother, Mrs. McCabe, were j
'he" guests of Mrs. Andrew j
Phelps, Sunday.
Rev. R. L. Iletheox and son,
Walter, passed through here Sun
day emoute to Charleston, S. C.,
where .Mr. iletiicoic will hold a
revival meeting
Mfssrs. G. L. Divenport, Tom!
Curies, W. E. Blount, C L.
Everett, Corbett Swain and C. V
Whitea-e a’triding court in Piv
mouth this week.
Mr. Robert S vain of South
Carolina returned to his li me
last week, after spending some
rime with his mother, IVEs.
Henrietta Swain.
Misses Sabra Baienvm and Iva
ao Spruill returned last week
to Greensboro College for Women
after spending some time with
their parents, Mr and Mrs. Dean
Bateman.
In reporting the return of
Mrs. Guilford Davenport, VWd
nesday <.f last week, we made
an error. Mrs. Davenport i.
-tid in Charleston, S. C., where
she ts receiving treatment ftom
a chirr,prao'or for sprained mus
cles of the arm arid shoulder,
which were caused by a fall suf
fered last November.
Goat Lost by Fire
Wednesday afternoon around
one o’clock, the Solicitor a gas
boat owned bv the Wilts Veneer
Company, caught fire from sparks
from the engine and wascomplet
ly destroyed in spite of the ef
forts and quick work of these
who were aboard. The boat was
working near the Norfolk-Sour di
em depot on the other side of the
Roanoke river, when the r\:s
tank exploded and the flames
spread over the boat. The crew
was compelled to come ashore in a
smaller boat and in a short while
the Solicitor sank in mid-stream.
Rev. A. J. Parker of E. City,
Rev. and Mrs. A S. Parker of
R '-s? Hill and Miss lessie Thomp- j
son of Duke University, Durham,
we"e holiday ijuests of Rrv. and
Mrs R C. L Edwards at the
Methodist parsonage.
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RECORD CROWD THRONGS
COURT ROOM DESPITE
BAD WEATHER
SUGGESTION OF SUICIDE RECOGNIZED ASA
FCSSIELE CAUSE CF DEATH
The January term of Washing
ton County Superior Court began
here Monday morning with the trial
of Mrs. Mamie Phelps and daugh
ter, Lcula Pritchard, on charges of
murder on December, 26th, of
George W. Phelps, a farmer of
Skinnersvillc. The slain man, who
was found dead in a chair in his
bedroom with a bullet wound in his
right temple and another in his
right side, was the husband of Mrs.
Phelps.
Solicitor Donnell Gilliam asked
ror a verdict cf second degree mur
der or manslaughter. Preliminaries
to the taking of evidence were con
cluded Tuesday at 1:00 p. m. with
die completion of a jury, 1 he se
lection of the twelve men exhausted
a special venire of 50 men ordered
Monday afternoon by judge Ronui
lus A Nunn of New Bern, who is
presiding. The venire was returned
ry Sheriff J. K. Reid and two de
nudes w hen court opened Tuesday
norning. The venire exhausted,
several bystanders were called and
Vom among their number the iury
was completed. Court recessed un
ill 2d 5 when witnesses were sworn
t.nd presentation of evidence began
ny the State.
Dr. T. L. Bray, coroner, first
tailed, described the sitting posture
jf Phelps in a chair in his room,
with a bullet wound through his
icad, and another in the breast,
-le said the bullets were from an
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,\hich was laying on the door be
side the dead man's chair, and he
presented the results ol an autopsy
ind findings of the inquest by a
lorcner's jury which held Mrs.
3he!ps and her daughter, jointly
-esponsible for the murder.
Sheriff Reid, who was among the
Irst to reach the Phelps home after
3helps had been shot to death, was
.he next witness. His testimony
.\-as similar to that of Dr. Bray,
liber witnesses heard during the
afternoon were Tom Phelps, who
Jrove by the house on the night of
:hc tragedy, and a short time later
•eturned because of the number of
Services at Baptist Church
The following will be the cr
ier of services at the Baptist
church for Sunday:
Morning Service
Sunday School, 9:45
Preaching service, 11:00; sub
ject: “Thorn3 in the Flesh."
Evening Services
B. Y. P. U. service, 0:30
Preaching service, 7:30; sub
i“Third (hmmandmenf. o;
The Demand For A Ciean Ilea-1.’'
To Regu’ate
Radio fans will he glad to hcai
that the Mouse and Senate con
ferees on radio legislation have
held a joint conference in an rffori
to agree upon a bill to regulau
radio which would be passed bj
both houses, the need for som<
such legislation is admitted by al
interested.
. men gathered, and the evident ex
.citement. McCoy Davenport and
j Roy Dunbar and Harrell Patrick,
j t'ne last two in an automobile,
j which they stopped and from which
| they went into the house when
i they heard some one had been shot.
W. T. Alexander, one of the
early arrivals at the scene went on
the witness stand Wednesday
morning. Mr. Alexander was the
first person to go into the house
and after satisfying himself that
Mr. Phelps was dead he immediate
ly sent for the sheriff and coroner.
The State rested its case Wed
nesday at noon at which time it
was agreed that a verdict of not
guiiitv should be entered as to
Miss Loula Pritchard
The defense, represented by IT.
S. Ward of Washington and W. L.
i Whitley of the lctal bar, began the
examination of its witnesses Wed
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mrs.
Mamie Phelps took the stand dur
ing the afternoon testifying that
she was preparing to visit a neigh
bor and was standing on the perch
with her daughter. Loula Pritchard,
w hen they heard the shot and ran
out into the road looking for help.
They stopped an approaching car,
which contained Dunbar, Patrick
and Davenport explaining that Mr.
Phelps had committed suicide. The
young men refused to enter the
house stating that they were afraid.
They were compelled to stop a
nothercar driven by W. T, Alcx
s andcr, who went into the room of
i\ Ir, Phelps alone.
The defense rested its case yes
terday at I 1:30 P M. The court
finding that there was insufficient
evidence to send the case to the
jury, ordered that a verdict of not
guilty be entered as to both de
fendant s.
A great deal of interest lias been
manifested throughout the trial by
the people of the county and this
section of the state. The courtroom
has been crow ded to its capacity
every clay with people eager to hear
the ease to its close.
Notice to Public
Effective January 15th. the
i buffet service opperated on Nor
| folk Southern trains 1-11 and
j 12-2 between Norfolk, Va., and
: New Bern, N. C.. will be discon
j tim.Kd.
Passengers desiring' to secure
lunch at ETmlon may do so,
where stop of ten minutes is
made, or they can secure sand
wiches, fruit*, etc., from news
CiU,^ a*o v ii
Services at Methodist Church
The following is the directory
of the Methodist church:
Morning Service
Sunday School. 9:45.
Preaching service, 11:00.
Evening Service
Ep worth League, 6.45.
Preaching service, 7:30.
Mid-week prayer service Wed»
nesday evening 7.30,