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PAGE TWO ' ' ' ' THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1936. ECHOES OF 1893 A copy of a newspaper published , acted as ushers. Immediately after in Hertford forty-three ' years ago, the ceremony, the. bride and groom probably the only copy of "The Caro- took the northbound for Washington Una Dispatch" in existence, and City, where they will make their f u which was preserved through chance, ture home." . came to light through an accident Incidentally, Mr. recently. . . were recent guests and Mrs. Boush of Mrs; Boush's Mrs. Harry Broughton recently ac- sister, Mrs. G. T. Hawkins, and her .l.-!.... .Inlr III L. In 'HI . A " 1 1 1 " uiumci, jaue vvmus. xney aun live in Washington City. . It was noted in The Dispatch that auired an pld photograph or her , brother, Jake White. father, the late John A. Chalk, taken with Mrs. Broughton's mother, the first Mrs. Chalk; and the two older children of the couple, before : Mrs. Broughton was 'born. The picture, in its orifirinal frame. i, naturally high ly prised by Mrs. Broughton, who hunsr it in her bedroom. The hooks, nrohahlv the original ones, which held the cord, had become loosened through the years and the other day one of them pulled out ana me pic ture crashed to the floor. The board which held the picture in place was loosened, and between this board ana the picture there was a padding, a copy 01 ine uruimu Dioyui' the date of February 9, 1893. "The Carolina Dispatch" was a four-page newspaper with four col ums of 14 inches to the page, edited by C. H. Horton. The Eagle Hotel, which all the older folks recall, the big old frame building which was torn down some twenty years ago, and which was known as "Ye Old Eagle Tavern" in the days when George Washington stopped there when he came to Per quimans in the interest of the land he owned in the county, ran an ad in the paper forty-three years ago. J. S. Long was the proprietor then, who advertised that special attention was paid to the comfort of guests. W. H. Ward advertised his coach making and undertaking business, also all kinds of mending and repair ing of all kinds of vehicles, as well as blacksmith work. Mr. Ward did not, as a matter of course, mention automobile repairs. There was an undertaker also, F. W. Umphlett, at Winfall, who ad vertised that coffins were furnished "on short notice." The general merchandise of J. P. Boush, and the restaurant of Charles E. Burk, whose restaurant was oppo site the courthouse, were advertised in this issue, as was also S. B. Miller ft Co., New York fish dealers. An eight-inch single column ad headed "Old Store! New Goods!" be gan with the statement "Wisdom cries aloud in the streets and says Beware, 0 ye sons of toil! 0 beware of all men who claim to retail goods at my wholesale prices, and go to J. R." Saunders where you can get an honest pound for an honest dime." Mr. Saunders was the father of W. 0. Saunders, Elisabeth City, editor of "The Independent," Another ad, which appears to be a sort of companion ad, is headed "New Store, New Goods," and sets forth "Wisdom cries aloud in the streets and says Come on, ye sons of toil, and visit Speight ft Son. They have just returned from New York Headquarters and are selling at pre cisely the same prices as are on the wholesale counters on Broadway." Among other articles listed at the new store were albums, all prices, agate buttons, 144 for 8 cents, black ing, presumably shoe blacking, 1, 3 and 5 cents. Dominoes were also listed at 5 cents and coffee pots from 8 to 20 cents. George W. Barrow was dealing in ireneral merchandise and advertised dry goods, groceries, "And Drugs a Speciality." Only two legal notices appeared, one a notice of sale of land by G. W. Wrd. who will be remembered as the late Judge George W. Ward, of "Elizabeth City, and the other an ad ministration notice, with Jas. S. Mor gan, administrator of Walter S. Mor gan, deceased One professional card alone ap Deared. which reads as follows: "F. PiiarH. Attomev and Counsellor at Law, Hertford, N. C. Special atten tion given to causes in special pro ceedings." Mr. Picard, who died long since, was the father of Mrs. W. T. lirown, of Hertford. There were few personal news items, and there was apparently little space "given to reports of deaths, marriages and other news which is considered important by today's newspaper. One item reads like this "Mr. W. H. Boush has been very se riously ill for the past week and at this writing he is but very little bet ter. We hope before many days to hear of his recovery. Since writing the above local Mr. Boush has died. His remains were interred in the family lot at the cemetery, The be ' MnH fnmilv have our svmnathy." ' Another item ..reads.. "Miss Mary Duke, who. has ., been; quite sick for some time, died this .week." So much for deaths' and funerals. , One marriage was written up as follows: ' v.:, "At tne Ju. Cj' Vsnurcu on Mfc nesday, the 8th, at 1 P. M., Miss Mary White, of this place, and Mr. Charlie Boush, of Wasnlngton City, were united in the holy bonds of ma trimony, Rev. J. W.' S. Robins offi ciating. The bride was attired in a tandsome costume of grey cloth, ' ! o-nA rlnvaa ia match: and Wliu t. .w.w- , - fold , ornaments.". ' The numerous magnificent presents given ' to this j y couple were a token ' of the J i e- 1 in which they were held ir - -y friends. Mr. Sidney : : r. Will O.' Speight Rev. Thomas Dixon, of New York, delivered "the best lecture it has .ever been our pleasure to hear," last Friday night. The subject was "The Almighty Dollar." , .There are Hertford residents who still remember that lecture of Thom as Dixon's. Among the personal items was the following "A small fire occurred in Elizabeth City this week." In the same list appeared the fol lowing: "We hope that all who owe us will pay up promptly, as we need it." Following is one of the personal items: "Mrs. J. W. Hayes left this week for Norfolk, Va., to visit her husband's half-brother, Mr. Clark. She is not going to the hospital as has been said." There was a quoted editorial from "The Progressive Farmer," which re ferred to a dispatch from New York to The Atlanta Journal stating that President Cleveland arrived in the city on January 31 and expressed himself freely on the situation. "He thinks the business outlook very gloomy," says the dispatch. HERMAN WARD MAKES U. N. C. HONOR ROLL $130,000 Going Into Texas. Hall of State 4- ii 'ili' ' . tion cows is 322 pounds . of fat or twice' as much, proving what can be done in increasing the production per cow in a large way ' and under prac- tical farm conditions, if proper meth ods are used. " The Progressive Farmer. Laying . hens will produce more eggs during the winter if they get warm water to drink. Work', is well under way on the super-structure of the Texas Hall of State, Hhowpiect oi ih lca Lea- I Dallas June 6, Built of hstlV'i-" iiune,' I tennial Espoaition which opens .at it will cost IUOO.000. 1 J. H. Ward, of Hertford, made the scholastic honor roll at the Univer sity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, last quarter, according to a report just released by Dr. G. K. G. Henry, Assistant Registrar. ' To make the honor roll a student must make an average of B (90 to 95) on all of his courses, and a total of 364 University students attained that high standard during the past (winter) quarter. J. H. Ward (Herman) is the son of Register of Deeds J. W. Ward. THE PEOPLE'S FORUM , Editor, Perquimans Weekly, DearSir(T): I was born in Perquimans County. Grew to manhood in Chowan County near Chappell's Hill. I am still deeply interested in the country that surrounds my birthplace. Your pa per is a source of much satisfaction and each weekly issue is anticipated with great delight To be frank, I dont know wheth er you are a man or woman: hence the question mark above at the de signation of "Sir." I have known of notable lady editors. "Mattie" could be the name of a lady. Yet editors generally are men. However, I sup pose this deep question can be ade quately cleared up. I note you have a campaign on now for Cleaner not Clean Politics. It would be right hard to make it or them cleaner. I am sure an honest effort will help. May it be successful. Note also that Hertford is getting ambitious, rolling up her sleeves and going after the few unsightly places that remain with pep.vim and vigor. Will say here Hertford is a lovely place. It has all the adornments of nature necessary to make one recall God's Edenic purpose. Your timely cartoon should also be an inspiration to those who have a will to do. It too may be instrumental in moving the less thrifty to a more coopera tive effort. Let every one push and the thing will, be done. There seems now a great pus-push ing or scab-injecting campaign go ing on in your midst, and man's most enduring friend is the unhappy vic tim: the beloved dog: the potentate of the palace, and the idol of Pover ty's Row. Understand this vaccina tion is not claimed to be one hun dred percent effective by the promo tors of the scheme. If I have been correctly informed dogs still go mad that have had the treatment. If this be true, who can prove the scheme is any good whatsoever? Only a few dogs go mad anyway. Person ally, I am from Missouri. If rabies could be exterminated it would be a wonderful thing. Just because a thing is law is no reason to believe that all fool laws have been repeal ed. Until I get more information on the subject my sympathy will still be with the poor unfortunate dog. Humanitarian ideas expounded with out common sense reason will not change my mind. Pood dog, poor dog, poor dog. I wish I could help you. May some friend come to your rescue who has power to help. , Yes, lets have clean politics, and fewer laws. "" Yours for the right and down with the wrong. Respectfully, SAMUEL J. LANE, 2103 Idlewood Ave., Richmond, Va. country 60 years ago and etill only the 26,000,000 dairy - cows in 'the about 2 per cent of our dairy cows are on test to determine their , pro duction, The average . production of ( United States is only 162 pounds of fat, while the average production of the dairy herd improvement associa- - HOUSE AND LOT : FOR SALE 7" f o ' ,'" ;".' " I wish to sell the , house and lot now occupied by me as a home on the corned of Grubb Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in the '.Tojm of Hertford. Tewos-niay be ar ranged. , : Wilson Reed TOO MANY POOR DAIRY COWS We still have a long way to go in improving methods of production and especially in lowering the cost of production on most of our dairy farms. At present we have . about one thousand dairy herd improve ment associations in this country an organization unknown - in any t9 i Do you look -wot Hair Tells Your hair tells your ago! If your hair is drab or streaked with gray you look older than your years. Clairol will help you to look your young est by imparting natural color to your hair or by changing its shade jso gradually . , so secretly no one will know. Clairol does whaf nothing ejse can! Only Qairol shampoos, Ireconditions and TiiTSI Ask. your beautician or write for FREE Clairol booklet, FREE advice on the care of hairand Y7ZI beauty analysis; Write NOW on this coupon. ii ' '' . I r , I 4 t. )' i 'MM ii I.I..IIIKIH H in w.wS? ' fNt wn4 Nil CWral bMtM, - fill mu m4 tnn 'tut My iouiitJoi k. Otf. 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