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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-09
Notice TO Contractors

The County Commissioners OF Car
roll County, will receive sealed bids
for building four sections Of Stale
Aid Road in Carroll county as fol
lows:
Section State aid Road N Carroll
county on road leading from the
Liberty Road toward Oakland Mills
in Freedom district. for distance Of
1872 feet. 10 feet vide, concrete.
Section State Aid Road IN Carroll
county. through the town Of Mt. airy
toward Westminster on what Il
known as the Ridge Road. for a dis
lance Of about I.52 miles. concrete.
Section State Aid Road In West
minister district. Carroll county on
the New Windsor Road, starting At
Westminster toward New Windsor
for. > distance Of about Loo mile i
feet vide, concrete.
Section State AId Road IN Hamp=
stead district Of Carroll county on
the Cd Hanover Pike, starting at the
East end OF Hampstead. extending
TOWARD baltimore county line for .
diatanee Of about LOO mile. Is feet
wide. concrete.
SAID bids will Be opened until IL II.
on the 18th day Of May. 1919, at the
Office Of said County Commissioners
in Westminster. Id.
Bids must be made upon the blank
proposal form which. with specifics
tious ana plans vii be furnished b.
the County Commissioners upon ap=
piicatIon and cash payment of $f.00
as hereafter no charges vii be per-
mitted.
No bids will b received unless ae=
companIed by . certified check for
the Hum of Two Hundred (s200.00l
Dollars, payable to the County Com
mfssIoH9rs.
The successful bidder vii be re
quirud 70 give bond and comply with
the Acts of the General Assembly oi
Maryland. respecting contracts.
The County Commissioners re
serve the right % reject any and II
bids.
BY ORDER Of the County Commla.
sioners this 7th day of May. 1919
:. +. STANsBURY.
;. w. MYERS,
III. A. R00P,
County Commissioners d Carol
County, Maryland.
Martha D. Hess. Secretary.
May st
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PINKsDunG.

hrs. 0lofd Lynch and children OF
Westminster. spent Sunday with VIM.
Il. Swartz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Burlington
spent the weeks end with Mr.. and
hrs. Stein Chew. ratapsco.
Mrs. D, :. Farrar and daughter. of
baltimore visited relatives here the
past week.
hrs. PuEdum. OF Howard county. Ia
spending zeme time With her daueh-
ter, Mrs. !. 9. Clouzn.
MRS. George Latham ana sons. oe
washington. have returned. having
spent some time vi Mr.. an6 Mrs.
I'm. #. Ward.
Fifteen dollars vas netted from
ne pie social held april 26.
The Mems Bible Class viii noId a
pnre food supper Saturday evening.
nay 10. a p. NJ. n the basement
Of the church. A. welcome.
Mothers day viii Be held On SIM
day evening. May Il. D. N. Mrs
Murray shreeve vii have charge of
he services. Each mother uIlI be
presented : carnalI0n.
The ". G. T. u. met on Tnnrsdav
IT the home of Mrs. J. d. Armaoost.
! very interesting meeting vas held.
Frank :. Fenby. sr., had the mis-
fortune. Of badly decorating his hand.
being caught In some machinery.
Mrs. 7. n. Ireland was called TO
Baltimore y the death OF her niece.
nre. Clinton 7. Smith, at tn Unit
xersity Hospital.
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There VII be Sunday school and
preaching Mt Providence Methodist
Protestant church tbs Sunday after
noon, also e. p. service In the even
ne The leader viii be Mr.. Noses
uarnes.
There vii be social held IN Bird
Hi school on Saturday evening,
Nay II.
Miss Nettle B. Frizzell is spending
: few weeks with her aunt and uncle,
Mr.. and Mrs.. VIM. Bloom.
Mrs. Gertrude, nee Pool, of naltt-
more, Is spending some time with her
aunt, Mrs. Gertrude Warehime.
Ar. and Mrs. Joshua L. Barnes and
daughter, AIleen, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Miller.
Miss Dorothy Barnes and Misses
Martha and Carrie Hoh, Mr.. Frank
brothers md Mr.. Herman Ward and
Mr. Stanley Barnes spent Sunday
With Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Ford.
Mr. and hrs. Cover Cole, Of West
minister, spent Saturday with Mr..
and Mrs. Frank stlmax.
Mr.. Carmichael WIshaair, Of Balti-
more, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
nf5' Thomaa Barnes. OF near this
place.
Mr.. and hrs. Geo. Carver and fam
~ spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
buchanan FORD.
Mrs. Herschel Ford and Mrs.
Joshua I. Barnes and daughter.
Aiieen. spent Friday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas @. Wales. OF Arlington
Mira EIIzabatb HaIan,an -. =.
turned to the home of her son. Mr..
Alvin Coleman, after spending the
winter In Virginia.
Many friends attended the funeral
Of Mrs Geo Gorsuch On Tuesday last
Mr Gorsueh and family have the
heartfelt sympathy of the entire
vicinity.
Misses Hllda caples and Blanche
Ward spent Sunday with Miss Bessie
Barnes.
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Carroll Reformed CharE

st. Northumberland In ser
vice a. m. Divine services % :. n
st. MaIIhew's--pIeaaant Valley
sunday>school .. N. Sunday zehoo
Convention Of UnIontown uIHLrIc
30 y. N. J. w. Reinecke, pastor.
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MARKETS.


I0R sALE-A late model chevrole t /:
= good condition: three new tires:
prce 1915. Apply TO
LEWIS SACHS,
may 9-IL North Branch. Nd.
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Mrs. !. NJ. Hal has returned 70
HSykesYlIIe after : months visit to
Hampstead.
Mrs. Mantz CurIey spent last week
with friends in Baltimore,
Mr.. Raymond Ellsworth jenkins
son OF Mr. and hrs. Elmer jenkins
Of sykezYille was married 70 Miss
Nellie LIonne Turner, OF 1t. Airy
Saturday. May 3rd In Baltimore By
the Rev. Walter Mark Depp. Mr.. and
Mrs. jenkins vii be ct home al
Mt, AIRY after NAY 10.
Mr.. md Mrs. Frank ShipIey. of Bal.
timore. we're weeks end guests Of
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Buckingham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Harris, Of
Denton. Montana. are visiting Mr.
Harris. parents. Mr.. and hrs. John
Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Stevens, Of
Wilmington, Del. are visiting Nj
and Mrs. Daniel Stevens.
Mrs. Z II Bennett, who : at the
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-09

EIaIe's Attorney William +. Droen-
II. the Republican candidate TOR
Mayor. Tuesday defeated George
X.Hms Williams, Democrat, By a.612
plurality. MT. BroenlnE will axe
oz=lHe May % and is the first Republic
. elected Mayor OF Baltimore since
-.
9Th branches of The City Council
remain in the control of the Demo-
CO. n
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Bob. Schnltzer. this city, who
captured 30 Huns while On the front.
arrived In New YorK yesterday.
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NoHE TO CREDITORS.

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The weather we Here having Tor :
few days suddenly made zaHperaIs
drive into summer. but IfnaIIx has
retained is natural chaTaeIarIstica
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sYKEsYILLg.

A Int electrical storm visited
THIS section on Monday afternoon.
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mHY#ZH
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-26
THIEF WORKED THRU
E. F. AYDLETTS OFFICE
And May Have Gotten Thousands From
MitcheIIs Before He Was Caught
Yesterday

Joe Willoughby. ianitor. chauffeur.
hOstler. errand boy. valet and general
utility man to E. F. Aydlett, of this
city, is under arrest and the police have
put an end to a series of robberies which
are believed to have depleted the stocks
of MitchelFs Department Store to the
extent of $4,000
E. F. Aydlett's law offices are on the
second floor of the building occupied by
MitchelPs. Mr. Aydlett has a closet
used for storing coal and in this closet
is door leading into the second floor
of MitchelPs. 1t was thought that this
door was securely nailed up. But Joe
had removed the nails and had ready ac-
cess to the store out of business hours.
Forty suits of clothing and many other
articles of merchandise have disappeared
from Mitche1Ts recently and the police
were notified. At o'clock yesterday
morning the police had sufficient circum-
stantial evidence to convince them that
Joe was guilty and they made a raid on
his house. They recovered about $500
worth of the stolen goods in the raid
and when this newspaper went to press
they were on thei trail of more. At the
request of Mr.. Aydlett, the case against
Willoughby has been postponed until
Tuesday Sept. 30
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-26

The venerable opinion thai no good
can come out of Nazareth is contradict
ed by two portraits which THE INDE-
DENT reproduces herewith. Old Trap,
Camden County, furnished four commits
stoned officers in the American Forces
in the world war. a showing which no
other section of Camden County can
make. Photos of two of these distin-
guished young veterans are shown here.
Lieut.. r. T. Burgess is a son of G. K.
Burgess of Old Trap. At the age of II
he entered Whitsett Institute at Whit
sett. n. c. That was in 1906. He grao
uated from Whitsett in 1908 and won
free scholarship in the N. G. University.
He graduated from the University in
1912 About that time he won a medal
in a contest with the best debator from
the University of Louisiana. At the first
call for volunteers in May 1917 Lieut.
Burgess enlisted as private in the Both
Division, 18th Field Artillery. He was
promoted to the rank Of Lieutenant in
a short while, went over seas in 1918,
saw many months active service and par
ticipated in the capture of Lille. He
is now back in private life and is attor-
for the State Board of Health, with
offices at Raleigh.
Lieut.. J. F. Pugh is also a graduate
of the University of North Carolina,
class of 1914 From the University he
went to Charlotte, N. G. as a teacher
of language in the schools of That city.
He enlisted in the army shortly after
Americas declaration of war in 1917.
WENT to the Officers Training Camp at
Chattanooga and was promoted to the
rank of 1st. Lieut. of Infantry. He is
now in the rehabilitation camp at Camp
Gordon, Ga.
Corp Burt Z. Burgess. another Old
Trap boy, was recently cited by General
Pershing and decorated for bravery.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-26
WITH HSHOEHEEI
SHEBEAT MYRTLE
The Sensational Case of Edgar
Williams Troubles in Court

Trannie CraTid. an Elizabeth City Jit-
ney driver, his wife and his wife's mo-
ther. Mrs. Annie White, all of this city,
were bound over to the Superior Court
of Currituck County, by Justice of the
Peace J. L. DeCormis. sitting at Shaw
boro Tuesday.
Crank and his wife and his mothe ri in
law were indicted upon complaint of Ed
gar Williams. of Elizabeth City. The
evidence in the case would make sub
ject matter for dozen Snappy Maga-
zine stories.
And it was this way. On the night
of Monday, Sept. s. Edgar Williams
made an assigntion with one Myrtle Ben
ton alias Mrs. Cox. of this city, to take
her to Norfolk. Edgar runs a jitney
line between here and Norfolk and knows
the roads. But on the night of Sept.
Mrs. Edgar Williams knew a few things.
She got on to Edgar's movements.
Mrs. Williams got her brother Tran
ME Crank to take her in pursuit of her
disloyal husband and his paramour.
Crank's wife and mother-in-law went
along too. They overlook Williams in
his car near Moyock, in Currituck coun-
ty. The evidence is that Williams was
letting his car idle along while he held
Myrtle Benton cuddled in his arms.
When the Crank family's jitney came
abreast of the Williams car, Mrs. Will
liams gave scream, made dash for
her husbands car, mounted the running
board and grabbed Myrtle Benton by
her back hair. Mrs. Williams then yank-
ed off one of her shoes and with the
heel of it she beat the Benton woman's
face to a bloody pulp. Eye witne
say they never saw woman get such a
beating.
Mrs. Williams then took Myrtles place
in the car beside her husband. She had
with her several of her small children.
Trannie Crank brought the Benton wo-
man back to town, more dead than alive.
But Mrs. Williams didn't stay long in
the car with her husband. It seems that
he got rid of her and the children. Mrs.
Crank and the babies were picked up
on the road between midnight and day,
as thy were plodding their way to E'iz-
abeth City, 20 miles or moe away
For some reason or other Edgar didn't t
have his wife indicted for the assault.
He lays it one the Cranks. There was
introduced at the trial a letter written
by Edgar to the enton woman since
the incident. The letter read:
Myrtle Dear:--I have just come from
Mr.. Aydletts Office and he wants you and
your mother at his Office at $50 sharp
We are going to carry with us enough
witnesses to send them to the roads Mr..
Aydlett says that the judge over there
is his Best Friend and the case will be
tried before we go in the court house. -
E. f. Aydlett is Williams attorney
and counsellor -at-law.
The Cranks were representedby Wal
ter L. Cohoon.
Evidence in the case disclosed that
Williams and the Benton girl have been
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-26
NEGRO BANK, FOR
ELIZABETH CITY
G. w. Brown Buys Citizens Bank
Bldg. and Organizes $4,000
Company

Elizabeth City is to have a Negro
bank, thru the enterprise of G. w.
Brown, a Negro attorney of this city.
Identified with Attorney Brown in this,
the first undertaking of it's kind by north
eastern North Carolina Negroes, is J.
S. Jones, Secretary and Treasurer of the
Tidewater Banking & Trust Co., of Nor
folk, Va. who is also the majority stock
holder in the Mutual Savings aBnk, at
Portsmouth. Va, a Negro banking in
stitution which holds the honor of be-
ing the only Negro q. S. Government
Depository in America.
But the idea is Browns. Some months
ago. the Home Development Co., a local
Negro real estate concern, purchased
the Citizens aBnk Building, corner of
Fearing and Poindexter streets, in this
city. The company couldn't do much
with it's investment and recently offered
the property for resale. Brown bought
it in, it being his idea that it would be
many years before people of his race
could again acquire such desirable down
town business property in this city.
The Citizens Bank building was de
signed for banking purposes and con-
tains banking vault and fixtures. And
so Brown set about to organize bank.
The bank will be capitalized at $4,000
and will open for business between now
and January 1. 1920. The management
of the bank will be under the personal
direction of J. S. Jones, highly capable
wealthy and honorable Negro who has
the respect and confidence of business
men and financiers in two states.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-26

The State failed to make out a case
against NJ. B. Simpson, upon appeal
from the Recorders Court on a charge
of destroying private property, and the
case was dismissed in the Superior
Court here last Saturday. Simpson was
convicted in the lower court. the case
growing out of the bombardment of the
back windows of the Y. NJ. G. \. one
night last January. Billiard balls were
thrown thru the ''Y'' from the vicinity
Of the Elks Club and the balls were
identified as El1s' property. When the
police came upon the, scene they found
Simpson, Col. Will Pool and stranger
in the Elks' club
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-26
ACCEPTS CALL TO
FIRST BAPTIST
Able Southern Divine Expects to
Occupy Local Pulpit Oct. IA.

The FIRST Baptist Church of this
city has called to its pastorate the Rev.
H. K Williams, pastor of Calvary Bap-
tist Church. of Portsmouth, Va. The
First Baptist Church has been without
pastor since DR.. B. G.. Hening re-
signed to help put over the Baptist
S75 100000 drive. DR.. Williams has ac-
cepted the call.
Rev. Henry K. Williams was born in
ma. He received his education in the
public schools of his State, and is a grad
uate of Furman University. Greenville,
S. G. Upon finishing his college course
he ives awarded scholarship in Colgate
Theological Seminary, Hamilton, n. Y.
After leaving the seminary Mr.. Williams
settled in his native State, where he ba>
held some important pastorates. He al
ways identified himself with the inter
his own State. He is distinctly a fina
denOminatiOnal man. A College prest-
dent of South Carolina gives this word
of testimony concerning him: He keeps
abreast of the times. prepares his ser
mons with thoughtfulnss. and is endow-
ed with happy and impressive deliver
He is what is known among, us as Il
good pastor evangelist" Mr.. Will ANS
served on important committees in the
State Convention, and was a member of
the Baptist Education Board when he
left the State to take up his work in
Virginia. The editor of the Baptist
Courier, Greenville, S. c., gives the fol-
lowing statement: "He is one of our
most delightful Christian gentlemen,
highly educated man, thoughtful and
wise pastor and a good preacher, and
a man that gets near to your heart. I
look upon him as one of our best young
wife, and the two together are not often
surpassed, in fact, are not often
equaled."
Rev. Mr.. Williams work in Ports
mouth has been eminently successful as
pastor of Calvary Baptist Church. There
were some one hundred accessions to the
church under. his ministry-mostly by
baptism. The Church's indebtedness was
considerably curtailed. There was a
the Church services during his pasto-
rate. Mr.. Williams took a prominent
part in the work of the Baptist denom-
ination in the two cities, Norfolk and
Portsmouth Baptist Union. His brother
ministers honored him in electing him
president of the Baptist Minister'S Con-
ference for one term, and he has re-
Gently been elected a membr of tn 'sBilly
Campaign Committee to repre-
sent the Baptists of Portsmouth. Strong
have been expressed on account
of his leaving the city of Portsmouth.
Mr.. Williams married Miss Effie Hen
derson of his native State. She attend
ed Converse College of Spartanburg, S.
G. She is highly commended as a wo-
man of refinement and a preachers wife
in every way. They have three child
rem. one a boy and two girls. Mr.. VIII
liams hopes to begin his work as pastor
of the First Baptist Church the second
Sunday in October.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-26
SPEAKING AT CAMDEN C. II.
SATURDAY NIGHT, OCT.

L. D. Case. Secretary Of the Eliza
beth City Chamber of Commerce and
W. o. Saunders. editor and publisher oE
THE INDEPENDENT. will speak at
Camden C. H. Saturday night, Oct. 3.
The occasion will be farmers and
farm women's meetings arranged by John
Nyegaard. Farm Demonstration Agent
of Camden county. Mr.. Negaard has
staged several meetings in Camden with
in the past few months, this being one
his methods of keeping his people en-
thusd.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-26
WILLIAMS SING ERS
HERE NEXT WEDNESDAY
Famous Negro VocaIists Made Tremen-
dous Hit Here Last Season

The Williams Colored Singers, of Chi
cago. said to be the best Company of
Negro vocalists in America, will give a
concert at Mt. Lebanon church next
Wednesday night, Oct. 1.
The Williams Singers made their first
appearance here last October and made
a tremendous hit. Hundreds of white
people heard them and efforts were made
to try to get them to repeat their per-
Torrance especially for the white peo-
pie.
Mt. Lebanon church will provide 200
special reserved seats for white people
Wednesday night.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-26

Rev Baxter McLendon, the Billy
Sunday of the Southeast, otherwise
known as "Cyclone Mack" is now con-
ducting an evangelistic campaign at
Kinston. NIcLendon is said to clean up
large sums of money, big part of which
goes to charity. His benefactions are
said to be- at the rate of $4,000 yearly.
The new Asheville high school. built
and equipped at a cost of 100000 will
open Monday, September 10Th. 1t is one
of the finest high schools in the South.
Concluded on Page 4
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-26
FIRST METHODISTS
BREAK GROUND TO-DAY

The celebration of the breaking
: of ground for the neW 100000 bull
ding for the First M. e. Church
South of this city is the chief event
in Elizabeth City to-day. An eIabo-
rate program will be staged from
a O'Clock p. m. to $50 p. m. -Rt.
Rev. U. v. w. Darlington, Bishop of
: North Carolina Conference will be
the honored guest and principal
speaker of the occasion,
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