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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-13
WOMEN ARE NO MORE
TO BLAME THAN MEN
Rev. Hill Scores Double Standard
at Christ Church Services
! Last Sunday

Rev. Geo. +. Hill. rector OF Christ
Church. last Sunday morning
preached on the subject of Jesus
Anger" and took as his text Ephe-
slams 4::26: "Bc yc angry and sin
not" Mr.. Hill insisted that the
great majority of the worlds most
famous artists in pCrtraying the face
of Jesus have done Him a great in
Justice. lie is not cifemil.atc. or
weak at all as they picture lin but
every inch Il man with all Of mans
attributes and red blood Mr.. Hill
quoted many passages from Scripture
showing when Jesus showed His an
ger at various persons and coEdI-
tionS. He said that love without
anger is vague kindness. as Srmpa
thy without conviction is mere sen
Mr.. Hill called attention to Jesus
Indignation toward those men stand
Ing round the aduitrous womGl ready
to stone her. when they themselves
were far more sinful thai she Here,
he said, we have an example of the
present day popular double stand"
ard" He spoke of Jesus ind;gnd-
ton and righteous anger toward
those of to-day who looks down upon
the girl gone wrong. throwing her
out of society ard ignoring her on
the street. when they knOwingl? cn-
tcrtaim the male companion of her
guilt, encourage their daughters in
going with him and with never Il
word of ccnSur for him.
Mr.. Hill closed his sermon with an
appeal for people to so hate sin i'll
its every form. eur convictions be-
ing so strong against it. that our
righteous anger be shown more than
it is. That anger is Il stamp of
manhood. and quoted the well known
sentence: Anger is one of the Sin-
cws of the soul; he who lacks it hath
Il MANNED mind.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-13
TOO MUCH FOR CARL

Carl Mann. n young merchaDl
ManD's Har3or came 10 the fair
Il bad liver. Young Mann wen
TO see the big, illusion. .'Sawir
Woman in Half" And while he \
there watching q couple of cid
slowly drag Il cross-cut saw thru,
body of young woman enclose
n box. the grucsOme thing vas
much for him and he tainted.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-13
HARRISBURG PARTY IN
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT

Tom Garrcuton, Nathan POyncr
and Elma. young adopted dangh-
ter of Mr.. GarrcntOn. Of harrisburg.
are in Kings Daughters Hospital,
Portsmouth. Va. as result of an
automobile accident. Mr.. Garrcnton
WAS driving from harrisburg to Nor
folk Thursday morning. Oct. {. lie
crashed into Il tree on u sharp curve,
irving to pass truck and not sec
ing the curve just ahead of him. Mr..
Clarendon j. said to have Il broken
Lee. Mr.. Poyncr is internally injured
and the little girl BADLY cut and
bruised about the face and head.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-13
GETTING A FORD COUPE
FUR A GUESS, HIS LUCK

Floyd Fletcher. young Weeks
willie man. won Il Ford coupe easy
this week. Fletcher placed guess
on Il ticket he bought for the Fair
and the number which happened To
be 3T62 WAS the lucky one.
Miss Vivian Bclangia Of this city
is the fortunate owner %! another
Ford rs a result ui The season ticket
campaign of the .Albcmarlc Fair. Miss
BcIangia got her Ford by hard work
she having sold the greatest number
of tickets.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-13
MAY PEAS IN OCTOBER

Jordan Warren. a negro farmer OF
this city has demonstrated that two
crops of garden peas may be grown
in this ScCf1on-in season. This i'll
dustriuuS colOrrd man is showing
some excellent specimens of short
pod peas from his garden this week
and expects to harvest - to 10 baS-
krts of these peas within the next
ten days. Jordan Warrcn'S hone ad-
dress is 81 Spcllman st.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-13
MAY ORGANIZE KIWANlS
CLUB AT HEREFORD, N. C

Forty-fvc members o fthc klwanlS
Club of Elizabeth City mOtOrcd to
Hcrtford Friday night to take part
in Il banquet given jointly by the
club. and merchants and business
men of Ucrtford. An equal number
of IIertCord people were present.
The object was to acuuaint the pco-
pie of Ucrtford with the purposes
and aims of Kiwanis. as llcrtford Is
planning the organization OF hi-
wants Club of its own.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-13
HIS WIFE HA'
LEFT HIM AGAl|
*
And the Man Who Took
From Him Forfeits
His Bond 4

b. ]. Ashley, Chowan Co'
ty ex-service man, who y
under a bond of $500 or!
charge of White Slavery!
the United States Court in \
city, forfeited his bond Z
week, failing to put in appeI
ance when his case was cali
Mrs. Maud Powell, 2S ye|
old. the woman in the ca
has also disappeared.
Chas. Powell. the husband OF
errant woman, is grieved and brol
lie went back to his home in
York when his wife failed TO app
in court here. uncertain whether
would take further steps TO find
and the man who had broken up.
home.
Powell. seven years his wife1st
nior. is a small. thin. nervous
son. He was grinder OF opt
lenses. but his eyes began 10 faiijl
and he got IL job in New York y
as Il night watchman. lie lived y
his wife in rOoming house
brooklyn. There Mrs. Powell
Ashley. young. athletic. handsome
keen for the ladies'; and the
spooncd and fell in love while 4
small. thin. nervous husband
away on his watchmans job.
Ashley and Mrs. Powell disaplI
ed from the Brooklyn rooming' hs
ON June rs. 1922. Powell d
know Ashley at all and only
tha this wife had gone away. Ita
weeks later before any one told
the truth. Then he began 70
Ashley ard located him on farm
Chowan County. just outside
Edenton. And there was Mrs. q
ell too. "A
ON Saturday. Sept. l6. Powell
Mrs. Ashley were taken in Gus
by United States Marshall
Wilcox and given q preliminary
ing before L. :. Commissioner
Wilson in Elizabeth City. Cola
sioncr Wilson bound Ashley oyey
the October term of the L. S.1G
and fixed his bond ut S4OO. f
Goodwin and Geo. :. Goodwin. {
tivcs of Ashley. signed the bond.
Immediately after their rcI
Ashley and Mrs. Powell rcturne
Chowan: but they didn't linger
after they got back there.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-13

4 man never knows how rca
comes TO making monkey Of
self. nor how much of goat
is. until he sees the goat and ]
key trick at the fair this week.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-13

At the request Of Postmasst
\. Hooper. the Elizabeth City
Office will be presented with
trait of Postmaster General III
Work at IN early date.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-13
PROGRAM FOR THE FAIR
Friday, Oct l3, "MarshaPs Day"

Free -for-Al Trot or Pace.
Motorcycle Races.
Band Concerts.
The Taylors, comedy dancing and Juggling.
Tayor Trout in a slack wire act
Miss Quincy, undisputed queen OF high divers.
Radio Concerts.
Marshal's Ball
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-13

The man who placed the Oriental
Dancing show at the Fair grounds
found II way TO make the women at
tend. They have TO be with their
husbands 10 get them back home.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-13

Commercial Exhibit Building

COmmcTCldi GSnlDt OuHuifY
There is rot an m.nterrSting
thing in the Commercial Exhibits
building. On the right hand as one
enters the building. is the Sccrctary'S
office. and in this the State Depart
mCnt of EducatiOn. is teaching Fair
visitors the danger Of fire. The work
is in charge of Mrs. j. G.. Fearing,
Director of Safety Education in
North Carolina. \ sign tells the Wis
itor that 316 people are burned to
death every year in North Carolina;
SG.O0O.OO0 of property destroyed: Sl2
nice dwellings burned. rs well as 30
SchoolhouScS ana ~ churches. In
the United States % people are killed
every month by fire.
The next booth on the right hand
is occupied by the JAS. q. Gill Cof-
fee Company. demonstrating Queens
Blend coffee. ard the First MCthO-
dist Church Booth is next to the Gill
Booth. working for church funds.
Ruckcr u Shcrly'S department store
display of yarns and rrttonS for en-
broidrry and necdlewUrk. makes Il
crrditablc showing
The fourth booth ON the right
hand is that OF W. W. Ncwbcrn.
demonstrating the advantages of Ok
c-GaS. new process whereby the
farmer may generate gas III his
home. Next comes the booth of City
Road Methodist Church where IL
restaurant is conducted for the bcnc-
fit of the church.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-13

county. attention is called especially
to the fine pecaus and walnuts
brought by Mr.. Carter.
Pasquotank's Complete Exhibit
The most complete agricultural
exhibit belongs to Pasquotank Coun-
ty. PaSQuotank has spared no Cf-
fort in showing oil it's best to fair
visitors. Nowhere do the potatoes
look finer, the fruits roundcr. the
eggs fuller, the pumpkins plumper.
than are those shown by PISGuotank.
PaSpuotank is showing tremendous
lot of things with which the women
folk have laborcd. Their neatly
packed jars of preserves. jams, j2l-
lies, pickles and vegetables, show
that the housewives of PaSquOtank
are thrifty. energetic ard skilled in
the art of cooking.
PaSquotank'S dairy and livestock
products are shown to advantage.
Milk aud butter. hams, meat. lard
aud other things proclaim !; abreast
of the country'S best.
Halcd cotton and cotton on the
stalk are shown. Exhibits of wool
attest to PaSquotank'S ability to
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-13
Camden Makes Wonderful Showing

Nobody except Il native oC Camden
would have failed to exhibit surprise
end wonder at the things shown in
Camden COunty'$ exhibit. and even
many natives of Camden exhibited
interest in the products of their
county farms. Camden sent some of
everything every other county sent,
and some other things too. Fine
grapes. apples. pears. prcaES and
cora told of the industry of Camden
farmers.
Camdcu is proving itself ny with
the rest of the state in the pruduc-
ton of cotton and soy beans. OrP
would think from the variety of
beans shown that Camden grows cY-
cry kind Of bean yet discovered. Gel
cry. parsley. pccanS and great
many fruits aud vegetables were
shown. Sugar cane stalks. attrStcd
TO Camden'S superiority among the
Northeastern North Carolina Coua-
ties, ~ Il maker of mOiaSScS.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-13

For your eyes sake see DIR. J. d.
Hathaway, Optometrist, Bradford
] Bldg, Elizabeth City, n. G. adv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-13
The County Exhibits.

The most interesting County Agri-
cultural Exhibit is probably that of
II.dr. Here Geo. L. Carter of Fair
field shows the visitor corn 16 feet
'aii. - feet from the ground to the
cars. on which grow thousand
sra;u>. Such corn is grown on the
black lands near MattamuSkcct lake.
and in the bed of the lake itself. The
water has been pumped from the
lake. aud tine bottom turned into
Ilouri>hiug farms where an abund-
au"c of everything i> raised without
amy fertilizer.
This land i> producing ID bushels
Of cowpcaS. aud GJ bushels of corn
'o m" acre. Mr.. Carter has raised
- bushels of corn TO the acre. No
fertilizer is used. but ON land which
has been in cultivation l2I years,
VAS raised ears Of corn 12h. inches
U.s. ''UlluS l,ObO SINluN 'V 'i' ''''
THESE ears of corn were i'll evidence
az the fair. as well aS Il cluster Ot
Tour stalks which Spraus from one
gain "f seed. Each of these stalk
h"r" au ear Of corn on each Of which
grew about $40 grains.
Bu Ilydc'S corn was no morc IN
'"rr>tms than other thugs. Cotton
SOY beams. potatoes and tobacco. all
Showed the diversity of things whI2h
Hyde will produce; and the size and
appearance" shows that hyde Will
rroag"r them well.
AmoaS "a large variety of fruit
'uonu by Mr.. Carter. were several
'H,.aU apples. These apples are said
'o grow nowhere so well 0S on the
shores Of Lake MattamuSkeet, where
they We're discovered on the lands Of
'." Iuaiou>. hundccds of years ago
They ar" murh like our ordinary win
Tor apples.
Among other nuts shown by Hyde
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-13

Good eycsight is inexpensive.
DR.. j. ID. Hathaway, Options
Elizabeth City, n. G.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-13

Don't neglect your eyes. See
Hathaway. lie Knows. adv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-13
Currituck a Big Producer.

SuliiNbSN 10y 'NsSSS''
Don't believe ;hat Currituck Coun-
u is grower of truck alone. Cur
rituck has exhibits of lots of things
beside it's wonderful potatoes. may
peas. and the like. Curri.uck brought
Okra. tomatoes. ten varieties nf ap-
pies. egg plants, parsley. beans. peas.
corn. walnut>. hickory nuts and Il
bale of cotton. Two live racroonS
were brought. perhaps to show why
Currituck had little poultry at the
fair. The foregoing thirgS were not
all that Currituck brought. but just
few of the things the reporter WAS
able to recall
Spinach and celery from the Mack
cyS Island farm of Joseph L. Knapp
were shown with the other things
from Currituck. \ chinese cabbage
WAS brought.
Currituck attracted lot of inter
est with its fine showing of peanuts.
and also by it's home economies rX-
hibit of canned fruits and vegetables.
pickles and preserves.
1t exhibited the largest showing Of
fancy work Of any county exhibit
alone. County Agent and Mrs. !. f..
Chandler were in charge. In the
fancy work exhibit was Il quilt 100
years old. and shawl 50 years old.
Perquimans, Pigs and Peanuts
The exhibits Of PcrquimanS Coun-
ty never failed to catch Tie eye OF
the visitor. l'crquimarS told the
world that it could raise pigs and
peanuts and had more proof of it
than any other county. The exhibits
showed everything that PcrauimanS
knows how to make from the SOob-
or. and lot of other thing. There
were all the varieties Of peanuts
grown in North Carolina.
PcrUuimanS also showed itself to
be Il producer of grain. Corn as fine
as one would want was there from
PeruuimanS. Soy beans. and forage
from variety of grasses were
shown.
May peas. cotton. potatoes and
other staple crops were represented
\ sign where all who ran might
read told the public that PCrquimanS
exports fertilizer. vegetable oils
vegetable meats, peanuts. fish. May
peas. cotton, hominy, meats, pota-
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-13
Farm Supplies Next

As one starts back toward the
main entrance there is seen the booth
of the Spence -IIollowrll Co, dealer
il farm supplies; and the booth OF
W.S.Whitc 4 Co. displaying feed and
seed. .Nong side of the latter is the
booth of the Buxton White Seed Co.
exhibiting Il line Of all kiudS Of
seeds for the farm, and with it 4
display Of poultry and stock RENE
dies.
Quinn Furniture Company shows Il
handsome bedroom suites. The Stan
dard Oil Company has display of
lubricants. The Chcck-Ncal Coffee
Co.. demonstrates MaXwcu-lIouSc
Coffee: the metropolitan Life luSur-
ance Company has an insurance
booth. and beside that is the booth
of the Dayton Moncyweisht Scales
Co.. where W. G.. Twiddy demon
Strates the finest looking line of
scales shown in the section. Mr..
/ Twiddy's booth gets lots of atten-
Continued Oh Page p
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-13
THOUSANDSTHRONGING
FAIR GROUNDS DAILY
Aben1arle Agricultural Association Has Civ.
en- Northeastern North Carolina An Ex-
position Worth Perpetuating

The greatest eA'Aoi' VI '''o
-rr;,,,l,ural rcSource OF
y,--rca>tcru North Carolina
~, come to 4 close tonight,
.;.,r q iuur days showing at
.,rlcd bv the largest fair
.~,was ever 10 come to Ellz-
,,,,h Citv. PaSquotank Coun-
,r walked away with first
bonors. with its county display
pi farm products. More than
5000 people 4 day, it is esti-
mated. attended the fair alter
the ir,t day.
rsmlrn Ccuuty'~ display Sto"d
.croni PcrquimarS third, Currituck
,purh. and Hyde fifth. Geo. L. Car
,.- in charge of IIydc'S eNhibi; says
b, : coming back next year and win
fr<t prize.
The greatest showing of live stock,
roal,ry. farm products. fruits and
vegetables. canning clubs. farm ma
ra.rrry. antiques and curioS, arts
arI ~~;,ir>. needle and fancy work.
sgd >ruoul exhibits, has stimulated
more interest in the district and
ravcd tue way for still bigger fairs
IN the future.
I'll, horse racing wdS witnessed
da,,, Ly thousands of people. y va
rrty Of free acts entertained the Wis
;ior> after they had seen the asrI-
cultural and livestock exhibits
The night attendance at the fair
aaS been nearly as great i> thlt of
In. day time. Many who went on
tie grounds early in the morning,
d.da', leave u@til everything closed
mp at night.
Pa>uuctank won highest hnnorS
because of the completeness Of Is
rvhiJu. u had i greater variety "i
products ard more of them there
than any other county. .AuG raSGuo,
tanks products were graded mo-,
uniformly,
Th" other counties had stuff equal
ly aS good aS paSQuOtank' but noJ
so much ot it. Every county mad,
Il good showing. bu; pasquotaEk was
rcarc>t the fair and had the advaU'
,u=" of the morr distant ones.
Some Of the things ai the various
exhibits are told of in this article,
|, does not do justice to wha, waS
shown. but will give an idea of the
diversity Of things produced in album
Gan~c in Northeastern North Cago-
lima.
One thing lacking. which might
have been well >applird hy Dare
County. WAS a complete fisheries cX-
hibit. Tut Dare wasn't on the job
and all there was ut the fair to re-
miui people of the fisheries. WAS i
model "f Il pound net bulk by Cap
tain y. q. Barnett Of Ibis city
captain Baructt'S net stood in the
center Of the exhibit building ana
="t Us much attention aS ANYTHING
there.
Results from the Judges Of the vi.
r.ou> exhibits are given as far It,
rou,d BE- learned at the time thi:
newspaper went to press.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-13
Made in Elizabeth City

The most interesting exhibit in the
building is that Of the Chamber Of
Commerce.. In this exhibit Mr.. Job
has collected little of everything
made IN Elizabeth City. The variety
Of things he is showing would sur
prise many people in Elizabeth City.
not t" speak Of tho visitor who sci
dom comes to town. Among other
things. tn" exhibit includes. hats,
c9p.. candy. hosiery. ice. barrels,
baskets. tiS!boNrS. cabhaSr crates,
cement blocks. porcn columns. i"r
cream. models Of boats. bean harvcS-
'r". bakers products. bottled drinks,
cement vaults. cotton seed oil. cot
tOuScrd mraI and other coltonS"cd
products. SOFA bean oil. different
kinds Of fertilizer, tloU". cormmcaI.
hominN. hominy GritS. bran. middl-
ingS. builders supplies. cotton mill
products. flooring. ccaliHg. moulding,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-13

county. attention is called especially
to the fine pecaus and walnuts
brought by Mr.. Carter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-30
hoffman Voices Protest
To De Voc Budget Plan

and municipal purposes woul
mean the elimination of all capita
improvements said Mr.. Hoffman
due to the fact that the budget o.
succeeding years could not carry
appropriations for the payment OF
interest on bonded Indebtedness,
even though the financing of sucn
improvements might be entire'y
warranted by the fact that the per-
centage of net debt to the average
assessed valuation might be wei
within the legal limitation.
such a law would undoubtedly
mean the accumulation of deficits
that would inevitably have to be
paid off through general taxation"
the speaker continued. ANY gov
erning body can adopt a budget
that will bring about a low tax rate.
but when it is found thai the budget
is inadequate to properly operate O.
municipality there is but n result
"A deficit accrues and under the
law that deficit must be included in
the subsequent budget. If the pro-
posed law makes no provisions t.
include appropriations to retire def
cts, these deficits will pile up to
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-30
kEASBEY

The monster dance at the For1s
school, given y the Fords Fire Corr
aany tonight, will attract a num-
Der of local people. The affair s
lnvitational and promises to be the
seasons hit. Sam Tonighine's or
chestra will furnish the music.
Everything is in readiness for the
New Years Eve party to be giv"n
by Protective Fire Company, No. 1,
at the fire house, Sunday night.
Over a hundred guests are expected.
The affair is for the firenTen and
heir friends and families.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Quish and
daughter, Marguerite, were out of
town visitors, last night.
Mrs Nels Lawitzen was a Perth
Anboy visitor, last night.
Miss Frieda Schuster. of Hobo
Ken, is spending the holidays with
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schuster.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-30

that inevitable point when they
must be paid. and during the time
when this bad debt Is being retired
by taxation the rate will be prac-
tically confiscatory. On the other
hand, If the proposed law does con-
tain provisions for the inclusion of
deficits. then it cannot accomplish
the result its sponsor claims for it
the reduction or limitation of the
tax rate.
"A limit to the budget would be
unjust, for 1t is often to the econ
omic interest of a municipality to
temporarily increase its budget 10
provide for improvements thai are
absolutely essential or that will ac-
oalerate the progress of the commit
nifty"
"One of the first steps in an ef-
fort to better conditions OF lion
and assessment, must be uniformity
of assessment of valuation. The
balance OF power lies with the Dub
lie, which can bring about the SOU
ton OF the inc .easing tax-rate prob
lem solely by electing to public
office men who can properly admit
'ster the laws of finance now u oon
our statute books, and can conduct
public business in the san e
they would administer their private
The budget control plan ad-
vanced by Mr.. DeVoe is rot a new
one. 1t has been tried elsewhere
and proved to be a failure. The
proposal may sound good to those
who are necessarily interested In
the reduction of taxes, but who are
not familiar with business and ac-
counting practice"
II am very anxious to cooperate
anyone" said Mr.. Hoffman, In
his remarks, ito bring
about legislation that will remedy
present conditions, but the plans adj
vanced must be sound and york.
Mr.. DeVoe. I believe means
well, and Is sincere, as well as we
are, il his wish to reduce taxes. but
proposed law can neither be passed
or put into practical use."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-30

SOUTH AMBOY, Dec. 3O:-As-
semblyman-elect Fred DeVoe's bud
get limitation plan was declared
last night at a meeting of the South
Amboy Civic Association to be "un
workable and economically I'M
sound by Harold G. Hoffman,
treasurer of the South Amboy Trust
Company. who will also be a men,
Der of the. 1928 legislature.
The meeting. it is believed, will
result in the organization of a local
taxpayers league. Hoffman, who is
a close student of municipal 1nan-
cling, in speaking of the proposed
law voiced the opinion that ''the
plan is impractical, ignoring the
process by which tax rates are fixed
and the purpose for which budgets
are prepared. To make such legis-
lation effective all agencies respon-
sible for the tax rate-the state.
county, school districts and the local
governing bodie5-would have to be
controlled in the same mannel.
which would be neither feasible nor
desirable.
The arbitrary restriction o. the
amount TO be raised for the county
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-30
OLD 3RlDGE

A large attendance enjoyed the
Christmas entertainment Of the Me-
thodist Episcopal church at the town
hall here. last night.
The Old Bridge Athletic CLUB will
give another dance next Friday night
as a result of their successful affair
held last Friday,
William Culver is confined 10 his
home on account Of illness.
Miss Theresa Herbert is spending
the holidays with relatives at Gran
bury.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-30
CARTERET COUNCIL TO
MEET FINALLY T0NIGHT

CARTERET, Dec. S0.-The hor-
ough council Will hold its last meet
ing of the year tonight at fire house
No. 2, when Joseph A. Hermann,
Democrat. mayor of the borough of
Carteret since its incorporation sew
cnteen years ago, Will retire from
that office. The meeting promises
to be of unusual interest, rs 1t is
expected friends of the mayor viii!
be present to bid him farewell.