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The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-12-24

The third of the gym deficit ben eft dances given by the PIT. A. will be the closing event of Christ mas week. Preparations are being made to make it a Christmasy affair the event being designated a Santa Claus hop. Four door prizes are offered. A drawing will take place each hour beginning at 9:3O, each admission being entitled to a chance. The door prizes are an in- hovation in Wrangell, the first hav- ing been given at the November dance when an electric bed lamp, donated by Donald Sinclair, was won by c. E. Hagie, ticket number 13.
 In addition to the regular orches- tra, try-out of the Victor Ortho- phonic will be made at the Satur- day dance. The acoustics of the gym have been improved to a very great degree by wires along the ceiling, G. M Bidwell having do- mated his services for this work and the floor promises to be in first class condition again after a gen. erous application of wax.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-12-24

Miss Venetia Pugh, a student at the University of Washington, was aboard the Alaska Monday en route to Juneau to spend the holidays with her parents, Judge and Mrs Thomas M Reed.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-12-24

For Sale-An American Can Com pany adding machine. Price $500 Inquire at Sentinel oflce.
 Fear>d She Might ee euspeeted.
 Midge eame downstairs with per. haps Onts-half . bottle of big sisters p~'frme saturated in her clothing. She got up on a chair beside mother, and looking up into her face, she said. Mother, if you smells anynn4, isn't mAe y 4
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-12-24

The Seward Gateway reports that Jack Hosfeld who made a trip into the Cassiar the past season is pre- pairing to go into the Casiar again next spring.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-12-24

Cecil Rogers and Miss F. Round tree arrived from the States on the Alaska Monday evening. They left on the Tasmania on the following morning for their home at Peters burg.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-12-24

Date Set for a 1926 Event
 The Altar Society announces that 1t will give masquerade dance on Saturday, January 23. 1926. Kindly keep this date open.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-12-24
ST. PHILLIPS CHURCH
Christmas Week, 1925

Christmas Week, 1925 Dec. 24-11:3O P. M.-Holy Con- munion and Christmas service. Dec. 25-11:O0 A. M. Holy Com munion and interpreted sermon. 7:3O P. M. Church School exer- cises and Christmas Tree.
 On account of the hospital furni- ture being stored in the gymnasium the exercises will be held in the church and the distribution of the presents will be at the tree in the guild room of the gymnasium after the exercises.
 Dec. 27-7:3O P. M. St. Johns Day. St. John was the philoso- pher of the apostolic company. The theme therefore will be "The Thinker in Religion"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-12-24

Mrs. E. A. Lindman left on the Alaska Monday evening for Juneau to spend Christmas with MT. and Mrs. K. c. Talmage
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-12-24

L. E. Retzloff returned on the Alaska Monday evening from Wis consin where he spent a month vis- iting relatives.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-12-24

Alaska Monday evening. He was returning to Juneau after a brief visit to the States.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-12-24

Urho Kanervo returned on the Alaska Monday from short visit on Gray's harbor.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-12-24

MT. and Mrs. James Green re- turned on the Alaska from a short visit outside.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-12-24

Red Cross memberships may be renewed at numerous business houses on Front Street during con- ing week.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-12-24

Buy your Christmas candies al the Den o'Sweets.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-12-24

FOR SALE-Good sized heating stove. Price $2.50. Inquire at Sen tinel office.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-15
AYDLETT WEDS
STEN0GRAPHER
Celebrates His 68th Birthday
BY Taking a Bride Thurs
day Afternoon

Z. +. Aydlett, widely known
Elizabeth City lawyer celebrat-
ed his 68th birthday, and ended
his widowerhood of 10 months
Thursday afternoon by taking
to wife, his stenoprapher, Miss
Kate B. Wood, ST., the cere-
mony being performed at the
home of the brides brother, ].
&c. Wood on Dyer Street, DR..
Jas H. Thayer, pastor of Black
we'll Memorial Baptist Church
officiating.
The ceremony was II quiet affair,
wistnessed only by few immediate
attendants. The bride-groom's chill
dren were not present at the cere-
mony. Immediately after the cere-
mOny, the couple was driven to
Norfolk in Mr.. Aydlett's car. +
The bride is a woman Of con-
siderable personality, and for years
has been one Of the most faithful,
workers in the First Baptist Church,
where she has been the popular
Superintendent of the Young Peo.
pies Department. For several
years she has been stenOgrapher in
the law offices of Mr.. Aydlett. That
a romance was in prospect, had not
been suspected, by friends of the
couple, and the bridegroom being
u busy man, and out of town much
of the time, the couple had never
made public appearance together.
1t was not until Miss Wood tender
ed her resignation at the First Bap-
tist Church on Sunday-of this week
that plans for the wedding were
revealed, and the sudden informa-
tion created wide interest!
The four children by Mr.. Ay-
dlett's first wife are grown and
married, and except for the fact
that Mr.. and Mrs. L. +. Aydlett,
Jr., have kept their fathers house
since the death of their mother over
u year ago, he would have been
alone in his Main Street mansion.
There is nothing more lonely than
a wealthy widower in a large house
on Main street.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-15
TWO SHARE IN S. PRIZE
OFFERED BY THIS PAPER

Two readers share In the So
prize offered by THE INDEPEN.
DENT last week for the nearest cor.
rect guesses as to which parts were
written by w. o. Saunders in the
article on the liquor iuespn written
by VIM. &. Shepherd And W. o.
Saunders, and reprinted from Col
lier's in last weeks paper. The
nearest correct answers were turn.
ed in by Mrs. Cattle Roach, a read
er just over the line in Northwest,
Virginia, and W. G. Cox, a former
HertfOrd resident, who has read
Mr.. Saunders writing for years.
Mr.. Saunders wrote practically all
the last half Of the article. Begin
ming with the paragraph, which
starts Off-f'Mark FtAneE, Ex-
sheriff. re wrote seven paragraphs.
Then from the paragraph begin.
ming. 'The rougher the courts, the
rougher the liquor, he wrote the
balance Of the article. So $3.50
each 90 to Mr.. Cox and Mrs. Roach.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-15
THOUSANDS COMING IN
FROM MAY PEA SALES
Crop in Fine Condition, and Expected to Run
Over $500, 900 Mark; 70 Carloads Go Out -.
BY Thursday Night; Prices Good

Thousands of dollars from
the sales of May peas are pour
ing into this section, and help
ing to loosen the financial
stringency that has prevailed
for months. Elizabeth City
dealers alone had shipped APP
proximately IS carloads of
peas or $4,000 baskets of
Thursday night, and the ship
ments were estimated to be
only about one-third over.
The actual value of the May peas
sold thru Elizabeth City brokers' Is
estimated at approximately 100000
to date, and it is believed that the
value of the crop to he handled thru
Elizabeth City will run over the
100000 mark, if,the markets and
yield hold up. Actual sales in Phil
adelphia, were reported at $3.50
with a few as high as SIS, on Thurs
day, and quotations were holding up
strong. The condition of the crop in
the immediate section Is said to be
excellent, and rains during the past
few days have checked shipping
and kept up the markets, as well as
rendering Unreasonable benefit to
the coming potato crop.
E Elizabeth City warehouses dey0t-
ed to the forwarding of peas have
presented scenes of tremendous ac-
tivity since shipments started NOV
ing in quantity last week. The past
three days, have witnessed O mark.
ed decrease in the shipment of peas
because the rains have held up the
work of pickers in the fields, but
1t is believed that on Friday and
Saturday, the movement will again
reach its peak. The shipment of
peas is expected to continue for the
next three weeks, when the Irish
potato season will begin.
The Irish potato crop is reported
in fine condition thruout this seq.
tion. and appears to be especially
good in Pasquotank County, judg-
ing from the appearance Of the crop
as seen from the highways.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-15

"The towns gone and done ii
now" said the Bank Clerk to the
Soda Jerkcr. They've made Il man
Mayor before he's 26 years old
/ How much weight do you think his
opinions will carry with Il gang
| of graybeardS when they begin to
| haggle over how many COWS should
! be kept on a Main street lot, or
/ whether the number of policemen
should be increased to allow every
Alderman two relatives on the
! force? And they've gone and elect
ed some Aldermen whose business
, ability has never been demonstrated
! and who have never rubbed elbows
with the leading business men OF
this town.
stop right there said the Soda
.Jcrker. "f'irStsof all | want 10
know who you voted for in this
election
81 didn't~vOtc for anybody said
the Bank Clerk. You see | for
got to register until it was too late,
so | couldn't vote"
"Well, all I've got to say To YOU,
is that you're one elOvay fellow
to criticiSe what the town has done.
It's folks like you who never show
any more interest i'm your town
than YOU have shown this time, who
stand around on the corner after
the show is over, and criticiSe all
the results. Now if you'd been cit
izen enough to vote and dn your
duty, then you might have some
right to complain"
Don't you think Il man should
express his honest OpiniOns: asked
the Bank Clerk.
Il most certainly do" said the
Soda Jerker. But folks like you
don't have honest opinions. An
honest opinion is based on your
best Judgement al rived at after
careful thought. Now before you
can speak from deliberation and
judgement. you've got to wait un-
til you can see what these men are
going to- do. OF course | know
there is much dissatisfaction thru
out town because we haven't got
men whO've been used to handling
thousands of dollars. But the time
to start Il stink was before the
election, when every honest to God
citizen should have registered, and
been prepared to vote. The town
has got just what il wanted.
"NOw I'll tell YOU another thing.
The fact that Aubrey McCabe was
elected Mayor, means this much.
The voters saw nothing in his record
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-15
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
CLERK Aso THE SODA uCQKeR

, against his candidacy. They were
willing to try ont Il new man, whose
record is straight.
The Aldermen who were elected
have got to bc tried out. It's no
| time now to raise cain about EN-.
! The town is i'm Il critical position
and must depend on these men.
1t is up 10 the best business men of
the town 10 stand by them. to talk
with them freely. and offer wise
counsel. our board of Aldermen
are in for two years, and in the
meantime. if the best buSincS men
do not hold the confidence of these
Aldermen. then our mcrcenary ward
hrelerS and peanut politicians Will.
These rev Aldermen are going to
listen to somebody. It's Il question
of whether we are going to give
them the benefit of our best judge
mCnt. or leave them up tO the sOr-
ricr class of people who will be
friendly with them, so long as they
are in office. Say what You please.
any Alderman listens TO some ex-
tent, TO the opinions of his friends.
'Now you've got TO admit, that
our Aldermen from the First Ward,
and Fourth Ward, stood higher in
the estimation of the people, than
our retiring Aldermen from these
Wards. 1t looks like they are as
good as Gordon and Weatherly. Mr..
Gordon after two years in office got
So votes as compared with Arm
Strong's 151 and MOrgan's 22J. Mr..
II. =. Nash is 4 good business man,
and came near winning. He got
14S votes without asking Il soul to
vote for him. If Mr. NaSh's friends
had been busy Just before the cam
paign, he would have been Alder
wall But folks like you, who
wanted business men elected stayed
home and didn't register.
in the second Ward, Louis An
derSnn just suits those people. after
22 years on the Board without get
ting foot Of paved street, or a
street light for them. They gave
Mr.. Anderson 211 votes, as compar-
ed with 135 for J. c. Modlin, and
five for Capt. Henry Balance. Capt.
Balance depended on the help of
friends like Aydlett and Mack
Sawyer. for whom he has worked
faithfully for Lo, these many years.
But Mr.. Aydlett was too busy
planning to get married to. think
about his political debts, and Mr..
Mack Sawyer was wondering how
Mr.. Aydlett found another wife be-
fore. he did and forgot Capt. Henry
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-15

the of all the lives Virginia couples
Elizabeth married would find
with the s0emnzaiOn of the marriage rite in
Elizabeth City For instance Here girl who away from her
Sunday 1891 and to Elizabeth
married She is to-day the mother OF seven
children whose familiar the play bills OF BOadway tree
them beauties Zeged FO The portrait that of Mrs.
formerly Mary Saunders OF Portsmouth, Na who was
married Ca Eaton of Norfolk Na i'm Elizabeth City on sunday
of the Mary Eaton
dnsee the Zesfied fOies and the
star greater musical comedy productions She has played
hacked houses i'm "Kid Boots" with Eddie
there Doris Eaton playing with Rayond Hitchcock IN
Te Sap annie Dear and Evelyn Eaton in Mis-
and the youngest member Of the
family the Nayn Miller production of Barries
Pper Eatd another of Mrs Eaton bright hap
school, but has appeared in minor roles in number
of Broadway plays is the first cousin of Elizabeth Cs
W.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-15
LEBEACHED
AT MACS HEAD
Capt. Etheridge Is Puzzled
Over Gigantic Omen
Near His Station

Captain Walter Etherldge
keeper of Nags Head Coast
Guard Station is puzzled over
the meaning of the latest omen
in his vicinity. which, came
ashore from the-broad Atlantic
in the form OF a whale some
,4S feet in length. that was
beached near his station last
Friday night, and is now till-
ing the air with tremendous
odors for miles around, seem
ingly bringing the entire buz-
zard population OF North Caro-
lima to the scene.
1t was only few weeks ago that
Mrs Ethcridge, upon wishing for
mess of fish for her table, heard
noise outside the kitchen door
and discovered Il full-Size, live anu
Srluirming herring, that had fallen
from the clutches of a fish hawk
ON the way to its nest. But Capt.
Walter declared the whale came
in response. to no wish of his, and
Judging from the size of the Odor,
he believes the whale died of ill
ness. right after it discharged the
prophet Jonah back, OH dry land.
The whale is presumed to be Il young
one, supposedly injured by some
ship. which caused its death.
At any rate, the arrival of the
whale created sensation ana
drew crowds from miles around to
witness the appearance of crea-
ture formerly seen In great num-
bers off the North Carolina Coast,
but now almost extinct. Curious
people punctured the whales hide
with their knives to see the oil run
ont. Many discovered for the first
time that the whale is not Il fish,
but mammal. that suckles It's
Young. and functions otherwise as
animals do. The whale is Il mani
NAL, just as Il COW or horse anu
resembles a fish externally because
it is adapted to inhabit the same
element.
People living on the beach i'll the
vicinity Of the whale might realize
several hundred dollars, II their
hoses would allow them to salvage
the whalebOne and blubber. Some
of them contend that the whale is
II wreck, and should be turned over
to the Underwriters, and sold by
the wreck commissioner to the high
est bidders, but the whale, which
happens to be female, must be
deodorized before either wreck COM
miSSioncrs or bidder will appear
on the scene.
Captain Etheridse, who was away
from his station several days last
week. declared that not in all his
career Us q Coast Guard, has such
q stink bcen raised following his
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-15
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE

The quarterly NJ Il. Conference
will he held at Camden Courthouse
OH May 16 and II at two o'clock
Preaching at eight o'clock on
Saturday night, and 11Ao'clock Sun.
day by Rev. c. B. Cdlbreth, Pre-,
siding Elder. The following pro,
gram has been arranged.
Devotional Services. Reverend A.
B. Crumpler; The Work of the
Young People, Reverend Daniel
Lane; The Sunday School, Reverend
W. Y. Phipps; The Spirit and EX-
preston of BeneyOlence, DR.. n. H.
ID. Wilson; The Forgotten Man,
Reverend c. B. Culbreth; The
Model Church, Reverend G. L.
Thrift.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-15

completely.
Over in the Fourth Ward Elden
Davis seems to stand higher than
Mr.. Weatherly, who has served his
town for four years.. Mr.. Davis
got 70 votes, against 46 for Wealth
erly. Why old Mr.. Charlie Over
man, the horsetrader, got &C votes,
and would have been Alderman, if
Mr.. Davis hadn't come out at the
last minute.
$50 it looks like our duty to offer
the new city officers our best judge
ment, stand by them in their good
work, encourage them to do right,
and depend on THE INDEPEN-
DENT to let us know when they
don't" concluded the Soda Jerker.
THE INDEPENDENT will do
that thing all right" said the Bank
Clerk.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-15
MARKETING SERVICE FOR -.
LOCAL POTATO GROWERS

X. l.. Sutton, who last year, serv.
ed as Market reporter for the Gov.
ernment at this city, will return
this year, to assure local growers Of
prompt reports on potato movements
and prices daily, thruout the season.
Mr.. Sutton will begin his duties
June >. and in addition, q certified
pOtuto inspection service will be-
gin The former service is paid for
by local dealers cooperating with
the Cha amber of Commerce.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-15
DOESN'T WANT
HIS WIFEBACK
Young Pasquotank Farmer Not
Anxious For Girl Who
Left Him

The disappearance OF Mrs.
Minnie Pendleton wife of Car
roll Pendleton, a young farmer
of Bob White Fork this Coun-
ty. who left her home last
week, is still a source of COM
ment and mystery among the
neighbors. Her husband,
heartbrokcn at first over his
wife's disappearance, is max
ing no effort to locate her.
Altho he believes he knows of her
whereabouts, he says he wouldn't
give one cent to get up with her,
and wouldn't take her back under
any consideration. Mrs. Pendleton
was "a years old, and had been mar
ried eight years. She lived i'll Il
cozy little home, with her husband,
who is d hardworking young farmer
of 2S. Her husband was devoted
to her, but she was not strong, and
there were 10 children in the home.
Mrs. PendletOn left home shortly
before noon on Monday of last
week, coming to Elizabeth City with
q neighbOr. She brought her travel
ling bag with her, and stopped at
the telegraph office and sent mes
sage. A woman who was with her
at the time, told that the message
was to a man formerly of the Dry
Ridge section, who left this county
in December for Florida, and cOn-
tanned instructions to meet her at
the train. She then took the noon
train going south.
Mrs. Pendleton told none of her
friends of her plans. Sarah Poole,
14-year-Old colored girl, who works
in the neighborhood. states that the
young wife cOnfided to her several
days ago that she was planning to
leave her husband. The Poole girl
says Mrs. PendletOn showed her a
roll of bills and made the statement
that she might come back sometime
to see who her husbands next wife
will be.
Carroll pendletOn, is ut loss
to understand why his wife left
him. He says there was no notice
able lack of affection on her part.
The fact that he was once SUSPECT
Gus of one William Norris, widow
er of some 40-odd years who lived
in the Dry Ridge section until last
December, had been almost forgot
ten.
Young PendletOn married his
wife when she was 1G. She is the
daughter of Charles Cartwright, d
well-known farmer of that section.
The couple lived together happily
for 13 months, when they broke up
housekeeping the girl living with
her parents, while the husband was
in the army. He was in the service
nine months, and when he returned
home, the couple went back to
housekeeping. Young Pendleton is
a hard-wOrking, farmer, who ap-
pears to be little given to affection
ate demonstrations Looking ahead
to the future, he saved his money,
and had acquired not only a COM
Portable little home, but recently
bought small farm. He remem-
bers now that his wife had been
making up clothes for several
months, but paid little attention to
the fact at the time.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-15
WALKER WITH CHEssON

Roy f. Walker, who was beer
identified with the clothing bust
ness for several years, and who has
been III business in this city fol
sometime, is now in charge of the
Mems Department Of the store OF
f. S. ChessOn & Son. Mr.. Walker
is Il native of Maple, Currituck
County, and is we'll and fayorably
known thruout this section.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-15
First Ward

Srh lGrIUitng thr members of
Dsol who carry over this time,
s@IIOw>:
"ard:r. y. Morgan. Super
fN "i tn" public school
"; anil /. l.. Armstrong.
'raI'r and j"rkcy.
," Warl: Louis Anderson.
yuan; and -. Ray Kramer.
"anI; =. e. rohoon. In
la0: and J. !. Hughes.
Ne Dry Good> merchant.
h l "ar'j: +. N. Davis. Sew
'uIllr dealer: and f. J..
"n>mlih ami 'igr merchant.
No Public Docks Yet,
lu@ provide ~. .uoo in bonds
'Pa' do"k> went down i'm
eppJ ~,s,, "'sI vol" against it in
h6 Of f%Ii ,r;.. '.'"S Il fa'tor in
H. ,..,"., .''.> I'''f"riant meas
2 rar city, rbrrr n.ia~ l"p'''Ir lunar
w. ca>, asnfa,, +. "',.tS mi,,, "1,,c MY
But it WIS ,a., st., w.t., t.,..,',-.'' -"
@,pr uho >,a,.., h..,,,'. wv" ,,.I,', use
p aain>, il, '''''''' was
tNp i ,,f,, D..
|Gbrnp,n' N r.'. ,,.'. " I.," one, and
|" T. l.. L },r...,a ,, "
\, As'''l'"IIy '' held the propcrty +y
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-15

absence from his station. Summer
residents of Nags Head are hoping
something will be done about re-
moving the whale before the cot
tage season opens.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-15

MISS PAULINE SKINNER
EVERYBODY likes the clever
stunts of Miss Polly Skinner, whe
often scores i'm the home talent
shows of Elizabeth City. You will
find her cheerfully taking part In
nearly every show that is staged in
Elizabet hCity, and usually in a
leading role. Miss Skinner is Secre.
tary to Superintendent Sheep of the
Elizabeth City, and usually in a
the most clever and attractive girls
to have graduated i'm the local high
school. She is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. L. E. Skinner. ZOeller
Photo.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-15

DR.. J. d. Hathaway is now locat-
ed in the Hinton Bldg. Take the
elevator. advt.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-15

To treat animals and Inferior
well is a mark of breeding and ciyi.
lization. (Should the likes and hates
Of interiors be Indifferent to us!)
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-15

DR.. ]. D. Hathaway is now locat-
ed in the Hinton Bldg. Take the
elevator. advt.