Zorah News, January 17, 1927

The following is from the New Bernian of January 18, 1927:

ZORAH, Jan. 17--Miss Eloise Wiley of this section spent the weekend with Miss Madie Bell Franks at Ernul.
  Guy Wetherington of Hallsboro spent Saturday night and Sunday with his mother, Mrs. H.B. Wetherington.
  Miss Mae Ipock of Jasper, who is teaching school at Clayton [sic, should be Caton], spent the week-end at home.
  Mr. and Mrs. L.M. Sutton were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Toler Sunday evening.
  Henry Wetherington and son, Lewis, who are working at Havelock spent the week-end at home.
  Misses Oleta, Ora, and Mary Gray Wetherington were visitors at the home of Mrs. Nannie Toler Sunday evening.
  A large crowd attended Sunday school at New Haven church Sunday afternoon.
  Several new families have recently moved to this community.
  Mr. and Mrs. Bill Toler were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Toler Sunday afternoon.

About a week later, the following article appeared (New Bernian, January 26, 1927):

ZORAH, Jan. 25--Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Toler and daughter, Thelma, spent Sunday at Bridgeton.
  Mr. and Mrs. Bill Toler spent the week-end at Spring Garden.
  Dalton Roberson, Mack Norman, Albert Morris, Hodil Norman [Hudie? Norman], and Hyman Stubbs were visitors at New Haven Church Sunday afternoon.
  Luther Lane, Miss Sena Knox and Miss Edna Whitford motored to Edwards Sunday.
  Miss Mae Ipock returned home Sunday evening.
  Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Rowe of Beaufort County spent Sunday afternoon at Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Stilley's home.
  Holmes Turner of New Bern passed this section en route to C.B. Wetherington's home.
  Mr. and Mrs. Luther Sutton of Vanceboro spent Sunday  at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Norman.
  T.E. Whitford and son, Edgar, motored to Edwards Sunday morning.
  There will be a minstrel show and a box party combined at Coyton [sic, should be Caton] School Saturday Jan. 29. All are invited.
  Mr. and Mrs. H.W. Wetherington spent Sunday evening at the home of Mrs. H.B. Wetherington.
  Henry Wetherington and son left Monday morning for Havelock.

Eloise Wiley was the daughter of John Redding Wiley and Effie B. Price and was born about 1914, while Madie Bell Franks was the daughter of Daniel R. Franks. [1930 census records for Pamlico and Craven Counties].
  Guy Wetherington was the son of Henry Bryan Wetherington and Laura Toler. He was born in 1894 and died in 1948.
  I don't have much information on Mae Ipock, other than she was a teacher.
  L.M. Sutton married Dorcas Knox. Bill Toler married Nan Ipock.
  Henry Willis Wetherington and son Louis Henry Wetherington worked with North Carolina Pulp Company.
  Misses Oleta, Ora and Mary Gray Wetherington were the daughters of Henry Willis Wetherington.
  Bill and Nan Ipock Toler were visiting his sister, Tom and Lucy Toler Toler.

Beginning with the second article, James Robert Toler and Celia H. Stilley Toler and daughter Thelma went to Bridgeton.
  Bill and Nan Ipock Toler went to Spring Garden, probably visiting some of Aunt Nan's family.
  Dalton Roberson later married Gladys Sutton; Albert Morris is possibly the son of Ed and Augusta Jones Morris; Hudie Norman was son of John Henry and Victoria Toler Norman; while nothing further is known about Hyman Stubbs.
  Luther Lane married Essie Knox, the sister of Sina Knox. Edna Whitford is probably Edna Earle Whitford, daughter of David Purifoy Whitford and Grace Leona Price.
  Mae Ipock (see above comments).
  Jesse and Sina Stilley Rowe lived in Blounts Creek and were visiting her brother Joshua Stilley and his wife Penny Toler Stilley.
  I'm not sure who Holmes Turner is, but he was visiting Charlie Bryan Wetherington, son of Henry Bryan Wetherington.
  Luther Sutton (see above L.M. Sutton) was visiting George Norman, no further information on him.
  T.E. Whitford should be I.E. (Ira E.) and his son Edgar.
  The other families mentioned in the article are identified above.
 

Zorah News, January 16, 1904

The following is from the New Bern Daily Journal of January 19, 1904:

  ZORAH, January 16th.
  Mr. I.R. Whitford of this place, has been elected keeper of the Neuse River bridge.
  Miss Amanda Whitford and Mr. J.R. Wiley went to Clayroot last Saturday.
  Larry Alston, the little son of Mr. D.P. Whitford, caused his people considerable anxiety last week by putting a bean in his nose.
  The recent bad weather has caused our schools to stop several days.
  Mrs. Mary Tunstall is quite sick with grip. Dr. Primrose of New Bern is attending her.
  Mrs. W.D. Toler is in quite a critical condition. She has been lying unconscious since Friday noon. Her recovery is doubtful.
  Mr. Jas. O. Wiley and sister, Miss Rosa, are visiting their sister Mrs. R.E. Lathinghouse, near Vanceboro.
  Mr. and Mrs. B.C. Whitford went to New Bern yesterday to visit their son, Mr. J.R. Whitford.
  Mr. Ransom Booth of Pollocksville is visiting at Zorah.
  The young people of our place had a very enjoyable dance at Mr. W.R. Arthur's last night.

  I.R. Whitford is Ira Romonas Whitford (1880-1948), son of Bryan Cox Whitford and Margaret Jane Wiley. He is probably the J.R. Whitford in the 8th paragraph that B.C. Whitford is going to see in New Bern.
  Amanda Rhesa Whitford (1877-1965) was the daughter of Stephen Edward Whitford and Artemisia Tuten. J.R. Wiley is probably John Redding Wiley (1877-1961), son of Azariah Wiley and Ellen Ann Stilley.
  Larry Alston Whitford continued his love for botany as a long-time professor at North Carolina State University.
  Mary Tunstall (1828-1906) was the widow of Alfred B. Tunstall (1828?-1903). She was the daughter of Calvin Morris and Sallie Reel. Both Mary and Alfred are buried in High Bridge Cemetery.
  Mrs. W.D. Toler (nee Sarah "Sally" Knox) was the daughter of William R. "Bill" and Dorcas Knox. She married William David "Willie" Toler. She died January 17, 1904, from complications following childbirth. The child also died. Both were buried in "Bethel Burying Ground" (now High Bridge Cemetery), but were later re-interred at the Knox Family Cemetery.
  James O'Neal (O'Neill) Wiley, Rosa Wiley, and Mrs. R.E. Laughinghouse (Nancy "Nannie" Wiley), were the children of Azariah F. Wiley and Ellen Ann "Nellie" Stilley, and the siblings of John Redding Wiley mentioned above.
  Ransom Booth was the son of Merritt Booth and the brother of Julia Booth (married Fred Willis Toler) and Claud Booth (and others).
  W.R. Arthur was William Roberson Arthur (1867-1929). He married Nancy Pauline O'Neal.

Zorah News, January 4, 1904

  The following article is from the New Bern Daily Journal of January 6, 1904:

  Christmas passed of[f] very pleasantly at our place. Dancing seemed to have been the order of the day among the young people, there being as many as five during the holidays.
  Among our older, hunting was the chief source of amusement. Mr. A.D. Whitford killed a fine deer, others killing squirrels, birds, etc., in considerable numbers.
  Among the visitors at Zorah during the holidays not already mentioned were Mr. Herbert Stilley and Miss Bettie Knox of Washington, Messrs. Arthur Simpson and Amos Bell of Onslow County, Mr. Paul O'Neal of Kinston and Mr. Jno. M. Whitford of Kinston, Miss Clara Mills of Blounts Creek, Mr. T.A. Tuten and Miss Ruth Adams of Edward, Mr. Gales Yates and Mr. Peter Hill and sister, Miss Viney, all of Gilead, Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Harris and family of Vanceboro, and Hon. I.W. Miller and family of Alliance.
  Mr. G.A. Whitford made a business trip to Greenville last week.
  Mr. E.G. Wise of Pamlico was at Zorah Friday.
  Mr. D.M. Peel has recently moved from here to Mr. Fred Rowe's place near New Bern.
  Our place is coming to the front in the way of marriages just now. Mr. Robert Toler and Miss Celia Stilley both of this place were happily married yesterday by Mr. J.H. O'Neal, justice of the peace.
  Another wedding was reported but we do not know whether it took place.

  A.D. Whitford could be Addison Purifoy Whitford (Addie...A.D.?), otherwise I can locate no Whitford with initials A.D.
  According to the 1900 Census for Washington, Beaufort County, Herbert M. Stilley was the son of Thomas E. and Pauline Stilley, and lived at 412 North Second Street in Washington. Herbert was born in February 1889. Living in the same household was Bettie Knox (single), born in January 1850, and was a "Servant" of the Stilley household. [Year: 1900; Census Place:  Washington,  Beaufort,  North Carolina; Roll: 1182; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1241182. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.] Bettie was probably Elizabeth Knox, William R. (Bill) Knox's sister, and aunt of Charles B. (Charlie) Knox.
  I am not sure of the connection with Arthur Simpson, Amos Bell of Onslow County or. Paul O'Neal of Kinston. O'Neal may have been related to the O'Neal family who lived on the Hill's Neck Road near McRay Whitford's present home. Nor am I sure of the connection with Clara Mills.
  Jno. M. Whitford is John Malcolm Whitford, son of Lewis David Whitford and Rosa Keul Tuten Whitford.
   T.A. Tuten may be Thomas Atkins Tuten, son of Thomas A.E. Tuten and nephew of Rosa K. Tuten Whitford. Gales Yates was a son of Josephine Tuten Yates and also a nephew of Rosa K. Tuten Whitford. Peter and Viney (Lovina) Hill were neighbors of Gales Yates in 1900, but I am unsure of who Ruth Adams is, or Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Harris, I.W. Miller, or E.G. Wise, at present.
  G.A. Whitford is Gilbert Arthur Whitford (Sr.), son of Bryan Cox Whitford and Margaret Jane Wiley.
  D.M. Peel[e] is Duncan McRae Peele married Emma Knox (in 1895). Emma was the daughter of Bill and Dorcas Knox, and sister of Charles B. Knox.
  Robert Toler is James Robert Toler, son of James Lawrence Toler and Sina Ann Dunn. Celia Stilley is the daughter of William Joyner Stilley and Elizabeth Taylor Dunn (sister of Sina).
 
 
 

Martin Whitford Family Bible

Whitford-Smith-Whitehurst-Spite Family Bible

Original in possession of W. Richard Faulkner, Salisbury, NC, April 2011. 

Transcribed by Victor T. Jones, Jr., from photographs provided by W. Richard Faulkner, and from viewing the original. 

[New Testament Page]
The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Newly Translated out of the Original Greek: And with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. By His Majesties Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches. Oxford: Printed by John Baskett, Printer to the University, M DCC XXIII [i.e. 1723] 
[penciled in near bottom of page]
Nancy mother of H.P. Whitehurst
Daughter of Martin Whitford. 

[page 1]
Sarah Smith wife of Thos. Smith was born [illegible] the 19th in the year of our Lord God 1762.  
Nancy Whitford daughter of Marten Whitford and Marry his wife was born the 23 day of march in the year of our Lord & Saviour 1783. 
Betsey Smith daughter of Tho[s Smith] & Sarah his wife was born the [torn] of July, in the yeare of our Lord [&] Saviour 1781. 
John Smith Son of Thomas Smith [torn] his wife was born the 8 day of March [in] the yeare of our Lord & Saviour 1783. 
Polley Smith daughter of Thos. Smith and Sarah his wife was born April the 30 1785. 
Salley Smith daughter of Thos. Smith and Sarah his Wife was born Febury the 7 1788. 
Polley Smith daughter of the Same parents was bornd the 6 day of [faded in photo] 1791. 
Solomn Smith son of the same parents was born June the 5th day 1793. 

[page 2, End of the Apocrypha]
John Whitford son of Martin Whitford and Mary his wife was bornd October the 9, 1766.
One thousand seven hundred & sixty six. 
William Whitford son of Thos: Whitford and Sara his wif was born Novmbear ye 21 day about half an ouer past on oClok in ye aftrn. In year of our Lord God 1752 [photo has year cut off, year provided by W. Richard Faulkner] 
Henrey Purify Whithust Son of Shadrick Whithust and Nancy his wife was Bornd August the 19th day 1813. [Photo has the 9 in 19th cut off, day provided by W. Richard Faulkner] 

[page 3]
Thomas Spite son of Willum Spite and Elesabeth his wif was born Novmbear ye fost day in year of our lord God 1752
& mar marred on November forth day  David Whitford. [year of marriage not given] 

[page 4]
David R. Whitford son of John Whitford and Hollon his wife was bornd July the 30th Day in the year of our Lord—1784. 
Celia Whitford Daughter of John Whitford and Hollon his wife was born the 19th [in gutter of Bible and illegible on photo] of April in the year of our lord [in gutter of Bible]. 
Marten Whitford [smeared]
Martin Whitford Departed this Life November the 16th Day 1804. Aged 70 years and one month. 

[page 5]
Martin Whitford his Book
ana domney 174_ 

[page 6, end page of the Prophets]
God do men this book attend my book and hart Shall never part and this you See remember Me.
Martin Whitford 176[torn] 
Elezabeth Spite daftar of William Spite & Elezabeth his Wife Was born May ye fost in ye year of our Lord 1752. 

[page 6]
[Several entries too faint to read names, dates of 1710 and 1729 stand out.] 
Fanna giddens daughter of Agnes Giddens borned Junerary the 22 1782.
S
Sarah W 

[page 7, page before Tables]
John Whitford Son of Thomas Whitford and Sarah his wife War bornd October the first Day in the year of our Lord 1744.
[An entry written over and very faint.] 
John Whitford and Hollon his wife Was marred Apriel the 11th day 179[in gutter of book] 
John Whitford departed this life October the 8th 1829 about one Oclock in the morning  on Thursday after eleven days illness aged 63 Sixty three years lacking one day. 

[page 8]
[Several faint entries date 1740 legible on one.] 
Omeata boy called Jhon Mergn was born febrary ye 11 1748. Sold to Artar Jonston and is fre at thorty one year old sold by Thomas Whitford. 
Richard Whitford son of John Whitford and Sarah his wife was Bornd Desember the 12 day 1770. 
John Whi
John hear they was Bornd Desember the 18—1759. 

[page 9, page before Index]
John Whitford, Son of Thomas W and Sarah his wife was bornd October the first Day [in] the year of our Lord God 174[4] 
Elezabeth Whitford dafter of Thos. Whitford Was born July ye 24 day in ear of Our Lord God 1732. 
Marten Whitford son of Thos. Whitford and Sara his Wif Was born Otobr Ye fost 1 day in year of our Lord God 1734.

Ancient News, April 1916

The following is from the April 6, 1916, Semi-Weekly Sun Journal:

NEWS FROM ZORAH

Special Correspondence.
ZORAH, N.C., April 5--We are having some fine weather now, and the farmers are busy getting ready to plant their seeds.
Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Caton were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. A.P. Whitford Sunday.
Mr. Levi Connoway and sister, Gladys, were the guests of Miss Mary Knox Sunday afternoon.
Miss Nina Gaskins visited Miss Janie Toler Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Columbus Booth, Mr. Artis Whitford, C.H. Booth, and Ed Booth were the guests of Mr. Zeffie Toler Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Gaskins and litte son, Alois, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Gaskins, Sunday.
Messrs. Jimmie Toler and Mack Norman made a call at Mr. J.R. Gaskins' Saturday night.
Mr. Jessie Gaskins, Zeffie Toler, and Addie Stilley made a business trip to Truitt Sunday afternoon.
Miss Nina Gaskins and Jimmie Toler were out walking Sunday afternoon.
Mr. John Rowe took a pleasant trip through Penciltucky Sunday.
Miss Katie Gaskins was the guest of Miss Annie Toler Sunday morning.
Mr. Zeffie Toler made a call at Mr. J.R. Gaskins' Monday morning.
Misses Oma and Katie Gaskins are visiting their brother at Broad Creek.
The little black horse is still tied at Mr. Duffy Price's gate.
Our school closed March 30th. We all had a nice time.
Listen for the wedding bells the 16th.          SWEETHEART.

  Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Caton are Lewis Bryan Caton and Arnecia Toler Caton. They were visiting Arnecia's sister Permelia Toler Whitford and Addison Purifoy Whitford.

  Levi and Glady Connoway should be Conway. Gladys would be briefly married to Mr. Jimmy Toler.

  All of the Gaskinses mentioned are the children of J.R. [John Riley] Gaskins and Penelope Elizabeth Toler Gaskins. I'm not sure which brother was living at Broad Creek at the time, but probably Elbert Gaskins.

  The only local marriage I can find on April 16, 1916, is Mack Wetherington to Mary Knox. More on this next time.

Ancient News--Zorah, March 1916

The following is from the March 30, 1916, Semi-Weekly Sun Journal:

Zorah News Items

Special Correspondence.
ZORAH, N.C., March 30--We have been in a slumber for a long time, and have just awoke. We want to hear from Truitt and Askin once more.
Our boys have organized a baseball team and will play Saturday afternoon at Mr. H.B. Wetherington's. Everybody is invited to attend.
Mr. Guy Wetherington and Mr. Henry Caton spent Sunday at Small.
Miss Essie Toler was the guest of Miss Nina Gaskins Saturday night.
Mr. Artis Whitford was the guest of Mr. Claude Booth Sunday.
Mrs. Ardel Toler and children of Forest are visiting friends and relatives at this place.
Mrs. John Booth of Oriental is visiting at this place.
Mr. Guy Wetherington has purchased a new buggy. Look out girls!
Miss Bessie Norman spent Sunday at Penciltucky.
Master Clifford Toler won the price at Vanceboro commencement for a high jump, and Miss Neva Whitford won the prize for running.
Miss Mary and Essie Knox spent Sunday afternoon with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Knox.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Stilley and little son, James, spent Sunday at Mr. Isaiah Toler's.
Mr. Mack Wetherington was a guest of Miss Mary Knox Saturday night.
Mr. Harvey Toler was the guest of Miss Essie Knox Sunday.
Our school will close March 30, which has been taught by Miss Bertha Pipkin of Forest.
Everybody is looking forward to a pleasant time at the county commencement. Hope it will be a grand success.
Listen! The wedding bells will soon be ringing.
With best wishes to the Sun Journal.               JUST WE TWO.

Mrs. Ardel Toler and children are Minnie Ardell Pipkin Toler, the widow of Silas G. Toler, and their children Herman and Mavis. Silas died in 1914.

Penciltucky has never been positively identified, but based on other posts, it appears to be a "community"  up what is now Stair Ridge Road (off of the Cayton Road where Cayton Hunting Club has their camp). No one knows where the name came from, either.

Mr. Mack Wetherington eventually married Miss Mary Knox. And had he lived, Harvey Toler would have probably married Essie Knox. Harvey died in 1917, and Essie would marry Mr. Luther Lane.

Miss Bertha Pipkin, the school teacher, would marry Mr. Charles H. Toler in December 1916. The Forest is another name for the Antioch community.

Ancient News--February 1931

The following was published in the New Bernian of February 11, 1931:

Caton News

Rev. Mack Prescott filled his regular appointment at New Haven church Sunday and preached to quite a large audience.
Miss Dezel Stilley spent Sunday with Miss Kathleen Cayton.
Miss Annis Whitford spent Sunday with Miss Lena Toler.
Miss Mae Ipock and Mrs. Lee Atkinson, who teaches here, spent last week-end in New Bern.
Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Tripp, of Washington, spent the week-end with Mrs. Tripp's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Toler.
Mrs. Lee Atkinson is still ill at her home in New Bern. We hope that she will soon be able to resume her duties at school. Miss Delphia Stilley is acting as her substitute.
Misses Kathleen and Muriel Gray Cayton visited Miss Ella Mae Toler Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Knox, Miss Esther Stilley and Durwood Cayton visited friends in Bridgeton Sunday.

Ancient News--February 1906

The following is from the New Bern Daily Journal of March 3, 1906:

Zorah--Feby 28--Our farmers are busily engaged in making fences and clearing land, preparing for another crop.
Mrs. Jane Whitford who has been sick the past year, doesn't seem to get much better.
Mr. A.R. Whitford who went to Newport News some time ago, came home last week to see his mother.
Mr. G.A. Whitford went to Washington Saturday.
Miss Carrie Tunstall returned to her school in Jones County last week.
Mrs. Amanda Tuten of Edward spent last week at Mr. Silas Fulcher's.
Mr. J.M. Whitford and sister Miss Lizzie O'Neil spent Saturday night with relatives near Edward.
Messrs. Billy Yates and Jesse Latham of Gilead, spent Saturday night and Sunday at Mrs. Rose Whitford's.
Our Friendship and Pinetree schools had an exciting game of ball Friday afternoon, which resulted in a score of 14 to 21 in favor of Friendship.
Mr. S.M. Brinson our County Superintendent was here last week looking after our schools and delivered some able addresses on education which were highly appreciated by our students. He talks of consolidating our schools before another year.
Miss Rhesa Yates of Gilead is visiting relatives here.
Miss Susie Wetherington spent Monday night with Misses Mary and Cora Whitford.
Mr. and Mrs. J.O. Wiley of Cool Spring, visited relatives here last week.
Master Ivie Toler who has been spending a while on Blounts Creek returned home Friday.

Jane Whitford is Margaret Jane Wiley Whitford, wife of Bryan C. Whitford. She would eventually die in June 1906. A.R. Whitford is her son, Addison Rudolph, as is G.A. Whitford (Gilbert Arthur).
Carrie Tunstall may be Amanda Caroline Tunstall, daughter of Peyton Randolph Tunstall. If so, she later married Robert Pipkin.

Mrs. Amanda Tuten is Amanda Hollon Toler Tuten, daughter of Charles and Caroline Tunstall Toler and wife of Claudius E. Tuten. She is the sister of Mrs. Silas Fulcher (nee Verena Caroline Toler).

J.M. Whitford is John Malcolm Whitford, son of Lewis D and Rosa Tuten Whitford. There is a mistake here, in that Lizzie O'Neal is a cousin, not his sister. There is probably a line missing from this sentence, as in the New Bern Weekly Journal of 2 March 1906, is a "Durhams Creek" column which states: "Misses Mary Whitford and Lizzie Oneal, accompanied by Mr. John Whitford, all of Zorah, were the guests of Miss Maud Tuten on Saturday and Sunday."

Billy Yates is William Gilbert Yates, son of Weston and Josephine Tuten Yates, and nephew of Mrs. Rose Tuten Whitford. I'm not sure who Jesse Latham is at the moment. Rhesa Yates is the sister of Billy Yates [the name is also spelled Yeates].

Susie Wetherington is the daughter of Henry Bryan and Laura Toler Wetherington. She would later marry Mary's and Cora's brother Ira, all children of Lewis D. and Rosa Tuten Whitford.

J.O. Wiley is James O'Neill Wiley, son of Azariah F. and Ellen Ann "Nellie" Stilley Wiley. He married Della Whitford, daughter of William David and Florence Ipock Whitford.

Ivie Toler is actually Evie Toler, son of John A. and Susan (Rosa) Wiley Toler.

Zorah News, January 30, 1902

The following is from the New Bern Daily Journal of February 1, 1902:

ZORAH
---
Dangerous and Exciting Runaway. Personals. Rainy Weather.

Jan. 30--The mild weather of several days has been succeeded by a decided drop in temperature. A slow rain began to fall about 7:30 this morning and has continued through the greater part of the day.
A very interesting and dangerous runaway occurred here last week. Mr. H.A. Brown, Jr., of your city [i.e. New Bern] was in our section and while stopping to shut a gate, his horse started off and soon became frightened and ran away with the buggy. About a mile away he overtook Mr. G.A. Whitford who pulled his horse out of the road, grabbed a rail and as the running horse came up struck him on the head, breaking the rail, but failing to stop him, he jumped in his buggy and ran his horse after the other for a mile and a half. But of course he could not get from his buggy to the other, so he stopped took his horse out, and started on again on horseback, in pursuit. In the meantime, the runaway had overtaken Mr. B.C. Whitford, who driving quietly along, little dreaming of any danger, was suddenly startled a horse dashing into the hind part of his buggy, but he had the presence of mind to catch the bridle and stop him. He had only just succeeded in doing so when G.A. came galloping up in a hot chase. The horse had run four miles and the only damage he did was to break the back and one brace of Mr. Whitford's buggy. Everybody on the way had given them the road and looked on with dilated eyes.
It is a forcible reminder of the people in Gilpin's Ride, who opened the gates and cleared the way thinking it was on a wager.
Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Price little son, of Askin, spent last Thursday night with their daughter near Zorah.
Misses Mamie and Bessie Gaskins were the guests of Mrs. D.P. Whitford Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr. C.D. Fulcher of this place will soon go to New Town Pitt county where he has a position.
P.

The H.A. Brown mentioned appears to be the Hansy A. Brown listed in the 1900 Census as a 64 year old surveyor living at #25 Johnson Street in New Bern.
G.A. Whitford is Gilbert Arthur Whitford, while B.C. Whitford is Bryan Cox Whitford, Gilbert's father.
The mention of "Gilpin's Ride" refers to a poem by William Cowper titled "The Diverting History of John Gilpin" which was a popular children's book, and is available for reading on Project Gutenberg's website.
W.H. Price is William Henry Price, with his wife Mary and little son Milan. I'm not sure who the daughter is, but could be Grace Leona Price Whitford, wife of David P. Whitford (the Mrs. D.P. Whitford also mentioned above). Mamie and Bessie Gaskins were the daughters of Alfred Gaskins.
C.D. Fulcher is the Charles Daniel Fulcher and the son of Silas and Verena Caroline Toler Fulcher.