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VOL. 5 AHOSKIE, N. C., JANUARY 15. 1915.j NO."^
Tate Machinery A Supply Co.,
Uttlete* N. C.
MACHINERY SPECIALISTS
Everything in Machinery and Suppliei
Dr. C. g Powell
OENTI8T
OFFICE '
OVEH S.J. DILDAY'8 STORE
AHOSKIE, N. C.
A/In borne da Wlnborne
Benj. B. Winterne
Stanley WinborAe
Attorneye-at-Law
MURFREESBORO, N. C.
Fbonaa No. 17 and 21.
Edgar Thomae Snipes
Attorney-at-Law
Loans Negotiated
Real Estate Bought and SoldJ
Office: 2nd Floor J. W. Godwin. Jr.. Bldg
AHOSKIE. N. C.
R. R. ALLEN
Dealer In
SASH. DOORS. BLINDS. WINDOW
GLASS. HARDWARE. PAINTS
AND BUILDING MATERIALS "
GENERALLY "?
Wholesale and Retail
Ne. V27 Washington Square
SUFFOLK. VA.
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sash, doors, hardware,
PAINTS. LIME, CEMENT. SEWER 1
PIPE. CART MATERIAL, MILL 1
SUPPLIES, STOVES, RANGES - I
AND ETC. CLOSE PRICES. i
MAIL ORDER8 SOLICITED
AND OBLIGE.
E. L. FOLK CO.
No. ?17-910 Washington Square
SITl-'OI.K. VA.
W. W. ROGERS !
Attorney-at-Law
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Prompt Attention Given to All
Buaineoa.
ah0sk1e. N. C.
C. Wallace Joaes
Attorney end Councelor.At-I.aw I
WINTON. N. C. 1 i
Practice in all rourta. Loan* negotiat
ed. Soecial attention to eollectfona. (
Located in Bank of Winton
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D. L THOMAS 1
GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND
BUILDER - ,
Plana and Specification! furoiabedupon
application
Cement and Tile Work
Brick Work a Specialty
AHOSKIE. N. C.I
Roswell C- Bridger
Attorney-at-Law
WINTON. N. C.
J. R. EVANS
Practical Tin Roofer' and Sheet
?-> Metal Worker
? ^Prices Right.
MURFREESBORO. N. 0.
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FRANK G. TAYLOE
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Notary Public
Ahoskib, North Carolina.
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DR. L. G. SHAFER]
? SPECIALIST z=r
Id the examination of the Eye and
fitting Glasses at "MANHATTAN
HOTEL" Ahoskie every 3rd Wed
nesday. Artificial .eyes made to
order, perfect fit and match guar
anteed.
Home offie Rocky Mognt, N.C.
Combridge Hotel Building, First
Floor, Phone 662. .
It Really Dom Relieve Rheumatism.
Everybody who is afflicted With
Rheumatism in any form should
by all means keep a bottle of
Sloan's Liniment on hand. The
minute you feel pain or soreness
in a joint or muscle, bathe it with
Sloan's Liniment. Do not rub it.
Sloan's penetrates almost immedi
ately right to the seat of pain, re
lieving the hot. tender, swollen
feeding a/id making the part eaay
and comfortabl?. Get a bottle of
Sloan's Liniment for 26c. of any
" druggist and have'it in the bouse
?against Colds, Sore and Swollen
Joints. Lumbago. Sciatica and
like ailments. Your money back
if not satisfied, but it does give
almost instant relief. Buy a bot
tle to-day. Adv. *
HERTFORD COUNTY
. COMMISSIONERS VEEJ.
The Board of County Commis
sioner* of Hertford County met on
the 4tb day of January 1915, prev
ent 8. P. Winborne, C. E.
Bojette, H. H. Jones, J. N. Hol
lomon, J. A. Powell and E. J.
tieroek.
Proceedings of last meeting read i
and approved.
The following committees are !
continued until next meeting of
the board, to wit:
Committee on Murfreesboro 1
Bridge. '
Committee on building tenant
bouse at county home.
Committee on Hoggard Swamp
bridge and causeway.
Committee on repairing bridges ,
in St. Johns township. ~
Committee on wiring court house ?
for electric lights, ??'"-]
Committee on Burners Bridge
road. ,
uommitiee on cnecmng up omce ,
of Clerk Superior court.
Copunittee on building house (
over engine and pump at jail.
Committee to look after Anna
Newsome.
On motion, it is ordered that the j
Superintendent of county home ,
take Simon Debro to the home. ,
It is ordered that J. A. Powell i
and H. H. Jones appointed a corn- ]
mittee to see Dr. Thomas concern i
ing his log landing and make ar- |
rangements to rent same for pre
jent year and the committee is ]
given authority to subrent to other t
parties.
On motion it is ordered that C.
B. Godwin in St. Johns Township <
and D. N. Johnson, Harrellsville
Township be allowed to pay only i
nngle taxes.
It is ordered that J, 8. L*w- 1
rence be given permission to list i
for 1914 with the Register .of ]
Deeds.
Jno. C. Taylor appeared before
the board and requested " the
amount charged against Buck
Horn special school district for
eommissions on taxes etc., be re j
funded to said district; the matter j
deferred until next meeting of the
board. j
The coroner elect, Di. C. F. i
Griffin tendered his bond, which ,
was unainmously approved and ac- (
cepted..
On motion it is ordered that the <
Superintendent Health be given j
authority to buy sufficient amount ,
of sulphur to disinfect all school ,
houses. j
It is moved and carried that D. |
R. McUlohon and H. H. Jones be j
given authority to purchase a suit- |
able desk and foipguasbfnet for the',
office of Clerk Superior Court. I
The report of Superintendent |
Health received and filed.
Report of Clerk Superior Court ,
for fines and forfeitures etc., re- )
ceived and recorded. ,
The following jurors drawn -for |
February term of court, to wit: ,
\ Hugh Lee, Wm. J. Fergefson,
Jlenry T. Edwards. R, O. Whitley,
W. B. Hedgepeth, Auley J% Bry- |
gnt, Langley Liverman, C. T. ,
Griffith, B. B. Winborne' Jr., W. '
S. Nelson, M. E. Worrell, Jas. I. i
Griffin, J. H. Walrren, H. B. Vann,
T: L. Hollomon. Jack Browne, M.
R. Herring, O. R. Outland, J. M.
Blow. W. H. Britton, R. G. Har
rell, Jno. H. Harrell, M. E. Rid- -
dick, J. J. Futrell, Jas. Liverman,
J. A. Slade, Hunter Holloman,
J. R. Lassiter, W. B. Gillam. J.
T. Williams, G. B. Overton, G. 1
T. Brinkley, A. G. Bazomore, J.
A. Williams, J. S. Leary, Solon
Jernigan.
Tbe following amounts reported
turned over to the treasurer by
tbe several tax collectors:
W. J. Hill, Maneys Neck
township _$ 607.00
J. J. Parker, Murfrees
boro township 1,000.00
W. L. Matthews, Win
ton township 420.48
M. R. Sumner. St. Johns
township .... 661.00
B.N. Sykea. Harrellaviile
township December 209.37
B. N. Sykes, Harrellaviile
(Continued on Page Four.)
PbUatbea Class Business Meeting.
The Philathea Class held its re
gular business meeting with Mrs.
M. D. Curtis Monday afternoon.
January lltb., 1915, with fourteen
members present. After scripture
reading by the president Mrs. K.
L. Phelps we weie led in prayer
by Mrs. 0, G. Powell.
The following committees were
appointed:
Volunteer:?Misses- Dorris Jen
kins, Venie Howard and Mrs. L.
[, Jernigan.
Membership:?Mrs C. G. Pow
bII, Miss Lillian Bovette end Mrs.
3. K. Dilday.
Relief:?Miss Margaret 1 Ses
loma, Mrs. Z. V. Bellamy and
Miss Minnie Sessoms.
Social:?Mrs. M. D. Curtis,
Misses Sarah Brett and Bettie Ses
Kxns.
Nominating:?Mrs. C. Q. Pow
sll. Miss Nannie Newsome and
Mrs. S. E. Dilday.
The President then told tbe
luties of each committee and urg
;d them to carry tbem out.
Miss Girtrude Modlin and Mrs.
Jlaude Greene were appointed as
listant teachers.
It was decided to have a class
reorganization on third Sunday
n this month and all members ire
tipeeially urged to be present aixf
snlist on the new roll and see if
we can't do better work this year.
It was also decided to have two
rools, the active and inactive, or
lonorary.
The clask voted to meet nest
Monday night, January 18th., at
ihe church for tbe purpose of
practicing some songs.
After singing a hymn we were
lismissed.
Tbe hostess served light refre
ihments to tbe guests.
The class will meet with Miss
ifenie Howard on Monday after
ioon after the second Sunday in
February.?Reported.
Hov le Get Tbe News.
The other day a perfectly nice
ady called us up and with tears
o her voice reproved us for not
nentioning tbe fact that she had
iad a friend visiting her last week.
We told ber that she bad not let
is know anything about it and
therefore we did not know that she
iad a viator. Then she said.
'Well, you should/ have known.
L thought you were running a
newspaper." Wouldn't that rat
tle your slats! Some people think
that aD editor ought to be a cross
oetween Argus and Anna Eva
Fay. They seem to think that our
Sve senses are augmented by a
lixth that lets us know everything
that happens, even if we see.
hear, feel, taste or smell not.
Dear lady, editors are only human,
?r at least almost human. If you
have a friend visiting you, if you
ire going away, or have returned
from a visit out of town, if John
nie falls and breaks bis arm, if
your husband chops his toe instead
at a stick of wood, if anything
happens that makes you glad, or
sad, happy or mad, call us up.
fell us about it. That's the way
to get it in the way.?Wadesboro
Assonian.,
The Utter T
Some one has advanced the opin
ion that tbe letter "e" is the most
unfortunate letter in the English
alphabet, because it is always out
of cash, forever in debt, never out
of danger and in hell all tbe time.
For some reason, he overlooked
the /ortunste of tbe letter, as we
call his attention to the fact that
"e" is never in war and always in
peace. It is the beginning of ex
istence, tbe commencmen of ease
and tbe end of trouble. Without
it there would be no meat, no life
and no heaven. It is the center
of honesty, makes love perfect and
without it there would be no edi
tors, devils or news.?Fourth
estate.
Warranty Deeds for sale at the
Herald office She. the dozen
WHOLESALE ROBBERY
Theivaa Enter Store of GarroM A
Baker and Make Large Haul
af Dry Goods, Clothing
and Groceries
ZBB HARRELL. COLLQRED SHOT BY
ONE OE HIS GANG. -
One of the mutt daring robber
ies committed in Hertford Count?
was that of last Saturday night
when three colored men entered
the store of Oarrett A Baker,
Aboskie. They made their en
trance through a rear window
when a fraigb train was passing
through town. After they had
ransacked the store and helped
themselves to goods of every des
cription and were in the act of i
leaving with their booty, they
were taken by surprise when Eric
Garrett and Pembroke Baker came
down stairs from a room formerly
used for a bed room, and called to 1
them to hault, using a flash light 1
in their faces. It was then a scuf
fle ensued and Zeb Harrell was 1
shot through the shoulder. Har
rell afterwords staled that he
thought the shot was fired from a >
revolver in the bands of Kelly 1
Vaugban, a leader of the gang. 1
After things bad quieted down,
Vaughan having gone to bis home, 1
it was thought that there was 1
I another negro biding in the store
I and a search began. Low and be
hold Possum Wynn, an old time 1
offender, was discovered hiding 1
behind an iron safe in the front of
the store, x '
Boss Holloman was tfgitftiDetairs '
with the young white men but be
ing unarmed be did not come
down until things had quieted
down.
Sheriff Garrett and constable '
Gerock were notified and were on
the ground in short order. Dr.
Walker was also sent for to look
.after the wounded negro, whom it
is thought will recover.
A number of warrants were
issued and before sun up a dray
of the firm was pressed into ser
vice hauling stolen goods back to '
the store.
All day Sunday a crowd of on
lookers was gathered around the
store eager to see the thieves and
learn the developments.
Six to Jail.
Up to Sunday oigbt six bad
been givin a hearing and bound
over to Superior Court. They are
Zeb Harrell, Kelly Vaughan.
Possum Wynn, Geo. Harrell,
Henry Lewis and Buseell
Vaughan,
No one knows but the rogues
themselves how long tlhis has been
going on or the amount of goods
stolen from the firm.
Archibo Clarence Overton.
A. '
Many hearts were made sad on
Wednesday January 6th, when it
became known that Archibo Clar
ence the 6 yea^ld son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. C. Overton of Ahoskie,
was dead. His remains was taken
to the family burying ground at
the home of Mr. G. G. Overton.
After the funeral services were
conducted by Rev. C. L. Dowel!,
he was laid to rest by his little sis
ter Blanche, who died about S or
4 years ago. The writer knew
Clarence, to be a bright and pro
mising child, ever obedient and
loving to hjs parents, and to bis
little sister and brother he was de
voted: It is bard to understand
why God took this precious bud,
and obt it was so hard for the
broken hearted parents to giye
him up, but God knows best, so be
took Clarence to be with hlM. So
grieve not fond parents for Clar
ence ir at rest.
"Not now but in the coming
years,
It may be in a better land.
We'll read the meaning of those
tears, . .
And there; yes there, We'll under
stand."
A friend. 1
TM MM* MhuMMMIIIIM
Ikum of It* tonic and taxation rttd. laxa
tive sromoooikinsU batter tban ordinary
Sxinll ta head Raaiate"?tha fulTname and
look lor tba ItpMn of B. W, GftOVB. Be.
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The Round Dozen Club
? The Round Do ten Club woe en
tertajned by Mrs. J. W. Godwin
Friday on night January 8th. Q
The guests were uebered in by
Miee Ida Henry.
Altera abort businei eeaajon in
which the booka were exchanged,
duea collected a progressive game
engaged in, conaiatiug of four
tablea, at the first tabid the cople
who wrapped and tied the neuteat
box waa progreaaed, the aecond
table held a call bell and tlie gueata
bad to be blind folded and atrike
the bell with a cane. The couplea
at the third table had to gueaa the
oontenta of nome boxes which had
been securely wrapped and tied,
and at the fourth table boxes bad
to be shaped.
Then each gentleman had to
draw a route card and bis pardner,
together they had to follow direc
tions of their route, and just aa
each thought they had fouud the
object of cearcb they found anoth
er card directing them to another
place, after muoh fnn and scram
bling around each couple found a
little red box in which waa a dain
ty lunch which they were regneat
ed to eat.
The gueata a pent a moat enjoy
able evening?music waa rendered
by Mias Delia Doweil and Mrs. J.
N. Vann. ?
Miss Janey Cherry invited the
slub to meet with her next time.
January 22nd. I
Those present were: Misses _
Blanche Gerock, Delia Doweil,
[da Henry, Mrs. O. C. Kennely
Messrs D. P. Boyette, L. T. Wil
liams, J. H. Roberson, S. J.
Geary, Dr. U K. Walker Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Curtis, Mr. and Mrs.
J. N. Vann and Mr. and Mrs. M.
D. Curtis.
Reported.
Cotton Pool t Disaster. |
Fort Worth, Tex., January IS.? _
Pater Radford, National Lecturer
of the Farmers' Union, when aak
#d by a representative of the J
press today if the farmers of the N
South would apply for loans under Q
the terms of the $135,000,000 cot- n
ton pool, said:
"1 do not know of a banker in M
Texas or elsewhere who is willing Q
to lend money to the farmers at N
six per cent under the provisions n
of the pool and I do not think P
many farmers would care to quali- n
fy for a loan. It is to lie regretted B
that the officers of that movement ?
are not frank enough to admit .
that the failure of the pool is due
to inherent defects of the plan. It
has not only failed completely, but
it has indirectly cost Uie Southern
cotton producers millions of dol
lars. I think it can be truthfully
said that bad the plan never been
suggested, several millions of dol
lars would have been loaned
against cotton in the South by
many banks who subscribed to the
fund in good faith, and naturally,
with such a pledge becoming a
liability they might be called upon
to assume, they did not give con
siderations to makifcg direct loans
as the Southern banker has always
done, and as a result the pool cut
off the local money supply and
forced the cotton on {.he market.
I have no doubt the j promoters
acted in good faith, but the move
ment has been a serious disaster to
the South."
JUKI UKAWN. ^
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At the regular meeting of the *
County Commissioners held the J
first Monday in January the jury (
for the Fedruary term of Superior <
Court was drawn. The list ap- <
pears under the beading of Comity <
Commissioners Meeting.
CALENDARS RECEIVED. <
We acknowledge receipt of cal- *
endars from the following firms. i
Farmers-Atlantic Bank, Bank of <
Ahoskie, E. J. Gerock, of Ahos- t
kie, Holloman Bros., Rich Square, J
Grimes-Roberson Co., and Bank 2
of Robersonvitle, Robersonville, <
N. C., accept hanks. , "" * 4
Let the 1
FARMERS' ffAREBOUSE, |
Robersonville, /V. C.
SELL YOUR TOBACCO |
We Have a Force That Guarantees J
Prompt Peturns and Pest ol Attention. I
Ship us a Crate, Box or Hogshead and I
let us prove to you that we look after the |
Farmers' Interest every time. ?
A. T. Co., Export Co., Liggett-Myers
Co., J. P. Taylor & Co., and Imperial
Company have buyers on this market.
GrimeS'Roberson Co, j
Proprietors
Farmers' Warehouse 8
Robersonville, N. C. jj
Richard Winborne, Pre*. W. H. Winborn#, Vice-Pre#.
Norfolk, Va. Chowan Co., N.'C.
WINBORNE & CO., INC.
COTTON AND PEANUT FACTORS
Commission Merchants Norfolk, Va. i
PEANUT WAREHOUSES: SUFFOLK, VA.i NORFOLK, VA.
Shipments solicited. Market information furnished. Refer- f
ence. Seaboard National Bank, Norfolk, Va. Always before buy- %
ing get our prices on Peanut Bags, Bagging and Ties. It pays, t
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COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE.
v ?Things are arranged here for your comfort apd convenience.
We are equipped to care for your deposits with absolute safety.
We are prepared to aid honeet men in developing legitimate
business enterprises.
In short there is no function of a bank we cannot perform
to your complete satisfaction.
Merchants and Farmers Bank
Wlntoa, N. C.
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1904 1914
THE PEOPLES BANK
MURFREESBORO, N. C.
Capital and Surplus $25,000.00
OLD?SAFE?STtONG?CELIABLE.
Are you one of Its many patrons?
If so you have aided us in building up
this creditable Institution, and we believe
we have aided you in building up this pro
gressive community: Together'we have
prospered for th^past ten years.
Join us with renewed vigor for a con
tinuation of mutual prosperity.
IT PAYS TO BE ONE OF OUR PATRONS.
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miFiE TeiH ruiif
, To come to our store and look over thd many things
which you must have to be comfortable, aa the season ad- J |
vances your needs must be supplied and we are in a position j |
to furnish the most 0f them, at interesting prices, so don't *
fail to give us a call. This month makes ten years which * ' .
we have been in business, %pd we are proud to think we en- *
joy the confidence of all with whom we have dealt.
Thanking you for your goodwill and patronage.
We v? yours,
HOOQARD & STOKES,W
AHOSKIE,N. C. j|