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A serious coal shortage faces the entire
Nation, and it is expected to become even
more serious before the cold weather has
far advanced. We advise buying now.
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I Reduced Price Sale
Going Out of Business, and will sacrifice
my entire stock At Actftal Cost Prices,
consisting of Millinery, Ready-To-Wear
Garments and Notions, Ribbons, Chil- <
dren's Coats, Long Cloaks, Coat Suits,
including eyery thing now in stock.
Sale Begins Dcfcember ist and Cort
tinues Entire Month.
I Every thing will be actually sold atCott Prices.
This is a rare opportunity for Bargains.
Mrs. Myrtle Gillam
ffarrellsville, n. C.
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Murfreesboro's Greatest Store a
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. time spent examining our Tempting Offerings will < ?
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TUB WEEK'S DOINGS
AROUND AHOSKIE
Buy ? Red Croae Christmas seal!
Subscribe to the Y. M. C. A. War
Fund today!
E- L. Banks, of Winton, was in
Ahoskie Wednesday. ?
Paul Harrell, of Colerain, was in
Ahoskie Sunday evening.
S. P. Watson spent the past week
end with his parents in Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Carter spent
Sunday with relatives in Reynold
aon.
Mrs. J. 0. Carter is spending the
Thanksgiving holidays with her par
ents in Norfolk. ?
Miss Carol Sharp.v of Bel haven,
was the guest of Mrs. R. H. Jerni
gan a few days this week.
B. C. Banks has returned to his
home in Ahoskie, after having been
at work in Norfolk during the past
three weeks.
Hon. Francis D. Winston, of
[ Windsor, wa? in Ahoskie Tuesday
! morning on his way to Raleigh on
I legal business.
| Miss Helen Johnson left Wednes
| day to soend Thanksgiving holidays
with her sister. Miss Agnes Johnson
in Spring Hope.
Messrs. J. D. Sessom, J. 0. and
Ernest Carter, and V, D. Strickland
were guests of friends and relatives
in Gates County Sunday.
? Miss Margaret Sessoms, who has
accepted a position as teacher at
HarrelFs School, spent Saturday and
Sunday with her parents here.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Taylor and
little daughter Janie Walton, of
Harrellsville, spent Sunday in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Baker.
Christmas is almost here, and
holiday advertisers are asked to get
their copy in early, and give us
sufficient notice of your wants.
A delay at this time is dangerous.
Mr. E. W. Baegett, of Menola,
wtis a visitor in Ahoskie Tuesday.
Mr. Baggett visited the Hearld
Office before leaving and. had his
name enrolled on our subscription
books.
Dr. C. G. Powell and family were
called to Potecasi this morning on
account of the sudden death
of Dr. Powell's brother's son,
R. L., Jr. The young boy was ac
cidently killed by a peanut picking
machine.
Miss Ruby Myers,' who under
went an operation for appendicitis
in a Norfolk hospital a few weeks
ago, has returned to her home here.
She has almost recovered from the
effects of the operation, and is now
able to walk around.
Mr. C. A. Parker, of Drum Hil)
was in Ahoskie last Monday. While
here he called at the Herald Office,
and entered his name for another
twelve month's of Herald. Mr.
Parker says that he can ill afford
to miss an issue of his old home
paper.
Mr. Li. U. Williams, attorney, lert
for Fort Thomas, Kentucky, last
Saturday night to enter military
service as 1st- Sergeant. Although
he failed to receive a commission at
the Second Officers Training Camp
held at Fort Oglethorpe, Mr. Wil
liams is still fixed lii his determina
tion to "mop up" with Kaiser Bill.
attorney W. H. S. Burgywn, and
Dr. E. H. Lewis, of Jaakson, and
Mr. Barrow of Suffolk, Va., were
in Ahoskie Tuesday. ' They came
here on business connected with the
new railroad that ja in process of
construction between Jackson fand
Ahoskie. The ' force haft almost
reached Lasker. ? I ,
You can not afford to do without
your County paper during these
newsy times. It carries to you
each week a message of what your
own people are doing, and gives
ydU a splended digest of the world
of moving events. The agricul
tural service provided by the
Herald can hardly be beaten.
Have your name enrolled on our
list today.
, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Phaup and
little boy, Haywood, left laat Friday
afternoon for Richmond, Va. Hay
wood will undergo treatment at a
Richmond hospital for an infection
of the ear. Mr. Phaup returned to
Aheskle the first part of this week
to close out this season's tobacco
business. After spending a few
day* at their home In Richmond,
Mr. and Mia. Phaup will leave for
Kentucky to be on the tobacco mar
ket. t
The peanut market at Ahoakia
' has been on a standstill for tne past
| ten day*. Buyer* are buying very
lightly, and price* have declined
several point*. However, the price
> of cotton baa been advancing for the
past few day*. The Hertford Coun
ty ginner*' report in the Herald
thi* week reveal* the fact that thi*
County ia woefully behind in the
yield of cotton thi* year.
Chowan Clab to llact.
The Chowan Club will meet in
the home of Mrs. W. J. Mitchell,
Monday, December 8, at three
o'clock. Every member la urged to
be preaant.
Tongue and Needle Club.
The Tongue and Needle Club will
meet at the home of Mrs. J. W,
; Godwin Thursday afternoon, Dec.
6th.
WHAT? WHEN? WHERE?
A bazaar to be given by the Wom
an'* Betterment Aaaociation of the
Ahoskie High School on Friday ev
ening, December 14, in Copeland'a
Store building on Main Street.
Ahoskie, N. C.. All good thing* to
be eaten will be on sale. In fact,
the good women of the town are
preparing to satisfy the desires of
most fastidious person in town.
Watch the columns of the Herald
for further announcement* and do
not forget the time and place.?By
Press Agent.
Noticcof Meeting.
The Hertford County Fanners
Union will hold its regular quarter
ly meeting at Ahoskie on Wednes
day after the second Sunday in De
cember.!
All locals will please take notice
and send delegates, as this will be a
very important meeting; election of
officers and other things that will
need your attention.
Place: Ahoskie, N. C.
Time: Wedneaday, Dec. 12. 1917.
-? R.H. Overton. Pres.
Jas. H. Mitchell. Sec.
Rev. C. E. 'Stevens at Bap
tist Church.
Rev. C. E. Stevens, of Selma, oc
cupied the pulpit at the Baptist
Church Sunday night, and delivered
a strong sermon on "Soul Win
ning." He filled this appointment
upon the invitation of the pulpit
committee.
Phe members of the Baptist
Church are being canvassed to as
certain what amount can be raised
to secure a'pastor (for full time.
Over nine hundred dollars was sub
scribed at the conferences Saturday
and Sunday and by leas than fifty
members out of a total of over four
hundred. The committee and many
others believe there should be
preaching in Ahoskie every Sunday,
and they hope to secure sufficient
pledges to enable them to call a pas
tor for all his time. The prospects
are at least encouraging.
Meeting of Winton Township
Progressive League.
Winton, Nov. 27.?The newly or
ganized Winton Township Progres
sive League enjoyed an enthusiastic
and very instructive meeting in the
the Bank of Winton building Mon
day night. The feature of the ev
ening was a talk by R. G. Hill, Hor
ticultural Expert, of Raleigh, who
advised the farmers and others pres
ent on how to store and warehouse
sweet potatoes, one of the principal
food crops of this section.
Mr. Hill is connected with the N.
C. Experimental Station, and his
ideas embodied the best that are
obtainable on the subjects taken up
by him. Iq addition to his advice
on the storing of potatoes, he offer
ed many valuable suggestions on the
care of orchards, a factor that must
be given attention in these times of
greater food production and conser
vation.
The League will hold a meeting
next Monday night in the Grand
Jury room of the Courthouse huild
ing, and will have s its guest Dr.
F. M. Register, of Northampton
County. Dr. Register will talk on
health work, in whieh he is actively
engaged himself, being the whole
time health officer for jNorthamp
County.
Everybody Is invited to attend
what is sure to develop into an In
teresting meeting, as Dr. Register
is one of the foremost Health Offi
cers in the State. I( wlU help yon
gather something worth while from
the experience and work of others
All future meeting* of the Leagtu
will be In jury room; and It is hop
ed that the Interest In this organ!
cation will steadily increase.
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Better Goods | | Better Service
Che Busy Store
E. J. Qerock | | Ahoskie, N. C.
Ready to Wear Suit or Overcoat, $10.00 up to $l$.50
We can truly say that at no previous season have we ever shown a larger and
more beautiful collection of such high class garments at these popular price*.
Every Suit, every Overcoat, English Slant, are expertly tailored. Every favor
ed model, every desirable color, every wanted irfaterial, every size is here at $10.00
to $18.50.
? MADE TO ORDER, $12.50 to $37.50.
Little Boys' Suits in Mixture and Blue Serges, $3.00 to $7.50.
Young Men's Trench Overcoats, the latest style $11.00.
Youth Suits in all cloths and colors and Knickerbocker trousers $5.00 to $1500.
Men's and Boys' Sweater Coats, cotton or wool. The popular colors, 75c to $5.00
ft THE BUSY STORE
AHOSKI E-N.*C.
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farmers*Atlantic Bank
Established 1914
Jtboskie, north Carolina. >
The Youngest Bank in the County, but not
the Smallest. Growing, but not Grown.
WATCH XJS.
Comparative Statemet.
November 28th, 1914 I
$35,714.40
November 28th, 1915
_ $81,165.29 L
November 2dth, 1916
$15$,883.02
November 28th, 1917
$300,525.16
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Make The BIG YOUNG BANK Your
Banking Home.
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Farmers-Atlantic Bank
Ahoskie, North Carolina.
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M AhosKie People. IS IT RIGHT ?
for your boy and neighbor'* boy to leave home for the Army Camp*, without the
protection of the religous and moral influence that they have at homeT |
HELP THE Y. M. C. A. TODAY ~
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for Friday, today, is the last chance you will have. We have not done what we |
| ought to do. Hertford County's quota has been changed to 12,000.00.
HELP TODAY
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i W. ,L Curtis, Chairman; Dan P. Boyelte, Treasurer.
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