* ed home, after a two weeks treatment at Sarah Leigh hos pital, Nwrfolk, Va. He ia mneh Can anyone tell' us where the sun is hiding. Rev. Mr. Saupders and wife were in Gatesville last week. He is Rector of the Episcopal chu rch there, and services were held on the first Sunday. Miss Mary Willie Matthews returned from a visit P?. icign. due visitea her sister, Mrs. B. M. Lackey. The Ground Hog surely must have seen his shadow. Professor Cale, of Lumberton was a visitor in town last week. One of the saddest deaths our community-has felt occurr ed last week, when Mr. Char lie Carter was reported dead. He had only been confined to his home a few days. He was a great sufferer from asthma. Complications set in, and he soon left us. He was generous and kind In business and he is missed greatly. ? I asked a person the other day to let me see his copy of the Herald. We don't take it, because we rarely see any Win ten news in it. What a shame I Mrs. Bettie Carter from Suf folk is visiting Mrs. C. Wallace Jones. Mrs. Judie Harrell is in town spending a few days with Miss Willie Boone. ? Wood Pearce continues very sick. Wood has been in the hos ?ital for nearly four months i?e surely hope you'll be well, soon. Have you started your Chri stmas savings yet? Miss Hopkins returned _ to her home in Oriental during the past week. Miss Sallie Matthews, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Matthews, has gone in train ing in one of the hospitals at Fayetteville. We wish her suc cess. ;? . r ' Candy-making is popular? and Miss Swindell's Date-Roll is the "goodest." Mr. Roland Hill, of Cofield was a visitor in town this week Mesdames Rubin Hare and Cam Darden were visitors with friends here last week. Captain Williams, of Eliza beth City, came to see us last week. Mr. M. L. Tayloe was in the town on business a few days ago. Two states in the Union have decreased in population during the last decade?Nevada and Arizona. ' Mrs. Jno. E. Vann has re turned from Goldsboro, where she visited her grandson, Gra ves, Vann, Jr. Messrs. Godwin, Brewer, Sessoms, and Vaughan, of Ah oskie, were in town last week on business.' Mrs. J. L. Banks, of Gates ville, was ode of the visitors in town last week, attending bus iness matters. Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Pearce, of Asheville, report a lovely lit tle stranger in their home, a fine girl. Mr. and Mrs. Pearce are Hertford County people. The question before the peo ple of Winton now is When are we to have lights, or are we ev er to have them? Mrs. C- F. Mitchell is at this . writing confined to her bed by sickness. Mr. A. W. Taylor visited his relatives here last week. Hope youll come again! Mr. and Mrs. Qaddie, of Eu re, were over last week. They own a lovely home in Eure now. Mr. Jeff Jenkins still loVes Winton, for he comes to se eus. once in awhile?was here last Week. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. McGlo hon were visitors in town last week* Messrs. J. E. Newsome, G.C. Willoughby and E. Cowan, all of Ahoskie, were in Winton Saturday, on legal business. Mr. Bose Brett and daugh ter, MISS Udora. attended the funeral of Mr. C. W. Carter la st week. Be sure you guard against Flu! v, 1 RURAL BUILDING ? Hgny Arfyftntflflftt Ars Outlined in CinanAinM PrAnAoitiftn ku rmancmy rruposiiiwi uy Popular Subicription. STUDY MADE BY SPECIALISTS ?y F,r th. Greatest Number ? Structure* Art Emoted Through ti>* United Effort of People To Ulllt rural organizations In wording out way* of financing and maintaining community building*, the Uhlted States Department of Agricul ture ha* Just published Fanners' Bul letin 1192, The Organisation of Rural Community Buildings. This la the third of a series of bulletin* on rural community building* based oirwrto> timate study made by specialists of the department of more than 200 aucb buildings in all parts of the country. The #rst, Department. Bulletin 828. Rural Community Buildings In the United States, gives a history of the movement, treats of some of the gen Public Reading Room, Holdon (Macs.) Community Hou-o?This la but One of Many Attractively Furnished Rooms In This Building. eral principles Involved, and tens the story In detail of the erection, financ ing, management and use of a few representative types; the second. Farmers' Bulletin UTS, Plans of Rnral Community Buildings, gives the floor plans of 21 buildings of. the bet ter class. Illustrating various types. Methods of Financing. It la pointed out In this third bul letin that though community buildings are financed In a number of ways, as Individual donations, local industry, well-established . social or fraternal organisations, by far the greatest number are erected through the united effort of Interested people and various organisations of the community. When the latter plan Is employed the neces sary money ts obtained either by vol untary contributions or by the sale of stock. Subscriptions are paid In the form of money, labor or mate rials. Financing a building by general vol untary contributions is suggested :tS perhaps the simplest, quickest and most elnstc way. while Incorporated stock associations furnish more of the elements of financial permanency. The community method of flnanciut hn? a another of advantages: (11 ? Vople are devoted to that to \vlileji they voluntarily subscribe: 12) ihf? method develops community co-opo* fton. promotes union, and deerens-s.. antagonisms through the necessity of different organizations and factious working together in a financial cant palgn; (R) as the money Is voluptarll.v given from private fiuqjs, the people are enabled to make experiments In the building which they would hesi tate to make with public funds or those of an individual or club: (4> those who pay, control. Only a high type of citizenship subscribes to an Institution of this kind and thus pub lic spirit at Its best la in control. Community Building*. In rectnt years there has been a growing movement In the ertctlon of tlries of Incorporation, itcnstllutloio ? bd by-laws now In use by a num her af well-established organlwithew are included in lite bulletin. ' State 'aws relating to municipalities slid ?oucHee erect Ins buildings sre sis. yti-eo. f .nice of the bulletin .-an lu oh m o.. fiiW rttt rtsd'efi thr , Vli.lcU Stgivs M?tanuu.'il of .tgrivll t rifre. Washington. D. Jx BANKRUPT SALE OF REAL. ESTATE IN THE DISTRICT COURTOF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA In the Matter of A J. Piland, Bankrupt Eife. - UMPMPI, I Under the power veeted in me as Trustee in Bankruptcy, of J. J. Piland, and in pursua nce of an - ? I Best Prices To Be Had Anywhere! I I V * I Come around and give me a call ? ' SB I V. L VAUGHANX I Ahoskie, N. C. I ? I Place of business located on Main Street between I | Manhattan Hotel and M. E. Church. I B . ; S