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Banks of Winton was a business visitor here on Monday, Mr. W. S. Piland of Cofield was among the visitors here Tuesday. Miss Ethel Putrell and W. B. Forbes were visitors in Jackson last Sunday. Attorney L. C. Williams spent the past week end in Wilson visiting friends. Mr. H. C. Sharpe of Harrellsville spent last Friday here on a business mission. Mr. Ei Brett of?Mapleton was among the visitors in Ahoskie on Thursd/y. ? S Among the visitors to Ahoskie on Thursday was Mr. J. E. Modlin of Harrellsville. Attorney L. J. Lawrence of Mur freesboro was a legal visitor in Ahos kie Thursday. During the month of October the HERALD will be offered for -one dollar a year. Hon. Stanley Winborne of Mur freesboro was in Ahoskie Wednesday and Thursday. 1 Mr. and Mrs. John E. Mitchell motored to Roanoke Rapids last Sun day afternoon. Mr. J. S. Shaw of Winton was among the business visitors in Ahos kie last Friday. Miss Louise Voiles and Roger John son were visitors in Williamston last Sunday afternoon. * Judge Francis D. Winston spent Wednesday and Thursday in Ahoskie on legal business. > Mr. Hugh Dukes of Elizabeth City spent a few days in Ahoskie and Union this week. Roy Parker attended the Carolina Wake Forest football game in Golds boro last Saturday. Bryan Alexander, of Suffolk, Va., spent last Sunday with his parent*, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Alexander. Misses Thelma Jewell and Louise Buffaloe, and Horace Garrett were In Murf reesboro shopping last Saturday. , Mr. E. C. Conger of Elizabeth City spent Wednesday in Ahoskie as the guest of hiB brother, Charles G. Conger. : Mrs. J. M. Wqodly of Suffolk, Va., : arrived in Ahoskie Thursday morning to be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. How ard Basnight Mr. B. F. Tennille, field agent for the Cotton Cooperative Association, was in Ahoskie Thursday on a bust* ness mission. ? Messrs. B. N. Sykes and I. M. Tay lor of Harrellsville- spent Thursday in Ahoskie. They heard the speech by Aaron Sapiro. Mr. Clarence Perry returned to Ahoskie Tuesday morning after a several day's visit with friends in Winston-Salem. Mr. V. D. Strickland and little son have returned to their home here after spending some time with rela tives at Ri<$ Square. Mr. Talmage Baker, who holds a 'position with the Peanut Exchange at Norfolk, Va., spent the past week-end with relatives in Ahoskie. v , Messrs. S. M. Applebaum and H. A. Yert, and Misses Sylvia Applebaum and Blanch Holloman were visitors in Emporia, Va., last Sunday. Miss Bessie Harrel left last Friday for Walstonburg, where she will teach during the present session. Miss Harrell was a member of the school faculty at Walstonburg last year. Mr. G. L. Newsome has returned to Ahoskie after spending several days in Kinston and Raleigh. He witness ed the football game at Raleigh last Saturday between A. & E. College and Randolph-Macon. Mr. Ben S. McKeel, insurance man, spent last Friday In Ahoskie. Mr. and Mrs. McKeel, who have been liv ing in Raleigh, have moved to Norfolk to make their home. Mr. McKeel will f travel in the state of Virginia. . ii. 1. Mr. Eric Garrett ipent last Thurs day and Friday in Norfolk. Mr. C. W. Gardner of Murfrees boro spent' Tuesday and Wednesday in Ahoskie on business. Among those from Ahoskie who at tended the barbecue at Boone Har rell bridge on Tuesday were: Drs. P. H. Mitchell and L. K. Walker, O. H. Brittton, J. A. Hill, R. R. Copeland, Roberts Jernigan, S. I1. Watson,'and J. Roy Parker. TWO NEW CITIZENS Bom to Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Hale Saturday, September 30, an 8-lb. boy. To Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Thomas, Tuesday, October 3, a boy. 0 MOTOR TO VIRGINIA Mr. and Mrs. Luther S. Savage motored to Whaleyvnle last Sunday. While there they were the guests of Mrs. P. A. Parker. They returned to Ahoskie Monday. 0 SUPERINTENDENT IN AHOSKIE ? N. W. Britton, Superintendent of Schools, spent Wednesday afternoon at Ahe Ahoskie High School. While here he graded the certificates held by teachers in the school. UNDERGOES OPERATION Mable Claire Hoggard, young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hog gard, underwent an operation for appendicitis in a Norfolk hospital last Saturday. She is improving at pres ent. EDITOR-COUNCILMAN J Roy Parker was sworn in as a mem ber of the Ahoskie Town Council at the regular monthly meeting held last Monday night in the law office of L. C. Williams. He succeeds J Bailey Barnes, resigned. , _0 LEAVES FOR HOSPITAL Miss Lena Moore Rawles left' for Rocky Mount Wednesday evening. She will enter a hospital there for an operation for appendicitis. Mr. Teele Rawles of Rocky Mount came here Wednesday and accompanied her to the hospital. ?? I. ,.?11! fh II TOBACCO BRINGS HIGH PRICES Tobacco farmers who have,market ed some of their product this week have gone back home highly elated at ? the good prices received. Several have averaged around $50 and $60 per hundred, and some piles have ranged around $70 per hundred. Large sales were held in all of the warehouses on the first four days. o CATTLE TICK DESTRUCTIVE It didn't take long for the cattle tick to destroy jt pure bred bull be longing to Hugh Jones, of Cofield. Last Thureday the pride of the herd was placed in a pasture with another cow, infested with ticks. Within two days, the bull was unable to graze, and on Tuesday of this week he died from the tick fever. 0 NEWSPAPERMAN PAYS A VISIT TO AHOSKIE Ralph Pool, State Editor of the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, was a visi tor in Ahoskie Wednesday morning. He was returning from Windsor where he attended the big centennial delebration. Mr. Pool was impress ed with the whirl of business in Ahos kie and, like others upon their initial visit, was surprised to find Ahoskie such a busy place. 0 PARENT-TEACHERS ASSOCIATN 1 * One of the aims as outlined by Professor K. T. Raynor at the begin ning of the present school term will be realized Friday night if the patrons of the school respond to the invitation to attend a meeting at the school aud itorium at half-past seven o'clock. The Betterment Association will meet at that time, and a union of other women's clubs will be attempted, mak ing it one organization know as the Parent-Teachers Association. All patrons of the school have been invit ed to attend the meeting. ? V) CHILD IS BADLY CUT The little two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. I. Finley Snipes of Menola was badly cut about the face and fore head Tuesday, when he was thrown through the windshield of a Ford automobile driven by Mr. Snipes. Mr. Snipes was unable to take the corner at the J. P. Vaughan home between here and Menola, the car going into the fence. Mr. Snipes and another son were only slightly scarred, while the younger child received a deep gash in' the forehead and on one side of the face. Several stitches were necessary to sew up the wound. BERTIE CELEBRATION BRINGS LARGE CROWD Pageant and Speech Making Featured 200th Birthday of County At Windsor Bertie County'* triple celebration on Tuesday brought forth some 6,000 folk* who gathered in Windsor early that morning to witness the great pageant, and later to hear Governor Morrison and Dr. Hubert Potest make two of the feature addresses of the day. The Governor made a talk on the live-at-home program which he has been vigorously pushing for sev eral months, while the Wake Forest professor spoke to Charity Lodge of Masons on the occasion of its 150th birthday. Hon. J. Hilary Matthews of Wind sor started the speech-making pro gram off at eleven o'clock, and yield ed to Governor Morrison who came into town about two hours late, bring ing with him the "Mistress of the Judge Frances D. Winston and Mrs. Winston were official entertainers to the visitingjjpeakers, newspapermen, and other notables who came from all sections of the State. Windsor was highly decorated with flags and bunting, notwithstanding the dryness, a liberal supply of water had been sprinkled on the streets of the town, and the usual fogs of dust and dirt were prevented from annoying the overflow crowd. TO BE SOLD FOR TAXES The following named and described land will be sold for taxes on the first Monday in November, 1922. Sale will be held at front dopr of the Court House in Winton, N. C. Maneys Neck Township J. W. Brown, Sears wharf..$ 12.16 ? W. J. HILL, Tax Collector, Maneys Neck Township. Murfreesboro Township W. E. Jenkins, 96 acres, Wynn land ... $66.34 T. T. PARKER, Tax Collector, Murfreesboro Township. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as administrator of the estate of Julia Parker, deceas ed, late of Hertford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claiips against the estate of said deceased, to exhibit them to the undersigned at his home, on or before the 1st day of October, 1923, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All peifBhs indebted to said estate will please make immed iate payment. This the 30th day of September, 1922. As T. BEVERLEY, Administrator of Julia Parker. C. W. JONES^ Attorney for Adminis trator. 10-6-22-6t. ^ Report of the Condition of THE PEOPLES BANK At Murfreetboro in the State of North Carolina, at the close of business, September 15th, 1922 RESOURCES Loans and Discounts $262,162,65 Overdrafts, secured, $94.65; unsecured 86. 95.51 All other Stocks, Bonds and Mortgages 5,162.50 Banking Houses, $3,400.00; furniture and fixtures, $2,600.00 6,000.00 All "bther real estate owned 3,400.00 Cash in vault and net amounts due from Banks, Bankers, and Trust Companies 28,869.95 Cash Items held over 24 hours 1,323.04 Checks for clearing 10.00 Revenue Stamps 100.00 TOTAL $307,123.65 LIABILITIES Capital Stock paid in $ 25,000.00 Surplus Fund 12,500.00 Undivided Profits, less current expenses and taxes paid 7,109.96 Deposits subject to check 69,673.42 Cashier's Checks outstanding 1,004.95 Certified Checks 154.00 Savings Deposits * 189,783.49 Accrued Interest due depositors 1,897.83 TOTAL -$3