MURFREE3BORO NEWS
'Each cloud in sight
That dims th? light,
la veinsd with a rosy hue;
Lowers, and threatens to excite?
Drifts, then vanishes from sight
Meets the sky and dissolves into blue"
Chowan College will open its school
on Wednesday, September 12th.
The Murfreesboro High School will
open Monday, September 10th.
8eminary and Main streets have
been greatly improved by a recent
repair given to the sidewalkk Other
portions of Main street, out of the
business section are receiving atten
tion.
Don't fail to read Murfreesboro
?High School notes, appearing else
where in this lsssue.
Miss Ines Moore of Windsor is vis
iting her sister, Mrs. M. E. Everett.
I Mrs. W. K. Stephenson of Boykins
is spending some time with her poth
er, Mrs T. T. Barrett.
Mrs. Saunders of Williamston has
arrived to visit her sister, Mrs. D. C.
Barnes.
Mr. and Mrs. Linwood Vinson snd
children of Norfolk are spending
some time with Mr. Vinson's mother,
Mrs. Belle WalL
Mrs. Warren of Williamston arived
Saturday to visit Mrs. L. C. Larkin.
Mrs. Lissie Parker of Portsmouth,
Vs., is visiting relatives in Murfrees
boro and other points in this county.
Rev. J. W. Whitley conducted a re
vival at Horton church last week.
Mrs. Willie Colton and daughter,
have returned to Charlotte after con
cluding a visit with Mrs. Cotton's
sister, Miss Jennie Brown Wynn.
Misses Bessie, Sarah and Annie
Barnes have left to spend some time
at Virginia Beach.
* Miss Mary Parham was in Winton
Monday an Important business.
Miss Kate Jenkins left Saturday
for Mountain Park where she will
teach this session at Park Mountain
School.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Seals and
three sons, Miss Maggie Pate and
Misses Penny and Lelia Holland of
Franklin, Va., were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Ferguson Sunday after
noon.
Miss Essie Wynn, who has been
assisting at Chowan College, has left
for her home in Norfolk.
Mr. tugene nine* who u employed
at Holland spent the week-end here
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. G.
Hines.
Mrs. Z. L. Davis and two children,
have returned home from a month's
visit with relatives and friends in
Norfolk, Ocean View and Virginia
Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ferguson and
two children, after a few days spent
here with relatives, returned to Suf
folk Monday.
Mrs. Cola Sumner of St. Johns was
a visitor of Mrs. Burleigh Hill Sun
day afternoon having accompanied
her home from Mapleton where they
spent the week-end with Mr*. Charles
Hilh
Mrs. Williams and daughter*, Miss
es Forest and Audrey Williams, Miss
Florence Baker and Mr. Gray of Cap
ron, Va,, were visitors of friends here
Tuesday.
Mrs. Cola Davis and children have
returned home from Boykina and
Newsoms, Va
Mrs. Cola Davis and children have
returned home from Boykina and
Newsoms, Va^
Miss Thelma Boyd, after conclud
ing a stay with her sister, Mrs. Spur
geon Liverman, returned to her
home in Portsmouth, Va, Monday.
Miss Mollis Davis was accompan
ied to Pendlpton by Miss Antionette
White who spent the week end as her
guest
Some from Murfreesboro attended
the revival meetings at Mount Tabor
last week.
Josephine Anderson and her broth
er, Selmer Wilson Anderson, have re
turned to Tarboro after a visit here.
Mrs. Thomas and two children of
Windsor are visiting Mrs. W. S. Trad
er.
Little Miss Annie Edwards, who
has been visiting relatives in Holland
has returned homa
Members of the State Highway
force went to Tarboro Friday to at
tend a public road speaking.
Mr. J. L. Liverman and son, Bing
ham of Portsmouth, Vs., were in
Murfreesboro Monday. They were
accompanied to Virginia by Mrs. Liv
erman and little daughter, Tim, who
had been out here on an extended
visit with relatives in Ahoaide and
Murfreesboro.
Mr. 0. A. Chetty and family and
Mrs. C. E. Boyette were in Winton
Sunday.
Miss Bessie Ferguson has returned
from Suffolk, Va., after two week's
stay with her cousin, Miss Jessie De
bnam.
Little Miss Florence Davis cele
brated her 10th birthday Friday, Aug
ust 31, at a party given by her par
ents, Capt. and Mrs. Z. L. Davis.
About sixteen of her friends were her
guests. The i home was attractively j
arranged for a pleaaant evening,
?pent enoying mnaic and origfpml
game*. Cake, ice cream, candy and
fruit were ?erred by Mrs. Davis.
The following out-of-town visitors
accompanied Mrs. Pattie Watson to
Colekai* Beach last Thursday; Mrs.
Gertlude Madrey, her daughter, Miss
Willie Madrey, Mrs. J. J. White and
daughters; Miss Sallie Hoggard;
Mes&A. John Hoggard, Hinton White,
Bryant and Joyner of Severn.
A refreshing meeting of the Meth
odist Missionary Society was held at
the chureh Monday afternoon with a
goood attendance present.
Services at the Baptist church Sun
day were conducted by the pastor
with feeling and earnestness. Fol
lowing a helpful sermon in the morn
ing a beautiful solo was given by
Miss Nancy Parker who sang wonder
fully.
New Officers
The following new Sunday school
officers were elected at the Baptist
church Sunday: Dr. Chaa. P. Weaver,
Supt., 0. A. Chetty, Asst. Supt., Gary
Parker, Secretary and Treasurer
Helpful services at the M. E.
Church were conducted Sunday by
the pastor. At the morning service
most delightful music was furnished
by the sextet; Mrs. L. J. Lawrence,
Misses Eva Lawrence, Sue Lawrence,
Meryl Britton, Messrs. L. C. Larkin
and M. Ei Worrell.
New High School Completed
The Murfreesboro high school now
practically completed will be in readi
ness by Mondsy, the 10th, the open
ing day. The new building is a hand
some structure, raoderniy and con
veniently arranged with a neat and
Attractive finishing, and an auditor
ium capacity of 400.
Memorial To Dr. J. W. Whitley
The members of the Baptist church
have unanimously voted to give a
memorial to their paator, Dr. Whitley
in honor of his valuable services, es
pecially the great work he rendered
in the building of the handsome
church which he so ably directed.
Murfroetboro Defeats Capron
Murfreesboro defeated Capron in a
feat and interesting game here Toes
day. This waa a winning game of a
five game series and the last of the
season. The result was 3 to 2 in
favor of Murfreesboro.
? ACCOMMODATING THIEF *|
? VISITS FRANK TAYLOE *
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!? 1 Th. fallow who broke into Mr. *
* Frank Tayloe's garage and swip- *
* ed his Foid touring car Monday *
* night must hnvo hoard of Shar- ?
* MPs Scull's sneoaaaful coupas *
* against escaped convicts lately. *
* Either that, or ha reseats being *
* called n thief, preferring to he *
* dubbed a borrower, a sort of an- *
* welcome parasite. *
* Mr. Tayloe awake Tuesday ?
* morning to find his Liaxie gone *
* from out his garage, and he had *
* positively no clue to the idonity *
* of the person who rode off with *
* it. On the following morning, *
* Wednesday, he spied his car sit- ?
* ting In front of Us homo, op- *
* pareatly in good shape, except *
* for travel. ' ?
* As the OFFICE CAT might hp ?
* expected to say, "that reminds *
* me of some of the persons who *
* persist in borrowing their neigh- *
* bor's copy of the HERALD."
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NEWS LETTERS LATE
On account of receiving several
news letters so late in the week, we
were unable to carry all of them in
this issue. Correspondents will please
egad' letters in earlier hereafter.
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OPENS OFFICES HERE
Dr. J. B. Ball has opened offices
oror Mrs. Britten's store for the prac
tice of Chiropractic (KI-BO-PRAK
TIC). Dr. Ball is a Palmer graduate
and has had several years experience
?having practiced his profession in
Greenville, N. C., for several yean.
We welcome Dr. Ball to Ahoakie and
wish him every success in his efforts
to get the sick well.
"Hake bees snug for the coming
winter. Dun't take the honey too
close, as a minimum of 16 pounds is
needed to carry the colony safely
through the cold weather," says C. L.
Sams, Extension Beekeeper for the
State College and Department of
Agrieultur.
If you win at the fair, don't crow;
if you lose, don't grouch. Find out
why you did either. The judges will
explain.
OPENING POSTPONED ?
in. ?
According to Superintendent K. T.
Raynor, Superintendent of the Ahoe
kie School, in oil proballity the 192S
24 session will not open until Mon
day, September 24. This la, of course,
dependent upon the condition of the
buildings to be occupied. Some repair
work must be done on the old build
ings, and Superintendent Raynor
said today it will hardly be possible
to have the work completed by the
17th. The new building which will
be used for the first three or four
grades will be ready when school be
gins.
ROAD MACHINERY HERE
The caterpillar drive tractor, road
maintainor, scarefow, and drag order
ed by the road comiasioners at their
last meeting arrived at Cofield today,
Thursday. Representatives of the
company are at Cofield today looking
after the unloading of the machinery.
After it has been assembled at Co
field, an operator experienced in
road work will begin work on the
county roads. The tractor will be
used in every township of the county
to drag the roads;
Softens ^
Wash-Water V
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Clothes wash cleaner
and whiter, and last
longer when you use
RED SEAL Lye to soften
the wash-water. Laun
dry soap goes a lot
farther, too.
Thoroughly dissolve
RED SEAL Lye in water
before putting clothes in.
Keep RED SEAL Lye
in the house; it has many
every-day uses.
Write for booklet. Full
directions in
CRIMSON CLOVER
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Common Rye ? Abruzzi Rye
Appier ? Fulghum ? Virginia Gray Winter Oats
Mixtures of Grasses and Clovers for Hay and
Alfalfa ? Vetch ? Clovers ? Grasses
Permanent Pasutre
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Everything new crop and highest quality. Write for
prices on anything you need in the seed line. We will
be glad to send complete price list on request
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