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citizens of Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax and Wilson
counties. Write to C. R. HORNE, Sec'y, Rocky Mount,
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NOTICE
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M. in Musonic I lull, every Him anil
third Wednesday evenings.
A. li. Stainback, Sec'y.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
Cool nights and warm days.
The lurnip crop is doing Hue.
Vacaiion is over now for work
This is the firsl monih for oys
lers.
The school bells are ringing
again.
Now sweet poiaioes are on i he
market.
Now for the delicious scupper
nong grapes.
Mr. Donald Daniel left Thursday
for Chapel Hill.
Cotton will soon begin to open
on thellight land.
Mr. Norment Smith spent Satur
day in Richmond. -
It begins lo look like we are to
have an early fall.
Mr. Augustus Travis left Thurs
day for Chapel Hill.
Postmaster D. T. Clark speni
Friday in Richmond.
Mr. Stanford Travis left lasi
week for Chapel Hill.
No woman who carries a watch
is sure that it is correct.
Miss Mary Shepherd, of Rich
mond, is here on a visit.
Mr. Eugene Daniel, of Peters
burg, spent Sunday here.
Dr. W. J. Ward and Master
David, spent Monday in Enfield.
Capt. J. S. Barr and daughter,
Miss Eleanor, spent Friday in Nor
folk. Mr. Charles Allen left last week
for Raleigh to enter A. & E. Col
lege. Mr. and Mrs. R.' C. Cornwall
are visiting relatives in Morehead
City.
Rev, L. E. Thompson speni a
lew days in Richmond, Va , last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Farber re
uurned home Friday from a trip
iionh.
Miss Cora Wright, of Durham,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. S. B.
Pierce.
Mr. Louis Daniel left last week
to enter the A. & E. College at
Raleigh.
Miss Mary Stringer returned
this week from a visit to friends in
Norfolk.
Some men who believe in the
division of labor let their wives do
Hie rest.
Mr. Blackwell Pierce left last
week to enter the A. & E. College
ai Raleigh.
Dr. R. P, Morehead returned
Friday from a business trip to Balti
more, Md.
Miss Katrine Wiggins left for
Charlotte where she will enter
Queen's College.
Miss Virginia House who has
b;en visiting relatives in Newbern,
h is returned home.
Mr. William B. Josephson has
returned home from a visit to the
n irthern markets.
Mr. A. F. Stainback, of New
Yoik Siuic, spent a few days ii
Weldon last week.
Miss Mary Ellen Travis return
ed home Saturday from a visit to
friends in Greenville.
Messrs. Clyde and Meade Shep
h:rd, of Richmond, Va., are visi
i u s in Weldon this week.
I' rimmed hats are booked to re
turn and trimmed husbands will
follow as matter of course.
Mayor Q. C. Green and Mr. H.
L. Grant, have returned home
Ii oni a fishing trip to Norfolk.
Mr. A,b. Stainback returned
home Friday from a trip to Wash
ington and other points north.
l-OR-
Mr. (ieorge Smith has returned
home from a trip north.
Mr. E. K Emory, of Salem, Va.,
spent several days here last week.
Miss Elizabeth Allen, of Waynes
ville, has been spending a few days
in Weldon.
Mr. W. L Stainback and daugh
ter, Miss Eva, of(.ireensboro,were
visitors here this week,
Miss Willie Black Musgrove re
turned home this week from a visit
to relatives in Goldsboro.
Mrs. I. E. Green and Master
John Collins Green.returned home
Sunday from a visit to Florida.
Prof. L W. Pearson, of Dudley,
arrived Saturday lo accept a posi
tion in the Weldon High School.
Mr. G. S. Kennard spent sever
al days in Baltimore and Washing
ton, D. C, during the past week.
Misses Kate and Caroline Dan
iel have returned home from a
Visit lo relatives in Petersburg, Va.
Mrs. Eva Bishop and daughter,
Miss Virginia, returned Monday
from a visit to relatives in Norfolk,
Va.
Miss Mary Knight, of Durham,
has arrived in the city to accept a
position in the Weldon Graded
Schools.
Miss Maud Harris, of Garys
burg, has arrived in town lo ac
cept a position in ihe Weldon Pub
lic School.
Mrs. R. O. Edwards and grand
daughter, Miss Margaret Garrett,
of Wilmington, are visiting rela
tives here.
Miss Bernice Haynie, of Balti
more, arrived Monday lo be wilh
Mrs. P. A. Lewis during the com
ing season.
Supi. and Mrs. W. C. Allen re
turned to Weldon Friday ufier
spending a pleasant vacaiion at
Waynesville.
Miss Elizabeth Grant, of North
ampton county, has been spending
a few days wilh her cousin, Miss
Hazel Gram.
This is an excellent season lo
have lhat cemetery square cleaned.
Contributions will be gladly accept
ed lor tins cause.
Mrs. J. A. Harris and daughter,
Miss Virginia, who have been vis
iting relatives in Seaboard, have
returned home.
Miss Ruth Clark left Friday for
Baiileboro where she has accepted
a position as teacher in the high
school of thai ciiy.
Mrs. Hawes Coleman and son,
Master Hawes, of Richmond, speni
a few days here wilh friends dur
ing the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Chadwick,
of Washington, D. C , spent a few
days here during the past week
the guests of relatives.
Miss Carrie Lee Pugh, of Ala
bama, arrived last week to take
charge of the music department of
the Weldon High School.
Misses Ruth Dickens, of Enfield,
and Mildred Campbell, of Halifax,
have returned home after spending
a few days wilh Mrs. Joe Dickens,
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Knight re
turned home during the past week
from a delightful vacaiion spent at
the While Sulphur Springs, .West
Virginia.
The Good Book tells us thai
Satan is to be loosed for a thousand
years. But what we d like to
know, however, is how long the
old duck has been loose.
At the time ot going to press
preparations are being made for
die Shcplici J-Moiclicud Wedding
at the Baptist church. We will
have a full account in our next
issue.
When you dream of your work
and worry over it, it is time for
you to take a vacaiion. Don
think you can't afford it. It i
cheaper and better for you 10 take
it now than to take a longer en
forced leave of absence later.
The so-called equinoctial storm
is due pretty soon, bin scientific
men say that there is no such a
thing. Strange thai we always
talked about it and saw it and lost
n,ir nmhrMl.i in ii. and ilien in find
out there was no such a storm,
M:f:M:D IMPKOVU VN:NT.
Wilh much pleasure we noie
the improvement ot the A. C. L.
crossing al Firsi sti cel. This
boarded crossing not only adds to
the appearance lo our street but
insures safely also.
COLORED SCHOOL OPLNINO.
The Colored Graded School
will begin its fall session on Mon
day, Sept. 1 7th, 1917. Patrons
of the school are requested to have
their children present on the dale
mentioned above.
PURCHASES HOME.
Mr. W. B. Lawson, our genial
ticket agent ai the union siaiion.has
purchased the house and lot of Mr.
J. T. Pope, on Cedar street. This
piece of property is a desirable one
and Mr. Lawson will greaily im
prove it before moving in.
EXAMINATION.
The United Slates Civil Service
Commission has announced an ex
amination to be held at Thelma, N.
C, on October 12, 1917, as a re
suit of which it is expected to make
certification to fill a vacancy in the
position of fourth class postmaster
at Thelma, N. C.
ORPHAN'S CONCERT.
Quite a nice size audience wit
nessed the concert rendered here
Friday night in the opera house by
Ihe Orphan class of the Odd Fel
lows' Orphanage of Goldsboro.
The pluy was delightfully rendered
and those in charge should be
greatly complimented.
TO BE DISCONTINUED.
It was decided last week in Ral
eigh, by those in authority, that
the best means of lessening the
passenger service of the S. A. L.,
was to discontinue trains Nos. 19
and 20, between Weldon and Nor
lina. Ii is said lhat train between
these points has never paid.
CEMETERY IMPROVEMENT.
A much needed pliarse of work
has been begun in Cedarwood
cemetery. Some of our citizens
have had several squares cleaned
up, and the driveway cleaned of
brush. This work should be car
ried on right now, as labor is easy
to obtain. So a word to the wise
is sufficient.
SCHOOL 0PENINC1.
The Weldon Graded School
opened its fall session Tuesday,
Sept. II, the total enrollment
being about 300.
A great many of the patrons of
the school were present at the
opening exercises which were
conducted by the pastors of the
various churches in Weldon. The
session bids fair to be a very suc
cessful one.
VACATION DAYS OVER.
Tuesday marked the opening of
school, the end of the play and the
beginning of another year of work.
Summer visitors are returning
home and the restlessness which
seems to seize us during the warm
weather settles into the content
mem of routine wor.k. We can
all breath a sigh of relief lhat the
great educational system of our
community has begun to turn
again.
PASSINO THROUGH.
Three troop trains passed through
last week over the S, A. L. en
route to Anniston, Ala. The Em
poria Independent, speaking of
the soldier boys, says :
"Quite a large delegation went
over to Weldon to siy farewell to
the boys as ihey passed through.
There were thiee sections, totaling
S7 cars, it being past niidnighi
when the l ist passed. Those that
went over, however, were game,
ard wailed until the lasi section to
give the soldier boys something
good lo eat."
1)10 THEIR DUTY W ELL.
It appears thai ihe local exemp
tion board of this county did their
work well, at least the district
board hasn't done much reversing.
The local board was, of course,
handicapped in some instances
where people well known wanted
exemption. But it remembered
its oath; it knew its duty and pro
ceeded along judicial lines. There
fore the board is io be congratula
ted upon the work they have done
so far.
It is a mistake io forget a favor.
HI VI! WEDNESDAY MORNINO.
lire completely destroyed ihe
warehouse ot ihe Shaw Collon
Mills, in South Weldon, Wednes
day morning about 1:15 a. m.
HALL MILLINERY.
Ladies Hais, nice line of Gage
hats, all the Velveis and Velours,
in the popular shades taupe and
purple. Come in and inspect my
stock before buying elsewhere.
Miss Annii; Mi-di.in,
Rosemary, N. C.
MEETINO TO COMMENCE.
A protracted meeting will begin
in the Bapiist church in Halifax
on the 5ih Sunday in this month
at 1 1 o'clock. The pasior will be
aided by Rev. R. F. Staples, of
Emporia, Va. Public cordially
invited to attend these services.
THE RED CROSS.
The Red Cross headquarters have
been moved to the Daniel building.
We now occupy the old A. C.
House Lumber Co.'s office.
We are busy making hospital
supplies, We begin knitting in a
few days. All la Jies who can take
part in this work come to the of
fice Friday afternoon. We meet
every Friday afternoon at 4:00
o'clock.
The War Relief Fund is now
due. Please see Mr. R. S. Travis,
treasurer, at the Weldon Bank
and Trust Co.
SPRIGHTLY SPARKS.
A girl's watch is usually more
ornamental than useful.
This world is willing to tolerate
a lazy man who has money.
The man who is near the bottom
of the ladder hasn't far io fall.
When a woman is unwilling to
talk she has nothing whatever to
tell.
The man who lives in the past
carries his headlight on the wrong
end.
Many of us choose notoriety now
rather than fame when we are
dead.
Success is merely a matter of
doing the right thing al the right
time.
Why doesn't some genius start
a correspondence school of expe
rience? Ii takes a lot of courage to ena
ble a woman to admii that she is
homely.
Look at the foundation of the
ladder of fame before attempting
to climb it.
As a matrimonial prize a homely
girl makes good more often than a
pretty one.
It is just as well to look out for
the man who is always looking out
for himself.
A man thinks he's just as good
as anybody when he goes to church
in the rain.
When a girl shows a young man
a picture of herself she expects
him to ask for it.
A woman isn't satisfied if her
husband's life is an open book
unless it is a checkbook.
Many a good woman thinks she
has discharged her duty io her
husband by praying for him.
As long as ihe earth is inhabited
men and women will continue to
stir up trouble for each oiher.
If men were compelled to prac
tice what they preach most of
them would give up preaching.
This is difficult for a woman :
To believe the nice linle things she
tells other. women about her hus
band. To Our White Friends of Weldon
On ihe 25ih of September, the
Neuse River Association will meet
in the 1st Baptist church of Wel
don, of which Rev. J. W. Faulk is
pasior. This is a large body of
Christian men and women, num
bering about 600. On account of
the high cost of everything to eat,
and ihe large number of people to
care for, we are compelled to call
upon our while friends for help,
and we beg you in the name of the
Lord, to aid us in this worthy un
dertaking. We will be very thank
ful tor money, or anything from a
herring to a ham, or from a potato
to a cabbage. We have secured
the colored Odd Fellows' Hall for
a commissary, and Rev. J. W.
Faulk and Mr. C. P. Anthony will
be on hand the 2 1 si, 22nd and
24th lo receive contributions ai
this hll Floor, lard, mrl. meat.
sunar and cof ee are among the
things most needed in large or
small quantities. We expect to
feed most of the folks at this hall,
I nose oi you wno win not nnd it
convenient to send what you may
give to me nan, a committee will
wait upon you ana thankfully re
ceive your contribution. A list of
donors and what they give will be
accurately kept. We have never
appealed to our white friends Hi
vain, and as this is a laudable pur
pose, we believe you will respond
generously.
Special Committee B. F,
Hawkins, June Long, Tom Dan
iel, A. Drewry, C. P. Anthony,
Ned topes, K. J. Kerry, w. 5,
Miller, K. C Blark, J. H. Boyd.
J. W. rAULK, Pastor,
J. H. Boyd, C erk.
WELDON 33 YEARS AGO.
Hrom the Roanoke News, Sspt
6, 1884
Mr. J. L. Bass killed a mad dog
in town yesterday.
Col. Burton's speech ul Grove
Hill was highly complimented.
Mr. Waller E. Daniel will speak
al Garysburg next Saturday.
Miss Jessie Stainback who has
been visiting friends and relatives
in Petersburg, Va., returned home
Thursday.
The position of music teacher
at Central Institute for young la
dies has been tendered to Miss M.
M. Yaies, of Greensboro.
We note of late lhat counterfeit
dimes are getting quite numerous
in this section.
Miss Cookie Pierce's
commenced Monday.
schuol
The finest cotton we have seen
for many years is ai Day's & Roads
and belongs to Dr. I. E. Green.
We learn that Ex-Sheriff New
born, colored, was nominated for
ihe Senate from the district com
posed of Northampton and Bertie
counties. We hope that high-toned
gentleman, Captain Mason, will be
elected.
Mr. J. W. Briggs, of the Dan
ville Times, spent a few days in
town last week visiting friends.
Capt. W, H. Smith had charge
of the Scotland Neck branch a few
days last week.
W. W. Long, Esq., of Warren,
has been appointed Chief Mar
shall of the next fair, and a good
one he will make.
On Thursday last ai the resi
dence of J. J. Goodwyn the bride's
uncle in this county, by the Rev.
W. L. Cunninggim, Miss Willie
Goodwyn, of Petersburg, Va., to
Mr. Thomas Bain, of Richmond,
Va.
Why Not Get Yoiik Pupils
to Sign This? I want to help
make our town a belter place in
which io live and io this end I
promise to the best of my ability:
1. I will help you to clean up
yards, streets and alleys.
2. I will plant flower seeds,
bulbs, vines, shrubbery, eic.
3. I will help io make a garden
and keep the yard in good condi
tion. 4. -1 promise not to deface fences
or buildings; neither will I scatter
paper or rubbish in public places.
5. I will not spit upon ihe floor
of any building.
6. I will try to influence others
to help to keep our town clean.
7. I will protect birds and ani
mals and all properly belonging to
others.
8. I will promise to be a true,
loyal citizen.
I may not be able to do all these
things, but 1 will do as much as I
can lo help our town and commu
nity. Philippine Education.
Advertised Letters. The
following is a list of letters remain
ing "uncalled for" in the Weldon
postoffice :
Purdie Holmes.
S. L. Keeier.
Ora Newell.
Persons calling for above letters
will please say "advertised," giv
ing date of advertising.
D. T. Clark, P. M.,
Weldon, N. C.
Sept. 10, 1917.
Freedom exists only
minds; no man is free.
The Latest Bngllsh Patterns a
style for every taste. Alto a com
plete line ol Children's SkuHers.
To be convinced call and Inspect
my Fall and Winter Stock.
ELECTRIC SHOE REPAIRING SHOP.
All Shoes repaired promptly and
at reasonable price.
WtLDON SHOE STOftr,
L. KITTNER, Prop.
Opposite Botoffioe, WELDON, K.C
Sloes ! - Shoes
Buy Now and Save Money
On a Hudson SuperSix
Nearly every make of car, except ihe Hudson,
has lately increased in price.
Cars lhat sold al $1200 and $1400 now cosl ahoui
as much as a Super-Six. Since January, M makers
of automobiles have announced price increases
amounting to $100 to $700.
The necessity of buying materials on today's mar
ket has forced these increases,
Steel costs five times as much as it did ai ihe be
ginning of the war. Cotton, rubber all items that
enier into the manufacture of an automobile now
cost more than ever before.
I ludsons will cosl more when ihe present slock
of materials, boughl last year at lower prices, is ex
Barnes & Gregory,
Distributors for Halifax, Northampton and Warren Counties.
WELDON, North Carolina. '
Clearance of All
Summer Goods
We have marked for quick mov
.dollars of
One Lot Kool Cloth and Palm
Suits at
One Lot Klce & flutchlns Shoes
and tans that sold for $6 at
Ladies
V ith the above is included a lot ot Dry (lnods, Colored Lawns and Voiles. Skirtings, Shirt
Waists, Rtc. Come In and let us show you how w e have marked down our stock ol season
able ttoods to make room lor the new fall goods.
l;i;i'.'uNS l(0'iy iuaramced i
? M -m mM S-'ifi,c,ion.
KM I.I
The Mannon Car $3100
The Haynea Car;$1595
The Inter-State Car $955
A N.l)
The Smith Form A Truck $350
And a Ford or any other engine
For Halilax, Northampton, Bertie and Hertford
Counties
IfTAT YOUR SWW.VIOhTW
F . S. FAISON.
First Street, : : : : WELDON, N. C.
T
1(1 I
USTABI.ISMIil) 1892.
Capital and Surplus, 80,000.
WE
4 PAID
W. K. IMNIKL,
PRSHIUINT.
Subscribe
Advance.
Advertising
Over 50 makes have already advanced
in price. Hudsons, too must cost more.
ing several lots
of goodmerchan
dise that means
saving to the lucky
Beach
In blacks
PC TC I Women's and Children's White Canvas
U Shoes at
$3,50
Lot Shirts to choose at
Odds and lincls (rum $1 and $1 SO lines
White Skirts done up In good style
SIYK
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INVITE YOUR ACCOUNT.
ON SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
W. K. SMITH.
Vlt'l-FRItBIUBNT.
J. O. DRAKE,
CASHIER.
to The Roanoke News. Only $1.50 per year
Rates Reasonable.
hausted. There is no way ot avoiding ii. The
price advantage that oilier cars once held no longer
exists.
Hudson has been ihe hum wanted cir, regardless
of price. Il will be more popular than ever now
that cheaper cars have advanced in price.
We know ihe number of ears from present materi
al supplies ih il we are lo get. Ai the rale of present
sales present pt ices cannot he continued lung Some
models will be advanced in price wiilim one nionili.
Now is the nine In pel a I ludson Sutler-Six. I lave
iis use ihe remainder ol the summer and throughout
the I -ill . Save the iiioneyih.il delay will necessi
tate your payini! lor a I ludson.
Rice and
Hutching
purchaser.
$1.00
65 C,
at V5c.
(.i XT
Notice of Sale.
iy virtue til' tht1 power con ferret I up
on me in a deed of trust executed on
April !, I!HK, hy II. K. I'liappell ami
Attie i liuppt'll. Inn wile, ami recorded
in tin' Ki'tfiNtiy of Halifax fount y, in
hook paire lit.'i, anil hecaiihe of de
fault in llif pay nuut of the raonevt
therein secured, 1 mil on
Monday, September 24th, 07,
ul li o'clock M . olh-r lor hhIp at oolitic
unction lo Ihe I hk I tent bidder for eanh
At Ihe court house door in Halifax, V
r , the undivided one-thud iutert-M ul'
It K ( happt ll. a tenant in common
with Kilwarri happHI and others, iu
ami to that ttact or parcel of lam) situ
ate in Kaueettt. towiihlup, llahlax coun
ty. N. fttljoimnir the lamlx of (In
home Toney, ( upturn HawkniK and
ollieia, hounded and dexcnlied an fol
lows, to-wil: On the north by the Koh
croon tract; on themmth hy the lands
of Onhorne Toney and Nance Oreen; on
the cant by the public road; and on the
went by the branch: supposed to contain
about one hundred, eighty-four and oue
half (lM-jt acres, ami known an the K
ward Chappellfarm, and hem the i h n
ttcal tract of land puichaNed by Kdward
(happen, Sr., H. K. Chap pell, and Kd
wardt'happell, Jr., from Mrs. Sarab M,
Harper, aud M. 8. lies by deeds record
ed in Halifax County Registry, the one
in liook 121 page 43, and the other in
book 1H5 pft(re 300.
August 28, s
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