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KTYOU MUST PAVE THE WAY F0R YOUR FUTURE I Procrastination is the thiei of time, the murderer of opportunity
and the poison gas of progress. Optimism is the creator of opportunity and the forerunner of progress. Which do you choose? If
you are optimist you can certainly see the wisdom of attending our
S A L K O F R E A L K S TA T K A T A U C T I O N
Business and Residential Lots on Washington Avenue, Sycamore, Third and Filth Streets, in Weldon, N. 0.
DESCRIPTION OP
Clark's Hottom; two houses and lots, west side "ullroad; all beautiful property. Only available business property In the city and closest In residence property. In the business and best residential sections,' three blocks from the depot. Washington Ave
nue Is the main business street and Sycamore the principal residence street of the city. All streets are Macadam, sidewalks paved, electric lights, city water and sewerage on these properties, stores, schools and churches convenient. Kallroad connections
and throUEh trains to all points on the Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line Railroads. No better location In which to live, or Iniwhlch to establish that business of yours. Weldon, as you know, is progressive and its Ideal location makes it accessible
from all points do, take a look at these properties today. SALE CONDUCTED BY Attend the sale Monday, Oct. Uth, at 10:30 A. M l)
OFFICES:
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THE ROANOKE
NEWS,
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Thursday, Oct. 9, 1919
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
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The peanut crop is very tine.
farewell sunstrokes for I9I9.
Persimmons will soon be ripe.
Roasting ears are getting scarce.
.; The nights are fine for sleeping.
No more waiermelons until next
. year.
Now for 'possum and sweet po
tatoes. The trees are putting on brown
clothing.
To err is feminine to forgive,
The horn of the hunter is heard
in the land.
it is time lor squirrels to cut
Aickory nuts.
-1 Some men just can't foot a bill
without kicking.
Down with your carpets and up
With your stoves.
i No longer an object of interest
the thermometer.
; Last year's flannel is getting
wholesome sunning.
it is tne last rose ol summer
that is blooming alone."
It will soon be time for "Miss
Skeeter," to bid us farewell.
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HARRY SMITH,
Weldon, N. C.
Be content with your lot,
pecially if it is a lot of money.
Babies are coupons nl interest
attached to bonds of matrimony.
Go now young ladies and gen
llemen to gather ferns and leaves
Many a woman keeps a daik SC'
cret in a bottle labelled "hair dye.'
Miss Kate Tilghman spent sev
eral days in Portsmouth last week
Bachelors frequently rail against
the married state, but spinsters
never.
Miss Edna Neville, of Enfield,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Dossey
Rawlings.
Rev. N. C. Duncan, Arch Deal
con of this Diocese, was in town
last week.
Mrs. E. H. Smith was called to
Greenville Saturday on account of
death in family.
Mrs. Madison Armistead and
children are visiting relatives at
South Hill, Va.
When December weds May, the
latter is apt to forget that she is
Mrs. December.
Miss Bessie Owen who teaches
school at Rocky Mount, spent the
week end in town.
Mrs. J. T. Dawson left for Pons
mouth, Va., Thursday, where she
will in future reside.
An old bachelor says men are
geese, women ducks and birds of
feather flock together.
MONDAY,
OFFERED.
In Weldon, N. C, buslnesn and residential lulu on Washington Avenue, Sycumore, Third and l-'ilth Streets. Home block ol li. Clark, between Fifth, Sixth and Sycamore Streets,
Campbell Place, 165x150 leet, corner Sycamore and Third Street!. I'ope I'lace, 75x150 feet, filth and Sycamore Streets; Hlock Third Street and Washington Avenue; other properties,
Atlantic Coast Realty Company, Agents,
Mr.
Nora
J. L. Howell and Miss i
atlerson, ot Richmond,
spent Sunday in town.
Mrs. E T. Clark who has been
visiting in ihe western pari of the
Siati1, has returned home,
Mr. .in J Mrs. W. C. Norineni,
ot Washington, D. C, spent bun
day Willi Capi. W. K. Smith.
Mcsms. W. E. Daniel and S. M.
Gary socw several das at Lake
SiiihIi, near Norfolk last week.
Messrs. Kobert Musgrove and
William Jonnston, ot A. Si E.
College, spent btiuday m town.
Avoid chilli looms in ihe morn
ing oy using cole s Mot Blast
He.iiers. I ney prevent eolds and
sickness.
Cipi and Mrs. I'hilip Moore
left Monday lor Greensboro and
Asheville where they will spend
several days.
Mis. ( nun 1 lym.iii and Miss
Ethel I'opu spent the week end
in Richmond wiih Misses Grace
and Edith Jones.
Chicken salad and sandwiches
will be served at ihe park on Mon
day, Oct. 13th, -by ladies of the
Episcopal church.
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Waring,
of Morehead City.speni last Thurs
day night in town. They were
en rouie to Brunswick county, Va.,
to visit relatives and friends.
Mrs. J. L. Howell and daughter,
Miss Edna, and Miss Elizabeth
Wnnihen, of Richmond, spent the
week end in town, the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Garlick.
Dr. Oscar Hayward, of New
York, addressed the people of
Weldon last Sunday night at the
Baptist church, his subject being
the abolition of capital punishment.
' Mr. John Randlemanhasarrived
home from France, having been
I'onorably discharged from the
army. His many friends are glad
indeed to extend the welcome
hand.
Federal reserve board says that
prices of food and clothing are
coming down, but the persons to
whom we apply for food and cloth
ing do not seem to be acquainted
with ihe federal beard.
FlKE. On last Tuesday morn
ing about 8 o'clock the lire alarm
wasturnedon. It was discovered
that the lire was at the residence
of Miss Blanche Johnson, on Elm
street. The cause of the fire was
the explosion of an oil range. The
flames were soon extinguished.
The -"White Elephant."
The ladies of the Episcopal church
gave a most enjoyable festival at
the hall last Friday night. Cool
drinks and many useful articles
were disposed of for the benefit of
the church. Remnants of the old
Weldon Siring Band of thirty
years ago, made music for the oc
casion.
To Our Subscribers. In
few days we will begin sending out
statements to our subscribers. We
will be very glad indeed, if each
one, when the statement is received,
will send us the money. It is
small amount, but it will help us
very much Don't put this little
matter off, saying to yourself I'll
pay it it in a short time. But set
tle today and Dt through wttn it.
Ronoke Very Low -According
to the official records the Roa
noko River has been lower during
the past week than it has been in
thirty years. Now would be a
good time to haul gravel from ihe
bed of the river. It is the finest
gravel we have ever seen. We
remember one year, while Mr. E.
Clark was street commissioner,
this gravel was put on the streets
ana it maae a goou street tor a
number of years. Those in need
ot good gravel would do well to
tke advantage of the low water.
OCT. 13th, at
An Addition to the Weldon
MOTOH COMPANY S BUILDING.
The contract lias been made and
work will soon be commenced
whereby an addition will be made
to ihe Weldon Motor Company's
already large building. 29 x 1 29
feel will be added to the east side.
The front will be of plate glass and
red pressed brick. Mr. R. T.
Daniel has the contract which is a
guarantee that the work will be
done well. .
New Dwellings to be Erect
ed. Mrs. 1. E. Green has sold
the beautiful corner lot on Syca
more and Fourth streets to Mr.
Craig Cornwall. This is one of
Ihe most desirable locations in
town. Mr. Cornwall will begin
the erection of a tine residence at
no distant day.
Mrs. 1. E. Green will begin in
a few days the erection of a hand
some residence on her lot adjoin
ing ihe lot recently purchased by
Mr. Craig Cornwall.
Tobacco Warehouse. This
would be a most excellent point
for a tobacco warehouse. Already
quite a number of our farmers are
raising tobacco and if we had a
local market a great many would
plant. There are no finer tobacco
lands in the State than is found
in this vicinity. The tobacco crop
is housed in August, the monih of
leisure, when laborers could be
employed without going from
home. What say our energetic,
progressive citizens?
Semi-annual Election. Ai
the sem-annual meeting of ihe
Baraca class, M. E. church last
Sunday, the following officers were
elected:
President, H. V. Bounds.
Vice-president, C. P. Bounds.
Secretary, J. W. Powell.
Treasurer, J. 1. Wyche.
Orp. treasurer, H. D. Allen.
Libraian, N. M. Shearin.
Press reporter, E. L. Hayward.
Teacher, W. L. Knight.
Assistant teacher, O. W. Pierce.
It Can't Be Done. It's just
as easy for you to eat enough in
one day to last you a week, as it is
for the business man to advertise
enough in one week to last him a
year. The business man who
thinks he is like a camel and can
make a long journey across the
desert of business on one spurt of
advertising will find himself very
dry long before he has reached the
Hrst oasis But we are not kicking.
Just look at our advertising col
umns.
U. D. C The Junius Daniel
Capter U. D. C, were entertained
on Wednesday of last week at the
home of Mrs. R. S. Travis and
held a very interesting meeting.
A report of the years work showed
that the chapter is still alive, and
while not as much work as usual
was done, the ladies hope to do
belter in the coming year. Mrs.
R. S. Travis and Mrs. L. C. Dra
per were elected delegates to an
nual convention now in session at
High Point. The ladies will meet
November 4th, with Mrs. H. D.
Allen.
Meeting at Presbyterian
Church. Sunday morning, Oct.
12, at II a- m., Rev. C. 0. Pardo
of the Presbyterian church will
open a six day evangelistic meet
ing in the Weldon Presbyterian
church.
Mr. Pardo has recently returned
from army work with the United
States army. For over eighteen
months Mr. r'ardo was instructor
in music, being located at Camp
Hancock, Augusta, Ga.
I here will be evening services
every evening ai 8 o'clock through
the week. The public is cordially
invitea to attena tnese services,
UIANNTED A good farmer.
U with own team to farm on
shares. Apply to
Ellis Bond, Weldon, N. C.
Fast Driving. There should
surely be a speed limit, at least in
the down town section of the
streets of Weldon. It is alarming
to see til what raie people run
iheir cars on the congested por
tion of our streets, especially 2nd
street to Batchelor's Opera House
where this is always, more or less,
ihe case. It is a wonder that more
accidents have not occurred here
and when some serious fatality is
caused by this reckless driving it
will be loo late to repair the dam
age. I he old adage an ounce ol
prevention, etc.," holds good in
this case and we hope "a word to
the wise will be sufficient."
Beautiful Lines. The follow
ing beautiful lines were written by
the late H. S. S. Cooper, while
silting on the front porch of his
son in Florence, S. C, just a few
days before he was taken sick:
How pleasant it is at the close of
the day
No follies to have to repent
But retlect on the past and be able
to say
That my time has been properly
spent.
If I've done all my business with
patience and ease
And been good and obliging and
kind
I lie on my pillow and sleep away
these
With a happy and saiisKed mind.
Siore Cotton Stop Great
Loss. Cotton raisers are losing
annually an average of $30,000,
000 from weather damage to bales
left in (he open. That estimate is
regarded as conservative, for every
bale exposed to weather soon loses
enough "pickings" to represent at
least $2.50, and instances of much
greater loss to individual bales are
not infrequent. An instance that
is not a great distance from typ
ical concerns a bale that was
exposed to the weather for six
months, losing 76 pounds at 23
cents, $17.48. The United Siates
Department of Agriculture.through
its Bureau of Markets, is urging
southern farmers to store their cot
ton and stop this waste.
Williamson-Tii.ghman. The
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Pugh
in Lockie, Portsmouth, Va., was
the scene of a pretty marriage on
Wednesday, October 1st, 1919, at
three p. m., when Miss Jennie
Wills Tilghman, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Tilghman, became
the bride of Mr. Charles Ernest
Williamson.
The ceremony was impressively
performed by Rev. R. M. Chan
dler, pastor of the "Park View"
Methodist church, the ring cere
mony being used.
Decorations carrying out the
color scheme of white, and green
were extensively usea, wnue a
number of candles supplied ihe
darkened room with ihe necessary
light.
The bride was attired in a trav
eling suit of dark blue with hat to
correspond, and carried a shower
of bride's roses with maiden hair
and asparagus ferns.
Immediately after the wedding,
Mr. and Mrs. Williamson left for
the North, where they will visit
many places of interest before re
turning nWeldon
Mrs. Williamson has lived in
Weldon the most of her lite and
has a host of friends among both
the old and young of this commu
nity. . Mr. Williamson is a native of
Virginia, but for the past several
years has made his home in Wel
don, holding a very responsible
position with the Atlantic Coast
Line.
We wish for him and his ac
comphshed bride a long life of un
alloyed happiness. They will be
at home to their friends after the
15th of October, Weldon,.N. C.
10:30 a. m.S
Revival Meetings Closed.
The series of meetings al the M.
E. Church, which were conducted
by Rev. Mr. Paylor, of Chase
Ciiy, Va., came to a close last
Wednesday night. He is indeed
a hard worker and a fine preacher.
Much good was accomplished, we
have no doubt.
The choir, composed of mem
bers of all the churches and under
the direction of Mrs. W. T. Shaw,
made fine music, and the selections
were generally fine. Several sweel
solos were sung and a duel by
Misses Williams and Harris was
among ihe sweetest of all.
On Sunday morning last with a
very impressive service, Rev. F,
M. Shamburger received a class of
eight children into the church,
four of whom were baptised, the
others only assuming the vows al
ready given in baptism. At the
same time two members were re
ceived by transfer and there are
others who will unite in the near
future.
A Deliberate Murder. On
last Saturday night at Print, this
county, there was a deliberate
murder commuted apparently with
out any provocation. The facts are
these, as near as we could gaiher:
A white man arrived at Print on
a freight train between 9 and ID
o'clock and went into a store
which was crowded. There was a
boy in the store playing at a punch
board. He told the boy that he
would get that knife yet. He then
told the boy who was punching at
the board that the d--n thing was no
account. He then told a negro, I.
L. Bell, to come From behind the
counter, and without another word
pulled his revolver and shot him
dead, and made his escape in the
dark. Coroner H. G. Rowe was
called and after hearing the partic
ulars deemed it unnecessary to
hold an inquest. We learn that
the man was captured and that his
name is Lassiter.
The Home Coming Recep
tion of the Colored Soldiers
at Littleton. H. P. Cheatham,
former colored Congressman from
this District, was orator on the oc
casion of the home coming cele
bration given the colored soldiers
recently at Littleton. We copy
from the News-Reponer a part of
his speech, which in our opinion,
is very sensible :
H. P. Cheatham, oraior For the
occasion was called upon to speak.
Addressing the colored soldiers, he
said : "The war was waged that
all men might come on equal
standing. We do not want social
equality. All downtrodden people
should be lilted up. You should
noi get the big head. If you should
and idle away your time you are a
fool. Your white people are the
best in the world, If you hire
yourself to a white man, do your
work like a man or a woman. I he
colored man is a moving article.
The colored soldiers surprised the
world to see how they moved to
the scene of the battle. The 1 75,-
000 black soldiers startled the
world when the Hindenburg line
was attacked. The negro soldier
went through it, under it and over
it. borne one yelled to the Gen
eral, "Stop those negroes." The
general replied, The Germans
can't stop them, how in the hell
can 1."
A CARD OF APPRECIATION.
I wish to thank my kind friends
and neighbors who responded so
readily when the hre alarm was
given, on account of the explosion
of my oil-range. But for their
immediate efforts to extinguish
same, my home would have been
destroyed. 1 thank each one of
you. Blanche Johnson
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and lot in weldon. will pay
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Address Box 266, Weldon,
UIANTED Boxwood sprays for
II immediate shipment. Cash be
fore shipped. A. B. Price, 925
Va. Avenue S. W., Washington,
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THIS propeny contains 450 acres, about 300 acres of which is in
cultivation, balance in limber. All high level land, well watered
by springs. Soil is well adapted to growing BRIGHT TOBACCO.
Located quarter mile from National Highway Petersburg to Norfolk.
Two miles to railway station and High School.
Two siory 12 room dwelling equipped with electric lights, heat, etc.
Good barns, stable, silo and other buildings. The property is wonh
$40,000.00, but the owner will sell for $25,000.00 if immediate sale
can be made. Reasonable (erms if desired. Don 'i reply unless you
are financially able to purchase. Satisfactory reason for selling. For
detailed information address.
W. S. BURT,
Owner,
Waverly, Virginia.
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