-r" ESTABLISHED IN 1866. A NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. Terms of SubscriDtlon--$2 00 Per Annum VOL. LVI. WELDON, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY ID, 11)22 NO. US It will soon be time for another railroad strike scare. In other words we are going to clean up our navy yards. It is a dull week when we don't safely pass another crisis . We have no autocrats in this country, except trufKc cops. IT is a dull day when Tom Wat son doein't gel ou the front page. FoCH is for peace. And he knows what war is, if anybody does. We have made peace with Ger many but not with the Bergdoll family. A Wichita thief stole a Bible. He ought to be sent lo jail and made lo read it. Germany's position seems to I)-: that she is unable to pay and is glid of it. YOU can't tell about women! The ex kaiser is about to get mar ried again. What's in a name? The head of a brewery in England is named Drinkwater. Girl bandits are reported in Chicago. They are said to have taking ways. Judge Landis evidently thought that "Babe" Ruth was old enough to know better. Ireland might be madder still If she knew how glad England is to get rid of her. WHEN nations begin telling each other the absolute truth, diplomacy will become obsolete. IT wciuld have been a more sta ble peace if more horse sense had been med in making it. PUTTING the marines to tuard ing the mails naturrlly makes one wonder why is a soldier. And just as we were about to agree on naval reductions, all hands went to rocking the boat. Even the convicts are becoming dissatisfied. Look at the jail de liveries we have been having late ly. v The new senator from Pennsyl vania is named Crow, and -that's all that anybody seems to kno about him. China knows how a man feels when the surgeons gather around and begin to discuss the forthcom ing operation. A Kentucky colonel says that rea pepper mixed with the food given fox hounds will make them more spry. Hot dog I Lenine once lived in New York That may be what's the matter with him, as well as what's the matter with New York. The Postmaster General says he wants to decentralize the post office department. Hope he wilt improve the service while he is ai it. Governor Small was not sat isfied with the kind of a salarj when he was treasurer of Illinois, and that is why he is in troublt now. Edison says that only two per sons out of a hundred are nail) intelligent. This may explain that lonely feeling that you have so often. It is perfectly natural for the fellow who habitually carries a gun in his pocket to think the dis armament conference will not amount to anything. China says she wants to be let alone. Not an unreasonable re quest, surely, in view of what she has seen of modern civilization during the past few years. "What becomes of all the mon ey that is put into circulation?" asks a banker. Why, look at the number of filling stations that are scattered around over the country. THEY are talking about Hughes for president. And about Lodge, and Borah, and LaFollette, and Johnson, and Underwood, and Bryan, and Cox, and ever so many others. Senator Tom Watson is right for once. The flag which hangs over the speaker's desk in the house of representatives at Wash- ingtofl should not be fringed with CAPTAIN C.J. RHEM Elected Superintendent 01 Tha State Farm. After thirty-six years in the ser vice of the Suite prison, first as a guard and last as superintendent of the Prison Farm four miles west of Raleigh, Capt. C. N. Christian was notified yesterday that after February I the prison farm would be placed in the hands of Capt. C. J Rhem. Election of Captain Rhem to the superintendent's place occurred on Wednesday ut the regular session of the board of directors of the State prison. It was understood here yesterday that Captain Chris tian would be offered the place which Captain Rhem will leave to come to Raleigh, superintendent of the convict gangs at work on the Willijmsion bridge, but no such offer had been made to him last night. Both Captain Rhem and Captain Christian are veterans in the em ploy of the State prison. The former has been in the service for 32 years, he having gone to the Halifax county farm in 1890 as a guard. Later when the farm de veloped to such tremendous size it was divided, and each made su perintendent of one-h'lf of the 7,000 acres under cultivation. No charges of any sort were made against Captain Christian, it was understood. Members of the board of directors felt thf t it was due Captain Rhem that he be given the farm here for a term, in that he had been left without such a place when the Halifax farms were sold two years ago. At that time he expressed a willingness to go anywhere he was sent, and the choice fell on him to go to Wil liamston, and Captain Christian to come to Raleigh. Wur.-i on the big bridge over the Roanoke river at Williamsfon where about 300 convicts are en gaged, will be completed by June of this year, and that camp will be abandoned. It is likely that the prisoners there will be scattered into smaller groups ia various sec tions of the State. News and Ob server, 12ih. ADVERTISING HELPS CREDIT. There is one way by which a business man's credit is improved, and that is by a policy of consis tent advertising. Bank men believe in advertising, for they know it pays. Their teeling, there fore, is that when a merchant who is a good advertiser applies for a loan, that a reasonable amount ol goods, bought by him on credit, is likely to be turned over quickly and promptly paid for, un account of methods ot keeping his goods constantly before the public. The banker would have confidence that the goi ds would be disposed of and ti rned into cash before, they got oui of date or shopworn. Discriminating buyers of every class know they can get fresh gooc's from the store that advertises. The merchant who advertises seldom has shopworn goods. And in that way advertising helps the mer chant's credit not only with the banks but with the customers. And one is just as important as the oth er. U. D. C. The Daughters of the Confeder acy met with Mrs. Geo. D. Hawks on Wednesday, of last week. There were a number of the Daughters present. Mrs. Ida Wilkins, the President for last year, who had resigned on account of ill health was present. Mrs. Williamson, the President, re signed, and Mrs. Wilkins was pre vailed on to accept the Presidency for another twelve months. All were rejoiced to know that Mrs. Wilkins was sufficiently rer covered to be able to be with the Daughters again. Mrs. Lee John son very touchingly read "The Sword of Lee," Mrs. 0. W. Pierce, Mrs. J. A. Johnston, Mrs. D. R. Anderson and Mrs. R. H. Mer chant read papers on the life of Lee's parents. Mrs. Hawks assis ted by Mrs. Alice Hudson and Mrs. S. J. Dixon, served delicious re freshments. KEMODELI1SO. The dwelling formerly belong ing to N. S. Barnes, which was partially destroyed by fire, some time ago, and recently purchased by Mrs. M. E. Trueblood, is be ing remodeled and otherwise im proved, and when completed will be a most desirable re4denc OLD WELDON. Things That Happened 33 Years Ago in Town and Vicinity. January 1 0, 1 889.-We received two nice julips a few days ago from H. T. Pope. They were the first of the season and were en joyed. (Ancient history.) We have been informed by Mr. E. T. Clark, counsel for the late Republican candidates for the leg islature, that the contests for the seats has been abandoned and that no effort would be made jp unseat Messrs. Emry, Anthony and Tay lor. Clerk Gregory on Monday show ed us a will, which he said was so unusual that he had. never in his long experience as clerk seen be fore. It was a will bequeathing real and personal property and was signed by four persons, all whom are still living. It was sent to Mr. Gregory for probate. He had of course to decline to admit it to probate as the law only provides for the probate of wills of deceased persons. m Several of our colored citizens have recently passed away: Essex Ivey, who for a long time was switchman on the W. & W. Railroad, died last week, after a long illness. Newsom Johnson died very suddenly on Wednesday of last week. Gus Williams, sexton for the Baptist and Methodist churches, died of consumption last week. We had the pleasure of meeting at Halifax on Monday Mr. L. S. Shearin, a native of this county, but now a citizen of Arkansas. He is a brother of our counfyman, Mr. A. F. Shearin. AGAINST THE LAW. We publish the following ordi nance for the benefit of those who apparently, do not know, that it is against the law 10 skate on any of the sidewalks in town. Some of our sidewalks in the residential portion of the town, are narrow, and on these sidewalks, it is with difficulty fur pedestrians and the skating population to pass without having a collision. Here is the law: "No skating with roller or tee skates shall be permitted upon the sidewalks of any of the streets or avenues within the corporate lim its ot the town. Any person viola ting this ordinance, shall, upon conviction; pay a fine of two dol lars and fifty cents for each and every offense." DEATH OF MRS. GAY. Died at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. C. T. Maxwell, in Phila delphia, Pa., Thursday, the 12th inst., Mrs. Louise hosier oay, relic of the late Thomas D. Gay, of Wilson. The deceased was from a long line of Virginia ancestry, of which she was justly proud. Mrs. Gay was born in Dinwiddie county, Va., January 1 7th, 1838, and had reached the ripe old age, just com pleting her 84th year, when the summons came. Marrying in ear ly life, she made her home in Wil son, where she reared her family, bringing them up to maturity there and had the satisfaction of seeing thrm comfortably placed in life before taking her departure. Since the death of her husband she has divided her time visiting at the homes of her children. Besides a host of friends and relatives, inclu dins several great, great grand children to mourn her loss, Mrs Gay leaves four daughters, Mrs W. T. Shaw, Weldon. Mrs. Lula B. Young, Dunn, Mrs. L. D Coltrane, Concord and Mrs. C T. Maxwell, Philadelphia, Pa. Saturday the 14th, the remains passed through here en route to Wilson where it was laid to rest beside her devoted husband in the beautiful cemetery theret Mrs. Gay is pleasantly remem bered here by many acquaintances and friends who regarded her as a woman of unusual attainments and refined culture. AN EXCELLENT SERMON. Rev. B. P. Robinson, of North ampton circuit, occupied the pulpit at the M. E. Church, in this place, last Sunday evening, preaching a most excellent sermon. Mr. Rob inson related many touching inci dents in illustrating his sermon which (really touched his congre gation. DISTRICT MEETING Of The N. C. Cotton Growers Co Operative Association. The cotton growers of Halifax county met in this place Monday, and elected the following delegates in the District Convention, which was held here Wednesday, Janu ary I Sib: J. H. Warren, Littleton, L. T. Garner, Weldon. Charlie Kelly, Littleton. Forest Dickens, Halifax. Hugh Sherrod, Enfield. L. J. Baker, Palmyra. J. H. Alexander, Scotland Neck. A. E. Carter, Littleton. Sam Dunn, Scotland Neck. W. A. Pierce, Weldon. Hannibal Shearin, Rosemary. CoHon meetings of conon grow ers were held in all the cotton counties on the same day, as the first step in selecting the ten direc tors who are to guide the co-operative marketing association through its first year. Delegates elected from the several counties gathered in district conventions and named two men as candidates for direc tors from each district. Following the district conventions ballots were printed and mailed to each mem ber of (he association who will rec ord his choice for director, either in person or by mail at the district headquarters on January 31. Allotment of county delegates, one for each 1,000 bales signed up for co operative marketing, was fixed in accordance with signed contracts at Raleigh headquarters on January I, 1922. APPROACHING MARRIAGE. The following announcement has been received by friends in this community: Mr. Richard Cassius Lee Moncure requests the honor of your presence at the marriage of his daughter Caroline Clarkson to Mr. Wilie Jones Long Saturday evening, January the twenty-first nineteen hundred and twenty-two at six o'clock Aquia Church Stafford, Virginia. DODGE BROTHERS TO LET DOWN THE BARS. Announce price reduction Feb ruary 1. Retroactive to January 1 . Dodge Brothers will announce on February I, 1922 a substantial reduction in the price of their cars, effective January 1, 1922. The outstanding feature of the maneuver from the trade stand point, however, is that it leaves competitors in the dark as to what is going to happen. They can guess to their heart's content, they can bid against Dodge Brothers, if they are good poker players, but until the blind card is turned on the third day of the Chicago show the value of their own hands, if ,hey happen to be closely compet itive, will be pure speculation. FIRE ENGINE ORDERED. At a meeting of the town com missioners last Monday night, an order was given the Americjn La France Machine Company, of Elmira, N. Y., for a Chemical Fire Engine. The original cost ol the engine is $2,500. The engine is expected to arrive in about thirty days. Our city fathers do not intend that any property shall be des troyed in Weldon, if being prepar ed to fight fire will prevent it. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank the people of Weldon who so kindly remember ed us Christmas, with so many good things. Especially Mr. Bush Howell, his companion and their little children in the band. Ben & Tiny Daniel DEATH OF MRS. COBB. We regret to announce the death of Mrs. Lucy Cobb, wife of Mr Theophelus Cobb, which occurred at the residence of her husband on the 1 3 ill inst , in the 68th year of her aee. The funeral and burial took place Sunday. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank the good peo pie who have been so kind to us in our recent dark hours. We appreciate what has been said and done by all. H. L. Grant, SHANTY BURNED. A shanty car belonging to the Atlantic Coast Line, caught on fire last Friday night, and burned to the ground. A defective flue was the cause of the fire. D, A. R. Fl'st Meeting ol the New Year. The Elizabeth Montfort Ashe Chapter D. A. R., held their first meeting for the year, in Hali fax, on Thursday, January 1 2th, Miss Ursula Daniel who has served as Regent since the chapter was organized in 1912, until Decem ber last, was hostess to the chapter at this meeting, which was held in the "old Constitution House" which has been rebuilt on another site and has just been completed for occupancy, The building and grounds are a monument to the faithful and unceasing labor of the late Regent, who asked to be re lieved, and Mrs. W. A. Wilcox was elected in her place. The ladies were received into the old passage or hall of the quaint little house and were served delicious fruit punch by Mrs. H. B. Furger son and Mrs S. M. Gary. The punch was served from a beautiful ly decorated in a green and gold punch bowl with a large old fash ioned silver ladle which belonged to Miss Daniel's great grand father and are perhaps a century old. The main room of the building is a reproduction of the room in which the famous Halifax meeting of April 17, 1776 was held, and it is the purpose of the chapter to furnish it as nearly as possible in the style of thai period and in har mony with the high curved mantle, narrow, small panel windows, &c. A very interesting business ses sion was held. Delegates and al ternates to the National conven tion lo be held in Washington, D. C, in May next, were elected, among which were Mrs. H. B. Harrell and Mrs. Ida Wilkins, of Weldon. At the close, a salad course with mints was served. The visitors present were Mis. I. E. Green, Mrs. 0. W. Pierce, of Weldon, Mrs. Norman, Mrs. Applewhite and Mrs. E. L. Travis, Jr.. nee Miss Annie Kitchin, one of the season's brides and others, of Halifax. PERSONALS And Other Items Told In Brief Form. Bad colds prevalent. The days are a little longer. January more than half gone. To-day is General Lee's birth day. Who will be the next to get married? Better a crying woman than a scratchy one. Send us the news from your neighborhood. After all, there's nothing worth worrying about. Some friends never come around until they are in need. Anybody can catch a cold. The trouble is to let it go again. The rich man draws a check, the pretty girl draws attention. Now is the lime to do things; by and by is the time to do nothing. Silence is golden, when the gold is coined, however, money talks. Money wouldn't be so tight if those who have it would loosen up, A woman's idea of a sound argu ment is to talk at the lop of her voice. Mrs. J. A. Purnell, of Phila delphia, is visiting relatives in town. If you owe us anything send it right along and don't be bashful about !t. The shimmy dance has gone out qf date, along with the thing it was named for. "Come where my love lies sneezing" sneezing the unhappy hours away. It's queer how anxious people are lo lend you money when you don t need it. Of all the curt words that a fel low can git, the curtest are these: Please remit. Those who know a great deal can be depended on to be amiable enough to tell it.- Dr. and Mrs. Henry Grady Lassiter have returned home from their bridal lour. Every cloud has its silver lining. The boy who has the mumps can stay away from school. We will soon commence prun ing our subscription list. All in arrears will please setue. Now, let's all get down to busi ness and make enough money to pay last year's income tax. I . I. . I . . isn t it a glorious tiling mat we don't have to give presents on Washington's birthday, too? If it is to be a real heaven, some people we know must learn to play their harps before going there. No matter how blinded we are bv our own interests, we can al ways sec the other fellow's duty. You can't always tell. Many a man is riding in another man's au tomobile when he thinks it his own. An automobile is all right, but you can't drop the lines over the dashboard and let it go home by itself. Perhaps the worst thing about having a bad cold is that every body wants to give you a remedy for it. When a woman goes to a store and buys a rolling pin, you don't always know just what she wants with it. One reason why some of us don't care much lor music is that the neighbor's daughter is trying to learn it. With flashless powder and sound less guns, the victims of the next war won't know they're dead unti somebody tells them. Many people are buying silk stockings with the interest on mon ey which their grandparents laid up by going barefooted. The weather prophet who says we are going to have a late spring may be right but he ought to be suppressed just the same. In latin the word editor means to eat". Our subscribers who are in arrears will please remem ber that we can't live on air. Mr. W. T. Shaw is attending the meeting of the National Whole sale Dry Goods Association which meeis in New York City, this week. Reading maketh a full man, ac cording loan old adage, but some of the old soaks find it a poor sub stitute for what uiey used to get full on. Dr. Bryan, of Wake Forest, oc cupied the pulpit at the Baptist church last Sunday morning and evening, preaching two most ex cellent sermons. AAA one eleven cigarettes 1. A 'Three TURKISH Friendly VIRGINIA Gentlemen BURLEY The perfect blend of the three perfect cigarette tobacco in one perfect cigarette one-eleven cigarettes 15ffer20 Hl'JiJTafty.. $100 REWARD. I will pay $100 Reward to the finder of the following checks: Check from Walter Prince $24 00 Check from C. E. Carter to Estee Jenkins 12.00 Check from C. P. Anthony 150 Check from H. Howard 1.50 A pocket book containing 250.00 N. NEDDER, Weldon, N. C. CROST PROOF CABBAGE I PLANTS - From our South Carolina coast and South Georgia farms, big stocky plants will stand very hard cold. Early Jersey, Charleston Wakefields. Succes sion, Flat Dutch. Prepaid mail: 200 60c; 400 $1; 1000, $2. Ex press, 2000, $3; 5000, $6.25; $ 1 0,000, $ 1 0. Count and deliv ery guaranteed. PARKER FARMS, Atlanta, Ga. Stockholders' Meeting;. The regular annual meeting of the stocknoiaers ot the weldon Lumber Company will be held in their office in South Weldon on Thursday, January 26, 1922, at 2 p. m. N. J. Shepherd, Secretary. vWffl A VIA nomical For free Write: CALENDAR Of Jury Causes for Trial MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1922 iij. 64. fit). 7(i. 82. 86. 90. 91. 94. Smith Va. Bell Hockaday Whitaker Dilday Newsom Cook Alston Parham Bishop Holmes Vincent Warren Alston Koss Owen Harriion Smith Fiihel House Harrison Van Lindley Co. Morris Long House Dixon Lumber Co Wheeden 102. 104. no. 147. 149. ISO. 151. 154. 156. 98 25. 53. 56. 71, 81. 87. 117. 130. Crawley TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1922 40. 28. 34. Medlin Vs Nicholson & Whitaker " Dawson " Bowler " Town Roanoke Rapids " 131. 140. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1922 68. 69. Gatlin & Nash Vs 132. 139. Jones " Strickland Carter " Roberson " Hunter " Vincent " S. A. L. Ry. Co. Insco " Morris " 72. 134. 138. 145. 127. 108. 109. 46. 100. 99. 103. KM. 112. 114. 115. 122. 126. 128. 144. 95. 120. 157. 148. 155. 158. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY , 1922, Drewry Hughes Co, Vs Sykes Faulcoa Jackson Miles Williams Page Myrick Swain Holliday & Whitaker Oil & Paint Co. Elias & Abdoo Warren Beasley Shoe Co. Harris FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, Bank of Tillery Vs Dunn & Johnson " King & Arrington " Cases will take precedence from day to day until disposed of. Suitors and witnesses need not attend before the day on which their cases are set. STERLING M. GARY, Clerk Superior Court. Notice of Publication of Summons. North Carolina, Halifax County, In the Superior Court, N. NEDDEK, Plaintiff Vs K A 1SEKONU NEDDER, Defendant. The detendant above-named will take notice ttiat an aetion entitled as above has been commenced in the Superior Court of Halifax county, in which ac tion the plaintilf is demanding an abso lute divorce against the defendant up on slatuatory grounds, and the said defendant will further take notice that she is required to appear before ttie Clerk of the Huperioi Court of Halifax County, at the Court House in Halifax, N. C. on the 14th day of February, I'l"" nn.l ninw-pr nr rh-mnr in Ihp pnm plaint to be tiled in laid action or the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in Raid complaint. This the nth day of January, ti. M. WAKY, Clerk Superior Court Halifax County. 1 19 41 (wlk; Notice of Qualification of Executor. Tiie undersigned having qualified in the Superior Court of Halifax county on the 10th da; of January. 19 as ex eculorof the last will and testament of Mrs Indiana V. tianbaldi, deceased hereby notifies all persons holding claims against his said testatrix to pre sent them to him duly verified at his office in Weldon, N. C., on or be lore twelve months from the date of this notice, or the same will pleaded in bar thereof. All persons indebted to his said testa trix are required to make immediate pavment to him. this the 14th day of January, 1W2, W. E. DANIEL. Executor ol last Will and Testament of Mrs. Indiana V liaribaldi. deceased DANIEL A DANIEL, Attorneys. 1-19-Bt Children Ory FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA brsfords SELF-RAISING . . BREAD PREPARATION It ia the pure phosphates and soda in Romford's which make it so whole some which make hot breads, bis cuits, pastry so light, tasty, nutritious and easy to digest. Horsford'x is eco makes baking success sure. Prize List showing the PREMIUMS GIVEN FREE 'or RED LABELS rWcxd Chemiul WorU PtonJenet. R. L Mil a package with a tack of your regular floura January Term 1 922. Smith Bell Hockaday Whitaker Dilday Newsom Cook Alston Parham Bibhop Holme Vincent Warren Alston Ross Owen Harrison Smith Dillon Supply Co. Parker S. Express Co. Pittman King Bros. Blalock Motor Co. Gillett Crawley Hawkins Neal Jones Norman et als Patterson Priest Bullock Perry Edmonds Martin Sears S. A. L. R. R. Florence Lumber Co. Johnson et als Hale Johnson et ats Mutual Mercantile Co. Powell A. C. L. R Laughter R. Co. Ulover Express Co. Aycock Abraham Harris Mutual Mercantile Co. Hamlet 1922, Page Robbitt Perry. Sale of Land By Trustee. By virtue of the Dower contained in a certain deed of trust dated January 10, li0, executed by Geo. Long and Dnisv Long, his wife, to the undersigned trus tee to secure payment of the indebted ness therein described to J. T. Briggs, me wiie Having oeeu uuiy recorded in Book 217, Oiliceof the Register of Deeds for Halifax county, default having been made in the pavment of the said in. debtedness and the undersigned trus tee oeing amy requested by the hold er of the indebtedness to exercise tht power uf sale contained in said deed of trust, I will sell at public auction at the Court House door in Halifax. North Carolina, on Saturday, February 18, 1922. at 12 o'clock M.,the following described tract or parcel of land : i ne loiiowing described tract or par eel ol land lyiug situate and home- in the eouotv nl' Hahfki .nH u...nrvn..i. Carolina, and more partiularly described r.,ll..a n ... II : - .u-n... uiiDumiraia per simmon tree on the Hilifax and War renton public road, and ruutiug along ivmuo iijf u i.tKjcnaina, tnence HH chains, t a corner on a path, thence N 24) E IS 40 chains, thence N 4ttj W 10 chains to a corner on a path; thence S M W i3.a0 chains to the point of be- Kiumug, ma tract oi land adjoins the v., iu wy, unary ana Daniel, and other lands belonging to Mrs. M. E. Trueblood, and contains 30 acres by by survey, according to a plot made by E. T. Clark February 28. 1907, which is iu wic poaneaeioa 01 J, 1. jsrlggs; the J. T. Briggs by deed of 3. Trueblood and wife and ft. T. Daniel, trustee, dated marcn 11, lmrr, ana duly record ed in Book 18i at page 4S8, office of the negisier 01 neeas lor italifai county, to which said deed for a more particular description reference is here made. Terms of Kale: CASH. This the 14th day of January, 1922 W. DANIEL, trustee. d-d To Tax Payers. All those not paying their State nd county taxes by the first of February, will be charged one per cent additional. E. L. GREEN, Tax Collector.. 1 i '( i