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WELDON, N. C, THUKSDAY, OCTOBEU r.
NO. 20
IIOVED UWORK IMEKNAHIOMAl
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!' Lesson T
(J, ilKV. r . FITZWATKR, D. D,
T.. liar of Enillah Hlbl. In Oil Mooar
f .., Institute of Chlcalo.)
flj,"lht lilt. WaaUra Nawspaptr ttalaa.
LESSON FOR OCTOBER 8
THE BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD OF
I JESUS
l.-S.iN TtuXT-l.ulie :.jaj. to 61.
t),,i,i;N TUXT And Jtaua liicitaaea
ia .M.lirn and stature, and In favor with
OSo and man.-Ulka 2:62.
JtlKllKNCK MATKItlAl, -Malt. 1:11;
I
pKIMAKY TOPlC-lln Boy Jaaua.
f I'NluK TOPIC Tha Boy hoc) J of Jaua.
M KJIMIOOIATE AND SfSKIK TOPIO
4rnun al Hume and at School.
tuCNU PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
-f:,r Kolldoua Tralnlni of tha Young
p. Tha Birth of Jesus (TV. 1-7).
3 Time of (vv. Hi). It was Ht
ttfcie a In n Ihe Jews were coinhiK UD-
Cs)l I til- Kulllllll pOUel'. It was a must
PM Muu- Unit- fur llii' Introduction of
ttte ai i . 1 . 1 hi whole wurlil was uu
iltT "Hi' rule, (unking it possible for
ttjlihlfl's (u ko from plui-e to pluee
Ma li I'll ult h'HIt hllilestntlun.
I'lU'T uf (vv. 4 8). lielhleheiu, as tbe
pfoil"-l uud foretold 7UU yeurs liefure
(Miruli ' :'.'). (iod inoveil rhe emperor
tt rllfolve til decree of Inxutlotl IQ
title lu i uuse Mary to be at tiethleheia,
Jl t in uiiittuiiren of (v. 7). His sur-rOUhJlH-
were uf the most tiumblaa
sort I lie A I ml kCli Iv I'ivhIoi coude
Mti.ili J lo take upon himself human
ity lo he lioru In a manger, becoming
tht poorest of tbe pour Hint none Uilt'lit
Be) hindered from coining to 111m.
JJI The Birth of Jaaua Announces!
Syil).
'. IV Whom (vv. 8, It). The ahep
BaT'U who were wati-hlii nver their
MrkN by night. The glorious grspel
HMoCe was Ural given to laboring
Mn
i II; Whom (v. ). The first gospel
ertiii nu iireucheil by the sngi'1 of
tbir l.onl. The angels huve psr! In
calking knonu the gospel to lout tneo.
'Sisa glorious being no doubt deeply
lrtni'ailile with fallen, sin-cursed tneo.
I. Tha Nature of tbe Message (vv.
IMai. It as good tiding uf fieal
It was foixl tidings because the
uy of lulvutlon ah Hhout to ba
flueil fur all Jew unil tieullle. So
lloua waa tlila uena that a multl
tiit uf tht heavenly hunt accompanied
It -V lib a song of praise. It la through
Jaaui Christ thut (loil'a kindness uud
fapd villi are made known to unit).
L Tha Shepherds Witnessing (vv.
liMu), 'ltiay made a prompt lnvestlga
lta)li of the augel'a uiessuge.
III. Tha Child Jaaua Growing (vv.
, f.suj Chrlat was divine, but Ills
ittt) did uut llileifere Willi His duel
opt Hii aa a human being. The proc
eefra of hla physical, mental iiihI spir
itual growth were the same as those
; of. any normal human being.
4 Jesus Tarrying Behind at Jeruaa
(vv. 46M.S). At the age of twelve
jnf rs a Jew I nli child took bin place aa
torahlper In the temple, for he was
bililered a "child of the law." Helng
coajKloua of Hla mission when Ills
KaXber and Joseph were reluming
(rejn attendance at tha Passover. Jesus
tirtlad behind to enter the temple aiul
!ciulr Into the meaning of the ordi
nances of (lod'a house.
. V Jesus 1'ound In the Temple (vv.
t4"). When Hla mother and Joseph
hat uune tome distance on their Jour
Ma1 I hey perceived that Jesus was
C'Jthig and sought fur Him among
oaalr kinsfolk and acquaintances. Not
f.'.JInj Him there they returned to
I afJiMileiii. where they found Him In
tN lemiile. (1) He was "sitting" (v.
showing that He was no passing
ajtor or sightseer. He was perfectly
at 'koine In His Father's house. (2)
Eaj was "hearing" .(v. 4(1). He was
' r.;$rlng the teachers of God's Word,
shows that He was eager to leurn
Uo's will. (.)) He aitked questions
(v,;4il). His growing mind was Inqulsl
tl?a. It more than received what was
taught ; It iuqulred after. (4) He an
swered questions (v. 47). His answers
anew ad great wladoiu. auch as to as
tvalah those who heard Him. Yet we
i-auld not surmise that He was con
" 'cfeuily displaying Ills wisdom. It
wti not an exhibition of His divine
wisdom, but the expression of the
Workings of a perfect human mind
soused by the Holy Spirit.
$ Mary's Complaint (vv. 48-SO).
Bta) remonstrated with Him for His
tsvlor. To thla He replied In a
i tt'ined, yet teuder manner. He made
ao a pnl. gy, showing that He waa more
tV4n the son of Mary.
4. Jesus' Obedience (v. 51). Though
III was fully conscious of His divine
-"cf tiM m!-!on, He lived life of
i'al ubedlenc.
. Jesus' Development (v. 52). (1)
MaSilul. He "lucreused In wisdom."
,','3 Physical. He "IncreaMed In slal-
" (It) Spiritual. He "Inneased
) jator wlth 'Ood and num."
I Wisdom to It Dtsired.
Vlsdwu Is better ibau rubles: and
Ml: the things that muy be desired are
to be compared to It. Proverbs
1 I The Truly Valiant.
The truly vallum dare everything
!i'Pt doing any other body an In-
-lr P Sliluey.
Happlneee.
IoIiid mav nut alwava hrlna har
c:-Hi; but there Is no happiness w1ta
4 cl loo.. Duarmsil.
o Qaln A Qood Reputation.
if way to train a a-ooil renutation It
endeavor to he what you appear."
Tht is precisely the manner in which
Chamberlain's OoukIi Kemedy has (rain
w Ha reputation as a cure tor coughs,
&"da, crouD and wlinnnino fiouffh.
t ry bottle that has ever been put out
uv uie manulacturera has bees fully up
to the high standard of excellence
ciitiaied lor it. Panola have found that
' au be deaended upon for the relief
nam u ush aUaiaaaa maa tDU u
MettBa-rtiBa saas tt takaj.
WILLCOX ours IN.
The PotofIice Department Names
Him Acting Postmaster For
Halifax.
The following was sent mil irom
Washington lo ihe News mid Ob
server: The Republican Posiofrice De
punineni proposes in ram posmias
lers down ihe ihroais of ihe peo
ple in spue ol ihe proiesis made.
An illustration of the fact with
North Carolina as ihe base of op
erations is in evidence here loday.
Ii has lo do willi the mailer of a
posmiasier for Halifax. The nom
inaiion by President Harding for
ihe position was thai of Willis A.
Wilcox, but the Senaie adjourned
wiihout taking any action on the
Wilcox nomination, and so the
norninaiion failing to come up for
confirmation died with the adjourn
ment, it requiring a new nomina
tion for ilir nt-xi session ul Con
gress. Churu.es of various kinds had
been made against Mr. Wilcox,
these us to financial transactions
and other mailers, affidavits being
filed wnh the Senaie PosioKices
and Host Koads Coinuiinee to sup
port the various charges made.
The Senaie Committee was so im
pressed wiih the charges made ihai
it agreed to the request of Senator
Simmons that ihe nomination be
held on investigation. Hoih Sena
tor Simmons and Congressman
Kitchin fought the confimaiion of
the nomination of Wilcox, great
numbers of ihe pairons of ihe post
office at Halifax protesting against
it With Congress in session the
nomination was held up.
Hut Congress is not now in ses
sion, and ihe I'osiofh'ce Depart
ment has a full swing as to post
masters, and the information ihat
came today was that Willis A. Wil
cox had been appointed by wire
as acting postmaster, effective Oc
tober 1st. This inforniaiion came
in a long distance telephone mes
sage lo I'rank A. Hampton, Secre
lary to Senator Simmons, citizens
of Halifax, telling hint ul the action
of the Posiolrice Department, pro
testing against it and asking that it
be slopped il possible. Mr. Hamp
ton immediately went to the Posiot
fice Department and had a confer
ence on the mailer with First As
sistant Postmaster General James
H. Harden. He explained the na
ture if ihe affidavits against Mr.
X ilcox and mid of ihe protests ol
the people ol Halifax, that they de
clared Mr. Wilcox unfit to hold ihe
olfice. Mr. Harriett staled that he
would look into the matter and
would probably hold up the ap
poinimeni, though he would make
no definite pi nuihe that this would
be done. Later in ihe afternoon
he slated that an investigation ot
the papers in the case was being
made, but nothing was said as to
ihe order appointing Mr, Wilcox
acting postmaster. With Senator
Simmons opposing confimaiion
and with Congress in session, ihe
action taken by tlie Postoltiee De
pariment would not have bctn
dared. As it is mere is no power
to hold up action by the Postoltiee
Department, even when it appoints
as acting posmiasier a man whom
the Senaie has rclused lo confirm.
All that can be done is to attempt
to persuade the PosiolHce Depart
ment to go slow and so lur us the
effort to do this in the X tlcox case
has proven unavailing."
IN MtMORIAM.
In loving nit. nun y of our father
and husband, W. L. Cook, who
died October 4, 1921.
One year has passed, dear father,
Since you passed away;
Hut all of us, dear father,
Remembers that sad, lonely day.
'Twas but the call from the dear
God above,
Who senl his adgels to welcome
vou home-
To that beautiful home on yonder
shore.
We miss your smiling face and
words.
The chair is vacant and never can
be filled,
God took you home it was His
will.
But you are present in our hearts,
And we love you still.
Gone but not forgotten.
Wife and Children,
A Qood Physic.
When you want a physic tiiat ia mild
Mil a-entie in etfect, easy to take and
oertaia 'to sat, take Uuunbeilaui's Tab
lets. TJMjaWsjwsaiasrt.
OLD WELDON.
Things That Happened 33
Years Ago in Town
and Vicinity.
Oetober 3, 1889.-Mr. J. T.
Lvans is building a fish pond on
his farm on Gravelly branch.
SM
Mr. John I'enner, ol Halifax,
has a pack of 18 fox hounds which
has been hunted 18 times and
caught 18 foxes this season.
to to
Mr. W. H. Smith recently pur
chased the house and lot belonging
to Mr. S. Trueblood and is adding
to and improving it.
sj-ik
Mr. W. T. Shaw has purchased
of Mr. W. W. Spears the store
house now occupied by Spiers &
Clark, and also the residence of
Mr. D. R. Capell on 7ih street.
Major W. G, Anderson returned
from ihe Virginia mountains Sat
urday. Mr. Charlie Bennett, is now liv
ing wiih M. I:. Hart, of this place.
am
Mr. Sam Parker and wife, and
Mrs. Hunt, of Oxford, returned
home from a visit to Enfield, Mon
day. Miss Daisy Dockery, who has
been visiting friends in the western
part of the Slate, returned home
Saturday.
Rev. P. N. Stainback preached
ai Hattleboro last Sunday morning
and evening to large congrega
tions
Mrs. T. L. Lniry, who has been
at the Virginia springs during ihe
summer season returned home a
few days ago.
9.0
Mrs. M, C. Stauiback and liule
Miss Annie Lou Stainback, who
have been on a visit to Brunswick
county, Va., returned home Mon
day. ilil
Mr. L. H. Hale, of Hale Bros.,
Halifax, returned home Friday
from a visit to Baltimore and New
York.
lu-to-
The Rev. W. J. Smith, of Scot
land Neck, is attending the Gen
eral Convention of the Fpiscopal
Church which is in session in New
York.
oil
Mr. Ira Shaw, while handling a
truck on the platform of the Peters
burg warehouse last week, fell
through a hole in it and severely
hurl himself, is, we are glad to say,
improving.
ak
Misses Mary H. Smith and Ele
anor Smith, of Scotland Neck, and
Miss Viola Buddie, of Nash coun
ty, passed through Ihursuay en
route to the Nashville, (Tenn.,)
Normal College, in which institu
tion they had obtained scholar
ships.
KINSCHLI.A. Mb 1 1101).
The large audience that wit
nessed the demonstration of the
Kinscella method of piano teach
ing was highly pleased and regard
ed il as quite marvelous. Mrs.
Anne Wear Smith, who teaches
this method in classes of twelve,
conducted the demonstration in
the auditorium of the Graded
school. Fifteen children participa
ted, eleven of whom did not know
a key on ihe piano prior to the
demonstration.
Vera Lillian Daniel, five years
old, led the rhythmic exercises.
The class drew notes, stall' and
keyboard to music, reduced great
staff to modern staff and placed
five c's, gave keyboard drills and
demonstrated a "piece" can be
learned during class. The scales
were played wiih perfect tingeiing.
Two children played a duet wiih
Mrs. Smith. Then several played
solos, numbers composed by Miss
Kinscella.
The Music Department of the
Woman's Club considers itself ex
ceedingly fortunate in having Mrs.
Anne Wear Smith as its chairman.
Under her leadership there is be
ing organized a Choral Society
which will doubtless prove to be a
pleasurable asset to the communi
ty. TO TEST JAR COVERS.
Screw the lop on the jar without
(he rubber. If the thumb nail can
be inserted between the cover and
the glass, the top is usually defec
tive. We will accept any series of
Liberty Bonds at par value as cash
payment for furniture or as a credit
on account.
w eldon Furniture Co.
"GRADE MOTHERS."
Woman's Club Aiding tirades at
School.
Several schools in our Stale are
operated and beingassisted by such
organizations as Parent Teachers'
Associations. The Weldon schools
are aided by an organization known
as the Woman's Club. Aciing on
the belief that a teacher stands "in
loco parentis" several of our grades
have elected "grade mothers"
whose duty it is to visit the rooms
and see any need that they might
supply in advice and consultation
with leacher and superintendent.
Already writing material has been
furnished three or four children
who are unable to buy it. We are
certainly grateful to the Woman's
Club for this interest in our school.
Also the Hook Club for all the
many useful gifts to us and its in
terest, and to the Thursday After
noon Club for its interest.
The grade mothers that have
been elected are as follows :
1 1 th Grade Mrs. W. E. Dan
iel, Mrs. H. D. Allen.
10th Grade - Mrs. Willie G.
Cohen, Mrs. W. A. Pierce.
9ih Grade-Mrs. J. B. Zollicot
fer, Mrs. R. S. Travis.
8ih Grade Mrs. F. J. Hounds,
Mrs. S. B. Pierce.
7ih Grade-Mrs. W. G. Suiter,
Mrs. F. A. Cole.
6th Grade Mrs. H. G. Lassi
ter. Mrs. W. L. Knight.
The other grades will elect their
mothers this week and the names
will appear in next week's issue.
We have the largest enroll
ment riiis year of ever, Not a va
cant desk in the house and one
grade has to resort to a double
shift of space.
The high school has increased
300 per cent, in 4 years. We
have the proud distinction of being
the second largest high school in
the county. The enrollment is
358.
SKIRTS.
Skirts, following the backward
swing of the fashion pendulum, w ill
keep on lengthening until they
sweep the ground. Then thev
will contract once more perhaps to
the heights attained last year
This is the prediction of Paul
Peiret, dean of French dressmak
ers, made recently in an interview
in the New York Tribune.
When short skirts would return
vogue, Mr. Peiret was unable to
say, although he was positive ihat
they would be seen again in a few
years, as soon as women have tired
of the long skins.
Which is about as much bunk
as could well be packed into ihe
space it takes in tell it.
Will the day ever come when
men and women, the world around,
will live in decent, common
sense way, when things worth
while will occupy the mind and
keep the body busy.
IMPORTANT MEETING.
There will be a meeting of ihe
Woman's Club of Weldon on Tues
day, October 10, at 3 p. m.. in the
Baraca room of the M. E. Church,
lo make plans for an Inspirational
banquet to lie given by the Cham
ber of Commerce and the Wo
man's Club at the Terminal hotel
in the near future.
Other mailers ol vital impor
tance will be discussed.
A full attendance is desired. If
vou are at all interested in club
work try io be present at ibis meci
ing.
BIO DEMOCRATIC SPEAKINO.
Mr. J. G. Dawson, of Kmsion,
will address the Drmncrmx of
Halifax county in the Hilifax
Court House, Tuesday, October
10th, at eight o'clock p m.
The public is invite J to conic
ouiandhe.tr this gifted speaker.
All Democrats are especially urged
10 be present A special iiiviiaiuin
is extended to the women voters
of the county.
Democratic Ex. Committee,
Halifax Coumy
INSPIRATION HANQUETAL.
We are looking forward wiih
much pleasure in having Governor
Morrison with us at the Inspira
lional banquet, to be held at the
Terminal Hotel October 31st, un
der the auspices of the Woman's
Club and Chamber of Commerce
Every member of boih organiza
tions are urged to be present and
let's see if we can't do something
for our little ciiy.
Reading the newspapers and
keeping posted on current events
helps the school student to gel
good mark.
PERSONALS
And Other Items Told In Brief
Form.
The second fall month,
Put away that straw hai.
Lip with your stove pipes.
He sure your sins will find you
out.
The cotton gins are now hum
ming. Scuppernong grapes are gelling
scarce.
The corn is dry enough lo house,
already.
Rain is very much needed in riiis
vicinity.
The weather has an oyster tinge
in its feeling.
The cotton is all open on the
sandy lands.
The leaves are beginning to
change color.
The cold chilly winds of autumn
are on the way.
The weather has been fine for
saving the cotton
The County Commissioners met
at Halifax Monday
Mr. J. L. Harris visited relatives
at Kinsion lust week.
Truly, may it be said, the short
skirt craze is on its last legs.
It is about time to pack the sum
mer furs away in moth balls.
Seeing is not believing when a
man can't believe his own eyes.
A smile is the bud and a laugh
is the full bloom of good humor.
Mrs. H. G. Lassiter has returned
from a visit to relatives at Kinston.
Mr. W. D. Allen has returned
to Chapel Hill to resume his studies.
Will have plenty of material for
locust and persimman beer this
fall.
A lawyer's life is full ot trials,
but that's ihe way he makes a liv
ing.
A lot of henpecked men don't
know whether to take or give poi
son.
October is here you may look
for a frosty morning most any lime
now.
Mr. W. W. Sledge, of Durham,
spent the week end with relatives
here.
Horseback riding has gotten to
be quite a fad among our young
folks.
In other wutds, a flapper is a
girl whom you don't particularly
fancy.
Rev. Wm. Towe, of Garysburg,
made a visit to our office last Sat
urday. What's worse than changing
your mind after having your hair
bobbed.
The more friends a woman has
the more dangerous it is to tell her
a secret
Clover, grasses and oats cannot
be sown on account of the dry
weaiher.
The corn fields in this section
now present a veiy "shocking"
appearance.
Presiding Elder S. E. Mercer is
conducting a revival ihis week at
Rich Square.
Suspenders are coming back
Il appears that iheir use was sus
pended only.
No nutter what the fashions may
do, you can always figure where
the expense lies.
Rev. John McSween, of Tim
monsville, S. C, visited Mrs. W.
J, Ward last week.
Mrs. Howard Kyser and little
son, of High Point, are vtsiiing
relatives in town.
There is not a vacant dwelling
in town and several families anx
ious to move here.
One consolation is that if the girls
do adopt longer skirts their hosiery
won't cost so much.
Some people use perfect English
and others use a language every
body can understand.
Fiddlers will soon be making old-
time music, and mighty few of us
are too old to dance.
A happy habit is that of thrift,
for it encourages the use of money
when it is most needed.
Miss Katie Parsons will leave
this morning for Newbern, where
she goes to visit friends.
Mr. Reaves Manning, of Roa j
noe Rapids, was in town Monday. I
It lakes both cold and coal k !
make the public realize who pays '
the cost ol the coal strike. !
"What is coal worth?" asks aj
correspondent Just about half of
what you have to pay for it. j
The most
popular marrying
age" among women is anywhere
Between sixteen and death
When long dresses become siyl-i
ish again, the modern fashion will I
not have a leg left io cling to.
Come on, now, you weather
prophets who have been predicting
a mild winter, and make good.
Men's clothes are to be looser.
A little more loose change in them
would also be an improvement.
The only riling some people
ever do in their lite wonh telling
is their newspaper funeral notice.
Il seems that country picnics are
held mostly where ihe crop ol fry
ing size chickens are the thickest.
A goodly numbei of our citizens
are laying in wood for the cold
weather. Coal is loo high to burn.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Pulley will
leave this morning for South Hill,
Va., where they go to visit friends.
Mrs. R. J. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs.
John Haucom and little son, Btllte,
of Littleton, were in town Sunday.
Hiccoughs is not necessarily a
form of spiritualism. All hiccoughs
do not come from departed spirits.
A lot of people did not realize
there had been a coal strike until
they went to buy some winter coal.
There is a counterfeit federal re
served banknote of $100 in circu
lation, but who of us should wor
ry? Mr. and Mrs. Wm. L. Knight
who have been spending the past
week in New York, have returned
f. 'iiie.
Mrs. R. C. Cornwall has re
turned home from Morehead City,
where she has been visiting her
people.
Miss Frances Scott was taken to !
Richmond last Saturday where she
was successfully operated on for !
appendicitis
Many auiomobihsts seem lo tiling
that if they drive at a reasonable
raie of speed they will be arrested
for vagrancy.
Dr. Paisley Fields will be in
New York from the 8th to the 18th
of October, taking a special course
in X-Ray work.
Mr. Norman Y. Chambliss,
President of the Rocky Mount
Chamber of Commerce was in
town last week.
Thanksgiving day is approach
ing, and most of us ought to be
thankful that our condition is not
as bad as we deserve.
Just imagine all of Solomon's
wives demanding new clolhes at
once. That would test his philos
ophy, don't you think?
Well, sir, the beautiful weather
but what's the use? Any weath
er the Lord sends is beautiful if
the heart is singing in it-
Mrs. p. N. Poole, of Warren
ton, is in town, having been called
here on account of the illness of
her mother, Mrs. Walton.
Mr. Allison Travis who is con
nected with the State Highway
Commission, has been transferred
to Raleigh for a short while.
When an old man buys a young
wife he can never be sure of her.
He always entertains a lurking
suspicion somehow, that it was his
money and noi himself that she
wanted.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Tilghman
who have been visiting friends and
relatives in Henderson and Towns1
ville have reiurned home. They
are now visiting relatives in Old
Church, Va.
Mr. C. 0. Harris who has been
doing Chamber ol Commerce work
in California, Arizona, Virginia and
Winston-Salem, this State, has
been elected Secretary of the Roa
noke Rapids Chamber and we wish
him great success.
Mr. N. G. Bartlen, Secretary
and Manager of Eastern Carolina,
called on the local Secretary Tues
day. He is working hard to bring
out the good qualities of Halifax
county and has secured enough
money from ihe commissioners to
have a County Agent for Halifax
county who will be located either
in Hahtax or weldon and will be
I 0f great benefit to the farmers of
ihe county.
CIIAMRF.R OF COMMERCE i
V'e know tli.it the people of!
eldon will ntJt agree to remain
)ust as 'liey are until 1925. We
,laVt: better streets, better
ligliis. We will have by that lime
two new school buildings; our fac
tories will enlarge and employ
more people and our cmens will
ejrn ,,., business exists because
,hey are human wants that must i
,e served.
any normal
American city
s()me changes will lake place with
some few pushing, but if we want
progress without discouraging de
lays, ihe active business men and
women of Weldon must hike more
interest in ihe CiiAMiii:i in- Com
merce and Maki-: nil-; Phmi.u;
THINK.
We will never make anv prog
ress if everybody stands hack and
let's some one else do his or her
part as heretofore we have dune.
Some tew cannot accomplish much
the people as a whole will
have to work together and the
Chamber ol Commerce is the me
dium through which we can work.
A ciiy is like a tleei of warships
the progress of the entire fleet is
restricted to the speed ol the slow
est monitor. So it is necessary
lor those who wain Weldon to
grow and prosper as early as pos
sible to organize lo the end that
the slowest monitor may be speed
ed up uud the whole community
carried forward.
In more than 3,000 towns and
cities in ibe United Slates ihe
business and professional men
have banded themselves together
to ascertain wli.n things will help
the community, and having fixed
upon the things worth while, to
seek and strive for them unitedly.
AFTERNOON CLUB.
Mrs. John Zollicoffer was hostess
to the Thursday Afternoon Club
September 2 1 . The guesis were
met at the door by the hostess and
invited to have punch by Mrs. L,
W. Murphrey and Mrs. F. J.
Bounds. Afier an interesting bus
ness meeting two excellent papers
were read bv Mrs Mumhrev and
Mr, Harrellon Isaac Erwin Averv
and tdward KidderGraham. North
Carolina Drose writers of note.
The hostess served a delicious
ice course. The house was beau-
tifully decorated in autumn leaves
and flowers. Guests ot the club
were Mesdames L. C. Draper, J.
W. Pierce, T. C. Harrison, W. L.
Scott and Mrs. Charles Elmore, of
Louisburg.
AN ATHENIAN OATH
We will never bring disgrace on
this, our ciiy, by an act of dishon
esty or cowardice.
We will fight for the ideals and
sacred things of the ciiy, both alone
and with many.
We will revere and obey the
city's laws, and we will do our best
10 incite a like reverence and re
spect in those above us who are
prone to annul them or set
Ihem at naught. We will strive,
increasingly, to quicken the pub
lic's sense of civic duty.
Thus in all these ways we will
transmit this city, 1101 only not less,
but greater, belter, and more beau
tiful than it was transmitted to us
A OREAT FORWARD STEP.
A a regular monthly meeting of
the County Commissioners at
Halifax on Monday, the Board de
cided to begin a war on the boll
weevil. There is only one way in
which to fight this pestilential in
sect and that by a reduction of
cotton acreage and crop diversifi
cation. Realizing this, the County
Board decided to get. and at once.
an experienced farm demonstrator
to educate the farmers of the coun
ty to meet the march of the insect
which has cost the South more
than a billion dollars.
Under a spreading chestnut tree,
the village smahy stands,
The smith to church on Sundays
went a pious man and good:
But now his pew is empty and at
church he's never seen,
For Sunday is his busy day he's
selling gasoline.
If we were all as honest as we
think others ought to be, what a
wonderful world this would be.
How Better Than Pills.
The question has h?en asked: to
what nay are Chamberlain's Tahh'ls su
perior to the ordinary cathartic and liv
er pills? Our answer ia, they are easier
and more pleasaut to take and their ef
fect is so geutle that one hardly realties
that il is produced by a medicine. Then,
they not only move the bowala but im
prove the appetite aud strengthen the
digestion.
Keep Your
Sink Drains Clear
Here is the best insurance
against clogged drain
and atopped-up pipea.
li the sink diain becomes cloKKcd
or runs too slowly, sift a little Red
beal Lye down the pipe The lye
wl" immediately combine with the
"Jl" J,lin.Vl
cheerful "Kuii;!e ' in the trap and
know that the urain is free and the
pipes clean and sannaiy
Puie lye is the strongest and
most effective tlisinfei tarn in the
world. Red Seal Eye lar excels
cheap brands- Red Seal Lye is
;)utc, unadulterated and high
tested
Red Seal Lyc is also a wonder
ful water softener. Hard water
means a great waste of soap and
labor. Add one-half a teaspoonful
of Red Seal Lye to every bucket of
washing water and notice the
snowy whiteness of your garments
and how much less soap is used
Savt vi'iii intat lata and make yuur uwn
snap with kpil St-al Lye Our .an ol lied
Seal Lyr will make .;u iak,-s, t pure sudft
tasy lUrt-Ll u.ji are in tlte tan.
He sun- ami a.k yuur ilialer tor the old
reliable 1:1 amilateil Ke.l Seal l.ye and take
no milistmue. 6ei,,i us a , , . . t .1 1 101 ti.e Ked
Seal Buuklrl win-Ii ileMnl,es all the utn
ot tin, lalliou. pluilu.l. Wine today.
P. C. T0MS0N k CO,
Uribwuk P. 0. Philadelphia, Pa.
NEXT DOSE
CALOMEL MAY
SALIVATE YOU
It Is Mercury. Quicksilver,
Shocks Liver and At
tacks Your Bones
Calomel salivation is horrible.
It swells the tongue, loosens the
teeth and starts rheumatism.
There's no reason why a person
should take sickening, salivating
calomel when a few cents buys a
large bottle of Dodson's Liver
Tone a perfect substitute for cal
omel. It is a pleasant vegetable
liquid which will start your liver
just as surely as calomel, but it
doesn't make you sick and cannot
salivate.
Calomel is a dangerous drug,
besides it may make you feel weak
sick and nauseated tomorrow.
Don't lose a day's work. Take a
spoonful of Dodson's Liver Tone
instead and you will wake up le'l
ing great. No salts necessry. Your
druggist says if you don't find
Dodson's Liver Tone acts belter
than treacherous calomel your
money is wailing lor you.
Notice of Summons and
Warrant of Attachment
North Catohua,
Hainan County
N . W. W'arreu aud K. It. Bionuiug,
paitueis Iradiug uuder uame of
W arren and ttrowumir
Vs.
David Harris.
The elefendaut ahove-naiued wilt take
uotice that an acltou was begun against
turn hy the piaiulitl'viu the I'lsl day of
rseptetnhe:. Ill--, whereupon au affida
vit for the seivice ol summons by pub
lication was thereupon made and 8. M.
1 lUiy, Cletk of the Superior Court of
Halifax county, N, C, then and there
issued au otder for the service of aaid
sumuious by publication, which sum
mons by puhlicatiuu is returnable, ou
the :loth .lay of October, lD'Jy, befoie
said Clerk at his ottice lu Halifax, N..C,
the plaiulills claiming of the defendant
the sum or t-'-'ti.Vt?, as for goods aud
merchandise sold and dehyeied by the
plaiutitls to tbe defeudaut dunug tbe
vear lii'.M, with interest Iroui the
dav of li) .
I'he defeudaut will also take notice
that a warrant of attachment was lasued
by said Clerk of superior Court on the
'.'1st day of September, 1!C-, against
properly of said di-lcmlanl, pursuant to
an a It 1 , 1 a v it made by said plaintitts,
winch warrant is returnable ou the Sutli
day of October,' ItfJa, before the said
Clerk of the supnuui Court at tbe time
aud place abuve-uaiue.l for the return
of the summons by publication, when
and where the defendant is required
to appear and auswer or demur to the
complaint, or llie rebel tieiuauded will
be granted.
Tins the '-'1st day uf Sept. l!i'.'
h. M. OAKY,
Clerk Superior Court.
NOTICE.
Having duly qualified before the
Cleik of liabfai couuty aa executrix of
tiic last will and testauirnt ol Dr. Rob
ert V. .iorebcaJ, deceased, late ol Hal
ifax county, this is to u ttifyati persona
holding claims against tin said estate to
present tbe same duly verified to tbe
underlined, 01 hei attorney, on or be
fore the 3oth day of August, 19-28, or
this notice will be pleaded in bar of re
covery thereon. All persons indebted
unto the estate will please make imme
diate sellli'llleut.
Ibis the :toth day ol August, 1SWU.
DORCAS A. MOKEHEAl),
Kiecutrix.
W1KLIAM L. KNIGHT, Attorney.
8 7 ttt
NOTICE OF SALE.
A valuable tract of laud coutaininfr
WTJ acres, in lsleol Wight County, V a.,
6 miles from W indsor and t miles from
t'arrsville, Va., known as the John Ad-
kius tract. Contains 8A acres of cleared
land the remainder in saw mill timber.
Uood roads, food schools and church
es Fine community, ror further in
formation write or see
C.J. ADKlNtf,
EnHeid, N. C.
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