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WELDON, N. C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1324.
NO. 33
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and Other Items of News From the Great
Manufacturing Twin-City.
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[By Our Special Correspondent |
hd Mrs. C M. Kilt ana,
spent the holidays in I
holm Jenkins, of Rorts
K the guest '^r- ^
land family
Jijee Brown is the guest
hs in i nildsboro.
Josephine Gowen has as
■is v.. ck, Miss l-mily Davis,
I, Tes ts
Jjojno,. Rapids Hospital
» Sell, ni pave its annual
|jgs dance to the student
(aithe Nurse's Home on
|e avenue on Thursday
ies Ruth and Viola Glover
[a/el Co • spent last week in
Irroti wnli friends.
W S Kennon and daugli
i e guests of Mrs. George
|yes, Jr.
Walter Humphreys, of
h Id, \’.t , is visiting his
,, L)r. and Mrs. H. B. Hum
|s.
d Mrs. J. A. Ross, of
n- orn, are ihe guests of Mr.
drs. W. T. Glover.
J. (.. ( rank is visiting rela
Louisa, Va.
|r and Mrs. H. 1.. Younts have
|heu from a visit to Durham.
|rs. Atmore and little sons, of
1 B;rn, are the guests of Mrs
. Vincent.
the funeral services of Mr. J.
(Advtorth were here held from
home on Roanoke avenue
Besday alternoon by Rev. 1£. N.
Irrison.
Rev. t diaries "sheets and family
beiv, a severe pounding at the
InJs 11 their parishioners on
|djy ight.
n marriage oi local inierest look
place Thursday morning in the
Monticello Hotel, Norfolk, Va.
when Miss Annie Taylor became
the bride of Mr. R. L. Martin.
They left at once on a northern
trip after which they will be home
10 their friends in Roanoke Rapids.
Miss Sallie Saunders, of Roanoke
Rapids, was quietly married
Thursday morning in ihe Monu
cello Hoiel, Norfolk, Va., to Mr
Robert C. Hardy, of St. Stephens,
S. C. After a trip to Florida they
will make their home in Souih
Carolina.
The entire community was great
!y shocked to learn that two of iis
young men, who had gone shoot
ing Friday, had not returned Sat
urday morning. As neither boy
had ever been away ail night with
out their parents’ knowledge,
searching parties were at once or
ganized. About two o'clock a boy
told Mr. Watford he had seen his
son on the rocks in the river sev
eral miles below Rosemary. Flelp
at once hurried to the scene and
Joe Watford was brought ashore
about four o’clock, nearly exhaust
ed from exposure. The body of
his companion has not yet been
found, though the river has been
dragged and dynamite used. Both
boys, about eighteen years of age,
were in the high school and Fd
ward was one of the finest athletes
the school possessed. They ven
tured in too swift a current, their
boat was overturned and both
made the rocks. Young Vincent
in attempting to swim ashore for
help was drowned. The sympa
thy of all is with Mrs. Vincent in
her great sorrow.
December 31, 1923.
ICIHMilMi THE CALENDAR
Should iht calendar be changed
Id we'd have 1.5 months of 28
joys apiece, with a "leap day" at
nd nl each year? Don’t throw
ip i lur hands anJ say it's foolish,
[or same pretty learned men have
uring it out, men who
live d:voted lar more study to
Sura j i roposnion than any one
irouod Weldon, and they declare
[that thei e is merit in such a pro
jpusd] In fact, there is an organi
[zatiun known as the International
F.x-J Calendar League, with hun
dr-.is : members scattered all over
the w r d, and they are advocating
the chai ge to a thirteen-month
year with 28 days in each month.
The on y drawback is that their
caic dar would have a Friday the
thirteen h in each one of the twelve
months, and nine-tenths of the
people re too superstitious to take
kindly io such an epidemic of thir
teens. But outside this there
wouldn't be so very much to com
p.ain at out. If the month started
da Sunday, every Sunday in a
month would be the 1st, 8th, 15th
and 221 d. Other week days would
also he ihe same date each month.
But we don't know what we’d do
with the odd day in each year, un
less we d use it as a holiday for
wondering why we didn’t let the
calcndui alone in the first place.
New Dollar Bills.
A supply of the new dollar bills
will be available in a short time i
is announced. The new $1 bills
will rep ace those of previous is
sues. The new $ I bills are very
Plain in design.
All bids of the same denomina
bon so- n will look exactly alike
but win be almost entirely differen
in appearance from bills of othei
denominations. The object of thi
change is to make counterfeitini
doubly difficult. Under the nev
system it will be almost impossibli
"i raise a $1 bill to a $10 bill or i
A- b ll to a $20 because of differ
enee in appearance.
The new $1 bill bears the pic
ture of George Washington wher
[he picture of the eagle now is
I he eagle will be taken off. Th
uew bills Wiu SIart With the num
her A l-A. The first bill A-1 -j
was presented to President Cooi
idge.
At the present time there ar
■wu different kinds of $ 1 bills, tw
or three kinds of $5 bills and seve
different kinds of $10 bills.
lrures Malaria, Chills an
^'Jrever, Bilious Fever, Cole
Jtid Grippe.
It s A Mistake.
We occasionally encounterin our
rounds of Weldon and the neigh
boring community the type of man
who believes that a newspaper is
eager to publish derogatory things
or items about people that are sure
to embarrass or render those same
people unhappy. This is a mis
take, and one we regret to call at
tention to, because it is so unnec
essary.
There isn’t a newspaper man in
this country but who could spring
a sensation in his community if he
wanted to, at any time, by merely
printing the things he knows, but
does not print. Deciding what
not to print is the most troublesome
part of editing a newspaper. How
many news items are suppressed
for the public good nobody outside
a newspaper office has any idea of.
In some instances the man who flies
into a passion because a newspa
per prints something about him
wnich he considers uncomplimen
tary has t\ery reason to feel grate
ful to toe > oitor for publishing so
little what he knows about the
case and the circumstances sur
rounding it. And often times the
loudest Hi tier is the man who is
more guilty than the public gener
ally credits him with being. A bit
noise is often a device to covet
Cowardice
Newspapers put up with tnort
bluffing than any other agency
Not because they lack the couragt
to “call the bluff," but becaust
their editors are unwilling to usi
the power they have in hand t<
send sorrow into innocent heart
of the relatives of the man who i
doing the bluffing. No, gentf
reader, an editor doesn’t hunt trou
ble. On the other hand, he i
kept pretty busy turning his bad
‘ on that which he knows can onl
I stir up trouble, and that cannot d
anybody any good or make any
■ body happy.
A Quiet Christmas.
Weldon enjoyed a very quit
. Christmas. No casualties, no rot
beries, no drunks. There seem
! a clearly indicated fact tht
prohibition is gening a grip upo
[ the nation. What has been get
erally referred to as (he "crim
wave” has obtained jn diminishe
c force. This was truly a sane an
safe Christmas. And this is tf
1 way Christmas should be observe
—celebrating the birth of the Sa'
iour of the world. Nearly ever;
d body enjoyed the usual turkey du
s ner, with all the sweets followim
It really seemed like Sunday.
OLD WELDON
Things That Happened 33
Years Ago in Town
and Vicinity.
January I, 1891.—On Sunday,
December 21, Miss Willie Cook
Simmons, daughter of ('apt. J. C.
Simmons, of this county, was mar
ried at the residence of Mr. W. li.
Ivey by the Rev. W. 15. Morton,
to Mr. Fred Gale.
Joseph Baysmore, a colored
preacher, familiarly known as
“Parson Baysmore” died at his
home m tins place on December
21 si, in the 6Xth year of his age.
A delightful iiop was given by
Major Entry in the large hall over
his store Tuesday night compli
mentary to Mr. Charles Ransom
Emry.
John H. Hannon has been ap
pointed postmaster at Halifax in
place of Cora Davis, removed.
Hannon kepi the office of ihe Reg
ister of Deeds straight when he
occupied it and there will be no
trouble at the Halifax postoffice.
Mr. Roger Patterson and Miss
Lucy Manning were married in
Henderson on Wednesday, De
cember 19th, and have come down
to their future home in Brinkley
ville, where Mr. Patterson is en
gaged in the mercantile business.
Rev. J. A. Lee, who is to be
pastor of the M. E. Church at this
place for the next year, at least,
arrived Wednesday of last week. •
At Pine Forest Baptist church
in Northampton county, Mr. T. T.
Floyd was married to Miss Duck
Garner on the 17th of December,
by the pastor, the Rev. Mr. Green.
Mr Jonie Cohen, of Enfield,
has been in town several days.
Miss Etta Allsbrook, of Scotland
j Neck, is visiting relatives in town.
Mr. E. W. Brown, of Peters
! burg, has been spending the holi
days in town.
Miss Maude Gregory is at home
in Halifax from Oxford for the
| holidays.
Mr. J. H. Burton returned to
Warren county after a Christmas
visit home.
Mrs. T. N. White left Monday
tor Richmond where she expects
to reside in future.
Masters Norwood and Stuart
Hill, of Horner’s, spent Christmas
at their home in Halilax.
Mr. J. L Jones, of Brunswick
county, Va., who has been visiting
Mr. F. N. Stainback, has returned
home.
Mr. Andrew Joyner, of Wash
ington City, is visiting friends in
town.
Master George C. Green, who
has been at school at Warrenton,
spent the holidays at home.
Mr. E. T. Clark, of Halifax, has
rented Mr. M. F. Hart's house and
will move his Family to town on
their return from a visit to relatives
j in Raleigh.
Col A. J. Burton, who lias been
practicing law tor the past ten
months at Reidsville, is here on a
visit to his old friends.
Married, at the residence of the
bride's father. Mr R. J. Allen,
near Littleton, on December 24th,
by Rev. L. J. Holden, Capt. Willie
Clements and Miss Hattie Allen,
of Halifax's fairest daughters.
Automobile Accident.
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On last Saturday afternoon, Mr
A. F. Stainback was engaged ir
strapping a wheel to the side of his
car and in pulling very hard the
strap broke, throwing him Hat or
his back on the street. Just as hi
fell, an automobile, driven by a
colored girl, passed over him, in
Hiding a very severe wound. Hi
was rushed to the Roanoke Rapid:
hospital and on arriving there i
careful examination showed his in
juries were not of a serious nature
as at first thought. He was con
siderably bruised and cut abou
the face, but we are glad to state
he will be out again in a few days
We regret tips accident very much
for we claim him as one of bes
friends. He is well liked by a
(he people in Weldon who will r«
joice with us to know that his in
juries were not of a serious ns
ture.
e Children Cry
d FOR FLETCHER’S
C ASTORIA
'* 666quickly relieves Colds, Fevt
J. and LaGrippe, Constipation, Bit
ousness and Headaches.
AMONG THE VISITORS.
Personal Items About Folks and Their Friends Who
Travel Here and There.
Mrs. J. S. Barr, ofKinsion, was
in town Monday.
Dr. S. B. Pierce spent the hol
idays in Durham.
Mrs. J. A. Johnston is visiting |
relatives at Clinton.
Mr. W. R. Neville,of Heathsville,
was a visitor here Friday.
Mr. S. Garfingle, of Baltimore,
Md., is here for the winter.
Mr. I. N. Lewis, of Knfield, vis
ited relatives here last week.
Miss Ruth Hancock has returned
from a visit to South Carolina.
Miss Annie Rowe House has re
turned Irom a visit to Kinston
Mr. Robert Ransom, of Hicko
ry, was a visitor here last week.
Mrs N. M. Austin, of Norfolk,
spent the holidays with relatives
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Roper, of
Petersburg, were visitors here last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Jones, of
Bunn, visited relatives here last
week.
Dr. E. W. Larkin and family
have returned from a visit to Car
thage.
Miss R. N. Hill has returned
from a visit to relatives at War
renton.
Miss Katherine Wallace spent
the week end with friends at Sea
board.
Mr. Leslie Daniel, of New York,
is visiting his mother, Mrs. L. P.
Daniel.
Messrs. Jack Anderson and
Walter Sledge visited Richmond
Monday.
Mrs. Pierce Johnson and little
daughter are visiting relatives in
Oxford.
Rev. G. W. Perry who spent
Christmas week in Raleigh, has
returned.
Prof, and Mrs. W. B. Edwards
visited relatives at Pleasant Hill
last week.
Mr. W. D. Cochran, of Rocky
Mount, spent a few days in town
last week.
Mrs. C. R. Chittenden left Tues
day for a visit to relatives at Car
tersville, Va.
Mr. A. M. Potter, of Dillwyn,
Va., visited relatives here during
the holidays.
Mr. D. L. Hornaday, of Rich
mond, visited friends here during
the holidays.
Mr. Charles Allen and Miss
Narctssa Daniel left last week for a
trip to Cuba.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Suiter and
son spent Christmas with Mrs. W.
T. Whitehead.
Messrs. Vernard and Eddie
Summerell, of Norfolk, spent the
holidays here.
Mrs. John Foster and children
of Portsmouth, are visiting rela
tives in Weldon.
Mrs. J. F. Timberlake and son
visited Mrs. W. T. Whitehead
during the holidays.
Misses Sophia, Alice and Olgt
Safy, of Rocky Mount, visited Mis:
Nazha Rabil last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Howell Keysei
and children, of Thomasville, spen
the holidays in Weldon.
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Travis, Jr.,
of Scotland Neck, visited relative
here during the holidays.
Mrs. R. P. Coble, of Roanoke
1 Va., spent the holidays with Mr
1 and Mrs. D. R. Anderson.
A Nice Christmas Gift,
The members of the Baptis
1 church in this place, on Christma
■ day, presented their pastor, Rev
E- D. Poe, with a nice automobil
■ as a Christmas present. Dr. Po
1 is a very popular pastor not onl
l with his own flock, but with all th
- people in town, regardless of d<
- nomination.
New Year Party.
Mr. Grainger Pierce gave
New Year party on Monday nigh
There was a large number of bot
ladies and gentlemen present i
enjoy Mr. Pierce’s hospitality
r | They witched the old year out an
j. i the dawning of the New Year. Di
! lightful refreshments were servei
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Stainback
and children, of Greensboro, are
visiting relatives in Weldon.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Woodruff,
of Portsmouth, visited Mrs. W. T.
Whitehead during the holidays.
Miss Mary Weeks, of Scotland
Neck, visited Mr. and Mrs. D. R.
Anderson during the holidays.
Mrs. J. J. Johnson, of Wash
ington, visited her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. S. Trueblood last week.
Miss Katherine Crew, of Pleas
ant Hill, was the guest last week
of Prof, and Mrs. W. B. Edwards.
Misses Elizabeth and Eleanor j
Chittenden have been spending
the holidays with relatives in Vir
ginia.
Mr. Roy Owen, of Newton,
spent Christmas week with his
parents here, Mr. and Mrs. C. J.
Owen.
Dr. E. W. Knight, of the State
University, spent the week end
with his brother, Mr. Wm. L.
Knight.
Mrs. Belle Suiter and grand
daughter, Miss Ola B. Whitehead
are visiting relatives in Rocky
Mount.
Miss Mary Louise Hudson, of
Richmond, who has been visiting
relatives here, returned home
Monday.
Misses Elizabeth Smith and Vir
ginia Johnson, of Franklin, Va.
visited Miss Elizabeth Vaughan
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Winborne,
of Como, spent Monday night and
Tuesday as guests of Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. Holoman.
Misses Elizabeth Hollingsworth
and Ola Morris, of Washington,
N. C., are visiting Miss Lillian
Piercy Williams.
Mrs. E. L. Williams, Miss Hat
tie Shaw and Miss Lillian Piercy
Williams spent the holidays in
Washington, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Browne, of
Ahoskie, were visitors in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Holoman
during the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis G. Bond and
little son, Ellis Lee, who have been
visiting relatives in Richmond, re
turned home Monday.
Mr. W. D. Browne and daugh
ter, Winifred, of Kelford, were
guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. Holoman recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hawks and
daughter, of Richmond, who have
been visiting Capt> and Mrs. G. D.
Hawks, returned home Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Y. Holo
man and daughter. Miss Winifred,
of Franklin, Va., spent last week
with Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Holoman.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Wear left
lask week for Sedalia, Mo., where
they will remain several months.
We wish them a pleasant sojourn
and a safe return.
Mr. Charles Garrett and sister.
Miss Evelyn Garrett, of New Ro
chelle, N. Y.v were in Weldon last
week and while here visited many
places that they remembered du
ring their early childhood, among
them being, Roanoke Rapids,
Chockayoue and Cedarwood cem
etery.
Capt. M. M. Drake and family
; who have been residents of Wel
don for the past seventeen years,
have moved to Warrenton where
they will in future make their
home. It is with no little pain we
bid Capt. Drake and his most ex
, ceUent family good-bye, but wish
. for them great success in their new
home.
1 A Grand Sermon.
t That-was a grand sermon at the
s M. fi. Church last Sunday. Rev
. G. W. Perry, the new pastor, wat
: at his best. “A Cup of Cole
e Water” was the theme. Thelargt
i congregation was warmed up at
e most to the shouting pitch. Thi
- whole service was thoroughly en
joyed by all those present.
25th Anniversary.
a Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Vaughat
celebrated the 25th anniversary o
their marriage on last Friday, th
o 28th ulto. Some of their neigh
’• bors were invited to partake of
d sumptuous dinner with them. Ou
wish is that good fortune may fol
I. low them through life.
SPRIGHTLY SPARKS.
Gathered Here and There a
and Everywhere. f
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1924. 1
Farewell 1923.
Now write it 1924.
One winter month has passed.
Did you get a Christmas pres- |
!nt? i
All the fun is over—now for c
ivork. 1
Just keep your eye on Weldon e
ind watch her grow during 1924. r
There was very little bootlegging 1
lone around Weldon during 1
Christmas.
£
Our merchants all did a great |
business during the week before £
Christmas. I
It looked like a cyclone had t
struck some of the stores on Christ
mas eve night.
There will be some building
done in Weldon during 1924, if
all reports are true.
Don’t always let the fellow who
is going to pay you know just how
hard up you are.
The pretty Weldon girl soon
finds it out, but the homely one
goes to the mirror oftenest.
Christmas was indeed a quiet
day in Weldon. It really had the 1
appearance of being Sunday.
All the boys and girls have re
turned to the various colleges and
schools, having spent the Christ
mas with loved ones at home.
Dead leaves bring memories.
They often remind us of the five
cent cigars we get a whiff of now
and then.
Blessed are the poor in pocket,
for a scandal in their family seldom
gets on the front page of the big
daily papers.
What has become of the old
fashioned Weldon boy who used
to sit and listen when his parents
were talking?
Maybe one reason why things
don’i get back io normal any faster
in this country is that we crave
peace but demand excitement.
If the average Weldon man
could make his wife and the rest
of the folks believe it, he’d be sure
he's nothing shor' of an angel.
As far as some of us around
Weldon arc concerned, it’s a good
thing for the bankruptcy courts
that Christmas comes but once a
year.
They are talking about simplify
ing the income tax blank. Here’s
hoping that they make it so simple
we can get along without it alto
gether.
Why is it that some people think
they are in pretty good shape when
they have some money in their
pocket, even if they owe nearly
everybody in town.
"If we ever do have as many
airplanes as we have flivvers,’’said
a Weldon man yesterday, “then
let’s hope they equip their monkey
wrenches with parachutes.”
We're not hinting, of course,
but we often wonder what became
of those big hearted fellows who
used to bring the editor a pumpkin
or a sack of potatoes along about
this time of year.
We read in a daily paper that
"science has discovered a substi
tute for coffee.” And here we’d
been thinking some of the restau
rants of this country were the ones
that discovered it.
Master Edward Stainback, of
Greensboro, sang a beautiful solo
at the Methodist church Sunday
nigh—“Let Me Live in the House
By the Side of the Road and Be a
Friend to Man.”
A Great Building Year.
From what we can learn, 1924
will be the greatest building year
that Weldon has ever known. Just
watch our prediction, before the
i end of this year there will be many
beautiful dwellings erected in our
midst. If we only had dwellings,
Weldon would double her her pop
i ulation this year. But they are
coming. Men are not buying lots
to hold for speculation.
Given A “Shower.”
p The ladies of the Baptist church
. a few days before Mrs. M. M,
’ Drake left for her new home,
, Warrenton, entertained her at £
r “shower," in appreciation of het
. work with them in the differen
societies of the church.
Marriage Near Littleton.
A marriage of much interest to
large circle of relatives and
•iends in this section of the state
10k place Wednesday morning,
>ec. 26, at ten o’clock, at the 1
ome of Mrs. B. F. Moss, when "
er daughter, Gillie became the e
ride of Mr. John W. Crews, of J
ar River. The ceremony was "
lerformed by the bride’s brother- 11
t-law, Rev. W. C. Martin, pastor c
f the First Methodist church at
lamlet. The impressive ring cer- c
my was witnessed by only a few v
elatives and close friends. The s
ride is a popular young woman
nd from one of the leading famil- c
:s of this section. The groom is '
successful business man of Tar
iiver. Immediately following the
eremony, Mr. and Mrs Crews
eft for Jacksonville, Florida where
hey will spend some time.
Delightful Music.
The musical program at the M.
Church on Sunday evening be
ore Christmas was indeed highly
njoyed by a large congregation.
Auch credit is due Mrs. E. L.
Williamson and Mrs. Alice B.
dudson, who took great pains,in
raining the choir for this occasion
md for giving us such a fine musi
al program.
First came twelve or fifteen beau
iful girls, dressed in pure white,
iinging a Christmas carol, and
hen came the choir, with every
toice clear and perfect. The pro
gram was concluded by several
fuels—violin and organ—by Mrs.
W. A. Pierce and Mr. Eli Bloom.
Ml who attended felt that they had
jeen highly entertained.
New Dwellings.
The Carolina Building Company
have contracts for the following
dwellings:
A six room bungalow for Mr. C.
Foster, on Maple street.
A six room bungalow for Mr. J.
H. Holdford, on Maple street.
A five room bungalow for Mr. J.
R. Cook, on Maple street.
Maple street is coming. It will
soon be built up on both sides of
the street. Just Watch Weldon
Grow.
Firm Changes.
The Johnson Jobbing Company
are making some changes in their
business with the beginning of the
new year. Mr. C. E. Willis has
purchased an interest in the busi
ness and the style of the firm will
be known as the Weldon Fruit and
Produce Company. We wish for
the new firm a successful career.
Married.
Married at the Methqtfst parson
age, Rosemary, by Rev. E. N.
Harrison, on Friday, Dec. 28th,
Mr. E. L. Jones and Miss Flora
R. May. Mr. Jones has a position
with the Weldon Coca Cola Bottling
Works and the bride is the head
milliner at Mrs. P. A. Lewis’ mil
linery establishment. We wish for
them a pleasant journey down life’s
pathway.
New Coal.
We call attention to the adver
tisement of the Weldon Ice and
Fuel Company to be found in this
issue. They have for sale a new
kind of coal, which takes the place
of wood for cook stoves. Wood is
hard to get at any price and this
new coal will prove a great bless
ing to our readers. In fact it can
be used wherever coal is used with
the very best results.
LAW FOR EVERYBODY.
Governor Harding, of Iowa, re
cently declared that there are 2,
000,000 laws and ordinances in
effect in the United States, among
them some freak measures that
most of us never heard of. He
declared in the same speech that
law-making is one of our worst
habits, and we believe many Wel
don people will heartily agree with
him. The tendency to run the
other fellow’s business is becom
ing en ;rely too general. The
"land oi liberty” is fast becoming
so law-ridden that almost every
citizen violates some law or ordi
nance unintentionally every day of
his life. This country needs a rest
from legislation. All the honest
tax payer wants is protection, and
he has those laws already if they
are enforced. If our legislators
would spend a little more time in
repealing some of the poor laws,
and laws that are never enforced,
instead of trying to get a lot of new
and unnecessary ones on the stat
ute books they’d soon realize that
their services are worth a good
deal more to the people who voted
them into office than they are worth
now.
Annual Reunion.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Trueblood
eld their annual family reunion
urine 'he Christmas festivities
st week. The occasion was one
itermingled with plenty of good
its and much joy and happiness,
most devoid of sorrow or pain,
nly one in the large party com
lained of a slight headache on ac
>unt of so much merriment.
Several of the children, grand
hildren and great grandchildren
'ere not present, but those an
wermg the call were as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wheedenand
hildren, Evelyn Fields, Richard
loseley, Samuel Trueblood, Wh
an Hope and Butler, of Rose
tary; Mrs. M. L. Shearin and
aughier, Elnise, of Raleigh; Mrs.
). B. Trueblood and sons, John
idward and Daniel B , Jr.; Mr.
nd Mrs. J. G. Truenlood and
hildren, Ruth, Anna Darden and
ohn B., Weldon; Mr. J T. True
ilood, of Portsmouth, Va.; Mr.
nd Mrs. J. J. Johnston and chil
Iren, Maud Elizabeth and Jesse
Jandolph, of Washington, N. C.
This was indeed a most enjoya
le occasion, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Prueblook as host and hostess to
heir large family of children and
;rand children, well displayed the
;enerous hospitality known in
Halifax county, and to which they
luring their long, happy life, have
teen liberal contributors. The
iJews wishes for them many more
tome-coming annuities.
Married.
Married on Sunday, December
’3rd, at Emporia, Va., Mr. Forest
shearin and Miss Lizzie Grizzard.
Both of Weldon. We extend con
gratulations to the happy couple.
Notice of Sale of Land
By Trustee.
North Carolina,
Halifax County.
Pursuant to the power anti authority
conferred in that certain deed of trust
executed to the un lersitrned by .loe
Robertson and Mozelle Robertson, his
wife, bearing date of April the 5th,1923,
which is of record in the otiice of the
Register of Heeds of Halifax county,
State aforesaid, in Hook 339, page 532,
and alter having been requested so to
do by the holder of the indebtedness
thereby secured, tin* undersigned, will
Monday, January 7th, 1924,
at 12 o’clock M., in front of the court
house door in the Town of Halifax, N
C , sell at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash, subject to advanced
bids, as in such cases provided by law,
that certain lot, parcel or tract of land
situate, lying and being in the county
of Halfax, State aforesaid, lyiug and be
ing in Brinkleyville Township, which is
described as follows:
Descr.ption of lot number two of the
Kemp Taylor estate, according to sur
vey of C. E. Foster, C. E : Begiuning at
center of Brinkley villeaud Weldon road,
opposite a -take, lot one new made cor
ner in W. ,1. Collins line; thence with
Collins along center of road 824 feet to
Dick Harris corner opposite a stake;
thence with Harris line N. 54-15YV, 2310
feet to stake on old fence line, Dick
Harris corner in W. E. Bowers' line;
theuce with Bowers’ line F, 43-45E. 740
feet to stake on the said old fence line,
lot uumber one new made corner in W.
E. Bowers’ line, thence with lot num
ber one S.5G-3OK.2140 feet to the begin
ning, containing forty one acres and
twenty one-hundred the (41.20), more
or less.
This the 28th dav of Nov, 1923.
J. H. TAYLOR.
NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION AS
ADMINISTRATOR.
Having qualified as Administrator C.
T. A., under the last will and testament
of Antoinette Allen, late of Halifax
county, North Carolina, this ia to notifv
all persons holding claim against the
estate of said deceased to exhibit the
same to the undersigned at the office ot
Daniel & Daniel, Weldon, N. C., on or
before the 6th day of December, 19*24,
or this notice will be pleaded in bar of
anv recovery thereof.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate set
tlement.
This the 6th day of December, 1923.
CHAS. R. DANIEL,
Admr. C. T A. of Antoinette Allen, dec.
FOR RENT OR SALE—One six
room house and land adjoining.
For lerms apply 10 Miss Agnes
McGee, Weldon, N. C.
POR SALE.—Imported German
male Canaries lor sale. Guar
anteed singers. Also cages. Gold
fish and globes.
Chas. Jones.
Phone 2-1 6. ll-8-tf
MILK—Fresh Milk. Apply to
W. W. Summered, Woodlawn
Avenue. Delivered twice daily.
MONEY TO lend —Money to
lend in large amoants, on long
terms on farm land and business
property.
H. B. Harrell, Jr.
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WANTED—A good live man in
Weldon and vicinity to write
health and accident insurance. Old
line company. Excellent commis
sion contract. Write to
J. C. MOORE.
District Manager, Elm City, N. C.
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