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VOL. L AHOSKIE, N. C., MAY 21. 1915. NO. 18
TmU Machinery 4t Supply Co.,
litttotM. H. C.
MACHINERY SPECIALIST#
Everything in Machinery and 8uppliee
Dr. C. G Powell
DtfNTIST
OFFICE
OVER 9. J. Dil DAY'S STORE
AHOSK.IE. N. C.
Wlnborne & Wlnborno
Benj. B. Winborne
Stanley Winborne
Attorneye-at-Law
MURPREESBORO, N. a
Phone* No. 17 and 91.
Edgar Thomas Snipes
Altorne.v-st-La?
Loans Negotiated
Real Estate Bought and SoldJ
Office: 2nd Floor J. W. Godwin. Jr., Bldf
AHOSKIE. N. C. ,
R. R. ALLEN
Dealer In
BASH, DOORS. BLINDS. WINDOW
GLASS. HARDWARE. PAINTS
AND BUILDING MATERIALS
GENERALLY
Wholesale and Retail
Ne. 027 Washington ttquare
SUFFOLK. VA.
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PAINTS. LIME. CEMENT. SEWER
PIPE. CART MATERIAL. MILL
SUPPLIES. STOVES. RANGES
AND ETC. CLOSE PRICES.
MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED
AND OBLIGE.
E- L. FOLK CO.
Re. 017-01% Washington Square
SUFFOLK. VA.
W. W. ROGERS
A ttorney-at-La w
Prompt Attention Glean to All
Bnsineas.
AHOSKIE. N. C.
C. Wallace Jones
Attorney and Cooneelor-A t-Law
WINTON. N. C.
Practice in all courts. Loans negotiat
ed. Soeeial attention to eollaetiona.
Located in Bank of Win ton
D. L. THOMAS
GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND
BUILDER
Plans and Specifications furnished upon
application
Cement and Tile Work
Brick Work a Specialty
AHOSKIE. N. C.:
Roewell C- Brldgor
Attorney-at-Law
WINTON. N. C.
J. R. EVANS
Practical Tin Roofer and Sheet
Metal Worker
Priee* Right. *
MURFREESBORO. K. C.
FRANK O. TAYLOE
Notary Public
Ahoskie, North Carolina.
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J. L. PARKER
County" Suveyor?Road Engineer
and Draftsman.
motart ftblic.
Office with W. W. Rogers,
Ahoskie, N. C.
Walter R. Johnson
Attornet-at Law
Ahoskie. North Carolina
Practices wherever services desired
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HERTFORD COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS MEET.
The Board of County Commis
sioners of Hertford County met in
regular session on tli? 3rd duy of
May 1915, present all of the
Hoard;
The proceeding* of last meeting
read and approved.
The following committees are
continued to wit: The committee
on Hoggord Swamp Dam and
bridge and H. H. Jones is added
to the the committe; the commit
tee on Murfreeaboro bridge; the
committee to repair foot way in
|Tar Landing Ckuseway.
The committee appointed to
check up the office of the Clerk of
the Court ia discharged.
On motion the Road Commis
xioners of each township will be
notified that they are expected to
haul dirt on and keep up repairs
on a!l Mill Dams over which the
county roads run, and in which
the county has an interest.
On Motion the owners of stal
lions ia relieved of the county's
part of taxes on his horse where
he does not take horse over the
county.
K. O. Whitley is appointed as
Road Supervisor in Mane.vs Neck
township in the place of T. EL
Vann resigned, to take effect at
the June meeting.
On motion J.. P. Boyetta is
authorized to furnish to Minnie
Taylor $2.00 per month until
further advised.
The allowance of $5.00 per
month given to J. J. Hill and wife
by Copeland and Taylor is author
ized to be paid to the widow Mrs.
tiallie Hill.
The Clerk of the Board is in
structed to order 25 Justices
Dockets for use of Justices pI the
feafiB. ..
On motion the following were
appointed as Assistant Assessors
for the several townships, to wit;
W. T. Tavlor, Mane.vs Neck; E.
B. Vaugban, Murfreesboro; B. G.
Williams. Winton; D. L. Minton,
St. Johns; W. A. Perry, Harrells
ville; C. C. Hoggard, Ahoskie;
Any of the appointees dec-ling to
accept, the commissioner of such
township is authorized to make,
another appointment.
On motion the compensation of
Assessors is fiixedat$2.50 (>er day;
the Compensation or the' List
takers to be the same as paid last
year.
Mr.-J. Vt Copeland is given
permission to sell bis goods
throughout Hertford County, free
of any county taxes.
The Clerk of the Board is in
structed to communicate with Miss
Edwards, Stenographer, with re
ference to bill presented for copies
of evidence in case state vi.' W. J.
Sitterson.
The following fax collectors
made their fi:.al settlement of 1914
tyx to wit; M. R. Sumner, St.
Johns; J. J. Parker, Murfreesboro;
B. N. Sykes, Harrellesville.
Report of the Hupt., Health,
Dr. W. B. Pollard was received
and filed.
The following amounts were
turned into the treasury by the
several tax collectors to wit;
W. J. Hill, Maneys Neck$1146.68
J. J. Parker, M'boro. 6302.46
W.J.Matthew#, Winton. 2009.49
M. R. Sumner. St. Johns. 991.65
B. N. Sykes, Harrellsville 327 20
J. A. Copeland, Ahoskie. J232(M)6
ToUl - - $13,103.54
J. A. Copeland turned over to
J. R. Garrett Ahoskie High
School $190.87.
The following accounts Dresent
ed and approved. v.
J. ?. Jones, board Ac., 3.90
Town of Winton, electric
light bill ... 1.50
J. A. Powell, vital statistics
4th., qr., ... 6.75
J. J. Askew, work on Myers
Dam ... ,13.00
Hertford County Herald,
publishing report........ 5.00
John C. Scarborough, ser
vices Bd., health 4.00
M. R. Sumner, expenses
bringing insane .... 5.65
(Continued on Page 8.)
* Chowan Club
(The See. failed to report lait month)
.. The Go unci Chowan Club met at
the home,of Mrs. Luther Bernee
on April 14, 1915. The meeting
waa opened with the song "My
Country Tie of Thee". Then Mrs.
Spiers rtad" a very interesting
article on "College Loyalty" which
should have instilled in us a spirit
of loyalty to our Alma Mater even
if we did not have it before.
The minutes of last meeting were
read and the roll called?each
member responding to her name
with seme favorite quotation.
In a bible contest which was given
Mrs. R. A. Majette received the
prize. The program at this meet
ing was Patriotic, Col legate and
Biblical.
After the business session we
spent a very pleasant social hour,
and especially enjoyed the refresh
ments, consisting of junket and
cake, which were served. Number
present 17.
The Cbowitn Club held iu meet
ing fur the month of May at the
home of Mine Jessie Barrett.
Mine Annie Sue Winborne open
ed the meeting with an instrumen
tal solo. After this, the minute*
of last meeting were read and the
roll called?the -members respond
ing with some incident of their
college career?some of which
were very amusing.
Miss Lois Vasu was with us and
gave some .very gor-d readings,
which were enjoyed a great deal.
Miss Esther Wy 1111 also met with
us and the remainder of the lime
was given to her. She told about
the work thg A'Smnae have done
and are planning to do. We are
all familiar with the old adage:
"United we ataud but divided we
fail". If we Alumnae are united
*we can accomplish great gtxid. and
L b^of real aid to our dear old . JJma.
Mater. The Irnowledge of baying
enabled four girls to attend school
the past year, who could not have
gone without our helo, should teach
us this and cause us to put forth
greater effort to do more good.
After $he meeting was over we
were served Norfolk cream and
delicious cake.
Those present were: Miss Essie
Wynn, Miss Lois Vann.'Miss Jes
sie Barrett, Mrs. Tlieo. Barrett,
Mrs. Luther Barnes, Mrs. R. A.
Majette, Miss Pearla Sears, Mrs.
H. McD. Spiers Jr., Miss Eddie
Mae Vann, Mrs. S. P. Winborne
and Miss Annie Sue Winborne.
The next meeting will be held
with Mrs. Tlieo. Barrett on Wed
nesday after the second Sunday in
June.
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Maryland-Carolina
Lumber and Timber Co.
The Maryland Carolina Lumber
and Timber Co., is a recent corpo
ration, by Roawell C. Bridtter of
Winton. B. H. Robinson of Lan
caster, Va., B. B. Norris and others
of Maryland, and Pennsylvania
parties, with a capital stock of
$120,000.00.
The purpose of the corporation
is to engage in the lumber business
and the manufacture of lumber.
Mr. B. H. Robinson is its presi
dent and general manager. The
officers of the company are Balti
more people. The company'will
maintain an office in Wintin and
Baltimore.
Not being able to secure a suit
able location for a plant of the
magnitude which they wish to es
tabliah, it is quite likely the mill
will be located at Suffolk, Ports
mouth or some county further east
of North Carolina, by which the
timber to be manufactured may be
shipped to the mill ovift Norfolk
railroads.
Mr. R. C. Bridger has been re
tained by the company as general
counsel.
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Builds up the Wboia System. SO cents.
Annual Meeting Medical Society.
The 62r.d annual meeting of the
State Medical Society will be held
in Greensboro, Tuesday, Wednes
day and Tiirsdny, June 1ft 17. The
State Health Officers' Associati >n
will hold its meeting on June 14th.
Did a Rushing Business.
Tax lister J. A. Copeland was
doing a rushing business last Fri
day and Saturday in listing taxes
in Ahoskie. It was too wet for
farm work and a large pumber of
farmers came to town for the pur
pose of listing their taxes.
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Lightning Strikes Church at Union.
Lightning struck the steeple on
the Baptist church at Union last
Thursday night aod completely
demolished same, and setting the
building on Are. By the heroic
work of nearby citizens the fire
was extinguished . before gaining
muck headway.
May Low Sight of Hia Eye.
Mr. G. Clinton .White of Wind,
aor iissued through Ahoskie Satur
da.v on hia way to Norfolk to have
hia e.ve treated for a serious wound.
He was driving bis automobile
Friday when a etick was in
some way thrown with much force
which struck him in liis eye, cut
ting the bait. He returned Mon
da.v and we are glad to report that
hia eye will soon cure without loss
of sight.
"Save the Kiddies."
/ When Alfred G. Vanderbilt,
press dispatches say, was face to
face with death on the sinking
Lusilaniiy lie turned to his valet
and said^w "Come, let us save the
kiddies." Si eh oh powr; great or
humble, no noliler thought could
tind utterance than that. It was
was ttie indomitable spirit of the
old Commodore that manifested
itself in the supreme test.'?High
Point Euteeprise.
Deoies Charges.
Last week an article appeared
in the Hertford* County Herald,
signed L. T. Edwards, in which he
brought charges against me and
said he could proveat any time
and in any court.
I positively deny the charges
that Mr. Edwards has'so bountiful
ly conferred upon me. I have in
terrogated every witness that Mr.
Edwards has produced and not a
single one would corroborate the
charges which Mr. Edwards has
placed to my credit.
W. R. Howard.
Program.
Bertie Union Meeting, Elam
Baptist Church, Friday, Saturday
and Sunday. May 28. 29 and 80,
1915.
To Preach the Introductory Ser
mon?T. T. Speight.
Alternate?E. F. Sullivan. *
To Preeach the Missionary Ser
mon?John F. Cale.
Alternate?C. L- Powell.
Practical Subjects
I. What should a Christian
read??G. E. Lineh>erry, L. E.
Daily.
II. Sabbath Desecration?C.
W. Mitchell, C. W. Scarborough.
III. The elements of a prosper
ous church?C. H. Griffin, J. F.
Cale.
IV. How can we raise the
standard of church life!?Dr. R.
P. Thomas, H. H. Ilonercutt.
V. Scriptual Imethodods of
giving.
1. Who should give??Dr. J.
M- Jacobs.
2. How much should we givel
Dr. C. G. Powell.
3. When should we give??E.
F. Sullivan.
4. What are the best plans for
church benevolence!?K. D.
Stukenbrok. _ ^ ^
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The President's Note to Germany.
Whasliingtou, D. C., May 18,
1916.?The stand taken by Presi
dent Wilson relative to the. bar
barous and savage acts on the
part of Germany in sinkiug the
Lusitauia, a strictly unarmed mer
chant ship, and drowning more
than one hundred American citi
zens, fully comes up to the ex
pectation of the American people.
The note has the true American
ring throughout, and in it he de
mands of Germany that the prac
tice of jinking merchant ships,
without giving passengers and
crew time to disembark in-life
boats, must cease, and further
more Germany must make full re
parations for what she has already
done and her pledge is demanded
that it will not happen again in
the future.
The German Americans.
- It is gratifying to observe that
a great many German Americans
severely condemn Germany for the
barbarous act in sinking? the Lusi
lania without giving a'uy warning
or time for the passengers and crew
to launch and enter the life boats.
Still there are many Germans, the
hyphenated Americans, who gloat
over the act just as the savage
barbarians did two thousands years
ago when women and children
were slaughtered the same as the
soldiers. Any American citizen
of German blood who approves of
the sinking of the Lusit^nla is us?
worthy to live under the-stars and
stripes that wave over the land of
the brave and home of the free.
Editors Who approve of the
Slaughter.
? The press of the country, ex
cepting that small portion under
the coutrol of Germans, is not only
unanimous but severe in its con
demnation of Germany for murder
ing men, women and children on
the high seas. President Wilson
has been urged to take action
against those newspapers wbicb
have approved the barbarous and
diabolical act of Germany in de
stroying Ameiicet) lives on the
high seas, as the United States
Government has the right to sup
press any paper that deliberately
"inciteaarson, murder or assasina
tion"' and that is what those edi
tors are doing wbc approve the
sinking of the Lusitania, and some
of them almost gloat over it as did
the editors in Berlin, Vienna and
other places/ Dr. Dernburg is
over here trying to explain the
beauties'of German "Kultur"
alias German savagery and Ger
man barbarism and to explain to
us how beautiful aud worthy it is
of emulation. Dr. Dernburg has
been freely making comments,
and tliey are nothing less than
"threats" of what German is go
ing to do in the future, and Presi
dent Wilson should lose no time
in notifying him that his presence
is exceedingly objectionable in
this country.
Mr. Sufars Garria Dead.
Mr. Wm. Sugars Garria died at
his borne in Portsmouth, Va., on
May the eigth, after a abort illueas
of pneumonia.
Mr. Garria had passed his eight
ieth mile post on the road of life,
He was a native of Northampton
county. His wife was Miss Celestia
Edwards of Northampton, who
survives him besides several sons,
daughters. He waa a brother of
Mrs. Frank Brown, of Portsmouth.
He had a large number of rela
tives and friends in Northampton,
Hertford and Bertie counties who
will read this item with regret.
The world is better for bis hav
ing lived. No more can be said of
any nlan. r
She used to be a pensive maid.
But now, upon my life!
Since we are married, I'm afraid
She's an ex-pensive wife.
No.*Six-Sixty-Six
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K taken tbee as a toate the Fever wtli noi
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