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VOL. 6 AHOSKIE, N. C.f JUNE 25. 1915. NO. 23
Tate Machinery & Supply Co.,
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MAOHINEBY SPECIALISTS
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ahoskie. n. c.
Wlnborne & Wlnborne
Bonj. B. Winborne
Stanley Winborne
Attorneye-at-Law
IIU RFBEESBORO, N. C.
Phonei No. 17 and 21.
Edgar Thomaa Snipes
Attorney-at-Law
Loans Negotiated
Real Estate Bought and Sold]
Office: 2nd Floor J. W. Godwin. Jr.. Bldg
AHOSKIE. N. C.
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R. R. ALLEN
Dealer In
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GLASS. HARDWARE. PAINTS ?
AND BUILDING MATERIALS
GENERALLY
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SUFFOLK. VA.
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W. W. ROGERS
Attornejr-at-Law
Prompt Attention Given to All
Business.
^ C. WaNace Jones
Attorney end Councelor-At-Lew
WINTON. N. C.
Practice In all coarta. Loane negotiat
ed. Soecial attention to eolleetiona.
Located In Bank of Winton*
0. L THOMAS
GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND
BUILDER
Plana and Specification* fnmiahed upon
application
Cement and Tile Work
Brick Work a Specialty
AH03KIE. N. C.;
Roswell 6- Brldger
Attorney-at-Law
WINTON. N. C.
J. R. EVANS
Practical Tla Roofer and Sheet
Metal Worker
Prices Right.
MURFREE8BORO. N. C.
FRANK G. TAYLOE
Notary Public
Ahmkje, North Carolina.
J. L. PARKER
County Suveyor?Road Engineer
end Draftsmen.
MOTAJIT Jru?uc.
..Office with W. W. Roorrs,
Aiioskik, N. C.
Walter R. Johnson
Attornrt at Law
Ahobkie, North Carolina
Practices wherever services desired
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O. J. NEWBERV,
i Agent
Ford Automobiles, ?
Ahoskie, N. C.
Buy now end get $50.00 rebate.
Whenever Von Weed e Osesrel It*
Take Orove's
The Old 8taadaid Osove's T?tslass
. chill Tonic is equally valnahle as a
- General Tonic because It contains the
well known tonicornoertiesolOUININK
and IRON. It acts on the Liver. Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds op the Whole System. 50 cents.
Mr. Bill Myers Tells i Dynamite
Story.
Several gentlemen were sitting
on the shady aide of llie Colonial
Hotel in Ahoekie, laat Wednesday
morning, when aome yie in the
crowd aaid aomething about
dynamite, when Mr. Bill Myers,
who was in the company, remark
ed that he had heard of or knew a
man who had been using this
powerful explosive to blow up
stumpa in his new ground and
after finishing the job he had left
over a small piece of dynamite,
and wanting to place it in a good
safe place where it could do no
barm he took it out to his corn
crib and carefully laid it snugly
away.
This man had a., very mis
chievous old sow and one day some
one left the barn door open end
the sow thought it would be a good
time to go in and refresh herself
b.v taking a dinner on the whole
mine grain, upon which her mast
er had not been over lavish in
feeding to her, so she invited her
self in and greatly enioyed her
dinner and while feasting on the
Indian grain she came across the
stick of dynamite and concluded
that a dinner of that character
would not be complete without
some dessert and to she added the
stick of dynamite to the bill "bf
fare by swallowing the luscious
stick and then quietly left the barn.
There was a mule grazing on the
grass in the lot. which was not on
very good terms with this sow and
when she came lazily along grunt
and feeling at perfect peace with
all her neighbors, and forgetful of
her past differences with this farm
mule, she happened to walk,
thoughtlessly too near the grazing
mule which happened not to be ih
the bast of humor about that hour
of.the day, .and the mule supposing
or considering the approach of the
sow an act of imprudence, hauled
off and gave that sow one of the
best kicks which he had in stock.
This kick was followed by what
the neighbors supposed to be a
clap of thunder from a clear sky
which copletely blew the nearby
stables into Smithereens.
Mr. Myers, who wanted to be
accurate, would not say just how
far some of the heavy timbers were
blown, but the farmer gathered up
the splinters and rhauled them to
the wood yard which lasted him
for kindling wood for several
winters. The lot was literally
covered with mule sausage which
apppeared to have been ground
exceedingly fine. Mr. Myers says
that he has never iust known what 1
became of the sow. He says how
ever, that dynamite should be '
handled with care Contributed.
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Perished Trying to Save Her Baby
Mother Deed, Child May Die: House
Burned Near Scotland Neck.
Scotland Neck, June 17,?The
house occupied by Ed Watson and
his family on the farm of R. L.
Joyner, about five miles south of
town, was discovered on fire Wed
nesday morning about 2:00o'cloc't,
and was reduced to ashes. Watson
and his wife succeeded in saving a
small part of their belongings.
.They both had forgotten their
one-year old baby and its cries
were heard within the burning
house. Both Watson and his wife
rushed in at different doors, and
the father soon came out with the
child, almost burned to death, but
the mother was overcome by the
heat and smoke and lost* her life.
The baby way brought to town
by its father, and it was found
that the child's head, face, neck
and limbs wore badly burned, and
it may die. If it lives it will
doubtless be blinds-Raleigh Times.
Because It Has N? Hard Usafs.
A couple were discussing a certain
cheap store, hs In defense and she the
negative, "flay, look at this pocket,
book. I bought It tor a dime almost
a year ago. Not wore a bit." he said.
"Well, that's because you don't take
It out of your pocket enough." she
said, and the argument was closed.?
Kansas City Stay.
Winton Ferry Causevay Being
Filled,
One of the greatest projects in
road construction undertaken by
Gales and Hertford counties in
recent years is that- now under
way. A contract was let by the
commissioners of the two counties
last November to fill in the long
causeway leading from the ferry
across the Ghown river at Winton
out op the Gates side. This piece
of road is more than a mile long
(2000 yards to be more exact)
which is practically always under
water averaging in depth from 6
to 10 or 12 inches depending upon
the weather and the tide. No foot
way has ever been provided, hence
the roads is practically impassable
for pedestrians. Especially since
the popu larity of automobiles this
road is wont to be much used,
being the principal highway from
Winton and points south of the
ferry to Suffolk, Norfolk and other
l>ointi north. The purpose is. to
fillip this road with sand so as to
make it higher than the water.
The..,contract specifies th?t the road
shall be filled in to a height of 18
inches, 12 feet wide on top, a
wider space being made every 300
yards, thus allowing passing room.
As can be figured, this involves
the moving of between four and
five thousand cubic yards of earth
an average distance of more than
half a mile. The contract was ac
cepted by the Story Bros., the
price paid to be (2000, the work
to be completed by Dec. 1, 1915.
During the process of filling this
in, nearly all travel has ceased.
A railroad is built down the mid
dle of the driveway and a locomo
tive and four cars are used to
transport the sand. The locomo
tive is made of a small boiler with
two hoisting engines on top which
drive the wheels by means of a
large chain and sprockets, the two
pairs of drive wheels also being
connected by a chain and sprock
ets. By ,moving a lever the en
gine can be thrown from low to
high gears, thus giving the loco
motive considerable driving power
when needed and more speed when
on a level run.
1 tie sand is loaded by hand on
flat cars the floors of which are
madd in two divisions each half
the car floor turning on hinges of
wood which run the entire length
of the car. About 2i cubic yards
of sand are carried on each car.
When in the right oosition the
sand can be dumped at will by one
man. Four cars are used two be
ing loaded wbila the other two are
gone with the locomotive. These
cars and locomotive are the result
of the ingenuity of the Messrs.
Story Bros, and seem to be well
adapted to their needs in this un
dertaking. Already about two
thirds of the distance has been
filled in and it is confidently be
lieved the work will be completed
by August.
This peice of road was formerly
private property being owned by
Messrs. Parker and Jordan of
Winton, the ferry also belong to
them. A toll ranging from 10c for
passengers to 75c for horse and
buggy was charged.* About 10 or
16 yeaffc ago this property includ
ing a strip of land 25 yards on
either side of the road was purchas
ed by Hertford and Gates counties
jointly and the road and ferry
made public. When this work is
completed no doubt this will be a
much used highway?Albemarle
Observer.
A Doctor'* Prescription for Couth An
Effective Couth Trentment.
One-fourth to one teaspoonful
of Dr. King's New Discovery,
taken at needed, will soothe and
check Coughs, Colds and the more
dangerous Bronchial and Lung
Ailments. You can't afford to
take the risk of serious illness,
when so cheap and simple a re
medy as Dr. King's New Discov
ery is obtainable. Oo to you Drug
gist to-day, get a bottle of Dr.
King's New Discover, start the
treatment at once. You will be
gratified for the relief and cure
obtained. Adv.
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; Knight-Yann.
On Wednesday. the 16th.. the
home oft Mr. end Mrs. A.G. Venn
was the scene of a very Drett.y
marriage when, at 1:30 o'clock,
Mis* Harriet Venn became the
bride of Mr. W. F. Knight of
Whaleyville, Va.
The parlor was tastefully de
corated with flowers and greens,
the color scheme used being pink
and green.
After the rendition of Traumerei
by Misa Ruth Knight, the groom,
with bia best man, Mr. Horace
KnigLt, entered the parlor to the
strains of Lohengrin's Wedding
March. The bride, accompaied by
her maid ' of honor, Miss Belle
Vann, met the groom at the altar
where Dr. R, T. Vann pronounced
the words that made them one.
"Hearts and Flowers" was soft
ly played during the ceremony and
the party left the room as Men
delssohn's Wedding March was
rendered.
The maid of honor was attired
in pink chiffon over acordion
pleated charmeuae with lace and
for-get nots, and carried pink
sweet peas with pink tulle.
The bride wore a navy blue
travelling suit pf gabardine with
hat of lighter shade. She carried
a boquet of orchids and lilies of
the valley, with while tulle.
Immediately after the ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. Knight left on the
Atlantic Coast Line train for
Washington, Niagara Falls and
Canada.
The guestfe from a distance were
Mrs. C. M. Simpson, Dr. and Foy
Vann, Mr. T. O. Knight, Dr. I.
W. Johqson, Dr. R. T. Vann^Jdau
Horace Knight and Miss Ruth
Knight.
Are Ton a Freeman or "a Bondman
Serving Time to Pay a
Stare Account"?
It's food economy to spend $1
when you can get $1.50 back,
just as it is good economy not to
spend the dollar when you are
only going to get 50 cents back.
And money spent for proper tools
and muchinery an horse-power to
make one's labor productive, and
for hogs and cows enough to pro
vide milk, butter and meat for the
family?such expenditures as these
usually bring back more than
$1.50 for every! $1 spent.
"One of the gratifying things in
my neighborhood," a friend said
to us recently, "is the number of
poor men who are waking up to the
advantages of having milk and
butter all the year round. They
are coming to me and saying,
'Well, times are hard, but that's a
reason why I am obliged to buy
a milk cow"instead of a reason for
doing without one. I must get my
food as cheap as I can instead of
as dear as I can. If I can get
milk, clabber and butter for my
children, I can soon save enough
at the store to pay for the pow."
This is indeed a good sign. And
our friend went on to say that his -
neighbors are also catching on to
The Progressive Farmer's doctrine 1
that a man might about as well '
buy pork as to try to make it on
high priced corn. "They are
learning to sow clover, rape and
all the, other cheap pork-?':!ug
crops," he said.
If all our Southern farmers had
milk and butter all the year round
and something from their own
garden and smokehouse all the
year round, they would soon be
freemen working for themselves
instead of bondmen serving time
to pay store accounts. In which
class are yout?Progressive Farmer
Clata Distinction.
"What do 70a think of the nerve of
that follow In the third row? Trying
to flirt with me, he wao, May me I
As It I'd notice a fellow who came
to a 15-cent vaudeville show!"?Har
vard Lampoon.
Something of a Novelty.
Toong Actress?"I am golhg to get
married and I would like you to make
a big story about If Dramatic Edi
tor?"I dont see Just bow I can."
Toong Actress?"Oh. yea, you can;
you oan have a great headline say.
lag: 'Actress Merries for the Flrnf
Time to Her Ufa!'Fee*.
Leo Frank's Lite is Saved Bj
Governor..
Begins serving life sen
tence at state farm.
Excitement Following Announce
ment of Georgia Executive* De- '
ciiion After the Prisoner Had <
Been Removed from Atlanta, ?
Soon Subsides.
Atlanta, Ga., June 21.?Excite
ment of crowds on tbe streets here :
this morning after it wasannounc- i
ed that that Governor Slaton had
commuted the death sentence of
Leo M. Frank to life Imprison
ment subsided somewhat as the
day wore on, A mass meeting was
held on the capitol, however, start
ing shortly before noon. It was
conservatively estimated the crowd
numbered 2,500. Several speakers
took exceptions to Governor
Slaton's action.
As early as 8:30 o'clock this
morning extra police started pa
trolling streets on which crowds
bad congregated; by 10 o'clock
two-thirds nf the entire force was
on duty and at 11 o'clock near-beer
saloons and clubs dispensing liquor
were ordered closed. Five arrests
were made for failure to "move I
on" including one physician, dniy
a very small percentage of the
crowds, however, was professional
and business men.
Governor Slaton issued a state- E
ment of approximately 15,000 -
words explaining his action. He
maintained there was resonable
doubt of Frank's guilt of the mur
der of mary Phugan. He devoted
much of his statement to the part
the negro James Conley might
have played in the crime.?
Ledger-Dispatch.
There is do Dog Catcher lor
Abostie.
Oh! no, they go free it large
jumping and snarling at pedestrians
unmolested.
Yet we have horse catchers who ^
patrole the vacant property of J
Hayselton, looking for the al- J
mighty dollar which is the price J
of bringing in a harmless horse ^
grazing along on a twenty acre J*
tract of land covered with weeds j]
and grass, which every good citizen ^
would be glad to see mown to the 3
ground. ?
The horse catcher says he must \
carry out the law. Very well, will J
sight him to his own speed grazing \
along Main street last Friday 1
P. M. J
The ordinance says, any horse J
or mule runing at large on the J
streets, owner shall pay fine of one i
dollar. ?
Not a horse has been taken up H
off the streets, out in each case '
have been caught on a vacant lot,
during the t>resent administration. ?
Go down Mitchell street from !
Manhattan Hotel to our Ex
Mavor's residence any night, if
you can get along without being
hooked or kicked off the sidewalk,
and see how many horses and cows
you can count.
Perhaps it would be interesting
to our higher official to take a
moon light stroll and see how our ;
laws are being carried out.
One citizen may have three or
four horses and as many cattle
loose on the streets and nothing
done about.it, another may have
one horse and he will have to keep
him up and not even allow. bim to
graze on vacant lots.
Away with such partiality and
one sided deals as are being hand- ;
ed out in our town.
The good people will not tolerate
same. ^ I
A citizen.
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You don't need to Buffer those
agonizing nerve pains in the face,
head, arm, shoulders, chest and
back. Just apply a few drops of
soothing Sloan's Liniment; lie
quietly a few minutes. You will
get such relief and comfort! Life
and .the world will look brighter.
Get a bottle to-day. 3 ounces for
85c, at all Druggists. . Penetrates
without rubbing. Adv.
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in this community cary accounts at tbis bank. Some are check
ing, others are savings, while still others are both.
We invite YOU to become a member of our happy family.
Checking accounts are the most convenient me tbod of paying
bills, and they discourage extravagant habita.
Saving accounts draw 4 per cent interest.
Merchants and Farmers Bank
Wlnton, JV. C.
[An Expert Opinion
would show that our stock includes
the very best verities. We keep
nothing but the beet quality of ?
grain, hay and feed of all kinds,
and our oats and hay are from the
' choicest crops raised. Prices no
k higher than you pay elsewhere.
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AHOSK1C, N. C.
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PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUMMER SCHOOL !
Murlreesboro, North Carolina, J?lj O30th., 1915
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A summer school for the teachers of Bertie, Hertford and
Northampton counties, will be held in the CHOWAN COL
LEGE buildings at Murfreesboro, beginning July 5th., and < |
continuing four weeks.
This summer school has been planned in lieu of a county
teachers' institute, for these three counties. Attendance at this
school or some similar summer school or institute, will be com
pulsory to the teachers of Bertie, Northampton and Hertford
counties.
There will be no tuition charges nor fees. The only ex
Dense for the entire term of four weeks will be "board, which
has been fixed at the following low rates:
For the term, 4 weeks, (iucludmg room and lights) $15.00
For one week 6.00
Foe two weeks . ..... 9.00
For three weeks ., lt.00
Teachers will be expected to take sheet*, pillow cases,
towels and table napkins with them.,
Instruction will be given in the common 'school branches,
domestic science and methods of teaching. Four excellent in- ;
structure will be employed for the term.
Fuller announcement of courses of study and other detail*
will be made within a few days.
For any information about this school, address your county
superintendent.
J. P. LONG,
H. W. EARLY,
JOHN C. SCARBOROUGH.