Hertford County Herald
THE LARGEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER PRINTED IN EASTERN KORTH CAROLINA.
VOL. 7 * AHOSKIE, N. C.f DECEMBER 15, 1916. ~ NQ. 48
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The Board of County Commia
aioner* of Hertford county met on
the 4th. day of December 1916,
?II member* of the Boird being
oreaent; viz, 8. P. Winborne, C
E Boyette. ii. H. Jonea, J. M.
Eie.v, J. A. Powell end E. J.
Gerock. the newly elected board.
The Board elected S. P. Win
borne ae Chairman for the ensuing
term of one year after being aworn
in office by D. K. McGlohon, Clerk
Superior Court.
Mr. E. J. Gerock is ,elected to
over look the County Home and
to adviae with the Superintendent
Mr. M. M. Brown.
The matter of Hating H, M.
Outlaw land i* continued.
Tlie Commiaaiouer of each town
abip ia inatrueted to requeat their
Koad Superviaora to comply with
the law in reference to reporting.
Mr. G. B. Story preaented bia
bond aa Standard Keeper and aame
waa accepted add Mr. Story aworn
in office.
fv a aa t_ _ _*t . ms
ine following oiner omoerx
presented their bonds which were
unanimously accented; A. E.
Garrett, Sheriff and C. W. How
ard, Constable of St. Johns town
ship.
The bond of J, A. Northcott as
Register of Deeds was presented
but was not completed and the
Board unpointed ?. J. Gerock
and H. H. Jones as committee to
receive said bond when same is
ready and Mr. Nortbcott requested
to take oath of office before the
Clerk Superior Court.
On motion, it was ordered that
each Tax Collector be instructed
to collect as much as $1,000 by
Dec., 20th and turn same over to
the Treasurer.
On motion, H. H. Jones is
given authority and instructed to
rebuild Hills bridge.
Report is received from D. R.
Mc'.ilohon Clerk Superior Court
of fines and forfeitures. Densities
etc., to first Monday in Dee., 1916
and alto his regular annual report
of funds in hand to the above date
as required by law, and H. H.
Jones and J. A. Northcott is ap
pointed as a committee to check
these reports with records of his
office.
On motion, W, D. Boone is
elected as County Attorney for
the ensuing year at salary of $60,
00.
It having coming to the notice
of the Board that one of lU mem
bers, J. N. Hollotnnn, whose term
of offise expired on the day of his
death, it is on motion ordered that
a committee composed of ?. J.
Oerock, W. D. Boone and J. A.
Nortbcott je appointed to draft
suitable resolutions of respect on
the death of Mr. Hollomon end
present same to the Board at its
next meeting.
It is ordered by the Board that
a phone be placed in the Superin
tendents Home at the county farm
for his oonvenienoe, and E. J.
Oerock is instructed to have this
done.
Tliere being no Coroner elected
at the regular election in Nov.. it
is on motion ordered that Dr. P.
H. Mitchell be appointed Coroner
of Hertford County for the term
of two years ending first Monday
in December 1918, and Dr. Mitch
ell is requested to present his bond
next meeting of Board.
All officeis made their regular
reports which are on file. The
Superintendent Health made reg
ular monthly report.
The following amounts turned
oyer to the Treasurer by the sev
eral tax collectors to wit;
S. E. Vaughan, Ahoekie.l 541.10
B. N. Sykes. Harrellsyille 568.81
W. J. Hill, Maneys Neck 268.04
W.L.Mathews. Wmtun 339.11
T. T. Parker, M'boro... 296.89
M. R. Sumner, 8t. Johns 513.21
$2526.96
The following accounts present
ed a do approved for payment to
wit:
1>. L. Myers, services regis*
trar $20.90
PI PICTURES 10 MO
ttEtfBiCHBUU
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As an aid in tbe tale of Red
Croat Chriatmaa seal* and in tbe
fight againat tuberculoaia, Dr. L.
B. McBra.ver. executive secretary
of the State Red Croat Seal Com
miaaion, haa recently purchased a
powerful motion picture film en
titled, "The Great Truth." Thie
film will be ahown at all the mov
ing picture ahowa in the 8ute and
then will be aaed by Mr. Warren
H. Booker in bia educational health
campaign through moving picturea
in the country and amall towns.
"The Great Truth" ia a thrilling
drama and ia considered by movie
expert* to be one of the beat pro
duction*. regard leu* of subject or
teaching, that are now being
ahown. It was produced by the
Plimpton Epic Pictures, Inc., of
New York and is everywhere be
ing well received.
Dr. McBra.ver says: "Much
good work was done last year by
college boys and girla selling Red
Cross seals and we Liooe to have
their hearty co-operation again
thia year".
A uUHMUNlCATIUN
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The Confederate Woman's
Home of North Carolina is situat
ed near the historic town of Fay
etteville. The building is of brick
and plaHer. having twenty-three
bed rooms. These ro>>ms with the
exception of three are furnished
by different U. D. C. Chapters of
the State, each room having a
nice suite of furniture, bed linen
and blankets. The sitting room
was furnished by Mr. Julian Carr.
The reception hall by the Ashley
Home's, the dining room by the
general division of the D. D.
C's., consisting of necessary furn
iture and nice table linen.
There are about fire acres of
garden, etc. The President of the
Advisory Board is Mrs. Hunter
Q. Smith, who, with. ber loving
kindness and christian symnatby,
is truly our guardian angel.
Thanksgiving day was a bright,
beautiful and peaceful day with
us. We had the proverbial
Thanksgiving turkey, with cran
berries, and ice cream and cake.
The day before Thanksgiving
Mrs. McKethan came with Mrs.
Hunter Smith and brought a box
of fruit, much to our enjoyment.
The Rocky Mount and Enloe
Chapters sent splendid donations,
consisting of every good thing to
eat, for which the borne is very
thankful.
The Fayetteville people giye us
many pleasant surprises, such as
auto rides and fruit. Mrs. G. B.
Sessoma, our matron, is untiring
in ber efforts to please, and in see
ing: to our comforts.
We one and all, say, we thank
the Grand Old North State for
this beautiful borne, the D. D.
C.'s for their kindness, and our
beloved Mrs. Hunter Smith, who
ever watches over us tf ith her
aweet christian sympathy and love.
An inmate of the Home.
H. A. Hobbs, services
Judge of election 2.00
8.' J. Dilday, services Judge
election ... 2.00
B. Scull, services Registrar 18.77
J. H. Futrell. Lumber for
bridges 46.91
S. L. Marsh, Judge election 2.00
Winborne A Winborne,
County Attorneys.. 60.00
8. P. Winborne, services
County Comtnr.,........ 58.20
8. P. Winborne, hauling
timber for ferries 16.00
Hertford Co. Herald,
publishing proceedings etc. 20.00
Browne end Browne, Sup.
to Co. Home.... 15 70
M. M. Browne, Rup, to Co.
Home... 8.95
Willis Pierce, work at Co.
Home '. 13.00
J. E. Mathews, Sup. to Co.
Home 10.66
Lawrence and Riddick,
Picking peanuts etc...... 16.10
A. P. Sears A Son, Sup. to
Co. Home 18.25
J. H. Lawrence, services
Judge election 2.00
J. E. Jones, board prisoners
(Continued on page four)
WHY Hi \l NECESSARY
WHEN HIM II8011
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The following inquiry has re
cently been received by the Ag
ronomy Divieion of the Extension
Service from e farmer in Wake
County. Ae it ia typical of a
good many inquiriea. it ia inserted
here with a reidy from the Divie
ion:
"How can my aoil need lime
when the publialied analyaia of it
ahowe it to contain more thau f.
000 pounda per acre in the surface
3 2 3 inches'"
Lime may be p-esent in the
aoil in many forma. Moat fre
qufn'.l*, however, with North Car
olina eoila it ia combined in the
form of comolex silicates. Aa a
matter of fact, with Piedmont
aoile, practically all of the lime
ia combined in this form. The
quantity in the form jf carbonates
ia so small usually that it cannot
be detected b.v the common meth
ods used in the chemical laboia
tory io detecting soil acidity. That
lime in the soil contained in the
form of a silicate ia not. without
being changed, able to sweeten
soils that are eour. It might be
aaid in a general way, therefore,
that such has but little, if any,
value for correcting sourness of
the soil.
The only commercial forms
that are suitable for this ourpose
are calcium carbonate and calcium
oxide. The latter material is
found on the market in the form
of burnt lime. This, when added
to the soil, is chanced in a com
paratively short time, to calcium
carbonate by absorption of carbon
dioxide fro<?s the air. The staple
form of lime in nature of sweeten
ing soils is ealcium carbonate,
which is contained in oyster shells
ground limestone, marl, ashes,
etc. The lime contained in the
form of silicates, upon the decom
position, is probably chanced into
farms in wbicb the plant may use
them to some extent. Kven
though the soil micht contain 6,
000 pounds of lime to the acre,
larcely if not almost entirely in
the form of complex silicates, it
will not assure the crowtb of leg
uminous crops as are used in rota
tion with the cotton, corn, and
small gruina.
This assumption is borne out by
several tests of the soil, showing
it in every case, at tbe different
points at which samples were tak
en, to be decidedly fecid by the lit
ma test. In order, therefore, to
secure tbe best results with clov
ers, soybeans, etc., it will be nec
essary to sweeten tbe soil by the
uae of groud limestone, burnt lime
marl or some other ecomieal car
rier of lime.
Taking everything into consid
eration, it will be found that the
ground limestone or ground marl
are tbe cheaper forms to purchase
at tbe present time. They are the
ones that can be moct easily ap
plied. and the ones which less pre
cautions have to be observed in
making the applications. Ordi
narily with the Durham coarse
Jindy loom soils, which is quite
eficient in organic matter, in or
der that tlie best returns in tbe
growing of cotton, corn and small
grains may be obtained, it will be
absolutely necessary to add some
organio matter to the soil. There
is no question bat what legumi-<
nous crops and crop residues will
be found to be tbe moat economi
cal way to supply this deficiency.
Tbe legumes, too, will take nitro
gqn from the atmosphere if the
soil is properly inoculated, and
when they are plowed under will
add this costly and expeniive con
stituent to the soil. At the same
time the organic matter supply is
being built up.
Nervous Wom.n !
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When the nervousness iscaus
ed by constipation, as is often
the esse, you will get quick re
lief by taking Chamberlain's
Tablets. These tablets also im
prove the digestion. Obtainable
everywhere.
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Newly $2,600,000 has been rein
ed by Red Cr"#s Christmas Seels
in the lest seven .veers, end yet
many people who will buy these
holiday stickei* at this eighth an
nuel sale do not know how the
charity stamp idea originated.
It was war that brought forth
the charity stamp?our Civil war
of'6l to '66. Some ot our grand
mothers first played "Post office"
with stickers similar to Red Cross
Seals 'way back in 1862, when
they conceived Uie idea of selling
stamps at fairs for the benefit of
the relief funds fur the soldiers'
hospital in Brooklyn, Boston and
elsewhere. Nearly $1,000,000 was
raised in this way before 1865
After the war this method of rais
ing money was discontinued in
this country for a generation, al
though it found vogue in Portugal,
Switzerland, Austria. Prance.
Spain, Denmark. Norway. Russia,
Sweden and other European coun
tries. There are now several
thousands of different types of
charity stamps used in all parts of
the world, as many as forty being
in Austria tc children's hospitals
alone.
sumps or seals ware first used
to set money for the anti-tubercu
losis crusade itf Norway and Swed
en in 1904. To Jacob Ktis, the
well known social worker of New
York, and to Mias Emily P. Bis
sel, the energetic secretary <>f the
Dele ware Red Cross, jointly be
long the honor of originating cur ?
American Red Cross Christmas
seal. In 1907 Mr. Riis's interest <
was aroused by the receipt of a <
Chi istmas tuberculosis stamp on a *
letter from Norway. He publish- *
ed an article about this queer look <
ing stamp in the Outlook and sug- <
gested some possible uses for it in <
this cpuntry. Mias Bissel at once *
saw an opportunity here and pre- *
pared a stamp, from the sale of
which her society realized $3,000 .
for tuberculosis work. So im
pressed was she with this success
that she induced the American
Red Crcjss to Uke up the sale in 1
1908 on a national basis. With (
very little organization and with
hardly any attempt at careful ad- "
vertising the sale that year brought '
in over $135,000 for anti-tubercu
losis work in various parts of the
United States. In 1909, with
more thorough organization, the
sale wa| increased to $230,000, in
1910 to nearly $310,000, in 1911
to over $330,000 and in 1912 to
over $400,000. In 1913 the sale
was increased to nearly $450,000,
and last year, in spite of war and
hard times, 22 per cent more, or '
65.000.000 seals were sold, totaling '
$550,000 for the anti-tuberculosis j
war. _ I
Notice of Land Sale!
We wiH, on the 1st day of Jan
uary, 1917, offer for ttale to the
higest bidder the following deacrib
ed real estate, viz:
lit tract?The J. H. Doughtie
Home Place, attuated on the Win
ton and Harre)l>ville Road adjoin
ing the landa of O- J. Harrell, W.
S. Perry and Mra. D. Bazemore,
containing seventy (70) acres more
or leaa.
2nd. tract?The Harrell place
situated on Wiecacon Creek, ad
joining the lands of Armistead
?Sessoms. Day id Bazemore snd
others, containing one hundred
and thirty (130) acre; more or less.
This place is well timbered.
Place of sale, at the Court
House door, Winton, N. C,
Time of sale between the hours
of 11 A. M. and 1 P. M.
Terms will be made known at
tM sale.
Mrt. J. H. Doughtie,
Miss Essie Doughtie,
W. D. Burden,
Mrs. W. D. Burden,
II, C. Hollomon,
Mrs. H. 0. Hollomon.
Heirs.
Good lor ComtiiMtlon
Chamberlain's Tablets are ex
cellant for constipation. The.v
are pleasant to take and mild
in effect. Obtainable everywhere.
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WANTED
Mine Prop*, All Siaee.
Cell or Write to
Sterling Mine Prop Co.
AULANDEK. N C.
Any one desiring to purchnse
? WHBbe?lniiea of any deecrsption,
, aee or write
J. B, MODLIN, Alioekie, N. C.
Agent* for
United Mules Murbel Co.
DR. C. G POWELL
DENTIST
PHONE NO. 10
AHOSKIE. If. C.
A/inborn* dt WmbarM
Bsnj. B. Wlnhornc
Stanley Winborne
Attorneys-st-Lew
IIURPREESBORO, N. C.
Phones No. IT snd 21.
Edgar Thomas Snipes
Attorney ?? t-fuw
Loan* Negotiated
Real Estate Booght and Sold*
Office: Snd Floor J. W. Godwin. Jr.. Bldg
AHOSKIE. N. C.
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R. R. ALLEN
Dealer In
? ASH. DOORS. BI.INDS. WINDOW
GLASS. HARDWARE. PAINT8
AND BUILDINO MATERIALS
GENERALLY
Wholesale and Retail
No. V27 Washington Nqeare
SUFFOLK. VA.
RASH. DOORS. HARDWARE.
PAINTS. LIME. CEMENT. SEWER
PIPE. CART MATERIAL. MILL
SUPPLIES. STOVES, RANGES
AND ETC. CLOSE PRICES.
MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED
AND OBLIGE
?? L. POLK CO.
Na. 917-919 W?.hln?f.>n Kq.ar*
SUFFOLK. VA.
ROGERS A WILLIAMS
Attornejrt-at'Lmr
Prompt Attantion Given to All
Boeineu.
AHOFKIE. N. C.
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J. R. EVANS
Practical Tin Roofer and Sheet
Metal Worker
Price* Riirht. *
MURFREESBORO. N. C.
Walter R. Johnson
attobnhttat Law .
Aiioskib. Nobtr Cabolina
Practices wherever services desired
fit n*sr J. t.Mwta Uiltl.r
O. J. NEWBERN,
Aiut
? Fokd Aotomobilim,
Ahoskie, N. C.
Touring Car $330.00
Runabout ... 345.00
F. O. B. Detroit.
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Roewell C- Bridger*
Attorney-at-Law
WINTON. N. C.
C. Wallace Jones
Attyney and Counsellor-At-Law
WINTOW. N. C.
Practice in all courts. Loans negotiat
ed. All matters given orompt
and faithful attention.
Located In Bnnk of Win ton*
RUB OUT PAIN
with food oil liniment. That'*
the ?ureft war to stop them.
The heat rubbing liniment ia
MUSTANG
LINIMENT
Good for the Atlmknb qf
Horaea, Mule*, Cottle, Etc.
Good for your own A chet,
Paine, Rheumotum, Spraini,
Cut*, Burn*, Etc.
25c. 50c. *1. At aB Daaki*.
UICUEB SSI) STILL HlliHEIl t
The cost of living is becoming serious. Prices i
for the necessaries of life continue to soar, and ex- U
penses generally run higher and still higher. The B
hour for entrenchment is at hand. Waste must be ?
cut out and saving introduced as its substitute.
No better means of Saving can be B
foune than a Saving's Account in a good I
banking hours. *
CITIZENS BANK I
of Murfreesboro, N. C.
invites our account, large or small. A small ac- I
count beaomes the foundation for greater things, as E
"large oaks from small acorns grow."
Open an Account With Us. DO IT NOW!
Citizens Bank.
Murfreesboro, N. C.
I Fall and Winter Goods. ||
f A grand assortment of Fall and Winter Goods now i ?
0 adorns our theirs. Everything sold at same old prices. < ?
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1 Buy your Garments here. <?
I J. P. BOYETTE, Aboskie, N. C. J[
? - Fire Insurance. Rental Hflents*
f The Guarantee Company, Inc.
\ W. L. CURTIS, Pres. J. O. CARTER, Secjr. ft Trau J
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1 FLOWERS
for all occasions. Wedding flowers, funeral designs, com
mencement flowers etc. Place your order with Boyette ft
Blount, our local agent for Ahoakie.
BUCK'S
Norfolk's Oldest Florist.
NORFOLK, VA.
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NOT ONE MAN IN A THOUSANID' j
That ever gets a Start in Life does ao outaide of the beaten peth
of regular Saving. It ia the one sure tray of getting on yonr feet.
Oet a few hundred dollars ahead. It will open the way to N
better things. jj
Labor judiciously directed and Capital intelligently employ- |
ed from the bedrock of private fortune. Accounts can be atart- I
ed with ua with any sum from $1 upward. FOB SAFETY.
Merchants and Farmers Bank
Winton, N. C R
HORSES AND MULES J
1 ANNOUNCEMEUSTTJ I
We wish to inform toe public that beginning Decem
ber the 20tb, we will have on band for aale and ex
change a full stock of good Horaea and Mulea which
will be kept replenished with fresh stock daring the
entire season. We appreciste your patronage in the
past and shall endeavor to warrant the continuation of
same by keeping only first class stock.
HAMELLBROTHERS |
Murfreesboro, N. C.
Located in Stables at Rear of Peoples Bank.