Hertford County Herald
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VOL. 8 AHQSKIE, N. C./JANUARY 26, 191L * NO. 2
WANTED
Min? Prop*, All Size*.
Call or Writ? to
i Sterling Mine Prop Co.
AULAN'DEK, N. C.
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Any one deairing to purchase
tombcMtouet of any description,
see or write
J. B. MODLIN. Ahoskie, N. C.
Agent* for
United State* M.irble Co.
DR. C. G POWELL
DENTIST
PHONE NO. 10
AHOSKIE. N. C.
Edgar Thamaa Smpaa
Attorney-at-Law
Umii Negotiated
Real Eatate Bought and Sold'
Office: 2nd Floor J. W. Godwin. Jr.. Bldg
AHOSKIE. N. C.
B. B. ALLEN
Oeater In
BASH, DOORS. BLINDS. WINDOW
QLAS8, HARDWARE. PAINTS
AND BUILDING MATERIALS
GENERALLY
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ROGEBS <fc WILLIAMS
Attorney*-at~Law
Prompt Attention Given to All
Boaineaa.
AHOSKIE. N. C.
J. R. EVANS
Practical Tin Roofer and Sheet
Metal Worker
Price* Right.
MURFREESBORO. N. C.
Walter R. Johnson
Law
Ahoskik. North Carolina
Practice* wherever ?ervicea desired
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A (rent
Ford Automobiles,
Ahoekie. N. C.
Touring Car $360.00
Runabout 845.00
F. O. B. Detroit.
Roewoll C- Brldger"
Attorney-at-Law
WINTON. N. C.
C. Wallace Jones
Attornay and Counsellor-At-Law
WINTOW. N. C.
Praetica in all courts. Loan* negotiat
ad. All matters given orompt
and faithful attention.
Located in Bank of Winton*
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Chamberlain's Tablets are ei
cellant for constipation. The.v
are pleasant to take and mild
in effect. Obtainable everywhere.
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with good oil liniment That's
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Good for the Ailment* of
Horses, Mules, Cagde, Etc.
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Pains, Rheumatism, Sprains,
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HAPPENINGS?
CHUNG CAPITAL
CHAUTAUQUA IN FEBRUARY
Radcliffe Chautauqua Will Be
in Winton Three Days and
Nifhts, February 5, 6, and
7th. Lee-Jackaon Day Ob
served by U. D. C. Chapter
Last Friday.
A rare trea't is in store for the
people of Winton, some of our pro
gressive citizens having secured the
Radcliffe Chautauqua, which will
be here February 6, 6, and 7, giv
ing two entertainments a day, af
ternoon and night. It is hoped that
not only the peqple of Winton but
those of nearby towns will attend
the Chautauqua and help make it a
financial success, so that we can
make the Chautauqua an annual
affair for entertainments of this
of this kind are very help
ful and elevating to any community.
Mr. Sim Taylor and Miss Helen
Virginia Olds, of Norfolk, were
married in Elizabeth City Friday
evening. Mr. Taylor and his bride
are spending several days in Win
ton with the former's mother, Mrs.
S. P, Taylor.
The Y. W. A. of Chowan Church
met with Mrs. H. P. Taylor Friday
night. There were several good
readings by the girls, plans for 1917
by the ladies and New Years
thoughts by all the members. The
Christmas offerring was given,
which was splendid. The next
meeting will be held with Miss Bes
sie Lee.
The U. D. C. observed Lee-Jack
son Day in a most interesting meet
ing at the home of Mrs. S. P. Tay
lor Friday night, January 19. There
were appropiate readings on Lee
and Jackson. Miss Emily Clark
sang Bonnie Blue Flag. Miss Wil
lie Boone told the origin of this
song. Delicious salad and fruit
were served by the hostess.
It has been decided by the Board
of Education that Hertford County
will not have a County Commence
ment this year.
The Literary Club met with Prof.
R. E. Williams, at the home of Mr.
Jno. E. Vann, Monday evening.
Mrs. C. F. Griffin and Meredith
Griffin, of Gates. County, spent the
week end with friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Cowper and
Miss Jessie Cowper, of Kinston, and
Mrs. Wallace Cowper, of Norfolk,
spent Wednesday and Thursday in
Winton.
Mrs. 'C. Wallace Jones left Thurs
day for Raleigh to visit her friend,
Mrs. Creetmore.
Mrs. Willie Daniel and Miss Louise
Vann spent the week end in Raleigh.
From there they will go to Char
lotte to spend two weeks.
Mrs. A. W. Taylor returned home
Thursday from a visit to friends in
Norfolk.
PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURE
An important bill from the stand
point of public health, particularly
as it affects the whole time health
officer, requireing that all full time
health officers, except those now
holding office, shall hold certificates
of examination, is now in the hands
of a committee and will soon fiind
its way before the Legislative As
sembly. The bill was prepared by
Dr. D. C. Absher, whole time health
officer of Vance County, and others
of his profession and has the en
dorsement of the State Board of
Health. Dr. B. K. Hays, of Oxford,
also favors the bill.
The bill provides that the North
Carolina Health Officers' Association
shall be declared a body politic and
corporate, and that there shall be
established a board of examiners
consisting of five persons, two of
whom shall be elected by the North
Carolina State Board of Health and
three by the North Carolina Health
Officers' Association.
It further provides that the ex
amining board shall meet annually
in RaleigH and hold examinations on
subjects pertinent to the the theory
and practice of public health admin
istration and that the examination
shall be open to all persons legally
qualified to practise medicine and
as hold the degree of Doctor of
Public Health from well recognized
Universities. "The grades given on
the examination shall be based upon
(1) the applicant's knowledge of the
prevention of diseases, including et
iology, pathology, bacteriology, san
itation, hygiene, diagnosis and pro
phylaxis; (2) his experience in pub
lic health work; and (3) his knowl
edge of the public health laws of
the State." ?
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BUY FERTILIZERS EARLY
Those who have fertilizer to buy
can make no mistake in buying
early. There seems no possibility
that there will be any changes in
general business, or in the fertilizer
business in particular, which will
make prices more favorable to the
purchasers of 'commercial fertilizers
between now and planting time next
spring. The activity in all lines of
business makes the problem of
transportation, the securing of raw
materials and consequently the de
livery of fertilizers, an increasingly
dificult matter to guarantee.
Those who delay the securing of
their fertilizers, especially if the
majority wait to the last minute to
buy, as is usually the case, are like
ly to find the dificulty of obtaining
what they want greatly increased,
the prices advanced and possibly
they may fail entirely" to get all
they want in time to meet their
needs.
Those who'pay cash should be ab
le to pay early as well as late, and
those who buy on credit will be able
to get credit with leas difficulty than
than at planting time. At least,
there seems no good reason why the
average buyer of fertilizers should
not make arrangements early for
the delivery of such fertilizers as he
needs at the time he wishes them
delivered;
Because the manufacturers always
say, "buy early," the avearge man
is apt to conclude that it is to his
interest to buy late, but this is a
case where the seller's and buyer's
interest are alike, and this by the
way is really not as rare occurence
as most people think. Our only in
terest in the matter is that the far
mer gets what he wants when he
wants it and on the best terms fair
to all. We "believe the man who
buys or arranges for his fertilizers
early is the man who most frequent
ly realizes these objects.?Progres
sive Farmer.
HEALTH, JUSTICE, CHANCE
"Health, justice and a chance"
might be said to be the keynote of
the Social Service Conference that
was held in Raleigh beginning
Sunday, Janury 21, and continuing
through the following Wednesday.
Health of body and mind, justice as
to social and economic rights and a
chance for every child, for every
person who has not yet had a
chance, to develop naturally, social
ly and morally will be essentially
the lines of thought for discussion
and action at this conference.
Prominent and interesting speakers
will be on the daily program. The
following sketch of Miss Kate Bar
nard who makes the first address
Sunday afternoon evidences the in
terest that her coming, and that of
other prominent speakers, will re
ceive on this occasion.
It was Kate Barnard, "Oklaho
ma's Kate" as she has been called,
who put justice into Oklahoma's
state constitution. The way it hap
pened, she says, was that "ten years
ago everyone who wanted anything
in Oklahoma, was trying to put
what he wanted into the new con
stitution. And there were all the
poor and helpless, and nobody fight
ing for then. So what was I to
do?" She saw there was something
to be done and the most natural
thing for her was to pitch in and do
it. She labored lustily for child
labor bills and charity work and
prison laws. But first the went to
St. Louis Herself and studied the
factory life and the factory inspec
tion there. Then she went to Chi
cago and, like Thomas Mott Osborne,
lived among those whom she would
later give her services to uplift.
The result of her untiring efforts
was that into Oklahoma's statehood
went compulsory education, prison
laws, the prohibition of child labor
?the things that Kate Barnard put
there."
Notice of Meetings.
Dr. L.D. Owen, of the U. S. Bu
reau of Animal Industry, in charge
of hog cholera control work will
hold several meetings at points in
Gates County that should be attend
ed by every farmer in the
sections visited.
The meetings are to be held at
the following schools on the dates
and hours named. Drum Hill
School, Jan. 29, at 3 p. m. Cool
Spring School, JA30, at 3 p. m.
Eure School, Jan. 31, at II a. m.
The last named meeting has been
changed from 3 p. m. to 11 a. m.
as Dr. Owen is compelled to take
the north bound train that after
noon.
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NOTES AROUND TOWN
TO Pat Oil Tasks it Aboiki*
The Standard Oil Company haa
decided to put in one or two oil
tanlu at this place in order to meet
the growing demand for their prod
uct! in this town and community.
They have already purchased prop
erty along aide the Atlantic Coast
Line Rail Road, and have also plots
surveyed, on which they will build
these stationery tanks, from which
oil will be distributed in this vicin
ity.1
It is also rumored that the Texas
Oil Company will shortly begin the
construction of resevoir tanks to
distribute their products from, in a
short while. There has long been a
great demand for such an industry,
if you might call it an industry, in
the town of Ahoskie. Several times
in the past few months motorists
have been forced to mix with their
supply of gasoline a equal share of
kerosene. It will be a great relief
to those who use these products in
and around Ahoskie to know that
they can go when they want to, not
having to wait until the oil wagon
appeared on the scene
Live Stock Injured.
One horse and a mule had their
legs broken in an Atlantic Coast
Line livestock car last Thursday, as
a result of a "flying shift" made
by the local freight train. The in
jured team were the property of L.
M. Mitchell and John W. Tayloe.
A car load of horses and mules
hadbeen shifted to the siding to be
unloaded in the pen here. Before
the owners could begin the process
of unloading, the local freight ap
peared on the local yards and began
shifting. Several cars were shifted
on the siding and allowed to bump
into the loaded car. The impact of
the force caused the team to lurch
forward, resulting in two broken
legs. Both the horse and mule
were so badly injured that they
were ordered killed.
Tnnntv (TnaHc in RaH fnnHitinn
The recent rains which seem to
have no ending are playing havoc
with the public roads of the County.
Prom all parts of the County come
reports that the roads are all but
impassable, and no where is this
more true than right here r in and
around Ahoskie. The rural mail
carriers, who serve the patrons of
this poetoffice, have been almost
weather bound for the past week,
and the Fords have been salted away
in their garage boxes for the time
being at least. Horses can hardly
make the trip now, and, if they do,
they usually come straggling in long
after dark.
Before attempting to bring this
descriptive article to a close it be
hooves us, again, to inform the pub
lic that the streets and main thor
oughfares of the good old town of
Ahoskie are among the worst to be
found. It's nothing for a Ford to
get "stuck" on Main Street; in fact,
it was a past time often indulged in,
until it became necessary to discard
this form of travel. Swimming
would be the most logical way to
navigate the streets (streams?) of
Ahoskie.
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COURSE IN TEXTILE WORK
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The cotton mill men of the State
should be interested in the an
nouncement that the Textile Depart
ment of the North Carolina College
of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
is now.offering a short course in
textile werk for mill men, begin
ning February 12th and extending
through March 24th,
This course is especially designed
for buisy people who wish to cover
as much ground as possible in a
short length of time and will include
such subjects as picking, carding,
spinning, loom fixing for plain and
fancy weaving, cloth analysis, de
signing, and dyeing. Any and all
of these subjects may be taken in
the six weeks. These subjects will
be taught practically and as thor
oughly as the time will permit so
that the mill men will be able to
get as much out of the course as
possible.
At the last meeting of the North
Carolina Cotton Manufacturers' As
sociation a number of manufact
urers signified their intention to
send men to take this course. Since
that time other manufacturers have
notified the the Textile Department
that they expect to send representa
tives. Present indications point to
a large attendance, making it ad
visable for anyone intending to take
this course to write to the Textile
Department immediately. All sup
plies used in the work will be sup
plied at cost and no charge is made
for tuition.
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RJULROADBEGUN
LARGE FORCE NOW AT WORK
Mr. J. E. Barrow, in Charge
of Surveying Force, Arriv
ed This Week to Complete
the Survey. Harrellsville
and Colerain Included in
Itenrary.
Nurtured hopes and burning de
sires have again given way to a par
tial reality?a reality that will mean
much to the town of Ahoskie and
other towns affected by the same
enterprise. The forces behind the
new railroad for Ahoskie have again
appeared on the scene. And, we
might add without further ado,
that they have started something.
Mr. J. E. Barrow, who has charge
of the surveying and mapping of
the route for the proposed road ar
rived in Ahoskie Tuesday, and im
mediately took up said work of sur
vey. He started out with a large
force of men to complete the sur
vey beyond Ahoskie.
The right-of-way for the railroad
between Gum berry and Ahoskie has
been previously surveyed and op
tions secured on the necessary route.
Actual operations, that is, in the
way of actual roadbuilding, have
already begun on the upper end of
the road near Gumberry.
the pioneers of this road are now
planning to extend the proposed
road to some point near Windsor,
and that is the real object of the
surveying force that is at wotyc be
yond Ahoskie this week. Although
we do not know the exact route of
this link, yet we are informed by
reliable persons who know that the
new link will take in the towns of
Harrellsville and Colerain, thus con
necting the two towns that have
heretofore never been in direct con
nection with Ahoekie. Neither of
these towns are situated on a rail
road and it is safe to say that both
will be eager for the new road to
come their way..
The new road will be known as
the Gumberry, Ahoskie and Wind
sor Rail Road. A great deal has
been said of the intrinsic value and
industrial advantages of such a rail
road to Ahoskie and the other towns
on its itenrary. When it is known
that this road will be extended to
Harrellsville, in Hertford County,
and Colerain, Bertie County, the
people of Ahoskie needs arouse
themselves and let the promoters
know that Ahoskie wants this road.
Tobacco markets have made many
towns in Eastern North Carolina,
and the tobacco industry can make
Ahoskie. The proposed road can
boost the tobacco market of Ahos
kie more than any one thing just at
this stage. With a railroad, con
necting Harrellsville and Colerain
with Ahoskie, the local market will
be easily accessible to the great to
bacco growing section of Hertford
and Bertie Counties.
Meeting of Colored Teachers.
The colored public school teachers
of Hertford County are hereby noti
fied to come together in a county
meeting February 3rd, 1917, by
order of the County Superintendent,
Prof. N. W. Britton. The meeting
will be held in Warehouse Hall,
Waters Normal Institute, Winton,
N. C., and will begin promptly at
ten o'clock. Every public school
teacher is expected to be present.
The exercises will be held under the
auspices of the County Teachers
Association by request and order of
the County Superintendent.
C. S. Brown, President.
F riendship.
Friendship! And, what, I pray, is the
meaning of it?
Tongues can never answer, neither can
pens portray
The worth of a single friend, be he
near or far away;
For without a friend our life to death
we might as well submit
No one to seek, to whom to breathe our
tales of woe!
When the burdens of life are half lifted
when shared with a sympathetic
heart;
And consolation found when comforting
words a friend can impart;
No better way can '?a friend his love
bestow. ,
And the joys |of friendship! Oh how
full it can be.
For a blessing is always doubled when
with a friend it can be shared,
When loving hearts intermingle their
joys, nothing can be compared
With the sublime intrinsic happiness,
which God looks down to see. ?Con
tributed.
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FARMERS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION D
Of NortH Carolina.
NORTHAMPTON, HERTFORD, AND BERTIE BRANCH 1
?list PrfUUIti U tssitrj frsgsrtj sgsisit Sirs, Wist, sH Ligbtaiif at Caat.
Directors: T. 8. Norfleet, Roxobel, W. J. Harrell, Aulander, I
D. N. Stephenson. Pendleton, T. C. Peele, Rich Square,
R. P. Thomas, Cofield, J, W. Boone, Winlon.
OJe Have Been Doing Business Sinet 1W7?
Have not failed to adjust and settle all losses satisfactory to
the claims. This beiDg a time of prepardness all farmers should
have their property insured iu the Farmers Mutual. We have
now over two millions of dollars worth of policies in force, and
over ten thousand dollars to the credit of the Association. We re
spectfully ask all farmers to have their property insured with us,
Albert Venn, President, R. W. Outland, Sec. & Trees.
Rich Square, N. C W. S. Nelson, Agent, Murtreesboro, N. C.
% A HOUSE FULL
^ of Staple Groceries awaita your aelection and purcbaae. < >
I Fancy OrooeriM alto. < ?
Buy what you w*.nt from the Premier Grocery Store in Town. * [
Our good? are aa good at the beat. ? >
J. P. BOYETTE, Ahoskie, N. C. H
? Fire Insurance. Rental Agents. ?
" The Guarantee Company, Inc.
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NOT ONE MAN IN A THOUSAND
That ever get* a Start in Life doea ao outside of tbe beaten path
of regular Saving. It ia the one sure way of getting on your feet.
Get a few hundred dollars ahead. It will open the way to
better things.
Labor judiciously directed and Capital intelligently employ*
ed from tbe bedrock of private fortune. Aocountetan be atart
ad with ua with any sum from $1 upward. FOB SAFETY.
Merchants and Farmers Bank
Wlnton, N. C. J
.TEST ARRIVED
Another Carload of Horses and Mules.
We have 25 bead of u nice Horeee and Mulea at can
be found anywhere, which will be kept replenished
witli fre?h stock during the entire season.
Be sure to look them over before buying or trading.
We appreciate your patronage in the peat and shall
endeavor to warrant the continuation of same by keep
ing only first class stock.
HARRELL BROTHERS I
Murfreesboro, N. C.
Located in Stables at Rear of Peoples Bank.
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All "Records Smashed
Exceptional values offered at this
store for the next few days in Men's,
Women and Children's Shoes. Prices
; cut in half.
COST PRICES
have been resorted to in our ready-made clothing
; department, Men's Suits are going at a sacrifice.
We Must Make Room for New Stock
I, ,
; Don't wait until.they are all gone, come now and
get your Shoes or Suit from.
Garrett Sr Jernigart
Ahoskie, N. C.
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