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Trustee's Sale of Land.
North Carolina,
' I Halifax County,
I nder the power conferred im the
- vnderNifned Trim lee, in aorrtuiu IhcA
0ITrut data tile i:lli luv ul July.
I0, from I. V. (iariluildi to i.o ''
ftrt'co, and reconh'tl in Hunk 'J7;t at ut'f
- Ht'gistcr'H Ollice for I hili la x eouti
. ty, N. ('., default havinK hivn id :i. 1 r n
iiie payment of the indeMi'dm theri
r n secured, aud at the recpiesl of thi'
itlulder of said iiiik'htedni'ss, the under-
- ined will, on the
. 23rd day of September, 1022,
jit 12 o'clock SI., at the Cost Olli -clmi!
In the Town or Weldon, N. i: , f
taili to the highest bidiler the follow in.:
, described tracts of lanii, towit,
i That tract of land on uhich Antlo
anhaldt resided at the tunc ol In
death railed the home or the .Mom.
I raet, lyniK ou both sides of the ilit,r
. load leading from t'luiwll s X lo:ol
Ho lianson X Koads, houudi'd I y tie
duuds formerly he lotitfintr to ,l. H I'ope.
-.and the heirs of Mix. N.iiii-v hewis ui.
. Hie south the lands of Mrs' I. V. liar,
lutldi on the west aud north, and u '
;lv the Mmniiiiu tract on the north. I
. . itlie lauds of J. It. Futrell on the uoi ili
" Tou tile east and the lands helouicinu' to
! Weal Kind's widow on the south and
; eoutuiuiiof four hundred acres, more ui
i less aud hoinir the lands conveyed to
A. Uarihaldi by .I. (J. Kaudolph ami
.. wife hy deed in liook IJ pue 407 also
. i see Hook 97 paire
JNL) TKAt'T. That tract of land
I bnowu as the Kyuum lauds rontainiio'
J about sixty-three acres houuded hv the
Allsbrook track ou the uoith, .I. I.
,i Barkley (the Millikiu laud) uu theeasi,
j the lauds of West Kinir'a widow, and
iiy the North t aroliLa Lumber I'ompa
. ny on the south, aud the public road
, leading from Oruwell's X. Uoads to
I'awson's X Uoads on the west.
-; WD TrUvJT. That tiact or land
4 known as the Manning laud ailjoiuing
the lauds of John 11. 1 ope houuded by
i the Moore tract aud the Lewis tract
! and lying ou lite public road leadmg
A hum Crowell's X Uoads to 8c.olland
cck contaiuinir two hundred acres.
I more or less, aud being the same lands
f convoyed to A. Oanbaldi by (ieo. M.
Maumufr bv deed in llook uu naire fill
dated April 21st, 1HHU, and liook 71 U
m Wll dated Dec. 1H. InHS.
f t I'll TltAC 1'. That tract or narcel ol
flaud known as the Tillery tract, adjoiu
, mg the lauds of .lolm II. Pope, the
Aluore traot, the Tillery land aud the
Alex Hradicy tract aud containing two
uuuorea ana liny acres, more or less,
v auu ueiug the lauds conveyed to 1. V
Uaribaldi by W. H. Tillery et al by
deeds lu Book 72 H page S!ul dated Jau.
a, ISto, and in Hook 46 page 1111 dated
f reo. io, 1B(6.
, w This the lMtnjday of August, IV.:2.
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Washing clothes in hard water
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Clothes cannot be thoroughly
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must first be softened. If you
would have your clothes snowy
white, clean and sweet smelling,
add one teaspoonful of Red Seal
Lye to every three gallons of wash
ing water. This is true soap
economy.
Another great saving may be
icaliied by making your own soap
with Red Seal Lye. One large can
of Red Seal Lye will make twenty
cakes of pure soap, at a cost of less
than one cent per cake. Mix ac
cording to the directions in the can.
If you prefer va.hing fluid, one
can of Red Seal Lyc will make
enough fluid for thirty-two wash
boilers of clothes. This goes
further than anything else for
washing purpost...
Many olhtr inn ol Ktii SmI Lye ire
mentioned on the direction sheet in the
can. If the drain rum alowly, sprinkle
little Red Seel Lye down it and witch how
M..irblu t, irpi. the nines. Red Seal Lye
i powerful di.-inleclant. It kills serma
and doei away with unpleasant odora.
The Red Seal Booklet explaina many
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lated Red Seal l.ye, and take no substitute.
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today.
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Soutkwark P.O. PhiUJebiliia, Pa,
An Old Line Legul Reserve
Stock Compuny has a viacancy
in Halifax county for A-No. 1
Helih and Accident Insurance
Salesman. Income from $300
to $500 per iiuinih, For further
information write P. P. McGari
TY, Manager, 310 Trusi Building,
Charloiie, N. C. 8 24 2i
COR SALE One good milch cow
I For prices and particulars ap
ply 10 MKS. VIRGINIA HOLDEORD.
TABULATED RETURNS
FULL AND COMPLETE, OF THU COUNTY PRI
MARY HELD ON SATURDAY. AUOUST 26.
as
I I hllK orrol 111 I I I I I I I I I
s. M. tiary r.4i:i'.'.i :io7 .'.M.'Ji;') -JT'J I is loii ii .Ml will in ill I .".'-.'7 17
khkiiikk: III II
.1. A. House, .3-j:,.!ll 21101 !t V. 6K 21. 1 III 71 :i.H .'in r- L'lKi'p
N. W. Watr.in Wl SI lli 7 I'.' 11(1 III fit! ! Ho li 1 ;! 7;i:i
HK01SIKK OKEOS j
K. L. Inckeus 5 -'" - -W ' H hi:. H!l f.3117 IIS In III i:,27nl
riEASlK-iK j
N.s. smith .vj;!'j!i!i-ji:i'.'l(i'j:!L' !h mi 7s L'7jl:il l.vj x, L'."i l:i'2:i:':i
Mrs. J.W. I'.oweis H (Cij 7 3-' 1 13 2-1 li 2H 2U ltd 1:1 oj li ll ;i2
coi niv mil. II I
(i.L. Haves, ,lr. 4072Wi;2."ii 2(P(I Ili7 Ifjo f fiti .711 7,llll Hii 'J!i 27 1 1 ISiiki
J.A.Kitchin j:.ii-.'sii2ii(i,22!i lwi 173 li 'J.7 oil 22'lnu! M S:, 27 H'20li.'l
J. V. Pierce 4Mli--'r'2.2PJ!Mi 171 llil IM 2s (ill .7 Mill 113 1 27 llpi;!o
J-W. Whitaker i:!27'i:lss,ls7 21 2IKJIU7 in 41 .'ll:ii S2 31 27 7i2(!)
S. T. Tliorue, Jr. 47,1 27!i!2l7 213 12(1 llil Wl SI .711 2.7 111: s2; 17 211 (iTI.il)
W. It. Seville HI 3.7 SI3 47 1SH 131 33 7S 7 57 71 1 1413(1 3 tijl(IS2
11. J. Shields 71 31 S3 W 212l 2S J(i 112 41 4- 72 23 S 17 7-
W. T. Shaw !)(i 20 iti 47 7!:12l 27 21 III 17 Ml! (i!i 3 .7 .7! (177
J. K 1'cpper 73 41 K5 1 7)1114.7 22 as 42 47 4!i, 74 7 1 2; (isii
KOAll I'tiMUIS. j j
S P. .lohusloll .-,03 30.7 21.724721 lKi7 !l(i -III Iki 13 114,117 34 2!) 112172
.1.1,. Ilickt'lts. .(rtl 3(13 232 217 214 17H !lJ !I4 (11 27112.117 37 31 13:22.7(1
II I!. Kverelt .-,22 27(1 214247 223ii3 lull IU2 (ill 30 1 2.7 1 1 12 ;l 31 1.7; 2333
A. li. Schliehter 4l!l 31(1 177 173 1711 S7 3 47 3" 12(1 !I0 !l 27' !ljl!l.72
J. T. l'haf, 4(i!l 3(1.) 240 l.'i'l ISIS 1S2 III 27 .7 2- 121 llil, 11 2(j13 2IH4
M. Pope, nl 2(1 7s 107 12" 122 31 7S .711 71 12 (Ki :',(! li (i !i24
W. (i. llolliday (iti ;is SI 17 71 11-7 2s 70 .73! 411 olil (in 7 724
(i.(J. Howell, ss 24 S2 7t) IW1IK 34 1)2 (ill 111 3.7j 7s 32 I 3 S7!l
llotltll Klttl'AtloN I
N. L. Steduiau 7111 327 3U7 273:24 l!2(ll KH KI.7 S2 71 132tl2H 40 31 1.7 2(131
t olioNhU II
II (1 Kowf, 77ir327 312 2,74'2(iS 273ll22 1(17 107 72 lt!.Hi7 III 31 1.7 277(1
1.KHI9I.MI KB I II I I
It II. I Ul ker, ,..-,;rjH7 2li,7222;2l4lli-.' 101 17 .71 I;11H S(i 27 21 (I PISH
V. It Daniel, 2S 2l'J 23.7172 231i!ll() .7.7 Sil 14 l4ll!l37 3d as 1II22H1
I). S. Moss, 7i, is 73! 14)101 Kill Is 32 ,71 72j 43 So II 1 r, 71S
I.. W. Leg-gelt, i-j .1:1 72 23 4li Kl H UKi 17 lli II 23 12 8 14 422
SAY YES, OR NO.
Do You Want Your Daughter to
Marry a Farmer ?
Sixty one out of sixiy four N,
C. farm women answer 'Vs
ami they hack up their answers
with some perfectly good reasons.
They do not think of themselves
as poor liard working uruages,
lonely and isolated and with no
social life lo break the monotony
of their existence on the contrary
they seem to be perfectly well sat
isfied and are contented with their
lot as fanners wives. They find
joy, happiness and contentment on
the farm and in ihe home and have
such hope in the future that they
want their daughters to become
fanners' wives.
Sume of the most important rea
sons for this are: good health con
ditions, the ever ready supply of
good wholesome food such as fresh
vegetables, butter, milk, chickens
and eggs (gee we believe we'll
move to the farm), the balanced
physical and mental growth that
comes from living close to nature
and seeing the beauties of His
handiwork, the close business part
nership between husband and wife
and friendly discussion of all busi
ness problems.
Modern home conveniences
such as running water, electric
light and power lor washing; con
solidated rural schools, papers and
magazines, home demonstration
work, automobiles and good roads,
all these and more go hand in hand
toward making iifj on ihe latin
worth living.
With a hope lor the future and
with a vision of what rural life can
become rather than what ii is to
day these farm women expressed
a belief that the lime would soon
come when the county women
would have all advantages now
possible to the city women and in
addition to these the many com
forts and pleasures that come only
to those living in ihe country as
farmers wives.
HELD UP AM) KOHrSLI)
Five unknown white men held
up Mr. Jesse Merrin, who is m.e
of the car inspectors for the A. C.
L , railroad, here, last Saturday
morning, and ruhhed ot his money
Mr. Merritt lives in the country
and was on his way hoint I In se
men came out of the woods ami
ordered him to hands up. They
told him if he didn't give up his
position on the road, they would
take his life. Said they would kill
him then, but for his wife and five
children. Mr. Merrill came back
to town and gave up his position
This happened in the Garner
neighborhood, about three miles
from town. Had this happened
in Russia or some other lawless
country, no one would have
thought anything of it, but right
here, in our midst, which shows
where we are drifting
It is said that tobacco smoke kills
germs, and that there are germs in
kisses. So, Johnnie, if your girl
smokes a wonld seem to be a safe
K-i i1 at h r I. i.se are free from
germs.
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BASE BALL.
Weldon beat Littleton at Rose
mary Wednesday of last week 3
to 1 in a fast game featured by the
pitching of Shields and the fielding
of Hood at second base. Weldon
secured nine hits to lour for Little
ton. Menton led the hitting for
Weldon with three blows.
Batteries: Weldon, Shields and
Faulkner; Littleton, Foglemann
and Gay.
Harvey Edwards Field Warren-
ton to two hits, striking t it 13
men, and Weldon won 4 to 2.
Warrenion's runs were scored in
seventh on the first hit of the game
and two errors.
Batteries: Weldon, Edwards
and Faulkner; Warrenion, Lang
ley and Powell.
Weldon beat the strong Fttrieks
team from Petersburg, Va., Friday
to 0.
Batteries: Weldon, Minterand
Faulkner; Fttrieks, Childress and
Dunright.
The game between the Takola
team, of Richmond, resulted in a
defeat for Weldon, 4 to 3.
AUTOMOBILE THIEVIiS.
Chief Crew arrested two auto
mobile thieves one day last week,
they having stolen a car from Mi;.
. M. Brown, of Gates county.
Mr. W. C. Walton was the first
one to suspicion that they had
stolen the car, and he notified
Chief Crew. Not being familiar
with the surroundings, they gave
chase to the river and finding they
could not get away with the ma
chine, jumped into a boat at the
river and made for an island near
by. They finally came back, think
ing they would not be recognized.
They were locked up and Mr.
Brown was notified. The names
of the young men were Johnnie
Cassidy and P. M. Carter. Carter
was said to be a deserter from the
navy at Norfolk. The Chief re
ceived the reward, $25.00, for
making the arrest.
RECEPTION.
Mrs. Howard V. Bounds and
Mrs. H G. Lassiter, gave u ile
lightful reception on Tuesday af
ternoon, August 22, from 4 to It,
in honor ol their sister, Mrs. Rob
ert A. Musgrnve. The house was
decorated in a profusion of golden
rod and pink asters and presented
a beautiful appearance. Little Miss
Manha Fllis and Howard Bounds,
Jr., received cards ul the door and
Mrs, Pierce Johnson intrrJuced
the guests to the receiving line
which was composed of Mrs.
Bounds, Mrs. Lassider, Mrs. R.
A. Musgrove, and Mss. J. A.
Musgrove.
Mrs. 0. W, Pierce invited the
guests into the dining room where
an iced course was served by Misses
Mary Pierce, Florence Allen and
Ida Sledge.
Mrs. Wiley Ellis and Mrs. Tom
Stephenson received in the hall
About seventy-five guests called
during ihe afternoon.
If we could learn the whole truth
about all our neighbors overnight
we would probably have a new set
of friends as well as a new set of
enemies by tomorrow.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE..
Mr. C. P. Vincent on Tuesday
morning last, left his home in South
Weldon, ostensibly to go to his
lumber mill in the country. A few
hours later he was found in his
car on the road near Holland's
brunch with his throat cut and
bleeding profusely. He was taken
to his home, the wound given pro
per attention and there is a chance
that he may recover, if no compli
cations set in. When found he
was still conscious and said that he
"was tired of this world and had
tried to kill himself." It is sup
posed that he was suffering from
temporary melancholia, as there is
no known cause for his attempt at
suicide, and he was in apparent
good health and has many friends
who regret this unfortunate occur
ence. END OH THE SEASON.
The base ball seasoii of our home
team ended with the game on last
Saturday.
Our club has made a wonderful
record. They have played 30
games, lost b and tied 2. The
club that have defeated Weldon
surely have much to be proud of.
Like the old negro that shot down
tiie wild turkey. He brought down
the bird, but tailed to kill it, so he
endeavored to out run the turkey
and make sure of the meat. After
running him a half mile, and
finding he could not catch him,
was heard to exclaim: "You may
go, but you will roost low the re
mainder of your life."
LON(J SKIKTSCOMINO.
Short skirts apparently are doom
ed. Long skirts now sweep the
streets also the filthy sidewalks.
Women, in the change of styles,
should keep the sidewalk angle in
mind. A skirt that drags on the
ground collects and canies a thou
sand times more genus than all the
flies and mosquitoes combined.
Women know this, yet her long
trains are probably scheduled for
few years hence. The short
skins was an extreme style, and
the pendulum will probably swing
to the oilier extreme.
A CARD.
I take this method to extend my
grateful appreciation to the voters
of Halifax county for their flatter
ing support in the Democratic pri
mary held on the 2Gih instant, and
if elected next November, I will
prove my appreciation by giving to
the people of our good old county
the very best service in my power,
and do all 1 can to measure up to
the confidence reposed in me as
their clerk. Very truly,
Sti-ki.ing M. Gaky.
DON'T EOROET.
Don't forget that ail ihe children
both white and colored must
have a throat culture made prior to
the opening of school. This will he
done in Dr. Carter's olfice for
whiles beginning Saturday, Sep
tember 2 in the afternoon, Monday
lfternoon, September 4th, and all
day Tuesday, September 5th, and
fur the colored children Wednes
day, September 6th.
W. B. Edwards.
STILL CAPTURED.
Olficers Crew and Hardison
captured a sixty gallon still on the
G.iryshurg, road, about two miles
from Weldon last Saturday night.
1'liere was only one man seen at
the still at the time of capture and
he made his escape, carrying with
him a jug of whiskey, all that he
had ou hand at the time. This
man is said to have moved to tins
f
loeiiliiv I till X'illi:iiiisino
DEI IM HON 01' HOME
Robert Quillen, the paragraph
ed remarked tne other uay mat a
home is a woman'ssinile surround
ed by a house "
1 his is a bright remark, but
even more.
I'liere can be no real home with
out a woman in u, and it is not the
kind of home that ii ought to be
unless the woman in u smiles.
1117 Ni l III l (iltlT.
She: "Dick, were you going to
kiss me when you puckered your
lips?" He: "No There was some
grit in my teeth. I was trying to
get it out.
"She: "For goodness sake
swallow it, You sure do need
some.''
Many a woman mourns for her
late husband while he is still liv
ing. Well, if we are back to nomalcy,
let's niove on.
A gentleman never finds it nec
essary to tell that he is one.
A PARADISE FOR ME.
Pretty (iirls Plead With Sailors !
to Mnrry Them.
A sunny coral isle in the Smith I
sens, where l.iv palms fringe ihe '
coral stolls and women, young and
beautiful, outnumber the men more !
than fourteen in one, where .(0
cents lasts i mouth ; this is the story J
told of Tagaiva. an isle of the Elhce
group, by Cant .uu J. A. T. OsF-n, i
of (he Amerie m schooner I lenricl- j
la, wrecked July Iti. ;
Captain Olsen and members of '
i.:.. , ,-... ,,, 1 1, ,,,i,, i,, i.,:i ,,. !
lll. HUW ,111, I I I I IWIIWIlllll IWMil
with the British steamer llauraki,
which picked the in up at Tagawa, !
and is taking them to San Francis- j
co I
The captain's tale follows : j
"Tagawa is the only habitable is- ;
land ot the lihce group, lis pop
ulaiion consists nf 190 persons, o
whom only twelve are men.
"Our schooner was swung off1
her course and onto Nukualili reel
by heavy seas.
"We struck at night and at daw n
we tried for the shore. Before w e
hit the coral we- saw native men,
clad only in loin cloths pushing an
out rigger canoe into the water,
and with their assistance we made who do not worry over it.
shore in safety. If it had not been ; Tnc ,, whl) lb jtrj,d uf his
for the natives we probably would b(ly. USUi,y ,JS uuse ,or
have lost our lives in the heavy
surj- j It costs more to live now, says
COM IMG HAil.KI) Willi JOY. a" eWhim 1,1,1 " IS W()rlh
"Our coming was hailed with , Cotton will make up tu Septem
joy by the natives, who pass their j ber the 10th, is the old saying,
existence in a state of isolation, j Mr. c M, n;,,, of Liulei.in,
The women outnumber ihe men ; m.ak this utHce .., vjsjt Sa,UI.j;1Vi
fourteen to one, or more, and sonic
t a . ... ,.. k. :
Ul IIILIII (IIC lll.ll .1111 Ul . I IC1I U.I
range from 12 to IS years, and
there are only a few older
The chief of the tribe, a husky
Sainoan, turned over iiis grass nut
palace to the mate and myself lo be
used as our private quarters. Ile
also tendered me one of his daugh
ters, a beautiful dark-haired girl
with a lovely figure, as a servant.
Oilier pretty girls, were assigned
to the male and to members of the
crew to wan on them.
"i'e did noi lack for entertain
ment. I had a great time and would
noi niiv c inisscu me c.ici iciicc no ,
money. j
I had only JU cents in my ,
noi'ket. lim inoiitMi was no obieet. I
7 , r . . '
Many dinners were given in our ;
honor and native maidens in grass
skirts performed hula dances for
our amusement.
JC'y
if
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HAD I1AKD TIME Gi l l INC AWAY.
"All the inhabitants of the island
are Christians and all lead upright
lives.
"We had a hard time getting
away. The women warned hus
bands and they pleaded with us
and coaxed us to stay. Owing to
the isolation of Tagawa, most of
the men of marriageable age have
left it, some have gone to sea as
sailors and others are scattered
throughout the southern ocean and
as far as Australia.
"On our twentieth day
on the
island Mate T. P. Benscn sighted
tbe masts of the steamer l lauraki.
We put out in our boat and sig
naled repeatedly, finally catching
the intention of those aboard bee
and ihey picked us up.
"We were not worrying, for if
ihe llauraki had not sighted us we
would have been taken oft' the is
land by the London Missionary
Society boat, which calls at Tagawa
twice each year."
Dr. W. L. Davis eye specialist
will make his regular trip to Rose
mary, Thursday, Sept. 7th and at
Roanoke Rapids Friday and Satur
day, September 8th and Olli, This
is Dr. Davis' seventh year of prac
tice here. If your eyes bother
you see him.
WANTED One first-class hard
ware clerk; want man who
knows how to buy goods right and
who knows Gasoline Engine and
Implement business. Pennant. nt
position and good salary to right
man,
Emporia Machine Co.
8 10 St
rv j i
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PERSONALS
And Other Ite-ns f old In liriel
I ol in.
Vacation is ahnosi over.
The apple crop i-, .i huge
Fall o i- year is . 1 1 1 1 i-.
The days al e grow in;; sin
You can e it oy-.tei s ill
This In-, been a very vf
I to I IV
(let in your
month,
winter wood ihis
iiciipperunng grap
be ripe.
One way lo shorten your
to live last.
Some people can liml l.m
,1C,- eyes suu
lile
Mrs. Eva Bishop is visum;;
; atives in Norlolk.
re I
September, the first lull motiiii
walks in to-morrow.
When you meet a tired brother,
say it wuli a "smile."
The cotton crop in this locality
looks mighty good to us.
Bad luck seldom bothers those
w nen you borrow tronMe you
When you borrow tronbl
never get through paying ii back.
When a man marries for money
he generally earns all that he gets.
Plenty ol hard work would be
the best cure lor iliis feeling of
unrest.
Mr. and Mrs. M l-'reid and chil
dren have returned from a visit to
Baltimore.
Home brew can be made, of
course, but ii isn't Hi in drink after
it is made.
Some people are so simple that
mcy iook tor a square
political ring.
dcil in a
Why complain about the weaih-
let -
Tre weather man doesn't care
what you say.
Looks as if a lot of the girls were
actively participating in the "paint
up'' campaign.
The man who comes out at the
j little end of the horn usually makes
I the most noise.
j Men talk of things they want to
I sell, while women talk of things
j they waut to buy.
I Ami speaking ol ihe times, you
I have noticed, ol course, that a busy
i man is never blue.
' There would be more happy
homes il people did not marry for
, looks instead of love.
Women are not athletic, as a
, rule, but nearly all of them will
jump at conclusions.
i "Movies Are lo be Mule Better,"
; says a headline. Probably so. They
can't be made any worse.
i
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Dickens
j and children, of Richmond, are
j visiting Mrs. L. E. Hull.
Messrs. Eugene and John Dan
iel have returned from a trip to
j die mountains of Virginia.
The skirts won't be much longer
; as long as they have two good rea
sons for wearing 'em short.
The fellow who watches the
corl c:ni (nritjo pyppef m 'too
thing but one of the hands.
Courtesy is the quality that keeps
you from telling a man that he is a
liar when you know he is ene.
Miss Willinia Hull, of Whitakers,
has returned home alier spending
some lime with Mrs. L. E. I lull.
The automobile must have new
tires occasionally even if the rest of
the family has to wear old shoes.
Miss Julia Mountcastle who has
been spending the summer at
Blowing Rock, has returned home.
A magazine writer says the dog
fills an empty space in a man's life.
This is especially true of the hot
dog. There are two kinds of weather.
T he kind that starts and can t stop
and the kind that stops and can't
start.
Another trouble with the coun
try is that the average town hasn't
got parking space for its automo
biles.
Dr. and Mrs. I'ml (, aner
announce the arrival ot a n. . girl
brby, horn on last Saturday morn
ing. Mr. aud Mrs. A. L. Stainiuck
I and Mr. A. B. Si ii!iha,.k spent the
. week end w nil relatives at South
j Mrs. Jo-.qvi .on, of li.iinmore,
! mother ot our i I'vnsman, Mr M.
Jov.-phson, is v; inn;; relatives in
town.
Miss 1 lael t it an: having spent
several week-, with relatives in
Northampton comity, Ins returned
home,
The man who stands behind a
woman when itc ihrows .i brick,
remarks an exchange, deserve"-: to
be hit.
Mrs. J. W. Sledge, and little
daughter, Mis-. n g.iret Johnston
Sledge, ai'3 visiting relatives in
Norfolk.
And it won't be long until we
will be greatly in need of the ex
cess warm we oher ili.it we have
been having.
We return thanks to our friend
Mr. C. N. Hamill lor one ot the
largest and sweetest watermelons
of the season.
The surest way to invite defeat
in politics is to hold an office so
long that you begin to think it be
longs to you.
No matter which side wins in a
strike, the public is always the
loser. Andjou can't get away
from this fact.
"Today every third farmer has
a car," says an exchange. And all
the others, no doubt, are trying to
be third farmers.
If coffee really keeps people
awake it might be a good idea to
serve it just before some preachers
go into the pulpit.
Never volunteer to help your
neighbor attend to his own busi
ness. If he needs your help he
will let you know.
Father may not be up to snuff'
on the new dances, but nobody
knows any more about paying the
fiddler than lie does.
Mr. F. E. Mutitiieastle and fam
ily, of Baltimore, spent the past
week with relatives, en route home
from Blow ing Rock.
Some women marry in order to
have a man to lean un, and some
others apparently marry in order
to have one to sit on.
When men stare at her, she
know s everything is fixed right;
when women stare al her, she
wonders what is w rong.
Misses Fannie and Anna Gold
stein, of Baltimore, spent a few
days in town lasi week, the guests
of friends and relatives.
There are two things that it
doesn't do any good to worry
about those that you can help and
those that you can't help.
All the girls who have bobbed
hair are not addlebi amed, of course,
says an exchange, but all addle
brained girls have bobbed hair.
The world is still waiting to hear
ol a young man putting a mort
gage on his automobile in order to
make the first payment on a home.
Hardly a day passes but some
aw ful accident is reported. Bui to
the credit of women drivers, it is
nearly always a man at the wheel.
Dr. Poe, pastor ot the Baptist
church, is aiding Dr. W. R. Cul
lom, ol Wake Forest, in a revival
meeting in Warren county this
week.
Mr. Stewart fid! of New York
a former resident of Halifax, paid
this olfice a pleasant visit Monday.
This is his 'irst visit in eighteen
years.
Better make some arrangements
ibout your supply of coal. If this
strike continues coal w ill be so high
that a man ot ordinary wealth will
not be able to use it.
Some day the world may learn
with astonishment that the solution
of its prolems is contained in the
writings of four obscure men,
Matthew, Mark Luke and John.
There was an informal "hoi
weentne" reception given the
members of the Weldon base ball
club at the swimming pool last
Thursday night. There was a
large crowd in attendance.
Master William Poe who has
been critically ill in a hospital in
Richmond for several weeks, is re
ported by the physicians in charge
to be slowly improving, and his
parents. Dr. and Mrs. E. D. Poe,
hope to bring him home soon.