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, , . ' 1 - ' , " . - - - - ; - - Vol. 5. No jVo Farmers Meetings This Summer. Letter from Mr. Small. Washington, D. C. August 24, 1914. To The Farmers: ?I regret to announce that the usual Farmers Educational Meet ing cannot be held this summer." A number of reasons h&ve united to bring about this result. - Con gress is still in session. Thfe horrible European War. has tempo rarily demojalized our . finances oar foreign commerce and depres sed the prices of Jhose staple farm products of which we export to Europe a large proportion,' notably cotton and. tobacco. Congress and the Adminstratiou are striving to afford every remedy so far as legislation can help, but law unfortunately, cannot restore the demand for these . products, to the extent which it has been dimin ished by this War. Much will remain to be done by our own people through co-operatiou ber tween the growers, bankers- and public spirited citizens. But I have diverted. Another and primary reason for the failure, to, hold these meetings was the inability of the Federal Department of Agriculture to furnish the experts to address the meetings. ": -t 1 am greatly disappointed and i ieei sure matuiose , who. navel heretofore attended this meetiDg feel a similar regret. r-That., they have been beneficial is attested by ample evidence. I have received hundreds of letters , and heard very numerous expressions com mending them and askiDg for their continuance Through these meetings the drainage movement and our modern drainage law, which are proving such a bless ing, were inaugurated. The first Corn Judging Day held in the State, or in the South for that ! matter, was at one of these meet ings. In other respects they have emphasized better and more productive methods. If possible to do so, a series of meetings, will be held next : sum mer. Very sincerely. JNQ. H. SMALL. B ALLAH ACK NEWS Mr. 11. S. White spent Sunday : with his sister Mrs Oliver Perry. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lamb of Belvidere spent Sunday with friends, here. Mrs. Elizabeth Nixon is quite ill at this writing, Miss Mattie Barber and Willie Cannon of Hertford spent a few days last week with Mrs. D. L. Reed - , Mr., and Mrs. A.' D Thach of Yeopim spent Sunday with -her parents Mr. and Mrs. J; E: Perry. Mr. and Mrs. D. R. White visit ed her aunt Mrs. Exum Winslow of Niconor Sunday. V Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hask'ett spent Wednesday with f wends in Green Hall. ' :" Misses Addie and Cornie White spent Sund ay with their ; lister M&- C W. Ward. Leroy Haskett and Johnny Goodwin, spent Satur aay night and Sunday at Rocky Hock. . Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Tbaeh of Yeopim spent s Wed nesjiay , after- aoonwithMr. -andlVtflb J H. : ' ' "LOOK FORWARPyAND , NOT. BACK -V " V EDEN TON, Roper News. M iss Allice Cahoon and -Mrs R. B. Roper and little daughter, Neva Gan, are spending somettme at Ocean View. ; Miss Annie Sawyer of Norfolk left Saturday; for E. City, accom. pamed.by Miss Estelle Ball 'with whom she has just concluded pleasant visit. " ' Miss .Florence Appleby of Oriental left -for home Monday 4fter a: weeks visit to Mrs. Geo: B; Hooker. r R. S. Chesson and family are visiting his brother at Royal, N. C. and while away, he will spend aometime at Beaufort. Mrs J. W. Mitchell has return ed home from an extended visit to her ; daughter, , Mrs W H. Cotton at Portsmouth, Va , and was accompanied home bv her grand'Children, Leonard and Lucy Mitchell, who will spend : some time here. m Miss Minnie Hodges of Mackeys is the guest of the Misses Barco. Misses- Evora and Retha Haugh ton left Monday for their home near ,Cres well after a short visit to thejr waie C. G. Spencer. ' , HrM. "William's of. R- berson ville was here the -latter part! , of the week , Miss Moll ie , Chesson accompanying him home for an extended visit. ' . - J.: G. Dowsonjpf Tuscarora, N formerly Snpt. of Roper Qrad- ed vScheoIs... spent several "davs Miss Alice Clark 'of : Belhaveu returned home "Monday after a tew days spent here the guest of Mrs. B. S. Clark. Mrs. Josephine Jones of Pante go is visiting Mrs. A. C Wehtz. Miss Lillie Siterson is home from the Summer course at the Greenville training school, hav ing stopped over a week at Rocky Monnt to visit her uncle. Miss Myra Pearce of Winton left Monday after a delightful visit to Miss Eula Spruill. On Monday evening, Miss Mary ! Johnston gave a garden party in honor of her' school chum, Miss Minnie Hodges. The lawn was gaily decorated in bright colored Japanese lanterns. After various entertainments. iccludiug the match ing of verses for partners - iced watermelon and peaches were served. Those present were Misses Minnie 'Hodges, Nellie and Myrtle Tarkenton of Mackeys Ivy Gay-Lord of Buell, Va., Eula Spruill;" Ethel and Lillie Barco, Messrs. Herbert J ones ot Norfolk, Johnnie Tarkenton of Mackeys, ; Elmer and Nathan Spruill, JackrMcA.llister, Raymond Harrison, George Jacobs, Amos Edwards and Asa F. Johnston. . Miss Jessie Lee Allen and Miss Saowen of. Norfolk are guests ot Mrs. L. L Allen.: : Misses Ida and Hattie; Pea cock left Monday, for Baltimore to purchase their fall stock of milinery and faucy gpods Miss Myra -Peacock has accept ed a position as teacher in the Graded School at Creswell and will leave during the first week.of Sept. , The Misses Barco entertained last Thursday evening in honor of their house guest, Miss Minnie Hodges. After an ice contest in which the prize,1 a box of candy, was won by Miss Mary Johnston, the, entire part went for a delight-fjottooohile'ideteancl- oa.-thf ir Vetarn, alntj rrfresbmets- were. NORTH C ARQJbTO? served. Tiiose' : present wera Misses .Minnie Hodges,- Nellie Tarkinton and Corrinne Bell iof Mackeys, Myrtle Pierce of.WinSp ion, jiiuia bpruill nd Mary John- ston, Messrs. John Tarkenton, Nathan and Elmer Spruill George . Jacobs, Jack McAllister! and L. D. Barco. Gatesville News. s Messrs. W F. Ruth, J. l: Hayes of Windsor . and Miss Alice Babb of Hertford are visit- ing at th e home of Sheriff J . A; Brown.' " :;" , ' " i ... '- Miss Janet Walton of FrauklM is visiting her parental home. -Messrs. W. B. Williams and C. G. Ellis spent several days last week in Norfolk . ; , j Miss Lillie Barrow of Hertford is visiting her cousins Misses Claro Maie Brown, and Nannie Rtddick. ' "C Little Miss Susie' RobertslBfs quite sick with scarlet fever. ' ; (Mr. A, R. Roberts spent last week in Baltimore. :J V - Mr. Hurdle and daughter Lula of Norfolk are visiting at the home of her brother, W . J. Deans, Master Arthur . -Mitchell-:bf Windsor is yisiting . his Jcoushl 1 Master Hance Hofler, " V?J M r. and Mrs. Y; :V. Crossfil Savage spent Sunday t with : iMfeil T. E. HoHerV .Mil A 'Tjanf ft.; 1jp& Knanh-t visit to relatives in NbriolklS Miss- Clio Biinkley and mbtherf of Cypress Chappel visited Mrs. W. F. Eason Friday' r:W Mr, W. R. Hayes and Miss Allene Edwards visited friends in Belvidere Sunday. M r. and Mrs. Peele, M rs Daton and baby, Mrs. Council and baby, and Mr. Gilmer Hol land of Holland , Va. were th e guests ot Mr. ana m rs. R. Cowper last Tuesday. . I Miss Edith Powell of Norfolk is visiting Mrs. C. G. Ellis. Mrs. W. R. Cowper is on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Rawls, stn .Earnest, Misses Ueorgie - . i - ' V Hollowell and Mary Edith Rawls of Holland, Va. spent Tuesday with Miss Lizzie Eason. T Mrs. C. G. Eliis, Mr. Thorman Eason, Misses Edith Powell, Placid Browe and Virginia Roun tree visited Mrs. W.A. Ellis, of Vivian Sunday. I r To Whom It May Concern. I take this method to . correct an erroneous report wnicn nas been circulated concerning my candidacy for sheriff of Gates county. The report has been circulated that I made the state ment somewhere "that I had been treated entirely fair in the Primaries and County convention and that I had lost and lost fairly.' To this report I wish to reply that) I have -never made such statement, for I could not have done so and state facts, as every body in Gates county knows. I do not think however, that - the gentlemen who. started the report meant to misrepresent facts, but simply made a mistake. I shall be pleased, to explain fully the xtrcumstancefs whichT thinks led up to the starting of the rumor, if yo.u will interview .me. - Very., xespectfully, FMDAY. AVC 28 -.;-ir f, .:?: -i-tr'V.. 3! . . I ...... .,. . - - GlirleniNotes. ft. . ;f? ahd Mrs. C.r- R. Brinkley and brother and sister, Carson and Lizzie of Colerain were th :week end guests :of friends and '"';. " " '. es here and .a were f accom - hbrne feyiiss Inez; Perry; JMrjFIoyd White left' Monday aor juie -ek:Academy fes:5arah rQopeland of Belyi 'efe spent Sunday at the home m.ner father Mr. W; E. Parks.: d and ? Mrs Guy - Parker and laughter Katherine of - Edenton gTettned to their i home, .spending some time with hf arentsi M r. and-Mrs E. C. F., Berry man, wha has rcejitly unuergoneian -operation ;af ; St. ; -Vincents hospital has "x. v. j . . utiicu, gi:eai.ij.improyea. V and. Mrs. 'F A Ward and Idaughtef Selmo, little Georec Ward, of Richmond Va.', and pes1Vrrgtnia-; ancff Margarett Stephenson of -Suffol bVa. - called at . the home of Mrs. A J. Wafd Thursday af tern oon Mrs. A. T. Perrv and son have returned, having sfr a week very pleasantly at Ocearr View. " Miss Blanche Wa rd h as re t urn ed "after a two weeks stay- with f rend8 in Clarkton. She reports most delightful trip. . , f r(rrvr nri-' trlAaxr :and Btuai1$ f M i-iTiYaa M iss Sadiearter spent Friday M. .w w. . tafv.a . , ... Br; R.VV. Lamb of was the guest of- Miss E. City "Blanche W ird'Sunday. (Mr. A.- D. -Ward . motored ' to Suffolk Friday P. M. on business. Master Elgin and Harry Ward of Tyner were in 'our village Wednesday on business. Miss Lillie Mansfield was the guest. faf Misses vRuth. and Zeta Perry Sunday. ; Mr. E. V; Welch left Tuesday for Whitsette Institute where ie will be a student the coming session. f , Mr. Thomas Deans and sister Pauline were visitors at the home of Mr. J. V. Winslow, Sunday; Mr. B. H . Ward and family of Bosiey, Mr. M. A. Ward and family of Carters were the guests ofMrs. A J Ward Sunday. Quite a. number of our. people attended services at Zion M. E. Church Sunday afternoon. Mr. Joe Winslow and - Mjiss Blanche W ar d called a the home of Mr. E. C. Welch Wed nesday afternoon. . J. A. Perry of U. S. N. . is at home on his furlough. Mrsi J. A. Perry i and , baby, Mrs. Jane Hollowell and Mrs. Mellie Spivey were the guestsof Mrs. L. N. Umphlett Saturday . Acorn. The summer of 1914. will soon be a thing ot the past. The corn, standing for so many days .on level and on hill side, tne beauti ful foliage thereof, shading tKe earth with its hues of emerald will, together with the greenfieids and meadows in close proximity change their color to autumnal brown. We who dwell in. 4his com muni ty do not ? appreciate vas we. should the- bright- prospects revealed to us bythe jGrbd .of IN a jure; in the hyishjsplay :;0f. . its stores ot. oodr which, axe bcins 1914 garnered for Hie untold thousands who dwell within our gates. It is true we praise the sunshine, and the shower, without which food u . a vuiiuauus couia not De pro cured, and yet many of us are to spme extent , jm prcdjgai in the. use of tlie portion Svhich od in the wealth o f His beneficence dispenses with a lavish hand. Yes sir, our corn crop is exceedingly good, our husbandmen are almost through with the work of stripi ping the foliage which of a truth is the life of the growing corn. Our orchards are j full of lucious fruit, the apple and peach pre dominating in variety1 an in ex cellence, ! - ; Members of ' the Ladies' Aid Society of Oak Grove Christian Church metwithMrs. W. B; 3. Riddick at her home Sunday af ternoon. .Of thQse. wlio had been present at themeting and par taken of . Mrs.. Riddickrs hospitali ty we note :.Mr. and Mrsi. Eiwe'r- son Small, Mr. andMrs. v Robert Small, Mr and. Mrs. Thomas Ben ton and Mr. L. S. Parker, Peach J " : . ; - cream was served at the close of the meeting, when all .departed with pleasant memories of the occasion. i v Mr. aridi-Mrs. L. . A. Rountree and family visited at the home of his brother, Mr. L. Mi-Roulntreje, at Corapeake last Sunday. v I Mrs. J. J, McCarthy called at the home of Mrs. 1 Al Rountree Alohday morning; - MhtW;? BL 8 Riddicrwhq hjai been confined tohis home for a bout three weeks, due to fracture of hfs collar bone while loading a cart with apples, is improving and we hope our neighbor will soon be able to resume his old time duties. - I . - Masters Hertell and Haslett Rountree visited their friend, J. Vernon McCarthy, last Monday evening. ; Sunbury Notes. ; Miss' Blanche Pierce in on ,: a visit to relatives and friends .in Portsmouth, Va. 1 ' Mr. and Mrs, J. Walter Brown1 spent one day last week at Mr. 1 J. E. Oorbitfs. ! Rev T. M. Grant and wife . .. . . . . . were visitors in ounbury last week. ! . :rr' Rev. Cos ten Ji Harrell of the faculty of Trinity " College, Dur ham, N.' C. preached an able sermon at Philadelphia, M. E. Church last Sunday morning. Mrs. Rice of Richmond, Va. is visiting friends and relatives : in this community. I Mrs.' I.--F -Pierce and sons,' Thurman aad Jgennori ar& yisiting in PortsmoBthVa. this ;.' week, and wilfr a!so- make a - visit to Mathews and Gloaoeste counties, JVirginia before .returning h ua( Messrs.- W; S. and -H.-L- Cross were visitors in Sunbury last Sunday.' They were accompanied home by i heir families who've been spending some time- here. Mrs.4 G. C. Brooks-retucned with-them to- be with the1 family of 1 Mr: L; "Saunders whose son' was killed in Suffolk on Saturday night. ' Dr. G: O: Brooks lwent to Suf- folk on Monday to attend the funeral of Mr. Saunders. Mr. Thomas p; 4 f Manning- of Suffolk is spending i part of his vacation here; with- his parang Mr. and Mrs. C. M.! Manning. - Miss Gladys Corbitt : spent ISatiirday:"-and6un4ay: snt frela-. 1 S u bisjoiiptioii 1 a Year tives near liddle Swamp. Miss lrma Parked has return ed from aaiSJBS" N. C ' r;Mr,Q F.; lM&on Rulph spent TuesdavMftntnes dofthiseek, Dr: ElberliWhifef HJieT&lk " Va. is visiting'his fgailtfoil a few -days. , . , v.- Misa Mary Iabellafi is attending- the Teftch'sltsJSate at Green-villerN. C. -i " Mr. Charle Bpown pft3ils delphiais" visrtmg elatires in Belvidere. - wmfall. - Mr. Waite Hayegp -aiidhis niece Miss f. Allena Edwds of Gatesville -were guests in and around; Belvidere otr Strnda ' .'''Messrs Cannorf Nbweii ferioll ; Ward and Julian Ghaplfjfeft . last week forMarsrJffill: L M iss " - Viola- : Ward ;retttriSed home last week-rafter r a sty of fifeveral weeks itt' Noffblk -1 ; fMiss.Mariev;WinsWhefe ed home after visiting frferMs in " Norfolk and E. City; " Mr. Haskett of JP-kfIad0rftfa is the guest of his sister;' MfsiAl phohsr White. ' . - , . Mr; Joseph White hisr; rcfiitn ed to his home in FriirkiitT-a-fter 'i , a pleasant visit to hrs'sjster Mrs. v Elizabeth W hite. : - 1 " Mrs. J; -H;' Baker 'mt&Tkri- Gar land are visiting rrie-felrik ?;Mrs.. Btir-mrrr Mfyrytp - datfghtersrMisaesA0ley ind: et, - sent 'ivSund37-Mat. Virginia Beach.' f Mr. Frank Khby v ofNorfk, was the guest ofMiss'-Salliefes- sup Sunday. ' . Miss Annte Mai Smithy Vidt ing friends in. DwntsNeiSfQF:- f Misses Frankie arber' ai44lin nie Hollowell left" W etnedayj to. visit their uncle, Mr. Jas ftr ry, inE.Gty. , " Roeily tll ffetria. There wiUJbe.A lawn party at Elm QroFe scjbeol. mv$z is?sday 3eptrabec sC:g4yerii uqjthc auspices oi tjxe .fecyfejcfenSar- mers, Union Brass.cfcjin- jungjatrireei QlcJpcfean4"iiKdin at eleven, o' cjoxk at night.' " Mr. W H , HomelVMn- day nigtttioruBuiesrj rter spending his;, v af at ion . at homV : yfiXh i-narcnts., Mr. T.R. Hollo well's children . of Norfolk are visiting their grand V parents and relatives" here. . ,:. Mr, Ricliaf?i4yjuso Jeit Sun- . day night toi atejjdi at BuleSi Qceek. . -v. v. -, , . . There was a krgcrjgsga an ice. creamiuprie at tIr ILi B. Hollowell's Friday night Jllr, and 'Mm IkJatf JJowell , and.spn, lierrpnt?fJt?r-day sister, Mjs.J.HJyaras. We are glad to setjiair. W- Tynch: is iniroving. Mrand rs Jry-ail LaDdxhU4ren:sEm la gnrflay at Mf. .lB.iflwgll's- '4 Miss hattie,! itepa re- tnrned home frorrofllkVa., where she4ias,-beeri. viljjc3 tcm tives. JSIr. Wr&oljpwag broth feSfeSS Miss BfettfdvansHbf Lioskie, visrtheiatini,ir-t loweU last week, -J . f f: i1 r
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