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JACKSON, N. C.
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iv.niptlv and faithfully attended to.
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Jackson, N. C
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trtven prompt and faithful attention.
Office 2nd Floor Bank Building. -
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
JACKSON. N. C .
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ororoptlv and faithfnlrv attended to.
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POTECASI. N. C.
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cept when notice it aire in this paper.
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SURGEON DENTIST.
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and Saturday of each week.
vim.' It Wiwauana. ''BtAit Wtmaoana,
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UURFREESBORO N. C. (
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GAY A. MIDYETTE
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lACxaoN. n. a
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pro'nptihr and faithfully attended to.
Office 2nd floor. New Bank bnilding.
DR. J. M. JACOBS
DENTIST,
ROXOBEL. N. C.
K-stractimy from children at dame
rice as adults
Dr. W. J. Ward,
DENTIST.
Dr. E. Ehringhaus
DKN 1 1ST
Jackson, - - -N. C
Dentistry in all of its branches. Crown
and BridVe work a BDecialty. Office
in New Flytho Building over Postoffice.
A. R Oopataad
Jtwkh Cop. hud
HOUSE MOVERS :
We ire no prepare! to move houses
i.f ir.n ui Prbum low Tt will be to
vivir interest V see uu.
COPRLANP BROlHKRS.
fieowe- N. C
W.H.S.BURGWYNJR.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Woodland. North Carolina.
Office in Farmer's Bank Building.
racticein ali Courts. Business prompt
ly and faithfully attended.
Contractor and Builder.
For all Brick and Plastering
Construction Work communicate
with A. T. Vick, Contractor and
Builder, Franklin, Va. , before
letting contract.
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SALESM AN WANTED to look
after our interest in Northampton
and adjacent counties. Salary or
ComimsaioB. Address Thb Har
vey Oil Co., Cleveland, O.
Tub Roanom-Chowan Tnou
and Bryan's Commoner $1.60.
RICH SQUARE,
USKEI NEWS.
Topsy Turvey AnnouncerasDts
General aed Personal News
ErltHyTold.
Mr. J. B. Lassiter of Littletxih
is here Bpetidino; a short vacation
with relatives and friends.
Mr. Jos. E. Spivey and niece, j
Miss Dora Spivey.of Rich Square
spent Sunday in the home of Mr. ;
J. B. Elliott. I
A Rood attendance at the meet j
insr of the local Farmers' Educa
tional and Cooperative Union of
America next Saturday after
noon is desired.' Time of meet
ins:, 3 o'clock, in the Hall of
Lasker Real Estate Co.
An important meeting of Las
ker Camp, M. W. A., will be held
next Saturday evening at 7
o'clock. It is earnestly desired
and urgently requested that
every member be present.
It is hoped that all our farmers
and their wives will attend the
Farmers' and Women's Institut
es which will be held here next;
Thursday. A large crowd is con
fidentially expected. Quite a
number will try to win the prizes
that are being offered. All are
expected to come and bring lunch.
Our young people who played
'Tonsv Turvey" in Potecasi last
Friday evening requests us, to
hereby acknowledge their deep
annreciation to the good people
of that town for the very kind
reception that was given them.
The troupe was treated in a most
hospitable manner. The audito
rium was nicely prepared and
the stage neatly furnished for
the play, all free of charge. The
good ladies of the town also
served delicious refreshments for
the troupe. The kindness shown
them will not be forgotten.
The newly elected officers of
Vance Council No. 162, Jr. 0. U.
A. M., were installed lat Satur
day evening, as follows: Coun
cilor, C. Deloatch; V. Councilor,
J. S. Rose; R. Secretary, J. B.
Elliott; Asst. R. Secretary, T. F.
Barnes; Fin. Secretary, Stanley
C. Draper; Chaplain, R. T. Las-
siter; Con., I. E, Parker; W , R.
C. Lassiter; 0. S J.L Lassiter;
I. S., J. B. Parker. Meetings on
each Saturday evening before
the second and fourth Sundays
of each month.
Notwithstanding the very un
favorable weather on laet Friday
evening, our young people were
decidedly successful in playing
' Topsy Turvey, or The Courtship
of the Deacon, at Potecasi.Tnere
was a good house and the play
was creditably presented. At the
close of the play, such comph
mentarv remarks about the play
and the respective characters
were heard in every part of the
auditorium, as the following: "I
would give a dollpr to see it re
peated immediately," "It is the
best play I ever saw," "Ned is
undoubtedly the best negro char
acter I have seen'ToDsy Turvey
can't be beaten," "I have seen
Topsy' played twice by the
troupe and it gets better.all the
time." The same play will be
presented in the graded school
auditorium at Jackson next Fri
day evening. Plenty of good
music will be given. A verv
large audience is expected.
The following program has
been arranged for . Ep worth
League service next Sunday
evening:
Subject, Our Proposed Mission
in Africa.
Leader, W, S. Deloatch.
Hymn No. 460 in Revival Praia-
es
Scripture Reading, Isaiah 18;
1-17.
Prayer.
"CAROLINA CAROLINA. HEAVEN'S BLESSINGS ATTEND HP-R."
NORTHAMPTON COTTNTY. N. C, THURSDAY. JANUARY 1, 191
! Woodla&d Kews. : , MMBEl. IfcWS. . mmn iuwuih.
Rtv. W. C. Merritt filled his
regular appointment at the M.E
church Sunday afternoon and
preached a verv interesting and
I helpful sermon.
j Mr. George Gilliam of Rich
Square was a caller in the home
!of Mr. G. B. Pope Sunday afte-
Mr. C. H. Griffin and daugh
ter. Marv Grant, accomoanied by
Nell Benthall, visited relatives
and friends in Ahoakie Saturday
and Sunday. i
Mrs. A. P. Griffin and children
visited relatives in Rich Square
font witek.
Mr. R. C. Benthall went jo
Richmond Monday to buy a .New
lot of mules and horses. He will
arrive Friday with a car loatU
Mr. Fate Mitchell of Norfolk
spent from Saturday until Mon
dav in the home of Mr. L. Mc
Daniel, the eue3t of Mr. N. W.
Blanchard.
Meadamea J. L. Outland and
C.J. Vaughan spent several davs
last week in Ahoskie and attend
ed the Wooten-Vann marriage.;
Mr. C. B. Pond is in Lewiston
this week on business.
Mr W H 5 Rnro-arvn 5 srterid
ing sometime in Weldon on bujdjdwelling houses
' those who ha
ucoa.
Misses Mary and Sibyl Harrel
visited their aunt, Mrs. Ida
Browne of Mt. Tabor, Saturday
and Sunday.
Misses Lillian Carter, Pauline
Outland and Inez Benthall spent
Saturday and Sunday at Rich
Square, in the home of Mr. J H
Carter. 'A-
Severn News.
Mr. P. M. Fleetwood of Jack'
son was a visitor in the borne of
Mr. D. W. Watson one day last
week.
News was received last Wed
nesday of the illness of Mr. J.G
Joyner of Seaboard. Mr. Jovner
used to live at Pendleton and is
well known in this community.
We are lad to know that he is
recovering from his sickness.
Owing to the illness of Pastor
Waff. Rev. C. W. Scarborough of
Murfreesboro came Sunday to
fill his appointment for him.
There were no services at the
church though, as Pastor Scar
borough gracefully yielded hi3
time to the funeral service over
the remains of Mr. Gus Wood
who was buried at the cemetery
at 3 o'cleck. Mr. Wood, who
once lived here, had made his
home in Texas for a number of
years. At tbe time ol ni3 aeatn
he was living in Tennessee. He
expressed a desire to be brought
home for burial and his widow
and brother brought him back.
Quite a large crowd attended his
burial.
Dr.. R. H. Gary of Murfrees
boro attended tbe burial of' his
brother, Mr. Gus Wood, Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Willie E Joyner. who has
been in a Suffolk hospital for the
past six weeks, came home Mon
day. While still very weak and
thin, she is on tbe road to health.
We offer her our congratulations
on her renewed health.
Hymn.
Remarks by Leader.
Reading, Miss Lota Draper.
Hymn, 178.
Recitation. Hattie May Parker.
Paper, Life of David Living
stone, R. L. Scott.
Rpnir.nt.inn. Eva Draner.
Exercise by six boys and girls.
Male Quartette.
Announcements.
League Benediction.
Services will begin at 7:30
o'clock. Public cordially invited.
Subscribe to tha Times.
ihnnges id Toe streets and Tbe
Crowds That Pass Over Them
General News.
The extreme warm weather
recently has caused many of our
armers to lose some pork.
Some changes have been noted
in the town since the coming of
the new year.
The town laws of Roxobel seem
to have become null and void,
and they are violated daily.
Our streets are rougher than
ever before ana tne Saturday
. . M , J
crowds have become likewise.
Bricks, hatchets, bottles and
profanity were the weapons used
in the altercations that occurred
here Saturday. We are growing
worse, it seems.
The new brie store of Nor
fleet & Burkett is nearing com
pletion and they hope to move in
next month.
Workmen are still tugging
awav on the valued addition to
th Baptist church and same will
be completed ere long. The paint-
era' hrush is oeing appneu u
the part already finished.
There is a demand for more
in Roxobel but
those who have the land and;Doints,
cash don't care to invest this,
wav. :
Fore & Co. Inc., will add a reg-
istered pharmacist to its force
the coming week and Mr. S. J.
FnrA will take the position as
book-keeper with our wholesale
mnKom PapIa &. Co.
Mr. Bowers of BoykinB, Va.,
has entered upon his duties as
clerk with the Roxobel Supply!
Co. ,
The Peele Peanut Co.,is a busy
plant of late, cleaning peanuts
for the markets. They get out
several cars each week now.hav-
ine a fairlv competent working
force. This plant will mean muchjena:th. that is all of thtm pne-
for Kox oei yet ana we nope
will nut have anv kickers, like
many projects that start here.
Mm. Willis Riddick, formerly
Miss Oilie Liverman. of Roxobel,
... 1 x 1
was on a visit to ner paremai
home here last week.
Mr. Jaa. L. Burkett has taken
charge of the Hotel here, Mr.
Castellow having moved back to
his farm.
Work is still progressing slow
ly on the commodious brick store
of Mr. Leroy Capehart It will
be ready soon for occupancy.
The time is near at hand when
the S. A. L is likely to install
better passenger service on the
Lewiston branch of its road. We
with others, had this matter up
with the officials last year and
they promised to go further into
same the first of tbe year, we
understand that the propose
giving it patrons tnrougn ser
vice from Lewiston to Ports
mouth and return daily and that
said train will go on in the spring
Lets all incerested along the line
of road get buiy and see that the
proposition does not fall through.
It would be better for us all to
have the mail carried on this
train, dofi't you think?
Roxy.
Supper and totcrtalnmcnt at Lewlslun
On Friday night, January 17,
there will be served at the Hotel
T .omiatnn fried and stewed oys
ters, Norfolk cream, cake, salads,
etc. After the supper there wui
be amusements, among them, a
guessing contest.
A cordial invitation to all. Pro
ceeds to meet payment on school
desks, etc. j
"Each man is captain of his soul,
And each man his own crew.
But the Pilot knows the unknown
" Beas, '
And He will bring us through.','
Farmers' and Women's Insti
tutes v.iil be held in this section
as follows:
Gates,
Winton,
Murfreesboro
Lasker
Rich Square
Aulander
Mars Hill
Windsor
Ahoskie
Jan. 20
" 21
" 22
23
24
" 27
" 28
" 29
" 30
Seaboard February 6
A premium of a years' sub
scription to a good magazine will
Be given to the girl or woman
living on the farm who will bake
and exhibit the best loaf of
bread, the following rules to be
observed:
Bought or home made yeast
may be used, but bread made by
the "salt-rising" process will not
be awarded a premium; nor will
bread scoring less than 75 points
out of a possible 100 points for
bread, be eiven a premium The
following score-cardjwill be use
Flavor, 35 points; lightness, 15
points; grain and texture, 20
ooints: crust-color, depth and
texture, 10 points; crumb color
and moisture, 10 points; shape
and size. 10 points: total 100
Size of pan recommend
ed. 7J X 2i X 3i inches.
We will also offer a prize o
one year'3 subscription to a good
agricultural journal to the farm
er exhibiting the five be.-t ears
of corn. Also a year's subscrip
i ti0n to an agricultural journal to
Uhft hnv nnripr 17 VAA1M nld who
i exhibits the highest scoring five
ears of corn. However no award
win be made unless tbe exhibit
Ma meritorious and worthy of
j premium.
To win either of the shove
premiums care must be taken in
selecting the five eara of corn
The ears should b of uniform
tically of the same Jengtn: uni
form in size; in shape, size sn
color of grain; in color of cob.
either all of the cobs in an exhib
it red or all of them white. The
corn must be sound and consider
ed good seed corn, and well fill
pA at the tins and butts of the
ears.
We want the farmers, their
wives, sons and daughters to
come out to the Sinstitutes and
make them worth while. To get
the most out of them they need
to show their interest by asking
Questions of the speakers and
give their own experiences along
lines of the discussion
I will very much appreciate it
if you will urge vour farmer
friends to attend. Get them to
take their families and go pre
pared to spend the day. The in
stitutes belong to them and it is
their privilege to get the most
possible out of them.
T. B. Parker.
State Director of Institutes.
That the Geological Survey is
not among the bureaus mention
ed by the Public Printer as issu
ing publications faster than thev
can be distributed is indicated
by tbe following extract from
the Director's Annual Report:
"The work done by the Survey
finds public expression chiefly
through its printed reports and
maps, which are published in
editions adapted to meet the de
mand. During the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1912, the number
of reports printed (437,501) cor
responded very closely to the
number distributed (437,637.)
The reports are sent out only on
application."
The man that does not love his
Bople cannot love God. Dr. A.
. Fairbairn.
SUBSCRIPTS VYAi ANUJVi Jl.W
N '.lnil'er 3.
COOPERATION k:m.
T&acbers of 411 ol Our Schools Should
Work Id Harmony lor the Gen
eral Good ol All.
The original conception of the
public high school system was to
create centers of educational in
terest around which the general
interest of the county might look
:or advancement in all educa- '
tional lines, and to which tbe V
short term Bchool might look for
better methods and encourage
ment. The high school, or graded
echool, has the advantage of
shorter schoolB. They have long
er terms in which to do their
work, usually they have better
equipment rnd in most cases are
be:t?r graded. In the Bhort
school one teacher has charge of
seven grades and certainly no ,
one expects her to do as effective
work as the teacher in a well
regulated high school where she
has but two grades.
The one teacher school i6 yet
an absolute necessity and, in spite
of its limitations, is giving ex
cellent foundations for the future
;f many of our best boys and
girls. The public high and grad
ed ?ch ools of Northampton should -
do all in their power to promote
the interest of these schools, i
Both belong to the indentical j
system in which each has its pe-
culiar place to fill. There is a ;
mutual interest existing which ?
ought to be made more efficient j
and effective. -,
Oa this account, in pl&nnir.c f
our work ol the reading circle
work for the present year we en-
doavored to devise a scheme that ,
would bring the Two elements tr--'-
ether both in spirit and work,
hence the county is divided into j
disLncts having centers at or near
Garyeburg, Seaboard. Severn," ;
Woodland. Jackson and Rich i
Square. All teachers in the ;
county should connect their in-
terest with one of theae groups. 3
On the other hand, the high and j
graded schools should try to reach
the near-by teachers so that all ;
may work together consistently j
and with definite system in this I
common cause. i
As a means all teachers are re-
quested to prepare some article 1;
relative to school work, for pub- ?
lication in the Roanoke-Chowan -
Times. Some have responded
with interesting and helpful ar
ticles. We remember the splen
did articles prepared by Miss .
Hannah J. Starr and Mr. David ':
H. Brown. Others have promis
ed to do us this favor. We ex- ,
tend here a hearty invitation to
all teachers and request them to jj
hand in a contribution on any t
subject of school interest The
Editor is always glad to devote a
reasonable portion of his excel
lent paper to the cause l or which
he has so nobly placed his heart
and band.
D. B. Bryan.
"Topsy Turvey" at Jackson.
"Topsy Turvey" will be played
at Jackson next Friday evening
by the Lasker talent
This lively clay has been pre
sented twice by the troupe with
decided success. It is full of
laughable and striking situations.
It becomes more popular each
t me it is presented. Plenty of
good music will be furnished.
Tbe best entertainment of the
season guaranteed. Everybody
cordially invited to come and en
joy a high class comedy. Pro
ceeds for benefit of school. Door;
open 7:30. Admission 15 cent
and 25 cents. adv.