North Carolina Newspapers

1." 1 " ' ' ... Roaiinioke 0 imes. ;5 I. li '! 'V NDREW J. CONNER, PUBLISHER. CAROLINA, CAROLINA, HEAVEN'S BLESSINGS ATTEND HFR." SUBSCRIPTION Pkh AN N CM J.OO Volume XXII. RICH SQUARE, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY. N. C, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 191.T N mi her 8. The TU . 7 Tste llschlnery & Supply Xo. LITTLETON, N. C. MACHINERY SPECIALISTS: Everything in Machinery and Mill Supplies. Plans, Specifications and Estimates Furnished on Appucation :: E. G. SMITH, General Contractor and Builder FRANKUN4VA, t W. Km. J. A. WomU MASON & WORRELL. -jurmkys A Counsellors at Law, MCKSON, N. C. "mctice is all Courts. Business --omptlv and faithfully attended to. Office 2nd floor hank building. RAYMOND G. PARKER, Attorney and Counselor at Law, Jackson, N. C. ' tactices in all courts. All business ren prompt and faithful attention. Office 2nd Floor Bank Building. r. CmMm. v V. R. Hmnl. PEEBLES & HARRIS. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. JACKSON. N. C Practice in all Courts. Business Tomptlv and faithfully attended to. DR. C. G. POWELL DENTIST, POTECASI N. C. I .a be found at his office at all times t cept when notice is given in this paper. DR. B. L BROOKS, SURGEON DENTIST, BOYKINS, - - VIRGINIA. Office Days: Thursday, Friday and Saturday of each week. , m. n. wmom Btmn WmaoBNa. M71NBORNE & WINBORNE. Attorneys at Law, MURFREESBORO. N. C -ifres No. 17 and 21. 4 R, Qmr O. E. Midr.n. GAY 4 MIDYETTE AttorneTS A Counsellors at Tjaw JACKSON. N. a Practice in all Courts. All business promptly and faithfully attended to. Office 2nd floor. New Bank building. rrr DR. J. M. JACOBS 'TntlJ DENTIST, ROXOBEL, N. a Extracting from children at same price as adults. Dr. W. J. Ward, DENTIST. Dr. E. Ehringhaus V DENTIST Jackson, , - X. C. Dentistry in all of its branches Crown and Bridge work a .specialty. Office in Nw Fly the Building over Postoffice J S K UoMland JotUh Coiwland : HOUSE MOVERS : itr now prepared to move bouses of nv niie. Prirw low ft will be to tiiur unreal lo s us. nOfKt.kSD UkOiHKKS. W.H.S.BURGWYNJR. , ATTORNEY AT LAW. Woodland, 'North Carolina. Office in Farmer's Bank Building. I ractkein all Courts. Business prompt ly and faithfully attended. . Contractor and Builder. '" " For ' all Brick and Plastering I (instruction Work communicate 7 withA.1Y Vick, Contractor and Builder,1- Franklin, Vs.; before letting contract.' Jr, 1-241-yr A years ! subscription to the New" York World and the Roa nokeChowan Times ' tor only ' $1.66, old or new subscribers. " USIEI HEWS. Aonooncem tnts Leading Soclai i E? ents General and Personal : News Briefly Told. J Mr. W.S. Deloatch. who teach es at Rehoboth, spent Saturday and Sunday in town, Miss Ruth Dowell spent from Friday afternoon till Monday A. M. with relatives and friends in Rich Square and Ahoskie. Miss Mary Parker, who teach es in district No. 44, north of town, spent the past week end in town, the guest of Mrs. J. J. Parker. Mr. C. C. Parker is on the sick list. The local Farmers' Union has changed its time for meeting from Saturday afternoon to Wed nesday evening before the sec ond and fourth Sundays of each month. This organization is be coming very popular among our farmers Rev. Lloyd Paiker of Wood land, spent Friday night in the home of Mr. C. W. Draper. Parker's big brick store house is nearing completion. The fin ishing touches are being applied, and it will be ready for occupan cy in the course of a few weeks. Rev. W. B. North. Ph. D., fill, ed his regular appointments i.i the Methodist churche3 here Sunday. He preached thought ful and practical sermons to large congregations. A missionary program of un usual interest was rendered by the Fourth Department of the Epworth League in the Metho dist church last Sunday evening. The subject of the program was "The Call of Christ to the Church." Mf. R. L. Scott was the leader. Excellent addresses were made by Messrs. Ralph Parker and D. A. Parker, and Dr. W. B. North, the pastor, af ter an appropriate outline was made by the leader. The lead ing musical number was a quar tette sung by Misses Lina Gray and Lota Lee Draper and Messrs B. H. Parker and Stanley C. Dra per. A Baraca class will beorganiz ed in the Methodist Sunday School next Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. A long list of char ter .members is expected. A com mittee from the Baraca class of the M. E. church of Rich Square is expected to be present and as sist in effecting the organization. Trie young men of the communi ty are cordially invited to join the class next Sunday. One of the leading social events of the season was a Val entine party given by Miss Lota Lee Draper and Miss Lina Maie Gray in the home of Mr. C. W. Draper last Fridav evening. A goodly number of guests were present. Quite a number of out of town friends had been invited, but on account of the very un favorable weather, the only out of town guest wis Rev. Lloyd Parker of Woodland. An unu sually interesting contest was held during the evening. The successful contestants, to whom a beautiful boquet of pink, white and red carnations was awarded, were Miss Clara Vaughan and Stanley C. Draper. The leading feature of the evening was a supper. About 10:30 the guests were escorted to the beautifully decorated dining room, in the center of which was a table load ed witb fruits, candies, cakes, delicious Hanbury Ice cream, etc."' The Graded School win appro priately Celebrate. George Wash ington's Birthday next Friday. An excellent program consisting of music, addresses, recitations,' etc., is being prepared for the occasion. The program will be public, and it is earnestly desired that the patrons and friends of the school will attend the exer cises if possible. Time for meet ing, 2:30 o'clock, in Graded School Auditorium. Mrs.. J. J Parker deligbtfullv entertained the young people of. the town in her home on Satur day evening in honor of her guest, Miss Mary Parker. The evening was most pleasantly spent by all present. The lead ing features of the evening were two interesting contests, and a sumptuous supper. In the first contest the prize, which was a box of delicious candy, was award ei jointly to Miss Lillian Pope and Stanley C. Draper; the prize for the second contest was a beautifully bound volume of Longfellow's Poems, and it was awarded to Miss Clara Vaughan. It was an evening of great en joyment to all present. The Third Department of the Epworth League will render a Literary Program in the home of Mr. C. Deloatch next Friday evening, as follows: Subject: George Washington. Leader Mr. R. L. Scott. Musical Selection. Address. The Character of Washington Stanley C. Draper. Recitation, Washington's Birth dayMagenta Parker, Musical Selection. Dialogue Lee Parker and Dtis Rose. ; Recitation, Tommy's Queries Jennings Rose, i Quartette Misses Maie Gray and Ruth Dowell and B. HPa.r. ker and Stanley C, Draper . An interesting number by Miss Lillian Pope. Social hour. The program will begin at 8 o'clock. At 7 o'clock the business meeting of the League will be called in Mr. Deloatche's home. All the Leaguers are expected to be present. woodland News. Rev. J. W. Downey preached a very interesting sermon here on Sunday morning. He also filled his regular appointment at Creeks ville Sunday afternoon'. Messrs. C. J. Vaughan and W. C. Swindell went to Norfolk Monday on business. Mrs. Annie Boone of Jackson is spending some time here with her daughter, Mrs. H. P. Dun ning. Mr. Dan Holloman left Mon day to accept a position in Frank lin. Va. MiBS McNemar' was entertain ed at the Harrell House while here. Mr. C. W. Parker, Jr. left school last week on account of the illness of his father. He re turned Monday. Several from here are expect ing to attend the Brown-Outland marriage at George Wednesday night. ' Mesdames Q. H. Cooke and L C. Copeland spent last Wednes day in Rich Square A Psalm of Lite. From the Nordheim View Lives of poor men oft remind us honest toil don't stand a chance; the more we work we leave behind us bigger patches on our pants. On our pants once new and glossy now are patches of different hue; all because sub scribers linger and won't pay up for The View. Then let all be up and doing; send in your mite, be it ever so small, or when the blasts of March shall strike us we. shall have no pants at all. Subscribe to the Times. A SIX MONTHS' SCIIUOL. The .People Demanding That the Country Boys and (ilrls be Given Better Opportunities. The time has come when our State cannot afford to neglect to provide a longer school term than heretofore. We all know that a six months' school term is need ed, as the greatest number of thts boys and girls of our State get their education in the public schools. North Carolina is a great State and ean be made greater if we educate the mass of people in' schools, of six months with compulsory education; that is the only means whereby they can ever hope to be trained and edu cated. jThis question of an additional two months to the public school term is a great one and is being discussed with much interest by men of every calling all over the State. Some of the schools of the State have a five months' term, and only a few a six months' term. What we want is that the school term shall be the same length in every county in North Carolina. Now is the time to take fold of this great question and do al. we can for the enactment of a longer school term. The country boys and girls of North Carolina today have a poorer chance for education than chil dren anywhere else.in the United States except New Mexico. North Carolina is giving the country fbbysand girls a school term of onlv ninety-three days, whil . local talent in the auditorium of some other States are giving one ! the High School building on Fri hundred and seventy and onejday,. evening. Feb. 28th Thu hundred !and eighty days. Why play is a good one, full of clean can't we do as well? There is no reason why we can't come up to the standard. If the county su perintendents would urge the board of education, the school committeemen and other citizens j who are interested, to see or write their representatives to use their influence for the passage of thisdaw, I am sure it would mean its enactment at this session of the Legislature. Other interests have had their way in North Car olina regardless or what Happen ed to the country bovs and girU; and the people propose now to demand that the country boys and girls shall have their v ay re gardless of what'bappens to oth er things. We must all join to gether in demanding that the Legislature of North Carolina shall not adjourn this spring un til it has made absolute and un- aualified provision to furnish at least a six months' school term for every boy and girl in our State, y Ruth Palmer Waff. Woodland. N. C. India's Cottcn-Crop forecast. The Economist. London England. The recently issued official fore cast of the Indian cotton crop gives the area and estimated yield up to the end of November. 1912 It is stated that the seas on has been favorable except in parts of Bombay Presidency and Hyderabad, where tracts suffer ed from insufficient moisture. The total area under cotton cultivation in India at the period named is returned at 20,941,000 acres, or 8 per cent more than on the corresponding date of 1911, and the yield at 4,330,000 bales (of 400 pounds), a gain of 40 per cent. Owing) to the major por tion of the crop in southern In dia being sown later than else where, the returns to the end of November are necessarily below the final ones. : t Severn news. Messrs. R. E. Barrett. Ern-stj DeLoatch and Spier Edwards o j Boykins, Va., were seen on our streets last Tuesday. Mr. L. T. Spence of Conw&v, i i i. i i i.. i 1 uuw wuu was uiieui our uuys iaii year, was a visitor here Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Wnite.Mrs Clayton Long and Mr. Aichie Pruden motored over to Mur freesbjro last Monday to call on the young ladies from here who are students at Chowan College. Mrs. Cuarley Edwards and children of Kelford are visiting her mother, Mrs, India Johnson. Messrs. W. H. and G. W. Pru den, who have been suffering with rheumatism the greater part of this year, are still confined to their rooms. Miss Stanley of Garysburg and one of the Northampton teachers visited her friend, Miss Maud Harris, last Saturday. Owing to the bad condition of the roads on account of the snow, the teachers of this district failed to meet here last Saturday as scheduled. A number of the pa trons of the school had gathered to welcome the teachers and they, with what teachers did come, en joyed the the feast of good things provided and then, dispersed to their homes. Mr. P. W. Edwards spent last week in Richmond, Va., attend ing the Grand Lodge of Masons. Under the auspices of the Bet- , terment Association and for the benefit of the school, the play, ' "Next Door" will be given by fun and laughter aud all who wish to enjoy an evening of pleasure are invited to come. Ad mission 25 and 15 cents. Reserved seats 35 cents. Be Careful Where You Buy Yuur Cot ton Seed. Many farmers will be looking out for new varieties in cotton seed. This is well, but try them in a small way until you see how they are adapted to your soils and climatic conditions. How ever, in selecting the new seed, be careful to inquire if the cot ton is free from antnracnose or boll-rot. This is a disease that can be easily introduced by pur chasing seed from careless or un scrupulous dealers. Every State should enact a law similar to the South Carolina law against sell ing diseased cotton seed. In fact the law should apply to all seed?. Anthracnose is costing the cot ton growers of the South millions of dollars annually. I have seen fields this year where 25 per cent or more pf the bolls were affect ed. Be sure and plant only seed that are free from the disease, and on land that did not grow cotton last year and you will not be troubled with it. The fungus cannot live in the soil over a year, but will live in the 6ed as long as three years. Avoid this cotton disease . as you would a disease affecting livestock. A stitch in time frequently saves more than nine,- T. B. Parker, in the Pro gressive Farmer. ' Wanted, No Amatoer. , Edith And Flora were spending their . summer vacation in the country. . , "Do you know,''' said Edith, "He. told, me that he had . never kissed any girl before.' "What did you tell him? asked Flora." ' -Why," replied Edith, "I told him I was no agricultural exper iment . station.", Harper's Ba aaar.' , , ' , . . TARIFF REVISION. Tbe South Not Wholly Freed from Fetish of Free Trade, Which Be longed to Institution of Slavery. Tariff revision under Demo cratic rule seems to be taking its. usual course, to some extent Ar ticles of Southern make are put down, and those of Northern make are more or less upheld. We muke no complaint in this matter against our Northern friends, for the fault rather rests upon and witb our representa tives in Congress. It is propos ed to make a very decided cut of the tariff on cotton goods, while th.9 late news is that the tariff on woolen goods remains almost the same. Southern representa tives in Congress have moved in some degree away from th? old fetish of free trade which be longed to the institution of slav ery, but e are not yet wholly freed from it. Without any quar rel whatever with the woolen trade, w know, it could better stand a cue than the Southern cotton goods could. Our repre sentatives in Congress have been so long advocating free trad?, that; it is hard for them to re fuse to acquiesce in a cut on Southern products towards a free trade basis, but meanwhile Northern Congressmen get the highest tariff possible and hold to it While the Southern Con gressmen are pursuing a theory, and let the practical results go in deference to the theory, the Northern representatives are pursuing practical results and getting them. Charlotte Obser ver.1' ' Hfloton Locals. Mea9rs. I. H. Jenkins, J. H. Lee and E. L Banks w$re in Norfolk last week on business. Miss Ruth Vann of Chowan College spent last week at home in order to have some dental work done. Mr. Louis Daniel, having fin ished his law course at Chapel Hill, has returned home where he will practice. Mr. E. F. Banks has been on the sick list, but is improving now. Mr. F. E. Hines. near Winton. lost a very valuable horse Sunday night. Mr. Leonard Story has accept ed a position on the steamer, Carolina. Miss Gladys Broarne spent from Thursday until Sunday at home on account of the illness of her mother. Mr. D. P. Harris made quite a short trip to Murfreesboro last week. Miss Chlorine Liverman spent last week in Norfolk. Mr. John E. Vann is still im proving but has not been able to return to his work yet. Miss Ina Mitchell of Chowan College spent last Saturday and Sunday at home. Rev. D. P. Harris filled his regular appointment at the Chow an Church Sunday. Mr. Adrian Mitchell went - to Norfolk last week on business. Miss Ruby Cowan of Cofield spent Sunday with Miss Pearle Jenkins. A charter has been issued for the new bank and the stockhold . ers are preparing to go to work. . The lot has been boughty It is the place known as the Old Fair son Store. North Carolina Day was ob served at the Winton Graded School Feb. 6th. There was quite a full attendance for such anv oc casion.