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ANDREW J. CONNER, PUBLISHER.
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Volume XXII.
RICH SQUARE, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1913.
Number 38.
Tate Machinery & upply Co.
LITTLETON, N. C.
MACHINERY SPECIALISTS:
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Supplies.
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FRANKLIN, VA.
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MASON & WORRELL.
trrOKNXYR ft COUNSELLORS AT LAW,
JACKSON. N. C.
Pnetiee is all Court. Business
promptly and f aithf dUt attended to.
. , Office 2nd floor bank building.
j RAYMOND G. PARKER,
n Attorney ana uoanseior at utw,
Jackson. N. C.
PmoHho. in all Minvta All KnoiriAaa
grvca prompt and faithful attention.
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AVTOBNBYS AT LAW.
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DENTIST,
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CONTRACTOR & BUILDER
JACKSON, N. 0.
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George. N. C.
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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Woodland, - North Carolina.
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SEABOABD LOCALS.
Died Id Portsmoatb Best School
Opening- Fine Cotton Off for
College-Personals.
Mrs. C. A. Brantley, who has
been spending, the past week
with the family of Mrs. R. M.
Maddrey, will leave this week
for her home in the Harris' Shop
vicinity.
Miss Annie Nowell, after a
pleasant visit to relatives in Law
renceyille, Va., returned in time
for the school opening Monday
morning.
Mrs. W. H. Buffaloe and dau
ghter, Mrs. L. L. Lassiter, Jack
son, were welcome guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Carlton Maddrey the
past Sunday.
Our townsman. Mr. C. P. Ste
phenson, is in Baltimore, Md.,
this week. He was accompanied
by his daughter, Mrs. Mattie M.
Gay, who will purchase her sea
son's stock of millinery.
Mr. Charley BeiBel, Portsmouth,
Va., spent Saturday and Sunday
here in the home of Mrs. Anna
Long.
The exodus of our boys for the
various colleges of the State has
been much larger than any pre
vious year. Among our High
School graduates we find Spur
geon Clark at Wake Forest and
Jetbro Harris, Trinity, for second
terms; Kindred Long left last
Monday for the University of
North Carolina, Dean Crocker on
Tuesday for Trinity College. Al
though he has not completed the
High School course here; Matt
Stephenson leaves this week for
Randolph Macon College. While
we miss the cheerful presence of
these bright young men, we re
joice with them in the opportun
ity afforded for further pursuit
of study and feel confident they
will reflect credit on their home
town. This awakening for high
er education is traceable to the
silent influence of the Saeboard
High School more than to any
other cause.
Mrs. R. M. Maddrey returned
Friday morning from Raleigh,
where she accompanied the deaf
and dumb little boy of Mr. and
Mrs. R. F. Barnes to meet the
teacher of Morganton Asylum.
While in Raleigh she attended
opening exercises of Meredith
College and - met again her old
preceptor. Dr. R. T. Vann, the
cultured President of that great
institution. -
-Sheriff Joyner spent Monday
in hiB home town. While here
he informed us he had rented his
house, recently vacated, to Mr.
Jim Rose, of the Galatia vicinity.
Mrs. Sam Kee returned a few
days ago from a pleasant visit to
relatives in Washington, D. 0.
Mrs. Edward Gay,Portsmouth,
is being entertained this week in
the home of her son, Mr. D.Gar
land Grubbs.
Mr. A Weaver moved his fam
ily from here to his lumber camp
near Vaughan Monday.
Mrs. R. F. Barnes, Gumberry,
who has been ill for several dayB,
is slowly convalescing.
Mesdames Wm. Boone, W. H.
Howell and daughter, Miss Claire,
and son, Ernest, together; with
Miss Jones, came over from Sev
ern Sunday in Mr. Ho well's new
car and spent, the day in the
home of Dr. M. R. Stephenson.
Rev. M. Y. Self, Garysburg,
filled bia regular, month! ap
pointments with Seaboard M. E.
church Sunday morning and Con
cord in the afternoon. y. e
After a month's visit to rela
tives in Portsmouth and Norfolk,
Miss Alice Gay returned to her
home here last JFridav. w .
Mesdames Sarah B. and H. R.
Harris returned Saturday from a
visit to Mrs. Robt. Davis, daugh
ter of the former, at Tarborp. .
Mrs. Claude Parker and inter
esting little girls have concluded
a visit to her schoolmate, Mrs.
Green F. Gay, and left for her
home, Franklin. Va., last Friday
afternoon.
It gives us pleasure to tell the
many friends of Mr. Green Pru
den, that he is slowly recovering
from an operation for appendici
tis at Sarah Leigh Hospital.Nor-
folk, and expects to be at home
in a few days.
Miss Fannie Foster.Portsmouth
is spending her vacation herein
the pleasant home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Foster.
Mr. Sam Story, Portsmouth, k
former .Northamptonian and Sea'
board resident, paid a short visit
here at the close of last week.
Mr. Story said it had been eigh
teen years since he had seen his
old home and was struck with the
many improvements that had
been made in that time.
The scuppernong season is with
us and more welcome than ever
as all other fruit crops were a
failure in thiB section this year.
Mrs. AUie Tucker and children,
after a pleasant visit to her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Foster,
left Sunday for her home. Ports
mouth, Va.
Mr. R. F. Barnes, Gumberry,
one of most progressive farmers,
nas as fine crop of cotton thiB
'year as we have seen anywhere.
Not only is it of large growth,
but it has the largest bolls and
more of them to the stalk than
any cotton we have yet seen. He
has been experimenting with
Cook's Prolific, the Simpkins and
King and finds the former best
in many respects. Mr. Barnes
says the lint is heavier and the
yield larger than any kind he
has ever planted. He expects to
gather 2000 lbs. to the acre this
year notwithstanding the drought
and the storm of Sept 3' that
flattered much of it to the ground
Seaboard State High School
opened Monday morning, Sept.
15th., with a very large attend
ance. According to the records
of the school, this is the largest
opening ever. The writer failed
to secure from Prof. Barbee the
number enrolled first dav. The
morning exercises were conduct
ed by the new Principal, Prof.
Walter Barbee, after which short
addresses were made by a num
ber of the patrons and friends of
the school. The complete faculty
this year is as follows: Prof. Wal
ter Barbee.Princibal.High School
Department; Miss Ruby Fagge,
assistant in High School; Miss
Laura Allen, Intermediate grades;
Miss Ella Kornegay, Primary
grades. Miss Lucy Allen will
have charge of the music depart
ment and assist in seventh grade
work. Prof." Barbee and Miss
Kornegay are our new teachers,
botn are specialists in their line.
They have made most flattering
impression on the patrons and
we exDect great things this ses
sion. Miss Fagge begins her third
term and the Misses Allen their
second term with us. This is suf
ficient evidence of their worth
and our; esteem for these cultured
young women. The number of
patrons and visitors was larger
at this opening than ever before.
All the old scholars . returned
and more new ones matriculated
than on any previous , opening.
Tbe entire school board was pres
ent and pledged in no uncertain
tones their cooperation with the
faculty. Supt Paul J. Long and
his able assistant. Miss Kelly,
while a little behind time, : were
WOODLAND ITEMS.
Young Ladles Leave tor College-! he
, Town on a Boom -Personal
Items.
Our town seems quiet now,
since so many of the girls have
left for school. Misses Marguerite
Blanchard. Mary Ella Copeland
and Pauline Outland left for
Guilford College last week. Miss
ies Lilian Carter, Inez Benthall,
Sibyl Harrell, Hannah. Holloman,
Jessie Griffin and Retta Griffin
for Chowan College and Miss
Margaret Futrell for State Nor
mal Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Brittonof
Winton visited Mr. and Mrs. A,
P. Griffin last week.
Messrs. C. H. Griffin, J. B.
Griffin,Harry Griffin, E.G. Griffin
and R. C. Benthall left for Bal
timore the first of the week.
Mr. Saunders of Aulander is
spending some time with Dr.
Cooke.
Mr. Clyde Whitley was married
September 7th. to Miss Sumner
of Milwaukee. Also Supt C. F.
Sapp and Miss Helen Spivey of
Rich Square were married Fri
day! morning in Jackson. They
are hoarding at the Harrell House
at the present
Miss Eunice Pope left last Mon
day) for Baltimore to purchase
fallv millinery for Mr. C. J.
Vaughan.
'v Miss Lillian Pope left Sunday
for jasker to begin her work in
theipraded School
JsB .-Mary .Odon. of Anneta
visited her sister. Miss Ollie
Odom, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Acre Vick spent
last week with their mother, Mrs.
Bynum.
One has simply to ride through
Woodland to realize that it is on
a boom, as hammers and brick
masons are heard and seen on
every side. Several new resi
dences are going up and stores
are being enlarged, besides lots
of other places being repaired.
Protracted services will begin
at the M.E. church next Sunday.
Miss Bashie Sykes of Conway
has again resumed her duty as
assistant Cashier of the bank
here.
Mr. W. B. Odom spent Monday
night with his sister, Mrs. Wil
liam Griffin.
on hand and stimulated and en
couraged our teachers in many
ways. The number of boarding
pupils is by far the largest yet.
While several families have all
they can accommodate there is
still an opening for all who may
wish to secure accommodation
later- With such an auspicious
beginning, we have a right to
expect great things this school
year, and we do not expect to be
disappointed
News has just been received
bv friends here that the body of
Mrs. Columbus Magee,nee (Mag
gie Barclay) would reactf here on
No. 11 today and be interred this
afternoon (Tuesday) in Seaboard
cemetery. Mrs. Magee was reared
in the Mt Carmel vicinity, but
has spent the greater part of her
married life near Gumberry.
Some two years ago her husband
moved from Gumberry to Ports
mouth and it was at this last
home that she breathed her last
She attended Mt. Carmel meet
ing the past August and seemed
to be in as good health as usual,
not having been strong for a
number of years. She leaves to
mourn their loss a loving hus
band, several children and other
relatives and friends to whom we
offer slncerest sympathy.
. Subtcribsto the Txmbs. -
Jackson Locals.
Miss Ruby Buxton of Newport
News, Va., was the guest of her
cousin, Mrs. GaWand Midyette,
last week. She left on Saturday
for Georgia where she will teach
this winter.
Mrs. L. C, Pruden gave a par
ty Thursday evening in honor of
her guests. Miss Barnes of Ports
mouth and Miss Sears of Mt. Car
mel. It was a most enjoyable af
fair and every one voted Mrs.
Pruden a charming hostess.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Long of
Norfolk are visiting Mr. Long's
mother, Mrs. H. W. Lewis.
Miss Kate Reid left last Thurs
day to resume her work as teach
er in the paimary department of
Troutman graded school.
Miss Verjie Vick has returned
to Newton, where she will teach
again in the graded school there.
Miss Jessie Fleetwood left Fri
day for Oxford where she will at
tend school this session.
Mrs. R. A. Weaver and Thos.
Jordan and the Misses Jordon re
turned to their home in Ports
mouth on Thursday after a short
stay with relatives.
Messrs. Allen Flvthe and Vad
en Wynne left Monday for Randolph-Macon
Academy where
they will attend school this year.
Miss Ethel Futrell left Sunday
to begin her duties as teacher in
the Primary department of the
Olnev High school.
The enrollment of our school on
the first day was 102.
. There seems to have been a
misunderstanding about the Bet
terment meeting last Friday so a
meeting is called for next Friday,
Sept 19. It will be held at the
residence of Mrs. J. T. Flythe at
4 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Picard and
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Hardy have
taken a cottage at Visginia Beach
for several weeks.
Miss Ellen W. Lewis has re
turned from a pleasant visit to
her uncle in Lawrenceville, Va,
Dr. W. B. North is conducting
a revival at the Methodist church
this week.
George News.
Mr. C. Lyndon Outland left
Monday for Richmond, Va., where
he will enter the Richmond Med
ical College.
Mr. Henry W. Jessup returned
home the first of this week from
a visit with his friend and school
ma te,Mr. Fred F. Hollo well, near
Goldsboro. ,
Mr. C. W. . Harvey of Rich
Square and his son, Edward Maris
from Chicago University, BDent
last Wednesday night with B. P.
Brown and family.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Outland
spent several days in Norfolk the
past week on business.
Miss Elizabeth Brown visited
in Lasker Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Ann Jessup and
Mrs. B. P. Brown are spending
this week in Goldsboro visiting
friends.
Those on the Bick list this week
are little Edward, Ella and Mar
garet Outland.
Cotton in this section is open
ing very fast and Borne farmers
have begun picking, v ;
The whole neighborhood turned
out Monday morning to the open
ing ef Olney High SchooL The
teachers never felt more eneour-j
aged over the' prospects for a
prosperous and successful year.
Wb offer the New York World
three times a week and the Roan
oebvChowan Times all one year
for S1.CS, old of new subscripi-
OBESS AND DECENCY.
New Styles Most be Forthcoming for
the Maintenance of American
Decency.
Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Women who will not regard
the judgment of a poor journal
ist in matters of apparel will re
spect, if they do not approve,the
oDinions of Edward Bok on de
cency and dress, as expressed in
the current issue of Collier's
Weekly, for Mr. Bok, our read
ers will remember, is an author
ity on such things, and when he
speaks, then the New York
modistes give head.
This time Mr. Bok is speaking
in a very positive fashion. He is
mad, and writes like it Survey
ing feminine fashion, he has con
cluded, as have thousands of us,
that some of the modes are inde
cent, rankly indecent He has
discovered, too, the origin of
these radical costumes, and does
not hesitate to tell the facts. He
says of Parisian fashions:
"Each year the tendency to
lower the standards has become
more strongly marked. But it
muBt be said to the credit of the
credit of the French gentlewoman
that these 'styles' are neither
indorsed nor worn by her. She
scorns them with contempt They
are the creations of the disorder
ed minds of French dressmakers,
who have lost all sense of art
and decency, have become pure
crmmercialists, and who, laugh
ing in their sleeves at the Amer
icaiT Vomen, are, as one of the
greatest of them recently said,
Beeing how far they can go 'in
making fools of the Amer
ican women.' No Frenchwoman
of the slightest refinement wears
these 'Btyles'; they are hallmark
of the women of the French un
derworld, that frequent the Par
is boulevards and the French
race courses. As Mme. Sarah
Bernhardt said upon her last vis
it to America, it was a perfect
amazement to her to see appar
ently decent American women
dressed like the demimonde of
Paris." .
This is very plain talk, so plain,
in truth, that we would hesitate
to print it except as the opinion
of an authority ; but that it is a true
indictment a thousand French
visitors will attest All are of
one opinion and are frankly a
mazed that the splendid woman
hood of this country should let
itself be hoodwinked to inde
cency by designing costumera.
Mr. Bok offers as a remedy for
the present disgraceful fashions
a vogue of American styles de
signed for American women.
Upon this point we do not pre
sume to criticize him. Yet,
whether thev be of our own cre
ation or not, new styles of wo
men's dress must be forthcoming
for the maintenance of American
decency and American morals.
Ad Old Negro's Prayer.
A white minister, after con
ducting service in a colored
church, asked an old deacon to
lead the congregation in prayer
The brother in black offered a
very fervent appeal for the white
brother and said: "O, Lord, give
him de eye of an eagle, dat he
may spy out sin afar off. Put
his hand to gospel plow. Tie his
tongue to the line ob truth. Nail
his ear to de gospel pole. Bow,
his head down ftwixt his knees
in some lonesome, dark and nar
row valley, where prayer Is much ,
wanted to be made. . 'Nbint him
wid de kerosene lie of salvation
and den s6t him on flre!"-Ex-change.
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