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Rapids' Roanoke ALD OJiK ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C, APRIL 16, J915. Subscription, $1.00 a Year in Advance VoLme II. Number 3. PERSONAL AND LOCAL ITEMS Mr. W. T. Rowland, of Middle burg, was here Friday on busi ness. Mr. A. II. Green, of Halifax, was in town a few hours last Friday. Judge. I. M. Mulkn. of Peter burg, Va., was hero on business for several davs t his week. Miss Maggie Lynch, of Kbony, j Va , is visiting her brother, Mr. i W. G. Lynch. i An experienced sales lady j wantul for racket department, Apply Box 44, Weldon, N. C. i Advt. j . . . . i Miss Sarah Waller spent Fri day night and Saturday at "Ced;- Lawn", the l .ely count) .; home of Mr. and .!rs. J. F. vineent. Mis os Irma and Nita B.yce spent Jaturday night in Li tie ton. C. T. Kidd, of City Point, s .ent the .eek-end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam K idd. Sheriff J. A. House, of Thel-i ma was here Tuesday on busi- ness Eugene Collins, oM'ity P int. a ij . .. i. spent everal days lit.? this eek with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Collins. Mist Edna Massengale "ei ter tained a number of her frf. nds on las' Saturday night in fv nor of her fourteenth birthday. . B. L Hamill, of Thelma. vas in tow i a few hours Monda on busine s. Mrs. E. A. Beale and 1 ttle daugh t, of Franklin, Va., are visitin :' Mr. and Mrs. . L. Rodge s. T. ( ). Vaughan, of Wei ion, was in town Saturday for a few hours i business. Dr. 1. H. Adkins and Mr J. G. But s attended the fur"ral service of Mr. Harry Go von which were held in Halifax i un day. C. R Bark ley spent Tuesday out of town. C. T. Johnson was in Little ton a lew hours Tuesday on business. Jno. L. Patterson spent several days out of town this week on business. A. T. White has recently mov ed, to South Rosemary, to his property which he jiurchaV'd from Mr. C. M. Dickens. Miss Elizabeth Bagley after a short stay in Norfolk visiting j friends, returned Wednesday Very low prices on ladies coat suits and millinery. B. Ma ks. Advt. The Indian musical ay "Powh .tan" will be preser :ed at the 'copies Theatre on Th rs day nif 'it April 22 by local :al- nt ! or the benefit of the P-es- . , Is- byteria 1 church. One hundred will be in the cast in Indian costume, and the story of ( ftp tain Jo in Smith and Pocahor tas will be enacted. Lower fl r, 5oc. First two rows in balcony 35c. balance of balcony 5c. Tickets at Advt Hancock-House Co. SCHEDULE FOR 1915 Roanoke Valley League Patterson Mills Read the Patti rson M 1U May July Baseball May I June 12 July 24 May 29 July 10 May 15 June 26 Aug. 7 Ro4 oke Ra; Ids Ne May 15 June 26 Aug. 7 May 29 July 10 R ost oiai Roanoke M Us ROSEMARY BAPTISTS CALL PASTOR Rev. B. E. O'Bern, of Elizabeth City, has been Called by Congregation The Rosemary Baptist Church has boon so well pleased with Rev. 1!. K. O'Bern, who has been holding revival services there for the past week or two, that they have decided to call him there as regular pastor. Mr. O Bern is troni Elizabeth City, vt i it ii i u: in. v . lie is an unusuany oriiu- a it and forceful pror.cher and the Baptist Church is to be con- gratulated upon his acceptance, which we understand covers a , period of two months, with the possibility of his accepting, at the end of this time, permanent charge of the Baptist church work. i Notice The following mail remains unclaimed postoffiee. in the Rosennrv .arne uay Lua.e iran ei, u Charlie Clay, Ludie Daniel, L. freeman, Mrs. Jane Harris, Mr. Walter Harris, Mrs. Mary Hines, Mrs. Sallie Hines, Mrs. Jimmie Hawkins, Mrs. F. C. . . ... . . . . .Medlin, Ixniis Kok, li. J. Wor rell, F. S. Stawls, Horace Wil- Hams. Mrs. Annie Yelarday, Responsible Methods Our conception of ideal service a service that offers to patrons every accommodation consistent with security and strength. Every transaction is subjected to careful consideration and is guided in spirit as well as in let ter by the laws and ideals of responsible banking methods. Long experience with the com mercial and financial needs of Roanoke Rapids, has enabled our officers to guide this comprehen sive service for the best inter ests of all patrons. The First National Bank of Roanoke Rap ids, N. C, Advt. The Methodist Ladies Aid Society invites the public to come to the store next to the Whitmore Bakery Saturday evening where they will have of Spring Hill, one of the reppre-! wearing blue crepe meteor, trim for sale ice cream, sandwiches, sentatives from Halifax Countv. imed in pink rosebuds, lace hat ; salads etc. The sale will begin 1 at 6 o'clock. Come and help a worthy cause. Due to the inclemency of the weather and for various other reasons, "The Debating Club" meeting has been postponed from time to time. However the said club will meet Saturday night, April 17th, at 8 o'clock in the Rosemarv school house for the purpose of engaging in a debate. Everybody cordially in vited to be present. Having a reputation for sell ing goods at a low margin of pro fit is a pretty good thing, but even a good thing can be carried too far as an incident told us by one of our local merchants will illustrate. A lady from quite a distance in the country made the entire rounds of the Roanoke j Rapids stores on last Wednesday j in a vain search for a 7c. pair of stockings. And with dyes act - ing like they were .made of diamonds too! Roanoke Rapids Roanoke Mills Rosemary May 8 June 19 July 31 June 5 July I 7 22 3 June 5 July 17 May 8 June 10 July 31 May 22 July 3 the May I June 12 July 24 Herald HALIFAX COUNTY NEWS ITEMS County Commissioners Make Con-; ditiona! Appropriation of $10,000 to Patriots Memorial School. List Takers and Assessors For the Several Townships CHEAP HOG CHOLERA SERUM The Board of Commissioners of Mali tax County, at a special :... i. i i i :ni i i ! nieeiing mm in i.iuieum on iasi Friday, April !, voted unanim- ously an appropriation of ten thousand dollars to the Patriot's .Memorial school, ihe arpropri- ation is made on the following conditions: that an act shall be i passed by the next General As-! sembly authorizing the Board to I make this appropriation and that 1 the said school shall be located in Halifax County. ! As the legislature has already, beautifully impressive church ; G. Jarman and Mr. W L. Man passed an act appropriating ! weddings ever solemnized injning. Mr. J. T. Chate will act Wrllll Ofl Ia tllic cnVwl fmm tUa I Pnonnto Rinlla ,,-V.nr, Mioo ! i i. 1 t rr C.:..1 I. uiijuuunuiu, wucu State Treasury, provided it is i Mabel McMurray became the decided to locate this school in 1 if jt- ractica,iv eortilin th;u th(j jre(, wisIative enactment will be forthcoming, List takers and assessors for the several townships in the county lor the year 1915 have ed carpenter work in the nearly been selected as follows, the completed building. Great bowls first named in each instance be- of yellow narcissi and jonquils ing list taker. .1. W. Pierce, of decorated windows and altar. Weldon, has been appointed! Mrs. H. F. Morton, pianist, county assessor. 'and Mr. Francis L. Jones, Brinkleyville- W. 11. Hayes, W. (1. Vinson. Nicholson, Bultervvood W. H. A. E. Carter. Conoconara J. 11. Darden, N. Fitzpatriek. Enfield F. C. Pittman, Dickens. Faucett J. B. Dickens, J. R. R. B. BrL'koll. Littleton C. D. House. Palmyra C. H. Roberson, N. Herring. W. Roseneath - R. L. Moses Strickland. Roanoke Rapids W. S. Hockaday. Scotland Neck A. L. Purrington. -A. E. Akers, J. E. Shields, Weldon -W. T. Shaw. Representative J. H. Darden, succeeded in getting an appropri - ation through at the last session of the legislature to provide hog j cholera serum to the farmers of he State at merely nominal, prices. By applying to the State' ' Agricultural Department, at j Raleigh, N. C this hog cholera j srum can be obtained under Representative Darden's act at i fifteen cents a dose. j Notice Ropnoke Advertised mail at Rapids Postoffiee. Mr. Bithel Taylor, Drigers. Mr. Fred Fourth Grade Honor Roll : I Cleophus Bray, Richard Cher- ry, Nellie Hazelwood, Leona Killehrew, Elliotte Love, Alma ; Vaughan, Ruth Jones. Miss Mabel Byrd, Teacher, ! .. ... Brown - Where's that fiver I luiil nn th tnhlu a miimnnt mm? Mrs.Brown - Youneverexpect ed to see that again, did vou? Brown-And whv nof Mr-. Brown Yc'u told me that in parliamentary practice, when a bill is laid on the table it is sel- dom heard of again. - Harper's Bazaar. ! i ' "whntdo you think of this bulsness of the Germans taking1 a Frye?" "They are apt to find them- selves in a broil." Adam complainpd. The early dird may get the worm, dut if you ara too early ' you might get a snake," TOWN MEETING HELD TO-NIGHT i The Mass Meeting for the . purpose of nominating candidates for Mayor and the Board of Commissioners of the town of Roanoke Rapids will be held at the Mayor's office to-night at 7:;SO 1'. M. The candidates nominated at this meeting will be voted on a. the election which will be Ivul ,,n Tuesday, May 4. Atten lance at this mass meeting is even I11ore important than ve the election as the resul meeting will be pr; equivalent to the oleetint n.;' in nf this t cally f the several candidates, . McMurray-Joyner The new Presbyterian Church was the scene on last Wednesday afternoon of one of the most bride of Mr. William i rancis !, The CPUr,.h Was artisticallv de- j corated for the occasion. Mass- es of pine branches, ivy and ismilax covered the still unfinish - j violinist, rendered beautifully i the barcarole and lCatl s Cava - Itina, and accompanied Mrs. W. jS. Hancock as she sang exquisite- ly Bohm s Still as the Night. Shortly after four o'clock the bridal party entered the church to the strains of I)hengrin. First came the ushers down the main j aisle, Messrs. E. H. Ricks and James Tilghman, of Weldon, fol- Mowed by the groomsmen, Mr. 'Tom Harrison, of Littleton, Mr. Bradley,D. M. Tuttle, of Weldon, I Mr. Ralph Phillips, of Scotland . Neck. The bridesmaids entered i from the side entrance and cross-1 (ed the main aisle going up the, , other side aisle to the altar. The 1 ; bridesmaids entered as follows: ! Miss Kate Conley, of Kinston, Ho match, carrying yellow roses; Miss Bessie Joyner, of Littleton, sister of the groom, wearing yellow crepe meteor, with hat to match and carrying Parma violets; Miss Josephine Tillery, dressed in lavender, hat to match, and carrying lavendar sweet peas, The maid of honor, Miss Bennie Conley, of Washington, wearing pink crepe meteor, with lace hat, and carrying pink sweet peas, 1 entered from the front entrance. j The groom entered from the side entrance accompanied by the best man, his brother, Mr. ; Edward Joyner, of Littleton. The bride and dame of honor, Mrs. D. C. Ballard, of Richmond, Va., entered from the front en - trance, preceeded by the ring bearers, little Robert Tuttle, & nephew of the groom, and little Miss Virginia Jackson. The bride was dressed in a charming blue going away suit of chiffon broadcloth, hat and gloves to match, and carried a shower bouquet of white roses and lillies of the valley. The dame of hon- or wore white chiffon over satin - ! witn )ink hat an(1 tarrit'J P'"k j roses. I The ceremony, which included 11,0 rin Sf,rviw- was performed h? Rov- H- F- M,rbm, pastor of the I'reshyterian Church here, anJ flne ,ev- rMKM Joyner, fatht'r of the Krwmi. rector of the Episcopal Church at Littleton. During the ceremony the Trau - erei was played softly At the close of the beautiful and impressive ceremony, the bridal party retired, Mendel- jssohns Wedding March being played as the recessional. The bridal couple left im- mediately after the ceremony for their bridal trip to New York City and elsewhere. j The bride is the beautiful and HIGH SCHOOL BOYS FIELD MEET Will k Held at Roanoke Valley League Park To-morrow After- oon at 2:30. Sixteen Events I FIRST FIELD DAY HELD HERE The High School boys of the Roanoke Rapids Graded Schools will hold the first field and track nit et ever held here to-morrow a ternoon at the Roanoke Valley League Base Ball Park at 2:30. This event promises to le a very interesting meet and a large crowd of spectators is expected to be present. Admiss ion is a merely nominal sum of ten cents, and is charged simply to cover the cost-of tl e different medals that will begtV5Ti the winners in the severa' events. Three judges have 1 ""en select ed: Dr. T. W. M. Lor ' Dr. F. ; as siarier aim j. i. cuamuacK ! will be field recording secretary. Mr. L. S. Mosher who has ,,a0H BnH inat,, w-e in th HiffwVnrms f nth Wi,. has had charge of a ' arrange. ments and will act as oach dur '' jng the meet. There will be sixt en events held and these will tr :e place in the order given: 1. One Hundred Yarl Dash - Seniors 2. One Hundred Yar i Dash - Juniors ; a. Discus -- Seniors ; .,, y h. Shot Put - .1 5 , Running Broad mors lump 1v"iV.y Jump Jump Seniors k. .Running High Juniors 7. Running High Seniors s. Running Broad Juniors y. Half Mile Run Si "linrs K). Half Mile Run -- Ji ninrs 11. 12 lb. Shot Put -- Seniors 12. Discus -- Juniors 13. Pule Vault -- Junkvs 14. Pole Vault -- Seni. :s 15. One Mile Run -- J niors u nUi. Ue Run - Seniors Miss Mabel Boyd Entertains On last Thursday night Miss Mabel Boyd delightfully enter- tained a few of her friends at her dome on Washington Street, The entertainment was given in honor of Miss Virginia Hart and her house guest, Miss Sallie J. Winslovv. Games nf different kinds were played by the guests and delicrhtfnl rpfroshmonta wro served hv th hostAss Thr, present were Misses Virginia j Hart, Sallie J. Winslow, Cammie j Vaughan, Nell Wicker, Alice Hockaday, Messrs. Clarence Grimmer, Emmett " Tatthews, ! Hurley iErman King, Willi; m Edmondson, a .d Boyd, R. L. j Towe. I i accomplished daughter of Capt. : and Mrs. J. M. McMur.ay and is j extremely popular in tne social j circles of this as well as many other towns in the S.ate, as is j well attested by the ht ndreds of j handsome wedding gifts sent j from far and near, i The groom has lived in Roa- noke Rapids and is w. 11 known here although he is a present i located in Weldon. H is a pros pmus and rising youn; business 1 , man. ; , Among the many oi t-of-town j guests present at the ceremony ; were Mrs. Fannie oyner, of ! (Farmville. N. C, Mrs Francis! , Joyner, and Mrs. C. I.. Foster, ! of Littleton, N. C, Mrs. Jim! Gooch, Mrs. Inge, Mr'.. R. A. j Harris, Mrs. S. B. Pi rce, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Hughe.', Mrs W. M. Cohen, Mrs. Ida WUins, Miss Elizabeth Hughes, J iss Allen Hart. Miss Mercer Green, of Weldon, N. C, Mrs. . S. O. B. Robinson, of Goldsbon-, N. C, I and Judge and Mrs. J. M. Mul- len, of Petersburg, Va. 523,959 BALES USED IN MARCH Cotton On Hand March 13 in( factories and Warehouses 5,119,317 Bales r in Washington. April 15 Cotton used during March was 523,959 bales, exclusive of linters, the census bureau announced to-day. Cotton on hand March :il in; manufacturing establishments and independent warehouses aggregated 5,1 19, lil 7 bales. j March consumption compared : with 4;i.'i,:?54 bales used in March j a year ago. During the eight I months ending March 31, cotton used was 3,578,215 bales against 3,705,210 in the same period the previous year. Cotton on hand March 31, in manufacturing establishments .vas 1,740,476 bales, against 1, 179.239 last year, and in inde- pendent warehouses 3,378,317 at 10 A. M. uales against 1,834,008 last year, j Service at 11:00 A. M. Subject, Exports in March were 1,208,-j "Church Loyalty". 73 bales against(i!)5,310 last year, ! Evening services at 7:45 Sub ind for the eight months (,0S1).-! ject. "Our Name". Everybody 513 bales against 7,93(1,075 in; invited to attend all services, ast year's period. ; Imports were 38,534 bales; igainst 30, 803 last year and fori .he eight months 2Uf,790 bales, igainst 115,157 in last year's period. Linters used were 31,398 hales igainst 24.720 last year, and for he eight months 214.579 bales tgainst 2(14,083 in last year's )eriod: on hand in manufaetur- ng establishments 101, 047 bales igainst lR'U'i2H last year, and in iependent warehouses 1(MI,L'IIS iales agtii'it 57,538 1:..4 c;i- Linters e) irted were tin. :i!es and for t'co eight months .:.;,. 'ii 15 hales. Colli " spindles active durii .larch ...... .red ;;iii.:is.,";i.". igainst ::i.i',v:... 111 March la.-.i ear. Mrs. R. P. Beckw.lh and Mrs B. Beckwith Ei)!ertain The Ladies Aid Society the 'Vesbyterian church were de- gtuiuuy entertained .h" uav afternoon by Mrs. R. P. Beek-: with and her mother. Mrs. I!. Beckwith in Rosemary. It was one of the most interesting meet - ings in the era of the society as the four ladies who went to the Presbyterial at Rock v Mount came home inspired with new enthusiasm and interest. Mrs. . b . Horner made a splendid talk upon the business sideof the rresnyieriai. Mrs. naves told of the social features and Miss' the most ' Holladay read one of Vi il t t 11 1 nnrwira in i-ntrai.,! tVio work of tne yourlg people of the! -Viutvhij Thwo rnr-t n.no supplimented by remarks from the President. Mrs. Job Taylor, ' . A Kreat interest was aroused in thf TYphvterimi (lrnlian-i 'at ltarium Snrines Mrs. Beckwith and Mrs. 'Vyche were appointed to draw p resolutions of respect in lernory of Mrs. Wood - the rst memnor 01 tne society to be Aninvitaibnto'-the ladies (o ! suggest the desirability of a ttend the McMurrav-JoynerjsavinKs account as a safe- re .Marriage was read by ' the munerative and satisfactory in 'resident. vestment of surplus funds. uenc ous reiresnments were erveo nv me nosiess and tier lother, assisted by Miss Holla- j it ay. the society adjourned to u""llura uin1ucsuuuouicoev.ui teet Tuesday evening, April ity. The First National Bank of 7th, with Mrs. C. A. Wyche. Roanoke Rapids, N. C. Advt. CALL FOR MASS MEETING Due to the fact that the attendance at the meet ing of the lire department, property holders, and inter ested citizens i .tiled lor last Monday night was so small. 1 have decided to issue another call for a mass meeting to be held in the Mayor's Office of the town of Roanoke Rapids (second IliMir of First National Bank Building) on next Monday night, April 19, at 7:45. This question of adequate fire protection should be of vital interest to every citizen of this town and those who are interested are exacted and requested to make it. their business to attend this meeting and bring as many citizens with them as they can induce to attend. The object of the meeting is to organize a Fire Department for the t3wn of Roanoke Rapids, with a system of regular and systematic drills under the di rection of a trained fire fighter. Don't forget the time or the place. J. T. CHASE. Mayor. WITH THE CHURCHES Episcopal Church Sunday School . every Sunday morning at' ten o'clock. Mr. Whittaker, Superintendent. Baptist Church Sunday School every Sunday at 10 a. m. W. S. Hancock, Supt Presbyterian Church Rev. H. F. Morton, Pastor Sunday School Rosemary Opera House Sunday morning at ten , o'clock. Rosemary Baptist Church Rev. B. E. O'Bern, Pastor Sunday School every Sunday Methodist Church Rev. Wm. Towe, Pastor Roanoke Rapids: Sunday school Sunday morning at 9:45. W. V. Woodruff, Supt. Service at 11:00 o'clock, Sub- ject, "Personal Responsibility". Evening Services at 7:45 o'clock, conducted by a layman. Rosemary. Morning: Sunday School at 10 o'clock, J. B. Boyd Supt Evening Services at 7:45 o'clock, Subject, "Why Not a Christian"? The public is invited. First Christian Church Raleigh L. Topping, M: ' Sunday School ' ( i era House ev Minn at2',,A Sui t, L. : Frances Tu drill on Sum Services in tl ! back of the Rost every night and St : RPVival servi. :lnK' Kevlva' servu Progress. There wer two additions up to last dav nitrht. You are inv attend. Profit and Security Large interest is seldom asso- ciated with absolute security of principal. When the line of posi- tive safety has been crossed, in- i. j ..i j l.. esimem is msp.acea oy specu- ' , x . . ! To those prudent people of Roanoke Rapids and vicinity who appreciate the value of safety, .,nd the safetvnf conservatism This institution pays 4 per and cent interest on savings - i .