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Roanoke Rapids ERALD y jtume 11. Number 8. ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C, May 21, 1915. Subscription, $1.00 a Year in Advance NTEREST GROWS v IN PLAYERS' CONTEST Several Players Have Entered the Fight for the Forty Dollars in Gold, and Have Gone to Work in Earnest CONTEST CLOSES IN The Baseball Player's Popularity Contest conducted by the erald is meeting with a good deal of success. Many players have fntered and several are working Two of the contestants have 'own the special $2."( premium oilers. The others can do it if fiey ill only get down alter it. ami F.very baseball team in the 1 doii ijr jfood work toward landing me tf im. The team we refer to has as good a chance of landing the jrst p-ize for one of its players as any in the league and we ex Ject to see some player from that team get busy in the next few uys. The contest is young yet, but that simply means that work 1 units for more now than any other time. Nominations must be itered before June ID. The standing of the contestants will be published again in lis r pe one week from to-day. (let the votes that you wanr to apt. . to your credit into the Herald ollice by Wednesday noon of ext week. Six Month's New Subscription (ode.) counts for 2.0(H) One Year's New Subscription ($1.00) counts for 5,0(10 Two Year's Nt'w Subscription !?2.IKi) counts for 15,000 One Year's Renewal 2.000 Two Year's Renewal 5,000 Club of Ten New Subscriptions . 100,000 Club of Ten Renewals 50,000 BALL PLAYLKS POPULARITY CONTEST NOMINATING COUPON I h.'reby nominate ...... of the - - - team for the Popularity Contest. THIS COUPON GOOD FOR 1000 VOTES Date 1915. Signed . T V. .... Name of perton making nomination will not be published Ball Player's Popularity Contest l ' VOTING COUPON 50 v o r E S 50 If mailed or handed in before May 31, 1915 NAME OF PLAYER Give 'Em a Chance to Play t LENTY of mow IT I Jltttr utl Klare and tn: III ',h,i,.v ' riH"" '"r prison peu; I 1 (iHllirr Ills criminal In; ' l'leuiy of rouiu fur cuurta and Jalla WllltiiK enough to iuy, Hut nier a plai e fer the Ikijs lo rata, Never a ilaie lo play I'lenty of room for alnum unit stores Mauiuion inintl have Hie vnt; I'lenty of room for 1 lie running aorej Tliat rot In the clly'a lireat; I'lenty of room for I he lures that lead The hearts of our youth asimy, But never a eent on a iiliOKumud ient No, never a place to play. I'lenty of room for hcIumiI and hulls; Plenty of room ft r art; Plenty of room for leaa and IiiiIIh, l'lal form, xluxe and mart I'rond U the city; alio Hilda the place Kor many a fad t'iday, Hot atie'a more than lillnd If aha falla to find A place for the boy a to play. (live them a chance for lnnoceut aport; (live them a chance for fun; Better a playground than a court and Jail When the barm la done. Qlve theia a chance. If you atlnt tbem now Tomorrow you'll have to pay A larger bill for a darker III. Qlve thtim 3 chuoce to play! -Charles Howard Mllla. ELEVEN WEEKS hard for the prizes. already landed clubs and drawn no a nine worn. league now has a candidate who the prize with the exception of for dlveH ami ileui, ijt UUHiaBi BOARD VOTES $15,000.00 BONDS Meeting Held Tuesday, May 18, Takes Big Step Forward in Town's Development. Money to be Used to Defray Pre sent Obligations and for Bridges, Street Im provement and Con crete Sidewalks NEW COMMISSIONERS APPROVE ACTION The retiring Hoard of Commis sioners of the Town of Roanoke Rapids insured a distinct ad vance in the growth of the town when they voted on last Tuesday a bond issue for $ir. 000.00 for the town of Roonoke Rapids About live thousand dollars ot here Wednesday on business. ; Seldom indeed will you have the hearty co-operation and sup this issu will Ik usod to defray . . cans? for oomtilaint Whon vou nnrt nf pvrv wiim-m obligations already incurred in ; the construction of the town hy- drant system and 'he laying of."- lm lc Br"u'"K N..,nr;.l..u-llS Theremnind- several days here, left Tuesday er of this issue will be used to ; open out new streets, improve ; old streets, put in terra cotta pipes, lay concrete sidewalks, etc.. etc. The bonds will bear six per cent interest and will run for fifteen years. It will not be necessary to raise the present tax rate in order to care for these 1 Minds, as they can be taken care of by the regular tax receipts of the town, which will be material ly increased this year by the many new building that have been completed in the corporate limits since last May. While the bonds were voted by the old Hoard of Commission ers, whose terms do not expire , until June 1, their action was heartily endorsed by every mem- ber ot the newly elected Hoard. all of them being present when me oouos were voieu. 1 friends Allot' the commissioners con sider that the issuance of these : Mr- am Mrs' w- E- Froelich. bonds is imperative if the town Mrs- J- G- HutLs- Missea Bertha is to go forward instead of back- ('ox and Doll' Grizzard, motored ward. The receipts from the , 10 ''arysburg Tuesday to attend bond issue will be sufficient to' the arysburg school commence defray all of the outstanding in-j lllent ru.. : s: i.im i . il j ucoieuiiesssioi uie town, improve t the streets and lay five foot con crete sidewalks over the greater: portion of the town. We believe the action of the commissioners 1 will receive the endorsement of ; practically every c.t..en in town who has the best interests of the town at heart. Notice The following mail re-; mams unclaimed m the Kose - 1 mary Postoflice. Mrs. Fula Bishop, Mr. Tannies 1 River T.inin .lerHen Mrs T ola Mills, Mrs. Rebecca Tomas, Mrs. i W. II. Williams, Mollie Ann De loath, W. C. Jenkins, I). A. Lail, W. W. Nevvsome, H. M. Todd. Halifax County Commencement Fnfiehl, May IS. - Perhaps the greatest educational event that has ever taken place in Halifax county, was the county com mencement held at Fntield on Friday. Not only was there present on this occasion every j Important meeting of the Pres memberofthe board of educa-! byterian congregation at the tion of Halifax county, the sup- erintendent of public instruction, the head of every graded or high school, and representatives from every school in the county, but ! eminent educators from different j parts of the State gathered here, j Prominent among these was j Prof. ,. V. Judd, former, 'Superintendent of public instruc- ! lion of Wake county. Over S three thousand citizens of the 'cunty, by their presence and Itheir interest, evidenced the ! great educational awakening that I has come to this county under Ithe splendid leadership of its superintendent of public instrue - tion, Dr. A. S. Harrison. On Saturday the teachers of the county expressed their ap - prceiation of his work and his worth by presentinghim, through Mr. Ashby Dunn, of Scotland Neck, a beautiful cane. PERSONAL AND LOCAL ITEMS! Sheriff J. A. House, of Thelma, ; N. C, was here Thursday on' business. j A. H. Green, of Halifax, was i here on business Thursday. I The Rosemary Concert Band furnished music for the Garys-; burg school commencement on , last Tuesday. Mr. B. F. Tillery, and family, i of Scotland Neck, N. C, spent Tuesday here with Mr. and Mrs. W. D. tillery. , Willie Grimmer, who has been ' attending school at Oak Ridge, . has returned home for the sum mer. Judge J. M. Mullen, of Peters-: burg, Va., spent several hours' and sister, of Winston-Salem, M f1 u.... I 1; U)r u,t',r no,ne- P. V. Matthews left Monday for Hendersonville and Asheville, r i N. C, state where he will attend the ! meeting of the Grand lKlge of Odd Fellows, which convenes in Asheville on the ISth. Mesdaines C. II. Hale and F. C. Mussleman, of Halifax, N. C, were visitors here Friday and Saturday. Miss Janie FJmore and sister, leftmondav for their home in Henderson, N. C. after s,)t,n(i. ing several days with Mrs. F. H. Adkins. M. (1. Jenkins spent Sunday in Halifax. m.,..,,,. v i i i..r 1 Tlles(lav for Winston-Salem, N. where he .vjl, Qme I time visitjng reatives and ivii.sm Tilia ijee i nauncey ana I Miss Nathan Jones, who have been visiting Mr. J. M. Jackson, have returned to their homes in Washington, A nee()Ie jn a haystack ,8 m haniw to find than R dolar : when you wftnt me ,n ft h(rry Annt,x a (.neck b()()k 1)y openinR ! an account at this bank, and pro I tect yourself from such annoy- ances in the future. We carry jmmiy accounts ai mis oaiiK. Possibly we have yours, too, If j not, we invite you to open an account todav. We will servp you faithfully. The First Na- tional of Roanoke Rapids. Advt. Mr. M. P. Williams, of Tar boro, spent Sunday with his moth er, Mrs. Ophelia Williams of Rosemary. 200 boxes of Richfield linen and other brands of writing pap er and envelopes to po a 5c. per box. 24 sheets of paper and 24 envelopes to the box. Big value. VV. G. Lynch, Jeweler. Advt. close of the morning service ' Rosemary. in Misses Ila Wheeler and Bettiej Brown, spent a few days last j week in Seaboard visiting friends and relatives. The battle is not always to the strong the race not always to j the swift. It is neither strength : nor swiftness that will bring you off victorious in life's battle and life's race. It's perseverance, : It's starting a thing and stick - ing to it. By starting an account at the First National Bank of j Roanoke Rapids, and having , started it by sticking to it, you ! can win the battle and the race, j It's up to you. Great works are ! not performed by strength, but , by perseverance. We pay 4 per cent interest in our saving de - partment. The First National I Bank of Roanoke Rapids. Advt. NOTICE Time of BaeballCame Changed Beginning with to-morrow. May 22, the first game will be called at 2:30 instead of 3:00 o'clock. The second game will be called, a usual, ten minutes after completion of the first game. Roanoke Valley League. If a Man Earns $600.00 a Year And if he has a family, about $350 of that $ii(MJ will be spent on eatables. Groceries are the largest item on the family exonse account. 1 We want to tell you in this ad. ; that this store Kives you the lar- igest possible return lor your money. We invite vou to trade here, do you will find us not only ready but anxious to right all wrongs. Every grocery store sells groceries. But we don't suppose there are any two stores anywhere that are identical in qualities, values, mi nrirw a whole lot of neonle seem to - - j.-.j like our methods pretty well. They "stick" from year to year and have no serious com- j plaints to make. ! We are now waiting to wait on 'you. Rosemary Supply Co. Fine I Groceries. Advt. i K. L. Towe spent the week-end Creenv.lle and Khz. dieth City. I H. I). Webb, of Williamston here visiting his son, Messrs, H. S. Webb and C. A. Webb. Miss Rosa Moody is at home from Huies Creek Mrs. Willie Gillard, of Lincoln, N f is. visitinK her h,fi Mrs. Ben Tavior at Rosemarv. Mr. S. F. Patterson has been in Philadelphia on business this week. Miss Louise Elmore is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom King at C.arysburg. Mr. and Mrs. F. I, Kilpatrick 1 and little daughter Mary Crews, of Lexington. Va.. are visiting Mr. Kilpatrick's sister. Mrs. J. R. Moore at Rosemary. How often have you looked for a receipted bill- one of those ac counts which you know you have paid, but simply misplaced the receipt. A checking account at; this bank will save these troubles; be it your business or house-; holdaffair. You are invited to open a checking account. The First National Bank of Roanoke Rapids. Advt. Dr. E. H. Adkins i. at home from Baltimore, where he under went an operation in the St. Charles Hospital. j Ladies Solid Gold Cuff Button Signet Fronts at $1.50 ,ier pair. Lynch's Jewelry Store. Advt. Mrs. S. T. Crawford, of Eliza beth City, i 3 visiting in the home of her daughter, Mrs. WmTowe. Mr. J. T. Pruden celebrated his sixty ninth birthday Sunday. A big dinner was prepared in honor of the occasion and all his 1 children and grand children were j present. The Ladies Aid Society, of the Rosemary Methodist Church w ill , give an ice cream supper at the School House Saturday night. Come and help a worthy cause. John Flwes was left an orphan at four years of age. At eight he started in to work. Dunng j his early years he wasted money, j One day it struck him that if he ' kept on that way he would be al- w ays poor. "Poverty is not j wholesome" he said to himself and he started in to save money, He kept it up. He In ed to be an old man and whei he died was worth $l,(KK),t0O. $1.00 opens your account in our bank, We pay 4 per cent interest in our : Savings Department. The First National Hank of Roanoke Rap- lids. Advt CIVIC LEAGUE WILL ORGANIZE Every Woman in the Three Towns ; Requested to Meet in Mayor's Office Next Monday Afternoon A Civic League for this com munity will be organized on next Monday afternoon. Every woman in the three towns is requested to meet in the Mayor's Office at Roanoke Rapids, over First National Rank Building, on next Monday evening at three o'clock, and aid in getting up this orga- m .at ion. The purpose of the Civic League will be to try to keep the town clean and healthy and keep it pretty. The call for this meeting is issued by Mrs. John L. Patterson. The cause is a worthy one :owl ulnml,! rn,.im-o Free Typhoid Antitoxin ! Roanoke Mills team during the We have been instructed bv Patterson Mills' half of the Dr. T. W. M. 1 .ong, Health Olli- eighth the score stood at three cer, to announce that free typhoid and two in favor of the Patter antitoxin will be administered to son Mills. all who will call at his ollice for The forfeiture of this game, same. after an altercation between the This typhoid antitoxin is ad- umpire and the manager of the ministered in three doses, one Roanoke Mills team, renders in wei'k apart, causes no open sore, i valid the batting and fielding re am! renders the person to whom it is administered immune lo ty phoid fever for a period of three years. The free administration id' this antitoxin applies only to those who have not received the 's treatment during the past three years. Emnoria Defeats Roanoke Raoids The Roanoke Rapids team was defeated by a score of six to three by the Kmporia team last Wednesday afternoon, at the Roanoke Valley League grounds. The game was a close one for seven innings, a lucky bunching of hits by the visitors coupled with a few errors on the part, of the home boys bringing in the winning runs. Katteries or Koanoke Kapius wm Alll'-V ""Hgms. l or Kmporia. Hriggs and Long. Notice Advertised mail at Roanoke Rapids Postoflice. Miss Lula Butts. Mr. Kelly, Mr. W, M. Mayo, Moses, I.en I'easley. Noah R. C. Too Much for Her Unobserved and unannounced, the president of a church society entered the composing room of a newspaper just in time to hear '.hese words issue from the mouth of the boss printer: "Billy, go to the devil anil tell him to finish that 'murder' he be gan this morning then 'kill' William J. Bryan's Youngest Grandchild, and dump the 'Sweet Angel of Mercy' into the hell-box. Then make up that 'Naughty Parisian Actress' and lock up 'The Lady in Her Boudoir'." Horrified, the good woman fled, now her children 'wonder why they are not allowed to play with the printers youngsters. Philadelphia Public Ledger. On the way to the. station Fath er O'Leary ran into his bishop. "Well, what's the hurry O'Leary? said he "Sure, it's the Dublin ex- iress I'm after, your Lordship." The bishop pulled out his gold to the now pastor and the mem vatch. "Well, there are seven ; hers of the church, minutes, yet. Let's walk to the The examination of Mr. O' station and both catch it. " They Bern took place at the home of arrived at the station in time to -ee the train steaming out "Do you know, 1 had the greatest faith in that watch, O'Leary.' said ithe bishhop. "Ah, my Iml what is faith without good j vvorks?" replied the angry O'lary. i , j The humorist gets hif butter j from the cream of his jokes. FIRST GAME FORFEITED Patterson Mills 9, Roanoke Mills 0, Declared by Umpire. Rosemary Makes 16 Trips on Merry-Go-Round, Roanoke Rapids, 0 STAND1NG OF THE CLUBS W L Pet. Roanoke Mills 2 1 .666 rWmary t 1 .666 Knahoke liaphla 1 2 .833 I'Htli'iH.iii Mill i 2 .338 THEY PLAY TOMORROW Patterson Mills vs Roanoke Rapids Rosemary vs Roanoke Mills The first game played between Roanoke and Patterson Mills was a close game for seven innings, standing two to nothing in fav or of Roanoke Mills at the begin ning of the eighth frame, j When the game was de ' clared forfeited by the Roanoke cords of the innings that were played. The Roanoke Rapids-Rosemary game was a walk over as far as Rosemary was concerned. Six teen round trip tickets in nine frames must have been exciting enough to the spectators but a little one sided as the Roanoke Rapids aggregation did not enter into the run making activities during the afternoon. Line-ui) is given below; Roanoke Rapids-..A B R H E Bragg, ss 10 "11 Cherry, rf 3 0 0 1 II. Fitts, cf 4 0 0 0 Mizell, lb and 2b 4 0 11 Thompson, 2b and .'5b 3 0 11 Combs, rf and ss 3 0 0 1 Humphrey, c 3 0 0 0 Welsh, 3b and lb 3 0 14 Moore, cf 3 0 0 0 McDade, p 3 0 0 1 Totals, 30 0 4 10 Rosemary: AB R HE Parker, If (! 4 0 0 Barnes, p t" 3 3 0 (iilliland, lb ('.111 Dobbins, cf 4 10 0 Johnson, cf 2 0 0 0 Cashing, ss 5 1 10 Collins, c 5 0 0 0 Pierce, 2b 5 10 0 Welsh, :Ui 5 2 2 0 Brown, rf 2 2 0 0 Hinson, rf 2 10 1 Totals, IS 10 7 2 Struck out by McDade, 12; Barnes, '.I. Umpire: Vaughan, Rev. B. E. 0'Bern Ordained The ordination of Rev. B. E. O'Bern took place on last Tues day night at the Rosemary Baptist Church. Rev. R. A. McFarland, of Scotland Neck, N. C, Rev. J. (',. Blalock, of Weldon, N. C, Rev. G. H. Johnson, of Enfield, N. C. and Rev. J. E. Spencer, of Rosemary, N. C, officiated at the services. Rev. J. (!. Blalock preached the ordination sermon with force and eloquence, Rev. G. II. John son gave the bible and delivered the charge to the new minister, i Rev. R. A. McFarland presided and in conclusion gave an address W. F. Horner. A hymn "Mercy's Door is Always Open" was sung by a quartette composed of Messrs. raison, Johnson, Jones and Jernigan. A hynm "He'll ; Never Forget to Keep Me" was . sung by Mrs. O'Bern and Messrs. j O'Bern, Jones and Johnson, Mrs. L. G. Shell was organist. j A large audience was present at j the services.
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