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Roanoke
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Vclame II. Number 21.
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C, August 20. 1915.
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ISONAL AND
LOCAL ITEMS
i Miss Josephine Tillery is via
;:r.g Mrs. Well 0. Tillery.
; R. M. James i spending some
vime in Western North Carolina.
I N. D. Cox was in town last
. Miss Mary Crawley, who has
beenJviaitingMisa Istelle Hamlet,
j returned to her home near I .it
i tleton Tuesday.
E. T. Clark spent Sunday here
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. L
Clark.
Miss Rosa Smith returned
Monday from an extended visit
to Hanover, Pa.
Miss Lutoria Bass, of Rich-
!mond, ia visiting relatives and
friends in town this week.
Clyde Mizelle left Monday for
Raleigh, where he entered Page's
School of Pharmacy.
Mrs. T. J. Parker is visiting
friends in Jackson this week.
Mrs. C. H. True blood is visit
ing relatives in Goldsboro.
Messrs. W. S. Hancock and
J, W. House, spent a few days
in Richmond on business, this
week.
Miss Bessie Mizell is home
from a visit to Miss Nell Wicker
at Franklinton. '
C. T. Kidd, of City Point, Va ,
spent the week-end here with
hia parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Kidd.
Messrs. T. M. Jenkins and L
G. Shell spent a few days in
Richmond this week, on business.
Mrs. A. E. Stowe and children,
After an extended visit to friends
and relatives in Greensboro re
turned home Tuesday.
Mr. Henry Powell and wife
who have been here visiting
their brother, Mr. R. B. Powell,
returned Friday to their home in
Philadelphia.
Mr. Gib Smith returned Satur
day from Norfolk, where he had
been for som time in St. Vin
cent's Hospital.
Mr. George Keeter and wife
left Saturday for DeWith, Va.,
C. II. C.illiland, after a week's
visit to his old home near Macon,
returned Sunday.
Tho Indies of the Methodist
Missionary Society will give an
ice cream supper on the Church
lAwn Saturday evening. Come
and help them in their work.
The '
Thousandth
Woman
tSXlSt MHORMUWG
th creator cf the suave
and gentlemanly type of
thief in "RAFFLES,"
"THE AMATEUR
CRACKSMAN" and
others of hia inimitable .
tones, is
THE ONE STORY
that among all those you
read this year will make
you want to go right on
with the read:ng after
tU m
Brief, pungent, full of
human love and human
nature, it is
OurNextSerial
Story
and if you don't read it
as it appears
THE LOSS WILL BE
ALL YOURS
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Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith spent j
Thursday in Norfolk. ,
Mr. and Mrs. J. L Britt re-!
turned Saturday from Boyktns, !
Va., where they had been the'
past week visiting relatives. !
Mr. Charlie Taylor left this!
week for Nortolk to spend a few
days on a vacation. !
Mrs. R. L Byrd and children '
I after an extended visitto relatives
I in Durham returned home last
week.
Mrs. U. U. aneiueavesio - mor -
lor wtu.nu.re u, uuy .an goous. ;
Mrs. Vincent and daughters,
Misses Blanche and Olivia, spent ,
Monday night in town with rela
tives.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Allsbrook
and children, Mrs. A. A. Shuta
and Mr. G. C. Weeks, of Scotland
Neck, spent a few hours in town
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. G, L. Hayes,
Miss Josephine Tillery and Mr.
E. H. Ricks spent Sunday at Pan
acea Springs.
John T. Bishop has been ap
pointed assistant teacher in the
Rosemary Methodist Sunday
School.
D. L. Wood, who has been
working at the Patterson Mills,
left last night for Raleigh to ac
cept a position in the mills there.
Miss Bessie Harris ia visiting
her aunt in Richmond, . Va.
B. A. Crutchfield, who has
been working at City Point, Va.
was brought home by his son,
Dewey Cruthfleld, Wednesday
night. Mr. Crutchfield is sick
with malarial fever contracted
there.
John T. Bishop and Dever
Shell spent last Sunday in
Norfolk.
An ice cream supper will be
given at the Rosemary School
house to-night under the aus
pices of the Ladies Aid Society
of the.Methodlst Church.
Mr. Sawyer, of Union, 8. C,
in visiting Mr. G. N. Gorley.
Mr. Sawyer states textile condi
tions at Union as being good.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Marks will
leave Sunday for the North to
buy fall goods.
Mr. "Bud" Williams, a former
resident of thi9 town, was here
from Henderson a
few hours I
Saturday.
Mr. L G. Chase, of Richnkmd,
spent Thursday here on business.
Mr. A. E. Stowe treated his
Sunday School Class to an auto
mobile ride out to the State farm
near Halifax, Sunday where they
were entertained by the Superin
tendent of the farm with a
watermelon feast
Mrs. J. R. Jenkins and son, of
Parmele. srjent the week-end here
visiting Mr. and Mrs, W. G.
Lynch.
Thad Moore, of Greenville, is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. P.
Vaughan.
B. D. Webb, of Witliamston,
spent a few days here this week
visiting his sons, B. S. andC. A.
Webb, f
Miss Anna Hall arrived this
week from Petersburg and is
opening up a millinery establish
ment, which will be located over
the Hancock-House Company.
The L. G. Shell Company have
bought out the C. A. Jones
! Furniture Company at Rosemary
and will continue tne Dusineaa at
the same itand.
Mrs. H. B. Foster, and sister.
Miss Maude Herny, are viaitint;
friends in Enfield and Suffolk.
Cndle-SUic
Mr. Jesse L Cradle and Miss
Adeline D. Slate, of Petersburg,
Va., were quietly married last
Saturday aiternoon the atJMetho
dist Parsonage by Rev. Win.
Towe.
REV. b. E. O'BERN
LEADS DOUBLE LIFE
Rosemary Pastor Fleet When Con-
fronted with Evidence of Critn-
inality. Stings Deacom before I
taking Flight
Rumors of a double life and ,
jmnwra comct( proving n:
swift investigation to I.e well
founded, accomplished last Moil-;
day morning the hasty ami un-
'ceremonious departure from
i Rosemary of Rev. 15. K. O'Bern,
i pastor of the Rosemary Baptist
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ivjnK wUh hjm M wjV
during his sojourn in this coin-
munity
The facts in the case as shown
by indisputable evidence, seem
to be that Mr. O'Bern has a wife
living in Pleasant Valley, N. Y.,
and that the woman who posed ;
,;f k il ii, '
as his wife here had no cla.m to
the title, heintr an actress mckpd I
up in the course of his ppregrina-i
llUlla.
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. ' " upard cnarges, and cnarges, and the district will be held at Lewis
Surprise and consternationseem While the Franklin team has .i i n1. i r,,.
t- ii iiiir iiict laimioi iram liua that it u'oa nn u iiui'oanpu tn onl 1 t..n mi jniiii, , I 1.,.
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iu uc me i,n-aiiiiiK ot-uiiiii-iii ,
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uiiiuiik ine uiiiuera unu iiienioeia
of the Rosemary Baptist Church
that a man so seemingly worthy
of the fullest confidence, pastor
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Thai i nhnroh uti a utiuitur ami '
niiuraniiuiiu .wine. , wuuiii
Koita hoon nunaiiltj nf mwh mjinn.
mental hypocrisy.
Since the first evidence in the
shape of a letter dropped on the
street in Rosemary by O'Bern
came to light, three weeks ago,
investigations have been under
way and suspicions have been
growing. The letter was ad
dressed to Rev. B. K. O'Beirne,
Norfolk, Va., and was a colli
munication from a firm of at-
torneys in New York City say-j
.ng mat mrs. u ne.nie was not two out oi me three to win tin-; Friday. Two important cases responded to by A. ,1. M. IV. rv,
able to pay the cost ot the di-: pennant. The games to-day and : are 3et for next MondaVi Hugar of Coleraine bulge. P. V. Mat
vorce proceedings and request-; to-morrow will unquestionably ; va. Egerton. and Nelson vs. the thews then introduced Mr. J. 1.
ing me auuressee to lorwaru at ,
once the necessary amount ot
fifty dollars.
This letter was found by John
Dillon, who read it and carried
it to L. S. Ilodgens. After con
ferring over the jnatter, they
sealed the letter and returned it
through the postoflice to O'Bern,
agreeing between them to keep
the matter a secret.
No steps toward investigation
were taken until Mr. Dillon felt
it his duty to bring the matter
to the attention of the Odd Fel-
lows, O'Bern being about to re
ceive the second degree in the
Order. A letter to the attorneys
who wrote O'Bern revealed that
he had a living wife in Pleasant J
Valley, N. Y. The Odd Fellows
promptly communicated with her,
and received a complete and ac
curate description of O'Bern,
with the information that she
and O'Bern were married on
January 1, 1010, at the home of
'her father in Pleasant Valley,
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Mrs. O'Bern also wrote
that her husband- at that time
was a Methodist minister and
that he spelled his name
O'Beirne. She stated he lived
with her several months, desert
ing her without cause.
After receiving this evidence.
j tne od(j Fellows summoned
iQ'Bern to a conference last Sun-
.Hnv afternoon. Questioned him in
detail and confronted him with
the evidence. O'Bern denied the
charges, but was informed by
the Odd Fellows that they would
not advance him further in tlu
Order until the matter had been
satisfactorily cleared up.
j Tne affajr did not get to the
I genaral public, before 0' Bern's
departure early Monday morning,
i being known in fact to only one
of the deacons of the Baptist
; Church,
A. P. Thompson,
who knew the facts about
ten days ago. O'Bern preach
ed asusual in the Baptist
church Sunday night. Monday
morning he made the rounds to
all his deacons who were ignorant
of the charges against him and
borrowed various amounts from
them, on the pretense that he
wished to send his wife to Balti
more to visit her mother, who
TRI -TOWN LEAGUE
ENDS THIS WEEK
Pennant Almott in Grasp of Roa-
noke Rapid Team. One j
Came of the Three to le
Played will Tie for
Championship, Two
Cames will Win
Lames will Win
TO DAY AND SATURDAY DECIDE
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imwiom? uup.us laces uie cose
with the brightest chances of
any team in the league.
Since last week's standing,
KoanoKe Kapids has won tour
cames and lost four taking two
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oui oi me mree games piayeu
here Friday and Saturday with
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r.mnoria Insinir nnt nt h rnnkhn : .
Mon,,av aml ,ttin .... nf
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the other at Frank,in Xueaday
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jtbe three played with Kmporia
f.,-, V oHnulo i; aiifl' rhiirailni
aim winning nil u n ii i wu ii i
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oeier oaiea 10 si cn an extent
uiai ii require.! in enure aup-;
port of the umpire and the home;
grounds to win, Emporia and
Roanoke Rapids have both
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;Hre piaying iasi oan. two
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nere on last r rmay ami Aaiuruay ;
went to exua innings, noanohe
Rapids taking the Friday game
in eleven innings wmi a score
of three to two and losing the ;
extra inning game Saturday
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fourteen innings two to one.
To morrow and Saturday's
games will decide the champion
ship for this season, Roanoke Ra-
pids has to take one out of the
three to tie with Franklin and'
ne ine iasiesi ever piayea on me:g
locol grounds.
WHF.KE THEY PLAY TO-DAY
AND SATURDAY
Emporia at Roanoke Rapids
Double Header Saturday
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
August K litlti
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HUANOKF R A (MPS I'.t 14 .670
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Smith-Hodges
Miss Flossie Smith and Mr.
William T. Hodges, were quietly
married on last Friday night in
Weldon at the home of Rev. J
G. Blalock, who performed the
ceremony.
Miss Smith is one of Roanoke
Rapids most popular young
women. Mr. Hodges has lived
here tor some time, being in the
employ ot the 1'attetson Mills
; Company, and
is universally
liked and respected.
The young couple are making
their home at the residence of
Mrs. Hodges' mother, Mrs.
Laura Smith, in Roanoke Rapid3.
Open Air Service
In the park at the Rapids the
Presbyterian Congregation will
hold their Sunday evening ser -
vice in the open air, Two weeks
ago this was a tine success and a
nice large crowd was iu attend
ance. 1 believe that we can
do
butter this time.
11. F. Morton.
! was desperately ill.
I He and his companion then
j left on the early Norfolk train
Monday morning. Mr. A. I .
Thompson received a letter trom
him Tuesday at noTui, stating
that he had sent the woman to
her mother's in Baltimore, but
had not yet decided where he
would go. He added the infor
mation that he did not care
whether the people in Rosemary
I believed the charges against him
or not, so it is very evident that
this community
no more.
will see him
SUPERIOR COURT
August Term Begins With Judge
C. C. Lyon on the Bench
! The August term of Halifax
Superior Court began Monday,
with the mercury about one nun-
died in the shadiest nook of the
court house square, with Judge
C. C. Lyon, of F.lizathtown,
rs'JiK-
The grand jurors for the term
were drawn Horn the hMt as toi-
lows: C. R. I.iles, W. E. Smith,
K i w hnnnirtoll
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w. I. Neville, j. m. l,arr:.
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w Amleron. .. C.Anderson
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Collins. C.'a. Hux. W. D." Bass!
j.au) K()bin3(ini V. , Wil.i.x.
(!. W. (Ireen It F. Parker. V.. H.
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iiiover
y y Smith
furema an,i
was appointed
W. L Ciillom
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juuge i.yun um oi wasie nine
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' a lenguiy inaige. lie reiog
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u f ai uie mosioi uie M. ,,. maru.i. o, u,cn M,uare,
Kran(1 jurors Marf, him had , Treasurer. The next meeting of
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uiieimoii io ineir sworn uuiy us
grand jurora for the Stato. .Tu.l
Lyon ia one of the abfflt judges;
on j1(J superior court bench, of a
unliu. ,i, u,mn tm,,,.... i
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f,r,n and decided as to questions
0f aw a)1(j
uiurui,
Quite a mmber ot t.artes were
ta,en up Monday the majority
bejllK frum WeUim and su bin is-:
sions as to enisairinir in the
negIW9 fav0rite game the "skin"
game. The defendants were
lallf.,i,A.I t,. not, ..iuiIj I,. tl.. ,.,,,
miiftcTi, iu pa.v utaia 10 nit- l u.ir
and go in peace, with the under-!
standing that they would here-
alter and forever steer clear of
ui (,amua nf ilQ1.a
The first civil ca-i.w are set for
yne p Co. -Roanoke
i News.
New Ire Plant Begins Business
The Roanoke Ice & Fuel Coin-
pany have completed the instal- j At the conclusion of Mr. Berry's
, lation and equipment id' their speech. Rev. C. 11. Trueblood, of
new and modern ice manufactur- the Roanoke Rapids Baptist
ing plant and are now turning Church was introduced w ho made
out a high grade of product. u few remarks appropriate to
Patrons of the local plant may; tbe occasion which throughly
jfeel absolutely sure that they ' appreciated and enjoyed. The
'are getting pure ice. No water is! meeting adjourned with the ben
I used except that fill red from addiction by Rev. Win. Towe.
: deep artesian well. The whole! -
plant is strictly sanitary and
visitors will be cordially received
and shown over the plant.
j The Roanoke Ice A Fuel Com
pany purchased this week the
; equipment, stock and goodwill
j of W. S. Hockaday and Son and
j have almost a clear field iu the
, local distribution of their product.
Tbe opening of the Roanoke
leu & Fuel Company's plant
means a considerable saving to
every consumer of ice in this
community, the price being al-
j most cut in half. For this reason
' and also because of the fact that
they are manufacturing ice right
; here at home, they deserve the
i ice business of the whole
; community.
Wednesday
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j Workers
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Council,
Night
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M. E. Sunday
School, pro-
gramme in part.
1. Devotional, led by Mr. ( has.
Welsh, Sr.
2. How to teach the lesson, led
by Mr. R. L. Towe.
3. How to get the scholars to
learn the lea-ton, by Miss l.ilhe
Strauther.
4. Study of the Home Depart
ment, by Mrs. T. T. Taylor.
F.very niemtier is expected to be
present and prepared to give and
receive ideas on the above sub
jects. (A round table discussion. )
F.very officer and teacdier is a
member of the Workers Council
and ia earnestly requested to be
present at this meeting.
ThifJ o.r.
Tbe Third DlStlirt CollVelitixIl
of the ilnlepeliiiaiit Order of 1 1,1,1
FelloUS ! roh veiled ill the (1,1,1
Fellows Hall Wednesday even-
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Iidge as its Im.-it. There
were
about twenty live visiting (I
gates from the various Lodges in
the district present. Mr. .1. 1.
Kerry, Assistant Grand Secretary
of the Order was also present,
and on Wednesday evening as-
sisted the decree stall to yiVt. the
third degree to several candi-
dates. Thursday a business ses
sion was held. P. V. Matthews
made the address of welcome, to
which Mr. Berry rescinded in
behall ol the visiting brethren.
After the business id' tht
ineetinir had lieen eonelinleil the
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eiecuon 01 omeers was taken up,
the following officers being elect-
ed: J. T. Button, of Rich Square,
l'resident;. I. C. Tillery. of Lewis-
ton, Vice President; A. .1. M.
I'erry, of Coleraine, Secretary;
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on
being no
further business to
et.ni. before this session the
meeting adjourned for dinner,
which was served in the hall
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chicken, ham
de.
Thursday evening beginning at
11 imi n liir- 1 1 Ml in Ml iir-tn d
ion held a
! public
session in the Rosemary
Opera House. A large crowd was
present rn.l all seemed to be
well pleased with the proceedings.
This session was opened with
the singing of the
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opening ode
after which
iiy llir llieiooei .t,
Rev. ('. H. Trueblood offered
i prayer.
Hev. Win Towe, of the Metho
dist Church in an eloquent speech
rendered the address of w elcome
Berry as one having the reputa
tion of lieing one of the best
posted Odd Fellows on Odd Fel
lowship in the State, Mr. Berry
fully sustained this reputation
in the speech he made on the
principles and tenets of the order.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Pearson
Entertain
Mr. and Mrs. C. M, Pearson
gave a most delightful ice cream
supper, on last Monday evening
at their home in the country, in
honor of their guests, Misses Sadie
Pearson and Minnie Bailield, of
Scotland Neck, and Miss Hope
Crawley, of Norfolk.
Among those present were:
Misses Mary and Byrl Pearson,
Mamie, Annie and Kate King,
Elizabeth, Margaret and Ethel
Cook, Annie Wooten, Susie and
Mary Medlin, llettie, Kate and
Becky Hockaday. Annie and
Lucile Powell, Burla and Grace
, Haw kins, Lottie Hudson, Annie
; Hockaday, Beatrice Harrison,
S Mary l.aebon, of Berkley, Va.,
J Messrs. Skid Morris, Charlie
land Tom Lee King, William and
; Tom Cook, Paul and Tommie
Hawkins, Paul, Herbert Green,
John Henry Wooten
Canaan Jenkins, Jesse Garner,
Sidney Hawkins, Hubert Cox,
Bill Collins
Sam, Hugh and
Bei i, cod Hockaday, 1. .V. t ohurn,
Jim Boseman. R. E. Shell, Willis
Hawkins, T. F. Paiimiu, C.
W. ('allium.
Robt. and f inest
Medlin, Milliard Merritt, Charlie
Lynch, Jake Matthews, and J.
B. Powell, of Rocky Mount,
Mrs. L. Powell, Mrs. E. R. Haw
kins, Mrs. C. M. Pearson and
Mrs W. R. Crawley, of Norfolk,
Va.
Conn actiom of Cld 8aig.
"Dial 'em" aud dud lut em'' art
Mid to be contractioui of May Ida 1
ods outroot them '
WITH THE CHURCHES
First Christian Church
Raleigh L. Topping, Mihiiter
Sunday Scliool will be held at
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if I osemnrv Oner nnw at
it If. next Sunday morning. C.
II. Speight is the Supt.
Baptist Church
Rev. C. H. Trutblood, Paitor
Sunday School every Sunday
at !:!.' A. m. W. S. Hancock. Supt.
Prayer meeting every Wednes
day niy lit at fight o'clock.
Choir practice Wednesday
niy ht immediately after prayer
meeting.
iere will be no service at the
morning hour at the Baptist
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V " Al pus-
tor will be away in revival meet-
jng n,.ur Elizabeth City,
At S:IMI o'clwk Rev. J. H.
Hlanton. f Fayetteville, will
conduct the servi.-e. Rev. Blan-
ton is an old veteran bleacher a
man wi,o has spent about 45
ars in the service of the Mas
ter. Coine and hear him, he
will do Joll J!Ood.
Sunbeam (Sand will meet Sat
urday afternoon at four o'clock.
PrrtLyUrian Church
Rrv. It. F. Morton, Ptitor
Sunday School at ten o'clock.
Morning service at 11:00 a. m.
flie Pastor wishes to apeak to
the fathers and mothers of this
community.
Night service at 8:00 o'clock
in the open air at the Park if the
weather permits. Subject; "The
First Eternal Question of God."
Methodist Church
Rev. Win Towe, Ptitor
Roanoke Rapids:
Sunday school Sunday morning
at H 45. W. V. Woodruff, Supt.
Evening services at 8 '00
o'clock, Subject, "Broken Obli
gations." Workers Counsel Wednesday
evening at eight o'clock.
Wednesday evening, prayer
meeting at 8: o'clock.
Rosemary:
Morning, Sunday School at 10:00
o'clock. .1. IS. Boyd, Supt.
Evening services at 8:00 o'clock,
conducted by a layman.
Tuesday evening, prayer
meeting at 8:00 o'clock.
The public is cordially invited
to all services.
Episcopal
Henry Clark Smith, Miuiiter
Services every Sunday as fol
lows: Sunday School and Bible Class
10:0(1 a. M. W. S. Whitaker, Supt.
Morning Prayer and sermon
11:00 A. M.
Evening Prayer and address
8:00 r. m.
Celebration of Holy Commun
ion in place of Morning Prayer
on first Sunday of each month.
In the absence of the Minister
on the fourth Sunday morning
the service will be read by Mr.
Chan. Webb.
Sunday School Hymn Practice
every Monday night at 8:00 P. M.
Prayer meeting in the Rose
mary Mill school house every
Wednesday at 8:00 p. m.
Annual Picnic at Rosemary y
To-morrow will be the date for
the annual mid-summer holiday
and picnic for the employees of
the Rosemary Manufacturing
Company. Every wheel will stand
t Rosemary Saturday and the
fav wj ,e devoted entirely to
merry-making.
Elaborate preparations for the
picnic, which will be given at
the Rosemary park, are now
under way. Music for occa
sion will be furnished by the
Rosemary Concert Band and re
freshments will by served on the
picnic grounds by the Rosemary
Manufacturing Company. Noth
ing will be left undone to give
every employee of the Company
a joyous Holiday.
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