BASE BALL TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW. U. S. S. BATTLESHIP LOUISIANA VS. ROANOKE RAPIDS
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Volume Ill.-Number
PERSONAL AND
.LOCAL ITEMS
Mrs. Mark Chandler and little
son left Tuesday for their home
in Portsmouth.
C. EI Mizell is at home from
Raleigh where he attended the
Page's Pharmacy School.
Mrs. Harvey Keen, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. S.
J. Bounds left Monday to visit
her parents in Franklington.
Miss Mayme nlesehman, is
here visiting Miss Rosa Smith.
J. E. Wicker, of Franklinton,
spent the week-end here with
his daughter, Mrs. S. J. Bounds.
B. F. Williams spent Wednes
day in Warrenton on business.
Mrs. Mary E. Daniel is here
visiting her daughter, Mrs. W.
P. Vaughan.
Mr. T. J. Greer and sons,
Chester and Dewey, of High
Point, spent the week-end here
with his daughter, Mrs. II. M.
Taylor.
Mrs. H. M. Taylor is visiting
relatives in High Point, this
week.
Miss Blanche Brewer, of
Diamond Grove, Va., spent the
week-end here with her sister,
Mrs. Herman Matthews.
Messrs. Gee Vaughan and J.
W. Allsbrook, of Scotland Neck,
Were in town a few hours on
business Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Johnson,
of Tarboro, are here for a few
days visit to relatives.
Misses Maude Thompson and
Minnie Johnson spent Tuesday
and Wednesday in Norfolk with
friends.
W. E. Froelich left Tuesday
for Wilmington, Delaware, to be
gone a few days on business.
Capt T. E. Davis and son,
Wade, motored to their home
near Winston-Salem, where they
spent a week, returning here
Saturday.
Rev. Mr. Shelton the new pas
.tor of the Rosemary Methodist
Church, filled his first appoint
ment Sunday evening preaching
a powerful sermon of encourage
ment and inspiration to chris
tians. A large congregation
had assembled taxing the seat
ing capacity of the church.
E. W. Cox and family return
ed home Saturday after a few
days visit to relatives in Hendre
on. ,
Mrs. H. T. Speight and Mrs.
Hartwell Harris left Tuesday for
Norfolk to be gone a few days
visiting relatives.
Mrs. R. H. Craig, of Hender
son was called here Monday on
Bccount of the illness of her
mother, Mrs. R. M. Saunders.
., L G. Chase, of Richmond,
spent a few hours here Wednes
day on business.
1 Thos. M. Jenkins left for
Hampton, Va., Monday from
where he accompanied his family
who have been visiting relatives
there for some time, back home
returning Thursday.
J. J. Wade motored to Hali
fax Sunday where he spent a
few hours with friends.
J. B. Young, musical director
of the Peoples Theatre, left this
week to spend some time in the
mountains of Virginia for his
health.
B. Marks and children are
pending a few days in Rich
mond this week,
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UNSIGHTLY CEMETERY MUST GO j
So Says Ministerial Union at Latest
Meeting and Lays Plant
Accordingly
. Plans for improving the un
sightly condition of our cemetery
and its impossible means of
access were under discussion at
the last meeting of the Minis-
torinl Union, held in the Roa
noke Rapids Baptist Church,
Monday afternoon at three
o'clock.
That Roanoke Rapids, . so
thoroughly up to date and pro
gressive in almost every direct
ion, should have such a disgrace
ful cemetery and road leading to
it was attributed to the fact that
this is one matter that has not
been brought to the attention of
our community. The ministers
therefore, decided to take steps
to bring it to the attention of
the public.
Sunday, June 18th, was set as
the date for preaching on the sub
ject of respect for the dead.
Committees were delegated to
secure the co-operation of all the
fraternal lodges and the Civic
League, asking each of them to
discuss the matter in their re
spective meetings and to send a
respresentative to a committee
meeting where more definite
plans can be worked out. This
Committee will meet in the Bap
tist Church Monday night, June
19. at eight o'clock. Mr. True
blood was delegated to discuss
the matter with the proper ceme
tery authorities. The second
Sunday afternoon in August, as
marking a convenient time for
the completion of a good road to
the cemetery and the cleaning up
of the cemetery itself, was set as
a date for having a big Memorial
Service at the cemetery in which
the whole community will be ex
pected to have a part.
In order to have plenty of
flowers for the decoration of the
graves at this Memoral Services
let all good citizens begin plant
ing flowers now which will be
blooming in August, so as not to
strip bare by a species of high
way robbery the few flower
gardens our community boasts.
Rev. Bertram Brown Preaches Here
All who have heard Rev.
Bertram E. Brown, of Tarboro,
will be glad to know that he is
to come again to Roanoke Rap
ids for a week's preaching. He
will conduct all the services in
All Saints on Trinity Sunday.
June 18th, and will preach every
night through the following Fri
day. The services on Sunday
will be: Holy Communion. 8 A.M.
Morning Prayer and sermon at
11 o'clock, Evening Prayer and
sermon at 8 P. M. Every night at
eight
Mr. Brown is a preacher of
exceptional evangelistic fervor,
and his whole life is devoted to
the single purpose of bringing
to a clearer knowledge of the
saving power of God. He has
had remarkable success in build
ing up ten mission stations in
connection with his parish in
Tarboro, and does it without the
assistance of any other ordained
minister. The charm of his
preaching lies in the simplicity
and directness of his language.
The power that works in him is
the consuming fire of God.
You arc inv.tca to co operate
by every means in your power in
making this mission largely
fruitful in a more abundant life
for this commnuity.
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CONCRETE SIDEWALKS
TO BE LAID SOON
Big Majority cf Property Ownen
Sign Petition and Board
Advertises for Bids on
Twelve Thousands
Yards Concrete
Paving
FOURTH STREET TO BE OPENED
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Town Commissioners held on
urn mmii nir in I n rur.irii ill
Inst Wednesday night, J. T.
Chase presented a petition signed
by fort six property owners,
asking for the paving of side
walks on Roanoke Avenue, Jack
son, Hamilton, nrst, hecona,
Third, Fourth, and Fifth Streets.
Tlirt fvti cif rmnrtv nwnpra '
who signed represented a total
frontage of twelve thousand
feet out of sixteen thousand feet
held by seventy seven property
owners. A good many of the
property owners who did not
sign were non-resident property
holders, others could not be con
veniently reached at the time
the petition was being circulated.
Only two property owners in
Roanoke Rapids to whom the
petition was presented refused to
sign it.
Immediately on receipt of the
petition and the certification by
the clerk that a majority of the
owners representing ' a majority
of the frontage ead signed samp,
the Board ordered the insertion
in the 11K1UI.1) of the "paving
notice" reipiired by law and the
insertion in the llEUJU) and
the big state dailies of North
Carolina and Virginia of adver
tisements calling for sealed bids
for laying the sidewalks.
Bids may be entered at any
time up to the 28th of June, at
which time the Board expects to
examine all bids and let con
tract for the work, which will
probably lie begun very early in
July.
The Board also ordered that
Fourth Street from Roanoke
Auemie to Hamilton Street be
opened up immediately and that
gravel sidewalks on both sides of
thii street be put down. This
action was deemed necessary on
account of the constantly in
creasing travel both through and
in the case of automobiles
around the block from Fourth to
Fifth Streets.
STANCELL ITEMS
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Little Miss Lottie Grant spent '
last week with her grandmother,
Mrs. Lucy V. Grant
Messrs. Walter Clements and
R. E. Cleaton, Jr., spent Satur
day and Sunday in Emporia.
Miss Mary Lawrence closed
her school Camp 5, last Thurs
day the 8th. She took the chil
dren and many other friends on
a basket picnic Friday. They
spent a most delightful day.
Miss Lawrence returned to her
home Saturday. She had won a
great number of friends and we
hate to have her leave us. We are
in hoMs of having her with us
apain next term.
T. F.. Holler, of Camp G, has
purchased an Overland Car and
Mr. Williuin Vincent a Ford.
Dr. T. H. Valentine and family
spent last vaek with friends and
relutives at Valentine, Va.
Mr. George
Miss Tenie
afternoon.
Steele called on
Cleaton Sunday
Little Misses , Kalhf-'ne and
Cihulys Raincy are sending some
time with Mr3 Eddie Clements,
in Lawrence, Va.
Mr. J. C. Davis en
home of Mr. E. M,
Sunday afternoon.
led in the
Clements
The Ladies Aid Socityofthe
Presbyterian Church will meet
at the home of Mrs. R. P. lieck-
t,m.j. .fi.H.
P. M.
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C, JUNE
jhaufax superior court
Sjpte Docket Cleared Thursday
Civil Calender Taken Up Fri
day i Just as the last case hail been
; disposed of on the State docket
j last Thursday at noon Solicitor
! Kerr received a long distance
J message that his brother in
, Lynchburg was dead. Mr. Kerr
! left immediately. Oh arriving
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at Kicnmona Jsoiieitor Kerr was
. , fin(1 fViat ,Ka ra,ta.i
I drowning was a mistake,
Quite a number of ca-es were
disposed of on the criminal dock-,
et, a number of them be
ing liquor casei.
The following cases were heard
and disposed of:
Ranse Whitaker.assault. Pleads
luilty, foir months on county
roads.
Sam Perry, c. c. w. Defendant
pl"ad guilty. $5 fine and costs.
Lizzie Howell, whiskey. Judge
ment suspened on payment of
costs.
Nelson Brown and Otis Lewis,
affray. Verdict guilty. $10 fine
and 1-2 costs for Brown: Lewis
pays $15 fine and 1-2 Costs
Walter Jenkins, forgery, guilty,
ti months on county roads.
Walter Jenkins, a. and b. De
fendant pleads guilty. Judge
ment suspended on payment of
costs.
A. L, Cameraon, c. c. w. De
fendant pleads guilty. Judge
ment suspended on payment of
costs. -
Roseoe Ford, forgery. Defend
ant suspended on paymeht of
costs.
Arthur Thomas, c. c. w. De
fendant pleads guilty. Judge
ment suspended on payment of
costs. . '
Mack Henry, c. c. w.
guilty. 4 months on
Verdict
county
roads.
Big Jim Huyham, c. c. w. Ver
diet of guilty. 4 months on
county roads.
V. T. Taft, appeal. So good
a name, yet guilty and pays a
fine of $10 and costs.
Lena James, bawdy house.
Verdict of guilty. 12 months in
jail with leave to county com
missioners to hire out.
Ionard Alston, liquor. De
fendant pleads guilty. $5 fine
and costs.
Shines Smith, a. and b. Pleads
guilty and is required to pay
costs and sin no more.
John Blue, liquor, it gets 'em
all in trouble, John enters plea of
guilty and pays $25 fine and
costs, and is to report to August
and November court.
Henry Dempsey, craps. He
lost The jury said guilty, and
the court said $5 fine and costs.
Charlie Kee, craps. Verdict of
guilty. $5 fine and costs.
Cullen Portis, craps. Guilty.
$5 fine and costs.
Broadie Mnrris, craps. Luck
was against him as the jury said
guilty. $5 fine and costs.
Henry Brown, craps. Also
guilty and asked to come across
with a fine of ?5 and costs.
Gen. Stephenson, jcm Ed
mundson, I,esly Ixwg, assault.
Three little boys, who enter plea
of guilty. The court after talking
kindly to them on account of
j their tender years, suspended
judgment uwn payment of
lew' Hnd W. N. Herring was ap-
pointed probation officer to look
a'terthim until August court,
when they must rejiort.
Jahn Brown, liq'ior. Defendant
plenilg trinity. Judgement sus
pended on payments of costs.
,bv Srp'th, lirpio1-,
of cci'ty. B months
Verdict
on county
roads.
P.iul Hunter, limior.
Defend -
ant Heans guilty, .junvrmentj
BiiKTiended on payment of costs,
Charlie Maxbv, liquor. Ver-!
diet of guilty. G months on;
county ronds.
Robert Shields, liquor. Defend-
am means o-ui tv. Judgement
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o.w.m.. c-u-uviBuspenuea on payment ot costs.
Roanoke News.
16, 1916
FRANKLIN LEADS
FIRST SIX GAMES
Weavers Take Second Place But
Local Team Looks Good to
Fans. Heavy Batting
Features Weavers
Work
PLAY NAVY TO DAY
AND TO-MORROW i
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
Won 1. Pot.
Franklin 2 1
ROANOKE RAPIDS 2 2
Emporia 2 3
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Rained out two days in the past
week, the teams of the Tri-Town
League are nevertheless getting
rapidly into form and the quality
of baseball delivered improves
with every game. The Weavers
have held their own since the
beginning of the schedule and
have shown wonderful improve
ments from day to day, bidding
fair to develop into a team ol
which the fans may well feel
proud. !
A good pitching staff has been
secured and the heavy hitting of j
the team promises well for future j
victories. Johnson, Ilalstead,
Holloman and Patterson are bat
ting over the three hundred mark
and others are working almost
as well.
To-day and to-morrow the
Weavers are up against the
crack baseball team of the Battle
ship Iurisiana which has re
cently won the championship of
the Atlantic Fleet.
Cancer On The Increase
The State Board of Health is
again advising people to heed the
first symptoms of cancer when it
is a local disease and can be re
moved by operation. It says that
cancer is still on the increase
and that the death rate in the
United States from this disease
has increased from 02.9 per cent
per 100,000 population in 1900 to
78.9 in 1913. In other words,
the deaths occuring annually
from this disease in this country
are estimated to be about 80,000,
which is more than half the
number who die from pulmonary
tuberculosis each year.
"The most essential thing
about cancer", says the Board,
"is to remember that it is a cur
able, likewise a preventable,
disease. Probably GO per cent of
all the deaths from cancer are
unnecessary and preventable. It
is no longer true that we know
nothing about the cause of can
cer. Much is now known about
the conditions, such as habits of
life, predisposing factors and the
various forms of chronic irrita
tation, under which the disease
arises. If people would only use
what they already know or may
know about cancer, the death
rate from this disease would un
doubtedly be reduced."
The Roard says further: "Can
cer is at first a local disease, as
a chronic sore, swelling, hard
lump or bleeding place, and not
a constitutional or blood disease.
It begins in one spot as a small
growth, which in the early stages
can lie removed, If this is done
by . competent surgeon, every
ewe of the disease can often bo
remove so that it will not re
turn. If neglected, however,
; cancer spreads like wild fire and
treis neyonu control. Ana as
with fire, anything less than
complete extinguishment may
stir up sparks and spread the
trouble. Intellirent people must
learn to recognize the danger
sisals inl seek advice and
j treatment at the earliest possi-
hie stage when cancer is most
curable.
W. E. Byrnes, a popular form.
:er resident of Rnnnoke Ranids-J
out who has been living in Cuna-
ua ior over a year, has returnpd!
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nu accepiea a position with the
Roanoke Fibre Board Company.
Subscription,
Paving Resolution
Whereas, owing to the
growth 'and increased travel
upon certain sidewalks and parts
of sidewalks of the town of Roa
noke Rapids it has become
necessary in the interest of the
town for the same to be paved,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED: That the town of
Roanoke Rapids pave with con-'
crete certain sidewalks and parts I
I of sidewalks abutting on the I
streets hereinafter named, under!
and by virture of the authority
vested in it by an act entitled
"An Act Relating to Local Im
provements in Municipalities, "
Chapter 56, Public Laws of 1915:
On the south side of First
Street from Hamilton Street to
Madison Street, the south side of
Second Street from Jefferson
Street to Jackson Street, the
north side of Second Street from
Hamilton Street to Monroe
Street, both sides of Third Street
from Hamilton Street to Jackson
Street, the north side of Fourth
Street from Roanoke Avenue to
Jackson Street, both sides of
Fifth Street from Hamilton
Street to Roanoke Avenue, the
east side of Hamilton Street
from
Street,
First Street to Third
the west side of Hamil-
ton Street from First Street to
Fifth Street, the east side of
Roanoke Avenue from the cor
porate limits on the north to
the corporate limits on the south,
the west side of Roanoke Avenue
from First Street to the corpor
ate limit on the south, both
sides of Jackson Street from
Second Street to Fourth Street,
the west side of Hamilton Street
from Fifth Street to the street
bounding the Graded School
property on the south, and thence
along the south side of said street
bounding the Graded School
property on the south to Wash
ington Street, except such por
tions of the street or streets as
are at this time already paved
with concrete sidewalks.
And that the cost of laying
said concrete sidewalks shall be
paid, fifty per centum by the
said town of Roanoke Rapids and
fifty per centum by the property
owners on whose property the
said concrete sidewalks will abut:
the said property owners to have
the option and privilege of pay
ing their part of the cost of lay
ing said concrete sidewalks in
cash, or, if they shall so elect
and give notice of the fact in
writing to the said town of Roa
noke Rapids within thirty days
after the first publication of
notice of assessment, they shall
have the option and privilege of;
paying their part of the cost of
laying said sidewalks in five
equal annual installments, bear
ing interest at six per centum
per annumfrom date of assess
ment Board of Commissioners
of the Town of Roanoke Rapids.
A. L. CLARK, Secretary.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of Mr. Geo. A.
Savage wish to express their ap
preciation of the many kindnesses
shown Mr. Savage during his ill
ness and death by his friends
and "the Red Men".
Respectfully,
Mrs. Catherine Savage.
Mrs. Lena B. Robards
Mrs. Iiena B. Robards died at
her home in Rosemary on last
Wednesday afternoon, at the age
of twenty eight years. The body
was taken to Rocky Mount N.C.,
for interment Thursday after
noon. Mrs. Robards is survived
by a husband and an infant child
Notice
Advertised mail in the Roanok
Rapids Postoffice
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Sa.idy Gray, R. W. Henry Mrs
JL. M. Medlin, Mr. Web Parish.
$1.00 a Year in Advance
WITH THE CHURCHES
Rosemary Baptist Church
Rev. A. C. Chaffin, Pastor
Services every Sunday at 11 k.
M. and 7:30 p. m.
Mid-week services Wednesday
nights at 7:30 P. if.
The public is cordially invited
to all services.
Episcopal Church
Henry Clark Smith, Rector
Servicer in All Saints Mission
j for Trinity Sunday. June 18, will
oe Holy Communion 8 a.m.
Morning Prayer and sermon, 11
A. M. Evening Prayer and ser
mon, 8 p. m. The preacher for
the day will be Rev. Bertram
Brown, of Calvary Parish, Tar
boro. Mr. Brown will preach
every night of the following
week at eight o'clock,
Sunday School at 10 A, if.
Sunday School in Rosemary at
9:30 A. M. Mr. Brown will take
the Rector's Bible Class.
First Christian Church
Raleigh L Topping, Minister
Sunday School every Sunday
morning at 9:45 in new Taberna
cle, Roanoke Avenue, corner of
Ninth Street And every Sun
day afternoon in the Old Red
Men's Hall at Roanoke Rapids at
three o'clock. "Get the habit".
Preaching Sunday morning and
night by the pastor.
Prayer meeting at Tabernack
every Wednesday night.
Cottage prayer meeting aa
follows; Roanoke Rapids every
Monday and Friday nighta;
Rosemary every Tuesday night;
Pattersontown every Tuesday
and Thursday nights.
Methodist Church
Rev. Geo. S. Bearden, Patter
Morning Sunday School at 9:45
o'clock. W. V. Woodruff, Supt
Preaching at 11 A. if.
Subject; " The Ideal Woman".
Preaching at 8 P. M. Subject;
"Vain Prayer Answered".
Prayer meeting on Wednesday
at 8:00 p. M.
Good music.
The public is invited to all Mr-
vices.
Presbyterian Church
Sunday School at 9:45.
Rosemary Methodist Church
Rev. W. R Shelton, Pastor
Sunday School at ten o'clock.
Evening services at eight P. M.
Services Sunday evening at
the usual hour by the new
pastor,
Prayer service Tuesday even
ing.
Choir practice Thursday even
ing.
All evening services at eight
o'clock.
Baptist Church
Rev. C. H. Trueblood, Pastor
Sunday School every Sunday
at 9:45 A. M. W. S. Hancock, Supt
Services every Sunday at 11:00
A. M. and 8:00 p. M.
Prayer meeting every Wednes
day night at 8:00 o'clock.
Senior B. Y. P. U. every flnt
Sunday at 7:15 P. M.
Junior B. Y. P. U. every Sun
day at. 2:30 p. ii. and Junior
choir.
Sunbeam Band every second
I and fourth Saturday at 2:35 P. If.
The public is cordially invited
to all serviced.
DONTS
DON'T ounilU old b4t
dint or othw trash In cIlM.
DON'T keep matchei in aartaiac
but a closed meul receptacle.
DON'T hav iterate cloeeU under
talrmaye or near dumb-waiter shaft.
Fire In theae placee out oS row SMia
xlt.
DON'T store olli. paint, era tt,
fata in the home. Keey Uaa Mtatt
It poeaiblo. It m moat kare Met
things on band, a aaaul boa at
bin with a Ud.
DONT hare short t brackets at
place them close to woodwork or near
curtain. Every fee at tbotld be
protected br a glass (lob or Wirt
eaj. Swlntinf or folding brackets
art Ofltr !& .
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