Roanoke
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Volume IILNumber 17.
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C, JULY 21, 1916
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PERSONAL AND
LOCAL ITEMS
Miss Mary Boram, of Norfolk,
is here visiting Miss Maude
Thompson.
Miss Lela Eury left for Nor
folk Monday for a few days visit
to relatives.
Miss Annie Williams accom
panied by a party of friends from
Enfield, motored to Panacea
Springs Thurday evening.
N. L. Steanman, of Halifax,
spent a hour in town Wednesday
on business.
Frank Whitaker.of Enfield,
spent Wednesday and Thursday
in town on business.
Bobby Muir, of Pittsburg Pa.,
is here for a few days visitign to
friends.
Mrs. J. P. Ashworth .and
daughter, Miss Pauline, left
Monday for Greensboro and
Burlington, where they will
spend a few weeks visiting
friends and relatives.
Miss Nellie Mountford is here
for a few days visit to her sis
ters, Mrs. B. P. Dickens and
Mrs. R. A. Lewis.
Jasper Thompson spent the
day Sunday in Norfolk with his
wife, who is in a hospital there
for treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Craig and
H. C. Tucker motored from
Henderson here Sunday Spend
ing the day with Mr. and Mrs.
R. M. Saunders.
G. W. Morgan, of Aurelian
Springs spent Saturday here on
business.
Mrs. R. L. Byrd and children
after spending a few days here
with relatives, returned the past
week, to their home in Emporia.
Messrs. J. C. Mullen and
Frank Futrelle and Miss Jose
phine and Alice Tillery motored
up Tuesday from Scotland Neck
and spent the day.
Mr. Joe Williams is spending
some, time in Williamston and
Washington on his vacation.
Dr. D. F. Patchin has returned
from his vacation spent in New
York City.
Mr. Clark, of Greenville, spent
several day here this week visit
ing his brother, A. L. Clarke.
Mrs. Margaret Manning re
turned to her home in Richmond
on last Wednesday.
Miss Anna Hamilton, superin
tendent of the Roanoke Rapids
Hospital, returned this week from
her vacation.
Miss Anna Gannoway is visit
ing her parents in Lynchbury.
Mr. Jno. L. Patterson returned
to-day from Ashville, N. C,
He was delayed several days on
his return by the recent flood in
Western Caralina, being forced
to return via Knoxville, Tenn.,
Roanoke and Petersburg, Va.
Mrs. Wyche's class in the
Presbyterian Sunday Schoo
will give an ice cream supper
. Saturday (to-morrow) evening
at eight o'clock at the Rosemary
Schoo house. Everybody is
invited to attend and help this
worthy cause.
Mr. Jim Ceppedge, of Raleigh,
was in town Monday on business.
Mrs. P. C. Cahoon,
of Eliza-
beth City, and Mr. V. , 11. Mix-
Mi
on, of Henderson, were called to
Garysburg, on account of the
illness of their sister, Mrs. F. T.
House.
- Boss, The Mischievous Monk.
Mrs. C. H. Hale, of Halifax, is
here visiting in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. House.
Miss Grace
Airy, is here
home of Mr.
Foy, of Mount
visiting in the
and Mrs. A. L.
Clark.
Mrs. Parish and children are
here visiting Mrs. Parish's sis
ter, Mrs. Herman Hudson.
C. E. Mizell spent a few days
this week in Zebulon.on business.
Mrs. Norris, of Wavely, Va.,
was called here this week on ac
count of the illness of her fath
er. Mrs. W. G. Lynch and little
son, Graham, left to-day to
spend the week-end with her
sister at Hamilton,
Mrs. Wells D. Tillery and son,
Bruce returned home Tuesday
from Ocean View, where they
spent last week.
VULTARE ITEMS
Miss Coghill, of Boyton,
is
visiting her sister Mrs. B.
M.
Pugh.
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Vincent
attended the ball game in Roa-
jioke Rapids Saturday.
Miss Blanche Vincent and
Rufus Gray, motored to Emporia
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. R. E. Baird is visiting her
mother Mrs. Anna Vincent in
Petersburg.
J. A. Vincent and son William
spent the week-end with relatives
in Ebony.
We are glad to report that Dr.
T. H. Valentine of this place,
who is now it Buffalo Springs,
for his health, is getting on ex
ceedingly well.
Misses Olivia and Josie Vin
cent accompanied by friends
motored to Emporia, Sunday.
Mr. Robert Pugh spent the
week-end with his father, Mr.
M.B. Pugh.
Messrs. Rufus Tray and R. E.
Cleaton were in Roanoke Rapids
Monday on business.
Mr. Brure Isles of Pleasant
Hill and friends, Mr. Taylor and
Mr. Stinson called in the home
of Mr. C. V. .Vincent Tuesday
night and accompanied by Misses
Blanche, Olivia and Josie Vin
cent motored to Emporia.
STANCELL ITEMs
Mas. Annie Grant is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Clements in
Lawrenceville.
Messrs. Frank Robertson and
John Gettys, of Roanoke Rapids
called on Misses Mary Fleetwood
and Lucy Clements last Friday
evening.
Mr. E. M. Clements went to
Roanoke Rapids Wednesday to
attend the Bridge Meeting.
Little Miss Lottie Grant is
spending some time with her
grandmother, Mrs. Lucy V.
Grant.
Misses Lucy Clement and
Mary Fleetwood are - visiting re
latives in Roanoke Rapids this
week.
Miss Mary Garner spent Sun
day and Monday in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Grant.
Miss Tempe Cleaton and Mr.
Geo. Steele called on Mis.s
Racheal Myrick, near Littleton,
last Sunday afternoon.
Little Miss Lillie Riddle, of
Portsmouth is visiting relatives
at Barley.
WELDON TO
IMPROVE STREETS
The Commissioners of the town
of Weldon have taken a long
step forward in the issuance of
bonds in the sum of $155,000.00
for the construction of improved
streets in the town of Weldon.
Eitulithic pavement will probab
ly be laid on the principal
business streets and improved
gravel streets will be constructed
all over town. The cost of the
paving will be borne half by the
town and half by the property
owners.
Big Tent Meeting
The big tent meeting on
Hamilton Street is now in full
swing, and bids fair to ho a
wonderful revival. Already peo
ple from Halifax, Littleton, and
Weldon, as well as from all parts
ofthe community toattendingthe
meeting, and the crowds increase
as the meeting grows. The
ministers of all churches and
the choirs are co-operating
beautifully. Mr. Ham the
evangelist, is truly a great
preacher; he preaches with an
earnetnenss and fleuency seldom
equalled. Mrs. Ham presides at
the piano gracefully, while Prof.
Betts stirs the great crowd with
his clear sweet gospel solos.
There will be services Saturday
night while three services will
be held Sunday, one at 11 o'clock
a special mammoth men's meet
ing at three o'clock and another
service at 7:45 o'clock. A special
meeting for women will be held
Monday night, and meetings
each night next week at 7:45
P. M.
For Register of Deeds
I hereby announce that I am a
Candidate for Register of Deeds
for the County of Halifax in the
coming Democratic Primary to
be held August the 3rd, 1916,
for the nomination of County
Officers, and if elected promise
the same prompt service render
ed in the past. I will appreciate
the support of all the voters in
Halifax County, N. C.
J. II. NORMA
Notice
Advertised mail in the Roanoke
Rapids Postoffice.
Wesley D. Allen, Miss Kate
Barkley, Baldwin Detective
Agency, Atlas Clary, Mrs. Nellie
Haograve, G. T. Langley.
Mr. William Vincent, Misses
Mary Fleetwood and Lucy
Clements motored to Emporia
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. J. C. Davis returned home
last Friday after undergoing an
operation for appendicitis
in the Sarah Leigh Hos
pital in Norfolk, and we are
glad to say he is progressing
very nicely.
Miss Virginia Bradley and Mr.
E. Dromgoole nre home after
spending some time at Buff aloe
Springs, Va.
Mr. U. L. Norwood attendei
the District Conference of the
M. E. Church at Maconlast week.
Messrs. R. S. Moody and F.
Clements motored to F.mpoiia
Saturday on business.
. Miss Lillie Vin cut spent a
few days list week with her
grandmother,
Mrs.
M. O.
Square.
Miss Lucile Clements is
after spending quite a
with Miss Lucy Clements
Garys urg.
home
while
Messrs.
Shaw, R.
Chas. Grant,
J. II.
Fj. Cleaton, Jr.,
and
J. C. Davis were
horn? of Mr. E.
cal
M,
lets in the
Clements
Sunday afternoon.
Misses Mary Fleetwood, Mary
Gam. rand Lucy Clements call
ed on Miss Lucile Clemejts Mon
day afternoon.
WEAVERS GAIN 1
ON leaders;
j
Taking Three out of Four Games
Played This Week. Split
Even in Seiic with
Richmond Grays
FRANKLIN RE-ENTERS LEAGUE
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
Won L
Emporia lli 9
ROANOKE KAP1DS12 11
Franklin y 17
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. nmei I3 applicable to our health
TO DAY AND TO MORROW FMP0RIA AT a3 to Our clothes.
roanoke rapids You may not be able to afford
.. an expensive trip to the seashore
By telegrams to the Roanoke or to the mountains but you can
Rapids and Emporia Clubs early , afford a rest and a change of en
last Saturday morning Franklin j vironment for at least a few
stated her desire to re-organize j days.
her Club and re-enter the Tri-1 A few points not to be over
Town League. The Franklin looked in taking your vacation are
I Club has new and stronger back-!
ing and is reported to be streng- i will not be jeopardy. Stay at no
thening up materially. 'place where there are flies or
Roanoke Rapids took both Fri-;mosclultoes- Second, know that
day and Saturday's games with 1 yu there are sanitary means
Emporia on the home diamond, i wherever for the disposingof sew
split even in the series at Frank- ae- Third- know that the food
lin Monday and Tuesday. Em-served is not fl infected
poriatook both games from and that the milk is clean
Franklin played at Emporia Wed-!Forth- know that 'our linking
nesdayand Thursday, the Wed-1 water 13 Vme- Fltth- be vacc1"
nesday game by a score of 21 to ated aainst tvPhoid fever be"
2, extra innings being unneces-! ore leaving home, thereby re-
jducing your chances of con-
The Richmond Grays divided
with the Weavers here on Wed -
nesdayand Thursday, the visit -
ors taking the first game on a
second game went to the Wea
vers 8 to 7.
Patterson Mill Defeats Rosemary
Patterson Mill won from Rose
mary Saturday in a very good
game by the score of 7 to 2.
Sanders and Snotherly were
the opposing artists both being
in good shape, Snotherly having
a little better control never be
ing in danger after the third
inning.
Carr and Barr featured for
Patterson Mill with the stick.
Score by innings:
Patterson Mill 001 000 COO 7
Rosemary 010 020 0003.
Kellford Defeats Patterson Mill
Kellford defeated Patterson
Miil Thursday of last week in
one of the prettiest games played
on Kellford diamond this season,
Kellford has one of the fastest
teams in Eastern Carolina, loos
ing only one game this year.
Shields for Kellford was com
plete master of the situation
from beginning to end allowing
only two hits and fanning twelve,
Snotherly ailowed six hits and
fanned seven.
Score by innings:
. Patteiw.n Mili 000 000 000 0
kellford--.lM 000 0003.
Jim WomLle Killed By Fall
Jam m Dewey Womhle, eigh
teen ye.iM old s )ii of Mr. J. W.
Woinble, of Roanoke Rapids, was
fatally injured by a fall from a
scaffolding in th
Newport News'
KhinvHrH on hi.iL Toesilav afLer
noon.
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the injury and that the doctor
feared concussion of the brain.
Thursduy morning a telegram
teliingof the death of the boy
was received, th. deceased never j
recoveiiiig consciousness after
the injury.
He Uxiy will reached here
it i n; 'lit and the interment
v il.i .the il;nv Saturday afternoon
! :,t iw K.viiikf Rapid s C. meiary.
: 'I lie fv;:,...-al services will he con
ducted by Rev. C. H. Trueblood
ofthe Roanoke Rapids Bapsisu
Church.
Take a Vacation
It is time to take a vacation.
Everybody that works either
menta11 or Physically needs a
year.
Perhaps-you think you can't
afford to take a vacation this
year. The fact is, in general you
can't afford not to take one.
You can't afford not to rest your
mind and body and get away
from routine work.
Perhaps you have not thought
what a break-down or spell of
sickness would cost you The old
adage, "a stitch in time saves
First, go where your health
' traetin fever 90 or 100
; pei" cf nt
1. A. few dont s will perhaps be
, lnPlac,e be,fore kin the start.
Don't take any cares or wor
ries. Don't exercise too strenuously
at first.
Don't eat injudiciously.
Don't spend too much money.
Don't forget that rest is what
you are there for and that a
vacation that does not put new
life into your bodv and joy into
your heart is a failure.
Good Water for Farm Homes
Clear, sparkling water is not
always pure water. A refresh
ing draught from "the old oaken
bucket" may be the beginning
of a long and possibly fatal ill
ness from typhoid fever, dysen
tery, or other disease.
The germs of the so called
water-borne diseases come from
the bodies of persons afflicted
with those diseases. They do
not live long outside the body and
do not originate in nature . Fo
the most part the germs which
get into drinking water and pro
duce disease come only from
human beings. If we keep the
waste products from the bodies
of human beings and animals
away from our water supplies,
we keep the water free from
disease germs.
The usual sources of farm
water supplies are wells, pumps,
springs and cisterns. Running
streams are so seldom free from
dangerous pollution that with
out purification they cannot be
considered safe for domestic use
The most common form of
water supply is the shallow well,
reaching into a layer of earth
saturated will) water, these
are really utile more tnan reser-
' imira fill4 snrljii'p untev
"
'they drain the surface
for a
radius of sometimes several hun-
dred feet. Wells of this kind
on ii npvf.r tf. iniir
within
of;f'of any stable, barnyard or
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privy, and should be on Higher
ground than these that all drain
age may be away from them.
They should have a water tight
curbing and cover and should
have a pump for drawing the
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-wuier lauifr until a iHictiel anu
iiliain. The ' old oaken bucket"
is too -often the "germ laden
1 bucket.
t Perhaps the safest means of
' suppling water for the country
- ' , " wc." Ul t'"'"
i These should have drains and
care should be taken that no
drippings seep back into the well
jor down by the side of the pump.
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TOWN COMMISSIONERS HOLD
MEETING
The Board of Commissioriers
held a special meeting on last
Wednesday afternoon at two-
thirty in the law offices of A. L
Clark, Mayor J. W. Taylor, pre
siding, Commissioners J. T.
Chase, S. J. Bounds, W. P. Tay
lor and J. T. Stainback being
present.
After considerable discussion
in regard to the various appli
cants for the position of super
vising engineer of the new con
crete paving to be laid this sum
mer, the Board appointed Engi
neer Dresbach, of Greenville,
N. C, at a salary of $150.00 per
month.
Mayor Taylor was instructed
to award contrat for making the
one thousand yard fill on First
Street to the lowest bidder and
have work begun on same as
soon as possible.
Halif
ax
County Democratic Pri
mary The Democratic Primary for
Halifax County will be held on
Thursday, August 3. This pri
mary is for the nomination of all
county and township officers ex
cept the Clerk of the Superior
Court whose term has not ex
pired. Nominationst will also
be made of two members of the
House of Representatives. Mr.
W. L. Long has already been de
clared the Democratic nominee
for the State Senate, no candi
date having come out in opposi
tion to him.
The polls will open at the poll
ing places in the various pre
cincts at 7:00 a. m. and will re
main open until 6:00 P. M.
SALE OF LANDS FOR TAXES
I will sell fur cash at the Courthouse
door in Halifax, Monday August 7,
UHlli, the following described real estate
in Roanoke Kapids Townshipto satisfy
tixes and costs for the yeai l914 taxes.
James Adams, 92 acres,
$17.76
u:
2.94
19. 12
3.08
1.39
1.33
Catherine Bowser, 'M acres,
J. II. Hrown, 179 acres
M. C. Carter, lb acres,
John Carter, L'U acres,
Luke Fleming Est, 7 acres,
C. W. lvey, 1 2-3 acres,
J. T. lvey, Town Lot
Nat Jenkins, 50 acres,
Whitman, Manley, 10 acres,
Fayet Manly, Est., ti acres,
Sarah Mosley, Est. , 10 seres,
Mary L. Simmons, 22 acres,
J. B. Thompson, 26 acres,
Willie Purnell, 10 acres,
Mrs. Bettie Gurkin, 220 acres,
8.02
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3.82
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1.66
1.82
1321
7.03
36. TO
2.62
1969
Mrs. Mary Love, 20 acres,
M. W Ransom, 47 acres,
W. P. VAUGHAN,
Tax Collector Roanoke Rapids Town
ship. CARD OF THANKS
The many friends and rel
atives of Mrs. L. S. Hodgens of
Rosemary wish to express their
thanks for for thoughtful
ness (last week when the
good people of the community
at the instance of Rev. Mr. Chaf
fin pounded the family with all
manner of good things. It is
just such little acts that brand
the people of Rosemary and vi
cinity as real neighbors, and es
pecially so to the unfortunate.
Each and every one who had
a part in the bestowal of gifts
are thanked most heartily by all
of Mrs. Hodgen's family.
Mrs. L. S. Hodgen
I.OST-OPF.N FACE WATCH
20 year gold case, between the
First National Bank of Roa
noke Rapids and my house.
Liberal reward if finder will
return to R. M. Hudson.
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WITH THE CHURCHES
Rosemary Baptist Church
Rev. A. C. Chaffin, Pastor
Services every Sunday at 11 A.
M. and 7:30 P. M.
Mid-week services Wednesday
nights at 7:30 P. M.
The public is cordially invited
to all services.
Presbyterian Church
Sunday School at 9:45.
Hon. W. E. Daniel, of Weldon,
will lecture the Bible class and
we urge every member of the
class to be present Visitors art
welcome.
Methodist Church
Geo. S. Bearden, FuUr
Rev.
Morning Sunday School at 9:45
o'clock. W. V. Woodruff, Supt
Preaching at 11 A. if.
Subject; " The Ways of God."
Preaching at 8 P.M. Subject;
The Wheat and the Tares."
Good music.
The public is invited to all ser
vices.
Rosemary Methodist Church
Rev. W. R Shelton, Pastor
Sunday School at ten o'clock.
Morning worship at eleven
o'clock
Evening worship at eight P. M.
Praver service Tuesday even
ing. "
Choir practice Thursday oven
ing. -
All evening services at eight
o'clock. Everybody welcome. ,
Children's Day exercises Sun
day evening.
Episcopal Church
Henry Clark Smith, Rector
Services in All Saints Mission
every Sunday, except fourth Sun
day, at 11 a. M. and 8 p. M. Holy
Communion every first Sunday.
11 A. M.; second and third Sun
days at 8 p. M.
Sunday School every Sunday at
10 A. m. - Sunday in Rosemary
9:30 A. M.
Choir practice Friday 8 P. u.
You are cordially invited to
every service of the church.
Baptist Church
Rev. C. H. Trutblood, 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 firat
Sunday at 7:15 P. M.
Junior B. Y. P. U. every Sun
day at 2:30 p. M. and Junior
choir.
Sunbeam Band every second
and fourth Saturday at 2:35 P. it.
The public is cordially invited
to all services.
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 Tabernacle
every Wednesday night
Cottage prayer meetings as
follows; Roanoke Rapids every
Monday and Friday nights;
Rosemary every Tuesday r.'.;ht;
Pattersontown every Tuesday
and Thursday nighta.
Police Court New If ti
Charlie Carpenter vs Willis
and Louis Hux, affray. Willis
drew $300 and costs. Louis $100.
J. L. Flora, drunk and disord
erly, $10.00 and costs,
Joe Williams, wife beating $25.-
00 costs. Recorder Saunders stat
ing that a town warrant had been
used instead of a State's warrant
and that $25.00 was the largest
fine that could be imposed under
the warrant used.
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