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POWELLTOWN ITEMS
The South Rosemary Girls'
Basketball Team met the Aure
lian Springs team last Friday
with a score of 4 to 11 in favor
of Aurelian Springs. The South
Rosemary girls, however, played
a good game for their first.
Mr. L A. Hudson has been ill
for the past week. His many
friends are anxious for his re
covery.
The -largest Sunday School
Smith's has witnessed for some
time gathered last Sunday. There
were 80 present Our aim is 100.
Help us make the 100 next Sun
day by being one of them.
Rev. Lance held prayer meet
ing at the home of Mr. A. D.
Glover last Friday evening.
The flower beds planted by the
children of South Rosemary
School are now blooming. The
hyacinths are very pretty.
Mrs. E. T. Saunders, of Wil
mington, N. C, was theguestof
Mrs. E. B. Williams the past
week end.
Miss Jewel Merritt has been in
South Rosemary for the past
week.
Miss Lucy Crisp, director of
music in the' Roanoke Rapids
Schools will bt with the South
Rosemary School for a sing Fri
day afternoon.
Dorothy, infant daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cook, was
badly burned last week by a fall
into a tub of hot water. Dorothy
has recovered somewhat from
her burns but is now suffering
with scarlet fever. -
Henderson Rector Here
Tonight
the special Lenten preacher at
All Saints' (Episcopal) Church
tonight will be the Rev. Isaac W.
Hughes, rector of Holy Inno
cents' Church, Henderson. Mr.
Hughes is well known here as he
made the address at a community
Sunday School rally three years
ago and the following year con
ducted a mission in All Saints'
Church. The public is cordially
invited to the service.
If you want to spend an hour
of real pleasure, and at the same
time help a most worthy cause,
do not fail to attend the . concert
to be given by the Oxford Sing
ing Class.
Ml. MERCHANT, WHAT ARE
YOU DOING TO BRING ABOUT
NORMAL TIMES?
Our country is not broke,
the trouble is so much money
has been withdrawn from cir
culation. The former comp
troller of currency stated that
the amount of this sum would
exceed eleven figures.
Part of this money is in our
community. If you go after
it you can bring some of it
back into circulation. These
people are going to continue to
eat, to wear clothes, shoes,
and perhaps ride in automo
biles. However these people are
not going to break speed rec
ords in buying right now.
You have got to make them
want your merchandise. The
easiest, best and cheapest way
to do this is consistent adver
tising, intelligently planned
and executed. It makes no
difference whether it is circu
lar or newspaper advertising
(we believe . both together
bring best results) - but keep
telling the people of what you
have to sell and you will sell it
We are prepared to plan and
write your advertising. In
fact we will act as your adver
tising manager. All you need
to do is say what you want to
to spend. We will spend that
and no more.
Lets all work together and
work hard, "The Rewards of
1921 will go to the fighters."
ADVT. DEPT.
HERALD PUB. CO:
AND
Mr. W. D. Upchurch, of Louis
burg, was in Rosemary Wednes
day. Mr. W. F, Horner, of Hender
son spent several days in town
this week. -
Mr. P. G. Black, of Charlotte,
was here Thursday,
A series of services are being
held in the Rosemary Methodist
Church every night, Rev. J. A.
Daily, of Rocky Mount preaching
the sermons. Prof. R. L. Milam,
is leading the singing which is
adding materially to the ser
vices. A splendid interest has
already been manifested. Mr.
Daily is a man of deep spiritual,
ity and power and an effective
speaker.
Mr. G. Joseph, of Wilson,
spent Tuesday in Rosemary.
Mrs. J. B. Collier and daugh
ter, of Garysburg, were visitors
in town Wednesday.
Mr. J. W. Smith, of Danville,
Va., spent Tuesday in town.
Messrs. Geo. W. Coggin and A.
O. Wilson, of Raleigh, were here
Tuesday.
Mr. L. M. Heafner, of Ports
mouth, was in Rosemary Tues
day. Miss Florence Bingham is vis
iting relatives in Daytona, Flori
da. Messrs. Winston , S. Cartesky
and F. H. Irving, of Richmond,
were visitors in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Lewis N. Taylor left
Tuesday night for Garfield, New
Jersey to attend the funeral of
her brother.
Mr. F. E. Lyon, of Savannah,
Ga., was in Rosemary Tuesday.
Mr. John L. Patterson, of Rich
mond, was in town Thursday and
Friday.
Dr. William M. Ward opened a
dentist's office in Rosemary over
Mr. J. J. Wade's store this week.
He is a son of Dr. Ward, of Wei
don, well known dentist to the
people of Rosemary. Dr. Ward
comes here from Jackson. He
is a graduate of the Baltimore
Dental College.
Mr. J. M. Major, of Norfolk,
spent Monday in town.
Mr. A. F. Black, of Charlotte,
was here Monday.
Mrs. W. H. Joyner, Jr. and
Miss Margaret Joyner, of Garys
bnrg, spent Wednesday after
noon in Rosemary.
Mr. William Manning has re
turned from a visit to New York
City.
, Miss Annie Medlin has return
ed from an extended visit to
Baltimore and Washington.
Mr. H. G. Goodman, of Peters
burg was in town Monday.
Mr. R. L. Dickens, of Halifax,
spent Sunday in town.
Mr. H. H. Smith, of Norfolk,
was here Monday.
Mr. H. E. Dobbins and Miss
Hellen AUsbrook Married
Monday night at eight o'clock
at the home of Rev. and Mrs.
J. B.O' Brian t near Rosemary,
Mr. Horace Elliot Dobbins and
Miss Hellen AUsbrook were
united in marriage, the Rev.
O'Briant. performing the cere
mony. Only a few of the more inti
mate friends of the bride and
groom witnessed the ceremony.
The bride is the eldest daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed AUsbrook,
of Rosemary and is a very charm
ing young woman. She has made
her home here with her parents
all of her life and has many
friends here and elsewhere. The
groom has made his home in
Rosemary for many years. For
the past several years he has
served as Chief of Police of
Rosemary and tax collector for
the. Roanoke Rapids Graded
School District. He is well known
in the County and has many
friends who wish for him and
his bride much happiness.
ROSEMARY PERSONAL
LOCAL ITEMS
The
Soldier's Bride
Br HAZEL SMITH
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"Impossible!" shouted old Colonel
Saunders, chewing at bis steel-grajr
mustache; and for the first time dur
ing forty years of active service he
actually trembled. The horror of this
was more overpowerlug than the his
of the Moro bolos when, drunk with
bhang, they closed lu upon the skir
mish line. "Impossible!" he muttered,
and sank back Into hi chair.
Outside the hot suu of the I'hillp
plues burned the parched laud, send
ing Its scorching rays Into the white
washed house In which he sat. L'pon
the table tu front of hltu his orderly
had placed a closely typed document
f five pages. It was the findings of
the court-martial which had sat on the
preceding day. it bad passed sen
tence of death upon a certain William
GUfoy for having joined the Moro
forces and fired uiou his former com
rades. If Colonel Saunders affixed bis
signature to the document the death
sentence would be carried out not a
year hence, nor a month hence, nor a
day hence, but now.
There was death la the quiet air, la
the bushed expectancy of the camp;
In the rows of white-washed cells la
the barracks also, and In the barrack
yard, where a grim post, like an enor
mous carpeuter's square set upright,
creaked as the executlouer tested the
mechanism of the trap.
"His sweetheurtl" nattered the
celonel again. "X can't see her I
won't see her, Walters. Tell her"
"May I come InV" Inquired a gentle
voice outside, and a girl entered a
typical American girl, such as Is to be
met in thousands lu the little towns
and villages of the New England
states.
"I am Miss King," she said, smiling
happily at Colonel Saunders. "1 sup
pose William has told you that that
we are to be married here, now that
bin term has ended." A slight blush
suffused her face. "But they told me
In the barracks that Mr. Ollfoy bad
gone to Muulla to meet me there," she
said. "It seems a dreadful mistake,
doesn't It?"
Inwardly the colonel blessed the
forethought of bis uiein
"But I am so glad that he has
served his country with honor, and
has come safely through these terri
ble dungers," Miss King coutluued.
"lie was well, a little wild. But be
has redeemed himself, as I knew be
would. Congressman Lathrop " she
hesitated. Then, seeiug the colonel's
look, and mistaking It, she continued:
"He told my father that William
would be safe under your care, Colo
nel Saunders. That Is what everyone
says about you at home."
lu the brief moment that elapsed
before he answered her a thousand
thoughts rushed through the colonel's
brain. A minute ago be bad actually
dipped his pen Into the Ink prepara
tory to signing the death warrant.
Now the act seemed Impossible. He
thought of Ollfoy he bad been wild,
but a good and brave soldier, conspic
uous In many engagements until the
devil of loneliness that was eating out
his heart summoned the drink dtvll
to his aid and the two together fud
dled the boy's brains until be turned
traitor and disgraced the regiment and
his country.
He might have saved him by a few
kindly words.
"Excuse me, Miss King," be said
abruptly. "Pray be seated. I will be
back In a few minutes."
Inside his cell William Gllfoy was
seated beside his cot, staring vacantly
through the bars at a wisp of blue.
When the colonel eutered be started
as a man awakening out of a dream.
The colonel sat down beside him upon
tbe plank bed.
"Gllfoy," be said quietly, "your
sweetheart Is here."
Gilfoy looked bard at him.
"She hasn't been told?" be said Im
passively. "Not yet, Ollfoy."
The boy smiled bravely. "I think
it would be best to have It done as
soon as possible," he said. "But, sir
must she know?"
"She shall never know," answered
the colonel. Then be bent forward
and took the boy's band In his.
"Gllfsy," he said, "you have taken
no life. It was not you who betrayed
your country It whs your devil. A
cavalry troop leaves for Santos this
evening. You will accompany It and
there take the train for Manila."
Gilfoy half rose, and suddenly sat
down again and burst Into tears.
"I ought to die," he sobbed. "She
will never '
"She will never know anything," the
colonel answered, completing the sen
tence. He called to tbe jailer.
"Private Ollfoy is pardoned," he
said. 'Bring him his uniform and set
blm free."
"Yes, Miss King, you will bave to
go back to Manila," said Colonel
Saunders five minutes later. "If we
bad known you were coming well, we
might have made different arrange
ments. There will be a cavalry troop
leaving for Santos, the. terminal, to
morrow afternoon.' Till then yon
must be the guest of the regiment."
lie passed his hand over his eyes,
and, suddenly seizing his pen, he
scrawled "Verdict disapproved" across
the paper. He ltoked up. "Tell Con
gressratr. Lathrop that I shall try to
live ip to my reputation hence
forward, ho cootlaatd,
Court To Convene Next
Monday
The March Term of the Super
ior Court of Halifax will con
vene next Monday with his
honor Judge Cranner, presiding.
Many important criminal
cases from this community will
be tried at this term, among the
most important being the for-'
pery cases of Gay and Hutton.
When Gay was given his first
hearing, he denied any know
lege of the forgery at ail. how
ever, detectives from the Burn's
and Pinkerton Detective Agen-
cies secured a full confession
from him later on. j
Gay's confession was similar;
to what Hutton said about the
check that was cashed in Hen
derson, only Gay says that Hut
ton sharred equally with him
the $50 obtained.
After his confession the
bonds of both were increased to
$3000.00
Another case of more than
usual interest is that of Charlie
Williams, colored, erstwhile
mail robber and "bad nigger."
Williams will face the Judge
charged with shooting Chief
Jackson with intent to kill.
Charlie made no attempt to
conceal the fact that he took his
gun along with him. He was
arrested some two weeks ago
in the servants house in the
rear of Prof. Akers home. Whei.
told that officers were there for
him, he opened fire with his
automatic through the closed
door, then opened the door and
fired agair,, the officers stationed
themselves about the house and
returned the fire, the first shot
brought Williams' surrender.
However he escaped from officer
Bishop when he was unlocking
the lock up, the officer was hold
ing him with "pinchers" not
having any hand cuffs at that
time.
Williams wa captured late
Sunday afternoon by Chief
Jackson near Thelma, Mr. Jack
son had members of his house
hold out for a pleasure ride and
recognized Williams who walk
ing along the road, jumped from
his car and captured him. Wil
liams upon recognizing Mr. Jack
son, obeyed his usual impulse
and reached for his hip pocket
but the officer was too quick for
him and landed a blow against
the side of Williams head that
sent him sprawling into a ditch.
The next thing Williams realized
he was handcuffed to the steer
ing wheel of the officers car. He
was given a hearing Monday and
remanded to jail.
Williams recently served a
sentence in the Federal Prison
at Atlanta for robbing mail
pouches at Roanoke Junction.
WITH THE CHURCHES
All Saints Church
Rev. Lewis N. Taylor, Rector
Rouokc Avtnu
Mmi Mary Duke, Paris Visitor
Next Sunday is Palm Sunday.
Services: 7:30 A. M. Holy Com
munion. 9:45 Church School, T. W. Mul
len, Supt.
Services 11 and 7:30.
Next week is Holy Week, ob
served to commemorate the
I events of our Lord's last week on
earth before His crucifixion.
Daily services as follows. Mon.
4:30 P. M. Tuesday 10 A. M.
Holy Communion. 4:30, Litany
and address. Wednesday, 4:30.
Maurdy Thursday, Holy Com
munion 10 A. M. Good . Friday
services at 9:30 A. M. and 7:30
P. M. Archdeacon Duncan will
preach at the service Good Fri-
I day night. Easter Eve, Child-
rens' Service and Holy Baptism
3:30 P. M. Tonight Rev. Isaac
W. Hughes, Henderson, special
preacher.
i You are Cordially invited.
Be sure to hear the patriotic
program of the Orphans' Class
from Oxford Orphanage: It is
inspiring.
METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. L. B. Jones, Pastor
Sunday School at 9:30 A. M.
W. V. Woodruff. Supt.
The Sunday School is growing.
Why not help us to get the 200
by .Easter, join us next Sunday
At 11 A. M. special music.
Special sermon leading up to
Easter message. Subject, The
Last Step.
At 3 o'clock a service for the
children. Music by the Junior
choir.
At 7:30 T. M. Subject. What
have you to oiler in the grea
day?
Let every member of the
church be present at these ser
vices. Your presence will help
us. "I was glad when they
said unto me Let ua go into
the house of the Lord." Ps. 122 ;1
All are cordially invited to
these services.
FASHION'S TREND IN SUITS
The procession of suits for spring
shows the trend of fashion in four
directions witli many versions of the
boxcont in the lead. Then come the
straightline, Moused and sashed mod
els, like that shown In the picture, fol
lowed by others. Styles are deter
mined by coats and skirts are plain.
This suit has reduced ' Its lines and
trimmings to the last degree of sim
plicity and has, therefore, a new smart
ness of Its own. The sush of wide
black satin ribbon, however, is gath
ered In at the ends and finished with
very handsome silk tassels. These
Moused and sashed suits are youth
ful looking and have a chic simplicity
approved with much fervor Just now.
OF SHEPHERDS CHECK
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One of the best of this sen sou's sep
arate skirts is presented here and It
pleases every one who loves neat and
crisp tailored clothes. It is made of a
material that has a stripe of shep
Herd's check alternating with one of
Mack rlth a white line through It.
flox pialts almost conceal the black
stripe
Crepe de chine blouses covered with
eyeiet embroidery seem destined to a
great succss. The original model has
been justified by some designers, but
the eyelet work Is a feature that ail
retain.
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i AND LOCAL ITEMS
1 Miss Alice Hockaday has ac-
cepted a position with the First i tnan "Old a very appreciative
National Bank. ! audience at bar Swamp Mar.
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Thomas!"- Door receipt, $13.00. The
and Misses Hallie and Mabel Bear .SwamP pb were verV
Stokes spent a few days in Rich-;kind ,ndeed to their
mond last week. The girls quint of South Hose-
Mr. Abe Norinsky spent a few i"1 fought it out on the bask
days in Richmond on business
last week.
Mr. P. C. Duncan, of Raleigh,
spent the week-end here with his
wife.
Mr. A. P. McPherson and Mrs. j
Chas. Garthright spent this week :
in New xorK Duying spring!
goods.
Miss Camrnie Vaughan spent a
few days in Norfolk last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Jackson
and Misses Cora V. Delamar and
and Julia Harry spent the week
end in Richmond.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Marks and
family spent Sunday in Enfield
with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Cohen, of
Enfield, visited in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. B. Marks last week, j come Tne public is invited to
Miss Rae Marks, of Martins- J attend. Come one, come all and
ville, Va., spent the week-end bring your fiddle, guitar or man
here with relatives. ! dolin. Come lassies and lads,
Mr. Irby Stokes, of Blackstone, j take leave of your dads, and
Va., visited his sisters. Mesdames away to the Fiddlers Conven-
J. H. Harrison and H. P. rho-
mas for the week-end.
Mrs. M. M. Harrison, of Brink
leyville, spent a few days last
week here with her son, Mr. J.
H. Harrison.
Mr. Lewis Jones left this week
for Richmond to resume his po
siton there.
' Mrs. W. P. Gentry has return
ed from a visit to Philadelphia
Mr. J. R. Manning spent a few I
days New York this week on bus-1 will be observed at All Saints'
nes? ! Church. A specjal appropriate
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid ' musical P"W " bfen
will meet next Tuesday at 3:00 'nfired. The Chui-ch ill be de-
P. M. with Mrs. J. T. Stainback. corfted, ,n keeP'nK the,. da?
, , Tr.,. , . ., and palm crosses will be distn
Mr. Walter Kidd and I family to of
of Warrenton, spent the week tion
here in the home of Mr. and Mrs. !
D. I. Kidd. j "
Mrs. James Humphreys left The concert to be given in Cen
this week for her home after tral School Auditorium Monday
spending some time
here with '
her sister, Mrs. J. W. Smoot.
Mrs. J. T. Chase spent the
week-end in Norfolk.
Miss Orie Moseley spent the
week-end in Kinston with rela
tives. Miss Ruth Rainey spent Sun
day in Norlina.
Miss McCarthy, of Baltimore
has accepted a position with B.
Marks as milliner.
W7e are informed that the con
cert that is being given this year
by the Singing Class of the Ox
ford Orphanage is, in some re
spects, different from any that
has ever before been offered to
the public. The program this
year includes several patriotic
numbers that are calculated to
inspire and ennoble to create a
deeper and more abiding love of
country and its institutions. Do
not fail to hear this concert; tell
your friends about it; come and
help to give these children a
rousing reception.
RECITAL TONIGHT
There will be a recital in the
Central School Auditorium to
night at 8:15 o'clock. The Pro
gram will be given entirely by
the Junior piano pupils (under
12 years of age). The older pu
pils of Miss Thompson's class
will be heard in a joint recital
with Miss Hockadays vocal pupils
on Thursday, Mar. 31st, this date
having teen postponed because
of the Easter holidays.
The public is invited to attend
these recitals. .
The 14 girls and boys in the
Oxford Singing Class are repre
senting about 375 children in
that splendid Institution. Hear
them sing and see how you like
them.
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AURELIAN SPRINGS NEWS
Th, A.
Associate
Springs Dramatic
presented Better
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the results were 4 and 7 in favor
of the Springs,
Don't gorget Fiddlers' Con
vention Mar. 26, 8 P. M. 25c and
10c admission. All the Mohorns
and Saunders among others
will be here. Come! a treat in
store.
Mr. Alfred Plummer, of Mid
dleburg, is one of the judges.
Fiddler's Convention
At Aurelian Springs March
26, under the auspices of the
Woman's Betterment Club a
real old time Fiddler's Conven
tion will be held. A program
has been arranged and a good
eveninc is oromised to all who
tion hie!
Palm Sunday to be Observed
Next Sunday is Palm Sunday,
so called from the scattering of
palm branches in the streets of
i Jerusalem, as a welcome t o
Christ as he made his triumphal
j entry into that city on the Sun
day before His Crucifixion, by
the people of JferuBalem. The day
I"K'H uy a ciass 01 cnnuren ironi
tne uxiora urpnanage snouia en-
list the sympathetic interest and
patronage of all our people. On
former visits these children have
shown themselves to be well-behaved
and well-trained, and the
concert is always worthy of pa
tronage. INTELLIGENT BUYING
SHOULD BE RESUMED
The consumers last fall went
on a buyers strike. -
They brought prices down
with a crash.
Their original purpose has
been accomplished.
The strike should be called
off now and consumers resume
intelligent buying not the
wild orgie of the early part of
1920-but the intelligent buy
ing of your needs.
This will bring the relief we
all desire so much, for when
you buy you create a demand,
tne.demand created will , give
employment to certain produc
ers. These producers probably
need some articles you are en
gaged in producing, and thus
given employment will be able
to buy and create a demand
for your handiwork, and both
will be benefitted.
Another trouble is that many
people are keeping their sav-
safe and"un wise. O Money hid
in your home i3 liable to be
8tolenor burncdwhereas'if
youjhad itjondeposit at oneof
our banks they would not only
keep it absolutely safe, but pay
you interest In turn the
moneywould be loaned to wor
thy people'andJputTinto'circu
lation. :C3;
i Buy what 'you need; place
your savings in the bank and
normal conditions will soo"
prevail. j