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fJSEMARY PERSONAL
J LOCAL ITEMS
AND
' r. W. P. Williams, of Peters
I, was in Rosemary Monday
i jTuesday.
dr. J. W. Lewis, of Norfolk,
j here Tuesday,
fr and Mrs. W. E. Floyd, of
n, Mass., were visitors in
xa Thursday.
"jhs Lucile Carlon left Sun
f for a short trip to Asheville.
V D. N.Gilbert, of Greens
was in Rosemary yesterday.
$liss Elizabeth Smith was in
M. H. H. Bain, of Birming
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ir.i firarii Ala., was in town Wednes-
Df. W. L. Davis, of Plymouth,
CnJto&emary.
.'Yms Lula Rankin spent Sun-
with friends in Raleigh.
,jMr. A. M. Heilman, Jr., of
finstnn. Mass , was a visitor here
Stored :
i 1,rsr katherine Webster is at-
; tiding a meeting of the Wo
,tf.aW Auxiliary of the Episcopal
Vburch in Charlotte.
,&Mr. Chas. E. Finch, of Nor-
X"1 MK, spent Tuesday in Kosemary.
Ir J. Henry Cullom has re-
ged from a stay in Norfolk.
Mr. Monroe Jenkins, spent
jesday in Raleigh.
15rs. A. G. Carter left Saturday
" iot 'Franklinton to attend the
) tfotieral of Mrs. Eliza Joyner.
"Mrs. R. J. Lewis, of Littleton,
Tvaa in Rosemary Wednesday.
- " Mr E. F. Carter, of Raleigh,
t gpe&t yesterday in town.
j Mrs. Arch L. Taylor attended
,ihe Convention of the Episcopal
' n"$!Pans' Auxiliary which met
jn Charlotte this week.
" 'JJjQ.mef H-E-Dobbins has return-
w'Je7Pfrom a visit to points in
'y 'Jh Carolina, Atlanta, Macon
4 "Thomaston, Ga.
' virs. w. d. uounciu ana son,
".v.fen. of Hickory, are the guests
and Mrs. w. T. Councill.
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lev. R. L. Topping, of Edward,
& spending the week in Rose
Jmary. lhtra. W. H. Baucom; of Little-
Ion was here Wednesday.
r-xM'rs. J. P. Hewitt returned
I Tuesday from a visit in New
- ofk City.
W. H. G. Goodman, of Peters-
" " "burg, Tpent Wednesday in Rose-
mary. ,
' liir. and Mrs. L. G. Shell are
' "T Jnding the week in Raleigh.
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R. E. Satterwhite, of Hen-
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reon, spent luesaay in nose-
-4ry.
; ,rirs. Dan Wrightmeyer is visit
"'tg! friends in Crewe, Va.
' !Ir. J. C. Armistead, of
nVlJersburg, was a visitor in
Riemary Tuesday.
Sir. and Mrs. John Peele and
Edith, of Baltimore.
f-pqnt tne ween-ena wiin mr.
'imi Mrs. P. A. Shell.
y,Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bradley,
Seaboard, were in town aatur-
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lr. J. C. Winstead, of Peters-
lib.
g, spent Tuesday here.
Vfe!fIr-c E- Crymes of Norfolk.
'i'i'mh in town Tuesday.
m-'gJev. Warren V. II. Fiikin3, of
"Islington, N. J., visited friends
t -wAown several days this week.
ilr. H. H. Swmson, of Nor
.i i MiAk, was here Tuesday.
jcfV-Mr. K. n. Miaw, oi Atlanta,
.Jiis in Rosemary Wednesday.
m- .l a W H C.fUi nf
uc-hmond, were visitors in town
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Mr. A. E. Carter, ot AuHian
'jrings, spent yesterday here.
Band Concert Sunday
Afternoon
HI he Rosemary Concert Nana
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Svi" n jiviN nsiml Snnnav alter-
K. on concert at 3:30 o'clock next
Slnday afternoon. If the weath-
er will permit the concert will
Uke place in the Rosemary Park,
?Vtherwise it will be held in the
Mj'ifirh School Auditorium.
I KILLS SELF AT SIDE
! OF SLEEPING HUSBAND
Mrs. Emily Sutton, of Rosemary, Takes Own Life
Revolver Early This Morning Was Victim of
Habit.
CORONER'S JURY
POLICE COURT
NEWS ITEMS
Willie Macon, colored, and
just off the chain gang, was
charged with having entered the!
dwelling of T, B. Hawkins and !
stealing several articles of cloth-;
ing. Macon was bound over to ;
the next term of Halifax County
Superior Court under one thou
sand dollar bond, a sum in regard
to which the defendant seemed j
to have merely an academic idea.
He returned to the custody of
the county which had released
him only a few days ago.
Robert Ussery, charged with
riding a bicycle on the sidewalks,
paid the usual fine of one dollar
and costs
R. W. Lites, charged 'ith
driving an automobile without aj
license was allowed to take out.
license and discharged upon the
payment of the costs. t
Noah De berry, Jesse Wheeler,
Harvey Bryant and B. F. Jones,
charged with being drunk and
disorderly in the home of Mrs.
Parks in Roanoke Rapids, ap
peared only fifty per cent strong
when the case was called this
morning. Harvey Bryant and B.
F. Jones had forfeited bonds of
one hundred dollars each and
departed thence. Evide.ice pre
sented .was to the effect that the
absent ones were the guiltirr
of the quartet. Deberry was
fined $35 and Wheeler $25.
and the costs.
Mr. Jeremiah Buffaloe
'Entered into Eternal Life
Monday night at seven thirty at
the Hospital, Mr. Jeremiah Buf
faloe. aged seventy three. He
had been ill for several months, j
Mr. Buffaloe came to Rose
mary about three years ago and
has made his home with his son,
Mr. Vernon M. Buffaloe, on
Three Hundred Street.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Maria Buffaloe, two sons, Messrs.
V. M. and Robert, and three
daughters, Mrs. B. B. Cullom,
Mrs. J. R. Wirtz and Miss Bettie
Buffaloe.
The funeral service was held
at the old home near Rich Square
and interment was made in the
family cemetery. Rev. E. N.
Harrison, of Rosemary, and Rev,
Mr. Roberts, of Jackson, offi
ciating. Mr. Buffaloe was a
member of the Methodist Church
and a devout Christian character
greatly beloved by all who were
fortunate enough to know him.
HOCKADAY-REYNOLDS
The following announcements
have been received by the many
friends of the young couple:
Mr. and Mrs. L." R. Reynolds
announce the marriage of their
daughter
Sarah Bessie
to
Mr. Nathaniel M. Hockaday
on Thursday, April twentieth ,
nineteen hundred and twenty-two
at the home of the bride
Rochingham, N. C.
At Home
after May 1st, 1922.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of Mr. Jsremiah
Buffaloe wishes to use this means
of expressing their sincere appre
ciation of sympathy and kind
nesses shown them during their
recent bereavement.
Not Guilty.
A C'liicttci prrifVssor Is nutlmrlty for
the Ktiitt'iiifiit Unit 111) per ci'iit of the
women In the 1'nlted States are home
ly. Well, whot about It? We defy
any person to find Qjie woman In this
country who does-not secretly heJIeve
that she belongs to the ten per cent
With!
Drug!
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SAYS SUICIDE j
Crazed presumably from lack j
of the drug she so constantly j
used, Mrs. Emily Sutton, aged '
.'5-1, shot herself through the head
while lying in her bed by the j
side of her sleeping husband!
about one o'clock
this morning, j
According to the testimony
her husband, F. B. Sutton, Mrs.
Sutton had been a drug fiend
for the past two years, and on .
two previous occasions had made
attempts to end her own life '
once in Kinston and again in
Rosemary several months ago.
when she took poison and was
treated in the Roanoke Rapids i stone testified that she told Dun
Hospital. She had undergone I ca she was sorry if she had hurt
treatment for the drug habit in
Westbrook's Sanitarium at Rich
mond, being a patient at that
institution from October to Dec-
ember, 1921.
Mr. Sutton could recall nothing
unusual in her actions or conver
sation on the night preceding
her death. He was awakened
by the discharge of the revolver,
and after bathing some of the
blood from her face and neck, j
dressed and went to the next
door residence of Mr. and Mrs.
S. M. Thompson and requested
them to come his assistance. He
stated that Mrs. Sutton must
have arisen during his sleep,
secured the keys from his hip
pocket to the door of a small
safe kept in the chil
dren's room, opened this safe
and gotten out the revolver and
returned to bed. The body was
lying on its right side on the
part of the bed nearest the wall,
the bullet entering the left tem
ple and ranging completely
through the skull to the right
temple, being located under the
skin of the right temple. Death
must have been practically in-
stantaneous.
Mrs. Sutton is survived by her
husband and four children, Wil
liam, fifteen, Alpheus, eleven,
Frederick, seven and Emily aged
three. The little girl has been in
the custody of Mrs. Sutton's sis
ter in Greensboro for some
months.
Mrs. Sutton's people live in
Kinston, where they are highly
respected. Mrs. Sutton, herself?
was a woman of culture and re
finement. She taught for sever
al weeks this year in the Kinston
Graded School, after her treat
ment at the sanitarium, and her
return to Rosemary was evidence
to her husband that the habit
had proven too strong for her.
The verdict of the coroner's
jury, empanelled by Coroner H.
G. Rowe, who viewed the body
and examined witnesses this
morning, was to the effect that
the deceased came to her death
by her own hand.
McFarland-Edwards
Miss Belle Edwards, of Roan
oke Rapids, N. C, and William
Baldwin McFarland, of Florence,
w;j-e married last Sunday night,
April 23, at Florence, S. C. Rev.
B. F, Allen, pastor of the Im
tnanuql Baptist church performed
the" service at ' the parsonage.
Mr.- and Mrs'. McFarland will
make their home in Florence.
The bride was a popular young
woman in her North Carolina
home. He is engaged in business
in this city.
Saturday afternoon, prelimin
ary to going to Roanoke Rapids
to spend the week-end with her,
he procured a marriage license.
With,this he persuaded her to
return to Florence with him.
Upon arriving here last evening,
they found their pastor had been
called out of the qty and they
had to wait two hours for him to
return.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Farland wish them great happi
ness and success.
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C.,
ASSAULTS CLERK
PAYS $5.00 FINE
J. E. Stone Resents Alleged Insult
to
Wife and Gets Into Court
It required more than one hour :
to complete the ease of J. E. ,
Stone- of thf Lcity- chai7ed with .
choking and throwing down one
p. j. Duncan, a clerk in the em- i
uoy 0f Koontz-Denton Ladies'
clothing Establishment, on Fay!
etteville street. And Stone plead !
jrUjity at that,
It seems that Mrs. Stone and
her mot.her, Mrs. Sasser had!
f ; come into the store to see about
getting a dress exchanged. There j
was some diirerence of oninion,
between them and Duncan and j
he is said to have offered to re- j
turn the money for the dress to i
j Mrs. Sasser if Mrs. Stone would
!ar)0ioirj7e "for her impudent
manner" to him. Duncan. Mrs
his feelings, but Duncan said,
"No, your heart isn't in it."
Mrs. Stone went home and told
her husband. He went up to the
store Tuesday after Easter and
demanded an apology from Dun
can. When the apology was not
forthcoming he proceeded to mop
up the floor with the clerk, much
to the consternation and distress
of the lady customers.
"I didn't hit him with my right
hand," said Stone, "I was
afraid I might break his neck."
"This was the first unpleasant
incident in all my ready-to-wear
experience," testified Duncan.
J. W. Bailey, representing
Stone, secured a moral victory
for the defense in cross-questioning
Duncan, but Judge Harris de
cided that if a man takes the
law into his hands he must at the
same time be willing to pay the
costs. Stone was fined $5 and
costs. Raleigh News and Obser
rer. Mr. Duncan is well known here
having been manager of the
store of Duncan's Incorporated
here for some time.
WITH THE CHURCHES
All Saints Church
(Episcopal)
Rev. Lewis N. Taylor, Rector
Mn. Kathtrine Webiter, Pariib Worker
Roanoke Avrnue
Next Sunday is the Second
Sunday after Easter. Services:
7:30 A. M. Holy Communion. 9:
45 Church School, Bible Classes
for adults and children. Morning
service at 11. Night service at
7:45.
You are most cordially invited.
Presbyterian Church
Rev. Stanley White, Pastor
Mr. J. H. Harrison, S. S. Supt.
Mn J. H. Harrison, Organist
Sunday School 9:50 A. M.
Morning service 11:00 A. M.
Junior C. E. 3:00 P. M
Christian Endeavor G:45 P. M.
Evening service 7:30 P. M.
Prayer Meeting 7:30 P. M. on
Wednesday.
Choir practice after Prayer
Meeting on Wednesday.
The regular monthly meeting
of the dcacon3 of the church will
be held after Prayer Meeting on
Wednesday.
Baracas Appoint Social and
Musical Committees
At a meeting of the officers of
the Baptist Baraca Class held
last Monday night li. -issrs. R. A.
Williams, Geo. N. Stanley and
Jack Lipscombe were appointed
to constitute a social committee
for the class. At the same .time
tentative plans for a musical '-.organization
were discussed but no
definite action taken. V
Arrangements have been made
for a special musical program to
be held in the class rooms pn
next Sunday morning and the at
tendance of every member is
earnestly urged. - . t
APRIL 28, 1922
Lady Astor Warmly Received
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3sjs Lord
AUTO
CASTER
I-ady Astor was warmly greeted as a true American-born member
of the llritish nohility on her arrival at New York. Lady Astor has
taken a lively interest in political activities and is here as delegate to
the I'an-Atneriian conference of the National League of Women Voters
at Baltimore, Md. 1'hoto shows Lord and Lady Astor snapped in a
happy mood on their arrival in New York.
CHILD LABOR
LAW INVOKED
Messrs. Shell and Clary Fined
$5.00 Each and Costs for
Employing Ralph Shell to
Carry Films.
In hearings Thursday morn
ing before Magistrate Carter, of
Aurelian Springs, Messrs. P. A.
Shell and S. L. Clary, submitted
to a charge of trespass and paid
fines of $5.00 each and costs.
The case arose out of the employ
ment by Mr. Llary ot young
Ralph Shell to carry films from
the automobile transfer to the
projecting rooms of the Peoples
and Rosemary Theatres.
According to the ruling of the
Child Welfare Commission no
boy or girl under the age of fix
teen can be permitted to work
after the hour of 9:00 P. M., and
it was under this section that
the conviction was secured.
Mr. Wm. L Knight, of Wel
don, appeared as attorney for
Messrs E. F. Carter, Executive
Officer of the State Child W elfare
Commission and R. I). Jenkins,
Welfare Superintendent for
Halifax County. The defendants
were represented bv Mr. A. L.
Clark, of this city.
Food and Clothing Sale
to be Held
The Home Economics depart
ment will have a food and cloth
ing sale at the high school build
ing Friday, May 5. The purpose
of this sale is to show what the
department is accomplishing and
to make money for equipment
and running expenses of the de
partment. Everyone is invitxl
to attend the sale and to help the
girls by buying the garments
they have made. Childrens
clothes, house dresses, school
girls clothes, aprons, towels, col
lar and cuff sets and other arti
cles will be sold. All of these
have been made by the classes
in clothinT work. The food will
be prepared by the Cooking
Classes. The Clothing will be
sold and the food will be served
from 3 P. M. to 10 P. M.
In addition to the food and
clothing sale a motion picture,
The Little Minister, .will be
shown at 7:30 o'clock. Admission
10 and 20 cents. The proceeds
of the picture will go to the
Home Economics department.
Dr. Davis and B. Y. P. U. ai
Baptist Church Sunday
At the eleven o'clock hour
Sunday morning, Dr W. L.
Davis will address the congrega
tion at the Baptist church. At
the evening hour, representa
tives of the Weldon B. Y. P. U.
will render a program. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend both ot these services.
At the 6:45 meeting of the
Junior B. Y. P. U., Mr. C. F.
Gore will talk to the young peo
ple. All people interested in B.
Y. P. U. work are invited to be
present.
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and LadyJdoif-Asfcar
LOCAL MERCHANTS
PLAN DOLLAR DAY
The merchants of Roanoke
Rapids I ire now making plans for
conduc' ng on an elaborate scale
two Dc lar Dys, May 19 and 20.
Practically every merchant in
town is lined up behind the
proposition, with the intention
to make it a success in the full
est sense of the word. It is plan
ning to offer unusually attractive
bargains during the Dollar Days
and to advertise them thoroughly
throughout Halifax and North
ampton counties.
A special edition of the ROA
NOKE RAPIDS HERALD run
ning into the thousands of copies
is to be printed on May 12, con
taining the Dollar Day announce
ments of the different stores, for
distribution over a wide circle of
territory. Advertising is also
being carried jn all the county
papers of the two counties. If
wide publicity and genuine values
will do it, the merchants say,
May 19 and 20, should be memor
able in the commercial annals of
Roanoke Rapids.
The Girl Scout's Triple Show
All work and no play makes
Jack a dull boy, so they say. The
same idea applies to girls of all
ages. Therefore, the Girl Scouts
decided to entertain all of their
friends; the outcome being a
triple show .
"The Comedy of Horrors," a
scout play in four acts, is under
the supervision of Mrs. F. L.
Nash. The action of this play
takes place in The Barnes' School
for Girls, in Roanoke Rapids.
Shirley Mason, known as Honors,
with her chums Jessie James,
Captain Kidd, Fluffy and Snowy
Owls, Airy and Ducky are a ter
ror to Mrs. Tipkins, the matron.
Patricia Kent, a Girl Scout, en
ters this school and - come see
what she does.
The Golden Eaglet, official film
of the Girl Scouts, is being sent
from Headquarters in New York
for this event. This picture is
not only of educational and moral
value but it is a real live "movie"
with a dramatic story and a
"thrilW" in it! The Golden
Eaglet is tli highest award a
Girl Scout can receive for profi
ciency in twenty-one subjects,
such as Athletics, Child Nursing,
Cooking, Dressmaking, Health
Winning, Home-Nursing, Laun
dry Work and First Aid.
"A Day at Camp Sam." The
Girl Scouts know what a good
time really is, but they want you
to be as wise as they are. During
this act they will demonstrate a
real hike in all of its glory.
Every Girl Scout will go and you
will see the value of such sport.
Throughout the evening music
will be furnished by the Ellis
Jazz Hounds.
Don't forget the date, Tuesday
evening, 8:15. High School Au
ditorium. Admission: Children
20c, Adults 35c.
Mil;, l.i.'
$2.00 a Year in Advance
! ROANOKE RAPIDS PERSONAL
I AND LOCAL ITEMS
Mrs. Donald F. Moseley and
1 littlp son Donald Jr. of Wlrlon
are visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. R.
I Ad kins.
Mr. L. W. Clements spent a
few days in Norfolk last week.
Mrs. F. R. Honeycutt and son
are spending some time here.
a T" it.
i iurs. a. u. renaieion ana uttie
daughter have returned from a
visit to relatives in Greenville, S.
C.
Messrs. J. R. Manning and D.
jL. Traynham spent Monday at
Wake Forest.
Mr. and Mrs. Wells D. Tillery
spent Wednesday in Scotland
eck.
Messrs. Bruce Tillery and Ken
ny Love spent Monday at Wake
Forest.
Mrs. W. B. Councill, of Hick
ory, is spending some time here
in the home of her son, Mr. W.
T. Councill.
Miss Gladys Whitley spent the
week-end at her home in Wash
ington, N. C.
Miss Virginia Bassett, of Rich
mond, spent the week-end here
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. F.
C. W illiams.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Taylor
spent a few days in Richmond
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Shaw left
last week for Spencer where
they will make their home.
Mr. H. T. Smith spent several
days in Fayetteville this week.
Messrs. W. T. Councill and R.
W. Cordon attended the Banker's
Convention held at Pinehurst
this week.
Mr. W. S. Dean spent the
week-end out of town.
Mr. B. Marks Bpenta few days
in Richmond this week.
Mr. Abe Norinsky, of Balti
more, visited relatives here this
week.
Circle No. 2. of Presbyterian
Church will serve Tea and Salad
on Mrs. Wyche's lawn Saturday
afternoon, April 29th from 3:00
to 7:00 P. M. Price 35c. If the
day is unpropitious the Tea will
be given at a later date. The
public is cordially invited.
The cutting of the Presbyterian
Auxiliary Birthday Cake will
take place Tuesday, May 2nd at
3:30 in the home of Mrs. John
Harrison. Everybody is request
ed to bring a penny for each
year of her age, the amounts to
go to the Annie Dowd School for
girls in Japan.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Wyche and
Miss Susan Holladay motored to
Danville, Va., on Thursday to
attend a concert to be given by
Miss Gladys Lea.
Mrs. C. A. Wyche and Miss
Susan Holladay will leave Mon
day to attend the Music Festival
May 2nd to 5th at Converse,
College, Spartanburg, S. C.
Mrs. S. M. Sitterson, of Winston-Salem,
N. C, is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Fred C. Hege, at
Patterson Mills.
J. N. Styers, of the Motor
Company, Winston-Salem, one of
the largest automobile agencies
in the state was here visiting his
brother in law, F. C. Hege.
Parent-Teacher Meeting
The next parent teacher meet
ing is goining to be held in the
Kindergarden on Tuesday, May
9, at 7:30. We expect to have a
final report of all work done by
the Association this year; discuss
plans for next year and also have
some very interesting talks on
subjects of interest to all parents.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
School Garden
The children of the special
class in the Rosemary Building:
with Miss Hayes as teacher have
started a garden. Both children
and teacher are very much in
terested and are doing good work,
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