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4,14s t Keceive a shipment of HOD HOY FLOUR, also a shipment of OliELLSK FLOUR, the first lot of these Flours we have had for some time. If you want' some GOOD FLOUR don't fail to order ROB ROY or OBELISK. f J. W. A L LS BROOK Clean, ijp-To-DsSe, Progressive. Telephone No. 55 Personal Items Mr. AsLby Dunn spent Sunday in Weldon. ijj Mr. davin Hyraan spent Sunday I ! ' in Plvmnuth. Miss Jennie Sewell, of Tillery, was here Sunday. Mrs. O. F. Smith left Saturday to visit relatives. Mr. Joe Braxton has returned from a visit to Wilson. Mr. George Coke spent the week end here with his family. cial ir ill HAVE PURCHASED A WHEAT t.I Oat Thresher and am ready to -we Ilia pu'olic. Write or tele :,.n for further information to . L. liraswell, Palmyra, N. C. 13 it.i I Il3opss2fl to Jones". riho baby village, a feature of the !-ahh exhibit of the North Carolina to Board of Health, which was urcd to the U. S. Children's 'uresu to use this vt-ar at the In i j'nititional Exposition at San IVan-v-l.sco, is attracting wide interest. The papers of San Francisco found ', au interesting story and played it t: accordingly. Under the thril-',- r her.diine, " 'Let Ua Live', Cries iv'.HIe.s." the San Francisco Bulletin cu-,ied the following story: "Ihe lights in a hundred little b'-u-k'S c-jme on suddenly. Then one :. t-ne i hey flickered and died out. l-,7o, there was nothing wrong with I' .e current. It was the Infant Mor i -'y Model from North Carolina !.,- IT. . Chiblron'r, 1nv;i in V.? Pa'aeo of Education at the E -si aon. The exhibit centers around the h.-bv death model. One hundred lights in one hundred homes repre-i-f r.t the birth of as many babies. 'i he n a flashing sign proclaims, ' Hhid cf First Day," and three its flicker out 'rJnd of First :.k" finds four more homes dark sad ; the rest of the first month s three move ; by the end of the Kid year 29 babies have died for 100 corn. V'T OSC 0! "What Happened to Jones", a rollicking light farce, was played by local talent to a partially filled house on last Thursday night. This show, which was declared by the audience to have been the best local produc tion that has ever been staged here, v; as cleverly acted throughout and showed that the cast had been put through some hard work in "put ting it over". From the rise of the first curtain it was seen that the foot-lighters had the audience with . -a m -r 1 1 TT I 1 1 them. Mr. liCiana iutcnin woo, depicted the role of the fresh and natty commercial agent was con tinually provoking mirth from his audience in demonstrating and dis playing his household articles for sale, namely: hymn books and play ing cards. He was supported by a strong east in Misses Annie Dunn, j Lydia Josey, Mattie Josey, Laura I Clark, Messrs. Allison McDowell, Ashby Dunn, Ralph Philips, New- sora Riddick, John Edwards, and Miss Liliie Belle Ashworth. The audience was somewhat disappoint ed in the side part that Mr. Ashby Dunn portrayed as he is considered by the majority of the local theatre public to be leading man timber. Though Mr. Dunn got away with his role as well as the role would permit. Miss Ashworth, the Swede servant, was very good with her i Swiss Lingo and bribing proclivities. I Allison McDowell divided first hon- Mr. N. A. Riddick left for Char lotte Monday on business. Mr. N. B. Stevens "spent the week end at his home in Goldsboro. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Boyette has re turned from their bridal tour. Messrs. B. F. Bracy and Clarence Parks spent Sunday in Norfolk. Mrs. Frank White left Saturday for Rocky Mount to visit friends. Mrs. T. W. Dixon, of Penn., is visiting Mr.and Mrs. R. C. Lassiter. Mr. Charlie Lamb spent Thursday n:ght and Friday morning in Tar- boro. Misses Bessie and Mildred Futrell left Saturday for Warsaw to visit friends. Messrs. Gavin Hyman and Eddie Woolard spent Friday evening in Tarboro. Messrs. C. W. White and William Pope, of Tillery, were here some days ago. Mrs. W. C. Watkins, of Roxboro, spent several days here the past week on a visit to her sister, Ms. J. E. Bowers. Mrs. A. S. Dunn and daughter, Miss Jennie Dunn, left Wednesday morning to visit relatives and friends in Petersburg. Mrs. B. F. Weaver left Wednes day morning in company with Dr. H. I. Clark for Richmond to enter a hospital for special treatment. Misses E. M. Graham of Philadel phia, with Mrs. O. A. Snipes, of Rocky Mount, who have been visi ting Mrs. P. A. Rasbury, returned to their home Friday. Mr. Frank Brown, of Baltimore spent Monday and Tuesday here. Mr. Brown left Tuesday for Green ville to attend the wedding of the sister of Dr. J. Key Brown. Messrs Joe House and Sam A. Dunn with Misses Nina Wells and Hellen Hilliard and Mesdames Sam A. Dunn and J. P. Wimberley, spent Monday in Rocky Mount attending the ball game. Mr. Edward Woolard, who was one of the successful applicants be fore the board of Pharmaceutical Examiners last week, is home for few days with his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Woolard. AT THE Palace Theatre - - - -- -1 FRIDAY MGHT JUNE ZJ . . . THE . . . California Motion Picture Corp. PRESENTS BEATRIZ MICHELENA IN Mrs, Wiggs OF THE Cabbage Patch. Price 20 Cents DON'T FORGET THE NEW Interest Quarter begins July 1st at the V57 PClaude Kitchin.PresideTtMi were preventable," is flashed ; or? with Jones as the Rev. Goodly, :--a This is the model that has ca Thr.uuidi ol North Carolina :c-rs i;s ;rning and its message i author, lecturer and prize-fight fan, ' Newsom Riddick who doubled the parts of Cop and Sanatorium Super intendent was especially good. Mr. Riddick is always a familiar face above the orchestra pit in local fj s taknt plays. On the whole the play was a screaming success. i' information. Perhaps there are J ready North Carolina babies who e- e their lives to its twinkling ai i..eu ji-mg bonis i'i.e p:?yscian in charge 01 tne ex h'hb, writing the Suite Board of IIr-.dvh from the exposition, says : ": .'t-mt to thank you personally for . .... I T71 1 1 - 1 I... 1, 11A t i's con tril: ution to our exhibit, j Juugecomue ooudij last ween, iu.u v-ai:h has aroused a grea- deal of ! the writer that their (Edgecombe) i orr.or.fr Vv-?i to-- T consider r :"d force was soon to begin work on i. o-iii of th-'i most telling features Scon to be Connected. One of the road commissioners of uupiaj s-nes Cure-u in r I'ri: 'vi -t 111 ' . 'u:. 1 :T.Ml;"1' 1L.I-S tr ' . a l.5!oi.iit)gft I'r jtrudiri: i'.rt Ri.;;Lciuo:i t;ivL H: :y rr.s cf I'.chmc. -ilcu:GtoI4 Uays, 54 OJid iiest. tOc. the road from Tarboro to Halifax County line. Work is expected soon to be begun by the Joint Road Com missioners force from here to the i Edgecombe line, thus connecting the Metropolis of Edgecombe wit!: the Metropolis of Halifax. p c-. ; .' i 'ill z&i "-vAK -'- I a I 5 3 9 5 1 ! - - 4 s- : c i Pi I Vi 1 M S ) 6 1! 1 kl 1 r i 3 kl 1 rl j n Mr. George Andrews, of Enfield was here for a few hours Friday morning. Miss Dorothy Howell attended the June German at Rocky Mount Tues day night. Miss Katherine White has return ed to Greenville, to attend the sum mer school. Master James Wade Saintsing, of Reidsville, is visiting Dr. and Mrs. A. D. Morgan. Miss Essie Worrell left Saturday for Capron, Va., to visit relatives for a few days. Miss Slamae Carson and Fannie Guilford, of Bethel are visiting Miss Bonnielyne Whitley. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Shute, of Roanoke Rapids, were here Sunday on a visit to relatives. Misses Daisy Allsbrook and Nellie legister, has returned home after visiting friends in Suffolk. Miss Anna Strong, af Raleigh, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. I. II. Smith, to the north of Scotland Neck. Mr. Andrew Hancock has return ed from Richmond, where he has been for a few days on business. Mr. Henry Marston, of Hender son, has been here for the past week shaking hands with his old friends. Mrs. Laura J. Applewhite has re urned to Enfield after several weeks visit to friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Josey left Monday for Wrightsville Beach where they will attend the Baptist Convention. Mr. W. D. Leggett, of Tarboro, spent a few hours here bunday morning, motoring over through the country. Miss Louise Allsbrook returned Monday from Rocky Mount, where she has been visiting relatives for the past week. Miss Dora Allsbrook has returned home after spending several days with her sister Mrs. J. II. Wilkins, of Suffolk, Va. Misses Laura and Irene white re ceived their diploma at E. C. T T. School, and are spending their va cation at home Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Dunn, Mr. tt.. r .-, ot..-1 TiTieo TT-jfo Wnnrl M of Enfield, spent a few hours here era Mr. J. Harper Alexander attend ed the bankers convention this week held at Wrightville Beach. From Wilmington Mr. Alexander was among the party of bankers that took the trip on the outside to New York. Hamilton Items. Two hours of solid fun and innocent entertainment both for the grown-ups and little folks. This is the greatest attrac tion The Palace has ever put on as well as the most expen sive. Let everybody see this extra ordinary picture, which may never come this way again. You have all heard of Mrs. Wiggs of The Cabbage Patch, and now the opportunity is yours to see it on the screen by a cast of performers of world wide fame. Hamilton, June 22. Mrs. M. I. Fleming has returned from a visit to relatives in the western part of the State. Miss Martha Council left last week for Greenville, where she will attend the summer school. J. C. Council, who has been visit ing here, left Friday for Roberson ville before returning to his home in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. David Martin were the guests of Mr. Martin's sister, Mrs. Lizzie Ewell, last week. Mrs. R. W. Salsbury spent a few days in Greenville last wpek. Mrs. J. P. Boyle, with a party of friends, spent a few hours in Ever- etts Thursday. E. A. Council, of Morehead City, spent the week-end here. Mrs. John Davenport and children are at home after visiting Mrs. W7ill Rogers in Ahoskie. P. G. Anthony and family, of Greenville, spent the week-end here with relatives. John Martin spent Sunday in Wil liamston. Miss Eflie Waldo left Sunday for Wiiliamston, where she will attend summer school. Mr. Williams and Miss Louise OJ. Moore .Cashier Jffcy THE HOME FOR SAVINGS 4o Interest.Conjpounded QuarterUjPaid on Sax)in Accounts THE FARMER SOWS WHAT HE EXPECTS TO REAR IF YOU WI5H A COMFORTABLE OLD AGE PLANT MONEY IN THE- BANK NOW i Satterthwaite, of Pactolus, spent Sunday with Miss Liliie Floyd. Walter Davenport and family spent Sunday afternoon here. Miss Codie Purvis returned Sun day from Scotland Neck. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Boyle, John Martin. Jr., and Miss Maggie Belle Jones spent Sunday afternoon in Wiiliamston. Robert Davenport is spending some time in Rocky Mount with relatives. N. A. Riddick, Mrs. Pus3 Howell and Miss Dicie Howell, of Scotland Neck, were the guest of Mrs. Mar tha Purvis Sunday. Mrs. J. L. Rogers spent Sunday with Mrs. P. L. Salsbury. Miss Annie Lee Anthony left Fri- dan for Greenyille, where she will visit her uncle, P. G. Anothny. Rev. J. L. Rogers delivered two fine sermons Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and 8:15, which were greatly enjoyed by all who were present at the Baptist church. " " In 1623 a copy of Shakespeare sold for $5.00. In 1886 Oliver Wendell Holmes was offered this same book for $4,000. But had $5 been put out at compound interest (4 per cent) in 1623, it would have amounted 1 in 1886 to $160,000. MAKE OUR BANK YOUR BANK. We pay liberal interest consistent with safety. 4 per cent Gompounded Quarterly. Gome in and see us about our NEW Savings System. It will pay you. THE SCOTLAND NECK BANK Scotland Neck. N. C. G. Hoffman, President. J. Harper Alexander, Jr., Cashier A. McDowell, Chairman of the Board. Preaching at Mullens. We are requested to announce that there will be preaching ser vices at Mullen's school house on next Sunday afternoon, at 4:C0 1 o'clock, by Rev. R. S. Fountain. All the people of the community are requested to be present. AutomobileParts tia Sunday afternoon. m Messrs Ben Weaver, and Sher- n want . i S: .1 Everj new innovation of btylo or fabric in fine suniiiier shirts is exhibited here. We know what young men like and we provide it for them. CUFFS, soft or. laundered, attach ed collars, seriate collars or neckbands QUALITY and STYLE are combined in these shirts to a decree unapproached by any other store, we are quite sure. PRICEo 1.00 and f 1.50 and up to f l.OO, and they are really worth more. A new supply of SILK SHIRTS just received, worth $5.00 which we are offer ing at o.00 and f-1.00. n v RLLSBROOK m Ken's and Sop' Gaffitters BOYETTE Ssotfand Neck, N. C. -I IT 1 .1 T T O C t-U nt. vTOCfl AusorooK, j. u. oiuiui, f SA . . i pi -.4. Daseuun in tended the game of B Rocky Mount Friday. Messrs Edward Tillery, E. J. Proc tor, J. A. Kitchin, and Mannie Hoff man, spenrFriday morning m Ham ilton, returning at noon. Mrs. C. Anthony Beck and child ren, of Wilmington, Del., are visit ing Mrs. Pattie Cotton, Mrs. Beck's mother, and other relatives. Mr. E. B. Josey, Misses Lillian and Mary Bland Pitt, of Tarboro, was here Thursday night to see U "What Happened to Jones?" Mrs, J. R. Nelson, who has been visiting her daughter, Mre. J. Bovvers, left Wednesday morning IS for her home in Florence, S. C. Rev. L. T. Singleton went to Louis burg Saturday to supply for Rev. A. D. Wilcox, who is conducting a meeting here at the Methodist Church. Miss Lou Kill, of New York, who ha3 been visiting Mrs. E. W. Hall, left Saturday for ' Covington, Va., where she will visit before returning to New York. To Buy From This Old Jewelry House by Mail is a Positive Pleasure We want every reader of this paper to know that when there is something- needed in our line, they can send us.their order by mail with the assurance that it will not only measure up to your expectation but be of best quality and exactly as represented. Just , now the Wedding Season finds us prepared to serve you as never before, and whether it be something in expensive or whether it be a chest of silver, the fact that it came from here speaks for its value and worth. 1 Our mail order department is equipped to look after your every need promptly, and we fill and send every order the same day we receive it. Write us what you wish and let us add your name to the many thous ands we're serving. Paul-Gale-Greenwood Comp'y nc- "Largest Jewelers South" i it n A . Granby Street, Uorner iity nan mcuuc NORFOLK, And A ccessories VIRGINIA We sell the Texas Casoline, the Texas Oils and Creases, and find from several years' experience that the Texas goods are as good as the best and better than most of the so called best. We sell the Michelin Tires and Tubes, and keep a stock on hand all the time. We" have secured agency for the Lee Punc ture Proof Tires and suggest that if you equip your car with them you will then fear no more punctures. AROY HARDWARE Drugs Paints and Oils M mm Yon. will saw 56 cts per gal. ITHIS IS HOW rfSf Buy3 gaKTT& M. Semi-Mixed Real Paint,, mr "at $2:f0 per galf, - - $-8.40 AnL3 gals. -Linseed Oil to mixiiKit at estimated cost of - -you;then:makej7 gals, of pure paint for' It'sronlylS 1.54 pergaL. Anybody"canmix: the" OIL with "the PAINTi. Wk...,, :f n kuv7 cals. of readv-for-use paintlinj -Jtafe in a lew minute NS, you pay $2.10 a gal. or $14.70 The L & MI SEMI-MIXED REAL PAINT PURE WHITE LEAD,( ZINC and LINSEED OIL, the best-known paint materials for JOO years-V Use a gal. out of awy L.&M. PAINT you buy and if not the best Hint made, retain the paint and get ALL your money back.: josey Hardware Comp'y Pioneer Hardware Dealers Scotland Neck, N. C. 3 OS 2.40) 10.30 Burroughs-Pittman-Wheeler Co. (Successors to N. B. Josey Company's Undertaking Business) Coffins, Burial Caskets Robes Complete Line of Undertaker's Supplies HEARSE SERVICE AT ANY TIME Burroughs-Pittman-Wheeler Co., Scotland Neck, N. 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