North Carolina Newspapers

AOHTH I’AKOLlVt S AKMk'HN AT THE n KKT UALFlUII ’ |!U.\ VEATID.V The North Carolina tanners who attend the Farmers' and Farm Women's Convention at West Raleigh. August 2kth to 31st are the ones who will grad ually come to the front as lead ers in the diflerent communities In which they live. Many practical lessons, will be taught by dcmoustrutlou. and a good program has been arranged for the puri>ose of glv- f ing new Ideas in farm-home uml community development. Mrs. Kate Hrew Vauxhti will deliver a practical lecture on the sub ject of cooperation on the farms Dr. Cyril C. Hopkins, of the Il linois Experiment Station will present the matter of economic systems of practical soil im provement; cover crops, hay crops, community seed produc tion. and lte value of legumes wlU be discussed In round table manner by the experts of the Station and extension Service; club work will revive caret u I attention at the hands of the club leaders; canning and home economics demonstrations will be going on on the campus; community development will be given a liberal consideration; and live-stock uutl pa attires will be discussed by . experts and practical farmers. In addition to these matters, practical demonstration* in the improvement of field crops will he glveu on the Exiierlmeut Station farm. Silos will he fill ed, the poultry yards visited and the work explained, the barns and pastures will be visited, and the dairy will be operated for the benefit of the visiting farm Secretary Brow ne has arrang ed with the railroads for a re duction In fare on accounl of the meeting, and accommoda tions will be furnished by the college.A nominal charge for meals w ill be made and. on the whole, expenses should not lx. over oue dollar per day The convention will becalled to or der by President Roger A Der by.of Jackson Springs, a' 10:30 Tuesday morning Avgust 2Sth, and all who exiieor In aiter.d should be on hand at that Umc, ao as not to lose part of the valuable program— extension Farm News. THE (lll'M'KY STATION • . ARE VI. The country station agent has many duties which make him a busy man. and he needs a little consideration from his custom era He usually does his best to satisfy the farmers with whom he deals dally in preform Ing his duties. Don’t knock the station ageut if he does not give you all of his attention, as ' he has many things to do In a .day besides taking care of yon says Drover’s Journal, Wc arc all human, und if you treat him with consideration his life will be more plcuaanl and undoubt edly he will feel more like putt ing himself out to satisfy your demands. Dou't ask him to do tilings for you which his regu lations forbid. He may violate a rule to do something for you once, and It Is little apprectat ru. i iii: iicai iiiuc 11 ib ca pec ted and Insisted upon. The complexity of the work of the station agent Is not understood by most people, and their de mands upon him are sometimes so unreasonable that he becom es disgusted. Treat him with kindness and he will do better work, indirectly helping yoo. Many farmers lose their pa Hence with a switching cow or a young horse, and one sta tion agent said that he believes they would acquire more of this haWt If they endeavored to con duct a country station. You may say he Is wrong, hut give him the benefit of the doubt, and remember that he has more than the Individual to satisfy each day. so ahn »o make his work as pleasant ns possible by making allowances.- Pht. First Lieutenant W. D Hol land of Co. M.. Second Infantry j returned Tuesday to Camp Glenn, after spending several! dayi here with his Tamlly. He! sold hla place of business while here, as he Is under the Im pression that It will he several months before his company la mastered out of service. Clayton Orders Town Closed «■ Sundays. Clayton. Aug. 11.—From now on all who smoke and drink coco cola on Sunda/ in Clayton must be thoughtful enough to lay by In store on Saturday enough to llite them over the Sabbath as the town father* or dained at their regular monthly meeting this week that we are to have closed doors on that day Heretofore H was easy to wulk Into any of the 1G or more plac es In the town wrhere drinks are dispensed and satisfy thirst, but this is ordered stopped. Ice must be delivered at the door of the Ice house between certain hours only, and all other things except medicine must remain on the sheir till Monday morn ing. KK.4L K8TVJ-K . TH AX8FFIIN The following deeds have boon filed for registration In the office or Register of DeedB since our last issue: Wilkins-Kicks Co , mortgagee to C. C. Hutch, 50 acre* in An derson's Creek tuwushlp, Cou ilderation, |17G. Deed dated July 3 1910. W. c. Davie and wife to Jas A. Marks. JIG acres la U. U. R lownshlp. Consideration, $to uid other considerations. Deed Thus. J. Scoggins to M. Fran Scoggins, one tract In U I- R township. Consideration IG and other considerations r>eed dated Juno 27 1916. J- W. Tatum 10 B. F. Parrisli. sue (own lot In Coata, Conaider ition $-. Deed dated Jul? 17. 1916. J. M. Byrd, sheriff, to J. W. Halford, MS acres in Lllliugton ownahlp. Consideration. $325 di. Deed dated July 26 191G Sampson Williams and wife -o John W. Williams. Jr., one ^>wn lot in Coats. • Considera lon, $376. Deed d^i *^1 r, i9n.' — Chas Ross and wife to A G. Hagland, one acre In Shawl own Joiisideratlnn, $50. Deed dat 'd January 24, 1916. H . McN. McKay, mortgagee, md E K Young. tranBrerree. o W. T. McKay. 21 acres in Hoc ora Creek township. Consid 'ration $800, Deed dated Feb ■uary. 1916. J- R. Baggett, commissioner, o Sam McArthur, 100 acres in Uarbccuo township. Consider Ulon, $300. Deed duted Jtilv J. 1916. Hugh McLean, administer de mnea non, to Hugh McLean. MB acres In U. L. R. townshlr .on Kid oration $M3. Deed dal '<1 Marrh 22, 1890. Geo. H. Long, mortgagee, ind J. W. Purdle. trawderoe >’™.MWT\.l0t ,n ***lM»*ton. rf*10"’ ;,7G lated February M, 1916. N. A -Townsend and wife to Edward Purdio one town loi in Millington. Consideration. $475 ieU1posted JUD* ° ,al6—,lar loin oil He Accident*. 11 Is ail Ver’r well gratlfi jur children and even take a f',d? 'n lhclr accomplishments »'t there ore entirely too mr.ny -orloua accidents, Involving ven Ions of life. The follow ing section 13 is taken from . apterm. Public Laws nu '"I should be obeved by all sh^*iOU ,3‘ Thnf "O person »nall operate a motor vehicle itpon the public highway, of ihls State Who Is under the age ,ha |X «C" *nd "° Pomon »hall operate a motor vehicle when Intoxicated, or In a race ,r on a bet or wager, or Tor the purpose of making a record n°,hlnt ,>er<*,n oon i-lined ahull prevent racing on ' 0012or tracks .re M* and P°,,c* o«oers ^ “ ,y ch*r*fe<i with Its Htforcement. U « ‘"forced? If ,,ot' why not?—News Bulletin. Jrmr1e^'.^l,^LFord *nd cbll . ® laKf Friday for Golds boro where they will join Mr ^wrd and make that city their fhf v Ford h“ oharge^r In GomIk a0<* f>h**rTer bttreau n" ?^d4b?ro' *olng there from »*lelgh about thirty daya ^ Mr. Kills Goldstein arrived Ihls morning from Philadelphia where be spent the first of the week with Mrs. Ooldateln who la spending the summer at Trapp#, Pa IVHAI IT « O.HTM 10 Hr! MlCk Lacli H iirkiusu Lose* Mm Hays and Pays Mix Dollars foi Medicine. A committee which has neeii for several years engager! In gathering Inrnrmallou concern ing (lie time lost by workmen through sickness has recently mode a report uncording uj which each one of (he 30,01)0, 000 wage earners of the United Stales loses annually nine days' time from illness. In addition there is an expenditure of six dollars per capita for medical treatment, u total loas through sickness of tfion.ooo.ooo. An examination Inin the causes of sickness showed that almost all were preventable; the chief causes being error* in diet, the use of alcohol, lo bacca, unveiitilatcd living rooms dusty, dark unveuliluted factories and workshops. I ho committee was of the Opinion I hat proper living coudl lions would easily reduce the cost of Illness to oue-innth the pregem sum us wage curnerx for Ihe muHt part are able-bodied men und women. The commit let* believes further that com pulsory health insurance simi lar lo that adopted in Ureal Url tlan last year would also he an effective remedy in reducing the cost of Illness. Jl Holts KOR SEPTEJMIIEu L’OI'B'l. The follow lug Jurors have been drawn for the Sepi ember lerui of Harnett Superior Court: FIRST WEEK. Averasboro -F. T. Cod win; J. Martin Stewart; H. 8. War ten; J. L. Parker; L. H. Meek ins; J. L. Davis, C. B. Aycock; D. II. Truetove. Anderson's Creek—C. B. West Barbecue—U C. Uoll; W. A. Greenland.- ;t r - ** -MJ-w i Mirf* faiJttUj Nathan Workaday; John R. Du pree; X. c. Masscnglll Duke- Thomas Ralph. Burk horn- -E. Blanchard. Drove—Hoke C. Stewart. Johnsonvllle- D A Darroch. J A. McGregor. Hector's Creek -W. R. Ram beam; H C. Mann; .1 T. Smith Gllllnglou— C McDonald; B K. Atkins. Neill's Creek- R D. Haraton. 8tewUrt Creek—Angus Mc Donald. *’■ L River—N A. Mo.tIsou. M J. McNeil) W. J Porter; J C. Gilchrist; J. M Bose Jr.;’ D A Cameron; G \V. O’Quinn; G. F. Dennis. SUCOKD WEEK. Averasboro—Julius M. Hce <> K Johnson; J. A Pan.oll; George T. McKay; A. D. Wilson Black River—J. E. Deal; J N. Lang,lou; T. C. Creech. i V.U<i*>?rn—"V Siephenson J M Carte; W f>. Tttlor Duke—J. n. Phillips; A. A D Porter. urove—li. k. Avory. LIIIInRion -J. a. McDonald Ji*'1H’* Crack -J. K Upchurch „ 1 „LJK,ver- J D Rogers: W »i. Wade. Mr. and Mrs j. wT~ Jordan have returned from n week's vistt to WrtghtavJll* Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Charter Boye*t tind Mr. and Mrs. '.V. IT. nWr iett hnve returned to their home Ht Goldsboro after /Idling V k: d Mrs. Adonzo W lv»r. M MS. UIH. JtrMAl lu tile hau uuu unexjieciet ueucn oi Mr*. Cou J. atcrwuy on Augtun o lliii ui tue borne 01 her eon, Mr. 11. H. McKay, tUlei uit nines* oi lureu Uuye, me Chico ra Chaplet ol U. It. c » inu lout one ot lu tuuat clevoteu uuu earucat members. l Ute Coupler wu* organised Aluy to, Jtive it* Ctlariei wu* granted May 27. 1»0I. Mr*. Atc Kuy * uuuie la Aral ou in* mi ch courier uieuiuera uuu wu* ul ao iia iinti rrebiUeuu Wo cun only loci buimit**ivo wlicli we reunite mui Uuu ruioa m love. W c ucairv ut eA|irca* our love uuu cxieetii lor u inemi u ,u u* bociuic* wnom wo auiui uuiu iu aueononuie rouioiuoruiice; theiviorc ue r resolved: rai. Thai It. her death our or gan ixal ion liaa iosi one ol li* uioai loyal unu heiptui incuibor* -hU. Juat our orguuizuliou win oe wore eurucsi, active and diligent ui the work wuion we are r jiux ccl u> curry on. ■ 3rd. lUui lu Uiv death ol Ain*. Aic.Kay, uoi only her nu niodlku* iminty, but her church, llie ntw u and coimnunjy ui large have loai one of their moat be loved ami u li belli *h members. Une who livud fur uthera. lih: Thai we extend m ib* boreaved family our heart felt aynipulhy, trusting that ihe» may fiud comfort alone in Him who 1h able to apauk peace ir • heir heart*. bib That we devote u memo ' in our kook OI minutes to these resolution* Also . sk'-lcli of the life of Mrs. MeKuy our Hnn President lie recorded In tliv Historians book. A copy of these resolutions to l>e sent each of her children, vI*: Mrs. It. {!. Taylor of Dunn, N. C Mr. Ma'com McKay of Kalson N. ('. and Mr. U. H. AleKay of Ouuu. N. C. Ohe to the Cojifed ermte Veteran. Tha News * Ob a^nrer.pafl t$S local papers for R- M. PEARSALL MRS. MeDgOLLlDAY. Committee. A Bar In all This, Ry Lifetenuer In Illinois Prison The Saloon Is uoinei Inn** (*;ijp <d a bur. I hat’s true. A bur to heaven, a door to hell; whoevci named It named it well, a bar to manliness und wealth a door to want Ulid broken luinllh A bar to honor, pride and fame; n door to (trier and sin and shame. A Iwr to home a bar to prayer. u door to darkness and nespulr. A bar to honored, use fnl life; a door <o hruwliuc. senseless strife. A bar to all tliata tnie and brave; a door to every drunkard's (trave. A liar lo joys that home Imparts, a door to every drunkards ffrave. A bur to jys that home imparts a dor to alhinc hearts. A bar to heaven; and a door to hell; whoever named it named it well The M ender ludaslrr. (KToiu (lie Xcw York Kvcnlnit Mail). In IftOO there were 48,004) au tomobile* in ihe Cnltad Slates. Thia year there are 2.445.004 In repls( ration fee* the owners of ears have paid UiIb year $1R 245.713. In other words, (he Ainerl ran people pay nearly as nitieh today for automobile llcenst-H ns they paid for all (be aiitnmo biles In service Id years atro COMMINITY SLKVICK SCHOOL IX SAMPSON H AS A St CCKSS. Raleigh, N. C.. Aug. 11—Prea idem w. C. Riddick, of the A and M. College returned yeater day from Laurel 11111 Commu nity Service School in SampbOL couuiy, where he delivered an address at a meeting of the Sampson Couuiy Community Service league, Bays ilie Xew« mid Observer. Mr. \V. C. Cros by. Mr. X. C. Ncwbold. Mr. R. \Y. Grazer and others spnkeal meeting which Prof Riddick bays was one of the most culhu bluatlc that be has ever attend ed. The meeting was charac terized by the large number of progressive fanner* who were present and the healthy spirit of progress which prevailed at the meeting. The meeting was held under lie auspices of Mr. W. C. Cros uy. who is iu charge of the com uiniiily service work Iu North Carolina. The crops lu Sampson conn Iv till* V(««r %r*» Vtwl mill thaw.. 1*0111* to be au air of prosperi ty prevailing among the farm er*. The com crop is particu larly good, and it looks u If t liountlful crop will swell the cribs of Sampson county. Prof Riddick spoke on the ru ral community of the future. Wo dealt prlncljiaily with the community as a social, moral and educational unit, with the petty differences of the people wi]*d out and all working to gether for the common good The nuw community of the fu ture will be up-to-date la every particular, with It* city conve nience* present and a line iplr li of progreaalveness prevailing said Prof. Riddick in his ad dress. Ht’NPAY HCHOOL COM BER ENICE TO BE HELD AT SAMBOKD. etUvlIlc District North Caroli na Conference of the Methodist church will convene nt Sanford N. C.. September Mli at three o'clock F. M and will adjourn at three o'clock on the rtixth. All Suuday School Superinic.n denu, teachers of Bible clasaes. liastor* presiding elder*. and others interested In Sunday School Super!utcnclenu*. teach ers of lllble classes, pastors pre siding elders and others inter est od lu Suuday school work are expected lo bo present, entertainment will be fnrtilabed l*y the people of Sanford and Hcv. 1). K. S|tencc. Sanford, N. C. in Chairman of the enter tainment committee. The eon ference watt organized last year ut Duke N. C. and held a very profitable meeting. The offi cers elected were .1 II. Atwater nyuuni, N. C. president; K. F. Hatch of Sanford, vice presi dent. }£. S. Yarborough. Duke N C Secretary and treasurer. Some very able speakers have been secured for (he conference at Sanford, and very Important quest Inns relating to the Sun day School work will be dls ctiMod In open conference. The entire program will be arrang ed amt published next week. Fayetteville District embraces a part of the territory cov ered by this paper and we feel sure that our Methodist Sunday School will take advantage of thin special occasion and wilt be well represented at Sanford. WHAT THE BUILDING AND LOAN MEANS. PREPAREDNESS MEANS PROSPERITY. . _ « ■wtWfcirtMlaata for people with Mtol lacomes. KSr ^.tsssi Sf.'sr^y^it w**~ •**“"•“• «•••*» •• • I^JK«lMtsntl»nft,MdkMwthqr«ifMI»MV(, bat they Just don’t |«t RUrted. The BalMtag aad Loaa makes It easy to start savtag aad hard to stem We win be glad to tall jraa aan a beat It If yaa wUI came aad talk te as. I DUNN BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Dr. J. 1. MJTLKD, PtmMmD. EDWADD SBCOT, SacreUry and Trraaaw. MUCTtlft ft. L. Mwta, Manrfn L. Wait, J. f. Hria. J. t, ffttf^rr t JTCA.SK II, L AS I* tiOVniN KS TIJK 4<n\r (AMIMIUA. Math Coagretkloasl I»J* tr let Candidate* In IMmte Leading I’olitieal l/Mktle’iii. There it always something doing in Lhe Blxih IMirkri and, from present imllt-aiioiis there I will be a lively campaign i>o tweeu the two candidates foi Congress as soon as I be cam- j palgn opena A few days ago, J K. Tolar' of Fayetteville, the lteimbliian I Congressional chalnnsn. hornet, a challenge to J C. Ollffon!. of; Dunn, who Is chairman of ilio • Democratic Congressional com-1 tnlttee, for a Joint campaign be tween Mr. MeCnsklll and Mr.I Godwin. Mr. Clifford delayed1 Hie mailer until he could obtain an expreaaion from Mr. Godwin Indicating whether or not he would care to enter a Joint emit paign. Mr. Clifford received an expreaaion from Mr. Godwin stating his willingness to have a Joint debate of the l**ue* In volved In the campaign aa soon as the campaign open* and after Ihe adjournment of Congrem. Immediately Mr. Clifford wrote a letter to Mr. Tolar accepting his challenge am) suggesting that Mr. Tolar indicate place and rime of meeting for the purpose- of arranging tnr the itlneary. The meeting win likely [M held at an early date anti full arrangement* for the campaign i will be agreed upon. Kmni the I present outlook the campaign ; will l>e full of life and interest. T. W. BICKBTT . Attorney General Ulckell, N. Carolina* next Governor, is to v tell Iiaructt on Tuesday. Sept ulh and address our Hr I tens at Lilllngton at tbc noon recess of court. He is the greatest orator in the State and has n) i iessage that will do every clti; sen in the county good. Make your plans to be preseut. catty your wife anil daughters and hear this address on the Issues that confront the Amerlrai people. Make no other engscc i tent for the day and let this be Rlckett Day In Harnett .VIBRIO A.Ml. Congrssnian Hull, of Iowa, sent free seeds to a consMnietil In a franked envelope, on the comer of which were the us.tal words. "Penalty for private nix, $300.’ A few days later lie re ceived a letter which re ail: •"1 don’t know what lo do a houl those garden seeds yot) sent mo. I nolice It Is 9300 fine for private use. I don I waul to nac thorn fir the puldlc. I want to plant them In my nri rate garden, t can’t afford to pay 9300 tor the privilege. Won’t yon see If you can’t fix It so T can use them privately. I am a lawabldlng Hi Iren, mix! do no want to commit a crime Miss fila May Pltlmnn I •'t Friday for Mount Olive, when she will visit h»-r sister. Mm. c.aude OsMnrr Rho will snend a fsv days at Wrights rille Reach lx.** re returning home. Mr and Mm. .?. T. Wilkins of Reims, arrived Rafnrday to vtalt relative* In the city. Hmm.XITCHKI.L NKPPUH AT hlhKTOS 1H A Si'll 1‘ltiME. Kinston. N. C., Aug.. 11.—Lo cal society gut a shock yeeter day when news at the marriage of Itobln Hood, of Hut Ilk field a former resident of Kinston and well known her*, and Idas Ter* ry Mitchell, youngest daughter of Mrs. A. Mitchell, of Mitchell, town, this city, eras broken to i be couple's frleada Like the bridegroom, the bride is prom inently connected. The cere mony was performed by Rev. N. It. w ilaon. a Methodist minister m Colds boro. The bride bor rowed a brother’s automobile without Informing him of the use that it would be pot to. Mias Susie Perry was 'picked op' lor a jaunt, and witnessed the ceremony. A party of young Mr. Hood's friends from Hffitl Held, who had been posted, were jb hand. The bride wore a wreet dross. Mr. and Mrs. Hiwd returned here to gat Mrs. Hood's wardrobe, and took the next train out for a carefully ’dunned northern trip.. The irid* Is quit* popular, vtrarioue • ml 01 tractive. She was rfurs «d In Maryland and Virginia. Hr. Hood Is a nephew of J B Hood of this city. » !•<«« I.IF* Amp A «my omc. Ford Bulletin. Aneni tbe old Mrlnt "Lnwfc *nd grow fat.1 we now ha$e ‘Laugh and live tong!’ Why does a person tough? In II became he to happy? Or * hr happy because he 'si^haT No doubt both reaaous are 'orrort. It !■ tree that whea Mir humorous sense la toadied, hr Inward eapry loa quickly iproaris lo tkr surface, mj ft p Miwtlly true that wi are mom iroaghr to tough when the < ‘ the outside 0 do a Jig step on the si«U iih) liver, eech time giving home Important organa a iralthy nudge. They wake up 1ml get Into the game, and tbe red blood flows faster through hr arteries and veins. A day that la started with a. iearly laugh la a better day. Stand before a looking gtm— rben you get up. Look pieas >nl. please. Now pull tke lumfh roniera as far back to* ward the ears as you can. * Squint the eyes a little and lake 1 deep breath. Then let go! lia! ha! ha! now on a low key. now ou a high one. then all he way up and down tbe scale wt\v<*en. Pat tbo cheat and stomach with the flat of tha hand. Maybe you can ptoy a iiine. Do this for several rain* item. If you have the blues forget I hem In wholesome, hearty laughter. flood cheer is limited. Be a millionaire of good chaer. I’MO* ARJtVICE RBOIK8 » Of N \ NEXT Al'NDAr. Tbe Great Union Revival In l>un». led by Evangelist John IV. Ham, begins In Dunn next Sunday. We do not know the lionr nt the first service but It will probably be In the after noon or at ulght. an It baa been ‘.nggost ed by tbe Evangelist ►list tbe churches to town hold Ihelr regular morning services on Sunday. Tbe tent will be located on tbe beautiful lot Just ►'•cfc of tbe Methodist and Pres byterian churches In a large (trove. The tent will arrive the latter part of tbe week and will lie ready for ns* by Sunday. Tbe seating capacity will ba up ward of two thousand. Large crowds are expected for many miles around. The one thing needful In the meeting is the co-operation of nil Christian people la (be work and we fee) sure this will be given. Evangelist Hast preach c* the gospel, and has no com promise for aln. Ife preachse plain truth and nails local sins aqoare in the face. Ton may not agree with every statement made by the Evangelist, but you thonto not fall out with him and criticise the meeting. Oo out and take part, help uproot the evil that Is round rightTee ta our midst. A large fr.nkr wtU furnish music for the service , and nur people are look lag for- fr ward to a great meeting. " READ THE DUmt DfEPATGB