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AND
ON DISPLAY
OUR SPRING LINE OF
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FARMVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
LOCALS AND PERSONALS
OF INTEREST TO
Faraiviile and Surrounding Sections
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- Mr. McD. Horton returned
T uesday from a business trip to
Richmond and Lester Manor,
Va.
Mr. and Mrs J.P. Lang went to
Tarboro Wednesday to irtend
the funeral of a relation of* Mrs.
Lang:.
Miss Sallie Ruthe Chappeli, of
Edenton, arrived Thursday after
noon to visit her sister, Mrs. W.
R. Willis.
Mr. Lee Knott of Raleigh, and
Miss Mary Boole, of Norfolk,
Va., are the guests of Mr. and
Mrj. R. H. Knott.
For Sale? Between 20 and
25 bushels of. Soya Beans. Write
or see P. J. Bynum, Route 4,
Farm v Die
Mrs. B. O. Turnage left last
Thursday for HenderSon to
spend some time with her sister,
Mrs. Mae Bucbann. ?
Miss Annie Perkins left Tues
day for Washington, N. C. where
she will teach Primary Methods
in a Teachers TraioinglSummer
School.
Mr. J. I. Morgan returned Sun
day from New Orleans, La.,
where he attended a meeting of
the National Cotton Seed Crush
ers Association.
Mrs. P. S. Boyd of Mcoresville,
spent a short while in Farmville
Tuesday with relatives enroute
to Snow Hill to visit her mother
Mrs. W. H. Daii.
MesdSmes R. H. Knott, J. I.
Morgan, G. M. Holden and Miss
Maiy Boole and Mr. Lee Knott
motored over to Greenville, on
Wednesday p. qx.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Rnott, ac
companied by Mrs. J. I. Morgan,
and Mrs. G. M. Holden returned
home Sunday from a few days
visit to relatives in Raleigh.
For Sale? A few S. C. White
Leghorn hens. $2.00 each
James P. Wilkerson, Route 3,
Farmville, N. C / ^
A large number of local Shrin
era accompanied by their wives,
also several others, went to
Goldsboro Wednesday to attend
Shriner's ccfemooials in that dry.
Miss Margaret Collins went to
Tuesday morning for the
of having her tonsils
*vedL She has
KS
Miss Julia Canady expects to
return to Farraville next, week
and begin a summer school' for
those students above the fourth
grade Who wish to do extra
work during the summer. Miss
Canady is a competent teacher
and we are glad to. have secured
her services for this work.
The Oxford Orphanage Sing
j iDg Class gave their selections of
song and recitation ^ere Thurs
day evening to a -packed house
of interested and appreciative
audience. From the size of the
audience there mast have been
something like five hundred.
The class showed s ? -----
BOONE&ENTfiALL.
The Farmville friends of Miss
Frances Benthall were interested
in the announcement of her
marriage Saturday, May 15th in
Tarboro, N. C., to Mr. Eugene
C. Boone. Both young people
are of Rioh Square, N. C. and
Mrs. Boone has for two years
been teacher of the fourth grade
in the Farmville Graded School.
They will reside in Rice Square,
wher Mr. Boone Jias erected a
comodious and handsome home.
Entertain in Honor of Miss F.
Benth.aII, Bride-Elect.
On the afternoon of May 14 th,
tbe lady teacners of the Farm
ville school, entertained at-fttrfe
home of Mrs. Ed" Warren in
honor of Miss Frances Benthall,
one of the local teachers, who
on May 15th was married to Mr.
Eugene Boone in Tarboro.
The' guests were met at the
door by Miss Gladys Warren
and were asked to the punch
bovyl where delicious fruit punch
was served by Mrs. Warren.
Then the guests gathered in the
living room, where ail engaged
in singing familiar sonys and
general _ Conversation. In the'
midst of song and daughter the
dp or bell rang, and upon investi
gation Miss Benthall was found
to be the Iffdy waiited. See was
basket of lovely, as well as use
ful gifts and a telegratn express
ing good wishes from the faculty
FarmvilJe High School
Commencement Exercises
A series of what was, perhaps,
the most auspicious occasion of
all the year for our local
school, came to a close Tuesday
evening.
j Friday marked'the beginning
of the commencement and was
observed with a musical in which
students of Misses Mary Wilson
and Gladys j Warren the two
music teachers of the school, par
ticipated. Deserving of -special
mention was the solo,- "One
Fleeting Hour," sung in a rich,
baritone voice by Alfred Flana
gan. The High School Glee
Citric exhibited splendid training
as well as embryonic talent in;
their numbers leaving with their
auditors a feeling of satisfaction
and restfulness when they sang
"Good Night". MissGladys War
ren is the instructor and accom
anist of this Glee club.
Sunday morning Dr. Harrell
of the First Methodist XDhurch in
Wilson delivered a masterly ser-'
mon to the graduating class. His
subject was "The Perfect Man"
and measuring Jesus as the Per
fect Man he offered Him as the
ideal to the graduating cla$&'
The best of the available vocal
talent in town composed the
choir and rendered the music
for the baccalaureate sermon.
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Mrs. Jack Lang was soloist
while Miss Gladys Warren and
Mr. Charles Baucom rendered
delightfully the duet, "Sweeter
as the Years Go By". Mrs. Lang's
voice was full and sweet, filling
that large church with harmoni
ous and beautiful melody. Mrs. j
F. H. Morton artistically render
ed accompaniments for the solo |
duet, hymns and anthem.
On Monday evening with ap
propriate exercises four boys, I
James Lovelace, Ray Smith,!
Arch Flanagan, and Alfi '
agan were awarded dipL
the Superintendent of
Schools, Prof.
Immediately after the ba
laureate address the Alpha I
Chi Literary Society entertai
at a banquet in honor of
graduating class, all of wl
were members of this sbci
The invited guesti were
Board of Education, Farmvil
the ministers of the town, t
high school and mu?ic teache s,
the school superintendent aitf
the speaker of the evening. Tl|e
President of the A. B. C. Society
Mh Arthur Jones, offered a toast
to the class,' to which Mr. Rfy
Smith, president of the -cla:
responded. The following to
were given: "Our - Gradua .
by Dr. Jones; "The Community
and the School", Mr. Holmes;
"Why Our Graduates May Suc
ceed" Mr. Wheeler; "What Each
Graduate May Expect at Col
1 afire" Dr. Williams. Two school
songs were sung and the happy
revellers dispersed at a late hour.
The Columbian Literary Soci
ety happily entertained the
Senior etas s and other friends
Tuesday exening. The entire
society, under the direction of
tboir capable entertainment com
mittee, lent themselves to makj
Log the evening enjoyable for
their guests. Games which all
eb joyed were engaged in;
f-gressive conversation profi
and otherwise filled the
hour, until weary put happy the
youthful merrymakers declared
that the last oC the commence
ment series had come to a close.
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Theloyal Daughters met at
the home of Mrs. Jfno. Flanagan
on Monday, May 17th. \ v;
After Of pleasant afternoon, a
delicious salad course was serv
ed by Mrs. Flanagan, assisted by
Miss Thelma Flanagan.
lowing? W. J. Turn
age, Loyd Smith, Ruel Tyre,
Chapman, E, M. .Tyson, Annie
Lang. Jno. Pollard, Mamie Allen
Bolen, Flanagan, Fox, Tgylor,
Flanagan.
I The next meeting will he with
PARLER-COUNCIL NUPTDAL.
A surprise came to the friends
of Mr. R. A. Parker, a prominent
automobile dealer of Farmville,
and Miss Mary Council, teacher
of mathematics in the High
School, when Tuesday afternoon
these t wo were wed at the home
of Mrs. Myrtle Bynum. Rev.
Noe-'of the Episcopal church,
performed the impressive and
beautiful ceremony.
Mrs. Parker has been an honor
ed member of the high School
faculty for two years and it is
with regret that she is given up:
She is a native of Wannanish, N.
G, and a graduate of Randolph*
Macon College for Women.
Mr. Parker is a business man
of Farmville? a man possessed
of sterling character. He and his
bride have gone for a short trip
to Western North Carolina and
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upon their return will be at
home to friends at their residence
on the corner of WifjjjfiFand
George Streets in Farmvijle.
Teachers Leave for Uooie.
Misses Ruth Mckenzie*, Marilu
Bridgers and Lulu Smith left for
their homes ifi Marshall ville*
Reidsville, and Brunswick. Ga.,
respectively, Tuesday morning.
Mis Mary Wilson left Wednes
day morning for her home in
Durham, Miss Gladys Warren
Wednesday afternoon for her
home near Green ville, Miss Sal
lie Cobb Wednesday afternoon
for Elizabeth Cify and Miss Julia
Canaday Thursday morning for
Benson.
Although these teachers are
leaving for a vacation it is with
pleasure we learn that they will
all return to resume their duries
in the Farmville Graded and
High Schools next September.
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I P. E. OGLESBY, Cashier v j
GET YOUR HULLS QUICK.
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There seems to be a scarcity of Cotton Seed Hulls
everywhere, *
The risniand is so urgent that we want to help the
situation all possible, but our first wish is to supply
the local demand, and then ship the balance to our
neighboring territory. We Will therefore request all
those who will need hulls to get their summer require
ments before the last of May.
Farmvine Oil & Fertilizer Co.
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in farmer as well as the
rsity raao at Harvard or