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Roanoke R APIDS TT H ERALD Volume I. Number 46. ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C, FEBRUARY 12, 1915. Subscription, $1.00 a Year ,71TH THE CHURCHES Rev. II. F. Morton Entertains BIGGEST BANK IN COUNTY Growth of First National Bank of I Roanoke Rapids Has Been Both I Rapid and Steady. Only Member Bank of,New Fed eral Reserve in Halifax 1 County. Baptist Church Rosemary, N. C. . Services Sunday morning at 11:00 o'clock. Sunday evening at 7:30, Rev. H. A. Powell, ot Blanch, N. C, will preach. ' - The public is cordially invited. j Methodist Church (4 . Rev. Wm. Tawe, Ptor n :'. i.- n..:.l. KOamme ivup.ua. . !iitll.m in Sunday school Sunday inorninjr ""'" """7 " at 9 45 W V. Woodruff, SupU the county of Halifax, the growth Evangelist O'Burn will co-v'uct of the First National Hank has , vmif,.- , . ,..,,,;.,, .if nnA ivililil flip Evangelistic services o'clock. Two addresses compris- ; ed the program w hich was pre ceded by prayer and scripture reading by Mr. Morton. Mr. Job Taylor spoke very in- i terestintrlv on the "Modern mcnt pfatiirfs Church and how it shou.d Meet tl e Needs of the People." Mr. Tay- ' . 10. a. tUa p.inJ lor discussed many problems ! StrUn " 1901 ,e " I that must be )lved by the wide- i I,.. i'.....,1l it'll it i mini- 01 UOUnOlU- li.lHO.-, iiiiii ii "i On Tuesday night at the May- i or's ollice, Rv. H. F. Morton : entertained the men of his Last Saturday Night in Rosemary, church from eight until eleven i Wound not Serious for Injur- M V HOPKINS SHOT Horner Military Scho0' ngaf!ei north Carolina youthful; PERSONAL AND LOCAL ITEMS Mr NntirAc Ac Director of irii iniinTnni r til lll tlll AliuiollUSMl Publicity and Athletics Increases Her Population Over Forty Thousand During 1914 SWiNGS DEPART- An interesting feature of the visit of Statesville's basket-ball team to play the Charlotte Y. M. C. A., is the engagement of Mr. W. Fi. Nat tress, by Colonel Hor ner, to give impetus and direc tion to athletics at the Horner WAS AFTER CHIEF DOBBINS : M;litai7. Srll"l ( "m,t !" ,w'.1 "H advertising agent lor the school. Mr. Nat tress has been the moving spirit in all things athlet ed Man Soundly Drub bed Assailant. Arm strong Pleads Insanity ta! stock of $5,1)00.01), then the Last Saturday night witnessed in Rosemary what is probably the most peculiar shooting all'ray in this I awake church workers. Mr. Tavlor also commented on the that has ever occured wonderful progress made by the community . Presbyterians here during the! Early in the night Hut North Carolina will have little room for Belgians if the present rate of increase of births oyer deaths keeps up. In BM-1 there were 71, Ml births registered in North Carolina, while the total number of deaths registered during the year was only .'ll.lSd, which shows an increase to the population of over 10,1100. These ,. , , I reports are the milling ot the which town has ' 1 .. i ho s :i i oi maun am llCO'V'UCt 01 Hie nisi mamum. I ij.f, ye'ir mor. ing been consistent and rapid, the ' ' ' Arm- j strong, a resident of Rosemary. ii. :.. ., f, ,i.ll I i.n !,;. .r ,.r l..i,.. r. vi.irion. 1 ,1 l v hoi VIS i 'Ml-ll UV V lliri i'i i":,ii- . . .i i !,,. . . Iinricii nuti'nme ot a conservative-i . . . . ,. , . , , anf; evening at trie u umi mn . I chosen and appropriate remariis juhLuiis tor neing urium ami R0 en.ary: '. Iy ,,r"Krm,ve. P 7 ... an'! , 3 1 introduced the principal speaker disorderly. On account of illness x fcundav School at 10 o'clock, : close co-operation with tne evening. Mr. Lacy Little, in the home of Armstrong, bow- " rtf u mil .' i"1""'" U1M , lv . 1 who for the past twenty years ever, he was not incarcerated, I At the present time the hrst L & missjonm.y jn China. ; Mr )obl)illH moHy taking him National Bank of Roanoke Rapids ;M- m ft fur. h,,nui au, mMm him to stav j ha a capital stack " -w l)URh and a present is traveling ; there. ! a surplus of over $i0,()()0.(K) and jn thp of thj preHbyter. ; Mr w v iIl)jlins, who wor:s j their total resources, as shown jan Laymens-Convention which :jnS. M. Thompson's store, was by last published statement push be held jn CnaH()Ue next'called home about ten o'clock the plO.OOO.OO mark hard . W(iek Mr ytte 8poke for a 1 Saturday night by message from 1 nu.' .t..,.. ..-HAU'tL hots . ' jms eM-.'(.uuiu.. .... .1,,, ,, (1SP r, hit on- liiu wifn llnvbi.r :i sick c hi d at -d the First National Bank R ,)i;c anj ; M Hopkins starte d at il,.,w everv Sunday a: er- well to the iront oi tne DanK.ng! . , t l1ps 8aj(1 that v . iii:f n,,,t noi n 'it 2'30 inscitiiiions oi naouiA .mij, !v Welcome awaits you. erne making it in fact the largest ' :' , :.. n it t :bank in the county. It is also MI 111 rtf V l IK " -r-, - J. 13. Boyd, Supt. jNight services will be cond ct ei )y Wm. T. Clover. :( ome and worship with us ,, Christian Church , 4 I Ralcich L. Topping, MinUter cdav School at Roser iry 1 placed the First National Bank ic at. htatcville turned out many w ball players and other athletics. lie is also known in big adver tising centers as a man of splen did advertising abili'", ami his enragi meiil. poimses . ig things for Horner. Horner is most elic.ht f illy located, in Myers W.il, thive miles out of Charlotte It. olrr." to the ainbilioiis youtl a prepara tory training, mental!, and phy sically, that is second'. ..no school in the entire South. A unusually large enrollment is e ,iected for the Fall, and applicati :.s should he made early to insu admis sion. Charlotte Obse, vr. Napoleon anil Wellin;toh Nev er Saw Each C'her Supt, L. G. Shell, Sec. Presbyterian Church the United St ites and said that 0nce but had only gone a few the Chinese people looked to the; steps when he was fired on from United States for help, more so;;lminsh. Although wounded Mr. than to any other nation. Mr. , Hopkins ran down his assailant.1 Little then spoke of the great j wrested the shotgun from his In an article on Waterloo in work that was being accomplish-! nisp and clubbed him, e -the Newfoundland Quarterly, the ed by Laymen Convention's and, understand, as long as the gun Right lion. Sir Mdwa d Morris, nnrpH nil that nossiblv could to 'hold together. Mr. llonkins Prime Minister of Newfoundland, community have at tht'"' j atten(i tne approaching conven- then departed in search of an tells the following stot , : e an institution supervised, ! . rh,lHlltt it is ouite ; flWr When the ollicer trot; KingKdward Vilas the only bank in the county that is a member of the Federal Reserve System. This means that the people of io y I this community have at their Rev. H. F. Morton, Pastor j service an institution supervise, i m jn charl()tte It is quite 0flicer. When the ollicer got . KingKdward VII as a c,i.,v ,n.-,,inu- nt .1 controlled ana proiecit.i uy "KeitrtAn that Mr. Morton and two i there. Armstrong had recovered worshipped Wellington, who uiniiu v 'nthprswi attend the i nariolte: nm i enar eil. il:lf), Subject; "Feeding on . t i... i i r. : irere OV remii eu ta ' -'; ,. .... -..... u., f jaiioraing to us puiruns imoi shes" at the Rosemary - ?!ISe'. -7.m w ,lt tviq lellicient service that can be had t ?rvires at 7:Ii0 r. M. at Koa- ., . ...... nment an(others vvin attPnd the Charlotte: and departed. japailie l , , . ... M I ittlo's! irowtwnw um Hfr..tcd Miwi address, refreshments consisting brought to trial Monday morning. of nickles, crackers, chicken ' He professed to remember not.h- Services at 7 v. m. at lioa- c,,,,,tDC V l(f pickles, crackers, cmcKen . n0 protessi Lke Rapids 'Theatre Subject; The Saving Department serv-; , Rnd co(Tee were served by ! inK whaU ni eN d the Fanatic" , ee is one of the features ot ourM jj F. Mort(m, Mrs. Job;ad throu, ,erf::. ..... tua Tih-Jhank. Absolute safety is assur-, . w w Horner. A I, n.,, lived for 11. .years after the birth of the future King. One morn ing the young Prince of Wales displayed with pride a drawing are as nearly correct, as the ilal Statistics Law can make them. The counties leading in births .re: Wake. 2Ki: iuilfnrd, :iV, deck len burg, "u'.ii: ,loi,n:Mn, iOo'.t; Forsyth, If,:;:-;, ami ton, M2S. The counties leading in he number of deaths are: Wake. ) ; Mecklenburg, 1-20: Cuil ord, 1120: and Forsyth, lol'.l. !'he counties leading in marriag s are: Wake, SOT: CuiHVd, , .112; Mecklenburg, 707; Forsyth, , 72; and Buncombe, 0".:',. As it ippears. Wake County leads not; ' inly in the number of births and marriages, hut also in t he muii jer of deaths, though her death ,'ato is 20, 1, which is the fourth nghost in the State. New il.tn yer County has the highest, Jtt..", per tliousand, w hile Forsyth lias the next, id' 21.5 and I'asipio :ank 20.7. While at first thought, these death rates may appear rather 1 high, closer examination of the returns indicate that these rales are due largely to two causes; first, the higher' death rate among the negroes, and, second, tiw.v,.,. limit twist ration in these Special music by the Theatre Orchestra. Baptist Church ... . .. 'ii.. t... i l ...........'.s.. .:. ver or the shooting wmcn ne nan mane ren -mnis niunucx oitgh counsel, Attorney Napoleon on horseback leveling Anotliersigniiicaiiii.uiicu.il- Taylor and Mrs. W. F. Horner. A. L. Clark, pleaded insanity, a pistol at the head ot the Duke, ed by the ligures compiled i We feel quite confident that I Investigation has led to the be- who was advancing with sword the Vital Statistics Department n ...v.,-. ottmntnH tViia r!ithpr;i;f v,..f a .,n..t,..,nir ti.,,i,,,l,i he , ilmwn to cut. down his enemy, is that the white death rate is 1 l.o compound interest is paid n j uniml0 ent(,rtainment were great-: was shooting Chief Dobbins, -lust at this moment the Duke of per 1OO0 population whne the saving deposits, and every possi-1 ,y beneite(1 th(?rebVi and join Mari8trate S. M. Thompson, who Wellington entered the Prince's colored death rate is lo.o per ble courtesy and accomodation is ; us in exten(1ing to Mr. Morton a ; KWd the case, released Arm- room. 1 . On the other hand the shown our depositors by t"c j vote of tnanks for 8uch a pleas- strong umler bond of :0. no for "You are just the man I want w hite birth rate is ;.2 per lono officers of this bank. . , I,ro(ltal,ie eveninir. ;,nnearanee at the March term of to see," cried the boy, holding and the colored rate is only 2o.o ' Rev. Jesu Blalock, Pastoi - ? o. c,.Kr,r,l nvorv Snndav 7, o ' u q,,,.; i 11 yu nave savings ccou,m tho Sui.erior Court. iu a. . et in touch w.th us and let us J( Conference For ; Mr. Hopkins injuries . Services Sunday i morning, show how to 8tart one: lt oryan , 11:1.-. and 7:150 Sunday evening; ou have a savi nRS account, let ioc.al iemce slight alio the wounds conducted by Rev. L. 0. Corbett, vmJ samt, A(1 vt. : k lw"- f Wnlcn Forest. A cordial wel-, 1 The North Carolina umterenee were being up his picture in delight. "How is that'.'" asked the veteran Duke. j "Why, because you can best criticize mv drawing," said the come. ! Ladies Missionary Society , meets at the church at 2:30 Sun day afternoon. "The ;Girl And The Tramp" Mrs. J. W. House Entertains The Ladies Aid Society of "the, of of Nat Methodist Church met wlth1Will, rs" J' """"'spvnraii Miss Vivian, playing the part noon. This society eral, i ,-d to be years old, has done a hne work . kjnd l irftuitnr interest has t'.'cn ... . , i .. .. inn ll'IJ U11'.11 M M iv iiutri niiv. I ii.i Ji"v . i i i :t i 'pl.. r. .ii I'.a.i.. ,,.l,;..l, IViiwn Now pan vou te me lor social service conciuueu us i ir- iohovmo num.-, nn. n in . . ,, 3rd Annual Session this morning, , probably of Turkish oVigin. is not who is on the left?" he went on, i ... i o . . t A K m'i.Iiim ill ( lil Illll-fl holding its final meeting in the without a touch ot trutn: as a suowmn uiu iui.r- io i.. i-.... "TheVdrl and the Tramp", a city auditorium, and having as its woman was walking, a man look- "Well," said the latter, "from four-act comedy will lie seen at ! distinguished guest and speaker, ; ed at and followed her. the waistcoat and the hat I can the Peoples Theatre, February I Secretary of State, Hon. Wm. ,1. "Why," said she, "do you see it is meant lor Napoleon. 18th. The play is an admirable ; Bryan. Hon. T. W. Hickett in- follow me?" j "Right," a the I mice. ..u:..t., f,, ffm I lii.ora tramn i',in Mr liruun tn nn nf thp i "IWiiiisc " he reitlied. "1 "and who is the other . Vt-UlClC 1U1 v...r, tl v,uUH It illl . i.i.TMi. v...v. . i i ,. f 1 C , 1 , . r largest audiences Raleigh has : have tallen in love with you. ; r.y in..- cia ... u. ......... . n . ...... .. r , i .1. ...i.i ...... ,i,.... ,,,,tr ' mmr o-vpii nnv man and lor an. Why so: ftly sister, wno is snomu .i. u .,,.,o..... per 1000. First Fatlier - What? Your son is an undertaker? Why. 1 thought you said he was a doctor. Second' Paternal Relative No; 1 said that he followed the medi cal profession. - Harvard Lam poon. Mr. Willian Simmons and family, of the Patterson Mills village, will move back to their farm next week. Clyde Mizell, spent Monday in Richmond on business. J. D. Shearin, of near Aurelian Spring, was in town Tuesday on business. Krnest Ross, left for Hender son, last week, where he has ac cepted a position. J. F. Speight, of Rocky Mount, was here last week visiting friends a' id relatives. Mrs. Lon Dauglitry, of Nor folk, Va., is here visiting her mother, Mrs. Addie Speight. M. C. Jenkins, spent Sunday in Halifax visiting friends. Miss Maude Thompson, left Tuesday to visit friends near Littleton. Mr. and Mrs. H. E' Matthews, of Norlina, are here this week visiting in the home of their parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Matthews. Mrs. .1. K. Jones and children left last week for Greensboro for a week, visit to relatives and friends. Mrs. John Matthews is here1 visiting in the hotneof Mr." and"' Mrs. J. H. Matthews. ' ' C. II. Vaughan, returned on last Monday from a week, visit to friends and relatives in Jack son. Mr. and Mrs. L. II. Spain, left Thursday for Rich Square where tln-v will spend several days visiting friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Fenner Whitaker, of Durham' N. C, have moved to Rosemary to live. Mr. C. A. Jones and family, of Scotland Neck, are spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. R. 1. Jones. William darner, of the Patter ion Mills Village, left Monday for Rockingham, N. C, where he, will farm next year. Misses Eunice King and Cora P.rantley, spent Saturday and Sunday in Littleton, visiting friends and relatives. nm crreater hi nn iiMrv;ised mem1 nr nii" 'J hour and a half on the subject: j doming after me, is much vfan'e Rolgtinn tit Society, he in-' sonier than 1 am. Co ami lllllli n v ? , tensely interested his listeners. ; love to her." By many his address was con-! The man turned back am u;,Wp,l surwid to none of his S a woman with an ugly face. hand-malu L ..I... 1 . I...iiV CUa tvinnfu M.nlnr iirolliiUJ I V ltollll'l1 iiiiiiv mm ileal i. tint in, i.w ii r , nai I'lfiui'n. in shiii. At this meeting tourt U1 ; thetramp afu.r he has been an utterances. Mr. Bryan express new members were added. , &mor aBainst the famiy anj I e , himsel t hcartily in favor 0f the Several visitors were pres. nt. . , , . tQ , . . , fip,(, ()f wrvj(.tl It w as decided to hold HV;m- , , f ,,uttirnr man Lr tho Cmhe-ncp and snoki Right again," answered the Prince. "Now, what 1 want to know is thedrawingaccurate?" The old Duke put down the drawing and impressively answ ered: "My boy, 1 ai . going to tell vou something tha the Lim ine a lish people don't k no. , never in my life set eyes upon apoleon! a battle, saw and. being greatly displeased, return ed and said: "Why should you te falsehood?" eAnfuranno nnrl unoke I Tlu ivoimm answered : "Neit - ingion Silver lea 1VI1' s j who has separated husband and j with telling effect on the sub-led did you tell the truth: for, if Boyd's home Monday night, i b. ! ( q chjd la()()r publjc hca,th ; y()U wpre jn klV(1 wiln ln whv 22nd, to which the public is in it-j Whj,e Mj8S Vivian and Mr. ! and prohibition. ; did you look back for another ed. ' , Byers are active workers in devel-; From the auditorium he went; woman?'" The Pathfinder. After the regular business was , f h . th i . hjJ louS(? of I.pproSL,n. j transacted, the Misses UJ I are als0 the chief fun-makers as 1 tatives wdiere he sp"ke to the; "Why did your wife leave, rendered some, very tine set ct-1 continuailv are found in the Legislature on Man's Relation to you?" ions of vocal and 'str' I midst of cornical situations and ! Government. "Force of habit, I guess. She; "When you turns m music which added much plear ire h;ivemany c,evep Hne8 Therei Mr. Bryan left Raleigh in the: was a cook - before I married , leaf," said Uncle Lbt to the occasion. i hi.r Ur.nr.hit and !fOTnnnn for Durham where he her." -Boston' Transcript. ! got to make up yoh no The meeting adjourned to, . , . , a,1,..n..1.,,Mi t0 SPOak undeii meet with Mrs. .Marvin Co ler Monday after the first Sun, ay Once, in the midst of some one cried, 'Loo, Napoleon!' Before I llie field glass to my smoke from a held enveloped him." in March. all the latest society dances, in-; was scheduled to speak under f the Y. M. C. A and Maxixe. there is ...uld get eu'h the gun had t a new 'i, "yen's d not tit 'nsist. on X A.t if! -!.!( St ladies Hospital Board Mee' The Ladies Auxiliary Boar ' of the Roanoke Rapids Hosj'.tal he1 1 its regular monthly mee ing at the Rosemary Library on Wednesday afternoon. In the absence of the President, Mrs. Jno. L. Patterson presided, eleven members being present. This Board represents a most worthv cause and they ask that each member be present .at the next meeting and bring a new member. notice do people dat Cabe - When I was East I was hunlin' up de back nu -oners an ! i . t ii...,'.. n.,:ni;., ! :..i...,i..,.i i ,, .n.. ..l.iin, mnLin' remarks. " V, ihmu'lon j on tlie SUOjei l OI man a iiuiciion j mil mini-en in a io. in i '""" , to God. i to have mastered an ine moueni Willie came home from school ! The election of officers and the tongues. - i ... ..... u , .. .. t - i...: ....... tv,. stovp - is ne a n r eu m;: : , io -' crying nuieriy. ivioiner , ne auopuon oi rusoiuuuno na.- -- -- ( sobbed, "I'm not going ti try concluding business of the morn-; Cube - Yes Why-; .i . ...... w. (iu! ' Steve Not nnvr. (l! v he s a and De goou any more. ing session, mu iuuuiuk i . ., . "Why, Willie, whatever is the elected officers for the ensuing , liar. - v incinndu mi.ui, . . . matter?" inquired his mother, jyear: President, Mr. A. W. j "ui hnni" sntihpd Willie. "I ! Mn A ilwtop Grpe.tsboro: 1st Vice: "So your husband gave you a ; tu., .J II c ! r.l.-j.Lf 'n, v v Graham. ; nearl necklace for a Christmas, and Uiour.iii ai.d iln.o h.ch h.- m&i Wits 111 :ii.iiiJi " "j ' l icoiucuu ui j. . - " ' "4 ' 'c. jZl TIci,. In ii iii'in wIkish f ' cipli, is linO'. He is lui-ci , ,llllisll siiuh'ImhIj I'm- h.' j !;llli'iril ;lii'Viillii' He nidiii v mill tliuui,!!' iiml t ! riiiilimioli upt-ii niliiti on iiiusi'U n lvKiilii lis an i-c :-1h:i 11-1 pi-la r,:; to ri.il er t'.lll NI-l'llJ in lii bi-iS vvhnui l'H my. iiiom-v Teddy Smith put a bent pin in the t-teacher s chair, and be muse I did not want teacher to Chapel Hill; 2nd Vice President, : gift, did he? Mrs. W. R. Hollowell. Goldsboro; 3rd Vice President. Mr. W. H. sitonthep-in I-I pulled his ( Swift, Greensboro; Secretary chair away, and he sat on the Treasurer, Mr. Warren H. Book- floor. He gave me a tnrasnmg er, lialeigh. This session of the Conference will go on record as favoring and iut don't you know i i.ly l'K'in hi9 !,'wn f"rt""t"' ur in nuijiiT omin. w ih'ii no t'ciHla in liis pikI h st-ciiis to take a lirk'l' mil'sfnciion in Ilia work, but lie ilivt, not iniii'is8 us ua a ha Ply man. Ii,. i ..en it.rgotH all about the punished i'ii, in and utslH iihont (or a now one In imiii.-'li. Whfii bo talis In liiH ond that pearls are the token of tears?" "Yes, and by that same token, 1 cried till I got 'em." i ill Mr. das. G. Jordna, of Henedr son, N. C, will beat the Roanoke Hotel in Roanoke Rapids next week for the purpose of taking orders for awnings, shades and wall paper. Advt. ! G. N. Nelms, Deputy Super intendent Metropolitan Life In surance Company, was here Monday to confer with Agent 1 L'ege and get the life insurance i claim of Mr. G. E. Carter straightened ont. I). L. Baker, formerly of Roa noke Rapids, now a citizen of : Williamslon, N. C, was in town a few days this week for a, slight operation at the Roanoke i Rapid Hospital. We are glad to state he is getting along nicely and w as able Io return to his home in Williamston on Thurs day. 1 The Valentine Party given by the Ladies Aid Society of the Rti-emary Baptist Church, in the old Barber Shop, last Saturday night, proved quite a success, A ' large crowd was in attendance, ' who kept the ladies busy waiting- nn them to a late hour. Mrs. W. F. Horner, will give a Valentine Party at her home . m Rosemary from three to five : o'clock next Monday afternoon, j ' A silver offering will be taken at t the door for the benefit of the Piesbytorian Church. Every. one cordially invited. fr nnllini. his chair awav when This session of the Conference Mrs. Exe - 1 las your husband s ...... "w 0 ... ' ! l' O 1 1 ! 1 1 ') "" 1H v,'.v mut " '"t11 emutr. ... . I . ..1,1,. cm:th ht nifnnmrr ppanlntinnMJinH irWs I Mrs. Wve - Oh. no; ho lOVOS " om)ORH. najsim to the one this man tenelito't the Hospital in d .b-ijjgU-l line, of ScVi'pt '.tn, very near future. London lit eiis. I You'll want a home some day. Why not start now by taking out as many shares as you can atiio per share a week in the Roanoke Rapids Building and Loan Asso- i.ifinn Tt- ia tha snmp n ft snv- ings account in the bank, you can " withdraw anytime, getting the ' par value of the stock at that ! time. Par value of shares at MISS ALMA VIVIAN : maturity ia $100.00 each. Office with ! First National Bank Building. THE GIRL AND THE TRAMP I Second series starts Saturday, i . . ,-.1 111 Ponle Theatre March uth. ask ior DOOKiei, 4 Thursday, February 18th Advt. " f - v. ( A v ... a '"1 Ax)-,