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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-04-18

DR.. J H and Rev. ] A Pteler are
brothers of Mrs. Bame; they came
in and took diuner Easter Mon
day with their sister.
Mr.. P A Peeler died here Sun
day night. He was one of the
leading merchants of our town
and one of our best citizens. Kid
ney trouble was the cause of his
death.
Mike D Cant, son of Frank
Cant, is here cutting granite at
Granite Quarry at the big Pink
quarry. He is from Winston
Salem.
On the train from Rockwell tC
Granite Quarry we met John Nc
Call. wife and little daughter
Mute, on their way to Salisbury.
They had been visiting.
On the train we met Thomas
Peeler, of near Crescent, on his
way to school at Roanoke College,
Carl Lyerly going to Hickory
B F Wagner, who spent Easier
at Rockwell. going home to Spen
Ger.
Harry Wyatt is boring a deef
we'll at Rockwell this week
DR.. Fl H Newman and wife, OF
Salisbury we're at Faith in their
automobile. They had with them
E G Neiss Warner, of Pittsburg.
Pa who came to look at our fine
granite 90 the granite belt that
he had heard so much about. He
says that Pittsburg is the work
shop of the world and that the
people are the most patriotic II
the world.
Mrs. T L Bame of Barber, N.
c., who has been spending two
weeks here with her parents and
people, left today ior her.shome.
Young paving block maker al
Mr.. and Mrs. Griffith Williams
Easter Sunday, April 9Th.
J l. Shipping, superindent OF
the county work home, is in
Faith today
April l4.-W T Howell passed
through Faith today with a milch
COW that had twin calves by bel
side that he sold to Walter Page
at Richheld.
M A Holdshouser passed
through Faith today from the ex
press Office, where he got his fine
Gernsey bull calf that he bough
from a New Jersey cattle raiser
1--I
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-11
OPAL OFFERINGS.

Next Sunday evening is the regu- lar singing day at Midway.
 A nice singing was enjoyed Sun tsdy night at the home of Ben Cotton. John Hughes and Irwin Craig spent Sunday at the Stanley home at Board Camp
 Harrison Standrldge of Opal, vis- tied Saturday night with G. w. Me- Bee and family.
 The young folks enjoyed fine musicale Saturday night at the home of Cooper Standridge.
 Leonard Howell and sister. Miss Eula, of the Bend, visited Sunday night at the c. H. Campbell home.
 Hack Walker and E. L. Garrett are having new residences built. P. S. Holman has just completed a nice residence.
 frank Thompson and wife Of Nuniey are spending this week with Mrs. Thompson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Walker.
 There will be a box supper next Saturday night, at the Bend school house. The proceeds will go toward building a new school house, to re- place the one recently destroyed by fire.
 W W
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HOLLY SPRINGS HITS.

Blanche Meek of Holly Springs is quite sick.
 c. NJ. Edwards marketed nice hog Tuesday.
 Mrs. Jewel Casey has just come home from Texas.
 Ola Wallace spent Sunday with Ollie and Eflie Reed
 Mrs. C. NJ. Kirkland has been un- der the doctors care.
 John McKinzie and wife of Mena Sundayed with I. L. Reed of Holly.
 Roy Brock, Frank Cole and Ernest shelton of Pine Grove Sundayed at Union Grove.
 Little Virginia Harris, daughter of I. c. Harris of Union Grove, has been quite sick.
 On last Friday night the young people enjoyed a pleasent time at a party at the home of Jas. Swigger.
 Singing at G. A. Conyerse's home on Sunday night was largely attend ed The usual fine singing was en- joyed.
 Ed Hammer, who formerly ran a mill at the head of posey Hollow, moved back home last week from Mona.
 Mrs. Elmer Wallace is reported a Ihttle better at present. She has been quite ill. Her infant was buried Saturday. Mrs. G. E. Trustworthy will enter tain the W. W.'s and c. I. P.'s, two of the leading classes in the Union Grove Sunday school, on Wednes- day night. T c. Jones, on the Foran Gap road, butchered two hogs last week which dressed 200 pounds each. People talk of Arkansas Razor backs Bro. Jas. Dollar was unable to fill his appointment for the first Sunday at Union Grove. This was quite a disappointment as quite large crowd was present. Alfred Casey, who formerly lived on the Foran Gap road has come back to locate in Polk county once more. His chickens have accompan- jed him to Texas and back and prob
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NEWS FROM GERTY, Ok.


 Henry Medford of Calvin, was here Friday night.
 Edgar Lewis made a business trip to Atwood Monday.
 Mrs. Pearl Dickson and Mollle philpot are on the sick list.
 Miss Jessie Wood, who sustained a fractured knee some time ago, Is improved.
 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dickson spent Sunday at the home of David Buck, near Gatewood.
 c. R. Childers left last week for Arkansas, where he goes in behalf of the Owensby heirs.
 Mr. and Mrs. Burley Gardner and children of Bculah, spent the week end visiting at this place.
 Miss Minnie Bain has been em- ployed since the holidays in the school at this place, to fill vacancy. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Medford and son have returned from a two weeks visit with friends and relatives at Board Camp, Ark
 Dr. w. W. philpot made a pro- fessional trip to Calvin, where he was called to see Tommy, the lit- tie grandson of Mir. and Mrs. Tom Owensby
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OWENS CHAPEL CHIPS.

Mrs. John Brawley is reported on the sick list this week.
 Mrs. Maggie Owens visited Sunday with Mrs. Elmer Wallace of Holly Springs.
 J. <. Hinson, Hardie Jones and NJ. W. Roger, marketed hogs in Mena Saturday
 Prof. Ferguson of Mena will sing at the Chapel sunday Everybody invited to come.
 Rev. Kelly preached an interesting sermon here Sunday There was a good congregation.
 Jonah Class, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Class, has been quite sick, but Is reported better.
 Mr. and Mrs. Swiger entertained a large party of friends at their home Friday night.
 Nlr. and Mrs. J. NJ. Owens spent Sunday in Mena with Mrs. G. w. Petty, sister of Mr. Owens.
 Miss Etta Garland returned to her school at Independence Saturday, |after a two weeks vacation.
 Prof. T. C. Wiggins, Miss Floy Clinton, Archie Barron and sisters, were the Sunday guests of Hardie Jones and family.
 Misses Eva Hinson, Sopha Braw- ley, Alice and Annie Kirkland com posed a merry crowd of horseback riders Sunday afternoon.
 Miss Dessie Jones, a student of the Mena Normal class, returned to school Monday, after two weeks vacation with homefolks.
 J. NJ. McGoarty made a trip to Lit tie Rock last week, bringing back with him, a little eleven-year-old Italian boys whom he had adopted. T. n. Bell and daughter, Miss Pearl. spent Saturday night and Sunday with their daughter and sis ter, Mrs DOshia Summerville, of Dallas. They were accompanied home hy Debre, the little daughter of Mrs Summepville
 Bridget
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of Texas, another sister of Mrs. Gam. is also visiting her.
 C. /. Potter and John Linn made a business trip t0 Mena Tuesday
 Charles Butler and sister, Miss Amy, were trading i'll Mena Friday afternoon
 A number of our singers enjoyed a song service at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H |. Bates Monday even ing.
 Mrs. D. T. Rowe went to Hatfield Monday afternoon to visit for a few days with her mother, Mrs. T, R. Bates.
 C. B. Connally, leader of the Rocky Singing Glass; and part of the class, sang sunday afternoon at the NJ. E, church.
 Mrs. J. l.. Oliver and two children left Monday for Nashville to visit her sister, Mrs. Collins They ex- pect to be away a week or ten days.
 Miss Gussie Stevenson and broth CT, Walter, visited Saturday and Sunday with P. T. Stevenson and family, returning to Hatfield Mon day morning.
 Mrs. Ella Kemp and baby, re- turned to their home in Hamilton, Tex, Saturday, having been here to attend the funeral of J. R. Powell, Mrs. kemp's father.
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INK ITEMS.

Sampson Harris marketed hogs in Mena Tuesday
 MT. and Mrs. Ivan Cagle were in Mena Tuesday.
 Ambrose Battenfield is able to visit around, after a long illness.
 Mir and Mrs. Bud North left Tues day for Oklahoma to make their home.
 Misses Rosa and Bell and Nolla Embry spent Sunday at the II. l.. RossOn home.
 Mrs. Battenfeld of Pine Grove, is visiting at the home of her daugh- ter. Mrs. J. P. A. Johnson.
 Mir. and Mrs. Doc Sorrells and MT. and Mrs. Will Allen. moved to their homes near Potter Monday
 Mir. and Mrs. Walter Howard vis- tied Sunday with Mrs. Towards brother. Jack Embry, and family, of near Owens Chapel.
 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Embry re- turned last week from Ida, Ok, where they had spent the past two weeks with Mrs. Embrys father. O. B. Ballentine
 Mrs H. l.. Rosson and daughter, Mrs. George Embry. visited Satur- day and Sunday at Howard with another daughter of Mrs Rosson. Mrs. NiPgie White.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-11
ALDER LEAVES.

Jesse Beck, Jerry Lambert and Colonel Standridge are making slaves.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ezra Bates visited in the Board Camp community Sat urday night.
 Earl Fountain of Alder and Miss Lily Miller of Waters, were mar ried December 3i.
 Jesse l.. Fountain and family of Sulphur, Ok, are here at the home of Mir Fountains father.
 Grady Ward of Black Springs has been employed to teach the Caney school for the coming year.
 J. R. Moore and J. A. Edwards made trip to Mena the past week, over their new auto route, and re- port very slippery trip.
 w E. Watkins of Mena spent Monday night at the Widener home. MT. Watkins is making prepara- tions to move a mill into this vicin- ity.
 Careless Poet.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-11
STANDING ROCK REPLIES.

Miss Eva Moore of Gap Creek visited at the home of Sedford Heath Sunday.
 Jones Ellison and Daniel Heath of Heath valley visited at the home of Jim Heath Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Will Moore and chil- dren of Starky Creek visited at the home of w. T. Fite Sunday
 Those at Mena Saturday were Frank and Joe Moore, Frank Hen drix, Pete Ford, Jones Ellison, c. E. Kelly and J. A. Shirley.
 Those who have worked on the new R. F. D. route road between the Kelly and Wilcoxson places were NJ. Parker, c. E. Kelly, Tom Wilcoxson, J. 0. Ellison, J. NJ. Heath, w. Shirley, John Shirley, and Shade Hilton.
 Happy Boy
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ably feel like their owners, that old Arkansas is best after all.
 Many of our farmers are doing their breaking ill the fine January weather.
 Frank Cox, who has been living on .one of w. 4. Tomlinson's places, has moved to the Linn place on the Holly Springs road. He will make crop there this year.
 c. F. Kenworthy has bought the saw mill from Bernard Dunman and expects to take charge at once, He will probably not move the mill from it's present location on Ben Arwood's place.
 Willie Edwards of Holly Springs who has been employed at Joplin, Mo, sent a message home the other day that he was coming back. Its like the song says, They all come back unless they die, to Arkansas, my Arkansas
 J. A. and ]. E. Earl, after long search for the formers hogs, found several of them and succeeded in shooting one as they had been on the range so long that they had be- come wild. The owner had fed 1t no corn since last winter, yet it was fat right off the mast. There is no ex- cuse for a man not having his own meat when he can have it with no expense for feed.
 pedagOgue.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-11
Half Your Living
 Without Money Cost

A right or wrong start in 1917 will make or break most farmers in the South. We are all facing a crisis This war in Europe puts things in such uncertainty that no man can foresee the future with any degree Of clearness.
 The sure and certain increase ia cotton acreage means lower cotton prices next fall. Cost Of ali food and grain products is hiGh. 70 high that no one can afford to buy and expect to pay out with cotton.
 It's a time above all others 70 play safe; to produce all possible food grain and forage supplies on your own acres; to cut down the store bill
 A good piece of garden ground rightly planted, rightly tended and kept planted the year round, can be made to pay half your living. It will save you more money than you made on the best five acres of cotton you ever grewi
 Hastings 1917 Seed Book tells all about the right kind of a money say ing garden and the vegetables to put in it. It tells about the field crops as well and shows you the clear road to real farm prosperity. It's Free. Send for 1t today to H. c. HASTINGS CO., Atlanta, Gs.-Advt.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-11
CLAGETT CLIPPINGS.

Fine January weather, farmers breaking land.
 J, NJ. Bowen is putting in stock of general merchandise.
 Jim Sanders of Mountain Retreat farm was here Sunday.
 Tom Spake of Rates creek traded at Ali Saturday morning.
 J. M Beck went to Womble on Thursday with a fine porker.
 Grandpa Hughes has workmen re- roofing his residence this week.
 Willie Hughes returned from Hon in Scott county last Wednesday.
 R. \. Moore and w. 0. Bowen baled hay for Henry Maxwell Mon day
 Rev McMillan of Board Camp vls- tied at the A. M Coulter home Fri day night.
 Elijah Putnam of Haunted Hol- low, was here Saturday, looking aft er business matters.
 Mrs. NJ. C. Cox and son, Fayette of Caddo, and two children, spent Saturday night with Mir. Cox daughter. Mrs. Gaylon Lively.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-11
HOWARD HAPPENINGS.


 Mrs. Stickleman visited in Howard Sunday afternoon.
 J. H. Fogel is sick and Mrs. FogeI made trip to Mena to secure medi- cal aid.
 Master Dan Little of Rich Moun- tain was in this vicinity last Wednes- day.
 "Uucle" Jim Stine is staying with M. L. McLain and trapping for a livelihood.
 Porter and Hiram Sexton are this week working on their fathers farm on top of Rich mountain.
 Lymann Fogel has been called to Mena on account of the serious ill., ness of his father-in-law, Mir. Ali son.
 The boarding cars for the extra gang laying the big steel left Howard
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WESTERN MONTGOMERY.

J. NJ. Bowen made a business trip to Mena Thursday.
 Willie Hughes made business from Huddleston Saturday.
 W. W. Spear recently qualified as road oVerseer of this district.
 0lney Bowen and Bob Moore were baling hay for Henry Maxwell Mon- day.
 Aunt Rose Ann Bowen is visiting the Lofts home in the Alder set tiement.
 Jesse Beck and Colonel Standridge visited in the Alder community Sat ur day night.
 w. NJ. Edwards returned from Mena with load of goods Saturday, for the cash store at Ali
 Little Francis Lambert of Rates creek is visiting relatives near Sul- phur Springs this week.
 w. K. Watkins was down from Mena Monday looking after the in- terests of the Watkins mill.
 ]. Nj Bowen returned from Mena Friday with supplies for a store on his farm near Sulphur Springs.
 Joe Standidge spent several days at the home of his sister, Mrs. I. w. Sw,ndle, on the Caddo, last week.
 J. l.. Cox and his mother, Mrs. H. M. Cox, were over from Slatington Saturday night visiting at the Gay lon Lively home
 The Rev McMillian came down from Board Camp the latter part of the week to spend several days at the Caulter home.
 pr. Freeman was up from Mt. Ida Friday, coming in the place of the health officer, MT Kennedy, to take steps to prevent the spreading of
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-11
FACTS FROM FREEDOM.

Mrs. (. c. Eubanks is very poorly. Tuesday Willis Standridge had a house raising.
 Curtis Patton made a business trip to Mena Saturday.
 payton Ernest and family visited two days last week with Mrs. z. |. Earnest.
 Mrs. Curtis Patton visited relatives at Shady Grove the latter part of last week.
 Mrs Wm. Chamblin and children spent Friday night at the home Of C. E. Chamblin.
 The Freedom Dipping Vat Com pany was organized January with J. NJ. Day president
 Nolla Cummings and wife have moved into the tenant house on the Mansell Jones farm.
 Wm. Chamblin of Potter spent several days here last week collect ing his herd of hogs.
 Mir Ellis, who recently purchased the Bryant Daniels farm. has moved into the Babe" Johnson house. Willis Standridge and family arc living with the T. c. Turner family while their new house is being com pleted.
 Drew Davis and family, in com pany with Willard Lowthers anC family of Rocky, spent Saturday anc Sunday visiting the families of Ton Davis and l.. A. Cummings at Hat field
 ppspanoco
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Bad Hahits.

Those who breakfast at eight O. clock or later lunch at twelve and have dinner at six are almost cer- tain to he troubled with indigestion, They do not allow time for one meal to digest before taking another. Not less than five hours should elapse between meals. If you are troubled with indigestion correct your habits and take Chamberlain's Tablets, and you may reasonably hope for a quick recovery These tablets strengthen the stomach and enable it to perform it's functions naturally. Obtainable everywhere Advertise ment.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-11
MOUNTAIN FORK FOIBLEs.

Pat Reed and Ira Hall were Rocky visitors Saturday.
 Mir. and Mrs. W. L. Linam are par ents of a i0-lb. boy.
 MT. and Mrs. John Rodgers and children of West Valley are visiting at the Tom Rodgers home.
 E. W. Rivers, w L. Sellers and w.. Wilmoth were shopping and trans acting business in Mena last week. MT. and Mrs. Andrew Walters re- turned last week from Mena where they had been visiting the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Hazel. Mart Ellsworth and family ac- companied by John Robinson, re- turned last week from Waldron, where they had spent the Christmas holidays with relatives and friends.
 A-B-C
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Eulin Templeton made a business trip to Mena Thursday.
 Marion Lunsford and son, Rector, were Mena visitors Saturday. Prof. Ferguson vii sing at Yocana on Friday night before the second Sunday in February.
 Mrs. l.. A. Farris and daughter, Miss Pearl, spent Sunday night with Mir. and Mrs. Sam Fleming, near Yocana
 Rev. G. E. Church of snowdon, Wales, gave a lecture at Liberty Monday night on China. A large crowd attended.
 Mr and Mrs. Sherman Wolf, and Mrs. Leona Wyatt and children spent "Wednesday night at the Berry Crawford home near Pine Grove.
 Brown Eyes.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-11
First National Stockholders Meet.

Al the annual meeting of the stockholders of the First National Bank, held Tuesday afternoon. all of the former directors of the in- slitution were reelected for the present year. They are C. NJ. Hop- kins, R. II. Nall. J. c. Jackson. ] l. Alley and J. T. Magruder The di- rectOrs met immediately after the stockholders adjourned and organ ized by the election of the following officers J. T. Magruder, president; R. H Nall, vice president: W. A. Finks, cashier and Sidney W. Duke, assistant cashier. The stockholders were gratified at the good showing made of the business done during the last year, being especially pleased with the fact that deposits in the institution have now reached over $500. .000.
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correspondence
HATFIELD

Frank Rork Jr.. made a business trip to Cove Tuesday.
 B. Gibson of The Narrows was transaeting business in Hatfield on Tuesday
 Nf. and Mrs NJ. x. Brunson and Mrs. ]. A. Cobb left Tuesday after noon forta visit with relatives at Eufala. Qk
 I N Looper and Jim Allen were down from Mena Honday closing a i real estate deal Mir. Cooper bought the L. A. Chatham farm, consisting Of l60 acres for sum of S2,500.
 Mrs. Tom Allen and Miss Lou Mhipple came down from Mena on Monday and visited overnight at the home of their sister. Mrs. w. E.. Mershon and also did some shop ping.
 There will be church confer n is at the NJ. F. church Saturday night and class meeting at the same place Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. All members are especially invited to attend both meetings.
 Mrs. F. X. Griffin was stricken with paralysis on last Friday and died Monday at l2 o'clock noon. She was buried at the Pleasant Hill cemetery Tuesday afternoon, Rev. ]. c. Evans having charge of the services. The deceased was IS years old and had been living in Polk county for iS years. all within t5 miles of Hatfield Nine children survive her.
 D. L. Tripg left for Wort, Ok, on train No. 1 Monday.
 c. H. John sold a little bunch of cattle for Sl,000 last week.
 w. l.. Nichols spent Sunday with his parents on Mountain Fork.
 Rev. j T, Bowling filled his regu- lar appointment here Sunday.
 Mrs. T. R. Bates returned Sunday from weekend visit at Potter.
 Wm. A. Moore and Miss Rosa Blackwell were united in marriage Sunday.
 The prospects are good for a daily mail service on R. F. D. No. 2 out of Hatfield
 Mrs Doss Harwell returned on train No. Sunday from visit with a sister.
 Dug Walker has resigned his office as constable. to which he was re- gently elected.
 The Methodists will again hold their weekly prayer meeting, begin ming this week,
 William Ashcraft from the Big Brushy was transaeting business in town Saturday He reports consid- serable mining activity in his neigh borhood, some stalking claims, oth- CTS working prospects, and still oth-
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-11
Monthly Report of Two-Mile School,

The following is the report of each pupil of the Seventh and Eighth Grades who made an average of 75 per cent and above in the monthly examination for the month of De- cember: Irma Nichols. 93; Grace Martin. so: Daisy Mason, 70; 0len Ward, 77S; Victor Bobinson, 756: Rosa Daniels, 75; Horace Martin, 75, all of the Eighth Grade Venie Mar tin, 70: Loda Nichols. 7S; Rosa Ma son, 77 in the Seventh Grade. The average daily attendance for the month of December was B. Bad weather makes it hard to secure a full attendance. I also report a visit by our county superintendent on December fl. 1916. The parents are urged to visit the school often
 Amos MusgraVe. Teacher
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POTTER pICKUps.

T. R. Bates of Hatfield was here on business Monday.
 Mrs. A. J. Owens is visiting with relatives at Hatfield.
 w. D. Welch of Mena was here Monday attending to business.
 Gam school, under the supervis- ion ef Miss Pauline Dodd, has or- ganized basket ball team. The equipment arrived last week.
 Mrs. D. II Harwell and children of Hatfield visited Mir. and Mrs. H.. F. Gam last week. Mrs. C. F. Ward