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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-07-14
MRS. | USSELLSLET
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through him was: Leave the
world a betterand more beautiful
place for you having lived in it.
Reverses came to the Box family
and they emigrated to America,
arriving in New Yorkon Sept, 20,
1870, with hearts full of anticipa-
ton of the wonderful, free life
they were to find in the magic
city to which they had turned
their eyes. But the father found
it difficult to maintain his small
family in spite of his scholarly at
tainments. His wife's health be-
gan to suffer from doing her
own work. accustomed as she
had been to a retinue of servants
in her luxurious home in the
Netherlands. In order that he
might add to his mothers COM
fort Edward found employment
after school hours, as a bakers
delivery bow at the princely sal
airy of fifty cents a week, and it
was characteristic of the small
boy that he got the job by sug-
costing to the baker an improve.
ment in the display of his goods.
Of course. the little fellow had to
struggle with our difficult Ian
guage as we'll as with poverty in
a strange land, but the only use
he had for an obstacle was to
overcome it. He became a tele-
graph messenger, he and his bro
Their established a newsstand, he
worked and studied and read
necessarily, making opportunities
where there were none of self
advancement and self-education,
Every boy likes to collect" some.
thing; his fad was autographs.
He wrote to every man and wo-
man of prominence from the
President in the White House to
Robert Louis Stevenson on his
bed in Samoa asking for an auto
graph and if his boyish letter
ever failed of a reply he does not
mention it. Most of folks are
glad to respond to the advances
of a boy; he is so apt to grow up
to be a man and men count in
this queer old world of ours.
Books, magazines andnewspapers
attracted this eager boy as a
magnet attracts iron; he became
stenographer in the publishing
house of Henry Holt & Co. Then
in the house of Charles Scribner
he learned everything there is to
know about books and magazines
from the kind of paper best to
print on up to how to get an
, article from the most inaccess-
able artist. Finally Cyrus W.
Curtis offered him the editor.
ship of a magazine devoted to the
interests of home life and the
women who make it, and he sue
ceeded MRS. Curtis as editor OF
the Ladies Home Journal"
His friends laughed at the idea
and teased him about his Sissy
Job, that he a strong, virle INTEL
ectual man should devote his
energies to paper patterns and
recipes for making apple pies
Mr.. Box did not neglect the pat
terms and the pies; his magazine
wasla pioneer in its field; Me laid
the world under tribute of con
tributions for its columns; he
wrung articles from Chinese
statesmen down to the abscure
shop-girl who found it hard to be
on her feet all day with no seat
provided for her relief. He bent
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-07-14
Report of the the Condition of
Bennett Bank & Trustee.

DUUHVk UutsM N w wv
at ELLERBE, N. c.
in the State of North Carolina, at the
close of business, June Both, 1921
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts .. $S1262. IL
Overdrafts, unsecured 5.6S
Banking House, Furniture and
Fixtures 5,834.64
All other Real Estate owned 720.16
Cash in vault and net amount
due from Banks Bankers
and Trust Companies, 4,231.l8
Bond Account 10000
...
Total $o3,25t7S
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock paid in $4s,O2ooO
Undivided Profits 194.05
Bills Payable 100000
Deposits subject to check 1l,705.98
Cashiers Checks outstanding 32.55
Time Certificates of,Deposit,
Due on or after 30 days, 19,760.33
Savings Deposits 3,341.87
Bond Account 10000
Total $93,254.7s
State of North Carolina County of Rich
mond, July 18th, 1921.
J. R. Bennett, Cashier of the above
named Bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
J. R. BENNETT, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me-
this 18th day of July, 1921
c. M. BRADY, Notary Public
Correct--.Attest:
A. d. Nance
w. L. Howell
]. M. Names
Directors
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-07-14
Report of the condition of
BANK OF ROCKINGHAM

j
BANK OF ROCKINGHAM
at Rockingham, =.
in the State of North Carolina, at the
close of business June 3Oth, 1921.
= RESOURCES
Loans and discounts $33, 1887
Oyerdrafts. unsecured $1,598.23
u S Bonds and Liberty bonds 7,45O.00
Banking House, Furniture and
Fixtures 5,475.0O
All other real estate owned l8,9l735
Cash in vault and net amounts
due from Banks, Bankers
and Trust Companies 74,2sl.67
Total $54l. 5o1.22
! LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in $5o,OOO0O
expenses and taxes paid 21,6s2.68
Bills payable l32,500.oO
/ Deposits subject to check 335.807.56
Cashiers checks outstanding l,5l0.9o
Total $54l, %
State of North Carolina-.-C County of Rich.
mond, July 18th, 1921.
l, B. r, Reynolds cashier of the above
named Bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
B. F. REYNOLDS, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 14th day of July, 1921.
w. c. Nichols, Notary Public.
Correct---Attest;
| A. c. Everett,
| R. T. Nichols,
w. P. McRae,
| Directors.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-07-14
Statement Of the condition Of the
Richmond County
Savings Bank

~ @AAeSS ANtAA4A
at Rockingham, N. c.
at the close of business June 30th, 1921.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts 1884, 404.85
Overdrafts, 1919
Stocks and Bonds 22,600.00
Furniture and Fixtures $500
Real Estate owned 10,500.00
Cash on hand and due
from banks 1881. go
Cash items 4,789.33
Total $297,443.97
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock $15,0O0.O0
Surplus 100000
Undivided Profits ll,3O6.44
Dividends unpaid 1880
Bills Payable = 25.00000
Deposits 230.99503
Total $2e744397
State of North Carolina, County of Rich
mond,
|, w. L. Scales, Cashier of the above
named Bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
(Signedl w. L. SCALES, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this the 18th day of July, 1921.
H. C. PARSONS,
Notary Public.
Correct---Attest:
William Entwistle
w. N. Everett g,
J. M. Ledbetter
Directors
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-01-28
Graham -Bratton Sunday Law.

The act, the passage Of which is
asked, is as follows
IAN ACT making it unlawful and
misdemeanor for any person, firm,
or corporation to do or exercise on
Sunday any of the ordinary vocations,
trades, or business of common or or
binary life including the conduct or
operation of any recreation, sport, or
entertainment for which tickets are
sold, fixed charge is made or an Of
fcring is received, as q compensation
for the entertainment offorded, or to
cause o. permit the same to be done
by others on his CT its behalf, acts
of real necessity, such as the opera
tion of necessary public utilities, and
necessary acts of charity, and the OK
ercise of religious worship, excepted;
and providing penalties for the viola
tion thereof.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Tennessee, That it shall be unlawful
and a misdemeanor for any person,
firm, or corporation to do or exercise,
on Sunday, any of the vocations,
I
binary life, including the conduct or
operation of any recreation, sport, or
for which tickets are
sold, a fixed charge is made, or an
is received .as compensa-
tion for the entertainment afforded,
OF to cause or permit the same to be
done by others on his or it's behalf,
acts of real necessity, such as the op-
Grafton of necessary public utilities,
necessary acts of charity, and the
exercise of religious worship, ex-
cepted; and any person, firm or cor
poration found guilty of violating
this section shall be fined not less
han twenty-five, nor more than fifty
dollars, or imprisoned in the county
Jail not less than fifteen nor more
han thirty days, or both fine and
Imprisonment, in the discretion OF
he Court.
Section 2. Be it further enacted,
That this Act take effect from and af-
er It's passage, the public welfare
It,"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-01-28
LOCAL HISTORY AND COMMENT

Your local historical questions
have awakened my old pedagogiC
love for historical facts concerning
home.
George Washington Lafayette
Mari was the first member of Con-
gress from West Tennessee. He
lies buried at Troy. At one time
he owned over 100000 acres of land
in Obion, Weakley, Dyer Counties,
Tenn, Fulton County, KY, and New
Madrid County Mo. His sons, Rob-
ert, Lent and John, and daughter,
Mrs. Edwards, inherited this fortune
Lent married a sister of Kirk Brown,
and their children, grandchildren
and great grandchildren live in Tex
as. One of. the grandchildren Is one
of the most expert electricians in the
South and has patented many cleo
trio devices.
Perhaps there were horse grist
mills and perhaps tread mills, but
the first water mill In Obion County
was east and down the creek about
100 yards from Uncle Billie" Will
sons mill on Mill Creek some three
miles west of Troy. The foundations
still remain Uncle Billie was very
careful to preserve them. Jennys
Mill on Mill Creek near where the
railroad crosses it was built soon af-
ter. ~
The first church organized was a
Cumberland Presbyterian Church at
Fairfield, September. 1920, so l was
told by Aunt Alpha Farris, who was
charter member Mr. Farris was
the grandfather of Wilford Farris,
of Union City. Aunt Alpha was
Isaac Farris's stepmother and the
mother of Hamp, Oliver, Frank and
John and Mrs. Hogan. She and her
husband settled here in 1919 or 20.
The A. R. P. Church at Troy is the |
oldest congregation in the county.
think it was organized in 1924.
Church, three miles
southwest of Troy, was organized
from a part of Fairfield Church. The
Farrises, Pickards, McCollums and
Wrights and w. S. Harris, father OF
our old druggist, Joined the new con-
in May, 1880.
The identical spot of organization
Of the county is lost. 1t was % the
farm owned by T. G.. Wilson near the
Camp Ground church. 1t has been
pointed out to me by Uncle Billie
If he were alive he could
go in a few feet of the
,pot The spot is southeast Of Aunt
3ecky's old homestead where Will
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-01-28

liam Wilson, father of Uncle Billie,
Sam d., Mrs. Cochran and Mrs.
Goodeal, settled in 1925.
1t must have been in 1926 or later
that Troy was made the county site.
The father of Uncle Ben and William
Hutchison was sheriff when the first
pole courthouse was built on the spot
occupied by the Bright House at
Troy One of the judges who held
court in the cabin on the Wilson
place died at the residence of Will
liam and Becky Wilson of what they
thought to be cholera. He Is buried
on the Troy and Obion road in the
forks of that road and disused
road that once led to the McCollum
dwelling. l can find the spot to-day.
His name has escaped my memory.
If you have the files of the old Obion
News you can find very interesting
account of pioneer days by Col, Ly-
sander Adams, the first merchant of
Troy.
David Crockett's first cabin was
near Crockett Station on the M. & o.
Railroad, but his main home was In
Obion County just east of Kenton.
Davy was the first man in Gibson
County fined for refusing to serve on
a jury, but the fine was remitted
when he showed he was citizen of
Obion County. WILL CALHOUN.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-01-28
Rural Carrier Examination.

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exam
ination for the County of Obion, Ten
nessee, to be held at Union City on
Feb. 26, 1921, to fill the position of
rural carrier at Rives and vacancies
that may occur later on rural routes
from the post offices in the above
mentioned county The salary of a
rural carrier on a standard daily
route of "a miles is $1,000 per an
mum, with an additional $50 per mile
per annum for each mile or major
fraction thereof in excess of "a
miles. The examination will be open
only to citizens who are actually
domiciled in the territory of a post
office in the county and who meet
the other requirements set forth in
Form No. 1877. Both men and wom-
en-, if qualified, may enter this exam.
ination, but appointing officers have
the legal right to specify the sex de-
sired in requesting certification of ell
igibles Women will not be consid-
cred for rural carrier appointments
unless they are the widows of U. S.
sailors, or marines, or the
wives of U. S. soldiers, sailors, or
marines who are physically disquali-
fed for examination by reason of in
juries received in the line of military
duty. Form No. 1877 and applica-
ton blanks may be obtained from the
Offices mentioned above or from the
United States Civil Service Commits
sion at Washington, D. C. Applica-
tions should be forwarded to the
at Washington, D. c., at
the earliest practicable date.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-01-28
WEALTHY BANKER
AND WIFE RESCUED
Young Stephen Hayward and Chum
Save Them From Drowning.

Reading more like fiction thai
real facts comes the account of tht
rescle of wealthy banker and hi
wife st Eau Gallie, Fla, by two boys
One of these is Stephen Hayward
sou of Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Hayward
cf Elizabethtown, KY, and nephew
of Mrs. r. P. Whitesell, of this city
the other is T. J. Smith, of Louis
VILE
Hayward Is eighteen and Smith is
younger than he. The young men
are attending the Kentucky Military
Institute in Florida, and last week,
as they were walking from school to
Eau Gallie to do some trading, they
saw e large automobile plunge from
a bridge into Eau Gallie River. The
story comes direct from the boys
friends as follows:
"They ran to the place and found
man struggling in the water almost
exhausted. They rescued him and
he told them his wife was in the sub
merged car. They ran to a boat
house, got a rope and tied to the
bridge and Smith descended and
dived to the car and tied the rope to
ono of the wheels. Stephen pulled
the car to the surface, descended the
rope, opened the door and dragged
the body out, tied the rope under her
arms, climbed the rope to the bridge,
pulled the body up, worked by the
first aid instructions he had had and
in ten minutes got the woman to
breathing. The man had Mysteries
when he found life in his wife. They
carried the woman and led the man
to a physician. The car was demol-
isned. They went on to town, did
their trading, returned to school and
were proclaimed heroes. l am in
made for them to get Carnegie med |
ais"
The man is said to be a wealthy
banker of Orlando, Fla,
Stephen Hayward was in Western
Military Academy last year, and had
some military training during the
summer in the Reserve Officers |
Training Camp. He used to an ad-
vantage this training in the rescue
work. Besides this, and more i'm
portant than all of it, was the mental |
the initiative and cour-
age to act promptly.
1t was indeed an act of heroism.
that deserves special recognition.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-01-28
SCHOOL CHILDREN
TAKING AN INTEREST
Active in Improving Appearance and
Condition of Schoolroom.

Originating a plan to make theiI
quarters more pleasant and comfort
able, the pupils in the sixth grade OF
the City School, located in the old
| building on the north side of College
street, set to work in earnest and in
a short time collected a fund with
which to improve the schoolroom
The children initiated and carried
thru the work and had no help until
it was found that they were about
to succeed. They raised the fund
alone, and then the parents and the
Parent-Teachers Association came to
their help with enough to begin the
work. This fund is being used in
painting and otherwise making their
rooms comfortable.
The money was raised by the chill
dren during the holiday al doing
odd jobs. 1t was not q subscription
fund. but matter of Independent
effort prompted by laudable pride
and ambition in their school work
and surroundings.
The sixth grade is taught by Miss
Sudie Caruthers, and we understand
that she also took considerable in
terest in the work.
The total of the fund was 500, and
we understand that about twenty
dollars is lacking to complete the
work of improvement. This will be
raised with an entertainment to be
given soon and everybody should re-
spond, as no doubt they will.
We understand the fifth grade is
now interested in similar campaign
and expects to make some needed i'm
The old building is said to be con
siderably out .of repair, and it is
mooted question Of whether 1t would
be better to tear down and rebuild
Or to improve the old building.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-01-28
From San Diego, Cal.

Messrs. Marshall & Baird, Union
City, Tenn, Dear Friends-We en-
joyed Mrs. Bette Green's Florida let
ter but want her to know Florida has
nothing on California and especially
San Diego, though ew have no croc-
odiles.
You may tell our friends that we
are all doing fine Roy Coleman is
now head teller Of his department in
the Southern Trust & Commerce
Bank, one of the largest banks of
San Diego. His wife is much i'm
proved in health and their children
are in excellent health, the baby re-
cent Better Babies Contest. Mrs.
ceiving honorable mention in the re-
Arno Myer formerly Hazel Cole
NAM and husband and their little
son, who is also among the better
babies, live here and both families
are near enough to make us feel that
we are not far from home.
With best wishes for the success
Of the paper, we are,
Yours very truly,
ALICE M. THOMAS.
SALLIE STANLEY.
San Diego, Cal, Jan. IA.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-01-28
L >e Is. Repaired.

Hickman, KY, Jan. 24.-The West
Hickman city levee was repaired sew
eral weeks ago by having all the
wave-washed places filled in, The
winds during tho flood of last spring
did considerable damage to this levee.
The cuts extended in, in many places,
and row a wall has been completed
the entire length of this levee which
will protect the dirt from the wave.
The wall will break the wind waves
and eliminate wave-wash, which is
so dangerous to levees in fioc6 time.
This levce protects West Hickman
and extends from just below the n.
c. station to the Government levee
west of town.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-01-28
Recruiting Station.

Up to the time of this writing,
(Tuesday, Jan. 25) no orders to sus-
pend recruiting have been received
at this station, although the bill to
decrease the size of the army has
passed both houses and has been re-
ferred to the President
Sergeant Dunn spent Monday in
Martin and secured the application
of one good man.
From Tuesday of last week to the
present writing, twelve men have
been accepted at the Union City re-
cruiting station for enlistment in va
rious brances of the army. They are
as follows:
Claude w. Horner, Dyer, Tenn.
VIM. j. Bunton, Martin, Tenn.
Clay E. Jolly, Martin, Tenn.
Robert D. Burlington, Gardner,
Tenn
Elmer M. Owens, Rives, Tenn
Hezzie E. Dorch, Martin, Tenn.
Herman Lee, Sharon, Tenn.
Rule R. Simpson, Martin, Tenn.
Talmadge Johnson, Rives, Tenn.
Jess M. Beccham, Camden, Tenn
John A., Perryman, Trenton, Tenn.
Carl Killion, Union City, Tenn.
There has been record d-breaking
issue of Victory Medals during the
past week. The Red Cross and the
Recruiting Station are prepared to
take care of any ex-service men who
have not yet applied for their medals.
Evening star., 1921-07-03

Suddenly three seaplanes hovered above the German sub There came
wound! Oil Aoated widening circles of the surface and the
hosties
United States fiers
during Direct hits made
The Washington herald., 1921-05-13

RIGGS ST. NR. 10TH rms. a b.
S92s0. Wm. II. saunders a Co., sOI
18th 81
The Washington herald., 1921-05-13

10TH ST, $40, 500.
3 ms, h. ami. nr. Park I'd.
Y. L. Sansbury & Co. T21 18th st. N. 59O4.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-13

Park road. near New Hamp. ave. rms,
h.-w.h.. elect. gar. $500. Wildman d
Co 9th A. H
The Washington herald., 1921-05-13

10TH ST, S10.500.
rms, b.. anil, nr. Park rd., gar.
N. L. Sansbury & Co.. 721 18th st. II. 59o4.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-13

PARK PLACE Mr.. MANOR PLACE.
rms. & y, ami. $6,750.
Harry Wardman. l430 X st. NV. N. 41oO
The Washington herald., 1921-05-13

18TH, Mr.. HARVARD ST. rooms and
bath; h. W. h.: $4,000.
Moore & Hill. Woodward Building.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-05-27

in bloom. H. c. Smith thinks his plum
and apple crop will be a failure this
year. where he had about ten bushels
Of la large purple eup plumf lat year; Some
that were just out of the ground. did
not seem to be hurt in the least. Peter
Adkins orchard is we'll sheltered and it
is too early to tell how that will come
out.
The ladies' :aaid met at the club house
Wednesday,. They are going to organ
Jimmie Adkins. Mary Adkins and
selman were at Brainerd Monday.
:. The school at Hillman have started a
chickens. pigs. sheep and other THINKS:
Mrs. Sheppard called on Miss Look
Wednesday.
Mr.. Look and niece were at Mr.: John
Vernida Look was at Lastrup Friday.
Mrs. Riley Hopkins and daughter.
1rma. Ray Thompson and Mr.: Bowen
Frank Sims and family are now liv-
ing in part of his fathers house.
Mr.. and Mrs. O'Connor were up from
Little Falls and spent the weekend at
Mr.: Harting's people entertained a
number Of high school students from
Little Eas satufday at their
Saturday and had fine luck
Merle 3. Look was at Pierz on BUSH
ness and stopped at Sullivan Saturday
night.
c. r. Look and family were at the
lake Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. LaChapelle and Mr.. and
Mrs. Cable and others of Little Falls,
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Cad
ney.
There was ball game between the
Hillman and Sullivan ball teams Sum
day the score being 20 to II in favor
Of Hillman.
The ball game Sunday was well at
tended.
Mr.. Hoskins and son Clarence and
Ray Thompson are working for Mr..
Bowen.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-05-27
MOTLEY

lost a valnab BE horse THY Week. s' Mr.
Berndt has been having hard luck OF
late. He lost another horse last sum
mer and his big barn was blown down
by the cyclone.
Louis Lorber.> who returned about a
month ago from Tacoma, WASH, where
he spent the winter. reports that he is
feelins: much better than when he first
arrived: The rainy season out there
gave him the rheumatism but the Min
nesota climate is driving it away.
,;Joe and Louis Matters. of Kansas
arrived recently. and will spend the
summer here. They will spend the most
of their time at the lakes fishing.
Mrs. Olson had an auction sale Satur-
day and sold her personal property.
She has rented her home to H. A. Hill
and expects to make her future home
in Minneapolis.
George Stapher started moving his
residence back from the street this
week. He will put a basement under
it after moving it back. A crew from
Staples Is doing the work.
j. Cruise and the Steadman Bros.
with bunch of horses which they ex-
pect to work on the road this summer.
They drove across country.
!heWoodmen who planned on holding
a big barbecue here on Wednesday Of
this week, postponed the affair Until
May ~. We did not learn of the change
in time to make an announcement in
last weeks Mercury, nor have we
learned of any further plans at this
time in regard to their program.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Morrill,. who