Rev B E Orbern Leads Double Life in Rosemary
Revelations show Rosemary Baptist pastor Rev B E O Bern carried on a double life with a wife in Pleasant Valley New York while a woman posed as his Rosemary wife. Investigations by Odd Fellows and church members reveal he married in 1910 and deserted his first wife. The scandal erupts as townsfolk confront him and efforts to clear the matter unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Byrd
O’bern
Pleasant Valley
N. Y
Rosemary
O'Bern
Rey
B. E. O' Beirne
Norfolk
New York City
John Dillon
LS. Hodgens
O' Bern
Dillon
Odd Fellows
N.Y
The
Uncy
O'Beirne
Baptist Church
A. P. Thompson
Nom
Baltimore
Tri Town League title race tightens with three-game clash
Roanoke Rapids rests within reach of the pennant as two or three key games remain in the Tri Town League. The team split two of three with Emporia last week and swept two of three with Franklin, while Franklin’s play struggles. Tomorrow and Saturday’s three-game stretch could decide the champion with Roanoke Rapids needing one or two wins to clinch or tie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids
Emporia
Franklin
Tocal
Smith Hodges wedding in Weldon years ago
Miss Flossie Smith and Mr. William T. Hodges quietly wed at Rev. J. G. Blalock's home in Weldon last Friday night. Hodges works at Patterson Mills and the couple will reside with Mrs. Laura Smith in Roanoke Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flossie Smith
William T. Hodges
Weldon
J. G. Blalock
Miss Smith
Roanoke Rapids
Hodges
Patterson Mills Company
Cradle and Slate Wed in Petersburg Quiet Ceremony
Mr. Jesse L. Cradle and Miss Misa Adeline D. Slate of Petersburg Virginia were quietly married last Saturday afternoon at the Methodist Parsonage by Rev. Wm. Towe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse L. Cradle
Misa Adeline D. Slate
Petersburg
Methodist Parsonage
Wm. Towe
Halifax Superior Court Opens Under Judge Lyon in Warm Courtroom
The August term of Halifax Superior Court began Monday with Judge CC Lyon of Elizabethtown presiding. Grand jurors were drawn and instructed on duty as cases from Weldon arose, many involving the “shin” game. Defendants paid costs and promised to avoid games of chance. first civil cases set for Friday, with two major ones listed for next Monday.
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Halifax Superior Court
The
Mercury
Court House Square
CC. Lyon
Elizabethtown
D. Parker
P. E. Hawkins
B. I. Collins
C. A. Hux
W. D. Bass
Paul Robinson
W. H. Wilcox
G. W. Green
R. EB. Parker
J. B. Glover
W. EB. Smith
W. L. Cullom
Lyon
Superior Court
Weldon
Sugar
Egerton
Nelson
L.A. Line RK
Ro Co
Roanoke News
New Ice Plant Opens in Roanoke
The Roanoke Ice & Fuel Company completed a new ice manufacturing plant using water from a deep artesian well. The facility is sanitary, visitors are welcome, and the firm has acquired W. S. Hockaday and Son’s equipment and goodwill, gaining a near monopoly in local distribution. Prices are nearly halved, benefiting consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Iee & Fuel Company
Roanoke Lee & Fuel Company
W. S. Hockaday and Son
Roanoke Tee & Buel Company
Workers Council Meeting Agenda at Sunday School
Wednesday Night Workers Council program includes devotional led by Mr. Chas. Welsh Sr. lessons on teaching the lesson by Mr. R. L. Towe and Miss Lille Strauther, study of the Home Department by Mrs. T. T. Taylor. All members urged to attend and participate in the round table discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Mizell
Nell Wickers
Franklinton
T. Kidd
City Point
Sam Kidd
GL. Hayes
Josephine Tillery
A. E. Stowe
State Farm
Halifax
J. R. Jenkins and Son
Parmelo
W. G. Lyne
Chas. Welsh
R. L. Towe
Mise Lille Strauther
T. T.taylor
Workers Council
Third District Odd Fellows Convened at Rosemary Hall
The Third District Convention of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows met at Rosemary with about twenty five visiting delegates. Officers elected include J.T. Batton as President and J.C. Tillery as Vice President. A public session in the Rosemary Opera House drew a large crowd and featured speakers from local churches and the visiting brethren.
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Order of Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows Hall
Rosemary
Kerry
P. V. Matthew
Berry
J.T. Batton
Rich Square
J.C. Tillery
Lewiston
A. J. M. Perry
Coleraine
Secreta
M. J. Martin
Orelock
Rosemary Opera House
C. H. Trueblood
Wm Towe
Methodist Church
A.M. Perry
Coleraine Lodge
Vo Matthews
J.D. Berry
Beng
Odd Fellowship
Hey
Ech
Rey Ochl Trueblood
Roanoke Rapids
Pearson family hosts courteous Norfolk and Scotland Neck guests
Mr and Mrs C M Pearson entertained guests including Misses Sadie Pearson Minnie Barfield Hope Crawley of Norfolk and Scotland Neck visitors at a country home gathering. A long list of local attendees followed with remarks noting old time phrases and contractions.
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C. M. Pearson
Lucile Powell
Burla
Grace Hawkins
Lottie Hudson
Annie Hockaday
Beatrice Harrison
Mary Luebon
Berkley
Messrs
Skid Morris
Charlie
Tom Lee King
William
Tom Cook
Paul
Tommie Hawking
Herbert Green
John Henry Wooten
Canaan Jenkins
Jesse Garner
Sidney Hawkins
Hubert Cox
Bill Collins
Sam
Hugh
Bernard Hockaday
F. M. Coburn
Jim Boseman
R. B. Shell
Willis. Hawkins
T. F. Parham
C. W. Cannon
Robi
Ernest Medlin
Milliard Merritt
Charlie Lynch
Jake Matthews
J. H. Powell
Rocky Mount
L. Powell
E.R. Hawkins
M. Pearson
WR. Crawley
Norfolk
Methodist Church Roanoke Rapids Services and Sunday School
Rev Wm Towe pastor leads Sunday school at 945 with W W Woodruff as superintendent and evening service at 8 featuring the sermon Broken Obligations. Workers Counsel meets Wednesday at 8 and prayer at 8. Rosemary Morning Sunday School at 10 with J B Boyd superintendent and 8 pm service by a layman. Tuesday prayer meeting at 840. Public invited to all services.
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Hancock
Trayer
Choi
Baptist Church
Elizabeth City
J. H. Blanton
Fayetteville
Blanton
Sunbeam Band
Roanoke Rapids
W. W. Woodruff
Rosemary
Welock
J.B. Boyd
Rosemary Manufacturing Company Mid-Summer Holiday Picnic
Tomorrow marks the Rosemary Manufacturing Company annual mid summer holiday and employee picnic at Rosemary park. Rosemary Concert Band will provide music and refreshments will be served on the grounds. All employees are urged to attend for a joyous day of merrymaking and elaborate preparations are underway.
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Rosemary Manufacturing Company
Rosemary
Rosemary Park
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North Carolina
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Astelle Hamiet
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T. Clark
Mrs. A. L. Kiss Rosa Smith
Lanover. Pa
Iss Lutoria Bass
Richid
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Messrs. W. KS. Hancock
J. W. House
T. M. Jenkins
L. G. Shell
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Henry Powell
R. B. Powell
Philadelphia
Gib Smith
St. Vincent’s Hospital
George Keeter
Jeff
DeWith, Va
C. Hl. Gilliland
Macon
Methodist Missionary Society
Church Lawn
J. L. Britt
Boykins
Charlie Taylor
REV. B. E.O
Bern
Rosemary Pastor
G. D. Shell
J. W. Allsbrook
A. A. Shute
G. C. Weeks
Scotland Neck
D. L. Wood
Patterson Mills
Raleigh
Bessie Harris
B. A. Crutchfield
Dewey Crutchfield
Mr. Crutchfield
John T. Bishop
Dever Shell
Ladies Aid Society of
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Union
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G. N. Gurley
Mr. Sawyer
Mrs. B. Marka
North
Bud" Williams
This Town
Henderson
J. G. Chase
Thad Moore
Greenville
Mrs. W. P. Vaughan
B.D. Webb
Williamston
B. S. and
C. Webb
Anna Haji
Hancock House Company
L. G. Shell Company
C. A. Jones Furniture Company
H. B. Foster
Maude Henry
Enfield
Suffolk
Rosemary Baptist Church
Roanoke Rapids Iy
Hranklin
Emporin
Open Air Service
Rapids
J. F. Morton
Ernest W. Hornung
Raffles
C.C. Lyon
New Ice Plant
Conventorn I. O
First Christian Church
Raleigh L. Topping
Yale
C. H. Speight
Presbyterian Church
Mrs. C. M. Pearson
Episcopal
Henry Clark Smith
W.S. Whitaker
Chas. Webb
Rosemary Mill
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