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?IX XOXTHa, - - ' ? .46
rnu months, ? .*6
Friday. Jan. 12 1912
Don't forget to writ* it 1918.
The Masonic Grand Lodge met in
Raleigh this week.
A law that doaa qot apply to every-'
body alike ia no law at all.
Mobi light and better tight ia what
the people of Loalaburg want.
Baltimore haa been aelected for the
Meeting of the National Democratic
Convention lor thi* year.
Taft say* bat death will re
aaove him from the race for the Presi
dential nomination.
W. B. McKoy, of Wilmington was
aelected to auceeed B. N. Haekett as
Grand maater.
Th? plumbers won out in a strike for
more pay and shorter hours in the faug
er cities the past week.
What LenUburg peeds Bast U a
?iti tens hip who is read; to help build
?p instead of tear down.
PnQM what we can learn poUtics I
If every business made as much
ef It, there would be a lot of wealthy
The news of tbe death of Dr. J as.
McKee of ttaleigh, which occured 6a
Tuesday night will be received with
much regret is. all parts of tbe state.
Thosb who are ahraya ready to pre
dict tbe soeeesa of tbe republicans
over the democrats in local polities
bat wtU prove
OrrtE McMawiCal n?e his evidence
to the Federal grand jury tbe past
W?IH, wnsrew netefosef many agly
crimes. B? told afmore'than too open
establishments that were blown up.
Thbkb should be a state law requir
ing Insurance Cempaniee to send
or settle for same straight out within '
force them to pay damages to tbe in
sured. ,
~~ WHBETEian Insnrance Company i
eeives premiums for anexcest. uf pso
tectioo ther shoald he ? de t? war
the full amount purchased or return
tbe difference in the premiums with
interest and in addition a bonus as a
fine for allowing anyone to be over in
sured.
Twektt 71 va street car men left their
CMS in Raleigh a* neon on Wedneadav
because tbe company failed to grant
tbe demands made by tbem in a peti
tion. "The strike did no especial out
age aa tbe place of the strikers were
filled in a short while and the service
continued. ~
John Ross the Cleveland county ne
flrat degree Wednesday morning, tbe
jury being uut Bfty munites The aen
tenee will not be passed until Prank
Gladden, awMtv nan Is tried. Rosa
admits killing Dixon snd says that
Gladden killed Mrs. Dixon, and that
their ptfrpoee teaa robbery. "
Richbson, the Bostea- pastor who
was facing trial teethe mnnles of Miss
Avis Linnell, of Hyannis, Mass. . sprung
a surprise on tbe people on January
3rd, when he sent his confession of the j
crime to the court. He now faces
t death in the electric chair unless ne is
relieved by executive action, which is
thConly source of relief left to him.
There is a general dissatisfaction"
being expressed as ti tbe quality of
lt|$t produced by the local lighting
plant. There is certainly some trouble
and it should be attended to. The patrons
ot this plant expect to get what - they
pay for and the-ptant is said to be cap
able of giving good service. Tbe lights
are excluding yellow and are very un
even.. Tbe trouble should be remedied
at once. ~ - '
The information ecotained in the ad- 1
vertisement of the First National Bank
of Leaisbmrg in another eotnmn show*
a flattering Euaioeas since its estafftish
ment in 1906, and speaks well for the
management during this period, be
sides declaring their annual" dividends
which has amounted to tQ,SOO tbey
havo-accmnulated a. surplus or M2.60U.
Their accommodatioas to the public
have been many ami' their future suc
?cejjs bailed' by all.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Wesson III.? First Quarter, For
Jai 21, 1912.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Tart of W? L i ml ?. Llriw ?. I M.
Memory V?l ll> It, 11 ? Osldsn Tut.
Luko U. 11 Cwamtoy Pr*p*no4
k* Rw. D. M. lliiwii
d^jri i| nm 1 an w?ku st
la (tel. It. ?. aa "tha fallasaa ot
time." tto Itoe mihM btkn the
vuM ra, fee the (ml Ulrmt to
cone, tar "to an ansa M ace all His
wed* teen MM tia^rtlag of fee
woBd" (Aato.xv. 1*. Mo
aocerdlag la Be vUl bath la heaven
and ea ?adk Mnlu tke klag*a heart
?e wffl (ImTWItI 10;
Dan. It. M: cxxzt, ?; her.
ill U- So m mm a U paaa that tke
irnM naiad fcmi wu aaed by tke
Lord of all Ue earth ta fulttll a* pur
pose and ta as pes the Prince of t be
fclaw at tte earth, the Kiac ot hlneaj
and the Lacd af tarda ta ha ban at the
loot before appelated time and p(aca.
But aa out at harmony with God la
this world vhlah Be made dad the
people whe Uhabll It that than waa
no roam far {ha Creator la that world
which Be had i
lor Him. "There waa ao room tor
them ta the hi" (versa 7). Doae the
thought at M lead ya u ta aay. "Oh.
la reom in my heart tor Theer if ao I
then yea may rejoin la the comfort |
ot John 1. 12; Bar. UL 20.
ititnlqMittmnnr
and David
and 'A tare, and the rtsrtmea makaa i
think of, the darkaeaa that mow ta and I
will be till He ahall oome again In Hla
for ear
tian af lac
U, Ui Luke xH. at). The |
J est aa 1
always
nooks, wkaa the sagei of t^a Lard I
came aiMai^ <waa than.' aal the |
glory of the Lead i
thaaa (vame %>. Meaes aad David and I
that tber leave their former CHlllne j
and of other* that they continue where |
God 34^ Xele the.
^pjan
Qldeon aad othera and la Iaa. lvii. |
iTB? Mla'toa^BmslBag plafsa Ta 1
a rial and Mary and the ahapherde
there waa gives the heavenly "Year
not" (Terse M; I. U. 80). It wpa also
tlon -morning Qf itt. nrUI.-0. How I
all people the gaud tidings of great
Joy? Is It because the tiding have
never, brought ae the Jvj anspeokeble
of I Pet. L>?Tha lepers af II Hm?
vil- 8- ?- natiaa an shame What aari
we aay to Christ? Suddenly a aoultl
the abephi
In the higbaet
good will towar
Listen to the teal
a hundred
T. 11. 12;
yon axe
In the aoos af
The Lord Jeaa
earth never ""a
His own win. aa
with joy that Ha'
His great
toruttn.
"that God la
Clodded" a r<
ylns. "Glory ta God |
Lad on .earth
eu" (vesse Ml.
tlmoay ef mara than
af aacala la Bav.
i 'if yaa toaw that
Join mar
v. 9i 10. . . ?
a la til gh Mi
hi Hla awn gUm
id It meet have
said to Hla Fafear la
-I have |
(John rt. M. Ttu.
quickly
?lied with
ry af the Lard Qflc. v. B;
lata haavei
eaay It aiaad; hi/it
glebeaa it la. toat wa have- ever
aa theaa mlaletsclag oaea vrha !
the face af ear Tat her to 1
(Hah 1. 14; Matt, rvlll. 1*.
shepherds ?MjMP|i
for aae mam eat the coed aewa
had heard, aad they coaalderad Ma aa- I
gale aa the Lard's
they eal?. "Let aa aaw go-<
Bethlehem aad eaa thla thlag w hash ta |
coma to pais, whleh the I +r*
made known aata aa" (van
did not delay, hat made
fhoad Mary aad Joaaph. aad toe ha ha |
lying In a maagar. aa they had
told (veraea 12. ldt. It waa aal
klad of a figurative manger, hat l
ally a pies* from whlrh ?la ale |
their food. As a rale, the i
of Scrlptore are plain literal, atate
meata. and asleee the laacaaoa is I
plainly figurative, aa when ear Lead
?aid. "1 am the vine." "I am tha daer."
"The trees of tha laid ahall etap their
handa." we moat take It to a eaa J est
what It say* Accepting thla bake ae
tha Bavlopr. Christ the Lord. (toy.
made known what was told tham ees
eerning this child (veraea 11, 17>. With I
the artlesanese of simple minded pee- |
pie they last baBaved what mm
beard aad tald what they had
making ua thlak af Pater aad Jeha.
Who held loag ?tMrwa?l
the iaae peraaa. "We
speak tbe things we bare i
In its new hoine noW ready
to serve its custoaafers to
better advantage
than possible
My stock! off dress
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broideries/laces,
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15th. If
inient to]
fce or phone
iples.
Shocsf I Shoes
>le~shoe will be
le faaiily, New
to arrive Feb.
positively -give
shoes for leea
Every desir^
added to
member of
spring sli]
1st. I
you better
money thai you buy else-|
where, -4 ? -
THE PROOF
Thirty yeai f experience has
taught me ? rhat best to buy
whea to bu r and to know a
see it. You net
only get tljfe benefit of my
experience, but I stand for
every shoe that leaves my
house. f
Cabbage Plants
your orders for
d plants. They
, noVseed. Wift
Send me
Young MLa^i
make cab1
have ferj
thousand plants.
R.Z.
top.
Jciurt week fifty
Egerton!
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Farmers and Merchants Bank
OUISBUR
We Wish You a H^ppy and Prosperous
TOW/ YEAR .
YOURXBank
Farmers and Merchants Bank
^ : ? ? - : t?|ishirg, IN. C. \
F. N. Egerton, President ~j ~ ' C. P. Harris, Vice-]
M. 3. Clifton, Cashiqr/ W. E. Uzzell, Assistant-Cashie
Howell ahd Bunn
7 * : ? "J" Remember the Place \
W. P. Heal Btiilding, Main Street.
To Our
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Friends and
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We have some bills to pay\Nov. IB
by paying your accountsrdnVr befl
be small, but we have hundreds of
don't want to oppress anyone, 1
collections* Your account is due\i
come in and pay it by Nov. 1st. r
Customers
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and appeal to you to help us
>re that day. Your account may
them and they count up. We
?to meet our bills we must jnake
ad again we kindly ask you to
Beasley-Alsron Drug Co.