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Have you ever sold tobacco at a warehouse where the prices were so eminently satisfactory that you wondered why you had never sold to bacco at that warehouse before? This is precisely the sort of feeling you will have when you sell tobacco at Yarboro’s Ware house. ’ Come Again! Yarboro’s Warehouse Be Provident Prepare for sudden Fall cold snaps and conserve your coal homes. Aladdin Security Oil gives best re sults. At your dealer's. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (New Jereey) bai.t«o*b. •«> Charleston, S. C Use Aladdin '■ Security Oil perfection QiJ Heaters Underwear . •. [ We are still Headquarters for Underwear for Men, Women and Children. Prices right as usual. Pardo’s 5 and 10c Store ADVERTISING BY US IS HONEST ADVERTISING U. S. Railroad Administrtion. Director General of Railroads Stital lit Lilt RliM Time table showing hoar of departure of passenger trains frot Sanford, N. C., corrected to June 8th, 1919, . NORTHBOUND No. 12 Lv. 10:42 a. m. No. 4 Lv. ll:B0 a. m. No. 84 Lv. 8:10 p. m. No. 8 Lv. 10:51 p. a. NO. 6 Lv. SOUTH BOUND No. 11 Lv. 0:58 p. m, No. 8 Lv. 8:00 p. m. No. 81 Lv. 10:18 a. m. No. 1 Lv. 6:10 a, m. No.. 5 Lv. 5:12 a. m. For reservations and information consult local agent R. W..POWELL, Agent J. T. WEST, Sanford, N. O. Division Passenger Agent, Raleigh, N. ( OBKAT NKW CIRCUS Ringllng Bros, anti Bantam ft Bailey Combined Shown Arouse Keen Interest Hera. “Circa* Day” the big holiday for which young and old impatiently wait at this particular season promises to eelipee all other events of the calendar year at Raleigh Saturday, November X. It would seem a* though every body in this locality were planning to attend. The very name of the great new circus—Singling Broth ers and Barnam A Bailey Combin ed—has been sufficient to arouse far more interest than has ever be fore been shown in the coming of any amusement enterprise. And word from the Singling Brothers, who an the directors of this gigantic super-circus, is to the effect that those who attend the performances will witness the greatest program ever presented in America. This is likswise true of the mammoth street parade, which wilt positively take place showday marhbljjL the mammoth menagerie and all else connected with this biggest of all amassment institutions. The famous showmen have made a complete survey of both the gnat circuses and merged the Unset and , best of each into one. Hundreds upon hundreds of performers will appear > in the gigantic main-tent, Thera will be scores upon scons of the cleverest dumb actor*. A gorgeous ly costumed pageant, of stupendous size, will open ike program. Great companies of characters, represent ing the best-loved stories of fable ana nursery lore, will appear. Than will fans lsndid and many groups of baantifnl hones In jeweled trap pings. The mrmy' of clowns exceed all past records tor fan Sad nnm bars. All contribute to the biggest I. circus in history. the opndnet ot • general liac hnrtaoaa; aulhorUat •100,000 mad (10,000 paid B. A. Booth, a H. That Bjerly. A regular exprew and pot oa the Baa board laat acre tract of land near a year ago, sold a barn the Sanford market Thla tobacoo war fra some of It brooght *1 00 Mr. Used experts tor hts farm with moan from nine aoAi of toba Mr. William H. COy, making hie home with hla Henry Coy, In thia plaoe two yearn has returned Hampshire, Vermont and Bella, where he spent the la 83 years old and i the return trip by boat ta reports haring a fine time rood health. The announcement of tfca ment and approaching marrlageof Mias Annin Fred Fouahee and Mr. toner? Stafford, both of Ornenahotm 4a* been made. The marriage of this popular young couple will oocur on November 25th. The brlds-to-be la pleasantly remembered In Sanford where the os, visited her aant, Mrs. J. W. Cunning ham. on several occasions. The Bxprem la Informed that the farmers of this section are ant planning for as big crop of wheat this fall as they did last. Home will' pat In no wheal at Mb The high prloe of cotton and tobacco has no doubt oaasod them to reach this deoialoo. They think n la cheaper to raise notion and buy all the flour that thatr fhmilies wlU consume. Time will tc^pdhetber or not thU la the wise oourssga pur thla. They say that It ta possible to employ labor. It It so high that It Is not even at the high prices of pr hire a crop made. Some format,. _ renting out all their land except 1 number of acres that they can cultlvav themselves. A citizen of Sanford said to tm th< other day: “Why don't yon ad^~ a standard keeper for Lee count}?, of the countlea In the State bar; j “x* Hfc. thtj, lie” The business of a standard k| la to correct and properly re gull scales and measnres. When he - that scales give the wrong weigh la his business to see that the , stop using them until they are a ed. You canreadly see how tmp this thing Is. The honest busiuet should Invite s test of bis Bcalesl measnres and the dishonest busf man shonld not be allowed to use I without being tested. The office j elective ooe and pays about 8150 C pear. Scales sod measures are t three or four times s year. Mr.*. G. Norman, general agent for the Jaffa raea Standard fcdfe Inauration Company, of Qmenaboro, la In Sanford arranging for the opening ol offices barn to hand In tha territory embracing the counttee of Lee, Randolph, Chat ham, Moore, Montgomery, Harnett and tha northern half ot Cumberland, a ■ at VaiMinlSM Ba —ttamllla A WWlIHlUlf OIIIUI BCIBk »taj**«*“*,t*t ftWHlIIIWmJ* mg Mr. Hormaa la Mr. Wta. a. White who alao looataa In Banford aa a rep. reaentatlve ot the oompaay. The John Robtoaoe olroua gave par lor manoea here Wed need aj afternoon end night. A great throng of people from ell the aurrcondtog country aaw the long parade of hornet, thow en Imala, benda eta., ee it made tta way through tbe atreeta aooo attar the eooo hour. It la claimed that tha big tent will comfortably . aeat 10,000. When the performance alerted In the after noon all the aeata ware oooopled ex cept thoae in pert of one Motion. There were probably 8,000 people under onu ses, the largest number of people to attend e show here In yeara. A greet sea of facet looked down on the arena from all aldee. Although It ooet >1.60 to enter and get a reserved seat, thous ands of people did not hesitate to pay tt They ware show hungry end were willing to pay any old prloe to see It. It coat some families from >8.00 to 110.00 to aee the otrcos, but they bed the money and were out to spend It. The circus waa good and all seemed to enjoy it. Death of Bln. M. M. Mranmer lira. M; B. Measmer died at the , Ce Ural Carolina Hospital o( this place ; last Friday at noon. Her remains were carried to her home three miles west of ( this place, in the Cool Springs section. The funeral services were held at Cool Springs church Saturday afternoon, , Rev. Walter M. Gilmore, her pastor, , officiating. . _. . Besides hea husband, four children survive her, two of them being twins , a day old when she died. Mrs. Mean- j mar, who was a native of Union coun ty, was thirty-five years old. She was j a devout Christian character and was | greatly esteemed by all who knew her. Much Real Estate Changes , Hands. , There has been more land sold In this section since about the first of last , June than ever before In the same length of time. For weeks almost eve- , ry passenger train has brought people a to this section prospecting for land. c Host of these prospectors were from j the eastern and western parts of the State and were hunting tobacco lands. c Many bought land and will move In [ befo e time to pitch their crops. One real estate man tells The Express that , his cash sales of land since the middle it the summer were greater then all the sales he ever made up to that time. People are anxious to buy land with IwellingB on It so th t they can move in without having to go to the trouble )f building. It Is now bard to find land in this section with dwellings on It. [f people who have land for sale will sreet dwellings on It they can sell the property at a great advantage. The iemand (or homes Is about as great in It sold to new To build it dwelling now is a very it undertaking on account of tbe of labor and high price of ma Ittal. An Announcement Party Mrs, Qus Womble was hostess to • company of friends at a most Stef' lightful announcement party at the Sanford Hotel Saturday afternoon from 4 to 8 o’clock. The color scheme traa red and. green, carried out in Halloween effects. A spirit ed contest—the Kitchen Romance —waa indulged in, Mias Retha Moffitt won the prize, a nut dish. In it waa foond a card on which was the following initials and date: “a J5. W.—W. C. B. 10-80-’19-” This was the method taken to s nonce the approaching marriage of Miss Clara Wicker to Mr. William Clyde Barns. Miss Moffitt gracious iy presented the prize to the bride to-be. Dainty refreshments con listing of cream, cake, coffee and innta were served. With men directing and handling the affairs of this bank ao as to make it safe and the service we tender to our custom ers makes it an advantage to deal with this institution Capitol S1 ... FOUR PER CBNT personal paragraphs. Mr*. A. D. Barber, who rtilM her people el Roeeboro, returned hone Seturdey. / M tee Both Quo ter, who te teaching; In the Oreeneboro eroded eohoole, •pent * tew days el home last week, the eohoole haring suspended tor a few daye tor the Greensboro fair. Mr. and Mrs J, O. Qregson spent the week-end with tbetr eon, Mr. Arthur Qregson, at Hamlet. Mr*. J. H. Henley was at home from Raleigh for the week-end. Ml** Gladys Ray attended .the fair at Greensboro last Thursday. Mr. John Gilliam, of Washington City, spent a tew days last weak with his people on Pocket. Mr. Thoe. C. Harrington, who spent six week* at Hot Spring* for rheuma tism, returned home Friday much Im proved. Mr. B. Tally and family left Friday tor Iilndale, Gs„ where they will make their home. Mr. Tally will engage In the carpenter's trade. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. William* Welted the family of Mr. J. C. Williams In Wilmington the llrat of the week. , Miss Annie Cole, who Is teaching at Springfield, Moore county, spent the reek-end at her home on Pocket. Mrs. HaUfe Wathnn, of Columbia, S. 3,, has been here for a few days visit ing Mr. and Mrs. B. Cole. Mrs. W. L. Moore, who visited her lister, Mrs. Fred Ray, returned to her home at Sim City Friday. Miss Ina Chisholm spent the week end with relative* and friends at Ham let. Mr*. R. T. Moffitt went to Vass Frl iay to see her elok mother, Mrs. Mary Bynum. Mrs^ Frank Clegg came down from Breensboro Friday on a visit accompa nied by her aunt, Miss Sarah Jackson, *be has been visiting her. Mrs. Angus Ray and little spn, who sere here on a visit, returned to their tome in Fayetteville Frtdey. Mist Mergeret Scott, a student at Peace Institute, spent the week-end at Mr. Wiley Tally, who visited the totally of Mr, Hi. M. Underwood, re urned to his home at Goldston Satur lay. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Monger spent be week;aod In Raleigh. Mrs. C. H. Jones, of Barwtok, Gs., trrlved here the first of the week to lee her stok mother, Mrs. A. B. Lem md. She wse accompanied by Her ether in-law, Mr. C. 8. Jones. Mrs. B. F. Rush Is on a visit to her laughter, Mrs. Nelson G. Weller, of dorr Is town, Tenn. Mrs. Zab McPherson is spending the reek Id Raleigh with relatives. -in..!-, vwvuiii. mnen oy a Juion. Mr. Alex. Calcutt, who lives near Iwann SutlBo, had his hand and wrist «dly bitten by a lion aft Robinson's irous Wednesday. He stack his hand hrough the bars of the Cage and the nfuriated animal attacked him while he show people were not present. His land was fearfully lacerated before he amid be rescued. ~ ‘ lay afternoon to help us make merry m Frances McNeill's tenth birthday. We played for two hours in the big grove, then we washed our hands, and gathered on a screened^ porch picnic style around a long table. In the cen ter of the table stood the two-story white birthday cake crowned with ten Little pink candles. After being serv ed with an abundance of creamed chicken in ramkins, did fashioned pound cake, joliy-roll cookies, and white and' pink ice cream, the cake was cut andja search was begun for the dime it contained. Edison McNeill received the lucky slice containing the, Lester McGllvary also won a book in one of the little contest games. After sun down when we bid the last of our big and little neighbors goodby and stood watching them go down the rdad, there swept over us a flood of thankful happiness that there were so many little children in our world. Lemon Springs, N. C. V*U1 Employ ttv,uuu People. The Director of the Census, Ion. Samuel L. Rodgers, an lounces that 80,000 enumerators will be needed to take the next census. The work begins on lanuary 2 and will last about iwo weeks in cities, and a month >r more in rural districts. Rates >f pay will vary, depending up >n the locality and character of ihe district to be canvassed. The tverage pay per enumerator at ihe census of 1010 was about $70. At this coming census it will probably he not less than $100. Sanford Business College. Beginning next Monday night at I o’clock, the Sanford Business College ■rill be open three night* each week— Monday, Tuesday and Friday. Instruc tion will he given in Shorthand, Type writing, Book-keeping, Arithmetic, Dowmerlcal Law, English and Pen. maaehlp. Mr. Rogers, it well equip ped for the work. Hie sdhool Is locat ed over the Lee Hardware Company’! Here.;_ «~ FOR SALE!—In southeastern portion of Sanford iota 2, 8 aud 4 in block 03, front on Hickory Ave.. 50 feet, and run back 200 feet, Lote 21 and 22 in block 98, front on Oakland Avenue GO feet and rut back 200 feet. Lot 0, in block TO front on Hickory Avenue 80 feel and rnn back 200 feet. For fnrthei information address S. U. Jones Sanford, N. O. FOR SALK—Freeh milk cow D. L. Hclver, Sanford, Route 1. FOR SALE 45 head of extra good moles and horses. A. A^Wagnei ... ■' .• T ' ' .. i i '. We Have a Full Stock OF “J- C. C.” and “College Girl” Corsets, front and back lace. Exclusively for women who care. The Black Oak Beinforced Hosiery “■ayes many a darning boar’’ Don't worry abont Clothes for the ffohool children. We-- have the Ivanhoe Zephyr and Ladlaasie. for yon at the right price. WILKINSRICKS CO. FAYETTEVILLE Tuesday to Friday, Oct 28 to 31 TUESDAY—School Day Midway and fun-making attractions. Free admission to grounds this day of all white school children under 15 years of age. Teachers free. WEDNESDAY—Military Day, Featuring 1 Camp Bragg : Big Military Parade, headed by Major R. J. Lamb, Chief Marshal; veterans of three wars. All veterans in parade admitted to grounds free. Army fighting plane on grounds, rhree battalions of soldiers just back from Europe camping un grounds to explain the use of war machinery. Airplane and artillery shjun battlee. Thursday BU Fr..-f„PAirS!S““ .. FRIDAY . Colored Folks Day. All colored school children and teachers in parade admitted free. Special attractions and races on this day. Two dances at night. « , 48 trotting, pacing and running races, $4<500 purses. 12 races daily, fastest horses in the circuit. Free feature*. Ferris wheel girl in five thrilling acts. Miss Charlotte M. Brand, violinist. Joe Kelly—yon haven’t laughed until yon see him. Dare Devil Nevada in two sensational, thrilling acts. 9£&0,000 HIDWAT Keystone’s Wild Animal Arena Spidora, the mysterious. “Wild-Billy” Bose, Motor Drome. International Athletic shew. Horrors of the World War Show. Warner’s Wonder Show. Special Display Farm Machtnery Special Excursion Rates on all Railroads. See scnedule. Admission same old price—25 and 50 cents R. M. JACKSON, Secretary When a Farmer Quits Work Where does he .Whet does he J'Ovv does he live? Well, the Retired ' f. ioers have their own little Paradise, ^COUNTRY and there they spend their days bask ing ip “the sunshine, watering the lawn, dodging the real-estate highbinders, eating at the cafeterias, boosting the climate. Farmers,, stockmen, dairy men—'thousands of them pack the old bankroll into ti e old jitney each year and hik;- fo.; ' .\.\ ,'ise. Frec&'i.; j lately r fit TH" C’Cu; : i iV GEN Ti&’tf Kt'i'. ;*wKh hi# humorous upeeCCMih^s on, he hiia v.utchud the re tired farmers at work and play. He has writ ten several articles which will be run-4}.* a series. At the same time there, will start another great new series, **&oing Mis Beat with What He’s Got”—real stories of farmers who are success ful in a small way—and happy in a great way. The first article of each of these series will ap pear in the issue of THE Country Gentle man that will come to vou next week, if you send me, wilh'your name and address, one dollar for a whole year’s 8ub • crlption—»R2 big, vi tally hateful issues—and — send it TODAY. - COSTS $1.00-OFTEN SAVES $100.00 1, A. WEATHERSPOON. P O. Bolt No. 18, Sanford, N. 0. v.-. ■ . 1WCi»iO/CI 1 wh— »m iibw-»i.n u iw.-n.H I; II irxjii'^rrjiiTTTj " —* - -■ ..- “
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