mm mummm
HAVE A UNION STATION?
W the Population, Possess the Re
^Number of Roads and Deliver the
s. Let's Present Gut Plea for This
' ~ ? _ . - ' ?
>vement at Once.
stination The Thief of Time
re bu not been apm.e effort
tbla direction loiag kg of Is
lit? entitled to It, ud ahould
r towns la North, Carolina.
Th mmadu tntn wtiainf
re long ago p+an *??rd?d thU
fcte Improvement, . .tout they
work for It. -TJiey djd aot alt
the irayalde and wait for it,
t a mpve on CfcemaetTea. With
uh they won out with bands
thing. The law of the
then the right to author
.they decide it la essential.
?opie here", and the tOWn li
rapidly. Thi. Atlantic Const
^.Norfolk and' Southern, the
ten ?n<| Vandemere, already
Into Washington, and who
rot what the Mattamuakeet
fht possibly be added within
year?
hgton has the requisite pop
ind the^ required number of
Mmg so. what la to pre
MJjWURig lui a TTnltfn "eta
Jfere should be and Is none.
It the cittsens here ara so
Why can't there be more
CITIZEN DEAD
rs wag received In the city last
announcing the sudden daMB
r.-John P. ^cjd, - a prominent
?mpd rtttran nf Pltr rnnntv
? Boyd was about 70 years_of
ad married Miss Emma, daugh
thitflttUtr. Jimyti
la hity. Three of Mr. Boyd*
9a were visiting here when his
oame, Misses Louise, Sudle and
Qaeph Boyd. They all left on
wattle Coast Line thlsmorrilng
end the funeral. Mr. Boyd was
.?e Confederate soldier and ft
liked -and hundred. ? Htr
Dany friends In Washington.
> funeral ^wlll take place. some
tojaorrow at Hie homestead In
ED PULPITEER
HERE SUNDAY
Jotin F. Boyd Passes]
' Suddenly at Home
in Pitt County.
matter or granting conces
vested In the power of the
^ JMf ly^v. D. A. to
Pulpit of Methodist .
i Sunday.
obert *>t the Metbodut
> looking forward to next
cations pf ploas
Tf N. Ivey, D. D., editor
'th' Carolina Christian Ad
h.. N. C., is to 1H1 the
Drornlng and evening,
i pulpit orator of fltafe
, and is one of the strong
Ttbe Methodlet Hath 1#
While In the ijlty he wU?
:M|j. E. n
4 "Street. .
(Inter lad piilh engendered In the
peepie so *? iv i??ng waw I?eu?ui
Uon when It > tares them In the fsce.
ready to come, yet no effort or more
la made?
As to- Where a Unlo# depot would
be located. The News doee not care
to discuss at this Juncture. Get the
Corporation Commission to "dallrer
ftSeTfBBde" Brit and ae to a suitable
site, thla c*n be decided op l?t&-.
The business Interest of Washington
atihtnd u? t.uim aspot w atw
ed (or Washington. No town In Baat
ern Carolina todtj ujtsmls to the re
specUre roads entering our .borders
more patronage. The branch Hue of
the Atlantic Coast Line here. U has
been ao often asserted, pari better
than an 7 one on the system. and the
Norfolk and Southern certainly haa
Jo, right to kick Every merchant
and business man In the etty
what th? Washington and Viande
mere road Is accomplishing During
both In paeeenger and frelght-Hf the
Msttamuskeet road Is so fortunate <ss
to join us another rich r*ln of pat
yronage will be outs. We hare the
[>own. we Bare the railroads, snd ws
Should hare the Union depot. The
Chamber of Commerce, the Cltjr'jill
^erm*n*'the buala?? men. all shdald
unite, pat their shoulders to the
heel and work day and- night, as a
unit, looking toward . securing a
Union depot The Corporation Com
mission will do the right thing, and'
If the proper argument_ls presented
The Newa feels confident the result
Wesr ? III > ? nil hiidsi laltlai S mm
be Crowned with success. The ?fti
ien? of the city can at leaat make the
effort. Suppose they try. Y
MISS R&BA l)CT
J1AXG1YJES DANCE
She Entertains at Country
Club in Honor ot Her- ?
- ' " GnfUttf. ? ' -
'An exquisite mooalight night* ~a
tall down the lovely "river, a bright,
leered pari Hon, a coej club
puate with a great snapping are in
the big fireplace. making a jolly
crowd atiil more cheerful add at
home. All thla added to the pleas
ure of the dance given last evening
[yn?1*y ?WTlfffo jzxa&otaam
Clob in honor of the guests now vls
Itlng at her houiel. All the" younger
(??t, with a good sprinkling of out-of
buys und 'girls, ttieie. alao
a few of the matrons and more ma
ture people, who aat by the fire and
played bridge, or pool, or danaed as
they willed. There was. a delightful
informality . about the atfatr which
raadtr everyone feel at liberty to
^sunuae mmseW aafre willed, epd cer
talnlr thnre waa.no l.irfc otftntfrttflii*
the charm iifg hos
mldnlght l^e cream and
mannn|nnnn mana Auriii In tjia nUU
houae .and some the guests went
home in . easier boats, leaving the
more atrenuoua -set Still' whirling
"dvef the dat^cin'ff floor. Oyer a hun
dreil gnatfcasaaa4e*=^h?i riant is
Out oT town goest*: Messrs. Peek
tosrt, spencer Hart, Oeorge Pennltff
ton. snd TBad Hussey.'farboro; Har
Jrrsiggs and WUil a Watts. Williams
ton; Mr. Greenville, and Mr.
Bell, Kew Bern.
Chapf rones : >Mr. aM Mra. Du
<pay, Mrt- BathaWay. Mra. Mcflhea^y.
Dr. and Mrs. Mann. Mr. and -Mrs. T.
H. Clark. ' " * ' T"*
Has Narrow Escape
Yesterday aft^aoon about three
o'clock, ,11^. pave Hampton, who was
on a rafter
~~ "Vi hpuse, had what
be a very Serious
on. which Mr.
from un
EXrLUKERCOOK
GIVES?X*ERIENCE
He Reaches North Pole
Tells of Hi# Trlils'.
Tho dream of finding the North
Pol* W for centuries lured explor
*r*> and daring adventur
ers. thfc dream apparently haa nor
becoatfe a reality by the achlevemeat
of Dr. Frederick Cook, of BrcMft&a.
whence ha la proceeding to Copea
hagen, -saying :
"Successful. W?*L - AddreeS Co^
penhageo."
Several daya must now elapse bo
from Dr. Cook, In which he relate*
gn account of hla experiences. Speak
ing qf hla trip,. Dr. ^ Cook Mya, in
Part: . ; - * ? ^
"Alter a prolonged fight with faka
Ine and front, we have at least suc
ceeded in reaching the Jforth Pole.
A new HlinWk^ .Willi ih Interesting
atrip of, animated nature, haa been
explored and. big game, haunt* lo
cated which* will delight aportmen
ahd-extend the Eskimo horixon.
"Land * haa been discovered ??
which reata the earth's northernmost
rocka. A -triangle of 30,000 square
miles has been cut out ?f Ihfe terrea
tlal unknown. , The expedition was
thV ^aectiiuu ul ? juuimmi tuiiw iu
the Arctic' seas on the schootfw Brad
ley, which arrived at the limits
OTWion lfi Bgttth Bound late
lotTntf |to launch a venture to the
pole. J. R. Bradley liberally ajip
plled from his vessel -suitable pro
visions for local use. My 'own equip
ment for emergencies served well for
^ry purpose in the Arctic travel.
? Eskimos **??* /"*
land shores at Annatoak for
winter bear hunt. Immense
ouantities of meat had been collected
flpd about the, camp were plenty of
ftrodg dogs. *
"The combination was. lucky, for
there was ko&} -for equip
ment. All , that w.. required "Was
conveniently arranged for at a point
only seven hundred miles from SHre
Boreal Center. A house and work*
paUnk bum Hi*
willing hands, and this uui tliei umustj
tribe-of-fioO people set themselves to|
the problem of deviling suitable out
fit. Before the end of the long win
ter night we were ready for tho en
terprlae, and plana had matured tcr
force a new route over Qrinnell land
nothward along its west coast out on
the polar sea.
"The campaign opened- with a few.
scouting parties being a e mooter the
American shores to explore the way
and seek the game haunts. Their
mission was- onl^Darthr aurcftaafn
because of the storms. At sunrise
of IfOfl (Fgbl'UITT IJOTlbe" main
tiapMlliBw embarked un Its -tufugw
to the' pole. It consisted of 11 men
jLnd 103 dogs drawing ejeven heavily
ladOIL-^ledgea. ? The expedition left
the"* Greenland Bh'O^e and pubaed
westward over the troubled ice "of
Smith Sound. The gloom of the long
night was relieved' only hy_,a:rfe?--.
hours of daylight. The chill of the
Winter was felt at ltsjcorst. As we
orossed the" Tfelghta of Ellesmere
Sound to the Pacific slope, the tem
perature tank to minus W-nefcHll
grade. Several /dogs were Troxen 'and
the men' sutferen severely, but ^ we
which the way was easy. ^Vo forced
through .Nanse Sound to Lands End.
In this march we secured 101 musk
oxen, seven ooars and 335 hares. We
pushed ^rt? Into Ihe-Bolar f *-*>?>*
the southern point of Herbert 'Island
on March 18. Six Eskimos returned
from here. With four men and 46
HUP HUlfm flUPPllflfl MJH M&W ' <lmy .
tftft croBBlny nf th? />rrriim pnjar ppnlr
VVi begun. Three daya^ later two
other Eskimos. fopnlng-lhe last sup
porting party, - returned and the I
trials had now bwi reduced by the
survival fltteaL*rhe two best
men and 2 ???oga were picked "tor the
(ln*l mar), , -? .--- r*
- "Tlieie before us In an unknown
U6e of 4 60 miles lay our gdtfl. The
first days provided long inarches and
we made encouraging progress. A'
big lead w,hiclr separated the land
from the tae of the oentral pack wIm
crossed with little deltf. The Ijctw
temperature was jferalsterit.and the
wfnpl iuadt> ltfe a ?tcrrtnre.,,^ Q\iT
cooped in our i'riow houses, eating
dfled beef tallow* and drlnklhg hot
itea there were some animal comforts
occasionally to he galnod^ . ? ? .
FORMER v
OFMILCrONAIRE
JRWg,4'| -"r. A '
Mrs, Duk^Now: "Thought
Court.
Chhwco, Sept. ? ? In the unkempt.
Illusion-haunted WNBU NbflM fever
ish Una su?were<f\d the name of
Alfci-WWW. D?k?. to Jujge Glmmel's
oaurt here toda*. 4h?n waa luite to
remind the spectatora at the former
4t Brodle C Duke, tile mllllon
Hra. Duke ni arrested laat- night,
charged with harttig failed tp pa/ a
(ort7-4a|Ur. automobile.. Dill. In her
o?U lad altbt ahe aanc Xatchx from
Today Judge Olmtoel.
Into court by a police- i
In her well-worn brown aklrt. j
?elled vahlrtwaUt ?nd the?j(ogleci
coiffure " which ghq. . tipmpted
smooth ocrfkalonally -Ujjfh *
hand, ahe waa part and tercel of the
aordld police court picture.
Led to the bat the woman rata?d
her long, thin arma in & gesture of
auppilcatlon, and In a low but fcuai
ble rp Ice repeated the Lord's prayer.
Then fthe began slngingV'Nearrer. My.
God, to Thee." Ih a remarkably aweet
-rdWK f "
?'I loat my voice tast month ? my
beautiful voice ? because 'l was near*
ly starred , but the aheclc of my arrest
bi ought It back to
to the court.
Judge Gimmel asked '
queaUona. to whlcb > - ? .
pllea to. the effect that ahe la worth
millions and tiiat these **ia a plot]
against her life.
18,000 MILES ON
THE BRfNY DEEPl
Mr. Hugh Styro%Afakiug
Tour of World' in Stand
J . awl OH Ship ^
? Mr. Hugh flfjrron, aan of CapU A.
W, 8tryon, of thla city, who left here
over a year ago, la now making a
trip to China and other Aalatlc porta
III u S limit I'd Oil ship. He has al
ready gone around Cape Horn and
wfll aoon be In Chinese waters. rThe
voyage will take about eight months
to finish and when he returns home
be^wlll hare traveled over 18,000
Mr. Styron writes most interesting^
letters home telling of experiences
on the trip.
School Building^
Being Repaired 1
Workmen are now engaged In re
pairing the roof of thei Washington
Public School frulMlni. on Went
Second street." From the first the
root has been defective and the part
covering the andlterliih 'l.av^i ...
badly that the plastering baa fallen
In" several pieces. It la to be hoped
that when the repair^ are/.compIeted
the leaks will be sKSi>ped.s
THE BALD HEADS
HAVE ORGANIZED
Are To Go Hatless< During'
* " SIX MOfltns 6t'lha I
'?Omaha, Neh-. 8ept. 3. ? The Har
Ctute of BaTd headed Mfen, which
was orgahized In Omaha laet gprlng.
has become bo popular that it a scope
is:now almost national. Or. ?kwJt.
the national president ant-originator
o f the movement, Jia? returned from
Milwaukee, Where &D0< bfctcffeeaded
men met in convention. Spenkin* of
the results, he said:'
"Delegates ? all b&ldhsaded ? wero,
preqentfrom all oyer .country
We adopted a ' rule t^ajp makes it
cumyutfor for every member. upon
all occtwions, it9?Jgo baftefes between
April 1 and Ostober \ of each year.
This may se?m silly and like a joke,
lyyawinBtoFi ?(mi ii t htunti
MUST PAY TAX
AND WORK ROADS
.sf .
Attorney-General Renders
a Decision on Chapter 551,
Public Law* of 19#7.
The editor ot The Newe addressed
a- communication , to, the Attorney
Onrmral ot-the Slate of KurUl (tlto
llna thla week, aaking hla opinion aa
tp ? \whjpther op not after toting a
jap treba road tax &a provided in chap
ter Ml, Public Lawa of 1907, the
^people are required to pay the tax
and still bejubject to road duty. Ttffe
opinion ot- the Attorney General fol
lows: .V.r . ?
Stfltot. Dally News,
Washington, N. C.
Dear Sir: 1 have the honor to ac- "
knowledge (he receipt' of youfs of the
3 1st In which you aak whether or not;
after voting a fpecltl thaA t&x as pro
ridyi in 'chapter 651, Public fcaw
1907, the people can be Tdfculred to
pay the tax: and acjll be subject to -
road duty. ' j -
While an opinion from thla, office
on the queetlon presented would not i
be binding on anvonft. 1 ?rhiwrfiuiv .
give you my vtewa for what they are
worth. - * - .
Section 27 26 'of the Revtsal jnakes ,
all gble.bodi^d men between the ages
of eighteen and forty-five subject 16
road duty. There la nothing In chapter
661, Public Laws 1907 which direct
ly, or by implication, repeals this sec
tion, but on the other hand, it 16
clearly contemplate^ that It shall re- .
main In full force and effect.
' Section { .of the chapter provides:
"Tbn Rnanl of Road Commissioners
shall, at their 'first meeting after
their -election, or as soon thereafter
aa practicable, appoint road overseers
ror the~"T4tk>us public roadB of said
tow?hip/'. : : r? ?
. Sec. 5." "All moneys paid in lieu
of labor required to be performed In
iaaid- township shall be collected by.
the ovepaebr of the section to whleb' -
said person was assigned to work." i
Be<;. 9. "That any -person subject \
to toad duty under the general law
ifaay pay to the road oferaeer of the :
section to which he was assigned 75
cehts a day for each day he p re
which shall relieve such person from
further road duty for said year."
? The , whulu chapter totHeSiglates
jhat the work done by taiatJoqlS to. ,
supplement that dope by the "handa." 'm
and Is not In lieu of It.
Very truly -yours, ?*
-T W. RICKETT,
; Attorney Qeneral. -
Superintendents
Are In Session [
Hondersonvllle, N/ C.,* Sept. 3.^?
The county superintendents met here
)H a 11 n 11 H I iajupqwci
iniefldent of Public Instruction Joy
ner Is presiding and C. H. Mebane Is
secretary. , there are eighty Buper
Intendents present, all being quar
tered at the Hotel Gates. An addre^
-of irelcome -was delivered -by -Mnyor
Staton, the, response being made by
Superintendent Joyner. Mr. Joyner
told the superintendents that th&y
and night being set aside for work
and the afternoons for play.
Pre*. J.- A. Direns 'discussed the
Home Study course last night and
Superintendent Joyner said the
tea&hers- wJj?>.do not take this work
cannot expect to ha re their five-year
certiflcaiea renewed , and he' felso in
renewals of flrsrn?Fad?
certificate* no doubtTwould soon de
wnfl uimn iwlivr.i latilnr Ihln hnmn
study course.
The/ State "Department or Educa
tion will prepare uniform questions
To'r teachers' certificates for the Oc
tober examination *n[f
ten dent wftl grade the papers.
superintendent j. K. Ray, of the
Blind Institution, made a short talk
urging the eupertntGhdenta to get
complete BtaUfiUjus regard 4.0- deaf,
dumb and blind children.
? This aborting the superintendents
dhrcueee<l tW-4e?ehme^l?*eilng and
Inspection of schools. Prof.
Brogden madethe prln^lpaLjtMress
and a number of superintendents had
apart In thediscuaatpn.'v
i 1 1 r ?
< addition t|> puamnkG&
Mr. Samuel R. Fowk Making Im
.JT provementu to Home.
Mr. Sartuel R. Fowls la making'
improvements t*~h?e already hand
| softie residence at the corner -.of Van
painted. '/ ? ' i"
Ml*. R. D. Walls, who njt
ft MHoua operation at Ik*
The Baby Carnival v ?/ /
- Held Yesterday Talk of .
^ - Cffy~Prize$ Awarded
? "
Yeaterday afternoon Washington
wab tWiated to a novelty In the way
of a baby show. Few people had any
idea that It was to be on ao elabor-j
ate a scale, "anrf the Ion? line or dec
orated go-carta" and carriages was a
aurpciae to many . . ? ?
The^ parade formed In front of St.
?ii?xX Church. and from _thore
wound up Main ptreet to Gladden,
thence to the Methodlat ChiiYph yard,
in the line, .headed by two drufnmer
boys, were^^e^. following carriage*:
Annie Louise Reapaaa, In bltie and
white cag ? -* 7
Louise Jackson^ of Roanoke. Rap
Ida. in tlue and white.
. Lillian ands Hilda Dalley. pulling
red. white .and blue wagon with May
Holt6a and Elizabeth Holton in In
dian and Chineee costumes.
? Aubrey and Minnie Lee Gurganua,
In go-cart, white and red decorations,
_ Elisabeth and Albertine Oden, in
white and blue float. , f
? Lou lee and Brelyn Jonee, lu red.
white and blue cart, drawn by goat.
Sldtgr Archbell, red and white go
cart*^- ? J
v John- Blouht Mayo, In ' white and- 1
blue go-cart.. 1
Jessie Burbank Brojfn, in g<?cart, I
blue and white, trjmmed with lace.
t Elisabeth Belle Wilson, white and
blue. " * ? ? * - * ? ? '
Hilda Pellard Robbing, white "aod~
Jennie Buckman. no-cart in blue
and mma. ? ~
David 8u?man. in yiwirt .nH ^r
aaot trimmed with nine fir and red
roaea, with placard, "I'm from the
land of the long-leaf pine." ? '
Joale a us man. in- go-cart in pink
and blue.
EllsabethRoP&r; In -float trimmed
in blue and white, drawn by tEe fol
luwiug lilUe gk-la In white with bhie
sashes, and driven by reina of blue
and white ribbon, Julia Havens La
tham, Mtrga?$t:i^indy. Edna Willis
and Lilly Ballr Wlltfa. ~
Margaret Nicholson, . dressed . aa'
bride, in pink and white float, driv-n
ing, Eyel/h Jonas. foi&J^bllla. Grima^)
followed by Augusta S. .Clark and
Grace J one* ae flower girls.
Etta Carter, -in carriage in yellow
and paltt hi
Franrla Dallftv. Iti hi?P
float. .
YOUNGLADY -z
GIVES HAY RIDE
Miss Mildred Rum ley En
tertained Her Friends
Last Evening.
Miss Mildred' Rumley, daughter oi"|
air. aha Airs. Uliuert fluinley. -was tlie
hotitftss last. evening to iier numerouij
ffienda on a hay ride. Quite a nuoir!
bOT wgpl *g4"T ' '*? l'?"P?Tj
urea of ' the' evening. Th$. different i
streets of the city were made merry i
by their young voice's. No '(Occasion j
of the Beawu.has been more eDJ6yedj
by the? young folk. Miss Mildred
proved herself to bfe an edtertalneij
of enviable chai'ms. ' ' "f
I ^ At LOver'a Lane i-efreahnjents were!
served. The following were present: I
Misses -Mitdretf^irnd- Alleen Rumley, !
Roena Cafter, Mattle Bright, Co- i
rinne Bright, Eliiabetl^Tayloe, Nep
pie At U1U111, Laiolia Nicholson. Helen
Shaw, Margaret f Williams, Annie
(fflylnrd A?.?i>A tvf>irlf> I fill n PaT l-r
Frank Mixon, Thomas Sparrow.
Bonner. : John Tayloe. John,
ttoyt, Fred Moore. Chapwopo. Miss !
EUtatwUl Warren.
SHOW WINDOWS
MUCH ADMIRED
Merchants Sho.w Skill and.
Taste in Displaying
Their Goods.
The News doubts If there 1ft. tows
In North Carolina where mor. .kill
MA Uate la displayed In window
decorating th.n In Washington. The
?how windows of the dig.Wt mea
ch.r.ta allow the work of an artfit.
In recant jeara this teatiu-e ot our
? ' nr |
pllmentad and Juatly ao. The dtapl.y
would do credit to . rlty the lira of
Uaitiwaw- vumti*.
? Albyrt Qreen Morris. In white fo
cart. big bunches of pink j-oses. -
Helerf>DjHey, In trycrcto with pink"
; ^^^^c^no^py.^drlylng Elsie iter
Robah B. Bland, as farmer 59/ oil
wagon load of hay with rake.
Glenn and Julian. Ross, in wlilt*
Lacy Mayo, in pink and white
wagon. ? driving 4 Blafich$ Risks, and
Ruth Mayo.
Lilly Stewart. In white and blue,
pushed by Elisabeth Mayo.
? Bdw
white. . .
.4 Thex, carriages wereV most tastily
docorat^d. and the dlrecfcohi and lov
ing .parents and friends who were re
sponsible for * the parade yesterday
deserve a great deal of praise an*
credit for. their work^speclallj tk?
Ladles' 'Ala Society . of the ch arch.
??-? ^ter the arrival of "the little folk'
at the cfi'urch, the prizes* were prw
seated by the following Judge*. Dl.
Ira M. Hawly. Messrs. Thomas J. ta
tham. Jr., Jno.- Sparrow and E. B.
Moore. They all said it was the
Mkrdest task df their lives to deelde^
between all the lovely cations there
In Mne before. Them.
First prl?e, for prettiest* float, wag
awarded, to Frances Dalley. This was
a most beautiful' float with scrolls in
Wife arid body -ot white. ? Grout blue
flowers were "Scattered all ov%r It,
and on t?e. arches and the general
effWl WkiJmost fairy-like.
- ? o? were
undecided as to who shpuld be given
the prlif for prettiest float. Frances
Daily or, Betsy Roper. f*\
in the popularity contest llrst prise
^ to Ellzabeh Roper, sec
ond to Jessie Bnrbahk Brown.
First prlte to ^ nr?ttlA.f K.Kf
ennie
was awarded to Jennie Buckman, and
second to Helen Dalley.
The proceeds netved, taking in Ice
creamy sold' and money for votes,
ametrrrwfl to spthething over $43.
BA(ore the contest ,cloee4 - at the
chuYcfc there were 14S voTes for
?efy,j&QB*r_and _9j vntea for JenaU
BuckmaiTWered. which increased
the proceeds $24.
Refreshments were served hb d all
nf panning an sftsrnftnn filled with
pleasure, and merriment. '
LABOR DAY
NEXT MONDAY
It Should be Fittingly Ob
served in Washington by
Alj Clasps. _
? Neil Mnniiav HpIbp I Th>
News hopes it will be fittingly ob
**rTed-'4n-Waahingioii.' This Is one
a11 the year when those who
have labored and tolled by the sweat
of thelf brow should have a day off.
and the' different' business houses,
manufacturing Industries. fcc..ahould
give holiday. In addition to t?e hol
iday those celebrating the day should
arrange to have a program suitable
and fitting In commemoration. *.sis
usual the dtfl^rerrf banks, the post
offlce and other public, plaee^ will be
closed.
ANOTHER CAR ^
LOAD OF LARD
Received by E. R. Mixon
Ga. ToUaj Oenjutl
One in 30 Days.
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The "Well-known wholesale, firm. E.
R. Mixon & Co., are today engaged In
unloading a car load of dnow Drift
Urd. weighing *5,000 pounds. This
f?cond car load of lard received
Arm during the paat thirty
days.
R Mixon & Co. Is one of the
largest wholesale mercantile firms la
North Carolina. Their growth has
been wonderful In the past few
yssrs. They eqjoy and have the con
fidence of their many Custosnrers and
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