The Asheboro Courier-
Aeheboro, N. C. Dec. 5, 1807.
Local and Personal.
W. D. Siler, of Siler City, attend
ed court here this week.
E. H. Younts spent Sunday at
.Lexington.
J. A. Short, of Greensboro, spent
Sunday nere.
Miss Sirona Morgan, of Caraway,
is visiting relatives here this week.
J. L. Norman has a new adver
tisement in this issue. Read it. -
0. L. Sapp, of Greensboro, was
among visiting attorneys here this
week.
J. F. Pritchard spent a part of
last week with his son C. C. Pritch
ard, at Tbomasville.
Miss Clara Spencer, who is teach
ing mnsic at German too, spent
Thanksgiving day at home.
Rev. Walter M. Curtis, of Greens
boro, spent Sunday here with 0. R.
Cox '8 family.
Miss Ethel Steed, of Steeds, was
on the passenger train Monday on
her way to Greensboro.
Miss Vida Rush, of Aberdeen,
spent one day this week with Misses
Mullie and Mona Rush.
Read the advertisement of N. P.
Cox for suggestions for Christmas
presents.
W. D. Stedman & Co., tells Cou
rier readers about "Good Eatings."
Watch his space for Xmas ecibles.
The Courier Job Printing depart
ment keeps busy. We print for
everybody, at prices attractive to all.
Miss Millie Beasley, of Eandle
mau, visited Miss Lucy Croivson
Thursday.
Mrs. J. W. Bulla and son, Master
Walter, returned to their hoaie at
Newport News, Va., Monday.
Edgar L. Cox, of Randolph
county, was married last weeK to
Miss Ethel Sullivan, of near Car.
xhage.
D. B. McCrary returned Monday
night from a business trip to Rich
mond. At Monday's session of the County
Coinnnssioners it was ordered by the
board that jurors for Randolph be
paid $1.75 per day instead of $1.25.
Rev. W. E. Swaiu will go to Ashe
ville Saturday to atteud a meeting
of tne Board of Church Extension
of the M. P. Chnrch.
J. R. Cheeks, of Cole's Store,
who has been ill for some time does
not improve. His condition is criti
cal at this time.
Miss Louise Dicks, Thos. Mar
shall and Mr. Newlin, of Randle
man, attended the Lyceum Course
at the Auditorium last Thursday
evening.
Miss Lizzie Spencer spent a part
of last week at home. She was ac
companied by Miss Nan Ileitman.
They returned to High Point Mon
day. Rev. David Tatum, Quaker Evan
gelist of Chicago, will deliver an ad
dress at the M. E. Church on the
liquor traffic, "Home Protection and
How to Save the Boys", on Thurs
day, December 12th, 7 p. m.
Friday night the Epwoith League
was entertained by Miss Whitfield
at the home of Mrs. W. C. Ham
mond. The evening was enjoyed by
a large number of the League mem
bers and friends.
Rev. C. A. Wood, the new postor
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
preached his first sermon Sunday
morning. He was heard by a large
congregation, and the impression
made was good. Mr. Wopd is not a
stranger in Asheboro, for he has
many friends here who will be join
ed by all in extending a cordial wl
come. T. J. Fraley, formerly of Ran
dolph County, has accepted a posi
tion with the A. C. L. Railway at
Sanford, Fla. Mr. Fraley formerly
lived in Concord Township, and
was at one time agent for the South,
em at Franklinville. For some
time he has been delivery clerk for
the Southern Express Company at
Greensboro. He left for Florida
last week.
How's This! v
We Oder One nuniircl Ixillars Rewnnl fur any
ciise of Ca nrrh tlint cnmmt ln cured liv Hall s
Catarrh Cure. F. J. t'HKNKY & CO.. Tole.lo, O.
We. the unkTMgiiel, liuve know n K, J. ('henry
for the lust IS yearn, ami believe him i'rfeetly
honorable in all buhine.satraiiMictioiiHtiiiU tlnun
ciullv able lo eurrv out nny obligation'' marie by
his lirm. WAI.DINf;, K1NNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale DnipRistn'lolerio, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly n i mil the hloort anil mueoun nirlaces of
tneevhtcm. Testimonial!! pent free. Price 75e.
per bottle. Bolri by all UniKirlsu!.
Take Hull's Family Fill! fur conettpatiou.
0. B. Russell spent Saturday in
High Point and Greensboro.
Mr. Sam Henley, of High Point,
is visiting in town.
Laurin Cranford and Miss Ruth
Fox spent Saturday in High Point.
Mrs. E. E. Kepbart spent Thanks
giving in High r omt.
Miss Bera Scarboro spent Thurs
day in Randleman with Miss Lacy
isowden.
Miss Alice Atkinson, of Monroe,
is vifiting her aunt Mrs. Alhe H
Worth.
u i i. r e:-1, i
to Representative fage, was here
Kfnndav nn Vi J a wav rt Waahinafnn
MissTreva Rash returned Satur
day from Hickory, where she has
been visiting Miss liana mil.
Miss Anita Ballinger, of Guilford
College, is visiting her sister Miss
Nannie Ballinger.
The Randolph Book Club meets
with Mrs. Elijah Momtt ou Friday
at thirty o'clock.
Rev. W. M. Curtis, of Greensboro,
was a guest of Mr. 0. R. Cox Sun
day.
Mrs. A. A. Spencer returned from
Carthage Monday where she had
spent several days with relatives.
The A&A Railway Co has install
ed a new 10-wbeel engine, No 35,
to handle freight on. its liue.
Miss Sallie Fox of Randleman
spent Sunday with her Uncle, Dr
M. I. Fox, in Asheboro.
Rev. W. L. Grissom, of Greens
boro, preached at the Methodist
church at Liberty, Sunday.
Mr. Joel Boon, of Seagrove, N. C,
has bought a saw mill at a cost of
of $1,700. The mill is located in
Moore county.
Rev. W. R. Cox, of Greensboro,
preached at the Holiness church here
Sunday morning aud at Randlemaa
Sunday night.
Mrs. Augleand children returned
to Greensporo Saturday, after spend
ing thanksgiving with Mr. aud
Mis. J. T. Penn.
A. E. Hall reports that he killed
a hog last Saturday that weighed
379 pounds. The hog was 11
months old.
Misses Elizabeth Whitfield and
Rath Whaley, of Lumberton, who are
attending Guilford College, spent
a part of last week with Mrs.W. C.
Hammond and Miss Irma Whitfield.
J. R. Johnson, a native of Ran
dolph, but who has lived in Robeson
county for several years is visiting
in Asheboro aud vicinity. Mr.
Johnson lives ct Rowland.
A small wreck occurred ou the
A&A Road a mile below Asheboro
Monday afternoon. Three freight
cars and the coach attached to the
local freight, were derailed. No
one was injured.
Rev. J. W. Ingle will preach next
Sunday at Siloam 11 a. m. and
Canaan 3 p. in. The appointment
at Salem is called in for next Sunday
but it will be filled the fifth Sunday
in this month.
J. M. Yow who formerly lived at
Erect has been conducting a mer
cantile business at Michfield for
several months, out only last week
moved his family there. While in
Asheboro iMonday he purchased
from C. C. Woodell 500 pair of
horse shoes.
SCHOOL HOUSE.
Fire Bug Supposed to be at Large In
Grant Township.
Saturday night about nine o'clock
the Rocky Mount School building in
Grant township, was destroyed by
fire. The origin of the f:re is un
known, but it is believed by many
to have been of incendiary origin.
There had been School in the build
ing that day, but there had been no
wood put in the stove since three
o'clock that afternoon. In addition
to this it is learned that one of the
school committeemen in company
with W. R. Ashworth who is in
charge of the school, passed the
building a short time before the fire
was discovered and there was no
sign of a fire at that time. The
building was new, having just been
completed at the cost of $400.00.
The new building was erected to
replace the oue which was burned
just about this time last year.
Death of an Aged Citizen.
Thomas Hall an aged citizen of
Union township died at his home
near Eleazer Sunday and was buried
Monday at the family buiyng ground
near his home. The deceased was
born in 181G, being 91 years old and
the most of his time was spent in
the township of his birth, lie is
survived by five children: Messrs
William, Alson. Pleasant and
Missers Syvilla and Lina Hall.
A Child's Life
Always
In Danger.
NEGRO A SUICIDE.
Short In Account! ai Treasures ofCoIor
ed Church at Troy.
Saturday morning a negro, Jim
Butler, who for years had been por.
ter at the Central Hotel at Troy,
committed suicide by jumping into
a well at his home. Butler was
treasurer for a new colored church
for which he should have had funds
on hand. Instead he had used the
money in his private business, and
had arranged to secure the money
through a mortgage on some real
estate; when the time came to
execute the mortgage Jim's wife
refused to sign the conveyance. He
at ended his existence by jumping
into the well.
DEATH OF MR. FOX.
Indisposed Only a Short Time With
Pneumonia Hurled at Melanchteont
Mr. Georee Washington For died
at the home of Dr. M. L. Fox last
1 hursday morning about 2 o'clock.
He had been ill only a few days
with pneumonia. The deceased was
never married and fortnerlv livpd
on Sandy Creek, about four miles
from Liberty, where he oivned and
operated a good farm. Mr. Fox
was au uncle of Dr. Fox, of Ashe-
Coro, ana was 77 years old. The
body was taken to Melanchthon
Friday for iuterment.
HELMS CLAIMS ACCIDENT.
Young Man Declares lie Was Trylnjj
to I'rlgliteu Friend Willi "Unload
ed" Cim.
Amzie Helm?, the discarded lover
of Ella Pryor, who was mysteriously
snot at ner nome near unarlotte last
week, has admitted that he commit-
t-.u the deed, claimm? that it was
accidental. He said he drew the
gun on the girl to scare her, think
ing the weapon empty. He told the
j.uior mat ne inougnt Mis. l'ryor
received the load and seemed terri
bly shocked when he learned it was
nis oju siveetneart whom he killed.
Teachers' Meeting.
Instead of having so manv 'JVup1.
ers' meetings, we have decided to
combine the efforts, which are usual
ly expended on several meatings of
one day each, aud have oue meeting
or ratber a convention of two days,
to which every teacher in the couuty
is expected to come. The dates are
Fridav and Saturdav. Decembpi- i:Uh
and Hthth. by permission of the
estate superintendent we are asking
teachers to close their schools for
Friday aud this will be counted as
8 regular school day.
The plans for this meetimr phi.
brace a program beginning at one
o'clock on Fiiday and continuing
through until noon of Saturdav.
Some of the best talent of the Stai
is expected to be present. Every
teacher in the couuty should plaii
tj con e and should K t ma know it
at once in order to secure - homes m
eaily as possible.
Ihis will be an exceptional oppor
tnnitv for teachers to mino-la with
one another, to exchanse ideas, to
get new points about Bchool manage
ment, anu 10 receive inspiration for
the year's work. A treat deal of
eneigy has been expended to make
tnis garnering a success ana we ex
pect every teacher to come.
J. tOLTRANE,
County Supt. of Schools.
We have our line of finp and
medium priced Christinas goods,
now on disDlav iewelrv. silverware.
cut class, all kinds of fancv articles.
They are well selected and at prices
at least zd per cent. less than you
can buy the same goods in Greens
boro or High Point. This is what
people told ui last year, who bought
away from home and regretted it.
Give us a call aud we WILL SHOW
YOU.
We have not a word to sav about
people buying their goods away from
nome. x ne newspaper men preach
that and nobody pays any attention
ton. ltyou nan get better goods
than ours at less nrice. we have no
quarrel with you, jvst go ahea.
a uu ivft v A iN L is to nave you
examine ours FIRST and then "we
know you will not buy out of to.vn
and give your town a push T5ai;k-
warus. asiiehoho unuo uo..
(next door to the Bank.)
It ix a well known fact that persona living
in the Pine forests do not suffi-r from ki '-v v
diseases. Onu Anne of rineules at 11 i uri t us
ually relieves bnekai'lii'. .'ill days in -annt-ut
$1.00. Your uiouer refunded it ik.i vi'is-
liotl. Sold liy Asliplmro Drug Co., Ashe
liorn, and W. A. L'nderwood, llumlleman,
X. V.
of Croup or Pneumonia unless you have
in your home a bottle of Gowan's Pneu
monia Cure. Then you are safe. Keep
a bottle in the home. Croup, pneumonia,
Colds, La Grippe, anything where inflam
mation is, GOWAN cures. All druggists.
External. 25 and 50 cents per bottle.
Buy it to day and feel secure.
I WHITNEY ACTIVE IN STANLEY.
Preparing to Distribute Power Elec
tric Railway.
Attorney M. F. Hatcher has de
cided to move from Albemarle to
Salisbury.
L. A- Moody has been awarded
a contract to build an annex to the
Stanley county jail. The annex
will be equipped with eight Bteel
cages.
Fred H. Lilly a well known
business man of Norwood has been
appointed postmaster at that place
succeeding Mrs. M.J. Lee.
Work has becun on the anrvev nf
. i . " , . . i "
tue. proposed eiectnc line from
Albemarle to Whitnev.
The Whitnev Com nan v In tod
u sue at Aioemarie last wees: u on
which will be erentpd r.he rliofrihiit
iug station for electric current to
ue usea ior ugnt ana power in that
section.
Miss Sudie Miller of Albemarle was
mairied last Wednesday to Ray
T. Hendley, of Spencer.
Mr. Frank Garner, of Liberty,
killed two pigs recently twelve
months old, one weighing 378 lbs,
and the other 4441bs.
It Quiets
the Cough
This is one reason why Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral is so valua
ble in consumption. It stops
the wear and tear of useless
coughing. But it does more
it controls the inflammation,
quiets the fever, soothes, heals.
Ask your doctor about this.
The best kind of a testimonial
"Sold lor over sixty yeara."
Xtds by J. O. Ayer Co., Lowell, Umn.
7 SARSAPARILU.
uers
PILLS.
HAIR VltiOR.
Hasten recovery by keeping the
bowels regular with Aver's Pills.
Business Locals.
Bargains in hIicmm a largrt lot to soli-ct
from at cut prices, wliilo they last.
Ashelioio 1 l pin t nii' il Store.
AU kinds and colors in threads and dress
poods a new line just received. Asheboro
I parUm-iit Store .
All kinds of warn, limner Knts '',,; 1,-1
sets, just in. Ashelioro Dppnitiui'iit Store.
a linn ,r r.,,.,. ..., r,.,
from to'n cents up, i-oine quick and pet your
choice Ashehoro Department Store.
We have in stock some bargains in heavy
under wear Jiriees from 25 c-iit s to $1.00
per piece. Ashehoro Department Store.
See our hats we hae the prices from 25
cents to .3.00. Ashehoro Department
Store.
Is a soothing, healing balm containing
no drugs having a narcotic effect It
RELIEVES
quickly and soothes the congested
membranes and thoroughly heals and
cleanses. Valuable not only for
CATARRH
but relieves colds, throat trouWes,
hay fever, "stopped-up" nose, etc
W Guarantee Satisfaction.
Euy a o cent tube cf NostN'A from
Good Eatings.
When bought at the right place
cost no more tnan inferior Roods.
We have a f'rosh lot of the famous
National Ciscuit Co's. Goods.
W'u keep fresh supplies of all
kinds of Preserves, Pickles and
Sauce and all kinu's of Canned
Goods.
We m iki n rp'oialty of Cereals
uat Meal. I'ostum, ruffed
Rice, Grape Nuts, Egg-o-sec,
lines, l oastea corn, etc,
ln'iDt-intHT ou iuwavs ect ironies
fi t-h f ;oin us .
W. D. STEDMAN & CO.
New Grocery. Phone 66.
A
R A MS E UR
STORE COMPANY.
Ul' J! LMfi OF CLOT II L Q
AS; COMPLETE, and we (an
suit ail in price and unality.
RAMSE
o-
SPECIAL SALE
: CLOTHING :
We have alout $2,000 worth of odds and ends in
Men's and Hoys' Clothing that we want to convert into
cash durinjr the next 10 days and to do so we are offering
Unexcelled Values at
and Below CpsL
Ar.ytMn.? en our bargain counters can be purcnised
3S.. a;:: c.t deal for less than cost. We are offering
Som 2 $10 Suits for $5.
Some $8 Suits for $4.
Some $6 Suits for S3.
Some S5 Suits for $2.50
We mean what we say. If you do not find bargains
here we will pay you for the time it takes to come and look.
Morris-Scarboro-Moffitt Co. J
Christmas
Watches, Chains, Fobs, Bracelets,
Love Chains, Stick Pins, Brcoches,
Breast Pins, Emblem Pins, Cuff
Links, Hat Pins, Eye Glasses, etc.
W These are always in
display an attractive line of
g Yoa v. ill fi::l ir :n!vantageou.s to se- me before buying
y diamond.'. No l.itr liii. in slock, but .;n a..vi- ou a big discount
'i oi: s;!-;-!;i. or
n N. P. COX, Jeweler.
One of the principles upon which
this business is founded is abso
lute fairness in dealinq with its
patrons. Public confidence came
to us by the practice of this prin
ciple. We shall "Leave no stone
unturned" to retain this confi
dence. Eisit our store often and
see what we have to offer.
You should see our Overcoats
and Raincoats before you buy.
Ijong wear shoes come and get
a pair and keep your feet dry and
warm.
China Matting S'Jc. to 30c.
Jipanne Milling W)c. loMc.
Art Squarca 7.IO to 137.00.
Ruga Sl.OO to S4.50.
Blllta from 91.00 to 91.50 per yard all
one yard wide and all eolorai
UR, N. C.
stock but in a few days I will
novelties.
Presents