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The State Dispat^’H.
H. r. ll.;;NO. 2.
Rev. S. M. Rankins wii; ^,reach
at StoTiy Creek next Suini’ay ,P.
M. at 3 o’clock. Everybc-iy who
is interested in his work ar*e ear
nestly requested to be pr^ent
next Sunday P. M. We sf ili re-
targanize S. S. at 11 o'cloiS/k A. M
carry a lunch and bring ^Si.il your
friends and relatives wit a you
and let us have a good cr r.vd and
g^ood Sunday School The roads
will soon be better, so ccrae and
bring your friends.
Hr. Rossie Walker mad?) anoth
er fiying trip to High Tov, er Sat
urday, returning Sunda}' reports
a pleasant time. Ask Ross how
he lik^s jumping out in cold wat
er, gee, it was cold.
Mr. Ed Garrison anl family
took in the “Possum” dinner
Saturday at George Garriaon had
a good time and plenty ci every
thing good to eat.
ikJr, and Mrs. A. G. iSamson
ppent^turday night and Sun-
■ »t R, W. F’tche's Qij Unioi)
Tne i ieiitrai l^hoo* (oui;' school)
closed Friday P. M. with Mis?
Juiia Holt as teacher. kind
ly has a hankering over this way
don’t know whether Bi irlington
will claim any more or r
Misses Bettie and Broiiii Garri
jBon closed their school li»t Fri
day night and returned Ihatme to
be with us am glad to sa jd Two
more added to our list don’t feel
quite so lonely.
Talking about bad roads, we
have them over this wair,; some
can’t get to church witliout un
hitching their teams in a ‘‘Mile”
of the^ church and walking the
of the way, now if you don’t
this just ask Mr. Jeff
Wilkins,
Yhe writer and Waite* Garri
son spept last Sunday and Mon-
dfiy at Mr. (1 Wilson near
Gleneo, had a time
o| ev^Tyt-bing gpo4 to eat,
Going baek again ‘
Mrs. Gee. Foster (Aunt Bet as
we calf her) keeps rigHt feeble
but better at this writing hope
she will soon be out.
Greensboro at St. Leo’s Hospital.
Nathan Bishop of Neb. is vis
iting in the community.
Mr. J. M. Griffin of No. 2, ha&
been confined to his room for sev
eral days, but we are glad to
learn that he is improving.
Miss Gertrude Moiris visited
Izetta Stuart Sunday afternoon.
John Allen spent fitfnday after
noon at N, C. Stuart’s.
R. F. D. No. 7.
"Waller Workman”
whose
name appears in The St;;»te Dis
patch Contest is one of bur
The Following Cases Were Dispos-
ed pf in Court Last Week
No. 8. State vs. Ed Hightow
er. Sus^nded on payment of
cost.
No. 12. Slate vs. Squires &
Compton. Continued.
No. 25. State vs. Comey Mc-
Knight. Off.
No. State vs. H.
Nol Pros with Lean.
No, 31. State vs. Monroe'
Jones. Continued.
No. 37. State Vs. Mary and
JoKii Phillips, sielKhg litiuor.
Quilty f^s to Mary Phillips. Jno.
ys- Weld™
Bickey. Pin^
Hired to R. J. Hail.; Concealed
weapon.
No. 39. Grant Holly. Retail
ing, bound over.
No. 40. Wej^^n Dickey. Cola*
cealed weapon, cosit $18.00. Hir
ed to R. J. Hall.
No. 41. Mag Williamson* Dis
orderly house. Fined $26.(55.^
No. 42. Coleman Thompson.
Retailing. Bound over.
No. 43. Grant Holly. Retail
ing. Continued.
Coleman Thompson. Retailing.,
Continued.
Jno. Self. Retailing. Contin
ued.
Robt. McPherson. Retailing.
Continued.
Joe Burnette. Cphcealed weap
on. 4 jTionths on road..
Will Cooped. _ Pkelfli afestaeW
oriEy, traQk, ;
Sid Mebane. Assault, deadly
weapon, nici sci fa and capias,
pension steal; it will tell that it
after the money trust—and then
it vvill declare for further annoy
ance of commerce.
The Republican party will ad
here strictly to the lines of con
servatism whi^ has always dis
tinguished it !from?S©eialii^ ^nd
anarchy. It will give the people
a platform that will be indoised.
Last time when Bryan and
Kern went about over the country
and Taft was talking to , his few
people—he didn’t cavort like
William did nervous folk thought
that Bryan was ci^tainly getting,
out the crowdg, fhesf wondered
if he wouldn'it ^;^#|^i5ted, and
many people on it " - ^
Taft had more than a milhoTr
votes tg spare—and so will the
Republican party ^ have this
year—provided the people think,
Grover Cleveland got in a
couple of times—but that was an
accidental happening, and why
all this flai^oodlie and crowing
and abusing eaahother -that we
see in the Democratic camp is
more than we can understands
Put it in your pipe and smoke
it~take it from us~the Eepub-
llQstO-Jjarti is the fwrtyjbat will
win hands down—n6 iMtter
which one of the candidates now
spoken of is nominated. The re
publican party nas . done great
things.' It has dprie as^ntialb
great things and the Taft ad
ministration has been remarkable
for many things accomplished.
V/ait until the platform is out;
wait until after the conventions
and then take the records of the
party—the Democratic party , of
make-believe legislation and the
Republican party which haf done
things. The choice in this coun
try is understood.—YelloA'i Jack
et.
B
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A magnificent exhibition of the new Silks and TlioiifianHc
of yairds of beyiitchinj^ Silis and Wools. { ^ I ^
Excellent Values In Worsts Snitings.
Many Imported fabrics of exceptioi?«l quality and beautifulljf wavca cfomiN!
tic pieces. Jugt Avhat you neod for a new si^: ‘
Ali ,S0k. ^ulard$ Ouaiity at 4$c. ^
‘‘ Spot Proof Foulards 51.Off Quality at 75c. .
“ 86 in. Splot Proof Foulards |1.00 Ouality at 87c.
Bxtra 'ifeavy''Mt^salirie
A ffif lot ^ Newv ^ .
to match the, piece goods,
enabling you to select all the
material for your new dress-
.es at one place, saving lyou
both time arid ivorry.
They are fresh from tb«
fashion centers and
sent the newest and m09t
charming crnceits of the
style leaders.
If ydu want uiiicomition
styles and. want Suit
to fit a,s if it were liiade for
you, you can find swhat you
want here
Pn^s^l2,50to^.00;
3&!; ;5^1; in white and
cr^t^, 88 m. wde at 20c.
tod 2S& white Batiste
ai^id shieer Frtench Lawn 40
in wide at 12 l-2e.
Expansive Patterns iH Dress Silks
Only one pat,.^^^ of each in the better grades, insurmg your satisfaction.
W. B. Corsets. Every wdaian shoiiM s«l«sf to
hv v Care, ft means too much to persanal appearance t* be Ughtly basssd
nave just the Style you need.
aaitTnii
Who Should
Imf
John Phillips,
months on road.
Abner Conkliij.
ty second degree.
Retailing.
Murder. Ouil-
10 years^
or
phans ' and he s; y 5 he wants
win the^Pony for ne doa'n think
Ms papa will ever be able to buy
him one. Vote for the orphan.
Mr. J, .H. Thompson moved
fi!oiA Bellemont to his farm down
on the ;^ountains last week.
Boggs, John Watkins and David
Holt will be Mr. Thompson’e
near neighbors and if that
a quartett of farmers you may
black our eye.
Esq. John Dixon has been
learning to cook eggs recently.
He cooks them dozens at a time.
This week ends the ground
hog business unless he is like an
old “topjr,” got so far along
that he can’t quit. We had to
suspend service on the route last
Wednesday for the first time in
6 years, on account^ of the snow
and bad roads. We are inform
ed that a “big frost” is sufficient
reason for some of the carriers to
not want to make their trip. If
they had to tackle our “sand
clay"’ road guess they would go
out of the business entirely.
Each one of our County Com
missioners are invited to make
just one trip over the road from
Burlington to Lacy Sharpes just
beyond Bellemont cotton mills.
One trip will do for more than
one would be unconstitutional be
cause it would be cruel and un-
i^ual punishment. We may
;:’a?e more to say on the road sub
ject when our feelings become
normal again. What we would
iike tp say now would not be St
to print.
Mr. George Turner is visiting
his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Turner.
Mr. Handy Isley visited his
sister, Mrs. Charles Foster Sun
day.
Miss Annie Zimmerman, one
of the teachers at the Fair
Ground School spent Saturday
and Sunday with her parents at
Gibson ville.
Messrs. C. W. and George Pet
ty of Gibson ville visited their fa
ther, Mr. J. W. Petty, at Belle-
mont Sunday.
Mr. L. K. Thompson of Greens
boro visited friends and relatives
here Saturday.
Of Flour By
Sold 2100 Barrels
A sa|esr^«ain^for a, .TnilUng con
cern in^ T’fennessee visited the
Teie'j/nofi^i Exchange- in Kunts-
viile, pui in calls for fifteen cus-
toJSifi'rs in different towps and
cities, including Chattanooga,
Gadsdenj Anniston, Decatur attd
Florence and virithin less than an
hour sold twenty-one hundred
barrels of fiour, at a cost of less
than six dollars for telephone
charge^. '
How far could he Have travel
ed for the same amount of mon
ey?
The use of the telephone en
ables him to return to Tennessee
and spend Christmas with his
family, to say nothing of the
time saved and the difference be
tween the telephone charges and
his traveling expenses had he
made a personal visit to these!
customers. |
How did we ever get along |
without the long distance tele-'
phone and how. could we do with ,
out it now? I
“It the tise af feVefy bhe
irf whose breast ^durps the desire
for true tnanhood, or vrotnanhood.
It for every one who recogniz
es Jesus Christ as the represent
ative of our . race, and who is
v/illing to/ follow His example.
Exery man is prone to mistakes
in life, to errors in thinking that
ought to be adjusted, to tempta.-
tions yielded to that ought to be
overcome, to habits--'bad habits
—that ou0it " to be fc^refetedi
How are these resets tb be ac*
compli%ed?V W any brie ireach
them by going 6#.'iti the same
old round of Occupations, by con
tinuing in the same paths of
pleasure, by thinking the same
thoughts and doing the same
things? Never. We must de
mand a halt, shake ourselves
loose from our surroundings,
look carefully about us, search
more deeply our hearts, examine
with greater scrutiny our lives,
“take our bearings,” and break
each cursed habit that brings us
regret or shame, and make a
iiew start. Yes, we must keep
Lent, every one of us, or signal
ly fail in life. The Church may
lead the way; but it is the
privilege of every man and wo-j
man to follow. Lent is not
“Church bound”—its aims are
as broad as humanity and as
world-wide as truth.”
B. A.
North (Carolina.
Services at ihe Christian Chnrch.
I The pastor of the Christian
- -——— church will preach Sunday morn-
T - E T r * A* s., at 11 o’clock to
loo barly lo Let At It children. The sermon will be an
The platforms of the forth-iobject sermon and the theme:
commg National Conventions
will be about like the platforms
in previous years. Democracy
will point With pride-to what it
has done—it will tell about re-,
Ciprpcity; it wil]
‘The Divine
grown-ups are *-
Hnow lamp items.
Mrs. J. R. Coble has been right
sick the past week.
Mrs. Jinnie Stout has retui'ned
from Spence]', where she spent
ssme time with her daughter,
Mrs- Logan Durham.
Last I hursday several of Mrs,
Bessie Gobi e’s friends visited her
and quilted two quilts, all en
joyed the oc casion.
Mrs. D. H. Durham spent the
past w6ek in Spencer.
Mrs. Argie Stout is still at
Magnet.” The
ordially invited.
The evening sermon at 7:30 on
the theme: “The Golden Rule
vs. the Saloon Rule.” All are
weleome.
J. D. & L. B. Whitted
Headquarters for dress goods.
Our buyer has just returned from the northern
markets where he has purchased the popular things,
newest and smartest weaves of our time, which em
braces plain and printed lawn, Batistes, Organdies,
Mulls, Prngees, Poplins, Reps, Wilts, Suiting, voiles,
crepes, tissues. Mercerized Foulands, silk and cotton
Chiffons, Jacquards, Fussahs, Foulands, silks, Strip
ed Voiles and Marquisettes, and an extensive assort
ment ot high-ciass novelty wash fabrics.
We ask your careful inspection of same^
O
Burlington, N. C.
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Episcopal Chnicl Notice*
The Church of the Holy 'Com
forter, The Reverend John Beh-
ners Gibble, Rector.
The Fourth Sunday in lienti
March 17th> services as follows:
Sunday School ’9:30 A, M.
Holy Comifmnion 11:00 A. M.
Evening Pra»yer, 7:30.
Weekdays:
Monday, Tuesday and Thurs
day, 5^00 P. M.
Wednesday with address, 8:00
RM.
Friday, 10:30 A. M. followed
by study class on the “Conquest
of the Continent.”
Public cordially in vited. Pews
free. Polite ushers. Vested
Choir.
Questions*, relative to the
Church gladly answered by the
Rector at any time.
make flour, meal and
fcedstMff than :,t has ever been. Having just added
the most up.to-date cleaning machinery and dust col-
lectors that money can buy.
The mill can m^e just such flour that one sack will
'onvmce^yqu It is the kind yoii can not afford to be
withcut hereafter. Order onf today and you will have
better luck with your baking than ever before. Those
it regularly ate
wards. We believe you will too.
We will pay the * highest cash
..market price for good wheat
Farmers let us grind yoiir wheat and corn.
-'S'.v«
Raleigh Coming.
The Raleigh Times justly ob
serves that Raleigh’s progress is
n fleeted in the determination of
the Southern to build a new $40,
000 freight depot and the com
pletion by the Seaboard of a new
freight depot, at a 'COSt, include
ing trackagei of about $GO,OCO.
During many years Raleigh ran
entirely too much to politics for
its own good, but we are glad to
believe that it is now catehihg'
the pace.
Pellagra Patient Commits Suicide.
Milledgeville, Ga., March 7.-^
Hurling himself in front of a
freight train here today, Arthur
Weisenbaker, aged 72. a pella
gra patient, was instantly killed,
the train cutting off his head.
An attendant in charge of him
attempted to pulLhim away frorri
the track, but Weisenbaker held
tightly to the rail until he was
Taft is like He'iseS
cept for the trifling circumstance
that he is different. .
Unit^^States Takes Lead.
With the opening of the A-j
nierican factories at Niagai*il
Swit^rland lost control of
aluminum market, which the KH
tie republic had; held for several!
gears. Neither Switzerland nofj
ranee possesses such rich minf l
or oxide of aluminum or sucnj
^ources of electric energy as th^l
United. States. :
Women organize Roosevelt Clal)
_Sunnyside, Wash., MarchS".
Ihe first Roosevelt club ofwpin®'’]
y^ters, so far as is i^own, in twj
United Stateis has been fornwl
A_full corps of officers waseleci;!
ed and a campaign in behalf
the Colonel’s candidacy decid^fll
upon.
While the congressioral J
wags unweariediy the dea.
phoRSy-rjaw' continues to flou^
[with death in the mateb facton®*
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VOL. IV.
WhySndiH^
Mr. Editor:
Will you kindly i
ble laynian i»pace i
todiacuss what 1
moat damnable hy|
em times, and a t
Section upon the I
the tentury.
the March 18th isa
liiin Sun,,V where tl
the various church
0f Durham have n
considered, and re
lows:
the pastors AS£
DORSES TI
Besolution Adopt€
ister's Associat
ham, N. C.
18,19
Resolved that tl
wishes to express
ty approval of th
by the Durham D
fusing to allow lie
ments to,appear i
We also wish to j
heartily the stanc
edittorials of the
al and religious i
particularly on
question and the
all tnelaws on oui
DURHAM
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Now, to use a
sion, wouldn’t th
see these suppose
walking in the iV
taking, pounsel w
[ who, wiWn in d
pof ed to go to tl
ask %vine guic
such;r^olutions-
ation and having
lished' to the wcj
■x wiio’: .3C^ad may.
v-’Qrkis,:, and at tb
pa|)6r that they
carryihg ail ad:v
4 artide and-eptto
:• w^ois3 ingredie
- blightihg.' morie
poisonous and.
■; deadly, than tli
- u«
saihe’eonditifth e
. w l^ingv; dait
; ei
i|, a^a etttfofiraj
cigivable way, i
to their Bible,
, greater. They
early Sunday m
spiration in hel.
nnorning sermon
ing to suggest
fior enlightenmc
of their misgu
l»per to, whic
than Raleis
server, carries i
of the deadly ai
arette. Is it ai
that we have at
ere, and non-ch
the (Mily men w
and pattern aft
the living faith,
£wly practice
hypomsy; W
ministers awan
ment when the^
ed, or were th«
such a small ev
portance go un
forsooth some c
ing members vc
these factorieb
ly rolls of dea^
ed. While I b€
ance, and prac
life, yet I wou!
offspring drink
aiconolic concoc
an addicted anc
the poisonous, li
undermining,
ing, deadly Gig
you ministers
the ever living
kn^l in prayei
^ided apostles
Tobacco Co.
An Htj
Of Interest
March 28th
cleanup d
The Civic Lea
with the town
each citizen to
them. All the
tipn of trash is
the streets on
removed Free,
the progessive
Bananas—]t
t^ s^ool chill
^^per, Ori
tttincn. Merck
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