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I Needles, Bands, fj
|nything.
if it breaks, wears
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Manager.
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was
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8M RiVEK ITESS.
gfjiiiled out last week).
rrviP drv weather has become
Irious matter. How Glad we
»Z]d be to see a good ram.
^qiveral of the Old Vets attend-
/the reunion at Winston-Salem
week returned a large at-
.,Viance plenty to eat and that
^ good. And a good place to
and enjoyable entertain-
pnt The welcome address
Sas inviting the respon^ w^
the opening by Chaplam
Lttswas importunate and the
Saress by Mr. Lock Cr^g was
fkie and Gen. J. S. Carr was as
nsual grand and touching and
fhe parade reminded us of other
years only the steps faltered but
the will seemed to be in them
just the same. Many of them
said they had attended most of
the reunion and Winston was a-
head of all of them. Surely the
crood people of Winston-Salem
what they could to make it
nleasant for those who wore the
^rey and we would call upon our
souis and all that is within us to
tha'^K the good people of Wins-
toVi-Sulem for the kindnesses
shown us even while many of us
are on the company grounds of
the Jordon waiting answer the
lasi roll call and fight the last bat
tle arid then roam on the banks
of the River of Peace and bathe
in its blissful tide.
We take off our hat and make
oar best bow .0 Miss Carrie Al-
brigi';t for a basket of nice tontia-
tces sent in by our R. F. D. car
rier. Long may she live.
Mrs. John P. Cate and little
daughter fldna spent a few days
in Durham last week visiting rel
atives, returned home Sunday
night.
Mrs. J. R. Stuart is spending
some days in Lexington with her
daughter Mrs. Bessie Neese.
We hope for her a pleasant stay.
Miss Jewel Clark is visiting
relatives in Stokesdale.*, We sus
pect she will bring some one's
heart home with her.
Our town was saddened from
center to circumference when it
was learned that Rev. J. C. Ho-
eutt was dead. It thrilled our
hearts with sadness yet we feel
sure that his Lord said to him:
"It is enough, come up higher."
Servant of Gcd well done rest
from thy loved employ enter thy
Master Joy our pen wavers we
loved him we trusted him as a
true leader he was Pastor when
the Baptist church was organized
ar,d for some years after then he
moved to Chapel Hill for some
12 years and we were fortunate
to secure his service as Pastor
last October and was our Pastor
when he left the church militant
and entered the church where
corigregations never breakup.
He left a large circle of friends
to mourn their loss. Brother
thou art gone to rest we will not
weep for thee. Shout on ye
heavenly powers above we join
you when the day of life is fied.
We bow down to Mrs. J. C.
Davis for a box of nice grapes
sent us by our Rural Carrier.
Long may she live and happy
may she be.
Our esteemed Milliner left for
the Baltimore market to make
her fall purchases. Girls get
ready to get your hats.
We w^onder where Clarence
Spoon was the other Sunday
night. Clarence please explain.
Mrs. J. H. Blackmon who was
carried to Greensboro last week
underwent an operation and is
sjetting on nicely at this writing.
We hope she will soon be at
home with her family.
Mr. Robert Crutchfield and
famiiy of Georgia are visiting
his brother W. J. Crutchfield and
reports fine crops in Georgia.
They will visit the old home op
R ' 1. We hope his so-journ will
be pleasant while here.
Mr. Henry Graves and wife
were out driving Sunday evening
and visited at Mr. Miltons Efolts.
Sharpe and Mr.
Moiden McAdams of Bellemont
went to Norfolk last week. Hope
mey had a nice time. Also Mr.
Herbert Sharpe of Gibsonville
went with them and stopped at
Bellemont on his return.
Tinnin, daughter of
W. A. Tinnin died early this
morning (Monday). We extend
our sympathy to the bereaved
famiiy.
W. Va. Progressives Making Great
Gains
Cumberland, Md., Aug. 14.-
The first Pro^essive Party Club
i*^ , Virginia was organ
ize last night at Huntington,
wth a membership of 500, among
wem many Democrats. Senator
D. B. Smith was elected Ipres-
ident.
The Roosevelt forces have
obtained control of the Westzel
Tribune publishedat NewMart-
insvile, W, Va.
The Huntington Herald-Dlspath
the leading Republican news
paper of southern West Virginia,
in an editorial this morning re
nounces its allegiance to the
Republican party, and pledges its
support to Theodore Roosevelt
and the Progressive party, F. A.
McDonald, the editor, is a Re
publican nominee for the legis
lature.
The result of the Martin county
Republican covention at Fairmont
W. Va., was a victory for the
Roosevelt men. Each candiate
nominated is known to have open
ly expressed himself as favoring
the Roosevelt policies. An at
tempt to pledge the executive
committee of Randolph county,
West Virginia, at a meeting at
Elkins to Taft nearly precipiated
a riot.
State Fnsion Sought by Tiere Proi
gressives.
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Aug„ 14. ~
At a conference this afternoon,
in which Tiers-Progressives,
Keystoners and Democrats took
part, an effort was made to agree
upon some fusion plain.
It v/as suggested to the Dem
ocrats that they ask the state
committee to substitute Cornelius
D Scully, of Pittsburgh, for
Robert E. Cresswell as Democra
tic candiate for author general.
A committee of Democrata^^ will
confer with the state leaders. •
The Progressive state commit
tee met, with State Chairman
Clarence V. Tiers presiding. ^ It
was decided unanimously to give
Roosevelt the Progressive piarty
indorsement and recall the in
dorsement given Woodrow Wil’»
son.
S8FP0RT PROGRESSIVES
Indianopolis, Ind., Aug. 14—
A total of thirty-two newspapers
in the state of .Indiana have taken
up tl^e Progressive cause and
will support the Progressive movr
ement to the state. Included
in the list is the the Star League
of papers, composed of the Ind
ianapolis Star, the Muncie Star
and the Terre Haute Star which
is owned by John C. Shrffer,
who also controls the Louisville
Herald and the Chicago Post. .
The Indianapolis Sun has also
come out strong for the Progre
ssive paafty* All of these papers
will be represented at the Prog
ressive Newspaper League,
which wil be organized in Ind
ianopolis August 20.
FOR
1
DAYS
To Open T. R. Headq'taiters
Sharon, Pa,, Augusr 14,—Hea
dquarters for the Progressive
party will be opened at Greenville
this week in charge of John L.
Morrison, Branches of the party
will be established in every cou
nty in the eighteen cowgre ssional
distJict. With Greenvillethe cen
tral headquarters. RoosSvelt
carried Mercer county by the
biggest vote ever given a presid
ential candidate.
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Republicaas Ig T xw Go Over To
New Party
Dallas, Tex., Aug, 14.—T^e Roo
sevelt forces, of the Republican
party in Tex id today determined
to change the name of the party
to the “Progressive party of
Taxas,"/and election Cecil A.
Ly .n as national committee
man.
Resolutions adopted indorse
the policies of the Progressive
party and repudiate the adminis
tration of President Taft.
Taft followers, a minority who
bolted, held a convention in ano
ther hall.
R. F. D. No. 7,
(Crowded out last week.)
Mrs. J. A. Burgess and Mrs.
I.acy Sharpe spent Saturday
night with Mrs. Rosanna Wat
kins.
Miss Eula Moser spent Satur-
night and Sunday with Mr.
B. Sharpe.
Mrs, Larence Watkins of Gra
ham, spent last week with her
mother, Mrs. Rosanna Watkins
9” No. 7, returning home Sun-
diiV,
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0-*: No. 1 and Mr. Will Isley and
famiiy of Bellemont spent Satur
day night and Sunday at Mr. J.
H. Isley. Also Mr. Willie
Robertson and M r. Clide May of
No.^1 Sunday.
There was an ice cream supper
at Mr. S. J. Huifmans Saturday
flight, and a large crowd was
present and all seemed to have
an enjoyable time.
We are still hoping for rain as
the crops are ioofcng slim on No.
Progressive Wm Alaska Election
Fairbanks, Alaska, Aug. 14,-
Complete return son yesterday's
election from Fairbanks and neig
hboring mining camps ^ve
James Wickerham, Progressive,
for delegates to congress,789:
Kazis Karuezunas. Socialist, 752
William A. Gilmore, Republican
156; Robert W. Jenninfs, Dem
ocrat, 15i.
A. Nicholson,
R. F.D. N0.4
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