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R, I S. SO. 10.
"A good rain is very much need-
The colored p^ple around
Spiingdale are ! building^ them a
Uriion L^dge at Springdale.
M. A. Kinney is hauUng the
lumber to build on his placenpar
the Battle Ground.
Mrs. Matr ielsley of Richmond
V^i. is spending sometime visiting
Mr. and Mrp. J. C. Isley.
Dorris Eva ss is all smiles these
days over the arrival of twins.
WaHer Coble is confined to nis
bed with fever.
The Writer spent from Satur
day until Monday visiting iriends
St arid around Stainbact'.
W. B. Shepard entered school
at Whitsett ai the opening of the
term.
J. C. Isley is adding much to
the looks of his re^id4nce by
putting a new roof on it.
Thanks to all those who have
remembered us so kindly with
nice fruit, melons etc.
Those having news for No. 10
items please put them in the box
' ^very A]dnday,
Mrs. J. M. Hayts lejt Tuesr i
day for Efland N- C. t - attend i
the funeiral of her U cle Mn |
Stephen Taylor.
SFrInn Items
R. F. D. No. 8
We regret to hear that Mrs. G.
L. Simpson is right sick. Her
daughter Mrs. J, A. Lowe is
*p5nding a few clays with her.
Hope she may soon recover.
Prof. R. W, McCullock after
spending a few days on No. 8 at
the old home left today (Monday)
for Brown wood Texas where he
holds a positisn in the Daniel
Baker College.
Miss lone Picket of Mt. Airy
after spending a few- days at J.
C. McCullock left Monday for
Athens Ga. where she enters
6chc©l.
IHiss Maraeret Hayes returned
Monday from an extended visit
in Orange County.
Miss Esther Wakefield of
Greensboro (our niece) is spend
ing the week at our house.
T. A. May “Bud” as we al
ways call him was a pleasant
caller at our house Ailonday,
Bud is a whole souled good fel
low. Glad to have him.
Mrs. Ann Ross who has been
right sick is about recovered
Glad to say,
Mrs. L. E. Gattis is visiting
friends in Chapel Hill.
This being Labor Day Quite a
large crowd of the McBanes cel"
ebrated the same as a reunion
to entertain their McBane rela^
tiyes from Indiana who came to
Ni C. on a visit.
The crowd assembled at Chat
ham church about ,11 A. M,. and
devoiibnal exerciises were con-,
dueled by Rev. A. L, Zachaty
after which we were delightfuily
entertained by interesting re
marks by John Mc-Baneof Thorn-
town Ind., J C. Wilson of Green
sboro, N. G. •
,1 hen we re urned to the grove
wher^ they put a large table de
corated with good things which
everyone partook of to their sat
i if action. Thej^ooi time in the
grove lasted for i.n hour or so,
when the throng of people scat-
ten d to their different places of
abode with the hope and expect
ation of meeting lis a reunion in
the future.
Johnathan Zachary of said
neighborhood and several of the
McBane connections .after which
w'e organized and the following
as officers for the following year;
Pres. S. E. Woody
Vice-Pres. , V^. J. McBane
Sec. & Tres. G. G. McBan*»
ElJa McBane Woody
Com. A. S. McBane
A. L. Zachary
SAW RIVER ITEMS.
0 the dry weather it is alarm
ing. JHow glad we would be f jir
a good rain.
Rev. and Mrs. Arnette of
Wake Forest spent Saturday
night and he preached at the Bap
tist church Sunday morning to
the delight of our people he was
a former pastor of the Baptist
church. We were glad to see
them as they lived and moved a-
mong us in former years he is in
school now at Wake»Forest they
left Monday morning for their
homeat W. F. where he goes for
another term'and then ^Jje will
come forth polished to go forih
to a greater usefulness for the
Lord's cause and the uplifting of
humanity.
Mrs. Ella Clark who was car-',
i^ed to the Hospital and operat-j
ed 6n sometime ago has returned
home and doing Well. ^ |
, We somewhat-regret that J.C.:
Morris has moved his family to ^
Giieensboro and cast their lot'
with them he was a ufeful man
in our midst and ^e both ^o gi ve
tip a, good family but Greensboro
is the better by having th6m
with them.
Our Sunday schools are mak
ing arrangements for their an ri u-
ai picnic in the near future at
Harden’s Park we predict a de
lightful time and plenty of good
things to eat.
Mr. W. L. Terrell and wife
have ; the sympathy of their
#iends in the loss of their little
darling tebethat was tenderly
laid away by loving hands at
Haw River last week.
Several of our people went up
to Atlantic and other points north
and took in some of the pleasures
of sight seeing and having enjoy
ed the gentle moving of the
waves in the surf and the refresh
ing effects of the bathing and
they plunged in the living waters
of the ^eat Atlantic. Ihey re
port of the most pleasant vis
its of thdr lives.
Mr. and Mrs. James Cole have
the sympathy of their friends in
the loss of their twin babies who
were tenderly laid away by lov
ing hands to awg it tie morning
of the resurrection.
Mr, William Cole Cirried his
son to the hospital for operation
last Monday.
There was quite enjoyable oc
casion at the home of M. A. Rus
sell last Saturday when his child
ren gathered at his home and cel
ebrated his 52nd birthday refresh
ments were served at it made the
old gentleman feel like his youth
was renewed it was a scene that
will not soon be forgotten by the
family.
The members of the M. E.
church are remodling their house
of worship and expect to, have it
completed in twb weeks.
Ihe M. P. church-is having elec
trie lights installed in their house.
They will be far better than the
hopetosoon.
C. P. Gates qf Durham ?p€!iit
Sunday with his parents Mr, and
Mrs. G. W. P. Cates l^it Siriiday
evening dor Durham whtre he
resumes his w'ork. ,
sett an d ja^ob Wa^^er of Bur
lington visited at .Mr. J., W.
Sharpe’s Sunday afternoon;*
Mrs. J. H. Blackmon who has
been at St. Leo’s Hospital i‘or
some time is expected to be at
home with his family soon.
The iBaptist church has not se
cured a pastor for next year they
F. F. D. No. 4. ^
On last Wednesday evenin.
Aug. 28 at the home of Mr. an
Mrs. J. C, Whitsell their daugh
ter Miss Jennie and brother en
tertained a number of their
friends in hohc>r of Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Dixon. Ice cream and
cake' was served and all had a de
lightful time.
Misses Emma and Bessie Wil-
liaras of Durham, N. C. spent'
Wednesday and Thursday on the
route the guests of ,Misses Mary
and Cora Beale. ^
Mrs. D. A. Albright of Rich
mond Va. and Mrs. J. J. May of
Burlington spent the latter part
of the week with their sistep
Mrs. J. W. Sharpe.
Mrs. S. A. Bodne is visiting
her daughter in Burlington Mrs.
Arthur Thompson.
Mr. F. B. Greesdh and Miss.
Lucy Henries both of Whitsett
spent Sunday afternoon visiting
Misses Roberta and Novella
Sheppard.
Mr. H. C. (Vnthony was a
pleasant waller on the route Sun
day.
Several from the route attend
ed protracted meeting at Friend
ship Sunday.
Mrs. Ruffin Andrews of Bur-
lington is visiting her daughter
Mrs. T. C. Whitesell.
Sorry to note that Miss Pearle
Rumbley is right sick with ma
larial fever.
Mr. D. C. Clapp and sister Miss
Daisy spent Sunday with their
sister Mrs. Andrew Beale.
The community was greatly
shocked to learn of the death of
Mr, Jesse Huffman who was kill
ed by a falling scaffold in Spencer
N. C. this P. M. (Monday).
Miss Vanie Rumbley spent last
week in Burlington' visiting her
brother Mr, E., C. Rumbley and
E. C. Rumbley Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Anthony of
Burlington, Mr. and.Mrs. R. 0.
Walker of Goldsboro, Misses
Anna Dixon of Snow Camp
Sallie Boone of Whitsett and
Janie Sharpe of Burlington,
Messrs. W. A. Joyner- of Whit-
Acciises Abdacting
PITTSBURG, Pa., Aug 29.-
‘Sister take care of Freda when
Tam gop6.:’^-:
Thus, upop her deathbed, five
years ago; sj^^
Freda Catherine Homan, tlie
young bride OT John T. Boyle,
who was spirited away from her
husband’s home at 1006 Vickroy
street^ two days iago, and who
since has been mysteriously mis
sing.
The girl’s aunt, Miss Kate We
ber, of 817' Sarah street, South
Side, to whom the dying woman’s
injuction was uttered and who is
accused by Boyle of Having cau
sed his wife to disa|>pear, deni
es that she had urged Freda to^
desert her husband, but says
she is obeying her dead Sister’s
request.
Boyle, the husband, who is
only 19 years pldi: has fi
charge of abduction against Miss
Weber. The hearing will be held
before Alderman Meinerny to
morrow evening. Meanwhile
the. aunt has furnished; bond of
$300 and > has engaged counsel,
with the intention of fighting
case. ■
AHEW Will ROKflf
BFPlTHiiK
1 OF 8““
New tork, Au? o-
'are Being formulated
»““?'"0fate the cenii®* '
the birth of Sir
the inventor of
R?”r Mf- I’itman
England 100 years ago i,
uary.: A large coamffiL'’’!
ucators and public m ^
give their support to
Among them are
son, who is himself ^
er Secretary of the ®
Gortelyou, who was J !
a shorthand reporter
Prof. Brander Mathews Si
Amencan^commemoraiion
cises willbe held
withsimilw celebration"f„ g
ada OTdi England: ApoL
e«rc.se8: will be held £
Mr. Pjttiiian invented hi..
tem of shorthand in 1837 Md'i
18^ was knighted by Que^"v
tona for hu services in this ilw
tion. ^
, . He devoted the greater part,
his hfe to a study of phS
and^to^spelhng reform. H ®
m 1897.
m
ASKS PBATO FIIR •
publIc schools
NEW YORK, Sept.
Protestunt cnurch in the country
has been requesteil to pray for
the public school hexti Saturday,
by the promoters of the' second
world’s Christian conference
and it 15 pla.nnei to make this
universal prayer is a part of the
movemerf! of the NcJtional Ref
orm Association, which will cul.
ininate in the second worlb’
Christian citizens siiip cdnferens
ce, to be held in Portland, Me.-
next summer from June 29 to,
July 6. ' . '
up Of UNCUmiEB lEni
Remaining in Post Office ,
Burlington, N. C. Aug. 31,19|>
Geni^ijbhen:
Chester Scales, Wyjpy wJ
ner. . .. ■ «»
Ladies:
Miss Martha Jones.
■ Persons calling forany of toa
letters will please say '‘AdvSS
ed,” and give date of ad;ertis^
list. ••
J. Zeb Waller,
Occasionally a resignation answ^
era all the practical purposes of
an impeachment or recall.
' Like some oth er state
men, the prohibition noihineei
ibices that there is no limit tot
number of times a man may
a candidate.
THE
win IS to
great task was
If you
are m
earnest
r
VOt> V.
Tfeose Whn
NAMS
Bertha May Horne
Addie R*'v
Aurelift Ellington,
Mebane, R. No. 4,
W. J. Brooks
Mary Lee Coble, R. No
Waller Workman
Lizzie Cheek
Bettie Lyde May
W. i. Braxton, Snow C
Martin L. Coble, R. 1.
T, F. Matkins,
Gibsunvill
Carrie Albright,
Haw Rivf
Mrs. B. L. Shoffner, F
J. R. King.
• Greensb(jf
May Carr Hall
Margie Cheek
Doyle Heritage
Tobacco Market to
The Burlington Tob:
ket will ojjen for the f
Tobacco Thursday,
with a full corspe ol
Prices will be g'>ofi'.
to the opeiiing sale.
Brick Ware
Hooker, Thorni'iur
t'ni
Roosevelt Headquai
rsday arid Satuxd
The Roosevelt Club
regular meetings in thi
in the old Armory o
Furniture Store eac
and Saturday night,
fav©r Roosevelt are m
Ily invited to attend a
Freedom's H
'There will be pr«
Freedom’s Hill nex
Sept. 14th and 15th.
Miue wiU preach the
night and also on Su
epone is invited to a
Aianouncemente' wi
at these services «f r
to be held in the •
Freedom Hill.
Ai^rkadtoal ExliS^ (
Agricuitfirail 1
from the State Test i
sided -on the siding in
Burlii^on Octol^r
car win arrive on tra
and wil) be near ^s
ing room during the 
The lExhibit is i
every detail consistii
erent varieties of «oi
height size etc. also
In full it will sho\
things grown on a fas
pay you to see it.
Gat Plant A&i
Philadelphia capU
accepted the franchi
the terms, conditions j
tions «ontaii»ed there
«ty to install a gai
heating, ^cooking, l|£
the various uses of g
lington and ac|jac^nt
villj^ges. They exp
meiiae the work in
months the a>ntrac
at least five miies n
12 months. It wiP
completed, from $100,
Do we realize :
the spending of this
the convenience of th
^r city and county,
the biggest forward
city has ever had,
ly means more for !
;development of
prises than we realize
J. W. Cates,
of Chamber c
. We GUARANTEE
mg position to every :
hian who finishes our
stenography and typ
®Pon as her preparatic
completed, and furnii
tiohin English and
Without additional Cl:
Littleton Colley
Littleton
.If a woman will ]
someti
Wai lie alwut.his inco
-Some men’s idea of
what they warn
What they deserve.