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it b, will be (topptd in • i ae Mil an aay. Hurt are l)mi who think that the bottom of tho whole trouble ia that this country failed to bach op tho Enropou* rantriM by ratifying tho p«oc* trearr. Wo or* yet at war with Germany and if tho riril war in their country prigraaoea wo may yet bo drawn into it, £sr wo mow have a largo force of oar regular army on the Gorman border doing service there until yeate ie declare.! by omr eoontry. c-n V Mown Airy Po Mr. J. H. Carter, portnuUr at ikii town, resigned hi* position last to take effect J dim 30th of Una Mr. Carter (trtt Us mm for re atgning that he intsnda to complete Ma law courae aad basin tha practice at the profession, possibly la Graana Far almost seven yearn, now. Mr. Carter ha* held the position of poat maater here in a moat arreptibie way, to tha patrons of tha office. Hia raalg nation la a moat inter eating event far aaany hare, for It is onder atood that there are several citixana who will try to ret the appointment. It win ha remembered that Mr. Carter teeuied the place at a time it waa not under ctvil service ha had the sndeiaeuient of S ted man. At that thee Mr. C. H. Haynes ma da a strong fight for the office and had a aery large par cent of the rithaaa here aa hia endorsers, bat Mr. W. P. Carter had been one of Major 8 tod man's local htfcsrs and so the office went to Mr. J. H. Carter aa a political reward, aa bi all the years before the yean peat it hi that Mr. W. f. Carter waa the in the county who coold be i en to land poeitioos higher op, far he was the one man locally whe had the the most influence with the Congressman. But now they tell hear all this has changed and how the cWil sei»1i s gets at the merits of a caaa aad how political poll ard InflooBca la at aery low ebb. Street talk has it that Mr. Carter (las endorsed for Mr. C. H. Haynea aad that Mr. Haynea may enter tha raaa far the office here even If it dees net pay anything like the salary that he la new drawing for Ms aarrlaee. la to he here where 'and family la, rather than MhtMNt . T... - pip before the award la made. Mr. George taow, aaa of Mae. Jee ■now. la hare and wfll aak far tha place. He haa aat has* aheet hn for ears hat Httla, bet thfa has hk heme steee ihBftiil He How A The resignation of Putins itoi J. H. Carter, affective in* 90th., win ne cessitate the ippoinbMrt of a imw pootmaster within the next few month*. Two years ago tkt President of Lh« United States land a* ivs order praiMinf for tlte ment of all first, ncoml and third 'mb postmasters by civil mrvice rulee. '."ho vacancy that will occur in the Mount Airy yeataWlw win, 1 fora, ba filled only after an tion e-ndncted by tka Chil The «t it aright ba at interest to raadtdates for thia office and tha public generally to know some thing of tho nature of this ■■■■!— "sen tha a cos of and sfarty-ffos years «faft who are bona fide patrons of this of fice will be permitted to take tha an amination which includes the follow ing subjscts: 1. Arithmetic and ac I counts (this teat will consist of prob ] lems of svsrsgs difficulty, ing a knowiedgo of tho four mental rules, common and fractions, ordinary weights and l and percentuge, together with a sim prspared form. This subject founts thirty potato an the total rating, t Penmanship (tho legibility, rapidity, appearance, eta. of subject of letter writing). This counts ten potato. >. Letter writing (latter at not lass than 156 words; competitors may select either at two subjects). This subject counts twenty-fire. I. Business training and experience. Thia subject counts thirty-frr* points, and the competitors are graded on this subject after two representatives from the civil service rnmmierion and the poet office department have visit ed the town, nude a careful husetiga tion of each candidate's record through tho banks, merchants and general husinses interests of the This invsstigation covers the date's moral character and alee the applicant's experience hi the adminis tration of busineee ontai pi Isss. Upon the completion of the osamV nation the applicant ^naking tho te'theaan TVo term at Carter dose not expire for a year and a half yet and it haa tifal iMbr M«t rarda urf favor* ba **ad Mr*. Drntiam Wan>*«m «"*l »♦>* r*W. VnitaiM Wtnut'm 'titan and T. A. 0«ry a«,"t*' twtlM la «»nl*f a ilaHriam mM -vm f l)M(f4 Mr HTw w"V Mr. & C FnaUa Sdb Vmrm Diade Franklin after » lift tone km ia this ht tion sold Ma term and Imm laat Sat. iirdajr and will move to the state of art i _ i_ !«-«— a- a — II a ■ i inmt n virjfjni*, pofliiniy »o Aintiw cvvuiHy. Mr. Franklin gaaa than* no Mt for tha raaaoa that his ton Charles has >< ttlad thara and likaa ao wall that hia father haa daridad to follow him. Mr. Franklin aold a farm of 182 ama receiving for it tha ram of 19. S4M.00 It is hia intention to eioaa ay ! to Virginia aa soon aa he nwrailtMl; : ran which may be in a few waaka and it may ha fall ef thia year before ha Mr. Franklin haa lane been one of the first ntixena of tliia put of the country aad hia lea ring ia a diatinct ! loaa to thia ssction. Tha farm waa sold at aaftfcm by i UnrilU-BaO-Hutrheaa Land Co. aad ! was bought by Mr. Jesee Don bar who I is said to bar* bought it intending to divide the place and ketp part himself : and let Mr. John White and Mr. Ctai | freed have the remainder. \ i M^amocratic 1lM democrats ef Sorry Comity will i vest at the coorthouse in Dobsaa an I Saturday, April Srd, at 1 F. M„ to ' bold a eoonty convention for tha par ; poae of starting delegates to the state ; convention which is to be held at ! Raleigh, Saturda.y April 8th. Tha convention will transact > *ry bwiniti. On Saturday, March 27th the i i rata ia the varioas townships ef tha County will mast at the various vot ing places for the psrpeee ef electing delegates to the eoanty convention. A if democrats are urged to A. D. FOLOER, Chairman, Democratic El Com. ef Sorry Co. q. - . ft ^ 1 . jcnoui XfMI ACCMMM. About mthi o'clock Soadijr < Mr. and Mrs. Lather A*hborn ud -HHd wore rrtgrnfif to their hoM hi th« country after spending the day with relative* in tows when their kargy waa itrvck by an aotoaeWe Hrfaren by Kay Smith, the front "f the car and that of the baggy I ing together, tearing wheal and throwing the i The child eaeaped injury aad Mr. Aihharali injuries ax bat Mrs. Ash born waa badly The accident eeeurrad at the corner of Will Taka Poet Dr. H. B. Sow*, of this city, «l leave ahowt the first of next mow for tha city of Chicago where ha trl sii aionths taking a <pari in MMdirhKj. Making a specialty -f dia»a«ea 'f the e» ear. nnaa and 'hrnat Tha TW*»r will leave his wife rhUd he-e »•*<♦ return the fl»st of 'Vtahe* in eewtn take u»> hi" work H»rs whe-e h- »neets te make hia e ms'iet't hm« - '»-3 ' . 'i J. H. ud rhiMm lafk fiMi| for WMhingtoa, W. C. dM riesth of Kr». CtiWi sister Mfaui Mm BHckt. Mm Bright dM In ud went to ] iate. Miaa Bright kar. visited bars and for Baby? Sake) €fS a yH»rl 4 •r A MrrwMV. I Mr$. Homelover — Take the baby out avary day. rain or thine. The fresh air is good for it---end you. too. There'* style in our Beby Carriage* and Go carta. They are comfortable and run easy, and are not expensive. Don.t you also need some new furniture and rugs? If you do. or when you do. remember this, Our QUALITY is always HIGH; Our PRICE is always LOW. Carter-Martin Furniture Co. Mnnt Airy, N. G. Frank Carter, Jr. Drew art in £UVtitfi& SIX No Other Light Gar Offers So Much Unusual power <p«L<i pick-up —extnonfioary acceleration to real ipwd, are features inherent In the Cleveland Six and features with which Cleveland owuets are rtrBghtwd Many a Cleveland She owner has said, "It would be hard to teO you what a good car the Cleveland huuuiHy ia. Ifs aoudatU." **-iastf5fiss?WS«sC5 aar^Tar,! srcs,1*" T. J. SMITHWICK CLEVELAND AUTOMOBILE COMPANY, CLEVELAND, OHIO $1385
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