PAGE TWO r - " -fTgiP Film A?:-c63 Tc.*titic? J i Miss Ann Luther, film star, who, (s suing Jack White, millionaire] (timing man, for $100,000 breach of promise, as - she appeared on tho witness stand in Los Angeles re- i tently. IN MEMORY OF MISS ALPHONSO, FANNIE, A. PLEASANT. ?o? - i Fonne, as she was generally know:, by her friends, was of a very cheerful and lovable disposition, who to know was' to love. She was born July 4th, 1897, and died July 30th, "1924, making/her stay on earth 27 years and 26 days. She was taken as it may seem in the prime of life. But God knows best and called her homo where' there'll be no more sorrow*, trials or troubles^ there to- foreVei* rest in -the likeness of Jesus. She bore- her suffering with such I % Christian fortitude, never heard to I grumble or mrnplauf.1 always readyto laugh nad say something cheerful., She had been seriouoly sick a little; over-eiifhtcon months and all that lov'mg hgids and the best of doe-'| tors could do was done, -but all in vain,. nothing could stay the cold ic" .. hind of death, and when the Father Called "child/ come home," she calmly , passed over. She leaves a mother, a stepfather, ! Mr. and and Mrs. W. B. Clayton, two sisters and a brother? Miss Mamie Pleasant, Miss Florence Ggiyton and W. M. Clayton, all of Hurdle Mills, route 3. She was buried at Lea's Chapel, Elder B. F. Kinney conducted the burial service to a large congrega- ' tion of relatives and friends. The! floTal offering was numerous and; ones.-?May Broach. DIDN'T CARE FOR SECOND CALL! ?o- | A recent Mt. Gilead news dispatch j reiate* an interesting story about a j colored man who lost his wife a few 1 years ago and Viever paid for her IFOLKSlf S IN OUR v"?St TOWN Why, \ .P Of Courte \ Edward \ McCutenjh ?J ^ AUTOCASTER ' ?ll. J ? J. -CALWT Wr- . ! J Ji.. ? burial expenses. A few days ago he called into the office of Major J. A. Lisk and" wanted to pay up the debt" "I wants to pay right now,7 he said to Major Lisk, and after having settled in full the colored man went on to state that his wife came to see him the night before and made inquiry as to whether or not he had paid for he" coffin. Of course as soon as jjaylight came he got right out and borrowed the money, as he didn't care for an-i other hoctumal visit Of that kirid. 1 "Dat woman won't never come to see me no mo' to find oat ef her coffin is not paid for," said the colored man after he had paid the bill. . i I'. ~ "? ' 4! . DaddylfSyming i Fairy ^ Nary Graham V lis ;f Bonner THE Bin TENT Hie big tent was fillln/r up -quickly with people. There wore men and ?? women, .boys find SpSBj&w fclrts, and every - one looked eager hjSBfjly with excitement. IMfH They had via tied :the . aultnala ^ <Sv'^ iu t*3o .'tents near "% "Va band. Tl?ey-i JtAi :v\V '* n'<1 seen llie gffiv i y .ft. s n ? k t- charmer ?| unit the lady .who f swnilowfcd the; \ 1. 1 frome of the Tfer boys had taken JiS. water , to the ?le? I'hants and bad been given .ticket!) The Snake to the circus for Charmer. th'-' help tliey had j liven the circus people that morning, j ITetiy soon the sound of the band was heard. Arid in a moment it appeared. The parade had commenced! night In a big tent door came the band. What a splendid tune they were playing. And along came utanv of those tliCjf had seen outside. Tl?e snake charmer wore an enormous snake about Iter neck and she stroked the snake and smiled at the ntumlu MM ol?> ??* 1 Some of the people shivered and said: ^ How t\m she do that!" Hut it wu* certainty part of a circus I | to see something tike that and It real- j j If quite thrilled them. The clown en lite along and what I Jokes they cracked. It certainly | 9, i ... ?? ?.> t?.tq down 1 J ('Si- ) ^ I I fc - qaai THE ROXBORO COU M IW. -?i m ggic* 2XBfS^u^SBjHH: I 1 I ( NAOGHTy, \ i r * naught^ ] I wwy ) I in me town ror tney spoke ot srores they hud visited and they liud some the names of the. people, which ti*?/de . very one laugh. It was fun to hear the clowns speak of i hose whom they knew. There were wild ainimals, tigers aul lions and .hears. They were not ai this parade, but they were Just oats'do iidiJ ready to do some Those in thf^ipurade tiuQ^ned ail around in the tent mid then the circus begun. There were most wonderful trapeze performances and turning so'thersuults in the air with only a rope for the performer to hold. There were riders, riding barebuck and jumping through hoops and over beautiful wide ribbons. The elephants performed and before they finished their act, or rather Just as they finished, they all stood up on their hind legs while the band played a great long trill anjl every on? clapped, for this wus the elephants' way of bowing. There was a beautiful lady who walked along a wire ani> she danced upon the wire and carried a parasol and did'many "marvelous tricks. ' There were statues of living people and horses, too, and they stood tn different positions and did not move a muscle. You could hardly have believed they nvp? ;illvo mil oniv Hium "Oow ward when they bowed. And then, of course, you were sure. There were sea IS oris and they seemed to thoroughly enjoy their tricks? and there , . ? were tumbling " .-tots. and races and through all the blind played. tor at'id {he peo- N pie had practiced I their tricks, too, I and every one V ife) now was In the \\V he.st of form. huge circus as It w u s. So many ' things were to be Th, clowns, seen that tt , seemed no one could possibly look a It all. 1 But that was one of the nice thing! about a circus?you couldn't find I dull! And as every one left the big ten after th? show was over people to each other: "After all there is nothing like i Circus, Is there?" And every one agreed with ever: one else! Had Overlooked That Irate Customer?I've worn thes calfskin shoes only two months an now look at 'em. /t?nt ?w vwey low &AH? ' TH?8T M6AM& ~ - \ ALf APTB?WOON NOV SSTyHRFjel Tr of niaio mago* I I W*G WEB*. 1 f TH' OOSGIf* CtBCWS JV1 woio Bt^coMpi.yr T "TvvTiN^aBr'?wr \ \WV "TMBV CHATT6R A80U ^^~^ ' ~ ^ ^ ^ " ' J* - ' " - ' ':.t . " "f? 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