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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, Wednesday Evening, June 23, I 926.
No. 25.
THINGS ARE GETTING IN
SHAPE AT GRAIGVIllE
Few Loom* (ioina: Making
. Towels, Others Expected
To Start -Up Soon
J AS. H. CRAIG, PRESIDENT
Mr. ' Jaa. H CrAigr. president of
JoHv Watts & Son of Philadelphia,
also president of Somerset Mills at
Craiffville, N. C;, a suburb of RfX
boro, Mr McKoy, superintendent of
Jbhn Watt 3 & Son, V)f Providence,
R.I., and Mr. Krank Hill of Philadel
phia were here f it a few days la ;t
week, pttjests pi Mr^ an3' Mrs. \V. 11.
Kinkend.
Mr. Craig favored us with' a rail
and was very ?enthusiastic over the
prbspeets f Somerset Mills. Ho is
very much alive to the possibilities
of this section and says he expects
ib <v -me down now soon for a stay
of several weeks. While the" Somer
set Mills are starting off in a small
way, we can but believe it is enjy
the beffinnLnj? and ere lon? much of
lh?> business now. handled _ b?v the
Philadelphia concern twill be. turned
this way and Somerset will l>e one
of the large concerns of this section.
BEAUTIFUL
WEDDING
Mirm Gladys .Beam Becomes the
Brideo of Mr. Raymond Hailey.
The majrriage of Miss Gladys $eam j
and Mr. ' Raymond . Bailey was sol-;
. e.mnize# at Bethel Hill Baptist church
Thursday evening at six .o'chrck. A
large number of. relatives anji frknd <
fr*>m this' section attended." *
The church waV ^attractively tfec- J
orated with fern.*,- ' .pVim.*, green !
Ann's . Lace and .daisies. On eacSh
3ide cf the aisle an arched gtteWay :
was formed and many candles were
u*e?t. Mr. Jtrihrt W Fefunt'alne w*\s '
organist and played a number nf '
selections before the ceremony,
While ?. Mr. ? Mr?uft-y Fountains
? several .violi/i setci-lions.. Mr. T.. W,
Smith of Richmond, Va., sarjg? "At
Dawning," and ''Because."
The bridal party entered to the i
strains of Mendelsohn's Weddwgj
March, The paces, T. VV. Smith, }
Jr., and Joel ? L^-.e Day we^g fir*t to j
enter, then , f f. > ushers. Mess" fNither \
Beam of Louisburg, Mr. J ,hn Bvley,
Mr. Timberlake f Louisburg, and
Mr Ha rvey Olavtoh of Uoxboro.
The;/ were followed by. ..the following j.
young ladles. Misses Lena Bailey, sis
ter of the groom, Virginia Bryan of ;
Abbeville, Edna Karle Hinton of;
lacksonyiHe, Maude Montsgue, Inez
.Brocks, Ro.-sa Robertson, Kramn
Robertson, Marion I'une and May]
Ellen Powell" of South Boston. Va., j
' if el en 'Joyn^r, Carrie Lee V.'iv; . >ij
and Mrs A C. Geatrv. They f ine d
a circle around the' altar and sing
the bridal chirm from L thenar le n. r
"The maid of honor-,' Miss Elizabeth I
Woody, approached ft* m the left.
' aisle, and the malrorn />f. ho>*,or ? was.'
Mr <. T. VV. Smith of .Uichmend, Va., !
. sister ??f the bride. The JL wor'gicts 1
Were nitces of the bride ? -Marion 'j
. Dixor. Beam .of T.ouislrjrs and, Mary J
A lire Smith of Richmond. Va.. whil ?
the r'ainty Htt!e riir^or bearer was!
Beryl Beam ttmlth of Richmond. Va. j
The bride entere i with her broth e?\ 1
Dr. Huarh Beam of Roxboro. The!
'groom" met her at. th? altir, aee-.m--*
ftanied "by hHv ' b.^-t- man, who was ]|
iris brother. Earnest Bailey; The i
. impressive ceremony was performed ,
by Rev. f. A. Ream, father of the
bride, and Rev. N. J. Told, her pas
t at, .
. ,rf he brid ^smaides Were identical
dross," fashioned of Georgette lift!
Rainbow tints and carried hat bask
ets of daisies. The maid honor
and dame of honof were handsomely -;
gowned in green- and peach geor
gette? carrying arm bouquets A
Columbia roses, sweet peas, butur
fly roses and white snap dragons. The
bride was: very benutiful ln-h*r wtil ',
.- > ding gown o/ white, satin, with a j
long court train* -her . veil was ar
. langed coronet fashion with or ujge -
? , blo^sf,m?f and.her ^rm.-beu^uet w **
f ? "" bridr < ? i'?ii
Thi* bride of .Thursday the1
"7 jjroungest daughter f Rev. and J4 t
J. A Beam. S i\e i * a iiadua^-- ni
~j~ "TJfereftTFh rdllefe a nT b+fen tfea
in.g .tft. liM . 1 Hill f -r thn ? y-.?arsr
.irhv.T ' -he I-.- 1 ' fav?rrikvj _n
vf e- " ' - ? j.11^
jl/.V ivJ ?
Judge Meekins Puts
Tri-State Group In
Hands Of Receivers
Newsy Notes
From Helena
Despite tho - f
turns showed Ruth Bryan Owen,
daughter of I've i famous late Wm.
J? a winner iof the Democratic
nomination for Congress from the
Fourth Florida district, it would
seem she lost as the Anal official
count is' being tabulated.
Bryan Luck?
Mrs, T. P. Noell 4 is visiting rela
tives ne:y Hiliibora. 2
Mis* H"1"" *-?> ] i- r i n* Vt i 'V fij hVn fn g.
a ftar visiting relatives * in Roxboro.
fMiss Maggie .Ton^s is- visiting
relatives . in Wendell.
Mr.. JOscar Dixon, and children of
MuUin's -S C., Mesdames J:hn Broiks,
Ciei. Fox, Jr., ?and Irvin Brook* vyei'e
visitors jit the home of Mr. A. W.
O'Brya/vt Monday. .
Mr. Bryan Cfcsh was in Henderson
Saturday wHere he went to-, stand
the civil service examination.
Mrs. Goy Bowies Durham vis
ited- ?l*elWttVeS here Inst Sunday. '
? Mrs. Percy Noel 1 who has been on
an extertd?d visit to relatives in th'e
Western r art of th'e state '.has . re
turned home.
Mr. Roy Pearce of Hjenderson
ville is. visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. (). Pearce. ? * ~ ? T
Miss Gold ie Bowles returned home
last Sunday after visiting, relatives
in "Durham.. .
Mioses Helen Lance and Grace
Tilletf spent the week end with Miss
Sue Cakes of Hurdle Mill.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L; Timberlake had \
a; their guests last week end, Mr.
and &ivs. .1 .(? Timberlake and family
?f Cojuir.bia, S. CI., Mr. and -Mrs.
Kdgar Tjmberlake and family of
Lexingtcn. Rev. Mr. Broom of Rr>a- 1
noke Ranids, and Mrs. fc^ade Hodges
of Chapel Hill.
-Mi\ and Mrs. H. E* Pearce of I
RjchitfOfld, Va,, 'visited relatives here
list. Saturday. They were Lere for
the home c:niing day at Mt. Zion. I
Mr. 'rid Mrs. Will ' Bfacfr&rrl and I
family of Wendell visited friends here
Sunday cn their way to the -fcrvices
i\l Mt. 7,L?n. j
Rev. B. Ov Merrifci, former pastor |
of the Mt. Tirzah charge,, was n j
raost at the home of Mk- Annie
Noell Sunday evening. Mr. Merritt j
took charge of the evening services |
in the church here, much t> th'j de
light of his many friend?.
Misses Elizabeth and Lucy T Fltett
of Mt. Tirzah spent the week end I
with Miss' Mona and Mary Ashley !
of Helenit.
Mr C. R. Ashley and Mr. ,J. G.
Chambers left yesterday .for' Black -
shear, Ga., where they will opcitat'e <
a tobacco ware-house,, there* .i?eing
reported a fine crop of the weed this
season.
Mr. George Yancey and family of
Zeblon, N. C.f were cafienr Mr.
C. R. Ashley's Sunday, going home
Sunday P. M. . '> ?':.>?> j
BIG 5TH OF JULY
CELEBRATION
Tho citizens of ^oath Bo.-iltfft nfe
j? iitg u> celeHratc thi> ?Ith' of fuly
?in ?n i-l.ibofatg ' -H-ale. and evary
cittr?n Oiunty U coylfaHy
j:j . i t?l - par: ititkite- - fa aagHK
. ?v.i'.i.'.ir. mi if
yoa tT-ay 'iuIVST^fUKV
! -'t m'-i it. ?" ? "
I James H. Pou, Halle tt S. Ward,
and M. L* Corey, Three Re
ceivers Named
BOND OF ,$250,000 EACH
Elizabeth City, June 10. ? Femoral
Judge. I. M, Meekins - 1 ate today an
nounced the .appointment f M. L.
Corey, of New York, James H. P)u.
of Rileiih, and Halle tt S. Ward, of
-&la2hir.gton. N. C.. as '?o??iver5 for
tlva Tr'-State Tobacco Growevs Co
mparative Mhrke^in? associatro:'.. At
six o'clock preparation of. the re
'caivershipr order had, not Been com
pleted-.
Ipounsel- for the" association and
for '.he Federal IirteriYiediate C' C lit
Bank of Baltimore, a e:. -defendant;
in the sirit.'ga've* notice that an ap-_
peal would be filed in thii circuit
court f appeaU for-..thi 5 district.
Attorneys forV;":h sides' depressed
themselves as entirely satisfied with
the personnel of the receiver alii p.
The receivership order cites a$
reasons for the receivership that, i
from the facts ? presented, .it ap
peared to the court that the directors i
and officers- of the association haVej
so managed its affairs .t^oi 'i^ i -V
either iusoivent or in imminent dan?- j
er of insolvency. r
It further sets oat, that the" or
ganization's directors- ^i'higfr sal
aried oj?rcia}sr" and -other firms it i
^?fich they -were financially inte ? est
e3ror re-d rjnng 'much" fcobacc". , ojidj
made large -profits; -that- ??Tfr!'. i>ts1
were "approved by th<? dir -fetors; ..t'*ja?.
certain <> f ?" t h $ . di re 3 1 ,'rs an d pffcVe$S-l
bought warehouse properties at:
exh:rb'tant prices; that"saiasiean\ere
paid in excess of the v;*!i*e erf tK?
services rendered, -and sometime? "ffr
unnecessary ^services, .in* d?<*reTa"d of
th* right3 of the members. ^ ?
As a result of the .icti >ni of the'
bo^rd. pf rectors'," the order- * de-.?
clares, the association i* beirig liquid-.]
atjei - by a j Vint"- committee of three ]
direct: rs an d t\vo# representative? of 3
large creditors. . %
The .association '-has failed of ffcs ;
purpose, and such purpose, 4has been-J
gendered impossible/' .'due to th? fact 1
that tiie management ha-s lost the
confidence of the membership, It is
asserted. As a further result-of the
way the affairs of ,the association
have been handled, Judge; Mekins !
said in connection with the order, the j
members have sustained heavy loss- i
e3, -and the association's assets have I
fallen far below an amount sufficient i
to pay. a fair market value for the
tobacco delivered by t' e members, j
MR. HEFFNER AD
DED TO FACULTY
At a meatl ng of the tra3tr- i ji f
the Roxboro Bru:i-?J Sc.',-, ! Mr. L.
T. Heffnc-r, of Maiden, ?>!??? C., *.va?,
i'ii'i-t.-i af >z-r -of t.ia ? faculty. ?
Mr. He f iner is a graduate ->f I)uke
.University, and crrries highly rvi-.oir.
meiided.
The board of trustV>e? p i id Prof.
\ talvejr a' very, hi*h corr.plirr.ent when,
a motion was ad pted appropriating:
money ? pay his o xpenses to the
Sosqui-CcMenni&l in" Piv'ladelphh.
HOPE HE
GOES AGAIN
j From a private letter from our
I good friend, Mr. J. Shields Harvey,
we quote: "We are having a fine
, time 'down, there ? ^Norfolk ? except'
that the Air. is right, coo) vvhcn the
Winds come from the "Water. Have
had light aprirrklen of rain, but it
is very dry here,/fcnd we found it
sq .all of the way dbwrt; Clark and
I have been flabing twice, with fair
tuck the firfct day, nly (?) caiffht
_11G of fair size, the largest a Plkel
iriieasurlngr !SU fhjrtfes. Saturday Ve
were joinpj %by Mr. C. .!??. Ball, Sr.,
of Baltimore, and had a good day
on Laic*. Smath-. The catch w^ n?t'
so targe in r.umhcrhs before, hot the
average si*tf was hotter. You c-?n
tell -Taspe* that we .nriight have fcent
him . some had _ he not talked too_
mtich lust time wo were dTwh. . VVe
havr^-.eaten -fiifc until they are not,
g < ( ? ? mrr-jy ard ir we? so
traye-m K.^rd h^c^f
[ q-vnrt o K .v Yi^-? -n'^d boy*/' "
"THE DARK ANGLE" AT
PALAGE THEATRESOON
The Palace Theatre Presents
Splendid Program. Monday
Tuesday June 28-29th
SECURE SEATS EARLY
Hailed by Critics as the tit stand- 4
in& screen achievement of all time,
at Palace Theatre Monday and Tues
day Juno 23-23th. . The Story has
already made fcood? as a sta^e play
it was a thrilling success,? -A Sol
die:' is stricken d xvn upo.n the field
of Battle in the wo, rid war ? Not killed
buL Ulinifcd for life ? A-gtri back home
had promised to !>ec: me ' his wife,
but rather than submit . her to his
;life of darkness he returns under an
assumed n amp-? The Dark Anj?/:1 ^
the one that brings happiness to a
main in the darkest hour Qf hi3 life.
Cou^d yju wish for a more triily
Dramatic situation ? Heart beats
mingrlinj? with the Drum beats of
war. (Tickets on sale thr:uflrh the
B. Y. P. U. Baptist Church) secure
you-?, seats early, and by all means
don't miss the year's finest Film '
Production. Matinee Monday 3
P. M. Evenings 7 ;30 ? 9:00 P. M.
Admissions 25 and 60 cents. Mon
day arid Tuesday lime 23-26th, 're
member the dates? The* Palace Thca- 1
tre." 1
Prominent Person
Passed Away Li
". I -? ? i i
DEATH OF
MR. BARRETT
_ > . * . * Kc
Died Sunday; Afternoon 'After Being
* " Ilf About -a /Vtzeft
WPterj-'G-; C. tearr<et?t. a$e 44, ' ^ied.
Swtday; aftern :ort ,al 1 fVclcpk^t The.
koine of* his wife, M*rA. j^eor^e Strunj'
- Barrett. -,>a Morgan. Str^t.. * Mr*.
! Barrat't had only been. Ill "about- 4
' wfak ai t his death ca mo *a^\.a 4is-'
j.tusjtp shack to- his friends* . 'Mr B.t -
? reiite- i'Tna^ried Mi&s Mo!li? Stvum
j-a4>oui,four mon-Mi* &20 and they \Yere?
'making, their 'home ai? M rs. .Barrett!?!
| until they era id' complete. their new
[ home,' which was to replace {\xe ono
| burne*t ab';ut two months since, an-i
1 th<?y expected to move to it ih fhe
| Bethel Hill neighborhood now ?of?fi.
! Mr. Barrett, was. well" k-n -wn^. in
j Bis home ''section, - and w'as re.a-iijy
I considered one." of the. best men* 'in
j <he c vmtoiunity, hayinjr always lived
j a quitt upright life. Besides His
I wife "he leaves fathe.' . nnd two. -is
te.rs, Mrs. Ma *eo. ? Woody and Mrs
1 R. A. Woody.
TV funeral! sdrvice;* were conduct
ed from Bethel Hill church Monday
afternoon at 3 o'clock, fche seryiH's
con Juried by Rev. X. J. Todd,
n^irte l by Rev. V/. F. .U*,^t. The
pallbearers were Gu.s -Woody,- Lee
Woody, Jack .Woody, Tom Wor.cjy.
Bcdney Gentry and Maurice Foun
taine.
Presbyterian Church
Sunday Scho.ol at i>;45 A. M.t H.
L. Crnweil Su?it.
Morning Service at It A. M., sev
iVion by the Past:r.
At this service we will have a
Baptism Service for- the children of
the Crmsrresration. All patents are
asked to let the Past r know if they
wish to have their child baptised.
Mitchel Chapel. Sunda'y School at
2 P. M.
Preaching at Bushy Fork , at 3:30
I*. M.
Eyery one welcome at all services.
REV. P.-CARY ?DAMS',
Pastor.
-7 o?
SOME FINE WHEAT
Last Thursday we drove out to
_tii? f-.rnj.ivf Mr- R- H. Gate* down in
.the: Flat River section. Mr, Gates
; Has about thirty three acres in whent
* r-n thi* farm,, and his rpranafcer Mr.
I Jftss Chambers i? ju?tiy proud of
Ju.? crop: ? Mr. r'.imbeu, " j< a i i ? ? w a:
?t tractor cutting tM\ wheat, and he.
( expects to garner ft>ore than five
. nml Willi., I .,'U^-tt-a*.
fail he will not ha disappointed^ We
have seen" ,10 fieJTer "wheat, Or H~t
,U? <i'r.?..i>cts fjr'<-ftrtiv tjyih hi. l a*
i: 11. tills firiii.
Red Grange's "Yes" Gal.
MR. CRUMPTON GOES
TO 1M KH VM SCHOOL
,
Mr. Hunter Crumpfcon hia been '
^Hecfced 'principal -'f ' - ? Minium
'township hfeh school at Bahama, j
The Manzum school is a twelve
teache* ? school. Mr. Trumpton has I
bden liririeipal of AUensville Hig;h
. School r Hevera'r yaff. ind we'l
qualified for his pr:feasion.
County Citizen
ast Friday Quietly
Here is th* Miss ? Ednt Murphy
? who has been selected to play
opposite the famous ^red-haired ?
Harold' Grange ? in his football
movie debut Of course Edna will
say "yes" to Red in the final do**
up-.
Leaves* Splendid Record ? 70
Years Member of Church.
30 Years a l)ea?aii .
4 .YEARS IN CIVIL WAR
?
Mr. S. -'P. Girjjry :,f i\is Bethel,
;5 iH -Mficrhb yrho1 i w is 'called to his
'?rexrtjreh I *st Friday afternoon. Ho
had bro??n.in f??b!e Jiearth for quite a "j
long #tim^/ though hi* death came .as '
n "VMcjc. Oti the day :f bis death he j
?i te; a he a i;t y ? di Hirer an d w is: fee! '
?i^ST apparently as well as he had fyr,
?some tujy*, -w-h*n almost siviien'y ha j
'was*' t?ke.n sick, and.. lingered ."inly :
a- few -lwufs. ? * ... * I
funeral s rv\-'s wcr.? /nr.- :
Sunday evening- at 2 /clock, by Rev,
K. J. Todd, hi* pastor. ;R<*/. J. A. j
Hfwnr; for. m'any years '*paator';.of Mr.
Gentry," spoke vary f^ej.inrjLy f hi'3.1
life, .recalling ma ay. incident' s-owr-j
ing how his lift' had been t benedic
tion to him. i
MtS Gentry was forh i" Person 1
County, and spent hi 4 day* largely ir.
the County* not living alone for him-i.
?self, hat giving of hi 3 time, . his ;
talents f:r the betterment of th - o
with whom he. cam2 . i1> contact. ? He;
was man iij i twice, - $rsf tj M i-> .
Sftr.ih VanH ok, by whom he- was !
blessed with ^o.ut" children, then to I.
Mi is Sa ! 1 ie I .ink , a n d ; t o th'is -a r. : 0 n . ' ?
were, born ftvn chil i.en. Ste of t; ese '
-urvive. him, ' bei:i.r . T. .1. Citp.fvv of
South'- Bo-/. u-Mc-v R. B'."" Klliot'i of'
VVeliyillp, \*.i., As C- Gc-ntrv of liox- :
tori, B. P. 1 Gentry of LUljngtori, 1
County Strperiritonden t of Harnett
County, B. W. Gentry of Betnei Hill. :
*>Rd Mrs C, B. Wills?. ms of Durham.
Mr. Oerrtry entered the War be
tween .the states the second year
ynd served ' through until the end.!
having served three years . withruti
a wound, though on one occasion aj
bullet went through bis '"at, making ?
thi'ee hd^s.
At the close of the war he re- ;
[turned home, and followed the pur- '
suit of farming, being one af the |
most successful of the County. He |
had .been a member of the Baptist :
church for seventy years, a deacon I
in his church for nw?re t-an fifty j
years, and for many, many years had j
been a teacher in his Sunday School, t
faithfully filling this place at his
death. He was piiomiiiernt in all
.County .affairs,' and hrs judement
wo s ?c Ught in all difficult 'propo-i- -
tiooA. He represented this (bounty
in the legislature one term. He was
the- oioneer iri.good road a and schools
ift'hi.. ??...? j . . 1., y,\ fa at Tt ftn. hnaii tiiri 1
that .his hobbies were' schools andT
ipAdsV ' J .
Pi-r = ad ft*!! y\ x "wo ^ In v.- nf n v "n^TS" 1
wha_i??H filled a larger jyla<ejp, and:
with Tnors lv>ttor. t&aii did _Mr. Sv i
V: 'Gentry. H*> was s:rupiilb?*ly >
lionet, with brtU f-.*i?nd and foe, j
INVESTING MEETING
HELO 8Y BQTARIflNS
Blue Back Speller Come Into
Its Own Again, Professor
Stalvey Wins
VISIT OXFORJD TOMORROW
Last Thursday- eveninar t!*e> Ro
taTjans had a most interesting meet
ing. After lunch Profs.. Stalvey and -
Satterfleld were ch.sen as captain^
and after drawing 3ides a spelling
i^e was pulled off. Really, it was
surprising how v.yH these ^oys"
. tir- H Biue .Back. ^
grof. Sta'voy provod to ' th* heat
speller, standing. after all others toatf
tjftne, thouprh he was the only one -
left , on either Side, showing there
was. no .walk :ver for his t-.-am, .
T-cmon' w evening the Club will
30 to Oxford where a bail game will
be -t aged, after which they will be
guests of the Oxford. Rotariana;
HALL ? REDFERN
MARRIAGE
Couple, Prominent Throughout the
State Married at Winijate.
Win gate June 22.? A wedding of
unusual interest was solemnized
|;Saturday afternoon it "five o'clock
\t the home of Mr and Mrs. Henry
Austin Redfern when their daugtt
I tet, Mrs* Aiine Ruth, became the
1 iiride of Mr. Cooper Andrew Hall*
j of; Roxboro, N. C.
The beautiful and Impressive ring
ceremony was performed by Rev. C.
J. Black ' of King' sMountain, who
wa* formerly pastor of the Baptist
church at Wingate.
The vows * were: pledged cn the .
front porci'Y ; before 3 towering .'
j $crt>t?n -of palm<, fehis and evergreen
irrtermingieJl with Queen AnneV
fwe.
The bride was attended by her sis
ter, Mrs. Blanchafd Williams, of
Monroe, >f? ( , who wa< beautifully
J reused in or hid georgette. She
?carried' an- arm "bouquet of. pink Kit
arn?y roses. Accompanying: Mrs.
Williams w:\* the. brother of the
jjroom, Dr. J. H. Hall, of Atlanta
Gar
The bride followed, leaning: on the
arfn of the groom. Her wedding
suit was an exquisite creation of
midnight blue georgette and she
carried a lovely bouquet of bcide'a
jro-ies. '
Mr>i Hall is the attractive daugh
ter of Mr. and Mr3. Henry Austin
Reiifern of Wingate, She received
her education at -the North Carolina
College for Women, Greensboro, N.
C-., and $i Massey'3 Business <v
le*e, Richmond. Va. For the past
few years she ' has been very suc
cessful both in the busines - world
and in the teaching profession.
The groom is the sop of Mrs. Win- .
r;ie Hall, if Roxboro, Nr. C., and ia
a lawyer -of that city.
Ml*, and Mr.-. Hall ! .ft immediate
ly after, the ceremony, for a a extend
ed t>ur, .after whieh they witl be at,
hemve in Roxboro, ? ? -
AN UNUSUAL YIELD
Of course, you can not with safely
count chicken * before they are
hatched, hut Mr. C. G. Reade has
cat some wheat which he says is
just about t.e best he ever raised.
He Vowed one and one half bushel*
and after harvesting1 it he say* he
expects to thresh out fifty bushels
from this sowing:. He has this "off
to itself and is going to see just how
it comes out. We trust he will favor
us. with ji . report on it after it is
threshed.
To -lighten your work, use Sunray
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and no bond could be better than his'
word. Not only were his neighbors
his friends, hut every one who ever
knew kim- wag-glad to call ilim friend,
and we shall all miss him, and it will
be a bn*. time, ere his plage is filled.
Truly it cart be said of. hrm, that
;\ good mm} ha* gone, f^c he wa?
Ye<?aj?frt4ed by-irtt-w an honest, eew^ ?
pcientious' Christian gentleman* He
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faith, 'aod no doubt id n?w tasting
of the^ reward whieh obrtffc* .?d .tk0** ..
who p^jt their f&ith. .in the Lord .
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