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VOL. No. XLIII
ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. Wednesday Evening October 13, 1926
Si .50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
No. 41.
DODSON-ijRQWELL HAS
BEAUTIFUL WEDDING
Beautiful Wedding at West End
Methodist Church; 'Pretty
Decorations
CEREMONY .SATURDAY
Mosl impressive and beautiful was
the wedding on last evening ?'? the
West Rnd Methodist Church of Miss j
Cella D dsoti an(f?Mv. Clyde Oven i
Git, well, of Roxboro, N, C.
The church, which lends itself 40 t
1 armoniously to the beauty of aT- 1
tistic decorations, was indeed a bow
tr af beauty on the occasion. Th-e
nltar and chair loft were banked
with ferns and lovely snow-white '
dahlias, tall flo.r baskets f : :e;
- Mil'- flowers being ilt either
CJ f the railing. Within the altar
vail wore floor baskets of exquisite .
Vaster lilies with many tall cath
edral pantile? casting c beautiful
glow over the level y scene. , - ? -"1
Prior to the entrance of the wed
ding party, a beautiful musical pro
gram was rendered. With Mrs.
Charles U. Varijell presiding at the
organ. Mrs. Knlph Stockton sang
??Until." and "Heart of You," by
Cttdman and Bourne Hamner. broth-,
ev-ltl-lffw of the bride, and "O Piom
We. Me." William Wripht played two
?violin'., selections.
Miss Nellie Dodson. and Mrs..
Bourne 'Hamner. beautifully growneil ,
iit pink georgette with .silver sequin
trimmings and carrying arm bou
quets of pink Kilarn'cy roses were '
bridesmaids aniOtiss Nannie Dodson '.
th? maid 'f - onoi'. wire a lovely I
liOWn of nile green georgette. aad
?.!?:?:?? i an arm bouquet of Russell
j.. The 'Aime . oT* honor,' Mrs j
'V i.'tne Mill", of Raleigh. slner-ofi
the l.rilegro.m wore a gown f or
chid georgette and carried an arm
b< liquet of Butterfly . -roses. Little
M mes Mnry T-puise McCiung and
A~ne J'opner, daintily Kou'ne.l in
V 11k chiffon,' acted as (tower girls '.
?-?-.* little Miss L,ena Winston Mrr's,'
aN ) n pink chiffon, 'was the lively.;
little ring-bearer. ? 1.
'Ifessrs, Thomas CiOwell. of Scut'n
Boston, and Dr. Claude ."quires were
ig -i,om smcn. and the ushers were
Mesirrs, Kugene Mills, jot Raleigh,
Wallace 'Wo ds. ef Roxborh; James [
pn 1 John Dq^son.
Trie bride entered, to the strains!
of the Bridal Chorus with her father.'
j c. D dson. who gave her in -
marriage.
?Jho was lovely in a handsome
' gewn of heavy white satin, tni
> , . .-, : ae- e/ With- seed pearls ant?,
1 ir.ir. / with hand-made lace; fieri
l-avt.-ful veil w TP i'l cornet style
-i fa'.lint.- 10 the enS of a court 1
vva? of hriis'eis lie: anpliqced
w*ie caught with orange, bios- j
... c'arriod an exquisite e.rm
h- liquet- f Biidi roses with a show-,
f valley Hlier.
Th' bridegroom was attended by 1
T. !, brother. Mr. Bernard Criwell.
II cndrrsonville, wh'o nrted as test j
The vows were spoken with Rev.
W. Moore, pastor of the bride, i
rf.Vtating.
"(v an,| Mrs. Crcwell left mi- j
n Hatelv afto- the ceremony for
?T1 extended bridal trip, the trip'
l-.ing made l.n the handsome car;
which was the bridnl gift f the bilde!
from the bridegroom;
Mrs. Crowe! I is one . of the City*
mo*t attractive and popular young (
Women. She is a graduate f th-- 1
city schools and also graduate of
Sfcriero C. liege, -Post graduate of N.
r W*?
Mr, Ofes'll is a popular arJ sue
. f -?.<i b** fcy man ot. Roxboro. j
N. xvhwSa .y.tung people wiTT
reside" upon tlHB&TCtarn from their
w Sliding .lpurnel.
? rut;
5(M_Pi^>j>le? -Ifi. At
Thursday-r-?Frirt?y -aml
Wtk.
Armther }sale of Mill Ends and
. ? , ..I - Somerset towels at .
r|<* Hurm.' begins , Fry ay m- rn*
ing, -15th. This, ii the biggest and
? b-i?' that we- have, had. ?
New Grand Sire
Ernest hu been
elected the new Gnud Sire of the
I. O. O. F., at their convention in
Philadelphia. A monstet welcome
parade of seven thousand Member*
was staged for him in Waahi.^ton.
The Hyco Warehouse
^The Hyco is the oldest house in
Roxbor? which has been consecutive
ly, run by the same management, and
\vh)!e iUr. \V. T. Pass is not ap old
man he l as been running this house
pp. Lorjf that the Hyco and Tobe
Pass have become iousehoki words.
In this Issue y.:u will find their ad
vertisement and als>. their force.
V'cm .'know these- nitm; and you- know
they "know tobacco, and your interests
are just as safe in their handr> as
:f t.'u^y we're their own affairs. You
:an not "possibly . make a mistake
when you sell your tolxaoco vith
thtm. _ ?
For Y our Own Sake
Go To Church
Sunday School at Longfcurs: Meth
odist church, Sunday 0:45 a. m -
Sunday School at Ehst Roxboro
Mcth-diit chui'ch, Sunday 11 a. m.
^ Prayer ?* Meeting at Longhurst
Methorist church Wednesday 7:15
Prayer Meeting: at East Roxboro
Methodis; church Thursday 7.; 15 p.m.
The different Kpworth Leagues at
their us'&al hours of service.
Preu'ing at Lorfchurat: Methodist
church next- Sunday at 11 a. m.
Preaching at East Roxbo-o Meth
odist chtfrch next 'Sunday at 7? p. m
M. C. BLLfcRBE. Pa#Uv
World Series
St. Louis won the world series.,
When the clubs left St. Jjcuis the
?Tames stood 'i to 2- in favor of New
York, which necessitated St. Lcuis
winning bt-th ; games to be played in
New York; and this thev did. In
Saturday's game the St.; Louis club
won with a score of 10"to 2, and in
Sunday's game, by a margin of 3
'o 2. thus winning the World Series.
Missionary Society
: The Woman's Missionary Society
< f Brook sd ale church met in the
pr?Uy new home of cur President,
Mrs. Maxie Fcx Monday afternoon
O,tohr* 4th. After a business ses
*n the regular missionary program
was given. At the conclusion of the
rogram, a Bible* contest was given
?ind games was flayed. Each cne
left declaring it to be one of the
roost int?|*p sftiit'/ nidoting* of the
year. We hope to met with Mrs.
Fox again very soon.. ? Cor. Sect.
Republican Speaking
The first political gtin will * be
fired here tomorrow at 3 o'clock irt
the court house by Mr, .Tohnst-in J.
Hayes, Republican candidate for the
"^rmrtn ? mrain.M ? it?m i q (h vr
man.. The^ public, is invited to heai
this distinguished.. speakeV, and th?
ladies are .especially^ invited.
: liranrt-rj^few Musical Comedy
PERSY WlNrN ERSM with li
l?LAi Palace Theatre 1 Thurs
thi j wo alt
GUEST JOMFS BILlN
III HOTEL JOiE
A
Jumps Hotel Bill and Is N?he
In Haiti more; Deputy oi
try Goes After Him
CLAIMED TO BE LA WEI
Oscar E. Peprce, who is bsn
to- be a resident of Kentucky ao
who several week$ ago mad< Ki
debut in the town of R:xboroj>rc
senting himself as a lawyer, ianrti
being held uv. Baltimore, Md, pi
recommendation of N. (V.
sheriff of Person County, on cfcgt
f haying left the (own of Ro?r<
; owing the Jones hotel a bill anvritJ
?ing to $156.40. This amount ial
leged to have been Mr. PearceV*tel
i. bill from the time of his registrion
at the hQtel, to the time :f hid<H
parture. |
Deputy Gentry left home lafl
with papers, to be presented to yvf
i*rnor McLean to be signed by.rrtj
j for the arrest. Of Mr. Pearce.
W. M. U. Co. Meet?
AH thev Woman'* Missionary*
eicties and Jr. Organizations o
^>"itist CV.urches in Person C'?
Beuui, Association are urKedt
meet 1. Roxboro at the E
church S?urday October 30.
T Wi' c clock ? m. a splendid
sratti will be ?\^gs<?nted by th
M. U's., of MillN,.eek Church,
. jijct: Graded W. M.\ We si
hope every SoclotM ^ the Iftt'
will be well repret n \v u
offer as a prize ? Siautifiihapd I
painted poster, to th \y. M, 1 that >
has the iarjfest nun>:. Fre9li Bcj
sure your W. M. S. L, tKislrize,
TV.xboro will not be ^w.ed i(L. m.l
? pete in - this
? '??? D W- BW, Supt,t i
Mi?S Ruth HnrrCr . W |
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City Exten&s
At the last meeting ^ ? I
lizard an order was pai ^ 1 j 1
ing thirty new street li\?r fl "?
installed in the . new *ectL? e'
town; also an order \va ne
authorizing an extension V*
water main
ns 1*1 certain of \
streets of the town giving |ew
dents the benefit of the wi
domestic purp.ses, as well vr
fire protection.
Cruel and Inhuman?
1 GL
-mmm. \ ?>
When Nebraska imposed brea/t
and water diet on bootlegger*
many called It cruel and inhuman.
Howard T. Jones, Department of
Justice Official at Washington is
existing on theae jlim ration* (or
two weeks to And out how U facia.
Attended Dodson
Crowell Wedding
The following from here attended
the Dod&on-CrqweU .wedding in Win
st. n-Salem last Saturday evening:
Air. and Mr-. H. L. Cr- well, Rev.
P. Cary Adams, Jim Broadhead;
jflyde BfbWin, Wallace Woods and
afi?. II v. - : ? W'i
Groceries and S.eds
One of the oldest and be?t houses (
In South Bost.-n, Yn., is the Joe Ter
?y Oro-t'-y Th< y hav ? an a
i nth is issue and are ?quoting prices* j
1 ok it up - and see- what is brincl ,
ffcpedv- ' ? ? ? wm
^Bridge Party
Dr. a,nd Mrs: J. H. Hughes eri
rtalned skme- fiends last .night at
: dinner party. After a most sump
i is five course dinner the tables
rei e cleared and foiii' tables we're
ranged f r bridge.
A Fast Stepping chorus f Beau- i
ful Girls with '"THE. DERBY WIN'
TRS" playing at Palac ?> Theatre j
hurjday ? -Friday and Sat tin:! ay this j,
eek.
District CIuTfjoij yery
Interesting! eetiiig Here
Adopt Resolutions On Impo'f ? -r : ? ?
tant alters, Zebulon Gets ' *' ^ 01 i>ur
Next Meeting
MRS. BURNS WELCOMS adopted! ?om"nt;?n'
VISITORS TO ROXBOKO \ ttesolutlon, Adoptw)
Beautiful weather, zood attendee*, ttTllWi C!ab wom, ,\ ot
atJout one hundred and fifty visiters,,;? ? lC ' 111 convention as
iin excellent program and the grac* | *V , .W ioa i . m- our sense
ious hospitality of the Woman's Club ' v? ..Ju " r v>
made the gathreing of the Clubs of 'aii ! / <uo ,na' an<* uri"
the Eighth District of the North Car- r" 1 ? tand tak
olina Federation cf Women's Clubs vv*^
a marked success.
With Mrs. F. R. Perdue of Ral
eigh president of the district pre
siding, the meeting began prodptly.
Mrs. A. M. Burns, in a very happy
manner, welcomed the visitors, which
was responded t"> by Mrs. Clarence
Chamblee of Zebulon.
Not being able to attend the meet
ing we get the following report of
the meeting from Miss Susan Iden,
secretary of the meeting:
Uindaunted by any failuco* **nd
discouragements of the past, the
members of the Eighth District of
the State -Federal* n pf Women's i'Stirvev of
in the annual con-! ing present
vention at Roxbor- Flriday, reaf
?Cate Burr -Johnson in
it \^F From the survey when
be r^rent that it was net to
"Sla <!omP-'lent director.
Welf jhat urire the Child
the ? to investigate
its exely g:pd fa;th of
years Ac:^?ry since for, two
injf hinmcomn^ission instruct
in iridun a survey of women
would nothJne that i
a survevVn?wledge of what I
has shov-v?. and since then
operate ?v^vi'lingness t: -co
women in Vs competent to i
of the" a live issue ;
" Wliy pf the'
Industrj'" be-*
T*arroTT7
^ ? ni\nr>>
en are g^ing%hat the womrr
that they, ar%f survpyT^tft
-firmed their ?en>? ot the. need of. ?
scientlflf Trtirrey - of women in indu*- ,
try ?rnl endorsed the ^oKramrnHdebyftnj
of legislation sponsored hy.the leg- Mrs. J. J?
iatative Council of \V< . men. Mrs S. <!?
"k? (Continued
t> have
t
Kali-itth^. !
. RoxfiWo;
tt
Roxboro Is Right
Up To The Front
Chautauqua Will Be
gin Saturday The 16
frbe Swarthmore Chautauqua is
booked fcr three days here beginning
Saturday, Oct.' lfith, and closing
Tuesday tho 19th. The guarantors
say they will put en the best program
ever presented to Roxboro. Tickets
i are being sold by the g^arftn&ars and
? you will probably, be solicited^
Mrs. Herton's Funeral <.
Held In Roxboro
The funeral . services "fV>r :Mrs. M.
D. Horton. aged inmate of the old
Ladies Home, who died Saturday
night, were held Monday morning:
at 9 UIO o'clock- from the Old Ladles
home on Buchanan b:ulevard-.
Iter son. W. N; Hprton, and hi*
wife arrived yesterday mcming to
assist with, the funeral arrange
ments. Pall-bearers were announced
as J. J. Lawaon, Dolran Harris, O
T. Carver, Wesley Bright. R. L.
Montgomery, and P. P. O'Briant.
? The body v/as interred: In Burch
! wood cemetery yesterday.
Mrs. Hcrton is weli remembered ^
| here as she is a native of this Coun- .
' ty and for. many years lived in Rox
' boro: . . ' . . ' ' )
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Old Fiddlers Convention
'? - n
I An Old Fiddlers CcVlvention will
t eld at Lorv.rhur.st school hdu?e
October 23rd. Everybody that play* i
string music is invited: to ? attend
rBigge- and better prices will be of- ()
forcd than. -ever' before. Prizes will i
be warded as fellows: at*
Best banjo picking $5,00. in gold. jn
Second best $2 ">0. Best fiddler '$.>?? &
|.:n" gold. Secrnd best $2.50. Best t:]
"laxya'inn njusip , $51*00 in gold. Sf-c
:'.d b" ' . $52.50. Best Ciurtar pick- .,r
:.ng $5 00 in gold. Second best $2.
r?0 Best Mandolin $5.00 in gold j.J
Second Lr - 1- $2.50. Harp $3.00. jjJ
kinging $2 00.
Four hours of good entertainment.
Road Completed \
. The r ".ad which has been und
construction all of the summer fee
Roxboro. by. way rf Jalon? ai
Bakersville, connecting with o
number thirteen near Clayton
Store, has been completed awl ju
as soon as funds are available ft
ly set wjfl be open to the publi<
This is part of the hard surf aci
load leading to the Virginia iim
The remaining link will be c^rph-te
Murine: the next twelve month.-, jus
us soon funds are available fo
his County,
W instead Warehouse
1 he Win~ tend .War a house is easi
? ly one of the he-t and most conve
nient Warehouses in this section.
Lights could not be better arranged,
nnd you know what it means to have
the light fall just right on your to
bacco to. make it sh.w up ? and it
floes just this in the Winstead. If
tobacco .-ells good anywhere the Win
stead says it will sell just a little!
1)prer at th(*? Wrnstrvvl.
Winst 'ad. Robert Hester and Will i
l.ong are too- well known to ned any
praise from us, but it is such men }
we take pleasure in recommending, j
They advise you in their ad to sell j
what -yen have ready now, for it is |
sal line well, and .they assure you it j
will sell even a litfcle ~\nt better at I
the W instead. Head
The Woman's Club
i_
-^Phtr W^manp CTub ?W?ll Rive a
reception f r the teasers 6f the
Roxboro sehiooKs on fVirtay evening..
October th? club rooms. All
ihe . -teachers and the members of the"
Woman's Club are cordially.. invited
rn bg^prcwnt'T~v- ; ?
Good Sales This" Week. With
Average Around Thirty
Dollars
KEEP VOI R EYE ON ROX.
ftoxb:ro*s opening was the beat
over an4 s^les are unusually t^ood
thl sv^ek, Monday's average
t'!o ?. to thirty cents. When ypu hear
a .man say it is selling better. ?la?^
v.Jiere, just bc member he is .liiteresjted*
in that market
for whjrt he s;ivs. Bring your toIx>c
fcp to Roxboro arid your friends will
::r?et you and will see that you get
just a,s mucV. as you would get on
any market.
Many Criminals Abroad
1 Whosoever committeth sin 'trans
presseth also the law: for sin is the
tran \rre*3ion of the law," 1- Jno. 3:4
Therefore the man who commit*
;in is a criminal, fir the Standard
Dictionary says that a criminal is
t person wh has committed an of -
'ensje punishable byvlaw.
Sin is lawlessness? therefore a
inner might truly be called an out
awr?and if not yet apprehended he
5 truly a fugitive froni justice.
God's word has no soft words for
in. . " . " ;>??> ? /?
The First Baptist Church is try
vg show the guilt, the punhih
len and tire available pardon t: all.
Sunday School 10:15 A. M,, R. L.
r:!birn, S;-vt. Note the chan*r<v in
le' hour.
Pf-eaching 11 A: M. Subject: The
{?dirtance*. ' '
There will be no night service on
count of the service, of sacred music
conmHion with the J"Hautauqua
be hel l at ..the Grade.cl School audi'
*ium. ? ' . . ' ?.?; J
B." V P. U.. Junior, 6 P. M. Senior
;1 Intermediate 6:30 P. Mr
'"Thy word have 1 hid in m'ne
irt, that I might no: sin against
e." Psai. 119;li.
W. F WEST. Pastor.
Halifax CdUnty Fair
In another place will be found the
BIG n 1 of the BIG Halifax County
P? ' V:ur. If you are looking for pleasure
m and prof t it will be worth your
wtile. to att ind this bi?? Fair, which
will be held cti the 19 th, 20th, 2lst
.1 '22nd of this. month. Read ?what
st I t.hey have to off?!* and we know you
,r? will ftjjree with us that you are 2 rtfjnjg
to K.-' AS 1 1
to be on hand.
? o
Presbyterian Church
Sunday . School at 0:45 A. M.,' If.
L/ C'rowell, Supt.
Morning service at 11 A. M. Ser
mon by Rev. Robert Mathew Lynn
? of Richmond. Va.
f Mitchell Chapel Sunday School at
2 P. M.
Preachinp service at Warren
i'fi-ove Hool house at 3:30 P. M.
Sermon by Mr. Lvnn,
Tl:e evening service will be a un
,'ion service at the Graded School
J au<jit<|r:jtim at 7:30. Tty* Singing
Bell -Ringers will give special miwic.
The Pastors f all Ichjurches will
i have part in the .service.
Thf public i& v rdially invited to ?
attend this servio.
P. CARY ADAMS, Pastor.
Crowded Out
Quite a number of interesting
communications were crowded out
this week, but we hope to pet them
in our next issue.
St. Mark's Chapel
There wijl be no services ?t 8t
Mark's Chapel the third Sunday in .
this m.nth,.. Rev. Mr. Bethea having
Seen called away by illne??. ' Them
will be services the first Sunday in
November, both morning and er
fafc- r-- '? ? "*?