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I "SALE EXTRAORDINARY.
I Our Annual White Goods Sale, One Day, Friday,
j May Bth. Positively One Day Only.
I Every year we hold a white goods sale, a sale of one day's duration at which time we put on sale all our white dress
I fabrics. Now a word of explanation of this sale. This is no schemers sale to try to shove off a lot of old hard stock,
j remnants, seconds, but strictly high grade stuff, the kind you want and will buy before the season is over. It has never
been the policy of this store to sell one article that we thought would injure our reputation as a SOUARE DEAL
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, Remember this is not a special sale as generally ■ understood by the public in this community, but a sale that is
watched, for Irom season.to season in the larger cities by the thrifty, the ones who would know a bargain when they saw
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We don't load this sale down with "adjectives" and Printers ink, but we will load-it down with 'goods of quality »
at prices that will convince you if y.ou care to call and see.. We shall look for you. Remember it 3 for one day only.
FRIDAY, MAY Bth.
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We will mention a lew prices: 12 2-2 cenf lawn goes at 7 1-2 cents;
29 and 35 cent Persian Batiste, 46 incites, 22 cents; 45 cent Persian
Batiste, 46 inches, 34 cents; 19 and 25 Persian Batiste, 40 inches, 16 c'ts;
Cross Barred Muslin 25 and 35 cent values, great, 15 cents; 15 and 18 ct.
values, great, 12 1-2.
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Local News.
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Governor Glenn will deliver an ad
■d ess on prohibition, at Whitakers, Sat
urday, May 9th.
The 15-month, old son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Bullard died at the home in
Rocky Moant, Tuesday, of chad's sum
mer complaint.
Messrs. Cuthrell & Edwards have
moved their wholesale grocery stock
into the store on Sunset Avenue form
erly occupied by the Cooperative Supply
Co.
The Rocky Mount High School team
beat the Elm City ball team Friday by
the score of 28 to 1, in an altogether
uninteresting game on the local dia
mond.
May was ushered in with the coldest
snap for the time of year in 32 years,
there being a change in temperature
within 24 hours of 50 degrees. There
was a quite severe hail storm in some
sections.
His friends in this city will regret to
learn that Mr. John E. Clark, of Wil
son, is laid up at his home with a
broken leg, which he sustained in jump
ing off a fast moving train at Wilson
Friday.
Mr. J. V. Jenkins, clever young drug
clerk, who has for some time been
with Griffins drug store in this city,
left Friday to take a similar position
with E. T. Whitehead & Co., druggists
at Scotland Neck..
The Daughters of the Confederacy
will be entertained at the residence of
Judge Jacob Battle at 4. p. m«, Thurs
day. May 7th (today). The hostesses
will be Mrs. Ed Muse, Mrs. Jim Hines
and Mrs. Jacob Battle.
Trinity Park High School team will
play the Rocky Mount High School on
the local diamond Friday afternoon,
and a good game is expected. Trinity
Is strong and the locals are practicing
hard to meet them.
The Mount Pleasant High School in
Nash county, will hold its closing exer
cises May 15. An elaborate program
has been prepared and Mr. Z. V. Judd,
superintendent of schools of Wake
county, will deliver the literary ad
dress*
Mrs. Ethel Wcoten Collins, wife of
Mr. Plato Collins, clerk of the court of
Lenoir county, died at her home in
Kinston Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Col
lins was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
M. H. Wooten, of Spring Hope, Nash
county.
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Hon. W. W. Kitchin, candidate for
governor, passed through the city Tues
day, enroute to WilHamston, where he
spoke yesterday. He also delivers an
address at Bethel graded school closing
today.
At the solicilation of the board of
trustees of the Scotland Neck Graded
schools Prof. C. W. Wilson,
superintendent, withdrew his resig
nation filed three weeks ago, and was
reelected and accepted for another
year.
The closing exercises of the Rocky
Mount graded schools will take place
June 4th and sth. On the evening of
June 4th there will be a musical enter
tainment by the music class, and the
regular class day exercises will be # on
the fifth.
Nine prisoners were brought from
Nashville jail Monday, by Officer Reams
and Carter. They were sentenced at
Nash court to the Rocky Mount road
gang. W. D. Shaw, sentenced to two
years for shooting his wife, was among
the number.
We call attention to the large display
ad of Mr. J. H. Daniel, in this issue
Mr. Daniel will hold his annual spring
"White sale" tomorrow, Friday, May
Bth, and a special invitation is extended
to the ladies to attend. He offers some
rare bargains in this sale.
, The Nahunta Tribe; No. 15 Improved
Order of Red Men, will worship in the
First Methodist Church on next Sunday
11 a. m. at which hour the pastor Rev.
D. H. Tuttle, will preach a sermon ap
propriate to the occasion. All people
will find a cordial welcome to the ser
vices.
The young people's entertainment in
the interest of the prohibition cause
Friday night was in the First Methodist
church instead of Crews warehouse,
where it was advertised to be, the
change being made on account of the
cold weather. A large crowd attended
and the occasion was a great success.
Mrs. and Miss J. H. Barkley and
Mrs. C. L. Woodson have returned from
Raleigh, where they went to attend the
State council meeting of the Daughters
of Liberty. Mrs. Woodson was honored
by the State Council with election as
associate State Councilor.
Judge J. C. Pritchard was the guest
of Postmaster Robbins Monday night
while in the city, and after his speech
on prohibition at Crews warehouse was
the guest of honor at a delightful little
supper at the home of Mr. Robbins,
where about a dozen prominent citizens
gathered to meet the distinguished
North Carolinian.
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The Rocky Mount Record, Thursy, May 7, 1908.
Secretary William H. Taft and party
■ passed through the city Thursday night,
i at 11 o'clock, on No. 85, enroute for
i Charleston, S. C., where they boarded
; the U.S. steamship "Prairie" for Pan
ama. Mr. Taft goes for an investiga
t tion of some important matters on the
I canal zone, at President Roosevelt's
request. He x will return about May
20th.
j The local telephone exchange has
* completed a new directory which will
be issued to subscribers. The book
r contains the subscribers' names and
numbers and a lot of useful informa
j. tion about the service. It is a neat typo
graphical and press job, and was turned
4 out by the Rocky Mount Publishing Co.
This city now has as modern telephone
equipment as any in the country.
x Mr. C. C. Moore spoke to the students
i at the Rocky Mount graded schools
. Friday morning on the importance of
I cotton. This ordinarily dry subject, to
) children, when handled by Mr. Moore
p becomes of great interest, because he
' knows so much about it and imparts his
knowledge in an inimitable way. Mr.
7 Moore spoke to The Record very enthu
siastically of his candidacy for the of
> fice of commissioner of agriculture.
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I Engineer Charlie Burroughs, who
s lives on Church street, this city, was
badly scalded on his engine pulling a
second section of train No. 80,
I Thursday, between Florence and Fay
-5 etteville, and was brought to his home.
7 The crown sheet blew out of the boiler
■ and steam forced the furnace door and
* filled the cab, badly scalding Mr. Bur
! roughs on the head and arms, and
' probably fatally burning his fireman.
Conductor F. J. Finn, from Richmond
1 to Rocky Mount, lost a leg in an acci
* dent at South Rocky Mount Yard Mon
t day while assisting in making up his
> train. Mr. Finn stuck his foot against
5 the knuckle to facilitate the couplißg
' when the shifter struck the car. He
* was thrown off his balance and fell, his
foot across the track, and the wheels
1 passed over it, severing it just above
! the ankle. He was taken to the A. C.
» L. Relief Hospital.
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1 Memorial Services, Sunday.
Bethel Heroes Chapter U. D. C. will
meet in the opera house at 4p. m., on
the 10th instant when memorial servi
ces to the Confederate dead will be
1 held.
5 The public is cordially invited to par
-9 ticipate, and the children and others
' are requested to bring flowers and dec
' orate the confederate, graves in the
cemetery.
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The following fr6m The Jackson,
Tenn.. Times, will b a read with interest
in, this city, where Mrs. Dickinson, who
was Miss Katie Thorp, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. F. J. Thorp, formerly lived
and was a popular member of Rocky
Mount society:
"From five to six o'clock yesterday
afternoon Mrs. R. E. Dickinson enter
tained some fifty of her lady friends
with a very beautiful reception at the
residence of Mrs. N. S. White, 594 E.
Main street.
"The house was darkened and very
brilliantly illuminated by electricity
and the decorations were especially
beautiful and striking. The hail and
parlor were in red, crimson roses being
used in lavish profusion, and red candles
in the candelabra, while the green of
numerous fine pot plants and graceful
trailing vines formed a pleasing ad
junct to the bright colors of the flowers.
"The dining room and library were in
yellow. Yellow shades mellowed the
brilliancy of the light, and yellow candles
burned in the candelabra.
In the library Marechal Neil roses
were used and in the dining room yel
low carnations.
"Mrs. Lee Rafalski met the guests
in the hall, and in the parlor Mrs. Dick
inson was assisted in receiving by Mrs.
Nolan S. White and Mrs. Clarence E.
Pigford.
"After visiting the parlor the guests
passed into the hall, where Miss Eliza
beth Perkins presided over the punch
bowl with easy grace.
"In che dining room Mrs. John W.
Buford received and Misses LeLieseline
White, Louise Nance, Loraine Wisdom
and Mary Murray served the refresh
ments, a salad course followed by
cream and cake.
"Then the library was visited, where
Miss Anna Murray, assiste \ by Miss
Margaret Withers, dispensed fragrant
Mocha from the smoking coffee urn.
"A fine string band, stationed on the
first landing of the stairway, discours
ed sweet music, and upon the whole it
was such a delightful function that the
ladies found it hard to tear themselves
away, and compliments were heard on
all sides upon the affable courtesy of
the hostess and the charm of the entire
The kidneys are delicate and sensi
tive organs and are very likely at any
time to get out of order. DeWitt's
Kidney and Bladder Pills are prompt
and thorough and will in a very *hQrt
time strengthen the weakened kidney*
and allay troubles arising from inflama
tion of the bladder. Sold by May &
Gorham.
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Minstrels Coming*
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Rocky Mount, May 15th.
26th Annual Tour of
A. G. Aliens Big' Minstrel Show
The Oldest and Largest Minstrel Organization in
- the United States. Refined and Up-to-date, in
cluding the greatest galaxy of Sweet Singers ever
assembled in one company. Artistic Cake Walk
ers, Contortionists, Trick Bicycle Riders, Acro
bats, Singing and Dancing Comedians, an ava
lanch of Thrilling Features presented under a
mamnjoth canvas theatre seating 2,000 people.
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Admission 25 and 35 Cts.
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i We can meet your desires for any B
I® article in the way of house! old and ■
kitchen Furnishings, and sell tLem I
at the lowest prices on time or for I
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