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R. E. e. MOOB«,
Pbysiciav AKO Subgbok,
KLM city, - - ' N. C.
Offiise «t the-Drug Store.
UHEARS, M. D.,
Physieian and Surgeon,
fiLM City, - - - - N. C.
^"Offiee upstairs over Batts &
Williams store.
W. H. Day, David Bell,
Raleigh. Enfield.
R. T. Barnhill, Elm City.
QAY, BELL & BARNHILL,
Attorneys-at-I.aw,
KLM CITY, - N:-G.'
Practice in state and, federal courts.
>jv yt yv ^ yt
O. McGOWAN,
MEB.CHANDI5E
^ BR.OKER,
EHn City, N. C. ^
Geo. Gaston,
mkmmsBk
Ei^M CITY. N. Car.
Haviapr served the people of Elm
City for 33 years in the barber busi
ness, Geo. Gaston needs no introdac-
to the people. His haircuts are ele
gant and shaves delightful.
BH,
Tonsorial Artist,
ELM CITY, N. C.
A first class barber suop, easy
eh airs, sharp razors, clean towels
Give me a call, over Batts & Wil
liams’ store.
Winstead’s Hotel.
MBS. COB25ELIA WINSTEAD,
PsOPaiBTBESS,
ELM CITY, - - N. C.
Centrally located.
Couvenient to the depot and lousi
ness part of town.
Table supplied with the best the
mai'ket affords.
IEla,"b©s =
?1.00 to $1.50 per day.
$10.00 to $15 00 per month.
ME
INSUMNQE
It your Dwelling, Store, Stock of
Merchandise or Furniture is not pro
tected from ftre call on
E. 0. McGOWAN
for rates, etc. Only the best policies
written.
A.W.Pippen
Blacksmith
and Wood Shop
Buggies Repaired
HOF^SESHOEIJMQ y\ SPE0iy^LTY
AT amp NEXT TO J. L. BAIL-
ET^S LIVERY STABLE
IS YELLOW POISON
in your iriood ? IHiyslcians call
ItnalarialQerm. Itcanbeseen
changing red blood yellow under
microscope. It worics day and
■igbt. First, it tnms your com
plexion yellO¥(. Chilly, aching
sensations creep down your
baclcbone. You feel weak and
worthless.
ROBERTS’ CHILL TONIC
will stop the trouble now. it
enters the blood at once and
drives out the yellow poison.
Iff neciected and when Chills,
Fevers, Night-Sweats and a gen
eral break-down come later on,
Roberts* Tonic will cure you
then—but why wait? Prevent
future sickness. The manufac
turers know all about this yel
low poison and luve perfected
Roberts' Tonic to drive it out,
nourish your system, restore
appetite, purify the blood, pre-
^nt and cure Chills, Fevers and
M^rla. It has cured thous
ands—It will cure you, or your
!"0“*yb«k. This is fair. Tiy'
it Price. 25 cenU. For sale by
'T. L, Bailet! & Co,
THOSE YOU
•^AND^
pON*T KNOW
Mr. J. Fred Carter visited Wilson
Friday.
Mr. J. T. Watson visited Stanhope
Sunday.
Prof. Webb, of Crisp, was here
Friday.
Mr. T. B. Johns went to Wilson
Tuesday.
Miss Sallie Barnes visited Wilson
this week.
Mr. Jno. Moore went to Wilson^.
Wednesday.
Miss Bettie Taylor visited Stan
hope Sunday.
Mr. Jno. C. Boykin went to Wil
son Tuesday.
Mr. Ernest Deans, of Wilson, was
here Tuesday. ^
Mr. Joe Thoruell visited Sharps-
burg Sunday.
r. J. W. Beland, was here on a
visit Spnday. '
Mr. Leslie Farmer went to Bharps-
burg Sunday.
Mr. R. E. Pitt, of St. Lewis, was
here Friday.
Mr. Jno. L. Bailey went to Wil
son Wednesday.
Mr. William Dixon, of Nuns, was
in town Tuesday.
Dr. C. H, Barron was in town Sat
urday on business.
Mr. Chte. W. Gold, of Wilson,
was in town Tuesday.
Mr. Jacob Dixon wont to Wilson
Saturday on business.
Miss Mattie Barron was here Fri
day visiting relatives.
Mr. L. E. Watson left Friday for
his home in Smitbfteld.
Capt. T. W. Tilghman left Sun
day for Washington, D. C.
Capt. W. L. Grimmer went to
Wilson Wednesday morning.
Mr. J. T. Sharp, of Raleigh, was
here Sunday to visit friends.
Mr. T. B. Johns left Tuesday on a
business trip to Wilmineton.
Attorney B F. Taylor, of Spring
Hope, was in town Monday.
Mr. Jno. D. Wells, of Wilson, was
in town Monday* on business.
Miss Nannie Clark of Wilson,
came Sunday to visit friends.
Mrs. C. L. Perry and children
^ited Black Creek this week.
Mr. C. L. Perry and G. A. Leggett
visited Wilson Sunday eveiiing.
Miss Anna Taylor of in the coun
try, is visiting relatives in town.
Mr. Russell Strickland took a
business trip to Wilson Tuesday.
Mrs. M. K. Crews left last week
for a visit to relatives in Raleigh.
Messrs. J. J. B. Vick and C. Par
ker, went to Cliftonville Sunday.
Mr. J. A. Crews, of the Wilming
ton Messenger, was here Monday.
Miss Tempie Battle, of Whitakers,
arrived Monday on a visit to friends.
J. S. Hartsell, solicitor for the
A. C. L., stopped over here Thurs
day.
Messrs. Elmer Walls and Edgar
Fulghum, of Wilson, were here Sun
day.
Mr. J, R. Winstead and wife vis
ited relatives in Nash eounty Sun
day.
Miss Ida Winstead, of Nash coun
ty, was here visiting relatives this
week.
Mrs. J. T. and L. E. Watson vis
ited relatives in Rocky Mount this
week.
Mr. 0. J. Armstrong and wife, of
Dunn, are visiting relatives in oni
town.
Miss Effie Winstead, of Wilson, is
visiting Miss -Addie Winstead this
week.
Mr. P. H. Braswell left last week
for a business trip to Sampson
county.
Miss Victoria Taylor, of this
place, was a visitor to Stanhope
Sunday.
^iss Hattie Cobb returned Sun
day trom a visit to relatives in the
country.
Mr. S. R. Land and family visited
friends and relatiyes in the (*ountry
Sunday.
Attorney R* T. Barnhill and Mr.
Jerome Bowen went to Wilson
Monday.
Msss Maggie Edwards, who has
been visiting here, returned to Wil
son Wednesday
Mr. J. R. Boykin, of Wilson, was
in town Monday calling on the gro
cery firms.
Miss Maggie Bragg left Saturday
for Wilson where she will spend a
short while.
Messrs. Jno. C. Boykin acd Alon
so Cob.b spent Sunday in the country
visiting friends.
Capt. Dempsey, of Bocky Mount,
was in town Friday looking after his
business interests.
Mr. and Mre. W B. Barnes, of
Wilson, were visiting relatives and
friends here Sunday.
Mr. J. W. Hays went to Wilson
Monday to attend the Teachers* In
stitute there this week.
The talented and accomplished
young lady Miss Pauline Batts, left
Monday for a visit to Wilson.
Mrs. E. G. .Moore, and daughter
and son, Miss Lucile and John, vis
ited Stanhops Saturday and Sun
day.
M^ A. B. Cameron went to Wil
son Monday to attend the Teachers’
Institute which is being held there
this week.
Messrs. Jno. and Chas. Dawes,
Offie Parker, Jno. Dildy and F. L.
Peacock went to ^ Rocky Mount
Thursday.
Mrs. R. S. Wells, Mr. Wm. Wells,
and Misses TeiApie Battle and Ro
selle Braswell left Tuesday for
Wrightsville.
Messrs. T. B. Winstead^ J. W.
Hays and T. H. Davis went to Wil
son Friday night to attend a meeting
of the I. O. O. F.
Miss Gertrude Gorham, of Wilson,
who has been spending several days
with her friend, Miss Lncile Mooie,
returned home yesterday.
Miss Bessie Chears, one of Elm
City’s most beautiful and highly
cultured young ladies visited the
Teachers’ Institute in Wilson Tues
day.
Mr. J. A. Campbell, of the A. C.
L.. who arrived Wednesday from
Washington, N. C., stayed over
Thursday and took in the picnic at
Barne’s mill.
Mr. W. M. Beasley, formerly edi
tor of The Elevatok, but now of
the Kinston Free Press, was in town
Saturday and Sunday, the guest of
Mr. G. Aubrey Leggett.
Mrs. Tom McMillan, of Rocky
Mount, accompanied by her little
son, Tom, spent Friday and Satur
day with her mother, Mrs. Carrie
Parker, at Hotel Winstead.
SHort Locals.
On Thursday night, I9th, Mrs.
George Armstrong Banes g»ve a
very highly amusiag and mueh en
joyed drawing party eompluientary
to her two little nieees, IfisMS Oladys
Wells and Mattie Barnes. As that
is the first drawing party the little
folks have had, they say their artis
tic productions were not a f^r test
their skill and hope Mrs. Barnes
will giye them anothw p*rty in the
near future when they will be in
better practice.
We are indebted to our young
friend Everett Glenn Setser, former^
ly a resident of Elm City, bat now
of Monroe, Ga.j for an invitation to
the commencement exercises of Van
derbilt University, NashTille, Tenn.
We see he is a member of the class
which graduates the 18th instant,
and are sure be will take high honors
for as a mere lad he g»ye evidenee
of a brilliant mind and rare oratori
cal powers. We prediet for him
great success in hitehusen profes
sion. .
Dead
The many friends Of Mr. William
Henry Williams will be pained, to
leam of his death which occurred at
his home near Town Creek at 3
clock Tuesday moiming. Monday
night be eat supper with his family
and was apparently as well as usual,
but soon afterward was taken with
violent pain from irhiob he died.
He had for a long time suflered
with heart trouble and it is thought I
that caused his death. He leaves a |
wife and four sons to tnonra his loss.
To the bereayed ones we extend
heartfelt symoathy.
Notice I
The members of Toisnot Lodge,
No. 298, A. F. A A. M., are request
ed to meet in their hall »t this place!
on July 4th, at 10 o’clock a. m. Thisj
being a special communication for
special business it is desired that all
be present.
T. B. WiKSTEAD, Sec.
I Mr. Clay Friar, operator for the
I A. C. L., at Wilmington was in
i town Monday.
The eamp of the Geological Sur
vey has moved from here to Wins-
te^’s Crosss Boads.
Quite a number of our citizens at
tended the couuty convention in
Wilson Wednesday.
Elder A. J. Moore, of .Whitakers,
filled his regular appointment heie
Saturday and Sunday.
Invitations are out for a picnic
and dance at Moore’s Church Grove
at Wilbanks, N. C., Thursday, July
3rd.
The erection of an east side veran
da adds much to' the comfort, con
venience and appearance of Mr.
D. Dawes’ dwelling.
We are glad to know that Dr.
B. B. Whitley, who has been sick
for several days is able to be up and
attending to his practice.
Mrs. J. E. Adams gave a sociable
Wednesday night to a number of
young people. The occasion was
greatly enjoyed by all.
The many friends of Mr. Ernest
M. Tilghman regret to leam that he
has for several days been on the sick
list. We hope he will soon recover.
Hon J. Y. Joyner, State Superin
tendent of Public instruction, will
address the people of Wilson conn
ty in the court house at Wilson, on
June 27th, at 11 o’clock.
A County Teacher’s Institute for
white teachers, is being held this
week at Wilson. It is necessary for
you to attend if you wish to teach ia
the public schools in the county.
Elm City’s delegation of teachers
to the county Teachers’ Institute in
Wilson this WTOk consisted of Mr.
A. B. Cameron, Misses ' Sallie and
Miiinie Bames, Margaret McGowan
and Bertha Pridgen.
We wish to thank the town au
thorities for placing a light on the
comer of Main and 2nd Avenue. It
adds much to the convenience of
those who have to pass that way and
will be appreciated by many.
Mr. J. Fred Tilghman left Toes
day for Charleston, S. C., where
goes to accept a position with & large
lumber lumber plant there'. We
regret to lose him as one of our citi
zens, but wish him much success in
his new home.
The lawn party which was to be
given by the young men of this
place Thursday night, has been post
poned on account of the weather un
til Monday night. All are invited
and it is hoped, will attend this
enjoyable oocasion.
The Swift Creek Oil Mill, near
Battleboro, in Edgecombe county
was burned Sunday night. The
tire plant was destroyed. The loss
is about fifteen thousand dollars
and with no insurance. It is hardly
probable that it will be rebuilt.
The cause of the fire is not known.
The Voting Contest
The vote in the contest at O. J.
Harrison & Co’s Soda Fountain for
the most popular young lady was as
follows at close ol business last
Wednesday night:
A 0ra%back
Pete—Say IjPom.
Tom—What is it Pete!
Pete—I saw some boys in 1»athi«ff
atWii^spond the other day. On
boy was tired ef bathing and got out
of the water and those in the water
eanght him ud palled hisi back.
Tom—WeH, what of thatf That*s
nothing.
Pfte—Yet it is. It’s jnst awful.
Tom—Why is itf
Pete—Wen, yon know that was a
great drawb4ek to the progress of
hnmAiiity.—Is.
COLD DRII^KS
BRING TOUR BEST GIRL
AND
SET ’EM UP
TO
COCA--—
^COLA,
THE MOST POPULAR
COLD DRINK.
J. E. ADAMS.
Miss Hazel Doles
“ Carrie Harrison.......
131
“ Margafet Mercer
130
** Pauline Batts
112
“ Dorothy Morris —.....
86
** Lettie Winstead
“ Lilia Winstead
** Edith Lucas
40
** Elsie Griffin
“ Ida Wells
47
“ Sallie Bames
27
“ Jjula Harrison
18
“ Estelle Pridgen
14
“ Marie Griffin
8
“ Lady Doles
6
“ Bertha Pridgen
“ Mary McGowan
5
Ida Winstead
May Mercer
2
Pearl Taylor
Gray?
**My hair wss fslling oat «nd
tuminf gray very fast. But your
Hsir ViljBor stopped the fslling and
restored the nstural color.*'—Mrs.
E. Z. Benomme, Cohoes, M. T.
It’s impossible for you
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your hair! Perhijps you
are seventy, and you like
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use Ayers Hair Vigor.
In less than a mondi your
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JNO. L. BAILEY, Prbsident.
E. O. McGOWAN, Cashier
ELM eiTY BANK,
EstaMished 1898.
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We thank the pnblie for their business in the past and hope to merit
lieir confidence in the future.
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DIXON WINSTEAD,
EUVl CITY. N. CAR.
T. W. BRASWELL,
WATCH MAKER AND JEWELEI&
DEALER IN
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ON INSTALLMENT PLAN.
Etes Tested Free. MURINE, the Great Eye Totiie. \
SEWING MACHINES REPAIRED.
Meedles Oil and Attachments
For Sale at Reasonable Prices.
Store Next Door
toffice.
ELM CITY, N. C
TOBACCO
FLUES!
TOBACCO
FLUES!
THIS IS TO NOTIFY OUR FARMER FRIENDS
and the public generally that we are now prepared
to furnish TOBACCO FLUES in any style, shape
or fonn, either for cash or on time. Now u the
time to get yuuir FLUES. Don’t put it off tiil too ''
late.
R. S. WELLS, Elm City, N. C.
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