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Friday, November 2nd, 1917.
BEACON ;'frL ASIlEsT "
Mr. John Brown loft last Sim
day for Norfolk.
' Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Singleton
of Uoi)or vc;'3 in lir3 city Monday.-
i.ir. ai.
:rs. G. W. of
Skia!:er.-;.viSi were in town r-'ion'
uay.
Messers Win. Wiley and B. F.
Spruill of Creswell were here
Monday.
Glad to ceo our old friend Rsv.
A. C. Wcntz of llV)2r in town
Monday.
Att.y. W. F Widgett spent' Inst
Sund y with his family in Eliza
belli City.
Mr. A. L. Owens returned yes
terday from a business trip to
Philadelphia.
Messerf . M. H. Dixon, Jr. and
Charlie Congor spent last Sun
day hi Edenton.
Mrs. Josie Swain ox Swain Sta"-
Thanks.
A second accident, which ap
peared to be. serious, just before
our last week's - edition had all
gotten through the press for tho
last time, forced ua to send out
an S. 0. S. call for assistance,
which Wfs promptly answers!
by the Wiiliimrtwi IvA-.-v zrk?.
r.-l) 'vfve , . h ( .'it .01 v.-
i: u; l-.-!.dy gr.ttf
- - - -'ft his ct-i
c:e:, f. :-c : c vartesiet- r.'
traciouoiy exceeded.
tion has been visiting
W. Swain this veek.
Mrs. A
Mrs. Fannie Ayers has bean
viaiting relatives and frier.da in
Washington this veek.
Mr. R, A. Williford hasrr.ovvf
the express office into the stoic
with Mr. H. A. Blount.
Mrs. II. G. Ilardison returned
home yesterday ir.mi a pleasan
visit to Newport News, Va.
Me3s::-3. Jno Darden, S. H.
h'lotonand F. b. Ausbon spent
J i .: ; -:!av afternoon in Edenton
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ROPER NEWS.
cAr3. Ii. M. Jacobs has return
e i u-orn OrisntaJ, accompanied
by her two little sisters and lit
tle brother who. will make their
home with her for the winter,
having recently lose their mo
ther. Her grand mother, Mrs.
Pilar1, of Ocracoke is also
spending a few days with her.
Mr. and Mrs, John C. Saaford
of MoeksvillLY'ibpen't several days
with her parents -here, Dr. ai d
Mrs. J. W. Speight.
Mit-s Annie Leary, formly of
tbiu place, row residing in Nor
folk, was married to a Mr. ClejL-jn
oi tiiac city in uity last Eur
day.
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in I "refers
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last Sunday ia Norfolk.
Messera P. E. Davenport, L.
C. Nurney and Louis tlissel 1
went to Norfolk Tuesday night
to attend Barnutn & Bailey circus
FOR SALE -Oae Maxwell car in
good coditions at a reasonable
prhiti. Se-3 or write J. W
Blount, Plymouth, N. C. adv
Q lite a crov dof $ 'sitors were
in attendance . .he Convoca
tion held at ace Episcopal
Onurch here the first part of this
week.
K'fioS Fannie McConnieo of
Norfolk, who has ben spending
a fey day :i with her mother,
Mrs. Cilia McConnico, Nit Wed
nesday.' Messers Governor and Henry
Midget t of Morfolk have been
spending a few days here this
week visiting relatives and
friends.
Mr. Hal Williford wdio is a
member of the Ambulance Com
pany at Camp Lee, Va., wis
home thi3 week on account of the
illness of his mother.
Fos Sale Ons leo Racing Car,
$150.00 cash. Wdi consider
Fori in expunge. W. L.
spruill,. R. D. No. 1, B.)x 20,
Mackevs, N. C.
Adv
Mr. W. R. Hampton has moved
hW family into his new home on
East Main St., and Mr. W- B.
Watts has moved into the resi
dence vacated bv Mr. Hampton.
Just received the new high
stock collars in lace jabots and
satin combinations, also a com
plete line of hats forchildrcnand
misses. Miss Mary Louise Ayers.
Adv
Quite a number'of our people
went to Washington to attend
the Barnum & Raiiey circus Tues
day, but owing to the rain the
show grounds were too soft to
.give a performance.
Miss Lucy Brinklcy left on
Saturday last for Edenton where
she has accepted a -position as
Siiernographer with the pca-.u.t
factory in that place.
Mrs, Id i Mount of Roper has
been visiting our city this week,
the guest of Ms. L P. Hornthal
on Main Lt.
Mr. W- T. Sillman having ac
cepted the position as cashier of
the Bank of Aurora,- leaves to
day with his wife for their future
home.
Mr. Henry Swain of Skinners
ville was in town yesterday,, as
was also Mr. Carney Spruill of
near Creswe'l.
Owing to an accident, or
rather accidents, to our press
last veek, we came near having
no paper this week. We hope
now, however, that a reaccur
ance of such a mishap may not
occur again soon.
t l-lrs. Ida Blount' is attending
ho Com vocation in Plymouth
thi j week.
Geo W. Dixon spent Severn
days in Norfolk this week.
Art Kessirigcr of Washington
was the week end guest of
friends here.
Mr. Levi Blount and daughter,
Mrs. W. H. Hampton of Piy.
mouth, were here Monday on
business.
Bjarrell Kiddie k tvrdraclor of
Suffolk,-Va., is now at woik on
caiuhsivu improvements nere to
the Company.
Work on the new brick resi
dence of W. M. Bateman on E
Alain St. ia progressing rapidly
wnicn will ne quite, an improv
merit to that side of town. Other
extensive improvements in - that
sjction will be made in the near
Juture, in eluding the erection of
several mere nc-v residences.
LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS
TO LIBERTY LOAN
..BONDS THROUGH
TU'Z BANK OF
ROPER.
1st. Issue.
N B Mizel!,
Mrs. N B ti . Y.i l,
II M Jacobs,
Mrs. W M Sadler,
JEC Johns ton,
Dr. R F Halsey,
R'PDeRemer,
J D Gregory;
E II Spruill,
AL-s. John C Sanford,
Benj. S Clark, Jr.,
Miss Carrie Lee Clark,
Miss Wilma Clark,
Edward Graves,
D L Freeman,
The Bank of Roper,
Total $8,550 00
2nd. Issue.
Dr. B F Halsey,
Prof. E L Green,
N B Mizel,
Mrs. N B Mizell,
L L Lewis,
L R Reddick,
Mrs. W B Davenport,
W J Chesson,
W M Sadler, '
E W Clark, Jr.,
MLs Alice A Clark.
Leland S Thompson,
Methodist Sunday Sohool,
" Ladies Aid Society,
J E C Johnston,
J W Chesson,
Miss Vivian Chesson,
" Hyacinth Chesson,
Myrla Chesson,
Martha Chesson,
Mrs. Inez Johnston,
Mrs. Ida Blount,
Miss A C Carstarphen,
Mrs. Margaret Peacock,
J S Leary,
Jas. E Wnichard,
J M Clagon,
J P Clagon,
Roper Masonic Lodge,
Jr. Order, $500.00
F D Wilson,
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W C Thompson,
Mrs. Julia F Singleton,
R P DeRorner,
J W Buchanan,
Miss Willie A Blount,
Alfred Blount,
Francis 0 Blount,
Ccil E Rhu'if,
i'i j; ivvis
J W Shcrrer,
Mrs. J iV Sheerer,
r li '.s Francis Shearer,
V,':rL J. Bateman,
Hra Maggie Lewi.f
T il Hassel1,
W A Swain,
L G Rop?r,
M. s. J E Blount,
ouriing S Sa;v ver,
Helen W Sawyer,
Wcodi OW li ;
Miss Jen - ; r - . .
Jolm C " ':'
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J!UCiC;.,-.n,
LE Haskell,
E R Spruill,
G B II ,
I F Bailey,
W J Mitchell,
The Rank of R-por,
Vol tl $25,000 C: i
In addition t thi above, the'
Roper Lumber Co. allotted
$3000 00 to their employes here
Vvhich were all takers .mostly to
be paid : or in monthly in? tall -ments
by wage corners.
Subscribe to the Beacon.
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have an ample supply
v:y other article ycu
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Great Removal Sale
at the
NEWBEI
TORE
Viymouth, N. C.
We take this method of informing the public rnd
our patron:; tha. vc have rented the large double slore
opposite tiie hiiiLIey Hotel formerally occupied by I i r.
Iic;,ry Spruii', and we expect to move into it at an early
date.
We have quite a large stock of general merchan
dise on hand which wc wish to reduce before we move.
In order to do so we will sell all goods AT COST, every
day in the week except Saturday until further notice.
Remember it is said. "The early bird catches the worm,''
so come early and get the best' selections.
We have now on hand two brand new new Ford
Automobile tires and tubes, whice we will sell at a re
duced price, as we have no use for them.
Wc are now sole agents heie for The Butte':. '
Publishing Co,, and have on hand a Very Large I'',
of patterns. Also have Delineators, Quarterly Ih.i ! ,
and Embrodiery Bode? for sale.
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F. O. D. DETROIT
irn.'i!:t ar.d cm Ilko an arrow that Juei
irotn the Low czid imbeds llceU in the bull's-eye-So
hava l i Maxwell kiZsra Hsed a price
for Ui.a- pi-cCuct $74'i v h:h make it pos
tlhlv for t-n-o to say:
' .' : c'r.;3 Sgre t'-.c.-a ...:.:. I bo something
I . ; ,v ,..-!.-:.:. T.-a r;.t v.-.'- ih.3 RlaxveK '
cK.'z-y, t'.'.-ral'-nity, ccsnor.?, comfort, beauty
.Iiirsi ei'.';"-r.-r.5.
no
and abov-j Um Cirx.ic v. c com! J gsva ycj
crsater pra--cat r.till-y crJ larger aias or
jr and far.c:.ir fui-IUiriCs'"
Tiis is tha scj-sr.l'fic fact proved am! de
monstrated by one cf the C'&ts of the motor
car indciiry in year of production on an im
mense scale.
And v.e ct&r-d firm on this finding of the
Maxwell builders.
Wc believe tho Msxwe!! to ba ths CEST
MOTGH CAR UIVESTMIINT possiila today.
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