Scott's : Corner.
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:, 4cw Goods are rollingin every
v. Vr our Fall Trade.
iiVct received:
50 boxes Full Cream
Cheese. .
00 cases new pack
tomatoes; v
l 75 cases new pack
Corn. v r v
40 cases new pack
peaches.
New Crop Olives.
New Crop Citron.
New Crop California
Dried Fruits. '
Fresh Van Houten s
Cocoa. a
Fresh Baker's Cocoa
Fresh Shredded Co
coanut. r y ,
V The-"boys" have got a "Scott &
rd.f move on 'em now trying to
pup witn meir wotk. urop in
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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Matters of Interest Reported by Our
Corps of Correspondents.
Oak Ridge Items.
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Students expect td go to Pilot
Mountain on an excursion soon.
iThe enrollment has about reach
el two hundred at the Institute.
Herman Cooper has taken a
course in Suggestive Therapeutics
in Chicago recently.
The O. R. f. band is succeeding
wonderfully under the directorship
of Mr. C. L, Whi taker.
Rev.T. II. Pegram preached a
gpo'd sermon Saturday night at the
M. E. church. lie improves with
; Harvey Lambeth, '98, of Fay
etteville, spent a day or two at
Prof, M. H. Holt's recently. He
hk ) many friends here. .
Out latest accession is from Illi
nb e. Duplin, Stokes, Rocking
him and Caswell have all sent re
cruits during the past week.
) Marvin Pickard, who died at
Chapel Hill last week, was a mem
ber of the class of '96 at 0. R. I.
lie is mourned by a large circle of
friends. ' -1. ' ' - -
.Oak Ridge has games scheduled
with several schools, but has not
been able to get a date with Guil
ford yet, although , strenuous ef
forts have been made to do so.
1 We congratulate Prof. W. D.
CtSrmichael, of Durham, member
of, the class of '91, O. R. I., on his
recent good fortune in obtaining
the hand and heart of a gifted
woman.
Mrs. J. B; 'Sparger, of Mt. Airy;
rs. ivL. Smith, of Pilot Moun
tain, and Mr. and Mrs. R. C Craven,
tif Spencer, are visiting at Oak
Ridge,, after attending the Frank
Case nuptials. -
jRev. R. C. Craven, class of '87,
pastor of the M. E, church at
Spencer, dear Salisbury, preached
two excellent sermons for us Sun-fay.-
He is one of the rising young
ministers of the state.
URev. John W. Frank, '94, and
Miss Josie Case, '91, were quietly
parried at the residence of Mr.
Charlee Case on' the 17th inst., Rev.
?' J- O'gburn officiating. They
8 Japan soon! The best wishes
sd prayers of a large circle of
friends accompany them.
The hardest football game the
I diversity has played this year, or
pecu to play in North Carolina,
e 0. R; I. boys gave them Thurs-fy-
The score was the small on
f 10 to 0. They beat the A. fc M.
pHege 34 to 0, Guilford College
to 0, and had yet six minutes
A- M. Moore, who lives two
r-1? above Asheboro, says he has
chair 300 years old. He says it
Pa heen-kept inthe Moore fam
Y a'i this time and 2 has been
Hded down from generation to
peration as an heirloom of an.
Whitsett Items.
We were glad to see Mr. J. V.
Wagoner over last week.
Mrs. Minnie Clapp, of Burling
ton, moved here last week.
, Large crops or wheat are being
sown by the farmers this year.
The cadet company has recently
been drilling enthusiastically.
Mr. W.Thomas Neese, of Loy,
spent an hour or two here Friday.
Mr. L. A. Carmoh was a recent
visitor. His son is now a student
here.
Mr. G. W. Davenport's new home
is expected to be completed by the
10th of December.
We were glad to see G. M. R.
Clapp, Esq., of Brick Church, in
our place a few days ago.
Mr. W. J. Thompson has begun
work upon his" ten room boarding
hall, just north of the Institute.
The handsome residence at "The
Oaks" will soon be ready for the
roof. It is a beautiful location.
A number of parties from eastern
Carolina are prospecting with a
view of building homes here soon.
A street has been surveyed run
ning east and west across the north
end of the campus. It will. soon
be opened.
The demand for houses continues.
A number of houses, large and
small, could be rented here at once
to great advantage.
Students have recently entered
school from Rockingham, Jones,
Durham, Caswell, and other coun
ties, and still they come.
Whitsett has now two as attrac
tive stores as any place can boast.
Excellent lines of goods are carried
by both, and both enjoy a fine
trade.
Several building lots have been
sold within the past month. 6 A
better time to buy will neyer be
found, as prices are beginning to
advancerapidly..
Rev. J. D. Andrew preached Sat
urday evening and Sunday after
noon to attentive audiences. He
soon leaves for Baltimore and Phil
adelphia to attend the Potomac
Synod. -
Stokesdale Items.
Mr. Charlie Cook went to Sum
mer field Sunday.
Ir. Eldridge, one of J. W. Scott
fc Co.'s traveling salesmen, was in
town Monday.
Mr. Mason Gant, who has been
at Cumnock relieving the agent, is
expected home today. -
Rev. P. E. Parker is at Summer
field this week holding a protracted
meeting. His family-is at Sum
merfield also.
Miss Josie Case, who was mar
ried to Rev. J. W. Frank Tuesday,
came down from Mt. Airy Satur
day and went over to Oak Ridge.
She was accompanied by her sis
ters Mrs. J.B. Sparger, of Mt.
Airy ; Mrs. Smith, of Pilot Moun
tain, and Mrs. Rufus Craven, of
Spencer. Monday Mrs. Prince and
Mrs. Dr. Spence came up from the
eastern part of the state and went
to Oake Ridge to attend the mar
riage. They are sisters of Miss
Case. Also a number of Miss
Case's friends were at the station
SaturdayTto see her and bid her
farewell. "
Hinton Items.
Miss Bessie Starr, of this place,
has gone to Greensboro to work in
the overalls factory.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Rankin are
to be congratulated on the arrival
of a fine son at their house.
Mrs. J. A. Starr, who has been
confined to her room for quite a
while, is able to be out again.
Eugene Glass, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Glass, is not expected
to live, having had an operation
performed on one of his legs.
Mr.-and Mrs. G. Hanner and
children recently visited Mrs. Han
ners uncle and aunt at this place
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Parker.
Gathering corn and sowing
wheat is the order of the day with
the farmers of this neighborhood.
They are enjoying fine weather.
Miss Virtie Sharp will teach at
the Sharp school house. Prof.
Gladspn will teach at the Tucker
school house during the coming
term. Teachers have not been se
cured for the otner schools in this
vicinity.
The State Dairymen's Associa
tion meets in Raleigh today.
GENERAL NEWS.
and
Seeds..
Have obtained the highest reputa
tion for purity, cleanliness and
germination, causing our busi
ness in the same to become one
of the largest in the United States.
Handling these Seeds in the large
quantities that we do, also en
ables us to sell same at the lowest
possible prices, quality considered.
WOOD'S siBO BOOK cives
th f II vy- .j vvr gives
LL!iIes information about Grasses and Clovers soils the different sorts
tar P10 cr best combinations to give largest results In hay or pas
&ooK7c?re,S? IPst andjneadows, &c.f &c A postal will bring this
to y ou . Prices and samples of Grass and Clover Seeds sent on application.
T. W. WOOD A SONS. Seedsmen. RiVbTnTrl" T7W
j. Lt umuD, a wnne man, was
lynched in Louisiana Saturday for
stealing. cattle. j
In Boston last Saturday Admiral
Dewey was presented with another
sword and a gild watch. .
In his annual report Major-General
Merritt sharply criticises the
artillery branch of the arm v. i
It is reported that Pu Tsuan,
aged 9 years, has been selected to
succeed Kuang Hsu as Emperor of
China. . . ; '
Rear-Admiral Farquhar has suc
ceeded Rear-Admiral Schley in
command of the North Atlantic
squadron. j
The British government bias just
bought 1,500 Texas mules for j: ser
vice in South Africa in the war
with the Boers. I
At Northfield, Vt., last Friday,
Admiral Dewey laid the corner
stone of Dewey Hall at his alma
mater, Norwich University, j
The police department of Hart
ford, Cone, will soon be equipped
with automobile patrol wagons,
ambulances and prisoners' vans.
The plans for the three new
battleships authorized at the last
session of congress will provide for
the largest and most formidable
vessels in the navy.
The War Department has re
ceived returns which indicate that
sufficient enlistments have been se
cured to increase the strength of
the army to 100,000 men, the limit
fixed by law.
The action of the government in
offering to anticipate interest pay
ments on account of monetary
stringency has again directed the
attention of currency reformers to
the need of a more elastic curren
cy system, ! j
W. J. Bryan i 8 touring Kentucky
this week in the interest of the
Democratic state ticket. He is
accompanied by William Goebel,
Democratic nominee for governor,
and a number of other prominent
party men. j
George W. White, aged about
forty years, died in the city jail,
at Starke, Fla., the other dayj hav
ing on his person about $5,000 in
paid up insurance policies.
authorities do not know who
connections are.
The
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At a conference at St. Louis of
Chairman Jones and other Demo
cratic leaders, it is said that Rear
Ad mi ral Schley, of the navy,' was
spoken of as a possible running
mate for Hon. William J. Bryan,
in the contest for the presidency
in 1900.
The American yacht Columbia,
in the first race with the British
yacht Shamrock, off Sandy Hook
Monday for the American chal
lenge cup, won by a mile and a
half. The second race was sailed
yesterday and was also won by the
Columbia. j;
Negotiations are in progress be
tween the governments of the Unit
ed States, Great Britain and Ger
many lor a permanent settlement
of the Samoan question. Germany
is understood to advocate the!; par
tition of the islands among the
three powers interested.
The preachers of the German
Lutheran church of the Litchfield
district, Illinois, assembled recent
ly to discuss the relations of life
insurance to tbe Bible. They de
cided that money secured by life
insurance is the result of good luck
or a species of a game of chance,
and that it is therefore sinful.
Mrs. Josephine Curtis Wood
bury, of Boston, has brought suit
in the United States Court in New
Hampshire against Mrs. Mary Ba
ker Eddy, the leader of the Christ
ian Scientists, asking for damages
in the sum of $150,000 for j libel.
It is claimed that in a public ad
dress Mrs. Eddy referred to! Mrs.
Woodbury as tbe scarlet woman.
The widow of former Governor
Atkinson, of Georgia, has created
something of a sensation in ! busi
ness and social circles by going in
to the field as a general state agent
for fire and life insurance compa
nies. She says her purpose is to
make a living and educate her five
children. She is already doing well
and has received letters of congrat
ulation from numerous society, wo
men, j;
Pleasant Richards Jones, presi
dent of the Bank of Danville, and
until recently the head of the Dan
ville Street Car Company and of
tbe firm of P. R. Jones & Sons,
druggists, died at his home in Dan
ville, Va., last week. He had suf
fered for two years or more from
heart troubles, and recently went
to Baltimore and New York to con-
suit specialists, wnen a young
man he resided in Rockingham
county.
Mr. J. P. Caldwell, editor bl the
Charlotte Observer, has returned
from his European trip. j
It is rumored that Senator But-
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best line of
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Ever exhibited in this section, and pur PRICES ARE RIGHT.
Carpets, Curtains and Furniture shown upstairs.
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Mereantila Ce,
234 SOUTH ELM STREET,
J. L. KEELING-,
Wholesale .
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342 South Elm St., Greensboro.
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Mrs. Gorrell & Dorsett
Have just opened one of the
Largest and Most
Select Lines
OF MILLINERY GOODS EVER
BROUGHT TO THIS CITY.
DEPOSIT YOUR MONEY IH
The People's 5 Cents Savings Bank,
OP GHEErHEDTBBOI0, 3ST- O,
Etabllhed In 188T.
Pay latere! oa Depoilii.
Does strictly a Savings Bank business. Has been in 'successful operation for ten years and
, TO . M I never lost a dollar.
J.W.auOTT. President. j 82-3m J. A, HO DGIN Treasurer.
Tbelr work is done in tbe latest
styles, by experienced trimmers, at
prices within the reach of all. Call
and examine their stock and be convinced.
109 W. Market St.
Mrs. C. O.GorrelPs old stand.
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Why not buy Tools and Cutlery that are RIGHT
IN QUALITY, MATERIAL AND PRICE? That
is the kind you will find here. Many years of ex
perience has taught us that only goods of the best
qualityjwill give our customers the best satisfac
tion. Farmers, mechanics and machinists will
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find it to their interest to examine our large stock
before purchasing. A ppecialty with us is first
class Farming Implements. We carry everything
from a Garden Rake to Buffalo Pitts Cutaway
Harrow.
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Pay "Your Money and Take "Your Choice !
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HUFFMAN.
These Drills are known as the standard of the world. They are
made both disc and hoe. Don't be induced to buy any other unt'lou
examine them. We only have one price. You buy at the same price
your neighbor paid. Prices are aireaay auvanueu iui iijrouM
Don t put on buying.
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Our house is full and there are two more car loads yet to come
in this month. Don't wait until spring and pay the advance.
Myron C3-. Hewell &
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chairman next year.