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JOHN T. BIGGS & CO.
; if;ik-J';,i h T. BURKE,:
Jv. " WILMlMGTON, N. C. ;
' V ll-vJT4.lAwr "l V . uul Jewelry.5 , r,:
V 7 Jl,Vj58 W ; Silverware, Cnt Glass . And
, ,-i:7 fAfK:w'M ? -Silyerltlk.-,
r ; K' 'V . c j v Repnlriiuc'and AdnsHflg Flttr
: 4yAir! Watches a Sinsclalty. ;
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XN',Jx ' ..Inspector Si A. L. Hy.
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ROWLAKDKEWSITEMa.
Rnaor Sajs ilarriar' Csllj
Will be Rinsing 'SocaRs.
' Mr. Bradley EalDylcsr a-Frcs
Trip to tl: Cxpcsitlca CelS
bratlonof aGclieflVccI-In-
1 Personals Paragraphed, r ;
ComipoBdtiMt of tb Rototilu. ;J '
Hiss 6lga ' McCaUam has re
turned to Sptrjcs, , G&., ; aitar . a
pheasant risit to nome ioiks. , ,
. Mr. W. B. Harker, of the Cccfc
tisti Chief, was in Eowland for a
short while recentlyv , ; f ' .
' Mr. and Mrs. Y;,G;JPleasants
hare retnrned home after 'de
lightf ul week: spent at tne James
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tOWn tUXDOBlUUO v . f ; r. r ;r
Misses Minnie and Jessie ten
non andPearle Floyd.of Lumber
ton, were charming visitors here
last week.
Gentry Taylor spent bis Vaca
tion of ten days with homezoiKs
at Fairmont. , ,
v Howard Morrison, of Lumber
ton, was in town on business one
day last week. ' " f V. " M
' Mr. and Mrs. Bl S. Bond have
moved, into their handsome new
home on Mainstreet and are bow
"at horned to their friends. ' ,
Charlie f McCallnm and ': Miss
Florence' McQueen spent.' last
week at Jamestown. . , ,
. Mr. Alex McKenzie visited rel
atives at Timmonsville part of
lastweesr. ; t
Mr. Robert McMillan, of Bay n
ham, has accepted a position with
Messrs. McCormick, Smith .Co,
, Miss . Fannie ' McDonald. , cf
Waycross, ; Ga-, has . feturnci
home after a most pleasant visit
to the home of Mr," W..W Web-
vi Think It Over!
" tm'mc Life. is short and Sweet
M&tH'lUH iM'l - ' " Success often J comes
; iftSferSE' late in ife. bntfof bar-1
'7 ffifW Furnlitire I.
" XAnd MusicaInstru. .
l.fftfeV3jKfv- I ments, we have them at -
tr all times.
;S SS: .'EAGLE My
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ster..
. Mr.c and Mrs.; William Bracy
spent the, greater part of list
sition.-"4'
, -I Will receive on September 2nd, onev car-load of nice
- - Driving' Horses and Farm Horses and Mules. Call and .
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: Tyson; & Jones, Oxford, (Chase City) Parker, Harrell
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Grady McCormicktbas returri
ed to the Bonier Military, school
atOxford. - ' Y: 7
Mrs. -D. 'A. Prevatt is in the
hospital at Fayetteville for treat
ment ' v 1
" Revl MrAshby is conducting
protracted services at Centenary
this week. 'Y ' Y
Mr. and Mrsi dharles McAr
thur, accompanied by their
mother, Mrs Pannie McArthur,
have turned to their Florida home
after a pleasant stay among home
folks. , ,'; ,', .... -
Miss TiUie EdenS, Miss Edna
Eden's, Bernard Edens andBnrns
Ward are amongthose taking in
tne' Exposition this week. '
Miss Blanche Ward spent a few
days'in Lumber ton the first part
of, last week. - , : Y- -. ;
Their many friends are glad to
see Missessj Musefaud Whitley A
who will again teach in tEe Row:
and public schools, here again.
' Misses Buchan and Jones have
charee of the .Rowland High
school for the coming year. ;
'Misses Eva and Bessie McKoy
are taking in s the sights at the
big Exposition this week. '
. . Mr Cobb, of Laurel, Miss., vis
ited his;- sister,; Mrs. McLean;
here part of last week. , ,
- thirteen 'cent cotton ? "sounds
mighty good and it behooves the
farmers to market it as fast,'-as
possible while it Is np.
C. P. McGirt spent ten days
with home folk at Cbadbourn re
cently. " ' ' t,
Clyde McCalltfm ' s pent last
Thursday in Fayetteville on busi-
nessY . " Z I -
. Df, and Mrs. R, F. Graham,
of Lumberton, spent Sunday in
townl-, Y,,'; Yv ' ' ''
Mrs'.,Lytch,7nee Parker, of
Laurinburgr;': and Miss Parker,
Let us gin your cotton only
$1.15 bale. Quiok -service; best
priooti fot-seed. .,; Lubrton Oil
Mill, Lumberton, N. C. 9-12-9-23
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of McDonald, spent'a short while
in town one day last weeic ;
.Why donftthe parties in au
thority do soaething about the
new schoor building? If not, why
not? vY; w; . Yn v
Register oL Deeds Bullock, is
preparing to build a palatial home
on Bond street ;; Y " v '-Y
,-Miss Mercer,; 'of Georida, is
visiting at the home ol Mr. Gra
ham McKinnon. t , 7 C Y
Paul Ashby returned to Trini
ty College lastTttesday to resume
his studies in that famous insti
tfi i ,
Siao Alfordureturned Monday
night from Hot Springs, where
he accompanied bis brother, who
will take treatment for rheum a
tism.
.-Mr. and Mrs. J. P., Crawford
celebrated their golden wedding
at their home at Ecljo on August
80th, it beine the fiftieth anniver
sar of their wedded, life. ' A
large number " of relatives and
friends were present to congrat
ulate them and wish .them many
years of connubial bliss A most
bountiful repast was Berved on
the lawn at 12 o'clock, while
water-melons and lemonade were
served in abundance. Altogeth
er it was a most enjoyable occa-
ion and everybody - went away
happy., , ,
Rev. Mr." Crawford and "wife
nave returned from Kentucky,
where they spent a month 'most
pleasantly with home .folks and
among scenes of their early child
hood. , - Y . -;,,.'
Mr Adams,' of Alabama, was
.greeting friends in town recently.
It is a pleasure to know 1jhat he
is prospering' thereYT;
Friends of Rev. J. Wfc Bradly
will be pleased to know that be is
enjoying a free t.p to the James
town Exposition as the result of a
voting contest held in bis cnarge
recently., v1
John Leitch, Jr., has retarned
to the University at Chapel , H'll
to take , up" his second year's
work. , -
Dr. Mack Smith, : of Laurin-
burg, spent a few days in- town
last week. , 1 ' ,
' Rnmor has it that the marriage
bells will be : ringing in Rowland
soon. ', - '', ;
Archie Robertson has : return
ed to the A, &M. College at - Ral
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Rowland, K',G. Sept.. 10, .'07, ,
v Notices of New Ads. .
Mr. Sam Dume is Just back
from ..the .Korthern . markets
where' he - secured . , good bar
gains for his store at Fairmont.1 "
"Mr. Walter McAdoo, of
Greensboro, wants to exchange
ots in his town for building ma
terialY . , r -
The Lumberton Cotton Oil
Mill will gin your cotton forl-lS
a bale, ' and will give quick iser
vice4 and, will pay highest prices
for seed: vs' - ,
Alexander ' Stone, administra
tor,; notifies, all persons having
claims against the estate of Mrs.
Mary G- Stone, deceased, to pre
sent them on or before Septem
ber!' 1908. Y' , '
YThat t comical rascal, Silly
Billy," at the Opera House Satur
day evening ' ; , . , . ,
Mr. Sani'Dttnie has just return.
ed from the Northern markets
wlth a tremendous big stook.of
goods. He was in the markets four
week purchasing fall and winter
goods. Jae bad good luck in buy.
mg, .bbhght good bargains and
will be' able to sell for small prices
the best goods, consisting of cloth
ing, shoes, hats, dry goods, ' dress
goods and gents' furnishings, j Go
Newspaper Gets e U: bat
Prlatlaa Coass Sastabw Osavy
, Lm Deal mud -t Domti .Boy
:Bm4te OaaO. ? ,.1 , Y
- About 10' o'clock Monday
morning firo .was discovered in
the ttatrlxAsioreroomof Th0
Charlotte Observer, which Is on
third floor of The Observer build
ing, and, that floor and the one
above were , gutted. , Damage to
the extent of $25,000 was done., .
The ; ( composing; . room ' and
bindery of The Charlotte Obser-
ver'Co.; were-wrecked. YAH of
the material used tnere oy tne
Printing House was wrecked,
including a $4,000:Mergenthater
linotype machine and four platen
presses. The newspaper mechan
icalappli&nces, Jocated on the sec
ond floor and the machinery inthe
press' rooms , were not . damaged
materially except by water; .The
paper, used the plant of the Char
lotte News, which was-, immed
iately tendered, and did not miss
an Issue- . !; y; i p Y YTY
t A very sad incident In connec
tion with the fire was the burn
ing to death of George Wilson, a
deaf and dumb . boy about 15
years : old, who had voluntarily
taken np at The Observer : office
The poor fellow was In the habit
of sleeping in the room on the
third floor, . where the Are origi
nated, and -when he discovered
his danger it was too late to
escape, and he. was powerless to
make bis danger known. He was
literally roasted to death. .
The origin , of the fire is not
known; ,'rY
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O&ct in Flt National Enk BuIIliii2.
, J; ': Attraey at taw, 4 '' Y
tUMlEXTON, K. C
' Will practice ia all tltc Courts Sosl
aete attended to promptir. ,
i WADE : WI8HART,
Prompt attentloa ghrcs to S bssiaesc.
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UIss Uary U. Wicker and afr. J
CVCiattencrd alarrledl ar Jones-
boro Tuesday Evenlag.
Miss Mary Margaret Wicker,
formerly a trained nurse at this
placer" and Mr,-J. C. BlanchardV
bookkeeper for the-MpAUister
Hdw- Co., ? were married Tues
day evening at 8:30 o'clock in the
Presbyterian church at Jones-
boro. , ' -
Mr. Blanchard left for Jones-
boro Monday afternoon He and
Mrs. Blanchard will spend their
honeymoon at the Jamestown ex
position and will return to Lum
berton next Tuesday or Wednes
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Ttaat Conical Rascal SUly Billy.
Laughter promotes ' health
and vitality by stimulating our
entire system." One fall dose
6f "The Funny Fellows of .New
York," as presented by the inimi
teble; coraedian--rohn; Thornp-
sou -win uu a vviauu mure
gfood than a hundred bottles of
the best known tonic, v ";-,
If there is such a thing as one
of the funny fellows being'the
funniest, the prize; as has often
been emarked, should go to
,4Silly,13illy.V, . -Every
thmer that Billy does is
comicaWhis looki his dress,
his manner of speakinsr, his
actions, all are cpmical.s Y
Silly Bjlly 13 a very fine musi
cian; his solo on the Lilliputian
Violin, on which he plays the
"Carnival of Venice with
variatiods, is so well rendered
that only a person with a musi
cal education can fully appre
ciate' the skillfull manner in
which he handles this instru
The other nine characters
are just as funny, Mr. Tnwm
son will appear at the Lumber
ton Opera House for one night
on Saturday, .Sep. 14. The
admission will be,25 35 and 50
cents. V : . f.
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A great investment absolutely
safe, brings returns that nothing
else can give; giving surplus earn
ing power; securing comfort and
health in ' your declining years.
That's what . HoUister's - Rocky
Mountain Tea does. 35 cents, Tea
U JiHUWW,
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to see him and one his stock.' 1 He
is occupying Dr. Stevens' drus
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tore on umramBf. at rairmoni. ' '. ; .- liTnqffTTnr PrnnriTn Drtment. ti
ad, D-12-2t hJ , . JJ. D. McMillan & Son Druggists. . 33rd Street, New York City . 6-3
V-;i-'""Attomay ct Law Y '
'' AU trastaees entnsted to liiat pronptly
attended sv ( , : ; . . '
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ATTORNEYS AT XAXf, .
VttruBBaTON, ' : u c .
iiaoes oa tad floor af 'BABk!of Lam.
vberton Baildlnf, Booms 1, S, $fA 4 -
Prompt atteatioa fhrea to all bosfaest :
f OHAS. R SKIPPER.
Y , Attoraay at tmw, ' Y ' V
S LXJIIBEKTON, - K. C-
All ImsiacM entnuted to hlat wiH f'?
ed? prompt sad carefplstteBtion . .
Office ia First NaUoaal Baak BoUdiaj
4Tr Post Office, -j - ' - , . .
;,iV;,;Attoraty Law, .-V fV4'
Offiea epsta'n la Areas Boiler, :
. All basiaeM promptly trantacted. r-
Mclntyre b Xawrcnco
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' Attoraeys sad Coaaselors at Law, -
LUMBEUTON, t
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ArroKKKV at Law,' ; '? '
Y ' Lnmbertpa, N.C ' ' Y
OfSceorer Pope's Drug Ctore.
McliEAN & BLACK,
; Atroaaavs at Law, Y'
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Offices is the McCaskiU Bulliag.
STOCK REMEDIES.
Erery bottle of Dr. Edmund's Colic
and Lang Fever Cure, is Gnaraoteed for
lung disorder, ajso s blooa purifier.
colic, jrravel, pnenmooJsv 'stomache sad
dera. Also a blood purifier.
; A ' Lumberton, N. C
Pr; .N. A, "Thompson,
, PHYSICIAN AND SUHGEOV, .
Lambertoij, : ; s : N. O
Office at Hospital. Phone No. 41.
Down town office OTerADr. McMillan's
Thug Store. Calls promptly answered
night or day, in town orin the country.
J)r. & T. ALLEN
' Dentist
, LUM3EHTOM, N. C.
Office over Dr. KcMUlan's Drre Store.
j DB. J, D. REGAN,
' - DENTIST, ;
" LUMBIBTOX, - ,N. 0. ' '
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Office la Shaw building, over - Pope's
u ; , .- drug Kort.. ' C t
? Dr. F. H. PITMAN, '
, ' DENTIST, ,
Ash pole, - ri c
h.t. rora.
W. A. WCFHAtn.
Drs. Pope Ac McPhaul,
: Pbyalelaaa and Sorgaooa. -
Lnmbertotty N. C 1
Offloe ap itairt la rear of Pope Dra-
Go's store.. Dr. IXcPbaal s reel- .
deaoe phone No.
laaia. Send
To women for collecting
names and selling our nov
elties, we give bla prcaa
vour name to-day tor our
new plan of bin profits with, little
work. Write today. Address C T.
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