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We do not know how the uOk-tali ktvt wtM at (Mr I|»m> la re gard to th» low of rtvtmt ift the pw»f»r train wniw. fat they aA mM tlM md U paying n*>r* than operating tiftwii In all bMteNi doea not prodnce minw am atill it ia n«f»««ary for the M*Mt it the >nlnm aa a whole. Admitting that the paaeenger train doe* not pay, or time It la a faadarfor tXfcar Unea of the »y*tem (the Southern *y»tem) and wHI^out theae feeder Mae* the main ayatem could not reap the rich hanreet of hmiitee* that it receive*. Right here ia Mom* Airy tlC ait raral «ut»i foin| eat from «Ma pnetnMri do not collect ieo«h fand* a toonth to pay one carrier'* talar^ hat :hc government never hae mm ■idcrrd diacontinuing the raral rente aerricc on tfcat account. Aad the ■ante principle U jaet a* applicable to the operation of our pemngai train*. the Southern Railway an early sale of the A. A V. an they are said U» be U»t main creditors. own the hands and hold the (tuck of the mi But before going into a sale they realise that it hi their best chance to gat the noon train off while the road Is ndsr a receivership and when they can bast cry poverty a* their excuse for the curtailment. There is no excuse for a large loss of revenue in the train service out of Mount Airy. The growth of the town and its induatrlsa would furnish a proportionate amount of increased revenue for the rail for the year ending Jane SO, 1M7. show an increase over the previous year of 12 per cent, and the increase during the past five years in the To miw llah from tut* taUMrj it ia necaaaary tk(t on* nahr applica firnitk wMmm of prete*ttun and haw nw on* In authority to nafeaj raporU of 'h* way th* Ibh ar* thrk- j • Fiji V/mr Viw K"* *f nnirm w th* rywu* of atoekiac a atraaa it followa ap tb* work and trie* to an that it provea aamaafnl. Othor aaa> tiuaa of th* country ar* profiting by aO thU and m art helping to pay th* j vxpenae of maintaining thia hatchery ami y*t w* am not prnMtf by H. Wh*n w* cm fnraiah proof that wa ar* in raraaat about pretexting oar own iram* and flab than th* r°vera roent I* ready to aid u>. Until wa do furni*h th* proof ar* arill go on helping to matttaia thia hatrh*ry and <>th*r aectkm» of th* country arill reap all th* baawflta. f ■ - NOW FOR A LIBRARY. The next prograaaive move for thia K<M>d loan ia a library. We have forced ahead in ao many waya that I Here ar*. not many modern Maaa worth while that hara not boon pot over her*. We now hav* th* Moat modern water lyttm, th* moat mod em telephone ay item, a An* hoapttal, an a I moat perfect ayatetn of atraeta and atdewalka, aplandid chnrcb and achool huildinga The next move are ahooid make ia to put in a library that arill be avail able to all the people and encourage than to do more and better reading. The little city of Sanfard, a hundred mile* amrth of here, ia not aa large as Mount Airy and not aa wealthy, and yet they have a library and laat year loaned out 7,006 book* to their reading citizena. Juat think of it, 7.000 hooka read in a little town aa 'he reauft of a public library. That ia *ure to mean a batter claaa of aM nena, more intereat ia aehoola and ( hurche*. and a more hopeful outlook on life. What Spnford ran do we can do. Many at her towna the Mae ef Mount Airy *etmed llbrariea year* ago. Can we afford to delay longer* Man FalU From Wagon at SfVpr Orchard. Monday afternoon «4m all dw om : ployaa* ware busy at Spargar Or chard unloading tho wafona which brine the frail dim from th« moun tain*. where it is rat he rod. and load in* the track* which earn* fraai by ettiao i p»fh»» a man Ml from ana of the IT^er him bafor. It coaU^Tta^d and for a Um It waa thought ha wa w. u kjr w not know who, that at folks fiw ll|« city of ww ssinhn l« the watsrs at ths Ararat a hw miles south If this Ay. Ths ria.rf a baneh of Iftn fraa that bar*. ilttm aathorHy «r par ti tUa tor ths task of ea ferciag ths strong ana of ths law and praeidsd by ths last legislature for Jast such rialatioas as that reported trrer ths |ihoas. Mr. dfiaty sharlff Canty gather thsjr Imlinil U ths sssns of ths slaughter of ths Ash. la ths maddy watsrs of ths Ararat they foaad a bunch of torn mm has? a* (wjr am having! Thsy had am thsss a was six or night fsst wMs, sixty fast Ion* and rmlnf sereml awn to drag K about ths daap holss la ths i Hat H was jaat ths hted of got ths Ash. and thsy tine thsia, far thar hi only a shaft tiae aa Whan ths two dlnri saw ths kind of a job thsy wars facia* and draw aa thstr Imagination tor plaaa te round up ths arhole bunch of mm*. thev «uptiossd thsy had a gang of loafer* from ths city of Winston and anticipated a hasty brrak for liberty when thry 1st themselves hs known. And so to slake «ure of ths faiar, Mr. Mteele put his knowledge of aa lomobilss into practice and moved miim screw* mad parts shoot ths carburetor*. 'lilts putting thsir three automobiles completely oat of rota mission. esrtainly ths loafer* would not booties into thsir machines and run swsjr with ths (puirh on the aA ret* And with thsir automobile* out of r«inml»«lon ths two qMccm itpod ia the shads and quietly watched ths men work their seiaes and scoop up ths Ash for some little time. Than they ijuietly called to the Vshers ts suspend operations and coins aahors I j*y ZOZZ ^.Tn *-T{ Ttm*'* store on the Paaey Gtp road the l&->eai okl ton of Oak* Ed ward* was mstanttjr Wiled by lightn ing last Thursday iftmm. Tha battle with old ' ■ WMk heart. Ibwrd and Mr*. and Mra. Q»i naah Km 1 —-> at the thae. 8 Tad dMff Edacatiwaal Dirwc tar. Whan renewing hi* subscription by' mail Theodore T. Reece expressed his appreciation of tha h»i> town hat *ays wt wart in arrar hi •ohm* weeks uo that ha wasid ha aa» aistaat to Dr. T. <*lagett Skinner, paa U>r of the Flnt iUpttat Church of' Lynchburg. Hi* Ma* dad with thai *Wl»Ma* of tha young peep)* and ehareh finance, and ha faal* that this la a arid* and important fold for aarv-1 lea. Ha la known a* the aducaMo—11 , e Mi** Edna Simmon*, the attractive and accomplished daughter of Mr. ' and Mra. R. L Simmon*, and Lonaie Parker, of White Plain*, were united 1 in mam aire at Hnatol. Trim.. Satur day July SO. Only membrr* of and immediate friends of the two families arilinssod tha ceremony They will n»ke their hoax- at Mount Airy route t Havinf ijniHfUd a* administrator of the eSate of Ucida McKinney, da . thia la to notify all holding claims against said aetata to present them to the undersigned with in twelve month* from the date dl this notiw or same will be plead in bar of their recovery. All person*; indebted to said estate will make Im mediate This Jul* »th. 1M7. WIUJSTMcKINNEY. Admin istrator, Pinna*le, N. C . Route S. W. R BADGETT. Attorney 98c KODAK SPECIAL! !i A genuine Eastman Box Kodak, picture lite x 2M, for a limited QO_ ■Time at only 50C W. S. Wolfe Drug Co. I | PHONE No. 53 11111111111it1111.1111111 Hot Weather HAS MELTED OUR PRICES DOWN TO THE" VERT BOTTOM. . While we have been unload i*f oar Mg stock fut during tb# pant weeks our line continue* to be com plete and an the fall aeaaon approaches we have put oar price* even lower. Bay here and nve on jroer Drew Goods o» itiKii mm tm• far lb Hal caiwfel I laics' Rwdy lo-Wear We have a .special lot k of ladiea' and child ren'a dreaae* that we have marked down ia order to clean up thin line. All just from the northern market*. CREPES VOILES PRINTS Shoes Lower Here Wr have n nhor for fool auid pookat book. All of the <ato*t »ty lo* and boot material* SPECIAL One" lot of Iodic*' white and Mw< Oxford* that wo arc o«rt at ortwily low A. C. Store J. E. Ayr* W. F MOUNT AIRY, N. C ML J. Crawl
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