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1BBUKD KVKkr UTEDNBSDAY.
GRADED SCHOOL.
' Most that Senator Morrison
- has second to the people of
this community residing
within the corporate limits
«f the town, the privilege of
necoring a graded school, tho
question arises, will the poo
ple voto tor it? Living gut
«hio the limits of the incor
poration, even in soother
township, H is a delicate
natter for this editor to
tackle this question in advo
cacy ef the movement or
ngainst it; but as Snpi. of
Schools, he rejoices in every
movement inaugurated for
'the advancement of the min.
(rational into rents of any and
•very section of the country.
If the terms of the bill which
•Bibles the people of Rock
ingham to vote for the mmi
iog of bonds to dsfray the
running expenses of a graded
•ahool, including the erection
liba of suitable bull dings for
amine, are satisfactory to the
people, and they will enter
epos the work in unity of
•pipit and purpose, h will he
toe greatest thing for Rock
ingham, that has occurred in
h*f history. If there be any
Mai of faarmony in this
Work. it would be will that
. dome concessions be mgde fay
opposing, eleimonti, if there
I«b such, each element losing
jtight ef everything but the
■ welfare ef the child ten and
the up-buildiag of the town
- Let mm he done, and all will
beuuiU. lathis, as in all
Important questions, there
ore tyj> sides, but here, there
sad general concertofaction’,
let personal objections on
Loth aides, be removed, and
• bosk ef compromise be
adopted which wul bo aatia
factoiV to all ooocsrnad, and
you will hare a school which
will be an honor to the town
. and Hr people.
OMVlm DlMfRPt
Ons of tbs many evik that now
Huerta owr sat ions] life, and al
oe ear most wnf nllgioui inter
ests, la Iha gnawing MOtisMnt in
aertafn querists, in favor ef oorv
oaatratlng aatbsrity and power in
tbshsoftefdire awn. Tba idea
Is tbs. amlraliwUisi of namjr
paver, ef eboeb power. Tbe
policy ie to take -the control of
•top set of ike bands of. the
many and pet It into Uw hands
td a safest few. When this policy
fa folly developed it will give as a
few nmwy Mage who will akao
fntely control cur fisaneial in Ur
mia. It *10 ohsigr av repnbiioen
form ef pemrasasnt, if not in
maaw,in fast, into a aaonamky,
cad It will soovwt our dsooadna
iinnaHssi into as asefaslsatWasa.
wWi iaw ten swinging tbe church
m duaalnsIfiHf d soafoieooe, or
diWlg the affajjs of a eowgr..
psiluu i Ifnrtk flap)line rtiriatlan
0—0—0-o-t> 0-0—0—0-O-U
Kewa is kiw in oor town at
&. A. Lackey ia haviug bitneslf
a nice oottage ecsctod on Hamlet
bights.
Mia. Plaaaanta haa mured into
bar now house ucar tba new B. A.
L. station.
Mra. Suo Mellard, of Burgaw,
K. C., ia vkiting bar daughter,
Mia. Gao. Pinar.
Mum pa hare made their annual
vmit to this part. Luuk out for
mnaslaa next.
W. A. Candle, oar inspector.
Made a visit to Spencer sod Salis
bury Tuesday.
John W. Led tend, oue of Buck
ingham's talented youag lawyers,
was in town Saturday on legal
business.
H. W. Covington, one of Ham
let’a claver merchants, waa kept
in doors foe a few days last week.
Chase: mumps.
Hurrah for the Headlight, it
k Jnst splendid and can’t be
beaten. So many oorreepondenU
from all over the oountry. We
do like to hear from every section
and hope they will nil oontinue to
write.
We see it stated that August
Belmont hao secured control of
the 8eabord Air Line. But Pshaw I
that's nothing. Billy McKinley
haa secured control of Cuba, Porto
Rica and tbe Philippines and is
fixing to make a grab at China.
We are sorry that our good
friend and representative, of Bout
land, Hector McLean, failed to
get his fertiliser bill through tho
House, hut Hector should have
done that two year* ago whan there
was a great atink at the peniten
tiary and State farms.
Although Hamlet is ao situated
that the police hare a very diffi
cult beat, yet our clever and effi
cient chief, a C. Bmkh, manages
to keep law aud order. Lum is a
terror to tbs wrongdoer and don't
fail to bag hia game every time.
And Mayor D. McNair ean dis
pense Justice to them speedily.
_ We are onog^ed to fanner John
of Covington, N/D., cbussing that
the Ancient Order of Buffaloes
was organised by bachelors. In
that vicinity they may hare in
stituted a lodge bat the, order is
old, we know, for oar name ap
pears on the obarter, and the or
der is not oonflned to bachelors,
either, although they make accept
able members.
Year Roberdel correspondent
asks Mallia H. this question:
“What baa the legislature done
for the working manr" To be
sore he didn’t expect anything,
did he? Why, bmk at that agree
■sent between some 160 or 200
cotton mills and the legislature,
wherein they sgreed not to work
the laboring men, women and
children over sixty-six hours per
week. This is about ell that was
done for the especial benefit of the
laboring class, ao far as we have
seen. Later, some other things
may rise to the surface, bat it’s
not election time now, so let m
have peace, and bold solid, lest
while we wrangle the enemy ear
prise the camp.
X-Ray.
Wm WHkMtTrjrlig.
A minister wee one dpy walking
along a road; end to hie astonish
ment be mw a crowd of boys sit
ting in front of a ring with a small
dog in the center. When he earns
op to them he pwt tbs following
geest inn t what are you doing to
thedegT'
One little boy said: Wboars*
telle Che biggs ■> Us wins it."
“Oh," as id tbs minister. "I am
•wrpeieed at you tittle boys, for
when 1 waa lib* you I nersr told
Has."
Thaw waa a tUrnaa far a while,
until asm of the hoy# show!nit
“Bend Mm ap the dog I"
Baptuu Notice.
Delegates to the Union Meet
ing to lobsrdtl will sImn
notify me immediately if they
ikske to to pat to Hooklng
tona depot, said thus sere
thetqeelyen fneonrsnlenee.
K. 0. CenMmi.
• -Rotordel, N. C.
Here yon eatoeribed for
ito Heed light? Jf not, why
not?
From Our Country Opnespomtents.
RetMrdel.
T. O'BrWo and wif*. of Klisrbs,
wen visiting at Boberdsi Sunday.
Thornaa Ortusbv and family, of
Stsole’s Mills, an visitiug their
mother at Roberdel.
We hope tho column containing
the Sunday school lotson will con
tinue to he published.
The crukinole parties are taking
the day with the young people of
Boberdsi, about tan nights in tbs
week.
Prayer mating at the Methodist
church every Wednesday night,
and tbs Baptist . ery Sunday
night.
Mr. Zaok Cooper and wife, Bob
erdul, have secured a job at 8teel«a
nulls, and will move to-day. Hup*
they will like their new home.
It was a Reason to read so
many letters from the various
place* in tbs county. Ou* likes
to bear from tho people the coun
try over.
-We were made glad last week
when the Richmond Headlight
appeared. We hav* seldom seen
a Hotter county paper. Indeed, U
is far batter than many of tho so
railed high-classed journals of the
South.
Preaching at the method ist
church th* first Sunday in each
month at eleven o’clock, and the
third Sunday at night. Baptist,
second Sunday at eleven o’clock
and fourth Saturday night and
Sunday of each mouth. Presby
terian, first Sunday evening at
throe thirty.
We read With pleasure of an;
effort on foot to hare a rural free
delivery route in Biohmond coun
ty. The peoplg of Bobordel are
ready to do all they can to help ou
■och an effort Tbon we emu Id
not have to wait two or throe days
for our mail, as w* now do some
times.
Gibson's Mills.
8om* of our ftnwn an bo*y
planting com this waak.
Mr*. Parsons, of Pm Dea. was
▼iaALng in oar section Sundky.
/Laurence Terry, of Pin# Qror* '
$- 0-. «i iim L i H i1 m
N |frs. Jaoa Bostick, of Troy, ia
▼iaiCing bar sister, Mrs. 8. 0. Mo*
Donald. . •
Mr. Micheam, of'^fecklenborg
ooonty, baa bean fox hunting in
this seotion.
Miaa Fannie Gibeon, of Lanris
burg, N. C., is risiting relatine in
our community.
Wo welcome with delight the
Headlight in oar section. May i|
lira long and bo prosperous.
The grippe has risitad this sec
tion and quits a number of our
peopU hare been very rtok with it,
bnt an imprnring now.
Ws wan glad to see so many of
your old correspondent* with yon
again. It reminds na of past times
to read X-Rays witty pieos*. By
the-way what has become of Bill
Sly, of MoColl, S. 0.1
B.
RaMM Thursday on business.
M»=]w»l'Wluljoek vasapleas
antybAur In our midst Friday.
The r^ff people ary looking for*
van) Uya fish fry at Diggs’fishary
sooB.
Mr. groins Williams and brids
attend*^ prwacUing at 8t. Paul
Uuudayi
R**-v. R. Ooppedge was a srel
com visitor to otir neighborhood
Thursdaf.
D*1. J. M, Stanatll has been at
tending Da. A. 0. Everett during
his receif illness.
Miss laallie Smith, vs are glad
to note,via exit again after an at
tact of'haaalos.
Tbs r4ny friends of Dr. K. C.
Everett sill be glad to lean that
be is very much better.
Mr. W N. Everett and little
daughter, Frances, visited our
ncighboriEnd Wednesday.
■Tierbe.
MIm McRae ia quits sick,
from la-Orippe. the other sick
folks are better.
Mi»'~n»ry Thomas, and bar
broth* Ed, vent to tee the Jones,
of l*1^ Jick, yesterday,
Psoteeiam planted, Jonquils
srtTtn'^filoftn?'yand vet the ice ia
FROM ANOTHER.
Mn. B. J. Bostick, at Troy, U
▼■siting bar sisUr, Mrs. 8. C. Mo
Donald.
MUs Fannie Gibson, of Lanrin*
barg, is ▼■siting bar uncls J. M.
Lorin.
A. M. Oibeon will begin, in a
few days, a new dwelling near bis
old one.
1. P. Oibeon sod Stephen Terry,
wars rerr sink of La Oripps are
able to be oat again.
L. T. Tarry, of MoCoIl, 8. C.,
o4m* ap Wednesday and spent
two days in oslt section.
Prof. L. A. Reynolds, of Boher
4*1, who baa bean teaching oar
free school, closed last wc .h.
* D. 8. Oarria and N. T. Carrie
bad a lot sf their fence born ad wp
by the fees at Bias of Mat weak.
Mite Mary 0. Breton, who has
bean rery aiek with eaaaalea for
Ike peat weak, wa an glad to laara
is Inpnrtng
Tba saw anil eantor far tkto
rnwta, Mr. Malrwr, to vary prompt
M bis arrivals and daftoHwraa with
the anils ' ThU toeatfsthing w*
bars not hsan aaaally having. .
LMMf WtN m.
Mr. Ball pmaahad a flna anm
it Ml Paal’i Ctnak last M—day*
Mn. W. K. Mm apswt aawwal
lays last wash with bn anther.
Mr.W.l. CfM|aod mt to
quits thief these mornings.
We ere all delighted with the
Headlight. It is dim, interesting
end twwwU jnet what we country
people noof and like.
Clyde li>wnsead got a little
■era'.ched yore his tye. the other
day. he re on a* young mule, and
the mule juUpM-ajid almost threw
him.
A Joker lay* that a locomtire
engine is a^tken of u “she” be
oenee of the horrible noise it
makes w)m^ -it tries to whistlel
Now I did a ou ererl The young
girls eey thtf the Joker is an old
bstcbeior. £
We ere •4* thet those now in
charge of oil mail, on this route,
should bartVnaap propria ted what
auid IsaAweeh, It was not in
Twe Bajttuv Than One.
Editor <4 the Headlight:
Although hare not had the
pleasure of ei sing a copy of Rock
ingham’! mi paper, “The Head
light,” I lea: n from the papers
that it has m ade its appearsooc aa
promised eon etlme ago. That it
is ably'edited and neatly gotten
up, goes wit bout saying among
those acquair ted srith its projec
tors and mao igwrs. And that it
will be well e retained by the good
people of Rio intend end adjoin
ing counties : bare, not a particle
of doubt. Tr is, there are poople—
and well info mod people too—who
honestly bell ire that a email town
like'Rocking iam oannot support
two papers, especially of the same
political faith, but I am of a con
trary opinion and I speak from
««|hiiviivb ' WTM mm VTUiU! f*viuu .
Two paper* ip a town like Rock
ingham will ilo better than one.
A* oompetitipa lathe life of trade,
en, where trier* are two papers
published in U town, a spirit of
rivalry I* goaton np, etch striving
to see which Can pend forth tbs
beet paper arid thus, two good pa
per* is the nfralt instead of on*
not ao good. ' Again, most of the
■uhetantiel citixene, who are de
pended a poo; to support one pa
per, will likdly take both, whioh
will fora a semi-weekly, If pah
I Is bed oa different days, M they
shoeld be. fciehmond oonnty la
not only a wealthy county, bet, ae
regard* inulligenoe, takes rank
easily with the beet mantles in the
State. ■,
‘ la fntwrp eommaaieetioae,
whisk 1 purpose to write, if my
health will permit and yow ean
afford to pal tieh, I will briefly
sketch the li we of • few really big
men which 1 iehmoad eoanty baa
praia«td, eo ae of whom resisted
feHhfwl and rahrnMe cm rises to
thefr cosuitry. For the present,
adlea, wiahii g yow the mkasarwof
eweesag that I know yda #fll oseflt
eenSdedtl/ helidve
ynp will rwvfv*. .
Coujt
IS, Not.
*d ides Mesa at bcmeaod ahrwad,
■ ■ora —of utleles epo* rdaea
UonaJ to,4s#^
Etacattoul fM—
It is onr Intention to p».kh»k ths
•chool U«, or the changes in j
it, aa soon as we can secure a eopy
of it. We will say now that both
bouses have agreed on a t200,000,.
00 appropriation. One hundred
thousand to be apportioned per
capita, to the different counties
and one hundred thousand to help
the weaker schools to run a four
months' term. So fur, so good.
Prof. Hunter, county supt. of
schools of Mecklenburg county,
was a visitor to our town last
Wednesday. He reports his schools
in good condition, some of these
being of high grade. Ho is greatly
interested in providing greater
facilities for teachers to equip
themselves batter for their work.
He has promised ns a communica
tion for these columns.
An esteemed letter from ex
State Superintendent C. H. Meb
ana, inform* us that ho wiU fur
nish soon, a communication for
this department of our paper. He
also promises to address the peo
ple of our county, on the subject
of free public education, iu June
or July.
We will, from tiuoto time, pub
lish communication* from out
county teachers, and friends of
education throughout the county.
Tho people, generally, must know
what the puhlio school* are doing.
We want the school news, and
it is oar purpose to talk through
these columns to the tsstchera, pu
pils and patrons of the public
schools: also the academies. The
acadamiee are not under our su
pervision, but we gladly unite
with them in the greatest of all
Work, except the spread of the
Oospel—and these aas, or should
be, inseparably united.
_ We offer to the school children
of the county, whother connected
with public schools or academies,
a prise, of any book costis^ one
dollar, or the.dollar, forth# heat
and most complete map of Rich
mond oounty. The pupil most
certify that ha or'she-^eoeirsd no
aaeiatapoc further than reference
tounother map. The m^p ean be
wmmtihI
wwkTIbt
Three competent psfeo&dTwill he
appointed as judges. Vjfbw chil
dren, make the effort. It will be
better to do so, and fail to secure
the prise, than not to hare made
an effort, as i* any result yon will
be tbs gainer.
Prof. W. L. Cridlebangh, of the
Ellerbe Spring* High School, was
a pleasant caller in our sanctum
last Saturday. He reporta his
school as in good condition.
Prof. W. T. Robinson, of the
Roberdel academy, gars na a pleas
ant call a few day* ago. He re
ports his school as doing well.
W. A. Gibson, chairman of Bea
rer Dam township trustees, was a
most welooms visitor in our office
on Hsturday.
A profitable exercise for school
children. How many papils in
the schools oan correct the miee
soelled words in tha fnUowiive
poemf
A MIS-SPELLED TAIL.
A *«*«!• booy mid, “Mother, deer.
May *ye go out too ptayt
Tha ooa la bright, tho heir It clear.
Owe | mother, don't my neigh I"
“Oo (oorth, my •an,” the mother mid.
HI* ant mid, “Taka ewer day.
Yourgneim kneW lied, awl pointed
road.
Bolt do not lam owor weigh
•A h, kaowf* ho eried end nought tho
ilrret
With kart tow hill of glee
Tho weather changed and meo aad
fleet
And reign foil Be roe and tree.
Throw enow-drifle grate, throw watry
peel,
lie lew with with mile aad nmae—
Bald hat •‘Though I wood walk by rale,
I am knot write, 'Mo plane
“Ido like la meet earn kindly tala.
For hear gnu dangera weight.
And powder Malta a treneherone whole |
Too aloe hen bln my ph.
“A peace of brad, a gnelae bet ateke,
Byed abewa If Bye ware home i
Thia creel fate my hgrt will krake,
I Wee knot Mma te feme.
‘I’m weak aed pell i I're aelet aay rode.“
Bet haara aarta man maaad—
"iSS
OOOD LIT* RATI) RE.
Training pnpiia to mad nod to
lew* good Inemttim in by lag the
moat imixrrtant Work dooe in
kchool. ft in the own thing that
eontinnm to toatrlbale to otee'a
cdnaatlofl no long ne ho limn. It
in not tho ability In mod, hut the
nee made of that a Witty that eow
tribntaa U the deatkiy of a child.
Tknnaai IHiR mye kin whole
iHAr
1 1 - 1 —
Ledbetter^.
The nice ehotrer that Mm* ou
the 10th trae aeoch welcomed by
the people ot thie eeotkm.
D. Q. Wocdard and Mias Ethel
Kelley, of OH Hand red, were ele
cting in this vWarty Met. w«Ck.
ImdbaUen fa not dead; for on
last Wednesday night there wee e
"quilting** st Mr. Leuox'e and ou
Saturday, night there eras a candy
soiling" at Mre. Liaaie Howell’s.
Z. Beale 1* expecting hie sister,
Mrs. Kelley of Baltimore, this
reok.
There wee preaching here, Huu
lay the 17th, at 11 o’clock by Rer.
Sell, the pastor and at night by
Rev. Hugh Ingram.
The recent cold snap has injured
Mr J. A. Sullivan's early cabbage
rvry ranch,
_ Ttyo. (Mr le.
Bmeosneeanssisam^ssni
Call on th$w|
Now, wbw jroo wut Mgr
of • 8tor« yow «ho«M ell) UO
J.O.MVU,
a P**rliwl Store Dealer, who haa
Uad mobeVhan thirty yeare exper
ience ip thie busineee, and who
deala direatly with the auueufac
tarere, aud aalla at a email ad
ranee on coat and carriage
Coai* 'and MxkaMae My Stock
and If I can't aell you it won't l«e
my fault. I hare a full lam of all
gaode in tny line.
ALL AT ROCK BOTTOM PRICKS
J. C. Davis.
If you aie looking for the beet riouc
try oj»r "THplew” D»wad.—Y. M. Bog.
(an A Co. *
Hew Hardware Store.
THI8 8PACE 18 RESERVED FOR
THE EYERETT HARDWARE COMPANY.
With greatly enlarged room* and a Mammoth
Stock coming in every vre will noon be able to supply
wlth everything in our line from a Shoe Tack
to 600 Horse Power Engipe.
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THIS 8PACE.
Enrett Hardware Co.
BARGAINS
i
FOR FARMERS
-IN
Wagons, Reapers and Mowers.
We have just rooeived a large shipment of the celebrated
Piedmont and Spach Wagons
fWNORTH CAROLINA HAND-MADE.
We are offering these wagons at very low prices and it
is, beyond doubt, the beet opportunity you will bare to
secure the BEST Wagon on the market at the lowest price.
The BUCKETS Mowers and Reapers,
aa ia well known, are by far the beet on the American mar
ket and have this year many valuable improvements over
last year's machines. DON’T DELAY, hut come at once
and INVESTIGATE. WE INTEND BELLING THE
REAPERS AND MOWER8 U8ED IN THIS SECTION,
and all wa aak ia that you oom« and see os.
We cary a oomplete line of
FARM HARDWARE
and can supply you with anything needed on the Farm.
GROCERIES.
r - j, - ,* T- -Jl_- . .
Our etook of groceries is complete and up-to-date in
•very reaped. Flour, Meal, Meat, Sugar, Coflbe, Canned
Goods, Cigan and Toboeeo. Lowed prion sod Bnt goods
In Rockingham.
SHOES I
We have in stock Shoes tn suit all taste* and all pock- I
et-books. Indies’ and Children's Shoes aa well as a com- I
plete stock of Men's High-Grade and medium Shoes. Giro I
os a coll.
Respectfully,
JL W. Porter & Co. 1