*’ v ’.vi.; ' v.-. r tOL.IT. ROCKINGHAM. N. C, FRIDAY. JANUARY 6. lOftt. •‘GREAT HEADLIGHT” go?* to more hom?« in Richmond Cocnty, pnd is :e c. by more peooletbm , n ) y oter p>^>e , of . oy kiud prbiMieti in the County, or ekewh er LOCAL COLUMN. Brief Items Gathered From Many Places For Busy People. Mr*. Mend* White ia visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs. J. C. Davis. Mrs. Covington, of Texas, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. P. Stewart. Mr. and Mi*. P. *C. Whitlock spent Christmas at Mia. Whit* luck’s old home. Mrs. Claiborne Lyon and babe are visitors at the pleaesnt hums of Mrs. J. T. Lyon. Mr*, fid Lyon and children are viaitiug her friends at Gibson station and vicinity. We regret to learn of the illneps of little Louis Weill, theyouugeet son of Mr. aud Mrs. L. Weill. Mr. A. L. McDonald has been with his family daring the holi days. M r. Mo’s old friends seem u enjoy bis vitit. Mr. Hooker, on aged gentleman who lived at Midway, died very suddenly, last week. Hie family has our sympathy. . Mr. and Mr*. T. T. Lucas, of Charlotte, were visitors lest week si the pleasant home of Mr. and Mm. H. L. Guthrie. » Miss Virginia Cole, and little Mbeee Sue and Mary, daughters of Dr. Thomas Co's, of Mt. Olive, are here on a holiday visit. "k highly appreciated .latter . from l(r. W. P. Gibson, a few **l*tsreekedUMi^MaM»MMi^b TJpipks for both, good friend. •r\ ’'We IdkibiHth' sort#*, "df-Wa death of Mrs. Lockhart, wife of Hon. J. A. Loo chart, of Wades boro. A good woman has left ns. Mr. Preston O. Covington, one of osr old typos, now with the .Sanford Express, spent the boli de vs, with our Mr. Ctftington, his brother. Lest Saturday was tbs last day for the mloons, and yet it was a quiet day with no uuusnal evi dence of a ''big run” in tha whis key trade. Mms Susie McDonald, of tbs faculty sf the Troy High 8chool, spent the holidays here with with her family. We need Miss Sue in Richmond. * We greatly regret to leans of the death of Hoo. Charlie 8. Mo Cell, of Benbottsville. He died aoddsnlyand quite unexpectedly, last Saturday. Tbs “mill fores” si Midway, promoted their eaperintsodent, Mr. 9. T. Bigg*, with a rateable Christmas present aa a token of thnr kind feeling toward hia^ We regret to learn that little Mim Jennie Watson has had a “etok Christmee.” 8b# has been quite unwell for a waak past— better now, we am pleased to say. Mr. J. L. Bloc lair, of Loniabarg, If las., is here for a white with his hiadred and friends. Hie sister earns with him. The Headlight appreciates tbs jrsnswal of bis sab. ssriptlon. Mr. MsLsndoo, a son of Mr. X J. MsMsLsodon, of Kris Mills, was a pisaant sailer tbs day after Qbrlafw. He left a hard ail ear stellar with as. 1* is good to haws Oar “Bar awn” are kiekiag no dsobt at the alssfng oat of their % bnsinsae. Ha better set «# man wtor engaged in this Kind nf towi. ■ess, and tbsy are retiring with sttaaamw. Whether or net, they await a day sf wtetestma, ns saanot say. They ate grid sow# -/>, It gives us pleasure to her r that Rev. D. C. Britt it improving. Miss Lilli* Lynn is visiting friends at aud around Gibson. The Headlight extends New Year’s greetings to all its patrons. We regret to learn tbnt Rev. W. R. Cuppedge is quite uuwell, and confined to bin home. Prof. Edwin Armistend is still with his family, but will return to to duty in a few days. FOUND—One bunch of key*. Owner can have same by giviug proper deecription.—A. P. Frye. Mr. W. J. Thomas, now of Char lotte, visited his relatives here last week. He hue onr thanks for a subscription renewal. We are cuder obligations to Messrs. John Snidy Covington and Joseph Lainply for subecrip tion renewals last week. We are getting npa liet of ns nee of persons who will read papers, aa^l won’t pey for them. Hope yours won't be on this list. Most of our boys sud girls who are attending schools and colleges elsewhere, have returned, aud others will leave next Monday. Mr*. VVo*»d, nee Mise Nettie Mc Anlay, who has been visiting her sister, Uri. C. M. Hobbs, has re turned to her home'at.Raleigh. Mr. W. A. Meeks, a niie young man, of high moral character, left tan Tuesday, for Georgia, . where he has accepted a business posi tion. Mr. J. M. McNair, a Richmond boy, now of MoBee, 8. 0., was a pleasant holiday's*Her, who kiud ly renewed bis subscription to the Headlight _ * trg/d AfefcisirdHwf»widlff>¥r,time ngo, has returned to the drug bouse, at tbe urgent request of his former employers. Ws appreciate a pleasant call from Miss Maude Williams, a most excellent Roberdel yotng lady, now a student at the Ingle wood aohool, Albemarle. Meeftn. Chester and Fred Mc Iver spent Christmae with the family. Both were pleasant visi tors at oar office, renewing their subscriptions to tbe Headlight. Mr. G. M. Rainwater, now teaching at Hodges, 8. C., has been with' hie friends here for sev eral day*. He wai a pleasant caller laat Saturday, He sent his dollar ahead. senator w. i. Kverott, and Rep resentative Qsorge Warbvrton, left for Raleigh laet Tuesday; We ate banking high on the cervices of these good men will give as in the legists tars. . Tbs sadden death of Mis* Kate Lausy, of Monroe, east a gloom over her home town. She died in Baltimore, on her way home, to visit her friends and spend the holidays with them. Wa ass sorry to hear of the death of Mm. Wilbom, an aged lady, the graod-mother of Mm. Mm. W. M. Fowlkes, which ooeor red last Tuesday morning at the raeideooe-of Mm. Fowlkes. We lean that them were 22 ap plications for Superintendent of the County Home. We are not sarprieed at all. We venture to predict that the man who gate it, trill have no plo-nie, all the time. Hasten Covington, an excellent •Id time colored farmer, killed font hogs a /aw days ago aggregat ing 1040 ponnde ia weight-mak ing an svsrage of M) ponnde. He brought m a watermelon whisk ha had saved for m. Wa ent it ymtisdy, sad divided with friends who hnrpsasd to he pres ent—R was onhof aaaeon, bit good of Ms kind- • • • , 1 Mr. J. B. Candle and family left fur. Charlotte, their future home, on yeeterday. We ditlike to see the** good people leave our town, hut if their iotereeta can be promoted by the move, we can enter no protest. Rev. J. A. Baldwin, principal of vhe Piedmont Industrial School epnut lust week with the horns |>eople at Covington. He kiudly called on us on his return. He ia doiug excellent work and his proet pecta are growing brighter. A new Rural Free Delivery mail route ia to be opened about the 17th iaatunt. It will extend from, Rockiughnin, by Roberdel No. 2. Mr. Daniel Watson killed soma flue porkers lest week, some of them weighing near 800pounds. ; We are iu receipt of u very nice hitter from Mica Fannie M. Cov ington, of Zero, Mice., and it was the bearer of a subscription re newal. This letter ia greatly ap« Predated. Mies Fannie is well; and favorably Known to many of. the Riohmond people. 8cIimI Ulrlasnd Boji, The following school girls spent’ their X-mns holidays st home;. Muses Mattie Bngroan, Motaie Long, Mary Ledbetter, Ina Weill, Lila Stansill, Emily Hall, Mae Hinton, Ida Williams, Pearl Stewart, Ina Pool, Nancy Fairly.: The bows are. Linrio RriomaW and perhaps others we cannot nos? remember. We were glad to hart these olever young people.with ua^ —--—-- • County Commissioner* Alerting The Board of County Commie! sioners met last Monday, and PSStiatfS&W licenses for distilling gram:i At Hoffman, N. F. Lofe. 8. AL Pankey, James Tynsr, add <3. F. Cheeks. To retail spiritous and malt liquors. Z. F. Long, and James Blue, at lloffmap. E. A. Lackey, 0. E. Lackey, Hamlet Whiskey Company, A. K. Atkinson, and Auman Bros., at Hamlst. ^ • Mr. J. P. Hadley, of . B^ele’a township, was elected superinten dent of the County Home. The attorney to the Commis sioners was instructed to take the the necessary steps to get a bill through the legislature, to enable the County Commissioners of Richmond county to issue bo*de to the amount of $26 000.00,' in pay tha County’s indebtedness, - Prof. W. L.|CriufnA4} iioh bachelors, Messrs. W-V. L. Steels and W. D. Mo jM*." bj fihylog, “some young Indies of the town are missing meah by allowing these gent la me* to remain bachelors.” Bro. Petnraou knows i good thing when be saw ft. V M.-v A. V. W. Kli. The subject of this brief tribute wu* tbe widow of this editor’s brother, the late Addison L. Walsh. She had just eutered her 6Cth year. Her Maiden name wna Susou Anna Hennepin, a < an ;b ter of General Hennepin, of Meck lenburg comity, N. C. The writer first knew her ns she entered upon womanhood, and from that period to the time of her demise, she liveda noble Christiau life, and u consistent member of the Metho dist church. Her early married life was spent in Charlotte, but later, her husband entered busi ness in Chestei, and the family removed to that place. She left three daughters, noble childreu, all grown. Two of these married, rnd moved to other |>ointa,— them were Carrie aud Vio a, but Bessie accepted a b.isinesa posi tion, and remained with, and cared for her mother with peculiar and uuubated devotion. Mrs. Walsh was fully prepared for the summons to a sweeter life where pleasures never end, atorm clouds never come, and death is nevtr known. She was ready to depart, fcr while pausing at the “brink o? the river,’’ she bad the 20rd psalm read to her, fie'ing that "the dark valley of the shad ow of death" had be«u lighted by the presence of her Suviour. She was especially partial to those I---—■- R- .1 Soodo'd hymns, “Asleep in Jesus’’ nnd “I Would Not Live Always.” She hnd flowers through life and in death her casket aud grave were covered with them. 1 hie was the lust tribute loving daughters and friends could offer. /She *jeops in Jesus. May the comforting gr. ee of the Father s love soothe ihe sorrows of the lie leaved, and hind the broken hearts, and mry the family have a happy r. - ini»n u heaven, win- e sorrows never come, aud loved o let never part. There is something about Pat rick & Co. we c. u’i. undersi..-ml. They ooutinue to sell lots of Fur niture, no matter how hard the times It must Ire they sell cliei |>er and betU»r goods than other peo ple—they have just sold a l.-.ge bill and shipped it to Red Sj'.r ugH. Important Notice. A few petitions have not vet been returned. ’ We will thank our faieods to mail them at once. Any person who has not had an opportunity to sign a petition will please communicate with us. If any person can use a petition to advantage we will he ;,lnd to mail one. This 8rd day of Jan. 1905. K~. Com. Anti-Saloon League. foleyshokey^iar BLEWITT FALlS^O BE DEVELOPED. This Wonderful Waterpower to be The preparatory work for beginning this grand work has been cons a mated by the purchase of all the lands on both sides of the river which are desired for privileges nec essary to complete and oper ate, at the Blewitt Falls, eight miles north of Rock ingham one of the grandest and most powerful electric plants south of the great Ni agara Falls. The lands pur chased on the east tide of the Groat Pee Dee or uhose ot the Ingrams, Capt. Everett, Hinson and Coley and Mrs. H. C. Watson. On the west side, tho lands of the Walls, Spencers, Major W. A. Smith, and Mrs. J. G. Boy lin, the aggregate o! which amounts to about $120 000.'JO The purchases have been made, money paid and deeds recorded. The poperty was purch \s ed by the Hugh McRae Co., and the development is as* sured, work to commence at an early date. In the c n sumation of these purchases, perhaps no person is entitled to as much credit aa Mr. H. C. Watson. By,his shrewd manipulations end untiring efbrts to keen the * hall in motion,” the culmination has been reached. On last Friday, when the Company, declined to take up the ot • tion quoted by Mr. Watson, offering to pay only $24 000, instead of$97,000, Mr. Wat son’s friends urged him to aeoept, but he stood firm to irhe last, great n**yo never weakeninkjaantil frb^dy, he sompromiied. on $25*500 00. A few more\jenry Watson’s to develop Richmond’s re sources, would make her blossome like the rose. But what does this gigantic enterprise promise to Rich mond, and to Rockingham, particularly? Forthe comity, it promises a large addition to her reve nue, and a wonderful de velopment of the farming - lands along the even throughout the To Rockingham, and it?'en vironments, it promises a vast amount of electric power to run its factories, and many enterprises not yet contem plated. Then too. it may lead to the construction of a railroad from the Falls to Rockingham, which, no doubt,' will bo extended South, to Cibsou, to connect with the A. C. L., to Charles ton, and from the Falls, North, to Norwood, thereby opening an outlet from the mountains to the sea. With these things dons, we will And before their oonsuma tion, Rockingham's busineft and ita population, doubled. Wa can reasonably expect these things to follow, and yet, possibilities of wider range, and far greater mag nitude., will invite the invest ment of idl^ capital. We oould mention some of these, bnt our time is up, and our space exhausted.