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BAM POST-DISPATCH, RICHMOND COUNTY, N.
$75 Per Case for Water.
(From Wadesbore M. & I.)
"It is reported that several
days ago a good locking and
clever talking man struck Wades
boro with several cases of high
grade bottled in bond liquor for
$75.00 a case. One Wadesborite
who had been left out got on to
the business of the man and
begged him to let him have a
case, but the agent said he was
already sold out; had some more,
but had promised to deliver it in
Rockingham. The Wadesboro
man got angry because he was
not let in on the deal. The cases
were duly delivered and the
money paid over, and the agent
departed. The purchasers eager.
ly sampled the bottled goods, and
their disappointment and con
sternation when they found the
bottles contained nothing but
flavored and colored water may
be imagined. A few days ago
Mr. D. W. Sedberry found five
bottles supposed to have come
from one of these cases on the
court house lot near the sheriff's
office. Two of the bottles were
empty, but the other three were
properly labeled "Commonwealth
Rye, bottled in bond," and were
filled with a liquid closely resem
bling high grade rye. Every
thing was perfect except there
was no revenue stamp on the
bottles. Sheriff Braswell now
has these bottles. '
"It is reported that the same
stunt was worked some time ago
in Cheraw and Bennettsville, S
C, several hundred dollars being
secured from each town."
Any Rockingham sucker bite
on this? Post-Dispatch.
Mr. 'Possum Eats Snakes.
(Laurinburg Exchange.)
The big rattlesnake and the brood
of little rattlers, which have been a
show at McDougaM's store for sev
Carolina PI ay maker
CtfitineJ from front pge
Beaufort.
"The Miser" is a tragedy of a
stingy farmer who hoards his
wealth at the expense, of his chil
dren. This is Mr. Greene's third
play to Je produced fcy the Play-ntakerar-ancl
has been successfully
presented thhleen times, both at
Chapel Hill and on the road. It is
remarkable for its keen portrayal
of Ufa- as it- exists on some of the
tenant farms in eastern North Carolina.
"In Dixon's Kitclen," the comedy
of the three, has a record equal to
that of Mr. Greene's nlav. Its de
lightful humor and general human
appeal centering in Hie difficulties
of one country swain endeavoring
to "pop the question" to his lady
love' In seeing this play, we expe
rience oer again the difficulties all
of us have had with "that, dern lit
tle brother always huttin' in."
Miss Lay's, "Trista" was produc
ed for the first time in Chapel Hill,
December 2ml and 3rd. The author
has put into dramaic form a poetic
interpretation of the wondering be
liefs of our folk-life. These are as
much a part of our heritage as the
religion brought from England by
the first settlers. The belief in
witches is current even now in iso
lated sections of North Carolina. It
is as od as history its' though
the witch was usually conceived
of as an old hag and so connected
with all that is ugly, still there are
stories of witches, young and beautiful-kin
to the sidens of the Greeks
and to the fairies of all times. In
"Trista," a legend of the South has
been interpreted for its human sig
nificance. If we can put ourselves
into the "spirit of the wondering"
we may catch some of the beauty
and the truth underlying what
seems hut worn out superstition.
During a-comparatively short pe
riod of three years, the Playmakers,
under the direction of Professor
eral months, ere no more. It all Frederick H. Koch, have attracted
happened in this way. Somebody national attention. In a paper pre
conceived the idea of giving the pared by Walter Prichard Eaton
mother snake and her little ones a,for he Drama League Convention,
trcajt for Christmas. A live 'possum - April 29, 15)21, and publbhsd iii.Tho
was placed in thecaW with the warns. Mtly 18I, we rert fhe fol
snake family. Next morning there lowing: "Frederick Koch of North
were no snakes. .Mr. 'Possum ate 1 Carolina is doing a wonderful work.
the little ones, murdered the moth
er ratt'er and ate her head off, and
quietly awaited other conquests. It
is said the 'possum belongs to the
nog family, and everybody knows a
snake can not hurt a hog. He is im
mune to the deadly snake bite, and
so is Mr. 'Possum.
TRUSTEE'S SALS OF FARM
LANDS.
tjnder and by virtue of the jower
of sale contained in a certain deed
or trust xocuted by Alex Blue and
Florence Blue, his wife, to the un
dersigned as Trustee for Walter L.
Parsons and Ellen W. Dockery, ad
ministrators of John C Dockery, de
ceased, on. the day of March,
1921, and recorded'-tn the office oS
the Kegister of Deeds for, Richmond
County in Book 127, Page 407, "de
mand having been made for the pay
ment of indebtedness thereby secur
ed and refuBd, the undersigned
trustee will sell at public auction,
to the highest bidder for cash, at the
court house diK-r in Rockingham, at
12 o'clock noon, on Monday, the 6th
day of February, 1922, the following
described real estate, to-wit:
Beginning at a point where the
Seaboard Air Line Railway inter
sects the Roekingham-Bcnnettsville
public road, and runs thence with
said public road as folic ah: N. 5.50
west 412 feet N. 12-40 W. 225 feet;
N. 14 W. 488.7 feet; N. 14 W. 260 feet;
N. i;l.2() W. 901 1-2 feet; N. 20 W.
1053.3 feet tp a stake; thence leav
ing said public road S. 82 E. 2693.
feet to the center line of the Sea'
hoard Air Line railroad; thence with
the center line of said railroad in a
southwesterly direction 3061 feet to
the b-ginning, containing 9.6 acres
more or less.
This the 6th day of January, 192 2.
OZMER L. HENRY, Trustee.
Mutt your soul be the price
of
"THE DEVIL'S"
friendship? No, come and see
why, next Monday, Jan. 16th,
at
The Star Theatre
Admission, 10 and 35c.
He is your friend, your enemy
"THE DEVIL"
Your can see for yourself next
Monday, January 16th,
at
The Star
Theatre
HjFk
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He did it in North Dakota and he
has proved it can be done just as
well in the Carolina hills. He is
teaching young people to write their
own plays, about their own people
and lives, stage them, costume them,
act them and then take them right
into the heart of the country they
aro concerned with, and make the
people listen to them and enjoy
them. 1 would jejoice more over the
onelittle play that is written and
acted by men and women in their
own environment, before their own
neighbors, provided it is honestly
written and earnestly acted, than I
would ovci the ninety and nine
written by G. B. Shaw, Augustus
homas G. H. Cohan and William
espeare, and ' sent out from
k of the Playmakers at
ill 1 tat' taken on such pro
that it can no Johger carry
'k in the high school build-
re it has struarirlcd rtiirinfr
o
hree yearj. The erection
community theatre in
of the campus, is the im-
oal of the Playmakers and
from performances both
and out in the state go to
olina Playmakers Theatre
fund.
rofessor Koch'oNthis move-
l these times of demo-
ving there is everywhere
ling of the folk-conscious-h
soulcl be cheri&hed in a
lie of active literature. At
reeks and -our far-seeing
n forbears, so should we,
ie of this new -renaissance.
esh dramatic forms to ex-
r democracy of today onr
conception of the kingdom of
fiiamty.
From the charter of the Carolina
heir aim is:
"(1) To promote and. encourage
iamhtir art, especially by the pm-
ictiori and publishing of .phn
J'o Hcrvp as ;m experimental theatre
Does
Sciatica
QMi Make
turns thi You a
QLAr r -: U
Thnrsday Health Tlk4B
By Mary Loo Miller,
D. C. Pfc. C.
a-ripple, unable to get
o it of bed? Or is. your
case a tnitf ore that mere
ly makes mo- in around
a misery, and pain a con
stant companion? In eith
er event you are unable
to work or think, and you
are making others suffer
with you, for that is the
lawspf life. ,
Sciatica is a form of
neuritis or neuralgia of
the sciatic nerve. It may
be present without either
liver or kidneys being in
active. In this respect
it differs from iheuma
tism, which is always ac
companied by costiveness
and kidney trouble. Scia
tica is caused by pressure
on the sheath at the sci
atic nerve and this pres
sure causes an inflama
tion and swelling of the
sheath, which compresses
the nerve and causes the
constant pain which is
characteristic of this dis
ease. Two Yttrt of Suffering F.ndi.
"For more than two
years prior to consulting
a chiropractor, had been
suffering with '' sciatic
rheumatism. . In August,
1919, 1 was suffering in
tense pain and it was so
bad that I was unable to
work and in fact was un
able to move about at all.
The first chiropractic ad
justment brought relief,
but I continued through
December when I was dis
charged. Have been shoe-
horses ever since,
hn Sehatiss. Chi. R. B
Sworn Statement
1
lohn Scha ass. Ch . R. B fit
1283R' H
1
MARY LOU MILLER
NOTICE!
We wish to announce that we
have sold our stock awl fixtures
to the S. &. S, Department Store,
who will conduct the business at
our stand. All debts due us will
be received by Miss Carrie Gatt
; ling, who will continue her serv
ices with our successor. She is
, authorized to collect for us and;
wUtgiveyou credit.
HOPKINS BROTHERS,
I Rockingham, N. C
Stephenson -Belk Cos
ANNUAL
JANUARY
WHITE
SALE
BEGINS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19th.
Every item on sale drastically low priced
White Sale includes :
Table Cloths Long Cloth Sheets
Bleaching Pillow Cases
Sheeting Muslin Underwear
Krinkle Spreads Gingham Dresses
Napkins
Towels
Toweling
Stephenson-Belk Co.
The home of better values.
AT THE STAR THEATRE
MONDAY, JANUARY 16th, 1922
you can see for yourself .
Mr. George Arliss
in
The Devil
Dear Madam :
"The Devil" is coming. "The Devil" is here! Not
fiery-eyed monster spurting cinders from his nose, or
twisting his tail around his piercing pitchfork -No !
This Devil is a human being. He's your 'friend, your
enemy. He laughs, he leers. He mocks, he shocks. He
haunts, he taunts. He advises, he surprises. By wily
brain and cunning guile, he plays with the weaknesses of
men and women.
That's how GEORGE ARLISS portrays him in his
screen debut ot this, his greatest stage success.
He makes him fascinating, startling and mind-clutching.
He makes it the supreme artistic triumph of acting.
By the fire of his genius he makes it and himself immortal.
"The Devil" is an epoch-making production. It i gor
geous, lavish, brilliant. Its settings, attain the pinnacle of
elaborate lu .ury. And the incomparable cast of Cylvia
Breamer, Eomund Lowe, Lucy Cotton, Roland Bottomley
and Mrs. Arlisaadd luster to this crowning achievment.
Talk of the Devil, he is at the Star Theatre, Monday,
January 16th.
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Cordially yours,
W. G. ATKINSON, Manager.'
Matinee at 2:3C
Admission 10 and 35 cent
Night at 7 o'clock
At The STAR THEATRE
For one day only. Don't pass it up.
ROCKIMGiL
WARD