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iToCAL NEW; L.;:uti .S.-o. wv . c! lej;n. Monday, j Mr. A. Corhp, of ILmiltt, . in on yesterday. Kcv. I. C. Britt is holding o rtc:;n4 at Maxton this week. . Mr. Fc r man Boggan, of "Wade- 31. liopgw. , j - I Mr. II. I- Bildwin and family returned Mouday night from built it very comfortable modern cottage and tbey expect to make their Lome tberc permanently. Rockingham regrets to loe them and wishes them good fortune in all things. If Solomon was living to-dav he would probably add the price of cotton to his list of mysteries which are past finding out along with the way of a man with a maid, etc. The market has been going off the last week, following the Govern ment crop report estimating the average crop at only 64. 1 Court will conveue in Rocking ham again on.Monday, September 22nd The first three dajs will Rockingham be given to the criminal docket, and the balance of the two weeks term will probably be given to the trial of civil actions. The What the Tat Book; Show" ; V:, Register of Deeds V. S. Thomas his completed (he tax book for the year 1903. ami furnished us the following figiires from it : TOWNSHIPS. Steeles Mineral Springs Black Jack Beaverdam II Ir.o.r. Mcs-rs. L. Weill and John L. I members of the bar met Monday Everett attended a hoise sale in morning and arranged u calendar which is published in this issue. Judge LRobinson will be with us again at this term. - Wolf Pir Marks Creek 902 901 902 901 - 1902 S '901 1902 1 1901 1902 I I91 I 1902 ) 1 901 . .' js - 1 1 "2 k : a o a o ' . S w . w c s ; o o-.Si "0 C O e , -. Jr - J5 x c o 51 J3 s Sir- u o u 103 164 181386 3987 128 184 193618 6026 106 62 85022 5813 5 75 - 87937 5460 52 81 67365 10S9S 65 83 67870 1 1 Too 99 49 109722 5083 101 62 123424 4260 421 126 1 173354 13693 923S 408 175 1 136300 12595 1055 1 77 "9 545334 67 1625 193 146 497720 11475 2600 210 122. 325678 22283 1800 206 113 257235 15225 C50 o o C 1775 1 100 : 550 250, 250 IOI2 6S7 63475 56676 523o 3860 975 39 At1. .inta thi week. yix. FJ. Hart and Miss Minnie Iloire.of Fee Dee No. 2, were o-.arrted last Sunday. j t ridjy night, September 26th, is ti c date for Sam Jones lecture m lUckinghani. ; Income 1902,812663; ioi, 813S01. Decrease, $1138. Bank stock 1902,173267; 1901,162863. Increase, $ 10404. R. R. property 1903, $591,452 ; 1901, 8575,420. Increase, $16122. Aggregate value real and personal property, 1902, $3,220,954. Aggregate value real and personal property, 1901, 83,069.128. Total increase, 8151,826. ; TuaaoTerry. There was a very prelty home wedding in Rockingham list even- Additional Court Proceedings, j Our report last week covered at 9 o'clock at the residence ot I proceedings up to Wednesday even- Minnie btansill lett lues-l Jrs. 1. lerry, Mr. j. Uhamp- mg, oourt - aajournea rriaay 1 . 1 1 I . t".. 1 . I c - j : " j r to Degin ner inuu year hi I ucjr 1 uuuu suu iMibs iMiame j. icvcuiug. ac ncie umpuscu ui Terry being the contracting parties. I Thursday and Friday as follows : The bride is one of Rockingham's I State vs. J. W. Yales, injury to tmotoio Female College. ; Mr.Tcm Parsons left Tussday to tm r. I is second year's studies at t! c I nivcrsity of N. C. ' The Charlotte News says it is rr.ctic.illy decided that Bishop ANOTHER LETTER FROM THE PHILIPPINES xriRTidei frAi on Hptr in ?cft abont - r uroving !is Iforp? here, hilt since be left cholera has broken out here. We have lost; tiro, men in two days. One was a ci viliau teamster and the other was one of our own men. I heard him in the night ami went out to' the rear aud found him down. I picked him up and earned him in the shack aud put him on his bunk, lie died the next mbrnlog. Two or three natives die every day. I do not fear it much, though I am liable to take it any day, I was up to'eee II. e di-ctor to-dav. I dothe cookine for the men: We are very careful to boil everything we have- We do not even drink water without first boiling it. Well, do not trouble about me, t think 1 will pull through thi and get back to the States, but if not all is well. We have the best of care when we are sick and the dead are buried with military honors and af ter eix months are taken to the States to some national cemetery if their relatives do not take them home. I have never regretted com ing to the Island?, and I expect to go home wiser and better off. . . RECORD COME TO SEE US Dry oods CIRCUS DAY IS ALWAYS A SHOW DAY, and it will' be a sure day for you if you call at our btore and examine our mammoth stock of Dry Goods, which have been coming in for the past t wo weeks from the Northern markets. We can assure our customers that we have the largest and most complete stock we have ever carried. We wish to call your attention to our complete line of We have a large variety to select from and call your attention to the following SPECIALS : v 23'inch Flannels, all colors, only 60c, worth 85c 42-inch Cheviot Serge, all colors, only 55c, worth 75c , 36'inch Venetian Goth, only 55c, worth 7 5c 354nch Fancy Stripes, only 50c worth 65c. We also have a swell line of Shirtwaist Goods. Good Outing at 5Q per yard; better grades at 6c, Sc, kk, i3jc. Also a full line of Southern Silks, Calico and Pee Dee Plaids 5c per yard. Notions and Gent's Furnishings, You.cin always find what you want here in this line, as we give you an enormous stock to select from. Don't buy your Shirts Collars Curls. Suspenders, Handkerchiefs, Hosiery, Neckwear and all those little, articles until you see our bargains. . j Oke Smith will make his home in Caarlotte. Mr. Chas. P. Russell day morning to begin jcir at the University. of N. G. Mr. Lindo Brigman left Mon day morning to begin his tecond year's studies at the University of X. C. Mis Pat .LeGrao'd and James LtGrmd went to Durham Tues- .. James gees to attend lrinity j :t j-r.'tory school. Mr. II. M. Pembertoa, of Fay -i:cvil"c, i l.ere this week with a itn Itr if pianos which he Las on attractive young ladies, and the groom is a promising young busi ness man, of Savannah, Ga. The ceremony was performed by Rev. F. M. Shamburger. The bride was attired in a handsome gray traveling suit. Little Miss John- left Mon- j ie Glenn Cameron, ring girl, wore his third I white chitfon. I he bride and groom left on the 10 o'clock train for their future home at Savann h. The Anglo-Saxon extends its best wUhes. . SCHOOLS OPEN MONDA Y. property, verdict guilty." The jury j considered this case from Thurs day morning until Friday, noon. As quite a large bill of costs had accumulated in the case, judge ment was suspended oq payment of one-half costs accrued. State vs. William Barnes, lar ceny, verdict not guilty. State vs. Wm. Allen, larceny, defendant enters plea of nolo con tendere, and judgment is suspended on payment of cost. State vs. Wm. Barnes, embez zlement, not guilty. State vs. OweiiMcLearn, assault with deadly weapon, verdict guilty of simple assault, judgment sus pended on payment of cost. State vs. Asgad Chavis and Jennie Chavis, larceny, not guilty. State vs. Ben Allen, assault with t : u'on in the Superintendent Urges Full Atten dance on Opening Day, The session of the Graded School will begin cm Monday. September 15th 1902. Plans are laid out, books are ordered and the schools are I deadly .weapon, submit, judgment regularly organized in accordance suspended on payment of cost. . with the enrollment of pupils, State vs. Dave Lewis, carrying therefore, that p-upUs may secure concealed weapon, verdict guilty, for themselves the best advantages judgment suspended on payment and may least interrupt the piog- of cos. ress of others, it is extremely im- State vs. Dave Lewis, assault Rev. (i. M. Tolson. of Wades-1 nortant that they enter at the be- with deadlv weapon, verdict not - - m - boro, will preach in the Episcopal gining of the session. guilty. church in Rockingham next Sun- It is the,purpose of the superin- Sta'e vs. Steve Napier, larceny, day morning at 11 o'clock, and at tendent and teachers to make the not guilty. 5 o'clock in the afternoon. institution thorough and practical, Lawrence Crouch was sentecced Fall business has opened up in and we shall from" time to time to six months on Anson roads. ful bla.t. Our streets were crowd- tike the liberty of soliciting J.he George Ellerbe was sentenced to . ., . 1... o.... aid of natrons in the accsmolish- six months in tail witn leave to day. The W. O. W. Band gave a fmcnt of this desi&n' iiespeciiuuy yours, A. B. Hilt., Supt. new postollice. . Mr. Joseph Gibson has moved h;.f;tnily to Rcckingham from (i li n Mill. They occupy the H't;on cottage in east Rockingham. Mr. Covington in the Midst of a Cholera Epidemic but Expects to Get Home in Due Time a Wiser - Man. - V We have been furnished another letter from Mr. Isac B. Covington . It was written from Sa'amagiia, Lu zon, Philippine Islands: ' I was sent to this place, Silatni gua, with a detachment of fifteen men to do guard "duty for one month. This is a small town, 25 miles north of Nigar. It is the only port open now north of faanilla on account of the wefceeason. I sleep in abamboo shack about fifty yards from the beach. I sleep with a loaded gun by my side and pistol under my head. Ooe night wh n I was alone a man came in to steal some rations and I -shot him but did not kill him. He was run out o! the port the next day. We do not fear anything from the natives now, but we are always ready. Our great trouble is cholera. In Nigar an av erage of ten natives die every day. Cipt. Brooks, the sn-ivlnn com- WIlV PAY RENT for a house when you cian own one cheaper? j Lots, houses and farms bought or sold on commission. Morrison & Whit lock. Horlgagies Sals of i By virtue of authority conferred on me by a certain mortgage deed; executed by Andrew Everett and wife to Thos. C. Dices, and transferred to me. I will eeli at public auction to the highest bidder for cash on r ' . Monday, October 13 1902. at the court house doore in the ;town of Rockingham, Richmond county, N. C, the following describe! tract of land, situated in Wolf Pit: Begisning at a " stake Perry Settle's corner in E. D. Lewis' line and runs along Settle's line. N. 2 E 31.87 chiio his cor ner in Alex Covington's line then along said line S. 88 E 7 chs. to his corner then along his other line N. 2 E. chs Xo his c rner, then S. 88 E. 7 chs to a stake acrosa the branch two pine pointers, then S. 2 W. 40.68 chs. to a stake in Eliza Covington's line, then N. 75 W. to ' the Beginning, containiug fiity - and eight tenths acres more or less. L, WEILL, For Morlgagae. OAST Bearithe f Tt)8 Kind You Have Always Bougtl lignatvre of 2S Shoes We have a big line of Pants Cloth which it will pay you to ex amine before buying. ' All of the newest styles in Hats. Please examine our large and select line before buying, and we guarantee to save you at least 25 per cent. If you buy your shoes this, fall before seeing our stock you will certainly lose money. We sell the Old Virginia, Battle-Axe, Wcstover, Nel-j enn'cm fort onlin . SnGrill For the next week we will sell a GOOD BROGAN WgJbUldl Shoe, the one you usually pay i.2C for. for CCt Only one pair to a customer. Shoe, the one you usually pay i.2 for, for Only one Clothing We have the largest and most select line of Clothing this year we' have ever car ried. Suits anywhere Irom t r to i 18. : SPECIAL We have bought a job-lot of Clothing which we will sell at record-breaking prices. Single coats from $x to $1. v coats ana vests irom $0 to $0. , i We have a complete line of anything you can find in a dry goods store, Umbrellas, underwear. Ladies Ready-made Waists, Shirts, Jew- w.w.j, .vri.wi. .ii'ibib9 wkw. A. KOSB gVC US U Vttll UUU JUUI W3UII Wll receive prompt attention from our courteous salesmen. i N. B. We have special presents for our customers, and with every $5.00 purchase we are going to giveaway free a substantial egg-carrier street concert. President Roosevelt and party pad through the State Tuesday. He poke to a large crowd at Ash- tille, and made short speeches at Gained his Liberty from the Rail' WAT INGRAM ESCAPED. veral other points. He was well received w herever he stopped. No part of- this paper will be r?!d more carefully than the at tr.c':vj announcements ot our buMi.c.s men. They furnish the buIn-.s news of the day to "the F'-rc'.using public. L. E. Blakey returned Tuesday nicht from her summer vu.it ion at Northern summer re- rt. Slie a No viited northern market in the interest of her milN Buy establishment. - . Sotr.r kind of an insectj supposed cott1.11 crop in Lower Wolf lit, and U doing great damige. In fctn.? pots which they hive gone crjiliry h ive destroyed at lea't hIf the crops. Ti e "B.uik of Union was or Sanrrdat Monroe Monday with m uVcrt!x-ii stcck of about $26,000. wh?ch will be increased. I ws t: t t 1 of the meeting of stock I ;u-i 1h.1t our young townsman, Mr. L. . Covington, should be e t' d c ul icr. y Xii.cy Wall, of Rocking ht . wl.it U visicintr lis Georgia ''-c. .t Lowesville, will return Mr. Lowe and the Misses L-.e. to their residence on South Trv-jn street, Friday. She will r-i n as their guest for a week or t?n d4;-Charlotte Observer. roao Convict Camp in Mitchell County. Sheriff Wright received the fol lowing letter from the State Prison authorities Monday night : Raleigh, N. C, Sept. Sth 1902. Sheriff Ricnmond Co., Rockingham, N. C. Dear Sir: Wat Ingram, a convict from your county, made his escape from our Camp in Mitchell county on Sept. and. He will in all probability make h is way ba'k to your county. For his arrest ami return here, we will pay a reward of ten dollars and all neces sary expenses. We hope you can get him for us. ' Very tru'y. Thk State's Prison, By T. M. Arrington. It will be renjembefed that Wat Irigram was convicted of murder in the second degree at our October term of court last year, for the killingof James Baldwin at Ellerbe Sp'ings, and was sentenced to a term of fifteen years in the peni tentiary. We have no idea that he has come back to Richmond county. HAMLET ITEMS. Mr.Murdock McDonald is spend ing his vacation at Salisbury. Miss Rose Jordan, of Texn, is visiting her mother and other ftiends in Hamlet. Mr. Hendrix, who was suppesed to be fatally shot last week, seems tn K rrnverin?. -Vr. J. A. McAulay has moved. tie reJencc vacated by Uncle I Lx.Longreiim" a.MM F Je.,; p 4i, r 1 .vvhit.liatne mptisicuuiwuw.-j - HV .ui & . .... has rented the Leak cottage n-' and ni2ht- heated b'y Mr. McAulay, and Mrs. Bridgers fell from her porch w'il move their next week. The W. 'Saturday and sustained painful,. and it is feared serious injury to her Leak cottage has been rented bJ bat thits another story. v. J. II. Page and family ve moved to Henderson, N. C. hip. Mr. Acton is ill with typhoid fever in Birmingham, Ala..-His .ere they have recently bad j condition is encouraging. commissioners to hire out. The grand jury reported that 4hey visited the different offices in the court house and jail'and found every . thing in good condition to the best of their knowledge. AUo that the county home was well kept and inmites well cared for. Leonidas B. Williams presented license from the Supreme Court to practice law, and took the several oaths of an attorney belore Judge Robinson. ELLERBE. Mr. John Nicholson and Willie were at the Springs Sunday. Mr. N". G. Rand, of Johnston county, who has been on a visit to his uncle, Mr. T. H. Hart, took the train for home on Monday morning. Rev. S. E. Mercer, of Roberdel. with his family, passed here last week going and coming back from Mt. Gilead to ste Mrs. Mercer's sister, Mrs. A. McLauch'in. The meeting at the Fair Grounds begun last Sunday. Glad to say that Miss Annie Bos tick is getting better of her sick ness. A runaway couple were married at the Springs Sunday noon by W. Little Steele, J. P., who happened to be on the ground with his family. Tae parties were Miss Ussery and Mr. Boggan, of Pee Die village. They were accompanied by another couple, as waiters. Tne ceremony was somewh it lacking in elaborate details, as dinner was waiting at the hotel, but gusss the knot wis tied sufficiently tight, and binding to . make the two one for life. Thee is still marrying and giving in marriage, in spite of Mt. Peelee and politicks. , We are offering the ladies a rare chance to procure without cost a very nice belt, rolled gold braclet or one of the pretty nethersole braclet, for selling ten of our doilies at ten cents each. No money in advance. Send for the doilies and send us the dollar when sold. If you send the money now we will send 1 a doilies and the premium at oncej HARBOrT.Co Wi&esbaxre Penna, - . - 5 inn SHOW IS NOW GOING ON AT 1 M We have been to New York and ten days of our time was spent in this great wholesale city to purchase our Fall and winter stock, which is almost complete and ready for your inspection Rare Bargains will be sold from all departments. Come and see for' yourself Buy your goods and save money. READ BELOW, PLEASE. SHOES. For every body at lowest prices that ,can be named. It will pay you to see them. Special lines, the Walk over and the Stetson. . We have secured from a bank rupt stock Three Hundred pairs of Ladies Shoes, lace and button. Worth $1.00 to $1.75; we will sell this line straight through at 75c per pair. You can't aff.-rd to miss them. DrtsGood of 'every variety, trimmings to match. All the ladies a e invited. Also a nice hne of Ladies' Jack ets in latest styles long or shoit. Ask to see oui line of Gents' furnishing goods ; it will plsase y u. In fact anything in Dry Good can be found in our large fll and winter stock at prices lower than any house in Richmond county Come to see us and buy all of yur bill together, and save money by sp doing. We believe in quick sales and short profits. Underbuy and undersell, is our motto. CLOTHIHG. Five Hundred Men's, Youths' and Boys' Suits bought at a forced sale. You can buy your suit from thfs line for less than manufactur er's cost. Men's suits from 81.50 up.. Ask to sec this line of Clothing; it will save you dollars. - We have just received a new lot of EFF-EFF Jlothin'. 1 it T0? M . 1 w- K ja 1 fTr2 Pnruretoiy "Sixty suits Strauss Bros; & Co.'s Clothing, worth $15.00 to $ao.oo, will be sold at about half price. 1 Boys Overcoats, worth $5 00 and 86.00, will be sold all through at 13 95. CO . Also Two Hundred Boys and Youth's Hats, all colors; well worth from 35c to 50c ; will be s'old straight through for 35c. Ask to see ihem. y WILLIAM P. S. Table Oil Cloth at 15 c per yard & BZ3KT S S3". i
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