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: ER.OM OUR COUNTY V CORRESPONDENTS. X News Gathered from the Foir Corers : of the County. I GREAT FALLS NEWS. There is not much stirring in the newt line in this quarter. Beware of the boy who swear. He will draft you down to his own ercl, as surely as "evil communi cations corrupt good manners. Shaw Djwkins, Esq., was seen in thee parts Sundjy. ElUha Gullclge. of Cordova, and . A. S. Orm.by, of Roberdel, -were visitors at D. F. O'Brien' Sunday evening. The tent meeting is still in pro gress.. Much interest is bejng mauifested. Our sympathy is with Ball Allen. The law is too rigid. The yacht race ha- been pulled off, we sre. The cup is won. We hope all are satisfied. There is little, if any, sickoess in our midst yet. We hope it will continue so. Tle Anglo-Saxon seems to have taken on new life. Your last issue was jut excellent, up-to-no w. Better be looking after your road, ye overteers for if our old road . law was executed we would have good, roads. Somebody i to blame. , Carron Bruton, of Upper Rich mond was a visitor at his brother Turnei' Monday. Are yeu Sanctified?' is the burning question of the hour. Corn licker, or no corn licker? politics or no politics? It seems that since the Watts law went iuto effect the towns are going to be stocked with more stills and b:gger stills and bigger corpora tions from Hoffman'down to small towns. But oh, what has become of our petitions that wete circulat ing some time ago? Are' they stored away on ice? Wanted : Organizers to organize oci.ies." Ap plicants must, come well recom mended. As this is my first attempt to write for your paper, I will with COVINGTON NEWS. .1 r . t uraw lor iuc you. present. Success to Bio Ike. ROBERDEL NEWS. Mr. and Mr?. C. ,T. Hicks, of Charlotte, ure vis j ting relative here this week. John Whitlock, of Star, is visit ing his mother. Mrs. Maggie Byrd and Miss Ruth McKmnon have returned from an extended visit to relatives in Moot county. Ance Smith, of Hamlet, was a visitor here Sunday. Miss Reoa Whitlock is visiting relatives in Montgomery county. J. B. Covington, of Concord, is visiting his pareutf, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Covington, at this place. It nothing happens there will be a pretty good corn crop made in these 'difrgins. . Shelion Reynolds got his hand severely torn up in the pickers Monday. Two of his fingers had to be amputated. Mr. George Soloman continues quite sick. Rev. S. E. Mercer gave his con gregation a good sermon Sunday. He will commence a series of rqeetings at the Methodist church in September. Marvin O'Brien and aliss EfHe Ingram went across the line into South Carolina Sunday and were made one and the same; and ere this comes out in print two more hearts will have changed. We extend congratulations to all parties. The Roberdel band will play at the re union at Ellerbe Springs on the iath inst. . M. R. MALEE NEWS Miss Ada Capel is very' sick with typhoid fever, we are rorry to lenrn. Miss Ola Carr is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. C. . Baldwin, at Malee. Crops are looking fine in this section. Rev. John H. Hoyle filled his regular appointment at New Hope church last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Capel visit ed at Pee Dee last Saturday. There is preaching at Mt. Pleasant every second Sucday, at 3 o'clock, p. m. T. B. C. (The above should cave been iu last week, but wis crowded out.) Mr. Editor: Wo see The Anglo Saxon is a little changed, but it comes to hand Saturday just the same. Mr. G. A. McRae, of Roberdel, wus visiting at S. F. Key's Sunday. Mrs. Charlie Ewing is very sick at this writing. M:s. Thompson also is right sick. The protracted meeting com menced at Sharon church the first Sunday in August. Good rains always come about that time, and we had a gully washer Saturday; Cotton is not doing much. The corn crop is good. The" Vtreet potato crop will be good, The road supervisors of Steele' township met at Little i' Mill Sat urday, but postpond lbeimeetTng until the fourt Saturday in Aug. which will be the aand day of August. This was done in order that the overseers could put their roads in good fix. Overseers, work your roads and bring your reports in or send them in on the 22nd, so we will be able to send in a good report to the superior court, and fail not. A supervisor. 1 A Boy's Wild Aide For Ufa. - With family around expecting him to die, and a son riding lor hi, IS miles, to get Dr. King's New Discovery for Con sumption, Coughs and Colds, W. H. Brown, of Leesvil'e, InJ, endured death's agonies from asthma- Lot (his wondsrfal mepicine give instant relief , an t soon cared him. He writes: MI now sleep soundly every night." Like i marvelous cares of Consumption. Pneumonia, Bron chitis, Coughs, Colds and Grip prove its malchles merit far all Throat and Long troubles. Guaranteed bottles 50c and $1. 00 Trial bottles free at All Druggists. r MAN GUM NEWS. Crops have been looking well sicce the nice rain Saturday and Sunday. They, had been, needing rain badly. j Mrs. C. W, Tillett, of Charlotte, and her sou, William, are hero visiting her father, Dr. Patterson. Misses Carrie.and: Estell Web ster and their mother, Who have been at Jackson Springs for some time, are expected home this week. Mr. McRae Webster, has been here this week visiting his father. Mr. G. Gardner, who had an attack of 'appendicitis Monday be fore last, was operated on last Wednesday by Dr. Ingram, as sisted by Drs. Coppedge "and Lilly. He is getting well fast. The protracted meeting at Hebron, conducted by Rev. Mr.J Hicks, was cry successful. Tn meeting closed last Friday, Rev. W. R. Coppedge was in our community Thursday and Friday in the interest of the public schools. We are glad to be able to report little Rebecca Baldwin some better. Mr. Currie preached at Pee Dee church Sunday. He will preach there again the fifth Sunday in August. - It is said that Mangum will be well represented at the re-union in Wadesboro this week. ; X, S. Baggage. BOARD OF EDUCATION " IN SESSION - D A- Parsons Takes his Seat Consolidation in Black Jack.. ' The Board of Education met in the office of Chairman Whitlock Monday., Mr. D. A. i'ar.ou. who was appointed to fill the vacancv caused bv the failue of Mr. A. J. Little to qualify at the last meeting, having 'taken the oath of office, .took his seat as a member of the--Board. ..The day proved a busy one for the board. Among recommendations of the superintendent that were acted on was the consolidation' of districts Nos. 3 and 4 in Block Jack town ship. E. E. Ingram, C. H. Key andB. L. Webb were appointed committeemen for the new district. The Superintendent was authorized to contract for the board for the building of a school house 24x30 feet" in aimenkions. The " school house will be located near "the residence of C; II. Key. osthe Grassy Island road. ' Mr. Coppedge also recommended the repair of the j school house : at Beaver . Dam church, in Beaver Dam township, and the same was ordered. -Met -'- The superintendent was authoriz ed to take steps to secure a site, i f.!;. - Dolph The Ne ws cf the )7e h Oil Friday" Liit Ilea vcrr who- lives oc tf State vilie, went to.town and left (s wife at "- -. ' Iff", -s ": home alone. On hisrreturn 'she 2 , was missing. A $earc?i Resulted in the discovery ot herKdy in the well.' A coroner's inchest revealed the fact that sne had btn outraged choaked to death and ien thrown into the well. A iro. by the m v r " m iff"1- a ' name ot wuiora i.serDoro is charged with the crime, He lias Deen capturea since, jia is 4 now injiil in Mecklenburgounty. , On Saturday att430on Mrs. Paschal Long, of Edgefjgmb.county Was criminally - asR3Qted. by .a' negro brute. Mrs.!: flfrig faught desperately but the nemo' "over- powered ner ana aragga ner to- a nearby thicket and fthtjre " accom plfshed his hellish purofe. HTsi victim-, was found H'nost dead, bleeding from,-several -laior. ;cut8 and choked almost to eath At last accounts a posie wak scoiving the county for the fiendi-r -, About 2 o'clock" Saturday morn ing the post office ' at Mocksville was brokejn into and, 'vrobbed by proffesjional'burglars. H -The j saffe was blown open and l&oin stamps ana money iaa en. inereTom . r ' What Is Llfeaji In the last analysis nobp knows, but we do know that it is nndfr j strict law. euner oy purcn.ise or couocmnauon Abu8e lhat Jaw even slighlly; paid re for a school house in district No. 6, 8uiu. Irregular liviDg mi'sMjs derange- Steeles, locally known as the New ment of the organs, lesnttiun Consti HoDe district, and to contract for palion Headacfie or Liver tpoable. Dr. the building of a school "house in King s New Life Pills quicgf re-adjoats this.'It'a gentle, "yet thro ugU Only 25c at I1 Druggists. ..... j: ' .... ISDOMi that district. He was . instructed also to h-ive the school bouse in district No. i, white, Wolf Pit, enlarged, and to purchase desksfor the school in No. 3, white, or the Boggan district. The matter-of building a school house at Steeles Mills was up Jor consideration, A letter from I If you would know the value of money, State Supt. Joy ner was read, which I go borrow some, - . . indicated that he would not re- i fcare and have is hettertan spend and POOR RICHARD'S Keep thy shop and thy. f Up sluggard, and VasTe grave will be sleeping enoigji Don t judge ot man. s weaUh or piety will kep i- " ' U li.'e, in tht jj u 10 uuuuay viuuuroi T J commend the loan asked for by the craJe- lt , : board to build this house, unless I - J -. if a part of the Boggan district wa Beware of Utile exDensesfi . small leak added. The board not believing Will sink a ship; 1 1? - this to be feasible', deferred, lurther I He's a lnckyfel'ow who'sSaade prudent action in the matter of building by otherjiuens perilSi until further correspondence with the State Supt. could-be had. A new district, embracing Mid way Mills, was established The boundaries of the new district are as follows: The C. C. Railroad on the north, the Sand Hill road on the east from the - bridge over Great Falls pond to Rocky branch Iocky branch j on the south to Hitchcock creek, and Hitchcock creek on the west to the railroad. Have you somewhat to jifo to-morrow, do it to-day. m FARMERS' INSTITUTE- Grcat: and Practical iSGood. Ac. complished by Scntittc and Practical Diseusslotubi Agri cultural Subjects, j t The farmer's institute, which was held in the court! jpouse Mon dajr was attended by, aj good, re presentative body of -farmers trom It was ordered by the boird that I every section of the county. All all schools in the county be opened were highly gratified bihe meet on tle first Monday in November, ing, and"the opiniorfnsjhat it will except those in Rockingham and result in lasting-good. $' ';; Wolf Pit townships. In the latter I Mr. John B. Cppngton, of they will open on the first Monday Rockingham townsbpvJ was called in October, In Rockingham they I to preside Over the inSrUute. will open in the villages of Pee J B, VV. Kilgore, Stafe . Chemist, Dee and Roberdel on the first spoke on the subject The South' Progress In Next Ten Years. , ! Usnufaclurers' Record. 1 In lSSOthe South had 40 cottonseed oil mills with a capital of $3,500,000 During the last six months alone tbe South has organized 94 cottonseed oil mills with a capital of $3.700.000.. Theie are now TOO oil mills with an annual out put of $1200,00 in place of the 40 mills ot ISS0. In 1SS0 the South made 397.000 tons of iron; this year its production will be largely over 3,000,000 tons. Its coal output will be about 65,000,000 against 6.000,000 tons then. Its cotton spindles now number nearly 8,000,000, against 600,000 in 1SS0: Thece are but ' typical illustrations of the progress of every line of industry in the South. The ad oaocV ol these industries has been matched bj the growth in lumber in furniture make, in rice porduction, in railroad ' development in fruit and early truck raising and in nearly all other lines of human activity. But the next tea years wdl show fir greater progress than the laat tweLty. " Fearful Odds Against Him. Bedridden alone and eestitute. Such, in brief was the condition ef an old -soKlier by nr me of J.J. Havens, Versailles, O. For years be was troubled with Kidney disease and neither doctors nor medicines gave him relief.-At length he tried Electric Bitters. It put him on his feet in short order and now he testifies I' m on the road to com pie t recovery- Best on earth for Liver and Kidney troubles and all forms of Stomach and .Bowel Com p!inU. Only SOc. Guarantee by Ail Druggists. . v . Monday in September, and in the other distticts on the fit Monday in October. j i Permission was grants J district No. 5, Steeles, to begin a school on Monday August 3, and di trictNoJ 5, Marks Creek, to begin on Aug, 17. these districts having failed to teach out a full term last year. In Districts No. 3,. Black Jack, H. Zl. Parsons was appointed com mitteman in the place of Z. O Ellerbe. N. A. Graham and W. H. Covington were appointed on the committee in district No. 4 Rockingham, j "The superintendent, Mr. Cop pedge, was authorized to purcha-e a globe to be used by himself and his successors in lecturing to the several schools on the subject of geography, j It was decided to pay the SuptJ 4 per cent, of the amount expend ed for the schools under his mana gementw I- All The News." Red Springs Ckjzen. J 1 . ? There never was a paper in aojr loca lity that gave all the neVs. it is often that reople come and go that the repor ter does not see' It happens that a family U missed several times. They get the im pression that the paper. does not care tp mention them. It is a mistake The paper has no ill-fe!inir, j no spite, no enmity against anybody. ; 1 he local ptper Works to give all the news and if il fails it u because the people of the town are backward about .mention ing items of interest until after it is too 1 te, and ten they will want to know "why didn't you mention to and so? ' We have time and again requested our friends to furnish us all items of social happen ings, if you have friends visiting you. members or vour families going away, receptions, entertainments, ect., send Uf the particulars. We will appreciate it. EGZEHAf CU Sorts, ttctl23 P2tv SUa Diseases, , ADS O LUTE LY CURED. x HERMIT SALVE, 8 AH BO CENTS A BOX. ' Sold by H Drarrlttm. Take no other. iuruurKMDMfs; soils and fertilization. The -1 subject . was handled well. The fleets of various soils Had the bestmeaift'of .supply ing those needs werej Iscussed in a straightforward, 'sriiple style. Great stress was laid-cfc the value of cow peas in suppiyg - the soil with nitrogen, one of ie principal plant foods. The g?ei value'' of Upeas in improving poo and worn out land was pointep ; out. Tbe selection of cotton sed was " d s cussed also. ' ' f . ' , Mr. II, C. Dockery ;nade an ic teresting and practical $ talk on the ulject ot beef , prodfeition. His lobservations were basf; largely on ictual Jt experience int tne cattle business on his fany in Wolf Pit to wnship, where jrp1! has , beer raising caitle for severll years. Varieties of cotton aiid corn and their improvement ?y selection was ihe subject of C j Williams, afststaat in the State agricultural department. - Thert Inportance of selecting the best seedfor planting in order to improve th variety was dwelt upon, and the 1oteriaoration by failure to select potjd out and explained. V Prof. Tait Butler, t.tate Veter inarian, -poke on diseases of farm aulmaJs. He devoted "Wome time to tick fever incattleVj Simple . remV edies for the comman sdiseases of cattle and stock were Mivenr C " Prof. W- Iv MasseS.; talked k on horticulture, garden Cjps, fruits, etc. He also advancM some ideas on the selection of seef especially corn, which were' ver interesting, as well as instructive. ' ; ' The . farmers present asked a great many questions pertinent to tne subjects under discussion, and many. advanced ideas f thair own derived from actual ' ncperince,'ali of vfrhica tended. to me the neet in of great praclicaljralue. : (T WE W.I O ANNOUNCE to the public that ire arc opening a First Cjss; Cloth Ing, Shoe and Gents' Furnish Store under Hotel Richmond, next door to "ZBankofPee Dee ' Our buyer has fust returned Irom Baltimore, Phila dclphla and New York where Me purchased a Line ol Goods thai will in terest any one that likes - hmvu CYC iKjfvrj al J J JUL JJL : .-' .? ..-';:' . i .. :- IFIIKOI: v We want everybody that intends buying a Suit of , Clothes, now or later, to come in and Inspect Our Line We can show you at a glance the -Superiority of Our Goods in bo th Quality and Price We ne ver in tend to make any big 'Tuff 'over Our Goods but simply ask , everybody to 1 We want to say right in the beginning that we are not going to take any man's money for goods without giving him value received for his ll money, or in other words we' are going to see that every article that goes wui vi wur piavc 1 jusi as reprcseuiea. ! i Don't forget the place and tell your Uncles, Brothers and Cousins : about If-' ; We will take pleasure' in showing and pricing Our Goods- Cive us a call Thanking everyone for the interest already shown our business and assuring you that you will never regret any purchase you may snake ' with us, .v V; v -: v , . 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Ask us for more information. 1 " Y V.,'; ; !"(:, ' ' -' I A t . r " ' ' I m -1 The Sheriviii-I'iluaus Co. LARGEST PAINT AND MAKERS IN THE make paint for Houses, Barns, Floor, Cupboard, Shelves, Furniture, VARNISH WORLD Bath Tubt, Buggies, Farm Tools, See. A special paint for each purpose, not one . slap-dash mixture for all. Not low priced, but highest grade at fair honest prices. Yoa know our reputation. We say these are the best paints we know of, " You'll say so too after yon have used them. T Their varnishes are as good as their paints. Ask about V SOLO BY : ( J, v A jl " I i P'
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