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The Montomerian-ktied Weekly SUBSCRIBE ADVERTISE ' . ' . JOB PKirmNfin:cr - . ' not the best'but's Just as 00$: iYouflVbe profited by doing either rzli 1 VOLUME 8-NUAIBERlI. TROY, N.CTnURSIAY; OCTOBER 241912: ONE DOLLABf A YEAR. PIANO CONTEST -MAKES A VERY GOOK START . ' ', - '- . . - Many Nominations of .Yoiing Ladies Already Made. llor' Will: Folio Get In the Race FIRST COUNT WILL . BE TUESDAY NOV; 26 Head the Announcement : and Particulars . in This Issue and Get in the : Game . The biff prize vo ting contest an nouncement in - these columna.Ust J week ia creating more interest lhan we imagined it would at the begin ning. Nominations of contestants are being sent to this office and soon there will be many who would be willing recipients cf a fine $400 Obermeyer Piano or other - valuable prizes enumerated in this list. -, All of these handsome prizes are enumerated in the announcement on another page and .will be gives to some of the ladies of this vicinity The question is: how can I do it? All that is necessary is to get your relatives and friends to trade with the merchants who are donating prizes in this popular.' voting icon test. For each $1.00 .spent with the merchants you will receive .25 votes which can be voted for any of the contestants. : -, Also to get your friends to subscribe for this paper. For each one year new subscription you wiil receive 600 votes; for each one year renewal 600; for each year back subscription' 400 votes. ' Of course it will be understood that under no circumstances are. coupons issued by the merchants except upon cash purchases. ., We have been asked if the wife or daughter of merchants who are co operating with this paper in this. voting contest may compete for nrizes. The rules are that no one connected with this paper can com pete for any prize, neither can the ' wife or daughter of any of the mer chants who are co-operating with this paper in the contest, enter the competition. The reasons for this are obvious, and we are verv sure that the merchants will all feel just as we do in regard to the matter. We want the contest to be conduct ed with the greatest possible fair ness, with no occasion or - opportun ity for anybody to criticise. The ballot box is now at our office, ready to receive votes. The box will not be opened until the first count is made, on Nov. 26th. - .The judges will be absolutely dis-interested peo ple, In whom everj-body will have ' confidence, and every count will . be participated in by a representative of the Publishers' Music. Co., who are managing the contests- There will be no favorite and no chance for favoritism. The lady wno se cures the largest number'.' of votes will win the piano, and $i? on down for tho rest ot the pt!?e.?iWe wish there were'planos enou.jhro go, it round for all the girlaj;ut there are not, andiil but one till have to be content With -one of the Aaan other beautiful prizes.; ., - 25 Eoe . CeujpQiii: ' ' Send this Coupon to The Montgomerian ofitce f within ; 15 days from date and it will count for TWENTY-FIVE VOTES . No money is required with this Coupon. ;. Vote for.;. ...... .. " w . OCTOBER 24, 1912 ? w Nominating rcriiavoTcccmsT I hereby nominate qr suggeattbe name of , Address V. As a lady worthy to become a candidate tn ;yur Popukr Vbt ing Contest, I. present this name with the distinct a under- , standinf? and agreement that the editor shall not divulge i mf name. This does not obligate me in any way hatever. Cis&ed. Voting can be commenced at any time in a ballot box which is placed in this office, and the key to the box will be given to -the awarding com- mittee-whoseiMunes will be announ ced in another issue of this paper. Use the free-vote coupon in this issue. II you know of any lady who has not been nominated : and whom you think would make a good race, use the nomination blank below and send her name to this paper or bring it in person and her name will be entered. " It matters not if she be married ok single. Read the rules in the large ad in this issue or -we-will tnairthem upon requestInspect: the - offerings of the merchants and learn how you may-secure-votes for yourself, and friend. Be sura to ask these mer chants for coupons. Those who do not -understand the rules and .regulations of this con test can call at this office or write us and we will be pleased to go over the proposition .with them. EXTRA PRIZE OF $10 IN GOLD. The first count in the contest will be made on Nov. 26th, at which time $10 in gold will be awarded to the contestant having the largest num ber of votes at that time. . This prize is extra; in addition to the other prizes offered, and its winning will not bar the winner 'from securing the piano or any of the other prizes. Do it now and help someone reap the benefits of this liberal offer.- Re member that many of the merchants of this town are interested in this contest and give a 25-vote coupon with every $1 cash purchase. This contest is between individuals and no lodge or other organization will be permitted to enter. This also means that no lady will be per mitted to stand as the candidate of any particular organization witn the understanding that: if she wins the piano or other prizes it is to go to that organization. Such an arrange ment would be manifestly unfair to the other contestants. Any candi date so detected will be disqualified. Remember and have your friends trade with merchants who are giv ing coupons, ibe names ot mer chants who are, giving handsome prizes and helping. to make this con test a big success are as follows: Dixie Furniture Co. Troy Supply Co. Troy Jewelry and Millinery Store; Jacob Pbldkavetz. .Nance & Tomlinson. rG. W. Allen & Son. y lee's Pharmacy. we want new subscribers and a lot of them, and these girls will get t;191Z r" f "- i -. '-.4 . . V 1 tnem ior us ny seeing sneir jinenasij .u and inducing them, to v subscribe w renew for this paper. We guaran tee to make the paier well worth the money tf every subscriber, and we expect to hold all of these : new subscribers for many years to come. I That is the only way we can make the contest make moneyjfor us. The names of the , young ladies k who have . already been nominated in this contest are given below. We want each one of .themv to call . at this office and get a book of receipts and copies of the paper to work with and get busy. - The - one - who does the best work is going to have that beautiful Obermeyer- & Sons piano, and. the othersre. going -.to be handsomely rewarded- by;; other prizes. . In addition one. of them is going to win an extra. $10 in gold, to be awarded Nov. 26, " Now young ladies, it is up to you - to get busy. A good start may mean a great deal. so get in. the game early. . The nominations so far made are as follows: . Miss Edna Dawklng, Troy. Miss Bright Thompson, Troy. Miss Bertha Moore, Troy. Miss Pearl Defton,,Troy. Miss Lizzie Nor dan, Troy. Miss Katherine Burrow, Troy. Miss Lula Frazier Troy. Miss Nannie Spiyey, Troy. Miss Bettie Bailey, .Troy. Miss Lydia Hamilton, Troy. Miss Myrtle Dennis, Troy. Miss Joe Allen, Troy. Miss Bertha .Lewis, Troy. Miss Grace. Vickers, Troy. Miss May Davis, Troy. Miss Bon Wade, Troy. '"Miss Sallie Ewing, Troy." Miss Grace Smitherinan,.Troy. Miss Alma. Williama.Troy. Miss Johnny -Grev Varnerr Troy. Miss Alma Frazier, Troy. Miss Elgie Nance, Troy. . , Miss Mabel Morgan, Troy. Miss Alice Bell, Troy. ' Miss Juanita D.aligny, Troy. Miss Martha Mob roe, Troy.: Miss Mabel Oldham, Troy. Mrs. Ti K. Sutton, Troy. - Mrs. J. C. Beckwith, Troy. Mrs. S. H. .McCall, Troy. Mrs. F. S. CranfocdJDroy..-. '. . Mrs." Percy Nordan,- Toyi -Miss IiizzieMfiCoonelliTroy. . ' Miss Carrie Saunders, Troy: : Miss Ollvta JohnsaB)KVrroy.rrf ' Miss Lizzie Kelly , Troy , v Miss Bernice Llsk, ,Troy. ;Z. - Miss Fret HoweU,-Troy. Miss Moral Smith, Troy. 'Miss Hattie Reichardt, Troy. Miss Blanche Morris. Troy. Miss Caro-Mclntyre,. Troy. '. Miss Jess Yates, Biscoe. . Mrs. Nettle Morris, Biscoe. -Miss Nealie Mclnnis, Troy. Mrs. Wm. R, G arris, Troy. Miss Lee Warner j- Troy. -Miss Alma Burch. Troy.. Sale if Red . Croa Seik. t A number of citizens , of Troy have received" letters from the State Red Cross Seal Com mis 8ion in -Charlotte,' asking - them to serve on . a Local .Committee for the sale of Red Cross seals mese nttie stamps-sell ior J one cent each; and all money receiv ed goes to help fight tuberculo- slsrThe seals are to,, be pasted Christmas packages j and let' tersj and have considerable edu cationaLfqrce in arousing. public sentHnenw me - seals -win be put on sale December 2ndi; j It is hoped that a good local . commit tfee will take up this; work and tpat everybody in the -city ,wil use these seals on their ChrisU mas, niail,:puUing erne ror several sea3s on everypackage-or letter; me oanKS, ioages, ciuos and business houses m some cities have- pnrphased large numbers o; tneseais, ana-use ?uiem on ail their mail during December-and the first half oT Januarys -Information; concerning. these may be had;- by writing 4 L".;B Myers, Executive- "Secretary, Red Across Seal . Commissionv of North Carolina, of Charlotte, N :Jkir-'Cors:J; Bennett at, 8tar4 has "recently opened trp a' line f hew fall hats of good assortment iateststylenandTeasoTahle pricsTbeladiesare cordially invited to see-them.v ? advs ...v Demand- RpoM rvJIanr.i49rJ anBremataMmoo litttfeff to- aetz bookra' pleoe ot 4 mbrOMlery.4 '-'Theaef ar - undouMeSiy wfellent m-n "Of " dltraetlJn.-Tftat thf fatlCT'BK or the eyea, npon which - they . Impose continuous wort without a -break. . One must-know. taw. GENERAL KZ..S ITEMS. Newt From Oitsde tl Craatj Keriev el tal Tld in XM fit Our The Presbyterian; synod e of North Carolina met at Goldsboro astreek. : ' ;V '.- Battery Park Hotel' utx Ashe- ville will this printer '.undergo changes and -. improvements ; to the extent of $75,000 , Forty, persons were burned se verely in an automobile explosion Sunday at Petiu.m&7 Cal., and possibly four lives will be lost. There' is a scarcity ; 6f -labor in Winston-Salem,' according t& a dispatch, and ordinary, day la borers are being paid $1.50. It was stated Saturday- that there were , 2,000 democrats in Mecklenburg county who were not properly registered to take part in the coming election. General Diaz, former: presi dent of Mexico who was . depos ed, has declared that he will not attempt to return . to Mexico, but will remain in France. U, S. Senator Hey burn of dabo died Thursday night at his apartments at Washington. He had been in the senate nine' years and is notably known as a hater of the South Durham will make a bid for the home for widows of Conf ede- rate veterans which is to be built in some town in the "state. Char- m - otte, Greensboro, Fayetteville, Asheville and . probably other cities have made . bids. The North Carolina Teachers Assembly takes place at Greens boro JNovember 27-30. it is es timated that from 1,000 to 1,200 teachers will be present, and en tertamment arrangements are being made for that number. Twenty;ttiousandTurks sur rendered to the Bulgarians, it is reported, near Constantinople Monday, Hundreds of Greeks from America are leaving every week for their native country to take part in the warfare. Charlotte was t host- Saturday to a number of eminent chemists and scientists from many. .Euro-1 pean countries. The -. object of the partyjvas' to study electrical developments and 'cotton and cotton oil manufacture. ; s A Unitarian ehurch will prob--: ably be organized at Charlotte, the only object in the .way. being the lack of a. feasible f congrega tibn, which it is thought by the Unitarian, association can be ob tained: 3; A. L. Baker of Raleigh, presi dent of a. cotton mill at Swepson ville,.gave to the operators ..and their-families tickets, to4he state, fair last. week. The tickets i in eluded railroad fare,"' 'streefr-ar fare, tickets into the fair grouhds and four visits each to ' the , cold drink stand. . "WOrkbnthe improvement of the Cape Fear riverfrand1jelow Wilmington-will be. resumed at once.-..wprk .was stopped : a iew weeks go pending a (decision of the war department. The pur pose of the work is to. secure- a .Shirty foot channel to the. sea. J vOfficials xf' Darke county, Ohio, are ehargedwith having illegally disposed of lover $291,000 of the county's money in five iyearstH The alleged .corru pt -county ojffi ciak used. the basement rot the courthouse for drinking-ind ca rousiHgndtihe- report of .the charges against .thefficiaUlftnd winnejcUast. yrJnter- states that it was onctheseieccas ions thai the-money was divided Pat Huntley, a" negro of. the fPTneville" section in Mecktenborg Sj'nnty.'was lodged jailr' Fri day ior the marder oi hir?wife on the Sunday previdus.i- .Hunt ley 's wife v mysterionsly dUsap peared.lroat berhome endbpon search by the people of the-com 'inanity the body, was discovered at a spot "where the twp were last seen'. The bodyraac. burled t- bont"t!ttccn' inches in the George.Bishop, A.negra,whose home.ia in!Wilminirtonriiaa..oQn fessed to the murder of Mrs. Margaretta Bell at her home in Brooklyn, N. Y.t Friday. . rThe object of the murder "was rob bery. Bishop is 23 years old and -was employed inNew York as chauffeurs ; ' '" Jack Johnson,- the negro cham pion fighter, is being tried on the charge of abducting Lucile Cam eron, al9-year-old -white-girl, at Chicago. - Johnson' wife J -who was also a white woman? killed nerseiia iew weeKsago At lsjhonse near town, fell Tnesdav said that Johnson's ,relationsvto the Cameron irl was one., cause of his, wife's, taking her own. life. George W. Perkins and fltoohv as F. Ryan, before, jthe unvesti- gating committee, of ..campaign - funds in 1908, Thursday, told the committee that their Jarge t con tributions to the republican, nom inee for president was given with the motive of defeating William J. Bryan. The straw ballot of the prog ress of the presidential candi dates for the week ending. Sat urday taken by the New York HanM shnm Wnnlmnr. m.m UUU V O V I VVS VI A J T IT IIOVU swii in tne ieaa. Kooseveit is second OUt some OI niS Strengtn is goingwj -rare, wno is snowing -a m . i ueuiueu gams. - Thurston U. Vaughn, Baptist preacher and former superin-; tendentof the South Carolina Odd Fellows' home, -was placed on trial Monday at Greenville, S C, charged with assaulting a 14-; year-old girl inmate of the home roViilo ck iroa annarln ton on f. Tfc l" is said that Vauehn'8miscondnct - covered a period of more, than a year. Uo ! tt Qofiit.oir - mniinSnr 4lVa uoiuiuoji uwui"n. uc 1 tu u: c cujyiujcc ui uo vwuuiu. 0. aoout eigne teet irom tne con- ready registered and do not reg C, street railway went on strike,; crete floor, his foot slipped and ister between now and next Sat- " " UD1 ujuoiuu ui r- ?--- : r ? tne Amalgamated Assocmtion; The employees and the company were agreed on a raise in wages and various others changes,, and was thought that a strike would be prevented. The steamer a Berkshire. be- longing to. the -Merchants' and Miners' Transportation Compa-, ny,-ia at anchor ?iear Cape Look - jintsrith fiM M(Tin inaiio t.ha X.14W4UW;H6Wl w .uw vessel. ' Twenty one passengers annnx .A nrA n -mA the steamer jieben An, explosion occurred in the hold. All were transferred to a revenue cutter? which wa? Tendering- frid Mon- day. - Walter fi.-Shonrdaraof Phila? delnhia has .confessed to the theffrof $1,030,000 in cash and secar4ties'fromfthei-fer6hants Union Trtfst -Company f that .Qitir .. Shourds as promised impunity iy two oLthe-bank ofr ficials .who will o appeaibef ore .ueTuww petition him to interfere"nn"'tnei nMAOAAnfiAn BhAniria vra.A yxuo-u wu - t&ieKjBQW&Vtmt&mWt the securities UUSUlU-. tJpori'- receivin?r complaints from time to timeoX Vthe Calow mpvemeni eldeaa ttiarjucaer '.loads hf freight betweeipoeasternaaind western- NorthCarorfmvantt, in- - - termediate points,-the 'Corpora- t.innfnmrnjagjnn, ,, jhyvlpftpt.ly t;alren nn,,hft atteriKwith,thel higher officials ot the Santhern ro.ilrAn.ri ' ThAjrrkm miNsinnvWln tention is to have a promptinter- Kme'wifrAf ht hfttWfif.n the f A fioptlnna ' . . . - t wa -n-,on Iut Hws keratGirrman UtkiiaWbaUc3awican, the UpitaedSta itea?was wis 1 1 edu , in GermatryMonday'He aUd his aide were making trial flight in theneJloofljdiicasJo be used In-, this gear's -race, : and whenat arheightlbf three ,, miles theirraftwaHpposed!y4Struck bf" ar-4oltj"tjflightninnvhich punctured tb .ga.ar.basfwoth men were dead.wben t-tiy hit the ground. Fresh, candy V.t Il'S--i SEORTXOCALS Ltcal New Gatkered jn tnd Areund Tiwn Social and Otker Items Ar. TeldiBBruL -Today, i tomorrow, next day three daysl Register! . Attention is called to the new advertisements of Lee's Pharma cy, Sheriff McKenzie and Dr. Shaffer which appear in this is sue. "". Rev. R; L. Jordan, while do mz soma caroentrv work on his town, fell Tuesday and received dislocated shoulder or brokencollar .bone.;.: ; Dr. S; H. McCair has moved his dental offices from the rooms over Dixie- Furniture Company to the building - near the court house, part of which is occupied by R. T. Poolej attorney. Register! There now only re main two more days in which to register ;to vote in the election on Tuesday ,: November 5. If you are not already, registered and do not register today, Friday or Sday, you will not be allow to VOtC ; The R., C. & S. railroad will on a sneoin.! AvonrAinn train tn I . High Point- next Saturday for tne benefit of those who wish to attend the Ringling Brothers circus. - The special train will be operated tetween lllerbe, Mt. '"ead and High Point. Mr. Josh Strickland fell from the top of one of the cells in the jail Tuesday afternoon and re- I .Aiirafl DanaM T a anH hm .inc. ' . ".T . 1- . . "c WttS . uoxiuk wsuui me ucw liciis iu the jail and . while doing I l a m m a . 1 1 I WOriOnWOIoneoi me CeilS, ., De Ieu TO naro: noor, landing won uwa Miu buuuiuci. ub was unconscious for some time until the attention of a physician3 1 could be rendered. Rev. W. L. Wilson of Mineral Ridge Presbytery, Ohio, preach- ed In the Presbyterian church here Sunday, morning and night. I He is an impressive speaker and 1 his congregations were well DleftSed With Dim. The 1 TOV I I . . I church will call him to the regu - I lai TIO Otnrfl t.O ff tho fVl 11 r fV tlrfi. vided the other churches of the field will extend a similar call. With the exception of the sum- mer months, this field of church- es has been without a pastor for almost a year. . Some additions are being made in the jail for the accommodation of Montgomery County's crimi- nals. Another celljs . being ad - ded. The floor space of the jail s not being increased -but the npwppll ia hoi no- nlar.firl ahnve the other ceUs. If there is not Awt Sr,M-a ; tv,a ,;m;0i I 1 fenses there will be no need of thig accommodation, M a mifi nrntt. nf fhc timo his year-ror for a number , of . years, as for; that matter there has been only One, ".two or three inmates of the- jail. For two i ... . '. . ...... . years or more tne county nas bad an average of about one crim inal to care, for all the time. Much interest is being . mani- - foeteA ; in Tho MnntommAriftn'a trreat prize voting contestrAbout I fiftv- nnminfttinna have alreadv 1 Kaon moXo anA tsnmo nf the nnmi aee9 are at work 111 earnests The nr;.-a" $400 ianb-is Aie&t prize that has - ever beeneffered by any ffrm under any condition in i Montgomery county and it is sworthftmuch greater effort to secure than will be requiredii i Aside from the pi- ano. there are seven other chances to win a nrize J Anv voune lady either married or single-is of Chapel Hill, the State Inspect eliglble to enter the contest.. It or of Public High Schools, jQuita makes no-difference, where they reside m Troy, any other town; or any seciion-taey wm - aa accorded' the same- nnbiassd pri7i--"; ta win. v At prc::itro,vu w Kuuu1.i1,ea, The Woman's Missionary Con ference of the Rockingham: Dis-, trict M. E; Ghurcb, South, will begin at Biscoe tomorrow night and will last through- Sunday night. Special entertainment features have been prepared - for the 1 meeting. Bishop ' Collins Denny will preach Sunday, morning and night. , . A cordial : invitation is extended to all to at tend. The Hendrix College Mirror, organ of the college by that name Conway, Ark., has been re- ceivea y me Montgomerian. One of the associate, editors of The Mirror is Mr. Oren C. Bra-" ton, who. formerly lived at Troy Vuf whose home address is 'now Magazine, Ark. . He is .. in his junior year at tnis college and fhe favor in which he is held is evident in the fact that he is president of one of the literary societies and is one of the two' members of the lyceum course. Mr. Bruton as a boy moved from Troy a number of years ago with his father and he will be remem- bered here by many friends. He is one of the many boys born on Montgomery county soil who have moved away and who are winning favor in the world of I o Pnnr 1 nn wtiac r n- Sarsaparilla and a coupon good for 25 votes in The Montgom erian's big contest for $1.00 Lee's Pharmacy Register Before it u Too Late! The eeneral election and sena- I i l . ... . . . ronai primary wm taire place on tne 5tb OI November. Have you registered? Tnere are just two retrUter Tf von hnve nnh ol. r? urday night you will not be al- i inwen U vnT.e in T,ne PIPfMnn nn Nov 5th If you do not want to be denied the privilege of voting, see that your name is on the reg istration books The registra- tion books in every precinct in North Carolina will close at sun- set Saturday. Saturday, Nov. 2nd is challenge day. Take Nyal's Stone Root Com pound for your kidneys. Lee's 1 L "ai Uiai'J' ltalIan, ""fl m lranii- if our Italians Charlie btuller, Charlie Bormel, Bruno Muellei and Phil Lowestine were ar- rested near Moratock post-office yesterday afternoon and brought to Troy where they were lodged in jail last night. The arrest was I made by Deputy Sheriff Stuart i upon warrants charging the. Italians with fraud. They had: been at work at the Iola Mine, near Candor for sometime' and I when thev decided tn leave thev tooK their belongings from a I Kno- nnOQ w k t - I . K. Kaunders without paying their board bill. They also left nt.hor nnfnnnt.Q of. t.Viomino nn.. paid. I There were twelve of the for- eigners who : skipped without ; paying their bills, but the fourj?:; I .. ''. mentioned are an mat were ar- - , rested yesterday. It is thought the whereabouts of the. other feight are known and they will 8180 be arrested. Those Under arrest will be given a preliminary hearing this morning before Justice Of the : - I Ireace Li. v. LdSlf. Sciool Flint Trinity. A School Fair will oe held at lTirity, icandoipn -county, on the 2lst, 22d and 23d of . iNovemr v ber.' It will begin on the night of the 21st, but the exhibits wm not'be open unlal the next 3 day; The fair will open with.an . dress by Prof. N." -W Walker, a number, of the btate's .tzcz prominent educational lec i " oe are ejcpecwju w uw rvrest,iiu i deliver addresses. , Jl A r: cn" the 'tree 3 t Izx ia at? our cce and ir will taof ittc:l:u:ii:: t- - 3J rl-l . 1.-... to repose the eyes Jutt at ere ccrtll-
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