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The Courier. ROXBORO., N. a. Oct. .21, 1896 Post Office Hours. The Post Office will be open every y except Sunday from 7 :30 o'clock a. m. to 6 :30 o'clock p. m. - V ' Mail for Durham and points South mil V se at' 6:10 p.m.; ' Mai for Lvnchburg and points KTortb will close at 8: 00 a. m. ' John A. Noell. P. M.. OUR COUNTY TICKET. For the Senate 17tti Senatorial Dis : - trict : WILLIAM- M UKnT of Person Goun-ty. FOR HOUSE OF -REPRESENTATIVES, - JOHNlS. CUN1NQHAM. . FOR SHERIFF, ' JOHN 'R. SIMS. FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS, OSCAR D. BAILEY. FOR TREASURER, T. T. HARRIS. FOR CORONER, J. H. PAY LOR. - FOR SURVEYOR, J. H: HOWARD. FOR COMMISSIONERS, J. P. WADE, W. T. NOELL, R.B.BASS. IT'S QOiVllNG. From Exchange Remember ! ltfs November : Are vou ready with your vote? With your' vote With your Democratic vote? It's the hero in the strife, For itVliberty and life, Are yon ready with your Democratic vote? Set the banners all afloat, And sit steady in the boat And be ready O be ready with your vote! Work! ; Let this be the slogan for every Democrat Tuesday. 5 Rev. J. A. Beam-was in town for a few. hours Saturday evening. Miss Sula Scoggin, of Roseville is visiting relatives here this week. Rev. P. C. Morton will preach at Red House Church next'Sabbath. Miss Sallie Brooksof Woodsdale is visiting her brother T. C. Brooks. , Vote yourself and, see that every free silver man at your v precinct votes. - Miss Mar? Thacher, of Rouge mont, is visiting the family of Mr. W. A. Carver. . Rev. H. T. Williams passed through Roxboro Monday on the Durham train. , Miss Mary Morton left last Wed nesday for Mebane to take charge of a school near that place. , ' - ' " ' ' 1 Look out for TomettleV trickery with your tickets. See that you get none-but the genuine article. ' Miss Blanche Barnett, who', Ijas been visiting 'relatives in Durham returned home Monday, moi ning. ' v - x v Mrs. o . J. ijansacll returned home Thursday morning . after a stay of several weeks with her daughters jn Durham. , ' , ' , - ' . . Mr..T. A. vWebb, a student at Trinity, - spent from' Friday until Sunday evening here with his pa rents. ' . ' -. " - Rain or shine, don't; fair -to vote Tuesday; and votethe sil ver ticket Bryan, Watson, Kitchih, Ouningham and all. - Dr. JOl-Kilgo will deliver an ad dress here in the Methodist ? church Friday morning at 1L oclock. Eve rybody invited. 4 V - : ' : Dr. Dalby, the man who j is trying to defeat Kitchin :v and elect- Settle, was in town for a few minutes yes terday morning. He is wasting his sweetness nosing around this county. " Be at the polls early Tuesday and work. ; . ; f - ; ; Kitchin wants . 500 majority in this County. LHts giveTt to-him. It can be uone. "Every man; to "work and it will be an easy task. , ' , Mr. W. yi .Noel I, one of Dan ville's tobacconists, spent Monday night and Tuesday morning' in .town, the guest ot the Senior Editor. r ,, t ' Mr. 'A. L. Brooks, was " with the can did ates at Ai Monday -and made a rousing; speech- We have. heard it highiy complimented. , - - V . Mr. S.. F. ' Collier, of VVoodburn, was a caller Friday. - He- is an 'en thusiasric silver, man," und1 says the silver men in his neighborhood are at work. ' ' ' " . ' . Mr. A. B. Newman and Misses Josie Hambrick and Bessie Thomp son,' of Leasburg, aliened the Mission ary Conference here last week. ' . ;- ; 'v v ''. The Republicans in this . County are whipped ' aud . they know it. Nothing, -saye' the lukewarm workers in our ranks, can prevent our win nmg. Mr, W. D. Merritt spent Saturday and Sunday at home, leaving Mon dav for-Yauceyville where, he, re sumed his canvass. He will finish here M on da v. Rally round the silver Has:, boys; the campaign is growing lively. : ,Let every man do his duty from now un til the night'of election-day. Save the country from the crushing gold monopoly of money. v ::-::-r : Let no Democrat stay away from the polls on election day, .thinking there will be enough votes without his to elect the ticket. Every man turn." out and do his full duty. .Too much is at stake for any .Democrat to fail to vote. Let every member of the Roxboro Bryan, Kitchin and Free Silver Club come out to the meeting Friday night. Hon. W. H. Kitohin and M. A. L. Brooks will address the club. Bring your 'neighbors - with you. . , .-. . -. s '. We areglatl to'announce that Mr. Marion T. Carver has renounced Pie publicauisrn and come out squarely for free silver from Bryan lo Con stable.. Mr. Carver Lus tots of com pauy as scores of oiher Republicans have done likewise. Hurrah for Kiichiu and free silver. Only four more days now left in which work can be done before election day. Let every Democrat work as he has never worked before. We can't atford for Russellisin to prevail iu this State, or gold bug Tommie Settle to carry this district. Mr. A. L. Brooks' arrived Satur day., He has been-, campaigning iu this district for several -weeks. Every thing, he i says, i utlicates Kitchi n's election by a good majority. He was accQmpanitd by his wife,- who has been visiting in Reidsville while he was on his canvass. - ' - - At a business meeting of the Rox boro Baptist ; ch urch Monday night they again extended a call ; to Rev. J. H. Lamberth. It wilLbe remem bered that he was teudered a call a short time ago,' but it was, declined. His many friends here earnestly hope that he can see his way clear : to. ac cept. ' . . , -'.-T 'A "J s . " ' ' , As autumn evenings grow longer one naturally turns from, the out door pleasures, the evening walk, or ride, and seeks entertainment indoors, around the f amily .table and; by ' the fi resi d e:- cFo r such a .purpose ' one might go far and find nothing so good as t h e j u rre nt November n u m -ber of Demorest's? Magazine.; ,v " r The following .is handed us, and said to have ac tu ally bcc u rred: Mr. Settle, after making;ii gold; speech, asked a darkey. to , hitch, his. horse, j The darkey did ko and - Settle asked him. how much he ' charged. V' Only ten cents, responded tue aarkey. Settle handed bim a silver dollar and told him to get it changed. . Soon he returned and handed. Settle 4S cents Settle looked at sit and said, how is this? Here isxnly 43 cents.'; f-Well," d at's righ t," Boss," said ? the darkey, "you said a while ago ?;dat a silver dollar is worth only 53 cents." Set tle drove oS. . " N ' C inninD HI ITU D IPO hlHJUn uu i niiii- w RINGING ADDRESS. CALLS UPON POPULISTS TO BE PATRIOTS. Warns Them' Against Being - Deceived and Slaughtered - Stand up for prin? : ' ciples Instead of Pie To the People's Party Vote rs of North Carolina v . -. - Will you now on the eve ; of the election desert yourrparty -flag und the -principles. you ; profess to '.love? Will you be allured into' the camp of Mark .Hanna and politically slaughtered?'! refuse to - believe it, and will not be v convinced ' to the contrary until your , votes shall be counted- and returned. . Will you ta k e the ear hes t ad v i ce a u 1 1 is t e n : to this last appeal of him whom you honored with your confidence atr our last State Convention by nominat-. ing me as;your choice for the . office of Governor? Will you fail to vote for each andN every elector ' on the Bryan Presidential ticket? Will y ju. vote foi a gold bug to represcut you in the next Congress of thd United States? Will you throw away . your, votes for Congressman upon Populist "Qecoys" in the 5th and .9th. . Con gressional Districts, and thereby help to elect gold: bugs instead -of free silver Congressmen?' Will you vote for members of the General Assem bly pledged n to support Senator Pritchard or, any other gold bug Re publican for a seat in the Senate of the United States? These are . ques tions of vital importance to us as a political party which you can , only answer with your ballots aud your personal influence. V : ; I beg, I beseech, 1 implore you, as you love your party and the princi ples you confss, and which we have taught the people are based upon tne sound principle of patriotic constitu tional goyernment, stand in this crisis by the teachings and princi ples of the Xople's Party, or' else prepare yourselves to sec your party go to pieces and become a by-wod and a reproach among-men. Have you forgotten so soon the principle laid down at our State Con vention only two years ago 7. relating to a non-partisan judiciary? Are you miudful.of the fact that if you 'vote for Cgl. . . Douglass for a 4 Supreme Court Judge you' will do so in'direct violation of ttat principle and give lo the Republicau Party three mem bers out of five of the Supreme.Court Justices? Will you do it? If by your votes jou elect Col. Douglass, a Re publican, instead of Hon.'. A. C. Avery, the sitting member, of ; the Supreme Court, then, let every Peo ple's Party man in North Carolina hang his head in shame ' arid ii ever agaiu ad vocate a non-partisan Judi ciary? ' ;:-.-"V There is only "one Superior Court Judge tj be votecJ for at' this elec tion! and that is to fill a vacancy in the Fifth J udicial District , where I myself reside. No People's r Party lawyer ha& been , nominated for- that office. ,1 know Mr.,Manniug:to has, learned- lawyer of many y ears v prac tice, and a. gentleman- of 4 integrity and high personal character.. .'His opponent is the Republican. Clerk of Caswell county; Unless yon are prepared to renounce ithe 4 whcleonie principle of a non-partisan Judicial v i aK you to vote , tor- Mr., Manning and see to it that his . name 'is "on yTur ticket, orjf ; not, scratch Mr. Spencer Adarn and' put' .it":, there. Let me caution you to be careful to read the names on your- tickets.: be i-oie tney are ,puc rinto the - ballot boxe's. ' 1 - '". My People's Vaity ' friendsthihk on these things, and before i is too late ask yourselves the. question whdt is the right thing for 'me to do? Then knowing what is righV have the manhood to go to the polls next Tues'day aud do the right thing hon estly and fearlessly I. beg-to assure you that as to my. personal candidacy for Governor, it gives me little con cern what the.result as to my own election or defeat may- be; but, the future status ot. the People's Party in" North Carolinarand- the rigHt de cision of the'vital questions of go,v: ernmental policy, S tate' and national , involved in this political v contest, cause me the deepest anxiety.' As you love your country, your neigh bors, yo ur f ami lies an d yon r : deares t interests,' aud would restore prosper ity and happiness to;the whole peo ple, .show yourselves - as patriotic at the polls next Tuesday as all'; true Populists have heretofore 'professed to be. Let us show to.- the . world at-We are.hot a gang of profession - that- We are.non a gang ot pi al office seekers, but -a band of politi cal patriots moved' by: action, by love of country and a, proper ; conception of . the ; duties and ivspojsi bill ties as w e 1 1 . as t h e p ri v i I eges o f A mer i c a u citizenship.' Ilolv writ and . human . .i - , experience, corn aiiKe, ueacn us uiat "A tree is known bvts irmts.:' anu, tfA man's acts sspeak louder "than words." Let us" prove our political faith; by our political acts. 1 . . r - WILLIAM A.. GUTHRIE, , ; Durham, -N 0.,Oct. 27th, '96: , , mrzm Riot at.Winsiead. , . . - 4 , -Last Thursday the County 'candi dates spoke at Winstead. . 'After speeches had been made by Mr. - R b. lioooe, Col. J. S. Cuningham'and SP. Satterfield a disturbance "arose which looked lor-a lew moments like it Would result in somethingserious. A negro by the name of Paylor used some insuiting language to 'Mr. Giles Crowder waich precipated the row; W hen Mr. Crowder resented the vile epithetswhich no gentlemaD could take the negroes eir masse jumped on Mr. Crowder with ' sticks . and 8ton's. This, - of : course aroused every white manv present, almost every one of whom went to hisaBsis tance i'Mrf Crowder was " knocked down with rocks,sand it looked as if they; would kill him before his. friends' rould get to hiui; rln tbevskirmish Messrs. D. L.Cap. and S. AV R. Mor-i tul.ever held in tue district. ton' were pretty badly: injured' about;- 'Among the visiting; 'delegates the tace'and head, with rocks thrown i were, Mrs.-Harris of, t Chapel ' Hill,' by the negroes. Some -one fired - afMrjJ: W.T. Crawford, of Trinity Park, pistol when. the negroes broke: and ! Durham, and Mrs. George Woodward run. This was the onlv pistol in the of Trinity Church, Durham.v yAuiA crowd, hence only one negro is re-1 Lucy" Cuninggim . was present of ported as having tasted lead on. that course, and added her efficient ser occasion;' Several, were painfully, j vices for success; ofl the Conference, though hot seriously injured; : . J 'Jfhe people of Roxboro : enjoyed ,. But for the coolness of Col. . Cun iqguam,' who jumped upon .tue;st&nd and begged tuem , to control' their passions, there is no telling where it would have, ended, j , :. '. . I Saturdaythey all appeared belore .'Squire .Wagstaff and .were r bound. over m a pond of $300. each to ap pear at our next termTof court. ; Job work" at this office. - MMRM;'' : : - ; J. 'A; Long, Son & Co. 7 ; Are now ready to economically supply your Fall Merchandised Oiir Cloak and Cape department is replete with garments of the latest styies and newest materials. Our prices are remarkably low and ouc reat variety makes selections easy; We-have them from the cheapest grades t. the Boucles, Beavers, Plush and)Meitons handsomely lined and faced in all the new shades and sizes. : . . . x , . ; IN- DRESS GOODS Our display .is: unmatched 'and. un matchableAll wool serges in the stores, diagonals, plain, etc., in all shades. Jine English Broadcloth .in black and navy. All -the 'new things in' rough effects, ;Boucles Armours, Gilbert mixtures, etc., in the newest ooioia.. A spienuia,une ot and 50.cent Dress'gooda to how you. - : TRirJirJlINCS The newestVchoicest; best of the foreign 'fan cies .thre ihtereating. ladles of fashior are allorilliantly .reflected" here m our hue of velvets, silks, buttons, braids, and fur for all shades ' h " Q-r' millinerv 3epar tment under the manage ment ot Miss Cunninghahi, ably. assisted by Miss Wise,: is receiving the t T?F of;PPalar forV , Our hats have been pronounced w l be will appreciate Ve, prices j T".v ' - . r ' ', - . .- .. v m . '...:.."'' - ' . wE-vHh?JF,f!,!9"rIrhe t aDd stf new snit's ana overcoats we Ne been getting m lately ?nd the prlces-we'Ve put on same 'would em- feptf plrfePctS,abl? corree1? styles, . nobbyr rf- -xn tlieuat -and Shoe line we have" matchless variety ' ' ' hero tLStSfe. - 'V. Tour . money we .wm'1 yon.6 are:-" J',DS ,aD imme8e line and if you see our prices ' 'Ou -stocfc of Furniture is aV usual,' completed "areiS T ,n . V -d all goods custoln" iDSPeCtt0n by yOU iDSQre - DS both your compliments': and' - ; - . lours to serve.- - - , - - i : J A LONG, -"SON-& GO.-- The Missionary Coijference. . The Women's Missionary Confer ence for the Durham District of North Carolina Conference convened at the Methodist church in Roxboro las: Saturday Oct. the' 24th, . with "a goodly 'nunibei "present, althougU the number of delegutes" was'small near, ly ail the, Auxilliary .Societies and BrightJewel ;taudd. in ; the; Di8trict ........ MMttl lit 11 I uf Durham, fkhV District : Jbecretary, presided 'at tlie. meeting. The meet! lug was opened by tue singing of the nymu, "From Greenlands Icy Moun tains," alter which. Rev. M. H. Tutl ti're'ad a lew verges of Jouu xv., and Rev. A. G Groves offered a , prayer tor the auccescj oi ine meeiing. Ars 'M. H; Tuttle delivered-, the address of welcome extending to; .the ; dele gates a heart' welcome to the homes of the Roxboro people. ' This was re. 1 sponded to in an interesting way by j Ms pescud,if:: Raleigh ft,the Mis. 1 sionury ;Treasurr ' . . . The morning sesiion was taken up iy having reports from the different Auxillery bands in the district. The reports show that although .the mem bership8fiii many places is diseour agingly. "small yet, by patience, per- f1-1-u,uu " T fuu 10 lue la,die ol -the conlereuce have been. aCviompii8hing a great work for heathen lands. . A; very ;intereotlng Bible reading was conducted by iiias poscud, pf:Raieigh, after which the session closed. " " fc ' i .In tho rafteruoon the ConlervLce ! met again to hear report t'nm the j'ISngut Jewel Bands. The. tittle pea. j pie of these bamishave raised almost as much money as the older ones for their fittie jfnends across . the waters. On Saturday : night, ;, the Bright Jewel Band of Roxboro gave a very interesting, entertainment consisting of speeoheti reciiations, etc., by the little boys and girls. This entertain ment was enjoyed by ' all present. Tne 'children had been trained by their efficient iady manager, Mi88 Anna Webb. . . -. 5 " 0 Sundaymoruinij " Rev. A. P. Ty er delivered an able and instruc ts ve Missionary ermoh to the Con ference. . Sunday atteruoon another Bible reading was ed bv'v Miss Pes cud, and ou Sunday . nighv Rev, Jesse Cuninggim, conducted an in. 'structive Missionary service in which several pothers : participated. -This closed the conference, which was in ? all respects one of the mot success- vue stay oi tne aeiegates and will be glad' to welcome them again: The Kehoir Topic sey a : ; vSpencer Blackburn spoke in the court - honse here Monday: ' and openly . boasted that, the Republicans , Fiad - all ' the boodle they wanted, and intended to carry tlie State, . the ' congressional district and " Caldwell : cou nty with Hanna's money' . . v , " NEW G-OODS.
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