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No. 803. ' Thiaquajy teiveawed oak -writing -desk ia pol ished, like a Eiano. It : as a 9-inch beveled w plate, glass in top and a. deep drawer below, Ar-r tistio v French legs:' also finished in mahogany. 53.95 is our spec ial price for this $10 desk. ( Mail orders filled promptly.) .' ; We will mail anyone, free of all charges, our new 112 page Special Cata logue, containing Furniture, Draperies, Lamps, Stoves, Crockery, Mirrors, Pictures, Bedding, Refrigerators, Babv Carriages, etc This is the most com plete book ever published, and we pay all postage. Our lithographed Carpet Catalogue, showing carpets in colors, ia also yours for the asking. If carpet -samples are wanted,- mall us 8c. in " stamps. There is no reason why you should pay your local dealer 60 per cent, profit when you can buy from the null. Drop a line now to . the money-savers. JULIUS HINES & SON, Baltimore, Md. Please mention this paper. . OUR VANCE. The effort being made by the peo ple of North Carolina to build" a monument to her, : most illustrious son, Zebulon B. Vance,, will without a dou bt be. , carried, out. Already various sums have been collected ana sent to the treasurer of the fund from different sections of tEe State. ; The people of Person ; county Idved Vance, and they ;will contribute their share towards the building of a suit able monument to. perpetuate his name and fame that posterity may see in this token of respect, made by those who knew him and loved him in his life time, that he was' appre ciated for his great services ; to the people and to the Commonwealth, - He was a'people's man; he labored for their best interest, and died with his full armor on, having merited their confidence and" approval after serving them for nearly forty years. Charlotte and Asheville are - to erect monuments to his j memory, Asheville was his native place and Charlotte the home of his adoption. Let Person take the lead, and each township subscribe liberally to this fund- Crops are better this .year than for some years, ' past and i our people are in a better position to con tribute towards "this fund. Every little amount will aid materially: in assuring the building of v this monu ment. Mrs. A. R. JBWshee, of our to wn,s is Treasurer of, the Vance Mon umental Association of Person Coun ty, and any sums sent to her will be sent to the State "Treasurer of ; the fund. '';'.- I. ' . ' A New Year's Gift Heralded, . v .The measureless .popularity of Hostetter,8 Stomach Bitters has been the growth, of more than a fourth of a century. As in the past, the coming r newyear will be ushered in yy .the appearance of . a fresh . Almanac, clearly setting forth the nature, uses and operations of this medicine . of world wide fame. It is -weiL worth perusal. Absolute accuracy in the astronomical calculations and , calen dar v will, - as -; before, be valua ble characteristics, while the Teading .matter will include "statistics, humor and general information accompa. nied by admirably executed iliustra tions. " The Almanac is issued from the, publishing department of The Hostetter Company at ' Pittsburgh", and will be printed on thetrVpresses in'English, German, French,; Welsh, Norwegian, Sweedlsh. Holland, Bo hemian and Spanish- r All driggists and country dears furnish it without rcost. ' ' - ' . - - Plaids 4 cts. up, matches. 4 cts. dozen boxes stone Vare 10 cts. galon at RacliQt Store fcLOCAL AND TOWN NEWS. Esquire J. L. Brooks enlivened things in this office last Thursday by favoring us with' a call. ;.: - V :. r'v: -''7 -Dr. Joe Swann and- Miss Pattie Bass, of Cuningham; were .. in town shopping Saturday.-. , ' . v -v Miss Eugenia Bradsher, of Olive Hill, was stopping. with her brother, at Hotel Winstead last week The warehouses here will all close on; Friday the 24th, and open Jan'y 3rd, 1898; See notice of Board of Trade. . , . v7: ' '.. , . , , .""Miss .Maggie Scoggins.. who has beenj attending Oxford Female Semr inary, is visiting the" family of her uncle, A. B;; Scoggins. ' N. . - - - , -. - -The Sunday . School at Oak Grove will have a Christmas tree, and . canT tata Monday evening at : 1 o'clock. The public are cordially invited.. " - - Hohi W W. Kitchin f arrived Sat urday night. He and family wilt leave tomorrow night for-Scotland neck where they will spend the Holi days 1 ; , . - v ' Bev7 J. H. Lamberth" has been in town several, days this weekengaged principally "infmatrimpnial "matters, as ; appearsVf rom .niaTriage,vnotices elsewhere. - - ? i. Miss Corinna Brooks, a most pop ular young ; lady of Hesters J3 tore, was in town - last Thursday on her way to Nashville, N.r C, ' where , she will spend sometime visiting relatives. Moses S. Jones, one of our wealth iest farmers, ' was . in town Friday and gave us a call. He says he never saw-money matters so. close. - He out to buy a newspaper and . run it awhile. , . . ' J - Bill Long, familiarly known as one-eyed-Bill was found dead in bed last Thursday .morning. He worked all day Wednesday and retired with out any complaint, but when called the next morning he failed to an swer. ( . . . Rev. J. W. Jenkins and wife, nee Mrs. Be ttie Garrett, who are. now living in Cary N. C, passed through Friday-on stheir way to ; Leasburg, Mrs. Jenkins, old home.,They-made us a pleasant call while in town.- - ;! :'-; y ' We received an invitation- to be present at the Christmas exercises of the La Grange High School, -Prof. Nat' C . -Newbold, principal ' It gives us pleasure to ; state - that this school u nder s his management is very prosperous.' t-- Miss Cuningham, who has had charge' of the millinery department for Messrs. J. A. Tong, Son1 & C9., will leave for; home,, Chase City, Va., Friday morning where she will spend the Holidays. :1 ;f f ; . " " ; vr-, - The Federal 5 C Durt last x week ; sent four guestshere for Hotel de Sims, one- of w horn doesn't believe in being acare upon Uncle Sam. He says , if they will only let him have a still he will make a little juice and sell it .to the passers-by and make his y board bill while he is confined. Judge Pafnell might consider this matter. The Atlantic and Danville Rail way will sell -round trip tickets be tween all stations and to all points within a radius of 300 miles accotfnt of Christmas Holidays at the rate of 4 cents per mile one way for the round irin. Tickets to- Students of pnhnnls and colleges to be sold Dec. 5th to 25th inclusive with extreme limit January 4th, 1898." Tickets to Wo cil fn the general public - Dec. 22nd to 25th inclusive and Dec 30th to Jan. 1st, inclusive with extreme limit January 4th 18U. J W. A.. Bradsher, "of Wake Forest College, is at home for the Holidays " It won't hurt your pocket book to get your- Christmas, goods at Racket Store. v- v - ' ":;'.V Miss Willie Lee Nelson, who has been assisting Miss .Pallie : Yancey in her: millinery , thi3 season,' left this morning for her home at Nelson, Va. : Onr friend. A. E. .Newton, was in town to day and helped up our Chrjstmas possibilities by . securing onet hose receipts.. y. . . - vi - : v S. P., Williams last week moved to his farmj -two miles from town, whiph he recently; purchased from U.' A. Whitfield. Mrs. J. J. Lawson has come - over from Virginia,! and will spend the Christmas -Holidays . with, relatives in the county. -"" If you would save your;: money ;by making one dollar buy something like two dollars worth, Xouis .Good friend invites you to see him. ' ' We are goiiig to make things hum for the next; two weeks, new lot (Ire 33 goods, shoes, .under, shifts, hats just in at Racket Store. ' .? - ' . j in Roxboro The? Coukier wishes Deputy-Sheriff. C. T Harris, left .Uiemji'successful and pleasant so last night -for Morgantonlwhere' he journ ?hilevabs'eLi v - " goes ; to placet Ben. Pulliam in -the . - The"sur.rjst of All asyium. mr,rrumam,-iii icucuMJ oecome ; 1 naaac u uux ui uyuui u cx moneyincitte.. ; General T. E. Gordon, the: repre sentative here for the4 American To-. bacco Company, the jolliest buyer qn the r market, left this morning for A8heville,.where he will spend - the Holidays with Mrs. Gordon. . . ;-RanPMal fli.tMitinn is called. to the QA Mr Thna. TT. Streetr Apt.' for the Aetna Life Insurance Co. 1 on ' O can't help seeing it, read it and .see paTyeayou want " insurance whot nfhor npnn ft sflv aDoutn s.com- Bro. Street will treat you right aot- xxri 1 1 t.rpnr. vnn riPTiL. Let the neonle of each township of Person county send a contribution to Mrs. A. R. Foushee, Treasurer, of the vance monument suuiawuu j. was theieopIes friend, and they will build a monument to perpetuate his memory. ' : . . - 7f v " .-. . naruiy a , iaumj w . "m nave jsunnjtmu caw iu kuo utj u ;a w-v,f thiv ahnnld. Tt everv- "M.I.M. I I I n Jli IIK UUU J.XVUUH I K. MW'i' body enjoy themselves in a way that will harm no - one, but is enjoyable alike to old 'and young, rich and Krocerymaa willserve.yon.' -. - 6 , . ; Sheriff Sims has been: doing busi ness.m the capacity ot Bhentt lor USt one year, ana is aiiorus ua pitsaa- J. -j.- -Jl mnin ofl pffinient officer. While-some things necessarily come into a sheriffs hands ! that are not pleasant to r execute, yet he has the happy nacK or aomg tnese things without giving offense. ? Per- son county has rarely had a Sheriff J i t i . that has proven more acceptable. . i A merry Christmas atid a happy New Year I is the wish Messrs. J. A. Longj Son & Co., give to each of the Coubier readers. Weekly for the past year they have greetedvyou with their announcement and " take, pleas ure'in thanking you for the generous natronasre they have receiyed from you. ' They have carried a line of you, -"cjf uoMWMwu, goods seldom found in..a town the size 01 liui uui Uj ; ua v c p u u a i i caowu able price on the same, and. naveuaiaable. They, are guaranteed to De p;' -1 ' i t l : n .i . v njAiAfa.;nn Very Itespec SnOWU gooa juuguieuii iu uesiug iucdo columns 'freely, with; the result of UA loT-rroof "hnsmpsfi t.hfiv havfi en inirpri for rhanv . vears. They , have deserved success ana we are giau L.nnw -tfiPv have been so nchlv awarded. . - - Joseph. Critcher, wjho has been out in the Indian Territory for a number of years, is at home on. a visit . . -v . . Weston R. ; Gal es, -of Roanoke, Va.; will be in Roxboro Jan the 1st" to hegin a series of meetings. He . will preach in ; the Methodist , church on Sunday," the 2nd, at 11 o'clock and at 7 p. m. : " .Everybody is cordially invited to attend these meetings.'. - V l N. E. COLTKAlf E. . " - . Drs. E, J. Tucker and R. J. Tea gue will leave abou t Jan u ary ? 1 st . f or New York where- each will take a speciaLcourse in their respective pro fessions, being absent abont six weeks. Tiese are two of our most successful young men, standing high m , their professions, and are universally liked, being favorites in our town generally? In his profession ;Dr. Tucker is ; re cognized for his merits 2 and when a tooth gives trouble they . seek ; him from far and near. 'As a physician Dr. Teague has been decidedly suc: cessful, in fact few men of his age can show, a. more satisfactory reccord. In -the two years he has been loca ted in our midst he has built up a practice , that would be envied by many after almost a life-time effort. The most pleasant thought of their leave-taking is the fact that these two bright young men will, return to us and continue to make ; their home Mr. James Jones, of the drug firm 01 Jones bon. uowaen, ill., in b peafeihgfof 13 & Ki ng' sr N e wDi scny ery, 'says; that last winter . his wife was attacked with La . U-rippe, and her case grew so serious that- phy si- cians at Cowden Pana could do noth ing for her It seemed to develop into! Hasty Coumptjon. ; Having Dr. Kings New Discovery in: store, and selling lots of it, be took a bottle homerand'to the surprise tf all she began to get better ;from-; first dose i J J Jl. U4.1 J u u"aVv r; n"ev- ivings i.ew uw ' v j ..r'-i.y rrr r-rr -.-- 'do this bot- 1 o . r ties at Morns' Drug Store. Tho End of the. Roxboro Blues. v. After Vood attendance aithe meet- iDg8 and interest manifested: gener- 1 aliv oyour patriotic citizens, wnicn tempt toorganizea military company wag futile. - on account of - .late (changes in our State laws. " Under the oldjaws a company hi auuu u ;mwuVwo I w- -r- - . enlisted with us. .A Cantainxof 'ah Company' then wrote us that 40 mem- bers were required to join, the btate Guard, so we-wrote inspector Uen 1 panies were allowed in the ; State fliioTfl onrl t"h?.r fhprft was tinf: a va- independent uompany, ana -rera ua to tuc .-.Aujubaiiu ucuciai - ffw .inQfmnna'.: Hp irifnrmp us that under the present-law inde- pendent companies were not -allowed in .Nor tlx Carolina, and that he would nie our appiicauuu wilu xuv umcia and when a vacancy occurred m the State Guard he would notify us. I - -r-r 1 - j.1 .13 I ""I. Here is where the would be Com pany stands a halt! - 'o. ' J . JJ. MOBBis, Acting bee. -,;-.," Free Pills, 'Send four address to H;E. Buck- len & Co., Chicago, and get -a free sample box of Dr. King's New Life Pills. A-trial will convince you - in their merits.- These pills are easy in action and are particularly effectivein me cure ol - vuuaua, nuu v,,., -.-gp pre paring' to serve you Headache. ' For Malaria and - 'Liver ? . V - 'rh Rftfence a art 0f Den- i trouuico luey uavc uccu "" i penectiy iree ifouu cvcij uoicwuuuo substance and to be purely Vegeta- - 1 h a. Thnr do not weaKen dy lueir action, but by giving tone to stom. w auu auu uuhwb giv.j iu..&i- the system. . tceguiar size-zac. per pox. -csoia oy Royal makes the food pare, - ' whclesome and delicious.' Kii,, tit it . V ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK.' MR; KITOHIITS BTJ-T.- To : Amend ' Sections Thirty- two Hundred and Forfcv - two and. : Tnirty-two Hundred and Eighty one of the Revised Statutes. j ' Be it enacted "by the Senate and . . Housed of Representatives of the United States of America in Con- Congress assembled, . " . ' ; " That section thirty-two hundred an forty two of the Revised Statutes of the United States be, and the same is herehy, amended by . adding at the end thereof the following, to wit: "Provided, That in cases where thesales of ,a retail liquor" dealer " or wholesale liquor dealer, or .wholesale of retail dealer in malt liquors, car rying on his business without haying paid the special tax: required by . law t shall have "amounted to less than ten gallons, the punishment for the :firsj; conviction' thereof h. shall ) not exceed , a fine of one hundred dollars or im- 1 pnsonment tor sixty qays, - or ootn ; . and the U nitea states commissioners . shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine the cases falling under this proviso and for sucn s purpose . shall, unless defendant waives a, trial by jury, cause tobe summoned . and . imnamfil a iurv of twelve men to trV the cause : 'but the defendant snail XT l - , , .... i - . -: - have the right "of appeal to V the dis j,.f .0. 2. -That section thirty.two hundred and eighty-one os, the .Re- vised Statu tesof the United. States j an "tHe.same is hereby, amended v adding at the end. jnereoi tne ioi- I ;. . .... : - 'v.'- .v..;: . ., ., M "Provided; OJiut m cases ot iun- lawfully operating a diftillery whose capacity is less than ten gallons , per . , thr ithi intent o. defraud the United-bta,es fha : rn th ft rsniritS distilled. f gnofciexceed a Jfine A u'iWl Hnllara nr imnrisnn-v of two hundred dollars or imprison- inent for ninety days, or, both; and the United States -, commissioners wjx have jurisdiction to hear and determin e . the cases iaiimg nnaer i this proviso, and"7f or such purpose shall, unless defendant waives atrial hy jury, cause to he summoned and impanel a jury .of twelve men to try the cause; but tne aeienaanc snan have the rigfct of appeabto the dis- trict court" . . - ; Notice-Absent After January 1st I will.be out of , nffirA-fnT five 0r six weeks. 1 v,p in New York takins: a spec- fiofxr Wait for me.- Very Respectfully, E J. Tu'okee, D. D. S. TO CUBE A COLD I1T OITE DAT Take Laxative Brcmo Quinin; money if it taii3 to uure. ou.
The Roxboro Courier (Roxboro, N.C.)
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Dec. 22, 1897, edition 1
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