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Vol. XVIII.
110XB0R0, NORTH CAROLINA, Wednesday Evening, October 2, 19.01.
No 40.
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COLUMBIA WINS.
GAINS RACE BY THIRTY THREE
SECONDS TIME ALLOWED.
rhe Shamrock Lead in The Early
Part of ttie Race Both Sails
Draw Well.
Xew York, Sept. 28. In the
closest and most soul stiring race
w-ver sailed for the old America's
cup the white flower Columbia to
rhy beat' the Brittish challenger
over a windward and leeward course
j- tliirty nautical miles by the nar-
row, heart breaking margin of 39
seconds. As Lipton's latest as
ii iiit for cup honors must alldwr
. (Ictender 43 on account of the
; ,.r:i S33 square feet of canvass
rca, the officials record
LiU
rules gives her th'e victo
minute and twenty-two
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v on.
second:
As a
spectacle tjie contest wTas
From the time the two
skv
craping racers cross the start
ing line until they fled across the
finish line four and a half hours lat
er the result wras in doubt and the
excitement aboard the excursion
fleet increased until men become
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frenzied and womei almost hys-
terical, So evenly matched were
these two scientific racing machines
that never after they started were
the rival skippers "out of each
others hails and more than v three
quarters of the time they were so
close Charlie Barr, who had the
tiller aboard the American coul d
have tossed a biscuit to Captain
Sycamore on the Shamrock.
Greensboro Record: On motion of
G. S. Bradsher, who represents some
of the stockholders of the High
Point Trunk and Hxcelsor Manufac
turing company before Judge Shaw
today a recei er was appointed for
said company and ordered to take
immediate control of the property
for the benefit of said stockholders
and the creditors threof . s Mr. E. D.
bteele was appointed receiver and his
bondhas been approved by the clerk.
BARGA
We have just returned from the Northern markets with our full stock of Fall
and Winter goods. t 1 . ... . -:; ;
Cloth
:nn Men's suits from $2.00 to 15 00. YouthLs suits from $1.65 to 8.50.
I8,y, Children's suits from 90 cents to S4.75.
OVER COATS
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women and children ever brought to lloxboro, and the price Iwill be no object:
Mens and boys shoes any way you want them j
We have also the best line of Xadies Jackets, Capes, Furs, jCollaretts for the price
ever shown in this county.
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HERE'S YOUR CHANCE.
A Handsome. $65.00 Babcock Bug
gy to be Given Away. '
The Courier has purchased a
handsome $65.00 Babcock buggy,
one of, the best buggies on the
market today, and we propose to
given away. as follow: Y
Every person paying $1. receives
a numbered ticket. The f ticket
drawing the buggy has been depos
ited in a sealed envelope in the Peo
ples Bank of Roxboro, and the
number is unknown to any of the
Bank officials, The Courier force
or any one else in Roxboro. ,We
have 600 of these tickets. As soon
as these tickets are Siven away, the
number in the Bank will be ;dr?wn
out and 'the buggy awarded to the
person holding the corresponding
number, on payment of $1.00
The Courier is worth $1,00
year and the buggy is offered as
simply an inducement to secure new
subscribers, but of course we can
not discriminate against our old
patrons, hence every one paying a
years suDscripnon in advance or
for arrears, is entitled to a ticket.
And now is the time to subscribe!
N. L. Wag-staff Dead.
Mr. N, L. Wagstaff died at his
home, ahout six miles from Roxboro,
last Friday night, after a lingering
illness of more than a year.
Na as he was familiarly known
was a man universally esteemed for
his many good qualities. He
was a good citizen, in the prime of
menhood, being in his 43rd year, aod
his death is not only a great loss to
his community, but to the whole
county.
For the' fifteen years we had known
him we had counted him one of our
best friends, and we feel that his
death is a great loss to us. He often
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KOPLON
any size, any quality, any price.
165 pairs dongolas at 65 cents. 250 pairs of Ladies Sacks shoes, button
or lace, for $135, worth 2.25.., The best line of every day shoes for
TAct IT F,11pti ik
k3a jlii - ' x - 7- :
illiuery, and will save you at least 50 per cent-; on
We invite you to
came in to chat with us,' and never j
left without greatly encouraging us
in our work. He was a friend to
the town and alwavs had -a good
word for Roxboro. He was for a
number of years a faithful and de
voted member of the Methodist
church. ..
Mr. Wagstaff was a brother-in-
law of our tow nsman, Col. R. I.
Feathers ton.
While his death was not unexpect
ed, yet it is sad to see one in the full
bloom of manhood taken away.
To his devoted wife and children,
and relatives we extend our hearfelt
sympathy in this their darkest hour.
May his" God, whom he so faithfully
served, comfort them.
TRAIN WRECKERS' WORK.
They Draw tne Spikes and Derail a
Seaboard Express Train.
Raleigh, N. C, September 28.
Delayed train from the south of
here on the Seaboad Air L,ine ar
rived late this afternoon and
brought five persons who, the
railroad officials say were all who
wounded. The officials then gave
out news as to wreck, saying the
spikes were drawn and- rails so
prized apart with an iron, bar as to
let the engine drop that there was
no washout and norrain to amount
to anything; that the bar was found
and signs found where men had
crawled under the tool house
and procured the bar; that the en
gine a tender, bagage, the express
mail, and second' class passenger
cars, five in all, were derailed; that
the injured are Engineer D. K.
Wright formerly of Fayetteville;
hand scalded and injured internally
Commercial Traveler Robert O.
King-, leg broken and body and
head bruised; Fireman Price, back
wrenched, and two negro passen
gers, one with a broken leg, the
other bruised. The officials say
this is the second attempt of train
wreckers on their line recently, the
other haying been in South Caro
lina and that arrest are expected.
asrAin at her nlao.e with Hpr!Fall
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come arid examine for yourself
Notice, Important.
Tnere willjbe- a called - meeting
of the Board of Education held? in
the court house, in R.oxboro next
Monday. It is necessary to x have
a meeting before the opening of
the public schools. We desire all
who have matters for the .Board
to settle to5 appear before the 'Board
next Monday. - ( ' "
All the Public Schools wilUopen
on Oct. 14. . . . . ' . ,
. . J. A. Beam.
Cham'n Board of Education.
A Narrow Escape. ,
That was a narrow escape for
Mrs. E. D. Cheek and twochil
dren last night. During a thunder
storm early this morning the. light
ning struck the chimney to Mr.
Cheek's residence, cracking it on
two sides, then down1; the chimney
through the ceiling into - the bed
room occupied by Mrs. Cheek and
two little children, it struck ' the
posts to the head-board of the bed,
splitting both open, and knocking
the rollers out, and dropping the
bed on the floor, but strange to say
neither of the occupants were hurt.
Mrs. Cheek says she iwis awfully
frightened, but was not in the least
stunned.
Mr. Cheek was not at home hav
ing gone with the corps of Mr. Pet
tigrew's baby to Mebane the day
before. r
Their friends rejoice and. are tru
ly thankful it was no worse, but
it was a miraculous escape.
T H E H A R R I SO N WAG O N.
It is absolutely the best low priced wagon on the market.
If you want a wagon you will make a mistake if you buy
before seeing the HARRISON. Call at the Hyeo Ware
house and see one5 of them. Sold by
: R. A, PASS, Roxboro, IM, C-
We were shown a picture, a few
clays ago,, by Dr. , Satterfield of a
woman with a horn growing ;; out on "
the side of the head. The horn -is
about 64 inches long and shap-;
ed Something like a rams horn. The ;
woman is 74. years old. We learn; ,
that she will be exhibited at the fair,
this fall. '.-
Seed Wheat for Sale.
: I have for sale 306 bushels o
good seed wheat, clean and nice, of
my own raising at 1.00 per bush
eh, This wheat , is of the "red',
variety and I regard as the best for '
our soil and climate.
, I also have for sale several cars.,
of fertilizers prepared especialy. for ;
wheat. The same that I vised last :
year and averaged about twenty; to.V
one, on corn lands right through my
crop. I. .sowed fifteen bushels arid t
made ; three hundred; r Farmers
would do well to see""" me before -buying
either their seed wheat or -fertilizers.
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t J. A. Long.
Sept. 25 1901. 3t. ' - , .
Person Lodge No, 113 A. 1?. & A; M. ;
All members are .requested , to at
tend next regular commu nication,
Monday, Oct 14th, 2 o'clock P. M.
B u sin es of i mpor tan ce to be . b rdu gh t
up.
H; Field,
; Acting Sec-
Sept. 30, 1901. v . v :
linfi of rintf.n-flitf:
. ir "vv
anything in the
before buying.
YOURS VERY RESPECTFULLY,
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