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NOELL BROS., Proprietors. E FIRST: ABROAD NEXT. 0 1 .00 Per Year in Advance. 'Vol. XVIIIL R0XB0R0, NORTH CAROLINA, Wednesday Evening, January - 29, 1902. No. 5. Hon. W. W. Kitchin spent Sun day and Monday here. While in town he gave us a pleasant call. He is aware that there are one or two (?)in this district who would enjoy occupying his seat but he feels no uneasiness oyer the . prospect just now. And why should he? Pick up any newspaper published in . his district and you will find that it is a foregone conclusion that he will succeed himself . The man who tries to defeat him for the nomina tion is going to get cold comfort and had just as well be baying at the moon! Dr. E J. Tucker, who is recog- nized by the Stateat large as one f or me loremosr men m ms proves- sion, comes out strongly tor tne.es-- tablishment of a department for the specialty of dental surgery. When you xninK aDout it, it is a; nine strange that the young men of North Carolina can be fitted for life's work in all callings save that ofDenistry, in our own borders. We agree with the Dr., it is anoth- er advance step which the Universi- ty should take. ma Krnciwr m fncrrpki iitinar rnp i : " management 01 mess. maione, Billy Corbett and Bally Satterfield, will give one of their high class en- tertainments at the court house here on next Tuesday night. This entertainment is chock full of fun, r .:-:, a ,a I splitting jokes, There will not be anything said or done to off end any- one. : The proceeds will go to the Baptist church. Admission, re- served seats: lis cents.- general, ad- mission 25; centsrchildren 1 cents. To You: It is an open secret that we haye set a pace for business. We got more last year than ever before. Our service will be still better in the future and we want to impress you with the fact that we are going to try harder to please all our cus- ' J .r t , tomers in the future, if you are not one of them it will be your fault, we try to maKe it to your interest t to be. Your small purchases will be appreciated (and delivered any wAC .U u'ua Johnson rooms m the back of the store, call us. we want your busi- ness Day and Night at Morris Drug Stork . . Plant Bed Fertilizer. ceiving 350 bags of different brands of which he expressed his gratitude diamonds! They have the Emper of fertilizers for plants. Among for tokens of esteem and approba- orJs monogram encircled with dia these brands will be found some of tne very uest icrimzcxs jlui tiic uui- pose named and thp public will do the very best fertilizers for the pur- wen to see me Deiore ouying mese goods. My prices are right Very respectfully, J. A. Long. . . Meeting of Board of Education. The Board of Education will meet in call session the first Mon day in Feb, AH parties who have business to come before the Board are requested to be present on that dayv ; " By order of the Chairman of the Board of Education. G. F. Hou,oway, :' Co. Supt. Roxboro, Jan. 27, 1902. To Succeed Sewell. Trenton, Nr J., Jan. 23 .The Republican caucus to select a can didate for United States Senator to be supported , during the, present sesion of the Legislature to succeed the late General Sewell, selected on the . 19th ballot John F. Dryden, of Newark, President of the ' Priiden, tial Insurance Company. Mr. Dryden on the 19th ballot received exactly the necessary 32 votes. - Governor Ay cock has granted a respite until March ,17th to James JERRIFIC EXPLOSION. KILLS MANY AND FATTALLY INJURES SCORES. Death arid Destruction Follow in Wake of Frightful Detenation Park Avenue Hotel a Wreck Many Buildings Suffer. Path. of. Destruction Extends Many " " Blocks I New York, Tan. 27.-:10 p. m A terrific explosion of dynamite in the Park Avenue subway, in r0nt of the Park Avenue Hotel beUeveved to have several , . . a ..... . ana urea scores. : One body has been removed from. tne aeons ana others are Known to be in the ruins ' c-ui, wu- ' c . TT.i oranu union, me man- hattan and the Murry Hill hotels situated within a radious of two blocks TM-it franrl Pntrol rlf a K1orV I awav has been badlv damaged as ... i m m " . . have an neignoonng ouuaings. Seven are known to be killed in the exolosion and 2 at leased in :lirpfi mi . . , , . . The entire neisrhborhood is in a chaotic condition. Excitement runs high and the polic and fire departments are having their hands ft1ii frvino-.i-r vPPn tli o-rf mwriQ back and fender assistance to the dying and injured in the debris. The death list may be great. The Park Avenue Hotel is a wreck. Schley Holds Iiove Higher Office. Than Chicago, Jan. i5.-Rear Admiral Tir 0 A ' - a 7 W. S. Schley today thrice declared , , , . at ne nfa no mienuon 01 emer- "5 puiius. xxi& lemaiisjs wac calculated to set at rest for all time the political ambitions which some of admires have entertained for . . mm- ne saiu mat do omce, now ever high, would tempt him to jeop ardize the love which the people of this country have expressed for AMm Tiio a awi was a round of receptions, at each! tion. , The demonstrations reached tneir cumax m tne Darquet given in his honor by the Hamilton Club silver lagarrette cases on which in the banquet hall of the Audi- Hs Malesty's autograph is traced torium. Approximately 650 guests m small diamonds, and. smal corn were present, passes, enclosed in gold and silver boxes, with "Hehenzollerm, ! -en-Blizzard Bagiug in Nebraska, amelied on them, besides larger Omaha, Jan. 25. One oi the heaviest Wizards ever experienced in Nebraska it raging apparently in all points in the State tonight. Re- ports indicate that the loss to live- the presents. The latter are in stock will be heavy as the snow is tended for less important persons. : flying in blinding Sheets and - the Ofiicial secrecy is maintained as temperature has sung far below to what the 'Emperor andV Prince zero. . . L;naaron. ecumsen ana Creighton Valentine and McCook reports 12 to 18 degress below zero with a heavy wind, snowt drifting and passage to human beings and cattle through the storm practically impossible. . ; , m t i m, : Alberma e, N. 0., Jan. 24. The Wiscassett cotton mill here declared v : 1 a e a' o com onnirn divrdfind of 4 ner cent. the EBra Company iecUrii : per cent' and 'the Windemere Knitting mill 3 per cent. All the cotton mills hre are doing well and hare done -,-mm th tnwn SEVEN MEN PERISH. Those ;Who Escaqed Lost ; Their Clothing and had to Travel Al most Naoked Through Eight ' inches of Snow to Ano th- . ; er Camp. Hambleton, W. Va, , Jan. 2 1 About 4 o'clock this morning the camp of the Otter,Creek Boom and Lumber Company, several i miles from here, caught fire and was de stroyed, : An explosion is believed to have started the flames, which sPread with fearful rapidity. There were torty men sleeping in the camP and of these -seven perished; The surrounding forest caught fire Iv flocrraot, - rTTTTt 1' t j Bud Welsh was so badly burned LAAat c wiw,-ai w" It was not more than nve mm- utes from the time when the alarm Locals until twnnr of escape. The camp was- 22 by 5 feet and the,-upper part, all in one room, and in this the forty; men Wde sleepinET. r n t . . t 11 l wo very sman winaows ana xne narrow stairs afforded the fonly ways of escape, and of those who went to the windows, a dozen or more had to jump twelve or fifteen feet, the others, rushing down the stePs like sheep, pushing and tumb AmS anu iaum8 ovcr Ciu;u OLUer- .After they were out some of ,fte men inside could be seen in the flaporWflot axrycame from the building. ' The dead were almost entirely cremated. There were scarcely forty pounds of the flesh and bones of the sevm brought here tonight in a little box.f The men who escaped lost their clothing and were compelled to tra- & V - C V c vel through eight inches of snow ,1nef o almost naked to another camp a miieaway . ' Princ enry Selects tf ' Berlin, Jan, 23. Admiral Prince Menry, Prussia, seiecrea at tne rf :oWpiprc tliU tnornino- about - - 0 fifty presents for Americans with wnom ne win come specially m con- tact aunng nis visit to tne umtea States.The presents include sever- al Sld and silver boxes set t with monds, enamelled on the lids; beau . .-i ttxrul tiful silver. cups, with Hohenzol- tw" , 0 - aud more valuable - gifts. A num- ber. of cuff links brooches" and scarf pins with the initial "H" ; in diamonds are also included among Henrv wili presentzto the President. Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans and Miss Alice Rosevelt,'; though it .is well known that His 'Majesty' will send Miss Roosevelt a ' jewelled bracelet, and Pr ince Henry will pro- bably offer : the President a. fine hunting gun; :with interchangeable . - .fl'- , , -.- s. r ' companyihgequipment. .. . 1 Jr.' - -- ... - Ja- 24.-The mmissioners haT6; .approp- ted ! and Plo n' federaU. monnment on the .pnbho cqnare. A neat park is to be made to I i '-N. .-X. ' y I 1 rm Makes the food more delicious and wholesome Essssi Sid Talks Abut Dogrs. ' ;MessEditors. ,7 , , " I will tell you something everybody should know. Dogs I will take as my text; Crime : has become so . commcn every county should Jiave a sufficiency of , blood hounds. They would ; be kept .at the poor house at noexpense, sub jects to the Sheriff's orders.', After we ,have a sufiiciency, they could be sold or given to reliable persons in every township. It would be a good thing. :We see the evidence of the blood hound respected in all the courts, which is often the only means' to convict , a cnmirial . We should have more of these dogs. ' ' I write this so that you may think of it and print it if you choose It is wonderful to see how quick a dog can tell .where he is wrong. Nature is more fully demonstrated in the dog than in anything will a hound set birds? All sorrv does should be gotton rid of, tax them is the way to clean them out. Let the tax go the road fund. There are several hundred dogs m 1 this Coun ty not worth 10 cents a piece which destroys hundreds of dollars fworth 6t egg every-year.f If a man - is not willing to pay 50 cents on his dog let tne onenn kiii mm ana son him and have the hide f or 'skin ning. - Sid. Moriah, N. C. The Cabbage Snake in Wilkes. The cabbage snake made its per sonal appearance here last week; Mr8.,Bu!o Kennedy found one inpre paring cabbage for dinner Monday. The thing is about the size cf . a pin and was twenty-two inches long. It was very much alive' when . , dis covered and twisted and tied itself . into a bundle of knots. It is on ex hibition at this oflie. . ' v ' I will sell on Monday Febru ary 24th, 1902, and will; con tinue until finished, Household and .. ' Kitcnen Furniture - ofthe estate of John W. Cun ingham deceased, near Cuning ham's Store, N. Cr The people will do well to attend this sale, consisting of beds, warorobes, crockery, etc., too tedious to mention. Terms cash.; JOHN S. CUNINGHAM, . . fexecutor. ninkslor Sale! I" We have been telling you that our ; store would be headquarters for Trunks in TRoxboro and we are living light up to that promise. We re- ;ceived tWs week -an elegant line of the cele bfatedKoller Tray Trunks. We guarantee to UPM T.nPTTl T.fl . T7fin Til : than any one else. .Prices range from $1.00 to 7,50. It .will be ti pleasure to shpw you our - stock.: : ' " Si , The President's Appointees. Y Washington, Jan. 22. -The pres- dent today sent the following nom nations to the Senate: t . V. Collector of Customs Benj, F. Keith, District Wilmington, N. C Deputy Auditorf or Interior de partment George P. Dunham. O. United States,; Attorney Harry Skinner, Eastern . district . North Carolina.. " - : CoSimissiorier of "Education Por to Rico Samuel M. Lindsay, Penn, Rev. W- A. Smith, of West" Dur ham, has.been called to t&e pastorate of Lexington Baptist Ch arch .He hffs tendered- his - resignation and will accept the call. the, IiYNGHBUR'G -CHILL- .' , ONE HORSE PLOW. Pulls easier than any oth er one horse plovr on the market. Call and ex amine it I -know you - are bound to be pleased with this plow. CEO. THObAC. IT. M fit MH.II I 1 1 1 I. - I 1 1 M n M ! ' ii sw t A. iiorhain and H A -Ranssy. .an
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