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Vol. XVIIII.
R0XB0R0, NORTH CAROLINA, Wednesday Evening, December 3 1902.
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COON, OOON, COON.
TO FIGHT THE TRUST.
Parents imd Friends. "
A Oorklnsr Good Story on Marshal Retail Tobacconists ? of New York .Ji r 1
Millikin of tne Western District. Tin . t tn -Pichf ed Schools opened in September tbe
Greensboro Record. " . New York Nov if -Vh ,or avere attendance of the pupils has
Anent the late Republican con- on the Tobacco Trust h,nh been exceedingly good. On the
vention held here and the part cer- minates the tobacco trade, with a whole 1 believe the percentage of
tain revenue men are said to have capital of nearly $75,6ooooo has afctendance win compare favorably
had in ejecting the colored brother, begun in this city. Two hundred with aiiy schools 1 know- You re
a good story is toldlof Mr. James and fifty of the largest retail tobac- ta be C0Qgratulated on the interest
M. Milhkan, United States Marshal co dealers in Greater New York y . f1 ie?Leu 1 uuuis.
for this, the Western District. Mr. have combined for n5titf ontiW ; LmB raumai interest ana concern
Millikan is a native of Randolph Within fortv-emht bonrc th will 00 vour part augnrs well for the fu-
county, and being a patriotic Repub- have 250 more members in the or- ture progress, development and use-
lican he brought over a band from ganiznation. miness. wnn a conxmnacion 01
Randleman, most of whom they do The first steps were taken last y0UT mtere8C auu co-operauon, W
say were Democrats, Of course there night, when the dealers met "in BCD001S are w ue tt 8
is a good band here composed of Maennerchor Hall and formed thtrom ery stanapomt or an emoesc
Mr Gebre:e Biggs arid nephew, beginning next- Monday tbey au-
Mr R, K. ' Briggs, of -Amesbury ror (Mtoii
Mass., are the prompters of a new operate nn the ten-hour a day system
enterprise lor. nira ,rorau lueyt - w w
have been here this week in cor- far we learu that is operating
sultation with Mr. T. Elwood; Cosi oil the teahour tystemt and Jhe f ac-
and as a result a company wiu ;, Dei u v ""r
ffc ianti f a I Drobabl eanse others - to do UKe
lure 01 v carriage , woccia.--- wwavgu "
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colored men, the old Third Regi- Greater New York Retail Tobacco
ment band but, Mr. Millikan had Dealers' 'Association. The fight
his cue and they were not even will be the greatest ever waged be
spoken to. The United States Mar- tween small dealers and a trust.
shal was bandmaster,, that is he The new organization will battle
remained with the band in the gal- directly with the United Cigar
lery and gave orders when to play Stores Company, wheih, they say,
and what to play. It is not charged is backed with the American To-
that Mr. Millikan was selected as bacco Company, known as the To-
0 bouncer," or that he had any- bacco Trust.
thing to do with selecting these Greatest Game of Football,
gentry, but it comes .striaght that Richmond Dispatch, 28th.
school
There are a few pupils whose at
tendance haa been rather irregular.
Doubtless a large percent of these
absences are unavoidable: I am sure
you are aware of the disadvantages
that confront a pupil who does not
attend regularly.
It is a disadvantage, first to pnpi
second to tbe teacher and third to
the class. It is really a greater dis
advantao;e than most Deonle who
. . o
are not teachers some time think.
Report from the Reform School
J. G; . .Glnck, Superintendent,
Pruntytown, W. Va., writes: "After
trying all other advertised cough
medicines, we hav decided to use
Foley's Honey and Tar exclusively j
in the West Virginia Heform Schojol,
I fin a it the most effective sand abso
lute harmless." ; l. "
loocls!
The Sen tmei-hastens tb congratu-
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We are just opening up
iarg
late Col. Frapk "H. rie upon bis
election for a term of two years to Christmast goods which will r r v
the Executive Oonifcil ;o the Ameri-i hlcl tnwn'':Thevl4i-'f.:-
can Banker's Ass6ciati6n;The Coqn- were carefully selected with art
cil is made up of thirty r'6f the most r eye to please the yourig
eminent financiers of America eight
of whoin. are SouthernersMr. Fries'
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election to this position is a worthy !
tribute to himself and a honor to 1
this community. " V
arid we cbrdially invite ; every
mkuu auu uiubiivi.'. v-c.xi. ,c, . ;r .
once
.i,- 4o -4.
Yes,r we have spmething f or. - y
, the older 6n.es, too J ' . , ;
when the caucus decided to throw Virginia could do no better than whll -fc a hindrance tb:" the teach-1 Jams W. Brown and others, of
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self, the absentee is the greatest e grouna lor snipment ou .immense
popular logs wmcn are to go to uias-
Millikan was mucn eiatea ana turn- lmian tootball warrior to a tie at
ing to his band he said ' 'Boys, play Broad Street field yesterday in their lojger
Coon, coon, oon," tne words ot annual game the greatest game
which are:
"Coon, coon, coon
It is for this absentee that I wish
offootball ever played in Virginia. to plead 1 haYe seen so many pu-
maeea tne general impression is pii8 become careless and indifferent
that Virginia's proud orange and becauae they were so often absent,
blue had a thrilling escape from Thu8 it onters into their character,
being dragged in the dust of defeat atld influence their actions through
before tne eyes ot nearly 10,000 flll th future ' Besides this thev
people, the great majority of whom t imperfect ideas of any subject
were in sympathy witn tliem. fhi U tAntrht and because' of this the town is moving on and unward
Than a coon, coon, coon, 'zzz To say that the Virginia boys ran flrnfil hnnR fiver to master an v under the whirling wheels of push.
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Ana tne Dana piayea it, wnne met a surprise is to express the R11Wf of studv. energy and progress. Duplin Jour-
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they turtner say that the Uniteu situation all too mildly. It was an t motion these thius because I nal.
I wish my color would fade,
Coon, coon, coon,
Quite a lighter shade,
Coon, coon, coon,
Morning, night or noon,
It's better to be a white man,
gow, Scotland. Some of the logs are
4 feet in diameter. '
-; Magnolia is now the, city of Flow,
er Bulbs, millions of tube rose, hya
cinth, caiadinm, canna, dahlia and
othir flower bulbs are bemg4 packed
in the drying houses about tbe town.
It vou are srOmsr to have a:
Christtrias tree yju ;iarihor do
better than to se'e bur line, we :f
will sell you, just what you V
want for miglity, little money 1
And for those cakej well, we?
have anything you want,
a large variety of eatables for
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Everybody is as busy as a bee and OUWCCJaui cu " J J""""
Land Sale.
Jnder arid by virtue of a judgnsent .
States Marshal stood by, his face earthquake, a cyclone, a great con- have studied them and because I Hvervthirio: af reduced f SaPer PPr :
wreathed in smiles, humming the vnlsion of nature, which almost .u.s. : -VeryiniDg ai reQUCea ceeding entitled J, E, Montague ?
words landed them under the heap The 1 T Tt 1 7 PriceS for the next 30,dayS ontWeVf
ulUb . . lanaea tnem unaer tne neap, ine ance also Decause 1 believe that the A . J Mrs Jennie Montague and others,?I
auu vviiciL uiitc u& &uiiy it ia can 01 time aione apparently savea
said that Teddy heard of it and them from defeat, after seventy
what he is going to do for Millikan minutes of the hardest kind of play,
will be a plenty, and he may put jn which each of the well-matched
him singing, - "There's a brand lines tried the strength, of the other
new coon in town
to its utter disappointment.
parents in Roxboro and they are I xupiuii o viutmu otui e will as commissioner
few I am glad to say who are in Shoes at yOUF OWI1 price. ON THE 22 DAY OF DECEMBER
the habit of keeping their children VDMC n phmmtv pommio ' 1902,
Suit Dismissed By Justice Fuller. They Got $5,000
Richmond, Va., Nov, 29'. The Jonesboro, N. C, Nov, i4. The
argument in the proceeding of iVJr most high-handed and successful
John S. Wise to invalidate the new piece of robbery in the history of
Virginia constitution vas resumed Moore ccunty was pepetrated here
in the United States Curcuit Court this morning about one .o'clock
here this morning, Chief Justice when two professional safe-crack-
Fuller sitting with Judge Wad- ers dynamited the safe of Watson
dill. and Godfrey, stole $3,000 in money
Attorney General Anderson spoke and $2,000 in North Carolina bonds
for the Commonwealth, addressing and made their escape.
himself largely to the point raised
by complainants that the State was The New . York Commercial re
barred from restricting the suffrage ports that a thread mill factory is
as it had . done by the reconstruc- to be established in South Carohn?
tion acts. He was followed by James near the place where sea-island
Hayes, colored, of counsel for com- cotton is produced Manufacturing 1
plainants, who made, a strong plea spool tnreaa is a paying maustry.
for the riehts of his race. Iast year tne j . ana if. voats com-
This afternoon, the court dis pany earned fifty per, cent
missed both suits, on the ground
that it had no jurisdiction, the ac
tions being against the State.
An appeal will be taken.
cypfmqf nr phmmtv phmmiq
from school occasionally, will study
the question and see it as I do, and SIONERS.
will strive in the future to have The annual expense account of the
their children i a school every day oard of ?Qt 'm QSQr
, . .1t. . the year ending December 1st 1902,
and will not be willing for them to (o .wjt:
be absent from a single recitation. I The Foard weie in session 28 days
would be so glad if every pupil per diem d w T Noell
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could attend school every aay. vve for 28 days,
should then have a model school in 560 miles travel,
attendance, and soon it would be a Per diem pd R. H Bailey
model in other respects. , for 27 days,
Let us urge that we may have 378 miles travel,
your children regularly in school Per diem pd H. G. Olay
and then e ask you to watch the ton for 26 days,
56 "00
28 00
$54 00
18 90
$52 00
results. L W. EWebb. Oterk of the
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Again I repeat the attendance in Board of County Commissioners of
the main is exceedingly good. This Parson County, do hereby certify
, . nMinn. 1 tnat sain xoaru were m ; cession io
much is encouraging. . days, and that no ' unverified ac
It is only for those who ao counts were allowed.
attend regularly that I am pleading. This Dec: 1st 1902.
Will Write Fewer Letters.
Greensboro Telegram.
The News and Observer obtained
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some interesting j. uauitagiviiig
Died While Visiting his'Sweetheart sentiments. Mr. Henry A Page, of
Union. N. C. Nov. 28.- News Aberdeen, writes, that there is
cm e s frdLr. Gates county of th e plenty of work a hea'd and no time
sad death ofIr. J. T. Wilder, of for devilment. From which we con
this nlace. Last week he went over elude that another year he will
to Gates' county to see his sweet- write fewer letters on the political
heart, became sick ana uieu. situauuu.
brought here and buried i
Tidies JacKets, a new
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line just received at Kop-
Sincerely, ;
N.O.Nbwbold.
Clerk Board Co. Corn
Sell to the highest bidder at the Court :
house door in Roxboro the foljowing . ;
tract of land belonging to the estate .
of the late E. J. Montague in Aliens ;
ville township Person County. , : --l-'x;
Tract No 1 Adjoining Mrs. BJonvt
tague's dower, Jesse Harris and oth-r;)
ers containing 60 acres o.ore or less,-
Tract No. 2 Adjoining Mrs. Mon- : ?
tague's dower, Andrew Strum and ;
0! hers containing 65 acres more . or
less. - ; ' : , , .
Tract No. 6 Adjoining tract No. '
3, No. 5, Iiong and Pass, and Robert :
Burch containing 54 acres more " or
leas, ... .,: : ':
Foil survey and description of each1 v
can be seen at Kitchin & Carlt ons
Office or in Office of Clerk of Supeg
rior Court survey and plats made by,-:
H, Howard surveyor, ::. . : e .
- Terms vof sale : One half ; Cash;
Balance in 9 0 davs,; Purchaser has
option of payihg all'cash: p
ThiaNovember 2nd1902,r . w?
'' .; Commissioner V
Santa
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A Frightened Horse.
Running like mad down the street
dumping the occupAnts, or a hundred
other accidents, are every day occur
rences. It behooves everybody to
have a reliable Salve -handy and cause he has made, ample, provision - for all ; my wantsVtiHe has
there's none as gooi as cucKien CYerytbi ngbied for young or old-the useful as well as the orna-
I have made my headquarters this year at A; M.: fiURNS, ;be;
Arnica a..riji;: mental tt SS&smg. Dolls to l4beat the band" and plenty of
Eczema and Piles, disappear-quicK- . - , , ,f J. - . .
ly under its soothing effect ,25c, at other toys for the pleas we and amasement .of the children.. In
thing more usllherias nice irunks, ? stut:i.casesiuif;Tcarpetsv':
Dover. N. C, Fov, 26. On of blankets, quilts and table ware and the prettiest -line : of pictures
the convicts, a. colored man that to be found; in fact he has everything necessary to make allmy
worked On the GoldSDCro lUmne ictxniijf ixppj. ;-xiuuuiu guuu icaauu iui &tvjpjjiiij; .u paiu& J&p
aws be cured br using . Foley's inn's. : Get our prices and
Kidney Cure in. time. Jor sale by W.J ' wiU buy our 'Jackets. Escape. ' " f
Hambrick-& Co. . 1 . 1 J , - - ' -
Company's railroad, was shot and xnat ne giyes me extra, low prices, so mucn oetter tnan.i get
killed by one of ofthe guards while elsewhere; - - . ; r 0 . .V
. . , T4. ; Your old friend, ; .
trying to make his; escape. It was r - ; . . - x V I . .
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the second attempt he had made to
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