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NOELL BROS;, Proprietors.
HOr.lE FIRST: ABROAD NEXT.
0 1 .00 Por Year Sir Advance
Vol. XVIIII.
ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA,; Wednesday Evening 10 ' 1902.
No.- 501
TTaci 111. t t J. - ' m , - 'm
0v wnea on jene uoast. y I y , TO EXEMPT $300,
Norfolk, Dec 5 Reports receiv- i ' J - vy . Vy
PASSED AW ax at 12:10 THIS eel in Norfolk tonight ". are: to-the Commission
MORNING, . ; . . - effect that not a soul of the;ill-W-
ea Wesley ,Mt Oler's crew; -escaped
He Had Gon to' Washington to the disaster which wrecked that
Look After a Case ; in the Su- schooner hear Hatteras, this inorn
prem Court, and. Had .Witnessed ing. Only one, chance of ;a 'rescue'
tne upenmg 01 omrress uS ' . c .:L
Washington, ; Dec, 7Thomas light by the German steamer TTnln
Brackett Beed, former Speaker of fom Bremen to Baitimore, report
the House of. Representatives; -and ingVthe crew of - an: abandoned
for many years prpminent in : pub- schooner aboard while entering the
11c uUC vu-mSu at i;xo vjape today. - This mornings' hnr.
o'clock, in. nisv apartment in the ricane blew 60 miles We -The
Arlington" Hotel; The immediate three-masted schooner .William
cause or aeatn was uraemia. A D: Hilton and th MKniu PHimWc
change for the worse was noted in ' ogether with several smaller .craft,
Mr. Reeds condition early this were blown ashore in the harbor
morning. At Q:30fche was given ' a and lower bay. The tue Under-
subcutaneous saline 1 transfusion in writter. -which was towirip- thr OW
order to stimulate' his kidnevs, has not been hearH frnm .
which were failing to"per.form their are entertained that she foundered
proper function. At 5 fa'clock - this in the ,ale. The -crew "of the
afternoon -a saline solution asrain schooner Ida "Lawrence -ahflnHnnerl
was administered, . about three that vessel in a rudderlesst:ondition
quarts' of fluid being- used. The of Hatteras, early this, morning
heart became, weaker .and weaker, and were rescued with greatest dif-
but the patient retained conscious- ficulty by life-savers. In "a collu
tiess until - 11 o'ciock: to-nisrnt, sion between a derelict freiorht
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f Recommends
'State Tax On Land.-
no
In its annual report to be issued
within a few.daysi;vthe;;.State - Tax
Commission recommended that the
exemptions from, taxation f on' per-.
sonal property . be increased from
$25'to$3oo.; ' v ; V..
, ,Thatlpoll tax be. leved for-' State
arid county purposes only; and ? not
to exceed $2.00 on; the head and
that: no poll taxbe levied f or muniv
cipal . purposes :t
. That' the. tax fateT be limited "to
66 percent on the $100 value for
State and county' purposes vcoin
bined. " t . r ."
That' the municipal, tax rate -be
limited so that the State, : county,
arid -municipal, rates combined shall
not exceed $1.00 on the $100 value
That no ad valorem tax be levied,
for State' purposes, rid in lieu
thereof .that the revenue for , State
purposes be had from the .tax on
incomes, franchises, .inheritances
and such licen se ' . tax as ? should
when a complete coma came on. At barge and the schooner - Melville properly go into thei State Treas-
the beds"ide when he died were Mrs. I Philipps during the storm, - the ' ury, e. g,, such revenue, as vwould
Favors a Summer School
Reed and Miss Catherine Reed, Drs. Philipps was badly injured.
Gardner,; McDonald. Bishop . and
Goodnow, and the nurees. Dr. Good-
now, who had been in" consultation
with the local physicians Thursday ,
was again summoned; from .Phila-
. The Death of Minister Bucl:.
Washingtdn. Dec. 5. A few- de
tails of the untimely death of Min-
isterBiick are furnished in the fol-
Kditobs Couriek r
; v Dear 8ir: I noticed' in i yenr
paper of ;peo'.3rd; ;a article by Eev
J A. Beain under the capttori rtA
yx real meeting,; j. n ieei . au re la a
step in the right direetion: ' V -:r
schools arid tha establishing or a
reacbers Iusiitute iri cue , County : is
practicable and possible;; 5 Only get
our people aroh8ed'mor;fitborbughly
aiong ine line 01 tuucauon auu ine
small araouiit asked oriinthec p
by the chairman of Boatd'of Edaci
tioa.will be easily(raied"ia fact trie
patrons; will ge a month's ex tension
of the" schobiB, by same teacaerr tor
only twi thirds what the County
paid periridntbiCr It is a' fact: the
PablicrSchools in North Carolina are
too short. r0ar youths -need; to; be
educiLed. -An education is, inbre in
demand now than ever before. There
fore agitate, thbrougbfy this plunl
meet' at EoxboroT the1 ; 15th ; and see
what can be done. ' . ' - 'A
'It seems to me "that, the patrons
could well afford to 'raise S3Q aiid the
teacher giVe the entire month rather
than the Schools" - siioald 0. not be
lengthened aud the Teachers 0 Insti
tute not established. : . . ' :
for tsacher8j Bethel Hill; Institute
will be W.pl;i8 to: cheap- .
nessyclimaia and accommodations to
eacbers that may attend. So each -district
mVWp' a rallj tolhe Enp" -port
of extended 'firm's and the Sum-
V - Be nre'tb atteibefmeeiang . to' '
be beld iri Sbxboro on the 15th day
oDec;-i902: .;A, V: : ;
FARMERS MEETING"
delphia this dfternooh and arrived lowiS Jbkgram received at the
w.W!). rt:,VT,t .'Mr! State Department to-day from Mr.
O , i i.1 TT:i.J JJ
mind was' in Such a state during the 1"' T U uuc vuuKc
day that he did -not - realize the set , ,1 - 'i;. T
L c i.- : -; il ftTokio,'Dec. 5. Minister Buck s
cheerful and conversed with' those death was caused by. paralysis of
about his bedside.-When it became occmea on an im- 0oU Ouninsham. Pres. is sending
Atmarent that h? would not survive I fvCu. x. pnu ine rouowmg letter M cne iarm-
lis illness, the wife and dauehter i"c ers or ni atate :
.otifi nnH t'w remained tne 8th' and tuU ottlclal nonor wlU . Cunningham, N. C, Noy. 20 1902
Ua;a- iU te extended Dy the Japanese, gov- Dear Sir-
ernmem, as in me ..case oi ..iuimsier
accrue from the liquor- traffic' in
whatever-torn it mav exist. - . -
That the revenue Vfor' sctibol 'WchQl.
' - . - . . . - "I nnpntfft wi rVi . t.hrt . Oh airman"-" Rna rri I
county, ana municipal purposes oe r- 77-. . y, TT -7
tri frnm crAn'roi TrArf J2iaacation. , extend 'tne scnoois .a
and.that the county and mumcioal 'montll taDlish: a; sammeT; senool
tax be supplemented; by taxes.on for teachers ancLtbusmoVi ' forward
trades and professions and business ana let tne yiavJprtn.; Diatft , eep
ITcenseV' """r " 'T:':-' v'" .1 abreast ;with other BtitesV:inr"edttotf
tfoni -Y burs r with much in teres L'
; j. w. patton
Grabauji IT O. Dec. 4th; : ' Vv
distinguished patient breathed his
last. With only a faint hope of sav
ing his life, oxygen was adminis
tered continuously throughput the
day. ; ' ; ,
It was stated to-night v that Mr.
Reed had ' been 1 suffering - from
Bright's disease.;! for, some ' time,
which reached the acute stage' to
day and this furnished an addition
3.1 cause for a'Tarm. MrReed passed
away peacefully and without pain.
No arrangements have been, made
for the funeral, y .
Mr. Keed reached v Washington"
Sunday, having come to attend t&
some maters'in the - United States
:Sunreme Court. 'He . was -at the
capitol ' ' Mondays yisitmg with
friends, and former associates in
Congress; and : witnessed: the convening-
of the Fif tv-seventh Cons
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Endorses the Summer School;'
Editors Courier :It is;, quite a
pleasure to me to realize the upward 1
I have recently consulted j tendency 111 pupliCy education; fioin
Swift.- The widow will, probably with Mr.' O. L. Joynerr Coi SriBryan the iact:itisHthe only source - by
leave Yokohoma on the 24th with Grimes and other- tobacco - Prowers which; the maioritv ef children A of
the body for burial at Arlington, m the State and we"are verv much the State will eVer be - benefitted, -or
I respectfully recommend that the impressed with the "necessity of the rather ;giyn "a chance in life.4obe
military attache be granted author tobacco growers in this Stato organ- come educated;: and ' a ' source of
ity by telegraph to accompany the jzing at this. time. I believe tbisxi greater pleasure ti know efforts;: are V .
remains to Washington and to. re- absolutely necessary now because if beinmadeLat home to iehgtben our L Board of County Commissioners for: - 7,
pussiuic tu, iiiajwe CO not I0rm,a OUSinesS association ouuuui ie ius tuu ijf uays auu xiJ lueri -J.VH1 -cumug jlcucxiiucjl vxau xvc, -
I r.4- lin A. nii winrni.1 i nnnf I trv f nrm H J af a an c vii rr v rn f. . r1 an Vwi Wit, ','--' ' . ' '
-rM .Knii coo nrin which our teachers can be Reined .hv A?? ' oara weiem sea.
nf tnWpn fall until, wifh rhp ifrtrp attending a Summer": School .of . six ' - ter diem pd-W. i; JNoeli
crop wnicn ltseems now certain wni i wcwb lu uuuwuvuuuij.; xue piau
be planted .lor the. year 1903, we as presented by our active Chairman
Spy'.Hfe saved- from. Membranous-
;C.'W,,Lyn-h.ljL, prominent citizen
ofWinchesterInd., writes : My son
hda a eevere attack: of membranous
dtqap, MndCrily got "relief after tske r
ing Foleysf Honey an,d;.Tar. He got
relief after ofie dose fend'.rfeel that
it8avedtnehfe of my bov Refuse
substitutes For sale by. W. ft Ham
brick & Co. - -
risima:
r We are just; opening up the
largest, and most varied line of
Ghristmast goods which will
be shown in this town: . They
rWeire carefully selected with hnJ
eye to jplease the young, people,
kndwc cordially in vite every
father. and 1 mother to"", call, 'at
: once and make their selections.
1 - Yes, 1 weJ; have something f or
:the older onAtoo:.i:;T-t- "
; yp: Irare Agoing; tohkve a
Ghris tin as tree yoa cannot; d(r'
y better thanto see burdine, we
wiUsell you just V-w hat --you
. " want for mighty little monev - ;
,4 ,w; - x . v': . ; y
"And for thoj5e , cakes,, ; well, we $
have anything you jwant, and; - :
a large. variety; of eatables for--
everyday - ' ' ..
: S erge an t,: 01 ay ton & C o. t
. " . : .: - 1 . . . y ;v - -i. . . t .
Successor to W.X' Johnson & Co
EXPENSE OF COUNTY COMMIS-
S10NERS.
turn as
post.
soon as
Washington's LetterSells High,
Boston, Dec. 5. A letter y of
Oct.
George Washington , written
27 1785 to his , friend, Patrick hali:be'sellinrnr producfs v.at aessfof 3oardof Education' seems to ; be
neny.wvciuoi ui .vugmia. vvcta tnaQ cost ot prodnctioDs.l: there- possitie,;piausioie ana aesnnea to ao
sold at a collectors sale by auction Aie writ to ask you to.meet us "Vat good in thateof y public yeduca
today for $580, "to a .New 'York Rocky Mount," North Carolina, at tion if the f riehda of education y will
good health, hut later m the xiay he
called on-Dn F. A.j Gardner and
complained of gastric distress. The
following day; his physician com
nelled him to remain1 in. bedv thile
a diagnosis was made of his condi
tion. Mr. Reed was strongly averse
to staying in1 bed , but a rise in J
temperature kept him:m.v Symtoms
of aiipendicitis appeared though
his condition was not considered;
at that time as alarming. A trained,
nurse remain ed with :him throuigh-j
out Tuesday :;night and - the; patient
snowed signs of 'improvemet.
5 Rocky
nian acting as igent. y The letter is xo'clock on December' -19, and ad raise $20 in each 'schooj district. ' It
given in; full, in Sparks " Life of I vj8e or discuss", thoser means which lis true the amount simply from? this
County .will nor be 'sufficienty but
the amount will be rail nenclusx- and
stimulus to - adjoining counties c of
Granville, Caswelt;and Halifax, Ya,
to come in, contribute and receive
the benefits from the Summer School
Washington, and is some" length. r most vitallv.. concern the ; tobacco j
Its subject matter related to a grant gr0wers now, Yfshall consider- it
nf mnrtpv hv thp Vircrtnia' T.efrisla-I JA Trt Will" ml- lCa
iSS 'ur.to Washington in reward for th,t tirilend
Married. ' . - . y r ' -'
Mies Mary Annie Caih and Mr. J.
M. Burton were married at the' home
of the. bride's parents, near Helena
on Nov. id, Rev.-Sy.Yi' Brown .per
his services in the Revolution, and 1
his refusal of the same.
The Educational Ttalley Called for
: Dec. 15th. ,'--;yy
"i had ";a talk 'with - Rev. J. A
Beam on Monday about the proposed
work cnPubIic Education, - He
minutely opened to me nis plan, and
the end to be accomplished. I-.want
toaythat I heartil . concur m; the
plan. it:will be fully explained Jpih
the-15th"vkn&'-Xirus4Will;meetrJw,ith:
the i nll;apprpbtion of the public. I
write this simply, to urge;, upon all
in nf education to come out oqi
the'dayfiied and aid-in "this noble
uodertaking. Lefc teachers, school
committeemen, patrons, and friends
of education lay a side all "business
for one day, and give it 'to the. ad
vahcement of our schools.. . r ;
, y ; G. T. Watkins.
growers as yon can interest - in this
matter, whose support and nudge
ment yon . think, would be : valuable
to us,' to join with us at tha timely
zv- J.will be gladif youy will : giye
this matter careful consideration, so
as to give as t he. benefit of your (de
liberate judgemeut -hen we meet; "
An immediate reply wiU. be very
much appreciated, . jp " 1
Expecting to see you on the i9th ;
..'.'Sincerely,. --y :
?. JoHlfS. OUNINGHAM,
Pres. N, Ci Tobacco Growers? Associa
tion. 1 , ' . - -
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Bears tbo ' -Ih8 Kind Yea Hav3 Ahvays Bocgfi
i.
56 OO,
28 00 '
fni' 9Q fl O TTO
560 -miles travel,
Per diem pd R. H Bailey:
for 27 days, y , y. - . - y $5400
378"miles travel,y. . - j t ; i8 90 I
Per. diem pd'JEL G; a Clay- v. .
ton for 26 days, ' . !-, : $52 .00
t;Wi Webbuierk;6f' the
Board of -County Commissioners of
Parson ".(jonnty, do- hereby 'certify
chat saijd' Board Vere, in , session 28,
days.; and lh? t: no enverified - c.
counts were allowed.
. This Dec. 1st 1902. - ; - .
;y' ; ; i -y .W;'E. ?EBBy -j
.Clerk Board Co Com-
Itave made my headquarters this year at Av M. BURNS, be
cause he has made ample provision for all my- wants. He has
everytmng neeaea for young or oiatne userul as well. as the orna
mental and amusing. : Dolls to -'beat 'the. band" and plenty of
b ther toys forthe pleasure and amusement oL the children. In
faricyware, china or glass, his stock is fine. Then if I want some
thin gmbr use ul he" has - nice . trunks, suit cases rugs, carpets,
blankets, quilts and table ware and the prettiest line of pictures
tx be found, in fact he has everything necessary to make all rriv
r : 1. 1 " 3 r . - - . .
xuLiiiiy utypy. iiutiicr guuu reason ior stopping, at .Burns is
that he giyes me extra . low prices, so much better, than I get
elsewhere; "". y "-.-f : " ' ' ..' : y ' - -
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