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IPHONE 29. ' Your eyes may need treatment, 3011 require glasses to restore the failing bignt, or may - be y.ou desire to.cousulra specialist as to what you 'wain.-See Dr. Rapport at Hotel Dowdy, on Tu tday, April 7th. For -one day only. Itev. J. A. Beam passed tnrongh town Monday morning returning from a Fifth Sunday Meeting held with Clement chnrch. He said notwithstanding the" unfavorable weather, there, was good crqwd out Sunday, ' Our office was honored by a visit from Dr. T. N. Ivey, of the Raleigh . Christian Advocate, during his stay at the Conference last week. Dr. Ivey is one of the most polished writers inthe newspaper profession and is always a welcomed visitor at lhis office. .. They are pleasing, these shoes of ours whether you want them for a man or woman. They are made for -comfort.' In fact the same can be said of our; entire, line consisting of -clothing, shirts hats . &c. When you want good goods, stylish goods, -up to-date goods at low prices just come to I. T. Bowies. ! : . Mr, J. N. I,oy who has been sick at the Dowdy Hotel was able to be moved out to his mothers last Fri day. He stood the trip quite well and we learn is slowly improving. we nope ne win soon oe tuny re stored to his usual good health. -, When you want general merchan dise, the best for the least mone, Mef srs. A. R. Foushee & Son says for you to come to their store. They carry a full line of ladies and mens shoes, dry goods, notions, groceries, furniture, infact anything usually kept in a first class general store, and , the best of it is we always make prices right. Come to see us. ' holiday Excursion, April 13th. For $1.00 you can spend your OEaater Holiday in Lynchburg, go i-and have 'a good time. The excur sion train will leave Durham 7:16; ; Willardsville 7.43; Bahama 7:49; -iRougemoht 8:00 Helena ;12; Rox- u boro -.8 .31; Woodsdale 8:46 ; and Den. -mi&tou 3:00 a. m. Returning will Jteave Lynchburg 6:00 p. m. , -T-" . D. F. Hankins, "Manager -.. . .' - . '.- " ' y- ' J 1. 500 pairs of Indies, M isses and Childrens Oxfords,, straps and san f dais sizes are good, that we are go--f4hg to close out at about Half 1 their - --value. ' Now is the time to get your . slippers lor the season , they will go very fast so come quick- , t . j; A. Xong, Son &Co. ' :r . , . A Change.- - x . ' 5;- 'Having decided it , a better, ar- ransrement we have moved all our : ' business to the "black smith shop of : T A. Lone.' on Main street, where ' we will hereafter be found prepared to serve our ; trienas ana patrons, guaranteeing - at all ; times to give : '! fi-cfartinn in ; our wfltk;' Come -to ,eeT (js at ur new piauc ; ui uusmess. March,l25tnTi903; VV-v ! F. W. STOKESi" SPECIE, AGENT, MERRIT1 We noticed this week that Miss Yancey was shipping hats to f fiends in Asheville, Richmond, Va.", Washington, D. C. Lynchburg, and and South Boston, Va., and Greens boro and Raleigh. Miss Yancey is a wide-awake .Milliner, and one of the best in the State. She says when they once buy from her they seldom leave her, and that is cer-. tainlytrue. A Card of Thanks, Mrs. G, H. Loy desires to return thanks to all the good people of Roxboro who were so kind to her son, Mr. J. jn. loy, during nis recent' illness there,:And especially to the young men who were so kind aid faithfal during the night watches, also for the many kind nesses shown herself while there at his bedside ' v,.-.- - 4 ' Puab, N. C. March 31, , In the Review of. Reviews for April there is a striking illustration of the methods : adopted by; the agencies now at work for building up the local schools of ; the South. Mr. David E. Cioyd, a ; representa tive of t he General Education Boards has made a detailed study of -the school situation in two Georgia counties. The results of this stndy, as published in trie Review, are valuable tor the light that they throw on educational conditions throughout the' South. The Coat Strike, greatest of trodern labor crises, seems to have rrrrvr7 n rur? nr fififinn en fot Vinf ? r ::i.4.t t :- . c ' there is a stunninl little story called; "An "Involuntary Benefactor," by Edith Robinson, well-k Down -fo her 'Mock Caliph and his Wife," which gos deep into the human motives, of the Millionaire and brings him out of (such suntering as he isac U3 torn ed to , inflict a changed and sympathetic bing, No more convin cing comment could be offered, and the tale will be read eagerly by men and women of t very shade of opin ion. 1 ' 7 . . DESTRUCTIVE STORM. Reports From Wilmington, Nevi Bern, .Kinston, and Other Places Tell o' the Wild Work Wrought by Cloud and Gale Eastern Carolina - Appears as One Vast Lake , Wilmine ton .If. C:, March, 30; The northeast storm v; predicted by the weather bureau reached its great- est intensii) alonr this coast be tween 1 and 2 o'clock this morning accompanied and 'followev bv a dulge of rain w bich with high tides, inundated much ot , tne lowianne tnrougnout tnis section, tne waer came ; above the street level along the city docks and Eagle's . Island, across the , river, was- practically submerged' hewever, ' wit ion t damage except to tne v turnpike : oi the Brunswick Bridge and. :Jberry Company which crosses it. - ' 7 Further up in; the lowlands V tweenNortheast and Cape Eear rivers, the hva tars of ths'two streatrir met asibsi the tracks of the Atlantic and Yadkin Riilrjai and nil. -WWt WWf about one hundred yards.' An outgoing J local freight train at 6;30 this iriorning ran into the wash out and four cars -were derail draf ter the engine ;h ad passed over safe, ly. No one Wb8 injured and the track will be cleared by morning. : - Goldsboro, N. C M rch 30. The flood situation in this section has reacbeu' somewhat serious propotions; The water in Nt-use river is falling ery slowly today, and it is feared that the havy rains , which fell last n igh t wi 11 ' cause anot her rise. A t Giiffin's i lumber and shingle mill on the river, where the banks -are 20 fret high from low .water mark; the water nas submerged ; the mill and, machinery aud is running intJ the, tire boxes of , the, boilers. The mill can only be n ached )fby a ca - HOP. " ' V - i ' Washington, C, March 30. iVashingtdn waker front Was flooJ ed Sunday. night a.nd- to-day -The rise of water . in, Pamlico river ,has been the rooit henonienal since the inundation in 1887. Between five and six , fpet of t,rer oanKe.d in front of the Alantio tnd' the loss oce'dsionrd -to water front business interests is 'beten fifteen -and twenty thousand dollars. The rail 1 OHi V t res tl e of t h VV as h i n g to n and Plymduth bridge was destroyed, and the county ondes dfiinaged badly. It is -reported that the long bridge at Greenville was swept away. For a week a blinding rain has filled the upper walers, causing a freshet which added ti the ocean water flooded the citv wbarves. At Hatteras the wind blew a gale and several incominsr boats reported that the sa.,lm vessel were scuddling. coast wise unde bare poles. Nev Bern; N.;C.,. March ' 30. j Saturday night at 12 o'clock a heavy northeast .wind rose, followed by rain in torrents, which lasted for forty-eighthours, causing very high tide. Many fr-nemenfc houses and merchacti btores on the river front were completely surrounded, by watr to the depth sf 3J feet. The entire damage is estimaitd at $5,000. ri -1 . f The Great Spring Remedy. J t j i ! . After the-rigors of winter arelelt i i tonic, laxative and ? 1 -",,. ''' -- ' BLOOS), PIJILIFIER. YOU WANT THE BEST OF COURSE; THAT I 3HE1JMACIBIX- ; - This medicine is sciendfically compounded from the extracts of roots, herbs -and barks, combined Vith certain other, purifying and, alterative.'' .products. p7 A sure cure for Rheumatism, Indigestion, Constipation, Boils; fx Kidney Troubles, and dll diseases arising from impurities in the blood. . L ; v" JkA yovdrmgglsts for HHKTJ2IACTDI3 and Inalst on getting iiu , ; ' ' Bevrare of vmbitltutes of donbtTal r&le. 5 - i ' ' All Druggists, or express prepaid. . V - tv Bcbbltt ChsmlccI Co., ; - i ; tiasro'j mi, U. l"S. 'A.-3 - J BUILDING, Thomas O. f Daniels, a leading ; fish dealer says damage to the nets . and seins of fishermen r are seueral -hundred dollars. This will cause a scar city of fish in our markets! As to the trues farmers they were not seriously : nurt. ;The only dam-' age was 111 tne jow Jands, caused, by the heavy tpJu. Some - damage jvas dbne to the saw mills, grist mills, warehouses" . , cotaining salt; guano, and phocphates, but the damage to private property con not be estimated Jet ' ' . . -. . . . Incoinfng 'passangers onthe At lantic and Xorth Carolina ' train tHis niorning staie. tnat the -woods and lowland farms along the railrpad t b'e tweeu here and New, rBern are Cov ered by water and look!:like a vast ,.lake in many. places' Old 'residents l iin n n t. rpm m V i f n ; v;j: hatfl coon . or much watefrtwhioh in sotiie plaees, is runnihgVthrough .thV floor mto residences. Mr. Hales, the niail cltrk onthe Atlantic and North Carolina, train, says that a steamboat drawing: 12 inches , of .water could be-run easi.V; along side of the ;railrdad from Dove to Cove Creek; Ait Falling creek hundreds of acres of cultivated lands, whinh have ben prepared for tne planting " season, are noV 8uhmergel ia water and , look like lakes instead of fafrns. The railroad bridge it Kinstofi is said to be in dangef and the water is still rising.: . Henderson G dd Leaf: At the meeting of the town commissioners Mond ay night an - election was or dered to be held on the question of issuing $40,000 in bonds f vr sew-: erage and street ; improvements, said election to ; be held Monday, Junelst1903. Websters Weekly: Some miscreant tfbo ought to be doing time on the county roads clashed. two cows be longing to P. B. Johnston, Esq., with a knife one night recently, in flicting Very "painful wound. It is to be hoped that the guilty .party will be caught. . 0' you are 'liable to feel the . need of a I i-i We have heretofore ; shied at the suggestion df a censor for the press out in view or the indecencies print ed in connection with the Burdick Pennell mess,", it does hot seem that' liberty has become license. How any man can allow. such a filth as the Burdjek testimony - to tjo into his home is beyond our comprehension Greenville Peflector. ; Ba---a - Ra OR BAVARIAN LINIMENT ! FOR HUMAN AND AttlMAL. The1 Modern Hea'ler.of Qns, Bru. " " ifipa Snroa Tiolla 'T'nmn ises. Sores ' flail a - : ; - ness, Rheumatism, ' Swellings, Jta. juauici Postively-the greatest rem edy of the 20th century Money refunded if not'satic- ;factoryr " nnia nfflnriJvin- r,J ll. A., 4. :. i fot Uncle Sam. MANUFATURKD BY American Stock Feed Co FREMONT, ; OHIO 4 For sale bv gSorgeant Clayton & Co. ; ; -KOXBORO. N.-C. Administrators Notice. Havina this dav Wn Administrator of Mrs ttn Ritnn. of Person . county, , I hereby notify all persons o wmer said estate to ome iurwa.ro na mate immpdinte settle ment, aiidjill persons holding claims against said estate to present them to uuo iiu' ersieneaon or before tne 1st day of April 1904, or this notice will uo pieaum nar of their recovery. isc uay oi . April 1903. , W. L. THOMAS, - i'.. - " Administrator. F. O. CARVER, Att'y . Notice: ' By virtue of powers contained in a distraint warrant in favor of the United States; against Thomas C Peed for $26,30 and cost for deficien cy on frnit brandy in July and Au grust 190i "I will sell to the highest cash bid der at the court-house door in Rox boro, N . C., on the 27th, day of April 1903, fit 12 o'clock M. the following described tract of land lying in Mt' TirzaTi Township, Person County, N. O y adjoining' the lands on the north by John B. Gleen, on the west by Dayid E. Peed, on the south by Albert Peed, and on the east by Joseph Peed, containing fifty acres the property of Thomas O. Peed. - This Llarch, 23rd, 1903. E. C. DUNCAN. . . Collector. By 8 . 8ATTERFIELD.. - Deputy. . . . '-:-r- t -. . r l . II Iminedf the ties t jr&"!, dtita i at 4. 4 i -4 -m M-'At m-l V - - v..;:: v- v 'is A t ' 7 . v if irJH ' -- -Vi3 ' 1 ' -is .-V i' 7 -
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