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- X 1 4t. ' t 1 v J J 5r J O H W A. 16 ELL P ro p r ietor. Vol XXIV . ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, Weohesday BveniwW -la..: X iV7 T , . ( :' ft. I v!- . :.v: ' , y : STOCLHOLDERS PEOPLES ABNK The Sixteenth annual Meeting of tke Stockholders of the above Institutwn was held lastSaturdy. Sixteen "years a0 ' the Poeples Bank of Roxboro was organized, snd From its organization it has been a popular institution, and has done a good business. It has; been a -great convenience to .the ,town ind county and at the same time has mad,e money ; for the ..share holders, the dividends have never heeh less ; than -v' six per cent, and for the past several years it has paid eight per ' cent. , and L always carrying;a xiice sumi to the surplus fund until to-day the ' surplus,, is about. $3Q.OOO. ' Mr. J J A. Long has- been its President "siiipe .its ; prganizadon, and its wonderful success is largely J ' due to his close attention to its af . fairs, h r.y. Bradsher, the ef ficent Casbeir, has always had the -hearty support - of the -President, and to these two as. much or more than to any others, is due the sucT cess of the institution. ' - At the meeting Saturday the Cashier. made;t he folio win g report which, shows the healthy condition of the Bank; - - V -y ' ' . 16th Annual Statement . , - - , - " RESOURCES : , Loans and Investments, , ' 1158,015.79 Overdrafts, , c r " yil Premiums, ' y --;-.- . I??Sx Ranking- houseiurnlture -nx. , 4 ,ouu.uy Realestate Cush and due from Eanks,.. . 575.00 62,423.48 ; $231,339.59 - .LIABILITIES;; V- Capital Stodc, J,'Si' ' 40,000.00 :S Surplus'and undivided profits, 28,397:63 Dividend, payable Jan. 15th, t 3;2Q0.00 Deposits; , . - i ' 160,676.56 Cashiers Checks outstanding, . 65.40 i V , 232,339.59 : 1 The old Boerd of Directors, con sisting of j. A Long, A. J.-Hester, l. R. Foushee, Jno. A., Noell, J, . Blalock, C. B. Brooks, WH. Harris, J; G;. Reade, and -S. C. Humphries; were unanimously re elected for thexoming year.. At the jelose of the; stockholders meeting the Director were- called together and the following -officers were reflected unanimously :: -J: A. Long, President;. J; Hesier, d' ;hm,. onH T ' q RrnrtQhPr o.w-, " - . ' . .x. 1 . . A dividend nF 8': tier cent: DaVa- A, tie on the jifteenthtwas declared. ; RAILROAD kin GET INCREASE: i ; '. . -Washihgton,Jan. 6.The ahn : ual con ference bety een : the, opera- .ting officials of the Southern. Rail : way and the trainmen Employed by -' the road, which has been, in session , here since last Wednesday. r.prob ably will reach a dicision tomorrow v regarding the wagK scale fprV the ' "present year: The conductors - an C ' trainmen. are urging an'Jncrease iri i j -; wages ' because of the ' increased . cost of living;- General Manager vr'i C. H. Ackert; mt'iaidi-'that 'f: 'tnere was ; nopossibility of any dif-; : ?" ficulty between , the hiea and r,the road in the matter of ..wages.;, v .: Has Stood the Test 251 Years The old original GROVE's Tasteless .Chill TonicJ You know what :ybu are taking. ; It is iron and: qutnine in a tasteless form. No. cureno pay. 50 cents.' - ,; ;'";: c : 1 1 am agent for vulcani te : ro o fin g he rrtat English roofin?. 6 -; v r fKN i 0N. Three Yery Small People Here; But Tar Heel Midget the Smallest. : - Th& 'Buster Brown ' r ofthe show Ln,, f1 t,U CVU uL 1 fan terday and last night had. a rival for attracting attention yesterday in the person of Jack Barnett, of i Person county; ; the 'midgit ;tbat has . attracted a great deal of attention '.'a-Jt1!, jirs of the Country,4 Buster"- is a;very small fellow but Jack has Him bested as to size. ; . y W- , " V J . Jack Barnett is now, about eigh teen yearspf age and he stands just two feet and eleven inches: Dre jsed like a man - he attracted a great deal of attention yesterday, and in the play house in the afternoon he occupied a 'front seat, wjtty the compliments c. of ; the: hoiisei and watched his second ' hold forth oh the stage. Jack has beri the ; center of a.tradtion in a great many cities. There was with the show a little iaay, somewnat larger than ; Jack Barnett, and this'trio' were watched and ; wondered at whenever they appeared on. the street during' the day. Durham Herald. ' ' - NEGROES TO THE PHILIPPINES. Department Issues ; Orders for prepa ration for serrice sxd Soldiers Wiil Sail Between March tte 5 arid June '; 2.rf PmestTei:'vfi' v Washington Jan. 5. The Ninth and; tenth cavalry and the Twenty fifth Infantry, including all the ne gro soldiers in the regular; army in this country, have ' been ordered to prepare for service in ther Philipines and viilsail at different .times be tween March 5th- and June 5th of this year; The only other regirnent composed qJ jnegrbs, the Twenty 6th Infantry, is now doing service in the Philippines. ' . Other troops ordered to the Phih jppincs are-the sixth' cavalry,5 the Eighteenth, Twenty sixth, Twenty ninth and Thirtieth Infantry. The troops -which will be relieved ; by the sending of these new "regiments - - " ,ruUIU1, oeven ana fe-the:Nlnth, will be the Fourth, Seventh,, and, rmeemn, ;xteentn and Nineteenth' Infantry. : - - It is stated by Major - Gtnera! Wk ?fIaff. . the nggrc regiments are- being sent o the Philippines because itis' theiriiurn to go and not because of any desire to get them out of theUnited' States at this time. ., . .4i , .: , The negro troops are to sail for the Philippmesbefbre most of ? the white organizations, the last of wuicn wm i noi ueave inis country until early in January, 1908, Moriahs Pigs., yv,v:- - J. SCoIemanr 237, 300,' 335. average 290 lbs. . r; :1 :: ' . c K- v Blacksmith Allen, 346 and 248, average 297 lbs. -,i . v ; . k4 J .,r Allen Newton, 448 lbs. . : - ls T. C. Ellis, 443,:378, 272,aver age 331 lbs; , v-v ; U J. Meados; 246r 247, 272: average;25 1 Ubs. c k -' - ;. ' X: Mahgum, 306 and 290, eaverr age297.1bs : ; Jt.: V . Henry Coply, -48 1 x 47 1 average 476 lbs..; -7 -. ; . . ; ' ' ; : . C. G. Veazy. v 189 and 19U av erage 1901bsr : : v '.Jr:J v J.S. Coleman. , - We are giving clean up "prices in many" leading lines that save .f you ATRRACTED MUCH f IS SCOKDITIONALLY DISMISSD; Lnrt invests a bettlement.of . tf e y Suit tn Have Dedlared Illegal MerVr er, of the rAraerican7 Consolidated and Continental Tdbacco Cps. Info Present American Tobacco Co. ; ; ,Newyrk;:N-Jian:v5A'Siiit brought by .George ' A. Belling, o f Bayonne, to, have;, declared illegal the;merger;,o.f the, -American, the cansolidatcdj and the Continental Tobacco, Companies into the pres( ehtAmerican Tobacco CbmpanyV was cpnditionally disfnissed by Vice Chancellor Pitney to-day t 'j Belling 'held. 1 00 shares, of a ocrT cent, preferred XtVck mi the. olc'Anw ericat '.Tobacco Company.' In the merger agreement holders of rail preferred stock in the old'American and th other; companies were forcT ed to - takefbr meir holdings'thdO percent-; bondsfhe-;new-:-compa ny. It was Beilings contentionhat the.neW; company Thad no . legal i righ t jo substitute Jr these bonds1 for the old stock withdut'the consent of the owners. 1 . - , ' -. . -Vice Chancellor- Pitney, in his opinion; suggested thaBeHing act cept 8 per cent, on his stock psya blcquarterly. from; the: date ;of the merger to expiration oF the clidner of the old American Tobacco ' Com paijy, "and; that he then ; be paid par for his holding If he fails to accept f this. t'elieF or either of two offers of settlement which5 have been - made by the company the pourt will dis miss the bill of cbmplaiqt uncohdi tiohally.; T , ; . r-'', . ; 'a ;. WANTED : Every;Man, WomarT.and Child in Roxboro.v to call auour store for the greatest I strength creator, and health restorer which we have ever sold-yvnol.' I f is not a patent medcine, but the most valuable : and. delicious cod liver preparation without a drop of oil to nauseate and upset the stomach and retard. its work. 1 jl' ' " -J" We do, not believe there is a per son in 'this', vicinity, who cannot be benefited by Vinol at "this season of the yearyinbl is delicious to I the taste and it is .recognized as "the greatest strength creator for old peo ple, weak, sickly, women and chil- aren nursing motners, ana altera -vfcre sickness.-1 " : ; f - 1 Viriol is un equaled "for; hacking chronic colds; L bronchitis. ...rid-all throat and l. lung 'troubles. Jreates an appetite and make those po are : .too ;thmr rat, -rosy and ;iea:;i; m We have had so much experience with Vinol and seen so- many wortd-rful- results sfrbmf its use that wc 0nrJtdteturn!money without jques tion if it cioes riof accomplish all we claim for it.. V ; ; Can"ariythink bemore fa r than this? Trv r it : . on ' our guaran tee? namoncK oc iustin uruggists. Note.While we'are sole agents for Vinol in Roxboroit is now for- sale at the leading drug storejn nearly every town arid city in the coun try: Look fof5the;Vinol agency invyour own;;;;;:;v;'';---y - -'rr-v ? ::'x-: ' :F0R SALE-:t 0 5-.. I have decided v to go out of the iivery.btisiness So. every ; thing i for sale, r Horses buggies Wagons -: Carriage Hacks every thing that . a livery man rieedt of any farmer I will sell you bar gains when you come to -town come down I can sell you. any thing you need 7 - Thos. D. Winstead. 4 Mighty pretty hew lot ladies em broidered collars 1 0 to 35 cents each received yesterday at Harris T0-THt;PUBI1C. J.Notice is hereby, given that a Dill will b introduced ia thestate Legis lature at itshekt regular session in ilri. . 1607 requiring the; jowri commissioners of Rbxboro to call an election for the purpose of : vot- rr o i: buildings "for. the dij !saidtOwnr : ,v; - - 7" c tcrest.r- " , ;Yourfriend: . OR;L FEATHERST6NE, : s" V. ;H. L Featherston . : SShff Trustees'; ; cbmbinatiofT. ;l si 4 iUrifs A, NUhLL, stakes the placer for everyday; ' .d ; ; oSec"P0ard of ?rustees , Sunday; :Good shoes at oldp. s pec, 8,1906, VV&cl-v,; - 'K:- ' E,A Brads1. V R -Irael? -Yelp GooosSfi - ;v -r'o.: vr- T pv. A PARTI At LIStJ -; - Sitvei: Toilet Case ; Silver Mirrors - ; Slag .Mirrors ' "-':: ' " : bibles ? Purses 4 ; '-. ' Ebony Mirrors. ' 6 ; Box Siafiorieryi. -:"'; . jarge or; small 4 Pearl Knives x-- Lowreys Einc. Ca , 4 -y mm EW BRICK. BLOCK. iJr :tv,f"'-::; ::""-? 11 -. i r r ' : t j - - - h - - - , n . - ' i - - - ' n a 1 -by payingwhat you owe,' tfiiis making yourself feel bek ter and your- creditor Happy. -" We -need and rieto good advantage every dollar that is due us -and trust tHat every one who reads this ariu owes us e anything will consider ii f 'g'gptle' reminder ,. and come Thanking you in advance THE STORE -THAT :; AND. SAVES y. - ; : We are are glad to': annoance ta i; 1 our customers that the,markef uis -. .. opened up with good ( prices" a.",'d t glad'to say to you that we will h - Ver more buyers on' our market . th good orders ; and , anxious for all 1" x? thank you tor, your patron a; 1 n assure ycu it '-4 - s AWD THEE - v T r-:- bases ' Victor Talking MacKines T ,1 1, ' v. . ' . - ; ;Phone VpQ forward at once. and settle, up; ',-1 for the lavor, wfe.are. f " ' SELLS THE BEST ; YOU MONEY " :;!r : -Sewingr Machines O. v .'" kV- i : - " ' y yy U' v 7 .v T". C ' C, - ;r 1 i 'IV v. - 4 A ' E. A. Bradsher. J & Burns. .G. W.n homasv UiU"- ; 4 j :
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