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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, . Wednesday Evening January 12 1910. . V , No. 29
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DISBURSEMENT ST4TE FUNDS.
Legislative Investigating Committee
Completes Its Work.
The committee of the Legis
lature, co.nposed of J. D. Elliott,
chairman; O. L. Clark, R. R.
Cotton, T. J. Murphy and C. E.
Taylor, this afternoon finished
its inspection of the office of the
S ,r j uditorand reported that
it found everything correct and
the books neatly and accurately
kept.
The committe reports that for
-the year cndnig December 1, last,
the receipts of the educational
fund were $78,6t)2, and disbuse
ments $68,299. There was a year
ago the 1st of last December a bal
ance of the general fund of
$508,435, and the receipts up
to the 1st of last December were
$3,139,907. Heavy appropria
tions by the last Legislature cut
down the balance so that after
the disbursements, amounting to
$3,594,548, the balance on hand
December 1 was only $52,195.
Amcng the chief d sbursements
were the following: Repaying
$250,000 borrowed for use of the
State hospital commission for
the erection of buildings, etc.;
$65,000 to the deaf mute school
at Morgan ton; $80,000 for the
schools tor blind and deafmutes
at Raleigh; $115,000 for the hos
pital at Raleigh; $175,000 for
that at Morgan ton; $80,000 for
that at Goldsboro; $88,000 for
the Agriculture and Mechanical
College; $101,000 for the Univer
sity; $101,000 for the Normal
and Industrial College for
Women; $15,000 for the negro A.
and M. College; $14,000 for the
Appalachian training school at
Boone; $14, 000, for that at Cul
lowhee; $63,000 to the Eastern
training school at Lrreenvnie, When business is dull you want
$20,000 for the Stonewall Jack- to advertise let the people know
son training school for boys; i what you have to offer and , what
$22,500 for the sanitorium for
tuberculous patients; ($15, 000 for
the orphanage at Oxford; $20,
000 for the negro normal school.
Other features of the disburse
ments were $300,000 for, interest
charges, including 6 per cent
bonds, 4 per cent bonds and
penitentiary farm and debt bonds
(of these bonds the State buying
in during year $110,000 of debt,
bonds and $61,000 of farm
bonds) ; national guard $27,000;
for totally disabled soldiers
$13,000; dangerous insane, $5,
000; insurance on State property,
$10,000; public printing, $41,
000; for the Legislature, $75,
000; for salaries of judges and
solicitors, $90,000; high schools
in country districts, $50,000;
public printing, $41,000; public
schools and rural libraries for
the same, $200,0 DO..
Then as to the various depart
ments of the government there
was paid, out these sums, in
round numbers: Auditor's de
partment, $6,700; Insurance,
$9,500; Treasurer. $9,000;
librarian, $3,000; geologist;
$13,750; State Department; $10,--
000; historical commission, $5,-
000; Corporation Commission,
$20,000; Executive department,
$6,900; Department of Labor.
$4,150.. Such an expenditure as
$18,000 for reprintin? old Su
preme Court reports need-not be
included, as,this is a revenue
producer, the volumes : being soloV
at a profit. It will be seen that
the State is very liberal in its
appropriations and that these
cover a wide range, for the
State has many activities, dozens
of the smaller things not being
included in the above enumera
tion, which aims only at the
most important.
THE ITALIAN BOYS AND
F0LAND
inducements you are offering.
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Never before have we been as
well prepared to! serve our custo
mers. Our stock of hardware is
complete and we are in a possition
to save you money on your
HARDWAR E purchases.
Remember the Oliver Chilled
u Steel Beam Plows.
XEls company will be at the
Auduorium in Roxboro Feb. 2, at
:15 P. M. We have never offered
tp the public before an entertain
ment on as mammoth a scale as
thisThis company will not only
give their hi&h-class program ' Of
instrumental solos, duets and con
certed numbers, impersonations,
readings, etc., but will Dreseni for
the first time, the musical and
literary fantasy:
I 'A NIGHT IN VENICE"
The name itself suggests beauti
ful costumes, delightful vocal and
ipstrunfcntal "selections, blended
yth a:tory of an American's life
ii the:chy of art and music.
J My, friends, if y'ou appreciate
my efforts and the adverse circum
stances under which I have labored
to giye the people of Roxboro and
community high class entertain
ment;! will greatly appreciate
yourpatronage at this magnifi
centhpw; Buy a ticket, A gocd
ibanyvtickets will will be sold
through the school children. Don't
denvhe little fellows the privilege
of seeing the show. One good
$hove'b.y everybody and thank
I yd R. H. Burns, Mgr.
Why 6ja!y a Four Months Term?
Messb. Editors:
'In this weeks issue of your
paper a1 notice is given out to tne
public that, the term of the public
sthools;in Person County will
pnly be four months. The people
eneraUYin the Countv, that have
the interest. of the public schools at
xnh by the Board of Education.
If I understand the constitution
jbF North Carolina it provides for a
lour months public school in every
bounty thtoughout the' State.
Now, lam sure that the interest
derived-from the Terrell fund will
re sufficient to lengthen the term
at least one month or longer The
people of this County are very
anxious to know how this money
is being used. Those in authority
can giye this information and we
kindly ask that it be given through
The Courier. I, as a citizen and
a tax payer of Person county do
this in behalf of the poor illiterate
children, especially the boys who
will have to be educated to become
voters and good citizens of our
State:
A Friend of Education.
January 7th, 1910.
GO
TO H: J. ROGERS
Spee
lal Bigain Sale.
For a few days vou can huv Shoes. Hats. Cans: and Heavv
Winter Goods at Cost. I find that I am over-stocked on " Shoes
Hats. Caps and Heavy Winter Goods, and to sell them in a few
days I will sell them at COSt. H you want to aet good bar
gains and save .money buy at cost on-this Special" Sale.
oaie starts January 12th at the store ol N
H. J. ROGERS,
Will continue until further notice, .
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Christmas passed off very quiet
ly up this way. Nobody was shoi
or killed and but one of dur girls
got married. 4
Little Earnest, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fletcher Wintead, -who has
been quite sick, we: are glad to
learn is almost weir again.
Mr. C. M. G: Waestaff, who. is
recuperating from an illness of
three pr four weeks, we are glad
to learn is improving daily and is
expecting to be able to attend to
hisjbusiness again soon. ;
Miss Ella 1 alley, daughter of
Mr. Daniel Talley, and . Mr. " Clar
enceVBttrcli were married Dec.
28th. We wish them much viiap-jpiness-.
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J 909 is a thing of the past and
another year is before us. I Let us
try to . live better and try each day
to serve our Lord - in a more ac
ceptable manner than we have
eyer donr before. Let us conse
crate ourselves to Him, soul, and
body that He may- use us to His
honor and glory. - "
i ;:Wishing": the Courier -happy
and prosperous NewYear I will
bid you all , adieu v for .this time.
Will come again sometime if this
dosen't find its way Ao the waste
baskets - I SIS-
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