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VOL. XXIX
ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, Wednesday Evening, May 15, 1912.
No. 20.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Special correspondence.
Washington; May. 13 "We
favor federal aid to state and
local authorities in the construe
tion and maintaince of post roads.
This was one of the planks in
the platform adopted by the na
tional Democratic party at the
convestion in Denver. The Dem
ocratic House of Representatives,
in further proof that thja party
believes in giving' the people af
ter election what it promised to
xive them before election, has
passed the Shackleford amend
ment to the Postoffice approp
riation bill. This amendment pro
p o s e an ' expenditure of
:m estimated sum of from
S.mi to eighteen million dollars an
nusliy for the construction and
improvement of the nation's
roads.
The principle on which it is
proposed to spend this money is
based on compensation to be
paid by the Federal government
for the use of roads traversed by
carriers in the ruraljfree delivery
service, and is divided into three
classes, as follows:
Class "A" The highest form
of improved road in the country,
for which it is prbsposed to pay
per mile per year.
Ciase "B" A though fare of
high quality, but not equal to
Class A, for which it is proposed
c pay $-5 per mile per year.
Class "C" The ordinary dirt
road of the country, somewhat
improved, for vhich it is propos
ed to pay $15 per mile per year.
When the Democrats in session
at Denver adopted the good roads
they took the first real step
toward giving expression to a
sentiment that has been growing
rapidly throughout the country.
For many years the people who
live in the farming communities,
and in the smaller towns, have
felt that too much of the public
money was being spent in the
titles, and that the government
would get a larger return for ex
penditures made on ood roads,
in the last ten years say those
who ought to know, fully 90 per
cent of the public revenue has
bee i spent in the cities, notwith
standing the fact that the people
of the country have furnished
more than half of all the money
collected by the government.
A quarter of a century ago the
proportion or rural population as
compared to that of the cities was
about 60 per cent. It is now less
fc'ian 46 per cent. This , is an
abnormal falling off, and shows
thai people are ''getting away"
'i the farms. Many of the
ocratic leaders in Congress
a" ibute this falling off, in part
to the isolation due to
'''or roads.
has also been pointed out in j
:iics in Congress reeently
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tfill count as 1,000 votes;
that the cost of living is directly
related jo the good roads problem.
When the highways are poor U
cosis line rarmer more to move
his products, with the result that
the city d welter has to pay more
This represents a dead waste,
inasmuch as the farmer gets none
of the increased prices that are
paid for his products. The profit
is simply swallowed up in the
high cost of transportation over
poor roads.
Notice.
The Person County Chapter of
the United Daughters of the Con
federacy wish to announce to the
veterans that Saturday June 1st
will be observed as the day cf the
the Reunion, instead of June 3rd
as on former occasions. Dr. W. L.
Foushee, of Durham, has kindly
consented to deliver the address
and we feel confident will have
something to say which will be a
pleasdre to listen to. So let all
Veterans come and briag their
wives and have one more day of
mingling with each other. Dinner
will be served as usual,
Mrs. J. A. Long, President.
Mrs, W. R. Hambrick, Cor.
Secy.
Confederate Reunion.
The Annual Reunion of Con
federate Vecerans Camp Jones
No 1206 will be held in Roxboro
on Saturday June 1st.
I trust that every member will
present. The, wives and widows
of every Veteran are cordially in
vited, also all veterans, from any
where, whether a member of our
camp or not.
Thp Tidies of Person Clnnntv
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speaker, also furnish dinner
usual.
J. A. Long.
Commander.
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Capt. W. M. Andrews Dead.
The news of the death of Capt.
Andrews will be learned with re
gret throughout the county. He
had not been well for two months
or more, but his condition did
not become critical until he took
his bed two weeks .ago. He died
about 8 O'clock this morning at
his home in Burlington aged
about seventy years. He was a
member of Co. E,, 13th Reg,, a
company composed almost whol
ly of Ahrr.anc boys, and he was
as brave a Confederate soldier as
ever shouldered a musket, He
was promoted to 2nd Lieut, fro;n
the ranks. For a number of years
Capt. Andrews has been a mem
ber of the Pension Board for
Alamance county. He was a faith
ful and consistent member of New
Providence Christian church
where his burial will take place at
1 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon:
He' is -survived by two sons and
two daughters. Gleaner.
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Candidate.
blank cast for each candidate
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BIG WEEK" CLUB OFFER IN
THE CONTEST BEGINS TO-DAY.
150,000 Extra Votes for every club of ten
yearly Subscriptions sent in by Tuesday
May 21st.
This is the Week When Work in The C ouries Great Auto
mobile Contest Begins in- Earnest Gather in the Subscription
Promised Earlier in Your Campaign When You Have )ne
Club go Right Alter another You can Enter the Contest To
Day and Get in the Lead if You Take Advantage ol the Big
Club Oifer.
THE PRIZES'
Ford Touring Car,
A High Grade Piano,
Four Gold Watches.
( By Harold A. Dickinson.)
AT THE BAT NOW.
You may have read that the
I New York Ciy baseball team
(The Giants) lost the pennant to
Chicago a year or two ago jast
because a player named Merkle
failed to touch one of the bases
while running on an easy hit.
Now don't you lose the pennant
in this contest by making the
same blunder. Land fairly on
third base next Tuesday, and
land there strong. Then wTe all
start on the long slide for home
plate -(May-' 25th:) " " Hemember
that auto and piano are at home
plate. You are at the ba now.
As the excited "fans" yell from
the bleachers when the home
team is up, "swat 'em hard,
THIS WEEK S OFFER.
For every club of ten yearly
subscriptions sent in by Tues
dayt May 21st. at 9 p, m., 150,
000 extra votes will be given.
This is in addition tc the regular
vote scale as published else
where. This applies to both old
and new subscriptions. There
is no limit to the number of these
special ballots a contestant may
secure, as each contestant will
get 150,000 extra vots on each
and every club of ten subscrip
tions sent in by next Tuesday
night.
NO OTHER OFFER BETTER.
While this offer is not quite as
good as the offers of the past two
weeks, it is a very good oifer.
A few weeks ago 15,000 extra
votes were offered on every
yearly subscription sent in, and
for the week which closed last
week 75,000 extra votes were
given on every club of five sub
scriptions.
The offer this week is practi
cally the same, only, it takes a
club of ten to secure the extra
150,000. Some of the candi
dates have been holding back,
waiting for a better offer, but iff
will not be to their interest to
hold back any longer.
A two year subscription will
count as two one year subscrip
tions in making " up a club. A
five-year subscription will count
as five one-year subscriptions.
In fact all subscriptions for
one year and more count on
the offer this week, in making
up a club. Candidates are not
limited to one club, but may se
cure as many as possible.
FAIR PLAY FOR ALL.
All contestants will be treated
alike in the contest. There will
be no combining votes, or trans
ferred of ballots at the last.
Judges will be appointed by The
contestants and iThe, Courier,;to;:j -Bessie Thompson-8t-900r4hvTT- V zVU
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count the votes after the contest
has closed.
TO OUTSIDE CANDIDATES.
You have until 9 o'clock Tues
day night to mail in vour sub
scriptions so that they will count
in the last club offer. Any letter
mailed before 9 p. m. will count.
Ask vour.postmaster when he
j changes his date stamp, then be
sure you get your letter in on
time. - . ...
EXT SUBSCRIPTIONS.
ed to The Courier for one year,
during this contest, and men de
cided to subscribe for two or
more years, in order to help some
deserving contestant.
NAMES OF CONTESTANTS.
Roxboro.
M. S, Whitted
Henry Fields
J Lester Clayton
Willie Carver
241,700
290 700
281 800
87 200
Roxboro R. F. D. No. 1 .
Miss Grace Winstead 041200
Nellie Hester 1 1 4 600
Carrie 'Russell 48 700
Ina Allen 97 200
Lillian Crumpton 72 600
Roxboro,. No. 2.
W A Dunn
Jule Perkins ;
Roxboro, No, 3.
Miss Lucile Winstead
Miss Mary Wagstaff
Miss Ola Long
Lillian Farley
48 600
45 700
87 800
47 200
96 400
67 200
Roxboro, No. 6.
Miss Nannie Lou Malone 254 800
Eula Hester 258 000
Maude Whitfield 17 200
Cora Broach ' 63 800
. Corrinna Newton 4 700
Alton, Va.
Miss Lucy Green 82 600
Bear Creek, N. C.
Miss Mary S, Tally 92 800
Bethel Hill.
Miss Irene Woody
Cedar Grove.
Miss Maude Rogers
82 400
89 600
22 600
17200
104 600
tt
Doll Stewart
Bessie Corbett
Ema Warren
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Cunirgham, N, G
Mrs. Geo. L. Cuningham 121 900
Danripple. Va,
Miss Sadie Adams
94 700
Hillsboro,
Miss Clga Wright 77 500
" Bessie Gordan 82 700
Hurdle- -Mills.
Miss Annie Coleman 88 600
" . Mary Mopre 14 100
" Bessie Baynes- 75 700.
Leasburg.
Miss Emma Newman : 87 900 1
Mattie Pulliam v J2 600 j
Milton.
Miss Evelyn Flemming 96 700
Margarett Pittman 108 600
Susie Hines 22 300
Nelson, Va.
Miss Ida B. Nelson 143 800
Prospect Hill.
Miss Odeli Cheek 114200
" Mary Warren 43 200
, Ridgeville.
Miss Katie May Crumpton 32 400
Lewis Burton 95 400
Miss Lula Barnwell 1 06 700
Bougemont.
Miss Mamie Flinton 3 600 1
DrWAStrowd 28 500
Miss Mary K. Clark 153 700
" RuthMcDade 4 700
. Julia Carver 32 700
Semora. . '
Miss Frances Bass 1 99 400
Miss Nannie Landsdell 243 1 00
T T Adams . 5 700
South Boston Va.
Miss Marie Easley 47 100 1
" Janie Lawson 34 700
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Timberlake, "
Miss Louise Nbell 288 350
11 Ethel Rogers 32 500
Woodsdale.
Miss Nannie Bet Hall 117 800
41 Sallie Brooks 24 900
Woodsdale, No. 1.
Miss Ethel Crowder 41 200
Eva Long 88 400
MissTexie Devis 42 400
" Mamie Monday 6 200
Virgilina, Va.
Mrs W D Amis 58 200
Miss Jewellusk. .42 500
Julia Chandler 205,300
We carry nothing but the best.
Fountain Syringes
Bulb Syringes .
Hot Water Bottles
Ear Syringes
And Every thing in rubber goods carried
in a first class up to date drug store.
Mted's Drug Store.
Roxboro, N. C.
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We are showing a great line "of these
justly popular chairs. They are 'comfort
able, sightly and durable: We have them
in both low and high backs,
. The prices range from $2.00 to S3. 50.
Furnish your porch with these com
fortable chairs and get what is owing to
you this summer in cooling breezes and
fresh air. ;
Woodsdale, . No. 2.
. Miss Addie Jones
; Bessie Pulliam
' Yanceyville.
Miss Carrie Slade
138 200
33 900 '
v'f:
Mary Brown
98 200
Mr. J. H. Whitt for County Treasurer,,
. I see that some interest is be
ing shown irr the question as to
who shall be our candidate for ths (
various County offices. I want v
to say ihat I do not believe the
Democratic party can name a
more suitable or stronger man for
the office of treasurer than myT
friend Mr. J. H. Whitt. 'Gene,
as he is known more generally, v
has always been a staunch Demo- '
erat, is an honest, hard working .
young man, and I think Demo-.
cracy would do much to strength- , r
en itself by naming some ot our
young men who are capable to
fill some pf the offices. I believe
if he is nominated he will be
elected, for he is easily one of the
most popular young men in the
County, and is blessed with a
wide acquaintance.
Respectfully,
J je E. Montague.
Wanted
250 cords of dog wood tim
ber. Dimensions, not less than
D mcnes at little ena. rrom
.2 to 8 feet long. Will pay $8
a cord delivered at Roxboro and
Picks. Clear ot Knots. '
J., A. Rosemond.
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