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VOL. XXIX
ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, Wednesday. Evening, October 16, 1912.
No-42
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COLONEL ROOSEVELT SHOT.
Shooting Occurred In Milwaukee
Where He Spoke. Last Niht. The
Wound is Not Serious.
Milwaukee, wis.Voct. 14. An
attempt to assasinate Colonel
Roosevelt was made tonight as
he started on his way trom the 'gave an account of his steward
Hotel Gilpatrick in this city to the j ship since entering. Congress and
auditorium. As he stepped into there is not a Democrat who will
an automobile a shot was fired bv sav ne has not made a faithful
a roughly dressed man who edg
ed his way through the crowd to
the motor car. The stranger
took deliberate aim and sent the
bullet crashing into the ex presi
dent's risrht side just below the
nipple. The shooter was nabbed
by Elbert H. Martin, the ex-president's
stenographer, and Capt.
Alfred 0. Gerard, of Milwaukee,
a rough rider under Roosevelt.
As he was about to fire a se
cond shot the revolver, a 32-cali-bre
affair, was knocked from his
hand by Col. Cecil Lyon, of Tex
as, who is accompanying Roose
velt on his mid-western campaign
nip. Lyon jumped out of the
Automobile and started to choke
the would-be assassin.
Roosevelt, who had staggered
back into the automobile when
tfe shot was fired, raised himself
up and stood looking at Lyon
who was sitting on the shooter.
The ex-president cried, making a
gesture, "Don't hurt him; I'm all
right."
See What the Pioneer is Doing.
Mess,. Long & .,HaU from the
instead Mill Section, sold at
r;:e Pioneer yesterday 842 pounds
for $210.49,
Lilly Payicrof Olive Hill sold
at the Pioneer yeierday for the
following prices, and said she
uould bring some good tobacco
next time: 64 pounds at 13 00,
6S at 27.50, 70 at 16.00, 54 at
- S.00, 40 at 42.00 and 58 at 30.-
)ort, forget the Post Master's I
,on. Boo Whitt, has
5 some good i
tobacco. He sold at the Pioneer
'.ob.terdav for the following
: 130 pounds at 16.50. 133
a i
19.50, 84 ar 45.00, 86 at 24.
25 and 84 at 12.75.
Mr. Cnarlie Walker Siid he
sold for the highest prices he
over saw at the Pioneer yesterday
He made the following sales: 28
rounds at 12.00, 60 ai 26.00. 52
50.00. 132 at 29.00 and 140 ac
15.00
Good prices, come on, we will
-o likewise for vou.
Featherston & Winstead.
Al Hogh Woods.
Seed Wheat, Rye. Outs, Clover
and Grass seed. Big lot Red
Dog Shipstuff, Sugard Dairy
ieed, flour and shoes. Come to
s-:.' me,
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Major Stedman Speaks.
Last Thursday niglft Maj.
Chas. M. Stedman spoke to a
large audience in the court
house here.' The Major has a
great reputation as a speaker, and
he more than maintained the re
putation in his speech here. He
servant of thi people, his every
vote being in the interest of the
many.
On Friday evening he spoke at
Hurdle Mills, where he was greet
ed by a large crowd, notwith
standing the farmers are yery.
He is canvassing this district
again, though at this writing
there is no one in the field against
him. Regardless of who shall
come out ihe Major is confident
of a very large majority, and in
deed, the people should give
li 1 in
their- undivided support, for ho is i
laboring faithfully for his district
Appolo Concert Company.
This Company held forth
at
the Auditorium in the iniatial per-!a
fnrmflnPP t Frirtav -uin,
" . .. they were ushered into the dining
lhey more than made good, inr00m, which vas beautifully dec
fact it was said by many to be the! orated with bells in white and
best ever presented in the town. lavender, where the shower took
If Prof. B. Vance Henry keeps
up to th(s standard the people of ,
the tow-a-owe him an increased
patronage for the debt he will j
place them, under. The Apollo j
Company were -all good, but
es
pecially so were Miss Coyla M.
Spring, in hen recitations, and
Mr. Arthur '.X ells with his banjo.
T7" . I 1 1 1- , i I
ies. iney were an nnc, ana our
people showed their appreciation
of their fine work. '
Married Last Night.
It has been whispered around
for several days that a wedding
was on hand, but Miss Alma
Younger and J. L. Atkins stole
a march on their tuenas here byi147-: OTmrqaa toi 9
having the -ceremony performed
in Durham last night. Mrs. J.
W. Younger, the bride's mother,
and Miss Alma left yesterday
for Durham, presumably on- a
short visit, but the neus was re
ceived here this morning an
nouncing the wedding.
Miss Younger is the oldest!
daughter of Mr. J. w
nnnnn-c
is a most beautiful young
lady, fair m form and beami u in
character. Mr. Atkms is a busi -
ness man of prominence m Dur -
ham. and is to be congratulated
for the prize he has secured, j fi w &m Ha rf &
They will make Durham tiielr:CarVer, J, Hamlin, j R Vanhook.
home. : Lex Blalock and RK Young sold
Mr I. M. Clavton sold one for8od Prices at the Hyco this
. b;
barn ot tobacco at the Pioneer
today for 20l.6r.
New Ordinance.
It is ordered by the Board of
Town Commissioners of the Town
of Roxboro that if any person
shall ride or drive any horse or
vehicle oyer or across any of the
concrete curbs of the town; or
shall ride or drive any horse or
vehicle across or upon any con-
Crete sidewalk, regular crossings
excepted, he shall, upon convic
tion, be fined One Dollar.
This ordinance shall be in
force on and after October 21st,
1912
M. C, Winstead
Mayor.
Handkerchief and Stocking Shower.
One of the most beautiful social
functions of the season was the
handkerchief and stocking shower
given Saturday evening by Miss
Pearl Lewis in honor of Miss Ida
Winstead, who is soon to become
the bride of Mr- Chas. A. Bines,
f Greensboro. In gracious and
charming manner Miss Lewis and
Miss irotter greeted tne guests j
at the door and presented them to!
Miss Winstead. J
1 here were forty guests present,
mV uFe w ,nrsi taKen( UP
!"u" l'. j
place. After the shower a three
From th dininff room h .
bowl was sought, and around this
toasts were responded to, many
of them being of a very high order.
Hyeb Leads. -
Below we give you a few sales
which have been made at the Hy-
co during the past week. Read
them and see for ourself that rhe
Hyco is the leader for high Drices
land big averages: '
S. L. Walker, lOO pounds at
27.50, 212 at 32.00, 98 at 60.00,
104 at 27,00 and 124 at 14.75,
average $31.32. -
W. H. Harris, 150 pounds at
! Q 7 71 o 1 A Qf ntOt An ml
L;4nn0 iio f or nn QnH inn ot
14.75, average $21.25
Nat Jordan, 90 pound at 17.50,
1 16 at 34.00, 70 at 39.00, 70 at
59.00, 202 at 31.00, 120 at 24.50
and 80 at 9.75, average $30.60,
J. w. Brann 60 at 10.75, 120
at 21.50, 166 at 44.00, 114 at 30.
100 and 154 at 16.50; average
j $27, UU
'L'utha Duncan, 170 pounds at
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32 al 31 0Q 4o a, 00 d g4
j 17 50 avera $3o50 lg g
; he a e h
; Tuesda f everything on the
! n. "
wckk. iryou want to set bitri
, iceg and home fe J
'attheHvco.
The
ETERNAL
With 17 piece set ol high grade
Ware, worth HU.UU,. which is
during the exhibit at the store m
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G, BMMffi &
From OCT. 23rd to 30th
A salesman direct bom the lactory ol the m
ENGMAN-MATTHEWS RAfJGEaCOMPANI
two Generations of Malleable Range Builders
SOUTrt BEND, .INDIANA,
shnw vou the ranae.
GookBook and Siuvcnir
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Wr.D. Yarbrongh & Son 'in the Lead, j
There elraye been many good
sales made .here this season, but
W. Dj Yarbrougn & Son have
them all skinned to date. They
Sold oner "curing at the Pioneer
yjesterdak including everything
in th&ffcarh f ro m the top to th e
; .,n lnV barn was
mo poud$ which sold for $65.00
per hundred. Roxboro is the
marketto sell your tobacco and
the Pioneer Is the. place.
Big Prices At the Winstead.
The following sales were made
on Friday by Thaxton & Burch at
the Winstead Warehouse;
C. F. instead, one lot 46 lbs.
at 15.50," 178 at 28.50, 180 at
40.00, 84 at 23.50, 40 at 12.25,
and 14 lbs. tips at 11.00.
Wiikerson & Pettiford, one
lot 80 lbs, at 7.25, 130 at 20,50,
48 at 35.00. 56 at 49.00, 70 at
2a. 50, -and 176 at 22,00.
Averaged $31.00.
Mr. Sam Dunn sold with Thax
ton & Burch on Friday for the
following -nricps: One lot 133 lbs.
at 14.75, 68 at 25 50, 10Qat60,0o
120 at 35.00 and 170 at 25.50,
averaging $31.00, and wishes to!
inform tne Surl correspondent j
that he has plenty of this tobacco
seeQ tOf Sale.
NOTICE.
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On the 2nd, day of Nov. . I will
offer for sale at Miss Rosa Bryant
place, all my household and kit
chen furniture, farming utensils.
One good milk cow, one good
carryall,-buggy and, harness, all
f eed sftiKi ' consisting of corn,
etc.
JOHN E. SMITH
SALE TO TAKE PLACE AT 10 A. M.
LET US FEED YOU.
0. L. Satterlield. with John
T. Wade as manager, has
opened his Meat Maiket, in his
li.i. i ii .i
o d stand two doors Deiow me
Courier Olfir.e. Everything
newly fitted up, with cleanliness
the lirst consideration.
Fresh meats ol all kinds,
fish and oysters in season.
Phon Np, 22. Let
us have y our orders.
The ladies are invited to
come to our market and select
their parcfiases,
i i
ylhing
ever
ill be wel-
dean ana vou wii
corned.
O. L. SATTERFIELD.
Jno. T. Wade, Manager.
Aluminum, Copper ami Enamel
given with any range purchase
urcscnt you with a
unc;
.-.v yf-
and jscrve ymi with rcfrdun
RAMS
Public Speaking.
The County candidates will be
at the following places on the
following dates: '
Cuningham, Monday 21st.
Ceffo, Tuesday 22nd.
Chub Lake, Wednesday 23rd.-
Olive Hill, Thursday. 24th.
Bushy Pork, Friday 25th.
Cates, Saturday 26th.
Ai, Monday 28th,
Mt. Tirzah, Tuesday 29ih.
Moriah, Wednesday 30th.
Aliens ville, Thursday 31s tj.
Hoiioways, Friday Nov. 1st.
Woodsdale, Saturday Nov. 2nd.
Roxboro Monday Nov. 4th.
The public is cordially invited
to come out and hear the issues
discussed.
J. W. Noell,
Chmn. Dem. Co. Ex. Com.
W. D. Merritt,
Chmn.. Rep. Co. Ex. Com.
Dwelling Burned,
On last Wednesday night Mr.
Pete Rogers h?d the misfortune
to have his dwelling burned, with
nearly all of its contents. Mr. Rog
ers carried about $900 insurance,
which will nothing like cover the
loss. We hivt not learned how
the fire origin ted.
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I Best and biggest stock 01
JuMng Material ever inl
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Ladies Tailoring Opening.
Friday, October 18th.
Mr. Henry C. Strauss, representing .
the popular and well known ' 'STYLE
RIGHT" line of ladies suits and cloaks;
will be here Friday, Oct. 18th to show
you an extensive line of samples, of New
.York's latest creations in ladies ready- '-to-wear
garments and to. tiake yqur j or-.
der and measure foriwhat you wish.- i
Mr. Strauss has : been eraseYeral
times before in, this capacity. and-ha;s
given excellent satisfaction. We hav
handled this line for several seasons and
know that it is one of New York's best
popular priced lines. '
If you have had trouble in finding just-1
what vou want in stock or in getting a
perfect fit this is anxcllentoppoiinim-ra
ty. deliveries wui.
Eveiy lady interested is cdMially ihvit-!
ea ana urgeu tu uciicre.
TOBACCO IS :
SELLING HIGH : ;
and everybody i$ well
pleased when they bur
I Groceries from Jiugk
Woods, the Grocery
man. Everything to
eat, for man and beast.
Try me on flour, meal,'
meat, ship stuff, etcvr
Clover and grass seed.
Honestly, I will save
you money on
Shoes
If you have never
seen my line or heard
my prices you'll be sur
prised. Let. me show
yOU.
Groceryman. ;
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