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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, Wednesday Evening, May 14, 1913.
No. 20
SUIT AGAINST LOUISBURG.
Brought By W. O. Joyner For
$100 For Failure to Publish
Reports.
Lo'jisburg, May 5 W. O. Joy-uei-.
through' his attorney, W. M.
Person has brought suit against;. appreclatlye audienc In
ti,e to-n commission, for the;ordor to secure a crowd in this
slim of 8100 for their failure to neighborho0(j when he .g gQ we
nnbish an annual financial statft-! ,
1
inent oi me amounts received
and now expended, as the state
law requires all town commissi
oners to do. It seems that not
only has the present board of
commissioners failed to do this
for the past two years, but such
a statement has not been made
in ten years. If Mr. Joyner wins
iu ou.v MC 10 ou -
ing ior wm go xo nim as xne law
directs. The case will come up
before Justice J. A. Palmer Mon
day. Fourth Class Postmasters Must
Show Their Fitness.
Washington, May 7. The four
th class postmaster situation
lias been finally disposed of. Post
master General Burleson after a
conference, with President Wil
son today announced that an ex
ecutive order has been issued re
quiring all postmasters of that
class to submit to a competitive
examination whether already? in
office or prospective candidates.
Mr. Burleson also announced
that it was the intention of
President Wilson to take into
the classified service, probably
within a year all postmasters of
the third and second class.
Mr. Burleson discussing the or
der indicated that it was the
Presidents wish to take the four
th class postmastership out of
politics, but democrats as well
as republicans will have an op
portunity to compete.
Annual Reunion of Confederate
Veterans.
The annual Reunion of Con
lederato Veterans. Camp Jones,
No. 1206, will be held in Roxboro
as usual on June 3rd. Every Ve
teran together with his wife, al
so widows of Veterans, are cor
dially invited. The Daughters of
the Confederacy will prepare a
dinner. They have also secured
a speaker for the occasion, Gen.
T. W. Bickett.
J. A. Long,
Commander.
REMEMBER
Bradsher
LOHjL
IS HEADQUARTERS
for Screen Doors, Screen windows,
Screen wire, &c.
Cream Freezers,
Water Coolers.
For Real
Come
Long, Brasher & Co.
Bethel Hill Commencement.
On Sunday in . the church Kev.
J. T. Riddick, the beloved and
pre-eminently successful pastor
of the second Baptist Church of
Durham, preached the annual
sermon to an exceedine-lv larp-A
fuwu turn ioveaDy an, -it is
only necessary to announce that
Mr. Riddick will preach, his text
was the 19th verse of the 26th
chapter of Acts. "Whereupon,
O, King Agrippa, I was not dis
obedient unto the heavenly vis
ion." This thrilling and smile
stirring sermon was intensely
practical as well as inspiring,
and several were heard to say
that it was the best sermon they
ever listened to. N
On Monday at 11 o'clock a. m.
Prof. N. W. Walker, State Super
intendent of High Schools, made
a splendid address to a large as
sembly of pupils, patrons and
friends of the school. He show
ed us the need of the High
School, its duty to the commun
ity and the duty of the commun
ity to it. His plain, . common
sense, practical speech made a
splendid impression on all and it
will be a great delight to have
Prof. Walker visit 'tis again at
any time.
The entertainment Monday
night given by the school was of
high order and thoroughly enjoy
ed by an immense crowd that
could not find standing room in
the auditorium. The program
consisting of readings, music,
plays, pantomimes etc., was well
chosen by the experienced teach
ers. It was splendidly carried
out, and several remarked that
they never saw pupils better
trained where all did their
part so well, it is bad to dis
criminate, but we counted ielp
mentioning the splendid acting of
Mrs. Norman Long.
The school has enjoyed a most
prosperous session, and the indi
cations are that this will become
one of the most important High
Schools of the Stat?.
M. B.
We can furnish the tobacco
planters.
Long Bradsher & Co.
White Mountain Ice Cream
Freezers, tripple motion, at
Long Bradsher & Co's.
Refrigerators and
Values in
to us.
Co.
PERSON COUNTY.
By Mamie Ennis Pleasants.
The history of Person Count;
is very interesting, especially to
tho:e who dve within her borders
Originally a part of Orange and
Caswell counties, it was formed
into a separate county 1791 and
was called in honor of General
Thomas ..Person of Granville Co.
Thomas Person is a name that
stands out first .and foremost in
the history of our County.. He
hated tyranny above everything
else, and was also strongly op
posedd to the stamp act. vHe
was appointed the first briga
dier general by the State Con
gress in April 1776, 'and for his
patriotic services a county of
North Carolina was named in
his honor. His liber ality tow
ards all schools and colleges was
very marked ; but especially sq
towards the Chapel Hill Univer
sity ; a hall of that place also
bears his name.
It is bounded on the north by
the northern part of the State,
the Virginia line, east by Gran
ville, south by Orange and west
Caswell county.
Person county has a mild cli- i
mate, and it is very fertile. There
fore it is very thickly populated,
although itm ay not have as
many largecities as some coun
ties. Roxboro being the pprin
cipal city, and also the County
seat. It is fifty-four miles from
Raleigh, and has a population
of about three thousand. One
of the best schools, for its size,
in the State is at Roxboro. There,
are two cotton mills, three
warehouses and a large number
of stores. During the month of
January, 1913 Roxboro ranked
third among the tobacco mar
kets of the State. Some of the
chief factors that have helped to
build up this town and County
was the building of a railroad
in 3 890 through the County.
Another great improvement
va made in Roxboro last year,
that was the paving of the aide,
v-Tlks and macadamising of che
.ft reels. Many other improve
ments h-.e taken place in the
last f cw yeai s For instance the
improvement of the public schools
Instead of the old log school
house of former days we now
have warm comfor table build
ing?. Although there has been
much improvement made in the
schools we look forward to the
day when there will be a s till
greater improvement. The roads
though not of the best, are very
good, and we hope to have ma
cadamised roads all over the
County in the near future. An
other great help to the people of
this County is the telephone sys
tem. ' There' are some very interest
ing places in Person county.
Take for instance, Payne's Tav
ern. This place was at first se
lected for the county seat ;but
was later changed to its present
site. Loch Eily a beautiful place
to go for a summer outing, is
one- of the chief attractions of ;
person county. This pond is
about two miles long and about
one mile wide, a beautiful club
house adds much to the beauty
of the place. It is built upon a
high bank overlooking the. pond..
Still another place that many
people .visit in the summer is
iliiKi Mountain. It is located
about five miles north of Rox
boro. The view from one of the
peaks is :ery beautiful indeed!
Farming is carried on on a
lari?e;6calp,by;thei)eople;ot 'er-
son County. T i bacco is the chief
Product' but enough grain israis-;
ed f 0 v then .wn use, and also I
have some to sell. The tobacco i
,m thlrj county is' among the best
of the State.
One thing about Person is the.
healtMul situation and good wa
ter, although there is much sick
ness .it is not nearly so much as
there is in some' of the neighbor
ing counties.
The history of Person County
shows that great improvements
have been made since 1850, but
we look forward to the time
when still greater improvements
will be made. The improvement
that will . help the county more
thanlany thing else is good roads,
we hope to" see dn a few years
Macadamized roads; that will
rival the old Roman roads in
structure and durability. They
will not cost thev county very
much" for there is an abundance
of material that can be develop
ed with very little effort.
Another improvement that we
are longing to see brought about
is one that concerns the schools.
We will all be glad when
the number of schools will be
doubled, the buildings much lar
ger and better equipped, the
term longer, and more teachers
with better salaries will be em
ployed for each school. One
thing that will greatly help the
boys of Person County will be
the building of a farm school. In
this he boys may gain a nedu-
cation with very little expense,
and also gain some practicable
knowledge about farming. For
the girls we wish to see a college
built in Person with a special
domestic course among its many
other good qualities. Some other
things we wish to see added to
the long list of county improve
ments, will be the continuation
of the street building in Roxboro
and also a new Union Station at
that place. The bright hope of
all the people of this county is
that some one will donate the
funds for building a hospital at
Hagie's Mountain, which will be
connected with the principal citi
es by a street car line. Last but
not least one of the sure features
of the developement of Person j
County will be the growth of her
towns. Some of what are now
merely country villages will de
velope into the principal cities of
North Carolina.
Then here's to Person,
Theland of my birth;
Here's to Person,
The grandest county on earth.
Oxford College Commencement.
The Courier begs to acknowled
ge an invitation to the Oxford
College, sent by our charming
young friend Miss Carolyn
Thomas Farthing. The ' date
May 25 to 27, at Oxford. N. C.
The graduating class this
year is a very large one, num
berine: 24. as follows. Breta
Gay Noell, B. A. President ; Gen
eva Powers, B. A., Vice-President;
Eugenia Woody, B. A. Sec.
and Treas. ; Florence Loonam, B.
s Historian: Marirarett Jus
tice, B. A., Prophet; Carolyn
Thomas Farthing, B. A., Tvy-Or-
ator ; Annie Long, B. S., Tresta
tor ; Bessie Howard, B. S., Poet ;
Elora Horrell, B. S., Presentor;
Lena Jones, B. A., Salutatorian ;
Fannie Scott Jeffress, B. A., Vale
dictorian ; Amanda Cobb, B. S,,
Decie Dark, B. S., Maggie Hood,
B. S., Essie Johnson, B. S., Rassie
Jones, B. A., "Marie Medford, B.
S., Bernjce Olive, k S., Myrtle
Pass, Br A., Maggie Richardson,
B. S., -Grace Short, B. A., Ruth
Taylor, ,B. A., Olice Wood, B. , &,
Marie Woody, ,B.
Auditors
Annual report, showing Receipts and disbursements on account
of salaries and fees f6r year-ending April 1st 1913
By amount received of Sheriff's
... Register of Deeds office
Clerk's office - ?
Treasurer's office, including com
missions accrued, but not com
puted (approximated)
By
By
To amount of annual salaries.
Sheriff
Register of Deeds
Treasurer
Clerk Superior Court
To amount paid Auditor
Balance
balance
We are pleased to announce to our friends and patrons that we
have purchased a new and better ice wagon for delivery service and
we are putting same on the streets today. We will make d livery
j.wice each day and we trust we may have the pleasure of serving you.
. For convenience, we haveadopted a new plan. Each customer
will be given an Ice Card. 1 On this card are figures representing
different amounts. Av pointer is fastened jo the card and by moving
this pointer to whatever quantity desired it can be seen at a glance
from the street and customer will not be bothered. This card" may
be hung in a convenient place on the porch.
It is crnr endeavor to give the best service and we have instruct
ed our Mr. Hobgood, who has charge ot the wagon, to give extra
po'od weight with every purchase. If you have any cause whatever
for complaint, we will consider it a favor if you . will kindly let us
know. '
In every case, ice will be cheaper when tickets are purchased.
Once more thanking you in anticipation of your future patronage.
Respectfully,, -
EVERY
BUSY
It has been just that way with us all
the Spring. And there are reasons for it.
The reasons are that the goods the irpeo-
pie want are here, tne quality is qepena- s:
able, the pJices are right and our service -'
is best. The most capable and obliging
sales-neoDle to be found are, here and
Jt. i '
they deserve mucn
una hnQinPSS
We are daily receiving 'new -goods.
This, week we are. expecting two. , good
shipments of the very newest novelties in
summer dress goods.
new shapes m tne
Riff shiomeht.of
t . last week, 25c to $1.00". .Come to see us! -f i
t often, we win snow
every time it we nave time. , r ;
We re always pleased to serve you. : ;
Report.
office
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F. O. CARVER, Auditor.
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