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ROXBORO, if ORTH CAROLINA, Wednesday Evening, August 27, 4913.
No. 35
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THE MOVING PICTURE
HOUSE NOW READY.
The Show will Open Next Mon-
daTTheDBui!dg RemodIed !
and Now Ready for Use.
Mr. J. G, Reade of Durham
was in town Monday and inform
ed us that his Moving Picture
show would open in the Andrews
building next door to The Courier
orifice next Monday.
The building has been remod
led, painted and fixed up in first-
class style tor the business, and
Mr. Reade says the show will be
tirst-class in every respect, and
as clean as any one could wish
and that parents need have no
fears for their children when vis
iting this show. Our people know
Mr. Reade and know, that he will
do just what he says.
Mr. E, A. Powell, . who will
manage the show has spent five
years in the moving picture ibusi
jiess in Baltimore, and promises
our people as high class show as
money will produce, clean and
uplifting in every respect. Mr.
Powell is a moral and strictlv!bec.ulo?is: and .for some. time
rtftn . . nis inenas nave Known that it
temperate young man, and is en-; was nofc far to hig earlhly end
titled to the confidence of our 'His brother, Mr. J. Lester Clay
people, ton, came here" with him from
They will get their pictures di- Asheville and has been by hi
rectfrom Baltimore and expect 5uCeV L '
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to keep right up with, lb limw. . eieiy Monday evelg quite a
Hie? have spared neither oainsHafge number of his frieids gath
or experts? to make ther hu$i K"PS to pay their last respect.
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I erty owners at reasonable rates. I
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POLICIES THAT PROTECT
SERVICE THAT SATISFIES
REASONABLE RATES.
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and have ho doubt about the
merit of theii' show. They ' only
ask that you give them a chance
to Prove to you what they
say is
true, if you will visit their show
once they know you will come
again.
We bespeak for these enter
prising people a liberal patronage
from the citizens of Roxbbro and
surrounding community.
mi. roweu desires a young
lady to sell 'tickets for him, any.
one wishing this position will
write him in own handwriting.
Address Mr. E, A. Powell, Rox
boro, N. C.
Mr. Clark Clayton Buried Mon
day. Mr, Clark Clayton, a very pop
ular and upright young man, died
Sunday evening at the Reade
Hotel. He had been in bad health
for quite a long time, and had
been in Asheville for several
months, only arriving here a few
weeks ago. Some time since he
contracted that dread disease.
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At the State Association
County Commissioners Dr.
j rratt vxives Advice on .
I Good Roads
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j Before the State Association of
i County Commissioners in session
I at States ville last week twb notable
speeches were made. One was
j by Attorney-General Bickett, whc
; voiced his well known views on
I the -need of segregation and.class
ification of property for purposes;
of taxation, and the County Com
missioners assembled from all
over the State endorsed his views
by resolution. The other address
was by Dr. Pratt, State Geolo
gist, on road improvement. The
Statesville Landmark gave the
following synopsis of Dr PraVs
remarks:
"After expressing his belief
that the State Association of
County Commissioners is probab
ly the most important ot all the
associations in the State, and .de
claiiag that it can de more for the
advancement of the State than
any other association, Dr. Pratt
expressed the hope that there
would be greater co-op:ration
among the variows counties and
greater uniformity of methods
leading toward the betterment of
the hole State. 4 My subject,'
said he, Ms a very live 'tttJpN&k
problem of good public is
(not
by auymeacIhe
needof fiood roaufald
tent-
Jicteljtts titim thenef?y
SdmfttWllfbut tfielMtioii I
hotf i tdriififi ' revenue ; to bu:ld
good r'oada ttnd the beneflbial re
venue to Build good "roads,- and
how to construct and maintain
them. No county should be satis
fied until every section of that
eotinty'is served by good roads.
Some have, already done this and
their' question is maintenance. It
has been found . that no road is
real y-permanent, the only thing
about the rOad that is permanent
being?itl location, and r for this
reasn::;th e read should; by all
means 6& properly located. The
idea onc6 prevailed that macadam
road wasi something permanent,
but we have found differently.
No', matter how7 well at road is
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built it must be watched up and
kept in repair.. There are few
sections which can afford the bet
ter grade ofToads constructed of
tar, asphalt and macadam 'prepa
rations and these are not ; really
satisfactory considering the cost.
The one road that does give sat
isfaction is the sand-clay or gravel.
road. This is the one road that
can be kept good 365 days in the
year at little cost. The cost of
sand-clay roads in North Carolina
has ranged from 300. to $1,800
per mile, according to the amount
of grading to be done and the dis
tance the sand or top dressing
must be hauled: These roadt
can be maintained and kept in
geod condition by running drags
over them after each, heavy raim
and repairing the holes witm the
same kind ef soil used in com
struciing the read, at a tost of
not more than $3 per mile par
year, while $100 per mile per
year is a low estimate for the cost
of maintenance of a macadam
road.- If the traffic over the road
ever justifies putting down the
tar or asphalt preparations, the
sand-clay makes a fie fousda
tion. All country roads should
have a 40foou right-of-way and
the road should be built not less
than , twenty-fpur feet wide with
sand-clay or top-soil in the center
not less than 9 foet wide and eight 'citizens when they regain-their
inches deep. Farmers should not' liberty than they were when they
be allowed to cultivate the fiields began their terms. "
alQtiads all the way but to
the rd the water
f "drain from "their fields info -'the
' roads.
To properly maintain its roads
Dr. Pratt said' a county should'
have a right to govern all traffic
on its roads and he wants this
power bestowed on the' county
commissioners. After a system
uf good roads has been built in a
county the use of wide-tire wa
gons should be forced on those
hauling over the roads, especially
in the case of heavy lumber wa
gons. The question of wide-tire
.wagons is to be discussed at ' a
meeting called to be held in Wash
ington for that purpose and $n
effort will be made to have all
wagon manufacturers present at
ihis conference. The State now
regulates automobiles and there
i no reason why counties should
not have the authority to regulate
all other public road traffic! The
State law making twenty-five
, miles an hour the autdmobile
'speed limit should be enforced,
.because when a machine' runs
over twenty two miles an hour
.Jthe suction from the tires is veryl
detrimental to the road. The auto
mobile loosens the roadbed and
and then the narrow-tire wagons
Come along and grind up the
loose soil or gravel. In Prance a
wagon must have a tire in wi4th
according to the wigtil"f lQ&
naiiiled, " ' -- - -r-' '
The need of an efficient road
fenpneer in every vcounty in the
State wasijresstd by Dr. r?ratt.
fin I a vsA
thatt the counties which have got
ten besi faults "as to the location
construction aad maintenance of
roads affr Jhose which have em
ployed engineers who knoW .how
to build roads. A look over the
roads of these counties will con
vince my one. And if you want
to get best results, give the en
gineer authority to go ahead and
build the roads as he sees best,
regardless of the location, etc.v
desired by others. Hire a man
who knows how and let him lo
cate the road where it wili be best
for the road, for the location is
the one thing that should be per
manent. The neoDie of North
Carolina are now much interested
in the unjust freight rates that
have been charged in North Caro
lina. We should also stop and
think about the rate we have been
paying the public roads. By the
employment of pood engineers
and the building and maintaining
of good roads, we can reduce the
cost of hauling from 25 cents per
ton per mile to 8 cents.'
"Dr. Pratt approved the action!
of tha fonh Carolina Good. Roads
Association in advocating a State
Highway Commission and $the:
working of State convicts on the ;
public roads. The State Highway I
Commission bill as presented, he!
said, would give engineering as 1
sistancc to counties, not able to!
employ regular engineers and
would work State convicts on thp
highways without interfering in
any way with the convicts owned
and worked by the individual
counties. 'The best way the con
vict an pay his debt to tke
State,' said he, is to work on
the pnblic road, and the State can
spend money in no better way
than in giving engineering assis
tance the counties' desiring to
locate and build good rpads. The
adoption of methods that would
increase the efficiency to convict
forces worked on tne roads by
the counties was Qctoocated. The
convicts should be so trained and
cared for that they will be better.
A Handsome Building.
The new building tor the Bank
of Roxboro is just about complete
arid they expect to move in to
morrow, so we hear, All con
nected with this bank have just
ause to feel proud of this build
ing for there is not a more hand
some building in the state we
sajfrit advisedlyr iban this build
ing, and it certainly is an .orna
ment to the town. The clever and
handsome active officers, W. Pi
Loner and B. G. Clayton will feel
proud of themselves and the in
stitution with which they are con
nected, but it will not affect their
heads and they cordially invite all
old friends, and -others who wish
to become friends, to drop in and
see them in their new quarters.
A dollar will go farther, just
now at the Person Dry Goods Co.
than you imagine. Call and
look.'
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automobile supplies an4 accessories.
- haven't got what you wish, we
"will get it if it is made. ' We also
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We are. making preparations for the
biggest furniture business this fall that
we have ever had. Already we have our
show room stocked with some of the
most seledt and desirable furniture that
you have ever seen.
Bed room suites in Circassian Walnut,
Mahogany, and Oak.
Dressers with washstands to match
in Birdseye Maple, White Enamel
and uak. These match up fine with
iron or brass beds.
China closets, buffets, and", side boards
for the dining room and the best line
'of dining tables to be found.
The great and popular Bernstein beds
in brass and iron.
GlQbe-Wernicke book cases in Mahog
any, Mission, quartered and plain oak.
In fact we have almost any, kind of
furniture, necessary to furnish a well ap
pointed home. Anything that we hdven't
in stock we will gladly order for you. -
We carry all grades of furfiiture
from the cheapest that v is good up
to the very high grades and' will save
you money on every purchase.
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Give us a chance to, prove it and we
will get your business. . f
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GRANVILLE COUNTY
FINE FARM FOR SALE.
Attractive old home place 7
miles north of Oxford, N. C. Bean- ,1
i ul ' Grove with ten-room dwell--ing,
large new barn, tenant homs
e3 and other buildings. 300 ac
1 es : price $8,500. Payments ,to
uit purchaser. ' Buildings worth
more than $4,000. Land alone
70rth more than price asked. No
iner tobacco, cotton, grass or
grain land in Granville County.
'.Veil watered. One mile from
railroad station.
No agents need apply. Address
J. M. M. Gregory, Durham, N. C
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Bridge to Let.
I will let the contract to build
the bridge across Flat River at
Sneed's mill, near Helena, on the
premises, on the 6th day of Sep- .
tember 191Si, at 1 o'clock P. M.
Drawing and specifications of
the bridge can be seen at Regis ,
ter of Deeds office in Roxboro.
R. H. Gates,
' Road Supt.
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