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VOL .XXX
ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA,
No. 87
THE BANK OF ROXBORO.
Editor:
th'ng of beauty is a iov
v:.vrr" more especially whe
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: i h U the new Rank of Rox 1
;,, o now completed and occupkcj
.v lii-t worth and 'efficient
i :r-. . W. F. Long, and his
;. '1- a csisant, Eurie.v Clay J
h? Luild.ng is one of the
mcst in the Old North
both outside , and insida.!
- builder having spared no
i:i th? erection and selec 1
materials
which
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A. 1 in every respect, th .
Doing white press brick'
ornamental til pannels bc-f
th? pilasters set on a ba:
. li.iolv worked granite, the to
i i : -inibhed with Terra Cotta
Cornice and Ballustrades of
vry handsome design furnishe .
Chas. Godfrey Petitt Archi
tect late or Danville, Va.
Th? inside or banking room
fcxs a rine ornamental ceiling
v,i;h marble floor and wainscot
around walls which togethe
with the marble stairway to
v. fices above has been put up in
x r!b:it styl by Chas. Orchard
r. Danville, Va.
The interior is finished up to
fctatch the Bank Fixtures which
ar? or Mahogany with marble
; s Lo cresDond wibh wain-
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We write Fire, Life, Health,
Accident, Live Stdck, ndutpm"o-
bile Insurance and air kinds of
Bonds. Rents collected for prop-
erty owners at reasonable rates.
Place your business with us and get
! POLICIES THAT PROTECT
I SERVICE THAT SATISFIES
REASONABLE
"Talk it over with us'
Cunningham I Long,
Temporary Office over Garrett & Stanfield's Store.
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bronzed grille with chipped
j--.,.ais pannels all present-
; :r:oi': handsome appearance.
: i Ui3 vault which is built
c ..2V2t3 and steel all around
rle t y f.re pioo; and iinish
ica a iront that lor beauty,
;At-i and salety cannot be
Hid ii addition to this, the
. :ia a large sife with time
o that all may deposit thei
papa.j in a secure place,
.iijro tii cy wiii at all' times
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Editor is from one
(who knows what he is
talking
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H. F.
kicago Bankers Before Com
mittee.
gton, Sept. (5 Geo.
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'.y.:ors. a Chicago Banker, to
day oe.ore the Senate Banking;
and Cuirancy Comrnitt2e, express
f. tlie belief that the proposed
Treasury notes to be issued un
der the Administration jjtan o
currency revision, should not b
lade legal tender.. He said th
strongest feature of the currsnc
reform plan is that which woul ,
provide proper elasticity in ere
dits and currency.
Headquarter's for galvanized
and "felt roofing, nails and paint
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YOUR PATRONAGE A PPRE
CIATED.
We wish to return our Ihaiiks
to the people. of Roxboro and sur-
rounding community for the verv
liberal patronage received since
we opened our moving- piciur
showthe Grand, in Roxboro, it
has been all that wo could have
asked for..
By giving good service, new
pictures every diy, clean and
ciear Dictures, wc nope to merit;
a continuance ot this pacrOQage.
! Reade & Powell.
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NO HELP NEEDED.
Governor Craig Assures Red
Cross That their Assistance
Will not be Needed.
Rahish, X. C, Sept. G. Bayon
the fat that the Neuse and Ta
livers are continuing to rh
and that the colony of fisherme
at CKncoke Islmd were undoubt
edly safe, nothing of unusual in
toreit was received here toda
horn the path of the storm. Be
late reports continue to pour in
"ut these are more hopeful tha
the damage will not be as grea
as was at first reported. Go
Craig has assured the Red Crosr
that no aid will be required froi
that source, and it is believe
that everything will be normal i
a week witn the exception o
railway bridges and tracks. ,. I
Frank Thompson, of Onslo
county, left home on the day 0
the storm and laaded in Raleig
csterday. He told about th
isastsr at New Bern and place
the damage at something lik
$175,000. That was not, la
rom the figures reported froi
.hat place by wire later. Effort
wera still being made-to get;i
flcs touch with Washington
cut sofar have failed.-
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He Breaks the Record.
Mr. D. M. Andrews, of Roxbor(
made a record run from his horn
to Durham yesterday in his au
tomobile, making the trip in on
hour and one minute. Messrs W
L. younger and Early Sears ha
gone over to Roxboro to get
new motion picture show starte
off, and were anxious to get bac
to Durham as near 7 oeiocK a
posiU3 last night. Mr. Andrew
-jaid(xe would put them here i
good time, though he did not sa
t e was going to try for a record
rthen the party arrived her
it was found that just one min
ute more than an hour had bee
used in the trip. The best pre
ious time for any Roxboro ma
thine to make the trip was on
our and six minutes.
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The Old Reliable Fair.
At the Lynchburg Fair thi
year, sept, au, ucx. , a, ana
children under 12 years of ag
will be admitted free the firs
dav. Children as well as grow
people should send for a premi
um list and make an exhibit
prizes are offered for all kinds 0
ork aad products, and this yea
rirls who are canning tomatoe
will find that they have bee
liberally remembered. Good lis
of prizes for corn, tobacco, fan
products and apples. Fon list o
iree attractions', see big' "ad" i
another column ; for specia
trains consult your depot agent
Remember trotting, pacing an I
iunn'ng races every day. Fo i
premium list send name and ad j
r:ss 1o F. A. Lovelo.k, Secretary,
Lynchburg, Va. - . ,
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For Sale.
My home place in Roxboro.
Terms easy. Opportunities; to
get desirable Main Street loca-
tidiis do not cons oftan. I
If interested write me. !
W W. Kitchin,
t. 1st, 1913. Ral8l3h' N '
EAST CAROLINA , STORM
SWEPT.
Great Loss of Property in New
Berne, Washington and Other
Points. Two Killed at Farm
ville. A storm of cquanoctu-al sudilcn
f-'ess an J terrific fu,ry 'j:qzj g
Eastern North Carcl'n?. Tu.:sd .
liixht an:l v.g?d - through Wca
csav ,vith - fearful resul.s. T
lam.avo ii untol?.
At Farmville the front end o
the large tobacco warehouse w&
'crushed in and two boys, Walte
-Eynum, aged 16, and McKinl
Walker, aged 12 of Durham, wer
Instantly killed.
Others were badly hurt.
The storm was very severe i
"Tarboro and Edgecombe County
Telephone lines were badly dam
aged and the young corn ero
and the cotton crop sufferc
much. An estimate places Edge
-ombe's loss at over $250,000.
Grcenvi.le suffered heavi'y. Th
brick building of the Daily Re
rise tor was unroofed and th
plant seriously damaged; Trai
service cut off. Crops damage
one !tliird is the story from Pit
Wiison and Wilson County suf
ered. heavily the loss probabl
reaching half a million, ,
' The estimated loss in Washing
:0tt, N: and Beaufort Count
is lover a million dollars. Th
mijerlohg bridge of the " Xrfolk
".uuthern - across Pamlic river
.?fep Uaway. .The , towm is pra
tiially piat out of business tern
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pqrarily. But lew business hous
ges of the Coast Line aroun
vVashington are swept away
Nearly all the boats in the hr
bor were sunk.
Belhaven is practically wipe'
off the map and Aurora consid
rab y damaged. Fi te2n house
swept away at Vandemere.
The wind is said to have reach
ed a velocity of 90 miles an hour
The storm and flood at Ne
:cra was the worst in tin his
oiy of the town. The los3 i
jstimated at half a million dol
oru. Ths County Bridge acros
h3 Neise was swep: away. Man
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the st roots were flooded.
Th?. storm was not so severe a
caufort and Morehead.
ic s .eared that not a soul is
:U on the Island of Ocracoke.
rh2r3 is a population of 400 or
:r.cre. The high tides may have
a pt away hundreds on the
.ow iying banks.
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Yes Paint
hi ar next year, so much
vo-k his baea put off and more
' il 02.
.Mod don't know that it costs
..o.c money to wait than to
ocint: it costs about 10 percent
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D wai':, and not over 5 for the
ittra price.
Whit is 5? About $2.50 on the j
1v;r.i,e job (3000 square feet);
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j aliens Devo3, lo of average
:i.it, y-33 20 of some:
-Suppose there's plenty of oil
c vl year, won't paint go-down?
G , a nU-5 , tufie uau i uc jjich j
y of oil; the demand settles'
ait. HaU the work of last-
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jir aaa tnis is waning ; so svu-
i i we are. ,
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Long. Bradsher & Co., sell it.
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Wanted at Once
Girls over seventeen years of
ge to -pack cigarettes. Liberal
mages paid. Clean work. Recom-
mendations as to good character
required Write to W. Duke Sons
& Co, Branch, Durham, N c; ;
Surl News.
Mr. Abner O'Briant of Moriah
sold 303 watermelons this sea
son. 86 memcers joined Grassy Creek
cliurch in Granville county not
ionf since.
tii Oxford the warehouses
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92,000 pounds of tooacco.
That falsehood tongue puts in
s:ood time day and nieht.
We had the worst storm Wed
nesday of this week that we
have- had in 12 years. It broke
and bruised tobacco mighty bad,
blowed the corn down and spli
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the fodder to pieces. The crops
are a sad looking sight at this
writing.
Mr. Frazier a good drummer
called on my father Wednesday
.rf this week at his store. W'e
swarmed a few iokes' I can sai
rf .
he is the prettiest young ma
that ever struck the Surl sec
tion that went by the name o
Frazier.
,W6 hav- just received a big lot of
-Mafpugs. These plugs .are
of a vSHiperior ake and are suit?
able for ii$?fn anycar. We especial
ly recointfiendvtbem for use in mo
tors wKicli Hiat up easily.
Eaclvli carries with t an absolute
guarantee for 50C0 miles service and
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prove xteiective witmn mat 'time.
Think of the trouble and annoyance
you will save by equipping your car
with a set of these plugs. From
that standpoint alone they will pay
for themselves in a very short time.
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BEST PRICES
Nothing but the best is good enough
for our customers, uur buyers are back
from the great wholesale markets of the
country and the new Fall goods are ar
riving daily. We believe that to say that
we will have by far the best and largest
stock in Roxboro will be a modest state
ment. As usual the stock will consist of
"Everythmg to Wear and Fur
nish the Horn
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and you will find that great pains have - $
been taken in making the selections and ' $
buying the correct and popular merchan-, X
dise for our section. . ' ' ' ,5
We are anxious to have the patronage ,;
01 every man, woman anu cnuu m rwauii
county but ask it solely on the merits of
our goods, prices and service.
We shall be pleased to serve you.
Roxboro's
A Sufferer From Flood.
Prof. F. S. Aldridge, of Trinity-
Park school, has received a letter
from Mr. Quiljy Aldaidge, his
father, of 'Oriental. N. .. which
r be of interest to peoplevof
this city, where he has a number
of other relatives and friends. "
Mr. Aldridare states that his
fintiip crnn tntal v nestrnvpri
- l 1..,. t, a maam iXrn.r n A 11 fZ
mais 0f his live stock, savine his
horses which consisted of a large
numoer or cmcKens, nogs ana
cattIe' were washed; away
The
lino hf save Mmf1 All tha wn.V nn
to Washington, N. C., andOn-en-1
tal and the surrounding country '
were placed well out into the
Ocean ,
The breakers, during the tern-
'J hjs front
door and washed 'through his hall
of his house. However, his house
is still standing. A hired man
swam from the house out to the
harn anoMosed the horses. Had
it not been for this these animals
wouia nave Deen arownea ajong
with the rest of his live stockr
Practically everything which Mr.
Aid ridge owned saving his house
furniture and horses, has been
completely destroyed. D, Sun,
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