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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, Wednesday Evening, March 25, 1914.
No. 12
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DURHAM SWEPT BY FIRE
3 MILLION DOLLAR BLAZE
Three Entire City Blocks Wiped
Away by Fire that Originated
in B. L. Duke Building on
Main Street.
Durham. March 24. Damage
iiimited at noon today at $3,000,
hk was caused by tire which origi
nated in the Brodie L. Duke builuV
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mo-lat mgm su io.u o ciock, in Koxboro as it gave the fourth
iniiiilit its way to six buildings and entertainment of the Lyceum
was not conquered until it had de- course of lsst season; easily prov
.troyed or practically ruined three ing itself the best ladies quartette
mtire city blocks. The blaze start- Roxboro has ever had. In fact,
,h! on the second floor of the Wool- so well pleased were those in at
worth Five and Ten Cent stores. ' tendance at this entertainment
The immense fire damage is cover- that it was their unanimous desire
,., by only about one-half insur-,that we have them back again this
:inn Insurance adjusters had not! season. So its with peculiar pleas-
ri ini aiicinooii L-ucuiaicu me .
:;'.)!, unit of insurance carried on the
;f i(iu buildings and stock.
! xiit'ii programme mis sea
The W. F. M Society. 'son will be entirely new, consist-
e Y F. M. S. of the Me-: in' in part of piano and vocal so-
.ihoilist church met March
with Mrs. W. L. Lewis,
meeting was called to order
3rd
The
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the prcMilent. Devotional exer- i'-' bounsi una meir ensemoie
N's were conduetpd by the pas-J Worli enables them to give a de
tor, who afterward gave an inter-' Hghtfully varied program. Their
toting talk. The following are sweet mellow voices blend like an
flie officers for 1,)14: instrument; their music possesses
Miss Anna AVebb, President. a wealth of harmony, richness of
Mrs. S. G. Winstead, 1 V-Pres. ; tone and volume seldom equalled
Mr. W. H. Han-is, i V-Pres. I bv &n.v company of this kind.
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Mrs. T. H. Street, 3 V-Pres.
Mrs. Mamie Merritt, 4 V-Pres. t() Pase all persons, whether
Mrs. W. R. Hambrick, Treas. ! tneA' are practiced in music or not.
Mrs. E. P. Dunkp, Cor. Sec. j Those that enjoy the best of en
Mrs. Z. V. Gwynn, Rec. Sec. tertainments can't afford to not
Mrs. Mamie Bradsher, Press hear the Beulah Bucks. Come
Supt.
The next regular
meeting wiil
be held in-April. ;.;JJate ,.an4 ph
will be announced later. Mrs. 1
Bradsher, Press Supt.
Fine Birds.
if you are thinking about rais
ing chickens, and everybody is,
you want to read the ad in another
column of Mr. Flynn FJliott, of
Charlotte. N..C. R. F. D. No. ('.
He has the very finest .bird.-., hav
ing taken many prizes ;.e the
-new-, and guarantees the very
h;--l. V.'rii-.' iiiiit or better still r
der o:;;(i of hi- eggs uiid stari
right, lu ;ul the ad.
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with S.itlvrlield.
HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW? '
THAT DEPENDS ON THE KIND OF HOES.SPADES.
FORKS AND RAKES YOU USE,
WE SELL GARDEN TOOLS WHICH IT WONT BREAK
YOUR BACK TO USE AND MAKE GARDENING A.JOY.
AT THE SAME TIME THEY THEMSELVES WON'T
BREAK, BUT WILL GIVE GOOD LONG SERVICE.
NOR WILL WE "BREAK YOU" WHEN YOU BUY
YOUR GARDEN TOOLS AND HARDWARE FROM US.
Long
LYCEUM ENTERTAINMENT.
Beulah Buck Quartette Com
pany at Roxboro Friday even
ing, April 3rd.
The Beulah Buck Quartette
Concert Company will give the
fifth Lyceum entertainment at the
Roxboro Graded School Auditori
um Friday evening Anvil 2-d
'This company is no new company
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ure mac we announce the return
date of the Beulah Bucks, April
3rd.
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los, readings, monologues sketch
es, and ensemble work. Each
member of-the company is a ca-
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Their concerts are so planned as
out and hear them. They will put
a new song in your mouth, a new
jo.v itf your soul.
Tickets will be on sale at the
Davis Drug Co. Thursday and
Friday, April 2nd and 3rd. Se
lect your seats early and make
ready for an evening of rare plea
sure and enjoyment.
Splendid Display.
The display advertising the
Piedmont Cigarettes made by
Messrs. Z. V. Gwynn and A. G.
iYwell in the window of the old
W bitted Drug Store, post oflice
building, is one of the most hand-
some ever made here. !t is worth j
walking by just to get a look at it. -.
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NOTICE
Of Mass Meeting
The citizens of the Town
of Roxboro are requested to
meet in the court house Fri
day evening, the 27th,at7;30
o'clock, p. m.
This is an important
meeting, and all are earnest
ly requested to be present.
Done by order of the
Board of Town Commission
ers. This March 19th, 1914
R. L. Harris, Clerk.
Missionary Intitute.
The people of the Mt. Tirzah
Circuit will conduct a Missionary
Institute at Brooksdale church,
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oeginning atu relay a. m.
o'clock. Let even bodv
at 10
come
and bring a lunch:
10 Song, prayer by J. H. Jones.
10:15 Address of welcome by master
Talmage Daniels.
10:20 Address on the Laymen's
Movement, by C. B. Brooks.
10;30 A. talk on Home Religion, by
John Ford.
10:40 A round table discussion on
on how we may do more to help save
the world at home and abroad. Led by
W. F. Reade.
11:30 Lecture on foreign missions.
N. C. Yearby. Prayer by U. B. Davis.
12 Lunch.
SATURDAY P. M.
1- Song. Prayer by C. B. Brooks. '
1:15 A paper on prayer as a mission
ary force, by P. D. Bowles.
1:30 Speech on consolidated efforts,
by J. H. Jones.
1:45 Paper on on the , works and'
needs of the W. H. M. Society, by Miss
Ella Gentry.
2 Paper on the works and needs of
Allen.
2:15 Paper, the Bible missionary
book, by Miss Blanchs Davis.
2:30 Round table discussion on the
needs of the home field, led by Rev. W.
B. Davis.
3-Prayer, by Carter Daniels.
SUNDAY A. M.
10- Song by choir. Prayer by pastor.
10:15-Speech on the Sunday School as
a missionery agency, by S. P. Jones.
10:30-Speech on Christ and missions,
by A. P. Daniels.
10:45-Paper on the needs of Person
County, by Miss Kate Reade.
11- SeJrtion on Stewardship.
12- Lunch.
SUNDAY P. M.
1-Song by the choir. Praver bv A.
p. Daniels.
1:10-A discussion of the S. S. Lesson
by the pastor.
1 :30--Paper on St. Paul . as a mission
ary by T. E. Noell.
1:45--Paper on tithing, by Miss Effie
Brooks.
2-Paper on the growth of Methodism
by Miss Pearl Herron.
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ivuunu tauic uiacussiun un wiictu
we are doing: to save the world' in this
generation, led by Mrs. T. H. Street.
Revival Services.
The revival services at the Me
thodist Church will begin Sunday,
March 29th, and continue ten
days or more. Rev. H. M. North
Presiding Elder of this district,
will assist the pastor, Rev. N. C.
Yearby, in the meeting. Mr.
North will do. the preaching. Mr.
A. S. Parker, "a Trinity College
student, will lead the singing at
these services. The services will
be at 3:30 p. m., and 7:30 in the
evening; The public is very cor
dially invited to attend all these
services.
Mr. North is no stranger to our
people having preached a good
many times in our town. The
church and community is very
fortunate in having him to con
duct this series of meetings.
Preaching at Baptist Church.
Rev. Chas. E. Maddry, pastpr
of the Tabernacle Church, Ral
eigh, N. C, i will preach at the
Baptist Church in Roxboro next
Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
The public is cordially invited to,
hear him.
Brooksdale.
Miss Bera Garrett after spend
ing several days at home has re
turned, to school.
Don't forget the box party at
Brooksdale Friday night.
The Pastor, J. J. Boone is plan
ing and has announced protracted
services to begin Sunday night.
We are glad to hear that C. L.
Brooks is getting on so nieely,
and that he will be home this
week.
. In spite of snow and mud there
was a splendid crowd at church
Sunday.
Most of our people who have
been afflicted so severely with the
mumps are able to be out.
The public is cordially invited
to attend our missionary institute
at Brooksdale church the fifth
Saturday and Sunday. Let ev
erybody bring a lunch.
It pays to begin in time. W.
T. Carver is now working and
planning to help make the Coun
ty Fair a success. You ought to
see his young cow and twin cal
ves. There will be a box party at
Brooksdale school house Friday
night. The proceeds of which
Mrs W, T. Carver will use in
furnishing the parsonage. Let
everybody come with, or prepar
ed to get a box.
The Brooksdale F. M. S. met
Saturday p. m. with Mrs. W. T.
Carver. The meeting was a suc
cess in every respect. They un
animously 'decided to give more
this year than ever before, and
also decided to put in the Society
& small library on missions.
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Society in Roxboro.
The young Ladies Bridge Club
had as hostess Miss Myrtle Barn
ette Saturday afternoon from 3 to
6 o'clock. This was the first meet
ing since the club was reorganized.
Misses Esther Winstead and Helen
Dover having been taken in as new
members. After seventh rubbers
of bridge the hostess served a
tempting two course luncheon. The
color scheme, pink and green, was
effectively carried out. Little croch
et baskets filled with pink and
green mints were presented to the
guests, while to Mrs. Mat Long was
sriven a dainty little book of re
cipes. Besides the regular club
members the following visitors
were guests of Miss Barnettc:
Misses Owen, Williams, isla and
Rosa Newell, Clara Wilson, Lixzie
Reade and Mrs. m. R. Long.
Tuesday evening, March 17. Mr.
and Mrs. B. R. Long entertained
the Bridge Club and a few other
friends. There were five tables and
the game was enjoyed for two
hours, after which the hostess ser
ved simple but delightful refresh
ments. Mrs. Geo. W. Thomas entertain
ed in a pleasing manner the mem
bers of the Friday Afternoon Club
with a number of friends Friday
afternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock at
her home on Main Street. Pro
gressive Rook was played , at six
tables, the score cards and resresh
ments were suggestive of Saint
Patrick's Day the luncheon, one
of the best, carried out the Irish
note in green tints and many deli
cious confections were served in
courses. Mrs. Z. V. Gwynn won
the club prize, and to Mrs. M. R.
Long was given the visitors prize.
The double store on Court Street,
which is being newly made' over
by the owner, Judge J. C Pass,
will soon be completed and will be
occupied by the Farmers Hardware
Co. They will fill it chock full of
the latest and best in hardware
and will her better prepared than
ever to serve their trade.
Insure with Saterfield.
From AllfmcvillA
Mr. R. C. Burch, who has been
confined to his room for several
months, at the home of Mrs. Le-
muel Clayton, died on the night
of March 20th and was buried at
Allensville on the 21st. Mr.
Burch would hav$ been 85 years
old in May, and was perhaps the
oldest man in the County. He
was never married, preferring to
live entirely by himself for a
number of years, until by reason
of his great age he became unable
to wait on himself. Then he
moved to his aged sister's who is
now 76 years old, to spend his
last days, and notwithstanding her
great age her efforts have seemed
untiring to give him relief. We
all have our troubles, and it seems
plenty of them, but it does seem
that Mrs. Clayton has had more
than her part, having lost three
daughters and a brother in less
four years, and being a widow it
seem that her trials have been
most grievous to bear, but the
following neighbors have been
very attentive during Mr. Burch's
sickness in trying tp minister to
his wants and also in preparing
him t'nv Kin'Iol. li., 1J..,.
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7"77 n-i- wa-vton
.J. Edwards, William Davis,
Rob O'Rnant. Rnr TCdwavHc Jim
Pulliam, John Wilbon and per
haps others, but these were the
most attentive. Mr. William Da
vis performed the burial services.
Mr. Tom Adcock was still alive
last evening but no change for the
better. Mr. Neal Wade another
one of our old men, is confined to
his home, his health having failed
xfiifts mien lurneris very sick
and it is thought will have to have
an operation perfored.
What has become our other Al
lensville correspondent? Seems
that they have forsaken me. If
nothing prevents I shall tell you
soon some things we are doing
own here in regard to our great
County fair. Poor Richard.
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FOR EASTER AND SPRING
Dont think that this wintry weather
which we have been having is going to
last, always. Easter comes on April 12th
and Spring is just around the corner. Be
fore you know it, the balmy, sunny days will
be here and that winter outfit will feel
mighty heavy and uncomfortable.
We are ready to supply you with a
new outfit that will not only make you
look better but feel better, give you the
spirit of Spring. Many of the best judges
have already inspected our Spring offer
ings and every one pronounces it the best
and tastiest tuat we have ever shown. The
ladies have been so complimentary that it
has madeu feel mighty good and convin
ces us that we have the correct styles.
Remember that We Clothe the Fam
ily and Furnish the Home,,, that we were
never quite so well prepared to do this be
fore as we are now and that our goods are
moderately priced. :
We are always pleased to , serve you
and hope that you will favor us with
many opportunities to do so.
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We have been struck with the
fact that some of our merchants
had adopted the rule of closing
their stores at night, that is at
about 6 oMock in the evening.,
This, we think, is both wise and
humane. Of course, if you want
to keep open, that is your privil
ege, but it is not giving your clerks
much privilege. After a clerk, male
or female, has worked from about
7:30 to 6 it does seem that they
had made a pretty full day, and
should not be compelled to come
back after supper and put in two
or three hours more. When they
do this what time pray, do they
have for recreation ? None, and no
one can do his or her best work
' without some recreation.
Not Paint
The worst mistake in painting
I is not putting-on. 1 hat costs
j about 10 per cent; you kejp your
money a year and pay 10 per
eent for it.
Paint would have to come-down
. 25 per c?nt to make 10 per cent
on the job, tor wages do not go
down.
The worst mistake is "cheap"
paint. It costs from 50 per eent
to 100 first and another in
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wear.
What liar "cheap" is! "Put
off" is bad enough; "cheap is ten
times worse;
DEVOE.
The millinery display at Harris
& Burns' last week was the most
successful cpe they have ever had.
More hats were sold than on any
other simiUar occasion and the ex
pressions drom- tlose ' who attend-;
ed were the most encouraging. If
you want just the right hat for
you at the right price you are
safe in buying from this leading
and popular millinery department.
Commencing with Monday night, we
will open the picture show at 8:30 in-
! stead of 7 o'clock. This is on account
of the rivival services at the Methodist
. church. E. A. Powell
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BEST STORE.
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