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M'-!'-- I-:'litors:"- v Tlie,'e are few men who fire so ' MITS DEFEAT OF iER j Quit.e a !aro-e ' number of the
U ;1:ue ali read the very I'uSi thful as the rural carrier. .He f ' ' ARMY IN SERVIA people of the "community met at
of tlu I.!- to(jtlail fi-ltt s every day, rain or shine, ' " '. the high school building Friday
v.'n t-myersity of Va. and ;st or snow, save .a" . well earned , Servians Move Forward,- They afternoon for the purpose of or
;!;. i';!ieiiy of North Carol inn. holiday now and tlien. My, how j Take Many Prisoners anjranizing-a betterment association:
!.;., !;.!sv' ai v stock, in I he1 tight .VH would - miss him should he. Have Driven Austrian Army Mi'j. J: Humphries was 'p'revi
.: :.!! ! .iotit (-(Misidur ir, a game, wase his daily visits. The next! Across the Drina. iously appointed to preside over
: !'.v it-supporters, days will bo trying times with! London, Dec. 14, 11:10 p. m 'the meeting andlmd arranged an
i .lev it a hriiial dangerous ljini for he will have, packages by ; The most striking feature of the. interesting program," consisting of
in w-iirh ihing good is,1 hundreds to deliver on his 25 ! day's official news is the candid recitations by Mrs. W. R: Day
mpli-hed. but ntiirl.a" wu. s a 11,1 le ai drive, and he, is just as! admission by the Austrian govern-1 nnd Miss Gladys Beam; a speech
-ivai d-. a! id' harm. 1 cuntcmsid- unx0lss for your Christmas preis-1 ment of the defeat of the Austrian by Mr. B. P. Gentry, on "What
,,r miytiiiiig that is dangerous- to onts to lc delivered promptly as j army in 8erv?a and apparently tlie is the duly of -a, Betterment - Asso
as. having any $ood -Vou nre. Von can make life abandonment of its. third uttemot i ciatiOuv: a debate on the subject,
;m . .vf orumj; u m. way or
liiinkii.g ih)se boys of both Uui-
wrsities would have Ikhmi mueh
iunti'r employed at hnne in their
than in that brutal contest
a Hi.-hmond. ' ;
J am proud to know that my
"Alma Mater", dear old Trinity
College, put her foot down on it
year, p. it the lid doA ii tight
: oi to be raised ag.iin.
. 1 give the faculty and hoard of
;r::ires my warm' t commenda-
:;,!-, for their tine action. We are
in; oono.-eu 10 r-.'s- nauic nime-
)ut give ns sunjethi.'ii-dh.at is'
dangerous t( life ai d limb.
There were several in this lat a gladsoinelio'iday. A little
light seriously hurt. ' j pres-mt o;-even a merry Christ-
Mrs. Mary Sydnor corTinnes i!l'm,'JS xvWl wilh a cheery smile
with her daughter,. Bass, she! UouKi htii) i,iai on his wav"
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closely ci)nnned to her room. '
Her sons from Va. have been vis" 1
iting her recently. Dr. Swann is' The following is the program
.ittendiuir her. 1' ''oh Carolina Day" render-
There was a recent marriage hfjPtl lli l,ie Mo'iufcain School on
an- section, Mr. Flem Wells and j 1 K 11)U:
MiT,Mttip Rphv.k ,ls,i!vlit.M. ,if ! b Song, The Old North State
Mr. Tom Reaves of Va.
Mr. A. J. Green and Mr, Net
son are building a shfTe house ?it
the fork downcast of Girninglnirn
where the dirt roa)l crosses the
Railway, and will out goods there
in about the loth of I)e;vmber. it
would seem in view T present eon
ilitioiis with the faru:er.s iiaf hav ing
very short croo- of t Meeo,
,md getting but iinle for U thai
merchants will have a ciose time
to live and make botii ends meet.
The great war drags its low
length along-with nothing deeis
jve as yet, may peace soon come
again is the wish and prayer of
all. Frank.
Read the "Trey (V Heart'.
See it at The (i rand.
CUTfetitSY
(TXjr Store is The.
AND YOUR cm-IVTMAS MONEY V ILL GO
LONG WAY. TOO, IN OLR STOKE.
Bra
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BORO,
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A Plea For The " Rural Carrier
rtiei wi mm n you will
Use .bt a little care and see that
.vol,i package-s are securely wrap-
Pl tied with good strong cord,
Pperj.v addressed with your
name written on 'one corner to
s'Rnv where it cause from for he
is not allowed to take these parcel
l;)St packages unless 'you have
your address on them. Help him
can, and help . to make his
burden lighter. To many of you
he will be your Santa Clans on
Christmas morning-for Uncle
w "" iwi
h,s Las! ,vuTitd,v the same as
iilv ol'K'r ;i lV- while you are hav-
Mountain School Exercises.
Forever, by the school.
2 Recitation, by Pamela Reade.
;. R citation, Xorth Carolina
Teacher iwahlia Holsomback.
4. lo'citation. North Carolina
I 1 ove Thee, bv ila Holsomback.
R"i:a;o.i, Carolina, by
Iv, l.el Ci iv ton.
(. Recitation. 1 Loye My Na
tive Stat br Blanche Clayton
7. Reeiiation, North Carolina's
Pride, by Maude Harris, s
8. R" .-; l it ion, Boy- Wanted,
by Frank Reade.
,). 4 e c i t a t i o n, by Mabel
Nichols. j
10. Recitation, by Hallie Crab
tree. ,
11. Recitation, What is a State,
by Samuel Howard.
. 12. Song, Ho, for Carolina, by
school. E.
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ROXBORO N. C.
NORTH CAROLINA,
AUSTRIA CANDIDLY AD-
to invadeits small Slav neighbor.
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While attributing the failure to
the enemy's superior force, as all
government bulletins explain fail
ures, the Austrian war office an
nounces plainly an extended re
tirement and heavy losses.
"New decisions and measures
consequently will be taken to re
pel the enemy, V says the Austrian
statement Apparently that means
that the Austrian army directed
against $ervia will assume a de
fensive line.
The Servians claim to be press
ing home their victory with more
captures of prisoners and to have
driven part of the invading army
across the Drinu river. Moreover,
they are reported to have retaken
the capital and say they expect to
expel the invaders from Servian
territory.
Poland is fast becoming another
Belgium in point of suffering,
while the opposing armies drive
eacli other back and forth, occupy
and reoccupy cities and villiages
and inflict upon- the inhabitants
bombardments similiar to those
suffered in Belgium and north
France.- -
More than 500 Polish towns have
been ruined, according to various
accounts.
Each army accuses the other of
looting and cruelty. The flight of
the civilians from Lodtf . was one
of toe most tragic episodes of the
war, while one correspondent pic
tures the fate of Kalisz as a repe
tition of Louvain, with the slaugh
ter of 400 civilians and the sack
ing of the city.
A distressing feature of the
fighting in Poland lies in the fact
that blood-kindred are pitted a
gainst each other. There are sever
al hundred thousand Poles in the
Russian ranks and several hundred
thousand more in the ranks of the
Germans and Austrians.
A Correction.
In our last issue in giving the
names of the officers of the Per
son County Fair Association we
stated that Mr.J. A. Carver had
been elected president. There
are few better men in this County
than Mr. J.. A. Carver but he was
not connected with the Fair and
wasV not elected president. Of
course we intended saying that
Mr. Joe H. Carver had been elect
ed, as he was. Every one knows
how very hard he labored for the
success of the Fair and no
one Uiu more tu iuaic ii a sucucaa
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than did he. In fact no other'
name had been suggested in, our
hearing as to who, would be th0
next president Mr." Gwynn ;the
former president having moved
away, making it necessary for a
new president to be selected. Joe
Carver is the president and ; this
fact alone is sufficient guarantee
that the next Fair will be a big
success.
Christmas Decorations.
A number, of bur Merchants,
have their windows ; tastily de
corated for Christmas, ' but we
feel that special mention, is due
less. Sergeant" and , Clay ton, for
they have a; display which is un
usually, attractive. -Walk by and
Wednesday Evening
, B: thel Hill Items.
Resolved; 'That, ajl Bachelors
should be taxed." The affirmative
was represented by MessrsA. C.
Gentry and Thos. B. Woody, while
pisses Nellie Montague-and Ellen
Boxes championed the cause of the
old batchelors. The judges decided
that the affirmative won and that
the old bachelors should be taxed.
After a completion of this inter
esting program the matter of elect
ing officers was taken up with the
following results:
Pres. Mr. J. Y. Humphries;
Sect. Mrs. A. J. Crutchfield;
Treas. Mrs. W. A. Woody.
Mrs. W. R. Day and , Messrs.
B. P. Gentry and Thos. B. Wood-
y were appointed to diaw up a
constitution. InterestingVmusic for
the occasion was furnished by the
high school orchestra. Mary
Sue.
Letters To Santa Claus.
Dear Santa:
I will try to write you a
little letter, if I don't spell my
words all rite, why next time I
will do better. I want you to
bring me a doll and a-little carri
age too, and-if you will Lwill be
much oibliged to you. Candy,
some nits and a large red apple
sweet, so when I wake up .1 can
begin to eat. I would like to
have some more toys too, if you
have them to spare, I would like
another doll with yellow curly
hair. . I have been a good little
girl and help mother, the thinglo.
do, now. dear Santa, don't forget
arid bring them to little Sue.
Mr. Santa Clans:
I write ydu a line or two
to let you kftow whot I want you
to do. I want you to come to see
me, if I knew where you live I
would ask you home to tea. I
wi!l tell you what I want -in .my
stocking: A little horse that
when you touch him he will begin
rocking, a knife and ball and
harp I can play so I -will have a
joyful day, some candy and ap
ples and all kinds of nuts, and a
little billy goa't that butts. . Now
deal Santa, excuse me for asking
for so many things, for I am a
good little boy and my name is
James.
Market Closes Friday.
On next' Friday the Roxboro
Tobacco Market will close for the
Christmas Holidays, and will op
en on January 4th.; v . While the
sales started off rather slow on
, , , frt n infArin
the market, owing to the lateness
T
of the crop, still the -rales scr far
have been very satisfactory to the
farmer and the warehouses. Prices
have been very satisfactory dur
ing the past two weeks and sales
have been very heavy. Take a
good rest during the vacation,
then get your tobacco in order and
bring it to this market and you can
rest assured no pains wnTbe spar-
aA fn cckO'fViaf vnn orpfv t.hA VftrV
highest price for all sold - onhe
market.
Meeting to Aid Belgians.
Any one interested- in an effort
to raiWfunds for-Jhe- aid ,;of .the
Belgians is invited to attend an in-,
formal mngin thV Commercial
Club l-osms Thursday night, Dec.
December K,19M. ;
Entertainment at the i
Auditorium Friday
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On Friday evening, Dec. 18th,
inst., beginning at 7:30 o'clock,
the children of the lower grades
of the Roxboro Graded Schools
will iiive an entertainment in the
auditorium.'
Admission: Children 10 cents; I
adults, 25 cents. Proceeds will (
be used for buying books and j
otheV equipment 'for. the schools. 1
Liberal patronage is respectfully
solicited.
Schools Close for Chri3fifias
'The Graded Schools will close
on Friday for the Holidays, and
all of the teachers, living from a
distance will take their departure
on Saturday for .their hones to
spend Christmas. In many re-
spects this hs been the most sat-
isfactory session, and the Superin-
dent and patrons all feel that ex-
tra good work has been done.
Roxborofortunate in having a
school of such sterling worth and
we are glad to know that this is
one institution in which every one
takes, a. pride.
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Handsome Calendar. ;
We have been presented with a'
handsome calendar bv the Rox-1
boro Grocery Company. This is !
one of the best known firms in !
our town and they have built up
a splendid trade, all of which
they are justly nti tied to. They
are live people and are noted for
their fair dealing with every one.
We are glad to know that this
year has been unusually satisfac
tory to them, their trade exceed
edTheiexpectioii
Mr. Noah Biggs Is Dead.
On last Monday evening at 6:30
o'clock Mr. Noah Biggs died at his
home in Scotland Neck. Hewas
one of the best known Baptist lay
men, and had done great things
for North Carolina. He was indeed,
a friend to man, and never lost an
opportunity to do good.
That Christmas feeling is in the
air, and everyone seems to walk
just a bit more lively
WHEN YOU GIUE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS YOU
WANT TO'GIUE . SOMETHING GOOD. THEN , VOU,
MUST COME TO A GOOD STORE TO GET IT. ' '
OUR STORE IS CHOCK FULL OF BEAUTIFUL
AND SENSIBLE-CHRISTMAS GFTS. - MAKE A LIST
OF YOUR FRIENDS, it WILL BE EASY TO FIND IN
OUR STORE THE THE THINGS YOU WANT 'TO BUY
FOR THEM. REMEMBER TOO. THAT WE ARE THE
ONES WHO GIUE YOU LOTS FOR LITTLE MONEY.:
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To Person County Teachers . ' ,
First of all. I desire sto 'thank- '
each of you heartily for the faith-,
ful service you have ;renderedinV , .j
the schools of our Coun'ty this - '
fall. Xou have done a work that
has done much to advance the - ' -
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cause of .education. Some of you - lr;
have done it 'under many disad-, ;
vantages; but yon have, wrought
nobly and your work stand as a . ,
monument - to your faitl fulness.'j-' '.
Words cannot express my deep..-.."-, :
gratitude to you for your kind-V; .
ill ess to me, for your loyalty tome '
as your Superintendent and for
your co-operation in our efforts to ' .
build uu 0ur schools and to stimu
jate a healthy growth along all
educational lines. Personally I v'
thank you for itK In behaif pf
tlie Boards Education -of Person
County I thank ydu; in behalf of . 1
the citizeng of' 0urcount.f X. thank . .
yoLi; but above all in behalf o"f
our- noble 5oys an ferirls . j thant
vou : God's richest blessing ever 'I,
rest upou you.v We. shall ' look ' :
fdnvard with much pleasure " to "
your returmto: your school in Jan-- .
uarv Und promise as citizens, our
'sympathy, our .appreciation and . ' '
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' our co-operation in helping you . -.v
make your school, yes our school
the best the county has ever
known. ,
May you have "a pleasant and
profitamVChristmas. b
Respectfully,
J; A. Beam,
County Superintendent;
Some of the pleased customers
selling at the Planters Warehouse
MonPay are as follows: Oakley &
Hicks, Critcher & Co., BlackwelLIV. ' .
P. , N . Av VV renn, Ham brick & J , ,
Wagstaff &,S., C M. Oakley and - r
Baird & Jones. ' '
, Say, did you receive a message;
from this office concernining a '
little matter which is very impor
tant to us? Many of you have
not indicated it by .your actions
You are selling your tobacco now'
and while you are not receiving,
checks of such large proportions -as
of yore, still, one dollar left
with us "will not be missed by you 4
and will vvonderfully help our
bank account if all will respond' - '
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