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VOL. XXXII
ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA; Wednesday Evening July 28, 1915.
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Number 30
please Turn My Papa Touring Western Caro-
Loose, A Child Begs. Una In Automobiles.
Milledgeville, Ga., July 24. I On last Sunday morning the
The plea of a six-year-old child following party left here for the
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to governor narns toaay won a
APPALLING TRAGEDY
IN CHCAGO RIVER
promise of freedom for Thomas
Edgar Stripling, who was arrest
ed in Danville, Va., in 1911, where
he was chief of police, and return
ed here to spend his life in prison
for murder after he had escaped
rfroin jail, 14 years before,
while awaiting transfer to to the
Georgia prison farm.
Hay Ride To Loch Lily.x 4
On last Thursday evening Mr.
and Mrs. 0. B. McBroom and the
following young ladies went on a
hay ride to the Lake on Mr. Mc
Broom's Coca-Cola truck:' Misses
Nellie Swartz, Rubie Day, Alma
Hall, Ruby Hall, Annie Pleasant,
Lillie Woody, EflSe Burton, Mary
Clay, Velma McBroom, Annie
Brooks and Mr. Gtvither McBroom.
mountains of Western North
Carolina: Dr. W. A. Bradsher,
Dr. B. R. Long and Mess., J. A.
Long, W. F. Long, E.. E. Brad
sher, L. M. Carlton, W. D. Mer
ritt and L. V. Gwynn, and Lock
hart Barnett, colored, who is to
do the cooking for the gentle
men. They propose to make the
journey to Blowing Rock, Lin
ville and Grandfather mountain,
climbing old Grandfather. They
will make the trip on easy stag
es, making the trip in two cars,
Mr.J.A. Long's Hudson and Mr.
W. F. Long's Reo. The trip will
take about ten days or two
weeks.
AUTOMOBILE CAPTURED
At The Lake.
Last week Mr. W. A. Sergeant
and his class of Methodist Sun
day School boys spent the week
at the Lake. It was a jolly
crowd of young men and theyj
greatly enjoyed' the week, The
following composed the campers:
Victor Satterfield, Charlie Har
ris, Robt. Lunsford, Lawrence
Woods, Cledith Oakley, Walter
Jones, Fred Long, Harrell Thax-
Tuesday August 3rd at Roxboro
Dr. N. Rosenstein, the Optome
trist of Durham, will be in Rox
boro, Tuesday August 3rd, stop
ping at the Hotel Jones, for the ton, Frank Capps, Traughn Kir
ipurpose of examining eves and i by, William Stewart, Boyd
fitting glasses. If you need the ! oody, Wallra Woofe Wallace
, 0 . ... . , Harris, Wheeler Newell, Russell
services of a Specialist, be sure Newell, Clyde Swartz and Foun-
andsee Dr. Rosenstein. tain Mills.
Hottest To Come Yet
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When you think of jhe npnth of August
vther suggest itself to you: If you could carry an e!ec-
trie fan around on your person we: would not advise you
that we have left just three Ladies Palm Beach Suits, good
quality, snappy and stylish. Somebody will get some bar
gains. The Following Reduction Made on Ladies Shoes
$4.00 Shoes Reduced to $2.98
3.50 " " " 2.58
3.00 " 41 " 2.28
2.50 " 4 4 4 4 1.98
Let us match it in Ladies Hose. Lookiner for stvla and
comfort? Try an American Lady Corset.
SPECIAL PRICES MADE ON GENTS FURNISHINGS.
All Straw hats at half prise. The following reductions on
Gents Shoes. Howard & Foster '
$5.00 Shoes Reduced to S3.90
4 5 0 44 44 4 3.60
4-00 44 44 44 3.30
We represent tli3 Ed V. Price Tailoring Co. Ycu know
what that means. Will save you money on that fall suit.
Morton & Satterf ields ,
New Stores In Post Office Building.
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MR. CARPENTER:
IF YOU WAN T "FERTER" TOOLS. COME TO US.
WE NOT ONLY KEEP BETTER TOOLS BUT WE
SHAVED THE PRICE RIGHT DOWN LOW WHEN WE
MARKED OUR GOODS, ' ; ' '- '
ALL THROUGH OUR STORE WE KEEPTHE BET
TER GRADE OF HARDWARE AND WE MAKETHE
PRICE LOW. BECAUSE WE WANT T6 EEtOU,
VERYTIME YOU NED HARDWARE. ;y!
Claimed Over a Thousand Lives
Hundreds En Route Op
Festive Trip Are DrownecL t ' j-v
Chicago, July 24. More thah
1,000 persons, possibly l,30q,,
most of them women and childre
were drowned today within a,fe
feet of land by the capsizing cf
tne steel steamer Eastland-, as it
was about to leave its ' wharf in
the Chicego river with 2,500 relaj
tives and friends of the employ1-
ees of the Western Electric Oom
imny, for an excursion .across
Lake Michigan. The ship. roIleU
over on its side in 25 feet of water
within five minutes after it! fje'g&h
to list. cr I
Coroner's physician Springer
tonight declared that thirteen
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hundred persons were Wlleq,
while other estimates ran as hight
as 2,000 but these did not agrejj
with the statement that hot more
than 2,500 passengers were' on
board the vessel. During the day
more than Y0O bodies' were taken
from the river and from the hull
of the overturned steamer, whosj3
sides were cut open with g$s
flames to admit divers.
Several persons were taken alive
from the cabins of the ship after
it had lain on its side in the river
four hours but the 300 others said
to be in the hulk are all dead. ,
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Under the glare of searchlights
tonight, scores of men worked in
the hull of the vessel to remove
ie bodies. Thesleamer ' lay ori
thebotlonirdf the rivelv'esiSe
protruding like a monument to
the hundreds it had drowned as it
turned over.
The cause of the capsizing had
not been determined tonight but
Federal, city and State officers
were conducting investigations to
determine whether the ship was
topheavy from faulty designing,
was improperly ballasted or was
poorly handled in warping from
the wharf.
Marine architects asserted that
the Eastland was faulty in design,
that the top deck had been remov
ed because of the tendency of the
ship to list and also pointed to the
possibility that the ship had been
unevenly, or insufficiently ballast
ed. The Eastland used water
ballast so that it could pump out
some on entering shallow lake
harbors, so some investigators
are working on a theory that the
ballast tanks were not filled and
the rushing of passengers to one
side of the decks caused it to roll
over.
Under misty skies, 7,000 men,
women and children wended their
way to the Clark street dock early
today to fill five large lake steam
ers with holiday mirth in a trip
to Michigan City. The steamer
Eastland, brought to Chicago
from Lake Erie, after an unsatis
factory career, was the first to be
loaded.
With 45 Gallons of Whiskey
t and Two Men Making Total
of 150 Gallons of Whiskey
' vand Four Automobiles Cap-
, , tured in The Past Monfh By
Officers.
X Jjast Thursday afternoon Sher
iff " Thompson Deputy Sheriff
Morris, Chief Cash and R. H.i
Gates, brought in 45 gallons of
whiskey in one gallon glass jugs,
one Ford automobile and two
men as the result of their latest
capture.
: Wednesday evening the sheriff
?asjBuspicious of something go
ing 'on near Roxboro and his of-
ficerswere sent out about four
nd half miles near John Satter-
'b place to investigate. They
found the machine broken down
aid theiiien were working on it.
According to reports the whis-
kejywas evidently taken out of
the machine and hidden in the
woods. It was 'found about half
mile from the public road cover
ed up with a robe, and a man
named Eli Fields found near the
whiskey.
'Eli Fields and Bob Wade, both
Pf High Point were arrested and
brought to the county jail. The
machine was also brought in lat
r in the evening. It was dis
covered the fellows evidently
were prepared, for almost any
.emergency as the tires all around
were found to have two sets of
casings. ... :
sThe.mea were tried Saturday
Sale at A. , IJpshitz.
The July Clearance Sale at Mr.
A. Lipshitz store will close Satur
day night as announced in his ad.
This is an pnnual sale with this
store and every year they give you
good bargainss. This sale has been
a decided success. Mr, Lipshitz
leaves in a few days to purchase his
fall stock.
Roxboro . Lumber Co.
In another columo the new ad of
Roxboro Lumber Company will be
found. Mr. Tobe Tapp has pur
chased the interest of Mr. J. C.
Pass and will become the manager
of the concern. They will also put
in a complete line building material
etc. Their place of business in near
the depot.
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Long, Bradsher &' Co.
An Appeal From The Per
son Co. Chapter U. D. C.
Again, the Person County
Chapter U. D. C, wish to say
thajt they are making every effort
to raise funds for the Confederate
Monument and during these long
summer days, do not want the
ladies and girls of the County to
forget the appeal made to them
some time ago asking for contri
butions to the Bazar, which will
be held in December. Anything
plain, or fancy will be greatly ap
preciated. Contributions may be
sent, to the President or any mem
ber pf the Chapter. You are urg
ed to' help in this worthy, cause,
Which should be .dear.to every
heart.:; 'r--Vri
; -f: ;,MrsV J. A. Long, I: Presidents
Mrs. Mamie Merritt,s
; Mrs. 1 j. . Austin
morning Before Justice of th,e
Peace J. M. O'Briant, and both
were bound over to court. Bob
Wade under $250 bond, which
he gave, and Eli Fields under a
$400 bond, which up to this writ
ing had not been given.
This makes a total of 150 gal
lons of the fire water, four auto
mobiles and five men captured
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m tne past tew weeks Dy our
officers, and it will not be long
before the men dealing in this
illegal trade will find it is safer
to try a road that does not lead,
into Person County if they wish
to continue in their business.
Featherston
Clifton Featherston, son of
George and Elizabeth Feather
ston, was born December 28th
1869 and died July 18th 1915.
He was a great sufferer but he
bore his affliction patiently unto
the end. He was converted and
joined the Methodist Church
about five years ago. Accoraing
to his own statement he was ready
to die and welcomed the Death
Angel.
He married Miss Elma Stephens
April 9th 1904, who has labored
faithfully at his side. He leaves
a wife, three sisters, a brother, a
father and many friends to mourn
their loss.
To the grief-stricken and sor
rowing wife a whole community
tendeis a deep and abiding sympa
thy and sorrow in her sad be
reavement. May the God of
comfort bless and care for her and
the bereaved friends. J. A.
Martin.
Weekly Weather f orecast.
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Issued by the U. S. Weath
er Bureau, Washington, D.
C, for the week beginning
Wednesday, July 28, 1915.
For South Atlantic and
East Gulf States: ..
Geneially fair weather and
normal temperature possibly 3
d u ring the week except that
scattered showers will likely ,
occur, in Florida and alonsr r i2
the South Atlantic Coast. ;
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FLUES
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When you want Tobacco
Flues come to see us. We have
a large stock already made in the
Planters Warehouse;
When you want them we
aii.ihein .readyiiolfiail
you at any time, as we have them
ready at all times.
We carry a full line of Hard
ware at all times. Come to see us
when in need of anything in the
Hardware line.
"Hardware For the Home and Farm"
Farmers Hardware Co.
Summer Bargains
We have placed on our Bargain
Counters some of our most desirable Sum
mer goods and, marked them at prices
which make them rare bargains.
Genuine Ripplette worth 15 cn ts at 10c
Nice printed lawns for 4c
Beautiful printed lawns 15c quality for 10c
Thin white waistings 15c quality for 10c
Best grade 10 and 12 l-2c ginghams for 8c
Good Percals for 8c
50 prs. Ladies Patent Pumps worth $3.50 to
$4.00 for $1.00 pr.
Men's Strawhats at half price.
Men's Panama hats at cost.
It will pay you to look over,
these offerings. They . are rare
bargains and money savers.
J. M. O'Briant wants "to sell
you your tobacco flues" at the
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