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ROXBORO, NORTH(ROL:r i .Wedhes:day Evening March 15,1916 , '
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.Before Yon Beyo
Before you make your spring purchas
es, come and see what we have. Compare
our goods, compare our prices and if you
can better yourself, we will not criticise
you for buying elsewhere
JUST RECEIVED NICE SHIPMENT
OF SPRING COAT SUITS, SKIRTS,
SHIRT WAISTS AND DRESS GOODS.
Will receive the latter part of this
week another shipment of Coat Suits,
Sport Coats, Silk and other Ready-to-Wear
Dresses. y
We always carry the most up-to-date merchandise, and
we always confine ourselves to a margin of legitimate pro
fit, TryUs: v
MORTON & SATTERFIELDS
New Stores in Post Office Building 1
GOVERIKIEIIflU
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eoCLm f JEvys motes, r
, Thf:ladies .circle, No; 2 jof
i Metfiist Aid Society ; gve
arSiiyer,Ta $t the home oTMrs.
LViMf Carlton,; Saturday after
noonrf rom,3 to 5 pclock. Anat
traciveimusieal , pi-ogram Kad
.)'$en; arranged and'a ' number ;o
allies called; during the after
nodri.j Damty refreshments were
serveBPi -;;i - j
These Are That Carranza Soldi
ers Can Come Into The sUnit
ed States in Case Analopoul;
To That In Which It Is Prcj
posed That American Troopf
Go Into Mexico. '
Washington, .March 13. The
United States government enter
ed into a formal agreement witfi,
the defacto government of Mexi
co today under which American
troops will cross border to hunt
down ViUa and his bandits with
the expectation of hearty' co-
operation from the Carranza'
forces. " "r
Secretary Lapsing made public
the text of a note, accepting,
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It iriust be a pleasure
t, Si , f.
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prepared
. MrsI H. .,W.'-; Stephens was J a
charming hostess to the Twice
Eight ClubFriday afternoon, en
tertaining at the home of v her
fathe?, L,Featherstone.
pnng"fldwers added beauty jto
the rooms ahd throughout the afJ
terhooh. Mrs, Stephens" was as
sisfe in her duties as hostess by
her attractive little daughter,
AHce,yirginia. At the closejof
the' game of rook, refreshments
Jri;twbcourses were served, i
i;?'With Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Eg
eston as chaperones, the young
men of the town were hosts at a
delightful week end party given
spellers n the fjnal Contest Tn the
aud i to ri u m i n t the -4a f te rn oon. Jn
thistownship meeting -will be, also
the preliminary contest in declam
ation, recitation uid story telling
the best beiug.entitjed to enter the
titial contest in hmftArnnonl
-.Judge Casell is" deliver the
address for us. . -
-C-S!!iAe9,ns hour for din
ner after which we will'. Assemble
in;the auditorium, forthe finj.l con
tests in ' spelling, declamations,:
?recitatioris,V delivery 1 of prizes.
certihcates to Seventh grade grad
uates and other exercses. ' )
; TiSaicerely, ' -"
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General Carranzas, proposal .for ,;Loth My Lodge- fKose pre
sent were Misses Sue IiOng, Eth-
el rowder, Lucille Umstead,
EmilyJJones, Breta Noell, "Marie
awion; : of "South Koston, and
UejEiG. Long, , Lewis Luhs-
fordi p.- W. ,Lorig. ,W. S. Clary,
in
you aririK is
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a sanitary manner.
It is our pleasure
to show you Tiow
Coca-Colo is made.
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Roxboro Botfling
Works.
tween the two governments and
announcing that the - United
States held thisarigemenlto
be now in force and biningon
both parties. General rFunstpn,
will carry out his tek , under j;hi3
agreement. .'U;.h
; Official ; announcement .vva3
awaited tonight that
carr torces had err
der.;;Plans for the
ment.have.gone ahead 'wiflwot h(,me of her sister, Mrs,
NOTICE. s
We the Person County Union
are in favor of our Board of Edu
cation and Supt, of Public In
structions be elected; by popular
vote with the rest of our County
officers.. '; ...
i We do also oppose ay oneior
the House or Seriate who are not
in favor of same.
Ve do.ask . that The Courier
publish same. ; 1 . '
P. Brooks, Pres.
; - v J. H. FOUSHEEy SeCt'y.
siHFtnc lifts nc lieu uiiib-
On Monday li.ght Mr.' Waltei
Bradsher, who lives near Clements -Baptist
church, had the misfortune , .
to lose by fire his barn, two fin0
mules and a good, horse, besides
considerable rough food, "etc. The
barn was discovered on fire about
& o'clock and bad made such head
way thatit was impossible to get
the stock out, though he was for-
lunaie m saving iwq norses aim
mule. The loss' will amount 'to
more than fifteen hundred dollars,- .
with only six hundred dollars in
surance. :.. - ' v
Don't fail to . take advantage of :
the offer we are naking. for sub-
scribers to t The Courier and the
Progressive Farmer The Courier
one year and the Progressive
Farmer six months for only $1.00.
Mrs. Pallie Yancey Pass,, who;
spehLabout two weeks on the mar-.
kets of New "York, Philadelphia
and Baltimore selecting her spring
line of millinery is at home.Mrs.
Fass says she feels that she is even .
better prepared than usual to sat- '
isfy; the demands, of the most care
ful this season and will be lglad;
for all to call and see her line after,
she announces her opening. -)
The Board of Education decid
ed last fall tojurithe'chools six
months this year if tie;H finance"3
would bear. iW It was Ordered
.Tt tid .T ; A- Mrw1i :.tt ; i last meeting to run ; six. months
v - lV v - .va ' although.it may -noti be m ? our
pajr oif each ; teacher at
LAN D SALE!
regard to the diplomatic ex-
changes. -
Mr. Lansing also made public
a statement issued in the name
of President Wilson reiterating
that every step being taken by
the administration was based on
the deliberate intention to pre
clude the possibility of armed. In
tervention in Mexico. v
W. VR. Hambrick. v TJie home
f as attractive for the occasion
with quantities of yellow jon
quils. The subject for the study
hour was German Art which was
led by, Mrs. W. A. Sergeant.
Mrs. B. R. Long read an inter
esting paper on one of the Ger-
an legenas. At - tne ciose s oi
OLIEER CHILLED
OLIVER CHILLED
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WE HAVE THE BEST IN
DISC, 5(X TOOTH AND 14
TOOTH HARROWS;
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WE ARE PREPARED" TO
SEllvE YOU TO BEST AD
VANT AGE IN THE
ABOVE AND BELIEVE IT
WILL PAY YOU TO BUY
EARLY. COME TO US
FOR YOUR PLOWS,
PLOW POINTS AND CUL
TIVATORS. ;
1 the discussion the hostess served
a three course collation.
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INFORMATION ABOUT COUNTY COMMENCEMENT.
I want the teachers and students
o'f our county to read carefully
every word in this note and make
ample Arrangements to meet each
requirement.
1. On Friday the 24th the six
months school term of 1915 1916
Miss Lillian Tillman who has
been confined to Watts Hospital
in Durham for more than a
month has returned to her home
in the county. She was accom
panied on the return trip by her
uncle, Mr. Weldon Clayton. Miss
Tillman recently underwent an
operation which was very successful.
linger and by virtue of the. power
conferred upon a-crtain 'deed of 1
iruat ' executed by; Robert; Yancey, -Jackson
Beaslej, Wash Amis and Dave
4)bey trustees of Holiness Church, ; ca
the 13th day 6f June 1910,; and duly re
corded in the ofRce of the ' Register "
Deeda for'Person Jaunty in book 48,
nae-e 2503 default having been madeJa
Hhe paymert of the note secured by
tM-ia?iyii?rit7th);j91G;;ri:;i
atocrQCJC'tn"ff6htv$fi;he
House door ift hojfhbroNv rG. ;; eel! ta ;
the highest bidder fof cash the land 4s-
scribed in sajd deed of trust, tpwit:
That lot or parcel of land situated, oh
the South side of the Roxboro and
Bushy Fork public road adjoining. the.
lands of Marshal Jones on the west, a
the south by lot of John Hall, on the:-,
east by lands of the Roxboro Real Es-.
tate and Trast Company and on" the .
north byw said, public road containing
one fourth of an acre more or less :on
which is now located a church ofhe ;;
Holiness denomination. ' .' ' r't
This March 13, 1916. . fV-
E. B. READE. , &
Civic League Organized
Thursday afternoon the ladies
of the town met in the Court
House and organized a Civic
League. Mrs J. A. Noell was
elected president, Miss Anna
Webb, Vice-President tiand Miss
M
May Wilson, Secretary. A com
mittee of five was appointed by
nlrvcao All fho rural crhnnlCnf T.hA
aws as will be necessary .for Xouity cose in Koxboro on that
""V1"1: CJlal: twse day except On account of sickness
was formed to sohct new mem- a We; time; xjese
' , , . i schools may complete tneirterm f.
that all ladies who are interest-.; -f
ed in this good work will come
and help. Weliope the slogan
of this league will be Beautify
ing Roxboraand each person will
work for just such a purpose.
Clean Up Day.
March 28th is Clean Up Day in
Roxboro. $2.50, $1.50 and $1 will
,be given away. $2.50 to the, hoy
who has the largest pile of trash
collected from' within the "city
limits, $1 . 50 to the boy , - who has
the next largest pile of trash col
lected. $1.00 will be given to tlie
boy under fifteen who .has the
greatest number ff tjn cans col
lected and strung on strings of
seer
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OLIVER CHILLED
ten.
Milhnery Opening ;- :' t
r On. next Friday, s apd Saturday,
tlie 25th and. 2QthlKwnlVdlsplA,Y
j my pattern hats. I Vyill have ai
full line of Gage hats .and as you
Iwell know ithey; surpass allotlier
after County Commencement, but
no white teacher need expect pay
on the 24th, should she fail to be
in County Commencement having
with hei-as nearly 100 per cent of
her attendance as possible. j
2.v This commencement is jfor
every ru ral white school and every
student in each school in the cqun-
t.V. . ' . ;
3. The schools by township will
assemble in one of the large ware,;.
houses if thev weather is bad, if',
good may meet for the parade in
a grove. Each school and town
ship is to be graded oii appearance,
and.per cent ofratteridance. j
At the conclusion of the parade,
all the schooteof a township enter
ing the rtiom bearing the name of
theiriiownspip,, in tnis, - room me
townslVip meeting will be held.
1411 nine of the townships will thus
hold meetings same1 time about
i0i4&a.'m. Each school is expect
ed to jiave ten of the best spellersf f x
in the Kownship spelling contest
Tile five schools in atbwnshipi will
give fifty spellers? The" lastf five
m. ,' 'v' '..Ml V -U miTMeUit
Miiinery Display : m.
Our Spring pattern Jiats will be display- , k
ed next Tuesday and Wednesday, 21st tt
and 22nd. You are invited to attend this l
display, i ou win see nereiwiiai is
rect for the' coming season
Goat Suits and Dresses v ;
are now displaying the eirly arrivals ,H
shipments expected daily- Gome and u
see these fearly. 1 hey are beautitui janq v
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tne pric i rcit5UMJ
Dress Goods
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Silks, Woolens, and Wash Fabrics. Here j;
we haVe the climax of 6,urr selections. The V
plain arid fancy silks, the nobby checked j
oolehuitings'and. the beautiful voiles
in stripes, plaids and florals are -t all here j;
. ' hats. . Alsothei-e vviil be co'mplet'e
line of the veVy.'ne west New York
F.vprv: liidv wfio has seeh: them saV, thev f
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can t oe ; oeat anu you never ww;, ww.j,
Conife to see us often. ; We will show j
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you;by far the jnost comjplete rid - best a
selected stock in Koxboro ; t , ? Q j I V
We are-anxious, torjjyour business; :
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ranuarc uivvays, picuapu tu serve yuu.jj y:t
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OLIVER CHILLED
hats Ever be the township 0
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