.... ' . ' . - ' ' I A Nohce. i nn tw enunn mm? It UVWIIII UUIIUUb IlkllWl i , -' I if FAIR ASSOCIATION STOCK SOLD Atthe salR of ntW L The fourth, and last. Quarterly . Con ference of Mt. Thzah Circuit juuin;iij uciuuxu u me estate f W. E. Phelps,, deceased, at his iflllSSIOIiERS III SESSION. 34 for 1916 will meet at Allensville I C -J XT '' ani. k : l- ,A c j . jatll A. M. by Presiding Lluer ship, on Saturday December.. 2,1 m . . . j. I W fintOn nllcmaoo cncoinn arrav 1ir. 1916, I will sell two shares of ttock in Person County Fair Asso ciation. This Nov. 10, 1916. J. L. Phelps, Executor. On last Sfttiirrla v wp. iiad a trreat : crowd of enthusiastic teachers' fcrobably; Last Official Meeting our County Teachers Associatfon; ; of Rebring Board -New Com- verxainiy a was trie largest cruwu -r , : " of teachers ever present at onciel-'v MondayAUo New r Register sion of the Teachers Association K5f Mr Thos; B Woody, of Person county. The good news :rThe' commissioners met in their of the school work in every sefevgnlar third Mondays road rrieetr To whom it may concern: It is needless to say that we need the money, we need it badly, we need it right now. Our entire stock was lost in the fire with only partial insurance We expect to pay every dollar that we owe and at a greater sacrifice to us, than it would be to anyone who owe us to pay their account. , It will be very mush appreciated if you will come forward and pay, or else, Jf pos sible, pay on presentation of account. You will find us at the office of Sa&erfield Insur ance Agency. Very truly yours, Wooten, business session after din ner. Let everybody that can pos sibly do so attend this Conference. Rrn. WnnfAn will nroanli nn Sun- day at Mt Zion at 11 A. M. t'on our county thrilled - ifliiii M iwriioir-t lOo'ckx. Brooksdale in the afternoon aUineM: ourwy exceueru wore j?Jy.wj au uiemueo j.. v wuu vuC being done by both teachers; and jesveption of- Mr.:. Daniel -Jjong, pupils, much money is being rais-j who Whs m Raleigh attending ed ed in various ways to repair and'fTral court." ' equip the school buildings. Mariy The usual routine of road work are finding much pleasure in beafrjwas takenVup and passed' upon by RFTY THUD nOILAR FIRE o'clock. J. J. Boone, Pastor! i Morton & S atterfield aw ing their own expenses for ' the individual school. This spirit at work is giving new life to the ed cational interest in Person countyv ...... ?. May the good work continue to grow. 3f We hope soon to begin to pub lish accouts of the work done ly the different schools. Theteacherjs are to lurnisn sucn tor tne uouner. THE 500 GLOB. S to Tell Us Every day about the quality of our lumber, that it works right, looks right and prices are right. Ask your neighbor he is buying from Roxboro Lumber Co. Kiln Dried Lumber OUR SPECIALTY Roxboro Lumber Co. "Home of Quality Lumber." PRESTON SATTERFIELD, Sect'y. &Manager. Our honor roll continues grow, yet there are many, who ought to join this club who hae not done so. We really have alQt of mnnftv to mis a and whan. w. l j. rri' r . . . as you to pay ior ine uoune two years in advance we are not asking something which would cause a single one of you to mak a sacrifice. Two dollars is 'nothing to our average reader, - but wheM you put a thousand of them to- getner, or nve nunared. fit means so much to us. Now come across an i join his club.- ThefoJlowiri hayejsenjt irj r9ir4dUorH2d since our last report: (T. S." Ashley, J. W. Younger, G. C, Hester, G. W. Moore, Geo. H. Yarboro, Rev. J. A. Beam, G. A. Reams, Jas. W. -Vernon, J. E. Gregory, H. W. W instead, Emma J. Phelps. the:board. : The Anal settlement for the year was made with" Sheriff N. S, 'rhdmpson: 1 Th final report of , the county treasurer will be made on the first Monday in December. At' that time the, office of treas- I.VV: " - . . nrer will be abolished, and it is presumed that the banks in Rox boro will handle the funds of the county free of charge, thereby eliminating the salary which has heretofore been attached to this I office. Messrs. W. F. and E, G. Long,Y cashiers of the banks in Roxboro. were before 4 the board and stated that they would signify at the! Decembet , meetihg Y which accounts eacfebank wiU hftndle. ;'Mr. J., M. Pass charge pf this.montir.' MrA.'Kimery, - the farmer road-iaperintendeD t has nteredthe contracting business and will remain a resident of Rox boro... J" - , getting ideas, etc. Mr. Thos. B. Woody, Register of Deeds elect, was also present during the meet ing. DINNER On Sunday Mrs. B. R. Long gave a surprise birthday dinner to her father, Mr. John A. Noell. A few of his immediate family had been invited, while we was Kept in the dark as to what was cominsr. 1 V J EE WISE: ACT TODAY. The recent big fire in Roxboro brings this lesson to property own ers in a 'very striking and concrete way: the best constructed buildings may and will burn, even though the greatest care is exercised against fire. The only safe protec tion is insurance. It is easy to pay After nreachino- he walked in to see the family, having no idea at f Premium; it is hard to sustain a toWn, the. loss Ijeing not ; only a flnanciai loss to the, owners - but is a distinct loss to the town," , It is earnestly :hpped i the, bwnro may see their way to rebuild and the .toVn witl;rejoiQe' iwhen in formation is. given but that such will be the case ;s , :. ; 'I The losses are as follows:. Pasa, WoodK&Loh- building Waluo $28,000, insurance-$12,000; Hot ton & Satterfiejd loss $14,000 insurance $4,600;- Ed Williams, barber shop, Joss $400,1 ihsuranco $150; X , W.'fNbell; Postmaster, loss $250, no insurance; fa -F. Brown,.loss $350, insurance?200; Dr. E., J; Tucker,loss iVoOO in surance ,"$i50i RoxbbrojCotton MilWlos5 $1,200, qo insurance; fe G. Long,; loss $500,; insurance $250; W. F. Long; loss $250 in surancev$175; E. Mi : Davis; loca $250 insurance $175; Club Rooks loss $300,' no inburance. . ' . This is probably the most sen- in a riry few : minutes the -fire1 us tire-the town nas expenenc company was on the. and -SSlPftSS had a stream of 'water ;tne;-one atwhich'betterormors building. Owing to the location persistent work was done.1: Too of the fire, which evidently starts much' credit can not be given the ed in the basement, the, fire fight- iGompany, irom ine omei aowu L Ji 1 i V-- - Post Of fice B jildlng Destroyed ' ' by Fire Early Thursday Morn- mg. , - i - :- .. w. : - ! i u i V..' " .. Early v Thursday:"; morning about 3 o'clock, Dr. E. J. -. Tuck er who was rooming" in the Post Office building was awakened by smoke and 'upon investigation discovered, that the, building was ohifiref the rooms beiug filled withsmok. Dr. Tucker imme diately awakened the other occu pants,. Mess.;E. G, Long, W; F. Long, ,V, R. .Woody, and 'Dr-E. Davis. They had, no time to i saye anything, f but hastily made their; way out coming: down the fire escape. . ''' . The alarm was turned in and ers were badly handicapped from the. fact that they could not get ak the, fire. . .Wheii discovered the building .;wasfilley;ith smoke and at no tiip'is it pos- siDiewjreacn tne .bemglm?" to the humblest member- of . tho . - ml ' J? t" J ; band.: xnecniei -sauweu wi--judgement in handling his men ah4 in placing them at the prpper place at the; proper time especi ally, was the,actfor,Mr. ,R. :H. Gatps. who soent more than an hour in the.bitihgcold oatop of three, story bunding -adjoining were wooden structures and the 'i m Miv,uuumngt Along iiDoun justacrossthe: street irom .tne o'clock it was seen that Rebuild- fire, highly . commendable ; In mg was aoomea ana thenrecom- iawuvw r.r n panieaiput theifforts, cm.wjMrffi'fflw toMmgjV the. opposite .'side; . of h'vVS into 'theundreds of the Streeti Which that Pfima- 2.. tArKA it hrnA thn ktrppi it-would have almost swept Mpl Moin.:SatterneJa; amohg4he bestiheycpants bf the 4-n, vnnAMncr a line second to wind blowing right at them, the !none 'here, were largeiosers;. car innumerable sparks tell all over rying a larse stock with . only, them, but the fire Chief placed a about one third insurance. It is mail with a hose on top of the hoPed they'wi.11 Jave three s building and keeping ZL Z SlS men them all thoroughly " saturated viable reputation and will i be with water they were saved. sorely misspd from the business The building belonged to Mess. h of the t(!?n' n Pass VVoody & Long and was by jSS&SS Kte far the handsomest buildmg in faSen ? is very p j, are serv town, costing about $28,000. It ing the people in a fairly accept- was inaeea a monument to thA nhl mannnr. 1 gasol Gasoline Service Station For Roxboro and Person Co. We wish to announce to all our people, that in a few da will have our tank and pump installed and ready for, busi- ness and will lurnisn i uaf Dealers prices. We hope to make this station a saving as well as a convenience to the public and we will thank you for your Gasoline and Oil business. The terms on Gasoline be strictly cash to everybody. we ine all that anything was on hand, , but when he saw other members of the family sitting around the fire caught on. It was his 57th birthday,' and we doubt if he has ever sat down to a more sumptu ous dinner than was prepared for him on this day by his daughter, Mrs. B. R, Long. It was our good fortune to be present, and while the years slip by fast enough we could wish these occasions happen ed more of teii. i loss. We are able to make your losses easy. Let us check up your policies TODAY and see if you are protect ed. TOMORROW may be too late. CUNNINGHAM & LONG, Fire & Li fe Insurance. TO THE CITIZENS OF ROXBORO. I wish to -thank the public who receive mail from the post office here for the very courteous man ner in which they have, one and all, acted since the destruction of the post office by fire. The equip ment for" handling the mails have been very poor and inadequate, but the citizens have shown a spirit which was highly creditable. I shall try to give you the best ser- vice possible under the circum stances, but feel that it will be impossible to serve you as you de serve and as I should like to. How- ever, 1 am hopiLg that arrange ments will soon be made whereby you will receive better attention. Respectfully, ' ; j. w, Noeiir p; -m. A Box Party. There will be a' box party given at Warren's Grove school house on Thursday night Nov. 23rd 1916. Public cordially invited. Huldah I Harris, teacher 'The Wishing Ring" Presented Here Tuesday November 28th. The delightful musical comedy, The Wishing Ring will be shown here Nov. 28th. It is a unique pro duction and affords an evening of pleasant surprises. Mr. Meaney the director has been conducting rehearsals for the past week and things are coming along in fine shape. Amongrthe clever performuals will be seen Miss Breta Noell who enacts the part of Mary with unu sual ability. Miss Umstead will be seeif in the role of Bo-Peep which she does with great success. Miss'May WLson and Mr. Wal lace Woods take the two important roles with unusual cleverness. The play is I ng given under theiiuspices of the Ladies Aid So ciety, and those who witness this performance will not only help a good cause, but will also see one of the best, and funniest shows ever staged in this city. General Admis sion fifty cents, children twenty five cents, v New fx We have had great quantities of new goods to come in within the last few days and our stock is as near complete as it is possible; to get one with the present scarcity of goods. Among the new things are big shipments of Cotton Piece Goods, Woolen Dress Goods, Notions, ties, etc. . Also a big lot of GO AT SUITS In The Latest Styles1 - . .. ... ' " - ' - i .- . - which were bought at extremely low prices and will be sold accordmply. v; Mr. Burns spent a part of last week in Baltimore 5 and found many goods: at ; reasonable prices that it was impossible There will be a Box. Party at Providence -School - House - - on Monday evening, Novemher 27tht 1916; at seven-thirty ajclock. ' (The public is cordially invited. : Underwear and Hosiery There is nothing in the; market scar cer or Harder to get than Ijbsiery.and un derwear but we have almost Anything ybu wish at prices that can't bebeatV ; vf Roxboro 's Best. Store -- , - tf---i -toV -:. l'-. j.f.-yl': 5BiiM?ini8 f.....-'-:! - ,- O".., . ivv,: f''C--