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J. W. NOELL, Editor and Publis
VOL. XXXV1V
PERSON COUNTY '
RAISING FINE CORN
MR. JOE MONTAGUE 1
HOLDS THE RECORD- j
On Four Acres He Produced M Bar- (
rele cf Measured Corn. I
A few weeks ago we told about |
aome~~ftne corn which we. saw on the j
farm of Mr. John D. Winstead. This
article produced a good deal of_ talk, ]
many telling ua that we should see .
this, that and the otHer crop. So the
other day we drove out to look at <
some corn on the 'land of Mr. Joe
E. Montague and cultivated by Mr.
Baird Crumpton. This is a ten acre i
field,, and sure enough it is some good ]
corn; We are not going to aay who
has the beat torn, for tHere are sev- <
eral prize winning fields Vn the Conn- (
ty, but we hope all of these farmers ,
will pleasure accurately and carefully, |
for we are very anxious to know the ,
yield of these fields. c
Mr. Winstead, and Mess. Montague t
and Crompton, and Mr. M. T. Carver, t
v and Mr. Gus Slaugther, and probably
others wlijse crop we have not seen, ;
have clearly demonstrated the fact ,
that there is no earthly reason or ex- c
cuse for the farmers of this -County ,
importing a sjf-igle bushel of corrr. _t
These men are"counting on anywHare j
b from ten to fifteen barrels an acre ,
and when corn can be grown at that .
rate the farmers of this County should
. _ be ashamed to be caught hauling out .j
Western corn. It is an old saying ,
' , . . "that tUare i? more in the irsan than ,
in the land," and >t is everlastingly t
true. If you can not raise corn" on j
' your land it is because you do not
treat the land rifcht and you should f
be ashamed to make such an excuse. c
. . - : >hfr. ;Jpe. E. Montague, who holds (
1 tSe "Feeofdfbr corn, prodtfctWn in this <
County, a few years ago had a four (
: V - . acre field wllvh' he gathered 84 bar- ,
fr 7 __rels, Treasured, making an average 11
'' of 21 -barrels to the .-acre, <
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| koxboro one ok ;
k: the big markets.
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At la%t it seems that Roxboro is11
coming into its own and >3 to be one|>
of the really big markets. There has 1
been no fftUd reason why this mark- ^
; ec should not have been classed witH
I; the big markets for the tobacco has 5
been raised in the* County, but betng *
' ' one of the med)jm markets, selling c
from six .to eight million pounds t
many of the farmers of th!? section <
preferred to go to the. big market, $
' thinking lie might get more for his c
tobacco where there were more buy.- 1
era. ? Rut now that is a thing of-tfco! 1
? past for with about 3500 farmers, s
signed up to deliver the at tobacco to [ (
this market there will be marketed i
> here, including the independent!?
B ? Mouse, something like ^twelve to
[W teen miil'ton pounds. "
We .hear that one of the graders for ! ]
this market for the Association will <
1 be a man considered by many of t?>? <
best grader oh the South Coiiolina 1
market, and when he comes to the 1
t. opening of deliveries you w>il be well <
I pleased.
Now, just a wcrd: If you are a <
m member of the Association pull fotJ.i
I tHa Association, and if ^ou are sell-1
K'v ing the independent way, sell with '
the Hyco, but leave the <?ther?fellows J j
Annl, U..o *Ur> 1 ,
|? puojiicbzt aionc) fv* vvcu 1100 mc 1 irih ;
to his opinion anil the right to sell
P as Ha sees fit. But in either event,
pull for Kbxboro.
I STATE GIVES FREE
EXAMINATION.,
THa State Board "cf Health Will
Tualce free examinations at the court
house every'Thursday from 9 A. M.j
t to 1 P.' M. for the next four weeks. I
All persons having obscure symp
toms or bad blood should use this op-j
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f All the Doctors of the County en-1
Hi dorse this work.
W. A. BRADSHER,
Quarantine Officer. Hl^^P
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B- PBPPOSAI.S FOR POST I
OFFICE HU AKTER9J
Proposals for post'
H ' are invited for Rox^^J
H- to make a sealed
HL. tors fixturcs^^^^H
K call at the Post'
application, whicl^B
I tho size of the rfl
fixtures to be fi^H
Kafaii ''t TmVr
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ROXBORC
OPENING OF OLIVE
HILL HIGH SHOOL,
Olive Hill High School opened
Wednesday morning, Sept. 6, with 128
pupils, M'fis Helen Graves, wHo this
term enters upon her ninth year of
lervke in this community, is assisted
by the fcllowing teachers:
Miss Ella Thompson, A. B? Merelith
College, teacher of Tth and 8th
trades.
M'us Carrie Wagstaff, A. B., Louis>urg
College, teacher of 5tH and 6th
trades.
Miss Blanche Winstead,* A. B.,
Louisburg College, teacher of 3rd and
Ith gradds.
Miss Mabel Stephens, University
>f North Carolina, teacher of ,1st and
!nd grades.
Miss Huldah Hester, graduate
3reenshoro College Jfor Wbmen,"
Vlusic.
These are all teachers of experamce
and special training; all but one
ipent the full six weeks, in summer
icttool this summer. With a facultv
ike this, and such a school plant,
vith so many eager, ambittous chilIrcn,
and such a strong, loyal par
on age Olive Hill hai" every reason
to look forward to a great year.
Enthusiasm^ high hope?, and joy
r. tH? tasks ahead were the dominant
lote. of the' orening. After the formal
exercises, each of the teachers gave
i minute's greeting and inspirational
:aik; Supt. and Mrs. Beam, also, and
Hr?- Eddinger, who were welcome
tuests during. the hour, spoke inter:stirtgly
and helpfully to the school.
At this opening, a handsome desk
'or the school office was presented to
he school and a rising-vote of thanks
was extended the boys and girls of
he 7th and 8th grades who so untiringly
labored on this projest last
lummer. It may be remembered by
'r>ands of tiit school that at the close
if?the session last year Miss Graves
rave each pupil in her. room twenty
cthts to be invented to the best
jossible advantage during the sumner
months fcr the school. Something
over $50.00 was raised in this
van, Ida Crowder w'tming the distinction
of making, tile most by her
nVcst meat. with Elizabeth' Thompson
l close second. The desk purchased
tost considerably mere than the anount
raised: but the supply house,
leaving itow.tne money naa oeen
nftde* ki'nlly offered a large discount
vhich made the purchase possible.
During the first three days of.
ichool the building and grounds were
nafc/an neat, attractive condition, ar.d
>n Friday night a lawn party was
fiven -to raise funds for incidentals
lurVng the year. Of the $60 oleare.l
>7.^0 will go to a reading chart and
>ther equipment- fcr the primary
yoxn. $16 to an unabridged dictioniry;
$16 to sohg books used in public
school music, and the rest to brooms,
rraycn, and otfier essentials.
An interesting feature of the work
i>, OH/e Hill this year is the introluction
of public school music, with
Misd HuldalJ Hester as instructor:
Miss Hester did special work in th?
subject. at tlJa State University thio
summer and'is making the couYse*
>ery delightful and popular. This
i'enture w>ll be watched with inter?st
by other sections of the county
:i.d it is lhped that it will prove so
successful that other schools may put
it in soon.
About 10,000 acres new territory
was added to this district last year
ar.d >t is expected that the enrollment
will anDrcximate two hundred. Those
parents whose children are not already
in scliocl are urged to enter
them the earliest possible day.?T.
- SINKING ANOTHER WELL.
The City Dads decided to go up on
the hill for the no?xt. try out for water.
The well sunk in the hollow near
the old well Has -not proved very successful,
in fact you can-, hardly tell
any .difference in the supply of water.
While it has a.capacity of something
like thirty or forty gallons .a
minute it dried up other wells, hence
the supply- is very lillli! llluie than
before it was sunk. Th<; new well
tWey are now workng on is situated
he if the tank entire top of the hXl
Acting.
, A^iratei fn-ti*
week wai
^Bie ladies reJVe
regret
He this week
a report- b>
^Kttisue.
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Home First, Ab
), NORTH CAROLINA,
CENTl COOPS
OPEN SEPT. ISTf
ROXBORO ASSOCIATION
READY FOR BUSINESS
Mill Receive Tobacco Four Ibyrj
Week?Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday.
The Cooperative Markets of Centta
North Carolina will open on TusedaJ
September 19th, according to recelii
announcement of Richard E. PattaS
son, manager of-the Leaf Pepartmen
of the Tobacco Growers Cooperathl
Association.
The list of the Association market*
to open September 19th includes: i
Dusham, Henderson, Oxford, Rla
eigh, Norlina, Littleton, YnungsviU
Apex,' Fuquay, Carthage, Aberdeen
Vass, Roxboro, Sanford and Creed
more. j
Special arrangments are being madi
fay the Leaf and Warehouse Depart
mtnts of the Association to receivi
the crop in this section where' thi
membership is large.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
The following program has bees
prepared for the Sunday School Con
vention which wjf.l "be held at Beth
any on Sunday the 24th of Sept.:
10:30. Devotional exercises, led bj
Rev. Joe B. Currin.
,16:45.?Why the Sunday School, b]
J. W. Noell.
11:15. Sunday School Music by, ?
B. McFarland.
11:45 Why Parents Should Carr]
their Children to ' Sunday School.
iz:uo. Business session.
12:15. Dinner.
> 1:30. JScrjptural Basis of" the Sun
day School, by Kiev. J. A, Beam.
2:00. Talk by H. U Crowell. - [:
2:30. The Possible Equipment o
the' Small Sunday- School.
3:00. Miscellaneous talks.
These "exercises will be inter^pers
ed with singing:, for which this _?pm
mun^fty isy noted. Classes from othe;
schools will be on hand and it is ex
pected to make the singing a featuri
of the ,#fexercises.
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ETHEL HILL ITEMS. >.
Misses Eugenia and Morie Wood:
left Friday for Richmond where the;
j will teach.
Misses Helen Bass of Richmond
I Va., and Celia Daniel of Roxborcv ar
I visiting their aunt, Mrs. W. R. Day
| Mr. E. Y. Jones had the, misfor
j tune to lose a barn of tobacco by fir
Saturday night.
Misses Emmie Wright of Johnstor
] S. C., and Mary Powell of So. Bostoi
have arrived on the Hill and takei
up their work in- the Bethel Hill H>g!
schooL
Mr. J. B. Barrett is spending: som
time with his daughter Mi's, it."-A
Woody* near Stovpll, N! G.
Misses Lojene and Lucile Wood;
will leave Tuesday for MerediJa Col
j l?rge where they will enter schooL
The play at Bethel Hill Higl
t School last Saturday night was a sue
cess.
Mr. and Mr3. Claud Williams o
l Dnrhnm ivprp viiitnr* ah Mi*. S. F
Gentry's Sunday.?X. Y. Z.
SMALL FIRE FRIDAY NIGHT.
Last Friday night fire was discov
I ered in a residence >:i the Souther
I portion of town in tHe colored set
j tlement. The residence belonged t
| A. T. Standfield .colored, and whe
[dacovercd had made such headwa
I that it was impossible to save muc
, in the way of furniture. The build'tn
i was a two story, frame building an
|was insured for $1000, with $400 o
jthe furniture. The loss will fall Weav
on the. owner, who is an honest, har
J working man.
L BEST ROADS FOUNDo
Mess. Smithdeal and sob, Benbo"
' 1 ' TT,U" f w;"*tnn-Salem passe
[ tWrough here this morning' on thei
' way to Washington. They espnus!
' 1 apUlndld^tiada^ lit^1^*01^111 ly.^sayjn
1 they were the very best they ha
found.
r Mtssei ElliabatM Green and Bett
1 Mcore of Alton, Va., i\re guests <
Mrs. R. N. Feetherston.
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r tained a number of his young frieni
at supper last rfight.
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road Next.
Wednesday Evejiing Sej
SALES LIGHT.
But Prfr.ew ontinue-to Advance with
| Bach Day* Sale*.
Til* tobacco market has been opener
just one werk, and while the sales ,
jhave been light we are glad to know
' Ithat prices are very satisfactory, one
jof the buyers for a large Company ,
1 tells us that he paid more {or tobacco
Monday than he had during the Week,
and tllat prices were gradually moving
up each day. There has been no
I phenominal high prices for th&)-e has (
' been no extra good tobacco egsthe "
' market, but the average for the to^ ]
h bncco being offered keeps up remark- i
' Sbly well. 1 '
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8UBUUL NOTES.
' The Teachers Association meets (
( next Saturday at 10:30, A. M.
? Colored Teachers Association will ;
meet next Saturday week, at tlie samr
' hour. The Compulsory attendance
law goes into effect in each school on
the opening day. It is exceedingly im5
portent that each teacher and every j
" committeemen press this law. The <
' schools are provided for our boys and ^
8 girls and tWe state says the fathers. .,
the mothers, and guardians mutt ]
send them to achcol. Of course, most (
* all the fathers and mothers, also
t guardians gladly send their children
- to school and are delighted to Have
- the opportunity to educate their peo- ,
pie. The compulsory age is from 7 j
t to 14, for the first six months of the |
High schools and the full six months ,
' for the smallest schools.
All teachers and parents are urged
to?supply every student with books.
No One can tguly estimate the loss of
r time and interest if books are lack- ,
. ing. It fi indeed, a joy "to be at the
opening of our HigH schools. In all
my yean in the school work, I ,
; d#ad 'sure that I have never aeen .
such deep interest manifested in the
, ichools nor such happiness?over-tils..
f1 school growth in our county. May
I this zeal and >nterest continue to grow
| liH our people will gladly vote a
- cour.ty-wice special school tax that
- ill. in the- county mfcy Have high
P schools. lr. fact, the county ,is al
ready largely covered by local tax
c districts. -
J. A. Beam.
ONE OF TWO ONLY.
jr! Mr. M. R. Long has jujit purchased
^ j and is driving tJJ* finest and mo3t
complete car'ever seen in these parts.
[ It is a Packard Roadster, and there
e i? only cne other like it. The factory
r, i built two of these machines, one for
. the famous Babe Ruth, and the other
D 5ft. Long drives. It is said to have
a speed of more than 100 m>es an
{% Hour, but you will never be able to
n prove this statement by us, for we
[j do not ride that fast, not ev&a on
Person County's good roads.
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? 'ATTENDED THE LEGION
MEETING.
Mess. P. B. Henley,' W. R. Cates,;
- W. C. Burnett, 9. B. CroweU, Jack
Strom, Dr. B. A. Thnxtqn afld Berh
te O'Briant attended the State Meet*
- of the tegionairgs in Greensboro
,/U'st^-week. Mr. Henley lacked only
f 8 vctes of being elected Vice-Commandtfr.
and while we do not know
j the gentleman elected we can say
, the Legion would have done itself!
' proud had the honor come to our ]
townsman.
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Li ROXBORO-DURHAM ROAD.
?j Mr. Porter, of the contracting firm
^ of PorTeT^8rBoyd-*ave us a call this
^ morning. He gWes us the good news
, that they began pouring cement on
n this road yesterday, and says if the
v rail reads would juat get busy and:
j deliver freight' rrjore reatdily they
would make things hum on this contract.
They have set a time limit of
twelve montHs on this job and are
^?making every effort,, to carry ?t
d through. . .
d PARTY VISITS HOLLY SPRINGS
TSfrT and Mra..N. V. B?66M, Mesdmilgg
t). M. Andrews and II. O.
A .Clayton spent last Sunday in Holly
Springs at the home of Mr. Tinnie':
Brooks, an uncle, pf N. V. Brooks,
ic?This was the fj> > lliaa llisy Had sssn
)f each othor -in nearly twenty years.
I Mr. Brooks, who is a cousin of Mrs.
(Andrews had not sesn her in nearly
r- forty years, nnd was a former resiis
dent of Roxboro, moving away many
fears ago, ,
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>tember 13th 1922
LIEUT. MAYHARB IS
_ KILLED IN ACCIDENT
"THE FLYING PARSON" MEETS
DEATH DOING STUNT.
Two Other*.-Meet Death At Rutland,
Virginia When Plane Crashes to
Earth.
RIUTLAND, Va., Sept. 7.?For a
:rowd of 30,000 people asaembled at
. U,, 13..,1 1 r> 1. tU' *- ?
in. ivubiatiu ran- uruunua mis aneraon,
a Flying Circus" staged- with
SiSroplanes and : balloons-was "turned
fito a tragedy, four participants
meeting death. An nprrtplana rrnahad
trom a height jyf 2,000 feet, carrying
to their deaths the pilot, mechanic
and a passenger. A few hours later
an aeronaut leaping from a balloon
500* feet in the air, was killed when
j\ parchute failed to open.
The Dead:
Lieutenant Belvin W. Maynard,
known throughout the country as
*the Flying Parson," pilot of the airplane;
Lieut. L. R. Wood, of Ticondtr^a,
New York, passenger, with
Maynard;' Mechanic Charles Mionette,
>f Plattsburg, New York, and fclenry
(Dare Dev^l) Smith, of "Bostoii,
aeronaut. "
The aviators went up for a trial
spin before taking passengers for
flights, as hsd been their custom durin
gthe week the fair had been in
progress.
PHONOGRAPH FREE:
We all love to' get something for
nctHing, but oftentimes we pay well
Paj vvhnf wo . r?of 1'nii nnlt loom
from the advertisement of E. D.
Cheek how you can profit by buyirtg
your furniture from him* He guarantees?all
prices and at 0ie same
mr rt"fw you ?n opportunity ta secure
FREE a fine phonograph. Look
pp the ad and profit by what you read.
WILL ADDRESS ALLENSVILLE
HltiH SChOOL.
Hon. L. M. Carlton wV1 address the
patrons and school children qf Allensville
High School, at the school
building, on Friday Wnife, Every
patron of this school is cordially >nyited
tc hear th'tt address.
THANK YOU.
We beg to return thanks to Mr. W.
W. Whitfield and G. D.Noefi for copies
<?f The Courier asked for. These
copies mean much to us and we are
deeply grateful for them.
This office is indebted to " Misses
Annie Ray and Oma O'Bryant. two
charming ycung ladies from Hurdle
Mills, fcr a call bst Monday. They
were accompanied by Mr. Floyd
Hawkins, who was a business caller.
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Mr. and Mrs. R. Flaming "Brooks
left last* Monday for their Home in
tniicctt UJty, Md., alter spending about
a week here with relatives.
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Mr. N. S. Brooks haa^-vopened an
"Array Store" ? in one' of the storo
rcoms under the'Picneer warehouse,
on fleams Ave.
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Mr. L. T. Strum, one of the fine
young men who have left this good
County, Honored us with a call last
Thursday. He is now living in Kembridge,
Va.
Mrs. J. G. Moore, who was taken
suddenly ill last Sunday, was carried
to Watt's Hospital, Durham, for
treatment.
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Mr. W. L. Moore has sold out his
market to the Mess. Moore Bros. It
will continue under the old style,
Mcore's Markets
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Miss Ida Lansdell of Gaffney, S. C.
is visiting friends and relatives here
this. week. -j. .
Mr. C. J. Webb, of New York, was
inzotbcnr wlsilui llie first -of the
"Week.
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~ Missoh Mary- and Louise Stephen*
loft yesterday for Salem College, ii
Winston Salem, Nl. U. >
M>. ? J Ne?r*foh'- '
vHiting her daughter, Mrs. it.:s
Barrows on North Main Street.
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"HeH; C;?H;?Hunter,' and R
H. Gates and Col. U. M. AMWV
spent yesterday itr Raleigh. *___
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.50 Per Year in Advance
No. 26
HIGH SCHOOLS OPENED.
fVraoa ii Proud of Mum Fine Institution*.
All Opened-with Good
Attendance.
The five High Schools in this County
opened last week ahd we hear only
good reports from all. Our. information
is that Bushy Fork had the,largest
enrollment oh the opening day,
but that is not saying it will continue
in tHe lead. These institutions are the
crowning glory of the . County and
every community is to be congratulated
upon having such an institution
at their doors.
Of course, each school is consider
ed, by the patrons as the beet ilf the County,
and" we are not going to say
which id beat, but we maght say tlfct
Bethel Hill has the largest and most
costly, wnue unve mil is the most
beautiful and has the best kept
grounds, with Bushy Fork ttte larg- '
est enrollment, with Helena probably
"the best furnished and AUenivdlo
clcsd to the very best in every respect.
Now go to it and see which
will make the record for the year.
FUNERAL SERVICES POSTPONED.
Mr.-and Mrs. N. H. Street, Mr. and
Mrs. K. L. Street, Mrs. J. D. Morris
and Miss Evie Street went over to
Durham yesterday to attend the fun- ' '
eral of JJr. M. A. Walker. Owing to
an accident on the Southern between
Danville and Greensboro the remains
did not arrive aiyl the burial services
were postponed until today.
BUSINESS CHANGES.
Mr. Hugh Woods started the ball
to rolling last week when he moved
into his new store on North Main
.Street. The store he vacated will be
occupitsd by Chamber's Cash Store,
Mr. W. E. AsHtey manager, and the
store vacated by them will be occupied
by Chambers Sample Store, with
Mr. Chariie Wade as. manager.
WANT ADSFURNACE
COAUr-I have secured
150 tons'of furnace coal and all who
can use this * coal will be wise to aejcure,
some of it. 1 am just back front
' n .l?: ?L ? 3 .fa" la.i.: j*.i_
| r.jic;gii tutu uiuci <-un suits no R witii
the Coal.Director this was all I could
get, With no v promise of aiy more
just now.
B. H. "GATES. LQST,
an overcoat, .light brown,
short coat. Lost:cn sand clay road
near Bushy Fork. Finder please notify
G. W. Ball, Hurdle Mills, N. C.
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WANTED?A lady or young man
for Ice:! agent, Address, B. H. Boone,
General Delivery, Post "Office, ltpd.
FOR RENT,-Several places, good
grain and tobacco land. If you can.
not furnish your self for the year you
need not apply. Have corn at $5.50
I per bbl. ^ .
J. R. GOOGH,
Timberlake, N. C.
WANTED?A Cropper for neat
year with good forces. L. C. BRAD|SHES?..SP*boro,
jd. <1 tf
MEN . WANTED?25 good strong,
, able bodied men for road work. Good
pay -.anji, a year's work. Apply to
Porter & Boyd, Rout., 5, Roxboro, N.
CJ, care Garrett's'' Store. lpd.
FOR R!ENT, good 2 horse farm,
good grain and tobacco land, with
good buildings. Will furnish teams
or renter can famish own teams. Apply
to J. A. Wader Leasburg, N. C.
9-6,2t*f.?
GOOD FARMS FOR RENT?X
still have 2 or 3 good farms for rent.
Nice good 8 ro."ij house. One 500
acre farm. See or write me at once.
HARRY W. WINSTEAD, Roxbofb.
N. C.
THE ONLY. American Cafe in
Roxboro, the Roxboro Cafe. Give as
a trial and be convinced.
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: Rny *'!?... good stnff at High
' Woods. '>
?i I'ORI ~RENT -Og-SHARE8.?Two '
11 horse farm one mile from Roxboro.
'Tell Impitnnl, Di. D. 11.' Lore. 03 rfi
:1 AU kind of Clover and grass seed
i at HUGH WODDS. ' "r~
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- Plenty Reed nnts. -r.lnver^ftnd^grassl v"
seed at HUGH WOODS. ^
['SUBSCRIBLE TO THE COURIER. .