J. W. NOELL. EDITOR AN
VOL. XL
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THE FIRST TIME IRON CLAD
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Hon. J. P. Cook, Editor of The Uplift,
Gives the Truth as to Noted
Battle.
March 9th, is the slxty-fy-st an
nlversary of the battle in Hampton
Koads, near Norfolk, Virginia, between
the Merrimac-Virginia, of- the
Confederate States Navy, and the
Ericsson .^Monitor, of United States
Navy. Out of that event grew the |
character of . the battleships of today
and caused all former ", sea^ighting
instuments-To be ;jnked.
No two histories give exactly a
similiar account of this engagement.
^ The story has gone out that the Mon^
itor whipped the Virginia. It is not
trite. I have for years wondered what
- the true facts - are. It is not in a
apirit of controversy jeolousy or. vanity
or prejudice?but that there have
been differences with respect to this
historical event rather. encourages
the spirit' of investigation. Through
thekindness of M!rs. W. B. Ferguson,
of Suffolk, Va., this writer has been
given access to' the printM and candid
statement of an actual witness
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tttru pat itcipaiiL til iiiai ntstuncai en^
. gagement, and, with this and. other
sources of reliable information, the
following story has been made possible.
It is with no purpose to raise discord
or to satisfy any "prejudice or
even a whim, but nothing is more entertaining
than search after truth?
. truth m^kes us free.
The Problem
The War Between the States had
been going in such a manner and
twith such progress. that both sides 1
had "come to, the conclusion that
Hampton Roads?Where Famous
Conbat Occurred !
every resource and power at the com'
mand of each section would be requited
to bring the contest to an
cfr.rf. Dtfrtng the early part of the
c'onfl&t the honors and fortunes of
war seem to have been with the
Confederacy.
Having-.-discovered thai the South
was receiving some supplies' and equipmei^t,
ip return for cotton, from
other countries, ' President Lincoln
established what he conceived a. per
-v feet blockade r?f ail Southern ports,
thus cutting oft this t xcr.an.re or prodi/cts
between the South and other
Countries.
P-?(When the uar began-in 1801', the .
North kept* nearly- all of the ships
that had beknpred to the whole coun[f
: try. The Sohthejnets seize? a few
and built others...
a heroic effort to -meet-the con;dition*
forced upon the South, by
[. this blockade, the Confederates bud*
^wiffc vessels called blockadera. These
slipped and brought puns and cloth
fr<?m EbglaT)? rir^i France for the
Southern peoph. Some Confederate''
i AyarshiRs were sent out to capture
the Northern vessels that were sailp,-'V\?ing
back and forth to bring guns
- and elpth to the Federal side. But
this I? another stor.jr, fof another ocs";
casicri when the brilliant -course of
r the Alabama, under Raphael Semmes.
' will engage us:
fcC "Thev Merrimac."
'Was n stream frigate, belonging t<f '
the United States. Het^hull was built
P at Boston Mass., her?engines at
Gold Springs, N, Y., and she was
placed in commission in 1855. Early
ir. 1856 she wa? otticarsd-and; manned
with a crew of 650 specially selected
rrten, with an armament of 60
guns. . Being considered at the time
one of the best type of war-ships and
making a trip to European waters,
she returned with iirjiuilu -ot-=wsyfli
entertainment .end covered with a
- glorieus satisfaction with herself. She
~ weirt.on a four year cruise, and upon
hfr toturn she was put out of com
.iiijaWn at 6Hif Portsmouth, Va. Nary
.Yard,, and when N'orfoik and Ports.
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ROXBOR*
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COMMENCEMENT ROXBORO
GRADED SCHOOLS.
f 47^: i"5TT 55?T T
fiiunjr, amy iotn, ? p, m., recital
by music classes of Mrs. H. W. Newell
and Miss Christine Walker.
Pridiy, May 25th, 8:15 p. m., senior
class play. ,
Saturday, May 26th, 8:00 p. m.,
entertainment by children of primary
grades. . ,
Sunday, May 27th, 11:00 a. m?
commencement sermon by. Rev. J. H.
Bernhardt, Pastor West Market St.
Methodist Church, Greensboro, N. C.
Monday, May 28th, 8:lp p. m.,
graduating exercises. Address by
Hon. J. W. Bailey. Raleigh, N. C.
All these ex,ercisps will.be held
in tMrschool.. auditorium, except the
commencemept'sermon, which will.he
preached in the Mx'thodist Church.
Public cordially, invited to all of the
exercises.
A. B. Stalvey, Supt:
May 15, 1923,
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APPLICATION FOR PARDON
OF riSPVD MJtf nnpoo
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Application will be made to the
Governor of North Carolina for the
pardon of Jasper Childress, convicted
at the August Term 1922" of the
Superior Court of Person County for
the crime of receiving more than one
quart of spirituous liquor in two
weeks, and sentenced" to jail for a
term of two years.. All persons who
object to the granting of said pardon
are invited to forward protests
to the Governor without delay.
This May 12, 1923. 2ts
DRY IN ROXBORO
LAST SUNDAY.
Last Sunday tvas an off day in
Roxboro, as well as a dry day. The
power was , off and the churches had
t? use pianos in place of pipe organs,
and the town was completelydry from
11 o'clock, a. m? until 6:30 p. m. For
the first time iri many years we hai
to partake of dinner without a^jixafp
of watecU^.A-brarvmg^fiffrfiTng strongs
Wife took it dry.
We do not know where the blame
lays but Wado' think when the power
is to be cut off and the pumps stopped
for so long 'a time- the people
shobld be .notified so that at least
enough water might be stored up in
vessels furnish a little for-meals. _
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COUNTY MEN HONORED.
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The. District Meeting of the County
delegates representing the Counfioa
r.f firmtttllo c.n/i Pcwoas. ? oi
Oxford on last Saturday for the
purpr.se of electing a director for the
district* While Granville had 11 vot?s
and Person 8 the Granville 'delegates
did our County the* honor to- natne
Dr. E. .1. Tuckar: as chairman of the
meeting, and elected Mr. Claude T.
Hall a director.
?The fulhni'ini! ili'li'ija.t'." i' ;i!
ed this County: F. D. Lonsr,'G. M.
Crcwder, C. AT. "Monk,. J. E. MontaWagstaff,
Dr. E.- J: Tucker and A. R
Tpushee. '
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UriET HOME WEDDING.
Ye^t red ay morning at the home r>L
Mr. E. Eberjnan Miss Charlotte Smi^T
elcWand. Mr. N. Lunsford were mar- ried,
Rev. J. L'.' Martin performing j
the cerer.fonv. After the ccromonvi
breakfast was served by Mrs. Eber-j
man to the party, only a few rela-j
vivcs and clese friends being prc^efiKj'
Mr. and Mr,?. Lunsford are well i
known here, Mrs. Lunsford former-!
jly being the Red Cress Xursc for]
this County and Mr. -Lunsford one!
of Roxboro's most prominent attor-|
rcys. After an automobile tour to;
tr.e mountains' oj^. Virginia, taking in;
Natural Bridpe, LurajrASave and Orttysborg,
they well be at'-home at
their home on Virginia Avenue.
4a8* YOUR .TAXES ?
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Every one is required to jist an?
anfr* all taxable property this month.
Half of tlfo time " has passed and' a
comparatively f e4r have Jisted.
HcS*e ito not-pgt*thii off, but come
The book* will close the last day
this month, Hay, and a penalty
^IL be adde^,after that date for every
person'who has. faUM_ta. lmt.J.
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HOME FIRST. ,
D, NORTH CAROLINA
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WHO WANTS THE
NEraoN?
BETTER PUT IN YOUR BID AT:
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Is the Norfolk & "Western Thinking
Solely of Self Or .the Public. .
For some time one of the. live j
questions in Roxboro has been "where, j
or when" will "the Norfolk & Wes- \
tern give some consideration to the
public and provide a station in keeping
with the demands, both as to ,
comfort and sanitation, of Roxboro. i
In iiiatipf fn flits Mftrfnllr X? W*n=?
tern we want to say it seems anxious ,
to build a station provided, the town1.
of Roxboro is rtwt at all particular j
as to where it is located. The Super- ,
intendent has" made several visits \
hereand the first trip said it was ,
absolutely impossible to construct a
new station on the site of the old j
one, and after much figuring select- |
ed a site known as Barnett's cross- j
ing, some distance to the north of- -,
town?though .by an act of the leg-',
islature when a distillery, could not ,
be operated outside offhO corporate ,
limits of*" a town, ajdrhqur City Dads j
at that time being in sWhp^lhy with ,
such business, lengthened the limits .
in the. nature of a shoe string and |
took in this particular location. This !.
location "did not appeal to the major- (
ity of the business men,,in our opinion,
and such pressure was brought ,
to bear that it has been held up.forj,
the present.
Chapter No. 2. One -of our good j,
citizens of the County, not of the|(
town, but a very prominent mania ,
business circles in town, Mr. R. A. <
Burch, comes forward and offers thej
Norolk & Western a site if they will H
build tHe station oii a part of his iandi
just pprth of towh. Now, b.v actual
measurement, this location is nine;'
tenthi" o5"*a uVV. the business
center, nearly one half a mne- beyond
the corporate limits.' with no|
side walks within a half mile, and;
the road leading to the site more|
likt a lane than a uond. We congrat-1
ulate Mr. Burch upon his foresight >
hi this move, far if the -ration-should!
be' located here and the town and j
County Jbuild a good hard surface
Street, wtih suitable side walks, it;
would mean .many dollars for the bal-}
anee of his adjoining property, but,!1
what about the consideration cf those]
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for freight or passenger? I
Chapter No. 3. Another site, we [
learn,' has been tendered by Mr. S. G. j
Winstead and Mr. W. A. Sergeant,!
and this location is "bv no means a'<
V-ad one. It is what is known as the!
"Winstead meadow" and a part of!
.\^r. Sergeant's adjoining property, 1
with the offer, to the town also for|
'.he opening t'f a street from Main 1
Street bv the Winstead warehouse,
going East. This would open up some j'
valuable property and is really a t
very generous offer on the part of'
Mess. \Vinstead and Sergeant, but j
the question is, will the Norfolk & j
Western stand for the cost of grading
this property to--make it available?
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Now, if the Norfolk -& Western is I
going to placed the station for Rax-1
boro on the site most available to j:
it. where the most land, in the bestj
shape is. given, then they should atj
least gjve Brof>ksdale a chance. We j
arc almost willing to guarantee these}
people will donate a site * sufficiently j
large, level and i* every way sjjit- \
able, the additional fact that!
the State is now building a good,
hard surfaced road rieM bv the site.
NY cost to the town. County or any
<-ne to get.to this site, and. really, it
is only about one tenth mile farther
than (he one offered north Of Una. 1
No, the Norfolk & Western i^ not
built that way, and our prediction is
it will give the people of Roxboro a
suitable station, fcnd give it to them
to?the - town uf Ruxbimi. They will neither
go to Jalong or Brooksdale, but
will stand by th? town which has
SO liberally patronized It.
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- MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION.
Mr. J. Paul Leanord. "State-secre~
tarv, was in.. Rftxbocola4t Thursday,
and addressed a meeting composed |
was appointed "jrr-trin if it was thei
wish of the merchants to form an
association and -will report,to a later ]
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ABROAD NEXT
, Wednesday Evening
PB880N COUNTY GAME LAW.
Below is given a summary of Game
L-awa relating to' Person County. We
wish to call particular attention at
tbia time to the fact that all dogs
must be licensed and a tag showing
that license has been' secured from
the Sheriff and paid for. This does
not. mean that a man with fqur or
five dogs can pay license on one dog
ind get by as license must be secured
for each and every 'dog. Penalty
for violation is either a fine up .to
55(3.00 for each offense or thirty days
imprisonment.
Please also note that all dogs regardless
of kind must be kept on
owners premises from May 1st to
October 1st and penalty "for violation
L. HftAft .--L BsSas
i*. t*w.ww tut uicn onense. iweniy
lame wardens have been appointed
for the county whose sworn duty it
is to see that all laws are enforced
and an attorney has been retained
:a prosecute jll violators. These laws
are absolutely necessary in order to
protect game and Will not work a
wardship on anyone. Most of our people
have accepted them in the spirit
in which they were intended and are
cheerfully complying. We wish to
tall especial attention to the people
of. Roxboro to the fact that if any
of their dogs are found outside of the
incorporated limits of -the town they
may expect to be fined fof each offense.
The Person County Game Protective
League now has a membership in
excess of 100. By far the greater'majority
of the members live in the
county and not-in town and each
member expects to abide .by these
laws himself and do what he can to
see that laws are enforced. Let's al!
theerfuliy comply and in a very short
time we will have plenty. of game to
enjoy the finest sport there i3.
iuiiiuiafi of game laws relating to
Person County.
Open season in which game may
i>e hunted?December 1st?January
list.Esialtyyfur
-vjctetioo: F'?e' $10.00
it) 43?.?0.
Anyone put with- gun and dig. sufficient
evidence to convict.
Above "open season" applies to all
hut deer.
Everybody to hunt must payti*
ci r.se each year and show license to
game warden upon request.
License fee for nop.-residents $10.fc?.
License fee for residents $1.00.
renaity ior vioianon-r i.ml 510.UU
to ?50.00.
NO ONE PERSON allowed to kill
mote than 10-birds and 1-turkey per
day.
Penalty for violation $5.00 for each
bird in excess of. ten and $10.00 for
each .turkey in exoe'y3*of one.
Bounty of 50c each paid by Sheri:f
for each bird destroying hawk killed.
Head or feet only evidence required.
Doers' must be "kepi. on owners
premises from May 1st to October
1st. each year.
Penalty for violhti&n-SlO.OO each
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"Every, dog must be listed for taxation
and .wear license tag Secured
from Sheriff. . >
Penalty for violation?-Fine up tp
150.00 or imprisonment for 30-day^.
"VICTORY BOND HOLDERS.**
All Victory Liberty Loan Bonds'
mature May '20th 1923. We will accept
these bonds for credit or collection
cn or before this date for the
frtCf?_^alLn>?4nd coupon attached. If
you desire to re-invest we can ana
will handle that for you. Bring your
Bends to us. r
The Peoples Rank.
DR. T. N. I VET DEAD.
^ Dr. X' N. Ivey, editor of the Sa
Christian Advocate, died suddenly
yesterday at the Rlithlmid Gulf and
Cuunfiy ilub. Di. Ivey lived litre for
four years and was one of the be3t
loved ministers ever On this field.
Only a few weeks ago he preached
here and aeemad to be m tnc best
at health. His ilealli will biiug great
sorrow to the hoaetilof many in Roy.
fcorb and .surrounding territory.
Mr, J, E._ Winstead, who-has. been
th the tobacco market in twxjngtorr
Ky.. forTh'e'patt se?#!Mi,Tius luluui;
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day 16th, 1923
NiGHTRIDERS GET BUSY
IN ROCKINGHAM FIELD
REWARD FOB CULPRITS
S. E. Alcorn's Tobacco Beds Uprooted
; Note Left to Join the Co-ops.
Danville, Va., May 12.?What is
believed to be the first instance of
"night riding" in this' section was reported
today from a point a few
miles south of Danville on Dan river
where S. E. Alcorn found that all of
his tobacco beds had been?uprooted
during the night, a note written on
an envelope warning him that he
would not make a Crop of tobacco
unless he joined the Co-operative
Marketing association.
The note read as follows;
"We helped you get; a good price
for your tobacco this year, Now Join
the co-ops and help put it over. Sign
up and do your part or you will not
make a crop of tobacco."
lAlcom today applied for punitive
measures to -the police of Rockingham
county at Leaksvilte, offering to
pay a rewara 01 *iuu to me person
convicted of tearing up his tobacco
beds. With the prevalent scarcity, of
plants this destruction is a serious
thing for the tobacco grower because
of the lateness of the season and*the
virtual impossibility of replanting a
bed so as to make a crop of tobacco
within reasonable time.
Alcorn told the authorities that in
his belief the work was done "by
someone connected with" the co-operative
marketing organization. Hq
has-however no proof of this. Members
of the organization who heard
of the outrage -t&datf' expressed it as
their opinion that the "co-ops" were
net/responsible for the beds' destruction',
declaring that the membership
in Rockingham county is composed
of the "best citizens" who would not
stoop to d<5 such a thing. In their
pphnmc: it was a prank done by mischievous
bo js. (khers ttok issue with
this supposition in view of the context
of the note which, they* said,
suggested work by adulta.*
^MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATED.
Last. Thursday, May 10th, was duly
observed here, and many of the
Old Yet.s wore on hand though the
nun)ber gathering annually is grow-:
ir.g smaller and smaller each year.
Appropriate exercises wer^ held in!
the schccl auditorium which includ-i
ed -sonars, recitations, etc. After these1
, exercises the speaker, Hon. \V. J.j
Brogden of Durham, delivered a I
magnificent address on the subject
of "What the unknown soldier did
for the South," stating in the beginning
that by the unknown soldier he
did not refer to cr.e who filled tha
_ grave unknown by name. but unknown
in that he was simply a pri-1
vate in the ranks. His tribute to the!
- private way vf the?r.io^t beauti-1
fu! we have ever heard, and altogeth-:
er there has never been a more ap.-1
propriate or more thoughtful ad-;
dress delivered here on one ,of thesu*occasions.
POST OFFICE BUILDING.
Mr. Claude T. Hall, who has signed;
a contract to 'erect for the Govern-j
ment a building to be used as a post |
office, has broken dirt and will push!
to completion the building, The siW
uatien i* very convenient to the bu-;
siness district of the town, but itj
looks as if Uncle Samuel is making i
a mistake, as the building as agreed ]
upon will pot .be large enough toi
care for the town twelve months from
this date. But, when it comes to paying
rent for a post office involving
a few hundred dollars per annum
cur Government figures with a sharo
pencil?were millions involved it
would be different. *
NOTICE.
. To Mv Friends in Roxboro: 1 have
the beet equipped transfer in town,
and "I am Eivinff my entire time to
you-to see .that you tret service. I{
- you ilo nrt got norviea do net hlama
. the transfer man: Service .whpn ynn
want it means money for me. You
will find me on the Streets or at tne
Norfolk & Western station from 7
A. M. to # ?.#. Telephone No. t>-45
; Prices guaranteed ro/soh'nble,
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)T>ER YEAR IN ADVANCE
No. 20
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Mrs.
L. M. Carlton was hostess to
the Research club Wednesday afternoon
when the club met in its last
Session of the year's study. Reports
from the delegates who attended the
state federation were given by Mes? .
dames. A. M. Barns and W. T. Pass.
The program for the next year's
work was read, and the club wilt
study modern drama. Mrs. Carlton
served ice cream, coffee and cake.
The Review club met Thursday afternoon
with Mrs. B; C. Thompson,
and the lesson for the afternoon was'
Nova Scotia. Mrs. t. A. Beam led
the review, and Mrs. Lillian Foreman
gave several humorous readings. The
hostess; assisted by her daughters,'
Misses Frances and Miriam, served
an ice course, roffee end wtlrwed
cream.
A most enjoyable affair was Saturday.
afternoon when Mrs. A. M.
Burns entertained a few of her friends
with a bridge party at her handsome
new home on South Main Street.
Three tables were, arranged for. the
game and many interesting progressions
were enjoyed. The hostess served
a delightful salad course with coffee
to the following: Mesdames J. W.
Noell, BE. R. Long, B. E. Love, W. S.
Clary, .Tr., A. S- AeVlaming, H. S.
Morton. G. W. Kane. R. A. Pass, L
O. Wilkerson, T. B. Woody and Miss !
Elizabeth N'oell. -1. '
One of the most delightful social
sffairs of the week took place Saturday
night when Mrs. J. J. Winsteod
gave a. shower to Miss Margaret
Bradeher who is to be married
in June. The guests were received at
the door bv the hostess, when Mesdames
H.Iyt. Winstead and W. T.l*ars
directed them to their places.
Put and take was the game of the
eve ping -and after many intorestia#:
progressions Mrs. Winstead found
that Miss Annie Harris hid the highest
score and was presented 'with a
corsage of rosea'..
Miss Alice Virginia Stephens presented
the '"bride to be With an umbrella
filled with beautiful and at- *
tractive gifts. - The hostess assisted
by Mesdamse .H. W. Win stead and * . .
W T. P?S3 served a delightful ice
course with cake and favors in the
form of red bags filled with mints,
and your fcrfune inside. All of the
guests were asked to read their, fortune.
Mrs. Winstead presented Miss
Smigelow, another bride to be, with
a beautiful va$e.
Those enjoying Mrs. . Aiinstead's
-party, were Misses Margaret Brad-'
sher, Bertha Clayton, Kato-and Ruth.
*Cewton, May Wilis on t Evie Long,
Louise Thompson, Sue and Eglantine
Xi-rr:*::. K laa .Brad-her. Elizabeth
Noell, Mary. Annie and Claire Harris,
Annie Laurie Barnett, Charlotte
Smigelow,ftfesdanies -FL W. Steph- ' ?
ens, R. L. Harris, H. W. Newell, L.
C. Bradsher and Margaret Strayhorn.
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On Friday afternoon Mrs. Hugh
Woods eptcrtained in- honor of her
sister. -Mrs. G. L. Thompson of Philadelphia.
The house was lovely with
spring flowers. Boston rook was play
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ru ai live taints ior an mur aner
which the hostess, assisted In- Mra.
B. A. Thaxtcn, G. L. Thompson and
L. T. Bowles, served block cream,
rake and coffee. Those present were:
Mesdames R. B. Smith, G. C. Cabinet?,
E. P. Dunlap, E. Z. Bradley, H.
S. ^Vlcrton, E. E, Thomas, B. A. Thaxton,
J. D. Morris, Margaret Strayhorn.
J.'S. M^rritt, W. T. Pass, J, J.
Winstead, G. W. Walkt-r, A. M.
Burns, G. L. Thompson, F. O. Carver,
A, S* deVlaming, R. L. Wilburn,
A: yv. Clayton, k. L. Harris, t. G.
Tohmpson, P. Y. Pass, L. T. Bowies
and L. C. Bradsh^r.
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S. TRAINING SCHOOL.
?The Sunday School Training School
-held its fli at tufrsiuii last Sunday
nifhtin the Edgar Long Memorial
Church. Sessions are being held every
evening at 7:45, and are being
ft aft tfv ' i,.- iLJtICTCBnj
rnJuyTu oyIne oUPuly
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Mr. PASS IMPROVING.
- We are glad to kttox? tltat Mr. T. W.
Pass,. whothas boon in a hospital,
m Durham .for some time, is impfor- :
iflg and is expected to return; home .'
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