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HARDING'S DEATH CAME AFTEW
ILLNESS OF EXACTLY ON Br
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Due to Apoplexy
* San Francisco, Cal. Aug. 2.?-\Var?i
en G.; Harding, President of the
United States; died inslantnneously
nnd without warning.. Thursday . at
V \ 7-j30 o'clock, a victim of a stroke of
>. apoplexy, which struck him down in
his weakened condition' after an ili
ness of exactly a week.
int? cfiier executive 01 tne nation,
and by virtue, .of hhf office nni .peri
sonality, < no of the world's , lending
' figures, pas-scd away at the time
when his physicians, his family ami
His people thought that medical,skill,
hope and prayer, had won the battle
against disease.
The disease had . been conquered,
-the fire wan out,, but seven days of
siient.f hough intense suffering, had
left their mark and a stroke of
apoplexy came without an instant's
warning ,and before physicians could
be called, members of his party summoned,
or remedial measures taken,
he passed from life's . stages after
Hfc, having for nearlv two and a half
years served his nation and for many
. more years his native state of Ohio.
V. The following telegram announcing
the President's death was immediately
sent to Vice-President Cool/;
idge, Chief Justice Taft and those
members cf the cabinet who were not
gf>-y .in San Francisco:
" lThe President died at 7:30 P.
M from a stroke of ccrebal apoplexy.
The end came peaceably and with-1
+ out warning.' "
With the passing of Mr. Harding,1
the office of president devolves on
Calvin Cool id ge. vice-president of the
United States, a man silent in nature,
but demonstrated as strong in
emergencies. He was notified of the
death of" Mr. Harding at his home in
Plymouth, Vermont:
FUNEfW. CEREMONIES j
TO BE HELD IN WASH- !
INGTON WEDNESDAY
BURIAL AT MARION FRIDAY
President Coolidge and Other Ranking
Officials Will Meet Funeral
Party.
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/Washington. Aug. 4.?The national
. capital, in shrrow and nmurnirig
frr?- 1 symbolic of thai of-the natmrrr nrmr
forward today with the preparations
to receive and pay ? last tribute to
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NlD PUBLISHER
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ROXBORC
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nt Hardi
Dies Si
iho dead President,
j * A;.state' funeral, to be marked by
!a solemn dignity and simplicity, was
arranged for by President Coolidge
and o ther high officers of the governmint,
who devoted themselves. untiringly
to. the preparation of ceremonials
that will fittingly express the
grief and reverence of the American
people. ' '
President Cooiidgc. Chief Justice
Taft, members of the cabinet and of
Congress and others high " in government
councils will participate in
tne ceremonies.
a proclamation:
By The Mayor.
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WHEREAS, In-accordance with A
proclamation issued by president
Cochdge the people of the United
States have been directed to hold
memorial meeting's 111 honor of our.
late President. " {
WARREN Q. HARDING,
And WHEREAS, The Governor of
North Carolina "has issued his pro-'
clamation calling upon the people in:
the different communities of North
Carolina to observe the President's
proclamaticn.
| Now Therefore, I, W. I. Newton.j
Mayor of the town of Roxboro, request
that our people assemble at the J
Methodist Church on Sunday night,
the 12th inst., at 8 o'clock, in order |
that we do cur part in honoring the >
memory of our distinguished dead. |
And I further request that we come j
together without regard to political
affiliations or views, remembering 1
only that our late Chief Executive]
was the President of tho whole people
and that death removed hint
while in the service of his country, t
striving to do his duty, and that- as a
man, a friend, a Christian, his ex-,
ample was a worthy one for the
youth of our country.
This the 7th day of August, 1923. j
W. I. Newton,
Mayor of Roxboro.
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COURT WEEK.
Person County Superior Court is
in session this week, Judge W. A.
Devin on the bench, with Solicitor
McI.endon prosecuting. Judge Devin
is in hfi home circuit, and the people
of Person are glad to welcome
him. As'a Judge, he stands out pre-'
eminently as one of the best in the
State and not only his home district
but thfc St^te a't large is glad to ac-'
cord him this honor.
The criminal docket is, l^pavy and j
the best part ollThii week will hp ^
publish full report of the pr?tt?*cWingvm
otir next issue.
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HOME FIRST.
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X NORTH CAROLINA
JRNS ^ ^
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uddenly
AUDITORS CONFESS
TO $5,000,000 OEFICil
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AUDIT IX SUCH FORM AS TO
FOOL NEWSPAPERS
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N'tff Vftfk AnHltnra Tl?oi
On Dec. 31, 1922, Had a Deficit
<;f $.".000,000?Maxwell
Wins ' Battle,
Raleigh, Aug 5.?Admission that
the deficit of approximately $5,000.000
claimed bv Corporation Cotnmis*
loner A. J. Maxwell to exist in the
-finances figured on a cash basts as
f December SI, 1922, actually existed
was 'contained in a letter received
here today by Mr. Maxwell
from Price, Waterhouse and com-*
panv, auditors of New York city employed
by the state to make an audit
of the state's financial condition..
The letter further stated that the
^auditors had summarized schedule
F, page 9 of-the audit "unfortunately,
without sufficient Acnsideration" of
the misunderstanding which might
rise in the. public mind as a result.
In a statement issued shortdv nfter
the letter was received Mr. Maxwell
declared that "the confessions in the
letter leave little more to be said,
and no room whatever for further
controversy as to the five million
dollar deficit on December 31, 1922."
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DIPHTHERIA AND
TYPHOID ANTITOXIN.
Diphtheria antitoxin for children
and typhoid antitoxin for older people
will he driven at the home of Mr.
Geo. L. Cunningham on Saturday,
July 18th at 1 o'clock and at McGees
Mill on the same date at a later hour.
Dr. W. T. Long will administer the
antitoxin.
NOTICE.
By request of the Board of County
Commissioners land sales for taItes
were 'postponed from August 6th
to Monday, August 27th, 1923. All
lands advertised for sale on August
6th will positively be sold on August
27th unless said taxes as hdvertised
are paid before that date. There will
positively be no further postponement.
,T, M. O'Rriant., ?r?i"
r. Tax Collector.
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\ve. are under obligations to oar
friend'Mr:?Luther HplT for a very
fihe selection of delirious grapes.
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PERSON COUNTY /fl
FAIR ASSOCIATION
^OCTOBER 9. 10, 11, AND 12th. j
Premium Books are Out and President
Hunter and Sec. Burns Sajr
It Will Be A Hummer. J
Tfie Person County FaiT Association
Premium Bokos are being distributed
and every indication points
to a most successful occasion. Presi- s
dent Hunter and Secretary Burns say j
Ihpy have signed contracts for some c
of, the best free exhibits ever seen" fc
in the County and promise that ev-. j
fry effort will be put forth to make, f
it a fair worthy of your support. No' r
County fair can be successful without j ^
the aid .of the farmers and it isf j,
earnestly desired by the managers t
that every section shall be well re- 0
presented by "exhibits. i _ J {
' If yoo have not received, or want j j,
One. of the premium books call at the I
'store of. Mess, Blanks & Morris, or.,,
at the office of "the Secretary, Mr. B.1..
P. Burns, and get a copy. They are' j,
for free distribution.
si j?? a. - . _o a 1 - -i?i
rvememuer tne aaies, L/ctoocr i H
10t 11 and 12th, and plan to spendjp
at least one or more days at the ^
lair. . , ,
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. NOTICE.
Tc My Friends and Public in General:
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I have moved on Depot Street; /
next door td Royal Hotel. We have] ^
a better nnd bigger store apd. can;
Serve you better. . v tj
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. ,Co"mb .t^ see me. !(
Yours for service,
N. V. Brooks, 1
Manager P. ,S. Army Store^
P. S.
You get 'genuine Army Goods at
Army Store.
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"TO MOTOR VEHICLE
OWNERS OF KOXBOKO: j
If .. ' ?0 . ' ' - ' i*
Please Conxply with the ordinance!
relative to . Tcwn License Tags by
August 15th. Same to be obtained at ]
[the Mayor's office on August Oth, 10th. 1
jllrh. ljth and 14th. from S to f> P.!.
j.IVC. by registering: with : the Clerk:
j Name" of owner: name of manufac-! c
'T jioi s number; character of vehicle;
[State license hnmber and hy paying*,
' cm* dollaf for license plate. Fine, for
j non-crmplijiftce with ordinance $10.00.
. H attic E. Parch,
j Clerk. j \
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PRIMITIVE BAPTIST
ASSOCIATION, j
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The Primitive Baptist Association!,
met with the church at Surl last Fji-j
daj^and continued m session until
'Monday. Mr. W. A. Warren was elect- j
eel moderator with Mess. J. H. Gooch; .
and C. T. Hall clerks. There was an',,
| immense crowd present, being esti!
mated from 12 to 20,000. * The be- ,
haviour was almost perfect, not an ?
arrest being made during the meet- j c
irig. There were 247 tents on the
grounds, with 27 preachers present
and 21 sermons preached. The Association
gees to Ebenezer next year.
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PROTRACTED SERVICES.
Rev. B. C. Thompson is holding j
iprotracted services at Warren's Grove'
this week, two services daily, 11'.
o'clock, A. M? and 2 P. M.
i On Sunday night Mr. Thompson'
will begin a revival at. Woodsdale
preaching twice daily, at 2 o'clock j
and at night. The public within reach g
of these places are cordially invited.!
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DEATH OF MR. S. A. R. MORTON.
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?ir. o. a. K. -Morton died at his a
home a few miles south of ROxbotto n
last Wednesday evening after an ill-,
ness of about si* months. He wasJ
about 62 years old. Mr. Morton was'iF
well known here and was very popu- V
lar with all who knew him. bi
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NOTICE.
I hereby notify the public that I -g
am not responsible for anything that t,
my wife, Susie K. Jones, does, neither ^
any act or attempt as long ha she is j
away' from me. She-left - mo without ^
any cause and is roving from place vj
to place and will not live with me.
John R. Jones. ' B
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igust 8th 1.923
WUH STREET DIRT y\
SELLS FOR $500 FOOT
1ESS. W1LBURN & SATTERFIKLD
VNI) KIRBY BROS. THE
PURCHASERS
udge Pass Disposes of Valuable Lota
On Main Street, Purchasers -will
Bqild Handsome Buildings;
On last Monday a new record was
t for Main Street property, when
udge C. Pass sold his vacant lot
n Main Street next to the Foushee
uilding for $500 a front foot. This \
tiece of property contained 60 feet
rotita'ge and is easily crie of the
itrst desirable cn the Street. Mess.
Vilburn & Satterfjeld and Mess.
Cirby Brothers were the purchasers,
he former, buying for the'purpose
f building a ?tore and the Kirby
j'ros. Wilt build an up to date movng
picture building;
This is the ldat vacant site close in
h Main Street ar.d the price paid i?
vider.ee >f.the fact that our citizens ,
mvc faith in Roxborc. IVe congrat-y;
ilnte*these gentlemen upon their foreight
in picking up this valuable
u opcrtv. and while the price "seems ,
iffh just nowj in a few years they
rill wonder bow they ever manage 1
o get such a bargain.
SPECIAL REDUCED PRICES.
For the next thirty days 1 willn
nake SPECIAL pric.es on everything
n the Furniture line. If you want
d save money on your furniture'
>urchases you will do' well to .see]
ny line and hear my prices.?E. D.l
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.AWN PARTY AT "
CONCORD CHURC1I. |
There wiii be $ lawn party at Ooncrd
Church on Saturday ever.inp
it 8 o'clock. Prcc?,eds will go to *h<?j
Junior Epworfch f.eapue, Come. j
MEMORIAL SER\ ICRS.
la the Methodist Church" Sunday ;
SpivSce^. in memory of our later
President,; Warren G. Hardin?, will
>c he'd. in the Methodist Chureh on:
Sunday night at SoVlock. All do-j
toniinations will jcin in. this service", i
TV>?. Pi it.u- Rnc 1 R Tini-lo,- K??
irrahged a ipiejal program for the]
waning, ccnsisting of short talk> j
tnd special music. The tentative pre-"!
rram Is as follows:
Organ Prelude. ,
Prayer. u 1
Scripture Reading.
Funeral March, selected, hy Mrs.
V. T. Long.
Song, "Lead Kindly Light."
iFive Minute Talks: "Hording, the
business Man." J. \V; N'oell. "Hardng,
the Man," F. O. Carver. Song,
Jesus, Lover of Mv Soul."
Five Minute Talks: "Harding, the
American Citizen." W. D. Merritt.
Harding, the Christian Gentleman,"
>. G. Winstead.
Song, "Nearer, My God, to Thee."
Benediction,
Mr. Ed Brooks of Kenbridge, Va?
3 visiting friends and' relatives in
he County this week.
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Mm. Gee. Lougee -of Durham, who I
i visiting in the Hurdle Mills secion,
sperit yesterday here the guest i
f Mrs. P.. U.Wilburn.
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Mr. R. A. Rurch, active vice-presi- I
ent of the First National Bank, is I
pending the day in Greensboro on I
tatters of business.
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Hev: R. E. White left Friday even- I
ig for Virginia where he will spend I
portion of his vacation. He will be <
ear Richmond.
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Mess. J. W. ClhambcTs, J. W. t
efttherston, A. S. deVlaming * and c
T. F. Long, who are in the tobacco 1
usiness in Lunrberton, spent the
eek end her? with their families.
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<Mr. R. A. Pass, who was in South t
arolina at the opening of the mark- t
,3, returned her* the last of the past t
eek.
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l.n~Fnmcl? Compton. who has-been" e
lifinjt her uncle. Mr. A. R. Foushee, I
is returned to her home- in Cedar .t
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' PERSONALS
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Mr. and Mrs. Ceo. L. Cunningham
were Roxboro visitors last Saturday.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Harris and Mr.
Wallace Harris have returned from a
visit to Salisbury.
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Dr. and Mrs. B. R. Long: and son
of Greensboro returned home Sundayafter
a visit to relatives here.
Mesdafnes Block and Irving Richland
spent the week end with Mrs.
B. T. Hurley.
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Mrs. Lillian Foreman spent several
days in Norfolk last week visiting
friends.
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Miss Mabel Rimmer cf Hurdle
Mills is spending sometime in Rocky
Mount visiting Miss Addie Wilson.
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Miss Re.na Rimmer of Hurdle Mills
is visiting Dr. and Mrs. Parker at ?
Burlington this week..
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Mr. J. T. Jordan, who ?pent a'few
days in Norfolk last week returned
Monday morning.
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Mirses Evelyn and Dorothy Abhitt
are ^visiting in Appomattox, Va.
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Born, to Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Doares,
a daughter, born Tuesday.
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Mr. and Mrs. I. O. Abbitt, and
daughter Miss J a me, spent'yesterday
in Danville.
Judge J. O: Pass left yesterday
morning for . P;.tr:.k Springs, Va.#
were he will spend a ..few weeks. He.
was joined at Danville^ Vs., by Mrs.
R. X. Featherstcne.
??fiss Bertha Newton who has been
visiting her phrc-nts Mr. and Mrs. W.
I. Newton returned to Bluefield, W.
Va., Tuesday.
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Mi s. Jas* Buit^ws. Misses Elizabeth
and Gladys Bui-rows loft Friday for
Norfolk wlu;ie they will nay a few
days. ?.
Mrs. R. P. Michael and children
have gone ta Rutherfordton where '
they will spend the month of August
with Mis. Michael- parents.
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Mrs. \V C. Watkins and little Miss
Ann Watkln* loft Friday for Asheville
where they .will * stay fcr some
time.
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Mr. :?nd Mrs. H. VV. Winsiejid and
children and Mrs. R. \V. Stephens .
and children spent - last week. in Norfolk.
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Mrs. John Nelson and daughter
Elizabeth of Florence, S. C., who
have been visiting Mrs. -VV. C. Watkins,
left Friday for Ashevilie.
Mrs. J. Fl. Bryan and daughter Reba
of Durham have returned home
after visiting, the family of Rev. B.
C. Thompson.
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Mr. A. J. Hunt and Dr. Coktrane
of Wendell, K. C., both former citizens
of Roxboro, were week end
guests in the home of "Mr. A. R.
Foushee.
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Mr. and Mrs. F. R. WiVk erson and
three children, Claiborn, Pauline and
Felix, of Timbevlake, were pleasant
?allers last Monday.
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Dr. R. C. Beaman and granddaughter,
Miss Dudley Sutter of Lumberton,
spent the week end here with
the family of Mr. C-. H. Hunter.
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Mrs. George Cunningham has returned
home after a pleasant visit
to her sister, Mrs. T. S. Williamson,
>f Danville, Va.
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'Mess. J. F. Reams, R. E. Hamlin
ind Baird Crumpton and two chilIren
spent several days last week in
Norfolk. 4
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Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stafford and
hlldren of Petersburg, Va., have reurned
home after visiting friends
tnd relatives here and in the Conn?
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Hedrick of T.il- _
svllle. NT. 1^, and Mas flfrtelln
ha weak and with Mr. and Mrs. J. *?r
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