DIED SUDDENLY
? ? r ? I
RESIGNED THE CHICT JUSTICE,
SHIP LAST MARCH BECAUSE
OF ILL HEALTH
Raleigh, Sept 13. ? Tonrttr Chief
Justice W. A. Hoke of the North
Carolina supreme court died at a
^hospital here today. Death came to
the aged jurist at 9:10 o'clock this
morning and was caused- by heart
trouble.
The former chief justice, who was
in his seventy-fourth year, was lying
in bed at the time he died and had
been conversing with his nurse. He
turned over as if to sleep and died
instantly. "Heart block" was given
as the cause of death.
Judge Hoke entered the hospital on
September 2 far a slight operation
on the thyroid gland and had been
improving rapidly. Doctors stated
tonight that the operation had no
relation to the cause of death.
"Heart block" was described as the
blocking of a main nrtery into the
"heart, stopping its action and caus
ing instant death.
The former justice had served on
the supreme court since 1924 and
was apoointed chief justice In the
spring of 1924 when Chief Juctice
Walter Clark died. Last March 16 he
"s ? resigned his position because of ill
health and W. P. Staccy became
chief justice.
LAWN PARTIES
Lnilhirit a ftd Grace Methodist
Churches Will Give Lawn Parties
A lawn party will be given for the
benefit of Longhurst church, and box
phrty and cake aale for Grace church.
On the night of Sept. 25th a lawn
party will be held at Longhurst
church. The public fa invited to be
preaent by 7:30 p. m. A "get to
gether meeting," games, refresh
ments and pocketbooks will feature,
the occasion. The finances will go
to meet the collections of Longhurst
Methodist church. The church is do
ing its best to meet all obligations
t his year.
The next night, Sept. 28th, at 7 :30,
a Wn T party will be staged just in
front of Grace church at East Rax
loro Boxes will be sold to the high
est bidder." The Pastor's wife is to
bake a cake which is to be sold for
the most popular girl present. The
buyer cf this cake must see that the
?SDat popular girl is present when
the cake is sold. The Pastor i? urg
ing every member and all supporters
of these churches to be very liberal
'luring the next three weeks because
he wants to pay off all collections
by October 4, 1925.
M C. KLI.ERBE, Pastor.
PRISONER CAPTIRED
Henry Jones, who was sent to the
Durham Counfy roads at the lari
term it court, escapod last Wi y?s
r'ay morning, but his freedom was of
? hnrt duration. It happened that
Deputy Sheriff Gentry was on his
way to Durham rnnveymg a priso
ner, when he lWt Henry in the road
rear Bragtown. He was not posi
tive as to the indent jty, bqt when he
leached Durham he made inquiries
of the Sheriff and after phoning to
the camp found that Henry h4d
walked off. On his way home
Sheriff Gentry was on the MoOkout,
and about ten miles this side of Dur
ham he caught up with him. lie
was taken in charge and brought
here for the night, the Sheriff re
timing him to prison in Durham
Thursday moning.
ROXBORO BOOK AND
STATIONERY STORE
The Newells are Just about com
pleting the addition to their store
loom on Depot Street in which the
' Roxboro Book and Stationery Store
will be located. The book depart
ment will be up stairs and they will
carry a line of goods as is usually
found in such stores. In addltinn to
the book and stationery line they
will carry a large line of gift goods
. t'lieie ? re? ? ? always ? Sad ? some.
Subscribe for THE ?GUftHSR ?
Shipping Cream New Thing For This
Count J, Bat Ftmtn Plti?4
With Th. Idea
According to previous announce^
ment the farmers in this County
brought in their cream, and delivered
it to Mr. Mendenhall, proprietor of
the North State Creamery of Bur
lington, last Friday. About ten days
ago it was decided to see if some
ting could not be done to bring in
additional revenue to this County.
It was thought this was an ideal time
in some respects to start the move
ment, while for some other reasons
is looked as if it was the time of
all times when such a movement
would fail. While the tobacco crop
is almost a failure, and grass and
grain, especially corn, even worse,
with little to feed cattle on, still,
something must be done to get mon
ey or some farmers will find it .hard
slugging to keep going and make
another crop.
The cow and the hen were consid
ered the two most worthy to give
attention, so the farmers were a<;ked
to bring in their cream and see if a
start cculd not be made. Both Mr.
Heitz, of Raleigh, and Mr. 'Menden
hall were here, and a fair delivery
was brought in, which was declared
by Mr. Mendenhall to be of very sup
erior quality, and he expressed him
self as being well pleased with the
beginning.
Cream will be received at Woods
dale, Roxboro and Helena every Fri
day and the cash paid for same when
delivered. This will mean much to
this County if only the farmers will
take hold and help push it. (f you
have to depend on your tobacco crop
this year you are certainly going to
have hard times, and, we fear, some
will suffer, and it is absolutely r.ec
cessary that we turn our attention to
some of the. side issues, and to our
way of thinking the most profitable
are the cow and the hen. While it
will be necessary for many, yea,
mo*t at yoa, to buy feed for tha.
cow and 'for the hen 5 till, they wiil
bring in cash and it is cash that is
going to count from new until an
other crop is raised.
Our advise is, nurse the cow and
the hen, ?
W. M. U. OF PROVI
DENCE TO MEET
The W. M. U. of Providence, Per
son county, Baptnt church Circle
No. 1, will meet with Mrs. A. C.
Gravitt Saturday, September 15th,
1920. at 2:30 o'clock, p. m. Every
member is urged and cordially in
vited to be present. We all urge and
invite all female members of the
church to come and take a part. It
is very important that every woman
member of the charch should be a
member of .the W. if. U. Our pro
gram for the P. M. is Stewardship
of time and personality. Come, we
willasaure you a rood tiny. Mrs.
W. D. White and Mr*. T. G. Buc
hanan, leaders. /
Miss Mildred Slaughter, Pres./
TIMES MUST BE GETTING TIGHT
Squire Wiley J. Winstead "says he
is convinced that times aregettinir
tight .very tight. Aside from hoar
ing various and sundry causes in
his Court, he sometimes performs
the marriage ceremony, and recent
ly after performing such a ceremony
in his own unique way. the groom
(handed him twenty five certs for his
services. Yes, we agree with the
Squire, times^ouist be tight.
iXBORO AND
IXJNGHURST CHARGE
Sunday School at l*>nghurat Sun
day 9:4Gra. m. Preaching at 11 a. nr.
Theme: "God's Remedies."
Sunday School at Grace at 11 a. m.
Preaching at 7:15, p. m. Theme:
"The Christian's Signature."
The public is invited to attend all
services. Prayer meeting at Long
hurit every Wednesday p. to. at
7 :Hi, and at Grace every Tfcuroday
7:80.
Pastui.
EAST
ICE OF THANKS
ih to express our moat sin
ks and appreciation tp our
and1 neighbors For thru
many acts of kindness during the,
recent illness and deaui oi our daogh- ]
tar Clarice? Mr. and Mr?. .J#mos
IB. Yanssy. ?
Dr. Bradsher was the eh}er sip of'
D. W. and Mildred Satterfield
sher. His early childhood was
in the uuunLi J?, mai Rushy {fitUK
Person County. In 1890 the family
moved to- Roxboro and it w?a iiere
that Dr. Bradsher spent all hia af
ter years except when he wa3;i?way
attending College.
Aa ? a boy. Dr. Bradsher .
the Conner office "with
and J. W. Noell.
The schools of Person County were
at that ' time below the average for
the State. When Dr. Bradsher en
tered College he wai handicapped
by lack of preparation, but was de
termined to win fcr himself a place
with the leaders of his class In
1899 he was graduated from Wake
Forest, and cherished the strong
friendship of his college days.
During the years of 1899U901 he
taught in Roxboro being principal of
what was then known aa the Roxboro
Academy. His assistants were Mrs.
Henry Fields and MUs Fannie
Thompson. Tha men and women of
Roxboro today were the pupils of
that school, and many of the present
citizens of the town express their
sincere gratitude for the wholesome
inspiration received from those tea
chers.
^In the fall cf 1902 Dr. Bradsher
entered the University of Maryland
from which he was graduated three
years later. When he took the medi
cal examination before the Board in
Raleigh, he made a grade of 92 2-7,
standing third in a class of sevcpty
two. He returned to Roxboro and
began the practice of his profession.
From the very beginning of his
work until the day of his death, no
citizen ever felt a keener interest in
the welafre of his town and connty.
He was offered the position of
Dean of the Medical School of Wake
Forest, but preferred to go on with
his work in Person County.
In June 1910 he was married to
Miss Anna Merritt, daughter of Dr.
Merritt, whose home was near Be
thel Hill. Mrs. Bradsher survives
her husband, with four children, Ef
len, Anne, Emily and Donald. One
little son, W. A. Jr., was claimed by
death several years ago. While Dr.
Bradsher gave himself wholehearted
ly to his work and to public, welfare,
it was in his home life that he found
hla chief interest and his greatest
happiness.
Besides his wife and children he is
swvivfld hw hin f?th?r D W RraH
sher, four brothers, E. E., Meiritt,
L. C., and Guthrie Bradsher all of
Roxboro, and hla sisters,. Mts. N. C.
Newbold of Raleigh, Mrs. J. D. K.
lUChmnml, Mrs. Fiank Heatgf. Miii
Errol Morton and Misses- Sue and
-edna Bradsher, all of Roxboro.
Dr. Bradsher's attitude |> a
teacher was noticeable through all
his work as a physician. In addi
tion to writing prescriptions he was
always teaching . his patients sani
t?>inn. ill i i >?!???., i f.TQjng
methods and a wholesome attitude
toward lift. IT" has been said that
true service to mankind is religion
in actioh. Dr. Bradaher's life ma
a gospel of hfcppy whcujsomene*
e?WT day he lived. He possessed
wfiWitofe'V*o l?yk? aa aptly expres
sed in the words.
"A whole and happy heart that
pays it's toll to youth and age, and
travels on with cheer."
It is difficult to write the story of
a man so gifted with outstanding
ability, sympathy, tact and common
sense. Although we write the usual
facts and dates of birth and the cir
cumstances of later life, we realize
that these cannot signify what the
country doctor's life meant to his
people. Endowed by nature with a
cordial, free manner, he won all who
Knew him by his freedom from pre
tension, hi* unselfishness, his power
to be interested in everything and
his abundant, wholesome joy of liv
ing.
When the angel of- leath callcd
Or. Bradsher in the aaHy morning
hoqrs of Sept. 17th he met the tran
sition' into another life with the
same high courage with which he
had lived. On the afternoon of the
1 9th a grief-stricken throng of
friends gathered at the cemetery
where his body was laid to rest in
"The far quiet hills of September."
While a student at Wake Forest
one of Dr. Bradsher's closest friends
was Jtohn Charles McNeill, who af
terwards became North Carolina's
best loved poet. It is therefore em
inently fitting that we should close
this sketch with "Sundown" from
the pen of his friend.
Hills, wrapped in gray, standing
along the west,
Clouds, dimly lighted, gvthering
slowly;
The star of peaca at watch above
the crest ?
Oh, holy, holy, holy!
v
We know, O Lord, so little what is
best,
Wingless, we, move so lowly;
But in Thy calm all-knowledge let
! us rest.
Oh, holy, holy, holy!
; ? Submitted by Bessie Heath Daniel.
TRIBUTE TO THE LATE
This caa truly be said of the late
Dr. W A. Bradsher. He literally
r..? V.i? 1 ifa in ..rvii-p 1 1 hii fellnw
rpen. - Service then wis the major
note brand -to the professional life
? of Dr. Bradsher. Therefore, any
V (Continued on pake three).
ROXBORO GRADED SCHOOLS
OPENED MONDAY
Graaaar SdMri r?F *
AtatW Ts Overflowing.
Roxboro graded sjhools opened
last Monday morning with public
exercixes at the Grammar School.
Tbo High School bad no exercises
owing to the fact that the seaU for
the auditorium had not been placed.
The Grammar School seemed to be
almost as crowded as on former oc
casions, notwithstanding the high
school department was moved to the
new building.
At the Grammar School Miss India
Collins, principal, was in charge of
the exercises. Short addresses were
made by Rev. P. Cary Adams. Rev.
F. M. Shamburger, Mr. B. I. Salter,
field. County Superintendent, Mr. F.
0. Carver, chairman of the school
beard and Mr, J. W. Noell.
We have been unable to get the
number of pupils enrolled, but it
looked as If all the children of
the County had gathered for the
opening.
ROXBORO ROTARY CLUB
WINS FROM LOCALS 10 TO 5
Outslugging the local Rotary club
through the entire game, the Rotar
ians of Roxboro yesterday afternoon
at Doherty park took the second
: game this season from the Durham
tea mby a score of 10 to 5. The
visitors got away to a two run lead
in the first inning and met no threat
until the fifth when Durham scored
three runs.
In the second frame the locals
pushed across two runs, but Kox
boro came,, buck with three m the
next inning, and apparently sewed
up the encounter. In the fourth the
visitors tallied three more bat wars
fteld MWl^ss in^the fifth while Dor
5 to 8 for the visitors. It was the
nearest the local Rotarians ap
proached victory during the game.
Will Carr, plsying~~short for the
Durham squad, was easily the feld
ing and batting star of the game.
He hit safely three times out of as
many trips to the bat, and pulled an
almost impossible catch in short
center which drew applause from the
stands. It was a high fly, and Carr
turned his back to the stands, pull
ing in the ball on the run. Although
he felt head over heels after nab
bing the pellet he held to it for the
last out of the inning, cutting off
two runs. ,
The battery for Roxboro held the
encounter well in hand from the first
and. never weakened. Jim Long, at
first, and Charlie Harris, on second,
played stellar ball for the visitors,
making good a number of hard
chances.
Dean Wannamaker and Will Carr
pulled a fast double play in the third
i frame, and thereby won fielding
! honors equated by only a few others.
Roxboro tapped Dr. Adkins who
gave up W hits while the Ideals
secured eight safeties. '
The score by innings: R. H. E.
Roxboro ... 320 302 0 ? 10 It 4
Durham 020 030 0 ? 5 8 6
Durham Herald
TO THE CHURCHES OF
BHULAH ASSOCIATION
The condition of Baptist work in
N. C., demands that Baptist every
wher be aroused. Every where God
has been might; good to his people
and blessed us far beyond our mer
its. North Carolina as a whole has
this year a great crop ready for
harvest; business men of every
branch have published a great and
optimistice outlook. People arj lend
ing their children to school in great
er number this year than ever be
fore. Business; Manufacturing;
road building and every other branch
of our society is growing every day,
month and year.
What about our Baptist Woek?
Ought we to sleep and become idle
while everywhere we hear the voice
of progress T Is it right and just
for 347,000 Baptist of North Caro
lina to force Or. Maddry to call in
more of our 146 State Missionaries?
STimll wb ilrlve Uib Fuieign Mission
board to give up any of the work in
foreign lands? Shall we do leas for
Qod, while H? is doing more and
more year by year for as?
To all of the above; nflMtlonA V
say.no. Let us as never before show
our gratitude to our dear Lord and
(Continued on Pnge Pour)
li. u. (iHITCHER PASSB//
sir friohy mornwk
WAS THE OLDEST NATIVE BORN
CITIZEN IN KOXBOKO
Mr. C. C. Critcher, on* of Sn
boro's best known citizens and boai
neu men died Friday morning at
9 o'clock at his home on South ICain
Street, from an attack of typhoid
fever, which was of just one week's
duration. Mr. Critcher had recently
been on a fishing party which du
ped on the banks cf the stream and
it is thought he contracted the malady
during that camping trip.
Mr. Critcher was one of two men
who were born and reared in Rox
bor: that lived to be 55 years of age,
and never resided elsewhere. He wu
allied with a good many business and
was interested in everything that waa -
for the upbuilding of his community* , .
He retired from active business a few '
years ago, and his only occupati*^ , ;
was looking after his farms. Hia
death has cast a gloom over th?
tcwn of Roxboro. ?
He leaves a wife and two daugh
ters, Margarette; 8, and Frances, S.
Three sisters, Mrs. N. O. Eanes and
MJrs. J. P. Reeves, of Lynchburg
and Mrs. E G. Thompson, of Roxboro
Three brothers, J. S. and Joe Crit
cher, of Petersburg, Va? and A- S.
Critcher, of Greenville, N. C. He
Was brother-in-law to J. J. Latraon
and Hugh Lawson cf Durham.
The funeral was conducted from
the home at 4 o'clock Saturday af
ternoon , by Rev. F. M. Shamburger.
pastor of the Edgar Leng Memorial
ehurch.
The pall-bearer; were C. T. Wil
ton, N. S. Thompson, J. A. Long.
D- S. Brcoks. T. W. Henderson. E.
(k Long, D. W. Long, G. E. Moore.
?Honorary piall-bearers ? BillLe
Lewis, Dr. B. E Love, Dr. G. W.
Gentry, W. R. Hambrick, C. H. Hun
ter. T J. Hatchett, W. H. Harris, W.
D. Merritt.
Floral-bearers ? J. H. Moore, Haa
sel Long, Dr. Q. G. Davis, B; G. Clay- ? .
ton, R. L. Wilburn, Cliff Hall, Moe
Goodman, W. A. Seargent. A. E.
Jackson. L. G. Stanfield, O. B. Mc
Broom. Frank Wilson, Reginald Har
ris, Hugh Wood*.
IN LOVING- RBMBMBERANC3
19th and died Aug. ISth, making her
stay on earth 28 days. She vis only
sent as a dower to bud on esrth
and bloom in Heaven. She has gone
to join the Angels in that beautiful
borne above. She leaves fa tier,
mothei*, thre sisters and three bro
thers. The body was laid to reit in
the burying ground at Stories Creek.
The floral offering was beautiful.
Written by a friend.
PRBSBYTERIAN CHlRdH
Sunday School at &:45 a. m. H.
S. Crowell Sapt. Preaching at 11
a. ra. by the p?3tcr.
Sunday School at Mitehel Chapel
at 2:00 p. ra. Preaching at Warrena
Grove School House at 4:00 p. m.
Every one welcomed at all services.
MEETING OF B. Y. P. V.
Special meeting of Mill Creek antf
Bethel Hill B. Y. P. U. at Mill Creek
September 26th 7:30 p. m. AH young
people of the above Churches are
urged to be on time. Mr. Perry
Morgan will be with us. He brings
a great message, come to hear him.
REV. N. J. TODD, Pastor.
SENATOR WALKER
DEFEATS MAYOR HYI AN
New York, Sept. 15. ? Mayor John
F. Hylan, stormy petrel of New
York, politics, for the last seven
years was defeated for renominatioa
in today's primaries by Senator
James J. Walker, Tammany de
signee, by a majority of more than
60,000 with about two third* of the
vote counted. He gained steadily
>11 night and the metropolitan news
papers, with the exception of the
American, which supported Mayor
Hylan, predicted the Walker's plur
ality finally wuulil lestli 100,000.
Hylans' defeat was conceded by
Jehn H. McCooey, King's county
leader and manager of the Hylan
campaign who also issued a state
ment asserting tA&l W8UM Iw
.no third ticket. Mayor Hylan hitt- .
self could not be reached for a state- ?*
ment. ?.
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