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DSOR N. C. THURSDAV FEB - 23 1 905;
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U BUILGUN6S
IBID TO THE GROOHD.
Not since ff ever before
the great fire at Windsor four
years ago -has Bertie' Counr
ty had such a coriflagratioh
as the one that swept ! the
town of Ee4stbhlast , Tr urs
day night. Every stdrein the
town save Baker arid Hog
gard's (now G. W. Baker)
and J. W. Pugh's was l aid, to
the ground including the
Hancock. Hotel and the "esi-
dences ot Messrs. Saunders
Cherry and the
old Balance
residence
The, fire originated from a
defective flue in the store
?re-
cently occubied by Mr.
Mod-
lin as a millinery es tab
lsn-
ment, it was about 10,30
p$m. The flames soon f be.-
came uncontrolaole and spead
on both sides, goinof in one
direction towards the old Per
ry Harrellbar; and in the Oih
er towards Harrington's- C ?ach
I had a terrible cold and could
hardly breathe. I then tried Ayer's .
Cherry Pectoraland it gave me im
mediate relief." .
W. C. Layton, Sidell, El.
3
How will yburtotigh;
be tonight? wbrseprob
ably. For it's firtla colp,
then a coughtheiii
chitis or pneumonifrjd
at last consumption;
Coughs always : tenjd
downward. Stop ths
downward tendency; r by
H
1 taking Ayer s Cherry Pec
toral. l
Tkree sizes : 25c, S8c,"$l. ' AH dra jslsts.
Consult your doctorr If lie says take it,
then dp as he says; 'If he tells you not
to take It, then don't Uke '. It. He knoys,
Leave it with him, W are willing. -' ,
-. j . u. Aiiut co., wweu, fliasa.
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Go lds f ; I
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of a Defective
Town Goes
; Flames. : -
shop. Every person in town
and the cOuYi try close by was
summoned and stocks were
being remo . ed to the oppo
site side of-the street. It . was
useless tofight such fieryflames
soe very one began to save
what they could. But 4 the
heat became so intense that
such efforts had to be stopped,
rThenall at once asTt were
the buildings on the opposite
sideof the street, where goods
were carried for safety, caught
and likewise became unman
ageable. Thus, the, gbjids
brougnt from the stores on
the other side of the street
again had to be removed .
But the flames spread so ra
pidly and the neat . was so
great, very- little could be
movea, but wasv obliged to re
jiiain and be consumed.
By this time the fire was
absolutely in the, hands of
providence and the flames
were carried with the . wind."
Whichever way -the; wind ble "w
destruction tollovyed; in -its
wake Several residences
back of 'the stores of Messrs,
Cherry; Saunders,
and. Ren-
fro w and- Garriss, neqessarily
caugfit and were laid to waste.
Then again, the ; wind5 carried
the monster flames across" the
street leading from Kelford
sweepipg the,; stores on that
sfde, including the A T Ea-
IN THE MERRY SPRINGTIME."
In the mefry springtime, the fest
ive malaria microbe; goeth forth de
termined to colonize ever" human or
ganism. If?this arch foe has invaded
your system allow us to suggest Ry:
sales Tohic. This remedy frees 'the
blood from malaria microbes elimin
ates poisonous matter from ; the sys
tem, strengthens the.nerves..and re
stores robust he-Jth. Rydales Tonic
is guaranteed. Sold by Windsor
Pharmacy Co : " ' 1 - R R" C
son corner, building land go
ins: on down and destroying
the Hancdfck Hotel; which
was bought of WvF; Han
cock but rwo months ago
by M I. T Baker;-'J v
Fortunately the wind did
not blow in the directiou of
Baker and Hoggards large
buildings for it trhad' the en-4
tire town would have, gone,
- The :ossJs ; -apalling and far
reachi ng . It ib a : great cal-
amity to jwhat; was a
most prosperous litfle town.
Its effect will' be fetr; all over
the county and some instances
o it of the state. ; v. "i
Tne .County jseati -Jsehds- ita
sympathy and condolence and
its'wiilinghess to render any
aid whatever. "
The damage dqne and those
who suffered 5 are as follows;
Iossf Insurance
R.W.Rawls (furniture) r.poo jj$5 00
G.'S. Norfleet " $2.5o v$.ioo
Hancock Hotel.. .$9,000
Renfroe & Grris stock $9.000 ' $3. c;oo
VV. S. Bazemore..... ..$2500 '$1,300
B. Ren f roe ....... , . .$2 000 $8.00
J. B. Saunders.. ..,1;. ....$4,800 $15.00
Jordan Heirs .... ... ... .$2,500 . . . ...
John Harrington..,., $1,000 . .......
H. C. DavU.... s...$i50
John Grant .$150 ....
J. A Mod lin ... 1 . ; . $600 . . . . ;v
W.V. Brett & Co $4,000 .$1.00'
A. Capeha-t,. $400
G, S. Norfleet...... $4:100 $i.oo
G. W. Baker .... .:...$7.5oo ,$7.ooV
A T. ' Eason & Co $4,700 $3.75
Cherry Br s... $2 .000 $ 1 .00c
A:,T. Eason (cotton).. . $2.10.
JVfrs A, F. Lewis (hoases)$?oo .........
ling HotlsJ (houses)' 200
. SBridger $S.oo .........
v vv. A.nerry ,250
jw. Pugh..... ......... $100
Dr. y. Mitchell $800
J. C." RaWlS...... $500 .
Total
$71-960 $22,450
FRAUD EXPOSED.
A few. counterfeiters have lately
been making ana trying to sell, imit
ations of Dr, King's New Discovery
for. Consumption Coughs and Colds
and' other medicim?s hereby defraud-
the public. : This is to warn your to
beware 6f-suce people, who seek 2 to
profit throngh stealing the ; reputation
of remedies wh en have been succeffs
fully curing-disease, for overc; years
A sure protection to yc?u,is our anme
on the wrapper, look , f 01 it, on all
Dr. King's or JBucklen's remedies, as
all others are mere imitations. .H
E. BUCKLEN & CO , Chicago, 111.,
and Windsor Canada. : Sold by . R.
C. Bazemore. v - X V - b
MUST 0R
li FOR If
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Ii is the consensus of 'opinion
aniong intelligent farrqjrs; ; merchants
a n d b a n kers , th at unless there, is a
solid compact organization through
out tHe cotton 'belt of the Souths a.
mong the cotton growers ito curtail
the acreage, there is no hope of bet
ter prices tor unsold cotton . or .the
crop to beaisad this year,
Government statistics disclose : the
fact, that nearly thirty 'two. million
acres were planted in cotton last year
which made in round numbers" thir
teen million bales. Tiie, cotton spin
ners of the. world. consume about
eleven million bales - o- . southern J
cotton.' So this will ; Jeave a surp
lus of two million bales to be added
to what Js-' raised this year, ' .
.Will not another large 'croD, in
view of these facts, reduce' the price
of the staple below the costs bC pro
duction?:. ' . . ' ' - - ; ;
- Is it xx Jt evident cotton! wilh sell
like it did in 189 4 for., 4 and 5 cts.
This means debt sufferine: and'-fin an
ci al sjj-icide " In those years th at c
ton sold at these figures 15 per cent
of the cotton planters, of the - south
were sold out, at least ; their homes
Shall history .repeat itself? .A - faith
ful and honest corporation to reduce
the acreage is the only remedy T wen
t' five percent reduction means a
curtailment of eight million " bales
less cotton or a ten million bale crop
to bejsold for 10 to 17 cts per lb. .and
brought to the: South six hundred
and fifty millions of doilars, - Last
years crop of thirteen million bales
at 7 cts perI b. will not sell f or ' over
tour hundred and fifty .million -a
loss by over Droiuction of two - hun
dred millions : bf -dollais. . Every
grea business industry.' is unites to
protect and i enhance the value of
its products, except the farmers". This
is the secret of their success. Farm
ersare like a howliiigj disqrgauized
mbb, Jighting with ofd flinc steel ri-
fles and; pepper box pistols' -s against
aell trained army equipped with
mauser rifles and gatlrog giibs; It is
o n ly by the i n te c ve n tion o f p ro viden c
in sending floods, bill waviletCj Cthat
they are : not broken up root 'and
branch. ,'"; ; " :'
Far.ners stop growling -and' abus
ing the speculators when . you r con
duct caused low prices, and the re
medy for better 'prices is in your
hands. You are-masters, of the
situation if you wilj profic by exper
ience and unite tor selt protective
and psrsevatibn. Jpin . the cotton
growers and business mens' protection
association. ; and be true to your
pledges iind - profitable prices will
crown -r your: labors.-. -
; ? : J. H, E. ; -
Bears the
Tfca Kind Yea to tays EcrJ3
SWALLOWED
M : - SiXTY.NAILG
Kentucky Fa i mer Also Gqrc 1
Himself with Screws and
Brass PIn.-He is Dend
. Now.
Ovvingsville Ky., Feb. 16. Luther
Sharp,'45 years old, a wealthy Bour
oon county farmery has committed
suicide. He left a note requesting
hat an autoply be peiformed'on his
body,.which was done, and which
disclosed the presence' in his stom
ach of srxtyr nails of various sizes,
several screws "and brass pins. Sharp
wrote that he had- beeri swallowing
ihase articles for a month;. He Was
ubject'to fit& of melancholia' and
had niade sever 1 ateiLpts to. kill
himself.' Last week he swallowed
forty grains of morphlieand his life
was barely saved on that occasion. .
Snarp had -been guarded lor some
time toprevent nun committing sui
cidei but he eluded his guards,"
- ?THAr TlCKLtNG IN THE THROAT 1,
One min'i'teatter taking-One Min V
ute (Jough Cufe tnat tickling inthe v
the throat is gone it - acti in the
throat not the 1 s oraa.ch. Harmless
-Xood ton children,, iSoi by Wind,
sor fnarmacy Co. . ' . V
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onsumphc"
There v is no specific for
consumption, rresh. air, ex
ercise, nourishing, food and
Scott's. ' Emulsion will come
, pretty near curing "it, if there .
is anything to build on. ; Mil
lions of people throughout the
world are living and in good
health on one lung.
. f From time immemorial the
doctors prescribed cod liver
oil for consumption. Gf
course the patient ' could not
take it in its old form, hence
it did very little good.- They :
can take ".'-' - .
EMULSION
arid tolerate . it for a long
-time. There is ho oil, not
excepting ; butter, so easily
digested and absorbed by the
f system as cod liver oil in the
- form of; Scott's Emulsion,
and that is the reason it is so
' helpful in consumption where
; its use must . be continuous.
5 Wef will, send you a ,
sample free. ;-
CJ Be sure that this
picture in the. form of
a label is on the wrap
per of every bottle of
- - Emulsion you buy..
A
ocott oc Downe: .v
, (chemists
tuv treariorxeei lL
.' New York - . SK-WV
50c. and i; all drnggist
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