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. v v ".-..' j . ... i , - .. , . . . i ... . ":, v . : . v ,"-! " - ;, . . i ' ..'. . ' . . ' . -v ........ ..... .. -.'. r . .j. , ' . ( s,v !,'. ' . -i -.' ' , .' . j. ." . .V. .- . ' v . , i J . . 'j,,,-wf " , , J ' , '-- V-.- v , ;- . . . , ; . -. . . .'..'. , . !. OL 2Q WINDSORf IM. C. THURSDAY AUG. 8, 1907. - NO 1 FIVE 1 HOUSANpjE0PLE:::-iN:T;:WiN"DS0TR.- Attracted Here by the Horse Race. Base Ball and Old" Sol diars Day. Excursions b i the W. &;: R. and the Steamer Mayflower. Williamston "Weil Represented. ' ; THE DAY A SUCCESS O Attracted bv the" Worse Races, ? Sase bail and Old Soldiers- Day jat least jobo people were in Windsor 3n Thursday. Train loads came ts?ifi Ahoskie. The Mayflower came 2oa6ed "from Plymouth. The P y-du-szi (h Naval Reserves, Cant. Phelps u a command added much to the intier cast of the day, . Our own Company wisoa dress parade. The" Windsor .Bjittd discoursed patriotic airs. . The exerciess of raising the Con fed eTatefiag were very interesting aid we2 binder the charge of Mrs. L. F. ieffce, President of the Daughters of hs Confederacy, Frank W. Bird Zizi$tei. Rev. J. B. Gibbue, officiat ed is Chaplain. The little Jgirls rep resenting the Confederate states were SbesLsstifully decorated. Mr.- R. pV. -Asfcew delivered the flag raising ad--dliegs. As usual he spoke wide- and icterestingl) . The singing of confed --rate songs was much enjoyed. Cap. D. Boone the orator of the occas nki 7as the guest of Mr;-. and ' Mrs. j. L, Gatlmg. The meeting of ihe CTcEfederate Veterans , Assppiation zszkS fceld in the court house, .H ov, 23, W. Brltton, President, and R. W. Lskew Secty. Rev. Jesse Matthews, Che4ltin, lead in prayer. The mi sic the Daughters with a SFslec:ed choir was very good- a V Capt. Boone hmjself a born solder dpjivered an excellent address tnat xais iiberally applauded. He is a peasant speaker and his address was zui ol delightful reminiscences, con s.ta:it!y holding up vivid pictures of :"!Lhe war in which many of his auditors were .figures. The election of officers was &aa and after other routine nessnd music the audience was busi dis the missed. Dinner was served to veterans in tbe court yard. Th ere was an aounaance oi everytnjng, The Daughters and the Confederacy 'deserve much praise for the1 complete cTAEgements. They omitted to ro ide our reporter with a place to take :xiotei. He went up to the cburt room 'fxst found it too crowded to push in. This accounts for the brevity of the account of what was one of the most -successful meetings on Old - Soldiers IDav, It was a pleasure to jiave many g them call at bur oftice. jAge -isecds theia forms and dims their eyes, 3at the sound of Dixie they step quicker and talk stronger. The iLed tgez will be glad .to publish an official account of all that was done to the .-scd that it may be preserved for the nte. We can dorrectly write the his tory of these celebrations for' the fu ture. Old Soldier day is sacred inBer,tie Couty. TAKE THE POSTMASTER S WORD. FOR IT Mr. F; M. Hamilton, postmaster .si t Cherrvvale. Ind: keens' also :ra stock of general merchandise"an"pai sxeai raeaicines. n.csaysaaMiuci riiiaTs Colic;. Cholera? aud Diarrlioea i'H.eiyedy is standard here, in its oever fails to'?give?satisf action ine and e could hardly.' afford to be wit hout St. For sala by Windsori'harrriacyv an the Tha Kind You Hawltoays migl IN EVERY PARTICULAR . FAMILIAR SIMILES; Rhymed and Arranged in Most Orderly -. Fashion. - The following interesting lines, of which the compober is unknown, but which have long drifted about in the newspapeis, contain all the stock com parisons most frequently used in con versation, arranged in such a manner as to rhyme. The poem, if it can be so called, has been rescued lrom ob livion by Miss Carol vn Wells in t'A Whimsey Anthology:" As wet as a fish -as dry as a bone, As live as a bird as dead as a stone As fjlump as a partridge as poor as : a rat, i . - As strong as a horse : cat: : ' as -weak as As hard as a flintras soft. as a mole, As white as a lily, as-black as a coal, As plain as a pikes'taff; as rough as a ... bear, V .-.( As light as a drum, as free as the air, As heavy as lead, as light as; a feather, As steady as time, uncertain as weathar. As hot as an oven, as cold as a frog, As gay as a lark, as sick as a dog. As, slow as the tortoise, as swift as ihe . wind, As true, as the epspel, as false as man kind, ' ? ' : ': As tm as a herring, as fat as a' pig, As proud as apeaCock, as blithe as a As savage as tigers, as mild as dove, As stiff as a poker, as limp as a glove As blind as a .bat, as deaf as -'a' pbst, As cool as a leu cumber, as. hot as a -' toast, - , ; ".( "' As flat as, flounderTl as round as a ball, -I As blunt as a hammer, as sharp as an awl, As red as a ferret, as safe as the stocks, ' ... ' As bold as a. thief, as sly as a fox, . - ' 1'-"' . i As straight as an arrow, as crook'd , ; as a dow, : As yellow as saffron, as black as a sloe, As brittle as glass, as tough as gristle As neat asrriy nail, as clean as a whistle, ' As good as a feast, as bad as a witch r As light as day, as dark as is pitch, As brisk as a bee, as dull as an ass, As full as a tick, as solid as brass. Scrap Book. THE DOCTOR AWAY. FROM HOME WHEN MOST NEEDED People are of ten? vary'iiiuch disa pointedto fiii frat theirfam'ly phy sician "is "away "from homehen I they -most nee1i4h!ervicesi-; Diseases like crampicolfcandicholera -'morbus require prom t;1reatmer; and '"have ininany. instanced proven fatal beibre med ici ne co,uidY fcfif procured ybrarphy sicfan $umml3hed.rsr?The;n is tajeeS'jVj:.anaaKl6ttle of ChamLer-laibV-ColiftColcra:,.and'- Diarrhoea Remedy. N6 "physician ,can pre scribe a Jbettr medcjner for these diseases! '7j' By' ha virig" it iar tne".house tvouescape:much paihTand1 sufferin- and a'l r, rxuy. n uow; , 11 tna save lifeT or sale py Windsor Phar macy, Tha Kinl Yea Hava toys Ecj MR. A. C: DICKERSON DEAD. Taken 111 While Bathing and In a Few Aliniites.' Dies In the death of Mr. A. C, Dicker son, of Colerain the County loses a most honorable and useful citizen. He moved to Bertie County from Va, and spent several years in the imploy ment of the late S. T. Perry. He was energetic and faithful to every, trust and Mr. Perry had ' implicit confi dence in htm. He has been, a mei chant at Coleram quite a long time, Here he enjoyed the confidence of every body. He was a fair dealer. Mrs. Viola Tankard and Miss Hal iie! Dickerson, two daughters, survive him. Mr, Dickerson was a member of thd Colerain Methodist Church. He was buried in the church yard there Rev. Mr. Jones his pastor officiating. A very large concourse of people was present. We have known Mr. Dicker son for years and we testify to his good qualities as a husband, father and citizen. Colerain and Bertie Co. have lost a splendid Christian gentle man, .". 9 8. AND 92 Result of the iwo Games witfi Aulandef last week.. ; f A v Tn Tuesday's game atr Aulander, the Windsor boys lost by a score of g to 8 In justice, however to ""ind sor, we will say our boys ent to u lander shy of two or three of its best players, especially the pitcher. In fact, its regular battery did not go, which accounts fcr the difference in the score of the two games. In the second game, here on Old Soldiers Day the score was 9 to 2 in our favor. Minton, Aulander ' crick little twlrler, having pitched in two gamss, Tuesday and Wednesday, was, of nec essity in bid shape, and had to retire from the box after the first inning. Only six innings were played and the line up was as fellows: WINDSOR Simmons. . . . Lyon. Ja'cbcks treeman Davis Gillam Whie Lyon H . . . . ' a.-; . . . .r . f. 99 . S. D. .f . b. ..c. f. c s . s . . ..p. ... p. . 2.b. ,s. s. Todd . AULANDER Mitchell J... Minton S.... Rodgers Tayloe White J: L. Nfcwsome-.. .c. ...,l.f. . . c. f , . . .1. f tOats... Mitchell H ..-i ... .-3. b. Mitchell,, G C 4. .:r.i. Windsor 3 o-x--x o -4: 9 Aulander 0-1-0 1 o b: 2 B; F Renf row ....... ........ - - umpire Attendance ...... . ..... . .....1500 ,. . " " " :: : : : : -. - - TONIGHT. - t I purchased a -bottle of Ghamber Iain's Colic, Gholera and Diajrhoea Remedy, and found, it to be all claim ed for it in-.the advertisements. Three of the family" have used it withgood results irx'surnmer cb m plaint. H Howe; published of the Press, High and, . Wis., Tor sale by Windsor Fl R ST RACES WINDSOR TROTTING CtUB .. &u . , ! v ' . ,--.- , LastUnsday Witnessec 'the-EftsnTnal "of SpeM.f. : -liafnston wins , the Big fEvehtsSv5ate i'ReVei&tsAmbu : TqtTwo Hundred .and Fifty LOYAL BEE KING OF -r - ; V ONLYCJONE ARRESn. Old Soldiers Day. Last " Year -, Were Fifteen. Last Old Soldiers Day the Mayor made fltteen arrests.; Thi3 time only' one was made. We quote this fact in simple justice to ' the Dispeusary Men V with sufficient amount already aboard" were refused more and - all miaors totally barred. Yet the re ceipts amounted to five hundred dol lars, and the doors were closed at sun down. If you would enjoy tomorrpw take Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets tonight, "They produce an agreeable laxative - effect,:;, clear the head and cleapse 2 q cents. Sam pi- Pharmacy. GETTING THE j . , - Sergeant Whit . Preparatory, to en c am ping vat the Exposition during North Carolina week, Mr. R. ., Whitet"sonf..it)f ;Mr. T: j; White. ot AularidirVander; geant of the A. &. M. College: Ust year, is here uriJlin'gTtlie Naval Ke serves, regularly and -iencieaverlrig 4 to get; them in good shape for their weeks stay at the If air. Mr. White was elect ed ist Lieutenant ot Co. B. for the ensuing year. . . . 4 " ? ... Summer coughs and ;colds yield, at once to Bee's Laxative Cough Srup Contains honey and tar but - no opi ates . Children like it Pleasant to take Its laxative qualities recommended it to mothers, Hoarseness, coughs, croup yield quickly. - Sold by Windsor Pharmacy POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Get a move on you, then keep go- ig. . The longer the bluff the smalles it looks when called v Some peoples troubles are enough ti make others laugH. , - . . . ' - . . ". - ' ' . It is wonderful what a lot of kiss ... ing a little mouth can-do'. - Soma people derive a lot of . satis faction from their dissatisfactions! : When it comes to underestimating, himself a man seldom" overddes it: The Labbling brook, like a babb ling man, is unable to keep its mouth shut -Chicago News. . " Friendship! resembles Iwine the older the better; ' Women with prettyteeth.will laugh at a stupid joke. ..1 v ff. 0 jCX 0 -0 rHk -O 0 0 ' N s nx cro'o' vw' o Tbe effect : pale children is magical fit xnakeiem phimj : , 0 : - 4 . M arid Glyceomei loiiiali and- co put together that by.little folk. V ; --y thestomach; ;,Pricc j . 7- i? '-'aXc: 'lV'S:. V.-'K .-' es free1 ( Windsor ;rr OJV fVrfir. . 1 'i ; : -t iv " 1 st'.' Little Striiffht-'fwirisl V - I 1 .v V - te of-. Antmtim v: r. -V ALU DRUGGISTS! SOC. AND Ol.OO. - HI Ddjlafe. THE vTURelME: it2; 18 It bUlahd Gov. Frauds' p. Winston or S4u.i5:yw. ine-.vv.inasqr:ii roiling uiub Tfiey Rented laprl " layed ! ;offra tracM . -and made all arrangements forjacing... K Last ..Thursday v witnessed the 'first tral of , speed, 1' The races brought 5000. people, Joqwhr C Williamston ; and The class - : ' FIRST RACK.- ; V ,1(2:40 Trot oriace.) 1 ,ist,'Mary S( wins;)'": uu . ijauia: jugcw - .; -3rd, rElIenoriaAster ' tA 1 (i:2Q Trqr: orPacV) J C Some; weelts !ago;; febsrslliiP'..;, . ' ;- ' ewelWJ. Preman There .arre?Filv. Dunstan, RayWnd. Spru vvinasox. iurmsned;the horsesr-v. 'v. ..-.- . i l : horses were (ni the' following .- ; . es: f - - '-v ; -v ime: 2:27 2:20.2:04. A . 1 , " . - V? : ,?,v.4. ',(2:30, Trot op Pace)?- :V-v -:ist, Loyal -icsr)?; ' ,3rdyLiUn filler: - Everything passed off well.M. .U' ; cTh'e judees weri" t;Mesrs; JonesT andRountreei; 11 1 . 10 nave racing irom nme 10 time. : MrRaymohdS-)rmllvWasv,starter ; r, Wearelaq the clubwill continue? j , More thana;bundred people -t were " ; ' "present iroms.V illialnston: Nd.bet ting or gambling was tinduredfiri' and the racing "was 7 Clean vin all "re x V. . This event was oof great interest f and; our people are, looking v forward ? to tne ;nexF racesv. -,i.JV-V" L It is a' pleasure to state that the i' day was a .financial success. v Good'M fdV the. Windsor "Trotting Clubr, V:V l- . ' , - - :- - -V- : , A missing jsuspenderbuttpn of tea . leaves amanv'm suspense.; 'T1 ' ? One ot the first duties oIsl- Chris tian is to learn to'SipilcT' - ' - . ; But the ousy,: miller- doesn't ,kick because Mffe'is - a'cpntiniiouV grind. V? ' Pessimists are" seldojrua s-Vtired o the world as'the world, Ts of thpmV , Give a starving .sinner a square rneal- first and ;prayfox them Rafter waid.- Chicago News. H'-;t.rr '-. -.If you suffer- frorxT ''bloating'Ibelch , ing sour ; stomach; -'-r Indigestion- or dyspepsia, xaKe a j,ings uyspepsfia. Tablet - after each meal tt and ovar ; come the disagreeable trouble. It wijl ? imprqve the appetite addaid digest tl-kr -r - 1' ,".1. . " . - tion: '-V v Sold by Windsor' Pharmadv "WV. vw' 1 -1 ( c . it is' easily directed ; V ,r " " ; v i - X 5 - v . - i Pharmacy. . ; L
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