SELMA NEWS. Mis* Stella Pass more spent Sunday in Carv. Mr. and Mrs. M. 1>. Bright went to Wilson Wednesday. Miss Bessie W liare.v,of Moores ville, is visiting Miss Kudorn Vick. Mr. N. K. Batten, our chief of police, spent Sunday at his old home. Miss Emma Castleberry, of' Wilders, who has been visiting Miss Mary Hatcher, left for home Tuesday. Clarence W. Richardson went to Wendell Sunday, lie brought a nice 'possum home with him. Said it was a present and not caught on Sunday. Messrs. L. 1). Pebnam and Al phonso .Jones, of Clayton, were down Monday night to the Odd Fellows Lodge. Se\ennew mem bers were initiated. Mrs. M. C. Winston and sister, Mrs. John P. Winston, were called to Wake county by the serious illness of thtir father, Dr. Thomas li. Avera. We are glad to learn that Dr. Thomas H. Avera, of Wake county, the father of Mrs. M. C. Winston, who was paralyzed a few days ago, is better. Sknkx. LEACHBURG ITEMS. A good rain would be very bene ficial to the wheat planters. Mr. John S. Barnes, of the Home Band of Clayton, was in our inidst a few days ago. Mr Claude Stephenson and Mr. J. Robert Lee, spent last Sunday visiting in the Perlina seclion. The public school at Bed Hill will commence next Monday with Miss Nellie Johnson as teacher. Mr. Israel Stephenson, of Wil son's Mills, was visiting this com munity last Friday aud Satur day. Mr. Mark Bundy who was stricken with paralysis several days ago continues to be very sick. "Son." AROUND SANDERS CHAPEL. Mr. J. 1'. Smith was in the neighborhood Sunday. Mr. Willis Smith and Miss An nie Martin were in the neighbor hood Sunday. Mrs. Edward Gadsby,of Merid ian, Miss , is visiting her sister, Mrs. C. S. Powell. Mr. W. C. Smith returned to Guilford College Tuesday, after spending a few days at home. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Carr, and Miss Sallie Martin, spent a few days at Mr. C. S. Powell's last week. "A most delightful evening," declared all the young people on leaving Mr. C. S. Powell's hospit able home last Monday evening. The rooms were decorated with chrysanthemums and roses. The new game of "Contraries" intro duced by Mr. J. F. Sanders and Miss Nona Powell was the feature of the evening, was intensely in teresting and will long be remem bered by those present. W. Anarchy Discussed at Kenly Acad emy. The third semi-annual debate of tlie Philologian Literary So ciety will occur on Thursday, Nov. 28, 1901, at 7:80 p. in , Thanksgiving night. The ques tion to be discussed is. Resolved, That a law should be passed banishing anarchists from the United States. The debaters a re: affirmative, T. A I'ittman, J. I!. Barnes and 1). H Rose; negative, R. T. Fulghum, (i. \V. F vans and L. Z. Woodard. The president is C. M Watson and the Secretary, L. W Richardson. The judges are Judge II. (i. Connor, of Wil son; 10. J. Barnes, Esq., of Dunn, and C. W. Kdgerton, Esq , of Kenly. The Marshal Is are: J M. Walk er, D. T. I'erkins, Edwin Jones, J. H. Lucas. Arthur B >yette and ] Sidney Boyette. We respietfu ly invite all our fri'iuls t