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The second annual Farmville
Community Fair Opened Thurs
day morning October 25, with a
big parade led by the Maccles
field Concert Band from Mac
clesfield, N.C., under the -lead
ership o< J. Y. Vonk, Chief Mar
shal, and his splendid culpa
Assistant Marshals. There were
at least 25 Marshalsio the parade
and a/ large number of Floats.
Tbose deserving special mention
were the Red Cross Float, which
consisted 4>f two autos decorated
With the Red Cross colors > and
v symbols, and a dray with a Red
attractively
, ? two above mentioned
receiving the prizes? the Red
Cross float receiving the first
prize asd the Chamber of Com*
merce the second > V
There was a large number if
exhibits, and while the numbet
was hardly equal to that of last
year, the quality of the exhibits
was splendid. The premium lists
were only recently distributed,
and for this reason, possibly, a
number failed to get their ex -
li.Mts on display. A large num
ber of premiums were kiv?.u uy>
ine merchants of the town, and
in addition to giving the prem
iums they defrayed the expenses
of the Fair.
The advertising exhibits, on
the tooths were especially good
?those of the
judges had
neighboring counties.
The crowd was fully as large
as that of last year, there being
softie 5, COO or 6, GOO people in
town, V
The Fair closed ith the Mar- ;
.. w:
shal's Ball, given in ihe Big j
Four Warehouse at ten oc*leck
Thursday night.
m. . ?
Congressman SfflaliV Address
Before an audience of some
1,000 or 1,500 people, Gongress
man J. H. Small delivered in a
nuotcily manner one of the
greatest addresses ever made in
this part of the country, on the
war and its causqfe and ina
drastic
German
the other waf
was enacted.
convinced by this
this is a war by America andl
for America and in defense of]
'Afedrican citiiens. The loyalty
ag^fwMt^hi^oBr wounded
MiSiPi
extra sweaters, helmets, socks,
etc., to protect them from the
coldrwhile Jhe nurses will attend
orgamza
IffnlhU
ee to five
here -are
men? from every community
iheSttte.- ' .
rhe object of the Conven
1 it two-fold:
tot, to prepare tbe way lot
ting 2,000 ^active B^Cross
SSSfitSffgft
I -gnat work, doiac. to this
nventioa and learn what is
utred to fbfttt a, local organt
M ? i
sympathy with me objects of the
convention will be hearsily
welcomed. . ' -?
For the Committee:
J. W. BAILKY. Chairman,
Raleigh, N. C.
Mm be sent to fibe front,
with the best. To do
meat must have
Attention, people of tforth
C^rofinu! Open hearts, marcM
Your President has called on
yoil. Your (Jovernor bas ap
peaied to you. Your boys, soOn
to be in trenches, are turning:
wistful eyes to vou. They bear
your names. Shall they not, in
tltefr equipment, bear abroad
unequaled evidence of ^ your
JoV*T
| Open pocket-booii ! Double
timfe! March!
The winters in France are
cold. Are you willing for these
plucky boys to shiver for lack
6f dollars,: to be converted into
3rool and warmth? Your table
know* 00 lack'; can you stand
to: garage* ?od it. valuej JgreatJr
?mi?db 7 the addition o?T>l?er!wn
<* soda (baking powieri; -
JLPlk., WV4DUW ~ -sZT^ --.1.3"
total 1088 of 231 lightning with
aggregate losaea of $2M,481. In only
three Instances, or leu than I'M per
oast, were the building? rodded, the
aggregate losaea for these three Area
being ISJ50 ; theparcentage of lose*
bsteg only subtly more ihan th^ per
ccntage of the number offlrea.-? Fire
Prctectlcn^i;^; . ; . '
for; your sons abroad to have
less abundance ? Our boys have
to shoot; are you willing for
them to fire with obsolete guns?
Artillery paves the way for
every infantry attach and saves
untold number of lives; shall
our] Tarheel lads tmve to rush
ihtq battle without the.' protect
ive . barrage of thousands of
splendid guns end well- timed
shells? Flying machines reveal
enemy platjs and guide every
movement of our arms ; shall
they not be so gladly and gener
ously furnished that they wilt
hover like a protective cloud
over the sons of our homes?
Brave men will drop from
wounds and sickness ; shall they
perish for lack of hospitals
equipped with every healing art
to nurse them back to robust
ness? Crossing the oce'-n is dan
gerous unless convoys b^ompany
the transports; shall attending
convoys not be multiplied until. -
our : troop ships sail through
guarded ltnes? :? \
^Tosupply this, clothing, food,
iuns, cannon,. fcospitaf? flying
machines,, ships, money, money,
- . T
hiddd and proud; annals of "our
lived country ! Act this hour.
Grasp pens! Draw checks!
March!
tin WMm That Doe* list Affect tin toad
Because of Its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA
TIVE BK.OMO QUININE is better than ordinary
Quinine and doe* not caase nerronsneas nor
rinsrinz in head. Hrmcmtva the full name and
look lor thr. signature of H. W. GKOVS. 30c.
id of land are what gave
ich *rill give you such a
[ farm. We are giving
lents on the crops from