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■, Hendrii’Carter. .
Mr. Chaflle B^ndrix of Allen
dale towDship iwd Miss
Adams of Beniiettsville, S. C.,
were marri^ on Saturday* Dec.
Reayes-Adams.
Mr. Edwin Roy Reaves of
Raieford and Miss Mary Grace
Adams of Gibson are to be mar
ried W^nesday* Dec. Slst. Pres
byterian ^church, Gibson, N. O.,
according to announcements re-
"^ceived by friends^in this city
RAEFOBD, NORTH CAROLINA*^^UEa
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>ECEI(HBR as, 1924..
$1.60PfrTwr. ^ '
From LAnnnbnrg Exchange.
f A bad bootlegger tried to shoot
Sheriff J. W. Odom on Sunday
' night when the officer went near Igatihn and do aptive work.—The
a whiskey still in a secluded spot j £,aurinburg Exchange,
in the sandhill section. The
Ralagh-Sayaimah Highway Asso
ciation Meets January 8th.
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The next meeting of the Ral
eigh-Savannah Highway Asso
ciation will be held at Rf eford
January 8, 1925 Herbert K.
Fox, executive secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce and gen
eral secretary of the highway
association, has sent a letter to
persons in all towns and coun
ties along the route of the new
Raleigh to Savannah highway,
asking that they attend the Rae-
ford meeting.
The Raleigh to Savannah
Highway Association, (so called)
will meet in RAEFORD, N C.,
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8th,
1925, 11 o’clock SHARP, COURT
HOUSE, to perfect its organi-
InHodSay Atdre.
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- cation of the whiskey plant Was'
near'a^creek, and the Sheriff had
sent Deputy Wilcox up stream on
one sidC;^ the creek while he
approacl^^V^He from the
other sidei. " The officer had gone
near the place -of operatione
when a pistol was fired directly
atlihn, the fire flashing just
ahei^.,, But the Sheriff opened^
up at once with an automatic
shot gun gun, and the bad boot-
‘ legger ran. ' . .
^ Scotland county friends of Mr
::?Roy Stewart^were grieved to
fleam, of ^ his death, which (c
curred Monday night, December
V16, at the home of his brother,
Mr. Robert S|1i?wari,' negr Abet
;» deen. Mr. ^Cewart had, been
eick for severe weeks, first atlf
fering atti^k of;! phbunKfDia
^ .,^whicli was vfellowed l>y blsher
ll-^lfeQQtDlic^IoiiA^After t'
Miss Sarah McDnf^ Dies
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St. Pauls, Dec. 17. —Our town
was greatly shirked when news
came of the sudden death of Miss
Sarah McDuffie, which occuWed
about 3 o’clock this morning at
the home of her brother, Mr. D.
A. McDuffie, in the Porthern
part of town, where she resided.
Miss McDuffie has beep in ill
health for some time but was
not confined to her bed and was
apparently as well as usual un
til yesterday morning, when she
complained o^a pain in her side.
While not then considered in a
serious condition, it is presumed
phbumonia developed and with
the 'deiii^y of her health and io-
a^e—she wi^ sonae
thing 1^70 years aT
tack was mach:
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li-J
jri^geiBeajber
^Pl^daliig knttiversary ol^
Mii^ p p: Mc^non,
ffiff fifty years haye made
voyage on the sea of life.
One thing we all know is the
^;i)oy or girl who is nbt .tavjght to
fwork before they are eighteen
'^11 never become expert work-
Good things to Eat: Stuffed
Dates, Pecans. Nut top Choc-
olates. Plum Pudding, Pudge
Butter Scotch Candies, Little
, Field and Steers recejiiion
Mints—white and pink, (Gard
ner’s Rich Fruitcake.
McNeill Grocery Co.
lifb, and sweet
cfae^^lni^s specrk more than
worw'cao express. '
Decea^d w a s a consistent
member of the Presbyterian
church, where she held member
ship since coming to St Pauls
several years ago.
The remains were taken to
Raeford, where interment was
made in the cemetery.
Besides the brother, and sis
ter Miss Christian McDuffie, with
whom deceased lived, she is sur
vived by a brother, Mr. N. H.
McDuffie of Florala. Ala., and
sister, Mrs. J. W. Guiton of St
Pauls, ahd numerous nieces,
nephews and other relatives
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-BATTERIES
TTELIABLE power makes
aV the Exide a comfort,
and long service makes it
an economy. ^
We have the right size
Exide for you and we do
the righf kind of repair
work on every make of
battery.
JTe han^e only genuint Exide parts
Main Street Filling Station
The town is dressed for Christ^
mas. The store fronts present
very pleasing appearance
McNeill Grocery Co. has rigged
up to beat the band. They had
a checked front before, and now
since they have dressed for
Christmas, it’s dazzling.
McLauchlin Co. have dressed
up thdr front win ows and ar
ranged goods in splendid, array.
W. L. Floyd is stocked up with
hings you ail want.
I- D. M. Campbell will please all
n price and quality.
Johnny git your haircut as you
may desire at B. P. Grimes’. 
D.C.Cope is rigged and stocked
with the season’s most desirable^
On the corner you find Niven
& Campbell with fresh stock and
willing hands.
Baucom’s Cash Store stays
dressed up, butli few Christmas
touches adds to its beauty.
And Smith Brothers have
caught the spirit and have goods
is holiday array . _ '
Hart has a city market shove’s
the world. It is a gay place
Campbell Co. have as prettj^
place as a grocery can make.
The Economy Grocery Co. has
a beautiful Christmas Dress -
Jeweler Sellers is rigged out
beautifully, and is true to name.
Hoke Drug Co. has rigged to
set. They have things in the
latest and iriost approved taste. ]fg*hdoateii|
And Hotel Raeford is ready,
too; with turkey ’n’ everything.
Farmers Furnishing Co. -know^
it’s on us, and are rocking level
and study.
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|kmnll |)rintkig.,fj^8lneS8 goes..
Weiip«riptioi^i|^ sot all i^id,'
the kUs ruins tiilll.hiisiness.
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STATES RIGHTS. ;
States Rights are slowly ebb
ing away, or rk^er. the people
8f^ being depijved of the. self-
govemmenitSf which theyj once
boasted. , 1 ' ' /
i^bhg the. latest movements
to totally retaove the last yes
tage of' States' RlghCs are the
Child Labor Amendmenr and a
FedeTd bill to allow the Federal
(Government to control Child La
bor and public educational
mattersylJ
It matters d(^ how well Uncle
Sam may do things, the detest
able thought is this reaching out
and robbing people of the right
to do, end do as pleases them.
thedmng. ^ ^
Hoke county owes less thaa
any other county within oar
knowledge The bonded indebt
edness is only about $176,000,
and there is about $22,000 of the
sinking fund to apply to this in
debtedness
We heard a school teacher say
receently tkht there is no good
in studying Latin, and 1 thcjiiight
at the time of the fact that Wty
per cent, of our words mow in
daily use are derived froip the
Latin language; %dll, how are
we to learn English without
studying Latin? The-truth is
there is good' in studying that
makes us think, and the very
fact of accomplishment in any
thing is ..worth while; and the
harder the task, the more it is
worth to us.
\
&^to. are rigged and
stocked with thingi* to satisfy
^nd amuse both young and old
D. McEeithan advises that you
say it in something good to eat.
Billie McNeill is 100' per cent,
for sanity and is on the job.
Lee Moultsby says you need
air; you get it riding- Good gas!
Britt Maxwell puts’em to run
ning, or gas wont work.
Pleasants, McNair, Pope Co,
swear by a new Ford, genine
Ford parts, good batteries.
Walters Bros, have widened
out to make room for Santa Claus
A. J. Fuller is ready for good
times DOW, but hints at plowing
alittle later.
Auto Inn invites you to drive
your car in, for supplies or for
repairs.
T F. Gulbrlth will welcome a
short vacation aLd is tuned for it
Morris Bros, will swap Christ
mas day, and take their chance.
J. D. Graham has a 12 months
frolic but knows Christmas when
it it gets here.
Raeford Wholesale furnihes
Old Santa storage facilities.
Without special effort McGill
& McNeill contribute to the sea
son’s pleasures.
E. L.'Peele & Co are stocked
with a seasonable line of eroods.
But the Raeford Hardware
Company s front excells all past
efforts. It is gorgeous—we can’t
describe it. Go see.
Raeford Drug Co. never wore
a prettier dress than it has on.
Shave! Look better. Enjoy the
holidays.—Raeford Barber Shop.
Epstien’s is in the whirl, too,
with things that please.
Townsend &. Gore have things
you want to buy for Him.
And George Fuller had an idea.
He runs the Raeford Hardware
people a close race. You must
look at that, too. '
Raeford Furniture Co. have a
good display of things you may
want. This store would look
key before they started and the
effect was not all that could be
desired. ’‘But,”’ the minister
avered, “they were all good fel
lows.” i-
The following unique marriage
notice appeared many ago
in the society column of IRe Fay
etteville Eagle:
“A marriage of special inter
est in society circles was solem
nized Thursday night at the
residence of the bride’s parents
when Miss Jane Lemon was
united in the holy bonds of mat
rimony to Mr. Ebenezer Sweet,
During the ceremony Miss Ada
Dot, cousin of the bride, sang the
following softly, but with great
feeling and expression:
How happily extremes do meet
In Jsne and Ebenezer,
For she’s no longer sour, but
sweet,
And he’s a lemon squeezer.”—
Fayetteville Observer.
Wonder if the idea ever oc
curs to anybody these days that
it would be^ good idea to get
clear out of debt now and then,
and then undertake a new start?
well in any city.
J. A. Niven has a full house of
things essential to life.
J. S. Maultsby is just raring to
get his stock reduced so he can
turn around in the place.
Main Streep Filling Station in
sists that you buy something for
the car driver.
It’s a live, dressed ^p town,
doing business,and extends on up
to Lonnie Teal’s and A. D. San
ders’ same thing.
; The banks are decorated also.
The Christinas spirit pervades
the town." It looks good around
Raeford. Let’s keep it so.
Come to see us.
One new Chevrolet Coupe
sale at a bargain.
G. A. ITJLLER
for
A. A. Leitch of Laonnburg, a
stranger to the editor, sent the
price of a year’s subsoiiption to
the papw, and every year since
he has done the same, except the
years we were away from Rae-
furd, and after our return he seot
a check for all back dues and a
year in advance We have in
Mr. Leitcb, stranger though he
Is, a friend we value very
highly. He has paid for The
Journal till Jan 1, 1925
.’The trouble with the country
is the children are not put to
work early enough, and are not
kept at it. There is a skill that
comes from early practice of la
bor that brings not only efficien
cy, but ease and comfort in the
accomplishments of tasks^ that
can be squired only in the days
of youth '"'"And busy people are
not your criminals.
We have an ffiea that in^ies
old discarded school houses wera
used for primary schools, and
the new houses^ as bigh schools,
we would make better progress
in banishing ignorance And
cut out this transportation busi
ness.
If all were sun and never rain,
No bow would span, the hill.
A smooth sea never m*akW a
skillful mariner. It takes adver
sity, disappointment, bard'^hickf
and things that call for a trial to
bring us up to our best. In fact,
if no test comes, we will never r
fCbiit •W'S''Gail ■dS’.”'
p p.
Officers Andrews and McQuage
capturSd a ^0 gallon_copper stili
over in, McLauchlin towAshiplast
week. This wMll bring disap^
m.ent to the wicked only.
Messrs. J. D Niven and Me-'
Lean Gaippbell have bought oi
G. M. (Gardner’s grocery busi-^
D^ on the comer in the Heins
blb^, and are doing business un
der the fim name of Niven of
Campbell. * See ud^ i '
HereJmfWishing you a Merry
*Ghri8tiim8,«a Happy and Profr
p^oQS New Year.
Baucom’s Gai^ Store, ,
■ ■ ‘ '
WilLsell good Fo^d coupe cbefip.
D S. Poole. V
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See us for whatever UNDER -
WEAR you may need for this
season. « „
Baucom’s Cash Store,
Raeford, N. C-
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Notice to Ddinqnent Taxpaycfs.^
J. H Scarboro et al. will take
notice that at a sale of land for
delinquent taxes bv Edgar Hall,
sheriff of Hoke countv, on the
2nd day of June, 1924, I bought
40 acres of land in Little River
township for the due and unpaid
taxes on said land for tbe year
1923, and unless the said taxes
and costs are paid on or before
June 2nd, 1925. I shall demand
of Sheriff Hall a deed for“ said
land.
This Dec. 18th. 1924.
D J. PRIEST.
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
We ^ Headquarters for the best,
most serviceable
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
for everybody. We gladly wel
come to (^r store, and invite you
^ to make ^ it your shopping head-
* quarters.
Wishing all our friends a merry
Christmas and a happy, prosperous
New Year. - *
Yorus for Service,
RAEFORD DRUG CO.