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REIDSVILLE. N. C, FEBRUARY 17. 1905
$1.00 PER YEAR
To hivu a horns If
To hav It insured
Francis Womack,
The Insurance Mam
Vfcfc -
A Fitting Opportunity
Tor Every Good Dresser in Rookingham.
To get perfect satisfaction m W rabric, Fit aid rasbiaa, at no
greater cost thau that of the ordinary kind, will ba offered during
' the next few days at our .; ;
GRAND OPENING OF SPRING AND SUMMER TTXTURES
We will show the largest array of smart fabrics for Gentlemen's
Apparel ever displayed here, constituting over 800 styles from the
great Tailoring House' of Schloss Bros, & Co.. of Baltimore, wohse
expert cutter and fitter will be here to take your measure, and tell
you about the latest things in Gentlemen's Styles, and what partic
ular cut and cloth will best suit your "style of beauty."
"Williams, Hopkins & Co.
The Qorrels, of I
FARMER'S Warehouse,
Winston, N. C, S
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Have sold more tobacce from Poekingham Ceunty doriaf fut
three months, than they aver ecld before ia any oat year frta this
county. We are of course vary proud of this record and taira U
thank our friends for this immense trade. Wa will ba "delighted ta
add your nama to our list, and to sell the balance of your rop.
We lave with us this year three fint-clus warehousemen fraxa
Rockir g 1am (bounty, . ; ....,;::,,.-,.,J.,:.,;
Mi.sr5. W H Sham, Kofat l Wiliams aid J D. Fflserx, i
an! it will ba their p'eisur to join ns in making the rett etrenoua
efforts for all who sell tobacco with us. Undoubtedly wa can make
it pay you to sell at FARMER'S AREHOUSE. .
A. B. Gorrell & Sons,
Winston, N. C. ,
HERE YOU CAN GET IT !
AV areprepar4 to aall yon aaytkiag yaal wiei tee hardware
line at extremely low prica. Wa keep tha eelebra i Mutat e Btee-I
Range, no tbe Jewel had Colomb a Rang?, Iro King, Ueoaie'QttiJ
an i Je li Cook 8to7M,Oil aad Gat Stoves ana" Uangaa. T '
All lnnrl Plows Haw-, Wagon Material, Belting- Machine Of,
HarueasOn. Harrinoo'e Town and Country Pama, est oivha market,
?loni S'aios and Vrn-ba, Uqiid Grunita ferfitora. Door Wax
Tornado cutters. Ttse and Smith tfell Futoraa, Li a Med Od. WbW
Iead. Tin aa Slat Ronfioff, Barb anl Bm'otbI.Wtr. Amer"an Fieri
Fence We. tfanh D tora ani Blini, Diav Hurrowa. la f ct aaytbi
vou nti m th Hard vara Una at id fries ' c
Call on us and gt pris baf.ira buying. sell tV beat .X3.
VitV and Mattocks, and many otkar tbis W caaU ineta .
Hodnell-Vass -Watson Co.,
222 Loty-t Aan 6itt,
gratifying,
U fAtiifiag,
i$Sir?lSS$e g&
Danvfller-VJrginiai
N'aw Huotlng Prserve.
Mr. B. Frank Mebana, who is some
times referred to as "the cotton mill
magnate from the Lowell of the
South, is arranging to have quite a fine
preserve over in "The Meadows,"
where he recently purchased a very ex
tensive tract of land. The preserve is
to be in charge of the genial Colonel
Richard A Stokes, who is now faith
fully serving the interests of this coun
ty in the General Assembly. Mr Me
bane could not have found a man who
could better serve the task for which
he has been selected. Colonel Stokes
has already bejun to stock the preserve
with all kinds of game, and ere he has
finished his work he will have a place
at which any sportsman will be proud
to visit. A club house and every con
venience will be found on the place,
and doubtless many distinguished guest j
will avail themselves of an opportunity
to accept Mr, Mebane's invitation-to be
present on many a day's hunt.
It is not thought that Mr. Mebane
will spend a great deal of his time on,
the preserve, because he is too busy tot
partake of much pleasure-he being al
ways on the lookout for new manufac
turing enterprises and capital. He
thinks he is out of place when he is not
hard at work for Spray, Rockingham
county, and himself, and since the time
when Spray was a village of 100 inhab
itants he has been instrumental in hav
ing one mill erected there each year
the town now being nine years old with
a population of 6,000 souls.
This new game preserve is one of the
many things Mr. Mebane owns for the
pleasure and comfort of tis friends as
well as for himself. .
The Rabbit' Rerenf . ;'
Mr. Knighten, who resides near
Brown Summit, South of here, was
hunting with dog and gun a few days
ago. The dog jumped a rabbit and
during the chase Mr, Knighten cockea
his gun to shoot whenever the rabbit
came within range. The race was hot
from the start, and the dog pushed his
quarry so close that bunny took refuse
in the first hollow tree that he discov
ered. The dog "treed" and the hunter
went to the tree to "twist" Bre'r Rab
bit out. Mr. Knighten, without un;
cocking it, placed his gun against the
tree and cast around for a switch with
which to start the rabbit out. The in-,
terval of quietude that followed deceiv
ed the hunted animal into the belief
that the hunter and the dog had gone
off. He descended the hollow of the
tree and made a jump for liberty. In
so doing he knocked over the gun, his
left hind leg slipped into the guard,
pulled the U igger, and the gun went
off. The load took off the hind legs of
the dog and found a stopping place in
the thigh of Mr, Knigaten.
A physician was ctt ed in and the
wounds were dressed, and man and dog
are doing as well as could be ex peeled.
In the meantime nothing further has
been heard from the rabbit, and it is
not expecte 1 that he will be indicted by
the next triad jury, his case obviously
being one of legitimate self-def ensa
Frayed for Train t Stop. ,
Rev. P. G Elsom, who conducted a
rsvivaj at tne baptut cnurcn nere
sjveral years ago; and who 13 well
known to Reidsville people, is a firm
believer in prayers, and those who
agree with him will not be surprised to
hsar of this Incident: .
Mr. Elsom went to the ticket office
at Danville and called for a ticket to
Franklin Junction. The agent politely
t old him that all but the fast train had
departed and that it woull be impossi
ble for that train to stop there. Mr.
Ilsom told him that ha was assisting in
a revival ana naa an appointment ior 6
o'cl jck that afternoon at Franklin
Junction. His persuasive powers were
f ao avail to the ticket agent, but
when No. 88 pulled out of Danville it
contained the - Rev Mr. - Elsom as a
passenger, who, when the tiain was
having the city fell upon his knees ard
began to pray.
As soon as he completed his pray r
be arose and peeped out of the window
to find that Hf he train had come to a
standstill just opposite the place at
which he had an appointment. It was
learned that the train was stopped on
account of a hot box.
Fraud Exposed.
A few counterfeiters have lately been
making and trying to sell imitations of
Dr. King's New Discovery for consump
tion, coughs and colds, and other medi
cines, thereby defrauding the public.
This is to warn you to beware of such
people, who seek to profit, though steal
ing the reputation of remedies which
have been successfully curing diseases
ior over 83 years. A f ure protection to
you is our name on the wrapper. Look
for it, on all Dr. King's or Bucklen's
remedies, as all others are mere imita
ions.H E Bucklen & Co., Chicago,
I1L, and Windsor, Canada. Our reme
dies are told at Allen's and Sapp's.
Jut. Review is only $Oo r yr.
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GOOD PRGRES5
IN THE COUNTY.
Heitlitvlllv. LeakitYillf. Spray ami nt
worth Steadily ConiirtK to the Front,
Mud Prosperous in Kver VT.O'.
The Charlotte Observer has benn p i b
lishing short letter from different'
points in the State recently. telling of
thd progress made the pait year, ard
of the prospects for the future. Four
points in Rockiagh im have been given
space, as follows; ; v
REIDSVILLE.
The past year was exceedingly good
to Reidsville. Only two business fail
ures were recorded, while scores of
new stores stai ted up during the year.
The cotton mill one of the large ones
of the State -nis lost but little time
due to the installation of new machin
ery, and the half thousand operatives
have done their lull share in the amount
of money spent with the merchants.
The tobacco factories also have all dur
ing the year worked full forces on full
time, and sometimes on double time,
and as much as 23 car loads of manu
factured tobacco have embraced a
single shipment by one of the large
plants. Tlure has been no bcickward
step in Reidsville, and while the town
hts not experienced a "boom, " a steady
increase in ail lines is noted and there
nas been a gradual growth in popula
tion. ' . j: '
" 1EAKSV1LLK.
In the past year Lt a,?svi!le has been
steadily and sur jly increasing in num
bers and prosperity. At the last cen
sus, the population was 688, while now
it nil .nbers.. 1,026, to say nothing of her
sister town, Spray, which boasts of
ovtT 6,0u0 inha i.ants, makiag these
twin-cities a pleasant place socially and
a prosperous one industnal.y. Spray is
rather the progressive sister, while
Leaksville takes it more quietly,, but
t le two seem necessary adjuncts. Dur
i ig the last twelve moriihsGoode's
Classical Institute has been erected and
nas proven very successful The Bap
tists of Leaksville have raised $5,500
for the purpose of establishing an assu-
ciational school, wh;ch they propose to
nave completed in time to open in the
tall. It will be a handsome building,
and an acatle ny of the highest grade,
.si.h a. corps of competent teachers,
chat will be a credit to any town. .
Among the residences that have been
erected during the past, year, Mr. R. P,
Ray's handsome : residence stands out
predominately, on Main street, Capt.
C. N. Williamson also has a beautiful
home on Monroe street. Mr. Sam
ilainey has completed a pretty home on
Jlain street, and Mr. John Trent has
one also on Union street.
Mr. and Mrs. T, Lti Millner have a
new ttora tnat is commodious as well
as epucous. l'nce & UarR successiully
operate a new shje store, and the Mad
ison Crocer,, Cj. has opened up a whole
sale store.
The ne.v Muthodist church is a thing
of beiuty and a fitting temple of wor
ship. H ia oeautiful on the interior
as the tx eri,r, with its memoiial
windowr, hanjorne altar, Lr.l.ijui
cnandeliers, and all its rich furnish
ing". . ,.::-:r..yvr-
WliNTWORTH.
The progress Of our town the past
year haH not te(3ft phenomenal.- -"It.is
just a little cjuntry village, a county
site. However, we have grown som-i
i t the way of - homes and offices, etc.
Our merchants have- had an excellent
year and some have increased--their
stock considerably. Mr, I. R. Hum
phreys, a prominent attorney, has just
completed a handsome office on Court
Home street. Mr. R. D. ReiJ has in
of conslrueUonlnee o.ficeon
course
t le same street. Our people have added
much to their homes the past year in
the way of enlargiig and repairing
t iem. The county nas placed new fire
fil
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proof vaults in the court houte which mn line to where the rock is extracted
make the preseration of our county "m the bowels of the earth and crush
records sure id into ballast. Several large engines
Taking it altogether in proportion to
our size we have enjoyed a prosperous
year in Wentworth. Our prosperity as
a'citylies in the future. We expect
ereat thintrs some dav. Ours is tr uro-
gressive county and we have the spirit
tf progress. J ust wait for the develop
ment of our railroad' in .erest until we
nave one here and we will show you a
tnnving little town.
'-.'" SPRAY.
The year 1904 marks the ninth cycle
in the life cf -'Progressive Spray, 'i.d
stands among the first in importance,
When the lar-aiithted and ever-active
mind of Mr. B. Fra ik Mebane was fa-
ca ,ed on the advnu ges of the little
h .mlet on mii tii river aa manufac-
turmg center, lf wheels of pr.gre;B
t'mo.st at once bejan to turnr and we
s e the thanje from a one-mi 1 tiwn
u:d lUJiahahitants to a nine-mill town
md 6,0.0 inhabitants in the short pe
riod of nine years. Early in the past
year, the Spray Woolen Mills were
equipped with a two-iet plant and 25
looms, and by the first of the present
year they had increased 100 per cent,
their machinery layout, and had estab
lished a business and a reputation that
indicates a most successful future. The
R'aode Island Company's plant followed
a few months later with an equipment
for producing 30s cotton warp. This
C jmpany has since installed looms and
are now producing a cotton blanket
that will rank with the best. Addi
tional floor space will likely be added
during the present year, and more ma
chinery installed. ;:V ;
The American Warehouse Company,
finding their finishing capacity over
taxed were compelled during the early
fall to add 10,000 feet of floor space,
anl build a large and commodious office
fo: the use of their executive and cleri
cal foices.
Building and development were not
onfined to the textile snhere alone.
The Spray Mercantile Company com
pleted their three-story addition, em
oracing two long store rooms, a post-
o.fice and a bank, market stalls, a cold
storage, olfices and a public hall. Nu
merous smaller establishments have
gone up, and several handsome resi
dences have been built. Internal im
provement has been pushed, especially
in the "good roads" line, and the pub
lic schools have flourished, and been
fostered by the several corporations
here.
Outlying farm lands have during the
past year increased materially in value,
and the truckers have reaped the bene
fits derived from the growth of the
town,' ';
Freight traffic on the Danville &
Western Railway has steadily increas
ed, and has often over-taxed the car
rying capacity of the road. A large
depot is now under construction, and a
o.ie-mile spur track for freight service
was begun in December.
During the past summer, Spray was
brought in talking distance with the
outside world, through the medium of
the Bell telephone system, and recently
the Western Union Telegraph Company
has extended its line to North Spray,
Other enterprises were formulated in
11)04, which will be materially developed
during the present year.
Ihe push, progress and success of
Spray has attracted attention from all
parts of the country, and the future
promises more than the past has produced.-
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Dun vi He Man Temporarily Detained.
Mr. John Holland Conrad, of Dan
ville, well known to many Reidsville
people, after being detained ior several
hours by the local police in Providence,
11. I., in connection with the death of
Cecil C. McKiobon, of Detroit, Mich.,
who died as the result of falling from
the window of Conrad's room at a ho
tel. there 'early Wednesday morning, hts
been released from custody, the verdict
of the medical examiner absolving him
from all blame.
The medical examiner stated as his
official opinion that wlr. McKibbon's
death was accidental, and that while
attempting to escape by way of the
window, under the impression that he
was to be arrested for his conduct in
Mr. Conrad's room, in his intoxicated
condition," cause I him to lose his bal
ance, resulting in falling to the ground,
causing. almost iniUnt death.
Mr. CoimU's straightforward story
of th!e tragedy and the fact that he was
corroborated in all of its essential de
tails by other witnesses, contributed to
give weight of his assertion of inno
cence regarding the affair.
A Bum !'!.
t The-rock-quarry-operated - by-the
Southern Railway five mites North of
Reidsville is one of the busiest places
in this section of the country. A half
mile spur track has been run from the
(and boilers and other machinery are
vuse 1 in the quarry, and the krge force
of workmen keep busy and seem to
i thoroughly understand the work. The
, ballast is used on the new double track,
W. ich the Southern has started through
the South.
Quite a little village is being built up
at the quarry, and the workmen spend
about all of their leisure hours and
money in Reidsville.
It is said that this is one of the
Suthern's best points for ballast, and
that there is rock enough to keep the
present force and machinery at work
a good many years to come.
Foley's Hoi e
y and
Tar cures the
.if
tif k grippe. It
hoala m hma. - tieo W Bnttain.
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4 lbs nice Prunes, 23c.
8 lbs. best grits or hominv, 25c.
5 lbs. broken grain rice, 2."c
3 p'kages Rolled Oats, 25c.
3 p'kages Vigor 25c.
2 p 'kages Force, 2 k
2 p'kages Cream of Wheat, 25c.
3 cans Best Tomatoes, 25c.
3 cans Best Corn, 25c.
Nice Salmon, 10c per can.
Hulled Hominy, 10c per can.
'-, Elegant Saucr Crout, 10c cart. '
Best Su?ar-cured hams, 12 l-2c.
Best pickled pis feet, 6 l-4e lb,
i Six p'kages Gail & Ax snuff, 25c.
Best string beans, 10c per can.
IN CLOTHING
Boys kneo pae-ts at '20c, 25c, 40i
and 50c per pair. Seventeen suits at
from 75c to 52.00 per suit. Men's frock
coats worth $a.00 for$2 00. Men's suits
at $3.50 to $6.00 per suit. Shoes lower
than ever before. Mens' and Boys'
shirta at cost. Piece goods lower thm
ever. And everything ct bottom fig
ures for case. Come and see. Guaao
for pladt beds plant -bed muslins, etc. ,:
full stock.
C.J. MATHEWS & CO.
Schedule in effect January 22, 1905.
DURHAM DIVISION t-I)AILY EX. Sl'NDAfi.0
P M A M f M A At
5:15 7:30 Lv Durhfim Ar 9:00 9:05
11:47 11:59 Ar Lynch 'g Lv 4:30 9;5
. WESTBOUND-LEAVE LY.NCUIlUKC
2:20 a m for Norton, Columbus and
intermediate points. Pullman sleeper'
and Cafe car to Columbus.
3:25 a m The Washington and Chat
tanooga Limited, for Roanoke and Ilad
ford and all points south and west.
Solid vestibule train to Cnattanooga and
Memphis. Pullman -sleepers to Mem
phis and New Orleans, and cafe car.
2;50 p m The St. Louis express, for
Bluefield, Pocahontis, Cincinniitti. lndia
napolis, St Louis, Kansas City, Colum
bus and Chicago. Pullman sleeper to
Columbus, and Bluefield to Cincinnati.
Cafe car.
7:00 a m, for Roanoke Radford, Bris
tol, Bluefield, Norton; IVcahcntas,
Welch.
5:40 p m, daily for Roanoke and
intermediate stations.
Trains anive at LjncliLurg daily
from the west at 1:?& a m; 1:45 a m;
9:00 a m, 3:35 p m, and 10 p m.
EAST-BOUND LEAVE LYNCHItLKO
3:50 p m., daily for Farmville, Rich-
uany ior rarmvine, liicn-
rsburg find Norfolk; arriving
at 7:55 p m; arriving at
1 9:05 pm; arrive at Nor--
mor a, retersbur
Petersburg
Kicnmond at D:0o p
folk at 10:30 n m, Parlor car.
1:55 am, for Petersburg, Richmond
and Norfolk. Pullman sleeper between
Lynchburg. Richmond and Norfolk.
This car will be ready at Lynchburg at
10 p m for reception of passengers.
9:05 for Farmville;- Petersburg, Nor
folk and Richmond.
WINSTON-SALEM DIVISION.
Daily except Sunday. '
P M AM I'M P M
2:50 8:00 Lv Winston Ar 10:00 2:00
3:28 8:43 Walnut ove 9:20 1:21
3:59 9:18 Madison 8:5112:48
7:25 1:00 Ar . Roanoke, Lv 5:Li 9:15
All enquiries as to routes, rates, etc.,
promptly answered.
W B Bevill, G P A, M F Dbaoo,. TP A'
Roanoke, Virginia.
PHOTOGRAPHS
. Wheu you havo photogi-aphs
made why not spend your money
for something that is up-to -elate and
out of the usual old-tinn stuff that
has had its day ? We make all
the newest and up to-now stylos
in platinum folders and carbons and
We Hake an Exclusive
Styli of Our Own
Reidsville people will do well to
see . our artistic portraiture before,
haqing pictures made.
OLIVER W. COLK,
ill 7 .Main Mi ce t,
1 ;ni vilU'7" Viruiiiiii
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It should be borne in rii.d that
every cold weakens tha Inn low
era the vitality and pr. ; ;ir?s the
system for the more s. rioi j dis
eases, among which are tin two
greatest destroyers of hiinun life,
pneumonia and consumption.
Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy
has won its great popularity by its
prompt cures of this im;.vt common
ailment. It aids exp ctoi .it nu, re
lieves the lungs ami opens the
accretions, effecting a spredy and
permanent cur?. It cujiueracta
any tendency toward pn union ia.
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Price 25c large SI? s 50c,
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