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EASTERN ATHLETIC CLUB.

The members OF the Eastern Athletic
Club are more than pleased with the show
ing of their baseball team, and Thomas
Ellis. ST.. the manager of the team, is
being conIplimented on all sides for his
excellent judgment in placing the team.
The showing made by it in last weeks
league game, when 1t defeated the Mile
Limits by a score Of 13 TO 3, without its
strongest pitcher, is highly gratifying to
the members.
Ed. Raab's work on the team is invalu-
able, and he is undoubtedly the most
popular little catcher in the District.
Cliff Wright is temporarily laid up with
lame arm. the result Of an accident in
practice.
PITCHES Graf and Wolfe are to be given
an opportunity shortly TO show their quail
ties.
Heniger and Bolger have made themselves
very popular by their splendid playing.
Charles Beall and Will Ellis are two
excellent players whose batting was a
feature of the game.
George Gates, at left field, is one OF
the best fieders in the city, and plays
strong ball. Harry Gates has many good
qualities as a player at center and is
very popular. Winkelman is playing his
usual high-class game, and has not dis
appointed his friends.
The team which will play the Canter-
burys tomorrow will consist of George
Gates. IT,; Beall, SIS; Heniger, 2b.; Bolger,
H.; q. Greene. cf.; Ed. Raab. c.; Harry
Gates. r.; ". Ellis, 3b., Wright, Graft and
Wolfe, pitchers.
The game scheduled to be played with
the Shamrocks on Wednesday will be played
on Tuesday instead.
The bicycle members will make run to
Ashton today The team Will leave the
clubhouse at $50 this morning. Club runs
are made every Wednesday and Friday
evening at Z O'Clock.
Mr.. S. Bieber. one of Washingtcn's most
prominent merchants, is having Il hand
some trophy made to be presented h V him
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Too LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION.
w ANTEE Three girls: fine candy
makers Apply NJ. HORN, 6S L st.
NV. mylO-3t
wANTED-A bread baker, at 327
lUth -. Sc myl0-3t
IOST-White fox terrier: female. Re-
ward If returned TO 1913 9th St NV.
1t
wANTED-By an experienced show
anu NIu,Uw dresser. a position: can do
carpenter work; a useful man: best of refer
ence. Address W. b., this office myl0-
w WANTED Old gold and silver. High
est prices paid in cash 10y g. BLOOM.
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w NTED A white woma n 10 ocnok nd
take charge OF house; good home. APP
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Chief Engineer to be Retired.
Chief Engineer G. L. McGarty has been
discharged from trea tment atthes New York
Naval Hospital, and ordered before q
retiring board.
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4O-inch Cream Figured Mohair. Re
duced from 75C. yard to
o2lC.
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30c.
WRAPPERS.

We have added j great MANY light
coi0rs to those ladies' percale, fine
SlnGham, and print wrappers They
are IN check ana figured eIIects-the 81
sort for
Eo~
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I0C.

Figured Lawns and fine Dimities in
pink, light blue, lavendar, black, ana
white-the 2 PC. sort for
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DRESS SILKS.

22-inch Plain Black Pongee Silks
elegant for cool, summer waists, for
2IC.
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WASH DRESS GOODS.

Everything is hcrc-cverything that
is new. that is beautiful; and every
thing that Cummcuds itself to proper
taste and judgment. This is great
comprehensive stock and you've shown
your appreciation Of it. Excuse US
from selling the trashy stufrs. The
better goods are easy to buy.
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Atwood Satin Stripe Cream Kyber
Cloth. Reduced to
4Sc.
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MATTINGS.

The sale was conducted by Field,
chapman * Fenuer, and truly, there
mas never occurred SAFE where prices
were so rIdlCuDusly low Some OF tie
mating was good, some poor. and
some medium We picked out fiye car
ioIds or the good and medium, and we
now offer II TO you at prices which
furniture stores ask for the IOOr.
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Chicago Grain and Cotton Markets
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GOVERNMENT BONDS
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Fancy stripe Imported Linen Batistt
regular price 39c., for
2OC.
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I2hC.
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COATS AND CAPES.

Ladies' Fine Refer Jackets of Broad
cloth, Diagonal and Cheviot. IN tan.
navy and black, lined thrOughU with
Fancy colOrrd sdJlu-suIne with silk
and plaInliulng, which have been selling
for 81, SIS and S9-fOr
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3S-inch Black Figured Mohair-our
regular 39c. sort. Reduced to
20C.
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80 tlacr. gray ana white Bengaine
. HairClOth, sc. yard.
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27-iuch Plain Black, Pure japanese
Silk. Cheap at b0c. yard, for
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At 15C a yard

China Seamless and JapaUese Cotton
Warp MattinSs, including the handsome
heavy danIask fISures-CloseIy packed
and durable. Not yard of such mat
ung can be bought here IN town for
less than 25C
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gentleman on the ears the other dav
of native of Person who lives I'm
another town eff YOU have not" con
tinuCd the gentleman, you wouldn't
know the place, no has grown out of
its Odds limits, received q large influx
of new population, many of the sons
who Went To other places because it
lacked railroad facilities have returned.
and the town ranks with the best Go.
bacco towns i'm the State, not SO large
surely as Winston or Durham, but
growing and husiuess-like I'm every
aspect This gentleman did not over
draw the picture of RoNboro's new life.
RoNboro has long been a tobacco
tosn OF note. IT. was the scene of the
early operations of Ncssrs. w. r..
Blackwell and j. r. Day: but the lack
OF railroad facilities prevented that
growth and expansion which have fol-
lowed the completion OF the Lynch
burg and Durham railroad. Before
the first whistle of the first cprine
was heard, as il sped bv prosncrous
tobacco farms, the enterprising men Of
RoNboro had caused the music of the
hammer and the plane to be busy maxi
ing new and large warehouses and
prize houses, and their music is still
heard as the growth and progress Of
the town has had no let up since IL
obtained railroad communication.
have been greatly pleased and
edited TO talk to some of the leading
tobacconists of RoXboro, and to some
OF the best farmers i'm the county TO
learn that the county in a whole is
very prosperous, all due to bright to-
bacco
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boro Capt. Lockhart will be remem-
bered as the former hustling proprie-
tor Of the Banner Warehouse in Dur
ham, where he met and made friends
out OF almost every tobacco planter in
the section. He has handled the weed
until he knows every fibre in it. He
has a natural fondness for the bust
ness and would never be happy if he
spent d week without attending a
tobacco sale. Captain Lockhart
is easily one Of the first-class tobacco
men Of the State He was one of the
men who did great things to build up
Durham, and in Roxboro ne is proving
himself a useful and progressive citi-
zen and tobacco man.
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general manager Of his extensive
business. firmly established his
reputation for prudence, sagacity
and thorough capacity for general bus
mess management. Mr.. dc Waning
went 10 RoNboro in 1892 soon after
the opening Of the tobacco works
there. and became at once leading
factor i'm the towns upbuilding, He
Is one of the States best tobacco men
lie was tutored by the best representa-
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MR.. G. d. RAY.

anu sbi 2 AIMING OhC ACeANtiAS5 IS"A NA~"AN
in RoxbOro.
MR.. c. d. RAY.
Mr.. Ray is the clever, efficient and
popular resident buyer for the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company, a young gen
tleman Of sterling integrity, of excel
lent business training, and univer-
sal popularity among his business
associates.
He is a large buyer of those grades
of leaf utilized by the different branches
Of the American Tobacco Company.
MIR. HOGE IRVINE.
SIR. Hoge IRVINE came to Roxboro
from Milton. He is young in years
but ripe in experience and business at
tainments, a thorough young tobac-
conjst and genial, popular gentle
man. His purchases run up to large
proportions each season. and his vol
ume Of business is steadily increasing.
q. Fl. MARLBOROUGH & co.
Mr.. Marlborough is the managing
partner Of the above firm. The other
member Of the firm is one Of BoxborO's
leading young attorneys, Mr.. J. S. Mer-
rift. In Roxboro everybody helps to
push along the tobacco business, and
while Mr.. Merritt is a busy attorney,
he finds time and inclination to aid in
building up his town. Mr.. marlborough
is a capable and competent leaf dealer.
Mr.. J. A. LONG.
This gentleman has been for many
years not only the moving spirit in
Roxboro, but one of the leaders in his
section He is full Of enterprise and
progress, keenly alive to every interest
of the town, and ready to lend help
ing hand to every industry AMI en-
terprise that makes for Roxboro's up
building lie is one of the largest and
most successful merchants in central
North Carolina; prudent and success
full banker; planter whose crops
pay; an ex-State Senator who served
his people with signal ability and zeal;
director of the Lynchburg and Dur
ham. the building of which he was
largely instrumental in securing;
liberal supporter Of schools, churches,
the press and every other agency that
is working for the betterment Of the
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Among other prominent Roxboro
BUYERS are NJ. IT, Garrett, J. A. Ashley,
T. J. Jcntry & Co, s. J. Barnett, Geo.
w. Thomas, w. L. Powell, J. II Brad
shcr, w. l.. Holderby, Jno. II. Hester
J. A. Mitchell, J. T. Walker and T. il.
Street, all active and spirited buyers
on the every day sales that are held
at the Pioneer, the Hyco and the Far
mers' warehouses.
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Person County and EozbopO Each Reap Golden G@py 52@

The Pass brothers ae among the
most substantial and prominent of
EoN boro's citizens. They are movers ia
whatever they undertake, and have
done much towards making RoEborp
"a tobacco centre,
The auctiouecr Of the Hyco is MIR. Rob
crt Johnson. and he lis d great leader
Of the stirring chorus hat you can hear
in the Hyco almost any day i'm the year.
THE FARMERS,
Here wc found Ncssre. Hunt, PAY Tor
d Co. i'm charge, with Mr.. Charles Pay
lor and Mayor l.. IT, Hunt working
away for dear life, making great yellow
heaps Of the foremost weed bring great
pockets full of hard dollars No better
men live anywhere than these. and no
liver warehouse team viii you find, Mr.
Charles Paylor is the music maker for
the breaks He is q capital good auc-
tioneer, and when he leaves pile of
tobacco the farmer has no reason ia
feel aggrievcd.
The Farmers is popular planters
resort, and is pushing along in its great
work.
THE TOWNS LOCATION.
RoNhoro is situated upon a hill-a
commanding Hill, from which YOU can
get a grand sweep Of the most fertile
tobacco growing lands in all the South
IT is a delightful location for town
and the back country from which il
draws it's sustenance is among the best
OF North Carolina rural sections.
Person county folks know how tc
grow tobacco. 7 was told that there
was hardly a farmer i'm Person county
big or little, who was not a tobacco
grower The county has them from
bhe small tenant, who cultiyates a few
acres. to Col Jno. S. Cunningham, tn,
largest tobacco planter in the world
Roxboro is the legitimate market FOL
III this tobacco--indeed this market il
leculialy favored in its location. i
ieens to be the hub of one Of the mos
critic sections of the golden belt
stretching from the Virginia line t
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the North Carolina railroad, in which
! territory is included such noted tobac
ca. counties as Caswell, Person, Rock
i ingham, parts Of Granville Durham
Halifax and Alamance, and FROM
i all these counties the vigorous young
/ market draws the rich yellow weed
/ Roxboro has a live set of business and
professional men generally. 1t has live
and successful murchants, among them
such stirring firms as J. A. Long &
Co, w r. Hamriclz, q Co, Bierman
and Goodfriend, Lukin and Long, =. C.
Wilson e. Co., r. j Hall, and such pro
gressiye financial institutions as the
Peoples Bank and the Farmers Bank.
All working in unison to build up the
town. Win they do it, think they viii.
The farmers of this county have Gull
tiyated the weed with much success,
stimulated thereto by the encourage
ment and assistance of such business
men as J. A. Long, Esq; and having
before their eyes the success of the
late Col. Cunningham, the largest and
most successful farmer in central
North Carolina, whose mantle has fall
len upon and is worthily worn by his
son, Col. John w. Cunningham, who is
the largest tobacco grower in the State
and probably the largest in the whole
country. Such encouraging influences
gave a stimulus to the general Gull
ture of the plant, the consumption of
which gives cheer and solace. 1t has
annually brought large sums of money
into the county, which has been well
employed In building comfortable
homes and barns, and in improving the
farms, The people of Person county
who own land have never been afflicted
with the disease of moving to town,
and renting out their land. There are
to be found as many, and as nice and
hospitable homes as in any county in
the Statea all chiefly built from the
careful and successful culture of to-
bacco.
RoEbOrO dates it's new industrial and
business life from the completion Of
the Lynchburg and Durham railroad.
1t had been the dream of the inhabi-
tants 10 secure railroad communication
for many years, and to the building Of
this road the citizens of Roxboro and
the county of Person contributed large
ly. RoXboro is the most important
point on the line Of the road, and while
the building of the road has been a
great blessing to R0xboro, the business
of RoXboro has been a great item in
the receipts of the Lynchburg and
Northern road. The advantage has
been reciprocal.
"Have you been to Roxboro in the
past two or three years?" asked a
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FousHEE g. STEVENS.

This firm is composed of Messrs. A.
r. Fonshee and Thomas jefferson Ste
yens, and are large buyers of bright
wrappers and other grades, bright
wrappers being speciality. Messrs.
Foushee & Stevens are successful to-
bacco growers as well as live and hust-
ling tobacco dealers. They are among
the pioneers of the Roxboro market,
and among the best men in Person
county.
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The Pioneer Warehouse is run by
Afessrs. G. &. Mitchell e Co, one of the
livest and most popular warehouse
firms i'm Central North Carolina.
Mr. O. G. Mitchell, the general man
aeer, is Mt home on a tobacco break,
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Of the States best and most valuable
men.
The tobacco interests of Roxboro
have been fostered and helped by Mr..
Long in every way in his power, he hav-
ing built prize houses and himself
built the first warehouse in the town,
handsome brick warehouse.
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and the bigger the break the better
he likes it. lie did not miss his calling
when he responded to the demand for
an energetic and capable manager of
Roxboro's biggest and best tobacco
warehouse
Mr.. r. /. Featherstone is the auction
eer, and one of the best in the State.
He keeps the atmosphere bristling with
buoyant bidding on every break.
The pioneer, under its present man
agement, is spreading the fame of Rox-
boro, bringing greater prosperity into
it's borders.
THE HYCO.
This house is owned and run by Messrs.
Pass, Clayton q Co, and this firm is
composed of men who have got the will
lingness and the necessary wealth to
make things move about the Hyco.
Messrs. Clayton and Brooks are the
active managers, and are at all times
hustling for business.
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tiyes of the business, and his success as
a buyer and handler of leaf both in
Durham and Roxboro, has been graft
flying to his score of friends.
Mr.. de Waning follows the estab-
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MR.. ]. J. BALDWIN.

Here is another former Durham man.
Indeed, Mr.. Baldwin still has his resi-
dence in Durham, but six days in the
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weel, he is ii BoXboro sojouruer and
one that's ofgreat value TO the towns
tobacco industry. Mr.. Baldwin is the
efficient RoNboro buyer for Messrs. j..
T. PinniN ~ Co, Of Durham, and buys
probably more pounds of tobacco ON
the RoNboro market than any dealer
here Mr. Baldwin has been buying
in Roxboro since 1893, and is one OF the
strongest of the forces that make the
market. He Is a young man of ripe c%-
perience and excellent Judgment
HUBBARD q LONG.
This is a lively young team and does
it's part towards pulling RoXboro up
the hill Of progress. The members of
the firm are Mr.. G. r. Hubbard, who is
the manager Of the tobacco depart
ment of their business, and Mr.. r. r..
Long, a son of Mr.. j. A. Long, and like
his father, a strong factor in the indus
trial affairs Of his town and section.
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ROXB0RO'S GROWTH
THE COMPLETION OF THE
RAILROAD BROUGHT
NEW LIFE.

Tobacco Warehouses, Large and
Commodious Immense Prize
Houses, New Banks, New
Stores Show That Rox-
boro Is In the Front
Rank of Towns.
RoxRoro became 4 tobacco market
so suddenly that some Of its people
hardly knew it until il was all over
and the breakers had been passed, The
market came simultaneously with the
Durham and Lyllehburg and to the ef-
forts Of MIR. j. A, Long were largely
due the one as we'll as the other Before
the railroad got to RoNboro Mr. Long
began the erection of the Pioneer
warehouse. and when the railroad ar
rived the warehouse was ready, anu
with them had come immense quanti-
ties of tobacco. The opening salesday
allied Roxboro with bright tobacco.
The planters had come from every
tributary section and the result Was
a great industrial overflow meeting.
Mr. Long had built warehouse which
was a credit to his enterprise and an
honor to the town The golden dawn
in the quiet little Person county town
had broken, and the sun Of business,
profit and prosperity had begun
climbing up the bright industrial
sky. Garry your tobacco
to Roxboro." Was the injunction
given to one planter by another. "A
home market for our home product
was a shibboleth of the home people of
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TIE RoXBORO COURIER.

Person county is one Of the best
counties IN the state, and it's popula-
tion is among the first In intelligence
and thrift This is made known to the
whole State every week in the columns
~ the Rozboro Courier, published by
NOEL Bros, two of the cleverest and
most deserving young men in the state
Mr. J, A. NoeIl is also postmaster, aud
attends to Uncle Sans business with
fidelity and acccptabiity
Both Of them, in and out of their pa
per, arc fully alive TO every interest OF
Roxboro, and the Tobacco trade finds in
them its best and staunchest friends.
Recently, from the profits Of their
excellent newspaper, these gentlemen
have built the Courier Building, 80
which is neatly and conveniently fitted
up, and is well equipped with material.
machinery and every necessary equip.
ment, making the Courier Office one of
the best in the State-and it belongs to
the editors themselves.
ROXBORO's BANKS.
Banks, properly conducted, are to a
town what the heart is to the human
body. If the bank cannot, or does not,
send out the blood through the whole
system, it will die for want of circuIa-
ton. In like manner every part OF the
body must be in connection with the
heart for perfect health. Roxboro's
banks have been Of the greatest assist
ance in the growth and development of
the tobacco market, furnishing every
convenience and assistance to planters,
warehousemen, buyers, leaf dealers
that have been in their power.
The Peoples Bank has as its officers:
President, J. a. Long; Vice-President
J. S. Merritt; Cashier, j. i. Bradsher-
n strong team Of solid men, having the
capital and the business ability re-
quisitc for carrying on a successful
banking establishment.
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lished policy Of hfs former associate
and friend, Mr.. Il. ID. Jones, in the
speciality he makes Of buying and
handling fine bright ard mahogany
wrappers lie bugs these grades eX-
clusfyeIy on order, and his orders for
them from a number Of the biggest
plug factories are practically unlimi-
ted In his business at Roxboro Mr..
de Waning utilities one Of the largest
leaf tobacco factories in the town in
which he has every facility for re-
sorting, bordering, hanging, bulking,
pricing and shipping large quantities
of leaf each day. Roxboro is fortunate
in having, early in the incipiency of it's
tobacco industry, attracted such pro-
gressiye men as Mr.. de Waning. At
the organization of the Tobacco Board
Of Trade he was unanimously elected
President, a position which he has held
ever since. His friends, some Of them,
declare that he has but one failing,
and that is he insists on remaining a
bachelor.
CAPT. JOHN S. I,OCKHART.
bfr. Lockhart ID another prominent
Durham tobacconist that the new era
Of tobacco industry attracted to Rox
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cAPT. JOHN s. LoCKHART.

Mr.. Lockhart Id another prominent
Durham tobacconist that the new era
DC tobacco industry attracted 70 RoX-
Evening star., 1896-09-21

w. W. johnson of 400 10th street called
on Inspector Hollinberger this morning and
informed him that his residence was en-
tered by burglars about o'clock last night
and a trunk in his room on the second floor
was forced open and $14O was stolen.
Admittance was gained by cutting the
Stats Of rear window on the first floor
w. H. Callahan has informed the police
that his Fowler bicycle was stolen Saturday
from in front of Saks' store at 9TH street
and Market space.
Burglars entered the residence Of ]. P
Collins, "a H street northeast, some time
Saturday and stole dozen plated tea
spoons, two plated sugar spoons, two plat
butter knives, half a dozen knives and
fe rks, silver butter dish, silver sugar dish
and silver spoon holder. The police were
notified and are now making an investiga-
ton. -;
A Shirk bicycle belonging to A. W. Fetzer
vas stolen this morning from in front Of
the Baltimore and Potomac depot. The po-
lice were notified.
Noah Il. Lohr of Good Hope reports the
theftof a lot of carpenter tools.
r. J. Wynne of 171S 18th street complains
that a bicycle was stolen from his house
last evening. Iii p:
A .colored man hired Raymond bicycle
from the Connecticut Avenue Bicycle Com
pany on Saturday. which he has not re-
turned. -
S. e. Shane of S1S 9th street left his Ster-
ling bicycle in front of the @ street market
Saturday night while he went inside. of the
market. and when he returned he found
that his wheel had disappeared.