The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-20
ROXBORO is MOVING
IT NOW HAS A COMPLETE SYSTEM OF
WATER WORKS.
Baptists Building a Beautiful and Costly
Church--0ne of the Best Equipped Stem
nnariec In the South
merieS in the South.

RoXboro, \. c., August 19.-(Spccial.)
One does not form the best impress
sion of Il town generally during Il court
week but not so with this progressive
little city of Person county, for the hote
facilities are adequate for all who come
and Mayor Feathcrston, of the Win
stead, and Prof. II. II. Doudy of tho
Doudy house look after the wants OF
the inner man to perfection, and there
is not two more popular hotclists in the
State.
The farmers of the county report fine
crops generally. and the tobacco men arc
getting ready to handle more tobacco
this year than ever before. having there
one of the largest warehouses III the
State in which to sell to buyers fol
all the leading concerns of the country
This being the ease, the merchants are
feeling good and are preparing for q
big fall trade, and by the way, RoXborC
has several as prosperous merchants as
are found in North Carolina, and all OF
whom are men of high honor and dea
with their fellow man as one woulC
wish to he dealt by.
| notice many improvements since my
last visit. The town has just put in 4
complete system of water works, sup
plying the entire town with an abundant
supply of as pure and wholesome water
as ever flowed. They have now one OF
the most complete and best equipped
stcmerics in the South One of the new
firms of the town Moss Foushcc 4
Bradshaw, are young men of the ''gct
up and get about them to make sue
cess Under less favorable circumstances
but starting out under such favorable
circumstances as they do, we expect biz
things of them. This firm will carry i
full line of all classes of dry goods
millinery, &c. and what the county has
long needed, II nice book store. Mr.. j
l.. FOushec will the active member
of the firm. Mr.. Il. \. Bradshaw re-
tanning his position with his house
Drcwry Hughes Co.
Mr.. J. De Norris one of the popular
druggists Of the town will soon move int
his new store. which is being fitted III
by Prof. Il. III. Doudy, and is an orna
mcnt, not only to RoXhorU, but would
he to any town in the State.
MT. IL. IA. Long, one Oh IAOAbpfO IllbNl
popular young bachelors. has about
completed one of the most beautiful resi-
denceS in this section of our State. Th,
plan of the building is perfect, and tho
surroundings, grounds, &c, are admira
bic. and she is to be congratulated.
The Baptists OF the town have SOLE
their old church property aud have pur
chased the most desirable lot in town
on the corner of Academy and Main
streets, where they are building one OF
the most beautiful churches we have
seen in any Of the small towns; indccd
it would do credit to city.
X. ii. Doudy, \. II. Foushee, ]. "
NOEL, II. -. Cheek and j. w. Carver
are all good energetic business men, anC
are pushing it rapidly to completion
They hope to dedicate it in October
The PASTOR. Rev. w. i. Morton, is alsC
considered fine organizer and business
manager. as we'll as Il good preacher
but with such an excellent committee
backed by Il devoted membership he has
an easy time
The cost of the new church property
will be about $1,000.