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On Lime, Laths, Shingles,
Doors and Windows, call on
IOHN B. WATKINS.

+ Triser went North Tuesday to
buy new goods.
New tobacco is coming into market
rirht along. The breaks grow heavier
each day.
Travel is heavy on the railroads
and extra cars have to be put in
service on the regular trains.
Mr.. c. b. Aycock. the well known
rampaimm orator. Of GoldsbOrO, will
speak in Franklinton on Wednesday.
September 7th.
II requires good advertising as
well as good statesmen to sell goods
that is To do rs good business as
you might do.
{, NJ. Cooper, representing the great
Petersburg Trunk IL Bag Co., is just
back from a long trip and reports busl-
ness fine all around.
DO not let your rival beat you,
BE both wide-awake and wise;
You too many do a thriving business
If like him you'll advertise.
Ii i all well enough for the army
and navy To adopt smokeless powder,
but what we want to see is the boys
adopt resolution to smoke less
cigarettes.
G. \. Lewis n Co. are fitting up
their leaf tobacco factory with steam
fixtures for stemming purposes. The
machinery pipes. etc.,-is
HOW being installed.
Maybe the reason some people
don't advertise is because they haven t
the values to back up their adver-
tl>ements. and they know the people
would be quick to detect the fact.
food men are wanted to work foI
the Singer Sewing Machin Co. Steady
employment and big pay to the right
kind of persons. For particulars
call on or address Il. a. Marshall
HENDERSON, \. &.
Lovers of music should not fail tC
attend the piano recital by Miss
Annie lIammc, assisted by loca
talent. at Cooper Opera House to
night Admission % cents. Re
served seats 30 cents.
Cotton is beginning to open an.
soon this staple will be in market
Henderson will largely increase it
sales over last season if an activ
market at outside prices will coun
for anything in drawing it here.
70 have stock that is up to dat
and give values that are none
savers is not enough in itself. Yo
must let the public know it-an
nomical way of doing so than news
paper advertising.
There was a pleasant dance at tn
hlttreIl hotel Tuesday night give
by Mr.. Buncc and the young men {
that place. Misses Charlotte Young
lAIa Tucker and Sophia Martin an
l. j. Young and Thomas Horner q
tending from Henderson.
I'd Edwards takes the place ,
thomas Horner at j. II. Lassiter
'"S- Mr.. Edwards is an experience
Young salesman, capable and accon
Modatlng, and will be valued acqu
>'ton To the clerical force at tn:
popular establishment
Rurwell Hall is now a thing of IL
past. With the change of ownershi
III The property there was change
name by which the hall was know
anu hereafter Cooper Opera House
II" title it will bear. That SCUM,
well and looks all right in print.
There will he preaching as usu
III The Presbyterian church next Su
Va! at II O'Clock in the morning al
90" IN the evening. The collecti,
M"l tie for Synodical Home Mission
he pastor. Rev. A. II. Shaw, expec
dav.
hufn> Duke, Alfred Fravser. j
t'hresS. Robert Southerland a
nam Bennett, the latter colore
reported among those who ha
NJ tobacco barns by fire recent
W. understand that a colored m
ChaIk Level lost barn Frid