Potosi journal., 1913-07-09


and SOC is the top price at present. /
Eggs are now selling at Zoe, a year !
ago they were l5c: but this Is what |
our Democratic farmer friends voted |
for.
4 carload OF fruit baskets i being |
hauled out to the Tdpozark Fruit |
Farm for the seasons pack of peaches !
and grapes.
We want Your l'oultry, Butter and
Eggs. either large or small lots; pay
cash for same. Located in south
room Of Murphy building. Give Us al
call. Breckenridge Produce Co.,
Potosi, Nc.
Miss Myrtle Johnson returned t.
Belgrade Tuesday, after a week s visit
with the family Of y. \. Maxwell. She
was accompanied by Master Norman
Arthur Maxwell, who will spend sew
eral days with his grandma, Mrs. II.
F.. Johnson.
The Hiilsboro band which PLAYED
here for the picnic on the Fourth Is
composed mostly of young lads, and
while their performance was somewhat
amateurish, they played quite we'll and
the audience enjoyed the music. They
are all nice boys.
The ball game here last Sunday be
tween the local team anda mixed nine
of Caledonia and Peoria players, re-
suited in victory for the home boys
by score of 10 to :. Our club
is keeping itself we'll up in the win
ming per centage column.
The editor of the Louisiana Press
Journal asks this one: ''If an ordi-
nary single Missouri fly can multiply
into 1000, 900 900 between season ex-
tending from April to September,
what on earth do you suppose a mar
ried fly could do9'
The Perryville Republican last week
had an item headed like this: ''Sev-
enty-six Couple Married. While this
would lead the casual observer to think
that cupid was rushing things over
there, a more careful perusal of the
item shows that only one couple was
married at place named Seventy
Six.
Piedmont now has an i-spitting
ordinance with fine Of from 81 to 80
| for each offence. When we observe
the eXpectoral decorations on our
concrete walks here, it seems that po-
tosi might have such law alsoin the
| interest OF public health and general
| decency.
LemrOw Curtis was in the office Fri
| day and told us that he has a COW Just
| four years old that has already given
! birth to five calves. She had her first
calf two years ago; last August she
gave birth to twins and twins again
put in an appearance Thursday night.
\ record breaker. lrunton Register.
The oiled street through town is
certainly boon. Where We once had
clouds of dust with each gust Of
wind and passing vehicle. the atmos-
phere now remains clear and pure.
And that is not all, for where before
the 'oiling we We're compelled to sweep
out our sanctum once week. we now
find that one sweep in two weeks suf-
fees. \ big time saving.
\ new law went into effect June -,
whereby it becomes necessary that all
cans OK receptacles for gasoline oe
painted red and have the name "easo-
line printed in large letters thereon.
The spirit Of this law is IA protection
of persons and property from gasoline
explosions. IN that anyone may know
at a glance the contents and danger
of explosion if exposed to fire.
At d meeting of the City Council
Monday evening, with all the mem
bers present, bill was introduced
and read tor the first time authorizing
an election held in September for the
purpose Of voting upon the PROPOSE
ton to bond the city for Sl4 900 for a
public water and sewage system. The
city marshal was ordered to strictly
enforce the hog law.
\ marriage license was issued here
last Saturday to Henry II. Hurtgen
and Miss Eva +. InterWo oou Of Hills |
boro, and they had the ceremony per- |
formed directly afterwards in the |
court house by Probate Judge Henson.
The young couple came here on the |
Fourth to attend the picnic, young !
Hurtgen being a member OF the Hills
boro band, which played here on that
day. and they decided to return home /
in the douhle-harne<. class.
The Glorious Fourth passed off in |
PotOsi without any ontoward occur
rance, and so far as We can learn.
throughout the county also. and the
prosecuting attorney reports that he
has r-seivcd no complaints Of devil |
. III or criminality from any locality |
IN the county. The picnic given here |
on that day by the members. of the
Potos Catholic church was well at
tended and at other points in the roun-