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ROCKINGHAM, N..C, THURSDAY Afternoon, SEPT. 29, 1921.
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The "Old Brick Store."
The Post-Dispatch has in its pos-
fession a picture made of this 01fWSain tn Km was made
Brick Store in 1895. Mrs. Russell re
fere to this building in her article,
she having taught school on c
second floor. The building wa
built before the war, and was occu:
pied by Leak and Crawford as a
store. From about 1880 on towards
the-year 1900 T. B. Covington con
ducted a store there, using the sec
ond floor as a stock room. The
building was of brick, and was
known far and wyle as the Old
Brick, Store. It was torn down about
'16 years ago and the precent Bank
of Ptee Dee erected where it stood.
The picture in the possession of
The Post-Dispatch was taken in 1895,
and show a wagon with a lrtulo and
ull hitched together, with a horse
in the lead. The team had driven
into town, and Settle Dockery and
others as a joke got into tly3 wagon
and had Billy Covington snap the
outfit. In the wagon jan be seen
Seth Dockery and Bob Cole, with
William and Henry Dockery on a
seat in the rear. In the background
can be seen he Old Brick Store, and
the five unshapely 'elm trees that
extended from the store comer east
ward. Mr. Jesse Caudle was stand
ing at the mute's head holding him.
Tho picture to reminiscent of Rock
ingham's earlier days Edftor Pojrt-
Dispatch.)
Schools.
Rockingham has no reputation
as a literary .center, yet it has
always been a supporter of
schools and has ever given its
teachers a free hand to make
prtiat they could out, of the raw
material so liberally furnished.
Until the educational system
of the whole state became bettei
organized and more efficient, and
graded schools arose in every
town, there were two schools in
Xorfdnghani, the "Academy"
which has grown into ourt)resent
system, and a school for younger
children .whose teachers were
fresh from somt "Normal School,''
had heard of Froebel and Pesta
lozzieand the new "Kindergar
,denSethodn Ire "4cademy" was conven
tional in its ideas, taught the
"three RY Latin, Grammar and
Algebra.
"The other school" intrdtluced
motion songs and "Calesthenics,"
something about form and, color
and hygiene and the world we
live in
I remember talking to my
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Accidents Will Happen
A fellow may feel well and hearty, but no one knows or can
forsee when he or she will have an accident, or become sick. '
We have the finest kind of accident and health benefit policies,
and would be glad to explain them to you. Keep protectee!;
it is worth it. Just think of the relief mentally should you get
injured, or have weeks of sickness I You would have the
consolation of knowing that your aceident or health insurance
was "carrying you through." See. us; you'll not regret it.
RICHMOND INSURANCE & REALTY COMPANY
, Q. CORPENING, Sec-Treas. Office in Hotel Building
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RHAM WINS OPENER
Rockingham Highs Win From Rac
ford Last Friday 12 to 0. Plays
Monroe at Monro Friday.
Rockingham High school opened
its 1921 football season here list
Friday with a snappy victory over
the heavy eleven of the Raeford
High school by a score of 12 to 0. In
the beginning it is well to. state that
the tean looked in mid season form.
Every minute of the game -was in
teresting from Jhe beginning. On
the offensive Qlenn Garrett .was the
outstanding star. Every time, he
was called to take the ball for a
Rockingham kicked off. to Rae
ford in the opening period and the
ball was brought back 'for a slight
gain. Raeford then tried a line buck
which proved fatal when one -of
Raeford's half backs fumbled the
bali and it was recovered by one of
the Rockingham "Wild Cats." Then
the works started when the ball was
passed to Garrett, twelve yards or
more were torn off and pur friend
Glenn made first down. Then on
down the field for the first touch
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Marrying Magistrate.
Richmond county do.es not possess
a strictly "marrying magistrate."
Many magistrates in the county of
ten unite couples in matrimony, but
there is no one who'consipicuously
si him Is out in this respect.
In Moore county Squire Jesse Fry
has the distinction of marrying
more couples than any other magis
trate in the State. He performed
his 199th ceremony last week at Car
thage, and expects to go .beyond the
200-mark long before Christmas. -
Get busy, Squires Barrett, Mulling,
William. Little et al.
Howe's Circus.
Howe's circus js being advertised over
the county for its appearance at the Fair
Grdlmdon Tuesday, Oct. 11th. On the
10th it' sH&ws at Wadesboro, and the 12th
at Mullens, S. C. It started on its 1921
tour in March in California, and gradu
ally worked east and south after playing
in northwestern Canada.
Alumnae Meeting.
Next Wednesday, the 5th, is Founders
Day for the State College' for Women.
AH alumnae in the county are asked to
meet at the school auditorium at four
ojclock Wednesday. "
Jewish New Tear.
Next Monday and Tuesday will he
observed aU over the country by the
lews, that being the Jewish New
Year. The Messrs. Hopkins .request
The Post-Dispatch to announce-that
their store -will he closed for those
two days.
The U-Save-It Store.
The U-Save-It store is rapidly nearing
completion m the hotel building, and - the
firm is planning to have a big opening
on Saturdoy, Oct. 8th, at which time a
representative of the National Biscuit Co.,
will be on hand fbr demonstration pur
poses. The-firm witf also give away re
freshment on the opening day, and ex
tends a welcome to ALL -white and
biacks far and near, to attend this
U-Save-It store opening.
Farm
Demonstration
Department
Conducted by
W. H. BARTON
Offic la Courthu, Rockingham.
FARMERS AMD THE GOLDEN
RULE.
"As a rule fanners are honest,
upright and fair.
However, we have observed all our
lives that we fail "to see oursels
as others see us."
, The writer has servecUthe public
in various caDacities. He lifts ooer-
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atea a sorgnum mm, a coiion gin,
a thresher, a saW mill, a cotton oil
mill, taught school, served four
years as county superintendent of
education and six years as assfstant
state superintendent of education
all before entering farm demonstra
tion work in 'which he served first
as county agent, then district agent
and finally as assistant state agent
In these varied positions, his obser
vations have been that all 'Classes
of people have their virtues and
their "shortcomings." Each class
can see the faults of other classes
better than the faults of their own,
classes. Ve fanners know how to
criticise the other classes, much of
which criticism is just and some of
which is unjust.
Let's. Look At Self.
We have seen patrons of the mo
lasses mill bring cane to the mill
over-ripe and under-ripe, covered
with dry fodder which would absorb
large quantities of juice and then
complain that they got less syrup of
poorer quality than patrons who
were more careful with their pro;
duct. ,
.We have threshed grain for peo
ple who were too stingy and mean
to furnish a decent meal for thresh
er hands, and when we returned to
collect the toll, they brought out -a,
bag of trashy "tailing" with which
to pay the toll.
We have seen cotton brought to
the gin too wet to lie decently gin
ned and heard their complaints of a
"knoppy" sample and of short
weights at the weigher's platform
he next day when they sold it, wa
ter and all as they thought, forget
ting the injunction: "be sure your
sins wijl find you out."
We have "j.nown colion bales to be
placed over he well for days to ab
sorb moisture before hauling to
market
We have seen false wagon stan
dards with A to 6 inch shoulders
turned inward to make a narrow
igh load of wood (containing only
3-4 of a cord) took like a cord on the
market, and then heard the same
man abuse his merchant for a short
measure or short weight.
We have seen eggs of questionable
ago sold as "fresh."
We have seen "nice fresh butter"
wrapped in a part of a shirt
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SUPERIOR COURT
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Criminal Term in Session.
Few Convictions. Manship
Not Guilty., W. J. Latham
Caught at Still Sunday.
Pleads Guilty. Probably
Go to Pen jfhis Time.
The case against Stokes Manship
for cutting Terry Seawell was begun
al 11 o'clock this morning. The jury
got the case it S this afternoon, and
in three minutes returned a verdict of
not guilty. Mr. Manship's defense
was that Seawell threw pepper in his
eyes, and that he used his knife to
protect himself.
The Superior Cflurt for the
trial of criminal cases convened
at Rockingham last Monday af
ternoon at 2 o'clock. Judge T. B.
Finley, pressiding, missed a rail
road connection comine down
from Nortn Wilkesboro, and did
not reach the city until the noon
train; hence the delay in conAjen
ing Court.
The new Solicitor, M. W. Nash,
took the oath of office before the
deputy clerk of court JMonday
morning. 1 he place in the Bible
turned to at random for the pur
pose of taking the oath was the
first verse of the 107th Psalms.
Mr. Nash was appointed Solicitor
by Gov. Morrison Iasl week to
succeed W. E. Brock who was
made Judge to succeed Judge W.
J. Adams. The new Solicitor is
prosecuting vigorously, and took
to his job as though used to it.
The Grand Jury was empanel-'
led in July to serve six months,
with W. E. Harrison as foreman,
was briefly addressed by Judge
Finley in the matter of auto
licenses. The petit jury was then
called to the box and given the
oath, and the docket of cases was
entered into. The Grand Jury
(thas serves till January term)
consists of the following, all of
whom ere present except I. I.
Eford who was excused Dy the
foreman for the term :
The first case tried was that
of the State vs H. M. Britt, a
youg white man of Hamlet. He
was charged with having whis
key in his posssession for an
unlawful purpose. , Britt was
until re.ently a newsbutch on
the Seaboard. On May 24th
Chief Braswoll arrested him in
Hamlet and found two quarts of
fine whiskey in his pockets.
Britt testified on the stand Mon
day that it cost him $10 a quart,
that he had .bought it from a
strange negro in Hamlet, and
was carrying one quart to his
sister near Lnmberton who was
expecting to be confined and who
did give birth to twins June
10th. Sedberry & Phillips de
fended Britt. The jury took the
case about 5:30 Monday after
noon, and from the very first
was nppeiessiy ilea. ine juage
gave them further instructions
about 7 o'clock, and them to try
again; in the meantime the de
fendant's attorneys held a con
ference and agreed to accept a
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New shipment of waists and blouses,
Ml colors. W. E. Harrison & Land Co.
advt
House For Sale.
For sale, a 5-room house near R'ham
depot. Apply f V. J. McLaurin.
Tiiij icpudii
BECAUSE yon aeed
. Because it is your Home Bank. (
, Because, its Officers and Directors are all Home People, and are known to you, AND
ARE YOUR FRIENDS.
, Because your friends are more vitally interested in YOUR future welfare than others can '
'possihly be. -
Because the Bank is conducted on safe and sound business principles, and takes no
chances with other people's money. k .
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Safety Deposit Boxes for rest in OUR NEW VAULT $2.50, $5.00 and $10.00 per year.
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f "The Bank On the Square"
W. P. Ingram Paroled.
Sheriff McDonald this (Thurs
day) afternoon received the fol
lowing telegram from Governor
Morrison:
"Am paroling W. P. Ingram.
, Turn him loose on telegram.
Papers will follow today."
Immediately upon receipt of
wire, Sheriff McDonald went to
the convict camp between Ghio
and Hamlet and freed Ingram.
W. P. Ingram, a wfiite grocer
of Rockingham, was convicted
at January term, 1920, of selling
intoxicants. He appealed, and
delayed the sentence for over a
year. He finally went to the
chain-gang on Feb. 10th, 1921,
his sentence being for bne year.
He has thus served 7J months.
Cotton 20 Today.
Cotton today 20c per lb.
Government ginning report
comes out next Monday at 10
a. m, and condition figures to
Sept. 25th comes out at 11a. m.
Dead in Hotel Bed.
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John W. Gibson, aged about 25, was
found Jtead in bed in his room at the
Seaboard hotel at Hamlet on last Satur
day afternoon. The youug man, whose
home was at Laurinburg, or near that
town, had registered at the hotel Friday
night. Nothing more was seen of htm
until he was found dead in bed the next
day.
Coroner A. M. Smith was summoned
from Rockingham to hofd an inquest. He
impanneled the following as a jury: G. C.
Shores, E. F. Trollinger, J. C. Earnhaft,
A. B. McDonald, M. J. Bown, J. H. Mc-
Caw. The verdict was that the deceased
came to his death from natural causes.
Exams for Teachers.
There will be a State examination for
all classes of teachers' certificates at
Rockingham on Tuesday and Wednesday,
Oct llth and 12th.
Prof. Hutt Friday.
I cannot stress too strongly
the importance of our people at
tending the meeting at Ellerbe
at 3 p. m. Friday, Sept. 30th, and
at courthouse at Rockingham
Saturday, Oct. 1st, at 3 p. m.
Prof. Yf. N. Hutt will be present
and win give our people safe ad
vice as to selection of land, buy
ing trees and marketing the
crop etc I am referring to
peaches, of course.
W. H. Barton.
COMING TO
The Star Theatre
Thursday, Oct. 20th
ELMO LINCOLN
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"Adventures on the
Tarzan"
for fifteen weeks.
We want you to stftt in time to
see themall.
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"Tie Bank Ob the Sqwe"-and the
ROCKINGHAM, N. C. ,
Open each
COURTHOUSE BONUS
County Sells $200,000 Bonds
for New Courthouse at Par
and $660 Premium.
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For over a year the county
commissioners have endeavored
to sell the $200,000 bonds where
with to build a much needed
courthouse. Many bids were re
ceived, but none were satisfac
tory, t
On Aug. 31st a dozen bidders
were here with bids, but the best
offered was 98.2, wtojch would
have been equivalent to selling
the $200,000 bonds for $195,800.
This the Board refused to do.
On last Friday a deal was
made with the bond firms of
Prudden & Co., and Spitzes,
Rorick & Co., of Toledo, Ohio,
whereby they have agreed to
take the $200,000 issue at par,
with accrued interest and a
premium of $660. And so the
bonds have at last been sold, at
a good price, and the funds
should be in hand very soon.
Plans for the new courthouse
have been drawn, but not finally
accepted, and it is very, probable
that actual work on a new build
ing will begin before the end of
January.
R. B. Wallace Dead.
Mr. R. B. Wallace died the 27th, and
the interment was held the 28th at the
Surgeoner's Ford graveyard. Mr. Wal-
lace was 80 years and 10 days old.
University Meeting.
There will be a business meeting of
the University alumni at the hotel Satur
day night at 8 o'clock; every alumnus is
urged to attend. t
The New Service Station..
A quarter-page announcement appears
in this issue of the opening to be held
on Oct. 8th of the new service and filling
station that is nearly completion next to
the Ford garage, on Main street. It is
owned by the Dixie Motors Company,
but will be run under the name "Every
body's Service' Station." Look up the
adnduncement of the gifts to be given
away.
- Federal Submissions.
In Federal Court at Laurinburg last
week Comer Steele and Reaf LeGrand
wrre fined $50 each and costs, and Bill
Patterson $20 and costs for violiating the
prohibitation law. Cliff Brown and G. A.
Melton, of the Hoffman section, were
fined $100 each and costs.
Albert E. Smith presents
"BLACK BEAUTY"
at
THE STAR THEATRE
Friday, Sept. 30
Matinte 2:30 Night 7
Cows for Sale.
For sale, seven milk cows, all just fresh.
John Sandy Covington, at Wall Farm on
Route 1.
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Bank Needt Yen.
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