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THURSDAY Afternoon, AUG. 21, 1919. $1.50 PER YEAR vs i iy Cotton Better. 246 Registered. CITY SCHOOLS FAIR PROSPECTS Post-Dispatch Moving.

The Post-Dispatch expects to move into its new quarters the first of next week, and so if the next issue should perchance be Typhoid Inoculation. The campaign against typhoid fever was launched in Richmond county last Saturday. P. Martin, of Mocksville, is doing the work, beine sent out bv the Rockingham City Schools to Open Sept. 8th.

Personnel of Faculty. points, Oct. closing at 31.10 and The city schools, white and i December at 31.34. Pounds sterl-colored, will open on was quoted Wednesday at Sept. 8th.

14.12. The extreme weakness of The teachers selected for exchange doubtless large a day late which we do not now expect the reason will be understood. The building formerly used by Palmer-Payne, two doors from the postoffice, is being fitted up and will make a capital location for the paper and job department. An expert from the factory will be here Monday to begin moving the presses. Hard Rain.

The hardest rainfall of the year occurred here late last Friday afternoon. In the space of four hours the fall registered two and three-quarter inches. On Saturday night another hard downpour occurred, an inch or rain falling. The northern part of the county experienced an even greater rainfall that night, a number of small bridges on the Hoffman-Jackson Springs road being washed out, and the long wooden bridge on Mountain Creek, on the Ellerbe-New Hope church road, being washed away. A force is now engaged in replacing this bridge.

These two severe rains badly washed the sand-clay roads, the Jackson Springs-Ellerbe road being washed to a worse extent than any of the other roads. Muchly Married." Rev. A. L. Ormond is an earnest man, and he believes in doing every job well.

So well, that on Sunday he married the same couple twice. A Mr. Truxley and Miss Ed-dings came to the parsonage Sunday afternoon, desiring to be wed. The license was duly Mr. Ormond glanced at it and proceeded without more ado to make the couple man and wife.

After finishing the service, he began filling out the certificate, but to his surprise found that the license was granted in Anson county, and not Richmond. But was quick to grasp the situation. Getting in cars, with Will McRae as chaperon and witness, the party drove to the river, crossed the ferry, landed on Anson's shores and once again was the ceremony gone through with. And doubtless this couple now think they were, as well as are, very muchly married. Office Position Wanted.

Girl with othce experience wants five weeks' work in Rock ingham. Miss Mitchell Fergu son, City. 322 ZEu Mm A A 4 Cotton has fluctuated rapidly the past week. October sold off as low as 29.75 Mondav. Spots advanced 75 points today, closing at 31.50.

and futures went up 88 ly contributed to the weakness of cotton. Supervisor of Schools. The County Board of Education has engaged Miss Mary Barnwell, of Lexington, as Supervisor of white schools for the county. She will report for duty Sept. 1st.

Miss Barnwell is a graduate of Greensboro College for Women, and is an experienced primary teacher. She comes highly recommended by the State Board of Education. Court Calendar. Elsewhere in this issue can be seen the court calendar for the first Sept. term, beginning Sept.

1st. Covington Buys Engine. Everett Hardware has sold to John S. Covington a Diessel engine, for use in the Covington gin and grist mill. This engine runs on anything from crude oil, up.

Anson's First Bale. Hamp Streater, colored, of Morven township, Anson county, sold Anson's first bale of new cotton Tuesday for 31 cents. Returns with Prisoner. Jailor Bean went to Newport News Monday and returned Wednesday morning with Tom Gill, colored, charged with the larceny of auto tires from E. B.

Morse last March 16th. He will be given a hearing before Squire Barrett tonight (Thursday) at 8:30. Colored Ball Game. The colored boys of the town will play the Monroe team here next Thursday, Aug. 28th.

They will give a dinner at 1 o'clock to the colored service men of the section, and before dinner at 12 they expect to parade. They will have horse racing at the Fair Grounds in the afternoon, and at night a singing contest will be held in the courthouse. Every colored service man is in vited to come here lor the occa sion. Mary Pickford in "Romance of Red Wood" at the Star Friday, Aug. 29th; seven reels.

rS7r Vim a diamond carft brilliance muei be Richmond County Fair Officers Getting Plans Ready for Big Fair Nov. 5, 6, 7 and 8. H. T. Prosser Chief Marshal.

is President Diggs, Treasurer Corpening, Farm Demonstrator Lawton and a number of other live spirits of the community held a conference here Monday, going over the plans for the Richmond County Fair to be held at Rockingham Nov. 5, 6, 7, and 8. A large carnival has been signed, and the copy for the premium books will be given the printers nnfViin tVio npvt fpw Havs Thf books will be issued by Sept. 10th. H.

T. Prosser, a live wire from Hamlet, has been appointed Chief Marshal. Friday of Fair week will be known as Educational Day. Saturday will be devoted to the col-ored people. Let every producer in Richmond county get busy and see who can carry off the most premiums.

If you have any very fine corn, cotton, wheat, tobacco, sweet and Irish potatoes, fruit, vegetsbles and other things, save samples so that they can be exhibited at the Fair. Let every one take an interest and unite in making this the best Fair ever held in this section. Grotery Moved. Palmer-Payne wholesale grocers, moved into the large Viriz-lr hnilrlincf nnnnsite the deDot.1 two weeks ago. Their former quarters, on courthouse square, were much too small for their growing business, hence the change.

Their new home is nicely arranged for a wholesale business, being about 50x103, with 65C0 fppt nf flnnr snace. Plans are un ui ivu "ri derway for the construction of a siding from the railroad to the big front door, which will enable cars to be unloaded direct to the building. Palmer-Payne started in business here in firm consisting of B. T. Payne and A.

M. Palmer. Assisting them in the business are: Cole Nichols, as bookkeeper; B. H. Smith, stockman; Sam T.

Hancock, salesman; Shock Hasty and W. J. Diggs, oil salesmen. Marriage Licenses. Aug.

13- Elton Little and Annie Lee Ingram, colored. Aue. 13---John P. Davis and Lucy Kelly, colored. Aug.

14---Jasper Covington and Ethel Little, colored. Aug. 16- Henry Jenkins and i Jiim lite wvivn, Aug. 18- Terrell Crouch and Nettie LeGrand, colored. Aug.

19- Jim Goodwin Bessie Langston, whie. Aug. 16 -Lawrence Lee Nettie Brock, white. Aue. 18-William Webb and and and Ada Merritt, white.

Aug. 19 John Carl Benton and Mamie O'Brien, white. Rohanen School Sept 15th. The Rohanen Public School will open Monday, Sept. 15th, 1919.

Parents are urged to have their children enrolled on the first day. All children; between the acres of 8 and 14 vears are State Board of Health. He is a third year medical student at Jefferson Medical College. Three inoculations are necessary to make one immune against typhoid. The inoculations are given one week apart.

No charge whatever is made for the work, the county and state bearing the nominal expense, it costing the county 12Jc per person. The list of appointments can be seen on page six of this issue. See when Mr. Martin is to be in your community, and have yourself and family inoculated without delay. The work was begun in Rockingham, in courthouse, last Saturday, 300 taking the treatment 27 took it at Mangum Monday 92 at Parson's Store Monday p.

m. 137 at Norman Tuesday a. m. 226 at Ellerbe p. m.

58 at Hoffman Wednesday a. m. 255 Roberdel No. 1 p. m.

70 at Hamlet this (Thursday) morning. He is at Ilannah-Pickett this afternoon and night. Napkins For Lunches. The local Red Cross has a quantity of crepe napkins on hand they will dispose of at 20c Dei" 100: also Hlasinp cnnHwirh (waxed paper) bags splendid for lunches, at 40c per 100. These can be secured from Mrs.

R. B. Waddell. Business Location for Rent. For rent, the location at present occupied by the Post-Dispatch.

Apply to W. B. Cole. Possession can be given about the middle of September, or possibly a little earlier. WM.

S. HART in THE NARROW TRAIL" at The Star Theatre rain a Aiw ooim riUVAI, AUU. LLi) Also, a LUKE comedy. Matinee 7:30 Admission 15 and 25c. Bids Wanted.

Bids wanted on building school building in Prospect school district. Plans can be seen at my office. Offer wanted also for the present Prospect school building and site. Will sell at good cash price. L.

J. BELL, 1 Co. Supt. 4 4 4 cut tmd rdlshci. Its mcrtf be ruHcJ outcf turn? 1 Start iia bit Bank county ra 1 I -r- I I The registration books for the $75,000 school bond election for the town of Rockingham, closed last Saturday, with 246 names registered.

In order for the issue to carry, a majority of the registered vote must be cast for it. Therefore, to carry, 124 votes must be recorded in favor of the issue. Those who are registered but A'ho fail to vote, will be the same as actually voting against the proposed bond issue. If you find you are to be out of the city next Tuesday, make it a point to leave your vote with Registrar Henry Guthrie, voting under the Absent Voters law. The issue will of course carry, but the advocates are desirous of making the majority a sweeping one.

The election is next Tuesday, Aug. 26th, and the pollholders are A. B. Nicholson and Raiford Terry. The voting place will be in the courtroom.

Altogether for improved and enlarged educational facilities, and an equal opportunity for every child. The Sanitation Law. The last Legislature enacted a law providing that "every residence located within three hundred yards of another residence must have an improved sanitary privy of a type approved by the State Board of Health." Means to enforce this law are provided, and sanitary inspectors will be placed on duty throughout the State on October first, acting under the direction and by the authority of the State Board of Health. The law is in' the interest of the public health and all persons who have concern for their own health or the health of their neighbors should not only be willing but anxious to comply with the regulations. Even those not affected by the law should comply with it for their own good.

There is nothing new regarding the method of disposing of human waste matter. It is founded on regulations which Moses, great leader and law-giver, laid down for the Israelites many thousands of years ago. The man who disregards regulations designed to prevent the spread of disease is enemy to himself, his family and his community. In other words, all good citizens will promptly comply with the regulations provided for the public good. War Risk Insurance.

The Rockingham Red Cross Chapter maintains a Home Service Secretary, Mrs. A. L. McDonald, here for the purpose of assisting service men. Many service men are often puzzled over the fed tape necess" ary to convert their war risk in surance into long-tine policies, to straighten out their allotmens or to get back pay.

Rockingham Red Cross is glad to help them without any charge, and to furnish all the necessary blanks. Many service men are not aware of this free service, and it is said some of them have even employed lawyers to collect back pay and attend to matters that the Red Cross will attend to free. So save the fees you would pay others, and let the Red Cross help you free of all charge. Postmaster Examinations. There will be a civil service examination at the postoffice at Rockingham on Sept, 24th for the itionof postmaster at Aber- white schools are as follows: Grade 1 Miss Bernice Turner.

Grade IB-Miss Anne Watkins. Grade 2 Miss Mattie McKin-ney. Grade 3 Mi6s Rebecca Stim-son, of Statesville. Grade 4 Miss Maude Moore. Grade 5A Miss Mary Eaves.

5B Miss Kate Owen, of Yadkin College. Grade 6 Miss Mary Wortham. Grade 7 Miss Hart Sheridan, of Greenwood, S. C. High School Department: Miss Merrill Groves, Mathematics; Miss Isabel Arrowood, Latin and French; Miss Kate Finley, English; H.

D. Steadman, of Inman, S. Science and History; Miss Sallie Boddie, Home Economics; Miss Ruth Gaither, of Statesville, Music. Miss Rebecca Stimson is a graduate of the State College for Women (formerly State Normal College) and has taught primary work at Gastonia for the past 4 years. Miss Kate Owen is a graduate of State College for Women and has been doing grammar grade work for several years at Winston-Salem.

Miss Hart Sheridan is a grauate of Lauder College and has been teaching grammar grades at Laurens for several years. H. D. Steadman is a graduate of the University of South Carolina, who entered the navy during the war, receiving a commission of Ensign, which corresponds to second lieutenant in the army. Miss Gaither is also a graduate of the State College for Women and has taught music for several years at Louisburg Female College.

All of these new teachers come to us with the strongest recommendations. The compulsory attendance period for children 8 to 14 years of age is now the entire school term. All such children are expected to enroll themselves on the opening day of school. J. II.

Floyd will again be principal of the colored school, while Era Covington will have charge of the primary work. The intermediate teachers will be announced later. Robbery at Gibson. Burglars plied their trade at Gibson Tuesday night. The two banks were broken in to, but the vaults could not be reached.

They then entered the W. Z. Gibson drug store and stole $150 worth ot jewelry, cigars "and' some cash. The W. F.

Lovin store was entered and $200 worth of goods taken. H. E. Mudd's store was also entered. So far no trace has been secured of the burglars.

New Manager for Star. Effective yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon at five o'clock, an assistant manager for the Star picture theatre was signed, in the person of William G. Atkinson Jr. The baby already has a "reaching out" tendency, as if turning a moving picture machine crank. Summer School Closes 22th.

The Summer School in session but an education Snvtnfa a little each uteek is a rid at irst; hit as the five of the diamond JtasHes after it has been ground, So tOill a3ank Account brighten your 'aspect of flash Us fire until has been Around out of it. and so musi vow Richmond County Savings SAVINGS BANK in the -Start IS El! The ONLY IS required by law to attend, every) THIS BANK IS OPEN EVERY SATURDAY UNTIL FIVE O'CLOCK The Richmond County Savings Bank, Rcchirbn, II C. day during the school term. The following teachers have been' employed: Pat M-nroe, Prin. week CAPITAL; SURPLUS SI 5,000.00 here will close course cn Frid: the four the r-'.