The Sun, 1911-08-31
The front page of 1911-08-31. 753 words, read by machine from the Library of Congress scan and reproduced without correction.
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wrt pisucnt i' Mrs Ibwie Ilnrri snnJ t V Frye Bud Ihniknun andlEiiyth Ucorge The nii-rting was called to or dr by Vice President TC IVj e who aftir appointing a Seerela Seerela-ry - ry Seerela-ry prooeedej to give the pur pur-posm - posm pur-posm of the School Improvement League in eah District Among others there were given r To sec that the school gromuU are clear cleared - ed cleared that trees and shrnbs are planted 'to visit parents who are not sending their children to school regularly to establish a school library in short to get the piKiple interested in 1 better schools - Instructions ss to how a Longue could be formed were then given ' 'TV ' ' Much enthusiasm was shown by tlie teachers present rfml they re solved that if poesihle a Iragne! should lie 'organized in eaeh Dis District' - trict' District' qnd that Division ' No 1 should he the best jn the county : ltefore adjournment" Mr Frye at thf-request of Mrs Harriaon explamsd the correlation of spell fog wik reading writing and lan-guurn'-fa the old fashioned oral spellfog ' - The ' League then sd sd-jouTnsd - jouTnsd sd-jouTnsd to meet: at' Concord
sixyesrs aon of Jss Alexander the Second Street shoost died at Columbus Tuemlsy morning at 4 o'clock after a brief illness with nervous prostration The d retired was bora at Chattanooga -Teniu Decembe r 2 1885 maiding at this place for many yeara hia mother preceding him in death several years Some few yesrp ago he ' went to' Columbus and aeeured em ployment as a licensed chauffeur where he remained until his death Halbert was well known here and besides bis father and one -aunt! who aurvive has a host of friends who will regret to learn - of his death The remains will arrive here Wednesday and interment made Thursday from hia home on East Second street - Manchester Signal j Hia mother waa Mias Florence Halbert sister of Jndg Wn ( Halbert nf this place
right in the light to the finish which ia not far away - 1 ' - After our uext iasue there 1li w no more coupons published in the paper Our dub pffiMt expiree Friday and you should not let tbiw chance to get a big bunch of ex trft votes dip by - ' Special Prise To the candidate bringing in the argest number of new aubseri aubseri-era - era aubseri-era before September 1st ws will give a niee jewel box and your votes will eount just the ums on the other prizes 1 'Leader For Piano' ' -J Maytne Bradford 200 SOb Leader Tor Bing' ' Lizzie Boyd 23150Q Leader For Machine 'K llie Johnson 223200 LaiTa 0 Hendrickson Bollie Hays! r Beulah lahmad GraceJoues Ml Hath Bileyn Lavada SaudenJ
di'iink ' and disorderly conduct Bn r' Jhnaon bad 'and were given a hearing before i Thunnan arrested on the v"J -Judge J M Lee Tuesday morh-! chre ® ur" abusive -Un-- ing They plead guilty and were j £?&? When they appeared in V- 5'r- fined 1500 and cost amounting' Campbell a court Tuesday --y-V-'f--' '-jtn-tWTii-eeh - "morning they had settled their ' Ch'arlie' Lacker a negrot was'r?ubJf and wen apparently as - - - friendly as two turtle doves The case was dusnihaed
We will give one of these handsome : Graphophones abso absolutely - lutely absolutely free with purchases amount amounting - ing amounting to $2500 Purchases do not have to be made at one time as -we give you tickets with each pur- ' chase and you can save them un un-' - ' un-' til they amount to $25UO We have not advanced the 1 price on any of our goods but con continue - tinue continue to sell at rock bottom prices
Dow lligkfield of Stout ' Bot Bottom - tom Bottom showed that the drought has no effect on him when he walked into our office last Thursday with a 39 pound watermelon under hia arm It was a Cleckley Sweet and waa certainly true to the name being one of the most lucious mel melons - ons melons we have ever tasted Mr
Martin Heller of Paris arriv arrived - ed arrived Sunday on a visit to relatives here He returned home Tues Tuesday - day Tuesday accompanied by his wile and two' children who have been vis visiting - iting visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Granville Staggs for several weeks
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