The Asheboro Coiaier
PRICE ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
Wm. C. HAMMER, Editor.
Wintered at the Post Offloe at Asheboro as
sMoad C.jss Matter.
THURSDAY, March 8, 1906.
Col Wood Urged (or Important Position.
Col W P Wood, of Asheboro, is
being urged for appointment as the
commissioner authorized by the
Foraker bill to carry out the work
of making the grares of the Con
federate soldiers, who died in Fed
eral prisons. The President has in
dicated that he would appoint a
Southerner and an ex-Confedeiate
for the position. Col Wood has
been endorsed by the entire North
Carolina delegation, all of whom
personally know him to be a gentle
man of the highest iutergrity, a
brave sollier and in every way fitted
for the position.
Senator Overman and Representa
tive Page called on the Secretary of
War and urged the appointmentjof
Col Wood, testifying to hisfrecord as
a soldier and a citizen. Secretary
Taft said that while there are a
number of candidates for the cotn
inissiouership he would give the
reputation or standing in the com
munity will solicit business directly
or indirectly and the lawyer who
d"es it should be disbarred and fin
ed and imprisoned. A rigid enforce
ment of a law of that kind i a some
sections of North Carolina would
rid the profession of more than one
dishonerable practitioner.
NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK.
CALL FOR COURIER CLUB RAISERS.
Enter Your Name On Our List at Once and Win One of the
Premiums Offered. Hundreds of Dollars will be Distrib
uted in Presents During the Next Few Weeks.
The force of hands at Whitney
is to be doubled.
E P Wharton has purchased the
plant of the Greensboro Lumber Co.
Mrs C A Parrish died at Greens-
brro Monday from pneumonia.
The remaius were sent to the borne
of he1 father at Deep River.
The Alumni of Rutherford Col
lege have started a fund for the
purpose of erecting a monument to
their late President, Dr R L Aber
nathy. Editor John B Sherrill, of the
Concord Times, has been appointed
postmaster at Coucord, pending the
disposition of the case aga.in.st G L
Patterson.
The Francis Cotton Mills, Incor
porated, has beeu chartered by the
Secretary of State. Messrs Page
and others are incorporators, with
$200,000 capital.
The dwellino- cf Mr Chfis R im8 13 011 "mumon at me breakfast set, or if ai.r worker will
strong euuorsemant QX Uol ooa s 1 Thomas, of Thomasville, was de- ljewis lV "U1S10W waruware. v,um- 6omi us in subscriptions accom
candidacy serious consideration. j stroyed by lire on Wednesday of Pauy- panied by $10, we will sei d both
Col Wood has not only the cr.- ? last lj0S3 .wii peison mmiuwk iw iue i i anutuu.e pieu. ums
In arranging this contest we have
endeavored to offer a reward to
workers sufficient to make them en
thusiastic and at the same time make
the work of securing subscribers
easy, so they could not fail to win
prizes Every one who pays one dol
ar IN ADVANCE will get free with
The Courier one of these papers
oneyear, the Woman's Magazine, The
Metropolitan and Rural Home, The
Southern Agriculturist, or the
Farm and Fireside for one year.
This contest begins NOW and will
close July 1, 1906. The person
who sends us the largest number of
subscriptions during that time will
receive as a prize a handsome Na
tional Sewiug Machine, which s lis
for $65.00.
To the person who sends m
the second largest list of subscribers
we will give a Champion New Home
Sewiug Machine, price $65.00.
To the pers u who obtains for us
the third largest list of subscribers we
will give one Carolina Cook Steve
witi. "B" list with pipe, including
full and complete cooking outfit i
which sells everywhere for $18.00
cent subscribers to count oue sub
scription in the contest.
Now here are the "sure things"
prizes those you KNOW you can
get whether you win one of the oth
er prizes or not.
To every person sending us twelve
subscribers at one time with twelve
dollars, we will give a handsome
water set the best made, or, if you
prefer, a set of genuine Rodgers
knives and forks, either of these sell
anywhere for $5.00 to $6.00. Or to
any person, who will send us 18 sub
scriptions with $18.00, we will send
both thee premiums.
Bui that is not all, we
make another offer that every
bodv can get and that is that
every worker, who will send us tix i
subscription at one tune aecompani-
d by $6.00. we will give a
fine porcelain, 30 piece breakfast
set or for five subscriptions we will
give a handsome stereoscope and
48 colored scenes from nil parts f
of the world. This breakfast set
never sold for less than $4.00
uiid it is worth $6.00 anywhere
and the pteivosrope and views
are wortn Hilly as much as the
dorsenieut of every member or the
North Carolina delegation but he! Bob Mitchell, the negro wife nun-
fourth largest list we will give a1 We know vou will
gen niue American movement ladies' we can make such
has the enthusiastic support of Sena
tors Overman and Simmons and
Representative Page. Mr Page
writes most encouragingly to Col
Wood and letters from both Senators
Overman and Simmons state that
there is strong probability of the
appointment . of our worthy and
distinguished townsman. When
the news reached here from Sena
ors Overman and Simmons and
from Representative Page there were
manv expressions of gratitude and
assurances of good will and the hope
that Col Wood would get the place
It is understood that the salary is
$2500 and expenses and the position
is for life.
A movement was made by our
Senators and jjRepresentative J Page
and other friends more than a
month ago to secure the appoint-1
ment of Col Wood but the bill was
so amended in the House as to re
quire the commissioners to be an
army officer; that provision was
finally stricken out and the friends
of Mr Wood became active again,
and it is now believed that they will
bo successful.
There are five prisoners in jail and
they will be tried at next term of the
court unless they are permitted
to give a straw bond. It is true
a justice of the peace can take his
bond or the bond of anyone else in
a bailable case, but it is illegal
and unlawful for him to do it with
out satisfying himselves, not mere
ly by taking an affidavit, but by an
investigation if he has not personal
knowledge. When it can be done a
judge or a Clerk of the Court should
take bonds of prisoners in jail and
It ia a bad practice for a justice of
the peace, but when he does take a
bond he should take it and not only
invastigate the value of the surety
but have it justified before him.
There is said to be an old crop
Bign among the Dutch farmers of
our Piedmont section, that if Ash
Wednesday is a bad rainy day the
wheat crop will be poor. As Feb
ruary 28th (which was Ash Wed
nesday) was a bright, sunshiny day
although cold, we hope the sign
will prove true and that our farmers
will be blessed with a good wheat
crop next J une.
The Rockingham Anglo Saxon,
which has heretofore been a Demo
cratic paper, has been sold to ex
Sheriff J M Smith, and the paper,
under his management will be in
dependent in politics.
The legislature of Maryland has
under consideration the enactment
of a law to punish those, who bring
disgrace upon the profession. The
bill prohibits the solicitation of
business by a lawyer or by h is agents
The penalty is a fine or imprison
ment. No lawyer who cares for his
derer, paid the penalty of death at
mndsor, March 1, on the gallows.
The crime for which he died was
committed on the night of June 12,
1905.
It is reported that Judge Waddill
has refused to sit at the trial of
Congressman Blackburn, and this is
followed by the rumor that it will
be impossiable to try. the case at
Greensboro iu Apiil.
Edward Dean, the negro who
caused the riot at Springfield, Ohio,
last week is beliced to be Avery
Dean, whose father, Ransom Dean,
lives at Statesville. The latter has
a son in Dayton, Ohio.
Mr N Glenn Williams, the own
er of the Old Nick Whiskey distil
lery in Yadkin county recently
closed by the Wird Law, is con
templating the erection of a mam
moth distillery at Salisbury.
Levi Meinuug, a black-smith at
Winston-Salem, was badly burned
Thursday of last week. He was
standing near a furnace when his
clothing ignited, painfully burning
him. lie is in the hospital there.
Mr and Mrs John Props t and five
children were seiiously injured at
Hickory r nuay last by the horses
drawing a carriage in a funeral pro
cession running away. The team
ran over an embankment, upsetting
the v-hicle.
Lexington is improving its light
facilities, water supply and fire
fighting facilities. They are also
making a strong fight for the Junior
Order Orphanage. All this is un
der direction of the recently or
ganized Board of Trade.
Miss S.tllu Kime has been arrest- j
ed at Liberty charged with ex
tracting letters from the mail while
clerk iu the postoffice at Concord.
She was placed under a $500 bond
for her appearance at the Federal
Court at Asheville.
Master Glenn Austin ia the proud
posses8sor of a handsome suit of
clothes, the gift of Governor Glenn,
in honor of whom he was named.
He received it a few days ago whea
he accompanied his father to Ral
eigh. Moore County News.
News has been received at Salis
bury that Capt Jno W Young, who
managed some time the Sam Chris
tian gold mine, froze to death three
weeks ago in a Montana storm. He
was a native Scotchman. He leaves
a wife and three children who are
now living in London, England.
A meeting of the incorporators of
the Guaranty Trust and Security
Company was held in the directors'
room of the Greensboro Loan and
Trust Company Friday night and
an organization perfected. J A
Odell is president, vice-president
C M Vaastcry: secretary and treasur
er, C A Bray.
$100 Reward, $10".
The readen of thi taper will be pleased to
learn that there ia at leant one dreaded disease
that acleuce has been able to cure In all its
stages, and that is Caturrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitu
tional dlbeaae, requires a constitutional
treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease, and giving tue
patient strength by building up the constitution
and attainting nature in doing its work. The pro.
prietors have so much faith in its curative powers
that tbey oder one Hundred Dollars fur any
ease that It falls to cure- Send for list of testi
monials. Address: F I CHENEY & CO,
Toledo, O.
vatch made bv the New York Stan
dard Watch Company, fitted "in a
gold filled hunting case, warranted
for 20 years. It is a stem-wiudei
and stem-setter, and iu every way a
reliable time keeper. Each case is
handsomely engraved.
To the worker who sends us the
fifth largest list we will give a watch
with movement like the foregoing
description except a ten yearguara .
teed case.
To the person sending us the
sixth largest list we will give
a pair of Queen Quality Shoes
worth $3.50. These shoes are on
exhibition at Messrs Wood & Mor
ing'a Store.
The person sending us the
seventh largest list will receive
a pair of the celebrated White House
ratent Leather Ulucher Ladies
Shoes worth 3.50. These shoes can
be seen at anytime at the Morris-Scarboro-Moffitt
Co's Store.
The person sending us the eigth
largest list will receive a pair of
the popular Woman's College
Walking Shoes, worth 3.50. It can
be seen at Mr W J Miller's store.
The worker sending us the ninth
largest subscription list we will give
free a beautiful 52-pieee porcelain
breakfast set.
To the person sending us the
tenth largest subscriptions we will
give a handrtone water set vorth
$6.50.
The person sending us the eleventh
largest list of subscribers will re
ceive a 14-piece combination Ameri
can Beauty Rose silver set, consist
ing of 1 dozen Tea Spoons, Sugar
Shell and Butter Knife to match,
pure coin silver plated over nickel
plate on hard metal base, packed in
fancy box.
Every dollar sent we count one
subscription. It will take two fifty
wonder how
remarkable
ouvr. lo be trail k with you we
couldn't if we did not know from
experience that three-fourths of the
new subscribers obtained in this
wy will be turned into regular
subscribers at the end of the year.
We are paying you handsomely
simply to get them started for us.
The merit of the paper itself will
do the rest and in the long run we
will make a profit and you will be
doing your community a good turn
by inducing the people to read a
paper which teaches them how to
make more money from their farms
and in various occupation.
To everyone who sends us as much
$100.00 for subscriptions and job
work together we will give a Cham
pion New Home Sewing Machine.
Any young man who wants a pair
of "Keiths Konqueror" shoes, or a
pair of celebrated KingBee shoe,
or a pair of Crossett's best shoes,
each and every pair sells for $5.00
the world over, or if you want free
the best railroad watch ever made
you cau learn "bow to get them free
by getting subscriptions or job work
for The Coikiek.
Now the facts are all before you
and the contest is on. DON'T
WAIT UVTIL TO-MORROW TO
BEGIN WORK. Start now and
keep it tip, if you want one of the
bie prtaes. We will send vou earn
pie copies, if yon ask for them, but
we do not furnish receipts and sub
scription blanks except direct to the
subscribers upon recaipt of the list
and amount enclosed. An ordinary
peiee of paper will do. Don't send
stamps. Put the silver dimes in an
envelope and fold it np and put in
another envelope which bears the
stamp and address and they will
not be lost. Address all letters to
Th Cockier,
Asheboro, N C.
Colored people of Winston-Salem
are arranging to- establish a state
Bank. Over bas been sub
scribed by members of the race.
Mr Enoch L Stout, formerly of
this county, and Jno B Clendenin
have purchased the job printing es
tablishment from Mr F L Tate in
Greensboro.
The Carthage Telephone Co is
extending ii lines ous in varous di
rections and will be able in a few
days to talk to Glendon, Gnlf, Bis
coe and Troy.
"The Poultry Yard" is the name
of a publication just issued at Char
lotte by KA&m & JJooIey. It is
published monthly, and will be de
voted to the poultiy industry of
North Carolina.
Clevy Curby, a day laborer at the
works of the T A Gillespie Com
pany, at Whitney, was killed Tuesday
morning of last week, while attempt
ing to steal a ride on one of the
dinkey engines.
Japan is in the cruel grasp of the
severest winter known for years. W
E Lampe, chairman of relief com
mittee has appealed for aid saying
that 980,000 out of the 2,821,000
population are on the verge of -atar-vaton.
North College, the oldest dormi
tory at WesVrn University at Mid-
dletown, (.'' "ntaining 150
rooms, was t" . -.troyed by fire
Thursday. . I U $80,000.
The Boaid of Educatoa of the
North Carolina Methodist Protest
ant Conference will hold an ad
journed meeting March 8th at
ureensooro at wmen time it is
thought definite action will be taken
with reference to the location of the
the new M. Jf College. The towns
interested are Greensboro, High
Point, Pinnacle, Hillsboro, Graham,
Oak Ridge and Liberty.
' Fire which destroyed nearly half
the business of the town ot Pine-
yule, near Charlotte, occurred Mon
day night. The loss ia estimated at
$10,000 or $15,000.
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no mixing with the hands, no sweat of
the brow. Perfect cleanliness, greatest
facility, sweet, clean, healthful food.
Full instructions in the " Royal Baker and Pastry Cook"
book for making, all kinds of bread, biscuit and cake
with Royal Baking Powder. Gratis to any address.
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Spring
tyles Are Here.
The Remnant Sale recently advertised in these columns
was a greater success by far than we expected. Our
customers swept our counters and shelves almost clear
of all goods of this class.
Believing ibe ladies of Asheboro and Randolph county
would appreciate the opportunity to select their spring
dresses and furnishings before warm weather begins
we have filled our counters thirty days early with the
most complete and attractive line of
Dress Goods, Laces, Embn id
eries, Etc,
ever shown by us. They embrace all the most popular
fabric and patterns.
A few we mention which are popularized in fashion
centres, and will be largely worn during the coming
spring and summer are Taffeta Gingham, White and
Brown linen for shirt waists. For more dressy suits
Lansdowne, an imported fabric of wool and silk, has
taken a lead; while shadow checks and printed Silk
Tissu are becoming notably popular.
Besides our regular line of trimmings we have just
received a large shipment of laces, hamburgs and em
broideries, which were imported by New York dealers,
and will only be on sale here for ten days.
Spring Hats for Men.
Large line of Hats in straws, furs and panamas, the
shapes t.i be worn during the coming season are already
on sale at our store.
Call and see them.
Monis-Scarboro Moffitt Co.
Free Delivery.
'Phone No. 7.
THE GROUND HOG
saw his shadow last Friday, and we will still have
A 8EIGE OF COLD WEATHER.
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$16.50 now $13.50, formerly $12.50 now $9.50, formerly 0
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O ALL CLOAKS for ladies and children at Manufacf urer's f
FUR 8 One lot Furs for ladies and children at Manufac- 5Z
turer's cost. W
SILKS formerly 50 cts, special sale price 38 cts. 0
FLANNEL WAISTINGS-formerlv 50 cr now ?Art ft
0 All heavy winter dress goods will be closed out regardless Cv,
0 oicosi. many otner articles needed in February will be fli
r sold at great reductions. , Come at once and secure the first 51
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New Goods.
We have just received a lot of Spring Goods, Suit
ings, Waist and Skirt Goods, Shoes, Oxfords white
and black for ladies and children. A lot of old stock of
Shoes at cost. We can please you in most any thing.
Come in and take a loek. '
Ridge, Fox It Company.