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COU I I 75he COUR.IER Advertising Columns Bring Results. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm T5he COURIER Leads in'Both News and I Circulation. Issued Weekly. PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. $1.00 Per Year. VOL. XXXI. ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 22 1906. No 12. OUR RALEIGH LETTER. PROF D. C. JOHNSON. THE KNITTING MILL, Concerning the Atlantic and N C Railroad. Another Sensa tion Gorman News Bureau. Raleigh, N C, March 19, 1906 The affairs of the Atlantic & North Carolina liailroad, which have been again claiming consider able attention of. late, will be dis posed of at least for the time being, this week. The suit of Hill, Foy and others of Craven" county, brought in an attempt to upset or vacate the lease of the properly by the State eighteen months ago, was tried without a jury before the Judge at New Bern Saturday, with an imposing amy of counsel on each and the judge announces that he will render his decision the latter part of this week. When the State finally effected a lease of this road in September, 1904, on what was and is believed to be advanta geous terms to the State, everybody appeared to be satisfied, even all of those who are trying to annul the lease having voted for it, and in the suit just tried Attorney General Gilmer and Ex-Gov. Aycock, in be half of the State argued in favor of upholding the lease and at the same time maintaining the credit and good faith of the State in making it. The impression prevails that the decision of Judge Long will not change the present status of affairs. REPUBLICAN FACTIONAL ROW Last Saturday's development add ed another sensation to the factional row among the leaders of the Re publican party in this State, when district attorney Eolton carried to "Washington and produced, before the Senate sub-committe an affidavit from John L Casper, a Winston distiller, in which he swears that Congressman Blackburn during the piesent month, and . since the indictments against Blackburn were found, approached Casper and urged him to subscribe to and other wise assist in raising a fund of five thousand dollars to be used in the effort that Blackburn is making to defeat the confirmation of Holton for another term of office. Advices from Washington to-day state that Holton will probably win out. The trial of Congressman Blackburn at Greensboro, beginning April 17th, will be a live-wire affair. ENGLISH MINISTER TO PREACH. From a religious point of yiew this will be a great week in Raleigh. One of ihe greatest preachers and most successful conductors of revival meetings in the Old World, Kev Samuel Chadwick, of Leeds England, will begin a ten days meeting here tomorrow night A noted musical director from Dayton Ohio, Prof E S Loreng, has arrived and will be in charge of that feature of the meeting. Doctor Chadwick haa been conducting a great meet ing in Atlanta during the past week and drew the largest crowds ever assembled in that city on such occasions. MUBPHY, FOR SPEAKER. The announcement comes from Salisbury that lawyer Walter Mur phey, who has served several terms in the legislature and always has has been one of the most prominent figures in the House, will be a can didate tor tne speakership next time. He would make a good one and as he is extremely popular out of, as well as in Jus own county it would seem that he has an excellent chance of realising his ambition. TO REPEAL MUNICIPAL POLL TAX. Some of the newspapers are be ginning to agitate the proposition to repeal the municipal poll tax, or to abolish it, rather. It appears to be probable that the next legislature will be called upon to deal with this subject and that in the mean time a strong demand in its favor will grow up. Here in Raleigh it is unques tionably a hardship upon the poorer class of men the tax being extreme ly too high. DEBATES AT TBIVITY. Resolved: That the Hepburn rate bill should be ratified by the Senate," is the subject of the Sophmore de bate at Trinity College, April 27th. The third annual debate between Trinity Park High School and the Durham High School will be held April 13th. Subject: "Resolved; That Congress shoulcLregnlttte Rail road rates. BOOKCLUB MEETING. Randolph Book Club Entertained by Mrs Simpson Attractive Program. Mr Simpson entertained the mem bers of the Randolph Book Club at her home on South Fayetteville street on Friday at 4 p m. Besides the regnlar members, several guests were present among whom was Mrs W F Futrell, of Philadelphia, who was visiting her sister, Mrs W C Hammond, a member of the Club. The program was both interesting and instructive. Mrs W A Underwood read an ex cellent paper on "The House of Lords and Housd of Commons of England" and Mrs J D Ross read a well prepared paper on "The Duke of Wellington." Mrs W C Ham mer read a part of Tennvson's poems "Ode on the Death of Duke of Wellington." Miss Annie Tom linson sang "Sing me to Sleep" and Harriet Hammer "A Nice Little Gentleman." After the program, a contest bringing in the prominent statesmen, authors, actresses and poets were brought in. Mrs W A Coffin won the prize, a book of quotations. Delicious refreshments were served and each lady was presented with a bunch of violets. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Went to South Carolina to See Hit Sweet heart and Tried to Take Hit Life. High Point, N C, March 19. Rome Sechrest. wanted here for car rying off a horse of Mr Chas Ingram and various other charges, shot him self with a pistol through the lungs this morning at Bennettsville, S O, and it is believed the wound will prove fatal. bechrest was arrested m Bennetts ville Friday at the instance of Chief of Police Gray, of this place, and later, let out on bond bv the boutb Carolina authorities for trial this morning. Mr Ingram Had. gone yesterday to Bennettsville to get his horse and appear at trial. bechrest left here Wednesday morning, lie nad a sweetneart at Bennettsville, and it is thought the humiliation of an arrest and im pending imprisonment caused the rash act. Ramteur Happening!. Mrs W T Hurley and children of Concord are visiting friends town this week. Mr Fred Butler, an efficient and popular druggest of Charlotte, has charge of the drug department of the Watkins-Leonard Drag btore. Mr Jack Allred of Gibsonville, visited in town last and this week. Mrs Lizzie Andrews, of Mt Ver non Springs, spent the past week with Mrs Dr Tate. Miss'Leotia Allred of Sanford, visited relatives near town last week. Mr and Mrs Jessie May had a fine son to arrive in the home re cently. Mrs W H Watkins returned last Friday from Troy, where she atten ed the Trotter-Smitherman nuptials. Mr Rossie Pierce, of Durham, spent several days with his mother the past week returning on Men dav. A number of our people are at tending court at Asheboro this week. Dr A H Redding, of Cedar Falls, and Mr J R Lutherloh. of Frank linsville, were in town Monday. Mr Geo Elliott, of Randleman, spent Saturday and Monday with iis mother here. Miss Ora Cox, of High Point will open the nunnery department of the Kamseur otore Uo on April 1st. The Cresent Furnitme Co, are displaying a handsome line of coaches and lounges. Rev Dr J B RichanJson, of High Point, filled his pulpit in the Baptist Church last Sunday preach ing very clear and powerful sermons on the "Devil." Mrs Harris Dead. Early Sunday morning Mrs Har riet G Harris, widow of the late Captain H J Harris, died at the old homestead at Thomasville, after a lingering illness. She was over Seventy years of age, and had lived there since her girlhood having spent a useful life m that communi to. A meeting of the business men of Salisbury held last week for the purpose of urging the Norfolk & Western railway to extend its line from Winston-Salen to Salif bury, i Excellent Work Being Done by Randolh Boy In Davie County Pro! Hodget Writes of Hit Work. Prof J D Hodges, of Davie county, referring to the work being done by Prof D U Johnson, at the Uooleemee graded school, writes the Mocksville (Jouner. "Prof Johnson is a valua ble acquisition to the teaching forces in Davie county. He is an honor graduate of Trinity College, and has adopted teaching as a life work. He is a son of the Eev D C Johnson, of the North Carolina Conference. His father was a member of the first class that graduated at Trinity. The only other member of this class was the young professor s distinguished uncle, Prof. Lemuel Johnson, who was for many year the ranking pro fessor of mathematics at Trinity, and was regarded as one of the ablest mathmaticians the State has pro duced. That the young professor is an eminent success as a teacher is no surprise. It would be a surprise were it otherwise. The professor is doing a fine work at Cooleeinee, and is justly appreciated by a discrimin ating and critically inclined clientele. His tact and modest bearing has won for him the respect and esteem of the entire community. We are proud of him, and trust that his stay among us may be long and prof itable." IN AND AROUND CARTHAGE. Aged Lady Killed on Durham & Charlotte Road Accident at Buggy Factory. Mrs Eliza Hilliard, an aged lady was struck by a train on the Dur ham & Charlotte railroad last week. One foot was cut off and she died a fev minutes after the accident oc curred. Both her sight and hearing was defective. Mr M G McKenzie, formerly of Moore county, has been elected treasurer of Robeson county, suc ceeding the late A A McLean. After an illness of several months Mrs Mary Wadsworth died at her home near Carthage last Wednesday night. She was able to attend to her household duties up to a day or two before her death. An unfortunate accident happen ed at the Tyson & Jones Buggy factorv at Carthaee Saturday even ing while Guy Kelly, a colored boy about 14 years of age, was grinding a knife upon a grina-rocK run oy machinery, The boy's clothing was caught and the boy was carried round and round long enough to beat a hole in the ground with his feet before assistance came to his re lief. His left arm was broken be tween the shoulder and elbow and he was otherwise right badly hurt, but is doing fairly well at this time MARRIED AT TROY. Mr W L Trotter and Miss Leta Smltherman United In Wedlock. On the evening of the 14th the palatial residence of Mr S J Smith erman, at Troy, was the scene of a beautiful home wedding. The con tracting parties were Mr W L Trot ter, a popular and prosperous busi ness man of Greensboro, and Miss Leta bmitherman, the attractive and accomplished daughter of Mr and Mrs S J Smitherman of Troy. After the ceremony a reception tion was given and a sumptuous repast served. At 9:30 o'clock the hannv coudIa boarded a snecial train for the Southland on their bridal tour, and will spend their honey- moon in Dlonda, Cuba and J maica. They will be at home after Atril 15th, at 110 South Ashe street Greensboro, N C. William Holt, a deaf mute, and an inmate of the Stanly County Home is missing and it is supposed tnat ne Has gone to Uharlotee, his former home. The inquiry of the Register of Deeds, of Stanly county, sent to Charlotte has raised a ques tion of Holts identity. Several years ago a man supposed to be Wm Holt, a deaf mute, of Charlotte, was found dead on the railroad near Raleigh. Since he has been mourn ed as dead by his wife, and she still insists that the person referred to by the Stanly officials is not her hus band. The discription in the letter from Mr Vanhoy, who is Register of Deeds of Stanly county, describes t'ust such a person as was William lolt, who once made Charlotte his home and who conducted a shoe shop under the Central Hotel, on East Trade street. CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW. List of Premiums to be Awarded -We i Worth Contending for. 1. Best genera! collection flowers Silk umbrella of cut Morris- Scarboro-Moflitt Co. 2. Second best general collection of cut flowers 1-4 gross toilet soap Lexington Grocery Co. 3. Largest bronze flower on pot ted plant 1 pair Ladies' Shoes (Walk-Over) Yeargin and Parrish. 4. Largest white flower on potted plant Solid Gold Brooch N P Cox (Jewler) 5. Largest yellow flower on potted plant Set of six 1847 Rogers' table spoons The Bulletin. 6. Largest red flower on potted plant Rocking Chair Randolph Chair Co. 7. Largest Pink flower on potted plant Clock Standard Drug Co. 8. Second largest bronze flower on potted plant Rocking chair Asheboro Chair Co. 9. Second largest pink flower on potted plant Mirror Asheboro Furniture Co. 10. Finest plant, ostrich plume with six or more blooms any color $5.00 in Gold Bank of Randolph. 11. Finest plant one dozen blooms, white Rocking chair Wood & Moring, 12. innest plant one dozen blooms, yellow Toilet Set The Courier 13. Finest plant one dozen blooms, red Rocking chair Kearns and Fox. 14. Finest plant one dozen blooms, pink Glass Water Set Rich ar.d Moffitt. 15. finest pnt one half dozen blooms, white Oak table Ashe boro Lumber Co. 16. Finest plant one half dozen blooms, yellow Gold Stick pin J A llelsabeck & Son (Jewler) 17. finest plant one half dozen blooms, pink Rug W J Miller & Co. 18. Finest plant one half dozen blooms, red Fine piece china McCrary-Redding Co. 19. Second finest plant one d ozen 'blooms, yellow Broom W D Sted- man & Co. 20. Second finest plant one dozen blooms, Cedar Water bucket W W Jones. 21. Second finest plant one half dozen blooms, white Rocking Chair J W Jolly. 22. Second finest plant one half dozen blooms, pink 1 sack flour Crown Milling Co. 23. Best general collection of potted plants Rug Cox Lumber Co. 24. Second best general collec tion of potted plants Sack flour Asheboro Roller Mill. 25. Plant with most flowers daisy variety Broom J L Norman. 26. Plant with most flowers but ton variety any color 5 lb bag of sugar W D Spoon. 27. Vase of twenty largest blooms, yellow Umbrella Ridge, Fox & Co. 28. Vase of twenty largest blooms, white Waterman's fountain pen Asheboro Drug Co. 29. Vase of twenty largest blooms pink Wheelborrow Wood & Iron Works. 30. Vase of twenty largest blooms, cream Bamboo Dress Suit case Spoon & Redding. 31. Vase with greatest variety of old fashioned flowers Alarm clock Lewis & Winslow. Mr Fox Buys Drug Store. Mr Ludolph G Fox has bought the entire stock of the Richmond county drug store, corks, bottles and contents. Mr Fox came here several months ago from Salisbury. He was a ciers in mac city ior tne nrm oi Corneilson & Cook. Mr Fox is a young man of fine character and ability, and although he has not been here a year, he has made anost of friends. We wish him success. Rockingham Ango Saxon. Mr Fox is a son of Mr O R Fox of this city. Receipts Were About $20. The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist Protestant Church served lunch in the Emporium building near the court house Tuesday after noon and evening. The receipts. which will be placed in the society's treasury amounted to about $20.00. Ihe Asheboro Band dispensed music during the evening, adding much to the pleasure of the evening. Preliminary Steps Taken Last Week lor the Organation of a Company. Mr G E Petty spent two day last week in Asheboro in the interest of the knitting mill which is proposed for this place in the near future. He met a number of citizens in the office of the Bank of Randolph" on Thur&day evening last, when pre liminary steps to the organization of the company were taken. All the stock required has not been subscrib ed as yet but Mr Petty and his as sociates are very much encouraged as a result of the meeting. Discussing the mill a prominent Randolph citizen living in a near-by town remarked recently that no town in the state Could offer better induce ments to manufacturing enterprises than Asheboro, and such enterprises should be earnestly sought by those interested in the progress of Ashe boro and Randolph conunty. FEDERAL JURY. List of Those Selected by Jury Commissioners to Hear Blackburn Case. The following jury will be sum moned to appear at the special term of Federal court which will convene at Greensboro on April 17th, when Congressman Blackburn will answer the charges against him for practic ing before the departments after his nomination to congress. Ellis Norman, East Bend; P L Kiger, Mana; W C Roper, Dry Creek; Gilbert M Holt, Loy; Lee An thony, rootville; D E Wagoner, Gibsonville; C E Wilson, Schley; Ellis Faucett, Shallow' Ford; W F Bray, Coleridge: R A McGehee, Madison; H P Montgomery, Mont gomery; P M Michael, Brown Sum mit; Wm Cummins, Monroeton; J F Belton, Mt Airy; B D Hauser, Pan ther Creek; G M Thompson, Tyro Shops; Raleigh Dillard, Leaksville; J D Hunt, Friendship; J Wm More field, Walnut Cove; S E Tate, Stan back; J R Coltrane, New Market; W M Roberts, Stoneville; J W Cook, Buck Shoals; H B James, Yadkin ville. Cedar Falls Heme. Mr A F Cox made a business trip to Greensboro Monday. Mr Dello Laughlin has moved here from Central Falls and will work on the railroad. Mr Alex Johnson, of this place, went to Greensboro last week and brought back a pretty Greensboro belle to share his future joys. The young co"ple were serenaded upon the night of their return by some of our excellent musicians. Mr Marvin Harman, formerly of Ramseur, but more recently of San ford, has accepted a position with Cedar Falls Mfg Co. Mr Harmon is of an excellent family and we are glad to have him with us. Hob Glass visited Mr U E Stuart s at Franklinsville Saturday night and attended Masonic meeting at Hanks Lodge, he reports an ex cellent time both at Mr Stuart's and the Lodge. The extra from Greensboro Sun day evening killed a fine dog for Mr W V Leonard. Operator Glass says Southern is almost solid O R T now. Dr Redding went down to Ram seur Monday. beveral of our vouHcr neonle visited the Redding Mine Sunday. Georee Hasty is about 22 veara old and is a son of Mr Wilbur Hasty who was a noted cnaraeter at Marsh ville ("Beaver Dam") about 20 years ago, and now lives at Randleman, N C. The father of young George Hasty is well remembered nere as being closely identified with "Beaver Dam" in the turbulent days when whiskey selling drinking and righting consti tuted the principle "resources" of the place where the busy, thriving town of Marshville is now located. We don't know what kind of influ ence and surroundings the young man George Hasty was brought up under after leaving here, but if they were no better than the atmosphere of his birth at that time, it is not surprising that he has brought this trouble upon himself. It is, indeed, sad for a strong young man, in the prime and vigor of life, to be senten ced to spend the remainder of his life within prison walls. Our Home, published at Marshville in Union covnty. Greensboro citizens want the Norfolk and Western to eater that city. RANDOLPH SUPERIOR COURT Judge G W Ward, Presiding. Business Being Rapidly Dis patched. The March term of IJatdolph Superior Count convened Monday, with Judge G W Ward, of Elizabeth Cily, presiding, The attendance, though large, was greatly reduced by the disagreeable weather. When court convened the court house was packed, to hear His Honor's charge to the grand jury. The charge was not long, but was a concise presenta tion of the duties imposed upon them. The following gentlemen were chosen as Grand Jurors: II B Carter, foreman; G P Bray, M Chas Cranford, John Kearns, D C Pool, J C Wright, S E Way, W R Graves, M W Wood, C L Luther, John L Cox, II L Miller, Orlendo Chrisco, J M Wright J F Craven, D A Hancock, B M Caveness W G Surratt, with R L White as sworn officer. The following com pose the petit jurors for the week, L Fogleman, W II Allred, A J Crav en, L C Elliott, Lewis Jarrell, G W Way, C L Johnson, II T Caveness, G E Carter, O T Hatch, J O Field, J R Harrison, M M Hopkins, Gideon Macon, T P Barker, E Hoke Loftin, W B Owen, II T Brown, LA Finch, C W Cranford, C 11 Manes?, W S Lineberry. The followiBgcases were tried and disposed of by his honor up to the time the CoL'itiEK forms closed for this week's issue. State vs Vance York, assault with deadly weajien, pleaded guilty, judgment suspend ed upon pavment of costs State vs Will Allred and Lee Hunt, alTrav. Lee Hun pleaded guilty; judgment, 5.00 tine and costs. Will Allred, called and failed. State vs John Cox, assult with deadly weapon, pleaded not guilty, judgement sus pended upon payment of costs. State vs Walter Coltrane, pleaded guilty of carrying concealed weapon, lined $20.00 and cost. In a second case for th same olliense judgment was suspended upon payment of costs State vs Minnie Cranford, and George Hearn. resisting an ollicer. Judgment sus penqed upon payment of costs in the case of Minnie Cranford State vs Will Langly, assault with deadly weapon, pleaded guilty, judgmei.t 4 months on the public roads of liandolph county. State vs Walter Dark and Ernest Dark shipping birds out of the state, pleaded guil ty, Judgment fined $25 each and the costs. State vs A E Elliett, retailing, pleaded guilty, eight months on the roads. State vs Mat McColluin, retailing, pleaded guilty, judgment suspended. State vs Will Laugly, nuisance, pleaded guilty, judgment suspended. State vs John Hill and Causey Hill, false pretense, pleaded not guilty. Verdict guilty. State vs Mat McCollum, Retailing, pleaded guilty, judgment 10 months in jail with leave to hire outon'the roads. In the case of State vs John Cox, James Franks, flu fas Betts and Duncan Steed, for assaidt with deadly weapon, the jury found the first three named defendants guilty, ac quitting Duncan Steed. His Honor ordered a judgment of $bU fine against (..ox; !f::U fine against Franks and $50 fine against Bett's, each to be taxed with one-third the costs in the case. Fifteen defendants have been ar raigned for failure to list their poll tax. In other cases judgment was suspended. A few were fined $1.00 and costs while others were find $5.00 and the costs. The Ashevillt Plan Works. Asheville has cleaned out its "red light" district. There are skeptics who say that what Asheville has not done cannot be done and they will argue, of course, that Asheville has not done what its mayor and police say has been done. But the facts remain that the district is deserted, the unfortunate women who inhabit ed it realize mor j than ever before the gravity of their way of living, and the flaunting of vice has been greatly lessened. No fair-minded person will say that houses of prosti tution are flourishing in Greensboio as they did before the crusade two years ago and we believe that Ashe ville may expect a similar degree of success in wiping out the disreputa ble traffic. Greensboro Telegram. Wm F Trogdon, showed Thb Courier a cream pitcher which be longed to his mother since her girl hood days and since her death about 60 years ago, has been in his posses sion. It is 100 years old to his own knowledge he says. It is a peculiar piece of earthen waie gaudily decor ated, and is highly prized by the owner. Senator Depew is reported to be a very sick man. That is what comes of going too long withont being found out. Senator Piatt is of sterner stuff. He has often been "found out," but is still in good health. It was Piatt, by th way, who some time ago found out him self, but even that failed to make an impression. Ex.