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r i GOUR wmmmmmmmwmmmmmm T5he COURIER T3he COURIER Advertising: Columns Bring Results. I I I Leads inlBoth News and Circulation. I I r H -LL Jk ii 11 A IER. esued Weekly. PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. $1.00 Per Yev VOL. XXXI. . ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1906. No 49 . COURT HOUSE NEWS Randolph Superioi Court Convened Monday. NEW OFFICERS SWORN IN Took Oath Monday Bonds Approved--Sheriff and County Treasurer Give Way to Successors. Randolph Superior Court conven ed Monday with Judge G. S. Fergu son presiding. The number of cases tried is small. GRAND JURY. The followiug gentlemen compose the grand jury: J. E. Albright, foreman: A. II. Kearns, J. M. Kouth, Jas. Lanier, S. O. Spoon, J. W. Routh, R. L. Kearns, J. K. Harris, B. F. Henley, P. F. Spoon, J. W. Kivett, T. B. Elliott, It. M. Bulla, J. E. Ward, J. E. Albright, Levi Cox, W. D. Mc Daniel, A. S. Hinahaw, J. W. Rey nolds. It. L. White was sworn in as officer of the grand jury. CASES DISPOSED OF MONDAY. The following cases were disposed of Monday: State vs. It ham Mc Henry, lar ceny and receiving, judgment sus pended. State vs. Chas. Jackson, plead guilty of retailing, judgment sus pended upon payment of cosU. State vs. J no. Taylor, a. w. d. w., plead guilty, judgment $10 fine and costs. State vs. Jas. Isley, a. w. d. w., guilty, judgment that the defendant work 6 mos. on county road. State vs. Bob Varner and Sam Upton, plead guilty. Not yet sen tenced. State vs. Harrison Horner, plead guilty of c. c. w. and a- w. d. w. State vs. Jno. Taylor a. w. d. w., plead guilty, judgmeut suspended upon payment of costs. State vs. Jas. Isley, a. w. d. w., plead guilty, judgment suspended upon payment of costs. ' State vs. Arthur Walker, 1. and r. plead guilty, judgment that defen dant serve 8 months on county roads. Several civil cases were continued until next term of court. TUESDAY. In the case of State vs. Tom Mc Phersou, which was appealed to the Supreme court, the verdict of the lower court was sustained and the defendant was required to pay a tine of $2.00 and the cost. State vs. Juo. A. Farliues, assault with intent to commit rape; plead not guilty; verdict guilty of simple assault. Judgment that the defend ant pay a tine of $50 and costs. . State and Annie Yow s. Qrover Farlow, bastardy, still in progress. The officers of Randolph county for the next two years took oath Monday, and are now in posessiou of their offices in the court house. The only change in the personal is S. L. Hayworth, sheriff, succeed ing T. J. Finch and B. F. Newby, treasurer, succeeding W. J. Miller. Clerk of the couit W. C. Ham mond and Register of Deeds J . P. Boroughs renewed their bonds for the new term. Mr. Claude Hayworth will as sist his father as deputy in the Sheriff's office. The old board of commissioners, H. T. Caveoess, chm. H. O. Las siter and A. N. Bulla, completed their work Monday and turned the affairs of the county over to the new board. There are two old members on the board, and the new member J. W. Cox, was sworn in Monday. The re-organization resulted in the election of A. N. Bulla as chairman. The board is composed of excellent business men in whose hands the affairs of the county are safe. Mrs. Geo. B. Strickland, whote illness was noted iu our last issue, died at her home at Lucama Sunday and the funeral was conducted from the M. E. church here Tucslay. The news of her death came as a great 6hock to friends in this her home county. Mrs. Strickland was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Miller, of Asheboro, who bave the sympathy of the entire community Whtn in High Point stop at the Leouard-Beavaus-Stamey Co. High Points modern ladies' store. FRANKLINVILLE GLEANINGS. Movements of PeopleImportant Sess ion or the I. O. (). F. December 8th. Rev. 0. A. Wood, our new pastor at the M. E. church, spent Sunday and Sunday night with us and gave us two very helpful and instructive sermons, and we believe with the co-operation of the church members he will be the means of accomplish ing munh good in our community the coming year. Mr. William Fields, of near Red Cross, has moved to one of the new residences recently erected by the Randolph Mfg. company on Pro. gressive street. Mr. Fields has a nice family, his wife being a daugh ter of one of our best citizens, Mr. Isham Jones, and n e welcome them to our city. Mr. Joe Tippett, of Louisatia, will spend a few days in town visit ing relatives and friend ssoon. Mr. Benjamine Mollitt, of Ashe boro, was in town one day last week. Our people are always glad to have Mr. Moffitt visit us. A truer gentleman never lived in our midst and we am always glad to shake his hand. Mr. W. D. Maner has improved his residence by adding a new dining room and as soon us the room is furnished your correspond ent is expecting a big dinner. Mrs. Eliza Moffitt, of Asheboro, spent a few days in the community last week visiting relatives and friends. A session of the I. O. 0. F. will be held at the Masonic Hall Sat urday night, December 8th, for the purpose of conferring degrees and for transacting other business. This lodge was organized only lust June and has grown so rapidly that she now has over sixty members when the few that are now on the road take all the degrees. Mr. Hugh Parks Jr. who was instru mental in organizing the lodge and is still pushing it forward is to be commended for his untiring efforts. Mr. D. L. Culberson made a business trip to Troy oue day last week. - Among the largest pigs killed Monday were Mr. C. E. Stuart's weighed 295 pounds and your cor respondent's, which had to be cut up before it could be weighed on his largest scales. Mrs. W. 1). Maner and little Lottie Julian have been on the sick list for a few days but are reported better at this writing. The entertainment at the Aca demy, by the Ladies Aid Society, Saturday night was quite a success and a nice sum was realized. Chief Sergeon of Philippines Consta bulary. The Courier is in receipt of a let ter from T. C. Walker, son of Col, J. E. Walker, of Asheboro, who is iu the Philippines, in which he says he is not connected with the medi cal department of the IT. S. Army; that lie is superintendent Medical Division (Chief Surgeon), of the Philippine Constabulary. This or ganization is the native army of the Philippines and is officered by Americans. Courier readers will recall the in teresting letter published in the Courier September 20th, relating to life in the Philippines. Subscriptions Paid. Marion Moring, J. D. Payne, H. L. Brookshire, Mrs. M. P. "Kimrv, A. C. Farlow, Ivy Johnson, Mrs. J. M. Pnrdie, A. C. Ward, L. R. Hughs, John H. ltevelle, S. W. Cox, 0. E. Hamilton, A. L. Briles, Gertrude Fields, S. L. Robbins, T. It. Coble, J. E. Hamilton, Plato Collins, W. H. Jones, E. Kearns, A. N. Cagle, Miss Lambert, Noah King, J. W. Vunoannon, W. P. Cox, J. W. Al bertson, Y. M. C. Johnson, A. 0. Hancock, W. M. Parks. A. J. Bur row, P. 0. Hogan, C. A. Lewallen, Zimri Cranford, A. W. Curtis, R. E. Patterson. TWO ACCOMPLICES ARRESTED Kesult of Statement Made by Henry Walker, at (iraham On the strength if the statement of Henry Walker, col., who shot Mr. L. Banks liolt, at uranatn, November Gth, two negro women servants in the Holt home have been arrested and bound over to court in bonds of $2,000 each. Gov. Glenn granted Walker a respite from his execution, which is set for January 6th, that he m.iy appear us a witness at the tri .1. MIKE COMMENTS ON Climackp, N. C. Dec. 4, 1900 & Six., Dear Uncle Pat: Pa axed me to write you a letter, and I've been puttin it off and puttin it off till I've got ashamed of myself. There haint been much doin about here since the elexiou, but we put it on the Rads then. They're awfully sore now. One old big-mouthed one who, they say handled the dough cn elextion day, has crawled into his hole and pulled the hole in after him. I dont know what he done with all the dough, hether he used it all on elextion day, or saved; sum of it for his own personal use.j Old I Big Mouth can't get many filters, for even a floater dont like his dough well enough to vote with him, Did you ever know the liepubli cans to tet beat without howlin thai they didentjget a fair elexiou?; Such a howl of sorrow us they do rai.-e this time! Did you ever see a man about two days after get tin his back broke or his ankle sprained? That's just the way the Republican bosses feel now. They sprained their linancial resources, and they got their backs broke, and it makes em awful sore. If you just touch em a little they howl with pain. Some of em has sore consciences, and if you say a word about their methods of canipaignin they go iuto fits1 of histeriuks. ! I dont, blame em for feelin Tiad, for they established a little old 'pat ent-page paper, sent to another state to get a editor, an the Itepublicans, foreign editor and paper all got lef c and its enough to make em feel sora Uandolph dont tuke much to ifof eigners who come iu here to lie political bosses. There's a whoje lot of good, honest men in the raijk and file of the party, and they dojit like to k waller just any kind, of la pill the bosses try to ram down thir throats. I hope they'll keep tbfir editor at the he.id of their papjr, for (ihtir owncowd dont tbjk much ot him, and he's too B'bff "to do us any harm. I seen their great foreign eiiitor onct, and I want to tell you whit a giani he is. I wnt to the Repub lican Grand (?) Rally and BiBkec Picknick at Ashboro on the 27 day of October, when they let on jlike they had 37 thousand men there besides wimen and childern. aijd I seen him there that day while spen ser bee aildaums was bustiu tin) G striug of his gizzard, and nister tarns was a oussiu the Demo rats cause they wouldent give bin, an office He walks just like he dillent aim to take but one more step uur- iug the day, and he looks so mal all the time that I was afraid to goliear him. They said he wouldent pite, but would snap and growl awli lully when he got mad. But the biggest leason they had for gittin him to edit the paper was his awful hatred for the Democitts. He hates Democrats worse thai he hates maddogs. Maddogs has hy drophobia, but they cant find any name for this man's ailment, I think they ought to call it Dtmo grophobia, cause he hates D ino crats so awful bad, and he seem to have a morbid dread of em. This disease is not catching unless you are opposed to good governujent, and want nerroes to vote. I've heard it said that he ands his paper to lot of Democrats who never oubsoribed for it. I Uilent know the postal law would alluv a editor to send more than four pipers a year to a nun who is not a scriber, but they let tJiie teller em all the same. I dout thiu has any bony tide subscribers, land they hutt to let him iu on peoplj he tries to make take his paper. te'H collect the pi ice out of every Duuo crat that takes his paper out of the postoffice, of cours' , and he's ryin to run up a big bill ou em. Well, we've hud lois of fun ince l he elextion. It made the tads awfully sore to think they hud Aent $5 thousand dollars, bought a vjiole township of wheat, put the recita tion of old Annauias ou the lid of back numbers, and then got leaf. Its funny to hear em talk abouj it. They get awful hot under the fol iar. I think they blanre- pme woman for it, for I heard onejsay that it was" Helen Damuatiin I dont know her, but I guess she'sone of their crowd that's gone baclj on em for beiu 8 J tough, aud they feel slighted cause she wout keep heir company. : Of course the 'li 'en anu qaim THE RECENT ELECTION! that their crowd was bulldozed, but that famous editor, in my humble opinion, is the bull that dozed em. Its enough to make anything doza to read slow editorials about "Ole West Ferginny" methods in poli ticks. If some folks eyer see a snail it'll be one that meets em or passes by em on the road, for they're to slow to overtake one. Well, its all over, and they got left worse than ever. They'll huft to call on mary ami butler and t. t. hicks and snenser bee addamns and mister toms to lead em out of their awful predicament. And spe"3er '''"ckhurned might lead the shattered ranks in De Ate, and he can do a w hole lot to raise another fuss with his weakly tar heel lightin the industrial news. If spenser doir, beat spenser for state chairman next timemury aim butler will turn the whole crowd out of bizuess. Your uff'-ctionate neffew, Mike Doogaxshield, Jr. WOULDN'T PAY THE TAX. Sparks Show Failed to Give Perform ance Tuesday. John Spark's Show arrived here Tuesday mor.ing about 8 o'clock, having billed this territory for two performances heie, in the afternoon. (They stretched their canvas, but when they applied for the license, they refused to pay the amount and therefore could not perform. The show also failed to fill date at 'At. Gilead Monday on account of a wreck at Roberdo. The wreck occurred about 6 o'clock Monday morning, one of the six cars being demolished. One white man was killed outright and two negroes injured, one of whom died Tuesday evening. Two horses aud one pony were also killed. After the wreck one of the show men attacked Conductor E. D. Slack, and without warning dozen or more show meu attacked him and beat him into insensibility. They dragged him into the woods and left him there, supposing he was dead. After awhile Mr. Slack revived and returned to look for the engin eer. The show people, seeing him coming, made for him again, where upon he ran and escaped. In the meantime tne engineer had gone to tne next station tor help. When the derailment was ported to Mr. J. R. Page, general manager or tne Railroad, at Biscoe. he took a wrecking crew and went to tin scene of the disaster. The sheriff of Montgomery countv and several deputies accompanied him. A number of circus men were ar rested for assulting Conductor Slack, but when they were taken before him he was able to identify but one as nis assailant. He is in the Montgomery county jail iu default of a $1000 bond. CIVIL WAR REMINISCENCES. Contributions Solicited from Old Soldiers Roll of Co. H., 3Hth N'. C, Wanted. I he Courier would be glad to have communications from old soldiers with reference to war mat ters, reminiecences, etc. Prof. 0. 0. Htmilton, principal of Union ville Institute, Union County, formerly of this county, in a recent letter to the Editor, makes inquiry of the members of Company H. 38 North Carolina Troops, Prof. Hamilton would be clad to hear from any of the members of this Company. Mr. Staley In Washington. "Lindsay C. Staley was born in Chatham county, two miles bslow the town of Staley, in 1851; sou of D. L. Staley; moved to Polk cuun tv in North Catoliua in 18(!2, and to Missouri in 1871, to Oregon in 1873 and to Washington in 1874. lie was a farm boy while in this county, and since that time he has engaged in merchandising; at pres ent he is banking and mining; he has prospered: he married Emily J. Cooper. Says he is too busy to give a write up. Puliman, Wash. We take the foregoing from the Siler City Grit. Mr. a aley is au uncle of Prof. C. M. Staley, of Asheboro Graded school. DEATH OF MRS. CARR. A lleautiful Life Ended Last Friday at Trinity Funeral Sunday Afternoon I On the 29th there was a Thanks ' giving service in the chapel, con J ducted by Rev. B. F. Hargett. ' Some went hunting and on account 'of several being sick others were I prevented being present. J Mis. Eliza Curr died on the een ing of the 30th, after an illness of ! several weeks. Truly a good woman has gone to her reward! She was noted for her many acts of kindness, a woman of strong charac ter. She would hive been 92 years old had she lived tjll April, 1907 She was a devout Methodist and was best known iu Chapel Hill and Durham where she spent the mest of her life. Her son, Gen. Julian Curr, and daughter, Mrs. Guthrie, were with her the last few days, and with her daughter, Mrs. Heit mau, all was done that loving faith ful hands could do. She was carried-to Dm hum on the noon tiaiu Saturday, where she was buried on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Earl Scarboro is on au ex tended visit to relatives in Durham. A good many of the students went home to spend Thanksgiving. Dr. Parker's many fnends are glad to see him out again, and hope he will soon be well and strong again. Capt. Parkin returned home Sat urday morning after a business trip of several da s. Mr. Hill's new livery stable is being completed and he is doing a good business here. The Epworth League on Suuday night was unusually interesting conducted by Mr. W. N. Elder. Mrs. 0. W. Carr and Mrs. Owen, who have been on tke sick list are improving. Mrs. Maggie Low, of Elon Col lege spent several days here last week with her mother, Mrs. J. K Harris. West Kamseur. Tom Ellis goes in fiont with the heaviest . one year old p g killed, Tipped scaFes at 349 pounds. Dave Curtis with a force of hands is building a new wagon bridge for the Columbia Mfg. Co. across the mill race. The old bridge had be come very unsafe. There were 24 car loads of rock shipped from ltamseur to Greens boro last week. Eighteen wagons were used and eight hundred and forty loads were required to fill the order. Miss Sallie Foust, of Ramseur, is visiting friends in Burlington this week. Robt. Free Trogdou, of Coleridge, the 12 year old evangelist, preached at the Apostolic Holiness church Thursday night. The crowd who were present (to hear him as esti mated to be between live and six hundred. A free will offering was taken up for him after punching which amounted to a nice little sum. A very remarkable circumstance occurred at the home of Long Shanks. Little George, the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kivett, who were spending the the night there, very sweetly sang a verse of a Sunday School song and then very earnestly said, "Let's pray." While kneeling at the little chair in which he sat, he prayed a short prayer, ltamseur Ileitis. Our depot has a new and hand some tin roof over it now. Miss Carrie Freeman, one of Frauklinville's most charming young ladies attended the banquet given by the Red Men Friday night. Messrs. Willis Lutber and Nor man Martin are attending court at Asheboro this week. The improved order of Red Men gave a grand march aud war dance on last Friday night. It was a novel and beautiful sight indeed in their grotesque costumes. A de lightful banquet was participated in by the members and their wives, mothers and sweethearts later. This is a noble order and is becom ing more popular every year. Itev. J. W. Patton preached two most excellent sermons in his pul pit in the Christian church Sunday. Ethel Queen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Brown, of Randle man, died Tuesday, November 20th after a brief illness with pneumonia and membranous coupe. Little Ethel was fourteen months and twenty days old. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of a host of friends. FOR A NEW COUNTY. Organization Perfected At Higb Point For This Purpose. MUCH OPPOSITION TO THE MOVEMENT. Petitions W ill lie Circulated In Coun ties From Which Proposed County W ill He Taken Industrial Notes ; and Personals From Filter prising Town. (Correspondence To The Courier) High Point, December 3 An or ganization to promote the interests of the talked of new county with High Point as countv seat has been perfected, with Dr. j. A. Turner as chairman. Petitions will be circu late I in the sections of those coun ties! rom which the proposed terri tor; e to be taken. While many are ithusiastic over the project, no , bt a majority of High Point citii. s yet there aie those who doub'i e expediency of such a move were it possible to accomplish it. Some prominent business men would oppose the measure from a commer cial standpoint, preferring to direct all their energies iu a commercial way, making of High Point the great manufacturing ceutre it is likely to become. Then there are those that would object because of the increased taxation such a move would entail. Mr. A. F. Cox and bride, nee Miss Jessie Pickett, returned yester day from their bridal trip south and left this morning for Cedar Falls, at which place they are at home after January 1st. The construction of the Armfield Bank Bulding is progressing and while it will not be ready for occu pancy until next summer, it will when completed be a handsome of fice building and a credit to th State. R. I. Dickens, of Asheboro, was here on business Monday. Rev. C. A. Cecil filled the 11 o'clock appointmentin M. P. church yesterday in the absence of the new pastor, Rev. J. D. Williams. Many are the regrets expressed by citizens on losing Rev. C. L. Whitaker and his most estimable wife as citizens. The various manufacturing enter prises will be represented at Winston-Salem on the 5th inst at a spec ial meeting of the manufacturers of the South. Registration books for the election on December 11, calling for the issue of $75,000, coupon bouds, to aid in the construction of the Pee Dee & Glenn Anna Railway Development Co., show 712 registered to date. Among the transfers of property during the past week was the Dixie Mills from Hedrick, Beck and Foust to Dougan Davis. The Commercial National Bank will increase its capital stock from $50,000 to $150,000 January 1st. GENEROUS AND DEVOTED. The I.i lie of the Late Mrs. Carr One of Devoted Christian Work. Funeral at Durham. Mrs. Eliza Pan nail Carr, (nee Bullock) died at her home at Trini ty last Friday after a lingering ill ness. She was 92 years of age, and herjlifeof perfect Christian devotion has been and will iu the future be an inspiration and worthy of the emulation of all the youug woman hood of North Carolina. Mrs. Carr was a lifelong member of the Methodist church, and she had done, aud accomplished much in the name of the spirit she pro fessed in the church to which she had given her devotion. For a number of years she resided at Chapel Hill, and was universally be loved aud revered by a wide circle of relatives and friends. Mrs. Carr is survived by the fol lowing named children: General Julian S. Carr, Durham; Mrs. W. A. Guthrie, Durham; Mrs. J. H. Heitman, Durham; Mrs. J. F. Heitman, Trinity,, and Mrs. Lizzie King, Chai el Hil t The funeral was conducted at Durham Sunday afternoon. Youthful Hunter. Chas. Hamlin the 12 year old sou of Mr. aud Mrs. W. R. Hamlin, of near Central Falls, killed a wild turkey weighing 25 pounds, while rabbit hunting Tuesday. He has also caught more than sixty opos sums this season. He challenges the county as a. "feather-weight" hunter.