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r, . . T5he COURIER J Leads inlBoth News and . Circulation. ! She COURIER . Advertising Columns J Bring Results. COURIER. Bsued Weekly. 1 PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. $1.00 Per Year. VOL XXX11. ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, Februar 21, 1907. No 8. TEACHERS' MEETINGS Several Interesting Meeting Held Last Week. DISCUSSIONS WERE ENTHUSI ASTIC. Attendance Good and Great Interest Manifested Favor Mild Comptilsary Attendance I -awSchool Notes. The County Superintendent held meetings for the teachers in several f the townships last week. Tha meetings were all well attended, and were most interesting. There was no fixed program for the meetings but questions for the betterment of the school and school work were discussed. Some of the subjects considered were: Classification and gradation of the schools; How to maintain order and discipline; How to improve the appearance of school rooms and school grounds, etc The teachers all expressed their delight with the meetings and in tense interest in the discussions was manifested. Particularly a tnild eompulsary at tendance law was discussed. At the close of the discussion the teach ers, committeemen and patrons of the schools present were asked to express their sentiment as to this by ballot and every vote in the meeting was cast for a mild com pulsary attendance law. SCHOOL XOTES. The meeting at Caraway was held in the new school building, which equipped is valued at $1,800. At Millboro the new school is crowded, having an attendance of 74. The citizens hope to build an addition and add another teacher next year. The citizens are also agitating a special tax for a Eural . Graded School. The Ramseur meeting was well attended and visitors as well as Bamsenr teacher were proud of the building there. Ihe building is seated throughout with Caxton patent desks, and has during the past few months been painted and repaired. Sliding petitions make a large auditorium available. A good meeting was held at Uolendge, and great enthufasm was manifested. This was the only meeting where all who were expect ed attended. DEATH AT BISCOE. Isaac Smith was Gallant Confederate VeteranA Marriage. Biscoe, Feb. 20. Mr. Isaac Smith, one of the most substantial and respected citizens of the com munity died at his home near Bis coe Saturday, February 16th, and was buried at the family graveyard February 17th near his home. Mr. Smith was sick only just a few days, having been attacked with gravel. He was 65 years of age, a gallant confederate veteran and served the full time in the confederate army during the Civil War. He was a member of the missionery Baptist church. He leaves a widow, and three da-ighters, Mrs. W. M. Pool, Mrs. J. I'. Wright, and Mrs. W. H. O'Quinn, all of Biscoe vicinity. Benton P. Britt, of Biscoe, and Miss Etta Dunn of Star, were mar ried at Biscoe, N. C. Wednesday February 13th, Mr. Manly Luck, J. P. officiating. Asheboro Township Teachers. A township teachers' meeting was held in the Asheooro Graded School Chapel last Saturday. Among the teachers present were: ' Misses Mytle Cox, Minnie Wil liams, Martha J Henley, Blanche Spoan, Martha ' adding, Ida Henley Ora Henley, A S Callicott, Gurney Pugh, Q H Pagh and J F Routh. After the meeting the teachers inspected the new soiiool building which all highly complimented. Play at Trinity. The young ladies of the Irene Craven Literary Society, Trinity High School will give a play in the old chapel of the College building Friday evening I'Vb. 2 'J, for the benefit of the Society. The subject of the play is '"The P ik Sinters." The play is upio.trousiy, funny and - agonal udience w,! 'e .i.it to heir it. Tickets 15 ami "5 eetit- Misi Enicliue Spoon, 01 ' Mills, is visiting her brother, Spoon, in South Asheboro. GIVEN FINAL TEST. Invention of J. B. Wright Tried on Durham and Charlotte Road. The final test of John B. Wright's Automatic Safety Car Brake Attach ment was made at the live and bust ling town of Gulf on the Durham and Charlotte railroad lait week, and the experiments were in every way a success. Without attempt ing to describe the apparatus, suffice to say that it is a small device, not weighing all told over five pounds; is not expensive, and,' when sup plied to the center of the bottom of a car, ovei the tracks, it will see to it that the train is stopped if there is a broken journal, a rai1 misplaced or any obstruction on the track. It automatically applies the emergency air brake and brings the train to a dead stand still. This was fully and positively demon strated in the presence of. many. Kails were lessened, switches were split, obstacles were placed on the track, and in each case, when the triin struck the irregular parts, the instrument immediately responded, applying the brake automatically and the traiu brought to a stand: still. ' NEW HOTEL Preparation Heiug Made 1'or Xew Hostelry at Asheboro. Asheboro is to have a new Hotel before the year is gone. W. D. Stedman, is having plans prepared and is buying mtterial for the erection of a large hotel building, on Depot Street near the railioad, on the site now occupied by hi fancy grocery store. The building will be two stories high, of brick. The plana have not been completed, but it is proposed that the first floor will contain a large store room in which Mr. Sted man will continne his grocery busi ness, also .hotel office and dining room. Sleeping apartments and parlors will occupy the second floor. Mr. Stedman secured a building permit from the board of Town Commissioners Monday night. He will move the old store off the site and continne his business in it nntil the new building ia completed. REFORMATORY. House Committee Reports Favorably on Substitute for Preston'- Bill. The Honse committee on penal in stitutions, by a vote of 8 to 4, report ed favorably the substitute for Pres ton's reformatory till this substit ute bill, having been adopted by a joint .sub-committee of the Senate House. The bill does not carry an appropriation, t ut has a provis ion that should an appropriation of $7,500 be made by the State, the Governor should appoint trustees to co operate with the private trus tees. The institution is incorpor ated under the name of the Stone wall Jackson Industrial and Manual Trainiug School, the incorporators being Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, Miss Fanny Heck, Mrs. W. H. S. Bur gywynn, Miss Esdale Shaw and eight others whom they may name. High Praise for Senator Overman. Senator Overman seems to have a great deal of influence with the com mittees of the senate. This has been shown on a good many oc casions two this week. He secur ed a committee amendment to the river and harbor bill appropriating two hundred thousand dollars for beginning the canaling of the upper Cape Ftar and he has secured an amendment to the army bill ppro priating dfteen thousand dollars for a monument to General Greene to be erected on the Guilford battle grounds. Few senators come to the front as rapidly as Senator Over man., Wilmington Messenger. Overman Wins. Senator Overman has succeeded in keeping the item for investigat ing and exploiting the cottou goods trade in foreign markets of the world. The conferees of both houses have at last agreed that it mav be retaiued in the appropriation bill'. Subscriptions Paid. G.'W. Thompson, T. W. Hudson, L, P. York, M. M. Wall. Oscar Hancock, J. S. White, I). G. Ale Masters, Mrs Isabel Kivett, C. F. Steed, H. A. Moflitt, The U. S. Senate has decided to return Senator Smoot, whose expui " (rom the Senate was dun aided i great many owing to the churte that ne was a polygamist. SENT TO THE PEN. Scot Phifer Gets IS Years In Rowan Court. Scott Phifer. who went on trial yesterday just as the Post went to press, was submitted to a verdict of murder in the second degree, and after hearing the testimony Judge Moore gave him 15 years in the penitenitary. The evidence was pretty plain though it is said by some of Phifer's witnesses thaf.be had been attacked. Old Scott, himself declared that he had been knocked down and when he arose he went aftr his gun. Lter he saw some one advancing upon him and pulled down on him. There was other testimony that Phifer and McHenry quarreled that night and shooting soon followed Scott Phifer is an old ex slave 58 year old, but he is decidedly mean. His conduct on th stand removed every possible chance of clemency. He was perfectly en raged with M'. Chapman Turner, who was the aid to the prosecution and brought forth a lot of laughter Ly his assaults upon Mr. Turner from the stand. He is a notorious old retailer and his miniature saloon hus bs.en the . ene of many a rugh bouse. One door bears testimony to Seo't's disordt-rliLess with 125 holes in it. i. It seems that Mr. Turner has long been after Scott's business. He never could get categorical evidence agaiu3t him and yesterday Scott ac cused Mr. Turner of trying to bribe white "nun to buy licker from me and then report me. Lo s of white folks told me that,'' he exclaimed. Solicitor Hammer asked' for the names and Scott would not tell him. Mr. Hammer said: "Who has been, doing this?" "Mr. Chap Turner" old Scott bawled out. "Yes, that man settin' by you and tellin yon what to say. 'Mr. Hammer replied; "Why don t yoa know you are talk ing about one of the best wen in Iredell county?" Old Scott snorted: "Bes man in Iredell county! Ain't no body about Elm wood got any use for him. Why he kills all the dogs and cats that.he ketches in his yard." The Solicitor replied: "Oh, you are just mad because he tried to break up your business. That's all." Scott fairly piped: "Well that don't make him kill all the dogs and cats, snyway." Scott exclaimed that the liquor equipment of jnge, siphons, pipes, wrenches!:, glasses, and measuring vessels with quart, pint, and gill indicators was purchased for his molasses making business. His liquor joint, like Bishop Potter's subway tavern was an ideal one Salisbury Evening Post. DEATH OF MR. RUSH End Came Suddenly While Inspecting Timber Lands. Died, Thursdav, February 15th, 1907, Mr. Zebadee Franklin Rush, age 79 years, 1 month and 18 days. Mr. Rush was one of Randolph's oldest and most esteemed citizens. His detth was caused by an attack of heart disease, with which he suffered for some inie, though during the past year his health was greatly improved. For some weeks before his death he had complained very little, aud when the end came he was inspecting a lot of timber-land) in the mountains, about ten miles from Asheboro. His unexpected death was a severe shock to the host of friends and relatifiesin Randolph and adjoin ing counties. Mr. Rush is survived by one daughter, Mrs.' J. Y. Propst of Plantersville. Ala., who arrived here Sunday afternoon being com pelled to drive through the country from High Point. The fnneral was conducted from the M. E. Church Monday morning. The service was conducted by Rev. N. R. Richardson, assisted by Rev. W. E. Swain at the grave. Mr. Rush served Randolph county as sheriff during the Civil War. He is widely known and has many relatives in the connty, He was the fatherjof the late Wiley Rush. Due To Spreading Kail. It is alleged and proveu that the cause of the wreck of the Vbite Plains Express on the New York Central railroad on last Stiturd iv i.ight in which 21 persons wits Killed, was due to the spreading of rails. It appears that the heads of the spikes on the outside of the ties had been sliced off as if by a plainer. CONDENSED FOR BUSY READERS In the Rowan Superior Court last week John Butler, a negro, was convicted cf manslaughter, and sen tenced to five years in the peniten tial y. The Charlotte Realty Co. will soon begin the erection of a 12-story office building on Independence Square at Charlotte. Ptomaine poisoning, from eating pork, caused the death of Mrs. Warner Jackson and two children at High Point last week. The hus band and three other childieu are not exp cted to live. Major C. M. Stelman has been appointed permanent receiver for E. M. Andrews, who lecently filed a petition in bankruptcy at Greens boro. The Pomona Terra Cotta Co., has Purchased a site for an office build ing in (ireeusboro. Late news from Peek, S. C , is order for Viok's Croup and Pneu monia Sake. These are wise people, to provide the best. Be sure to read the tax notice, in another column, by the town tax collector. It is important to you. The Western Union Telegraph Co, has announced a 10 percent increase in the salaries for operators in its principle offices. Tae Charlotte Y. M. C. A. build ing fund has reached more than $90,000. It looks very much like the association will have a $100,000 home. A warehouse belonging to the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. was destroyed by fire at Dnrham last week. The loss is $5000. The buiding caught from sparks from a locomotive. J. D. Dorsett, of Spencer, pur chased the printing plant of the Tar Heel Publishing Co, which ws sold at auction at Greensboro Saturday. He intends to ; move the plant to Spencer and publish a labor paper. Num White who lived near Guil ford Battle Ground, committed suicide Saturday- He sufferd from mental aberation. He is survived by a wife and eight children. The Lenten season began last Wednesday, lasting 40 days in com memoration of Christ's fast of 40 days. Easter will come on March 31st, which is the first Sunday aft. i the first full moon after March 21. l. The charter of the First Natioi.ul Bank, of Statesville, has been ex : jnded. The bank recently incieased its capital from $50,000 to $100,000. Ex-Sheriff A. H. Boyd committee suicide at Lenoir last week by shoot ing himself with a shot gun. Re cent financial embarassment is the credited cause. Maj. W. A. Guthrie, of Durham, is in Baltimore, investigating the cause of the death of Dr. J. B. Mat thews, of Greensboro. Dr. Mat thews carried $2000 insurance in the Knights of Pythias, and they refuse to pay the policy on account of the suicide. The estate will sue the order. Jesse Ruffin and Massie Hill both negroes, were hanged in Prince Edward couuty jail at Farmville, Va., Friday, following the execu tion of Rnflio, Hill went upon the scaffold .ind when the trap was sprung the rope broke, and he fell with a thud to the lloor. He rose and asked that his ieet be released that he might mount the scaffold again, which he did unassisted. H. S. Houston, of New York, who is associated with Mr. Walter Page, publisher of tin "World's Work," is preparing an elaborate write up of North Carolina, which will be placed on sale at the James to vn Exp."-ition. Mr. Page is a native of Piedmont North Carolina and is greatly interested in the pro gress cf the State. Gary Castle, a 'negro was sen tenced to fifteen years in the peni tentiary ut Charlotte Saturday for bin ning .i ba: n. The evidence was circumstantial, his shoe fitting ex actly the track neai the barn being the strongest point. The Singer Mfg. Co. was last week awarded a veidict of $1800 in a suit at Greensboro against G. A. Sum mers, F. T. Fuller and the City National Bank. Summers, it will be remembered, was convicted of embezzling funds from the Singer Mfg. Co., at Greensboro several months ago, and was sentenced to work on the roads. At Greensboro Saturday a team belonging to A. T. Coble, of Liberty, was run in to by a runaway team of mules, belonging to J. P. Coble, of Tabernacle. One of A. T. Coble's horses was knocked down and seri ously injured. Alonzo Blue has been appointed carrier and M. E. Blue, substitute on R. F. D. No 3, at Carthage. Seventeen horses were cremated in the Gladstone stables at Cape Charles. Va., which weie destroyed bv fire Fridav. The loss is estimat ed at $15,000. Ellis Bare, of Ashe county, with a loaded wagon fell off what is known as "J"inping-off Place" near Wilkesboro Friday and all were precipitated down au awful preci pice, a distance of teveral hundred fee:. The precipicp is a solid lock, almost perpendicular, and iu places 500 feet high. Bare and his team were torn to fragments. W. E. Morrison, of Statesville has purchased a lot of clay lands in Stanley, Mecklenburg and Gaston counties upon wh;ch he will opei ate brick-yards on a Rrge Bale. Several residences were entered aud robbed at China Grove in Row an county Friday night. Burglars were also active at Lexington and High Point, where seveaal tramps have been arrested, and sufficient evidence secured against them to convict them. Some of them are now behind prison bars while others are working on the roads. The Seaboard Air Line is filing a mortgage for $18,000,00, to se cure bonds the proceeds of which will be used for betterment of the road ai d its equipment. F. A. Mayer, of Spencer, has been appointed general foreman of the boiler makers for the entire Southern system. His headquart ers will beat, Washington. Thursday afternoon fire broke out in the forests on the old Mc Laughl n place, two miles from Statesville, burning 100 acres of fine timber. The origin of the fire is unknown. Gov. Hoke Smith, of Georgia, has -ubmitted a proposition to estab i a state-owned railroad from -ago to Savannah, Ga. Georgia : rates a road from Atlanta to nattanooga, and proposes to extend to Savannah. Gov. Smith suggests that citizens of Cincinnati and Chicago reclaim road connecting these two points and join extension movement to Chattanooga. Then operate the road for actual expenses and cost of construction. Burglars entered the homes of H. M. Brown and Mrs. Crossctt at Sal isbury last Thursday night but fail ed to rescue anything of value. At Mrs. Crossett's home the burglars made an unsuccessful attempt to take a diamond ring from Mis Res sieJCrossett's finger while she slept. A race riot followed the discharge of several workmen by the foreman at a railroad construction camp at Thaxton, Va., near Roanoke, Fri day last and several peop'e, both white and colored were killed and wounded. Armed detectives from RoanoKe were hastured to the scene to quell the riot. After Feb. 2Sth, postoflices at Levi, Midway and Snyder in David son County will be discontinued, for the reason tht the patrons of these oflices can be supplied by R. F. D. Routes. Lindsay Burkhardt, living near Lexihgton, was recently thrown up by a pulley on the double tracking of the Southern railway and was badly hurt. Sandy Ferguson, a negro about 20 years old, shot and killed Marion Simons on Friday Feb. 8th , &' llamU-t. Ferguson was apprehend ed and was commuted without bail. C. A. Cochran, of Troy, i-peut Monday afternoon and night in town. IN THE LEGISLATURE. Proceedings of the General Assem bly of Interest. MEMBERS ARE HARD AT WORK Two Cent Rate Passed Third Reading In the Mouse to Eitend Hunting Sea son In Randolph. On Tuesday night of this week the House passed a bill for a two cents a mile passenger rate iu North Carolina on all roads whose earning capacity is as mjch as $1,550 a mile. This makes a two cent rate on the Southern and the Atlantic Caass Line. The bill was considered by the Senate last night. It is not be lieved that it will pass the Senate in its present foiui. During the present winter, seven states, Iowa, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Okla homa' Pennsylvania, and WTest Vir ginia have enacted laws reducing passenger rates to two cents. The governor sent a message to the General Assembly on Tuesday of this week, recommending a train ing school for girls, at sonie point east of Raleigh. This school is to take the place of the Normal & In dustrial College, of Greetisboro, for the benefit of the girls of Eastern North Carolina. The Governor recommeuds an ap propriation of $20,000 for the build ing for a school of Technology, at Spray in Rockingham County, and an appropriation of $5000 annually for the school. A bill has passe 1 the House ftllowintr Scotland Neck in vnta an the question of a dispensary. A bill has been introduced by Re presentative Foushee to extend the time for hunting one month, for ceitain territory in Randolph County. The time tor hunting now is too long in the county and should be shortened instead of extending it; many of our citizens believe in re ducing it at least month, . - . The House Publio Service Com mittee is drafting a freight rate bill. There is also a bill for enlarging the powers of the corporation commis sion. Both these bills will be passed, but the provisions which they contain no one can foretell. Miss Mary Lee, a daughter of Robert E. Lee, was a visitor iu Raleigh this week, and both houses of the Legislatu re adjourned for tea minutes in her honor. She was presented to the Legislature and a reception was given her for ten minutes. After her retirement Mr. Doughton, at her request, extended thanks to the House for the kindly reception and conveyed the message to the members that "these Tar Heels are great, people, for whose soldiers and civilians she entertains, like her father did, the profoundest admiratioa." The Senate has passpd unanimous ly a bill providing that the Govern or be permitted to py much as $4000 annually to employ counsel to appear before the interstate Com merce Commission at Washington to protect the state's interest relative to freight rates. Theie will be a few changes in the Revenue bill. The Revenue and Machinery Act will remain practi cally the same as it is now. Skating Riuks will be taxed $2.00 a year in small towns and $5.00 a year in large towns. Bottling Works will be taxed $5.00 iu tmall towns and $15.00 in large towns. BENEFIT OF DAUGHTERS . Sacred Cantata Will He Presented at the Arademy Tomorrow Night. Tomorrow night, Friday, Febru ary 22 ad, the sacred cantata is to be presented by locd talent at the Academy. An admission of 50c. will be cl-.arged: c'uldren 25c. The proceeds will I..' ,;,uoed to ihe credit of the local Chap'er of the Daugh ters of the Confederacy. The cade has- !. n hard at work for two months an 1 evi vyone sxpects it to be the gri j, :esi s.iccess ever at tained by a lical aggregation. The principle characters, are supported by a strong iiiixud horus of fifty voices, and loveis of music will ap-prtriitt-t!i.' liist effort of Asheboro vocalists :md the 1 aughlei'B of the Confedi-rjcy hope a 'n'l comp'inient will lf pail with a goo I audience. It i ieariii'd ili.it many w it be here from ..einb.Ting towns im-iud-ing llij-'i i'.ini an I ujiiiseur. .la ii' 8 L u ck nft, of D i mi, is ypeouuig a Iev weeks v lis I brother, Dr. D. K. Lock, in 1 Asbtboio.