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VOL XXX11. ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 4. 1907. No 29
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GREENSBORO DISTRICT
CONFERENCE HOLDS
MEETING AT LIBERTY.
The session of the Greensboro
PiBtrict Conference, M. E. Church,
South, which was held last week at
Liberty in this county, was far above
the average m interest ana entnusi-
asm.
Because of sickness or death among
theii parishioners Rev. J. A. Bowles,
Rev. B. F. Fincher, Rev. A. T. Bell
and the venerable Rev. P. J. Cara
way were not present at the confer
ence. A new feature of the conference
was the Laymen's movement, which
occupied the whole of Friday. This
session was presided over by Dr. W.
G. Bradshaw, of High Point. Very
excellent and inspiring addresses
were made by s-veral leading lay
men o nciven sublets.
Instead of leaving all the work of
soul-saving and making the church
attractive to the non-church goers,
and the financial burdeu to the
minister, the laymen are waking up
to the realization that they snould
1 more active m tbe spiritual work,
and as interested in ihe financial
development of the Church as their
personal business.
The discussions were edifying and
present a boprfnl sign for the
ehnrcb.
The orchestra of West -Market
church, Greensboro, furnished the
sweet music.
Tbe addresses and 6ermons by the
ministers were of a high order. D -.
Kilgo, president of Trinity College,
preached twice and such preach
ing as few men can do. His ser
mon at 11 a. m. Sunday was one of
great pwer, intellectually and spir
itually. It is doubtful if a greater
sermon was ever delivered in Ran
dolph county. At its close shouts
of praise from the preacher aDd
others made one think of old Meth
difit experiences.
Dr. Detweiler preached a pro
found and learned fern.oi Sunday
night which closed the Conference.
A resolution was passed looking
to the establishment of an orphan
age by the Annual Conference which
is to meet in Salisbury, ia Novem
ber. This is a very important step,
as the iniatory for a great orphanage
institution for ihe Western North
Carolina Conference.
The Conference goes to Muir's
Chapel next year, four- miles from
Greensboro and near Guilford Col.
lege.
ED. ASHBY ARRESTED.
Taken by Slierifl' Krlder at Cranberry,
Near Tennessee Line.
Solicitor Wni. C. Hammer receiv
ed a telegra.ni Monday morning from
Salisbury stating that Ed Ashby,
a white man charted with waylaying
and killing his brotber-iu-law, Dan
iel Overcash, at. Kanapolis, two
weeks ago. The arrest wa3 made by
Deputy Sheriff Jim Krider.of Rowan
at Cranberry, near tne len
nessee line. Deputy Krider had
been following the fugitive for sev
eral davB. He was brought to Sal
isbaiy Tuesday jitid given a prelimi
nary trial. Solicitor Hammer went
to Salisbury to represent the State at
the hearing.
THE COURTHOUSE.
I-lrettlon of New One Considered by
Oomuiissloneis--Will Art in August.
The county commissioners were in
session at the court house Monday.
Besides the icgnlar routine business,
thecoiiitnUsioueis look up the pro
posed erection of a new court house
and jail. Many prominent citizens
addressed the board on tin--matter of
location ai d also offered suggestions.
The board postponed final action un
til the next regular meeting that
they may more clearly ascertain the
will of thepeopie.
Many Changes at Trinity HiRh $csool
High Point, N. C, June 29th.
Many changes are being made at
Trinity High School by the Rev.
B. F ilargett, financial agent, one
thousand dollars being spent in ru
ing up the school building and in
addition the Dr. Crowell property
has been bought to be used as a
girl's dormitory. This school is de
cidedly on tbe upgrade, the greatest
number of students since it has
been known as Trinity High School
having been enrolled last term.
FIRE AT JAMESTOWN.
Pine Beach, at Exposition Gate, Scene
of Big Blaze.
A gasoline stove in rear of Berke
ley Hotel at the Jamestown Expo
sition last Wednesday caused the
destruction of more than forty
houses and live deaths. Tbe build
ings include hotels, eating houses,
saloons, stores etc., just outside the
grounds. Among the buildings de
stroyed are the Arcade, Royal Pi tie,
Hampton Roads, Washiugtou Houpc,
Carolina Outside Inn. PowhatUn
and Berkley hotels. The An'if.
the largest and costliest, represent :
an investment of $80,000. Tt
total property loss will leieh $250.
000.
Improving I'arilities.
The Ashe'ooro Roller Mills wa.
closed down two davs List w.-eK
while the machinery was beiiis.' eve"
hauled,
and improvements bviut:
made to facilitate handling
It p.".
ducts.
The Crown Mills have also
ll-
undergoing improvement dnr ng
the past few davs. The muni
ment is installing a new, real lvi! ;i
and last week completed the in-,i
lation of a new 45-horse power k i
ner engine. A mill wriglit wi!
overhaul the entire mill in a frw
days.
High Point Hosiery Mill.
It is a great pleasure to note tire
progress of our young men who
have gone into business. Mr. C. C.
Robbins, a former public school
teacher of this county, is now su
perintendent of the High Point
Hosiery. Mills. He employs 275
hands, makes 1500 pain of hose
penday and pavs out from $1500 to
$1800 every two weeks in wages to
his employees. His mills are now
running day and night to keep up
with orders. Mr. Kobbins began
work in a hosiery mill at Randleman
at CO cents a diy.
Robbius-Webster.
The following cards have been is
sued:
Miss Mary Webster
and
Mr. George Lindsay Robbins
Married
Wednesday, June 26 th,
One thousand nine hundred and seven
Charlotte.
Mr. and Mrs. Robbins will be ai
home after July tenth, at Albemarle.
Mr. Robbins formerly lived at
Trinity.
Mr. Turner Declines,
Rev. Harold Turner, pas'or of
Brevard street Methodist chnrco.
Charlotte, who was offered the. prii -
cipalship of Trinity High School,
has declined to accept the position.
He prefers to devote his entire time
to the ministry, and considers it hi?
duty to coutmue in his pastoral
work.
Mrs. Pickett Death.
Miss Dora Haves-rickett, wife of
Wiley Pickett of High Point, died
at her home, r nday mono g. (lie
funeral was conducted at (Vilar
Falls Saturday morning at 1 1 o'clock.
The service was conducted by l.'ev
C. A. Cecil. The deceased was .1
daughter of Oliver Hayes, of Cu!.mv
Falls, and sister of N. C. Hayes, the
former postmaster at that place.
Mitchii County Tragedy.
J. C. itandolph killed Ander-m
Burleson at Glen Ayre, Mi ehel;
county, last Thursday. Randolph
was taxlister and Burleson accuse.)
him of listing his taxes too high.
They quarrelled and Burleson as
saulted ltandolph with his fist. 7 In
latter drew a knife cutting his vic
tim so that he died soon after.
rarr!nh-Jenulngs.
Miss Montie Jennings, only daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Jennings.
of Cedar Falls, was married a'
Greensboro, Wednesday, June 19r
to Mr. Clinton Parrish. Mr. and
Mrs. Pa'rish are making their'home
at Greensboro, where Mr. Parrish
is employed at the carpenters tra li
Interesting Places to
Visitors at the Exposition.
In most of the great fairs of our
country the industrial feature has
been supreme and pre-eminent. Tbe
Jamestown fair on the contrary, is,
fiistof all historical and reminis
cent. Everything pertaining to the
history of the country and the peo
ple has been carried out to the
minutest detail. Even an irregular
and uncivil iy mulsh two miles long
has been converted in' a "canoe
trail." winch wilt fnrn'S'i pie.. mire
and pashm" ' for vinitii-.--. Cunv.-t
a'e for It-it V at a n SoMali price.
Along rim ii -r,ur i :j i i : e .ii;--e.
thiiii; i: n ttie o-. i! i iiiiu
walk it h ii'rt' i !)' s i'n. i
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POCAHONTAS HOSPITAL, Jamestown i:pi.Kition.
"Canoe Trail." It is a quaint little
village made up of seven cottages
built atter the style of colonial archi
tecture and represents, or au en
larged scale, au ideal village of the
seventeenth century. The buildings
have broad, low roofs and are sur
rounded with pretty plots of grass
and minialn re flower gardens. Iu
thebuildings arti.-itsiii various lines,
are making different articles ia or
der that the visitor may see the
methods used in arts aud manufac
ture in tbe early days. The model
si hool building was incomplete when
MVi:'
we were there but a school will b.-
rondueted the e during the fxpo.si
tion. The Poc.thu-i.s hosoitul in
the Arts aud Oraf'!? village w s built
for emergences a id is not on n t.
visitors, at le.ttt wai n t whe we
ailed.
The Powhtttan oak is a tree everv
'one should see. It ia in the Arts
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and Crafts village and is between
four and rive fet in diamor and
spreads its branches some 70 fe t.
It is 355 years old. While ok'ng
at it 1 was remin Jed of the poem:
"Woodman spare that tree, "
Touch not a single bough;
In youth it theheied me
And IM fimtect. it now.
Tiit Philippine Heservrtti n shows
lif..
i-iKina t he eiviiiz-d mid
'. Kj j i'pitio and itlso the
ct b- l-s civilized
-v K fas'iioi i a irnple
' .n.i domeic life. A
rid p'.iy-i! by K.llipino
i iitsr.c. t;ie
ch,i,t,
TU'Ih
the-central building-?. The grounds
are surrounded ny walks, along
which are. apple trees which were
taken up from different place in
the snrroundiug country and trans
planted in these grounds. Almost
every day during the fair soldiers
and sailors of our own and other na
tions will parade. Sou :h and south
west of the parade grounds are level
fields which have been left for camp
ing grounds. Students from differ
ent naval and military institutes
have been there and indulged in
camp life. There are many cafes,
t.AXK
r .'-taiinwit-, etc., where on1 can get
!!n;ls at aim- s'. iiny price- -in other
w mls pav for u l aL you ea" or, to be
m re up to date, I should say "meals
a I a carte".
TheTiansportaticn and Machinery
j building w.m in a more unfinished
state than the other builnmrs. but
f.-om the nuii.ber i f work n en hu
POLITICAL MOVEMENTS
ATTRACT ATTENTION
AT WASHINGTON
were making their hammers fly, I
suspect that it is already complete.
several exhibits were in place how
ever. Une tniug especially interest
ing to uie was a section of a tunnel
like the one used under East River,
through which tnins pas going in
and out of New York City over the
Pennsylvania Railroad. Large en
nines, Pullman cars, etc,, were also
n place and dift't r n1. kinds of ma
chinery. The Ciiiciun-iti & Ohio
katlwrtv Co. had a train of bran new
ours on esh.bit'o 1 and on ea?h car was
F. F. V., tneanin.', of course, for the
Fiist Families of Virginia. I didn't
nek, but guess tl.e second or third
families would Lave been allowed to
1 a e ridden, had the train been run-
aud they c-ji.ld have paid for'u.V8t?r 1,aJ' as 1111 i'jev,tanie issue,
mile.iee. Autonomies and auto-j Then comes llnurke t'ockrau
bouts wen- Uii, i.rought in nd jmtjhome from Nebraska, where he has
in t!:eir allotted i lace. Just here 1 1 seen .Mr. Bryan. H- ,-peatn what
want to .ty thi-t i i the absence of the so ina..y who iwvt f-eu Mr. Bryan
intni D-iMiil railw-.iy, which is not yet j lutely kno.v to h- tru-: that is, that
t.inp'.Hed, that automobiles are ilo-jhe is iu doubt h to whetiur he will
lug s'i hirge Lnsin -s. For 25 cents ! be a caiidi lute or nr. lie think.
5 on fti" g ) from one place to anoth- j it i too s iou to u-.-.i'1-. I'nese two
r iii.-id - the ground?. This will Le 1 Sirvnt orators, accord:-:,: tj the news.--a
tie.st for M wh! have never been ! papeis, epe'it their '.'n- in talking
m ;i auto ..nd they should avail inbont tbe platform,
th. ;r -!; ? f the opportunity. I Finally, Nonmu. K. Mack' returns
Ti.' Pure, Food-i building is rc.lly ' from abroad to report of fields aud
one of the mo-t at'ractive, having as ! individuals beyond tb" pale of cau
n .Joes almost everything that is eat- j didacy, and says that Richard Croket
able on exhibition. Lidies especially 1 will return to "the .States, but only,
like this building as they are given) to vote. The hope expressed by
samples of different things, books
containing good receipts, ero., and
aie srov. -t; by -i.ach'nery how -ome
of the ciftVie-t things are made.
The making of. shrraded wheat bis
cuit is very interesting and it con-vi"'-
s people of i's wholesomeness.
T!'" t'ip to Jamestown can be
m ec from Asheboro in a day and in
my r-'xt lteT I will try and give
tl pp.nple who are interested an jdea
of tne cost of living, etc., while
tbeiv.
M. H. II.
RICH WIN OF ORE.
Very Promising llioeovcry at the ;ld
Hill Mine.'
A. new vein ef rich ore hai been
discovered at the work of the Union
Copper Mine, at Gold Hill, eighteen
mile from Salisbuay aud the yield
promises to exceed that ot any for
mer strike. The new vein is situat
ed near the old ones upon which the
mine has been operating for a num
ber of years. It has already been
opened to a depth of 200 feet and
grows richej and broader as greater
depths are reached. The mine is
shipping two car loads of ore per day,
valued at about $15 per ton.
Improvement at Proximity
A big addition is being built
to
the Proximity cotton mills. The
equipment planned includes 122
carding machines, 120 spinning
frames, 9 seta of picking machines
and 140 deliveries of drawings, alii
electrically operated and requiring
the services of over 300 more opera
tives, which will increase the uum
ber employed there to about 1,800.
Iloatli at Atlanta.
Mrs. Mattie Hovers, wife of John
Devtrs, and daughter of J. 1). Jen.
liings, of Atlanta, (5a., die lSa'e
day evening at (i o'clock. The
ceased was a granl daughter of ' .
and Mrs. A. G. Jennings f ( , ;
Falls. Tbe funeral umiriv
Atlanta, Monday liiorning, a ', 1
o'clock.
Death ot J. tt. f.t-w lh n.
J. R. Ltwellyn. of J)obaon, Surry
CQunty, a juominent lawper anil
od! itioati, wi one of the State's
'"ft. known Pemocrats died at
tireensboio Monday. Ilia death was
i-aii-ed by urannie poisoning, super
induced by white swelling with
which he hits been a sufferer since
bo) hood. He was 55 years old, and
leaves a wife and six children, three
boys and three girl.
Several young ladies are entering
our contest under the second propo
f H'oi! to get, a free trip with all ex
penses paid to the Jamestown Expo
sition. All they have to do is t)
collect one bundled dollars on all
(old or i.ort) subscriptions.
special Correspondence.)
Washington, D. C, July 1, 1907.
Last week has teen prolific of
semi-official statements. Beveridge
has been to Oyster Bay. and presum
ably with authority, announces
that "We" are not standing so aw
fully pat as some folks suppose.
The statement l'eveiidge writes
for the "World" is not aa specific
as the curious deoip-, but it announ
ces that "natural causes" should
be reasonable and avoid producing
panic, just because it is found neces
Siry to revis- -rome scandalously op
pressive schedules, '."he whole sig
nificance of thin H'Tdi-oflicial state
ment is tint' ;t-v;;,nn is accepted at
ar. Alack that ai-. ,'ltarst and Mr.
Bryan will, for the party good,
make up their differences, has
brought out the first explicit state
ment concerning the basis of the
feud between these two gentlemen
None of Hearst's friends whom
the New York newspapers sought,
would speak for publication, but it
was learned that there is still a very
pronounced ill-feeling on the part
of tbe Hearst people against Mr.
Bryan, and the reason is given
thus:
Mr. Hearst, in 1896 and 1900,
personally through bis newspapers,
supported Mr. Bryan for the Pres
idency. In 1904 Mr. Bryan was
not a candidate for the Piesidoncy,
while Mr. Hearst was, aud Mr.
Hearst felt that he should have Mr.
Bryan's support. Instead of re
quiring the political loyalty of Mr
Hearst, Mr. Bryan went on the
platform and seconded the nomina
tion of former United States Sen
ator Cockrell, of Missouri, who had
no chance of being nominated.
Some of the Hearst people who
were seen declared that Mr. Hearst's
friends would do everything possi
ble to defeat Mr. Bryau for the
nomination next year, aud that if
they accomplished their purpose,
Mr. Hearst would not run for Pres
ident as the candidate of the Nation
al It dependence League.
The latest candidate for pres
idential honors from the South is
Governor Beckham of Kentucky,
who, his friends declare, is one of
the greatest
D m c a'.ic leaders.
He is now by the votes of the peo
pie nominated for United States Sen-
atoi, but the Watterson "dark
hor.-e" muy be an obstacle in his
path to higher honors.
The Hi-publican w;:: fare in Ohio
will from now on take a more lurid
'..i:e, for Furaker has gone home to
i dg in a general lire alarm.
1 1:- editor of tiie St. Louis Globe
1 . ni'-ciai. iipp'-aj .. to be on tie
i. -e ot nervous p;os ration these
:. . and hit ten I r f.-lings liave
'o n lately lac !a.. i by tile State
.i: ;M of t!i" Chic::: . i'r' buue that.
'Miicivis no U "jiutdi :.!ii party in
... v of the c..!led Southern
;S..!ticf." One can hardly blame the
; tiloln'-lleniocr.it fc- getting excited
j about it, f.;r it i. so evul. tuly true
j that outside of the Fed-ral oflice
i bidders there i-) nut much to be
found of the l.epubl,.jaii party in
the South For instance, at the cau
cuses in New Orleans lately there
were only about 700 vot s cast and
there are over T0U Republican office
holders. It is said that the crops of corn,
catton, tobaeci , vegetable aud fruits
are very jor down South. But
the crop of dark horses for the
Democratic presidential nomination
is flourishing. Culberson, Hoke
Smith, J. W. Daniel, John Sharp
Williams, Gov. Folk aud others are
all mentioned as good presidential