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L4Xa r i R j me COURIER n Ghe COUIUER I I n RAk Maura mmA . Advertising Column Circulation. I I I Bring Results. Issued Weekly. PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. $1.00 Per Year VOL XXXlll. ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, February U, 1908. No 6 COUR OLD FIDDLERS' CON VENTION. Big Cathering from All the Sur rounding Counties Gi and Suc cess. Shakespeare has said that "The man that hath no music in hintself is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils." This cannot be said of thccitizns of Randolph by those who attended the convention of fiddlers at the Graded School Auditorium last Thursday night. Probably the most interesting aud largest gather ing and certaiu'ly the most musical, ever held in this section was this. All daylong tie strains of Ye Oylden Tynie fiddle music in every section of the t wn gave warning to the coming event. Occasionally one could he.tr some of the modern day music hut few ptuse.d to liste.t except when the strains of such plebian airs as Straw Bonnet, Leath er Breeohe-, Yankee Doodle, Fisher's Horn Pipe, Old Moilie Hare, Ilome Sweet House, Little Piggie, Hop Light Ladies, Dixie, Turkey in the Straw, Patarola, Jesse J.uue, Hal lelujah Side, and others fell upon the ear. The curtain at the Auditorium went np on more than seventy born fiddlers sawing away up in Missis, sippi Sawyer aud pawing the devil's tatto), otherwise known as patting. These seventy tiddlers were playing under the direction of Mr. E. E. Pugh, of High Point, aud as he stamped his fot and wave his bow to correct the tempo, each player bore down upon his bow and drew melody fiom hia instrument while the crowd of spectators went wild with cheering, hurrahs aud whist ling. The house was tilled to over flowing. The overture completed, and cheers subsided, Prof. E .1. (Joliraue, master of ceremonies, called upon Col. W. P. Wood, to greet the rid dlers and their friends, who had come from every part of Randolph and adjoining counties. As usual Col. Wood's welcome was most cor. dial just such as would cause one to tune to the highest pitch jut the thing for a convention of tid dlers. The program was interesting throughout. It consisted principal ly of tunes of the antique school, but now aud theu a nn re modern air or a vocal selectiou was given adding variety. The following is a list of the con testants for the prizes offered, and some of the selections played by each: LlUD Fiiih.e: C. J. Toole, Troy, tune Leather Br-echps. M M. Koutli, lutndleuian, Jeuny Lvud, polka. J. A. Richardson, D wey , Mississippi Saw yer and Utile Brown Jug. M. F. William, Ulah, Hallelujah Side jid Going to tun Wedding J. J. Miller, Anheboro Rochester Schot tiache and lady Washington. , W. It. Hamlin, entral Kails, Mississippi Sawyer and Beautiful Bella. W. J. Fngh, Climax, Jesse James aud Old Moilie Hare. S. J. Walton, High Foiut, Straw Bonnst and 'Mid the Green Fields. John Bray, Central Falls, Flat Rock and Mississippi Sawyer. Dr. J D. .Bulla, Trinity, Floating Down the Stream of Time and Patarola Joe Hamlin, Central Falls, Yankee Doodle and Ship That Never Returned. Everett McDauiel, Holly, Jesse James and Rain a Little. J. it. Lineberry, Randleman, Leather Breeches a.id Flat Rock . Henry Smith, Millboro, Magpie and Tur key ia th" Straw. E A Tucker, Colfax, Little Rock and Hop Light Ladies. E. L Tomlinson, Dixie and Kiss Walts. N.Elder, Trinity, Rock the Cradle, Joe. and Old Moilie flare B. F. Oray, Franklinviile,' Yankee Doodle and Jesse James J. F. Cousins, Trinity, Turkey in the Straw and Rainbow Schottishe Joe M. Brown, Randleman, Leather Breeches and Flat Rock. P. A. Fontayne, Uam-wur, hoo-Fly Melo dy and O .liege Horn Pipe. J. Frank Hamilton, Central Falls, Old Kentucky Home. Second Fiddle. CspC W, E Johns, High Point, Rock the Cradle, Joe, and Old Moilie Hare. t P. A. Fontayne, Ramseur, Rattlesnake Jig and Military tSca Uixhe. ; F. M. Trogdon, FUhrra' Horn Pip-- and Old Moilie Hare. Best Banjo. R. K. Stanley, Greensboro, Spanish Fan dangle and Home Stree io e. Chaa l'egraui, Kernersville, riedruont Springs and leather Breeches. J. W. Tutile, High Point, Horn? Sweet Home nn 1 Princes Quickstep. Tony Johnson, .Wuriha, Dixie and Italian Waltz. J. B, Virkory, Greensboro, R F. D , Rat tle: nak Jig and Home, Sweet Home. SrecuLTiKH. P. A. Fontayne, Rumseur, Selection with Bones. J. R. Winningham. Central Falls, on harp riat kock ana Home ture. Joel Davis, Progress, on Banjo, Peek -a-boi and Darling Chloe. S. T. Hill Progress, on dulcimer, Waugh ton( Sbortstep and San Jones Going Down Town. Geo. W. Tugh, Mil boro, guitar specially, Sebastopol and Star Waltz. Capt. W. E. Johns, fiddle specialty, Mock ing Bird and 22nd of February. C. C. .Holden, High Point, guitar, Home, Sweet Home and Mexican Wall.. Qrady Miller, Asheboro, harp and guitar combined, San Antonio and Rufus Rastus. E L. Tomlinson, Glenola, vocal specialty Dear Heart and Nevermore Grow Old. J. F. Hamilton, Central Falls, vocal sclec tiun North ''arnlina Hills K. K Slsuley, Greensboro, vocal with banjo accompaniment, I'p With the Angela Now, C J. ro de, Troy, solo with guitar, Little liggie. J. N. Hiiinblo. The contes. was close, making the 0'k of the judges, Messrs. A. P. Staley, of Hi-h Point; T. II. Ued diug and Dr. L. M. Fox, of Ashe boro. verv hard. Aftr fotne delib eration the prizes were awarded us roiiow.; B.-st lead (1 Idie P. A. Fontaine, of Rauiseur $10.00. Sec md best lead (ladle J. F. Cons up, Tiiuitv $5.00. Best second fiddle F. M. Trog don, Millboro j7.50. Second best second fiddle Oupt. W. E. Johns, High Point $2.50. Best banjo Tony Johnson, Sol $5.00. Second bes: banjo Joe V. Yick ory, Greensboro $2.50. Best specialty K. K. Stanley. Greensboro $5.00. Second beat specialty Grady Mil ler, Asheboio $2.50. Booby price J. F. Hamilton, Central Fall- Model Fiddle. That these were awarded the prizes does dot declare against others who participated in the program. Every performer was accorded a liberal applause aud all did them sdves credit. C. J. Poole, cf Troy, was good iu his fiddle and v-cal selections. The fiddling of Alebsra. M. M. Routh, I. A. Riohardson, B. F. Orav, V. N. Elder, J. M. Liueberry, M. F. 'Will it ma, Henrv Smith were accoided mien praise- It is notable in this connection that the instrument used by Mr. J. M. Liueberry, of Ha.idh H'an, v'ii8 ot.e of his own manufac ture. Mr. M. F. Williams, of Ulah, who was assisted by the Cedar Grove oichestra, captured the hou.-s when ho fell iuto "I'm O" the Hal lelujih Side". Mr. E. L. Tomlin son, of Glenola, was praited for his vocal selections, aud many others, whose names the reporter cannot ie call at this time, displayed flue talent. During the greater part of the performance the audience struggled to control themselves, and managed to keep their feet on the floor until the Cedar Grove band struck up "Cedar Rock." There was a sudden stillness, then a whirl and a spon taneous shuffle began on the stage, participated in by Messrs. Henry All red. Carl Hoover and Jake Mill, er. The hout.e went wild. Prof. J.N. Rumble, whose work on the fiddle is well known in this section, was a highly appreciated participant. In bis rendition of Arkansas Traveler, the Mockingbird and other selections he displayed a perfect knowledge of the fiddle, and his scientific work proved him a master w-ith the bow. From Btart to finish there was a genuine delight for the audience. The convention was a grand success both socially and financially. Much credit is due Mr. Pugh, of High Point, for the success on account of his excellent arrangement and con. duct of the program. A neat sum was realized by the Betterment As sociation. NEW ATTORNEYS. Forty-Three Applications Granted by Supreme CoerU The Supreme Court has granted 43 of 46 applications for license to practise law. Among them are Richard L. Brown Stanly county; William S. Britt, Robeson; Oscar J. Sikee, Union; Henry C. Richardson, Union; Janes M. -Sharp, Jr., Rock ingham; Richard A. Turner, Yad kin; J. William Bailey, Wake; John A. Parker, Robeson; Theodore E. McCrary, Davidsou; Charles A. Hines, Guilford; Jcrhn J. ParKer, Union; Arthur fljeacb, Montgomvr.-; Kerr Oraigp, Rowan; Harry H. Barker, Yadkin; COMMENTS ON VARIOUS MATTERS. Hy ARCHIBALD JOHNSON. The Legislature f 10O8. The same members returned to Raleigh who were elected for the Legislature of 1907, but the recent session was in . every way sounder, safer and more sensible then the other. What was the reasou for this marked change in the spirit of the two sesEions? There are tw j reasons and they are given very clearly 111 the Charlotte Observer of Febtuary 3d by Mr. W. D. Adams, the bright young man representing that paper at the capital durit'g the session of the body. One reason is, the mem bers heard the voice of the pop.e, and the other which naturally fol lowed is, that there w.ta a change of leadership. At the first hessiou the people had no instructions to give, beeau e the rate question was new to them, and they had no opportunity to thiuk it through, ihey bave done a lot of thinking within the p:tst year, and the niemhets Bonieuow he.-.rd the conclusion they reached and were prepared to execute their will. The 0; her reason for the wisdom of tha recent session, the change of leadership, u apparent to nil. The session ot 1907 was characterized by impulse rather than calm reason The man who could bust abuse the railroads was he who caught the ear vl mc iiuuar, 1 iic men in me eau- f .i.,. 11.... ... 'in.. : .. . 1 : die had blood iu their eye for the corporations, and would hear to no compromise. They demanded the price of fltibh. Put for the protest of the Senate the passenger rate would have been put at two cents a mile. And yet a majority of the jeople taought at the beginning of the ses sion of 1907 that these radicals were the wise men of the Legislature, which proves that the voice of the people is uot the voue of God. The people are liable to be swept off their feet by the passionate appeals of the demagogue, but they finally settle down in their sober second thought to about the right thing. 'You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all t ie time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time", was one of the wisest of the many wise observations of Abraham Lincoln. The Prohibition Majority. It seems to be a foregone conclus ion that the liquor people are going to be dtfeafed on the SGth of May, but they must be overwhelmingly defeated. It will not do to come up with a little tneasley 25,0()0mnjority; but the mnjority ought, in some de gree, to measure the. stieugth of the piohibition sentiment in our State. Besides, about 26 years ago, the liquor side cleaned us up to the tune of a little the rise of a bundled thousand; we must hit them as hard as they hit us. That overwhelming majority settled the prohibition question in North Carolina for a quaiter of a century, and we must roll up a vote that will settle it for ever. They have always put the burden of the wet vote on the poor nigger; we shall soon see how much of the blame the colored man should bear. He has been made the scape goat for many a trashy white man, but he is out of the way now, and we shall discover bow many white folks in our good State are willing to risk the rnin of their own child ren for the sake of wetting their whistles. Oar Meral Progress. The fact that we are facing a great prohibition victory in North Carolina) indicates how far and how fast we have travelled in the direc tion of a higher moral manhood. We all iemember the remark of the great Tribune cf the people, who, replying to Rev. Mr. Aberuatny as to how he intended to vote in the prohibition election, said, "Uy heart is with you, but my stomach is against you, and my stomach is larger than my heart." Can one imagine C. B. Aycock, F. M. Sim mons or R. B. Glenn making such a remark as that? Public seutimeut would not tolerate it now, A man who offers himself for the suffrage of the people must not only stand pat on moral questions hut he mast himself live a clean life. I know a man who would be this hour in the Congress of the United States but for the belief that he was personally unclean. He is able and bus much personal magnetism, but he wub beaten by a man whose life is as cleau as a woman's. The character of our campaign speeches has completely changed. The coarse j ike aud evtn the ehady allusion are no longer drawing ca ds. The most captivating and effective public speaker 111 cur Sure, Chaa. B. Aycock, never utters a word in public that would, bring a blush to the cheek of a maiden. The spirit of the limes demands that a candidate for oflie.e shall also be a gentleman. The North ( arullua Press. Right behind every thins which has for its object the uplift, of our pep'e stands the Press of North Caroliua. Ia the tierce bat le for the destruction of the liquor traffic the News & Observer has stood like a stone wall; and all over the Stat our cuuuciy newspapers to the best of their strength hae gladly cham pioned every righteous cast-. A depraved and immoral newspaper cannot. 11 jiirish. in North Carolina. It must convince its readers that ic loves the right iu order to win their patronage. They may be deceived tmt they will not let the s tuie man deceive them twice. The field for the conn ry paper is broader and more inviting uow thau it has eer been. The educational 1 l . 1 , , pportiimties for the country tditor Tlie rurl free delivery, instead of being a hiudiance, is a great help, for it creates a thirst for reading aud the deeper the thirst the better for the local paper. 1 am always glad to see a commuuity priud of, and loval to its paper. It is a good sin of the paper aud a better sigu of the people. A merchant, ought to patronize his home paper whetner it pays him iu dollars aud ceuts or not. It does pay him in a great many ways. It tells the story of loyalty to the world, that outsiders read and understand; it reveals a breadth, aud a spirit of enterprise on the part of the home people that is the finest kind of an advertise ment aud one that draws like a Unagnet. A HC HI It A I.D JOHNSON. DEATH OF MRS. FREE. Death Followed An Attack of Pucnionia Saturday Horning. Mrs. Sallie Free, wife of A. M. Free, died at her home east of Asheboro Saturday morning about s.'veii o'clo.k. Mrs. Free had been ill about a week with pneumo nia. The deceased was 38 years old and is a daughter of the late Capt. Jack Harrelson, of Marion, S. C. She is survived by her husband and S'X children, who have the symp:4 y of a hose of friends iu the couuty. The funeral was conducted Mon day at Browers Methodist Protestant Chapel, of which church the deceas ed was a consistent member. Flelas Brothers Released. Raleigh Feb. 5. After having de liberated for six hours the jury in the case agaiust the Fields brothers charged with robbing the mail of a register package containing $3,000, tonight at 8 o'clock returned a ver dict of not guilty. It it under stood that the jury for some time after it retired stood seven to five for acquittal. The defendant were James M. and Bit scorn Fields of Climax, Guilford countv. Mr. Horner Acquitted. The jury in the case of State against G. W. Homer, of Elise, charging him with burning his store at Elise, Moore county, in 1901, has returned a verdict of not guilty. The case was moved to Chatham county at the request of State. Seventeen lawyers were employed in the case anil over a hundred witnesses testified. Albenarl Notes. Wm. Foreman, formerly of Albe marle, has been elected second vice president of the Geo. DeWitt Shoe Co., of Richmond, Va. The Methodists of Albemarle have started a movement for the im mediate erection of a handsome $20, 000 church. The Norwood Carriage Co., is preparing to move its plant to Albemarle. FORTNIGHTLY CLUB. Something ot the Play to Be Given Soen --Cast ef Characters. The Spinsters' Fortnightly Club, a burlesque entertainment will be given at the Graded School Audi torium on Friday night Februarv 21st, under the auspices of the Daughters of the Confederacy. The spinsters reDiespnt. tvnini.1 old maids with old-time costumes. lhey meet in their convention hall, respond to the roll call with ap piopriate quotations and proceed witn business in the most absurd manner plan to go to Alaska where they have beard there are 50,000 brides wnnted, and its thev njinnnr. all decideou the style of dress for tneir trip the President ap mints two of the spinsters to engage i a de bate upou the uut'j.-ct. Three of the spinsters act as iudtres and de cide upon the important question. ine program is composed of club songs, poems, music, etc.. after which Comes ' Mr. Makeover" with a remodel scope which transforms thespinsteis iuto beautiful young maidens. Below we print the cast of charac ters: Josephine Jane Green, President Mrs. Wm. C. Hammer. Rosnla Abifjal Hodge, Secretary M.S. O. C. McAlister. Cynthia Priscilla Jones, Treasurer - virs. II. E. Moflitt. Ophelia Arab-lla Pit kins, Chm. Vigilance Com. Mrs. V. D. Sted- llUltl. DEBATERS. P. rtia Olivia Bennett Mrs. J. T. Underwood. Penelope Gertrude Doolittle Miss Lucy Crowson. JUDGES. Saphrouia Aramiuta Long Mrs. Daniel Sharp. Jerusha Matilda Spriggins Miss Nannie Bailinger. Martha Elvira Blathers Miss Essie Ross. OTHER CHARACTERS. Betsy Bobbitt Miss Daisy Crow pon, (Poetess) Patieuce Desire Mann Miss Fan nie Gray. Rachel Rebecca Short Miss Ruth Fox. Florence Lucretia Goodhepe Mrs Laurin Craoford. Sauiantha Polly Popweasel (deaf and dumb) Miss Mullie Rush. Florence Arabella Long Mrs. T. M. Johnson. Miss Rachel Bodkins M i s a Bessie Coffin. Jessica Juliet Smith Miss Laura Slimson. Cleopatra Bell Brown Miss Irma Whitfield. Violet Ann Ruggles Miss Min nie Hoover. Anatosia Melissa Huggins Mrs. E. Kephart. Mercy Desire Adams Mrs. Otis Rich. In additiou to the above persons who take part in the spinsters con vention there are about 10 more who come out "made over". Tickets will be on sale at the Standard Drug Store. Reserved seats 35c, general admission 25c, children under 12 years of age 15c. FIDDLERS' CONVENTION. Another Is Stirted for Farmer Institute On the Mght of February 39th, There will be an Old Fiddlers' Convention at Farmer February 29th. All who play either a fiddle, banjo, mandolin, guitar or autoharp are cordially luvited to enter the contest. Prizes consisting of two ten-dollar gold watches and two two and one-half dollar gold pieces, will be giveu to the best players. About thirty have already promised their support, and in all about fifty players are expected. AH who wish to enter should send their names at once to S. T. Lassi ter so that free eutertainmect may be arranged for them. Pibllc Printer Suspended. President Roosevelt has appointed Wm. S. Rossiter of the Pension office, as public printer pending the investigation made by Congrees of the affairs of the government print ing office, Chas. A. Stiilings having been removed as public printer for incompetency and neglect. Republicans are objecting t o Judge Adams as State chairman, oli.wging incompetency, and urging District Attorney Holton for the position. TRAGIC DEATH OF A .MERE BOY. Master John McPherson Accidentlj Killed While out Hunting Fri day. News reached here Saturday of the? tragic death of Master John, the 12-year-old sou of John McPherson, of Elise. The death wa3 the result of wounds received while out hunting. Early Friday mo'- n i n g he shouldered bis sun aud departed for the wood-. His long absence caused much Ubeasiuess on the part of the family and searching parties were organized. Several hours of search ing revealed the lifeless form of the boy 111 a fence corner. One foot was caught in ihe fence. A wound disclosed the fa'jt thut .he had re ceived a full dischaige of a shot gum in his breast, killing him instantly- liisgiiu was lying by his side Circumstances warrant the belief that the boy's gun was discharged accidentally while he was iu the act i;f i rosting the feuce. BOARD OF EDUCATION. Mcliool I-'iind Apportioned Six New Libraries Will Be Granted. An important meeting of the County Board of Education was held at the courthome Monday. The full board, consisting of G. T. Murdock, W. N. Elder and I. F. Craven, was piete t P 0 i bl v the most impor tant work of the Boad was the ap portionment of the county's part of the second $100,000 of the State's appropriation to public schools. Randolph county received $2,148. 72. This assures a four-months term for every school in the county- Au election on special tax for echoal purposes ws finally ordered to be held in the Farmer district,' ia Concord township, and Shiloh, in Coleridge township. The election will be held February 18th. The Board will soon authorize the establishment of new rural libraries at the school at Millboro, in Frank linville township and in the Juliar district in Liberty township. Sup plementary libraries will be granted the Marlboro and Glenola schools, in New Market township, the Caraway district in Trinity township and the Staley district, in Columbia town ship. WILLARD MEMORIAL Mpeclal Program for Service at the ' Presbyterian Church. The Frances E. Willard Memorial Service will be held at the Presby terian church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. An interesting program which appears below has been ar ranged. Not only the members of the W. C. T. U. and the Loyal Tem perance Union are interested in this service, but it will be eDjoyed by all. Mothers aie especially urged to at tend with their children. TKOGRAMME: Voluntary, Mrs. C. C. McAlister. Song, Loyal Temperance Lefon. Hymn, "How Firm a Foundation," by tL Congregation. Prayer, by l!e. C. A. Wood. Quartette, "I'm a Pilgrim.' Scripture, Address, Re. Johnson. Solo, "There is a Ind," ty Mrs. E. E Kepbart. Recitation, " Rememliered Still," by Way- land Hayes. Ihiet, "Wire and do," Misses McAlister aud Richardson. Reading, "Frances E. Willard's Influence Upon the Young People," Miss May McAlis ter. Quartette, "More Loe to Thee." Recitation, ')ur Leader," Maggie Daxis, Offering and Dis'ribution of Literature. Song, Loyal Temperance Vnion. Hymn, "Abide With Me." SERIOUS FIRE. Mouthern Or Factory Destroyed at High Paint-Valued at 115,000 High Point suffered a very costly fite Saturday n'.ght when the plant of the Southern liar Company was burned down. The building and machinery were estimated as being worth something like $75,000, per haps more. The factory had been in operation for several years shipping cars all through the South aud East. Seven cars leady to ship were con sumed by the flames.
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