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STATE CONVENTION
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IN
SESSION IN RALEIGH TODAY..
il'KOOKESSlVH RESOLUTIONS
TO BE ADOPTED.
Raleigh, June 4. The Democrat!
State Convention. Is in session hiere
today in the city auditorium. It
is a quiet affair, most interest Cen
tering in the work of the platform
committee and the action of tb-
convention in passing tin itfll work
in the light of the demands made
on the party plfatffoim frameial by
the "Progressive Democratic" con
vention ADril 8. Aside from this
the convention has O'nly to nominate
Chairman E. L. Travis of the Cor
poration Commission to succeed him
self, nominate United Stated Sen
ator Lee S. Overman to succeed
himself as the Senator from the
western division of the State and
put the convention's "O. K." cn
the 10 nominations for pliacts on th
Superior Court that have been made
in the several judicial districts in
which elections are t'j occur this
Jail,
(Governor Craig only a few days
ago named the special committee
that, he was directed by the ' pro
gressive Democratic" convention to
name ftx the convention to go be
fore the platform committee of the
regular convention and press for the
adoption cf the planks that were
adopted by the progressives. This
committee consists of Clarence Poe,
Ralegh, chairman; J. W. Bailey,
Raleigh; H. Q. Alexamder. Mecklen
burg; J. Crawford Biggs, Raleigh;
A. W. Graham, Granville;' A. M.
Scales. Greensboro- and R. F. Beas
ley, Monroe. There are 15 different
planks In the set of resolutions' thfct
the progressives adopted to be urge
for adoption by the regular State
convention. These foirow;
"We recommend that all nomina
tions it candidates of afllfl politic-1
parties for all county, State, district,
legislative and all national, elective
officers shall be in ballot primaries
under the strict regulations of tow,
with strong penalties to prevent 0r-
rupt practices, setting a reasonable
limit upon expenditures or every
candidate and requiring each, candi
date to publish prior to and imme
diately after the primary a sworn
statement of his receipts and expen
dituree end fixing a common day
for the primaries of aU parties. -
"We holdethe opinion that our
Commonwealth has outgrown it
present system of taxation as fixed
In the Constitution; that that sys
tern as it is now applied ia ineffl
cient and inequitable. We recom
mend, therefore, the ratificati'. m, by
the people of the amendmen to the
Constitution proposed by tire luen
eral Assembly of 1913. designed to
facilitate the revision of our reve
nue system; and promptly up n the
ratification of the amendment, we
urge that the General Assembly
shaQ. proceed to correct the in
equalities and the inefficiency that
now obtains and by larger inherit
ance and othier taxes to decrease
the burden upon Industry and prop
erty,
"We believe that one of the most
serious obstacltd to nrogress in
North Carolina has been the ab
sorption of our Legislatures in local
and special measures. We recom
mend, therefore, the ratification by
he .people of the two amendments
to he Constitutim'n. the one re
stricting: private, "ocal and special
legislation, the other prohibiting
cpectajj legislative charters . to or
norations.
"We rejoice in the great progress
our State is making in the cause of
duration at all the children, in
methods and forces operating in) th
Interest of public! health public
nonla and oubli5 industry. We
urge that every energy of the State
be bent in behalf ofl six months'
eebool term and that the constitu
tional! amendment for this purpose
be adttDted. .' W ttree that the ef
forts of these men and. institutions
engaged in the solendld work of
conserving the health of our people,
is eradicating disease and prevent
In Infections be seconded with; en
thuslaetic and unstinted support
both by State and local gvoern
ments.
"We stand for the strict uphold
ing of our laws prohibiting tne
manufacture and sale of intoxi
cant Uauors In the enforcement of
which great progress has been
made. We are made glad by the ev
idence that both drinking) and
drunkenness and the crime that
they breed are rapidly decreasing
and 'that in the not distant future
North! Carolina wiI9 stand) bef. r
the world as an example of a ccm
monwealthi free of the curse of al
cohol. We urge a further rtep n
public morals in the form of a law
holding criminally IS bale owners
who rent their property for unlaw
ful purposes.
"We recognize the force and ben
efit of the movement now! sweeping
the State in behalf of the improve
ment of ou publJd highways; and
we call upon the Democratic! party
to continue, and to reinforce in the
largest practical measure its pup
port of this great work oiJ com
merce, morals and civilization by
creating a State road law. We be
lieve that the soundest policy for
the State to pursue with her con
victs Is to use aH of them for work
in public road building, rather than
In farming, or in hiring tbem out
TO BOOST CHAUTAUQUA
CHAIRMAN ELECTED FRIDAY
N IGHT A UTOMORI I.I ; I'AKA liE
TO BE CONDI C TED.
The Chautauqua guarantors met
in the court house Friday night i
perfect plans for Chautauqua week
which will be from June 29 to July
5. Miss Grace Hershey. advance
agent of the Chautauqua Company,
was present and thoroughly ex
plained every detail; of the move
ment. Chairmen for the different com
mittees were elected as follows;
Chairman of the Chautauqua com
mittee, Rev. J. Ed. Thompson. MA
Thompson will deliver the address
of welcome on the opening day.
Prof. T. F. Bulla was elected secretary-treasurer
and chairman of the
ticket-selling committee; Dr. F. E.
Asbury. chairman hospitality com
mittee; Miss Nannie Bulla, chair
man Junior Chautauqua committee;
Bachelor Belles' Club, managers of
decoration committee; Seth W.
LaughMn. chirman town decoration:
C. C. Cranford, chairman aut-m-
bile party; W. J. Armfiekl, chair
man site committee; Ed. Mend n
hall, chairman publicity committee.
The Ministerial Association will
have charge of the Sunday program.
Eac.i chairman will appoint a com
mittee to work with him ot her
in the department to which; t..t
have been assigned.
Within a few days an advertis
ing automobile will come to t
and distribute circulars, etc., which
Will be the first real' advertising of
the Chautauqua. Two weeks before
the date of the opening an aut mo
bile parade or advertising partv
will be formed and trips made to
the neighboring towns and through
out the different sections of the
county. The cars will be beautiful
ly decorated with banners end
Chautauqua pennants, advertising
circulars wild be distributed- and
the seven great days advertised in
numerous ways.d This will net only
be beneficial to the Chautauqua but
wMl serve to advertise Asheboro ir
a way which heretofi.Te has never
been done.
This will be great week for Ashe
boro, and Randolph county and ev
ery person who possibly can should
take advantage of this opportunity
to hear several of the United State '
greatest lecturers. Asheb-iro extends
a hearty welcome to all to conn
and enjoy the week.
or in building railroads whether the
stock exchanged for labor be good
or no good.
"We recommend that our penil
system be revised in the light of
the most modern methods i Deluding
the intermediate sentence parole sy
tem. 1 '
"We congratulate al!T concerned
upon the advncea maade by) cur
Governor and General Assembly and
especially upon the epoch-making
victory recently wen before the In
terstate Commerce Commission in
the matter of relieving North Car
olina points of the discrimination
in freight tariffs in favor of points
in otherStates; and we urge that
the struggle so well begun, shall, be
pleased until there shall not rer
main a shadow of suspicion that
the people of this State latent un
der any disadvantage so far as the
common carriers are concerned, bcti
interstate and intrastate. And in
view of the fact that the growth
of the State has produced an in
creasing number of problems affect
ing both the supervision v4 public
utilities and the matter of public
revenue, we advise that the State
should have two commlssicne, one
charged with the supervision of
corporations and taxation, the
other charged eolieUyl with the reg
ulation of public utilities.
"We likewise ask that the pres
ent Investigation of insurance rates
be pressed to a conclusion that wri
remove all question as to di'-xrimina
tion adverse Va our people on this
point.
We bring before our party the
sec la 11 demands of the needs of the
farmers of North Carolina, In the
conviction that all that serves them
serves all the pe:iple. We recom
mend that the State follow up its
Increasingly useful work in inspsc-
tion. education and instruction, with
aid to a system of rural credits' de
signed to enable the producers' of
the wealth from which the h State
draws its life, t'c manage tMeir en
terprises at the lowest possible rate
of interest and to market their
products to the best advantage.
We urge our representatives in Con
gress to uphold the President! in his
plians to aid our farmers in the
matter of rural credits. We recom
mend the encouragement of studies
In practical agriculture in our free
schools. .
"We advocate a law prohibiting
the employment! In a factory of any
child under 14 ears of age and for
bidding the employment therein at
night of any male child under iti
years of age and any woman or
"Without committing this meet
ing in advance to an endorsement
of any form of the initiative and
referendum that may1 bei submitted
we do believe that the perple! have
the right and they should have the
chance to say whether they wish
or do not wish to adopt these meas
ures, and we recommend that an
amendment to the Constitution! cm
GREATEST MONTH EVER
MORE BIRTHS A.VD DEATHS RE
PORTED THAN EVER BEFORE.
The Vital Statistics law' is prov
ing to be the "hit of the season"
as health work goes. The public -is
already taking greater interest in
having their babies' births recorded
and in reporting deaths than was
ever expected by the State Board
of Health.
A call at the Vital Statistics de
partment today showed) that for
the month of April over 9,000
I rths and deaths were reported
as against 7,100 for March and only
4-300 for February. In the opin
ion of the Board this represents
about nine-tetitl p of all the bin.lis
and deaths actually occurring in the
State. This rapid increase in fig
ures tells better than words! of the
public's interest in the new law.
Our people no longer mean to
be born. Jive and die and leavd n
more record of their having been
here than so many animals. Each
human being certainly deserves to
have a permanent record made of
the two mo-t important events of h
lieVi Ilia Hsstll onH
have these record filed in the nr
chives of the State for all time.
Much of the credit for the favor
able report of thi country is due
to our admriable corps of local reg
istrars to whom all these births and
death,, occurring in the various
towns and townships were first re
ported. For the information of our
readers who have occasioon to re
pent births and deaths, w-e give
herewithl a list of the registrar's for
each town and township in the
county. Always be sure to report
to the registrar In your own town
or township..
Randolph County.
Townsk ,
Archdale W. pr Wilson.
Asheboro P. H. Morris.
Liberty Dr. R. D. Patters! .m,. '
Ramseur Chas. A. Reece.
Randleman J. A. Ivey.
Trinity Dr. W. L. Jackson.
Worthville Clarence Groce.
Tfcwnships.
Asheboro P. H. Morris, Ahe
bor. ,
Back Creek John F. Jarrell, Car
away..
Brower L. O. Sugg, Erect.
Coleridge' Dr. C. A. Haywojrth,
Coleridge. .
Cedar Grove !. T. Luck,., ea
grove, R. F. D.
Columbia Chas. A. Reece, Ram
seur. 1
Concord Dr. C. C. Hubbard, Far
mer, '
Franklin'ville C. H. Julian,
Franlrlinville.
Grant S. S. Cox- Brown. S
Levell Cross 'R. L. Causey. Ran
dleman. Liberty Dr. R. D. Patters ;n.
Liberty.
New Hope T. W. Ingram,, Bom
bay! New Market R. L. White, Glen
ola. -
.Pleasant Grove M. A. Ward,
Cheeks.
Providence G. W. Pugh, Mill
boro, R. F. D.
Randleman J. A. Ivey. Randle
man;
Richland J. C. Lowdermilk, Sea-
grove.
Tabernacle Dr. R. W. Myers, Pu
lerss.
Trinity Dr. W. L. Jackson, Trin
ity. Union C. H. Julian, Pisgah.
CLEMENT FOR SOLICITOR.
Joli.n' O. Lenvto of States lie
Chairman 'Ailiciu! Committee'.
The Democratic convention of
the Fifteenth Judicial district met
in Salisbury last Thursday and
nominated Hayden Clement of that
city to succeed himself as( solic
itor. John G. Lewis of Statesville
was elected chairman of the exec
utive committee to succeed Mr. H
M. Worth of Ashieboro; and) Walter
Woodson of Salisbury, secretary. All
the counties in the district were
represented
this subject be submitted.
"We recommend that persons re
ceiving compensation In the form
of passes or otherwise from rail
roads or other great public service
corporations should not be chosen
for legislative, judicial or congres
sional offices without first severing
such reflations in giood faith; and
that such officers should net be al
lowed to accept or hold passes.
We recommend the enactment
of effectiv legislation designed to
preserve our national resources, es
pecially our forest a and fisheries
and our wild game and thfat such
legislation be so far ad possible
Statewide. 1
And whereas, it is the purpose
of this conference as set forth ' in
the call to aid in crystalizing the
popular eentiment of the State
along well recognized lines of pro
gressive legislation; therefore be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this meeting that the chair appoint
a strong oammittee) of not lose than
five members of this body, whose
duty it shalll be to nresent this re
sult of the deliberations of this
meeting to the approaching! Demo
cratic State convention and press
their adoption to the end that they
may be embodied In the party; plat
form for the ensuing campaign! In
North Carolina."
MONEY MORE ELASTIC
JOHN SK ELTON WILLIAMS EN
PLAINS CURRENCY LAW TO
STATE BANKERS DECLA
RATION AND GUARANTEE OF
FREEDOM.
Hen. John Skelton Williams,
Comptroller of the Currency and a
member icf the Federal! Reserve
Bank Commission, was the guest of
tiie North Carolina Bankers.' Asv-o-
ciati n at Raleigh last Wednesday
night and delivered an address Mi
the applicatkn cf the new currency
act and the creation of the FeleraJ
reserve banks. The following i
taken from the report of Mr. William--'
address by the Associated
Pre-?; I
The new Federal banikrs law
was described as ni;t only a dtcla7
atien hut a guarantee of the free-
lnn r,( 1 li o. r i .11 11'. rv 'o t-i n .1 in 1 n , ll I
commercial; intpress from tli n.iit i -
bility of rule by a small group ii'
men.) i j I i I , I
.lr. Williams said the new law
was a :lau "of decentralizatk n -.'iid
distribution, demanded by the
f,. " iT 1 f Y , h V ,,
..!"' - " '
jure anybody, he said, "and it will
not injure any except tlus whe
insist on being injured."
"We believe tl.atj one of th.
ijt valuable and beneficial effects
of this new banking bill will) be to
make such panics as we have
i:i the past viitutflly impossible."
Mr. Williiamsi continued. "The sys
tem we have endured through ha'f
a century hammered us because tt
checked our groiwth,' and) was un
equal to our needs. It was dange'
ous deadly dangerous net only
because it compressed control rf our
Increasing resources and wealth intJ
the keeping of a smaller number of
individuaals at certain great cen
ters, but because it aided in heap
ing up the vast fortunes. Inciting
discontent and resentment, the par
ent of revolution the: forerunners
of destruction.
"When a dozen men own among
themselves $1,600,000,000 and
through a system til interlocking
directorates control as much more,
directing an amount equal to the
totaH currency supply for 100,000,
000 people, we should ralize that
such power Is a peril net only tc
our commerce and people :at large,
but to the government itself;
"There is no need to quarrel
with these men, yet it is not right
or safe that the happiness and hope
o' all these scores of millions of
our citizens shoilklf depend cn the
mercy, the caprice or the oplnUns
of any 12 or 50 or 100 men." '
Mr. Williams said no sane cr
patriotic man. party or administra
tion desires to seek vengeance. All
sane and' patriotic men," he declar
ed, "will understand that the time
has cme to reconstruct, to buil.l c4
a better and broader plan than we
have used heretofore
"The new law will guard straight
and open businessi agains: the
evils brought by crooked and crafty
business. We can net see how it
H possible with this law that we
can undergo again the dismal, man
kiliang, heart-racking conditions of
and 1893 and ether 'panic
y.ars' when money could nt b!
borrowed for any emergency or on
any collateral or terms; or that it
will hereafter be within the power
of any group or confederation of fi
nanciers. however ravenuos, cruel ( t
crazed, to force a panic or condi
tions to cause one; for the money
uiily may not hereafter be im
pounded, locked up or deviated from
its demands; but should rise irresi
tibly to the level of the necessity."
Mr. Williams said the relations ( f
financial New York to the country
generally should be changed from
an attitude of dominating ownership
to a "friendly partnership.'
We do not pr iprse to use vio
lence, to force disintegration
decentralization, to uo anything
with a jar and a jerk. The pl.m
as I understand it is to invite de
centralization, -to encourage It, to
give opportunity for it, to make lo
cal self-government possible, to le-
nicve the influences which draw t
a few centers the money that is pr'd
out to the corporations and deposit-
jd in the local banks."
Hot Weather Swcejis Eawt.
Wasl.tin.gton, June 1. A wave cf
mid-summer accompanied ty eirer
vating humidity over the Atlantic
States, the Ohio and the Mississippi
Valleys today caused suffering I
many cities. Richmond. Va.. with
a temperature of 96 degrees, waf
the only place, where the mercury
estbalished a new record.
In Washington the enclosed fier
moimeteTs at the elevated1 weather
burau registered 95 degrees, whi'e
those on. the streets marked 100,
the official figure within one d
gree of the record for the warmest
May day since 1870.
la many cities throughout the
Ea;tt the temperatures reached o
point onl!y one degree lower than
in Washington.
rvew York, Boston, Hartford. Al
bany and Philadelphia aft sweltered
with Ithe official thermometers show
ing 94 degrees. In tile West St
Louis, Evansville and Terre Haute
had temperatures of 92 degrees.
The will of C. W. Post, of Battle
Creek, Mich., filed at Washington,
leaves the bulk of his $20,000,000 es
tate to his widow and daughter.
HEARD ON THE STREETS
WHAT OUR TOWN CORRESPON
DENT HEARS AM) THINKS
MATTERS OF I'LIHJC M ER
NST DISCUSSED.
About the scarcest tiling in Ran
dolph county now is pi-s and any
thing that can grurt will) bring a
high as three dollars on tl.e Ashe
boro market.
There is more work cf an In
dustrial nature goijig on in Sta'ily
county at present than ever before.
The aluminum rl.-.'.i t it Whitney
employs 2,5uo hands daily. This
meatr.s good times and lit of money
in circulation in Stanly county. '
Mr. L. W. Foust f Hiuh Point
lit. i. b.iys there is good profit in
hoy iriL-ing. He sold five pips at
the n.-:? of six weeks lor the sum cf
He paid S50 fr the mcther cf
i"'ese l''a5
The writer has been thinking
about making a trip to Ilaniseur.
This will biing rain when nothing
el.-e will. ,'
There are thre? candidates L-r
Cli?rk cf the Superior Court in
Randolph county; Mesis. W. C.
Hammond cf Asheboro, J. M. Cav
eness of Coleridge and A. E. Burns
of Asheboro. Either of tl.e! three
would make a gocd clerk. AM aie
men of ability and! integrity.
Why shuld not every farmer
have a printed letter head with his
farm name on it for use in his cor
respondence. It would cost but
little and looks more progressive.
Real summer weather has ar
rived and people are laying plans
fvT their summer vacation. Many
will go to the poular summer re
sorts for a few weeks.
How marry township trustees ac
tually take pride in doing their du.y
towards the public roads?
Mr. E. P. Neighbors, a former
resident of Cential Falls who n w
lives at Capelsie, spent Saturday
night in Randleman. .
Mr. E. H. Saunders of Uwharrie
now owns a good farm on Uwhar
rie river. He was a tenant on this
farm for about 40 years. He final
ly saved enough to buy the farm
and is now ijut of debt. This shows
what industry and thrift will do.
Wonder how much respect a
merchant has for the law when he
wilfully sells a minor cigarettes
when he knows there is a luw
against it? t '
The merchants of Asheboro ar
dedng a lively business. This cor
repond at counted over fifty teams
In town Saturday evening.
We are glad to note that the
Asheboro graded school board is
taking much time and giving
much thoughts and) -consiideraticnl to
the election of a superintendent.
This is an important position and
we hope tbat a good man w.ufl
selected to fill it. Our school is
the best equipped to be found-
any town the size of Asheboro
the State.
Real eate in Asheboro is stead
ily increasing, even if It is net
shown icm the tax books. There is
not a brick building in town that
would net sell for more than it
cost. The lats on which the wcoden
en buildings) standi wvuld sell fer
more with the buildings off. This
i- a good indication of a bigger
and better town.
The iprosperity of a town Is net
guarded by tie wealth! of its in
habitants, but the unit,miityf in
puling together when an important
undertaking mu;t be tackled. A man
with a thousand dollars at his com
mand and a love for his town in
his heart can do more for pibl'c
imprc'vemtr.t than the mlllltnaiie
who lucks up his capital in a bank
vault and plays hands off.
There is a time to sow and
time to reap. The wise man said;
"Bring up a child in tie way he
should go and when he Is ol'df l.e
will net depart from! it.'l So ftf is
with the bvys of today who are al
lowed to roam the country at lari;e
in al'l kinds of mischief. Some day
there will he a reaping tinie' that
will sadden the hearts of many par
ents
There is some talfc cf the! Nor
fk-Scutl-em Railroad being ex-
tended from Charlctte westwaid to
connect with the Carolina, CiinCii-
field and Ohio road
Col. Theodore Rosevelt has assured
the National Geographical Society
that he is the discoverer of a river
in South America, 1000 miles long.
The Colonel challenges all the carto
graphers of the world to disprove his
achievement.
Sidney Finger, who was recently
cc.nvicted of murder and arson ir
burning of a store and the death
of the clerk, Preston Lyerly, at Ba -Iter
Junction, some time ago. hus
confessed to another murder six
years ago, that of a negro, Went-
worth in Forsyth county.
Prof, s IT. A. Matheson, head of
the department cf pedagogy, State
Ncimal College.Greeneboro.who has
been on leave of absence for past
year, on account of his health, wii)
not return to the school room next
vear. but will engage In the real es
tate business.1
The Democratic Judicial convention
for the second district was held in
Rocky Mount Saturday. George W.
Connor of Wilson, was nominated as
judge and Mr. R. G. Alsbrook of
Edgecombe as solicitor. The conven
tion was in session only a short while.
STATE NEWS ITEMS
HAl'I'ENLVUS OF INTEREST
G.V1I1ERED FROM OUR EX
CHANGES AND CONDENSED IS
A BRIEF FORM.
Sir Joseph Wilson Swan, inventor
of the incandescent electric lamp,
died in London last week, aged M
li. A. Hayes, former superintendent
of the Methodist Children's Home
at Winston-Saler.r, who has been wan
ted for the past year for embezzle
ment, has been arrested i:i Chicago
and will be brought home. Requisi
tion on the Governor cf Illinois has
been issued by Governor Craig.
Herman C. Smith, the defaulting
cashier o'f tl.e GoldsLoro Savings and
Trust Company and the National
Bank of Goldsboro, was carried to the
penitentiary Saturday to begin a sen
tence of four years.
The session cf Catawba College
at Newton which closed last week
was one of the Lest in the history of
the school. Rev. J. D. Andrews, cf
Burlington, was e'.ected president last
year and his work together with that
of an entire new faculty has been
most satisfactory.
Elon College Commencement came
to a close last night. D: F. T. Fagg,
one of the most distinguished minis
ters of the Methodist Protestant
Church and editor of the Methodist
Protestant, preached the annual ser
mon Sunday. Dr. W. W. Strney de
livered the literary address Tuesday.
The first electric car on the Caro
lina and Yadkin River railror.d was
run from High Point to Thor.iasviile
Saturdey. General Manager John
Nichols was motorman and his pas
sengers consisted of B. S. Coler, pres
ident cf the read, and many promi
nent citizens of High Point.
Arthur V. Blackweil, white, aged
about 25, died in the Presbyterian
Hospital at Charlotte Saturday, sup
posedly from poison self administer
ed. Tha young man was found in
Vance Park in an unconscious condi
tion. Disappointment in love is said
to have prompted the deed.
A dispatch from Asheville says
that: "The dry weather has caused
much damage to crops ia this section.
The last rain that could be considered
effective fell on April 14. The dry
weather has greatly damaged tha
fruit crop in the mountains."
The sixty first annual session of
the North Carolina Medical Society
will be held in Raleigh June 16, 17,
and 18, the fourth annual session of
the North Carolina Public Health Of
ficers Association will be held June
15.
The John Charles McNeill Memo
rial Committee has entered into a con
tract with the Chicago Art Institute
for the Lust in marble of the late la
mented North Carolina poet which is
to be delivered in September for un
veiling October lii, the date of hia
birth.
The Lenoir News says: "The pres
ent dry weather affords a fine oppor
tunity to observe the value of deep
plowing. Crops on thosa fields which
were plowed deepest are standing the
drought much better than those on
shallow plowed land."
Mrs. Mary Adams of Wilkes coun
ty was painfully hurt one morning
last week when she started a fire with
some chips in which a dynamite cap
had been accidently dropped. Fire
was thrown all over the room.
A report comes from Beaufort of a
split in the Carteret county Demo
cratic convention when the delegation
irom Atlantic, a town thirty mrlea
north of Beaufort, left the convention
after a warm fight because the "eas
tern end of the county was not given
substantial recognition. . .
HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETS
Meeting Held in Courthouse
Saturday Executive ' Com
mittee Named and Inter
esting Literary Meet
ing Held. - i
A meeting of the Randolph Histori
cal Society, which was organized last
November, was held in the courthouse
Saturday afternoon. About 15 or 20
members were present and all seemed
to be very much interested in the
work which the society has begun. Its
purpose is to collect and preserve old
antique documents, relics and other
things that will be of interest to the
future generations.
The iollowing executive committee
was named by the president: Miss
Julia Thorne, Mrs. W. C. Hammer,
Miss Mary Petty, Dr. C. H. Phillips,
Mrs. C. C. Hubbard, J. E. Mendenhall,
Miss Linnie Shamburger and Mrs. P.
H. Morris. The constitution was rend
and adopted and a committee appoint
ed to draft by-laws to harmonize with
tne constitution.
Several interestine natjers were
read as following: "Courthouses of
Randolph County" C. C. Hubbard:
"Farmer High School,". Miss Linnie
Shamburger;" "Birthplace of Andrew
Jackson," Ed Mendenhall; "The Temp
erance Movement in Randolph," Mose3
Hammond; "Dr. H. A. Henley," Dr.
L. Asbury: "Wit from Almanac of
1858," Mis3 Kate Phillips. These pa
pers were very interesting and will be
preserved among the records of the
society. .
This is a great work tnesa enereetic
people have started and should be
given the support of every citizen of
Randolph county. For many years
past interestinir relics, that would
have been or great value to future
generations, have been destroyed on
account of the non-exiotc-nce of such
a society to preserve them.