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THE COURIER Asheboro, N. C, Ma,y 6, 1915. WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST Mr. R. C. Smith, of Level Cross, was in town on business last Friday. Miss LizzieWinslow spent a few days recently visiting in Troy. Issued by the United States Weath er Bureau, Washington, D. C, for the week beginning Wednesday, May 5, 1915: FOR THE SOUTH ATLANTIC AND EAST GULF STATES: The weath. er will be fair the greater portion of the time with somewhat lower temperatures for a day or two over the interior districts. There ia some prospect for showers in a day or so over the East Gulf States. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Firemen's minstrel Friday night. Mr. .Robert Burns spent a few hours in High Point last Sunday. Mr. Hendricks Skeen, of Biscoe, was in town yesterday. Jethro Almond's shows will be in Asheboro all next week. Mr. I. tl. Foust, county farm dem onstrate, of Rnmseur, was in town a day or two the first of this week. Mr. S. H. Ferree, of Cedar Falls, Mas among the business visitors here last Monday. Mrs. J. W. Birkhead visited her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Reams, at Hills Store, last Sunday. Among the citizens in town last Tuesday were Mr. O. M. Yow, of Sea grove; and Mr. S. E. Lowdermilk, of near town. Timothy Cox, a prominent member of the Friends church, died at his home near Holly Springs, last Tuesday. Mrs. J. P. Phillips visited the fam ily of her brother, Mr. S. E. Lowder milk, in the country for a day or two the first of the week. The commencement exercises of the colored graded school began last night, and will be concluded tomorrow night with an address by H. L. Ashe, of Winston-Salem. The Asheboro high school gave the play, "New England Folks," to the delight of a large audience last Fri day night. A nice little sum was re alized, to be used for the benefit of the school library. We should clean up and paint up both in town and country. Paint or whitewash should be used, as they are both sanitary and preservatives. Paint, or whitewash destroys the germs that .infect wood. News has come that. Prof. J. J. Ingle, of Catawba College, and a broth er of Mrs. A. W. Cline, of this town until a few weeks ago suffered the misfortune of a broken arm while cranking an automobile last Saturdays Prof. Ingle visited his sister, Mrs. Cline in Asheboro last winter. The Kodak Studio, of Asheboro, is doing excellent work and lots of it, as their work has proven entirely satisfactory. They have some of the nicest and best finished pictures ever displayed in this town. They deserve the patronage of Asheboro and sur rounding community. A most creditable piece of road building has been done on the old Farmer road near Mr. Henry All red's home a few miles west of Asheboro within the past six weeks. The farm ers of this region have gone in to gether and graded about one fourth of a mile of road, which is said to be equally as good as the roads built by the public except for the lack of grav el. It is said that fast driving can be done on this road, and altogether it is a great advantage to the neighbor hood and the builders deserve the thanks of the public. The public is invited to attend the Memorial Day exercises in the court house next Monday, beginning at 11 o'clock in the morning. There will be a recitation by, Miss Alice Phillips, songs by the Daughters of the Con federacy, and the principal address of the day by Hon. Robert N. Page, Con gressman from this district. After the exercises in the courthouse, the Daughters and, veterans will march Tto the cemetery and decorate th graves of veterans laid to rest in Asheboro. The Daughters will serve dinner to the veterans and their wives. District Attorney Wm. C. Hammer and his clerk, Mr. Hal M. Worth, are in Asheville for Federal court this week. The docket is rather long, and it is expected that court will continue practically all this week. The cele brated case of Gilbert versus Hopkins, which has been before the courts of the State and Nation for the past six teen years, involving timber lands worth more than $100,000, is on the civil docket; and a criminal case that has attracted considerable attention is that of Thomas Sater, alias North Carolina Tommy, who is charged with the robbery of the postofflce at Cand- ler a few weeks ago. Mr. Kemp Alexander was a visitor in Greensboro last Sunday. Mr. Otis Rich went to High Point for a short while last Sunday. Mrs. Florence Harper, of Oklahoma, is visiting her uncle, Mr. B. F. Hilliara Mr. and Mrs. Otis Rich and Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Phillips visited friends in Thomas ville one day recently. Mr. Will Luck, of the Blair-Hos-kins store, High Point, was in town last Sunday night. Mrs. E. Winslow was seriously ill the first of the week, but is now improving. Mr. W. A. Presnell, of Seagrove, was a business visitor in town last Friday. Mr. W. H. Glasgow, of Grensboro, was in town a day or two the first of the week. Mrs. Charles Nelson, of Randleman, spent last Saturday in Asheboro, the guest of Mrs. G. A. Hendrix. Miss Myrtle Asbury left last Mon day for a visit of several days with friends at Star and Norwood. Mrs. Yancey Cox, of Grant town ship, was in town a few hours last Monday. Mrs. Hal M. Worth went to High Point last Thursday morning, return ing the same day. Mr. C. G. Frazier visited his daugh ter, Mrs. R. M. Cox, at Staley, a few days ago. Mr. E. O. York, manager of the Cen tral Falls Mills, was in town on busi ness yesterday. Mrs. Clarence Davis went to High Point ,last Tuesday, returning the same day. Mrs. C. B. Griffin went to High Point one day last week, re'nrning the same day. In another column is published the advertisement of 20th of May celebra tion at Charlotte, which will be of in terest to many of our people. Miss Frances Hannah returned last week from Denton,' where she has taught in the graded school the past year. Rev. Joseph H. Peele, of Guilford College, will deliver the annual sermon for the Asheboro graded school in the auditorium text Sunday morn ing. i Mrs. Wm. C. Hammer and Miss Harriette Hammer - are spending a few weeks at their cottage at Jackson Springs. They will be joined by Miss Mittie Lovett the last of this week. Mr. T. J. Lassiter, contractor, who is erecting a residence for Sheriff J, W. Birkhead in South Asheboro, spent last Sunday with his family at Hills Store. Miss Julia Thornes is attending the meeting of the State Federation of Woman's Clubs in Goldsboro this week, and representing the Woman's Department Club, of Asheboro. Mrs. W. R. Julian, of Providence township, spent a day or two the first of the week with her husband, Mr. W. R. Julian, manager of the Randolph Supply Co. Mr. and Mrs. Laurin Cranford, of Raeford, were guests of relatives in town last Sunday. They came up in a car and were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Hines and little son, also, of Raeford. The members of the Baraca class of the M. E. Sunday school held their monthly meeting with Mr. Henry In gram last Monday night. After the business meeting, refreshments were served and a pleasant social hour en joyed. Misses Winnie Julian and Annie Vickory and Mr. Clarence Bowman, of Climax, came down in a car last Sun day and visited friends in town for a few hours. Miss Julian is a daugh ter of Mr. W. R. Julian, of the Ran dolph Supply Company. The business prospects of the chair and other wood working factories in Asheboro have improved wonderfully within the last few weeks. Tho Ashe boro Chair Factory is reported to have recently received a single order for ten thousand rocking chairs, and the other local factories are receiving or ders and looking forward to increas ing business. Mr. W. J. Scarboro has refurnished and refitted the Central Hotel and made many improvements. Iron bed steads have replacd the wooden steads, new up-to-date mattresses, new chairs, Porch and lawn chairs will add much to the pleasure of guests on the wide long porches and spacious green lawn surrounding this ideally located hotel. Mr. R. H. Dixun, of Siler City, was business visitor in Asheboro last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Gilmer and Mrs. G. S.. B'adsh&w, of Greensboro, came down in a car last Sunday and spent a few hours with frier.ds in town. Mr. N. C. Englbh, of Trinity, end Mr. W. F. Talley, of Randleman, were among the visitors in town last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Creekmore went to Norfolk one day last week and were present at the naval parade at Newport News, Saturday. You will miss a treat if you do not go to the auditorium Friday night, May 7, for the minstrel given by the boys of the fire department. Asheboro played baseball against Ramseur last Saturday on the Ram seur diamond, losing by a score of 17 to 1, in favor of Ramseur. Mr. Fred Phillips, of Winston-Sa lem, was in town, visiting his mother, Mrs. J. P. Phillips, for a few days the first of the week. Mrs. I. H. Pugh, of Asheboro Route 1, and her daughter, Mrs. C. K. Brooks, of Ramseur Route 1, were in town shopping last Monday. The following Randolph citizens were in town last Mouday: Messrs. J. A. Russell, Randleman; H. C. Causey, Liberty; A. B. Coltrane, Glenola; and W. R. Craven, Ramseur Route 1. Miss Tacy Beaman, who has been teaching at Summer-field, passe through Asheboro last Monday, re turning to her home at Troy for the summer vacation. Mrs. S. A. Cox and daughter, Miss Hazel, were guests of Mrs. Cox's pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Presnll, last Saturday and Sunday, returning to their hime at Pisgah, Monday. The flowers, which are in full bloom around the courthouse, add much to the beauty of the place and form an attractive setting for the handsome building. The local firemen serve without pay and are ready at all times to protect your property from fire should such Drotection become necessary. Your patronage of their minstrel will be ap predated. Just one week after the death of Mr. George Dorsett, of Farmr, his mother, Mrs. I. M. Dorsett, received a check for one thousand dollars in payment of a life insurance policy held by her son with a Boston company. In another column, is published notice to Corn Club Boys. No boys will be enrolled after May 15th, so all who expect to join, should send in their names at once. Look up the article and read if interested. Mr. S. E. Frazier, of Randleman Rt 1, was in town on business last Mon day and gave The Courier a call. Mr. Frazier told of the reorganization last Sunday of the Sunday School at Level Cross. Mr. G. C. Julian is the new superintendent of this school. The boys of the fire department have in store a rare fund of wit and humor for ihe minstrel tomorrow night. They promise some brand new jokes, and other features of equal interest, and all who attend will be well repaid with an evening's fun. Mr. Dewey Slack, a son of Mr. J. B Slack, of Seagrove, suffered the mis fortune of a broken leg one day last week. The young man was hauling crossties, and in some way fell from the wagon with the broken limb as a result. Mr. William Reid, a cripple of Wake county, was in town last Saturday selling a small knife at ten cents each in an ettort to raise money to: an ar tificial limb. Many people responded and purchased the little knife from the unfortunate young man, who seemed very grateful for the help. Mr. Casper Cox, a son of the late Yancey Cox, of Grant township, was in Asheboro last Monday, returning from Chicago, where he has been the past four years taking a course at the Christian Endeavor school. Mr. Cox will engage in Y. M. C. A. or other religious work. Mr. H. H. Goley, of Worthville, was in town last Monday. Mr. Goley is the town tax collector for Worthville, and says he had some lots advertised for sale, but happily for all concern ed, each of the land owners came up and paid their tax so that there was no sale as Mr. Goley expected when he came down Monday morning. Mr. J. D. Jennings, who holds a re sponsible position with the Panama Canal, at Balboa Heights, Canal Zone, was in Asheboro last Monday on his way to Cedar Falls to visit relatives for a day or two before going to New York.from where he will sail today for the Canal Zone to resume his work. Mr. Jennings has been enjoying a va cation for a few weeks, and has been spending most of the time in Atlanta, Georgia. The contract for the steel work, cells, etc., in the new jail was award ed to the Pauly Jail Builng Co., of New "iork City, and St Louis, for the sum of $6,400.00 by the county commissioners last Monday. Accord ing to the contract, the cells are to be delivered at Asheboro and installed at this price. The Pauly Jail Building Company is the pioneer jail building company of this country, having-been organized in 1835. The site for tl.e new jail has been selected on the northeast corner of the courthouse lot, and work will begin at once. Most of the material has been purchased or contracted for. The brick from the old courthouse will be used for the con struction of the walls, and it is said that these brick are of the very best quality, and that after being in use for many years they are better than many of the brick manufactured today. The jail is to be up-to-date and modern in every way, in accordance with the plans of the North Carolina Public Charities organization, and will be fire-proof. Mr. J. W. Stout, contractor for the work of erection, is in town laying off the ground preparatory to beginning the foundations of the building, and Achitc-t Sayre, of Anderson, S. C, is also here conferring vith the coun ty commissioners. MODERN JAIL BUILDING WORK TO BEGIN AT ONCE ON RANDOLPH'S NEW JAIL THE BUILDING TO BE MODERN IN EVERY WAY. BIRK HEAD-COX Mr. L. D. Birkhead and Miss Hattie Cox were married yesterday evening at 7:30, at the residence of the officiat ing minister, Rev, H. E. Powell. Mr. Birkhead is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Birkhead, of this town. He is the clever agent for the Norfolk- Southern at this place; while his bride is the attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Cox, of Ralph. She has been for several months the popular saleslady for the Randolph Supply Co., in Asheboro. Hosts of friends extend congratula tions and best wishes. BUSINESS CONDITIONS IMPROVE General improvement in business conditions with returning confidence was announced the first of the week in the Federal reserve board's digest of the reports of agents in the 12 re serve districts into which the country has been divided. Development of considerable activity in certain indus tries in connection with the war was pointed out. Mrs. C. C. Hubbard, of Farmer, was in town Tuesday of this week. Mrs. E. B. Kearns is visiting rela tives at Farmer. Miss Lotlie Jones went to Randle man for commencement this week. Mr. Bob Royal and Miss Sallie Var ner, both of the Fullers neighborhood, were married last Sunday. Mr. W. H. Moring visited his daugh ter, Mrs. John Porter, in Charlotte, last Sunday. Miss Grace Wood has returned from Brooklyn, N. Y., where she spent the winter with relatives. Miss Annie Asbury is the guest of Miss Ellen Barker at Randleman this .veek. , Mr, and Mrs. C. M. Ha.v worth and Mrs. S. L. Hayworth visited relatives at Coleridge last Sunday. Mrs. S. B. Stedman has returned from a visit to relatives and friends at Charlotte and Florence, S. C. Miss Lena May Johnson is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Johnson at Julian this week. Mr. Marion Kidd, of Kemp's Mill, was in town yesterday, and called at the office to have his name added to the Courier family. The Ladies' Aid Society of Mt. Leb anon church, Randleman, placed in the M. P. parsonage April 30th, a nice Guilford range. It was much ap preciated by the occupants of the par sonage. Mr. A. M. All red, brother of Mr. R. E. Allred, of this town, had his foot cut off when he fell under a Norfolk Southern engine in Charlotte, last Thursday. . Mr. I. M. Nance, of Asheboro, was appointed Game Warden for Randolph county for the twelve months ending May, 1916, by the county commission ers last Monday. The engine that pulls the train on the Southern to High Point from Ash boro, was in the smash-up with the engine of a carnival train on the Greensboro yards last Sunday, in which four or five persons on the ar nival train were injured. The engine from Asheboro goe3 to Greensboro every Sunday to be cleaned out and put in good order. SPECIALS, SPECIALS 2 pounds soda for 5c. 2 pounds roasted coffee for 25c. Stone's wrapped cakes, six varieties. Whitmore's bread, sani tary wrapped. Get in line with the crowd for J. C. Hannah and Son's Grocery Store. Headquarters for Men's Furnishings Do not forget to call on us when in town and look over our new line of Men's, Boys' and Children's suits. We also have an elegant line of Men's and Boys' pants of ihe very latest styles. We have also received an elegant line of spring and summer underwear for Men and Boys. Our line of neckwear is complete. Just received a big line of Men's and Boys' Collars. The Wood Gash Clothing Company Cedar Falls Mercantile Co. Headquarters for Dry Goods, Notions, Groceries, in fact, for everything kept in up-to-date general store. PRICES REASONABLE. Highest market prices paid for country produce. P. L. BOSTICK, Manager. Cedar Falls, N. C. A Woman Hung her arms around her husband's neck and begged kirn till she induced him to take her shoes to G. A. C. Freeman (upstairs in the McDowell Building, Asheboro,' N. C,) where she could get them repaired in the best of style. TO GO ON SALE Myjproperty in West Ashe boro will be laid off into good, large plots within the next few days and the lots will be sold at private sale to people who want good building lots to build on. This property fronts about 600 feet on Sunset Avenue, about 800 feet on Salisbury Street, about 1200 feet on Hoover Street Extension, and contains the best building lots now for sale in Asheboro. The plot may be seen by applying to me in the next week or so. Terms may be arranged by persons having a reasonable amount of cash to pay down. E. H. MORRIS Asheboro, N. C. 3
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