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THE COURIER Asheboro, N. C, May 13, 1915. WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST Issued by the United States Weath er Bureau, Washington, D. C, for the week beginning Wednesday, May 12, 1015: FOR THE SOUTH ATLANTIC AND EAST GULF STATES: There will l,e rain Wednesday in the South At lantic States, but otherwise fair weather will prevail during the week. Temperatures will rise Thursday and will be about normal thereafter. "local and personal" Mr. G. A. C. Freeman made a busi ness trip to Star one day last week. Miss Josephine Cross, of Franklin ville, visited relatives in town last Saturday and Sunday. Mr. J. V. Rush, of Asheboro Route 3, was in town on business last Tues day. Mr. R. E. Macon, of Kempo Mills, was a business visitor in town last Saturday. Miss Maud Hall came home a few lays ago from Ellerbe, where she has taught in the graded school. Mr. D. A. Cornelison, of Seagrove, was among the visitors in town last Monday. Send your job work to The Courier. Prompt attention given all orders. Reasonable prices for first class work. Mrs. Jennie Hancock went down to Jackson Springs one day last week to spend a few days at Mrs. Hammer's cottage. The boys of the Asheboro high school played a game of ball against Co. K of the National Guard, one day last week. The result was a score of 20 to 10 in favor of the schoolboys. Mrs. J. R. Wall, of Ellerbe, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Hall, for several days recently. Mr. Wall came up in his car a few days ago.and Mrs. Wall returned home with him. The article published ast week un der the head of "Rural Church" .ehould have been signed by Rev. Les ter Lucas. The signature was omit ted through mistake. Mr. W. R. Smith, formely of Ashe Taoro township, has bought out the .store formerly conducted by Roberts & Wrike, at Randleman, and will con tinue the business at the same stand. Miss Bessie Auman visited relatives at Hemp for a day or two last week. Miss Bessie will assist her father, Mr. D. Auman, with his store at Star, this summer. Mr. Lacy Lewis, a student of the Bingham School, Asheville, is at home to spend the summer vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stanback Lewis. William Hoover, a colored man and native of Asheboro, who has been in Lone Island, New York, for several years, has" had his name put on The Courier mating list so that he may hear from home. The long drought, which has been prevailing around Asneooro, was broken last week by relresnmg snow ers, which have continued; ar.d as a result, gardens and all vegetation are irrowin and imnrovme fast. State Auditor W. P. Wood came up from Raleigh last Saturday for a vis it with home folks and to attend the Memorial Day exercises Monday. Col, Wood is always on hand when Ran dolnh veterans meet. Miss Nannie Lambert, who is a member of the Junior Class at the State Normal College, Greensboro, has been elected by the Cornelian Lit erary Society as one of the Senior ed itors of the State Normal Magazine for next year. Miss Lizzie Cameron, The Courier's valued correspondent at Liberty, has recently undergone an operation at St. Leo's Hospital, Greensboro. Miss Cameron's many friends will be glad to hear that the is getting on as well as could be expected. Mr. D. G. McMasters, of Farmer, was one of the veterans attending the Memorial Day exercises, in Asheboro, last Monday. Mr. McMasters has written an interesting sketch on the thriving town of Denton, which is pub lished in another column. ' Mrs. Fannie Page returned last week from an extended trip to Siler City, Greensboro, and Burlington. While away, Mrs. Page attended the Homb Missionary meeting of the M p. church at Siler City, and the For eign Missionary meeting at Moriah hun-h, near Greensboro. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Hinshaw and daughter, Miss Clara, and Mr. E. W. Bun, of Ramseur Route, were in town last Tuesday. Mr. Hinshaw came up to qualify as executor of the will of Mr Timothy Cox, who died last week, and Mrs. Hinshaw and Mr. Brown ' ere witnesses to the wilL Misses Cornelia McLeod, and Mar garet Mclver, and Mr. O. D. Wallace, of Carthajre, came up in a car last Sunday morning and Ticited friends in town till Monday afternoon. Misses McLeod and Mclver were guests of Miss McLeod, of the graded school fac ulty at the home of Mrs. Blanche Mof fitt, on Worth street, while Mr. Wal lace visited sv"tendent C- E Teague. i Mr. M. J. Presnell, of Michfield, was in town on business yesterday. Mrs. Will Maness, of Pisgah, was in tow n shopping last Monday. Miss' Maud Fox, of Randleman, is the guest of her sister, Miss Mabel Fox, for a few days. Attorney G. S. Bradshaw, of Greens boro, was in town on business one day last week. Capt. J. A. Beaver is remodelling and improving his residence on North street. . Mrs. W. S. Crowson, of Trinity township, was in town for the Memo rial Day exercises last Monday. Mr. J. D. Vuncannon, of West End., was in As"heboro on business yester day. Mr. Roy Cox, who recently closed a successful school at Coleridge, was in town a few days last week. Mr. B. F. Brittain will begin the erection of a nice residence on South Fayetteville street, adjoining Mr. T. J. Hoover in the near future. Col. W. P. Wood returned to Ral eigh Tuesday after visiting homefolks for a few days and attending the Me morial Day exercises Monday. Messrs. Reid Hannah, Corbett Scott, and John King leave this afternoon for the excursion to Washington, D. C. The Courier has an obituary of the late Henry Lambert, who died in the eastern part of the county, May 3, which will be published next week. Miss Edna Hill, of Charlotte, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Sallie Rush, on Salisbury street, has gone to High Point for a visit with the family of her brother, Mr. J. C. Hill. Miss Loula Andrews, a member of the Randolph Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy, of Back Creek town ship, was in town last Monday for the Memorial Day exercises. Misses Blanche and Mattie Ingram, of Bombay, came up Monday to at tend the graded school commencement and visit Miss Lula Pritchard for a few days. Mrs. Vester Moore, of Michfield, who was taken to the Junior Order Hospital, High Point, one day last week, is reported to be much improv ed and doing as well as could be ex- ed after an operation. Mrs. F. G. Grimes and four chil dren arrived from Washington, D. C, last Tuesday night. Two older chil dren are in school at Washington, but will arrive later. At the present, Mr. Grimes and family are staying at the Central Hotel. They will begin house' keeping soon. There were no services in the Ashe boro churches Sunday night. The dif ferent congregations came together in a union service at the auditorium, the sermon being preached by Rev. Joseph Peele, of Guilford College, who had preached the commencement sermon in the morning for the Asheboro grad ed school. Mr. J. T. Witheroe and sister, Miss W'theroe, returned to their home in Philadelphia, Wednesday of last week, after spending two months at the Cen tral Hotel for the benefit of Mr. With eroe's health. Dr. J. F. Miller, who has been the attending physician ac companied them to Philadelphia, re turning Saturday. Mr. R. C. Cox, superintendent of Randleman graded school, was in town a day or two the first of the week. Mr. Cox has just closed a most successful term of school. The first of June, he and Mrs. Cox will go to Hid denite for the summer, and Mr. Cox will have a position with the hotel there during vacation. The children of the high first grr.de and those of the second grade enjoyed a picnic outing last Thursday. Chap eroned by their teacher, Miss Laugh lin, the little folks had a merry time in the woods near town, climb ing rocks and engaging in other amusements. Well-filled baskets were taken and the dainty lunches thor oughly enjoyed by the jolly crowd of little folks. Interesting souvenirs exhibited by the Daughters of the Confederacy last Monday were a silk hancncerchief that belonged to Captain Shubal G. Worth, who was kiled in the war; and his Confederate uniform. The hand kerchief was in the pocket of Captain Worth when he was shot on the bat tlefield. The Daughters were pre sented with several minnie balls, as souvenirs from some of the veterans. Mr. C. H. Welch, Sr., of Ore Hill R. F. D., was in town last Thursday. Mr. Welch has been in very bad health for the past several months, but is now much improved and able to get about again. He had come to town for the nurpose of witnessing the will of the late James Brady, who died a few weeks airo. in Pleasant Grove town ship, at more than 99 years of age. A sketch of the life of Mr. Brady is giv en in another column. Mr. and Mrs. Thomat; Creekmore left yesterday afternoon for Aberdeen, where they will make their home in the future. Mr. Creekmore has held the position of claim agent for the Norfolk-Southern at Asheboro, but since the change cf schedule he has been transferred to Aberdeen. He and Mrs. Creekmore have made many friends in town who regret to see them leave. Capt. T. F. Bulla and First Lieu tenant W. A. Garvin, of Co. K, are at tending officers' school in Raleigh this week. The old board of aldermen gave way to the new members, who were sworn in last Thursday night. Will Maness, who was shot by his brother, Sam, several months ago,lias undergone a second operation at the hospital in High Point and returned to his home at Pisgah, much improv ed. Deputy Sheriff C. W. Steed captur ed a SO-gallon still near Worthville one day last week and poured out several gallons of beer. The opera tors were not apprehended. Meredith, the two-year old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. William Cooper, died at the home of her parents in the western part of town last Thursday night and was buried in the town cem etery at the M. E. church the follow ing afternoon. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. C. L. Whitaker at the home. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Davis and daugh ter, Mrs. Walter Chandler, of High Point, were in town last Friday. While here, Mr. Davis sold his form er home on Sunset Avenue to Mr. J. M. Caveness. Mr. Clarence Rush was a business visitor in Greensboro Mondav. Dr. C. C. Hubbard, of Farmer, was in town one day this week. Mrs. Clark Craven of Cedar Grove township, was tried for retailing be fore Justice of the Peace J. S. Ridge, last Monday, and bound over to the next term of Superior Court. The M. E. Baracas and Philatheas will take their play "The Country Minister," to Liberty next Saturday night. The play has already been successfully given at Asheboro and Carthage. Miss Mabel Hoover, of Charlotte, is the guest of Miss Clara Pugh this week. Miss Lillie Fentriss will teach a summer school at the graded school building for a few weeks, beginning next Monday. Miss Myrtle Asbury returned last Sunday from a visit with friends at Star and Norwood. Miss Catherine Burns has returned from an extended visit to Miss Mary Spencer at Carthage. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Presnell and Misses Bessie Laughlin and Jessie Cox spent Monday in Greensboro. Miss Lena May Johnson has return ed from a visit to relatives at Liberty and Julian. Mr. Ernest Speucer leaves this week for Carthage to jo'.n hia parents. who moved there several month; ago. Mr. Frank Henley has gone to Charlotte to take a position in a drug store. Mrs. W. K. Dickens has returned from a visit to her daughters, Mes dames McGhee and Maness at Candor. Mrs. W. H. Moring, who has been visiting friends in Washington, D. C, and Baltimore, Md., for several weeks, returned home last Tuesday. Miss Mary Wilkinson, formerly of the Asheboro graded school faculty, attended commencement this week and visited Misses Cletus Burgess and Lil lie Fentress, at the home of Capt. and Mr. A. E. Burns. Miss Catherine Burns entertained a number of young ladies in honor of Miss Wilkinson on Monday morning. The Asheboro Motor Car Company has recently received a car load of 1915 model Ford cars. Mrs. Milliard H. Allred and Mrs. C. B. Griffin spent last Tuesday in High Point. Mr. and Mrs. Millard H. Allred and Mr. W. F. Allred attended the funeral of Mrs. A. L. Mendenhall in Randle man la.st Tuesday. Mrs. Allred went to High Point to meet the funeral pro cession from Greensboro. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Davis, and children, of Randleman route, nre vis iting Mrs. Davis' parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. C Phillips, on Worth street. Mr. Davis says that his mother, Mrs. D. S. Davis, of New Market township, is now confined to her home with rheumatism. Mrs. Friedman, of Hamlet, was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Creekmore at the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. V. Hunter a few days the first of the week. Mrs. Creekmore was at homa to a number of friends in honor of her mother from four to six Tues day afternoon. Mr. S. S. Eldridge, of Glenola, suf fered a severe loss when his- barn with all the contents was burned last Thursday night. The fire was discov ered about two o'clock in the morning, and the roof was already falling in so that nothing could be saved. Three horses, a dog, two goats, all his farm ing tools, feed, .and grain were burned. FIREMEN'S MIXsTREL Was a li-z Success S 105.00 Realized l or Benefit of the Fire Laddies The firemen's mir.ilrel, given in the auditorium li-t Friday. -night v.p.s a great success in every way. $105 was realized from the receipts in spite of the-ad weather, which probably kept some awry. The jokes of the end men, C. E. Davis ar.d C. Rush; the inlei-l-jcu or, B. F. r.rittain; tha woman iuffn-ge speech, by Wade Cranford. Quern of the Window Smashers' Association; the negro sermons, by L. B. Lambert and J. E. Mendenhi'.r:; the comic songs, by Ernest Wiles; the quartettes by Messrs. Rush, Wiles, Garvin, and Mendenhall; the chorus, "Tipperary"; and "When War Bref.ks Out In J'ex- ico"; the dancing of Charlie Fox all kept the audienco in uproars of lar.ph- ter, nnd everybody seemed well p'.ear- with the entertainment. Carl Hoover showed the audience that he was "some" dancer. THANKS! Greatly do we appreciate the loyal ty shown Friday night when the au ditorium was nearly filled despite the continued bad weather our receipts went beyond all expectations and this was due to the interest and good f:el ing of our people toward a worthy cause. The day following the minstrel, Messrs. D. B. McCrary, for McCrary Redding Hardware Co.; and T. H. Redding, for Acme Hosiery Mill, and Mrs. J. W. Bulla each presented us with a check to further the movement for better fire protection. SULON B. STEDMAN, Chief Fire Department SUMMER OPENING Thursday, May 20 We will have on display our summer styles in pattern hats, shapes and flowers- White hats in hemp, leghorns and chips. Prices exceptionally low. Mrs. Millard H. Allred O. R. Fox Building AsheboroN. C. BaseballfMonday Married Men vs. Single Men Game at 4 p. m. Batteries: Married Men, Griffin and Stedman. Single Men, Rush and Lewis. There will be seats for the ladies. CAT AND SQUIRRELS LIVE IN HARMONY A Franklinville citizen has written The Courier as follows: "I read in The Courier last week about a cat raising a family of rabbits in an adjoining county, the story being in several dif ferent papers. Mr. W. P. Moon, of Franklinville, Randolph county, has a cat that is raising a family of squir rels, and she thinks as much of the tree climbers as she does of her kit tens. The squirreh are doing fine, and are as playful as kittens. If you doubt this story, please write or call on Mr. W. P. Moon, at Franklinville, who will take pleasure in answering or showing you this cat and the squir rels." ,.,.-- i - i'W'j M. P. BARACAS VS M. E. BARACAS Accepting a challenge from the'M. E. Baraca class the M. P. Baraca class defeated them in a game of base ball last Tuesday, score 12 to 11 The batteries were M. P. Fox and Lewis, M. E. Allred, T. Wood, and S. Wood. The M. P.'s secured an early lead, owing to the wildness of Allred, who was constantly in trouble from bases on balls and was hit hard at opportune times especially in the early stages of the game. Fox had his game well in hand let up only after his team had secured a comfortable load. He gave only one base on balls. Jones on third for the M. P. was all smiles and played a stellar game, making but two errors and fielding his position weak, he also was some striker, seeming four runs in 5 times at bat. Whitaker cn short made a great one hand catch of the stellar type which helped his team a great deal. Lewis was captain of the M. P.'s; and Carl rage for the M. E.'3 M. P. R00T5RS. MISS ROBERTS ENTERTAINS Miss Roberts, of the graded school faculty, delightfully entertained a number of the younger set at the home of Mrs. Blanche Moffitt, on Worth street, last Friday evening; The feature of the evening was "Rook, the guests entering heartily into the ever-popular game. Cream and cake were served and the evening passed most pleasantly by the young people who enjoyed Miss Roberts' hospitality. COLERIDGE AND COMMUNITY The Courier has a mo?t interesting sketch of the town of Coleridge and community which was sent in this week, but on account advertising tax sales and other matter that we do not have every week, much valuable mat ter was left over till next week, nnd this article is good enough for any time. At the commencement exercises of Coleridge graded school April SO, and May 1, the declaimer's medal was won by C. Otis Scotton; and the reciter's medal, by Miss Olive Perry. Little Miss Helen Bray r.'.so won a scholar ship medal in the primary depart ment Master Colon Davis, one in the intermediate department; and Miss Greta Cox, one ir. the advanced grades. The literary address was de livered by Hon. W. D. Siler, and was a straightforward, progressive and in structive speech. The game of ball played between Coleridge and Frank linville resulted in a victory for the home team. YOUNG GIRL ATTACKED BY NEGRO When Miss Alma Smith, the sixteen Vear old daughter nf Mr. nrwl Mrs John Smith, of near Fleasant Garden, entered her home last Sunday evening between sunset and dark, she found a negro searching a trunk, and he threatened her life if she should make an outcry. When she screamed, he knocked her down and ran. The girl was at home alone except for her two small brothers, who were at the spring at the time. The oc currence caused a good deal of ex citement in the community, and a deputy sheriff organized a posse and went in search of the negro, who at latest accounts had not been captured. The girl was too much frightened to give an accurate description pf her assailant, ., v . BEULAH ITEMS Our farmers are busy planting corn. The death of Henry B. Lambert, on May 3d, was a severe shock to the community. The interment was at Beulah by the Masonic fraternity,and the funeral was preached by Rev. W. H. Strickland, the pastor, in the pres ence of a host of relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Lambert, of Carthage, attended the burial of their grandfather, Henry B. Lambert. There were also several from Cole ridge, among whom were Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Stokes, Dr. and Mrs. H. A. Denson, Mrs. E. S. Phillips, and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Scott. Bray Lambert attended the funeral of his uncle Henry, and spent the night with the bereaved family. SALE FOR TOWN TAXES f Jut "ndf.rsi"ed tex collector for the town of Asheboro, N. C will sell at 12 nrt h0Use door in Asheboro, on Monday Juno 7ft IMS mi, 1913Cakn?i fiS ff .rral CState tor nd costsJrUnthe?yVrso5f w. f t V ,' f t0W7VMs 1912-13-14 tax and costs 135 1 Ingram J . E., 1 town lot. 1914 tax and cost . " m Laughhn, A. R., 1 town lot McPherson, T. B., 1 town lot i "22 Porter, S. S., 1 town lot H5 Tilley, N. B., 1 town lot ... 2 JJJ 28 6.62 8.82 rni.npirn Baldwin, W. C, 1 town lot, 1914 A M Roll Tl, 1 in,. 4.80 Craven, Isaac, 1 town lot, 1914 .'...'.!!!! Carter, T. WT1 town lot. 19U S '"""'"i "-ia, & luwil luuj, 2 1ft Harper, Will, 1 town lot, 1914 roa Hill, Moses, 1 town lot. 1914 Hearne, Penn, 1 town lot, 1914 gig Kepley, Dave, 1 town lot. 1914 " " o'kt McLamb, Duncan, 1 town lot, 1914 9 80 Waddell, Wesley, 1 town lot, 1914 !!.'.!!."!!!!!!!! 2.U "aniiD, Aimersun, I town 101, IVli 711 v. r. Douennamer, i:jjz-i:w4, tax and cost . Williams, H." C, heirs, 3 town lots, 1913-14 . . . Bell, Mary, 1 town lot, 191.3-14 Spencer, John, 1 town lot, 1913-14 Staley, Nancy, 1 town, lot, 1913-14 This ilay 11, 1915. T. E. LASSITER, Town Tax Collector, 6.01 5.81 7.08 5.41 4.52 SHERIFF'S SALE FOR TAXES A BIRTHDAY DINNER On last Sunday morning, about one hundred and fifty friends and relatives gathered at the home of B. M. Mc pherson to celebrate Mrs. McPherson's forty-first birthday. A long table was arranged with bountiful rations, in cluding thirty-one cakes. After all had eaten to their full, they left, wish ing Mrs. McPherson many more hap py birthdays. On Monday, the 7tb Day of June, 1915 AT 12 O'CLOCK M. I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the couri aoor in Asr.c-Koro. jn. L... the loliowing tracts of land to satisfy the taxes lor the vear 1914: PLEASANT GROVE TOWNSHIP. Henry W. Brady, O'j acres, taxes 1!)4 and cost Thomas F. Cheek, 140 acres, taxes 1914 and cost Howard, Vv. H., 100 acres, taxes 1914 and cost C. N. and H. C. Johnson, 196 acres, taxes 1914 and cost . " John C. Kidil, 25 acres, taxes 1914 and cost J. H., J. A. and Eli Scott, 88 acres, taxes 1914 and cost H. B. Lambert, 50 acres, taxes 1914 ar.d cost BROWER TOWNSHIP (COLORED) J. K. Spinks, 2 acres, taxes 1914 and cost S. C. bpinks, 38 acres, taxes 1914 and cost UNION TOWNSHIP Jerome Auman, 85 acres, taxes 1914 and cost, balance due b. U. Hancock, l&o acres, taxes 1914 and cost, balance due COLORED Stephen Cagle, 140 acres, taxes 1914 and cost Israel Coble, 4 acres, taxes 1914 and cost LEVEL CROSS TOWNSHIP J. F. Adams, 130 acres, taxes 1914 and cost Mrs. M. C. Hodgin, 140 acres, taxes 1914 and cost William D. McAdoo, 10 acres, taxes 19t4 and cost C. J. Parsons, 75 acres, taxes 1914 and cost J. P. Stanton, 112 acres, taxes 1914 and cost Marion Wall, 196 acres, taxes 1914 and cost COLORED Dennis Coble, 100 acres, taxes 1914 and cost RICHLAND TOWNSHIP Newton Albright, 38 acres, taxes 1914 and cost P. S. Bean, 262 acres, taxes 1914 and cost J. B. Beck, 100 acres, taxes 1914 and cost J. A. Chrisco, 25 acres, taxes 1914 and cost A. G. Green, 50 acres, taxes 1914 and cost J. E. Harper, 420 acres, taxes 1914 and cost Clara King, 226 acres, taxes 1914 and cost W. J. Latham, 384 acres, taxes 1914 and cost COLORED Elijah Spencer'estate, 120 acres, taxes 1914 and cost, balance due (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) t house unpaid 3.29 9.30 5.74 12.70 2.42 6.52 3.24 ' 4.10 2.81 4.82 2.61 4.67 4.61 6.63 9.68 2.42 5.01 7.15 10.75 5.38 4.39 25.45 19.17 5.53 6.24 21.40 5.50 5.14 3.78
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