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Asheboro, N. C Thursday, May 27, 1915
No. 21
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PLMNTIFFSM50ND RAISED
ATTORNEY GENE. L REQUIRES
REPUBLICANS5 4RE TRY
.ING TO OUST DE V ' TIC OF
FICIALS TO RAISE '-Z XS TO
AGGREGATE $9,000. N. .N
The following letter from the v '
torney General has been received b
Clerk of the Court, J. M. Caveness:
Mr. John M. Caveness, C. S. C,
Asheboro, N. C.
My dear Sir:
In the case of State on relation of
Frank M. Wright against John to.
Caveness pending in the Superior
Court of Randolph county, it appears
to the satisfaction of the Attorney
General, after due notice to all parties
and upon consideration of affidavits
filed and argument of counsel, that
the bond heretofore filed by the rela
tor Frank M. Wright is insufficient,
and the permission to bring the suit
in the name of the State is hereby
recalled and revoked, unless the rela
tor shall, within fifteen days from the
date herein, file with this Department
a justified bond in the sum of $3,000
to indemnify the State against all
costs and expenses which may accrue
in consequence of the bringing of the
above entitled action.
Very truly yours,
T. W. BICKETT,
Attorney General
Under the law the attorneys for
flip defendants made a motion before
the Attorney General to increase the
bonds of the Dlaintiffs in each of the
three cases wherein the Republican
contestants have brought suit lor oi
fices in the county, and after due no
tice filed and plaintiffs' , and defend
nts' presented the matter to the At
torney General be decided to require
each of the plaintiffs to increase nis
prosecution bond from $dUU to $.j,uuu
The foregoing letter relates to the
case of Frank M. Wright vs. J. M
Caveness, wherein the plaintiff is su
ing for the office of Clerk of the Su
perior Court.
A, similar order was received by
the Clerk of the Superior Court, re
lating to the suit of John F. Hughes
vs. J. W. Birkhead. wherein the plain
tiff is suing for the office of Sheriff.
A similar order was also received,
TPlntinir to the case of Wiley ward vs
W. J. Scarboro, wherein the plaintiff
is suing for the office of county Com
missioner.
So it will be seen that the bonds
nt the nlaintiffs have each been rais
a frnm $3(10 to $3,000. making an
aggregate of $9,000 required by the
plaintiffs who are seeking to oust the
Democratic officials in Kandoipn coun
ty.
A newsnaner published in Asheboro
has published that the defendants
have been required to increase tneir
bonds in these th-ec suits. There is
no truth in the statement so published.
Kn one of the defendants has Deen re
quired to increase bond in any of the
cases.
Tt ia not customary for The Courier
to refer to the representations of the
npwsnaner nubhshme these iaise
statements, for it would take too
much time and trouble to correct an
f their misstate ment3. but it IS con
sidered necessary to this falsehood.
There is no more truth
this statement about the increase ot
the bonds of the defendants than in
several other statements published
about these cases and other matters
in the same newspaper which pub
lished this baildfaced prevarication
PRESIDENT TO PAN-AMERICAN
CONFERENCE
President Wilson, speaking at the
opening of the Pan-American financial
conference in Washington, last Mon
day, expressed the hope that the two
Americas might show the world the
path of "peace. He was loudly applaud
ed by the. delegates who represent 18
South and Central American countries
The president declared the people
of the Americas were not trying to
make use of one another, but were
trying to be of use to one another. He
spoke of the "handsome rivalry"
which is good for nations.
The lack of the physical means of
communicationbetween the Americas
he said, stoocJToraewhat in the way of
the development of commerce and
friendship. In advocating more ships
in Pan-American trade and the open
ing of new routes, the president said
that if private capital cannot soon es
tablish such means of communication
the government must undertake to do
BO.
THE CULLOM SCHOOL OF MUSIC
AT ASHEBORO
The Cullom school of music, con
ducted by Mr. A. N. Cullom and fam
ily has been moved to Asheboro where
Mr. Cullom will' conduct the school
and piano business. They left Troy
Saturday to spend a few days with
Hives at or near Cumnock and
' N.here will go to Asheboro to
niv their home. Miss Selma, our
music teacher in the Troy high school,
will attend a summer school for a
post course in music
Mr. Cullom and good family made
many friends while in Troy and have
endeared themselves to the churches
and surrounding country, irrespective
of denominational lines, by their co
operation and assistance in the music
at the regular services and on special
occasions. They are ever ready to
stand for the right, and are not afraid
to make bold defense on the side of
all moral questions. If they do as
well by Asheboro as they have by
Troy, they will leave that little city
better than they found it. Montgom
erian. NEW COTTON MILL AT RANDLE
MAN The site has been located for a new
cotton mill to be built at Randleman
by the Deep River Mills. The new mill
will be 365 feet long and 85 feet wide,
and will be filled with looms. Other
improvements will be made at Randle
man by the Deep River Mills.
The talk has revived of building a
cotton mill at Asheboro.
NEW SUPERINTENDENT
GRADED SCHOOL
Comes Well Prepared for his Position
Has studied Law the Past Year.
Mr. C. H. Wharton, who was recent
ly elected superintendent of the Ashe
boro graded school, is a native of Guil
ford county. He is a graduate of
Whitsett Institute and the University
of North Carolina. He taught in the
Charlotte eraded schools for tv
Years and then returned to the State
University, where he studied law for
the past year, graduating with high
honors from the law school a few
weeks ago. Asheboro is to be con
eratulaled on securing this well pre
pared young man to assume control
of the school system of the town.
WORK ON HIGHWAY
Capt. H. H. Kennedy has two forces
of hands at work on the highway
which is to connect Asheboro and
High Point. One force is at work be
tween the County Home and Mr. T. J,
Redding's farm, grubbing and clean
ing up the route ready for the grad
ing to be done later. Another force
is at work up near Morning Glory,
and they have already begun the work
of grading.
The road runs around the west end
of Caraway Mountain, east of Black
Jack Mountain, and around the edges
of Younts Mountain.
ORPHANS COMING
A class of orphans from the Meth
odist Protestant Children's Home,
High Point, will give a concert in the
Asheboro graded school auditorium
next Friday night. There will be no re
served seats; general admission, 25
cents; and children, 15 cents.
The Orphan's Home has been back
ed largely by Randolph people, and it
is to be hoped that a large crowd will
turn out to hear the children, enjoy
the evening, and help a most worthy
Cause.
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS
MEET
There was a meeting of the Sunday
school executive committees of the va
rious townships held in Asheboro last
Saturday. Among the matters dis
cussed, were the taking of a Sunday
School census, the appointing of a
committee to decide on the time rind
place for the County Convention and.
the appointment of a program com
mittee. Messrs. N. C. Johnson and F.
M. Wright were appointed as the com
mittee to decide on the time and place
for the County Convention which it is
understood will be held somewhere
about the middle of August. Miss
Dora Redding and Mrs. C. C. Hubbard
were appointed as a program commit
tee. The importance of special work
in teacher training was urged in a talk
by Prof. D. M. Weatherly.
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MR. REDDING PLOWING UP
WHEAT
Mr. T. J. Redding, who is one of the
big farmers of Back Creek township,
was in town last Saturday. Mr. Red
ding said the hail last week did a
great deal of damage in his neighbor
hood. He said the track of the storm
was about a mile and a half wide
through the Caraway section. He
himself is having his entire crop of
wheat plowed up. He had 20 or more
acres sowed and if the hail had not
come the crop would have turned out
three or four hundred bushels, but it
was beaten down so badly damaged
that the owner did not think it worth
while to leave the crop standing. The
hail stones were as large as partridge
eggs, and they went through window
panes like bullets. Unlike the storm
at Randleman, the hail was accompa
nied by some wind. The roofs are said
to be cut up considerably and the
fruit crop badly damaged, the, young
fruit being beaten from the trees.and
some young trees barked. Strawber
ries were also damaged right badly.
Mr. Redding said that his tenants
have ten or twelve acres of wheat on
Caraway that is damaged so that it
will not make more than a half crop.
Mr. Troy Redding's wheat erop is
-damaged something like' hal T)thers
suffering considerable loss from the
damage done their wheat crops were
Messrs. Will Redding, Ed. Kanoy,
Sam Davis and Ben. F. Bulla.
The hail stones covered the ground.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTIONS
Township Sunday school conventions
will be held as follows:
Union township, at New Hope M.
P. church, fifth Sunday in May.
Randleman township, at Salem
church, fifth Sunday in May.
Cedar Grove township, at Hopewell
M. P. church, first Sunday in June.
Back Creek township, at Wesley's
Chapel, second Sunday in June.
Brower township, at Mt. Olivet,
Third Sunday in June.
Franklinville, at Bethany M. P.
church, fourth Sunday in June.
New Hope township, at Hillsboro,
fourth Sunday in June.
Columbia, at White's Chapel, third
Sunday in July.
Coleridge, at Holly Springs, third
Sunday in July.
Tabernacle, at Mt. Pleasant, Satur
day before the fourth Sunday in July.
Grant, at Spoon's Chapel, fourth
Sunday in July.
Concord, at Tabor, .fourth Sunday
in July.
New Market, first Sunday in August.
All schools are urged to send dele
gates to these conventions. Interest
ing programs are being arranged and
it is earnestly desired that those in
terested in Sunday school work come
to these conventions and help to make
them a success and plan for larger
and better schools.
RANDOLPH COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.
AN OLD CHURCH
Pleasant Grove Christian church,
in the eastern part of the county, was
organized in 1832, with 3 members.
Later the same year, two more joined
Mr. Lewis Brady was chosen deacon
at the age of 19 years and served for
fifty years. The church now has 243
members. Mr. C. H. Welch, Sr., acted
as secretary for 25 years. There have
been three church buildings erected on
the same lot; the first one being of
logs, the other two framed. The last
one was built last year. Including the
removal of the old building, the work
of erecting the present house was com
pleted in 18 days. Now a nice coat
of, paint has been put on. The mem
bers did the work, all being done by
their labor.
ITALY MAKES THE PLUNGE
After Long Period of Watchful
Waiting Decides to Cast Lot With
The Allies.
After months of negotiating with
Austria and extensive military prepa
rations, the Italian government on
last Sunday issued a proclamation de
claring. war on their former ally, Aus
tria, to go in effect officially on Mon
day. The Italian people were wildly
enthusiastic over the declaration, and
they hope to get back territory lost
in past years to Austria.
' It is reported . that German officials
blame Austrians for bad diplomacy
which left Italy to declare war, and
some; even suggested that Austria be
left to fight Italy alone. However,
the latest report is that Germany will
stand by Austria in the new war.
About 800,000 Bavarians and Hunga
rians have already been concentrated
against Italy, Austria ensuring them
commissariat service.
This makes eleven nations that are
lined up against Germany and Aus
tria. Fighting between the Italians and
Austrians has already begun. Austria
has attacked the east coast of Italy
with her navy and air craft, and Italy
has taken some Austrian territory
along the river Isonzo.
GREAT EVANGELIST COMING
Rev. William Black Will Begin a
Meeting in the Auditorium June 6.
Rev. William Black, a well known
evangelist of Charlotte will begin a
meeting in the auditorium of the
Asheboro graded school building, Sun
day, June 6th. Rev. Mr. Black has
made an excellent reputation as an
evangelist and the church people of
Asheboro will no doubt enjoy a treat
in hearing him. It is also hoped that
many who are not regular attendants
at church will be interested to come
out and hear this great preacher.
There will be special music at the
services which will be well worth hear
ing. The minister in charge of the
meeting will bring trained leaders to
assist in the singing.
Rev. S. M. Rankin, of Greensboro,
pastor xf the Asheboro Presbyterian
cTiutcir", and the'other ministers of this
town will co-operate in the meeting,
and it is earnestly hoped that large
crowds from town and country will
attend. There is hardly any doubt
that if you go once you will go again,
according to those who have heard
Mr. Black. A cordial invitation is
extended to the people of Asheboro
and surrounding country tJ attend
The first service on Sunday morn
ing, will be in the Presbyterian church.
After that, all services will b'e held in
the school auditorium in oredr to ac
commodate the large crowds expected.
COMMENCEMENT SEASON
During the past week, the State
Normal College and Greensboro Col
lege for Women, Greensboro; Meri
dith College, Raleigh; Elon College,
Salem College, ami several others
have held their commencements.
On last Sunday morning, the annua!
sermon at Greensboro College for
Women was preached by Bishop Jas
H. McCov; at the State Normal Col
lege, by Rev. W. M. Vines; at Meri
dith, by Rev'Dr. W. J. McGlothin, of
Louisville Seminary; at Elon College,
by Dr. F. G. Coffin, pastor of Albany,
New York, Christian church; at Sa
lorn, by Rev. P.. E. Brown.Tarborojand
Dr. John G. Downnian, of Richmond,
at A. & M.
Dr. Henry Louis Smith, president
nf Washington and Lee University,
delivered the literary address for
Greensboro College for Women; Gov.
Locke Craig, for the State Normal
College; Dr. R. S. McArthur, for Meri
dith; Secretary of Labor, W. B. Wil
son, for A. & M. College; President
Fairfax Harrison, of Southern Rail
way, for Elon College; and Dr. C.
Alphonso Smith, of the University of
Virginia, for Salem College.
FERREE-LAMBERT
Mr. Ernest Ferree and Miss Bertha
Lambert were quietly married at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Gad
dis, the home in which the bride was a
boarder, on last Thursday afternoon.
The ceremony was performed by Mr.
J. S. Ridge, J. P., and immediately
afterwards, the newly married couple
drove down to the home of the groom,
where they enjoyed a sumptuous wed
ding supper and spent the night.
Mr. Ferree is a son of Mrs. James
Ferree, of Asheboro township, while
his bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Lambert, of Ralph. They will
make their home a mile or two east of
Asheboro.
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS
ITEMS OF LIVE NEWS GATHER
ED FROM OUR EXCHANGES
AND CONDENSED IN BRIEF
FORM FOR BUSY READERS.
John J. Fowler, former mayor and
chief of police of Wilmington, com
mitted suicide by drowning himself
in a lake in the city park last Sunday.
Louis Stewart, a colored porter in
the Hotel Rosemond, at Fayetteville,
accidentally shot and killed Maggie
McMillan, colored, at her home last
Saturday night. The coroner's jury
rendered a verdict that the shooting
was accidental.
William Marconi, inventor of wire
less telegraphy, has announced that
he has an invention, by which a solid
brick wall may be seen through as
if it were glass.
The Corporation Commission has
announced that the Southern Railway
will. restore trains No. 15 and 16 be
tween Salisbury and Hickory.
The North Carolina Banker's As
sociation will meet at Wrightsville
Beach June 17th, for a session of
three days.
President Poteat, of Wake Forest,
delivered the annual address for
High Point high school commencement
this week.
The Herald, a newspaper with M. L.
Misenheimer as editor, tnd an author
ized capital of $25,000, is to make its
appearance at Lexington about June
15.
An unusually heavy electric store, i
visited Sanford last Sunday night,
accompanied by a heavy downpour
of rain. Little Buffalo Croek, which
runs through the town, overflowed its
banks, undermining culverts and
bridges, flooding buildings. Water
stood eighteen inches deep on the
floor of the King Manufacturing Co.'s
shop, and two miles north of town the
trestle on the Seaboard Air Line Rail
way was washed out.
At the meeting of the Scottish
Society of America in Red Springs,
last week, Gov. Craig was elected
president; Mr. A. W. McAlister, of
Greensboro, and Dr. Vardell, vice
presidents; Dl A. D. McClure, of
Wilmington, chaplain; and Mr. J. P.
McNeill, of Florence, S. C, Maj. J.
W. McLauchin, Mrs. D. P. McEachern,
Miss May McAlister, and Miss Ida
McLean Black, members of the exec
utive council.
James Harbin, 16-year-old son of
Watt Harbin, of Statesville, was shot
aad dangerously wounded last Sunday
morning at the construction camp near
Harmony, Iredell County, on the rail
road being constructed from States
ville to Harmony. George Munday,
of Caldwell county; John Moore, of
Bristol, Tenn.; and Clyde .Heath, of
Harmony; are in jail chr.rged with the
shooting. The men were dmnk at
the time of the trouble and it is possi
ble the shooting was accidental.
The North Carolina Municipal As
sociation will meet in Asheville, June
17. for a two days session. '
The 13th annual convention of the
North Carolina Nurse's Association
id in session at Wilmington.
Germany has completely, ignored
the American note concerning the
ship, the William P. Frye, and will
place the shi j before a prize court.
William Marconi, inventor of wire
less telegraphy, has been recalled by
the King of Italy, he being a reserve
officer in the engineering corps of the
Italian army. Mr. Marconi sailed
from Nsw York for his home land
hist Monday.
It is reported from the Landis
neighborhood, Rowan county, on good
authority, says the Salisbury Post,
that hail falling on Monday, May 17,
was banked up on the ground to such
a depth that it lay there and could be
shoveled up .tr.ys afterwards.
Capt. "Lee" Wynne, one of the pio
neer railroad builders of Western
North Carolina, who made his home
in Salisbury for a number of years,
died at his home in Asheville last Fri
day and wa3 buried Sunday.
J. B. Harris, an insurance agent, of
Kinston, who left his home several
weeks ago and completely disappear
ed, has written a statement to a news
paper in his home town paying that
he is dying of a broken heart and has
nothing to live for on account of the
separation from his wife and children
and that he may go back and surren
der to the authorities for giving bad
checks.
Mr. D. F. Andrews.of Thomasville,
was robbed last Friday of $101 while
on the train between High Point and
Danville, and failed to locate the
thief. Mr. Andrews was on the way
to Spray to see his son, who was in
a dyin gcondition there.
RAMSEUR NEWS
Side Walks and Streets Have Been
Improved Revival to be Held
Other Matters.
Guy Sikes, of Greensboro .visited
friends in town last Saturday and Sua.
day.
A daughter came to the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Free last week.
The crops in this section are look
ing well and the excellent rains are
making them grow rapidly.
Mr. W. H. Watkins made a trip to
Troy and other places last week.
Mr. Carl Stout has a position with
the Watkins-Leonard Hardware Co.
Our popular postmaster, C. G.
Foushee, ha3 added much to the beau
ty of his home by painting it.
J. W. Parks entertained a number
of friends at a birthday dinner last
Friday. We hope he will celebrate
many more happy birthdays.
Jethro Almond gave a good show
here every night last week. He has
a number of fine performers with
him. ,
Our crusade against flies and mos
quitoes is doing much good, but we
urge our people to continue the good
work and not stop till all the flies are
killed.
Mr. George Macon and family, who
went to Montana, last April, returned
to North Carolina last week. Mr.
Macon says this State is good enough
for him.
Ramseur is to be congratulated for
the improvements that have been
made in the way of side walks and
sand-clay streets in the past twa
years. The retiring board of com
missioners deserves our commenda
tion for the efficient service they have
rendered in this respect. They have
added permanent walks to what had
already been laid to the extent that
most of the much used streets of the
town are lined with concrete walks.
and they have placed sand-clay on.
the thoroughfares of the town.
This is the best record ever mad
in Ramseur in the way of permanent
work. Much is the pity that our past
boards didn't see the need and put in
to effect this kind of work. Nothing
adds to the convenience of a red mud
town more than concrete walks. Our
town is fast overcoming this need and
the best part of it is we have not loid- .
ed the future treneration with Lund
but have paid our bills as we went Of
course, the new board cannot do as-' , V
much in this kind of work as there ; '
not so great a need for it and aa . -
"The elephant has stepped on our
nocketbook". Because of these imnrov-
ments, our town is becoming a more
attractive and desirable place to live.
In fact, we might move the county
seat over if The Courier would agree
to come too.
Our congregations were greatly di
minished Sunday on account of the
annual quarterly meeting of our
"Friends" at Holly Springs. Our go
ing among them occasionally will do
us good, especially if we will hear
thpir Gospel of Peace, and more es
pecially in these warring times. May
the advocates of peace greatly in
crease. Our Ramseur team defeated Central
Falls so badly last Saturday that wo
blush to mention the score. The '
team here is making a good showing
so far this season. We will be glad
to boost them often and long if they
will be clean in their games and all
the members of the team attend Sun
day school regularly.
Our good young friend, JC. B. Steed,
of High Point, spent Sunday with his
parents. They say he is no trouble
to them when he comes as he puts up
at the hotel.
Messrs. W. C. Poe and W. E. Mar
ley are home again from Elon.
Revival services began at the Bap
tist church Sunday. Brother Johnson
preached two good sermons. The pub
lic is urged to attend these services.
He will be assisted by Rev. Barnes,
of Greensboro. t
Mrs. Dr. Thorns, of Winston, spent
part of last week with Rev. and Mrs
J. T. Rogers.
Jas. Allen, of Oklahoma, was a
visitor in town the past week.
Kilgo Rogers, of Lincolnton, is;
spending some time with his parents,.
Rev. and Mrs. Rogers. He recovered'
very rapidly from the operation for"
appendicitis, which he underwent
some time ago.
The many friends of Mrs. J. Y.
Chisholm will be deeply grieved tv
learn of her death which took place"
on Sunday afternoon. She was a most:
excellent Christian lady and was lov
ed and esteemed by a very large cir
cle of friends.