THE COURIER Asheboro, N. C.,.June 10, 1915. LOCAL .AND PERSONAL Miss Myda Wimpy i3 in Asheville for a few days this week. Mr. C. B. Burns, of Troy was in the city Monday. Misslvey Miller was in High Point for a few hours last Saturday. - Miss Nettie Newby is visiting rela tives at Farmer this week. Mrs. C. C. Miller has gone to Pen sacola, Fla., to spend the summer. Mr. L. M. Kearns, of Hills Store, was in town on business last Saturday. Mrs. J. E. Webb and children, of Greensboro, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Hamlin last week. Mrs. O. R. Cex and daughter, Miss Bertha, have been spending a few days in Richmond, Va. Mr. E. G. Morris and daughter, Miss Margaret, went to High Point for a few hours last Saturday, returning the same day. Just three weeks from today, Chau tauqua will open in Asheboro and then will come seven glorious days for the i town and county. Rev. William Black, cf Charlotte, who wns to have begun a meeting in Asheboro last Sunday, was delayed by illness and did not arrive till Monday. Mrs. W. A. Underwood went to Rich mond, last week for the reunion of .the Confederate Veterans, returning Friday. Mr. Sidney Luther, who lives near Immer, on the Randolph and Mont gomery line is in the 91st year of his age, but nevertheless, has a full set of .perfectly sound teeth. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hockett, of Pleasant Garden, were the guests of the family of Mrs. Hockett's brother, Mr. Carl Cox, in South Asheboro, last Sunday night, returning to their home Monday. Mr. S. A. Lewis, of Troy, was in town last Saturday, returning from Richmond, where he had attended the' reunion of Confederate Veterans. Mr, Lewis said the immense crowds of 'Veterans enjoyed the occasion in spite of the excessive rain. Mr. J. R. Owen, of Randleman, was in Asheboro Monday. Mr. Owen is raising mule-footed hogs, and says that, so far as he knows, he is the . only man in North Carolina who is raising this breed of hogs. He has an ad. in another column of this issue. The Courier is publishing this week several columns of matter concerning Chautauqua attractions. Look up this matter every week from now till the first of July and read of the treat ii store for the hundreds who will at tend Asheboro's second Chautauqua. Children's Day services will be held . at Charlotte church, the third Sunday in June. Sunday School will be held at ten o'clock, and the special program will begin at eleven. There will be two sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Everybody ii cordially invited to attend. District Attorney William C. Ham mer and his stenographer, Mr. F. J. Grimes, are in Greensboro for Federal Court thi3 week. There are said to be forty or fifty cases on the docket mostly for violations of the internal revenue laws. The criminal docket will probably be completed today. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Massenburg, of Louisburg, are in Asheboro to spend the summer. Mr. Massenburg is sell ing pianos for Maynard Bros, and Company, of Salisbury. He Bays he has been with this company 19 years, and while this is his first visit to Asheboro, his company is well known 'here. The following Randolph citizens are serving on the jury at Federal Court in Greensboro, this week: Messrs. T. J. Bonkemeyer, Asheboro Route 1; George W. Pugh, Millboro; Elmer E. Byrd, Kemps Mills: A. B. Coltrane, Glenola; W. A. Wood, Millboro; T, Herbert Tysor, Erect; and E. P. Trog- don, Millboro. Among the business visitors in town last Monday were: Messrs. W. H. Prevost, WorthvOle; D. G. McMasters, Farmer; T. J. Redding, Caraway; u. F. Gatlin, Erect; Mayor H. B. Moore, "Ramseur; Dr. G. A. Foster, and Messrs. A. C Causey, C R. Curtis, and Deputy Sheriff A. T. Coble, Lib erty; and Mr. R. L. Cavenes, Cole ridge. Mrs. J. C Hannah and son, Mr. Reid Pffinnah, went to Troy last Thursday :for a short visit to Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Uussell, returning the next day. Mr. Russell is confined to his home by se rious illness and it is feared that he wUl not recover. lie and family form rly lived in Asheboro, and many friends here wish for him a speedy re covery. . Mr. Simeon Gray, an aged citizen of Ulah, died one day last week. Mr. Hal M. Worth was in High Point between trains last Tuesday. Miss Mildred Birkhead is visiting friends in Spencer ths week. Mrs. J. T. Wood visited in High Point last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Spencer, of Car thage, were week-end visitors in Ashe boro. Mr. J. A. York is erecting a nice residence on South Fayetteville Street just north of the'M. P. church. Mrs. C. B. Griffin went to High Point one day last week, returning the same day. Mr. Worth Lowe attended the fun eral of Mr. M. H. Lassiter at Science Hill last Monday. Miss Claudia Dicks, of the Charlotte kindergarten school, is in Asheboro this week the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Hal M. Worth. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Davis and fam ily, of Randleman Route 1, were guests of Mrs. Davis' parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Phillips, last Sunday. Mr. E. M. Cullom and Miss Selma Cullom leave today for Saxe, Virginia, where they will conduct a musical in stitute for two weeks. Miss Alice Phillips returned one day last week from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Walter Davis, of Randleman Rt 1. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Yow returned Monday from their bridal tour in the western part of the state and will vis it the family of Mr. Yow's parents for a few days. Mr. M. C. Henley, a progressive farmer of Asheboro Star Route, was in town one day last week, and called at the office to have his name added to the Courier family. Mr. George T. Wood, formerly of Trinity, now of High Point, is Past Chancellor of the Grand Lodge K. of P. of North Carolina, which is in ses sion in Salisbury this week. Elsewhere in this issue is given the program of Brower township Sunday School conventiin, to be held at Mt. Olivet church, time given with pro gram. Mr. E. M. Kearns, who has been liv ing at High Point for some time, has moved to a farm on Asheboro Route 2, and he and family will make their home there in future. Mr. L. C. Phillips lost a fine Jersey cow this week in a rather unusual manner. The cow became entangled in her chain and dislocated her neck. She lived a few days afterwards, but could not be saved and it was necessa ry to kill her to prevent suffering, News comes that Mr. C. H. Welch Sr., a well known citizen of eastern Randolph, is partially paralyzed and in a critical condition. Mr. Welch has been in poor health for some months but was able to be in. Asheboro a few weeks ago, and it is hoped by his friends that he will recovsr his health. Rev. T. J. Rogers, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, of Franklinville, has recently closed a re vival meeting in the handsme new church building of that town. During the meeting, more than a hundred pro fessed faith in Christ, fifty-two have given their names to join that church and many others are expected to join other churches. Mr. E. D. Frazier, of Climax was in town last Monday. Mr. Frazier has just completed a contract for laying five million brick at Revolution Mills, Greensboro. He will come to Asheboro next week to take charge of the work of erecting a handsome brick building for Mr. W. D. Stedman & Son, located between the Messrs. Stedman's pres ent place of business and the Southern Railway tracks. Work on tne founda tion of this building has already be gun. Mr. S. D. W. Pierce, of Caraway, was in town last Saturday, and gave The Courier a call. Mr. Pierce will be 78 years of age his next birthday, but looks as well as many men who are mueh younger. He has been in very bad health, but is now much improved, and his friends are glad to see him out again. He says that his wheat crop on Uwharrie Has been badly damaged this spring, first by the hail storm of a few weeks ago and then by the con. tinued rain of last week. The following item of local interest is clipped from a Sanford paper: "Mr. C. E. Teague, of Lillington, was here with his brother, Mr. D. B. Teague, last week. The Messrs. Teague have formed a law partnership, and their practice is now being cared for by Mr. D. B. Teague. Mr. C. E. Teague will spend a while in New York, checking dewberry sales for his brother, of Hoffman, for the next several weeks. The latter part of the summer he will spend in Virginia, and begin his prac tice about the first of September.", Rev. J. E. Pritchard, of Thomasville was in town last Monday. Miss Lucy Lee Lovett is the guest of relatives at High Point this week. Miss Lula Pritchard has been the guest of relatives at Star this week. Mr. J. C. Dellinger, of Hickory, was in town a day or two this week. Mrs. Everett Kearns, of Thomasville is visiting her sister, Mrs. L. C. Phil lips for a few days. Mr. Clarence Parks and family, of Franklinville, were in town a few hours yesterday. Mrs. McAuley, of Aberdeen, is the the guest of her daughter, Mrs. John K. Wood, for a few days. Mr. I. F. Craven, of Ramseur. was among .he busines visitors in town last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Macon and lit tle daughter, of Cordele, Ga., are vis iting Mr. Macon's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gideon Macon, at Farmer. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Burton, of Dan ville, Va., were guests of relatives in town Monday and Tuesday of this week. Mrs. Hal M. Worth returned Mon day from Sumter, S. C, where she had attended the funeral of Mrs. R. P. Dicks, who died Friday in New York. Mrs. C. C. Howell, of Downing, Fla, is in Asheboro for a visit to relatives. Mr. John Worth Carson, ef Charlotte, is a visitor in the home ef his grand parents, Col. and Mrs. A. C. McAlis ter. Little Miss Lucile Caveness return ed home Monday from a visit of a week to relatives at Coleridge. She was. accompanied home by her cous ins, Misses Blanche, Faye, and Esther Caveness, who will be her guests for several days. At the commencement' exercises of Guilford College, last week, Misses Hope Hubbard, of Farmer, and Moleta Macon, of Providence township, mem bers of the Junior class, won "special honors", and Miss Laura E. Davis, of Caraway, a member of the Freshman class, won "honors." Owing to the necessity for larger quarters on account of increased busi ness, Mr. Cone Ridge is . moving his kodak studio into the Cranford build ing over the postoffice. Mr. Ridge is doing some excellent work and it is a great convenience to the people of our town to be able- to have their films developed and finished right at home without sending them away and wait ing for days before they are returned. Prof. A. N. Cullom and daughter, Miss Florence Cullom, will furnish the music for the Sunday School conven tion at Back Creek next Sunday. Prof. Cullom and family have recently mov ed to Asheboro from Troy, and our people are glad to give them a cordial welcome to the town. They come high ly recommended by the ministers, ed ucators, and press of the state, and will no doubt be a valuable addition to the town. Mr. E. R. Rankin, manager of the Alumni Review of the State Universi ty was in town yesterday, represent ing his alma mater and looking over the field to learn the names of those from Asheboro who expect to attend the University next year. Randolph had a fair representation at Chap' Hill, the past year, but Mr. Rankin says he thinks there will be a consid erably larger delegation there the coming year. Mrs. John J. Turner came in from Indianapolis, Ind., a few days ago for a visit with her husband. Mr. Turner is a native of Randolph, who lived in Indiana for years and married a West ern lady. He came to Asheboro a few months ago and opened an up-to-date grocery store in the Moore building, and expects to move his family here before very long. This is Mrs. Turn er's first visit to the South, the boy hood home of her husband. Mr. Hugh Lynn Caveness, of Cole ridge, who-graduated from Trinity Park School, this week, was awarded the four-year scholarship to Trinity College, given for making the highest grades on work done in the high school. Mr. Caveness is a son of the late Dr. A. H. Caveness, of High Falls and is a nephew of Clerk of the Court J. M. Caveness. He is a bright boy, who will no doubt make a fine record in college and later make his mark in the world. Mr. W. R. Poole, of Randleman R. F. D., was in town last Monday, and told a Courier representative a snake story that sounds snakey indeed, but Mr. Poole vouches for the correctness of it. He said that on last Sunday, his mother-in-law, Mrs. Nancy Rob bins, killed three chicken snakes of unusual size at his home. He said the two largest snakes were each 6 feet and four inches long, and as large as man's forearm. The three snakes made bulk sufficient to fill a half bush el, .i Mrs. R. L. Davis and children, of Star, are visiting the family of Mr., and Mrs- Eli Pritchard this ,ek. Miss Annie Moring was hostess to a number of friends at her home last Tuesday evening. Mrs. J. R. Wall has returned to her home at Ellerbe, after a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Hall. Mr. Sam. Walker has purchased the home place of Mr. J. M. Allen in South Asheboro. Dr. John Swaim has also purchased the A. A. Spencer home on Sooth Fayetteville street. News has come to Asheboro of the accidental killing of Mr. Eli Cagle at a saw mill near Ellerbe. Mr. Cagle was killed by a log rolling on him. The body was brought up on the train to Ulah and taken to New Hope for interment yesterday. Rev. S. M. Rankin, of Greensboro, who is in town for the revival meet ing was called home Monday on ac count of the death of his uncle, Mr. Wharton, but returned to town Tues day. Back Creek township Sunday school convention will be held at Wesley's Chapel next Sunday. Mr. Clifford N. Cox, of this town, is to be assistant editor of the "Di gest of the North Carolina Supreme Court Records," ard will write the section on "Eminent Domain." A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Luck. June 4. Also one to Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Ward, June 8. Mrs. H. E. Moffitt, of Greensboro, is visiting relatives in town, Miss Ella Morris, of Martha, was in town shopping last Saturday. Messrs. Hugh and Rufus McCain, of Ellerbe, were guests of relatives in town last week., 'Mr. Idyl Ferree has returned to Wake Forest to take the summer law course. Mr. Z. A. Cranford attended the Confederate Reunion in Richmond last week. News has come to Asheboro of a serious cutting affray between two boys from this town, Floyd Allred and Frank Smith in Albemarle, last Sat urday night. Smith is said to have stabbed Allred, probably fatally, and is in jail waiting the result. Allred was alive at the last report. Asheboro defeated Ramseur in a game of ball on the local diamond, on Wednesday of last week, by a score of three to one. Dr. Chester Bulla, of Caraway, has returned from Richmond Medical Col lege, where he 'ha3 completed his course in medicine. Large crowds are attending the meeting in the auditorium conducted morning and evening by Rev. William Black, of Charlotte. The different denominations of the town are co-operating in the work and interest is increasing from day to day. MR. M. H. LASSITER DEAD Mr. M. H. Lassiter died at his home near Mechanic, last Sunday after a lingering illness of about a year and confinement to his home for a few weeks. The burial was at Science Hill on Monday afternoon, at half past two o'clock, funeral services con ducted by Rev. Mr. Tillmon. Mr. Lassiter was about fifty years of age. He is survived by his wife.i who was a Mis3 Workman, of David- son, county and nine children. There are three grown daughters as follows Miss Chloe Lassiter, of Marion; Mrs. John .Vuncanr.on, of Mechanic; Mrs. Lum Hicks, of Hills Store; and five younger children. The deceased was for years a faith ful member of the Friends church at Science Hill. He was a prosperous farmer, a good man, and highly re spected citizen of his community. The family have the sympathy of hosts of friends in their bereavement, Richland Sunday School Convention Richland township Sunday school convention will be held at Maple Springs church, the second Sunday in July. The program will be announced later. J. N. Cagle, president ;Hester Stuart, secretary pro. tem. Memorial to Mrs. Craven A number of the members of the M. E. churches at Ramseur, Franklin ville and Coleridge have pledged $500 for missions as a memorial to Mrs. Keziah J. Craven, who died March 7. Miss Hallie Rom Hostess Miss Hallie Ross was the delightful hostess to "The Jolly Dozen Club" at her home Thursday afternoon. The main feature of the entertainment was progressive rook which was play ed at three tables. Miss Grace Pres nell having made the highest score won the prize. The hostess was as sisted in serving delicious refresh ments, consisting of cream and cake, by little Misses Adelaide Armfield, Mary Wade Laughlin, Clarabel Morris and Julia Ross. Greensboro will vote on July 13, on the question of issuing $60,000 bonds for increasing the equipment of the public schools in the city. We Want Your Business Fresh Country Vegetables a Specialty All orders given prompt attention J. C. HANNAH & SON COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS The county commissioners met in regular session last Monday, and com pleted the business coming up in one day. The following accounts were al lowed: J. W. Steed J. T. Turner, ex-lunatic. . .. I. H. Foust, salary farm dem.. H. O. Barker, expenses to Charlotte $2.50 2.00 45.00 9.75 Clarence Parks, expenses to Charlotte 23.85 Eank of Randolph, overdraft on account .' 5.05 F. E. Asbury, supt. health May 16.67 M. M. Routh, mdse. C. H. J no. S. Graves, conveying 19.55 pauper to C. . Home .50 I J' B- Ward work on court house 2.00 Asheboro Gro. Co. mdse. C. Home 27.15 Milton Bell, digging grave Jno. F. Jarrell, mdse, Co. H. J. F. Deaton, lumber for bridge J. S. Ridge, ex. lunatic .... C. H. Lucas, seizing distillery J. C. Ridge, conveying lunatic to jail Town of Asheboro, water and lights Dr. F. E. Asbury, jail, etc.. McCrary-Redding Hdwe. Co. mdse. for Co. Home Edwards & Broughton, mdse C. S. C. office 1.00 14.50 9.45 2.00 20.00 2.00 6.72 3.25 8.40 1.00 Walker Eveans Cogswell Co. mdse. C. S. C. office 4.85 .w. steed, seizing distillery 20.00 J. w. Birkhead, frt. advanced Courier, supplies Reg. of Deeds W. C. Craven, ex. lunatic .. C. W. Steed, conveying E. Cassady to Goldsboro . . C. W. Steed, conveying P. M. Jones to Morganton C. W. Steed, conveying Alice McDowell to Morganton C. T. Luck, conveying R. Coble to Morgantou C. W. Steed, jailer, May . . Frederick Dis. Co. mdse for. jail H. J. Pool, work at Co. H... 11.11 3.00 1.00 18.45 17.85 18.15 1795 62.01 14.47 2.50 Randolph Supply mdse 25.31 ti. Li. Andrews, rep. Back Creek bridge 7.00 Watkms-Leonard Co., roof for Dna?e 174.20 is. P. Spoon, lbr. for Ramseur oriage 11-86 B. F. Bulla, lbr. for Back Creek bridge 7.49 . C. W. Steed, con. prisoners 3.00 2.00 1.00 O. W. Rich, con. prisoners., H. H. Dougan, making coffin McCrary-Redding Hdwe. Co, May acc't 328.04 Asheboro Wheelbarrow Co. May acc't 25.33 C. E. Davis, May acc't 4.02 L. C. Phillips, frt. paid in May 394.72 L. C. Phillips, pay roll, May and brick 1,209.03 J. E. Rodgers, con, prisoners 2.00 Tom Milling Co. mdse ..... 21.65 J. C. Farlow, supt., pay roll May P. H. Henley, milk, etc Rand Store Co. mdse B. F. Miller, hauling tent, etc Rand. Drug Co. medicine .... W. G. Brown, mdse 126.66 5.18 20.85 1.12 3.00 55.10 O. E. Rich, brick 120.45 A. Ross, error taxes 2.13 J. M. Caveness, add'l fees for Ridge and Birkhead 4.65 J. C. Ridge arrest lunatic 1.00 Edwards & Broughton, abstracts 35.00 Jno. F. Jarrell, orror listing tax. 4.92 AGED WOMAN FOUND DYING Miss Senith Cox, an aged woman, who lived alone near Kemps Mills, was found in her home last Monday morning in a dying condition. There were bruises on her body, and foul play was at first suspected. She died without recovering consciousness, and and the county corcner, Dr. C. S. Tate, of Ramseur, was called to the scene for an investigation, but the verdict was that the deceased had died from natural causes. It is supposed that the bruises were caused by a fall. Miss Cox and another maiden sister lived together at the old home till some years ago, when the sister died. Since then she had lived alone at the same place. She is said to have been really wealthy. Her estate is estimat ed at from twenty to fifty thousand dollars. FLINT HILL ITEMS Several of our young people at tended the singing at Mr. David Far low's last Sunday night. Mr. Edgar Miller started Ward and Canoy's roller mill one day last week. Mr. Allen Cooper and Miss Artrude Farlow visited in Randleman last Sat urday, and Miss Thelma Cooper re turned home with them. We expect to give a box party for the benefit of the Sunday school soon. Date will be announced later. Mr. Hal Farlow, of Spero, visited home folks Sunday. We are glad to see Miss Ida Ridge out again. Several young people gave Miss An gie Spencer a surprise party May 24. Those present were Misses Thelma Cooper, Artrude Farlow, Troy Ridge, Edna Cooper, Noninee .Canoy, and Edith Farlow, and Messrs. Ruffin Lloyd, J. O. Kennedy, Troy Lloyd, ' Carl Redding, Paul Redding, Denie ' Canoy, Ernest Ridge, Miles Farlow, ' Lewis Ridge, Walter Ridge, and Dal las Farlow. V Misses Noninee Canoy and Artrude Farlow are expecting to spend the summer with Miss Canoy's sister, Mrs. Lillie Marley, of Sunnyvile, California. We wish them eood luck. Miss Stella Redding is very ill. Latest war news The Allies in their offensive on the Gallipoli peninsula, on June 4, cap tured and held two lines of Turkish trenches along a front of nearly three miles. In Mesopotamia, the British forces have received from the Turks the surrender of Amara and taken more than 2,000 prisoners, 13 guns, a gunboat, barges, and steamers. The Turks, who were dispersed into the marshes, are being pursued. Van Ghell Geldemester, son of the religious . adviser of Queen WJI-. helmina, of Holland, is in the United . States, and is making unofficial efforts' to bring about a better feeling be tween this country and Germany. He claims to know that a considerable party in Germany now favor peace, Woman Jumps Overboard g-" The steamer Dominion, which reach ed Philadelphia one day last week, brought word of the suicide of Mrs. Pritchard, the stewardess, on account of her fear of submarines. When some distance out from Liverpool, two submarines were seen maneuvering1 about the ship and the officers tried to quiet the fears of the passengers by telling them the submarines be longed to the Allies. However, there was really no way of knowing to what saion they belonged, and the stew ardess becaate so frightened that she lost her reason, threw hcrootf over board, and was drowned, the body be ing found later and taken back to Liverpool. Jamestown School Closing Mr. E. J. Coltrane, who was for several years superintendent of schools for Randolph county, is mak- ' ing good as an educator in Guilford" county. Mr. Coltrane left Asheboro to become superintendent of the James town high school, and he has just-i. closed his fifth term at that place, the commencement exercises being held last week. Four young ladies :. and two young men received the di ploma of the school. Recently, a fifteen thousand dollar v bond issue was voted to rebuild the school house recently burned. This ' amount has beea supplemented by a private donation of $1,006, $2,000' from Guilford county, and $6,660 in ' surance on the old building, wnHj $24,000 to go into the new structure. ' Greensboro's Oldest Citizen Dead Mr. J. C. Wharton, probably the oldest citizen of Greensboro, father of Mr. E. P. Wharton, died' suddenly while visiting relatives in Salisbury, last Saturday night. Mr. Wharton was 92 years of age. The funeral was held Monday in Westminister Presbyterian church. The interment was in Greene Hill cemetery. Mr. Wharton had served as an elder in the Presbyterian church -or 52 years. The services were con ducted by Rev. C..E. Hodgin, Rev. Melton Clark, Rev. Byron Clark, o Salisbury; and Rev. R. Murphy Wil liams. Seven children survive. , .

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