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FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS FRANKL1NV1LLE NEWS Rev. J. T. Rogers spent Sunday morning in town and at 11 o'clock preached an interesting sermon at the M. E. church, returning to Ram seur in the evening, where quarterly conference for Franklinville and Ram seur charge opened Sunday night and on Monday several of the official members from the church at this place attended the business session and report that the churches are in line shape and will measure up to any in the district. Mrs. Marvin Makepeace and daugh ter, Miss Mary Ellen, of Providence, R. I., spent a few days in the city last week. They formerly lived in this Dlace and their many friends here always give them a hearty wcl come. W. A. Grimes and son R. R. Grimes made a business trip to High Point last week. Mrs. Ellen Curtis and son, Rev. W. M. Curtis, of Greensboro, visited in town last week. The protracted meting at Fairmount M. P. church opened Sunday morning. The pastor, Rev. D. A. Highfill, will be assisted by Rev. J. F. Allred and Rev. J. W. Allred. Mr. J. H. Marlcy made a business trip to Greensboro one day last week. Miss Clolie Redding, of near Gray's Chapel, is the guest of the family of Mr. W. C. Jones. G. C. Russell, Mrs. G. C. Russell, Mrs. W. C. Vestal and Misses Mattie and Blanche Buie made an auto trip to Greensboro Saturday. Mrs. J. C. Hammer, of Washington, D. C, after spending a few days with the family of G. H. Kinney, returned home Monday. Rev. Ralph Pool, of Randleman, visited relatives in town and preached at the residence of William Moore and James Dickens. Prof. D. M. Weatherly spent part of last week at Wilmington. Hugh Parks, jr., attended Coleridge township Sunday school convention at Holly Springs Sunday evening. Several of our people attended Children's Day exercises at Pleasant Cross Sunday. The program was well Tendered, with credit to the children and those in charge. They have a splendid Sunday school at the Cross and are doing good work and are very much interested in their new church which they have recently had painted and stands as a monument to the good people of the community. The pro tracted meeting at this church be gins the 1st Sunday in August. Fol lowing is the program of Children's Day exercises at Pleasant Cross Christain church, Sunday July 18: . Song We Welcome You. Prayer. Welcome John Shane. Children's Day Greeting Maggie Shane. Song No. 68. , Let Us Be Glad Lucy Craven. Hearts of Love Mattie Curtis. Song No. 122. Thoughts of Home-Thelma Malone. Speed The Message Joe Pugh. Song No. 111. The White Robed Saints Ethel Ma lone. Briefness of Life Clarence Malone. f Song No. 94. 1 Come Unto Me Ten Children. The Drunkard's Dream Swannie Craven. Son No. 92. Making Room for the Children Myrtle Leonard. Bringing Good Cheer Floyd Ma lone. Song No. 16. Take Heed Cletus Allred. Some Other Day Otis Burns. Song. No. 44. Children's Day Is Best Rephia Allred. The Day Will Soon Be O'er Nellie Burns. Song No. 56. A Helping Hand Gilbert Burns. The Victory is Ours Esther Curtis. Song No. 64. A Little Child's Words Elmer Ma lone. Just a Sunny Smile Edna Cheek. Solo and Chorus. Noon. Song Children's Song. We have Work to do for Jesus Wilma Baldwin. On Wings Lillian West. The Dying Heathen Pauline All red. Song No. 78. Children's Day Maggie Shane. The; Secret Clarence Cheek. Song No. 104. If We are Kind Winfield Wright. Children of Love Ethel West. Our Lives Joe Pugh. Song No. 100. We are Soldiers for Jesus Millard Brown. ' The Rapture Train Irvin Cagle. Rainbow Drill and Song. God's Mercy Sarah Ellison. , The Gospel Tiain-Erastus Trogdon. Duet. God's Little Child Kate Baldwin. Sons "Jesus Was a Child Like Me." HOPEWELL NEWS The protracted meeting began at this place on last Sunday. The services will, 'continue throughout the week Our pastor v.-il! be a.-syued by Rev Rogers, of Ramseur. Misses Luna and Nannie Briles, of Mt. Zion. are visiting Miss Clara Floyd. Miss Catherine Cuffy, of High Point has been spending some time with Miss Nona Ingram. Mr. D. M. Welborn made a business trip to Greensboro last Thursday. A large number of our people at tended the Sunday school convention at Fairview last Saturday. Miss Maude Full?r, cf Pleasr.nt Hill, spent Sunday night with Miss Eva Collctt. Miss Lillie Royals, of High Point, is spending some time in the commu nity. Little Miss Cara Hubbard, of Hij,h Point, has been spending some time with Miss Troy Sapp. Miss Callie Stanley spent Sunday with home folks. Several of our young people attend ed children's day at Gjlead and report nice time. Misses Ora and Lois Ccllett spent last Sunday at Pleasant Hill and at tended quarterly meeting at that place. Mrs. Arthur Thsrnberry, cf High Point, spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Welborne. Mr. John Plummer, of High Point, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. D. M. Welborne. Miss Eunice Miller spent Monday with Miss Ina Royals. Misses Ora Collctt r.w! Maude Full er spent Monday evening with Lois Welborne. Mr. Cecil Farlow, of Randleman Rt 3, spent Saturday night and Sunday with Gray Brown. Mrs. Chas. Brown has been spend ing some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Farlow. ITEMS FROM GRANT The hum of the threshing machine has left our community. The wheat crops were good. Miss Maxine Cox, of Canton, is spending her summer vacation with relatives in this community. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Brown, of Randleman, spent the week-end with Mrs. Brown's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Win. Kinney. Mr. Henry Humble is very ill with fever at this writing. Mrs. W. W. Brown spent Sunday with Mrs. C. C. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Lynch visited at Mr. Henry Humble's Sunday even ing. Miss Aleen Cagle is spending some time with her 6i'ster, Mrs. White in Greensboro. Quite a number 'of young people enjoyed eating ice cream at Mr. A. S. Pugh's Sunday evening. Misses Lela and Alice McCam, Una Cagle and Messrs. Charlie and Eras tus Cagle and Bernice McCam visited at Mr. S. S. Cox's Sunday evening. Grant township Sunday school con vention which was held at Spoon's Chapel Sunday rendered an interest ing program. The officers elected for the ensuing year were: S. S. Cox, president; Oscar Brown, vice presi dent; Miss Stena Humble secretary and treasurer. TRINITY NEWS Mrs. Mary Hogan and Miss Irma Hogan, of Lenoir, are visiting in Trin ity. Mrs. Bullard and children, of Gains- vine, Fla., ar here for the summer with Mrs. Parker. Mrs. M. J. Weeks is spending some time visiting relatives and friends in the eastern part of the State. Mrs. Mollie Pepper visited her son, Mr. E. F. Pepper, in Thomas ville one day last week. A large crowd from here attended the Trinity township Sunday school convention at Fairview Saturday, Trinity has one of the best Sunday schools in the State with Prof. D. C Johnson as superintendent Prof. E. C. Willis and family, ef North Wilkeeboro, are visiting Mrs, Willis' parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Ellis. Mrs. Nannie A. Craven, who spends the winters with her son, President J. B. Craven, at Davenport College at Lenoir, is visiting here and leaves this week for a visit to Asheboro and Troy. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Craven and chil dren, of Lexington, spent Sunday with relatives here. The town of Trinity was deeply saddened lost Friday July 17, by the death of Mrs. C A. Vick, one of the noblest women our people have ever known. Mrs. Vick was before mar riage Miss Stewart, of Moore county, and was born August 8, 1868. She taught school for several years in Randolph county before her marriage and resided in High Point before coming to Trinity. The funeral ser vices were conducted at the Trinity cemetery Sunday morning and were attended by a large concourse of the friends of the family. The deceased leaves a husband and six children and her husband has been seriously ill for several weeks. MILLBORO NEWS The singing at Mr. M. E. Frazier's Sunday night was enjoyed by all pres ent. Several of our people attended the ball game at Asheboro last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Trogdon, of Millboro Route 1, spent Sunday with Mr. C. E. Julian. Mr. Henry Barker, of Greensboro, was a visitor in town Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs. Mary Wood left Sunday for Charlotte where she will spend some time visiting her two sons. Mr. Wm. Hurley, of Worthville, was a visitor in town Sundcy night. Miss Laura Julian spent a few days last week with relatives on Millboro Route 1. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hayes spent one day last week in Greensboro shopping. Mr. Cicero Dorsett, of High Point, was a visitor at nr. J. S. Julian s Sunday. After spending some time here at home Messrs. Culley Redding and Ira Hinshaw left Monday to return to the West again. Miss Mayme Ellis, who is teaching a summer school at Gray's Cnapd spent Saturday and Sunday at home. Little Misses Sylvia and Hazel Web ster, of Ramseur, are visiting Miss Gladys Pugh this week. Rev. J. A. Ellis, of Louisville, Ky., spent a few days here last week with relatives. Mrs. R. W. Pugh and little daugh ter, Gladys, made a flying trip to Ramseur last week. Miss Edith Siler passed through town Sunday enroute to Ramseur, where she will spend several days with friends. Miss Mildred Ellis is visiting her aunt on Asheboro Route 1. ITEMS FROM CARAWAY J. C. Ridge attended the sale at Mrs. Emily Bingham's last Friday. Alex. Ridge, of Gibsonville, is visit ing his mother, Mary Ridge, and other relatives this week. Callie Yates made a trip to High Point last week. Fred Ridge, of near Greensboro, vis ited relatives in this community last week. There will be a mock trial at Canaan next Saturday night. The township Sunday School con vention will be held at Mt Tabor next Sunday. Wiley Tally, of Randleman, attend ed the sale at Mrs. Bingham's last Friday. Harris Hill, a prosperous farmer of this community, says that he has at least five hundred pounds of honey to take now. He has already taken about two hundred pounds. Peter Yates boasts of having a bee stand full of honey that will weigh 60 pounds. Bees seem to be very rich this year, and there are lots of bee hunters around nowadays. J. C. Ragan has bought a new roller mill and expects to have it up and run ning next month. The people are glad to have a new mill as one is badly needed in this community. WESTERN RANDOLPH NEWS Threshing wheat is the order of the day in this community. Mr. Carl Humble, of Liberty, visit' ed Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Black last week. Msg Lula Mendenhall spent last Sun day with home folks. A series of meetings began at Pleasant Grove last Sunday. Mr. Fied Mendenhall left last week for Virginia, where he has a position with the Lane Brothers. Mr. E. E. Wilson visited Mr. G. S. Lambeth last Saturday night. There will be a basket picnic at Unity Chapel next Saturday. Mr. aad Mrs. J. A. Peace ware the guests of Mr. and Mss. J. W. Kratier Sunday. A series of meetings will begin a Prospect the third Sanday in August CEDAR FALLS NEWS Mr. J. S. McAlister, of Greensboro, was in our town one day the past week on business. Misses Bessie Pepper, of Hamlet, aad Thelma Jennings, of Worthville, spent part of the week here with rel atives. Mr. J. M. Hodges was in Franklin ville a few hours Saturday. Misses Blanche and Eunice Wrenn spent Saturday in Greensboro shop' ping. Mr. C. A. Parrish and family of Greensboro, are visiting at Mr. W. H, Jennings' for a few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Bostick spent bunday with their parents near Worthville. Mrs. J. M. Hodges and Miss Maxine Redding spent Thursday afternoon in Asheboro. Mr. B. S. Laughlin was in Ashe boro Friday afternoon. Messrs W. H. and H. G. Allred spent Saturday in Ramseur. Mr. T. M. Jennings, of i-ranklinville spent a few hours in town Saturday. Mr. Gete York, of near Liberty, spent Wednesday night in Cedar Falls. Dr. A. H. Redding attended the County Medical meting at Farmer Tuesday. Mr. Will Luther attended Greens boro district conference at Asheboro Wednesday. Mr. Daniel Hurley, of Chapel, visit ed in town Wednesday night. Rev. E. J. Poe preached an able sermon at the M. E. church here Thursday night Rev. D. A. Highfill, of Liberty, spent Saturday night in Cedar Falls. Mr. B. F. Redding is spending a few weeks in Stanly county. Several of our young people have been attending protracted meeting at Fair Mount this week. Mr. Tom Arnold, of Worthville, was in town Friday night. Mr. H. G. Redding spent Thursday in Asheboro. Mrs. B. Teague, of Deasant Gar den, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. M. Julian Thursday night and Friday. Rev. G. A. Laughlin spent Sunday in Randleman. RAMSEUR ITEMS Robt. White, of Burlington, visited his uncle, Prof. W. P. White, last week, returning home Monday. Mrs. Massey, of Youngsville, and Mrs. R. H. Dixon, of Siler City, spent the past week with their sister, Mrs. W. Caddell. Miss Willie Jordan, of Siler City, was the guest of her friend Mrs. A. . Grant last week. Clyde Aiken, of Greensboro, was a isitor here for several days recently. Mrs. Lee and children, of Greens boro, are spending several days with her sister, Mrs. W. M. Short. Miss Elizabeth Smith is attending the summer school at the State Nor mal and Industrial College, Greens boro. Geo. D. Trogdon and family, of High Point, visited relatives here the past week. The "Bachelor Maids" gave a de lightful entertainment in the audito rium last Friday night. Grady Miller captured the entire audience by ' his plendid singing. Our people are al ways delighted iv hear him sing. Mr. York, of Greensboro, is spend ing some time with his son, Mr. J. B. York. The Millette Comedy Company will give performances every night on the academy grounds in the capacious tent This show comes highly rec ommended and our people are fortu nate in having them with us. A fine son was born to Mr. and Mrs. G. M. D. Frazier last week. Mr. and Mrs. S. Dykehouse, Misses Nellie and Mabel Spoon and D. I. Wagger spent last Sunday at Jackson Springs. Mr. E. B. Leonard returned last week from a trip to Greensboro. Quarterly conference was held in the M. E. church Monday night with Dr. Weaver presiding. He preached very interesting sermon Sunday night Walter Turner, of Columbia, S. C, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Turner. V. C. Marley made a business trip to Greensboro Monday. Joe F. Aiken returned to Ramseur last Saturday after being on the road for nearly six weeks. Miss Mary Reitzell, who has been on an extended visit to her uncle, Mr, 0. R. Fox, ef Asheboro, and who has also been the gueetof Misses Fleta and Ada Parks, of Ramseur, has re turned to her home near Millboro. ELEAZER NEWS Rev. Lester Lucas preached a able sermon in the M. E. ehurch Sunday. The Sunday school ' here is doing excellent work under the management of Milton Thayer. We are soon to have a aew roller mill here that will be worthy of the patronage of any people. Some of our people attended the Children's Day exercises at Union last Sunday. JULIAN GROVE NEWS Miss Agatha Lamb, of near Ran dleman, spent Sunday evening with Miss Beuteh Trogdon. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pugh spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. S. M. U derwood, at Gray's Chapel. Messrs. Ira Hinshaw and Cullie Red ding left Monday for State of Wash ington. Miss Ora Kate Routh spent one day last week with Miss Lessie Pugh Several of our young people enjoyed an ice cream party at Mr. Rennie Hinshaw's Friday night There will be preaching at Bethany next Sunday at 8 p. m. WORTHVILLE AND RANDLEMAN . ROUTE 2 ITEMS J The township road force has erect- f ed a barn near the "Y" and have pur- chased several more teams. The work is being pushed rapidly and the force will soon have the road from Ashe boro to Randleman completed. The farmers of this section are most through with their crops. Miss Bertie Hughes left Saturday for High Toint where she will spend a few days with her sister. Mrs. Bertha Kime, of Gibsonville, is the guest of Miss Marjorie Johnson this week. Mr. Charlie Ferree, of High Point, is visiting his mother. Miss Thelma Jennings spent a few days last week with friends and rela tives in Franklinville. Mr. J. M. Scarboro went to Greens boro Monday on business. Miss Minnie Pickett is spending a few days with her sister in High Point. Mr. Charlie Williamson and son, Robert, of Greensboro, are spending some time in town visiting friends and relatives. Mr. Tom Bostick, of Spencer, spent Saturday and Sunday with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Boctick. Miss Laura Julian, of Millboro, at tended the singing r.t Union church Thursday night. On July 14th the death angel en tered the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Prevost and carried away Harold, their nineteen-month old son. He was sick for about two weeks. During his short stay with us he made many friends. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. B. Thompson. The body was laid to rest in the Worth ville cemetery. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of the entire com munity. Miss Mary Harrell, of the Shepherd Pratt Training School at Baltimore, is spending her vacation with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Harrell. Mr. J. K. Farlow, of Greensboro, visited relatives in this section Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Paris Foust visited relatives in the Gray's Chapel section Sunday. On next Sunday Prof. A. M. Fen tress will hold the closing exercises of his singing class at the Union church. His class' here has done good work. Prof. Fentress is a fine teacher and his singing exercises are always en joyable. Some special selections are being prepared for the occasion. Ser vices will be held in the morning and afternoon. Everybody who eniovs good singing should be present on next Sunday. On July the 14th, Mies Agnes Hen ley died. She was sick for-several months, but bore her suffering very patiently. The body was laid to rest in the White Hall cemetery, Rev. J. B. O'Briant conducting the funeral services. May God's richest blessings be with the bereaved family and com fort them. The Baraca class of the Union church entertained the Philatheas on last Saturday evening at the school building. There was about ?5 pres ent. Ice cream and cakes were serv ed. The two classes were in a con test last quarter to see which could secure the largest number of new members. The Philatheas won and they are to be commended for their faithful work. Their class was more than doubled in number. The evening was very much enjoyed by those pres ent LIBERTY NEWS Miss Henrietta Maye, of Farmville, N. C, who has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. G.'Armp Patterson, for some three or four weeks, returned to her home the first of last week. Mr. and Mj-a. Henry Crutchficld, of Guilford College, passed through town last Friday en route to Cane Creek, where they will spend several days visiting relatives. Quite a number of the younger girls of our town are camping this week out at the Club Resort, one mile east of town. Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Gregg are chaperoning the young laf.ies, Mrs. A. W. Curtis, who has been the Iffuest or ner aaagnier, mtb. noss rreagae, of Raleigh, for the past two weeks, returned home last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Steed, who has been the guest of Mrs. Steed's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Trogdon, went to Steeds last Wednesday to spend some time with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Patterson went to Wilmington last week to spend some time with their son, R, E. Pat terson, Jr. 4 Miss Sallie Parson, of Rock Hill, S. C, is the guest of her cousins, Misses Alien Curtis and Lystra Fra zier. S .C. Frazier, who has been right sick the past week, is much improved and able to be out Miss Maude McPherson has gone out in the country to visit relatives, Walter Smith was in Sanford Mon day on business. G. Armp Patterson and Cecil Kirk' man are in Asheboro this week trad ing horses. WHY NOT ITEMS Mrs. C. A. Lewallen and children of High Point, are visiting relatives, around Seagrove this week. Mr. Lloyd Cagle is attending the Teachers' Institute at Troy this week Miss Delia May Presnell, of Ophir is visiting Mrs. J. C. Cornelison. Mr. Hal King, of Ellerbe, is the guest of Mb mother here. A fine horse belonging to Mr. J. c. Young, died one day last week. PISGAH ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Welch, of Nor folk, Va., are spending some time with Mr. Welch's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Welch. Mr. J. C. Bean, of Salisbury, was the week-end visitor with friends in the community. Mr. J. M. Luther made a business trip to High Point Monday. Mr. S. A. Cox and daughter, Miss Jessie, were visitors in Asheboro Monday. RANDLEMA N NEWS Messrs. Edison and John Lamb, of Mcoresville, were in Randleman for a shorf: while Sunday. They coma cvt from Mooresville iu a car. Mr. Bascom Coltrane has purc hased the stock of goods belonging to Mr. R. D. Lamb and will continue the business at Mr Lamb's old stand. Rev. Geo. Laughlin filled the pulpit at Mt Lebanon Sunday, in the ab sence of the pastor, Rev. J. B. O'Bri ant. Miss Essie Calder left Monday for High Point, where she has accepted a position. Miss Beatrice Sinclair, of Atlanta, Ga., is in Randleman this week the guest of friends. Dr. Wilkerson, who underwent an operation at Greensboro last week, for appendicitis, is at home much improv ed. Miss Mary Harrell, of Baltimore, is- visiting friends in Randleman. FULLERS NEWS Mr. J. C. Loflin purchased a new Ford car recently. Rev. J. M. Varner and daughter,. Miss Frances, and Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Plummer attended District conference at Asheboro last week. The church at Pleasant Grove has recently been painted. The appear ance of the church is much improved- Protracted meeting will begin at. Tabernacle the fourth Sunday in July. There will be two services on Sunday- IN MEMORY Jacob Preston Stout died near Ram seur Friday night July 9, 1915, after an illness of one month or more, aged" 74 years, 6 months and 23 days. About one month before he died Mr. Stout had a stroke of paralysis and there were two or three light etrokesr after that He steadily grew worse until his death. His father was Jame Stout, known as the gun-maker. The deceased formerly lived on his; farm two miles below Ramseur. Near ly two months ago he broke up house keeping, renting out his farm thi spring and moved to his brother-in-law's Mr. T. R. Burgess. His first wife was Nancy J. Cox, a daughter of the late Reuben Cox and a sister or Mr. Bethnell Cox. Of this marriage one child was born, that died in in fancy. His second wife was Sarah A. Cox, a daughter of the late Calvin Cox, of near Buffalo Ford. She survives him. The deceased was a member or Parks' Cross Road Christian church, and not only stood well in the com munity but was a man of the highest character and integrity, with a kind . gentle disposition. The deceased was known tar ana wide as the champion player of the? fiddle, or violin, as they call it now days. He had few equals and no- superiors. IN MEMORY Mrs. Julia Delk, widow of the late H. H. Delk, died July 10, 1915, at her home in Tabernacle township, Ran dolph county, aged 70 years. A friend of hers writes: It is source of intense sorrow to her chil dren, relatives and a large number of friends. The deceased was an excep tionally fine woman, In high character. strong intellect, personal managetism and beauty. She was 70 years old, yet such was her unselfish nature, her generous impulses and lively interest, in all her associates, that advanced age and physical infirmities were nev er brought to the surface as far as she could surpress. She labored with an utter forgetfulness of self to make every one happy and shed an influence at all'times. Mrs. Delk was a defend ant of the royal family of Surratts, who figured so prominently in Scot tish history, some of whom came to America. Well did she uphold the honor and prestige of her distinguish ed ancestry. Our profoundest sympa thy goes to the family, whose loss must be her eternal gain.
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