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ISSUED WEEKLY PRINCIPLES. NOT MEN ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR VOL. 40 Asheboro, N. C. Thursday, December 16. 1915 52 """ r ' ' GENERAL NEttS ITEMS ITEMS OF LIVE NEWS GATHEU ED FROM OUR EXCHANGES AND CONDENSED IN BRIEF FORM FOR BUSY READERS. Governor Crair has named" January 14 aa the. date for the execution of Jeff Dorsett snd Ed Walker, negroes, under death sentence for the murder of John Swaim, of Guilford county. Richard S. Rose, a son bf Mrs. C. A. Rose, of China Grove, Rowan coun ty, died Sunday in Wilmington the re sult, of a wound inflicted by the acci dental discharge of a pistol in the hands of his wife three months ago. The Baptist State convention which has been in session at Charlotte clos ed Friday night. J. C. Hurley is arranging a right of way from Troy to Biscoe for his elec tric light poles. He has completed his power plant, and will soon be ready to give Montgomery all the electric power she needs. Montgomcrian. The Shriners, representing North Carolina from the mountains to the sea, met in Charlotte Wednesday. At the Baptist State convention in Charlotte Wednesday Rev. Walter N. Johnson, of Wakte Forest, was elected corresponding secretary. According to the report of the Statistical Secretary to the Baptist State convention at Charlote, he num ber of baptisms for the year was 17,- fiOfS, a gain of 3,187 over last year, The gain in membership, for the year is 11,489 and there were 43 new churches formed.' The total reported membership is 266,088, and there are 2,136 churches on the rolls. China lias decided to return to the monarchal form of government Yuan Shi Kai, the president of the Chinese ronublic, has accepted the throne tender ed him by the Council ef State.' Thurber Sweet, a cadet at the Vir ginia Military Institute, died Friday from injuries received while being hazed by fellow students. Guilford county leads the counties of the State in the number of auto mobiles having 1280 for her share. Mecklenburg comes next with 1105. Guilford pays j?7,3!)7 automobile tax, which, is $651.50 more than Mecklen burg pays. Work was begun Monday in High Point placing sidings at a large num ber of wholesale and manufacturing plants of the city. Chairman McCombs of the Demo cratic National Committee has issued a formal call for the Democratic Na tional Convention to meet in St. Louis June 14, 1916. The name of Henry Ford has been filed as a candidate for presidential nomination in the Nebraska Rcpubli an primaries to be help next April, MISS AUMAN ENTERTAINS Miss Stella Auman delightfully en tertained the Junior Philatheas and Junior Baracas of the M. P. church Saturday afternoon from three till five o'clock. Piano solos were rendered by Misses Cleta Rich, Stella and Mary Carter Auman, Miss Ina Auman and little sister, Margaret, gave a few vocal selections. Later m watch contest was given. The prize winners being Misses Ethel Fritchard and Mary Mendenhall. MUSIC, ART AND DRAMA The older our country grows, the more leisure the young folks have to acquire culture. They begin to under stand music and to talk about pictures and paintings, and to discuss the dra ma. Children learn something about these subjects now in the graded schools; while they are learning how to spell and even though they do not Ro to high school and college they like to be able to talk intelligently with other educated people about such subjects. After all, we get most of our educa tion out of reading. The magazines contained in the club which we are offering with our paper contain just such interesting and useful informa tion. They are a liberal education in themselves. Read the big club offer that we are making on another page of this paper, notice the low price, then come to cur office and see' the "magazines. You iU wonder hew we can do it Do Mt negSect.tiiU offer. Send at w order today. . trMk wr tdrortketi. I ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST Mips Pearl Fox, of Charlotte, is at home for the holidays. Miss Bera Scarboro is the guest of friends in Greensboro this week. Mr. Pearl Barnes of Hoffman, was here the first of the week. Mr.. W. F. Cross was a visitor at Worthville Sunday. Meadames J. S. Lewis and J. M. Neely went to Greensboro Tuesday for the day. Mr. W. T. Ingle and daughter,. Miss Nina, of Randleman, were visitors in Asheboro Saturday. Miss Alice Ingold left Wednesday for Danville where she will visit for two weeks. Miss Bettie Steed left Friday for her home at Mt. Gilead after a week's visit to Miss Harviette Hammer. Rev. Mr Sidney Robins returned to Kingston, Mass., after an extended visit to relatives in Asheboro. Miss Annie Asbury, who has been the guest of her sister in Mebane for some time, has returned to her home. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Newby, of Far mer, spent the latter part of the week with Mr. Newby's father, Mr. B. F. Newby. Miss Sue Hoover is visiting her brother, Mr. Claud Hoover, at Greens boro this week. . Miss Mabel Fox was the guest of homefolks at Randleman Sunday. Mr. P. M. Shepard, of Greensboro, is the guest of the Rich families this week. Miss Ina Auman is the guest of Miss Mabel Ridge, at Greensboro this week. A new coat of paint applied to the doors of the Southern depot has made a marked improvement in their ap pearance. Miss Dick Rhodes, of Virginia, is in town. She will be at the home of her sister, Mrs. E. L. Moflitt, who is away for treatment. County Farm Demonstrator Foust has on exhibition in his office photo graphs of cornfields, wheatfields, and registered stock which he has made during his travels over, the county. These pictures show that Randolph has some of the finest wheat and corn in the State and that she is not lack ing in registered stock. Mr. E. E. Pugh returned Friday from Winston-Salem where he lias been on a visit to Mr. K. U. Williard who is in a hospital there suffering from blood poisoning. The infection spread from a scratch on the arm by a wire and has developed into a se rious case. Mr. Williard was formerly a resident of Asheboro, the genial manager of the Steam Pressing Club. Rev., M. Bradshaw, formerly of ) Asheboro, but for several years a ! member of the Eastern North Caro lina conference of the M. E. Church, South, and who has been a presiding elder and has been pastor of some of the largest churches in the conference, was assigned at the recent conference in Wilmington, to the pastorate of Edenton street church for the ensuing year. Christmas is drawing near and our subscribers have only a lew more, days in which to take advantage of our great magazine offer. Last week The Courier mailed out notices of subscriptions calling attention' to this offer and it is hoped that our sub scribers may take advantage of this offer before the time expires. A year's subscription to The Courier with tlie four magazines costs only $1.1S and they are worth many times the pike asked. Mr. H. Grady Miller, a member of Henry W. Savages' "Every .Woman," was in Asheboro Monday the guest of home folks. Mr. Miller has made a distinct rise in the musical world. He studied music under H. Blim Ow en, of St. Mary's, Raleigh, and later studied voice under Ellison Van Hoose. For the past two years he has been directing the ballet and singing the role of "Charity" in "Everywoman." . The meeting of the Corn Club boys of the State at Raleigh in August is one of the big events of the year for the boys of the Corn Clubs of the State. -Our farm demonstrator is put ting forth strenuous efforts to have Randolph well represented at this meeting next year. The only expense to the boys is railroad fare and board and the instruction and pleasure of the trip are many times worth the cost. It is to be hoped that the Corn Ghib boys of the county will interest themselves in this and as many an posstW attend. COURT IN SESSION DECEMBER TERM RANDOLPH COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT IN SESSION SINCE YESTERDAY MORNING ABLE CHARGE TO GRAND JURY CASES DISPOS ED of. The December term of Randolph Superior Court for the trial of crimi nal cases convened in the court house here yesterday morning at ten o'clock with Judge Henry P. Lane presiding. The following were chosen as the grand jury: I. F. Craven, foreman; Z. S. Moffitt, H. I. Kearns, W. W. Las sitcr, Oscar R, Yow, J. F. Aiken, J. H. Redding, W. D. Moffitt, Robt. C." Dixon, Everett Cox, Benson Bingham, W. C. Birkhead, E. F. Fields, A. K. Pugh, T. B. Parks, Joel Caveness, M. M. Bouldin, and W. E. Davis. C. T. Luck is officer of the grand jury. Judge lime's charge was brief but to the point. He stressed the necessi ty of thorough and painstaking inves tigation of all evidence and the im portance of unbiased deliberation on all matters brought to the attention of the body. Crimes he classified un der two distinct headings, felonies and misdemeanors, the former involving punishment by death or imprisonment. Comprehensive definitions of the va rious crimes against the State and their classification were given. Perju ry, which strikes at the very founda tion of justice, received marked atten. tion in his charge. Among the cases disposed of Wed nesday were: State vs. Clarence An drews, forgery; defendant plead guil ty and judgment, was suspended upon payment of costs. State vs. W. H. Ledwell, abandon ment and assault; defentant found guilty and sentenced to road for a term of C months on first charge and 60 days on second. State vs. W. C. Rowe, disposing of mortgaged property, defendant guilty, sentenced to six months on roads or judgment, suspended in case defendant pays coi;tf and makes good property sold. CHRISTMAS CANTATA EVENING FRIDAY The intermediate grades of th--Asheboro school will present a Christ mas Cantata entitled "Santa's St -prii-e" in' the school auditorium Fri day evening at 7:45 o'clock. Much hard work has been done on the Can tata by the children and their teai eis. The public is cordially invited. There will be no admission charged. UNITED DAUGHTERS CONFEDKI ACY MET YESTERDAY The Randolph Chapter U. D. C. met yesterday with Mesdames W. A. Hunch and Wm. C. Hammer at the home of the latter yesterday afternoon at which time Mrs. J. V. Hadlcy g; ve a splendid talk on the battle of Chan cellorsville. Mrs. Hadlcy graphically described the battle and the country round abm.t there; gave statist.' -s showing North Carolina's part in it. Following Mrs. W. C. Hammond iv; a history tf the life of "Stoi.ev.v. !" Jwlnmn. Several visitors worn pi er.t at the meeting. Fruit a. y'c, wafers, coffee and fruit cake v. ore served. RANDOLPH BOO'.C CLUB MEET?-! WITH MRS. W. A. COIITTN . Mrs. W. A. Coffin was hostess on last Friday to the Randolph Book Club at her home on Sunset avenue. The home was attractively decorated in holly and flowering narcissus. The program consisted in the following: Greater New York, Mrs. E. H. Mor ris. Ellis Island, Mrs. W. A. Underwood. Coney Island, Mrs. J. K. Wood. Each of the articles were full of in terest. The hostess was assisted in serving delicious salad, coffee and mints by her son Master Harris Coffin. Mrs. Coffin is not r. member of the Club but entertains it very often and the members look forward with much pleasure to each meeting. INCREASE IN STATE REVENUE .The report of Col. W. H. Osborn, commissioner of Internal Revenue, for the fiscal year ending Jnne 30, 1915 just made public' shows that the col lections for North Carolina amounted to 11301,93748, against $11,974,870 in 1M. AT THE GRADED SCHOOL HONOR ROLL FOR THIRD MONTH LARGE NUMBER ATTAIN GOOD GRADES. The honor roll of the Asheboro grad ed school for the third month is as follows: First grade Fletcher Owen, Althea Presnell, Henry Armfield, Ray Briles, Herman Freeman, Effie Hughes, Wiley Jones, Madge Johnson, John Moore Kimes, Virginia Lowe, Sam Miller, Ivey Styres, Henrietta Underwood, Margaret Auman, Pauline Birkhead, John D. Bost, Lovey Brown, Elizabeth Bulla, Margaret Demarcus, Ronald Grimes, Kermit Hayes, Flaud John son, Rob Johnson, Vera Johnson, Dorothy Lewallen, Truman Miller, C C. Kimes, Jr. Second grade Isley Bean, Mary Betts, Erastus Boling, John Beck, Thelma Clark, Richard Cox, Frances Demarcus, Mabel Ingram, Pled Hughes, Cora Hall, Walter Hammond, Georgia M. Holland, Hazel Mitchell, John T. Humble, Roy Russell, Coy Hamilton, Una Rush. Third grade--Clarabel Bost, Virgin ia Barker, Beatrice Crcker, Annie Les ley I'erree, Harriett Foster, Ona Hayes, Zella Johnson, Carolina Kime, I Margaret Moffitt, Katherine Moffitt, Bon Phillips, Thyra Wright, Lewis Bost, Eugene Lewallen, James Mc Cain, Frank McCrary, Clay Rich, Glen Way. Fourth grade B Marie Ashworth, Frances Barker. Third grade B Hrl Johnson, lola Clark, Ina Moody, Mamie Foster. Fourth grade Mattie Birkhead, Limiie Birkhead, Annie Cox, Grace Cooper, Beulidi Clarke, Virgie Hamlet, May Henson, Effie Kinley, Nannie Lowdcrmilk, Altia Lamar, Virginia Redding, Blanche Richardson, Annie Lee Spoon, Callie Way, William Arm field. James Auman, Samuel Brittain, Lewis Brown, Winfred Berry, Roy Holing, Williard Ferree, Elmer Ham iv it, Roy Hayes. Clyde Rush Deweerd Rogers, Virgil Redding, Colon Way, Wiley Croker, Talton Lowdermilk. Firth grade-l-Edith Host, Vivian Oanford, Wifctar Cox, Malcom Clark, u.irt'--trrunes, William ..Hammond,. Alosrta Ingram, Ethel Johnson, Nan Leis, Ida Smith, William Under wood, Annio Wiles, Ethel Williams, ilullio Thomas, Margaret York. Sixth grade Gertrude Brown, Pearl ioling, r.t.iel Bunting, Mary Bulla. Lucile Caveness, J.mett Ilendrix, Foy J Ingram, Bessie Kennedy, Nita McCain,! Maude Miller, Mos.;ie Osborn, Eugen-! ia Plummor, Amia Richardson, Mary Lofln, Rosabel Rich, Elizabeth Skeeii, Mamie Thomas, Harold Moore. Seventh grade Adelaide Armfield, Mary Carter Auman, Kate Bulla, Mary Ellen Cox, Ruth Hadlcy, Bertha Pres nell, Julia Ross, Kate Spoon, Baird Moffitt, Charles McCrary. Eighth grade Lucy Lovctte, Eula Luther, Chirabel Minis, Lottie Newby Ninth grade Tilmo.it Cox, Florence York, Novie- Yow, Jcsec Robbins Jsc Yow. Tenth grade M-.irR.-uTt Grimes, Eva Lcwallm, Kveiyn Morris, Mary Mo'utt, Kate New!), Alice Phillips, C:':ice Preswdl, KaiHo Ross, John Wright. S VMl'L'L BKADSIIAYv" DEAD Samuel Brachhr.w, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Bradshaw, of Greens boro, died Sunday night in n sanato t'ium in Richmond, Va., after an ill ness of several weeks. The remains were brought to Greensboro where fu- neral services were conducted Tues-1 day morning. He was born in Asheboro, but had spent most of his life in Greensboro where he had made mary friends. For more than two years he had been making his home in Fayetteville and was assistant manager of the Rose mond Hotel. He spent five weeks in a hospital in Fayetteville and was taken to Richmond a week prior to his death. He bore his suffering patiently and without murmur. The deceased, who had recently en tered his 28th year, is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Brad shaw; one brother, John Bradshaw, of Houston, Texas; a sist'sr, Mrs. R. T. Rosemond, of Fayrttevi'le, and Misses Mary, Margaret and Grey Bradshaw, of Greensboro. If you will subscribe to The Courier or renew your subscription, we will include four standard magazines, all one year, lor naly 18 cents extra. IN MEMORY OF JUDGE C. WADE. Christopher Columbus Wade was born in Richmond county near the Montgomery and Richmond line, not far from Mt. Gilead, on September 17, 1837, a son of Hampton Wade, the fa ther dying while the son was a small boy. The ancestors of Judge Wado came from England and first settled in the eastern part of Virginia. He was a Confederate soldier for a short while joining the army in 1864. The hardships of army life soon in jured his health to such an extent that he was takn to the hospital, where he was treated for bronchitis caused by the exposures incident to the camp life of a soldier. December 20, 1866, he married Mis Sarah Margaret DeBerry, from which union there were nine children, all liv ing: Mr. O. M. Wade, living at Quit man, Ga.; Mrs. Ada Boggs, Greens boro;, N. C; Jean Rush, Asheboro, N. C; Mr. Benj. T. Wade, Troy, N. C; Mrs. T. C Ward, Greensboro, N C; Mrs. Hugh C. Boring, Troy, N. C; Mr. Fred H. Wade, Troy, N. C; Mrs. E. B. Mayberry. Maxton, N. C; Mr. Al bert N. Wade, Troy, N. C. His death occurred at his home in Troy, Montgomery county, where he had lived for nearly half a century Friday afternoon, October 22, 1915. He was appointed clerk of the Supc rior court of Montgomery county in 1868, and held the office for 21 years In 1904 he was elected a member of the House of Representatives of the general assembly, and was an able wise, prudent member, always care fully guarding the public good Few members have served in the general assembly in our memory who ranked higher. His wisdom and sound judgment appealed to all, and his ad vice was often sought and always fol lowed. His long experience and knowl edge of men and public affairs pecul iarlv fitted him for the position. H declined a nomination for the legis lature in 1906, preferring the quiet of his home and attention to his fanning and business interests. As Clerk of the Superior Court he was a model ollicer. He become so thoroughly familiar with the knowl edge o ' probata iM-ii sv;teute law that it was a surprise to those who did not know him well, to realize upon closer acquaintance that he had such a fund of information not mil v on all ,,llrK.ir,nS of a irenei-al nature but e.-, ..:..n ,.c ,i,. w ii:, ;. ,onfl' ,, judgment's i passing upon tions as clt.rU am, probate judfje ...i, ,,.,i,i f..m . .iW.t in every instance sustained by the high er court. He was for nearly fifty years what might be called the lead ing citizen of his county. He was popular with all classes of people, and retained his hold upon their good will and esteem until the last. He always led his ticket. His great personal popularity wns due to his cheerful and obliging disposition, his good tense and sound julgment and knowl edge and insight to men. He was al ways helping other.-?. While he ac cunuduted considerable property and wvs i i (nhi Mii circumstances, yet his libomlity wai. such that he gave a.-ny to the peer what might he called a forttii'o. Ke (.vave all his children a liiieral education, sending them to th.' best schools. AH Irs daughters were sent to coilegi' and took a full course. The cons were also sent to college, and while all did not gia.ltite, yet they wen- fully equipped for busi'-.es -, and the affairs of life. All have made useful muii an.l women and were the pl'ile of his oltl aSe- No oni did more for public educa- tion i;t his county and to support the church. It was largely through his financial support that the first Meth odist Episcopal Church. South, was- built in Troy. He was a member from the beginning until he died. A great concourse of people assem bled at his funeral to pay tribute to his worth and to show the esteem in which he was held. A beautiful trib ute was made to his manly qualities and Christian graces by his former pastor, Rev. O. W. Dowd, who con ducted the funeral services, assisted by his" last pastor, Rev. J. T. Draper. "The silver threads that bind the spirit to its mortal body hes slipped its coil and winged its flight to the God who gare it. With tender hands, amidst the beauties shed by tho hazy Bombre autumn sky, all that was mortal was consigned to earth until the great resurrection mora. One by on we are called hence we knew not when the nanni from him whs IRE THRFS DENTON DENTON JLLER. MILLS IV yriE 15 CORDS OF WOOD B ED AUTHORITIES TO TAKE STEPS FOR FIRE PRE- What came near being the most de structive fire Denton has ever had oc curred Thursday night shortly after midnight when fire broke out in 200 cords of dry wood, piled to within a few feet of the Denton Roller Mills, and partly on two sides of it. The people of the town were quickly arous ed, and by hard work the mill was saved from burning. Water was quite handy but was to be had in buckets only, and in this way the blaze was held in check until the wood was re moved from around the building. Only about 15 cords of wood were burned and the damage, therefore, was slight. Had the fire not been discovered in time, or had the wind been blowing, the whole business part of the town would likely have been destroyed. The cause of the fire, while unknown is supposed to have caught from a spark from the smokestack of the Denton Lumber Co., or from the care less throwing away of a lighted ciga rette. The recent fires here have served to awaken interest in fire prevention measures, and the officials are going after defective flues and other sources of danger, and ave r.lso planning to adopt some effective means of fighting fires in the future. ASHEBORO BOY TAKES PROMI NENT PART IN "EVERYWOM AN." Mr. H. Grady Miller, one of 'our boys" delighted his parents and friends when he took prominent parts in "Everywoman" in Greensboro Tues day evening. For several years Mr. Miller has studied away from Ashe boro developing his wonderful music al talent, and for two winters he has had part in this play. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Miller, of this place. The play in itself is a sermon in a, beautiful Letting, being bv.sed on ,t)ie 'Eliz.ibethian Morality play. " HOPEWELL, VA- DESTROYED BY FIRE Hopcwcli, Va., a town of 2"i.000 peo ple hastily constructed by flimr.y wood buildings since summer with the great now gun cott;.'ii plant of the Du Pont Powder Company, was completely de stroyed Thursday by lire- wh'xh start ed in a restaurant and did property damage estimated at from ?1, 000,000 to $:i,000,000. The Du Pont works outaide of the settlement was undam aged. The town will be rebuilt out cf brick and stone in order to insur? rgainst sin h conflagrations in ti.e future, is the author of cur brings may come. We came here without our knowledge and iu.it her God'.; r.jiilence we are taken away. Our d;ys are numbered yea, even as the ha'rs of our head. To k'.vo lived as C. C. Wade did, al! his life in one community, to have raised inch a family of sons and daii1. 'liter. hi;; I'ellov by strict his fellov acres, to tionate b hi have held the erteem of i:iii, t'i 'vr.-o by frugality, id honorable dealings with .nn obtained many broad ive bc'.'i a kind and effec 1:.:k!, an indulgent father, a citizen esti all with who and respected by came in contact, leaves to his children a heritage be yond price or purchase. Loyalty to his friends was a car dinal and conspicuous virtue of our departed friend. His unselfishness was so marked that no friend ever doubted him. He w; s true as Steele to the man or cause he espoused." The unmistakable mark of public respect and popular affection for tho deceased at his funeral, the uncon trollable grief of old men and little children as they assembled at the open grave to pay their last tribute of respect to one whom they knew to be their friend, will lens be remem bered by those who witnessed the last sad ceremony. From the testimony there given he "Feared no evil" at peace with man, with trust ia God. To one whose life was devoted as was. his- "There is no death, what seems, so is transition; This life of mortal breath I but auburn of the life eisiea Whose portal w call death."