North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. IL , ' BURLINGTON, ;. N. G, SEPTEMBER 8, 1909, '.it -v'A'-js NO.! 17 - H.F. D. CARRIERS PICNIC The Rural (Free Delivery Carriers Association of vAlamance County held their annual picnic Monday at Hardens xark. lhe association wViioh has a membership p of nineteen has been "organized -only . a hort time, aod this : was ; the first pic nio ever held by, the association - co whicd the patrons of the routes were invited. About thirty camera were present representing Alamance, Guil ford. Granville and other counties of the Old North StateiKAlthough t at a very busy; season ibt the 4year and not withstanding. the -fact '( thatf court is in session at'. Graham this week a large representation of - the patrons if the (routes (was present to participate In ft the pleasures and. view the grandieur of the jiay. A general good and kind felmg 'seem ed to exist among the 'carriers ten ward their4 patrons f and invited friends, , and ' any ' Curtesy wh ich cold be shown them to enjoy the day was never left undone.- The (Asso ciation desires to thank J ..H.; Har din Secretary and Treasury ; of. the Southern Traction, Company for .the deep interest manifested in the oc casion and appreciative spirit shown n giving the V-(Association a beautiful park in which : to enjoy : a day of rest from their dany toU. Al so the Graham 'Ice and Fuel Com pany liave the thanks of the Associ ation for supplies ; furnished. The. string! band- which played A concerts during the daywas a source of entertainment and pleasant srDile which" passed over the joival crowd when the strains of Dixie was struck would carry (you back to' the scenes of the -Civil War only, to fiud.yourr self seated kin a beautiful' park !s the last iiotes passed over the forest hills of - Alamance . county. ' ',The morning was a scene of speechmak ing by home talent.' r- And . when we say a scene of . speech making we are only itating it mild,; beeause we fen ded ouTSetvesiMthT: Christopher Columbus in the discovery of Ameri ca and inventing all the modern in-, ventions to the present day taking a trip with Frederick' Cook . inta : the Asiatic scenes. of' the Artie region and dwelling amid 'the glaciers and snow clad peaks of the''orth pole as they stand touring and - in viting the visitation of our fellow, compa-l mon. r rom tnis we were earned to the man who first established bur Rural Free Delivery, and how we have advanced from going once 'or twice a month ten or twelve miles for our mail to the preseut day when almost everyr person living on farm or incity cah jtake a daily paper and keep pace with the topics of the time The necessity, of impro ving pur roads was em paticaily impressed npon the minors pf the hearers., 1r;y - . ' - The speakers of the mornig'were Messrs. J. H . 'Harden who welcom ed the audience and especially -;Mr Briggs Postmaster at Raleigh to the new park for the opcasion?4?: Zeb Waller, whose address' appears ai anotner place in mis issue, -xu. o. W. Dameron who used rhetorical figures of sppech in a masterly man ner, also J. M.: Cook who took spe-, cial pains ip' paying a tribute of re spect to the ladies, apd telKng about Brother Fred discovering the .'north pole. ' - - :?niw:&':, 1 be dinner hour. wa3 the ;scne ot a well filled table of good -provi sions, these with plenty of lomoriade ana ice water made what we can a grand picnic dinner. After dinner Mr. Hester Sec of the State Associa tion from the town of Creedmore was a welcome speaker. -Mr. Briggs Postmaster of Raleigh delivered what might be called the address of the occasion, telling the carriers that they should be qualified and giving some of the qualifications which go to make an efficient carrier. Mr. Briggs is a very pointed speaker and foe carrier and audience should feel mplimented upon, having him pre Dt. Thus a great day Pf pleasure as given the crowd by the Us, F.' . Carriers on their Holiday, which was Labor Day. John A. Hall, of Haw RiVef, is Hng attention to his big stock of goods in this issue "of the Dispatch. Call and see him at'-jrolin wood Mill." Encouraging Lawlessness; Keliana leaner. Jri: 1 We have noted recently many ar ticles credited tothe News ancl Ob server. ' ( We acP not" eet the paper i uiuuuay UllrtT1 W .U:U ,1" '4' iLji' ' a - l . n 1 j frtW e;o. fwn 41. pardoned Tor using a stronger term inai appears to us appropnawtney tend Jp encourage anarchishV, to in- flaming the public - mind and ancite to lawlessness, and outrages, t : ' . ;yj;With;all theVrepressive measures of courts, jails and penitentiary, it is naru 10 rescrain a certain element from acts of i violance, and lawless ness, but when in the face of : these i ustitntion s created by the wisdom and justice pf the brafniest and best tVr centunes, we find a Ieadmg daily paper-In North Crolinalspitting ini the tace V of. the ,lavv ; and insulting peace oy saying "The trust will take the (tobacco) crop for nothing unless a fire is ouil- under then; we find the spirit of anarchy strongly manifest and lawless openly encour aged. f-HftT4?i r'y1-. Mr. Daniels Editor of The - News and Observer seems' Utterly and un euivocaly to have advised that the torch of; the ince'ndiary be applied to ine oaras 01 tne recaicicani xarm- ers who? might refusejtphold their tobacco; an act at.he kii'ows :would percipitate a - reigm of : bloodand butchery among; a peaceable pepple.. If Mr. Daniels meant lesstbthil then he was certainly indiscreet aid reckless in the choice "of his langu age .""tL plain utterance' without qualification .; issusoeptable of ' one meaning, and it will be difficult for Mrl-Daniels to corivbee an unbaised mind thai he meant other than what hesaid. -We are not undertaking to discuss ,";ithe nioraJe;of the Ameri canvTolacco Company or any other tobacco : com panyw' There : probity, uprightness," or rectitude,'1 their pert nay,, yenaiiiy, or iiuerogate, aisnon esty; do not. enter into! the discus sion of unlawful ian mceniary suggeitionisuch .iMr. Daniels seem to have made as a remedy Tor'what he "pleads an injnsfce. ; - : Mr. Daniels not excepted, there is no oneho feels a keener or more I constan t sy mpathy- foif 4he man whp toils on- the farm f jtban we do. We have cham piohed his righ tsand in deavor to defend nimlfiom wrongs all the - days of Purlife, and those whohav read what we have writ- ten know this be true, but we 'would be a felse4 misleading ftriend if-we siugh tov encourage ' or incite him to deeds . of tviolance, and blood as a remedy for his wrongs, toltell'iam to burn his neighbor property, and if need be butcher his neighbor in order, to each i the AnricaniTo5 baccb .lom Mr, :Daniels, don't' abuse your pow ers by using them' to encourage dah gerousjan4e8rraj deeds, fit: may be sensStidnaL but .it is .decidedly unsafe. r' ' - ' - Tie Hying Squadron. i The flyin z so uadron composed" of MiB8es Alveuia Guthrie and Swan hie Patterson chaperoned by Mrs. Maud Patsch; left here Thursday morning at 1:32 foV Norfolk, Va., left Norfolk atfp m. arrived in New York Saturday 13 p. m., spent balance 'of the evening sigluVseeing, spent' Sunday, at: Coney Island, left New iYOrk Sunday eyening fbrPJhil- adelphia, spent-Monday - seeing the Quaker City, left Philadelphia Mon day night: for Baltimore, Md., will leave Bal timore Tuesday evening for Washington, D. C, will spend .Wednesday and '. Thursday viewing the sights around thel Capitol City, will lea veMWashington Thursday evening for Richmond, Va., spend-, ing Friday" and Saturday -Viewing the historic epots around Richmond and will arrive home Sunday; unless they decide;to;visl and stand on the block of ice where " Under the auspices of Miss Nettie Church ind:feast w ted in . by" almost the' whole f League when" a -moonlight drivewasmade to Hopedalelaist neMay;night where a twater melon eating; asgi- yen.'" fa 4 V (J xk and Peary stoodVenly-they are traveling some f? v t PROCEEDING OF COUIJTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING f ; Graham, Sept, 6thl The Board ofOounty Commissioners of" 'Ala mance county met in the. Court house on the above date . with the following membersf present E. Long Afchair man,:'JbV.&Ro ray A. N; Robertson iThe ;follswing business wastrah sacted. 0; Ordered: '" That the the report of Dr?H . M. Montmery SuptJdf Henlth be i recei ved and filed. - Upon motion duly made and se-j conded Alt is"Prdered that the Sout-j hern Railway p6mpany; be allowed to cross the new public Road . with & siding at mile post No.Kl 9. -ti-Ordered: ;That the rerjoir of ;j; H. i Tarpley, Su pt ; of. theV county hom Ibe accepted and Ued;ci: ; The out side poor list wasrevised and usual allowances midd?4?$ OreretI(;'That VV NThpmp- son be;- authorised ? to investigate building : bridge - across" the die branch near -Burlington and report to this Board at its next meeting. ; Ordered: That W. J. StockardJ be refunded tax "on $180.00 same Ordered: at j WN.- Thomp- Roberson be appointed a committe to inyesfigate buifdmg ; bridge across Stinking quarter creek and making change at what; known as Noah 1 ford. - V-rCf,1; Ordered ; That the Clerk of this Board be anthorized to employ Mrs Sallie Summers for court Stenograp her for the civil week of this term of court and also for the Special term to beheld beginning Sept 27, on the same : terms as when recnt ly employed'byTthis board. : ' !v v Ordered: -. That Zack Maynard be'releived of poll tax and road tax andatpertificate be4ssued. him ..ex empting him from poll .tX' Special. Terinof Curt for Alamance county to con vene on' September the 27th, 1009, for the trial pf ' civil cases only the following named per . sons were drawn as" jurors ifor said Special term of Courfrsaid term to last one week. " r . f. ; ' : v John. W; Webster, No. 5, Gush k. Garrison No.-5v J;I Hurdle No. 5, S. G. Horner No. 12, J. A. Turrentine No. 12, G.'Xi. Gilliam, No, 4, J. a Barker no, 3,! E. J. Perry No 12 S. ArWard No. 8, A, H. -Garner,-No.: 12, J. C. Simmons, No. 16 John T. Black 6, O; -H. 4 naS rra Keck 4, Chad. A. Faucett, 1 2, Jas. J. L. Teal,' 6, J. W. Pegg 6 A. J. Garner, 12 M. J. An thPnyla2 J.G.Cook,: iQMW& Younger, 12,' Jas Kinney," 2, Frauk. Stmghan, 12,XC -L. Smith, 2, J. G: Braxton, 8, ' Arthur Belle, 1 2 M. F. Culler, 1, W.'B. Montgo- Ihere being no, , turtner Jtusines the .Board adjourned to meet in Joint session on thel 8th, day of Septem ber 1909.U; : .;; .vX: - The'Boird of Commissioners met in sessionwith the Sanitary Commit- tee at 4 o clock yith' the ' following members present. E. Long, -chair- man ii. o. JtCobertson, A. JNi ltoDer tson, W." A. -Murray, .Drrl WrrE. Walker"Dr? R; A; Freeman.': ; T?The following business was tran sacted. i . " , ' r ' - DrH.iM. Montgomery Supt of health: tended his;resignationVas Supt of health and it is ordered that the same be and is hereby accepted. Ordered: That Dr. T. SJ; Fau cett be and is hereby elected Con nr tv SuDt. of health until next first Monday at which time applications for the place stating price named for which the work will be done in ac cordance with the law, will becon sldered by the board and a perma net Supt. will be elected f from , the applicanta.r : -Ordered: That Dr. R.: A. Free man, Dr, Wv E. Falket and VDn Hr M. Montgomery bejappointed a committee to ; formuiate and Jiave prih todlfesrtionQ)lanks (fbrthe use of 4he: doctbrsih: tiie;? County whenrderingthe - antitoxinfurnis hed County ibr the Indigent ca Ordered: the Sroitary Board ;calls atteib the Mayors I jXIfi VT ;F. McVeV: Passes" Away, Mrs; Fannie McVey wif e of Mr. T. F.' McVey parsed from this life an ner nome ai canow -AJamp,- ittept 3rd '. She had been in c poor health fpr over two years, so her death was not entirely unexpected.54 ; Mrs. Mc- Vey..wa8 a.' dauehterr of .-the" late Harris Tysor, of Glendon, of whose family three sisters and: one brother remain, Mrs hNahcy 7 Johnson ot Bear Creek, iMrs. C.1 H.; Wbmble and Mrs. A. R Da vof Glendon andMr.; George -Tysor, of Atlanta, Ga ; The deceased was . married to 'Mr,Mc Ysji-fi hjix tyears ago and came ;tovhis I neiehborhood a stranger. .1 Here she exhibited such traits of character:7 as ." scon wou for ui a wiuiu piaue iu me uearxs pi nis people. 4 OfV k-.i retiriner disposition and extremely domestic, "inber taste home was her chief concern. , Here a .wianombthe was jshown in a marked degree by antinsetfish deyptibu toihe interest of her husband and childrehK! To these she eave her time and strength nnreseryedly, dispensing at the same time anmistmtedhospitdit neighborly kindness to. all.TThe de ceased was about', forty-seven years old, andVthe mother; of .eight child ren, three sons land five daughters; all of whom were with heir iwhen the end came. V Raleigh, LSept 1 :rPellagrajjbas become almx8t an epidemic at the State fnsane Hospital here, and to day . Dr James McKeeT superintend ent, announces ithat " there are four teen cases" being treaded, none being The first case' diagnosed as pella- gra occured eighteen months; ago and there have been" a total of nine casvA few" days ago ; one patient Hiea jjivwrauajns&oi $ ewoseru, brought to the hospital as insane be cause of sickness : from pellagra. Dr. McKee says that i he I used only, the best grade of water ground corn meal in the oornbreal eateaat the hospital and that- he does ; not'thinfc pellagra is-.uttuaeu-py ;. u ?: ?-f . Moses E. Pike, one of the oldest citizens of the Sno w 'Camp section, having passed - his S7th milestone in May, died Sept 4th, of paralysisV He was-a man of -onnsual physical vigor for one of his age, until strick en practically helples ; ten days be- lore nis aeatn. ne aeceasea, a lue lon'g resident of that commuity, was known as it sober, Hndustribus citi- zen, oi unquestioned nonesiy ana de termined loyaltyto .his" convictions. He Jeaves a widow,. who before her marriage was . Rudi Dixon. Mar rieoTin "1855, they were given what few are Ceveri privileged to enjoy, fifty-four years of wedded life. Of this unipu, there were i six children two of whom only are' living, ! Mrs. -Hugh -Wr Johnson, of Siler City, R. F. D., and Mr! J. G. Pike of Snow Death 6t; Airs. Martha Crayen Way. : Mrs; Martha Craven Way, widow Oi the late (Franklin Way, of the Oakdale neighborhood was buried at Pleasant Hill pt 3. She had been sick for, some time previous to her death, having suffered a stroke of paralysis several months before, from which she never entirely re covered.; AH of her large family, of children were present at the funeral. Messrs. Lewis Way, of Burlington; FZTi:i Way,Sb Waxhaw; IWalter aypf(rthage;S:i South Carolina; Bynum Way, (of Norfolk VaMrsJ Cicero -tokaid, of .Graham; and Mrsl: John Stewart with whom the mother, lived. .I'he deceased was in .the -7 6tii:year;6f her age, a - good woman ( and kind neignoor,. wnprwiui: pe saaiy ( of the incorporated Towns that - the county cjuptp neaitn is- pot - re quired to pare for quarintine within Ae tto wns-ilK; WfiW? : nere uemg np iuriner : xusiness t Sahitarrarddjhura 1 the firsts-Monday in October. ; MUTUAL RELATIONS OF ; ; CARRIER AND" PATRON Spsrcb cf Postmaster Valler Before I the rvural Carriers Picnic Mon ' l day September 6th-La- ; bor,Dayt-r"J . Both' carrier and ...patron have mutuaL, relations' that- should ; be sacred Jy ' preserved, and . encouraged in every possible way."; Unlike most any other relations: business or so cialfriendship,': because fn business 1 orsooal inendship if any estrange men! .cetxf Bet ween 'tFejn, they can slmpJlayquitsj'and the -world moves tm just the same.. r N ot much the "worst for the parting. But not sowith the rural carrier and his pat rons,rii is iLKe getting njarneu tpe chances are that it means a lifetime business and yoii ,, must continue to do business together no matter what your "personal : feelings- may be one towards the other, ( When little dif ferences ' arise .r through misunder standing or otherwise T . would ad vise carnerj.and patron to give and take. (Give- the carrier alHhe'good thingSiylSu have got) and; take what eyer the(carrifir v is amindlto giye; to you m relnhv buth ishould .do thei r best to Ipromoteiiand 4 maintain, the suxjesi;Tnenasnip,- omy in inis way .tan pleasant relations ex iat be tweenyon. Think, of gjf.i n g through life and coming in con taet every day with a man -.whom v you are compel led to do -business with -; as you are your carriervwith bad feeling exist ing between you, and; you , will "ap preciate the ( wisdom ' of this advice. There is ope other 'subject, that I desire to touch upon, and it is most important of all; Crood roads there has been W) much said, and bo little done to i better the: roads- the past yesLTy that when -you ; speak :of good roads the people are inclined tolgive yoii the horse - laugh, and yet you cannot get a wayfronr tbfr supiecteT goott ' ana permanent- - nignways. (They-are the salvation of the nation both here and hereafter.) Ot course no one expects v you to neglect, your farms: tqgo out and work the public roads; (-But there(are rdays and days each year that-you t could spare the time to help your, neighbor : go out and fill in the bad places, dig dowu the bu mps and open the side d itches. If all of you would da this much along the road where your land ex tends, in ' addition to what, the re gular road Jbrce does, you would be surprised tos note vthe improvement oi ryour nignways, giaaaening ,me hearts of'yoar'carrier. tesseuingthe burden of 'his-beast and helping j yourselves as wen. xouoner as an excuse for not doing this," thit you I : a. a ' ; "U . it. ':J- J pay mAes io wurK.f lue ruaus, auu therefore you dont propose -to do it yourselves. Of course you pay-taxes so do all the people, even those who ! live in towns and do not ; use the roads. . Your argument is like the pitcher that was cracked by a negro hitting his wife "over the :head.The pitcher was onered in evidence, out the - learned judge said gentlemen this " evidence won't do,- because,-it won't hold .water.- So your' argu ment won't hold water, because there are private, roads that are notork ed by ' taxation; ana they - are the worst, of.-aiU'-ott1 are in "honor bound to keep these private roads(in good condition. . u pd , again wljen opening" hp new "and'short cut roads, commonly called neighborhood roads you are too,.stingy witn your land, you ct;asihou;hyou lived in to wn and had paid . a h undred dollars per front foft Yott wulnot agree that a new road ' shall beVoppned across your land ; unless it is opened upon the line between you and your neigh bor, np i matter if -the -: line . is in a gulley or upon a high hedge, "and it is there or nowheregel out of this misguided idea,copen the road Tn the most eonyenient;place to those who travel .it," all "of you :i have more laud than you need,; or ca 4tend, and4he most of you' are land ,-pobr 1 dont mean that- your land, is (poor j buf Jthat you are land1 poor burdened with large tracts andyet you ha vent got enough : for" your neighbors and your rural ?. carrier " to ; ha ve a" road Dont be harrow indednd look at v i -" - f 1 J f : -. ,thw frtfrn a ' norrow and selfish vway. Remem ber -we 4re- com ma rid ed -not to live unto ourseives alone, and to" love our neighbor' as ourselves. - Let us livp these commandments, so that when we'pass to the great beyond, - we will reap the reward laid "up for those . who "live the - faith, where all v the troads are good and rural carriers , - y never come. Thanking yon one and " - . all, X trust we shall meet again. Glasses Xorrectiy Fitted to Yonr r . ;V .'Eyes by an Expert, "rr Years of ceaseless effort, to per-' feet a bifocal. 'lens have "resulted . in V . the Dr. Vinebeg Invisible Bifocal. The far: and near-sighted are fused -1 into one single lens that gi es every . . aa vanxage oi reaaing - ana - distance . glasses without the" usual tine of di- A vision. They cannot come apart and ; . donot spot or blur... t As they lock i j ust-like, ordinary glasses, they dos not give an appearance of age or inr . firmity-to Jbe wearer; like the old " style of bifocal. -,To those 'who uie -. ' gUissesfor reading and distance they V ' w,ill prove invaluable, giving - com- v fort and perfect ysion, as there-is r np sharp . transition - from one focus : to another. ; . V ' . . Wciiave secured the agency, for the abqye bifocals aisoother super- M ior makes i of -"spectacles and eye- ; '.( glasses, and as an introductory, Dr - Vineberg, the eye and ear specialist . of Wilmington, N. C, a 'licensed"' V physician; who tor pU years has lim- ilea nis: worK to diseases oi me luye; Ear ' and -Fitting Glasses, will again be at our store Friday and Saturday . September the 17 and -lfy.for the :' practice of Jhis profession. He comes Tr; on the solicitation of the citizens apd profession of Burlington.'; .On these two "days the lI)octor wiU"( test eyes " - f and furnish' glasses - for one-tialf the s " usual-1 -price, .as " he " Hid on his last, (-" visit. The superiority ot jiis "goods fv are guaranteed. '- i i V-v "-'-.Come early and. aroid waiting, V Children's eyen a specialty ,V v7vVV frlllinotvATiinl : Eyes and Ear Phones" of "the best ; make.-r There are, ,but few cases of . -deafness that cannot be cured." V- - J'? -CMire-resoeptfttlly;"v. 'i, 'A - : P FKEKtfAlf -DiiUQ Co., ; - " J - "rPrescriptibn Druggists, - s r(" i ' BurlingtonJS; C.V ' ; J. Greensboro N. C, Spet 1.1, '08, ( Dear Dk. - ViNEBfcRG: , , ' ;0 -. !:1 received ; the 'glasses sometime r" ' ago and wish to let you . knowjiow . grateful I am. 'I (am using my eyes . constantly without strain and had no 1 tf'x headache since, which was- a 'con- stant suffering. You have done for , me what others failed.SYours' very J respectfully,'" (" ; - --- t- V, James is. Hicks. ?v - yj - "IrtaleighN. G June809; Dear ,DR.; VrNEBERG: y ( -: 1 am In receipt of f the invisible" ; -bi-fbcals they are a blessing for ' they JHv give perfect vision and ease. ff ,,v'j ' - " "V Yours respectfully; ; -- v-Mbs.-S. B. 8bcab;. "''c : v Prince (villiam Phakmacy, ; Manassas, (Va;, Dec; 10, '08 ; r( My Dear Dr. .Vinebebg:, - 'p - v" I". got Tthe r glasses you ordered; 1 i they , gave' me perfect vision which was a-stranger to me tor many years.' f -I attribute , my relief and comfort to - ; -your , skill' and the. superiority .of".". ' t.iy your (glasses. .AH others . that got glasses Trom you and other treatment 1 'j- navenothing(.bnt.praise.ior you.'V- " 7 "r-"" " --r i r " " C. R. . C; jQHKBOSr, M; D.r. Dear'-DrVineberg: - V - - Mother wants" me 'to'-write you,- ( ho W-g fateful-we "are to yob, for she. x can hearnow; thinks it a permanent y: cure; as for myself, have had , no ( headache since Iiput on -the glaases: -you made for me.- ; . ; j " Mrs. JavmeIJ.. Bryant. : Sept: (11, .'08. Durham, C. 7 Mrs? Vm. Lloyd, of Chapel" Hill j says: Our daugter iV gnes was 'cross- -. ' sighted since birthjr; ;Dr. :Vineberg -fitted "ther to glasses -last year and ' ' -now her eyes are' perfectly straight." ' ; We attribute her cure to the skill of -" . the Doctor.' -- : ; , r . v-y.r- . ' -1 K "-iheeman-Drug Co. i f September 17th and18th :1 -:r . V V"' f ' ' ' ,To a man'the sweetest,kisses,like : the" biggest Jfishes are those for which '.. he fought hardest-and just missed. ' - 4 - : '-. ' - ..if 'A :-f 'F.