North Carolina Newspapers

'V- .4 :- -: t - - YJJt: ' , . ... .. : ... 7 ' : i r - vol u. -r .;'N6.:t8'2! i COURT RECORDS SHOW THE PlIBUS WHAT IS -DOING A Comparison : for 1908 nd? 1909 Show What 'ftUaa tration is The Et ling Times. V On the streets oflhoQ tlie trains, and sometimes iti the pulpit one hears a heatcl discussiou ofthe government of the city or Raleigh. Many people syv there is'less crime and fewer drun WhUe pothers sky there is more crime and more drunks as the years jssl jMany are criticis ing the present government for what they are doi while other iare com mending them for "their vigilance. However, the majority talt on both sides without knowing' the actual iacts. In orier that thie. people may know what is being, done 'and. know the exact situation The Times gives below a comparison 6f the records for June. Jly and August of 1908, with June, July and August of 1909. The first fact that is noticeable is that lor three months in 1908 the costs that were collected amounted to 154130, white in 1909, for the same J three months', the costs collected amounted to $669.20. Quite a dif ference in favor of the city and its tax-payers. When it comes to arrests for Jne July and Augustl908, we find only 169, whereas in 1909, fi-r the same three months, we od 326, The comparison of drunks, ;as shown hv the records for the three 1 months iof these two years is also worth ihe attention of the-people who discuss v'sach matters. In the three month? of June, July and Aug ust, of 1908, there were 47 arrests tor drunkenness, whUe for the same time in 1909 there were 119.1 s For selling whiskey In 190? there wniie in iu neie were 22. V Public Recognition Whereas true merit iu christian service sometimes calls for public recognition and whereas our brother and fellow worker, Mr. A. M. Shep ard, has ior ten years sebly and effeciently served as superintendent of the Burlington JReformed Sunday School; and whereas in the provid ence of our kind Heavenly Father,! brother Shepard now tenders his .re-i Slgnauon .us superKiieuueui, ju ac count of his removal to Guilford county. Therefore, be it reklved,; that we express our sincere taanks to brother JShepard ot his loyalty; and faithfulness in ail these yeaxs of unceasing toil and labor in the in terest of bur School. Beginning with; 19 scholars in 1899, the school has grown to an enrollment of over 400 in 1909. '.y - Reeolced second, that in vacceprin brother Shepards resignation, are pray Heavens richest blessings upon him and the Spirit oi God may guide him into fields of greater use lulness. " ,x Eesolved thirds that these resolu tions be read before the ongrega tion today and that a copy be seut to our city papers for publication -i Adopted by Burlington Jietormea Sunday. School; September 12th, 1909. - ::'' ' B. B. Greesost, Sec. Death of a CbiU- Ruby May, the little daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. EliF. Thompson died in the home of her parents near, Lake side, September 11th 1909,' aged one year, one month and oixteenTdays. For three long months she had . been a sufferer and no medicine " seemed to do any good. She was a member the Cradle Roll of the Reformed Sunday School. Her funeral, was ducted in the home on Septem r 13th by Revs. E..M. Snipes ad J. D. Andrew the family "pastor, anJ the beautiful angelic little form as laid tu rest in Pine Hill Ceme- L 'in xoe hiopet. and hpsit; H air ever l and best Fair ever held in Almftno ,rinnnt.v- will bek fore the people fair- week. Io J enor monev have bewT snared River civineah account of a ndrth- noon by i:Dr ;Andrewc: Alr; miJ -wf? rTr rr: iVl fflmnnhv in this emVloss. fare goiog, don' Reform of .the Currenqr ; I ;;iThe " opinion! is becoming more general day tiy day that the currency, system of theUnited States is seriou sly defective, aqd the demand for its overhauling and- betterment iS constantly, growing. Its in perfec tions have long been manifest to those best informed upon "the sub ject. .Now that the time is approa ching when the Monetary Commis- sion is masmg reaay to report tne result of - its? investigations and" t9 announce itsrecoimnendatiohv : the whole country is interested, for this question cannot be distorted into a local issue. The best system tkatf can be devised is what the people want. Such a solution of tiis mat ter would be to the advantage of all thepeople, regatdless of their social oa business environment. k Of course, the commission cannot be expected to ract precipitately. It should not bring in a report until it is complete in principale and' detail. And it is ta' bcdesired that nothing he injected, into" the financial affairs lo tbe country; which would tend to I com plicate or delay, the- earliest :rde : cermmauon oi inis quesuon, wniCA afiects the well-rmg nl6,00d.606 oi people o airecuy,v "At js equany desirable that no ipersonal or politi cal animosities shouka prejudice tne report which the. .commission , may make. . . Sunday Racket Will Fowler received several ug ly wounds on the face Sunday evenr i ng when an attempt was made to drive T. A. LamHiironx-bie-'room on account ofTdmukness. . Xamm was desirious of entering the room thinking they boys were engag ed 'in a game of poker. Fewler ob jected to- his entering ask mm to leave while in the act of knocking Lamm down two or . three times Lamm procured a knife and inflict ed several ugly gashes. Lamm was placed in iail Sunday night in de fault of a $500 nd. A preliminarv hearing was given him Monday e ning Mr, Nichol- son gave bond for Lamms appear aneeaLt court. : Resolutloris ol Respect Resolved: That the Btirlingtoa Fire .Ompany learns with deep sor row of the death of Brother J. G. McTi)ade, and hereby makes grate ful acknowledgement of his faithful-l ness and efBcieucy as a member ofj r the fire company. , Resolved: Further that we hereby express o the bereaveti family ol Brother McDade okj sympathy with them in -their great-loss. Resved: Further that a page in our minute book be .set aside to the memory of Brother McDade and that a copy be seat the beueaved family and the newspapers .of the city be requested to publish these resolutions, v - C B. Cox, J. C. FREEM4X, Com. Resolution of Respect. Whereas, our kind heavenly fat her has visited our Council and call ed away two of cur fellow members, viz: Bro. J. C. McDade on August 23, 1909. and Bro Anderson Counr oilman on the ,28th of August, 1909. . Therefore, be it resolved by this council, that we humbly and rever ently! bow to the willof him, who in his providence makes no mistakes remembering that he is our Father, full of mercy and fender compassion. Resolved, Second, That we e ? tend pur fullest sympathy to' these bereaved families giving them the consolation of the Council. . ; ; ' Resolved, Third, That we send a copy, of these xeplutions to these fa milies, a copyto the Jjurnngton News and a copy -to the State' Dis patch for publication; ' , ! $ Adolphus Cheek, i .J Committee J. T. Welch.; North ; Slate W. J. Hor'ne. v. ;) Council No. 34; Jr. O. U. A. M r ; . t : . We are in receibt of a'-communi cation from "J. A. Trolinger of Haw TAX PAYER: SEEKS INFORMATION To the State Dispatch, v ."v.-:,. :, . - Burlington, N.' C. : i Would you be so kind as to in- quire through the comma oi your paper, .what has become of the pub lic road superintendent. . If he will drive from Burlington, N. C, to Eloh College, via Hornaday's fa rm, nd the McPherson farm, and look, nearly every road bridge is danger ous to cross and unless .they are re paired at an early date the county will have some law suits to defend. Then come up to our town and take a drive out from hereover twhat is, called the Ossipee and Altamahaw road, this road is a disgrace to Ala mance County. This roadjs almost impassable in dry weather, and as soon as the wet weather sets in, you get over or through it the' best you can. Some parts of these roads have been hurried over until some parts are so narrow that it is hard to pass any one in a vehicle at all. I would like to know who is responsible tor the conditions of the roads. If they are worked as they should be, the would not be m this condition a few weeks after the so called county force worked them. The county force' came up here several weeks ago, and die writer rode over part of the road that they were supposed to have worked, and it was a; bard matter to get over it. Raff is no name for it and if anv man dont 1 - - believe what I say, come up to Elon College and any body will be glad to take a day off and show you what we are paying taxes for. I have often heard s the old saying, and its very aproperate for this case. . "Shake well before using," . :l I think of this. every time I go over, these roads. I trtist as these are the main iroads leading to this town and to Burling ton that the proper person will have enough of pride for his county, if nothing more, $aad see to it, that these roads, that our geod people, that pay out.their hard earned money in taxes, year after year, then let them ee that they 8 re getting some thing in its place to repay them for what tfaey are entitled to get. Respectfully, A TAX PAYER. Y Elon College, N. C, Sept 9, 1909. Items From lbe UnlTmlty. The iJniversity opened with an unusually large egistratioa, having a senior cass nuntberine above the . 6 J j o.l a . . i u . X' - is in the sophomore class but this is r ... more xnaa maae up oy a large x1 resn- man class which & the largest that mn c vci -ULa wa - uivioiht . . -Au u i j the spot with her usual good turn- .K.j. i 6 4i ruif rwf BfiidMira nrpiva mnro than f Url A latrMnna nnnrT woe roan 7 . r mu n in am previous year. . Ihe college , . ' r . rc . &, , y,i'Jr j i i , L xi i j 1 i hippodrome, with the fanest trapeeze has been greaUy needed for several r . . r , The formal o in of thePe mers a e nn circus a D1S years. orma opeoing o . .-minstrel show.-with 20 old time university was neia in Lvxeaioriai t , ,. , ' u i 'i. tt ii j s ni.u a i darkies: and a dozen other big tent Hall Thursdav Sent. 9th at twelve1 , . ' .. .. . . . & .-. i i j -. j tinny o ciocK wiwi a goou aitenuance . J . . - . ?. and a thoughtful address by our president Dr. Venable. The. col lege young -men's Christian Associa .a m . t a- tion held its service ot welcome in the M. E. church Sundaythe twelf th, address by members of the facul ty and Rev.. Bailey of Raleigh. In spite of tha large num'ber of Fresh man in the University . this year hazing is almost a thing of the past and it is to be hopad that a few more years of earnest work on the part of upper classmen will wipe outtheeviL , . ' Student" - Mrs. Garden Passes Away. Mrs. Lulaf Randolph Garden,- wile of Mr. W. EL Cardenl died in St. Leo's Hospital'in preehsbdro, Sept 13th, 1909, aged about- 21 years. Her remains were broHght" home yesterday mornina and the .funeral was conducted in tne home on Webb Avenue at 4 o'clock yesterday aiter- Andrew. . Alr; FRAUD CHARGED TO EX-POSTMASTER E. C jppEx-Postmaster of Mt. Auy Has la Hearing Before U. : SG6mmi$sioner.;y :,5.-f Dobson Sept 7-The, late post master at Mt. Airy, Eugene d Kapp "iyho was arrested in tbafcity yester day charged, with violating the pos tal laws, .was brought. to.Dobson to day and arraigned before United States Comnissioner Jackson. ' Af ter a brief hearing the case was con tinued until September 15, at te defendant's request. The charges against . Mr. -Kapp are that while postmaster at Mt. Airy he caused certain employes :. of the JDOstonice there to sign pay vou ches, in blank, afterwards filling out the vouches to suit himself, , charging the government-with a larger amount than had been actually paid out for- expenses. " f- Tpe arrest attracted much atten tion, and much sympathy is express ed for Mr. .Kapp, who it is under stood will endeavor to clear him self of the charges preferred agaigst him. The Alamance County Fair. It has been an easy matter to say tharour Fair would be the biggest and best ever held, and these have been the words, generally used, but it can be truthfully said that this yeai there will be more meritorious attractions than ever before. Last year the Secretary depended upon individual attractions making contracts with each attraction mdi vidnally, with no forfeit in case that thej did not come, t with the result thai-at the . last t moment they got sidetracked to some other place. This year, we have made binding contracts, with all papers signed up in proper shape, with a leading a musement company which agrees to furnish fifteen big shows, besides free balloon ascensions, free band eoncerta, with accompaniment of human voices, the finest thing that has ever been heard, and free trap- eese performances. Besides this we will have tree, the wild' west per formers, who will have f ree.races by cowboys, a lady will ride three horses around the track at one time, eharriot races, cowboy exhibitions, etc. All free. Over ft, 000 worth of free exhibitions, more than has .ever been given. It i& up to the people now to show by their attend- anee whether they appreciate these big attractions. They are going to . Ko Koffor thon anu birr irrnO ivor any big circus ever seen in the city ! xl a J 7 y wild west show, with eighteen cow , tl u" boys, expert lady riders, with One of I . i ' ! the finest programs ever f, , fe . , another wild west show, seen here; with train t robbers, thrilling scenes: the big ied shows, rfesides this, an immense , . Torres wheL merry-cm- ferres wheel, merry-go-round and a dozen smaller attractions. ; - ' Ic is going to be great fair.1 Plenty of attractions and no' money or pains have been spared to make this the BEST. Xo give some idea of the size of the showsv to be seen, the entire midway - space at the grounds have been staked off for one company, from the grand stand to the middje gate. .Remember the date, October the 5th, to the 8th. : - '-: I Old - confederate- veterans day, Fraternal day,' etc., on, Wednesday. The Red Men are preparing to have a reunion on that date,"with full re gallia. Also the Jr. Order people are especially invited t6 be present on that date, as a noted speaker will deliver an address. "V V : . Horse racing, balloon ascensions, band-concerts, Vill be a few of the attractions mixed in with the fifteen big shows, cowxibdy8 scenes, thro w- I ing. the lasso, etc., g.to make a grand jau, mmareos oi people t be ieft at home.: ' NaJPeorEtipjiee.V S Prof.slraaU5fch Watt, of the .Uni Ve reity, oTJPonsy 1 vahia, who, be-' slues woupjujg uie cuait' o Luaiue- matics at "hait ihstiturjohadds to the jes Jxth-' of speech ad 5 manner," is constantly the unconscious author of stories that .delight : his many friends and students. " UDoring the Kpasty ear Professor Sch Watt-had a class in higher ma thematics in which all, the students, with a - few exceptions, were . men.1 It lsthe Professors custom! to lec ture with a-largenam sandwich in one nana,irom h, to punctuate his flowing periodshef eloquence, he hikes a large .bite." On this day a particularly Warm onethe' Profes sor had covered two large- black boards with numerals and wasstah ing on a third, when he paused, and after remarking, Vimmin eggscure men", pulled off his cuffsf ' Ten minutes later heagain ceased figuring and, wiping his steaming Jbrow, looked reproachfully : at his gin students in tne iront row. sud denly he took a desperate determin ation. -' v ' "Vimmin . or no .vimmin," he shouted, Tsaac Sch watt taket off his coat. . To -Het pure-? all - things ,vas pure." Philadelphia Telegraph. Muiic Recital. Miss Kate Vance Tate of Greens boro will give a recital in vocal music at the Armory tomorrow even ing at eight thirty. She comes here with the -intention of organizing a class in voice culture and takes this method of sb6yipg our people her 1 Oil : 1 I rfl TT aouuy. one i a graouace oiu. jj , College and has the best of resom- mendations. She is the solost of the First Presbyterian Church in Greens boro. ' . She will be assisted in her recital by Mr. Claude Robinsou, known all over the State as an excellent piauist There will be no admission, and everybody who loves good music is cordially invited to come out and hear Miss Tate. A Little Talk On The Eyes. aw The most delicate, oran in the human body. The eyesight is too precious to neglect, so many persdns to-day in the busy rush through life are willing to pay any price to have their sight restored when too late. Consult me on your eves and I will advise you the best thing for -their preservation.. s Dr.N. Roseostein, eye specialis will be at BarlinsrtonDriiff Com pany Tuesday and Wednesday Sept 21 and 22ud for the purpose of exa mining; eyes and fitting glasses. . Re member, the days. - Picture and Song Free. A song which is the big hit of Eddie Leonard's vaudeville act will be given with next Sunday's 'New York World. Eddie Leonard is Lwell known as a minstrel. Then there w ill be another pretty collec tion of Stage Beauties in paneling photo shape, all ready for passepar tonting and home decoration. Get the Sunday World and you will re ceive, bdtlf pictures and song. - . Recital, Musical and Literary. Miss Josephine E. Estes, Direc tOr'bf Music, and Miss Robab May Kerher, Instructor in Elocution and Physical Culture,: asoisted by Mrs. J, L. Scott, will . give a recital " in the School Audi torium on' Friday night Sept. 17th, at eight o'clock. : The patrons and friends of the school are cordially invited to attend. Frank H. Curtiss, 7 ; ?' . Supt. Schools. Death of Thos. Fitch. Thos. Fitch of South Burlington died Saturday.morning at six o'clock and was buried Sunday - at two at Bethel Icehietery in Caswellcounty. Funeral conducted by Rev ; P. H.' Flemings. C JVJr. Fitch was a young man of only eighteea years of. . age; He tvill be sadly missed, by a mother one sister and one brother, besides a Urge nnmbaTDf relatives and friends EDWARD H. HAR11IMAN DEAD Brave Straggle for Life EndsDeath Gime Very Peacefully. , ; vArden. NY Sept.. 9.Ed ward. H. Harriman; the greatest organizer " Z of the railroad the-, world has ever"" known, met the only, lasting defeat J ot his active life today at the hands f of death.- Secluded? in the magni- v ficent ' hornet on Tower - Hill, sur-' l " rounded by. members bf his femily, O physicians and nurses, he succumbed uj au auicouuai uioifuci wis uuci : noon after a fight against: disease which will-rank 5 Tor sheer grit witnv - v his remarkable straggles in the fin- li? : ancial worldf - -. . v . ' .jLiie .exact- time .oi nis oeatn is , -known only intbat limited circle of , -relatives ahd associates, who had so " ; eftectively shielded Mr. Harriman . from all outside annoyances dunng his, last illness.KThe time was given to the world as 3:35, p. m., but Mrs; Mary Simon?, sisteV of the dead. man said tonight that" the end had comen at 1:30, more .than two. hours pre-; : vious, , Whether-this apperent dis- ; - crepaqpy, has any bearing on. the cur- ! rent belief that every effort was ; ' ; i made to lessen : the influence of the ' financier's death on the: New York stock market is problematical. But it is significant vthat the time of his ? v death as officially announced was- just 35 minutes after the trading had ; V ceasea on tne exenange, -Mr. Harriman died peacefully and almost to the end his'drilliant mind . retained it& idtegrit. After a re ; -lapse on Sunday hev sank-steadily . V ; and soon after the noon hour today , . there came a relapse wnicn marsed . the approach of the eng." His wife, , j -, two daughters, the Misses Mary andU VaiUl, auu uio avuo, vruv uayc iLrccu.. . r constantly with - him, assembled at s: J the bedside and a carriage was bav, I tiiy dispatched - for Mrs.- Simons, ' whose home is in Ardeu, three miles ; : from the Tower Hill mansion. Oakdale Dots. A very large cdngregation assem-- bled at the old 'Patterson mill pond v'- "v, , to witness a Baptising by Rev..-WJI"' H Strickland after which niore tban.-s " a houseful gathered at Mt, ' Zion to-.vt -hear a good sermon. ' 7 - K The Ladies Aid Society of 'Mtr;, . ' Zion church will have an ice creams - y ! supper at Cross Roads School house- . Saturday Sept. 18 for the'-Jbenefit," rv of the new. church which they aimj- to buildrat Mt. Zion soon everybodyi' iii f xuyiteu xo come and enjoy, tne even- ing and neip on the good wprk,v J R. Anderson has sold his nlace : to June Hornaday will leave us ia' a short while we are very sort whfle' we are very sorry to loose Mr. Ad- derson and famil y as they are -good neighbors also J.'S. Patterson wllL-C move t5 Liberty sj two of our'best V neighbors will leave , but we hope":" w Others' good families will fill their " places.- V': ; 7 . . y J. P. Spoon lft for Kansas City. , fast Friday where he goe3 to ifiuish'V ;" his course ih vetrinary, medicine. Street Improvement. the city lathers have - recently -borrowed S25,000 to be used in j'J macadamiz;ng the streets to connect , V with, the macadam roads leading in- to the city, and also for the improve- " Pmenfof the streets within thp fir Units -TlClr. L. C. Carter: a compe-" . tent engineer has been employed to ) look after the work. , . ' S Congregational Meeting. The will be a congregational meet- - ing in-the Reform Church here at' 8 " p.: m., Thursday September 16th to i' attend to a matter of important busi-' ness. Every member and friend oY the congkgation is asked to be pres r ent. - v ' " . -r y - J. D. Andrew; Pastor: ' " ; Death of Franklin Jones. ' J. .Franklin Jones, of Chatham '-' county diedThareday ' night -about ' eleven of clock andVas buried Satnr-- day at Big Meadows church. The. i:V' deceased was 66 - years old Mi-. ' ' .7. Jones was a' prosperous farmer and 'S good cti2en of that coumunity and " " wju pe greatly missed. - ? ft 2 'v . . . t . s - i . . ' ' x ' . . . . -wv .. I -r . . - . - i '.. - - , . . . . .1. - . v " s . - ' . -