, A REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF AMERICAN HOMES AND AMERICAN INDUSTRIES.
VOL. IL
BURLINGTON. N. C., DECEMBER 1, 1909.
NO. 29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
jYom our Kejrolar Correspondent.
Wastiugton, Nov. 27th. Inter-
t ,s now centered in the convening
ot Cong1"6-"8 uext Monday December
gtb Q(1 tue recommendations of the
preideut in his first animal mess
which is expected to outline the
policies of his administration. Mr.
Tait will undoubtedly suggest many
jore measures than will be given
jlteuiion at the ooming.ession. In
it is doubted if more than one
oj two important bills will be oon
gidered and carried through in ad
ytum to the appropriation bills.
The incoming insurgents threaten
jll sorts ot dire things, but are very
csretul not to make any specific
statements Their purpose seems
to be simply general opposition and
obstruction They will first try to
outlet Speaker Cannon, and, find
ing themselves unsuccessful in that
will attempt a change in the rules,
md after that a holding up of .any
thing advocated by the President
tDd the majority.
This childish policy is already ac
ting as a sort of boomerang and
meeting with the disgust of fair, ho
nest men. Among business men
especially all attempt to discredit
the tarn ft and all talk of further re-
Tisioa is deprecited. The wonder
ful industrial activity which has
followed the enactment of the law
has brought employment and high
wages to millions who were idle and
in labor circles especially there is a
desire for a-cessation from all tariff
talk.
Of course every one is complain
ing of'high prices, but the new tariff
aw has fully demonstrated that
prices can no longer be expected by
me tarm. ud almost everv com
modity "iipon which, duties were re-
i c d ot pealed the price hasT been
mintained and in many instances
I oked. The duty was reduced on
cany iaim products and building
naterial and boots and shoes, and
til iron and stee. products and most
of the so-called necessaries of life,
tad yet the price remains the same
or is higher.-
The fact of the matter is that
prices and cost Ot living have ad
vanced most materially the world
over, and in Free Trade England as
much as elsewhere. It is a case pure
ly of supply and demand, and the
people of the United States are in
all respects better off than the peo
ple ol anv other country because
they are assured of full employment
and good wages. This will conti
nue so long as the Republican party
remains in power.
The usual Democratic predictions
of Democratic success next vear are
floating around, but only cause the
usual smiles. There is no reason
on earth for supposing that the peo
ple will want a Democratic House
of Representatives to hamper Mr.
Taft during the last two yeans of his
term. It is true that the Demo
crats count the insurgents as their
allies, but even such a combination
will hardly meet success. There is
no reason why the Republican ma
jority in the Sixty-second Congress
should be less than at present, on
the contrary many seats lost year
should be regained. f ,
Exports are again on the increase
and the dficit is such that it may be
entirely wiped ont before the end of
toe nscal year. In fact there would
be no deficit whatever if it were not
for the great increase, in expenditu
res for the revenues are larger than
ever, it is a hard matter to sug
gest where appropriations can be
t, although an attempt in this di
rection will be made at the coming
session.
All praise is being given to the
administration for unearthing the
frauds in the customs service. There
dl be a clean sweep of all dishon
est officials, and all malefactors will
k punished as far as the law will
Jeach them. President TafVs met
"ds may be deliberate and quiet
anl judicial, but for all that none
fDe less thorough and effective. He
I13 letting all expectations, and is
ninistrations we have ever known,
ft must be considered that no re
snue ha yet been obtained from
CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS
- The North Carolina Conference
of the Methodist Qhurch South,
whicfy has been in sesiion at Ral
eigh since Tuesday; of last week,
completed its work Monday and ad
journed. The next session of the
Conference meets at Elizabeth City.
The appointments for. this, the Dur
ham District are as follows:
Presiding Elder, R. C Beaman;
Durham, Trinity G. T. Adams;
Memorial and Lakewood M. Brad
shaw and T. M. Grant; Carr
Church J. A. Dailey; Branson
K. M. Duval; Manguraf Street H
E. Spence; West Durham W. P.
Constable and G. M. Daniels; Dur
ham Circuit J. B. Thompson,
Chapel Hill N. R. Royal; Hills
boro S. F. Nicks; Mount Tirzah
N. C. Yearby; Leasburg i. C.
Humble; Roxboro E. M. Snipes;
Milton W. T. Usry; Pelham and
Shady Grove L. G Nash; Burling
ton J. A. Hornaday; Burlington
Circuit 'J. O. Durant; East Bur
lington, Graham and Haw River
J. G. Vickers; Alamance Circuit
M. M. McFarland; Trinity College
J. C. Kilgo, president; Secretary
Y. M. a A., Chapel Hill E. E.
Barnette; Professor at Trinity College-
J.. C. Woo ten; Pearl Mill and
Bethlehem Supplied by B. T.
Hurley.
' Death of an Aged Brother.
Mr. W. B. Alfred, of Caswell
county, Fitch, N. C, died October
the 30, 1909, if lived two months
longer he would have seen one hun
dred Christmas. As a citizen Cas
well had not a better one. He came
from Chatham county some 80
years ago, he was two old to go to
the civil war. When he came to
Caswell he came barefooted and
brought bis fire with him and was
never known to scratch a mactb, he
farmed the first year with out a
horse and made a good crop and
gathered his corn in a basket. He
lived in a low hut built by himself
without a floor and had fourstobs in
one corner with poles across for his
bed and laid fence rails on llis house
to hold the boards on. Was well
known and loved by all knew him
and to our knowing he leaves not an
enemy behind and died a successful
farmer. He never had a picture
made. He leaves three sons and
one daughter, and 30 grand child
ren, and 40 great grand children,
2 great great grand children, all of
whom are highly respected. le
was a member ot the Primitive Bap
tist chnrch for seventy some years,
and when the pastor failed to be
present he was called on and con
ducted the service. His relatives
and friends have our best wishes.
Death of Mrs. Nancy Stout
Thursday November 18th anoth
er of our oldest residents, JNancy
Stont in the ninetieth vear of her
age, entered into the life beyond.
She was the widow of William
Stout who died thirty five years ago
and the mother ot eleven children,
five of whom are living. Ur.
Harrison' Stout and Mrs. John
Moore, of Indiana, Mrs. Alfred Cox
of Georgia, and Mrs, Milo Dixon
and W. P. Stout, of Snow Camp.
Numerod grandchildren and great
grandchildren were added to her
crown of motherhood. Her old
age was spent in the home of her
son at Snow Camp where loving
hearts and hands helped to make
lighter the burden of the years.
She was buried at Cane Creek by
the side of her husband in the plot
so long vacant for her and a fresh
mount is the last earthly reminder
of a long and useful life. Among
the relatives from a distance present
at the funeral wereMr. W.J. Thomp
son and daughter of Whitsett, Mrs.
Vashti Hatch, of Burlington " and
Phil Dixon, of Graham.
the socalled tax on corporations.
When that tax is receivable it should
swell our revenues sufficiently to
meet all expenditures, Then, too,
an attempt will be made to I educe
the postal deficit, with some $20,
000,000 last year. ; -
OUR GREENSBORO ITEMS
Special to the Dispatch.
Greensboro, Nov. 30 Actuated
partly by the principle that all work
and no recreation makes the bright
est intellect dull, and. the warmest
heart cold, but mainly to entertain
the management and convalescent
patients at St. Leo's Hospital, of this
city, the bright young nurses of that
institution gave a most interesting
and enjoyable musicale in one of the
rooms of the hospital on Thursday
evening last. 1 be entertainment
was an impromptu affair and purely
a social function, there " being no
charge for admission. The bright
and cheery nurses clad in the neat
uniforms of their "profession looked
their prettiest as they presented
themselves to the audience and ac
quitted themselves most creditably
throughout and demonstrated clear
ly that careful and tender nursing
was not their only gift, as the sweet
and melodious stains of their voices
were wafted out in song and recita
tions on the gentle evening breezes,
accompanied by the soft strains of
the piano and guitar under the skill
ful execution and delicate touch of
the fair performers. .All too soon
the entertainment was over and un
der the rendition of that soul stir
ring air, "Home Sweet Home," the
audience dispersed and repaired to
their several apartments, carrying
with them many pieasant memo ies
of the pleasant and happy occasion.
A most interesting program had
been hastily constructed consisting
oi songs and recitations which was
artisticly rendered and elicited much
applause.
Since the conclusion of the Coble
murder investigation, the chief sub
ject of interest in the city, is the
trial of Lee H. Buttle, cashier of the
defunct City v Notional -v Bank of
Greensboro, in the Federal court,
which is now in session in the c ty
charged wih the mis-management
of the affairs of said ,bank. The
trial is being long drawn out and is
attracting much attention, large
crowds of people throng the court
room each day, nearly all the testi
mony up to this date is mostly of a
technical character, beyond the com
prehension of the average layman.
The much talked of foot-hall
game between the high schools of
Greensboro and High Point was
pulled off last week at Cone Park
and resulted in a victory for the
Greensboro boys.
All the patients at St. Leo's Hos
pital are reported as doing well and
on the road to recovery. Mr Wiley
Haithcock, of Altamahaw, who re
cently underwent an operation for
an abscess over his eye, has about
regained his usual health and will
return to his home in a few days.
Mr. J. Percy Brown, of Mew Gar
den, Pa., who has been suffering
from an attack of fever ia convales
cent and will soon return to his
home.
Facts About Disease
Most of us depend entirely too
much upon the judgement of others
when attacked by disease, and if
everyone who reads these lines could
be made to realize the terrible neces
sity of doing some of their own
thinking on important subjects, the
effort expended will not be unrewar
ded. In the study of healing, as
well as every phase of human life,
use your own judgement When
doctors disagree, it is time for you
to do some thinking on your own
account. He who depends entirely
upon what can be accomplished
through drugging, when his health
is in need of urgent attention, is
walking blindly toward impending
disaster. He is; apt to fall over the
edge of a precipice, and into the
great beyond at any moment. One
might say he is "feeling" his way
through life. He is unable to look
ahead, and he knows not what is be
fore him. He is groping in the
darkness of a hidden mystery,
though his fears may be illeviated
hv the sometimes absurd and ridic-
ulous advice that guides his physical
welfare. Bernarr Macfadden, jm
Physical Culture for December. .
THE SVANNANOA CLUB
Among the many organizations
that make up the social life of Bur
lington,' there is no more potent fac
tor than the above" named institu
tion. .It is purely a social organi
zation and is composed of some of
the city's mist popular and pro
gressive young men, - who realized
the necessi tv of such an institution ,
which was organized early in the
present year and has made progres
sive strides in popularity, lhe
rooms of the club embrace the en
tire third t floor of the Burlington
Hardware Company's store building
and are conveniently arranged and
comfortably . equipped for the pur
pose which it was entended- of fur
nishirig the members a place to
while away their leisure hours sur
rounded by wholesome influences. '
The spacious reading room affords
an ideal place to spend, these long
winter evenings surrounded with
plenty of up-to-date literature. An
institution of this kind has been
needed here for some lime and the e
progressive young men who organ
ized the jlub, deserve jn uch praise
for this cozy retreat, where they, in
company with their friends may
spend their leisure hours in pleasure
and recreation.
Enthusiastic Meeting.
The merchants association and
business men of the city held a Very
enthusiastic meeting last Friday
night in the club room of the
Swannanoa club, several matters
pertaining to the future welfare of the
city were discussed and committee
appointed to bring about the desired
results, some of the most important
matters discussed were, the question
of securing: a public building: for
Burlington, and securing some kind
of man afcturing plan t" in the old
Rail Road shops, Mr.WE. Sharpe
and O F. Crowson made some ap
propriate remarks to the future
needs of the city. The meeting was
presided over by Mayor Barrett,
and we ieei much substantial, pio
gress was made. Every one present
seemed imbued with the spirit to
make Burlington a bigrger busier
greater city.
Cheerfulness.
Ohio State Journal.
There are some men who refuse
to be cheerful. One cannot under
stand why. Their business' is good;
they have nice homes, pleasaut look
ing families, plenty of everything
1 t.
on nana, ana yet tney go aoout
with fierce and. frowning looks, as
if they were about to meet an enemy
or encounter a tearful catastrophe.
We should not be too severe
with such people. Sometimes they
are born with a frown its a way
their grandfathers had Sometimes
their nerves do not act right get
all knotted and twisted, so that
their spirits do not flW freely;
sometimes, they are bothered with
an infamous old liver that is con
stantly kicking up a fuss down in
the subterranean passages. These
are all fatalities for which they can
hardly be held accountable.
The lack of cheerfulness is their
panishment, and that possibly is
sufficient lhe good fortune of a
happy disposition is not theirs, and
on this account they may be entitled
to more sympathy than blame.
Bui there are others who have no
business to be moody and fretful
and gloomy Such persons afflicted
with envv, suspicion, self-conceit
and fear. Egoism is their philoso
phy and it assumes more or less the
missanthropic form.
Oyster Supper. . :
. Oyster supper g.ven by the La-
dies Aid Society of tue Reformed
church Saturday night was well at
tended. Stewed oysters fried Oys
ters chicken saUd, case etc. was ser
ved. The social part of the even
ing was most pleasantly spent. The
ottod ladies of this society deserve
creait tor the manner in which ; i
was carried out The net proceeds
which go to tne building fund of the
new Sunday School root j s,. amount
ed to more than $28.
THE UNIVERSITY LETTER
The Varsity football team held
its annual banquet last week in hon
or oi the recently chosen winners
of the coveted right to the N. C.
sweater. Speeches were made by
Dr. R. B. La wson, physical director
of the University, and Dr. D. H.
Dol ly, proiessor of pathology, both
premier athletes in their , college
days. Coach Arther E. Brides
made a touching farewell talk to the
team, lalks were also made f by
Captain C. C. Garret and Captain-
elect E,
. A Thompson. The new
i of the N. C. Sweaters are:
wearers
R. C. McLean, of Swanonnoa. H.
M. Hedepetb, of Fayvettevillei Por-
ter of Virginia, R. W. Winston, Jr.,
of Raleigh. Mike Spainhonr of
Morgan ton, Fleet Williams, of Len
oir, W ill rSelk, ot Charlotte. Man
ning .Venable of Chapel Hill, and
A. Brown, of Greenville. Stars
were awarded to the following veter
ans: Croswell, Garrett, Thompson,
Deans, Belden aad Ruffin.
Dr. Charles Lee Raper, professor
of Economics, has been chosen by
the National Bi vie Federation to be
a member of a committee of six to
meet in Washington, early in Jan
uary for the purpose of making re
commendation to Congjress of uni
form tax laws.
Memorial exercises to the late
Judge James C. MacRae will be
held in the chapel Sunday. Ad
dresses will be delivered by ;Ex-
Chief Justice She pperd, Associate
Justice Walker, W. H. Grimes of
the Raleigh bar, and Dr. Thomas
Rufifin of the - University" Law
School.
The Greensboro High School
eleven administered the Fresh
man their first defeat here Saturday
by thd score of C tQ 0, A touch
down and an easy . anna the; total
scores of thetfWybn tSeT
the Freshmen played jragged ball,
and showed lack of energy and
spirit. The Greensboro players
put up a better and harder fought
game, and the honor oelongs where
the score placed it
Thanksgiving was' observed by a
holiday in all departments of the
University, several of the boys
choosing to spend it at their homes
rather than on the Hill.
Death of Isaac Newton jWalker.
Isaac Newton Walker a very
widely known and highly respected
citizen of our town died Monday
evening at five o'clock at his resid
ence on Front Street. Mr. Walker
had heen in failing health for two
years but confined-to his bed only a
tew; days prior to his death. He
was the son of Rev. Geo- D. Wal
ker a bis:hly esteemed minister of
the Christian Church. Was named
in nonoroi itev.isaac JNewton. Wal
ters, his name being so similar to
that of his name sake. Mr. Walker
was connected with the church when
young and was one of the charter
members of the Christian church
organized at this place by Rev. J.
W. Holt. To this vow he was loy
al and true being a conservative
christian until called to the great
beyond; He was married to Miss
Mary A. Sellars, -daughter of Mr.
Thomas Sellars to which unoin tere
born seven children all of whom but
one have been taken from earth by
our kind heavenly father. Mr.
Walker was a prominent business
man being one of the owners of the
B. A. Sellars & , Sons Dry Good
Store. Was county commissioner
fori two or more terms. He is sur
vived by a lifelong companion, one
daughter Miss Ipdith Walker, one
brother Geo B. Walker, two sisters
Mrs Anderson of Caswell county
and Mrs R, L. Fon ville of this city
besides a large, number of near rela
tives and mends, runeral was
conducted at the Christian church
bv Rev. P. H. Flemings and Rev.
vVellons of Elon College burial tak
ing place at Pine Hill cemetary at 4
o'clock. We extend sympathy to
the bereaved family r during: their
. i
hours of sorrow.
;A $400 piano to be given away
to - the most popular lady . Sunday
school, school etc; . -
I Brief News Items.
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Candleers Mountain, two miles
from Lynchburg, Va., caught t. fire v
last week- from a locomotive and for ' -several
hours bnrned fiercely. No -houses
were destroyed. . , :
; The unusual spectacle of a large "
meteor that split in the middle of ' :
its visible flight'; last week ? caused : J
consternation among hundreds rof
country folk in eastern Alabama. -
Adam Weingart, thirty-five years
of age, met deathly slipping at the
mout of . tbe 0,d Wg Creek;
near ocranton, ra., iasft week and
tumbled a distance of 500 fet to A
the Clark vein. - - : i
With three shafts . working day . -
and night the Carolina Glass , Co. . ;
at Columbia resumed operation last
week after a shut-down of many - ,
months, ' The company employed ,
about 100 men. 1 . - -v
In Brooklyn; N. Y., fire believed;
to be ot incendiary origirigon last
Wednesday,six persons were burned
to death. Four , persons sustained ;'
probably and a dozen others,' serious -injuries.
" ' ' ' v ,
William E, Proctor, Republican A
candidate for city auditor in the re- , '
cent election . aT Lcuisville, Ky.,
was shot and killed last week byR.
M. Culley, Culley says Proctor ..
insulted his wife.
John Caldwell, treasurer of the
Westinghouse Air Brake Company,
and prominently identified with -J
Pittsburg banking interests, ' died
suddenly in his office last . week.
Heart disease was the cause. "
Maj. E., P. Morgan, superintend
tendent of the Virginia penitentiary ;
is very ill , at Richmond. - Gov.V
S wanson . has visited the official, ex- -
tesMgj illness, 1 .
which, it is ieared, will be fatal. t
William J. Moxley, Republican, '
was elected to. Congress in the Sixth
Illinois district last week to fill thev
vacancy caused by the election of r
William Lorimer to the "United
States Senate to" succeed Albert J; ,
Hopkins. v J r
Haying assaulted Mrs. W. C.
Cheatwood, wife of a farmer near
Ed wards ville, Ala. , Ray Rolston, a
negro, was riddled with shot and "
his body burned one day last week
by a posse of citizens. The condi- '
tion of Mrs. Cheatwood is critical. '
Mis Florence Bishop, 60 years "
old, formerly a popular actress, was ;
found burned to death in the rear ,
of a smokehouse at the home of her
employer W. A. Havilaud, near
Lockport, N. Y., last week; It is
suipected that she may have com
mitted suicide.
John Koler, of Glen Rock, Pa.,
while preparing to shoot a hawk,
which had Seen stealing his chick- -ens,acciden
tally shot bis 11 -year-old ,
8on.5rwin, in the foot. The shot
penetrated the boy's left foot. . Uii-
less blood poisoning: sets in he will
recover. .
The burden of taxation on the
Japanese people for the present year -
including national and local ' taxes
and contribution to works of irriga
tion and to the repair of damage : .
caused to public work floods, shows
an average of $22 a head of the --
population. . ' "J.
The steamer City of Para which
arrived last week at San Francisco ' .
from Central American ports -
brought a report that forty citizens ' '
of Corinto were shot to death re
cently by order of President Zehya '
for having received with cheers the ' t '
news of an insurgent victory.
Col. Edward E. Britton and
Frederick H. Schroeder, the con- ; V
victed officials of Eagle Savings and V .
Loan Company of Brooklyn, N. Y., t ' ;
were taken Irom the jail in Brook- '; S
lyn last week to Sing Sing prison to:
begin serving their sentences'. They'
were convicted of embezzling funds ' .
from the company.' Colonel Briton y
received an intermediate sentence -J'
of from 14 months to 4- years and J
6 months and Schroeder was givin -a
term from 1 2 months " to 4 ye irs
and 6 months, t .,-" " " '
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