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r. v. ; A REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF-AMERICAN HOMES. AND AMERICAN INDUSTRIES. i ... VOL. IL BURLINGTON. N; G; DECEMBER 8, 1909.: NO. 30 WASHINGTON LETTER. Prom oar Kezular Correspondent. ' Washington, Dec 4th. It- will take some time to fully digest the Piesident's Message and still longer to enact all the legislation he recom mends. The message, however has been well received and jt is conside red a good Repablican document." It is haid to see how the Insurgents are going to attack it, on the con trary, if they are to remain in the party they will have to join with the majority " in carrying , out the Presidents wishes. The weakness of the so called in surgent or progressive movement lies in its inconsistency. .The House insurgent pretend to want a Com mittee on Committees instead of having them appointed by theSpeak er, but in the Senate' where there is such a committee the insurgents led by LaFollette and Cummins want the committee abolished. LaFol lette in the Senate voted forth du ty on print paper which - was con demned by some of the House in surgents, it looks as if selfishness was the main policy of insurgency. The election of Representative Moxloy in the Sixth Illinois District was most significant and proves that the people are with the Administra tion and the majority in '. Congress. Not only that, but the attacks on the Speaker and other Republican leaders in the House and Senate were repudiated and condemned most emphatically as Moxley receiv ed as many votes as his insurgent and Democratic opponents com bin ed. ? . Speaker Cannon's speech .made in Kansas City November 26th has been well received all over the coun try e ;eu by those who do not entire ly agree with him. While the Speaker was unusually calm and . dispassionate, vet he did not hesi tate to strike right-trat . from the shoulder and speak , the truths with out fear or hesitancy. His referent ces to the tariff and the result of its operationVere in line with the Presi dent 8 views and the utterances of all Republican leaders. The Speaker was most enthusiastically received and vociferously applauded. The Democrats are no longer making extravagant claims about a ' majority in the next House of Rep resentatives. Their contention now is that they will be able in combina tion with the insurgents to defeat the Republicans. In short they consider an insurgent as good, or as bad, as a Democrat, and many - ag ree with them. The tariff law continues to vindi cate the wisdom of its farmers. Every wek the industrial records are being broken, and there is an actual dearth of good laborers. The revenue is increasing and foreign trade is daily becoming more satis factory Those Republicans who voted against the bill are finding it bard to explain in the face of the splendid results that were predicted and that have accrued. The grand total of all Federal employes is now over 370,000, an increase of 64.000 or 20 per cent in two years. Twenty-nine thou sand of the total are in Washington receiving aunual salaries amounting to f31,540,000 or about f 1,100 each. Fire Monday Night The Cafe of H. C. Foster was damaged about f 50,00 Monday evening at six o'cl ick when gasoline which bad oozed from a tank of a gasoline stove became ignited. Mr Foster being present and by mov ing the stove at once managed to save the building which otherwise would have been destroyed. The firemen responded but Mr. Foster had managed to extinguish the blaze before they arrived. Worth Biyan and Miss Grace Hoffman -were quietly married at the Reformed parsonage at 6 p. m. Dec. 5th by Rev. J. D. Andrew, only a few friends were present. Mr and Mrs Bryan enter upon wedded lift with bright prospects and their many friends wish them abundant success. - PROCEEDING OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING Graham, Dec Cth. The board of county commissioners, of Ala mance county, met in the court house on the above date at fen o'clock a. m., with the following members present: E. Long, Chair man, B. 8. Robertson, A. N. Rob ertson, W. A. Murray and B. R. Sellars. " f 3 The folio wiug business was tran sacted: .- Ordered: That Geo. Zachary be relieved of $3.66 tax in Green graded school, same, having been charged on property not in said school district. 1 Ordered: That ' the report of Dr. Geo. W. Long, County superin tendent Health, be received and filed. Ordered: That the report of J. H. Tarpley, superintendent of the County Home, be received and filed. A petition being . filed in opposi tion to the bridge at Noah's Ford on Stinking Quarter creek. It is order ed that the b ard of-, county com mission visit the bridges in question and the said board meet here on December 13th. Ordered: That W. A. Murray be appointed a committee to have bridge built across creek near Pat tons old mill. Ordered: That W. N. Thomp son, superintendent of the roads, be instructed to have two more wind ows cut in the convict stockade near the comity home in order to give the room plenty of ventilation. . Ordered: That the report of J. D. Kernodle, c. a. c, be accepted, approved and ordered recorded. Ordered: That the"" report of Chas. D. Johnston, Register of Deeds, be accepted, approved and ordered recorded. , J iC Ordered; That the receipt from the -United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company for $40.00, an nual premium on the official bond of J. D. Kernodle, c. s. c, be ac cepted; approved and ordered filed. Ordered: Xhat E. Long and Chas D. Johnston be appointed a committee to cheek up the reports of the Justice s of the peace. Ordered: That J. H. Tarpley, superintendent of the county home, authorized to admit Mary . Boggs as an inmate of the county home. In the matter of the collection and financing the taxes in Special Tax Districts for Alamance county: It is ordered: That as the coun ty commissioners of Alamance coun ty are directed to levy annually these txes and as they are included in the levy turned over to the sheriff by the County Commissioners for collection that shall be included in the sheriffs settlement with the county, commissioners and passed on by the said Board of Commissioners as in the case of other taxes, and that the amount for which the she riff is responsible shall hereafter be determined exactly as the amount of other taxes are determined in the final settlement with the sheriff. Itis further ordered that after the amount of. said special taxes are de termined as above ordered, that the sheriff shall turn over to the treas urer of the school trustees of each special district the amount to which he may be entitled and to settle with him accordingly. The Board adjourned to meet at the Bridge on Stiuking Quarter creek (Noahs Ford) on the 13th day of December 1909. I Chas. D. Johnston, Clerk of Board. A Card of Thanks. Mr. Editor: Please state in the Dispatch my heart felt thanks and appreciation of so many kind deeds and favors shown me by the kind people of Burlington and elsewhere, all through the afflicted condition of my. dear companion and little babe, that has pleased the Lord to take unto himself. Where they will suf fer no more trials and troubles of this earth. Maggie Jordan. Dec. 7, 1909. : ' - THE UNIVERSITY LETTER Handsomely costumed. after the manner of the Spanish, generously applauded at every turn of the play, and genuinely inspired - by the ap proving eyes of' North Carolina's fairest daughters, . the University Dramatic : Club Thursday night gave a highly successful presenta tion of Carcia . de la.: Vega's most popular farce comedy El Indiano. Those in the caste were I. Harding Hughes, Charles W; Gnnter, Joel Mc Aden, John .Reeves, LL N. Tay lor, Odoni, Alexander, and Stove Crouse. Senator Robert L. Taylor, of Tennessee, lectured in Gerrard Hall Friday night on "Happy Valley. . In his rambling talks on the Ten nessee Mountain life, the riegio and the fiddle, he was delightfully it his best. The Universiry Tennis Team has added another victory to its long list hy defeating Davidson College. Fountain and Venable represented Carolina and ? McClin lock and . Crawford represented Davidson. Carolina won : both doubles and singles. The record for this fall is as follows : Doublet Singte$ Total Guilford, O 0 0 Carolina 40 60 ,100 Randolph-Macon 0 0 0 Carolina 40 60 100 Richmond College 0 0 0 Carolina 40 60 100 Virgina 0 ' 0 . O Carolina 40 60 100 Washington & Lee O 30 30 f arolina 40 30 70 Davidson 0 0 0 Carolina 40 60 100 Total. Carolina 570. Oppenents 30. Rev. R. W. Hogue made a very impressive talk before the Y. M. C. A. Tuesday night' on ?Tlie Secret of Greatest Strength. ..'T. Dr. Charles H. Herty- and Pro Colliee Cobb Spoke in the chapel this week upon chemistry and geology, as fields for life work. Graduates in chemistry from the University are in demand the coun try over. The Tennessee Iron and Coal Works, of Ensly, Alabama, every year offers excellent positions to Carolina graduates. Half the force is composed of young alumni of the University. The geology laboratory of the University trains more men for the United States Soil Survey thaD the laboratory of any other University except Cor nell. McVey for. Marshall. This paper is not engaged, in se lecting or helping to select men for the various public positions at the disposal of President Tal. But in the case of the United States mar 8hallship for the Western district of North Carolina." We desire o give our unqualified endorsement to the candidacy of Hon Thomas F. Mc Vey of Snow Camp Alamance coun ty North Carolina, Mr. McNey is a high toned scholarly christian gen tleman. In every way qualified for this position. There is not a man in the western district who would or could make a better marshall, or fill the office with more dignity and executive ability than Tom McVey and his friends are pleased to call him. His selection would meet the hearty approval of those who know him best, regardless of party affilia tions. What better endorsement can a man have, than have it said that everybody is for him, and re cognize in him a man capable of making a first class official, Mr. Mc Vey goes into the fight well backed and with the strongest endorsement obtainsible. And stands more than an even chance to win. The Presi dent coulp! go farther and do much worse than to give McVey this much coveted Plum. The United States marshalls office has been located at Greensboro in this congressional district for a number of yeara and if it is allowed to remain there as it should be, Tom McVey will be the next marshall. Or. we will have another guess coming." S. M. Hornaday was a business visitor in Hillsboro yesterday. MR. J. P. ALBRIGHT APPROVES OUR ACTION : Mr. Editor: I desire to. congra tulate the. Stele Dispatch upon its attitude in , regard to the erection of a monument to the, memory of the Confederate; Soldiers of Alamance County, !I think, with you, that the; erection of such a monument is a duty that nas been too lung deferr ed and that the good people of Ala mance cannot, too k soon, take the necessary ' steps to assure, at an early date,- the completion of this undertaking. . It has been nearly half a century since Ihe last gun was fired in that ever memorable struggle and we are now suificiently removed, by lapse of time, ' from the horrors of that conflict " to . appreciate more fully, than ever before, the heroic deeds of the ? gallant defenders . of our Southland, and it does seem that it is indeed a duty; to commemorate their "services to their country in a manner that will indicate, to all fu ture generations, our love and affec tion for their memory. r There is no question now as to whether they were right or wrong. All concede that they were enternal ly right because they shed their blood and gae their lives in a cause they believed to be just and this, in the eyes of all the world, has made their names and their deeds im mortal. ; I am sure it will be regarded, both a privilege and a pleasure, by every man and woman and child in Alamance County to contribute something to this cause, and while I am not advised as to the plan you except to adopt by which to raise the neccessary funds to secure the erec tion of ajsnitable memorial,; worthy of the deeds of our veterans and our splendid counry, Joulplsgge!' ypr1 solicit subscriptions vfor thio purpose and- through the co lumns of your paper, give publicity to the progress that is being made in this direction. The Daughters of the Confederacy as an organization, will, 'no doubt, cheerfully and gladly avail themsel ves of the opportunity to aid in this work, while the school children of the county could and would render most valuable assistance. Perhaps it would be well to call a public meeting for the purpose of naming committee to, take the matter io hand and provide for a systematic campaign for raising the necessary funds. However, these are mere sugges tions and this is written for the pur poseof inviting a discussion as to the best method of proceedirre and not for the purpose of endeavoring to impress my personal views upon the the public " In conclusion, ! am indeed glad that you have inaugurated this movement. I believe it will be a success because it ought to be, and 1 trust the work will be completed in time for every one of our survi vors of the civil war to be present at the unveiling of one of the most beautiful monuments ever erected in the south. J as. P. Albright. A Letter from Capt. Faucette. Altamahaw, December 6th, 1909. Mr. Editors I notice in your paper that yoa are advocating the erection of a monument to the Alamance soldiers who lost their lives in the great Civil War between the States. I wish to say that I am a surviving member of the 47th N. C, Regi ment and heartily approve of your move in that direction. I served as Captain of Company K, 47th, N. 0., Regiment and I know of a large number of my Company and com rades that sleep in unknown and un marked graves iu the soil of Vir ginia and Pennsylvania, and as their graves will never be known to be marked, then this monument should be erected to the honor and glory of their gallant deeds. - R. H. FAUCETTE. V Capt. Co., K 47th, N. C. Reg R. W. Kime of Salem Va., is the guest of relatives in town this week. FROM THE DAUGHTERS il aOF THEfCiFEDEli ; The Graham Chapter U. D. C. has been' considering for some timej the erection of a . monument, to the memory, of the Confederate soldiers ot Alamance county, and has recent ly taken active steps in this - direc tion. , This chapter, though small in numbers, has done effective work since its organization, and now in the undertaking of this memorial to the brave boys of old Alamance, jt is earnestly hoped the members will have the hearty approval and sup port of all those who love the cause for which they fought. A number of pledges has already been given and they trust from week to week to receive additional promises. This work should be dear to the heart of every citizen of the county, and as it has already been neglected too long, it is hoped every one will be "up and doing' and give not only kind words, but materialy aid the Daughters of the Confederacy,' - The Graham Chapter thanks The State Dispatch for its great interest in this cause and the . use ' of its columns to make its wishes known. ADaughter of the Confederacy. ttoodman-Hugnes. The many Burlington friends of Mr. B- Goldman were treated to a very pleasant surprise on Wednes day, Dec. 1st, by the news of his marriage on ; that date to Mrs. Hughes, of Haw. River. The mar riage ceremony was performed in Greensboro. V , Each of the contracting parties has a host of friends fn this county, the bride being a daughter of Squire Blackman, of .Haw River, an ex cellent lady and a social favorite among the people of her town ; and Mr. Goodman' i& to be cougratulat-s ed- upon his success : in winning 'the heart and hand t)f one -of the best women of our county; ; , - ; The groom has a . host of friepds in this city. The fact that he ' Is one of the leading merchants of the city is mentioned as of one the : least of his merits, He is esteemed by all as a perfect gentleman, loyal to his friends; merciful and svmpathe- tic tiward the weak, generous to ward the needy, and always affable, courteous, kind and obliging toward everybody. JNo man in Burlington has fewer enemies and more friends in this citv than Bn Goodman, and we all join most heartily with the many admiring friends of his worthy bride in wish ing this couple a long life of happi ness together. Death of Mrs. 0. H. Phillips. L8t Sunday morniug at 4 o'clock the death an el visited i he home of Mr. O: H. Phillips, at iilencoe mills, and claimed for its victim the most precious one in the home, "the mother." Our hearts were sadden ed to hear of this death, but we are sure she has gone to her reward. She will be missed in the home, not only in the home she left, but in all the homes she came in contact with. We had the pleasure of living near her for nearly two years and became very much attached to her. We very often called her mother, it mat tered not how busy she was, or what hour of the night she was called to visit the sickj she responded, " she enjoyed ministering to the sick and afflicted. , She will not only be missed in the home, but in the entire community of Glencoe. We extend to the be reaved family Our heart felt sympa thy. Let us all strive to be as good and useful as she was, and when we shall hare finished our journey on earth, may we all meet her around God's White Throne in Heaven. : G. It. A'mick and Wife. Willmington'8 fire record for the month of November was of i rather remarkable nature. There only one alarm during theentire month, and damages of only $5 resulted from this blaze. The charm was-brokeu last Thurs, however, as three alarms were sent in within a few hours of each other. . -.. - - - llNews Over the State , Trinity College, Durham, will be endowed with half a million dollars) ' for the - institution .of a medical. , pharmaceutical and dental depart-V; mentj in connection with the school ' by the Dukes,' ' the millionaire to- bacco men. - Rowley Pless. Jr., a young man about 22 years of age and , unmar ried, employed at a logging ; camp near the head of Hendon's Cove, about six miles from Canton,': met death . Friday morning by being I crushed by a rolling log.-, ' " if B. A. Tindall, who was accident ally shot by a companion while hunting Thanksgiving day, died m the Highsmith. Hospital at ifayett- . ville yla8tweek. Gangrene was the1 immediate cause of .his death. His : ' leg was amputated. Tindall is sur- ' yived by a widow and two children. An amendment to the charter, of - River Falls Cotton Mills company, ; Graham, N. C , was filed with thej secretary of state last week, increas ing the capital - to J 250,000, ' and broadening the scope, of the com- , pany's powers -so that it nan engage' . in farming, ginning cotton :'and x producing all thef by-products of cotton, including cottonseed oil. J. r W. Menefee is president. . - The dead body, of Harrison) . Coats, a young man about 20 year , of age, was found near his home " in the Jupiter section, of Buncombe county last week, and by bis side, his shot gun, while a twig or vine.a.nd a gapping wound told the tale of a victim of a hunters accident, . He left his home November 22,- and not returning, relatives t thought he had gone to the home of 'his km people. W,hen it . was learned noth ing had been seen of himj a search- mg party , was organized ana ;ms body located only, after many . lon Dispatch Stockholders Meef. " '?:vTbe Stockholders- of the Statev . Dispatch Publishing Company held their .annqal meeting in the office of : ,; the company Jast.Jiight jand ' electeds -a board of directors, who after the adjonrnment of the stockholders meeting reelected the old officers for another year, viz: Dr. J. A Pickett, President; S. M. Hornaday Vice- President. B, E. Teagoe, Secretary ' S. A. Home Treasurer;- - John E. ; Hart, Editor and Business manager and James E. Foust City Editor and Assistant Business manager. it. The Stockholders after .hearing the report of the management express sed themselves as being well pleas- r -ed with the condition .of affairs -of the company... . They found that the, subscription list and advertising t-: ; patronage bad almost doubled since the annual meeting. R.F. HRa.2. J. H. Wilfeins and Miss Rosa - T Sartin were shopping' in town Mon- - day. ' ':'--'i0 Miss Bet tie Garrison who has-' been threatened with appendicitis - is very much improved. " ' . t-, G. R. T. Grarnson is prevented ' from, doing further work on his- handsome residence by sickness of ' Miv JLongest the - contractor :: Mr-, Longest will not be able to begin . the work till after f- the holidays. . V Mrs. J; H. Wilkins who was sick last week is better! Mrs. O. H. Phillips of Glncoe died Saturday night -after several ' -days with blood poisoning. Mr. and , -. Mrs. Phillips hae lived at Glencoe ' '. for twenty-four years,-she was held-' T in high esteem bv all who knew her. SherififElernodle is down in Chat-""" ham fox hnnting' and sends word , home that he will not return home till it rains. It looks like the she- -rifif will have to 'stay away - a good ; '7 while. ; ' Vincent Garrison is slowly improv ing after several days sickness, - . Messrs." Knapp and Eldridge will : again be at 'their hunting reserve' this week, They seem to enjov our Southern Atmosphere. - 1 " - ' Miss Dora Garrison :who visited i in Burlington last week' is at home again.' . , -1 - " ; . - - " . 7 "