A RtPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OP AFRICAN HOMFS AMn
VOL. IV.
BURLINGTON. N
piedmont RAllWAt
ANB ELECTRIC CO.
ELECT OFFICES
Xhe fallowing officers and dir-
eetors were elected at a recent
nK'eiing of the Piedmont Railway
and Electric Company:
j, W. Murray President, J. H.
Hardin, Vice President, Jas.
3iulen of Richmond Secretary,
E. S. Parker of Graham Genera!
council, Dr. J. N. Taylor Surgeon
Directors: J. H. Hardin, J, M.
cook, J. W. Murray, Jas. Mulen,
an attorney of Richmond, E. S.
Parker Jr., Jno, R.' Paschal!,
President of Westmoreland Lum
ber CO., Richmond^ c. Boice,
President of Boice Lumber Co.
Warner Moore, President of Dun
lap Floui Mills and H. D. Echel-
berger, capilist of Richmond.
The express service which has
been put on;between Burlington,
Graham and Haw River runs pun
ctual on the following scheflule:
Leaves Main Street Burlington
9:05 a. m. for Graham leaves
Graham 10:00 a. m, for Hw
River leaves HawHiver 12:20 fdr
Burlington. . .
Leaves Burlington in the after
noon 2:20'Graham '3:40 atid Haw
River 4:20 each day. The rates
for carrying goods are very rea
sonable as will be seen by the
folJowing: Each package from
and to either of the abgve points
weighing under 25 lbs ' IQ cents
and from 25 to 100 lbs. 15 cents.
Packages weighing more than
100 lbs to 400 lbs received and
transported at the above rate for
su^h excess over 100 lbs.
inese express cars give great
convenience for people in-ail of
the three towns. Which is evi
denced by the number of mer
chants who have already patron
ized it, the Burlington Grocery
Co., who shipped produce to Gra
ham last week, being the
first. Making it possible
for the merchants to do
business on less capital by order
ing over phone and receiving
goods every day if necessary.
The consumer is even more con-
venienced by the express service
of this company than the mer
chant, making it practically the
same as living in a town with the
accomodations of all three Bur
lington, Graham and Haw River,
Stations will be erected for the
benefit of the traveling public at
Haw^ River, Junction, opposite
Travoria Mills and at Plaid Mills.
Work will be begun on the
Theater* skating rink and danc
ing hall at the Park at an early
date. It is hoped to have these
completed by the first of March.
The thirty five acre growth at the
Park will be laid off into gravel
walks. Rustic seats and swings
will be placed in the grove. With
an expenditure of several J;hou-
sand dollars it is hoped to make
the Park the play^ound of the
three towns Burlington Graham
and Haw River. ,
MANSlTNEiROSSK
^ A bad shooting affair occured
Saturday night near ossipee Cot
ton Mills when Abner Conklin
shot and dangerously wounded
Thomas M. Crumpton,- both of
Ossipee. The men with other
men had been out o'possum hunt-
ir5g when they decided to play
cards during which they became
enraged and quarreled, Conklin
snooting Crumpton through the
back, Conklin is still loose.
Crumpton was carried to Greens
boro to St. Leo’s Hospital Mon
day but is in a serious condition
and his recovery hardly expect
ed. Several reports have it that
he is dead but this is only rumor
appears not to be substantiated.
Box Party.
The Bellemont Public School
will give “A Box Party’" for the
benefit of the school, on Satur
day night, Nov. 4th. Splendid
music furnished by a string band.
Let everybody come out and par
take of a good supper, enjoy the
good, old-time music, thereby
helping a good cause.
ORGANIZATION OF
PIEDMONT DElLflP-
MENT CO.
The Piedmont Deveiopinjent
Company has recently been or
ganized with Mr. Jno. M. Cook
as President, J. H. Harden as
Vice President and A. L. Davis
Secretary and Treasurer. This
company “jointly with the North
State Realty Company will work
the suburban property on the
car line between Burlington and
Graham. This property will be
laid off into streets and lots,
beautified and will be put on the
market at an early date at rea
sonable prices.
Both the Piedmont Develop
ment and North State Realty
Company are strong companies.
The capital oft the ope being $120. •
000. ‘ They are prepared to as
sist people wishing to own their
own 'homes by building houses
and allovv "same to be paid for oti
the rent money plan. This Sec
tion will be known as Burgra-
, ■ ■■' ■' '' ‘ ■ '
Buy a home in Burgrah^W mth
rent money, will be the
The man who howls the loud
est about the out rage of speed
ing is the first to run over some
body v^hen he gets into an auto.
Consecration Service.
Rt. , Reverend Joseph Blount
Cheshire, D. D, Bishop Of the
Dioces.6--ofV North Carolina, .to
gether' with several:of the Dio
cesan Clergy, will consecrate the
new Episcopal Church building
on next Sunday, November the
Fifth, at 11:00 A. M. The
church win be consecrated as
The Church of the Holy Com
forter. The front dpors of the
chujch will be open-to the pub
lic promptly at 10:30 when the
first bell rings. A most cordial
welcome is herewith extended
to the public.
At 7:30 P. M. There will be
Ever iP|c Prayer and Sermon by
The Reverend Milton A. Barber,
a former Rector* atid the Bishop
\^ili administer the Holy and A-
r^stolic Rite of Confirm^ion, dr
l^e Laying of hands, upon a class
that has teen prepared, by the
present Rector, The Reverfend
John Bennera Gibble.
A vested choir of about 35 boys,
men and women recently trained
by Mr. E, S^tpn Blyth, pipe or
ganist and choir director, will
render the music.
OFFICEiS FIND NOTHlNfi
IN DALTON “GRAVES”
Dalton, G^, Oct. 25.—After
dig^ng, panting and sweating
for about an‘ hour over two
“grave? fpund on East Lake hill,
Recorder J. A. Longley and Po
licemen Jaeksoii, Manus and
Harden discovered nothing.
’Ebe finding of the two “gra ves”
se^t a shiver over the city. They
were unusually natural, being
just large enough to comfortably
hold the dead My of a medium
sized man, and it was with a
feeling of misgiving that the po
lice drove their shovels into the
dirt.
A rain had fallen smce the
graves had been filled in, and
the dirt was closely packed, caus
ing no little trouble in shoveling
it out. , , , t.
After firm earth had been
struck and there was no sign of
a dead man, the “diggers’’ were
informed by a little girl, who had
curiously looked on, that an old
man had made the excavations
"in a search for gold.”
The tired and nerve-shattered
men didn’t have the energy to
demand why she had not spoken
sooner.
A large crowd of cunous ones
had gathered to view the grew-
some find, but the occupants of
the patrol wagon which had been
used to convey the police to the
scene of the “tragedy," jumi^
ed out at a convenient corner and
quickly disappeared.
Postal Savings Banks For Asheboro
and Siler City.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 26.—
Asheboro and Siler City were
designated today as depositories
for postal ssvings funds, effec
tive November
IN DEFENSE OF
C* NQVEMBER
1.1911.
AFFAIR
Mrs. McRea Calmly tells Story Of
Opelauks Trageli ;
t
Opelousas, la., Oct. SO.—Mrs.
Zee Runge McRea, charged with
the murder of young AH:an .Gar
land in her home Septernber . 21,
last,, sat for six hours today in
the witness chair telling a dra
matic story of the inciduiits lead
ing up to the tragedy aud reitera
ting her statement that she kill
ed Garland to protect hiei honor
and beca,u3e she feared lie would
do her bodily injury. ^
Several times duringthe course
of her testimony the witness
manifested signs of excitement,
speaking distinctly, but at inter
vals so rapidly that it wa.? impos
sible for the court stenographer
to take"down her statements.
Throughout the day tSe court'
roona was crowded witli specta
tors, many of whom stood in
cha^rf. in moments of intense in
terest, in their efforts td see .the
defendant bn the witne sti stand.
Mrs. McRea denied a bsblutely
the ^i§tence of any lindbe friend
.-?hip between herself and Garland
but admitted that fehe and thei
deceased often were together add
ing that her children wero al ways
with them.
Thfe defendant’s tesliinoriy was
compiiBte, but details of certain
incidents^ at the time of the kill
ing apparently were obscure in
her mind because of the excited
ment of the moment.
After questioning the witness
concerning facts previciis to the
klliing, Mr. Dubissbn for the pro
secution, asked: “Nf*>v, Mrs.
McRea, tell me why jou shot
Allan Garland?”
Did you shoot‘him bec ause he
insulted you or because liejnsult
ed you or because you it ared he
woulddoyou some bodDj harm?”
^‘Because I feared he voiild do
■me^bodily harm,”- replied the
witness.
"Did you believe he as going
to assault you there in your home
at 10 o’clock , in th^ mori ing. with
your two children ther-i and two
servants in the yard?” ■
“No, sir, i thought he was go
ing to take my gun frorsi me and
I siiot hiin to defend my-honor.”
replied the witness. ^
* ' _ . /
Tlie M. P. Baraca l)ay.
The Baraca Class of the Meth
odist Protestant Sunday School
observed last Sunday ati “Baraca
Day,” Thirty-one tne^mbers of
the class and ten visi tors were
presentr The attendance was
not as good as expected, other
wise ;tiie event was a success.
An excellent program was rend-
er«l,''“consis1ang of mal( > quartet
tes, addresses etc., which made
the hour pleasant, i nteresting
and profitable.
The occasion was th 3 celebra
tion of the second a iniversary
of the class as a Bas's ca class,
and to raise funds for the
erection ef a class' jroiom. .The
offering, togethel wita pledg^,
amounted to about $15^^00, •
The chief feature oi die occa
sion was an address, delivered
by the president of thf dass, Mr.
J. H. Boon. Mr. Boon discussed
the Baraca moVernent in general,
explaining the origin and plat
form of the Baraca organization.
Mr. J. G. Rogers, Supt. of the
Sunday school, also made a short
talk, particularly to the Baracas.
This Baraca class is one of the
most progressive and er thusiastic
classes of the town, and is car
rying out the motto of the Bara
ca or^nization, “We DoThings”
May-Garvifi.
Mr. Emanuel May and Miss
Ethel Garvin were married
Thursday night at the home of
the bride’s parents b:? Rev. J. A.
Hornaday. The affair was a
beautiful quiet home wedding.
Immediately after the ceremony
they left for Greensboro in an
auto en route on train which
leaves there about midnight for
Alabama, where Mr.: May will
canvass for nursery stock. They
will be gone until abcut Decem
ber 15th. Both are popular arid
have many friends who wish
them much happinesB.
Aeroplanes have gone to carry
mail and soon th^aded messen
ger boy may be su pplied with
wings. ;
Jim Workii-san was shot at the
City Power iiouae aj'ter-
: midnight Saturday ni^nt by Dan
I Austin, Colored,' Work man. Ausr
I tin, the son of , 0. P. .nickei’:spn
and Ben Shavers colored' were at
I the Power house when ¥/crkman
and Austiii got into a dispute us
I to which was the best man, r
I scuffte fGllov?ed and as a r*"siil t
Austin discharg^;d a re vol.er
I three times one ball entering one
of Workmans eyes and one enter-
; ing the' thigh. Workman was
carried to the home of his moth-^
er in north Burlington and medi
cal assistance summonsed. He
is in a very critical condition and
hardly expected to 'recaver.
In connection with the physi--
ciahs of the town Dr. Tdrnpr of
High Point was callM. Miss
Daisy Wilson a trained nurse i*e-
cently completed her cburs^ in
Philadelphia is with him.
The negro was placed in ,jaiiJ :S-
^'aitiftg further deyelopme.its;,0f ■
Wprkmm-B condition. - ^
Workman lives'with his ni'dth-
er.in; North ■ Burlington a;ivt'110,9
for the past two or thr0^ ‘ ^
been delivering 'bread for !’thei'
Dixon'Bakery. He is a,bout s%en^
teen, years old, but unusually
Jarge for his agel - "
Austin is a married man aFOut
twet^ty-five years, old and has ’
been %ring for Dixie, Mills,
Horse Badly Bruised
Sunday evening while return-;
ing froih a dri ve Mr. ‘ ‘Bud” Dix,-
on left his horse standing in front
of the residence of Mr. J. C.
Squires ^hile he went into .the
'^house to speak to Mr. Squires
While atandjjilf there ah auto’^nd;
the street car came along at the
same time and in passing the au
to driven by Marlette ran
int^the hofse tely bruising it„^
so It is at the hospital for treat-"
ment.
At Montwhite Theatre
The Thief one of the greatest
plays ever^fi^n in the south will
be given at Montwhite Theater
Friday night November 3rd. :
Direct ftom a years run in
New York the triumph of the
century one of .the. .best plays of
the season..
Cars will wait after the show.
, Kill D^il Hill. N. C.. Oct. 24.
In a fifty mile ^le; to-day Orville
Wright went aloft and remained
yirtually^ statiohi^y^ in his gM
with which he, is conducting ex
periments in trial stabiKty. ' He
was up 9 minutes and 45 seconds
and maintained an,altitude of ap-
proximiately 150 >fee|^; i :
The record-breakini
was the ^eventeentfe^oi^ the series
that began to-day when the ram
ceased. The first glide lasted on
ly 54 seconds, each lengthening
until the final one. The success
of the experiment is understood
here to mark a long step forward
;ih the sne^ee of aviation and to
ppfnt the way towards solving
the^jproplem of’automaticaHy ptre-
^eryin^^tiie;:eiquilibriiam of heay i-
er-than-air machines. - ; _ t .
Wher^l^rih
ander Ogilvie, the English avia
tor, brought but the .machine for
the ihitiaj .flight theV v/ind gau^^
showed that the gale was thirty,
'five miles • and refreshening!.
Sand carried by the-wind pelted
the aviators, the. tiny ^rti^les
cutting hke small shot. In "the,
dpihion;of the ex^rimettterlfio
riibre tirying '/W®a|fer|ci6ii
uhdey which;t6 mak'^ the test of
the machine, codld be^found.' ,
, The glider was equipped %ith;
a- rear riidder of 24 foot spreadl
In front, to preserve the'b
^ lO-pound bag of sand was
swung on the end of a rod extend
ing eight feet in front of 'the
aviator’s seat. . '^
The ailerons, or balancing
wings bn the sides of the mi,chine
were adjusted and Orville Wrfght
li#t€^ himself ihto 'the seat^ ., ^
"^Let it go,” he shouted. Lorin
Wright and Ogilvie V thrust the
glider in^tq the face of the rising
gale and it shot up, Again and
again ^ this was repeated, e^cn
flight ‘ becortiing lengtljier until
for almost ten 'minutes Wright
soared like a ’^rpp^lng buzzard
on the rush of a fif ty-riiile g a^^
Graham^ N. C -^^arday, Nor.
in the Burlinictoh Sundi
|« Sthooli
; ^uQdayj 0$t, 29, 9}
Sunday ^hooi Totals;
.y. ^
M. E. 347
GiliWsiejs
Baptist 234 -
5.86
.Presbyterian 128 ;
5.36
German Ref. 110, '
v>nnsu€tn, ^
M. P. ^3
14.51
■ Webb Ave. ' 102 .
9:^9.
Have Cast Aside Their Veili
aoi Learned to Make , >
The ^Jprk Herald fore
casts presidential election timber
as follows:
Wm. H.' Taft, of Ohio.
Woodrow Wilson, of N. Jersyey
Champ Clarlc, of Missouri.
Robt. M. LaFollette, of Wis.
Thomas R. Mai^shall, of Ind*
Judson Harmon, of Ohio;
The chances are given in the
order here named.
BRIDE OF SIHEEN
FOUND MURDERED
Albuquerque, 1^. M,, Oct.
—With the noose of a lasso about
her neck and her body covered
with bruises, indicating, accords
ing to the authorities, that she
had been drag^d around the
room until dead, the body of
fMrs. Gertrude Griego was found
Tuesdays in her home at San
Rafael, 100 miles west of here.
She was sixteen years old and a
bride of only a few weeks.
Torbio Griego, her husband,
and his mother, who asserted
that they spent Monday night in
rooms adjoining the one in which
the body was found and that
they heard no unusual noise dur
ing the night, were arrested and
brought here today. They will
be held pending an in vestigation.
Woodrow Wilson Comet
A very brilliant comet may be
seen these mornings about 20 de
grees northeast of Venus, the
bright morning star. The Yel
low Jacket Astronomical Depart
ment has dubbed the new visitor
Woo^ow Wilson, since the head
of the comet, seen through the
telescope, appears tobe surround
ed by a dense mass of gas and
vapor and seems to change every
day, ■ ■ ■ ■■/
Los Angeles, Oct, 26, —
maidens of Turkey have learned
to make American gbo-^oo eyes-7
they haVe learned to fliift like ati
American belle or a Paris giri, ”
So said-Sidney Bey, discussing
the hew regime in T^ He
was formerly second secretary to
the Turkish Embassy at Wash
ington,, aft^sbixd actinjg consul
g^eral in; N?w Yorfc. Sidney
Bey is heirfe with hia.wife* handh
some and j^fent^, who had the
distinctibn 6? being the only wo-
inan dwellihig in the Tiirkish Em
bassy. He went bh:
■ ‘ In the wdv ® a woman
in Turkey (Jouldh’t flirt, because
her glances were wasted ^ the
wrong side of hw veil. Now she
can use her eyel to .adyantage,
and she kiiows it, ind is gmd
she does not wesir the veil.
‘‘Un^erthe
never saw his bride until after
tlMs ce*«®sybny over and the
wedding feast don.e. Then he
Uf t^ hifeweii ^Pith some mis^ v-
ings in his heail^ for he had mar-,
riea ^he woman of his mother’s
judgement.
‘In thes9 ;a%s thje: Ani^
courtshijj iivearn
The young rian calls at the jpri’s
house, and even i^s so far as to
take her out for a walk, just like
the American i>r Englishman.
Then he pops the question, and
if she accepts they are eventual
ly married, if some other fellow
does not dome along whom the
girl might liSe better.”
Regular Hurricane Weather.
Jacksonville, Flau, Oct
Regular hurricane weather has
passed throughout this vicihityj
with brisk wind and intermittent
showers. St. Augustine a clear
night with no indication of a
stofm in that locality. A special
from Miami says the barometor
reading tonight is 29.92 with a
brisk southeast wind, but clear
weather. ,, .
i»rOgram
-Reading' Course
Supt. S. G. Linsay.
-School* Administration
Supt. J, B. Robertsoa
a-
. in the hew town hall.
Demonstrations Lessons in 2
Grade (a) In sp^liiig
■ (b) In nurftbers
, teacher in the Mblic
sehpbLw0i?l&|tti;|he^ ex
pected tobe plfeent^t thisfmeet
ing,, The association is. ' yery
vital part of out, school wH*k ahd
must not be fietlect^. It the
public duty qt %ejby teacb^ to
be present. Public duty ^hpuld
ah^^ of i^ivate^|b^si-
^4 ttoe teacher w
to this , conception ^ ought > tc
change her v^06n. . .
MEN’S BIBLE AN I> BARACA
gLASSES TOTALS. ,
AiMiid»hce
Vi
daptist
^resbjrtejrian 16‘
Christian •
P, Special Pledges
Webb Ave.
M. E.
Colleetlpii
2:36
117.50
r'm.
Total today ,^7,: ■
John H. Vernon, Secretary
Pettic(ct|t B]|^ Luck.
:, Fifty-five years in one family
and worn by; .eighteen brides, the
faixibus Stroufj petticoat, is on its
way to Texas td serve here for
the eighteenth time as the “s^e
thing old” of the bridal costume.
The first owner of the petti
coat is Aaron NunnaUyi, of
Atlanta, Ga. Fifty-five years
when Mrs. Ntitmally was Miss
Emma Stroude she made the gar
ment while a pupil in the Bap
tist Female College of Madison
Ga.
She wore it on her wedding
and it was packed away« to
be used years later by her da^h
ters on tneir wedding days. It
has served atf part of the wedd
ing finery of Misses Mattie Dora
Iiaura and Mamie Nunnallyv It
has always been at the disposal
of the family, and it is bel«»ii^
tQ have brought good lUck to alS
who have entered married life
fUhaer its auspices
The s^rment has been shipped
to McKinney, Texas, for a grand
daughter Miss Rosa Hines, who
IS soon to become a wife.
If it were not for Africa
rope might be reasonably
abiding.
Eu-
law
Wife Of Murderer toriu Cold
Shoulder '
The following letter from the
wife of Ross French, the Chero*
kee Indian, who is in jailat Ajhe
ville, charged With the murder of
Miss Ethel Shuler, of Birdtown,
over two weeks ago, to the sheriff
of Buncombe county, explains at-
self: ■
"Birdtown> October 13, 1511,
“To the Sheriff of Buneomb^e
County, . ; V •
Asheville, N. C.: ,
“Deaa‘ Sir; Ydu Win ^s^i^^
see the jailor and tell him fiflen't
want him to mail me any saore
letters from Ross as 1
not ret^ve them. .
“Yours'truly-’
MELINDA JTRENM.”^
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