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BURLINGTON, N. C, JUNE 11, 1913.
NO 32
Neese-
Mr. C. Freeman N«eee and
?’:iss Elon Heritage surprised
■ neir friends last Wednesday by
driving to Greensboro in Mr.
iyeese’s automoDile and being
r-.iited in marriage the Meth-
. :iist Parsonage Rev. Ji. M. An*
rirews formerly of this place per
forming the ceremony which oe-
arred at three o’dock. Immed-
iaioly a^er the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Neese left by auto for
Siler City, Fayetteville and
-ither cities in eastern Carolina.
F'hey will return by Charlotte
jfter a trip of abo^it ten'days.
Both are popular in our town,
Mrs, Neese being the daughter
K:i Mr, and Mrs. J. H- Heritage
cind has hosts of friends by whom
sine is held in high esteem. She
is a young lady of a very sweet
and lovable disposition and has
for the past several years been
b-jok keeper for the iirm of C. F.
Neese of which she now becomes
a partner.
Mr. Neese is a prosperous bus
iness man being owner of the
jewelry & book store of G. F.
Neese which is one of the most
up-to-date stores of oar town.
Both are among our best citizens
and are receiving boui^teous con-
.gratuiations.
Elliuglsa—^Braston.
Mr. Grady Ellington son of
Mr. Henry Eilington -of Orange
County and Miss Fannie Braxton
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ’John
Braxton of this town were mar
ried Sunday at the hon>e of the
Iride^s pa»’ent£ jjn East Burling
ton, Esq. J, Montgomery offica-
; ng. The ceremony bei^ng per-
lyrnied at 9:30 . M. _ Those
v-l'iO accompanied the bride and
into the parlor were:
Exie Tho?3ip?on, Liddie
.t-‘a:terson of Mebane, and Ogla
.‘lUen, of Gibsonville. Messrs.
(■lay Kingj Earnest Bjaxtoiri, Van
.Eriing'ton. Quite a large •.crowd
v;&G oresent.
Governor Craig Will Call Special
Term of Legislate.
Notice te Teac^Jers.
Tne summer i-ijxaDiinatioi), for
f 'jbiic School teachers and for
Public High School teachers and
entrance to the A. M. Col
!or
Coiart
Ho,'!38-in Graham on Thursday
.Friday, July 10 & U. The
i'irst day is set -^.part for white
tea-hers and the second day fotr
vhe colored teachers. The ques-
t'-jns on Theory and practiee of
trailing will be based on the
.Ftc-ading Course for the past
s^?holastie year.
J. B. Robertson,
Co. Siipt. Pub.. Instruction
Miss Jejsisi* Vaiig.b.n Eateitains.
Miss .Jennie Vaughn enter-
{•■.ined Monday night at her
b'lrne on Fro it Street in honor
of her guests the Misses V^at-
^ jr. of Smithfield. Plinch* Rook,
'. p. Jinks and 1 Doubt It were
t e cheif games. A fruit course
•as sspeeially enjoyed. Those
! e.sent were: Misses EllaFatun,
' ■ ■ u.ora Cox, Mss3 Scar boro of
^vileigh. Miss Rorer, Emmer
i ve, Trixie Ward, Mary Walton
I >rine Robertson, Swannie Pat-
* i son, Maude Gunter and Mrs.
! >:zie Watson,
liessrs. Blake Isley, Melvin
■•afford, John Lashley, J. R.
loiiman, Mr„ Wooddall, Rufis
' ;ison, f)gbun Crowson,
^ bdut 120 Conversions Baptist
MeetiDg.
rhe meeting which has been
i session at the Baptist church
- the past fifteen days will
; o'se tonight. More then one
' nidred and twenty people have
■ >-in converted.
Monday, Tuesday, and Wed-
; >day nights have been set
: art for baptizing. The visit-
■ !ir ministers have made many
■ iends and done much good in
r town.
Wonder if It is Contagious.
Governor Lock Craig has re
cently given'oat the Import that;
a special term of legdslature will
be called to consider the freight
question as it affects the state,;
He said:
There will be a special session,
of the legislature. That has-
been contemplated e\v«r since the^
last session of the general assem-:
bly, and I will certainly take!
any proper action that may be
necessary to secure for
North Caroikia fair treatment ^
by the railroa'des. The peeptle
are detirmiiied that they will no
longer suffer the injustice to
which they have been subijec-
ted for years in the matter of
freight rates, and H will do all in
my power to aid them in this
contest. With fair treatment
the cities and towns of North
Carolina would growand .prosper^
and we are going to have that
treatment before long.”
Mr. Walker PHacy>al «^ Graded
Sdbooi
Mr. D. J. Walker i&f the class
of 1913 of the UniJi'ersity of
North Carolina was elected
principal of the Buriir^ton Grad
ed school bj the school board
the past week. Mr. Walker is a
first cousin to Mr. Joe Walker
who served [as principal during
the past two jears aad was so
much liked by all the students.
We trust he wail be equal to his
predecesisor. His (home is near
Union Ridge.
The following teachers have
been elected since the first names
were chosen.: Misses Lena Lef ler,
of Cooieemee; Emma Taylor, of
Seaboard; Hasie Low Pofwier, of
Mars Hill; and Miss Lois Ben-
boWj of Greensboro., the last be
ing instruetOT of music.
Senior Fhilatheas of Presfejterian
Church Entertain.
The Senior Philathea Class of
the Presbyterian Church enter
tained the Juniors Tuesday night
at the Presbyterian Church.,
Papers on Egypt, Joseph and
other recently studied bible
places and characters were read
by Misses Mamie Barnwell,
Annie Bason, Miss Thurston and
Mrs. Paul Morrow.
After the reading of the
papers those present about
twenty in number retired to the
class room where punch was
served by Miss Mamie Barnwell.
The evening was spent very
profitable and pleasant.
Fmirih Class Postmaster Exanoina-
tion.
A civil seryice examination
wdll beheld at this place June 28
for Postmasters at Altamahaw
and Swepsonville.
Any person desiring this place
should secure application blanks
from the local Secretary or from
the U. S. Civil Service Commis
sion at Washington. D. C.
Any one desiring to take this
examination should file applica
tion with the commission at
Washington at least seven days
before the date of the examina
tion.
la Honor of State Bniiiding aihi
Loaa League.
The Chamber of Commerce is
putting fortfe an effort to ar
range for a i»oyal reception for
the Building and, Loan Associa
tion of tlae state which meets in
our town today Wednesday and
Thursday. I>n Wednesday even
ing at i P. M. an automobile
procession will form o^ Main
street in front of the Piedmont
Hotel and return at 7
Dui!ing the two hours the visitors
will be driven first to Alta^a^^aw
and return, Glenco and return,
SwepsonviKe and possibly in re
turning will go belb vv the cover
ed bridge toward Saxap^^^aw.
Unless raining the tops of the
cars will be left down and each
car will run about two hundred
feet apart.
The following program w^hich
has been arranged will be car
ried out.
WEDNESPAy, JUNE 11, AT
.2 P. M.
Invocation-Rev. T. A. Sykes.
Regisfci’a.lassn of Delegates.
Aditoess of Welcome—Hon. E.
S. W. Bameron.
Response ^50 Address of Wel
come—Hon. Heriot Clarkson.
Address of President—Mr. E.
L. Keesler.
Report of Secretary and Trea
surer—Mr. A. G. Craig. ;
For Discussion: “Value of
Information Obtained by attend^
ing upon the Annual Meetings of
the League,
Report of Standing Commit-*-
tees.
General Discussion.
Automobile Ride over Ala»
mance County Roads at 5:80 P.
M.
WRDNESDAY, JUNE 11, AT
8:30 P. M. ^
Address—‘'Benefits Derived
by the Citizens and the State
Through Exemption from Taxa
tion of Building and Ljoan Asso
ciation''—Mr. T. A. Adatnes.
Address — “The Req[uisite Quali
fication of Committee on Loans
and the Necessary Papers to
Safeguard such Loans"—Mr.
Chas. Brenizer.
For Discussion — ‘ ‘The Building
and Loan as a Home Builder^' —
Mr. J. E. O'Donnell.
General Discussion,
Smoker at Piedmont Park Au
ditorium.
Head^’
So we
items
‘Gimlet
Burlington and Swepsonville Tie.
Burlington and Swepsonville
tied in a good.game of ball play
ed at The Piedmont Park Satur
day evening*. The score was
three to three at the end of eight
innings. The game was called*
on account of the rain. The at
tending was far above the aver
age many of the delegates who
are here attending the Epworth
League meeting were present,
these being given special rates.
Because
' >ew York, .'Tune 7.
sai(| he had “caroanserinu-
and had not learned
swim, a senior at Columbia
refused his degree. ' The
name of his disease was
if;.s!ate] n goose fidBh from
Finley Williamson Jr. Entertains.
Finley Williamson Jr. enter
tained a number of friends at the
home of his father Mr, F. L.
Williamson Thuiisday night in
honor of his cousin Miss Emma
Williamson, numerous games
w'ere played, and refreshments
consisting ot creami and , icake
served. About’thirty were pre
sent tg enjoy the oecaMori.'
Mr. Robt S. McRae of Chapel
Hill ha? been confirmed as Post
master at that place.
R. F. D. No. 8.
it^seems that “Gimlet
is not on the job now.
will try to give a few
once in a while till
Head returns,
Mrs. Mamie Rice and children
of West Durham came up Sun
day for a few weeks visit at R.
A. Matlocks,
C. E. Tapscott has purchased
a new Reaper one of the kind
sold by The Coble-Bradshaw C!o.
“The Milwawkee" is all right
Thanks to John Con tree for a
nice mess of cabbage. By the
way wont some one give J^n a
remedy for Potatoe Bugs. He
needs one very bad.
The patrons of Isley school
are requested to meet at the
ischool house Saturday J^jne 28
at 2 o’clock P. M\ to select a
school committee. Let all come
out it is importing to hear good
men The patrons of Maywood
school will meet Saturday .18th
for the same purpose. Dont fail
to come.
L. E, Gattis, Golley Gattis and
wife are spending a few^ys on
No. 8. Glad to see them ag;ain«
Farmers are very bsasy cut
ting wheat now and wfe^t is
better than the average. At iieast
it looks that way.
J. 0. Ellington spent last w^eek
visiting friends and relatives in
Randolph Co. He reports g©od
wheat crop in that seetiois.
Mrs. John Bason of Greensbo
ro spent Monday at A. J. Kem$)
near Elmira Mills.
Tuesday was like winter and
we had to put “Em" ’ on again.
We like to have froze wish we
hadnt took Em off. Will know
better next time. ^
T. L. Hayes left Sunday lor
Greensboro where he goes to
resume his job with the Southern
iwaitWayi’''
Some body said Jasper. Ross
had been hearing Ghost xMaybe
he ought to wear his coat wrong
side out a while or his shoes
back side before might help
some.
THURSDAY. JUNE 12, .AT
9.30 P. M.
Address—“The Valne of a
Uniform System of According"
—Hon. J. R. Young.
Address—“Why Every Build
ing and Loan Association in North
Carolina. Should Become a
member of the State League"—
Mr. John M. Cook.
Address—“Made of 0rgani.?,a-
tion and Conducting a Building
and Loan Association" —Capt. R.
E. Cochrane.
Address—“The Best Method
of Advertising"—Mr. J. C. Al
lison.
General Discussion.
Barbecue and Brunswick Stew
1:00 P. M.
Election of Officers.
Selection of Time arid Place
for next Meeting.
\djournment.
This is the tenth annual meet
ing of this association which sel
dom meets in a town as small as
our«5. V
'ilevival services will begin at
Elmira Presbyterian Chapel on
next Sabbath vlSth at 11 A. M.
conducted by Rev. M. Me. G.
Shields,
XL. Libby,
Pastor in Charge of Mission.
LIST OFWlfMiLEnERS
Remaining in Post office at
Burlington, N. C,, June 7, 1913.
Ladies:
Mrs. Mamie ‘ Andrews, Miss
May Belle Thomas;
Gentlemen:
, Bob Ruffin (Col.),-J.A.Thomp
son, Julius Smith.
Persons ieallipig for any of the
se letters will please say “Adver
tised," and give date of adver
tised list.
J. Zeb. Waller, P. M.
Carolina Business College
Opens,
The Carolina Business College
v/hich began actual work in their
school over Holt-Cates Store
have enrolled a large number of
students and are enrolling new
ones daily. That this is a good
opportunity to take a bu.siness
course appears to be the oppinion
of the many boys and girls of
the town who have and are ex
pecting to enroll. That it is un
necessary to go away to a busi
ness school where you will have
to pay a high price for board
when you can take a course just
the same and just as good at
home appears to be the chief
pulling point) Several students
from otjier places have already
arrived here and will enlist and
take the course. Many cf the
boys and girls who have to work
during the day are arrangements
to take the course at night.
Progressive News From Washing-
■ , ;toD.
Munsey Building,
WashingtoT?, D. C.
June 7, 1918.
The Kansas Republicans have
at last held the held the “great
hasmony meeting" for they have
been preparing with much ad*
vertisement during the the last
two or three months. It was a
formal effect on the part of the
standpatters to toll ex-Republican
Progressive back to the old
organization. The lists of Kansas
leaders present and absent show,
by their sharp contrast the exact
measure of success attained.
Amonfe those who attend were
Dave Mulvane, the standpat
member bf the Republican Na
tional Committed, who helped
materially to accomplish the
great fraud ; at the Republican
National Convention last year;
Chester I. Lon^ the standpat
ex-Senator; Charles F. Scotty
the standpat ex-Gongressman;
Dan Anthony* the standp^ Con-
grirssman^ Mbrt Albaugn and
George Clark, hj^d of the Re
publican Le^(,gije! that last fa,ll
advised all Republicans to vote
against all Progressive candi
dates. The^e were the men who
were engineering the meeting.
Those who were not there in
eluded Senator 3. L. Bristow,
former Governor stubjbs, Con
gressman Murdock, Progressive
leader -of the Hcmse; Sheffield In-
gallpns; WilUani Aileu White;
Henry J, Allen and a score or
more other ilrst class lighting
Progressive lieaders.
Another prominent leader of
the State who Was iniot present
was J. N. Dolley who, instead of
att€nding, sent his resignation
as Chairman of the RepubHcan
State ,^Ccm]p|te^:^n ;. act which
-was •fori^hado'^ed'.- seme 'days
ago by his public announcement
that he had joined the Poogres-
sives. ■
It was a regulation old'fasbion-
M standpat RepubHcan meeting.
A carefully hand-^picked commit
tee on rosolptiori submitted a plat
form of' glittering generalitities
vigorously asserting the progres-
siveness of the Republican party,
without a line to explain in what
particular the assertion was true,
A few of the delegates who would
really like to see the Republican
party do something to make good
its bluff of progressiveness, had
the temerity to try to get the
re solution s committee to write
into the platform some words of
encouragement concerning the
minimum wage^ workmen^s com
pensation, widow's pensions, 9*
hour day for working Women, re
call of decisions, a.nd smiliar
items, of social Xand industrial
Stole $26.02.
Little negro boy by the name
of King J:* uller was arrested
Monday evening charged with
stealing $26,02 from Mr. C. T.
Huggins of east Burlington.
Money to this amount with the
exception ofanickle spent for
ice-cream was found on the boy.
Enterance was secure 1 into
the house while no one was at
home. The boy was placed in
jail.
*‘Mr. Bob.
The ladies of the Givic League
have secured the services of Mr,
and Mrs. John T. Adams to get
up a play, “Mr. Bob,*^ which
will be given here "Tuesday night,
June 24th, at the Graded School
Auditorium.
Mr. and Mrs. Adams make it
their business to travel and get
up playSj and they have,the best
on the market in “Mr. Bob,"
and the ladies are fortunate in
getting them.
The play is a comedy, and has
beeii given in all' of the largest
towns in the Stat^ and ha^ tak-
eti well wher:0ver^given. •. /
It will be given by local taie’Tit
entirely, and the proceeds are to
go to the Civic League. Look for
further notice next week.
bill was in the Democratic cau
cus in the House* Mr. Uniier-
wodd, the chairman of the Wa^«s
and Means Committee, ffankly
admitted that' certain most im-
portant pro'frisions had been draw
in deference to the wishes of the
President and that admission on
his part prevented a change of
those provisions by the caucus.
It is not Ijkely, however, thait
the new turn of the investigatioii.
will produce any starting results,
depite the moral certainty of
certain Senators and; others in
Washington as the means em
ployed by the President iii' ex
erting pressure upon Congress
man, Mr. Wils( R is much more
skillful that was Mr. Taft and
there is no practical likelihbod
th«kt^ a ‘ ‘Norton letter" will be
extracted from this Administra-
even by a Senate Conimittee.
Now that the Senator Commit^
tee investigating President Wil
son's charge about the existence
of a tariff lobby has been instruct
ed to inquire into the President's
own activities in forcing througils^^
this legislation, a very inteiwster
ing iine of inquiry may be opeH'
ed. An opportunity is afforded^
at once to learn the truth as to
certain reports w'hich have been
m circulation in Washington
ceming the relations between the
President a.nd Senator Thotnpsofi;
of Kansas. Mr. Thompsoii wat
said to be concerned about the
welfare of the best sugar concenr
at Garden City, Kansas, where
he lives, and itwais reported that
he ^^ls inclined to oppose\^Jtbe
tariff bill reducing th^ duty m.
sugar. About that time, H«jE»d0r*
son Martin, theJDemocfiEitie State
Chairman bf Kansas, -ca^« A®
Washington for che purpose, -as
he announced, of “cutting ithe
pie." Mr. Martin saw the Presi
dent and subsequently announced
that a cexUin appoj ntmeiit would
be made in Whichita, SeuBtor
Thompson, as the story goes,'
was opposed to this appointment
and wrote a note to the Presiiie!)t
expressing his feelings. It. is
reported that t he President
promptly replied, expressing hia
surprise and asking Mr. Thomp
son to come to see him. Mr.
Thompson did go to the While
House and thereafter it was aai-
nouncM that the Witchita ap
pointment would not be made.
Recently, Thomas W. Morgan,
of Ottawa, Kansas, was appoint
ed Worden of the federal peni
tentiary at Leavenworth. This
is regardied in Washington as a.
personal victory for Senator
Thompson who had unsuccessfu’i-
ly recommended Morgan’s ap
pointment of Attorney-General
McReynolds. The job is coti'
sidered one of the juciest polife-
cal piumbs in the west.
Now it is reported thatSenatoi
justice, f his standpatters, how- [ Thompson is prepared to support
ever, promptly suppressed: them | the Administration at all point*
and the best they .;Ould obtain on the tariff bill and has no fup-
was a feeble endorsement of a
makeshift form of tinitiative atnd
referendum. Even that was
fought bitterly by Charles F.
Scott, who threatened to take his
fight to thefi)Oorof the meeting.
The other standpatters, however
persuaded Mr. Scott to absent
himself from the meeting rather
than make that fight, and so the
conference finished with thei out
ward appearance of harmony.
Not a single thing was accom
plished to induce any Progres
sive State to go back to the Re
publican.
The standpatters had tried to
make it appear that Progressives
were attending their meeting
by electing delegates in pairs,
one standpatters and one Pro-
ressive from a district, but the
rogressives so chosen savv
through the tactics and did not
accept their unsought and un
desired delegateships.
A new turn has been given to
the Senate in vestigation of Presi
dent Wilsoh-'iS charge that a great
lobby was at vvork on the tariff
bill and the investigating coni
mittee has now been instructed
to inqurie into the charged that
the Presidefit himself has ejpertv
ed -pressure upon Seniat)rs to in
duce them to supp'brt the bill as
the Administration wants it. An
investigation of this kind, if con
scientiously made, oughtr to pro
duce some extremely interesting
infoiimalion- : Washington * has
never se’efi a inore adroit or vi
gorous use of White House prest-
sure in supiK>;rtof an Administra-^
tion measure* When the tariff
therthotight of fight free sugac.
This • attitude may have nothing
to do, of -Course, with these
patronage matters and that ii
one of the things which the new
line of investigation may deter
mine.
Bird Dogs Kill Nineteen Chickeni
For Waiter Mebime.
Mr. Walter Mebane was rath
er unpleasantly surprised this
morning when he aroused from
his peaceful slumbers and foun4
twelve of his fine large hens and
seven nice frying sized dead c’tr
the yard and as he rushed ^ o t>>€
door saw two bird dogs bt-ion}/-
ing to Messers E. L. Morgan and
L.. S. Atwater go rushing awa^
at full sp^d. The dogs haiJ
great si^rt in catching and kil
ling each chicken m it flew
from the roost. One morning
last week Mr. Mebane lost three
in this same mannef,
Mrs. J. L. Scott Gave lifusicale.
Mrs. j. L. Scott gHv« a musicale
recital at .the >Graded School
Auditorium Tuesday night, ctfm-
plimentary to -the pembers of
her music class w^o she hais been
gi ving directions ‘‘duritig the pasi
year. “
The musicaii wa§ com]3.osed «€
songs and' villous Elections ot
music £^nd was very much enjoy-
:ed.^'
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days
Your Jroggist tvlSI refumd money if PAZ(S
GiHTMENT fails to cure any case of
Biiiad, Bl«dint or Protrtjiilmif Pjles in®to 14
first a]>pUcatioii giyef Ihme wd Rest, 1^