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A PROGREbSiVE NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBOlLDING OF J^ERICAN HOMES AND AMERICAN INDUSTRIES
VOL- VI.
BURLINGTON. N. C. NOV. 26,1913.
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FINLEY DEAD.
jff Finley Was Elected President of
Southern Upon Death of Pres
ident Spencer 6 Years Ago.
iV;i^hin?ton, Nov. 25.—William W.
■i.''ev, president of the Southern raii-
anti a leading figure in move-
for the development of the
died here today as a result of
e of apoplexy which he suf-
f'ew hours before. He did 4gpt
consciousness after he was
v.T.y
i.nit !i-
1 j.tvot.
Norman Hackett Entertains at the j Saxapahaw Items.
Home Dr. J. W. Page. | a. dinner was given in the Masonic
The beautiful residence of Dr. and i Kali on last Saturday evening for the
Mrs. J. W. Page was thrown open : benefit of the new church which prov-
Thursday afternoon at ,3:30 o’clock led quite a success.
\ NO 2*'
for the lecture of Norman Hackett,
on the life of 0. Henry. The lecture
was given under the auspices of the
Tuesday Afternoon Club, and the
Round Dozen Club, the Embroidery ^
Club and the Graded School Teachers i
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Holt and Mr.
and Mrs. E. G. Guthrie went to High
Point Sunday in an automobile and
attended the M. P, Conference whick
is in session there.
Miss Leona Phillips visited rela-
were invited. While the affair was i tives in Swepsonville Saturday and
;'-icKon.
Finley's family, friends and as-
^were wholly unprepared for
Hr,-udden death. Scarcely past the
of life, he was vigorous and
and seemingly iri the best
'• hen:!! a moment before he
v -; by the stroke. He pass-
.i^iorday evening quietly and re-
rentiy in the best physical
":c .a! c-CFidir.on. When he arose
■ r \his- moriur." he casu-
.-■-i.-jd to 3irs. Finley that he
L of sHci’ht oppression iu
'pi! -he room for u
obtain some mild remedy.
\ returried he v,-ns leaiiing
r ,-^^ser v'ith hi-= head buried
; ■ She attempted to assist
ho fc:l iato her arms un-
Th f.in’.ily physican called and
. . o;S rt v.-as made to restore him
-vr,vrir.ui?ne.«s. At 1:50 this after-
h-: iuissed n\vay, with Mrs. Fin-
of his daughters and his
:ho bedside,
r :ii the end, not even Mr. Fiu-
intiniate personal and
associatcs knew that he had
>i'.icken. Many of his personal
; in railroad circles were in the
-\u.-nd\n£: race hearings before
i-ri-tale comn;trce commission.
: ly son, W. W. Finley, Jr., con-!
; v.iih the traffic department of
I\"; n?ylvania railroad at New-
X. J., v.’as notified of his father’s
'/.lo:! and arrived at the house
■ r, io minutes before the death.
:'.r. Finley is survived by Mrs. Fin-
;-y. Mi-'ses Lottie V., Dillie D., Leo-
arid Celestine Finley, and his
: . Mist; Lottie was out of the city
: r could not reach here before her
:’;;'r;:?r's death.
T’n? funeral services will be held
John’s Episcopal church, this
■■y, at 11:00 a. m., next Friday.
‘rJv.riul will be in Oak Hill cemetery.
primarily in honor of the famous act
or who did honor to the memory of
Carolina's gifted son, yet a social;
turn was given it that proved very
delightful. The president of the club,
Mrs. W. R. Sellars, received the
guests and introduced them to Mr. 1
Hackett. The folding doors were
thrown open, and the hal], parlor and
dining roow thrown into one large
room so that all were in close prox
imity to the speaker. Decorations of
potted plants were used everywhere.
Miss Bettie Vann Ward., assisted by
Mrs. Chester A. Smithy entertained
the Embroidery club at the Ward Ho
tel Fi-iday afternoon at 3:30. Inter
est centered around Mrs. Sam Gantt,
a Dride of two weeks, who has just re
turned from a short bridal tour, and
is a member of the club. This is her
last n^eetiug’ v/ith them for some time
as she leaves next week, with Mr.
Gantt, for their futut’8 home in Beau
mont, CaL
Death of Mr. W. C. Robinson.
-Ml'. Walter C. Robinson, a native
f this place, died in Washington,
'jii.. iast Saturday morning. The news
'.'I h’lS death came as a great shock
his many friends and relatives
■''iffVe.
Ke was traveling for a piano firm
'.nti-e. He died rather suddenly at
o’clock Saturday morning with
‘ heart failure. He had been sub-
to attacks with his heart. He
t-rcpected to give up his positon
' aiid return to this state the first
I? year.
h remain.s %\ers brought Sunday
■ ir; Greer,.=;boro, where he had
,• his liomo tl:e pa.st ten years,
funeral vva.s conducted Monda;,
■i:;.;- by Rev. Dr. C, W. Byrd arid
laid to rest in the ceine-
th»re. Mr. Robinson was 38
He leaves a wife, v/ho
-'’.r.r:- Je;:nie Tatum, of Greens-
:ou!
'A':\V.
;ett
had
tiv:
Whitsett News >.’otes.
The Athenian. Society has fixed
December IS, as the date for their
senior debate. The Dialectic Society
will have the evening of December
19. Much interest is being taken in
these two events.
Dr. Long preached a strong sermon
at the Reformed Church Sunday, af
ter which the Lord’s Supper was ad
ministered to a large congregation.
Miss Margaret Whitsett and broth
el’, 0, M, Vy^hitsett, of Route No. 4,
Greensboro, were here over Sunday.
The lecture Sunday evening was
attended by a large audience. The
topic was Dreams and Visions, v,"lth
special appiica'iod to the ;;Tovvth and
de%’elopmont of the United States. It
v*’as in connectioa with the Thanks
giving program of the Y. M. C. A..,
which had discussed Gifts and Giver
at the morning meeting.
The new Presbyteran Manse is go
ing up rapidly. The roof will be put
on this week, and the work rushed to
completion, as the pastor hopes to
move into his new home by the Christ
mas holidays,
Mr. H. R. Carmon and family spent
Sunday here with friends.
Many applications are being I’eceiv
ed for rooms for the Spring Term
and the outlook is now that numbers
of new students will enter at that
time. The present term is splendidly
attended and the work of the school
was never more pro.sperous.
After an absence fo some months
in South Carolina and elsewhei’e. Miss
Ava Clapp is again at home,
Mr. Levi D. May and Miss Carrie
B. Stravighn v-'ere married Sur-day af
ternoon at the parsonage here by
Rev. Robert E. Reddin;?. They will
live in Gibsonville.
There wiii ba sei'vi'je at the Spring-
Sunday.
Mr, J. F. Winningham, of Swepson-
ville visited at home Sunday.
Misses Beulah Phillips, Jennie
Davis and Sylvia Davis visited in
Burlington Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Murray visited
in Haw River Saturday and Sunday,
Misses Ethel and Bonner William
son, Mr. George T. Wilson and James
E. Williamson attended church in
Burlington Sunday.
Misses Minnie Clark and Lelia
Lloyd, of Swepsonville visited rela
tives here Sunday.
The painters have been at work in
side the new church and we hope to
have it ready for service by the first
of December.
Mr. Will Isley and Mr. Marks, of
Haw River, visited at Mr. T. C, Mur
ray’s Sunday.
Dr, Freeman, of Burlington, was a
pleasant visitor in the village Mon
day.
Mrs. Sam Stafford, who has recent
ly undergone an operation at St, Leo’s
Hospital, Gi'eensboro, is still critical-
ill, we are sorry to note, but we
hope for her a speedy recovery, and
:.hat she can soon be back among us,
Mrs. John Albright, an ag'ed lady
near this place, is seriously ill, and
very little hope is entertained for her
recovery,
Mrs, Geoi'ge Williamson, who has
recently undergone ar, operation at
Stokes hospital in Salisbury, is still
getting along nicely and will bs at
home in a short time.
SPENCER YOUNG LADY CHOS£
THE TAR HEEL.
Princip«l Street of the Town Seen*
of Impassioned Courtship' for
Hand Hiss Tucker.
Spencer, Nov. 22,—With trayic
declarations of love, pathetic appeals
of devotion and the vow that “thy
people shall be my people, and what
is mine shall be thine, and thine,
mine,” pretty Miss Maud Tucker, of
Spencer, on Thursday became the
blunhing bride of C. R. Cates, & well-
known youRjf men of this plase,
whom sho chose in preference to Earl
Farri'.;, o:^' Indianapolis, while the two
men stood side by side in one of the
principal streets of Spencer. Each
vied with the other for the heart and
hand of youngwhomnemi—.22Wi.,z
hand of the young' woman, each
pressing his claim for a place at ker
side. While in this attitude and fac
ing tho two suitors, Miss Tucker
took iier place by the side of the
Spencer man and the three walked
to the parsonage of the Spencer Bap
tist church, where the marriage cere
mony was performed by Rev.. J. L.
Vipperman. ' Mr. Parris came to the
state Thursday morning for the pur
pose cf niarrjdng Miss Tucker. He
A'as .^urpri.sed to find his claim for
ii bride strongly contested by Mr.
Cates, v.’bo has been for months an
admirer of the bride.
North Carolina Thanksgiving Procla
mation.
Oakdale Dots.-
We have been having some nice
weather. The farmers are getting
By Governor Locke Craig.
“After the harvest is the day of
Thanksgiviig, Toil has been reward
ed in maiiifold abundance; the na
tion triumphs in progress and pow
er. An altruistic awakening has
quickened the conscience of our time;
it has coinmanded the men in high
places to nobler conceptions of pub
lic duty, and inspired the people with
the hope and determination for ad
vancement,
“Therefore, I, Locke Craig, Gov-
I errt’n- of f'?:- State of North Carolina,
Desjcription of The White Mouse
ding.
Washington, Nov. 25.—Francis B.
Sayre and Miss Jessie Woodrow Wil
son, second daughter of I3ie president,
were joined in marriage late today
at the White House before a com^
pany of distinguished officials of the
United States government, members
of the diplomatic corps, close friends
and relatives.
It was a scene of rare brilliancy,
touched, through the ten niinutes of
ceremony, with a grave solemnity as
the President of the United States
stood by his wife, their faces a study
in deep emotion, as they gave in mar
riage the first of their children. It
was an intensely human sight as the
meaningful words of the service were
spoken before an altar of palms, ferns
and white lilies.
With a pretty double ring service
the couple were united and the as
semblage spoke the Lord’s Prayer in
monotone. When the Marine Band
struck up the wedding niarch of Men
delssohn from that monlent the
White House was transformed into
a scene of gay animation and joy
fulness,
A reception for the guests by the
President, Mrs. Wilson and the wed
ded couple followed. The East, room
was cleared of its carpets and the
young folks danced well into the
ovening, brillant uniforms and elab
orate goWuB giidng gra:;efully over
the glistening floor.
When the guests hati gone the
bridal party sat down in the break
fast room and the bride cut the wed
ding cake with the sword of Dr. Cary
T. Grayson, U .S. N., the President’s
physican and companion.
Then there was a merry dinner, an
affectionate good-bye and the couple
whirled away in a White House auto
mobile on their honeymoon. Their
destination was kept secret, but in a
PRES. T. M. JBMSRSON DEAD.
President Emerson of Coast Line
Strieken in Georgia, Died
in Wilmington.
Wilmington, Nov. 26.—Epllowing an
attack of acute indijgestion suffered
Sunday night at Dupont, G^., while on
a trip of inspection of the system with
the board of directors, Thomas Mar>
tin Emerson, since November 21,
1905, president of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad Company, died to
night at-11 9'clock; 9t: his home la
tliis, city. " ■ ' ■■ "" '■ .
Ulf. Enierson was brought home
from Waycross, Ga-» on a special
train, arriyng early today and was
attended by his family physican, an
improvement having been noted in
his conditon until toward midnight,
when an attack of angina pectoris
caused his death, while sxirrounded
by his family physicans and mem
bers of his family.
He rose to the presidency of one
of the south’s greatest railroad sys
tems from* the very ranks, by suc
cessive steps, first as clerk in the
freight offices, later as chief clerk in
the general freight and passenger
office, then general freight agent, and
until July, 1902, general traffic man
ager, being accounted at that time
one of the best traffic men in the en
tire country. He later became third
vice-president of the system in
charge of traffic, ahd in November,
1905, was elected president to suc
ceed the late R. G. Ervtdn, of Savan
nah, Ga. He was of the constructive
type of railway presidents and en-
cour’aged the development of the
country through which the system
passed as the surest and safest pol
icy of the road. He was prominent
socially, a Mason of high degree and
took an active interest in the life of
P.
with lumbago, but we are glad to
know he is improving some.
Mr. William Euliss, of Indiana, is
visiting relatives here.
Miss Glatie Murray visited at Mr,
J. F. Bristow’s Sunday.
Oakdale school opened November
10, the teachers are Miss Anne Moser
and Miss Lalah Stallings,
Mrs, S. A. Alexander and daughter,
Miss Virgie, visited Mr, F, L, Spoon’s
Sunday,
Mr. Floyd Spoon called to see his
best girl Sunday evening, “Look out
for the wedding bells,”
Sylvan High School is going to play
a game of ball with Liberty Thanks
giving.
Friendship school is going to have
an entertainment Christmas, the pub
lic is invited to attend,
Mr, John Soot is very low wdth
rheumatism. We hope he will soon
recover.
Mr. S. A. Alexander and others of
Ivit:, Pleasant, are attending the An
nual Conference at Pligh Point,
ithe community in which he lived,
few days they will go to Europe and ^9, 1?51, m PreW^^ coun-
return early in January to Williams-m the 63d year of
ms age. He first entered the rail-t
town, Mass., where Mr. Sayre will be
assistant to President Garfield, of
Williams College. ^
along nicely with tfeeir work.
Mr. P. L, Spoon has been very ill j in obedience to the custom establish
ed by our fathers, and in accordance
with the Proclamation of the Presi
dent of the United States, do pro
claim Thursday, the 27th day of No
vember, a holiday.
“I call upon all the people to do no
work upon this day; to make this a
day of rest and rejoicing, and, in real
ity, a day of Thanksgiving.
“I earnestly hope that the day will
be fully observed by the farmers,
merchants, mechanics, manufactur-
and by the men, women and children
in all ranks and occupations.
“I call upon the people to assemble
in their places of worship that they
may in veverenca express to the Al
mighty their gratitude and faith, that
human sympathies may be enlarged
and the bonds of brotherhood ac
knowledged and 'itrongthened.
“Let us remember the poor and
the unfortunate; ■ ealize that it
waj'^ service as a clerk in the freight
office at Hagerstown, Ohio^ and in
Marion, Ind., becoming later chief
freight and ticket agent at Fort
Wayne for the, Muncia «& Cincinnati’
Railroad. He was later general trav-
j eling passenger agent of the I>ctroj
WEDDING DAY EVENTS.
The weddiiig day events moved with
smooth ' precision. Promptly at 4:30
o’clock c'dl guests \vere assembled in
the East rooni; members of the cabi-J^ Indianapoiis Through Line, H
net and suslices of the United States | ^ame south in January, 1875, and was
Supi'cme Court, the diplomatic corps, ^ clerk in the general freight of
resplendent in thoir uniforms being jflcg of the Charlotte, Columbia & Au-
gathered in the South half of. the j g^sta railroad in Columbia, S. C.
Presbyterian Ch
urch
at
11:00
o'clock, Sunday and at the Reformed
3:00 o’cloci;.
■j.v cniKlrer
Lnr0‘
r.aii"
:>ury;
V'l.. ft
]>rothers,
! nn A.
J. W.
.:'iSon- Burlington, and throe sis-
. Mrs. M, H. King, Fredericks-
Va., and Misses Ella and FIo-
P.obertson. Burlington. The many
. riiful fioral designs sent from
;-';':i;;gton, from here and Greens-
>■ i espoke the love and esteem of
Sale of Christmas Gifts,
riic Philathea Class of the First
Church invites you to attend
’-ncir sale of fancy articles suitable
riiristmas gifts, cake and dress-
chicken for your Sunday dinner
'i’ii be for sale also. This sale will
held on Friday and Saturday, No-
vern))er 28th and 29th, at C. B, Ellis'
Tobacco Prizes.
^ Highest Price—"W. Louis Browning,
pounds at 62 cents—wall paper
one room by C. V. Sellars-
Highest Average—W. Louis Brown-
38.28. One barrel apples by
Guerney Wright.
biggest Load—King & Day, 1928
25 pairs hosiery by Daiisy
Hosiery Mills. '•
One bunch of bananas with «aoh
Ccburn'^ Greater Minstrels—The In
ternational Four,
For several seasons Manager Co-
burn, of the Coburn Greater Min
strels ha;-3 been encouraging, and or
ganizing one featui'e in the big fun
show, which is greatly appreciated
by all lovers of male chorus, vocal
and harmony numbers. His quar-
telles of soloists in the vaudeville
numbers of the program have been
first class, up to the minute and en
joyable. His is almost the only min
strel company carrying the quartette
as of old, in th© present days of mod
ern minstrelsy. Unfortunate indeed
is the chap who does not appreciate
and enjoy the music of a first class,
old time, male quartette. There is
not a performance in the season that
the question is not asked by number
less patrons ^ “Have you got a good
quartette Manager Coibum be
lieves in, giving his patrons a new
show every season—^but also what
they want and ask for in certain fea
tures of the performance. The Intet»
national Four thi^^^pason ar« superior
to any male quartett® he has ©ver
carri^,. the blen^ng splendid
ly—each singer f. soloist,, dancer^
yodler, and xnislcian. Don’t forget
School News.
Die schools last heard from that
kuve given entertainraenls for the
benefit of the schools are Central and
Svvepsonville. Central, although a
small school raised $22 one enter
tainment, Swepsonvilui hud a;i in
formal party Saturday evening and
made $32 for school supplies.
Shoffner School, Cobles Township,
has recently begun painting the
school house,
Glenhope, Mahan and Woodlawn
schools have each made application
for a supplementary library.
Woodlawn has adde a set of maps
to the school equipment and Glenhope
has bought a new globe.
Hammer Memorial and Mahan
schools have secured floor oil within
the last week.
On next Saturday at 11:00 o’clock
the Boys’ Corn Club of the County
viill meet in; Graham for the awarding
of the Corn Club prizes. The pro
gram will be as follows:
1. Parade of all members on horse
back (or mule back), each member to
carry a large com-stalk staff..
2. Arj'angement of com on exhi
bition. Each member to bring 6 ears
for exhibition.
3. Our experiwce. Club Members.
4. Cotn Judged fot se^.
5. ^hort address by Mr. E. C. Turn
er.
6. Short^address by Mr. A, K. Bob-
ia more l-lessed to f.'ivs than to re
ceive,
“We are ihe heirs ■?.£ a precious
heritag;?, :.i::d let liov? and strive
that in this commonwealth righteous
ness may be e:-alted, arid., ir-.at to all
men ma^v' coniy a full inca .v; of jus
tice, which i;’ grander t'l.a ;;encvo-
lence, more august than charity.
"Done in cvir City cf lialeigh
(Seal) on thir;..t.hs It’tli day of No-
vem.bcr, the year of our
Lord, one tliousand e hundred and
thirteen, and i;a Ih? ori.' hundred and
thirty-eighfn year cf ■ ur American
Independence.
LOCKE CRAIG,
Governor.
“By the Governor:
ino. P. Korr. Private S^csetary.
room.
In the other half, North of the
green carpeted aisle marked by white
satin bands, were the close friends
and relatives,, in all about 300 per
sons in their elaborate afternoon
toilettes of blue, violet, pink and
Five years later he became chief
clerk in the general freight and pas
senger department of the Atlantic
Coast Line in Wilmington, advancing
successively to assistant general
freight agent, remainng continuous
ly in the service of the Atlantic
green and with many in black vel-;5oast Line, except for a year spent
Istions ef Respc
the date, xiext Friday, November S3^
at the Fiddtnont. Seat3..ttow on; susile I
\n ...I,.. J,. Avija’clir»^ of pnzes.
Whereas,. Death hath vemov-i from
among us our friend and sister, Eliz
abeth Sutton, who had been a faith
ful member of out society for many
years, Therefore:
Resolves: That in the death of Sis
ter Sutton, Bethlehem Ladies Aid So
ciety has lost a true and valued
member, and the home has lost a kind
mother and a good neighbor;
ResoWed: That, these resolutions
be spread npon the records of our so
ciety and be given to The Christian
Sun, Burlington News and The State
Dispatch fot publication, and that a
copy b® sent to th« b*reav*d family,
MRS. J. ¥. SMITH,
MARTHA MORTON,
LYDIA APPLE,
I S. W. HOLT,
Committee
vet, the ladies gave the picture a bril
liant lustre of fashion-
First Mrs, Wilson descended the
main staircase, escorted by Cdl. W.
W. Harris, chief aide to the Presi
dent. She was followed by Joseph R,
Wilson, brother of the President, and
his wife, and Miss Helen Woodrow
Bones, a cousin of the President, es
corted by Dr. Cary T. Grayson,
Commander Needhahi Jones, U. S, N.,
escorted Mrs, Sayre, niother of the
groow. They took their places on the
left of the dais, where the bridal par
ty stood.
The Rev, Dr. Sylvester W. Beach,
of Princeton, N, J., attired in a col
legiate gown, with a master’s hood
of white silk, entered next with the
Rev, John Nevin Sayi'e, a brother of
the groom. The latter’s white sur
plice of the Episcopalian form, was in
marked contrast to the dark vest
ment of his colleague. There was
pase for a moment and soon the Ma
rine Band spread through the White
House the strains of the bridal cho
rus from Lohengrin, and the groom,
accompanied by Dr. Wilfred T. Gren
fell, his best man, walked slowly to
the altar.
The ushers led the bridal proces
sion in twos—Charles Evans Hughes,
Jr., and Dr. Gilbert Horrax, then Dr,
Dewitt Scovill Clark and Benjamin
Burton. The bridesmaids, the fifSt
two gowned in deepest pink and. the
others in pink of a lighter shade, fol
lowed in slow step.
Miss Eleanor Wilson, the youngest
of the President’s daughters , and
Miss Mary White werie followed by
Miss Adelaide Mitchell Scott and Miss
Marjorie Brown. All wore piquant
little bonnets with upstanding l^ls
of silver lace-~ Miss Margaret Wil
son, ti^e eldest daugbter, and; maid of
honor, wore the palest jdnk. All esr^
riied pink roses. Every eye waa t»n»-
ed toward the pToceaeion as the
leaning on th« arm of her father »ia«
with measured steps dmwn the aisle
and stepped upon the oral altar.
(Continued on Page Eiirht.)
as assistant general freight and pas
senger agent of the Chesapeake &
Ohio Railway. In 1882 he became
general freight and passeiiger agent
of the Atlantic Coast Line at Wil
mington, advancing to the presidency
by successive steps.
150,000 and Leavte Connie Mack? No!
“P’ifty thousand .dollars? That is
a lot of money. But it’s not enough.
I can’t think of si sum large enough
to. induce me to k:ave Connie Mack,
the man who made me.”
That .was the answei’ Eddie Collins,
king of second basemen, miide to an
offer of $50,000 for three years’ labor
in the Federal League. Abe L. Ein
stein, a Philadelphian, who represents
the outlaw baseball organization,
made the, propositon to the Athletics’
star.
The contract which was presented
to Collins called for a yearly salary
of $15,000, or §4.5,000 for the trio of
seasons. To guarantee the payment
of this prncely stipend, the $45,000
was to be placed in any bank desig
nated by Collins, where it would draw
interest. At the same time, an ar
rangement was to be made by which
he could write semi-monthly checks
for $1,250 during the playing season.
When the three years had ended, it
was pointed out to Eddie that the in
terest wotild increase th« amount to
more than 150,000.
Kitted in Auto Wre«k.
HoUidayaboi^* Pa., Nov. 2K.-*-Three
women were killed and another wo^
man arid a probably - facially in
jured neftr he^ todb^ vriien a freight
ti^n on the .Tai|iisiyW»^ railroad
struck an jautoniohile: in «%ich the
irai
|M1 m
Ijiad^i Nov. Spanish eah-
i!»«t at a mMtinf thi* afternoon dis-
cusa^ tha Mfx^im rituatbn and,
ib f«p^Krt«^ a
ship iCexiean wat^^
MIB