A PROGSBSarra Bj^RLJCAN NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUttDlKG OP AMERICAN HOMES AND AMERICAN INDU3TW8S.
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BURLINGTON. N. C, MAJJCH 3. 1914
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HUB BY UYE IfllE
Kalfh WwreB Ket Trmjfie Desth Tw>-
fay Ccaiae Qmttct vith
« Wire.
AiMut two o’clock ’Tu«sday, Ralph
Wairen, a iipetnan, employed by the
I Piedmont RaU'vny & £lecWe Co., un-
I da ^ supernsion of Mr. Wood-
I worth, of Gi-aliain, took hold of a flcx^
I ible cable to lower the lamp in order
' tfcat he might examine the coiuiition
of the lainp. Many of the street
lamps have become burned out owing
to the crossing up of the street light
ing wree, with the 2,300-volt primary
wires. Before: taking ho9d of the
wile, Mr. Wancn eJMinilned the line,
I hut ia pullinir it down it came in con
tact another wire which caused
his death. Mr. Warren and Mr.
'younger were working in front of
Mrs. W. C. Isley’s residence when the
aecMeat happened. After being
struck Mr. Warren lived about five
minutes. During thir tixne Hr.
Yoonger and I>r. Hocre made a des
perate effort to save his life. Mr.
Warren was %»ery much liked by the
tsnemei: with whom he worked, and
has a number of friends in town.
The bod? was carried to his home;
«u Ireland Street where a beautifol
ymmg bride of three months wks
L giiet stricken by the sudden shwk
of his death.
Mr. Warren was married la De
Climber to a Miss Wilsion, of Greens
boro, and sinr« tbeir msuriagc, they
have resided here.
' He is aarvived by one sister, Mrs.
Alex. Florence, of this pluce.
PASSENGER TIAIN WRECKEB
Sccood Section Not 38, New York
Md Mew Orleau Limited Site
nree Bor Cars i» .Yard.
little Daniiie Mge
EfmKTAMS TBE FiKIILn DEW PGITEg PUtlT
The Teachen of the Graded School
Entertain^ by The Superin- Thunday-Pour atiea FumJsh-
tendent. ed Current.
HE Mr ptoBLEi mm
A Modem Y. M. C .A. Building is Sug
gested as ihe Only Means to
Solve the Problem.
Large Crowd Preseat ' *^58™ and Up-to-flate j j^fieflier Good Article.
New^Store to Open March 14.
The8esr store which will be opened
ly the J. B. Jones Clothing Co., of
Baieigh, in the buHding next to The
Grotto, will be opeiwd on March 14th.
has baeft'
arrsBg^ and wiii present i
jf^ry attractive appearance. The firm
will carry a complete line of Men's
ClotJiin^ and Gents’ FurnishiKgs. Mr.
Jones, the proprietor, has had ten
jeara experience in ths diy goods bi •-
iness and expects to give the people
a good, nice, clean stock of high c!a s
eoods.
Death of Mrs. Mary Sholfner.
Our comjnumty was greatly shock
ed ofi last Tuesday morning when we
learned of the sudden death of Mrs.
Mary Shoffner, widow of HiHery
■Shoffner. She had moved to Kimes-
ville, about 6 or 8 weeks ago to take
boarders who work in the mill. She
was in her usual health Tuesday
morning and went to feed her ij'gs
and some one saw her sit down and
&.cked her is she was hurt she made
no reply. She was asked the second
time and did not speak. When ap-
proacheil, she was found in an un
conscious condition. She was carried
into the hou.se and died in about an
boar. Paralysis supposed to be the
cause of her death. The doctor was
summoned but did not get there in
time to do any good.
She was buried at Mt. PHeasant
church, where she has been a good
V;d faithful memter for m^iy years.
i?avcs two daughters and one
son, Mr. Tildon Shoffner, many rel
atives and friends to mourn their losi.
but their loss is her gain. She was
at sood.nomnn^ it was said by one of
her neigtbors that she always, and
it was true, had a smile and never
a frown on her face. There is sio Ctns
to take her place.
ITie funeral was conducted by h6i
pmtot, Kev. Mr. Troaler. The weath-
fer wan very unfavorable bet a very
crowd astiembled to pay Ust
%j^«et& She was sn aunt of our
ney^bors, Mr. John Staley snd F. I>.
S|ioon. Sh« was 62 years. .$ raontlis
^ old.
giftt wM tfa* youngest of the 12 efeil'
bom to Mr. aad Uia. William
Orikl*. leavM th:«s msteni. Mrs.
Betsy OAK Mrs. Sarah C^le fmi
JFidia Branaen. of Soaifc' C»^
Sfcew^fcyW Vv. A.
04^. who Uv« v^Mre tiwy w
raicad. Sha vas • sister to "Dr. W.
>^.'Cobl« 'who died aboot a ytect
A noiejny: •
Greensboro, Feb. 27.—^The second
section of norSibouhd paa&eager
train No. 88, the “New YArk and
New Orleans Limited,” was wreck
ed here at 11:37 o’clock last night
when the en^e ran into an open
switch 200 yards west of the passerj'
ger station and crashed into three
cars of soutlibound freight No. 177,
from Pinner's Point. The train was
due here at 11:06 p. m., and was
ol minutes late. It was nmning at
01 Jy about seven miles an hour, how
ever, having stopped at the coal
chute a quarter of a mile away, and
being near the passenger station.
Fireman Snis Davis, negro, of
Spencer, who was on the side next
to the frei^t, had a narrow escape
when several pieces of flying timber
came through the front window by
his head. One piece vras SO feet long
and missed him an inch. He was
thro^ -against the water tank and
received slight injuries.on his left hip.
No one else on the train was scratch
ed, nor was there much of a jar felt
in the Pullmans at the rear.
Engineer Harry E3more, of Spencer,
the moment he felt the engine swerve
from its track, threw on ail the ewet-
gehcy bra&es he had, which probably
saved a great disaster and possible
ieath, as bis engine was going across
the freight tiain, some 10 or 12 cars
yet in the rear.
The first freight car was tossed to
one side and smashed as if it was an
?gg shell. The eRgine plowed under
Ihe Rccond and third cars, and threw
the third over on top of a locomotive
which was standing on ths second
:)oek from the main line ai)d also >n
jirect line with the path of the pas-
jengess e«e*S*:-WM *rtsing. . The
freight from Knner’s Point carries
ixport merchandise, and this was scat
tered along the track from the three
?ars.
Two engines combined thoii efforts
with the wrecked passenger engine,
was was 1343, in extricating it from
its predicament. After it was puiled.
away its sides had an appearance
somewhat like than rtf ,a disturbed
porcupine, being studded with pieces
3f timber. The engine was very lit
tle damaged, the ateam chest having
borne the brunt.
It is not positive as to the reapoh-
Ibility fcr the damage. Both fire
man and engineer declared that t)ie
switch light was not burning.
The social event of the week *»s i ,26th, exactly
- eleven, months from the day the en-
Ihe reception given Fnday even,ng| ginger arrived, on the ground to be-
from 9 to 12 by Dr. and Mrs. P. H. jpin work for
the new power plant
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
TTie boy appreciates the various
criticisms that have been render^ in
regard to my letter in your paper
Fleming at their home on Church'for the Piedmont Railway & Electric flast week on “The Boy Problem.” I
street, to the faculty of the graded i^°-» Power fl.ished over the lines and
school and their friends. Dr. Flem-i
- - • . J .. J , , . il'lants of industry which are electric
mg IS supermtendent, and elected tO|jriven, The plant which has been
hcnor his 20 youn^r lady teachers inunder course of construction dur-
this way.. ; ing these aleven months will cost
'fhe hall, parlor, library and dining $300,000. "nie capacity of this
'ftigantic‘plant is about 6,000 horse
power «nd eighty tons of ice in
twenty-fcsOT hours. The ice produced
^ wpre beastifully decorated in
potted and cut tlowers, the color
scheme being red and white. Dr. snd
Mrs. Fleming were assisted in receiv
ing by Mesdames W. H. CarroH and
D. E. Sellars. Their twin sons,
Messrs. Holt and Jennings, were at
home from Elon College for the oc
casion. After tbfe guests had chatted
a few mimites they were engaged In
a Soral wedding cotest which prov
ed very. delightful and liovel. Fol
lowing this jRook and other games
were played at several .tables. Then
the guests were carried to the dining
room, where a deli^tful tivo-course
luncheon was served. The entire x:-
cbsion was very enjoyable.
i’urchasc Automobile Garage.
Messr.s. C. I. Brown and R. C Isley,
fjioprietors of the Burlington Motor
0., have recently closed a deal with
the Burlington Motor Car Co., by
Vkhich they have leased the entire
building with the machines from the
second-named company.
The large building recently erect
ed by Mr. R. J. Hal! and others will
i>c under the entire charge of Messrs.
Brown and Isloy. These gentlcmer
will do a large repair and car hire
business^ Tne -headquarters for the
5'ord and Kupmobile will be at thi:
i place. These gentlemen will have the
ofiiciai A. A. A. between Greensborn
ar.d Duk-ham at which Iravclini? cars
uiuslly make headquarters.
90R SALE, CR£API
One M»tchle»* Bioifs wiifa. jlQ>ci^ltb»:^iliats^i
SosperBcte. In good conditi^.A^ ii*'
A Sealist.
President Wilson likes novels of ar
idealistic rather than a realistic £rend.
At ■» reception in Washington, a
lady mentionsd a realist who had just
produced a shockingly depressirig and
unpl&^sant book.
‘*How would yon define a realist 7 ~
some one s«k«^ smd the lady said;
“A realist is a wxit^ who is dis
masted with tifie WNMrii”,.
“Oh, no, not at s^^fiBiissdi th*
Ptwoitonti' “A reidilt is a ii^tatfwltb
wiitoin thm'wdW is disgiiqted.—Newf
Yyrk Tribune, r.'
.;B«rais, a® ami
Wera kShS fiidiSiy
is an>e8picMiiaa:4lkfiii >ie£lroy-
jdt. CKMh^'M^Bororaals-
^ bnlMmi atim firae '■f
,t!w .«0«» was •ewKfil
over BariSn. .
How to Save Your Teeth, Appearance
and Health.
Decay of the teeth is not a disease
which has its origin in modern meth
ods of libing, for toothache, dates
back as far as hist,->ry csn be traccQ,
and never has the human race suffer,
ed so universally from any other mal
ady as it has from d^nta! disorders.
Until recently the real causs of
tooth decay was not kiiown. Many
theories were advanced, but none per
manently accepted until Dr. Miiler.
of Berlin, after many thorough and
exhaustive researcJies, made the an
nouncement that he had discovered
that the decay of the teeth is directly
traceable to the formation of lactic
acid between and around the teeth as
a result of fermentation and decompo
sition of food ieft on their surfaces.
Now, to come to the practical point
and tell oar readers bow to preserve
their teeth, add greatly to their per-
snnal appearance, and improve their
genera) Isealth. Have your teeth
cleaned and their surfaces thoroughly
polished, taking care that all deposits
tartar are removed from the necks
of the teeth snd from under the free
margin of the gums.
Every cavity should be, filled, and
any roots that are too far gone to be
=;aved should be removed at once; oth-
rrwise, they vjill contaminate the
’ji'cath, act as iireeding-places for bac
teria, find cause other teeth to decay.
The dentist having done his share
if the worli, it is necessary that yoa
Jo yours that his work may be a suc-
ess. If you have no tooth-brush, lose
10 time in obtaiiiing a good one, with
noderatdy stiff bri.'stles, and some re-
iuUe dentrifice. A liquid mouth
\ash >s very good to use evenings be-
Njre retiring, as it percolates between
he teeth more thoroughly than docs
he powder or paste, and neutraKzc!
iny acid that remains. Do not depend
>n a liquid dentrilice to keep the sur
faces of your teeth clean. It is iiec js
■ary to use ap aste or powder at least
mce a day to do this.
Above all, remember that decay is
-aused by fermentation and !a-Aic-
icid production, the result of food
eft on the teeth.
’i'eeth decay very little during the
ify, as there is a large amount of sa-
i\'a always present, which dilutes any
"icid almost as soon at formed. At
licKK when we arc asleep, the sali-
vai^ glands arts at rest, and there is
very little saliva present in the aisutb.
If the sm^^fea of tbs teetk are cov-
food if will /ennent during
the ntght and the re^(iog odd not
comes from the water of the Graham
artesian well, is distilled in the tur
bine. a»4 is entirely free from the
bad taste found in ice, which is call
ed smonia, irat whieh really is cylin
der oil to carelessness in iitter-
ation. liis plant is so arranged to
avoid such. The cooling ponds are
so sir^^ed as to hold fifteen million
gallop water. This large plant
represents the well-tried engineering
design ot experts and insures the best
of strvic* and the prodacing of cur
rent at 4 |ost cost. The coal is de-
liveieS if Co steel and concrete tre:;-
tles whica pWe it in a shed of 2,000
tons capacity. : The ashes are handled
frooi'the: ash vaults under the boiler
and eairibd to the ash car by an elec
tric elevator from ■which they are car^
ried to the ash oar on the trolley
track.'
The entire plant is so sirranged that
it is i^p^ated by thrae or four men,
practical^ without labor. The ser-
vice is ibrntshed the triple cities of
Buringtc^,' Graham and Haw Kver uy
turning Jn ■ two switches. The only
change-j^t could be seen when tiia
DiSw^ ijtijtor was 'turned on was a more
radiant light and a steadier pul! of
cu2*ro”t, othorwi.56 avora^ Cei-
tron would not have known tho
change.
It is expected to have the l«ne com
pleted at Mebane ard ready for Bse
within the next month. The wirss anti
poles are iomplete and the trans
mission in the lines iset. fhe wire
for coriecting Mebane with the station
has been there for thirty days. The
town of Mebane is to be congratulat
ed upon being the first town of its siie
in the State to have night and day ser
vice.
In Honor, jof Miss Lillian Hedgepeth.
Mis.? Pearle Ellis, who has had the
pleasure of entertaining her friend,
Miss Lillian Hedgepeth, of Greensboro
in honor of her guest, was given a
very pleasant feast by a few of her
friends Inst Friday right .it the home
of iher parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B.
Ki’is. The hours were from eiaht to
twilve and the time was largely en-
jcied. Games were played and the
entire party went to the moving pic-
t 're show for recreation. Those pres-
nt were: Misses Josephine Brown,
Certrude Ellis
thank you for being so frank with
me in saying that a number of them
were very unkind, while a large part
were very complimentary. I .guess
that it is well that I wrote, in some
respects, an indefinite letter, because
it gave the chronic kicker an oppor
tunity to give his back action moves,
and t^ned the mouths of the over-
zealous and pessimistic Christians, in
fact, I have never written anything
that I was afraid or ashamed to sign,
nor have I ever spoken anything that
I was afraid to repeat, but so many of
my statements have not been worthy
of repetition.
This much in my own defense be
cause, I would have the people of
Burlington know that I had no sinis
ter motive then, or have none now, in
trying to promote or rather inspire
intere.st in the hope cf our town, the
boys n the proper organization ot d
club where the scial life of our young
as well as the old could be emulated
and stimulated, rather than destroyed
and disgraced. I was in hopes t>iat
I might awaken many of the old sots,;
and a large number of the sleeper*
that was not so fortunate as ''Rip
A'an,” so that in the near future this
movement might culntinae in a large
and commodious Y. M. C. A. build
ing, where all the young men and
old men of our town and county
might meet face to face and have a
number of books of pleasure and ref
erence, as well as those on economy;'
where bowiing alleys and games tha |
IM HPgOVEMEim HEIt
Handsome New Store Buildinga Are
Gwng Up; Much Aetivity in
Industrial Lines.
New Stores-Bemodefing.
At a recent meeting of the chamoo
of commerce ^hich has taken on new
life, O. F. Crowson was elected see-
recatry for the coming year. The new
ly elected officers now are; President
J. M. Cook, vice president W. E.
.Sharpe, secretary O. F. Crawson,
treasurer,. A. L Davis. These officers
are all yoiing active, prominent busi-
ne.ss men, and are going to make the
chamber of commerce a live wire.
They are planning many and exten
sive improvements for the year. First
is the improvement of Main street;
next a buy-at-home movement; secur
ing an industrial plant that will work
all men; city delivery of mail, to
which the city has bea eligible for
some time; a new and enlarged pas
senger soittaiv in s;fio. .Staoinet
senger station in keeping with the
town; the important civic improve
ment.
The Joh. A. Isley & Bro Co., is ar
ranging to build a handsome four-
story bu;:«ng on their lot on Front
street. This building will be 90x100
feet. The lower fioors will be used
for stores, and probably the second
floor for an opera hoifse.
W. H. Carroll will erect a (hree-
story building adjoining thia |>roT>$y-
ty on Front street. The lower floor
will be used for stores and the sec
ond and third for offices.
John M. Coble is completing his
large brick building on Andrew street,
and mil move the Southern Express
office and his bottling works into lac
same within a few days. He will con
vert his present building on Mam
street into a moving picture auo
vaudeville theatre.
-il! strengthen the body and stimu-1 iP’promineiii
late the mind might be installed, and removed their
last but not least, where a Y. M. f °
A. .Secretary be the inapircd leader. I
SO to speak, in cuIlKulinf? the lives S*'/' uilding on Mam
and talent-i of our hoys in the indus-f
liial, moral and Christiar. life.
Crime is u re.sult of dark„es.s. „ot ‘ and
of light, therefore, if you wish f prettiest m the State,
stimulate the lives and morals ?f/>>jr : „ , ® **' vacated by them on
^ =- necessary that you give occupied by the
Buchanan 5, 10 and 25 cent etore,
moved from Front Street. Mr. Bu-
hoys, it
unto them, dean, ciear and light places
for recreation, and you will not only j . . J ,
| chflHan Had the interior
free them from germs of moral vice^
but from physical and mental con
tamination ns well. I wish to add that
if the Church membership of Burling
ton had one-half as much interest in
the future of our town and county and
in their own homes as they have in
luilding nice churches for the dis
play of vain g:lory, theve would be no
trouble in fjettinff hundreds and hun
dreds of men and boys cf our town
remodeled
&Tid re-srrangsd and the interior paint
ed red. It ia now a beautiful store.
Into the building he vacated on
Front street the Cartee & 10 and 25
ccnt store has Deen n^oved from
Main street. They, too, had the store
remodeled, the larfre display windows
backed with mirrors, and in every
way ffreat improvements made.
The Buildintr owned by the Bur!-
hands, eterral
•ti>eing‘dituted by the wil! cause
»,n^)e ite niM R nmen^
iiirSriiki ifnutatL!
^ecay.' .’Kew», it iia to re-
DM^ &isf %od ptm 701^. b«{ore
ri«irtnK,'by bru^inf thism asiag: tooth
patt«i pewdl«r OF Hijoid. l%eap ieaitn-
flc^.rare Abtline ia. imi. will
acid iiut muf be ptm-
at'7os»|
Kilts.
Messrs. Vitus Holt. Ra;()h Holt, Bur
Progressive News.
Washington, Feb. 28.—The Phila
delphia Public liMger, which has of
ten given a left-handed support to tho
Penrose machine of Pennsylvania, is
new imploring the Republican party
to chose exceptional candidate.? for
ths approaching campaign.
“No make-shift will serve,” say.!
The Jjedger. “The candidate must b«
able and above suspicion.”
Now, if The Ledg^er will inform the
people of Pennsylvania how any care-
didate on the Penrose ticket can be
‘•above suspicion” it will iiave per
formed-a genuine and'iastinff service
for -its Republican frends in that
State.
Girbi Scantily dal.
. Gambiu', O.,' Frt>. 28.-^Mttny gitU
scantily «Isd were tvxmid in *aro
wefithsr early today when finf pii^-
ti^ly d«atrojr«d Lewis Hall, tKH dor-
jsitory ccf HaresBsrt Setsus^ry: Tfce
Sre w«9 diseoverad diortly after H
in., and bad alrsady gained asontidw-'
ihle haulw«)k wiMa of i^e'
students begm tlie W>rk of '
into Y. M. C. A. where they coi.ld jto., on South Main
(^et Kdjne pra*^tical religion .ai,ate by Ca.rtee is under
wouia not only bless them and heln j ^>eing remodeled
them for the pre.sent life they .,,.e I >Pened Mor.
now living, but would enable them i * ^ Ciothing Co.
when tinne shall be no n\ort% to be uj^h- ; ilH:ims UndertuK-
cred into thnt Temnle, not made with ■. come here from Raleigu.
the Heaven.? where j '"t" ‘iieir
hnndsonie new building on South Main
street. The building is a t>vo-story,
brick, and will be occupied entirely
by them. The /inisliinj^ touches will
he put on next week, ar. the front :s
now being put in.
The building: vacated by them on
Pavis street is now occupied liy J.
j’jpport, to some cause that is worthy j ^ ^crrall merchant tailor. He has
cf the name, because 1 am persuaded'Partition and iiandsome-
t-> believe that fifty per cent, of the ? P®P^™d the interior.
Gladys Ercwn. Ruth
(=deencth and Pearl.;
\ King: and know even as they are
■ known and see loved ones that have
tvn May, Erv.^n Mor.tgomery, Rote I I '>efore them So
l.r.ng and George Sharpe. ^ “> 3'“"’ People that rail-
cut on mt. nave any of the true spir
it in them, its time they were making
some contribution, in money or moral
membership of Burlington churches
have never given a peimy, so to speak,
for any kind of Christian training,
and it must be that their only hope
of being permitted to enter the great
City is on the mercy and godness of
the great Judge.
Tours truly,
THE BOY.
Dsatli of Jobe Uneberry.
Mr. Jobe Lineberry, who lives on
Boote 3, died Sunday night at the
of sizty-one years. He was Uir-
Teesday at McCray’s. He iesves'
a T^ie and seven children.
Miw Byrdc DaUey Baterta^'
Emhrcidery (3nb.
Miu Byrd*' Dailey entertidn^ ihie
Of!
Av«;$Kte ¥honda; aftehucoiL’' S’dr
.swedU«:««T» Mt fe lK)iiier^.3'
r^^nia the featow of ilte
it^rMlun«its w«rs
The interior of the postoiSce har
been painty and the b»x sections,
with the overhead iron work, looks a*
bright as a new pin. Painters are
itili ui work, getting both outside and
insi-ie renewed, in keepn^'With the
otfi^r iptprovenwats going on evei^-'
wheVei-rBuriington ^rrespondenee to
G?tieivslpora Nevrey i'eb. 27. ^
Card of Thitikk ,.,,.
As it is impossible for ns to,'seB
Ml* pmoAaliy,: i we tftke, tW#,.
method «f thanking alf -Wlio aidi^..d9 .
with their kind itcts *aii^'ien^er sym-
iMcftiaastitice Uthe of’^k &agic .
ssi,-fcssss2 filler.. .
- >Ma3ii4Scd’a-^e»lhi^ rest li]^^ jroa'..
and 'Children.
MeA4o«t1
■tbir steot iieln
tr Setia^^isiaenf epj
Godwin will make any further effort
to oust tlw WUmington mflaetor.
eimaHta