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BtjRUHUTON. AIAM,\NCE COUNTY, NORTH aROLlNA, TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1914.
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Beeeption Glvrii By
Byrd and.Mrw* W.
Hisses Netla,
Fi Dailey An-
j Musicals at Eton College.
I A large ahij appreciative audience
I was present at the reoital given in
the college auditorium by Miss Francis
McNeil, Nederland, Texas, pwnist, sj,d j PtOsperqus SdiplasCic i'car Draws io
jionncing Marriage,
Mr 6r Marftw. M the Ijaltey Home.
' 7 -SyWai Wins C^mp^tansfaig.
The baseball state high school
championship was won Saturday by
Sylvaa High School o! this county
'nt Chapel Hill when Sylvan defeated
Rocky Mount, by winniiig an eleven
■- Inning-game. The score was 9'to 7.
’ ;It was the -final gatne of the state
championship Mries-conducted fay the
' 'Athletic Alumni association lof the uo-
iversity;'
Mfesas Netta, Byrd and Mrs. W.
f. Dail«y gave a reception Monday
«veningr- in honor of Miss Lola Las-
ley, who mil be mai-ried to Mr. E. S.
W. Uameron June lOth.
The guests were met by Mias Nstta
and Mrs.^ W. F. Dailey, who gave
them to Mrs. A. D. Pttte, they were
introduced by Mrs. Pate tp the receiv
ing line ■who gladly welcomed Ibom
into the south parlor. The receiving
The prelimina^ gaines were played!line was composed of Misses Byrd
la^ Saturday, the .series narrowing I Dailey, liCla Lasley, Mrs.-J. W. Las
down to Gsetonia, Sylvan a.id Rocky
iSIonnt. 'Siese three teams came to”
Chapd Hill this moniing at 10:30.
Sylvan and Gastonia engaged in a
trybnt to' determine - which school
should Tepresent -i-he western section
of-the State in the final gams'with
Eocky Mount. Sylvan won a decis
ive victory; score 7 to 0.
'Hie final game of the champion
ship scries was staged Satui'day af-
teriJoon in a game exhibiting plenty
cf ginger for amateur teams. It was
a nip and tuck rally till the seventh
lap. The score was tied in the fourth,
3 and 2. In the fifth Rocky Mount
took the lead by the margin of 6 to
^2. Three bunched runs in the suc
ceeding inning placed Sylvan within
iey, Mrs. Sarah Dailey,. Mrs. J. S.
Frost, Mrs. W. W. Lasley, Mis^ Ada
Eell Isley, and Mrs. B. R. Sellars.;
At'-the end of the receiving line
Misses Bessie Holt and Magraret
Freeman ushered the gnests to - the
north parior where punch ■'vas ser\'ed
by Mrs. Chaster Smith and Miss Bet-
tie Van Ward. The guests were ush
ered to ihe dining room by Misses
Loula Tuttle, Mary Frcsman, Edith
Carroll and Mrs. Paul Morrow. In
the dii^ing room they were served
pink and white cream, pink and white
sake.^iink and white lace paper hearts
filled with salted almonds, pink and
white mints and chrystalized Ki:?^r.
the refreshments were being scrv-
ihe door beil rang and in rushed
Mrs Jt. E. Woodward, Suffolk,'- Y?..,
vocalist,_of the depsrtnjent ftf music.
; Too much pratss cannot be given
to these gifted, young musicians. Miss
McNeil’s suptii'b rendition of her var-
*«tu. CttCrberS! h® marvelous exeeut''""
and fine technique forth the
applause of the delighted audiencJ.
many of whom were from Burlington,
where Mr. Woodwards is a general
favorite. .
Her masterly , interpretation . of
Hhff’s “Inipvpmptu-Valse” and “Con-
;-ert Waltz” by Frim!, places her in
ihe , furemost i ank of rising . younff
artists.
Mr. Woodvvni'd possc-^ses a tenor
voice of n\agr.ifieerit proportions. Dra
matic force, Euthoritntive delivery, ex
cellence f diction, united y.ith simplic
ity and tenderness, are souie of the
qualifications which chjaacterized his
petformance and aroused his audience
to a high pitch of enthusiasm.
His ai-ta from “La Favorita,” and
the Yulcan’s song from “Philsnic.i
and Baucis” were~espMia!ly fine, and
the ret>eated recalls testified to the
appreciation and delight of the audi-ditions ht
snce. I not a singit
Miss .'VVilsoi'- accompanied the
Close.—Xumber
meats.
Improve-
A Letter.
The following was written by Mrs.
T. M. Moore prior to her death and
■.laced away where it was found by
her husband. It. is. written for her
little -son and dau^jhter; .
RIGHT LEbuiif OFF.
Cliiyton Cobb, of Fran'ktin, Va., Fell
V ndor M fcepls «C Xo. 22 at F-lon
Sti'.iiOiL
Mebane Binjrham School i'ruip;-fi^.
Bingham School, Mebane, May 1'!.
—■-The cade-o dis-.i-i^ulshcd.ln stiidie.?
a.-tl depbrlii:;-'.:! on the lii.'t report.i
seit CUL Ere r.s i!j!!av,-s, risaid’y: V/i!-
Carried toHospilsL
ri-ank Hsrv;:^ l-'ro>r
r;:y, Wilbur :.rc-F'ar-
ItcSwaim,- Khott
W>ic'e!er and- Jol^n
iiani B. Cc;
Jo>'i-5S. I-'ros;-,.;:
iaUiL lIcC--!:i;
Proctor,
n^sHace.
A review cf the- ssason of. 1913-1-J
now ciosins- •.viU show that it ha.'i
been especi.j.";.- successful i;i the way
of splendid hsnlth condition.^, Jiigh
stand taken i.y tba cadet's in studies
and. deportment and the many exten
sive improy.ei;jents and additions to
the equipment i;: the institution, iiur-
ing the e-S'^e. yenr, the health cot:-
«.i practically perfect,
of serious sickness
vo-1 having occurr;;:!. The study and’de
cal numbers. in he usual inimitable! portrnent g'-iade.^ li-.ivc b^en uniform-
manner. |ly exceedingly hipii.
This recital will go down ill the an-1 A very additioj: to th.i.
nals of the college as one of the best! equipment is ih-3 installation cf a
in the history of the institution.
The pTOgi'am as follows was
dered:
ful eiecrtrii.* iiglitinjr
■one ran of tieing the score. Teague, | Cupid and Psyche driving a white
center fielder for Sylvnn, tied it up in j chariot filled with marriage certifi-
the "exciting ninth inning raliy”: cates tied ^^ith pink libbon, the^
wlien he clouted a homer for a trip i were ^iven to tjje guests. After de-
aroijnd the. circ-ait. Tho score then! Vivcring the gifts the givers of the
was 6 to 6. The tenth inning netted I I’ertificatea tool; their departure
bn runs. | through the side di. or. Master Kemp
TBe ilth presented a novel fea-iTate represeiited Cupid and Miss
i^.e^Qr_am»teur baseball. Two s^e-jMary Ruth-Sellars Psyche. The dec--
, ife and a walk filled the bases for|oration." were very .elaborate, the
Rocky Mount. To cope with the cru-] south ;>urlor being decorated with
“ cial morricixt Spoon, Sylvan’s pitcher, ^ pink and white peonies and pink
;ind Dnncaft. catcher, swapped posi-.nourts with pink cnpid darts pinned
tions, Duncan going in the box and | on Ihe curtains. The north parlor was
Spoon behind the bat. Duncan fanned j uoconited with pinli aiid white roses
three men in suc.-ession. Sylvan un-:;i:.d piiilt and white car.dle.^.
• tied the scoi e in thi.s; la)). o;irni;)g | Tlie punch bowl v.-as dccorated with
three runs and the game by the score \ |.'in!; rofes and ferns. The hall was
of 9 to 7. ! decoruted with pottsii plants.
— I A l-.eautif«l basket of sweet ])eas
**Mcssij2h** at State Normal, > i;ept^ from an clcctric light oversiiad
A grand performance of a large lowed the table from which the rcfrcsh-
part trf Handel’s in.morttil oratorio, j nienls were served. From the lop of
■“The Messiah” will be given in the the basket was pink maline which e.'c-
Sibelius .
Raff . . ..
Tosti .. .
Costa .. ,
Doniyetti
Porter .
Sarasate
new and si:
plant. The consists cf a new
^and .fine ei’.gli.e, the best typo of
.. Romance Op . 24, No.O ; dvnamo, and th-3 highest priced shadi5
.. .. .. Impromptu-Vaisejnnd T-.mgsf^Si' !;:mp3. [t is capable
■Jliss McNeil. |of produrii''^ z -ar thousand -watts of
Ideals I electricity v.-hi,^h will run a hundred
'. .. Luna Novo.;and forty whvc T’argsten lamps.
Tanta Amor, j Another not;ajic improvement is the
From “La Favt-/nf!i.” .coni'ectins: of ;i.a sf!Kfti:ig m the new
Mr. \Voodwr.rd. ;x.'OV/er !iOtise 1 > tlis larj^^'. furn-
Komanze isiiing an c:ou iljint tuppiy of ■>vr.ter.
Tov Eugene Pi-estOi: Moore.
My I)«--.r Boy: . !
.1 don’t .think I will be here long.|
with you so I want to writ« some-1
. , T went you to read.this 1
thing. - y.-..- '. .1
every day until you are . twenty-one
years old. Don’t go down towr. after
dark witiiout you are u-ith your pans,
■^’t 'drink no kinds of ale. Don’t
. -; . wlilsl;ey or wine. .Dor.’t
ci} iri.'-: *• Go to Sunday school R!»d
.^vcr c-jr.'ii, , ' ■•• to looU . nice i '
,o pr'.’nchijj^f'v . of your
yoiii* clotht'5. Tak? -C*^ * hvny.s
Be jrood-to i-'sipa, *'
never take iiv.yihUi(;
t'-i you. Be S;*0(jd
j-Ga
on %ith
juj'iy of and that the traii'i
^ J. n 1- 1 !-• 11 f «jready starti?d v.*he>) he iittejiipt-
imprudent to Papa—help him all you! , , » i •, ^
; / , I cd to eaten It. AccOruinp; to wntnessos
eaug*ht safely wit^i lii? hand? but
i not with his After btdng-
i'-:o
.H -cr
•iol i-'.c
d.
: th
CO for a kir.t worU. Don t k«co com- ^
^ “ J I K ihal tfiL- ini-urG
pany with boys tiiat use ugriv v.-ords j . . > , r- v' .
J . , . ?.*■ .,|c:-svi to corne to Lurlji'^to
or driHK. Acvsr .torsa»e Papa :‘.:id i - ^ • .t.
Don’t never forsake hi:j% 5?he j
•eed to Tiave some one to look |
kind word. Don’t keep coim-
Cij^yi.co Cobh, of Fraiilch'n, Vu., auu
jnoriiUr. of the cUi.ss of
v/as carried to (Jreen^-.
:.>atiu-hi" ^ for i»:> f'pevr-
.St. Uoo's iiospiUii v,‘n:ch wa.-^
hv hud hi$ ■
ut off above the ankie Saturday
about five 6’dock by train
station ai EIoii Col-
v.'tm aijjputnted just
the*
‘'oy Ge-
Ethel. Be g'ood to them.
nt to Papa—hel
can as loiig as he lives.
Papa
Never be
Go to school I
all you cai> and try hard to loarn, and
inake a smart man. Wear clothes
enough to keep you warm. Take carc
of your body and your health- Be
ri jroori boy and try for Heaven ^vhen
you die. Wh'itevrr y‘-v. be a
ffood bay. Conlro] your temper. Don’t
g:c*t mad and fia:ht and quarrel. Whcvt
dra-.;.r^'cd several yard.s he Jost his
ai’d fel3. his'foot gottinpr caught
u->Jcr tho \vhce-3 and beiii}? crushed
■fs.
Ethel can read let her I'oad this :m\1
tell h^ir I want her to do just like I
told you to do, that i?hc is not l ig
enoug’h to Icnow now. I iiiuy write
more, but if I dori^t; don’t forget.
Ivlay God jiC'jp you both to
have told.
J t>UJ' A
do
^ipyy
Air
.-j*ovemo;:t:-: oii i.he far -.tin;;-
Mis:? MeNed. . drai-.L-^LCv plajiiinR’ of legumes,
Hawiey *. Star^ of the Snmmer niabt ifU'Ji n.i FCy beans. c(o,, have Icea ^
Chadwick Allah | continL:;-!). Tlie agi icullural course I
Dvorak, Songs My Mothai- Taught Me.which w.-i.'^. such a great .:u"cess last 1
t'ard of 'ihanks.
\Vc wish to liiar-li our niai:y frit;::ds
u!ui neifchl.ors for their grcist ki::d-
v.ess and tlio'aghtfulne^s to i;- tjnr-
ing the illness and der.th of our dear
'■Wf’o a»'d niclfi'. Vrf iipi)n-'ci;i}.e csoi^y
uiing tb.ai v.as done aiid Pi'iiv Ood';
;)lessii'!.i;.'j on each ai;ii e-.^ory i:;; •.
T- ;\i. .'Vlooi-e and Ciiiidn-::,
ielKgr^:im was se.-.t to Thomas
. ilic* fathi^r f'f the injured boy
:i t:ronii’.v.r;:t trucker of neat
t'ra .'-liii, Va., tailing of tile acvidenl.
-.']■. Cobb wiret] to ihi.-’ city and told
i’residen; Harper, of Elon College,
who had charge of the i>oy. not to
opcrato ir.'.ie.^.s life dc-pesded. He also
Slated that lie iind uthcr relalive.'^
would arrive tl:is ’noriiii'g to 1;e witli
the injured buy.
l.n.st i’iesiilor!'. Harper ip.ari?
--i>o loilov.iiig .statement in regni’d to
■!*r.‘ a.-fior’s tho Sf.'r".;ier?i Raiiu.-iy,
■■'i\. - rnnr-oi ■ ■> ;■ li-.i of ihc co]’-
■ riun'ii :■ : ■ ti'O Soutli-
Ui
n.-.vnv
Cadman
FrimI .
jouriorl
Vi'illeby
poai\ s
tended to the sides of the table. Fink
and white candles with white cuyius
were a part of the decorations on the
table.
The foUowniig is copy of the irjar-
rctlnvcd • by the
college auditorium oa Monday, May
25, at S:00 p. m. The chorus which is
n fine one, numbers ICO vi it.cs, under
the direction of Professor Wnde R.
Brown,. The soloi.^ts [in:^'aJe Mrs.
Wade R. Brown, conti'alto. and Miss j riage certificate
Severson,'soprano, instructor of sing-1 gue-ots:
ing in the college. The full orchastfal j
accompaniments (Mozart additional) [ By this is certified the coming of an
wil! be transcribed and played on the | event gloriou:
grand new organ by Prof. Scott«Hun-
ter, Burlington, wiio has been spec-
ial'O engaged for the occasion. It is
interesting to note ithat the professor
has in his possession and will p!ay
„from on this occasion a score of the
'"Messiah” (over seventy years old)
which belonged to his father, and
which coatains many valuable marks
■ and notea, of some of the great Eu-
Topean masters.
ns it app«ars that Colorado simply
..■wanted to dtift the res^nsibiUty.—
Diirham Herald.
If the administration does not ari-
derstaad that Ha^ta will not resign
until he has to everybody else does.
—Durham Herald.
If the reports are true this govern
ment is demanding more from the
mediators that it demanded of Huerta.
—Diirham Herald.
The e;.-tablishnient of permanent
peace |n Mexico by this government
means -nothing less than peniianent
potsession.—Durham Herald.
, As %e 'gs.'Te Greensboio about the
J best VK had yestarday in the way of
' pitehing. we are making no predie-
tioni for today.—^Druham Herald.
H government is gc'ngr to take
aides it should u»«k tite oian for ruler
of Hexko who htis the decant ele
ment with IiinC—Burhara H^ld.
; "Pop,"
.''Yes, my son."
“Do yon believe that everything
..toBies to him who waits?”
■ “No, aoiaetlme* yow must 'go to it,’
ay boy.’V'^»4-«» StafcMwan.
With arrows swift, in T.ove'a rough
war, Cupid again victorious;
He wlip in days of old, fair Psyche’s
love to hold.
Withstood the avenging wrath of Ve
nus in many a terror told;
When ser.t to earth on mission foul,
to blight tiie flower of beauty.
Became inspired with love so strong
its passion conquered duty:
So oft since then has true love striven
to gain its goal sublime.
And bless with life-iong happiness us
mortals of circumstanjce and
time;
The tenth of June this certifies to be
the happy time,
When ■v^edding bells in accents sweet
shall echo the merry chime.
The bride, Miss Lola Jeannette Las-
!ey,
To her may happiness unending be;
Mr, Edgar Samuel Williamson Dam-
eron the groom.
Congratulations! A true heart he has
won.
Death^f Mr. A. D. Madren.
Mr. A. D. Madren died Saturday at
his home itear Altamidu>'^> Mortons
JXowna^p, May 16th. Age 68 years,
two mont^ aod ten dnys. Ee was
sick only tiree days and leaves a wid
ow, fou . chydi«n Bad eight grand-
chUdz-en. He way.» member of Beti&-
'eheitt ehiin^ cifeate and dur
ing; i^e_entir« tin» w»» leader of the
choir. Tfe« chxoKh aod Reigfcborisood
feel the loss sisa^. Btirlal at
lehem Sunday, fttnsral by B«v. J. W.
/Holt.
Mi-.
Woo5iward.
. Conn.ri
Mi.;.‘^'McNeil.
Vulcun's .Sori;.r
From PJificr:’.'ii a/,;! Hautiis.
Tho Bii-ds Gc Ncrth .V.c^ain
.. r\)f a Day
Mr. Woodward.
Dawning-, siir^sion will be rnad
£catur-:? of the wcr'
AVvdtii .Xn.'jtlirr very j;;rcat
ithe j'.d'iption of coal
a permanent
Cl the :^chool.
inij.'jovcniont jj.*
ji fuo] instead
EU^abciU City Man Takes IIIh (}\vn
Life.
Kiiaubeth City, May ITi.—J. H. Par.-).M
torfield, a well I;ni\vn b'acusmi^h of.'i.']
this city, (»0 years old, with a wife aiul
five children, ordered a friend out of :i
hir. shop in'^^latthews street thi.^ af-i-r
teraoon at ^ oVlocIc declarinrr that ho !t-.
the
mo:il
I tl’.c uf>r^ cf Iho fn’nici'
ivy ',;:’K-h mere £U.Tv.t:^ftJl.
i'aii:':.'; Ihn rn.^sion, nn.kli :
• r y I ‘i.vn in athk'iico a;rd
oMi-':. i v,iid
f!c.‘ •; boys prC::j;*.tod :
5 If-;-.:.: . c- appcaranjo ii th;‘ir r.v.lu
r ' aivl p,old {the R-.-hiiol colojs^,
•'■iCii' \ Wright DIl^o.'k ninp.ham
1-1'.* Slate champions.'iip umon|»-
\)i: .‘^I'hools in tennici for tho so.s-
i")j m” The H'Uool has
: :: ‘•iX'at iuti^rcjt in phvrtical cul-
arid bodily development. At the
was jroiVifr to kin himself, '^nd shot j State Lniversity two niemler^ of tho
ViiTnse^f in the head before his friend
could summon help to restrain him
from comnuttinj? the deed. Death re
sulted instantly.
Mr. PaKtoi'fic!d had been drifjking:
heavily for .several day.s^ and .several
times today he had Jrtade threats that
he intended to end his life. He was
not taken seriously and hw threats
were disregarded. Just a few minutes
before he committed the deed he
sent his youn^ son home after a pistol
telling him he had sold it. The boy
canicd the pistol to his father, who
conce:iIed it in his shop. He called
B> S. Armstrong, liveryman, next
door, and told him that he was heav
ily in debt and that he was tired of
living and was going to shoot himself
in a few minutes. Mr. Armstrong
rushed out of the shop to summon his
son and had gone only a few steps
when he heard the pistol shot, when
he returned Mr. Pastorfield was dead.
There now seems Uttie probabilty
of the politicians rushing us into a
war with Mexico with idea that
that is what we want.—^Durham Her*
aid.
Editor Beasley is Inclined to be an
independent thinker and b«ing such
he should not ask favors at the hands
of any political party.—^Durham fLer-
aJd.
It will be noticed tlut tBo^ coun
ties that are doing most for the State
treasury _ are also doing aom^iliing
for thems^ves;-^Dur^anr Herald;
f"K;tliall toum and bnpehali team were
r^ir.C'h:'.’:’. hoy.s.
The I'.-.Mity v.-hii’h scwcc! the
lulion at di'Fprcnt perijds during- tiie
year u'.'rc thoi'ou^rhly |,-ivparcd in
■fhcir ucpailments and with one ex-
ceni.ion pive satisfuctioa. It '.vai« coni-
ro.'cd of Col. Pre&toji T.ewis Grag,
Adruhi N'alie, graduate and f:rst cap-
tai:'j of V. M. I.; L. S. Gerow, a Jead-
iai> “-r.'duatc of V. M. I.; W. pif. Hes
ter, a distin^aished graduate of the
Citadel; A. H. Huffman, who was
teacher of music and thoroughly pre
pared in his line; T, Ynvbrou^jh,
teacher of the commercial branches;
and instructor, P. T. Harris^ T. E.
Cobb, C. B. McCutchen, and W. &r
McFan'land, who gave eniire satisfac
tion nin their work.
Applicants for graduation at the
approaclsing commencement are as
follows: William B. Compton, of Vir
ginia; Wilbur McFarland, of Alamance
county, N. €.; Knott Proctor, of Pitt
county; McCallum McSwain, of South
Carolina; and Fred Jones, of Pitt
county, N- C.
If United States troops are to re
main in Mexico nntil order is restor
ed that country will be their home
for some time to come—Durham Her
ald.
If anybody intends to- ^pose Major
Stedman he a&oold let it be known
now and not try to spring so^etming
in the convention.
Oakdale Uems.
Our '^’un.Kniiiaiy si!.:K-!
ed on la.sl Tuc*;v!ay v.ii'jn tii*.* iicw.-j
fla.shcd ove:* iho 1‘.:ivd ivw- \
[.hor e tliat •; y oi' >’‘11)' ifc'iii]:- j
bori^, Mr. (>. L. (.'iai;*. v.;:;-; I'ouriJ |
ucaci in i'-cd i);  h«..sLt-!'iiold. S. i)V
I'li:: -:.-;Vfiatc, ^h\ J.. m. .. Tht-
iv. * wore s-:‘i ii5“ tn.-.’S \
.S. r., ai!.! to i.'O'l its Msii.-tl.
Who:; -dr. aro.«-:c tarly, ;'.r-
ai;d Mo i fnrt was
a.-^koil l-y rlu* whcv-v .’’i.s
pait.'iLi- ua.?. :'iid was iufornu-d that
he was ii; Ijvsl asleep but when ia-
vo.'iii.catiua wa.. r.iadc he \v;i> a.sicep
—i.ut it wuri his l;i«t Ions' sloep iKvcr
to awalcc any mo’e—how .sad. Ili.s
witV was In bed at thoir home in l.ih-
crty when the ?ad news canic. lit-
Icuvo.s a devoLod v.'ife arid six Mnall
.‘hildren. iiifs en c'.>u-v were brouijhi
to Mt. Zion for bu; ial whore a hoi?t
of friends^ and .relatives jrathered to
pay their last rcspeot. He was his
own worst oneiny. Cirag-etto 5>niok-
ing is auprioj-.vid to he the cau:^e of ;ii.>
sad death, iloys Jet them alone.
The funeral s?erviees was cond»u'led
by Rev, ^5r. Dosit^r, of Liberty M. P.
Church. The people of South Cnvo-
lina showed their respects by licerai-
iy covering his casket with flower.s.
Several of our neighbors altendod
tUv cioriii:;4 t ii'i.ses at S-’ ■.
last Friday *}e best in the-
county or at least in ihi.iij.s
os|'C:.*ially .*n Laaeball. Tii> c!r'.ni-
Pchool in N'r*r i
iina, * i ' : i'» * • are proui » ^ t.* •
They are our country and T. P. Boys
have not lost a gam^ this yer.r v.’hen
treated right. Won two games in
Chap«l HiU last Saturday. The first
game score 7 to 0; next game 9 to 7
in Sylvan*s favor. We shout hurrah
for Sylvan.
The address by Rev. Tuttle, of
Burlington, was fine. The exercises
all in all were good, especially the
musical entertainment at night It
showed what kind of work was done
there the past year. We are proud
of our Oakdale boys, one of which
won one of the highest prizes that
of a scholarship to the University of
North Carolina.
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!).-o:h up I'j fill! vi'.'vv c:-f i)ie hun-
■irod..-; iiJo'oi who daily ]uis.'^
Uo;;;:- the J»c.;;i.‘vard. which foj-m.'-- the
end. of the jJi'.ii.Im Highway
Ti;o .• lu'ii'.c li:j i. V. ! 11.‘) i-/>nlinti-
ur ojic':-;::: ) fri' ra.-ro than nvc
l>a. rovorod ovor 21,000 road
ir.jjo.', nr iJi.-jn .-^iv Trips ai.*ro.‘?.s
> L-t'i’.iinO'ic, via the Lincoln Iligfh-
v.'riy. ai^i .^tili I'urijir.g up a daily
iiveraji's of mile.«, or a lijxlc over
.1:? mulc^ per hour Xo signs or over-
hcatiiig have yet appeared and o.niy
a pint and a half of watei* has been
fed into the radiator since (he test
^^tarted. Cylinders and bearings arc lu-
I ricated with PoIari;'.e» the old being
fed at 1he rate of 20 drops per min
ute.
The fuel used i.5 tl;e Standard Oil
Company’s Motoi- Gasolina, and the
engine averages 44 miles on a gallon
or gas. It is inn at from (»00 to
TOO revolutions per minute.
All previous non-stop records are
now far out-distanced, (he best previ
ous i*un being that of a Packard,
test under the auspices of the Auto-
which ran for 16 days in an official
mobile C '-ib of America,
Littlo Willie—*'Pa» what’s reduix-
dancy of expression?”
I'a—^^^Using more words than are
necessary to express one’s meaning,
such as ‘wealthy plumber,’ ‘poor poet,*
idle rich,’ etc.”—Tit-Bits.
When the government stops the
If tlte^peopfe could J® catering of railroad stocks iT^ll
vote bonds for road imjprovctoetits I , ,. ^ . m
they -«ronld uot i^nd paying them a«: the maldnK of unearned mil
ter seeing' the benefftai^Diirhkia| lions in railroad d©alSrf.^0urhain Her-
^e»ai& . ■ '' ■ aldi^
Oeath of Mrs. Adolph Moser.
Mrs. Adolph Moser died Friday
night at her home on R. P. D. No. 7,
lea'ving a little babe one day old. 'Fun
eral services were conducted Satur
day evening by Kev. Gurry, of the
MethodifA Protestant Church. Burial
&t Pine Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Most.r
had been married one year and before
her marriage was Miss Mary Cole.
>Va)ker Bros, and Anthoii} Will Con
solidate.
Walker Bros.., of Graham, and
G. W. Anthony, of Burlington, two
big lumber firms, are arranging to
consolidate and form a very larga
lumber firm. Both firms haxe been
quite sueeessful and by consolidat>
irig -would easily have the largest
lumber firm in th'5 section of the
State.
Mr. C. M. Coble s^nt Tuesday &l
I^riendship attending .the commencc.
ment.
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