A PBOGKESSIVE BSI’UBLICAN MiWSP.\PfcK i
BURLINGTON, ALAMANCE
GRADEIX SCHOOL-'
Honor Holt iFor Marche 1915.
SOCIETY EVENTS OP BUR THE
LINGTON.
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lOL^NA. TUtS-fDAr, APRIL 20th. 1913.
JRPRISE PARTY
HON
BurlinatoB, Aprir 16.—Thui^- A large audience giiti.
B—First Grade, Miss Homa- day aiternooh of last week Mrs. She First Methodist Epi;
day, tocher; Mary p?zabeth E. k -W.Dammon entertained church last night to hear
Cheek, Herman Hill Kin^. the Embroidery Club at the Gwrge W. Morrow^of Michiga
A—Firet Grade, Miss Dailey, home of lier mother, Mrs. J, W. and Hon. John C. Wooley of Wis-
te^her; Hildei- Keck, Lizzie Lasley. Mrs. Dattlerson, as-consinj who are making a tour of
Wilson, Wilmer Holt, Ruth sisted by Mrs. Paul Morgan, the: Southei*n States in the .in-
* James, Thelma Way, Nevida ser\'ed lots of good things to eat. tei’est of the Ahti-Saloon League
Montgomerj', Marshall Brown- In addition to thfc club meir.bers, of America and the nation-wide
ing, Lindsey Matthews, Edmund Mesdatties Ernest Sellers and J. campaign for a saloonle.ss na-
Curlee. Lesley were present, . tioni
B—S^ond Gradfe, Miss h os- ^ . ■ ’iTne meeting was presided over
ter teacher; Esther PCTkixiG, Mrs. T. S. Faucette was by Rev. A. B. Keridail, D; D., of
Ruth Wdch, Annie Maude hostess to the Tuesday After- the Christian church. Special
Thomas, Maud Frederick, Aaron noon Study Club this w^k. This music was rendered by a union
Goldstein, Glenn Hargrove, G. was the regular monthly meet- choir and male quartette.
W. Stafford: ing scheduled for April and the Dr. Morrow was the first
A—Second Grade, Miss Lef- following program was carried speaker of the evening who
lef, teacher j Katherine Buchan- out : spoke almost 30 minutes. He
an. Pauline VVhitteihore, Beaty Subject, “Alamance County,’'began his address by paying
Dnle Shelton, Ruth Lee Wilson, roll call. “Interesting Facta tribute to North Carolina for
.\gnes King, Bennie Wiles. About tJhe Histcr;- of Aly- what she has accomplished m
2nd-3rd Grade, Miss Nixon, mance.” and round table. “Plain the great fight against the iiquor
teacher; Graves Holt. Ernest Truths About Our Country traffic, referring to the great
Holt, 2nd grade. Where It Stands and How It i.s work of ex-Govemor Glenn in
Beryl Montgomery, 3rd grade. Moving,” Mr.s. Bamweli; “Health the prohibition movement in the
3rd Grade—Miss Mamie Fon- Suggestions for Alamance, ” State. The speaker gave some
ville, teacher; Aithea Ireland, Mrs. Cari'oil; selected reading.s interesting facts and statistics
Willis Wood, Ruth Massey, from -Alamance poet, Henrj' of the operation of the new Anti-
Lynn Tate, Burch Lively, Joseph Jerome Stockard, Mrs. Ernest Jug law in North Carolina, show-
Ezzeli. Sellers. After the program was ing that the law is proving a
3rd Grade—Union . Church, concluded, Mrs. Faucette served great succe.ss in reducing con-
Miss Frasier, teacher; Gladys refreshments. siderably the shipments of whis-
Holt, Bailey Sellars, Sadie Belle key iato the State. He stated
Friday night Mis.s Miri- j
■iams was very plea-saotly f
by several of her'
and schoo;! mates at her ■
li.Eroad street. The par-■
at the Baptist church and 1
\v n 11 body to the home of i
Mis. taking her by '
cbmplete .'jiirpris'e. '
The eveninjf was spent in play
ing various g£imes and listeniiiir
to p;ano Riu.“ic rendered by MiiS
Henn.’c - iulone. A course of re-
fi'eshmeiut; .served 'during
the evening. At a late hour the
party barie Miss Williams good
night..
Those present were: Mis.ses
Nina Ir.gie> Kathleen Elder, Lyda
Spoon, Annie Dare Elder, Ruby
Teague, Mary Kerr Hall, Lucy
Brown, Ilennie Malone, Annie
Maude Mebane, Ava Heritage;
Messrs. Harvey Home, James
liaritage, Ilei'bert Minnis, Kubt.
Blagg, Doyle Heritage, Dunlap
White, Robert Williams and
Wiley Russt'l!.
^'ELSO^' W. -\LDRICH
DEAD.
Wa.s .R^ublicafi Leadw For
Year.s and Fathcr-in-Law of
J. 1>. Rockefeller, Jr.
: New 'iujrk. April 16.-Ne!son
VV. Akinch,. for thirt.v years.
United Stats senator ' from
Riiocfe Island, mid a republican
leader ia. national, p'oiitics died
of an iippoletic stroke at his
home on Fifh avenue here to ^
day. lie was in his 74th year.
Burial will be Sunday in Swan
Point cemetery. Providence, K.
. .
; Nelson Wilwarth Aldrich he!d
a seat in the United States sen
ate continuously from 1881 lo
1911. The influence exerted by
him on goveramental affairs was
best illustrated by the fact that
when he was satirically introdU‘>
ed to an audience as "the gen
eral manager of the United
Barlihgton High School at £I«i
The Burljngton High Sc4iool
pulled off a good game of ball
at Eion College Saturday after
noon, winning over the Elonites
bj- a score of 10 to 1. Our boy.s
Here there with the goods and
came near giving their contest
ants a complete “shut-out.”
-Mebane Defeats Haw River,
In a vei^' dose game at Pied
mont Park last Thursday after-
nwn, Mebane defeated Haw
River, the score being 8 to 6.
Both teams played good ball.
V, ANTED TO KILL VINCENT
ASTOR.
BeHmont I-f; Havfields 2.
The Bellmont and HawJields
iiraiiis met at Pfcdir.dnt Park
I Saturday afternoon in a game
States,” that appellation lived ;of bail that resulted in a great
through the administration of victory for the mill team. The
McKinley, Roosevelt and Taft.
Prnbalily the greatest parlia-
mill boys seemed to hit the High
Schoolers with great ease and
j Youth Who Demanded $500 Ad-
^ mlts He would Have Tried
To Carry Out Threat.
Andrews, Ruth Long, -^»veril
...™ ., , - ' Miss Joliette Isley was .nt during the last few years
Taylor, Alexander Mclver, Anna Friday afternoon to the S**cat decline in
Stadler. members of the Broidette Club. brewery bu.'siness in this
, 4th Grade--Miss jonvj'u.. Several things had bwju arrang country, and expressed the be
lcher; Van McIntosh. LtHian tjjetj-iostess, for the amuse- tihe time will soon come
,1 of her guests but the fea- the stars and stripes will
4th Graoe Miss Carroll ^ contest, "the over a saloonless nation,
teacher; Branson ^nklm, Grace Romance of a Spring Hat.” Mias At the close, of Dr. Morrow'.^
Brown, Frances Whitt^, Agnes Faucette was the winner addres.s, pledge cards were pas-
4th Grade—Miss Reade,^sad> ^ miniature Spring s®*! the audience and sub-
er;Jame,s Glenn, Ma)^in A salad course was scriplions taken for the suppoit
^ served, followed by an ice coarse, of the Anti-Saioon leagues of
North Carolina and America,
5th riemnig, ij}3?i*4 Vp then iritro-
teacher; Ernest Fogleman^ tra- MBbAAE auesd to the audience.
mu Cardy/eli
Long, Elizabeth
iette Rogers.
5th Grade—Miss Taylor teach
5}SSANE iTEMS.
Livj^ly. M^tle Mebane, April 16.—-Thursday very iiiterestingly snd eloquenl-
Rauhut, Pau- aftervoon the home of ftli-s. S. ly for an Mfir, th
Arthur M.hite was the scene of the Christian man’s duty in poii-
one of the most brilliant social tics. He emphasized piainiy ar.ii
^ r.i XX tica. xic piaiiiiy
er; Huln White, Clarence Knott, events ot the season, when sh^ forcefuiiy that the Christi^^n
6th Grade—Miss Templeton, announced the approaching mar- man in politics must seize every
teacher; Ola Perkms, Arthur riage of her cousin. Miss Ruth opportunity to purify polities
Hall. ... 'Thompson of Orlando, Fla., and create a sentiment for t^ie
tith Grade—Miss EUis. ^ch- to Mr. P. N. Mebane of South utter destruction of the liquor
ar; Virgie Garrett, Helen Fowl- Boston, Va. The wedding will business in this country. While
er.er, Sidney Wonvman, Hallie take place Thursday, April 22. he spoke of the great work that
McPh^on. „ . ■ Rook was played during the af- the Christian man in politics has
7th Grade—Miss Hart, teach- temoon. Refreshmens were to do in bringing about the na-
er; OHie PerMns, Percy Holt served in three courses. After tional prohibition, he said that
Sth Grade—Miss Webster, fruit and a salad course had been the womanhood of the country
teacher; Agnes Stout. served, a messenger boy ran the had a part in this great work.
9th Grade—Miss Nannie Hart, bell and the telegram he deliver- He stated that woman suffrage
teacher; Wilbur Stout. ed, announcing the wedding, was had arrived in this country and
10th Grade—Mim Faison, read. There followed ice cream said that when Uie women were
teacher: Bessie May »»a.Ker, in the r.hape of wedding bells ^ven the power of the ballot
cakes and lit- the nation would no longer be
9th Grade—Miss Salhe Mar- tie white paper baskets filled compelled to tolerate the destruc-
tm, tmcher; Charhe Guthne with mints. Among those pre- tive influence of alcohol His
Henme Malone, (^me M^de, sent was Miss Myrtle Mebane of dosing sentences were a master
Ftx, Thelma
Wood.
Stafford Chlora South Boston, Va,
Mr. Jdhn B. Cheek, of Bur
lington, spent several days last
week on a visit to his father,
Mr. B. R. Cheek, in Calvander
PRESIDENT HOLT PREDICTS
EARLY REVIVAL OF BUSI.
NESS.
piece and a combination of the
finest literature and oratory.
Each speaker held the atten
tion of the audience throughout
the meeting, which lasted over
two hours, and much interest
-\t the manifested, as was evidenc-
Wihnington, April 15—--vt tiie —■—
neighborhood. We learn that annual meeting of the stockhold- large number of pledge
Mr.^ Cheek has sold his drug directors of the pelgado "fii’ds signed and the cash contri-
business at Burlington, on ac- cotton mills yesterday. President '^“^ions that were made for the
count oc ill health, and will come Holt made a most encourag- support of the national proftiibi-
back to his old liome to spend a jug report and predicted an early movement.
year o> ^ so on the farm, hoping revival of business. Notwith- i
health. Chapel standing the general depression Rev. D. I. Clegg of Guilford
Hill News. jjj the textile industry, incident College filled the pulpit at the
tjjg European war, it v,’as Elmira Presbyterian church
shown that the Delgado mills Sunday night, delivering a very
New i oj'k, April 16.—^^\cc!is-
ed of ihivatening to kill Vincent
Aslor i7 he should refust! a de-
imand for S500, John Mariella, a
jyouth of 19, was arrested at the
jOra-jd Central Terminal today
Ion complaint of Mr. Astor’s bu.si-
agent, WilJiam A. Dobbyn.
i Alitrieila was taken to police
headquarters where it was said
he ndmitted having .sent two let
ters to the young milliWtairc,
containiiig death t,l5mit,s and de-
mahd.s for money:i! jIi.^h}ittert
^he had .i
hrive jittemjitcd” to ciarry
I out his threat.
in addition to a charge viuliii-
isi.;? the lav.' forbidding the carrj'-
ins; of eonccaieti weapons was
niaie against him.
■A.ccording to Dohbyn the fir;^c
letter contained the demand for
$500 and stilted that unless it
was forthcoming the young mil
lionaire would be killed. No at
tention was Paid until Che .s6c-
ond letter was received ■^''hen Dob
byn notified the police and plans
were made to trap the man.
Detectives followed Dobbyn to
the Grand Central station where
Meriella in response to a pre
arranged sigfial approached Dob-^
j byn and asked if he had thui $500.
jThe police officers then arrested
I Meriella after a stiniggle in
jwhioh the man tried to draw a
! revolver.
i Meriella at police headquarters
I said that his father was an East
.Side baker and that two weeks
! ago he had run away from home
I with $275 of his father’s money,
ille spent it in seeing si^ts. he
jsaid, and he thought he had
(found an easy way to get more.
jXo one else, he said, was con-
; cerned in the plot.
inentar;an that ever served inlkept the ba.ses busy with run-
the senate, Mr. Aldrich had n.i|ner.‘=, as is evidenced bv the
difficulty in maintaining leader-j score, which was 14 to 2 in favor
ship of his party. .Although !»f the textile workers,
known -.iinong the veterans as i
“committee’senator he was quite’Keystone And King Cotton Miil.
as much at home on the floor j The employ of the Keystone
and naturally was more in evid-j Finishing Mill and King Cotton
ence in the larger arena. While j Mill Corporation played a vei'V
he gave special attention, to thejclose game Saturday afternoon
tariif arid nhaiicial legi.slalion iri j «'hich re.nulted in a score of 8 to
committee, on t^ie senate floor' 6 in favor of the Keystfme.
his ear was open for all that was |
•said on any subject of geneixiL Eldermont School Defeaats
importance. He seldom failed* Elmira,
to participate in the discussion j The B^lmira Cotton Miii team
. of any measure affecting govern-i met the Eldermont School team
mental pohcieij, jon the latter’s diamond last Sat-
: Mr. Aidrich’s long^uwiay afternoon in a hard-fou^ii
continued supremacy in thejconteat. The mill boys gave the
Cfiunaels ,‘>f hi.s . p£Krty . .and in school team a warm cor.ts'^
direitinif legi.fktion caused hihijThis was iSlmira’s first gams
tc beco.'T-e the-•^Hbiect of much this seasor. and they did'splendid
adverse criticism. He was charg-j work in this initial game. The
ed Wiih and ;vilh h « of to r.i
the tool of the “interest'^.” i8 in favor of the school team.
Whether or not this was true in 1
the main, it can be .said in fai.’--; WOUNDS WIFE; E.NDS )WN
ne.ss that aome of these .'jsser- j LIFE,
tions gained and held currentyj
because it was his policy never ;^.fcar{otte C'ouple Had
,to defend him.self against pub
lished attacks. He rarely per
mitted him.self to be quoted by
, the press.
Be«K
Separated. Near!}’ Two Years.
Charlotte. April 16.—Arthui-
Thomas, years old, went to
the home of his mother-in-law.
Mrs. Annie Stevens, at 7:3d
o'clock this moi-ning. and going
into a bed room where his wi/e,
I Mrs. Leonora Thomas, was still
The Atlantic Coast Realty Co., j in bed, fired two shote at her
the largest auction company in |and then sent a shot through his
the South are in our city today i«»vii Liaiuwith a .12-ealiber i>»s-
to sell Jrthn Ireland’s land, “thejtol The two shots lired at his
old show ground propert>'” at wife lodged in her s^^ioulder and
COMING TO BURLINGTON
TODAY. APRIL 20TH.
Secretary Bryan must be sur
mised to see that after all continued to operate prac- interesting and helpful sermon
Srit L Lt be^n r appreciative con-
Str^t ha^> not been wiped out. shut-do;^'ns. It has gregation. Rev. Mr. Clegg will
It ha.? turned up again as sassy sufficient dyestuffs on hand to probably be employed as pastor
as ever. last for six months. of this church.
The entertainment given by
the pupils of the Fairground
Public School last Friday night
was quite a success. A program
of unusual interest was render
ed. About 250 were present and
the net proceeds amounted to
about $17.00, which will be used
in making improvements on the
! school building.
auction.
This company has done busi-
ne.ss in 17 states and are now re
turning from a four days’ sale
in Kentucky. They carry their
own stai- band, which play the
latest creations, and every mem
bers is an artist.
. I'hey also have their own pri-
jvate Puil:r;an car.
j It’s a treat to hear Jolly Oss
1—ifheir 250 pound auctioneer.
' The company are selling here
for the Piedmont Investment
.Company and will give away
jsome valuable present at the
;sale consisting of $100.00 in
jgold and $100.00 diamond ring
land a beautiful pony. Every one
at the sale will have a free
chance for these presents.
proved not to be serious. She
was taken to St. Peter’s Ho*!-
pita!, one of the balls removed
and later in the day was takfiw
back f 1 her mother’s home.
Th ' couple had not lived to-
ge!- ;■ more than three weeks
sin V* tlieir marriage two years
ago, and had gone to a lawyer
last week to try to institute sepa-
ration proceedings by mutual
consent.
f JST YOUR TAXES.
List Taker and Assessor for
South Burlington Township ■will
serve the people at the office or
J. W. Cates, during the month
of May. All real and personal
property must be assessed and
listed this vear.