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Tbisisoor A PR06BESS(V£ MEM'SPAP^ oeVCKTED TO TH£. Lit'UliiLillNU 0>'AMEBICAN HOMES AND AHSBICAK INDDSTSin, State BURLINGTON. ALAMANCE COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA. TUESAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1915; ftMil m Ham ‘em!'* good old lijiucoii Philips >vas in the habit of Siiyiug, wlicnever be saw &n autaJnobiie. Prom the rirst momeiit the new • invention appeared, sca^mg his steady old horses aliriost to death. a;i4 Lreaking up one 6S his best farm wagons, J;cucoji Pljipps had no patience witii any kind of a motor vohlcle. Aa time went oir, and maiij' of his ‘ neighbors bought automobiles, his horses became wouLed to them and , turned nc\yr a hair whcii tijoy wiiizzed - by;, but the good titacoii did not re* - lejit. Whenever oim passed h‘m on the road. Ir.rowiiig, perhups. a sliowor of dust or mnd bis modest car- riRpr?. and It^aYin? h-'hind il a trail • of ii’Nodor, ha winlii Tiiuttc'r (under his i broatb) words \vh;..-h no good deacon ! should ever, «,*vcr use:. ; The deacon u:\ l.:s wh'v irn?'^' old, ; and thtir six ciijjilrcji ijt} jcjarriei, ' ceptiuff RUoda, V.,a youngest, who ! stayed at home to tauc care of ■' ' The four sona >v;rtj prosperous, and the older daughler had marriod a very j rich man nnd lived oni» huudrcd or] . more milea away. Two soiw had be- j come farmers and Ilv«ii quite near. One was a mcrohjust in a 3jirge town perhaps fifty miles ditstaut. The fourtii one was a minister, s^jttled in the same town with iho merchant brother. To the infinite disgust of Deacon Phlppa, all of thosf’i sous, excepting the minister. owm*d autoTDobiles. and Thomas, the mtjrchaiU. actually aport- ed three or four. When his fa^er found this out, he came ali?)08t to the point of wcal^ing o-f relations with Thomas,J ^ « ^ oW (ho family had The eagle naay appesl to our hearts, but who would swap the 'Thanksgiving turkey “sed to satnti m, tUt; uay before 2^ Af.. I.:,, "|’banIt5^ivt«K. ih«.‘ larjrvs airy chambers of lhi‘ iinipl'-^ rhij)iK-^ homv* t;tead could accummad«i* th:m alL .Vow tho rJijldr»^‘> ai:d (h*.r grandchiJ- arcn had incn;u:-:.‘d ;a ir.imbpr mitil such gathertn£?s wcro iio lonjccr pos- sibte. The uncloa a:t«* amits hiii iiod jM* hii.l beenn^f' inlirnj. Tli»*ni had beou some prvtiy loi»«-ly 'nuuiKSSlV' .iu.srs at the hos|»Uufil* Miijjps tarm. U waF, duriUv; lin‘ woolc hcf«)n’i fhn tcrcai. lay that Hhipjis was sit- I’lis bi.'^ore the tire in his big. cotutortiibio wlUingroom. and ponder ing over this nioianclioSy tact, •* ’Tairi’t right.” h’ K‘ unihJ« il to his gentle wife, wh«^ I'jt kuiitiag bosid« him. *’ 'Tain't ti» ha sc:\ttI*red so at 't I'aiiUsj'ivir.p' i wish ! we couid get oar rV/iks all io#.!:«?iher. ‘ Siisan, just once Uort* you an count u)) fonyrOiio, but we .cmn’t get ’em tojiroiher. . ' . ’‘Vv'e!l ” he uriiyed on, “we"! ti^ to get s doiKeri or iso o^ .’cin call it a firailyjjur.iv.. })tit you uu' i.art'- ilhody. Lilt’ ih'j h(■'■[} are an;, hearty, aa' couid tiike ciire' Oi -e!a all, if they \yoiiM oi:!y ccmo. ilat I don't soe any ‘■>’0, tUcTe iiii't :i!'y way,’’-slsluiii his good \vif>2...’i,vt vnu hudn't-bughiur f- coinp--a;ni .Silas VoVe ^ot a eisrht o' blessin'j;;.- Dir vVd . dt^hter t-iiuU o' tliose .Y/f-'vo ivy v.oi hanlie-r aflor those we cun t hav *'.'* Which' was gv)Od •dootrini;. uux:t:h it cu.uid not fiuito stop the dt.-ai'on's /;r;iziibUug' IvHss J'hotia Philips %v&s tiuite eQUu.1 to liie tai?k of ta’iing care of. the old people. A sjrv)!'!.:,^ uoc:an helpcd.her in the klichon. iJiid tliere wei'e isn^ish' bors near by >vho were ready to do cxtira work.. Viob. the. good tspidd’o' asced man v.iia Jiad fnkeu care of tbii horses for ciai)y a y'oar. was uo nean hand at hout=e‘noii.l as well ai stable service, and at lUts special Thanks-, giving season Khooa kept them all busy until the juriitries-were piled j thicU. with dainti-s. . ?urs. Phipps I thought ^iiat theJ'C- vas too much food j r-repared. j “Why, Rhoi'.what do we irant j with twenty apple pies and six tur- i keys and ten c'^u ken pies and a gal lon of crciilsen'v s.ucc,*?” she cried. A- H For Thanksgiving is the day and the turkey is the viand that are peculiarly American. ^ The eagle may appeal to our hearts, but who would swao the Thackssiviasr turker when it is a (question of the rest of his body? s. & II. I.. MKET1N«- *et us be thanktul for the loy- “ at hand , That love held out in."wel' come to our own, When love and on/j^ love could un* derstand ^ The need ot touches we had rvever known. LiETus be thankful for the longi:^ That dave their secret to us as^they weot. Yet in return founa.wjth a sweet _ su»riae, , Love s kiss upon their lids, and, sniuin^, alept. ANDlet u»/too, be thankful that ^tne tears , Of sorrow have not au _ been drained aw^y; That thrc^dh them st0, tor all 1 arc vergiu' onto i-iKhty. an* we halu’t had our folks all togt ihe. for goin’ oa ten year now. HenfV: this jrrcat house, dlnin' room lit to seat thirty, an* this room to spill over into for as many more, and countin’ S^iater Judy an' Brother Bon, ali tii;* sjsi.er'nn' brother we've got left, ble^s oinI-except Bet ty. an* she's tied to the house by her : brolcen hip. an alway:^ will be, it’s 'ikely—all put together they only Copyriffbt by the fio1>bs»Merrlii C^ompk'hy. MR. ISLEY PASSES. Mr. Leonard Isley, a highly .Teapect- ed farmer of Cobles township anS the father ■of our fellow townsmen, Mr, J. A. and C. L. Isley, died last Thurs day night and wag buried FVidsy at Friendship, "feev. Mr. Tuttle conduct ed the funeral services. Mr, Isl^-^s 85 years of age and had lived an exemplary life. He leaves five son* and one daughter, and will be widly missed by his neijlibors. MR. SIM*»N THOMPSON DEAD. Mr. Simeon Thompson riied on the 9th inst.^.'it his home near Snow C&mp, aged about 71 years. He had not been welffor many months. Mr. Thompson was a Confederate vet eran and a good citiien. ■ A few years ago he was fte Supt. of the County Home. His widow, four sons and one daughter survive him.—^The Gleaner. ; Tho local t-oui’fi] of the Sons uni! I vl' Libci-ty wiiJ be honored ittith a visit frora the N:itioii.-»! Coun- ' ciior of that order, Hon. Wn>. H. of East Hurki.’. Vt., at the rcirulap meetiiiK of the founeil next : Saturday Ni)V(‘n»bi-*r 27th. Thi.s I wil! be the olHciui vLsit of Mr. JofTray^ I who occupies the highest office in the order. Ho is a speaker of national reputation, and will lieitver un address to the council on the general work of the order throughout the nation. There will also be present Mr. J. C- Kesier, State Councilor, of SaliiS- bury, N. C., who will speak of tfte work and interests of the order in North Carolina. Both these gentlemen are distin- ] guished speakers and will doubtless bring to the lacal council interesting ; and inspriring addresses that will There was a large crowd present ’ serve as a stimulas for action along Su.aday afternoon at the Episcopal th« line* of extending and perpetuat- ehurch to hear the address of Mr. W. iug the principles for which the order a. Erwin of Durham. The lecture &t«nda. ' was men only and his subject was Til* members of the local council higher ideals in Christian citizen- are maMng elaborate preparations for ship. The audience was attentive and the coming event, and an invitation those present Bi(y it' was the best they is extended to every member of the ever listened to. Mr. Erwin was in order in the count|jr to attend tV«e meet- j,jg ij^st and delighted hia hearers, ing and hear these noted speakers and tainly missed a treat. Our people energetic exponents of this fraternal fag only too glad to have Mr, Er- organization. win again at some future date. The j A Borial feature has been planned igjies of" the town are already saying (for the meeting and light ments will be served. Dcacio:) Phipps VV . \:\Q Up t »h: f'-^cstler.i^y Hee^ ‘ Road. c*in thoaj loii: As near as 1 are on^y about ■■\Vo nevj'r in up b«'fon* thr; iiunUiirJi i ;in out t*‘U comintr. aii\v.r> . ' Miss Hhoi 1 .'-•iitl etu' ''wtiuld I ri'.^U it,“' aMd Inir-'h*'*! her moi.hcr back tM her po«! hio i:n*. l^y t'v'U o'chxU i'hank&g:viiiK morn- inp {h«* wholr iarmhonse was hi «j}i‘r‘k:'ss order. Aunt .(ndv and Uncle \W‘i\ hal promiised lo como early, ar.d i'ii liad son John and his family. Dea con Phipps w«j? i>»stlosKly peering up li>e road. io>\s hrii.ro tUe propjer time. Ttud >U*s. I’hipiis was? almost as impa tient as ho. sfv.Jfly over the brow of the liU) j^e a great touring ear. The deacoQ- sscowled, but as he heard, iirsi th« sw^et Gabriel horn, and thett tiw rpiigh rosr of the Klaxon, his face re-, i&xed a little. \Vho were ia the^^ cart' It was i:ot the familj^ of son ,John. Surely it wss. Thomas, and his niijs- ister te^tlKtr, with-saveral mcinbers of their' families,, aaii- '.Mrs. Fhi^pa fair* ly crlyd with joy as she Kaw theja: ‘There aiiotheT .load just behind us," they shouted, as they drew up. be fore the door. . "Another load There were half a dozeh loads before the final toll was taken, and ivheh two strong; big Phipps sons lifted out from one of the e'ishlor.ed limousinea poOr, latae old Aunt Betty, w'ho could not have dreamed of conaing in anything except such a softly phdd^ Vehicle, the tears were dropping all over Mother Phipps' best ^hite lace jabot. Such a Thanksgiying! Every sin- . gie one of, the Phipps, children and grandchildren w'as there! The good deacon’s voice trembled with 3oy as he asked the blessing, and poured put his thanks before God. "But you know, father,” sa^ Thomas Phipps, slyly, '‘there are several of us w'ho couldn’t possibly have come if it hadn’t hef?n for those automobiles that you hate so.” The deacon ahemmed, and bristled littic. but in the fare , of the loud merriment w'hioli greeted tliis perfect ly true remi.nder, his few rather growl ing remarks could not ho heard. “You knov,^ there really isn’t much darjg/^r from automobiles nowadays, father.’* proceeded Thomas Phipps di))lomatically. “The chauffeurs are bettor taught than they used to be, the machines can be stopped more easily—oh, in every way they are ira,- provcd.*' ‘‘Injprovwdl” shouted the deacon^ un able to restrain bimself longer. “You can’t pick up a paper without readin' about some shockiri’ accident through carelessly driven automobiles. Im proved! They can't be Improved. They are inventions of tbe evil one himself. You can’t tell me I 1 read the papers.” “Wait a minute, father!" laugfted Thomas, amid the eager looks of all the others, who were evidently full of suppreesod ftxcit rnjcnt “ We--well— w*e- Wf* fe'l thnv;i)i wo wautrd To sec* inorf of you and nu.'O’^'r than \v£* h'.ivr* i;)lcly. bul ViV' uoa'i t«afe to yi.-.: Vr.ivv’':i;?; ai'ovud on th*' far*, rr-v r.-.t S.J t!.' it. ;?-] >o)!r • fvJj.'^t {jf V.A . i I lu.c ih'-'.- .lU i. ' UTld ' frr i‘v’f v\- ;i. .•••.-.1 [ :iy fr'i' r.;«' 'v. id Uiu.-'i'it ’'5W l!.' I.V!>n Well. , l.ow Ui pu“. a i".v.\ n-.nv >ou ;i hr' lir.’.oUi^inr-: and .»nd wo oxi>o«.*l 'i:-; d.i y.-«u Buy r;vi-ld . r UT' '• t 1:5 hii; t.f il hi'vv to i av.-ay a he* J'J'.H iv-. .1 crir. Vr.:j '.rJ ' i nud •.nu*'-- :• r;.:i I; >: t end ond N all yo\i 10 ih* \x. .‘‘.'o'..' to litaL. couM fht? old man say? He turned rod. stamnij^red, looked *t his wife, who was ^miliiut signiti-. cantlyv and then bad the grace to. accopt and tliank his children for their muuil^cent ftift. All of Deacon Phipps* neighbors laugh a little when they see hlta rid ing by in his splendid automobi!e. But they are wi&o enough to sober up when they catch his eye* A LARGE CROWD PRESENT. MEDICAL INSPECTIOJJ OF SCHOOLS. THE MARRJ^ED refresh-^that it is their turn next^ and many are very anxious to he^r him. We j trust th€(y may have the pleasure in I'lthe near future. at tJhe residence of Rev. J* W. Holt, the officiating ministei, November 18th, 1915. Mr. J. W. Simpson to Mr. and Mrs. Geors:e R. Garrison of_Paucette township were in the city Saturday shopping. Mr. Garrison is Miss B-^bbie StoT^r. Both parties are ^ ^ gooii farrher* who tries to raise all from Morton's township, Alamance; he needs at home in addition to a county. g-ood tobaeco crop. Dr. Joi'dun began the second week of medical inspection of school chil- ilren Tuesdr.y at Maywood, the Stony Creek schcM asking that he pass them on Monday for the present on account of diphtheria in the co^n- munity and they fear that because of that fact, theii* atteiniance rpAghi not be up to standard. Hcwever, Dr. Joi'dan can promise them nothing earlier than in February after other appointments are complete. Dr. Jordan reports intere?5t in the work by patron?- where he has been aiid says that Alamance folks are good to him. He wishes to sugj?est tv> teachers that compositions by the children en tering the contest for the prise be written with pen and ink upon good paper, since doubtless^ the committee to be appointed to settle that contest will take into consideratiojx every thing entering* into careful and in- teUigent work. Dr. Jordan S2^& that he has no formation as to the persc:mel >of th« committee, but that it will be com posed of citizens of Alamance county. M. P. OONFEHENCE CLOSES. Mr. J. E. Brown returned last night from r. eensboro where he represented the V-. P. Church at this place in the ar .... 1 conferencc which was heid at th; I place. The conference ajourned last night with the reading of the ap pointments of ministers to the van* ous churches and fields over tlid State. Rev. J. E. Pritchard, who was pas tor of the Thomasvill* M. P. Church for the past year, was assigned to the Burlington church for the coming Jrear. Mr. Pritchard is a comparatively young man, having been ordained to the ministt^ at the annual conforeiwe \ hich was held here three years ago* He is a man of splendid attainments, a consecrated minister and is one of the best ministers in the conference. mi
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