THE
DISPATCH,
Printers' Ink iyTHX Dispatch
b the largest circulation of any
political weekly newspaper in the
South.
IT TOO DOMT BKAO
THE DISPATCH
TOU DOKT GET THE NCWS.
7
ESTABLISHED 1882.
LEXINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1003.
VOL. XXI.-N0 45-
THE PAPER OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE.
1
SNEAK THIEVES IN LEXINGTON.
....
Haifa Dozen Homes Entered
tag the Past Week.'
Dur-
A w&ng of sneak thieves have
been carrying on operations in
Lexington for the past week or
ten days. At least half a dozen
residences have been entered
and always at night. In each
instance nothing but food could
be missed from -the houses.
The thief or thieves usually
gained access to the , dining
rooms by entering windows and
then proceeded to appropriate
all available food that could be
found. The boldness of the
crime is attested toby the fact
that in more than one instance
the robber or robbers sat down
to dining room tables and ate
their meals presumably as leis
urely and calmly as if at home.
There is not the slightest clue
to the identity of theperpetra
tors of the robberiei, but the
frequency of the thefts has
caused a general feeling of un
easiness in the sections of town
where the thefts have occurred.
Of course the crime is a very
serious one, it being nothing
less than burglary pure and sim
pie. as every residence entered
contained one or more inmates
It Headed The Last Three.
The recent Legislature ex
ceeded either of the two, previous
sessions in the number of bills
introduced. The Senate num
ber 'at the session of 1899 reached
1,651; that of 1901 showed a total
of 1.687. and the last 1,714. Of
the latter 435 died in committees,
on the dead calandar" or were
incorporated into omnibus bills
of various character. A little
more than 1,200 of the bills,
which reached the Senate branch
of the General Assembly this
term, have been incorporated in
to our statute laws as distinct
measures.
New Guns for the Wild Cats.
The following special, which
was sent out from Raleigh one
day last week, will be of interest
to Lexington s military organi
zation:
"Requisition has been made by
this State on the War Depart
ment for Krag-Jorgesen maga
zine rifles for all the infantry
regiments of the North Carolina
National Guard. In all there
will be about 2,000. Cartridge
belts and bayonet scabbards will
come with rifles." The Wild
Cats will come under this order
and will be supplied with new
guns at an early day.
"A Good Man Doing a Good Work.
Rev. Henry Sheets, of Lexing
ton, N. C, gave us a pleasant call
on Monday. Mr. Sheets serves
as pastor at the Baptist churches
at New Friendship, Wallburg,
and other points and has an arti
cle-In course of preparation cov
ering the early history of church
work in this section which will in
due time be printed in the col
umns of .The Republican. Mr.
Sheets is an earnest and faithful
preacher of the word and wields
a power of influence for good in
this and adjoining counties.
Winston Republican. .
t ..... .
Fatal Shooting in Montgomery.
Near Candor post-office, Mont
gomery county, Lane Morgan
shot and instantly killed John
Richardson last Saturday. The
two men were at the home of
. Marshal Pitman, whose wife is
Richardson's sister. ' They be
came involved in a quarrel and
Morgan drew a revolver, at the
same time crying, "you killed
my brother, and I'll kill you,"
and shot Richardson dead. A
few months previous Richardson
had killed a half-brother of Mor
gan. .' - .
Met Horrible Deaths. - . I
William Holt, whp lived a few
miles from High Point, and a
negro man met a horrible death
.to gether Friday. Mr. Holt and
'the negro were engaged in cut
ting feed on a steam cutter when
the fly-wheel burst, cutting off
poth of Mr. Holt's legs and kill
ing the negro instantly. Mr.
3olt lingered an hour or more.
HORSE STOLEN AND RECAPTURED.
A Negro Thief Rides Off J. T. Smith's
HorseThe Animal Is Recap
tured Thief Escapes. j -
Monday morning about
2:30
o'clock a negro entered the
bles of Mr. J. T. Smith, in
ton Grove township, bridled
one
of Mr. Smith's horses and rode
it off. The owner missed the an
imal a short time after it was
stolen and immediately started
out in pursuit of the thief. By
inquiry at neighbors homes along
the public roads he soon learned
he was on the right track, and
continued the chase with such
rapidity that the thief evident
ly learned he was being pursued.
Anyway, when in the neighbor
hood of Mr. Andrew Long, he
turned the horse loose and took
to the woods on foot. Mr. Long
captured the animal and very
soon after Mr. Smith arrived on
the scene and his horse was re
stored to him. The. negro es
caped. Mr. Julius Leonard, who re
sides near Lexington, saw the
negro riding the horse in an old
field about two and one-half miles
north of town early Monday
morning. Among several other
questions Mr. Leonard inquired
of the negro "Whose horse is
that you are riding?" He re
plied John Baileys." Mr.
Leonard thought no more about
the circumstances until he came
to town a few hours later and
learned of the theft. He then
promptly reported the above
circumstances ana there is no
doubt but that the negro with
whom he was talkingis the thief.
He was unknown to Mr. Leonard,
but the latter will be able to
identify him if captured.
Public School Closing.
The public school taught by
Miss Victoria Byerly, at Brook's
school house, in Reedy Creek
township, will close on Saturday,
March 28tl with an exhibition.
A very interesting program is
being prepared by the pupils of
the school and an enjoyable day
is promised to all who attend.
Prof. J. W. Autry, of Fayetteville,
now principal of Arcadia High
School, and Rev. P. E. Parker
will deliverappropriateaddresses
for the occasion. There will be
good music by a first-class string
band. The public generally, has
a cordial invitation to be present
Certificates for McKinley IMonument
Contributors.
Postmaster Walser has received
a limited supply of certificates
for distribution to contributors
to the monument fund of the late
President McKinley as souvenirs
of their participation in theenter-
pnse.
The certificate is a beautiful
work of art on which is engraved an
excellent likeness of Mr. McKin
ley, , together with a picture of
the McKinley home in Canton
and of the White House. Each
contributor to this fund receives
one of these certificates. ; Con
tributions should be left at the
postoffice where a copy of the
certificate can be seen at any
time.
Deaths. j .
Mrs. Jesse L. Dorsett died
Monday afternoon about 6
o'clock, at her home four miles
south of Lexington, after an ill
ness of several months duration.
Deceased was about thirty-nine
years of age. The body was
buried today at 11 o'clock in the
graveyard at Sowers church,
Mrs. Dorsett is survived by a
husband and four children.
Mrs. Chas. R. Hedrick, of
Levi, died last week. The re
mains were laid to .rest in Hed-
rick's Grove graveyard. A hus
band and several children sur
viveher.
Ont Go Statesvllle Saloons.
Statesville, N. C, March 16.
Statesville votes out saloons to
day, b,y a' majority, ot two hun
dred and forty. :' : ' ' . '..
Four hundred and thirty -one
for prohibition and one hundred
and ninety-one against. . . ;.
HOW ROADS PAT.
A Mecklenburg Farmer Tells oi Re
sults Which Follow Macada
mized Roads.
The following letter was writ
ten by Mr. C. H. Wolfe, of Meck
lenburg, in reply to an inquiry
from a gentleman residing in
another county, and shows just
where and how. macadmized
roads pay a county and its citi
zens and make it expedient for
them to issue bonds in order to
achieve these benefits. The let
ter follows:
"Your letter in regard to ma
cadam roads in Mecklenburg
county to hand. I am a farmer,
living in three miles of the city.
Sixteen years ago I bought the
place. I paid $20 per acre and
I think if I would sell I could get
$75 per acre now; but the mem
bers of my family are opposed
to selling.
"A good traveling horse hitch
ed to the buggy will go to the
city in 20 minutes. And the
question now is how much will
the wagon hold up : I have
brought out as much as 4.000
pounds with two mules weigh
ing about 1,050 pounds each.
I am in touch with the people
of our county, and popular sen
timent is in favor of more and
better roads.
"We have never used any bonds
but I believe people would vote
$200,000 bonds now if the ques
tion was submitted to them.
Wethave about 120 miles of roads
that have cost us about $2,800
per mile.
I would be glad to aid in any
way that 1 can to encourage
good roads."
Mr. Lambeth Wins Honors.
Mr. W. A. Lambeth, son of Mr,
F. S. Lambeth, of Thomasville.N,
C, a student of Vanderbilt Uni
versity, has been honored by the
Dialectic SocTeWTo represent
Vanderbilt in the Southern In
tercollegiato Oratorical contest to
be held at Sewannee on the 18th
day of May. Mr. Lambeth won
this honor in the contest with the
brightest minds at Vanderbilt in
a contest that elicited the deepest
interest.
The Nashville American, writ-
ting of Mr. Lambeth's speech
says:
'The second speaker was W.
A. Lambeth, of the Dialetic Soci
ety, who spoke on "The Crisis."
His speech was so. built that the
judges had no difficulty in grasp
ing the connected line of thought.
He has an earnest delivery and
his pleading tone held the ear of
the audience from the start. He
is from Thomasville, N. C, and a
member of the Theological De
partment. He should stand a
splendid chance to win at the fi
nal trial in May."
JOHN W.MAY,
OP EMMONS TOWNSHIP,
County Surveyor of Davidson; a
capable and efficient officer. He
received a majority of one hun
dred and seventy-six over his
Republican opponent.
'
Jeweler-Davis Sells Out . ' ,
Mr. E. P. Davis,' who has been
engaged in the jewelry business
at this place for many years, this
morning disposed of his stock of
goods, good will, etc., to Messrs
A. E. Sheets& Co. The latter
firm is moving the stock pur
chased from Mr1. Davis to their
store adjoining Hinkle & Brinkley
and will continue jbhe business
there. Mr. Davis will retire from
business, temporarily at least,
and will move from Lexington.
WAS HATWOOD MARRIED?
He and Mrs. Tucker Lived Together
as Man and Wife.
The following special was
printed in Saturday morning's
Charlotte Observer:
Halifax, N. S.. March 13.
Ernest Haywood, a lawyer under
arrest at Raleigh, N. C. on the
charge of murdering Ludlow
Skinner, spent last summer in
Halifax with a handsome woman
whom he said was his wife. The
party also included a colored
servant and two children. While
in Halifax the woman gave birth
to a child. Dr. Slayter was in
attendance. One day a letter
came to the house addressed to
Mrs. Tucker and the woman ex
plained to the owner of the house
who happened to be present that
her first husband was. named
Tucker. Haywood apparently
was very jealous of the woman.
They spent lots of money, and
checks were always drawn in
the name of Mrs. Tucker. The
latter stated that she met Hay
wood through his being a lawyer
engaged to settle the estate
of her deceased husband. She
and Haywood and the two chil
dren came to Halifax apparently
from Raleigh.
During periodical visits to Ral
eigh, Haywood represented to
Mrs. Tucker's sister that he did
not marry Mrs. Tucker and
knew nothing of her. They
nevertheless rented a furnished
room in Halifax and lived as man
and wife, as Mr. and Mrs. Hay
wood. They did not leave Hali
fax until fall. They took the in
fant with them, but it is under
stood it disappeared before Hay
wood returned to Raleigh. Hay
wood stated while in Halifax
that he and Mrs. Tucker were
married in Montreal.
W. F.M. Union of Orange Presbytery
kThe annual- meeting --of - the
Woman's Foreign Mission Un
ion of Orange Presbytery will be
held in the Presbyterian church
March 25-27. Delegates are ex
pected from the Ladies' Mission
ary societies in the various
churches of the Presbytery,
including Durham, Chapel Hill,
Gieensboro, Winston, High Point,
Reidsville, and other points. An
excellent program has been pre
pared which provides lor an
opening service Wednesday night
and three sessions Thursday
and Friday, each. The morning
and afternoon sessions will be
devoted to transaction of routine
business and discussion of sub
jects related to missionary work,
and these sessions are open to
all the ladies of the community
Thursday night there will be an
addi'ess by Rev. J. W. Moore,
a missionary to Japan, and Fri
day night an address by Rev.
Egbert W. Smith, D. D., of
Greensboro. All the night ses
sions are open to the public and
everybody is given a cordial invi
tation to attend.
Cause of the Delay.
The Dispatch is late in making
its appearance this wfcek- The
cause of the delay is solely on
account of the antics of our
gasoline engine. It's a new piece
of machinery and hasn't got down
to steady work yet. The de
ficiencesare being remedied and
we trust no farther trouble will
arise from the engine.
New Subscriptions and Renewals.
Since our last issue we have
received ,. remittances from the
following persons for subscrip
tions to The Dispatch:
Dr. J. F. Beall, C. C. Williams,
J. P. Younts, Rev. Wm. L. Darr,
Mrs. Clay Dorsett, 'C. A. Hay
worth, li A. Johnson, Ed. L.
Darr, H. J. Harris, G. H. Ragan,
G. W. Edwards, A. O. Cecil, B. E.
Payne, I. W. Burton, W. H. Alex
ander, C. E. Hilton, A. A. Burton,
J. S. Hege, G. F. Fitzgerald, J. S.
Phillips, J. R. Beck, Geo. Young,
P. J. Leonard, Anthony Avery.
J. A Everhart, W. H. Bowers,
Mrs. M. C. Bailey, G.I.W. Eyer
hart, A. L. Black, Henry Warner.
P. J. Leonard, W; R. Michael, W,
E. Conrad, W. E. Rhyne, Dr. Joel
Hill. , , :
If you don't register you can
not vote on the bond issue. . 1
AND LOAN
ATI0N.
ASS0CI-
Application for Charter Made Yes
terday.
Application was made yester
day to the Secretary of State for
the chartering of "The Lexing
ton Perpetual Building and Loan
Association." The necessary
papers were sent off last night
and it is expected the charter
will be forthcoming in a few
days.
The application states that the
capital' stock of the association
shall not exceed five thousand
shares, of the par value of one
hundred dollars each. The in
corporators are Messrs. Jno. D.
Grimes, S. J. Coley, T. S. F.
Dorsett, W. E. Conrad, W. H.
Mendeuhall, C. C. Burkhart, H.
B. Varner, Thos. H. Lamb, O. E.
Mendenhall, E. A. Rothrock, R.
L. Burkhead, Emery E. Raper,
B. G. Robbing C. M. Thompson,
G. F. Hankins and others.
As a town-builder and maker
of good and prosperous citizens
and for retaining such citizens
there is no'hing that equals a
good, ably managed building and
loan association. The organiza
tion referred to above will start
out under very favorable aus
pices and the prospects are ex
cellent that it will meet with
great success.
IN MEM0RIAM.
Correspondence of The Dispatch.
The sad death by drowning of
young Archie Hill on bunday,
March 8th, cast a gloom over the
community in which he resided
and where he was so well known.
Archie, in company with Cicero
Kindley and Early Wood, was
out boat-riding above the dam at
Pierce's mill, on the Uwharrie
river. The river was up and the
water very swift and their boat
became unmanageable."' The
rushing waters began to draw
them rapidly over the dam. Two
men standing on tne oanK saw
their dangerous predicament and
called to the young men to jump
from the boat. Messrs. Kindley
and Wood did so, but Mr. Hill
remained and tried to ke.ep the
boat from going over the dam
He failed; and as the craft went
over he jumped and caught to the
dam. He held there for a few
seconds, with the water pouring
over him, calling loudly for help.
Then the rushing waters caused
him to lose his hold and he was
swept over and drowned.
Kind neighbors searched for
the body until Monday about 10
o'clock, wuen they found it several
hundred yards down the river.
He was sadly carried home and
the interment took place Tuesday
at 1 o'clock in the old Tabernacle
graveyard.
Archie Hill was a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph mil. tie was
about 20 years cf age, was bright
and intelligent and was loved
and respected by all who knew
him.
A kind father, an adoring
mother, three brothers and
loving little sister are left to
mourn the sad and sudden death
of one so dear. We commend
them to Him who doeth all things
well. M. L. B.
Hoover Hill, N. C,
March 14, 1903.
Residence Burned.
The residence of Mr. Roby
Garner, of Jackson Creek, Ran
dolph county, was destroyed by
fire one night last week. The or
igin of the fire is unknown and
the loss is something like $800,
with no insurance, Mr. Garner
is a brother-in law of Rev. Hen
ry Sheets, of Lexington.
Mrs. T. L. Moore received a
telegram this morningX from
Houston, Missouri, announcing
the critical illness of her father,
Dr. A. C. Van Slyke, of that place.
The message stated that he was
badly injured by a recent fall and,
being a very old man, is not ex
pected to recover.
Professional sale crackers en
tered the postoffice at Lincolnton
Sunday night, blew the safe open
and took therefrom $700 in cash
and stamps.
BUILDING
Blasts from Bagdad.
Bagdad, March 16. Miss Ida
Hedrick, who has been teaching
school at Burlington, is visiting
at home.
Mr. J. H. Michael has sold his
farm to Frank Hill, of Arnold.
Mr. J. E. Williamson, of Ar
nold, has moved to his farm
here, the J. L Micheal place.
We are glad to have Mr. William
son and his family with us.
The Salem road is almost im
passable. O, the mud, tht mud!
We hope the people will vote in
favor of a bond issue to make
better roads.
The small pox scare at Arnold
is about over. If it was small
pox at all it was very mild.
Miss Halhe Rea Headrick. who
has been going to school at Bur
lington, is at home for awhile.
Mr. Payne Whirlow, of Salis
bury, has been here on a visit to
relatives and old friends.
Bill Pane.
Bagdad, March 16. On ac
count of bad weather the farmers
are very much behind with their
work.
W. E. Micheal and family, of
Spencer, visited friends and rel
atives in this community last
week.
Mr. J. H. Micheal, who recent
ly sold his farm to Mr. Frank
Hill, of Arnold, will probably
move to Lexington in the near fu
ture. A large number of our people
attended the exhibition at Happy
Hill Saturday. All report a nice
time.
Miss Maggie Michael closed
her school at Ebeneazer school
house last Friday.
Loe Sowers will leave next
Monday for Springfield, Illinois,
where he will make his future
home.
Miss Ella Hinkle has been very
sick with pneumonia for the past
week, but is now improving.
Hobert Everhart has erected a
handsome new residence on his
place.
Arthur Yokely, who has been
confined to his bed by illness for
several weeks, is improving.
Jack.
Wheatmore Items.
Wheatmore, March 16. Sher
iff Thos. J. Finch and family
spent Sunday with Mrs. Brown
at Hopewell.
Some of our young people at
tended the cosing exercises of
Prof. Rothrock's school at White
hart's school house Saturday.
Messrs. James G. Dorsett and
C. Crouse gave the young peo
ple a dance Saturday evening
which was very much enjoyed by
those present.
Misses Birdie and Laura Roy
als are visiting their sister, Mrs.
Arthur Jones, of High Point.
Mr. John Q. Finch is prepar
ing his school for an exhibition at
Wheatmore. The date will be
given later.
Mrs. Bell Welborn can hoast
of beating neighbors "in raising
young chickens so far. She has
seventy-five up to this writing.
We are sorry to know that Mrs.
John Myers, who has been sick
for some time, improves but very
slowly.
Mrs. Thos. J. Finch received a
box of nice strawberries last
week. They were sent to her
by a friend in Florida and were
very nice. E. B.
Friedburg Items.
Friedburg, March 14. Mr.
Lee Barnard has gone back to
Winston to engage in business.
Muddy roads is the order of
the day. ,x
The public school at Eagle Hill
closed yesterday.
Several of the young people
around here attended the exhi
bition at Oak Grove.
There, will be a public enter
tainment given by the Enterprise
DisUWJ. uu vug uiguv vi iuai vu
21st, beginning at 7:30 p. m. All
are cordially invited.
There will be a public exhibi
tion at Brooks' Saturday, March
28th. , )
Miss Ollie Anderson is suffer
ing with a severe attact of la
grippe. We' hope she will soon
recover. . ' . Teddy.