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PATCH Printers' Ink aarsTHE Dispatch haa the Jar?Mt circulation of any political weekly newt paper- in the South. IF YOU DON'T RKAO THE DISPATCH TOO DON'T GET THI NEWS. ESTABLISHED 1882. LEXINGTON, N. CM WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1903. VOL. XXH-NO 7. V THE PAPER OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE. A SURPRISE MARRIAGE. SCHOOL NOTES. SUICIDB IN THE WOODS. FEMALE COLLEGE CLOSED UP. ORE WORTH $20,000 PER TON. PERSONAL MENTION. BIS Mr. E. S. Hutchinson and Kiss Ella Burton Harried in Greensboro. A marriage that surprised many people here was celebrated in, Greensboro last Thursday morning, Dr. Egbert Smith per forming the ceremony at his res idence, uniting in marriage Mr Ed. S. Hutchinson of this city, to Miss Ella; Burton, daughter of Dr. J. W. Burton, of High Point. . It was a runaway affair, where there were no objections.' Mr. G. Foster Hankins accompanied Mr. Hutchinson to Greensboro Wednesday night and Mr. Cyrus Wheeler.a cousin of Miss Burton, The amount of funds due the public schools of Davidson coun ty for the scholastic year, be ginning July 1st, 1902, ending June 30th, 1903, has been col- lected and fairly apportioned-to the schools of the coun ty . There are in the county 7,322 white and 1,193 colored children between the ages of 6 and 21 years. For the benefitlof these 8,520 children the sum of $12,780 has been ap portioned ($1.50 per capita) with an additional amount of $891 re- Scranton, Pa., Juno 21. A pair of young lovers, Ernest Schmicand Miss Jennie Bren nan, both of Greenwood, were the participants in a double trag edy early this evening, which resulted in the former's death and which will probably also prove fatal in the case of the girl. The two had loved each other devotedly for several months, but another woman from Schmic's old home intervened a week ago and sought to hold him to an al- ceived from the btate to help wPa nns-ae-fimpnt with her need? districts, but received too: This led the pair to seek relief in death and they apparently plan late to be used in most of the schools now - remain ing iu the treasury to drove with her through the coun- Hry from High Point to Greens- credit of the districts to which it boro Thursday morning, and the was apportioned. A school has papers say that Mr. Wheeler did been taught in every district, 94 ' not know that there was to be a marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Hutch inson left Greensboro, on the boon train for Richmond and Baltimore, where they will spend their honeymoon. Miss Burton whito and 18 colored, 4964 white and 629 colored children attended these schools. This number does not include the children en rolled in the four graded schools of the county. Average salary is well known here having visited paid per month, white teachers, friends here quite frequently. Mr. Hutchinson is to be congrat ulated on winning a bride of so many excellent and charming qualities. Prepare to Laugh. That wonderful mimic, Henry Blount, dealer in fun and man ufacturer of laughter, willappear at the opera house Friday night at 8 o'clock, in that masterly combination of eloquence.oratory, wit and humor, in wnicn as Judge John R. Bond of the Su preme Court of Tennessee says: . He sweeps the entire gamut of human emotions, and every chord is responsive to the masterly strokes of his conquering gen ius." I Governor Ay cock say s : 'Hen ry Blount is most wonderfully gifted, and gives the finest enter ' tainment, for he gives more rich fun and splendid jokes than any other lecturer I ever heard, and if the people only knew what kind of entertainment he gives, no house in the State would hold the crowds." Don't forget the date, Friday night, June 26. Proceeds to be used for the benefit of the M. E. church. ex-the He Was From High Point. While the large crowd of cursionists had gathered at Union Station yesterday af tei -noon there was a white man who walked around in full view of the crowd with his- shoes off, wear ing red socks. He would go from one waiting room to the other and those red socks at tracted a great deal of attention. News and Observer. This man wearing red socks wa9 from High Point, represent ing The Enterprise. Bro. Farriss was busy and could not go along, - but always liberal in such mat tors, sent his representative, which was very good of him in deed. male, $26.44, female, $25.61, col ored teachers, male, $23.00, fe male, $20.83. Average length of school term, white 14.8 weeks, colored, 13.55 weeks., Township educational meetings were held and very well attended by the teachers in most of the town ships. County Teachers' Institutes were held for both white and col ored, to which the most of the teachers attended continuously. Having visited the schools of the county I have availed myself of the opportunity afforded of gath ering much valuable information that could not have been secured by. any other means. I have prepared a record for use of the Jboard of education to which any one interested can nave access. The record arranged by town ships alphabetically and districts in townships by number shows the time the schools wererisited, name and grade of teacher, sal ary paid, number of children on census report, enrollment in school, averageattendance, length of school term, description of school house and furniture, dis tance to nearest school house, and distance to the homes of children in extreme parts of dis trict. Eight new school houses have been built during the year. Six districts have rural libraries. Several hundred volumes are lin circulation among the children of these di-trie ts. The schools are in better shape than at any time in the history of the schools of the county. The aggressive campaign of education now on should be continued. P. L. Ledfokd; ned to niffht's affair with much the , deliberation. Miss Brennan purchased a bottle of carbolic acid this morn inn and shortly afterwards both started out for . a walk. They strayed to a secluded spot in the midst of a forest .and spent the entire afternoon sitting side by side on a rock. They were seen by several othei ramblers in the woods, and this led to a search by the girl's cousin, Thomas Cavannaugh, and several of his friends. When the party came in sight of the pair, Miss Brennan put the bot tle of acid to her lips and drained it. As she did so Sch mic started to run, with several of the party close on his heels. He drew a revolver and fired upon them three times and then stopping, turned the weapon to his heart and shot himself twice. He fell dead instantly. The girl suffered great agony and her physicians hold out scant hope for her recovery. Deaths. Mrs. Barbaria Beck, of Silver A Well-Known Institution at Greens boro to Shut Its Doors. Greensboro, June 19. At a meeting of the board of trustees of Greensboro Female College, held, here yesterday afternoon, it was decided to close this insti tution.'?. For some time this ac tion has been under advisement, but notj until yesterday was the matterdefinitely determined up on. A$ this meeting all but five shares jpf the stock were repre sentedjthe following trustees be ing pregent: Dr. Dred Peacock, C. H. Iceland, J. A. Odell, Prof. O. W. Carr, of Greensboro; J. M. and W. R. Odell, of Concord, aud R. ?T. Gray, of Raleigh. It is stiil hoped that some ar rangements may yet be made to continue this college, which has done so' much good in its long and honorable career, but it is certain that it will not be longer continued by the presentowners. Since 1831, when the Method ist ; Conference found that it could Bo longer sustain it, a com- j pany 6f devoted Methodist lay men, whopurchasedtheproperty outright, assuming, at the same time, ; its det)ts, the institution has had no income whatever ex cept from tuition and fees of its students, and has not had the church patronage which its long distinction as a high grade Meth odist college, the only one in the State for women, entitled it to. A member of theboardof trus tees says that since 1881 the trustees have expended $40,000 in improvements alone to the buildings, grounds and equip meat, and there is not a dollar due to any one for current ex- Great Find in a Stanly Mine. Salisbury, June 23. Within the last few weeks, but more particularly within the last few days, a fortune has been taken out of the Barringer mine, near Misenheimer Springs, in Stanly county, by the Whitney Reduc tion Company, of this city, which owns this and many other mining properties. Six tons of ore con taining an average of $20,000 a ton in gold have been taken out. The ore contains masses of al most pure gold as large as a man's fist. Capt. E. B- C. Ham- bly, president of the Whitney Company, said that in a long and varied mining experience he had never before seen such rich ore. And there may be a great deal more of it. The two-foot vein from which it was taken was first struck 65 feet underground and has now been followed to a depth of 100 feet, gro .ing 'richer' with the descent. Looking for Another Deluge, Marion, June 20. The colored population of this town have been considerably , wrought up. for some time over what seems to them reliable information that the world is soon to be annihi lated by a cloud-burst. They spent much of the time last Sun day in prayer and praise, getting ready for the catastrophe. When At a meeting of the board of questioned as to where they got school directors held Thursday their information an old colored night, June, 18th, the following woman said : ' wenas & new Graded School Teachers. additional teachers were elected for the graded school for the en suing year: Miss Ellie Greer, of Charlotte, and Miss Nannie Richardson, of Selma. The teachers for the colored graded school are as follows Baxter McCrary, Hampton Ellis, And Frank Lowe. Bible." Sunday was the ap pointed day and since the world ia still wagging along some of them think the new Bible a little too previous. :'- - Hill township, died Monday, June 22nd, and was buried the 23rd. She was 70 years old. The little one year old child of Mr. G. A. Hartman, of Midway township, died June 17th and was buried the 18th at Hebron Rev. H. A. M. Holshouser preached the funeral. Mr. John Worle, an old Con federate veteran who lived a few miles South of Lexington, died Saturday and was buried Sun day. Deceased was seventy seven years old. Clara .Joanna, the fifteen months old child of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Thompson, on Center street, died Monday night at 8 o'clock-af ter a brief illness. The funeral took place at the resi dence yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. J. D. Arnold con' ducting the services. Interment was made in Lexington ceme tery. Examination For Position Of Cadet In Revenue Cutter Service. Raleigh, N. C, June 20. Senator Simmons is notified that a civil service examination is to be held at Wilmington, Charlotte, Raleigh and Asheville, July 29, 30, and 31, for the position of ca det in the revenue cutter service. Applicants must be between 18 and 25 years, physically Bound and unmarried. The mental ex amination is rigid. Further in formation can be had of the sec retary of the civil service com mission, Washington, D. C. Wreck on S. A. L Railroad. penses, the last bill having been paid to-day. It was chartered in icsacr, openwa ior tne recepuonoi students in 1846, burned in 1863, re-opened in 1873, and sold to the presents owners in 1881. In all its history there has never been a dollar due for expenses, sala ries or other matters connected with its management that has not been paid in full. "-The pres ent management, knowing that disbursements were exceeding income every year up into the thousands, had the alternative of lowering its high standard or closing its doors, and after ma ture deliberation accepted the latter alternative. Ten Crazy Sanctiflcationists. A deputy sheriff of Randolph county told the Greensboro Record last week that he had re cently taken five lunatics to the insane asylum at Morganton and that there are five more in Ashe- boro jail that will be sent to Mor ganton as soon as room can be secured for them. All these people, he says, lost their minds over tne oanctincationists wno have been doing business in that cood county. They tried to do business here and left a few con verts, but our people gave them cold comfort and they soon left and we sincerely hope they will stay gone as they are a bad lot. Many Revenue Officers to Watch the Small Distillers Asheville, June 20. Many of those concerned in the revenue service have predicted of late that the small distillers would take to the woods to make their whiskey when the Watts bill be comes effective. Tonight it was stated in revenue circles that a large force of officers would be stationed throughout this moun tain country in anticipation of such amove on the part of the distillers. The revenue officials are determined that moonshiners shall not regain the ground they lost years ago. These special men will be sent Mrs. M. m. wanes, oi Winston- 0uton the first of each month. P.alem, who has been visiting , Vtiinams, lets yesier-L Fewer Qallona : Weara Lonirer ",oca iv r r cr r ose. p yevoe. Preacher Guilty of Crime. Fort Mill, S. C, June 19. Rev. J. Barr Harris, a young preacher who gained considerable prom inence in upper South Carolina through his revival , meetings, wherein he ardently preached eanctification, haseen convicted of seduction in Montana and sen tenced to one year in tne pen itentiary. Previous to his con viction he was charged with an other case of like nature out there. He is well known here. Mrs. a Four men were killed wreck on the Seaboard Air Sunday School ExcursionThe Be havior. Between six and seven hun dred people were on the Sunday school excursion run to Kaleigh Saturday by the Baptist and Re formed Sunday schools. The train arrived in Raleigh on time, but it was 2:20 o'clock Sunday morning when the excursion ar rived in Lexington. Everybody had a good time, and the people from Lexington were on their good behavior, but unfortunately a few parties from Thomasvule, High Point and Greensboro drank too much mean liquor in Raleigh and neglected to act as men should on a Sunday school excursion and the managers very kindly stopped the train and put them off where they could get pure air and regain their senses. This is an age of civilization and men who goon an excursion for the deliberate purpose of getting drunk should be allowed to get on and walk home. v - r Scholarships At A. and M. Examinations for admission to the Agricultural and Mechanical College at Raleigh will be held July 9th, 10 a. m., in every coun ty court house m the State by the County Superintendent of Schools. The results of these examinations-will be considered in awarding scholarships at the college. Each county is entitled to as many scholarships as it has members of the House of Kep resentatives. Lexington's First Horseless Vehicle. Mr. C. A. Hunt, Jr., is the owner of the first horseless ve hide to make its appearance in Lexington. He has a "Locomo bile" which will make 40 to 50 miles per hour and which cost him something like one thousand dollars. It was manufactured by the Locomobile Co., of Bridge port Conn., and is the newest model the company has turned out. . Fell Dead Beating His Wife. Maxton, N. C, June 20. Yes terday evening news reached here that J no. Thomas, a negro who lived about four miles from town, had suddenly fallen dead while beating his wife with a leather strap. The coroner held an inquest but found no indica tions whatever of violence and rendered a verdict that he died from natural causes. Negroes in that community are very much wrought up and attributed the death of Thomas to some aveng Ingagency that was supernatural, Mr. Occo Pickott spent Sunday in Winston. Mr. J. F. Ward is spending a f e w day s at Advance, Davie county Mrs. J. D. Strange and chil dren are in Salisbury visiting her parents. Mr. Herbert O. Sink, of Ral eigh, spent Sunday here with his mother, Mrs. Minnie Sink. Mr. M. A. Booker spent sev eral days in Raleigh the first of the week visiting his parents. Miss Eva Wharton, of Clem- monsville, is here this week vis iting the family of Dr. Joel Hill. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Moffitt, of Thomasville, spent last Thurs day here as the guests of Mrs. W. H. Moffitt. Miss Ada Craven, who has been the guest of the Misses Moffitt, left Saturday for her home at Concord. Mrs. D. P. Tate left Monday for Forest City, N. C-, where she will spend some time visiting her sister and friends. Mr. Phons Spanolia, superin tendent of Eureka Trouser Co., spent Saturday and Sunday at his home in Charlotte. Mr. Roy Williamson left yes terday morning forWrightsville, where he goes to attend the Banker's Association. Mrs. J. W. Nicholson and son, Master Vann, who now reside in Greensboro, are here this week visiting Mrs. J. D. Arnold. Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Smith and Miss Roxie Sheets left yes terday for Jackson Springs to at tend the midsummer meeting. Master Carl Green, son of Mr. Ed. L. Green, of Yadkin College, left last week for Balti more, where he goes to be treat ed. Mrs. W. E. Hege, who went to Winston Tuesday week to attend the funeral of Mr. Samuel A. Pfohl, returned home Friday night. Miss NoraHendren stenogra pher for the Lexington Grocery Co., who has been visiting her parents, at Statesville, returned Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Arnold spent a few days in Greensboro last week, attending the Sunday School Institute of the Western North Carolina Methodist con ference. Messrs. Harllee MacCall, Geo. W. Montcastle, and Dr. David J. Hill, returned from Wilmington Saturday, where they have been attending the meeting of the Knights of Pythias. Mrs. Kathryn Conrad passed through here Sunday on her way to Baltimore. J. B. Smith and Miss Kathleen Smith bearded the train here and accompanied tier as far as Thomasville. in a T.ina railroad yesterday morning three Jndge Shaw Needed Here Again. miles north of Southern Pines. An engine and a local freight train collided head-on, the boilers of both engines exploding. En gineer Wm. P. Wall and S. D. Stewart, of Raleigh, and Fire man Walter Barnes, of Concord, 'and Charlie Brewer, of Aber deen, were killed. Fireman J. F. Wright, of Raleigh, was se riously injured by jumping. Judge Shaw is badly needed in Lexington to hold another term of court to break up the sightless tigers. Liquor and beer is being sold here freely again, ounday, it seems is tne best day for the business. More men were drunk on the streets last Sunday than usual. One man was drunkr'andL disorderly Saturday night and finally landed In jail, and another young man, by the aid of three or four men, broke in jail Sunday night. ; A Rare Cariosity. " Chapel Hill News. A rarity has been discovered These Sunday performances are in Orange county. A man was almost as bad as a Western town found voluntarily reoalrlntr some where saloons are wide open public road that he was compell-lt is a disgrace and shame, and ed to pass over daily, and his something should be done to neighbors were terribly shock- stop this liquor selling and ed. ' drunkenness on Sunday. Marriage License Issued Last Week. ManleyE. Sechrist to Emma Lambeth, Ruffian Hix to Mary Kindley. Henderson Sane to Susan Leonard. Colored Jotin H. Penry to Essie V. Dusenbury The cotton plant, in this sec tion. is very small and there is complaint of the weed dying The plant is at least 'two weeks late on the average, and the out look Is, on the whole, very dis cou raging. Wadesboro Messen ger. ,. ,..y: . a-, k' y '' During May the ' death' rate from smallpox in this State was 18 per 1,000 white and 23 per thousand colored aud yet some folks say it is only Cuban itch, or some other skin affection, not contagious or dangerous. .; Little Miss Emma Lee Smith, who has been in Winston for sev eral days with her little sick brother, returned home Sunday. We are glad to learn that her brother is much better. Mr. Sam Huffman, of Morgan' ton, spent Monday here adver tising an excursion he is to run from Greensboro to Asheville July 14th. Round trip ticketf will be sold from here fur 2.25, Mr. Geo. W. Montcastle left Monday for Wrightsville to at tend the Banker's Association. Mr, Montcastle is president of the Association. Mrs. . Mont castle and children accompanied him. Mrs. J.R. Caudle and children ' were here a few days last week visiting relatives. They have -been living in Charlotte but were on their way to Greensboro, where they, will reside in the future. ' Miss Kate Campbell, of Char lotte, was here several days last week visiting relatives. She left yesterday morning for Lenoir, where she will visit several weeks. ' She was accompanied by Mrs..J,.W. Earnhardt and children. ' ' ......
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