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LEXINGTON, N. C. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22. 1905.
ESTABLISHED 1882.
VOL. XXin-NO. 43
THE, PAPER OF THE PEOPLE, FOR. THE PEOjPkE AND WITH THE PEOPLE.
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SUPERIOR COURT.
Comparatively Light Criminal
Docket Grubb Case Ex
pected to be Tried.
The February term 'of David
son county Superior court con
venes in Lexington next Monday,
the 27th. Judge Henry R. Bryan,
of Newbern, will preside.
The criminal docket is not large
and it is thought -that about ail
the minor cases can be disposed
of in two or three days. The
most important case, and one in
which the county and State is
particularly interested, is that of
H. Clay Grubb, who is to be tried
for the murder of his brother-in-law,
O. L. Davis. The crime was
committed at Piney church, this
county, last October. Imme
diately after the homicide, Grubb
surrendered to an officer and was
brought to Lexington and placed
in jaiL He employed every law
yer in town, except two, and also
engaged prominent attorneys
from adjoining towns. His at
torneys made strong efforts to
get their client released on bond,
but Judge O. H. Allen refused
the application and Grubb has
been in jail since last October.
The defendant has employed
and will be represented at trial
here next week by the following
attorneys: Emery E. Raper, Wal
ser & Walser, P. C. Robbins, Mc
Crary & Ruark and S. E. Wil
liams, of Lexington; A. F. Sams,
of Thomasville; T. C. Linn and
Lee S. Overman, of Salisbury;
Watson, Buxton & Watson, of
Winston-Salem.
In addition to Solicitor W. C.
Hammer, the State will be rep
resented by R. T. Pickens and
Wade H. Phillips, of Lexington;
L. H. Clement, of Salisbury, and
E. J. Justice, of Greensboro.
Lexington's Population is 3,600.
The officers appointed to take
the census of the town have
about completed their work, and I
'the figures will show . thatL Lax - J
. insrton. naa a Topulatibn , oto.oOO.
Tip to yesterday afternoon the
names of 3,520 inhabitants had
been recorded and there were
several outstanding. This is an
increase tf more than double
the number of residents prior to
the extension of the corporate
limits of the town.
Loses Her Hind.
The friends of Mr. C. C. Burk
hart sympathize with him in the
sad affliction that has fallen on
his home and family. His wife
has been quite ill for some time
and during the past week her
" mind has become badly derang
, ed, so much so that it is deemed
necessary to send her to an asy
lum for treatment. The poor
lady is at times violently insane,
and a constant watch is neces
sary to prevent her doing violence
to herself. She has three chiK
;he family live on Center
near the railroad bridge.
A Sad Death.
Mrs. Eugenia Gilbert, of Pad
ucah, Ky., died at the residence
of Mr. J. W. Sexton last Friday
morning. Mrs. Gilbert was
here on a visit to her cousin,
Mrs. Sexton, and contracted
pneumonia soon after her arrival.
Deceased was a daughter df 'the
late Gray Wood, a native of this
county,and was about 42 years of
age. The remains were carried
to Kentucky for buriaf and were
accompanied by her daughter,
who arrived here only a few
hours prior to her mother's death
"A Royal Prisoner."
We clip the following f r6m last
week's issue of The Rockingham
Anglo-Saxon:
"In Davidson county Clay
Grubb killed O. L. Davis at Pine
Church one Sunday morning last
fall. He went and surrendered
to the sheriff of the county, and
has been a royal prisoner ever
since. He and the dead man
were distillers and wealthy.
Grubb stays in 'ja.il, but has ev
ery luxury furnished him. He
has plenty of brandy and whis
key by him to drink and treat
his friends who call to see himi
We have this from a Davids
county man, who is inra posit:
to know the facts."
CAPT. JONES' RAILROAD.
Four and a Half Miles Graded
Intended to Develop a
Water Power.
During the past week a num
ber of State papers have contain
ed i references to Capt. M. L.
Jones' railroad, now in course of
construction from Thomasville to
Denton. We re produce two of
these articles, feeling sure they
will -be of interest to our readers
in Davidson and adjoining coun
ties. The first is from the Ral
eigh News and Observer and
says:
"Capt. M. L. Jones, of Thomas-
vine, is m me Cicy on ousuiess.
Mr. Jones is president of the
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North Carolina Mining, Manu-
fact u ring and Development Com-
pany. which was granted a char-
ter some time ago. Captain
Jones says his company is now
constructing a railroad from
Thomasville to Denton, which is
in Davidson county. That it is
the intention of the company to
develop the water power in that
section of the country, which is
adjacent to the proposed railroad.
That the outcome of this propos
ed railroad will be the erecting
of an electric line into Winston
Salem, and probably to Wades
boro. It is said that this line
will be a great blessing to that
section of the State."
The second article is from
Monday's Charlotte Observer
and is as follows:
"A great many Charlotte peo
ple who know the enterprising
spirit that has characterized the
development of the tlola Mine, in
Montgomery county, as it has
been conducted by Mr. Milton
Jones, will be further interested
to learn that he is adding to his
already extensive improvements
in that sectj.Mr. E. L. Proost,
Ipf this city, is at present engag-
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ea in grading- ana sracK laying
along' a line of road 1 that Mr. I
Jones will
operate VW-
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Sb5wm
the Yadkin river, and wl
be run by way of Denton, a dis
tance of thirty miles. Up to this
time four SEAhalf miles have
been gradettl iron and ties
are on the ieJnd for the con
struction of eighteen miles. It
is expected that the entire dis
tance from Thomasville to Den
ton.a stretch of twenty miles,
will be completed within the
present year. For the prosecu
tion of this work Mr. fropst is
at present working a large gang
of hands and twenty mules. This
force of laborers, as well as
mules, will be doubled witnin a
short while, as the work will be
pushed to a finish."
Of Interest to Lutherans. (
Rev. Edw. Fulen wider will
preach in thePresby terian chu rch
next Sunday at 11 o'clock. Some
important business is to be
transacted, and every Lutheran
in the city is requested to be
present. The public is cordially
invited.
Dr. Geo. H. Cox and Rev. V.
Y. Boozer, president and secre
tary of the N. C. Synod of the
Lutheran church, will be in the
city on next Tuesday 28th mst.
At 7 p. m., Dr. Cox will preach
in the Methodist church. A
cordial invitation is extended to
all.
Hankins Stands Pat.
Hon. G. F. Hankins is making
a good member of the General
Assembly of North Carolina and
his friends are very proud of
him. Charity and Children of
homasville has the following to
of Col. Hankins:
. 'Mr. G. F. Hankins, our repre
sentative in the House, is makiner
excellent record. He stands
the moral interests of his
nty, and is not afraid of his
shadow, as the manner of
oiie is.
-Mr. J. F. Hedrick, who has
m conducting a -grocery store
e for the past year, has sold
business to Mr. Lawrence A.
rerhart, of Arnold.
Only two marriage licenses
ave been issued since "our last
eport. They were: B. O. Uraver
to Miss Maggie May Mize, Ed
ward G. Embler ta Miss Susie
Murphy.
DEATH OF J. R. riuLLA.
pied at Trinity Thursay-For
Many Years a Prominent
Citizen of Lexington.
His many friends in Lexington
and throughout the state will
learn with sadness of the demise
of Hon. James Ruffin Bulla, who
died at Trinity, Randolph county,
Thursday morning, February
16th, at four o'clock. )
He was paralyzed on one side
while living in Lexington ten
years ago. Up to a month ago his
health was exceptionally aood.
out aouub taai time ne Degur wj
grow weaker and a second stfoke
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i uauseu uis ueaiiu.
Mr. Bulla was born in Ran
dolph county in October, 1825,
and would have been eighty
years of age next October.
He was a well-known lawyer
and practiced his profession in
Asheboro, High Point, Greens
boro and Lexington tor forty
years. He was solictor of this
district for several years at the
time the noted Judge Albion W.
Tourgee was on the bench.
His widow and one daughter
survive him. Two daughters
and a son died some years ago.
His son, George M. Bulla, was
prominent here, being at one
time chairman of the Republican
county executive committee and
served one or two terms in the
State legislature. ,
Mr. Bulla" had a state and
almost a national reputation as a
humorist. Soon after the war
a northern firm sent him a claim
against a party for collection.
His answer was so humorous
that the firm gave it out to their
city newspapers and it was
copied in practically every paper
in this country and in several in
England.
He made a characteristic re-
mark abcrot a year ago on the
V .JT m 1
occ FN01 ceieorauqiOi nis
jwm in
J&ttHJmk
Ai" -F n. w y-
lve trench
-.en."
lr. Bulla said he appre-
ciateotluhe spirit very much but
never lp drank a drop of wine."
He tojjd a party present that if
he would send him a gallon of
crood corn whiskey when he crot
home he could have the wine. 1
He took a little whiskey almost
daily, yet wa never intoxicated
in his life. He smoked a pipe
constantly and it never appeared
to injure his health.
In Rowan Superior .Court.
In Rowan Superior pourt last
Thursday. Chas. Marmora, who
badly stabbed Capt. Chas. Hen
derlite on December 14th. com
promised the case by paying
Mr. Henberlite $250 and costs of
the case. H
Will Thomas, of Cooleemee,
submitted to an indictment of
manslaughter and was given
three years in prison. Thomas
killed a negro two years ago and
fled, though it never was thougnt
Lthat he really meant to shoot the
man he did kill. He had been
playing -cards and some one
scattered them. He said then
that he'd kill the man who did
this and shot at random in a
Crowd.
The two young thieves, Chas.
Caldwell and Claude Boyden,
were -Thursday sentenced to
three and 4 years, respectively,
in the penitentiary. These boys
made away with more than $200
belonging ito Mr. W. W. Reid,
from whose safe Caldwell stole
the money. The other negro did
not steal, but concealed it, but
being older, received punish
ment compatible with his age.
Quarterly Conference.
We are requested to announce
that the second quarterly con
ference for the Lin wood charge
will be held at Ebenezer church
on the first Saturday and Sun
day in March. Preaching will
be held at Ebenezer on Saturday
at 11 o'clock, a. m., and on Sun
day . at 3 p. m. Preaching a
vernier on ouuuci xx u.. u- j
' i Married.
On tae 12th. inst., J. L. Nance,
Esq., united in matrimony
Thomas J. Young and Miss Jen
nie Beck.
WILUAWS RE-ARRESTED.
Wanarged Wth Advance
Murier Takenft Custody
in iiavie coui
last week,
Robert Williams,
o shot and
instantly killed
s Laird at
10th, was
Advance on Jam
arrested on a I
ch warrant
issued by Judi
H. R. Bryan,
now holding coi
at Salisbury,
and committed
jail. Williams
was carried to
lisbury for an
exa-aation. iter hearing the
t e SiTmBny-"Lu d r Bryan granted
mm baifcin thesrnf $3,000.
Sheriff uneeir.of Davie, had
quite a cnase m teatching Wil
liams last week, tracking him
seven miles m the 'snow and
finally capturing him secreted
in the garrett at the home of Wil
hams' grandmother, near Fork
church. j
Immediately after the killing
on January 10th, Williams had
a preliminary hearing before a
Justice of the Peace in Davie
county, and was promptly dis
charged, the case not even being
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sen up to (superior court lor an
investigation by the grand jury.
Many citizens were not satisfied
with this dismissal of the case
by the justice of the peace, and
last week's proceedings are for
the purpose of having a full in
vestigation. At the time of the killing it
was thought JTyit no one was
present excen 6he two men, and
Williams alleaj Jthat Laird was
advancing upon him when the
shot was fired. Now it is
rumored there were witnesses
to the trasfedv. that Laird was
several yarnlfdistant from Wil
liams when (shot, and that, the
bullet whicla ended his life
entered the backoff Laird's head.
160 Killed,
Feb. iS&il
Hirmmtrnam. ALia
Meacre rersorts re;
Kedthifcci
H " . r a. v.
blfcdisfrstef
m vfrainia5T mm
located about 18
es wteen are
miles from
Birmingham. One hundred and
five men are entombed injihe
mine and it is believed that all
are dead Relief trains carrying
physicians and laborers have
been sent to the scene of tne
disaster from both Birmingham
and Bessemer.
Reports to the Age-Herald at
10 o'clocktonight state that every
effort iis being made to reach
the me but that they cannot
possibly succeed before tomor
rows morning.
The mines belong to the Ala
bama Steel and Wire Company
and are leased by Reid & Com
pany. Both white and colored
miners are employed and only
recently union miners went to
work.ji It is stated that the
accideat was caused by a cave-in,
due i the giving way of the
timbre.
LfJer The daily papers this
(Wefliesday) morning state that
39 li flies have been recovered,
and.mat it is now known that 160
menwere in the mine at the time
of the catastrophe, which was
anad Yxr on oT-nlnfiifin nf rinst.
lOGKcamilies and 300 children are
lef 1 1 lestitute and without means
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of ttpport oy tne calamity.
Mysterious Disappearance
(feer. a $eek ago the young son
of Senator Beasley, of Currituck,
Pisappwed from his homed5f
ing a serious storm. Since his
disappearance the entire county
has beer? searched, hundreds of
neighbors hunting day and night
butnoa trace of . the boy hi
yet bejn discovered. It is
of the itrakgest cases on reco
and t eftjtre State is interes
Miss 3eulah Winningham, who
has befi 'visiting -the family of
Mr. Er Yf&utshj has return
to hmome 'At Greensboro.
Mr.red Thompson will leave
lor northern cities this week to
pr rchise a spring and summer
stock If merchandise for Mr. W.
G. Peiry.
Mis? Annie Burkhead, of ICon
cord Ind Miss Florence7 Eddle
inan' of China Grove, who have
been visiting Mrs. R,L. McCrary,
tleft yesterday morning for Baltimore.
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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
A Summary of the Most Impor
tant Business Transact
ed Each Day.
Thursday, February i6th.
SENATE.
The bill to amend The Code
regarding the aid by the State to
county fairs by giving one-third
as much as fair association has
raised for the sole purpose of
paying premiums on agricultur
al products on exhibits at that
particular fair, came up, and
after a great deal of discussion
was referred to a committee.
At 12 o'clock the Scales re
f or matory bill came up, creating
a Doara oi control of the North
Carolina Industrial Schools and
providing for the erection and
management of such schools,
specifying a method of procedure
against juvenile delinquents, and
providing for the management,
detention, education and train
ing of such delinquents. The
bill provides that when a delin
quent child is brought before a
mayor or magistrate, the juris
diction of these officers is not
taken away, but they may fine,
suspend judgment or turn
such child loose, but, if they say
he shall be imprisoned, then the
State appeals for the child to the
Superior Court, and in thiscourt
a regular course is pursued,
and the child has every right.
But the bill requires that the
children shall be tried before
the hardened criminals are tried,
and that their names shall be en
tered upon a separate docket,
thus removing them from the
idea of criminality. The jodgi
may return tne ctnid to tne pa
rents ormay impose a fine or
suspend' jiMgment or may au
thorize jnrnhntin-n nffip.PT tn
pife chp in some tiily to
rercF fra -vra vr. 04
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courv
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or pen
ifnlfcinr. iThflSA ' DTO
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ilk A WfcVH WAV. ;'V ... , a,-
vieinnfi are wise aim aioa
?wiaa s auu wvTjr,
Wo - Thfi- nrobation - omcers
duties are to look after the child,
trv to encouraere and uplift, and
to carry out the judgement of
the courts. The bill provides
for a parole system, which power
is vested in the board of control.
The pernicious practice of t plac
ing a child in the cell with a
hardened criminal is prohibited.
The bill carries an appropriation
of $50,000 for the establishment
ahdmaintenanceofareformtitory,
and this $o0,000 is to be taken
from the penitentiary fund
surplus. After much discussion,
the bill passed.
The Senate concurred in the
house amendment to the bill in
creasing the judges' salaries, so
the increase to $3,250 is now an
accomplished fact, The cotton
seed meal bill, fixing the standard
at 7 1-2 per cent was also passed.
Senator Pearson, Republican,
of Burke, introduced a bill which
he believes will stop
much cpmy-
plaint about unfair
tions. It compel
to publish in Ma
who have paid
that the public
who can vote.
remedy.
r
aham,
tne Din, said 1
making a specialty
practice, that the, pro.
was entirely too fa vorabL
Am
6per-
Sons indicted for capital moies
and was unfavorable to socieir.
Butler, advocating the bill, said
that when the Jaw allowing de
fendants 22 challenges was adopt
ed, defendants were not allowed
to testify in their own behalf, but
were often ignorant, and had not
the privilege of counsel. Now
the State protected them in every
particular and the old reason for
tedXv idrs a
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allowing them so many challenges
nad ceased. As the law now
stands, when two men are indict
ed together for a capital crime,
they having 38 peremptory chal
lenges and the right to stand 10
per cent, of the jurors to the foot
of the pannel, made it simply im
possible to convict either one.
After considerable debate, on
motion of Woodard, of Wilson,
the House adjourned by the close
vote of 46 to 45, and the bill was
made a special order for to-morrow.
Friday, February 17th.
The reformatory bill passed
the Senate. The real fight on
this bill is expected in the House.
In the House, the bill restrict-
m
poremptoTy-'challanges of
jurors to twelve on the part of
the defendant and 4 on the part
of the State, passed its various
readings.
Saturday, February 18th.
SENATE.
Only local bills of no impor
tance to Dispatch readers were
passed by the Senate on Satur
day. Pearson introduced a bill to
pay salaries of $2,500 flat to
solicitors and turn the fees now
derived by solicitors into the
State treasury.
HOUSE
The house passed the bill em
powering the Governor to grant
conditional pardons. Also the
Senate resolution appointing a
committee of five, two Senators
and three representatives, to co
operate with the Governor in
bringing about the most ad
vantageous settlement of the
South Dakota bond judgement,
am
d to make a recommendation
s tn ifinmnrnmisinir the bonds
Shaffer and brother.
nonday, February 19th.
Mr. Williams, of Davidson,
introduced, a bill to supply cer-
taHstate officers- with;; annual
g JhnoHl lixtxhpghiltee. of Vir-
;nia, was tendered an informal
rcwtiowtmsmniatmff' -and M,
addressed " the - legislature v this ' .
afternoon in the interest of the
jpf-ijjtown exposition.
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fA Tuesday. Feoruary aist.
" legislative committees to-day,
by a vote of 26 to 4, favorably re
ported the Ward bill, which bill
prevents the manufacture of li
quor in towns of less than 1,000
inhabitants. The reformatory
bill also received a favorable re
port. The anti-jug law passed its
third reading in the House, after
8 more counties had been ex
empted. Mr. Grant introduced a bill to
establish a graded school" v,at
Mocksville.
Executive Committee to Meetr
Raleigh, N C, February 17.
Yesterday afternoon the mem
bers of the Democratic state
committee telegraphed a letter
to State Chairman Simmons, at
Washincrton. asking that a full
meeting of the committee be held ri
tocn-""" lanti-hquor o-
liauor
-xons,,supp4i ling
jFard Bill, ahddef ending felsi:
the
position. He declared ne had
not Wught to pass the bill
as a pasty measure or to drive
anybody to its support, but had
assisted as a private citizen in
efforts to carry out soiemn prom-
ises to tne people, xne .wnoie
session was lively, but the dis
cussion was without acrimony.
Mrs. James Young, of Walnut
Cove, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
F. R. Lofton.
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