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IF IT HAPPENS IT'S IN THE DISPATCH, ONLY SI A YEAR.. 30.000 PEOPLE READ THE DISPATCH, WHY NOT YOV? JJH J V v 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. . 7 j ... wNstreet, 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 sii j i - j l - 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- Y J J JS J J 1 1 I ea in grading- ana sracK laying along' a line of road 1 that Mr. I Jones will operate VW- - ThomMwii 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 i J i : jAiik 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 A A a .a 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 - f' mm At A 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. -J- til ' 1 2 of 1 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 A Of C! courv .. . . m or pen ifnlfcinr. iThflSA ' DTO ai - ii 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 aL Of ofw 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. - jc1' - 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. '1 -4 . rt s A f si ... ,)