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THE DISPATCH. IP IT HAPPENS IT1 IN THE DISPATCH ONLV ft AVEA1 M.M6 PGOPU BEAD THE DISPATCH WHY HOT VOU THE PAPER OF ThEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE, AND WITH THE PEOPLE ESTABLISHED 1882. Lz .IXGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1907. VOL. XXV NO. 3 CRUSHED BY ENGINE. PERSONALPARAGRAPHS THE LEGISLATURE. GENERAL NEWS ITEMS. ALL OVER THE STATE IN MEMORY OF LEE. Lexington Daughters of the Con federacy Observe Anniversary of Southern Chieftan. The one-hundredth anniversary of the natal of the South 's greatest chieftan, General Robert E. Lee, was fittingly observed in Lexington Saturday by the local chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy The day was observed throughout the South and in many Northern communities. President Roosevelt himself recognized the day by transmitting a letter to the central committe on arrangements for the observance of the occasion. The meeting here was held at the elegant home of Mrs. W. G Penry, who is President of the Daughters in Lexington. The rooms were decorated with Confed erate flags and the Southern colors were ' draped in artistic display Captain F. C. Bobbins and the Eev. Geo. L. Leyburn, both old soldiers,madeappropriate addresses which were pronounced splendid ef forts by those who heard them. Strange to say only a few veterans were present. The members of the chapter of Daughters of the Con federacy were present and in all about fifty people attended. The following was the program for the occasion: Prayer Rev. Dr. J. 0. Leonard. Hymn How Firm a Foundation. Reading Mrs. Harry RadclirT. Address Dr. Geo. L. Leyburn. Recitation Miss Lizzie McCall. Reading An English Poet's Tribute to Le Mrs. ui. Joel Mill. Solo Beyond the Gates of Paradise Mrs. . u. renry. Address Capt. F. 0. Robbins. Reading General Lee's Farewell Ad dress to the Confederate Army Mrs, George Montcastle. Recitation The Conquered Banner Miss Mary Exum Meares. Hymn For All the Saints Who From Their Labors Rest. Benediction Rev. Edw. Fullen- wider. Chapter Hong Bonnie Blue Flag, Randolph Han Shot in Columbia. Conductor McCulley "W. Blair, a native of Randolph county, was shot and killed in Columbia, S. C, last Thursday by his wife, who was Miss Ethel Barrentine, of Salisbury Four shots were fired, only two taking effect, and Blair died in half an hour. He stated that there had been trouble between himself and wife. Mrs. Blair claims that he came home drunk and tried to strike her. She warned him away and as he persisted, she shot. She is said to be a very handsome woman and they had a pretty home in Columbia. Blair was conductor on the Atlantic Coast Line. They have several children. The dead man was 50 and his wife 30 years of ace. It is also alleged that ' Blair accused his wife of infidelity and that the shooting followed this. She was arrested and is held Mrs. Blair is a sister of Mrs. W A. West, of Salisbury, wife of Engineer West, who was killed in the Boston bridge wreck, near Statesville, in 1891. Mr. Blair mother, Mrs. Cynthia Blair, lives at Asheboro, and he has four sis- ters, Mesdames John C. Ingold, of Asheboro; C. IS. Allen, ot Jmpire: R. V. Kivett, of Ramseur, and R. M. Maualy, of Salisbury, ana brother, A. B. Blair, an engineer of Asheville, who married the sis ter of the wife under arrest Another brother, J. T. Blair, was killed in a wreck at Danville three years age. Mr . Blair was for seven years a conductor on the Southern between Charlotte ana w ashing- ton and is well-known id this sec . tion. The mother was expecting her son home on a visit when she received news of his death. The remains of Capt, Blair were ; interred in the Asheboro cemetery on Sunday. Services were held bv Rev. Ilenry Sheets, of the Baptist church, and Rev. N.. R Richardson, of Asheboro. Murder at High Point. James Church, of New York was stabbed Saturday, night at THrh Point bv Walter Hudspeth and Sunday he died. Church and -win ITndsneth had engaged in taw and Will's brother. Walter, took the matter up, using a big barlow knife that penetrated into Church's body. . nucispetn imme diately decamped and was at large tth home is in Yadkin county. Thntwo HndsTjeths have both tara arrested and placed in jail Tha mnrderer was captured at Kernersville by a man named Staf ford. Lexington Young Man Caught Under Derailed Engine and In- ' stantly Killed Saturday. Saturday afternoon at 5:35 o'clock John S. Coley, the 20-year-old on of Mr. S. J. Coley, of Lex- ngton, was instantly killed in an accident on the "dinkey" railroad of the double track force just be low town. The "dinkey" engine left the rails and young Coley was caught beneath and crushed. The engine and several cars loaded with hands were being brought from ; Swearing creek, where the double track operations are being carried on. It is the custom of the workmen to ride from their work some distance up the tracks toward Lexington, where their shanties are and the little train is then run back to Swearing creek. Young Coley usually rode up with this train to where the shanties are, and returned with it, running the engine back himself. He was a night watchman at the scene of the railroad work. Saturday alter noon he. was riding on a board that runs alonside the boiler of the engine, a negro was standing on the other side in a like position, and the hands were in the cars On striking a curve, the engine left the rails and ran some distance on the ties, throwing both the negro and Coley off. Coley seems to have been hurled in front of the engine, which came to a stop ai- rectly on his body, killing him In stantly. The negro was thrown down an embankment, sustaining a facture of his right shoulder No one else was huit. The funeral took place Sunday at 4 o'clock, the services being held by Rev. J. N. Huggins, of the Methodist church. The deceased voune man was a member of the Lexington Kitles, ana ine com pany buried him with military honors, firing three volleys over his grave. The company marched to the residence of the deceased, and es corted the remains to the cemetery Forming in double ranks, the soldiers stood attention while the coffin was carried to the grave by Sergt. C. , A. Little, Corp. Bean and Privates Fred Myers, D. h Leonard, Yarbrough and Kinney Corp. Dixon, with a squad of three fired the three volleys over the grave and Bugler Michael sounded ps.". The entire ceremony was very impressive, it is esu mated that 2,000 people attended the funeral. Good Roads Meeting Called. At the suggestion of a number of citizens interested in the pro gress of Davidson county, a meet ing has been called lor Saturday the 2nd of February, lor the pur pose of forming a Good Roads As sociation. Wade H. Phillips Esq., has been asked to issue several hundred postals inviting a few of the leading men of each township to attend, but every citizen who can possibly come is included in this invitation. It will be impossibli to issue cards to every man. On this date, Saturday the 2nd of Feb ruary, it is sincerely hoped that large number of people will gather The meeting will mean the real commencement of the campaign for better roads, and as every one ought to be interested in this sub ject, as many as possible should be present, The meeting will be held in the court house. The Dispatch urges the farmers to come out on this day. Must Connect With Sewer Pipes. At a recent meeting, the board of town commissioners passed the following order: "That all parties or corporations who shall maintain or allow to be maintain ed and used any prlvey or water-closet within the fire limits in Lexington shall have and keep the same connect ed with the city sewer pipes; and all friviea and water-closets within said Imlta and not so connected are hereby declared to be a nuisance. Any person or corporation who Bhall violate this provision of thlsordinance shall be fined 126, and $10 for each day after notice to connect and failure to comply. This ordinance shall be effective on and af ter March 1, 107." . The fire limits, as The Dispatch has before pointed out, embrace all that territory between Marble alley, on the east, and Greensboro alley on the west; Second street on the north and Second avenue on the south. Movements of a Few of the Numer ous People Who Come and Go in Lexington. Mr. W. H. Dun wick spent Sun day in Salisbury visiting his son. Mr. Pearl Elliot, of Denton, has position as salesman with Mr. J. . Hankins. Mrs. M. J. Trexler, of Old Fort, is here on a visit to her son, Mr. w . i). Trexler Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Pool, of Salisbury, visited relatives here Monday and Tuesday. Mrs. J. P. Jones, of Hickory, is visiting her son, Mr. C. P. Jones, of The Dispatch force. Mrs. E. G. B. Tavlor. of Law yers, Va., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Smith. Mrs. Clara L. S. Thompson, of Haw River, is here on a visit to r-l'-f . in 1 ' TlTw, T.V- at and other relatives. Mrs. C. D. Hull, and two chil dren, of Tuskegee, Ala., are visit ing Mi's. Hull's parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Slaughter. Judge H. T. Phillips and S. W. Finch left yesterday afternoon for the South. They will visit Florida, Cuba ana other places Clerk of the court Godwin is in disposed and is confined to his room. 'Squire John H. Moyer is acting for him as clerk. The little son of Mr. and Mrs Adolph Jonas, who recently moved here lrom Pennsylvania, is critic ally ill with diphtheria and scarlet fever, on Depot street. Mrs. Walter Kirsh, of Richmond, Va., and Miss Clara Miller, of Lex ington, spent several days in Sails- bury last week, the guests of Capt and Mrs. L. D. Parker. Mrs. J. A. Lindsay and little daughter, Arhne, visited Mrs, Lindsay's sister, Mrs. D. N. Wei born, in High Point, Monday and Tuesday, returning home today. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Cartee, of Wilson, arrived Monday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Cartee's brother, Mr. John S. Coley, but missed con nection at Selma, and did not reach Lexington in time. Mr, Cartee is superintendent of the Wilson cotton mill Messrs. D. F. Conrad and W H. Walker have returned from Chicago where they spent ten days at the Furniture Exposition. They are well pleased with their trip, having sold a handsome amount of furniture while away. As usual, Dixie, Elk and Crowell goods were popular with the trade. The following composed a box party Monday night at the Me roney Theater in Salisbury to see Lillian Russell in "The Butterflyt Messrs. O. E. Mendenhall, W. F, Welborn, Joe Thompson and W H. Mendenhall; and Misses Lizette Brown, .hdith Greer, Kathleen Smith and Mrs. W. H. Mendenhall Mr. Joe H. Leonard, who foim erly clerked for the Young Grocery Company, was in town Monday and told the reporter that the Leo nard Milling Company, of which he is a member and will be man ager, was installing machinery right along at their place at Pil grim, preparatory to turning out lumber and flour Mr. R. H. Miller Dies Suddenly. Yesterday Mr. R. H. Miller died suddenly about one o'clock at his home on Depot street. The cause of his death was heart failure, from which he had been a sufferer for several years. He had been indis posed all day Monday and yester day forenoon he spent in bed. few moments before he died he had transacted some business with tenant on his large farm near Lin wood. His little daughter was sitf ung in me room immediately alter ward, and heard him speak, and say that something was the matter She called her mother and Dr Vestal was sent for, but before he arrived death had called. Mr, Miller came here from the Jersey settlement about three years ago He is survived by his mother and wife ' and throe children, one of whom is Mrs. Durham, of Char lotto. The funeral will take place at the Jersey church to-day. He was 54 years of age. Weekly Review ot the Most Impor tant Wotk Accomplished by the General Assembly. The most interesting action of the legislature last week was the adjournment Saturday in honor of Gen. Robert E. Lee, and the exer cises celebrating the 100th anni versary of his birth. This was in striking contrast to the action of that miserable and disgraceful fusion legislature that adjourned out of respect for the negro Fred Douglas and refused to likewise honor the South 's greatest general. Among the more important bills presented during the week are the following: To place solicitors on a salary basis and to make them assistants of the attorney general, who is al so to be given enlarged powers. lo denne and punish barratry. by senator iviuttz, publishea in lull elsewhere in this issue. To make all lobbyists, in the pay ol persons or corporations, register with the secretary of state, stating their business at the legis lature. A bill by Mr. Buxton, ot For syth, to prevent usury, and pro tect poor people lrom loan sharks who charge an exorbitant rate of interest. A bill to license and regulate telegraph operators, in order to eliminate boys and incompetents in whose hands lives and much property are daily placed on the railroads of the state. The bill provides for an examining board to examine each operator and find if he is competent to handle such business. A bill to equalize and fix the salaries of various state officers. increasing the present salaries,giv ing trip governor $6,000 and other omoers more than they now re ceive. Bill by Mr. Harshaw, of Cald well, to protect people at public gatherings from big hats and pom padoured hair, w hich obstruct the view of folks in the back seat. The size of the hat is limited to 36 in cnes in width and 18 inches in height! Bill to prohibit the collection of larger fares on trains than a ticket would costi when a passenger had a good excuse for not buying a tick et. Bill to amend the charter of the Southbound- railway. Bill to force telephone companies to transmit messages over various lines to reach persons called, to make connection, as railroads do, the charges to be equally divided without reference to the distance each covers. Bill to make the railroads carry 200 pounds of baggage instead 150 pounds as now for each ticket sold. Bill to make every railroad in the state stop 75 per cent of trains each way at every station having over .i,000 people. Bill to provide for allowing per- sous lying in jail for trial to work on the road if they want to, the time to be credited to them if con victed, or the worth of it to be paid them in case of a fine or dis charge, provided they do not wear convict clothing. To amend the Watts law so that elections can beheld on prohibition as well as on dispensary or bar rooms. ' To authorize judges to exclude the public from rape trials, order to protect the victims. Bill to regulate the sale of soda fountain drinks containing dope and drugs and anything that is injurious. Bill to make Morganton a dry town, urged by petition from 1,200 people, of Burke and surrounding counties. The same was an issue in the last campaign, , both repub licans and democrats demanding that the town be made dry. Odell Mill! Running. The Udell Mills at Concord are running full blast and will' not shut down as was first thought when the Odell Company failed The financial troubles of the com pany will be adjusted, and while it is thoughtthat others will lose nothing, it is stated that the Odell family is left without resources. Mr. Jesse Scarboro. of Asheboro, visited his lather. Mr. H. D. Scar boro, last week. , ; , Short Accounts of Incidents and Events Gathered From Every Source. The French government hns nr. dered that "liberty, equality and iraternity" oe substituted on all coins for the words "God protect France." thus removing thn hm of deity from the French mnnpv . John D. Rockefeller is spending month at Augusta. Ga. Last Sunday he elected to go to a neero church and hear a sermon. After the sermon hundreds crowded around him to see what he looked like. Although in this part of the country we have had spring weather for more than two weeks. in the north west there has been much suffering from cold. Floods have devastated parts of Pennsyl vania and Ohio and also caused much suffering. More than a score of people were Kined in a peculiar railway acci dent in Indiana last week. A passenger train was passing a freight tram when a car load of powder in the freight exploded and blew the passenger from the track The explosion was felt for 30 miles and many thought it was an earth quake. Revenue officers raided a still near Baltimore, Yadkin county, lasitnaay. me still had a capa city of 100 gallons and Was being run full speed. When the officers arrived, eight men were it work, three of whom were arrested, but later released, as the officers were convinced that they were only vis itors, .about 3uu gallons ot beer were destroyed. When the earthannkedevs stated Kingston, Jamaica, the government sent warships there in haste with supplies and men to aid in the work of rescue. They performed much service and the people were grateful, but the English governor got mad about it and was very im polite to the American officer, and asked him to tike his marines away, which he did and sailed for home. Confesses Killing. Thursday night Make Smith and his son Charles were; arrested near Star for the murder of Milton Bun nell, the old Confederate soldier whose dead body was discovered several days ago in Montgomery county. The boy made a full con fession, and says that his father mad him kill the old man. He says Bunnel came by his home and showed a large sum of money, and alter ne had passed. Make Smith and himself held a consulation and planned to kill Bunnell lor his money. They followed him with an axe, and on coming up with him, Smith ordered his boy to kill hira. He did so, striking Bunnell in the back of the head with the blade of the axe, and hitting him twice more after he fell. Thev robbed the body of 850 but left a large sum on it, as a train was coming and they fled. The boy told where the money and axe were and they were found where he said. The elder Smith denies having anything to do with the crime, while his son says his lather swore he would kill him unless he killed the old man. For a Monument to Prof. C. W. Davis. An effort is being made to erect a monument to Prof. C. W. Davis, of Abbots creek, and the classes he taught are being urged to contrib ute liberally to the fund. Prof. Davis was a singing master known far and wide in this part of the state, and he taught so many people that if each one would con tribute the amount desired would soon be made up. The Dispatch thinks the movement a worthy one and would be pleased to see it carried through successfully. Prof. Davis was an excellent man. He was a brother of Commissioner O. A. Davis, of Abbotts Creek. Mr. Wm. A. Hepler has been chosen treasurer for the ifund, and all contributions should be sent to him. The dntention is to unveil this monument in May at the Abbotts Creek Baptist church, where the remains are burled. Mrs. H. E. Mock, of Enterprise, is visiting relatives in Spencer. News of North Carolina Gathered From Murphy to Manteo and Condensed for Busy Readers It is stated that the;Bell telephone company, having failed to get con trol ol the situation in Statesville, is trying to buy up the country lines in order to bottle :up the town. Livingston College at Salisbury lost a $0,000 building last Monday aiteruoon. The flames broke out in fourth the story of the Stafford building, occupied by girls. There were only small insurance. Foushee & Curren of Salisbury, have bought: four million feet of fine timber from one of the Wil liams families of Yadkin county. paying $ 15 per 1,000, which makes the total of $G0,000. While contractors were blasting away a ledge of rock an over charge of dynamite demolished two bents of the Southern railway bridere over the French Broad at Ashe ville, delaying all trains for a long time. Ernest A. Young, of Spencer, had his hand entirely blown off by dynamite last Saturday afternoon. He had a cartridge of the explosive on the floor and was hammering it with a rock. The accident occurred in his home and several playmates barely escaped being killed. A correspondent of the States ville Landmark says Mr. J. W. Wesley Bost put dynamite in a stump in his field and then took a spectator's position forty yards away. Presently a chunk from the stump went straight to Mr. Bost's thigh hard enough to make him say "ouch!" iJiute a number of serious acci dents have attended the careless use of firearms in Buncombe coun ty recently. Hunters are to blame. Some very careless boys or men while hunting Friday accidentally hit a valuable cow belonging to a farmer and killed her. It is not known who did it, but the owner is very auxious to know. Mrs. Martha E. Buttles, of Ashe ville, mother of Fireman Loyd Suttles, who was killed in freight wreck at Hickory in the fall, has started suit for $40,000 against the Southern. It was Suttles first trip as fireman. The train was.runn. ing about 40 miles an hour" when it dashed into an open switch in the Hickory yards. The Statesville Landmark says the Speaker has at least one sup porter in this state in the Appa lachian park reserve matter, to wit, the Hon. Romulus Z. Liuney, who denouuees the law as an outrage and all that. In the Hon. Zig Zag's mind it must be almost as horrible as the abolition of York's grammar, which tragedy he has denounced on many a stump. - ,, The county authorities of Bun combe are after George Vanderbilt, multi-millionaire because he has not listed enough property for tax ation . They ha ve ascertained that he pays no tax on personal proper ty in New York, having claimed this state as his home. He listed, his personal in this state at $50, 000 and his other holdings at $1,500, 000. In view of the fact that he supposed to be worth $15,000,000, this valuation is thought too low. Three barns with valuable con tents were burned in Mecklenburg county last week, two the same night and one the night after. In dications were that it was the work of an incendiary. The farmers of the neighborhood were much wrought up and many of them hauled their cotton 'to Charlotte and sold it to save it from possible burning. An old negro was ar rested finally and it looks like he is guilty. Oran Burnette, of Buncombe county, was badly frozen during Christmas week and last week the doctors amputated one leg to save him. He was walking to his home from Skyland station, and got tired, so he sat down and went to sleep. When he awoke it was daylight, and his hands and feet were frozen. He soaked them in water at a near-by house and im mediately the members swelled, then gangreen set in and he has lost a limb in consequence.
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