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"irvTfCMTh. A T M PEOPLE EI AD THE DISPATCH, WHY HOT TOCt if it happess its THE DISPATCH SLY 05B DOLLAB A TEAS. THE PAPER OF PEOPLE. FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE ESTABLISHED 1882 LEXINGTON, N. C. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1910. VOL. XXIX-NO. 33 THE BOSS OCT OS BOSD. Mayer f Evmtt Wtllun I a Free ma Gives HM0O Bond Easily . The Evldeace. The preliminary bearing of the case of 8Ute vs. T. C. Rom. the 8outh Carolinian charged with the murder of Everett Welborn, began yesterday v morning a little after ten o'clock. The attorneys for the defense were In their places promptly at ten, as was bis honor, the mayor, but Solicitor Hammer and McCrary ft McCrary. attorneys for the father of the dead man. were late and the chief of police had to be sent out for them. With the prisoner were his father. J T. Ross, the contractor, two oth er brothers, and a cousin who is chief of - police of Gaffney, S. C The prisoner himself was cool and collec ted and spoke to a number of his friends. He watched the evidence closely, at times Bhaklng his bead rig orously, his annoyanoe showing plainly in his face. At Ather times ha womd nod assent and his eyes would light up as a telling point was made for the defense. Appearing for Mm .ora rsmt. 8. E. Williams, Wal- ser ft Walser and E. E. Kaper. Mr. -Danar imM examined the Brat . five witnesses. ANDREW SWINKS TESTIMONY. i.dr. Swlnk. the witness : who twtm th first refused to say anything ' about the killing, was the first wit ness placed on the stand after Robs bad pleaded not guilty and the court was in readiness ior worn. n uo gan by telling of meeting with Welborn nriv in th night and going to a moving picture show and later to a reetaurant on Main street wnere mcj ; fmiini nnaa. Welborn was drinking and ha offered to bet Robs $5 that he could "drink him drunk." Robs de nied that Welborn could perform that ' feat but refused to drink with him or to bet with him. Later the proprietor of the restaurant put the men out in ' order to close up and they all went out on the street " They ejtu on growling and quarreling and Welborn .aa. Ma mnnav. a S5 bill and a 15 gold piece, and he accused Ross of (taking it They moved on down Main street and stopped In front of Vance Myers' store. Swlnk was hazy as to what happened at that place, but re membered that the two men continued to quarrel and both too on tneir coats. Finally Ross left and most of the party left Ross returned in about twenty minutes and went up to . Welborn and said: "Now, do you say 1 gat your money V Welborn said: "0 d you, you've come back here ' again bave you?" and be turned to face Ross with his right hand raised and his coat over his left arm. The . witness did not see a pistol or other wwpoo.; v Just at that ttaieRoea -raised ' the rifle which he had in his hand and Bred. He then turned his atten tion to Swlnk and he ran, begging Ross not to shoot him. Ross told him to take off bis hat and let him tee his face which the witness, did and It ap- ' peared that he was looking for a man with a white bat. Swlnk told him that the '"white bat" man had gone home On cross examination, he re fused to say whether Welborn ad vanced on Ross or not at the time the shot was fired and he did not know whether Welborn was armed or not. He did see Welborn stoop and pick up a knife which he said waa his. TESTIMONY OF MINNIE HAYES. Minnie Hayes, a fourteen year old child, was the next witness called and her testimony was aa startling as it -was unexpected. Her home was only ' a few yards away from the scene of the killing. She was awakened by loud talking and cursing and went to the " window and looked out- She saw two men In their shirt sleeves, one of whom she recognized as Everett Wel born. The other man said something to Everett about a coat and she could " net hear what Everett answered. She said that he must have said a kind word, but sbe did not understand. Anyway Everett started to run and as - be turned bis head to look back, the other man raised his gun and fired and Everett fell. Then she heard the man who shot say: "Oh, yes G D n you, I said I would get you and : t rot vou!" Then he started after Swlnk and Swlnk begged him not. to shoot, for he was not tne man ne wanted. Mr. Hardlster. - who lived near, came out and asked Ross who was walking up and down the side walk, looking for his coat, what was the matter and what' had he - done. Ross answered that be bad shot Ev erett Welborn and would have got the - white hatted man If he badn't run. On ' cross examination the child said that 'she was on her knees at the window and Insisted that Welborn was start . lng to run when Ross Bred. "5 Z. V. HOWELL. TESTIFIES. Mr. Z. V. Howell waa the next wit ness and he told of seeing Ross going up the street at a rapid pace. In bis "'' shirt sleeves and carrying a gun and two minutes later heard a shot Bred ' and looking from his window saw the dead body of Welborn under the electrio light -- --' -: MRS. DAVE HAYES ON STAND, Mrs. Dave Hayes testified that on the night iof the tragedy she did not sleep well and she beard loud curs lags several times about Myers' store, near which she lived. After the shot was Bred she heard some one say that he was as cold as h and wanted hla coat She heard the same man. an swering the question of her neighbor, ' Mr. Hardlster. as to what he had done say that' he had killed Everett Wel born and did not deny it and would bave got the white-batted man If be had not run. He taiaea use ne was mad. TESTIMONY OF ERNEST TAYLOR. Ernest Taylor told of finding Ross, Welborn, Bwlnk, Frank Andrews and others near Myers' store, fussing and ; cursing. Ross wanted to talk to Tay lor and asked him to step aside with ' him for a minute. When they walked . ir Wdhnrn started to follow and was told to stay away. Bwlnk also butted In and was told to stay away. Ross then told Taylor that he had been imM wrong and that Welborn had accused him of stealing 15 and had searched him. Welborn had Ross's coat at tha time and he got Taylor to mrrh it and Taylor found no money in It. Taylor and Brown then went CHARLES HEDBICK DEAD. Vk-Uia e8aw MM Aecldeat Died from Less ef Bleed Twelve. Hears After lajsry. ' Mr. Charles Hedrlck. of Silver Hill. died Friday morning at about G o'clock. after twelve hours of suffering. On Thursday afternoon he had the misfortune to have his right toot cut off by a circular saw and' suffered ter rible loss of blood before a physician could be secured. . The accident oc curred late in the afternoon, some time between four and five o'clock and the wounded roan was placed In a wagon and hauled four miles to his home, over rough roads, his wound bound In a crude way to prevent loss of blood. Several precious hours were lost in efforts to locate a physician and at about nine o'clock, a phone message was gotten through to Dr. C. M. Clodfelter, of Lexington, and he lost no time in getting to the bedside of the unfortunate man. ; In a big Regal-40" be was whirled over the rough roads at a great pace and reach ed the Hedrlck home within an hour from the time he received the mes sage. -- " , When he reached the bedside or the wounded man he found blm in very bad shape. In spite of the bandag ing done by the loving but , lnexper perienced hands of his family, he had lost a great deal of blood. The bed was saturated with It It had even run through the ' .-' featherbed, straw mattress and sheets and had formed a great pool under the bed. With no one to help him look after the pulse and respiration of the patient or to administer the chloroform, the physi cian went to work and at two 0 clock in the morning had completed his op eration. All that medical skill could accomplish was done for him. but help came too late. He died three hours later. . According to reports, the accident that resulted in death happened about as follows: He had just "slabbed a heavy log and In order to turn it over more easily, he stepped over into the carriage. In lifting, he fell and accidentally touched the lever that released the carriage anil sent It on It dash for the saw. He was unable to reach the lever that stops the carriage and there was no one close enough to stop It for him. He tried to Jerk his leg out.pf danger. but the splinters at the end of the log caught Ills shoe and held like a vise. ana tne relentless maoninery carried him writhing and struggling into the teeth of the terrible saw., 1 1 is right leg was entirely severed just above the ankle.. away hut came hack. ' Frank Andrews got In the row and he and Ross had some 'words and Ross finally" broke away from tho crowd with the words "wait till I come back J. will Tlx you then," or something of the kind and he left. . The witness then walked off, intending to go borne and was about 120 steps away when Ross re turned thirty minutes later, talking to a friend, and he heard the shot On cross examination Taylor said that when Ross left. Welborn follow ed him several steps, using abusive language, ffnd followed some distance before turning back and then went after Ross again, following him a block down the street, stopping under the next electric light. Being further examined, be told of Ross having his clothes off and undergoing search, even having hla pants off. He said that Ross did not curse much. He said "damned If he had any money," when Welborn ; was searching him. Also said that the boys would not 'treat him that way if he had his "Colts." Witness said that Frank An drews, who broke into the fuss, was drunk and both Welborn and Ross were full. ' . . FRANK ANDREWS ON STAND. Frank Andrews proved to be the white-hatted man that Rosa was hunting. He was in the barber shop when he heard the quarrel and acted in the capacity of peace-maker and got both men quiet twice. Told of the charges Welborn made about Robs stealing his money and told also of the men being In their shirt sleeves. He finally threatened to strike Ross if he did not go away and Ross said that be would get both of them. Said that he had on a hat that was white with dust from the furniture factory. When Ross left, he also left and went home. When the shot, was nred twenty minutes later, Andrews testi fied that be was at home in the bed and that the "shot sorter waked bim." With tbe conclusion of bis testimony. the court took a. recess tntil two o'clock. . w In the afternoon the first witness for the state was Dr.- Buchanan and he was only on the stand a few min utes, testifying as to his examination of the body. He found that .the ball had entered the right . temple and come out above the left eye. VANCE MYERS ON THE STAND. Vance Myers, near whose store the killing took place, did not see the killing, but he heard tbe shot and was aroused. He went to the door and saw Ross walking np and down in front of his bouse, which Is next to the store, and beard him say that he bad killed one man and wanted to kill another before he went to bed. He said that he wanted tbe "white hatted man." He started In at Myers' gate and ha shut the door. D. L. HARDISTER'S EVIDENCE. Mr. D. L. Hardlster, who Uvea next to Mr. Myers, told of being awakened by cursing and loud talk and hearing the gun fire. He went out and saw Ross with gun presented and heard him order another maa to coma- from behind a telephone post and show his "O d face." This man was Swlnk. He told Hardlster that he had killed him one and was bunting for the white-hatted--. Welborn was lying face downward on the ground and he waa afraid to do anything at first, but Ross said: "I bave killed him. Now do anything you please with him." Ross then told Hardlster that they bad stripped his eoat off of him. With bis testimony the state rested and the attorneys for the defense ask ed for time to talk over the situation with their client, which was granted, and they retired to one of the rooms In the rear of the Judge's stsnd. They returned after a few minues with the ACCEPT BOAD CBOSSIXC.S. Ceaaty Ceatarissloaers Hear (' p taints of Property Owaers CoL Fries Before Board. The couuty commissioners met in special session Monday for the pur- Furniture Company, the blggeat man- SS J..fnl-.8.?Pl.aKntnabOU.t e facturing plant of Tbomasvllle. was road crossings along the line of the . . . ". , . . . Southbound. There were fewer com- c"Pley destroyed by fire, the loss plaints than were .expected, which reaching $150,000. This Is one of the goes to show that the Southbound has i heaviest losses the tavwn of Thomas done the square thing all along the I villa haa nit, fcajl anjl I mmm a line and has left the road crossings In as good shape as could be asked for. In most cases, the roadB. where changes were found necessary, were put in better shape than they had been Col. H. E. Fries, president of the Southbound, appeared before the board and spent several hours with the members, going over the matters in volved in the reports submitted. There were several delegations present from different parts of the county, and with the exception of the 1-exlugtou town ship -complainants, all went away more than satisfied. The board made the following order: "We, the undersigned, commission ers of Davidson county, have examin ed the public road crosaings in this county, made by the Winston-Salem 'Southbound Railway Company, and also changes In the public roads made necessary by the building of the said railway, a list of which crossings and changes' is hereto attached, and we hereby approve and ratify said changes and accept the same as satisfactory to this board, except the road near Daniel and Charlie Sink's; also the banister on the fill near Sam Ellis; widening the roads at or near Staf ford's Mill and the crossings in Lex ington township." It will bo noted that the exceptions are extremely few. Mr. Fries agreed to them readily and they will be at tended to by the Southbound at once. In taking his departure. Colonel Fries expressed his gratification at the re ception accorded his road and he said that his road was here to help raise tbe taxable values of Davidson county and to help build it up in every way possible. The Lexington township problems are "up to" the I-exinsrton township road commission, composed of Messrs. J. I). Grimes, C. M. Thompson, J. W. McCrary. Rtiey Everhart and O. D. Sink and the complaints, of which there are a few, will come before these gentlemen. lucludlng the lexlngton township crossings, there are 34 crossings in the county and it is re markable .that there have been so few kicks. - V A few other mntters were attended to- byo tho. board. Twenty dollaro were- appropriated for the buriat of fcevl Tesh, an old .confederate soldier. H I. Black was paid $200 for build ing a bridge. J. M. Crotts was paid $200 on the county home. North Carolina War Claims to Re Paid. The omnibus war claims bill that passed the senate last week carried appropriations approximately $13,000 for North Carolina. The appropria tions are to cover 'Claims for losses and damages to property at the hands of federal troops following the war. They were made a part of the bill at the instance of Senator Overman, who Is a member of the senate claims com mittee. There are a number of other war claims of North Carolinians that may be paid later. The claims in tbe present bill range from $4,350 down to $182 and all of them go to claimants in eastern North Carolina counties. The Presbyterian church at Lumberton Bridge, Robeson county, gets $1,800, the Methodist church at Morehead City $800, the Episcopal church at Nag's Head $856, the First Baptist church of New Berne i.uu ana a napuiii cnurcn in nayne county $050. The remainder goes to private parties. , Miss Maude Lanier to Wed. Invitations reading as follows have been sent out: "Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Lanier request the honor of your pres ence at the marriage of their daugh ter, Maude, to Mr. Tom C. Crutchfield, Sunday, December - the twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and ten, eight o'clock p. m., at home, Cld, North Carolina." Mr. J.' H. Curry, of Gaffney, 8. C, came up yesterday to attend tbe Ross hearing. statement that tbe defense would put on no evidence and wonld not resist being bound over to court MAYOR FINCH RELEASES ROSS ON BOND. ; Then followed a wrangle. The so licitor claimed that under the law the mayor bad bo right to admit the de fendant to ball, as he was charged with a capital crime. He quoted tbe Revlsal to show that only Judges of the superior court and supreme court Judges were Invested with the right to admit to ball under so grave a charge. The attorneys for tbe de fense argured at length that the may-, or did have the right to allow tha de fendant to give bail and argued that according to the evidence. It would be Impossible to make a charge of mur der In the first degree. Tbe contro versy was amusing at times, but It fi nally got on tha nerves of tha attor neys, the court and the spectators. Mayor Samuel W. Finch finally rnled in favor of the defense and decided that the offence was bailable. Ball was fixed at $10,000. . , ROSS GIVES BOND AND IS RE LEASED. Bond for Mr. Ross waa arranged through the U. 8. Fidelity and Ouar tee Company of Baltimore, of which Mr. Wade H. Phillips la local agent Mr. J. C. Ross, thN!ontractor and his father, Mr. J. B. Ross, and mother. Mrs. Fannie E. Ross, signed tha bond aa co-guarantors, pledging property. worth a great deal more than the amount of tbs bond, which was I10.-I 000. Beside his father, mother and bis contractor-brother for whom ha that as soon: as the Southbound rail worked, there were present for the road gels Its schedule In working or bearing bis cousin, Mr. Tom Lockhart, chief of police, of Gaffney, his uncle, Mr. Doc Roes, Henry, a brother and Mr. J. Q Little, another uncle, who Is mayor of Gaffney. , Blfl FIBE AT THOM.ISYILLE. ( raster Foraltare Cempaay Had llid,- 00 La Plant Completely De stroyed Yesterday Evening. Yesterday afternoon the ' Cramer ., ... . . ., , " he" th en,orcd W,eneM of ne lnree uunareu employes or tne eompany, representing a population of at leant 1 Ron win wnrk th at. est damage. The loss Is not more than half covered by insurance. The fire broke out at about 6:30, twenty-live minutes after the plant had closed down. It started in the machinery room of factory Number 1, near the northeast corner .and it spread rapidly. The factory had wa ter connections, but unfortunately the fire cut the connections and the whole plant was then at tha, mercy of the flames. Factory Number 1 was full of material in the course of manufac ture and through thia Inflamable stuff the fire ate Its way rapidly, soon re ducing the whole building to ashes. Forty feet away, west of the burning building, was the finishing room, great building two hundred and fifty feet long 'and about fifty feet wide. Every inch of floor apace was covered with chairs,, finished ' for the most part and ready for ' shipment, and worth perhaps $60,000.': This building caught and it burned ns rapidly as the other. 125 feet jot this building was of wood and 185 feet of brick. The wood part was; completely de stroyed but the brick; part . of the building, with its' contents, was saved The big dry kiln, tnwhlch was stor ed about 100,000 feet Of lumber, caught and burned. Two freight cars, stand ing on a siding, loaded with finished chairs ready to be shipped, were also completely, destroyed; i '.:' The Cramer Furniture Company is composed of Messrs. t Stewart W. Cramer, of Charlotte; John R. Myers of Thomasvllle, whorls secretary 'and treasurer; John T. Cramer, of Thom asvllle. president. And the WhIUn Company, of Wlntorii Mass. Factory Number 1, which was first to burn, was twa stories high, uas consisted of an L-shaped building, 200 feet each way, making It 400 feet. Jong, and six ty feet wide. The origin of the fire is unknown and will perhaps remain a mystery. A strong wind was blowing from the north, carrying the burning tim bers away from the town. The woods half a mile south of the , burning building wereHred and considerable damage done. If the wind bad been blowing toward town the resulting conflagration would have been ter rible. Other buildings would have caught and the damage would have been many times greater that it is, Horrible Crime Near Durham. One of the most horrible crimes in the history of the state was committed at Btem. a little Granville county town near Durham, Mondav night Mr. J. U Saunders, his daughter, Miss .Mary Saunders and a two-year-old grand daughter were the victims,, and thev wer ninrriereri tholr hi thrown Into their borne and the homa set on fire. Nathan Montague, a ne gro of about thirty years, is charged with the crime, and the evidence points to criminal assault on the young woman. Only tbe charred bones of the victims were recovered, as the fire, had gained too much headway to be checked when It was discovered. The negro is in Jail in Durham and will be removed to tbe state penitenti ary for safe keeping. BUSINESS NEWS ROTES. The Davidson Hardware Co. thanks its patrons for their' patronage and wishes one and all a merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year. Their advertisement this week is good reading throughout and every farmer in the county should read ev ery line of it. The Fred Thompson Co. reasons soundly when it says "Christmas pres ents should' not be for Christmas alone." At this store you can find presents that will give pleasure not only on Christmas, but for many days thereafter. : Read tbe special prices on serviceable gifts, quoted 4n their new ad. this week. .. . Meyers Westbrook Co., one of Winston-Salem's leading stores, advertises In this Issue of The Dispatch. They have the largest collection of holiday goods and toys in the state and It will pay you to make a trip to Win ston over the Southbound and visit tbe Meyers-Westbrook Co. In their, new advertisement ; till week, Sugar Bros, say their great clean sweep sale is nesrlng an end, but there are still wonderful bargains to be had at their store. Read their advertisement and call on them. J. A. Crosby, superintendent of a department of the Beaumont mills, Spartanburg, B. c padded payrolls and when the graft was about to be discovered be disappeared. How long tbe fraud disd been practiced and the amount realized Is not known but the latter Is estimated at a mini- mum of $2,000. ' Tha Charlotte Chronicle learnt der the passenger train which has been running from Roanoke, Vs., to Charlotte, via Mocksvllls and Moorea- vllle, will be diverted over the South bound to Wadesboro, CHRISTMAS AT THE (Ill'BCHEH. All ef Ike Charckes Will Hold Appre- prlate Exercises Treats for Children. Christmas will be observed in all the churches this year with fitting ex ercises. The children will be remem bered and every little faithful attend ant of the Sunday school will receive a reward. The local charitable asso ciation will see to it that there is no hunger and want in any home in the whole city, regardless of church affil iations and the poor of each church will be looked after by their more for tunate brethren and sisters. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH. At the First Methodist church. Kev. A. U Stanford, pastor, will preach a Christmas sermon and special ser vices commemorative of the birth of tbe Savior, will be arrmged. There will be special music at both the morning and evening services. .The children of the Sunday school will have their treat Friday night st 7:30 and there will be exercises by the children. On Saturday afternoon, at three o clock, there will be a Christ' mas service at the West End Chapel and a treat will be given the children. FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH At the . first Uitheran church, of which Rev. V. Y. Boozer is pastor, the Christmas Service will be held Mon day night after Christmas, beginning promptly at :au. Tne children will take part In the services and the church choir, one of the best. In the city, is preparing for a very attractive song service. It is their purpose to make the service unusually good. A special attraction will be Miss Ada Stirewalt, of China Grove, a singer of rare charm and sweetness. The chil dren of the Sunday school will have their usual treat of candles, nuts, etc All members of the congregation and the public, are invited and will find a warm welcome. FIRST REFORMED CHURCH. The First church, of which Dr. Jacob C. Leonard Is pastor, will de vote the morning and evening services Sunday to exercises commemorative of the birth of Christ The morning ser vice will begin at 9:45 o'clock, a. m., and . will' take up the usual Sunday school period. There will be special music and Dr. Leonard will preach a special sermon appropriate to the oc casion. The children of the Sunday school will have their annual Christ mas tree Friday night, the exercises beginning at seven o'clock. The pub lic is invited to all of the services. Christmas offering for the orphans. SECOND REFORMED CHURCH. ' The Second Reformed church will have a Christmas tree Saturday, after noon at two o'clock, and there will be appropriate exercises by the children of the Sunday school. ' FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. The First Baptist church will hold its annual Christmas exercises and treat for the children of tbe Sunday school Thursday night, in the armorv. Rev. John T. Jenkins, pastor, will preacn a unrlstmas sermon at the morning nour Sunday and there win be special music. The Nokomis Bap tist Sunday school will have its Christ mas tree Saturday night at the No- aomis cnapel. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. The services at the Presbyterian cnurch, of which Rev. Talliaferro Thompson. Jr., is pastor, will be of especial Interest. Rev. Dr. Thom father of the pastor, will be present and fill the pulpit at the morning ser vice, special music of a verv high or der, will be rendered. At night there will be a complete Christmas service or story and song. "The Shepherds' Story" will be given bv the nastnr anil choir. The public is cordially invited to attend. The Sunday school nf the church will have Its Christmas tree and treat Thursday night. , Benefits ef Southbound. Over at Winston-Salem this week they are celebrating the completion of tne new Houthbound railway which extends from wlnston-Salem to wadesboro and forms a connecting unK between the Norfolk & Western and the Atlantic Coast Line railwavs. The completion of the new road should be celebrated. It means much for Lexington and all the section tra versed and it also means a great deal for other points on the Coast Line be low Wadesboro and the Norfolk ft Western above Wlnston-Salem. It connects two great systems, give Win ston-Salem a big trunk line, gives a second trunk line to Lexington and .greatly Increases the already good railroad faculties of Wadesboro. One of the greatest benefits of the new line, aside from its freight and pas senger facilities, is the thorough awakening that has resulted in Its construction in the cities of Wlnston- Salem, Wadesboro and Lexington. Piedmont Industries. ' Whitney Plant Sold. un December 15 tne - great power plant at Whitney was sold to the North Carolina Electric Power Com pany for $490,250, The company will be reorganised at once and put upon a sound financial basis and the plant will be completed at once. It la as thnated that It will require $1,500,000 to complete it and put everything In working order. The plant Is valued at close to $10,000,000 and if finished according to the plans of the original promoters will be the largest hydro electric plsnt In tha south. Tbe Sal isbury Post Is authority for the state ment that the bondholders, who now own the plant, have $2,000,000 on hand with which to complete It and the work will go forward rapidly to completion. . . . - Exploftloa Kills Twelve. Twelve persons were killed, two of them women, and thirty were injured In a double explosion of gas and . dy namite In tbe new electric power house of the New York Central Rail road Monday. The dynamite blast picked up 1 northbound trolley car, lifted it in the air and sent It crashing down an on an automobile which was passing on the other side of the street. Four of the passengers were killed and ev ery one In the ear was Injured. THE SOCTHBOrSD CELEBRATION. The Twin-City Entertained More Tbaa MOO Visitor Whole Affair a Big Saeress. The much advertised formal open ing of the great Southbound was a glorious success from beginning to end. Wlnston-Salem more than made good and tbe five thousand visitors went away delighted with the town and with tbe people they met It goes without saying that every one of those who went over the South bound, will go again at the very first opportunity. Lexington gave the Southbound train a royal salute as it pulled across the city limits south of the Southern track, every whistle in town adding to the mighty chorus. This was kept up for at least ten minutes. It was a striking expression of the feeling of the town for the new road that is to add still more smoke-stacks and bring scores of great Industries to this most favored of all the towns along the line. The city graded schools sent a big bunch of children down to greet the excursionists and these gathered on the platform and cheered enthus iastically as the train pulled out And all along the line, enthusiastic watch ers lined tbe road and waved a greet ing to the Southbound. At Midway school, the children were out 111 a body and their cheers- as the train passed brought everybody to tbe win dows. Ijexlugton sent a big delegation About two hundred bought tickets and boarded the special here, while as many more came from Southmont and other stations down the line. The Southmont delegation was noisy, in a good natured, happy way and was boosting its town every minute. The Union Cornet Band tooted Joyously as ithe train pulled into the station here and at intervals gave several tine se lections. Just after leaving iexlngton, a band of energetic young boosters of the Twin City invaded each car in turn and handed out reminders of the city's generous hospitality, start ing with cards of invitation to the Elks Club. Eagles Club. Twin City I Club, Board of Trade, Salem Academy and College, Y. M. C. A. Y. W. C. A., and other organizations. - Then came others with handsome badges, bear ing an inscription telling pf the day, and one was pinned on every man wo man and child in the cars. These were followed by Btill other young fellows who distributed street car tickets, giving to every person at least four tickets, good oa all of the Fries Pow er Company lines for the day. Fol lowing this came the announcement that free lunch would be provided by the ladles of the town and served In the armory. ''";; 'V:-:'v .;."j : "ThereThB tremendous crowd1 at the station to see the train come in and in front of the Union Station were more automobiles than the peo ple of this section have seen since the Herald-Journal New York-Atlanta automobile tourists passed through Lexington. They made a fine show ing. The Winston Cornet Band, one of the best in the state, greeted the excursionists with an outburst of music and the crowd made for the armory. The Forsyth Rifles added to the noise of the occasion by firing volley after vol ley from the windows of the armory and this served to bring all the folks to the spot. Coffee of the kind that one seldom runs up against and de licious ham sandwiches were served by the fair hands of the good women of Wlnston-Salem and hundreds were fed In an incredibly short time. After lunch, the hosts scattered all over the city. A great many went to the auditorium to hear the speecn- makiug. The ladles toured the shop ping district, visiting all of the fine stores of the city. The "Amuzu." a very handsome moving picture estab lishment, gave away hundreds of tick ets and a great many saw the pictures during tbe afternoon. The parade of school children began at 2:20, after the speaking was over, and the children made a magnificent appearance. The City High School North Winston, East Winston, West End, North Liberty and several other city schools were represented. Walk ertown made an especially fine ap pearance. The children were finely trained and with their teachers by their side, keeping them In line, they marched with the precision of sol diers, keeping tbe step admirably. Bringing up the rear was the squad ron of the Tlnsley Military School the boys handsomely uniformed. In front of the reviewing stand the boys performed several very difficult evolu tions and went through the manual of arms with the skill of regulars. Tha majority of the boys were young and in their natty gray suits, looked like toy soldiers beside the big, nne- looking, kahki-clad, guardsmen of the Forsyth Rifles, who with fixed bayo nets, paraded the streets around the square and kept the crowds back for the miniature soldiers of the school. During tbe afternoon, hundreds vis ited the Salem Academy and College, one of tbe oldest and one of the best female schools in the nation. Here too, refreshments were served and there were scores of pretty girls to show the visitors over the grounds. In the chapel of Memorial Hall, the vlsl tors enoyed a continuous organ re cital. The school has one of the finest organs In the state. The Mora vian grave yard was a place of great interest to all of the visitor and scores of them wandered over that beautiful spot and up and down the famous cedar avenue, the most beau tlful bit of walk in the state. Gunter of the Journal and other newspaper men of the city, exerted themselves to make the stay of their brethren of tbe press pleasant and they succeeded admirably. The news paper bunch of the Twin City Is all right There were also gentlemanly and courteous young men at all of tha leading factories ofnthe city, ready and willing to - show the visitors through. Hundreds enjoyed the op portunity of seeing the great plant of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. the biggest tobacco factory In the wona. . In the early part of the afternoon brilliant speeches were made by Col F. H. Fries, who took the place of (Continued on Page Eight.) 8H0BT IX HIS ACCOI JITS. Stanly Maa A ceases' ef Stealing fit. Of from Fertiliser Companies He Skipped. An item that will be of intret t many in this section Is contlni 1. a press dispatch from Albemarle Mon day. Jt says that Mr. Mack Him.. who has been selling fertilizer at Richfleid, Stanly county, for the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company the Navassa Guano Company, anrf possibly other smaller concerns, la al leged to be short In his accounts tn an amcunt aggregating $15,000. Mr Morgan is said to have aold fifty car loads Of forti M.n. .Kl -1. . lected the proceeds. His wharoaK.. are unknown. He has been agent for tha frtinur concerns at Richfield for five year and it was his custom to make settle ment ou the 1st of December. Some .. " 18 alleel. ne conveyed all of his propertyxto his wife, who is still living at Richfield, and when settlement time came was missing. Inquiries at the home office of the Virginia Carolina Chemical Company in Winston-Salem brought the follow ing additional information: An offi cial of-the Virginla-Carolina Chemi- umpauy expressed the opinion that the shortage of Mack Morgan would reach upward of $10,000, ow ing to several leading fertilizer com panies. Last season's notes for sales were probably collected, and this sea son s fertilizer shipped him waa sold for cash below the market prices. Legislation Asked for by Farmers' union. The Farmers' Educational and Co operative Union, of North Carolina, te not In politics, but It knows what it wants the legislature to do and it does not mind asking for what It wants. In concluding Us session at Greensboro last week, the fniio.i-.. report of the committee on legisla tion was unanimousiv The committee North Carolina Farmers' Educational and Co-Operative Union, now number- lng 35,000 farmers, in its session at ' Greensboro, December 14th, 1910, re spectfully memorializes the General Assembly to push with continued vig or the educational progress of our state. To accomplish the much- de sired end of educating all of our peo ple and properly training them for the duties of life, we earnestly urge: "First That the appropriations for our public schools be made aa liberal aa possiDie, ana that the present state law requiring the teachinr of element. ary principles of agriculture in these " scnoois oe properly enforced. Becono-rThat provision be. made , 14 oar school .system for thorough. training in'agriculture'and home eco nomics in the high schools of such counties as desire Drenaratlon - in these important subjects. - "Third That in order to supply trained leaders in all the state's var ied activities and to provide well equipped teachers for our schools. the General Assembly of tb- tat make provision for the growth, en largement and better equipment of our higher educational institutions." Jealousy! It Is to Laugh Did you know that The Lexinrtan . Dispatch, with its little hammer. Is still knocking Wadesboro? This will be news to our people and. not hav ing felt ihese feeble blows, they may be inclined to doubt the statement we are making. Just why Jealousy should anve it to such a wasteful expendi ture of energy is more than we can understand, but the whole matter is not worth a moment's thought and so let It pass. Remember, no stones are thrown at dead dogs. The Wadesboro Ansonian, ' " . The Salisbury Post says Mr. J. A. Hendricks who lives near China Grove. reports experienced a singular inci dent last week. He was out chon- ping when a tree fell on a covev of birds killing two of them., Thia is an unusual occurrence. Rev. Solomon Helsabeck. the ami Methodist minister who died in For syth county last week, left an estate valued st $3,000. Of this amount $1, 200 is given to Greensboro Female College and the remainder is divided between Mr. Helsabeck 'a niece, who lived with bim, and the borne and for eign mission fund of the Methodist church. One child, three years old. burned ' to a crisp, and another, 18 months old, not expected to live, Is tbe result of fire at the home of Philip Span at Old Town Friday, says the Wins--ston Juornal. Children left in the house alone, passerby saw smoke and ran in and found one dead, tbe other badly burned and the house afire. Tbe flames were extinguished after two beds bad been burned. - Congress is expected to adjourn to day for the holiday recess and not to resume business until January 5th, Henry Stockton, colored, of Slates- vllle, administrator of his eon, Harry Stockton, who was killed by tha cave- In of a sewer ditch In Winston some months ago, baa begun suit in Forsyth superior court against the . city of Winston for $5,000 damages. Webb ft VanPelt. marble and gran ite dealer at Mooresvtlle, have been awarded tbe contract to erect at Asheboro a monument to the Confed erate dead of Randolph county. The monument la to be of Mount Airy granite and is to be completed by tbe 8th of May. The postmaster general announces that everything will be In readiness for tha postal savings bank In the various states and territories to re ceive deposits on January 8, the first working day of the new year. Falls bury la the only town In North Caro lina that will have a bank for the present ' County Commissioner Waller H. An derson was here Monday sH n.t 'n; t "., special meeting of the cotm hims'-m, and paid The LiupaUh a cuil. "
The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.)
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