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LEXINGTON, N. C. WEDNESDAY, 'JANUARY 18. 1911.
VOL. XXIX-NO. 37
6 BEAT FAIB NEXT FALL.
LEXINGTON CHAIB COMPANT.
ax ncrsrAL oppobttnitt. baric a and philathea rally.
DEIOXSTRATIOX A RfCCESS.
XEETIXi AT HOLLY GROVE.
WHAT THE LEGISLATURE IS DOING
BIS
Agricultural Assorlatlea Hm Flae
Meeting Sew Officers Fleeted
t , ' Other Matters.
" The Davidson County Agricultural
Association met 8turdy mt the court
house, following a long session of the
it.i.i. Th nuMitlnr was ln-
fVllHIl vivm. "
" (erecting from the beginning and sev
eral matters of importance were at
tended to. The meeting waa well at
tended and there waa evident Intention
oa the part of those present to enlist
" the interest and co-operation of oth
er and the attendance at the meet
ings la expected to gro- ' '
ft. rt matter attended to was the
lection of officers. Mr. W. G. Flts-
gerald opened this part of the proceed
tnn by nominating Hon. Wesley C.
Wilson to succeed himself as
nresident - Ur. ' Wilson protested
' strenuously, but to no avail.
He even went so tar a to nom
i..t. u. 3 r. Rinnle for the place,
but Mr. Ripple refused to accept, de
M.rlnr thafWilsoa was the one man
for the place. This conviction was
' shared by the others and several so
expressed themselves. Mr. Wilson
Anally accepted and in his speech of
acceptance pledged himself to do all
In his power for the betterment . of
farming conditions and the up-butld-lng
of the association. ,. .
Mr. J. C. Ripple, vice president of
..anMatinn- also found his labors
approved oy ine
was unanimously re-elected. Mr. Gro
ver C. Palmer, secretary, waa re-elects
tn that Dosltion and a new office
- was added that of corresponding sec
.nil Mr. H. B. Varner was elec-
ted to It It will be his business to
look after the correspondence of the
association and attena to tom ""
.... h klnft
a Mw.ntlva committee was named
composed of the following, all of whom
are prominent iannera uU
their communities;
inhn n Grhnes. Lexington; H. J.
Conrad. Thomasvllle, route 1; Grover
C. Palmer. Silver Hill; T. M. Sheets.
Lexington, route ; R. K. Williams,
Llnwood. route 1; Charles H. Fritts,
Lexington, route 8; J. Wesley Walser,
Tittnn i-outa 1: H. M. Skeen, Den
tin ronte 1: C. I Badgett, Jackson
Hill; P. E. Whicker," ,Uurg, route
1; C. A. Davis, KernersVUe. route l,
M. M. Swing, Lexington',' route 2;
Frank Hudson, Clemmons, route 2;
W. S. Anderson, Silver Hill, route 1;
J. L. Doby. Jackson Hill ; John S.
Hege, Lexington, rout 4i L. E. Rip
ple, Lexington.rout 4.
v Every township In the county is
represented In the above-named com
mittee and every member is a "live
. wire."
On motion; the thanks of the asso
ciation were extended to the old board
of county commissioner tpf their ap
propriation tor the men V corn con
tests inaugurated by the association
and for their encouragement and gen
erous support. Without the aid of
the board It would have been impos
sible for the contest to have been the
success that It was and since It has
been shown that the contest Increased
the corn yield of the county more than
SO.000 bushels, it can be seen readily,
that the expenditure was well worth
while and brought ample returns.
There waa a long discussion of the
question a to whether the associa
tion would hold another fair and ev
ery speaker was for it. All reviewed
the experience of last fall and all ex
pressed themselves as delighted with
the showing made. The fair next fall
will be much larger than last and hun
dreds of new .feature will be added,
among which will not be gambling
devices. Immoral show and like abom
inations. Halt a dosen good farmers
made speeches to that effect and all
of them were enthusiastic over what
had beed accomplished and more than
anthasiastlc about the future. An ac-
tlva aeressiva orKanixation was ef-
' tected for the specific purpose of
arousing interest in the coming event
and the fair next tall will be some
thing to be proud of. Indeed.
- On the principle that one good turn
- deserves another, the board of county
. oommtssionera will be aaked to offer
.--this year the same prise that It of
fered last year for the men's corn
- contest, for the association determln
ad definitely that there will be anoth
er corn contest. The contest last
season was in the nature of an eye-
opener and there are hundreds of far
mers in the county who are anxious
to show their neighbor that they, too,
can grow corn and lota of it to the
" acre. It 1 confidently expected that
the contest this year will be a much
bigger and more Interesting one than
the contest ot last year and from
what ha been said It la practically
certain that there will be more than
twice the number ot contestants next
time. The board ot county commis
sioners win no aouoi mm appropri
ation sufficient to cover the needs of
the association. -Different
members ot the aisocla
tlon, In abort speeches, outlined the
- work that the association ia planning
- for the near future and if the assorts
tlon doc what it plana to ao, it win
work wonder in old Davidson. One
member said that the North Carolina
department ot agriculture had notified
bun that $zoo wonia be set asiae ny
the department for the Davidson
J. County Fair next fall and that all of
s the experts of the department would
I be at tb disposal of the association
'" to help make the fair a success. Com
" mtssioner Oraham 1 arranging, at the
' request of the association, to send an
expert her tbl spring to cover the
entire county, holding meeting in
every township, to boost the latest
agricultural method and good roads.
The association decided to begin
an active, aggressive campaign to en
list the co-operation ot the people all
over the county and the president Mr.
W. C Wilson, aided by other mem
bers, will organise good roads and ag
ricultural associations In every town
- ship la the county. Two of these have
already been organised and have
started with large membership and
plenty of enthusiasm.
' - The association ha also arranged
tor the coming ot the Norfolk ft Wes
tern Better Farming Train. It eon'
slsts of five or six cars, filled with
agricultural products, improved Im
plements and all In charge ot agrlcul
tural experts. This train will com
Sew Cempasy Iaerperated as Beady
to Begin Easiness Aathorlsed
Capital toMM.
It la announced that the plant of
the Oneida Chair Company, which has
lain Idle tor several months, has been
sold to a new company and will be
in operation again in the very near
future.
The new company, which was form
ed a few weeks ago. Is composed of
the following well-known business
Mr. George L. Hackney, ot
Ashevllle, who is the principal stock
holder; Mr. F. 8. Lambeth.'.the well-
known manufacturer, of Thomasvllle;
Mr. W. E. Holt. Jr., of Lexington; Mr.
F. M. Weaver, of Asbevllle; Mr.
George W. Montcaatle.. president of
the Bank ot Lexington.
The authorised capital stock Is $50,-
000 with $25,000 paid In. The com
pany will employ about 75 men at the
beginning and will Increase Its force
as it gets under way. If there Is no
hitch in the arrangements the factory
will open February 1. -
Mr. George L. Hackney the leading
stock-holder, Is a prominent citizen of
Ashevllle, interested In several Im
portant enterprises In that mountain
metropolis and Is a man of character
and Influence. It Is understood that
he is to become a citizen of Lexing
ton and will have active charge of
the management of the Lexington
Chair Company. He is past grand
master of the Knights or Pythias and
a prominent member of the Methodist
church and he will be a most valu
able addition to the town.
Tenth Anniversary ' the First Re
formed Chnreh.
Next Sunday. January 22, the 10th
anniversary of the .organization of
the First Reformed church of Lexing
ton will be celebrated with appropri
ate and interesting services. This
date will mark also the 10th annl
versa ry ot the pastorate of Dr. Leon
ard in this church. The church has
had a prosperous and successful dec
ade of history. It started with 17
members ten years ago, and now it
has a membership of over 250.
Then the Board of Missions sup
ported the pastor; now the church
supports its own pastor. Thl church
has contributed much to the moral
and spiritual upbuilding of the town
in these ten years, and all Christians,
regardless of denomination, are proud
of the First Reformed church.
The order of exercises next Sun
day will be aa follows: The Sunday
school session' will be held at 9:45
o'clock. It Is desired that all the
scholars be present. At 11 o'clock
Dr. Leonard will preach the loth an
niversary sermon ' " on the . subject
"The- UttlaiWojifcnr- At-9o'elook in
the afternoon a popular service, will
be held when- ten-mlnuta addresses
will be delivered as follows;
1. Ten Years In the Pulpit Rev.
V-Y. Boozer., " ", ' ;
2. Ten Years In the Pews Hev. J.
T. Jenkins. j
3. Ten Years In the City Rev. W.
T. Thompson. ....
4. The Minister' Obligation to the
People Rev. A. L. Stanford. .
5. The People's Obligation to the
Minister Rev. 8. W. Beck. ? :
At night Rev. M. M. Noacker, ot
China -Grove, will preach on the sub
ject, "The Forward Look." Special
music will characterize all the ser
vice. The people are cordially in
vited to attend all jftese services.
Mr. John W. Cole, who has been
practicing law In Lexington since
June 1910. has accepted a position
with Bradstreet in Charlotte, as as
sistant superintendent ot that office
and attorney for the Company-. Mr.
Cole will be. greatly missed In Lex
ington but the new field offers large
returns for his labor and plenty of
room for growth and advancement
The salary attached to the place ia a
good one and will incease as he
grows accustomed to the work. Mr.
Cole was born and reared in David
son county. He made the race for
representative on the republican tick
et last fall and while he lost by a few
votes, he made many friends in all
parts of the county, all of whom will
wish htm well in his new venture. He
Is a hard-worker, faithful and con
scientious and he will not only make
Bradstreet a good man but he will
make Charlotte a good citizen. The
Dispatch wishes him well In hi new
work and expect him to succeed.
along the Southbound and will stop
at every station along that road in
the county, and addresses will be
made by the experts In charge on
corn culture, wheat snd tobacco
growing, seed selection, cattle rais
ing poultry raising, etc.
Attention was called to the stump-
blasting and subsotllng demonstration
that is to be given here In the near
future by the Dupont Powder Com
pany. Thl was arranged for by the
association and The Dispatch and will
be very Interesting. The stump-blasting
will be done on the land of the
Park Land Company on Second ave
nue. The sub-soiling demonstration
will take place on th Grime farm
at the edge of town. Every farmer
in the county is urged to be present
on that day and see this new method
of digging stumps and plowing land
with dynamite. It .will take place
February n. '
Mr. C. H. Fritts offered a resolution
thanking the merchants, business men
and the people of Lexington In gener
al, for their aid In th agricultural
Fair last fall and several members
made speeches bearing witness to the
kindly feeling that exists between the
members of the association and the
people ot Lexington.
It was also announced that during
the early spring there will be a seed
corn meeting in Lexington, th exact
date of which will be announced la
ter. Mr. C. R Hudson, state demon
strator, and other experts from the
U. 8. Department of Agriculture, will
be present
Several other matter were attend
ed to and the association adjourned
after a profitable session of more than
two hours. The next meeting will be
held on Saturday, February 11. at one
o'clock and every fanner In the coun
ty will find It to his advantage to attend.
Agriealtural Contest Areas Mere
Than Ordinary I a teres t Plenty
of line t Eater. i
The contest his started off with a
whoop. Everybody is interested and
more than a score of farmer will en-
ter thl week and next There i still
plenty of time to get In the game, for Union. Mr. Tesb la not what one
the game Is young. It is not wise to wonld call a great speaker. He was
put It off too long but there ia still Introduced as a native of Davidson
time and some to spare and we want county, hailing from Arcadia town
to see every good farmer In the con- ship, but he haa lived among the good
test Last week we laid special stress
on our desire to have men enter the
contest who are capable of absorbing
Information and bringing it back to
their friends and neighbors who were
not bo fortunate as to win the trip or
who were apathetic and indifferent.
We still want to urge upon farmers
of intelligence, the fact that they can
do themselves and their neighbors a
great of good by entering the contest
The tews of the coming of The Dis
patch party has reached Charlotte
and both of the leading papers of that
city have assured us that a warm
welcome is awaiting our guests. The
Charlotte farmers (and they do say
that there are many fine farms within
the corporate limits of the state's
leading city) and the leading farmers
of the county of Mecklenburg, will do
all they can to make the day a suc
cess. Maj. W. A. Graham, commis
sioner of agriculture of the state- of
North Carolina, has notified The Dis
patch that he will be present and will
spend the entire day with The Dis
patch party. He will make a speech
to our guests and will go with them
over the great Selwyn Farm, showing
them its many advantages and ex
plaining everything that needs expla
nation. The list of prizes published else
where is an unusual one. No one ev
er saw prizes of the value here offer
ed put up in a contest? of this kind.
There will be others added, but If we
offered no more than those listed on
the second page of the paper today,
there would still be enough to Interest
every farmer that Is alive to his own
best Interests. The prizes are worth
your time and effort. They range In
value from $14 to $125. Read over
the list again and see how It strikes
you. Your popularity, perhaps, has
not been tested and it is a fine time
to jump right Into the contest and
find out what your neighbors really
think about you. If you stand well
with them and if you have energy
enough to hustle a little it ought to
be easy for you to make a place for
yourself In this contest It is not
hard to convince any man, or woman,
that The Dispatch is the greatest
weekly paper In the state, deeply ln-
terested as it Is .In the welfare of
every nun, woman and child in Da-
Tidaott-ttuMr an It is not ar-i.1! nxe
asking 'people to subscribe for a pa
per that they know nothing about
Don't forget- that the Progressive
Farmer offer will continue during the
life of this contest and that you can
offer every man not now a subscrib
er of the Progressive Farmer, both
papers one year for one dollar. The
Progressive Farmer Is the greatest
farm paper in the world and It comes
every week nrty-two : times a year
and its regular price Is one dollar per
year. Now, for one dollar, you can
offer both papers tor a year 104 Is
sues. The offer Is unprecendented.
Nobody ever heard of such a thing.
Don't procrastinate. Get in while the
game is still young and be one of the
big Dispatch party that will tour the
macadam roads ot Mecklenburg In au-
tomoblles, see the wonders of the Sel-
wyn farm and dine . in state at tne
great Selwyn Hotel. -
The contest nas started on wen ana,
we are more than pleased. The vote
Is as follows:
ABBOTTS CBEEE.
G. W. Cllnard 400 J
A. W. Cllnard 400
C. A. Davis 400'
C. M. Wall 400
G. C. Spoolman 245
ALLEGE AHY j
J. U Doby .. .. -90
W. P. Steed 70
C. L. Surratt 60
E. 8. Varner 40
ABCADIA.
J. C. Ripple 400
W. M. Zimmerman 400
C. E. Snider .. 35
BOONE.
James Beall 1,235
J. H. W. Wilson .. 1,055
R. K. Wniams 400
Grady Wilson 60
C0MBAD HILL.
Ivey Thomas .... , . . . . , . . . 6,355
John H. Crotts .. .. .. .. ... 2,145
Jacob Beck 630
Ell Yount .. .. 800
Cornelius Bryant 800
M. M. 8wlng 465
Rev. James F. Deal 400
P. D. Finch .. .. 400
COTTON GBOYE.
G. W. Smith .. .. .. 815
C. A. Trantham .......... 460
Walter Yow , . . 400
J. D. Lookablll .. .. .. .. .. 400
John L. Miller .. 80
Z. T. Sharpen.. 60
R. B. Sheet .. .. .. v. ,. . 20
; EMMOXS. "
3. O. Garner . . .. 4,045
Phillip Garner ... .... ... , . 1.265
N. W. Lanier .. .. .. .. .. .. 400
N. JL Prevo . .... .. ... .. 400
David A. Leach .. .. .. .. ,, 400
W. L. Ward .. .. ,. - 200
John W. Snider ....;;.,.. 45
John T. Skecn . . . . .v '. . . . SO
A. i. Beck , .. 25
HAMPTON.
Frank Hudson ,. .. 46
C. T. Nelson S6
' JACKSON HILL.
N. R Kinney .. LOOo
W. A. Reld .". .. .. '.. 400
a A. Lanier 70
& L. Badgett .. .. .. .. .. M
HEALING SPRINGS.
Lewis Rogers .... .. . .. g0
C. O. Doby .... ., .. ,. .. - 70
El wood Galltmor . . .... ... 60 (
Walter 8. Anderson ' 20
LEXINGTON.
J. A. Gobble 2.605
U M. Beck .. ,, ., .. .. ,, 1,981
E. C. Conrad ., ..
W. C. Wilson ....
(Continued on
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445
Pag Four J
Mr. Lather M. Ten Delivers Strong
Address at the Methodist sarrb
te Large Aadlenee.
The Baracaa and Phllatheas of Lex-
(ngton enjoyed a treat Friday night in
the lectnre of Mr. Luther M. Teth, Held
secretary of the World Wide Baraca
people of the north and west until he
has acquired the Yankee nasal twang
and many of their mannerisms. For
instance, he would say "class" and
"can't" as if the "a" In each case had
the sound of "a" In "ah." Everybody
who knows anything about It, knows
that a pronunciation of that variety
is not Arcadian, to say the least of
it and it is not the Tar Hiel way of
saying It either. Occasionally, Mr.
Tesh would warm up to his subjt-ct
and "show his raising" and his ad
dress would take on the real Arcadlar.
flavor. It Is safe to say, however, that
Arcadia township would not have been
ashamed to claim Mr. Tesh as her son,
despite the fact that he has wandered
away from the lingo of his fathers.
Rev. A. L. Stanford presided. There
was special music by the combined
choirs of the Methodist and Baptist
churches and In conclusion Mrs. W.
G. Penry and Miss Arline Trice sang
a duet which was much enjoyed. Mr.
Tesh was introduced by Mr. John
Raymond McCrary In a few appropri
ate words.
Mr. Tesh preached the gospel of
work. For more than an hour he suc
ceeded in holding the attention of his
audlenc; as he described the phenom
enal growth of the great Baraca
movement The speaker quoted from
a number of prominent educators, to
show that the Sunday school is the
greatest force In America for the de
velopment of character.
The significant fact was brought out I
that ninety-five per cent of all min
isters, church workers and mission
aries come direct from the Sunday
school, as well as eighty-live per cent
of all church members, thus showing
the great .possibility of the Sunday
SChOOl. ;
Mr. Tesh declared that the Baraca
movement had been a factor In bring
ing about these results, t
"Founded on the three' principles of
'Win them to the class, win them to
Christ and put them to work,' " said
the speaker, "the movement has grown
from one class, organized at Syracuse,
N. Y.. by Marshall A. Hudson. Octo
ber 10, 1890, to more than 2,700, with
a combined membership of 600,000,
which include the Phllathea classes
,for young ladles, which Is run on the
.same principles as the JlarAca.
- After howlngflfciUneahrjed1
the name, pin, .platform tand motto
used throughout the world, the Drac-
i tical working of the class was taken
i up. Mr. Tesh described the methods
used by the classes he had been con
nected with, showing how to approach
the young man on the street, invite
him to the class, leave with him a
i nice Invitation card
write hhn a let
ter on Friday, call him over the
'phone on Saturday and go by and
bring him to She class on Sunday.
The work ' of the class committees
was explained by giving, an Idea of
their reports before the class on Sun
day. The committees' are the hustlers,
: membership, relief and social the
I first two to encourage good attendance
and use every method to secure new
members, as well as hold what they
have; the relief to look after the sick.
, neip tne members to get employment.
good home In which to live and many
other things that would be of real
value. A good social committee, the
speaker declared, would help the so
cial life of the young people to center
around the church. The st
very rorciDiy made that "our young
going to be entertained
and If the church of God does not
Ish that entertainment t
will."
In describing the teaching of the
lesson, the speaker stated that what
young people need most is something
practical to help them live the re
ligion they profess as they come in
contact with men and women in the
shops, factories and on the streets.
After describing the work of develop
ing tne young man mentally, physi
cally and spiritually, during the week.
Mr. resn closed bis addresa by en
couraging his hearers to do active
Christian work by winning their fel
low men and women to Christ, one
by one. He stated that In one class
there had been 352 conversion In
eighteen years, and In the Philathea
class In the same church, more than
150. the membership of the church
increased from 250 In 1890 to 1,151
in luug,
Mr. Tesh was a traveling salesman
up to October, 1909, and since that
time has covered over 20,000 miles In
tne interest ot this movement
Albemarle Gratters Caught
Last - week the story went abroad
that Mossrs. Sibley and Master who
have been exploiting Albemarle, N. C,
naa oeen arrested by post office In
spectors for using the malls to de
fraud people. An associated press
dispatch from Jackson, Miss., Sunday,
naa tne following to say of the case
la default of ball tn the sum of 15.-
ww each, l c. Blbiey and H. C Mas
ters, who were arrested here oa
charges of using the mall a with intent
to defraud la connection with th pro
motion 01 a concern known aa t
ai Damans Development company,
were remanded to Jail her today to
await order of Federal Judge Nile
tor transfer of th cases to -the Jar
isdlction of th United States court
tor th western district ot North Car
olina. Postofflce Inspector 3. W. Bulla, ot
North Carolina, had resented docu
mentary evidence ia support of th
contention that th development com
pany waa being promoted In a man-
Investment of 11,000 tor 100 acre ot
land near Albemarle th promoter
had realised about $250,000. It was
stated that Sibley had been connected
with the operation of a similar scheme
at Whiteboro, Tex., about five years
ago.
Farmers Eataaslastir Over Sew Way
ef Merlag Stamps aad Breaking
SabselL
The stump-blasting and aubsoiling
demonstration advertised for South-
mont Monday was pulled off in grand
style and there were over two hun
dred farmers present to witness It
It took place on the property of the
Southmont Improvement Company
and was in charge of Mr. J. K. Mc
Cabe, division manager ot the Dupont
Powder company and Mr. H. W. Hor-
ton, of Wilkesbarre, Pa., one ot the
company's trained technical experts.
ine farmers were enthusiastic.
They had never witnessed anything
ot tne Kind before and It was a reve
lation to. them. They found that dy
namite easily lifted out of the earth
the largest of stumps and did It all at
a small cost. Two of the stumps ro
movea oy tne dynamite route wera
six feet in diameter and they' were
torn from their settings as easily as
u tney naa been so much loose earth.
The sub-soiling demonstration was
even more interesting. Those who
had been reading of .the new method
of sub-soiling expected to see the sur
face of the earth torn up, the top soli
lifted from Its resting place and sub
soil and top soil indiscriminately mix
ed. In this they were dlasannolnted
Mr. McCabe and Mr. Horton went
about the work of preparing for the
demonstration In a totally unexpected
way. Hoies were drilled in the earth,
three feet deep and about fifteen feet
apart laid off in squares, and In each
hole a halt stick of dynamite was
placed, it was found that the dis
charge broke the soil in all directions
to a depth of four or five feet. The
top soil was slightly lifted, the sub
soil thoroughly broken, but the bard
clay of the sub-soil was not mixed
with the top soil at all. This, the ex
perts explained, was the "beauty" of
the new method of sub-soiling. It
broke the land deeper than any other
means couia Dreak It. furnisheri mr.
ous foundation for the top soil that
wouio retain moisture even In the drv-
est weather and It reallv hflR nn nh.
jectionable features. There Is slla-ht
danger in handling the dynamite, but
mr. nunon cieariy demonstrated the
fact that any farmer using a little Judg
ment and care, can shoot stumps and
soil as well as he did and wfth as
much safety.
Both Mr. McCabe and Mr. Horton
are very pleasant gentlemen, courte
ous and patient and seemed to take
pleasure in answering any and all
kinds of questions as to their wnrv
They made a good impression and al
so maae mends for their company.
i" uciuousirauon at LIlneton aa
announced elsewhere, will take, place
February 16. ..Instead of being orowd-uhrtffWt-Wt-Wtertoon,
the dem
onstration here will be an all-dav f-
on. , i ue siump-Diasting i will take
.T-1 A ..
piace in tne morning and the sub
soiling in the afternoon. Everybody
iu uin cuuniy, larmer, merchant,
business man. men and woman
erybody is invited and the show will
ue worm wniie. This is the very la
test wrinkle" in up-to-date farming
"u ii win De a revelation
w many.
The Population of Lexington.
A telegram from R
-..m ui uia census, received Mon
day brings the Informntinn that 1 -
ngton has 4,163 people, against 1234
n J900. The eleventh census, taken
in 1890, rave the town 1 nn i
but owing to the panic there was a
. iva PeoPe between 1890 and
- eince 1900 the population of
uib town nas grown steadily and while
the figures announced do not come
up to expectations, It is a very re
spectable showing. Two of our mill
villages are outside of the corporate
iiumo auu omer industries are also on
the outside. These good neonle r
iuuvu uuieui 01 iexinKton, aa in
tnose living on Main street and if they
had been counted, Lexington would
nave had a population of fully 5,500
to her credit As It is, the gain is 2.
929 and we have more than three times
the number of people we had In 1900
and this is a mighty fine showing.
nvBry gooa citizen of lexlngton and
Davidson county will rejoice In the
showing made by Thomasvllle, the
"Cbalr City." Ten years ago It was
a village of 751 people. Today It is a
hustling little city of 3,877. This is
indeed a record to be proud of.
Basinets News Notes.
Smoke up. If you haven't the nine.
taxe a 100 it at the pipes in the win
dow of J. B. Smith's drua store.
Cabbage plants seed corn and po
tatoes. Time to begin thinking about
them. Read the ad of W. L. Klvett of
iiign roint.
Charles R. Thomas, the Thomasvllle
druggist, offers a $40 bicycle In this
issue. ot The Dispatch to the boy or
gin wno nusues best. Read bis offer.
W. O. Penry will sell all ot his men's
and boys' clothing and also ladies
suits' and coats at a discount ot 20 per
cent during .the next 15 days. Read
ms aa.
Little Housemaid says "have a nice
parlor for her and yourself." Special
odd piece at th Davidson Furniture
Company.
Another lot sale at Thomasvllle. No
town in the state Is growing as rapid
ly aa tne Chair City. Read the adver
tisement of Penny Brothers, the auc
tioneers, and get wis to the location
of paying investments. Thomasvllle
dirt is valuable. The ssle takes place
Saturday, Jan. list
' : Dlec.
Mr. Julius Weaver, aged It rears
a son ot Mr. . George Weaver, died
Monday at his home near the Wen-
nonah. The burial took place at Good
Hope yesterday, funeral services be
ing conducted by Dr. 3. C Leonard.
Mrs. Henderson Fine, died, last
Thursday at hr home In Sliver Hill
township. The burial was at Beck'
on the 13th. Deceased was about 84
year of age.
Th Chapel Hill New says Consta
ble H. M. William shot a mad calf.
belonging to Mr. Pink Henderson,
near that placa Th calf waa bitten
by a mad dog about two weeks ago,
Good Beads ass Agrlraltaral Atmarlu-
tloa Ferine Geed Speech by
Xr. W. C. Wilson.
The good farmers of Holly Grove
got together Saturday night and or
ganized the Holly Springs Good Roads
and Agricultural Association. There
were about fifty present and all en
joyed the meeting. Present to help
in perfecting the organization were H.
B. Varner and W. C. Wilson, both of
whom made speeches. Mr. Wilson's
speech was about fifty minutes long
and was much enjoyed. He Is a
plain, practical, common sense speak
er and be never failed to hit the nail
squarely on the head.
At the conclusion of the speech
making the association was organiz
ed with the following officers:
President. Mr. C. A. Swing; Vice
President, Mr. J. H. Kennedy; Secre
tary and Treasurer Rev. James F.
Deal. The executive committee was
composed of Messrs. John H. Crotts,
A H. Kepley, Eli Younts, N. G. Con
rad, T. W. Foust
From those .present the following
were enrolled as members of the as
sociation :
C. A. Swing, M. M. Swing, J. F.
Deal, A. H. Kepley, J. H. Crotts, Eli
Younts, J. H. Kennedy, F. J. Younts,
W. L. Burkhardt, Lee Miller, Obediah
Byerly David Byerly, N. G. Conrad,
Lee Sink, A. H. Burkhardt, Walter
Curry, J. E. Beck, Robt. Fritz, John
Beck, Jacob Beck, Lee Young, A. L.
Bowers, A. E. Conrad, John Younts,
Robt Kepley, J. F. Younts, Luther
Black and Julius Darr, all of Lexing
ton route 2, and the following citizens
from Lake : A. H. Conrad, J. M. Con
rad, W. L. Conrad, H. G. Lopp.
Every member ot the association is
enthusiastic and anxious to accom
plish things. Regular meetings will
be held and road and farming condi
tions will be discussed. The split-log
drag is to get Its first trial tn the coun
ty around Holly Grove, unless the
Emmons association beats them to it,
and there is going to be real work
done. The next meeting will be held
on Thursday night of this week be
ginning promptly at 7:30 o'clock. At
this meeting definite plans will be
mapped out and actual work will be
done on the roads within the next
two weeks. .
Emmons Good Boads Association.
The Farmers Good Roada and Agri
cultural Association of Emmons town
ship was organized at Cedar Springs
school house on last Saturday night
There was a good attendance, and the
following officers were named: H. M.
Skeen, president; J. O. Garner, Vice
President; C. K. Russell, Secretary;
Joe Crouse, assistant secretary; Shu-
ior f ywnger treasurer. - . r 5
ine touowing committee aa consti
tution and by-laws were named: Jno.
Skeen, J. O. Garner, C. R. Russell,
Meeting was called to order by the
President and J. O. Garner, of Denton,
was Introduced as first speaker, his
subject being "Good Roads."., His
speech was full of Interest giving
many illustrations and figures and
was received with much enthusiasm.
Mr. N. H. Prevoe followed on agricul
ture. Several other speeches were
made by the fanners present and all
were very interesting.
The following active members were
enrolled: N. H. Prevoe, Jas. Crouse,
Joe Crouse, D. A. Leach, Lee Ward,
Leach Lanier, R. L. Ward, J. C. Crouse,
Reed Crouse. T. J. Ward, J. D. Ward,
D. Beck, Jno. Skeen, H. M. Skeen,
J. O. Garner, C. R. Russell.
The organization invites the atten
tion and presence of every one. The
next meeting will be held at Cedar
Springs school house on Saturday
night. Jan. 28th. There will also be
meeting at Denton on the second
Saturday night in February. Every
body Invited. Come out and help, and
get your name enrolled.
Mr. Jacob Bean Dead.
Lexington was inexpressibly shock
ed to learn of the death of Mr. Jacob
W. Bean which occurred at an early
hour Sunday morning. He had only
been ill for a few days and no one
thought that bis illness was serious.
Mumps, in an aggravated form-, was
the cause of his death.
Mr. Bean waa about , twenty-eight
years old. He was married and he
leaves a wife and three small chil
dren. For some time he had been em
ployed by Mr. Vance Myers on west
Main street and he had scores of
friends In the city. Last March he
was unanimously elected second lieu
tenant of the Lexington Rifles, Com
pany A, Third Regiment, N. C. N. G.,
and be waa the most popular man in
the company. He was a man of un
usually fine physique, of very soldier
ly bearing and he made a model offi
cer.
Mr. Bean was a faithful member of
the Baraca Class ot the Methodiat
church and was held in high esteem
by every member of it The hour for
the teaching of the lesson Sunday
morning waa devoted mainly to , his
memory, the teacher, Mr. J. R. .. Mc
Crary, paying him high tribute. The
claaa readily contributed a considera
ble sum to purchase flowers for the
funeral and nearly every member vis
ited the home Sunday afternoon to pay
hla respects to the departed brother.
Mr. Bean waa a member of both the
Odd Fellow and the Junior Order
and a large number of his fellow mem
bers attended the funeral Monday at
Holloway's church In Silver HU1
township. A squad from the Lexing
ton Rifles under Lieutenant R. F.
Chetty, accompanied the funeral par
ty and Rev. A. u Stanford conducted
the services. The Odd Fellows, fol
lowing a brief talk by Mr. Stanford at
the grave, took charge of the bursal
and after they were through with
their part of it, tb military company
took charge. The regulation salute
was Bred over his g;rave and "Taps'
Klnston and Greenville are rejoic
ing in permanent charitable organi
sation and Gastonia Is considering the
matter.
H. Miller, conducting a clothing
business tn Salisbury, assigned Satur
day. His liabilities are said to be $18,
N Important Legislation Last Week
8okns Are Taking Things
Easy New.
The legislature has been maklna
haste alowly. Hundreds of little local
bills have been introduced and many
ot them have been passed. Speaker
Dowd has made good with a rush sad
has been hailed as the best m-Mldlnc
officer the house has had" for many
years. He presides with a calm dig
nity that Is all his own.
Representative Ewart of Hender
son, the republican floor leader, hand- -ed
out the surprise of the week in a
resolution condemning Marion Butler
and other holders of repudiated state
bonds, denouncing the said Butler as
perfidious." His resolution was
greeted with cheers from both demo
crats and republicans. Ewart also In
troduced a bill providing for the call
ing of a constitutional convention to
provide for additional, supreme court
judges, the avoidance of local legisla
tion and several other good features.
The mileage book nuisance came In
for consideration but no attention will
be paid to the bill introduced, aa It is
the concensus of opinion that .- the
roads nnder the law, cannot be com
pelled to Issue mileage at all and that
the traveller is repaid for the incon
venience by the reduction he gets In
buying the mileage.
A bond issue of $1,000,000 is con
templated for the erection of a fire
proof modern building for th state li
brary, museum, department of agri
culture, and other departments and
will probably be provided for.
The bill to create Piedmont county
out of parts of Guilford, Randolph,
and Davidson was introduced in the
house by Kirkman, of Guilford and Is
now before the legislature. The High
Point people are doing fine work and
have every prospect of winning, de
spite the united opposition of the va
rious organizations of Guilford and
Randolph. Davidson county Is not los
ing any sleep over the matter at all.
A bill was Introduced and passed to
allow Trinity college to hold more
than $2,000,000 worth of property.
in tne senate, sir, carpenter, of
Gastonia, introduced a bill to orohlblt
Ithe sale of near beer throughout the
state.
The Capture ot Hock Morgan,
A few weeks ago there appeared In -
all of the state papers a story of the
defalcation of Mock Morgan, ot Rich- -field,
Stanly county and his flight toe
parts unknown. The following story
from the Salisbury Post will be of in
terest: ': il ' v'--:
Mr. Mock Morgan, who disappeared
from his home in Richfield Stanly
county, about- six weeks ago, taking,
wlfh htm 'a consideration sum of mon
ey belonging to fertilizer companies, '
was arrested early yesterday morning
near Albemarle, by the sheriff of Stan
ly county and his bond fixed at $10.-
000. He is charged with the embez
zlement of several thousand dollars.
It Is alleged that Morgan represent
ed eight guano companies at Richfield
and that last summer and fall he par
chased 61 car loads of fertilizer worth
about $15,000. He la said to have sold
all ot this fertilizer for cash except
$1,000 worth, which his books show
was sold on time. Out of the amount
realized from the sale of the fertilis
ers, It is said that he .paid the guano
companies only about $600 or $700.
tie leit Kicnneld on Sunday night
December 4. The fertilizer companies
interested began an Investigation dur
ing the following week and emoloved
detectives who followed him to Flor
ida. They traced him from Florida
back to Richfield. He got off the train
at Concord on the night of December
iu and spent Sunday In Richfield. He
left Monday morning before day and
drove to Denton, Davidson , county,
where he boarded the train for South
ern Pines. The detectives followed
him there, but Morgan dodged them
and went back to Stanly county on
December 24 and went In hiding among
his kinspeople in the mountains In
the vicinity of Bringle's Ferry.
In the meantime the fertilizer com
panies had gotten out warrants against
Morgan charging him with embezzle
ment In the state court and had filed
petition in bankruptcy in the fed
eral court and on December 21 Judge
Boyd, of the United States court. Is
sued his bench warrant which was
placed with the United States mar
shal for the federal court
The creditors had an examination
of witnesses at Albemarle under the
bankruptcy act on January 4 before
Major 3. E. Alexander a special mas
ter and about 20 witnesses were ex
amined, including Morgan's wife, and
his brothers and sisters, and other
relatives. The hearlnar u
ed to Winston-Salem by Major Alex
ander and six witnesses examined on
January 11 and the motion was made
for the rule on Morgan's wife and hi
orotner wno had testified in the first
hearing for contempt of court on ac
count of the evidence they had given
in ine iormer neanng.
Th rule in the federal court is re.
turnable next week. In the mean
time. Mock Morgan, In attempting to
escape, was arrested by the sheriff
of Stanly county early vesterdav
morning and is now being held pend
ing a $10,000 bond to answer th
charge of embezzlement In the state
court and Judge Boyd ha Instructed
tn marshal in th United States
court to require a $10,000 bond for
th federal court matters. The case
in the state court wiU probably be
called at Albemarle next week before
juage jyan.
Montane te Die Febnary 15.
Nathan Montagu, the black brnt
who criminally assaulted Miss Mattle
Sanders, then killed her and her aged
father and little niece, throwing the
tnre uocies inside their own home
and setting fir to it, was srratRned
in the superior court of Granville
Monday and within four hours from
the time he arrived at the courthouse
under guard of Company B, Third
Regiment from Raleigh, be was con
victed, sentenced to death and on his
way bark to the state prison at Dnl
elgh. More than a hunrtrl armod
soldiers backed by a (. i r in,
stood guard over the court hou -e u ir-
uvu with anout $i&,voo assets.
Mng the trial. II will die m.rm-ry 13.