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THE PAPER OF THE PEOhLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE
ESTABLISHED 1882
LEXINGTON, N. C. WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1911.
VOL. XXX-NO. 4
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SrPT. JARRAXrS REPORT.
BECOMES EFFECTIYE HAT OTH.
BASEBALL FEYEB RISING.
TrESDAT IS GOOD ROADS DAT.
GOOD ROADS RALLY IX EMM0SS. IS AJfD ABOUT LEXT5GT07.
KEW8 FROM EVERYWHERE,
"VTT
TIbm Limit For Ordinance as U Ma
. chlnery, Etc Sidewalks
ant Sqaares Extended, .
The new ordinance prohibiting the
in ot the sidewalk and public
squares in the display ot machinery
or other merchandise djd not o Into
effect Monday aa planned, owing t-
i be tact that several merchants and
others asked a week's extension of
time to allow them to secure storage
rooms tor their goods and make oth
er arrangements. For their conven
ience the time limit set in the ordi
nance has been extended and (he or
dinance will become effective May
29. .This extension ot the time limit
does not in any way 'effect the ordi
nance passed prohibiting driving on
the squares and sidewalks, and this
ordinance will be strictly enforced.
The board of alderman has pre
pared the following statement, set
ting forth its position in the matter:
"We wish to thank the people for
the general and hearty spirit of obe
dience to the new ordinances in re
gard to the side walks, streets and
public squares the operation of
which has been postponed to May 29,
1911. ' .
PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCES.
"These ordinances were passed not
for the purpose ot being offlicious or
meddlesome, but la the interest of ev
erybody. .We are all proud of Lex
ington and it has the reputation- ot
being the prettiest place of its size
in the entire state, but our people
have become slack in regard to plac
ing -obstructions near their places ot
. business. These are a positive aan
ger to the public, as well as a disfig
urement to the town. The supreme
court has held that town officers have
absolute authority over its streets
and sidewalks and a failure to keep
' them clear of -obstructions, resulting
in damage to anyone, makes the town
liable. We all remember the recent
case In which Lexington had to pay
the sum of $1800 for failure to keep
a sidewalk In good shape, and al
though it. has lately gotten Judgment
against the bonding company behind
it, yet It Is a question If it will ever
get the money back, as the company
is said to be in bad shape.
- "These ordinances were passed for
several purposes:
"First: For the safety ot the pub
lic as it walks and drives around. If
.- a man's team were to run away and
strike some ot the obstructions that
have been in the streets and sidewalks
and hurt some one, the town would
be liable for damage and its officers
blamed.- '- v-.--
"Second: For convenience people
" wish to pass and repass freely and In
some places the sidewalks have been
almost blocked and ladies forced .to
walk in the street, and in other places
- the streets have been entirely closed,
and not even a small sized dog would
have room to pass between the. vehi-
"Thlrd: For beauty. Is there any
thing beautiful in an old broken down
baggy or wagon, or fish box, or chtck
1 eh coops, or rolls of wire, etc., on the
sidewalk or street? -..'.
"These ordinances may cause some
Inconvenience and cost to a few peo
' ale. but we are sure that these citl
sens will be broadmlnded enough to
surrender a little for the benefit of
the general public. These laws were
nassed to strike everybody, or rather
. to help everybody, and not to hurt
anyone. Any incidental inconvenience
is being borne and will be borne in a
liberal way, we are sure.
NOT TO INCONVENIENCE THE
;' FARMER. :
"Some have thought that the ordi
: nances affect the people in the coun
try who desire to hitch their teams
on the streets. Such is not the case.
The law covers only those engaged in
business, keening their wares for sale
or . advertisement exposed on the
streets, etc. Farmers are at liberty,
to hitch where they always have, ex
: cent on the nubile squares.' - Not over
: a half dozen teams could hitch there,
anyway, and- there are numerous
hitching lots all around the court
house, which amply take care ot all
teams, except on great and unusual
public gatherings. .
"We are sure our farmer 'friends
want to see our town look nice and
don't object to a few feet being cut
off from their use as a hitching lot,
with its accompanying filth and
flies. The summer days are too hot
for a few horses to broil and bake on
the nubile square, anyhow. -
"We want the public squares to be
free and open, 'sow them, down in
' grass, etc., and put up a ' beautiful
fountain, spouting water 60 feet in
in the air and a drinking fountain
with walks leading to It, tor the use
of all the people. . -
"On account of the fact that a few
merchants bad to provide room tor
their wares the operation of the law
has been postponed to Monday, May
" 29th after which date the law will be
atrlctly enforced,-'
"Let us all make ot our town
beautiful city of which we can be truly
' proud. Just a little trouble will do
it and let each one, help all he can.
90
230
72
63
Total Earellaeat Daring Tear ef 30
la regular Attendance 47S
Other Interesting Figures.
The Lexington Graded 8chools have
made a fine record this year under the
direction of Prof. A. H. Jarratt, su
perintendent The showing made by
the children at commencement was
one to be proud of. The graded
school faculty is a very strong one
and It Is to be hoped that all of the
teachers can be retained for another
year. Mr. Jarratt's report is as, fol
lows: . '-- :
Total enrollment for year .... . . (20
Number stopped during year (some
of whom left town Quite a num
ber nick and others to work) . . 145
Total number in regular attend
ance for whole year ... ... ..475
Average attendance for year.. .. 445
Number of graduates ........ 9
Number failing to graduate (stop-.
ped school) .. ..
Total number ot promotions .. .. 390
Number of failures to promote
(stopped school) ..... .... .. 140
Number of failures to promote
(other reasons) . . .. . . ..
Total Number of failures to pro
mote .. ..... .V.. .'.
Percent of enrollment in regular
attendance . . . .... .. .. .. ..
Percent of enrollment promoted..
Percent of those in regular at
tendance promoted .. .. . . ..8514
HONOR ROLL FOR ATTENDANCE
AND DEPORTMENT.
The following is a list of those
who have been neither absent nor tar
dy during the year and who have made
a general average ot satisfactory In
deportment: Cornelia Conrad, Etta
Hlnkle, Claudia Hunter, Ray Se-
chriest -
"I wish to thank the people of the
town for the two very pleasant years
I have spent In your schools. My idea
of an education is not simply the
necking of the brain with dull facts
and figures; but a broad training ot
the physical and moral aa well as the
mental. I have tried to impress the
children with bad effects ot the little
dishonesties, the little rudenesses,
and the little failures; for If we can
overcome these small things there
will be no need for fighting the larg
er wrongs for they will not exist At
some times some of the parents have
felt a little hard towards me for some
ot the things I have said to their chil
dren about these very little things be
cause they did not consider them im
portant Those parents were mistak
en, and I believe that if they were to
discuss these very things with their
-ministers they would find that those
men believe me right and are work
ing along their own lines for the very
things that 1 m.' '-:'--,----:
Parents, I love your -children, ev
ery one of them; If I did not I would
never stay in the school room another
day. 'I want to help you to make no-
Lble, broad minded honest men and wo
men ot them and you simply must ana
shall help me to succeed In this.
You are neglecting a sacred duty
when you fail to send your child to
school. Unless there Is an absolute
necessity for this failure you are
committing a sin against your child
and you will have to answer tor.
There la too much letting the children
do as they please these days and we
parents muBt stop it at -once or we
and our children will suffer for It
Send your child to school - some
where. If you send him to fhls school
and have any complaint please do not.
stop the child but take the time to
come to me and tell ' me your trou
bles and I will see that you and your
child get justice. Do not say hard
things about your school among your
selves but come and tell me where
you think I am doing wrong and. If
your compiaim is wen rosea i win
correct it and If not so I will show
you where you are mistaken. We
must have co-operation. . It is your
school and you must help me to make
it a crowning glory to you and to your
town. ., ,
' Election (or floes! Roads.
To the Editor of The Dispatch: .
Please allow me a line about the
elections for good roads, to be held
on the 30th inst in Emmons, Healing
Springs. Jackson Hill, Alleghany and
Reedy Creek townships. It is most
gratifying to see our people taking
action In this matter, for no Invest
ment they can make, no taxes they
will pay will return more profits and
be a greater benefit to their townships,
This movement Is second only to ed-
ncatlon for the people, in tact it Is In
aid of education, for good roads will
not only help children to get to the
school houses more easily ana con
veniently, but they will catch insplr
atlon and really feel and be smarter
by having to walk over good roads, in
stead of having to suffer the depres
sion ot pulling through mud. It is so
plainly to the interest ot tax-payers
to Impose the small tax proposed up
on themselves, that It wouia De ue
! to enter Into argument about It;
and I content myself without saying
more, but expreHlng the hope that
all of those townnhltis will, on next
Tuewlay, roll up a l-rge mnlorltr for
nod n- '9. F. C ItU.-i.l.N.
1, 19 11.
Bankers Head Ue List "With Twe
Games Wea Maaafactarert
After Their Scalps.
The week has been one of interest
in baseball circles. The haughty
bankers have tightened their grasp on
first place by defeating the strong ag
gregation of Railroad Clerks, headed
by Captain Luther Propat by a score
ot 15 to 10. This game was played
Wednesday and was well-attended.
Good plays and bad plays were Inter
mingled in a way that brought groans
jeers laughter and cheers from
the crowd. The features of the game
were the pitching of Luther Propst
the catching of Propst Trice and the
all round good work of H. L. Propst
on first base for the ' railway clerks,
and the pitching of Earl Craven tor
the bankers. The game was umpired
by Mr. William Pancake and to his
lot fell , the usual storm ot good na
tured hoots and cat-calls. He show
ed that he was a seasoned veteran by
taking such loving epithets as robber,
mutton-head, how-much-money-you-
got-on-tbe-game, etc., with unfailing
good humor. His work, on the whole,
was very satisfactory.
Friday evening the fans had their
first opportunity of seeing in action
the other clubs ot the Lexington City
League the Manufacturers and the
Merchants. This game proved to be
the most Interesting of the series, so
far, and resulted In a victory for the
Manufacturers by a score of 17 to 16.
Captain Jonas headed the Manufac-
turers and a fine game he played at
first He is not even a "has been" at
the national game, but a rattling
good "Is now." Neese, who was
on the firing line for the Manufactur
ers for the first half ot the game, was
very effective until the fourth inning
when he blew up, his ascension being
materially aided and abetted by some
punk fielding, and allowed half a doz
en hits which brought in eight runs
and gave the Merchants a big lead. He
was relieved by Lindsay Weaver, and
Clarence Grimes, though badly crip
pled, went in to catch and it was all
over for the Merchants. Weaver was
found for but one hit Other features
for the manufacturers were the all ;
round good work of W. E. Holt, Jr., In
left field, who accepted every chance
that came his way without an error,
and the batting ot Burkhead, who got
four hits In four times up. ,
For the Merchants Harvey Koonts
starred. ' He pitched a fine game
and in the last inning struck
out two men with a man
on second and one on third. . Burk-
head's "near-foul," which the umpire
called safe, was his undoing, letting
in two runs and cinching the game
for the Manufacturers. ' ,.;-
"Captain Wade H. Phillips umpired.
He got off as lightly as he deserved,
which is saying a plenty for the mer
cy of the fans, though there were
some so unkind as to suggest that his
"lamps needed trimming.". His decis
ion in the last half of the last inning,
which let in two runs and sewed up
the game for the Manufacturers, was
sharply criticised but there is abun
dant evidence that he guessed right
The next league game will be pull
ed off soon. The Bankers and the
Manufacturers will be called on to
scrap it out for first honors and the
Merchants, Lawyers . and Railway
Clerks will fight It out for the cellar.
Just at present the three are tied for
last place. '
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Eatmeas, Alleghany, Jaeksoa HI1V
Heallag Springs sad Reedy Creek
, Tewaships Will Vote.
For the most part, the reports that
come from the front are encouraging.
The advocates of progress are at work.
earnestly and aggressively and it is
going to be mighty hard to down
them. The election day is near and
the good roads folks are lining np for
tne nnai charge. 'Alleghany, Jackson
Hill, Healing Springs, Emmons
and Reedy Creek are all in the
fight What the outcome ot the pres
ent fight will be no one can tell, but
this much is dead sure EVERY ONE
OF THESE TOWNSHIPS WILL HAVE
GOOD ROADS.
Good roads may ' cot come - this
month, or next month, or six months.
or six years from now. In fact they
may not come until the voters ot to
day are angels on the other shore
where macadam and sand-clay con
struction give way to streets ot gold,
but they are coming lust the same.
The children ot the voters who refuse
to vote for good roads today will not
Pfcale Dlaaer Will be Served Fine Feroaal Mentioa Mevemeats ef the
Brass Baad Enineat Speakers
Will be There.
The good roads campaign fat Em
mons township will reach its hlghwa
ter mark Friday with a big good roads
rally Friday at Denton. A fine "Em
mons Township Picnic Dinner," one
of the variety unexcelled anywhere In
the whole civilized world, will be
served by the fair hands of the good
women of the township and every
body is promised a good time, wheth
er he believes in good roads or not
There will be a joint discussion of the
tax proposition by the best speakers
available on both sides and after the
regular debate Is over opportunity will
be given for any one in the audience
to ask any questions or to put forth
any proposition that he happens to
have lodged in his system.
In addition to worlds of good things
to eat there will be music by the Den
ton cornet band, an aggregation that
furnishes real music. The music fur
nished by this band will be worth go
ing miles to hear and no one should
be content to wait tor the hereafter . let slip an opportunity of hearing it
for good roads, and they will build I'toot" for good roads.
them. What good, Mr. Voter, will The speakers ot the day will be
earthly good roads do you after youiCapt S. E. Williams, . General Zeb
Yadkin College Commencement.
nnnvmAneemAnt ' atai-Hoa tiAffin at
Yadkin College today. Thla morning
at 11 o'clock, the annual sermon will
be preached by Rev. A. G. Dixon, ot
High Point Thla evening, beginning
at 8:30, there will be an interesting
recitation contest Tomorrow morn
ing the annual .Henry Walser contest
will be pulled off, beginning at 10
o'clock. The literary address will be
delivered at two o clock tomorrow af
ternoon by Rev. G. F. Mllloway and
the exercises will -close with an, en
tertainment by tne students tomorrow
night The marshals and managers
are: Charlie Leonard, James Fitzger
ald, Vance Garratte, Mansfield Owen,
Samuel Needham, Paul Hlne and Wil
lie Leonard. The school - has had i
very prosperous year, the students
have done good work and Prof. W. T.
Tot ten, the principal, Js to be congrat
ulated pn the showing he has made
Still Another Cotton Picker.
The fame and good repute ot "The
Best Town at All will be given
boost this - tall by a most successful
demonstration of the real, genuine,
true-blue cotton picker one that will
do the work, do it well and cheaply,
The Post man has seen it at work and
right here and Rockingham. It is
sure go," Its arlvate try-out was
a perfect success. 'The inventor ana
promoters are other than North Car
olinians, but Rockingham has been
chosen as the scene of starting - the
ball in motion. The big demonstra
tion to be attended by thousands will
be In September or October. The
Post will tell the story in due season.
It looks like a revolution. Rocking
ham Post
Small Pox at Albemarle,
Several cases of smallpox have
broken out among the track force on
the Southbound. Dr. J. N, Anderson,
who succeeded Dr. Laton aa county
physician, has the situation well . in
hand. Five men who are broken out
with the disease are being confined In
"shanty" cars, and undergoing treat
ment Those who were eiposed are
being closely guarded, and the rail
road overseers have assumed the trou
ble and expense in a large way. The
car has been removed to a secluded
nnt smith of town, and no alarm I
f, t over the matter. Utanly Lnter-
Team
Bankers .. ..
Manufacturers
Lawyers .. ..
R. R. Clerks ,
Merchants , ,
Won Lost
Per Ct.
,- 1000
1000
' 000
000
, 000
Site for State Building.
Raleigh, May 20. The Grimes prop
erty, fronting 210 feet on Capitol
Square and 67 feet each on Fayette-
ville and Salisbury streets, will be the
site for the 1250.000 state admlnlstra
tlon building. The purchase was
made today by the state building com
mission for 145,000. The state de
partment of Insurance la now in an
old building on the corner of this
lot. . . .
The commission conferred tonight
with architects as to what Is intended
to be boused in this new building. It
is to include the state library, the hall
of history, the state historical com
mission, the state department ot in
surance, the supreme court and the
supreme court library, and It will be
a five-story structure.
All the commissioners were pres
ent except General Julian 8. Carr of
Durham, who has not returned from
Little Rock, where he attended the
Confederate reunion. ,
are dead and gone? Why not build
tnem now and get some good out of
them? t
, Another matter to consider Is that
the townships that hold the balance
ot power tn Davidson county favor
good roads. How long do you think,
Mr. Voter, that these progressive cit
izens are going to stand for inaction
on your parts. With good roads in
their own townships, do you think that
they are going to be content to drag
through mud in your township? Not
it there is a way out of it and there
Is. The 'county commissioners have
a perfect right to issue bonds for
road-building and to see that roads are
bunt in your township and it may
come to this some day. The townships
that now refuse to stand for a small
tax levy may be forced, for the good
ot the whole county, to' stand for a
bond issue. If Davidson county
Is to keep up with the procession,
Davidson county must have good roads
and if the tax-payers will 'not provide
small tax levy to build them, the
county must find some other way to
get them. I
The opponents of the measure are
hard put to it for arguments. Some
are spreading the report that the levy
ing of the tax would not ac awns wlu
the free labor part ot the old law.
This is. an absolute falsehood. 'When
the tax Is voted, levied and collected
the tax payer le exempted from the
labor tax,
Some say that the'-wney- will be
wasted. It is bard to see how it can
be wasted. The township . trustees,
men with whom you have lived and
labored for many years and men in
whom you have the highest confidence,
will have in their hands the spending
of the money. Under the law' the
board must be made up of men of
both political parties and everybody is
guaranteed a square deal.
Everybody knows that the old sys
tem is rotten. Everybody knows that
the old system is' a failure. It has
been given a fair trial and -the roads
are no better today than they were
before the civil war. Why not make
a change? Why suffer longer under
the tyranny of King Mud?
If you tried one way of doing busi
ness for a year and found out that
you did not get ahead with it and that
you really lost money by it, would you
try it again the next year? Certain
ly you would not yet you travel over
the roads your fathers traveled, haul
ing the same size loads your fathers
hauled and breaking down your teams
and ruining harness, wagons and
buggies in the same old way. Why
not change your way of doing busi
ness? You certainly could not change
for the worse.
Right how Is the time for all pro
gressive citizens to get In the game
and do really effective work. Go after
the voters and see to It that those who
favor good roads register and vote.
DO IT NOWI
Vance Walser and perhaps others.
Hon. Samuel W. Finch will accompa
ny the speakers and may be prevailed
on to say a few words for himself.
Everybody in Emmons township and
In every other township, who is at all
interested In bettering conditions in
Emmons and in the county at large, is
urged to be present. The occasion will
be one of very real enjoyment The
speaking will begin at one o'clock.
i Kortb Carolina.
North Carolina is a great state.
great state in territory aa well as in
a great many other things. From the
Sanford Express we take the follow
ing concerning the size of our state:
'Few of us realize what a wide-
spreading domain North Carolina is.
It is larger than England. It has u:
250 square miles ot territory. Its
length from Currituck county In the
east to Cherokee county In the west is
603 miles. It a National Magazine man
will put a string down on the sands
of the sea at the eastern end of the
foimer county and stretch it across
the mountains in the western end of
the latter, and, hitching one end ot the
string to Currituck, carry tho other
end due north, it win land him in tne
-middle of Lake Champlain. in New
ork state, crossing Virginia, Mary
land New Jersey, Delaware an I more
than half of the Empire state. North
Carolina Is longer than from Ashevllle
to Chicago or from Sanford to Buffa
lo. Its breadth is 188 miles at . the
widest point It has 100 counties, the
largest in square miles being Robe
son, with about 1,000, and the small
est New Hanover, with less than 150.
It produces a greater variety of pro
ducts than any ot the sisterhood of
states. The first declaration ' of Inde
pendence was proclaimed oa Its soil
and it has led in many other things,
always doing its duty alike in peace
and in war. Just now the outside
world la beginning to take note Of the
marvelous resources of North Carolina
and everything Indicates a marveloti
InilimtrlKl growth and expansion here
whi.m the next few years." Monroe
Baby Cries for Cigar.
Passengers around the southern
passenger depot were kept either
very much amused or annoyed through
the noon hour by a troup of GypBies
who were- enroute from the eastern
part of the state to Winston-Salem.
One old patriarch had charge ot the
squad, which consisted of four wo
men and an almost uncountable num
ber of children. They were the most
ragged, unkempt aggregation of these
queer people ever seen around here.
One little fellow, two and one-half
years old, began crying as soon as his
dirty little feet hit the station floor
and for-about two hours he kept the
racket up, not even pausing between
squalls. - His mother and "the old
man ' and several of the other chil
dren tried to find out what was the
matter, but for. a long time without
success. About 20 minutes before the
Winston-Salem train pulled out one
of the children found out that . the
orylng brat wanted to ''smoke." Ac
cordingly his mother purchased him
5 cent cigar, lit It for him, and
placed it in his mouth. The sobbing
ceased and the smoke began to pour
from his mouth and nostrils. From
the way he went after the weed he is
already a slave to the Goddess Nico
tine. The last seen of him as he
went down the station- platform and
boarded the train he was puffing away
like a connoiseur. Greensboro News.
Americas. Soldiers Desert and Join
- , ;v' Mexicans. .
At the present rate of desertions In
the United States army from the
troops in Texas and the small num
ber of recruits the farces in this sec
tion of- the country will be depleted
to an ineffective army corps in a tew
months.
The desertions have aggregated
more than 1,200 In the two months
out of a possible 20,000, and the offi
cers say that about 80 per cent or
more ot the deserters have headed for
Mexico, most of them having joined
the lnsurrecto army. - . ,
Many other . soldiers ' enlistments
are expiring every day, but re-enllst-
ments are few, as the majority of the
soldiers take the three months al
lowed them to go to Mexico as sol
diers of fortune.
Armed provost guards have been
placed on the docks and at railroad
stations to stop desertions, and from
the city of Tamptco 20 soldiers in cit
izens' clothes were taken off just be
fore the vessel sailed tor Vera Cruz
and Tamplco. Galveston, Texas, Dis
patch, to Baltimore Sun. .
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Far Contempt ( Ceart
At the recent term of Yadkin super
ior court one Ben Sparks, well filled
with mountain dew, was consplclous In
the court house and refused to sit
down when ordered by the sheriff.
Then Judge Lyon took a hand and
Sparks insisted on arguing the mat
ter with the court The. result was
sentence of SO days In jail. Sparks
was sent to Jail but was released the
same day after he was sober, by order
of the judge. Winston Republican.
Experleaee Teaches.
Will Crump and Will Mitchell, col
ored, and young in years, were picking
a dynamite cap with a pin, in this
city Monday. Ot course it exploded
and Crunip Is minus two thumbs and
three fingers and Mitchell will proba
bly lose the sight ot one eye. in the
Inn nm of a distinguished humorist
JobIi l-.iii-ir, we think "when you see
a rattlenke In a hole always re
me t -r t --t t'ie h"'e be'on-s to that
People Small Items of Is
terest
Mr. John M. Hammer, of Asheboro,
was In the city Friday on business.
Mr. H. C. Elliott of Lilac, was in
town yesterday and called on The
Dispatch.
Mr. L. A. Martin, of Thomas vllle.
spent Saturday In the k city on legal
business. -
Miss Mabel Thompson of Jonesville.
N. C, arrived today for a visit to Miss
Esther McCrary.
Hon. William C. Hammer, solicitor
of this district was in the city Sunday
ior several hours.
Miss Esther McCrary and Mr. Nor
man McCrary attended commencement
at Oxford this week.
Mr. J. T. Williamson, of Yadkin
College, was In the city Monday for
several hours on business.
Miss Vetus Sink, of Tyro, spent last
week with Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Koonts.
She returned home Sunday..
Bnenti ueiap was taken HI very
suddenly Sunday and has been unable
to attend to his duties since.
Mrs. Anna Turnley visited at the
Baptist Orphanage, Thomasvllle, last
week, returning home Monday.
Col. Robert M. Phillips, associate
editor oi the Greensboro News, spent
aunaay in the city with friends.
Mrs. Dr. R. L. Payne, of Norfolk. Va.,
Is expected her today to visit Mrs. H.
S. Radcllffe and other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. George Palmer, ot Sil
ver Hill township, spent Sunday and
Monday with relatives in Lexington.
Mrs. J. E. Trotter, of Atlanta, Ga.,
is in the city, visiting Mr. and Mrs.
J. K. Hankins and other friends and
relatives.
It Wasnt Maddy Water;
Clarence Henderson, bookkeeper Jn
bank in Beggs, Okla., is dead and
Edward Bright, son of a real estate
man ot this same place, will die as
the result of mistaking a quart can
of nitroglycerine for muddy water.
The young men were hunting to
day when they discovered the can of
explosive under a boulder. They
placed it on top of the rock and one
of them fired into it from a small cal
iber rifle. Henderson was so badly
mangled by the resulting explosion
that he died within an hour. Bright's
body was cut In more than a hundred
places by particles of the can and of
the rock on which It stood.
He crawled to a farm house a-mile
and a half away and told of the acci
dent There is no hope for his re
covery. Muskogee, Okla., Dispatch,
2l8t. . .
Mr. D. R. Cecil, who has been at
work in Mocksville for several
months, Is spending a few days at
home this week.
Miss Bertha Fitzgerald, of Salis
bury, spent Sunday here with her Bis
ters, Mrs. Timberlake and Misses
Annie and Ruth Fitzgerald.
Mrs. Landon, of Pocahontas, Va.,
who has been here visiting Mr. and
Mrs. P. S. Vann, left Thursday for
Norfolk, Va., to visit relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Timberlake, of
Person county, spent Saturday and
Sunday here visiting their son, Mr.
E. A. Timberlake, and his family.
'Miss Ola Homey, left Monday night
for Hickory to attend the commence
ment exercises at Lenoir college where
her brother, Mr. Julius T. Homey,
graduates this year.
The many friends of Mr. Glenn
Smith were glad to see him on the
streets Tuesday. He was not able to
leave his Invalid chair, but he showed
considerable improvement and it is
believed that he will recover rapidly.
He has had a long hard siege of sick
ness. . -.
Mr. A. F. Sams, formerly of Thorn-
asvlle, but of recent months a citizen
of Winston-Salem, has been elected
prosecuting attorney of the recorder's
court in his city. He succeeds Mr. B,
S. Womble who resigned because . of
press of work. Mr. Womble is a mem
ber of the firm of Manly, Hendren and
womble. ...
Shot Sweetheart's Mother.
Mrs. Bettie Baldwin was shot and
killed here this afternon by Fred
Newton, a member of a prominent
family. Newton had gone to pay a
social call on Miss Melta Baldwin and
the two were walking toward a spring
when the little 7-year-old boy of Mrs.
Bette Baldwin threw stones at them.
Newton remonstrated with the boy
and finally slapped him. The boy ran
home and told bis mother and when
Newton returned to the Baldwin borne,
Mrs. Baldwin met him at the door.
pistol In hand. Melta Baldwin jump
ed between the two, but Newton drew
his pistol, It is said, and fired three
shots Into the woman's breast killing
her Instantly. . Newton was released
on bond by a magistrate. Harriman,
Tenn., Dispatch, 21st
' A Miller Barned Alive.
Oxford, N. C May 20. A disastrous
fire occurred near her last night in
which L L. Perry, a miller perished
and W. D. Kimball and his three
daughters barely escaped death by
leaping from a second story window
ot the burning building.
It a Dears that from causes unknown
the mill in which Perry was sleeping
caught fire. The mill adjoined a store
building, on the second floor of which
Kimball and his three daughters were
sleeping. They were awakened by the
smoke, but the flames had already cut
off every exit tor the man and three
girls save by the window of their
apartments, which they used to good
advantage. , . r
Snake Swallowed Chickens.
We are told ot a remarkable and
unusual rescue which Mrs, .John
Rhodes, of Haymeadow, made on Sun
day afternoon, when she saved sever
al of her small chickens from certain
death. Hearing a commotion among
the chlckena near the house she In
vesttgated and found that a large
black snake bad swallowed nine of
her small chicks and that the mother
hen was as much disturbed as the
snake was contented. Mrs. Rhodes
hastily secured an axe and cut the
snake in two, and as she did so five
of the chirks leaned out Four of
them are still living and following the
mother hen seemingly quite unmind
ful of their thrilling and Jonah-l.Ke
experience. likes Patriot
Mr. T. H. Spencer, until recently su
perintendent of the Spencer Furniture
Company, has become a traveling
salesman, handling furniture for sev
eral different factories, including fac
tories in Lexington, Thomasvllle and
High Point The people of Lexington
will be glad to know that he will con
tinue to make Lexington his home. '
Miss May Hutchinson Is home from
Greensboro Female College, where she
completed the course In stenography.
Miss Hutchinson made an enviable
record in her work. She led her class
by a wide margin, making a record of
135 words per minute in taking dicta
tion, and there are few stenographers
in the country who can do as well.
Rev. V. Y. Boozer left Monday tor
Columbia. S. C, to attend the meet
ing of the board of trustees of the Lu
theran Theological Seminary of the
south. The Lutherans have recently
moved their theological training school
from Charleston to Columbia and the
new buildings are now going up. Mr.
Boozer expects to be away from the
city for several days.' y :
Mr. H. B. Varner left Monday night
for Birmingham, Ala, to attend the
meetings of the National Good Roads
Association which began there yester
day. He is on the program to respond
to the address ot welcome for the vis
iting delegates and to make an ad
dress on the subject, "The Press and
Good Roads." He expects to return
to the city Saturday.
Rev. A. R. Surratt pastor of the
Llnwood circuit "last week attended
the Laymen's Conference and Mission
ary institute of the Winston District
at Walkertown.- Other delegates from
Lexington and vicinity were kept at
home by the meeting now In progress
at the First Methodist church, or there
would have been a larger delegation
from Davidson. Mr. Surratt reports
a very delightful meeting, full of good
things, live speeches and helpful sug
gestions. ' .
Judge Godwin haa returned from
a short visit to friends and relatives
In Florida. Despite the fact that it
rained every day he was in Florida
the Judge had a good time. He
caught but few fish, but one ot these
was a fine seven-pound trout and be
felt that be had gotten his money'i
worth. Being a sportsman and not a
flsh dealer, or a "fish-hog," the judge
did hot try to exterminate all ot the
flsh in Florldtan waters, preferring to
leave some for next year.
Carreit Events la The United Stales
ad Ue World at Large Briefly
Set fertb.
The Confederate Veterans had a
splendid time at the reunion at Little
Rock last week. About 20,000 were
on hand and took part in the big pa
rade. The next meeting will be held
at Macon, Ga.
Robert Glassbrooka. Ifonmrlv of
Caldwell county, was arrested at
Chase City, Va., Thursday charged with
burning the post office at Granite
Falls. He is now In jail at Lenoir
awaiting trial.
The sudden capsizing of a small
batteau, only 50 feet from the Mis
sissippi river landing at Arkansas
City, Ark., caused the drowning of
Ave persons, all of one family, at 5
o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Wadesboro has offered a suhacrln-
tlon of more than $5,000 in cash and
75 acres of land to the trustees of
the Presbyterian Normal and Indus
trial College, now located at Albe
marle, on condition that the institu
tion be moved to Wadesboro. -
Frank B. Hayne. a bie cotton deal
er of New Orleans, asserts that the
worlds supply of cotton is 4.500.000
bales short and he has been offering
id ouy an or tne May and July cotton
aoove the prevailing market price.
which is about 16.48.
Some weeks ago they put out the
word "that there were nine sets of
twin babies in the little hamlet of
Faith, in Rowan county. Now Faith
adds to her tame with the report that
triplets were born In that town last
week. Statesville Landmark. -
In the Rowan superior court last
week J..E. Pritchett, a former em
ploye of the Southern railway, ' was
given a verdict of $5,500 damages on
account oi the loss of an eye. - A
piece of brass struck him in the eye
while he was at work in the 8oencer
shops.
Arthur Davis, a young white man
was shot to death in Bladen county a
few days ago by a negro boy. Davla
had remonstrated with the negro be
cause he had not shown up for work.
The negro was placed in Jail at Elia-abethtown.
At Paris Sunday a flying machine
which got beyond control of the driv
er, plunged into a group of members
of the cabinet which had gathered to
witness the start of the race from
Paris to Madrid, killing the minister
of war and injuring the prime mlnl-v
ter and his son.. .
Six negroes were lynched at Lake
City, Fla., early Sunday morning af
ter a party of more tb,an a dozen men,
masqueraaing as omcers, appeared at
the county jail and secured possession
of the men by presenting a bogus tel
egram to tne 16-year-old son of the
sheriff, ordering the release of the
blacks to the alleged posse ot officers.
The negroes were held on a charge
ot murder. ,
Revenue officers had an encounter -
with moonshiners and their sympa
thizers at Leyula, in Wilkes county
last week that resulted In the dan
gerous wounding of Kelly Billings, one
of the moonshiners, and the arrest of
another, L. A. Grant who la in jaiL.
The officers were hunting for Frank
Hillings ana Joe King. U. S. Marshalls
L. A. Grant C. . Holland and W. W.
Harktns were in the mix np. None of
the officers was injured.
There is much railroad talk gotn
the rounds. John A. Mills, owner ot
the Raleigh and South port, has mn!
the state and other parties lnierem- I
tn the line a propoHltlon to buy -t '
!li!n and Alle hany railro4, and I
s a!o I'lmiic- to ext.--:t l,;s x
iuiu I ,iy. - ..-v , a to I I.
The Ashevllle police station is an
interesting place to the morally stunt- -ed
of the mountain metropolis and
the thirsty thereof. There is now
stored there perhaps more than a thou
sand gallons of whiskey. One dray '
load of 146 gallons was taken at one
time and last week the home of a cit
izen of some prominence, Mr. Hicks -Southers,
was entered and about 150
gallons of wet goods found. Twenty
five barrels of the joyful fluid was
found in a store on South Main street
and all of it was confiscated.
Blockading continues to be a favor
ite past time in Randolph. Last week
Deputy Sheriffs C. H. Lucss and J. M.
Luger captured a 60-galoln block
ade distillery in New Hope township
and delivered the outfit to Sheriff
Burkhead. The still was running In
full blast 'but the owner was away.
No trace of him was found. About
1000 gallons tof beer were destroyed.
As an evidence of the marked activity
ot the makers of the moonshine stuff
it may be noted that these ' officers
have put out of commission six stills
within the last 80 days and that la
going some for law-abiding Randolph.
Five daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Har
vey Roach, of Utica, Kant., ranging
In ages from 7 to 18 years, were burn
ed to death late Saturday night in a
fire which started in toe Roach res
taurant The parents - were badly
burned. ' The mother ot the young
girls, by mistake, filled a lamp with
gasoline. Preparatory to ascending a
stairway leading to the- second-uoor
room, where her daughters wefe
asleep, she applied a match to the
lamp. An explosion followed, the fire
being communicated to a two-gallon
can of gasoline, sending a burst of
flame up the narrow stairway, with
the result stated. .,,
Sold MOO Chicks la Twe Months.
Mr. Morton, one of the most success
ful mill men In the state, has this year
taken as a side issue the raining of
fancy chickens. Ills poultry yards pre
sented quite an animated and pictur
esque soene when nearly one thous
and birds could be seen at one time.
as well as a formidable array of hroo-
ders and Incubators. He his soldotie
thousand white leghorns at rr 'oi
ble prices, these birds were b , 4 a 1
ranging from one to two Mn i c I
and nearly lnr?e enough for bro!ui s.
Khelby Highlander.
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