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IPATC mm rxon.1 eia THE DISPATCH, TTHI IOT IOCI . H IF it haffixs ITS D THE DISPATCH 05LT OKI IK)LLXX A Till. THE PAPER OFHE PEOPLE. . FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE ESTABLISHED 1882 LEXINGTON, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1911. VOL. XXX-NO. 7 BIS 11 Jl.o MBS. JOEL HILL UTRDERED. Terrible Crlm Coaaxattea at James town X ClM to the Xarderers Bat Beea Fan. Th people of Lexington were greatly ehocked Thursday morning to learn ot the death of Mrs. Joel Hill, which occurred at Jamestown Wed nesday night At first' it was report ed that Mrs. Hill had committed sui cide, but later reports confirmed the rumor that she had been murdered by burglars. The suicide story found ready credence here, because it waa known that Mrs. Hill has been very 111 since the death of her husband a few months ago arfd that she has been despondent and close to nerrous pros tration for many weeks. Dr. David J. Hill went to Jamestown on , the first train Thursday morning , and a tele phone message from him t hours later, dispelled the suiolde theory and gave the horrible details ot the crime, which has no parallel In the annals of crime In M. aaMnn with thfl llOBBible BX- " caption of the celebrated Springs case in this city nneen years ago, wnen Mrs. A. A. Springs, wife of one of the lAxKna- hiiilnAii man nf this eltv. was mysteriously murdered by midnight marauders. For several "months Mrs. Hill had Kun nmtArmiiir trAAtmnt in a san itarium . In Pennsylvania. Dr. Joel Hill, her husband, died last Novem- V.m ....... Inmfl, (llnaaa Aftm hla ini, at rei m jo.th haaltli fallnd and she was carried to Philadelphia for treatment Her slBter, Mibs Jennie Kagsoaie, oi lamMtnvn who is a, member of the faculty of Bryn Mawr College, of that city, looked after her while she was In the sanatarium. Dr. David J. Hill, her brother-in-law, had also made frequent visits to Philadelphia to aee her and only the most encouraging re ports came from' her. The peo ple of Lexington were delighted .to wmiw that aha waa Imnrnvliiflr ranldlv and that she would soon be home again, for there were lew in ine com munity who were so popular ith all Mrs. Hill left Philadelphia June 2, in company with her sister. Miss Rags ifala. and started homeward. She tinm ot .Tamaatnwn to anend a few days with her mother, brother and other relatives and members of her family met her there. They found her much Improved In neaitn, taicing a ae nMiuMv mum honlthv interest in life and delighted tot get back to North Carolina and her friends and ,loved ones. - The details of the crime are almost too horrible to chronicle. Thursday morning when Mrs. Ragsdale arose, hn found that the house had been en- rJ hv hurelars. The silver and other valuables had been gathered up In bundles, as" it some om had been preparing to carry it off. She called her son, Mr. Will Ragsdale, and to gether they went over the house. They missed nothing and Mrs. Ragsdale thought that the burglars had been frightened away when she called the farm hands at four o'clock. They in spected every room except Mrs. Hill's, passing by that in order to not dis turb her. She had oeen a poor eieep r for some time and oo one slept in the room with her for fear of disturb ing her. The family went ahead with the or dinary preparations for the day's work and activities and it was not un til 7:30 that? the crime was discover ed. Mrs. Ragsdale and Miss Jennie Ragsdale, carrying fresh linen for her bed. went to Mrs. Hill s room and there found her lying partly out of the bed, her face purple and' blood trickling from one ear. Her hands were bound together In front of her and a leather strap was buckled tight around her neck and fastened to the bed post. A stocking was also tied around her neck and in her mouth was stuffed a black mask. Over the mask was tied her other stocking, From appearances, her feet had also been tied to the bed, but in her strug gles she had freed her feet and fallen out of the bed. Life waa extinct, but the body waa still warm. It is thought that the burglar, or burglars, In entering her room, awak ened her and that they at once as saulted her, stifling her cries and binding her so that she could not -move, There were nine other persons in the house, but none of these heard the slightest sound. The door to the chil dren's room across the hall had been left open, the night before, but thla was found closed and adds mystery to the case. With Mrs. Hill out of the way the burglars proceeded with their work, ransacking the drawers of the dresser in ber room and then proceeding to the dining room. Before they were. through with their work here some thing happened. to frighten them and they dropped their swag and ran. Mrs. Hill's room was up-sthirs and access to It was gained by climbing up the porch columns. A chair was taken from the porch and placed agalnat the post and 'there were sev eral vines broken around her win dow on the outside. On the ground around the porch were found a num ber of burnt matches and on the porch root around her window were found others. A box of matches were also found under - her window. - The thieves got out byopening a window of the dinning room. ' Up to the present there Is not the . slightest- clue to the murderer or murderers. ' The Ragsdale home Is situated near the railroad, a narrow footpath running directly from the back door to the railroad tracks and the deed might have been committed by professional hoboes. Three or four persons are positive that trains No. 29 or SI, southbound, which pass ed Jamestown between twelve and two o'clock, stopped there on the night of the murder. Shortly after No. 29 passed Dr. Foscue. of James, town, heard footsteps on his front porch and prepared to answer a call, but whoever it was passed on. - He looked out at the window and saw a man going in the direction of the Rarodale home. Mrs. Hill's body was prepared for burial by a High Point undertaker and the Interment took place nere Frldar afternoon at ' three oxloclc. She was laid to rest beside ber hus band, underneath a great mass of baanlirul flowers. She leaves seven children, four sons and three daugh (Continued on Page Four.) . MAKT WOIH HEBE. rTeaua'i Hssleaary Society Meeting Bring Soere el Good Woatea to Lexlagtoa. The Woman's Missionary Society of the Western North Carolina Confer ence of the M. E. church South held a very interesting and helpful conven tion with the First Methodist church of tbds city beginning Thursday and ending Monday afternoon. There were 237 authorized delegates and visitors present and the occasion waa one of importance to the Wes tern North Carolina Conference of the M. E. church south. Probably the moat Interesting vis itor ot the week waa Miss Daisy Davles, of Georgia. She la the rep resentative of the Woman'e Board of Missions ot the Bouthern Methodist church and she knows her business. Never In the history of the town has any woman so completely captivated all of the people ana mere was gen ulne regret felt when she left . - Sunday night she addressed an open meeting on the subject or Foreign Missions. The big- First' Methodist church was crowded to the iront steps with Interested people. Every avail able inch of space in the auditorium was taken and the Sunday school rooms were packed to their utmost canacltr. Out in the vestiouie tne people Stood around the windows and listened to her wonderful address. She handled her subiect witn tne skill ot a master. She reviewed rap idly conditions in the various mission fields. Sketching the work oi ine la borers already in the field, outlining their difficulties and Impressing deep ly on the minds of her hearers tneir own responsibility for tne wort Miss Davles was called on at every session to make talks and she re sponded ; readily every time,' with sometbdna- illuminating ana neipiui She never failed to set the society right when any knotty question arose and her Influence will be felt in North Carolina for many days through the consecrated women who went home Monday filled with the zeal and en thusiasm for the cause of Christ which she Imparted to them. Mrs. J. F. Ward, president or tne Woman's Missionary Society ot the First Methodist church, Is to be con gratulated on the very satisfactory manner in which the details were looked after and the work of the con vention expedited. . Every delegate was taken care of in some hospitable Lexington home and , every one of them went away pleased with their entertainment Mrs. '.Ward had 8 faithful and devoted corps- of assis tants and there is "glory enough to go round." They reflected credit on tlhelr society, their church and their town; and have every reason to be proud of it '.V'X" i; Miss Lucy Robertson," president; -f Greensboro Female College, Is presi dent of the Woman's Foreign Mission ary Society of the Western North Car olina Conference, and she presided at all of the meetings. She Is a fine pre siding officer and has been an ideal president She was always ready with words of wise counsel. She has been president for many years and has done much to make the society a great working, moving force In the Western North Carolina Conference. ' At the meeting Saturday Gastonla was chosen as the next place, of meet ing. A. number ot other cities wanted the gathering, but Gastonla pulled the hardest and won. - : According to the reports of the offi cers the members of the society laBt year contributed (16,082.33 to the cause ot foreign missions. In the Western Conference there are 6311 members. Including the Juvenile bands, which are known as Junior and Senior Light Bearers. There are 112 ot these Juvenile societies to the conference and 94 adult societies. OFFICERS ELECTED, The meeting closed Monday after noon and one of the laat things done was to elect officers for the coming year. The following were chosen.: President, Mrs. Lucy H. Robertson, Greensboro. Honorary Vice-President, Mrs. J. E. Ray, Ashevllle. First vice-president and superinten dent of Juvenile work, Mrs. G. G. Hear ley, Ashevllle. . ' Second vice-president and superin tendent of young people's work, Mrs. L. H. Martin. Greensboro. Third vice-president and superin tendent ot Christian stewardship, Mrs. R. R. Alley. Greensboro. Fourth vice-president and superin tendent of social service. Mrs. D. B. CMtrana. Concord. Corresponding secretary, Mrs. L. W. Crawford, Wlnston-Baiem. Recording secretory, Mrs. W. 8 Stewart Charlotte. C Treasurer, Mrs. PVN. Peacock, Sal- iBDury. -Auditor. A. Ii. Smooth. Salisbury. . Superintendent of supplies, Miss Alice Smith. Ashevllle. Editorial secretory, Mrs. D. M. Llt- aker. Greensboro. Mrs. Frank Martin, ot Winston-Sa lem, was chosen district secretory for this, the Winston District ' RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS. ' The committee on resolutions made the following report: "Realizing that our 'Jubilee Meet ing1 has been on of unusual Interest and Inspiration, we desire , to expreas our appreciation for the many courte sies so graciously extended us by the Missionary Society, the local com mittee on entertainment and your Mends in Lexington and to thank Rev. A. L. Stanford pastor of the church, for his Unremitting thought- ralnesaof our comfort Also to Rev. H. K. Boyer we extend our gratitude for his masterly and appropriate ser mon-8unday morning, "To our beloved Miss Daisy Davles, of Atlanta, whose enthusiastic and in structive talk will be our Inspiration for coming years, ws are profoundly grateful. ... MRS. J. T. WARD EXTENDS THAN&3 Mrs. J. F. Ward, chairman of the entertainment committee and hostess ot th conference, addresses the fol lowing note ot thanks to the people of Lextngton: "In behalf of our committee on en tertainment I desire to express our sincere appreciation to the employee of the Lexington Telephone Company for their courtesy and patience, to CEKTBAL HIGHWAY HEETE1G. Scents Will be Her Teaterrew If lea Wait the Central Highway Ceaae Oat aad Say 8. The Central Highway scouting oar- ty will reach Lexington tomorrow. They will come from Winston-Salem, where they have been attending the North Carolina Good Roada Associa tion, and will reach here in time for the meeting to begin promptly at ten o'clock. Chairman Sprulll, of the entertain ment committee, haa been working hard to get everything in line for a really brilliant reception. A good band haa been secured and will be on hand to furnish the music. All of the automobiles in tho county have been pressed into service and the scouts will be met several miles out on the Salem road and escorted to the city in fine style. The cars will be decorated with Lexington flags and pennants and banners bearing such inscriptions as "Welcome to Lexing ton," "Lexington Leads," "Davidson For Good Roads," "Lexington has 1100,000 for Good Roads," etc., will be carried on the cars. . The scouts have met with the great est enthusiasm throughout the entire trip. The people of the west have shown even more Interest in securing the line than the people of the east and at every point hundreds of good citizens came out to hear the speeches and cheer the highway scouts. It is to be hoped that Davidson county will oo equally well. The Central High way will mean a great deal to the county and evpry man should do what he can to help the cause along. Win ston-Salem and Forsyth county are leaving no stone unturned to have the road diverted at Mooresville and brought by way of the Twin City and this would mean that Davidson would be left out Winston-Salem is alive to the importance of having another great trans-continental highway, in addition to the National Highway, and would like to get the Great Central Highway. Let everybody remember that the meeting will be held In the courthouse The Central Highway tomorrow morning at ten o'clock, and every man, woman and child in Dav idson county, la .invited. There will be music and fine speeches. Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt Cot R. M. Phil lips, and others, will make speeches and the occasion -will be . one . well worthwhile. . : . . ! Ho Strike of Southern Firemen. Washington, June 10. A general strike, ot 2,400 firemen of the South ern railway waa avoided today by the success of the mediation, which haa been in progress for two weeks. No statement has been made regarding the terms agreed upon except, the statement from the mediators ; that the controversy had been settled on a basis satisfactory to each party. Each side made concessions in order to come to a basis of settlement The 'representatives ot the firemen left this afternoon for the south. When they arrive on their divisions they will explain to the men they rep resented the points of agreement, which will probably then be made public. After the firemen's demands had been disposed ot the officials ot the Southern held a conference with the representatives of the engineers, who are asking a wage increase of approx imately 26 per cent The settlement with the engineers Is not expected within several days. The delegates of the trainman and conductors are awaiting the settlement with .the en gineer. - , ; . .. - . , A Good Aim. . The chamber of commerce Is taking active and intelligent Interest In the development of the town, and among other things propose to make-it easy for some good school man to build up a fine school in the old Thomasvllle Female College building. It la an ideal place for a high school, and we hope the chamber will bave no difficulty" In finding its man Thomasvllle Davld sonlan. . those who aided ua with carriages aad automobiles, to the members ot other denominations who helped us by en tertaining our delegate and to the public in general for their kindly as sistance in all things. We all feel that we have been greatly benefitted by having the conference here and we feel especially grateful to Miss Daisy Davles, ot Atlanta, who helped more than any one else to make the meet ing a Success." ' HEARING BEFORE j COBPORATIOXj Beth Parties Concede That Creeling Is Extreaely Daagerest Decision . Expected Soon. . Chairman Franklin McNeill of the North Carolina Corporation Commis sion, Hon. W. T- Lee. another mem ber and three representatives of the Southern Railway Company were here Monday foe- the purpose of go ing into the matter ot. the overhead crossing for the Southern In the wes tern end of the city the Cotton Grove and Lin wood crossing. , Messrs. J. A. Lindsay and Walter S. Anderson, or th county board of commlssiorers,-. wero present and the city ot Lexington was represented by Mayor John H. Meyer, and Aldermen Hec'rick, Harbin; Conrad; Lamb, Mc Crary and Young. Mr. E. E. Raper, city attorney, conducted the hearing for the city and Cap! S. E. Williams represented the Southern railway. Mr. J. A. Lindsay was called as the first witness and in answer , to ques tions described the dangerous cross ing. He said that the cut at the crossing was about 10 feet deep. On the south side there is a very steep grade and it is impossible for a man to see the track on either aide until be Is well on it There are three tracks here and the traffic that cross es the tracks Is very heavy. He said that he would say that fully one third of the country people that come to Lexington come over this crossing. He then went on .to tell that the cross ing has been in this condition only since the line was double tracked a few years ago. Prior to that time It was dangerous, but not extremely so, as at present... At that time it was possible for a man approaching the track to see it for Several .hundred yards on each side. 1 As to the place ton the overhead crossing, Mr. Lindsai mentioned two places, one to the eaat of the present crossing and the otller to the west Aldermen Harbin an! McCrary were also placed on the stand and they told of the many dangers confronting the man that tries to cross there and Mr, McCrary said that the Southern had Case Good Roads Scout Cat and Members Reach Lexington Tomorrow Morning. already paid $4800 for smashing up one man at that place. - Chairman McNeill asked the wit nesses if the town would agree to pay for the approaches to the bridge if the road would build It but none of them was prepared to apeak for the town. From the questioning it Is ap parent that the corporation commis sioners are ot the opinion that the Southern will have done its part when it builds the bridge and will not re quire the road to build the approach es that will be necessary. Captain S. E. Williams, for the Southern, announced that the ' road was not attempting to controvert the contention that the crossing waa a dangerous one and here the hearing came to an abrupt end.- He submit ted for his client a blue print show ing the crossing, the proposed new crossings, and other features and the meeting was over. Here for the Southern were Mr. A. D. Shelton, superintendent; Mr. T. Bernard, engineer of maintenance ot way; Mr. T. B. 8ummera, roadmaster. These gentlemen did not go on the stand and took no part in the hear ing, except to prompt their attorney at times. After the hearing Chairman McNeill and the railroad men were carried in automobiles to inspect the crossing. Mr. Lee saw the road earlier in the day. It 1a believed that the corpora tion commission will order the over head bridge built, provided that the town will build the necessary . ap proaches and that a decision may be expected soon. ., v . - Strange Freak of lightning. Statesvtlle, June 9. There waa a freak of lightning at the horn to Isaac Speak in South . Statewille Wednesday evening. The bolt enter ed the house through the chimney and struck the feet of Mr. Speaks mother, slightly burning them. Mrs. 8peaks was lying on a couch and a little child was tying under the couch, the child escaping Injury. - The bolt continued it strange work by burn ing off the tan ot a babr oarriaae. hearing a picture and mirror and knocking a .hole through the floor. and then ran down into the basement and lighted a lamp. .. The twenty second annual conven tion of the North Carolina branch of tha fntarnaHnnal Orriar nf Iflnn Daughters was held In Salisbury last ween, , . COIBT IA8T WEEK. Ladlow Case Besalted In Xlstrlal Jary Cald Set Agree Other Detail ef the Week. Superior Court last week waa tire some and tedious. There were but few cases that raised even a ripple of Interest The Ludlow ease waa prob ably the most important tried and this resulted in a mistrial. It waa the first case taken up and went to the Jury Tuesday afternoon. The Jury was out on the case for about 30 hours before it finally gave up and announced that it waa hopelessly di vided. A Juror was withdrawn and a mistrial ordered. Mr. Ludlow's suit was based on a claim that he waa contracted with to take charge of and construct all of the public Improvements planned for the city a tew years ago. The town claim ed that he was to build only the side walks, water and aewerage systems and here waa the bone of contention. Mr. Ludlow claimed $4,000 in com missions that went to Mr. Gilbert C. White In laying off and building the macadam streets. It Is said that the jury stood 11 to 1 in favor of the town, but this is only "hearsay." The famous case of Lane vs. the Railroad which was transferred tr Davidson, from Rowan county several years ago, the trial of which has cost the county two lives, much cash and lots of worry, was ordered back to Rowan for trial. The case has been to the Supreme court twice and has had two trials here. Mr. William Crawford Douglass was sworn in before Judge Lyon as an attorney and will be entitled to practice in all of the courts ot the state. The caBe of J. A. Gallimore vs. H. K. Grubb and A. J. Beck resulted in a verdict in favor of Gallimore, awarding him $186 for damages to land by cutting timber and in other ways. In the case of E. H. Dorsett vs. Irene Williams there was a Judgment for the plaintiff and defendant ap pealed. Judgment was entered in the case J M y If of the Town, of Lexington ' vs. the Aetna Indemnity Company, in accord ance, with decree of the Supreme court recently handed down. A non-suit was taken in the case of W. U D. Surratt vs. the North Car olina Railway Company. The case of Kinney vs. Kinney, di vorce, aroused some interest The Jury returned, a verdict in favor of the plaintiff and Judge Lyon set the verdict aside on the grounds that the evidence was insuf ficient and there were not grounds for divorce. -. In the case of Hlnkle vs. Buchanan there was a verdict In favor of the defendant. Withdrawing Troop From Mexico, As evidence of President Taft's be- lief that peace haa practically been restored in Mexico with a stable gov ernment capabje of coping with the situation, the withdrawal by degrees of the armed forces of the United States from the door of Mexico was begun Thursday. The first orders refer to the 2,000 marines at Guantanamo, Cuba, who will return to their home stations and shins. This will be fol lowed very shortly by the northward movement of the soldiers comprising the provisional brigades at Galves ton, Texas, and San Diego, Cat Even the maneuver division at 8an Anton io In the light of favorable develop ments in the recently wartorn repub lic, will be spilt up Into several units and distributed through Texaa. The division will ba. arranged so that it can be quickly assembled to meet any emergency. The warships which have rendezvoused at Guantanamo and San Diego sine last March, will not be withdrawn at this time, although even that question Is under consideration. of'iiV'Hot la Forty Tear. Chicago, 111., June 9. There ha never before been a June day in Chi cago as hot a today in the forty year during which a temperature record ha been kept The hot wave arrived about ten o'clock today, after a cool night, and the temperature rose steadily, until 4:30, when 98.E degrees were registered by the official thermometer on the tower ot th lo cal weather bureau. The government- street thermometer registered three degree higher, mak ng the street temperature well over 100 degrees. The mercury hovered at Its high point for bait an hour and then began to drop. MR. J. U BIEGES8 SPEAKS. He Offers Some Striking Examples f Fertilization Different Plants a Fertilisers.. The Davidson County Agricultural Association met Saturday at 11:30 o'clock in the rooms ot the Irlquois Club. Superior court was in session and that put the court room out of commission. The tax listers had us urped the grand Jury room and there was no place for the meeting in the temple of Justice. Consequently, the farmers were forced to call on the club, which very generously offered the use ot Its rooms for the meeting. The big feature of the meeting was the address of Mr. J. L. Burgess, state agronomist He had come on the in vitation of President Wilson, of the association, and it was hoped that a large crowd would hear him. As it was about forty of the very best farm ers in the county were present and there is no getting round the fact that his speech was a winner and that it will bear fruits. Mr. Burgess is the man that is con ducting the experimental work. This season, he has had his experimenters working on wheat Last year they worked on corn. The state furnishes the fertilizers, seed, etc., and requires the experimentor to follow the in structions of the experts. Davidson county is fortunate enough to have six of these experimental farms. They are located on all of the principal roads leading out of the city of Lex. ington. The experimental acres are by the roadside in each case and tb experiments are properly labeled, so that people passing by may be able to get lessons from the condition of the crop. This year the experimenters have been experimenting with wheat. In each experiment acre drill rows were marked showing just what sort of fer tilizer was used in each row. Phos phate, nitrogen and complete fertili zer were used and one part of the field had no fertilizer. Samples of the wheat from all of the farms were on exhibition and there was a great deal of difference shown in the va 4 of Party Who Will rlous bunches ot wheat. On the whole, the bunches labeled "complete iertnizer" made the best showing. Mr. Burgess said that this comnlete fer tilizer waa made up by a formula of nis own. He does not remember the formula exactly, but promised to send it to President Wilson, He then tacked up on the wall an Interesting chart showing the value or rye, corn, sorghum, wheat oy beans, vetch, cow peas, crimson clo ve rf etc., as fertilizers, giving the per centage -of nitrogen, phosphate, etc., in eacn plant, both green and dry. He said that he favored the turning over ot tne plants while they were green as tney rotted quicker that way and the fertilizer would become available more quickly. He also showed the value of stable manure aa fertilizer u-.id said that the only trouble about stable manure was that it was too scarce an article. He said that it had been estimated that if all of the ma nure produced by th United States was used on the North Carolina farms that it would not make North Carol! na a rich state. With this deficiency, It 1 apparent that the farmer must look elsewhere for fertilization and Mr. Burgess showed exactly where he could find It Hla speech was an aye- opener to the farmer who heard him along the line of the ua ot . green crop for fertilizer. He favored cow pea and soy beans and seemed to lean a little bit toward the soy bean. He aald that the soy bean would grow where nothing else would grow, producing the finest of feed and the biggest amount ot ferti lizer. . He took up the old story that too much fertiliser would "kill the land" and exploded It thoroughly. He show ed that th soil needs and must have organic substance. On this substance minute living organism thrive, creat ing th nitrate that go to build the plant If there I no organic sub stance In the soil for these minute, microscopic organism to live on. they die and the plant dlea too. It is not th fertiliser that burns up the soil but the lack of humus that causes the death of these living germ of life. He showed bis hearers beyond question that there I no such thing as per manent enrichment of the soil with out organic matter. He then went on to show the value of corn stalks, weeds and wheat straw for furnishing humus and told of an experience that one of the experimfi tors, Mr. J. Ham Leonard, had till 1 (Continued on Page Eight) ra AID ABOUT LEDXGT0J. Perse sal XeaUea HevemeaU ef tb People 8 Ball Items ef la. terest Mr. Harold Rhnaf la aHaltlna- rela tives in Christlanburg, Ta. Mrs. B. V. Le haa haan aarlnnalv ill during the past week of rheama- Mrs. Eugenia C. Watllngton, of Greensboro, spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. D. A. 8 boat Mrs. H. Wood Dorsett and little son. Wood, Jr., are visiting relatives in Baltimore, Md. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Isler, of Klnston, apent several days of last week with Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Shoaf. Mrs. Earl '' Holme and children, have been visiting friends In Winston Salem during the past week. Masters Chaa. Montcastl and Zeb Walanr. Jr ratllrnoif fnnHnv nla-ht from a visit to Washington, N. C . President Geo. W. Montcastle, of the Bank of Lexington, waa in Co lumbia, s. C, yesterday on business. Miss Mattie Mock, of Winston-Salem, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. C. A. Little, returned home Mon day. Miss Margaret Wh I taker and broth er, Clifton, of Enfield, arrived last week on a visit to their aunt, Mrs. Jno. C. Hunt Mr. and Mrs. Z. I. Walser and their guest Mrs. Dr. Saunders of Norfolk, Va., went to Ashevllle Monday. They will return home to-day. Rev. L. E. Thompson and wife, ot Fayettevllle, spent last week in the city as guests of Mrs. Thompson's pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McCrary. Deputy Sheriff Fred C. Sink went to Morganton Sunday to carry Mrs. Artls Sink, of Arcadia township, to the state hospital for the insane. He re turned to the city Monday. .- Mrs. R. L. Burkhead returned from Ashevllle Monday evening, being call ed home by the illness of her daugh ter, Miss Mary Noble, who 'haa been quite unwell for several days. Mr. E. A. Tlmberlake, who Is trav elling salesman for the Home Tailor ing Co., returned Friday from an ex tended trip through South Carolina and a number of the southern counties of this state. ', " Mr. Eccles Hedrick, of Lexington, who has been spending tome time at Misenhelmer Springs, spent Sunday in the city the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. C. Dunham on his way home, balisbury Foet"'- . , - ' Mrs. Elizabeth Garner, mother of Mrs. Henry Sheets, left for Randolph county a few days ago. to spend the summer with her son, Mr. Wm. R. Garner. Mrs. Garner is in her 93rd year and made the trip of 20 miles In a buggy. Mr. W. N. Kinney left yesterday for Ashevllle to attend the annual meet ing of the Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias of North Carlina which is now in session at Battery Park Ho tel. Mr.' Kinney goes as representa tive ot the Lexington Lodge No. 21 K. of P. The local lodge has beea mak ing fine progress of late. Mr. Thomas Hlnkle went to Phila delphia Monday to carry to a hospital In that city a son of Mr. Henry . Hln kle. The young man has been . suf fering for a long time with a malady that baffled the skill of his physicians and he was sent to Philadelphia to undergo an operation at the hands of a great surgeon. It is to be hoped that the operation will be successful and that be will return entirely cured- Miss Roxle Sheets and niece, little- Mlsa Hilda Sheets, leave Friday for Norfolk, Va., On Monday they go with Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Smith to Philadelphia to attend the Baptist World's Alliance, which meets in that city. From there they go to Wash ington, D. C, for a few days, and then to Myersdale, Pa., to visit Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Hamill, who lived here sev eral years ago. They will be gone for several weeks. Major Samuel H. Smith, of Wins ton-Salem, his wife and daughters. Misses Anna and Helen, are at the Hotel March and expect to spend the summer there. Mr. Smith has been connected with the Norfolk It West ern Railway Company for many years and haa a wide circle of ao. quaintancea. It Is to be hoped that he and his charming family will be delighted with Lexington . and that their stay here will be very pleasant Mr. Raymond Hlnkle, who gradu ated from the A. til College at Ral eigh this year with high honors, win ning the highly coveted medal of the National Cotton Manufacturers Asso ciation, has accepted a position with the Inverness Mills at Winston-Salem, the new mills recently built by Mr. P. H. Hanes. The best wishes ot a host of friends follow the young man. He 1 well equipped for th work and may be counted on to make good. Badgett-Lw. Mr. 8. B. Badgett of Jackson Hill. and hla bride, who waa Miss Mabel Lowe, were to the city Thursday en route to Jackson Hill, - where - they will make their home. They were married Wedneeday evening at the home of the bride uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Greene, in Thom asvllle, Rev. E. M. Avett of Jackson Hill officiating. Miss Low taught school at Jackson Hill last year and Is very popular with all classes In that section. Mr. Badgett Is a prosperous young farmer and haa many friend. Apparently trampled to death by his runaway team, the body of Alex ander Oxendlne, aCroatan Indian, waa found lying by the road, went of Fy ettevllle late 6aturdsy afternoon. The team, which was rwuvcrod 17 a r gro, evidently becan e uii i . a and, from a blow on tin hr i is if -posed that Oxend na wxs T ! 1 bencnth the mnius f'"t, h.n i j I. -lng broken. . The vet . t ft I i r oiht's J'iry wus that h a I i v s a- .1.