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PATCH, 4MM PEOPLE Ul THE DISPATCH, WHI JOT IOCI ip rr Bippcxs its n THE DISPATCH OXLI 0.E DOLLAR A TEAR. Si THE PAPER OF THr PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE r) ESTABLISHED 1882 LEXINGTON, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JULY 5. 1911. VOL. XXX-NO. 10 WHITE SLATE TRAFFIC APPROPRIATION FOB HIGHWAY. CP TO LEXIXGTON. TO GET READY FOB FAIR, COrXTY COMMISSIONERS MEET. THE PRESS COSYEXTIOX. DT A3TD ABOUT LED5GT0H. THE BIS Aa Cgly-Leoklng Case Cote Home County Commissioners Set Aflde f 1 Trial Postponed riUl Monday , 40 For the Building of the Afteraeoa at Fonr. I Great Ceatnd Highway. There la an ugly caae acheduled (or The county eommtaslonera' Monday Monday afternoon at (our o'clock be- unanimously appropriated fifty dol fore Mayor Mover In which the state lara per mile for the building of the of North Carolina ia plaintiff and Great Central Highway through Da Charles Noel and hla wife, Jamie Noel, Tidaon county. Running from the nee Jamie Wolf, are defendant. Guilford county line to the river, tne Those who read the papers carefully road will pass through Thomaavllle. have heard frequently of the so-called "whlte slave" cases in New York, Chicago and other wicked centers and many a man's blood has' boiled with Indignation as he read. This case mented by township funds and lndl comes close home and has some ugly vldual contributions. Boone town phases. It may not be a case of ship announced that It had already "white slave traffic," but it looks very raised $1,000 for the work and that the much like it The story ia subatan- Piedmont Bridge Company will give tlally as follows: Alona- about the first of May Noel's wife, who was Jamie Wolf, came to I Lexington to visit her mother and oth- er relatives here. Her husband came here once or twice during her visit. and he was here on the day that the abduction took place. From what can be learned about it, this was en- glneered by the woman. It is alleged, that she approached several young girls and tried to lure them away from home with the promise of fine clothes, easy money and a good Ume. Clara Bell Glbbs daughter of Mr. H. E. Gibbs, pf the Dacotah Cotton Mill, and Vertie Klnley, daughter of Mr. Robert Kinley, of the Wennonah, tell (or her line of talk and consented to go with her. Neither of the children knew that the other was going until they met at the station. They slipped away from their parents, without even tak- in their clean clothes with them, the ! woman promising that her husband j W. Peacock, R. L. Lambeth, F. S. Lam would provide them with all of the beth and others. Boone township was clothes they needed. represented by H. C. Grubb, John B. They went to Charlotte and were 1 Bailey, William Snider and others and -carried to a secluded house out In Lexington township by J. T. Hedrlck, the suburbs, In a disreputable part of D. F. Conrad, W. Lee Harbin, G. W. town. The woman refused to allow ' Montcastle, F. C. Robbins and a num them to go on the street in the day ber of others. Tyro township also time and kept them close, promising . had a number of representatives on them that when night came that they would go out and have a good time. The little Kinley girl was dissatisfied and raised quite a disturbance. She was homesick and wanted to come back to Lexington at once. She rais ed such a stir that the woman thought it best, for safety, to let her come home and she sent her to the station in the care of a negro hack driver. At the station the girl wap identified by officers who were seeking for her and soon both of the girls were in the hands of the officers, waiting to be carried back to their parents at Lex ington. Both Mr. Kinley and Mr. Glbbs went to Charlotte at once and efforts were made then to locate the slippery couple, but to no avail. Both escaped." " -i'.- From the stories of the girls it ap peared that the woman and her com panion' Intended to take them to Jacksonville, Fla., and were prepar ing to make their getaway when the Charlotte officers butted in. If they had managed toget out of Charlotte with their prey, it Is hardly probable that the girls would have been soon recovered. The girls are mere children. - The little Gibbes girl will not be 14 until next November, although she looks to be the older of the two. The Kin ley girl is Just past 14 and both are unusually pretty and well-behaved. They seem very quiet, Innocent chil dren and it is not thought that they could have known anything ot th. horrible fate that was evidently in tended (or them. After the disappearance of the cou ple, in Charlotte nothing was heard of them for some time. . The woman sent her small boy here to her moth- gin. bu?d.d Zt:r is V. . 1 L , . U week she turned up here and the offi cers watched her every move for sev eral days. Saturday night Officer Welch, who did especially fine work on the case, got' word that she was' packing her trunks preparatory to leaving Lex ington. - He went to the station and found that she had purchased a tick et to Danville, Va., and had checked her trunks to that city. He "spotted" her to the conductor and came up town and called up the chief of po lice in Danville, Va. To him he de scribed minutely the man wanted and the woman and when she arrived in that city two plain clothes men were on the Job. They located the man Sunday morning at about four o'clock and so notified Mr. Welch. He left on an early train for Danville and re turned with .his prisoner on No. 85 Sunday night Noel did not object to coming back, though he might have stood the officer off until be could have gotten requisition papers for him. These could have been obtained with- but little delay and the result would have been the same. The case was set (or two o'clock Monday before Squire J. F. Hedrlck, but the defendants filed "an affidavit for removal and it was turned over to Mayor Moyer, who set Monday, Ju ly 10 for the trial, at (our o'clock p. m. Noel's bond was fixed at $300 and the woman was allowed to go on her own recognizance. Noel was unable to give bond and la In jail. Hon. H. C. Brown Serioasly III At special from Raleigh Sunday car ried bad news for the many friends ot Corporation Commissioner Brown It said: News from the bedside of Corporation Commissioner H. C. Brown grows more discouraging dal ly. That he is a desperately 111 man Is admitted now at the Brown home on North Person street, where the : commissioner baa been confined tor' the past six weeks and more except the few days that it required to take the patient to Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, where, he was examined and advised to return home without an operation, which it - was not thought could benefit htm. Ho ha an Intestinal trouble. Ho had an espec ially bad night last night and it is learned that there la practically no hope entertained (or bis recovery.' Among our callers, Monday, were the following gentlemen, who renew ed their subscriptions to The Die batch: Mr. Levi W. Johnson, of Thomasvllle, route I; Mr. D. A. Mil- ler, ot Enterpriser Mr. Henry C. Ty- singer, of Denton; Mr. W. F. Tysln- ger, of Denton; Mr. Jacob Mock, of Abbott a Creek Township. Lexington and Llnwood travers- lng 4 townships, a distance of 2ir miles. The amount set aside for the work was 11400. This will be supple- ,$500. Tyro township sent repreeen- tauves to say that that townBblp will raise a dollar for every dollar that che county will give and Thomasvllle, Boone and Lexington will follow suit, This means that the road will be ruilt Mr. H. Clay Grubb made a short speech to the board of commissioners and told something of the wonderful pro greas being made In Boone, where a special tax was voted a few weeks, ago. This tax will raise a road fund of $1000 to $1200. Mr. Walter G. Fitzgerald, ex-county treasurer, spoke for the people of Thomasvllle, who were on hand in force. , They came in three big tour ing cars and were very much in earn est Among them were: W. G. Fitz gerald. J. E. Meredith, D. L. Cecil, W. 8. Cecil, S. E. Payne, J. A. Burton, W. M. Newby, L. H. Hilton, C. M. Hoover, B. F. W. Bryant. J. W. Lambeth, J. hand. - It was announced that Mr. C. M. Miller, ot Salisbury, had been secured as road engineer and he will have charge of laying out and building the road through the county. He is ex pected to begin work at once. THE ROUTE THROUGH DAVIDSON. Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, state geolo gist yesterday filed his report as to the location of the Central Highway throughout Its entire length. As to the Davidson county section of it he says: The route from Greensboro to Sal isbury will be via Jamestown, High Point, Thomasvllle, Lexington, Spen cer to Salisbury, following the route of the National Highway, ; provided that the road is put in the condition required by the trustees of the Cen tral Highway within the time limit In Guilford county, from Greensboro to the Davidson county line, the road is very good with the exception of a quarter to half mile on each side ot High Point, where the road has not been improved. These two stretches of road are within the incorporated limits of High Point, and it is neces sary that this city should put these two pieces of road in good condition If the Central Highway Is to be kept up to the standard desired. The route across Davidson county, with the exception of a small amount of good road in Thomasvllle township and in Lexington township, is very bad, there being many very steep grades and heavy, rocky portlona of road. A large part of the road will have to be re-located in order to avoid these steep grades, but this can be done at a minimum cost of road construction and there will be but llt- fir hjs: hold of at once, there Is no reason why the road should not be graded by October 1st, although It may take somewhat longer before it can be sur faced. From the Davidson county line to Salisbury the road is In good condi tion, except the first quarter or half mile after leaving the bridge over the Yadkin river. This part of the road should be surfaced and the steep, bad grade leading to the bridge should be eliminated. Business Hews Votes. With W. F. Lopp, the merchant, of fering cut prices on shoes, straw hats and skirts, the ume lor the bargain seekers ha arrived. He is offering $4 shoes at $3 and a big lot ot ladles and children's shoes at cost, see ms ad elsewhere. ,- Shepard ft Son, ladies Outfitters, al ways squarely up with the procession, or a little ahead of it, are showing some advance fall styles ot black fine and coarse weave Pacific Panamas and Airman voiles. See their ad. H. Harris ft Bro., live High Point merchants, have a big ad .in this issue telling of a special sale the first in their history which is to begin Fri day and last for thirty days.. This progressive firm is preparing t6 build a larger store And to greatly enlarge their business. Their stock will be materially increased and to make room (or it they are forced to get rid hot some of their old stock. Thia will be sold at prices unusually low. The store will be closed tomorrow .and next day so that the stock, may be properly arranged and marked. . .... , v .. Family Be-Untoa at Mrs. Elisabeth -. i, . Holer's. ' There waa a clbst enjoyable fam ily reunion Sunday at the home of Mrs. Elisabeth Miller in Reedy Creek township. Mrs. D. K. Cecil, ot Lex ington; Mfg. J. R. Caudle, of Greens boro; Mrs. C. A. Wood, ot Lexington, route 8, and Mr. Isaiah Miller, of route 4, children of Mrs. Miller, were pres ent and In addition to these more than eighty grand-children, great- arand-chlldren and other relatives were there and a most enjoyable day-4 was spent A great dinner was spread out door under the (Tees and every body had a delightful time. Mrs. Mil ler is In her 84th year and enjoys splendid health and vitality (or one of her age. ' Mr. Walter O. Flnoh spent Sunday at his old home near tore, leaving lng Sunday nlgbt for Washington, D. C. He baa recently been trans- (erred from Vicksburg, Miss., to the U. 8. Engineers' omcs at Washington Corporation Ceramlssloa Makes Hal ing Not Probable That City Will Build Approaches. Corporation Commissioners McNeill and Lee were here a short time ago looking Into the matter of an over head crossing for the Cotton Grove and Llnwood crossing of the South ern. They heard complaints from va rious citizens and returned to Raleigh. The result of the hearing was given out from Raleigh last week in the fol lowing: "As a result of the hearing that Commissioners McNeill and Lee gave at Lexington two weeks ago, the Cor poration Commission today Issued a statement to the effect that If the town of Lexington will provide the proper approaches for a new railroad cross ing at Lexington for the Cotton Grove road the commission will then order the Southern Railway to put in the necessary bridge and other approach' es on its right of way in order that the present dangerous grade crossing can be abolished. Until the town, of Lexington takes the initiative in pro viding the approaches to the right of way indicated, the commission insists that it cannot make an order against the railroad company." A prominent member of the board of aldermen is authority for the state ment that the town of Lexington will not take the inlative and will not con struct approaches to the much needed bridge. He takes the position that the railroad, when it double tracked four years ago and changed the grade, made the bridge necessary and should build the bridge and approaches too, as the town had nothing to do with making the crossing dangerous to the travelling public. Masonic Officers. The following new officers of Lexing ton Lodge No. 473, A. F. ft A. M., were installed by Past Master J. H. Alex ander last Wednesday night: L. V. pniiups, w. M.; p. E. Peacock, S. W.; L. F. Barr, J. W.; L. J. Peacock, treasurer; H. B. Hutchison, secre tary; D. F. Conrad, S. D.; E. M. Ben der, J. D.; T. H. Lamb and G. W. Miller, stewards: W. N. KInnev. tv- ler. Thirty Mills Close In Gaston. Gastonla dispatch, 1st: Thirty or more spinning mills In Gaston county will be closed down for the next ten days, or two weeks, and as conse quence many thousands of mill oper atives will be Idle for that period. This number represents 75 per cent or more of the spinning mills and even larger percentage of spindles in this county. Those mills which use tnelr own yard in manufacturing ciotn will not close down, though it Is a fact that a few of the mills in cluded in this number are affected by tne snortage of power caused by low water on the Catawba and a conse quent shortage in electric power available. The unfavorable condition ot the yarn market is given as the real cause for this shut-down. One of the best posted manufacturers in this section stated today that he would not be surprised if the larger part of the spinning mills in Gaston and this Im mediate section should find It neces sary to remain idle for a month or more. Another Daring Hold Up. An associated press dispatch from Erie, Pa., Saturday, carried the fol lowing very Interesting story: A last mall and passenger train on the Philadelphia and Erie railroad was held up tonight five miles from this city by a band of a dozen masked men. The mall and express cars were rifled, and three of the crew, C. H. Block, of Erie, mall clerk and H. D. Rooney, of Erie, conductor were Injured. C. D. Bemis was shot in the arm. Block was shot In the right side and was taken to a hospital in a dy ing condition. Rooney received ser ious injuries when he was hit by a stone thrown by one of the robbers. The train was due in this city at 10.10 tonight A few minutes before 10 o clock, when the train was mak ing a large curve, the engineer saw an obstruction ahead. He stopped the train with all possible speed but not before it crashed Into ties and tele graph poles that had been placed across the track. When the train hit the obstruction It was first believed by the passengers that there had been a collision with another train. The next . moment, however, the crack of revolvers ac quainted them with the real cause of the train's stopping. As the train came to a standstill several ot the passengers alighted to ascertain the trouble. Their pres ence drew the fire of the band of masked men and there was a stampede to reenter the cars. An unknown passenger, who, bra ver than the rest, caught hold of one ot the robbers, was picked up bodily and thrown over a 300-foot embank ment His condition Is serious. The man's head, face and body were bad ly cut and his clothing torn from his back. He was taken to a hospital In an unconscious condition. The spot selected by the robbers was ideal for their work. On one side of the railroad Is a large ravine and the other side la dense woods. The men had hidden among the trees. It was from this point that all of then made their appearance when th train came to a stop. , Almost before the train had reached the obstruction, the masked band bad taken up their position at practically every entrance to the cars. When the passengers began pouring from the train there was a (ew sharp cries from the men to get back into the cars. When a number ot the excited passen gers failed to take this advice - the bandits opened fir. They shot along the (Ides of the cars, level with the windows and this effectively put an end to th curiosity of the passengers. Within the car there waa a panic, A number of women fainted, while the scream of other caused much con tusion. The train arrived la this city about midnight The passengers were daied from fright and could not give a con nected story of what had taken place. Many of the women wore hysterical and required attention. Meeting of AgriealtBral Association Board of Trade and Other later- este Parties. The agricultural fair and home coming week held last year under the auspices of the Davidson County Ag ricultural AssocKUon, was a success in every particular. Few people ex pected it to make- a big a atlr as It did and everybody was delighted. Hundreds of folks' "came home" from other counties and other states and the town and county realized great benefit from it. . This year it is proposed to make the fair bigger and better than last year. The exhibits will he bigger and better than ever before. The prizes will be bigger and better 'than before and the whole -show will be well worth while. The state of North Carolina will give tms year iauu in prizes cash in stead of $50 as It did last year. The merchants have expressed a willing ness to come across handsomely and every manufacturer in the city will do his part Last year there were many incredu lous persons in the county. Scores of good farmers came- to the fair ex pecting to see a "bum show" and they did not care to enter any of their products. What they saw when they got here astonished them. There was more than one sore one in the lot. Many promised themselves that next year they would show stuff that would take the shine oft of the dis play of Smith and Brown and Jones, They will have the opportunity this fall of making good. To have a successful fair it is nec essary that steps be taken at once to get things In shape.- A date must be set for the event and committees nam ed to have things In charge. This year the Lexington Board of Trade announces that It will take even more interest in the fair than it did last year and will co-operate with the Agricultural Association in making it the greatest fair ever held in this section. A meeting of the members of the Board of Trade and the Davidson County Agricultural . Association has been called for Saturday, July 8, for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements. The meeting will be held at 1:30 p, m. and It is hoped that it will be largely attended. The Farmers' Union will be in session on the same day and It is desired that every member of the Union who can do so, take part in the meeting. Lightning In a Mine. Wllkesbarre, Pa., dispatch 29 While working 1,500 feet under ground at 1 a. m., James Conroy of Kingston was -struck by lightning end so badly in jured that he is not expected to re cover. He did not knows there was a storm until his chamber was filled with a blazing light and he was knock ed senseless and badly burned. The stroke of lightning had followed the Intake of the air current as far as Conroy's chamber. Fortunately there was no powder or dynamite in the chamber at the time. This Is not the first accident of this kind in this section, and to-day Fore man Neal McHugh arranged a tele phone system at the colliery so that when a lightning storm is approach ing the mine workers may be called out of the mine and wait on the sur face until the danger is over. Forty.Two Million Pounds. A dispatch from Winston-Salem says: The fiscal year ot the United States Internal revenue office here ended today and reports showed that 42,434,859 pounds of tobacco were shipped by 'local manufacturers dur ing the period, the sale of revenue stamps therefor yielding the govern ment $3,394,788.76, an Increase over the former year. DIED. Clement Odell the Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Rhodes, of Conrad Hill township, died June 30th. The little body was buried at Beck's church last Saturday morning, the funeral being conducted by Dr. J. C. Leonard of Lexington. The Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette Brinkley of Arnold, died early Monday morning of infantile paralysis. The little sufferer was ill only a few days but no hope was en tertained for his recovery. The sor rowing parents have the deep sym pathy of- very many friends. Funeral services were held from Beulah Re formed church. Arnold. Tuesday morn ing by Dr. J. C. Leonard, and the body was burled In the grave-yard at that place. Mrs. Leota Welch Harris died June 30th at the home of her brother-in- law, Mr. W. F. Harris, on Center street, after an illness of the "great white plague" running through many weeks. Three months ago she was married to Mr. Thomas Harris, who in this short time Is left to sorrow over this great Iobs. Mrs. Harris was a member of the Second Reformed church. The funeral waa conducted Saturday afternoon by Dr. Leonard, assisted by Mr. Jacob A. Palmer, and burial was made In the city cemetery. Mr. A. Orler Hunter-was born Au gust 7, 1831 and died June 89, 1911, at the age of 80 years 10 months and 22 days. He spent the earlier years of his life in Mecklenburg county, but several years ago movea 10 Lexington. He was for many years a member of Back Creek A. R. P. church, but unit ed with the First Reformed church of Lexington after coming here, in whose fellowship he continued faith ful until death. Mr. Hunter enlisted In the Confederate service when the first call-for volunteer was made, and served honorably throughout the war. An escort of the local camp of confederate veterans attended th funeral which was held last Friday morning from the home on Center street, conducted by the pastor of the First church, Dr. Leonard. Eight children and the widow survive the deceased. Mr. F. M. Hunter, the well known local merchant, is the oldest son. Interment waa mad In the Lex ington cemetery. ., . Miss Ola Homey spent Sunday High Point with ber parents. in Two Special Tax Election Called Assessors Paid Other Items of Interest. The board of county commissioners met Monday and were In session all day Monday and Tuesday. In addi tion to attending to the appropriation for the building of the Central High way, the following matters were dis posed of: A special tax election was called for school district No. 3, Emmons township, and another for district No. 3, Cotton Grove township. Both of these elections were called for Au gust 5. Willis Hunt was allowed $32.50 tor building a bridge near the Plummer school house. A petition was presented asking for a public road in Emmons and Healing Springs townships, running from Denton to Becks store and cross ing the farms of the following per sons: W. T. Tysinger, W. H. Dick ens, H. C. and Robert Tysinger, H. C. Gallimore, Roby Morris, Mrs. Nancy Morris, Mrs. Ellen Skeen, Mrs. B. C. cole, Eveline Kearns, L. A Tysinger, D. H. Cameron, J. D. Redwine and J. M. Henderson. The road was ordered duly advertised according to law. J. H. Fritts was paid $72.15 for keeping the county home. The following amounts were paid out for tax listing in the various townships: Conrad Hill, $117; Thom asvllle, $318; Healing Springs, $93; Boone, $96; Tyro, $132; Alleghany, X49.50. Mr. S. W. Finch, county as sessors, who resigned some time ago and was succeeded by Mr. S. Lee Owen, was paid $104 for his services. $50 was paid for repairing a sec tion of road in Abbotts Creek town ship. The following were appointed road trustees tor Boone township: James Bell, W. J. Whltener, William Sni der, Walter Wilson, W. D. Barnes. The jail account was $63.18. For the burial of two old soldiers, Daniel Kesler and A G. Hunter, the sum of $40 was appropriated. The various special tax levies were ordered and the general tax levy was also ordered as required by law. There was no change in rate, the to tal property tax for state and county remaining at 66 2-3 cents. Road trustees for Alleghany town ship were named as follows: F. M. Cook, A. H. Michael, J. L. Doby, Thomas Bingham and J. B. Lambeth JURORS FOR AUGUST TERM. The following named persons were drawn to serve as jurors at the next term of superior court to be held for the county of Davidson beginning on Monday the 14th day of August 1911, the first two named In each township being jurors for the first week and the last for the second, except in Lex ington and Thomasvllle where the first four named are for the first week and last two for second week: Alleghany F. M. Cook, J. C. Cog- gins. J. N. Smith. Arcadia Phillip A. Hege, Henry W. Payne, L. E. Ripple. Abbotts Creek J. C. Mock, R. O. Moore, C. A Stone. Boone R. F. Darr, J. M. Williams, S. Snider. Cotton Grove A T. Yarbrough, James Owen, Jr., J. D. Palmer. Conrad Hill Ulcey Crotts. Robert Imbler. A. H. Conrad. Emmons Ell Tysinger, Milton Hughes. Frank Grubb. Healing Springs R. A Carroll, T. C. Daniel. A. L. Davis. Hampton J. L. Nelson (first week.) Jackson Hill J. L. Thompson, C. L. Badgett. Alex Taylor. Lexington S. F. Clodfelter, J. L, Miller, G. W. Crouse. Preston J. Leon ard. Chas. Crouse. R. E. Leonard, J, T. Yarbrough. Midway H. M. Long, D. K. Leon ard, A H. Yokeley. Reedy Creek John S. Hege, Jack son Weaver. J. L. Hartman. Silver Hill Daniel Leonard, J. F. Burkhart, T. E. Dickens. Tyro W. W. Myers, W. T. Lanning, David Grubb. Thomasvllle P. F. Myers, Frank Workman, H. M. Robbins Early B Jones. M. H. Wagner, James Jarrett. Yadkin College D. M. Cope, 2nd week. Forty Tigers to Be Tried at Ashevllle. Ashevllle, dispatch, 1st: A special term of superior court for Buncombe county for the trial of criminal cases convenes Monday. Judge Webb will preside over the first week ot the term and Judge Lane over the second week. The term will probably be one of the most Interesting held for sev eral terms by reason of the number of liquor cases now on the docket as a result of the operation ot tne au thorities under the recent "search and seizure" law. There are about forty liquor cases on the docket in addition to one burglary case and a number of minor cases. It Is practically certain that all the liquor cases cannot be tried during the special term. The defendants have all employed able counsel and Indications now are that each case will be fought out on its own merits and stubbornly contested. During the severe storm Saturday afternoon, says the Wades boro Mes senger, the home of Mr. T. V. How ell, carrier on Peachland R. F. D., was almost demolished by lightning and wind. A chimney on the north side of the house was torn down, and the southeast corner of the building was wrecked. The Interior and furnish in aa were greatly damaged, and large part of the root destroyed. Nearly all the windows were broken. Mrs. Howell waa standing within two feet ot a medicine cabinet which waa struck, and the children were In the dining room near a safe which wa torn up. Mr. Howell was away on his route at the time of the storm, seems almost a miracle that none of the family were hurt and that the house did not burn. Monroe Enquir er. . Mr. H. L. Koonts, of Churchland one of Davidson county's most tal ented young men, was In the city Monday enroute to Washington City, where h will spend the summer. H will be clerk In the Arizona Hotel, In the fall he will return to the state to take up his work as superintendent of the Ayden High School, ot Ayden Impressions of the Monntala People- Good Water aad Good Things to Eat The Cone Estate. Mr, H. B. Varner. who attended the North Carolina Press Association at Lenoir the 27th and 28th, returned home Friday. In speaking of the convention Mr. Varner said: "We had delightful meeting of the press. A number of very able addresses were made. Among them was the address of welcome by Hon. W. C. Newland and the response thereto by Mr. Jo sephus Daniels, of the Raleigh News and Observer. Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt read a fine paper on "State Supervi sion for Public Roads," Dr. W. P. Few, president of Trinity College delivered very able address on "The Newspa per and Public Opinion." Dr. John A Ferrell of Raleigh delivered a very interesting address on Hookworm. The oration by Mr. James P. Cook of Concord attracted considerable atten tion. Hon. James R. Young, State In surance Commissioner, delivered i very Interesting address on "The Press a Feature in Reducing Fire Waste." Congressman John H. Small made a fine speech on the subject of Intra Coastal Water Way and its Re lation to Piedmont and Western North Carolina." One of the most interest ing of the great speeches was deliv ered by Dr. W. L. Poteat, president of Wake Fo-est on "The Liberty of the Press." President Shipman and his co-workers made the convention at Lenoir one of the best in the history of this association. The following officers were elected for next year President, J. J. Farriss, High Point; 1st Vice President, James H. Caine, Ashevllle; 2nd Vice President, H. C Martin, Lenoir; Secretary ft Treas urer, John B. Sherrlll, Concord. The good people of Lenoir enter tained th delegates beautifully with lunches, receptions and delightful drives around the town. After the convention adjourned a majority of the editors went on a tour of the mountains. On Wednes day afternoon in company with Mr. M. Phillips of the Greensboro Daily News aB the guests of Mr. Rufus L. Gwyn, I had a most delightful ride by automobile over the Lenolr-Blow-lng Rock Turnpike, a distance of twenty-three miles from Lenoir to Blowing Rock over a magnificently graded road to the top of the Blue Ridge where we spent the night at the Watauga Inn. This is one of the most interesting trips . in western North Carolina. The scenery is beau tiful and the climate at this season is delightful. While the people in Piedmont North Carolina were swelter ing I was sleeping under the same amount of cover that we use in thus section in mid winter. I also had the pleasure of a charm ing drive over the magnificent estate of Moses H. Cone, which by the way, is in my opinion, the most beautiful es tate in western North Carolina, more beautiful than the Vanderbiit estate. It contains about 10,000 acres and Mr. Cone built before his death about thirty miles of beautiful roads, which were made from the natural soil and are good 365 days in the year. After visiting the Cone estate with a carriage and careful driver we took a twenty mile spin on the crest of the Blue Ridge, sometimes on one side and then the other, around Grandfath er Mountain, an elevation of from 4000 to 6000 feet above sea level, to the beautiful city of Linville in the new county of Avery. This trip was made over the Yonahlossee Road that was built by the Linville Improve ment Company, who own eighteen thousand acres of attractive moun tain land, the majority of which is covered by original forest I was in formed that Linvlllle Is patronized largely by people from the Middle West that most North Carolinians stop around Blowing Rock. Fishing is one of the attractions ot Linville, speckled trout and mountain trout be ing found in the streams in abun dance. We traveled by automobile through the mountains over good roads something like one hundred x.lles, and I must say that this trip was a revelation to me, as I nad no idea that western North Carolina con tained Buch beautiful scenery. In my opinion the Yellowstone Park or Yo- Semite Valley has nothing more beau tiful in the way of scenery than this Northwestern section of North Caro lina. To secure better water you would have to go up in the skies and meet the Rainmaker. For better things to eat I cannot imagine any place equal to a dinner that we enjoyed on the crest of Grandfather Moun tain, at the home of a farmer, prepar ed by Mrs. W. Flnley Gragg, where we enjoyed the finest cold milk and butter from the spring, superior to that which Is kept in the refrigerator, fine native corn bread, made from na tive corn, ground at a water mill, na tive roast beef, native sourwood hon ey, maple syrup made from the native trees, loaf bread, like your mother used to cook, in fact, good things en tirely too numerous to mention, a din ner fit for a king. In fact for fit good things of thia life, go to Grand father Mountain in Watauga county. It 1 a shame that there Is not two per cent of North Carolina ouside of that Immediate section that knows anything about this great resort couc try. The roads in this mountain sec tion are mostly toll roads. The coun ties have done very little, practically all the work having been done by public spirited citizens. These toll roads are part of the scheme of th famous Crest ot the Blue Ridge High way that Dr. Pratt has been advocat ing and working on for sometime, When this Crest of the Blue Ridge Highway is completed, and it will be completed, as it is a very practical proposition, it will mean more to Western North Carolina than any oth er one thing that has ever. been at- temoted. It will mean. In my opln Ion, when that section Is thoroughly advertised, that tourists will spend a million dollars a year, as it is bound to become the play ground at least of th South Atlantic states, If not of the United States. Western North Carolina ha been greatly slandered by various people In being represented as an Ignorant section. These native mountaineers are just as intelligent aa the people are in any section ot North Carolina. Personal Mention Movements el the People Small Item ( Is terest, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Hunt Fourth visiting friends in Mooresvllle. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. IJndaav loft n.- day for Winston-Salem to visit rela tives. Mr. J. H. Foster, of 1, was here last week and subscribed (or The Dispatch. Mr. George Cook, of Rtirlfnfl-tnn la in the city visiting his daughter, Mrs. J. W. Robertson. Mr. C. M. Wall, of WaJlhiii-B- ... In the city Monday in his big Cadll- iau umring car. Mr. George B. Craven, of the Greens boro News staff. SDent Sundav and Monday in the city. Mr. Glenn Smith is imnrnvlno- sin.. ly and Is able to be out occasionally in an Invalid's chair. Miss Mary McCrary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. McCrary, is visit ing friends in Albemarle. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Koonts and baby, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Beck in the country. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Davis, of San ford, are visiting Mr. Davis' father. Mr. J. D. Davis, on Center street. Mr. Ed. F. Smith, of High Point, la spending a few days here visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Smith. Mr. John Trice, of New York Is spending his vacation here with his parents, Capt. and Mrs. C. W. Trice. Mr. John W. Cole, of Charlotte, spent Saturday and Sunday in the county visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. H. W. Dorsett and children, re turned yesterday from Baltimore where Mrs. Dorsett has been visiting uer uioiuer. Mr. H. V. Klmbrell. of Hieh Point- was here Saturday on his WAV in hi. old home near Versailles, where he win spena a tew days vacation. Mr. Cleveland D. Brinklev. travel ing salesman for the R. J. RevnnM Tobacco Co., is spending a few days vacation here, visiting his mother. Mr. W. J. Lancaster. suDerlntRnrlnnt of the Elk Furniture factory, left Monday for Jackson Springs, where he will spend a two weeks vacation. Mrs. J. W. Long, of Greensboro, who has been visiting relatives and friends in (jotton Grove, spent Sunday night wun Mr. ana Mrs. J. A. LAndsav en- route home. Mr. and Mrs. J. R, Caudle and chtl-- dren, of Greensboro, came over Sat urday evening and attended the re union of the Miller family in Reedy Creek township Sunday. Mr. A E. Sheets went to Winutnn Tuesday to attend the annual meet ing of the North Carolina Jewelers Association, which convened In that city yesterday. Mr. Stokes Smith, who is in the em ploy of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco company at Richmond. Va.. ia at home to spend his vacation with his father, Mr. Jule C. Smith. Mr. J. B. Smith and son. Fitz Lee. will leave the last of the week for a ten days stay at Morehead City, where Mr. Smith will attend the meeting of the North Carolina Phar maceutical Association. Misses Carrie and Elizabeth Reld of Jackson Hill passed through the city Monday enroute to Ashevllle to spend some time with their brother, Mr. Ernest Reld, of the Weaver Elec tric Co. Mr. Geo. F. Leonard, of Washing ton, D. C, who has been viBitlng rel atives In the county, left last week lor Wilmington, where he has been assigned to service In the U. S. Ma rine Hospital until Oct 1st, when he will return to Washington. Mr. Walter G. Fitzgerald, former county treasurer, was in the city Monday on business. Mr. Fitzgerald says that crops are looking fine in i nomasviue township and that the yield of wheat has been very satisfac tory. Mr. Bruce Craven, attorney at law. of North Wilkesboro, spent Sunday' in the city as the guest of his brother, 1 Mr. E. B. Craven. Mr. Craven was on his way home from Washington. Dl C, where he has been on a "boosting tour" with other North Wilkesboro hustlers. - Mr. J. A Hartley, ot Yadkin Col lege, was In the city Monday on busi ness. Mr. Hartley says that he had a cotton bloom on his farm June 22, four days ahead ot any other report ed. He says that crops are looking fine in Yadkin College. In spite of the dry weather. , Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Hlnkle and Paul and Clifford Hlnkle, Mrs. Mattie Pen ry, Mrs. T. J. Grimes and son, Paul Grimes and Foil Brinkley left yesterday Per Healing Springs to spend a couple of weeks camping out They carried wagons, tents, bedding, etc., and will live out In the open for a while. Mr. Roswell tuya, ot Conrad Hill township, was at visitor at The Dis patch office last week. He said that corn and cotton waa looking fine In hla section and that his cotton had been in bloom (or a week or more. Ho brought with him some blooms to prove his assertion and believes that he was the first in the county to pro duce them. They are pure Anglo Saxon and have the native sense. They are building good schools, good churches and are deeply Interested In roads and con sidering their great disadvantages they have done as much, if not more than any other section of the state in the way of development Their gre est assets are their scenery, climate and water, and no man can make this trip from Blowing Rock to Linvtlli, Edgemont and Boone without feeling great pride In being a citizen of North Carolina, It was a great trip and one that will not soon bo forgotten.