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LEXINGTON, N. C. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1911.
VOL. XXX-NO. 21
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It Prepesed. -'
The board of aldermen met Monday
night for the purpose of taking action
on the matter of preparing for the
city delivery of mail. Mr. O. F. Con
rad, former alderman, now post-mas-ter,
appeared before the board and re
ported his findings. He laid that he
had not been able to secure price on
Humbert, boxes for the receiving of
mull at. hnt waa exDectlnE it dally.
. He outlined some of the steps that
will be necessary to secure tne iree
delivery of mai) hi the way oi im
proving siaewaias, numronus
the
hnnaea and wcnratelr mapping OUt
the houses and vacant lots of the city.
This brought on a spirited discussion
which ended in tne appointment ui
onmTnittoa tn take the matter
charge and make arrangements. This
committee was composed of Aldermen
Young, Hedrick, Lamb ana ttaroin.
in thai diMmislon of the Question
von hrnnarht out that the property
owners of the city would be expected
to co-operate witn tne auinonues iu
putting the streets In good condition
ami wnniri tu TMiulred to liar the ex
pense of numbering the houses and
providing boxes for mall. It is be
lieved that no citizens will kick at this
small expense.
Alderman Hedrick made a motion
to amend the rules limiting speeches
by members oi the ooara to two mm-
it. nn ftnv nna ntlA&tlnn and DrOVid-
inv alan that no member should speak
unless there was a motion duly sec
onded, before the house. This was
Qi.f. hv a nna,nimnua vote. It
believed that this rule will shorten
the sessions of the board and cut out
a great deal of useless verbiage.
' A motion was made to allow any
one to cut grass on the streets who
null tn H fire tnf ore this has been
under the direction of Mr. Thomas
Tussey and the motion was made with
ih vtaw nf hnlnlnz him in his work.
On some of the back streets there is
a great deal of grass and weeds.
Capt 8. B. Williams appeared be
fore the board asking for some help
on the part of the town in the grading
a fiAfnnri avAnna and the lavklK of a
sidewalk along this street to Park
place. The matter was referred to
the street committee.
Alderman Hedrick presented am or-
Arrlndlnar hnea from within
the following limits: Beginning at
the cemetery, corner of State street
and Fourth street, running wim
Fourth Street to Salisbury street:
rfnm flaiiahnrv street to Seventh av
enue; with Seventh avenue to State
street and with State street to the be
ginning, corner of State ana Fourtn
streets. This ordinance It to go into
AW nn March 1st 1912. On motion,
the ordinance went over to the next
regular meeting, which will be neia
Monday. October 9th. There was
some discussion of the question and
it seemed to be the opinion of the
lunikin nf tho hoard that some or
dinance of this character will be ab
aniuteiv necessary. This section of
the pitv ta varr dnnselv DODUlated and
the hog pens make life a burden for
itiohv. Thev are also dangerous to
UOBIUla
cavnmi pnmnlnInU were filed as to
the condition of hog pens and surface
privies in various parts oi tne city
and the Chler of ronce was instruct
ri tn an after the offenders. Issue WSJ-
rants for them and bring them into
court '
"Chief Sprulll, of the fire depart-
ment, appeared before the board ask
ing for an appropriation sufficient to
buy rubber coats and boots for the S3
momhora nf' the fire COmDanleS. He
stated his case briefly and asked tor
$231, or 17 per man. on motion oi
Alderman Hedrick the appropriation
was made by a unanimous vote. Al
'derman Harbin moved to Include in
the amount enough to purchase caps
for the men. and this was carried. The
total appropriation authorized was $8
iper man.
Mayor Moyer and several of the al
dermen, paid the firemen high tributes
tor their efficiency ana tneir jaiuuui-
nui nnHar difficulties.
Alderman Hedrick reported that the
Income of the city for the year from
taxes will reach $15,482, and the ex
penses will run close to zts.uuu
Taxable Talues In Davidson.
The North, Carolina Corporation
Commission has certified to Register
of Deeds G, W. Miller the taxable
values of railroads, telephone, express
and telegraph companies and the cor
poration excess for 1911. The figures
are very interesting. Among other
things the report shows that the value
of the capital stock of corporations in
Davidson county is $959,739, and the
taxable value of their property, real
and personal. It $850,032. The cor
poration excess Is $109,707.
There are two building and loan as
sociations in the county, with shares
outstanding amounting to $12,662.
The North Carolina Railroad Is val
ued at $1,723,633.64. There are 24
miles ot the road, valued at $69,407.32
ner mile.
The Piedmont Railroad Is valued at
$55,280. The Southbound, 87.2 miles.
Is valued at $835460. The total value
of railroads, telephone, telegraph and
express companies, Is $2,726,642.40.
The total value of bank stock own
ed In the county Is $317,850.
Some time ago one ot the largest. If
not the largest timber dealt ever
made hi Montgomery .county, was
made when the Guilford Lumber Com
pany, of Greensboro, which operates
a large lumber ana building material
plant here, purchased 3,300 acres of
original growth of cine timber of
Messrs. Charles A. Armstrong and L.
M. Russell, ot this place. The tract
'was originally owned by Messrs. Mc
Allister, Allen, ' Armstrong and Rus
sell and known as the Blackmer land.
The deal was consummated some
months ago and the timber Is being
cut but the particulars were not
known generally until recently. Con
sideration $42,000, Troy Montgomer-
lau. . .
Secretary SpraOl Calls for Meeting
f Heads of Departments for
Tomorrsw.
Mr. J. F. 8prulll, secretary of the
board of directors of the Davidson
County Fair, has Issued the following:
There will be a meeting of the
heads of the various departments of
the Davidson County Fair Association
In the county court house Thursday,
September 28th, at two o'clock p. m.
It Is necessary that every department
chief be present, so that he may fur
nish a list of the premiums to be of
fered, In his department and aid In
perfecting plans tor the big event
'This meeting was to ' have been
held last Thursday night is. my of
fice, but owing to (be inclemency of
the weather, all of the department
heads could not be present
It we are to get the $250 from the
state board of agriculture, a list of
the premiums to' be offered must be
DreDared and sent to Major w. a.
Graham, commissioner of agriculture,
for his approval before the October
meeting of the board. This must oe
done at once.
Every member of every committee
is urged to attend this meeting and
help the cause along, and every citizen
who is Interested in making tne fair
success, is invited to attend. , The
presence of every one ot the follow
ing gentlemen is almost aDsoiuteiy
necessary to the success of the meet
ing? Bankers. Merchants ana Manufac
turers Dept. Mr. D. F. Conrad, gen
eral director; Mr. Geo. W. Montcastle,
chairman of the bankers committee;
Mr. J. T. Hedrick, chairman of the
merchants committee; Mr. L. J. Pea
cock, chairman of the manufacturers
committee.
Educational Department Mr. P. S.
Vann. general director; Prof. A. H.
Jarratt, chairman of educational com
mittee.
Farmers Department Mr. Wesley
C. Wilson, general director; Mr. Wal
ter G. Fitzgerald, chairman of farm
ers committee.
Poultry Department Mr. J. R. mc-
Crary, general director; Mr. Charles
E. McCrary, chairman of poultry com
mittee. Adderton-BelL
Of Interest to hundreds of 'people In
Lexington and Davidson county is the
announcement made this week by Dr.
and Mrs. Thomas Neely Reld, of Mat
thews, of the approaching marriage
of their daughter, Miss Mary Isabel
Bell to Mr. James . Adderton, ot this
city. The marriage la to take place
on the evening of Tuesday, uctoper
19th at 8:80. in the Presbyterian
church at Matthews. Miss Bell is
well known here. At one time she
was a member ot the faculty of the
Lexington Graded Schools and she
numbers her friends in Lexington by
the score.
Mr. "James Adderton Is assistant
cashier of the Commercial and Sav
ings Bank. He Is a member of one
of the leading families of the city and
Is a young business man ot sterling
qualities. He directed the destinies of
the Bank of Davidson up to the time
ot Its consolidation with the Com
merclal and Savings Bank a few weeks
ago and he. holds high rank in Lex
ington business life, t
Business News Notes.
A. E. Sheets & Co., have a change
ot ad In this issue. If you are inter
ested In bargains, hunt It up.
Read the big ad of Rosenhacher
and Bro., In this Issue.
W. F. Lopp offers some real bar
gains In bleaching and white goods.
The prices are unusually low.
The J. F. Ward Company calls at
tention to their fine line ot fall goods.
In their ad they mention a few of
their bargains. Read it
The Fred Thompson Company ad
vertises their line ot tall footwear.
They are giving better values im foot
wear this season than ever before. Bee
their ad.
W. Q. Penry advertises a few at
tractive specials this week. They are
real bargains picked-up during a re
cent trip north. . -
Watch for the fall opening an
nouncement ot Shepard & Son, It
will be worth while.
The Davidson Hardware bat a spe
cial offer In this Issue that should
prove attractive to every house-kepeer.
See their tree offer. :
.Tragk Death of Child.
One ot the most distressingly lhock-
lng accidents ever known in the State
occurred Saturday, morning about
10:30 o'clock at the home ot Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest L. ,Froneberger, In Bes
semer City, when their . little 13-months-old
baby, Ruth, choked to
death by getting tome foreign sub
stance, supposed to have been a bone.
In its throat
Mrs. Froneberger wat on the front
porch, having left the baby for a few
minutes playing on the back porch.
When the returned to the child the
wat horrified to tee that It wat chok
ing. She Immediately called, for the
nelghbort and tought to reach a pby
slclaa over the 'phone, but no doctor
could be found. Seeing the situation
to be desperate, she started, with
the dying child In her arms, to run
across town to the D-tter Drug Com
pany, where both Dr. R. E. Garros
and Dr. T. 8. Roysters have their
offices.
Mr. W. L. Ormand seized the baby
and ran at rapidly at possible to the
drug store, and slmost simultaneously-
both physicians arrived, but sad
to relate, nothing could be dona The
little one t life had ended before any
body could realize It and, too, In t
tragic and most unusual manner.
The gross profits of the sugar trust
following the recent advance In prices
will reach $40,000,00. , According to
sugar brokers In New York 650,000
tona of sugar will be produced be
tween September and January at en
advance of $70 per ton, which .means
$41,600,000 clear .profit ever the price
last January. ., , . . .. u
Xr. B. L, Bnrkbeaa Asks, for $44,900
Salt Cones Out of Washing,
tot Coanty Land Deal
Suit has been filed; In this county
against Mr. D. L, Arey, of Salisbury,
to recover $44,000, whlchj by reason
of usurious interest charged, is due to
Mr. R. L. Burkhead ot this city. The
case arises out of a loan of $30,000
which Mr. Arey made a few months
sgo to Mr. Burkhead.
Several months ago Mr. R. L Burk
head, white travelling in Washington
county got on the track of what he
thought to be a real bargain in the
way of land. He found a fine tract
ot land, comprising 4,700 acres, in the
heart ot the famous eastern North
Carolina corn belt which could be
purchased for $50,000, or a little more
than $10 per acre. Mr. Burkhead examined-
the property and had it ex
amined by experts and found that it
was really worth about $20 per acre,
and he set about ther task of raising
funds to buy it He approached Mr.
Arey with the proposition and Mr,
Arey agreed to loan him $30,000 on
the land, provided that an examina
tion of it proved that the land was as
represented. Mr. Arey saw the land
himself and had others to examine It
and he was convinced that the prop
osition was a sound one. He made
the loan and Mr. Burkhead put through
his deal, giving Mr. Arey a first mort
gage on the land and the owners a
second mortgage for the remaining
$20,000 of the purchase price. After
the deal was put through, Mr. Arey
approached Mr. Burkhead and told
him that he (Arey) was not getting
enough out of the deal. He wanted
more than his interest In fact, be
wanted a generous share of the rake-
off, if there was any. He said that It
was his money that was making the
deal a go and that Mr. Burkhead had
nothing to do but to take whatever
profits might come bis way. He asked
for another mortgage for $20,000 and
Mr. Burkhead finally agreed to this.
Things drifted along and time came
for the payment ot interest on the
big loan. Mr. Burkhead could not
pay It He had had several offers for
the farm, but in each case the sale
was blocked through the instrumen
tality of Mr. Arey or of his agents.
Mr. Arey insisted on payment and
set about advertising the land under
mortgage. Mr. Burkhead saw that
he 'had lost and he offered to make
Mr. Arey a deed for the property, re
leasing all of his claims. This was
accepted by Mr. Arey and the papers
were duly made. '
Right here came the rub. In mak
ing Mr. Arey a deed for, the property,
Mr. Burkhead. passed all of his right
and title in the . land, incidentally
paying the $20,000 bonus which Mr.
Arey had exacted in the beginning.
When Mr. Arey accepted the deed he
laid himself liable to a suit to recov
er usury and Mr, Burkhead, through
his attorneys, Messrs. Walter ft wal
ser, immediately brought suit
Just when the case will come to
trial Is hard to tell. The docket Is
badly crowded. The amount asked
for Is $44 000, of which $40,000 Is for
usury and the remainder being to
cover certain expenses, damages, etc.,
Incident to the case. The law gives
the person Injured the right to sue
for twice the amount of the usury
charged. -
From all accounts it appears that
Mr. Arey, when once he had ascer
tained the value of the property Mr.
Burkhead bad acquired, became pos
sessed of a desire to possess the en
tire estate. According to the Judg
ment of prominent citizens of Lexing
ton who have seen the land It is
worth $90,000 to $100,000, and If he
had not been lnterferred with, Mr.
Burkhead would have made a nice
sum of money on the deal.
Murder in Tancey Coanty.
By way of Bristol, Tenn., came the
following dispatch from Yancey coun
ty Saturday:
Parham, Robert and Zeb Peterson
brothers, waylaid and shot Robert
McCay ot the McCay Construction
Company at Green Mountain station
on the Carolina, CllnchOeld ft Ohio
Railway In Yancey county, N. C, to
day, killing him Instantly.' In the
volley ot shots fired by the mountain
eer brothera two negro members ot a
party of construction hands, who oc
cupied a vehicle with McCay,.' were
shot and mortally wounded..
The Petersons held the party up
and began firing without a word of
explanation. After the shooting they
disappeared in the mountains.
McCay, who employed men in the
building of the Tennessee ft North
Carolina Railway, with headquarters
at Newport, Tenn., wat ready to leave
Green Mountain with a party of la
borer!. He wat tbot twice. One bul
let penetrated hit brain and another
his heart -
The Petersons are believed to, have
been Intoxicated. A posse went In
learch. .
Lightning First a Boose.
A dispatch from CherryrlUe Sunday
bad the following: - -
During a terrific electrical ttorm
yesterday the farm residence ot John
F. Carpenter, 6 miles from here, was
struck by lightning and burned to the
ground. The building was a large
two-story structure and valued at $2,
500, with no Insurance except $260
county Insurance. It wat tenanted by
Neal El am and family, who are left
destitute, at everything tn the house
was a total lots. Mr. Elam and hit
family barely escaped with their Uvea.
Mr. Carpenter will replace the burn
ed building with a handsome , new
structure of a modern type.
- Somber II a Bummer. .
No. 1$ wal behind yesterday and
reached Gastonla an hour and 20 min
utes late. From here to , Charlotte
there are tour stops of I . mmutet
each. The distance It 22 miles.
party who wat on the train declares
that they made these four stops and
reached Charlotte Jot so tnlpvtei af
ter leaving Gastonla, which It run
ning some for these, parts.rGfcstonla
r"iZZV.,.
She Passed Away at the Blpe Old Age
of 101 She Wat Probably Old
est Woman ta the State.
Mrs. Ruth Galllmors. of Silver Hill.
died last week aft or having lived on
this earth for more than a century.
She was born March 1. 1810, when
James Madison wat president of the
United States. In her babyhood the
war of 1812 was fought and the days
of her childhood were fraught with
penis from the wild beasts of the for
est and the wilder Indians.
Her father was Richard Wright a
Baptist minister. In that day there
were no Missionary Baptists, or Prim
itive Baptists. They were all Bap
tists followers of a creed as stern
and austere as that Of the Pilgrim
fathers. Miss Kara Kittrell, mother
oi Mrs. uauimore, was Mr. Wright's
second wife, ft Is Interesting to note
that each of his wives bore him
twelve children, each - bearing one
pair, of twins, and each "set" of chil
dren being divided alike -six sons
and six daughters. " 1
Ruth Wright married Jesse Galli-
more, a teacher and one of the leaders
of the community, Nov. 13, 1828. He
aiea i years ago, after having lived
a life ot great usefulness.
Sometime ago The DiBoatch .print
ed a remarkable photograph, showing
the aged lady and four generations ot
her descendants. In the picture were:
Mrs. Hum Galllmore, 101 years old
Mrs. J. M. Prim, her daughter. 80
years old; Mrs. E,: L. Stoner, grand
daughter, 50 years old; Mrs. Will Ap-
person, great-granddaughter. 22
years old; Master Vaughan Apperson,
great-great grand son, 6 years old.
The Charlotte Observer asked for this
remarkable photograph and ran it in
one of its Sunday issues.
Of the nine children ot Mrs. Galll
more, but three are now living. They
are: Mrs. J. M. Prim, of Silver Hill:
Mrs. W. K. Dickens, of Asheboro and
Mrs. 8. A. Hamilton, who came from
Denver, Col., a few years ago to live
with her mother. Mrs. Galllmore was
undoubtedly the oldest person In Da
vidson county and probably the oldest
in the state.
Prominent Yadkin Citizen In Tolls of
the Law.
Of Interest to many readers of The
Dispatch wil be the story of the ar
rest on the charge of selling brandy
of Mr. D. I. Reavis. Deputy Marshall
G. A. Carroll made the arrest and the
warrant charges Mr. Reavis not only
with retailing, but with Illicit distil
ling, receiving and concealing block
ade whiskey and brandy mostly pear
brandy of the fmest -variety.. 'v--- - .
Mr. Reavis will be given a prelimi
nary hearing before the United States
commissioner at Yadkinville in Octo
ber, la the meantime he -Is under
bond for hit appearance at this hear
ing. In connection with the same alleg
ed flagrant dealing tn the refined spir
its, and said to be the prime offender,
with Mr. Reavis only indirectly, It at
all, connected with the blockading,
Dr. - George Wllkins a dentist : - and
prominent land owner of Courtney,
was arrested a few days ago and Is
now 'under bond for hit appearance
at the next term ot federal court in
Greensboro.
This doctor is a brother-in-law ot
Mr. Reavis, and front all that can be
learned, Is a man of mystery. He
came to Courtney a few years ago
from Texas, where he had gone from
his home In Yadkin when a young man
and a poor man. Upon his return to
the county he purchased near Court
ney several hundred acres of land, and
erected thereon perhaps, the most
pretentious dwelling in the entire
county. In fact it has been termed a
"Mansion."
In the meantime he forsook his
practice of dentistry and planted an
orchard of some 6,000 pear trees, and
various other varieties of fruit trees.
It is from the fruit of these trees that
the blockade brandy la said to have
been made, and the government It Is
said will attempt to prove that tome
of the brandy was sent to this city In
packages and sold under the disguise
of a half bushel of pears, each pack
age containing a gallon, which sold
for $3. This business, It is alleged,
bat been going on for two or three
years.
WELL MEET THE FARMERS.
Xr. Fitzgerald Will Cover Coanty
Thoroughly In Interest of Co
Operative Store.
Mr. W. G. Fitzgerald, former coun
ty treasurer and now one ot the lead
ing farmers of Tbomtsville township,
Is engaged In a campaign this week
to raise fundi for the Farmers' Union
Co-operative Exchange, which Is to
be opened here at an early date. A
lot hat been secured for a warehouse
near the Southbound depot Just north
ot the tteel bridge on Fifth avenue
and the business may be run in the
warehouse for a few months. This
has not been definitely decided on and
It may be that a building will be rent
ed somewhere In the business section.
Mr. Fitzgerald Is now engaged in
a canvass ot the county. He started
Monday night at Kennedy and spoke
last night at Boston. He will be at
Abbotts Creek tonight, Wallburg to
morrow night and at Midway on Fri
day night For next week and the
two weeks following bis. appointments
are:
Ebeneser, Oct 2nd; Arnold, Srd;
Enterprise, 4th; Plney Grove, 6th; Ar
cadia, 6th; Happy Hill, th; Mt Car
met, 10th; Gravel Hill, 11th; Cotton
Grove, 12th; Holly Grove, 13th;
Clarksberry, 14th; liberty, 16th;
Fair Grove, 17th; New Hope, 18th;
Pilgrim. 19th: Bowers, 20th.
At every place speaking will begin
promptly at 7:30 and every farmer in
terested la the welfare ot the union
It requested to be present and hear
Mr. Fitzgerald. ..
Oreensboro has gome ahead of all
North Carolina towns and Cities by
Installing a motor patrol wagon.
Soithera Appalachian Good Beads As
sociation Xeett Next Week
Some of the Speakers.
The third annual convention of the
Appalachian Good Roads Association
will be held in Roanoke, va., October
4 and 5 and the program for the meet
ing has been arranged. On the pro
gram are a number of notable speak
ers, including Hon. Logan Waller
Page, director of the U. S. Office of
public roads, Hon. L. E. Johnson,
president of the N. ft W. Railway Co.,
Hon. 8. W. McCallie, state geologist
of Georgia, Dr. Thomas L. Watson,
state geologist of Virginia, and half
a dozen others equally eminent
The Greensboro News names the
North Carolinians who will take part
In the convention In the following:
Many North Carolinians will be
present at this convention and take
part in the program. Dr. Joseph Hyde
Pratt, state geologist and president
of the association, will make the ad
dress of response for the association.
Congressman John, H. Small will re
spond for the delegates and visitors
from North Carolina. H. B. Varner,
president ot the North Carolina Good
Roads association, will talk of the
work of the association. Prof. M. H.
Stacy, of the university, is scheduled
for an address on Good Roads and
Schools." Dr. D. H. Hill, president
of the A. & M. college, will speak on
New Factors In Industrial Life. Mr.
Varner will tell of the central high
way In this state. P. B. Beard will
talk of the Salisbury-Hickory-Lenoir
Highways." Fred N. Tate, of High
highway, and Joseph Hyde Pratt will
speak of the "Crest of the Blue Ridge
Highway." Fred N. Tate, of High
Point will explain the triangular
highway between Greensboro, Raleigh
and Pinehurst. A. J. McKlnnon will
explain the Charlotte-Wilmington
highway. Senate F. M. Simmons will
be present to speak on "Federal Aid
in Road Building."
Gov. William Hodges Mann, ot Vir
ginia, will deliver the address ot wel
come for the state of Virginia. Gov
Cole L. Blease will respond for the
delegates and visitors from South
Carolina. Gov. Augustus E. Wilson
will deliver the response tor the del
egates and visitors from Kentucky,
Aviator's Horrible Death.
A few weeks ago the papers carried
an account of the death of an aviator
who was sent to his "long home" by
the taunts of a morbid crowd of spec
tators. The aviator knew that his
machine wat in bad shape and hesi
tated to make the ascent. The crowd
knew thiat hit machine was untrust
worthy, but anxious- for a few thrills.
they called htm a coward and a swin
dler because he hesitated to leave the
ground. Finally he could stand it no
longer and he went to his death. As
sociated press dispatches Saturday
from Dayton, 0., carried a like story.
Forced into the air by jeers of
thousands who called him a coward,
Frank H. Miller, aged 23, a Toledo,!
0., aviator, shot into the sky at twi
light Friday evening and at the
height of two hundred feet was burn
ed to death before the eyes of the
terrified spectators on the Miami
county fair ground at Troy, north of
Dayton, O.
Miller had' circled the race-track
and was just starting on a spiral
glide into a neighboring corn field
when something went wrong. Sud
denly the whirring of the propellers
ceased. The craft then diopped like
a shot for a distance of 50 feet A
tiny blue flame was emitting from the
engine and In an Instant the gaso
line tank exploded.
The machine, wrecked' by the im
pact and debris, was burled hundreds
of feet In all directions what remain
ed of the machine and its driver burn
ing almost to a crisp as they dropped
rapidly to earth.
In a short flight shortly after noon
Miller's machine acted unsteadily and
he did not care to go up.
The crowd Jeered aim in the after
noon when he said he would not make
a flight and he went Into the air.
"Let her go; 1 11 be glad when this
Is over," he shouted to his mechani
cians.
Miller used a Strobel biplane.
Negro Batchers Han and Wife.
Adam Slgmon, a negro, cut oft both
handa of Will Link and hit wife, El
dora, and butchered them tearfully
during the midnight hours Sunday.
Llhk and hit wife are at the Good
Samaritan hospital, at Charlotte,
where everything is being done in
hopes that they may live.
The crime is one of the most atro
cious and unwarranted that has been
recorded in Mecklenburg county tor
years. It Is believed that Slgmon was
full of cocaine.
Sunday afternoon Slgmon, who Is a
cousin of Eldora Link, went to her
home, which Is on Henry Sloan's
place four miles from Charlotte on
the Beattte Ford road. As the day
commenced to fade and the night
come on, Eldora and Will aaked Adam
to spend the night He accepted the
Invitation and they all retired early.
After midnight, about 1 o'olock Mon
day morning, Eldora and Will were
awakened by Adam, who stood over
them with a heavy and sharp axe. He
proceed to strike the woman, cutting
an almost deadly wound across her
head. Then be knocked Will into In
sensibility, - When the man and wo
man came to, the hands of both bad
been chopped oft above the wrists.
They were cut down their backs. There
were deadly gashes about their beads
and the crazed negro had fled. The
man and woman bad only' strength
enough to scream, thus bringing Hen
ry Link to their assistance. Dr.
Lelghton Hovls was immediately sum
moned and, after three hour's work,
succeeded In tewing up the wounds.
He hopei the negroes will recover.
Aocordlng to the report of the reg-
later of deeds recently made public,
ths total value of taxable property
la Forsyth county Is $22,635,824. This
It a gain over last year ot mor than
$3,000,000. "
Coroner's Jury Reports That Xyrtle
Hawkins Came te Death at Bands
of rnknowa Persons.
The Hendersonville murder mystery
Is still unsolved. The case was dis
posed of Wednesday by the coroner's
jury, which reported that the unfor
tunate woman came to her death at
the hands of parties unknown and in
a manner unknown to the jurors. The
verdict was no surprise to the gener
al public, as it was known that suffi
cient evidence bad not been unearth
ed to hold any one for the crime.
No case of recent years has aroused
so much interest There are many
who do not believe that the girl . Is
dead. The Mooresville Enterprise had
the following about the case last
week:
"However, the verdict was not dis
appointing, for it is a common belief
here that Myrtle Hawkins has never
been murdered and that she still
lives.
A prominent merchant advanced the
theory that Myrtle Hawkins 1b still
alive, and that her clothing and jew
elry were placed on the person ot an
erhumed body. He claims that a body
would not be so decomposed within
three days that it could not be recog
nized, and that the maggots would not
be in the head. This idea is held by
a physiciani of our town also.
Our opinion is that a greater ef
fort has been made to .shield some
body than there was to fasten the
clutches of the law on the guilty par
ties, whether it la Myrtle Hawkins or
somebody else's body."
The people of Hendersonville have
not lost Interest in the case and wi
continue to push up the officers.
A strong public sentiment exists
that the ends of Justice have not been
fully met and this sentiment is daily
growing stronger, and will crystalize
definitely and immediately. Promi
nent business men, hitherto entirely
quiet In the matter, are now fully
awake to the necessity of wiping out
the foul stain of an unpunished mur
der from the fair name of Henderson
ville a town with an earned repu
tation for law, order and justice. They
propose to aid In any manner possible
In removing this stain.
Canada Rejects Reciprocity.
The Canadian elections held Thurs
day resulted In the complete over
throw of Sir William Laurler and his
reciprocity scheme. This means that
all ot the fuss and worry over the
reciprocity bill in congress and the
costly special session of congress, has
been completely lost in every sense
of the word. Sir William Laurler, for
many years the premier of Canada,
retires as the result of the election,
Borden, who led the opposition! is now
supreme.
An associated press dispatch from
Montreal Friday carried the newt that
all Canada Is rejoicing over the out
come of the election and all are try
ing to figure out just how it happen
ed. 'Reciprocity 1b repudiated," states
an evening paper of Montreal, In
three-Inch type beneath which is
cartoon headed "The Archangel
Chains the Destroyer." A figure of
Antl-Reclproclty Forces" with the
drawn sword of "Loyalty" enchains
the prostrate "Reciprocity" with
chain of votes.
"Yesterday's victory was not a tri
umph of any political party," an. ed
itorial declares. "It was won by
patriotic coalition of Conservatives
and Liberals determined that the
dream of a great, imperishable Can
ada should not be dispelled."
Another paper, displaying the sev
ered heads of the eight defeated Laur
ler ministers. Insists that the time
had come for a change in govern
ment lest the controlling party be
come, even against Its will, entrench
ed in graft '
Fear of annexation, disagreement
with the government's naval and
transportation policies, and an anxie
ty lest the principle of national de
velopment be abandoned, were other
assigned causes for the change which
gives the Borden Conservatives a ma
jority of at least 48 in the new house
of Commons.
The Bordea regime will be Inaugu
rated with even more completeness
of power than is indicated by the
mere statement of majority. Of the
132 Conservative seats but one is held
by a nationalist
The names of the victorious leader
and the defeated one have not been
more on the popular tongue than has
that of President Taft What it any,
effect the result would have on his
political career, or on that of his par
ty, was much discussed. That his
own often-quoted words, to which
were assigned meanings be has said
were unintended, have been some ot
the most potent weapons against rec
iprocity. Is generally conceded. The
"parting ot the ways," as synonymous
with the severance ot British ties.
wrought much , destruction , to the
Laurler forces, v
Gen. Can Not in Race.
Raleigh, dispatch- 20: "An old man
like me doesnt stand any chance.
have quit that sort ot business, but
I would like to round out life that
I have given to North Carolina with
the United States tenatorshlp.
This was the reply this afternoon
of Gen.; Julian S. Carr, of Durham In
response to a question as to whether
he had fully decided not to become a
candidate for United States senator.
Several weeks ago a Durham paper
said It was probable that General
Carr would enter the contest and
among some politician It wat thought
likely that he might enter the race
later.
His positive announcement this af
ternoon, however, removes him from
the Held of probabilities. General
Carr realizes that In I scramble for
the job with younger men he would
not likely be able to make the ceces-
sary campaign. The field, therefore,
.will be left as was stated In this pa
'per some time ago, to 8efiator Sim
mont. Governor Kitebin, ex-Governor
Aycock aud Chief Justice Walter
Clark.
13 AND ABOUT LEXINGTON.
Perteaal Bentios XtremenU ef ta
People Small Items ef la
te rest
Mr. "Buck" Rierson tpent Sunday
In High Point visiting friends.
Mr. J. W. Davis. U. 8. Deputy Mar
shall, was in the city Monday on bual
nees.
Miss Nell Barham, of Capron, Va.
and Miss Mary McCorkle, of Salisbury,
are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Z. I. Wal
ser. Mrs. J. W. Lee and little Miss Thel
ma Lee, have returned from Missouri,
where they been viBiting relatives tor
a month.
Mr. Herbert O. Sink spent last night
night in the city. He was on his way
to North Wllkesboro on a business
trip.
Miss Eliza Reld. daughter of W. A.
Reld, Esq., of Jackson Hill, left last
weeK for Ashevllle to enter the Nor
mal School.
Misses Pearl and Rosa Moffitt re
turned yesterday from a visit to
friends and relatives In Western
North Carolina.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lindsay and lit
tle daughters, Arline and Mildred,
spent Saturday and Sunday in Winston-Salem
with relatives.
Misses Crawford and Madge Smith
leave to-day for Bremo Bluff, Va.,
where they will visit their sister, Mrs.
ii. a. Taylor, for a few weeks.
Mr. W. B. Palmer and Miss Adeilia
Sharp, of Llnwood, were married
Monday in the office of the Register
of Deeds, Rev. J. T. Jenkins, officiat
ing. Mr. Roby L. Wagner, who has been
spending the past month In the coun
ty visiting his father, Mr. R. J. Wag
ner, leit last Wednesday for his home
at Elk City, Oklahoma.
Mr. Manie Hege, a member of the
general merchandise firm of W. A,
Hege ft Son, on route 4, Lexington,
was nere Monday on business and
paid The Dispatch a call.
Miss Bessie Payne, of Norfolk, who
has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
H. S. Radcllffe for several weeks, left
last week for Durham, where she will
visit her sister, Mrs. Dr. King.
Misses Montise and Lemma Clod-
felter visited their sister, Mrs. T. M.
Hall, in- High. Point, last week. Mrs.
Hall returned home with them and Is
here on a visit to her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Harris, who
were married recently in New York
City, returned home last week. - They
are making their home with Mrs.
Minnie Layden on Depot street
The many friends of Mr. T. A. Bates
and family, will regret to learn that
they have left Lexington. Mr. Bates
moved to High Point yesterday. He
has not yet decided what be will do
there.
Mrs. J. E. Cartland and children), ar
rived here last week to join her hus
band. Mr. and Mrs. Cartland will re
side In the Byerly house on Fourth
street recently vacated by Prof. P. 8.
Vann.
Dr. R. L. Payne, of Norfolk, was in
the city last week tor the purpose ot
aiding Dr. D. J. Hill In performing an
operation on Mr. Grady Sink, the son
of Mr. John F. Sink, of Lexington,
route 4. The operation was success
ful and the young man is Improving
rapidly.
Prof. Kadlr R. Curtis, of Wallburg,
was in the city Saturday on business.
He says his school, Liberty-Piedmont
Institute, has enrolled, to date, eight
more pupils than were enrolled during
the whole of last year and the pres
ent enrollment represents the high
water mark for the school.
Dr. David J. Hill will leave Tues
day for Bryn Mawr, Pa., accompan
ied by his neice, Miss Emily Hill who
will enter the Baldwin school at that
place. Dr. Hill will be away for a
week, visiting some of the famous
hospitals ot Philadelphia aai New
York.
Da. VT. f T1 1 , .U-1.
was in the city Monday visiting his
brother-in-law, Rev. W. T. Thompson,
pastor of the Presbyterian church.
Mr. Mcllwaine was on his way to the
session of the Orange Presbytery,
which is being held at Midway church,
near Greensboro this week.
Mr. J. W. Gobs, a well-knowm farm
er of Emmons township, was In Lex-'
ington yesterday. Mr. Goes says the
corn crop In his township Is turning
out better .than was expected, and
that the yield will be fair. Mr. Goss
the Pacific coast and will visit the
states of Washington, Oregon and Cal
ifornia. Mr. T. L. Fitzgerald, of Llnwood
R. F. D. No. 1, was In town yesterday
and renewed his subscription to The
Dispatch. Mr. Fitzgerald saya that
the people of his section, contrary to
all expectations, are going to have an
abundance of hay. The recent rains
caused a wonderful revival of all
grass feeds and the Indication are
good for a splendid crop.
Mr. J. E. Lindsay, of Winston-Sa
lem, was here Monday visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. 81m Slceloff. Mr. Lindsay
is a son ot Mr. Hugh Lindsay, of the
Bethany section, and is a most esti
mable young man. For several yean
he hat been with the White Star Gro
cery Company of Winston-Salem, the
leading grocery company of the Twin
City and he it popular with all who
know him.-'... -( .
Mr. T. E'. Zimmerman, of Lexington
R, F. D. No. 1, was a business1 callev
at The Dispatch' office' yesterday and
renewed hla auhacrlntinn far y war-
Mr. Zimmerman , says Rev. D. H.
Com an tias been conducting a splohdld
revival at Midway church. Evsry snr
vice has been largoly atf'-rj l n-nd
great Interest, mnutreHtM l y all.
ntcKting. .was .scheduled t c'- n !.
night. "