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LEXINGTON, N. C. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1911.
VOL. XXX-NO. 22
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A DARING BURG LABI.
Hob of Mr. P. D. Finch Entered ait
Sam ( Xoaey Stolen N Clue
to the Bold Thief.
Monday evening, shortly after dark,
'the home ot Mr. P. D. Finch, a prom
inent farmer of Lexington township
waa entered and a considerable' sum
of money stolen. Mr. Finch lire two
mile south of the city at the - old
Finch home place.
The burglar must have been In hid
ing near the house and must have
picked his chance to get In, for when
he entered there waa no one In the
honse but Mr. Finch's small son, a
boy of or 8 years ot age. The boy
' waa so badly frightened that he was
unable to give a good description of
the intruder. All that he knows about
the man was that he waa tall and
Blender and wore blue overalls. He
carried in his hand a big club, but he
did not offer violence to the boy. '
He laid his stick down while
searching the room and In his hurry
to get away, left It He went through
drawers and other receptacles likely
to contain money and finally dlscov-
ered a pair ot trousers hanging on
the wall behind a door. ' Searching
these he found Mr.' Finch's pocket
book and made off with it He did
not carry anything else away, so far
as can be learned. :
The officers were notified at once
and immediately began a search. As
they did not know whether the man
was white or black, they were una
ble to do much and It is hardly prob
able that the criminal will be located.
. Bed action of Tax en Hotel March.
At the last meeting of the board of
aldermen the special tax on Hotel
March was reduced from $10 -per year
to $5. This action of the board has
aroused resentment in some quarters
and it is understood that there has
been some criticism of the action ot
the board. It is nothing but fair to
; the board to state that this action
waa taken because the board was
convinced that Hotel March was too
s highly taxed. The hotel pays a tax
of $1 per room to the state and coun
ty, a tax not levied against any other
hotel lnLexlngton, and the board was
of the opinion that $10 additional was
too much to ask. ;
- The action of the board ' wljl be
commended by all thoughtful citizens.
Hotel March Is really a better hotel
than the town deserves. It la a qredit
to Lexington and would be a credit
to Greensboro, Salisbury, or Durham.
If the board can favor Hotel March
in any way without doing hurt to oth
ers, or violating any principle of law
and Justice, the board should do it
A Popular Lexington Pastor. .
That- Rev.1 W. T. Thompson, Jr.,
pastor ot the First Presbyterian
church ot this city, made a hit with
the people ot Winston-Salem on the
occasion of his visit to that city last
week, may be inferred from the fol
lowing clipping from . The Sentinel
The lower floor of the Caldwell Me
morial building in the First Presby
terian church was filled last night,
and the congregation was delighted
with the 'message of Rev. W. T.
Thompson, Jr., on "Prayer and Mis
sions." Mr. Thompson is pastor ot
the Lexington Presbyterian church.
having gone to that field Immediate
ly upon the completion of his course
at Union Theological Seminary In
1910. He graduated from the semi
nary In the class of '09, receiving the
highest honor of that Institution, the
Hebrew Fellowship, which entitled
htm to an additional year of post
graduate study, which he pursued at
Union. To an exceptionally clear and
well-trained mind Mr. Thompson adds
the gift of an attractive personality,
and his message last night made
,; strong impression upon those who
had the privilege of hearing him. He
: has greatly endeared himself to his
.congregation at Lexington, who- are
to be congratulated on his declination
of. a recent call tor one of the most im
portant pulpits in the synod. ,
The Society Banquet '
. The Lexington ' Graded ' School
Literary Society held its annual ban.
quet and initiation ot new members
, Friday .night Twenty five new mem
bers were added to the roster and
the Initiation waa a grand success.
The Initiates were put through their
paces in fine style and -every detail
- of the work was carried through with
, out a hitch. Following the Initiation
there was a great banquet to which
about , 100 sat down. - There were
toasts and responses ot the '" most
pleasing kind. Roswell Bobbins of
fered a toast to the Faculty, which
was responded to by Prof. A, H. Jar
fatt Miss Mabel Spencer, toasting
the school board, was responded to
by Miss Josephine Harkey. for the
board. Leonard Swalm offered a trib
ute to the new members, which was
responded to by Mrs. Anna Turnley.
' The banquet hall was beautifully dec
orated In red and white and green
and ten of Lexington's fairest young
ladles acted as waitresses. . .; -.
. A Distracted Official .
Supt Vann is struggling with his
yearly flood ot Incompetent would-be
teachers seeking certificates to' teach
when they cannot spell, Mr. Vann
say that w have some of the finest
teachers In North Carolina in
' Davidson county, but he Is forced
to admit we have also some
of the worst He has papers In his
office now, purporting to be answers
to (he questions set down In the state
examinations, on wblcb the grades
range from absolute zero to 94. With
the teacher that gets 94 he has no
trouble, but when It Is 24 that
n.arknd on the paper there Is usually
trouble and plenty of It right then.
The unlucky Superintendent baa th
rnatlves of facing th enraged
!ir and his relative,, or betray-
Ms truix to the state and th
riHy on whom the Incompetent
i ! ' ! 1; be Is between th
f ') I. He (' a, and In
i . . It v i.pvt-r way be
Slippery. Schofleld Skip.
Schofleld Peck, colored and . crip
pled, the champion sprinter of Dav
idson county, more slippery than an
eel and more elusive than the pot ot
gold at the end of a rainbow, Is again
adrift In the wide, wide world and
Chief Davis mourns and will not be
comforted. Against Schofleld the
Chief had the real article In the way
ot evidence and It he is caught no
power on earth can keep him out of
the General Miller' Good Roads
Brigade. But, Schofleld has not been
caught yet and the Indications are
that he will not be caught when the
officers went for him Sunday he was
not to be found and Monday night
eight officers and special deputies
went tor him and, though they reach
ed a point within fifteen feet of the
aforesaid Schofleld, they returned
without hinn There waa much dis
charging of firearms but no casualties
are reported. ? :.- " -
Mr. Propst Goes to Town. .
Luther Propst the "cotton top1
first Backer of the Lexington baseball
team, a trusted employe of the South'
ern Railway Company, bugler of
Company A. Third Regiment and one
of the city's most popuplar young'
men-around-town, has departed and
he executed the maneuver so unos
tentatiously that . many knew not
whither - he had flown for several
days. Upon Inquiry it was learned
that he is in New York City, holding
down a Job with a big department
store temporarily,' and expecting to
begin work on the first of November
n the traffic department of one ot
the Empire State s biggest rallroadB,
He Is the third Lexlngtonlan to be
claimed by the Metropolis during the
past three months, Messrs. H. T. Link
and Propst Trice, preceding him with
In that time. The best wishes of
many friends follow him, .
? : A Swindled Serpent
Mr. P.- C. Leonard, who lives
Tyro township, -near Reeds' was
The Dispatch office a few days ago
telling a notable snake story. While
removing some fencing about three
weeks ago, he discovered and killed
an enormous ohtcken-snake; there
was a -swelling In the snake's body,
and as be had been found hanging to
a tree some one suggested that possi
bly he had just swallowed a. squirrel,
whereupon Mr. Leonard struck the
bump with bis axe. '. To- his amaze
ment the edge of the axe was batter
ed, instead ot the bump, and further
investigation disclosed the fact that
what had been taken for a squirrel
wa In reality white door-knob.
The supposition it that the snake mis
took- it lor an egg. "But," says Mr.
Leonard, "I don t believe - he ever
would have digested it" We doubt
it ourselves.
Dan Carry Tamed Loose.;
Governor KttchhV Monday granted
a pardon to Dan Curry, convicted of
retailing at the last court, and-sen
tenced to six month in jail. , At the
time of his conviction .-- the ' officers
rather congratulated themselves, - as
Dan was considered a rather' smooth
article, never having been caught be
fore; it seems, though, that he is
smoother than even they gave him
credit for, having flipped out of his
Jail sentence within a month after it
was inflicted. It is pretty hard on of
ficers who work hard on blind tiger
cases to have the governor thus step
in and undo all they have accomplish
ed, and we fear that the policemen
who Anally rounded up Dan, will not
appreciate the governor's act In the
least . f
- Bad Fire at Spencer.
In the big blacksmith shop ot the
Southern Railway at' Spencer . fire
broke out Friday morning caused by
the bursting ot an oil pipe. The en
tire flre-flghtlng force of Salisbury
and Spencer was called into service
and It was only by the most heroic ef
forts that the fire was checked and
greater damage averted.
Kan uooaman, a young net per
in
the blacksmith shop, was seriously
burned by oil from the bu rated feed
pipe. ' He was carried to the White-
head-Stokes Sanitarium where medl
cal attention was rendered. Imme
diately after being burned he Jumped
into a barrel sf .water to save him
self. -- V - '
On account of th falling timbers
it was impossible for the firemen to
get Inside ot th building - and for
this reason they , were considerably
handicapped. . , .
The loss to th building and ma
chinery Is conservatively estimated
at about $20,000.
' Business News Notes.
The Lexington House' Furnishing
Co., has a few remarks to submit In
regard to Home Coming Week. Read
them. ' ; : .
J. B. Smith "wants to take care of
your money. ;; Notice hi pocket-book
ad. -. ; - -
Rosenbach 4 Brother, ot Winston'
Salem, bav one ot the most remark
able stores In the state. They have
an ad In this issue telling ot a few of
the bargain they offer. Read It care
fully.
The Fred Thompson Company call
attention, this week to ay tew of the
bargains they bav to offer in the way
of tailored suits for ladlea an
misses. Take a look at some ot the
prices offered and then go see the
foods.
The J. F. Ward Company advertises
their splendid line of Scbloes Broth
ers clothing. "Schloss" Is a guaran
tee of quality. They are offering
splendid values In ladles suit.
Sugar Brothers advertise this week
a special clearing out sale. They will
sell their entire stock at and belo
cot
The Davidson Furniture Compan
calls attention to a few of the very
fine and complete lines they carry
Rend tholr ad. '
"B'-t Emu" the unwear without
wrinkle. t 1 It at Fhepanl's. Al
GETTING BEADY FOR THE FAIR.
Every Committee Hard at Work
Success In the Air Handsome v
v Premium List Arranged.
No one who has watched the ac
tivity that is going on around Lex
ington can doubt that the Davidson
County Fair will be a success. Ev
ery committee is hard at work and
everybody in Lexington is interested
in the event and anxious to make it
the biggest success ever heard ot in
this part ot the country. The fair
last year was a good one and those
who backed It deserved every bit of
the praise they got but It Is confi
dently expected that the fair this year
will eclipse the performance of last
year. This Is entirely probable, for
it Is a fact that the same men and
women who backed the fair last year,
are behind it again this year. With
the experience gained last year, when
they went to work with nothing and
created a creuitame lair, they are
attacking the problem this year and
will build a bigger and better struc
ture than was possible a year ago.
The success of the fair Is assured.
. BUT TWO DAYS OF FAIR. .
As announced last week, there will
be but two days of the Fair. This
will add to the Interest of the fair and
make the two days a great deal big'
ger than would have been possible if
the attractions had been spread out
over three days. Last year fully 20,-
000 visitors were here on Educational
Day and on Farmers Day, which was
the last day of the fair, there. was but
little more than a handful. The two
days this year will be crammed full
of good things and there will be some
thing to amuse, interest, and Instruct
at every turn. , . .
PROMINENT SPEAKERS TO BE
: ' HERE. '
This year there will be no long
and tiresome speech-making. In all
there will be four speeches. Two of
these will come on the first day and
two on the second. Dr. H. Q. Alexan-
der, president of the North Carolina
Farmers Union, will be one of the
speakers for the first day and Judge
Jeter C. Prltchard, ex-United States
Senator and a . federal judge, will
speak on the same day. Judge Pritch
ard la one ot the greatest men the
state of North Carolina has produced
In the last fifty years and everybody
In Davidson county should hear. him.
On the second day, which la Edu
cational Day, Dr. J. Y. Joyner, North
Carolina s most brilliant educator,
the gifted superintendent of public
instruction, will be the .; principal
speaker. Dr. W. P. Few, president of
Trinity College, will be the other
speaker. They wilt come with mes
sages that every citizen should hear.
ATTRACTIVE PREMIUM LIST.
The premium list this year 1 very
attractive. It is published on page
two ot this Issue of The Dlspatuh and
every farmer, and every farmer' wife,
should look it over. Last year sev
eral good farmers walked oft with a
number of mighty fine prizes, all be
cause other citizens did not exhibit
their stuff. A strange thing about
the woman's department last year was
the fact that ot the $50 in gold given
away, not one cent of It went to wo
men south of the railroad, Will it
be so again T
The merchants, bankers and manu
facturers of Lexington are getting in
the game early and are planning their
floats. The secret orders of Lexington
will vie with each other in getting
out handsome floats and the line of
parade this year will, Indeed, be a
thing of beauty.
Another feature of the fair will be
the giving away of a number of hand
some prizes to the winners In the
men's and boys' corn contests, which
will be a pleasing feature ot the first
day of the fair.
BANDS TO FURNISH MUSIC.
The Union Cornet Band, ot South-
mont, and the Enterprise Cornet
Band, of Enterprise, will furnish
music November 8 and 9.. We also
expect to have the other bands of the
county with us; they have been in
vited and are expected.
RAILROADS TO GIVE REDUCED
RATES.
If you have friends' or relatives in
distant states that you would like te
see come home during fair week,
write to- them now. The railroads
are offering special reduced rates
from all points. Ticket agents ev
erywhere can give full information.
The reduction Is a very attractive one
and ought to help bring home for the
week many a wandering Davidson-
Ian. The associated railways of Vir
ginian and the Carolina have iBsued
a bulletin, containing a table of the
reduction. . Thl table show that
where the one-way far is $2, the
round trip far for the week will be
12.66. Where the one-way fare l
16 the round trip far wUl be $6.25,
etc. The date of sal will be Novem
ber 7 to 11th, Inclusive. . ' ,'
Tin 1 High Point
Monday night about eight o'clock
fir broke out at the plant of the
Globe Parlor Furniture Co. In High
Point. Owing to the Inflammable na
ture of the material the fire made rap
Id headway, and the plant was de
stroyed, together with the stable and
warehouses ot the 'North Carolina
Cotton Oil Co. Several firemen sus
tained more or less serious burns in
saving the adjoining property; none
of them are In a dangerous condition
however. The property loss is esti
mated at from $40,000 to $50,000 about
bait covered by Insurance.
Superintendent Couch and sever
al assistants have been busy for two
davs nutting un the new light poles
on the square. One stands south of
the monument and the other north
of It and each bears three lartte (lobe
fitted with Tungaten lights. The cur
rent Is supplied throuKh tube run
ning underground from the big pole
on the corner nenr the courthouse.
The nw I 1 will be s feat lm
. i t n l '.a oi l ere 1' t w'
0. H..P. CORNELL DEAD.
Noted Bonder of the Southbound
Railroad Passe Was Member
. . of Noted Family.
CoL Oliver Hazard Perry Cornell.
son of the founder of Cornell Univer
sity and partner of Morse of telegraph
fame, and himself a distinguished en
gineer, died at Winston-Salem Fri
day, in his apartments at the Hotel
r ranees, alter an Ulness of only two
days. He was 69 years old. Wednes
day night he became 111 and reached
a state of coma Thursday from which
ne sank to death, directly due to urae
mlc coma.
Colonel Cornell' last great work
was the building of the Winston-Sa
lem Southbound Railway, llnklna the
Norfolk ft Western and Atlantic Coast
Line systems. He had been living at
Winston-Salem for several years with
bis family. Surviving htm - are hia
widow, who wa Miss Marv Louise
uoniuing of Dryden, N. Y., and seven
i-uuureu: jnessrs. a. 1 Cornell, a
well-known engineer, now resldinz In
Albemarle county, Va.; ... Channlng
Cornell of San' Rafael, Cal.; Albert P.
Cornell of Barnwell, S. C; Mesdames
Arthur Goodspeed of Jersey City, N,
J.; D. O. Deckard of Harrtsbure. Pa
and Miss Mary Cornell of Winston-Sa
lem. There are fourteen grandchildren.
Ex-Governor Cornell of New York is
a brother ofthe deceased. Mrs. Cor
nell and Miss Mary Cornell were with
colonel Cornell when he died. The
remains were taken to Albany, N. Y
Saturday ror interment.
A man of infinite experience, of dls
Ungulsbed services In his profession,
endowed with a winning personality
that extended to both the low and the
mighty, Colonel Cornell had ' made
many warm friends during his five
years residence In Winston-Salem,
He had recently completed a cotton
picker, an Invention he had spent
many years upon, and he believed that
he had solved therein a problem
which master minds have struggled
with tor generations. Since the. com
pletion of the Southbound road some
months ago. Colonel Cornell had spent
a good'deal of time in promoting the
destinies of Southmont, a station on
the road he built -
Col. O. H. P. Cornell was the young
est son of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Cor
nell, the latter having been Miss Mary
Ann Wood, and . was born in Ithaca,
N. Y., February 6, 1842. He was mar
ried December 8, 1861. He was ed
ucated at Cornell University. ,
Colonel and Mrs. Cornell were mak
ing plana for celebrating their gold
en wedding anniversary , next Decem
ber and Doth often vBks of tfcla bvapt
py event- which" they 'were anticipat
ing with much pleasure. '
He wa a member of the Episcopal
church. t . v
While , engaged In building the
Southbound Colonel Cornell traveled
over the line extensively, watching
every detail of the work. - He spent
many week here and the people of
Lexington came to know him well
and to admire blm greatly.
Mrs. Brace Craven Accidentally Shot
The following naws dispatch : from
Winston-Salem appearing in - the
Greensboro News Saturday, will be of
Interest to many friends ot the fam
ily here:
"News was received here today that
Mrs. Bruce Craven, ot North Wilkes
boro, accidentally shot herself Wed
nesday with a pistol and that while
the wound is regarded as quite se
rious, her condition this morning was
reported to be favorable. The at-'
tending physician thinks she will re
cover.
It appears tbat Mrs. Craven was
making up the bed In her room when
her husband's pistol, which was un
der a pillow, dropped out on the floor
and was discharged, the ball taking
effect In Mrs. Craven' abdomen.
"Mrs. Craven, before her marriage,
was MIbs Chafln, of Mocksvllle.
'Mr. Craven, before he entered the
practice of law a year ago, was one
of the leading educators in North
Carolina, being superintendent of the
graded school at Klnston, and other
points in the state. A few years ago
Mr. and Mrs. Craven resided in this
city for several months, during which
time the husband was editor of the
Morning Journal. They have a num
ber ot friends In this city who will
regret to learn of the accident that
befell the wife." w
Mr. Bruce Craven ta the brother of
Mr. E. B. Craven, ot this city, and
both he' and his excellent wife have
trany friends here who will wish for
her a speedy recovery, .
Little Negro Breaks Into Store.
Sunday- afternoon about four o'clock,
Mr. A. L. Sink saw a negro boy just
climbing out of the back window ot
his store as he entered the front door.
Th merchant gave chase, and quite
an exciting race ensued, the negro
hitting the high places down toward
the railroad, and then swerving south;
Mr. Sink, despite his year and bis
arerdupols, kept htm In sight until
he got down toward ths Peacock rac
tory where he lost him. Then Mr.
Harvey Johnson's bloodhound wa
called In, and he' trailed the burglar
down. He proved to be a flfteen-year
old bov by the name of Pugh Green
he was arrested by Mr. Johnson and
lodged in jail.
He entered the store through the
upper sash ot the back wtndow, and
had not th entrance of Mr. Sink in.
terrupted hi operations, he could
have marched out ot the back door,
probably without exciting ausplclon.
He had rifled the cash drawer, whloh
contained nothing but a few pennies,
had filled his pockets with cigarettes.
snd appropriated a few Roman can
dles and strangeet of all, when Mr.
Sink came upon th scene, he was In
dustriously engaged In collecting
eggs. He had packed about six doz
en In a basket with cotton-seed an
placed them close to the door where
he could presumably pick them up at
he went out ' What he wanted with
to many era la the mystery of th
EN AND ABOUT LEXINGTON.
Personal Xentloa XovemenU f th
Peoples-Small Item of In
terest Dr. J. R. Terry spent Sunday
Greensboro.
Mr. R. L. Lambeth was a Lexington
visitor Saturday.
Capt W. O. Burgln. ot ThomasvUle.
was in town Thursday night
Mr. A. E. Sheets went to Greens
boro last week on business.
Mr. D. R. Parker, of High Point
was In the city yesterday. ,
Mr. C. A. Hunt, Jr.. made a business
trip to Greensboro Thursday.
Miss Lena Grimes visited friends
in Greensboro during Fair week.
Mrs. R. P. Murphy, ot Thomaaville.
was In the city one day last week.
Mr. B. W. Parham, of Thomaaville.
spent Friday here on legal business.
Mr. John T. Lowe spent Sunday
with his brother In Winston-Salem.
Mrs. CD. Hunt and Miss Annie
Fitzgerald spent Sunday in Salisbury.
Miss Alice Earnhardt, ot Mt Airy.
was In the city last week visiting rel
atives.
Miss Gertrude Hamner spent sev
eral days In Winston-Salem last
week. - ,
Mr. John C. Bower left Monday
morning to attend Yadkin county
court.
Mr. ana Mrs. H. H. Koonts spent
Sunday in the country visiting rela
tives.
Miss Maude Kendall, ot Nashville,
lenn., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. O,
Boger.
Mr. A. L. Couch attended the Cen
tral Carolina Fair at Greensboro
Thursday.
Miss Evelyn Walker, of Winston-
Salem, Is the guest of Miss Nona
Thompson. .
Mr. Dewltt Conrad, of Spencer.
spent Sunday with Dr. and Mrs. C.
M. Clodfelter.
Mr, L. A. Martin of ThomasvUle,
spent a couple ot hours In town Fri
day afternoon.
Mr. H. H. Hedrick, after a few
days' absence is back on the job at
the National Bank.
Mr, Jack Wilson, ot Thomas' Cafe.
was laid up several days last week on
account -ot kitriM, ;u.:;y;-. -j-t
Mr.' Cornelia Lindsay, of Bethany!.
has been vsilting relatives In Lexing
ton for several days. ; ,( .
Mr. G. W. Miller, register ot deeds.
spent Sunday with Mr. J. C. Loflin at
Fullers, Randolph county.
Mrs. W. T. Thompson, Jr.. who ha
been visiting her father In Peters
burg., ha returned to the city.
Mr. Dermot Shemwell wa una
ble to be at his desk Monday on ac
count of a slight attack of fever.
J. W. Messic and children return
ed Wednesday from an extended vis-
It to friends and relatives In Virginia.
Miss Grace Woods, who has been
visiting Miss Zella Surratt for the
past month, returned home Saturday.
Mrs. J. F. Conrad, of Spencer, spent
Friday here visiting her brother, Mr.
J. W. Earnhardt and other relatives.
Messrs. A. J. Beck, H. S. Morris,
Ben Galllmore and Frank Lanier, of
Cld, were here Monday on business.
Mr. W. T. Huckabee, a prominent
citizen of, Albemarle, was In Lexing
ton yesterday, enroute for Winston
Salem. ' '
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Daniel, of Den
ton, spent a day and night in the city
last week visiting their daughter, Mrs.
Newsome.
His many friends win regret to
learn of the illness of Mr. J. B. Smith,
who has been confined to his room
for several days..
'. Mr. N. R, Kinney, who Is studying,
civil engineering under Mr. C. M.
Miller, of Salisbury, was In town yes
terday on business.
Mr. B. E. Payne, who recently won
$50 in premiums at the Winston Fair,
attended the meeting of the Farm
ers Union here Saturday.
The Dispatch regret to learn that
Mr. Alexander Swlcegood, of Tyro,
township, la very unwell, and hopes
for him a speedy recovery. i
Mrs. J. F. Hedrick returned to the
city Saturday, after a long stay In St
Leo' Hospital, Greensboro. She Is
greatly improved in health. (
Mr. C. E. Thomason, who ha been
sick with fever for several days, con
tinues to Improve and hopes to be able
to return to work this week. '
Mr. George A. Adderton Is back In
town after a long rest . His many
friends will be delighted to know that
hi health is greatly improved.
Mr. U. P. Tatum, of Stuart, Va., ar
rived In the etty Monday morning to
accept a position with the contractors
who are erecting the government
building.
R. B. McRary left Monday morning
for Cincinnati, 0 to be present at
the meeting ot the board ot managers
of the FreedmaH's Aid Society, of
which he 1 a member. ,
Dr. and Mrs, Charles M. Clodfelter
left yesterday for . Richmond and
Philadelphia. While away Dr. Clod
felter will take special work In the
hospitals of those two cltle.
Supt. Vann will go to the Thomas
school, In Midway township, Satur
day of this week at three o'clock to
let et the contract for the building of
ths ' " at that place.
! , who conducts a gen-
p is business near tl-
1 n Monday on li.is'iiii -i.
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his residence end other valuable prop
erty at auction on Tuesday, Nov. 7th.
- Mr. J. F. Lane ot Thomaaville, was
a visitor to the city Friday. Mr.
.'Lane has closed out his mercantile
business in the Chair Town and will
in shortly take the road for a High Point
, furniture concern.
Mr. John W. Frank, ot Den
ton, was here Monday on business.
Jn L
ling a big rattlesnake on Flat Swamp
Mountain last week. The snake had
9 rattles and a button.
Mr. Lee V. Phillips ha returned
from Richmond where he took Mrs.
Phillips for treatment by Dr. Stuart
McGuire last week. Mrs. Phillips has
remained at the hospital tor receive
treatment preparatory to an opera
tion.
Mr. W. P. Henley, of Laurlnburg.
Scotland county, has just returned
from. Rocky Ford, Col., where be pur
chased 2100 pounds of the famous
Rocky Ford cantaloupe seed, which
he will sell to the farmers of Scotland
county.
Mr. Stokes Smith, son ot Mr. Jule
C. Smith, spent Sunday here with his
father. Young Mr. Smith Is one of
Lexington's brightest young men and
now holds a responsible position with
one of the railroad companies in
Richmond, Va. His many friends here
will be glad to know that he ta mak
ing good.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Lynch and
two daughters Misses Alice and Jane
Lynch, of- Georgetown, Del., arrived
here yesterday morning, enroute to
Yadkin College to visit Mrs. Lynch's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. William
son. They breakfasted at Hotel March
and left for Yadkin College at ten
o'clock.
Mr. Merrit Peacock, late of the
Bank of Davidson, has accepted a po
sition with the Southern Railway
Company, and entered upon his du
ties- at the depot Monday morning.
He Is billing clerk, succeeding Mr.
Luther Propst whose departure for
New York la noted elsewhere.
Mr. and Mrs. George Reed, of Mis-
enhelmer, were here Sunday for a few
hours visiting relatives. Their many
friends here will regret to learn that
their 'little son George, Jr., lost a
foot on account of blood poison re
cently. The little fellow was taken
to a hospital In Salisbury where the
operation was performed.
Justice Harlan Dead.
John Marshall Harlan, ot Kentucky,
associate Justice ot. the supreme court
of the United States died at his home
in Washington last Saturday morn
ing. - He was the oldest member of
the supreme court, having reached
the age of 78 last June.
It was Mr. Harlan s dearest ambi
tion to serve until next June, when
he would have exceeded the term of
any man who ever sat upon the su
preme court bench; as It Is, be served
longer than anyone except Chief Jus
tice Marshall and Associate Justice
Field. Field's was the longest ser
vice 34 years, six months and ten
days; Marshall's 34 years, 5 months
and 5 days; Harlan's 33 years, 9
months and 25 days. Justice Story
was on the bench 33 years, 9 months
and 22 days; these are the only jus
tices who have served more than a
generation.
Mr. Harlan was for years consplc
uous In Kentucky politics. He was
once republican candidate for vice-
president of the United States, and
was until his death one of the fore
most authorities on the Constitution
In the country. He waa the only man
who dissented in the famous Standard
Oil decision; he practically called the
whole thing a farce a conclusion to
which the rest of the country is rap
Idly coming. He was prominent In
the councils of the Presbyterian
church of which he was a loyal mem'
ber. The morning after his death his
Dastor said of him, "The nation
mourns one of its greatest . citizens,
the Judiciary one of Its strongest pil
lar, the church of Christ and the
Presbyterian church especially, one
of Its most honored names, this con
erearatlon a tower ot strength and all
of us one of our best and most de
voted friends."
. Indian Children In California Frank's
Show.
One of the most Interesting things
In connection with California Frank's
Wild West show which Is to be here
on the 23rd, 1 the crowd of Indian
children. The tiniest ot them are se
curely tied to their boards the prim
itive cradle from wnicn mey gaze
solemnly, with unwinking eyes, upon
their new and uncomprenendea sur
roundings. When not slung upon tne
mother's back this board with its hu
man burden. Is suspended from
meat-drying scaffold. The chlldron
old enouch to walk are comlr&i f
Utph, r' .1 In little smocks that r
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REGULATIONS OF CORN CONTEST. :
Davidson Cwntv Agricultural Asso
ciation In Session 4i Xea la
the Contest
The Davidson Count v Aerlcultmal
Association met Saturday In the
court house for the purpose of mak
ing arrangements for the measuring
of the corn In the men's corn contest
incidentally, the Davidson County
Fair wa mentioned and much Inter
est was shown in It
After considerable discussion It
wa decided that the rules of last
year were good enough, having given
almost perfect satisfaction, and they .
were adopted without a dissenting '
vote. As stated by the secretary last
year, the regulations are as follow:
It was decided by the Davidson
County Agricultural Association as
sembled in the county court house
Saturday, Sept 24, 1910, that one man '
should be selected In every township
to measure corn and ground for that
township. He shall measure the corn
by fllllng one vessel, shelling the corn 1
and then weighing it, and then meas-
urlng the remainder of the corn with
the same vessel, multiplying the
weight of the shelled corn contained
in the vessel, by the total number of
vessels. It shall be the duty ot the
one doing the measuring to be care
ful In filling the vessel used so that
the measurement may be exact The
measurement of each acre shall be
completed on the same day that it is
begun and as soon as the work is
completed in each township the man
doing the measuring is expected to
report to the secretary. Each con
testant is required to pay any and all
charges Incurred in the measurement
of his ground and corn, tncludlns;
reasonable compensation for the time
and labor of the measurer."
It was also decided that reports
from all of the contestants must be
in on or before Monday, November
6th, so that the Winning contestants
may have a chance to pick out their
prlzea before the time of formal pre
sentation, Home Coming Week. At
one o'clock, November 6th, there will
be a meeting of the association In the
courthouse, and every contestant must
be ready to report at that time.
As to dividing the prizes, it was de
cided that the contestants would be
allowed to select their prize, choos
ing in the order of their yield ot corn.
The man who makes the mo3t corn
on one acre will have first choice, the ;
man atflnnltiv Buinnn ,apn. r. .ltnlM
and so on down the list The prize -list
Is a fine one and under this reg
ulation, a larger per centage of the
contestants will win ., prizes. ' Last
year too much was offered to the man !i
who led the county and there was ,
considerable dissatisfaction. : - -
This will not affect the township
prizes, offered by the county com
missioners, as there Is a separate and
distinct corn contest in every town
ship, with prizes of $10 for first yield
and $5 for second.
Mr. H. B. Varner made a short talk -
telling of some of the attractions of
the fair. He said that he had had
good luck in securing speakers and
announoed that Judge Jeter C. Pritch
ard, one of the strongest men in pub- .
lie life today, would be on hand to
make the principal speech on Farm
ers, Merchants, Manufacturers and
Bankers Day, Wednesday, November
8th. Dr. H. Q. Alexander, president
of the Farmers' Union In North Car
olina, will also make an address.
On the second day, which Is Edu-
brilliant state superintendent of pub-
instruction will be the principal '
speaker. Dr. W. P. Few, president
ot Trinity College, will also make a
speech, and with these two big men
here to help things along, Education
Day will be a bigger success than ltx
was last year.
Mr. Varner also urged the farmers ,
present to do all In their power to .
secure an attractive line ot exhibits
for the fair.. He urged those In at
tendance to make exhibits themselves
and induce their neighbors to do like
wise.,' 1
A Splendid Automobile College.
The Southern Automobile College,
Oak Ridge, N. C, Is by all odds the
best equipped autoiroblle school
south of New York. With it splen
did corps ot factory trained automo
bile experts, and superb $10,000 equip
ment It is prepared to give a course
equal in all respects to any school of
the kind In the world. Its honesty
and reliability is guaranteed by the
presence at its head of Prof. M. H.
Holt of Oak Ridge Institute. - It ha
turned out scores ot men who are fil
ling splendid positions as garage men,
demonstrator and chauffeurs, to say
nothing of the many who have taken '
the course to learn how to manage
their own cars. Special rates are of
fered to those who enter before No
vember the first This 1 the best op
portunity ever offered young men of
the South to learn thl most fasclnat-'
lng and paying business. Those In
terested can get illustrated booklets
ot Information by applying a postal
card win bring It
Tried te Blow Up Taft
A night watchman for the Southern
Pacific railroad saw two men tooling
about a bridge near Naples, Cal.,
about two o'clock Monday morning;
President Taft' special train waa due
to pass there at 6:61 that morning.
The watchman ordered the men to
halt, but they ran; he fired several
revolver shots at them, which they
returned, and made their escape in
the darkness. The watchman then
returned and examined the brl.! ,
near the center span of which be
found a bundle of 30 sticks of dymi
mlte with a ten-foot fuse, lie nm 1
the authorities and removed the dy
namite. The sheriff of the county 1 i
Instituted a general search for t
men.
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