North Carolina Newspapers

PATCH, M.OM PEOPLE MAD THE DISPATCH, WHI JOT IOCI if rr HirFEss irs a -THE DISPATCH OSLT OXE DOLLAR A TEAK. THE PAPER OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE ESTABLISHED 1882 LEXLNQTON, N. C. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1911. VOL. XXX-NO. 29 SALESMEN EXTEBTAIXED. BAPTISTS AT WI5STOX-SALE3t SEEIXG THE RACES. THE XrJAXABAS CONFESS. the FARMERS TRAIN COSl-IG. Soathboand Will Baa College Wheels Hext Week Her Sext Monday the 11th, . The Winston-Salem ' South bouod railway and the Agricultural and In dustrial department of the Norfolk ft Western railway In conjunction with the 8tate Department of Agri culture, will conduct a Better Farm ing special, to be operated over Us lines next week. The train will con sist of one special exhibit ear, two passenger coaches fitted up as audi toriums and a combination diner and sleeper for the accommodation of the speakers. A college on wheels is Just what this train represents in a limited degree. Practical talks will be given by well qualified speakers on fruit growing, improvement of soil, increas ing corn crop, potatoes as money crop, growing alfalfa, growing of to bacco, rotation of crops and other timely topics. The exhibit car carries a full line of forage crops, samples of seeds and fertilizers, a full supply of bulletins and farm literature. representative of the . DuPont Powder Co. will accompany the train to give information on the use of dy namite on the farm. , Also a complete MINIATURE NORFOLK ft WESTER N EXPERIMENT FARM AT IVOR, ; ,-. . ' va. : v..i,-;.v..:,v.-. model of the Norfolk ft Western rail- way farm at Ivor, showing buildings fields and stock on a miniature scale. Every farmer should come and hear these practical talks. Hon. W. A Gra ham, stats Commissioner of Agrlcul . ture, and bis erps Of speakers are devoting their time and the South bound is running this train for -the betMflt of the farmers of North Carolina and ' a full-attendance Is desired. There will be an illustrated stereopttcon lecture In the courthouse at Lexington Mon day night, Dec. 11th, on "Life In Vir ginia and North Carolina;" It Is ab solutely free and everybody is invited. The schedule of the train Is as follows:- , , ,', k s. .c- '7-Uwi; . MONDAY, DEC 11TH.; , " Lv.: Wlnston-Salem i 8:00a.m. ArvEller ...,, .. .. .. .. 8:50a.m. - Lv Eller -.. ,. , . V. 10:60 a. m. Ar. Welcome .. .. ..11:05a.m. la! Welcome . . '.' . . . . 1:06 p. m. Ar.' Lexington t . . . . . . 1:80 p. m. . TUESDAY, DEC 12TH. - , Lv. Lexington 8:00 a.m. Ar. Southmont . . , . . . . . . 8 : 85 a, m. Lv. Southmont .. .. .. 10:35a.m. Ar. High Rock... .. .... 11:16a.m. Lv. High Rock .. .. .'... 1:15p.m. Ar. Newsom 1:36p.m. Lv. Newsom . . ,. ,. 9:35 p. m. Ar. Albemarle .... . . ' . . 4 :80 p. m. ' WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13TH. . Lv. Albemarle .. -.'.' .. .. 11:00a.m. Ar. Norwood . . i . .... 11 :40 a. m. . Lv. Norwood ., .. .. . . 1:40p.m. Ar. Cedar Hill ;.'.;. . .' '1:55 p. m. Lv.' Cedar Hill ... . . . . . 8 : 65 p. m. Ar, Ansonvllle .;, .;.',4:16p.in. THURSDAY DEC. 14TH. Lv. Ansonvllle . .' '. ll : 30 a. m. Ar. Wadesboro . .. .. .. 12:30 p.m. FRIDAY, DEC. 15TH. ',!?, Lv. Wadesboro 8:00a.m. Ar. Wlnston-Salem 12 : 45 p. m. - Mr. F. H. LaBaume,- Agricultural and Industrial agent of the Norfolk ft Western, believes in doing' things thoroughly, and he has an original method of fitting up his trains with attractive exhibits that are In them selves a practical education to those Interested in agricultural pursuits. (., .? THE MODEL FARM. " -- The Norfolk ft Western railway op erates through Its Agricultural De partment a modern up-to-date exper iment farm In eastern .Virginia, and on this train is carried a perfect mod el of this farm, reproduced in minia ture, on a scale of i inch to the foot Every building Is shown, properly assembled on a ground base, with trees cattle and livestock Interspers ed throughout This In Itself . is of sufficient Interest and educational value to induce any. practical farmer to come miles to see.- - , , . i, ''ji " FINE EXHIBITS. The other exhibits, comprising dairy apparatus, spraying apparatus, orch ard and farm implements, with other interesting things too numerous to mention, fill two large exhibit cars. Three other cars are given over tor auditorium purposes. In which .lec tures will be delivered. ' A private dining and sleeping car will be car ried for the accommodation of the speakers, and altogether the train Is pronounced the most complete and In teresting or any ever operatea in southern territory. BEST SPEAKERS. The best talent that c"u be secured S'X-omnanles the Wlnnton-Saleni Bouthbound train. The railway com- rsny In the running of these trains r-xiperntms v. !j the i'ate Commts- r "r of A Ti; u'lure, lion. W. A m. Ik's -nt.man fnrulJn t a t-t ; t be has oa Us sir-.l ("t-i.:'out4 fiom Ftfta One.) CHAXGE AT C0C5TY HOJTE. Iastitntioa to be. Pat la Charge ( Salaried Ssperinteadeat . ; Wanted a Has. 7 At a meeting of the county commis sioners held yesterday, which had not ad'ourned when The Dispatch went to press, it was decided to make a radical change in the management of the county home. Heretofore It has been the county's policy to let the contract tor the np-keep of the horn? to the lowest bidder; naturally, such a method never gave satisfaction and yesterday the commissioners def initely decided to abandon It Else where In this Issue will be found their advertisement tor a suitable man to take charge of the home, and also to oversee the county's farm there. Applicants must be prepared to take hold January 8th. This Is a long step forward for Davidson ; county; It means not only more humane treat ment for the county's unfortunates, but in the long run we have no doubt that It will prove to be a wise move financially, as the farm, if properly managed, ought to produce enough to almost, it not Quite support the home.. 8. A Miller was paid $100, balance due on "work done on Fry's bridge. $100 was paid to the Davidson County Agricultural Association, $107.79 jell account and $90.10 county home sc count, as weil ; as numerous small claims. v. JrT'.&Li.A,- ,!.- D. W. Hartley's ferry In Boone township.' was jnade a "nubile ferry. he . giving .bond In the sum .of $1,000 for the safety of passengers. D. R. Beanblo8som was made road supervl sor In Sliver Hill township to succeed B. R. Cross, resigned. . . It was-ordered that a road be ad vertised to run from the Guilford county, line across Abbott's Creek township to the Forsyth county line; the matter will be disposed of at the next meeting. A t - ; Business Sews Kotea. jJ The Fred, Thompson Company, has an advertisement in this Issue telling or their December garment bargains. They .are. offering a reduction of 20 per cent on overcoats right at the time when overcoats feel best . Ordi narily, merchants wait until spring time to put such prices on overcoats. They are also offering a like reduc tion on ladles' suits. : Call and see them. 1 The J. F. Ward Company advertise es this week their great reduction sale of winter goods. A glance at the table of bargains set down In their ad will convince even the most skep tical that this i no fake story. They are real bargains. The Lexington House Furnishing Company has a tew sensible remarks in their ad this week about sensible Christmas gifts. Read their ad and take a look at their very fine line. Dante's Inferno, or. the Agony of Lost Souls, the most expensive mov ing picture ever made, will be at the Star Friday. An expert .lecturer , will explain the picture as it unfolds. In Wlnston-Salem . and Charlotte the price to see this film was 25c. but the Star will stick to its regular admis sion 10c. ' . " ., : ' ' Charlie Hill want's a cook. See his ad. " ' . : : The ladles will be Interested In the ad of Miss R. L. Man gum of. Thomas vtlle, who is selling her entire stock of millinery at actual cost- ' u A E. Sheets ft Co. wish you a Mer ry Christmas,' and to prove It they have stocked up on Christmas pres ents. Drop; In some time as you go by. - . - '' ' v' See Mr. W. F Timer's auction sale ad in another column. - Mr. J. B. Smith. "The Old Relia ble." has a beautiful line of Christ mas goods this year.- He invites you to look them over, whether you want to buy or not- - - Mrs. Augusta Croft-Harris has an Interesting ad In this Issue. Dr. McCulloch cites you to satisfied customers la his ad this week. The work he does is above the average. Consultation free. , ., r Rev. J. T. Jenkins was called to Morehead ' City Monday to conduct a funeral; from there he will proceed to Wlnston-Salem to attend the Bap tist State Convention In session there this week, returning Friday or Satur day.', Mr. 'Ivey Hedrlck, son of Mr, O. W. Hedrick, of Hedrlck's Grove, was In the city Saturday and called at The Dispatch, oflce to rnw his subscrip tion. Mr. Hedrlck Informed The Dls patch that he was on his way to Le noir where he Is to accept a poaltlon wi'h the Harper Furn'ture Co. Mr, I ' ! a has lin In 1. ,;! Point for ti. yfr and la an npert In bis i:i.e ef t . The I ! - tek wish es t. n 1 la t's new t U , ,. . Lexington Hanafactarers Glre Their . Representatives a Fine Time The Baaqaet The convention of salesmen carry ing the famous "Lexington Line" was a success from every standpoint The garnering was unique in the history of North Carolina and it was so pro ductive of good that it will probably be followed by other manufacturers In other cities. The expenses of the salesmen were paid by the local fac tories and Hotel March fed them roy ally for two days. Everything that could be done to Interest and enter tain them was done and the salesman were delighted with Lexington hospi tality. ' c- The convention opened Wednesday with a business meeting at the Irl- quols Club. For the city of Lexing ton Mr. Ray McCrary delivered a stir ring address of welcome, which was responded to by Mr. B. W. Beaumont of Memphis, Tenn. After the meeting carriages and automobiles were se cured and the visitors were taken on a round of the furniture factories of the city and the furniture show rooms. They saw the furniture that they had been selling all over the country in the process of making and they fol lowed with interest the process of building chairs, dressers, beds and other furniture from the rough lum-n oer to the finished product Wednesday evening the convention continued with another business meet ing in the club roomB. This meeting resolved Itself Into a sort of expe rience meeting and salesmen and manufacturers forgot their dignity I and "talked shop" to their hearts' con tent Manufacturers told the sales men just what was the matter with them and salesmen were equally frank, telling the manufacturer Just where he "got off" and the exchange of Ideas did a great deal of good. More than a score of speeches were made and the meeting broke up at 9:15 In order that every one would be on time at the banquet table. THE BANQUET. : The banquet will live long In the memories of those who were present Manager Bugg, of Hotel March lived up to his reputation and spread a ban quet that surprised and delighted the lucky salesmen and; manufacturers who sat down to It There was roast turkey, cranberry sauce and flxln's and a world of other good things. The service was all that could be asked for, the corps of . pretty waitresses moving like a perfect piece of ma chinery. - After the feasting was over, chairs were, punned feeck,-,, boxes, of good THE it' aVi" ! a --ill i in - in ii in- i ' mnr n n n n i r n nil' i II i ir .i .. ni.i Jm,n - AND SOME OF THE MANUFACTURERS WHO STAND BEHIND THEM AND THE GOODS THEY SELL FROM A PHOTO TAKEN DURING THE SALESMEN'S CONVENTION, NOV." 29-30. Top Row reading from right to left Guy Tripp, J, J. Wootten, J. G. Walser W. H. Walker, E. J. Buchanan, ,.W., F, Sparger, J. T. HedrLk. Leo Bcarboro. U J. Peacock, R. L. Burkheac". D. F. Conrad, J. E. Crowell, J. EJMartin, C. E. McCrary, , . ' : . Bottom Row, reading from right to left J. W. Hastings, T. A Collins, Ward N. Reeves, B. W. Beaumont, J. F. - Vaughan, Chas. E. Hickerson, Chas. L, Helmstetler, T. L. Sheets, O. B.LIpscombe, W. M. Gordon, F. E. Schumpert, H. Rosendale, J. F. Register, G. W. Pugh. ' ; ; gars travelled down the-tables and the toasting was on. In the absence of Mr. George U Hackney,; the toast- master,- Mr. George W. Montcastlo. took the place and he filled it admirably.- -. -';' -r i Mr. J. R. McCrary responded to the toast "Iexington's Advantages" and be reviewed in detail the many things that make for Lexington's greatness. He raised a laugh when he said that Lexington manufacturers were - so smart that they were "making .real mahogany furniture, by gum" , and "real Circassian walnut, by gum.1' Mr. D. F. Conrad, secretary of the Elk Furniture Co. was Introduced by Toastmaster Montcastla - as "a - new comer among us, a man who has been living In Washington for the past four years, but who, having been appoint ed postmaster here, would spend at least four years among us." ' Mr. Con rad responded to the toast. "B. F. O. E.", which, being Interpreted, means th "best furniture on earth " - Mr. . W. F. Sparger, secretary of the Peacock Couch and Furniture Co., re sponded to the toast, "The Prettiest Bird in Lexington " and spoke of the beauties of bis line. ; . . "Another Bird of. 'Plumage" was responded to by Mr. L. J, Peacock, of the Lexington Upholstery" Co. In the absence of Mr. George L. Hackney, Messrs. Charles Prevo and W. O. Boger responded to the toast, "The New Baby," which Is the Lex ington Chair Company, one of the llv est Industries In the state. In the course of the evening, Messrs. O, B. Ltpscombe and F. 8. Lambeth paid high tribute to Mr. Hackney, general manager of this concern, and every body had a good word for its line. "The Advantages of an Understand ing between Manufacturer and Bales man" was discussed by Mr. Frank 8. Lambeth, president of the Standard Chair Co., of Thomasvllle. from the view-point of the manufacturer. Mr. Ward N. Reeves, auliaUtutod on the pur of the moment for hsr. W. A (well, who ws Uil.!ly abent (Continued, on I ; : Foar.), .u Eighty-First Aasexl taut Ion Opened Last Klght Ses Interesting " Baptist Statistics. The eighty-first Baptist State Con vention met at Winston-Salem last night with a record-breaking attend ance.! Many Lexington Baptists are in attendance and .many others will attend during the week. The session closes Friday night. The officers are: , Mr. W. C. Dowd president; Dr. C. EL Brewer and N. B. Broughton. secretaries; Mr. Walters Durham, treasurer ;Mr. F. H. Briggs, auditor; Rev. Livingstone Johnson, corresponding secretary. According to custom, a new president will prob ably be elected to succeed Mr. Dowd, as he has held the place for two years, but the other officers will probably be re-elected. , The convention met In Wlnston-Salem 11 years ago Then the report of the treasurer showed that during the previous year the sum of 846.667.35 had been raised; , tils year the treas urer's report will show that $121,032.40 has been raised. Tie number of white Baptists in North Carolina 11 years ago was fewer -than. 175,000; now there are 226,000. f, t , The Baptist State Convention com prises 2.000 churches divided Into 60 associations, and. these churches have 226,000 members; 1,809 Sunday schools wun i,t i u puniiB. .uast year tnese churches to all objects, exclusive of local church expenses., contributed $180,000. This denomination has 1,000 ministers, 700 of whom are In the ac tive list . . . .,, . More than one-eighth of the entire population of the state are Included in the membership of the Baptist churches, white and colored, and these churches are now spending $50,000 a year in mission Work within the bor ders of the state, and the demand Is so large that additional appropriations will be necessary for the coming year. An important department of the work of the Baptist State Convention is that of the stale mission board and during the last . 2$ , -years the board has expended more- than $500,000 for state evangelization. This work is di rectly In the charge of Rev. Livings ton Johnson, the corresponding sec retary, of whom it has been said, "He Is the beBt secretary In the south,, en ergetic, deeply spiritual, with thor ough knowledge of conditions, and the confidence of the Baptist brotherhood." Lexington Baptists should take ad vantage of the convention's nearness this year and attend In large num bers. It Is the greatest gathering of Baptists of the year and is one of the greatest religjous&dte . he. world. MEN WHO SELL THE "LEXINGTON Population of X. C. According to f ol- .!V"-;"'J' : on T. ::: " ; A preliminary statement of thewhlte and negro population of North Caro lina, by counties and principal cities, as shown by the returns of the Thir teenth Decennial Census, taken as of April. 15, 1910, was Issued recently by Director Durand, of the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce and Labor. The statistics were prepared under the direction of William C ' Hunt 1 chief statistician for population In the Bureau, and are subject to la ter revision. . f -' V The total population of North Car olina In 1910 was sul divided as to col or as follows: White. 1,500.513; ne gro, 679.843; all other, persons (In dians, Chinese and Japanese) 7,931. The equivalent figures for 1900 were: White, 1,263,603; negro 624,469; all other . 5,738. For . 1890 they were: White, 1,055.382; negre, 561,018; all other, 1 849. - -i- . -r-', The negro population : constituted 31.6 per cent of the total population of the state in 1910, as against 33 per cent, in 1890- . - . ; There has been an Increase since 1900 In the negro population of 73,- 374, or 11.7 per cent as . compared with an Increase during the preceding decade of 63,461, or 11.8 per cent The white population shows an increase during the past decade of 236,910, or 18.7 per cent as against 208,221, or 19.7 per cent during the preceding de cade. ' -' ; ': J, : - ", CareUaa Wlas Fralt Prise, " . North Carolina wins the- grand sweepstakes for the best state exhib it at the National Horticultural Con gress at St Joseph, Mo. Also this state wins first prise on collection of nuts, sub-tropical, on. cr d and preserved by products, an 1 on- five bonns of commercially f d tmlt nd first and second on 5 (mis ap plon, srs a tolTm recelv r y Com- inner of Agriculture , A. Ora rm from LUUe Hortlcult t W. N. Uutt ' i ' t 1 CoL Tamer Watches Braee-Brewa Wreck the Speed Records at , Saraiaak Aate Baees. j Colonel H. Varner returned Fri- day night from Savannah, Oa., where ne naa oeen attending the Grand a. and John J. McNamara were ln Prlse automobile races as the guest dieted for murder In connrtinn with of the Indian Refining Co. He re- porta a great time. In spite of the cold; talking of the trio be said: The Indian Refining Company Is the company which furnished the oil ! tor oiung tne urand Prise course. Being proud of the job, and wishing to make use of it as an object les son, the company's officials Invited county commissioners from all over the country to be their guests at Sa vannah for this occasion. The visi tors were driven around the course and an opportunity was given them to inspect the track and see the ef fect the application of the company's oil had upon the roads. "The 'cue and oyster roast were served under the spreading branches of the moss-covered oaks. It was very cold, but stimulants were plen tiful and the visitors from away and the Savannah guests enjoyed the out ing. Supt B. O. Rogers of the Coun ty Farm, who Is considerable of an artist In the - preparation of barbe cues, prepared this one and It was up to his standard In every respect "In the two private cars there were about sixty visitors. The trip was con ducted under the supervision of Sam uel Finley, manager for the Indian Refining Company of the southern branch at Atlanta. Representing the County Commissioners Chairman A. B. Moore was present. . Supt T. New ell West of the public works depart ment and a number of prominent Sa vannahlans were present as guests. The refining company footed the bills and simply used the 'cue quarters at the County Farm because of Its con venient locality and In order to pro cure the services of Mr. Rogers. "The visiting road builders were enthusiastic about the condition of the county rosds which are used for the Grand Prize course. They Inspected I some of the other roads also and all agreed that the Chatham county road makers have come nearer solving the problem than any of the other places th"v have been . "Thousands of people left comfort able beds at an early hour Thursday to see the start of the Grand Prize race at. 9 o'clock. , The surface of the cro -nd became frozen over night, ren dering the course, much faster and safer than lad been anticipated. "Although the day was bitter cola the s.ua.shone out,brlghtly and dlssi- LINES'. ; " rated some of the discomfort suffered by those In the stands. "The third International Road Race for the Grand Prize of the Automo bile Club of America was open to all cars of American and foreign manu facture. .The winner of. the. great event not only captured the $5,000 gold trophy, but also won approxi mately $20,000 In cash , prize money. "The race, covering a distance of 411 miles, required the circling of the Grand Prise race course, qf 17.14 miles twenty-four times. - The sixteen cars entered ' In the big event started , at intervals of 80 seconds. . "David Loney t Bruce-Brown ; a young millionaire of New York, who drives a racing car tor the fun of the thing, came hurtling in first He was two minutes and tour seconds ahead of Hearne, and Hearne was fifty-three seconds ahead of DePalma. - Bruce Brown's average time tor the entire race was 74.45 miles per hour fast er than I would care to travel all the time." . : Rer. Flat T. Variant's Appotatnwnts. Rev. Plato T. Durham, presiding , elder of the Winston district has an-! nonnoed a meeting of the district, stewards to be held In the pastor's) study at Centenary church, Wlnston Salem, December ' 13th, at 11:00, o'clock. ' The following are bis ap pointments for his first round of. the district: . i Forsyth Circuit Dec. f-10. ' -rWalkertown. Dec. 24. Burkhead, Dec. 14. Jackson Hill, Dec. 80-SL Fannlngton, Jan. $-7. ' Advance, Jan.- 7-8. Llhwood, Jan. 13-14.' Lexington,' Jan. 14-18. , Davidson, Jan. 10-21. : V i - LeWtaville, Jan. 17-28. Grace, Jan.' 18-19. Davlei Feb. 8-4. ' ' ..- Mocksville, Feb. -. ' ' 1 Ooolpemwt, Feb. 4-8. '''. -. ' Rernsrsvlife. Feb. 19-11. : Sou.Uside-E-lm, TM IU ' James B. Pleads Onllty U Harlar Blewa Tp Tlsfts Jots J. De strayed Iroa Werks. The famous McNamara. mnni caee at Los Angeles, In which James the destruction by dynamite of the Los Angeles Times butlrtinr on h. 'morning of Oct 1. 1910. in hih 'plosion 21 persons lost their liv was brought to a sudden close last fTiaay morning when James B. Mc Namara confessed his guilt His brother, John J. McNamara, confessed to having had Ortie E. McManlgal blow up the Llewellyn Iron Works on Christmas Day, 1910; In this explo sion, nowever. no lives were lost Had a thunderbolt dropped into the courtroom, the spectators could not nave been more utterly taken a back; not even the prosecuting attorney Knew what was coming exactly, al though he had his suspicions. Word had spread that something unusual was going to happen, that day, though, and the courtroom was jammed; the newspaper men were ready, and hard ly had the word "Guilty" fallen from the lips of James B. McNamara be fore it was flashed all over the coun try. James B. McNamara swore that his brother, John J., had nothing to do with the blowing up of the Times building, and it is probable that that charge against him will be dropped. Juage Bora well nxed Tuesday to sen tence the two men. The great question that struck ev eryone as soon as the news that the McNamaras had confessed spread, was why? The district attorney says that they confessed because they were guilty and that is all there is to it; but the probabilities are that they saw the net that the law had drawn about them so completely entangling them that there was no chance for escape, and knew that if they confessed their lives might be spared, as in all prob ability they will; whereas If they de nied their guilt to the end they would be convicted anyhow, and sentenced to death. The crime that James B. McNamara has confessed is one of the : most shocking of the century; General Har rison Gray Otis, the editor of the Los Angeles Times, is a bitter opponent of Union labor; he had a strike In his print-shop some years ago, won out, and since then has not failed to hit organized labor editorially, every time he got a chance. His life and proper ty had been threatened time and again, but he disregarded the threats and only pursued his campaign the more vigorously. On October 1, 1910, an infernal machine was exploded in the Times office, wrecking the build ing and killing 21 of the printers. Otis suspected that the explosion was the work of the labor unionists who had threatened him so often and placed the case in the hands of : Detective William J. Burns, who arrested James B. and John J. McNamara, and Ortie McManlgal. Instantly a mighty howl arose from organized labor all over the country, for the McNamaras were leaders of trades-unionism. Labor leaders all over the country fairly frothed at the mouth, and did. not hes itate to make the basest charges against everybody connected with the case. They called Burns a felon, a periurer, the minion of the money power; they called General Otis a red handed -murderer, saying that he had planned the bomb and blown up his own building, simply to get the saint ly McNamaras into trouble; they ac cused the Judge of partiality, the dis trict attorney of being bought, and In general proceeded to make asses of themselves. ' When the confession came It took the wind out of the sails of these gentry so suddenly that they could do no more than stutter. Sam uel Gompers,, president of the Ameri can Federation of Labor, . who had been particularly active in the defense of the murderers, when he heard the news could only gasp, "I am astound ed. I am astounded" over and over again. ....... It Is the general opinion that James B. McNamara will be sentenced . to prison for life, and John J. for about 14 years-,; McManlgal, In consideration of the fact that he turned state's evi dence, will get a light sentence. INTERIOR ONE OF NORFOLK ft WESTERN BETTER FARMING TRAIN , : ' - , . EXHIBIT CARS. Chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Wide H. Phillips, a party, consisting of Misses Frank Robblns and Zula Hed rlck, and Messrs. William Pancaks and Paul Barnhardt spent Thanksgiv ing In Charlotte. . Ur K Rhnaf. mirhlntat at n M. Thompson's Bona shop,- who hat 'been confined to his room tor several weeks with pneumonia, is recovering I rapidly. He is able to be out a liiue land hopes to be able to get back to his work toon. : 13 AID ABOUT USXIXGTOH. Peraesal KeatUa Mevemeatt of ta Fee pie Small Item ef la-. tercet Lieut James A Leonard made a "business" trip to Raleigh Sunday. Mrs. L, V, Phillips and Mrs. Jafra Lomax, went to Greensboro yesterday. Mr. B, U Harville, of Thomasvllle. spent a few hours here last Saturday afternoon. Miss Lois Love spent several days of last week with home folks at Statesvllle. Mr. J. B. Harkey, of New Orleans, La., visited his brother, Mr. J. M. Har key last week. Mrs. J. C. Farabee and children, re turned Sunday from an extended vis It to Salisbury. Miss Annie Johnson spent Thanks giving at her home in Greensboro, returning Monday. Judge1 Martin of the Thomasvllle Recorder's Court, was among Mon day's visitors to the city. Miss Mann, of High Point, spent Friday here as the guest of Mlssea Jessie and Mary Hutchinson. VLt. and Mrs. L. V. Phillips and children, spent Thanksgiving with friends at Bear Poplar, N. C. Mr. B. F. Le left. VMtantnv ri Wlnston-Salem to attend the meetings of the Baptist State Convention. Mr. C. H. Thompson was nresant at the obsequies In Norfolk on the afternoon of Thanksgiving Day. Mrs. Nannie Byrum and daughter. Miss Beatrice, of High Point, spent Sunday in the city with relatives.; Miss Mary Brinkley spent Thanks giving In Wlnston-Salem with - her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Shore. Dr. R. U Reynolds has worn a sat isfied smile ever since Thanksgiving Day. ue is a Virginian, and he vim - at Richmond. ' Miss Lucy Fry, of Newton, who at tended the Teachers' Assembly at Raleigh last week spent Sunday with Airs. K. js. Burratt Mr. J. B. Smith continues to Im prove. He is still unable to be out on the streets but his condition shows marked improvement : v Mrs. E. D. Stimson, of Washington, D. C, arrived In the city last night She will spend some time in Lexing ton visiting relatives here. Mr. Will Welborn took in the V. P. I.-A ft M. football game at Norfolk. Thanksgiving, and resents the- sug gestion that he is sorry he went Mrs. W. H. Gorman', of Baltimore, Md., and Mrs. B. F. Rogers, of Con cord, have returned to their homes after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Harkey. The many friends of Mr. J. M. Har key will regret to learn that he does not Improve rapidly. There has been but little change in his condition for several weeks, , Miss Lemma Clodfelter, the efficient and accommodating "Central" at the Lexington telephone, exchange, left yesterday for Asheboro where she will visit friends for a week, t Mr. Will Leonard, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Leonard of Lexington, route 1, who has been employed in the city water plant of Valhalla, N. Y., Is at home to spend the holidays with home-folks. Mr. E. B. Craven, Vlth Masters John and Earl Craven and Fltzhugh Smith, spent Monday at Reids Station on the Southbound In Jackson Hill township, . hunting with Mr. W. A Reld. Messrs. P. S. Vann, G. W. Miller, H. P. Gallimore, B. F. Lee and S. E.. Mil ler are In Wlnston-Salem this week, attending the Baptist State Convention as delegates from the Lexington. Bap tist church. . i : ' Mr. i. 8. Adderholt and family, who have been living here since the com ing of the Southbound leave this week for Nashville, N. C. where they will live with one of Mr. Adderholfs sons. 'i . j ! .. e a prosperous farmer of Nash' connty. Mr. Adderholt Is a railroad man and will go on the road again In the east. Mr. Victor Humphreys alter- i the North Carolina Fluid Trials 'I - ment Monday and Ti r f week as one of the one of the b' -pst the year In t i I of the t -i t r 1 (, re always t - t r t n' rcHth t..e r ,1.1. J. -