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m PEOPLE MA THE piSPATCH, WHI soi mm v it urrns rn a THE DISPATC H OXLY OXE DOLLAR k MAS. THE PAPER OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE ESTABLISHED 1S83 LEXINGTON. N. C. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 16. 1913. TOL.XXX1-NO. II IT 1 II I i! .i-JLJ WOULD SEDUCE SALARIES. j Charles Yeaa'jt Opposes Movement to Cat Bayer's Salary to 25 Per Year. Th board ot aldermen beld a very Interesting aeslon Monday night The , liveet toplo before, the board wu the discaatlon ot Alderman Hedrlck's res ; oluUon providing that the aalary ot the mayor be reduced from $500 per year to $250, provided that In the .fu ture the mayor la chairman of the atAAt (nmmttt.M and Dersonally su- perintenda street work, and also pro Tiding a reduction In, the aalarlea ot . liirrmon Trom I4U ner year 10 ov u Alderman Hedrtcky In atatlng hlB position, said that he waa opposed as a citizen and as a tax payer to pay- - I- .- mavn tftO lift!" VftRf. He Call- 1110 H1W iuvi T " " " r - . ed attention to the establishment ot the recorder's court ana anowea msi Blnce the administration of justice Is : n lntivor in the hands of toe mayor. i iintiea Bra Almost nothing. He made the statement that the mayor n mn to Hn thin an alderman and Mayor Moyer broke In at-this ' point to say that the mayor reaiiy am not have as much to do as an alder- :. 'man.'.' .v-"---:' " ''' ". ''' ai. uvib than took un the dues tlon ot.aldermanlc salaries and said that $40 per year is too much to pay. With an average ot 15 meetings per ,( i. ii limn less than S3 per meeting. Stateaville, with an Income twice as big as Lexington's, pays ner aldermen 124 per year. Ashehoro pays her aldermen ,$12 per year, and her mayor $100. Alderman Charles Young, candidate for mayor, here broke into the dis .: i hniunlm. the resolution with VUDDivu, y r i . . , mipht and main. He aald mat me - resolution waa unjust, unfair and eel a.u .-j rofloftinn on the lntelll gence of we comms uum , .. men. He eaia tnat ne wm uji.uii6 ha wu candidate for -mayor and hoped for election but trom the "principle of the thing." Then he took a tall out ot the may ore of the past, alleging that there " are many thlnga a mayor can do that have not been done, that would add greatly to ; his dutiea, hinting that there was property not on the kUx bookp that ought to he on and other Inequalities. At this point he brought down upon hie head several -very pointed inquiries trom Mayor Moyer and Alderman Hedrlck, who wanted to MOW ' wuy u'" ' - Lexington not on the tax books nr how coma the tax Hater had not at " tended to all such caaee. -!?r v- h irtae of his OoaiUon . la nrniMnv 111 as tslerk ot the board tor the last tour years, has been tax-iwr inquiries werev pertinent and timely. He aald that, he had done all that lay i .nrti nronerly in ma www mi . - -,-, u.i l.ut had nlaced on the books ot nroDer- ty that had never been listed and had - always checked his books, against ' those of the county. . . A?derman McCrary .aid he favored the resolution. He Deueveu w .hnnld draw the same aalary .ii r.io h acecDieu as an uueimM ... - the place of chairman .the , . rest committee. He preeuicu - . ..-j, : .t.Hn . ihit it waa tne reeoiunvu ,-- ... th( sense ot the present board tt changes in salary s U66CTT,J;. r?. hi m&da and leaving it us to the next board. This met with the approval ot Mr. Young and waa P.ed by unan.u. . - uunng u cuuipo -derman Hedrlck took occasion to swat the man who atanea wo : . i.. sn imr near aa . ZTi Sifted that hla aalaiTMvtreaaur-r-.- t-t ! rear, as it had always been.. Hla aai J i alderman la $40 per year and "r , ,, w. when the Trea- SnT boarS 5 ciarg. he found that ihe town had been paying $300 per year for bookkeeping. He found that he could make a aavlng tor tha town Snde got th. board to let the work , to J.r- DeadericK, wuoso ,.- 3!Sf KV..iAiaw waa paaaed 'f'" v.Ki"J n. nf bicycle, on lthe' towa"ot lixlngton nder penalty oi a one A permit waa given for the erect on i,. urou the sidewalks of the city, provided the work is done with the conaent and approval and according to the apeclOcatlona ot the chairman of tne atreei couumn. j .m... RrhM nresented an or- dlhanoe that gets right In behind the motor cyclists and automoblMsta who have been disturbing public worship on Sunday mornings all this aprlng. Ti,. iiiiiin( fnrhlri. the nromlscu- oua riding of motor cycles and auto- mobllea up ana down tne aireew vi txlngton during Sunday-school or preaching hours and places a penalty of $6 on each offenae. ' :. :i " 2 , During the discussion ot this ordi nance reference waa -made to a long eared animal that has his habitat near the Methodist church and at times in "divide time" with the min ister. It waa the concensus of opinion that the owner should Invest in a Maxim silencer for the beast or that he should be Indicted for aisturoing public worship. Mayor Moyer stated that it any member ot the congrega tion Mm in make comolalnt . he ' would not heaitate to issuje a warrant . i;.wresentatlvea ot the consistory of the iirst Reformed church were be fore the bonrd asking that a sidewalk be built on Salisbury atreet mion dj th mi Riinrinv-Hchonl bulldlni. Thnir pet. ion waa granted and the- alde wa'.i will be built ' . -. OininittiPFS were named to make M!i .cut with the treasurer, the tai colltietur -i o!!iir o;.,ccrs and the board Svt; -jrri-'l. 'Governor Cr 't Tuc--'ny of In werk ' i' 1 pa r"--' tiers of t r n'fste bi-d f? r iry, cr-. ! O. O. f 1 I'i." t f r 1 . t r - tv l?;e rw t ! -.ite, H. P.. lift? rB : ' t ' 0 Jf GOOD ROADS BOND ISSUE. Uxlngton, N. C, April 13th, 1913. ' - To the Editors The Dispatch: ; Having carefully read and considered the Act of the recent General Assembly providing for an election on the 22nd Inst, to ' " authorize' the Issue of bonds v sensible, will think and CAPT. F. C. ROpBINS. count up the enormous waste we suffer In mud tax, I have no doubt the bond issue will be rati fied. Believing our people will think and vote for this proposition, so vital to the prosperity of our county, I content myself with the expression Of my opinion, well considered and emphatic, that the bonds ought to carry as the best Investment the county can make for Its present and future progress p , , -Respectfully submitted, x - , F. C. ROBB1NS, Korth CaraUna's Third City. x The consolidation of the city ot Winston and the town of Salem, in North Carolina, haa now been accom plished by legal enactment &na tne citv. with a noDulatloo,. accord ing to the latest federal census, ot 22,700 people Is the third city In the state In population being- outrauaea only by Charlotte ind Wiilmlngton. Raleigh , ranks next, then Ashevllle and then Durham, with Greensboro standing seventh in point of popula tion. Though long regarded as one place, the town qf Salem and the city ot Winston were governed separately, thoua-h divided merely by a street Salem is one of tha oldest towns In the 8oua3aving baea settled by th Moravians more than two centuries ago. It has retained much ot It fla vor of antiquity and many of its peo ple are descendants of the old Mora vian settlers. ? In recent years tne flourishing manufacturing city of Win ston-Salem has sprung up and grown substantially and solidly as an Indus trial and manufacturing center. It is the largest tobacco manufacturing city of North Carolina and is probably exr ceeded by none in the south save Richmond. The consolidation of the old and the new towns was accom- nllshed a few days ago by means ot an election at which the majority gave their voice for consolidation. Dan ville Register. PostnMwten Recommended by V. C Congressmen. The following recommendations for postmasters in North Carolina have been sent to Postmaster General Bur leson : . ' Representative Webb, ninth dis tricts. H. Weddlngton, at Charlotte. (Representative Gudger, tenth dis trict D. J. Kerr, Canton: W. C. Hall, Black Mountain; W. H. Stearns, Try- on; and Plato Rollins, Ruthenora ton. Representative Page, seventh . 8 Lnokhart Wadesboro: Robert B. Ter ry Hamlet; S. Vance Scott, Sanford, and Richard Bruaton. Mt, Gllead. Representative Dougbton, eighth J. D. Blvens, Albemarle, and viru D. Gulre, Lenoir. There 1s a law now that will get the men who sell cigarettes to minors it the officers care to enforce It The minor, under penalty ot fine and lm prieonment, must bell who sold to him or gave him the cigarette, or the "makings." s ; TH2ROAD COLEllSSIONERS. The Mea Who Will Spend Yenr Honey and locate the Roads If the Boud Issue Carries. ' C, L, BADGETT a successful farmer and merchant of Jack on Hill. . ' . , ' CM. WALL a successful manufacturer of Wallburg and Southmont'' ' , FRANK S. LAMBETH of Thomasvllle. Farmer, manufac turer' and business man, known to every man In, the county. , DR. E. 3. BUCIIANAN-of Lexington, who has always been Identified with the progress ot the whole county. 1 E. F. WESTMORELAND of Thomasvllle. A lover ot the' common ptiople and a' man of splendid sense. , CAPT. CM. .THOftSTSON ot Lexington. Known' to every body and who has dons so much fdr the roads ot Lexington to wis, '.ilp as chairman ot Its Road Trustees Honest and fair, able and experienced, he will he on tha Board for the full term of six years. . These men will spend your money fairly and honestly and fur r a bet Interests ot all the people. Halt arts Democrats and Isn't are Republicans, but all are patriots and stand for all the p".--; la. V r t ir!s will be not over ". each year, exept the U'4 board will sJ.ffsct, who Is to be paid scoor-'v-g j f tp- I Mr. 1 : c: " to t 1 1 1 to the amount of $300,000 to build good roads In Davidson county, t wish hereby to ex press the hope that the elec- ; tlon 'will result In favor ot the bonds.' I do not -propose herein to enter upon a dis cussion of the question, for -the reason that full Informs- tlon has been given, the vo ters of the county by the distribution of papers :.' and circulars on the subject. The Act carefully provides that the money is to be In the hands of men , who will see that it Is honestly; wisely and fairly expended for the people of the whole county, without favor or partiality to any section. If sensible men, and our people - are English Held For Court Without BalL The hearing tor L$rt ' English for the' murder of John Armstrong on the 24th ot March of this year at Archdale,- was before 'Squire J. S. Ridge, at Aaheboro, on ; Tuesday of this week. ..f -t Most of the eye witnesses to the tragedy were examined, as was also two other witnesses showing that the defendant was in his right mind that afternoon, f No evidence as to his threats or declarations that day or previous , thereto was Introduced by the state, V although . there were witnesses present to testify to the threats that he had made. both against the deceased and others on that day. It la clear that the "deceased shoo hands with' the defendant and that upon his walking off, before he had gone more than 10 or 15 feet, the de fendant began, to Are. , - It Is not known yet what defense the defendant will make in the su perior court for his counsel In the preliminary hearing waived examina tion.: it . is believed, however, by some that he will put np the Plea of self-detense, while others say that be will, enter the plea ot insanity caused from Intoxication. Asheboro Courier. CoL Osborn -Nominated. . The following,' from a .Washington Associated Press dispatch of April 8 wllt .be of interest to the people of the entire state: . "Among the nominations to be Bent to the senate this week by President Wilson, it was learned today,' will be William . Osborn, of Greensboro, N. C, as commissioner ot - internal revenue and Robert W. Wooley, of Virginia, as auditor of the Interior de partment S. W. Warwick, of Ohio member ot the efficiency and econom ic commission, is said to be under serioua consideration for comptroller of the treasury." 'If-that date is acceptable to the of ficials ot the, railroad companies in terested, the first conference between the legislative freight rate oemmis slon and the officers of the railroad companies since the adjournment of the legislaturewill be held in Raleigh, April 18, The legislative oommlsison has had C. W. Hillman of Louisville, Ky engaged : for several weeks in gathering data available at numbers of the larger shipping points of the state, to be used, It is said, to force proper concessions from the railroad companies. LEE FOBD IX COOtT. , Waives Preliminary Examination aad Is Semaaded to Jail Wlthoat BalL , The preliminary examination of Le Ford, who haa been la Jail alnoe the killing of Policeman Garland on the 4tn, inst. waa set for yesterday morn ing at iv o'clock. After the reading oi toe warrant by Solicitor Bnruill Attorney Phillips, for the "defense. stated that the defendant would waive examination. Judge Crltcher imme diately committed him to Jail without bail to await the next term of crimi nal court which is scheduled for July Ford made a good apearance. "He was neatly dressed, and except for Just a few momenta when he was brought Into the court room, he was calm and collected. He did not look arouno. ntm but sat. with downcast eyes, speaking only once or twice to Ms attorneys,-Messrs. W. H. Phillips and J. R. McCTary, and then only wueu jspuKen to. ' ' ?i : Mrs. -Ford was in-court with brother and other relatives. She 1a a very attractive litle woman and the hearts of the whole crowd went out to her. Her face showed traces of mucn suffering and many sleepless night and tears streamed down her cheeks as she sat behind her husband and listened to the lawyers. It Ford knew that she was in the court room he did not show It by word or depri una state was prepared to go Into the case and twenty or thirty; wit nesses had been summoned. . Assist ing Solicitor Spruill were Attorney ueorge uariano,( of Colorado, brother of the dead man, General Walser and Hon. John C. Bower, who will nross' cute the case as solicitor In the July court. vjUam n a n'.- .i . .. .. "V"U nun n Jl nun Vn'l . ..... si .i r,. ..:...':..... . wct i . I It was authoriatively stated at the! capital in Washington 1 Tuesday, says uorresponuent - Anderson, of the Greensboro News, that so Ion aa Col. A. D. Watts has fa chanon" to win in the fight for the collectorshlp oi western worth Carolina. Carv Dowd, the Charlotte editor and the man whom Josephus Daniels exnects to Anally land the Job, will not op pose joionei watts. But should it become certain that " Watta nnnt win, then Mr. Dowd's friends will ex pect Senators Simmons and Overman to refuse to put any obstacle in the way of the Charlotte . man becoming uuiiei-uir. asm oeen seated mat un less Watts was named by Prealden Wilson that both the Tar Heel sena tors would refuse to allow any other name to be favorably; passed upon by we senate.... : . - It . 1b now whispered around In cir cles, continues Mr. Anderson, us ually well Informed on administra tion questions, particularly in regard to "pie," that at the proper time Mr. Wilson will tell Senators Simmons ana Overman that he cannot name Mr, Watts, and that he hopes they win get together upon another man and will .give his reasons tor not naming the Iredell man, Should the president take this view of the now Interesting subject, friends of Mr. Dowd are confident that he can be put over, Grandmother Charged With the Mnr ;. der of Grandchild. Nancy Kurlee, an aged woman of Haywood county, is in jail charged with ,th murder of '.her , grandchild The child was the illegitimate 3-year- old daughter -ot a daughter of Mrs. Kurlee. The daughter ; married Will Putnam, who refused to take the child. ine grandmother took it away one day, saying she would take it to the county home. ' She returned and re ported that she had sriven it to Will Flncher. It was discovered that the child was not at Flncher's and Mrs. Kurlee' was arrested on ; suspicion. Later the body of the little girl was found in the mountains, covered with roefks. Putnam, the child's stepfath er, is In jail as a material witness, Statesvllle Landmark. - - Annual Meeting of A. A, Hill Camp of i;onfeierat veterans. . By the kind Invitation' of the Daugh ters of the Confederacy ot Thomas vllle, the A. A. Hill Camp ot the Con federate Veterans of Davidson coun ty will meet with them at Thomas villa on Saturday the 10th day ot May, 1913. Let ns show our appreci ation of their kindness by as many of us as possible attending on that occasion. We will find time there at some convenient hour to attend to the usual: business of. our annual meetings. . , . April 12th, 1913. , CM. THOMPSON. - Major Commandant, F. C. ROBBINS, Adjutant . . Commencement at the. Arcadia High School. . The closing exercises of the Arca dia High school will be held on April 22nd and 23rd. On Tuesday, the 22nd, at 7:30 o'clock, p. m., there will be an entertainment and on Wednesday tha 23rd will be commencement day proper t ',-.. The commencement address will be delivered by Mr. W. R. Edmonds, ot the law firm of Gold ft Edmonds, High Point ' , , FARRISS-WILUS. High Point. April 10. The follow ing card, ot Interest throughout the state, has been Issued: Mr. and Mrs. Edward ' King Willis -request the honor ot your presence at tha marriage of their daughter Mabel Lee ' ? - ; .. - i Ut " , ' ."''." Mr. Edward Hold an Farrlss on the evening of Tup- 'y, the twen ty eucond of April one tlmn-'.d nine tran.-U'ed and thlr- tof-tt, t 1 -.;f after i e o'clock i' . I -r's Eplsor a Clureh V . '-n, Notv.1 C. roilna 1 EXTHUSIASX GROWING. "' Thinking Mea Are Costing Over to the Side ef Progress Speak lags Scheduled. The good roads campaign continues to gain in Interest and enthusiasm aa the election drawa near. The ralna of the last week have not seriously dampened the ardor ot the good roads advocates of the county but have served rather to give an effective ard striking object lesson. The past weex has demonstrated beyond doubt Da vidson county's great need of good roads. Reports coming from every town ship show that the good roads cause U gaining rapidly, The prediction made in the beginning that as soon as Davidson county farmers got to thinking about the ' ' question ' they would fall in line for good roads, has come true. Sensible, thinking men everywhere in the county have come over to the side of progress and im provement and they are continuing to come. ;:Vy': ' BIG RALLIES IN THOMASVILLE. Yesterday was a great day for the good roads cause in Thomasvllle. A party composed of Messrs. J. W. Lam beth, Frank S. Lambeth, H. B. Var ner and others visited every factory in town, 14 in all, and made good roads talks. At every factory a 30 mlnute stop- was made and the men listened attentively and applauded the speakers with enthusiasm. . Thomas vllle is going to give a sweeping ma jority for the bond issue. BARBECUE AT CHTJRCHLAND TO MORROW. . Tomorrow (Thursday at noon at Churchland, in Boone township, the road trustees of Boone township will hold a picnic In honor of Governor Lrfjcae vjraig, wno win aenver an au rtr Aff- h ono.Vinff thr Will w - be a big barbecue dinner for every- body and every citizen of the county is invited. Invitations are being sent out and if you miss yours, go any way, for It was not anybody's Inten tion to slight you You are Invited to hear the gov ernor speak and get acquainted with him and there will be automobiles present to carry all who desire to go on a tour of Inspection over some of the graded roads of Boone township. TO VISIT GUILFORD COUNTY, i Some of the good roads .enthusiasts of Thomasvllle township are planning a Journey to Guilford to take a look at the good roads of that county next Saturday, April 19th. There will be automobiles enough to carry 60 or 75 cltisens. The auto-Owners of Lexington are invited to Join with the Thomasvllle people and make the trie-with themiXhex expect to-laave Thomasvllle at one o'clock Saturday and return at about 5:00 p. m. GOVERNOR LOCKE CRAIG HERE Governor Locke Craig is in the county, again today. He traverses the lower part of the county today, speak ing at Gordontown, Denton, Healing Sorings and High Rock. His ap polntments for tomorrow, Thursday, are: Welcome 9:30 a. m. Enterprise Schoolhouse 11 a. m. Churchland '2:30 p. m. There will be no speaking at Arca dia Thursday. AT THE COURT HOUSE TONIGHT Tonight (Wednesday) at 8 o'clock, Governor Locke Craig and D". Jo seph Hyde Pratt. State Geologist, will address the voters of Lexington township. Every citizen of the coun ty 1b invited. I OTHER SPEAKINGS. Other speakings have been sched uled for the week as follows:' Yadkin' College In the college au ditorium, Thursday night, April 17th, at 8 o'clock, by Hon. Z. I. Walser and Hon. W. C Hammer. KokomJs School - House Friday night, April 18th, at 8 o'clock, by Mr, Z. I. Walser and Hon. w. u. Ham mer. Southmont Thursday night April 17th, at 8 o'clock, by Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt and Mr. S. W. Finch, Arnold Friday night, April 18, at 8:00 o'clock, by Dr. Joseph, Hyde Pratt and Mr. S. W. Finch. . Holly Grove Thursday night, April 17, at 8:00 o'clock, by Mr. D. F. Con rad and Senator Wade H. Phillips. ' Davidson Academy (Conrad Hill township) Thursday night, April 17, at 8:00 o'clock, by Hon. L. D. Men- denhall, postmaster at Randleman and Mr. Archibald Johnson, editor of Charity and Children. ' Brooks School House Friday night, April 18, at 8:00 o'clock, by Mr, John S. Hege, Mr; L. E. Ripple and Prof, Joe Hill. Weesner's School House Saturday night April 19th, -at 8 o'clock, by Messrs. L. E. Ripple, Jno. S. Hege and Joe Hill.. Pine Stamp School Hease Friday night, April 18, at 8:00 o'clock, by Hon. W. P. Ragan and Judge W. R, Edmonds, of High Point. ;-'..' Center Hill School Hons Friday night April 18, at' 8:00 o'clock, by Hon. Zeb Vance Walser and Mr. J. F. Spruill. . ' . i -i'-;'V''-."' Jersey School House (Cotton Grove township) Friday night, April 18. at 8:00 o'clock, by Mr. Archibald John son, editor of Charity and Children. Welcome Friday arternoon, April 18, at 1:00 o'clock, by Hon. W. C Hammer,.-'' v Wenaeaah ChapeT Friday night. April 18. at 8:00 o'clock, by Hon. L. D. Mendenhall, postmaster at Randle man, and Mr. H. B. Varner. Darotah School Ilonse, Old Yar- brough School NHouse Saturday Bight, Apru lvtn, at s:uu ociock, oy Mr. Archibald Johnson. Mr. . Editor: I dealve to suggest to the voters ot tha North Ward the names of two good citlssnns to repre snnt us as aldermen. Thnne mn are Joint W. Mu!"y snd Ja-i-.s . Hud- Cestaiemcesteat at Tyre. Tyro, April 14. The fifth annual commencement of Tyro high school win oo April n-L. ine program I follows: Tuesday, April 22. 8 o'clock p. m. Debate, Query. Would It be Advisable for our government to grant absolute independence to the people at the Philippine Islands? Messrs. Grady Michael and Jesse Lannlng will rep. resent the affirmative, and Messrs. Frank Hulln and Earl Bodie will up hold the negative. Wednesday, April 23, 8 o clock p. m. Annual Dramas, v Commencement day, Thursday, Apr. 24, 10 o'clock a. m. Declamation and recitation (Contests. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the literary address will be delivered by Prof. Dudley D. Carroll, of Guilford College. At 8 o'clock p. m., entertainment by primary students. The graduates are: Earl Bodie Ralph Bodie and Pearle Koontz. Everybody is Invited. The boys and girls have been well trained and nothing will be left undone to give the visitors a good time. To say the enrollment this year has been larger than ever before, and that the school has been more than selfsupporting is enough to Bhow that this was a very successful year. Commencement at Llnwood High SchooL ' Preparations for commencement at the Llnwood High School are now going on. Prof. C. L. Eaker, princi pal, announces that he has secured Prof. M. C S. Noble, of the State University, to deliver the annual ad dress on commencement day, which Is Thursday, May 8th. On Wednesday night there will be exercises by the school and Thurs day morning the recitation and de clamation contests will be pulled oft. Thursday night the young men and young ladies of the school will give a dramatic play. ' The school has been doing fine work this year. Professor Eaker sent in his report for the eighth month of school Saturday and It Bhowed a fine average attendance for the month. This is one of Davidson county's best schools and it furnishes a shining ex ample ot the blessings that follow in the wake of special school tax. . This State leads In Women's Insti-I tntes. The report of Farmers' Institutes made by Mr T. B. Parker, director, shows that the number of institutes hold in 1898 was 28 and last year the number had increased to 602 with an) estimated attendance ot 60,000. V The i mngK a1.0-ntftf.il nt '.nant. Mia rdinnrf 1 BowevW. fs Wtte- tntjMFfnr woman, which hv incToaa-t tutes for women, which have increas ed from 21 in 1906, the first year of the women's Institutes, to 231 in 1912, with an attendance of 18,431, which, according to the report ot director of institutes of the National Departmnet of Agriculture at the last annual con vention held in Atlanta, November, 1912, puts North Carolina ahead of any other state in the Union as to wo men's institutes- both as to numbers held and total attendance Women's Institutes mean a great deal to the uplift and betterment of the rural districts of the state. : Their impor tance and value are beyond computa tion. ; Attendance upon them meant better kept and more cheerful homes, stronger and healthier children, bet ter schools and better social advan tages, more prosperous farmers and better contented people on the farm No Light on Lynching. That no light will be thrown on the most spectacular lynching that has ever taken place In Mississippi is the concensus ot opinion at West Point, Mlss., where It happened Thursday. The report of the Investigation com mittee was made to Governor Brew er Saturday. This committee was named by the Governor to ascertain, if possible, the names ot the men re-j 'h the Virginia-Carolina ball game at sponsible for the hanging of Henry Greensboro Monday and witnessed the. Brown, a negro, within the walls of1 production ot the famous "Kiss Waltt the county Jail here. The lynching Monday night, were: Misses Pearl party dug a hole through the outslde l "d Frank Robbins. Messrs. wall of the Jail, hanged the negro to a ST W. Montcastle. R. L Reynolds, stairway and got away without any( C. Pancake, J.. H. Thompson and -i . . .,i i nthAM .':,'. i - .'.. ,.'...a. alarm using given, in an KLusiuyi, va escape the negro had attacked and Mr. -Madison Ford left SatnrW seriously wounded the sheriff and one.nieht for Texas: anftomnaniAfi h hi. of his deputies. Friends ot the off! - cers are thought to have led the band tnat meteu out summary punisnmeni to the negro.1 WhUe the Investigate ing committee's sessions were held ln.aecret. lt ia underatood that no wlt - ness could be found who had any knowledge that would lead to the ap prehension ot .those guilty. DIED. Lindsay Ford, for many years one of Lexington's leading ' contractors and builders, died Saturday afternoon n Via Knm amiS-U n. Km Altlf Ua Kat4 at his home south ot the city. He had1 and Tyrrell counties, known as Sam been ill tor several months with tu- erset Farm. ' Mr. Tlmberiake is being berculosis. He leaves a widow and assisted by Mr. F. Fs Lonn. of thi four children, Messrs. Jesse and Ray Ford and Mrs. Leatba Younts and Mrs. R. L. Michael. He was 63 years old and was a member ot the Presbyter n church. The funeral service was held Monday by his past-r, Rev. W. T. Thompson, and the Interment took place In the LexLgton cemetery. The infant child ot Mr. A. W. Broad way died Wednesday, at Southmont and was burled there Thursday, after noon. The child was. but a-, -few months old. Its mother, died a few weeks ago. - ' XAIUIIZD. Mr. D. G. Wilson and Mills Eugenia Fitzgerald, two popular young p",;.ii or Boons township, were miH'4 In marriage Sunday by Rev. W. F. I i llott, ot Lexington, at the b- 'a rf t bride's rrtit, Mr. and f-rs. C. i FHr.i'raiJ, i'- r IJwo: 1. 'i v a b! croud of f I-your-? f - 'e rr r;od t i v i i lev. - t t i i t w i fr i r t i . li-s nr un about lexixgto. PentgaJ Mentlei Movements at the People Small Items ef . ', atre)t. ' Mrs. R. L Burkhead Is visiting' friends In Raleigh. Mr. Walter G. Fitzgerald, ex-treaa. urer, was in the city Saturday, t Miss Leslie, of Concord, is hem vis iting her sister, Mrs. A. H. Jarratt Mrs. James Adderton and little son. are visiting relatives at Matthews. N. C. ... . Mrs. C. W. Trice is vlsitliw- hr daughter, Mrs. E. E. Jones, at Walter boro, 8. C Mrs. H. S. Radcllffe entertained the Club of the Twelve Saturday after noon at ner nome on Fifth Avenue. , -Hon. W. W. Finley, of Washington,' D. C, president of the Southern Rail way Company, was in the city last week on business , Mr. J. J. Hedrlck, one of R. J. Rey nolds' crack salesmen, who has head quarters at Savannah, Ga., is at home for a short visit , Dr. C. M. Clodfelter spent three days of last week at Barksdale, Va., where he was called on account of the sick ness and death of a relative. Mr. J. W. Shaw, former manager -of The Star, has gone back to Thom asvllle to live and will engage in the' moving picture show business there. ., The Friday Afternoon Emhrnldrr " Club met Friday afternoon with Mrs. l, E. McCrary. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. E. O. Hull, on First Avenue. u j.'..,-: .'.Jia3i'..H'.'i t.---.. . ; The many friends of Mr. D. A. Shoaf will be glad to know that he is re covering from a rather severe case of eyeritis and will soon be able to set back to work again. , . ft- t . Mrs. Eatella M. Hanes-Walker Is In Washington, D. C, this week repre senting the General William Davidson, Chapter of the D. A. R. at the national convention of that organization. The good news comes trom the Charlotte Sanatorium that Mr. W. H. Dunwlck, who underwent an operation ' there, Is now outof danger and will soon be home. He has been la the ; hospital four weeks. Mr. J. T. Hall, ot Conrad Hill town ship, was a caller at The Dispatch office Saturday. He renewed his sub scription to The Dispatch. Mr. Hall is a progressive citizen and is tor the bond Issue. . .... Mr. W. J. Tyslneer. of WlntnJ4. fern, spent Saturday and Sunday hera viaiung Mr, w. B. Harris. Mr. Ty- Dispatch- and. lert dollar "wita ur IK payment Ot '"" year's . su bscrlpt ion. Miss Nora Hendren returned last week from Statesvllle wsere she was called on account of the illness and -death of a sister. The funeral was attended by Mrs. W. F. Sparger and miss Marjorie Yarbrough, of this cityJ - Mrs. A H. Jarratt was hostess to the Sorosis Thursday afternoon. - The following officers' were elected tor the coming year: President Mrs. H. B. Hutchinson; Vice President Mrs. Dermot Shemwell; Secretary, Mrs. A." H. Jarratt. . . Mrs. George W. Montcastle ieft Sunday night for Washington to attend the annual convention of that Daughters of the American Revolu tion. She was accompanied by Mrs. Gregory, of Salisbury and Mrs. Yarn Landingham, ot Charlotte. Mr. James A. Leonard haa reeelved a bunch of kodak plcturea from his brother, Mr. Hayes Leonard, oat la the state ot Washington, that make him glad he Is In old North Caroii.- The pictures show snow drifts along the railroad tracks up to the tops ot the telegraph poles. - Among the Lexlngtoniana who took , - ; ,. . f t , ..... , father ., Mr: T)vnir vnrA Th. w,nn. man had been called home on account 0f the killing of Policeman J. U. Gar-, ian(1 Dy nta brother, Lee For. He', took his father back with him.' hop-. j w to be able to -get the old reatle- man', mind off the traced h rh- by avert a threatened break-down: Mr. R. L. Burkhead, who has beett manager ot tne Davidson Furniture Company for several , months, has turned over-the management of the affairs of the company to Mr. E. A. Tlmberiake and is now ' engaged in running his big farm -in. Washington ' A m II . . . a . city. . ; Ifews trom Denton :- - ' Denton, March 14. Many ot . the citizens are beautifying their homes by working up their lawns, sowing grass seed, etc. - We are glad to the good work going on. It is a! to tha attractiveness , of our I, town. We wish, every one would t . lntmrested.- " ; - jWe are glad to say that the b--issue is going to crry by , a lar t . Jorlty In our little town and la 1 the whole townniap: i 'About two h"ii,1rd r '! ' e f -"ivhfs r i 1 v ' r -r, ot A i- r. ( 1. f I- f i 1 1 i: r ' '.'T on t'.a 1 ;t'lr- iari r r i. I. r. i i v 1 r f v . i. 1 1 It!".
The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.)
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April 16, 1913, edition 1
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