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LEXINGTON, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JULY 1. 1914.
VOL. XXXIII-NO. t
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KILLED BI LIGHTMXG.
Aiarew Smith, Sob ef J. Hack Smith,
Tyro, Instantly KMed
'. Saturday.
' Andrew Smith, son of Mr. Jack
Smith, of Tyro, was Instantly r killed
t7 lightning Saturday afternoon. The
boy, accompanied by his younger
brother, John, had Just left hli fath
er's barn and waa crossing an open
Held. He was Intending to take up a
atump that waa In a ditch and he car
Tied an axe on his shoulder.
The bolt of lightning ripped the
boy's clothing from hla body and tore
' off the buttons. His body was burned
la a number of places. His little
brother, who was walking by his aide,
was knocked unconscious but recov
ered. -
Burial took place Sunday afternoon
at Bethel, Rev. w. c. ac conduct
In the funeral services. -
The boy's father, Mr. J. Mack
Smith, who Uvea about 8 miles west
of Lexington, la a well-known farmer
- and a rood cltlsen and will have the
sympathy of many friends throughout
the county. .. a
v; Miss Boss Mo re Dead. . -
Miss Rosa . Moore, of Greensboro,
died Monday night at the home of
Mr; A." L. Smith. She came here
"Wednesday to visit friends and spent
the night with Miss Roxle Sheets, go
Inx to Mr. Smith's the next day. She
comolained of head-ache and after ar
riving at Mr. Smith's she seemed to
be in a sort of stupor for two or three
days. Monday night she died very
suddenly.
. Miss Moore had many friends here
As noted elsewhere In The Dispatch
todav she had been elected teacher
In the Graded School and was to have
had part of , the Fifth grade. She
taught here for three years, leaving
here six years ago to accept a posi-
tlon elsewhere, .-v.- - -r-
Miss Moore la survived by '. three
brothers, two sisters and an aged fath
er. Her brothers are: James Moore,
of Greensboro: Rev. J. R. Moore, of
Tort Lawn, S. C; Preston Moore of
Florence. S. C. . Her alBters are Mrs.
Chappel, of Georgia and Mrs. Robin
son, of North Carolina, -
Efforts were made to communicate
with her family yesterday morning
and at the time of going to press, fun
' eral arrangements had not been an
nounced. ;.
Mr. D. K. Cecil Wins Big Contract
The Winston-Salem Sentinel of Fri
day, tells of a big contract secured by
Mr. D. K. Cecil, of this city, In Wln-ston-Salenv-Thursday:
The board of commissioners ol the
city schools held an important meet
ing last night and considered the mat
ter of beginning the work of the con
struction of the new West Saltern gra
ded school, according to the plans
which have been In their bands lor
several weeks. - It was decided to ar
range the preliminary work at the
earliest moment The plans haw been
accepted and several contractors had
filed bids on the work of construction.
These bids were considered last night
and the contract was awarded to Mr.
D. K. Cecil, of Lexington, his bid be
ing 29,2S0. . -
The Crawford Mill supply Co. was
given the contract for the plumbing
and heating at $4,299.
The alte for the new building has
not been . definitely determined, but
this will be settled at once In order
that the contractors may begin the
work of erecting the building at the
earliest possible moment.
It Is hoped by toe school authorities
to have the building completed for
the opening of the "spring term. .
"Wanted Better Night Phone Service.
To the Editor of The Dispatch : :
v Monday night, in a case of dire ne
cessity, natrons Of the local telephone
company found It impossible to get
service. - It waa attar mianigm ana
the operator was - probably asleep.
Three on four phones - in, the same
community were tried, all jWithoutJ
getting a response, for a period of at
loaat IK mlnnfAB." ..' il
house could burn down in 15
minutes. Burglar might loot a house
and kill every inmate in 15 minutes
A baby might die of croup in 15 mln-
utes.
I admire our independent telephone
system, i am proud of it, for it gives
treat service nearly all the time ana
I am calling attention to this failure
with the hope that it may not occur
-Again. j - ,
Subscriber.
Lexington, N. C. June 30, 1914.
Generally Fair and Warm, the Fare
"Except for showers In New Eng
land and the mid-Atlantic states fair
and .warm weather Is forecasted for the
first half of the coming week over
. most of the country," said the weath
er bureau's bulletin Sunday night.
'Over the middle and southern dis
tricts, west of the Rooky Mountains,
the central plains states, the souith-
west,- the gulf states and the Ohio
Valley generally lair weather will
prevail during the week, with contin
ued high temperatures to the south
ward and wlth rising temperatures
over the central districts by the raid--dle
of the week.
"In the Missouri and upper Missis
sippi valleys and the lake region fair
weather with moderate temperatures
during the first half of the week will
be followed during the second, halt
by unsetled and showery weather wtth
blgher temperatures, while in the
middle Atlantic states ami New Eng-
' land showers Monday will be follow
ed by fair weather over both districts
and by somewhat more moderate tem
peratures over the middle Atlantic
states, until toward the end at the
. week when showers are Indicated with
rising: temperatures.
-"'In the south Atlantic states high
i. temperatures will continue, occasion
al relief through thunderstorms.
Dr. Boyer Holds Third Quarterly Con-
S'.'ivrfe fereaee, " . '': .v..':i-.'
The third Quarterly conference of
the First Methodist church was held
last Friday night. There was a good
attendance of the oncers or me
local church. Rev, H.K. Boyer of
Winston, the presiding elder of the
district, was in the cnnir, ana m. to.
Raper, Esq. was secretary. Reports
of the different officers showed the
church to be In a splendid condition
The report of the committee appoint
ed to solioit subscriptions lor we new
Sunday school room showed that most
of the amount necessary to, do the
work had been subscribed and the
following; building committee' was ap
pointed i D. S. Siceloff, J. R. McCrary,
G. U Hackney, J. C. Smith, 1. F.
Sprulll. W: H. Phillips and T. S. Banes.
The plans adopted for tne Duuamg
will make a much larger Sunday
school auditorium, which will be seat
ed with stationary seats. The Baraca
room and primary department will oe
greatly enlarged and seventeen class
rooms will be provided for the va
rious classes. .. A complete heating
aDoaratus will be Installed and. run
ning water ana toilets win no pro
vided. Special attention will be paid
to proper ventilation and the building
when completed win Bouse ouu or
more. The contract for the building
will be let this week and the work
will be pushed to completion fry fall.
Delegates to the district conference,
which Is to be held at Midway, in this
county, on July 15 to 18th were, elec-
t Art an follows; K-.ifl. itaner. J. e
Sprulll, D. S. Siceloff, and Geo. "U
Hackney, with J). K. Cecil and O. V.
Wooalev as alternates.
Dr. Boyer occupied , the pulpit - of
the First Methodist church on Sunday
night and preached a most helpful
sermon to a large and appreciative
congregation. ,
lightning Does Damage.
The heavy thunder storm that swept
over the western part of the county
Saturday afternoon brought death and
destruction with it. In addition to
the death of young Andrew Smith by
lightning, as recorded elsewhere in
The Dispatch today, lightning struck
and killed a valuable cow at Mr. H. H.
Hartley's. The cow belonged to Mr.
Charles Potts.
Ldghtnlng also struck Mr. Valen
tine Leonard's residence and partial
ly wrecked two chimneys. A daugh
ter of Mr. Leonard was shocked but
not seriously hurt All of this took
place In Tyro township. , .
"Remarkable Wheat Yields."
Correspondents from Rowan county,
Randolph. Catawba and other coun
ties In the wheat belt keep on talking
about "remarkable wheat yields" and
all that sort of thing, but it Is notice
able that not one of them gives the
Maners." Davidson stands pat with
-a yield of 982 bushels of wheat on 82
acres, an average oi s.m ousneis per
acre. That to the 1914 recora ot tne
Pen-ry-Harsrave farm at Llnwood.
anybody can equal that, The Dispatch
would like to hear from him.
Bev.? Hasty.
Prof. S. O. Hasty, principal of
Ohurchland High School, has a clerl
cal look, all right, but he lacks great
deal of being a preacher, as the as
sociate editor of The -Dispatch, re
membering certain escapades of his
college days, can testify. He might
qualify as a "blockade preaoher.
along with Mr. Archibald Johnson, of
Charity V Children, but he is not the
real thing.
iPasslnig through Washington last
, week, enroute to Columbia -University
to take a course in the summer school,
the Professor must have turned his
clerical visage full upon Sited Buck
Bryant, the versatile correspondent
of the Charlotte Observer, for this is
, the note Red Buck bad about it m the
Friday morning paper:
"Kev. Mr. and Mrs. Hasty, of Dav
idson county, were here today on tftielr
. - way to New York (!lty where Mr. BIaty
is to take a spp-clal course In Colum
bia Vnlvernity." '
Prof, and Mm. S. O. Hasty, Prof. H.
L. Koontd nd 1'rof. M. I Tlarnes left
last werk for N-w York City to take
a sneHal cotir l i t e iminer school
of ttokimbla l'niv-us..y.
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It ws s
Attorney
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Business Hews Hotes. , '
The Automatic Refrigerator' has
mighty few equals.' It is sold in this
town only by the McCrary Furniture
Company. ; o .
The Fred Thompson Company offer
10 dozen men's shirts on Friday and
Saturday, at 39 cents each. See their
ad.
"Safety First" is the motto of the
First National Bank. see their aa.
Note the ad of the (Denton High
School. It la a fins Institution and
deserves your patronage.
Mote the ad of the J. B. Smith Co.
It may save you much suffering.
The Bank of Lexington talks about
an efficient servant you should have.
Read their ad. -
Straw hats at halt price and right
when yon need them most Read the
ad of the W. G. Penry Company right
now.
You can have a pretty bathroom at
a reasonable price, tf you see the
Home. Plumbing Co. about it Tou
ourrtit to look over their line.
If you want feed, see the Penry
Grocery Comtiany about It. . They car
ry the completest and best line,
Thnnk Ton.
There Is no editor In North Carolln
more alert or enthusiastically "on the
Job" than Col. J I. II. Varner. He took
a prominent prt In the deliberation
of the etflte lros Mtoclatlon and
was always to be f u, l on the Tight
side. Varner li i f 'wen, it is
HOXOB BOLL GROWS.
Centracter Harbla Begins U Lay
Brick This Week Sow is the
Time ts Help..
The Dispatch is delighted at the
way In which a great number ot our
subscribers have responded to our ap
peal for aid with a fund In helping to
build our new home. Contractor Har
bin Is pushing the work on the base
ment and will begin to lay brick the
latter part of this week.- The demand
on us for money is very heavy and
we trust that those subscribers who
have not yet "come across" with their
assistance will do so at once.
It has been exceedingly gratifying
the editor at 'the way our subscrib
ers have responded. The best part ot
is the spirit in which they have
come to out rescue. The spirit of
loyalty to the paper and their friend
ship to the "man behind the paper
s made him feel more and more like
life is worth l!vin d that service U
appreciated. :
The Dispatch extends Its heartfelt
thanks to each and every one who has
come to our aid. and sincerely trusts
that those who are In arrears will
let us hear from them, with a remit
tance, at once.
The following is indeed a roll . of
honor:-,':
HONOR ROLL.
James F. Leonard, M. D. Elliott L.
L Parrish, G. R Knouse, J. W. Koonts,
Rev. S. W Beck, Thos. A. Swing, C.
Russell, Mrs. J. i Pleasant D. R.
Hlnkle, G. W. Leonard, W. M. Hasten
Geo. C. Spoolman, J, A. Owen, Jno. W.
Veach, G. W. Davis, W. S. Smith, J.
. Clinard, E. Stokes Varner, Geo. P.
Mallard, H. W. Shaw, D. R Hurley, C.
M. wall, Mrs. R. H. Bodenhamer, 8. T.
BecTi, Bessie Gose, Cicero L. Garner,
W. Luther, Mrs. O. N. Spurgeon,
A. E. Watford, Chas. B. Morris, Ivey
L. Sheets, Mrs. F. B. Reeves, W. B.
Hunt W. Lacy Leonard, Mrs. Marga
ret Laughlin A. H. March, W. W.
Kels, Miss; Vera Bodenhamer, Ruby
D. Garrett J. A. Leonard, H. A, Lan
ier, Miss Susie Leonard,.. Mrs. A. M.
Stewart, J. C. Cnrrie, A. H. Conrad,
Mrs. E. J. Sink, W. I. Luther, T. W.
Hartley, Mrs. Addle Young, Mrs. H.
W. Dorsett, W. L. Sink, Mrs. M. . V.
Betts, Will Tyslnger J. W. Adderton,
Geo. A. Adderton, Geo. W. Cross, J.
Roddick. C. H, Hampton, Hon.
Root N. Page, A, E. Jones, W. T. Mil
ler, Chas. W. Briles, Samuel Styers,
A. A. Michael, Rer. D, E. Bowers,
Mrs. Jno; W. Evans, P. Y. Hedrlck
Andrew J. Everbart Thomas Brad-
shaw, B. B. Young W. V. Stout, O.
Sink. Dennte Smith, . W. H. Shoal, J.
W. SnWer, E. F.' Westmoreland, L. D.
Cole. iLewls Brown, J. R. Long, Mrs.
Hiram Burkhart Mrs. B. E. crouse,
R, C. Harris, -Phillip Owen W-Hanaa,
W. A. tReld,. CU-T." Vuacanon, r. A.
Hedrlckj R. M. Stokes, (E. C,.' Stokes,
L. M.' Teague, -J. E. Hanktns, E. L.
Hege, W. E. Sink, M. R. Shdaf, Mrs.;
Richard Bragaw, M. C. Rush, E. . D,
FoxhalL' Dr. R Lee Payne, J. F.
Barnhardt Samuel Frazler, James r.
Perdue, R Sam Hargrave, Fred u.
Michael, Dr. W. L. Grimes, Prof. P.
Lv Ledford, William Myers, Irvln
Lookablll, John 8. Parrish, E. I. Har
ris, J. M. Hlnkle, Mrs. M. F. Harrison,
Geo. I. J. Elliott J. A, Wright J.- A.
Easter, Joe V. Moffltt Noah Staple
toot T. A. Hobson, JameB P. Elliott,
Mrs. Florence Reams, T. D. Greene,
W. F. Fargls, E. A. Caudle, Ell Yonnts,
Jno. M. Prim, Southern Power Co., Dr.
C. R. Sharpe, R. L. Lohr, C. D. Brink-
ley,. J. W. Goss, Chas. F. ' Swlcegood,
Will H. Johnson, David I. Long, Sam
uel Essick, Rev. W. S. Long, Harvey
L. Evans, H. I Palmer, Dr. J. A.
Smith, W. Im Crawford. 'i
In addition to the above, the fol
lowing : subscribers have recently
made payment on their subscriptions
to Mr. W. F. Hunsucker, who has been
engaged In soliciting new subscrip
tions and renewals to The -Dispatch:
J. R. Phillips, J. E. Idol, C. C. Bo-
denhanfer, J. E. Copple, B. S. w el-
born, Ij. B. Leach, Lewis Kearns, J.
B. Hedrick, A. W. Hughes, G. M. My
ers, Crawford Eddinger, Mrs. L. J.
Williams, H. E. Tyslnger, Joshua Beok,
R. w. Jones, N. R. Kearns, O. H,
White, John 'Nelson, J. E. Ktndley
Sam -Rolf, Walter Bryant, WU1 Ty
slnger, J. E. Veach, Geo. L. Hilton,
C. R. Kennedy, Miss Sophia Hilton,
H. E. Conrad, W. T. Fours, S. L. Ka-
noy, J. C. Galllmore, Ell Bowers, W.
Cllnard, J. A. Lindsay, L. M. Hilton',
W. A. Mendenhall, D. F. Kinney, Hen
ry L. Andrews, W. C. Koonts, Everett
Stout, Mrs. Ellen Cox, T. H. Hilllard,
W. A. Hicks, H. D. Fine, Mrs. Fannie
Myers, Arch Taylor, ft. H. Sink, S. L.
Younts, J. Curtis Meredith, W. S.
Long A. E. Perry, Reid (X Jones,
Sandy A. Austin, H. B. Brewer, C. Q.
Creaohman, T. I Myers, G. T. Ever-
hart, A. S. Wright, Mrs. W. H. Varner,
J. & Harris. Mrs. Mary Bldge, A. H.
Crowell, Miss N. C. Snider, B. B.
Steed, Stokes Adderton, T. W. Bing
ham, R. A Gaddls, Jack N. In gran,
A. C. Reddlck.
IXPEOTESJE-ITS PLASHED.
Ssatbeni Plus ts Da Great Thisys
. Hew Era n TraasportaUoa '
F South.
Within- five years the management
of the Southern railway expects to
have a double-track line the entire
distance. 649 milee, from Washington
to Atlanta. President Harrison has
made arrangements- for financing this
great undertaking ot Immense impor
tance to the entire south, and K is
planned that the work shall go forward
as rapidly as it Is possible to carry it
on without interfering with the heavy
insight and passenger traffic which
moves over this lint. r
The funds tor this work will be pro
vided by the sals of $20,000,000 of
Donas or the Atlanta and Chariots Air
Line Railway company, the Issue of
which has been authorised 'and ap
prover ny ene ueorgia railroad com
mission. Ot these bonds tS.SOO 000
hare already been sold and the pro-
ceeos will De uaea to refund an equal
amount or Atlanta and Charlotte Air
Line bonds now. owned bv the South'
ern, railway. This turn will be used
by the Southern railway In double-
tracking those portions of its line be
tween Washington . and Charlotte
wnlcn are stln single track. When
this has been completed attention will
be turned to double-tracking that por
tion of the line between Charlotte and
Atlanta which Is still single track.
This will involve a great deal of heavy
work, especially . 1 the mountains of
North Georgia, and" will call for the
expenditure ot between 113,000,000 and
$14,000,000. -.-- ; ' ...
.- The completion Of this great work
of double-tracking" the main thor
oughfare for travel- between the east
and the south will mean a new era of
transportation for the south and 4s of
interest to all oarts of the section.
Through trains between the eastern
cities and New , Orleans, Atlanta.
oiempnts, Birtmngnam, Chattanooga,
Knoxville, AshevHle, Jacksonville, Sa
vannah and Columbus, are handled
over this line, or parts of it. In ad
dition to the great, Increase in trans
portation facilities! to be srlven. the
expenditure of the $20,000,000 which
the work will cost during the next
five years will of necessity have a
most stimulating effect on business
conditions throughout the south. - as
practically all of this money will go
for labor and. for material to be sup
plier largely oy tne south. .
Destructive Fire Xlsenhelmer.
The Ebeneier Mitchell Home " ait
Mlsenhelmer, 20 miles east of Salis
bury, suffered a $25,000 fire loss Sun
day morning at 5 o'clock when the
girls' dormitory building waa burned.
This building was jjiwr uaed tor rec
itations, and the kitchen, dining room
and laundry and superintendent's of-
nce were in it .-..
The. Are was discovered bv one of
the girl students .When it broke out
in the third story: owing to most un
favorable, conditions, nothing could be
aone to stop the names.- There were
fire-extinguishers but these were too
small and the water system was dis
abled Immediatelythe 8,000-gallon
tans: catching fire at-once. The di
rection of the wind and heroic work
of volunteers with buckets saved the
new boys' dormitory which was com
pleted six months ago and which stood
53 feet away.
Prof, and Mrs. W. J. PHnt who
manage the school, and a few of the
students who remained over "during
vacation were asleep in the boy's dor
mitory. These with the neighborhood
people saved a few articles from the
burning building but Mr. Flint esti
mates the loss at $25,000 with (15,000
insurance."-;;
The : building was three-storied,
stuccoed, and had been used tour
years. The school Is conducted under
the auspices ot the Woman's Home
Missionary ' Society of the M. , E.
church. During the ' session which
closed sevral weeks ago the school
had 66 boarders and 48 day students.
WITH OCB SUBSCRIBERS.
Dr. A. A. York, ot Southmont was
In town yesterday.
Mr. C C. Frasler, ot Trlnltyt waa in
the city Saturday on business.
. Mrs. Z. T. Sharpe, ot the Jersey
section, was In town yesterday.
We were pleased to have a call, Sat
urday, from eur old friend, Mr. G. T.
Vuncanon, of Southmont .
Mr. R. J. Lookablll, of Southmont
was In the city yesterday In bis new
Ford car. ' ,
Dr. and Mrs. John H. Mock and Mr.
G. Dan Morgan, of Thomaavllle, were
in Lexington Monday on. business.
Mr. Henry Smith, of Southmont
was carried to the High Point hospi
tal Friday for an operation tor ap
pendicitis. Mr. George W. Cro3. ot Ellis. Kan.
a native of old Davidson, contributes
$3 to our "building fund." running his
subscription up to March 3, 1916.
Thanks, v,
Mr. L. M. Teague, of High Point
was here Saturday, on business and
paid The Dispatch' a visit leaving .a
dollar with us in payment lor a year s
subscription. 7
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Fitzgerald, of
Whitsett, were here Monday return
ing to Whitsett from their old home,
near Llnwood, where they had been
spending a few days. , ,
Mrs. Olln G. Hartman, of Jeshtigo,
Wisconsin, arrived in the county Sat
urday and will spend some time with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. 1
Spaugh, at Llnwood. ,
Mr. G. R Knouse and family, of
Winston-Salem, spent a few days here
last week visiting the family of Mr.
Jno. R Cecil. .While bene Mr. Knouse
called on The Dispatch and favored
us with a renewal ot subscription.
Mr. E. A. Caudle, of Liberty, says:
"Find $2 to pay my subscription to
March 1915. The Dispatch is a big
letter from home to me each week and
I wouldn't be without It I wish you
abundant success." .
' The editor appreciates the letter of
encouragement and good wishes re
ceived from Mr. A. H. Robbing, ot
Lancaster, S. C.,' which was accom
panied by a check for $2. Mr. Rob
bins is a son of Capt. F. C. Robbins,
of this city, and superintendent of one
of the big cotton mills at Lancaster.
The Gideon Goal f a Millloa Dollars.
In the hotels of the "United States
and Canada there are more than two
million guest rooms. To supply ev
ery ons of these rooms with a good
copy of the Holy Scriptures Is the
laudable and monumental undertaking
assumed five years ago by the "Gid
eons," who had been organized about
a decade "for the purpose of carrying
the Gospel to the vast army ot com
mercial travelers of the United
States." They felt that not only iwould
hotel vice be lessened by the very
presence ot the Word of God in each
room a fact that has gloriously
proven true but also that these rooms
which ars the only homes of the 600,
000 commercial travelers of America
for three-fourths of the time should
be Illumined by the Bible for their
con tort and guidance. A late circu
lar announco that ovor 2 " 9 botl
Preparing to Build Government Road,
iMr. George D. Marshall, highway
engineer, connected wtth the U. S. Of
fice of Public Roads, 'was in Winston-
Salem Friday making final arrange
ments for letting contracts tor the
government road through Iredell, Da
vie and Forsyth. Concerning the al
lotment of the government fund the
sentinel says:
Under the contract with Iredell sent
here by the postofllce department at
Washington Iredell places on deposit
the sum of S14.648 against the appro
priation of $7274 by the government
Of the government appropriation on
ly (4,460 is now available, the balance
to be supplied from ths balance In
the treasury at the completion of the
original appropriation tor road build
ing by the federal government
Davie county le to place on deposit
the sum of 143,060 against the gov
ernment appropriation of $21530. Of
the government funds $21,630 la im
mediately available, -with ths balance
to be made available as provided as
In the case of Iredell.
Forsyth Is to place on deposit 99.-
508 against the government appropri
ation of S4.754; $2,915 being available
at once from the government fund,
with the balance ot $1,838 to be sup
plied provided the balance In the
treasury upon the completion ot the
contracts Involved in the original ap
propriation to roads by the federal
government -
The contract provides that the work
shall bs constructed according to the
plans approved by ths government
and under ths direction of the office
of publio roads at Washington, and
that the funds shall bs dinbursed on
ly at the instance of the department
01 agriculture at Washington.
J. M. Evans, a. native ot Davidson,
writes trom Russel, Kans., as follows:
"Enclosed please find $2. I hope you
will have success In your new home.
Everything is all right out here, We
are .working day And night to." save
onr big wheat crop. Harvest is about
half -over. Our. wheat will average
about 40 bushels per acre." -r . f
From Aberdeen, N. C, comes a let
ter signed- P. F, Hedrick. It reads as
follows: "(Enclosed you will find
check for $2 to pay this year's sub
scription and a year in advance. I
feel like I want to know that 1 have
had a hand In helping my old home
paper, which I always look forward
to, the same as I do to a letter from
home." - '. .
Mr. J. W. Adderton, a native ot this
city, who Is manager of the St Louis
branch of the H. J. Hem 1 -company,
sent The Dispatch a check - for 45,
running his subscription up to June
21, 1918. There was no letter accom
panying the check but his interest In
The Dispatch and Its new home is of
the satisfying variety ana we than
him for It . -
Mrs. Hiram Burkhart and Mrs. B. E.
Cross, both widows and both staunch
friends ot The Dispatch, who live on
route 6, down in Silver Hill, sent in a
dollar each to renew their subscrip
tions. Their subscriptions have not
yet esiplred but they wanted to help
along The Dispatch's building fund.
We are glad to get the money, of
course, but we appreciate tar more
the spirit that prompted the sending
Of it. V.- - -V,-::
STATE COlOrJTTIE.
Meeting Held la Baleigh Friday Col
lie Succeeds Brock Primary
la Third,
The democratic state executive com
mittee, in session at (Raleigh trom
Friday evening until 1:45 o'clock Sat
urday morning re-elected Thomas D.
Warren, of Mew Bern, chairman; J.
R. Collie, of Loulsburg, secretary to
succeed W. iE. Brock; declared that
there had been no nomination for con
gress In the third district and ordered
a primary between George E. Hood of
Goldsboro and Charles R Thomas of
New Bern, and, In the absence of a
quorum was forced to adjourn with
out taking a vote on the resolution of
R. iR. Williams of Buncombe, intro
duced by A. M. Scales of Guilford, In
dorsing the constitutional amend
ments.
After the executive committee had
given each side a hearing In the con
test as to the third congressional dis
trict nomination a vote was taken and
the committee decided 24 to 20 that
there had been no nomination in the
third district and referred the matter
back for a second primary to bs held
between George E. Hood, of Golds
boro, who was declared the nominee
by the congressional convention, and
Charles R Thomas. -All other candi
dates have been ruled out
It was after 1 o'clock when the res
olution prepared by Mr. Williams, of
Buncombe, a member of the constitu
tional amendments commission, was
presented by Mr. Scales, of Guilford.
The resolution simply called the peo
ple's attention to the constitutional
amendments and asked that the exec
utive committee give them Its endorse
ment The resolution was opposed by
E. L. Travis, chairman of the corpor
ation commission and Mr. Bell, of
Mecklenburg. Many defended the
resolution and the majority of those
present seemed favorable to it but
upon roll call by the secretary It was
found that no quorum was present
and the committee then adjourned.
The committee was called to order
at 8:30 o'clock by Chairman T.. D.
Warren, of New Bern, with 60 mem
bers present in person and by proxy.
Chairman Warren called A. -M
Scales, of Greensboro, to the chair
and the election ot officers was decided
to be in order.
Won. Wilson G. Lamb, of WlHIam
ston placed in nomination T. D. War
ren, of New Bern, to succeed himself
as chairman. There were no other
nominations and Mr. Warren was.
elected by acclamation. . '
In accepting the chairmanship Mr.
Warren expressed great appreciation
ot the hearty support given the inter
ests of the great democratic party.-
. The committee proceeded to the elec-
twn- of a secretary to" uMjeed W.E.
Brock, of Wadesboro," who could serve
no longer, being appointed solicitor
tor his district
J.'R Collie, of Loulsburg. was the
only nominee for secretary and was
elected unanimously.
IS ASD ABOUT LEXIXGTOX.
Personal Mention Movement ef th
People Satan Items ef
Interest.
Miss Louise Beeeon Is visltinc school
friends at North Wilkes boro.
Miss Kate Harris, ot Charlotte, ar
rived today for a visit to the Misses
Judd.
Miss Helen Archer, of Concord, is '
visiting Misses Lucile and Mary Reld
Buchanan. .
Mrs. Richard Braes w and children
have gone to Orkney Springs, Va to
spend the summer.
Mr. Grady Williamson returned yes
terday from a visit to Winston-Salem
and Greensboro.
Prof. J. E. Hill, countv suoerlnten-
dent ' of schools, continues seriously .
Ill with typhoid fever.
Mr. F. J. Cox, the Ford man. will
go to Randolph today to spend sever
al nays wita bis father.
Miss Pat Walser returned last week
from Tarboro where she attended the
Tatum-DeBerry wedding.
Mr. O. H. Whitley is back on the
job at the Manning-Harware Co., af
ter several aays of UlnesB.
Mr. Cliff Pickett and family have
returned from Healing Springs, where
they spent a week, camping out - ?
: Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Conrad and chil
dren have returned home from a two
weeks stay at Jackson Springs.
Mrs. Moses Holmes and Miss Mar
Armfleld, of Spencer, spent Friday in
the city visiting Mrs. J. E. Crowell. ,
Mrs. L. F. Barr and children have
returned from Virginia, after an ex
tended visit to relatives and friends.
Miss Roxle Sheets has gone to High
Point to spend several days with Mrs.
Hattle Sheets and enjoy the Chautau
qua. ;
- Miss Reilly, of Greensboro, who has
been here for several weeks nursing
MrB. L. IF. Manning, returned horn
yesterday.
Mr. P. Spanola went to Charlotte
last week. - He will spend the sum- -
mer in mat city, returning here in
September. ; -,-, -,
Mr. E. S. Millsaps, district demon
stration agent in charge of Western
North Carolina, was here Thursday
on business. ' . , - '
Mr. J. C. Grimes and brother. Pan!.'
will go to Cumberland, Md., this
week to epend a few days with Mr.
W. T. Grimes.
,9Ir. Oradv Hedrkik left, viwtnivtaw
for (Durham To begin the practice of
law. The best "wishes of a host ot
friends go with him. J
Mrs. J. E. Crowell and children are
at home from Johnson City, Tenn.,
wnere tney spent several weeks with
relatives of Mr. Crowell.
Good
To
Government Association
. : . ' Meet -The
Dispatch Is requested to an
nounce that the regular monthly meet
ing 01 tne uood Government Associa
tion will be held in the club rooms at
the Presbyterian church next Monday
night, July 6, at 8 o'clock. A furl at
tendance of all of the members and of
everybody else Interested in law en
forcement is desired. :
Born on Friday mornlnc to Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Lindsay, a daughter.
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Mr. J. IR. Long, of High Point, was
In town Saturday. He called at The
Dispatch office and ran his subscrlp
tlon up to Jan. 22, 1916. 'Mr. Long
was kind enough to say that he valued
The Dl9pabch very highly. - He said
"I take a great many papers but If it
came to making a choice among them,
I'd lay them all-aside for The Dis
patch." Thank you, Mr. Long. We
appreciate that
Mr. H. A Lanier, a Davldsonian
who has been living in StatesvlUe tor
many years and is superintendent of
the Diamond Furniture Company, ot
that city, joins our Honor Hon and
says this ot Ths Dispatch: "I al
ways look forward each week for It
as it is a letter from home as well as
a general .newspaper. I wish you
much success in ths new building now
under way.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A Barnes celebra
ted the 45th anniversary of their mar
riage last Thursday at their home at
Churchland. It was a happy occasion.
Those who attended thoroughly en
joyed the feast spread before them.
The barbecued lamb and pig, together
with every good thing to eat,
made up a menu that was calculated
to satlBfy the most fastidious. Every
ons enjoyed ths occasion to the full
est Among thoss present, outside of
neighbors and family connections
were Messrs. C. C. Shaw, C E. God
win. W. 8. Anderson, Buren Shaw and
S. W. Finch. That Mr. 'and Mrs.
Barnes might live to celebrate many
such, anniversaries was ths wish ot
all. . , .
Prof. Charles W. Briles, of Ada,
Ok la., son of Mr. M. F. Briles, of Con
rad Hill townahlp, president of the
Kant Ontral titate Normal College,
writes ths editor Ot The Dlptch as
follows: "I enclose, herewith, check
for $2 which will sdvsnce my sub-
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all- matters looking toward beter con
ditions industrially, socially and mor
ally have done much to put the Old
North state on the high way of pro
gress. Ws are just now about to close
our most successful year in the his
tory ot this institution. We have en
rolled over 1000 pupils. It has been
my good fortune to administer the af
fairs of the Institution since its cre
ation by the legislature five years ago.
I wish for you much success In your
efforts to give Piedmont, North Car
olina the best painer In the whole
country. ' ; .
Mr. W. H. Frank, who lives near the
old Gray Mill on Abbotts Creek, down
in Cotton Grove township, four miles
from town, was in town Saturday, He
told The Dispatch man that he had a
grievance to air and asked that The
Dispatch help him to keep some boys
out of trouble. He said that many
boys go swimming near his place
and some ot them are very thought-
legs. Some worse than thoughtless,
for they enter his milk-house, steal
milk and cream, steal his apples and
do other damage.. He likes for the
boys to have a good time and does not
object to the swimming but he is get
ting tired ot ths other stunts and gives
fair warning chat unless It is stopped
Solicitor Bower will be prosecuting
them at the next court
The Dispatch ' appreciates letters
such as this, which comes from Mr,
Ruby D. Garret, a native Davldsonian,
who is practicing law in Kansas City,
Mo., and making good' in a big way.
He ssys: "Herewith I enclose my
check for $4.00 which you will please
credit to my subscription account It
ts Indeed a pleasure to contribute
something to the building of a good
home for Davidson county'a .splendid
newspaper. I bavs always felt that
It is neither right nor just that a news
paper, which visits and betters so many
comfortable homes, should itself be
almost homeless. I congratulate you
upon this ambitious undertaking. I
feel a good deal of pride in It myself,
and know that Lexington will be
proud when 'The Dispatch" building
Is completed. Jt has been over 12
years since 1 left IavldHon county.
The Diepatch has served to keep my
present connected wlih my pant
Through It I am ffordd a kind of
weekly vlflit bn k home, and by It I
ker-p In touch wl i rn-Hrly all n v 1
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Mr. Cleveland D. Brlnkley. of Do-' ".
than, Ala., spent Sunday here visit
ing his mother, Mrs. Mary Brlnkley,
returning home Monday night - -
Mrs. A F. Welborn returned last
week from an extended visit to friends
in Raleigh, Washington, AshevHle.
Columbia, S. C, and other cities.
Messrs. G. V. Patterson and Win. C
Pancake made a business trip to
Staunton, Va., first ot the week, re
turning to Lexington yesterday.
Mr. E. O. Hull returned Monday
night from Rock Hill, 6. C where he
has been spending a week or more
with relatives. Mrs. Hull is still at
Rock Hill. - . .
Miss Janle Leonard, of Statesville,
Mtb. J. F. Foster, of Granite Quarry,
and Miss Elizabeth Lazenby, of
Greensboro, are here visiting Mrs. S. .
D. Swalm. . i
Dr. Glbbes, of Washington, N. C, 1
has been spending a few days Dr. W. '
L. Klbler on his return from Header? -sonvllle,
where he attended the State '
Dental Convention.
Capt and Mrs. C. W. Trice and lit
tle daughter, Alice Virginia, left last
nlht for Walterboro, 3. . C, There "
they will spend fifteen days with their
daughter Mr. E. E. Jones. - ?
Mr. J. Tilden Hedrick return'ed Sat
urday from an extended trip to Mem
phis, New Orleans and other points
In ths southwest in ths Interest of
Lexington's furniture factories.
Mr. Harvey G. Hunter, who has been -
under treatment at the State Sanitar
ium at Aberdeen, returned home last
week. His friends are glad to know
that he is considerably improved la
health, .
Mr. D. K. Cecil will go to Winston
Salem to-day to sign the contract
and look after other details looking -to
the beginning of work on the big
school building he Is to erect in that
city this summer. -
Mr. John M. Stoner, of AshevHle
has been spending a tew days with
relatives in the county. He was en
route t the annual meeting at ths
Baptist Orphanage at Thomasvllle,
which is being held to-day.
Dr. C. L, Cruse stood ths examina
tion before the State Board of exam
iners last week at Wilson for Uoenoe
to practice veterinary medldne. He
passed easily and Is now a full-fledged
doctor of veterinary medicine.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Jonas, and fam
ily, left Saturday for their old borne
In Pennsylvania, travelling in ttn-n
big Bulck car. While away they i !
visit Nlmrara Falls and o:!n-r j ' i
In New If oik and renntiylvain.i.
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