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.,. " :' "''U . .V", 'i -r,V, '.,.,- - i V-l--,'-' -:' -:'.VV - ' . . . , ' - '"1 TC if it happens rrgrj THE DISPATCH OHI ONE DOLLAR A TEAS. ' '. ,000 PEOPLE READ THE DISPATCH, , wax NOT I0UJ i fHlJ PAPEtkF THE PEOPLE, FQRvTHE .PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE ' LEXINGTON, N. 0., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1915, VOL. XXXmNO, 87. 'ESTABLISHED 1882. il ito .....-..- - - i ' . j ... ' ",.-.-. .: ' . ... -, . ,. . : .' . . .... - TORX WEDNESDAY in A Gfeat Beal of Damage Pone ' , Parts of the County Houses . V" . Are'l'nroofed. . '" Thli sectioli was visited Wednesday' evening- with one of the worst rain - " and wind etorms' In all of Its exper ience. While there wait-, damage done here in Lexington; Other arta of the county were, not . so : fortunate. 1 Along the line between Lexington and Tyro townships veritable cyclone of the Wild West variety,, rased for, a " . short wpace of time and In that time , did much damage.; it noiiowea me ' . ' township lines for some distance -and ' then struck aoross country to EUers, ., where it played havoc wRh orchards, barns and other property. '. Mr. J. B. Steele, county demonstrator, who was v In that section, brought back har rowing atory, - - : vs He said that the storm blew down " M apple trees tor Mr. I C. G. Sink , and part of his Ibarn, opened the barn doors and let out his horses and then moved on to his house, leaving it with two chimneys gone and the whole 'fc-V house shifted few inches. Mr. Al fVWffcert Longa ten -was lifted off C his . horse. .In Mr. B. V, Miller's orchard ' . ; 1 Ave apple trees were blown down and -r-;;: Mr. Miller' residence was lifted from "V-ita foundations and set down on the - ground, without damage to the inmates - - . or serious damage to the house. . 'His - stable also floated away on the frreeie. Mr. J. C. Thomaa lost 10 apple trees, the sbed from the side of his barn, the barn root and a whole loft full off feed. Mr. T. C. 1 Sink, who lives on H. 3. tells The Dispatch that the cyclone ' .missed his home by about 200 yards. At the request of The Dlspatah man he prepared the following account of the damage done In his community: v 'Xn Wednesday, evening, Jan. 6, be tween six and seven o'clock, this com munity; three miles west of Lexlng' ton, was visited iby a regular cyclone tornado, such as. we read of ttjera hav ing out west. " . ' - .. . "So far as the writer has learned the ArBt damage done was at the home of Mr. O. J. Tussey, in Lexington township, twos miles south of the Mocksvllle road where tl- barn doors were Blown off. Much damage done. The storm, moving. 'north, fcit Mr. C. A. Berrier's place next, where it took off 'a -part of hb 'barn roof and a part of his corn crib roof. Next was the place owned by Mr. J. Adam Hedrtck. where it tore on the barn roof and destroyed . some smaller Ibuildings. Next in the path of the storm -was Mr. Obe Waitman's place, where It unroof ed a tobacco-larn and did considera- 1 LEGISLATURE AT WORK. SeTeral Bills ol State-Wide Interest E Iiitroilnced Xeglslatorg Rush 1 Work. .;' ICEXT9 ABROAD." Two Davidson Covnty "Rules'' See the Sights of a Great City Their , i . . . Impressions. -v - The state legls'lature is fa session ot Raioiih Mr E. R. Wooten. of Le noir county Is speaker of the house,.- wlvile IJeutepant uovernor i traugm ridge, of -Edgecombe, is the presiding office of the Senhte,' with Mr. O.. Max Gardner, of (Shelby, presldent-iprotem of the Senate. . , - The legislature . is showing a dispo sition-to rush thin through so as to adjourn well within the 60 day time- limit, and that, too, without the con gestlon that always marks, the clos- ing days of the session. A number or important duis oi state-wide Interest are already intro duced in ibottt ends of the Capttot la the senate there Is the bill by Senator Muse to transfer from the governor and Council of State to the State's Prison Board the pdwer to hire out the convicts and specifying that the convicts can only . be hired ouf for reasonable money consideration and repealing all laws and clauses of laws in "Conflict wlth this act, thereby re pealing all acts that now require' the hiring oT convicts for working on pro jected railroads and taking stock in exchange tor the work, s r - -sJlIso there are in the House bear ing on. the same - subject bills by Representative Page for the repeal of the ' acts of the legislatures of past years requiring State convicts to be worked on certain railroads In ex change for stock. ' - "' -- Then there is the bill offered in the Senate by Senator .MdRae of Mecklen burg for the establishment of a North Carolina Home of Refuge and Re formatory for Women and appropriat ing 125,000, for buildings and $5,000 for maintenance .and empowering the board Of governors to receive dona tions otb for - permanent lnvprove-J menu ana current maintenance. ' There has been filed -with, Governor cratg, the annual. -report and recom mendations of the State ': Board Of Charities treating the condition and needs or the State penal and charita ble Institutions.' The report recom mends that there be inaugurated in determinate terms of sentences for criminals with system - of paroles and that prisoners Ibe allowed some reasonable compensation for the Ma nors to go to those who are depend ent on them for support The report advocates a ,reformatay for 'women and urges tllat bofi under 15 years old be not sentenced to service on chaingtangs. j i it is urged that the capacity of the Wearlnr that Sheriff C. C. Shaw and CapLi Wade' H. Phil'Ups had returned front a trip to 'Philadelphia where they went to be witnesses -In the ease of i-Pomamroweal'th against ; James Bak er in the Phlladelpnia courts, The ams patch man called on them to see what they had to say.; recreation halls and social welfare equipment for the 1800 young -women who work there re considered a modr. el for all. The building Inside', with its many stories and rooms U' exqui sitely, adorned with paintings, mostly the product, of the artisr.a who work the frontispieces for foe Journal. 'If I ad juet what John Wanua maker pays his clerks one- day in his Philadelphia store, I wouldn't have to work so hafd". said Sheriff Sliaw. "The great store is a wonder. 'Everything in the world most to sell and the fin est kind. A great organ is there which BI6 SEX OX PROSPERITT. . -wemg piain men ii-om we "'H fills the many .floors . ith mn'sle all try," says Capt. iPhiJllps, we agree to y lonjg. .. . -. Aliraja I should sny there anetwer freely all questlofls touching.., , tatnU, 8,tore M our journey, save those of a personal there are ,n oavitcn county, buying nature." "I am lad you made that innithiir" . : . -" "v . up ytcnvi B,o anu U1C llglitly to the east df north, struck! with, mighty force- the, iAHfred Shoafi V. plac, t-wTJe.d.by,.5trs ehrlssey Shoaf and operated by Mr: Harper A.1 ' Leonard. At this place (the storm -j seems to have ' reached : its,' worst. About four hundred yards south of the .buildings the storm struck In a large body of fine ' timber, Mowing infliction of corporal punishment 'and reaulremenj weajptrlpes' &teithMjday;and- i va iiiwfl Buii-ieucea 10- orisons extjeption," spoke mp .. Bherlft -Shaw, "for I don't want anybody to know how nearly I oame to being run over by a street car on Market street." o," said Cap. iPhitMps,. "nor how. near you oame getting into trouble by startlng-to run down a rdbber when a ladv cried out she had been robbed on the street, forgetting that your offi cial jurisdiction did not emtend be yond .Davidson county." ; . . The Baker case arose out of the confession of -James Spear now -. on Lexington convict force tor going in to- -ae- Brinkley '-heuse and - -taking things, this boy having admitted that he diid the crimes for whloh his cous in James Baker was eonvicted in three eases in the Philadelphia courts. .Af ter Baker's conviction and before sen tence it was learned that Spear had written letter giving his troubles and location, he having left Philadel phia shortly after the crtmes were committed there, which aroused t sub-. plcion..,, Friends of Baker icame south, interviewed Spear who admitted his guilt With this confession a motion for a new trial was made to the Judge. Before the same was heard, the Dis trict Attorney sent man down to Lexington to hear Spear's statement. To him, Spear denied the crimes and retracted his former confession. Then a third inteVrtew was had with Spear by Ba!ker's representatives and this time Spear again said be was guilty but was assisted. ,by another named Crane, a .Philadelphia lad. After hear ing the evidence, last Friday 1n Phil adelphia, Judge lOarr, presiding, re served his decision, so the outcome of the unusual case , is not yet known. Sheriff Shaw and" Capt. -...Phillips at tended as witnesses to Spear's state ments., . , , On. being asked tf the 'Philadelphia lawyers tangled him upon the stand, tiie sheriff replied "No, but the Judge did. He asked most- the questions, talked to fast and. loud, I answered one .question wrong. I said court was in session here at a certain time, and then asked to change my statement. "We saw a squadron ot Vnela Sam's leviathans of the deep, at the Navy Yard, all armed to tile teeth and as ready for war as . race -horse to hit the turf..' Wh says we are unpre talks, or has not looked down , (he muzzles of our great, sea-dogs,"' said They told of.Fafruiont Park wnleh they took lniby , flylug aiuo , ride. This is aerhaps the largest llay- -ground bn record. dntains about 22,- 000 acres , with literal'? hundreds o! iniles of perfect' roads.. The Philadel phia friend who a8 showing them through statted-that all New York City could be placed 4n th park and then have enough room -for Atlantic City and Trenton, -N. .Ji All Philadelphia people, aire ibooeterv and 'nobody, or place has anything .on them they say. A river runs through the-Park and by winter thousands .of skaters make merry on the ice and in summer boat ing and swimimin xoes. 1 'Asked abontt the' hard times, they said they saw none on their journey, Smoke was pouting from all funnels and smoke stacks and no beggers on the streets.- After ..ttiuch inquiry only one infant Industry bad not yet open ed and that was Baldwin Locomotive Works, which 'employe ' about 17,000 hands, and where vthe finest locomo tives are made forvfche entire earth. "They have a'Mnny name for the City Hall," cays StterifT Shaw. "They call 1t the 'steal 'building,', so great was the graft In Hi building. Howev er, it's a magniflcfent structure and terms be abolished. . "Amerlra" .Coming. '.f -What Is pronounced by competent prltlm thA moot ihnifizln itintlnn nl- down and twisting off everything IntUM ever Aei, hi coming to Ux- 1U patbrwhich was boutbTir hundred jlngton next SMurday. . Rfa the great yards wide. At this point the timber esl scenic apectacle ever staged in is thrown in every direction. At theiNew york.g .Hippodrome, 'America." same time another part of the storm The world Film Corporation has srruox oown in ine pines aooui nva arraneed to brln this hi ihrn to hundred yards southwest of the Shoaf buildings, throwing the timber in its - path and uniting with the one com ' Ing from the south about ode hundred yards sou of the Shoaf buildings, where MrJ H. A (Leonard Uvea. Here the path of the strom was about two hundred and fifty yards wide, striking . the buildings with the full force of ., the storm. There was nothing left in S tact' Out ot the nine buildings at this : , place, all were more or. less' dam aged, some blown to the ground,! al . - most all of the shade trees, fruit trees ' and in fact everything Is blown down, : twisted off 'and strewn around, so that . , the wreckage is frightful to behold. . . '"Ptaeipgto the aqrh, the unoccupied , ' bulWings formerly occupied by the late h C. M. Shoa were damaged some. Next ' came Mr. David Lanning's place where . - his large barn ..was tin unroofed the .1 . mind Mowing one o' the heavy-40-foot the Lyric Theatre for the nominal ad mission fee of 10 and 20 cents, on next Saturday, January 16. The show is in six big -reels, giving the entire yast, costly unapproachable production. Including the Landing of Columbus, the Alaimo, San Antonio, Panama and the Opening Festivities, Marvelous Ladder Act, Pueblo Village, New Mexico, Witt hundreds of Indian performers', ,'' Railway - Station, New York Scenes, Culebra Cut and pas sage of flot ehtp. Ponce de Leon Ho tel, Florida, and Carnival of sports, Fearless mils Equestrians, New Eng land Farm seene, Suffrage Parade, National Park, Grand Canyon of the Coloiado, . Plunging Automobile, : Lev ee at , New , Orleans,, Fighting . the Thomas A. Edison, E. H. Gary and"; . James A, Farrell Sy T'lmeH ... ': Are Improving. .Here are the views of three very important men on prosperity Thom as A. iEdion, who after the burning of a '$2,000,000 plant is not discouraged; Judge , E. H. Gary, chairman of the board of directors of the Steel Trust, and James A. Farrell, president of it and executive over 150,000 workers. This Is what Mr. Edison had to say about worry in connection with the business conditions: "When any one talks about worry he might apply my new' standard of worry. Just think of the. kaiser, now on the defensive, with nearly 300 i miles of battletfront, all told, on the j east and-west Why the average man's worries sink into inslgnflcance compared to this. Another standard at disaster Is Belgium little, gritty Belgium! ' , , It has surprised me to see how Americans hove become weak-kneed over this war. They seem to be strick en with a sort of commercial paraly sis. - They want to get out and. do' something; now is the opportune time. Why, you - can - put ' a building- np cheaper today than you could before the war and yet .many of our sup posed good business men will wait un til the war 1b over as a sign of pros perity, and pay more for the building. The wise man will prepare now for the boom In trade that we will soon experience and wfolch will ibe tremen dous after the war." - "I do not expect rapid, but do ex pect -steadily sustained improvement during 1915," Mr. (Farrell of the Steel Trust told a Pittsburgh audience. He Insisted that a period of renewed prosperity was about to begin. Inas much as the steel' business has for years toeen a barometer of general business, the statement of Mr. Farrell was considered df much importance. "This country should be prosperous all the time," was the opinion of Mr. Gary. "There should be plenty of work for all I who deserve to have SOCIETY. 1? 15 AND ABOUT LEXIX6J0S. .nal Kentlon Movement ef J PMinld flmnlt Itan, of Ql Z " " xfrpr Interest i ' IMra. W. E. Holt, Jr., entertained tht Civic League Chain at a matinee par ty at he Lyric Theatre Thursday after-1 Mrs H L pro u u,te sck wUfc noon, later taking her guests to tho H)ronohitig Lexington iDrug Company for refresh ments. - ' I Squire J, W. Lee, of IHannersvQIe, i j I wa3 in town Saturday on business. 'inexiexiuguin iiuaiier n me iuuei-i Mrs. T. W. Michum - lean Association lor me ratuuj' ui . Child Life, met with Mrs. Anna Turn- ley Saturday, Jan. . ': Questions of discipline and other problems in rear ing children, were discussed. Mesdames Richard Bragaw and J. A. Adderton entertained th Civic League Chain at a matinee party at The Lyric Theatre Friday (afternoon. After en joying a good show they took the guests to their home where delightful refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. Lee V. Phillips gave a little dinner Wednesday evening in honor of Judge H. T. Phillips, of Fair view, Buncombe county, who had been here for some time visiting his son, Capt. Wade H. Phillips, end other rel atives. Those present were: Judge Phillips, Ce.pt and Mrs. Wade H. Phil lips and Miss Essie Meares, of Lin wood. An interesting event df this week will be the recital to be given Friday night in the auditorium of the Graded School, by the music pupils of Miss Louise Hill. A program of unusual attractiveness Is being prepared and a real musical feast is promised all who attend. . Miss Hill's recitals always attract a great deal of attention and are well attended. of Advance is ! visiting Mrs. J. F, Ward this week. 1 IMr. P. M. Foster, of Cotton Grove tow nship, was in town Friday on busi ness. Mr. C. E. Voils, of 'High Bock; wa : here, yesterday enroute to Mooresvilla I on business. Mr. C 'M. Hammer, of Abbotts Creels township, was in Lexington Saturday -on business. IMr. Otis Tucker, who has a posttioa in Winston-fSaleni, spent Sunday here with home folks. : Miss Essie Meares, of Linwood, vis ited Mrs. L. V. Phillips last Wednes day and Thursday. Miss Nellie Buford, of Winston-Salem, spent the week-end with Mm. Brantley H. Flnoh. '. " Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Grimes, of Cum berland, Md., are visiting at the home of Mr. T. J. Grimes, i Mrs'. S. J. Smith, of Cotton Grove township, was in town Saturday ana gave The IDispatch a very pleasant cafll. (Miss Mannie Flinton, who is a teach er in the Thomas ville Graded School, spent Sunday with Mrs. E. A Timber lake. ' A very pleasant meeting of the Del phine Embroidery Circle was held Saturday afternon with Mrs. W. L. Cripliver as hostess at her home on East Fourth street between the hours of 3 and 6. A delightful hour was spent In social chat around the wiarm hearth-side, while all were plying their needles diligently. 'During the work. , .Neither the capitalist nor the hours, Mrs. w. t urimes rendered t -.n ti ',m.w , m ! several piano selections which were very pleasing to the guests. In ad- poor man, the employer nor the em ployee has good reason for dtecour- conitalris enough -policemen to run all j agement ,ln this country.. It" is to be ine rariu in 'uavia,on county, it tney were trained."-" '-.'J -:. ,'.'...:. 'Yes, I understand," remarked Capt. regretted that there are so many Idle men at the present time,-and every reasonable effort should 'be given Phillips, 'Hhat If a fellow has a friend i ihem -to find employment. I have who knows a matt', wlio is precinct I great hopes that the number of un leader for his boss- in . Philadelphia, this entitles fol mto'a good lob of some kind.",, f -'',"-"lrr!-"tL ' ' !:: Here The DUrpatcn man Was about. to leave 'When both; tie Informers be gan to talk t once land sell about Bil ly Sunday and his Philadelphia .meet- employed in this country will grow less and less, notwithstanding it may be expected, as a consequence of the war, immigration will Increase. The opportunities of the -United States for success in every direction are very great and never were better. 2 u ".it Mmain. wiiw,. t v kdvn. because, it was a oircus .In town lere r-' rJr;V,M,li Flames, Australian: Woodcboppers. And the Famous Finale, tie Court ot Honor. ' log plates twenty feet from the build-4dson county .should see this wonder ing. , Mr.'Lannlngs .loss hits him tfui imeetaaln. ii 'atha hin in most strlklnj manner and will -he of hard, -as he Js old and had' no lngur- ' ance. . ' . . ' , -, . "From Mr. Lannlng'a the storm moved to the east df north, striking Mr; J. Ham -Leonard's place, carrying oft the barn roof and partly destroy ing three ;her .smaller buildings; leavtnr Mr. Leonard1 still moving In a north-easterly direction, , the next to suffer were Mt H. iH. Michael and his on, E. E. Mtchael, where some dam ikge wa done. Next' Mr. B. L. Leath-Alnan-had a-'shed blown down and Mr. Frank Hverhart of the same cotn- . munlty had slight damage done. The above named persona Hve along the line between 'Lexington and Tyro "townships. "in-, consideration " of ' the above property loss it . Is, gratifying to be able to say that there was no lose of horses, cows or hogs and -better than ail else no persons -were Injured." v Mr. Sliiric said that the people Of Ms community .flocked together to help those who suffered la the cyclone. At every fonm touched by It there were from half a doien o '. or 30 men and boys, all eager and wiping to help un do the damage done by the storm. uestlmflble .benefit to ail children and to grown-ups too. ... . . - 'T! Riorm at the Alfred Shoal riaec . OUat jWednesday evening the most dltrous windstorm within all prob ability that has ever happened in this . county struck the old homestead ot the 4at Alfred Shoaf, which Is located three miles west of Lexington. i ' This storm did not last over ten wrlnutes but wag so terrific ttat it left I ulldia?s were damaged fn this etorm. But the old homestead 61 Mr. Alfred Shoaf seemed to be where .the storm was at it greatest forte. On this place there is much valuable timber, princi pally o? pine and oak. Through a beautiful piece of fine timber the wind traversed Its course laying the lofty timber In almost every Imagin able way uprooting some of it others breaking it off. The timber damaged. is eaumaieo. aDout 91500. "Every build ing on the place was unroofed and left in a deplorable condition. These buildings were constructed of huge togs newn tn the olj fashioned way. The smoke-house, springhouse, wheat house and a' store w house were lev eled to the ground. The articles stor ed la this house were scattered every- "UBi-e in me yard. The log kitchen wnicB is -still in us was the only building whh any roof, remaining up on iu roe anaae tree were burled against this bulMmg. The dwelling nouse constructed of logs weather- ooaramg and celling, with the area' .est care, was unroofed, the front door blown off of It hinges and hurled acrois the room. The chimney was torn down, and some of the brick were carried are hundred and -twenty-five steps. Stored in the upper part of this building, were household nni. belonging to Mts. Alfred Shoaf, most lawyers and all the crowd gave me the laugh. I don't feel so badly, tho, for Capt Phillips- who was the first wit ness, was so bombarded by the Judge that be said a thing happened in July when it really jtdok place In Septem ber. "The Philadelphia courts are very different from- ours," said Capt. Phil--1 lips. 'iNo time is lost, they turn out a month's business It seems in a day. All arguments' are short and to the, point and a witness stays on theetand a very short time. They elect . the Judges a'bour every twenty-one years and the minority political party has some Judges. There is ao kissing the Bible. Witnesses' are wom toy lay ing on the right hand. A man iever oes to jail without a trial I was told. Night counts are -heldnby magistrates who are elected for & years and draw $3000 per annum., We attended ohe ot these. The .squire tried about twenty cases iri half an bour, offenses rang ing all the way front petty larceny to manslaughter. Several negroes were tried for larceny. In binding over cases, one witness is examined gener ally and the court disposing of. the' rcase without the defendant' taking the stand or ofrenng evidence. 2' 1 "What dlo you think df the elty of Philadelphia."- was' asTked Sheriff Shaw. -WeH,"- Was the reply;-"J .understand how so many people can walk around and find room to exist In a perpendic ular position,-but 'when they all die I do not .believe there wiil be space enough to make the graves. - Our Phil adelphia .friends told in they were solving this trouble by burying sonfe t twee-deep In dne grave and by cre mating many others. , A. man . feels mighty little up there. I am stronger and Capt Phillips agreed heis the greatest they eyer heard. . Says Capt Phillips; , ; , .. "He Is the nly man I ever heard talk who makes you feelllke the air is full of mental sparks. - To read his sermons la one thing. To see- and hear him is quite another. The indefinable something about his presence Is more tran personal. magnetism. 'lit holds and thrills you. The dynamic energy ol the man, his terrible concentration of power in delivery aided- by his ges tures which are altogether ' original ana .unique, the rapidity of speech at the same time his clear enunciation, the smile, the swing, the man It all makes an impression impossible to forget.' And the Impression is favor able, -no doubt df that. We had work to get in. Thousands have been turn ed away every since the first night the ball-player reached there. . Finally, through our good Presbyterian friend at whose, instance we were up there, we got. special pass which entitled os to good places.' Two hours before the service, the, house -was full, 20,000 people. A select ohoir of 1800 .made the mightiest gospel music . I : ever heard. The sailor from the battle ship were specially Invited that night the ones who were at Vera Ctui. They came in abouOOO strong, sun-tbronied and well-looking. The assembled hosts rose and all sang our national hymu. It was impressive. ditlon to regular members Mrs. Crip liver's guests were: Mesdames E. H. Goelz, C. M. Clodfelter, A Gi Jonas, J. F. Hedrtck, ,C L. Helmstetler, J. C. Grimes, T. J. Grimes and IV. T. Grimes of Cumtoerland. Md. The hostess assis ted by MeBdames W..T. Grimes and J. C. Grimes served a delightful salad course. Mrs. W. F. Sparger will be hostess at the next meeting, Thurs day afternoon, Jan. 14th. The Friday Afternoon Embroidery Club bad a most delightful .meetina. yhea Mrk, WJL.'Crawford effrettaluejd I the"" nrtmbers andaevefal Traditional ,... ..-.a ,..,., .J guests at'ber home n North Main antly spent In animated conversation dustrtally, and ', commercially: and, with this foundation, there should be no- limit to our prosperity, our .influ ence, our material and moral strength and- growth, or our happiness." and , exchange ot ideas, upon the va rious pieces of fancy work by. some of the guests while others enjoyed a lively game of rook, during the hours. Alter limb Mm. I rawrnrrt aorverl a DEATHS. ' i de'Uciovs salad course assisted hv Mes dames A, 6. Jonas; C. M. Olodfelter. Mrs. Louise Monsees, age 65, wife of ' and. . 'L. Cripliver. . In addition to Mr. Henry Monsees, died Saturday af-1 tn club members, Mrs. Crawford' ter a long Illness, and wa laid to; guests were: Mesdames J. R. McCrary, rest at Churehland Monday, Rev. J. A A. G. Jonas, E: H. Goels, A. L, Sink, Ashburn conducting the funeral. She! waiKer, w. u Cripliver, J. F. , Mr. Reed Steed, of Alleghany town : ship, was in Lexington Saturday. Ha says the roads in his section are fn an awful condition. Mrs. E. O. Hull is supplying for Miss Pauline Palmer, of the Graded School faculty, who Is incapacitated by reason ot illness. Our good friends, Mr. I. L. Conrad, of Thomasville township, was dn town Saturday and renewed his subscrip tion to The Dispatch. ' Mrs. C. M. Owen, of Tyro township', was in town Friday and had as to send her The IDispatch and Progres- . . sive Farmer for 1915. - . ... Our good friends,- Messrs. "j. F. " Burkhart, T. C. Foust and E. iD. Crotts, of Silver Hill township, were in town Saturday stalking hands with friends " Mise Lula Bettts bas given up her . position as stenographer for Mr. . F. Hankins to take a few months' rest She will spend the time with r.ioMv .. Un-jo'.n.t-.cl - out. w. M. Long, of Cotton Grove township, was here Saturday on busi ness and called at The Dispatch office and paid for The Dispatch and Pro gressive Farmer Tor 1915. . 1 survived by a husband and five , Clarence Jones, age 21, died last week at Ga3tonla and his body was brought here Saturday and carried out to Churehland for interment Sunday. The young man was struck by a train at the Ibridge across the Catawba riv er. He ia a son of the late. John Jones. Hta mother was a sister of Mr. Glin Darts and Mrs. Emma Grubb, of Churehland. , - , SHOP TLK. ? welcomed them, in itterson. His text for the' evening was from Nehemlah, 11 And they had a mind Ao work." It i-s not enough to say the crowd was held spelHbound for xne hour, often Interrupting with loud eheering. His discourse abounded In Sundaygraims. They sound harsh in print but not if you see and hear him, eay It The Those cash' prices quoted by "the Sunday PcT Grocery Co. are worth while. far Lexington end Davidson . county churches of Philadel-obla are united mn meior t wbuu ngwtiw, mt. netunfl nim ana he says ne win nave every building dilapidated. One can r lowa the yard. not imflRlne or have any conception of B.lh? brn constructed by Mr. howhow destructive tills storm wasun- ?, ".on ot tJlie trl f Carman dou til he visits the premises of this home- , """ whi(,li was the pre-stf-ad. Mr. H. A. Leonard resides at v custonl of R"dlng barns of this .place. These buildings-' were manjr of thn"e 0,1 "Dutoh" settla-s erected many years sbo when 'people I" unro(ft'd plates torn down and did not o In a ruh and'consructeJ"ne.e?st ,lae WM moved from the sec every part of a building with care. The course of this storm was north enst principally following the west side of iSwenrlng Creek damaging a f'-w other butM ti-:s such as unroofing ona log to the ground. Th boards froai these bulhilnga were in -almost In separate iplwes. 'Mr. Leonard and family, wnm In th lionse at the time of the storm but them and mown t.f.n from tbeir ! n re nilrt- bpVBrl cows In the' Curt:- ll'il roun-iations. T':ie 1 of Mr, I)sid ' . V 1 "r. oorwH' ,n sln part t:Urtles How Unnlng and Mr. liaiullKm Leonard;" bar" nJured.-' ' O. ..eiif.g r..--' were partly torn down. Jlany otheri iLrxIngton, N. C," Jan. 12, 1915. UerpTlKe, folks we met were of the finest The) could not do enough for us, quit their jobs to show us around'and took a to the station when we left." ; 'How aibout the - sights was then, asked both the gentleman?". The Dis patch nan 'was Informed- they visited many places of interest, being person ally conducted by ttielr good friends who live there. Among the place vis ited were the Masonic Temple, one of the ftnedt 4n the world, -where every thing that ant and stone can do have produced a Imitlding of . wondrous beauty; the Independenc Stall, where they saw many sacred relics around the cradle of American -Liberty, suoh as the table where the Immortal docu ment waa signed, Ibe , pen and ink stand used on that momentous occa sion; these Lexington gentlemen stood on the opot iwhere General Washing ton took hi oath of office, and puts their hand on the Old Liberty Bell and learned for the first time that the crack In tbebell was not the result of the new joy of Independence but It was cracked when being tolled years Inter forthe funeral-of Chief Justice Marshall. ..In the Old Cotigress Hall where our government was organised, they stood on the balcony where President Washington, delivered hi InaugiiTal and where President Wllnon also stood and spoke about a year ago i these being the only two whone voices have gone out from the sarred place. They examined tbs 10,000 clock built for ConxrfHs House by Setb Thomas who Sheriff Shaw says was -a broth er to lion. P. C. Thomai, of Tiioma- vine. . ' , ' t Ti.ey went' t'ronh tne building of See their ad Anything-you want, in hardware, from a mouse-trap to a traction en gine, can be bought 'of the Manning Hardware Co. See their ad - W. H. Moffltt, the pure fodd grocer, offers to bring summer to your table Ward, and Mrs. Jf Hicks. Mr.- and Mrs. W. L. Crawford, also entertained a number of Ifrlends at a rook party Friday evening. The guests were: Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Jonas. Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Terry, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Mount- castle, Mr. and Lee Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. MendenhaB. More Hogs for Davidso Connty. The plan of the First National Bank to -bring to Davidson county sev eral oar loads of fine hogs from the biz hog-breeding ranches of the mid fitie- wes is a gooH one. The farmer or Davidson county should respond to their very, liberal proposition. As their ad in this issue sets out the bank is not tn the deal tomake money out of It. "The1 ibank wants no .profit on the hog3, but simply asks th co-operation of the farmers. If the farmer does not have the money to put In, the bank will lend It, to him. He will get his hog. Or hogs, at exactly what it costs to get them here and buying In large quantities, the bank's agent will be able to buy them cheaper than the in dividual could. Fill out the counon ' fMrs..C. L. Palmer, of Cotton Grove township, was in Lexington last Thursday and had TheDispatch sent to her daughter, Mrs. D. V. Armen trout of New Kensington, Pa, Mrs. S. W. Finch and Mrs. W. O ' Burgin went to Charlotte Saturday to see Maude Adams in "The Legend of Leonora." They were the guests ' Mrs. Margaret Kely lAbernethy. Our good friend, Mr. G. W. Hedriclr, of Silver Hill township was in town Saturday. Mr. Hedrk Is 86 year old. He was looking well but has been a little feeble tor several month. . Mr. L. M. Mock, of Aroadia town ship, was at Lexington Saturday and renewed 'his subscription to The Dls pateh. He la 73 years old and he say that the roads are about the worst ha ever saw. ... . . t Mr. C. W. Curry. , of RussellviUe, II! ' 'eiew'g his .sabsortptioii to The Dispatch and Progressive Farm er, says he could not get along with out bis old county paper, that It aeema like a letter from his klnfolks. the devil on his knee in four more weeks in Philadelphia, A special tab ernacle . was built for- . him, costing $50,000 which the churches guaran teed. He paid the South several com- j pllmenta. saying that he wa going to j Washington In person to thank Jose phaa Daniel for knocking boose out' of the Navy and that there were more rhrUtlan man mnunlul With l,a ' w.hin,nn rno,.nTnant ha. 1 nl should engage your attention, er. They carry the best in fancy in Ferndell nackaaes, Jjon't overlook Mesic ft ehockley s ; m tne r irft .Nanonars ad and send it specials for Friday and Saturday. j In for, full particulars. Davidson -The Bank of 'Lexington calls atten- county needs more and better hogs. tlon to the advantages of systematic ; rteip tne good work along. sa-vmg, as against the spasmodic kind. See their ad. Note wbtt the Old Reliable, the J. B. Smith Co., cays about Rev. Geo. E. Hunt's lung remedy. ' The Fred Thompson Co. make' spe cial prices on their Hart Schaffner and Marx and Michaels-Sterne earth ing. - The prices are, unusually low groceries and fresh meats. Boys and girl read the ad of-the Lexington Ice It Coal Co. . " rore, and ay Sunday, "I am not a democrat you know.'. He took several falls out of v the churchps, "showlag from statistics that lit coat about 00 for the churches to get -one; member In New York, about $500 ,1b-Chicago ami (again complimenting os) only about $75 in the South for each new member. ' ' ' ; Sunday Mid he had ahako hind with more penitent sinner in one night than all the churches in Phila delphia had (taken In year. He never falls to capture the student bodies. Here he Is perhaps sowing the seed for a reliilou revolution In h. United States, (His frankness, bis plain ph, absence ot all cant or form, his virili ty of tboatlit, his plcturewine figures may not be conventional but the; ap peal and reach. ' He says the f : ee wont save the people and some body must He let fly at the knockers, saying 'when the lord ni-ade the ani mals, after nmklng the skunk, the! all the land about Philadelphia for pole-rat and the rattle snake, be bad I less than a song, just a few beads and something left over and made the thing I wonder did he -foresee the kno.-ker.'" I future? A great city with cars run- lavetopei for Correspeadeat. The Dispatch has a aupply of new envelopes far tts correspondents. All coTreapoodents, who care for a sup ply, are requested to send In their ad ores n a postal card and the enve lopes will ibe sent to them at once. They save a great deal of time and trouble aad always get the proper at tention when they reach this office. At severs! important points 'In the county The Dispatch would like to have correspondents. It no one writes the news from your community, tend In a request Tor a supply f envelopes. Don't delay. -, ', ', . ' ' v ' Lee-Jackson Day to lie (Vlclirated. Attention Is called to the celebra tion of iLee-Jackson ' Day. Tuesday. I Ja. ISth, by the Robert fE. Lee Chan ter of the United Daufhters of the Confederacy. The event will take place at the home of Mrs. G. W. Mount castle and the hostesses will be Mrs. Mountcastle, Mrs. J. O. Walser and Mis Nona Thompson. An interesting program bas been arranged, among Its prominent features being the fol lowing: Prayer by Mr. C. A. Hunt, Sr.; Song, The IBonnle Blue Flag, by the Chapter; Quotations concerning Lee and Jackson, by members of the Chapter; A (Reading by Miss Louise Beeson; A Solo, by Mrs. W. O. Bur gin; A Paper on Robert E. Lee, by Miss CamUle Hunt; A Solo, by Miss Louise "Mountcastle., of Knoxrtlle, Tenn.; Song, America, toy the Chap ter. The attendance of every member ot the Chapter Is desired. Mr. George F. Morefteld returned from a week's visit to Washington and Waynesboro, Pa. Mr. Morefield is the representative in this section for the Frick Company and It Is his first visit to the factory. He enjoyed his visit very much. There was an old cltiren in town Saturday and in arguing with some Of his friends he declared that the roads were worse during the winter of 1S82 than they are now. if the old gentleman Is right, they had some bad roads In '82. , Mr. and Mrs. C. A Hunt Jr i last "Tuesday In Greensboro. They went to see the famous New York Hip podrome Blay "America" at ril. Theatre. They were dellabted iih the show and say that It is as good if uot better than Neptune' Daughter. Mr. Morefield Is OptlmMfe. Mr. George F. MorefleM, wbo ru tted the home office of Frick Company, hl employers, at Waynesboro, Pa, last week, returned home very muck pleased over the outlook for buslnesa in 1915. Mr. Morefield believes that the business awakening talked of so much, la already here. His company, which manufactures traction, engine, farm machinery, etc. Is working c full time and finds K hard to keep ap with orders. Some idea of the mag nitude of the Frick Company may be had When it Is stated that. the ofTe force alone, consists of 108 person The great work cover ac-es of gron4 .u r.iiyuiy inoiiRsnOi of tt,pn .Mr. Frank . Finch, of Anutt Mo.. wtthout lt. that he has 74 rlJZ;, IZVAZX M forward to XrTfX. j - - - mil IWK U ship. He Is the lather of Mr. 8. Finch, of Lexingtea. i f ind f. 1 1 i.n of W. (.'otnpany whero the J -mm', an! t i; !.ty r fr-Hii, f ;. --t vn- 'Vie is a great man, alt right," broke in Sheriff ISbaw, 'for when he shook rands with nte said 'you look like a Tr-he'l." "William Penn was a gn- t reril es tate man," i 1 the f . ,..fin- he cert" i.tv n 1e a f i t w , i (!,.,,. lu-i when J ; ; t.:" tt nlng under the ground, on the ground an-i then up In the air and ao anany automa jiles, that they always have to run low gear or smash each other up. And uch curious sfcy-scraper. We "t in ee KDd had to go up two stor ln'm f n the sevi-nth floor -down l t 'i. l.i.;,-!-;l, I was lost." Mr. R. F. Shirley, and family, form- teriy of Hllver lll tiwnh!p. who have been living in Pulaski, Virginia, Cor a : nunlier of yeare, hsve returned to t' the county and located st I'hm- 1 i Mr. Shirley fcas enaecd la I a n r candle business, lin-d- r-t t : -i land as his home n i i v 1 t have one of the b t s. : t state. Services .! r ' si Rev. J. V, l Wood c':r. i, t of ( S-Mith. n : i lie T t ii - , V I ( ' I ,'i V