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VOL. XXXIII NO. 8SV X3TABLISHED 1882. Lexington n. o wee: zdax, januasy 20r 1913,: A SHOOTWG SCRAPE.' -Vlllrnbb Takes a SM t Talsaaage - ; :, Vhhlaa - Rut 'Mlsaes Grnbb ,i: , 1 ' Fay CtiU 7 Thursday evening Mr. Wllf Grub'tj, ,. kwv ith Hia brother; Larry Grufcb, -wnna a small slots oh. Bwiaauu... i near the Wenupnah Cotton iMill, snap--"ped his "pistol at Talmadge Robbms and hot at him one without hitting -iiii, - :' According to evidence brought out ln the recorder's court next -morning, . Robblns entered Mr. OruiHo's place of .' business and Inquired for hie pal, one - Smith, using at the same time some Y: varr iiiimcl uubu art vaanaau . . - " Grubb answered him politely and re .!iiMtM him not to curse. .This only made Rdhblna woree and he was final ". ly ordered out. He went out but came iiut omIii tn i few minutes and, tak- v lug off W coat and 1iat, and rolltng back his sleeves, ne auairauc he had come to- whip Mr. Orutob. ' Mr. Orubb again ordered htm out v and told him he did not want any trou 1a ttiMMna continued to advance on Orulbb, who finally drew- his pistol. The first, attempt to Are failed. The i . cnra-ldge tailed to explode. The sec ond attempt was more successim ana y a bullet atruck the wall over Rdobins' head. He left the premises imm ' d-ietely. . ' -"- '...'''-:' '? (RdbMn eluded the officers nd at last accounts was still "scouting" . around. Warrants are out for his ar- rest. Mr. Orubb was given a bearing " CfMot aMtrnlnar and Judge Crttcher "' suspended judgment on payment of cost. " ..!. B. L. SHARP ASSlrtTEtt. Aged Citizen ( Boone Township Bad ly Hurt One Rib Broken and ' - Eye Injured.' News reached Lexington Friday of a serious assault commuted Tuesday of last wee in Boone township. The victim was Mr.R. L. Sharp, a tonirea-. erate veteran, 75 year of age, and his assailant was S. D. Barnes familiarly known to the citizens of that section a Sam Barnes. . According Jo the best evidence ob tainable, 'Mr. Sharp was on his way to vtoit a neighbor, when Barnes step ped out from some bushes along the GRaBEP school sotes. Enrollment Has Keached 802, Equally - . Divided Between Setes Average C' Attendance 0od. ' The fourM. month ot work In. Lex fnetori Graded School . was completed list Frldat. Just 'half the year of work is over and now plans are being farmfsUted for the remainder of the year. In the primary grades there are found children changing their school .. ROBERT EBtlARD LEE. MiSSlOXARY IS8TITCTE. , When the future, historian shall come to survey the character of Lee, ha will find tt rising like a a huge, mountain above the un- dulatlngplah. of humanity, and must lift bis eyes high toward heaven to -catch, its -summit. -He posses sed every virtue -of miMl,0Ilary ln8tttute of the Winston Methodist Open Interesting Meeting Here Tomorrow Bishop Atkins The Methodists of the city and chunch-golag people in general are looking forward with pleasant antici pations to the opening of the annual I "er Jrw. WJlanoer r',WKUOUl . district t the First Methodist church . ""'" i tn thia Aitv fnmnrfAir ar k n m found ehUdren cnangmg tmeir scnooji - - .(tht v.. . mis our loiuorruw u v. m. . day. Those that Have been coming in , TJS.hJf r .mip? ' - These missionary institutes are held iJL i , friend without twacuery, a soldier ' v. , aah diBtriM and SOCIETY . The Lyric Orchestra ''are.;; giving a dance Thursday night to theirs and the Lyric's friends. Admittance cards can be gotten from the Box office. Ask for yours. the morning are now coming in the afternoon and vice versa. ' it is un fortunate that nearly half of the chil dren who. attend Lexington graded road and. raising his doable barreled acfhoel get to attend school only balf chn-nn tft his shoulder, leveled ri un w.. v on the old man, at the same time say-; Vtter, in r something about getting even with the old gentleman. Later: according to reports, he 'broke the gun down and put in two shells. The old man start ed to run and it la alleged that Barnes followed and struck him , over -the head with the gun,- bruising the right side of his head and nearly knocking out his right eye. Anothen blow with the gun, or a fall from the first blow, broke one of the old man s ribs. i A hearing ot the case. Is set for next Friday, before iSqulre Fitzgerald ana 11 of the facte will doubtless be brought out at that time; ."The affair has created considerable talk, in, the community. Friend of Mr. Sharp say that the trouble rose- out of a little ouarrel between the two men several month ago, at which time Mr,. Sharp forbade Mr. Barnes driving through his yard and that the feeling. engen dered then kept on growing and finally resulted in Che assault of Tuesday. without oppresion, . and a without murmuring, victim every year, one in each district and they are always worth while. The in stitute will bold through Friday, clos- ' ijiTlMaaY Birth Bate High. Mr. A. L. Fletchgr, registrar ot Tital statistic for the town of Lex ington, has Just completed his report lor the rst year of regtstrattoa and , an it to Raleigh. ! His report shows that there have been a total of 69 daths in Lexington for the year and thai there have been 1&4 births..' This Ar not Include all of what Lextng toa people usually consider part of the town, these flrures being only for that part of Lexington within the city limits. "The 'Erlanger Mill,. the Daco tah and other parts oi reported by the townBhlp registrar, Mr. G. E. Leonard. According to re ports from Raleigh the ratio of birth's to deaths tn the state Is about two to one. These figures show that Lexing ton ii far in advance, with a ratio of nearly t tblrtha to pne death. t : shop talk.: ; , , nlng easier and more producing, juu " 1I1 find vtae best i- tno r; manning Hardware Co. . ' 1 - j rr mono of the Old Reliable, the J, B. 8mlth Co., for this good year is -Wll -up aov uo. lutj.m ui.uua m a .Dig line OX twewnwr auinin. . . The First NatloaaJ Bank Is starting " a movement that should prove very uterestin a and helnful to the farmers. They will nd out folders, prepared by experts from the bulletin of the, U. 8. and N. C. Departments of Agrt . onlture, coatatelng Information wwrtli awoney to the farmers. If you want to get on their mailing Jlst, drop the 1 tana a cant . If you hav aot started a Christmas Savings aoosant," dwnl put H C. The Bank t LeibirU attll tzrrtta you to start one. ;Toe plan, la stncvto and at something about your plumbing . breaks and you aeed' help aad need it nlck, call the Home Fombing Co. They will respond promptly. ir the best meats, kept under san itary conditions, go to Pickett Broth r. . They also carry a fun line of ' - staoerles. '.- . '. '" Toe Zimmerman Milling - Co., of Thomasville, call attention to the im provement they have made In. the ' Glen Anna mill and make an offer that Ahould prove attractive to every far- . aaer who has wheat to sell. . Their big ad appears on page 8. Read It, Mr. Farmer. y: , . . XABJUEB. , ' Wednesday night, January 13th, Mr. W.- E. Hanes, of Winston-Salem, and Mrs. Jennie Singer, of Lexington, were married at the Erlanger Mill by Dr.. J. C. Leonard. This couple have many friends in Lexington and Win'-ston-Salem who wtill extend to them all good wishes for a happy lite. Thiy willmake their home in Lexington. Mr. Raby Swing and Miss Louise Beck, both of Conrad Hill township, were married January 17th at the res idence of the officiating clergyman, Dr. J. C. Leonard, on Center street, this city. The groom Is the second son of Mrs. Loula J. Swing, and 1 one of the most successful young farmers of the county.. . His ibridt is the .daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D R. Beclc, ; and is a young woman ot 'rare neauty ano grace. ' Their numerous friends ar extending to them, heartiest congratu- . . lations. ,, ., - ,, ;,. ijusaiTEBRJDAjyrox. r.- tThej;fol)owlBS aocount; of the''niar- Vlage ef Jfias Maggie lasifter and. Mr. J. K -Dalton, which occurrea f'aurs- day is taken from the Greensboro News: . ;;- ;- ; , Last evening, at the home ot Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Pugh. on Church street,. Mis. Maggie Laasiter, jf Bom bay, and John A Dalton, of this city, were -suited in marriage, the cere mony being performed by Dr. Melton Clark in the presence of a large nsmi- her of friends and relatives of the contracting parties. . Master Champ Land acted .a ring bearer, carrying It In a large Ameri can Beauty rose. Miss Emma Renn played Mendelssohn' 'Wedding Ofarch and "Emglemann' ''Melody .of Love." The parlor was decorated with palms (or 4he occasion. The bride in a hend som. going away suit of greed sloth, presented a-, most attractive picture with her bouquet of American Beauty rote. . ? '" . '' ' The. bride of last evening 4s the charming daughter of Mr., and Mr. Griffin Lassiter, of Bombay, Randolph county. For the past year she has been making her home in this city and daring -till ttoe ihss made a large amber, of- friends. Mr. Dalton is a member of the firm ot Tatum and Dal ton..- Mr. and Mrs. Dalton will be at nome at tuianawood. The enrollment so far is 802 of which -number 401 are iboys and 401 are girls.' The average' attendance has been exceptionally good and the class work has shown some Improve ment over previous years. ."Very few students come to school late. - An ear nest effort has been made to eliminate tie tardy problem and It has almost been done; ' ' ' Only the fourth and 'fifth grades were given tests at fhe close of the past month because of the nearness to the. mid-term finals which were held In all grades above the higher fifth grade.- The first three grades have no tents,: The fourth and nfth grades have tests each month but no final ex aminations white the otiher . grades' have tets and finals. In the event that any student In these grades makes an-average of 0 on. any subject in the monthly test he Is exempted from final examination on that . subject. Quite a few students make this aver age on"6heor more subject and sev eral .make tt on all. ' The following students of the fourth and fifth grades are last month's hon or students with . averages . opposite,; their names. " ; " Lower fourth grade Mildred Con rad, 88 ; . Paul Welch, 85. , (Higher fourth grade Jones Hed rlck, 95; Franklin Deadertck and Mary Kcfrle Evans, 93. " Higher fifth grade Walter Long, n 2-3; Nick Hunter, 9T 2-3. ILowet flftih grader-Max "Moreifleld, 86; Bland Lannlng 8.1.- -. -v "JT":, i Ing with an address Friday night hy vices, a private cltUen without bm J. Atkins, of Waynesvllle.on the 2 wrons. a-nwgnuor wruok- re- - mte , situation in China and Ja- Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Jonas entertain ed a few friends Thursday night at rook. Those present were; Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Crawford, Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Clodfelter, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Mc Crary, Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Goelz, Mrs. Greenwald and Miss Greenwald. ocrisy. and a man without guile. iHe was Caesar without his am- ibJtion, Frederick ihodt ' hi ty . ranny. Naooleon w ' liaut his . self pan. Bis hep 1 -- ..11 ,n.k.l(..1,A annual nnn Pnfa.au , I in Japan and China and he will have ! something Interesting to say aboutthe work in these countries. J06"' an--Ml.aatt-wUhoiit , ,Rev Frank guer, missionary secre- n.'f Teward. v." , 'J, 1 ! tary of the Wiestern North Carolina (He was wbedlenK to awthority ir 'r,ntv-wnl Thnradav nle-ht i T " . T , . " . - as a sertant; anu joya, a aamor- - .ni ., h,v. much tado with direct isr. n. ' uy as a rru King, i c ; .He waa gentle asa wonm 'in life; modest and pif i aa a feh-gln in thought, watchh as a Rman t vestal in duty; jfui) Hsive. ,.tst.lw- i as Socrates, and gra i in teffe as Acbllles.- ' ..-.''v. t:.'--.- : -iBenJam'In jHarvey; Jllll.' ' '- j."' ' ing the work of the institute. K. Boyer,; presiding elder, will preside at all of be oneetings. ' On Friday there will be an address "by Dr; (E. K. MoLartyof Charlotte, one of the leading preacaers of the Western eonf erence. - - . ; . v-. 1 "Those Who will attend the institute are the pastors of all of te charges in me aurtnict ana me lay teaaers in each charge. If all attended there Would be about 40 here, but on account .Off, the t$d weather of the past 7 few days, no m(re than 30 rt expected. "The public is invited to attend all sessions -of the institute and every, body Is urged to hear the addresses by Bishop Atkins, Dr. MdLarty aad Rev. Frank Slier.. They will (be well worth while. - " Davldoa's Cotton Crap. ' The .report of the U. S. Census Bu ' reau as to cotton ginned tn Davidson . County' up to' Jan, 9 has been received at this office. It show a total of 1,- 400 bale, as against 2.73S bale last last year at the ssime time. . - Davie shows a similar falling off. appearing with 1.158 bales a against 2,411 last ' year. This ratio does aot hold for the entire- state, however, as the total ' shows 81 4,744 ,'bal ginned up to Jan. nary 9th, out of the 1914 cron. as v against 7S9.800 bales up to the same . date or ,at year. This seems to hear out' the contention of the state depart meat of agriculture that farmers throughout the cotton belt of the state-! gaUi-a their cotton and ginned it early so" that ty could niaks thelT lands ready for grass'tmd small grain rops. Indicating very inooh reduced acreage of cotton for next year. . Sm. E lUabeth Ann Walser Dead. . "The hoary head, is a crown of glory u k e ioum u uevways ot right soumeu." . . ' . . This BTOvenVwas verified in the Hfe of Mrs. iBllsabeth Ana Walter, of Sal isbury, who dledTJah. 7, WIS. Bbe had led a long and useful Ufa, being tot so years oia. tin neoame a unrutiaa early in lire and had been a memlber of the -Baptist church for ov . er 60 years. He heart was rejoiced to tee her children to the third gener- ,- at too. . V . .. r ' The follolng will give" a' oorVec't ' onronoioiry or the orTunrlnx: , Living .children 8," dead 2; grand- rnimr-n, au; great-grandchildren, 41 Total 7. , - -a ... . Truly a good - wrmian hat gone to her reward. She will be missed by her many mends, blie nil Jxwn a widow ' for 60 years; hor htmhand, William . Hendt-rfinn Walser, having died at Richmond tn a honiiltal during the civ il war. jBhe waa burled la Plney cwniMery. T.ie runirHl was conducted My Floyd W. tiYu ... ' "Hreolou la the s ht of' She Lord are the dmith of hi mnts." ' . . - U Jt. Mr::,uJ. BalWbury, M. C. Jan. 13. 1U. Lexlwrto Boys fontinae t Win. The Lextngton'Hlgh School first and third basket ball teams went down to Llnwood last Friday afternoon meet the first ' and second teams of Linwood (High School and won iboth games after two very hard struggle by the ecores of I t to 9 and IS to 6 re- spectivy. - . ... S The first , halves ended tied with scores of 8 to 8 and 3 to 3 reenectlve- lyand It appeared that 'the games belongsd' in raer,5 aid-. 0uittfa short' While; th ahpertor pasatng of tne luesmgton. noys cegan to tell and thf above stated scores- were run up. For -Linwood, Cox starred for the first team, he having made all Its points MoCstehera (St-.rred for the second team. He made five ot the six poInM scored. V ." . For -Lexington, the honors we-e about equally distributed. John Rip- pie mane two new goals. Paul Grime one, Zeb Walser two and Edmund Mc Crary one field goal and three free goals. Ho&art Raker's guarding of Linwood 4est player. Cox, daring the second half was noteworthy.' iLextngton's third team Played lines around linwood' second team dur ing their second half after having ben outplayed during the first half. The field worjt of Garland Jonas and the goal shooting ot Lloyd Turnley featured the game. Ray Sechriest suc ceeded in getting the tip off at center moat of the time. . He shot two (field goals. Th guards. John Raker and John Trexler. playing a substitutes put up spienaid games. -Lexington's next game Is with. mTtiuroro, now team, was Beaten in a former contest br the clots aenr pot 15 to 14. A tblg crowd will he out to see these two srenly matched team Play.- , , Pilgrim Ji'otes. Lexington. Route 1, Jan. IS. Owing to the rough weather we are having there Is not any work being done in this community, except cut wood, and build fires. '' , ; Mr. Esslck had the misfortune to lose a good horse the past week on the road toward Lexington, cause not known by the writer at this time of writing. (We sympathize with Mr. Es slck in his loss. The following students of Pilgrim school lead their grades, the month as follows: First grade, Walter Everhart, 94 M; Second grade, Edna Everhart, As'Te Sow" Satarday. Following its established policy of giving to the people at Lexington one great motion picture play each week The Lyric announces for next-Satur- day a World Film Corporation pro duction tn five reel, "As Ye Sow,' with Alice Brady playing the star role. It Is an Intensely interestinc Dlay. full of striking sltuatlonsand is worth going miles to see. -The people of Lexington and Dav idson county are showing their appre ciation of the Lyric service. Attend ance at all ot the "big" Saturday shows ihas been more than pleasing to the management The? Lyric has been compelled to make ah extra tharge for these big features ibat this has not kept the people away. Lexington peo ple are more than willing to pay the price. If they get thsrltht aort of mo tion picture plays. "As Y Sow" will pleas all who see it. HA ICES AYEBAE FBOIESS. ' . ' "w , " -t. : ;. :;; Leglslatart Is S t firt 'ng Any Speed LlKKs-Jsraarta , Hearths'; " Wfth 10 day at thT id' days constt tutional limit for the ffttlng of the General Assembly behiud them'i the law makers find that they have shade only about average progress in. the work of the session cornered with nrevious sessions in suite bl the hi eh resolves of members to siake a record for dispatch and declared purpose of Speaker Wooten and other officials to make this session especially disting uished for rapid work and Treeness from congested conditions Of the cal endar especially in the" latter days of the session. However .there, te' still uiuie iv -labile gwv (ue purpose to ndsa- ttese records since .'the commit tees are ' now all fully -organized and working smoothly and fcills are, cov ins in with steaiHlv. Inrrnpd tnluma and with iniilcatir.ru :vripn u 97; Third grade, -Alma Clodfelter. 95: those best in position td ludm that Fourth grade, Foil Eselck, 95 3-6; Fifth there Will not be anvthine like at ueonaro, so t-a; oixm much of a flood of nuratv IaahI iwii. ! grade, Haele Clodfelter, 97: Seventh tn otn iho la.iaict miit irad. Seulah Leonard. 96. The school as formerly. - v ,,- -i f ? I at this lace is progrelng nicely at The Housecalentar ahs StoVills rfiW"" ;,.- - Introduced to date tf tSi 4nclndlnaf ' - 3- -; Palmer,- will preach at those' measures'' nia..-h. . a -!... : (a. troduced ;Va the Seaat aW seat aver to the (House for concurrent a welt as those that have as. yet smM been offered In the House. Thi ahrw about an average volume of bills In troduced to date compared with th corresponding periods of former ses sion. . . . i ' -, -.' , The first really imrxirtant cowunit- tee. hearings scheduled . as' yet are thoi announced hy the Joint f iasss.su It tees on penal institutions for Jaasary 22 to hear -argument for and against the Page, bill to repeal the act -under which convict , ar now toeing worked oa railroad construction for stock in the roads- aa oompensatioa to the state tar the construction work. Tttis has soma to be aa of the most absorbing topic among legislator and enUmamt is much divide.. How. ever, 40011 at opponent at this class Mrs. Clarence -Grimes'0 delightfully entertained the Round Dozen Clulb and a large number ot friends, last Friday afternoon. There were eight tables of six handed rook. The out of town guests were Misses Louise Mountcas. tie, of Knox ville, Tenn., and Annie Sloan ot Winston-Salem and Mrs. Will Grimes, of Cumberland, Md. In serv ing the hosts waa assisted by Mes dames W. L. Cripllver, Will Grimes and W. O. Burgin. The Gen. William Davidson Chapter, D.'A. R met with Mrs. Richard Brag aw on Monday afternoon, of last week. Notwithstanding the Inclement weath er,. goodly number of the members were present. The regent, Mrs. S. W. Finch. nresMed and interestinc histor ical events were given in response to the roll-call. After disposing of the regular routine work and the trans acting of business of Importance, Mies Lois Williams read an Interesting pa per on "Whigs and Tories," followed by several beautiful selections on the piano by Miss -Pat Walser. The hos tess, assisted by Mrs. James Adderton, served coffee and wafers at the close of the program. The member' pres ent were: Mesdames Richard Brag aw, James "Adderton, R. L. Burkhead, Zeb V., Walser, (H. S. Radcliffe, A F. Welborn, W. E. Holt, Jr., v A Hunt, Jr., S. W. (Finch, Misses Lois Williams an'd Pat Walser. ... ;..:,' . Ill AKO ABOUT LEXI5GT4S. Persepal Mention Movement st'1sW . People Small Items of . : Interest. V.. . . . , ,....'-.: ' Mr.' Albert Feezor, of Southmont; wa in town yesterday. Mr. H. B. Varner spent Monday' la Washington on business. - Mr. Sidney Perryman, of Arcadia, was in Lexington Saturday. ' ; . ilr3. R. B. Terry, ot High Point, Is the guest of Mrs. Z. I. Walser. Mr. O. E. Stoner, the Southmont ' merchant, was In the city yesterday. Mr. W. A, Smith, Route 5, Winston- ' Salem, was in town Monday on -business. . ; .. ,-. ,;. -: " si ( ,..;.; Mr. W. M. Goss, of Route 2, Lexing ton, wa in town Saturday on husl-: 1 ness., ' -:, j ,.; : ! 'J'.?,, Mr. C. G. Bedford has accepted a position as bookkeeper with Mr. G. P. ; Hankins. . -r 'Mr. C. A. Owen, of Cotton Grova township, was in town last Friday on business. -A , . Mr. A E. Sheets returned home Fri day night, after spending a tew -days . in Raleigh. . .. Mrs. M. Smith, of Linwood, wasths guest - of Mrs. C. W Trice,' Saturday and Sunday. Mr. W., H.' Kapley, of ThomasviUe township, wss in Lexington Monday on business. . . vfc g -.,- Messrs. . W. Cates and ExSheriff Griffith of Thomasville, ere in town Saturday on business. Mr: and Mrs. R. M. Fratt left Sna day nlsht for Norfolk, Va., where they will make their home. - . Messrs. L. J. Peacock and G. F. Han kins attended the Masonic Grand Lodge In Raleigh, Tuesday. ., t ., ', Mrs. James Adderton was called to Matthews Saturday on account of the serious illness of her aunt Wade Doctors aad Hunt Carriers Through Mud. Lexington's physicians, , all of whom are armed with Ford cars, have been forced to go back to the ancient way of travelling through Davidson's red mud and many are the stories of broken buggies, worn out horses, stripped harness,' etc., that they have to toll. The rural carriers have fared rough. Mr. Will Tate, one of the lo cal force of rural, carriers, takes Is sue with the old gentleman" who said ft at th roads are worse this year man -since tome-time in the early eighties. Mr. Tate says that the roads were worse In 19TJ than they are to day. ' ' Goteraer Bleasa Resigns. Col L. Blease Thursday retired as South Carolina's governor five days before his second term of two' years would have ended. - fir resignation, sent to Secretary ot Stat McCown, was supplemented by a brief message to the general assembly In form log- the members that tt also was tendered to them. , . " ; 1 - Some member of th house of rep resentatives a-nd senate cheered the announcement of the governor' res ignation, No formal action was nec essary -and iby direction ot the presid lg officers Jo the two house the mes tv was received only as information. Ueut. flov. Charles A. Smith was Immediately sworn in a the state's chief executive to serve out th unex pired term. , a No prerlou Intimation ot the gov rnor'a action had be on given and no raws for it was amtlgited. The pres ent lnglalature Is chiefly composed of men who are his political opponents and it was said that ipropoeals to In stitute almposchmnnt - vroceedltMPi aaratnst him 'r made at a meeting of lea-lsUtnra Tumday night, hut that Do action was taken. ". Keep your ey on "Runaway June", ' , ,t ''! , llafarmffd church-on the fifth. JB-This trfontn als4eeri BWoclL Mis Grace Olodfeker, has been ap pointed to solicit suibrsrcrWions for the Reforsied Church Standard published Id the iaterest of the church and Sun day schools in this state. We hope that Miss Clodfelter may secure many new name for the list soon. We would Hfce to see the paper go In every home 1b the state of the Reformed people specially, then we would get a much better paper than we are now getting, which would mean so much for the church at large, rememberlnc that the noblest Iffe is the life, of service the lire spent in behalf of others; the life filled with gracious ministries and klnldly deeds done for Christ's sales. Servlee In this case is a privilege, to or car Christ Is not drudxerv but a blessed opportunity, and by subscrib. 4n for the Standard you come In of state aid to make aapltat out of thl ?'OMT' cooUot wtta h other in the COnaitlOB or Um atataa IiU.m 1 wvra. Wllketboro-Jefferson Turapilu, watch is about to h sacrlAced under lodgw ment, unlatt th state takes ear of a $7,000 judgment to save her saaoftfl took, I re-acting trader the reallz. uon mat this case ha nothing what, ever to do with the railroad enterpris es being aided at this time. It is being pointed -out that this turnprke ha been.-' grossly t neglected both by the stat and by the- other factors con nected, with, Its construction. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Green, spent last Sunday a week with Mr. Green's mother, j . 19U greetings to The IDispatch aad reader U our new year's wish. A pretty affair of the week was the party given Monuday etfteraoon by Mrs. Z. I. Walser in the parlor of the Hotel March. The guests were greet ed In the hall by the hostess, and her guest, Mrs. R. B. Terry, of High Point. The color scheme of -lavender was per fectly carried out in. the decorations The table covers, marters and score cards were in violets. Mr.-J. V. Mot fltt, in lavender crepe de chine, serv ed irozen grape punch. The table was unusually prtty with "vases of white and lavender- sweet pess, mints and bonopo. baskets also In lavender. Par ma violets, whit rosesland ferns were uea in th parlor. There -were seven tables at roolt and bridge.:. Mrs. Weed Dorsretiltnliklng taw-highest itoW:Vt brldgs, was presented with a pair f lavender mtik hose: Miss - Gertrude Hasnner woa the rook prise, a bottle of violet , toilet watet A delicious frozen course, was served In which the color scheme of violet was further car ried out The souvenir were laven der baskets-filled with mints. , Monday evening Mrs. Walser enter tained at three table of bridge in hon or of Misses Louise Moontcastle, of Knoxville. Tenn, and Annie Sloan, ot Winston-Salem. There were three table of bridge. The attractive score cards were. In violets. Th gentlemen ware given boutonieres of violets, and thf, ladles corsage bouquets of laven der, sweet peas tied with white tulle. Ices and cake -were served. ... In honor of her guest, Miss' Louise .viountcastie, of Knoxville, Tenn., -Mrs. G. W. Mountcastle wss "At Horn" last mursaay arternon. wiring the re-, ceiving hours from three until six a large number called.' The guests were cordially greeted at the door hy Mr. Richard Bragaw and the card were taken by little Miss Stephanie Bragaw. Mrs. J. H. Thompson directed the guests to the parlor. Those receiving with the hostess and honoree were Mr, Propst Trice leaves today for Winston-Salem, where he has a posi tion in the new Plaza Hotel. Mr. J. E. Skeen, a progressive young farmer of Healing Springs township, gave us a pleasant call last week.- (Rev. J. W. Ingle attended the "staHs '' meeting of the North Carolina Antl-'l Salon League at Raleigh last week. v . ' Mrs. Percy Grimes and children, of ' Salisbury, visited at the tome of Mr. J. D. Grimes Saturday and Sunday. Misses Annie Sloan, Wlnwtou-JSa-lem, and Mary MCorkie, of Salisbury, are-the guests ot Mrs. G. W. Mount-' 1 ' ' Ml" tnA Uk vV"Yw... 'y . WW, UL nUlH- srore. spent Sunday here with Mrs. Dew's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. a Tucker. " .. Mrs. B. M. Hadley, of Greensboro, who has been spending several days with her sister, Mrs. J. C. Hunt, went home today. Mr. James F. Leonard, of Tyro township, -was here Saturday oa bast, nes. He says the roads are "fierce" in his section. . Mr. W. F.'Sparrer, secretary and treasurer at the Peacock Furniture Co.. went to New York last week to attend the big furniture exposition. Mr. J. Clarence Grimes, proprietor ' of the Lexington Coca Cola Bottling Co.. is tn Atlanta this week attending the national convention of Coca Cola bottlers.. - - Oak Giwvrrews. ': Ldnwobd. Jan. 18. TTtie school here re-openad Wednesday after being sus pended several day on- account of the death Of oar teacher's mother., Mrs. Henry Monsees. whom God saw. fit 'to call to bar home above Saturday, Jan, 9. after a long. Illness of paralysis, mi it survived by a husband, four eons, "Elder W. M. Monsees, of 8m lth- neld, N. C Elder, J. A. Monsees, of Macon, Oa Messrs. D. F. of 3radley, Ga, and I J. of tht place, one step son. J. E.. Monsees, of Danville, V., and one dauihter. Miss . Florence Monsees of thU place. Mr. 8. A. Slharp'a children are be ing kept from school tussling with whooping cough. Also Mr. R. J. Tate's children have it We hope, however, they will soon be back in school again., MnssT. D. ,F. and J. A Moonsae left last,Thursday for their homes in Ooorgia, after, attending their moth er's funeral. Also Messrs. J. iE. and N. M. Mone returned borne Wed nesday. . Mr. Hinry -Monsees ' Is spending some time with his son N. W. Mon sees at Huntthfleld, N. C. Mist liwm Lopp, of Lexington, ls Hod friends Ja this community last we. , , . . . f Raymond, ills little son of Mr.- sad Mrs. U J.- Monteet has been right slk. T)ut le now (better, w are glad to say. ' ' . Mr. J.-H. r.'nnliiirr, who tos btn u rr.-r-taf ; i. rhum't!tm, f im proving, v, are h i u kr .. -., ; ..Owchlui Jfews. Churchland, Jan.' llMr. and Mrs. J. W. Dickens, Jr., of 8llver Hill axe, the welcome guests of. Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Williams and others, This pop ular young couple have a host of friends here, having both been. stu. dents. ' Mr.; Dickens graduated with the class of 14. , V. The new school (building it nearing completion. Contractor, Mr. Broad, think he will have It finished within sir week This -when completed will be a handsome building,, and with its many conveniences will be greatly ap preciated by Prof. Hasty and others of the faculty, as they are very crowd ed now la th old on. . Th enroll ment ot th spring term has been ex tremely larre. ' m "The Only Girl" made decided hit with the enthusiastic audience which saw It. From the very (beginning it held the crow.d within Its grasp and with each, scene tightened Its grip up on thatn. It displays a picture of real life, giving a beautiful moral lesson In the end. , ,,' . Rtpp. v Terrible Eartfcaae 1st Haly. , i- Demolished r partly oemoHebed towns dot Italy from Naples north, ward to .Ferrara and cressrwise the peninsula from the Tyrrkealaa to the Adriatic Seat, over whjoh Wednesday's eartho-aake, passed. . . - 'v Thousands of dead lie beneath . tSe debris of dwellings, ohnrchat and pufblic Inetltutlons which crumbled under the earthquake's vibratloaa, U , Not even an esttmtrte of the aggre gate fatalities ss oMainabl a numer ous places ar still Isolated owing to the severance of telegraphic, telephon ic and railroad conynunlcailon. it is known, however: that Aveaxino -Is' a necropolis and that also Id 8nra. aonut 25 miles to the ioutheant, 1 large num ber of livet-were lout. ' In Avernano, and vk-ln,lty, It is estimate! that ll.DOO JerVhed and that the denl In Bora win toM 1,000. Consnrv-utlv estl nietoa place th dead and InJ-ired at Bob f,-.r n have t ff" n '" t !0 towns -sly ! veiled Cotton Grove Items. '"'";. ; Cotton Grove, Jan. 1. We are glad to say that Mr. Stephen Everhart oon- tinnn tn hmnmvw - H I. .hi. .( '" " w.ws ana aonorev wen Sri'yrJ. ?"..?- oei Mesdame. C. H. Thompson, T. C. Hln- F. weaver, o: Warrington. N. C. Misses Maytie and Lena Myers, of Woodleaf are spending sometime In .WJorkie, of Salisbury, and Annie Sloan, of Winston-Salem. White ros es, terns and candelabra were used In Charter? .f "' i 7 VSiSS lZYe?ZZ Mr and Mrs Mareetlt.. mlth' an J denon' ,nrtted the uet the din. chUde"of hmtt 'tnttS JT i ,PPlnt; urdav .nr aH.. .iTn. . 5 t4bl? Mesdames Z. I. Walser and : "7 .T- 7". ' v- w. -O. Bureln tiourarl tna anrf ovif.. rents. Mr. and Mrs. A. N. trantham. Mrs. B. D. Myers, of Salisbury, anent a few day recently visiting her titter, nrs. a, j. sine so was on her way borne after spending sight days with' her grand daughter, Mr. W. O. Dillon in Danville. Va. ' Mrs. Frank Younts spent last Sat urday and Sunday in High Point vis iting her son, 'Mr. Rag tut Younts. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Hlnahaw nt Lexington, spent the week end visiting at in noma ec Mrs. k. j. sink. , Misses Gertie and Claudia Sink gave a sociable at their home last Saturday night in honor of their guests, Misses Kyrtle snd Lena Myers. The eventing was spent very pleasantly. Mr. aad Mr. C. T. Trantham have moved to their ivoan near hi lather's. Mr. A. N.' Trantham. : (School opened at Cotton Grave on Monday, Jan. 4. . Miss Laura Nthtock of SUteavllle, has charge of the work. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Msley, of Lex ington, spent Saturday night and Sun day with their mother, Mrs. Ross Bll Httgs. She accompanied them home to speivd a ferw days.. v , Chandler Items, v Chaadeier. Jan. 1 J. Mr,, w: E. Hor ns made a ' flying trip to Noitwood Saturday oa business, '- Miss Addle Woodell and Miss Mary Sill went to Lexington Saturday and report a nice time. Mrs. R. R. Taylor' It Halting her mother Mrs.'N. J. Chandler, Sunday. Mr. Ramie ftusvel who ha had the mumps is out again. , ' Mr. A J. Taylor went-to Rlohifleld Saturday on business. Mr. Rami Russell visited Mr, Alvln Jarkson Sunday evening. Mr. A. (L Cranford was the guest of J a mm RusHftll Sunday, ' Mr. Grady Sills was the guest of Mr. Tout. Pool s 4aturdyulj;tit. V Hirowa Eyes. The color scheme of pink, white and green wa charmingly carried out Va ses of pink roses, pink sweet peas, val ley llllies and smllax were the flow ers used. Suspended from the' chande lier wat a wreath of smllax, from which hung small bono u eta of HUlei cf the valley, tied with tulle. The de licious salad course was served by Mesdames J. V. Moffrtt. W.- H. Menden hall and Brantley Finch, assisted by Misses Nona Thompson, Maude Grime and Camilla Hunt , Miss Pearl Mofiltt extended the invitation to tbs punch room. Here the color scheme wat wihito and green, rotes and ferns be ing used. Delicious Malaga grape puuc was served oy Mrs. Clarence Grimes and Mkts Pat Walser; In the rear hall a delightful musical program wa rendered during the afternoon. MATHS. The Infant of Mr. and Mr. W. M Snider, of Welcome,- age one month ana xourwen days, died Thursday and was laid to rest Friday - at Beulah church. ,- - k r . , , , - Mi. Ctasl 'Davis, wife of Mr. John Davis, died at the residence here last Friday morning after a lingering 111-, nes of several weeks' duration caus es by paraltsl and other com plica tion . Mr. Davis had rear-bed the ago of 75 year. She wat the daughter of the late John Hill, of the Reedy Creek section. Besides hnr husband aha leaves two sisters and many friends to mourn !hr departure. Funeral ser vices were conducted by Dr." J. C. Leonard Saturday morning and the body was laid to rest In the Lexington cemetery. , '' j,.., ' tii "" ' f c" "Uiunaway1; June" h U s charming young laJy. K ymr t out! dir. John A' M. Sowers, of Rout 1. Lexington, .was a pleasant caller la i ne Dispatch office Friday and renew ed his subscription to The Dispatch and Progressive. Farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Jean Koonts, ot Spen cer, were here last week. Their many friend will be glad to learn that they' will rebuild their home here this spring and return to Lexington to live. ' Mr. Richard H. Smith, riot-president and cashier of the Planter Na tional Bank, ot Richmond, and his son, are expected here Friday to spend two day 'with Ms friend, Mr., Dertnot Shtoawell. ... Dr. Hooper, of Goldsboro, one ot the leading Baptist laymen of bit part of the state, spent Sunday In the city and taught the Baraca claae at the First Bapttst church Sunday morning. He also made a short talk to th Sun day school. Dr. Hooper comes here regularly and is a great favorite with the Baptists of the . town. - Mr. Alex Garner, of Denton; who sell engines and farm machinery of all sort, was tn town Saturday. Mr Garner says that business is improv ing rapidly. He has returned only re cently from a trip to Washington. Pittsburg. Waynesboro, Pa., and oth er points in -the north and report great improvement along all lines tn th north. -Mr. C. F. Koont, of Tyro township, who was tn town Saturday, aay that Peopi In his section are becoming in tersted in the road proposition. Many of them who opposed bonds, are now strong for bonds, and he believe that a bond Issue would carry. Similar re ports come from all parts of the coun ty. Davidson county folk ar gntting tired of killtnc their horaoa ,ih. through taud and they are going to ?i? r out- Thr may become tne finding the way hut they will find l in th end. .. , , . Tearhers Meeting Jan. f li t. As formerly announced the Teaoh. ers' Association will meet In the court house at Lexington, Saturday, Jan. i'.l, at 11 a. m. Let us make this n--thig the laricst In attendance of any jr.. vlous meeting. 'Programs are being mall4 ! r to the toach-ers. lo not a'-iv ,,,- i cam yon don't t"c-l tin paut In the dl-n-n.'skins. presenre. It In your n., suocftm of It d -i-.-i, . ii : evpry tuic'-cr in ! - ;r i.t.
The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.)
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Jan. 20, 1915, edition 1
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