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MJMO PEOPLE, READ THE DISPATCH. hut. wot Ton IF it happens irs ER THE DISPATCH ONLY ONE DOLLAR 1 TEAR. -. i 11 T' ., . . ,0:'; -,;- .1 V THE PAPER F THE PEOPLE; FOR (THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE LEXINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAT,-MARCH 10, !l915. vol. xxxm no. , ESTABLISHED 1882. A 1 le tot of,, ek' he u 104 be- or .rt .75 .31 itU . It A;1 M rm'. t a nee ike IU 1.31 iDR Id '. Bg, 1M-he-lot. $300,000 FOR GOOD ROADSi Road Commission Appointed and Direct ed to Issue and Sell $300,000.00 of Bonds to Build Roads. PERSONNEL OF COMMISSION. Tommorrow E x p e r 1 1 in baitna Kaaa.Bnflder to Be Here lor con. iure, buou wo cuima-uw-uu-i ui .uu t n. 1 for the construction, widening or ,f.ltrflwk to mpo8e C .gtag of any Toaa8 m the comity, J. W. Peacock and J. W. Lambetn, and pawerg aa ar neces- ' of Thomasvllle, Dr. E. ''J. Buchanan sary to carry out any and all the pro ; and Lee T. Phillips, of Lexington, I visions of Mils i act ' . " . . , . tJ . , Sec. 3. That It shall be the duty of : T. n. uvemrooo, oi jhiqwj u.i v f A Smith, of Llmrooa-AU Ll working, repairing, maintaining, al- , - , . . ri. ri i . j . . i r Hn ntl Thu Bond Rill In PnlL , roads of Davidson County, now inain- iMioM Biuuiiiu. Ifained by the county as public roads, The General Assembly has passed a and lt ti nere(by vested with all pow 111 appointing a board of road com- erg ri&hts ana autihorlties now vested - nissi.Berg for Davidson county and in tnfl board of county commissioners authorizing ana directing me com- of Davidson County for the general su- missioners to issue bonds or tne coun- pervigion 0f (he roads of eaid county, ty for 1300,000, using the proceeds for and for the construction and repair t)he caitructlon of a system of roads thereof, and said board of road cam- in Davidson county. : miasioners of Davidson. County Is The passage of Che bill was a big v,prhv authorized and empowered to surprise to everybody. Very few knew 1&suc bonds of Davidson County for . anything about U, though the bill had tjje construction and repair of roads been mentioned frequently in the daily n Ba county, not to exceed the sum proceedings of the legislature, In the nt t(,ree hundred thousand dollars, dally papers., No one was interested T!;e bonds so issued shall be styled enoagh In the doings of the legislature "Davidson County Good Eoads Bonds," to follow these daily reports and, con- nn(j .tbe same shall be of such denom sequently, the bill went through with- ination and of uch proportion as said out creating any comment here, board may deem advisable, bearing Aaaouncement of the passage of the interest from date of issuance, not to Mil and its final enrollment as a law, exceea nVe per cent per .annum, with was made Friday morning In the interest coupons attached, payable an Oreeasboro Dally News. There was nuauy M eajd hoard may provide, and rejoicing among the good roads advo- Rt euCb ti,me or times, and at ouch catea f the county and some lndlgna- piace or piacs as said board may lx. tion amonK the anti-bond element, but The bonds issued hereunder shall be all at this Is blowing over and the appr0ved by a majority of Old board angry are cooling down. I aaa signed by the chairman thereof, ORGANIZATION TOMORROW. Iftni countersigned by its aeoretary; Tha Davidson County Road Cbm- ....k .bond, tn ba of etueh form and mission is composed of the following tenor and transferable in uch way, well-known itlaena: y - - and the principal thereof payable and Dr. H. J. Buchanan and Mr. Lee V. redeemable at each time or times not HillHpa, of Lexington ;Dr. J. W. Pea- to exceed forty-one years from date celt and Mr, J. W. Uunbeth,,of, Thom- thereof, and at auch jrtaoa or , places asville; Mr. T.' H.i Ldvengood, of Mid- M d board ot road commissioners way and Mr. U A. 8mith, of Cotton tnay determine. . Nona of said Bonds tm . , UhaH be disposed of at lesa price than ' The board is composed .or three par Taiue.. Bnch bonde may be lasueo demoerata and thfee republicans and. at giuoh time on times and In suoo the kill ia strictly a non-partisan amounts as may be deemed best In the weasare throughout There Is no pol- opinion of the board to meet the needa Mas fa the bill -or in any way con- of the county In the construction and aeetad with -if - repair of Hs roads. Th board shall The road -'Commission i will hold its adopt a corporate seal and any- bonds flrst meeting tomorrow in Lexington. igsui ut)der this act shall have the aaa srsaalze for business. Arranse- rornnrit ml of th board attacihml meals save been made to have one ot thereto. The liability for the payment the leading mad-$uUaintf experts In of any bonds Issued under and by fir ths testa here for the meting to as- tue of this act, together with all inter cist us commission in laying plana est ttiat may be due thereon, shall be for ass work ot ut future. ..- THB BILU " As ike road bill is the biggest tfcing . before the people of Saridaon county eesay Te iDispatch prists H herewith tm fulL As a good citiien, interested is tas welfare ot your county, yon are staff bp have oocasloa to refer to this 111 frequently itt the next few year aad yea ehowld" preserve very carefully .'tstis Issss :-of .Bhs JMspatoh. ' .t,TBUls toUsws:. Aa at provld. road oommieslon r. ors and for road improvemeotav In iTlJavieaon County. . w ' Ths General Assembly' of North CareUaa do enact: ' - . v fT Beotlon 1. That E. J. Buchanan, L. A. Smith, J. W. Peacock, J. W. Lam- ' en. T. H. Livengod and L. V. PhU iis be and they are hereby appointed v and osnstitnted the board ot road com missioners for Davidson County. That inned lately after the ratification ot tbis act ths members thereof shall meet at Lexington, North Carolina, and organise by electing one of their Makers chairman ot the board, and as of their members aecretary ot tlhs board, and one of their members treasurer of the board. The term ot , efTtce for E. J. Buchanan and L. A. Satit shall be two years, the term ot office for J. W. - Peacock and J. W. Lambeth shall be four years; ths term of since for T. H. Liven good and L. V Phillips shaill be all yeara tram the date of their qualification and organ - iaaWoa under this act and until tfhetr soecessors shall be appointed and auallfled. Each member ot the board ahall take and subscribe an oath before bb. clerk ot the court ot 'Davidson. County for- the faithful per formance of hls'dutles as a member of said board, if a vacancy shall occur by death or resignation, the remain ing nembera of the board shall elect soma welt QuaMned elector of David son County to UN sudh, vacancy, the ' .lector to be of ths same political faith as his predecessor. At the ex piration of the term ot office of any member of this board, the remaining ' members shall elect some well quail .tied elector of Davidson County as bis . aoooeasor for the. term of sis yeara: Provided, that each , member sleeted . t shall be ot the same political f frith, aa ,la predeoemor, . 'Tr Bee. Thaftteaaid board of road comieilott.r of Paridson Ctwat. '.' and its suoosasors In office, be and it ' , 4s hereby eonatHuted a body eorper- " - , U soder and by virtue of ths laws i, d Norta) Carolina, and by this act, on iter as name and style ot "Ths Board oi Road Commissioners of, Davidson ' County and ahall bar. all powers and - authority granted to corporations of like nature by the laws of North Car . olios and by that earns may sus and ' bs sued, make contracts, acquire real and personal property by gift or de vise, bold, exchange, and sell ' the aarne, asd exerclM such other (rights aad privitefne aa are Incident to eth os tawalclpai orponttons of like as- attached thereto; and the taxes for the payment thereof shall be levied and collected as other taxes are levied and collected In (Davidson county. .The bonds issued under and by virtue ot this act; by the board of road commis si oners of Davidson county shall he aa valid In Jaw, and ths same liability tor the tpayment thereof Imposed up on Davidson county aa it the same. been' issued by " the oouaty commis sioners kof Davidson county under the same law, power and authority. . Seo 4. That for the purpose ot pro viding for a sinking fund for the pay ment of ths bonds issued under this aeUaad the interest thereof, and tor a maintenance fund. Hie Txiard of coun ty commissioners of' Davidson couaty,- and their successor, in office, ahall an nually, on the first Monday in June ot each year following an issuance ot bonds, under and by virtue of this act, or at such other times as may be Dxed by law for levying taxes, and ev ery year thereafter, levy and lay a special tax on all property -subject to taxation within the limits ot Davidson county, as inthe case of other taxes for general .county purposes, ot not more than thirty cents on the one hundred dollars valuation ot real and personal and mixed property, and not exceeding ninety cents on the poll. The taxes so levied shall be collected by the sheriff of the county in the same manner aa other taxes are collected. The funds ao collected from the sale ot bonds shall bs turned over to (he treasurer, herein provided for, or per son designated by the board of road I commissioner; and such' treasurer shall keep all funds on hand deposited in some solvent bank or banks in Dav idson county, selecting for that pur pose the solvent bank or banks -which will pay the highest rate of interest on daily balances. ' Sec. 6. That the board of road com missioners eball have the power to advertise and sell any or all of said bonde except the five thousand herein provided for, at such, time and place as they may deem best, for the pur pose of raising a fund with which to construct and improve the public high ways of said county as aforesaid: Pro vided, however, that the purchasers of said bonds ahall not be required to see to the application of the fund Sec. 7. Whereas Lexington township has outstanding five thousand dollars bonds, the proceeds of which have been expended in making permanent macadam roads in said township; and whereas, it is desired to make the whole road improvement ischeme a county instead of a township move ment the board of road commissioners of Davidson county shall deliver to the chairman of the board of. road trus tees of Lexington township five thou sand dollars of the bonds authorized by this act, properly signed and seal ed to be substituted for the five thous and 'dollars of said township bonds now outstanding, if the holders there-. ot will consent thereto; it the holders will not consent to the change, then said bonds are to be placed on spec ial deposit In the safety deposit vaults of some banking institution to be se lected by the board of county com missioners and the coupons thereon to be paid by the county treasurer or fi nancial agent as they became due, the money arising .therefrom to be devoted to the ipayment of the Interest on the township bonds so far as it will go, and the excess, if any, onthe princi pal of the -township bonds,, and the moudrrerfoired by staking fund wlflle the" bonds (themselves are to be re tained for ilhe redemption of five thou sand dollars, the amount of township bonds outstanding. Sec. 8. The said board of road com missioners shall use the -funds aris ing from the sale of said bonds, ex oept the Ave thousand dollars above specified, to construct improve and maintain public highways ot saio county, and shall purchase and bold, or contract for the use of such tools, machinery, and stock and employ such contractors, overseers, foremen and laborers, as they may deem necessary for the said purpose. Persons con victed in any ot the courts of the county, superior, Justices, recorders or mayors' courts, and sentenced to the public reads shall be assigned by ths board of county commissioners into the custody and control of the road commissioners. Said convicts while u' the custody and under the control of the said -board ot road com missioners. shaH be employed fa the construction or repair ot highways HON. C. H. B. LEONARD. "The Man of tbe Hour." HON. . II. B. LEONARD WRITES. Our Itepresentatlve Puts the Case Up to the People Conditions De manded Legislation. To the Sditor of The Dispatch : On the flrst page of this paper will be found a full text of the "Leonard (Road Bill" introduced by myself at this session of the General Assembly. This bill is now a law having been read on three different days in both branches of the General Assembly and ratified on February 27, 1915. This A. P. HAJiJTER KILLED. PromlnentSHerchant and Farmer Met - Death In a Bunaway Wednesday : f Afternoon. Wednesday afternoon Mr. A. P. Ban ner's team ran away with him at a point near the Lexington Chair Com pany and he was thrown out ot -Ms wagon. A box full of merchandise fell on Mm and crushed 'him so badly that he died Thursday morning. Mr. Hanner, who was a prominent merchant and farmer, living at Han nersvllle, was here Wednesday to buy goods. A son, aged about 18, was with hta. They bought their goods and started ihome. Mr. JIanner was driving and the son was walking (be hind the wagon. The team consisted of an old horse and a colt. The colt became frightened just as they rolled off the bridge across the Southern on the Raleigh road and started to run, dragging the other horse along down the hill. At a point near the dry kiln of the Lexington Chair Company the wagon was overturned and Mr. Han ner thrown out. He was carried to the home of Mr. Al Burkhart nearby and IDr. Buch anan and Dr. Vestal were summoned. He died the following morning at about ten o'clock. 'Interment took place Friday at Lib erty dhurch, Rev. J. W. Ingle conduct ing the funeral services. Mr. Hanner was a good citizen and was held in high esteem by everybody. He Is sur vived by a wife and a large family of children. A Rig Show for Boy Scoots. ;N"qw here's a motion picture that will please every mother's son on the gio-De. we compute that there are 700,000,000 mother'e sons on the globe ENLARGE BUSINESS. Valley Tie and Lumber Company Will Increase Their Business at This Point The Valley Tie and Lumber Com pany, for several years recognized as one of this city's best business assets. has recently decided to largely In crease their business at this point. They have moved the big Johnson City, Tend., office to Lexington and will do a much bigger business from this point than ever before. Their of fices in the Development Building have been enlarged to take care of the, in crease of business, part of the quart ers formerly occupied by the -Elks Club being taken for their use. The company does a business of very large proportions in this territory. They pay out to the farmers of Dav idson county an average of more than $300,000 a year and that is a. nice bunch of money. The most of it is spent for crossties. The company's business in the southern end of the county is enormous. The company's business has not been hurt by the war. They do busi ness with the biggest railroads ot the land and these ibig railroads must have cross-ties, war or no war. They have also landed very recently an order tor 5,000,000 ties from, the English gov ernment and the company's big torce of buyers are now engaged in assem bling thiB vast number of ties tor export. IN AND ABOUT LEXINGTON. , , , lu. . Ihe otfter 900,000 000 are motuer-g Road Commission with - authority to idaughterg it.a a' y.g pIcture; a i 7 Tlu AAU, man's picture uuuuitru luuueaiiu uuuais, lui luc sub struction and maintenance of a system of good roads for Davidson county. The experience, ot the past winter has leffno doubt in the minds of the people of the county that something necessarily had to be done looking to ward better road conditions, besides tbe humiliation of having to hear from the different sections othe state the unfavorable comments on our cit izenship on account of road conditions. We have as intelligent and as good people in . Davidson county as there are in any county or in any state. Dur ing the winter Just past we have suf fered incalculable losses, on account of Toad conditions, children could not attend school, farmers could not mar ket their wheat and other crops, and at times tbe roads were In such mis erable condition that we were almost unable to convey our departed loved ones to the, cemeteries,-. I , . i ; . All but three towalj 14 U.4 tounty; have voted a special road tax, aad tne taxes collected are, in many ' placet. doing very little. If any good. In Mid way township a local road tax has been voted and applied, and all will agree with me when I state that the roads in that township 1 haws been worse during the past winter than ev er before, The provisions of this law will work no hardship upon the taxpayers of ths county but ' will mean mors for tho development and upbuilding of county and the happiness of our peo ple than anything that Molds happen in this generation. With a system ot good roads there will be no, further disposition to dis member our county and annex certain parts ot the county to other neighbor ing counties.': In the early days of ths present session of this . General As sembly (here was a determine effort to take away a portion of our county it's a clean, manly pre sentation; it should be shown, wholly I or in part, in every school and col lege; its a Bchoolbook in the best sense of the term. The World Film Corporation releas ed the picture on February 3rd., and it will be shown here at The Lyric, Monday, Mardh 15. It's in 5 parts and there isn't a foot of it which isn't stim ulating, instructive and educational in the virile sense. It's all about the 'Boy Scouts, what they do, how and why. Boy Scouts' all over the world iwiU be, interested in the picture it "shows them up," well and truly, as splendid drilled young soldiers; re sourceful, clever, brave. Industrious, humane, men in miniature: ethically and morally sound. 'By way of contrast, a young tough, a sissy boy and his indifferent family, a burglar or two, a coward or two' hivmanfty at its worst are introduced narratively, supplying a heart Interest story,'polhlln,'a imoral ana adorning a tale and proving conclusively that It pays to be a boy scout It sure does, .boys. - Mr. Carnegie endorses this picture; so does Mr. .Roosevelt; Mr. Ptnchot: and innumerable other public spirited awn. President Wilson is so interest ed Is the Boy Scout movement that no- posed for a part of the picture, and. ia Been conversing with some of bow scoats and their officers. For the day, Monday, March l&th, a management of the Lyrio has turn ed the house over to the Scouts. The boys will pay the management actual waning expenses and the remainder ot the proceeds will go into treasury of the Boy Scouts ot Lexington. Farmers Meetings For Next Week. Mr. R. L. Sloan, of tbe state insti tute department, Raleigh, N. C, will be with me next week having with him a lantern and many interesting slides on various phases of- farming, He also has a few scenic pictures to furnish amusement for the occasions We will be at the following places at 7 o'clock in the evening: Arnold School House, Monday, Mar. 15. Newsom, Tuesday, March 16. Smith Grove, Wednesday, March 17. ,Mt. Carmel School House, Thursday, March 18. Gravel Hill School House, Friday, March 19. I hope the public-gplrlted citizens of these localities will advertise these meetings and (have a good crowd out Tor Mr. Sloan for there is a treat in store for them. ,''''.'' JOHN B. STEELE, County Farmers' Agent. Personal Hentlea Movements of tts Pwplo Small Items of Interest . Mr. B. V. HedTtek, of FairmouBt, W. Va., was In the city Sunday. , .Mr. D. K. Cecil fa as been confined to his bed for a few days with the grippe. Miss Nan Walker, of Winston-Salem, is here visiting Miss Nona Thomp son. Rev. M. H. Vestal, of Matthews, Is here visiting his brother, Dr. W. J. Vestal. Mrs. W. M. Decker, of Augusta, Ga., is here visiting her sister, Mrs. T. MoCrary. Mr. H. E. Sink spent Sunday and Monday here visiting his mother, Mrs. Minnie Sink. Mrs. Carrie 'Price suffered a slight stroke of paralysis Saturday and Is still very 111. Mr. W. F. Surratt, of Rfley's Store, Randolph county, was In Lexiagtoa Saturday on business. r. C. M. Clodfelter went to Winston-Salem Sunday to carry a pattest to the Twin City Hospital. Dr. P. T. Moale, a prominent real estate man of Ashevllle, spent Satur day and Sunday in the city. Miss Helen Shell returned to Chapel Hill Sunday afternoon after a short visit to Mrs. C. M. Clodfelter. Mr. J. N. Mendenhall spent Saturday and Sunday at the old Mendenhall home place in Guilford county. Miss Ina Phillips, who is in school at Salem Female Academy, spent the week-end with her parents here. Mr. B. E. Lanier, of Emmons town ship, was here Saturday and renewed his subscription to The Dispatch. Messrs. Charles and Milton Brlang er, of New York City, were here Thursday and Friday ot laBt week. Mr. H. B. Varner went to Raleigh yesterday morning to attend a meet ing of the directors of the state pris on. Messrs. C. W. Stokes, of Jackson Hill, and E. M. Beeves, of Newsom, were In Lexington Saturday on business. and attach- It ts Forsyth, and. It took all ths skill and effort that I possess ed to defeat this proposition. I stood under the provisions of this act and, then as I stand today-Air Davissoa the expense of maintaining said con- county to oe left intact, ana not nave victs while so employed shall be paid out of the good roads fund. : Bee 9. , The highways to be made' open, built or improved by the hoard of road commissioners under the pro visions ot this act ahall, from time to time, be designated by said board. In designating said highways, aaid board ot road commissioners shall take into consideration the needa ot the entire county and every part thereof, opening or improving those highways which, in its opinion, will be of benefit to the greatest possible number of people in the county. To the end that this may be properly done, said board ot road commissioners is expressly authorised to employ an expert road engineer at a compensation to be fixed by it and to be paid out of the general fund to be raised under this act to advise it In the preliminaries to -make plans and specifications tor the work and to have general oversight of the work. that lt may be properly, done: Pro vided, that the satd board ia author ized, if proper arrangements can be made to hire Jointly with another AommiuInnenL and ahalll .nnnr tloned by said board in suob manner 1 county services of a road engineer for aa to provide a fund for paying said mKa Pari oi nia urns aa as aeems is honiu and tnteratt ihrm at mt. necessary to glva proper supervision ity and for the construction and main- work; ana provided further. tenants of ths roads. that if ths state furnishes to the conn- See. S. That for tha mtmm of eon. "es engineer lag assistance and super- atrnetlon and renalr at eha mada In Vision of their road Work that their said county, (hs board of road com- oeeptanoe of such services from the missioners soar employ and appoint a "J " w""nn roan .unarintandant. and aiioli anhnr. DO OOnslOerea SS (UBMims thS rsoulrs- dlnatea thereto as it may be necessary menU by tts commlssonsrs of this to carry ont tha nuroose of this act "eoUon. The highway engineer shall and ahaU nav them aucfc salaries to be advise ths board of road commission dxed by said board as will compen- " """"i wora, super sate them for ths work dons, and the J Pl speclscatlono for board may delegate to him and them the work, and bars (sasral suporvis uda power aa ths board may think loB l oad work, and Is xpressl) necessary to carry oat all the provio- "riaii u aire uwrucuon u ue ton of ttitt act 1 Ths board of TmA mlawrm njmriai.uaom'-a sMremas- ontmisekfeere shalrannaaUy "front the data of its OTKsalzatioa elect chair man 'aad. a secretary and treasurer tram among the members of the board, her cut to. pieces, and dismembered It ia unnecessary for me to say that the board ot road commissioners are' thorough business men, and ths money will be wisely and economical ly expended.. - No doubt I wlu be criticised for my action in tbs matter, but it you hap pen to hear, this criticism prolonged you may feel assured that somebody wants to run for an office and Is try ing to make political capital out of a business proposition. , I trust ths good people of the coun ty will pull together for the advance ment of the county and let's make Da vidson THE! BEST county ia North Carolina Let's stop building up oth er counties and do something tor our own. In conclusion I deelre to thank the patriotic citizens ot the county tor, the assistance rendered me in passing the best law ever enacted for Davidson county. . . Very truly yours, C. H. B. LEONARD. Raleigh, N. C, March t, 1915. vw-.pnrr-raaa ov. . 'Bee. Id. "Ths highways of said ooua ty constructed or Improved nnder this act shall have tbe right of way of not bo shall bold office for one year and lies than Cortr feet except wh.re the until their suoeeeaore shall have been elected and qualified. Ths treasursr shall nava In charge all ths oouaty road funds resulting from ths bond Issue by this board or otherwise. The board of road commissioners deem it Impracticable to aoqulre .Boh width, aad in such cases the width be at least twenty five feet of which not leas than twenty test hall be tree from loxs. board shall fix hli salary eotmnensur-" stumps, rocks and drains, sxcspt eta wita me a mount ot time involved where ledges of rocks are encounter In the handling of the county road ed, or where the width is considered fiiffld Th tra. at, P u a! ast 4 ahall I mn.t.Ha hi a k 111. Mi-l.a,i Vita mar iato a bond payable to the eouo-l alignment of the road shall be as ty of Davidson the amount to HI . agreed upon by the said board of road I ' Continued oa Pago lout.) SHOP TALK. i " i "' im" If you need a clock, boy a Big Ben, aaya A. B. Sheets ft Co heading Jew elers. If there are any little things you need for your kitchen, get it from the Manning Hardware Co. See their ad. Use Smith's Sage and Sulphur It you would save your hair. See their ad. Dont buy anybody's hay-baler until you see the Ann Arbor Hay Baler sold by Alex Garner, of Snider. As an aid to happiness there is noth ing that beats a bank account Try one with the Bank of Lexington. Ask for Mint Cola at the fountain. Buy lt in bottles. It ts the "Julep ithout a Kick." Mr. W. F. Lopp's expert tailor, from Baltimore, will be here Friday. Go and see his fine line. Note the ad of E. M. Bender, the practical tailor. You will lose If you fall to note the Penry Grocery Company's cash prices. Ttbey save you money. LOSES AN EYE. . C U. 0. Blesecker Saffera Tery . Palatal leddeat-gtrsck la 'Eye With Stick.. Mr. C. TJ. Q. Blesecker, familiarly known among hi friends aa "Pink" Blesecker, , a prominent' farmer or Lexington township, suffered a very serious and painful accident Monday afternoon that will result In. the loss or signt is ois ien eye. Mr. Blesecker was going to a aprtnc in tha iflald near Ills ham. aad a num. W of his pigs were following hlm. Hs picked up a small rotten sure and straek at one of thaw. Ths atlok broke aa he swung it around aad the end of it struck him aeuarsLr in the left eve. . ' "v.- f i, '. ' Jr. Buchanan was auaxnoned and hs found that Slant was probably com pletely destroyed. He brought him to town 'and sent him to Greensboro Monday evening to be treated by an eye specialist (' ' 1 Seheel Closing at Weesaer. 'The public schol at Weesnar's will close Saturday, March 17th, with aa entertainment Musk) Will be furnish ed by Enterprise torset band. The exercises will bagtmat 14 a. aa. Ths public hi cordially invited. E. H. Farrls Dead. The news of the death of E. H. Far rls at Washington, N. C, came as a great shock to the whole of High Point Sunday morntag. Several days ago Mrs. E. H. Farrlts had gone to the bedside of her sick father, M. E. K. Willis.' and. finally oa,last JVlfiav finding him to grow wworse she had her husband, Mr. Farrls, to go over. Early Sunday morning Mr. Willis died and when the news was brought to Mr. Farrls In an, adjoining room he suff ered a severe shook which resulted in death in a few minutes. Mr. Farrls was born in Raleigh 37 years ago. He entered Wake Forest at the early age of 13 and took the A. B. course ' there in three years. He represented his society in the ora toclal contest for the James H. Rayhtll medal and won tho distinction ot be ing the best speaker among the 12 con testants. Desiring to follow the pro fession of law, he took up the study and later entered the law office of Judge Colburn in Colorado. He later left Colorado and- went to New York, accepting a position with the East man Company as private aecretary to the general manager. While in New York he attended night school and ac quainted himself with the practice ot commercial law. He entered the Uni versity of North Caroliaa in 1813 and began the study of law under Judge MoRae, completing the course. He graduated in June 190t, with the de gree of LL. B. and was admitted to tbe practice of law in August ot tha same year. .In September ot that same year he formed a law partnership with E. J Justice ot Greensboro un der the '.firm name of Justice ft Far rls at High Point Later the busines sot his brother, J. J. Farrls, grew so large he cast his fortune with the Fourth Estate, and for several years has been aiding In editing The High Point Enterprise, as well also as looking after one of the largest Job printing offices In the state. MARRIED. On Thursday, Feb. 25, 1815, there waa a beautiful home wedding at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Cam eron, at Denton, when Mr. Ben F. Mor gan one of Randolph's most popular men, led to the altar their charming and accomplished daughter, Miss Tu rah. The parlor was tastefully deco rated In green and white, and they marched 1n to the strains of the wed ding march rendered by Miss lone Shaw, of Lexington. The attendants wsrs Hiss Fanals Morgan, wkh Mr. Chaa, Cameron and Miss Matilda Mor gan with Mr. John Cameron. There were Just a few relatives and Wends present Tbe out of town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Wees Mitchell and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs, Joe McDowell, of A.hsboro, Mr. Bursn and Mlsa lone Shaw, of Lexington. Ceremony was performed by Rev. C. B. Bteadmaa, of Farmer. Immediately after the- cere mony the fueeta, repaired to the dfn rng n which -was decorated ia ormags aad white, tor a sumptuous dinner. The occasion will be long re- msmbarsd by those present The bride and groom bar ths best ' wishes of thoir many friends. , jr. The CI f fbestaat fire re School Oa March lSth, a public day tor play, will be observed at Chestnut Grove school. Ths school Invites all Interested to corns. Ws asaurs you of amusement and pleasure that will bo worth while to the young. Ths teashsra are Missed Annie aad OHIe Hags..'-: .' Mid way, Davidson County Chicken Law. Maybe you think Davidson county has no chicken law? If you do you have another think or two coming to you. Go to any Justice of the peace, or to any lawyer and have him' to get down his copy of the Public Laws ot 1907. Turn to Chapter 508 and read that chapter. You will find that it makes It unlaw ful tor a man to permit his turkeys, geese, ducks, chickens, or other fowls to run at large on the lands ot anoth er when such lands are in cultivation. It also provides that not only cultivat ed lands but yard and gardens shall be protected. All ot that is contain ed in aectlon 1. Read on down to Section t and yon will find the penalty. It aaya that any person who shall permit hia fowls to run at large on the property of anoth er, after being warned to take them off. shall be guilty ot a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be Sued $5 or im prisoned 5 dsys, or both. If hs still persists la allowing his fowls to tres pass, the Justice of the peace, recorder, or other officer, may order any oon stabi -or-sheriff to kiH said fowls, after giving ths man two day's notice. Tha origami iewpaasea ka mi. did not apply to Davidson county but in 1911 Rapreaontatlvo rarham, ot , this county, had tha hvw amended so as to Include ajatmson osunty. This amend ment may he found in Chapter M of the Public Local Laws ot 1911. Now you fcavs the remedy. If your neighbor persists In allowlug hie fowla to feed in your wheat or in your gar den, or among your flower beds In your front yard, give htm due notice and then if he will not pay beed to rout requests, get ths officers after Mm.'" ' There are tome peopl' the world Mr. Fred Thompson, of the The Fred Thompson Company, is in New York City, buying spring and summer stock. ' . :, ,; : Miss Minnie Ritchie, ot Rltchfleld, has been here visiting Mr. D. C. Rit chie, at his home on South Hargrave street - f Mr Warren ti Arnwa fnroman md -the (Enterprise Printing Co "ot High Point, was In the city Sunday for a few hours. ; ' - Mr. H. R. Everhart, ot Arnold, was In town. Thursday and renewed-his subscription to The Dispatch and Pre graseivs Farmer. Mr. James C. Leonard, of Route S, was in town Thursday and renewed his subscription to The Dispatch and Progressive Farmer. Mr. Ivey Brlggs, who ia engaged ia the saw mill business near Wadee boro, spent Sunday in the county vis iting friends and relatives. Mr. A. W, Johnson, of fiouthmoat, was In Lexington Saturday and had us to send him The IDispatch and Pro gressive Farmer for a year. Mrs. iW. M. Decker and little daugh ter, iDorothy, of Augusta,. Ga., arrival Saturday for a two week's visit to Mrs. IDeoker's sister, Mrs. T. S. MeCrary. Miss Margaret Radcllffe, teacher of music at Boiling Springs Academe-, Shelby, spent Sunday here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. RadcHfoa. Mr. E. W. Koonte, a progressive young farmer of Boone, township,, was In town Thursday and subscribed to The 'Dispatch and Progreeeire Farm er. A .. - . : Rev. A. W. Plyler, of the first Methodist Church, went to Greens boro Sunday night to preach to the young ladies of the Greensboro Col lege for Women. Mr. IR. T. Pickens, a former citiaea of Lexington, who now lives at Jesup, Ga., was In town last week and re newed his subscription to The Dis patch and Progressive Farmer. Mr. 8. A. CUnard, ot Thomasvllls township, who waa here last week on the jury, dropped in to see ua and renewed a subscription . for his son, Mr. R. M. Cllnard, of Fate, Texas. He also has a brother, C. D. Cllnard. at the same place. Both are prosperous farmers. ' " Mrs. Minnie Layden haa gone to Mt. Pleasant to attend the funeral of her aunt Mrs. J. H. Thayer, who died there Monday after a long Illness. , Mrs. Thayer waa a slater of Mr. Albert Retd, of Jackson Hill township, and was well known to many people ot this county. , i . . . Mr. J. W. Huffman retnned Satur day night from a business trip as Wake aad Harnett conntles-Whlle a way he ran across a hurricane story that eclipses even ths famous hurri cane that swspt parts of Davidsoa , county a few weeks ago. He tells of seeing the , remains of a residenos that was completely demolished by tne norm, the eighteen- door, scattered all OTer tbe eouatry, aad Me eew pants .harmed. When the wind suhaldod the owner found himself, has wife,' sad two babies sHttog oa ths plaster lathes ot one of the aldewaila or his room, sal ashamed, while the rest ot tbt holuae decorated various parts ot ths landscape. A big bars, war lifted up off of four mules aad carried tar, far away and. hot a male was hurt, '-. .'-- I who wtll not do the right thing anlm they are forced to do it It is --od r that sort of oatUs to he torn. a to do rUht eeoas tonally for .Lafij-e, -
The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.)
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