IF IT BA-Ff ENS ITS nr
THE DISPATCH
OHLT ONB DOLLAR A TIAB.
THE PAPER OF THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE
ESTABLISHED 1882.
LEXINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 9, 1916.
VOL. XXXV NO. 15
STEPS TO PBEVENT TTFHOID.
TROOPS SOON GO TO BOEDER.
BOOSTERS' TRIP FOB THE FAIR.
Wjm FEOPLE BEAD
THE DISPATCH
WHTHOTTOUf
WHAT DO YOU 03 WITH
A RECORD FOB EFFICIENCY.
A FORD A DAT FOB A TEAR.
BIGGER AND BETTEB SCHOOLS.
State Board of Health Cooperating
With Local Authorities Most
of Tlctims Doing Well.
The typhoid situation has been the
absorbing topic of conversation in
Lexington for the past week.' There
have been many rumors, some rather
wild ones, as to the extent of the mal
ady and the number afflicted. Care
ful investigation discloses the fact
that the cases reported are scattered
pretty freely Into all sections of the
town and surrounding community,
with a number of cases In some other
sections of the county. ., Dr. E. F.
Long stated Monday that 32 cases
within a radius of 3 miles had been
reported to him as having been pro
nounced typhoid by physicians. About
half the number is within the con.
lines of the corporate- limits of the
town, with a goodly number practical
ly within a stone's throw. However,
most of the cases outside it seems can
be more definitely traced than those
Inside, and the causes appear to ex
ist In the immediate vicinity of where
the victims . live. Probable cause has
also been found for the Illness of those
on the inside the city, according to
Dr. Long and physicians In attend'
ance. A number of cases, however,
have- now passed the crisis and those
afflicted are now able to sit up. There
have, however, been several recently
taken ill. ,
Analysis of the city water re
ceived last week shows that It is in
excellent condition. Dr. Long has de
voted the past week almost entirely
to the local situation and with the
xpected arrival yesterday of Dr. W.
8. Rankin, secretory of the State
Board of Health, hopes shortly to
have the situation In hand, the caus
es traced to their lair and effective
remedies in ooeration. Already a
number of circulars containing sug
gestions for the Immediate prevention
of the disease have been widely scat
tered over the city. In the meanwhile
vaccination Is going forward here
without abating. Dr. Long stated
Monday that he did not have definite
figures compiled for the past week
or so, owing to his time being taken
up with the situation tn Lexington,
' but that the number vaccinated so
far In the county would run probably
from 2.300 to 2.500. Scores of people
have been vaccinated by their family
physician, who can secure the vac
' -tinm free of charge.
' ' Most of th cases appear to be of
rather mild nature, and only In a lew
i have the Wsmpacatarea been, no
usually high. This nature of the cas
es In some instances nas accounted
for the delayed pronunciation of the
cases as typhoid.
Whether Lexington has an epidemic
or not, all hands are agreed that there
is more of this sickness nere tnan
there ought to be and that the rea
ion ouaht to be made clear if possi
ble and remedies energetically and ef
fectively applied.
Annual Field Day at Erlanger.
The first annual picnic and field day
was held at Erlanger Saturday begin
ning at one o'clock and continuing
until ten In the evening. The com
pany furnished good Ice cream and
lemonade for everybody and the free
motion pictures were the best that
have ever been shown at the village,
In the opinion of many. The after
noon was featured by the field events
and contests of various nature, the
program being so arranged aa to
make practically everybody In the vil
lage, regardless of age or sex, eligible
for some of the events. Eighteen dlf-
ferent events were given, with award
ed In each Instance. The feature of
the Held exercises was the tug of war
between the weave room and the oth
er departments of the mill. Twenty
thro men were engaged) on either
aide and It took three trials to de
cide the final winners, each team win.
nine one of the first two attempts, the
weave room boys losing to the other
departments In deciding the tie. It
was great sport and the spectators
Immensely enjoyed seeing forty-si
strong men tugging away at either
end of tha rope. The evening exer
cises In the grove were attended by
nrobably six hundred people. Anoth
r interesting feature or the day waa
aa address to the V. M. C. A. at three
o'clock, by Mr. Schllchter, of Chicago,
worker of the International Young
Men's Christian Association. Rev. M.
A. Huffman preached at morning and
evening la the Erlanger anion chap-
L
Captain Leonard and Three Others
Here and at Salisbury as a
Recruiting! Detail.
Capt James A. Leonard, of Com
pany A, Sergeant Tate, or Co. H,
Warrenton, Corporal Shirley of Co.
A" and Private Adams, of Co. "C,"
Henderson, arrived here Thursday
morning on their way to Salisbury,
where they had been sent as a recruit
ing detail to relieve members of the
Coast Artillery, who go to their an
nual encampment at Fort Caswell.
They have established headquarters
there, but Captain' Leonard will be
here each day and Is anxious to secure
a good batch of recruits. He now has
74 enlisted men, but will lose about
ten who are married. He wants to
fill this gap and in addition bring up
the strength of his company if possi
ble Any youth desiring to become a
good soldier and take a trip to the
Mexican border may see Captain Leon
ard at the cafe, up until the lWh of
this month.
Enlistments have fallen off recently
on account of the general rumors that
the North Carolina troops would not
be sent to the border. These rumors
are now dispelled, for it is understood
that if present orders now in hand at
('Amp Glenn are not revoked the Tar
Heel soldiers will be encamped along
the Rio Grande by the first of Sep
tember. It is thought, Bays Captain
Leonard, that the first Regiment will
leave Camp Glenn on the 22nd of this
month, the Second Regiment on the
25th and the Third on the 27th. Twen
ty-two wagons were issued last week
to each of the three regiments and
horses and mules are en route there
now. Five automobiles will also be
assigned each regiment and horses
for the cavalry will be furnished on
arrival at the border. It is under
stood that a provisional machine gun
squad will be formed In each regiment
upon arriving at the border camp,
which is scheduled now to be at El
Paso, Texas.
Captain Leonard says rumors have
spread about that there is much sick
ness at Camp Glenn, but that this Is
absolutely untrue. There are two
slight cases of measles, now about
well, and no others reported. Every
man of Company "A,", with but two
exceptions, have gained from two to
fifteen pounds In (weight, says their
captain. They are getting plenty of
good wholesome food, well cooked,
living In a camp that Is a model of
sanitation and are rounding into fine
specimen. of manhood - SL -BvMlUer,
Jr.. has been promoted to regimental
color bearer of the Third Regiment,
with the rank of sergeant His sole
duty will be to bear the regiment's
colors. Otis.' Hedrick Is a member of
the special military police assigned
to Morehead City and Beaufort. Otis
is has been assigned to the "beauty
sqaad," whose pleasant duty it la to
look after the safety of the fair ones
by keeping order around the ball room
at the Atlantic Hotel. Otis has grown
a nifty mustache and "Burnsldes. ac
cording to report, and Is setting the
pace tor the others.
All the men around Camp Glenn are
now expecting to eat their Christmas
dinner In El Paso, says Captain Leon
ard, as arrangements have already
been made for sending the required
number of trains for moving the en
tire brigade.
Two f oars of County on Sept. 21th
and 26th Mr. D. F. Conrad
Made Director.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Davidson County Fair Association
held last Tuesday night. It was voted
to (hold two big boosting trips in Sep
tember to cover practically the en
tire county. About half the county
will be covered by the big procession
of automobiles on September 24th,
and the other half will be cared for
on the 26th. It is the purpose of the
directors to secure the biggest dele
gation of motor cars and boosters
that ever made a trip into the country
districts of Davidson county. The
boosters will talk to the farmers, dis
tribute literature and premium lists
and otherwise arouse interest. The
itinerary of these trips will be ar
ranged and announced in ample time
to notify all the people of the coun
tryside when to look for the big crowd.
The directors selected Mr. ,D. F.
Conrad to succeed Major rWade H.
Phillips as a director of the associa
tion. Messrs. Conrad, Foy and J. A.
Lindsay were appointed a committee
to look after grounds for holding the
fair and also to pass on all amuse
ments secured. Mr. J. F. Spruill was
authorized to look after securing a
large exhibit tent. Secretary Leon
ard was authorized to begin collecting
stock and receiving further subscrip
tions. He has already collected sev
eral hundred dollars, and reports that
those who subscribed are enthusiastic
for the success of the fair and that he
is having no trouble with collections.
Nearly $1,500 has been subscribed, but
the directors are anxious that this
amount be increased to $2,000. Most
of the stock taken has been by Lex
ington people, but others are desired.
Secretary Leonard has already begun
to look out for fair attractions and
expects to secure the best of amuse
ments and plenty of them.
The premium lists are being printed
in book form and will shortly be
ready for distribution. These can be
secured from Miss Eunice Penny or
Secretary Leonard.
mtmi m?
Are you lazy or. are you
willing to use your spare
time in profitable em
ployment ? Send in
your name Way and
learn how, .tdf , gain
easy profit quickly
i City Hat Hew lire Track.
Lexington's new fire fighting truck
arrived last week and has been the
center of moch admiration since. The
chassis is a Studebaker, 40-borsepow
er. with the body built by the Win
Urn Vehicle Co., according to specifi
cations furnished by the local com
pany. The truck la really a very pret
ty piece of machinery and la large
enough to care for tha needs of this
place for aeveral years, and It only
cost approximately iuw, wnne
truck built by the big fir track man
ufacturers would have cost at least
$6,600. A speed of forty miles waa se
cured last week on a trial run ana
the enilne did not seem to be exert-
tag Itself to tha limit, even them. This
la much better than could be secured
with a horse drawn wagon. The hook
and ladder wagoa caa be hitched oa
behind this truck when needed and
aulrkly taken to a blase. The truck
will accommodate a thousand feet of
aoaa, with two not lies carried In the
rear. It has a 116-inch wheel base
aad the running boards are about ser
es and a half feet long, with step oa
the rear, ao that aa ample number of
tea caa be carried with ease.
The bed U the first of Its kind made
by the Winston vehicle people and
they are Justly proud of the Job. When
the truck was brmisht through High
Point, the lire fiiMer there offered
to let them hart a large $5,100 truck
la exchange. Mr. Ira Jscob will drive
the aew truck to the Dree that Let
Inrine my uffr In the near future.
The fire Boum b flint rerenMy bB
r I to r' ti e r
YOO ABE WELCOME -All IS FREE
Still the campaign column seems to
lag a little, even though there seems
to be several new Interests to consid
er. Any one who really desires to
profit through the awards offered for
work in the collection! field for The
Dispatch has a very good opportunity
to do so, because of the attitude of the
Ljinajorlty of the candidates already
named, so if there arevany who want
new motor cars or would care for any
of the other , awards ttt be distributed
they should send In, their names to
The Dispatch, office and register as a
contestant for the'-premiums. This
costs absolutely nothing and as a mat
ter of fact nothing connected with the
campaign costs a candidate anything,
except the time it takes to see people
and make collections for this paper.
Of course it is pot always easy to
collect, if it were, then it would
scarcely be necessary: for such costly
premiums to be given, away for the
work involved. But the contention of
Democracy's Candidate for Sheriff
Has Proven That He is
Capable.
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Foy ft Shemwell Get More Territory
and an Enlarged Contract Now
Employs Forty Hen.
The firm of Foy & Shemwell last
week secured additional sales terri
tory for the Ford cars, being given
part of Randolph and Montgomery.
To sell an automobile of the same
make each day for an entire year is
quite a man's job, but this Is the work
this firm has mapped out for them
selves from now until the first of Au
gust, 1917. This department, which
carried half page ad in last issue an
nouncing the remarkable price reduc
tions on all Ford cars, has established
Movement to Organize Next First Mon
dayRig Educational Day Dar
ing the County Fair.
The board of education started the
wheels moving for the securing of
rtigger and better rural schools in Da
vidson county, with larger teaching ef
ficiency and wider opportunity for the
child of the farm, when at its session
here Monday it asked the cooperation
of all the forces for good in the coun
ty in its desire to secure an enlarge
ment of the work. Committees will
be appointed on the part of the Farm
er's Union, the Junior Order, the pub
lic school teachers and from laymen
two branches, at Thomasville and I in the educational work of the coun
SAMUEL DOUTHEY MCMILLAN
If a man Is capable of working
twenty-one years in a position of
trust, for a big concern that demands
efficient and faithful service, and can
come through without even a black
dot much less a mark against him,
is he not worthy of a position of pub
lic trust? This in essence is the per
tinent question the Davidson County
Democratic Convention promulgated
ivkan K, a .i.ln mo ,1 ah t, t In.. ,...1
the campaign department is, that in Samuel Douthey McMillan ot g.
ton, as the party s choice for sheriff
SfPERIOR COURT ADJOURNS.
Second Week of Civil Court Not Held
on Account of Sickness In
Family of Counsel.
What was set for a two weeks term
of superior court for Davidson county.
adjourned Saturday, after hearing two
days on the criminal docket and put
ting In the balance of the week of a
number of small sivll causes. The
second week was postponed on ac
count of Inability ot some of the coun
sel in a number of cases to attend.
Attorney Emery E. Raper, who Is con
nected with a number of rases set for
trial during the second week, waa un
able to be in the court room, on ac
count of the illness of Mrs. Itaper and
Master Eugene. -
The disposition of several of the
criminal cases was noted last week
and the cause of E. El Fortune was
being tried at presa time. Fortune
plead, through his counsel, hal he
waa not of normal mind end deserv
ing of lighter pun'fhcient than the
four months imposed by Recorder
Crltcher. Judge Ferguson reduced the
sentence to forty days or $40 and
costs.
The two civil cases arousing mast
Interest were those of Potts vs. PotU.
divorce suit, and Salne vs. Jones,
The plaintiff in the first Ins'anc was
asking for $50 per month alimony for
life. The Jury found In favor ot the
plaintiff but did not specify the
amount of the judgment, which his
honor placed at a tump sum of $200.
The other rase waa where the plain
tiff waa suing for services rendered
In waiting upon defendant In a case of
sickness. Plaintiff bad been given $16
la a lower court, but defendant ap
pealed, with the result that she must
pay extra court costs and $60 Judg
ment Both parties to the suit are
elderly women. The case had a num
ber amusing features.
REACTION RULES STILL.
County Commissioners Torn Deaf
Ears to Boads.and Home Demon
stratioa Work la New Levy.
The board of county commissioners
met Monday and fixed the tax levy for
the mminf VMf. All the levies- re-
jnaia exactly the-same xsuut"year.
with but one exception, and that is a
reduction ot 2 cents on the hundred
dollars fori county purposes. This
levy reduction was not placed on any
other Item, but it might be in the pro
vince of this story to Btate that the
$600 appropriation from the county to
supplement a like $600 from state and
federal governments for the home
demonstration and canning club work
In the county was refused. The county
board of education, home loving and
progressive men that they are, were
determined that no parsimonious pol
icy should rob the people ot the coun
ty of Miss Penny's services, so out of
the funds apportioned them they have
put up the required $600. Why the
county commissioners should have
chosen to shirk the entire burden is
not known. There are always "rea
sons," but the politically versed say
that . penny wise economy may be
preached from the stump by Republi
cans. A prominent Republican re
marked, however, just after thia action
became known that be was proud that
we had a board ot education that
would not play politics In a matter so
vital to the county at thia time. The
board ot education know of the results
of the home demonstration work and
their action proves their belief In its
Importance.
The commissioners, of course, had
before them the matter of arranging
to fulfill their promise made to the
road commission months ago that they
would care for a part of the bridge
expense.' The commissioners ordered
this steel in their own name, arrang
ing to borrow from the road commis
sion to meet the bills when due, but In
stepped the "friendly suit," and the
road commission bad the whole bill
to pay. That I cents reduction they
made is taken by some as a conces
sion to the view that tha levy might
have been so arranged aa to Increase
tbe road funds enough to get back the
$20,000 extra expended for bridges and
to make the way for securing state
and Federal aid for more roads eas
ier for the road officials and those.
who support them. -..-
Little F.rren Do Hap sea.
Even la the best regulated editorial
aad print ahope tbe little mistakes
that make us all look foolish insist
la creeping la. last week the date
of the tang Family Reunion at Sat-
urday, Angus! ltth, was made to read.
"Saturday, August 1st." Of course
August 1st waa not Saturday, bat the
error was detected and corrected f
ter a few hundred papers had been
rua off. la the editorial la regard to
road building aad appropriations, the
proponed Us Increase for road mat
ter la the county was made to read
"five cents oa the dollar," when, of
coarse. It should hare read "fire rents
oa the hundred dollar.''
Mr. I. R, Hue lft yesterday for
hie home at Ii'rni!nttim, Ala., after
t a ' t e V..9 ipt of
A 1. '
Rig Attendance of Teachers.
The Davidson county teacher in
stitute opened Monday morning at tbe
graded school building, with the larg
est opening attendance on record, one
hundred and nineteen being present
This enrollment Is expected to In
crease throughout this week. Bupt
E. D. Pusey, ot the Durham city
schools. Is la charge, ably seconded
by Miss Bailie 8. Klrby, of Fayette
ville. Both are masters of the art of
teaching the young. The Durham city
school are knows throughout the
South for their excellent system. The
sessions' ot the institute are being
held dally from nine until on o'clock
and will last through next week.
no other field can.on who has the
proper qualification acquire so much
of profit in so short av time and with
no greater effort, thati he or she can
in the collections field for The Dis
patch. , v', 1';
Spare time is all that is required of
any one, but it is only fair to say that
spare time, at least, is required' and
should be used diligently, otherwise
one has no opportunity to obtain any
of the first places. These carry val
ues up to more- thn $1100 and It is
only common sense Ho understand that
twenty-five of thirtf .cents in collec
tions will not retucn.any such profit
to the incompetent icellector who ex
pects such unreasonable , compensa
tion. . Y - -: '
.-Popularity lMltt,1b do -with-th
places attained .by candidates unless
accompanied by close personal appli
cation to the collection field. Hard
work beats all competitors. Don't let
any one tell you that you can sit on
the front 'verandy' or tosa roses over
the back fence all day and half the
night and then obtain a big Studebak-
er Six. It is simply impossible for
any one to obtain something for noth
Ing, any time, any where. The prem
iums to be distributed by this publica
tion are to be given away for work.
To the one who gains the highest
standing goes the highest award or
biggest pay, to the one who ranks
next goes the next highest award or
next highest pay, etc., the Overland
Four, and to the third will be given a
Ford Touring Car. Then the Fourth
place will yield the winner one bun
dred dollars in gold. Four big awards
for the special work. There are, of
course, other awards ot lesser Import
ance.
Do not hesitate to become interest
ed If you have a little energy and per
severance that's all you need to be
successful. Send In your name today
It costs nothing to start and nothing
except a little spare time to obtain a
place worth while in tne campaign.
See the list of votes and the list of
candldatea elsewhere published In this
issue and then join those who are try
ing to help themselves along,
lord Cats Circa Caper.
A Ford touring car did on of the
most remarkable stunts ' yet heard
from at Erlanger Friday morning. Mr.
Robr rt Hill, a local transfer man, was
coming down the street on the east
side of the Erlanger village and la
tbe direction of Mr. Oamewelr rest
dene at a good rate of speed, when
he lost control of the machine. It
first struck a six Inch Iron pipe stick
ing about four feet out of tbe ground
partially knocked this down and jump
ed over It, scaled s small sapling then
landed across the big ditch there com
pletely wrong side up. , Mr, Hill was
dropped out the car to the Sot lorn ot
the ditch, a distance of seven or eight
feet and ducked In a hoi of water.
He got out tbe ditch by going through
the big drain and coming out on the
npper side of the street about thirty
feet away. The car caught squarely
across the ditch, holding on either
bank by about six Inches margin. It
It had failed to catch on either side
tbe chance are the driver would eith
er bar been crushed to death or
drowned beneath the car. The top
was torn to shreds, th radiator some
what smashed and one wheel torn up.
of Davidson county to succeed Sher
iff Christopher Columbus Shaw.
Mr. McMillan is 47 years old, a na
tive of Louisiana, but born of a North
Carolina father, who pushed on west
ward with the original "Forty-Nln-
ers. However, the plains of Louisia
na and Texas looked good to John G
McMillan, so he stopped In the form
er state and there Samuel D. was
born. Later they moved into Texas
and the young man grew up on the
ranches In "the days that tried men's
souls." All the family McMillan who
went southwest- and on Into the far
west were content to remain, but the
call of his native home brought Sam-
net D. back toward the Atlantic coast
to-tookTms section over? - At TWctety
Hill, S. C, he met Mis Julia Turnage
and she later became Mrs. McMillan.
To this union four children have been
born, three boys and a girl. It might
be interesting to note here that three
of the McMillan brothers in three dif
ferent states', South Carolina, Louis
iana and California, were married on
the same day, and yet neither knew
at the time of the other's marriage.
Six years ago the Democracy ot Da
vidson county selected this quiet, hon
est, unassuming citizen as Its candl
date for sheriff. He was not known in
Denton. Mr. W. J. Vestal, Jr.', who has
been with Foy & Shemwell here, has
gone to take charge of the Denton
branch, while Mr. Hoyle, of Thomas
ville, will have charge of the branch
at that place. This business was for
merly handled by a sub-agent, but the
firm will handle tbe business direct
this year. At both places a full line
of supplies and accessories will be
carried. A branch of each of the sev
en departments of Foy & Shemwell
will be conducted at Denton, which is
a trade place of growing importance.
Ten years ago Messrs. Dermot
Shemwell and his brother-in-law, Mr.
J. Ed Foy, arrived in Lexington to
make their homes, bringing ' lots of
grit and determination and a good
suit of clothes. Today their business
embraces seven distinct and separate
departments, employing regularly 40
men, a large proportion of whom draw
good salaries. . The pay roll averages
$1,800 per month, $21,600 per year.
Mr. Baxter C. Young has just recently
been placed in charge of the insur
ance department, which embraces fire
and life with a general agency of the
Life Insurance Co. of Virginia. Mr.
Chas. E. Thomason is temporarily at
tending to the real estate department,
pending the securing of a permanent
manager. Mr. James E. Workman,
Jr., is manager of the Ford depart
ment, with its two branches. Mr.
John F. Smith Is manager of the horse,
mule and buggy department, here and
Denton. Five men are under charge
of Mr. Smith and there are three oth
er Ford salesmen beside Mr. Work
man. The Fowell Dairy Farm has
now been made Into two sub-departments,
with Mr. J. C. Sowers aa man
ager and a foreman for both farm and
dairy. Mr. Earl H. Foy, brother of Mr.
J. B. Foy,. has recently become mana
ger of th garage and service of the
ty. These will be notified in person
and through The Dispatch next week
mat tney are expected to meet with
the board of education the first Mon
day in September and organize the
movement thoroughly. It Is the pur
pose now to have a great educational
outpouring on one day of the county
fair and it is planned to have some
of the most famous educational speak
ers in the state or the South here to
speak to the people. The big tent at
the fair grounds will be used for this
occasion.
Chairman Stokes, of the county
board of education, says that if the
people will fall in behind the plans of
the board that he expects the result
to be that Davidson county will lead
North Carolina In education within a
few years. If bigger and better
schools can be secured in the county,
says Supt Feezor, it means that the
branches now taught there can be wi
dened, that efficiency in teaching can
be increased and that the children of
the farm will have opportunities nev
er dreamed of a few years ago. As
the plans more fully develop more
will be said In fuller explanation.
Suffice it to say that the things now
striven for make for the greatest ed
ucational enterprise in the history of
Davidson county. The school author
ities believe that the hour has struck
when our folks are more alive to the
necessity of more thorough education
and are willing to put their hands to
the plow to realize it
tor intestinal disorder in view, but It
mntif riqpartmfnt. Jy vfag nrtef Jjm ilwaa decided thatjth patient WSS tOO
the mechanics, at Lexington, Thomas
ville and Denton. Mr. Irvln L. Sink
has recently been made assistant gen
eral manager and In addition is cotton
buyer for tbe firm.
Mr. Shemwell himself Is active gen
eral manager, and has a remarkable
record for devotion to business. For
ten years he has not taken a vacation
or lost an entire day from work. He
has averaged about fourteen hours
per day for six days of the week dur
ing this time, and says he has gotten
fat on it The oldest man connected
up a fight that won the admiration of LM1 ""L",' III
Kr. Sid H. Smith Desperately IU,
Since Sunday night Mr. Sid It
Smith has been extremely ill and his
recovery has at times been despaired -of.
Dr. Burrus, of High Point was.
called into to consultation by Dr. J.
A. Smith Monday, with an operation
everybody. He made the campaign
clean, but showed the folks he was
a hard fighter. The republicans nam
ed Mr. A. T. Delap, who won only by
tbe small margin of 41 votes, although
he was much more widely known and
had a powerful personal following
and strong organization behind him.
Mr. McMillan will make a thorough
canvass ot the county this year and
he expects to see every voter. He be
lieves be will win. and hla friends be
lieve the same thing and are determ
ined to stick to him to the finish. Mac
says he is going to wear the sheriff's
hat so after after Mr. Shaw retires
from office the person who wishes to
see his successor need only to look
under Mac s hat
For the past 21 years Mr. McMillan
has been in tbe railway service and
the opening sentence of this sketch Is
the tribute paid him by the superin
tendent under whom he baa labored.
MARRIED.
weak to undergo tae6fdeairfteTias '
suffered several severe hemorrhages -that
have placed him in grave peril.
At press time yesterday he was re
ported as about holding his own,
though in very weak condition. Blood
transfusion was being considered yes
terday in the hope of securing a turn
for the better. Mr. Smith's many
friends have been very anxious over
his condition and were somewhat
hopeful yesterday that his youth and
vigqr would turn the scales in his favor
who is only 37. Mrs. Foy and their
four children, two sons and two
daughters, expect to arrive here by
tbe 15th of this month, and they will
make their home on State street. Tbe
majority of the men with the firm
range in ages from 25 to 30. Outside
of Mr. Foy there Is not another man
over 34. Tbe firm last year did ap
proximately $200,000 worth of busi
ness. Tbe bank has made a record
to compete with the firm. Under the
direction of Mr. Foy it has grown
from a capital of $25,000, surplus of
nothing and deposits of $48,000 to a
capital of $50,000, surplus of $20,000
and deposits ot $225,000 In 7V4 years.
Most Of this has grown from people
not accustomed to banking, aa the
large pay rolls of the manufacturing
plants of the place or not Included In
the deposits.
Farmers' Unjon Meeting. '
The Davidson County Farmers' Un
ion will meet at Mount Carmel Satur
day of this week at two o'clock. Any
member in the county desiring to at
tend and come by rail will be met at
I-exington and taken to Mount Carmel
free of cost.
Trip U East Care lias.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Watkia and
children and Mr. A. H. Evan return
ed last night from a visit to Mr. Wat
kins' mother, Mrs. A. A, Watklna, at
Manaoa. Warren county. They made
th entire, trip, traversing 10 coun
ties In ' Eastern Carolina, travelling
about $00 mile In Mr. Evans machine
without even a puncture. ,
Thsy visited th town of Greens
boro, Durham, Oxford, Itandersos,
Warrenton, rtankllatos, Younfirlll,
and Wak ForeeL Mr. Evan speaks
la high terms of th splendid tobacco
crop and th hospitality ot thf easier
people.
Mis Penny, of Wake county, ha
been here for Uie past few days oa a
ruit to hr efta'wr, M! Kunlre E.
panrjr, fnim'r ;it ff'T hoTie detnoa-
SOCIETY.
Quit aa enjoyable - aad Informal
daac waa glrea to a number of her
friend Friday erasing by Miss Fran
ce Holt Mountcaatl. Tboee preeent
and dancing wer Mleee Nancy Raid,
of Matthews. Margaret Craig, of Bock
Hill, 8. CX. Orac and Faith Price, Dor
othy MendeabalL Hilda Sheets. Mil
dred Walser, Marguarlt Pugh.
Blanch Thompson, France Holt
Mmintreatl: Messrs. Zeb aad Doa
Waleer, Holt Hunt Hill Smith, Ira
Rrtnkley, Chaa. Hackney, Keaaelh and
('baa. Mountcaatl.
Mr. Oarer Bothrock waa boat Moo
day evening to thlrteea of hla friends
at a stag party, glrea oa th occasloa
of hla birthday. Those who were
guest of Mr. Rothrork were: Meesra.
Uus iMur, H. T. Link. R. D. buk.
A. C. Domett C. M. Wllkrnsnn, C. O,
r1'(,r4. r.. II. 1-nT'r.n. ('. V.. f-'helU
A" :r ' ' 1-1, i t ' i. I'aul
At th residence of tbe officiating
minister, Dr. J. C. Leonard, on Center
street Mr. J. B. Lohr and Miss Lillle
Swing were married Wednesday even
ing, Augst 2nd. In tbe presence of a
few intimate friend. Mr. Lohr Is a
fin young man with a bright future
before him. Miss Swing Is th daugh
ter ot Mr. and Mr. Boby 8wlng who
Uvf la Coqjsd Hill township, and 1
a young lady of beauty and charming
manners. Numerous friends ar con
gratulating th young people on this.
happy vent Tr"
His many friends will regret to hear
of the illness of Mr. Numa B. Kinney,
democratic nominee for surveyor, who
is confined to his room at Mrs. Minnie
Ijiyden's. Although It has not been
pronounced definitely as such, his
physician is about convinced that Mr.
Kinney has typhoid fever. .
ERLANGER TEAM DISBANDS.
Flood liad SUII Grows.
Treasurer Geo. U Hackney, of th
relief fund for the flood sufferers of
Wilk county, report thl week sev
eral additional contributions. Th
fund now stands aa follows:
Prevlounly reported $671.25
C, A. Hunt Br 10.00
Mrs. Jam Adderton . 1.00
Mrs. E. A. Rothrock 1.00
Total.
-$6S4!5
Hqalr Merer Ester Bar,
la another place In thl Issue of Th
Dispatch I th $ormal announcement
of 'Squire Joha H. Moyer as a candi
dal for recorder of Islington at the
gs ral election la November. The
entry of Mr. Moyer Into thl rao add
aa Interesting chapter to local pon
tics. 'Sdulr H. H. Koont received
th asatofity vol ot th township pri
mary held hsr recently, but Mr. Moy
er waa not at that time a candidal
aad hi friend hav urged him that
h has a tight to allow them to vote
for him If they so destr. Mr. Moyer
waa for many year mayor of Lexing
ton and has long dealt with matters
la th administration of th law.
Mr. Carl Nlfong, on of th leading
young farmer of Midway, was her on
bualnae Monday.
Mr. R. Lary Leonard 1 expected
base today from Raleigh, wher ahe
h&a been for the peM Im ijt oa a
: t to ber parents, k!r. sal Mrs. D. A
DEATHS. .
Full of year and honor, holding thd
respect and esteem of bis fellowmen,
Mr. Lindsay F. Smith laid down tbe
cares ot life and quietly passed Into
the beyond Friday afternoon about
one o'clock. He had lived out the al
lotted three score and ten years and In
addition 1 years, 2 months and 23
days. Funeral service were conduct
ed Saturday at two o'clock from First
Baptist church, by his pastor. Dr.
Fred D. Hale And the Ipterjnent was
In the city cemetery. Mr. Smith had
been 111 for more than a week with a
serious complication ot kidney and
bladder affections. The widow and
one son, Mr. Ed F. Smith, S brothers.
Robert John and W. A., and aa Inva
lid sister, Mia Mollis, ar the Imme
diate survivors. Th deceased was a
member of a family of ten brother
and sisters, only four of whom ar
now living.
Mr. Smith wa a member of Com
pany B., 48th North Carolina Regi
ment In the war between tbe state
and fought in every battle after hi
company was mustered In, about six
month after th outbreak of th war.
H volunteered at th age, of sevea
teea and he and Lieut W. B. Hamner
fought side by aid In many battle.
During Mr. Smith' last lilacs he was
visited by hla old comrade, who waa
much affected by thl last meeting.
Th deceased spent several year la
traveling after Appomattox, marrying
In Illinois and coming bark to th
county of hi birth. He built a boat
la Lexington about 25 year ago aad
ha lived her ooastantly since. Con
rad HM township was his birthplace,
be being a great grandson of David
Smith,, who cam to thl country from
Germany aod established th Smith
family In that section of Davldeoa. Ot
a larg family of son of David Smith,
all moved to other section with th
exception of the grandfather ot tbe
deceased.
TUB BATTLE CRT OF PKACR
will be at the Lyric Theatre today and
tomorrow. I Reel a. Flret show 10: 45
a. m., 1 p. in 1 15 p. m. f 0 p. m. i"1
t:i p. m. "'.(. -'f 1 r t r
Concord Defeated Saturday ft to 0 IS
Wins and 4 Defeat During J
ine icasou, jTjjj,
The Erlanger baseball team ended
Its 1916 season Saturday afternoon In
a glorious finish, when Concord was
defeated by the decisive count of
eight to nothing. Johnnie Fesperman
pitched for the locale and twirled his
best game of th season. Against th
same team that battled Erlanger for
twelve Innings upon their previous
appearance here. Fesperman twirled
most effectively, allowing only two
safe hits and striking out fourteen
men out ot a possible twenty-seven
during th nine Ipujni. Kress Ditch
ed a fslr game, but th consistent hit
ting of Erlanger and ome poor field
ing behind blm pushed 4h score up
to eight Erlanger tana were delight
ed to see bark In th line-up for th
final session. Honeycutt, the crack
catcher ot the team and "Home Bun"
lonard In hla plao at first baa.
Both contributed materially to tbe
victory of th bom team.
Local fans hav been treated to a
good brand of baseball oa the B. V. D.
diamond thl year. In fact th record
of winning at home ha been almost
too monotonous to suit om of th
devotee. All lb game but four or
fir hav been played at, horn. Sev
enteen games la all wer played sine
th opening of th seaeoa and Erlang
er has emerged victorious la thlrteea
ot these, losing only four, two to Cool
eemee, one to Spencer and one to
White Oak. th latter being the only
failure to wla at home. No team en
countered woa a aerie from Erlang
r, Whit Oak and Spencer both get
ting away to a U and rata Interfer
ing with plan to play th tl off.
Manager Townseod atate that h
would bav kept the team In th gam
for a month longer at least but th
recent Inreuant rain bar seriously
hurt baseball la this state and It waa
a pretty heavy coat to keep a good
team together without opportunity of
gat receipts He peots neit year
to hav area a better ((srestllon
than thl year, and If poulble lo bare
more game here. II y the iprti!n( of
ext year ther will he alxmt iv
many people at r:rlnnr r w
the ''-n inre i'l ).: r