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LEXINGTON, MY C, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1916.
VOL. XXXV NO. 17,
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$147.50 PRIZES AT ERLANGER.
Winners In the Flower and Vegetable
Garden Contest Announced Hon
day Sight at Y. M. C. A.
The Dispatch recently called atten
tion, to the beautiful results of the
Flower and Vegetable Garden . cam--paign
at the Erlanger, which has had
such a fine result The following re
port of the awarding of prizes has
been submitted:
' Hk- 1Uw1ni mIm. .... n Is. 1 ..
.. ea by the Erlanger Cotton Mill Com
pany to the employees living In the
village for Flower and Vegetable Gar-
: dens during the spring and summer
or 1916: .v'f;
One grand prize 'of $25, is to be
awarded to Mr. and Mrs. J.. W. Smith,
House No. 96, located in section No.
3; $15 as winner of first prize of this
section and $10 for best all round Im
provement . Onefirst prize of $15 Is to be award
ed to Mr. P. M. Freeman for best
Flower Garden in, section No. 1, lo
cated. in house No. 12.
One first prize of $15 Is to be award'
.d to Mr. J. F. Chandler, house No. 32,
One "first prize of $15 is to be award'
d to Mr., and Mrs. Young for the best
, Flower and Vegetable Garden, combtn-
ed. located in section No. 4.'
- One first prize of $15 Is. to be given
to Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Platter, bouse No.
106, for the best garden of the entire
Village.
One second prize of $10 Is to be giv
en to Mr. W. G. Freeman, house No.
120, for the Second best Flower Gar
den in Section No. 1.
One second prize of $10 Is to be
given, to Mr. J. L. Hembree, House No,
'48, for the second best Flower Garden
in section No. 2.
One second prize of $10 is to be
given to Mr. C. H. Shytles, house No.
89, for the second best Flower Gar
den in Section No. 3.
. One second prize of $10 is to be giv
en, to Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Lindsay,
house No. 43, for the second best Flow
er and Vegetable Garden combined in
section No. 4.
One second prize of $10 is to be giv
en to Mr. J. W. Dagenhart, house No,
29, for the second-best Garden of the
entire village.
- One third prize of $7.50 Is to be giv
en to Mr. J. W. Tucker, for the third
1 best garden of the entire village.
., One fourth prize of $5 la to.be glv-
n ,to Mr. J. M. Bosworth, house No,
, tor the fourth best vegetable gar-
Hen of the entire village. .
Rev. H. A. Fesperman spoke to the
Bmraca class Sunday a. m. and preach
A in the Union church 7:45, p. m. . He
and his bride were . visiting his sis
.-ten Tbey have returned toi work
as pastor. 'iw .vrf
- iThe T. M. C. A. gave a membership
social Monday evening. Each member
. Invited some - friend.' There were
mbout 260 present - The T. M. C.
was neatly decorated with flowers
from the different homes of the vil
lage. The feature of the evening was
music by the 18-plece band and the
warding of the prizes of the flower
, and garden contest
REV. V. Y. BOOZER WILL LEAVE. CAPTAIN LEONARD REPLIES.
Popular Pastor of Lutheran Church Popular Captain of Co. A Replies to
Accepts Call to Pastorate at Aspersions Cast by Charlotte
Leesvllle, 8. C. Observer Correspondent
At the Sunday morning service at Friday morning's Charlotte Observ-
the Lutheran church the congregation er contained a story from its Camp
was saddened by the announcement Glenn correspondent, Capt. W. E.
from their pastor, Rev. V. Y. Boozer, Christian, which, cast reflections upon
that he had accepted the call to the Capt. J. A. Leonard, who has been in
pastorate of the church at Leeevllle, cnarg oi tne Tnira Kegiment recruit
S. C. He asked that the church accept ins station at Salisbury. The article
his resignation to take effect October referred to set up the claim that twelve
1st, in order that he might move to nis men irom MicKory were eniistea tor
new home in time for the opening of the Third Regiment, when they had
school there. The church was reluct- been lea to Believe that they were go
ant, to acoent the resignation at all, lng to the First Captain Leonard was
but out of affection for him allowed prompt to correct tne story, wmcn he
him to take his leave at this early pronounced as absolutely false, an
datei the constitution of the church gave out the following account of the
specifying that he could have been matter, wmcn was Bent to tne dairy
kept with the work here for three papers and published In prominent
months longer. r space:
Th first of October will round out "w tne i. men orougnt to my omce
seven years that Rev. Mr. Boozer has by Sergeant Church, only three ex
labored to unbuild the church here, pressed a desire to enlist in the first
both numerically and spiritually. ') His regiment. Others asked if they could
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get in my company and they were told
by me that I could send them to the
third regiment and some of them
would be assigned to my company. As
to the men being misled, the charge is
absolutely untrue. As recruiting offi
cer, I told them that after reaching
camp they would be allowed to ex
press their desire as to what company
or regiment they; would like to join.
My efforts have been to try and fill the
gaps in the North Carolina national
guard, and I have been able to send 25
through this station."
Not all the recruiting details sent
out to different parts of the state have
been nearly so successful as has Cap
tain Leonard and the three enlisted
men sent with him to the Salisbury
office. Captain Leonard completed his
work there Saturday and has returned
to Camp Glenn. His home folks are
sorry that an attempt should have
been made by anyone to puf him in a
bad light with his comrades. The
story referred to added insult to in
jury in that it spoke of Captain Leon
ard as "Lieutenant Leonard." That
mistake alone showed that the man
who wrote the story was very careless
as to the facts, but was courting a
sensation. Captain Leonard has re
work has been well rewarded, for he ceived much praise from his superior
found a very small church and he omcers on account or ms strict aevo
leaves a congregation much enlarged, tlon to duty and loyalty to the service.
with optimism prevailing. This church s company is now one mat we wuoie
was established as a mission point regiment is prouu oi.
some dozen years ago, with a mem
bership of only 16, which -has now
grown to more ttym seven times that
number. Tne present pastor succeed
ed Rev. Mr. 8peagle, who followed Railroad Heads Resist Efforts of Pres.
Kev. Mr. miienwiaer, pastor tor ev
eral years.
REV. V. Y. BOOZER.
RAILROAD STRIEE DEPENDS.
The relations between the retiring
pastor and his church and congrega
tion hart ever .been . Very pleasant.
Man tVll.nn n R-ln,. 1 Unt
v " . Indastrial Peace. .
T6 rallroan situation , trrstm-wf-a-
Cat of Erlanger Baseball Team.
On page two Is a htfndsome cut of
the Erlanger baseball team of 1916,
which made such a splendid record
during the past seasons thirteen vic
tories out of seventeen games played.
Owing to mechanical difficulty in the
make-up of the pages of The Dispatch
the names of the players shown In the
picture could not be placed under
neath the cut They are:
Standing left to light Kimball, D.,
, Wheeler, Fesperman, Honeycutt Ad
ams, Leonard, Pharr, Pulltan, Whar
ton, Kimball, A., seated, Townsend,
Manager.
The Erlanger team made a brilliant
record this season with thirteen games
won and four lost
Their reputation Is not confined to
games won alone, but they point with
pride to the tact that three of their
' players are now making good In high
er company, one with Pittsburg, In
the National league, another the lead
ing pitcher In the Eastern Carolina
league, and another catching for the
leading team In the western Carolina
league. .
varv flrltl-al atao-a. fnllnwlnv Jhm -a.
while he Is very popular with people fnaal nf f ha atnnlnvaa tn a-hitrata anA
of all denominations. He Is a public unwillingness of the railroad man-
spirneu citizen ana nas xaeu an ao- agera and presidents to acept the set-
uve interest m w promotion ui "" moment proposed by President Wil
civic good. Lexington as a wnoie wu . The President last week called
regret very much , to lose Rev. and 1 ilde, of tne controversy to the
Mrs. BOOZer and their ' tWO lOVely Whit Hnnu anil aftar llataaln n
daughters and two fine sons. -: '. arguments at length from both sides.
At the beginning Of the present year nrnnn.M that th trainman ha rranal
a callwas extended . the k Lexington the eight-hour day, with pro rata ay
pastor from a Greensboro church. Al- for overtime Instead of pay and a half.
uwuu ms aaiarj iuBr for which they were contending. Oth-
ae w roceivma. umo, r, mwwr 1 er alde Usuea he proposed to be set-
rusea to leave uexington. -nis accept- tlea by a hoard of arbitration. The
ance of this call has come after pray- trainmen accepted this proposed solu
erful consideration. The town to ton, but the railroad managers refus
whlch he goes is much smaller than ed The narotA pre,i,ients have now
It looks very much as though things
have begun to move in the credit col
umn at last, after dragging along for
quite a spell. Some, few places along
the column seem to show activity of
sort that indicates ginger and en
thusiasm, in small quantities at least,
and perhaps a little cultivation will
brings out latent ability to do things.
There are so many opportunities in
the campaign to annex; really valua
ble premiums that it would indeed be
strange if in the counties which em
brace the territory) 'there should not
develop real, live wires, for the coi
lection field. As yet however there
seems to be scarcely enough candl
dates to receive the awards offered
and a number of other folks should
see the proposition in ihe right light
and enter their name among those
.who are really representative people
of the community, fiot a penny need
11 cost anyone to ootain tne very mgn-
est place and the first place, in this
campaign, carries with: it one Stude-
baker Six Motor Car. which costs more
than eleven hundred dollars deliver
ed. Even second place yields ah award
worth nearly seven hundred dollars,
And when itls considered that third
place will give an award worth near
ly four hundred dolals, and fourth po
sition one hundred . dollars in gold
there should be no hesitancy whatev
er In making the effort to gain at least
one of these Dreraluma. '.' ?
Only spare time If used properly
will bring home the bacon and every
person in the State of north Carolina
has some spare time. ; This statement
brooks no contradiction'. Every one
has some spare time, The very bus
iest of people find time for breathing
spells and, by the way, It is remarka
ble what these busy folks can accom
plishRight here in this office we see
every day that It is.. not those who
have lots , of time upon their , hands
that are leading in the campaign field.
The leaders today are the very ones
wno are tne very busiest tn the coun
ty bar none, but thv ar lust using
few mements lain -an&.dolng
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Lexington, but the church Is larger.
Ronthmont School Opens Sept h
Southmont Aug. 21. The South
mont school will open September 1L ... whiia tn Pr.M.n irnma 'hm
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1 ouuwt lor m g,wa acuoui ia vvr
encouraging. Arrangements have been
Kaay at PWaioat SprlMga. t
Lexington people took Piedmont
Springs, In Stokes county, by s'orra
"Saturday evening and Sunday. Among
those there were: Capt and Mrs. B. E.
Williams and daughters. Misses Lois,
Prances and Edwin; Mr. and Mrs. Lee
V. Phillips and children and Miss Ja
ale Lomax; Mrs. W. O. Penny and
daughter, Miss Elisabeth; Misses Pearl
Hege, Louise Beeson, Lena Schultt
mad - Elizabeth Hutchison; Messrs.
Paul Raper. i. E. Workman, Jr., Dr.
R. L. Reynolds, Lloyd Hunt and E. E.
Wltheripoon. Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Jo
nas and son. Oarland, Mrs. T. E. Mc
Crary and Mrs. J, R. McCrary came
p Sunday morning and spent the day.
Mr. and Mrs. i. H. Greer and Mrs. W.
O. Burgltt, Messrs. Hill and Stokes
8m KB stopped Sunday morning on
their way to Moore's Springs, four
Miles beyond. Among those who- are
spending this week at Piedmont are
Mrs. Williams and daughters. M!ss
Louise Beeaon, Mrs. Penry and Miss
Elizabeth. Mrs. J. T. Ward la spend
lag some time at Moore's Springs.
Hay Ride.
Several of the young folks enjoyed
-A oallshtful hay ride to High Point
Monday night Those going were
Mm Mary Lillian Blnk. Reba Helta-
tetter, LI la Peacock, Cornelia Conrad
aad Maura. Julius Smith, Oeorge
Brown, Chaa. and ForrMt Lancaster,
with Mr. aad Mrs. J. C Hicks as chap-
Mrs. Jan. T. Urwe and children are
eiaw4 borne today from Madlaoa,
where tbayfeave been for a
With her parents.
Maanra. It B. Varaer aad Deva
Leonard apaat aTrly aftemfrfia
with M)nr frsek t rieet. ft 1r'
Lodge t .
been summoned to Washington and
for the time being It seems that they
are about to refuse to make any. con
cessions. They want arbitration, they
that his offer la the very essence of
arbitration. He expects next to call
made whereby students may obtain th. ,. h. th. .,,
board at a very reasonable price or to Unless the presidents come to terms,
do their own work, where desired. rt w. that the situation will
Mr. W. A.- Toung, who Is a graduate u.vm tH v- nnt intn th. h.nn. nf rn.
0.Wkk;,F?r't,"1. nLmM'uden1u gresa this week and emergency legle-
. v... u. - - nation passed to prevent a strike.
" ' vu.ia. u. ix. .u. There la a sentiment in Wuhlnrtnn
Miss Eunice Hall, who for the past ,h.( wr. . .triw. 1. aii.i h.
three years has been teaching at 8a- g0Ternment will Uke charge of the
lem College, will be In charge of the raiIrodai and operate them with the
grammar grades. m. trainmen now uaad and on tha
Mlas ClayUe Hedrlck la to be tn the na. nmn. k. h.
tnteraedlate grades for the second dent This would be done until a per-
""T . . . .' ' I mtnent settlement of the labor trou
trainmg ana is wen equipped ror me , uH be effeceted. President
IWIIann Kn infu.lul tn tha nalrlntlam
Miss Jaunlta Kearns, of Farmer, th. t t . .
who I. also a Normal trained teacher, .trlke that would abwlutely paralyze
comes highly recommended. Miss i,,,..,,- thrahnt th. .7nn ..m
Kearns la well prepared to teach mus-l plunM og ,nU) Ubof M aplu itrlf.
w auu i ! J that mliht rillt in varv aarlnita Ma.
ah aouiuon 10 toe auuuuriuin i n ,UIIUIMa Th. nrku. u k.. k...
m.. V. nTniiVr. 4 dolnf P"""y otllng else for the
music room. The people are very Mk , 1 1UlUll to ildt or
much interested In school work and tb, oth,r ot th, contar,,. M sp
are look ng forward to a very success rti , f,w d, t th,t Mtll
wmuu. mant mm mt hmnA Kn Mnnkllaiea twti.
Ilnlss.. kaua kauaaa SmImo Ia Malta A a. a.
Abeat ifi09 Vsertaated. Vr.; T.'' kT" ' V"J .1-
at it.. a a. am.- .-si I MW Wtt UllBUVIIUI tuu
Pr?P'.ti,:f..B..f1I,,a I.? 'trlke in Its history. If the President
Ah.-K--r:rr industrial peace will be 1-
.rrr. Zzr. .Z lr " ; v I established and prosperity will still
.'a ik" h... jijrr.i.. hoi sway.
fw. II.. M UUIU Mil; W ' . Hii.H LU.
treatmeat The list of those taklna
the treatment under their family phy. Corporal Karl M. Wartlck, ot the
slclana has not been turned Into the 8helby company, Plrst Regiment, stop
county health officer, but front the Ped over here Monday on his return
amount ot vaccine secured to be ad- to Camp Glenn, Corporal Warllck.
ministered through these sources It Is
safe to put the total for the county
above four thousand. The dispenser
las are now completing the third se
ries, with another eertes to begin in
September. Or. J. Roy Hege has been
secured to assist Dr. B. P. Long dar
ing the rush.
The list of dispeosartee "d the
number vaccinated at each plaee fol
lows: Thomaavtlie, 15; U(ht. 8;
Batbeada, II; Elter, tit; Arcsdla. 105
Cotton Orove. 6; Welcome, IS; Hast
lng Sprints, Tl; Southmont, 17;
HArer Hill. 121; Uxlmtoo. 101;
Hampton, II; Reads, 14; Holly Grove,
11; llatbaay. tm; Moant PlMssst 71;
fUfioa, 10; r1kl Collet. t; Ready
Crmk. l; Wallbart. 1; rn'.
171; not l!fi4 in either dinperu nry, 1
fie HtM ' r t'l, wha h b-ea
poa-imt. the t:"n-r kre wish her
vet, V TV li. l'K'll ,yo!urid t
bar bum al lt,utJe awt aa. '
who was formerly with The Dlspatch'a
mechanical department bad been on a
recruiting detail nnt to Marion,
Capt" P. C Robbina and daughter,
Miss Sue. expect to go this week to
Staunton, Va to tee Mr. and Mrs. J
W. Paorake and tbelr line young eon.
Mrs. Robblns has been at Btauatoa tor
eeverat weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. A t. Miller asd son.
Lint (ton. of Covin it on. Teno return
ed hone last Tburedsy, aftar spead-
lnt a BMih. wltk Mr. IL ft, MUler and
other twiaUvas. .
' m. H. nintbtm Ptnk -' aad Ifhll
dratt, of Wood I Ml, spent a taw days
put week vlattlni hU (atner and other
relatives, I'
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. Mr. W. J. Ollea, Of Tyro tnws.hta.
wis in Letisxioa Maaday twtswt
BOOSTS BETTER SCHOOLS.
Davidson County Boy Writes to Home
Folks from Columbia University
. Urging Their Interest
The movement for "Better and Big
ger Schools in Davidson" Is arousing
Interest not only In the county but
among those who have gone away from
Davidson, but still hold her Interests
at heart Prof. Samuel E. Leonard, of
Red Springs, writes from Columbia
University, New York City, as follows:
Mr. Editor: Allow me space to
sav "Amen" to the nubile school move
ment In Davidson county, tfwas first
attracted by the Educational Commit
tee" on the front page of The Dis
patch. I then turned to the editorial
page and read with a thrill the possi
bilities for Davidson county. - May
some Higher Power help the people,
the people united, to see the vision as
the writer of this editorial saw It
Knowing that so many people fail to
read editorials I feel that this one
ought to be reprinted on the front
page with special lineB to Indicate its
prominence or better still be printed
on a sheet and spread broadcast over
the .county by the board of education.
"Many a time have I been mortified
when I replied to inquiries as to the
place-of my birth to hear the state
ment "From the county of bad roads.
I am so happy to read in this same is
sue that Davidson now has the finest
system of roads in the state. Logical
ly the next step in the great lump of
progress is a general renovation of
the entire school system. I almost
envy the leaders in the movement for
It is the greatest of opportunities to
render real service to those who are
dear to us. My heart has yearned,
many a time, for my people the boys
and girls of Davidson county and
have been hoping and praying that the
time would soon be ripe when a great
constructive policy of education could
be put into operation. Please God,
the time Is ripe, now let the people!
rally We have the land, we have 'the!
roads, we 'have the boys and girls, as
fine as the country affords. What they
need is an opportunity to be' what
they were created to be. Let s give
them the school. svfcw-. 1
"I feel that the proper beginning has
been made in appointing committees
from various organizations, for a
movement of so large a scope and af
fecting all the people should have a
wide representation. Necessarily the
work must proceed slowly but I shall
eagerly follow' each" move, and right
now I wish to offer to the board of
education and the county superinten
dent my humble service in any way
that R can be nsed. I would be so glad
to be of some little assistance to the
county of trty birth in the great work
item my life."
Why not enter your name today and.
gain something of real profit Ton can
do It just as well as not Everything
The Dispatch offers Is absolutely free
for the highest score and there hr no
real reason why you should not share
in this liberal distribution. Send
your name today and we will be glad
to go Into details with you.
SACRIFICE FOR SERVICE. -' HILLSVILLE ROAD MEETING. -
Fine Prospect for Road That Will Con
' nect Lexington - With Virginia ; j
and Tennessee.
A very enthusiastic good roads
meeting was held at Hillsville, Vs.,
on August 10th "in the interest Of a
bond issue With' which to construct
good roads in that county. There
were in the neighborhood of twenty
five hundred people who came to Hills
ville on account of this meeting. The
town square in front of the court
house looked like an automobile nark-
democrats in convention assembled in one of our big cities. In actual
named him as their candidate for the count there were one hundred and
House of Representatives in the next fifty-six automobiles that had. come in-
jeneral Assembly. He told the con-; to Hillsville from various sections of
vention he was by no means a canal- the county and from North Carolina.
date, but the convention tola him rt North Carolina was particularly in-
was seeding a ciean, nonoraoie cm-
Able Business Han Heeds Call of Par
ty to Serve His County In the
Legislature.
Colonel Frank 8. Lambeth, of Thom-
asvllle, attended the democratic coun
ty convention of Davidson in Lexing
ton, July 19th, Blmply because he is
interested in the welfare of his county
and the party that has merited his al
legiance. He came not to seek office
or candidacy for office, but the oppor
tunity sought and found the man,
when by enthusiastic acclamation the
zen, a fearless fighter and a warrior
for progress and that be would fill the
bill In every respect. The "ayes" were
shouted In chorus, and Col. Lambeth
bowed to the will of the party to whose
COL. FRANK S. LAMBETH.
to which I have- wi-
'r . MtfEtrir LEUNAlarv'i
Columbia University,
New York. Cttn
Aug. 18, 1916.
CANDIDATES HOJUJATED.
Miss Viola 'Albertson
Miss Thelma Allen
Miss Daisy Anderson.
Miss Louise Arey
Mrs. R. B. Auman .
Miss Ethel Austin
Miss Bess Barnes
Miss Mattie J. Benbow
Miss Mildred Bostlan
Miss Edna Bostlck ,,.,,.
Mrs. R. M. Brame
Miss Reba Brawley
Mr. S. M. Brewer
Mrs. L. F. Bulla
Miss Elizabeth Bunch
Mrs. E. M. Burkhead
Miss Lena Bule
Miss Eula Burns
Mlsi Lucille Caldwell -
Mrs. Whitfield Cobb
Miss Sarah Cole
Miss Cora Colson
Mrs. Gladys Cornelison
Miss Mary Cotton
Mrs. Irvln Cox
REPUBLICANS bTEIT SATURDAY.
P. K. Brown, ef WWket, Will Speak
to Coaveatioei Primaries Last
Saiarday.
Tha republican county convention
will meet In the court house here Sat
urday to nominate a county ticket and
name a candidate for the House of
Representatives. P. E. Brown, of
Wilkes county. Republican nominee
for Congress, will be present and both
are expected to apeak.
Last Saturday the formal primaries
were held ia the several precincts,
chief Interest attaching to that ot Lex
ington township. In the court house
Saturday night Geo. McCarn was en
dorsed for sheriff, with no other names
presented to the meeting. John Ray
mond McCrary received the endorse
ment of the primary for the House of
Representatives, as per schedule. The
vote for register of deeds was split In
three equal parts, Sam Smith, ot Lex
ington, J. B. Motsinger, ot Wallburg,
and F. E. Sigmon, ot Thomaaville, re
ceiving each six votes. The present
hnarit nf MUintv mmmlulnnan vara
1? 2 endorsed. R. H. Bleslcker, who made
56,000
10,000
51,000
65,000
63.000
49.000
10.000
29,000
33,300
30,000
61.000
67,800
79.000
27,600
10,000
81,000
25,000
67,000
60,030
38,001
68.000
Mrs. Charles Cranford
Miss Icey C rouse , , ,
Mrs. Jim Daniels
Miss Mamie Edwards
Miss Peart Evans
Mist Bailie Ewlng
Mr. J. M. Farabee
Mlsa Clyde Fields
Mrs. J. O. Forrester
Mrs. M. E. Frailer
Miss LUIle Freeman
Mrs. Jesse Galllmore
Mrs. Willie Gentry
Mlas Janle Ollreath
Miss Myrtle Glenn
Miss Mayfleld Godfrey .
Miss Mary Graham
Mr. R. Olln Green
, 31,000
, 63.000
, 43,000
67,200
, 63,200
, 76,000
. 74,000
, 73,000
, 10.000
, 49.900
, 10.000
. 67.700
, 66,000
. 10.000
, 49,000
, 69,000
, 64.000
, 43,000
. 10,000
. 23.600
. 76,000
(Continued on Page Eight)
Kr. Baraea Leases Oil Lands.
Mr. U U Barnes returned last Wed
nesday from Shreveport La., where he
went on business connected with lands
which be owns in the oil district of
that state. He was offered a hand
some figure for the purchase of his
property, but chose Instead to lease
It a liberal price. He ears the lessees
of the property are very confident that
the property will prove to be ve
valuable. ' On his return he waa tn a
train wreck between Vtcksburg and
Jackson, Miss- in which the whole
train left the track aad several ears
were tors) op, but nobody waa hart
although the train was running forty
aiilaa so. hour. This wreck clayed
Mr. Barnes thirteen boors, which time
be spent In sight seeing In the quaint
ia .t t.bM '
via wwh v.
At the Lyric Theatre.
Charlie Cbsplla will be shown at the
Lyric Theatre oa Friday, August 15th.
la a 8 real eomady "Charlie The Haart
Tblaf the fth chuptar f The Grtp
of Krll- entitled The Way of a Wo
mn." will alio be shove. The
ul afire el ad;iMla w.Jt be charg
ed.
the motion, as well as numerous oth
er motions, wanted them to serve until
reaching the age of Methusaleh, which
he placed at 134,000 years and later
revised to 400,000 cycles. The bosses
knew Just what was going to be done,
and it waa done meekly by the meet
ing, side Issues furnishing all the
noise. Chlefest among the diversions
was the restoring to full fellowship ot
Gen. Zeb Vance Walser, who came In
upon a profession ot faith after a pe
riod of wandering among the an tie red
tribe. There was some rumbling and
grumbling, but the slate was predes
tined and the ways were greased, so
the program was carried out without
a bitch.
other townships beard from are
Thomaaville and Midway, both with
considerable vota In the convention of
next Saturday. Thomaaville endorsed
K. F. Weetmoreland for the Legisla
ture and F. E. Sigmon for register ot
deeds and stopped at that Midway
gave Delap five votes for sheriff aad
three for McCarn. Motsinger was glv.
en five for register of deeds, while
Smith aad Sigmon were apportioned
a vote and a halt each. No other en-
dorsements were made.
Biff Crowd for Barber.
From th list of Ford owners who
aav so far Indicated their intention
ot attendlag th big Ford Owners Bar
becue aad Picnic to be given oa Labor
Day by Foy A BbemwelL tt teems cer
tain thaf there wtll be an exreptloaal-
ly Urge crowd present However,
there are atlll a number of Ford own
ers In the county who hav not yet
seat la tbelr names and the big ad
containing the coupon la eontlaeed la
this week's Untie. The progrsm la be
ing completed and arraatsmente "al
ready being made for barbecuing the
hosts, chickens, etc. and for tbe big
paras and bead eoncerta. Contests
of various are Um t be oa the
procram, aad reBarauan are to be
mmOm for entertaining l.tOO to 1.000
panpte. It Is eipert to be lb larg-
at occMtoa given by a buataee fins
Ute etMBty. . ,
call he has always responded.
The subject ot this sketch was born
on a farm near the town, of Thomaa
ville on August 20th, 1857. He has
not forgotten the lessons he learned
from the soil. No boy ever does. The
man Is to be pitied who never held
a plow. Col. Lambeth received the
basis of his education from, old Prof.
Wright who laid his hand on so many
of the men of this section. He went
to old Trinity .College for one year,
and having a "call" to a business ca
reer, he -Quit tollegeaaaVsntered into
partnership with his father, one of
the veteran merchants of ThomasvIIIe.
He furthermore gave willing ear to
Cupid's music and while yet the dew
ot youth was oa him, formed a higher
and boiler partnership with Miss Ella
Arnold, of Randolph county, which
has not yet been dissolved and which
was the happiest deal he ever made,
The mercantile business was not
however, the Colonel's calling. He
floundered for A few years until he
found his place; but when he did dis
cover his power he strode forward
with swift and steady pace.
In the year 1898 Col. Lambeth es
tablished a small plant for the man
ufacture of chairs. Three or four ot
his neighbors joined him and they
capitalized the business at 83,000, but
$760 was all the cash the whole bunch
could command. At first the road was
rough and steep, but after the first
year or two ot struggle and strain, the
light began to appear In the east and
In less than four years It was "day
break everywhere.
The Standard Chair Company now
has a capital of 370,000, a capacity ot
2000 chairs per day, and an annual
output of nearly a halt million dol
lars. Mr. Lambeth has through all
Its history been the guiding genius of
the tremendous business.
But it is not as a business man alone
or chiefly, that Col. Lambeth hat ac
complished his largest work. The
splendid family reared In his home
marks the beads of the household as
parents of high moral quality. CoL
Lambeth has for years been a teacher
tn the Sunday School of which one of
bis sons is the superintendent is
chairman ot the board ot stewards
of his church and represented the
church In the General Conference at
Asbevlllo.
He It furthermore a progressive and
public spirited citizen, a man of broad
and tolerant views, a lover of hit kind
and a tower of strength for the moral
progress of his community.
Always an uncompromising Demo-
crat, CoL Lambeth accords to others
the same right to their political views
that he claims for himself. As a rep
resentative ot the county of Davidson
be would serve with equal fidelity
those who oppose and thos who favor
him. His Interest and his sympathy
go beyond tbe confines of his own
party aad mbrte th welfare ot all
the people ot hi county.
Th writer ot this article Is not talk-
lng at random or to fill space; or with
the least expectation of reward. He
knows Frank Lambeth Inside and out
upside and down. Aad It la his hon
est opinion that of all the men of all
the parties of our county no other
would be of more signal service to the
best Interests of ail Us people than
bet
W hav not had In our Legislature.
from this county, a larger, brainier or
better man thaa Frank B. I-ambath. It
would be fen honor to oaf people If
Mr. Lambeth received the unanimous
vote ot our peopl without regard to
party.
Colon! Lambeth's personal record
Is bright his publle record clean, his
ability unquestioned; bene be is fit
ted to make an een, earsaat cam
paign, the kind that will bring virtory
to bioua.f end bis party. He Is euluk
to see Uauaa, ka in their Interpre
tation and wall fttd to nuka a: --
cation. He ! of Bue r'"1 '
a clear, con,.i. mg !- r t- 1
grace lb Iwif I
terested in this meeting, inasmuch as
the first road to be built, if the bond
issue carries win be a North and
South road across Carroll county con
necting Hillsville with Mount Airy on
tne south, and the Bristol-Washington
Highway on the North. There Is about
thirty miles of this road to be built
Mount Airy Is already conected at the
county line with a good road, and the
construction of three or four miles .
more, particularly, -In Stokes county,
win connect mount Airy ana Winston
Salem with a good road. The con
struction of the five mile link .in For-' ;
syth will open this road to Lexington,
where it joins the Central Highway.
About twenty automobiles carried
North Carolina delegates to this meet
ing, and the North Carolinians took r,
an active part In the meeting. Ev
erything looks favorable to the pass
age of a bond Issue of at least $100,
000, and probably $200,000. This Will .
give special funds to build North, and
South roads, and several roads lead
ing into it from the East and West. -.
The meeting was presided over by .
Judge David W. Bolen. Among the
speakers were , the following from
North-Carolina: Judge Spencer E. Ad
ams, of Greensboro; S. E. Hall and
P. S. Abbott of WInBton-Salem; Mr.
S. G. Pace, president of the Chamber
of Commerce of Mount "Airy; Joseph
Carter,, postmaster Mount , Airy, and
Joseph Hyde Pratt, State Geologist
Among the. Virginians who made ad
dresses were John Draper of Pulaski;
W. B, Kegley of .Wythevtlle; D. ,D.
Tompkins, of Hillsville and Mr. Scott,
Assistant Highway Commissioner of
Virginia. v-,; i,V'.'
At the noon hour the ladies furnish
ed a very elaborate luncheon to the
visiting delegates. The Mount Alrv
delegation took with them the Mount
Airy cornet band , which took turn
with the Hillsville cornet band in en
livening the occasion with good music.
Winston-Salem sent twelve delegates
to cuts meeting. V fv r
All along-thw route from Mount Airy""
tn HIll.vllU In Cft-mll -... v '.
children," men and women lined th
road cheering the automobiles and
calling for "vote for good Toads."
"vote for the bonds," etc. The enthus
iasm of the children was contagious.
and it Is believed that the county will
nave very little difficulty In providing
tbe bonds necessary for th building
of the roads. -t,. a-,,-.-.
SCHOOL OPEHS SEPT. 18TH.
Domestic Science Department Added
All High School Teachers Retera
Best Prospects. . J
The Lexington' graded and high
schools will open the 1916-17 session
the third Monday In September, the
18th. Workmen have been busy for
the past week fitting up the basement
for a domestic science kitchen, which
will be used by tbe new department
ot household economics, which will be
conducted for tbe first time this year.
Miss Nell Etheridge. ot Elizabeth City, -has
been secured to Uke charge of this
department The outlook this year for
the enrollment is that it will be con-
luciauij larger man last wttlcn was
tbe biggest in the history of the school.
The rooms will be considerably crowd
ed. Supt O. V. Woosley announces th
following teacher and the grade
they will teach:
1st grade Miss Mary Barnwell;
Higher first grade Mlsa Lena Lefler;
znd grade Miss Ida Hedrlck; 3rd
grade, Sec B Mrs. E. O. Hull; 3rd
grade. Sec. A Mis Rosa Hlnkle: 4th
grade. Sec B Mr a. J. m. Harkey; 4th
grade, Sec A Mist Mary Brlnkley;
5th grade. Sec. B Mist Mary Craig;
6th grade. Sec. B Mlsa Nellie Max.
well; 6th grade. Sec A Mlsa Edna
McCrary; 7th grade Miss Jean Hen.
derton.
It Is considered very fortunata that
all members of the high school faculty
of last year will return. These are
as follows: Miss Kathryn Dorsett En-
Miss Elolse Coulllng. History; Mlsa
Uura Eflrd. Mathematics. Mlas NeU
Ethiidge will have charge of domestic
science and other branches.
Mist Annie Greenfield, the unw.
pllahed music teacher of last year, will
again return.
Governor Locke Craig haa ap
pointed Major Prank R Fleer, of (.
dar Lodge, Mr. J. W. Lambeth,, of
ThomasvIIIe sad Engineer R. T.
Brown, of Lexington, la the list of del
egates from North Carolina to tbe
Southern Appalachian Good Rrtaita
Convantloa at Lexington. Ky, Sept 6-
s. sir. it. n. varner, aa official of the
aaaoristlon, aim eipwta to - attend,
Charlee E. Hughes, Republican candl.
dat for president, will speak to Lex
ington. Sapt 6, th opeaiag dale of U
convention.
MUeas Maud and Kattle Miller spent
the weak, and with thalr aunt, Mr. U
D. Palmer, at Uawood,
Dr. B. F. Morris,
was her y? rdny. '
Of Tbomarvllla,
hare be will rormnn.i aa li:
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