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- . yt- Come to THE DAVIDSON" COUNTY HXllt Friday and Saturday, October 13th and 14th. . wm rEOPLE head I ' . : '11 T' if rr happens rrs o THE D I S P A T CB ONLT OXE DOLLAR A YEAH. will not i our J V e. . THE PAPER OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPL a ESTABLISHED 1882. LEXINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1916.. VOL. XXXV NO. 23 BICKETT SPEECH ENTHUSES. ESCAPED CONVICTS CAl'GHT. THEY'RE. COMING TO' THE FAIR. GLENN AND PAGE TO SPEAK. ROAD WORK. AUTHORIZED. BOOKING SHOWS FOR FAIR. GREAT EDrCATIOXAL RALLY. - ? Tacked Crowd Cheers Nest Governor, Heard la Great Political Masterpiece. . In the Davidson county court house, jammed to its limit with big brawny, earnest men of the county, the' great portion of them farmers who came through biting winds and with' threat ening clouds in lead color . covering the face of the sun, Thotrias' Walter Bickett, North Carolina's next ; gov ernor, yesterday afternoon plead the cause of Democracy for a return to power upon its record in state and in nation. For two and a half long hours the crowd counted not the minutes but hung upon his tvery word with Attention that paid wonderful tribute to the man and the magnificent speech he made. There is no .way of ade quately describing the speech of Bick ett. ; It was clean, It . abused no man in state, or nation, it dealt with facts, facts more eloquent in themselves, in the speaker's own language than all the painted rhetoric of the most gift ed spellbinders and poets of the ages. At the end of the two and half hours, the1 speaker's voice 'dropped to that low melodious tone and while scarcely a sound could be heard from any part of the building he eulogized the head of the government. Wood row Wilson, as the prophet of the demo cratic party, the friend of all human ity and one whose place in history is forever secure. : "The American people are on trial," he said "and not Wood- row Wilson. It little matters to him what the verdict of the people will be ' at the polls in November, hlB record is" written on the Imperishable tablets of time. Shall it be a parallel to that most dramatic scene in all history, when Jesus of Nazareth stood in King Solomon's temple and looked ov er .the city and exclaimed 'Oh, Jerusa- , lem, Jerusalem, thou that stonest the prophets,,how oft would I ' have gathered you under my wings as a hen gathereth her chickens and ye would not. Shall it be that a proph et lias passed your way and you knew him not? Shall wisdom cry alohd in the 'streets and Its voice be riot heard." ., After discussing the ' Federal Re- , serve banking law, the rural credits act, the Smith-Lever act, the ware- house bonding bill, the bureau of mar kets and other laws passed by the present administration in favor . of business men and farmers for more than an hour and a half, Bickett turned briefly to state issues. Here be took up the attacks upon the au- ... attars 1 and treasurers office andsaid Two of Fire Who Escaped 'Badln .- Camp Takes Ir Southern David - son, Alter Breaking Into Store Monday night of last week five con victs escaped from the state camp at Badin by- boring a hole through the floor of their cell with an auger. Tues day night the Btore of Mr. W. A. Frank at Handy, was robbed and convict gar-, ments were found on the plaoe, show ing where the change had been made and giving a definite clue:, Mr. C. Li' Daniels got busy at once and Wednes day afternoon ha rounded'up Will Jones, a negro who had served only four years of a thirty year term. Sher iff Shaw also went on the trail of the fugitives and landed a negro by the name of Cotton, who was not a cpnviot but an accomplice of the two .convicts who broke into Mr. Frank s store. Deputy C. F. Caudle and Chief Hart- ness 'were also raiding in southern Davidson and bagged John Johnson, another of the escaped convicts, who still has two years to serve, with the additional time that his getaway will place to his discredit So far the oth er three have -not been apprehended, although Officers Hartness and Caudle struck a hot traiHf one but never, got in -sight of their man until the trail. was lost - y The negro Will Jones has had quite1 a career. A little over four years ago, while confined In the Forsyth Jail tor some lesser, offense; he got mad with a fellow prisoner and killed him in bis cell by beating him to death over the head with a bottle. He got thirty years for this and twenty-six more long cycles of service to the state are still coming to him. How the con victs managed to get-hold of the au ger Is said not to be known. In the dead hours of the night they bored holes in a circle in the floor, then broke through the plank and went out underneath the shack In which they were confined. There have been several escapes from Badln, but in practically every instance those get ting away have been caught. that the Republicans had three aud its made. "First they brought experts down from New York and they hinted that they thought the system, of book keeping was about as modern as that used by Noah in checking the animals s they came out of the ark two by two, the elephant and the kangaroo. They didn't like -the cut of the gar ment and hinted that there was not a proper regard for the modern fash Ions' in dress. They got another set of experts from Charlotte and they said that what the New York experts did not know about scientific book keeping would fill a volume. - Then they got a third set of experts and these tried to split between the opin ions of both other sets of experts as , to the proper fashion of bookkeeping, but ended up with the conclusion that while there might be some old-fashioned book-keeping In Ben Lacy's of fice there was a lot of old-fashioned honesty." Continuing, Mr. Bickett aid: "I spoke over at Taylorsvllle the other day with Frank Llnney sit ting under the sound of my voice and I i challenged any republican In North Carolina worth over the homestead to ay that there had been one dishonest voucher Issued during the sixteen years we have been In power In North .uaronna. H compared the record of demo crats In the 14 counties where they are ' In charge with the II under Republi can management, with an average tax of 96 cents In the former and f 1.01 In the latter and said any man who would 'run from Democratic rule to Republican rule to escape taxes would ' act with about as little sense u "Johnson's colt, which Jumped In the - river to get out of the rain." He pass ed by the record of the democratic , officials in the state with this weep- - lng statement, "these men hare given their very lives to give you the best ' government for the least cost per In dividual of any state In the United States," which, he declared meant the best In the world for the cost He ' quoted from the statistics of the Fed eral census to prove each statement along .ibis line. He said be did not want to discuss the republican record v a In the state, for It was unpleasant and this year there are too many pleas ant things to talk about and beside , bis mother bad taught him "never to apeak anklndly of the dead." in speaaing or toe defects of our otd financial system la the nation, he quoted Andrew Carnegie's famous dec h ratios that It was- the worst la the world. He told of going over the ales of the Southern Railway and seeing one record where Fairfax Harrison, then chief counsel of the road, had to give J. P. Morgan a bonus of 1750.000 In addition to gilt edge security on short term notes at six per cent la order to borrow fifteen million dollars to sars the road from going Into the aaads of a receiver. He declared that Harrison deserved the Job be is Bow holding, because bo was a man who eoold look disaster In the face cheerfully. He gave another llluslre tloa of bow' the money powers choked the nation by telling of trying to bor row $20,000 from a New York bank for a Loulsburg Institution, offering a security two notes bark by a quarter million dollars of suets. He said he could not get the money because the money masters were trying to threat en Congress with a panic If they pass ed the Hwrtt Act Th speaker eiplalned In dot 1 1 the workings of the banklpg law, told ho It aurd money enough tor every de- hiand of bulnes sat sy time. Wok control from private Individuals, sad kept every bankable dollarNn the na tion at work by sending it from tne place not needed to the centers where there was demand tor-cash. He said It affected the farmer Just as vitally as the business man, because no mat ter how well things went on the farm that if there was no money in town to buy his products he -must suffer. The discussion was punctuated with humor that kept the -crowd in fine spirit-and caused them to listen. ,.Tis part of the speech will not be forgot ten y those jjno-nwrojt -vy . Tne speaker tnen passea on toe ru ral credits act and said that the ten ant who had dreamed of his own vine and fig tree could realize that dream how, that the farmer who wanted to imnrove hll home and lighten his wife's labor could do so now, that the man whose sleep was disturbed by a mortgage could trade It for a Federal mortgage that Vlves him ample lime in Rooster Joyfully Received By Good . I rowds Southbound Will Ran n Special from Albemarle. , The people of Davidson countv are thinking- about their first annual fair, if the reception they gave the Boost ers -last Tuesday and Thursday is any Indication. About a hundred haonv folks returned to Lexlnsrton Thurs day -at sundown, after covering half of the great county of Davidson in a wninwina speaking and boosting tour that included stoos at Lin wood. Churchland. Tyro, Reeds, Yadkin Col lege, friendship, Arcadia, Olivet EI ler, Wallburg and Welcome in the day's itinerant , Jt was a half hour after schedule time before the Boosters ' got away from Lexington Thursday morning. They had encountered lots of "dust the day before and several cars that went on Tuesday dropped out. But when tne time came for the start Thursday there were folks enough clamoring to go, to fill adequately the twenty cars that made the trip. Mr. D. F. Conrad found trouble shortly after leaving town, but that did not deter him. He and his party hurried back to town; got Mr. B. F. Lee's car and Joined the party on time at Churchland, second stop of the trip. The first stdp of the morning was made at'.Llnwood and after a short and happy welcome by Mr. Williams, principal of the school, Mr. Hackney, Supt. Feezor and others spoke briefly, and the Boosters hur ried away to Churchland. At this big school they were welcomed by Mr. In gram,; of the faculty, who - spoke for the, assembled school and -a number of people of the community.. Col Var ner. Secretary Dave Leonard. Miss Eunice Fenny and others did the talk ing here and were happily received At Tyro E. E. Wltherspoon led off the speaking and a fine crowd was here to enthusiastically receive the folks. Mr. D. F. Conrad spoke of the details of the Fair, told of its permanent foun dation and of the sacrifice of time and money the men actively promoting it were making. Reeds gave the folks a happy greet ing. At this place a new speaker was rung in by the Boosters, this being Mr. Cliff Delap, introduced as "the man who.-could court on a boosting trip no matter bow much dust was kicked up. Mr. W. S. Anderson, Mr. T. E. McCrary and others spoke brief ly and Rev. Geo. E. Hunt, of that com munity, spoke the appreciation of the Reeds people and said they were all coming to the Fair. Miss Penny was given an ' enthusiastic reception here and made a splendid -Speech, tilling of how Reeds girls had been leaders and prize winners In the canning club work. She said she could always count on Reeds to do its part in any thing. THE JOYFUL DINNER HOUR. Then away and to Yadkin College for the noon hour went the Joyful Boob tens. Although they had started from Lexjngton thirty minutes, they arrived in Yadkin College about thir- Former at Thomasvlliebnd Latter at Benton and . Tyre Secretary Grimes Coming to County. , Chairman W'S. Anderson continues to land good things hi the way of dem ocratic speakings for the voters of Davidson countyy, His latest Btroke is the securing oft EX-Governor Robert B. Glenn and Congressman Robart N. Page for speeches in..the county In this month. Mr. Glenfl will address the vo ters of Thomas vH lev on Friday night, August 27th, in 'tunbeth Hall. Ev erywhere Mr. Glenn has spoken In the state this year he has created a splendid impression. t'The newspapers have been writing editorials about the speecbes he has been making. Al ways an orator of power and appeal, he is said to be excelling his old time prowe88..this year.. Congressman Pagfe will sneak at. uenton on tne nlgnt.Of Thursday, Oc tober 26th, and Emmons is expected to have an outpouring., The democrats of this township are thoroughly arous ed ana inret real fighting mood this year. Mr. Page will spend two days In the county In the" interest of dem ocracy and on Friday: night, October i th, will speak to the, voters of Tyro township, at Tyro. - Secretary of State J. Brian Grimes has also promised Chairman Anderson that he will give Davidson county a visit Mr. Grimes has always been strong in Davidson, and he is a dem ocratic fighter of real (ability. COUNTY SPEAKING DATES. The , following states have been agreed upon for the Joint canvass of the candidates for House of Repre sentatives and county, offices of Dem ocrats and Republicans: Cotton Grove, Tuesday, Oct. 17, Le roy. Miller's Store. " Boone, Wednesday, Oct. 18th, M. A. Lomax Store. Tyro, Thursday, Oci. 19th. W. Lee Shoaf's Store. Yadkin College, Friday. Oct. 20th, At the College. j Lexington, Saturday, Oct. 21st, at Court House. Hampton. Monday, Oct. 23rd, Eph. Brewer's Place. Reed Creek, Tuesday, Oct. 24th, Henry Mize Place. Arcadia, Wednesday, Oct. 25th, W. ai. Zimmerman s store. Midway, Thursday Oct 26th, Henry Crotts' Place. ( ' v Abbott's Creek, Friday, Oct 27th, Wallburg. . Thomasville, Saturday, Oct 28th, Thomasville. ' H f '- ' Conrad Hijl, MondA, Oct. 30th, Cic ero tdue'f Paosv- 5 V,.- on . , : 1 1 m j r . . . . . ,t 1 Oliver mn, tuniu;, ucu oist, xien ry Tyslnger Place. Emmons, Wednesday, Nov. 1st, Ce dar Springs Schoolhouse. Jackson Hill, Thursday, Nov. 2nd, Elliott's Store. Alleghany. Friday, Nov. 3rd, Alle ghany Schoolhouse. Healing Springs, Saturday, Nov. 4th, At the Springs. Maintenance Forces to Get Busy on All - Unimproved Roads and Prepare Them for the Winter. The care of the unimproved roads of the county was one of the chief concerns of the board of road com missioners at their regular meeting Monday. The chiefest action in this direction was their authorization to the county engineer' to have all the maintenance forces in the four sec tions into which the county has been divided to begin work at once on the roads that so far have not been im proved by the road commission. Mr. Brown is making maps of the sections of the county, marking all the reads for the guidance of these maintenance forces and he will give direction of urgent work to be done. In his trips over these roads he will carry note book and cards and will make note on the spot of any place liable to become impassable before its regular turn shall come and will notify the main tenance crews in that section of what shall be done. Mr. Brown was ordered to look over the road from Muddy Creek to Cen tenary church In Hampton township, and have the maintenance force In that section make such repairs as are necessary. He was also ordered to examine the bridge at Swicegood mill place, in Abbotts Creek township, with reference to the construction of a new bridge. He was also directed to have a bridge constructed at Lake on the road from Conrad's to Holly Grove and make survey for the relocation of the road up the steep hill on the other side of the bridge. The engineer was ordered to locate the road from Wil liams Cross Roads to the Randolph county line and westward to Jerusalem church, the people of these commun ities agreeing to work up the roads when located. It was ordered to have sicmals and I fences erected at overhead railway bridges. All these bridges In the county are dangerous for motor traf fic except at a low speed. ' The engi neer was also ordered to arrange for the completion of the Arcadia-Forsyth road as far as graded and to locate a road from Masseytown to the new road near Yadkin College. The people along this route proposed to topsoil the road as soon as the county would crown It up with a road machine. The board ordered the engineer to locate the route from Holly Grove to Han nersvllle and have maintenance force co-operate with the citizens along the route to Improve along the new loca tion rather than repair the old road. - Messrs'. 1. JH.-Ltventrood, and Les V. Phillips wert appointed as a commit tee to sell about thirty of the county mules as -soon as they received suita ble offers. in rav mnA InW nil nf lntrRt. w f - ---- --irriveu iu luuin vunege nuuui inir- telllng of the many things that the fv minutM hnt f aihiiiiA Thr democratic administration naa uoue naQ bcen no 8kippn. 0( the program, for the farmers, Mr. Btck-1 but 8nap ana gmger every wnere and ett compared tne itepuoiicau recuru i not a mnute lost in stopping and get- that they would "give the .farmer nothing, and nothing to get nothing with and nothing to keep It til." The bureau of scientific Informa tion, the teaching of agriculture un der the Smith-Lever act the bonded warehouse act and other features he mentioned, along with the marketing bureau. He said the republicans nev er let anything go into bonded ware houses except liquor. He told of the Scotland county farmer who sent a carload of watermelons to Chicago under the old marketing system, and out of It only received a check for II cents, and thereupon sat down and sent It to Chicago with the injunction to nse It as the nucleus "for a fund to build a monument to the cow that kicked over th lamp that burned up your damned old city." Mr. Blckett's appeal to the farmer was to think ov er these things, see whether the Dem ocratic party or the Republican party bad been bis friend and thju vote ac cordingly declaring the Republican party bad always been Willing tor the farmer to have almost anything else except money. Mr. Bickett began his speech by say ing that the strenuous work of the campaign bad caused him to have trouble with his voice, but as be pro gressed la bis speech the trouble dis appeared and be went to his task with all the fire and vigor he could com mand and that was "some" fire and vigor, as anyons who beard the speech will testify to. He described the hor rors of war In Europe, declared there was an element la this country, that wished to force war In order to fat ten on the blood of the best and brightest boys in this land and "to day, heXald, "while a million moth ers In Europe wring their bands In anguish for the million sons lying dead on the fields of blood, a million American mothers can thank God that Woodrow Wilson has saved their boys from slaughter." As to preserving lbs honor of the country be quoted the words of aa editorial from the New York Bun. the leading Republi can paper of New York, doc la ring up oa the occasion of Wilson's last not from Germany that wrung the coo session of tbe freedom of the seas from the Kaiser, that tbe greatest diplomatic victory In the history of the aatloa bad bees won without spilling a drop of blood or removing one bright band from lbs sat Ion's eaculcheoa of honor. The threatening clouds of the morn ing broke vp plana for tbe outdoor speaking and many who wished to bear tbe speech could find no room In the court bouse. The Thomesville boosters for Everybody's Day came over at noon, met the trala and stay ed through the speaking. Three bands, Erlanger, ftouthmont snd Reeds made merry with niu-lr add the crowd was in siorlniis bumor. The Dispatch held ooea Its forms for severs! hours to gt this miirti about the speorh la this Unite, but the pare. Is all Ailed, and 'tl have to stop. ting away. Under the leadership of Supt Feesor's Ford, no time was lost on the road either. --But the early ar rival did not catch the Yadkin Cojlege folks off their guard. They were as sembled and Just as the' Boosters as sembled, Mr. Ed L. Greene mounted the steps of the old Walser home and In a happy speech welcomed tbe Lexington folks to Yadkin College. His plea was for a harmonizing of all the elements In the county and a strong pull together for a bigger and better Davidson. Mr. Greens was happy over the good roads and tbe good spirit prevailing and hoped that on the trip politics would not enter to mar the happiness t the crowd. Mr. 8pnilll, captain of, the In vaders, said tbat of all the letters sent out to the different points to be visited, urging the people to come out that Mrs. Dale, the efficient postmas ter of Yadkin College, was the only person to give a reply. ' Mr. Hackney, Mr. Leonard and others spoke briefly of the Fair and the great county whose Interests It Is designed to pro mote. Dinner was spread' on tbe porch ot the old Walser home and everybody fell to with relish. Mlsa Lucy Belle Totten presented two big waterbuck- eta filled with ntee red apples, for which she received tbe thanks of the crowd. The band played, the folks sang popular and patriotic airs and. no longer able to restrain the music In their bones, several couples began dancing on the green. Yadkin College was Indeed a pleasant hostess, snd "corns back again," was shouted st the Boostenuas they hurriedly scram bled Into their cars for the last lap of the trip. - At' this point a new stop, not on the printed schedule, was rung In. At frlsndshlp church la Reedy Creek, a big Sunday School picnic was being held snd Mr. W. M. Byerly sent ahead a' cordial Invitation to tbe Boosters to stop there. There wss a big crowd present Mr. Byerly did the welcoming act la happy fashion aad everybody was made to feel quits at home. Rev. H. U Powell also spoke on behalf of the community. Judge C t Oodwla aad others spoke for the Boosters here, but Miss Penny Stala carried of the honors of the day. Bbe told sbout how shs, a little country girt la Wake county, was aroused when some for wsrd looking lady came to ber whea she wss preparing to can some fruit sad asked ber why she did not lake her products toXtke fitate Fair. Of course the little country girl bad nev er thought that she might be a prize .winner la a statewide competition, but the thought found fruition and wbea the Fair on-ned, she and her exhibit weVe on Mnd. 8lxt-n dol lars In prlre money she carried home, aad felt that ahe was Jut ss big as any country girl In North Carolina. This story led Mr, Uo. U Itirkn-y. tbe bomorlst ef the Boosters, to re mark, "that anybody who could turs (CofillBued oa rage Four.) Secretary Leonard Has Been Busy Getting AmusementsSpecial Train Over the Southbound. Secretary Dave Leonard, of the Da- vidson County Fair, left Monday morn ing for Roxboro to confer with the management of big group of shows that he expects to book for the Fair here Friday and Saturday of next week. An advance aeent visited lr. Ington and asked that Secretarv Leon. ard go to Roxboro, where the shows are this week, and look over the en tire outfit, assuring him that he would be pleased with the class and cleanli ness of the attractions. It is said to be a brand new outfit all the way through, consisting of a number of many attractions, all traveling in a special train of ten cars belonging to the show. Already probably the finest merry-go-round ever seen here has been contracted for, as has also a fer ris wheel, two attractions that never fail to draw good patronage. Secre tary Leonard also announces that in addition to the balloon and other free features heretofore spoken -of, he has secured the services of a professional piano player for the benefit of the crowds. President Spruill has received a let ter informing him that the giant ex hibit tent has been shipped from Swarthmore, Pa., and will arrive one day this week. This big canvas af fair weighs five thousand pounds in shipping order and will be in charge of one of the tent captains of the Chautauqua company from whom it Is secured. The Spencer baseball can vas has been secured for enclosing thevficld and It is big enough to assure a splendid enclosure: The midway is expected to be as fine as at any fair in this section. The attention of the farmers is again called to the preparation of their exhibits. Let everyone read their premium lists and observe the rules. The earlier the bookings are made and space reserved the better It will be for all concerned. A letter from Mr. S. P. Collier, traf fic manager of the Winston-Salem Southbound Railway, says that road will run a,, special train from Albe marle on the morning of Friday, Oc tober 13th. It will reach Lexington about ten o'clock and will leave for the return trip about five in the af ternoon, thus giving seven hours in Lexington for the excursionists. The Session Accepted Resignation JThe session of the Presbyterian church accepted the resignation of their pastor. Rev. W. A. Daniel, at their convening at the conclusion of the Sunday morning sermon, after giv ing it consideration at length. Upon finishing his sermon Pastor Daniel read to the church a brief statement setting out that it was his belief that the proper co-operation was not be ing afforded htm and that therefore, he considered it his duty to offer his resignation. The church then went into official session snd voted to ac cept the resignation, though not unan imously. When asked by Tbe Dispatch as to bis future plans, Mr. Daniel stated Monday tbat be had no statement to make concerning tbe matter whatever. Many expressions of regret at tbe decision of tbe pastor to resign have been heard from members of all con gregations and the townspeople at large. Mr. Daniel has faithfully work Br. Clarence Fee and Prof. L.C. Bros den to Speak on Opening Day of v ! Davidson County Fair. The Board of Education Monday completed the program for the Bigger ' and Better School Bally for Davidson county, which will be held in the Fair grounds on the opening day of the Davidson County Fair, Friday of next week. They have secured Dr. Clar- ' ence Poe, Editor ofthe Progressive Farmer and Prof. L. C. Brogden of the State Department of Education, to speak to the people on bigger and bet ter schools and wider fields of oppor tunity for the boys and girls of the farm. Dr. Poe will need no Introduction to the people of Davidson or any oth er county in North Carolina. Since ' boyhood he has been preaching the gospel of better agricultural methods and country schools and has spent much of his time in visiting other ' states and other nations In his efforts ! to secure information for the folks of his native state. He Is the author of a number of well known books. It wm be a treat worth coming from the remotest Bection of the county to hear Dr. Poe. Prof. Brogden has been go ing up and down the state for several years now talking educational ad vancement to the rural schools and in nearly every county In North Caro lina may be found some communities that have gotten together and built bigger schools, with a wider outlook after he has gone among them and labored. Prof. Brogden will bring a message of things accomplished and will tell the folks of the opportunity in Davidson and of the best way to go about securing what we want. The speaking program in-the Fair grounds will begin at eleven o'clock and It is confidently' expected that a record breaking crowd will be in at tendance on this opening day.' The Southbound exclusion from Albemarle will give opportunity for all the people of Southern Davidson to be on hand. Reports from different communities in the county to the board of education brought the cheering Information that the leaven of progress IK at work with the folks and that right now four or five communities are earnestly coun selling together to secure better schools. Handy community, however, is the first In the county to come for ward and ask the board to come and counsel with their folks. Two of the Southbound will fully advertise this (Jackson Hill districts want to pool train in all tbe southern part of the county Lyceum fumes Next Week. Through the efforts of Supt O. V. Vtoosley and Mr. J. F. Spruill, who nad the nerve to put themselves down as guarantors for a large sura, Lexing ton will be treated to a lyceum course of exceptional merit this winter. The first, number comes Wednesday night of next week and It is one that in re ality should attract a large audience. The Meistergingers Male Quartet is tbe first of a series of five magnificent attractions. This quartet is composed of four young men by the name of Ward, Wilson, Lucas and Smith names Just like all of us know about. Tbey have a repertoire that will ap peal to everybody and from the sec tions "where they have been beard come tha highest sort of praise. A good mala quartet can always furnish sn evening's entertainment worth 11s teitlng ts and the Meistersingers come highly vouched for aa an aggregation of real merit Four other splendid numbers have been booted for the winter, these be ibg the Westminster Concert Enter tslners, the Lowry-Lawrence Enter tainers, the Doerlng Orchestral Quln - - With Iiidforwierf-eBjrrc- (By B. C. Nance.) The Sunday school at the Second Reformed church has made consider able progress during the past year, and everybody in any way connected with the church and Sunday school there are proud of H, but many of its workers realize that it is a long way from perfection. With this in mind they are working tbe harder to con tinue the progress of the school. The school has recently entered the in crease campaign movement of the Re formed church to celebrate the four hundredth anniversary of the "Refor mation." Its object is to increase the enrollment of Its Sunday schools-20 secure an average attendance of 70 and an endowment fund of $100,000. Those who know tbe school out here and know tbe field have but little doubt it will do more than its share in this campaign. One of the greatest obstacles to this school has been the inadequately sup ply of efficient teachers. To overcome this obstacle the teachers training class has been organised with Prof. R. C. Harris as IU president Mn Har ris with bis assistant Mr. Williams, baa commanded the organized men's class with great success and be will undoubtedly make us a good president their interests and do something big ger in an educational way than here tofore, so the board of education' w4H, . , meet with- these bmxiIs ir.-v ""' ; firc.,-., uiM.aA.iisiiai iumiiiiii.ee- wero appointed Monday from every town ship In the county to help work up the bigger and better school propaganda. ' ' - poiouuai o.ipcNL from the board to get out and get busy with his neighbor and every one ofthese is urged to be on hand at the Educational Rally and see to It that their neighbor is 'urged to come and bring his entire family. These com mittees will work In co-operation with , the school committees of their neigh borhoods, with the Farmers' Union and Laymen's committees as announced oeiow. The special educational committees of the different townships follow; Alleghany A. L. Newsom, J. at Taylor and F. M. Cook. Jackson HI11--W. R. Badgett. J. U. Lanier and 8. A. Lanier. Thomasville R, L. Darr. Alfred Ka noy, U H. Hilton, B. E. Kennedy and W. W. Saintsing. Midway Reid Doreett, C. I. Nlfong and Arthur Sink. Arcadia W. F. Raper, L P. Flshet and Chas. Snider. Reedy Creek W. F. Craver. J. & Hege. W. M. Byerly and R, B. Warner. Abbotts Creek A. M. Hedgecock, C. A. Teague and George Clinard. Hampton J. W. Hampton, J. L. An. a! h. Am. MnuAa A . V. . .1. ... .U ""-- NVIn .nl rl,Ml u - was to reorganize tbe school, tbat la r A7) . . ...' tette and Luclan Edgar FeUansbee. lecturer and humorist of twenty years Practically every class will be more Tyro Cld Koonts, C. U Michael and W. J. Giles. Boone Jack Little. L. F. Snider and J. U Fitzgerald. Conrad Hill J. W. May, J. L. Lohr and J. U Miller. Cotton Grove G. F. Fitigersld. J. .a hi. k,n.h.r -...(nr. experience. The Westminster Enter- or less reorgsnized. It is hoped that have found him a good man for team tin bring readings, songs sndi" assistant will be secured for most effort The church has prospered I tories, presented by two attractive of the classes. Assistants have al- under his guidance and tbe commun- un "" nl "T reo-neaoeo ru7 rB 'u7 . Ity has received much benefit from bis Scotchman. The Lowry-Lawrence En-1 gratification. The object of this class efforts so sav many tertalners, ars Just two folks, young , is to be prepared to teach or prepare Just when the resignation will take t of rspute. Tbe , o teacn belter lessons; to , , Hlll-G . . . ... rW,ln m rtulnt.ft. I mm ... atllflV that hjt-1 mlh(w1 Arnn valin ! w rect naa not vet oeen maoe duduc. , """ " w,.., ' HJrir mn r vu young women, who sing ss well as : etc. Tne prospects are very bright, """.', furnish orchestral music. Follansbee. now and it Is hoped that the school I il n V i-T . l - i..... - .i.-i.i twin t.i,. t ,.. ...i .kicors. ano k. Ia Anderson. u mm. ci. come. uiriu raom-,-...-.. ..- .... . .. vu . ....,,-B,,.. . mended by the press of many ststes rortn witn a united effort to win souls -."-;" ' " T r ' h.r. h. h.. hn t,..rA in h........ for the Iird. ""J"1' 111 R""h J- M. Stafford. Rev. J. C. Leonard. D. D.. was with' sin. iwia wea er Palmer, Tyslnger. E. A. Boost for Chat. Thonvasea. Prof. H. Hoyle Sink. American vice consul at Amoy, China, writes ss fol lows to The Dispatch, under date ot August zStb. tbe letter having been received her Friday, Sept Jftth: To the Editor of Tbe Dispatch: " Lexington, North Carolina, V. B. A. Sir: I have Just received my Dispatch of July 19. 1918. and note therein that Charles Thomsson hss announced himself a candidate for tbe Office of Registrar of Deeds, subject to the democratic primaries. While "Uncle 8am" has very strict standing orders sgainst bla foreign officers taking any part la pollllos I should like to say to tha readers of The Dispatch that In my opinion there are a few men la the county mors ably fitted for the Office ot Register of Deeds than Mr. Thotnasoa. I have known Mr. Thorn -aeon as a fellow student, a teacher, snd as a man; and t know him to be a young man of great ability aad of tbe highest Integrity. It will certainly be to tbe Interest of tbe county aad state to have Mr. Tbomasoa nomina ted and elected. I am, Sir. Yours truly. H. HOYLE FINK. where he bss been beard In Chautau qua and lyceum work. The dates of the different attract ions will be given from time to time, but don't forget thst the Meistersing ers roma Wednesday- night of next week, at 1:30 o'clock. Messrs. Spruill I snd Woosley are making s canvass of us at our meeting last Friday night 'wr. nd1 W"n- He nva us soma holnful irr..llnn .iMkin College R. B. and good encouragement His meet ing with us wss enjoyed by all the teachers. Tbe teachers will meet at tbe church tbe town this week for the sale of Friday night of every week. season tickets. A winter without 1y-! He salts unto blm, "feed my foiWft Fair Oseslag Pay.' The Fair officials ars busy prepar ing the details of the big parade for the opening day ot the Fair. Next week the dotails of the parade, with the prizes for the different floats elowna, ate., will be announced In Tbe Ii.p!ih. lh day that pss-ea the Indirstlnnt srs growing for a men iir crowd m the opening day. Tbe "IKli-r snd Better Ik-booU" feature Is eipwted to sdd much to ths occa sion. reura would be Just like a without Chautauqua, or an without circuses or fairs. summer autumn Desterrats Here Qaarters. Because their quarters la tbe Leasar Building was too small and cramped, ths WUaoa-Blckett Club bss moved thatr meeting place to the Armory Halt A big banner with ths words, "Wlrsosr-Blckslt Club" bss been swung seises the street la front of ths arm ory aad aaotber big banner across ths treat, ot tbe bulling, containing tbe asasa--sfts-sasB. A tMArls fnP A mans ia Msk tic Headquarters" "Wilson. Pear and Prosperity." Big pictures of Woodrow Wilson and American flags will complete the deooratlona Witb the beginning of tbe final month of the campaign mora active work will be done by tbe club than heretofore, although the members ars highly pleased with their work so fsr. Thurs day night Is s iperted to be a big night with tha Democrats snd all are Invited lo make themselve at home at the club and county headquarter. 'A lei phone bas been Installed and the big hall Is roomy snd well list) led. Ths members plan to make October S pleasant month among themselves and Kll who sttend. From ttste to time tharw will speaking and social fea- lantba." John 11:15." Evangelistic services begins today. Ths meeting will be In charge of Dr. Leonard, assisted by Rev. W, A. Dan lei, Rev. J. A. Palmer and Rev. Theo dora Andrews. Dr. Leonard held services yesterday evening for tbe ladles and aged peo ple of tbe community. A similar service win be beld this evening at 3 o'clock. Gentle. J. T. Wllllsmson. Sr., and T. E. Walser. , Tbe following cltlsens of ths coun ty ars on the Farmers' Union com mittee: W. O. Fitigersld. C. A. Ber rler. A. A. Young. C. H. Frltts. C 8. Palmer, J. A. Myers, J. W. Bowers. J. W. I-ee, C. A. Snider and D. ft. Hay worth. The Laymen's committee Is com posed of the following well known men: 1. W. Newsom. A. J. Hartman. W. M. Zimmerman. M. M. Bwlng. Branson Harrison and James BealL Ayeerk Literary fteetety. The Aycork Literary Society of tbe Lexington High School reorganised Wednesday, Sept tlh for ths school year ll-lfl7. with a full member ship of s. At this meeting tbe fol lowing officers were elected: President David Red wine ; Vice President Theodore Hill; Secretary. Chas. .lanrsster; Treasurer, Julius Smith; Msrsbsll, Robert Holmes; Re porter, Dsvls Sink. The Society hopes to do some good work this year. . "Meetings ars held oa Wednesday of earb week. Tbe pro gram for next Wednesday Is as fol lows: Resolved: Thst the Lexington Idxh School should bsve a compulsory I. Henry Society. Afllrmstlve Amos Willis. Brsndls Leonard, Clyde Hunt; Nesstlve ller sey Thomssoo, bat. Lan--ter, Ca rey Plrkard. Jokes by Julius Smith. ftrbnol Ccntes Hera aa YlsIL Principal -Miller and Mrs. Miller. with severs! other members of tha faculty, and Conaty Agent Crumpton. of Rowan, came over Saturday morn ing and brought tbe advanced students of the China Grove Farm Life Bcbool on a tour of tnspectina of the F.rlan- ger Mill and ths Davidson County Creamery, 81x Ford ears were need snd tbe students were parked In as long aa there was room, there bflng forty or more In ths delegsllon. Their visit to tbe Frlanger wss a revelation, for aons of lbs students bad seen any. thing In the way of a teztlla vlllac quite so modern. They were highly pleased slen with the rresmery, the workings of which was e-nlalned by the management, Fro-n here th-v went on to Jsmentown to rlult the Rue high school there. Tliee Junketing lirarn of s whole s. hri I a n.-w thing In this seetinn. hut It irr- lo I s nilKhty n tlnni. It ths (uilrim tn f a hi - a-!- r nr'fc? lwrs ar
The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.)
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