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Vol. XXVI . ?Vi
jttIGrH POINT, GUILFOBD COUNTY, L C, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1904, No.. 46
The Inter-Urban Idea.
. - .The -Greensboro Telegram 'has
; the following on the ; Inter-Urban
: A movement is on foot in North
jr Carolina for a system 'of elect lie
- railways to connect "the larger
- towns of the state. ''- It seems to be
an assured fact that ft line will be
.: run from Greensboro by. the way
i of. High Point to ? Winston-Salem,
Raleigh and Durham are expecting
..work to begin on a line to connect
f, these two towns in a short while.
This is but the beginning of the
movement which will in a few veara
no doubt con n eel all the. -more na f
portant places in the state. . - r
' The Inter-Urban Traction Com-.
- pany which is to build the street
car tine in High Point and which
will also extend tp Greensboro and
Winston-Salem are rapidly formu-
lating the plans for the building of
; the proposed lines. These counties
'of Guilford, Forsyth and others
. which will be included in the line
. have already given a franchise for
the line.- This means much' for
the towns which it . connects and
. also for the section through which
7 it passes. ,
The line from Durham to Raleigh
.i seems to be assured. Both the
i cities have taken action upon pro-"
posed ordinances granting franchise
to the company which proposes to
. build the lines - and the counties
will no doubt grant franchises- to
- the company. If this line were to
' be built and the line to .Winston
Salem laid, then a line would no
doubt.be built to Durham which
would make a lone electric car
' line.
i There is no reason why all these
. towns should not be - connected by
', electric lines. ' It would be worth
much to the towns touched by the
' car line and ought to be a "paying
investment.
was willing and anxious to render
Kernersville all .reasonable assis
tance in securing the route by that
enterprising town.'
4Tt has also developed -that the
smitten with the splendid people ol but ,U' aPPear a,Ia .thi ,?ek
iiign rni, ana nave rosy views rouowing, January 4m, as usnau
. To Our Subscribers. ,
According to an old-established
custom-the Enterprise will not be
issued 'next week (Christmas week)
of the future growth and. business
development and -importance of
that city., v "
- .It Should be mentioned that the
board of trade last night instructed
the committee entrusted with draft
ing the bill to be presented to the
Legislature providing for the elec
tion above mentioned, to Jncorpor
ate in that bill, or present "m-a
separate bill, a provision authoriz
ing Winston township, if it was
deemed advisable in the near future
to vote upon the issuing' of bonds
to the amount of i5o,ooo, to be
used in securing an outlet south by
rail, 1 connecting with either the
Seaboard Air Iine or Atlantic Coast
Wne. ' -M
This was considered advisable, as
pointed out by Mr. C. B. Watson.
They Like the Business.
Fred Ingram and W. P. Ragan
are so well pleased with their, ex
perience with western horses : that
they are thinking Of embarking in
the business. Fred says that he is
so much attached to his, that if he
had a whole drove he would want
to call each one of them after his
horse, ' 'Maud'." Mr. Ragan paid
60 for his horse and' has spent
just $42 breaking it. Yesterday it
jumped just seven inches higher
than it did the- day before. This
is doing very well.
M. C.
agreo
We believe our readers1' will
that one time in a year the printer
should have a rest. : ''.
The Car Line...
Furniture Exposition Co. 1 4 1
The Hieh Point Furniture 'Eil
tZ&S&SRSti to hat-step.
would be tkento.ascertaia this
'..i A& was announced fin. Friday's
Enterprise toe parties representing
the proposed Ihter.Urban line are
H the city.;' The Enterprise had a
few words with the - parties this
morning but we were unable to get
the details of" the ' meeting here
Jesterday However, we were as
Sored that immediate ; steps would
be taken to ascertain the feeling
here and in Greensboro on the pro
ject and it was expressly stated that
if the two to wns showed the incli
nation to encourage the building
Pt tne line it would be done in a
izedjandThaTieasedthefSecotwl,third
and fourth floors of the :Maddox
building. Mr, D. Ralph ; Parker
will be in charge of the Exposition
and will devote all of his time .. to
it. Mr; S. H. Tomlinson and others
are at the heatl of the movement
feeling we did not learn but "lake It
that a direct appeal would be made
at once to the business men of both
places. -
PROJECTED:. ENTERPRISE,
Bought Out Thot. Moser.
' The Hogs.
If we are to exclude hogs in the
community after February 1st, due
notice should be given. There is
already an ordinance forbidding a
hog pen within 200 feet of a resi
dence. -
1 1 - r t t i I. niA
jur, run, propneior jiiy
Restaurant, has bought out the
restaurant business of Thomas
Moser ' and consolidated it with
the City Restaurant
Busy Town.
Notwithstanding the disagreea
ble weather many people have been
in town today trading. This will
be a busy week with our mer
chants.
Winston Enthused. . .
people on tne eieictnc line Winston
appointed a committee to report on
the proposition. The Journal gives
the following:
At 7:10 last night the board of
trade met and received the report
' of the direc ors, made, by Mr. H.E.
Fries as chairman, and read by-Mr.
J-K. Norfleet.
- This report covered concisely and
very briefly several very important
. recomendations and suggestions
that put the subject, so - far as it
was possible to investigate it.clear-
ly before the board. The promoters
. were present, as were also Messrs.
x. a. ana.K. a wneeier, ottiign
- Point, when the report of the di
. rectors was read. The promoters
: then retired, and the entire subject
was tborougly discussed.
. . It soon developed that,the build
ing'of the trolley line met the ap
proval of the board of trade, and
....3.'a . ..... . .1"
on mouon ine reppn 01 ine aireciors
-1 One of the recommendations of
' the directors was that,, the sub-
- scription to stock be by -Winston
township, which' embraces the
s "Twin-City. - This being adopted by
- the board of trade, and provision
- beinsr necessarv for legislation an
: thorizing a vote to be taken in the
'township, Mai. J. : E. Alexander
.offered a resolution providing for
- the appointment oLa committee of
- three to draft a suitable bill to .be
assembling of the . Legislature, to
be accompanied by a request to have
' the bill enacted into law as earlv as
possible. , " " , .
it is intimated that the act can
be secured, legal advertising done
and the election held, all, inside of
60 days. - In the meantime plans
' and specifications will have been
submitted and contracts made ready
for signatures, and .the work can
begin immediately - after the vote
of the election is canvassed and
declared. - ' 7 J" -
This would seem to be as prom;
ising as anyone favoring the enter
prise could wish. The board of
trade appears i to -be ; pretty well
satisfied and so do the gentlemen
promoting the line. - , "
It developed in the.meeting that
the route by way Vof Kernersville
was preferred,;? decidedly. - Many
arguments were advanced in. favor
of the route and very many com-rlir-entary
remarks were showered
r-on Kernersville and her splendid
Citizenship. It was evident that
every member of the board of trade I
Want to Raise $20,000 for Y.
A. Building.
At a meeting of manufacturers
held in the Manufacturers Club
rooms on the evening of .Dec. . 19,
1904, it was agreed to start a - sub
scription list to build a $20,000 Y.
M. c. A. building, and the follow
ing citizens were appointed tcr so
licit subscriptions for same and re
port tomeelint5f4henwoittfec.j
on ruesday evening, Dec. 27, at
the Manufacturers Club:
W. G. Bradshaw, F.N. Tate.W.
P. Pickett, Dr. Reitzel, W. C.
Herndon, A7. Dodamead, E. T
Hedrick, H. A. White, Jos. D.
Smith, J. Elwood Cox.
Mr. Michener made a talk yes
terday to the working men and
about 300 of them signed an agree
ment to join the Association in case
the plans are carried out.
Another New Enterprise.
About January 1st Mr. John H.
Tate will establish a wholesale grain
and feed business here. He is now
making arrangements with some of
the largest dealers m the West and
Will buy all his goods direct in solid!
car lots for spot cash and with the
facilities he will have for' handling
his stock at avery small expense
can give the trade lower prices than
can be had from other markets, f
lnildfl-Wwrants neaiiyr--t
The pension warrants for this
county arrived Wednesday morn
ine and will be distributed at once
by Clerk of the Court Nelson The
work of sending them out com
menced Wednesday, but any one
call ine can get his warrant at the
office- The total amount distribut
ed in Guilford is not far from four
thousand dollars.
Lee Rigans Recaptured
Lee Rigans is not much of
criminal after all. At least he does
not act like he is wanted whenever
he breaks away from the chain
gang as be has twice done. The
last time he went away Mr.Stanley
was so vexed at him that he offer
ed a reward for his capture. Lee
went np in Davidson county as
usual and Monday Sheriff Dorsett
met him in the road face to face
Lee never made any resistance and
acted as though it was all right
Sheriff Dorsett brought the prison
er to High Point yesterday and
Chief Gray took him to camp. Su
pervisor Stanley is determined now
that Rigans shall serve his time
out and to this end has taken extra
precautions to keep him safe.
Rigans is rather young and was
married while he was out the first
time. Governor Aycock was dis
posed to listen to those who wanted
a pardon for him several weeks
ijfcorHit whil it waa andaECOnald
eration R gans made bis escape and
went borne. Of course the appli
cation for pardon was not consid
ered after that.
' Mr. Burns Improving.
The Enterprise is informed that
Mr. Ed. Burns, who is at a hospi
tal in New York undergoing treat
ment for injuries accidentally in
flicted by Mr. George Gould a few
weeks l ago, is improving. The
surgeons , cannot tell yet as to
whether or not he will lose the
sight of the eye. ;
Christmas Exercises. -The
Sunday school of the First
Reformed cburph will hold its ex
ercises on Friday evening at 7
o'clock. 'The school will have a
bell. The public is , cordially in
vited to the exercises.
"Burglar" From Inside.
Mr. Brooks found the window
glass in book store broken Friday
morning and went in to look for the
work of a burglar. On examination
it was round that instead 01 some
one breaking in the store it was
Mr. Brooks dog that broke out.
The dog waS locked in the store
last night and concluded to come
out through the window glass
after its master had left.
He Likes ILJ
The editor Telegram says of our
Special edition: - . ' :
The special holiday edition of the
High Point Enterprise is a credit
to the city and a still greater credit
to Editor Farriss and his associates;
It is replete with interesting home
news, selected matter, and chock
full of advertisements which speak
volumestfor the energy and enter
prise of the -High Point business
firms. "We don't anticipate that
any other paper in North ; Carolina
will get out any such a pretentious
and complete Lhnstmas number.
New Lioe to Randleman.
The Enterprise had the pleasure
ol talking over the new telephone
line to Randleman Friday. Mr.
S. Bryant of Naomi Manufacturing
Company called us up and greeted
us. We congratulate the two towns
pn such excellent facilities " The
line works better than any long
distance line we ever used and will
be a great convenience to the bus
iness interests of both - places- as
well as the other offices along the
route.
This line was built by the Ran
dleman Telephone Company as far
as Archnale where , it connected
with Mr. Hayden's line. Those
who may have occasion to use this
line will certainly be pleased at the
excellent service. . -
Letter From Mr. Hundley.
We have received a letter from
Dr. W. T. Hundley which we take
the liberty to print, because it con
tains several items of interest to his
members as well as to other read
ers of the Enterprise. Writing
from Richmond Tuesday.Dr. Hund
ley says:
"I arrived in this city yesterday
at noon on my way from Elizabeth
City. N. C. , to High Point. I left
Elizabeth City on Saturday, the
10th, spending Sunday rh Norfolk
with my niece. Heard Dr Vines
preach. Had a delightful time at
the State Convention. The meet
ing was not so largely attended as
usual, but full of enthusiasm Your
pastor was' appointed one' of the
delegates to the Worlds Baptist
Congress to be held in London
next July. Our State Convention
will meet in Raleigh next year.
"Richmond is experiencing a
bit of winter just now. The ground
is covered with snow and the ther
mometer has registered as low as
13 I am well and expect to be
home on Friday, ready for my
pulpit next Sunday. -
Announce :" prayer meeting
for tomorrow night.
Yours fraternally,
W. T. Hundley.
High Point, Central Piedmont and
Wadesboro Electric Railway.
'jThe Enterprise called 6a Mr.
Donald Fitzgerald, of New York,
st the Elwood Hotels who "is here
with his attorney, MrV Caudle, of
Wadesboro,' iq the interest . of a
new electric line to be known as
the High Point, Central Piedmont
& Wadesboro Electric Railwayed
Mr. Fitzgerald has been oyer the
line and seems - to be very well
satisfied with the Outlook. His
examination was to ascertain how
much boning pef : mile,etc. He
decided that it could be built at a
figure which would be a paying
investment. The road will be
bonded for $1,500,000.
-When asked as 10 where and
how the company would -secure
power, Mr. Fitzgerald said that
he would use some water power
possibly (from the Yadkin River
Power Co
The Holidays.
From what we can gather, about
all of the factories in town will be
closed down a week beginning on
Thursday or Friday of this week.
Some of them will not start up
again until the Monday following:
January 1st. There are always a
large number of people who work
in the factories that go to their
former homes on Christmas fad on
the other hand it takes the factor
ies,a week to take their inventor
ies
"Tha Banmift ,
The committees havine In cbarere
the banquet to bi given by the
Manufacturers Club in January are
getting the work well under way!,
It is not necessary to go into par
ticulars here but in. all .' probabilty
this occasion will be second to none
ever held in., the State.- At this
time, besides a long list of distin
guished men in the State who will
nonor us with their presence, the
committee feels reasonable certainof
ine presence of Secretary Metcalfe
member of the Cabinet; Senator
Overman and Simmons, Congress
men Kitchin, Page and Dixon
with other members of the House;
the Cuban Minister, Vice President
Finley, M. V Richards, cf the
Southern Bail way, and other dis
tinguished mends of these gentle
men. Senators Overman and
Simmons will likely have one or
two Senators with them.
Just as soon as Secretary Metcalf
gives us the date of bis coming,
which was left entirely with him
on account of the pressure of busi
ness in his department, we will go
more fully into the particulars.
It is needless to say that High
Point will meet the occasion with
that dignity and appreciation which
is part of the makeup of the per
son el of her business interests.
Washington Street School.
The Christmas exercises at the
Washington Street M. E. church
will be held Friday evening, Dec.
23d, at 7 o'clock.
The exercises consist :of the rep
resentation of a substantial gift for
the poor, on the part of each class
teaching the great principal, "It
is more blessed to give than it is
la receive". ,
There will be an admission fee of
an apple, potato, orange or any
thing that can be eaten or worn.
Let everyone interested in the Sun
day school and in making glad the
hearts of many by aJChristmas gift.
We desire in it all to im
personate in our giving our great
Christmas gift, the Christ the son
of the Living God."
80th Birthday.
Rev. P. J. Ca'.raway, the oldest
active minister in the W. N. C.
Conference, celebrated his 80th
birthday last week. We wish him
many happy returns.
A Pounding That Made One Feel Glad.
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On last Thursday at the - weekly
prayer meeting, the .members and
friends of' Green Street church.
pounded their pastor,' Rev. ' J. M.
Hilliard; with a -new suit of clothes
and also a purse of cash. The pas
tor took the poundihS: in a spirit
of meekness and with much grati
tude, and will try to;be a better
pastor in the future, , . , -,
v Incongruities.
A prominent New York clergy.
man was arguing with a youth of
his parish about the evils of young
men smoking cigarettes.
Hairbreadth Escape.
There came near being a horrible
accident on the Asheboro railroad
near the Eagle furniture factory
Tuesday morning. Two men were
on the track going In opposite di
rections. They saw the train com
ing and both, it seemed, tried' to
get through the -cloud of steam
which was coming from the stiam
- "What would you think," said w" Tu T7 VTm
he, "if ySu met an angel coming gP6. of. the Eagle factory before
iawju V.a(U ug'aA AUCJ JU UV
seeing each other and met in the
with a cigarette in his month?'?
'.T"Well, doctor, what would you
think If you saw an angel with an
umbrella and a "pair of patent
leathers?" . VI -
. , Two . Weeks.
The school children: will have
two weeks holiday beginning Fri
day afternoon. This is after a
custom inaugurated a year ago.
- CapL Eck Burnt Back. :
Aftera'nr absence of Be ve ral
months on account of illness Capt.
' Eck Burns has taken his run again
between High Point and Ashe
boro. , . , .".-,
cloud of 'steam, - knocking each
other down. ' They knew the train
was close on. to them and in some
way got off the track but not before
the wheels had run over the cap of
one of the men. v We did not learn
the names of the parties but we
understand that one of them : had
his head cut Very badly by;the fall.
It was hairbreatb escape all
around. ,
Pension Warrants.
Mr. W. H Ragan has at his
office the Confederate Pension War
rants. These who are entitled to
them can get them by calling at
Mr. Ragan's office.
Dealh of Mrs. Stamey's Father.
Mr. W. L. Stamey, foreman of
the Entet prise office, received a
telegram Saturday, announcing the
death of his grand-father, Capt.
Daniel M.Wyont. of Catawba coun
ty. Mr. "Stamey met bis mother
at Hickory yesterday and accom
panied her to the funeral, which
was held at Trinity church, a
noted Lutheran church ot which
Capt. Wyont was - a influential
and prominent member.
Deceased was a man well known
in Catawba and Lincoln counties,
where he spent his entire life 'en
gaged in farming. His father was
one of the original settlers of Ca
tawba county, having come down
from Pennsylvania at the same
time the Moravians went to For
ay the. Capt. Wyont reared a large
family and settled nine of his
children near him on adjoining
farms He was 87 years old at
the time of his death.
Moved to Greensboro.
The division freight office of the
Southern Railway Company, which
has heretofore been located at
Raleigh, is to be moved to Greens
boro, and seven men who are con
nected with the office will arrive in
Greensboro this evening, says the
Telegram, and open the offices in
the Benbow Arcade tomorrow
morning. This announcement will
bring a feeling of genuine pleasure
to Greensboro people. For some
time it has been thought that
Greensboro is tbe proper location
for the office, and the officials of
the company have had the matter
under consideration, for several
months. . .. : (
As Greensboro is the railroad
centre of the State and also the
junction oi several branch lines of
the Southern it is by far the best
location for the office.
The office has charge of all the
territory covered by tbe Southern
Railway in this State except Char
lotte and the places south of that
city. From Greensboro the various
branch lines and other points in
the State can be more easily reach
ed. The road running from there
to Goldsboro is a branch line of the
Southern and It is an unusual
thing for the division freight offi
ces to be located on a branch line
as has been in this case. Tbe offices
ot the division superintendent and
train dispatcher are already here
and it will be much more conven
ient to have the freight office there
also.
It is understood that the offices
there will be in the Benbow Arcade
on South Elm street. One of the
officials was there some time ago
and alter looking over the location
and different office buildings se
cured an option on four rooms ou
the fourth floor of the Benbow
Arcade. They promised to give
Mr. Benbow an answer today, and
it is generally understood, in fact
announced by the railway compa
ny, that the offices will be in this
building, which is in every way
an admirable location.
Chas. Clymer Caught.
Chief Police Gray received a tel
egram yesterday from the authori
ties at Lancaster, S. C, informing
him of the capture of Chas, Cly
mur, the negrp who shot another
negro ou Hamilton street here a
few days ago, an account of which
appeared in the Enterprise at the
time. Soon after the shooting
Clymer took- tot tbe ' woods , and
made his escape. Chief Gray sent
out a description 'of him ' with the
above result The officer left last
night for his prisoner and will
return tonight.
Ned Harris Injured.
The Greensboro Record says
that the passenger train from Win
ston Salem, due there at 6:10 p.m.
did not reach there Wednesday until
9:30 on account of an accident just
after leaving the Salem depot. En
gineer Harris was slightly injured
and the engine disabled.
Mr. Harris has been running on
the Winston crain for 25 years or
more.
The Old Schedule.
WednesdayPinehurst train made
the day trip for last time this wint
er; It arrives here in time to meet .
No. 40 at 3 o'clock in the morning
and wait for 39 from Washington
which is due here at 4:30 s; a. m.
This is the same schedule the
Pinehurst train operated on last
year. -T- We regret thatwe shall not
be able to see Capt. Leach 'and
Capt. Boiling any more until Jack
son Springs opens in the spring. :
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