. NEARLY ONE-THIRD , .
: OF A MILLION DOLLARS
s Xi
invested In Property in High Point the
Past Year A Greaf Showing
The List; with Estimated
- Cost of Each, Follows.
THUS HIGH POINT GOES FORWARD.
Four Churches, Two School Houses,
Nine Stores, Four Warehouses,
-; Seven ". Factories ' and - One
Hundred and Fifty Dwellings
. ' is the Summary.
' The following Is a list of new
- bouses bout or contracted ' tor in
the city during 1904:
, Estimated Cost
' W. Bouldin, s-room. dwelling. .-..' 3
Tom Wei born, 3-room dwelling. . jod
Globe-Home Furniture factory--' i4o
J. P. Redding, 4-room dwelling . . 400
Geo. O. Burton, 4-room dwelling 400
I. W. Sechre8t,'4-rom dwelling. 400
';'. Mrs.Sam Franklin,4-room dwel'g 400
A. M. Neese, store house. ... 5 00
C. L Tones. 7room dwe'lling 1,000
Lane Sechrest, store ...... . 35
Ira Matthews, 6-room dwelling . . 1,000
C. V, Staley, 4-room dwelling. .V 400
Geo. Trogdeil, -room dwelling . . 1 ,000
Claud Woodell, -room dwelling . 300
Mike Shiplett, 6-room dwelling. . 1,000
J. E." Edwards, 4-jroom dwelling. 450
D. P. Maddox, 8-room dwelling. 2,000
A. N; Green, 4-room dwelling, . . 500
J. W. Whitcher, 4-room dwelling 500
J. Welch, 4-room dwelling. ...... 500
Thos. Hoover, 4-room dwelling. . 400
J. H. Pritchett, 5-room dwelling. 600
Ragan & Millis 4-room dwelling. 400
M. t. Jones, a-rootn dwelling 250
A. M. E. tion Church 2,500
' M. B. Dean, 6-room dwelling. . . . 1,000
E. A! Bencini. 1 2 -room dwelling. , 6,000
; H.D.Scarboro. two 4-room dwel'g 1,000
Mechanicsville Graded School. . . 8,500
r Adam Thomas, 3-room dwelling?. - 300
' Kearns Furn. Co., factory bld'gs - 5,000
Geo. Trogdon, 6-room dwelling:-, 1,000
J.P.Redding. six 6-room dwellings . 3,000
Benf. Bestr-room. dwelling. . .2 v.i-joo
Jos. Best, 7-room dwelling...'. . i5
T T7 ZJio in.rnnm ftwplKncr K.tMO
Jesse Newton, 4-room dwelling. . 500
John Allred, 3-room dwelling . ... 300
J. R. Reitzell. two 4-room dwel'g 800
J. E. Jester,- 3-room dwelling 300
Gv W. Parks. 6-room dwelling . . . 1,000
D. K. Maddox, block of stores. . . 10,000
R. W. Gray,". 4-room dwelling 500
W. F. Walls, 3-room dwelling. . . 300
John Leonard, 6-room dwelling . . i.ooo
A, W. Alberson, 6-room dwelling. 1,000
Frank Wall, 3-room dwelling ... 300
Mrs. S. Perry, 3-room dwelling . . 300
Mrs. M P. Vail, vroom dwelling 300
Artie Cox, 7-room dwelling . 1,000
Horace Ragan , store building 400
Eli Ingram, 4-room dwelling. 600
James Crook, 3-room dwelling . , . 3
:. D.O. Cecil, three 3-room dwellings 900
Will Gurley, 7-room dwelling. ;. . 1,000
Tomlinson Chair Co., factory 10,000
T. Jordan, 3-room dwelling 300
' Wilber Jones, 9-room dwelling. . . , 2,500
FtW7Pusey, 5-rbom dwelling. . . 700
j C.B.Hayworth, two 4-room dwel'g 8
- Robert Brockett, 8-room dwelling- 2,000
Miss Nellie Dundas, 10-rm dwel'g 5,000
Walter Thredgill, 3-room dwelling 300
Wm. Dunn, 6-room dwelling . 800
T. Koonce, 6-room dwelling. .... 1,000
O. C. Perryman, 2-room dwelling 300
, H. Montsinger, 4-room dwelling. ' 500
' M.P. Parsonage, 7-room dwelling , 1,500
' 8. Ausburn, 3-room, dwelling. . . t 300
John Everhart, b-towa. dwelling 500
0 nr Dncmrr' rjHumi ' A wtJIinir : "? , Too
Alison Gray,' --room dwelling. .; . , - 25a
Standard Mirror Co., factory...... 10,000
C. D. Roberson. 6-room dwelling 800
J. R. Pickett, 0-room dwelling , f. 1 ,000
Robert Brockett,-8-room dweUing 2,000
A. O'Faduma.twb '3-room dwel'gs , 7 600
Hf. E. Herndon, two 4-rm dwel'gs 800
W. L. MUlichamp, 6;room dwel'g , i.ooo
J. C. Johnson, 4-room dwelling. . : .'500
C. S: Murphy, 4-m dwelling. . 500
C. W. r ochelle, art gallery 500
1 N. E. Snuder, 4rdom dwelling.; - 500
' High Point Veneering Co. Warhae J,ooa
Tom Pierce, j-room dwelling. . ; , 500
' Mes Naylor, 5-room dwelling. " 500
High 1 -int Mch, Wks, glass facty 4.000
Jesse Newton, Jo-room dwelling.'. ' 2,500
Jesse Alford,, 3-room dwelling. . 300
- W. J. Beard, 5-room dwelling.' ... 1 , 600
W. S. Thayer, 6-room dwelling. , 900
D. M. Coble, 3-room dwelling,, 300
D.H, Hall. 4-fooiri dwelling. 300
A. wmie, 4-roo? uweuiug 0-"
Rrwti Street Bactist Church 4.000
- W. F: White, 10-room dwelling.1.' 3iOOO
W.H. Andrews, etom room. . . , . aoo
Jas. Y6ung, 3-room dwelling. t , , ".. ; Joo
Rebecca Kindley, 5-room dwelling , 700
Salem Street Baptist Church. , . t5,ooo
W.G. Cradshaw, 12-room dwelling 15.000
T. A. Myers, 7-oom dwelling. 1,200
S. Gunner. 3-room dwelling .'. . 300
W. M. Bagby, stores. 4.000
D. Fi Maddox, to-ropm dwelling. 2,500
D. A. Stanton, 11-room dwelling.. 8,000
Cicero Pierce, 4-room dwelling. . . 500
J. H. Billings, 4-room dwelling ... 500
A, J. Dodamead, store , . . . . 1,200
Nannie Kilby, 3-room dwelling . . , 300
Nannie-KUby, two2-room dwel'gs , 400
J. J. Farriss, lo-room dwelling, i . 4,000
Miss PattieNewlin,irroom dwel'g 4,000
J. H. Hedrick, 6-room dwelling . . 1 ,200
Jap. Montgomery, 4-room dwel'g 500
Clark Clinard, 7-room dwelling.. 1,200
High Point Furni'Co., warehouse 6,000
AmandaSimmons,4-room dwelling 400
Dan'l. Davis, 4-room dwelling. . . 500
Robert Brockett, block of stores.. 12,000
Standard Mirror Co., warehouse. ' 2,000
Madison Gray, 5-room dwelling. . 400
Butler Johnson, 5-room dwelling. ' 800
High Point Knitting Mill. . . . . . '.. 10,000
Frank Wall, 3-room dwelling. . . . 300
Hettie Pool, 3-room dwelling .... , 300
Mt Vernoir Baptist Church, a 1,000
Inez Coble, 4-room dwelling. ... . 500
R. W. Gray.two 5-room dwellings 1,200
Hiram Clinard, 8-room dwelling. 1,500
N. C. Jarrell, store. 300
A. S. Parker, flat v 5,000
Louisa Gurley, 4-room dwelling. . K500
M.K. Gray, two 5-room dwellings 1,000
Graded School, No. 2 10,000
Centuar Knitting Mill 7,000
W. Albertson, 3-room dwelling. . . 300
Tom Eccles, 3-room dwelling 300
A. W. Council, 4-room dwelling. . 400
Globe-Home Furn. Co.,warebouse 4,000
S. B. Wilson, 6-room dwelling. . . 1,200
E- A. Snow, six 4-room dwellings 2,400
J. M. Hedgebock,8-room dwelling 1,500
Abram Jones, 6-room dwelling. . . 1,400
Jerry Gray, 3-room dwelling 200
Southern Chair Co., warehouse ... - 4,000
Mrs. Sheppard, 6-room dwelling. 900
Mrs.M.P. Vail, two 3-room dwel'g 600
Frank Wineskie, 8-room dwelling 3,000
Pittsburg Plate Glass Co., factory 10,000
W. L, Sechrest, 3-room dwelling 300
Grand total. , .1294,900
' SUMMARY.
Churches. 4
Schools. 2
Stores.... 9
Warehouses ........ . . .4
Factories , , , , .1 ........ 7
-Dwellings:'. . v. ... . .... , .150
Total Number 176
Our Public Building.
We received the following letter
Thursday- from Congressman
Kitchin:
J. T. Farriss, Esq ,
Dear Sir: I have received the
Post office statistics which you
sent me, and will file the same to
day with the Public! Building Com
mittee. Yours truly,
. W. W. Kitchin.
It is already known here that the
editor Enterprise had Mr. Kitchin
to draw up a bill appropriating
50,000 for our public building
last winter. That measure is now
In the hands of the committee and
our Congressman will do all that
is possible to include it in the
omnibus bill at this session. Mr,
Thomas who is one of the comit
tee has promised us his aggressive
support. ' We are second on the
list after Asheville, so we under
stand. The Transfer Company.
. The Enterprise is highly pleased
that there is a prospect of having a
transfer company here to ' handle
the passenger and baggage busi
ness. - Messrs. Pitts & Penny ap
peared before the Board of Alder
men Monday night and asked that
bond and prices be .established,
which will be, done this month.
Every well regulated town has a
transfer company to handle this
department of business.
' The conditions under which we
are operating now does not insure
safety .convenience nor promptness.
It is simply haphazard business.
Under the new conditions our citi
zens will know where to give or
ders for the transfer of baggage and
passengers to and from the station
to any part of - the ' city ' and will
know what the prices are the year
around. r The transfer company
will be under bond for the faithful
discharge" of its duty. .'I-
, .Kiss Joyce Improving. '
Miss Carrie Joyce, of Detroit,
Jlich.'who was thrown from a
sleigh some time ago and painfully
injured is improving rapidly and
will be able to come South next
week, probably. " Her friends here
will be pleased to see her.
LEGISLATIVE NEWS.
Gen. Glenn to be Private Secretary to
the Governor.
-' The most important bills intro
duced in the legislature yesterday
were those to repeal the anti-jug
law (which makes . the place of
delivery the place of sale of li
quors); to appropriate $5,ooo for a
statue to General Matt, W. Ran
som; to make the carrying of con
cealed weapons a felony,. All these
bills were introduced in the House.
In the Senatethe first liquor bill
of the session .was passed-r-the
Webb bill, which eliminates the
little stills of less capacity than 36
gallons per -day and although a
local measure,, applicable only to
the city of - Asheville, its - prompt
passage, by the vote of 34 to I4
indicates the sentiment of the Sen
ate on the liquor question gener
ally. It was a matter of news and
comment ' among the law makers
today, generally accepted as hav
ing been received by some of them
authoritatively, that Gen. Jas. D.
Glenn, of Greensboro, has been
decided upon as the private sec
retary of Governor Glenn, who is
his brother.
Gen. Glenn was a Senator in the
General Assembly of 1901, and
again in 1903, and Is very well and
favorably known.
Mr. Long Makes Change.
Mr. Chas. P. Long, who has
been with Piedmont Table Co. for
three years as secretary and treas
urer, has resigned bis position and
will again become a "Knight of
the Grip." He has accepted a
position with Globe-Home Furni
ture Qo. and will travel the South?
em States. Mr. Long has made
much improvement in the business
of the Piedmont since taking
charge of the plant.
D.M.Payne. v
The Enterprise is pained to learti
of the death of D. M. Payne, of
Trinity. A friend and correspon
dent of the Enterprise of long
standing, we shall miss him.. His
death occurred at Trinity Tuesday
night. We will have a fall account
of his life in an issue of the Week
ly Enterprise.
Miss Bagby Resigns.
Miss Iva Bagby, teacher in the
graded school, has tendered her
resignation to take place at once.
Miss Bagby has accepted a position
in the Greensboro graded schools
The school authorities here will
regret to give her up.
, Miss Cobb Elected.
Miss Penelope Cobb, of Chapel
Hill, has been elected teacher of
the second grade to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Miss
Iva Bagby.
In lime.
The Board of Aldermen is em
phasizing the ordinance relative to
the hogs. On and after March 1st
no hogs will be allowed in the city
within 300 feet of any dwelling
bouse. This is one ordinance that
will be strictly enforced. The
chief of police' has strict instruc
tions which will be carried out.
Judge Bulla III.
Judge Bulla, of Trinity, well
known in High Point, is quite ill
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Craven. He has been ' in feeble
health for some time and has led a
very quiet life, but recently he has
had an attack of heart trouble. '
illustrated.
The editor of the Enterprise is
preparing to illustrate High Point
in a way that will do the town
credit and , will 1 be a handsome
souvenir worthy of the'business and
residential interests of the commu-
jiity. u The street ' Views . will be
exceptionally nne. .
ri ' , xFull School. i , :
' The spring term of , the school
opened Monday morning and Prof.
Crowell has been so busy all day
arranging the new pupils that he
has not had time to count np The
auditorium was very nearly filled
and among the number were sev
eral new pjpile. This is a good
showing taking into consideration
the extreme cold weather. '
Mr. Duke's Case.
The New York Herald yesterday
devoted over two columns to the
affairs of Mr, Brodie Duke and his
wife. On application of Mr. Ben
N. Duke and Brodie Duke's son,
Clarence, Brodie Duke was com
mitted to the sanitarium in order
to protect his financial interests.
Mr. Duke was married Dec. 31st,
to Miss Webb, of Chicago, and at
the time of his arrest in New York
he had about $60,000 in securities
in his pocket. It is thought by
Mr. Duke's relatives that he, is not
in a condition, to make investments
that his wife was planning for him
hence the action taken. In addi
tion to the report published in yes
terday's Enterprise we find the fol
lowing . .Chicago special in the
Charlotte Observer today:
"The German National Bank, of
Little Rock, Ark., is suing Alice
L. Webb and her promoting com
pany for $io,ooo, the face of two
notes of $5,000 each, due and un
paid. "Just how far Taylor, Webb
& Company's business has pro
gressed since its birth, April 8,
1903, is only known to the two
partners. I have been after Alice
L. Webb since last July to get ser
vice on these notes and did not suc
ceed until she bobbed up in New
York and became the bride of
Brodie L. Duke," said Attorney
Packard. "I then sent the notes
and papers on to New York and
she-was served there. I am inclin
ed to believe they are absolutely
worthless."
'f A man who knows Alice L.
Webb gives this outline of her re
cent career: "Alice L. Webb is 35
years old. She married E. H,
Powell, of Pittsburg, who formerly
owned the Seventh Avenue Hotel,
Pittsburg, and in this I am inform
ed she invested $90,000 and lost
theymoney. She was late divorced
froj$. Powell, who now lives in Al
legheny, Pa. Lkudw she Has "a
wealthy uncle living near Titus
ville.Pa. , with whom she is constant
ly in correspondence, and her father
was also a great friend of Prof.
Holden, owner rf the Hotel Holen
den and the Cleveland Plain Dealer
and he has always taken a great
interest in the woman. I don't
know much about her connection
with Brodie L. Duke and was even
surprised to hear of her marriage
to him. I am inclined to believe
that it was not her intention to
marry when she went East. Mrs.
Webb-Duke was the shrewdest wo
man I ever met in my life. She
was all business and could look
through a man at a glance. Wait
till you hear from some banks
down East."
Mrs. Burton's Condition.
Mrs. Bettie Burton, mother of
Dr. J.W. Burton, who is in her
87th year, is quite sick at her home
three miles west of the cityjr Mrs.
Burton has been feeble for some
time, but has grown weaker dur
ing the past week.
Superior Court.
The second week of the special
term of Guilford Superior Court
opened at 10 o'clock this morning,
with Judge Shaw presiding. The
entire day yesterday . was consum
ed in bearing the case ol Chas.
Baker vs. High Point Mantel &
Table Co. . and will probably not
go to the jury before noon today.
Baker is Buing for $6,000 as dam
ages for personal injuries received
while operating a rip saw in the
defendant's factory.
Killed a 'Possum.
For several weeks what was
supposed to be a car has been eat
ing the eggs about as fast as the
hens layed them at . the barns j of
Mrr W. L. Stamey. But the
trouble was , located Saturday
when the copk opened the barn
door and found a big. fat 'possum
in a nest. The 'possum was killed
and henceforth,, no doubt, ' eggs
will be more plentiful in the barn
yard.
. Great Record.
The steady growth of High Point
is the best object ' lesson in the
whole South of what native indus
try mixed with , brains ' can do'.
Nearly one-third of a million dol
lars was invested in High Point in
the year 19041 That Is a great
record for a great, manufacturing
town. Raleigh News & Observer.
ELECTORS MEET.
And Casts State's Vote for Parker.
The State electors met in the
Senate chamber at 2 o clock yes
terday for the purpose of casting
the Democratic vote of the State
for President and Vice-President of
the United States.
The following gentlemen com
pose the list of electors: '
Frank S. Spruill, of the Fourth
Congressional district.
William A. Self, of the Ninth
Congressional district.
William M. Bond, of the First
Congressional district.
John H. Kerr, of the Second
Congressional distict.
Charles L. Abernathy, of the
Third Congressional cistrict.
Robert N. Simms, of the Fourth
district. .
Jones Fuller, of the Fifth Con
gressional district.
Hannibal L. Godwin, of the
Sixth Congressional district.
Frank Armfield, of the Seventh
Congressional district.
Thomas C. Bowie, of the Eighth
Congressional district.
William T. Cranford, of the
Tenth Congressional district.
The college was organized by
electing W. A. Self, president, and
C. L. Abernethy, secretary.
Judge Alton Brooks Parker, of
New York, was placed in nomina
tion by C. L. Abernethy, and the
seconding speech was made by F.
S. Spruill.
These gentlemen represent the
best speaking talent in our State.
Their efforts yesterday were in the
highest sense worthy of the repu
tation they bear and of the cause
for which they spoke.
In a strong characteristic speech
Hon. W. T. Crawford, of Waynes
ville, placed in nomination Hon.
Gassaway Davis", of West Virginia,
as Vice-President.
The vote was unanimous for the
gentlemen nominated and the re
sult will be conveyed to Washing
ton by F. S. Spruill, who will
represent North Carolina in . the
national electoral college.
The Electric Road.
It is important that our business
men here express themselves at
once on the electric railway propo
sition. It will not help matters to
postpone action indefinitely. As we
said yesterday the opportunity is
before us. We desire to see the
road built and put in operation and
if the. company that submits this
proposition is reliable as was dem
onstrated, we should take hold of
the matter and bring it to a head.
There is no question about it, there
is going to be some kind of con
nection from the Southern road
over to Winston and we want to
see High Point in the front ranks
we want the road to run from
this point. We cannot afford to
let another nearby town make the
connection. Another and very im
portant side of the question is the
High Point part of it. If we get
an electric car line in the city, our
population would jump two thou
sand in less than two years. It
would open up property for all,
something very much needed in
High Point just now. The advan
tages on all sides are so manifest
that it is needless to argue along
this line. The question is do we
want the present projectors to build
if
Ralph L. Webb Dead.
Shelby, N. C, Jan. 9. Ralph
L. Webb, only son of Judge and
Mrs. James L. Webb, died at the
St. Peters hospital in Charlotte at
6 o'clock this morning and his
body was brought to his home in
Shelby on the noon train. Mr.
Webb had undergone an operation
for appendicitis and was improv
ing, but took jaundice, which re
sulted in his death. ' Deceased was
26 years old. His parents ami two
sisters survive. ; The funeral ' will
be held tomorrow afternoon and
his body will be laid to rest in the
Shelby cemetery with Masonic
honors. '
Mr. Webb was a cotton buyer
for several years at Monticello, Ga.j
and had returned home to read
law.
. Pointed Paragraphs.
" A weak woman can put up a
strong bluff.
, The more some men .owe .the
more they want to owe.'
- Champion priie' fighters are nat
urally stunning men, ' "
FIRE AT GREENSBORO.
Lumber Plant Destroyed.
Fire last night destroyed the
factory dry kilns, and offices of the
Cape Fear Manufacturing Co., a
property loss of several thousand
dollars being sustained by the com
pany. It was almost exactly 1 1 o'clock
when an alarm of fire was sounded
from Box Number 53, corner of
Arlington and East Lee streets. At
first the alarm was not noticed by
those who were not firemen for so
many false alarms of fire have re
cently been turned from that box.
The firemen, however, responded
with their usual alacrity and in a
few minutes were speeding toward
South Greensboro.
In a few minutes after the alarm
was sounded a red light was seen
gleaming above the lumber yard
district, and smoke began ascend
ing in volumes. Attracted by this
the people of the city hastened in
the direction of the ever-increasing
light. They came in crowds and
within fifteen minutes after the
alarm was sounded crowds of peo
ple lined the streets, all moving in
the direction of the fire.
There is a watchman kept by
the company to guard the plant at
night and as usual he was on duty
last night. It seems, however.that
he was late in discovering the fire,
and it was burning briskly before
the alarm was sounded. By the
time the firemen reached the scene
the flames had broken through the
roof and were spreading rapidly
through the building. The build
ing is a large frame structure, lo
cated on the east side of Lewis St.,
and parallel with the tracks of the
C. F. and Y. V. Railroad. In it
was located all of the company's
machinery, which was used for
planing and dressing unfinished
lumber, and other machinery used
in the manufacture of the various
articles of building material. Ad
joining this was the dry kilns and
offices.
The loss-was estimated nt "
000 to $20,000, with $5,000 insui
ance. Greensboro Telegram.
Mr. Lineback III.
Mr. J. W. Lineback who has
been confined to his room for more
than two weeks with diabetes, is
considered very sick indeed.
Lutheran Church.
Rev. Geo H. Cox. D. D. . presi
dent of the Evangelical Lutheran
Synod, of North Carolina, and Rev.
Edw. Tullenman, the Synodical
Missionary are canvassing the city
with the view of establishing a
Lutheran Church.
Dr. Peacock Returns.
Dr. Dred Peacock returned last night
from Grand Rapids, where he spept a
few days at the opening of the exposi
tion. He found a very fine exhibit and
all the "boys" expecting a large trade,
as there was very little buying in the
Bast last fall. The weather of course is
just Grand Rapids weather, snow and
ce.
Legislature Items.
The Senate held a brief session
yesterday. The body met at 11
o'clock and Rev. A. F. Bishop
offered prayer.
The following bills passed the
Senate and were sent to the House.
To regulate working roads in
Henderson county.
To extend the charter of the
Pamlico Insurance and Banking
Company, of Tarboro.
To extend the time for register
ing certain grants.
One House bill passed the Sen
ate and was enrolled for ratification:
To appoint I. P. Alderman a magis
trate at Rose Hill.
' . IN THE HOUSE.
Twenty new bills were introduc
ed in the House today, those not
of ' strict local nature being a bill
by Wmbourne to amend divorce
law of 1899.
By Stronach, making it a misde
meanor for any merchant to make
false represenrations , about his
goods by oral or printed statements
or advertisements.
By Harrison, making it a misde
meanor, for barbers to use dirty
towels on customers or neglect ' to
cieanse mug or brush after each
shave. ., , Y
- By Graham,' to make the mini-
uiam ruurio-ciass pension warrant
$20, -
Austin, to place offense of .beat
ing trains in jurisdiction of Justices
of the Peace. ' ,