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- , The Engineer Here.
. people fire saying rvery - little and
' , nnahinsr riirht ahead. The civil
v engineer 'arrived here last week
; ' for tbe purpose of going to work
'on the line between here and Win
iuiu, , laccuuici wu kuucu ijr
the legislature on the ' loth and
' everything seems to be primed for
' the work, i This is a great under
' taking and is entitled to all of the
, aid and encouragement our people
can give it. "
Cigar Factory.
- A communication from Hamp
ton, VaM from an experienced
- cigar manufacturer asks informa
, tion about the town wth'a view to
establishing a - factory here I; The
Enterprise thinks that a factory of
the kind would pay here, a nere
, are so many traveling men going
out from High Point that anything
of this kind would be made to pay
In other words we could sell the
' product of a factory easier than
ny town in the South. ;,
Set For February 6th.
E. G. Gilmer, of Statesvllle, was
in city Saturday and served sum
mons on a number of our citizens
to appear as witnesses in the case
of E. G. Gilmer vs F.H. McAlpine
St CoM which comes up at States
vllle February 6th. The suit is for
f 2,000 damages claimed by
Mr. Gilmer on non-compliance of
verbal contract in renting tbe El
wood hotel. McAlpine & Co, fi
nally sold their interest in the hotel
to J; W. Cole & Co. , while Mr,
Gilmer claimed he had already
made a trade with McAlpine & Co,
It the other; witnesses know as lit
' tie about the case as some that have
been summoned we don't see how
. It will ever come to a head. , :
New Buildings.
Tbe contractors tell us that they
are figuring on five or six nice
buildings which will be erected
th'n spring. -j-- - - )-
Changed Its Name.
The Southern Loan and Trust
Co., of Greensboro, was yesterday
allowed by the Secretary of State
to amend its charter in order to
change its name to the Southern
Life & Trust Co.
The Poor-Ye Have With You.
A man walked into our office
just now and asked us to give him
enough to eat for bis tamuy over
Sunday. He was sober and really
felt the condition of his family,
Without questioning whether the
man is any account, it seems de
; plorable that in a land of plenty, a'
town tiled with wealth, tnat sucn
a things exist. It is uncommon
it is true, but it is not right that
" a mother and children go hungry
, and cold over Sunday.or any other.
day for that matter, in our midst
Tt is just as important to look after
such oases as it is to open the ba
bath schools tomorrow morning.
i But suppose the case is an unwor-
thy one, it was not the , righteous
' to save. All of us, are unworthy
more or less in some way. '
' Permanent Receivership.
Before Judge Shaw Thursday
VTannf aettirinc Comoanv. manu-
! facturers of yarns at Gibsonville,
. asked tnat tne appointment 01 mr.
' J. A. Davidson by Judge Shaw last
.week as receiver be made perma
nent, with some one else, as co-
; receiver. They could not decide
on the co-receiver and Judge Shaw
took the paper pending the ap-
; pointment. ( v ; 4
; The Coming of Mr. Metcajf.
"President Speucer's private car
will be attached t 97 bn Feb. 6th,
bringing the Washington and Vir
glnla guests to the Manufacturers
Banquet, The party -will consist
of Secretary ' Metcalf,'. the Cuban
Ulnister. Mr. Richards. Senators
Simmons and Overman, Congress
men, Kltchin, Page and Dixon
Thos Nelspn Page : and probably
Dr. Edwin A. Alderman.,
; The Enterprise is t very much
pleased that these gentlemen will
reach Ilih Point in time to look
' over the city and meet our business
i:.ca. - - ' ' '
THE WANDERERS.
- Letter From Mr. E. A. Snow. 1
Havana, Jan. 23, 1905.
Dear JSarrfcs:
:: I promised to write you, but
really I have had no time and be
sides, my Eugl'sh vocabulary it too
limited to describe this place, es
pecially in adjectives. One can
not begin to tell the attractions
and functions of his place od
paper. 'It is the most beautiful
place I have evir seen, so odd and
quaint it is that it simply facinates
yoJ. - The city contains nearly a
half tqillion of people; moUy Cu
bans and Spaniards, but flb U. S
has about 20,00a of her people
here and when this place is better
known there will be many more
here. Every day 'the steamers
land them by the hu dreds. Span
ish is generally spoken bnt you
can hear our harsh English most
everywhere. In all the larger es
tablishments both languages are
spoken so it is no trouble to get
along on that score.' The harbor
is very pretty with its blue waters,
dotted with ships from very nation.
Old Morro fort and Cubanna for
tress are especially interesting. I
saw the awful dungeons and re
mains of the Gnilotlne where Gen.
Weylerput so many Cubans to
death. Tbe streets are all as clean
as our house floors. Not a speck
of dirt is allowed to remain on them
ten minutes. Men dressed in white
on every block constantly sweep
ing so there is hot a paiticle of
dust. Every one lives and eats
out of doors. This is the dry sea
son and no rain will fall for some
time yet. The main business streets
are about 20 to 25 yards wide with
sidewalks 2 to 5 feet wide and are
paved with cement like our new
walks. People walk in these streets
as sidewalks are too narrow for
passing, bnt there is no danger of
being run over as every vehicle
has a gong or bell which the driver
rings almost constantly They are
all very careful indeed and one
sees no reckless driving. The
Prado is a long wide street over
200 feet wide with walks and twp
rows of snade trees in the middle
with numerous parks and monu
ments. Iron chairs and settees are
placetl here where people sit to
talk, smoke eat and drink. Every
one smokes, every one drinks, yet
I have not seen a single drunken
person here and am told that only
Americans ever get drunk here
Coffee; chocolate, wine and beer
are the favorite drinks, but my
friend. Sam Davis, always takes
"Rum Barcaler." a strong drink
made from sugar cane.
sam is getting to - be quite a
Spanish linguist and expect he will
not talk English very much when
be gets home, v I have just return
ed from morning mass in - the old
catnederal wnere Columbus was
buried.' Yesterdav I worshiped at
a Presbyterian Mission. 1 found
most all Evangelistic churches
have missions here but of course
the Roman Catholics have , full
sway here. Yesterday everything
was wide open here. I went to see
the national game of Jai Alai in
Lafternoon and this was the most
wonderful game I ever saw. Over
$50,000, wa lost or won in bets
on the game by the 5,000 specta
tors. My letter must be too short
to tell of . it. Saturday we went
over to the next provice Matanaas;
where we saw some .wonderful
caves ancr a famous .cathedral.
This-place has a fine harbor where
yon - will remember Capt. Bob
Evans shelled the town and killed
a mule. . Tomorrow we go into the
interior to see a sugar plantation
and mills. ; Sugar is - very high
priced now, and they haye a big
crop this year, so they are feeling
good. Tobacco is mostly raised
in the province of Santiago. , It
takes two or three , days to go
there, so we will cut that out T
just cannot spate very much time
to write so will close right now.
Don't know when: I shall ' start
home,' certainly not as long as our
money holds out. ; -" '
Yours having a good time, .
, - 1 ' E. A. Snow.'-
S. M.
Relsey of Cleveland, . is
here.
P d Jenkins, of Winston,
was
at the Elwood last night.
F. O. Hawley, or New York, is
at the Elwood. "...
A. M. Ozlcsby was at the El
wood list night. '
HIGH POINT, GUILFORD COUNTY,
. The New Elwood Plans.
Mr. C. C. Hook, of the firm of
Hook & Sawyer, architects. Char
lotte, was in the city last'week with
the drawing for the addition to tbe
Elwood hotel. Tt represents the
extension of the hotel to the Welch
building, shout 85 feet, of the same
design as tbe present structure. In
the centre of the Main street front
age will be a wide portico from the
second story and a smaller one ex
tending from tbe third story.
There will be no entrance to the
hotel from Main street. There will
be four handsome store buildings
in the new part of the building, on
Main street.
The plans were exceedingly at
tractive and Mr. Hook himself says
that it will be the handsomest hotel
building in State.
A Pitiable Story.
A pitiable story comes from Rus
sia direct to High Point in which
one of the much persecuted Jews
of that country figures prominent
ly. The Enterprise had a talk last
evening with a Jew who knows
the facts in the case. Tbe story
would make the basis of an inter
esting novel: A young Jew in
Russia was on his way home to
sick wife. He had gone hurriedly
for a physician. He was stopped
on the way by two conscript offi
cials and told he was wanted for
the army. He begged to go home
to see his sick wife but was refused
the request. He was hustled off
to the front and the story goes, he
fought one way and prayed an
other. His daily prayer to the
God of Abraham was that Port
Arthur might fall. This soldier
was at Poit Arthur when it fell
and he believes in his heart that
the God of Abraham answered the
prayers of his obosen people. He
was taken prisoner, and he begged
for the privilege of writing to his.
sick wife 'but this request was also
refused by the Russian officer. Un
daunted.the Jew writes to relatives
in New York tells his story and
they cable to St. Petersburg to get
the news of his family and com
municate witn tne Jew, a prisoner
at Port Arthur. This, said our
informant, is one of the thousands
of instances of persecution and
shows the heartless methods of the
Russians. But tbe Jews in that
country are not down cast. They
believe, as in the case with Spain,
that Jehovah will yet punish the
Russians. They also believe that
Jehovah has the time fixed for
these things, hence the remarkable
patience of the Jewish race.
Are
We to Have a Y. M. C
A.
Building?
Is
the Y. M. C. A. building to
be realized? Probably nothing
could be mentioned of a temporal
character which is so much needed
as this. The matter has be n in
telligently and forcibly placed be
fore the men upon whom the re
sponsibility rests, for the finances
Of the undertaking. If they will
not take it up manfully and carry
it through it must fall. ' But this
is not like High Point business
men to let a thing fall that is
needed.
Lei all pull and pull together
and see this great need met. If
not we will suffer and busintss will
suffer and douls will be lost.
, , E1.1 Rbbcb,
For the Pastors' Association.
, Novelty Works.
The Enterprise has a communi
cation from a large manufacturing
concern in , New York stating that
the management had decided to
move their plant South and after
due consideration they had about
concluded that High Point was the
most desirable location, j hey ask
for facts concerning the town, its
population, tax rate,; etc. The
Enterprise in looking up these par
ties finds that they have a substan
tial business and have built up a
large industry r ' " - , . .-,
Its diffiicult . for the average
woman to say what she means.
The less advice a man hands out
the more listeners he will have.
N. C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1905.
FIRE AT W. B. VAILS.
An Alarm Sent in But Not Answered
The Flames at Last Subdued.
Tbe.residence of Mr. W.B. Vail
caught fire Friday afternoon at one
.o'clock and for a time it seemed
that the house would be destroyed
in spite of the heroic efforts of the
family and neighbors. It caught
from a drum between the floor and
ceiling. While this was burning
another blaze shot out from the
roof of the porch. Tbe few present
had to divide their time between
the two places and with axes and
buckets of water finally succeeded
in extinguishing the flames but
not before considerable damage
had, been done. Mrs. Vail does
not understand why the alarm was
not given as a telephone message
was stnt to the central office and
also Some of the factories. Of
course there must have been some
misunderstanding, but the misun
derstanding came very costing Mrs.
Vail her home and tbe contents.
The house was insured in the
Birmingham-AtlattaCo., formerly
the Sigh Point Company.
Wild Rumors.
It as reported on the streets
this morning that there had been
a wreck near Danville in which a
large number of people lost their
lives. The report scattered like
wild fire and by 10 o'clock "the'
Enterprise was besieged for ' infor
mation. The Enterprise called Op
headquarters and found that there
was some trouble near Danville,
but i amounted to very little: A
freight train in moving to. a side
track just beyond the Dan River,
ran into No. 39, but no one was
serious' v injured. The delay to
the through trains was caused by
snow storms North They were
so far behind when this accident
was reported that some of them
were annulled.
Enjoyable Luncheon.
Mrs L J. Ingram gave a de
lightful luncheon Monday after
noon complimentary to the visiting
college girls from Greensboro,
Misses Shattucx, Blalock, Neal,
Wilson, Gulley, Pierce and Tuttle.
1 ne luncheon was irom 3 to 4
o'clock and was quite an enjoyable
affair in respect. The home guests
were Mesdames W. H. Ragan, W.
G. Bradshaw, W. B. Vail, J. J
Farriss, Geo. H. Crowell and Miss
Irvin Paylor.
To-day's News.
Latest dispatches claim extensive
fighting in which thejapanese bold
their own, yesterday nearMukden,
Russians claim advantage for ef
fect's sake, their flanking move
ment is checked with their right
wing reoulsed. Warsaw Poland's
capital continues revolt, revolu
tionists seize arms and Nihilists
resolve on massacre.
Banks fail to recall large loans,
France and Belgium cease loans,
Witte fails to finance, ' inflow of
funds ceases while business is par
alyzed, starvation threatened.
Victories of peace are strangely
associated wit wars, havoc and
interval conflicts.
God's providence, even if imper
ceptible is operative on collective
individuals also active.
Czar Nicholas shows himself no
coward though defended by Vlad
imir, loyal monarchist, while blame
for military executions shifts from
Trepoff to Sergius, ' Free principle
is more than ever prominent and
government :: professing 'concillia
tion enforces order. Law is of first
mportahce while . opportunity is
seized by revolutionists. A crisis
focalizing from a great past is both
present and future and Russia's
last , decads is maked by great
gains for humanity after . conflicts ;
and long suffering. K.
We call attention to the state
ment of the Life Insurance Co. of
Virginia in this issue .
A M. Clark, of Baltimore, is at
the Elwood.
B. L. Blair, of Indianapolis, is
registered at the Elwood.
The Entertainment
The re ital at auditorium Monday
night by Miss Blanche Etta Shat
tuck, undtr the auspecies of the
Emerson Society, of Greensboro
Female College, was well attended
notwithstanding the inclemency of
the weather. Six of the oung
ladies of tbe society accompanied
Miss Sbattuck and acted as ushers.
The original dramatization "If
I were King," by Justin McCarthy
is very difficult but was handled hy
Miss Shattuck in a highly credit
able manner. To assume the role
of half dozen characters requires
experience and good training along
tbe line of this branch of elocution
and Miss Shattuck demonstrated
in a high degree that she possessed
these qualifications. The instru
mental 'music was fur lished by
Miss Blalock, to the enjoyment of
all present.
The Enterprise congratulates tbe
young ladies on the success of tbe
entertainment and will say again
that our people were pleased in
deed to have them with us.
Those composing the party were
Misses Shattuck, Blalock, Kate
Ingram, Neal, Gulley, Wilson and
Pierce.
Dr. Moore to Leave.
Dr John L. Moore, who has
made his home in High Point for
the past few years and who has
built up quite a good practice, has
decided to go to Nebraska and will
leave here next Tuesday. Dr.
Moore's family will be in Raleigh
for a short while before joining
him in his western home.
Dr., Moore, his estimable wife
and daughter have made many
strong friends in High Point who
willegret exceedingly to hear of
their intention of leaving. The
Enterprise wishes them well in
their new home and hereby com
mends the doctor and his family to
the good people of Nebraska.
Attacks on Mr. Varner.
The American, which is the
national organ of the Junior Order
of American Mechanics, continues
today its attack upon State Labor
Commissioner Varner. There are
intimations that other things are
to follow. The paper renews its
statement that children under 12
years of age are employed in the
mills. The order, of which the
papef is the organ, has declared
against the establishment of an im
migration bureau for this State. It
tells Dr. Ar J. McKelway that the
10,000 and more members of the
order in North Carolina are with
him to a man in his movement to
raise the age limit in cotton mills
from 12 to 14 years for girls, and
from 12 to 14 years for boys who
can not read and write. Raleigh
Correspondence Charlotte Obser
ver. Resolutions of Respect.
We the undersigned committee
appointed by the councilor of
Guilford Council No. 23, Jr. O U.
A. M. to draft resolutions showing
our last tribute of respect to our
deceased brother, D. W. McPher
son, beg to submit tbe following:
Whereas, It has pleased the All
Wise Providence, in his own mys
terious way, by invading our order
and removing therefrom our be
loved brother, D. W. McPherson,
yet while we bow iu humble sub
mission to. Him who rules the
universe, this Council deeply de
plore its loss, therefore be it
Resolved: That we neither ques
tion the mysterious Providence
which has caused a vacancy in the
ranks of our Council nor murmur
at the hands of Him who has in
his taking away brought this sor
row upon us, but bow in bumble
reverence to Him who doeth all
things well, and say, "Not our but
Thy will be done."
Resolved; That in this hour of
deep affliction, we tender the be
reaved family of our deceased
brother our sincere condolence and
deeply sympathize with them, and
further
Resolved: That as a token of
respect, our charter be draped in
mourning for 30 data, ana that
these resolutions be placed on a
memorial page in our Journal and
a copy be sent to the family of our
deceased brother, and published in
the High Point Enterprise and the
Weekly Ledger.
D. C. Aldridge, 1
J. W. Secbrest, V Committee
r J. B. Johnson, J
No. 51
GREENSBORO MAN MISSING.
Mrs. J. C. Reid Went to Providence to
"Attend Mother's Funeral Came
Back and Husband was Gone.
Mrs. Reid, who lives in one of
Dr. Lash's fiats on Lyndon street,
this city, is very much distressed
on account of her husband, Mr. J.
C. Reid, superintendent of Alta
mahaw Mills. Two weeks agolast
Sunday he received a telegram
stating that Mrs. Reid's mother had
just died at Providence, Rhode Is
land. She went to Providence and
attended the funeral.
As soon as his wife left he went
to'the Southern Loan & Trust Co.
and drew out $250, which he had
deposited, and since that time no
one has seen or heard anything of
blm. Mrs. Reid did not hear from
him while she was away, and was
surprised at his not writing. She
was even more surprised when she
reached Greensboro Sunday night
and learned that no one had seen
her husband since she left. The
police talked to Altamahaw over
the long distance phone, and it was
said he had not been seen there in
two weeks. As yet the police have
no clue.
For the Good of All.
The Board of Alderman in e n
acting the bog law was doing what
it was thought was best for High
Point. The editor Enterprise was
not associated with the board when
the hog law was passed but we de
sire here publicly to endorse it
because we are conscientious
in our belief that it is better for
the health of the community. We
know that it seems hard to some
that they are not permitted to
"raise their meat.' There are
some very good citizens here mov
ing in from the country who be
lieve it a downright hardship on
them to be thus deprived of a priv
ilege they have always enjoyed.
am we are satlsbed that if they
knew positivelv the disease, bred
from the hog pejf iu a neighbor
hood they would realize e change
of heart. We believe that these
Questions should be discussed in a
conversative way, face to face in
an honest, upright manner. The
man who takes it ud in anv other
light is not & friend to the town or
tne man he is trying to prejudice
against his neighbor.
We have been a5ociaed with
the Board of Aldermen only for a
little while but we know that the
men composing the board wonld not
do anything that they did not
think was for the good of the com
munity. The Enterprise would
ask the people of High Point to
try the hog law for two vears. At
the end of that time we don't be
lieve that the hoe's could ha coft.pn
back in the community. Why spend
thousands of dollars on water
works and sewerace in order to
secure a healthy condition and
then allow other things that would
kill th effect of all other objec
tionable things removed.
We ask the neoole to think se
riously over the matter and not
agitate a cnange until the matter
is looked into thoroughly. The
board meets next Monday night
and will gladly hear both sides on
the question
Made a Change.
Will "Binks" Partridge, who
enlisted in the Navv about three
years ago writes to the Enterprise
that he has been transferred to the
"Cincinnati " He was in the
Philippines when he wrote but was
to sail on the 27th for Chefoo,
China where the ships will be for
three months. Chefoo is 60 miles
from Port Arthur.
We don't believe Binks will re
enlist Death of D. W. McPherson.
- Mr. D. W. McPherson a young
man who had many friends here,'
died last Saturday and was buried
here Sunday. The funeral ser- ;
vices were held from the M. E.
church at 3 o'clock, conducted by
Rev. Mr. Whitaker of the M. P.
church, r assisted by Rev. D. B.
Bowers, of the Reformed church; ;
Deceased was a member of the Jr.;
Order and Odd Fellows and was
buried with the . honors of these'
two orders. The procession was
quite a large one, there being 250
men in line. 1