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Vol. XXVIII.
HIGH POINT, GUILFORD COUNTY, N. C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1905.
No. 7
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DEATH OF A GOOD WOMAN
Mrs. J. W. Burton Fell en Sleep Sun
day Afterneon. ,
Death has entered the home of
Dr. J. W. Burton and taken one of
the best mothers and a wife whose
devotion aod companionship was
almost incomparable.' Mrs. Dr.
Barton who has been illvfor three
weeks suffering extensively from a
Vidnej affection died Sunday
afternoon at2:30 o'clock.surround
ed by all her loved ones. She
knew that her condition was criti
cal and before she became uncon
scious gave directions about the
home affairs and suggested with a
loving solicitude bow the children
should do with the father.
Mrs. Burton was a lovely
character in '.her home and
a kind and considerate neighbor.
She was the mother of nine child
ren eight of whom survive her. To
their care and rearing she has de
voted her life with her devoted
husband whose companionship
was beautiful. Mrs. Burton being
afflicted early in life brought hus
band and wife closer together it it
were possible, bearing each others
sorrows-sharing each others joys.
Through years of this devotion and
close companionship the tie was in
deed a strong one . and now that
death has severed it, the bereave
ment is great. Mrs. Semira Rox
ana Burton was the daughter of
Lerton and Ellen J. English She
was born Dec. 1-1849 nd died
Sept. 24th 1005, aged 56 years.
She was married to Dr. Burton
October 16th 1874- To thetn 9
children were born, 8 of whom
survive. Of this number two
daughters are married Mrs. Josef
Lindsay and Mrs.Edw. Hutchison.
Shf leaves also two sisters and a
brother, Mrs. E. A. Snow, Mrs.
R. A. Wheeler and Mr. W. J.
WnrUch. The kindly care of all
jntips with which she met in life
nAarA her to all who knew her
onH w death is a sourse of uni
sorrow to hosts of relatives
fronds. To the bereaved
husband and children the Enter
prise extends its deepest sympa
thy.
Tko innprnl services were con
ducted Monday afternoon 2 o'clock
from the friends churcn ot wnicn
a devoted member, con-
AtA tw the castor Rev. Eli
uuvu j r
Reese, assisted by Rev. Dr. J. is.
Richasdson.
WINTER UNIFORMS
The quartermaster General is
preparing winter uniforms for the
companies ot tne wauunai ouu
at High Point and Louisburg.The
winter uniforms of the guard in
the future will be olive-drab, the
color worn ordinarily by the regu-J
la army. Tents, are being pre
pared for the troops who will be in
camp at Raleigh during the Presi
dent's visit. As yet the number
of troops to be there is not yet
known, but it is thought it will
approximate 1,000.
COUNTRY BOYH AS THE ADVANTAGE
As an old farmer friend remarks
a -home-grown,, hard spanked
bare-footed 'and hard-fisted coon,
try boy makes a much better fight
er in the battles of life than does
the pampered, high-collared,
crease-trousered youth of our
towns and oities whose clothes
have always been dusted with a
whisk broom instead of a shingle.
- Franklin Times.
TO; ATTEND FUNERAL
1 W. T " Parker left ' Monday for
New York to attend the funeral of
his nncle, 'Mr. Elliott, who died
In Germany a few weeks ago, , an
account of which appeared fa the
Enterprise ffttW
Hjompanied by :his . mother, M.
;i Deborah s Parker who fwlU visit
relatives 10 "io. 7v'ih'?J
' J, M, Rothrock, of Thortasvllle,
1 - aa lathe citv yeBiergay I
DID NOT TRADE
Mr. D. F. Maddox offered Mr.
R. A. Wheeler $20,000 cash for
bis property on Broad street, but
Mr. Wheeler would not ac:ept the
offer.
MR. AND MRS. GHEEN RETURN
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. R. Gheen
who have been spending the sum
mer in Pennsylvania atMr.Gheen's
home returned home Wednesday
night after a very pleasant visit.
BUYS OUT HENRY HARVEY
Campbell and Newton made an
other trade injreal esta e Friday
morning buying out Henry Har
vey at the cross roads. There
were 4 houses and 4 acres of land
in the deal.
THE NEW STORE
OPENED
Allen Bros, who have been fix
ing up the corner store in the Dr.
Cox building opened their doors
Friday morning displaying a bran
new stock ot up-to-date goods, in
drv goods, shoes and hats. These
young men have had much exper
ience in this line and come to High
Point hlehlv endorsed in every
way. They invite an inspection
of their goods.
REPORT OF TRAIN
The Enterprise has made ar
rangements for the reports on the
noon trains 36 and 301 It will be
posted in the window. If you are
not no town phone to the office
after 10:45.
FROM ONE TREE
Mr. W. S. Cecil, of Thomas
ville. was here Saturday vtiih
samples of some russet apples
He frathered 28 bushels of thsee
r
apples from one tree.
RIGHT YOUARErCITIZEN
Last night about 20 boys 8 to 15
years old were standing around a
neero show, smoking cigarettes
and listening to the swearing and
vulgat talk of, a crowd of negros
If parents don't cure for their boy,
the town should look after them
Protracted meetings cannot save
boys that are allowed to rove
on
the streets allight.
Citizen.
HAD TO PUT IT UP
Capt Brown, of the yard force,
was greatly put out Thursday. He
was summoned to Atlanta to at
tend court and made ready to go,
putting on his spike and silk hat.
About the time he was ready a
message ceme telling him not to
come. He reported for duty at
th . depot and the boys would not
recoginize his official standing un
til he pulled off that high hat.
DIED
The infant child of Mr. and
Mrs. B-nj. Faison died Thursday
at 12:30 o'clock, aged 4 days. The
Enterprise sympathizes with the
bereaved parents.
MARRIED SUNDAY.
On last Sunday afternoon at the
residence of Henry Merideth on
Mangum-Ave.; there was a quiet
marriage, the contracting parties
being Ruf us Brown and Myrtle
Merideth. Rev. J. M. Hilliard
officiated. "
Miss Fannie Matton has return-
ad from Pittsboro much improved
in health, her many friends here
will be glad to learn.
GONE TO IDAHO ,
Mr.i Will L. Smith '1 left ' last
night for Idaho where he will en
gage in the; drag business. His
family will go to him next springf.
For many years Mr. smith lived in
the West and was residing, at
Moscow, Idaho, when he returned
THE WOUNDED
Mr. Winningham who suffered
the loss of a toot last week is doing
very well.
Another patient at the Jr Order
hospital is Mr. Baumgarten who
had both bands cut off at a factory
at Thomasville. His condition is
pitiable but be is taking his suffer
ings as well as could be expected.
He was brought here Saturday.
CITY OF
BIRMINGHAM
UNINJURED
FLOATED
Savannah, Ga., Sept. 24. The
steamer Ci y of Birmingham, of
the Ocean Steamship Company's
line, which went ashore near the
mouth of the river here yesterday
afternoon, was floated today and
came to her dock in this city. The
vessel is uninjured. She was
coming from New York to sail on
Tuesday with a cargo of cotton
for Boston,
THE STEED FARM SOLD
The farm of the late B. P,
ateea tnree miles lrom town was
sold at auction Saturday. Mr. R
E. Coltraine, of Coltraine's Mills
was the purchaser. There were
120 acres and the price paid was
J2.615.oo.
NEW MACHINE WORKS
Southern Machine Works is the
name of the new enterprise started
here. The promoters are Mr.
Hurdis Burns and Mr. George F.
Wilson. The shops will be erected
on the lot opposite Peerless Ma
chine Works on Commerce street.
Contract for the building has
already been let.
DEATH OF MRS. ECKER
Mrs. Ecker, wife of Mr. Fred
Ecker, proprietor Ecker Glass Co.
died at her home here Wednesday
night at 9: 15 o'clock aged 45 years
Mrs. Ecker had been ill for sever
al months and suffered mudh just
prior to her death. She leaves a
husband and two daughters t
mourn their loss.
The funeral services oocurred
at the bouse Friday afternoon
at 3 o'clock conducted by Father
Vincent of the Catholic church.
The Enterprise sympathizes
with the bereaved family.
A POPULAR MACHINE
Everybody has a good word for
the sprinkler when it is in use
We hope that chairman Kirkman
will keep bis eye on the dust and
not let it get the best of us again.
, SIX HUNDRED COTS
The editor Enterprise has re
ceived an inquiry from a party in
Raleigh wanting 600 cots during
Fair week.
STORE TO CLOSE
Harris Bros, will close their
stores next Saturday 10th. but
will open again on Monday even
ing at 6 p. m. This is on account
of the Jewish new'year. There
will be a meeting held in . Greens
boro next Saturday and Sunday,
BEATEN AND STONED TO DEATH
Williamstown, W. Va., Sept. 24
Breaking into the city jail here
today, an armed and masked mob
of "white ribboners" took out
Moses Lovern, a negro, serving
sixty days for assaulting Jam:s
Butler. Taking Lovern and
Thomas Blackburn, the only
other prisoner, across the river iu
boat, upon lauding, the mob
beat, whipped and stoned Lovern
until he, was presumably dead.
Both prisoners were returned to
jail, Lovern will die. Blackburn
gave the names of eight men in
the mob. and prosecuting Attor
ney Shepard has issued warrants
for them.
THE RESULTS OF MEETING
As far ss we could learn about
100 have connected themselves
with the churches since the Stuart
meeting. ' There weae 12 at the
M. P. church last week and about
iK. more : to join. It is probable
that the churches will receive 150
THE GREENSBORO ROAD
Ihe Highway Commission meets
in a few days, Monday week we
believe, and the matter of macad
amizing the road towards Greens
boro from this potnt will come up
If there is not an adjustment of
matters about the road leading in
to town the commissioners will
direct that the wotk commence at
Dr. Williams' place and proceed
towards Greensboro. Either that
course will be pursued or the
commission may lust lay out its
own route to the town limits which
in their judgement seems best
There should be some understand
ing between the city authorities
and the commission before the
meeting.
J. s.
CAMPBELL PARA
LYZED.
Mr. John S. Campbell a well
known citzen of High Point was
paralyzed at bis home on North
MainSt. Friday night at 11 o'clock
About 10:30 o'clock Mr. and Mrs
Campbell had been talking after
Mr. Campbell had retired. He
seemed very restless and Mrs.
Campbell asked him if he was sick
and he said no. After a while
the fire alarm was sounded and
Mrs. Campbell went to the door.
She noticed that Mr. Campbell
did not make any move under the
excitement. She called him but
he did not answer. Going over
to the bed she found him uncon
scious. LIFE'S TOO SHORT
A man walked Into the Enter
prise office Friday, 'extended
his hand and asked us to forgive
him for a wrong done us six or
eight years ago. There was no
occasion. The matter had passed
out of our mind entirely. The
poorest business in this life is to
harbor a thing up against a fellow
man. Life is too short.
SOLD TO A. J. FRALEY
Mr. D F Maddox has sold to
Mr. A. J. Fraley the two story
house on Virginia avenue adjoin
ing the residence of Dr. J. T.
Burrus. The consideration was
$2500 00
HAD GOOD LUCK
J. M. Sechrest returned Friday
night from a week's visit to Mr.
Thos. Marley. Ho had a fine
time fishing. He caught about 30
pounds of fine Chub and Jack fish.
He carried a quart of quinine
along because there were 6.5 cases
malarial fever in the neighbor
hood. AN EXCELLENT JOB
Superintendent Bergman who
has had the convict force grading
the road to the Davidson line to
wards Winston has completed his
work and you will only have to
ride over the route to be convinc
ed that it is an excellent job. Mr
Bergman makes good time on his
work and toes it well. He has
moved ' the convicts to the Oak
dale road running by Mr. Klvetts
place.
IT WOULD PAY US
t would pay us to shut down a
day,. calL a mass meeting and de
vise some means of operating the
lights all night. Shutting the
lights off here at 12 o'clock is a
dangerous practice to say nothing
of the inconvenience.
ANOTHER LINE
TheBellTelephoneCompany will
soon have another line to Greens-
biro. - Tbe business has greatlv
it creased between these two oities
d iring the past two years.
f nri Tl 1 n r- I o n unnn i
vtHin or j. o. iinmrocLL
Mr. John S. Campbell who Las
been at the point of death since he
was stricken with paralysis Friday
night died Tuesday morning a
3 o ciocK. ie was unconscious
until the last.
John S. Campbell was the only
son of the late J. A. Campbell who
for many years was a prominent
citizen of High Point. He was
born and reared in High Point
For several years Mr. Campbell
was foreman in one of the depart
ments in Pickett's factory but up
to a year ago was in business with
his son-fn-Iaw Mr. Flem Norman
at Steeds. He returned home
about 9 months ago. He was
very quiet citizen and chose very
few friends. He was a kind and
considerate husband and father.
Thirteen years ago he was married
to Mrs. Curlee and to them was
born ooe child, Mary, aged n
years, He also leaves 3 step
children. Mrs. Normar.. OlwU onH
K. Curlee all of whom were with
him at the time of his demise.
The funeral services will be
held this afternoon at 4 o'clock
from the residence.
RIOT ON REFUSAL OF INCORE AT
BULL FIGHT
Nimes, France. Sent. '
Twelve thousand spectators of a
bull fight here today broke up the
chairs, other seats and the boxes
and set fire to the barrie
rounding the arena bocause the
matadors refused to kill nnt.hor
bull as an encore after they had
despatched five.
THE NEW BUILDING AND LOAN
The Mechanics Perpetual RniiH.
ing and Loan Association held ' a
meeting September 25th 1905,
and officers were pilPntA
lows:
' v.. ri s. DrMldonf. tlnr
Wescott Roberson. vice-president-Mr.
M. J. Wrenn, second vice
president; Mr. E. M. ArmfieH
secretary and treasurer.
DIRECTORS
Dr. H. C. Pitts, Wescott Rober
son, o. N. Richardsan, J. L
Sechrest. Dr. T. R. Rfl.Wi w a'
a 1 1 1 t . y '
tvniJis, u. A. Best. O
Arthur
A. E.
Kirkman, M. T. Wrenn
Tate, and Geo. T Pennv
NEW ADS
Central Carolina Fair.
Miss Venetia Smith.
Geo. T. Penny.
Allen Bros.
FIRE ALARM
Friday .'night 10.30 o'clock the
town was thrown into excitement
by the blowing of the fire alarm.
It seems that these whistles are
ten times as loud when giving an
alarm. The trouble proved to be
at the Eagle Furniture factory.
The roof caught in the boiler
room, but the flames were prompt
ly extinguished. There was scar
cely any damage.
THE ALL NIGHT SER
VICE We could get a petition here signed
by almost every man in town for all
night service for lights If the senti
ment is so strong why not give the
people what they want and are willing
to pay for?
Greensboro, Sept. 26. Special.
R. E. Pearce, sergeant on the
police force has resigned his posi
tion to become a traveling repre
sentative of the Greensboro Wood
Fibre Company. He is an eirnpr.
ienced plastering contractor and '
will be sent here and there
throughout the state to introduce
the new fibreplaster manufactured
by this firm. His knowledge of
plastering will stand bim well in
this capacity as he can demonstrate
the advantages of the product he
handles.
On account of the increasing
demand here for power.the Greens-
poro mectric Company has found
uccCSS. y 10 run a seperate c!r- brother-in-law of Mr. Josef Lind
TLZ H,a7 4 power linn. bj was here yesterday afternoon
g Li n fwii1 ?asa,ready to attend the funeral of Mrs. Dr.
reached the city and it is expected Burton.
BIG INCREASE
Silk Mill to be Enlarged.
Mr. Barlow, representative for
Stehli & Co., of New York, own
ers of the silk mill here, arrived
in town this morning on very im
portant business. For seme time
the firm has had under advise me n
plans to materially increase their
plant here. The decision has been
made and Mr. Barlow is here to
arrange the preliminaries f;r the
work.
The capacity of the present
building will be doubled and large
power house will also be erected,
It is the plan of the firm to nuke
this the most model silk factorv
in this country. The experiment
here has reached that point where
Stehli & Co., are convinced thot
this industry must be pushed on a
large scale in this country and
High Point is the most desirable
place for the work.
This is good news for High
Point, but this is not all. There
is something else behind it all.
It has been intimsted to the En
terprise that this new factory will
bring also a much larger plant
here and the outlook is that Hich
Point will soon have a mammoth
plant in connection with this.
that the new circuit will be com
pleted in about two w.eks. Tbe
work of stringing the wire will he-
gin today.
The Guilford-Benbow Hotl ,c
always doing new things to keep
modern. Two weeks ago they
completed putting a new matting
on the lobby and fixing in the rear
a most luxuriously equipped orna
mented reading room with
cushioned chairs, potted plants
and writing tables.
A piano wa installed and
Brockman's orchestra was ene'atr-
ed and at the noon and rninn
periods, give an hour of delightful
music This morning another
innovation was made, by having
white help. The cooks, the chef,
and the chambermaids are all
white. For some time white help
has been used in the Guilford
Cafe, proving so satisfactory the
change was made in the whole
service, except as to the porters
and bell boys.
The Farrington arson trial was
resumed yesterday morniDg. Beat
tie Farrington and his father, Tom
Farrington, two of the defendants
were examined and Beattie testifi
ed that he was induced by Fied
Ozement to go with him on his
fathers mules, thinking they were
going to Ozement's fathers to play
crocinole. They climbed down
the ladder from their room and
left about ten o'clock at night to
keep their father from finding that
they were riding his mules at
night. Beattie said thatFred was
about to set fire to the dwelling.he
told him that a friend, Cronettand
his family would get burned up as
well as Stanly, and Ozement (said
"Weil I'll give Stanly a streak of
hell and burn his store and barn''
and proceeded to do it, while he
and Prince were afraid to do any
thing or make an outcry. Said
he swore falsely at the Justices
trial because Ozemeut had said If
the boys ever told it, he would get
them into trouble and as far as
himself he could run away.
Tom Farrington swore that he
never knew a thing about the boys
or Ozement connection with the
affair until a week afterwards, and
when he was getting after them
about a report that they were
seen out riding his mules that
night Prince told all about Oze
ment getting them to go off with
nim aud
while they were telling
this Ozement came in the room and
confessed to the burning, that he
told him he ought to be lynched
for getting the boys into trouble
and at once sought Ozement's
bondsman, told him of the confes
sion and had him delivered up to
the sheriff and put in jail. He
was under a thousand dollar bond.
Mr. E. D. Watt, of Reidsville
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