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,HIGH POIHT, GTJJXFOBD COUNTY, N. C, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1905.
No. 12
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WIFE DESERTED 35 TIMES IN
FOUR YEARS
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Oct. 27
Upon ber assertion that she bad
been deserted thirty five times in
the four years of her married llie.a
divorce was today granted to Mrs
Annie Alexander, 70 years old, of
Dnryea, near here.
KILLED AT WINSTON
It was reported from the South
ern freight depot at Winston last
Fridaynight that white man, whose
name conld sot be learned, was
killed yesterday shortly after noon
near Slloam, about 38 miles from
Winston by a freight train running
between Winston and Wilkesboro.
DANVILLE THEATRE BURNED
Danville, Va , Oct. 29 Fire
late tonight destroyed the Acade
my of Music here, entailing a loss
of $25,000. A stage hand lost his
life in the conflagration. Mr.
John B. Wood is lessee and Mr.
Ernest Melton is manager.
STOP IT
Tb fast driving on our streets
should be stopped, especially on
Snndavs. Some laws in our town
code don't amount to much!
THE BEST
High Point is now beginning to
wind up the best year's business
in her history. The numerous
manufacturing plants have gone
beyond the average, most of them.
THE PASSENGER DEPOT
It is probable that work will
soon begin on the new passenger
depot and the plans call for a
structure of which the city will be
proud. The building-will be 166
feet long and the shed 616 feet. It
will be built of stone up ,to the
first story and thef; remainder in
cement blocks.
BLEAK SUNDAY
Yesterday was cold and black
which reduced the attendance atthe
churches considerably. However,
considering the unfavorable day,
the attendance was good.
WHAT ABOUT IT?
There are plenty of high priced
as well as cheap lots that can be
had here to meet the. demand, but
lots that would sell for from $200
to $800 are scarce. Open up
some property so that this class of;
lots may be had.
PROF. SMITH HERE
Prof. Smith, of Greensboro.who
is cue of tbe committee to see
about erecting the new Lutheran
college IB ucic iuubjt ivuim ..
the city and examining the stone
v .nrVoI Hr Stepp. The Enter-
prisejsaw a cut of the college and
it Bint he a verv handsome struc-
tnre.
MR. MARKEE HERE
Mr. W T Markee, of Philadel
phia, " cohtractor for the Inter
Urban line arrived here this morn
ing and in company with Mr. R.
TT .WliaA Af la InnKiTiv nvPr InP
proposed route today., Mr Markee
is accompanied by Mr C C Yelter,
2 of Blooms: urg, Pa,, who by the
; . way was recently elected mayor of
y that city.
CXASS OFFICERS
- We noticed in Sunday's Richmond
Times Dispatch ' apioture ot the
class officers of the womans College
of Virginia and in the group is Miss
.Ethel Pickett,ofHigh Point,daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. F.I. Pickett, Jliss
Ethel holds the responsible position of
-tao nf hor rlnsa. ' She in fttudv-
ing as an A B and BM and is in her
third year at the college, having pre
viously attended the Baptist Univer
sity at Raleigh. -
CONDUCT OF FUNERALS
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted by the High
Point Pastors Association Oct. 30.
Believing that there should be a
uniformity in the manner of con
ducting funerals and further be
lieving that some of the customs
now followed are unnessarily
taxing to the family and friend of
the deceased by exposure to the
weather, etc., we are agreed to
the following suggestions which
we hope all will conform to as
nearly as possiblt :
First: We recommend that as
far as practicable all should avoid
arranging tor funerals to be con
ducted on Sunday.
Second: That we discourage
the use of black as an emblem of
mourning;
Third: That, the funeral direc
tor be encouraged to take charge
of arrangements and relieve the
minister of this duty either at tbe
church or elsewbeie.
Fourth :-Tbat excessive expense
be carefully avoided.
Fifth: That the casket be not
opened after ieaving the residence
only in very exceptional cases, but
that all who desire to view the
remains go to the residence and
that as far as possible the family
should be alone when taking final
view of tbe remains.
Sixth: That the fu eral servi
ces be not prolonged by unneces
sary eulogies of the dead or by
long discourses on immortality.
Seventh: That if tbe weather is
inclement men should not be
expected to remove their hats dur
ing the reading of the burial
service.
, Eighth: At the grave when
the casket is lowered and the
burial service has been read, the
congregation shall be dismissed
by the benediction or prayer leav
ing the filling ot the erave to the
sexton who by taking his own
time can do it much better thus
saving the people the exposure to
the weather, also the family and
friends the very severe strain of
hearing be rumbling of tbe clods
which are to be the covering of the
dead.
C. L. Whit axer, Pres.
Signed
) E. I. Subr, Secy.
THE FLOWER SHOW
The Chrysanthemum Show opened
today. All tie morning hour was
aken up in awarding prizes. The
flowers this year are not bo numerous
but very much prettier. They will be
on exhibition today, tonight.tomorrow
and tomorrow night. The ladies are
also serving oysters and other re
freshments. We hope to Bee the show
well patronked.
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MEETING AT GRAND RAPIDS
The National Case Workers
Association will meet at Gracd
Rapids, next week foi the pjrpose
of discussing the exhibition and
other important matters. Dr. W.
G. Bradshaw and Mr, A E. Tate
will represent the interests here.
TALKING BUILDING
There will be a meeting of the
membership of tbe Manufacturers
Club one day this week for the
purpose of considering plans for
the erection of a home,, for the
club. There is much interest
manifested in ibe undertaking and
it is probable that the building will
be one of the handsomest in the
state and will include an up to
date opera bouse.
DOUBLE TRACKING
The work of double traeking be
tween High Point and Greensboro
is going on rapidly. When this is
completed nex spring it will
mean much to tbe shipp.Bg inter
ests here, especially local ship
ments, -
DOING WELL
The grades at the schools each
have plot to look after and they
are taking pride- in beautifying
them.' The school park promises
to be exceedingly attractive by
spring. - . '
HIGH POINT LYCEUM STAR
COURSE
As has been annonnced hereto
fore our Lyceum Course opens
Nov. 1 6th, Thursday night with
ueo Waverly Briggs, one of the
most brilliant and magnetic speak
ers of the generation
Mr Briggs is an ideal man to
open a season. He is a perfect
medley of wit, Ivumor, pathos,
intellectual fire, enthusiasm and
philosophy. 1
His subject will be either, "The
American Girl," or "When a
Woman's Single," or "The Gilt on
the Ginger Bread," or "The tune
the Cow died of," or "Shipwreck,"
or "A Plea for the Black Sheep, '
or "The Real Robinson Crusoe."
Sam Jones says:
Cartersville, Ga., Oct 9, 1902.
New Dixie Lyceum Bureau Louis
ville, Ky.
Dear Sirs: It gives me teal
pleasure to recommend Dr Geo
Waverley Briggs, through you
gentlemen to the public. He is
one of the most magnetic, gifted
platform speakers on this or any
other continent. He is held in
highest es'eem by those who have
heard him most. He captivates and
the audience capitulates and then
there is an hour of splendid enter
tainment and enjoyment.
Yon can sell him on a gaurantee
or trade him on a forfeit to
Chatauqua and Lyceum courses
and come out on top every time.
Yours trulv,
Sam P. Jones
Drop in at Mann Drug Co., and
get your season ticket which has
been . filled out signed up and
awaits you.
We are going to have the best
course this year ever.
The Eva Burtlet Macey Co t
will be here Dec. 2nd and Sam P,
Jones Dec. nth, or 14th.
THE CAUSE
Our business men complain that
local shipments to and beyond
Greensboro are always delayed a
week at least. This is caused by
the usual blockade of cars on the
numerous tracks leading into
Greensboro. The freight goes
away from here on time but it is
not handled at the other end as
soon as it should be. We under
stand that owing to heavy ship
ments and a single track that this
can not be avoided. Tbe same
complaint is made by those ship
ping to and beyond Salisbury. We
hope that the double track will
relieve the situation However,
the double track will not help the
practice of sending eastern ship
ments to Salisbury to have them
reloaded. This is inexcusable.
KILLED AT GREENSBORO
Mr. I. C. Warren, aged 25, of
Huntsville, Yadkin county, who
has been attending this term of
Federal court as a witness for the
government in tbe case against
tbe Old Nick Williams Distilling
Company, was run over by a train
near the Southern passenger sta
tion Greensboro Saturday nigbt,
and one of his legs was terribly
mangled. Mr. Warren was taken
to the City hospital, and the
physicians intended operating on
him yesterday morning. It was
found tbatthe limb would have to
be amputated above the knee.
Warren's condition was snch that
it was useless to attempt an oper
tion as he was completely collaps
ed from the shock, .
At six o'clock yesterday after
noon bis condition was unimprov
ed, the operation ' being again
postponed, as it seemed there was
no hope of bis rallying, and death
appeared imminent. '
THE NEW INSURANCE COMPANIES
- The stock for tbe two insurance
companies herelife and fire
$roo,ooo,each has been subscribed
to a point near tht limit. The or
ganization will be effected by
January is before which t me
all of - the stock "will have been
made op.
RUSSIA FREED
FromRule ef Absolute Monarch.
M. Witte Practically Ruler
at Present. Romanoffs to
Hold Positions but Have Lit
tle power.
St. Petersburg, Oct 30.-Tonight
the autocracy of the Romanoffs, and
the old order of things cease to exist
in Russia.
Emperor Nicholas has surrendered
and Count Witte comes into power as
Minister-President with an imperial
mandate which will enable him to
convert the farcial National Assembly
in a real legislative body, elected by
greatly extended suffrage, and to con
fer up on the people fundamental
civil liberties, including free speech.
WITTE CARRIED POINTS.
These welcome tidings reached St.
Petersburg shortly before 6 o'clock
this evening. Count Witte had
spent the day with the Emperor of
Peterhof, going over the final draft ot
the manifesto to which he insisted
that certain minor modifications be
made, and before taking the train for
St. Petersburg he telephoned to a
friend that the Emperor had affixed
his signature and that the imperal
mandate comprising the conditions
upon which he had agreed to accept
office was in his pocket. These include
freedom of the press, the right of as
sembly and the immunity of the
person including the right of habeas
corpus.
CZAR WANTED AMERICAN
PLAN
j Count Witte insisted on a cabinet
on the British mode I with a selected
Premier responsible to the imperial
Dounia, or Parliament, while the
Emperor clung to the appointment of
members of the cabinet on the Ameri
can plan by the Emperor as Chief of
State.
The State Department has instruc
ted Charge D' Affaires Eddy, in ease
of emergency, to give American citi
zens asylum at the embassy, and if
necessary to charter a steamer.
Foreign Minister Lamsdorff is re
assuring the ambassadors by formally
guaranteeing the safety of foreign
residents. He announces that the
government is prepared to afford
them military protection in St. Peters
burg and elsewhere 111 the event of
disorders.
TWO lots at half price. I have
2 lots very desirably located only 2
blocks from post office, worth $1,000
each. Will sell for $500 each. G
F Wilson at Southern Machine Works,
No 25 1-2 E.Commerce St.o26-d-6-w2
ALL kind of Joaded shells at
High Point Hdw. Co.
COMPILING BUILDING CON
TRACTS George F Newman, secretary ot
the Greensboro Chamber of Com
merce, has for sometime past been
getting together the amount of the
building contracts which were let
and are completed or in process of
construction for the month of
September, Tbe amount has al
ready reached over $77,000 and
the list is not yet completed.
BUY a heater of High Point
Hdw. Co. v
HEATERS from $1.50 to$r2 00
High Point Hdw. Co.
THE TERRA C0TTA WORKS
Since publishing the item Wednes
day about the need of a terra cotta
plant here, some of our business men
have had their heads together. There
is money in it.
GEORGIA TO LIFT QUARIN
TINE Atlanta, Ga., Oct 24. The State
board of health today decided to re
mit ve all quarintine restrictions and it
is probable tbat nnal action throwing
open the state to all points will be J
taken tomorrow.
POSTPONED A WEEK
The following telegram was reciev-
ed at t o'clock today:
. - Greensboro, N. C, Oct. 30.--Old
N ck Williams case suspended
until ; Tuesday, on account of serious
sickness of Juror Wilson.
16 and 20 guage shells at High
Point Hdw. Co.
BUY a Rothrock wagon of
High Point Hdw. Co.
SUIT FOR $20,000
Dean & Brothers, of South Car
olina, who ran a saw mill at Pee
Dee, are suing Battle & Matthews,
of Greensboro, owners of timber
lands in South Carolina for $20,
000 damages tor alleged breach of
contract in failing to furnish logs
to the mill which plantiffs allege
they were induced to remove from
Yancey county, North Carolina,
to Pee Dee under contract to saw
r3,ooo,ooo feet of lumber. De
fendants claim plantiffs raised
price for sawing to nearly double
what had been contracted for. J.
C. Buxton, of Winston, and G. S.
Bradshaw, of Greensboro, repre
sent plantiffs, while King & Kim
ball and C. H. Stead man, of
Greensboro, are counsel for tbe
defendants.
WILL CHANGE
The Enterprise understands
that Mr. R. J Lindsay, proprietor
Mt. Vernon hotel, Salisbury, will
go out of business January 1st.
This is on account of the hotel
property having been sold some
time ago. Mr Lindsay was for
many years a citizen of High
Point.
PROF. MANN BETTER
The many friends of Prof. Chas
G. Mann who had a stroke of
paralysis a few days ago, will be
pleased to know that he Is better.
ENLARGED QUARTERS
Siceloff Hardware & Grocery
Co., are now occupying the second
stcry of the building recently
added which gives a better dis
play to their large stock.
MR. INGRAM BETTER
We are pleased to note that the
condition of Mr. W. B. Ingram,
father of Mr. L. J. Ingram has
improved during the past few
days.
WHAT ABOUT IT?
The increase in our population
for the past two years has been
marvelous. The improvements
laid out at that time which seemed
adequate for several years are
already tailing short in service and
it is quite apparent that some
thing will have to be done to meet
the demand. The question of
sewerage is the most important,
because not only the convenience
of many citizens is in question, but
tbe health of the city as well. Tbe
system should be extended just as
early as possible for tbe good of
tbe entire community. If the city
can add as much wealth in taking
on improvements as it has added
by taking on the last-water works,
streets and side walks, it will pay
ns a hundred fold. Let us go
forward. We can have 20,000
people here just as easy as we got
the last 3,000.
TOUR AROUND THE WORLD
Raleigh, N. C, Oct. 29 Rev.
Dr. Merrill, a Baptist minister,
and for the past several years
secretary to President C. F.
Meserve, of Shaw University, has
left here for a two-years' tour
around the world. Dr. Merrill is
76 years old, but hale and hearty.
He carried with him two suit
cases,and in one of these is a Email
oil-stove, for tbe aged minister
intends to do bis own cooking
while on this pilgrimage.
LONESOME
Every citizen in High Point is
feeling so good over the rapid
growth of the town, that the
growler has gone into his hole. We
are are almost free' now from any
faction that would dare stand in
the way for a minute of anything
for tbe upbuilding of the town.
This is trulv a healthy condition
and we are proud of it.
WHO?
Next week the board of county
commissioners will fill tbe vacancy
on the highway commission made
f acant by the resignation of W. C.
Boren. Who will it be? We
should like to see a High Point
man in the position.
PRIZE WINNERS
At High Point Chrysanthemum
Show held Tuesday and Wed
nesday. Collection of 12 growing plants mixed
colors.
1st prize Chiffonier by Globe-Home
Furniture Co. Mrs. Klutz.
2nd prize Chair Tomlinson Chair
Company. Mrs M D Stout.
3rd prize. Mrs F Homey.
4th prize. Mrs Bratton.
Collection of 6 growing plants, mixed
colors.
1st prize Pair shoes Bennett Gen
try Company. Mrs G F Kirby.
2nd prize Nickel Trackette Beeson
Hardware Company. Mrs F Horney
Collection of 3 growing plants, mixed
colors.
1st prize Street hat H. A. Moffitt.
Mrs Klutz.
2nd prize 1-2 sack flour High
Point Milling Company. Mrs Camp
bell. Single plant, not less than 10 nor more
than 15 blooms.
1st prize Picture R. L. Loflin. Mrs
Klutz.
2nd prize- -Table Alma Furniture
Company. Mrs Gurney Kirkman.
Specimen plants.
1st prize Shawl Allen Bros. Mrs
C C Kuse.
2nd prize Book B. E. Moore. Mrs
F Horney.
Single plant not less than 4 nor more
than b blooms white, pink or yellow.
1st prize Linen scarf Newlin
Brooks Dry Goods Company. Mrs
A J!i bmith.
2nd prize Umbrella High Point
Clothing Company. Mrs G F Kirby.
Fancy Color.
1st prize Picture Amos Kearns
Mrs Klutz.
2nd prize Umbrella J. H. Petty.
Mrs G F Kirby.
Six growing plants white.
1st prize Tabourette- Junius Wrenn.
Mrs OP Kirby.
2nd prize 1-2 dozen linen towels
Garvin & Son. Mrs A E Smith.
Yellow.
1st prize $5 to order hat Miss
Venetia Smith. Mrs G F Kirby.
2nd prize Picture J. W. Sechrest.
Mrs E A Smith.
Pink.
1st prize 1 pair Portia shoes Mat
tocks Bros. Mrs Campbell.
2nd prize 1-2 dozen cabinet photo
graphs J. E. Jones. Mrs E A
Smith.
Plant with 2 or 3 blooms any color.
1st prize Piece Imported Wedge
wood W. H. Leighton. Mrs G F
Kirby.
2nd prize. Mrs G F Kirby.
Plant with 1 bloom any color.
1st prize One dollar J. L. Sechrest.
Mrs F Horney.
2nd prize 1 box chocolate bonbons
Olympia Candy Works. Mrs G F
Kirby. Cut Flowers.
Vase of 12 blooms mixed colors.
1st prize Piece of Furniture Welch
Furniture Company. Mrs Klutz.
2nd prize Rug W. T. Kirkman &
Company. Mrs F Horney.
Vase not less than 5 nor more than 8
blooms white.
1st prize Ebony Toilet Set W. P
Welch. Mrs G F Kirby.
2nd prize Box stationery- -Jarrett
Stationery Company. Mrs A E Smith.
Yellow.
1st prize Pair Gents Kid Gloves-
Cannon Fetzer & Company. Mrs E
A Smith.
2nd prize-Umbrella-Mrs. H. Harris.
Mrs Muse.
Pink.
1st prize-Clothes Brush-Mann Drug
Company. G F Kirby.
2nd prize
Single cut flower anv eclor.
1st prize-Pair Scissors-High Point
Hardware Company. Mrs F Horney
2nd prize-"The Ledger"C.C. Barbee.
Mrs E A bmith
Ferns, Palms, Geraniums.
Collection of ferns.
1st prizeChair-Lindsay Chair Co.
Mrs Campbell
2nd prize-Six piece water set-People's
House k urnishmg Company. Mrs F
Horney
bingle fern.
1st prize-Bottle PerfumeW.A.Ring.
Miss Veneia Smith
2nd prize--"The Enterprise"-J. J.
t arriss. Mrs Campbell
Collection of Palms.
1st prize-Set decorative vases-G. A.
Matton. Mrs Campbell
Single Palm.
1st prize-PictureN. H. Silver. Mrs
Campbell
Collection of Geraniums.
1st -prize Rocker Southern Chair
Company. Mrs Jerry Pickett . W
2nd prize-1-2 dozen Cabinet photo-
raphs -C. W. Rochelle. R Pickett
est vase ot roses, bilver or Ulass-
A. P. Staley & Bro. Mrs J LSechrest
2nd best vase of roses-Piece of china
A. E. Alexander & Co. MrsG F Kirby,
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