Vol. XXVIII
INSURANCECOMPANIES
TTTfiTT POTXT. ftTJIUTORP COUNTY, S. C.WEDNESDAT DECEMBER 20. 1905.
Large Number of Stockholders
Present at First Meeting.
The two insurance companies
i.a hv tlie Messrs Armfield
V .. woiiv organized bere
were " . . .
Thursday. The representation at
fi,f was exceedingly
large there being about 50 present
at the first roll call.
u amp9 of the new cotnpa-
tv,p North Carolina Fire
niea - , . r
Insurance Co,, with a capital of
the Carolina Life In-
surance Co., also with a capital of
Tn nno The stock has all been
subscribed and includes among
the holders many promioenr. uua.
hPre and from Asheboro
ueaa
w Thomasville, Lexing-
ton, Charlotte, Statesville and
nthpr nolnts in the state.
The business of the meeting
a formalin organize
which was done and a board of
j: ,,e fr Pnrh company chosen.
Other officers will be elected at a
meeting which will be nem uW
.ao1i- nrnhnblv.
ivia -Tonizatlon of these two
companies will mean much for the
business interests of High Point
and the stats at large. For the
past several months there has been
!.., -Mlvitv in the state to de-
mMnB for the safe investment
of money among home insurance
companies and these two compa
nies will be among the strongest
nies win ue . Btock.
?y . . i M fdell. Concord;
Jno W Lambeth and M L Jones
Thomasville; Jno D Grimes Z I
tn 1 1 ..inntnn: Hon K IN
Page.Biscoe; W C Hammer c c
MeAlister AsneDoro
, ll ' t w Williamson
Worthville; C TsmltaBon, and O
W Spencer, Trov; Aney"
..7i.. xV W C Heath. Mon-
roe-J H Little, Charlotte; B F
l.'J... Ainn- T F Hanes,
MClienee, ia""""-' T -ir.
Mock-ville; J B Atkinson, Lenoir.
t A P.1H0K. Thomasville; W ri
vt Lexington-
l. Airartnra of the North Lar
.. tk:. iciiranpp Comoanv are
K:.TS., T A Clinard.
TE Kirkmon, B At Best, w v
Tones, J a. mu, - j -----
ti Hhas Ragan. High
Point- W C Ruffin, Miyodan;
judge'BFLone, Statesville; J M
tj w Patps. F S Lambeth.
Morris, xv - .
J L Arm6eld, Thomasville; Geo
WMontcastle.jT Hedrick, Lex-inifton-W
J Armfield, Jr., and
T' .1 ikro: AWKCbapel,
Trov W S Lee, Monroe; J A
Mculay Mt Gilead, Jno C Wads-
A a. H W Scott. Gra-
worta, vouw", - -
barn; S H Mendenha 1, Deen
River; S Brvani, MUu..., ,
. ,li Domoonr: Tames Mc-
Guire. T J Bvrely, Mocksville; T
SSouthgate, wowoix, v.
ANNUAL BANQUET
im,. annual banquet of the
u...i.rfnttn Club will beheld
!mP In Tanuary. President
Tnrtn will in all probability
goto Washington next week to
arrange for the speaiter.
PRETTY STORES
The stores in High Point be-
A.y,A for the holidays will com
io.orablv with any in the
tsate. The class and quantity of
are all that could be desired.
" Take the Enterprise and look for
what you want before going out to
do your thopping.
A beggar will be satisfied with
. it - Aiar hut the insurance
grafter wants the four quarters of
DELIGHTFUL OCCASION
m Ohas. Raeau entertained
Friday afternoon at a delightful
luncheon. It was given compli
mentary to her guests Misses An
nie Pannil and Maize. Very
Koatitifullv and effectively was
red used in all the decorations of
tiiia nrttv two course luncheon.
it" r
The guests were: Misses Lren
Tate.Sara Webster, Blanche
Bradshaw., Connie Charles, Berta
uo0n Rhett Leach, Kditn moore,
Nina Wheeler, Lucy Leach, Gen
iveive White and Louise Bradshaw
of Greensboro.
A PRETTY WEDDING
A BUSY PLACE
Furnishing Co.,
have their Christmas goods on
exhibition ?nd tneir r. r;;
are thronged wun pcup.c -aTe.
nSt nt nnlv have some
- '. i Kiir a 1 11 1 1 !LU.n v
pi r rags, cutlery, cut glass
SeryNnd everythng -a
about a house, uouowu-
at the stock.
BOUGHT a H. HALL
PLACb
o. i Real Estate
fills -X- 1 ' , , IT
hnnpht the D. n.
aeaieia, , ,(orrl
Hall tract of lano in
rfart o the city and will open it up
fa connection with another tract
abioining- Mr. Hall's land con
aDoinmK. . lnrate(j
tains 22 acres uu wm-"
two houses, one of them a new
pebble-dash struct.
MR. STONE TO LOCATE HERE
.11 known orotoe-
Mr. Oiuuc a wv" . . o.
takecnarge 01 w, rrhb
recently occupied by Mr Owbb
who had to vacaie y
health. The . gallery has since
been remodelea wim "T- -D
. ani other facll
rnoaern sKynR"-" ,b-
ties for producing first . class work.
Mr Clark taKes piea"--
mending Mr. Stone in every sense
worthy of puDiic p6-
DAVISON DIES
affnev is that
.,iarn he member of the
theatrical company who was
wounded by eor" . i e of
Saturday night. The : bodies , of
both men were u -
homes, the expense u"a .
bv the Masons and Knights ot
Pvthiasot uanucy.
5JA m.mi lady members of
that tne yu"6 ' .
the company were to have been
me i.uu'i' , cPT1pB over
married soon auu
E lovers were very touching.
Miss Isla Frascr and Mr. L.C
J Sinclair Plight Their Troth.
A most beautiful wedding was
solemnized Thursday afternoon at
5 o'clock at Washington Street M
E Church, when Mr L C Sinclair,
of Marion, N. C led to the
hymenial altar Miss Isla Fraser.of
High Point. The church was most
beautifully decorated for the oc
casion the color scheme being
white and blue. Notwithstand
ing the fact that there was the first
Wat of winter upo . us, the large
.lfnrinm of the church was
comfortably filled with the friends
r.f thi fnmilv.
At the hour appointed the bridal
party entered in the following
order: Master Charles Redding
and little Miss Moffitt Si clair;
Joseph Cox and Miss Berta Ragan
VAT Tdol and Miss Annie Tom
tlnnn: Fdw Guv and Miss Annie
Holland. The bridesmaid Miss
Wilson, of Waynesville, and Mr
W W Guv the groom's best man
The bride robed exquisitely in
white satin with veil was given
away by her father. Ushers
Messrs W O Jones, C M Hauser,
H C Field and J J Farriss. The
ceremony was performed by Rev
Dr T F Marr, pastor Washington
Street Church.
After the ceremony the bridal
party repaired to the home of the
father of the bride on High street,
where a sumptuous wedding sup
per was served. The home was
also exquisitely decorated for the
occasion.
At o'clock the bride and
groom left on the Florida special
for the land of flowers where they
will spend their honeymoom.
The bride is the only daughter
of Mr and Mrs H W Fraser, of
this city. She is a young woman
of many charms and true worth
and is exceedingly popular witn
ner friends, all of whom will wish
for her much happiness.
The groom is the son of Col T
J Sinclair, of Marion. He is a
graduate of the University and is
a practicing attorney in the office
of his father. We congratulate
vim nn winning such a jewel
All of the attendants at tne
marriage had been school mates
of the bride.
MRS. GHEEN'S RECEP
TION
Mrs Charles R Ghenn entertain
ed Thursday afternoon from 3 to
5 o'clock in the parlors of the El
wood in honor of her friend, Mrs
Sweet, of Pennsylvania. Notwith
standing the inclement weather
there were many callers.
Those receiving were Mrs
Gheen, Mrs Sweet, Mrs O N
Richardson and Mrs Marr.
Those presiding in the refresh
ment room were Mrs Oscar Kearns
and Mrs W A Ring.
Mrs Luther Jones and Miss
L'-ura Dodamead received guests
in hall.
Mrs T A Marsh and Miss Gen-
ivieve White served Frappe in
haft.
There was some charming music
bv Mrs Siler. The private dining
room was used. The color scheme
was red beautifully decorated with
red lights and holly. The recep
lion was a very delightful one in
every respect. Those present
were :
Fredrick H Sweet
W H Ragan, J J Farriss, W G
Bradshaw, S H Hilliara, j j cox,
nio.a Turner. Davis. 1 hOS tl fat-
ipn 1 A Turner. Chas Ragan, S
L Davis, Gurney H Kearnes, E L
slr Oeo H Crowell. D A Stan
trn CXfCl A Matton. T A Lindsay,
J E Kirkman, Eleanor Bailey, W
A Vinir. to A Smltn. uscar
T F Marr. E D Steele.
Emerson Allred, 0 N Richardson,
Ta'ia Steele, Chas Hcarratt. J ti
R B White, C C Walker, B
A B'ist, W L Stamey.J P Redding,
Martin, Frank Gurley, S H Tom
linson, Chas Long, R C Charles.
Luther Jones, A J Dodamead, J E
Mar'h. Tired Peacock. Johnson,
r..),'t.r. Tlrdamead. R L Pickett,
Junius Wrenn, J w Harris, u f
Maddox, J C Van livery, j a
Marsh Misses Pattie Newlln,
Venetia Smith. Fannie Matton,
T,anra Dodamead, Genivieve
White.
THE TELEPHONE FRANCHISE
For several weeks the North
State Telephone Company .of High
Point, has been trying to get a
franchise to do a long distance
telephone business in Greensboro,
thereby connecting the city wltn
its twelve hundred stations in the
large lumber, cottpn mill and
agricultural sections of Davie,
Davidson, Randolph, Moore,
Montgomery and other counties,
now having no phone connection
with Greensboro.
ThJ Southern Bell Company,
although having no phone connec
tion wiih those points made a
heavy fight to keep High Point
from getting its franchise for long
distance service here. The matter
was fought to a finish before the
board of aldermen yesterday after
noon, and the franchise was
granted by a vote of two to three.
AldermenOdell and Hunter speak
ing and working against granting
the franchise, while aldermen
Brandt, Harrison and Thompson
iavored it. The company was
limited to twenty five long distance
toll booths to be erected in Greens
boro, and prohibited from doing
any local city business.
CHRISTMAS
ENTER 1 AlJNivir in x
ti,- M,Udren oi Snow Memorial
o.,nw srhool will have their ex
ercises at the First Presbyterian
church, on Thursday nignr oi iu.
week instead of Friday mgut
announced.
n,. children of the First Re
formed church will have Christmas
exercises on Friday night at 7
o'clock.
Ti.. wirst Presbvterian exercises
will be held in the church on Tues
day night Dec. 26th.
mr."holt acquitted
Mr. Holt, whose case of Inter-
f erring with officer Gray was
sent to the Superior Court, was
acquitted Saturday by a jmy.
Similar cases irom
thereupon nol prosed. Mr. Holt
claimed that he wan only trying to
take his friend to his room.
MARRIAGE
n thf evenlne of 12th Dec
,9o5, Wm. Virgil Beard, son of
i,tV.an O. and Adaline Beard,
J 1.1 in...
!rpH in marriage wun miss
Emma L. Thrift, daughter of
nhA. and Ellen &. Thrift at
the home of the latter, no one
K.;n rP!ent but the two lamines
L"-" f
inrtifttelv ooncerned.and Joseph
Potts, pastor o Friends Deep
oi rhnrrh. WnO Omcia:u-
a .r a ..hnrt trip the young couple
will reside with Virgil Beard's
patents, where they will be giao
to receive theii inenas.
A CARD
The Session and Sunday school
of the Snow Memorial chuch tke
this method to express their grati
tude to the Green St. Baptist, First
Reformed and First Presbyterian
churches for their expressions of
sympathy and generous offers of
the use of their church buildings
in which to hold our Christmas
exercises. We have decided to
accept the offer from the First
church and wish all the members
of our school to meet at 3 o'clock
Sunday afternoon in the Sunday
school of the First Presbyterian
church, we will then have a little
talk about our troubles and prac
tice for our entertainment. In
order to not comflict with the ex
ercises at the other churches we
will have our exercises on Friday
night Dec. 22nd in the Firs
Presbyterian church at 7 p. m.
We hope all the children and par
ents will come out to our farewell
service on behalf of the church and
Sunday school.
E. A. Snow, Supt. Sundayschool.
Santa Clause Letters
High Point, N. C,
Dec. 1 th 1905.
Mv Dear Santa Clause:
Please biing me a doll and a
doll house, some candy and a
drum. If I have Deen Daa Dnng
a switch. Your loving little friend,
Nellie Muse.
High Point, N. C.
Dec. 15th 1905.
Mv Tlpnr Santa Clause:
T nm ft little girl 8 years old, will
you please bring me a doll swing
ahrl a iointed doll, doll chair and
a stove, a carriage and jome candy
onH anvthinp filse vou would like
to bring. Love to you, Yor
friend, Leona Muse.
Hign fomt, jn. j
Dec. 13th 1905.
Dear Santa Clause:
1 will write you a letter to let
you know what I want for Christ
mas. I want a pair of white kid
gloves, a pair of gold glass frames,
two white hair ribbons about two
and one half Inches wide. Please
antirl mp some nuts, candies and
orangas. Brother hasn't went to
school much and can't write. So
r will tell vou what he wants, lie
wants,a toy horse and buggv, a
little pistol, a sled and a pair of
skates. Bring him some nuts,
.onHIpn anH nranpes. Little sis-
.
tor ia thf habv so ou must bring
her some little toys too. BriDjr
her a doll about twelve inches tall
o email doll carriage, a few nuts
aAa nnH nranires. Please do
not forget the poor little children
and nmhans when vou are coming
Now I will clce Your
friend, Viola Younts
No. 1
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS BY EX
PRESS
Christmas with Expressmen is the
mutt trvinir HPiiHnn fit" the vear. and
if shipper will observe the followiBg
suggestions better results ror an con
cerned will ensue:
Parties intending to ship Christmas
presents to absent friends for delivery
during the holiday season are request
ed to do so as early as possible, thus
insuring greater care in handling and
promptness in delivery.
.All packages containing glas or
fragile matter should be carefully
packed in vooden boxes and plainly
marked "glass."
Boxes and other heavy packages
slinnlrl hi' nUiinlv marked with brush
and ink, trunks and valises with tie
tags.
If snt. to n fitv nlvvavs mark street
and number. Vhen for small towns
the county should be named.
Never use cards or pieces of paper
for addresses. .' If small packages
urito t tip nHilrpsa nlfl.inlv with ink Oil
the package or on a tie tag. See that
your packages are wen pacnea in
wooden or strong paper boxes. Erase
all old marks. Shipper's name should
appear on the lower left-hand corner
oi' the packages.
Never place money, jewelry or
other small valuables in freight
packages. Such articles should be
carefully sealed with wax, plainly
addressed with ink and sent through
the Money department, anu vawe
marked on same.
Christmas falling on Monday this
year the Southern Express Company
11 1 n . i
win make an deliveries puissiuiu ou
Sunday and their patrons, who will
not receive packages on Sunday, are
requested to inform Agent in advance.
OIL HOUSE
YOUNG MAN ACQDENTLY
-' KILLED
V News has been received of a
distressing and
which occurred a iew ui
Mt. Airy in inc wv. -
The 14-year-old son 01 t-."
i L 1p1 handling a
I pistol when It was discharged, the
young man named Gates, who was
. standing near.
rn rvv. Is erecting an
,. , Asheboro track
on Trinity road opposite Metallic
I Bed factory.
MR. BARKER RETURNS
Rarker who has
fiiinerintenaeni
o. 5f fnmnanv for the past
v r uiuum' 1. -
f h rpsianed to accept a simi-
lar position witn omun ru.u.
r lure and win i vu.6v
January 1st.
SANITARY WORK
nffirpr Lovelace has been en
gaged for several days looking
after the sanitary worx oi tne city.
This is the proper way, start in
early and keep it up all the year
round. It is important, aoove
everything that we have a clean
city.
DEATH OF MRS. YOUNG
The remains of Mrs. G. A
Young who died at her home on
Tate street Friday at 4:30
o'clock of brights disease were
sent to Walnut CoveSaturday.Mrs
Young's family has been here
about three years. She leaves a
husband to mourn the loss. Her
mother who was with her when
she died has lost 7 children and
this was her last child.
A WORD ABOUT THE FINANCIAL
CONDITION OF JR. ORDER HOSPITAL
It is true that during the first and
second months of its running it paid
expenses, but after that having from
one to three charity patients each
month, any one can see that it is hard
to run a small hospital without get
ting in debt, when it gives from $41)
to $00 per month for charity. Had
it not been for the liberality cf the
doctors and men like W H Ragan,
W T Kirkman, E M and W J Arm
field, James Ragan, V P Ragan, A
E and W V Snow and many other
good men who have contributed to
the hospital it could not have run at
all. And the good women have helped
in this good cause, and are willing to
do more every month and wo hope no
one will he so rude, as to hinder them
in t.hpir o-rpnt mid nohle work, but
Lelpthcin on in their work of helping
1 , . . 1 -I . .. .1 .
to take care 01 tneir cnaiuy waru lit
the hospital.
.1. Al. 11 ILLIAKI).
Treas. Jr. Order Hospital.
SCHOOL OF SHORT HAND
Miss FrnnwH T5urkhoft(l.of Ilaleich.
... - - 1 c 1
will about January 15th open in
High Point a School of Shorthand
and we have no doubt of the success
of the undertaking because Miss
Bulkhead stands high in the profes
sion. She has been assistant instruc
tor at the Normal College, Urecns
boro, and Prof. Forney has published
. 1 1 1 -M . .
a text nook irom ner worK. ivnss
liui-L'lipnii will ho in Hii'h Point a
J ' - o
iweek or so before opening the school
ana will make an announcement 10
the public.
THE PUBLIC BUILDING
.oc cm an iritchln has again
introduced the bill appropriating
$50,000 for a public dvuoidi ,ac.
rTi ihi.M mnst have a begin
ning and the people of High Point
appreciate Mr. Kitchln's interest
in the anairs 01 iu
NEW INDUSTRIES
Tion nnrties are here now inter-
etina nnr business men in new
o - . ...
enterprises, projected tnemseives
I and in whlcn tney aesire 10 mvcoi
I largely.
ABOUT A WEEK
Most ot the factories will shut
down from Saturday 23rd to Jan
uary 1st. Christmas week is gen-
arally taken for inventories,
FEDERAL COURT IN CHAR
LOTTE
TnrlaP "Rovd. Marshal Millikan,
ot,H Tipnutv Marshals Millikan
nA Phanelev went to Charlotte
niirht Federal court convenes
there today. It is not thought
an nf the bier revenue cases will
be tried there at this term, as
Christmas would interfere with
Vioir rnmitletlon. Besides this a
tuv.. r
cnarinl fpderal court term is oue
here again January 2nd, when the
inns trio s of revenue omcers. in
dicted for alleged frauds against
the government, will begin.
Industrial News.
TO EXAMINE TREASURER'S
BOOKS
Cnl. Wescott Roberson. member
of the Legislature from Guilford,
willgotoRaleigh soon as a member
oi a special legislative committee to
examine and audit tne records ana
accounts of the State Treasurer
and the State Insurance Depart
ments, inis special committee
appointed bv the last Legislature
, j f , 1 .
is consul an u asicuows: oenaiuia
HaTy Stubbs, of Maitin and
Charles A. Webb, of Buncombe.
liepresentatives Wescott Kober
son, of Guilford, Walter Murphy,
ot Kowan and j. j. laugning
house, of Pitt.
TRUSTEES MEET
Th trust ppsoI Ouilford Collece
met Tuesday afternoon in office of
J El wood Cox. Matters pertain
ing to the finoncial condition of
the College were gone over ana
everything found in a satisfactory
condition.
Resolutions of thanks were
passer1 to Mr. Carnegie a d other
recent donors to tne endowment
fund.
the earin.