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c o HI i r (in w r W z one tuvMLn i H 156 COURIER Advertising Columns Bring Results. mmmtmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Leads in'Both News and o I I 1MB Issued Weekly. ' - .-v. . PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. ' . ' ' " $1.00 Per Year. VOL.XXXI; - - :; - ASHEBORO, N. C.,1 THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1906. No 27' STATE CONVENTION. Enthusiastic Gathering at Greens boro. DECLARES FOR BRYAN AND . AYCOCK. Ei.Oot. Chas. B. AycocU Chosen Chair man'-Dlitrict Convention Work RatlAed Platform Adopted. The Democratic State Conven tion which met at Greensboro yes tenia v was not as small an unentha1 siastic Catherine as was expected The attendance was large and enthu siasm ran high a the work Of j the Democratic party ; in' the State for n ist vears was reviewed and r the present prosperous and law, abiding ciUzensnip was.-, orougus prominent' It to the front. ! ' - , ..Early in the season", the conven tion placed the Station record, with resjluuoos enJorsiUjg ,Vui. Jennings Bryan, of Nebfaska,; aud- Ex-Goy. Chas. B.'Aycock." of North Carolina, to lead the national ..ticket 111 VJQ Though nrauv matters were warmly delated the proceedings were harmo n'ous throughont, i ami in every in 8;ance ,. the people . ruled. At 2 o'clock chairman SimmouS) called' the meeting, which was opened with raver . .b v ' ' Dr. . DetwUer, to order. .... ; , Mr. Locke Craiire, of Ashevill was made, tennwaiVchainikrtvftnd before takniir Ms'seat addressed 'the bodv. ...He declared the StaR in th jiiosttiruiQitiJiw ;(dOaMful ami prosperous couditi )u u..d briefly re viewed the brilliant record tf Chiis. li. Aycock, as Governor, : lhe'icfer ence to curtailing manufacture and sale of -Ikjuof bought: liberal ap plause..' , i ;;' ! . . . The speaker deflaied . that, the party was in better form .than .ever. He said that the f Republican party, with ipppmH ;e(rj'd still, (houses us its' allies, Had been defeated and dis; creditjlf.e He referrci' ''to the Re publicans' asa bu'nu'of ' public plun . derersj withIarivB' Butjar.aj tlieir leader. Freeid-ent ' 'RooeeMelt pro bablv the mots popular Chief exe cutive, bhttevii aViuriig by Demo cratic Principals mainly. Concluding Mr. Craige ' referred to Mr. Bryan as the nation's greatest Statesman,, and suggested him as Democratic leader in 'l'JOS.-. After appointing the committee On resolu tions aud platform,; and unoth'er ou permanent organization' thecouven t.ou adjourned until 3:30 o'clock. Immediately after dinner a uie tuge" f r9n4oy.;;ftlenc,Twlrtr;;cionl not be present, was read. The meesaee c ngratnlated tb4 Democratic j. a; t upon the progrei CiAStataT)d ttadnuilei- its admiuf vistration. t'Toataiu what is tb ' cause of this progress, you have onl to lV.l iew theDast. imicompare th niattrial, " edueatiouajl " and hiora rrnaif1i hf th npesenti with the sor- row, ihame and waste of that period wheu ou S'Ute wjis under the yhralj tfom jjv4 miVru j,'of Krpublk-aisni ttnduch.a comparison will conriucfc auytW win really loves his Sittejl that l's safety and future Hdyaucef nu-nt will be'best ppeservedby K-t)t: in -.is Hffaira in the hands ..of tna lf luoa'iUic party rather than'W .i 4. commit it to the Aiepublican jWityf aU then 4iud eviii now, show t tat all tiiej care for ithe apojls." ' I; Alur this message the comtiiittee iiecoumitMided. , UonChB-s. B. Ay ' cock chairman ai.d ' r. B. Areudell secretary. ;:i .'. Mr. Aycock made spicy speech, which' stirred, the aiidiance beeause vi hiamasterfulieloicinenioe. V ;' j Then the contention came again) down' Jo business- ,.;;.. j The work of the Congressional aud Judicial fonvutioas .wm notn ' lkil Stiid the hftmes of jndgeS nomi nated at recent conventions wer read. '.Instead of Judge H. II. Biyj an, in the third, 0. H. Guiou nomi-j ;utie,l, aud i Judge T. J.' , Shiw. iii tb umtli, J. C, Biggs. These wei tl:e onlv changes. , J ; Mei.-i-s. Franklin McNeil,'' J. A Long and y.-. Middleton were ila ed in nomination for corporation comn;is.ioner ami a ball' n gave Mo Neil oil vote?, Lung l utl 'NI"1" dleton 71. The uoininauou wai made nnaiiimons for McNeil. Solicitor A. L. Brooks oiTeivd a whoie.-onie endorsing Brvu:i as the Doni K-ratsf U)!UUkv f j" l'r.'ii'leiit in l'ji- and Mr.C. I. Ayw lor ,(- Prvjidelil. T- ' lengthy ': document.'; It is impossi ble to present it (in this connection but will be printed in fll next week It treats on the result of the consti tutional amendment, on educational progress, care, ox uear, ana uumo; bund and insane, favors the forest reserve, denounces trust , and. tariff and strongly presents the principles of Democracy. It is a ' document well worth preserving and should be carejEully read and preserved by every reader of the Courier. The Greeusboro people did them selves credit in entertaining the Democrats. The' Grand' Opera House, where the convention was held, was appropriately decorated and elaborately supplied with elect ric fans, , Cigar,; lemonade,, lunch arid Jackson Springs w'at'er were. iurnisheu free. , ' ; ; FRANKLINVILLE NEWS. liicceKMfiil Mertlugant BnptlHt Church; The Comity Sunday School Convrii-i tton. V The protracted meeting is still in progress at the Baptisft churchM finished speaking on the raceques A large number of conversions have ItiobFjesident , Roosevelt, who'-.wai been reported. Several have joined the church and were baptized ' by Rev. John Hackney bunuay even ins. " Mr. Geo. Tippett, an employee of the Seaboard Railroad canie- h"ine Monday to spend a few days with his parents, .Mr. and M s J. M. Tippett. Prof. E. C. Hamilton, of Greens boro, will begin a singing srhool n't this place this week. He will be hfi'e'for the co'tmty ''Sunday school convention, and will conduct the singing for tue in feting wnich is ex pected to be one of the best in the history of the- association; It is hoped, that every; delegate who ex pects to attend will send their npines as sojn as pos?ible, as the time ia now short ,aad the committee must know before hand in order ; to se cure homes for all. Send. ill comJ muuicatious, as was Stated in the Courier some time, ago, to L. F'., Fen:; treis. ! : i . " . ' ' .' ' ,' .M r. Mont. Feutres3, of High Pointy came down Monday to spend some time with relatives and friends. ! The - Fraoklinville Mfg. Co. cot ton mill resumed operation-Monday after a shut down of fwp weeks: Miss Lil hi. Fentress,, who has Veu at theCxford Orphanage for some time came to the city to spend a few weeks with Mrs. L. F. Fentre&s, Messrs,. . B. Cox, Chufee Cox, Arthur, Ellison W. II. Tippett and, Joe Tippett we it on an excursion, to Richmond Creek one day last wtfck and spent the ' day hunting' and JjhiB-and f hav,e fijaoec Ween feas&ni 6u ihe'f ianVtrlbe.''' . Air. I). S. Culberson and . Mis ty o Sula" DWe,' Uitft 'lhltif tuj:.ty f or Rockingham to spend a few ttays with relatives amlfaendsr , i SCHOOL EtECTION C0ITESTD. Uoaril oft latloltern Favored ( ' ' "tlou Held. " At the meeting of the1 Board? of county Lvmiiiisoiouers hel4 Monllay ,: Jy i. t : i: ... L (:iLi ' i ..' a t'ouiplattiX ,'Myui imi aj school tux election held M: iu New tMVk&'jtovhsh'ipl vicinity of Glenooe school ominaiui s.,a mcu oganiof juay iom tor ne ty or Olenooe sc.iool. fne complaiut alleged. :that :tue vote polled did not represent the inajpri-' tv of the qualified' voters oi -the. district." llfiiii'Bbaiid,'after luvwsti gatiou, fouiid the election irregiilar as set forth i the complaint aud declared it rinil And void. j Fallowing his aption up a , leti tion was presenMiiag'ioj' a ew election and the same was ordered ro be -held, Angvst 10th,,-, 1900. (R. L; White Was a-poihted registrar and A. B.:Coltrde ard 'A J.. Spen cer judges;of the-' tleotloo. 1 Hand Sawed Of. ) . Allen Hunt, .seventeen years old son of Robt. Hunt met with a Ser ious accident ou Friday of last wiek at Ivy Luther's saw mill in Union township. He was shoyelliiv,' saw dust from Hn'der' the' 'saw and'let saw catch the shovel biindli' which jerked his hand, up against' it which cut off the three lirst lir'gt-rs of the right hand and cut off end of the thumb near the first joint. Klr.l. v L. J. PiielpS of XewVork, was in Ashcbord a few days ago and filed for recistmion a d'e-l" f n-.it from the Cumleriuiiu a.'.-l U i:-o!,.li uo:r.,t; Comtvint to t'n- Jlinpr'- l'r;i-t Com nanv, of New Vr. , f'-r f.n n'oouir J-.-tV. . . I vl, ' " TARHEEL HONORED. Carolinian ! One of Harvard Cora- meneement Orator DlicaHH Kaee Probl'm. North Carolina sent 2'Z young men to Harvard last year. Of these three were graduated last week, R. W. Page, of Moore county, will settle at Boston, Mass., for the practice of law. . . . Harvard u niversity Uommence- ment occurred Wednesday of last week. Referring to the event the Baltimore Sun Bays: A voune Southerner. Gilbert T. Stepnenson, of Pendleton, N. C, wa'8 one of the comm -ncement sneakers. This is an honor mnoh bought in Harvard, and there jjs keen rivalry for it. This is the second year ia succession that' a Southerner has received the sauie honor. Last year W. A. Lambeth, now a Methodist minister in Salis bury, N. C, received the appoint nieat, as he was theh ' in Harvard doinff graduate work af ter ;., getting his deirrea at Yale. Wheii Liambeth here, mse and congratulated -. the ynune 'North Carol inian.'1- r. otepnensou touay again pres? en ten the Southern side ot tne race problem- He has specialized iu thesubjBQt since he has . been; in Harvard to years, and last winter was one of the speakers at thV 'meet ing of the American ' Political Science Association at "Baltimore His subject today was "Race'- Dhv tinction," and he pointed out the giowing sentiment not only in tne South, but wherever there are many negroes for separation' of the! races. DEATH OF AN AGED LAD V. Though OU Year of Age Jin. Hainnioutl AV Very Active CntH n Few ' ' Days Ago. Mrs. Sibyl Hammont1, wife of the late Moses Hammond, died at her home near Whitebouse Satur day. . She;had only been sick a lew days and though 96 years and 11 months old she was very active, d - Ing mufch of the household worK pach day. ' ' '. Mrs. Hammond was an excelleot old ladv and loved by all who knew her. The funeral .was .conducted Mon day morning at 10 o'clock at Hope well where the burial took place. The deceased was the step-mother of Mr. M. Hammond, formerly of. Archdale, ' but now making his, home with his sod, W.'.C. Hammond in Asheboroi, . ; '. , " '. ' PAlpNING.BpAP ACTS,.., fa JtecoiumcuJ Mercy for Itol iiinll. . oijr i naer ipnueniua- '. " ' ' .' " . 'tloni. .i The pardon board of, S. .Caiolina has acted adversely ou.'the petition of bob Small, the tomig 'Randolph mal) sentenced to1 hang" next month a't'Darhngton for the' liiftrder of a negro. John Nail, also of North, Carolina, who took part in the kill ing with, , Small, is servjng a lift time seutence. . Manv letters have been sent to. the .Governor frou: North Carolina in . Smal'ls interest The Governor has- not taken a stand on the matter. He will carefully weigh the case before rendering a decision. ' This isi the first instance in which he has hesitated about adopting ' the recommendations of the pardon board. Bttth Congress. The 59th "; Congress adjoBrne) Saturday night. President r.oo velt has issued a statement concer n the work in which he declares it th best on record. Of 26,500 bills in troduced 4,000 became laws, sr passing by 500 the record of the two nessions ot tne own coDgress, 1 Questions of domestic conceni ocpumed the attention of the Nation's ; lawmakers ' almost clusively. Appropiiitions for this session will approximate 0, 000. To luktall i Thursday nkht the followihg ..IV.. ..... !.,... Inlnl. I th I in. ' I.O. O. F. will oe installed. U. S. Hayes, Noble Grand; A. 11. Wiiuiinglii.ni. Vice tlrarid; W. B. Webster, Treasurer; C. A. liaywacth, Secretary; !. 15. I'hillii'S, Warden; J. II. McCain, Conductor; A. O. i:, ddinr K. S. to N. G.; T. lloov-t-j, L. i-t S. G.; . .v. A uiv,-. R. S. f. ". (i ; K. O. JJiiss-li. L. to V. U ; 'inia. F. S:.n . , lu.-i 1. : .;. a. h .v.... 1 -in.-. ; ..; . : " - . ':. TERRIFIC STORM. Broke Over Asheboro Sunday Night Doing Much Damage. VENERABLE WAR OF THE ELE MENTS. Christian Chnrch Completely Demol ished House Unroofed Chimneys Blown Down and Hall Broke Many Window Panes. Sunday night between eight and nine o'clock the most furious storm on record in this section broke over Asheboro, doing no little damage. The wind, accompanied by heavy rain and electrical displays, blew from the Southwest' at a furious rate. For twenty minutej the stoi m gradually increased in power. '. The terrific peals of thunder, thi vivid lightning, and the heavy downpour had already terrorized many ol our people when hail in great abundance i.egan to fall. Asheboro was the scene of a veritable '"War of the El ements." Buildings .'creaked and windows were broken in ' every Section of the town. But beginning at a point in South Asheboro a little tornado seemett to have passed to the North east, leaving marks of destruction in its, path which was about seventy five feet wide.' The Christian Church was com-' pletely demolished. The towei? seemed to have been lifted from the main building and thrown several feet on the hillside. Fortunately no service was. being held ; aud no one was in the church or many lives would have been ilost.' The church was practically new and was Valued at about $3,500. This is a complete loss as there was no tornado in surance oh the. building." The roof of the residence of Jamas Kivett was lifted from the frame and carried across the street, striking th$ residence of L. D. Bulla, tear ing down the chimneys. : A chimney on the residence of O. L'.'Sapp was blowh down crushing a large hoi-- in the roof and drench, ing a portion of the bouse with wa ter. The old frame store building j;ist west of the ' courthouse in which was stored a lot of furniture, was also damaged by h iving the entire front torn away. The wind c "r ried the nun from the open front thereby relieving the damage to the furniture whih only suffered damp ness. A barn. Iwloning to Mr. J.: F, Birkhead was also in the path. and was wrecked, 'fives were blown no by the roots' and others badly broken- 1 ' '"''".;'', Tlie, bail did, niueh' damage to gardens. ,It is 'learned'.. that very light, rain fell in Uie .conn y and there was veiy little damage done by the wind. In many places the the rain whs 'not sufficient to lay the dust. HON.-: R. : N. PAGE TED. RENONINA- Seventh District Democrats Helecied II I in to Succeed Hlinuelf. ' S . Lexington, 'Jaly 2. The con gressional couvention of the seventh distriprt was hejd here to-day, and Ilor Robert N. . Page was renomi nated by acclamation. Chairman Spence called the convention to Urder, and Capt. F. C. Robbi"8 was made permanent chairman. The roll call showed all counties in the district present. Congressman Pa6e was detained1" at ; Jackson Springs on account f f his health. In a brief and blight speech. Editor Archibald Johnson, of Thomasville placed Mr. Page in nomination. Ob motion oi S. E. Williams, Esq., the nomination was made unanimous.. , The following executive com mittee was elected for the seventh district, Tiz: G. F. Hankins, chair man, Davidson; J. W. Pass, Yad kin; as. A. Lockbart, Jr., Anson; 11. 11. Ross, Raudolph; T. J.Jerome, Union; John F. McNair, Scotland; W. K. Clement, Davie; R. O. Fry, Montgomery; V . L. Parsons, llich montl; and U. L. Speuce, Moore. $:to,ooo Kir i The busiiiHr.- II WHS .M.l. v l.y !im-.':-it:iitid io ,. "'isf.j. .. pit L'Vf.jr.l- JUDICIAL CONVENTION. Solicitor W. C. Hammer Renominated by Democrats of the Tenth District. Lexington July 2. Immediately upon the adjournment of the con gression il convention to-day the judicial convention of the tenth district was called to order, S. E. Williams. Esq. being made chair man, aud C. F. Cochran, secretary. As thre was no oth.r business than nominating a solicitor, Mr. Wm. C. Hammer was uniuimously named to succeed himself. Solici tor Hammer was put in nomination by Col. W. P. Wood, of Randolph, who made a witty speech. Several short addresses commendatory of present solicitor, ou motiou of Capt. F. C. Bobbins, his nomination was made unanimous. Messrs. Blair and Speuce, who the chair stated were the ouly persons present able to bring him, were then sent after the absent prosecutor who made a ringing speech of thirty minutes. Mr. Hammer responded in a short speech. He. spoke of the strength! of the judiciary of the State and the importance of strong men for judges. He said he felt dejected because Judge Thomas J. Shaw was; uot nominated. It was with Jndgej Shaw that he first began his career as solicitor, ami he had learned from him some of. the" first' duties of a judicial oflicer. It was nothing de rogatory to Mr. Biggs, this regret over losing Judge Sraw, but it grieved him to see-that this eminent .nan wa3 the only one tntlied dovn in the State. : ' ' The following were named as exe cutive committee for the tenth judi cial district, t-i's: C. C. McAli.ster, chairman, Randolph; George B. Nicholson, Iredell; R. C. Puryear, Yadkin; C, D. Peebles, Davie; A. F. Samf, Davidson; L. II. Clement. Rowan; R. L. Smith, Stauly, and J. K. Blair, Montgomery. GOOD WOMAN PASSES AWAY. Death of Mrs. Lacy Ciiuitlugliu at tlreeustioro Life Filled, With, Ciuod ..'' r-". ,' Woril- . . ' Mrs. Lucy Cunuinggim died at her home at Greensbojo Thnrsday of last week and was.. buried FYiday. Mrs. Cunninggim . had, been " in ill health for some mouths, but was stricken witn her last illness while attendiag recent,1 meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society at Warrenton. Mrs. Cunninggim was born at Mocksville, Davie coun ty September 28th, 1828" and died in the seventy-seventh yea? of her age, She grew up a member, of . the mV. Church, South,- remaining a consistent member of that church until her death. In, 1802 she married Rev. Jesse Cunninggim. he departing this life in lbi)9. The deceased graduated from the Greensboro Female College in 1858, and was president of the Alumnae Association . from, its or ganization. The announcement of Mrs.. Cunuinggim's death was ie ceived with deep sorrow throughout the common-wealth. THE REDDING MINE. Sh'ows Free Gold with Sonic C opper, Sliver and - Iron Now Helnig . Operated. Much 'has been said recently about . Raudolph aud adjoining counties as producers of metals, and a few producers of precious metals have been noted. Besides, these Randolph has another mine which is paying the operators well. It is about a mile from Cedar Falls, is knotfn as The Keiiding Mine and is owned by Messrs. A. H. and B. F. Redding. The mine has been worked for years i n places below .he vein pro per, and records show that more than $6,000 was washed from the branch telow the vein, which was discovered by the present owners of the mine. The mine is now being operated bv II. C. Robertson, who took rharge the first of last March. He is taking out some very nice ore which is valuable with flee gold and also shows some copper, silver and iron. Ot'lltll llf II 11 111 lllll I. The infant of Mr. and Mrs. ;. K. Elder died Mondav mornim at tin ! "il' of jr-.i..!.:irent.-. !:. mm. I A. RALEIGH LETTER. Wake County Politics Warming Up Salaried Officers The Question. FARMERS CONVENTION TO MEET. Visit of Secretary of War Taft to Greensboro Postponed I'll til Mon day of Stxt Week Other Sews . ."Votes. Wake county will be represented in the next state senate bv a man vho will probablv make one of the most efficient and popular senators the county has ever had, Hon. John C. Drewiy, who acceptably served ij the House four years as:o. Mr. Drewry is one of the most success ful and capable busiuess men in rorth Carolina and he is a niaTi of a high ordor of ability aud learning- a graduate of the University of Vir ginia, where he also received his de gree in the law. However, he has never practiced that profession, the last twenty years of his being deVot ed p.hiellv-.to building up what is now his large insurance business For tifteenWears he has been ond of the most prominent figures in Ral eigh business and municipal affairs. Ihe annual convention of. 'North Carolina farmers begins here on Thursday of next week, July tenth, and continues three days. " There will .be thirty addresses delivered. during that time, monthly on sub jects of peculiar interest to farmers. Among the speakers will be three connected with the United States Depaituient of agriculture. During the threa days'" conven tion of th ? general farmers,' organ ization there will be meetings neld by six divisions of that organization, or rather of six associations whose members are also identified with the general organization, to wit: The state dairymen's association, the N. C. division of the southern cotton association, the famers' protective association (tobacco - growers) ir the state . poultry . -association ' and 'the Woman'8 Division of"the':state con tention'. "The last named ;wiH be addressed by several femalespeak 6rs of Raleigh and elsewherer . ! The annual meeting of theN. C. Teachers' Association, which has been in progress here for three weeks, will end with the close of this week. r - A little ginger. is being injected into the local campaign -that 's to say, the primary in1 this county over the nomination of candidates.for state senator sheriff and county commissioners, and in eousequeuces of a proposition to cut down the in come of the principal county officers who -now - receive fee3 instead of stated salaiies. It is alleged that the county ' clerk, the register of deeds and t':e sheriff of Wake coun ty are all receiving a net income in fees of over five thousand dollars each annuaihv while the sheriff of Wake did realize ovev eight thousand dollars a year up to two years ago, wheii the legislature reduced his commissions for collecting taxes, in excess of fifty thousand, which cut off three thousand dollars from the amount he had ' been realizing from that source. The proposition is to change the law in its appli cation to Wake and the other larger counties and give these county officers all regular flat or stated sal aries, all iu excess of that amount to be covered into the county treas uries and lighten the county tax rate- This being ou off year in state politics, with ouly one official prize iu the political grab-bag, there is not much doing, except in the coun ty and congressional contests. Evfn the choice of legislator j this year which will have the selection of a United States senator is dis counted by tho fact that the elect ion of that high officer will be mere ly formal and a very perfunctory iitfair, because of the candidacy of only otie aspirant, Senator Simmons having uo opposition. Ll.KWXAM. .Mm-liiil. At the residence of S. A. Cox, iu Union township, Juno 2!l, Mr. Ciiistopiicr r.iii.iiain and Miss Crissie L.ither, S. A. Cox, J. I. otliciatin.