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nnxr eGreenSSoro Patriot VOL. 83. GREENSBORO, N. G.f WEDNESDAY, MAY 25. 1904. NO. 21 Dr W. J. RICHARDSON office: KATZ BUILDING. RESIDENCE: 318 WEST GASTON ST. P. BKALL, 4U' Asheboro St. Thos. R. Litti, 408 S. L. & T. Bid. BEALL & LITTLE PHYSICIANS obB SURGEONS orfice: No. 315 So. Loan & Trust Bldg. Hours: 8 to 9 A. M.; 11:30 to 1, 2 to 5 P. M. wji practice in Greensboro and surround- . nr country. E. L. STAMEY, M. D. residence: 200 North Davie Street. office: At Fordham & Grissom's Drug Store. Dr. J. E. WYCHE DENTIST OFFICE IN SAVINGS BANK BLDG. SOUTH ELM ST.. GREENSBORO, H. C. Dr. M. F. FOX PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C. Dr. E. A. BURTON DENTIST OFFICE IN LASH BLDG., South Elm St. a. m. scales. z.v.taylor. j. i. scales. Scales, Taylor & Scales ATTORNEYS n2 COUNSELLORS AT LAW GREENSBORO, ff. C. Robert D. Douglas. Stephen A. Douglas. DOUGLAS & DOUGLAS ATTORNEYS AT LAW Qfflce in Greensbor Loan and Trust Bid. C. G. WRIGHT ATTORNEY AT LAW WRIGHT BUILDING. OPP. COURT HOUSE. GREENSBORO, N. C. THOMAS C. HOYLE ATORNEY AT LAW 135 Court Square, GREENSBORO, If. C. Special attention given to collections. Loans negotiated. Robert C. Strudwick ATTORNEY and COUNSELLOR AT LAW 115 Court Square, GREENSBORO, If. C. F. P. HOBGOOD, Jr. ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office in Wright Building, Opposite Court House, Greensboro, . C. MICHAEL SCHENCK ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW J02 Court Square, Greensboro, If. C. Piano Tuning havo an expert whose work we guarantee. references: State Normal. Guilford Col'ege. -;f. Parker. Salem Aeademy. Prof. Shirley. And othei s. A. D. JONES &. COMPANY GREENSBORO, N. C. L. FRANCIS HANES PHOTOGRAPHER HIGH CLASS WORK ONLY. studio: Opposite the McAdoo House. (Combined Capital, $325,000 Combined Assets over $500,000 The Greensboro ire Insurance Companies Have, in the last eight years, itved to the people of Greens boro not less than $40,000 in the ost of their insurance. When you insure call for your home companies. :: :: - J. Simpson Schenck, Agent PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM Cleanses and beautifies the hair. Promote a luxuriant growth. Never fails to Restore Gray Hair to its Touthful Color. Cures scalp diseases & hair falling. g0c,andtlj)0at Druggists HOC? A T i 3sJiJWb. Job lot hay rakes at Townsend & Co. 'a cheap. 21-2t Mrs. Neil Ellington is visiting in New York City. Hal Murray is home from Buffalo, New York, on a visit. The Prohibition state convention will meet in Greensboro next Tuesday. Hook & Sawyer, the Charlotte archi tects, are preparing to -open an office here. Tucker & Erwin have recently made improvements in the interior of their grocery store. Mr. D. W. Marsh succeeds Mr. Ar thur Jordan on the police force after working as a substitute for a few weeks. Mrs. W. H. Osborn and Mrs. J. M. Morehead have returned from a visit to Mrs. Decatur Jones at Bachelor's Hall, Va. The commencement exercises at the State Normal and Industrial College begin this evening with the class exer cises. Major Stedman rounded up a nice bunch of county delegations the past week. His nomination is apparently assured. In addition to his otheT contributions to the college Mr. J. A. Odell, of this city, has recently subscribed 15,000 to the endowment fund of the G, F. C. Notice All merchants who have not returned their gross sales for the paet year are urged to do so at once. A. G. Kikkman, Register. Messrs. V. H. Love, of Jacksonville, Fla., and Jack Love, of New York, have been called here by the serious illness of their mother, Mrs. William Love. Dr. C. Alphonso Smith, of the Uni versity faculty, was a visitor here last week. He went to Charlotte to deliver the address at the close of the graded schools. Mr. S. A. Barbee, the Southern train dispatcher who has been sick quite re cently at the Greensboro hospital, went to Asheville Friday to recuperate his health. Bring us your chickens and eggs by the load. We pay market prices. New store, 506 South Elm street. The W. F. Clegg Commission and Brokerage Company. Dr. C. L. Scott has gone North to take a post graduate course in surgery during the summer mouths. In his absence his wife will visit his parents at Sanford. "Old ladies' comfort" shoes in three grades at Thacker & Brockmann's $1, $1.35 and $1.50. Meu's plow shoes, $1 aud $1.25. Men's Elkin home-made shoes, $1.50 aud $1.60. The theatrical season at Lindley park opens next Monday night with an excellent vaudeville company. The management will provide high class amusements there throughout the summer months. The Burlington Inn and the South ern depot at that place burned early this morning. The Greensboro fire de partment was called on for aid, but the fire was under control when it reached the scene. The wheat crop is fine. ' You will need a binder. Don't buy until you see Townsend & Co. They are not go ing to worry you by sending a can vasser to see you, but will save that expense and reduce the price that much. 21-4t Mrs. Letitia Freeman, an aged and estimable woman, died suddenly Mon day morning at the homeof her daugh ter, Mrs. J. K. Stockard, on West Market street. Her remains were taken to Shiloh church, nearJuliau, for interment. Col. John Lowlow, the famous circus clown, writes a Greensboro friend that he is on exhibition at the World's Fair, St. Louis, or rather in charge of an ex hibit there, in Block 46, Varied Indus tries building, and will be pleased to see all his North Carolina friends. A visit to the fair will be incomplete without seeing Lowlow. President IV M. Johnson, Rev. T. J. Ogburn, Rev. J. F. McCulIoch, Rev. R. M. Andrews, Mr. J. Norman Wills and Prof. J. A. Holt are among the North Carolina delegation attending the general conference of 4he Metho dist Protestant church in Washington City. No other county in the state will furnish so strong a delegation. Invitations were issued last week to the marriage of Miss Margaret Irene Royster and Mr. Arnold Acheson Fisher. The ceremony will take place at the First Presbyterian church on Wednesday evening, June 8th, at 8 o'clock, followed by a reception at the home of the bride's parent, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Royster, on Church street. A DANGEROUS NEGRO CAPTURED WMle Attempting: to Burglarize a Store on South Elm Street. A big black negro with a criminal record was captured in the act of burg larizing the Greensboro Hardware Company's store on South Elm street, last Friday night and now rests secure in the county jail under a bond of $1,000 for his appearance at the next term of court. His capture was the re sult of a fortunate combination of cir cumstances, backed by the requisite nerve of one of the proprietors of the store, Mr. M. C. Stewart, and the po lice officers. About ten o'clock" that night, as Mr. Stewart entered the store to go to his room, which is on the second floor, he heard some one walking on the tin roof which covers a one-story extension at the rear of the building. Listening for a moment he heard the intruder climb from the tin roof into the win dow of his room and make his way toward the front of the building. Quietly unlocked the door again he asked the first passer-by to find a po liceman. After waiting for a few min utes he became impatient and went to a nearby store and telephoned down town for the officers who are always on duty about the depot. Officers Bu sick, White aud Marsh responded, and while Mr. Busick guarded the rear of the store Mr. Stewart aud the other of ficers made their way to the second floor, where they found the negro crouching behiud one of the large piles of goods stored there. The negro gave no evidence of surprise at being found there and leered wickedly at his captors while he deliberately threw up his hands in response to a command from the officers. Officer White recognized the negro as Ed. Donnell, who came here recent ly from Charlotte with four or five com panions. Donnell had worked the day previouson J. M. Dick's buildiug, next door to he hardware store, which is be-, ing enlarged, and saw how easily ac cessible was the bed room of Mr. Stew art. His crime is punishable b$ death. - Officer Jordan's Death. Early Saturday morning Chief W. A. Scott received a telephone message from High Point announcing thedeath of Mr. Arthur Jordan, whose illness had been noted in these columns. Mr. Jordau was nearly fifty years old and was the oldest officer on the police force of this city, having served for nearly twenty years. He was a native of Guilford and spent his youth near High Point. Coming to Greensboro early in the seventies he worked for a time at his trade, marble cutting, fin ally embarking in business for himself. Selling out, he secured a position on the police force which he held until the day of his death. He was a capable officer all those years, never faltering in the discharge of any duty. He wife died only a few weeks ago and since then Mr. Jordau has been able to do but little work. A couple of weeks ago he weut to High Point to see his aged father, who was quite ill, and while there succumbed to an attack of Bright's disease. He was a member of several fraternal orders and two or three hundred of his brethren in those or ganizations followed his remains to their last resting place Sunday morn ing, after appropriate funeral services at the First Presbyterian church, con ducted by Rev. E. W. Smith, D. D. The police force attended the funeral in a body and acted as honorary pall bearers. In the assembly which filled the auditorium of the church were a score or more of friends from High Point. Mr. Jordan's parents, a brother and two sisters survive. Gen. J. D. Glenn suffered an acute attack of indigestion Monday afternoon which was followed a few hours later by a stroke of complete paralysis. His condition has since been quite critical, arlthough a slight improvement was noted last night, when he became semi-conscious and partially regained the use of his arms. Mrs. Glenn, who is visiting in the West, was summoned home and will reach bere tomorrow. Col. R. B. Glenn and other near rela tives have come to the bedside of the sufferer. That his life may be spared is the earnest prayer of everyone in Greensboro. One of the most observant of our farmer friends living south of the city told us last week that very little tobac co had been planted as yet in his sec tion, plants being both small and scarce. He is of the opinion that a full crop cannot be planted before the sea son is too far advanced. A big crop of corn is being planted. With others he is turning his attention to diversified crops more and more each year,in which he unquestionably exhibits level-headed qualities. GREENSBORO TOBACCO MARKET. MARKET REPORT. Tjhe receipt on our market for the past Week were about as large as they have been for any week during the past two months. A few farmers from nearly every section of the country found their way to this market during the week, and most of them were high ly pleased with their prices and ex pressed themselves as having made very satisfactory sales. The quality of the offerings was fully as good as it has beeu for any week tnis season, which we? attribute to the fact that the better class ot farmers are the only ones that have tobacco on hand now. as a rule. Prices on all grades were fully as stiff as they have beeu at any time this sea son and the market was quite active, with all of the buyers very anxious for the weed, and buying was very spirited most of the week. We regard this the best time you will have to close out the remainder of your crop, and would es pecially urge that you bring us your next load, as we feel that you will be highly pleased with prices on same. Geo. Gant, of Alamance, was on this market last week and weut home well pleased. David Crowd er, was here with a tierce of medium tobacco for which he got $102.82. Our true aud tried friend W. J. Groome was here with another load of tobacco last week. W. C. Smith, of Rockingham, was here last week and got more for his to bacco than he expected. Robert Andrews and David Pearson, of Guilford county, were here last week aud made very satisfactory sales. J. R. Moore, of Brown Summit, was here with a load of tobacco last week and made a very satisfactory sale. J. W. Phi bos averaged about 12 cents for a load of tobacco here last week and was very bighiy pleased. D.-M. Ireland and S. E. Jeffreys wre here from Alamance county last vVwand were very highly pleased. I). R. Lester, of Rockingham, was one of our well pleased farmers who had tobacco on this market last week. It. W. Fuquay and D. C. Thomas, of Rockingham, were here during the past week and made very satisfactory sales. W. O. Doggett was here with two loads of tobacco last Friday and Satur day and was highly pleased with his prices. J. R. Zimmerman, of Guilford county, was here last week with a load of old tobacco and made an average of about 13 cents. Troxler Bros., of Brown Summit, were here last week with a load of medium tobacco for which they re ceived $96.16. J. E. Ledbetter, of the Summerfield section, was here last week with a load of medium tobacco for which he re ceived $111.11. M. T. Wagoner, of Brown Summit, was here with a good lot of tobacco last Friday and was highly pleased with the sale of same. J. M. Evans, Tom Bason, Nash Price and Graham & Ireland were here from Alamance during the past week and made very satisfactory sales. T. L. Archer, John Shaw, J. G. Cooke, Thomas Milloway and Robert Gilchrist, of northern Guilford, were here with tobacco during the past week and highly pleased. S. L. Young was here again last week ; from Georgia. Mr. Young has to pass several markets to come to Greensboro, but he continues to sell on this market, so you can see what he thinks of us. J. P. Cummings, of Rockingham, sold two curings of tobacco here last week which averaged $13.50 per hun dred. It is useless to say that Mr. Cummings was very highly pleased. Death of Mrs. C. L. Stratford. Mrs. Chauncey L. Stratford, who be fore her marriage less than a year ago was a Miss Patterson, daughter of Mr. Jas. Patterson, who lives a few miles south of the city, died early Saturday morning at her home on Walker ave-t nue after a brief illness. The immediate cause of her death was heart trouble, following an acute attack of Bright's disease. Mrs. Stratford was an excel lent young woman and her death brought sadness to a large circle of friends and relatives. Her funeral took place Sunday afternoon, Rev. Dr. Smith conducting the services, after which interment was made at Greene Hill cemetery, a large gathering of sorrowing friends being present. The bereaved young husband has the as surance of widespread sympathy. The best double shovel plow you ever RAW is nt Townsend & Co.'s. You never saw one like it- 21-4t Graded School Commencement. The commencement exercises of the Greensboro graded schools held on Thursday and Friday nights of the past week, closed what may truly be called the most successful year in the history of these schools, long noted for their excellence. On Thursday night the class exercises were held and on Friday night there was an address by Dr. Mabie, of New York, and then diplomas were awarded to the fortu nate ones. The exercises of Thursday night con sisted of music ty a select chorus of 50 students, and the way in which the musical part of the program was ren dered showed that the teaching of vo cal music, introduced into the school course more than a year ago, had proved a success. The president of the class of 1904, Miss Lourinda Richard son, made the opening address. In a few well chosen words she spoke of the ties of friendship and love that had ex isted among the members of the class, and urged her fellow graduates to live the upright, useful lives for which their training in school was to prepare them. Following Miss Richardson's address a very thoughtful and well written essay was read by Eleanore Elliott, her subject being "Westmin ster Abbey." This essay won the Howard Gardner prize, which consist ed of a complete set of the works of Hamilton W. Mabie. Mr. William Combs, the class historian, reviewed the records of the individual members of the class, and Mr. Patrick Williams, the class prophet, removed for a time the veil that hid the future and held up to the gaze of the public the future achievements of the class of 1904. The class poem, by Miss Annie Starr, was a fine specimen of amateur poetry, and the statistician. Miss Amalia Shober, performed her part well, producing many interesting statistics relative to the class. , The address on Friday night of Dr. Hamilton W. Mabie, editor of The Out look, was one of the ablest ever heard in this city. Dr. Mabie, although the demands on his time are great, had journeyed all the way from New York to make this one speech. He said that he was induced to come because North Carolina is showing more interest in educational matters today than any other Southern state and because Greensboro is the center of this interest in North Carolina. Dr. Mabie made a powerful plea for public education, showing m a scholarly way that what ever of a permanent value existed in the institutions of former nations had been directly traceable to education. Success in any endeavor, whether on the part of individuals or nations, was always the result of careful training. Germany, when she aspired to mili tary leadership in Europe, laid the foundation of her success in a system of military education which made of every man a soldier, so that when the Franco-German war was declared Ger many had beaten France before the latter could prepare her armies for the field. He called attention to Japan, the new mistress of the Orient, and said that the recent success of the Jap anese arms was no accident, but the result of a system of public education. Forty years ago Japan, then shrouded in heathen ignorance, opened her doors to commerce and to the ideas of the world, and since that time had such a wonderful transformation by means of education that Japan could today cope successfully with the most powerful nation in the world. In proportion to population, there are more people in school in Japan than in any other country on the globe. Just as has been the case with Germany and Japan, so will the greatness of America be meas ured by the intelligence of her people. And as it is with nations, so it is with individuals. No men ever stumble upon greatness. When a man seizes upon some crisis to become a great man, it is no accident, but the result of laborious preparation. When the history of America is written the brightest chapter will come from the schools and colleges. Our fathers and mothers have lighted the lamps of edu cation, fed them oil and kept them burning until they flash in a never ending circle around the globe, and we should feed more oil and keep them burning and thus help to give light and be a light in our nation. At the conclusion of Dr. Mabie's ad dress Superintendent Broadhurst read a condensed statement of his forth coming report. He showed that the number of children enrolled greatly exceeded the seating capacity of the schools and strongly urged the erection of a new high school building. Greens boro must keep in the lead in educa tional matters and every child, he de clared, must be provided for. The courses in vocal music and domestic science, recently introduced', had been The Strength of a Bank Is represented by its capital, surplus and careful management. The Southern Loan and Trust Company Was organized in 1890, but has been doing a Banking business only about three years. During this time its growth has been rapid but healthful, and today it is in the front of Banking institutions in Guilford county. Statement below shows growth since February 1st, 1899, to April 9th, 1903: Capltaymd surplus Feb. 95 Capital and surplus Feb. 227 55 Capitalarid surplus Feb. JQ3 1 3 Capitaand surplus Feb. J29 543 47 ct!9nl!u!pAuF.eb: 155,236.42 imd.ss.A 166,696.66 Tiy ..a!sffa..p.r.1!..9!h: 570,689.76 E. P. Wharton, A. W. McAlisteb, President. Vice Pres. R. G. Vaughn, Treasurer, p David White, Secretary. a success and he strongly urged the in troduction another year of free hand drawing. It is evident from this report that the schools of Greensboro are doing very efficient work, and the explana tion of this is that the people of Greens boro are willing to spend enough money to enable them to do efficient work. After the report of Supt. Broadhurst had been read, Mr. W. H. Swift, prin cipal of the high school, awarded the diplomas. The following composed the graduating class: Amalia Shobe, Nellie Marie Rowe, Patrick Murphy Wil liams, Edgar English Smith, William M. Combs, Annie Starr, Laurinda V. Richardson, Carrie Octavia Stewart, Eleanore Elliott, Mary Donnell Whit sett, Mamie Bessie Fields, Maud Inez Freeman, Mary McCulIoch and Alice Pearl Bowman. The following were winners of the scholarships: University of North Car olina, William Combs; Elizabeth Coli lege, Eleanore Elliott; Converse Col lege, Mary McCulIoch; Greensboro Fe male College, Amalia Shober. George A. Summers, a disreputable Irishman who has beeu in charge of the Singer Sewing Machine Company's local office here for several months, eloped with nearly $2,000 of the com pany's funds last week, or rather a cashier's check which represented the money. The check turned up in a Lynchburg bank bearing the endorse ment of F. D. Fuller, a former district manager for the machine company in this territory. It is not known whether Summers got the money on the check or not, but if he did it has not cost a cent more than it was worth to get rid of him. City National Bank Greensboro, N. C. CAPITAL, - $100,000 SURPLUS AND PROFITS, 16,000 United States Depository. OFFICERS. W. S. Thomson, J. Van Lindlev President. Vice President, Lee H. Battle, Cashier. DIRECTORS. W. S. Thomson, C. H. Dorsett, W. C. Bain, J. A. Hoskins, J. Allen Holt, E. J. Stafford, Wm. Cummingrs, J. Van Lindley, J. C. Bishop, J. A. Davidson. We extend to depositors every facility con sistent with prudent banking. Interest paid on time certificates of deposit , WRITE OR CALL TO SEE US. v v 1 I b - V V r- V ,-i