Patriot HE R PPNR1I VOL. 87. GREENSBORO, N. C.. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 8. 1908. NO. a r W. J. RICHARDSON or rice: mcadoo building MCfT to roiTomei RESIDENCE: Otff WEST GASTON ST. J. H. BOYLES, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON OSes la IToltn Dnar Store PaDrttng. OOoe FbonefOV. fle.4C9 W. Onion; Bm. PtoneTBB. . l)r J. E. WYCHE DENTIST OFFICE IN CARTLAHD BLOQ. Dc M. F. FOX PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON GUILFORD COLLEGE. N. C Dc EX A. BURTON DENTIST C". In Mr. WatUnrton buflHnx. KeJt door to Conr-r' Drux Bwre. C. W. BANNER. M. D. omniTi weromci. PcticNUimitid to the Ere, Ear. Noaa ted Throat. Off oe noarM A. M. tn 1 P. MEJO P.M. to S p. M. Sunday. to 10-30 A. M. &Tvn to the worttx poor. ' O o Phone 30. Residence Phone 800. Dc W. P. Reaves rvotMri Hotxte Burrwa New Orleans Eje, Ear. Nom and Throat Hospital. Practice limited to Diseases Sar fary f Ear. Now o9 Throat. Hours L to I P. M. UiAfloo BoUfliror. Nert to Poatoaoe. Dr. C. T. LIPSCOMB . " DENTIST Ofice rrer Sykea Drn Company. Phone TXL Di.iH.Yilliams "Dr.A.F.Fortune OIGcea 105 W. Washington. . bocbk bocm: O to 1:8 to 4. M0 to 10; 1 to 8. Free CHnIc for Poor Daerrlnir Patients: Consumption. MonlaT ard ltaurr,a to 4. nMM of Women, Tueadajt and Friday, 3 to. . W.TTtO. 4. i. aeatta. Taylor Scales ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW CUZ33S020. w. C. ttotert M. Doujlaa. Bobert D. Douiaa. DOUGLAS s DOUGLAS ATTORNEYS AT LAW em in. Craaasiara laaa aat Trmt BUr. THOMAS C. HOYLE ATTORNEY AT LAV CrOr Vat'l Baa Bide- Gree&shara. B. C. Bpeclal attention giran to ooUectlona. yni negotiated. Robert C Stmdwick ATTORNEY a3 COUNSELLOR AT LAW US Cart Staart. 6BXXSSB0B0, B. C. F. p: HOBGOOD. Jr. ATTORNEY AT LAW. Ooe tn Wrljrht Bulldlnr, Oppoatte Court Houae Oreenaboro,K. C B D. EnjkendalL B. Glenn Brown. Kuykendall & Brown ; ATTOSIIITS IT LiW Xoonu 800 and 801. Cltj Natl Bank Bid. Lerl M. Scott. Chaa. B. McLean. SCOTT & McLEAN ATTC21TETS AT LAW tfflcai Ul OartSaaare. Creeaatara.B.C. GEORGE M. PATTON ATTORNEY AT LAW KB Court Squira, - G reensboro, N. C THOS. J. SHAW ATTORNEY AT LAW tTTXCXilOl V.ria9tGreftJtra,w.C. i THE PANIC HAS PASSED Confl Jcncc Rcmrnlnsrand Business Show ing Slgnx of ImproTtment Currcncj Pijment Resumed W&at the Bankers Sij. The beginning of the year 1003 find8 Oreemboro and Guilford county in a moat satisfactory condition. While comparaUrely few citizens of thla high ly farored section are to be counted wealthy, the ereat majority have "enough and to apere." Peace and plenty abound, and want and misery are almoat unknown. - A few abort weeta ago a money pautc a wept over the land, and Its blighting influence was felt in Guilford county because the people here had beard a panic waa due and that It had arrived on time. But, happily, all that Is In the paat. .Business generally is looking up and the future" is bright with promise,. It were useless to deny that the panic wae felt here, for" every busineaa man In Greentboro will tell you hi trade was affected not because the people didn't want his wares, but because everybody feated the country was fac ing a long period of stringency. For tunately, the panic was ef short dura tion, and now that It lsJooked upen as history that has been written, those who quaked in their boots but a short time ago can return to their tasks with renewed hope and energy. . The business people of Greensboro are optimistic and speak hopefully as to the outlook for the present year. A representative of the Patriot has taken the pains to feel the pulse of many representative business men of this city, and without exception, every man with whom he talked spoke only word a of encouragement; Since the recent stringency in business was pure ly a money panic, the reporter made it a point to talk, with the bankers of Greensboro, for It must be remembered that the banks are unfailing barome ters of the state of trade and public confidence. . NO MOBS SCRIP. In making the rounds of the. banks, the beat news the reporter heard was thit no more scrip Is to be paid out In Greensboro. The certificates issued by the Gresusboro Clearing Housi'served their purpose well, but at the first op portunity the banks resumed cash pay ments. Scrip made Its Brat appear-, ance In Greensboro on the first Mon day In November, and that the firs? Menday In January found all the banks In the city paying out cash alone is a source of satisfaction to both the bankers and the public generally. The total amount of scrip issued by the seven banks of Greensboro was about 1100,000, and of this amount there Is now leas than (25,000 in circulation and It will be retired as fast as it finds Its way to the banks. The local banks are to be congratu lated upon the highly satisfactory and successful manner in which they ban died the situation during the period of financial stress. It la well understood that no scrip would have been Issued In Greensboro had it not been for the fact that tbe banks of Durham, Dan ville, Keidsville, Winston-Salem and other towns lu this section had gone on the certificate plan, thus forcing the Greensboro banks to do likewise as a matter of protection to themselves and their customers. The following brief interviews will give the public an Idea of the hopeful view Greensboro bankers take of the situation: WHAT THE BANKERS SAY. R. G. Vaughn, cashier American Exchange Bank: "I am glad to say that the eltuation is improving all the while and the general outlook ia en couraging. Deposits are picking up steadily, and' especially Is this true as to -savings deposits. You might day thatnoone rejoices more than tbeeanks that the payment of scrip in Greens boro has been discontinued." Lee II. Battle, cashier City National Bauk: A11 the banks are in goed shape and the business situation gen erally is rapidly approaching its nor mal condition. There has never been any real cause for alarm, and now that the panic is over, things will settle down and assume their normal condi tion." . Capt. Neil Ellington, president Greensboro National BnkVt'The worst has paased and the financial eltuation la now well ia hand. Business that has suflered ia on the road to recovery, and there Is an encouraging tendency all along the line." W. E. Allen, treasurer Greensboro Loan and Trust Company: "Money ia getting easier and we may reasona bly expect to see a continued gradual Improvement. The currency premium has disappeared In New York and the Greensboro banks have discontinued the payment of scrip. Money that was withdrawn during the recent scare ta finding Its way back to the banks, and of course this helps basin ess gen erally." E. L. Bides, cashier Bank of Booth Greensboro: "Business has been look ing up since Christmas, and it seems to me that local conditions are very much ImDroved. The outlook is en couraging, and while there has been no cause for fear on the Dart of either bank or depositor, I especially appreci ate theconfidenceof thecountry petfple who have net allowed themselves to become hysterical over Imaginary ills." F. C. Boyles, cashier Greensboro Commercial and Savings Bank: - "I have been pleased to note for the past few weeks a erowiug confidence on the part of the public, and confidence, you know, is essential to financial stability; There la no reason why business should net continue to improve steadily. Since' November 4th our savings deposits have Increased -about 10.000, and the deposits In our commercial department made a new mark yesterday, we have out In certificates (scrip) only about 11,000, which we will be glad jo cash on presentation." Tyre Glenn, cashier Home Savings Bank: "That the situation is clearing, there is no doubt. The banks are in good condition, so far as their relation to depositors is concerned, and this Is their first duty. The banks have plenty of money, and If the public bad its nerve, this money could ana wouia find its way into the channels of busi ness aud trade. If the people had the confidence and nerve to continue to deposit their surplus money lu the bnnks, business would vbe normal m quick time. No bank can afford to lend money freely wnlle this uneasi ness continue among depositors.- Such course would be reckless. So they ... a ... are forced to deny loaos umu couu- dence returns to the people not to the banks. Money withdrawn from the bankstind put in bldingbf course goes out of busiues, and thus buftiness is cur tailed, wneu business rails on, em ployment ceases; when emjloyment ceaoes, mau's wages stops, ana who his wages goes his ability to purchase. which in turn cuts oil demand. Ihen prices go down. Wheu that comei, we have nothing left to do but abuse the government. So you see the trouble runs back to the hoarding of money. But as I said, the people are getting over tbeir fright, are gradually return ing their money to the banks, and business will be quick to respond to this evidence of confidence. Let the mau who is hoarding bis money re member that, if every one were to fol low hia course, there would be' no de mand for bla surplus products; aad if ail should follow his example, be is now as well oil in this world's goods as he ever will be." 1 THE COUnt Y COMMISSIONERS. New Member of Hli&way Commission- Honey to ray Interest on Road Bonds. . The county commissioners were in session Monday and yesterday, trans acting a mass of business, the greater part of which was of a routine charac ter. A number of road matters claim ed the attention of the board. The commissioners set aside from the gen eral road fund the sum of $6,000 with which to meet interest payments on the public road bonds. Mr. D. E. Wagoner, of Bock Creek township, was elected a member of the highway commission to succeed Mr. Frank K. Trogdon, who resigned recently. Mr. Wagoner ia one of the Republican members of the board, the other being ex-Sberifl Hosklns. ' . Jurors for the next civil term of Su perior court, which will convene on February 10th, were drawn as follows: First week L Milton Iseiey, ,L. Simon Shepherd, U. A. Smith, P. M. Michael, C. P. Clark, D. M. Causey, I. Ii Troxler. E. W. McNalry, D. W Klikman, A. J. Summers, CXD. Smith, Z. Ad. Hodgin.-D. C. Thomas, T. T. Dudley, Oliver Lowe, E. D. Morgan, M. D. Wiillard, E. M. Arm field. Second week T. Joshua Lowman, Ed B. Wheeier, W. A. Amick, R. It. Smith. T. A. Rankin, Ed T. Coble J. F. Cocklereece, J. L Brockmann, Ai M. Fentress, W. J. Rayle, George Wakefield, J. M. Whitlemore, W. S. Parri.b, Jesse A. Heuley, J. A. Gray, Thomas Fuller, J. T. Edwards, M. P. Sechrsst. ORANGE PRESBYTERY. Tiro Ministers Received at Called Meeting: Held la Greensboro Yesterday. A called meeting of Orange Presby tery was held In the Smith 'Memorial building yesterday afternoon, when Rev. "Dr. Neal Anderson waa received from the East Alabama Presbytery and Rev. J. A. Gilmer from Concord Presbytery and arrangements made for their installation. Dr. Andsreon'a new work is In' Winston-Salem, while Mr. Gilmer has accepted a call to the pas torate of the Mt. Airy Presbyterian church. .-- The following were appointed com mittees to take charge of the installa tion services: Rev. Dr. D. Clay -Lilly, Rev. G. L. Ley burn, Rev. E. L. Biler, and-Elders T. J. Brown and E. J. Da vis to install Dr. Anderson; Rev. Mel ton Clark, Rev. S. M. Rankin and El der W. F. Carter to Install Mr. Gilmer. Mr. C. A. Swift, of the First church of this city, was received under the care of the Presbytery as a candidate for the ministry. Our New Traveling Representative. Mr. A. A. Jones, of Oak Ridge town ship, is now. traveling representative of The Patriot. Any favors shown him will be appreciated by the publisher. SCnOOlAHOHET APPORTIONED. County Board of Education Divides $60,- 000 Among- Public Schools of - Guilford. -I At the annual meeting of the county board of education the sum of approx imately $60,000 was apportioned among the . various public school districts of Guilford for the year 1008. Of this amount, about $43,000 is derived from tbe regular fund, while over $17,000 comes from special taxes voted in vari oua rownsmps and districts, me ap portionment as made by the board of education is on a basis of $2.20 par capita and is as follows: WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP. BubIcKa . . . . . . . . .... $110 00 Barber -110 00 110 00 Thomas' Summers . '. , 130 00 Union ......... . ; . 175 00 130 00 . 85 00 Osceola. Colored No. 1... , ' V ROCK CREEK. Gibson ville... , 704 00 Whiuetfc 800 00 Brookfield 150 00 Glbsonvfile, Col, 110 00 wmtsett, uoi,.: nooo Wadsworth, Col. . . 110 00 GREENE. Piks Peak .. Bowman 110.00 nooo ' 110 00 -250 00 Woods .... Mt Hope ; Brick Church. .. Mt. Pleasant. Hucks.. 11000 250 00 43CT00 110 00 v y Colored No. 1. ; . . . ... .7" MADISOK Merry Oaks no Smith. 125 CO Moutlcello.... 235 CO Flack.-- f 100 00 Jackson, Col 110 00 Old Uniou,Col..... 9000 JEFFERSON. Mill Point.. 190 00 Sedalla.... ; i.mo Jefferson Academy 260 00 Oak Hill 110 00 Shady Grove ... 130 00 Palmer Institute Col, ....... ; 170 00 Hickory Grove. Col, 90 00 McLeansviiie1 Col, .90 00 CLAY. Pattern.. 130 00 13u 00 11000 nooo ....... ........... StaleyZV: i . : Monett.. Tabernacle.. Colored No. 1 MONROE. Bright wood '. Brown Summit Gleuwood Pray Mt. Vernon Colored No. 1 Brown Summit, Col,... Shaw, Col, .jJ. . GILMEB. Proximity White Oak Sharp 160 00 85 00 170 00 135 00 185 00 11000 110 00 120 00 140 00 120 00 1,300 00 1,157 00 130 00 South Buffalo... 368 00 Mt. Zlon 1,200 00 Revolution 690 00 Holmes, Col, Hauner, Col . FENTRESS. Township .... 130 00 137 00 1,020 00 CENTER GROVE. Hillsdale 17000 Getbssmane.. 160 00 Scaleaville H50 00 Loneview 150 00 Fairgrove, Col,.... 150 00 110 00 3,225 00 200 00 115 00 115 00 240 00 165 00 153 00 120 00 110 00 No. 2, Col, KOREHEAO. Township Halls ....I GORREUU Cobby BbadyOrove. . inter Rocky Knoll Groom e Goshen, Col,. Groome,- Col, ,..v BRUCE. Summerfield 260 00 Elm Grove...- 220 00 MaBsey 120 00 Colored No. 1 120 00 FRIENDSHIP Ridgefleld Friendship Hickory .Grove Guilford College Pin ey Grove Collins Grove, Col, Persimmon Grove, Col. t JAMESTOWN. Jamestown Oak Shade.. ,..r.r. Union Hill Walnut Grove...., Colored No. . . OAK RIDGE. 210 00 225 00 135 00 425 00 135 00 135 00 185 00 625 00 200 00 150 00 100 00 125 00 Oak Ridge... ...... 206 00 Stokesdale Bethel. Windinar Hill Oak Ridge, Col........... Oak Springs, Col, ...... . . DEEP RIVER. Sapdy Ridge. , f.. Colfax. Millwood. .....I Davis ozv uu 150 00 158 00 135 00 127 00 146 00 800 00 liOOO 65 00 County Line... ; 65 00 Colored No. 1 '90 00 HIGH POINT. Deep River.... Delano Mechanics ville 140 00 160 00 456 00 309 00 295 00 66201 95 00 Welch...........:.......... Oak Hill Springfield Colored No. 2.;. ........ Greensboro Graded. .. . . . ... . . 523 00 5,984 00 Jamestown High School ..... Pleasant Garden High School Special Scncol Taxes. Osceola . . . . . . ..... ; . . . . . '. . . ' vlonticello ........ ... .... Bright wood . . ... . . . . . Glen wood 600 00 875TK) $117 00 382 00 492 00 206 00 Brown Summit. . v .... . . 271 00 South Buffalo. Bessemer . . : ..... Fentress township: .... Longview . . . . Piney Grove . . . . . ; . . Morebead township. . Hall.... Rocky Knoll . . . , . . . Groome . ......... . . Oak Shade.. . Oak Ridge township.. Colfax- ....... ...... 359 00 911 00 1,040 00 251 00 149 00 4,982 90 2600 79 00 14100 166 00 950 00 235 00 55 00 221 00 kl,00 00 423 00 Deep River. .... ... r. . . Delane r ....... Jamestown..'.. Welch.. Walnut Grove... . .. Springfield ............. tVlecbanicsviUe . . . . . Oak. Hill... r. ...... - Guilford College.... . GibsonvIIJe .... . .246 001 656 00 ; 287 00 450 00 659 79 1,206 17 DISASIR0US FIRE. Plant of Sherwood Bobbin Company Prac- tlcally Destroyed Friday Night, disastrous fire visited vt he plant of the Sherwood Bobbin Company, situ ated between Spring and Cedar streets, near the Southern Railway tracks, Fri day nightL resulting in loss of some-' thing like $60,000. In a few moments after the alarm was sounded, the boiler room, dry kiln and stock room were in a seething mass of fiames,-and although the fire department worked heroically, it was impossible to save the plaat from almost totadestruction. , f It was one of the fiercest, as - well as destructive, fires Greensboro has exper ienced in many a day. The boiler shed, dry kiln and 'stock room were de stroyed, and considerable damage was done to the main building containing tbe machinery. The company had on hand stock (timber) to the. value of $50,000 or $60,000, and it was here that tbe flames did their most .disastrous - . work. It may be possible to" utilize a portion of the stock, but the loss la al most wtal; ' The total insurance carried on the property is $63,500, but this covers also that portion of the plant not destroyed by. the fire. ' " The fire throws out of employment 55 white men who were employed reg ularly, and in addition, a number of negroes employed on the yard and1 a call force of 25 men. I- Messrs. M. S. Sherwood, T. D.. Sher wood and O. C. Wysong are the prln- cipaowners of the property. j While It is presumed the plant will be rebuilt, no definite decision will be reached until after. the-loss shall have been adjusted by the insurance compa nies. ' END OF USEFUL LIFE. H' . ' f Mr. C. A. Tuckerjlles at Age of 78 rears Leaves Large Family. j Mr. Council A. Tucker, an aged and highly esteemed citizen of the Pleasant Garden section, died at his home Satur day, after a ong and painful illness. tie was 78 years of age and for several years had been a sufferer from tubercu. losia. During the last year of his life other complications made his affliction more burdensome. The deceased is survived by a widow and eight children four sons and four daughters. The children are: Messrs. Cameron and Chaa. Tucker, of Greens, boro; Ed. R. Tucker, of Pleasant Gar den; John W. Tucker, of Charlotte; Mrs. Rossa A. Brown, of Waycross, Ga.; Mrs. J. Frank Ross and Misses Mattie and Maude Tucker, of Pleasant Garden. All the children werej at the bedside when the end came, except Mrs. Brown, who arrived Sunday. Mr. Timber lived the life of a faithful and useful citizen, and the esteem and affection in which he was held by hia friends and neighbors was' shown, by the large crowd that attended the fu neral and interment at Pleasant Gar den Monday afternoon, i ' ; - . Notice to the White Teachers of Guilford County. . . ; The next meeting of the Guilford County Teachers1 Association, as you know; will be held in the Curry Build ing, at the State Normal, on Saturday, January lltb, 1908. The meeting will begin at 10.30 o'clock, and I hope that every,. public school teacher in the county will make a special effort to attend this meeting. Theacuity of the Practice School will have charge of the meeting, and I kno w they will give us a splended pro gram. Please be sure to be on hand promptly. - ' ; -' .:.t . Yours very truly, v :j , : Thos. R. Fotjot, County Superintendent. If its fertilizers or grindstones, see Townsend & Co. - 2 . High Point Graded....... AMERICAN EXCHANGE BANK - : - CAPITAL, $300,000. Greensboro, N. C Save Some qf Vczzr i ' ' ' ' i ' ' v.' fJoncy and iso fa- dependent. . When you begin to save some of your money, you have taken the first long step towards financial In dependence. Toward s the time when you will want to enter business for yourself .or perhaps i to tideyou over some un- g expected illness or mis f p rt u n e. Begin n ow to day. Deposits In our sav ings department before the fifth of the month, draw. four; per cent Inter est fro m the first J This I n terest is - com po unded every th ree months. rmeric,an Exchange Bank GREENSBORO. N. C. Capital. $300,000.00. ft K.P. WHABTON, Prealdeat. J. W. SCOPVVIce Prealdent. B. Q. VAtTGHN, CasUer.j J. W. CASE; Mgrr. Sayings Dept. Judicial Opinion on the Liquor Business. Judge Garland 8. Ferguson j who pre sided over the last - criminal term of ' Guilford Superior court, . has rendered an opinion, on an agreed state of facta, holding that an agent of a liquor houses cannot operate in prohibition territory witboutvioIatmg the law. This has been the opinion generally held in Greensboro for several months, and on the strength of which the! local., agents of JDanville' liquor concerns shut p shop and ceased taking orders for wet goods tobe delivered in this city. ' Basket Party at Monett; The Woman's Aesociation for the Betterment of Public Schools of Monett school, CJlay township, is to give a bas ket party (for whiqh the proceeds are to go toward eecuring a library) commenc ing at 7 o'clock P. M., January 18th, 1978. The public Is cordially invited. Farm for Rent. One of the best farms! in southern Guilford , admirably ada jpted to grain; and grass, is for irent on easy terms, either cash or crop rent. Apply at enoe to B. N. Smith, On farm near Center, or address Greensboro, N. C.1 " I - . V: ii Defective Eyes. . I u: ? Dr. Taylor will examine your eyes and properly fit your glasses without fee for examination. Satisfaction guar- . a j teed, or money refunded. Office ixT; Greensboro National Bank Bld'g. : 2-tf Best wagon at beat price. Sold only -, by Townsend & Co. V 2-4t. EXCEL IN THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE And you master a few of the What is more important , than J j saving a part of what you earn each week or eaeji month? j J . V ha jwr ia tnn fiftan A self- Ti .... WW B-TWA- . w -. www made shame. A bank account helps you ' to save. Four per cent. Interest, compounded quar terly." paid In" our savings de partment. : CITY NATIONAL BANK r Capital, $100,000; Snrplu. t32.i00. GREENSBORO. N. C. - x' - W. 8. Thomson, J. Vajt LnroLar, - President. - Vice Pres. - Ioeb H. Battue, Cashier. ' m