GREEN S D O RO , W - C, MONDAY, MAY 24 191 3
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LOCAL NEWSJN
nrTlKRS OF INTEREST
Vvt- nKRS OF THE PATRK
FAR AND NEAR.
Elder Williard. Elder P. W. Wil
liard preached at the Primitive Bap-
church, on
the corner or Tate
s
and Carr streets,
last evening at
arlv candlelignt.
Moves to Greensboro.
. " h lias moved to
-Mr. W.
Greensboro
from
Concord ana wseu puiu
Brown-Belk Company. He
with the
connected with the JBeik
has been
rhaiu of stores for j
r-iiled Away. Rev
E.'' Frank Lee,
pastor of Buffalo and Midway: Pres
byterian churches, was called to
jfewton Grove, Sampson county, Sat
urday by a message informing him
of the critical illness of Jiis brother-in-law.
State Treasurer Here. State
Treasurer Lacy spent yesterday in
Greensboro and in the afternoon
conducted the weekly religious ser
vice at the Masonic and Eastern Star
home. Mr. Lacy was on his way to
Davidson College to attenfd the com
mencement exercises.
Has Typhoid Fever. Mr. J. C.
Murchison, for. many years a resident
of Greensboro, is reported to be ill,
of typhoid fever at his home in Cfc
leston, S. C. Mr. Murchison has beeji
located in Charleston for, 'several
years as division ..superintendent' ot
the Atlantic Coast Line railroad. '
Sold Privately. -The auction; sale
of automobiles, accessories,, etc., of
the Steele Auto Service ' Company
and the, salvage stock of the Ameri
can Commission Company advertised
for Saturday was not held, owing to
the fact that the property had been
previously disposed of at private '
sale.
Goes to Thomasville. Rev. E. R.
Plott. of this city, who has just grad
uated from the theological seminary
of the German Reformed church; at
Lancaster. Pa., has accepted a call
to the pastorate of the Reformed
church at Thomasville and will take
up the work the fifth Sunday in this
month.
Joseph Edwards Dead. Mr. Jos-
eph Edwards, a well known citizen
of the Muir's chapel community,
died at his home Thursday night.
He was 72 years old and had been an
invalid for many years. He was
nevei marriea. i ne iunerai ana in
terment took place at Muir's chapel
Friday afternoon.
Annual Sermon.- The baccalau
reate sermon to the graduates of the
Agricultural and Technical College
for negroes was preached yesterday
afternoon by Rev. Joseph Friedland
r, rabbi of the Hebrew congregation
in this city. The commencement ex
ercises of the college will be in pro
gress today, tomorrow and Wednes
day. Four Graduates. Four Greens
boro boys are members of the class
that wHl be graduated from the A.
& M. College, in Raleigh, tomorrow.
Their names and the courses in
hich they will graduate are: H.
Hopkins, agriculture; H. K.Wither-
yoon, civil engineering; L. C. At-
1.; ......
Aiibon, textile industry, and F. E
"J'song, mechanical engineering
Camp Meeting. The annual camp
meeting of the Holiness church is be
mg held in the tabernacle on West
T
ee street. Services are held in the
forenoon, afternoon and evening and
are being conducted by Rev. L. B
Compton, of Asheville, an evangelist
f the Holiness. church, and Rev. and
Mrs. E. E. Shelhamer, of Georgia
ne meeting will continue for a week
or longer.
4 Street Paving. The city commis
doners have decided to pave North
Elm street from Church street to the
Clty limits and West MarlrAt frnm
Elm to the city limits, the work to
begin
as soon as the paving of Walk
er
avenue and Ashehnrn street Is
UiPieea. These streets will be
Paved with sheet asnhalt. which is
considered about the best paving ma-
l"iai on the market,
f . . .
vanaiaato For Moderator. Many
opie in Greensboro and Guilford
, l w be interested to know
at Rev. Dr. J. Ernest Thacker, a
ative of this city, who has been pas
r i one of the leading Presbyte
vlan churches in Norfolk for several
-fars, was one of the six candidates
Placed
m nomination for the office
i moderator of the Southern Pres
ten
an General A
m o: .
n n, ln NewPrt News,-Va. Rev.
backer DreanhH vn nninn
. n before the General Assembly
anrt .
- reived a flattering
Aerator.
vote
for
TV. . B
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. fleeting at Whitsett, A meeting
was held-at Whitsett Thursday night
in the interest of the proposed ,$2 50,
0 00 court house bond issue., "A num
ber of the leading citizens of the
community were present and express
ed themselves as heartily favoring
' I
ball, C. A. Hines, J. Ed: Albright and 1
R. J. M. Hobbs, of this city, made
brief addresses advocating the' bond
issue. ,' ''
Beal-iick Wedding. Mr. J. B.
Beal, of Lynchburg, Va., and Miss
Nellie Dick, a daughter of Mrs Lena
Dick, were married Friday at the
residence of Rev. C. E. H6dgin, who
perlo,rj5ied Itlte ceremony in the pres
ence "of- a few intimate friends.
Shortly after the ceremony Mr. and
Mrs. Beal' left for Scottsville, Va., to
visit the. family of the'groom, after
which they will be afhome in Lynch
burg., . .
Receiver Named. In th.e Superior
court Friday Judge C- C. Lyon
namied Mr. W. M. Combs as receiver
of the Greensboro Floral Company,
the appointment of a receiver being
made upon the application of Mr. C,
B. Bogart. Mr. Bogart formerly
owned the business, "but sold" it a
short time ago, and it was to"' projtect
himself for deferred Dayments that
leifistttut6o: theA ourt prpce'edings.
Phe business wilt be cpntin'tted. by
the repeiter . : p " 7
Moihdck.J4r " yonA-s A.,
Gilmer has issued invitations tojthe
marriage ofher-granddaughter, Miss
Mary Eloise Dick, and Mr. James T.
Morehead, Jr., the ceremony to take
place in . the First Presbyterian
church Thursday 1 evening, June; 3,
at 8 o'clock. Both Mr. Mpr.ehead
and Miss Dick are membefe-iof two
of Greensboro's oldest and most
prominent families and the- an
nouncement of their approaching
marriage is of interest -to many peo
ple throughout t&e state. . : :
ProX. iHghsmltli Resigns.-Prof .
Jf A. Highsmith, who has been prin
cipal of the Pomona graded school
for the past two or three years, has
resigned the position in orden to
take a course next year in the Pea
body Teachers' College at Nashville,
Tenn. Mr. Highsmith is a well
equipped school man and has given
entire satisfaction at Pomona. ' He
will be succeeded by Mr. W. G
Sneed, who has been one of the prin
cipals of the High Point graded
schools for the past several years.
Climbed Buildings. A crowd of
several thousand people, .Thursday
afternoon had the rattier thrilling
experience of seeing a man climb the
walls of the Guilford hotel and the
Dixie -buildings. The climber, whose
name is" H. H. Gardiner and. who was
advertised as "the human fly,"
scaled the walls as easily as the or
dinary .man could ascend a ladder.
The mart is employed to travel over
the counjry arid perform this 'dan
gerous stunt as an advertisement of
a new soda fountain drink bearing
a name similar to that of his satanic
majesty. -: -. -
Convention Closes. The annual
convention of the North Carolina
Diocese of -the Episcopal church.
which was held in this . city- last
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week, adjourned Thursday afternoon
to meet next year in Henderson. The
convention was attended by 65 min
isters and about an equal number
of laymen and was pronounced the
most successful held in many years.
About 100 ladies attended the meet
ing of the woman's auxiliary to the
board of missions. Before adjourn
ing both bodies sent telegrams to
President Wilson endorsing his
course in dealing with the critical
situation confronting the cduntry.
Russia Begins Offensive Movement.
Late reports from the European
war state tnat tne Kussians, - witn
strong reinforcements, have crossed
the San confluence- with the Vistula
and are advancing southward in an
effort to outflank the Germans, who.
crossed the San in the vicinity of
Jaroslau. They also are striking
hard at the Austrikns in Bukowina,
but apparently have made no furth
er headway there nor with their of
fensive in the Opatow region. The
latter offensive, however, was a
movement to uncover the German
flank in Galicia, which it succeeded
partly in doing.
In -the Baltic provinces the Ger
mans claim to nave aeieatea tne
Russians in tne region of Shaxli and
also to have repulsed the Russian
r attacks from the' Dubvsa and Nie-.
i w r .. . - '
J men rivers'.
I . Tn-the West there has. been a se-
tries of attacks along the greater part
but no action of first
I of the line;
importance,.
COLUIEHCEIIENT EXERCISES
IN PROGRESS AT STATE NORMAL
AND GREENSBORO COLLEGE
FOR WOMEN,.
The commencement exercises of
both the State Normal and Industrial
College and Greensboro College for
Women began yesterday morning
with the baccalaureate sermons. The
sermon at the State Normal College
was. preached by Rev. Dr. W. M.
Vines, pastor of the First Baptist
church of Charlotte. Rev. James H.
McCoy,, D. D., of Birmingham, Ala.,
a bishop of the Mi E. Church, South,
preached the sermon to the graduat-1
ing 'class of the Greensboro College 1
for Wotten. Both sermons were
learned and eloquent discourses and
were heard by large crowds. ,
Bishop McCoys sermon was de
livered in West Market Street Meth
odist churchr the auditorium of
which Was filled to overflowing. The
distinguished divine took his text
from Isaiah 40:30-31, "Even the
youths shall faint and be weary, and
the young men shall utterly fail; but
they that wait upon the Lord shall
renew their strength; they shall
mount up with wings as eagles; they
shall run and nof be weary ; and they
shall walk and not be faint." The
text, said the speaker, leads appar
ently to an anti-climax first, to fly;
second, to run, and, third, to walk.
But such is not the case, for after
all most people need! the Lord in
walking in the every-day, common
place things of life. The great
events and occasions are not the lots
of many people, nor of anyone gen
erally, hence the value of the prom
ise, "they shall walk and faint not."
Bishop McCoy impressed upon his
hearers the thought of doing the
work of every day well and in this
way be prepared for the crisis of life
and the great event. Life is not ro
mance and mountain-peaks; it is dry
facts and the long, even road. He
roes are not accidents, but heroic
deeds are results of long preparation
for the occasion.
The annual sermon to the Young
Women's Christian Association of
the college was preached in West
Market Street church at 8 o'clock
last evening by Bishop.James Atkins,
of Waynesville. The sermon was el-
oquent, inspiring and helpful. De
spite a thunderstorm that came up
just before the hour for services, a
large congregation was in attend
ance.
This afternoon at 5 o'clock the
class day exercises will be held on
the campus and this evening at 8
o'clock the annual concert 6f the ex-
pression department will be given in
the college auditorium
The graduating exercises will take
place tomorrow morning at 10.30
o'clock. The literary address will be
delivered by Dr Henry Louis Smith,
president of Washington and Lee
University.
At the State Normal College.
The sermon by Dr. Vines at the
State Normal and Industrial College
was based on the text, "We look not
a,t the things which are seen, but at
the things which are not seen for
the things which are seem are tern
poral but the - things which are not
seen are eternal." He discussed at
length the things that are eternal,
the soul, character, the kingdom of
God on earth,, and heaven. To seek
after and to cultivate these was the
urgent plea he Impressed on the
members of the graduating class.
"Only Christianity as expressed in
true education can destroy militar
ism and bring about the reign of
peace and righteousness," said Dr.
Vines in the course of his sermon.
Continuing, he declared that "we are.
always as preachers, teachers and
Christians to keep our eyes fixed up
on the training of the soul for the
highest and holiest achievements
and - this will slowly but gradually
and surely bring about that ideal
time when nations shall beat their
swords into plough shares and shall
learn war no more."
The reference to current events
came in his discussion of the souls
of men as one of the four great re
alities in the "empire of the unseen,"
as something of eternal value to be
cultivated from childhood. While
mankind in this respect is slowly
and painfully ascending, yet the
speaker found that "the colossal
cataclysm of the. great war in Europe
painfully reminds .us that we have
not yet, emerged from the age of bar-
&am
The Jtddre&s before the Young Wo
men's. Christian Association was de
livered - last evening by Dr. C' Al
phonsb Smith, of the 'University df
Virginia. .'. ;
Today is being given over to exer
cises oy the alumnae of the college.
Miss Laura Drake, Gill, secretary, of
the co-ordinate woman's .college at
Trinity College, Durham, will deliv
er an address this afternoon. The
annual concert of the music depart
ment will take place "his evening. -
The graduating 'exercises will take
place tomorrow morning at y 10.30
o'clock and will be followed by the
annual address by Governor Craig.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
OF THE PAST FEW DAYS.
Deeds transferring .real estatehave
been recorded in the office of the
register of deeds during the past few
days. as follows:
A. M Scales and R. R. King,- Jr.J,
commissioners, to W. E. Phipps, two
ots on Fayetteville street, a partvof
the. Levi Scott property; one 60 by
68 JEeet,,? 3,000; one 60 by 111.82 by
25 fiy 104.65 feetr $2,736.30.
A, M. Scales and R. R. King, Jr.,
commissioners, to J. B. Stroud, a lot
on Fayetteville street, 26.06 by 2606
by 118.99 by 111.82 by 25 feet, $1,-
915.
Miss Mary Milton to W. S. Hanner,
a lot on Spring Garden street, 50 by
50 by 57 by 133 feet, Morehead
township, 10 and other considera
tions.
W. G. Balsley to Brown Real Es
tate Company, a lot on South' Cedar
street, 100 by 188- feet, Morehead
township, $10' and other considera
tions. Brown Real Estate Company to J.
L. Jones, a lot on South Cedar street.
100 by 188 feet, Morehead township,
$10 and other considerations.
W. H. Davis to M. J. Wrenn, a lot
in High Point, on - Factory street,
115 by 45 feet, $800.
J. F.vGray to T. M. Gant, a lot on
Oak, street, in Morehead township,
45 4y 208 feet, $150.
Greensboro Loan and Trust Com
pany to J. C. Watkins, a, lot oh South
Cedar" street, Morehead township"
149 by 10 by 120 by 51 feet, $1,
250. Harriet Morehead to Rufus M. Mc-
Kensie, a tract of land in Gilmer
township, 17 acres, $25 and other
considerations.
Allen Peebles to J. M. Albright, a
lot on the Battle Ground round,
Morehead township, $100.
James Peebles to J. M. Albright, a
lot of land in Morehead townshiD.
$50.
John Donnell to Maurice H. Don-
nel, a lot on Martin street, Morehead
township, 50 by 173.5 feet, $10 and
other considerations.
S. E. Willis to W. A. Henderson, a
tract of land in High Point, 40,000
square feet, $250.
D. S. Freeman to Mary Hanner, a
tract of land in Morehead township,
100 by 600 feet, $150.
Will Black to Jack Anthony, a'
tract of land in Monroe township,
half acre, $200.
E. E. Mendenhall to J. T. Hedrick,
a lot in High Point, $200.
Rufus M. McKensie to J. R. Tuck
er, Gilmer township, 17 acres, $2
and other considerations.
Sarah J. Lanst to C. V. Briggs, a
tract of land', township not mention
ed, $500."
CIVIL TERM OF COURT
Adjourned Saturday.
The two-weeks civil term of Su
perior court closed Saturday after
noon. While no cases of special 'in
terest were tried, a good deal of bus
mess was transacted during the
term, over 60 judgments having been
entered.
ine jury returned a verdict for
the defendant in a suit for $2,000
damages brought against the South
ern Railway by Mrs. Hattie Durham
for alleged mistreatment by the com
pany's agent at Jamestown on Sep-
ftember 3, 1914.
Judgments for the plaintiffs,
amounting to approximately $1,000,
were granted in two cases brought
against W. J. Thompson and J. W
Burke by G. H. Miller & Son.
A verdict was given the plaintiff
in a suit brought by John L. Sulli
van against Mrs. Effle Sullivan, his
daughter-in-law, concerning the title
to a tract of land a few miles south
west of the city.
The next civil term of court will
convene June 7 and continue for ' a
week and will be followed by
week's criminal term.
Mr. John M. Coble, of Climax, was
welcome ;caller at. The Patriot ofi
fib Saturday; V.
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STATE OF WAR'. M BUSTS
ITALIANS WILD FOR jCONFLiICT
SERBIAN " ARMY MARCHES
ON AUSTRIA
A state of war now exists between'
Italy and her former allies, Austria
and Germany, the formal declaration
haying been made by the Italian gov
ernment yesterday. Actual hostili
ties are expected to begin today. The
German and Austrian ambassadors
to Italy, were handed' their passports
yesterday afternoon. , ;
The Austrian troops have been
withdrawn from some of the frontier
posts and aR 'navigation services in
the Adriatic have been suspended.
The Italian senate" has endorsed
the chamber's action ih granting the
government extraordinary powers in
the event of war, for .whicjh the
whole country appears to -be enthu
siastic. '
Simultaneously with the entrance
of Italy, Serbia's reconstituted army
has fully recovered fro fir the cam
paigns which resulted in the Aus
trians being driven back from Ser
bia, ind well armed and equipped,
it is announced, has commenced a
march toward the Austrian .border
bent on another invasion of Aug-,
triah-territory. Thus Austria is be
ing attacked from all sides and has
still another enemy, Roumania, in
prospect, for it has been an open
secret for a long time that Italy
and Roumania have an agreement
to act in concert. Roumania, how
ever, is awaiting the conclusion of
an agreement with Greece and Bul
garia, which also are expected to
join the allies, before she takes up
arms.
Austrian and German forces of ar
tillery are concentrating on the front
of Trent and a considerable move
ment of troops is reported from Mun
ich. Great numbers of Italian troops
are massed along the frontier, and
while the Italian authorities " are
guarding the movement of troops
with great secrecy, it is kndwn that
some 350,000 men. have. been, concen
trated on the coast of Italy
across
the Adriatic from Albania.
Reports from the Italian colonies
n London, Barcelona, New York,
Chicago, San Francisco, Buenos
Aires and Egypt say that thousands
of Italians are ready to answer a
call for mobilization and that thou
sands of others will volunteer for the
war.
Italy's Preparedness.
It is stated that in the past eight
months Italy has spent $400,000,000
in military preparations. Profiting
by the lessons of the war to date,
particular attention was paid to ar
tillery, and her equipment in this
arm is said to be unexcelled in the
world. .Her artillery is said to be
superior to the famous. German and
Austrian type, and in military circles
there have been rumors that she has
evolved a field piece of about three-
inch caliber exceeding in range, ac
curacy, ease of handling and effec
tive of projectile even the famous
French "75."
Italy has a powerful fleet of mod
ern warships. The duke of Abruzzi,
cousin of King Victor Emmanuel,
who is the chief naval officer - of
Italy, recently assumed command of
five dreadnoughts, the most power
ful squadron ever assembled under
the Italian flag. In addition, Italy
has eight battleships of tne pre-
dreadnought type, nine armored
cruisers, 13 protected cruisers and
the usual complement of destroyers
and torpedo boats. She also has 25
submarines.
Italy's population is given as 35,
238,000.; Military or naval service
is compulsory and universal.
Italy's first move on land undoubt
edly will be against ' the Austrian
frontier. The mountainous charac
ter of the country promises opera
tions and fighting of the most diffi
cult nature. For several weeks past
both the Austro-Hurigarians and the
Italian armies have been fortifying
along the dividing line.
, Winter Lingering in the West.
Out West winter continues to lin
ger in "the. lap of spring. A report
from Denver Friday stated that rain
and snow had been falling in Colo
rado intermittently for three days.
The temperature in Denver dropped
to 30 degrees, establishing a new low
record for this season since 1872.
The temperature has beep below
the seasonable average in' Wyoming,
Utah, western Nebraska and north
era New Mexico. ;
PEAiCET CONFERENCE: ' .
APPROVES-:pREStDEBnVL
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President Wilson's stand' in the in
ternational- crislswas V approved bj
the Lake l&ohonk Conference on iln
ternational Arbitration, Friday ;nlgh& ,
at the : conclusion' of its twenty-frst"
annual meeting at Lake Mohonk, N.
Y. The conference platform declare
ed: ' 1 . . . ; ..' ' :
"We express our gratitude to .thec
president of the United States for
steadfastly maintaining the neutral
ity of our government andor: assert
ing," with firmness clarity and re
straint, the ..rights- of ; our peoplef as'
citizens of a neutral nation."
In addition to.' the paragraph ap
proving the ctkm of President Wil
son, the platform contained this:
."The Lake Mohcnk Conference on
Inrurnctionl Arbitration, although,
meeting this year in circumstances
thai tend to -discourage the ? hppes
euierimea oy xnanyas xo tne main
ucuauoc ui seuerai yeiict, - particu
larly among the larger and more
powerful nations of . the -worlds re
affirms. fts faith in he beneficence of
the measures for $ the advancement
of which-th .conference ,was-fb,UDd-
ed. The, present war dailv fnrnisfiM
convincing proof of the superiority
of "those methods over the resort tO
violence. . .
"We invite the ttioiightfur atten
tion of all peoples and nations seek-.
ing a substitute for war to a , con
sideration of ; three . following propo
sals of a basis for joint action by
any two or more powers; to be 'bind
ing on the signers: . . .
"1. Alt justiciable questions' aria-"
ing between the signatory powersnot
settled, by negotiations shall "be jsub-
mitjed to a judicial tribunal forbear
ing and - judgment, both upon the ,
merits of the case and upon -any
question of jurisdiction. V
"1. All justifiable questions aris-"?
arising between the signatories 'and "
not fettled by negotiation shall be
submitted to a council of inquiry arid
conciliation for hearing.considera-
tion and recommendation :
"3:i;t;onferences; between the IsW
natory powers shall be held from
time to time and formulate apd cod
ify rules of international law which
thereafter shall govern in the decis
ions of the judicial tribunal
tiofied in Jthe first proposal."
men-
VERDICT FOR ROOSEVELT
IN BARNES LIBEL SUIT.
Syracuse, N. Y., May 22. Twelve
men chosen as a jury to determine
whether Theodore Roosevelt libeled
William Barnes when he charged
that he worked through a "corrupt.
alliance by crooked business and
crooked politics," and that he jvas
'corruptly allied with Charles
Murphy of Tammany hall," today re
turned a verdict in favor of the for
mer president. The verdict, was- re-
turned after 40 ballots had been
taken and the jury had considered.
for 42 hours the evidence which was
presented during five weeks of the
trial. Nineteen hours were consum
ed before eleven of the jurymen, who.
since the second ballot had stood to
gether, persuaded Juror No. 11
Edward Burns, a Syracuse motorman
and a Republican to join with them
in returning a verdict which Colonel
Roosevelt later declared to be. "typi
cally American."
For eleven or those 19 hours- the
jurors in favor of an unconditional
J verdict for the defendant talked to
the one who, while himself favoring
a similar verdict, insisted that the
court costs and disbursements should
be divhfed between the two princi
pals. ;
Counsel for the plaintiff will carry
the case to a higher court on appeal.
It was charged during the progress
of the trial that the. court was prejur
diced in favor of Roosevelt.
Reformed Church Cbwsis.
-The annual session of the North ?
Carolina Class is of the Reformed
church convened in Newton Friday
night with a good attendance of min-O'
isters and lay delegates. The open
ing sermon -was preached by "Rev. -Shuford
Peeler, of Greensboro, the
retiring president. Rev. Dr. J. L.
Murphy, of Hickory, was elected
president for the ensuing: year.
rm
.me session convenea on .the ?
eighty-fourth anniverssrv nf ya
Classis, Which was organized' at
Brick churchy in" the southeastern
part of Guilford county, on May 21,
1831.
Rev. William A. Murray, .who; is
pastor, or a Presbyterian' church; to
- 1 Griffin. GTlsitod wUtiTM laf thf j
city; Friday and Saturday.
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