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ThE CHATHAM RECORD ft L LONDON, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription $1.50 Per Year Strictly in Advance THE CHATHAM RECORD Rates of Advertising One Square, one insert $L00 One Square, two insertioae (l3 One Square, one month $2229 For Larger Advertisements Liberal Contracts will be made. VOL. XXXVI. , PITTSBORO. CHATHAM -COUNTY, N '.C, NOVhMBLR 12. 1913. NO 14. jiiiii BRIEF NEWS NOTES FOR TIE BUSY MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK TOLD IN CONDENSED FORM. WORLD'S NEWS EPITOMIZED Complete Revisw of Happenings of Greatest Interest From All Parts of World. Southern. Predicated upon the expression of President Wilson that "you cannot rationally increase the prosperity of this country without increasing the road facilities of this country," repre sentative citizens of the two leading producing states in the South at the Georgia-Carolina Good Roads Con gress, in session at Augusta, Ga., adopted resolutions voicing their re quest to the president and congress to take up the question of - proper provision for the construction and maintenance of public highways. Enraged because his wife would not agree to a reconciliation with him after a brief separation of two weeks, M. L. Cribb, a Turner county, Geor gia, farmer living about two miles from Rebecca, shot and instantly killed his mother-in-law, Mrs. J. G. R. Han cock, fired two bullets into the body of his wife, probably fatally wounding her, and then turning the pistol on his sister-in-law. Miss Sallie Hancock, fired the remaining bullets, inflicting a wound from which she will probably die. Hon. Miller S. Bell, mayor of Mil ledgeville, Ga., had a narrow escape 'from death early when a would-be assassin fired three shots through a window into the mayor's bedroom. Three bullets frora a pistol were fired through a window into the room where Mr. Bell usually sleeps, and two of them lodged in the bed, one penetrating the ' very pillow usually used by Mr. Bell. It so happened that he retired in the room adjoining the one generally occupied by him. His usual bed was occupied by his young son, who, however, slept on the side farthest from the window. Officers of the Seventeenth infantry of the United States recular army, stationed at Fort McPherson,. near Atlanta, Ga., received by special mes senger from Washington Information that has set the post in a furore of ex citement. The messenger, it is under stood, placed in the hands of the commanding officers almost one hun dred different maps. These maps and charts, it is said, are the most modern and the latest compiled by govern ment agents. They show the exact contour of all Mexican territory, to gether with every fortification on the Mexican coast and border. The cost of living in the region of Kansas City, Mo., has increased 59 per cent, in ten years, while the wages of skilled laborers have been aug mented a fraction more than 26 per cent. The supply being greater tlian the demand, wages laave not been in creased. The common school has proved a factor in increasing the cost of living by teaching higher ideals. In an accident at the fair grounds race track at Valdosta, Ga., Carroll Varnedo suffered a broken leg; Rich ard Parramore had one of his ankles knocked out of Joint and his cousin, Redden Parramore, sustained severe bruises on one of his legs when a wild motorcycle left the track and dashed into the crowds at the fence. William Riley lost control of his ma chiSe and was slightly hurt as the mo torcycle plunged through the fence. Riley and his partner, Harold Kelly of Indianapolis, two of the riders, were racing on the half-mile track, and Riley lost control of his machine. General. The probable loss of their captain, Vincent Nelson, and three of their mates and the death of one, form part of a tale of the sea brought to Port land, "Maine, by the survivors of the crew of the Gloucester fishing schoon er Annie N. Parker. The fact that their abandonment of the stranded schooner near Nantucket and the loss of life was unnecessary was not known to the crew until word reached them that the schooner was in port at New Bedford virtually undamaged. Nine survivors of the Parker's crew. reached Portland aboard the lumber schooner Tifton from Jacksonville, which had picked them up. Ortie McManigal, the star witness for the prosecution at the trials of the McNamara brothers in Los Ange les, Cal., and one of the 30 officials of the Structural Iron Workers' Union at Indianapolis, has disappeared. He was removed from the Lbs Angeles county jail, but District Attorney Fred ericks refused to affirm or deny he had been released. "McManigal has tuberculosis," said Fredericks. "He would have died if he had been left in jail." Governor Hayes of Arkansas has re ceived notification from Asisstant Sec retary of War Breckinridge that the United States government will render no aid to the Arkansas militia. As the last legislature refused to make an appropriation for the militia, this ends practically all hope of preserving its organization. The war depart ment's action is due to the report of Captain Sloan, militia inspector for Arkansas. A year ago Captain Sloan reported that $54,000. worth of equip ment loaned to the ' National Guard of the state of Arkansas was mlss-tna Ml Four stores, ,pne bank and the A., B. and A.'; railroad station at Gay, Ga., were broken into by a bold band of thieves and several thousand dollars' worth of jewelry and several pistols were secured. No clew to the rob bers has yet been discovered by the authorities. The work of the thieves was not discovered until the morning, when the cashier of the bank and own ers of the stores found the doors of the respective buildings apar. The locks had been forced with jimmies. Safes in each case were left unmolest ed, which gives rise to the opinion that the burglars were novices and did not understand how to crack the strong boxes. Fusion carried .New York City by electing John Purroy Mitchel mayor by approximately 75,000 plurality and retaining control of the important board of estimate by a safe margin. Tammany Hall saw its nominee for the mayoralty, Edward E. McCall, go down to defeat by one of the biggest pluralities ever given against a candi date of that organization and it looked as if Tammany might not even save the New York county offices out of the wreckage. The big vote for Mitch el pulled through the Fusion candi dates for. president 'of the board of aldermen and comptroller. Returns indicate that James F. Fiel der (Dem.) for governor of New Jer sey, has a plurality over Stokes (Rep.) of twenty thousand, and it may go above that figure. Sylvia Pankhurst, the English Suf fragist, announces that a volunteer army to defend the Suffragette move ment is to be raised in the east end of London. Based on returns from Baltimore, but which are regarded as a sure In dication of the final result, state Sen ator Blair Lee (Dem.) has been elect ed to the United States senate from Maryland t ofill the "unexpired term of the late Isidor Rayner by an estimat ed plurality of thirty-five thousand votes. The Marseilles-Paris (France) ex press was in collision wtih another train and seven coaches, filled with passengers were practically reduced to splinters. The number of dead is es timated at fifty. In addition to the dead, many injured have been taken from the wreck, which caught fire. When the Beaver river was at flood height last March, at Rochester, Pa., Clarence Mitchell wrote and signed his name and address, sealing it in a bottle and tossed the bottle into the flood. Recently he 'received a letter from Frank Worthing in Glasgow, Scotland, saying he had picked up the bottle on the Scotch' coast The French cabinet has formally approved the budget for 1914. The loan which will be necessary is now estimated at $260,000,000. The budget shows the expense of restoring order in Morocco in 191,4 will be $40,400, 000. David I. Walsh (Dem.) was elected governor of Massashusetts by a plu rality estimated at fifty thousand. The remainder of the state ticket was in doubt when three-fourths of the elec tion districts had reported. The Democratic leaders claimed a complete victory for state offices, and the re-M turns so far as tabulated support this claim. A firing squad executed Capt. Man uel Sanchez, a Spanish officer, found guilty of the murder of Don Garcia Jalon, .a wealthy land owner, last May. Captain Sanchez was tried and condemned for the crime at Madrid as a sequel to the confession of a woman, Luisa Sanchez, said to be his daughter, who was sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment. The budget committee of the board of estimate of the city of New York has announced that a budget has been drawn calling f-r only $192,995,511 for N'ew York's housekeeping expense next year. Although this is an in crease of $284,110 over the budget for 1913, it shows the smallest increase of any budget for many years. As a rule the yearly increase has been about $10,000. Washington. Cotton and woolen mills in Georgia and Alabama will take notice of cer tain changes in freight rates on com modities used in these textile indus tries coming from the east. The in terstate commerce commission has ap proved a new schedule of rates on chemicals, acids, dyestuffs and bleach ing materials from the east, except acids, alum and salts rated sixth class or lower. A rate of 49. cents per 100 pounds from Boston, New York and Philadelphia and of 46 cents per 100 pounds from Baltimore is established to Birmingham, Eufaula, Sylacauga, Barnesville and Grantville, without re gard to the long and short haul clause. White house messengers were busy distributing invitations to the wedding on November 25 of Miss Jessie Wilson e.nd Francis B. Sayre. About four hun dred invitations were sent out, ap proximately two hundred and fifty of them being directed to residents of Washington. President Wilson has commuted to expire at once the sentence of life imprisonment for robbing the mail and jeopardizing the life of a mail car rier imposed in 1898 on Fayetter Sal ter of Mobile, Ala. President Huerta has been told he must resign the presidency of Mexi co without loss of time, and that he must not leave as his successor Gen. Aureliano Blanquet, his minister of war, or. any other member of his of ficial family, or of the unofficial co terie whom hem ight be expected to control. This ultimatum from Wash ington was conveyed to Huerta by his private secretary. Huerta has return ed no answer, and, as far as can be learned, has guarded its ' contents. Those who .are acquainted with the note say Huerta will have to" give one, of two answers, refusal or compliance. PROTEST AGAINST INTRASTATE RATES NINE N. C. RAILROADS ALLEGE PROPOSED TARIFFS TO BE CONFISCATORY. ASK FOR AN INVESTIGATION Call on Gdvernor to Appoint Special Rate Commission Provided For In the Act to Adjust Rates Wilt Make Appointments Soon. Raleigh. 'Formal protests 'were fil ed "with Governor Craig recently "by nine of the railroad companies "doing Interstate freight (business in North Carolina against the application of the Justice intrastate rate act of the re cent extra session of the Legislature. The protests ask that the special rate commission provided for in the act toe appointed to investigate and adjust the rates on a basis if air to the carriers. The Southern Railway, the Atlantic Oboist One and the Seaboard Air line, more especially, file exhibits along with their (protests that show differences between the rates- in this state and a number of other states, and the effect that the application of th proposed -rates will have on their earnings. All the raJilroads assert that the rates are low to a degree that they are confiscatory and disastrous to the railroads in North Carolina. The Atlantic Coast Line submits an exhibit to show that the present rates in North Carolina are considerably lower than the rates in effect in a num ber of the other states in this section, and that the application of the Justice act rates would put them so far below rates in other states as to indicate , on their face that they are confiscatory and disastrous to the railroads. The Southern Railway gives a spe cial exhibit that compares Minnesota rates with the North Carolina rates and aserts that 'Minnesota rates are 18 to 50 per cent higher on lumber, lathes and shingles than those pro posed under the Justice act. Another exhibit sets out a large va riety of commodities with compari son . of rates in North Carolina with those in Minnesota, and is designed to show that the application of the Jus tice act rates would give North Caro lina cuts In large percentage under the Minnesota rates. There are also comparisons of Vir ginia, South Carolina, Alabama ana North Carolina rates. The "Seaboard Air One protest also carries exhibits that compare the rates in North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida -and Alabama, all being to the same end. The roads that filed protests are the (Southern, Atlantic . Coast Line, Sea board Air Line, Norfolk Southern, Rockingham, Norfolk & Western, Car olina & North-Western, Washington & Vandermore and the Winstan-Salem Southbound. Until Successors Are Appointed. The seven special eihployes and deputy collectors of the Republican faith who are employed in the 'Ashe ville division of the Internal Revenue Service and who were instructed re cently to report at their home stations were instructed that the officers be kept in the service until their suc cessors are appointed- For Home For Wives and Widows. The building commission of the North Carolina Home for Wives and Widows of Confederates and Governor Craig and Council of State held a con ference recently relative to the pos sibility of raising the $10,000 state ap propriation for erecting the main'build ing of the Home at Fayetteville. Two Charters Issued. The Williams Brothers Company of Yadkinville received -a oharte with $10,000 capital authorized, and $5,000 sn&bscribed by S. C. Williams and oth ers for .real estate and mercantile bus iness. There is also a charter for the Aurora Telephone Company of A"i rora, Beaufort county, capital $.000. Agricultural Employment Agency. E. H. Anderson, agricultural agent for Guilford county, a position recent ly, established toy the county and Chamber of Commerce, has decided to conduct an employmer. bureau for the benefit of. Guilford farmers. It will be the purpose of this bureau to keep in touch with farmers who want la borers and with men who want work and to bring the two classes together. It is belieived that a vast deal of good work can be done in this way and it will be mutually advantageous to em ployer and employe. Contest For Collectorship. Collector of Internal Revenue J. W. Bailey is inaugurating along with all other , internal revenue collectors of the country just now, the work of col lecting the Federal income tax that became operative November 1 and be says the closest attention will be giv en to the collection of this tax, which 'a exipected to raise ; something like $80,000,000 in the United States from sometQiing like five per cent of the ojtizenshi.p. The 'tax applies . to per sonal incomes of $3,000, for unmarried, and $4,000 for married persons. CHANCE FOR FOUR TAR HEELS Competition Strong For Position of Collector of Revenue at . Panama. iNorth Carolina is in the flight for the position of Collector of Revenue at Panama. There are four candi dates for the position: Charles N. Vance of Black Mountain, A. C. Avery of Morganton, William Wilson of Hen derson and D. H. McCollough. of Char lotte. - ." . ' Colonel Goethals, who is chief of everything at Panama, wants a man who is familiar with' the Canal Zone to have the place. He has indicated as much to the War Department! X Other states "have candidates, who are at Panama, and if -North Carolina expects to Win a united 'effort wjll have to toe made for Mr McCollougib. or some other Tar Heel familiar witlh the Isthmus. Representative Webb, supported by a number of Charlotte citizens, ihas taken up the fight for McCollough, who is said to be satisfactory to Goethals. Secretary Garrison of the Depart ment of War makes the appointment. John W. Thompson of Raleigh has already been appointed a deputy col: lector for the Canal Zone. (President Wilson made an import ant statement concerning the Inter state Commerce Commission recently. When asked about a successors, to Commissioner Charles- A. Prouty, whose resignation has 'been tendered, the President said 4Jhat he had not accepted Mr. Prouty's resignation and would not do so until he found a man for the place. (He stated that he had not found the man. Two weeks ago it' seemed certain that ex-Gov. Robert B. Glenn of North Carolina would get a place . on the commission. Since, a very determin ed fight has 'been made to put a New England man in Judge Prouty's place. At the same time, friends of Commis sioner Clements, whose term expires next year, lhave urged the President to retain him. The matter is far from settled. D. A. R. Unveil Sun-Dial. The formal presentation by Liberty Hall Chapter, Daughters of the Ameri can Revolution, of the elegant sun dail wi'tih granite slab beneath bear ing the. names of the first trustees of Liberty Hall College, the first institu tion of the kind In the colony, to the Board of Commissioners of Mecklen burg county was one of the interest ing features of the State Conference in session in the city. The marker was erected on the site of the first college, on ground donated for the purpose, and Is one of the handsomest monu ments of the kind ever placed in this section of the state. Liberty Hall Chapter raised the necessary funds, procured the design and made all the necessary arrangements and the pre sentation marked the consummation of a longdhenished dream. The sun-dial stands on the northwestern corner of court house square, at the entrance to the grounds and therefore in a most advantageous place. Edgecombe Farm Land Increases. As an index of the rapid increase rin Edgecombe farm land two sales made (here during the past week tell the atory. Three years ago Mr. J. H. Evans purchased from Mrs. John Best 276 acres, four miles from Tar- boro. He recently sold this Hand to W. W. Eagles for $12,000, and the At lantic Coast Realty Company, subdi vided the tract and sold it at auc tion, bringing an aggregate amount of $14,000. Another big sale was that of the Winfiedd Ruffian farm near Whitakers, which was purchased by L. E. Everett for $16,500 and three days later sold to C. M. Landon for $19,000. During the week real estate and farm lands to the amount of $51, 000 was transferred. Charlotte May Get Parcel Post Depot. Special from Washington says: CCiiarlotte -will have one of the parcel post terminals if proper quarters can. be secured at a nominal price. (Rep resentative Webb saw, the postoflice authorities, and got ;, the promise of .the terminal. This means that Char lotte will be in the class with New Orleans, Atlanta and other large Southern cities.'' The establishment of the headquarters will ; take to Charlotte 8 or 10 more mail experts. Exterminating Mosquitoes. As the result of a two-weeks' cam paign to eliminate the mosquito from the town's 'back lots and streets. Morehead City school children have (nMantad tin cans and bottles enough, if placed end-to-end, would reach a distance of five miles. Fifty thousand cans ard bottles were piled up by the children to be counted. A girl. Miss Alice Willis, led the chil dren in the number collected, with 4.627 to her credit. Harold Willis, second, turned in 2,796. Many others made good reports. Perseverance Secures Patent. The announcement from Washing ton that the Southern Railway Com pany ihas decided to use the Wright Safty Air-Brake means that at last v. nn'f-anna TVArapvpsTflTice and roer- inuuvu f - - gistence of Mr. John B. Wright of Grensboro, the inventor, 'will be re warded. 'Mr. Wright invented the ap pliance nearly eight years ago, after working on it for several years. A number of tests have been given it. A company w,as organized to take up the matter and push the patented ap plianoe. D. A. R. ADJOURNS AFTER INTERESTING SESSION STATE GATHERING ADJOURNS NEXT YEAR AT DURHAM. THE REPORTS ARE MADE ; Delegates Bring Messages Which Tell of Intesified Effort and Much Valuable Work Done In the Various Realms. v Charlotte. The Thirteenth ' Annual State Convention of the Daughters of the American Revolution after being in session in this city two days ad journed a few days ago to meet next year in Durham with the General Davie Chapter. The conference here in interest, enthusiasm and attend ance was one of the most notable in the history of the organization in this state. , The committee on, nominating of ficers consisted of Mrs. I. W. Faison, Mrs. Francis I. Osborne, Miss "Nannie McElwee of Statesville, Mrs. J. M. Gudger, Jr., Asheville and Miss Vio let Alexander. The committee reported as follows: For recording 'secretary. Mrs. John Fleming Wily, of Durham; 'historian, Miss Codie Phifer, of Charlotte; chap lain, Mrs. George Phifer Erwin, of Morganton, and registrar, Miss Jessie Rogers of Waynesville. They were all unanimously elected and escorted to the stage by Misses Laura Reilley and May Beverly Alexander, pages and presented by the regent" to the conference. They were applauded. Gratifying reports from the various chapters were read. Each was inter esting and showed marked enthusi asm in the year's work. They were as follows: Battle of Charlotte Chapter. Mrs. I. W. 'Faison; Council Oak Chapter, Morganton, Mrs. George Phifer Erwin; Craighead Dunlap Chapter, Wadesboro, Miss Bessie Dunlap; Dorcas Belle Love Chapter of Waynesrille, in the ab sence of Mrs. J. H. Way, report was given by Miss Jessie Rogers; Edward Buncombe Chapter, Asheville, in the absence of Mrs. T. S. Morrison, was made by Mrs. Hull; Elizabeth Max well Steele Chapter of Salisbury, Mrs. George Fisher; Elizabeth Montford Ashe Chapter, Halifax, Miss Ursula Daniel's; Fort Dobbs Chapter, States ville, in the absence of Mrs. C. V. Henkel, report read by Miss (Nannie McElwee; General Joseph Winston Chapter, Winston-Salem, Miss Edna G. Maslin; General William Davidson Chapter, Lexington, Mrs. S. W. Finch, Halifax Convention Chapter, Char lotte, (Miss May Oates; Liberty Hall Chapter, Charlotte, Mrs. Charles W. Tillett; Mary Slocum Chapter, Mooresville, by Miss Kate C Temple ton; Mecklenburg Chapter, Mrs. B. D. Heath; Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence Chapter, in the absence of Miss Janie Alexander report given by1 Miss 'Hiazeline Thomas; Miles Har vey Chapter, Tarboro, Miss Powell; Thomas Poik Chapter in the absence of Mrs. W. W. Watt, Mrs. E. L. Shu ford of iftickory read the report; Whitnel Blount Chapter, Henderson, Mrs. W. O. Shannon; Anson-StaJey Chapter, Mrs. James Dunlap; William Gaston Chapter, Gastonia, Mrs. Rufus M. Johnston, regent The last three chapters have recently been reported. Contests Starts For Solicitor. Forest City. Owing to the resigna tion, of A. Hall Johnson solicitor of this district things are warming up for a ihot contest. Senator James iCajrson, of (Rutherfordlton, wiho op posed Johnson three years ago, is reported to be receptive candidate, but will not make a fight. It is un derstood that H. Craig Richardson of this place will make the race. Friends of Mr. Richardson are urging him to enter the contest. R. & A. Files Protest. (Raleigh. U. L. Spence" was here recently to add the Rockfish & Aber deen to the number of intrastate car riers who have filed formal protests against the application of the freight rates fixed in the Justice rate bill. Novel Scheme for Clean-Up. Asheville. The members of the Civic Betterment League have decided upona novel scheme for securing the co-operation of Ipcal tenants and prop erty owners in their efforts to make Asheville a "city .beautiful." They announced recently that for the past several weeks they have had a corps of photographers busy taking pictures of the lawns and back lots, wihich are in meed of attention and it Is stated that unless the rubbish and trash i3 removed within a short itme the pic tures will be published. ; Editor to Leave Express Co. Lenoir. -Mr. Harry C. Martin, who 'has been local agent for the Southern Express Company here for the past 10 or 12 years, recently sent in his resignation. For the last several years, Mr. Martin has been a hard- worked man, having in addition to the express business, other interests to look after here, among them being The Lenoir News, of which he is edi tor and proprietor. His health for the last few months has not been of the best, and for this reason he has given up the express work, FROM ALL 0VERJTHE STATE Latest News of General Interest That Has Been Collected From Many . Towns and Counties. Durham. The Edgemont Baptist church, located on East Main street, was burned to the ground recently. Raleigh. A case of . smallpox de veloped recently at St. Mary's School in a most unaccountable manner. Washington. Joe A. Brown, of Chad bourn, told a friend here that (he would be a candidate for congress against (Representative Godwin next year. Salisbury. Salisbury streets pre setted an interesting scene recently with Mayor W. H. Woodson lad in overalls, leading; a crowd of, road workers. (Raleigh. Wake county is to join the Increasinigly large number of coun ties of North Carolina that (hold county commencements for the pub lic schools next spring; (Hickory. Work was 'begun on the new postofflce building by the George C. Stiles Construction. Company, or Chicago, who have the contract for line erection of the building. Greensboro. Considerably improv ed arrangements for providing Greensboro and surrounding towns with weather reports have (been made by the weather bureau. Greenville. The market sold 3,681, 473 pounds of tobacco in October. This runs the sales for the season over 10,000,000 pounds. Prices remain good. . Southport The 'barn of Mr. C. F. Drew, located a mile from town, was burned to the ground recently. A mule ,two cows and a lot of feedstuff are included in the loss. The origin of the fire is unknown. ML Holly. At iRhyne & Holland's ginnery Mr. John T. West, the vic tim,; was horribly mangled by being caught In the beginning recently. One leg, one arm and one hand were bro ken and his skull crushed. Washington. Representative Webb got the postoflice department to prom ise recently to establish a rural mail route from Bakers vilJe February 1. This will "be the first rural route for Mitchell county. Washington. Senator Overman said one cay recently taiat ine maa -tain 4he postoflice committee of the sen ate that he would no longer oppose the .confirmation of E. L. Auman as postmaster at A&heboro. Wilmington. Adopting the recom mendation of the board of directors the stockholders of the Murchison Na tional bank have increased the capital stock from $825,000 to $1,000,000. The stock Ihas been issued and is ready for delivery. Elizabeth City. W. T. Davenport of Washington county was arrested here charged with wife murder, upon instructions w,ired here to arrest and (hold Mm. Davenport was located at the home of his brother and was taken in ' charge by the police and locked up. Salisbury. A. report made by R. W. Freeman, farm demonstrator for Ro wan county to the county board of commassioners snows that tnere nas been an increase of 1,200 acres in ifihis county of cover crops as corn average for the preceding years. Duke. The growth in attendance at the graded school here this year has been marvelous. In spite of the fact that the school opened up with a larg er attendance than "ever, the little folks (have continued to enter from time to time and at present the at tendance is more than 100 above the average for the precedig years. Tarboro. Lieutenant Governor Daughtrddge of Rooky Mount, - who ( was here for the Edgecombe fair, an- ; nouiDces that if nothing unforeseen happens (he will be a eadidate for gov ernor in the next campaign. For some time his friends in this seotron of the state have been urging his candi dacy. ' ' Greensboro. Dr jR. L. Morris, a book salesman of Norfolk, Va., was found dead in (his room in the McAdoo Hotel recently. Whether he committed suicide or took too much of a drug accidentally is a matter of conjecture but circumstances seem to confirm Che former theory. He is said to (have a wife in Sanfford, Fla. Durham. Raymond Hall was ar rested recently on a charge of as saulting N. A. Gee, Saturday after noon in the .police station. MooresviUe The Mooresville Steam Laundry, which 'has been running (here for a little more than two years, closed down recently v for an indefi nite period. Washington. Mecklenburg county will have a deputy collector and a deputy marshal when the patronage is parceled out. Every county in in the Ninth district will have at least one deputy, under either Collector Watts or the marshal. Kinston. -James S. Smith, one of the foremost merchants of this part of North Carolina, died recently, at his home at Hugo, near here. He' was about 40 years of age. ' Asheville. 'Petitions were placed in circulation recently asking for the pardon of Joseph E. Dickerson, now serving a term in the federal prison at Atlanta. Lexington. One day recently at Boone'e Cabin, In Boone township, was unveiled a marker showing the begin ning of Daniel Boone's famous trail leading up the Yadkin river across 3ie Blue Ride and into Kent.uc.ky. MlHMnONAL LESSON (By E. O. SELLERS, Director of Evenln Department, The Moody Bible Institute, Chicago.) LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 16 THE DEATH OF MOSES. LESSON TEXT Deut 34:1-12. GOLDEN TEXT "Precious In lght of Jehovah Is the death of saints." Ps. 116:15. the his I. Thp Old Leader, w. 1-8. We have now come to the last of 'our lessons which have to do with Moses. Fol lowing his lamented failure at the time of the second arrival at Kadeah Barnea, Miriam dies; at Mt. Hor, Aaron departed and his office is be stowed upon his son, Eleazar. Then quickly followed the plague of ser pents, the defeat of the king of the Amorites, Balaam's folly, the apostasy of Israel which was cleansed by blood through the zeal of Phinehas, and final ly the arrival upon the plains of Moab. Law Confirmed. . Here Moses - repeats and confirm the iaw to this new generation of Israel, delivers his last charge, sings his last song, ascends Mt. Nebo to . view Canaan,, and is "forever with the Lord." In the.passage marked out for this lesson we have the account of the passing of this wonderful servant of God. Returnine to ch. 31:1-8 and 32:44-52 we see this journey in pros pect, after that we read Moses' parting blessing and In this section we read of the fulfilment of ' that prospect Moses anticipated his departure by a quiet dignity, absolutely divorced from haste or fret, that was characteristic of his life of submission and was the essence of his life of faith. Before departure Moses solemnly . charged this newer generation to ob serve the law,: declaring that it is not a vain nor an empty thing, but in deed and in truth to them the way of life. Then comes the simple' dignified ac count of this last act of obedience, sim ple, yet sublime. Yonder we see him, viewed by the hosts of Israel, as he ascends the mountain alone yet not alone prepared to spend his last hours upon earth with Jehovah, who doubtless appeared as the angel Jehovah and pointed out to him the land he so much longed to enter, but could not because he failed to sanctify God in the sight of the people at a critical moment. Taking the glory to himself on that occasion demanded an act of punishment as a warning to the people, hence, "it went ill with Moses for their sakes," Ps. 106:32. There upon the mount God's covenant with Abraham is confirmed and with undimmed eye and undiminished vigor (v. 7), Moses was shown the fufll ment of that promise, his body was laid at rest by God himself, in an un known and unmarked sepulchre, "over against Beth-Peor," v. 6. II. The New Leader, v. 9. God never leaves his people without a leader and hence Joshua is exalted to com pensate Israel for the loss of Moses. "The king is dead long live the king." The worker dies, the work goes on and many times the victories of the new leader are fully as great and far reaching as any won by the former leader. Joshua was not Moses, he was Joshua and as such called to fai new nrobleiiiv III. A Great Character, vv. 10-12. The description of Moses is of one who saw Jehovah face to face, a peculiar dig nity, and the secret of his greatness. When Aaron and Miriam murmured God declared that Moses was diiferent from all other prophets In that, "with him will I speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark speeches, and the form of Jehovah shall he be hold," Num. 12:6-8. Moses himself declared to Israel that when God spoke to them out of the midst of the fire, "I stood between the Lord and you," Deut. ,6:4, 5. The supreme teaching of this lesson is the fact that great as Moses was, he was never theless excluded from the promised land as a warning to Israel. - On the other hand this story Is a wonderful illustration of the tender compassion and watchful care of Jeho vah even to the end. Even the discip line of Jehovah Is accompanied by gentleness. If he must needs be ex cluded yet he is not excluded from communion with Jehovah. Thus this saint who was separated to the will of God passes out of life. In the hour of the consummation of his life-work his -spirit passes Into yet closer fellowship with God., The Psalmist in the words of the golden tp-rt mnnt heantifullv sueeests that such an hour is a delight to God, and suggests the welcome which must be awaiting his saints. Do not forget the last glorious appearing of Moses after the lapse of the centuries when: On the hills he never trod Spoke of the strlge that won our life With the Incarnate Son of God." "Death and judgment were a con stant source of fear to me until I real ized that neither shall have any hold on the child of God." D. L. Moody: Do not put death out of consideration, but welcome it as Moses welcomed it. When we stand on Pisgah, can we say we did our full duty? In that hour the plaudits of men will be stilled. . Moses was a great hero, prophet, priest, law-giver, poet and general, yet Israel could erect no monument over his grave to do him honor. It was a greater honor to follow his admonitions and obey the law.
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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Nov. 12, 1913, edition 1
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