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A BRIEF PROGRESSIVE
REVIEW OF RANDLEMAN
An Old, Yet the Coming Town
if Properly Forced
! Ahead.
(By Franklin Woefner DeCroix)
In times gone by it was the
custom of the ages to judge and
guage a town's smartness by its
present day's dress. Today we
jv.dge and guage a town's prog
ress by what it has accomplished
and its future commercial and in- j
dustrial prospects.
, Mri many respects Randleman
has cemented new ties, both so
cially and cmmercially and again
like other towns,- it has neglected
opportunities. To freshen the
memories of our older citizens to
the present time, from their old
times, we have to mention that
from Uniontown, there has ari
sen a better town amore wide
awake own and a healthier re
ligious influence, i
W can see thecold ashes of a
past village ; we can see the
ghostly remains. a a great dis
tanc, 'where once laid the found
ling town that has now grown to
a beautiful, coming empirecity,
which invites both thfe Jiome
seeker and the manufacturer.
From the old days of the stage,
there now is railways to carry
the passengers where once there
were log cabins, there now stand
stately homes, echoing the hap
py laughter of bonnie children.
Where ignorance once stalked
t there are now high school gradr
uates, an so on, straight through
the passages of time has Ran
dleman progressed.
Randleman, 01 a necessity,
must realize its weakness as well
as its strength. To overcome
"shortcomings is a lesson a town
must learn equally as well as
I the child student Within the
year 1913 that has just passed
into history, Randleman - has
(i much to' be thankful for as well
as being proud.
The completion of the hand
some nevf Marsh-Beasley build
ing is a sort of monument to a
greater era in our history.
The operation of the Deep Riv
er Mills, incorporated, are a vast
re venue and asset. Hundreds
of men find employmentrto earn
their bread. An intelligent, so
ciable, and altogether as fine a
body of mill employees as found
anywhere, The ope
h-3ads of these mills are mei.1
sterling '1 '-H a rapid-fire
mental r, R. Deal and
Air, D. c . ':fe.
These mills are now enlarging
several departments and ad
ding more equipment.
Bank resources are splendid.
T ie Peoples Bank enjoys an hon
orable reputation and much
praise is due the directors and
especially to Mr; p. Beasley,
cashier. '
The Randleman Drug com
pany P. A. Hayes and) W. F.
Matthews is what it should be
a modern and strictly up-to-date
.' ' ore in all essentials and a phar-
zy of tho highest repute.
The Ferre Memorial Hospital
1 1 -i i 1 j 1
.s aaaea mucn xo its airenu
1 .1-known establishment.
The Wagger Clothing com
pnny has the best location and
it dcierves it Splendidly stock
e '. the year 'round with the best
n -r:l ladies and gent's garments
:t onjoys a good patronage.
't be Hayes Stog company has
r; aJc excellent improvements in
i u c f poce and goods handld.
Thfi Chamber 01 Commerce-
:,-i?anized but a few weeks a?o,
p.-actically includes every 'res-p-.)iis
blc c'tizen in the - city.
TV commercial organization
lvy succeeded in its aims and
is composd of intelligent officers
and honorable men.
The Woman's Club, which was
organized two months ago has
dainty parties and is expected to
be of vast help toward municipal
p- -ogress. c
The police system of Randle
man is exceptionally good con
sidering the small force in our
belief, much of the good behavior
is due o the Chief of Police, J. C.
Daniel. -
Grocery stores have broadened
out both in stock and qualities. .
The city aldermen and Mayor
Hayes are all earnest workers
for tjie qity?s gQd.
The jflnal summing up of this
short slcetch.can be cited as the
h pes of the writer to see an es
tfibiished journal here which will
in a great measure assist ma
tfrially in Randleman' s devel
opment. 1
To.t f eh!
u a; ov,a a
m trie uixxcx cm, 011 wio oxiu v,v-
leges of the. State will have re
turned bv today to resume their
studies after having sepnt a
n ost pleasant holiday season at !
khome. - !f i
TRAVEL RECORD Op
MR. BRYAN I FOR 1913
In Less Than Year the Secretary
if State Rode Total ;.f
31,800 Milei.
I
Sir ce he took offic;e as Secre
tary af State, Williarh Jennings
Brya i has traveled jnore than
27,00 ) miles and haif been ab
sent more than 60 days from
his office. He started Thursday
n'ght.on a trip that will last un
til January 12th. Vhen this
trip is over he will have lost 72
days and have been absentshrdl
days and traveled 31,800 miles
Mr. Bryan has been in office
300 cays. He will have been in
1310 cays when he !cdmes bacl
from his western tour. He has
other speaking appointments un
der consideration. !
Tha Secretary hafs jumped
from Washington to California,
from Washington to Maine, and
manv places between. The fol
lewing represents his traveling
activities. j
Msrch' 5 Sworn ih as Secre
tary of State. 1
March 17 Confers; with Gov
emoi Deneen in Chicago ; speaks
before the Irish fellowship Club.
March 18 Addresses legis
latur i at Springfield,; Ills.
M?rch 19 Celebrates birth
day 1 1 Lincoln, Neb.
March 20 Attends banquet
in Dts Moines. f
March 21 Makes Speech at
Linecln, Neb? ;
March 29 Returns to Wash
mgtoa having been delayed en
route by floods. Goes same eve
ning to Trenton, N. Ji, to attend
banqiet. 1
Me rch 30 Back in Washing?
ton. , j
April 13 Goes to Philadel
phia for speach. . j 1
April 14 Back inj Washing
ton. i
April 24-ULeaves I f or Sacra?
mento, California, on official bu
sines 5 to discuss with California
legislature question pf Japanese
land aw. I
Maj 8 Back to Washington?
goes that'night to attend dinner
in Baltimore.
Msy 9 Goes to Nw York to
speal at dinner.
May 10 Back to Washington.
M?y 13-7-Goes to iHarrisburgi. .
to ad Iress legislature;
Ma 14 Leaves iHarrisburg
for ew York. ? .
May 15 in New Yofk speaking
at banquet. I
y 16 Back to Washington.
Ju :ie 6 Goes to Eittsburg at
reque st of President to attend
Guthrie dinner.
Jim.; 7 rBack to Washington.
' Jure 0 Goes to Hampton Roa,d
on of Scial business tp welcome
Dr. Laurie Muller, Brazillian
foreijm ministerf
June 11 Returns ! with Dr.
Mulh r to Washington.
July 6-! Goes to New York pn
o:hci:.l business to bid Dr, Mul
ler, ft .re well, j
July 11 Goes to Asheville, N.
C, to visit friends; makes speech
a: Henderson vule, N. C.
Ju: y 14 Eack to Washington.
L- 16 Goes to Mountain
Like Park. ,Md., for Chautauqua
i lectu -e. I
Ju y 18 Back to Washington.
juiy 20 Goes tl Winona,
Minn., for lcture. i
July 21 Lecture at Plymouth
Ind.
JuT 25 Back to Washington.
Ju'4' 29-31-: Afteiinqon "'tripg
for light lectures "alj New Hope
and Sennett. Square Pa., and
Belai Md. !
Se)t. 5-6 Goes to Maine to
makr stump peechs" foi iL
liam . Pettehalf in edngressiqnal
campafgn. Speaks $t Bangor,
Wint-rport, Frankfort, Stockton
Soar: por, Barnhamj Pittsfield,
Eelf st, Wtervill,
Se )t. 8 Back to Vashington.
Sept. gr13 Afternoon trips to
Salisbury, Md., Media, Pa. : Glen-
oider, Pa? ; Crisfield,j Mds ; Phee
nixville, Pa.; Woodplerry, N. J, j
Char eston, W, Va, ; and Wood
stoci , Va. ' i
Se,3t. 16 -Stauntdn, Va., lec
ture. I
Sept. 18 Charlottesville, Va.,
lecture. I
.-Se;jt. 19 Culpepdr, Va., lec
ture, j - . .
Se)t. 20 Warrenton, Va.,
closes lecture engagements ar
tent season. '
Oct. 28'rNov. 2-Pplitical
stump speeches in !New Jersey
for Fielder and in Maryland for
Elair Lee. ,
Dec. 24 Goes o Minii, Fla,,
for a acation. " j
Dee. 31 Back to Washington.
Jai.l Leaves for western
isreaj:mg trip as iouows: jan.
I J " T
I O Ii vinnn Pl.T TV1-W Tan K rIv
peka , Jan. b, Ojincpln Jan, ,
p,. j q rp i j t
- ' u ?i?vA&x? 5' Ald' " '
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THINGS GOING TO POP
. IN WASfflNGTON CITY
Trouble Brewing and Will Likely
Come to a Head When the
Preslident Returns
Things in Washington will
pop like . firecrackers some of
these days. The air is surcharg
ed with trouble for President
Wilson. While he was busy
putting through the tariff and
and the currency legislation
others were busy sowing for
the whirlwind.
There is trouble at the Gov
ernment Printing Office.
There is trouble in the De
partment of Labor.
There is trouble in the Navy
Department.
There is trouble all along the
line.
The most serious complaint
that the Democrats have
against some of the new leaders
of the party is that religion is
playing too great a part in the
appointment of Goverm$nt em
ployes. Under cover, and in
whispers, it is alleged that Ca
tholics are being given prefer
ence over all others in replacing
Republicans -with Democrats in
the various departments at
Washington. It is secretly
charged that Private Secretary
Tumulty of the President's
staff never fails to urge the ap
pointment of a gatholic for a
job that U to be $0fecL This
talk is increasing. "The Gov
ernment Printing Office is being
loaded with CatoTics" is the word
just out by everybody who is dis
satisfied with the changes made
by Superintendent Ford.
The" unjon and thg non-union
forces "in the Department of
Labor are at war. Secretary
Wilson is said to be partial to the
union and Assistant Secretary
i;"' ;st to the non-union workers
( wines and grumblings
of that department are be
ginning to crop out.
Tho Navy people do not like
som secretary yanieis
"country ways." The truth is
many of the high' f alutin' naval
officers turn up their noses at
the Democratic Secretary.
Some dav the Doomntr will be-
gin ana mere win pe reai iun.
ilUl 1CII ITACll UHUCIOVOIIU Mi
The Currency Bill is the po
litical miracle of the age, "be
cause not ten of the men in
Congress who voted for the
bill understood its fundamental
principles."
-This is the opinion of J. Lau
rence Laughlin, profesor of po
litical economy at the Universi
ty of Chicago, expressed in an
address.
Henley-Pugh.
At the heme of the bride's
father, Mr, A, S, Pugh, on Route
1 last Sunday, Dec. 81, at 2
o'clock. Miss Alta Pugh became
the happy bride of Mr. Daniel
Henley, I
The room was tastefully dec
crated with evergreens. The
r.w. J. S. Tillman of Asheboro
1 ute 1, who performed the cer
emony, took his place near the
a arch f ollowing him were
the waiters. Mr. Charlie Wil
1 ims, Miss Myrtle Pugh ; Mr.
Davis, Emery Farlow, Lucy Lo
5 in; Mr. Mebane Henlev, Miss
Nr a Wood'; Mr.; Arlid ' Pugh,
JT:ss Et-W Vestal; Mr. Claud
V. nn ngham, 'Miss Mattie Pugh;
".- en th bride and groom.
Only intimate mends were
prseh to witness th cerepiony.
ho b-i-Ic was elegantly attired
ia blue eoat suit with hat and
ilove?. to match.
D 1 ectiy af ter the vows were
taken the bride, grqQin a.R.4 wait
ers lsf t faf- -preaching at Brow
ers' Chapel. Qn reaching home
they were invited into i din
ing room wher a, sumntueus
supper w$9 ?ervq, tnen return
ed to the parlor where the time
;-as spent in laughter and fun.
The host of fnendg of Mr.
and Mrs, Henley wish them ev
ery happiness in life.
The Holiday Season.
The holiday - season in Ashe
boro has been most delighf ul.
I'Tom a social stanapoint n& ac
tivities have been marked with
parties, dinnersetc., of all sorts
and the season has been one
most highly enjoyed.
Many visitors nave spent a
part of the hqlidas here and
the town fan been exceedingly
lively, - .
: School Opens.
The Asheboro. graded school
began the winter term last Mon
day and the attendance is good.
Owing to the illness of her
father Miss Parkin was forced
to resign and Misstate Phillips,
formerly a teacher in the James
town school, has been elected in
her stead, ' . . -
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FORD ftEPUES
To "Bargain Column in Last
Week Courier Some
Some disgruntled 'writer, evi- marized:
dently ashamed to let himself be Sixy Days to Accept Every na-
known and at outs with the tiohal bank is required to signify its
whole town and COtjntv. "took acceptance of the provisions of the
shot" at eyerythingt hereabouts new within sixty days and fail
through last weed's Courier. in2r to do so, must cease to act as a
There is some question as to, re3erve agent on thirty days' notice
whether or not the articje is from sMect to the discretion of the fed-
the pen of the editor, but no ma- eral reserve board. Anjr national
ter who the author Is, he is evL- DanK ims withm a year to join
dently backing such lituff, else he t,e BW system must give Up its jia
WOUld never have jailowed it to tiona! bank charter. State banks and
be printed. s 1 trust companies may join if they
Mavor Craniord, m an Open Iet-:
ter to the editor of the Courier, to national banks,
replies to the reflections on the Capitalization Every bank parti
town goverment foQows : cipating must subscribe fpr capital
Editor CouTier-iReDlyinfir to
few of your reniarks in your
First." Would like to know howl
the town fund arediatribnted,
Address 'Taxpayer, care this
office." - ; I
Most of the town funds are Jeo-1
mg to pay tne interest on sorne ouuoti iu,ru y omim soouia oe in
land which yOH 4ojU ttie.. .town 'icfent in the judgment of the,or
for $1,400.00 sottfyears ago, tfanization committee, public subscrip
said land being location hooper tion at par may be ask64 foj, but no
mu ana ueaa norse npuow. 1
The rest otiiMaar'nt-
ed by you for advertMng, whkh
you have railed t&:srWinaer the
present sdmmisMn..
Second. MFUKt ilWldred vnuu"' 8 naae up Dy a sjo
and fifty dogs in:fMKfilii?o':on fPW from the United.' States
which the dogr tax :as no been surv- Meral wrve bank
paid" ' ; ':7' sla bf tW Vith less than 4
YOU, Ml. .flditQVj Vaa One of inion dollars of subscribed capital,
the first who absolutely refused Earnings Six per cent curnula
to pay your dog to and to this tlve wnds ar to h.pd on the
date your dog tax fe unpaid. capital stecH, nd half the remain-
Thii-d, "FQundHhJ-ee or four thl ?s to accumulate un
gentlemen in Ashhro who are tl? jurps1L m is
posing as enterprising citizens created; of thf oth fifty per
at the expense of the tax- cemt-eQea unite4 states treas
payers," - ury fta 8 fraocise ta?,
Mr. Taxpayer there are only Federal Reserve BoardTo con
three men in Aseboro who are wnf". including the. Sec
drawing salaries from the town ofvtlw Treasury anMh comp
artd thev are the water and liirht ?ller' whq ofaupoind by the
people and they cent
they get. rtptoWer
T h9v Z ZJfZFZtu'h M
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if there is anything else yOu
want to know, let us have it.
Yours verv trulv.
C. C. CRANFORD,
MAVOr
f-A
Moved!
Tk- C( Tk- R..11AM
.
has been moved down ttairt
in the Stedman huildinfr and
- . , j, n ,
our inenui are wrwwiy in-J
VI ted to pay US a Call in OUr
new home.
1
VAC TEN DAY SALE.
Most Interesting Even. W the
. f L.i m . l j.
The rttore of C .T. Loflin vras
a literal bee hive of peqplg when
Pople fvm sections of the
county ca.nie in to- b present at
he opening of thg great ten-day
sale, that - is undoubtedly ahead
of anything yet staged m Ashe-
uxV
The big e;rclai-s announcing
the c cut were scatteretl hroad -
cast c ey tol and the re-
suiiqx VflftxWWTOTOiu
to the observers who saw i thel
crowds there this morning.
Some of the rat remarkable
barga:nr int the history of local
merchandising are offered and
people are carrying xff goods byi
tne lOaOS.
The manager of the sale, Mr.
Charles C, 4 Jft -mostjeent, reserves, six fifteeiihs in their
pleasant gntlemJW and knows vay. .fif teenths ne federal
how to handle tfte crowds tni
are always present at his sales, j
A x mii.
rnieriains xenn ur4W
nri T O ., U
delightful hostess to the mem fedrai resem hanks the 'first year,
bers of the tenth grade on last:ncwa!sw ATin-twlt.h .
Tuesday evening.. Several intermonths until five-twelftha have been
estmg contests featured tht-ev-
enmgandit wa&a very pleasant
occasion -thoroughly enjoyed by
all. .
Mills in Operation,
.- . -r j Jnrftvidlng for the i&a&tainance of
The RiyersiderMills, at rtljrmg mme eZ a parity with
vnie, were swirMus we nu
as soon as m proper neip can oe
secured every department of the
rniU will b started on full time. .
A SUMMARY X)F THE
NEW CURRENCY LAW
The Entire Bin Would Take
Eleven Pages of Space
to Print
The new currency bill as passed by
the Senate would fill elea columns
of The Bulletin. The essential feat
urea of the measure are', here sum-
coniorm to the requirements made
stock of the federal reserve bank to
tlie extt of onesixth 1 its capital
scriptlon to be payable on call, one-
th within three months, one-sixth
Within six months and the remainder
subJect t0 call. Eayments to be made
ln s01 or &oW certificates, if cap-
w wrtBuwa, except j
lank8i way own more than 125,000
vlu of stock, if the total
ou"!r"M,,u" u7 ",e usnit8 ana xne
public be inadequate, the necessary
I Dm.
y"" fc" ,vlie
fer sx ys wh a lary
? n2,O0Q ye& They.shaU have
.il 7? 17ww r"?.
T rf.m" 8..iea DanK
"1 l""ov-"""v W1C - pki
of another reserve bank fixing the
1 icov kwiw,u suspeau
the issue and reauirement of federal
11 reserve notes; to suspend ox remove
fir.y omcer or director of a federal
reserve bank; to authorise member
banks to usea prt of the. ir reserve,
iQUederai reserve nates or hank notes.
A federal advisory council of the
federal reserve boar4 is authorised
chosen by the federal reserve banks.
1 Federal Beserve Banks To have
ccessiQn w twenty years, eontroll
ed by a board of nine directors, "three
bankers and three business men
chosen by stockholders, and three
memoers designated by the federal
reserve board. .
Federal Reserve Notes-r-To, b is
sued -at the discretion , ofsihe, federal
reserve boards a the. fedoral reserve
banks, to th.e. obligations pf the Un
ited States, receivable at par for tax-
!? utona. nd other duc dues; to
1 be redeemable m geld. The note are
;ured by piime cinmercta paper, the
' ,w t?; tt ; m
j federal reser-ve, bank to mitain re
serve of gold of forty pr oent-
against all outstanding oates, Notes
igsuinP bank rmiXi wWfiVJ
I issuing bank for redemption whenev
L.-i k.v
er they are received" by acothr fed-
c: !
Mliy be fey fed.
I arar wcarva honli kilna omnnniiu) f
LwuM- tfc. v.,,
Z'C 1? .rr
place of thfe retJrtsd nQ a eorre.
8poninjp.-gttra ln fed reserve
- ... - -
. kv0 U
cent o which 8ix.eighteenth8 shall
. the federal reserve rsfe
eighteenth8 fa we w tbe
1ntlii- at ita tWmh'an
J o; tv Kanv t Um ik
bank and teteenth3 oP.
tionai : .
Country banks 13 per cent., of
which five-twelfths shaft be tn thl
vmilte fnr fun vaava aiu) fnnwfitflf
I " vv .
ble for risc0ttnt taailhe received
or one.half the reouirea; reserve.
I rtnM fSfniulfiwI llatnnao-L.ThA
Kill snorifinaUir TimvUM-nist VKa nnr.
of th act of .Hairehi Ui 1900.
gold shall continue to stand.
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CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATIONS
Schedule of Examinations For
Fourth-Class Postmasters
in North Carolina .
An executive order issued by
the President requires compe
titive examinations by the Com
mission, for the position of post
master (at all fourth-class post
offices at which the annual com
pensation is $180 or more, and at
which the present incumbent
was notj appointed under the Ci
vil Service regulations.
Examinatiohs for fourth-class
postmaster under the order men
tioned will be held on the dates
and at the examination points
mentioned in part below:
February 7, 1914.
Carjhage.
Albemarle.
February 14, 1914.
Burlingon.
Greensboro.
High Point.
Lexington.
Thomasville.
February 20, 1914.
Asheboro.
February 21, 1914.
Troy.
From the examinations th& po
sition cf postmaster at the fol
lowingnamed post omces will be
filled:
Biscoe,
Candor,
Climax, ,
Coleridge,
Denton,
Ellerbi
Farmer,
Franklinvillle,
Hemp,
Jackson Springs,
Jamestown,
Julian,
Liberty,
Millboxo,
Norman,
Pinehurst,
Pleasant Garden,
Ramseur,
Seagrove,
Sophia,
Spies,
Staley,
Star,
Trinity,
West End
Applicants may be examined
at. any of the points and on the
dates mentioned above without
regard to the location of the
post office at which appointment
is desired. An applicant for
examination for appointment at
any post office must reside with
in the territory supplied by
such post office. No change in
the dates of examination at any
of the examination points can be
made. Applicants will be allowed
to be examined only on one of
the dates mentioned. The ap
plication -form may be secured
from the postmaster at any of
the offices for which the exami
nations are' held, the United
States Civil Service Commission,
Wshington D, C, or of the
postmaster at any place at
which the examination is to
be held, and should be properly
executed, indicating therein the
examination point at which the
applicant desires to be examin
ed, and should be immediately
forwarded to the United States
Civil Service Commission, Wash
ington, D. C. Persons who, for
any reason, are unable to forward
their applications o the Civil Ser
vice Commission in time to re
ccivc written authority to enter
'he examination will be examin
ed, subject to the subsequent ap
proval of their applications, if
; ht appeal tor examination at
the pla-je and on the date sche
dule !. For location 01 tne ex
amination room, apply at the
post office at the place where the
examination is held. Examina
tions begin at 9 :30 a. m.
Farmers Mutual Fire Ins.
Asso
ciation Meets.
The Randolph county branch
of the Farmers Mutual Fire In
surance Association met here
Monday with a fairly good atten
dance of. members. The treas
ury of thelstion -has been
heavily drawn 'upon for the past
year on account of heavy wind
damages and the assessment for
this time is a little heavier than
usual yet it is far cheaper than
any other insurance that the far
mer can carry, i
The officers elected for the en
suing, year are the same as last :
S, S. Cox, President; N. C, Eng
lish Vice-President ; J. M. Allen,
Secretary- Treasurer ; John . T.
T.owe, W. R. Hamlin, W. A. Wil
1 ams. A. B. Coltrane, Directors.
This branch of the association
has 1456 members with one mil
thousand dollar of insurancein
force. The rate per hundred is
verr low and affords most .excel
lent protection to the farmer.
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HAS POOREST RECORD .
IN MANY YEARS
Many Wall Street Firms) Have
Failed During the Year
of 1913.-
New York, Dec: 31.4-, The
1913 will be long remembered in
Wall Street as one of the dullest
in almost a decade. Compared
with 1912,f when stock and bond
sales, aggregated 130,735,700
shares and $672,000,000' respec
tively, this year shows a de
crease in stock sales, of 44,700,
000 shares and in bonds of $170,
000,000. . j
The recent spurt of activity
at a higher price level with!an in
creased demand for bonds and
other investment issues has
given rise to a hope that a re
vival is here. "
.Of the 1,100 members of the
stock exchange, it is estimated
that less than half are actively
engaged in the market and pro
bably one-fifth of the whole may
ers who buy or sell almost exclu
sively for their own account.
The rest of the active members
consists of the commission hous
es, many of which once had ex
tensive out-of-town connections.
These accessories, was mainte
nance involved heavy financial
out-lay, generally have been a
bondoned and also have many
branch offices formally main
tained in uptown New York and
in adjacent cities. ;
Not only have many commis
sion houses 'failed to make ex
penses during the year, biit a
substantial percentage of ! the
trading element frequently
found itself whipsawed wheth
er or not it was on the long or
the short side, by reason of the
market's narrow character.
The year has witnessed many
withdrawals from the "Street"
a'thoi-h thte have been! less
numerous than was expected
a few weeks ago. Among the
firms which wound up their af
fairs with the end of the year
were two of the highest stand
ing, not only as brokers, but in
the foreign . exchange and pom-
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merciai neius as wen.
JOY TURNED TO SORRpW.
Christmas Was a Sad. Day at
Calumet, Michigan. .)
Christmas joy was tnrned to
sorrow at Calumet, Mich., then
mas tree celebration caused a
panic in which sventy-two per-
sono lost their lives.
The greater number of the
victims were children. The ce
lebration was being held in' the
Italian hall, a secondrstory room
with only a single stairway of
fering an exit. The hall was
crowded the audience being
composed largely of the children"
of Italian copper miners.
In the miast of the ceiebrati- ;
on someone cried "Fire'' and '
there was a wild rush for jthe: -stairway.
It was a false alarm, ' 1
but there was no way to stop
the panic. Before the crpwd
could be assured that" there was
no fire men, women and children
were tramped down by the panic
stricken crowd. I
The authorities thus far have
not been able to find the man
or the men woh started the
or the men rwoh started the
alarm. Someof those yho
were in the hall said a man f rpm
the street came--running u- tthe
stairway shouting- "F'i-e!"
"Fire !" Others insist that the
alarm was startd by a. Fr-p!f
men and women in the audience
near the frohtf of the hall.
The majority of the croWd '
were from among the str ker
in the CaUimct minc who iave
decn in conflict with the mine
operators-for a long t inc. The
state militia had been called in
to service during resent months
on account of the controversy.
All bitterness and ill feeling
hat had existed in this strike
ridden community during the
past months has been wiped j a- ,
way by one great common afflic
tion. Now the people of Calu
met can only see: their neigh
bors, their brothers, their sis
ters and their little children
staggering under an almost un
bearable burden of distress ahd
grief, - -
Railroad Election Granted
:Concord Township.
in
Concord township, this county,
will vote on the proposition to is
sue bonds for th proposed Ran
dolph & Cumberland railroad, on
the 9th of February. The elec
tion was ..granted by the Board
of Commissioner& at their meet
ing here Monday.
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A pennon signeq py many px
the; most prominent citizens of
the township wasTrsen e ? ask
ing for the election. The Regis
ter for the election is A. J. Ma
con and the judges are John
Bingham and W. F. Wood. -
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