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1:' 1 - ' 1 1 iff R.'. it'. it!: ; 1 " ''" ' ' - t : - 1 . T ' 1 1 ' - t THE BULLETIN AND RANDLEMAN NEWS PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY - BY BULLETIN PUBLISHING CO. J. E. MENDENHALL, Editor and Manager PRICE ONE DOLLAR A YEAR The Bulletin and The Randleman News consolidated September 12, 1912 Advertising, rates made known upon application. Entered at the Post Office at Ashboro N. C. as second-class matter. Asheboro, N. C, April 22, 1914 Pay your poll tax. It is seldom that we see one of the. old time .fiddlers in. the streets any morebut one was here yesterday that created considerable interest. He fiddled some of the old tunes and made even the feet of some of the old er citizens shuffle. That the United States is go ing to have to fight Mexico now seems certain, for when the ma rines are landed at' the. Mexican ports, some fool Mexican is go ing to shoot at some of our soh diers and right then there is go ing to be "something doing." . Situations equal to "the pres ent one have arisen before, but it seems that this came nearer getting "next" to the President and he put on his fighting togs. It's a pity that every year is not an election year. The com missioners get very active about that time and want to biuld ev erything the county needs, but soon as the election is over the work lags. We can hear the Democratic spell binders going over this county now telling about what has been done for the roads, the new jail, the bridges and all the like. The Randolph county Sunday schools are making an extra good showing, in comparison with the other counties in the state, and we are proud of her record. Two fifths of the entire population of , the county in enrolled in the Sun day school. Of course there should be many more, but most counties in this state fall far short of this record. The total enrollment for the county, according to statistics compiled by the President of the County Sunday School Associa tion, Mr. L. F. Ross, show that 1004 of the 26070 total populati on df the county are enrolled in the Sunday school. ' Randleman township leads all others in point of enrollment. The total being. 1,002, while Franklinville comes next with 998, closely followed by Columbia with 928. The refusal of the Democratic Finance Committee to- place the county officers on a salary basis is inconsistency carried to the lint. G? i D-urocrats all over the county worked hard at the last convention to get that plank in the platform, and from more than one source have we heard protests on the action of the committee and commendation of the stand taken by Mr. J. O. Red ding. The rank and file of the Demo cratic party, and all other par ties, wanted the platform car ried out, but it seems that this plank was put in only as a vote catcher perhaps 'because it was a plank in the Republican plat form. It was originated by the Re publicans and had they been elec ted it would undoubtedly be in practice today and this county would be several thousand dol lars ahead of the" game, instead of having to borrow money for every public improvement., Just how much more the county would save we cannot tell for no adequate record of the fees taken in is kept. I Let the business of the county be carried on in the same manner that our Uncle Sam does business, and it will be in a business-like way, even if there jg politics mixed up in it. Postmasters have to keep track of every cent that comes in and out of their hands and there is no reason why the coun ty officers could not do the same thing. Let this be done and let the people see just how much comes into the hands of the officers and there will be a still greater cry for the salary system. The Mill School in Front. 'When it comes to doing things big or otherwise, that White Oak Mill crowd never gets left. It was first on deck this morning with its school float with six horses. Few cities in the1 State have a school building the equal of the one at that place. Greens boro Record. New Paper. "The Rascal Whipper" is the name of a new publication at Steeds, the first issue of which appeared last week;.' Martin Cooper is the editor. The sheet is more or less on extremes, yet it will appeal to many .people. RAMSEUR COMMENCEMENT Exercises Were of Highest Or der Thousands Attend. The commencement for the year 1914 for the Ramseur grad ed school hasi come and gone, bringing and j carrying with it pleasure and happiness to thous ands of people. The exercises were of the highest order of ex cellence and reflected much cred it upon Prof. White and his able assistants. The medal winners were as follows: ! Declaimer's4 James Caddejl. Reciter's Miss- Edith Ader. Graduating j Oration Thomas B. Farks, ir. Attendance and Scholarship Willie Cox and Miss Carrie York At night a beautiful play was presented to si large house. The Ramseur Cornet Band rendered very delightful music for the event. . ATTEMPTS LIFE OF NEW YORK'S MAYOR A Blacksmith, Out of Work, Fires Shot at John Pur roy Mitchel. New York, I April 17. In an attempt to take the life of May or John Purroy Mitdhel today, Michael r. iManoney, an ap parently irresponsible, elderly man, who later. said he was a blacksmith out of work, fired iri to a group ofl three men seated in the Mayor'i automobile at the East Side of City Hall Park. The bullet entered the jaw of Frank L. Polk, corporation counsel, who was sitting next to the Mayor. With blood spurting from his mouth, Mr. Polk was taken into the City Hall land afterward to a hospital, where, it is said, the I wound would not prove fatal Mahoney shot at -the Mayor, he declared tonight, because he felt aggreived at the city execu tive's "extravagant expendi tures" and because he was in censed at being refused an audi ence with th4 Mayor on two oc casions this vf eek, when he came to apply for a municipal job. Eight Thousand Dollars for a jRock. It is reported here that the C. C. & O. Railway Company has purchased what is known as the Massey! Butler rock, four miles south of town, from its owner, Mrs. Hicks. This is one of the largest rocks in this sec tion, runningj along the railroad track for some distance. Just what the railroad people intend doing with i is not known, but it is probably it will be used as ballast, A citizen made the re-!an mark that aj few years ago itto mention names could have been bought lor a five dollar bili Davidson County Veteran Re union. The annual re-union of the Confederate veterans of David son county is to be held thi4 year on Tuesday, May 12th. The 10 of May falls on Sunday this year and the celebration and picnic has been set j for two days later. There; will be a great picnic din ner for the veterans and Hon. W. P. Stacy, of Wilmington, will deliver the address of the occa sion. ! i The McAdoo-Wilson Wedding Will be in White House May 7. . The President and Mrs. Wil son announced that the wedding of their youngest daughter, Miss Eleanot Randolph Wilson, and Secretary ; McAdoo would take place oik Thursday, May 7. The announcement from the White House; giving the date of the wedding! also said: "In accordance with the best wishes of Miss Wilson and.-Afr. McAdoo the? wedding will be very small, qnly the Vice Presi dent and Mrs5. Marshall, the Cab inet and the j immediate mem bers of the two families are to be present." j Not Altogether Harmonious Wonder if , Governor Craig and Collector Jos'iah Bailey had any words before; they fell out at the the Raleigh meeting. Brethren who are hoding office should dwell together in unity as well as all othersL Greensboro Rec ord. ! Forest Fires Threatens Towns of Manlyi and Niagara. Southern j Pines, April 19. For two days a forest fire lit by a careless hunter has been "burn ing around Southern Pines and Manly. Considerable damage has been done to pine timber and jn some of the ; vineyards and or chards where the fire ran through the! grass. This evening a large force is fighting the fire around Manly where the buildings have been threatened ill day. One or two small packing houses have been destroyed. A stiff wind is blow ing and muih uneasiness is felt in Manly and -Niagara. Fire it High Point. A good sized fire at High Point early Monday morning destroy ed about $50,000 worth of prop erty, j . Pay your ipoU tax, RANDLEMAN NEWS. Several Randleman people at tended the Virginia-Carolina base ball game at Greensboro on Monday. Wm. S. Bowdon, of Marlm, Tpy.. who has been snendiner some time here with relatives left last Friday for his home. Mrs. T. J. Betts, leaves this week for her home at Leakes ville, after an extended visit with relatives here. She went to Ash boro Sunday afternoon to spend a few days before going to her home. Miss Mabel Fox, of Asheboro spent Sunday with relatives here. R. P. Deal was a business visi tor at Greensboro Monday. Birthday Pounding at Randle man. On the evening of the 18th, we had a large crowd to visit us in our new home. I think there must have been a hundred people and they consisted of little, big young and old. They had found out that the pastor's birthday was on Sunday, the 19th, so they planned to visit the parson age and give us a pounding and celebrate, his birthday and it is no joke when I say they did, but by some misunderstanding among them the crowd got di vided and the first crowd come in about 6.45 p. m. with supper and some pounding besides. They spread their table clothes on the lawn and put their good things to eat down, plenty of it, too, and we did eat and have a big time for sure. We thought it : was all over and we were thinking about how nice it was to have friends, when behold the second crowd came up with wag ons and buggies, well loaded with groceries of almost every kind. We opened our doors from first to last and bid our friends to be at home and many were the; expressions of thankfulness in being fortunate to obtain so nice a home for their preacher. We said thank you friends, but that does not half say it. The crowd was composed in main of Randleman people, but a few of thei New Salem people found out what was going to happen and come to Randleman in order to be in it. We lived with the New Salem people for more than two years and they pounded us not simply once a year, but it was a common thing for some one or ! other to be sending us good things all along during the year. We are thankful that we are again settled down where we are surrounded by good people j j,. We would be glad and articles but space will not permit, and besides we do not know and if we did, there is so much we would not know where to begin. We; tried to take an inventory of our; pounding and by a night's estimate think there is some where near $20.00 worth of gro ceries, seasoned with love and good wishes. Oh, I do not know how much. We take this occasion to thank the good people of the entire community for all of their kind ness shown us since we have been, on the work and especially do we thank them and the pub lic and good people of other churches for so liberally re sponding with their money to make it possible for us to have so good a home. We have good people to serve and may the great Lord abundantly reward and bless them is ti e prayer of one who is anxious to serve, you in a way that is helpful. J. B. O'BR'CANT. HIGH SCHOOL PLAY. Monday Evening, April 27th, at Graded School Auditorium. On next Monday evening at 8 o'clock members of the Tenth grade will present "The Fruit of His. Folly," a comedy in five acts. This play promises to be the best thing of the season and one that all classes of people ought to ap preciate. Children and old peo ple alike will enjoy it. Admis sion will be the usual prices, and the proceeds will go to the graded school library or some other department of the school. FORK CREEK. Wheat is looking fine in this section. Rev. J. H. Stowe filled his reg ular appointment at Pleasant Hill Sunday. Miss Ethel King attended the commencement at Ramseur last week. Misses Mirtis Presnell and Al ma Beane spent Saturday night at. Jim Vuncannon's. Mrs. Delia White and children of Greensboro are spending some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Cagle. Mrs. S. A. King is visitingre latives in Star. Miss Dena Yow is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. Ben Beck, near Erect. There will be memorial service at Pleasant Hill the third Sun day in May, beginning at 11 a. m. Everybody- is cordially invited to attend, especially those who hate relatives burie there, ' Latest From Washington. ... As we go to press the latest telegraph news from Washing ton in regard to the Mexican sit uation are: The resolution adopted by the House Monday night, giving the President full authority to use armed lorces in compelling Mexico 10 saiute and respect the American flag, is being held up in the Senate and much opposition is being brought against the resolution in the upper house, in the mean while the war department , is making preparations to seize the custom houses at Tampico and Vera Cruz and to land ma rines at these places. GOVERNOR BLEASE VOLUNTEERS FOR WAR Writes President That He Will Lead State Troops Into Mexico. Columbia, S. C, April 19. Governor Blease tonight wired President Wilson offering the services of the entire National Guard of South Carolina and as man other men as are need ed for service in Mexico or any where that the President may, desire to send them. The governor says when the call comes to go to war he will head the troops in persoif. ;His tele gram follows: "Hon. Woodrow Wilson, Presi dent of the United States, "Washington, D. C. "The commander-in-chief, brigadier general, three colonels and all of the' officers and enlist ed men of the National Guard of South Carolina and as many oth ers as you need are ready to de fend the United States, and are prepared and willing to obey any orders that you as Presi dent may issue and will go to Mexico or elsewhere at once if needed and I will go at the head of the South Carolina troops whenever the call is made. "Cole L. Blease, Governor." Fighting of Five Southern States. The War Department is as certaining the fighting strength of the various strength of the Union which the Governors could tender on demand of the President. The figures for five Southern States are as follows: Tennessee, 1,384; North Caro lina, 2,568 ; Georgia, 2,898 ; Mis sissippi, 1,443; Arkansas, 1,359. Secretary Garrison is looking in to the records of the state mi litia with a view to getting the "tin" soldiers in line for Mexico, if their services are needed. WILL BUILD JAIL OUT OF OLD COURT HOUSE E. Lee Wood Takes Contract Work Begun Last Monday At an adjourned meeting of the County Commissioners here on last Wednesday, Mr. E. Lee Wood, of Randleman was award ded the contract to tear down the old court house and rebuild it into a modern jail. The work was begun on Mon day morning and will be rushed to early completion. The prisoners who were giv en road sentences at the past term of court will be used in the work. SANDY CREEK MILLS. Our people were shocked to learn of the death of Mr. J. W. Cox, of Staley. He was born and raised on Sandy Creek and had many friends and relatives to mourn their loss: The bereaved have the sympathy of all the people of this section. The White's Chapel Sunday School is progressing nicely. The hour of meeting has been chang ed from 2 p. m. to 10 a. m. Mr. E. M. Marley, is superintendent. Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Brower made .a trip to Ramseur last week on business. Mr. George Henry Hardin, who has been sick for some time is not improving; we are sorry to say. Mr. and Mrs. Dolph Ivey were visitors at Mr. Hetiry Iey's this week, Mr. Iveys father. Many of our youn? people at tended commencement exercises at Ramseur last Saturda aid report a nice time. Miss Cora McDanitl who has been living with Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Pugh near here went to her fathers, Mr. Will McDaniels of Gibsonville, on last Thursday where she will make her home in the future, we learn. It is reported that Mr. and Mrs. Harris Foust will sell out in the near future and move to Pleasant Garden with their son, John W. Foust. Mr. J. A. Ivey made a business trip to Ramseur last Friday. Mr. Lester Richardson attend ed the closing of the Free School at Cedar Falls last Friday. The Dewberry Traffic. The predictions of the Moore county Fruit Growers Associa tion are that 250 cars of dew berries will be shipped from Lee and Moore counties this year. Lee County News. Pajr your poll tax. RANDOLPH REUNION. To be Held in Asheboro on the 9th of May. Headquarters Randolph Camp No. 1646, U C. V. Asheboro, N. C . Apr. 9 1914. The members of this camp are hereby reminded of the annual meeting in Asheboro, on Satur day the 9th day of May, 1914, (the 10th coming on Sunday.) It being the memorial occa sion, the Randolph Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy will decorate the graves of the Confederate soldiers butted in the Asheboro cemeterv, in which ceremony they invite the veterans and their wives to par ticipate. Assemble at the Confederate monument at 11:30 a. m. on ar rival of the train from the South, and march with the Daughters to the cemetery. The business meeting will be held in the Court House immediately after the services there. After the business meeting the Daugh ters will serve dinnear, to which all veterans and their wives are invited. Those who cannot convenient ly attend are requested to send in their dues. The general re union will he held in Jackson ville, Fla., ,on the 6th, 7th and 8th of May. Those who attend are promised splendid entertain ment and a delightful trip. A. C. McALISTER, Commander. P. H. MORRIS, Sec. & Treas. Horse Thief Apprehended. George Washington Benja min Franklin, etc., and wife, of color, were arrested at West End last Tuesday night, by Mesrs A. L. King and R. T. Mor ris, of Star, and Policeman Night, of Pinehurst, charged with stealing a mule and bug gy, of Glenola, this county, While they were being placed under arrest th'ey put up a game fight and the coat of Officer Night was badly slashed with a razor. Franklin and wife were brought to Asheboro on the late train Tuesday night and placed in jail, and at a hearing Wed nesday morning were bound over to Superior court. Mother's Day. On Friday afternoon, April 24 at 2:30 o'clock, the primary de partment of the graded school will give its part of the com mencement exercises in what it calls "Mothers' Day" program. The children of the first, sec ond and third grades will take part, and the mothers of all chil dren in these grades are especi ally invited. Other ladies, who are interested in the school, and particularly this part of the work, are also invited The pro- gram is somewnat amereni from what they have been here tofore, nevertheless, we trust it will prove interesting. PAPER FOR RANDLEMAN. The Randolph Sentinel Is the Name of New Paper. The Randolph Sentinel is the name of Randolph's lates publi cation, which was issued at Randleman on last Thursday by Mr. R. E. Slate, late of Stone ville. Mr. Slate is a young newspa per man of experience and abili ty and we welcome him into the Randolph fraternity. His paper makes a good, neat and clean appearance and should receive the hearty support of the people of Randleman. "Two Thousand and Upward" The Raleigh News and Observ er places the crowd in the recent meeting at "2,000 and upward." Those in the galleries of the Ral eigh Auditorium were "upward," no doubt about that. Charlotte Obesrver. Lost. Lost between Asheboro and the John Trogdon place on the Ramseur road, one striped piece of canvas, used as the side wall of a tent. Finder please notify J. M. Rich, Asheboro, N. C, and receive reward. EGGS FOR SALE. Eggs from Rose Comb White Columbian Wyandotts( the best chicken on the market, and one of the best layers to be had. Price, 15 eggs, $1.25 delivered, or 30 eggs $2.25 delivered. J. H. Williamson, 2-15-3mo. Steeds, N. C. Cleaning and Pressing: Cleaning and pressing is the business we do, We do it so well your garments seem new. We take your suit all soiled and stained, And return it to you a new suit again. We send for your clothes and deliver them too, Without any trouble or worry to you. . LADIES WORK A SPECIALTY Asheboro Pressing and Tailoring Co., W. P. ROYSTER, Manager. Phone 137. Next to Rexall Store. Business Local Tomato plants for sale, 5 and 10c doz. See Mrs. M. E. Frazier, Asheboro, N. C. Wood's Garden Seeds. Best for the South. For sale at J. T. Turner's market. FOR SALE -27-acre farm with good dwelling, store build ing, and all other necessary out houses. Well located, 12 acres in cultivation, balance in woodland and pasturage. D. Walter Milli kan, Spero, N. C. Grass -Seed, Seed Irish Pota toes, Water Melon Seeds from L. W. Woods. For sale at Tur ner's Market. We have some extra fine Sap Pine Shingles. Better buy now. Price $2.50 per M. Cox Lumber Co. Phone 32. Cotton Seed Meal, Horse Feed, Corn and Oats, Shipstuff, Bran, Shorts and Flour, cheap for cash at Turner's Market. FOR .SALE The A. I. Root Co.'s Bee Keepers, Supplies and Hives. L. L. Whitaker. 4-22-tf Asheboro, N. C. FOR SALE Commercial sand $18.00 per car, delivered in Asheboro on flats. Box car ship ments $19.50. I am loading heavy cars, at above prices. If you need a car, send me your order. C. C. Briiton, Biscoe, N. C. Rozell Fern Fox, the Virginia bred and registered Jersey Bull, the dairy type and butter cup of America, bred at Harrisonburg, Va., Belmont Farm, the get of Rcohetts Fern Fox, pronounced by leading Jersey experts as one of the best dairy sires south of the Ohio River and sire of many beautiful daughters. Rozell's services now being let to the pub lie by the Randolph Jersey Cat tle Club, at Z. S. Momtts farm, Asheboro, N. C, Rt. 1. Service fee, $2 cash or $2.50 on time. The Company also has some nice young calves for sale" at reason able prices. A. M. BARKER, Sec. & Treas. -Per Z. S. MOFFITT. 4-21-6mo. Asheboro, N. C, April 9, 1914. The Commissioners for the town of Asheboro, in regular ses sion, April 9, 1914, ordered That the Tax Collector ' give notice through papers printed in the town of Asheboro, that all delinquent taxes must be paid by May 7, 1914. And it is further ordered that the Tax Collector advertise and sell property for all uncollected taxes after May 1, 1914, after giving proper notice thereof. A. R. WINNINGHAM, Town Clerk. H. H. KENNEDY, Tax Collector. Mrs. M. E. Frazier has tomato plants for sale. Best varieties, 5 and 10c doz. Always see Turner before you sell your eggs and chickens. He pays more and gives you honest weights and pays spot cash. LOST r-At Why Not, April 10, one small gold locket, with C. E. C. engraved on it and 2 pictures on the inside. Finder return to The Bulletin office and receive reward. FOR SALE Two good young horses. C. E. Wilkerson, Randle man, N.C. tf Attention Hog Men. Lord Asheboro is an up-to-date latest improved fine specimen, registered Berkshire Hog. His services . will be let to all pig breeders at $1 each. Z. S. Moffitt, Rt. 1, Box 65 Asheboro, N. C. FOR SALE Eight months black mule colt. L. W. Lineberry & Co., Randleman, N. C. CITY MARKET keeps the best sanitary fresh meats in cold storage. Call us for beef, pork and suasage, fresh fish and oysters. Rex hams and Pure Hog Lard. IcejCream and Cold Drinks. Your patronage solicit ed. Main street, Randleman, N. C. C. A, Lamb, Proprietor. N. P. COX Jetveep ASHEBORO, X. C Price Quality Service El Upon This "Rock" Have We Founded our Business and it will Stand Because we Personally Stand Be hind the Guarantee and each Customer is Assured a Personal Interest and Personal Service. :-: 1 L B. Rusi Grocery Compan 1 .i 4 V -4 4 - v..