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VOL XXXII.
ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, November 28, 1907.
No 45
RIER.
APPOINTMENTS OF
M. P.
The Conference of the North
Carolina Methodist Protestant
Church met at Greensboro last
Wednesday, the sessions continuing
mntil Tuesday of this week. The
first session was given over to pre
liminaries. In the afternoon Piesi
dent Johnson addressed the confer
ence on the work of the past yea. .
In closing his address he referred
to his desire to retire from thf duties
of the office which he had hell for
live je is.
After receiving reports and refer
ring them to t h- vim ions committees
the el. ciion of olTicers was entered
into with tl,e result as rcpott'-d in
last week's Courier.
Rev. V. E. Swum, of Ashelioro.
whs elected 1'iesident on the second
ballot, lit V . Willia.u Porte", of
Burliiigrn, was made Seeretar
the Conft recce.
The time fir holding tin riel
conference was set fir Thursday j
after the thiid Sunday in Novem j
ber.
Fri.civ's sessions were taken u;
with discussions of various depait
nienrs of chinch work.
Saturday there was a sharp riv
alry for the next conference which
closed with tli' iiecopfatice of tin
itivttat'on from Liberty in Ran
dulph county.
Delegates to the Gei'erai Confer
enoe which meets in Pittsburg, Pa.,
next May were 'elected af follow :
Clerical, W. E. Swain, Asheboro:
T. M. Johnson, T. J. Ogbtirn, J. F
McCullough, 11. M. Andrews,
Greensboro; J. D. Williams, High
Point; A. G. Dixon. Henderson;
Laymen, J. N. Willis, T. A. Hunt
er, Greensboto; R. T. Pickens, High
Point and J. Allen Holt, Oak
Ridge.
The following appointments were
read Monday for the coming yean
Alamance W C Lassiter.
Albemarle To be supplhd.
Anderson C J Edwards.
Asheboro T M Johnson.
Ashiville J S Williams.
Broad River J E McSwain.
Buncombe Geo L Curry.
Burlington V M Porter.
Caldwell Unsupplied.
Chatham W D Reed.
Chesterfield Unsupplied.
Cleveland II S H Thompson.
Concord D A Braswell.
Davids hi To be supplied by J
H Hulin.
Denton G L Reynolds.
Fairfield W T Totten.
Fairview T F McUulloch.
Flat Rock A L Hunter.'
Foisyth K G Lowdennilk.
Gastonia-T A Williams.
Graham C 11 Whisker.
Granville G W Holm.
Greensboro T J Ogburn
w i w i ....... 1
i. ...:n I u..;...r ci i,
Guilford D A Hightill.
Halifax W L Harris,
Ha.v River J R Hutton.
Henderson A G Dixon.
High Point J D Williams.
Ivey W A Lamar.
La Grunge J F Dozier.
Lebanon J 11 Mototi.
Liberty J W Frank.
Lincoln J A Burgess.
Littleton U nsu pplied .
Mebaue 11 M Andrews.
Mecklenburg T A Plyler.
Mocksville T H M tthews.
Monroe H D Garman.
Mt. Hernion 0 P Routh.
Oak klidge W U Lowdermilk
Orange Uii-upplied.
Pinnacle aud Mt. Zion W F
Kennett.
Randlemati J II Bowman.
Randolph W F Ash burn.
Richland J II Stowe-
Roanoke C L W hi taker.
Rockiugham II W Braswell.
Saxapahaw W M Pike.
Stanley A O Lindley.
St. Paul's C E M Raper.
Tabernacle H L Powell.
Uwharrie W J Hacktey.
Vance J E Hattsell.
West, Lexington Edward Sits.
Why Not J A Ledbetter.
Winstou Station G F Milloway.
Winston Circuit Unsupplied.
Yarborough N G Bethea.
Superannuated J W Heath, P D
Moore, W C Hammer. W C Kennett,
J Garrett, C A Pichens, Geo E
Hunt.
Editor of "Our Church Peco. d"
J V McCalloch.
CONFERENCE.
Without appoint nent at their own
retiest: 1 I York, J II Turner. C A
Cecil, G H Kiggs.
Loaned to Seminary C E For
li ties.
Educational Work S Simpson.
In the hands of the president J
II Abernethy, J R Ncwlaud, J S
Dunn, J L Giles.
MIL SWAIN PRESIDENT.
Uriel' SKclch of (tie cv I'rr-hlont ot
The "'I. I, iiiler-icp.
lo v. W. E. Swain, wi-o was 1 s'
week elicted President of ti e N . .
Coiiferei.ee of the M. I'' huivi'.
W as bom III Ores Well, V;!Shll!''o"
comity, this State, on July Is.Vi.
He was gi ad it a ted fvom "n!
kin Coi leae in the ch.-s ! 1 SS-1 .
being oidained In t.I.e minis' l in
lSS'i. Since Iim oiduiatioti he has
f j been on tile Catawba, I,a ! i a u -:e,
ar.ee and Mount Ueriicii ennuis,
a:id thi Wntdeii -tii in-, ln'i ttij how
at the Asheboto Mai ion, which por
tion he Mas lilled lot the pist. four
years.
Koi four ytars he has jcr'.i d the
Asheboio Slatun and ban d.mc a
good work. The church has glow
under his charge ai d besides mi in
(teased enrollment the hoi.se oi
wi.l,-b'i has been eiilatged ai d re
paired ile is a tiieh ss worl.cr and
while helig eiicrg. tie and devoted
m the cause of the ministry, he is
keenly inteiested in the progress of
his toAii.
Our people will lean; wit ideas
ure that tie will cotilanu.! to nuke
Asheboro his home.
His successor as pasUr is liev. T.
M. Johnson, of Gretmshoro. He is
able and popular us both pas'.or and
preacher.
Mrs. Shoaf, charged with Cruelly
Whipping the Little Fields Child
While Visiting Her
TlIK C'OIH IKK presents herewith a
lent of Mrs. Shoaf, who is char..
with brutally nialfrcating the eh Id
ot Mrs. T. C. Fields, of High Pom
ai 's. onoau ana ner tiustiana a'v
now in jail at Charlotte, being sect
there for safe keeping.
A recent attempt to whitewash
the horrors of the crime have recent
ly been llustraied by affidavits firm
the attending phvsiciaiis, who de
clare thai the case was uot mi-tretire-
sented by vitid descriptions sent out
to the papr rs of the State.
Little Jennie Fields, the nnfortu
nate child, is improving, though she
will be disligured for life.
Th mother is a bright youtg
woman 30 veurs of age, intelligent
and very good looking.
The Shoaf s will be tried at (he
February term of Davi dsou court.
Later..! hey gave bond before
Mayor A. F. Sams, of Thomasville,
in the ium of $500 ei.ch for appear
auce at the uext term of Davidson
court.
Ilea lb of .Mr?. Shaw.
Mrs. Rebecca Shuv, wife of the
late Peter Shaw, a prominent educa
tor of Moore county, died at David
sou last week. The deceased is sur
vived by live children: Mrs. R. N.
Page, of Biscr-e; Rev. A. R. Shaw,
t hirlotte: Judge Thos. J. Shaw.
Gie-nsboro; Mrs. Robinson, Greens
boro; Mrs. Phillips, Manly; Misses
Sarah Biid Cornelia Shaw. Davidson.
The remains were inteivd at Bet lies-
da church, near Mt. Gilead, Fridav.
Now is the time to ti-t etr
neighbors to subscribe for The CVu-
ri -r.
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CONDENSED NEWS.
Alvin Huneycutt was killed at a
railroad ciossing near Wadesboro
one day last week. He was iu
wagon with his wife Mid children.
They escaped injury.
Prof. J. .VI. Bandy, civil engineer
of Greensboro, has just completed a
water and sewerage system at Lau
rinburgafu co-it of f 40,(MI0. He
will install another at Wedi shorn.
High Postell, was tried at Ashe
vivle last week for killing Fi-wanl
Edwards, of High Point. L' ( a
plea of murder in ihe m-coikI tlegiee.
acec-pled by I he S.illcl lor.t he deleud
ant w as Kcu'el cc I to ' I v. urs ih the
peuiieoii ity.
Safe Cr.-K-I.eis were in evidence a:
l'ai ieir-f near Wilson last. Fridav
nifhi-. F.,i.ling tlie M pjiiy CiA
Stove ' ' r. ke oe Coiuhiim'iou off
anil by the Use of nitro glycerine the
do.ir 'a .is blown otV. Only was
secured .
Cl.iience Fiuii was sci ious'.y stab
bed at High Point one day I .si weik
as he came out id Hie op! ra house.
His atsalialit is li nktioT.n.
) The National Farmtrs' 1'iiiou ai
New Orleans last week launched a
sc-1 erne to ) hu e S.iit;u,Uut' bales ol
cotton iu a w aieii nise lo hold for
l.j ct 1Mb.
Saturday a lace riU m c.nrrowly
aveil-.t' at 1 ti i liiigtoi., N. ,)., U n.i
prom t utioiicd the militia. The
net started o'.er lie mtirder of a
dice i. Ilicer b a negro criminal.
Mis-j Callie Leach and Mr. El
wood Blair we.ie mairied at 'i'lioni
asvilie last week.
Joe Newman, a young man about
20 years of age, was accidentally
shot in the leg in Stokes county one
day la ;t week. He died a few hours
later from less of blood and shock
to his nervous system.
15 cases of scarlet -ever are re
ported nt Thomasville, and the grad
ed schools have been closed ou ac
conn of tlie epidemic.
The engagement of M'-s Nfary
Verser Gravely, of D ni Ule. to Mr.
Ernest Ciapp.of Gree. sbo.o was
announced last week. The marriage
.ill take place iu Janua-y.
Hay ti"8 Kin aw, aped i" years,
was killed at. a cot - in -in ii- r Linn
berton last. Friday. His coat caught
in a shaft and his body wi.s c-. tried
uiou.id a pulley horribly tnaiulicg
it.
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Mr. T. C. Fields, father of the High
Point Child that was so Brutally
treated at 7 homasville.
Ohio Republicans have endorsed
Senator PorakT for re-election
and for the Republican lonii nation
for President.
Peter . Hairston a imminent
citizen of Davie ci nntv, was thrown
from a horse near Walnut Cove h few
davs ago and was seiiously in jured.
II) is 40 years old.
A company n)18 been formed at
Wilson til publish an afternoon pa
pr. Mr. J. O. Foy is Editor-in-
chief, and R. B. Evans will he citv
editor and advertising manager. $25
is offered to the person suggesting
the name for the paper.
A negro festival a few miles
south of Mt. Gilead. in i;icl;nioud
county last Wednesd iv night, a row
occurred and when over it was fo'ir.d
inai iour nan oeen rnot ami pro
bably two will die. Whiskey was
the cause.
CAROLINA DAY.
Will be
Celebrated In
Schools.
Public
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20th, the
Day.
IntrreMinj; Pamphlet Issued liy llrpart-
in nt of I'.ilin-atiiiii mi the Srotcli
li il Sell Irinciit In Nortli ('aruliiiH.'
A pamphlet h is been issued from
the office of the Mate Snperintetiil
jent of Public Install. :tion which
contains the material for the exer
icises to be held in the public schools
iiifthis Stall North Carolitia
D.iv." Friday 1 -em er ;"lt,'i. TI,,
! iH-i list of ihe cont n ure:
Puface .1. V. Jovner.
I Sug-Rf..iiis lo Teachers J
For
-'AM Ham
illflell.
Oiigtn if the Scute
Mil. a i.e.
L'oiinlie., Sell led in Part b Sco.cil
i Irish in i irangi C. II. M bane.
The lo-gulatois H. C, -',roo.
Capture of Charlotte by Corn
wi.JI.i. M. C. S. Noble.
1'athwi Kind's .Moui.luin W.
(.'. Allen.
My Couutiy, ' i'is of Diet S. F.
Smith,
Rev. D,: id Cald
lt. !
--Jo
eejin M . Moiela a.'..
J.iliie.-! Ki.ox P.Jk
1'el'iiaid.
Ancre-v J.icl;s')ii-
llilulll J.iC'vS.ill -Wllllalil
AleX.ill li
M iry Augusta
:. W. Syken.
I. V.'. Sykes.
Graham R.
1). . I. ouiior.
The coti:h Irish in Nortli Caro
lina; Their Sehools Lharles Lee
I taper.
The old North S. ate- -William
Gaston.
The pamphlet is to be made a
basis for the study ot North Caro
lina history by the schools of the
State for some time before North
Carolnia Day, and on tnat day those
children to whom the different arti
cles have been assigned, will be call
ed ujKin to answer the questions assign-
d them.
"North Carolina Day" in the
puMlC sohoils was provided f ir by
an ae.t of the legislature of 1V01,
and October 12th was the day set
apirt in this act unit as the State
Superintendent designates some
other time. Superintendent Joyner
has changed the date to Mie last
Friday beiore Chrisf.mis for this
year and every succeeding year, as
many of the schools are not in
session in October.
'iiii.t-Kiiiiia.ini.
Ilamsrtir One of tie pretfie-t
v ediiings seen here in a long t me
toik place 'I'm sdi.y, the l'.tih. at the
l.o-pitable Inline of Cnpt. and Mrs.
VV. I). Lane, where their sister. Miss
Sallie For.st, was united in mariiage
to Mr. K ii f us Finuason, the ceremony
being performed by lu'V. Mr. l.'ich
aid en, of High Point. The bride
is prominently connected in Greens
boro, Salisbury, Graham and New
Yori.'. The groom is a wel. known
young man of liamseur.
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Jennie Fields. Central Figure in the
Thomasville Sensation.
Burglars visited M t Gilead last
ThuiodiiV night. They secured tools
from a blacksmith short aud drilled
holes in the safes of the Mt. Gtlenl
Drug Co., and Bruton & Co., but
wire fiigUtell-d away before any
further progress was made. Every
thing was in readiness for ilviniiuie.
No g' cds were misted. The thief.
enteiel a wimloA- at each of die
stores.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
OF RANDOLPH COUNTY.
Perhaps the educational interest
of the county has never been in a
better condition than at the present
time. One recent improvement is
the establishment of two new high
echo Is by Stale aid, one at Fa'iner
and one at IJaniseur. These schools
were made possible by the i i.-ing i.f
a certain ujiount of money in each
pl.ee and the linp'iea ing of the
amount by the Slate. Friends of
edueati. n will lei all the nppiopi i.t
iion by th- l ist L--;.i''uiv of sol),,
odd to be used for Hi.!: Seh,i..l iu-.-tl
(it tlon and to be aoii..r hmed
amoll
the V.l'
. e. unities
j .01 Hoc to . i;e hull!
e;n;h county has
hi. mi. el .
IIon,f .d
loplesel.t 'P.es.
l!.l..-do l.'i ill 1 1 1 1 1 cot t-'nlt T
self
I'eiliinate in securing tl:e.-e l.m
schools. It w 11 mean the jd.'iciu.r
oi high re! ool inl: uciion wjiliii:
the leach et -aiys and gilds ..mi pub
lic SlIiooI irai tiers al a Iniii'iiin::! of
expense as tii'tiou Mi tiles' school
w,ll befueto lln.-e i llglhh-to , liter.
fhe high school will be run m con-
eetioti w i;n ihe leme-itarv uo.k,
I'd consists of ii st: ui-t'on beioml
ihe common y.-hoo! branch's, which
me included in the li.ci ev eu
of work. It rhould not I e under
stood that instruct on i i (he elemen
tary nraiK'hes is tree of mi nm, I nt
as scon as th.se are completed in
any rchuol the student, can etllel Hie
h'gh school department Jree ol tu.
tlon. 'i he course of st udy embrace.- fmir
years of woik. It will be s-en f ; nn
the couise w hich appeals below that,
upon the completion of the woi k a
studetit would he weil prepared for
teaching or for entrance into any of
our best cjI leges and uniei situs.
It ought to mean thao every t acht-r
in tht couuty would lake tlie entile
course as soon as possi' le.
The couise of study follows: F.rst
yeai EnKluh History, Arithmetic
and Algebra, Euglish Grammar aud
Literature, Latin and Introduction
to Science,
Second year Algebra, Aucient
History to S0O A. D., English Coui
pooitio aud Liteiatiue, Latin and
PliVbical Geography.
Third year Algebra and Plane
Geometiy, Mediaeval and Modern
History, English Compostt ou and
Literature, Latin. Greek and l'lns c.-.
1-oditn year Geometry and" Ad
vanced Aiitlinieii.', American mid
N. C. History with Chics, English
Composition, Wheiorie and Liteia
t u it, Latin, Gavk and G -i man.
I'io,. S. f. L.iiier will be Mioer
ItlUlidel.t of Hie Fanner High
School una Prof. W. P. U hite, of
UulilSelir. l oth are com eti iu men
and it is earnestly hoped that mam
wnl avail themselves of this oppor
t unity to tin uai high school work
this year, because tin- appropriation
will go :iiu, filed Dec. lt.
.N KW sell lot, llofSKS.
The people of liandolph county
have decided that it dots not pay to
have school in the old l.r house.
They want something be'ti-i- aid
their '.le.-ir-s are taking d. finite torm
in action. Dtuir.g the last four oi
five years nrich piognss has been
made along this line, ami this year
Lids f-iir to in lintain the pace.
Ju Trinity township the old Mil
ler school h ue has been moved and
a new addition made to one end of
the luilhlltig. Messrs. 1). M. Wel
born and P. C. Flovd are the coin-
Mrs. Fit I Is. Mother of the Unfortu
nate Little Jennie.
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mittee and Mr. W. S. Needham, of
Greensboro, is the teacher.
Tlie new local tax district known
as Glen. In, in New Maik.r, will
soon have a new house completed.
This hou-e is very large and built ia
aexiruetice with modern plans.
When h'. isied it will accommodate
l;'-'n'ui.ils with space for two teach
eis. i he people in that c. niinunity
ar-- iilne to 1 1 -ii- needs ami no doubt
the school will be siici es.-fu!. Mes
srs. A. J'. Cnltratie, K. L. Davis,
II. L. h ie, T. O. Maish, and
J A. Kng.isu are Hie in. n.bers
of ihe board of trustees. Miss Mas
sah Lam et h. of Asheboro, wiil be
gin tin- school early iu De em' er.
li.:!iiet No. 1, oi Piiiey (irove,
of Concu-d, nnd.-r the able oii;iervis
lo.i id Mr. f rank liniermi and his
assistants, has j-.ist finished a larga
house and furnished it with good
oesk-. These people are enthusias
tic alid lunch advaiiceuieiit may be
txpectid fiom them it; the Hear f u
init. Mr. Thomas Ingrain, of Bom
bay, a teacher uf much experience,
will b-miflteiif this situation this
year.
The etn rgetic committee of dis
trict No. 13, or Rocky Mount, of
(rant, has been working wonders.
Aooat a year ag.i their house was
veiy unfortunately burned, but the
rally "as made and today there is
in) better house of the size iu the
county, his also well heated ami
good new desks are in position. The
committee consists uf Messrs. II. D.
Smith, S. G. Spjon and J. Al.Kitig.
'r. W. R. Ashworth, of Asheboro,.
Route 2, is teaching for them.
Down in New Hope they are build
ing a new house for the Oak Glad
School. This is district No. 3.
Messrs. W. F. II x, T. L. Miller
and J. B. Carter are the committee.
rhecommuuity surrounding An
tiock church aud the schoolhouse of
the same name, in Brower, is per
haps making the greatest transfor
mation. To renUcp the nrpapnt
j building which is about 20 feet long
and 10 feet high, with a huge fire-1
! plac for Ivating ap; attus and with
I a very poor roof to prottct then
j from the rain and suow, the peopl
, are planning to erect a large iranie
; building in keeping with tl e gener
al idea of schoolhouse architecture.
, This work w ill commence at an early
j date and pushed to completion ia
i time for school early in January.
Perhaps some houses have "been
itupii.ved without notice being re
ceived at the oflice. It is necessary
! to mention the addition of 10 feet
' to the primary room of the Central
; Falls house. This house is well con
structed ami futtiis-hei seating ca
! paeitv for 125 pupils or more. Mis
, Carrie Evei hart, of Thomasville, is
! principal with Miss Fleta Fox, of
.vsi.eiioro, as assistant. Me.-srs. E.
L. York, C. L. Hutch rson aud K,
H. Liick compose the committee.
Tnere are still some po.irly equip
ped houses and some buildings that
should be replaced by b. ttel struct
ures. No doubt there will be a de
cided improvement in the next year.
Indeed some plans have aire uly beea
litim licd. To supplement the usual
efforts for improvement we now have
the Woman's Betterment A s.iciatioii
in working order, and we confident
ly expect grea: things from it. Ex
perience has proved that the women
of other counties have almost trans
formed conditions and as much may
and should Ik- done ii. Randolph.
We tisk the heaity cooperation of all
concerned in the work of education
in our efforts to piovule better build
ings and more attractive grounds
vite Murderer to Hang.
The Supreme Court has refused
' grant a new trial to Frazier Jones,
who was convicted in Guilford Su
perior Court of murdering his wife
at Gibsonville on last Thanksgiving
Day. He was sentenced to hang
last January, but on account of the
appeal the sentence was not execut
ed. The da? for execntiou will be
6xed by Gov. Glenn when decision
is returned to the clerk of Guilford
court.
Hurled at Arlington.
Brigadier General Geo. E. Pond,
of the U. S. A., died at the home of
his sister Mrs. H. T. Bahnson at
Salem last week. The remains were
interred at the Arlington Cemetery
at Washington last Saturday.