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Courier. r T5he COURIER J3he COURIER Advertising Columns Bring Results. Leads in Both News and Circulation. ..jL.i Issued Weekly. PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. $1.00 Per Tea VOL XXXII. ASHEBORO, , N. C.,, THURSDAY. December 12, 1907. No 47 RELIGIOUS BODIES HOLD MEETINGS. Methodists in Session at New Berne. APPOINTMENTS OF LOCAL IN TEREST. Tbe Baptists Declare Uncompromisingly Against liquor and for State Prohi bition. The Methodist Conference of Eastern North Carolina met at New berne last week, The session was a busy one. Tne reports of the committees ou the different depart ments of char;h work showed good progress in nearly a'l departments, and plans were uiade for more ex tensive work during the coming year. The nexlrmeeting of the confer ence will be held at Durham. Among tbe appointments of local interest made by the Conference are: Raleigh District- R. B. John, Presiding Elder. Frankllutoii, S. E. Gollniue. Durham District: J B. Hurley, P.-esldlng El der. Main Street, Durham, Rev. M. Brudshaw. Chapel Hill, W. U. Royal, Mount Tirzuh, J. B. Thompson. Burlington, K. M. Snipes. Burlingtou Circuit, E. O. Duraut. East Burlingtou, Graham and Haw River, W. F. StuuforJ. Fayetteville District, J. T- Glbbs, Presiding Elder. Hay Street Fayetteville, O, F. Smith. Fayetteville Circuit, V. A. Royal. Hope Mills, T. H.Sutton. Cokesburg, N. M. McDonald. Roseboro, M. D. Hunsey. Bladen, E, B. Craven. Buckhorn, J. fl. Buffalo. Sampson Circuit, L. D. Famhaw. Dunn, A. J. Parker. Duke, J. M. Daniel. Newton Grove, N. H. Grey ton Pitteboro, G. P. Jerome. . Haw River, N. M. Watson. Ooldstou, J, W.Hoyle. Cartilage, H M Euro. Eliae, E. M. PattUhall. Banlord. R. W. Bailey. Janiboro, L. H. Jorer. .,: ,.. ik-. Iillington, W. C. Martin. BUer City, E. R.. Welch. Rockingham District, W, H. Moore, Presiding Elder. Rockingham, J. E, Underwood. Roberdel, A. J. Orober, Richmond, N. L. Seabolt. Mt, GUead. L. P. Howard. Pekln, W. A. Jenkins. Troy, J. W. Bradley. Aberdeen, D. N. Caviness. Hamlet. T. A. Bikes. Laurel Hill, F. B. Noblitt. Gib on, L. L. Nash. Lauriuburg, N. H D. Wilson Maxton and Caledonia, E. H. McWhorton. Red Spring-', R. H. Broiin. Rowland, J. M. Ashby. Lumberton, E. M. Hoyle. Elizabeth, E. M. Watson. Robeson, T. J. Duller. Wilmington District, R. V. Townsend, Prwid lng Elder. Carteret, D. A. Futrcl. Warrenton District, W. 8. Rone, Presiding El der. Roanoke. 0. B. Perry. Garysburg, D. L. E unliart. Conway, W. F Craven. State Baptist Convention. Probably the largest convention of Baptists ever assembled in the State met at Wilmington last week and continued through Saturday. One of the most important acts of the convention was the decision to broaden the plans for both home and foreign missions. It was de cided to increase the appropriation from $40,000 to $45,000. Dunn?; the past year 3.229 conver sions were reported, 2,372 baptisms, and 1,345 additional to the church by letter. The total amount report ed raised by missionaries is $55,088. 01. During this year 155 more bap tisms are reported than last year; 330 more con versiomjand $2,164.26 more money has been laised by missiona ries. The Conference passed resolu tions submitted by A. D. Ward de claring '-uncompromising hostility to the liquor ratfic" and for State prohibition. Also resolu ions condemning tne action of tbe President in taking "In God We Trust," from U. S. coin. A great plea goes up from the press of the county for 'he people to have confidence is a thing much to be desired, bin something must be done with our financial condition so that a few skiuiictrs atuiot create a panic to suit their wan s before the masses will have much confi dence. Catawba News. GRAND JURY REPORT. Reports Jail Unsafe and Recommends Building- of a Mew One. To his honor Judge Justice: We, the Grand Jury for December Term, 1907, beg leave to submit the following report: We have completed the business before our body; have returned all tbe bills submitted to us for action, and have made presentments of all matters which are within our knowl edge. .We visited the county home by a committee. We find 24 lumates 11 males, white, 11 females, white; one male, colored; nd one female, colored. 8 are sane, 8 are iusune and 8 are idiots. We further find one horse, two cows aud three hogs, all of which are in good condition; 250 bushels com, one barrel kraut, one barrel beans, one barrel cucum berp, 40 bushels sweet potatoes, 7o bushels Irish potatoes and a fine field of turnips, ahout. t acre. We visited the jail in a body a ad fiud that it is kept in as good condi tion as could be expected under the circumstances. We find the roof leaks in two different places, and we recommend that this da repaired. The innmies of the jail report thai they receive good food and are hu inanely treated. We.recommend the building of a new modern jail, as we consider the present one unsafe. We have visited the various coun ty offices, and find that they are well kept, so far as we are able to tell; but we heartily recommend that the county commissioners tke im mediate steps to erect 8 new and commodious court house, with fire, proof vaults for the protection of the recoids. We .find, upon investi gation otthecountj - treasurer's books, that there is a "balance on hand of $8257.00: . G. T. MURDOCH, Foreman Grand Jury. Dec. 4, 1907 LOUISIAN'S CALLED SESSION. Extra Session of Legislature Saves the State Great Expense. The extra session of the Alabama Legislature adjourned last week, hav ing reduced the running expenses of the State nearly $1,000 a (lav and in creased the income $100,000 per annum bv a law which will lend the State's money to the financial insti tutions which bid for it at the high est rate of iuterest. It also paved the way for a con stitutional amendment which will prohibit State suits against foreign corporati ins going into the Federal courts and for tbe election of U . t Sena'ors by direct election. The fees of the secretary of Btate, staie tax collectors and tounty reg isteis of deeds aud sheriffs were also reduced. LIBERTY TELEPHONE CO. Constructing Long Distance Lines Offices of the Company are Prominent Business Men. The Liberty Telephone Company has been granted the privilege of constructing a line from Julian to Climax. The company also propos es to build a line to Siler City and Staley. The Liberty Telephone Company is composed of a number of the most progressive men of the town. It's officers are: President, J. F. Pickett; secretary and treasurer, J. A. Hornaday; directors, C. P. Smith, Jr.. A. E. Lewis, A. W. Curtis, G. A. Foster, M. D. and W. M. Hanner. Fire at Carthage. The cotton gin of G. C. Graves and 25 bales of cotton, and the Machine Shop of Ryder & Co, at Carthage, were destroyed by fire last week. The loss is estimated at $6,000. The fire started from a match passing through the gin fireing the cotton. King Oscar II Dead. Oscar II, King of Sweden died Sundty morning. King Oscar was born in 1829. and in 1872 he sue ceeded his brother to the throne. He wa a wise ruler and loved bv his tubjeot?. His son Duke of Vreuilaud, succeeded to the throne. CONDENSED NEWS. Tbe Oklahoma Legislature has passed a Jim Crow Car law by an overwhelming majority. ' Burlington recently voted $100,000 to pnt in a water and sewerage system. R C. Cotner, assistant ticket agent of the Southern -at Greens boro, with his family, are' v siting relatives at Liberty. . .? Tbe Carolina Furniture. Co., of High Point, is a new $25,000 con cern for that town. Stephen OJell, C. A. Cline and Jjo. Mc Daniel are incorporators.. ' The Burgarhaw Traction Co., was recently chat tercd by the Stafe to operate an olectrio railway con necting Burlington, Graham and haw River. . The National Republican Execu tive Coumtitee has selected Chicago as the place for holding tba next uatioual Convention and Jaae loth the date. I Col. Wm. Elliott, appoints by President Roosevelt to Uke charge of the work of marking the conf. d- erate grr.ves in the North dil sud denly Mt Beaufoid, 8. U. last Thurs day. A. H. aud Robt. Woody. of Crawford ville, Iud.. are visiting relatives in Chatham county. Messi.s. Woody left Chatham county in 1861, and this is their first visit to, the old North State since they left. The home of Lem Clapp, a colored farmer 10 miles east of Greensboro, was destroyed by fire Monday after noon. Two of his children perished in the flames. The origin is un known. The Supreme Court laateek re versed the decision of Judge Long in his fine of $30,000 imposed npon tbe Southern Railway for alleged violation of the 2 1-4 cent passenger rate. , ';- A shrewd swindler ratte'd Lex ington a few days ago and succeeded in passing bogus checks to the amount cf $40. H. D. Rcnrboro, H. Harris & Bro., acd Jule C. Smith were the Iobp rs. Tbirty-five cotton mills through ont New England that were closed down on account of the stringent money market have resinned opera tion. They will work day and night to take cire of orders. New Garden Hal', the new dormi tory for girls, at Guilford College has just been completed at a cost of $20,000. Tbe rooms have already been taken, solarge is the enroll ment this year. At the baby show held at the Jamestown Exposition just before it closed, the baby of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Sergeant was awarded first prize, it being the prettiest nnder one vear old. Mr. Sergeant is a son of Mrs T. J. Fraley, of Sanford, Fla. Miss Aline Kindall was run over and killed by a street car at Char lotte last Friday, She in company with two lady friends had jii6t alighted from a street car when she was struck by an approaching car on another track. Trip suit acaingt U. S. Marsha' Millikan in the Guilford Superior finnrt.. in whirth thp widow of John Brume alleges $25,000 damages, has ben transferred to the federal Onnrt. The case orows out of the killing of Brame, a distiller, by the revenue officers during a raid. The hearing of the railroad rate investigation before Standing Mas ter Montgomery was completed last Thursday at Raleigh, and Jndge Montgomery is now preparing a re port for the Federal Court giving his impression. Mrs. Clara Blood zood. the actress. a star on the stage and a member of a well known New York family, commit tea suicide in a notel in Bal timore Thursdav night in her room just as the hour arrived for the cur tain to rise for her own show, "The lruth, in which sne took the lead ing part. f. M. Fox, the manager of the Standard Drug Co here for several months has gone to North W'ilkes boro whpre he has accepted a posi tion. His friends hope for his re'urn to Asheboro before many months. The dispensary was voted out of Pikeville Monday by two majority. Crumpacker and Keiffer have again introduced bills to reduce Southern representation. Senator Overman is to be placed on the Democratic Steering Com mittee. The ie8ul-. of the prohibition elec tion at La Grange Monday declared the town dry almost unanimously. Allen J. Ruffin, a prominent bank er of Raleigh, will be married Jan. 1st to Miss Annie Grav Nash, of Tarboro. Mr. Ezekiel Elliot1, died recently at his home near Pleasant Garden, from heart, disetse. fie is survived bv a wife, four sons aud three daugh ters. Jas. K. NorhVt, of Winston Sa'en, has b'en apooiuted director of the Hospital for Insane at Mar- canton; succeeding Joe, Jacob, re signed. Mrs. Louisa M. Tuft, mith"r of Secretary Wm. H. Tift, die 1 at her home at Milhury Mas?., Saturday. Secretary Taf t is ptill absent from the States on his tour of the world. John Clinard. a merchant of Cen- terville, south of Salem committed suicide Sunday. Financial depres sion was the cause. He was a member of the J. O. A. M. J. A. Mtindav, - hile working at a planing mill at Sratesvillo, was in jured !n his right eye by being bit with a piece of timber thrown by the planer. R. W. Harris, who obtained con siderable money from E. G. Gilmer and other hotel men in this State, is still at large and has recently com mitted forgeries in West Virginia. The fines have been naid bv the three German citizens who were re cently placed on the roads in Rowan oonnty for vagrancy and they are t)Qw rree. . Dr. James F. Beall, of Liniood Davidson county died of Pneu monia, agea 71 years, tie was a physician and Major iu the confed erate Army. Prasident Roosevplt tells Con gress that "the protective tariff principle" is essential to our welfare Yet under the highest tariff ever known we are suffering from i Republiian panic. The towu of Madison in Rocking. ham County suffered a loss f $20,000 by fire in the business sec tion of the town Saturday. Buildings destroyed included generil stores, dental offices telephone office aud a livery stable. Governor Glenn denies the report that a compromise has been reached in the railroad rut investigation and it is rnrther stated that the negotia tions for u compromise have been de dared off. The matter will be set tled in the courts. The Chatham Record says that Mrs. Manule Lindley, of lladley towuship, possesses a cat that is as good a rabbit, squirrel and quail "Jog" as one desires, and tint it frequently goes into the field and re turns w;th some of the gur.e men. dotted. The New York Herald of last Wednesday arnounced the resigna tion of Geo. I. Whitney as President of the Whitney Power Co.. of Whit ney, Rowan county, Col. J. S. Henderson, of Salisbury, attorney for tbe company, says the resignation will not effect the operation at Whitney. Annapolis Cadetshlp. Representative Page asks us to say that there are two vacancies from the Seventh Congressional Dis trict at Annapolis, and that he would like to have applications for these places from young men, actual residents of the district, who are be tween the ages of 16 and 21, and who are qualified to stand the exsni i nation. The town of Asheboro ha3 an or dinance forbidding the shooting of fire works within the city limits. Violators are liable for a fine of one dollar for each offense. Mayor Rob ins tried several cases Tuesday in which the defendants were charged wi :h violating this ordinance. NEGRO FOR AND EMBEZZLEMENT DEATH OF MR. WINNINGHAM. Aged and Respected Citizen Dead from Paralysis J. N. Winningham, one of the oldest and best citizens of Randolph county, died at the home of his son, K. L. Winningham, Saturday. Tbe deceased was born December 27th, 1823, and at his death was nearly 84 years old. He was a tnta of re markable health unti a few months ao, when he suffered a stroke of paralysis. Since th it time he rapid ly declined until his death, which followid another s!rjke rec rived three weeks ago. Mr. Winningham was uwried December 9th, 1847 to Miss Nancy M. Fox, whose death occurred Aug. 30th. 1903. He was a sou of the late Gaiues Winningham, and al ways lived at the place of his birth, near Ash-b jro, nntil a few months ago when he went to live with his son four miles south of Asheboro, in Grant township. Ihe decea-fd was for lo years a deputy sheriff ucMng as ofticer to the grand jury ti'itil thclose of the ad ministration of Sheriff Jtoss. His father before bim was for 27 vears a deputy sheriff. Mr. Winningham is survived by twosonc: Messrs. K. L. Winning ham, of Asbeb "io, R. F. D., aud M. U Winningham, of near Central trails. T.ie remains were taken to Cedar Falls Monday for interment. EXPLOSION IN MINES. Causes Death of Hundreds of Miners Black Damp Caused Cave-In. . Four hundred personsare believed to have been killed in a mine dis aster at Monongah, W. Va , last Friday. The work of rescuing the bodies from the-mine proceeds slow ly ou account or the fire which still rages in the mines. Many bodies have been brought to the surface, hut the majority are so m tngled and charred that it is almost impossible to identify them. Ihe explo ion occured soon after tne change of shifts, and while it is not definitely known it is elieved thai the explos ion was ciused from a blast by a miner which ignited black damp, a powerful mine guS, which was followed by a cave-iu. The mine is one of th largest bituminous coal mines in the county. 141 dead bodies have been brought to the surface and many more have ben located in the mines. The cause of tbe accident cannot be as certained. New M. P. Pastor. Rev. T. M. Johnson, the new pastor of the Asheboro Methodist Protestant Church, has entered upon the duties of his r;ew charge and oc cupied the pulpit Snuda morning foi the arst time. He was heard by a large congregation. His subject was "Strength and Beauty in the Sanctuary", a id Ins text is found in Psalms 96-6. His bertnon was filled with interpsr, throughout. Those who hea d h m weie deeply im pressed by his earnest iess and the plain, practical maimer in which he handled his subject. Another inter esting sermon was delivered at night. Mr. Johnson is oue of the most earnest workers in his denomination and Asheboro is to be congratulated upon securing him. For four yeirs Mr. John-on served his conference as president. The Rate Case Opinion. While our State Supreme C nrt has said that .the legislature cannot impose a penalty on a railroad and permit the road also to be indicted yet the court has held that the agents were indictable for disobey ing the state law in Relling tickets at a higher price then the law permitted. The court has also held that tbe penalty is good, that Judge' Pritchard bad no jurisdiction that his restraining ord r was said This being true the state can con trol corporations and all this clap trap about the unconstitutionality of the act falls to the groud. Mr. E. A. Hamlet has sold his home in Asheboro to W, M. Burns. Smallpox is reported at China Grove, Rowan county. FORGERY Forgery of Insurance Commission er's Name. CLAIMED TO BE ORGANIZE! COLORED INSURANCE CO. Sent Receipts for Money to Colored Me chaut at Asheboro Purported to Signed by Insurance Commission James R. Young. L. S. McMillan, a negro insurant agenr, was arrested at Wadesboi Tuesday on a varraat sworn out Taylor Waddell, a colored merchai of Asheboro. The warraut charges McMilla wit'i etiihrzzleuient and forgery three cases in which he delivered Waudell receipt? for money bearii the signature of James R. Youa Insurance Commissioner, in t handwriting of McMillan. McMillau was iu Asheboro seven weeks pgo claiming to promote t organ iztriou of a colored insuran company , to lie known as the Asa boro it'ji let & benevolent Assoc! tion, for the purpose of issuing sii oeneui anu accident policies. I succeeded in securing from Waddi $40 for a charter on August 261 and $61 for licenses on Septemhf lotn. lue last item was divided two payments. Securing this mo! ey he left, claimiug to go to Raleit to complete the organization. Id a few davs three receipts as abq were returned signed by Comm! sioner Yo"ng, but they were not i Young's Biguatures. When a lit latei McMillan asked for more mo ey to complete the organization dell consulted an attorney, whi lead to the arrest. Deputy Sheriff Hayworth went VVade8boro yesterday after the prj oner. I Pay Your Subscription. ' Most of our subscribers have pi their subscription in advance, q in a few instances some have i paid in advance, although we ado ed this rule more than a year &J Recently we examined our bot and found that out of all our sr, scribers only 900 of them owed i anything. We sent statements these. 900 requesting that they n promptly". Some have respondi but not all. The cost of getti t a newspaper the size of jUouiier is considerable; wages i high, and bills have to be met. ' would thank every subscriber : send us all he can, and pay iu vance if pcssiblf . . 1 I'i.lriit Meeting of Odd Fellows, At a meeting of the Tenth I trict of the Independent Order Odd Fellows held at Greensb last week, 11. L. Woodard,i Greensboro was elected Preside! D. Dove, of Franklin ville, i President; Frederick Brandly, Draper, Secretary and L. D. M- dennall, of Raudleinan, treasurer The attendance was large enthusiasm great. Mauy inter j nig addresses showed tbe orde a tiinving condition. 1 The meeting noted to meet ! j March loth, 1908, at some pltj j be decidee upon later. B. & L. Elect Officers. An adj mrueJ meeting of People's building & Loan Asso tion of Asheboro, was held last J day for the purpose of electing ( cers. W. J. Armtield, Jr. was elec president; D.' B. McCrary, presiJeutand P. 11. Morris, secret aud treasurer. . D. Simpson j S. W. Laughlin were elected m bers of the hoard of directors, j Whitney Firm Falls. Geo. I. Whitney, until last president of the W hituey Co., at ' Narrows," has failed, and the W ney & Stevenson Co., and Whit( Stevenson & Co , of Pittsburg, k filed a petition iu bankruptcy.,' is thought that the failure of i Whitney will not effect the Whit Co., at "The Narrows." J Star Personal. 1 Miss Myrtle Stout returned her home Saturday, from South i oliua, where she has been studj uiusic for tbe past two years. Her many f rienda will be glal leurii of h r great improvenierj music aud all welcome her backi -1 "I 1 1
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