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7 G c (7-r -"-, r Ghe COURIER j Leads In Do(n News and - Circulation. j 6tf COURIER Advertising Columns Bring Results. Israed Weekly. ' PRTlirqPLES, HOT MEN. $1.00 Per Year VQLXXXUI. ' ASHEBORoTn. C,, THURSDAY March 12,1908. No It FIRE AT STAR. PUnt of the Montgomery Holler Mill Co. Burned. . The Montgomery Holler Milk at 8 tar wa8 destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The fire was discover) by the night watch nan at the1 Star Lumber Company about one o'clock in the morning. He gare the alarm immediately but the . flames had gained such headway as to make alll effort to 6top their progress in vain For some time the store of the Star Mercantile Company wa in danger but by hard work was saved. The mill was principally owned by Mr. B. Auman. It is reported that there was no insurance on the plaut. " OFFERING FOrIwISSIONS. Interesting Service at the Methodist l'rotastant Church (Sunday Mglit. An interesting service was held at the Methodist Protestant Church Sunday night in the interest of missions. The pas or. Rev. T. M. Johnson spoke jriefly on the sub ject of missions. A paper on Japan, by Miss Esther Ross.aiid a recitation by Lola Presiiell were horn interest ing and instructive. A duet by Mrs. Johnson, sopratiu, and Miss Ruth Fox, alto, was also a pleasiug feature or the program. The special collection for the causa of missions amounted to about $13.00. The Anti-Prohibition Meeting at Salis bury. The meeting uThler the call of Geo. L. Morton, of Wilmington, for a meeting of democrats who are op posed to prohibition for a conference in Salisbury, on Thursday of last week, it appears was attended by onlv a few democrate. It is said udou authori ;y that Capt. J. R McNeill, of Feyetteville, Geo. L. Morton, of Wilmington, and Mr. Brooks Empie, of Wilmington, were the only persons living outside Balis bury who were present at the con ference. From another source it is learned that Mr. Harry Stubbs, of Martin County, was there. And from siill another urce it is learned that Mr: C. U. Harris, of Raleigh, was in at tendance. The report sent out to the newspapers is that there were only three, and the names of those as tiven were uopt. McNeill, ueorge L. Morton and Harrv stubbs. But the truth about the matter appears to be that there were two others, Mr. Brooks Empie, of Wilmington, and Mr. C. U. Ha-ns, of Kaleign Col. A. H. Boyuen, of Salisbury, was elected chairmau of the State Executive committee. It is said that there will be an executive com mittee in each ot the 10 congress ional districts. Will Open Skating Rsnk. T.'M. Montgomery, of High Point, spent Monday in Asheboro in the intrest of establishing a ska intr rink iwAsheboro. He has car. ' ed the McAlister building near the courthouse and will bavejthe ground floor put in shape for the run. He expects to open it to the public within ten days. Mr. Kan. Wilson is associated with him. Mew School At Southern Pine. The new school bnilding just completed at Southern Pines at a t cost of $10,000 was dedicated last week. Robert C. Ogden, of New York, was the principle speaker, In his address he paid a high trib ute to the people of the State and the progress of education in North Carolina. Salisbury Federal Court. The Courier announced recently that arrangements had, been mads for hoi jing Federal court at Salis bury. The district will be compos ed of the Counties of Rowan, Stan ley and Davidson and possibly Ca barrus counties. . - 41m Haaltfc Released. Jim Smith, the notorious block, ader of Smithtown, Stakes county, has been released on a boud of f 100, 000. He hs returned to his home in Dieses. Met a Candidate. E. C. Beddingfield, member of the North Carolina Corporation Commission, announces that be is ' not candidate for reelection. The Randolph Book 'Club meets with Mrs. J. L). Simpson on Friday at 3:30 p. m. DEATH OF MRS. CRAB FORD. Funeral at Parmer Friday Last-Was Highly Esteemed. Mrs. Rosina Maaiau, wife of Mr. Zimri Granfotd, died at her home at Hills Store, Friday after an illness of several months. She had been in ill health for about a year. Mrs. Cranford was 58 years old. The deceased is survived by her husband and ,-seveu children. They are Messrs U. u. aud u. u. uranrora, or Asheboio, Mrs John Ingram, f Farmer: Mrs. Charles Scot', of Carey, E. H. Crat-ford, of Mon. cure; Mrs. Mattie Elliott, of David son county and Albert Cranford, of farmer. .- ibe funeral was conduct ed at Concord Church at Farmer mav. All the children were present except C. C. Crauford, who was detained on account of sickness. and Mrs. Elliott. The deceased was highlv esteemed by all in her community ami the bereaved relatives have the sympa thy of a ho.it of friends iu Ran dolph. RECEIVER FOR ROAD. ANOTHER Western Man land Itnilroad Cannot Meet Obligations and Kwt'ivtr It Ap pointed. President B. F. Rush, of of the Western Maryland liailroad, has been appointed recmer of that road and will continue to operate the road under direction of the United States Circuit Court of Bal timore. The petition for receiver states that obligatiors amounting to $1,250,000 will be due April 1st and that the company cannot care for them. This is one of the largest roads of the East. A Surprise Birthday Party. If r. and Mrs. W. D. Spoon gave surprise social to a number of friends of thir daughter, Miss Farla Spoon, Saturday evening in honor of her birthday anniversary. The evening was heartily enjoyed by all. Toe invited guests were Ethel Hutchinson, Sue Hoover, Mattie Kivett, Lollie Jones, Lynette Swain, Erie Atohinson, Marietta Betts, Le- la Hall, Ulah Glatgow, Basil Brit- tain, Gns Hayworth, Jim Davts, James Swain and Colin Spencer. Ham Burned. A barn belonging to James Lamb, at Randleman, was destroyed by fire bunaay. 1 he horse and buggy was saved but all the feed, tools, etc were destroyed The bain caught from a bre which had beu kindled near the building by his little 5-year-old son, who was playing "burning off new laud' Public Speakings. The voters of Rant olph county will have the pleasure of hearing the two Demociatic candidates for Governor Monday and Tuesday of next week. Mr. Kitchen will speak in the courthouse on Monday at the noon recess of court and Mr. Craig on Tuesday at the same hour. Greensboro Bank Closed. The City National Rank, of Greensboro, one of the oldest banks in the State, has closed its doors, The continued finaucial depression and inability to collect outstanding notes and accounts is the cause The bank will pay all the depositors and have a safe margin left for the stockholders. Killed His Father. Cad Page, a white farmer, living near Wilson, was shot and killed by his 15-year-old son last 1 nursday. The father had been drinking and threatened to kill his wife with a pistol which he held. The boy see ing his father advance- toward the helpless woman, picked up a shot gnn and fired. Ha Mere Small Pes. Dr. S. A. Henley, county snperio tendent of health, who has been treating several cases of small pox near Ramsenr, announces that he has dismissed all the patients and has fumigated the houses, and that he has practically stamped out the disease. President Winston Going Abroad President Geo. T. Winston will soon leave for Europe, where he will study agricultural education as taught in the Schools of Great Britain, FranceGermany, and Bel gium, where great progress has been made along this line. Does Prohibition Prohibit? PRO. 4. M. WAY, Written for The Courier. . ' .' '.. The anti-prohibitionists have a hobby which, long ago worn out, and placed, as an epitaph, on the tomb of Annanias, they use every day, iu every argument, and on every occasion.' E ery time the vhiskey question is raised a choru of red nosed prevaricators cry out, "Pro hibition dou't prohibit." To meet this stock argnni-iit, it will be well for those who f.ivor prohihiton to look into trw miir.er Does prohibition proiiibr? It. eei tamly does. What does it pr it.itu i ? What is 'it intendid to p ohihn? The LKfiAL SALE OF WHIS KEY, nothing leg.-, nothing more. We nov have ali the l.iws ne'V-ry to piohiint the II,L!2't.YI.;S LE o whiskey, mid the lv now 'so 'much t needed i the one thut will pctiit ic the State from either a-iliug ir pro t Cting Others ill Selling whrt-kev. Wnerever the legal s-ile. of . whis key ex".sts, the givernm.; boly' ami every citizen is u party to if. 1 mv citizens are unwilling parr.- to such a trallic, and thev want a I w tji t' wiil lake away the stum thus pi t'l-d npon th.ui.lt is but fair ihut thev should have the relief deniauded. They get no profit, but fverv year are called upon to pay the expense of la'ge ciitninl conrc oikets, made la ge by the sde of whiskey and the evils that follow. But a ed-nosed advocate of sa loons and dispensaries says: "If you close the places where whiskey is sold openly you'll have blind tigers everywhere. vvnowiiirnn tnemr How is it that a certain class or people know that we will have them? Who. will patronize them, the man who talks so londlv about them, or the man who favors prohibition. If every solicitor in North Carolina should prove as succesafull in run ning them down as the one in the Seventh District the blind' tigers will soon be wearing another kind of stripes "Can the leopard change his Bpotar Mo; but Hammer can put new stripes on blind tigers. "Saint John tells of a woman who, taken in adnltery, was carried before Christ by the Scribes and Pharasees. Under the Mosaic law, she would have been stoned to death. The Scribes and Pharasees, in an attempt to get Christ tangled iu his teach ings, asked him what should be the penalty for her crime. He knew the Mosaic law, but thought it wrong for the guilty to punish the woman. Then came the famous answer: "He that is without sin araoung you, let him cast the first stone." Convict ed by their own guilty conciencea, the woman s accuseis left one by WAS PROSPEROUS FARMER. In the Death afXixon Presnell Randolph looses a Good Citizen. Nixon Presnell, one of Randolph couaty's best citizens, and owner of a large farm about four miles east of Asheboro, died Monday night after a lingering illness of several weeks. Mr. Presnell was about 78 years old and was a model citizen, quiet, industrious and always inter ested in the development of hif, county. ' The deceased was a brother of Messrs. Randall and Uriah Presnell, of Asheboro, and is survived by several children. Among them are Messrs. Henry, Braxton and John Presnell, of Asheboro, Mesdames George Bean, Russell Williams and Herbert McGee, 'of the connty. The bereaved family have the sympathy of the entire community. The funeral was conducted at Cedar Falls yesterday. The deceas ed, a Confederate Veteran, was a member of Company I, 22nd North- Carolina Regiment. Wake Republicans. The yonng Republican lawyers in Raleigh don't fare very, well in the paimaries. In one word a negro was elected delegate and the white lawyer was put on as an alternate, that is, offered a seat on the second table if the negro didn't show up. The other white lawyer was told by the negro that what he said was not the truth. That's Republicanism Jin the year 1908, as it was in the year lobs- v. .News & Observer. P.ls.rr, S. C. one until they were all gone, leav ing the woman 40 receive sentence from Christ. When Christ observed that the accusers of the woman were gone, He told hr to go, aud sin no more." In order to ronvict blind tigers wi'h clear eoncience, the Sta'e nin-ir. quit srlling whiskey, or becoming a party to che sale thereof though the license sys'piii. I submit that if it in wrong for blind tigers to sell whiskey it is wrong for the State to 811 it, or to aliow it to be sobJ. ijei tne Jst.-tte, therefore, nrst clear hereif of the crime i'i every wav, aud then' with a fnce t h:ir will command the respect, of her ltd nit''Mis slir- c i u 6'ione the blind o de ttn. Sh'o ua and di-pensuries are more fiUUOfll "ilell. of VIC It!! I lie. b ui ,,i-r ." Thev are the screen!-h-hiiid which :i ninltiru le of hlind uge: hit1'-. FiriC tear 'low i the -oiVr-M, I 'I 'll iluirov t'le.lilin I tigers. If uiev II -i- lo uie iuiigle.-i, ttesii'oy llle jiiigli-s. I'roh'fiinoii does proiihit thf egal sale -r whiskev, tf.irs vu ti scie-us le'ii id whnai uiost hlind if rs hole, gives the !St.nte a clear C inscie !( in p'oeciiti:ig thosrf tn oell wm-kny i.l g illy hy taking lier out of the same business, and a-Un good example for those of her citi zens wbo engage in such a tratli The State should try to reform those who disobey her laws, and, in the wont of reforming illegal whiskey sellers, she ought to first teach them by example, that is, by dropping her part of the ou-iness. Toe State is said to give tht saloon keeper a "right" to sell whis key. Where did she get the "right"? God gave the State every right she possesses. He gave her no light to sell whiskey, or to permit . the sale of it. "It is not a stolen "right" that she gives the saloon keeper? Let every voter of the Old North State remember, when he goea to the polling place on May 26th, that prohibition doer prohibit tne legal sale of the worst enemy to the hu man race. If I had the time, I would like to say more. But 1 shall close this short article hoping that the citizens of the good county in which I spent twelve years of my life will do their part iu the great fight for prohibition, and roll up a majority that will be a credit to her fair name. J. M. Way. General Secretary South Carolina S. S.' Association. Peizer, S. C, March 7, 1908. PEOF. SMITH AT W0RTHVILLE. One of a Series of Lectares I'nder Aus pices of School Committee. Prof. W. H. Swift, Suj-erintend-ant of the Public Schools of Greens bor,o, will deliver a lecture to the people of Worth ville on next Friday night March 13th, in the church at that place. His subject wit be "Work." Thejectnre will be given under the anspices of the Worthville School, and is one of a series of lec tares by distinguished speakers. 1TO Children Burned. An awful tragedy occurred at North Callinwood, near Cleveland, Ohio, Wednesday when 170 children were burned to death in the school 'building which was destroyed by fire. The ages range between ( and 15 years. About 300 students were in tne bmidiug. There was enly one fire escape and one of tha two stair ways was locked. The scetie was most horrible. Conference Orphanage. The committee on orphanages for the western ISorth Carolina Confer ence, met at Hickory last week. It was decided to ask for an appropn ation of $50,000 to purchase site and erect buildings. Liincolnton and Hickory have made an effort to secure me institution Receiver Vor Pomona Mills. C. W. Tillett, representing several creditors of the Pomona Mfg. Co.. has secured an order for receiver for that company which operates a cotton mill at Pomona. Mr. Lillet represents about $90,000 in claims CONDENSED NEWS. James Oliver, the millionaire plow manufacturer, died at bis home at South Bend, lad., last week. The Bank of Kington has declar ed a 24 per cent dividend for the past nine months business. Miss Lizzie Bnadv, daughter of the late Joe Bandy, died at High Point last weuk. I he body was in terred at Springfield Church. Lebon Williamson, of Star, died recently after several week's illness. I'he remains were interred at Elise. The New Iagland cotton mills have decided .o continue the 25 per cent curtailment of their product for 3 months longer. Capt. M. il. Jones fell at t lie Io!a Mine hfit Thursday, breaking his left aim. tie is a patient at t. Lto'o lloHpi al, at Greensboro. 1 1 is reported that O. K. Pope, assaver of the United JSfiiUS Mint at Charlotte is to be succeeded Col. W. Si. Pearson, Fiank 15. Carv, of Ab' eville, S C hiis bteu elected to succee.l the Lite A stiii i y (J. Latimer iu the U. 6 fi liate. Supt..J. Y. Joyuera-uiouuces that during the past year lob liural High Schools have beeu established in the State. Dr. Tyre York, a well known ftruier ami Republican of Tiap rill I, Wilkes County, is critically ill at bis home. James A. Logan, a prominent Asheyille Republican, died Tuesday after an illness of two days. "He was for years, deputy clerk of the U. S. Court at Asheville. J no. L. Casper has sold bis intrest iu the distillerers at Danville and Roauoke Va and will engage in the manufacturing business et Winston Salem. The board of aldermen, of Win ston, has donated a site on West End for a $50,000 hospital to be erected by the Kings Daughteis. Hotel Uadley, the new hostelry of Siler City, was opened to the public last week and is under man agement of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Uadley. The Knickerbocker Trust Co., of New York, one of the first fail ures on accouut of the stringent money market, will re-open March 26th. Leslie Abbert has been elected auditor for Guilford County, an office' created by the last Legisla ture. The office carries with it a salary of $1200. Prof. C. M. Connor, of the facul ty of the A. & M. College, has been appointed Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture in the Philippines. He is succeeded by Prof. C. L. Vewman, of Clemsoa College. Governor Glenn and son Cbal- mert, of High Point, will leave next week for New xork, Philadelphia and other northern cities for a ten days' vacation. Atha Jeans, of Franklin County, was robhefJ of $6,000 one day last week. Ibe money waa kept at home. This is a warning to the people to deposit their money in the banks. Col. B.Frank Rogers died rt hospital in Philadelphia last Wed nesday. Mr. Rogers was a native of Rowan county and was one of North Carolina's best business me'. Geo. W. Sheek, aged 48 years, died at his home at Mocksville Wednesday night. He was for twelve years register of deeds of Davie County. Senator Simmons has secured Jthe passage of a resolution which ortUrs surveys made of the sounds and rivers in Eastern North Carolina with a view to deepening the chaa els. Fred Hanser, who for a long time has held a responsible position with the Commercial National Bank, of High Point, died laet week at the Stamey Sanitarium at Ureenshoro. He suffered with tu berculosis. He was 21 years old and was a gentleman of fine traits and promising future. NEGR0S RECOGNIZED. Incident of the Wake Count) Republi cs Convention. The Republican convention of Wake county was held last Saturday. At the meeting when Claud Bernard rose to speak a negro shouted "He a'ut no Delegate" W. T. Barrow, the new chairman of Wake county voted for Abe Mid dleton (uegre) for door keeper in the senate and stood by the negro -politicians while there." Lum lit lien an old 08 mossback Republican, made a speech using the roaghest, most vulgar aud pro fane expressions and j ikes, aopeal ing only to the basest element, and opposed to prohibition. He said: "If a prohibitionist should come to my huiiae I swear I wouldn't give him bread to eat and I wouldn't t him Nve a night's lodging under my roof, for my wife he likes a dram and she says she and tne will part if I bring anybodv there to take away her nglr-. " How happy," he exclaimed. The small number of white Re publicans in the county was empha sized by the complete control exer cised over the convention by the revenue doodlers and habitues of the Federal ollice dispensary. United States Marshal Claudiiu Dockery prebided as chairman: V. C. Terry, revenue c!erk, was secretary; Wil lis G. Brings, postmaster, assisted , the secretary, and L'nited States Commissioner John Nichols was chairman of the nominating com-- mittee. Iu one of the Raleigh wards at the primary last week a negro poli tician uereate-i .timer chaffer, a young white republican lawyer. laftand toraker are putting the negro back into politics. COURT WEEK. Gubernatorial Candidates to Address the People Monday and Tuesday. The next term of Randolph Su perior Court will be oue filled with interest. Not that the docket is so large, nor are there many very im portant cases to fie tried, mt Judgo Council, who will preside, will de liver an interesting charge to the- grand jury. On Monday, during: the noon lecess of court, Hon. W. W. Kitchen, of Roxboro, eastern candidate for the Democratic nomi nation for govern rr, v. il address the people. Un luesday, at the same hour. Hon. Locke Craig, of Asheville, his opponent from the west, will also, speak to the people of the county. Mr. Craig has written some of his friends in the county that in his ad dress he well lay down the platform upon wmcn be is running at this time. Probably the most interesting' case to be heard on the criminal docket fs that against Joab Lane, coj., who is charged with attempt ing io assassinate a son ot Smith, in Grant township. DEATH CAME SUDDENLY. Mrs. Ktta Welborn Became III While Out Driving With Mr. Welbern. Mrs. D. N. Welborn, nee Misa Etta Coilett, died suddenly at High Point Sunday while out driving with Mr. Welborn and her little son. She was driving the horse, when suddenly she dropped her head oq her husband's shoulder. Noticing; that she was ill, her husband carried her into the home of Mrs. Lee A. Briles, where she soon expired. The deceased was a daughter of John Coilett, of Randolph county, and was 27 years of age. Besides her husband, five children survive her. She w;is beloved by all who knew her. Important to Magistrates. Justices of the peace who have not required the overseers to work the public roads may get a rap in the judge's charge at court next week, and the grand jury will, no doubt, take notice of the failure of the superyisors to attend to this im portant duty, which is enjoined up on them by their oath. Masonic Notice. Balfour Lodge, No. 188, A. F. & A. M., will meet in regular commu nication on Tuesday evening, March 17th, at 7:30 o'clock. The Lodge will have degree work in the third rank. Mrs. Clvin Johnson, of High Point, died Saturday, aged G8 years old.
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