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ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, January 7. 1909.
No 1.
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LAW-MAKERS MEET.
Legislature Convened At Raleigh
Tuesday.
BODY CHARACTERIZED AS AN
ABLE ONE.
Something to Be Unacted During the
Session Prohibition, Railroads
Trusts, Muulolpal Commissions,
Etc, Among Matters to Me
Threshed Cut.
ttnleiirh. N. C January 5 The
session of the Legislature meeting
heie today is said by those who
ought to know to be an able oue,
Hp toll not above me average
BPmV.lv f r the Slate. Talk prior to
the county conventions of a likeli
hood of the ueuounnating party los
ing some ot ita numbers, made tne
party more carelul to put out men
. ihey thought would be elected, and
if such a tiling was poeei le made
the body ot me present assenioiy
stronger thereby. At any rate the
nreseut complexion of the body is
politically i.t.le different from tue
ne that preceded it two iyeari ago.
Theie is uooveisb. dowiug matter,
at preseut that will come before the
Wiaiaiuie for action. Someone
has said that if it would meet and
make the necessary appropriation?
and adjourn, it would do the State
a favor; but the average man that is
aspiring to s ch a place as a mem
ber ef tnia body would resent such
ms a reflection, and it can be safely
said that the eetmoc will be about
the limit of 'such in length, and can
also be depended upon to raise some
matter for action that win mane tne
whole cit zenship stop to think what
is bedt to be done. The present
body will have t hear of two mes
sages from the chiet executives:
Governor Gh-nu will have his part
ing say to the body, making such
recominenaai ions us he aes, and
followiug him, Mr. Kitch n, soon to
be inaugurated will have also some
thing to say. Between the two,
looking for best interests, and the
members that are always with some
thing to do. few who tbiuk will
doubt thai here will be plenty for
the legislature and the citizens to
think about for the next two months
Railroad Rates Again!
With many there is a doubt if
the matter of r llroid rate legisla
tiou will be mentioned in the pres
entrusting. The passvnger rates
seem to be ideal at this time, and
one has heard less of the frieght rale
talk of late. This latter phase of
the matter will be attempted, most
likely; with what success remains to
be seen.
Con ml m Is n Government
From the discussion going on for
the past few months, in the towns
and cities of the State there will be
much in the way of private or semi
nrivate bills 10 be handled. It
seems that the Texas plan of govern
log cities has been tried and fonnd
euch as many deem admirable, and
efforts will be made to plac? a cum
ber of the cit es and towns of the
state in the bands of fewer individ
nals. There will not be as much
tight as to the matter of doing this,
as theie wi.l be as to the manner
of doing.
Prohibition More Or Less.
It is most certain that there will
he attempts to modify the present
laws governing the sale of tbe ardeit
in drug stores as the present legal
status of (be matter is anything but
pleasing to those who want real
, prohibition, and ou the other hand
there are those who would make it
the easier to get, thus making the
name of prohibition tbe more odious
to those who want matters lax as to
the fluid that bo many cheiish as the
boon companion. The medical die
pensary will be talked of m many
places there being these who thiak
that is the real way of handling the
matter. Not long seo, tbe-e was
a meeting t ministers in Charlotte,
which announced that thev were 1
favor of loch as ageirnt tbe presen
drug store way of selling it. That,
and other ways, aud the matter of
keeping it in private lockers nt clubs
will have to be talked of . ud the
matter fought out, though there is
nothing done in the end. There
seems to be three, parties in the
state when the matter under dis
eussion is men done J, tho e who on
the face want prohibition for others
but not for themselves, those who
do not waut any restrictions as to
takes of those ho are -really
pro-
hibitionist?, and want to gel it as
near as possible to keeping it out of
the borders of the State. That
statement may be.disputed, but if
you will watch any light tnat may
originate in t e present session, and
run it down to tne unai analysis, it
will be found close to what has
been said.
DEATH OF MR. LOCKHART.
lmg Illness Proves FatalFather of
lr. Lockhart, of Asheboro.
Mr. Levi Y. Lock hart, aged fifty-
seven years, of Orange county, died
Sunday night at the Watts Hospital
at Durham after a long illness and
a confinement of four months in the
ho pital.
lie was the father of Mr. YV. t.
Lock hart, of the Trinity Park
school, Dr. D. K. Lockhart. of
Asheboro, Marvin Lockhart, of
Hillsboro, Mr. Ernest Lockhart,
of Trinity oollegt, Mrs. Mary Brown
ngr, of Orange county, and he has
two brothers, Gattis and Captain
Lockhart. of Oranae county. Mis
Lockhart died two years ago.
The burial was at r leasaut Green
Methodist church anl Rev. U. VV
Fisher, of the Duibaui ciicuit, con
ducted the funeral.
For Guarante d Deposit . QQ
Johu W. Gulledge, of Wadesboro
has prepared a b 11 which he will
have introduced at the uext session
of the Legislature proposing that
the State guarantee deposits in
State banks.
The measure is modeled after the
laws which have been auopted in
other States and provides that every
bank, trust company or banking
company shall be assessed an amount
equ.il to one-half of one per ceLt. of
the daily average deposits for the
preceding year, the asseumeut to
oe paid directly to the Mate .treas
urer and set asidti aud known as a
fund for' the Droteutiou of bank
deposits.
Death at Plttsbore
Mrs. Lucy Jackon died at her
home at Fittsboro Friday. She was
80 years old.
Mrs. Jackson was daughter of
the late Gov. Jint tun worth and
is survived by her five children:
Mrs. Henry A. Loudon and Miss
Carrie M. Jackson, of Fittsboro;
Messrs. Jonathan W. Jackson and
Samuel S. Jackson, of Chicago, 111.
and Mrs. J. 11. Currie. of Fayette
ville.
Carolinian Murdered In Portland.
News comes from Portland
Oregan, that a man by the name of
Pardue of North Carolina, was re
cently murdered in that city aud
that h's assailant is under sentence
to be hanged. All effott to catch
relatma of the muidered man has
been without result. He is thought
tolbave relatives in Wilkes, and
Yadkin Counties.
Volcano In West Virginia.
Press dispatches say that in the
mountains near Greenbank, W. Va
has appeared a burning crater of
volcanic nature aud that smoke and
fUmes arising from the f crest is ac
companied with rumbling noises.
1300,000 for Italian Sufferers.
President Roosevelt has sent
$300,000 worth of sapplies to the
suffers. s by the earthquakes in Italy
and has put the battleship Meet at
tbe disposal of the Italian govern
tuent.
. State Banks Prospers as.
The statement of the condition of
the State, private and savings banks
of North Carolina p to November
27th shows an aggregate of $49,913,
076 resources and deposits $31,995,.
996. There are 106 baoks, an in
crease of eight during the three
months preceding.
Asbestos la Iredell.
An asbestos mine said to be
90
per cent, pure asbestos is being work
eu by Cbas. Lambert, of Pittabnrg
Pa., near Staieevillc in Iredtl
county.
Whitney Plant to Be Operated.
It is reported that the Whitney
plant in Stanly coanty will be com
pleted during this year. I he plan
has already cost ten millions of dol
lar. Iu completion will be of
great benefit to this section of North
Carolina.
The coton mills at Kandleman
j are running on full time and the
managers expect a prosperous year.
PROMINENT MAN DIES
IN
CHATHAM.
Col. John R. Lane a Distinguished Ef
Confederate, Is No More.
Col. John R. Lane died last
Thursday afternoon at his country
home, whica is four miles from Ore
Hill Chatham County. Colonel
Lane his been confined to his room
since October and his detta was not
unexpected. He was about seventy
years of ago. He leaves a widow,
one ion and one daughter. The
funeral was conducted Saturday at
Brush Creek Baptist church, ot
which Colonel Lane was a member.
As colonel of the Twenty-sixth
North Carolina regiment, John R.
Laue m ide a record for gallantry
and military ability that was sur
passed bv few in tbe great struggle
between the states. Since the end-
ngofthe Civil war Colouel Laue
has made his home iu Chatham
county and was regarded as one of
tbe county s foremoxt citizens.
CONVICTED OF EMBEZZLE
MENT.
C. F. King Guilty on at Counts, Says
Jury.
Guilty on 27 couuts was the ver
dict returned by a jury in the but
folk county Massachusetts Superior
court agaiust Cardenio F. Kiug,
formerly well known us a financial
agent in Boston and New York,
who has been on tual for two weeks
for the alleged larceny of $25,000
from patrons.
King is a native of North Caro
Una and well known in this section
Textile Industry In Korth Carolina. .
' In the cotton, , woolen and knit
tint; mills of North Caroliua there is
invested in North Carolina $54,192,
300 with tbe employment of 3.103,
07 spindles, 54,812 looms, 6,232
kaittiog machines with 132,961
norse-power. Employed in the cot.
ton. woolen and silk mills there are
54,262 operatives, and dependent on
the mi lis for support are 146,300
people. Very little, if any Yiolatiou
of the child labor law is aaown a ad
a large per cent, of the factory
management favors a compulsory
school law.
Thomasvilie Wants College.'
rhomasville is hopeful of secur
ing the new M.P. Conference school.
A. committee from the conferenc
composed of President W. E. Swain
Kev. J. r . McCulloch, K. T. Pick
ens, and A. M. Rankin, w re it
Thomasvilie last week looking over
the old college property, which is
an exception ally good pr perty for
tbe institution, it n owned by O
K. Cox, of Asheboro and it 18 learn
ed that Mr. Cox has made the com
mittee a very liberal price should
they decide to locate the college
there.
Death of Stanly Landmark. v
Capt. James R. Milton, one of
Stanly county's old landmarks, died
at Albemarle last Thursday. He
wai b vears old. He moved to Al
bemarle when the County of Stauiy
was first formed, and saw the town
devslop from the Rbben Hearne
plantation to a town of 6000 popula
tion, tie w.is born in 1820 in
what was then Montgomery county.
To Our Subscribers. ,
During the past two or three
weeks many of our friends have
come in and paid their subscriptions
but there ara many more who have
not paid. We hope the latter will
let ns hear from them if possible,
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ings that bur rule is cath in advance
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observed.
The Sfate I Situations.
The Iniane, prisons, the chari
ty institution and the schools of the
Sute will have the usual attention,
and rill be perhaps more liberally
treated than ever before for senti-
meat in lavor ot such aas grown
wonderf allj of late.. W shall see
what we shall see. '
Buck Shoals Out ef Court.
The famous Buok bhoala suit in
Buncombe county is settled. Col.
McBee gives Mrs. Harrison-East
man-Edwards quit claim deed upon
receipt of $1,500 from Mrs Edward s
The order of the court dismisses
the suit. .
PROMINENT NORTH CAROLINIANS.
Distinguished Men Born Near the Raa-
4lah-Gulltord County 1,1 ae.
Following is an interesting letter
from Mr. J. S. Morrow with refer
ence to the birthplace of Gov. Jona
than Worth and other distinguished
men, all of whom were born within
a few hunured yards of the Ran
dolph ami Guilford line:
Center, N. C, Dec. 26, '08
J. C. Vuncannon,
Worthville, N. C.
Sir: On my return borne I find
yoir letter of inquiry, and in reply
will Siiv that Gov. Jonathan Worth,
of North Carolina, was bora one
half mile west of Center. Gov.
Gray, of Iowa, and Governor Albert
U. Porter, of Indiana. Worth,
Gray and Porter were born on farms
that are adjoining. State treasurer
J no. M. Worth, the founder of your
town of Worthville, was a brother
of Gov. Worth. Guv. Worth and
Treasurer Worth were eons of Dr
David Worth, aud thair mother was
Emma Garner. State Treasurer
W in. M. Worth was a son of Hiram
Worth who was boru about two hun
dred yards tveBt of the church. All
the Worths of North Caroliua de
scended from Joseph, David and
Z no Worth. They came from the
inland of Nantuckett.
Judge Polk, of Indiana, was born
east of the church. He was a sou
of Robert Polk, and his mother was
a Hodgin.
t Jonathan IV ker, who represented
the Senatorial District in the State
lived about two buudrta yards east
of the church. D vid Hodgin, who
represented this county in tbe Leg
islature of 1S68 lived north of the
church three miles. He was a son
of Simeon Hodgin, 'and the mother
of Simeon Hodgin was a daughter
of Simeon Lamb who 'ought at tbe
battle of the Regulators iu Ala
mance county, and at the battle of
Guilford Cour: House. Nathau
Hunt, a prominent minister, lived
and died here. He was the firsi
wnitr from this the North State
that Qu en Victoria, of England,
weni to hear preach. The Edwin
Glenn yon asked about is the Rev.
E. C. Glenn, and was a son of S. B.
Glenn and a brother of Robert A.
Glenn, a prominent composer of
music of Evansville, Ind. His
mother was a Moss and' came from
the Back Creek section of your
county. Rev. Glenn and myself
were schoolmat e. U. S. Senator
Joe M. Dixon, of Montana, was
brought up in the limits of Center
quarterly meeting.
In this connection I will ment on
Geo. W. Julian, of Richmond, Ind.,
who served so long in the Congress
of the United States, and was a native
of your section of Randolph. He
was a great frteud and supporter of
President Lincoln. Hit ancestors
belonged to Center quarter, and last
and least of them all, 1 have the
honor to have served in the Seoate
of 1887; was one of the founders of
the A. & M. College at Raleigh.
Yonrs Truly
J. S. Mcrrow
Proud of Her Schools.
The Thomasvilie graded jcbtol is
the pride of its people, and this year
it has reached the high-water mark
of ita history, having nearly 100
more pnpils than ever before
Another matter that makes the peo
ple of tbe town feel good is that by
careful management enough money
has betn saved and is in the treasury
of the town to pay half of this year's
school expense witnout naving to
collect the new taxes. The citizens
of Thomasvilie pay but 80 eents tax
on the $100, 40 cents for general
purposes and 40 cents for schools
Reform School for State.
The Jackson Training School, an
institilion for the correction of
youthful law-breakers will open at
Coacerd January 12th. The State
oflieers are urgd to send to this in
8 itution all who, if trained, promise
to develop into sabstantial citizens.
Koanske Closes Saloons.
By rote 83 majority Roanoke
votad to cleie 42 saloons and six
mail order liquor hones at an elec
lion, held last'wesk. It is said tbe
"vote" will contest the election.
91,000,000 Mill at Spray.
The Carolina Cotton St Woolen
Mills Co., has been chartered for
Spray, with $1,000,000 capital. B
Frank Mebane and others are inter
es'fd.
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The Courier has added some new
feature stories for 1909, and this
year promises to be one of the most
interesting and instructive volumes
yet issued.
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Features and Premiums in this is
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ACME HOSIERY MILLS CO.
Organization Perfected TuesdayDi
rectors Select! ug licatiou for New
Industry.
The Stockholders in the Acme
Hoiry Mil's Company, reeeitly
chartered by the State, met in the
office of the McCrary-Redding
Hardware Company Tuesday after
noon for the pjiposeof organization.
U. B. McCiary was elected presi
dent. C. C. Cranford, vice president.
0. R. Cox, Secretary and treasury.
These officers with W. J. Arm-
field, Jr., W. F. Hughe?, E. L. Au
man, and K. H. Morris compose the
.Board or Lt rectors.
tftepa were taken looking to the
mmediate erectioi of a building and
the installation of machinery for the
manufacture of high grade hosiery.
Modern machinery will be installed
and employment given to from 60 to
100 persons, mostly ladies.
ihe Board of Directors was in
structed to select a site for the new
enterprise aad yesterday was spent
in looking over the town.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Marion Younts. a DODular voung
man of Salisbury, died Friday, a'ed
24 years.
Mrs. Elizabeth Linn, aged 76 yra.,
died at Salisbury Saturday after a
brief illness.
The Bell Telephone Company has
secured control of the Midway Tele
phone Company in Davidson county.
0. B. Deaton Register of Deedsof
M ntgouaery County, issued 108
marriage licenses during 1908.
T. F. Petty, of near Burlingtor,
died luesday after a protracted ill'
ness.
Miss Bessie Loy, who nai serious
ly burned last week at Burlington,
died Friday from her injuries.
The Armour Packing Company,
with headquarters at Chicago has
given notice that it will elate all of
its branches in North Carolina,
withdrawing entirely from the
State.
An attempt to assassinate Attor
ney General Caldwell, of Tennessee.
Saturday night at Union City,
where Mr. Caldwell is engaged in
prosecuting th "Night Riders."
His assailant escaped.
The Piedmont Milling and De
velepmant Company, of Yadkin-
ville, has been chartered with $5000
paid in capital. The company owns
extensive saining properties in xad
kin and Davie counties.
Hay Carter and Ed Mitchell are
in Wake conntr jail charged with
the murder, of Buck Mitchell a few
days ago. They claim they did not
know the pistol used was loaded
Both were drinking.
Republics! Chairman J. T. BenJ
bow, of J?orsyth County is nuking
a tight to oust Er-Lieut Gov.
Charlie Revnolds from the postmus-
tership at Wiuston-Salem, favoring
himself.
T. M. Montgomery. Propietor of
the it.mpirrLCafe, of High Point,
was adjudged bankrupt last wee.
Liabilities $6,000; Assets $4,000,
Mr. Montgomery operated a skating
rink in Asheboro last year.
A. H. Price, special master in the
Whitney Power Company case, has
gone to Mew xork where a hearing
of tbe interests concerned is in pro
gress. Mr. Price looks for an early
resumption ci worn at nnuney.
JUDGE GRAHAM
ELECTED SPEAKER
Wins
Out in Caucus Over Dowd
and Hayes.
CHOICE IN THE THIRD BALLOT
Dowd, ef Charlotte Led on First But on
the Second Ballot Hayes Went for
Graham-R. M. Phillips Heading Clerk
Raleigh, January 6. Ex-Judge
Augustus W. Graham, of Granvil.e,
was 'selected for speaker of the
House in ihf Democratic caucus
Uit night ou the third ballot, re
ceiving 43 votes to Dowd 30 and
Hayes' 2. On the fi; st ballot Dowd
received 28, Graham 21, Hayes 19;
second, Dowd 33, Graham 36, Hayes
11- . ' '
Other officers wer selected as fol
lows: T. G. Cobb, M irgnton, prin
cipal clerk; reeling clerk, R. M.
Phillips, of Lie county; engrossing
p.lerk, M. D. Kiusland Waynesville,
sergeant-at-arnip, Geo. L. Kilpatrick,
Lm or.g5!;gl
The Senate caucus resulted:
Whitehead Klutz, president pro tem;
principal clerk, A. J. Maxwell,
Craven; reading clerk; Mark
Squires, Lenoir; engrossing clerk,
W. E. Hooks, Greenville; sergeant-at-arms,
H M Staley, Wilkesboro;
assistant, Nick DeBoy, Raleigh.
COUNTY SCHOOLS.
Hoard of Education Meets Countv
School Improvements
The County Board of Education
met at tbe courthouse Monday. The
board hs t-t its dis) osil for tbe year
1909 about $20,000. Of this $2,000
has been set aside for building pur
poses and $2,000 for incidental ex
penses. The balance of $16,000
will be used in operating the schools.
This wi h the appropriation from
the State guarantees a full fonr
months term for all schools, and the
teacheai ate requested not to elose
their schools without instructions
from the Board.
Chairman W. N. Elder, who is
looking after the office of Superin
tendent will begin his visits to the
schools next week and after this
week will be in his office to sign
vouchers and attend to other duties
of the office on Satnrdays only. He
notiOes all teachers that no vouchers
will be signed unless the monthly
reports have been filed by the teach.
er as required by law.
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS.
The Board . has ordered a new
school building erected in Pleasant
Grove township and the site will be
selected next week.
A new building has just been com
pleted in the Hopewell district
which is a credit to the county.
Another school for tbe colored
people has just been completed at
Llbeity. i be term began Monday,
also in Cedar Square district in New
Market township.
ITALIAN SUFFERERS.
Stories ot Suffering in Southern Italy
Grew in Horror Kach Day.
Dispatches from Rome continue
to increase the horrors of the earth
quake disaster in Italy. Tbe death
list has far exceeded 200,000 and it
seems that it is impossible to exager
ate the suffering in the afflicted dis
trict. Scores of towns are totally
destroyed, and all over the district
starvation and disease abound.
The nations of the world have re
lief cow mi i tees at work and the
duets are engaged in transporting
refugees and provisions.
While the work of rescue is well
in hand and relief is being given
systematically it is almost impossi
ble to relieve the suffering on ac
count of intense cold weather and
the frequency of alight earthquakes
and distant rumbling which k ep
the populace panic atriol.ei. -
The Stromboli Volcsino became
active again Sunday.
With the closing of the saloons at
Sa isbury many of the aaloon men
announce their intention to remain
in Salisbury and engage in other
business. Among them are John
Moyle,- James Moyle, J. R. Beas,
Capt. H. C. Trott, and H. Clay
Grubb. The latter will also operate
a distillery in Florida.
Claude Uusaey and bride left yes
terday for Panama.
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