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mm 11 I E6e COURIER Le ads in Both News and TB GOFRI &e COURIER Advertising Columns Bring Results. Circulation. BBued Weekly. "PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. llbr, $1.00 Per Tear No 12 VOL XXXIV. ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY March 25, 1909. SUPERIOR COURT Work of March Term Completed Today REPORT OF GRAND JURY. Report of Important T rled Sine Oar Vint liiut-Civil Docket. March term of Randolph Supea ior Court will adjourn this morn ing. The report of the Grand Jury which was tiled Thursday of last week is as follows : To His Uosor, E. B. Jones: We, the Urand Jury, for the present term of Court beg le 1V3 to submit the following report: We have deposed of all the busini" wliiuli has been brought before ua; have ru turneil nil hilW submitted fur notion, mid hive brought presentments for nil matters actionable within our knowledge. We have examined the Institutions of the County, and the ollires of the Com.ty oi'ioials as follows: The oflic'i of W. C. Hammond, Clerk ot the Superior Court, we find kept in god order. His records are well kept, and we are glad to rep rt that his oiGca will soon be equipped with a new Book Typewriting Machine. We commend the public spirit which he has shown in having, at his own personal expeuse, heretofore used one of these modern necessities, which, worn out in this service, has been wisely replaced by i the County Commisiioners. ' 'Ve find the office of Register of Deeds to i be in excellent condition, and we take I pleasure in highly couvnendiup; the modern f improvements being inaugurated by Mr. j Uurdock, the Register W e are glad to report that his office will soos be supplied I with a Book typewriting machine, which wid I greatly modernize an i further improve the j work to be done in his office. We congratu- late the Beard of County Commissioners ; for the progressive spirit shown in thus having the important offices of the ounty properly equipped with modern devices for the work to be performed therein. The office of the Sheriff is well kept. His records are neat, and so far as it is pos sible for u to judge, are modern and up to date. We are much pleased to find that the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Mr E J. Coltrane, has recovered from the severe illness which he suffered during the fall and i winter, and that he has resumed the duties J, of his office, which we find in excellent con i dition. He reports that this has been the 1 most successful school year which the Conn ty has ever had. 1 We find the County jail is as well kept as ed a stiuctuie. The prisoners themselves said that they were well fed and properly cared for in all respects, and we find that they have had proper medical attention We commend the jai.or, Mr. Lowe, for the excellence of his service under such unfavor able conditions. We recommend that the County build a new j til as soon as may be practicable. We find that the work on the sew court heuse has been well done so far as we are able to judge. The outside work seems to be well nigh completed, and that arrange menu have been made for a speedy complet' ion of the struoture which, when finished, will be an ornament to the County. W e commend the Commissioners for the amount f work already accomplished on this build ing, which is a pressing public necessity The County physician reports to ns that the convict camp is kept in good condition; the prisoners are we H fed, are well housed and clothed and are properly attended and aamanely treated The Treasurer is to be commended for the neatness and order in which we find his office kept. His books are' neat and well kept and are, so far as we are able to judge, ia propel order. We would respectfslly call attention to the old building on the West side of the present Court House, which seems to us. at present, tobe a menace. Should fire J break out in this old building the records in tne old court would be gravely endanger ed, as the town is wholly without any equip ment for fighting fire. We visited the Couuty Home by commit tse, and beg to report that there are 23 in mates, eleven of whom are imbeciles, and six are insane. It seems that the last legis lature has passed measures providing for more of the insane of the State, and it is very advisable that the six insane inmates mentioned be sent to a State institution at as early a day as practicable. We fund one horse, wagon and harness, three milch cows and a good 1 it of farming tools, all in good coudition. The inmates are all in good health; they are well olothed and well I fed, and their parsons, their oiothing, and their bedding are well cared for. The wildings are old, but fairly comfortable. I and we highly commend the Superintendent, I Mr. W.J. Oelk. for his kindly care and fcsjaaae treatment of those under bit care. JAPANESE RECEPTION. Miss Daisy Osborne Entertains In Honor of Visiting Ladles Miss Daisy Osborne entertained Monday evening at the home of Mrs. J. T. Penn, in honor of her guests, Miss Baucotn, of Raleigh and Miss Floyd of Greensboro. The house was tastily decorated in Chrysanthemums and other cut flowers and Japanese lanterns, the event taking tbe form of a Jap anese Receptions. The guests were received at the door by Mrs. Penn and 0. M. Fox who ushered them into the sitting room where the guests of honor were presented by Miss Osborne. In the Japanese Tea Room, presid ed over by Mrs. J. T. Underwoid. rice croque 8 and tea were served, and the guests were initated into the manners ami customs of tlie Japanese. Phe evening wis crowd d with interesting features and the Japa nese custom of using cushions on the lloor instead c mirs was cur ried out throughout the reception It whs truly one of the most en joyable social functions of the sea son. Home Htudy Course. The day has com when scientific farming is a necessity. The farmer needs an education as well as those who belong to the professions. The Courier publish a th'.s wetk tbe sev enth of a series of articles on "Home Course in Modern Agriculture ' There are 18 of these articles, one appearing in each issue of Tbe Courier for 18 weeks beginning with the ipsertioD of the first one. These articles are not only populer with the farmeis but their families, and many favorable comments have reached ua from our subscribers. Dr. John William Jones la the death of Dr. William Jones, a well known Baptist minis ter and the historian of the Confed eracy, who passed away at Colum bus, Ua., last weeltr, -there was re m red by death one of the most con spicuous and imio-'ant representa tives of the anta bellum days. Dr. Jones was born at Lousia Court house in Viiginia Sept. 25, 1836. and whs educated at the Uuiversity of Virgi ia and the Southern Bap tist i heolgical Seminary. He en listed as a private and was after wards chaplain of A. r. Hill's regi ment, and later served under Stone wall Jackson and remained in th- army until the surrender. There was a collision of two en gines on the Southern railroad yards in Raleigh on Monday of this week, but no one was killed. The grocery store of L. H. Partin was burnea in Wilmington last Fri day. No insurance. Loss about $1000. The inmates have had proper medical at tention when necessary. We beg, in conclusion, to thank your Honor, and tbe Court officers for your courteous treatment and consideration Respectfully submitted, J. W. Hadlet, Foreman of the Grand Jnry. This March 17th, 1909. CIVIL DOCKET. E. A. McCabe, vs. Empire Mining Co. Judgment that McCabe recover $575,15 with interest. T. W. Craven by next friend A. S. Craven, vs. Worth Mfg. Co. Judg. meat vs. defendants for $1000. Aaheboro Wheelbarrow & Mfg. Co. vs. southern Kail way, non suit. R. L. Coltrane vs. S. L. Coltrane, et al. matter referred to H. M. Rob ins, as commissioner. A. P. Williams vs. K. P. Plura mer & Co. and Uriah Presnell, non suit. Allen Pfiffer Cheni. Co. V8. W A. Underwood, judgment $29.90 against defendant. Allen Pfiffer Chem. Co. vs. W. A Underwood, judgment for plaintiff of $22 54. Uinshaw & Laughlin vs. W. C York. Re-survey ordered. Jas. Turner vs. Town of Liberty. Plaintiff given verdict of $1.17 with interest. J. T. Brown vs. L. E. Graves. Compromised. Jessa B. Moore vs. M. L. Morris Compromised. R. H. Johnson vs. Thos. Newbv. Compromised. BANQUET AT HIGH POINT. Senator Rallev and President Plnlry of the Southern Cuests of Honor Many visitors were present at the annual Banquet of the Manu facturers' Club which was bold at the Hotel El wood in High Point on last Friday night. The special guests were Preeident Finley of the Southern Railway, Senators Bailey and Overman. PreaideutW. W. Finley delivered an address on "The relation of transportation to the development of High Point and North Caolina." Senator Bailey m tde a characteristic speech. His subject was "The South and the Tariff.'' He made a profound impression.- His advocacy nf an income lax brought out the principles of Mi just, and tqiul luirileii of t.ixa'i hi. Senator Oieiiniti nude the clos ilia speech ,md it u-ai il ple.ised his bearers. He paid it ylowin; tribute t oil! -people and to tile worn ill hood of the St.l'e. fiiiill'iird County t.ocs 1' or ward. The board of ctiiuiission.M8 of Guilford county hiv selected Mr. W C. Michael, of llibsouville. as superintendent of farm demotistra r.iou work in that county. Mr. C. R. Hudson, of the Department of Agricu'ture at Washington, wiL in- instruct Mr. Michael in hi work. He will at variona times during the year visit each o the demonstra tion farms established throughout the county ;nd instruct the farmers as to the hest methods to be used in order to obtain the best ciopj. All the farmers in the county are invited to meet Mr. Hudson in the cou t house in Oreeusburo on April 30th. and bring 30 ears of selected corn for seed. The boys of the county who are engaged in the corn crow ing contest are also requested to be on hand. Tne Courier would be glad to see Randolph establish demonstration far ois of this kind. Mra. Nary Allred Dead. Mr3." Mary M. A II red, relio of the late Jobu R. Allied, died near Mill. boro one day last week, and the bur ial took place at Grays Chapel. The deceased was a sister of Messrs. J. A. Odell, of Greensbo'O, and J. M. OJell, of Concord. She was 76 years of age and is survived by three children. 1 ney are Messrs. Charles and 'Villiam A. Allred, of Greens boro, and Mrs. Hiashaw, of Millbo- ro. M.S. Allred was a woman of deep Christian piety and her death or ught sorrow to the hearts of all who anew her. Burned To Death. A deplorable accident occurred at Ledbettei's Mill in Richmond coun ty one day last week, when Annie Lee McPherson, the thiee year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs John McPherson, while playing near a tire, came in contact with the flames, which instantly enveloped her body. Before the affair was discovered the child's clothing was almost entirely burned from her body. Good Roads. Money expended on building per manent highways will come back many fold. The Courier hearti y favors good roads. There is only one side to the good roads proposition and thut is tbe favorable side. Ihe Courier hopes to see a system of good roads within every county in tne btate There should be a net work of good roads all over the State, roads which will be a credit to the State and a convenience to the people and which will be immensely valuable to them Sunday Schools lu Kullford. The final renort made at the re cent Sunday School Convention in Guilford, shows an enrollment of 13124 in tbe Sunday Schools ia that county. Pre voe-La nibert. J. W. Prevoe. a promireat young business man, of Virginia, and Miss Rosalee Lambert, one ot Ihotuaa- ville's most attractive yonng ladies, were married on Maici I7tti. nr. and Mrs. Pievoe will Jive in Thjm- asville. Fire at Kernersvllle. A destructive fire at Kernersville destroyed the woolen mills of Ore vg Manufacturing Co., on March 18th. The loss was $20,(100 with some surance. THE COOPERS GUILTY. Sentenced to Twenty Years lor Killing Senator Carsnack. After all of the talk and criticism f. Tennessee's jary in the case against Duncan Cooper and Robin :ooper and ex-Sheriff Shame for killing Edward W. Carmack, a verdict of guilty was rendered, and under the Tennessee law the jury fixes the penalty which was in this case 20 years in the penitentiary. Ibo verdict was for murder in the second degree. 18 ballots were taken. The jury 'first stood five for first degee, six for second degree, and one to acquit. Finally all were for murder in the second degree. Sharpe was acquitted, as had been expected. It, was expected that there would be a mistrial. This veroict meets the appinval of public t-e.at l.nenf, especial!) t.h se have rea l liie teS'.imonv c.uv- fully and'fruiii an unbiased siaud- pomt. NomMcr what CiWiiwk ,lt 18 clear tine the Cripciv lmuted him down and having made threats, etich a tiling as their etcape by a verdict of acquittal would have been a travesty upon j istice mid a d'sgrace upon the judiciary of the State. New fork's Unemployed. There are 110,000 idle men in New York City who visit the bread lines each day to get something to eat. We clip the following sum ' mary from the New York orld of the condition in New York. ' 110,000 unemployed men and worn n can no secure work in New York City. 2,700 men have been discharged from blacKwetl's I-iland Workhouse before ex liratma of their sentences to make way for others sent in. 900 willing hetds or fdinili;s, un able to secure work, are being sup ported by the Association for the improvement of the Poor. In 1907 the number was 19. 850 able men, unable to get work, were sent to the Workhouse in the last three months - by. City Magis trates on tbeir own request. ' 40,000 nmod men in New York State have been forced from their organizations for lack of funds to pay dues. ' $34,542,000 were withdrawn from 138 savings banks in New York State last year. . Clean Up Day. April 1st has been set apart as "clean up day" for Salisbury. Many other towns ia the State have fixed that day or some other day for that purpose, ne won i a nice w Bee ou authorities at Asheboro get a move ou them and ant as leaders in civic improvement. . "Cleanliness is next to godliness. J sates Smith ef Lexington Dead. Squire Jas. Smith died at his home at Lexington on last Satur day. He was educated by Dr. B ax ton Craven at Old Trinity and by other distinguished educators. In early life be married Miss Cornelia Dasenberry. Mr. Smith was a prominent citizen of Davidson county. He leaves one child, Mrs J. K. Hankins. Erwla Mill No. 4. The new Br win Mill No. 4 to be established in West Dnrham will cover more than five acres of land and the daily pay roll will be $1,. 000. Tbe establishment of this mill means bringing a population doubl.ng the entire population of the town at present. Negro Girl Kills Another. On the morning of March 18th Lovey Upchurcb, a 17-year-old ne gro girl, was placed in jail in Kal eigh for the killing of Ella McCoy on the night before. Tbe killing was done, it is alleged, in a row in which one or both of the women were drunk. Uwllf-urd Alumni. The alumni of Ouilford College eldtheirlir3tannt1.it binqlK't oa Tuesday tiilit of this week, at which Jerome Green was the guest of hmn-.O. E. Meodenhall was toast m ate1 and Charles F. Ttmiinson, of High Poiut made the principal addies. Heisea slear. Last week National Food Inspect or EL II. Wag n ess seize 1 at Wake Forest, Waie county, ten barrels of Hour made in Virginia, wh.ch he claims was uisbranded. NEWS IN BRIEF. Rockingham is to have a $5,000 steam laundry. The Hotel P'aza in New York was partly bu ned on March 19th. Twenty persons were badly injured, five of whom may die. The Reynolds Tobacco Co. pur ohaHed a lot on which to erct f mammoth new tobacco factory 1.. Winston-Salem. Dr. W. G. Christrnan, of Virgi nia, hat, beeti selected as State Vet erinarian. The directors of the State Agri culture and Mechanical College will erect a dormitory for 400 pupils iu West Raleigh. Two car "loads of pink rhododen dron have be n shipped from Black Mountain to Brooklyn fur dicoiative purposes. TIim shrub grows iu abundance on the bides of the moil n tat : k of W -stern North Caro lina. The Democrats in tne United States Senate liae elected Senator Simmons a member of the steering committee of that body. He has becu appoiuted a member of the commission on waterway. He has also been appointed on the Seuate tinauct! Committee, to fill the vacancy caused by tne retiremeut of Senator Teller. Tnts is the biggP3t Committee tbit tiie late Senator Vance served ou, and is considered the most important Committee in in tbe Senate. SCANDAL IN DURHAM. Ex-Pollcemn Placed Tinder Ilcavv Bond Two Wmen MUalug. Dui ham. March 23. Ex- Police man, Albert Sorrel, was placed in jail tonight on a $5,000 bond as the result of a suit instituted yesterday oy Henry r . ha wards for the des truction of the latter's peace. Both Mrs. Jb-d wards and Mrs. Sorrell are gone, Mrs. Edwards. 8orrell's part ner in the scandal, leaving behind several children. Both criminal and civil action has been instituted. A new hardware concern has been launched at Lexington. E. W. and sj. Hi. Koonts and b . L. Hedrick are parties interested. Dr. Weeks to Lecture. On next Saturday night, Dr. Stephen B. WeekB, of Trinity, N. C, will lecture in the old Trinity College Chapel, his subject being, "The followers of the Mecklenburg Declaiation." This lecture will be very interet ng and many will no doul t avail ttenuelves of theoppor tinity of attending. Dr. Weeks is an authority on history and has a it only a fine collection of boons but. a mind which is a sto ehouse of in formation. Death of Mr. Smith J. Ed. Smith, a well known citi zen ot Guilford county, died at his home near Greensboro Sunday day night. He was 45 yea's of age. lie was the eldest son of Mr. V. R. Smith and was married 17 years ago to the widow of Dr. Lambeth, of Randolph connty. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife and three sons and three daughters. The funeral was held from Mo riah church near Greensboro Tues day morning. Carolina Paper Pulp Co. The Carolina Paper Pulp Com pany was organized at Newbern re cently. There is a pulp mill at Canton, near Asheville which is owned by the Champion Paper Company at Dayton, Ohio, another at Roanoke Rapids, N. C, and one in South Carolina, as well as other places in the South. These pulp mills are said to be good invest ments. Iie Ball Minstrel A minstrel will be given by the members of the Asheboro Buse Ball Club at the town hall, in the Ward building for the benefit of the "ball tfam" Friday night. An admission of 25c. will be -charged. Reserved seats on sale at the Standard Drng St)re at 50c. Children will be ad mitted for 15c. An evening full of fun is assnred. A. R. Hix, who is with the Ashe. boro Wholesale Grocery Co., has let contract for a six room cottage to be erected on the lot adjoining T. H. Redding on Fayettevil'e street. THE STATE SCHOOLS First $100,000 Increased to $125, 000 to Meet Demand INCREASED POPULATION THE CAUSE. Inci-eacH Vd far High Schools-Amend-:;n 1. 1 iu Ulirary l,aw and Other lm pcirtant Matters The recent Legislature increased the appropriation of the first $100, 000 w hich is distributed per capita according to the school population to $125,000. No vote was cast against this measure. The appropriation for S'ut3 high .-choois was increase 1 ,000, mak ing an annual upropriaao! now of 50,000. There was an important amendment as to appropriating the R-oeiul hundred thousand dollars for the public schools. This fund is given tuaul all the schools to run four months. In the future each couuty gefing aid from this fund will hive to raise at least one-half of the amount needed to add to their regular school fund to make four months school, provided that not less than one ceut on the one hundred dollars worth of property and 15 ceuts on the poll be levied for the purpose. Each couuty will receive from the State an amount equal to that which it raises by this special tax. If the max mum amount baa been levied by any county and this county still does not have eaough for four months, then the State will finish the deficiency. Thus a four months school is guar anteed under the law as amended. The library law was amended so as to use any funds not used for supplemental libraries, to establish original libraries at the end of each biennial period. Compulsory attendance may be had in any district upon a petition of a majority of parents of school age in said district. An act was passed permitting the people to vote a tax off of them selves, if they so desire, npon a peti tion of one-half of the qualified voters. Such an election cannot be held within less than two years after the tax is voted, and then only up on the approval of the county board of education. These are the principal changes in the school law. Mr. Page's Views. The Charlotte Observer quotes Representative Page, of the Sev. enth Congressional District as say ing th.it the Payne bill was much better than was to be expected from a Republican committee, but many of its schedules are far from being ideal when looked at from a Demo cratic standpoint a "tariff for rev enue." Tbe reduction of duty on steel rails, he argued, of fifty per cent, seems considerable, as does 37 1-2 per cent, on pig iron, and the cut on scrap iron from $4 to 50 cents per ton. Still, in tbe light of evi dence, from which Mr. Carnegie and others gave the committee, all that remains is that much too much. The placing of the hides on the free list and leaving 15 per cent, on shoes is not very much in the in terest of the farmer, provided that the statement that even half the hides marketed in this country are soli by the farmers, is true. The Democratic idea that duties should be lowest upon necessities of life is not met by the sugar sched ule which makes the dut $1.90 per pound against $1.S5 in the Dingley bill. Full Time At Thomasvllle. All the wood factories at Thomas- ville are running on full time. A cotton mill for Thomasville is an enterprise that is talked about. An ideal lot is offered and a number of citizens there will subscribe stock to such an enterprise. F.lkln Man a Kulclde. W. E. Paul, agent of the South era Railway at Klkin, on the 17th of March, committed suicide. The cause of his act is due to bad health, it is said. The Courier hus adt 1 1 many new subscribers dnring the month of March and wants more. Ask our neighbor wh is not a subscriber to permit you to send his name and subscription.