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cou T5he COURIER lieda in Both Newt and T5he COURIER Advertising Columns Bring Results. e Circulation. eetled Weekly. PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. $1.00 Per Year VOL XXXIVI ASHEBORO, N. C. THURSDAY May 20, 1909. No 19 st(:uhnir RTF J 1 ,11 A RIER. BAPTISTS ADJOURN. Endowment Fund of $600,000 Is Completed. MEET IN BATIMORE IN 1910. Large Increase In Appropriation! for Minions Prohibition Movement Strongly Endorsed In St Jospeh, Mo., in 1911. - The Southern Baptist Convention at Louisville. Ky., Saturday decided to raise an endowment fund of $600,000 for the Theological Semi nary aud within a short time after the decision was mad $150,000 of the amount was subscribed. . Batirnorew as selected as the place for holding the next convention. The conveution adjourned Mon day. Some of the noiable acom DliBhments of the conveutii n are The passage of a resolution strong lv endorsing the temperance move ment in the SjHth; completion of tho endowtneut fund of $600,000 for the Theological Seminary at Louisville; selecting St.Joseph, Mo. as the dace of meeting in 1911. At Monday's session it was an nounced that the total amoun; for linn missions was raised from $iio,' 00 to $343,500, and the total for foreign missions fro m !bDUi,uuu co 550 000. North Carolina vice Presidents are: Foreign Mission Board W. Tyree. Home Mission Board O. Thompson. 8nn.iav School Board N. Broughton. Gettysburg Monument to Coat alSO.OOO j Col. William S. Burgwyn, of Weldon, has received a letter fram Ool. Charles H. McDonnell, of Chi. cago, who commanded the Twenty fourth Michigan regiment, of the fa mous Iron Brigade, which at Gettys burg faced the twenty-sixth North Carolina, commanded by Col; Henry King Burgwyn, which lhare utter ed, a greater loss than any other reg iment on either side dnring tte en tire war.' Col. McCennell says he will build at Gettysburg, on the place where these regiments fought, a monument, a to cost $150,000. Dr E. A. Yatra Dead. Dr. K. A. Yates, veteran minister of the Methodist church, and for nearly Dine years lecturer in the de. ?irtnfent of biblical literature at rinity College, died Bitting in a chair at his hotel in Durham Friday afternoon. Heart trouble, with which he had been afflicted foi several years, was the cause of his death. He was one of the ablest Methodist ministers in the State. Will Pack Fruit. The Brushy Mountain Orchard Campany was organized at North Wilkeeboro last week with a aid-in capital of $5,000. J. W. cAlister, of Winston-Salem, pro moted the concern, which is owned by John A. Young and other well known men of Winston and Wilkes boro. The new company will pack and1" market their own brand of applet. Officer Injured. D. I. Talbert, formerly of New London but now policeman in Kan- napolis, Cabarrus county, was severe ly injured recently in an attempt to arrest a mxn for whom he bad a warrant. When he approached the baggy the man sitting in it clucked to bis horse aud Talbert could not get from between the wheels until a wheel bad run over him and the manecapea oy jumpiugoui oenina. Halns Sentenced. Flushing, April 17 Captain Peter C. Hams, Jr., was to-day given indeterminate sentence to Sing Siug from eight to sixteen J ears at hHrd labor for killing Wil iam E. Arum last August. The sentence was imposed by Judge Garrettsoo, who presided over the trial. v The factory of the Atlantic Lum ber Co. and three other smaller buildings were burned at High Point Monday night. The damage aggre gated $15,000 with $12,000 insur ance. The new paper mill at Newbern is in operation and the Journal of that city is being printed on a pro duct of the mill. The pulp .s being imported from Switzerland. COMMENCEMENT. Sixty-Second Annual Commencement Closed Last Night. The Greensboro Female College commencement began Sunday with the annual sermon by Kev. IS. K. McLarty, pastor of West Market MethodiBt church, of Greensboro. Monday evening the recital by the Expression Department was given. ine baccalaureate sermon was preached Tuesday morning by Rev, Jas. W. Lee, D. D., of Atlanta, Ga I he alumnae reunion was hell Luesday evening, at which time Rev. Plato Durham, of Concord, delivered the address. Graduating Day was Wednesday, and Wednesday evemug the season closed with the annual concert. This has been the best year of the school, which hus just closed its 62nd annual commencement. Ilniidleman School. Randlermn Graded School closed Friday. The morniug program was interesting, it consisting of songs, orations, by C. Parsons on ''North em Patriotism" and Oscar Bes!ey on Southern Patriotism. These were followed by address by Rev. Kenneth Pfohl, of Wins on-Salt m. Mr. S. Bryant, member of the Board of Trustees made anencourag ing talk to the pitrons of the scnool, and highly complimented those who contributed to the success of the Bchool during the past year During the evening the students entertained a large andience with a miscellaneous program of song and recitation, closing with an operetta entitled ''A Fete in f lowerland. Celebration of tot Victor? lor Prohibi tion laa II. C. In 1008. Miss Elizabeth Marsh, of New Salem, who has been President for many years of the 8tate W. O. T. U. will make an address at the Presby terian Church on Wednesday right May attn at o o dock, assisted by the members of the Loval Temner- anoe Legion, who will have a short program of songs, etc. Those mos interested in the ooming of Miss Marsh, are very anxious that every body in Asheboro shall heir her, and feel assured they will be re warded by coming out. Ex Chief Hulllna la Sued. The Wake County Board of Edn cation has entered suit for the re covery of $5,500 which it claims is the differeuoe between the amount of money turn d over by ex-Chief Po liceman Mul ins, and the aggregate Hues shown by the warrants dnring the past two years. Mullins, the defendant in the suit, was recently permanently suspended by the Raleigh Police Commission tor failere to perform his duty. Sheriff Krlder Dead. Ex-Sheriff J. Hodge Erider, of Rowau, died almost suddenly at his home in Salisbury Friday morning. Ue was oZ years old. Had been deputy sheriff for more than 30 years and was a brave officer. - la 1906 he was elected sheriff of Rowan and served one term, being defeated for renominariou by the present sheriff, J. 11. McKenzie. Kerosene Cauaea Death. Nellie Graves, the colored servant in the home of H. B. Tatum, at Greensboro, was burned to death Tuesday the result of an attempt to start a fire in the kitchen stove with kerosene oil. The firemen ex tinguished the flames after $1,000 damage bad been done to the build ing. New Mercantile Firm. Messrs O. C. and C. L. Cranford and Orlando Ferree have purchased the general merchandise business of G. G. Hendricks aud will continue the business at the old stand west of the depot. The new firm will be known as Cranford Brothers & Ferree. Yadkin Woman Attempted Suicide. Mis. Julius Shore, of Shore, Yad kin county, attempted to commit suicide on luesday morning of last week bv taking Paris Green. The husband of Mis. Shore has been working at a distillery in Salisbury and is not at home much. 3 Cent Rate tor Misiourl. Missouri, Kansas ond Texas Rail way announces that beginning May 25th, it will place a three cent fare basis of passenger rate in tffect in Missouri. F. C, i NEWS IN BRIEF. Julian Price succeeds E. Col well as manager of the Greensboro Life Insurance Co. Florence Nightengale celebrated hei 89th birthday in England Sat urday. Dr. and Mrs. J J. Patterson cel ebrated their golden wedding in Greer sboro on Sunday, May 9 Bishop Galloway died last week at his borne at Jackson, Miss. Eli Denimn, of high Point, is a member of the graduatiag class at the U. S. Military Academy at West roint, Henry Miller and Willis Day, both colored, were homblv tuaugled and pror-ahly fatally hurt by adynamic explofinn at Burlington, N. C, on last Friday. There are seveptv-eight patients at the Pasteur Institute in Ra'eiga, where they are treated free at the expense of the Stae. Commencement exeroipeq at Whit- set InpHtube will be held May 22 24 Rev. Melton Clark, of Greensboro, will preach the annual sermon. Mrs. Sarah Ward, wife of the late C O. Ward, died at her home at High Point, where she had lived for 25 years. On account, of the establishment of the Recorder's court at Greent- hnro the Sfly of the mavtv has been reduced from $1,000 to $250-a year. Wm. 'Rowers, a well known farmer of Davidson countv, ws HUed by an extra train r. a omaning near Lake. Tneeday. The deceased was 60 years oia. The elect'on in Center Township Tnesdav on the issuance of $30,000 Good Roads Bonds passed-off qui- etlv, the measure being defeated 109 against the Bonds to 59 for. Siler City Grit, J. L. Winningham, of Greensboro. ha closed a contract to erect a $15,- l)iH residence for Frank S. Lambeth orThormsviIle.. The work will be gin immediately. Mr. Lambeth's new home will be one of the finest in this section of the State. Dr. L. L. Nash, who has for many years been a prominent minister in the Methodist Episcopal Cbareh Month, now living at Gibson Station hs given np his work as a preacher of tne gospel because of the lnfirma- tives of old age. A well known specialist has just completed an examination of the leper, John R. Early, at Washing ton and declares he found no symp rnma or the aeseaae. .Early is c North Carolina and has beenquaran uoeu since August ziBi. Miss Delphma Henley'spent Sun day toitn relatives in the country Mrs. 'Crissie Clark has returned to Asheboro. Mrs. Daisy Page Walker has been visiting at Uol. J. JS. Walker's. Henry Yow, of Seagrove, was in town luesday. Rev. W. L. Sherrill, once pastor of M. E. Church here, was 'n town Tuesday. Mrs. Annie Robins visited rela tives and friends at Mi Gilead this week. . - Mrs. E. 0. Morris aud children returned Tuesday from a visit to relatives at Rndleman. Mrs. M. L. Davis left Tuesday for Guilford College to attend the commencement exercises. Mrs. J. ,M. Rowland, who has been visiting her 'mother, 8 Mrs. C H. Lewie, returned to her home at Manchester, Va., luesday. Mrs. Ellen Vuncannon, of Ether who has been visiting her daughter Mrs. Geo. T. Russell, left for home this week. I be recital by, the music classes of Miss Nannie Bulla and Miss Florence Bluir, will be . given at the Auditorium Friday night. I. W. Phillips, of Sauford, has moved to Asheboro, living in West Asheboro. His wife and two children will arrive today. Mrs.-. Phillips is a sister of Mrs. Joel B. Trogdon. The Sunday School Convention for Cedar Grove township will be heM in New Unirn M. P. Church io tte'd of the M. E. Church, as pub lished last week. FIRE AT BROADWAY. Asheboro Business Men Lose 1,300 In Lumber Depot Burned. A seiioua fire occurre l at Broad way, in Moore county last Thursday afternoon, entailing a loss of several thousand dollars. Local business men, who are also interested in mer- cactile houses at Broadway lost about $1,500 in lumber which was on the yards of lumber mills there. 1 he tire originated in the boiler room of the saw mill of Thomus & Chandler, complexly destroyingeev erul warehouses, the Atlantic and Wei-tern depot, two box cars and a large lot of lumber and shingles were burned. 1 he stores and other buildings were wived by the heroic woik of the lire Gghtera, FARMERS MEET. Randolph County I'nlcm I'.lert Ollicers An l.ntliiislnstlc Meeting. The Farmers' Uuion of Randolph conuty held an interesting meeting at the court hous-i last week. The following officers wew elected : President W. II. Redding. Vice President Thoma3 Farlow. Secretary Wm R. Julinn. Chaplain W. B, Lassiter. Door-Keeper 0. A. Garner. Conductor Joe Wall. Aseis ant Conductor M. Macoc. Executive Committee J. J. Thornburg. A. B. Coltrane, J. T. Redding. Much good feeling prevailed. Fhe. Union :s gaining rapidly. PASTOR OF CARAWAY CHURCH Rev. K. T. Lasslter Goes to Gre ensbsro To Tks Conference Work. ' Rer. S. T. Lassiter, principal of Farmer High School for the past two years, was in Asheboro yester day enroote to Greensojro. Mr. Lassiter goes at the request of Presiding Elder Ware, who haB ap pointed him to serve . the Caraway Memorial Church, at Greensboro, as Easier aacceediDg Rev. W. O. lavis, who resigned on a:count of his health. Mr. Lassiter hopes to take regular work in the Western North Carolina Conference this fall, giving up teaching. He expects to join the conference at the next meeting in November. Government Investigating Water Courses. Mr. Reid Whitferd, of the U. S. Department tf Engineering, who is making an investigation of the water courses in North and South Carolina with a view to ascertaining the effect of deforestation upon the streams, was m Asheboro Tuesday securiug some data regarding Ran dolph County. His estimate shows that 35 per cent cf the land in the county is cultivated against 20 per cent twenty years ago. There is only 5 per cent of the original tim ber standing today that was ttinding 20 years ago: toe estimate tnt 40 per cent of the roads of the county could be count d good and CO per cent bad 20 years ago is revers d, giving 60 per cent good today; and that on account of the cutting of timber the water courses in this, as well as in other counties in. thi section, are being rapidly filled up. Death of Mrs. Kennedy. Mrs. Effie Kennedy, aged 82 years died last Wednesday evening at the borne of ber grand son Cicero Kennedy, on Innity K. F. D. She suffered for two weeks before her death from heart trouble She is survived by two sons, S. J. aud W. L. Kennedy, of Thymasville, R. F. D. 4. The funeral was con ducted Thursday afternoon ut 3 ''clock at Fair Grove, M.E. Church, of which 'he deceased was a consist ent member nnitiug with the church eaily in life. H. II. Kennedy and Miss Lnla Kennedy, of ABheboro, are grand; children of the deceased. Commutes Appointed. At the meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Asheboro held last Thursday night Mayor II. t& Worth appointed the following oommittots: Street & Health A. Ross and S. W. Laughlin. Light and Fire W. D. Stedmau and T. H. Redding. Finance T. . H. Redding and Wiley Ward. At Siler City on May 11, Dr. S. R, Edwards t mat Eina Hadlev, the bride being a daughter of F. M. Ilalley. BIRD DOGS BEWARE. This Is The Breeding Season Vr Q,uall And Pointers And -Settlers Must Keep Shady. This is the breeding season for quail and woe to the bird-dog that is caught running at large. The law, which was passed by the recent Legislature, is as follows: "Section 1. From and after the passage of this act it shall be unlaw ful for the owner or any person hav ing the care of any pointer or setter dog to permit the same to run at large unmuzzled during the b-eccl-ing season ol quail, namely, fn;m April 1 to September 1 "of auy year. Sec. 2. When any pointer or setter dog shall be iound railing nnumzziea in ine liia or wocil.s ;t shall he prima fame evidence th; t the owner of such pointer or si'trer Jog hus Violated the provisions of this act, aud upon conviction s-irh owier or his agent shall be deemed guilty or a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than fifty dollars or imprisoned no longer than thirty aays. b'C 3. This act shall apply only to the counties of Guilford, Forsyth, Iredell. Moore. Yancv. Traosylvanij, Davidson, Durham, Green and Johnston. Sec. 4. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed." Contributions to Monument Fund Re ceived to Date. The Daughters of the Confeder acy are gratified at the progress made in raising the monument fund. A neet sum is added to the amount received this week. Persons will confer a favor by sending names of persons who may contribute to Mrs J. D. Robs, Asheboro, N. 0., in or der that a personal appeal from he Daughters can be Bent to them by tne unapter. Amount contributed by tae riau dolph Ohapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy. $150.00 W. O. Hammer 50.00 Wm. P. Wood 50.00 R. R. Ross 25.00 A. O. McAlister 25.00 U. R. Presnell 20.00 J. W. Jolly 15.00 Z. F Rush 1000 Z. A. Cranford 5.00 John Hancock 5.00 Dougan Brower 5.00 A.o.Rush 5.00 E. J. Coltrane 5.00 Wm. H. Glasgow 5.00 O. A. Hay worth. J 2.50 John Winslow 1.00 W. O. Wright 1.00 O. M. Henry 1.00 J. T. Penn 2.50 J. M. Chrisco 1.00 S. L Hay worth 10.0 N. M. Lowe 1.00 N. T. Hinshaw " 5.00 W. M. Parrish 3.50 J. H. Spencer 2.50 Mrs. E. E. Moffitt 5.00 J. W. fitted 10.00 E. H. Morris 10.00 Mm. H. B. Martin 5.00 J. O. Redding ... 5.00 Jno. M. Hammer . 6.00 Friend 5.00 J. T. Underwood 5.00 B. F. Billiard W. W. Jones Wm. Hooker . H. W. Jackson M. R. Mofiitt G. S. Bradshaw E. D. Tucker O. R. Cox W. D. Stedmau W. C. llamnioud 1.00 1.00 .25 5.00 .50 5.V.0 1.00 50.00 5.00 5.00 H.H.Kennedy 5.00 E. B. Hatch j... 10.00 J. A. Odell 10.06 O. V. Woosley 5.00 J. W. Hadley 0.... 5.00 J. G. Miller .... . 2.50 Mao Lamb .50 R.5V. II. A. Albright 1.00 O. II. Fox 10.00 Mrs. J. L. Wmgingham 1. 00 Dr. F. E. Asbury 5.00 Proceeds Asbeboio Drug Co. Fountain 20.00 W F Hughes 1.00 I F Craven..'... 1.00 Mrs OA Wood 1.00 J A Spence 5.00 H M Robins 5 00 Dr J V Hunter. 2 &0 A friend 2.50 J M Betts 1 00 B F Newby 2 00 E Moffitt 5 00 A Friend 5.00 Hanging ia indeed a terrible an d an awful suspense. SCHOOL PROGRESS Randolph Fast Advancing Toward Higher Education. CREDITABLE SHOWING IN SPE CIAL TAX DISTRICTS Last Year She KaukeS Sixth In the Con mien of the State Ten Slew Dla trials to Be Added This Spring Elections Held Tuesday Rapid progiess is being mads along educational lines in Randolph county. In every school district greater enthutiatm in the work of school imirovemcut is noticeable and the voting of special tax to miuntain Letter schools is steadily growing iu publi. favor. Lust y ar Uundnlph ranked sixth. in the hdt of counties having local tax school district, uud this spring promises to advauce her much nearer the head of the list. Eh ctiona were held in four dis tricts Tuesday. Three of them re sulted in the" establishment of the special tax while one was lost. Those who voted the tax were Dis trict No 2, Blacks school, in Liberty towr ship; Diatri. t No 3. known as Flint Hill, in Back Creek lovnship and District No 5, known as Shep herd, in Tabernacle township. In District JNo 1, jjelvidere ecliool district, iu Grant township the election was lost by a large majority. In tbe outnets where the tax was voted uew scbod houEes will be erected and the schools will run six months. At Flint Hill, a new teacher Till be added. Elections will be held in seven other die tricts in the county on June otn. Nearly 30 per cent of the districts in Randolph county have voted a special tax for school improvements and there are few counties that can make a better report. NEW TRAIN ON A. 4 A. Local Freight to Be Operated between Asheboro St Aberdeen. The Asheboro & Aberdeea Rail way Company put on a new local freight train between Asheboro and Aberdeen Monday. The train eaves ABheboro every morning at 7:45 ar ri ing at Aberdeen at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. Returning it leaves Aberdeen at 2 o'clock p. m. arriv ing at Asheboro at 7;45 p. in. At Biscoe close connectioa will be made for Mt. Gilead. The local also goes to Jtcktoa Springs. This train makes it possible to spend several hours at any point on the road, returning to Asheboro in the evening. DR. J. E. GRIMSLEY DEAD. Well-Known Greensboro Physician Passea Away at 8U lo's Hospital. Dr. Joseph E. Grimslev, who had been critically ill Bince Wednesday, died Saturday afternoou at St. Leo's Hospital at Greensboro. Dr. Grimsley was a native of Greene county and 49 years old, hay ing been a son of the late Dr. Wil liam P. Grimsley, a prominent phj sician and planter. He was mar ried to M:ss Annie Laurie McDougal, of Greene county, who survives him, together with six children. He was a brother of Mr. George A. Grims ley, secretary of the Security Life and Annuity Company. The funeral was held Monday af ternoon from St. Barnabas charch, of which Dr. Grimsley was a mem ber. Failure to List Poll Tax. In Forsyth there were 1,200 per sons who failed to list poll tax last year. They are to be indicted in the buperior Court. There are a number of persona in Randolph County who did not list their poll tax last year, but iio action has beea taken by the co :nty commissioners and no recom mendations made by them to the grand jury. Married Fred C. Blair and Miss Esther C. llayden were married in High Point on May 11. The groom is a son of Addison Blair, of Trinity township. The bride is an English, lady. r.asley-Flow. Dr. P. S. Easily of Thomasville, was married yesterday evening to MUs Annie Hall Flow, of Davidson. Aftei their tour of Northern cities, they will be at home at Thomasville.
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