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HE COU R me COUR.IER Leeds in Both News and &e COURIER Advertising Column Bring Results. BBued Weekly . PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. $1.00 Per Year VOL XXXIV ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY June 3d, 1909. No 21 1 BROKAWS AGAIN. New York Papers Again Air Their Troubles. TROUBLE STARTED IN RAN DOLPH. Asks $2,250 a Week From Her Hus - bandAlleges Cruel Treatment case Attracting Much Interest. i There hs been considerable in terest in Randolph county in the Brok. w separation case, because the trouble began here 2 years ago last I Christmas. The JNew xorK Amen can of last Sunday has the following i item: "Mary Blair Brokaw, wife of W. Gould Brokaw, millionaire, who h f suing for a separation, has made ap ) plication to Justice Jaycox, in the ! Supreme Court at Brooklyn, for $2,250 a month alimony and $15,000 counsel fees, nendine the trial of the action. The greatest reticence regarding the claim for alimonv was observed both by Franklin Pierce, counsel for Mrs' Brokaw, and ly John t.Mcln tyre, counsel for the clubman. J us lice Jaycox reserved his decision. Mrs. Brokaw, in her suit, all-ges cruel and inhuman treatment. She declares that Brokaw is worth at least $4,000,000 and that he has an income-, of $200,000 a year. She accuses her husband of calling her by all kinds of opprobrious names at the Hotel Seville, less than two months after their manage, Sep tern ber 16, 1907. "Mrs, Brokaw accuses her hus- banh of being insanely jealous of her and of frequently accusing her of flirting with his friends, one says he several times threaded to shoot her and that he subjected ner to humiliations of many kinds, both here and abroad. Chas. U. Wildes In Guard House. Charles D. Wildes, a Raleigh lawyer, was locked np in the guard house on last Saturday, charged with going to tne home or Mrs. K. W Dunn and attempting to shoot her because he had beard that she hfd complained to the police about car ousals at his bachelor headquarters at his borne. Ia the hearing of the case there seems to be the irony of fate, for Mr. Wildes will be prosecuted by City Attorney, William B. Jones, who defeated him in the contest for the 8tate Senate from Wake, and the case will be heard before Police Justice Stronarch, who defeated him in the city election for the position of Police J ustice. Ordinarily Mr Wildes is a mild mannered, orderly citizen, and his present trouble is to be ascribed to too much of the liquer that intoxicates. There is much regret at the occurrence. Mr. Wtldes could not have been gailty of urn condact it no had been aim elf. Wants Narshalshlp. Thomas F. MoVey, a prominent Republican and leading business mm of Alamance county, is a candi date for the United States Marshal ship for this district, to suoceel Mr J. k. Millikan, who hat held the position for the past twelve years. it is said that joe Dixon, of Hon tana, is pushing his claims. This mar be true, bnt it is hardly to be believed that Mr. Dixon will have little enough gumption to undertake to control the patronage in other states thanlhu own. Mr. Millikan term expires next February. Cler ence Call, of Wilkes couniy, is also a candidate. Socked by Lightning . Hearv Beck was struck bv lithtn tag, perhaps fatally, at his home while sitting on the front porch, in Lexington, N. C, on May 27. Thei was a severe hail and electric storm Other members of the family were slightly shocked. Mrs. Will Beck a sister-in-law, living in a house near by had died just before the storm. : The Ross Lumber Co. The Ross Lumber Company at jjiinngton nas been chartered with J. D. Ross, of Asheboro. president Chas. Ross, Lillington, as sec. and treasurer. Mr. Hal. V. Worth of Asheboro, succeeds Mr. Chas Koss who has resigned as secretary and treasurer of tne McAlister-Ross Lam ber Co. PRESIDING ELDER'S APPOINT MENTS. Quarterly Conference Meetings for Ran dolph County District Meeting at Kuflln. Presiding Elder, W. R. Ware, of the M. E. Church, South, announces the following appointments for Ran. dolph county: Kamseuranu tranklinvilie, Kam- seur, June 26-7. Liberty circuit, Bethany, 4 p. m., June 27-2K, Randolph circuit, Mt. Gilead, Julv 23-24. Uwharrie circuit, July 25-26. Denton circuit, July 27-28. Asheboro circuit. Union, July 29-30. Coleridge circuit, Mt. Zion, July 31-Aug. 1. Asheboro station, August l-i. Randlemau, August 1-2. The District Conference will meet at Rufiia, July 14-18. The con ference will be organized after preaching the uigbt of the 14th. In addition to the regular delegation, the lay leaders of every charge are earnestly requested to be prtteut Friday of tne conference. Let all the biethren be present promptly at the opening ard stay until the clos ing hour. A Water Cooler Without ire. Messrs. J. R. Jones and W. C. York, Secretary and Supeiintendent respectively of the Sanford Cotton Mill, have invented what promises to be a useful invention. It is a filterer and water ceoler which re quires no ice or cnemicals or any kind, ibis invention or water sys tem is now in use at the cotton mill and is giviug eutire satisfaction to all the operatives. By using it the company will save about $20 per month. Messrs. Jones and York will have their invention patented so that it can be placed in other cot ton mills and manufacturing enter prises in the conatry. lo put it in general use. would mean a saving of loouaanus ot uouars ui we manu facturing industries of the country. Sanford Express. Growing Barley. There are several hundred farmers in Randolph con uty who have grown good crops of barley this year. For several years farmers in Trinity, New Market and other parts of the county, have been growing barley. It ripens the tarst ot May and much of it is now threshed. There is not only a good yield of is but it furnishes early toed for stock and hogs, and farmers who grow all their feed can use this to feed their stock er to put on the market early. Catered Normal (School. The Colored Normal & Industrial School at Clinton has been in course of construction for some time and will be completed and thoroughly equipped at an early date. J. wo fine buildings nave been completed. The institution when completed wil' accommodate 500 students, and it is said only $500 more is needed to complete the buildings. Another Suicide. John Hill, a Toons traveling man. conuettted snic:de recently at Elkin. He received letter from bis twe.'u heart He was traveling for the Chattantoga Medicine Co., and en receiving the letter went to the bank of the xaukin iiiver and blew his brains out. The young lady had saiu "no to him. Page Succeeds kltcbln. Hon. Robt. N. Page of the Seventh North Carolina Congressional Dls trict, has been selected by nis asso ciates in Congress from this state as the member of the Democratic Con gressional Committee from this state. Goldstar Man a Suicide. Will Humphrey, a popular young shoe salesman, left hi home and went into a clump of woods and sent a bullet through his head, on last Saturday. The young man was 21 years of age, and the suicide is caused, it is said, by ill bealth. Adams to Kueeed Holton. Thomas Pence, in his News & Observer correspondence of last Sunday, say that it is fixed that E Judge Spencer B. Adams will suc ceed Distrist Attorney liolton. It is said tnat a general stock company will bi organized to estab lisiedaplow factory at Sanford. Learning and Ability Devoted The American Lumberman, the I leading journal of the country devot ed to the lumber interests, prints a full page portrait of Uuited States Seuatory b. M. Simmous ou the hist page of its issue of My 15, and ac companies it with a very .sudatory article ou the life aud services of North Carolina's able seuior Senator. The article is reproduced herewith: F..M. Simmons, senior Senator from North Carolina, was born on the faim in Jones county where he now lives, January 20, 1854. lie was graduated from i'riuity College, that State, in 14S73; studied law and wusaduiited to the bar iu 1875. he located at Newueru and soon thereafter formed a partnership with Clement Manly, uuder tne tirui name of Simmons & Manly. Tbis tirui soon acquired a large and lucrative practice, probably tne largest in tuis section ot the Stale; Mr. Simmons being recognized as one of the ablest members of the bar in a s'ate noted for the ability and learning of its legal profession. In 1886 Mr. Siuiuious was nomi nated for Congress by the Democrats of Jbe secend district, aud ou ac count of a split iu tue Republican party of the district, as elected to the fiftieth Cougresd. Ilia district bad a large negro, uud consequently Republican, majority; in faci, the Democratic legislators conceded the district to tne Republicans and put as many negro counties luto it as posible when the congressional dis tricts were at ranged. 1c was the famous "Black District" of North Carolina. The Kepuolicans uuited in the presidential yar of 1888 and Mr. Simmons was defeated lor re election. During tais one term in the house he was very successful iu securing appropriations for his dis trict, among them large appropria-1 lions for river tnd harbor improve ments and for the erection of a handsome Federal building in New- bern, whioh is occupied by the cus toms service, the Federal courts and the poetofUce. After his retirement from Con gress Mr. Simmons resumed the practice or law. In ibtix be was elected chairman tf tne. Democratic State executive committee, and not withstanding a Populist defection of 45,000 votes from the Democra cy, ei his party to victory by a plurality of over 30,000. President Cleveland appointed him collector of internal revenue for the district comprising the eastern half of Nortn Carolina, and be served as such daring the last Democratic ad ministration, upon his appoint ment as collector he resigned as chairman of the Democratic State oommittee. The ReDoblicans and PoDulista effected a fusion ia the State and congressional election of 1804 and the coalition carried tne State, elect ing all State officers voted for, all the Congressmen from the State, save one, aud three-fourths of each branch of the Legislature. This victory was repeated and accentuat ed in 1896, when the Republicans and Populists, elected all of the SUte omoers by.: majorities vl over 40.000. It seemed tnat fusion con trol of the State was to be perma nent and evil days fell upon her. Hordes of negroes were eithe. elect ed or appointed to office; property rights were disregarded; capital be came frightened ana industrial ae velopment ceased; murder and worse crimes and lawlessness became rampant threughout the State. Conditions were intolerable and the white men of North Carolina, al though the way looked dark and. almost hopeless when tie 40,000 fusion majority of 1896 was consid ered, resolved they must cease. In this dark hour the Democratic State committee met to prepare for thi campaign of 1898. Mr. Sim mons was elected chairman and his plan of campaign was adopted. The white manhood of the State, almost irrespective of political affiliations, was brought into har mony with the policy of the com inittee, and after a most brilliant campaign, the Democratic candi dates were elected by nearly 20,000 majority and the Legislature was almost three-fourths Democratic in each House. Immediately after the elesti n, Mr. Simmons began the agitation for an amendment to the constitu tion of the State by whicn most of the ignorant negroes could be dis to Public Service. franchised and negro race ml for ever thereafter made impossible in any of the counties of his State. Under the lendeishep the Legisla ture suomittee such an amendment to the people for ra itijatio i, and it was ratified :u August, l'JOO, by over 50,000 majority. In the cam paign for its ratificasinn and in the campaigns of 11)00, 1902, 1904 and 1900, Mr. Simmons coniinuedat the head of the Democratic State committee, resigning the position in 1907. He is North Carolina's aolest political general. With him iu command, the North Carolina Democracy has never kuowu defeat. Senator Simmons will always be remembered iu connection with the two greatest movements which have agitated the people of North Caro lina since ttu civil war, the move ment to disfranchise the negroes and thitt for temperance reform, both of which were begun in a practical way aud led to successful conclusions by hi.n. Less thau one negro in twenty votes in North Jar oliuaand liquor is not legally made or som in any part if trie State. Two elections in North Carolina were held in 1900, one in August tor tne ratiucatiou of the suffrage amendment recited above and for the election of State oflicers and the Legislature, and the other, in No vember, for the election of members ofCougress and presidential elec tors. Immediately after the August election Mr. Simmons became a candidate for the United States Senate. The Democratic State con vention had provided that a candi date for Senator should be nominat ed of a general State primary of the party neu on tne t-ame day and at tne same places as the general elec tion lor Congressmen and president ial e.'fOiors, iu November, 1900 Mr. Simmons defeated his oppon ent, one of the best men in the State, by a vote of li 3,000 to 47.000. He was elected by tbe unamimous vote of his party in the Legislature, tsk ing his seat March 4, 1901; and was re-electea January 1907, fo- the term ending March 4, 1913, sub stautially without Democratic op position. In the Senate Mr. Simmons wsh promptly assigned to important committees: and after a reasonable time took an active part in the im portant aeoates, delivering a num. ber of very able and thenghtf u speeches which had much influence in determining the action of the Sen ite opon tne bills nnder discus sion. He and his Democratic col leagues in the Senate and House, during bis short service of eight years, have secured the erection of more public buildings in North Carolina than were erected in that State from the foundation of the government np to his entry into the Senate; and they have secured al most half of themoney appropriat ed for worth Carolina rivers and harbors in all the State's history Senator Simmons is now a member of the Democratic steering com mittee and is one of the . minority members of the committees on finance and commerce, the two most important and desi.able of the Senate's standing committees. He is also a member of the National Waterways Commission, a com mis sion created by Congress to devise ways and means for a general scheme for the enlargement, improvement and extension of the waterways of the country, both natural and artiti cial. It is expected that this com mission will, during its life, spend most of the vacations of Congress in visiting and inspecting the pnnci pal waterways of this and foreign lands; and it is hoped that from its labors and investigations there will ultimately be developed a system of waterways and water terminals in this county in keeping with the greatness and prestige of our coun try among the nations of the earth Senator Simmons is very studious industrious and methodical. He goes to the bottom of all questions in which he becomes interested He gives much labor and thought to nnding out the right of things and troubles himself but little over their popular side; relying upon the ulti mate justice of the people to bus tain an honest, painstaking, coa scientious public servant, whose only purpose in public life is act ia their best interest as he sees it. One of the boldest of our publi NEWS IN BRIEF. Sanfrod is talking about a sew erage system. Messrs. Penry, Thompson and Grimes, of Lexington, are ir-paring to erect a $25,000 hotel iu that city. Capt. B. P. Moore, of Spencer, and Miss Mamie Reeves, of New London, were married oa Wednes day of last week . The Carthage Graded School closes June ith. Attorney General T. W. Bickett, of Louisville, will deliver tbe address. Mooie County dewberries are b-. ng shipped to New York. Small shipments by express begau last ween. It is estimated that the cron will leach 300 car loads. Formerly the frui: in Yadkin county was largely used in manu facturing it into brandy. Now it is being canned aud used in other ways. Only a few days ago a car of 50,000 tin cans were shipped to one man in ladkin county to be u.ed for preserving fruit this year. Rev. W. O. Davis has givea up the pastorate of Caraway Memorial Methodist caurcn, at white Oak. and is succeeded by Rev. E. G. Kil gore, who has been appointed bv ttev. W. R. Ware, presiding elder of the Greensboro district, to till the vacancy during the remainder of the conference year. Mrs. Elizabeth Potter Daggett, one of the editors of the Delineator, a well knows woman a fashion mag azine, was ia Greensboro a few days ago on a visit to Mrs. Charles D. Mclver. Mrs. Daggett is investi gating civic improvement work in the South and came to Greensboro to interview Mrs. Mjlver on the subject. NEW CONCERN AT FRANKLIN- VILLE. New Lumber Company Will Also Oper ate Rock Crusher The new firm that purchased the Kersey Bros. Lumber plant at Franklinville held a meeting Satur day and completed their organiza tion with the following officers; G. H. Black Pres; J. W. Tippett, Vice free; J. C. J&jvett Irea; Grover Black 8k.; and O. M. Jones Supt. The tit m will be known as Bush Creek Lumber Co, and will manu facture a general line of lumber for buildingtaud also an boards, tobac co hogsheads, plastering lathes, bed slats and make a specialty of sash and doers. They will at once erect a Urge commedions office building and will in a short while put in a side track and will then be able to start their rook crusher. CosaaUtteeaaa CM vie League. The following committees for the Uivie League have been appointed bv the presides t, Mrs. Wm. C. Hammer: Executive Committee: W. C. Hamnond.H. M. Worth, W. P. Wood, John Hammer, Mrs. Herbert Me&tt, Miss Luoy Orowson, Mrs. W. A. Coffin, Miss May McAlistsr. Library Committee: Rev. C. A. Weod, W. C. Hammer, Jr., O. V. Wocaley, Miss Agnes Monag, Miss Nannie Bulla, Mrs. J. D. Koss. tUllea at Sawmill. Mr. Alston Garrett, aged 36 years, was fatally injured while operating a sawmill near Pleasant Garden on May 25. Be died a few hours later, l ne macninery broke ana a piece of it struck Mr. Garrett ou the head. men, to him the beaten path is best when a better war is not seen, but he tries the sew path when thorough investigation nas convinced him that it is the better way. While ever alive to the interests of his im mediate constituents, the hotizan of bis patriotism is county -wide, Notth Caroliuo has a Senator in F. M. Simmons worthy of the best traditions of Southern statesman ship aud of whom its citizens should be proud. 1 he American Lumber man congratulates the people of North Carolina on being represent ed in the Senate of the United States by a gentleman of such ability and character,and takes great pleasure in presenting to its readers the portrait of Senator Simmons to be found on the front cover, and in t is article to outline the story of bis life and recognize his service to the people of his State and country. LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Mr. Cox Donates $1,000 to Greens boro College SERIOUS RUNAWAY AT SPIES. Mrs. Keliee Thrown trout Hugg) and Instantly Killed Id-mains eut to Coiiiiet'tii'iit. Mrs. Elizabeth M. Be )ee, of Spies, was killed in a runaway near her home Saturday morning. She was drivine a spirited horse alone aud when live miles from her home aud wliile decending hill the horse be came friehteued and ia ; Mrs. Bebee wa unUe to Control the horse aud was thrown from iht bug ay ugaiiibt a stump, bit-aking her neck. The family knew nothing of the accident until the hore arrived at tile stable without a driver. Fearing the worst a search was started at once. It was not until after noon that the body was found by the roadside col in death by a daughter Miss Emily. Mis. Bebee is survived by three children, Misses Emily aud Mary, and Mr. Harward Bebee, who are well known in Asheboro. The body was sent to her former home at Norwich, Conn., for inter, ment, and was accompanied by Mr. Bebee. Misses Emily and Mary were unable to attend on account of sickness. Mrs. Elizabeth McKinley Har- wood Bebee was a relative of the late President McKinley, owning a sum mer home at Spies, besides a gold mine and other property ia Moore county. Mr. Cox Gives One Thansand. Mr. O. R. Cox has contributed to the Greensboro Female College en dowment fund $1,000 through Rev. W . M. Curtis, financial agent of the college. This completes the one hundred thousand dollar endow ment fund, practically insuring the Duke and Carnegie conditional offers of thirty five thousand dollars. "MASCOT MARCH." Talented Asheboro Musician Composer ef Popular Instrumental Music. A music publishing house, of Kansas City, has just published a very pretty march composed by Miss Florence Blair, ef Ashebero. The title is the "Mascot March" and will be put en sale at an early date. It ii catchy and spirited, and though not difficult, it is a a. editor ions pro duction. It has an attractive cover page bearing the popular image of "Billikin" which is an emblem of good fortune. 1 bis march, which is ens of sever al compositions ef Miss Blair's, will be handled by all music d alers. The publishers highly compliment the work of Miss Blair, who is a musician of which Asheboro is proud. Pretty Home Weeding. A pretty, but quiet home wedding occurred at the heme of the bride s parents, Mr.aad Mrs. J. I. Johnson, ia Asheboro yesterday morning when Miss Bessie Johnson and Dr. Wilbur C. Rice were united in holy wedlock by Rev. C. A, Wood, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal ehurch. The weddiag occurred at 10:30 o'clock in the presence of a few in timate friends of the young couple. Dr. and Mrs. Rice left on the noon train for Western North Caro lina to spend a few days, after which they will visit friends and relatives ia Asheb ro and Randolph county before leaving for Florida. They will make their home at Cleaian, Fla., where Dr. Bice has a large practice. Alfalfa lo TUa Section. Several farmers in this county, we are informed, are growing alfal ii. In New Market township and in Trinity township more farmers than one have nice fields of alfalfa clover. It is to be hoped that every farmer who is growing alfalfa will get his neighbors interested. There cannot be too much of this grown. Two crops a year can be grown. Four Living Wives John Howell was convicted of bigamy in Cumberland county last week and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. He had four wives.
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