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THE COURIER. C6e COUIUER Itedairv Both News and . Circulation. im i S6e COURIER Advertising Column Bring Results. BBued Weekly. PRINCIPLES, HOT MEN. $1.00 Per Tear VOL XXXIVI ; ASHEBORO. N. C, THURSDAY June 10, 1909. No 22 THE SUNDAY SCHOOL Dates for Township Conventions Being Announced. BACK GREEK CONVENTION SUN DAY. iBtoTMtlBf SWMhl!thilMUe DU- eaMtoas Large Atitasee OUier Cedar Grotro Convention slunday. The Cedar Grove Township Sun day Sohool Convention u et w.th Union Church Sunday. There was a large and enthusiatio attendance. Several interesting addresses were made. Mrs. Francis P. Hubbard on "what a convention means ; B. Moffitt, of Aiheboro, on "The Sun day 8chool a Moral Force In a Community" and Prof. E. J. Colt rane, County Superintendent of Schools, on "Young People m the Sunday School". Many took part in the open discussions. The new officers elected were Robert Henley, president and Mies Ida Lowe, secretary. Pleasant Grove. v Pleasant Grove Township Sun. day School Convention meets with Mt. Zioi M. E. Chu; c l June the 27, 1909 at 9-45 A. M. Song Service. Prayer by L X Brady. Addre ol Welcome py H B Lambert. Sesuch the 8crlpturelby T.M.Brady. 10-15 The Sunday School Teacher by Prof. F. M. Wright. M . Wbo-shoul attend the Sunday School and why by 1. B. Spence. 11 A. M. Sermon by Paster. Covet the beet flit by L. K. Brady. DINNER. 1-15 P.M. Bonn Service. Should denominational linea be observed In 8un- day School by L. Moon. Should the word or meaning oi It be taught in Sunday School. W. B. Harden. Election of office and place for next conven tion, v E 8. Caviness Pree. . W. li. Welch, See. Sunday School Convention. The Franklinville Township Sun. day School Convention will be held at Bethany church near Millboro the second Sunday in July at 10 a. m. Pro&bah. Sang. Devotional Exercises by Rev. T. H. Matthews. Song. Report of Bcnoola Two minlute talks by delegate. Bong. Bees the School pay, by X Moffitt Bong. The value of the Sunday School to the Church .mmt1nHv v Jnel Troedon. Bong. The parents work in the Sunday School, S B Isley. Bong. Intermission. Sp. M..-Song. Election Officer!. The Teacher and His Work, Prof DM. Weatherly . bong' ' The young people In the Sunday School, Prof X J Coltrane. Bong. Primary Department, Mist Esther Boas. Boag. Open Discussion. Three minute ttalks. Bong and closing. E O YObK, Pres. BERTHS ELLI80N, Sec. Brower Township. ' Brower Township Sunday School Convention will be held with the church at Mt Olivet on . the third Sunday in the month, commencing about 10 a. m. . PROGRAM. , Devotional exercises conducted by the presld ing officer. A Formal Word of Welcome by L. O. Sugg. A General Dlrcusslng of the Sunday School i question. Discussion opened by T. B. Tysor, followed by others. Sermon by the Pastor. Dismissed one hour. ' I r. M. Should Temperance be taught in (he Sunday School, General Discussion led by 8. R. Richardson, followed bv others. Miscellaneous. Election of officers for the ensu ing year, anpointment of delegates to the . County Convention, and any other business ' that the convention should consider. H. A. ALBRIGHT President. 1DAM. ALBRIGHT Secretary. Back Creek Convention. The Back Creek Sunday School Convention will be held at Charlotte t Church on the third Sunday in Jnne. Tt it nrcred that every Snn- iay School iu the township be well represented. The Courier is asked to request all who can to bring song books. The Rowan Grocery Co., doing business at Spencer, JN. (J., has fail ed. ' Walter, on of Allen Scott, of Grant township is sick with fever. DEATH OF J. W. McALISTER passed Away at Hospital at Winston Salem Sonday Jllght. Mr' J. Worth McAlister son of Col and Mrs. A. O. McAlister of Asheboro died at Winston Salem Sunday night after an.operation at the Twin City Hospital for appendi citis. He had many friends not only in Asheboro, but in many sections of the State. The announcement of his death was recieved with keen sorrow. Mr. Mo Alister on both thr pater nal and maternal side was descended from a family long distinguished in the history of North Carolina. He is survived by his parents and four bro thers, MeaBers. A. W. McAlister, of Greensboro: J. S. McAlister of Spray: C. O. and T. Q. McAlister, of Fay. etville: and two siBters, Mrs. J. E. Carson, of Charlotte, and Miss May McAlitser of Asheboro. Mr. J. Worth McAlister was born in the family home at Asheboro on April 12, 1874, and was thus thirty five years of age at the time of his death. He was prepared for college at the Bingham School, then located at Mebane. and in this institution he taught for nearly two years after his graduation from the State University in 1895. Taking np his business career he was scratary of the Worth Cotton Mills, turning from that position to travel for a prominent business con cern. During the latter period he made his home at Greensboro and waft married to Miss Margaret Hines, daughter of the late Mr. Archibald tunes, of Mt Aiay, and grandaugh ter of the late Judge J. h. Graves. This union was .blessed with three children, two of whom, Adelaide and John Worth McAlister, Jr., survive their father. Moving .to Winston-Salem three years ago Mr. McAlister rapidly won for himself a place of high standing in the business life of the city, and at the time of his death was engaged in the insuianoe and real estate bus nesa. He was a devoted' member of the First Presbyterian church, and just one month ago was ordained and installed as a deacon in that congre gation. In the death of Mr. McAlis ter, our city loses one of its most up right prominent and beloved citizens and the church to which he belong ed one of its most faithful officers. The funeral service was conduc ted by Dr. Neal Anderson and was Held at trie if i rat rresbyterian church, in Winston-Sa em Tuesday morning at ten o'clock. Monday's Winston Sentinel con tained the following regarding the death of Mr. McAlister. The city was greatly shocked this morning by the news of the death of Mr. J. Worth McAlister, who was stricken without warning by appen dicitis on Friday morning of last week. Though all that human skill could suggest was done for him he never rallied from the operation, which was performed early Sunday morning, and died at the Twin-city tJ03p tal at 11.3U last night. DEATH OF AGED CITIZEN Daniel Coltrane, Influential Citizen of New Market, Died Monday. Mr. Daniel Coltrane, an aged citizen of New Market township, died Monday morning after a brief illness. Mr. Oil wane was 16 years old and was prosperous, and a man of ability and influence in his com munity. He was well known in the countv and his death comes as a shock to our people. The deceased ie survived by a widow who was Miss Mandy Hams, and four children, three sons and one daughter. The children are Messrs. Thomas and K. Liee Col trane and Mrs. Frank Davis, all of New Market township, and Mr. Harris uoltrane, who now lives in Kansas. The funeral was conduct. ed at Marlboro Tuesday afternoon A 'large number of friends from Asheboro attended the funeral. Surprise Marriage. Mr. D. Bruce Hankins and Mrs. W. M. Brown, both of Lexington, quietly went away from .Lexington on last Wednesday and Were married at the El wood Hotel in High Point by Rev. W. L. Siler, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. The bride and groom went to Jackson Springs to remain for sever al days. Both are well known peo ple of L?xingtoP. Mrs. Brown, until the rece t burning, has been for years the proprietress of the March Motel. CHECKER TOURNAMENT Asheboro Player Take the Laarels fro as Their Ramseur Guests. An interesting checker tourna ment was held in Asheboro Thurs day when Dr. S. E. Tate and W. H. Watkins, Jr.. of Ramseur, contested with Asbeboro's best players for honors. The contest was spirited and was witnessed by a large crowd. The victory was given to Asheboro by a score of 28 to 17. lne following were the scores made: Watkins 1; Paisley 4. Tate 0; Woodell 5. Tate 4; Moore 0. Watkins 0; Morris .2. -Tate 5; Paisley 2. Watkins 1; Woodell 3. Tate 2; Woidell 6. Tate 3; Morris 3. Watkins 1; Woodell 3. Mr. Woodell made the best score, winning seventeen games and loosing only four. Ramseur and Asheboro have been rivals in this popular game for a long time, but until last week no tournament could be arranged. The Asheboro players have accepted a challenge to play at Ramseur next Thursday 17, and a large crowd is expected to attend from Asheboro. The game of checkers is becoming more popular and in many towns "Checker Clubs " are being organ ized. Bone In Leg Was Dead. John Hamilton, son of J. F. Hamilton, formerly of .Central Falls, had his leg amputated just above the knee at Charlotte Tuesday Mr. Hamilton, who is a taveling representative ot the Draper Loom Co., was treated in Baltimore several years ago for inflamatory rheuma tism. He seemed cured for years until two years ago he began to suffer again. He recently entered a hospital at Charlotte lor treatment and. after examination the physi cian pronounced the bone of the leg dead, and decided upon amputa tion. Report of Horticulturist. The annual report of the State Horticulturist, W. N. Hutt shows that in the eastern section the inter est centers in truck and berry grow ing experiments and in the west in applr-s and in the Piedmont section, pears and peaches. ihese indus tries have already assumed enormous proportions and the experiments li rected by the horticultural depart ment are more especially to improve the methods of cultivation and handling. These results are being constantly watched closely by growe.s and the improvements developed and utiir zed. Teachers Electee! At High Point The following teachers have been elected for the two schools: 1 Prof Howell, Superintendent. Mr. Kieger, Principal, South Main Street School. Mr. C. A. Smith, Prinoipal, Elm Street School. Miss Shattuck, Miss Carver, Miss Lawrence, Miss Futrell, Miss Ponder, Miss Bristow, Miss Starrett, Miss Allen, Mies Martha Stariett, Mies Allen, Miss Martha Blair, Miss Jim- ma Blair, Miss Gary, Miss Ada Blair, Miss Vera Idol, Miss McAlister, Miss Swanna Pickett, Miss Reams, Miss Strickland, Miss Ethel Pickett, Miss Harrell and Miss Megget. Mr. Ernest Presnell was married to Miss Lou Boling ou Sunday, June 6th at the residence of the officiating justice, Mr. Wiley Pres nell. Mr. Presnell is the son of Branson Presnell, of Dewey, and the bride is the .laughter of Wm. Boling of Seagrove, No. 2. Concord Township Convention. The Sunday School Convention for Concord to.vnship will be held at Piney Grove church on Sunday Jnne 27, 1909. Mr E. J. Coltrane, Dr. 0. C. Hubbard and Mrs. Frances P. Hub bard will address the people on sub jects of interest to evnry one inter ested in Sunday school work. The convention opens strictly at 10:30 a. m. and continues through the day. ' I Miss Rosella Sechrest and H. L. P. Watson were married - at High Point last week. ON "BLACK LIST" Counties So Termed Because They Have No School Tax Districts. BaWgh. June 7 The State De partment of Education has now only rive coon ties on what is termed the "black list" inthat they have within tneir corners no local tax school dis tricts, either rural or town. These couties are Grabam, Tyrrell, Yancey, Aiiegnany and Ureen. Burke coun ty has no local tax district outside of : Morganton, tbe connty seat. Chowan county hai just reported her first rural local school tax district carried. However Eden ton and some of the other towns of the couty hva special taxes levied. Rural Routes. Lexington is getting up another rural free delivery route. This is the seventh route from Lexington. There are six or seven routes leading out from High romt and hve or six from Thomasville, and about the same number from Greensboro. The powers that be at Asheboro have succeeded at last after laborious effort! in getting three routes estab lished leading ont from Asheboro Thert) should be more t ait double that (lumber and there should be half of them loop or doable routes. Tb rural delivery system is a great convenience, and a County like Randolph, which has bad more post offices than anv county in the State and having a most intelligent population, should not stand on the lowest round of the ladder among the larger counties in rural delivery ser vice, v. Bon. James 8. Manning; is Appointed To Vacancy. Hon. James S. Manning, of Dur ham, has been appointed by Gov ernor, as associate justice of the Sup-em Court, to Bucceed Juc Henry Groves Uonnor, resigned to become a judge of the United States distrieV and circuit courts of the eastern district. Mr. Manning managed Mr. Kitch- in s campaign for governor. He is 60 years old and a lawyer and legislator. Sheriff Removed From Office Sheriff Frank Gazalas of Mobile County Alabama has been impeached by the Supreme Court of that State for not taking neceBsary precautions to prevent the , lynching of a negro last January. Justice feimpson de livering the opinion of the Court says that if the law is right mob law is wrong, and must be stopped if there is a maintenance of the institution of government in a free country. BenJ. Ridge Elected Chief The City Council of High Point has elected the following town police fore: Mr.- Benj. 0. Ridge, chief; assist. ants, J. P. Myers, E. A. McGeb.ee and H. O. Hayworth. Mr. Ridge was at one time chief of police there. This comprises the entire police force of tbe city and the number is tne lees than heretofore. Superintendent of Acme Mills. J. A. Hayes, snpenntendent of the High Point Hosiery Mills, has resigned to accept the superinten dency of the new Acme Hosiery Mills, of Asheboro. He will Rome to Asheboro about the 8th of June Mr. Hayes comes highly recom mended. He is a brother of E. P. Hayes, of Randleman. Upon the arrival of Mr. Hayes the installation of the machinery of the mill will begin. Thomasville to Celebrate Independence Day The merchants, manufacturers and business men of Thomasville have decided to have a grand cele bration ou Saturday July 3, and from now until that time no time will be lost in arranging foi the day. Baseball, tennis, athlelio races and a number of interesting amusements as well as addresses from prominent speakers will be the order of the day. Conference Quartette to go to Seattle The Conference Quartette com posed of the following members; Revs. A. J. Parker, J; H. Frizelle, Charles E. Vale, and Mr. R. M. Phillips, who have made quite a reputation in the state by their splendid singing, will go to Seattle this summer to make music at the international meeting of the Bp worth League. NEWS rV BRIEF. Kings Mountain is to erect . 000 school building this summer. The High Point Planing Mill Co. has filed a petition in bankrupt cy. The North State Telenhone Com. pany of Hgh Po nt has completed a line to nernesvuie. The brick works of Roger's Son & Co near Wilmington, N. C, was burned Ju.ie 7th, the loss being be tween $20,000 and $30,000. Dr. Torrey, the world's famous evangelist, will begin a series of meeting at Winstoa-oalem, June 20 th. Henry Page, Jt., of Aberdeen, has 25 acres of land in sweet potatoe. He is gowiug them for market and has already Bold his crop. The aldermen of Wineton have passed an ordinance permitting the sale of cigars and tobacco on Sunday, but no soda drinks are permetted. The annual meetin? of the Thomasville Baptist Orphanage will be held Wednesday and Thursday June 29th and 30th. Mrs. W. W. Bird, of Catawba connty, was stricken with paralysis while oat driving last Saturday af ternoon. Rev. C. E. Maddry, pastor of Forest Ave. Baptist Church, Greens boro, has been called as pastor of the First Baptist Church of States ville. Work on a new $50,000 cotton mill will begin in a few days at Landis, Rowan county. The Prin cipal etock is held by citizens of Landis. Last week Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Lyon, of Greensboro, announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Frances Logan Lyon to Reuben J. Holmes, of Salisbury. The mar riage will take place in the early fall. A mistrial was ordered in the snit of Mrs. Dora Newsome vs. the Southern Railway ia the Guilford Superior Court last week. The plaintiff claims $25,000 damages on account of the death of her bus band. The heavy rains last week did mnch (lanugo in Western North Carolina, badly wa hing the growing crops. The valley lands are suffer ing from inundation. D. A. Hurley, a young society man of Charlotte, has been bound over to Mecklenburg Superior Court on the charge of assaulting bis wife with a pistol. W. B. Harrison, a popular drug gist of Greensboro, died at St. Lee's Hospital after an operation for ap pendicitis. He was 32 years old. The body was interred at his former home at Enfield. R. F. Beasley and Mrs. Isabelle Fitzwater, of Monroe, were married last week. The bride belongs to one of the first families of Virginia and tbe groom is an active legislator, editor and business man of his county. Z. P. Smith, of Raleigh, who has been elected editor of the Greens boro Daily News, which is to be the successor of the Industrial News, an nounces that the new paper will muke its appearance on Sunday, July 18th. L. A. HolsLouser, of Faith, Rowan County, was fined $25 and costs in tbe Rowan couity court Friday for an assault upon Mayor Lingle, of that town. The body of a white infant was found half decomposed in the woods near Anderson, S. C, one day last week. The Sheriff is investigat ing. Policeman, N. B. Williams, of Winston, shot and killed a crazy negro while attempting to arrest him Friday. Tbe officer was placed under a $5000 bond, pending an in vestigation. Williams is a native of South Carolina and is one of the best members of the force. Liston L. Bland an employe of the Chatham Lumber Company was fatally injured at Durham Friday. Bland was attempting to stop a runaway lumber car when he was crushed between a post and some projecting lumber. He was 17 years old. RANDOLPH NEWS Local Tax Elections Held In Coun ty Saturday GOOD DAY FOR EDUCATION. Seven School Districts Vote Local Tax The Masonic Reunion to lie Held at Franklinville Other County News of Interest. Seven local school tax elections were held in the county Saturday and all were carried, increasing the number of districts having local tax iu the county to twenty-four. Eleven elections have been held this year, and all were carried in favor of the tax except one. The election for Prospect Bchool in district No. 6 in Trinity town ship was unanimously in favor of the tax. There was not a vote cast agairjBt it. In districts No. 1 and No. 5 in in Trinity township only one vote was cast against the tax. The vic tory in district No. 1 places the pro posed State High School at Trinty on a firm foundation and in district No. 5 better facilities at the Hope well school. In Trinity to vnship, Archdale, only two votes were cast against the issue. In districts No. 1 and 8, of Taber nacle and No. 5, of New Market township the vote was two to one in favor of local tax. A new building will be erected in district No. 5 in New Market township. Randolph now has local tax in more than 25 per cent, of the dis tricts of the connty, which is a fine record, and one of which our people should be proud. Our county has made rapid pro. gress along educational lines during the past rive years. Our people are enthusiastic m advancing our schools. I Her schools are being used as models in promoting school improvement not only in North Carolina but in tbe South. MASONIC PICNIC. Hanks lodge to Receive Members of Masonic Fraternity atlFranklinvllle June 36th. L Hanks Lodge, No. 128, A. F. & A. M., of franklin vule, will enter tain the Randolph County Masonic Association at an annnal picnic to be held Saturday, June 26th. Prof. D. M. Weatherly, chairman of the committee of arrangements, was in Asheboro Monday and says a large crowd is expected and great preparation is being made. AH members of tbe Masonic fra ternity are urged to meet at the lodge rooms promptly at 10 o'clock for the purpose of electing officers of the County Association for the coming year and for the selection of the next place of meeting. After this business session a pro cession will be formed at the depot to proceed to the academy building where an interesting program will be rendered. All members of the Order of the Eastern Star, Odd Fel lows, Junior Order, Knights of Pythias and Red Men, are requested to join with the Masons in their pro cession from the depot to the acad emy. At the academy beginning at 11 o'clock the following program will be rendered: Address of Welcome L F Fentress, Presi dent Randolph County Masonic Asso ciation. Response Col W P Wood, Asheboro. Address Representatives of Eastern Star. Talks by Representative of Various Masonic Lodges. 12:30 p. m. Dinner. 2 p. m Annnal Address Eon R N Hack- ett, M C. 3:30 p. m. Ball game. At 8 o'clock Saturday evening, Jnne 26th, the members of Mt. Vernon Chapter No. 2, Order of the Eastern Star, will give a play entit led "Hazel Adams," which promises to be interesting. These reunions which are held annually are filled with interest for every one, and the public is cordially invited to attend. The proceeds from the picnic will be given to the Oxford Orphan Asylum. High Point Embenler. S. B. Benner, former cashier of the High Point office of the South, em Oil Company, was arrested in Baltimore last week and brought to High Point, charged with embezzle ment between $5,000 and $6,000 from the company. The exact shortage is not known. i 1 I - 3 1': 3 ,
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