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VOL XXX1VP ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, SeptembeTfo, 1909. No. 9
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GRADED SCHOOL OPENS WELL
Protpect for Good Ytin Work Bright
.-Enroll Increased.
The Asheboro Graded Schools
opent d last Thursday and are now
getting down to work. There was
an enrollment of 380 pnpils on the
opeiing day, and Thursday and Fri
day were taken up in organizing and
placing the classes. By Monday all
books necessary for the pupils were
in hand and the real worn of the
term was begun with bright pros
pects for a good year.
There are ten grades this year and
the following shows the number of
pnpils in each graue together with
the teacher:
1st grae 76 pnpils, Miss Maggie
Lee Erwin, teacher.
2nd grade 47 pupils, Miss Laura
Stimson, teacher.
3rd grade 46 students, Miss An
nie Blair, teacher.
4th grade 46 pupils, Miss Ila
Blue, teacher.
5th grade, 41 pupils, Miss (Joroth
ers, teacher.
Ctb grade, 41 pupils. Miss Webster,
teacner.
7th grade, 25 pupils Miss Byerly,
teacner.
8th and 9th grades 41 pupils,
Miss Ufrtrude Wilson, teacner.
10th grade 17 pupils, Prof. O.
V. WcoBley.
The colored school opened three
days earlier than the white school
and had enrolled 125 pupils, an in
crease of 48 over last year. There
are 182 names on the colored census
liBt. ,
Liberty High School Opens.
The Liberty Hitrh School opened
in its new $10,000 school building
last Thursday. This was the first
time the building bad been used
Bmce its completion, and the proa
pects for a good school are unusual
ly brigh A report comes from the
trustees that the children ail over
town are crying to go to school. At
present the enrollment is 125 and
more children are still to come. The
seating capacity has been taxed to
the utmost, and it has become neces
. sary to order more desks.
The following excellent teachers
are in the faculty: T. O. Sharpe,
r of Greensboro, principal; Miss An
nie Lois Henley, of 8now Camp, has
the seventh and eighth grades; Miss
Annie Johnston, of Chapel Hill, the
tilth and sixth; Mis Gertrude Cole'
ridge, of Fayetteville, the third and
fonith; Mies Minnie Brown, of
Ureerjsboro, the first and second;
Miss Sallie Patterson has charge of
the music department.
The school has been carefully
graded, and everything put on a
systematic basis.
leatb ot Mrs. Martha Craven Way
Mrs. Martha Craven Way. widow
of the late Franklin Way, of the
Oakdale neighborhood, in Alamance
county, was buried at Pleasant Hill
Sept. 3. She had been sick for
some time previous to her death
having suffered a stroke of paralysis
eeverai nioctng oeiore, irom WUICD
she never entirely recovered. All of
her large family of children were
present at the funeral. Messrs,
Lewis Way. of Bnrlinrton: P.
. Way, of Waxhaw; Walter Way, of
Carthage; J. M. War, of South
Carolina; Bynum Way. of Norfolk
Va.; Mrs. Cicero Stockard. of Om.
ham, and Mrs. John Stewart with
whom the mother lived. Th rl.
ceased was in the 76th year of her
age, a good woman and kind neigh
oor, wno win oe sadly missed.
Notice to School Official!.
Unless otherwise notified the
office f the County Superintendent
of Schools will be open hereafter on
Mondays. Parties having business
relative to school maters should
present themselves on these days.
shall have a great deal of field work
to do during the school months, and
shall not consider it necessary to
have the office open except on Mon
days. If nnable to be here myself
on the dsys mentioned, someone else
win le in the office.
E. J. Coltrane,
Co. Supt. of Schools.
Birthday Celebrated.
Mrs. J. M. Wil'iams, widow of
the late J. L. Williams, celebrated
ner 70th birthday at her home near
xutmseur on last Saturday, by bay
"IS reunion. There were
thirty five children, grandchildren
aa great grandchildren present,
fine dinner was served. '
Some good music was furnished by
uian niinams and the day
was otherwise ei' joyed by those
present.
Tent Meeting to be Held at Randleman
Next Month.
On first (Sunday in October next I
will begin a great tent meeting to
continue about two or three weeks.
All the pastors and church people of
Randleman are urged to attend and
make the meeting theirs. It is not
to be confined to my churches in any
way. I am making the best effort
know to seal the Uhnstian people
of Randleman io one great effort to
less and strengthen the several
chnrches as well as to save people
from sin. With strong churches
people will be saved. I consider
that it is the nrBt and supreme mis
sion of every denomination to co
operate with God and mau in mak
ing Christians. When a church for
gets this great work and proceeds to
make sectarians it sidetracks Jesus
Ckrist and engages in a mighty
small business.
There is being a great deal said
about the condition of the churches.
The question, "What is the matter
with the churchr is on the hps of
many. line church is all nsrnt.
What is the matter with the "Dear
People?" is the question.
So I am sincere to bottom of my
heart in pleading with all church
people to join me in this effort. 1
am praying for converts who will
join some church. I pray God to
give us no conversion not strong and
deep enough to land convert in some
church, I hope every church in
Randleman will be magnified.
G. E. Eaves,
Pastor M. E. Church S.
Teacher Meeting.
The krt public examination of
teachers will be conducted in Ashe.
boro at the conrt house on Thursday,
October 14th. This is positively the
last date for public examinations.
All applicants or certificates should
present themselves for examination
at this time. The law does not re
quire private examii a ions, unless
applicants are providentially prevent
ed from attending public examina
tions. r"r private examinations
there is a fee of $3.00. This fee is
rea tared by law.
It should be understood that no
first-grade certificates will be r new
ed, unless the applicant has held
the certificate as long as five years
"Other first-grade certificates will be
renewed usually, if the applicants
takes the examination on the Theory
and Practice of Teaching, Public
Sohool Law and English Grammar.
' be examination on the i heory and
Practice of Teaching will be based
on "The Recitation" by Hamilton,
and "Teaching a District School"
by Dinsmore. CopieB of e't'oer book
may be secored'from this office.
Please remember the date of the
examination.
E. J. Coltrane,
Co. Superintendent.
McCrary Wants Mllllkatt'i Job
Mr. T. Earl McCrary, of Lexing
ton, is an applicant for th) mar-
g hall's office to succeed Mr. J. M.
Millikan. He was for nine years a
deputy n Miiiikau s omce. lie is
now practicing law. Other appli.
cants for the position are Clarence
Uali. of Wilkesboro; L. C. Wagner,
of Statesville; W. E. Logan, of
Atheville, and it is said that G. G.
Hendricks, of Asheboro, is a recep
tive candidate.
After Holton's Scalp.
It is said that a demand was made
of the department at Washington
by certain Republicans of this State
a tew months ago and that his res
ignation was requested. The pro
gram was changed after Holton vis
it-d Washington and told the Presi.
uem mac some ot those who were
opposing him ought to be in the
Penitentiary, and it. ia aairl crava
written anl specific reasons for the
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uiw mail was in mm.
Judge Lorettto Succeed Harrlman
William Rockefeller and Jacob F.
Schiff have been elected directors of
the Union Pacific, succeeding E. H
Harriman and H. H. Rodgers.
They were also elected members of
the executive committee. Ex Judge
K. s. Xjovett was appointed chair
man of the executive committee,
succeeding E. 11. Hirnman.
Increase In Passenger Traffic
There baa been a great increase in pasaea
ger traffic aa well as freight thia iimmer
Not only are the traina of the Southern
crowded, but the trains everywhere in tbia
section are crowded People are traveling
they are letviug home going visiting and on
business; pleasure bout and on other
aions.
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COURIER REPRESENTATIVES TRAVELOGUE
Notes Along the Journey Interesting Stop at India
napolis En Route to Seattle.
Some one has said that there is
almost as much pleasure in antici
pation as in realization. Agreeing
to this and certainly getting the
pleasure from anticipation, I left
home on July 5th for a long trip of
perhaps 11,000 miles, des:i nation
being Alaska. I a this series of let
ters I hope to tell the readers of The
Courier many of the facts and inci
dents which came under my obser
vatioa and which were interesting
tome. The first thing, tf course,
was to provide myself with a long
piece of paper, which called forth
$84.75. and read from Asheboro, N.
C, to Portland, Ore, via Seattle,
Wash. This was a railroad ticket,
but reminded me of a Pianola record
n the process of making, and the
tune being presumably "It s money
makes the wheels go round."
On leaving Isorth Carolina my
face was turned toward the "Lnd
of the setting; sun." Our moun
tains in Western North Carolina
seemed more beautiful than ever, and
as we flew along we would first be in a
shower and then in sunshine. After
leaving Asheville we followed the
French Broad river for about thirty
miles and soon after leaving that,
crossed the Tennessee line and at
night spent two hours in Knoxviile,
where is located the TTniversity of
Tennessee. During the night from
Harriman Junction to Lexington,
Kv., I was frequently awakened by
smoke and realized that we were go
ing almost out of one tunnel into an
other, and was told the next morn
ing that the number was 27. The
rains continued in these states as
we.l as farther west. What was
still in fields and looked as if it was
greatly damaged.
In Cincinnati a change of cars and
some information from the Big Four
railroad man was the most impor
tant featnre, not even time for me
to change an impression of the city
which was made some years ago
muddy water to bathe in and a dirty
place generally.
Indianapolis Interesting City Mon-
ment to Botoiers airtt Urn! I on-.
Crown Hill Cemetery.
Two hours run through a section
of country in Ligh state of cultiva
tion on a fast train landed me in
Indianapolis, where I was scheduled
to make a week's visit to Mr. L. D.
Moody, who has many friends in
Randolph, Moore and Montgomery
counties. His wife was a daughter
of Dr. Nixon, who was a prominent
physician of Kaudolph county. J. hey
take a great interest in everything
in Indianapolis and have done much
toward making the city what it is
today. Indianapolis is a city of
250,000 inhabitants anl is full of
interesting places and people. A
drive over the city reminded me of
some of Indiana's literary lights, for
we passed by both Meredith Nichol
son s and James Wbitcomb Riley's
homes. My mind then turned to
politics when I heard "Now here is
where Fairbanks lives," The writer
bad the pleasure three years ago of
attending, by special invitation, a
reception given by Mr. and Mrs
Fairbanks at their beautiful home
m Indianapolis, at which were pres.
ent a number of celebrities, includ
ing James Whitcomb Riley, Geo.
Ade, Gov. Hanby and others. A little
further oa a most beautiful place
was pointed out as Mr. Van Camp's
mansion. He is the man who made
his fortune on common "lye hom
iny," as we call it. Next we come
to Crown Hill cemetery, which
when bought at first covered an area
of 1C0 acres, but now comprises 500
acres. There were four funerals go
ing on at the same time in this "city
of the dead," and apparently no one
interested in auy except the one in
which he or she was taking part.
All kinds of handsome mausoleums
and monuments marked the last
resting places of thousands of souls
who have crossed over the river. A
certain section of the cemetery was
given to soldiers, who had simple
marble slabs, some marked and oth
ers not, but over all floated the
American flag. Indiana has erected
in the centre of Indianapolis a mon
ment in honor of her soldiers and
sailors. It is universally admitted
to be the grandest achievement of
architectural and sculptural art in
tur wunu. 11 commemorates tne
I valor and fortitude of Indiana's sol
diers and sailors in the war between
the Mates and other wars. It is
314 feet high, and from the balcony
one gets a beautiful panoramic view
oi inuianapolis and vicinity.
We will travel in our next week's
letter from Indianapolis to Seattle,
and wu;le attending the meeting of
tne National Editorial Association we
will see Seattle and the Albka,Yukon
Pacing Exposition.
Mrs. Wm. C. Hammek.
Stanly County News.
From The Kuternru.
Norwood has organized a live
bjard of trade, with E. M. Harris as
presideut. Already, plaus have
been placed on foot for building
bridge across Racky river and grad
ing and macadamizing public roads
leading out from town. While the
Dew depot will be located a mile
more irom town, the business men
of Norwood are awake to the situ
ation and if the plan for switch and
other improvements are made effect
ive. as I hey will be, the drawbacks
iu location of depot will be largely
ovdcome. Here's wishing our sister
town the utmost success.
S. Walton, of Falls Mills, Va.,
who has the contract for sections 53
to 66 on the Southbound Railroad,
has been here for several days super
intending the preliminary work
His contract covers 13 miles, begin
ning at Porter's siding some 6 or 7
miles below Albemarle, aad extend
ing north of Albemarle a similai
distance. There are some 400,000
cubic yards of earth to be removed
on this sectioB.and three large steam
shovels, together with dinkey engine
and other heavy appliances will be
employed. Mr. Walton has sub-let
a portion of his contract to M. C
Reyuwwa. Car loads of mules, ma
terial, and squads of hands make
things look busy around Albemarle
1 here is a camp just below and an
other just north of town. The
market for chickens and eggs has
already become inflated, and it means
an increase in cost of living to our
home people for awhile, although
our merchants will feel much bene
fittd from trade.
Mrs. Ford Gives Bulk of Kstate to Color
ed Man.
Mrs. C. E. Ford, who died on last
Friday at her home in Lexington
and whose estate is estimated to
worth nearly a hundred thousand
dollars, in her will made as her
beneficiary the Theological Seminary
at Richmond, $5000: the Barium
Springs Orphanage, $4,000; the
Lexington Presbyterian- Church
$1500; R. Baxter McCrary. a well
known colored man reared by tb
family and educated, for faitbfu
service, gets the bulk of the proper
ty in the shape of incomes. Nn
merous relatives and friends are re
membered in small amounts from
one hundred to one thousand dollars
Trust funds are established to foun
a home for the widows of Presbyter
lau ministers. 11. 1. Phillips
named las executor. The estate
largely consists of valuable real es
tats in Lexington.
Killing at Cranberry
Ed,
L. Young was shot and in
stantly killed in his home near Cran
berry, n Mitchell County last Fri
day. It is reported that Young wa
in his home and Woodfin Greene
went to his door and empted his re
volver into Young. No particulars
can be learned. It is reported that
Young and Green were b)th drink
ing. Young was one of the most
prominent citizens in the county
He ran tor the house of Represent a
fives in the year 1908. Greene
made bis escape.
One day last week Jetry Went
slipped up behind timekeeper, C. W
Propst, in a cotton mill at Concord
and fractured his skull with a shut.
tie. Mr. Propst has been uncon
scious since the hitting and is not
expected to recover. Wentzescapet!
Wentz was angry because Propst had
cought up with him in his cloth
short to increase his pay.
There are fifty or more nica homes
in Asheboro built with rent money
through the building and loan asso
ciation.
VETERANS ORGANIZE CAMP.
Montgomery's Confederates Addressed
By Hon J A Lock hart. At Troy.
There was a reunion of ei-Conf( derate
soldiers at Troy, September 11, Hon. J. A.
Luck hart, of Wadeeuoro, was th-j speaker of
the occasion. He was introduced by Eon.
R. Blair, as the worthy son of a worthy
sire.
Mr. Lcckhart said the Confederate soldier
did not fight for what he thought to be right,
but fought lor what he knew to be right; thit
tlie war was not fought by the South for the
purpose of protecting its property in the
slaves, but for the purpose of protecting the
people in their rights of self government
against a strong centralized government at
Washington.
lion. W. P. Wood, of Asheboro, addressed
the ex Confederate soldiers in true comrade
piri'j his houis!y wit'icisms provoked
an), liter and applause; his pt!:os brought
tears to his comrades' cheeks.
The names of all the ex-Confederate sol-
iera present were enrolled together with
th
names of the company and regiment to
hich they belonged. Each soldier was
presented with a badge by beautiful young
ladies, they then marched to the beautiful
shady prove on the Academy grounds, whe'e
bountiful repast was servtd, after which
they met at the court bouse and organized a
camp with 100 members enrolled, known as
the Montgomery Camp of ex-Confederate
Veterans.
Holton Wants Job Again Millikan
Wants to be Clerk.
District Attorney Holton will
stand fur a fonrth term appoint
menr, it is reported on good au
thority. His term expires next
February. He has been m the office
since 1898, succeeding R. B. Glenn
Spencer Blackburn, while CongresB
man, fought his confirmation last
time. Holton a recoid has been his
strength, especially the last term
lie is a tireless wirker. lbe an
nouncement will carry confusion
among some prominent members of
toe G. O. r., notably otate Uhair
man Adams, lorn settle and 1
Rollins, reported to have their eyes
on 1 1" plum. A stiff tight is expect'
ed. The office pays $4,500 annually
and txpenses.
lbe announcement by United
States Marshall J. M. Millikan that
he had decided to retire at the close
of his term, weicb expires about the
same time as the district attorney
term, will likely prove beneficial to
Mr. Holton, as the marsbalshi
would satisfy tne desires of some
memoer of the tr. O. r. in some
other seotion af the district.
It is said lhat Mr. Millikan wants
to be Clerk of ue Federal court at
Greensboro, tbe position now held
by Samuel L. lrogdon.
Mr. Justice Has Kecavered.
GreeoBboro Telegram.
Mr. E. J. Jnstice, who has been
confined to his borne for a month as
a result of an operation for append
citis, has recovered very rapidly dur
ins? tbe Dast ten uavs. He left to
day for a trip to the western part of
the Stite. Befare he returns he
will spend sometime in a northern
hospital under the care ot a special
ist. When be left this morning he
was looking exceedingly well. Those
who expected to see a sick man
were greatly surprised to see him 80
healthy looking, and able to walk to
the train. His many friends here
wish for him a pleasant trip. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Justice
and his sister, Miss Martha Justice
Tariff Commission Named by President
To act as a permanent tariff com
mission President Taft has appointed
the following experts: Prof. Henry
C. Emery, of lale, chairman; James
d. Reynolds, assistant secretary ot
the treasury, and Alvis il. fcanders,
editor of Breener's Gazette. The
board will investigate the difference
between the cost of production at
home and abroad. Their report for
future revisions of the tariff will be
predicated. The sabryof the mem
bers will be fixed at $7,500 a year
The new building of the Dakolah
cotton mill at Lexington, of which
C. A. Hunt, Jr., is president,
complete and ready for the install
ation of machinery. The mill will
cost $150,000.
Mysteries ol Pellagra.
Bob afebane, colored, of Durham, w
has been afflicted with pellagra, died
Monday of thia week. An autopsy failed
show any internal trait of the disease,
though be died crazy. Tbe germ found
the negro's blood in an examination i
again located after death. An effort
inoculate tbe germ into guinea pigs i
made and the pigs were not affected.
General News Items.
It is reported that there is to be
linen paper mill at Ronda. aear
Elkin.
Mrs. Fannie McVe'gb, wife of T.
McVeigh, died at Snow Camp re-
ceatly.
Sheriff J. J. Jtnkind, of Siler
tv, has moved his f. tur.lv to Pitts-
boro.
The strike of five thriKaml em
ployees has shut diwn six large
ills at ball Kivc, Mas?.
Rev. E L. Siler has resigned as
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church at High IVint.
II. A. Mill's I a' bought the
Brooks fann loeaird north of High
Point ot Mr. J. H. Iledgeccck.
A Juaior Order Council wa3 or
ganized at Old Trinity on Friday
of last week, with a !nriiibtship of
i to begin with.
S. A. Byrd. a prominent lawyer
of Mt. Olive, was stricken with pa
ralysis in court at Warsaw Mondty
of this week.
Hugh Maloy was killed on a log
ging tram on limes Brotheia lum-
be. road, near Kinston, oa last Sat
uiday. It is reported that the Seaboard
Air Line is getting ready to double
track the line from Not Una in Vir
ginia to Hamlet in this State.
The University of North Carolina
was never so popular as today. It
ib believed that the enrollment for
the coming year will be one thou
sand. Tonighe there will be a county
meeting of the Junior Order of
Guilford county iu Greensboro at
which a nnmoei of prominent
speakers will make addresses.
1 here will be a meeting in the
office of C. L. Ferguson in
Geensboro today f the creditors
of Moore & Taylor, of Randleman,
wbo filed a petition in bankruptcy
last week.
Mr. G. P. Barker, of Providence
township, was in Asheboro Saturday
and showed ns a sample of Leap's
proline wheat. He raised. 660 bnstn
els of wheat on less than 30 acres.
He has sold 160 bushels for seed at
$1.50 a bushel.
Dr. Blue, a negro clerk who fail
ed in his examination, has been sell
ing poisonous drugs which caused
the death of a negro, Red wine, in
High Point, has been arrested in
Aberdeen and takan back to Higb
f oint for trial.
Neill Goodman, colored, vaho was
tauked up on booze, and who waa
boasting tbat he would kill some
man soon, was shot by Alexander
Perry, a policeman, in attempting to
arrest him at Lumberton last Wed
nesday
Mrs. Louise Wheeler Harris, the-
wife of Mr. Mont Harris, living near
Belfast, in Davidson county, was
taken to the hospital at Morganton
last week, and her ailment is pro
nounced by the Morganton authori
ties as pellagra.
The Siler City Grit savs that Mr.
and Mrs. F. W, Had ley delightfully
entertained a number of their
friends at the hotel Had ley on Mon
day night of last week, complimen
tary to the visiting young ladies in
the town.
The eraded schools at Siler City
opened Monday of this week with
an attendance of 125. Prof. C. C.
Sharpe is superintendent, with Mrs.
D. L. Webster, Misses Bettie Coun
cil, Carrie Clegg, Bessie Thorn
and Lucy Hiblock as assistant teach
ers. This is the best opening the
school has had.
It is said that the deeds to the
county court house property in Guil
ford county are not in fee simple to
the county to all of it, and that the
opinion of a number of lawyers is
that it might prove a serious defect
which would be called np if the
commissioners attempt to sell the
property with a view to removing
the court house.
While in the act of examining a
weapon, Oscar Boone, aged 18 years,
accidentally dischaiged a pistol in
the Atlantic Coast shops in South
Rocky Mount on last . Saturday.
The discharge from tbe pistol enter
ed the body of Dick Proctor, mid
dle aged man. The injuries re
ceived from the wound caused hi
death.