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VOL XXXI V ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, Octobei 28, 1909. No. 4?
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TWO
IMPORTANT MEETINGS
LAST WEEK.
One the Civic League, the Other reach
r' Association.
Oq last Friday right by special
invitation Mrs. U. D. Mclver, ecre
taryofthe Stt9 Womau'a Better
ment Association, made an address
to the Asheboro Civio League. The
address was on the general conditiou
of the town with special reference
to the sttnitary conditiou. She ad
vocated the planting of trees and
beautifying the homes and ((rounds
of privati residences and public
buildings Her ad vine was for the
people of the town ti conceutrnte
their efforts aud begiu work at tne
school grounds first, as this is the
place in hich every one is equally
interested, men. women and chil
dren.
On Saturday there was a meeting
of the County Teachers' .association,
at which a number of the promi
nent teachers of the county were
present to participation the inter
esting and attractive programme
The principal address was by Mrs.
Mclver. She spoke of the good
which bad been accomplished in
North Carolina since the betterment
organiz itions had been established
She urged the organization of better
ment associations at every scuool
house in the county and told of the
great good tbat could be done.
There are ten local betterment
associations in Randolph county,
but until last Saturday no county
had betn organized.
A county association was organiz.
edand the following officers elected:
Mrs. W C. Hammer, presideut ;
Miss Maggie Lee Erwin, secretary ;
Miss E.bu Miller, treasurer. There
will be five vice presidents, one
fiom each of the five teachers' asso
ciation districts, the southwestern,
southeastern, northeastern and north
western and central sections of the
oountv.
i A teachers' meeting 'or the sooth
western section of the county will
be held t Farmer's High School, at
which timt a local w man's better
merit association will be organizd.
There were short but interesting
addresses made on -various subject
by Dr. 8tephen B Weeks, Prof.
Claude Roberson, Prof. 0. V. Woos
ley and others.
Feathered freak.
In a private letter, to the editor
of the Courier, W. V. Kouth, of Mill
boro, enclosed the head of a dove
In the letter referred to Mr. Routb
satrs: "I send vou the head of a dove
which I picked up at Balfour Routh's
yesterday. How did the bird live, if
not fed through the little opening
on side of beakr It bad uumerous
seed in its crop. After all our wis
dom are we any wiser than the litt le
birds of tbe anr
The dove's head referred ti cer
tainiy is a curiosity. It is in every
way normal save tbe bill. The upper
mandible apparently natura'iin shape
running dowh direct through the
lower mandible near tbe ba-e. The
lower inaudible appears natural in
every way except tbe hole in the rear
part near the base through which
the upper nundibie juna. It gives
the bill the general appearance of be
ing crossed in front.while the base of
the bill, upper and lower,seemed ti b
urecsed aoait making an oval open
log of some size through and be
tween tbe crosstd mil. i bis o tening
communicates with the throat and
through it the bird could easily be
led.
Butbitds do not have knives and
forks and spoons and how it cot the
seed in its crop is too m.:ch for us.
New Telephone Lines.
For several veai s there have been
a telephone line from Dr. Phillips'
ana also a line from Mr. A. VI .
Dnller's store. Mr. Fuller's old
line is to be taken down and a new
line built to Tbomasville with sepa
rate metallic circuits for A. W.
Fuller, Lewis Thomas, David
Thomas, L. U. Pbil ins, Frank
fuller, Cicero Thayer aud Cou
bUI Kovals. If vnn want tn rail ftnv
of these new subscribers you cau do
Mirou?hthe Asheborq or Thorn
ville Telephone Company.
Pay Your Tixe.
Sheriff Hayworth is now on his
arst round collecting the taxes and
Quests the people to meet him
Promptly and pay. A deputy will
? Ioun(l lu the sheriff's office every
J to whom taxes may be paid".
eai?wbodo notn"t e sheril
iJLi tound8 w. invited to call as
M P"ble and pay their taxes.
ASHEBORO'S NEW LAUNDRY.
. A Valuable Acquisition to the Town.
The Asheboro Steam Laundry be.
gan operations on Tuesday of last
week and is receiving a general pat
ronage from an appreciative com
munity. We gtvesotne of the prices
charged by this new iudnstry which
will be helpful to those who take
the pains to investigate the prices
and quality of the work. Mr. L.
Edwin Miller, an expi-muued laun
dryman, is in chaige as manager.
Mr. Seth W. LiUgbl:n is the secre
tary and treasurer of the enterprise.
The bminets reputation of these
gentlemen five character and tone
to the undertaking and a guaranty
of its success and usefulness to the
community. Some of the prices
for men's apparel are as follows:
flam shirts, 10 cents; shirt with
cuffj, 14 cents; collars, 2 cecta; col
Urn, Buster Brown, 5 cen s; cuff, 2
cents apieo ; handkerchief, 2 cents;
neckties, 3 to 5 cent; socks, 2
cents; undershirt, trousers and
night shirts, 6 to 10 cent ; overalls
per suit, 25 cents; washable coats,
10 cent-; coats cleaned and pressed.
25 cent; trousers cleaned and press
ed, 25 cents; vests lauudrteJ, 25
cents.
As will be seen from the above
the laundry will do the work of a
clea ling and pt easing club at prices
which a.e popular suits . will be
specially steam cleaned at $1 per
suit aud satisfaction guat untied
ine motto or this enterprise is
"Where Quality Counts."
An important feature of the laun
dry is thtt family wash will be done
at 50 cents. This Mice is made to
all classes of people whether the
families are large or small. This
price will add to f ne popularity and
to the increase of the patronage of
the laundry because of the fact ihat
the price is exceedingly low and
satisfaction guaranteed
THE JOHN .ARC HER AFFAIR
A'Prettv iKrttle of Flsli" Dipped Up
Hew a Charge of Murder by Archer.
Trial Continued Until Tomorrow.
Hlgb Point Revijw.
The cas. against John Archer of
f and a. and eloping with a married
woman, namely Mrs. Rooks, was aired
in court last Friday morning and
sentence will be passed later.
Mow Archer says tbat Mrs. Rooks
lold him that her daughter g.?e biith
to a cbild, ber husbauda brother be
mg the father of the same, and that
said coild was buried alive. A war
rant has been soi n out and this case
will oume up tomorrow morning
Archer was alsj tried Thursday for
Beutog mortgaged propeity which
cost him fooie $60.00. It looks like
he has trouble enough to hold him
awhile. The Rooks woman is also
into it no little..
To the Itualneu Men of Asheboro.
I . have received a petition, as
mayor of the town o' Asheboro,
gned by business men of the town
as follows :
We whose names are subscribed
below, respectfully ask you to call
a meeting of the business men of
our town to meet at such a time
and place as you may designate for
the purpose of becoming more thor
oughly informed concerning tbe
value of tire protection aa was re
cently presented to us privately by
Mr. Reece, of Greensboro."
In view of the above, I beg to in
vite the business men of the town of
Asheboro t J met, for the purpose
set forth in thi Det tion. in the
room of the county com ni g oners,
in the court house, at 7:30 o'clock,
on the evening of Thursday, tue
28th instant.
The matter of fire protection is
one of vital importance to the busi
ness interests of tbe town, and it is
hoped that every business man will
be present and participate in the
meeting above mentioned.
Very respectfully.
Hal. M. Worth, Mayor.
MeKenzie-Mclntvre.
Friends in Asheboro have received
the following invitation to the wed
ding of J. R. McEenzie, the popular
sheriff of Montgomery county :
Mr. and Mrs, Thos. U. Mclntyre
request your presence
at the maniuge of their daughter
Frances Elizabeth
to
Mr. James Robert McKenzie
Wednesday Evening.Ojtober twenty
eighth nineteen hundred and nine
at seven o'clock
Mt. Olivet M. E. Church,
Galena, Md.
THE TEACHERS IN SESSION.
Meeting; of the County Teachers' Asso
ciation Last SaturdayWell Attended
Unusual InterestWoraans Better
meut Association and Teachers' Read
ing Course the Principal Topics Dis
cussedA New Plan of Organisation-.
Hereafter Teachers' Meeting Will Be
Held on District Plan The County
Divided Into Five Districts.
What was probably tbe best Teach
ers' Meeting ever held in the county
was held in Asheboro last Saturday.
The attendance was good, much bet
ter than usual, there being a total
enrollment of 90 teachers. In ad
dition to the teachers there was a
good ateaduace f visitors.
lb only speaker outside tbe
county was Mrs. Chaa. D. Mclver,
of Greensboro, who discussed the
work of the Woman s Be terment
Association. A new org n zation
was formed for the county. Mrs.
W. C. Hammer was elected Presi
dent of tbe County Betterment As
sociation, Miss Maggie Lee .hrwin
Secretary, and Miss Elbie Miller
t reasurer. The cause received
thusiastic support, aud an effort will
be made to organiz-) local associations
at various po'nts in the county. Al
ready many local associations . have
been organized.
Mr. Bivens, of the State Depart.
ment of Education, who has expect
ed to present the work of au organ
ized teachers' reading circle missed
connection with the train at Hieh
Point, and therefo-e was not pres
ent. In his absence the subject was
discussed bv Supt. Robertson of the
Randleman Graded Sshool, Dr.
Weeks, principal of Trinity High
School, 8up. O. V. Woosley, and
Mr. W. C. Hammer, ibis subject
was welt received and many teachers
signified their intention of taking
the course outlined by the State
All the teachers present, with one
exception, agreed to take the educa
tional journal of the State known as
JSortn Carolina relocation.
The County Teachers' Association
was organization a new basis. Supt.
E. J. Coltrane wrs ected President
Supt. J. B. Robertson, Vice-pre
dent, and Miss Lillie Fentriss, of the
Ramseur Graded School, Secretary
A new plan of organizatioa.propoeed
by the County Superintendent was
adopted. Below appears the plan
in detail.
I
All plans shall date from the prea
ent, and this meeting shall be the
first step in the formation of specific
pi ins for all meetings that are to
fellow.
II
The County Teachers' Association
shall be tbe basis for a'l organiza
turns that may be formed in thecoun
ty. The County Association shall
meet as often as conditions warrant
the calling of the meetings. Tbe
power to fix such meetings shall be
vested in the President of the Asso
ciation and the Couuty Superintend
ent of Schools.
Ill
The county shall be divided into
five districts as follows: The north
western district, the northeastern
district, the central district, the
southwestern district, and the south
eastern district. In each district
regular teachers' meetings shall be
held. It shall be the general plan
to hold one meeting in each district
during the inteval between the regu
lar county meetiugs
IV
Each district shall be orgauized
with a complete set of officers con
sisting of a president, secretary, and
other officers necessary to make the
work effective.
V
Tbe district meetings shall be
held at suih times and pi ces as will
meet the general convenience of the
parti engaged in the work.
After tbe usual distribution of
literature, the County Superintend
ent announced that the first district
teachers' meeting would be held at
Farmer, next Saturday, October 30,
and the meeting adjourned until
called together by the president.
Married at Spero.
Miss Maud Bulla, daughter of
Frank Bulla, of Spero, and S. C.
Underwood of Asheboro, were mar
ried at the home of the bride's ptr
ents Wedn sday evening, October
20th, 1909. After visiting relatives
and frieads for a day or two Mr.
and Mrs. Underwood left for Kan
sas City, Kansas, where they expect
to make their home. Mr. Under
wood expects to buy and ship cattle
from that place to points east.
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR EXCHANGES.
Wake county will have a permanent
court ateuographer.
Nine nurses graduated from the
Charlotte sanittrium recently.
Miss Emeline Waddell. of States-
ville, died reoeutly, aged 80 years.
When a man begins to blow in his
mouey slot of people get wind of it.
Greensboro's annual chrysanthe
mum sbow will be held Novem
ber 4-5.
J. L. ScoLt ha teen elected presi
dent of the National Bank of Gra
ham.'
Woodbury Hayes, a prominent cit-
izeu of Anson county, died recently.
aged 84 years.
R. H. Battle has been elected
president of the Raleigh Good Gov
ernment Ass elation.
The Eureka Lnnd Co. of Sanford
has been chartered with an author
ized capital of $50,000.
Albemarle is to b a ve a sewerage
and light plaut aud Prof. J. M.
Bandy is to make the survey.
Dr. J. M. Thompson, of Graham,
bas been elected resident pbVBician
at KeX Hospital Kaleigb.
Mrs. L. M. U. JohoBon, the first
sweetheart of Gov. 8am Houston, is
ead at Memphis, Turn., aged 80
years.
Mrt. Eliza Crabtree died at the
home of her daughter at Belmont,
Alamance county, Uotober 6 b, aged
78 years.
Accardii t to a Cornell University
professor, insect pests cost the farm
ers of the country over $700,000,000
a year.
It is bow claimed that the money
value of California Petroleum out
put is greater than the gold mines
in that state.
Mrs. W. N. Elder, of Trinity
township, lost a pocket book which
contained (165 on '.he road near her
home ont day last wees.
H. H. Hood, of Mecklenburg
county, claims to have invented a
cotton chopper that will do the
work of five men with hoes.
The United States easily leads the
world in tbe production of copper
Out of 760,773 tons, the world a pro
duction in 1908, America furnished
430,099 tons.
Judge Samnel W. Williams, can
didate for Attorney General in Vir
ginia, has been tadicted on the
oharge of felony at Welch, West Vir
ginia.
A negro organization has "de
manded two seats at a forthcoming
Tuft banquet in California. In this
way does tbe negro ttetnpt to up
lift himself by his own boot-straps.
Washington Herald.
A building containing $1,500
worth of tobacco, was recently burn
ed in Chatham couuty, and at
tempts to bnrn others in the same
section have made the tobacco farm
ers of that county uneasy.
A National Religious Training
School for Negroes will be erected
at Durham with money given by
Dr. J. E. Shepherd. Senator Over
man aud Judge J. C. Pritchard are
members of the board of trustees.
Rural Free Delivery, which was
begun in the United States twelve
years ago as an experiment, with
only five routes, has been extended
year by year until now there are
4C.919 routes, serving a population
of about m,QW),OW people.
Tbe case against Lee U. Battle,
formerly cashier of the city Nation
al Bank, of Greensboro, which was
set for trial at the recent term of
federal court held at that place has
been postponed until Nov. 22nd at
which time a special term will con
vene.
Dr. Tagg, editor of tbe Methodist
Protestant, once received a long
obituary notice written by a bereaved
husband in honor of his wife. It
ended thus: "Tears will not bring
her back, therefore we weep."
Church Record.
Capt. J. A. LUk, correspondent
of the Montgomenao, writing from
Montgomery county, pays a high
compliment to Prof. R. C. Cox, for'
merly of Randolph county. He is
tbe principal of the Mt. Gilead
High School. Mr. Cox's friends
are glad to not his continued sue-
I cessans nsefn neae as a teacher.
W. M. Kimn died at his home in
Burlington recently aged ?9 years.
Clyde Webster of Swepsooville,
died at St. Leo recently, aged 20
years.
Rev. D. E. Bowers, pastor of the
Bethel Reformed church, was mar
ried to Miss Esther Mebane yester
day.
Mrs. C. O. Muse, sister.of the late
Dr. Lewis of this county, won oev
eral prizes at the Carolina Central
rair at Gieensboro on her needle
and fancy work.
xThe tont meeting held by E. G.
Lowdermilk in West Albermarle re
sulted in 37 conversion and an or.
gwmzation of 21 members with a
view of building a Methodist Pro
tectant church. Stanly Enterprise.
Master Gladstone York, a son of
W. C. York, of tue Sanford Cotton
Mill, was bit by a cat last week, and
fearing that tbe cat had hydropho
bia, the cat was sent to the Pasteur
Iustitute, at Raleigh.
The home of former Stite Senator
J. W S. Robinson, in Sampson
County, was destroyed by fire one
day last week. Lne loss was about
$4,000 with only small insurance.
Mr. W. B. Lassiter who is con
nected wun tbe Davis mine near
Eldorado, was in town one day this
week, ibis mine bas been under,
going development for some time and
has furnished some rich ore.
Chas. F. Cates, of Mebane, who
raises tbe stuff and makes pickles by
tne car load, besides being other
wise an all-round farmer is in town
taday. Gleaner.
United States Senator Martin N.
Johnson died at his home in Fargo
North D kott lat week. Mr. John
son was a republican but his success
or, who will be appointed by the
governor will be a democrat.
The 43 rd session of the Western
Noith Carolina Conference of the
Christian chnrch will meet at Gra
ham the seconl 8unday in Novem
ber. This conference is composed
of churches South of the Southern
Railway, West of Haw River and
in Alamance, Guilford, Randolph,
Chatham, Moore and Montgomery.
Dr. James H. Carlisle, president
emeritus of Wofford College, at Spar
tanburg, South Carolina, died at that
place last week. He was a man of
much prominence as an educa tir
and diviae besides being a good man.
His fnneral was the most largely
attended of any like service ever
held at Spartanburg.
The Sixteenth Annual Conven
tion of the United Daugh ers of the
Confederacy which recently met at
Houston, Texas, decided to hold the
next convention at Little Rock,
Arkansas. Mrs. Virginia McSherry,
of West Virginia, was elected Presi
dent-General for the ensuing year.
While going from Shady Grove
church on High Point K. F, 1).
one night recently John F. Yokley's
horse became frightened by some one
driving round him, tbrowiug Mr.
Yoklev out and breaking bis hip.
Miss Bessie Stone who was with him
escaped injury. The coaition of
Mr. Yokley has been very serious,
but it is thought that he will recover.
A Masonic Ledge of Ancient Free
and Accepted Masons has been organ
ized st Biscoe with the following
officers: Rev. W. M. Bostick,
W. M., C. E. Kellam, S. W.; W. S.
Yates, J. W ; D. M. Hunsucker. Sec.;
Jno. A. Monroe, Treas ; C. O. Crok
er, S.D.; J. C. Frapps J. D ; J. J.
Burns, Tyler; W. E. Asbill and
Bnrt Dickens, Stewarts. The Mont
gomerian.
Operated en tor Appendicitis.
Harriet Lee Hammer, aged
15
years and only child of Solicitor aq J
Mrs. Wm. C. Hammer, has been
afflicted with appendicitis for sev
eral weeks. Moot of the time for
two weeks she has been unable to sit
up in bed. After having sufficient
ly recovered to be out on Monday
night of this week Bhe had a violent
attack, the severity of which greatly
alarmed the family.
On Tuesday Bhe was taken to St.
Leo's Hospital, Greensboro, where
on yesterday an operation was per
formed by D'. J. W. Long, from
which she rallied and it is thought
she will recover, although not yet
out of danger.
Her father and mother are both
with her. One or both of them will
return borne this week nnless her
condition grows worse.
FOR BENEFIT OF BETTERMENT
ASSOCIATION.
General Kancv Work Booth at Chrysan
themum Show on November 5.
The chrysanthemum show will
be held in Morris' ODera house in
Asheboro, both day and nig at of
Fr'.day, November 5th.
I be ladies of Asheboro and vicin
ty are requested to make anv and
til kinds of fancy work to be donat
ed and sold at a boita at the chrys
anthemum show, the proceeds to go
towards the improvement of the
Asheboro Graded Suhool grounds.
ibis is an opportunity for every
one to contribute something toward
tne improvement of our graded
school.
A PRINTER KILLED
James Ward, of High Point, Fatally
Injured.
High Point, Oct. 23. James
Ward, a print r employed by the
Kerr Prii ting Company, of High
Poiut, while assisting in unloading
au imposing stone from a car, was
crushed to death by the stone fall
ing upon him. The horse attached
to a wagon, upou which the stone
was to be placed, suddenly moved
forward, aa the stone was midway
between the car and the wagon,
causing the heavy mass to fall be
tween them. Ward was caught be
fore he could jump away, his chest
being literally crushed in. He was
unmarried.
District Teachers' Meetings.
In accordance with th9 resolutions
adopted by the Teachers' Association
in session Saturday, October 23rd,
1909, 1 have appointed district
teachers' meetings for the following
times and places:
Saturday, uctober autb, farmer,
for the southwestern district.
Saturday, November 6th, Liberty,
for the northeastern district.
Saturday, November 20tb, Trini
ty, for the northwestern district.
Saturday, November 27th, Cole
ridge, for the southeastern district.
The date for the central district
will be announced later.
The above mentioned places have
been selected for the first meetings
in the various districts. This does
not mean that all the district meet
ings will be held at these places. It
will be the general policy to put
these meetings in places most con
venient to the teachers generally.
It is expected that all teachers in
the county attend these meetings.
That is, that every teacher attend
some one of the five meetings that
w;ll be held within the next six
weeks. Teachers should consider
the:r convenience, and nttend the
meeting nearest tneui. Piactically
the earn?, program will be presented
in each plaoe. If a teacher cannot
be present for the nue'.ing in her
district, an excuse will necessarily
have to be rendered to the County
Supe intendent.
MEETING AT FARMER X EXT SATUR
DAY. Please remember that the first
meeting will be held at Farmer next
Saturday. All teachers in the
southwestern district will be expect
ed to be present. The meeting will
open for work at 10 o'clock in the
f jrenoon. There will be a program
in the afternoon, and therefore teach
ers shonld bring lunch w tb them.
We shall attempt to make this a so
cial, as well as educational, occasion.
Patrons of the schools are cordially
invited to come and hear the discus
sions. The basis of the work will be the
first three chapters of "The Recita
tion" by Hamilton. Teachers who
have the book will please bring
their copies with them. In addition
to this work, some time will be giv
en to the consideration of other im
portant topics.
The people of Farmer will be glad
to have you with them one day.
Therefore, come! "Let us take coun.
sel together."
E. J. Coltrane,
County Superintendent of Schools.
Notice to Teachers.
The public school committee of
District No. 3, New Hope Town,
ship, are ready to reoeive applica
tions from teachers uo) desire to
teach this year. School will be ex
pected to open about November 8th,
1909. Term four months. Salary
$30 a month. All parties desiring
to make application will please write
at once to J. M. Shaw,
New Hope Academy, N. C.