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VOL XXXIV
APPOINTMENTS.
Pome Tranifera Made North Carolina
Conference Preachers Assigned to
Their Charges.
Raleigh, Nov. 21-)- The Gnal ses
sion of the North Carolina Method
ist Conference for 1909 was coo.
vened ot 9:30 this morning by Bish
op Wilson, with devotional exercises
by Dr. T. V. Ivey.
For Woman's College.
DnVnite steps looking ta the es
tablishment of a woman's college of
high grade in Raleigh ti be operated
under the control of the conference
was taken through the adoption of a
report from the special committee on
this subject reporting through Rev.
A. P. Tyer. The report carried
with it the appointment of a com
mission to establish the college.
Coinprsiug the commission are J. G.
Brown, J. F. Hrucon, U. B. John,
Geoige L. Smith, H. M. North, J.
N. Cole and J. S. Wynne, the Lit tor
being mayor of Uileigh.
The repot t of the board of euuou
tion was ivad by Kv. L. S. M iSiey,
carrying the usitil upproprii'ions
aud app.iimtiiiij liev. A J. Parker us
linaiiCiiil agent for the Lcuiisburij
Female College, which received
$1,000 itrpropritition, the si tin us
Just yea .'. I'lie college asked $3,000.
Rev. J. M. Rhodes, president of
Littleton College, addressed the con
ference ,appeaiing for the fullest co
operation aud pressiug the need there
is for an adnitional dormitory.
Rev. F A Bishop also appealed
for special interest in Louisburg
College, telling of great work being
accomplished for Methodism there
by Mr. Rhodes and his co-workers.
A partial list of appointments was
read as follows:
Raleigh District R B John, pre
siding elder; Edenton Street; II M
North; J O Guthrie, supernumerary;
Central, A D Wilcox; Jenkins Mem
orial, J M Beson; Ep worth, J F
faraway
Durham District R O Beaman,
ni pair! in it -alder: Durham. Trinity. G-
vf Adams, Memorial and Lake wood,
hwLli Bradshaw and T M Grant; Carr
Church J A Dally, Branson; E F
Duval, Manguni Street, II E Spence;
West Durham, W P Constable; Dur
ham Circuit, J B Thompson;
Chapel Hill, W B Royal; Louisburg,
J C Humble.
Willmington District W L Can
ningham, presiding elder; Willming
ten, Grace, T A Smoot; Fifth Street,
K D Holmes; Bladen Street, W L
Rexford; Trinity, E R Welch.
New Bern Ditrict R F Bnmpas,
presiding elder; Newbern Centenary,
J B Hurley; Goldsboro, St. Pauls, D
H Tattle; St John's, J H Frizzelle.
Washington District A M Cul
len, presiding elder. Washington,
M T Plyler.
Warren ton District J E Under
wood, presiding elder.
Elizabeth City District R H
Broom, presiding elder; Elizabeth
City, First Cnuroh, J D Bundy;
Elizabeth City Road, J H Buffalo.
Transferred H P Reed to Vir
ginia conference; H G Stoney, J J
Baker, W F Stanford, , Western.
North Carolina conference; W F
Jones and W Y Ever ton to Florida
conference.
Fayettevllle DUtrlet
J T Gibbs, presiding elder.
Favetteville Hay Street, L E
Thompson
Fayetteville circuit A L Ormond.
Hope Mills J D Pegram.
Cokisbury N M McDonald.
Sampson Circuit IN H Guyton.
Bladen O H Reed.
Buckhorn T J Dailey.
Dunn F A Bishop.
Duke W C Martin.
Newton Grove Frank Culbreth.
Pitsboro V A Royall.
Haw River L MChaffin.
Goldston J W Iloyle.
Carthage U M Eure.
Elise G T Simmons.
Sanfoid W II Puckett.
Joaesboro L II Joyner.
Lillington E L Stack.
Siler Utv E B Craven.
Cainbleton Supplied by ' S B
Stephens.
Rockingham DUtrlet.
W H Moore.Presiding Elder.
Rockingham E H Davis.
Roberdel J M Ashby.
Richmond A J Groves
Mt, Gilead J A Lea
Pekin N L Seabolt.
Troy O W Dowi.
: Montgomery G H Biggs.
Aberdeen and Biscoe W W Peele,
Hamlet H A Humble,
laurel Hill D A Watkins.
John and Gibson N E Col
trane. Iurinburg N H D Wilson. . i
Maxton and Caledonia A P Tyre.
Red Springs 8 A Cotton.
Kowiand r li McUall.
Lnmberton Mission E M
and S J McConnell.
Hoyle
Elilabeth D B Parker.
Robeson O W Smith R W Town-
send and W II Thomsend, Buper.
numerariee.
East Robeson W A Jenkins.
Raeford Circuit J W Bradley.
President Carolina College E H
mcw sorter.
A VIGOROUS WRITER DIES
Ills Editorial Writings Were Forceful
and ltrllllant.
Col. John R. Webster, nged 64,
Confederate soldier, once Speaker of
the Hou3y of Representatives and
editor of Webster's Weekly, died
earlv yest'-'rd.iy nioruiug at his home
in liciilsvill ', :ia ;i resuit of the si-oiH
stroke of p iraivsis which he suffered
just u we. k a. Til-' funerul was
held from Main St'e-S Met hod is
chimin Tuesday at
colonel ets er wis a v-.yr ,-0.M
editorial wiiier mid his pipr find a
wide H-pntatioii for t Ve oriili i i-y uf
it i'l-tht'ifirtl pitg". Four yi uv a
he bad a otro.-e of part jsis an.) h.is
since been feeble, le.ir ids nim i -,v i,
clear until the laet and only a fen
days before the etr.l he iiiinounced
that his piper would be lontinued.
A brother, Mr. W. A. Webster, of
Archdule, und a sister, Mrs. Barrow,
of Winstou, and his wife, who was
M S3 Lillie Morrison, survive.
He was a very strong candidate
for the nomination for Congresi in
189G. but was defeated by Gov. W.
W. Kitchen. Colonel Webster's
paper was an influential factor in the
redemption of the fifth district to
the Democrats, and of the election
of Governor Kitcheu to Congress,
and he was ever afterwards loyal to
the principals aud candidates of the
Democracy, except in last fall s
election, when he opposed i he re
election of the late Senator Reuben
D. Fields, on what every one under
stood to be local issues.
As an editor Colonel Webster al
ways sat his coulter deep in matters
affecting State or county and he was
a vigorous writer . nd fought brave
ly for his principles. He had in his
younger days incurred the enmity
of some people who in later years
became his warmest friends. He
was a persistent worker, a hard fight
er and a conrageous writer, His
paper was dominated and controlled
absolutely by himself, and he did
not hesitate to take issue in the
strongest language possible with his
close friends if their views conrii
cited with the views entertained by
himself.
Mad Accident.
On Monday as Mr. Sam Coole the
farm demonstrator for Randolph
county was on his way to Asheboro,
he was startled by hearing a woman's
screams. On investigation he found
b. T. Langblin and his son while
hauling a load of logs had fallen off
the wagon caused by one of the logs
slipping round. The log, a large
one, fell on them and pinned both
to the ground. When found " both
were unconscious and it was an hour
before the eon cume round sufficient
ly to know anything. The father
was seriously hurt and is net expect
ed to live though the son will re
cover. They were both carried into
Mr. Jasper Brady's house near the
place where the accident occu red and
about one mile from Millboro at the
forks of the Cedar Falls and Central
Falls roads.
New Officers ot'The Junior Order
At the regular session of the
Asheboro Lodge of the Junior Or
der, the following officers were elec
ted: Councilor, T. II. Redding; Vice
Councilor, E. C. Yow; 'Financial
Secretary, N. P. Cox; Rec. Sec, S.
R. Miller; Chaplain, D. B. Kendall;
Waidun, B. A. Brown; Conductor.
O. M. Henry; Iuside Sentinel, J. M.
Brown; Outside Sentinel, L. D.
Harrelson; Treasurer, Frank Bird ;
Representative, W. C. Hammond to
State Council.
The Business and Editorial de
partmeut of the Courier has been
moved to the offices next door on the
street west of the Law Building.
These are the rooms occupied for the
last three months by Hammer &
Kelly is law offices. The office ot
Hammer & Kelly will in the future
be in th two rooms second door
from the street in Lawers Row.
PRINCIPLES,
ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, Decembei 2, 1909.
COURIER REPRESENTATIVE'S TRAVELOGUE
On Board "The Northwestern" for Alaska, Nature's
Wonderland Grand Oceanic Canyon Famous In
side Passage Queen Charlotte Sound Dixon Entrance.
Leaving Seattle on July 24th,
we felt that our anticipations for
the last few weeks were about to
reach realization
138 members of
the National
n-mtorial As-ociation assembled
on the wharf ready to board tha j Narrows and arrange to reach
''Northwestern" of tin Alaska; them at slack water. The Indian
Steamship Company, and as tha j name of this Pass is Yaculta, and
baggage wagons came in each 'there is -i legend which says Ya
one was on tha lookout for ba'- 'culti i- n wicked spirit who lives
gage- We four (the thre Misses in the dopt.ii.-i of these waters,
Ollinger, of Atlanta, Georgia, i and eni:.cs sirilc'.css sailor to
and myself) located our baggage 1 their She shops only at
and went on board and f und ; slack ti ie and ve-weis are sup-
The "Northwestern.
state room No- 45, which had
been assigned to us. It had
three bunks, one above the other,
and a "settee" arrangement
which was pressed into service on
account of the extra large crowd.
A good deal of mental energy
had to be used in placing bag
gage so that there would be
standing room for two at one
time. This being done we went
on deck and found that there
were no steamer chairs to rent,
so two of the girls went out and
bought four chairs, so that we
miuht sit on deck and enjoy the
beautiful scenery. Our names
and addresses were written with
indellible ink and they were
strictly private property.
At 2 p. m. instead of 10 a- m.,
as was scheduled, we drew in the
gang plank and steamed out,
leaving friends on shore who
were waving 'kerchiefs and
shouting good byes and "bon
voyage."
From Seattle, Washington, to
Port Graham, on Cook Inlet,
An Alaskan Scene.
Alaska, is a distance of two thou
sand miles and the enth e distance
measures grand scenery. Twenty
clays is the allotted time for this
trip of 4,000 miles. This gives
time for stops at different coast
towns in Alaska and usually a
stop of several hours is made for
unloading freight. Practically
all supplies are carried from
Seattle- On the Northwestern,
besides the editorial party, there
were a number of passengers.
and every imaginable kind of
freight, lumber, toothpicks, to
bacco, tons of beef, chickens.
horses, whiskey, machinery' and
and many other things.
Grand Oceanic Cniiyon Inside PnHfingai
The voyage was over the beau'
tiful placid waters of Puget
Sound, across the Strait of Juan
de Fuca, through Active I 'ass
into the Gulf of Georgia, where
we had to wait for the tide be
fore goin? through Seymour Nar
rows, which is a narrow, danger
ous channel in Discovery Pas
sage, between Georgia Strait and
Queen Charlotte Sound, located
so that it catches full force of
the ocean tides both north and
NOT MEN.
south. The current sometimes
attains a velocity of twelve miles
or more ner hour when rlantrpr-
There wereious swirls and ovprfalU nrenr
! Mariner understand t.h dan.
Parous character nf Reimimr
4 .
posed to slip through while she
is asleep
More tr.n twenty-four hours
were spent in British waters be
tween the mainland of British
Columbia on the east and Van
couver Island on the west which
is three hundred miles long.
Ours was what is called the
"Inside Passage'' trip, and
it wa3 grand beyond description.
Each day unfolded a panorama
of mountain.sea and sky scenery.
The grandeur of mountains which
rose from the waters edge to
snow -covered heights on either
side of the channel so narrow that
the "way out" was half the time
invisible, is beyond my vocabu
lary of adjectives to describe,
One of the editors who had been
almost everywhere, very ably
and brilliantly said :
"We have had the 'Garden of
the gods,' 'Yellowstone Park
Canyon,' the 'Grand Canyon of
the Colorado,' and to overtop
them all the 'Grand Oceanic Can
yon of Alaska, 1,100 miles along
ft,,.
and fenced from end to end by
snow capped mountains, with
Mount Tacoma at one end and
Mount St- Elias at the northern
end and the highest mountain in
America and the largest ocean
on eartn seeKing entrance all
along its length.
Unetll Charlotte guiiml Dliou
Kilt ran ue.
After tfaveling 500 miles in
P.ritish waters we came into
Queen Charlotte "Sound, which is
an extensive arm of the sea, con
necting the inner channels north
of Vancouver Island with the Pa
cific ocean. Thi3 island is about
fifty-four miles long and from
ten to twenty -five miles wide. It
i3 a beautiful body of purpie wa
ter, but comparatively few peo
ple enjoy its beauty on account
of ''mal de mer." Many of our
party remained in' their state
rooms the three hours in cross
ing. Tne warm breath of the
Kuro Siwo (Japanese current)
penetrating all of these inland
passages is converted by the
great white peaks of the horizon
into pearl like mist that drifts in
clouds and fragments upon the
0 V
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waters and surface, producing a
magnificent sight. It is the
warm and excessive moisture
from Kuro Siwo that bequeaths
to British Columbia and Alaska
their
marveiOUS ana luxuriant!
growth of vegetation. Passing! the auspices of the Civic League,
out through Hecate Strait, we Procee s will go towards town itn
crossed Dixon Entrance, the in- provement. Below will be found
ternational boundry, 54 degrees ' program and cast of characters
40 minutes north latitude, and " fk k.kam
were again at home under the i morning sessiox
stars and stripes. This boundary CaU t0 bookg-
campaign of 1844. when Jamefj Rn! c"
Id lk, of Tennessee, was elect- j Arithmeiic, singing multiplication
ed president oyer Henry Clay. ; titM,, 6Ch0ol-1'rimer c!aL
pj V h 5 "vT "
all of the western country.
stretching across Canada to the1
Great Lakes would now have been
under the glorious stars and
strides !
Mrs. Wm. C. Hammeu.
!
I'aim l'iiiiitrurr Tell'
lit-ii t,i P!mii;!i.
Mr. K S". MilUupp,
MtUiH", "i;':iyeii ii! i".i!lll I
How
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n W'.rK itiii! .v:l kn;
i.f 'i'u- re-u!, !',:, v lit -s us follows :
Wiii.l I to ire no is u'l
fsinii'T-, wh, thcr in the uVuionsti'.i
'i in o k or not, thoroughly brenk
their land th;s fall or euily wniter,
to the depth of !S inches or more.
i ne nee per tne oeiter, ir some or
gauic mutter is mixed with th
poil,;
In order to do thii I would advise
that every f irmer make a large com
post heap this winter. This may be
done by building a peD and filling it
with leaves aud other litter with a
few bags of acid phosphate and pot
ash mixed in witn the muck, or the
heap may be made and scattered on
the land next spring and the fertil
izer applied in the usual way with
the wheat drill. There is no longer
any necessity to maintain the live
btock on tbe farm. The time has
come when we farmers mu9t quit
playing and do something worth
while. Every farmer can thoroughly
prepaiea few acres and put them in
soch condition that he knows corn
will do well on them, and do some
thing to renovate the thinner por
tions of the farm so as to bring them
into condition to grow large and
profitable crops. There are many
farmers who can raise more corn on
five acres than they have been do
ing on 20, and the same amount of
work on the five will make more, un
less his land is above the average.
The average this year will not be
more than 15 bushels and 20 acres
will produce 300 bushels, while five
acres at 60 bushels per acre will pro
duce the same. A large number of
farmers have averaged 60 bushels
and over on more than five acres.
There are then 15 acres that may be
put in renovating crops. No farmer
may expect to make these large yields
by the use of fertilizers alone. They
will help, but he must not depend
upon them entirely. The land must
be broken deeply and the furrows
set on edge, not turned over flat, and
where the breaking can be done in
time a cover crop of rye should be
sown on the land. I can see only a
small portion of the farmers in time
to talk over this matter and this is
written that all may know the best
results. Begin now and rush it
along before the bad weather sets in
Andrewa-Walfcer.
Mr. N. S. Andrews, the popular
free rural free delivery currier ou
Asheboro Route 2, was married yes
terday afternoon to Miss Lillian
Walker nt the home of the bride's
parents on Carawav, Mr. aud Mrs.
Samuel II. Walker. Miss Walker
is one of the prettiest young ladies
in the pounty. The couple 1 ft yes
terday afternoon for a thirty days'
trip to Florida.
Albert llollinun Dies-Lived Only a I'ew
Hours Alter Hi-lug Mint.
Albert Hoffman, of Lenoir, the 14
year old boy who was accidentally
shot Sunday night succunied t) his
wounds ou Sunday morning. The
funeral was held at noon the same
day by Rev. D. T. MeGeachy, tha
remains were sent to Salisbury where
the interment took place Monday.
The Guilfod Plaster Cement Com
pany was burned one night last week.
Loss $12,000 to $15,000. Insurance
$8,000.
Miss Estella Webster, one of the
teachers in the graded school went
to Reidsville on Monday to attend
the funeral of her Uncle John R.
Webster.
$1.00 Per Year
No. 50
The Deeatrlct Skule.
The Deestrict Skule, a reproduc
tion of the laet day of "ye old time
school," will be given at the graded
school buildinif on Fridav nisht.
December 3rd. It. i mm ,,n.l
Readinj? class The
country maid
'ii.. u i.
pail, Webster's
stu.lv period'
;,fn-!ipl,v. chantinZ-llv ,he school,
Sf.ellii, i.v Heart !. "
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mnsek.
AI'TEUNOOS SISM.V EXlUr.lIIUN.
M tuic by the b.tud.
Tiibiite to tejieliei Mrs. John Ja
cob A -tor IIuihU'ui;.
UrtmtrU bv S.tlmol M i s er Thos.
Iv'!i?fn S)' ti r 'jurv.
RfC-it-i-ioii, "Try Me Ivithcr, Try
MtJ."' 0 rover (Jl"vcl.tnd.
Li '.lie Bo Peep Bv the Doohttle
Twir.s.
Sonj.', Three Blind Mice School.
Recitation, Twinkle, Twinkle Little
Star Sallv Ann Sawbones.
Composition Mary Ann Lessy Lena
Jswaiu.
Speech, Baa, Baa Black Sbeep
llezekiah O'Roote.
Mu?ic.
Composition, "B. Franklin" Geo.
Washington.
Speech, The Boy Stood on the Burn
ing Deck Tobias Honeycutt.
The Alphabet By the School.
Recitation, Dolly's Drees Lucinda
Pop weasel.
Piece in Concert Obediah Sniffles,
Hezekiah O'Roote.
Speech, "You'd Scarce Expect one
of my Age" Jay Gould.
Music by the band.
Recitation, "Mother's Darling"
Martha Washington.
Speech, Good World Kip Snip
Sneezer.
Composition, The BoyE Liza Ann
Doolittle.
Speech Simon Pettigrew.
Closing Song, Auld Lang Syne
School.
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
Jay Gould, J. T. Wood.
Martha Washington, Mrs. M. W.
Parrish.
Hetty Green, Miss Laura White. 2
Abraham Hornbuckle, B. F. New
by. Tobias Honeycutt, Clarence RuBh.
Jesse Rudolphus Snider, W. D.
Spoon.
Obadiah Sniffles, W. A, Under
wood. Willie Doolittle, W. F. Redding.
Levi Doolittle, . Moffitt.
Liza Ann Doolittle, Mrs. M. 0.
Fpoon.
Matilda Doolittle, Miss Lillie
Bunch.
Caleb Sawyer, Chas. CranforJ.
himon Pett'grew, A. A. Young.
Susanna Victoria Snipes, Miss
Irma Whitfield.
Sally Ann Sawbones, Mrs. W. O.
Hammer.
Lucinda Popweasel, Mrs. Chas.
Cranford.
Polly Jane Snipes, Mrs. M. L.
Davis.
Charity Flopperry, Mies Blue.
Hezekiah O'Roote, A. K. Burns.
Jule Call, M. W. Parneh.
Bill Call, J. EI. McCain.
Rip Snip Sneezer, A. Smith.
Geo. Washington, J. M. Allen.
Grover Cleveland, J. W. Jolly.
Johney Honey, F, V. Woosley.
Peter Peterkins, J. S. Ridge.
Mary Ann Leeeey Lena Swain,
Miss Annie Blair.
Peace Smith, Miss Mullie Russ.
Joy Smith, Miss Pat Lowe.
Patron of School, Mrs. John Ja
cob Astor IIouecutt Mrs. L. Cran
ford. Teacher, Thomas Eddison Solfis
bury. ! Committeemen W. P. Wood, J.
D. Ross, H. M. Worth.
Mnsiciaus Sulon Smith, Fred
Styree, Clyde Styres, Carson Win.
ningham.
Good Roads Meetlrg Tuesday, Dec. T.
Dr. Joseph Pratt, who is in charge
of the good roads branch of the
state agricultural department will
epeak. Dr. John W. Long the
President of the Virginia North Car
olina Good Fool Association has
also been invited to make an address.
He has accepted and agrees to make
a short speech-