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ASHEBORO, N. C. THURSDAY, Decembet 16, 1909.
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. Circulation. I
Tocher Training and Betterment
Work Discussed Excellent Address
By Or. WeeksSocial Luneh Given
By The Woman's Betterment Associ
ation. ;
Perhaps the best meeting of the
County Teachers' Association in two
years was held in Asheboro last Sat
urday.
The attendance was as large as
conld be expected, but not as large
as in the previous meeting. The
increased interest and efficiency of
the "work more than balanced
the slight decrease in attendance,
and really made the meeting the
best ever held. A grim determina
tion to do better work was written
on 'he face of every teacher present.
The officers of the Association in.
sist i hat those who absent them
selves from these meetings are losers.
Indeed anyone who missed the pro
gram Saturday lost a great deal of
information and inspiration.
The suoject of teacher-training
was presented by Mr. J. A. liiviu.J,
of the State Department of Educa
tion. Mr. Bmtis is a school man
of experience and ability. Teach
ers everywhere will agree thai he is
the right m:iu in the right pl.tce.
His particular wo k is to supervise
teacher tiaiuing over the entire
state. In the addre.s before the
meeting Saturday, Mr. Bivins show
ed that there are four agencies.
which will be used in the training
of teachers. These four means are
improved teachers' institutes, Conn.
ty leacbers Association, rrofessiou
al Bulletins, and a reading course,
Particular emphasis was put upon
the reading course and practically
every teacher present joined tne cir
cle. A circulating library will be
established at once. A plan was
agreed upon whereby each teacher
who desires to join the readme cir
cle may do bo upon the payment of
one dollar. Of this amount fifty
cents will pay for North Carolina
Education one year, aod the balance
will go to the creation and main
tenance of the library. In this li
brary will be all the books neces
sary for the reading conrse. Also a
great deal of supplementary reading
matter.
Dr. Stephen B. Weeks, of the
Trinity High School, presented the
subject of agricultural education
He showed that the masses of the
people live on the farm, and that
weshonld strive to give them in the
schools the edncation that would
prepare them for rural hie. Teach
ers and school patrons who do not
believe in teaching agriculture in
the schools would certainly be con.
vinced that their position is not the
right one, if they could hear Dr.
Weeks on this subject. The coun
ty superintendent called attention
to the work already outlined for
instruction in this subject, and
urged teachers to organize classes for
the study of agriculture, if such a
thing had not already been done.
The work of the Woman's Bet
termeut Association deserves par
ticular mention. One hour in the
afternoon was devoted to a discus
sion of this topic. Interesting re
ports were made of the work being
done in several schools in the coun
ty. Organizations have already
Ibeen formed in many of tha schools,
.and efforts are being made to or
ganize in other places. Particular
ly encouraging was the fact that
jthroug the indirect influence of the
jAesociation many schools that do
'not have active organizations have
been improved this year. Hardly a
jingle school in the county this year
Jias not received soma kind of im
provement: The windows of the
jhouses have been washed, the floors
coured, the grounds swept, the rub
ish burned, stumps removed, walks
aid off and in some places small
naae trees have been planted. In
veral places reports were made
h0W!!2 that the A"rriaHrin9 are
jaising money for new desks, libra
ries, maps, shades, blackboards, etc.
Miss Miller, of the Trinity Associa
tion told of a plan the women of
hat enterprising town have of plant
ing and cultivating a cotton crop
pis year. In this work they expect
to teach practical agriculture, and
aoidentally derive revenue for the
johool. Other schools would do
fell to follow Miss Miller's plan.
1, A 'eiy unusual and moat enjoy
if feature of the meeting was the
lunch, which was served by
ns local Betterment Association,
flady teacher brought a small
ch anathe ladies of Asheboro
nushftd th.
much served a
double pur
S
pose. It provided dinner for all
present, and also afforded an oppor
tunity for (social intercourse. Al
together this was the particular
feature of the meeting, and one we
hope to have repeated.
Every teacher present expressed
appreciation of the plan and all
were exceedingly thankfull to the
ladies of Asheboro who made Buch
an occasion possible.
The meeting ajournad to meet
again at the call of the president.
A full series of district meetings
will be held before another county
meeting.
DR. WARE'S APPOINTMENTS.
Presiding Cider of Greensboro District
Arranges Schedule for First Hound.
The following schedule for the
first rouud (four appointments have
been filled before we go to press) of
the Grtensboro District to be made
by Rev. Dr. W. 11. Ware, presiding
eldei :
Uwhurrie Circuit Salem, Dum
ber, 18, 19.
Asheboro SUtioa December 19,
20.
Greensboro Spriug Garden St.,
December 2G.
West Greensboro Circuit Muir's
Cuapel 3 p. in. December 20.
Coleridge Circuit Ueuobetb, Jan
uary 1, 2.
Liberty Circuit Liberty, January
2, 3.
Randolph Circuit Pleasuut Hill,
Jauuary 8, 9.
Denton Circuit Pleasant Grove,
Jauuary 9, 10.
Pleasant Garden Circuit Reho
betb, January 15, 16.
Greensboro Walnut Street, night,
January 16.
Ramseurand Franklinville Ram
senr, January 22, 23,
Racdleman and Naomi January
29,30.
Asheboro Circuit Central Falls,
January 30, 31.
Reicsville Station February 6, 7,
Wentworth Circuit Salem, Feb
ruary o, 6.
Ruffin Circuit Lowes, February
IX, 13.
Mr. James T. Johnson, a son of
Mr. Mangum Johnson, of Matthews
township, was killed by a freight
wain in nertioru county, on last
Thursday, and was buried last Sun
day at Love's Creek church. He
had been in the service of the rail
road only a few days when killed.
Even before his body was brought
home for burial a lawyer from new
the place of his death came to this
county to make a contract with the
deceased's father for suing the rail
road company for damages. Such
unseemly and unprofessional con
duct exceeds any "ambulance cha
sing" that we have ever heard of!
Chatham Record.
The name of this unprofessional
attorney should be published, and
brother lawyers would do the pro
fession a service by publishing his
name. Editor Courier.
To Run for Congress.
Judge E. B. Jones of the superior
court at Winstan-Salem is beincr
urged by his friends to enter the race
for the democratic nomination for
congress in the fifth district. He
admits that he will accept the nom
ination. Mr. W. F. Carter, a prom
inent lawyer of Mt. Airy is being
talked of for judge of superior court
to succeed Judge Jones.
Entertainment at Uberty.
The Libery High School will give
a play on Wednesday night, Decem
ber 22. The title, "Santa Claus
and Uncle Sam" suggests that it
will be appropriate as well as enter
taining. The play is divided into
three parts, and will be interspersed
with selections from primary grades.
The proceeds are to defray the ex
penses on the auditorium.
The two year old child of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Hall at Kanapolis, N.
C- was burned to death last Friday,
ihe child was in a room with some
other children who were pouring oil
on the fire to see it burn faster,
when some oil by accident was
poureu on the child. On getting
too close to the fire the dress ignited.
The mother in an adjoining room
went to the rescue but the child
was too badly burned before she
could put out the flames.
By filling out the nominating
coupons in our big popularity con
test jou may win five dollars in gold;
all you have to do is to nominate the
successful winner.
Our Popularity Contest.
Great Interest Being Shown in It.
Th2.SnJ.ier is inanurftiiDK a great Popularity Contest and will gi-e
away a $400 Piano aod other valuable prfzes to winners.
The Courier will give all workers, including the contestants, valuable
premiums, full details of which will be found in this issue of The Courier.
' J Man7 inquiries have been received, and several nominations have been
made, which we give below:
LIST OF CONTESTANTS.
Miss Nellie Jordan. Trinity
" Bertha Lisk, Seagrove, Route 1.
" Laua Cole, Dewey
" Olive Moffilt, Ashebore, Route 1
" Mary White, Qlenola.
" Fleta Free, Randlenian, Routo 1,
" Maud Miller, Fullers, Route 2.
" Florence Warren, Stale.
Mrs. W p. 'Vhite, Ramseur.
Miss Maude Curtis, Ratnseur
' Maggie Albertson, Trinity.
" Bettye Shamburger, Hills Store.
Look over them aud make other
the paper aud uominate vour favorite.
The sooner jou start to getting subscribers the better.
Everybody should take the Courier. Tho.-e who do
Courier should be induced to do so.
Ihe voting begins this week. Make your noininu'ions today
Send m your own name aud go to work fot subscriptions to' vote fo
yourself. 1
A ballot box is kept in The Cornier busings oil! v and a careful
record will be kept and results w-ll be unuouuc.cl each we.-k.
Start the ball to rolling t )(!av.
I'uruicrs Organize
ine uuniora county Maimers
Uiiiou was oymiia-'d last Saturday,
there being 247 c irtite' members. "
Ollicers were elected for the ensu
ing year, as follows:
President J. W. Wharton.
Vice Presid-nr C Weatherly.
Secretary T. L. Aruher.
Conductor C. U. Hinshaw.
Chaplain C. E. Hockett.
Door Keeper .Robert Gilchrist.
Trade agent J, A. Hoskins.
Leoturer J. S. Ferguson.
Executive committee Otis Rock
ett, P. L. Holt and O. F. Ross.
Harrls-Robblns.
Wedding invitations which are of
much interest to many in this city
have deen issued as follows:
"Mr. and Mrs. James II. Robbins
invite you to be present at the
marriage of their daughter, Saidie
to Mr Charles U. Harris, on Wed
nesday afternoon; December twenty,
ninth, nineteen hundred and nine,
at five o'clock, Eden ton Street
church, Raleigh, N. 0."
Man led.
Mr J. N. Mendenhall, a promi
nent manufacturer living at Lexing
ton N. C. was mimed on Tuesday
of this week to Miss Jessie Hunt, a
popular lady of the same place.
There were no cards and the mar
riage was a quiet one and with only a
few friends present. The couple
left after the ceremony on a northern
trip.
Died.
Reuben Cox of Asheboro died
Buddenly on Friday afternoon as he
was leaving work at the Home
Building and Material Company
He was 66 years old. The funeral
was at Holly 8prings on Sunday
conducted by Rev. Jno. Tilden and
Mrs. Angel. The fanily desire to
thank their many friends for many
ainanesses.
Robbed and Beaten by Negroes.
While Mr. F. H. Watlington of
winston-balem was going from his
store on East Seventh and a half
street to his borne on Highland Ave
nue last Saturday night, he was set
upon by three negroes who draeeed
him 50 yards and beat him severely
robbing him i f $70 or $80 in cash,
his bank book and some insurance
papers,
Property In the state Increased In Value.
The Secretary of the North Car
olina Tax commission, Mr. Henrv
Clay Brown states teat the valua
tion of property in the State for the
year has increased $744,857. ,
County Taxes total $2,677,091.
Municipal taxes $2,473,760.
State taxes $3,494,312. Income;
tax only yielded, $36,383.
Notice Bank Meeting.
The annual meeting of the share
holders of the Bank of Randolph
will be held on Thursday January
13th, 1910 at the office of the bank
at 2 p. m. tor the purpose of electing
officers, and for the transaction of
such other business as may come
before it.
W. J. Armfield Jr. Cashier.
Asheboro, N.C. Dec. 13, 1909.
See the Coupon elsewhere "A
slogan for Asheboro." Fill the
blank out and get five dollars for
your thought if you give the best
slogan lor Asheboro. Bend in by
January 1, c
Mrs. Emma Coltrane, Glenola.
Miss Lola Trogdon. Asheboro, Routt 1
" Ida Cox, Ralph.
" Cora Hill. Piuson.
" Nannie Hill, Rachol.
" Linnie Dorsett, Farmr.
" Elbe PreBnell, Michlield.
" Emma Pierce, Seagrove.
" Laura Stimnon. Randleman.
Mrs. M. B. Onina, Trinity.
Miss Crissio Winslow, LaHsiter.
notiiinatio:;
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THOMASVILLE R. F. D. 4 ITEMS
New Pastor i
r IMeasunt Hill 'lakes
t lunge.
J lur
rge cotujri'tfiiHiii attended Divaeliiufr
t l'leaant Hill hut Sunday wlsn the Rev.
b Macey preached Ins lir
Mt sermon.
Mr. und M
. VV. Fuller and vrmiifra.it
daughter. Lucy, left Thursday for a visit to
their brother in-law, Frank Adams, who
lives near Alt. liilead.
Charlie Bryant, of Winston-Salem, will
come nome for I hnstmns.
Mrs. J. C. Lcflin visited her father, Mr,
u. a. Helper, last Saturday aud Sunday.
Mlllboro Items.
Rey.T. H. Matthews filled his regulai
appointment W, Bethany 8undav morninu
Misses Alma Thompson and Elsie Ha.
C. E. and C. S. Juliaa attended the teach
ers meeting at Asheboro Saturday.
Mrs. Q. S. Julian is on the sick hat.
Little Miss Ila Brown celebrated her tenth
birthday hwt Saturday and entertained
uumuer 01 ner uttle friends at a "candy
puuing.
hp rk o . .
uarns made a business trip to
Winston one aay last week.
airs, jonn K. Brown is spending a few
uays wun ner sick sister on Staley R. F. D
Miss Sallie Lineberry of Millboro R. T
U., spent last week in town.
H. G. Pugh, of Franklinville, spent Mon
day mgnt Here.
Mesrs. York and Andrews, two of Rt.
ley's prominent young men, spent Saturday
and Sunday here. Mr. Andrews has no-
-r pmuuou witn tne asms
Chair Oompany of tbia place.
Charlie Staley spent Sunday with his fain
uy at Julian.
Marvin Andrews made a business trip to
tjuerty Monday.
inuiisnu. Mews -Shot Himself-
uiner News.
Rev. J. T. Bynum preached an interesting
ermon at tne Baptist church Sunday night
flir n. ii. Jackson, of Worthville,' spent
few days last week in the city visitinn h
uncle Mr. D. H. West who has ben sick
for quite a while.
Misses Hanuah and Ann Manees visited
friends at Ce ar Falls Sunday.
ine Urug btore has just purchased a nice
line of toys and other Christmas goods and
are selling them at reasonable prices.
rranminviiie high school will give a "plav
anue academy Thursday night befo
Amas. everybody Is invilod and a good
time is ju store for everyone who attends.
Misses Hannah Maness and Minnie Tip
pet went to Ramseur Saturday.
Mr. Stid Itead, of Greensboro, si)ent Sun.
day in town.
Julius Linen while Out bird huntinir one
day last week accidently shot himself in tho
foot inflicting a soverS wound but uo bones
were rushed and it is hoped he will be
well in a few days.
W. C. Burrow has gone to Sanford to do
a job of brick work.
Both of our Sunday scooU are in fine
shape and are doing good work. Moore,
Chapel will have a Xmaa tree aud w ill give
a treat to their scholar Friday night be fore
Xmas. On the same night at the M . E.
church a treat will be given and an offering
to thd children's home accompanied with
appropriate exercises.
Mr. Henry Slack and Miss Lulu Elkins
were united in marriage last Wednesday
night at the home of the bride 'a mother.
Rev. J. F. Alldred officiating. The bride
is the rretty and accomplished daughter of
Mrs. Emma Phillips and the groom is a son
of Mr. T. A. Slack, both of the parties are
of this ci?y and are among our beat people.
Mr. auack holds a responsible position in
the baling room of the Franklinville Manu
factoring Company. Ihey will make their
future home in this place). I
FEARFUL .WRECK
WEDNESDAY MORNING ON
SOUTHERN-
Near Brown's Summit.
On yesterday morning the six pas
senger coaches of train No. 11
southbound, fell through a bridge
across Reedy Fork, near Brown's
Sumrni', in Guilford county. The
accident was either due to a broken
or spreading rail, the railroad people
say.
Up to 6 o'clock yesterday there
were recovered from four coaches 11
dead and 22 injured, who were taken
to Greenalioro hospital.
Among the killed were :
U. E. Sexton, au icsurance man
of Denton.
Uichard Emne?, Jr., mining tn
eer of Salisbury.
John Hr iulnax, a uLti!!r of Rich
mond. V. K. IL lconib. lawyer. Mt. Airv.
Conductor Nowlaud, of the Rich
mond sleeper.
Charles Bugly, tiainman, Mut
chester. Auditor II. C. White cf South,
em, Caaiiotte, N. C.
Superintendent Coue.of the Rich
mond Division.
All the killed were in the sleeper ;
none in the day coaches were killed.
This is uunsual. None of the pas
sengers in one of the coaches have
been rescued at six o'clock Wednes
day when wo i'o'' tM
i H ardl n-Ca meron
The following invitation has been
received by irieuus oi me contract
ing parties in Asheboro :
Mr. and Mrs. D. U. Cameron
request the honor of your presence
at tne marriage oi their daughter
Byrde
to
Mr. Walter Harrison Hardin
on Tuesday afternoon, December
twenty-first
Methodist Protestmt Church
Liberty, North Carolina.
Greensboro Lady Attacked by Negro,
While Miss Effie Lowe, a young
white girl, was on her way to her
home on Chestnut street about 6:30
one night recently, she was attacked
by a young negro shortly after she
bad left the car line. He attempted
to choke her bnt she screamed be
fore he conld shut her wind off,
which so frightened him that he
ran away. He has not been captured.
A similar occurrence happened
when Miss Williams had her satchel
snatched from her hand on Walker
street by a negro.
Brokaw'a Wile Says She Wants Monty.
On Monday or t nis weelt Mn Mary V.
ciair &roKaw lett tne witness Hand
after being on the stand five days at
Mineola court houBe, N. Y. where
she is suing W. Gould Brokaw for
divorce aud $60,000 a year alimony.
She declared he was cruel and made
life intolerable. Mr. Brokaw de
clares the suit was instituted not in
good faith but to get money.
Mr. Edgar Moore, at Bvnuni. 'is
the champion hog-raiser thus far
reported to The Record this season.
lie killed four hogs last week that
were only a few days over a year old
sod whose combined weight was
2,012 pounds. The heaviest one
weighed 577 pounds and the aver
age weight of the four was 503
psunu8. Mr. Moore bought these
Logs when they were two months
old; and fed them on corn, oats aud
hipstuff and their total cost was a
little less than seven cents a pound.
Chatham Record.
Barn Burned.
The barn belonging to Mr. Dan
iel Smith of East Newmarket town.
ship was burned Friday night, De
cember 10th, with all the hay, corn,
fodder etc. and one valuable mare.
Mrs. Clark, wife of Chief Juf-
tice of the Supreme Court of North
Carolina Walter Clark, died at her
borne in Raleigh Friday, of Pnen.
monia. The deseased was 53 rears
old and a daughter of the late Gov.
VVm. A. Graham.
MT. GILEAD NEWS ITEMS.
High Kehaol ItsdeaU Will UItc the El-
crcises Tor north Carolina Day at
tha Instltata Dmabw II.
Miss Elizabeth Stan back, who ho Un
visiting relatives and friends in Raleigh,
Greensboro and other points for the mat
few weeks has returned home.
Miss Mabel Greene left Friday for hr
home in Raleigh, spending a day and night
in iroy witn ner uncle, J. C. Parker.
December 17th at the Institute the Hioh
School students will render the exercises
published for North Carolina day. Follow
ing this will be a recital given by thi music
pupils.
Rev. J. A. Lee was sent back to uke nn
his old work. We aro vei v i?lad tn ha
Mr. Lee back with us, and we hope h'n work
for the coming year will be pleasant and
profitable.
Mrs. J. A. Scarboro, who has leen vfciting
her daughter, Mrs. R. M. Lushnr, of HiKh
Point, returned home a few dnys ago.
Mrs. R. N. Puge was here Saturday for
the. purpose of rrpaniziug a Indies Mission
ary society at the Pn-hbyteriaii church.
There will l,d a Christmas nee at the
Jtist ,urc! a the i ;l,t'ol the liCl
hCa. y IJ; are i y having the lish
i itouc ,ati -l,.'ir v brirk In .ing
- MP ,rK XlOP'
The Drug Store and Brutoti A- Co. ex
pert to open up business in the "loves be
longing to F. McCaulay by the first of Jan
uary. Uerlx rt Armstrong whs has been buffer
ing vory much with his eyes, has been to
Baltimore for treatment
Messrs 1'Iunsucker and Stacy of Salisbury
have been in town fo-fthe purpose ot selling
and tuning pianos.
Farmer ltcnx Bob Klllott Dlrs at
Might.
The Christmas exercises of Farmer High
School will be given on Tuesday night,
uecemoer Zlst. At 7 o'clock will begin
the Christmas entertainment given by the
primary grades.
Following that will be a play, "Our Awful
Aunt." Free entertainment. Everybody
invited.
Bob Elliott, son of the late Claud El
liott, was found dead in his bed last
Saturday morning. It was a shock to his
many friends.
Charles Shamburger spent Saturday and
Sunday at W . E. Kearns' on business.
Several of our people attended the Fid
lers' convention at Bombay Saturday nighu.
All report a nice time.
The Christmas tree at Concord will be on
Friday afternoon, December 24th,at 2 o'clock.
Farmer High School will observe North
Carolina day Friday afternoon, December 17.
W. E. Kearns is confined to his room at
present, but we hope to see him out again
soon again.
Rev. J. A. Sharpe made a business trip to
Greensboro last Monday.
Joe Russell and N. R. Kinney attended
the Junior meeting at Farmer last Saturday
night.
Trinity News.
To the regret of their many friends here
Mr. Arthur Marsh and family have moved
to High Point.
Alvin Paul, who has been off at school, is
at home again.
Mr. and Mrs. George McLain. of Grens-
boro, are at the Parker House. Their
many friends are glad to see them in town
asin.
Mrs. H. E. Ballauce. who has been viRit-
ing Mrs. J. W. and D. M. Ballance, left for
her home in Greensboro some days since.
Mrs. John Paxson and little daughter.
Louise, of Norfolk, Va., are viBiting Mrs.
1. . toung, Mrs. Patson has many warm
friends in the place to whom her visit gives
great pleasure.
Roy Haines, of Faison, X. C, came uo a
few days ago to visit Mrs. Parkin.
Mrs. James White recently went to
Richmond county on a visit.
John White came homn for a fi.ti- J.ir.'
hunting recently.
Rev. Mr. Finchnr Ami familv l,av rnn in
their new home.
Why Not Items.
J. C. Cornelison and wife visited rela
tives at Ophir last week .
Lonnie Owens and wife, of near Kanoy,
spent Saturday night at J. A. Kings.
Quite a numlr of the young people from
here had special business on Fork Creek
Sunday.
Mrs. T. N. Slack has returned home from
visiting her parents near Kemps Mills.
J. A . Aumau and wife spent Sunday at
E. R. Yow'e. 1
J. H. Redding has returned from a trip to
South Carolina.
The closing exercises of, Why Not Acad
emy will be held Wednesday night, the 22nd
instead of the 23rd.
W. W. Redding is spending a while here.
L. A. King has purchased a nice team of
horses.
Miss Bessie Davis, of High Point,
had a very narrow escane on Mon
day. While waiting for a freight
train to pass she was Btruck by No.
22 and knocked down and dragged
aloof fifteen feet under the engine.