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f ' j, -i i ! T5he COUR.IER I Leads in Both News and I I I t6e COURIER Advertising Columns , Bring Results. Circulation. V4 I COWRIER. JL JLL Isued Weekly. ". V - PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. . , $1.00 Per war VOL. XXXV ASHEBORO, N C, THURSDAY, Januar 1, 1910. ' No. 2 ft STO HONOR THE CONFEDERATE V DEAD OF RANDOLPH COUNTY. We have set oar hands to the sacred task of erecting in the town of heboro, near oar beautiful new conrt house, a monument to commemor- i j i e i.u. n t- i - i j: - e r.. jiu nt- I Who fell in the war between the States. Southern Liberty and independence impel ns to this undertaking. It is itrne indeed that the Confederate soldier needs no costly tomb to glorify I J his memory sfnce the whole Southland is his sepulcher, and the people for I whom he laid down his life have prepared for him, in their ownjhearts, an lmpensnaoie memorial. ruxi mere are ueep aim bbuicu enuumcuis wuiuu demand a material expression of our reverence for their memory, and our admiration for their self-forgetting devotion to duty. :CA doe regrd for posterity demands it, lest the lesson of their hero ism and the parity of their patriotism be not duly impressed upon the generations that will come after ns. X In every county in oar State there i or stone that the heroic deeds or tbe rotten. We feel that there Bhould der the shadows of our new "Temple tions, worthy of the spot, worthy of tbe illustrious deeds or oar (Jonfed erate soldiers, and worthy of tbe people of the county. W. n.nH that oil man in Innlri n I I tXDressioa of theelorv of the dead people for whom they died. It will speak to generations yet unborn of t.ha oimnla Waltv and nnhlimrt nnnstannv of th soldiers of Randolnh county who fought without reward to tnem tne emoojimem or noeriy Randolph county, in tbe name of 4 ir county, we appeal to you t aid ns It is fitting: that this monument lnh county should represent tbe r county. Surely tbe kindred of en to the standard of tne South in aeer to contribute their part to the iew of the capitol of the county, Valor and the virtue of those heroic men whose deeds have never been sur passed, and who have shed imperishable renown on their county and the commands under whose banners they foueht. Tbe Randolph Chapter I Daughters of the Confederacy appeal 1 that lost cause, and by tne nonor prompt and liberal contribution to honorable an enterprise. Mrs. Wm. C. Hammer, ' Mrs W. D. Stedman, Mrs. J. T. Moffitt, Mrs. Wiley Rush, Miss Lucy Crowson, , Monument Committee- While this appeal is fresh in your will make and forward the same by check or P. 0. money order to Mrs, J. D. Ross, treasurer, Asheboro, N,C All contributions will be publicly ?Arknnwledffed through the columns of The Courier and The Bulletiu. Below we print tne names of monument fund: Amount contributed by the Randolph Chapter W. 0. Hammer 130.00 Wm P. Wood A. 0. McAlister 2. . ftoeb Deugan Brower Wm. B. Glasgow W. 0. Wright J. M. Chrisco N. T. Hinshaw 25.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 5.00 500 5.00 1.00 .50 50.00 5.00 5.00 U. R. Pre nell 2. A.Cranford A. J. Rash C. A. Hay worth 0. M. Henry S. L. Hay worth M. W. Parrish J.W. Steed J. 0. Redding J. T. Underwood Wm. Hooker G. & Bradshaw W. D. Stedman E. B. Hatch J. W. Hadley Rev. H. A. Albright Dr. F. E. Asbary. 1, F. Craven J. A. Spence A friend E. Moffitt A Daughter J. 3. Steed iMra.E. E. Moffitt IMra. H. B. Martin Friend W. W. Jones M.R. Moffitt ' O. B.Oox H. H. Kennedy p. V. Wooeley Site Llano .50 Mrs. J L. Winningham 1 .00 W. P. Hushes 1.00 Mrs. U. A. Wood Dr. J. V. Hunter B. P. Newby CM. Vestal fra. Dougan Brown . G. McAlister 1.00 2 50 2.00 1.00 1.00 25O0 j - HONOR ROLL. ' List of Loyal Courier Readers Who Have : Renewed or Become New Subscribers. r Below will be found aJist of the loyal Courier friends who have eith 'er renewed or added their names to the.Courier'a Honor Roll, k Ta YOrTR name written there be- I loved? If not,-we will be delighted "to have it appear in our next. James T Turner, John T. Turner, Fan-fn.-A F.llint. B S Mollitt J H PbilliDS. A R Ellis, S F Brown, Mrs. M J Warren, G R p Williams, J E -Rears, D A Sykes. R T '.Laasiter; !rm A oorougos, oimeon o jCranford, O P Johnson, H A Underwood, D jW McCaen, R EGarne, J D Moffitt, M H Moffitt, 8 R Ragan.M Ward, J H Wheeler, J I Johnson! J N Kirkman, S W Eivitt, T PXassiter, H D Crymes, Thomas Brooks, Mattie Julian, T J Cotton, J M Andrews,' J IP Henley, W E Beeson, U W Hilliard. Ed Searce, YV V Nelson, T J Bonkemeyer N A obbins, K L S'mith, Linnie Shamburoer, A B Fuh, Wm 11 Uarner. jurs iieo.ce-a uicus, l vvnite. New Millinery and Dressmaking. Miaa 'Rathpr An man has rented he store bouse next to the Standard rue Company on Depot street and ill open a first class millinery and ressmaking establishment the first f March. Miss Anman will go to Baltimore February to select her stock of Vwla anrl tst wnnni fh Rnrviftpa Clf i first-class dressmaker. Miss An un , has secured the services of a rat class milliner. Va poultry show is on this week in reensboro. - should stand a memorial in bronze southern soldier may never ne tor- be erected at oar county's capitol, un of Justice," a shaft of noble propor n It nnn it. miirht. fool that. if. wan a. fir and of the love and. reverence of the and who died for the cause that was ana sacrea rignc. aaa uow, citizens our heroic dead and for the honor of in our undertaking. to the nonor ot -tne soldiers or Kan devotion of each and every citizen of those who gaVe their beet and bravest that tremendous struggle should oe sum necessary to erect, here in full a shaft worthy to commemorate the to you by the sacred memories of Que to our gionous ueaa, to mane a further the .worthy achievement of so Miss May D. McAlister, Pres. Mrs. M. W. ParrisL, 1st V. Pres. Mrs. J. V. Hunter, '2nd V. Pres. Miss Lillian Bunch, Secretary. Mrs. Herbert Moffitt, Cor. Sec. Mrs, W. D. Stedman, Historian. mind decide what contribution you tnose who nave contuoutea to tne of the Daughters $50.00 2000 5.W 5.00 2.50 1.00 10.0 J 350 10.00 . 5.00 500 .25 6.00 5.00 10.00 500 ' 1.00 6.00 1.00 6.00 2.50 5.00 5.00 1.00. of Confederacy 1150.00 . it. K. K08S J. W. Jolly John Hancock E J. Coltrane John Window J. T. Penn N. M. Lowe J.H.Spencer E. H. Morris Jno. M. Hammer B. F Billiard -H. W. Jactfson E. D. Tucker W, C. Hammond J. A. Odeli J. Miller 25.00 15.00 5.00 5.00 1.00 250 1.00 ' 2.50 10.00 5.00 1.00 5.00 1.00 5.00 10.00 2.60 O. R. Fox 10.00 Proceeds Ashebero Drug Co. Fountain 1.00 H. M. Robins J. M. Betts A friend ' C. N, Andrews O. C. McAlister 6.00 1.00 5.00 309 25.00 Mr. Brokaw at Home Again. Mr. W. Gould Brokaw, formerly of New York who has resided much of the time at his country estate in the southern part of Trinity town ship hear the New Market and Back Creek townships lines has returned from Mineola, Long Island where he was for several weeks at the'trial in which his wife was asking for $60,000 'alimony. The judge now has the question of alimony under advisement and his opinion is ex pected at any time, Mr. Brokaw has declared his intention to make his future home in Randolph county He is now at "Fairview" taking a rest after the long trial, lis health is said to be good. Big Hog. Mr. N. A. Robbins, living on Caraway Route 1, in Back Creek township recent'y killed a large hog of his own raising which - we'ghed 668 pounds. This is the largest hog killed in this county this season, Mr.'J. M. Robbins, a brother of Mr. N. A. Robbins recently killed a hog weighing 545 ponnds. Both were Poland China and Black Essex, and were about 20 months old. We have heard of no hogs in the state as large as these, except one in the Midway Bection of Davidson oonnty which weighed more than 800 pounds, an account of which appeared in the last issue of the Courier. . Now is the time to go to work in the Popularity Contest. Another Practical Home Course. The Courier 'will begin the publi cation next week of a Home Coarse in Domestic Science by Edith G. Charlton, of the Department of Do mestic Economy of Iowa' State Col lege. There will be eighteen illustrated articles of two columns, beginning next wees. Will be published each week under the following headings : 1. The Soope of Domestic Science. 2. Selection of Food. 3. Cost of Food in Moderate Homes. 4. Vegetables in the Diet. 5. 8om Breakfast Suggestions. 6. Cuts of Meat aud How to Cook Them 7. Substitutes for Meat. S. TTflpfnl Tiahnr Havinor Dttvippfl. 9. Attractive Table Arrangementai' 10. Tbe Modern Kitchen. ' 11. Tbe Process of Breadmaking. 12. Hints on Home Laundering. 13. Washing Day Made Easy. 14. Principles of Home Decoration. 15. Use of Color in House Decora tion. 16. Treatment of Floors and Win dows. 17. Suggestions on Home Nursing 18. Food for Invalids and Children. If you are not a subscriber to The Courier now is the time to subscribe. We will send you The Courier for the entire eighteen weeks for only 25 cents, nearly rive mouths. This offer is only for on week, or until the 20th of this month. Writ today and send us the quarter or stamps. Address Thh Courier, box 357, A6heboro, N. C. 100,Ot0 Pounds ot Pork. Mr. H. II. Kennedy has killed seven hogs weighing seventeen hun dred pounds, tbe largest one weigh ing 324 pounds. Mr. Kennedy has slaughtered more pounds of pork and Mr. Dempsey Anmau has killed the larg est hog this season. Mr. Au man's hog weighed 600 pounds. Mr. Kennedy has collected sta tistics as to the kogs killed in town: Tlere was killed by John Winslow, a butcher, 12.2 hogs, weighing 33500 pounds. According to statistics collected carefully by Mr. Kennedy others killed this season 38420 lbs., making a total in Asheboro of 71, 970 pounds of pork. There will be from three to five thousand more ponnds of pork slaughtered in Ashe boro this season. Mr. Kennedy says there will be more than one hundred thousand pounds text year. Cutting Attray In Montgomery County. Some time last week in the forks of th Uwharric ' and the . Yadkin rivers in Montgomery county two men named Sharp and another whose name wn could not get en. faged in a fight in which Will aniel.wasso seriously wounded that his life has been despaired of, and it was reported that he was dead, but The Courier received a telephone message today that he is still living. The report is that the Sharps and another went to Daniels and par chased some whiskey and went away and drank it, and then returned to get more whiskey, whereupon Daniel refused, saying he had no more whit key. Then it was all three fell npon him and cat him so severely it was believed he ould die. Daniels wife then took a part and seriously wounded one of the Sharps, The Baraca class of the Thomas ville Main Street Methodist Sunday School held their annual election of officers Sunday morning in the handsome class room of the new church. The officers who had serv ed so efficiently since the organiza tion of tbe class in the early fall were unanimously re elected as fol lows: L. B. Thomas, Pies dent, J. P. Gilbert, Sec; T. D. Westmore land, Assistant Sec; A. H. Ragan, 1 res : M. E. Bishop, Teacher; J. T. Henry. Assistant Teacher and G. T. Cochrane, Press Reporter. The class with an enrollment of of sixty two members fills a long felt want, and great interest is be ing taken in the work. Vice President of the Southern Railway O. H. Ackert has resigned to acceut a ttosition with another railway and E. H. Coapman has been promoted to fill Mr. Ackert s position as general manager. It is believed that there will be fifteen hundred delegates at the State layman's convention in Greens boro this week. Connty Meeting far Farmers and Their . Families. Saturday, January 29, has been fixed as the Girls' Poultry Club Day, and the Boys' Corn Club Day, and Farmers' Seed Corn Day at Ashe. boro. Everybody in Randolph county is iavited to come to the court boose that day, when a County Poultry Club and Boys' Corn Club will be organized. Three prizes will be warded by impartial judges to the three farmers who bring the best ear of seed corn to the meeting. Mr. C. R. Hudson, State farm de monstrator, located at Statesville, will be present and make an address. Others Will also Bpeak. Arrange ments an being made to make it the most helpful day ever held for farmers and their families. County School Notes. The publio schools of the county nave taken on new lite and vigor since tne Holiday season except in just a few places were at the present time measles hold tne sway. Three or four schools have suspended op r ation for a few days on account of measles, and others will probably be coinoelled to do the same thins. The high schools of the county continue 'o make improvements. Farmer High School now has the new teacher, Miss Mamie Edwards and the work is made more efficient since the principal has more time to give to supervision. Several naw students were enrolled at the open ing of school, JaBuary 4. In the Liberty school , the enrollment, has reached 160. The high school de partment is ranSir fuller than before Christmas. Trinity reports are also good. The . Woman's Betterment Association has raised the funds for a new Library, which Will be deliv ered soon. Honor Roll of the High Schools. The following names appear on the honor roll of the three schools for the month of December: Ctrmr High School. High School Department Con rad Homey, Hope Hubbard, Esta Homey. Grammar Grades Elbert Kearns, Ruby Fuller, Xuria Kearns, Lulu Spencer, Mary Parker, Juanita Kearns. Primary Grades Esther Russell, John Plummer, Ara Ridge, Wade Kearns, Iryin Lassiter, Edith Spen cer, Byron Nance, Louise Kearns, Etta Pearce, Ethel Kearns, Claudia Trotter, Tom Kearns, Lewis Kearns, Carl Hammond, Alton Kearns, Em ma Trotter, Neal Kearns, Tom Hammond, Clarence Russell. . Trinity High School. First Grade Hazel Johnson, Herbert Jackson, Pell Payne. Second Grade Clifford Shipton, Clark Ingram. Third Grade Homer Hall. Fourth Grade Hallie Collett, Rosa Lowe. Fifth Grade Loris Collett, Fan nie Croker, Sadie Reudick. Seventh Grade Uarrie Cranford, Victoria Hill, Charles Phillips. Eighth Grade Lina Gray, John Mendenhall. Ninth Grade Bertie White. Tenth Grade Willie P. Margum Weeks. lathe Trinity High School the following high school pupils passed, successful examinations in Latin: 1st Ltin Melvina Coltrane, Lina Gray, John Mendenhall, Rosa Moore, Beulah Normenv, Irene Payne, Carrie Phillips, Wesley Ridge, Vir ginia Morrison, Gilbert White, Lula Younts. 2nd Latin Nell Parkin, Maude Phillips, Bertie White. On account of sickness among the teachers the honor roll of the Liber ty High School has not been prepar ed for publication. Honor Rolls In Other Schools. Many other schools, purely rural, have also adopted the honor roll sys tem and all report that it is work ing admirably. . Many other schools have the matter nnder consideration. and will probably institute such plans at an early date. Up to the present time the following schools nave reported names on honor rolls to the office of the County Superin tendent. lUhoro. , Second Grade Ha Brown, Moody THE POPULARITY CONTEST IS STARTING OfF WELL Several persons have been placed in nomination and their friends are . beginning to get busy. Is tie name of your favorite in the list below? , If not, get busy and put her. in nomination, she has about an even chance with the reBt. LIST OF CONTESTANTS. Miss Nellie Jordan, Trinity. " Bertha Lisk, Seagrove, Route 1. Ivia Cole, Deey, " Oiive Moffitt, Asheboro, Route 1, " Mary White, Qlenola' ' Fleta Free, Kandleman, Route 1, " Maud Miller, Fullers, Route 1, " Nettie Luther, Eleazer, Miss Maude Curtis, Rameur ' Maggie Albertson, Trinity, " Bettye Shamburger, Hills Store, Mrs. W. P. White, Ramseur, " Emms Coltrane, Glenola, Miss Lola Trogdon, Asheboro, Route 1, " Ida Cox, Ralph, " Emma Pierce, Seagrove, " Effie Presnell, Mitchfield, " Linnie Dorsett, Farmer, " Effie Harvell, Abner. ' Nannie Hill, Rachel. Mrs. M. B. Coins, Trinity. Miss Lydia Lipsiter, Lassiter, Estelle ( ranford, Archdale, Maud Foushee, Staley, Melia Frazier, Franklioville, Cora Vuncannon, Seagrove, Moneta Yow, Central Falls, Hayes, Edith Julian, Hubert Red ding. Fourth tirade liolcien Aldndge, Eula Hayes. Nellie Ellis, Ollie Ju. Han. Fifth Grade Lena Brown, John- sie Nelson. Sixth Grade Laura Julian Ora Wood. Seventh Grade Ira Hinshaw. Center, District 1, Coleridge Township. In this school, taught by Mr. J. C. Allen, there is new life. Mr. Allen has carefully graded tbe school, adopted system of individual re ports and is also advocating a new house for the district. Unly two names appear on the honor roll. Kate Cox, of the 6th grade and Clar ence Bird of the 4th grade. District No. 9, Grant Township. The competent teacher cf this school, Miss Ronio Yow, is also a progressive teacher who believes in new tbmgs. obe has a complete system of individual reports which she gives to the pupils every month. Tne following names appear on the honor roll of her school: Lala Cox, Ellen Smith, Ralph Smith, Essie Cox, Robert Earl Byrd, Edgar 8tinson. All reports concerning tne new plans that have been instituted show good results. The people of the connty are awake to the best things and are going to require better schools than they have had before. A Home Coarse for Your Witt and Daughter. We have at laBt just what every woman wants and just what men want them to read, a "Home Course in Domestic Science," by Elizabeth G. Charlton, in charge of Domestic Economy at Iowa State College. There will be eighteen two column articles. This is one of the best practical home courses ever issued, and is on a subject in which every member of the household is inter ested. The author s an .expert nn do mestic science nnd an instructor in institution famous for iti suc cess for teaching practical things in a practical way. the articles are illustrated in both line and half tones nnd in a manner to increase their value und usefulness. All members of the family must be benefitted by this course. One article of two columns will be published each week for eighteen weeks, send 25 cents and get the entire eighteen weeks, nearly five months. This !offer is not good af ter the 20th of January. Mrs. Ingram, wife of Mr. J. R. Ingram died at Sanford on January 6. Mr. Ingram formerly lived at Hill's Store. He is a son of Mr. H. C. Ingram who now also lives at Sanford. The last issue of the Sanford Ex press says that Mrs. S. E. Teasrue and son, Farris Teague, left Satur day on a visit to Franklinsville. From there Mr. Teagne will return to the University. 802 i20l 601 201 1253 200 425 750 201 201 1678 200 3014 '401 401 1000 1602 402 . 201 401 201 400 200 400 200 200 1000 Eugene W. McNalry Goes With Win ston Company. Eugene W. McNairy has tendered his resignation as traveling salesman for the firm of J. W. Scott and Com pany, effective January 1, 1910, and has accepted a similar position with the Marler-Dalton and Gilmer Com pany, of Winston. In his new posi tion Mr. McNairy will have a much larger territory, and in securing the services of such a popular salesman the Winston company is to be con gratulated. During hiseight years' connection " with Messrs. Scott & Company he has made a host of friends, not only among the fcade, but with the trav eling public, and the announcement that be will continue to usit his old territory, in connection with his larger field, will be gratifying to both friends and customers. Mr. McNairy will continue to make Greensboro headquarters. The foregoing is clipped from a recent issue of the Greensboro News. The Telegram refers to Mr. McNairy is a well known and popular travel, ing man. He will continue to make Greensboro his headquarter. Mr. McNairy is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McNairy, of Greensboro. They formerly lived at Asheboro. Smallpox In This County and State. There are several cases of small pox in the Midway section in Da vidson county. There have been three casas of a mild form at Denton. The smallpox was taken to Denton by a High Point man. Recently County Superintendent of Health Dr. J. V. Hunter was called to the northwest corner of Randolph to see a patient named , who had smallpox, The family was quarantined and Dr. Burru?, of High Point, is in charge. Tbe family lives iu the ex treme northwestern corntr of the county beyond the North Carolina Railroad. The quaranteen was lift ed this week and there are no more cases. Chatham County News. Siler City Grit. . Messrs. Sam. J. D. and J. S. Dor- sett, of Spencer, spent a short time witn relatives nere last wee If . Mr. Hack Bray, son . of Mr. John Brav. of this countv. and Miss Car rie Gee, daughter of Mr. U. M. Gee, of Randolph countv. were married Thursday, December 23, by Rev. R. it. inoore at tne residence ot the bride's father, near Cole's Store. Congratulations to tbe happy pair. air. a. i'. bmith was married to Miss Annie Moore, daughter of Mr. Wesley Moore, of Route 3. last. Sun. day, by 'Squire Correll, of Ore Hill. air. ouiitn is in the grocery business here, and the friends of the happy couple join in good wishes to them both. Or. 8am Smith Drops Dead. Rev, Samuel C. Smith, D. D., the oldest son of Rev, Dr. Henry Smith who was for many years the pastor of the first presbyterian church at Greensboro, died suddenly at his home in Colombia, S. O. on last Monday morning Get The Courier eighteen weeks for 25 cents, v -la-- mt rt, ia IT'