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THE me COURIER Lad In Both News and Circulation. COURIER Advertising Column Bring Results. CdUME'R. Mned Weekly. VOL. XXXV CELEBRATED HUNDREDTH A " HIVERSARY. Birthday .Dlnnei-Reora Breaking . Crowd in Attendance Ideal Weather For OecMlonSpeakeri Pretent Spe cial Correapondenee. One of the largest crowds ever gathered together for a like occasion gatheied together about eight miles east of Liberty, in Alamance county on April 6th 1910, tne occasion Be ing the celebration of the one-hundredth birthday of John M. Stout. The immense throng mumbering more than six hundred people that gathered together to do homage to Alamance s oldest citizen, wan resentative group of North Caro ina Citizenship, being quiet, and orderiy, and carrying themselves with that gentlemanly grace that not only reflee.ta honor on all present, but on thft oppasion us well. Long before nine o'clock people began to poy iu from all sides, and when dinner wr.s served about naif past twelve, the crowd numbered at leas'., six hun dred people, near five huudred hav ing registered. The weather was ideal, being one of those balmy' spring dajs when youth is at the highest pitch; old age in its prime; and all mankind unite id one grand and glorious song of praise to Him who giveth all. The tables were spread under the giant arms of a spreading oak, which rivaled the age of be whom all had gathered to honor. It is not within the power of mortal man to describe the appetising spread that was put before the gathering. Suffice it to say that there was enough for all, and to spare, and a better table we have never looked upon. Mrs. Reece was the first speaker, and she made a strong and impressive speech ot ten minutes duration after which she introduced T. F McVeagh who appeared in be half of the Pleasant Hill Temper ance Society, of which -Mr. Stout has been a Drominent member since Konfpmhpr 1RK3. havinsr held every prominent office in the gift of the BOCltty. JUr. , MCVeagQ UJCtuo strong and impassioned plea for the Society and for tne cause ior wuiuu they are enlisted. He said that the rumor was cur rent that the Pleasant Hill Temper ance Societv had outlived tne days of its usefulness and stated that such was not the case, "We now have a statutory prohibition law in North Carolina" he said, "but the liquor nnfistion is not settled for all time. and till it is settled definitely for all tiniA to p.nmp. we have a work to accomplish and it is our duty to do it." He held Mr. Stout as a fi ting example for one who had lived a ntrintlv temrjerate life, cot only in regard to whiskey, but in all the walks of daily life. In all the years of his connection with the society he has never been known to commit an act that would discredit the society, or himself. Mr. McVeagh talked impressively for fifteen minutes after which he presented a gold headed cane to Mr. Stout as a token of the his-h esteem with which he is held by the society to which he has been so loyal. The cane was engraved with his name, by whom given, and date of his birth rfhich was April 6th 1810. George W. Hinshaw, who lived hni-A when a bov. but Who 18 now a bnainess man of Winston Salem, was the next speaker, and he made a speech appropriate to me occasion. He talked interestingly for ten minutes and then presenttd Mr. 8tout with a handsome rocker, saying that he had a cane to walk with while he was a young man, but that when be got to be an old man be had famished the means whereby be could rest in comfort. He said that while he had been away that everybody had grown out of his .knowledge, that the middle age had grown old, and the boys and girls were now men ana women. He said that Mr. Stent bad seen great changes within his century of tame ana mat tne ooys ami gin u present wonld live to witness even greater changes. One hundred years ago he said the horse and wagon was the only means of conveyance, where as we now have trains running thronghont the United States, then mail was carried by themilenow we have unlimited mailing facilities. Eev. Miles Reece was the neit peaker and after making a short, but interesting talk, he offered prayer, after which dinner was serv. ed. A table was set especially for the old people, there being three in COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS. Several Name on Honor Ball In Farmer High School. The seventh month of. the three public high schools in ' the county has just closed. Wif ne exception of sickness among the teachers and a few pupils who have stopped from school in order to work, the month just passed has been the most satisfac tory of the year. Nothing particu larly brilliant has been accomplished, but there has been a determined ef fort to do fundamental work, and, after all, this is the work that means most. Farmer High School, In the Farmer School there was necessity for more distinction than can be secured from the honor roll and therefore a high honor roll has been instituted. The following names appear on the high honor roll of the farmer school report: Kate Dorsett, Hope tfubberd, Mabel Stuart and Lula Spencer. The regular honor roll shows the following names: High School Department Rosa isarues, Walter Ilea ns, AlmaLaaai ter, Georze Dorsett, Adrain Birk head, Conrad Homey and Chester Bulla.. Grammer Grades Edgar Kearns, Claude Birkhead, Dorothy Hubbard Robert Hammond, Myrtle Barnes, Annie Cranfortl, Luna , Kearns, Juanita Kearns, Claude Dorsett. Primary Department Ethel Kearns, Edith Spencer, Lucile Keains, Lewis Kearns, John Plum mer, Ramond Kearns, Alton Kearns Othel Kearns, Sid Kearns, Carl Hammond, Neal Kearns and Madge Hearns. Liberty School. The Liberty High School will close Tuesday, May 3rd. '' Dr. E. K Urahaui of tbe State University, will deliver the commencement address This BChool will run an even eight months, Supt. bnarpe reports an honor roll as follows: First Grade Mary Amick, George ftim, Unas, rrazter, JJore Overman Laura Etta Smith, Myrtle York Gertrude Cole, Virginia Cole, Hilary Houtb, Margaret smith. Second Grade Lou Bray, Willie Ellis, John Wesley Frazier, Worth Crazier, Ada Li we, Bessie Rush Juanita Reece, Ida Lawson, Elvin Frazier. Third Grade Virtura Stuart, Lydia Pickett, Value Jones. Fourth Grade Clarence Frazier, Brower York. Fifth Grade Fleming Patterson, Peace Staley. Sixth Grade Bonnie Hatch, Eu genia Rush, Garnet Michaux. Eighth Grade Mabel Pickett, Violet Teague, Ora Brower. Trinity High School. Elsewhere in the columns of this paper attention is called to the com mencement exercises of Trinity High school. Next Tuesday, April latb will be the commence ment proper. Hon. J. C. Prilcbard will deliver the address- No school anywhere is more fortunate in the selection of a speaker for this last month. First Grade Clemens Croker, Wade Leach, Claudie Ingram. Pell Payne, Jessie Bingham, Hazel York, feddie Lowe. Second Grade John Bryant, Ha zel Johnson, Herbert Johnson, Min- lye Leach, Clyde Hill. Third Grade Homer Hall, Clar ence Johnson, Mary Lohr, Charles Moore. Fourth Grade Virginia Johnson, Rosa Lowe, Bessie Wall. f ifth - Grade Sadie Keddick, Loris Uollett. Sixth Grade William Norment. Seventh Grade Carrie Cranford, Victoria Hill, Charles Phillips, Joe jonnson, Lidajjeacn, High School Department Carrie Phillips, John Mendenhall, Lma Gray. number. Mr. 8tont and Lis wife eat from plates that were over one Hundred years old, they being tne property of T. A. Slack, of . Frank linville. Mr. Stout is now living with his second wife, five children having resulted from their nnion. three boys and two girls, all of whom are now married. Two children now live near the old borne place, while one lives at Haw River and the other two live in Texas and Kansas respectively. Despite the fact that the old man has crossed the one ban dredth meridian of life, he is appar ently enjoying good health and looks like he might live tor some years to come. ' PBINOI?Cfi!Si ASHEBQKO; Nl GHJSDAYv April 14, 1910. CONFEDERATE VETERANS' RE UNION MAY 10th. ! Meeting-: in Aiheboro Prominent Speaker te Be PreaenU . The Randolph Chapter of Daugh ters of the' Confederacy will, have the Reunion of Confederate veterans or May lOih when the Camp meets. A complete program will be pub lished next week. Dinner will be served to all, veterans their wives, and daughters. Crosses of honor will be presented to veterans who have applied to Miss Lillian Bunch. It is the earnest wish-of the mem bers of the Randolph Chapter of Daughters of the Confederacy that the wives and daughters of the vet erans come and j i q in this memo rial celebration and help to make it the best in the history of the or ganization, and that they become members of the Chapter. All wo men over eigheeen years of nse are entitled to nu-mbership, whs a"e widows, wives, mothers, sistirs, nieces and lineal descendants of such men as served honorably in the Con ieuerar.0 ariny, navy r civil Sfrvicf, or of those persons who loyally gave material aid to the causa. Program Trinity High School Coin mencemeut. April 1719, 1BIU. Sunday, April 17, 11 a. ai. Ser mon before the High School by Rev L. E. Scacey, of the Wes'ern Nort'a Carolina con fere Vr-e."'"' ' '' "" " " " Monday, April 18, 8 p. m. "Stab," a dramatic rerforumnce presented by te mt-mbers of the Lvcurgu Lit f r.vy Society uf Trinity High School. Tuesday," April 19. Address on Good Citizn8hip," t-y Hon. J. C. Pntcbard, Uuited Circuit Judge for the fou-th circuit. Tuesday, 8 p. m. Cantata. The Moon QueeD, presented by the mem bers of the Public and High School. A literary and dramatio presenta tion of Tennyson's "Gare:h and Lynette," by members of the High' School. : Music, BO 'ial gathering at night. The public is cor Ji lly invited. NEWS ITEMS. Mrs. A. W. McAlister, of Greens boro, has recovered from an operation for appendicitis. Tom Tyson was seriously shot on Snnday night April 3, at Carthage by John Gilchrist. The Laurinburg Exchange has been enlarged to an eight-page six column paper, full of good reading matter. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Robbins, formerly of Randolph county but recently living at Albemarle, have moyed to (Jlenton Ukla,, wnerj Mr. Robbins expects to enter the mer cantile business. Mrs. Hetty Crowell recently died Stanly connty aged 78 year, Another death in Stanly with in the last week was Mrs. Lena M. Smith, wife of John T. Smith, who died suddenly at Albemarle. . Sam Gorrell and be Witt Johnson were buried alive by a cave-in in a sewer ditch on last Thursday in Greensboro. The ditch in which they were working1 was ten or twelve feet deep. Another negro working with them naa s narrow escape. Mrs. I. F. Caviness now living in Greensboro, but formerly of Ran dolph county was operated on for cancer successfully in Raleigh last week. She is reported to be doing well. The Easter edition'of the Scottish Chief, edited by Mr. W. B. Harker, was an excellent issue, containing many matters of local and general interest. There waa a long and well written article by Miss Julia Thorns, of Asbeboro, entitled "The Isthmus of Panama." This article was illus trated by eight or ten illustrations prepared by Miss Thorns. The ar. tide was written from personal knowledge; in fact, gathered by. Miss Thorns on ben recent trip' to Panama. The article has been read by a number of our ci tit ens who complimented it on being not only well written bat deserving literary merit. ' : W. M. Dupree. a peniteotiary guard, who was tried last week in Wake county for causing the death or convict George Murphy, of Row an connty, when, as a guard in the penitentiary, he attempted to carrX out an order to put Marphy in the dark cell for drunkenness, was ac quitted by the jury. . NOT MSN.' PRESTO CLUB RAISERS ; We are especially anxios to 'see April the biggest month of the contest There will be only one month after April and you now have only forty-five days in which to work for the piano or one of the other grand prizes. The leaders have a good start which can only be overcome by hard work. Valuable prizes will be given all who get up clubs of from six to seventy subscriptions. We have published these Hats several times and will be glad to mail a list, of these special prizes to any one asking for it. t LIST OF CONTESTANTS. ' MlM Maleta-Yow. Central Fall 82. 147 Min Mary Whiie. Gtenola 26.138 Miss Liuie Caneron, Liberty 13.765 Miss Bettys Sfiambnner, Hiils Store 95.44 Miss Nellie Jordan. Trinity 8,03 1 Miss Bessie Farmer. Randleman 7,122 Miss Maud Curtis. Ramseur 6.601 Miss Ellie Presneil. Michfieid 7.019 Miss Lena Cole. Oeve 6.551 Miss Myriie lohnsan, Worthyille 6.376 Miss Alice Burgess. Ramseur 4.014 Miss Bertha Luck. Seaqroe. Route 2 3,701 Miss Maud Miller. Fullers. Route t 2.981 Miss Maud Fouslieo. Slaley. 2.200 Miss Stella Kelly, Troy -' 2.500 Miss Maggie Albertson. Trinity 2.020 Miss Emma Pierce. Seagrove 2,000 Miss Ellie Hanell. Abner ' 2.947 Miss Mary Stuart, Franldinville 1,800 Miss Cora Vuncannon, Seagrove 1.502 Miss Ida Co. Ralph..... 1,001 Miss Mella Frazier. Franldinville 951 Miss Myrtle Punh. Ashoboro, Route 1 2,000 Miss Lvdla Lassiter, Lassiter 613 Mist Umtle Dorsett, Farmer 416 Mist Lola-Trogdon. Ashaboftk. Route. L....,.. 404 Mist Mamia Ellis. Miilboro 400 BIG TENT MEETING. To Begin June I2th Prof. Fisher who Wit MHh 8am Jones Will Aid la the Meeting..- On Jane 12th I will begin a two weeks meeting in Asheboro in which I will be assisted by Prof., Fisher who sang for the late Rev, Sam Jones for years. ' Prof. Fisher will charm all Asheboro with his superior and rich solos..'- ' I have learned to love Asheboro and her people, even in my limited knowledge of them, and with their OQ-operauon which any sane minis ter of the gospel could expect, I look forward to the series of services with large anticipation. God said to Joshua "Bp strong and of good courage; for the Lord thy God is witu thee whithersoever thou goest Well can God's people take this to tnemselvea when churches unite in the great and eternal work of the Gospel: The Salvation of Souls. ' I desire the hearty co-operation of all christian people in this meeting and so farasit is in my power, I will make it a united effort on the part of all God's people to bring about a moral and spiritual change - of life and to strengthen the church life and the hands of every pastor in Asheboro. I want ts plead with every chris tian to earnestly pray for this meet ing and to give to it his or her bst sympathy and service. It will wot be a meeting in the interest of any one church, bat one equally for all the churches. I will be the most greatly disappointed of all if the meeting fails to add materially to every church in Asheboro. I know I can count on all good people to ennat in tbis effort. I promise them that they shall ever find me, firat, a preacher of the gos- pei ana seeder titer sou is, tnen, a friend to every church and preacher. Having been a pastor of churches for tea years, I feel capable of being usefal to the charch life of any community. I want to ask all pastors, choirs, aim mi cuurca organizations to give to the meeting, for the sake of the gospel and men" and women, their unreserved co-operation. I appeal to all alike, both saint and sinner, to become a prt or tne occasion. I desire' everyene, all alike to feel that the meeting is his. To one and all I say: -rGome Up to the Help of the Lord, to .the help of the Lord against thesaightr." " , - Tbe tent will comfortably seat 1200 ccmor and 'Will be conven iently arranged-.! Tber. will be a roetran seating 100 "ter; the choir, bat we .& lifr'mntih; congrega tional ungipgipiis 1'-'" Remember: if yws do not. become a part of the meetiDg it will be your fault, it is to be tour hietiko. May God Lead Us. I am, yours for the greatest reviv al Asheboro ever bad, G. E. Eaves. tdstrtfttoai Paid. Klft.wnnoe.Lun VeH.T. Curt!., J. t "-w. . v. uua. v. Aumi. nil. auifie Jotanma, Joseph T. Bale, a. T. Fruiter, Ambroa C!, Willis Luther, T.a. Worth. L. K. Brady. Allred. Mr. Battle we n. in Newaome.' ' 8 K-".. p. TrtmTtuam. Juan ifc huh -u-ir,7"NTY CONVENTION CALLED For State Officers July 2nd, For County Officers August Oth. Pursuant to a' call by County unaivneTnujr or tne Democratic e .. hf a healittee on last Satur day, tne call for the primaries and county convention for electing dele gates, etc, to state and district con ventions, will be held in accordance with the order of the State execu tive committee, the primaries on Saturday, June 25th, at 2 o'clock p. m. and the county convention at Asheboro on Saturday; July 2nd, at 11 o'clock a. m. The primaries and county conven tion to nominate county officers, and members of the general as sembly were called for later dates. The primaries for this purpose, county officers and general assembly, are called t j meet at the various voting pnei n,ct$ on Saturday, July 30th, at 2 o'clock p. ra., and the couuty convention to nominate can didates for county officers aud gen eneral assembly is called to meetiu Asheboro on Saturday, August 6th, fit 11 o'clock a. m; Remember the oates and let all Democrats attend th primaries. High Point Selected iur Next Convention The twenty-seventh annual con vention of the North Carolina Sun day School convention was beld in Wilson, N. C, last, wfckw.The next meeting place will be High Point. The following are the offices for the ensuing year : President, R. M. Andrews, Henderson ; vice presi dents, S. M. Rankin, Greeisboro. J. M. Mitchell, Goldsboro ; R. T. Pickens. Hign Point ; general secre tary, J. Vancarter, Raleigh ; office secretary, Miss Maud Reid, Raleigh; treasurer, ft. D. Urow, Raleigh ; ex ecutive- committee, Elmh Moffit, Asheboro, G. F. Stradley, Asheville, W. a. Cooper, Wilmington, D. T Perkins, Wilson, Hugh Parks, Jr., f ranklinviile, u. W.Uoorison, Kin frton. J. E, Pegram, Durhim. ' Department superintendents: Ele mentary, Mrs. E. ' R. Michaux, Greensboro; borne, Mrs. C. Mclver, Greensboro; teacher training, Dr. J. 0. Caldwell, president Atlantic Christian College; organized adult class, 1. H, JMdndge, Kaleigb; vis itation, Miss Dora Redding, Rindle. man, superintendent mission depart ment, Lewis Collins, Asheville; sta' tistician, Rev. L. F. Johnson, Raleigh. Another Practical Home Course. The Courier will give subscribers the benefit of a home course on poul try keeping, consisting of nine arti cles of two columns each. The thorough and practical nature of this seasonable course maybe judged from the topics of the nine column articles into which it is divided, as follows: 1. What branch of the poultrv business. 2. What breed of chickens to keep. 3. Poultry houses and furniture. 4. lhe modern plan of incubation. 5. The rearing of chickens. 6. The disease of chickens. 7. Egg production. 8. Marketing Poultry Products. 9. A season's review of the work. Notice To Teachers. I beg to call attention of teachers to the fact that North Carolina Edu cation will be published regularly until June, and tnat if yon want your address cbanged, you should give notice to that effect. Other, wise the paper will go to the old nd. dress. Any teachers who have not yet paid their subscription should do so at once, as it will be necessarv for me to make complete settlement witn tbe pnblisners at an early date. The regular subscription price to uandolpb teacbers is 50 cents a year. Another matter of importance is the North Carolina Maps that were ordered some months ago. At last the fall supply of over 130 maps has been received. I now have the maps in my office and any one who desires, may secure a map for tb9 nominal price of 25 cents. People who have seen these maps, pronounce them as being good maps, and and well worth the price. Kb one is obligated to take a man. bnt any one may secure one. if it ia desired. Very truly vours. v E. J. Colibaiti, Co. Supt. of Schools. Randolph, Guilford and Cleveland 1 A 11 n " " ? m nDm- fMf leB? wr ui uuye la me DOyS COm COn Let more join in Randolph and keep the good old connty at the the head of the list. $1.00 Per ear No. 15 BIG WATERWAY ASSURED. Senator's Great Victory. Meaaure Appropriate! SS 00,000 For Free Canal From Chesapeake Bay To North Carolina Sound. The people of North Carolina are beginning to learn that Senator Sim mons is a man who goes after things and gets them. He recently secured the adoption by the Senate committee on com merce of an amendment to the rivers and harbir bill, authorizing the Sec retary of war to purchase for the United States and to widen and deepen to twelve feet tbe Albemarle an d Chesapeake, or the Dismal Swamp Ctinnl, leading from the Albemarle Sound to Norfolk. It is believed that the Albemarle and Chesapeake property will be bought by the gov ernment at $500,ijOO. lhe Simmons amendment means the onrr ipriation of $500,000 for a fr;e canal concocting the sounds of iNorin uiroliua with the Chesapeake Bay. The estimated 'cost of deprpn'inr and widening the canal is $1,500,000. The tolls paid last year to these pri vate canals was more than $105.- 000, and not one third of the com merce passed thronth thpm that. will puss through a free canal. The purchase of this canal vivtnal- ly means the completion the io'. iana waterwav from Nnrfn'lr tr Beaufort. Improved and added t.n the Beaufort inlet and Pamlico siund project, for which Senator Simmons secured $550,000 in 1907,' this waterway will give a free outlet io tne ocean, Doth at Beaufort and Norfolk, to North Carolina's splen did sound system of navigable waters nearly ,000 miles in length. Heainre Sleana Much. The Simmons' amendment will do more. It will make it necessary to increase, in the near future, the depth of the new caoal from Pamlico sound to Beaufoit inlet from ten to twelve feet, so as to conform it to the depth of the canal which the government now proposes to purchase. This has been the ambtion of Re presentative Small's life. He has labored night and day to improve the inland waterways of his State. ' He helped Senator Simmons in his great achievement by appearing be fore the commerce committee and in his masterful way presenting the case as he saw it. Senator Martin of Virginia worked shoulder to shoulder with the North Carolinians for this measure To date Senator Simmons has add ed to the nveis au-1 harbors bill $1, 370,000 which added to the House sum of $390,000 makes tbe present bill carry $1,760,000 for North Caro lina rivers and harbors. This is an excellent showing. Fought a Gnat Clght. It is not necessary to sav that Sen ator Simmons had to labor persist ently and wisely to get such great resuirs. xnis work: Has practically taken his entire time and attention for six weeks. He occupied the floor for nearly an hoar today fi $ht ing like a Trojan but his labors have borne fruit. The eastern portion of the Strte should give him an ovation on his returu home. This afternoon when the battle was over he said: "That was the most strenuous con test I ever had." Wade Coble la Guilty Twelve Yean In the Pen. After a two days' trial in Greens boro in the case of Wade Coble and bis father and mother. Jacob Coble and Etta Coble, the Solicitor did not ask for a verdict against Etta Co ble. The jury acquitted Jacob Co ble and convicted Wade Coble, who was sentenced to twelve yean in the penitentiary. The details of this mnrder of John Staley a month ago have been published. Kins' Guilty. By agreement a special verdict was rendered in Gailferd court last week, Jndge W.' J. Adams finding John L. King guilty of selling slog to the board of road commissioner while be was a member of the board. There is a Btatute providing that no pablio official can buy of himself. It is a good law and should more generally be enforced. Virginia Won Both Game. On last Friday the Universitv of Virginia played the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Saturday at Charlotte for the sea son's championship in baseball. The Virginians won both games.