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TFE Ue COUR.IER La&ds in Both News and X Circulation. X mm COURIER Advertising Columm Bring Results. jued Weekly . PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN $1.00 Per rar No.2 VOLXXXV ASHEBORO, N C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1910. COl tdct Placed for Confederate Mon ument. At the . December meeting of the uidolph Chapter of U. C. D. .a monument committee submit aA plans and designs to the chapter, asking expressions of members as to choice of design. The Chap, ter voted to leave the selection and purchase to the monument commit tee and advisory committee. At a joint meeting last week of the com mittees a selection was made and the contract was given to Mr. 0. B. Webb, who refVesents the Salisbury, liooresville, Winston and Statesville marble and granite companies. The monument iB to be built of lit Airy granite, with a base 9 feet 6 inches square and total height 25 feet 10 inches. There will be a j sheet bronze figure on top. On the west side of lower die will be a flag in 3 inch relief, on east side crossed uns in 3 inch relief, on south side 'Erected 1911, under auspice of Randolph Chapter U. D. 0." Un derneath this on fourth base is ('Our Confederate Heroes." On orth side the members of compa nies from Randolph countj. The monument is to coat seventeen bun Ired dollars, erected and completed n front of the new court house in Asbeboro. t- The amount of funds subscribed nd collected iB $1,260. As is seen there is now an opportunity for ev ery man, woman and child in Ran dolph county to have a share in this monument which is to be erected in memory of Randolph conhty Con federate heroes who suffered, bled tad died for the cause of .what they considered just and right. A pic ture of the monument will soon ap pear in The Courier, and as it is the People's monument, and one of vhioh every citizen will be justly ;roud, it is earnestly requested that verybody send a contribution to Irs, J. D. Robs, treasurer. The ioney must be raised by the 10th f May when the monament will be jompleted. The design is to be framed by the lome Building and Material Com pany and will be on exhibition at the Bank of Randolph. f Prize Woo by Boys in Contest. ? The following prizes are awarded he boys in ihe Corn Club Contest f the county. I: First prize, greatest number of vshels of corn on one acre of ound. Won by T. J. Underwood, Trin- 98.5 bushels. ?rize, $25.00 gold watch, given W. C. Hammer. 'econd r rize Won by Sam Pnil y Thomasville, 97 bushels. Prize, ( of clothes, given by Morris- boro-Moffitt Go. bird prize Won by R: M. Jor- , Franklinville, 83. 5. Prize, fine of shoes, given by Cranford j., and a porch rocker, given by adolph Chair Co. "ourth prize Won by Harvey P. wer, Staley, 83.5. Prize $2.00 lh of best coffee, by W. 0. '.man, and $3.50 fountain pen, a by J. S. Underwood. ' '.rat prize Greatest profit on one ,tt ground Won by Sam Phil j, $47.70. Prize $25.00 watch, en y Jno. M, Hammer. I: ad prize Won by T. J. Un - A, Trinity, , 40.63. Prize, i two horse Syracuse plow, by j-Winslow Hwd. Co., $7.00 - saddle, by McGrary-Redding iird prize Won by Lee Hud- , juuan $00.00 rriza $o.uu i, given by Home Building Ma. 1 Co. $5.00 'Office chair, by leboro Chair Co. These prizes are available and j be had at any time. S. T. Lissiter, ' Co. Sup't of Schools. ? i. . lurphy Memorial Association ,'he friends and admirers of the l Dr. Murphy, famous supsrin ient of the hospital for the in- at Morganton, feel that a suit e memorial of the man and his -k should, be erected. In order .o this they have formed the -ick Livington Murphy Memor Association, and invite mernber . - jr. Murphj's work was for a jvoosly afflicted class of our pop .ion, and aided greatly in the ailding of the State. , It is then rivilege of those whom he has -ito aid in keeping alive his -y. Tit f f-cei certoritl is Subscriptions to Frazier Park. Subscriptions to the new park for Asbeboro are coming in at a pleas log rate. The following came in time for publication, a" further list will be given next week: Courier $10.00 Mrs. E. E. Moffitt 5.00 J. E. Walker 5 00 Hammer & Co. . 5.00 0. R. Cox 5.00 Bank of Randolph 5 00 MoOraiy-Reddine Hwd. Co. 5.00 Special Washington Correspondence of This Newspaper. (By Clyde H.Taveuner.) - Washington, December 13. If the army and navv are wholly un prepared for war, what have the heads of these departments been do. ing with the more than two hundred milliou dollars furnished 'them each year by Congress for the express pur. pose of keeping this nation in a state of military preparedness If the army and navy are in a state of unpreparedness.it is uot due to a lack of money voted by Congress but to Military mismanagement and stupendous extravagance and waste fulness. , An least this is the con elusion long ago reached by army and navy oftiee'8 who are fully cog nizaht of the unbusinesslike methods u8-u in both the army and navy. These officials,- however, dare not tell what they know. If they were to do so, they would be liable to court martial. 9 The men who are directing ' the expenditure of the millions of dol lars naturally do not wish to have the true state of army and navycon- ditions made public. Their excuse for secrecy is that publicity would enlighten foreigners as to our un fortified condition. It ie literally true, however, that this country has no armyor -natal secrtte, except from the people of the United States. Army and navy journals have so stated time and again. Things Ibe People Pay For Sofa pillows, peroxide, hoarhouhd drops, lemons and .sugar and Jamai ca gingerr-tbese are a few of the nine perquisites purcnasea ey tne Senate at the expense of the people during the past year. The purchas es are recorded in the report of Sen ate Secretary Bennett. Sandwiched in the report between extract of rose and bromo seltzer is two quarts of castor oil. Taking senators home after night sessions resulted in a taxicab bill that would make Broadway star envious. There is a record of Vice ' President Sherman's autmobile troubles. Every puncture is recorded with its cost as are many other things of like nature. One Week's Course For many years the State of Agri cultural College at Raleigh, has given a special one week's course for the beneht of the formers and their wives. Too few of our people nave taken advantage of this oppor tunity, which is made possible by this college. This year's instuction is divided into a one week's course beginning .Tannan A. an A a anvan nanlro' aaiima beginning January 11. Especially do I wish to interest you in the short course which will oe devoted to practical lectures, and field and laboratory demonstrations, on corn and live-stock. Of the two divisions of life nothing is of more importance to our section of the state than the corn plant and onr farm animals. We havebeen shown that onr clay will produce enormous yields of corn. 'We though ourdeafors, paid the Central Western States over a thundred thousands dollars for hors es and mules during the trade season of 1905-6. Then this is important, and we shouli learn of any methods bj which this loss may be creek- The farmer's wife will also find many things of interest in the dairy and Poultry departments. And to the women folks is dua credit for the ex port of chickens and their products, for this is the only farm product, that Randolph can boast of her ex port being greater than the imports. There are of course many things of interest at our capitol city and this will be of much, intern this year as the legislature leaders will be in session, v Prof. C. F. Newman, West Raleigh N, C, will be glad to give you addi tional information at your request. Sincerely hoping that at least a few of our Randolph people will - - err"'"- First Monday in January Big Day at Asheboro. 1. Asheboro . first Monday in J art uary Let everybody come. 2. County seed corn day at Ashe, boro on first Monday in January. i. Distribution of prizes to boys who won in corn growing contest first Monday in January. 4. Distribution of prizes won by men in men's corn growing contest first Monday in Jan nary. 5. Reorganization of County Agricultural Society. 6. Meeting of coram t tees and persons interested in County Agri cultural Fair. FIRST FARMER'S INSTITUTE First North Carolina Farmer's Institute Was Held in Randolph. In a letter of recent date from Mr. J. W. Denmark, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Farm ers' Alliance, he calls attention to the fact that the first Farmers Insti tutn ever held in the State, was in Asheboro, beginning March the 16 th, 1887. As there was a Farmers' In stitute of unusual interrst held in Asheboro recently, a full account of which was published in the Courier, it will be of interest to the people to hear of the first one held in the State. As according to the Progressive Farmer the Institute met in the Court House at Asheboro on tae morning of the 16th of March and organized by electing Dr. D, Keid Parker, President; Mr. Tyson Trog den, Vice President; D. M. Payne and M. Bradshaw, Secretaries. The meeting was led in praver by Rev.F. H. Wood. The President made just such a happy and appropriate speech as his entbusiast c nature and the mspir ing surroundings prompted. The hall was handsomely decorated, and the walls were adorned with numer ous pictures of rural and farm seen. ery,animals, poultry, implements and machines, cereals, flowers, etc. A well trained choir of fifteen persons enlivened the occasion with excel lent music. We are able at present to give a only a brief of the exercises. We learn that a official report of the proceedings will be ready at au early day and we promise our readers some interesting and profitable read ing, The President at once brought the body to work, as mapped out on the programme. Root Culture Discussed by Prof Jos. Moore, of New Warden. Wheat Raising By Mr. John Dor sett. Clover and Grass Essay by Dr. J. Byrd, and Discussion by W. G carbee J J. White and others, Ensilage Essay by Wakefield. Silos By D. W. C. Benbow. Sheep Husbandry Essay by W. G. liar bee. The Orchard Essay by J. Van Lindley. Clean Seeding Essar by D. M. rayne. Hogs And Onr Meat Supply J. D. Duller. Gardening W. P. Wood. Our Homes Essay by Prof. W. T. Uannaway. Agricultural Machinery J. S. Par. ker. Agricultural Chemistry Prof. W. n. fegram. Farm Management Prof. Joseph noore. Agricultural Literature L. L. Polk. The essays and addresses were list ened to with deep interest, many of them being well digested by study, and were able and highly creditable. rue "nve minuu-aiter talks" were instructive and profitable. The dis cussions were free and easy, and all pre.ent were thoroughly absorbed in the proceedings from beginning to end. We hope at an early day to begin to spread before our readers the "feast of fat things" that will never be forgotten bv those who en joyed them.' ; 1 he body held f onr sessions and adjourned on the 17th, after passing resolutions of thanks to . the chair and to the good citizens of Asheboro, who had kindly taken "bodily pos sesion" of the Institute and fed and feasted and entertained it as the peo ple of that large hearted and nospi table old borough know so well how to do. We trust that Randolph mav be followed by at least fifty counties in tto State during the prent year. - - -t.-,,, j, i ' The Bonlee and Western. The Bonlee and Western iB a new railroad 11 ' miles lone leadine out from Causey in Chatham county toward the Randolph line. The three stations on the new road are Bonlee, Wells and Bennett. The town has been laid off and a nice railroad station built. The Bennett Milling Company have built a large roller mill in the place. The Ben nett Supply Company have also opened a merchantile business there. At presenl there is no grading being done for the extension of the road west of Bennett, bat it is the com pany's intention to extend it . in the near future. The road extends through a good section of country and wmle it has been in operatic n but a short time, yet it is handling a lot of freight. Bennett is not for from the Ran dolph line. Every effort should be matte to get this new road to Ashe boro. Railroad from Charlet.te to Mt -? Gilead. ' ' It looks now like a new railroad will be built from Charlotte to Mt. Gilead via Rocky River Springs and Norwood. The proposed road will run through No. 1 and No. 10 townships in this county and several townships in Stauly county, a dis tance of probably 50 miles. At Mt. Gilead the road would connect with the Aberdeen & Asheboro railroad which connects with the Seaboard at Aberdeen and the Southern at High Point and is now constructing a road through Moore and Rich mond counties that will eventually connect with the load cwned by the Pages in South Carolina. W. C. Wood Submits to Blockading. J WG .Wood, .formerly ..of Ran dolph county submitted in the Fed eral court at Rleigh recently of owning and operating a distillery on the lands of one Ruf us Langdon in Johnson county. When the distil, ler, W. C. Wood, was on the stand testifying against Langdon questions on the part of Judge Connor devel oped the fact that he came to John son county from Randolph county and that he has for a long while made it a practice of going about the country as the owntr of a still and getting permission of land own. ers at desirable points to allow him to set his plant upon their lands. The judge remarked in disposing of the Langdon case that his observa tion is that much of the blockading that is going on is through these non-land-owners who procure stills and then induce some land owner to permit the still on his pi ice. He intimated that he proposes to make it warm for these itinerant distillers. It developed in the testimony of the blockader. Wood, that he lived at Laagdon'a house and paid him fifteen cents per day for board. The defendant, W. C. Wood was sentenced to three years in the Fed eral prison at Atlanta. Guilford and the New County. At the joint meeting of the Coun ty commissioners, and the commit, tees from the chamber of commerce of Greensboro to investigate the new county met last Friday morning and took no dennite action. The Telegram giving a report says: ne proposition was discussed at length, those present Bubmitti'g what information they had obtaijfd to that time as to the boundaries the manner in which it is proposed for the present indebtedness of the coun ty being a success financially. Fig ures taken from the tax books and other county records showed that during last year the territory em braced in the proposed connty re ceived from the county funds ap proximately $20,000 more than was paid into the county funds by the tax payers of that territory. This was discussed at length. While it was not brought out in the discussion it is understood that the country people living inside the proposed county are bitterly opposed to the idea of cutting loose from Guilford, it being evident that the rate of taxation will be increased very materially. The rate at present is only 79 cents on the $100 valua tion, while it would mount np fifty per cent, in case the new county is established. A t f? - rf is son to In built HEARING IN BANKRUPTCY. Petition Filed Against Randleman Manufacturing Company and Naomi Falls Manufacturing Company. In the District Court of the United States on Wednesday of last week sitting in bankruptcy, a peti tion was filed by the Wachovia Loan and Trust Company, the Hunter Manufacturing and Commission Company and the Greensboro Loan and lruBt Company, creditors against the Randleman Mannfactur ing Company, asking that the latter company be adjudged bankrupt. A petition was also filed by the same parties, afl creditors, against the Naomi rails Manufacturing Com pany. The petition of the creditors in the Randleman Manufacturing Company's case shows that the com. pany is. inaeoted. including a bonded debt of about $120,000, in the sum of about $450,000, and in the matter of the Naomi Falls Manufacturing Company the indebtedness is put down at about $300,000. Judge Boyd signed an "rder requiring these companies to appear on the 31st of December, 1910, and show cause why they should not be adjudged bankrupt He also appointed r. H. Fries, of Winston-Salem, and T. A. Hunter, of Greensboro, temporary receivers, with directions to take possession of the property 'and, if necessiry, to operate the mills, pend ing the further order of the court. The receivers were required to give a bend of $20,000 each in the matter of the Randleman MaLufacturing Company and $10,000 each in the Naomi it Alia case. John Sharp Williams' Retort John Sharp Williams had an en. gagement to speak in a small Sou thern town. ' The train he-was trav eling on was not of the swiftest, and he lost no opportunity of keeping the conductor informed as to his opinion of that particular road; "Well, if yer don't like it," the conductor finally blurted out, ''why in thunder don't yer git out an' walk: "I would," Mr. Williams blandly replied, "but you see the committee doesn't expect me until this train gets in." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Judicial System Defective. Attorney General Bickett in his biennial report to the legislature recommends some radical changes in the judiciary.' He asks that the salaries of Supreme Court judge be raised to $5,000, and that the ex pense allowance of the superior court judges be increased to $1,000. He would divide the State into two circuits, an eastern and western, increasing the Supreme court judge to six, or establishing a court of ap peal. This would requ re an amend, went to the constitution of the State, but the State has rather out grown her constitution. Mr. Bickett calls the near beer business an unmitigated nuisance. He also expresses his gratification at the decrease in criminal cases of 2,644 in the past two years. He would save a waste of money in drawing np different bills of indict ments, and urges the inclusion by the solictor of any number of vio lations, under the crime of felony, in one bill of indictment. Corn Growing Contest. The premiums awarded to the boys in the corn growing contest in this conntv have been announced ano while it is late to have a dav of festivities, yet it should be arranged for without further delay. All the boys and also the men engaged in the two corn irrowin? contests in this county, should be invited to come to Asbeboro on a day appointed for that purpose and each bring with tbem 100 ears ot seed corn to be sold at auction and all have a good time. New Years day would be a fitting day for such a meeting. Mr. C. L. Holton. Mr. Chas. L. Holton, who came to Asheboro three years ago and has since that time practiced law here, raid out his personal property at public auction on Tuesday of this week and has left for Georgia, where he roes aa a traveling renreitAntativA of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Com P"J . Cone "local talent Friday NEWS BRIEFS. The barn of Mr. J. Ed Roseniau, at Cleveland, Kowan County, was burned December 21. President Taft has appointed a Toledo, Ohio, negro to be collector of internal revenue at Honolulu. Thomas Edison, tbe great inven tor, has turned his attention to heav ier than air-flying machines. He has invented one, although as yet no publii trial of it has been made. John Robertson Fruit, a Randolph county negro, went over tJ Siler City recen.ly and got in the toils for stealing a coat fnm Stone Brcs. The colored brother finally escaped from tbe lock up. The charter of the Sanford & Troy R. R. Company, (formerly the San fosd & Glendon R. R. Company,) has been awarded, authorizing aa in crease ol! the capital stock from $70,000 to $200,000. Rowan county is said to have fewer cases of hook worm than any county in the state, ' the average in Rowan being less than ten per cent. The average in the state m given at forty.two per cent. Mack Morgan, of Richmond, Stanley county, a representative of two or more fertilizer onmnanicx. i said to have checked up short last week to tbe extent of $15,000. His presence was requested, but as yet no one knows his whereabouts. The four-year-old eon of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Johnson, of Pomona, died of burns received Sunday. The child had been left alone in a room -for a while, and his mother upon returning found him in flames. Medical attention did no good, but to alleviate his suffering. Dr. Cook comes back, calm and collected. It is said that he looks well and Bays little. - - This is where the prodigal has nothing fall on his neck. The stuffed club of public sectiment has already been applied to the back of his head. The Siler City Giit is authority for the statement that Mr. O. B. Rightsell, of Randolph county, has moved to Siler City and has estab lished a glove and mitten factory. He has commenced operations mak ing 40 dozen a day, bnt will increase capacity to 200 per day. Pension Warrants for Randolph. Mr. Wm. C. Hammond, Clerk of the Superior Court received and dietribnted before Christmas pension warrants sent out by the North Car olina State Auditor for old soldiers, the amount being a total of $6,952: Of class No. 1, $72 there are 2; (Jlass No. 2 there are 4 at $60; Class No. 3 there are 5 at $48; Class No. 4 there are 243 at $26 Christian Endeavor Social. The regular weekly meeting of the Christmas Endeavor social was held at the residence of Mrs. Wm. C. Hammer, Tuesday evening in con.. junction with a reception to all the young people of tbe town. The regular meeting was neld as Boon as the guests had arrived. A song followed by the reading of the lesson, a talk by the Rev. Mr. John son, and a recitation by Mies Vir ginia Henley, "Watchman Tell ns of the night", accompanied by Miss Harriet Hammer, . After this the social feature was uppermost. A contest was held to see how many words could be made from Christmas. The first prize, a beautiful piacushion, was won by Miss Marrietta BetU; the consolation awarded Mr. Edwin Jones, of High Point. No pretense was made at a formal reception. Everybody wis greeted warmly at the door ana made to feel at home. Everybody thoroughly enjoyed themselves, and the joint social and religious meeting was deservedly a success. Mrs. Underwood Entertains. A delightfully informal affair was given by Mrs. W. A. Underwood Monday night, in honor of her cousin, Miss Virginia Gun ter, of Greensboro. A quiet "at home" was aimed at. Mrs. Underwood met with her usual success as a hostess in giving the guests a defightful evening. Look at the tab oh your paper. It shows when your paid np sub scription expires, and you are po litelv reoneated to renew vour. X.
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