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ASHEBORO, N C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1911.
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MORE ABOUT NEW CQl 7.
A valued subscriber livi.
Guilford writes The Courier a
about "Pied moat," alias Wood
county, saying it is time "someth.
was done, besides making a few er
eoWea about the formation of a new
county that will be Republican cer
tain as fate.
He further says that "the propo
sition has so little merit we have not
oade any fuss about it hence the
idea has gone abroad that we did
not oppose it. "If any one except
real estate dealers at High Point
can be benefitted, I cannot see it."
Our friend is exactly correct. The
people of llandolph as a rule have
looked upon this proposition as with
out merit. The Courier and others
have not considered the matter other
than an effort on the part of a few
real estate dealers to boost jpur pro
gressive neighbor to vn. It is true that
the High Pointers are maintaining
expensive headquarter with a plen
tiful Bupply of real ' estate dealers
on hand each day. It is also true
that professional lobbyists are on the
ground button-holeing the members
of the general assembly Bingiog the
song of the real estate dealers, with
a plentiful supply of the coin of the
realm jingling in their pockets. It
is likewise said to be true that law
yers are employed to direct the dis
play of fireworks whioh are now
making the nighborhood of the
State capital with the tinsel and
glitter of gold and glory.
While our people oppose the new
county, and can see no good to come
of its formation, yet we shall main
tain no lobby, no lawyers will be
employed. None of the coin of the
realm will be used to dazzle and
daze the vision by its glitter and
glow in maintaining expensive head
quarters in costly suits or depart
ments furnished with the parapher
nalia and splendors of oriental ease
and luxury.
The simple, plain people who
think before they talk must content
themselves with registering their
protest and asking that the state
neat be heard and considered care
fully before they take action on a
matter that buy not be like oread
east upon waters.
To our neighbors on the north of
us, whom many of our citizens have
helped make rich and prosperous,
we wish you" wealth, health and
prosperity which your industry and
enterprise so richly deserve,but it may
be that your jibes and stabs at our
admittedly weak points may tend to
cause more in the future than in
the past to patronize home indus
tries more, thus make the home
county with its wonderful possibili
ties even greater and more prosper
ous some day even than our favored
neighbors in the north. So mote
it be.
Mr. Vickory Writes From Indiana
" Mr. Editor: Enclosed please find
money order for two dollars, in pay.
ment of my subscription to The
Courier from January 1st, 1910, to
- December 31st, 1911. I want to
avail myself of your very liberal
offer of sending Norman E. Mack's
great Democratic publication, "The
National Monthly," as a premium.
Now The Courier, like The National
Monthly, does not require a premium.
Every copy of The Courier is like a
big letter from home.
I And it is to the magazines of today
tthat the people are looking for
"more light.' .
Mr. Hammer, did you notice what
a fine gleam of light showed up in
the North on the evening of No
vember 8th, extending from Maine
to Indiana? We are told that tome
of the Southern people thought that
it wasjthe Auroraborealis, not so; it
was the Auroraborea-Republicana.
Just wait until 1912, when the light
will excel that which fell upon
Paul of Tarsus.
Respectfully, Joseph C. Vickory,
f Bloomingdale, Ind.
Mrs. Rodema Allred died at Bur
lington recently.
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO FRAZIER
PARK.
The subscriptions to the Frazier
park fund still come in. Full re.
ports have not come in, but the fol
lowing have been reported at the
Courier office. A list viU be given
each week, and subscribers are esked
to make their contribution known to
ue.
Courier, $10.00
Mrs. E. E. Moffitt 5.00
J. E. Walker 5.00
Hammer & Co. 5.00
O. R. Cox 5.00
Bank of Randolph 5.00
McCrary-Redding Hwd. Co. 5.00
Mrs. Emma Kearns 3 00
Frazier Park.
Asheboro ought to have a park
with twenty acres and some day
public moneys will be used here as
elsewhere to establish parks.
The best thing we can do now is
to have a small park. Mr. R. W.
Frazier has agreed to deed three
acres for a park, and steps are be.
ing taken to arrange to improve the
park at an early date.
In KaBS-is City there areforty.five
miles uf boulevards and 1,000 acres
of park at a cost of ten million dol
lars, and yet instead of this being
an expense or loes, it is looked upon
as an asset as the property fronting
on the boulevards has advanced in
value more than that amount.
It is a good investment for a town
to spend money out of its revenue
for its parks and driveways. There
are diff-rent ways of providing for
tbem. Some levy taxes, others is
sue bonds, while some make such
improvements by assessing the cost
against the property benefitted by
the improvement.
In this, the beginning, Asheboro
can get a park without sost or ex
pense to the town. The public are
contributing to the fund to have it
laid off and improved. Now how
shall it be kept up?
Arrangements for Improving Frazier
Park.
At a joint meeting of the Park
Committee from the Civic League
and Improvement Committee from
the Commercial Club arrangements
were made for improvement on the
Park. It is a beautiful location for
a park and if the people of the town
and county will co-operate with
these committees, the park will be
one of which we all will be proud.
Contributions will be greatefully re
ceived. Money may be sent to Mrs.
W. D. fctedman, treasurer of tbe
Civic League. The town of Ashe'
boro has promised to maintain the
park after the improvements are
made.
Wholesale Houses Successful in
Asheboro.
Mr. I. C. Myrick, the manager of
the Stout Kan km Co., a branch of
the High Point corporation, and
whose principal office is in High
Po nt, tells us their business was
during the last year of a gratifying
nature. A point of interest is that
at their branch store here more busi
ness and larger profits are realized
than at High Point, while goods are
sold cheaper here than they can sell
tbem there. Also the same condi
tion as to the Lexington Grocery
Co., exists Asheboro and surround,
ing points are substantial towns and
growing . and developing all the
time.
Adjudicating Bankrupt Cotton Mills
at Asheboro
The creditors of the Randleman
Manufacturing Company and of the
Naomi Falls Manufacturing Com.
pany met in Asheboro on Thursday
of last week in referee's court before
J. E. Alexander, referee. Mr. F.
II. Fries, of Winston-Salem, was
elected as trustee for the Bandleman
Manufacturing Company, and Mr.
T. A. Hunter, of Greensboro, was
elected as trustee for the Naomi Falls
Manufacturing Company. Messrs.
J, A. Long, of Roxboro, W. C.
Ruffin, of Mayodan. and Hugh
Parks, of Franklinville, were ap
pointed as appraisers in both cases.
Married
i Mr. James Melton, of Alabama,
and Miss Orissy Leach were married
Deo. 29th at High Point Miss
Leach is a very attractive young
lady and one of Randolph's best
school teachers. '.
We call attention to the new ads
in this issue of The Courier.
HONOR ROLL ASHEBORO
GRADED SCHOOL
The following students having
neither been absent nor tardy during
the past month and haviug mide a
recitation grade of 95 per cent or
above on each study are entitled to
be placed on the fourth month's
honor roll.
First Grade Section A Fred Par
rish. Everette Nance, Bertha Hun
sicker, Martha Penn, Julia Ross,
Rosa Belle Rich, Elizabeth Skeen,
Evelyna Presnell.
Section B Harold Moore, Junius
Phillips, Lenard Ward, Albert Bean,
Dock Kivett, Alleen Norman, Annie
Cox, Edward Gattis, Nilla Kivett.
Second Grade Kate Spoon, Baird
Moffitt, Bertha Presnell, Fannie
Phillips, Ben Humble, Frances Hall,
Wilmer Russell, Eugenia Plummer,
Hazel Miller, Al na Clark, Mary
Ellen Cox, May Belle Penn, Buren
McPheson, Mary Carter Auman,
Howard Billiard- Iris Turner, Ade
laide Armfield, Ethel Allred. Edith
Pearce, Neely Hunter, Jim Clark.
Third Grade Lottn Newby, L:n
nie Beane, Clarabel Morris, Flossie
Phillips, Lillian Smith, Stella An.
man, Ruth Oox, Zeltua Miller, Maud
Lee Spoon. Kale Bulla. Bertie Wav.
rmik Redding, John Hunter; Clen-
den Lowdermilk, Sm Small, Nettie!
Ward, Elver P.icbardsoa.
Fourth Grade Ruth Cox, Alice
Hunsucker, Hazel Kivett, Margar t
Kusb, Cleta Rich, Jessie liobbins,
Ben Bulla, Aithur Burkhead, Dana
Lee Loflm, Carrie Burrow, Lillie
belle Robbins.
Fifth G.ade Urslie Clark, Eva
Lewallen, Lucile Morris, Faye Free,
Lillian Hunsucker, Martha Evelyn
Morris, Rubye Wrigit, Oandys
Deaver, Alice Burkhead, Eunice
Bulla, E;ha Glasgow, Mary Moffitt,
June Frazier, Curry Loflin, Banks
Kichardson, Dwignt Kichardson,
Roy Berry, Sidney Wood, Garland
Lowdermilk. Baxter Stowe, Colin
Spoon, Elgar Black, John Lacky ,
John Wright.
Sixth Grade Kobert Bunch, Bush
Lassiter, Toba Plummer, Ernest
Spencer, Harvey Rodgars, Mary
Wade Bulla, Lula Foster, . Eertie
Kivett, Margaret Morris, Nannie
Plummer, Ethel Presnell, Nancy
White, Lena Williams, Urslie Wil
liams, Nancy Johnson, Jewel Glas
gow, Edna Norman.
Seventh Grade John T. Moffitt,
John Swain, Carlyle Johnson, Kate
Walker, Clara Piesnell, Jessie Wood,
Beatrice Lewallen, Mable Parrish,
Jessie Ward, Edith Hunsucker, Rilla
Spoon. Jessie Reddiug, Lucile Scar
boro, Lela Hay worth.
Eigbtb Grade Will White Fred
Styres, Everette Kendall, Louella
Lowe, Fannie Newby, Nellie Spoon,
MoletaYow.
Ninth Grade Blanche Miller,
Janette Dickens, Lillian Parrisb,
Mary Spencer.
Tenth Grade Allie Spoon.
Better Roads.
Another county to Bee the need of
better roads is that of Rockingham,
So enthused are these enterprising
people over the subject, that they on'
last Saturday held a mass meeting at
which time they adopted a bond is
sue for the amount of $500,000 for
be ter roads. The following account
of the meeting apptared in Sunday's
Greensboro News:
At a largely attended mass meet
ing held at the county Beat a bond
issue was adopted and will be sent to
the legislature for passage by that
body which will permit a vote in
this county on a proposition to issue
$500,000 in bonds for permanent
roads. The fund will be expended
by a commission composed of a Dem
ocrat and a Republican from eacn of
the 11 township. The gool roads
club was organized with R. P. Rich
ardson, president; J. M. Gallawuy,
vice-president, and Numa R. Raid,
secretary.
Do not fail to attend your voting
precinct on Saturday, February 4th,
at 2 o'clock, and sena two delegates,
one Republican and one Democrat,
to attend the County Good Roads
Convention at Asheboro on Monday,
February 6th.
Large Hogs.
Mr. G. Elwood Stanton on the 5th
of this month killed four porkers
which weighed as follows: 329,
333, 363, 393. Total 1418 pounds
out of which he got 550 pounds of
lard.. Will kill fourteen others this
winter all good hogs some weighing
as high as 220 pounds. Mr. Stan
ton is one of Randolphs enterprising
farmers.
MARRIAGE LICENSE FOR DE
CEMBER
Marriage license issued by Mr. G.
T. Murdock for tbe month of De
cember are as follows:
E L Auman to Annie Blair,
Ernest Kearns to Blanche Parrisb,
A O Bulla to Callie Smith, Mar
tin Led well to Gracey McDaniel,col,
Charles Burgess to Allie D Wil
liam!), G E Vuncannon to Flora Cox,
W O Smith to Dona May Reecp,
Elsevan Hill to Sarah Walker, col,
A M Talbert to Minnie Cranford,
Kufua Stutts . to Lura Maness,
Everette Trotter to Nancy Hill, W
K Cagle to Lura Luck,. Percy Z
Olapp to Bettie J Snotherly, Ernest
Matthews to Lula Letlongb, col,
Calvin Heileg to Lizzie Lamar, G P
Henley to Nettie Garner, Thos
Skeen to Angie Wall, Arthur E
Dark to Annie Olipiter Griffin,
Arthur Hill to Lizzie Lassitir, col,
Alex Isley to Maud Isley, col, Benj
II Suniney to Mary McDowell, coi,
June Siler to Nora Smith, col, G.
11 Me Math to Lydia Brewer, Joseph
Presnell to Lillie Dorsett, Carl Trot
ter to Vircbie Harrip, Jack Davidson
ta Nancy Licenby, Allen J Robins
to Edtelia May English. John T
Pool to Haitie Shields, Charlie Wood-
ell, to Minnie Goldston, col, J ft
Dunn to Ca-rie Benner, C M Rich
ftl
irdson to Maud Carrol, Ernest U
Woodson to Patsy Rilla Smith, Geo
Andrews to Farla Spoon, Walter
Kich to Lettie King. L W Hodgens
to Flora Lowdermilk, col, Arthur
Allred to Jennie Chriscoe, G A Led
well to Lillie Barnes, P D Luther to
Alice Slack, Samuel Rush to Minnie
Belo, col, J E Graves to Addie
luckier, S A Cozzens to M E Red
dick, Henry O Royals to Vada Bru
ton. M F Robins to Lura M Brower,
Edgar Hnnt to May Steed, John L
Cox to Bertha E Staley, Duffie Wil
son to Annie Bell Pugb, A O Low
dermilk to Coney Spencer, O L
Nance to Lou Hoover, J C Ridge to
Nejtie Snider.
ation of Real and Personal
Property in Randolph.
The following figures show the
exact valuation of real and personal
property in Randolph by townships
as taken from the records at the
court house. . It is interesting to
note that Franklinville township
has the largest lLcrease, followed by
Randleman, etc:
WHITE.
Asheboro
$821 253 00
Back Creek,
Browe,
Cedar Grove,
Columbia,
Concord,
Coleridge,
Franklinville,
Grant,
Liberty,
New Hope,
New Market,
Pleasant Grove,
Providence,
Randleman,
tficuland,
Tabernacle,
Trinity,
Union,
Total,
coic
Asheboro,
Back Creek,
Brower,
Cedar Grove,
Columbia,
Concord,
Coleridge,
Franklinville,
Grant.
Liberty,
N.'w Hope,
New Market,
Pleasant Grove,
Providence,
Randleman,
Richland,
Tabernacle,
Trinity,
Union",
Total,
Grand total,
,221,106 00
98,959 00
162,095 00
603,518 00
253,310 00
300 185 00
666.867 00
138.836 00
421 689 00
189,820 00
288,382 00
52,226 00
164.707 00
618,997 00
213,415 00
202,061 00
360,180 00
132.708 00
$5,910,314 00
i.
24,221 00
2,459 00
6,027 00
6.321 00
13.676 00
1.554 00
4.432 00
4,293 00
7.358 00
11,346 00
3,510 00
5,531 00
734 00
5,209 00
5,029 00
2,944 00
3,399 00
3,501 00
2,333 00
123,877 00
$6,034,191 00
Mack Morgan on Trial.
Mack Morgan is to be tried at
Albemarle this week for the embezel
ment of several thousand dollars of
the Virginia, Carolina Chemical
Co's. funds.
Promoters at Albemarle in Trouble.
J. G. Masters, Secretary and
Treasury of Albemarle Development
Co. and Thomas H. Libley have
been arrested by John W. Bulla, far
the alleged use of the mails for
fraudulent purposes.
LEGISLATORS BUSY DISPOSING
OF LOCAL BILLS
Two important bills passed the
House Saturday. One nquires ser
vice of all summonses in civil cases
be made by both reading and de
livering popy of same to defendants.
Another authorzcs county commis
sioners to appropriate funds for
farm demonstration work in co oper
ation with the State and United
States Departments of Agriculture.
Many loc tl bills were passed.
Bills introduced: To allow per
sons holding a diploma from any
medical college to practice under
certain conditions.
Onlv one bill of general interest
was offered in the Senate. It pro
vides punishment, for persons wno
make false statements in order to
obtain property on credit.
lhe resolution requesting our
Senators and members of Congress
to vote for New Orleans as the place
for the Panama canal exposition,
was passed. It had previously pass
ed the House.
The committee on legislative ap
portionment was announced as fol
lows: 1 heme, chairman; Hicks
Basse't, Boyden, Pbarr, Hartsell
Davis, I vie, Martin of Buncombe
Long, Brown, Barber, Coxe, Rascoe
Sigmon, Pinnix, Mashburn.
Among the bills and resolutions
introduced in the House were tbe
following: For the relief of free
negroes who were Confederate sol.
diere; to regulate fees of officers in
counties that have no aaditort: to
limit charge for sleeping car service
to $1.25 for lower and $1 for upper
berthfc; to provide free school books
for indigent children.
The session of tbe house was taken
up with the passage of purely local
measures. A bill offered by Oox, of
Randolph, increases the salary of
the chief clerk of the state auditor
to $2000 and that of his assistant to
$1,500, so they will be on equal foot
ing with clerkB ef other state de
partments. Both, houses waited for
an hour after business of the day
was completed to ratify the bill for
Greensboro's commission form of
government so that there can be no
due notice by February 7 for $he
registration and election on adoption
of the new charter.
Senator Boyden's bill to appoint
a state building commission and
provide for the erection of a state
administration building in Raleigh
was the most important measure in
troduced in the Senate on Tuesday.
This bill provides for the appoint
ment of several business men as the
commission and they are to super
vise tbe construction of a fire proof
building on the square north of Cap
itol square for use of the vaiiouB
state departments. The bill author
izes the state treasurer to issue not
exceeding one million dollars of four
per cent, forty year bonds for this
purpose, and if the bonds cannot be
sold at satisfactory terms he is to
negotiate temporary loans.
Another bill of importance was
introduced by Gardner, of Cleve
land, incorporating the North Caro
lina Interurban Railway Company
to construct an electric trolley line
from Gastonia via Cherryville,
Shelby and Caroleen to Asheville.
Williams Case Compromised.
The libel suit of the United States
government against 635 barrels
of liquor, the property of N. Glenn
Williams, was compromised last
week by allowing Williams to pay
$1,000. This releises the liquor
so that he may make whatever die
position he chooses or it, so long as
be does not violate tbe State law.
In the case against Williams and
Thomas Craft, charged with de
frauding the government, at the
p'stofiice at Williais, prayer for
judgment was continued till next
June.
What One Hog Yielded Mr. Aldridge
Asheboro Courier, Asheboro, N. C.
Is there any money in raisirg
hogs? Last year I bought a pig and
paid $2.25 for it, 1 fed it not ex
ceeding $15.00 worth of feed. Bred
this sow, and sold four pigs at six
weeks old for $12.00; kept three
for which I was offered at e'ght
weeks old, $12.00; sold sow and one
pig for $17.00. I owned this sow
about twelve months and only bred
her one time. I could have bred her
again and made more profit from
htr I think next time.
Value of pigs and sow, $41.00.
Cost of same, $17.25.
Net profit, $23.75.
Respectfully, J. M. Aldridge,
Millboro, N. O.
Jan. 10th, 1911.
NEWS BRIEFS.
Mary Raper, a negrn girl Jiving
witb J. H. Adams at High Point, is
charged with infanticide and is in
jail at Greei sboro.
June 28, 29 and :$rh ire the days
fixed for the uext ssion of tbe State
Bar Association.' The place of meet
ing has not yet been decided on.
Mr. James P Henry, who left
this county thir.y tive wars ago and
has been living in Indiana since that
time, is visiting relative and fiiends
near -isbeboro, in the Brower'a
Chapel section.
Stanly, Moore, Rockingham and
a number of other counties are to
submit bond issues for an election
for good roads tbis spring.
Miss Alice Price, of Havwood
couuty, was burned to d.ath recent
ly, b(r clothes having ignited while
standing in front of lire place.
Mrs. Hallie Winfree, of Summer-
Geld, N. C, whose clotiiing caught
fire Sunday morning died in a few
hours afterwards.
W. J. Moose, rural postman in Ca
barrus county is missing. He leave
a w;fe and four children. Nothing
of his whereabouts can be learned.
A strange medical discovery has
been found in a patient of the Jun
ior Order hospital at High Point
with the appendix on the left side.
An unknown man aed about 37
purchased a ticket at Hickory for
Elmwood last Wednesday afternoon.
Just before arrival at Elmwood he
jumped from the train. Death was
instant; $935 was found in his
pockets.
Get your neighbors to go with you
to your voting preciLct on Sat
urday, February 4, at 2 o'clock, and
send delegates to tbe County Good
Koads Convention at Asheboro
on Monday, February 6.
Connor Gets Patterson Cup.
Xast week the Patterson Cup, of
fered by Mis. Lindsay Patterson, of
Winston-Salem, was presented to Mr,
R. D. W. Connor, by the North Car
olina Literary and Hi-torical Com.
mission. The cup was awarded to
Mr. Connor for excellent literary
work during the past year, the book
on which be won the cup being
"The Life of Cornelius Harnett."
Mr. Cox Gets Important Appoint
ment
Representative Cox, of this county,
has been made Chairman of the
Committee on Manufactures and
Labor.
Negro Woman's Awful Crime
One of High Point's negro popu
lation wrapped her child between
blankets and smothered it to death
last week. She is in j til and will
probably go to the death chair for
tbe crime.
Judge Bingham.
Robt. Worth Bingham, cousin of
Mr. Hal M. Worth our townsman
and also a relative of Mrs. A. C.
McAlister. of this place, has been
appointed Circuit Judge of Louis
ville, Kentucky, to fill Judge
Miller's unexpired term.
Hard to Beat.
Esquire D. G. Me Masters, of
Farmer, N. C., shows a sample of
corn grown on his farm which is in
deed an excellent specimen. The
variety is an old one wHch he has
for years improved. Tbe specimen
is ou exhibition at our cilice. The
yield per acre was 5)0 l)usbel3. 89
pounds of fertilizer were used and
the ground had for a fe.v years been
sown in beans and peas. The net
cost was 25 cents per I ushei.
Dr. Swaim Preached Excellent Ser
mon at Elon
Elon College, January 14. Dr.
W. E. Swaim, of Asheboro, N. 0.,
president North Carolina conference
of tbe M. P. Church, visited
the college on the second Sunday
and delivered a most instructive and
inspiring sermon on the "Forms of
Which Christ Appears to Man."
Dr. 3waim maintained that we can
not limit the manner of Christ's ap
pearance by dogma or creed of per.
sonal experience, that he is a uni.
veiaal Saviour and as such may ap
pear to' man in universal forma,
whatever sphere of his life's work,
he can take Christ into it with him,
Elon Correspondent in Daily News,
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