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VOL. XXXVI
ASHEBORO, N. C, FEBRUARY 16, 1911
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No. 7
SEVENTH WEEK IN THE LEGISLATURE
Many New Bills are Presented
Many of the Important Meas
ures to R 0, i e the Finishing
Touches Th -"i 'eek. '
The present
losed its sixth
most part the
has been limitei
While some few
wide importance 1
The most iinportai
be enacted daring
foAri HavA.
al Assembly has
? and for the
ess transacted
local , matters,
ons ,of state
been settled,
lelation ,will
niainiugsix-
The Dtughton bill, providing for
issuing $550,000, bo passed the
House and will pass the Senate this
week.' This bill providing for the
taking np cf the outstanding., bonds
of the State falling due before an
other General Assembly 4 will con
vene.,
The mileage bill reported by the
Committee unfavorably, occupied
" considerable time and disacasBiori,
after which was adopted The debate
was lively and? Centered around re
quiring; railroads refusing .to . pall
mileage, to accept a fare of two Cents
a mile. 4 , s ,
Benator Bovden's bill to isdue
bonds sufficient to; buj-V site ' and
Duild 8U uumioiatratiun - ouuaiug
s popal&r, alt no ugh .some Beem to
think that the building of ' proper
vaults for keeping records, is be
best solution of this problem, and to
appropriate the one .million dollars
that would boused in building this
State bqilding for the purpose of
improving the roads of the state
The saw dust bill passed by the
Senate Monday preventing tne
dumping of saw dust in-all -streams
all over, the state 'applicable to every
oonnty m the state and every stream
'whether large or'small." 5 , -
The hill tor establishing farm life
schools is made a special order for
todav.
Senator Martin's bill to prevent
social clubs from . handling liquor
will in all probability become a law
ana as a matter oi xaci n is a wise
one. This will in no wise interfere
with other social clubs where liquor
is not handled.
The bill putting husband and
wife on equal footing in divorce
suits, received aa nnfaorable report.
Onn nf t.h moat ennnurairini? Rtena
vmmnnj vffwv Hue jviuvisbviuwvu i
favorable consideration of the oill
establishing a State Highway Com.
mission to nave an ann al . appro
priation of $20,000, and a ,$200,000
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ing roads. " . '
The Senate has passed the Kent
bill which gives "ni-beer" a death
blow. It was sent back to the
House for ratifications of some minor
amendments. " .,
The McPhaul cigarette bill has
Etb received a favorable consileration
at the hands of the committee, which
bill would prevent the sale of cigar
ettes in North Carolina. It was ar
gued that it would react on the to
bacco growers of the State and!
would not ser?e the purpose intend
ed. . Among the many minor bills that
have passed final reading, was one
allowing. Randolph county to dis
burse certain stock law funds.
The bill by Spainhour to increase
the public school funds $400,000,
has been favorably reported by the
committee, but is meeting some op
position by those members of the
general .assembly who regard the
State financial condition such that
would not warrant an increase.
The hill by Senator Mar.in, of
Buncombe, to allow married women
to contract as if unmarried, passed
second reading in the Senate and was
seat to the House.
. Seed Corn Meetings
Seed corn meetings will be held
at the following places atfti on dates
mentioned. The meetings will be
gin at 10:39 a. m. and ' continue as
long as necessary:
Randlemaa, Monday February 20. j
Farmer, Tuesday . ji.
TVi.ni. Uu)niuta. I U Oft
Lexington, Friday ,M 24.
Thomasville, Saturday " 2.
Every farmer is expected to bring
one or two dozen ears . of corn ' for
tadvinir. Let evervbody attend
the meetings.
Judge Milton, of Durham, former
Oomptroler of the Treasury under
Cleveland's administration, died last
week at his home in Lexington, Ky.
Panama Exposition To Be Held In San Francisco
It has been recently decided by'Congress that the Exposition celebrating the
completion of the Panama canal will be held in San Francisco in 1915. The
Southern people generally are disapointed that New Orleans was not chosen as
the site for the Exposition. President Taft used his influence for San Francisco in
order to pacify the Pacific coast people who have been aroused over the fact that
he signed a treaty with Japan, admitting her laborers into the United States.
Culebra Cut in the Panama
of rock from this cut
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Canal. Tlie cut 390 feet
are on exhibition at the uptown Courier office.
Another View of The Culebra Cut
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Fomous Sea Wall in Panama City
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wide and 500 deep. Pieces
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BACHELORS' CONGRESS
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To Be Given in Graded School Audi
torium Next Tuesday Night.
"The Bachelors' Congress"" will
be given at the graded sehool build
ing next Tuesday night under the
auspices of the Kaudolph Chapter
Daughters of the Confederacy for
the benefit of -the monument fund.
It is a humorous play in which
about forty of the town people take
part. Jack Benton, win is prei
dent of the B.uhelois' Congress, is
in love with Miss Bettie Sawyer.
He is disappointed and finally hyp
notized for relief. While under in
fluence of hypnotic power he has a j
dream which is carried out in the
Bachelors' Con vention, motto, f War
Against Women." In the last act
it is found that by mistake the
sweetheart has had two proposals
and accepted the wrong person, Jack
bring the fortunate winner in re
ality. .
While the Convention is in prog
ress a party of old maids appear and
interrupt '-aieetiuV'snd finally take
possession and try to show tne men
how to rqu a congress. . . V , ,
t'liaractei tn Prologue and Plnale. '
- Jack Beuton, a millionaire ia love
with Bettie Sawyer O, V, WooBfey.
Count Alphonse Jaquette, friend
of Jack's, an Kinuteur hypnotist
Iiezekiah .Kennedy, man. of all
work, professional mesmerist, out of
a job, Ed,! Hatch. 3 v
James, Jack's valet, Sulon Sted-
Mrs. Benton, mother 'of Jack,
Mrs.' J. T, Moffitt. ., ' . '
Julia Benton, Jack's - sister Miss
Maie Dickens.
Hlen Benton, Jack's sister. Miss
Mnllie Rush. ;
Betsy Sawyer, Jack's sweetheart,
Miss Lucy Crowton.
Kitty, a housemiid, Miss Clara
Moffitt.
Cast of Characters in the Congress.
Raymond DeCoursey Shakespeare,
an actor, Jesse Scarboro.
iVillie Neverwork, knight of the
road, Carl Hoover.
. Percy Claude Birdhed, a dude,
Will Lovett.
Longfellow Tennyson, a poet,
Kohla Dickens.
' Judge Blackstoae Blowhard, t
lawyer, 8. T. Lissiter.
Dr. Calomel Pillmaker, a physi
cian, M. W. Parrish.
Marbleiace Slasher, a reporter,
Wade Cranf ord.
A Highstepper, a horseman, Percj
Bostick.
Thomas Edison Westinghouse, an
inventor, Amos Winningham.
Alwtys Ready, a fireman, Will
White.
omei avou ien Aoranam, an
Egyptian necromancer, Ferd Iagold.
Paderwake Ivory Pounder, a pian
ist, Arthur Garvin.
Major Kellum, a veteran, Harris
Birkhead. "
Hon. Duberry Slick, politician,
W. A. Underwood.
Zeb. West, a policeman, Clarence
Rush.
T. Brassy Link, delegate from
Asbeboro. George Murdock.
Slave, Wiley Rush.
Banner Carrier, Jno.T. Moffitt, Jr.
Female Character.
Miranda Powdermaker, M. D.,
Mrs. Wm. C. Hammer.
Prunella Charlotte Poppleton,
Mrs Amos Winningham.
Henrietta Albertdna Spicer, Mrs.
W. D. 8tedman. '
Philopena Drink water,. Miss Ger
trude Wilson.
Patience Sparrowgrasa, Mrs. Otis
Bioh.
Araminta Sourdrop, Mrs. . E.
Moffitt. - .
Sophronia Angelina Loveless,Miss
Minnie Hoover. , .
Polly Ann Bowersox, Mrs. Chai.
Oraaford. j .
Marriage License.
Since our last issue marriage li
cense have been granted the follow
ing: A. W. Millikan to Miss Lucy Dun
ning, of Ashebor) township; J. C.
Smith to Mrs. Ntnnie Crawford, of
Fancy Gap, Va. ' Mr. Smith lives
in Grant township; Sam Allred to
Miss Ellen Phil'lipt; r H. Jennings
to Miss Pearl Lucky, all of . Cedar
Falls; L. E. Davis, of Medina, North
Dakota, to Miss Iua Moffitt, Ram.
seur, R.'F. D.j C. H. Snider,- Mill- .
boro to Miss Frona Haitheock, cf
Cedar Falld. if - -
, Also license were issued Cahia
Gains and Ella Staff jrd, colored, of
Randleman. . ' , .,
Mary Ly tie Dead. ,
Aunt Mary Lytle, a respested col
ored woman -in Asheboro died at her
home last , Saturday nightand was
buried on nndity . She was an hon
est, upright woman who had many
friends among the white as well as
colored people of the town!; She
was one of the oldest . citizens of te
town and h lived here all her life,
belonging during the war to the
Hoover family; - V ' 1
CoupV Elope
M'ss Blanch Prtchetr. of Hich
Point, and Mr- S. Walker, of
YanceyvHle,were married by Jude
fverr m x anceyv lie Monday.
The Montgomerian of last week ,
says that the deer park which is be
ing built by Xr. S.J. Smitherman
is almost comted i asd that the
deer to stock the parjuwill arrive ia
a few days,, , , . ,
. , Wesley Hoover and daughter,,
of Raleigh attended the burial of
Mary Lytle, on Sunday. Wesley
is the only living child of old
aunt Cloe Hoover. All of the
family were reliable, honest col
ored people. Wesley has succeed
ed well in business in Raleigh.
Nothing has been heard de
finitely of the missing million
aire's daughter, Miss Arnold.
And intimation that she had
married the man by the name of
Hunter, who in representing
himself to be a manufacturing
promoter fleeced many Charlotte
people, and that she has disap
peared since his arrest.
And now a process for deal--coholizing
beer has been dis
covered in England. This pro
cess, if put in general use, would
make the liquid a stale marketa
ble product.
W. J. Frazier, one of the first ad
vocates of the Woman's suffrage
movement, died at his home in
Aorera, 111. this week.
Claude Gilmer shot and killed Con
nie Garret in Greensboro Monday
night on Gilmer street as a result
of a drunken row among these negoes.
Gilmer is held without bail.
Hannah Hoecake, Mrs. - J. WV
Hadiey.
Mary Ana Kehoe, Mrs, Millard
Allred.
Concentina Brown, Miss Corinna-
Aurnaa.
Mahitabel Shooper, Miss Grace
Wood.
Gladys Edua Perkins, Mrs. W. A.
Underwood.
George t .41 Spearmint, Miss Mona
Rush. '
Jemimah Ruth McGinty, Mrs. M.
W. Parrish. - ,
Other Character.
Miss Agnes Moring and Laura,
White.
Admission: Reserved seats, 35c;
General admission, S5c. Children
under 1, 10s.
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