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COURIER 56 COURIER Loads In Both News and Circulation. 56e COURIER Advertising Columns Bring Result ISSUED WEEKLY PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN ONE DOLLAR PER TEAR VOL. XXXVki ASHEBORO, N. C, APRIL' 13, 1911 No. 15 THE s TAR HEELS PROPOSE -FORM BIG MILL iSERGlu Forty southern mill men, repres enting many thousand spindles, try. ing to get together on a proponite agreement was reached. This is the second conference of the kind held here recently.' N. B. Mills, of St tesvillf ; J. P. McRae. of Laurinbnrg; J. G. Smith of Shelby. W. A. Mauney, of Kings Monntain, and others were present. The concensus of opinion among those who would talk was that the merger will come. The hard tinvs of the last few years have crippled some of the southern mills and, in ' is said, BometLing must be done to improve piesent conditions. MOSES SPEAKS GETS 30 YEARS Convict d of Second Degree Murder Judge Gives Him the Limit The case of Moses Speaks, who murdertd his 'wife and son in law, was tried at tbe Guilford term of court last r eek. The case was given to th : imy at 4:30 Friday after .ioon and at 6:00 the verdict of murdfr ir the second deeree was given. At 12 o'clock Saturd.-ty Judge Ditiicls pronounced tbn sentence of thiity years in the sUre pmo:;, wlnci it the maximum punishmgul for mur uer in the stcoi d ugr ie. Speaks is now 48 yesrs old. A not pros wad taken in the case of murdering his son-in-law, leaving the charge, opt n for proiecuiion an; time it may become necessary. Beabow-Long. The marriage of Miss Marj rie Long one of Greensboro's most pop ular, young women, to Mr. Charles D. Benbow, Jr. was eolemniz d in West Maiket Churcb. bv Rev. E. K. MeLirty, last Thursday evening at'! 8:00 o'clock. . The bridegroom is a son of Mr. - and Mrs. - Cbas. D. - Iien.bow, of Greeiihboro, and is a member of one of Guilford's oldest and wealthiest families. Miss Long is the daugh v ter of Dr. ana Mrs. J. W. Long, and her tather is one of tlieSouth's most successful surgeons. Dispatching By 'Phone on Aber deen and Acheboro. - The Aberdeen and Asheboro . rail road, which operates entirely in North Carolina, in tbe counties of Moore, Montgomery and Rudolph has purchased telephone equip meat to take the place of the telegraph for dispatching trains. A central station will be establish ed and a switchboard installed at Biscoe. Four telephone lines will enter this switchboard and will ter minate at Asheboro, 27 miles away; - Mount Giiead, 25 miles; Ellerbe, 23 miles, and Aberdeen, 47 miles, in. eluding branches. There will be a total of 21 telephone stations on these four lines. Through the medium of the switch board at Biscoe the dispatcher will be able to teach any station be de sires, and the trams on the. entire road will be under bis supervision Arrangements also will be male for conncct on with several Icq u lines at Biscoe. ' CAN SAVE $250,100,000 So Says A Democrat Of The Ways And Means Committee. 1 'We will run the IIouso at; (ne third less than the Republicans have been .doing. " :Baid Representative Claud Kite!- recently., "If we had the entire Government, we -could save '$250,000,000-8 yewr. We have Cufc off the 'pay roll about 100 men. jJLie;'' I think', shojld appeal to the busiuess people b the" country," Judge Peebles Declines to Try Any More Murder Cases in New Han over County. At the recent term of Superior Court in New Ilanover county judge Peebles refused to try any more mar der cues in New Hanover county and had the cases of Dick Gause and Garfield aad T, E. Tisdale, who was indicted as an accomplice of Gause, removed to Render county. He said that there was no trouble in packing a jury so as to acquit de. fendent no fitter what might be the charge.-- Judee Peebles declared that there was a surprising spirif. of member of the M. E. Church and lnwlepaness and that an unhealthy buried in Asheboro Cemetery yester condition as to' enforcement of the day. He is survived by a widow and law exists in that county. ,six cmldren. 'Two Mtoe Explosions la Alabama And Pennsylvania. ' v .iiplosion in the Banner Mines of kje f ratt Consolidated Goal Com pany, near Littleton, Ala. last Sat nrday caused, the death of 128 ' peO' pie. 123 of whom wera convicts. nearly bU negroes, two free whites and three free negroes. Oily 45 were taken out alive. The damage to the property is slight, only about $120. Ic is thought the explosion wag caused by safety powder ignited by a lamp and followed by dust. seventy rour aeaa ooaies were taken from the Pancoast colliery at inroops, ra, as tbe result of an ex. plosion last Saturday. Many expla auons are onerec as to now tne vic tims came to their death. Oae cause it is said was the failure of the inside mine bosses to realiz . the dan ger to the men m the tunnel till it was t o lite to get them ou;. ' The company hired one man to run two eigines situated about 200 fe t ap vt saving $1 80 per day. This was the cause of the exnlosiou. Tbe disaster is to be iuveefrgated by uat onal, state and county author lues. ' Wo d Ro hrodi MiB-t 1j na itOtnvncK. rnp uvrac'- Tt-ddUht'T of Mr. 'mi 1 Mrs. E A. R thioe, of Thotn isv'ili', was mar ried on Wednesday eVr-ntrii of laet oek to IW. Thomas V'oiiiia, pastor t the U.'torined chuioa t luomas ville. County Commencement Out. p . j Owing to a rainfall on tin night Tore, tne njounty Uommencement last Saturday did not materolize. tight applicants n.a I? their appear ance by one o'clock, five more came from Liberty..., It was a matter of nipossibilitv for the students to have been here. ' elephone mess ees came from different parts of the county asking that the county Con uiiff cetiitiit be postponed. Since so many of the schools have been out for sometime and the High djdooi ommeiceraenta are nov cn bond, it is thought best not to try to get the sudnts together again. J oat as soon as tbe diplomas can be properly signed they will be mailed to tbe boys and girls who passed sue cesafalr the examination foi the seventh grade certificate. We hope next year to have a longer list of the students o: the county to take the examination.. , This, county commencement ideaehould be in the mind of every teacher, and she should try to teach her pupils all of tne subjects required in the course of study instead of a few, thus, mak ing the education of the child an all round one, and prepaiing him for higher institutions of learning. Liberty Commencement April 18 and 19. The date of Liberty High School commencement will not be on Mon day and Tuesday,, but will be on Tuesday and Wednesday or next week, April 18tb and 19th. The annual literary address will be delivered on Wednesday afternoon by Governor Kitchin. Died. Mr. Uriah Presnell died of bind poison April 1M at bis home ii South Asheboro at the age of 74 years, .tour cnilureo, Vireil rres- nell. Mesdaraes Uorneii Trogdon, Ellen Cjx.-Lvdiii Morris all of this couaty with the widow snrvive the decpHsed . Mrl'Presnell whs one of our most highly respected citizen:. lhe funeral ' was conducted at Flag Sprjnts.bv Riv: L. II. Ilatley bis oaetor. Mr, riesuell was a con. sistect member of church and led an exernplory life. Died., M. Dorsett Mr- I. M. Dorsett of Concord township died April 14th at the age of 65 years, of heart trouble. The deceased is survived by a widow and eight children. The remains will be buried at Farmers tody. . Mr. A. O. Redding of Asheboro died April llth cf . eart trouble and other complications at about 51 years of age. The deceased was a For Working Dirt Roadi Mr. Elitor: The writer is a subscriber to your valuable piper, and isi deip accord with the many articles on good roads which you are publishing in your paper. I note that o l almost every page you have something about good roads. To my mind tnere - is no question in tbe whole economic busi ness of our country wbich is s im portant as' this, to the pet pie of Htu dolph. The Tariff, Keciprocity with Canada, Prohibition, - Child Libor, or any other of the vital sub jibts which have been si agttitiug the minds of our leaders ia our legis lative hall, pities in sigaitijinco when cotnpar-d to th) qutstiou which lies at our very dc.o -, and whica is so easy to contcb, in a meaiuie, if nav ordiuury ujuiuiou sense wer uit:d ia handling it. I am he rtily in favor of a b ind issue for the couUy, proceeds to be Uied for nuc-idam zing or otherwise improving on!" main highways. 1 ftive beei. jj .."lonlarl,- tuuos, h)w ever, with tn fo. lowing item, whicn I h.ivehadt.be pleasure of reading ui your 1 si week's isiue: '-rne jiu j;io ro.ids of th s couaty wli- uigu imp ttftdle. Vitn special rdeieiice (0 tins item, 1 wisu ' to uiaife an auieuduieni to tills tv Say ing that ''suuie of the public roads ot this county are absjlutely luipass able for loaded team J and other traffij." I will go further ud par ticular z 3 as to tue r jads r.-f erred to, and 1 prticulaily wisn to call yoar ab.euiion iu me ruau luiuieuiabeij adj iceat to and leading out of the town and inside of tbe limits of Asheooro township.1 If you will take the trouble to dnve out of Asheboro northward on the plank road, you will see just exactly to whut I refer. After reaching the township hue continue ou through Back (J reek and mto lUndkmaii township into New Market towu sbip.'fou will lind th'ut tho roid iu Ashetoro townthip is wclingh im passable iu places to heavy loaded teams or other traffij, whereas the road in the other townships has beeu graded, ditched outiu the low places, thrown up iu the center aud a drag or scraper usd occasionally, so that it does not deserve the name of be ing impassably by any means, but on the contrary is a very good smooth firm road most ct the time. About twelve months ago a small amount of work was done on the road in. Asheboro township, which was in the nature of filling op the holes, but with no provision for drainage. 'With the winter rams as sembling and standing in these low places, tbe scriptural expression of tbe last condition of that maa be. ing worse than the first", is certainly applicable to tais road, jn other words, the work that was done on it was absolutely thrown away, and a continuation of repair to tne road made on this plan is simply throw ing the taxpayers' money away. If the township trusted iu tbe various townships would r, a aire the super intendent to use tne road subjects for digging deep ditches in tHe low places wbere water gathers, ao as to cairy the water away, and expend the tax money belonging to the township iu the use of machinery such a? a ro.id scraper and split log drag, you would hud that . teu months (- the ve r you would have most excellent dirt roads and lh' result would he most surprising This method has beeu adopted iu some of tbe townships, aud all you hive to do is to get a look at the ro.id to see that mis ia just what I refer to. The $300.00 or $600.00 to which Asheboro township ia en titled, if expended for dragging and sorapiu'. tne road, using a tplit log drag on the aveiae of aoont once a month after the road has been prop erly thrown up would work a vast d.iference iu the present conditions of the roads not only - in Asheboro township but the same method would work wonders in other townships where the roads, as you say, are al most impassable. This, however, does not apply to Randleman town ship and New Market where most excellent results have been obtained by use tf machinery and the King split log drag, also" other town- The writer does not claim any originality in advancing this iaea but its simply copying the instruc tions and suggestions of our State officers to whom large salaries are paid tostudy.and tell us- about this uuujeot, wno inererore unow wnat they are talking about. The qld Some Valuable Suggestions 'SHORT ITEMS Uf NEWS ; Augustus A. Chandler and Miss Lizaie Sellars, both of Greensboro, were married last wetk. . Miss Myrtle Woodard and Ernest E. White, of Greensboro, were mur ried March 20. . - The reconstruction of a railroad from Aberdeen to L'imberdale is now merely question of detail of laying the rails. John Brown, a young farmer of Darbam county, was inj ared by a falling tree one day last week so that he died later. ,Mu?s Alice De Len Nelson, daugh ter of Mr. John Nelson, former clerk of Superior Court of Guilford oounty, died at her home iu Greens boro one day l ist week. I a the Democratic munjcip il pri mary at Stitesvill last 'wtwk L. O, Caldwell was nominated lor hiajoi off r E. G. Gaither by a m j irity of 271, , Fink A. Carter, of Asheville.has beeo appointed by Governor Kitchin as j idge of the superior court in the Fittesnth JuflicilD.ttrir?t fosuected Judge J. S. Adams, deceased. In the bwbill game at Grppns- hnro between t University of Vir uinia and the University f Nort Carolina last Stturdav. the Virgin lans won by a score of 3 to 1. ' As the result of a quarrel between Henry Jones .and Ernest Way, both of Venable, Jones was shot and per haps fatally wounded. Kay sur rendered to tbe office . h Forty or fifty Southern cotton vara spinners met in Washington last week to consider a proposition to merge into one concern, lhe plans did not materializ , hut it is thought something will be clone later. The water commissioners of the city of Thoroascille have, made contract with the board of trustees of the Biptist Orphanage to furn ish water for the city. -The con tract to put in the system has been let to J. B. McCrary & Co., of Atlanta. .Trinity Commencment Trinity High School commence ment closed- last night with the graduating exercises and a play. "A Clergyman's Courtship" ty the high school department in which a dozen or more took part.1 Ulivia Yaughan, an ictresg, goes to a country village to find material te reproduce in a rural play. She falls in love with ' a country clergyman, but through the visit of her manager, her original purpose is revealed. Ihen comes a stormy scene, which is followed by a renun ciation of ner profession and a re conciliation with Gray ha rat. Governor K tohin delivered the annual address yesterday morning to a large audience who bad assem bled to hear the distinguished gov etnor who as usual made a most elo quent, instructive i nd entertaining address. . , On Tuesday night there wss a play that proved to be most popu lar. "All . a Mistake proved a great success. . - The primary department gave an interesting entertainment. Rev. J. H. Bunhiiiut, of High Point, preached tha annual ei'mou last Sunday morning. The yar has been a most successful one. fashioned method of warning in" a lot of hands to go over toe road thiowing a shovel ot dirt here, a stone or two there a.nd. a little brush in a hole over yon ler, is j oat about as far behind the tinus as plowing with a forked stick wculJ. be wbfn cultivating our fields, bus that iaex act'y the method which a goo 1 many of the townships are still using in working the road. As before stated, it is surprising to the writer that as intelligent a class of farming and town people as consist the citizenship of Randolph county and who are noted for their adoption of .modern ideas in the cultivation of the soil in corn con tests and finest wheat fields in the State, could be to such a large extent, indifferent when it comes to doing anything towards improving the roads. 1 am in favor of carrying out at least some of the good doctrine which you so fully advance and agi- tate in your roost excellent piper. rnia April o:n, 1S11. A Citizan Married. A beautiful church wedding unique in its elegant simplicity and bean. tiful in every det il was cele brated in Fair view Mithodisr. Epis copal Chuich, South, in Ran 'o'ph County; on Wedneida evening April 4th 1911 at 8 o'clock. The little church never lookod more beautiful than on this occasion, when withferns artistically placed about the Chancel on pulpit and pedestals; and with drapery of pure white and lavender lined with green and dotted here and there with nu merous biwzen canielabias,!! aglow with liht and brilliancy, uutu around the pulpit, oil became as a huge mass, resplendent with beau' v. just before theappoined hour wun Mis. A. S, Raper ia charge of the organ as the swet strains of mus e began to peal forth, a hush of quiet seemed to reign supreme, until M's Jesiie Paikm of Trinity, N. U., whose voice is uottd for its won ier ful sweetness of qoality, sat)g,"Atis wtr". A 8 the clear, distinct voice of this s-vet -irger died away in the hush of expectancy, Mrs. Raer struck the chorda of Mendelss'-jiiu's wedding march and the ushers, Mr. Clarence Meredith and Mr. Fred In grain c. me down tbeais'.e and took taeir placts utar tbe chancel. Just then t;ie bridal party entered the church in the following order: Firse came Mr. Mack Hyatt, with Miss Lena Hammer, then Mr. Vauir Leak with Miss Jewell Montgomery followed by Mr. Jaiuir Freeman with the groom Mr, Jeter Montgomery. Then in the s-illness entered Miss Estelle Cranf ord the bride's Maid of honor with the bride Miss Artie B. Cranf ord who met the groom at the alter where the Bride's Pastor Rev. A. S. Raper, said the impressive ceremony of the Methodist Episco pal Church, South. Duriag the ceremony Mrs. A. S. Raper played softly, "Answer" which breathed the harmony or all tnmgs beautiful in- tne sormn graudeur ot the Methodist service. When the vows had teen made and they were pronounced man and wife together, the pastor offered bis congratulations and co the Bridal Uhoru the bridal party left the church carrying with them the best withes of a large au. dieuce of their friends. Misses Hammer and Montgomery both wore lovely dresses of pure white beautiful in- every detail They had lovely satin sashes with large bunches of palmer violets tied at the side.' Miss Ea'elle Cranf ord was dresssd in laverndar Bilk, most artistically trimmed and draped in silver tin sel carrying in her band a hnge mass of ferns ana carnations. The bride is well known as be. longing to one of the most promi nent familils of her section and is a young lady of rare qualities of head and heart. lbe bride was handsomelydressed in band embroid ered marquisette over white silk carrying in her left hand a beauti ful boquet made of lovely bride's roses. The groom is a promising y oung man of Bterling qualities, living in High Fomt JN.U. The popularity of this couple was attested by the beautiful preserti from friends. At the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. j. Cran'ord, the bride's parents a (cepiiou was tendered the bridal party. lhe luneheon consisted tirst of a salad course, then of another of ce cre'.m and cakes. Wets Win in Primaries at Salis bury. Ia the Democratic prim tries held at Sulitsbnry last Saturday the follow. ng were miui mated: Mror, t. M. lhooips n, Alder men, xvortn wsrti utorge tisrier, u. J. Norman; South ward, II. C. Trot, F. Ludwick; West ward. M. C. Qoinn, T. J. Rabe; East ward, J. U. Kestler, U. W. Julian. This is egarded as a decided victory for wets. Fanner Comm ncement The 'Courier acknowledges re ceipt of the invitation to the Farmer High School Commencement, to be held April 24 and 25 from A. Roy Cox. The following are tbe mem. Sera of the graduating class: Kosa Barnes, Margaret Parrtsb, Kathrin Dorsett, Walter Kearis, Alma Lassiter and Hope Hubbard. Work has commenced on J. G. Miller's new brick huilding on De pot St. Whit ker-Spencer. At the Methodist Protestant Church, Asheboro, N. C , on Wednesday afternoon, April 12th, at three o'clock, one of the prettiest marriages of the season was solemnized when Miss Clara Maie Spencer became the bride of Mr. L L Whitaker, the Rev. Talton M. Johnson, the bride's pastor, officiating. The church was beautifully decorated with palms, ferns, pot ted plants and American Beauty roses, the Prevailing colors being ireen and white. For several minutes before the bridal party arrived M s3 Hazel Rush, of Sardinia, S C render ed a select musical program-' Preceding the ent-ance of . the bridal party, Mr. Henry B Mar tin, of Winston-Salem N. C-, sang a tenor solo, "The Light of my Soul", by Christopher Marks. Then as Miss Rush nlayed Mendelssohn's Wedding March the bridal party entered, the brides maids proceeded to the chancel by the left aisle and the groomsmen by the righ:- Misses Charlotte Boykin, of Camden, S. C, Selma Whitaker, of Salisbury. N. C, Elizabeth Adams, of Green-boro, N. C Esther Ross, of Asheboro, the bridesmaids, wore.. white cloth coat suits, black picture hats and carried Parma violets. Preceding the bride was the maid of honor, Miss Addie Yan cey Moore, of Wilson, N. C- beautifully costumed in a white cloth coat suit, a white picture nat, ana neia Parma violets. The firroomsmen. who entered at the same Mme, were Dr. D. K. Lockhart, Mr Sulon B. Sted man, Mr- Sam Spencer, of Ashe boro; and Mr. C J. Jones, of Petersburg, Va. lhe triden?Ter looked lov'iVr- than when- she' entered on the arm of her father, gowned in a beautiful blue traveling suit, with hat and gloves to match. She was met at the altar by the groom and his best man, Mr. Clarence Bost, of Cooleemee, N. C During the ceremony the strains of Schumann s T aumerei came very softly from the organ, adding greatly to the. sweetness and sublimity of the service. The bride, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Spencer, of Ashe boro, is unusually popular and attractive, and the groom, a son. of Mr. and Mrs. T. F, Whitaker, of Salisbury, is one of Asheboro's most promising young business men. Mr. and Mrs. Whitaker left on the afternoon train for an ex tended tour through Florida, touching St. Augustine, Palm Beach and Jacksonville, and will be at home in this city after May 1st. The out of town jruests were Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Martin, of Winston-Salem, N. C, Miss Addie Yancey Moore, Wilson, N, C, Miss Hazel Rush. Sardinia. S. C, Miss Selma Whitaker, Sal. isbury, N. C, Miss Charlotte Boykin, Camden, S. C. Miss Luzabeth Russell Adams, Greens boro, N. C Miss Marv Elder Beebe, Spies. N C . Miss Blanche Johnson, Greensboro, N. C, Mr. u vv. Jones, Petersburg, Va., Mr, Clarence Bost, Cooleeme, N. V. NORTH CAROLINA GRANITE IS SOUGHT IN NEW YORK. Whr-n New YorK conies to Zorth Can 1 na for granite in tbo cornice work iu G-Mliani'd Lew musicipal building, North Caroiiiii.tris Lave sometning to' ponder uuoufc. The fane cf this state's granite hits gone out far and wide and tbe placing of a big contract for Noith Carolina graui e is due to its superior quality. The North Carolina Granite com pany, of Mount Airy, whose quarries are operated by theMount Airy Gran, ite company, are now engaged in cu'ting stone for the cornice work of the municipal building of New York. It is said tt at the work will aggregate $200,000 Miss Ella Arnold Lambeth, of Tbemaeville.eang in the First Meth. odist church at Salisbury last Sun-, day morning. Miss Lambeth has a, well trained voice, is a raduate ot Salem Female College, also haa.taX- en a year's training in the Bostpa musical conservatory. A treat ia ia store for all who may hear her
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