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THE COURIER Asheboro, N. 0., Sept. 7, 1911 LOCAL AND PERSONAL Mr. R. C. Kelly went to Frank linville on legal business last Monday, The Asheboro Graded School opens today. Miss Esther Ross is at Jackson Springs for a stay of several days Mr. H. M. McGee, of Cole's Store, was a caller at The Courier office last Friday. Mr. W. H. Ragan, of High Point, was one of the visitors in town for the Unveiling last Saturday. Messrs. Herbert Howard and Hal Lassiter, of Mechanic, were guests of Mr. Gus Hayworth l8tSunday. Messrs. W. F, Wood and B. M. Pierce, of Western Randolph, were in town on business last Monday. Mr. George R. Ross attended the State Farmer's Convention inRaleigh last week. Mrs. M. A. Moffitt visited rela tives at Pittsboro several days last week. Mias Hazel Kivett was the guest of Misj Marie Ferguson in Randle. man several days last week. Miss Alice Ingold, of Randleman is visiting her father, Mr. F. la gold this week. Mr. John F. Jarrell, of Caraway, waa a caller at the Courier office last Monday. Miss Kate Walker visited the family of Dr. W. I. Sumner in Randleman Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Miss Eugenia Tysor left last week for the northern markets, to select her stock of fall and winter Milli nery..... ... . . . Miss Agnes Moring is to teach in the graded schools of Greenville, North Carolina, the coming school year. Mr. C. W. Jennings, of Greens bore, spent Sunday in Asheboro with bis daughter, Mrs. John M. Hammer. Mr. George B. Craven, of the Greensboro News, was in Asheboro last Saturday reporting the Unveil ing for his paper. Miss Lucy Bowden, of Randle. man, was the guest of Miss Bera Scarboro from Saturday until Mon day. The County Commissioners were in regular session last Monday. An account of their proceedings will be published' next week. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Hayworth left last Monday for Mineral Wells, Texas, where they will visit relatives for several weeks. Misses Donna Pugh and Clara Ward, of Millboro, visited at the home of Mr. A. L. Vnncannon last Saturday and Sunday returning to their home Monday. Mrs. Cbas. M. Hauser and little daughter, of High Point, returned to their home Monday after having attended the unveiling exercises last Saturday. Mr. Paul B. Henley left Monday for Greensboro where he goes to resume his work after spending a few days at home on account of illness. Mrs. J. M. Hancock came down from Greensboro Friday to be pres ent at the unveilng Saturday and to visit her daughter, Mrs. W. C. Hammer. Rev. John Hurley, of Central Falls, will preach at Neighbor's Giove nest Sunday morning at eleven o'clock, and Mr. Charles Beddick, of Randleman, will make an address Sunday night. Miss Georgia Whitfield left Mon day for Lumberton after a fort night's visit to her sister, Mrs. W. C. Hammond. Mies Georgia was accompanied by her sister, Misa Irma. "Unveiling Day" was a great suc cess. One of the largest orowds that has ever been in Asheboro at tended the unveiling exercises. The crowd has been estimated all the way from three to five thousand. The fire alarm sounded from the Asheboro Chair Factory last Thura. day morning and the firemen rushed toward the scene. It was soon learned that some ehavinga had caught fire and danger had threaten, ed the plant, but the blaze had been extinguished by the factory's force before the firemen reached the scene. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Nance, of Con cordtownabp, attended the unveiling in Asheboro last Saturday and visita! their son, Mr. I. M. Nance for a day - . nr., XT .. A 1 1 vi invi utisi tfium unu uui uccu tt town in twenty yeara, and was surprised and delighted to seee how the littia Tillage of former days has grown into the prosperous Twentieth century town. Mr. Guy Fox, a sen of Dr. L. M. Fox, has been elected a teacher in the Randleman Graded School, Miss Jiulah low returned one day last week from a visit to home folks at Why JNot. Miss Swanna Lawdermilk, of Why Not, attended the Unveiling last Saturday. Dr. D. K. Lockhart. who has been ill in a Richmond hospital for a week or two, has recovered and returned to Asheboro and is again in his office. Mr. Will Hinshaw returned home last Thursday from Oak Ridge. where he has just completed a course in the Oak Kiage Automobile School. For want of space Mr. E. L. Moffitt's presentation speech of the monument is crowded out, also Mayor Spence's acceptance for the town, and Hon. Robt. N. Page's eulogy to the Confederate veterans. All of these are splendid addresses and will appear in next week s Courier. Judge Walter Clark's address was one of the finest ever de livered in Abeboro. It ia printed elsewhere in this the "Unveiling Number" of The Courier and should be preserved in every home. It tells a great deal of the history of Randolph county's soldiers which should be handed down from gene ration to generation. Chi. Jas. T. Morehead in intro. ducing Judge Walter Clark on 'Un. veiling Day" said he waa the busiest man in the State ; that he had done more to preserve the history of the State than any other man: that he was brave, Lonest and tiu?, but he did not say that the Judge had po litical aspirations in the direction of United States Senator. The many friends of Mrs. E. E Moffitt, of Richmond, will regret that she was unable to attend the unveil ing" exercises of the Confederate monument. She has always been in terested in improvements in Ran dolph and has kept up with th?m more closely than many know of. having subscribed to several, such as the monument, park, etc. A tele gram the day before announced re grets at her inability to attend. For Unveiling Day. The following are the various com mittees from tne Randolph Chapter Uaugbtere of the Confederacy who were selected ,to serre on "Un veiling Day." Committee on General Arrangements. Mrs W G Hammer, Chairman ; Mesdames W D Stedman, Jean Rush, John Moffitt, L F Roas, W A Un derwood, J V Hunter, W C Ham mond, Annie Robins, Herbert Mof fitt, Amos Wmningham. Program Committee. Mrs W 0 Hammer, Chairman ; Mesdames W A Underwood, Her. bert Moffitt, J D Ross, E Moffitt. Refreshment Committee. Mrs. J T Moffitt, Chm'n ; Mes dames J V Hunter, Jean Rush, M W Pamsh, J O Redding, Chas Cran ford, Hix, Misses Dora Red ding, Myrtle Asbnry. Arrangement Committee. Mrs. W D Stedman, Chm'n; Mes dames Annie Robins, J T Under wood, W 0 Hammond, J W Hadley. Reception Committee. Mrs. W A Underwood, Chm'n; Mesdames J A xork, L F Ross, Misses Irma Whit held, Annie As bury, Lula Andrews. Committee on Decoration. Mrs. L F Ross, Chm'n ; Mesdames H B Hiatt, Otis Rich, Misses Essie Rosa, May Dickens, Irma Whitfield, Lillian Bunch, Clara Moffit. Miss May D. McAlister, president or tne unapter, is ex-omcio a mem ber of all committees. Gtizen's Meeting; A meeting of the citizens of the town will be held at the courthouse in Asheboro on Fri day night, September, 8th, to consider the further usefulness of the People's Building and Loan Association and other mat ters for the upbuilding and im provement of Asheboro. AH who are interested are ear nestly requested to be present. There will be speaking by the mayor and other. Ciateville News Carl wise left last week (or Alabama where be bas position Annt Betsey Suetes an aged ladv ia quite ill at lbe home of her sister, Mrs. J. M. Laughiin. Misa Mary Phillips, of Danville, Va., visited Miss Maude Allied last week. Nathan Sheffield and family hare moved into their new residence. Mr. L. w. Wise has completed his new room Md kitchen Jim Smith, a white man, fell from a . third story window at Benson one day last week and was fatally injured. The man was drunk at the time. RANDOLPH CHAPTER OF U. D. C. Brief History of Organization The Randolph Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy was organized in September 1906 at the suggestions ot Mrs. h. t, Moffitt, of Raleigh, a former Randolph county woman and of Mrs. Henry London, of Pitts boro. who was then State Presi dent of thelU.D.C- The follow ing officers were elected: President, Miss May McAlister; 1st Vic President. Mrs. Wm. C Hammer: 2nd Vice President Mrs J. V. Hunter; Recording bee. Miss Treva Rush; Cor. bee Mrs- VV. A. Underwood; Treas urer, Mrs. J. D. Ros3. Charter Members in addition to above named: Mrs. Ella Bur- well McAlister. Mrs. M. VV. Par rish, Mrs- 0. W Rich. Mrs. Annie Moring Robins, Miss Irma Whitfield, Mrs. J. M. Lassiter, Mrs- Margaret Whitfield Ham mond, Mrs. J. 0. Reddinsr, Mrs Myrtie M. Moffitt, Miss Lillian Bunch, Miss Dais) Crowson, Mrs. rl. kj. Moffitt. The object was benevolent memorial and historical. Regu lar meetings have been held on the first of October, December. January and May, since the chapter was organized. On the tenth of each Mav the veterans have been given dinner and the graves of those who lie in the Asheboro cemetery have been decorated with Confederate flags and flowers The craves have also been marked wi h neat little stones. Crosses of honor have been presented from time to time. The Chapter has made the following contributions outside of Randolph county: 10 onteaerate Arch in Raleigh, $20. For Henry Wyatt Monument. $10. for tihaoel Hill UlVUUUIVUbi All 111SAAVX VI WJ O VV liw lett school to enter army, $5 To Texas Monument, $1. For Ransom s portrait in Confederate Room in Richmond, $1. In 1507 $10 was pledged annually for scholarship in btate .Normal and Industrial College. This to be for a daughter.of a Confederate veteran. The paramount interest of the organization has been the beau tiful monument just erected as a memorial to the Confederate veterans of Randolph county The committee for this work has been: Mrs. Wm. C. Hammer, Chmn; Mrs. J. D. Ross. Treas; Mrs J no. T. Moffitt. Mrs. W. D, Stedman, Mrs. L. F. Ross, Mrs. Jean Rush. About four years aero Queen Esther, a Biblical cantata, was given and $83.83 was realized, from this $50,00 was set aside for the monument fund. In the next two years little was done though small sums were added, Two years ago active work began, different entertainments were given. The Old Maids Conven tion, Spinsters Return, Bachelors Congress and home (talent con certs. With each court has come a refreshment room for the bene fit of the Monument. Tags were sold one day in Asheboro and one day in Randleman ' from the former about $100.00 was raised the latter about $5000. Postal cards of the monument were sold last court. Subscriptions were solicited from time to time. Each veteran was asked to col lect $5.00 for the monument; a few of them went far beyond that as maybe seen from list which is printed elsewhere in The Courier this week. A large number of people who have for merly lived in Randolph have sent in subscriptions. The t-napter as a whole has left no stones unturned in aid ing to erect this magnificent monument which commemorates the memory of Randobh's brave Confederate Jveterans JTt reflects honor and credit to the Chapter. the town, the county and State It was purchased of The Blue Pearle Granite Company. Win- ston.is made of Mt. Airy Granite. The figure is of bronze and was made by the W. H. Mullins Co. Salem, Ohio. It stands 25 feet 10 inches high, base 9 feet 6 inches square. Cost $1700. Dunng the life of theonrani- zationof the Randolph Chapter of U. D. 0, the members have tried to respond to the various calls for help, outside of the county, have tried to lend com fort and cheer to those who com pose the "Thim gray line" in the county and have as their reward been instrumental in erecting a monument on which t hey look with pride and pleasure and for which they are exceeding grate ful to all who in any way co operated with them in its erec tion. Pure drugs and medicines land prescriptions carefullyicompound ed at the Standard Drug Co. Col MoreheaJ's Speech Daughters of the Confederacy, Comrades, Ladies and Gentlemen: It is an honor greatly to be esteemed to nave been selected by the Ran dolph Daughters of the Confederacy to introduce the orator of the day. The pleasure to me is ereatlv en hanced in that the gentleman whom I shall present was not only one of our comrades in the war between the 8tatea and bore himself gallantly both in battle and in bearing the privation aud discomforts of the camp and the march, but who has, in my opinion, without disparage ment or any done more to "keep history straight" not only by his editing our Regimental Histories but by his written communications to the periodicals of the country north and south correcting many errr3 honestly made and refuting slanders circulated through envy and with malice aforethought, thereby pre senting an approximately true ver sion of the part taken by North Carolina and her soldiers in the great struggle. 1 have ever thought that it was unjust to the orator of the day and in fact bad taste for one selected to introduce him to do more than Bim ply announce his name, but I know you will pardon me if i aspired by this presence and this occasion I shall say a few words without trench ing upon the subjects upon which ne will address you. it ia almost impossible to refrain when I look upon theae scarred and grizzled veterana and recall that under great privation and amid great disasters and facing almost certain death with eyes bright with patriot ism and state pride they followed tne "starry cross wherever their standards pointed and by their courage,, gallantry and brilliant performances electrified the brave and patriotic of every civilizad nation upon earth. Comrades, it has been our good fortune to survive until this present day whan not only your motives and your daring achievements have been fully recognized bv the people of all foreign countries but by the whole people of this republic, north and south, and by none more heartily man uy inn survivors or tne great and gallant armies with whom you grappled in the conflict. We have lived to see the day when the statue of our great leader is placed with those of the immortals in the Capital of the United States and when the son of the authoress of ''Uiicle Tom a Cibin ' has publicly declared in an address heard and read by thousands that the State of North Carolina and her sister confederated states had upon their side the con. atitutional right to take the posi tions they did. Occasions of this kind recall what we read about when the veteran soldiers of France assembled at the Capitol of their country to receive and deposit in a magnificent mauso leum tne remains of their great commander and mperor w ho years after the close of their historic wars had died in exile a prisoner upon a distant and lonely island. Then I have no doubt the soldiers of the old g tard fought their battles over again, told or Morengo Ansterlitz. Jenna and the Conquest of Italy with exultation, and with tear stained cheeks, sorrowed over Waterloo. - I hava no doubt that the names of Ney, Murat Lannes, Victor and scores of other brave and honored chieftiaos were mentioned with pride and affection. And so when those of us North Carolinians especially, who are still waiting "The appointed time" for us to cross "over the river and rest in the shade of the trees" meet at reunions, and especially when our noble women invite ua to the un veiling of monuments erected to teach generationa yet to come, that the Confederate soldier was a patriot who Berved hia country in its ex treme peril without counting the cost, it ia but natural that weahould talk of Bethel, Winchester, Man assas, Fredericksburg, Sharpsburg, Spottsylvvania Court House, Cold Harbor, Shiloh and Chancellors- ville and glory in the fact that North Carolina' Soldiers went "Fur thereat to the front" at both G .'ttja burg and Chicamauga and fired the last shot at Appomatox, and that with pride and affection we call the aame of Kamseur, the brilliant, (Jor dan, the dashing cavalryman, Petti grew, Pender, Hoke and many other gallant leadera and comradea. The French soldiers had a "lost cause" and the Confederacy had a lost cause, but tna Confederate sol dier since his cause was lost, has made over again, his beloved coun try, and if the promises of the pres ent an fulfilled there ara those now living who will see the Confederate States the richest and most prosper ous of the American Union. Your victories of peace equal your victories of war. When I look upon theae fair women 1 am greatly tempted to voice the feeling and sentiment of every surviving veteran in approva- tion of their patriotic and loving Unveiling Day Continued from first page tables had been arranged, covered with white cloths and ornamented with flowers for the convenience of the public. Many visitors enjoyed a picnic dinner from these tableB. After dinner the C D. C- gave a watermelon feast to the general pub lic. 250 melons were cut, and the luscious fruit enpyed by many vis itors. Mt. Gilead News Cbas. Tyson, mail carrier on Route 3, bas returned borne after spending his va:ation iu Northern cities, lie purchased a inotor bjgfly while away. The protracted meeting has just closed at the U. , Church here. There were several conversions and much good has been done throughout tne community. Mrs. T. H. Graham is ill at this writing. Mrs. Ellen Andrews is visitihg relatives at Norwood, Miss Mary Elizabeth Irgram, of this place and Alfred Lowderrailk, of Florida, are to be married in the M E. Church at 3 o clock. Sept. 20, They will leave immediately for Uioriaa where they will make their future Lome. Misses Ida and Lola Hamilton left Satur day for Why Not where they will be in school the coming year. Miss Alary (irabam will leave soon jor Albemarle where she will enter the normal and Industrial'School. Mr D. M. McAulay is havinc his resi dence remodeled. Prof. Scott, of Steeds, spent Satutday night at the home of T. H. Graham. Miss Leslie Graham will leave Sept. S:h for Eldor ido, where she will take charge of the school. Mrs. V. S. Ingram has returned from an extended vi.-it to relatives in wadesboio. Sam Lassiter, of Mullins, S. C is viaitinc his sister, Mrs. Aulay McAulay. Dr. A. 1. Ihompson, of Iroy, made a professional call at Mt. Oilead Tuesday. Mrs. Henry Tyson, of Charlotte, is visit ing hermother, Mrs. F, P. Tyson. Miss Annie Law bora tas returned from Baltimore where she has boen to purchase her fall milline-y. Miss Jennie iiruton ha? accepted a posi tion as saleslady for Mt. Gilead Store Co. Misa Fannie Bruton will leave this week for Charlotte where she will resume ber posi tion in the Piedmont Industrial School. Her sister, Miss Bessie, will return with her and enter aohtol there. Miss Jessie Harris bas returned home af- er spending three weeks with her classmate, Miss Clyde Kearus, ot r armer. hocer Luther has moved into the A. U . Haywood house on East Main St. Sophia Items The protracted meeting begins at Brown's Chapel next Sunday. John Nance, of Lexington, is at home for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Farlow and little daughter returned Sunday from a pleasure trip to Washington. Mrs. Rebecca Dicks and daughter, Miss Mamie, of Greensboro, spent Saturday and Sunday with friends here. Victor H. Coltrana left Tuesday for Elon College to enter school. Miss Honie Farlow bas goue to Ether for a few days' visit. Rev. wood will lecture at the graded school bnilding next Saturday night. Mrs. C. H. Hobbs and Miss Harriet Tweed have returned from a six weeks' stay at wells Beach, Maine. Mr. and Mrs. will Snyder and children, of High lPoint, spent part of last week with the family of B. F. Snyder. efforts not only to commemorate the the virtues of our departed comrades, but for their care for the comfort and well being of the living, though language would fail me to give ade quate expression of our gratitude and assurance that our declining days are made happier and brighter by their loving kindness and sym pathy. To the Daughters of the Confed eracy the whole southland owes a debt it can never pay. Upon every recurring springtime when mother earth wakes from her death of win ter and is clothed with fresh and beaut ful verdure, symbolic of the great resurrection when ''Time shall be no more" the "Daughters" strew the graves of the departed heroes with May's brightest and freshest ftJwers and present an ob ject lesson which recalls the great Deaat of the .rosso rer ana unleaven ed bread, which for thirty centuries has been celebrated by the Hebrews as commanded, for the purpose of teaching generation after generation the story of the exodus from Egypt, so that that story is fresh in the mind of the Hebrew child today, and by these tenth of May festivals the youth of this country for gener ations yet to come, will be jrVght the story of the victories of (-fcld and the toils and sufferings of camp and march of their ancestors who followed the "starry cross" in all the vicissitudes of glory and defeat. It aff jrds me great pleasure to see this day for the first time on any similar occasion that the Daughters of the Randolph Chapter have brought into aervice, the little "Children of the Confederacy" a wreath-bearera whoae wreaths are today to be deposited on the most ac curate artistic and beautiful monu ment to the soldiers of 186L-65 which it has been my fortune yet to see. I Buapect that you begin to think that I am doing the very thing which 1 have said waa in bad taste. I now have the great pleasure of presenting to you aa the orator of this occasion the busiest and hardest worked citizen of the State, the great "defender of the Faith", Walter Clark. I BUSINESS LOCALS Advertisements will be inserted under this head at 1 cent a word each in sert icn, cash wih order. FOR SALE-16 Berkshire and White Chester pigs, 8 weeks old. J. A. Holder, Asheboro School books and 'all kinds of writing tablets, inks and paper at the Rexall Store, next to Bank of Randolph. FOR SERVICE - A Poland China hog. C. W. Steed. FOR SALE-15 'thoroughbred Duroch pigs, 8 weeks old. Only $5.00 each if taken at once A. W. Curtis s7-2t Liberty, N. C Farm Lands I have nurchasera for farm land if you want to sell list your property witn me. John M. Hammer. White Orphingtons for sale $12.50 per trio. Male birds not re lated to pulleta (Kellestraus strain . John M. Hammer. Fine piers for sale and bookin? or. ders for thoroughbred Poland China Jigs. Registration certificate given, ohn M. Hammer. NOTICE Wyandotte. Minorcas. 500 cockerels and pullets for sale. write us tor trices. Midnight Poultry Yard, Asheboro N. C- FOR RENT A good farm.'a splendid opportunity for the right man. Write H.O-G. about it at once. H. 0. G. In care of the Courier. FOR SALE One four room house (new) and five acres of land. Good orchard on public road Ran. dleman route 2 runa right by door. Three fourths mile of Millboro. Good School. Terms 1-3 cash, bal., on time with interest. A great bar. gain. Hammer & Co. Asheboro N. 0. LOTS FOR SALE I have for sale a half dozen lots in South Ashe boro near Mr. J . H. McDowell's new residence. These lots will be sold on the North Bide of Mr. McDowell's for 75 cents a front foot and on the South BiJe for higher but at a reasonable price. Now is the time to puy for it is the last chance to buy a (lot at a low price in the business and manufacturing section of the town. Apply to Wm. C. Hammer, Asheboro N. C. BUSINESS FOR SALE We have decided to change our business. Offer our stock of General Merchandise for sale and house for rent. Also farm for sale or rent. HOWARD & CO. Mechanic, N.G. Littleton Female College Our fall term will begin Septem ber 20, 1911. For catalogue address LITTLETON COLLEGE Littleton, N. C. Franklinville News we were clad to bare Mrs. Mabel Patter son, of Durham, with va last week. Mrs, Patterson ia a daughter oftheUte 0. E, btoart. Haywood Parks left the first of the week for Guilford College where he will enter school. Evelyn Martindale baa joined Uncle Sam's standing army and left Monday for Greens boro and from there be will go to (Jolumbos, Ohio. Joe Hancock end Ernest Jones, of Glenola were in town Sundav. Miss Lizzie McCoy Lucas, of Eastern North Carolina, has accepted a position aa one of the teachers for Franklinville High School which opened Monday morning with WJ htuaenta. Millboro News Misses Laura and Atha Julian spent part of last week in High Point, Miss .ula Hays spent the week end at Ure Hill. Sam Pugh is very faeble. John Aldridge returned from Raleigh Sat urday. Some of our people attended the funeral of Mrs. Frank Davis of Norfolk, Va , st Ce dar Falls Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Davis formerly lived here where they gain ed boat of friends. Spcro Items Mias Emma Ridse. of Farmer, visited ber aunt, Mrs. Joe Hilflast week. Mrs. Joe Bnttain is visiting ber parents at Guilfoid this week. Misa Eva Hill is attending the meeting at Tabernacle this week. Mr. Joe Hille gathered s tomato in her garden, weighing 3 1-2 pounds.