North Carolina Newspapers

CONFEDERATE MONUMENT UNVEILING MBER .thaVJ COURIER 15he COURIER Leads in Both News and Circulation, 15he COURIER Advertising Columns Bring Results. ISSUED WEEKLY PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR VOL. XXXVI ASHEBORO. N. C, SEPT. 14, 1911 No. 37 THE GRADED SCHOOL OPENS. Large Enrollment Strong Faculty School Grounds to Be Improved. The Aaheboro graded school open ed last Thursday with an enrollment of 426. Subsequent arrivals have increased this number to 4 35. This is considered a most satisfactory opening when it is remembered that the sohool population of Aaheboro is only 530. Of the 95 now outof the graded school some 25 or more are attending school elsewhere. The following teachers are direct ing the school this year : Miss Mag gie Irvin, of Rock Hill, S. 0., the first grade; Miss Laura StimsoD, of Randleman, N. C, the second grade ; Miss Elbie Miller, of Biscoe, N. C., the third grade; Miss Cora Womble, cf Moocure, N. 0, the fourth grade ; Miss Bertha Penn, of Stella, Va., the fifth grade; Miss Mary Wilkinson, of Reidsville, N. 0., the sixth gride ; Miss Ida Byer ly, of Yadkin College, N. C., the seventh grade ; Miss G-rtrude Wil son, of (Janton, N. C, the eigth and ninth grade, and 0. V. Woosley tenth grade. The curriculum of the school is now of snfficient ment to entitle a graduate eutrauce without examina tion to the State University or to ai.yofthe leading colleges of the State. The graduating class of this ' year numbers twenty. The Ladies', BetteroiVit S3iety will soou begiii tho beautifying of the school grounds, they having al ready bad a landscape gardener from New York make a plot of the grounds. It i3 their purpose to beautify the front part of the cam pus and arrange the back part for an up-to-date play ground. The patrons and teachers alike . are delighted to know this long-felt want is scon to' be real La id. The colored school under the ex cellent leadership of J. A. McRae and hie tw-" R?Fi.-ff.;ifs rrrr.rd np in ivS !e tmildng with 140 em deuti. Nr wiy ev-ry sih-nl su'j -ct in AahebuiM g s to school. Randolph Agricultural and Ed ucational Fair The Riudolph Agricultural and Educational Fair and Home Coming We-k is growing to success. The manager of the Fair sy8 there is 6nly oue doubt in his mind, but that the fair and hoine. coming week will be a grand success. Cer. tainly V3 doubt is not a serious one, for we believe the farmers wil. do their part, that is, they will ex hibit their live stock aad field and garden crops and win the several hundred dollars ia cash and pre miums. The' fair manager has made ur rargwi'tnts with some ten or twelve of ti.e le-d'ng agriculturists and ed ucators t ) be with us on certain days of the fair. Amng ochcr attractive demonstrations will be a model da;ry room ipefarii-jr, dning actual work in o eui si-puv;Cii3g, out"-!' u-alung and frtvt'i'K of milk. Air..i:gi-ine.-na lor the parades are beiui r.i;.!e. Already S-'vei-ui l-'g ye'- - viuu:ii: a:-d ru.-H isi ,. ,-. I-...-,. fn . v. k " -.' " u f-lf" i y '' 1 Dii .. . i : i - i- i.'f i.-.- it; .a .ii- p-.i : cti Good K -n.l 3 Jay. Every pt-rsnn is the eon'y ;a irr cd to ir.i 1 i t (!. n-mer f tUoj; w; m ij U: ".inu u-iiiurs," fciu t.f.-.V n.V- r.c.itj deoiul 1 iv:L-ui'ti tu.d p o'.f '.-1 w Liu hoaij coming -.v.Vi. I'. 13 a r;ii.d iuVa for tb? old ;.' 0.'.f."9 So llOiu a rcUiliOii uuiiug ii-i-i v et k. T!:i re vv; s npver a m.ie loy &; cK:z.-ibhip liiua u:ar.y o' tlti-ae S U-y v ;,-'! m MtM l.i Ti;ud in-ill t'-( i; .oh? fine ?o t!i-' ceitcm li'ldc, ati as a traveiii irpxebmso 8-cw, c t-iy?, f"-.rrr.diics rf th? monu t i) "nn'i P-Vilmv fnrm?r to the the Carolinaa. Jail Delivery at Troy. Before dcy on Monday morning of this week there wa8a jail deliy ery at Troy of five negroes and a white young man. All the prison ers were in jail awaiting trial for minor offences. Tbey secured a black diamond crosscut saw file, and filed the steel bars in the side of the cage and escaped. -The Troy jiil is a modern j-ul guaranceed to be file prorf and "nigger tight," built by the Panly Jail Co. The two cells cost. $5,000 and were built 15 or twenty years ago. It has been considered absolutely safe. What the k Home" Movement Will . - Carolina. 1. It will . he agricultural and other advan. .s or the State squarely before those of the West or elsewhere through the agency of North Carolina people, both at home and abroad, 2. It is a personal and public campaign in opposition of our peo ple by the Westeri and Canadian railroads. 3. It is an appeal to one of the strongest natural impulses of human beings, and therefore, a fhnk move ment in our contest nich the west ern states and Canada. 4. It v ill bring many persons ic to this State, both its former citi zens and otheis who, through their influence, have been led to investi gate its advantages. 5. It is the basis for federating all the State organizations in the com mon c.iuse of huurgration, and kringiug them into active co-operation wita the r.iilroadj. Nothing can stop it. 1 he Ashlyn Hotel. The1 new handsome hotel on Fay. etteville afreet, built of brick and etoue, was completed some thirty diys agi. For several weeks the work or furnuhiug the hotel h-ts been going on. Eich room has a telephone, hot and cold water, line rooms have private or connect ing baths, and are all faruidhed with tute best and latest styles cf furnituie. The hotel was built and furnish ed by MiSsrs. W. J. AruilLkl, D. B. McCraiy and T. II. Ikdding, three enterprising gentlemen, at an expense of some fifteen, thousand or more dollars. It is modern aud up-to date, one of the best equipped hotels in the State, neat and clean as a pin, with polite and attentive servants. T'aere ure i'j..u30r room in the Hole1. Mr, J. Birt Webster has It seed tHe Uotel and cumes to Asin-i; TO recouiuL-nded most highly auu with a popular record in WinBtor-Sal :m and Alt. Airy as a hotel keeper, wall and favorably known to tho tt'aiel iug public. Mr. Webster says he likes Aahe boro and Randolph county, and ex presses the desire to help along the good work of making hnown to the outside wrld tae superior a'Han t g"k f til's favored b ctioti of the Skate. "Back Homers at Charlotte. The "Back Home" meeting in Charlotte last Tuesday was large ly attended and mush enthusiasm manifested. A permanent or ganization was formed with the following officers: President, Hon. Lee S. Over man of bans bury. First vice president, W. C Dowd i of Charlotte Second vice predden, H- B. Varner of Lexington. Third vice president.Z.P-Smith of ra etteville. Sscretan -manager, B H. De- r..; .. oi. - n Ll:iCwUlivv coraaUlc, I.I:-."-.-.s. Vrcd O.Ua, O F- CcDper, J. il. Caine. My.-'terious Dath at Hcndet.ion ville 'Oa last Thursday morning, Miss Mvrtle Hawkins, thestvta teerry ear-old daughter of fur. and Mrs. W- II Hawkins left her home in Ilendersonvilld ar.d did not rerurn at night- On Sunday morning the dead body of- tho young girl was found in Lske Ox-eric., three miles from JlencWpomiLe. ihrcc v ti"0 rnarlio ui vc!Su6 on the body but it was evident that Miss Hawkins was dead before being thrown in the water. The lastest developments in the case are that there is evidenca of the young girl's death having been caused by a criminal opera tion, and that two prominent citizens of Hendersonville, one a physician: are liabe to be arrested at any time. Miss Hawkins was pngaged to be imarried to Mr. Hal Cooper, a young business man of Johnson City, Tenn. A fearful epidemic of cholera is raging in Switzerland. Support of Farmers Needed. Mr. Farmer and Family: The success ot the Kanuoiph Fair is now assured, with one exception; you can remove tha'; we wt-nt you to do i If you do not exhibit your live stock, field and garden crops, fancy work, pantry supj us etc. the Fair cannot be the greatest possible suc cess. If on the other band jou wi!J each bring sometLing we can all together make a gvaud showing and nothing will b.' wanting to have made the F ur a t;ue success. In a fev days the premium liar, rules and regula iOLS of the Fa;j will be sent out over tHe county to the committees and from idem to jou. There is over a thousaud aud live hundred d-dWs tj be given away in ca.-h and rremiums. It will cost you iit'd',iiut;iy nothing tu exhibit any thing tUat you have on the farm except poultry aad a charge of fiit'ea cents for eacii bud for tae wee w.ll be to pay fr uu a'tendant and io tVed tlieui. N; Charge v ill ' e ni ide lV-r live sUk aud those w .u no i.ut on. g iVe J c.u buy what tlic-y wiut at tue l'jwes:. possible pri!j-j. If you brii'g an exhibit that is ;tt all meritorious yuu will be a-imiitid to tde Fair grou-.di free tlie fi-et day. But sf ier Uk-li.sf4 tujy j:o viw will be permitted unk3s tDey be at tendants to live auic.'i or otherwise connected with txfnbus tnatdemand their pr seme. Mr. Farmer, we want you and your wife aud your children to co operate with us that we may place eery penny of the premiums in the hands of someone who has exhibited and this will not only make this year's Fair a success but it will en courage the donators to do greater things next year. Do not be discouraged because of the dry weather and short corn crops, each has something worth showing to us and to your neigh bors, a small showing a poor year is as gratifying as a big showing a good year. Again L wjsh to impress upon you the importance of your helping to make the liandolph Fair a success by bringing something from your home and 'arm to the fair. Yours for tha greatest ciunty Fair in the state. Goo. R. Ross, Sec'y and Mgr. Teaciiers'E Meeting: and Examma tion On the 29 t!i andv30th of Septem ber a public examination will be held in Asheboro for teachers who have no certificate. Tjis examina tion is held in the place of the regu lar examination in October in orde; that teachers may have more time to secure their scnoots. lhe ex aminatiou will begin at 9 o'clcok Friday morning aad CJUtinue un til Saturday nuon. At 12 o'clock sharp the first meet ing of the County Teachers' Aaso ciution will begiu. It ia iuipomin. that every teacher who expec:s to teach be prtasnt. Ma;iy important matters are to bo discussed aud em phasized, among which are the new adoption of school bonka, a bettor grading of tue cnildro, the formu lation tf plans l.T cLe county com iii?ui.eaiia'u at tha cl-c of the rar-1 schools, b'.'giai.ing the Teachers' u.'.idir.g Course, tha Lluottional Day at Asb.ebcro, tnd so form. I shall ask that tveiy teucue: uS teud or send a written excuse for her abs.ice. This ffi'l be the lii.s; impcrtaut meeting k'r the year. tj. T. LiShiiter, CvSap'c cf Schools. Killed at Spencer. Edwin Winn 23 years old, a car ittp.'Ctor on the Southern Railway yards at Spencer, while walking in front of southbound train No. 43 last Sunday was struck by the loco motive, and knocked oH that track onto the main lice northbound track just as No. 38, a fast mail train came alcng at lull speed. The first train probably gave the yoimg man bis death blow and the otinr train ran over hi8 body sevening one hand and foot. Mr. Winn was a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Morton, of Spencer. Ilia home was with his parents at G loiter, Miss., where the body was sens for burial. Asheboro .d Have a Company of Infantry All citizens who are interested in the promotion of a Company of Infantry in the State Guard are asked to meet in the court house at eight o'clock tonight. The Adjutant General has sent to Asheboro blanks and instruc tions for the organization of C jmpany- K, Third Regiment, Infantry. The mavor, J. A. Spence, and Maj Moffitt will .address the meeting Everyone interested is invited to show their interest by coming out. Jas. II. Kivett Geo. II. Roa . SHr ITEMS ur NEWS Mr. S. A. Hubbard, ur Reidsville, wu appji.'iti-d r.i.if Xorth Caro lina C irporuiou (ivmmission last I'ueivJ .iy to aii ;c jed M r. J. Kemp DogiC)i, S"te. U.ut Examiner, re3'gued. Governor Kite hia h is appoint ed Howard A. Foushee, of Dur ham, to fill out the unexpired term of Jud ge J. Crawford, Biggs of the Ninth Judicial Dis trict, who recently resigned to become a professor in the law school at Trinity C ollege. Chief Juaiic-j Ira li. Jjnes, of South Caroiiaa Has ns!0'ned to be come a cindidate for governor against Gov. C. L. Blease. Gov. JileaSe's qaestiouabie record will be the lisoue in au eitort to redeem tlio 8t,atJ from iis p.esent intoler able condition. Deaths ,2Mr3. Penn Arnold died at her nome in Western Randolph, last Friday at the advanced nge of 88 years. She was the mother of Mrs. Frank S. Limbeth, of Thomasvillt; Mrs. I. J. Fuller, of Tabernaclt; and Mr. T. J. Arnold, of Davidson County; and a sister of Mr. II. C. Kearns, of High Foint. "Mrs. Wm. A. Ring, formerly, of Rindleman, died at her home in High Point last Saturday, aged 30 year?. Her nusoaud, a small daughter, and an infant sou not aiauy days old survive "her. Doing Well With Chickens. Mr. II. G. Fish, who is engaged in chicken farming near Asheboro, has had most successful experience this year in raising chickens. From 64 Aacjuas during the mouths of M?rch and April of this year he sold eggs and in those two months two hundred and four dol lar's worth of eggs. Besides the sale3 made for hatening aud other purposes several hundred chickens wera hatched fromegs hid in tho3e two months. Tlie reojrd cf the white Wyando'.t:3 wa3 even better lb an thut of t'ae A u coin?. Ia July if hzt ye n Mr. Fish go'; i ssttiig of'ihe Twineiaga s'rain of vhite Wya Kloctes from whicli were hatched eava puileU aad t vo,c:cl: erells. Fro.u this p:-n of birds Mr. Fish sold e?.s for livtjhicgtaa pis', deassa $16.50, stock sold to date $40 LLi li 13 oj hiind 23 choice pullet;! worth easily $) apiece, ,m. tivo pen.? of yoaj-er &.o:.x t u,t wil! bring tea d-jll v.-j a pen. This tu ikea a toUd of $133. Tb.is !3 a re'-.i-.'.rkable rocoal. It o. s wiiat cm ce done in thiSoutli by a noruUeni man who CvJies iliun hire wit i eye io btiaiaess. Mr. Pish says that the Alcju.i3 in -he best Jayrs in tb v,-.nl-l, and '.bat they hold the world'd record. Maine Stays Dry The le.at returns comit:g in from the country districts cf Maii mdi jate that tue prohibition clause in tba atata oasticuti'in wid be retain ed by a mg rit.yof nearly 500. 'Fair View News Alias Eitalle Cruuford will take a speciuj couroe in music tuia year, conse'iuently wil' uot return to tha estate Normal until the first ot October. Born to Mr. and Mrs. D. K, Myers, s fine son. The 4th quarterly meeting for the Ran dolph circuit will be held at Fair View Church on Sunday the 17th, Preaching in the afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev. V. R. Ware. Quarterly conference will be held after Drenching at 10 o'clock on Monday, the 13 th. Another Confederate Soldier Cross ed Over the River The friends ol John M. Steele, who died at White Oak cotton mill on September 5, 1911, will regret to hear of this good man's death. The remains were shipped to Ram seur Sep. ember 6 and attet-ued to his final resting place by a large as sembly of relatives and friends. The following veterans were chosen for pall bearers: A. B. Covington, Up. K, 33 North Carolina Reg' ment; J. M. Lambert, Co. E, 41 North Carolina Regiment; John T. i urner, Co. M, 22 North Carolina Regimenl; Dallia Frazitr, Co. K, Fitth Cavelry; John W. Allred, Co. F, 70 Regiment Juniort; Miles Cross, Co. I, 22 North Carolina Regiment. The writer of this sketch knew Mr. Steele about all their lives. We went to schuol together when small and were ciass nuues through four sessions of scnool. His fatner moved near Cblumbia, we grew up and acattered til from our parents. Mr. Steele married Miss Elizabeth ! Whitehead in I860, settled in j Chatham county, and farmed for a tew years, tie then came bacs near ' the old place auu worked in and around tue factory until a few years later when he moved to the place where he died. In the war I did not serve with 1 im, but saw him in the army. He went off in 62 and was in Mfj r MeieUa' battalion in tue camp ot instruction at Raleigh, In the fall of 1863, I same home on furlough ind stopped and spent the night with him on my way. When I shook hands ith him at parting the uext morning, I saw the tears in his eyes, aad he remarked to me, "I would like to go vith you John, to the froiit, I think there is my place, but you have no wife and I nave one at home txtid it is my duty to stay as close to her as I can. But in 03 he got to the front. His battflion was disbanded, and the boys were sent to different regiments to till up. Mr. Steele, his brother, J J. Steele, aud Neal Burgess were acnt to Fanuon battery of artillery on Jackson'd wiug, in Virginia. I know what Jacks m expected of bis men at the irout, my boys, and they went without a groan. In the year 1893 I settled on an adjoining lot to Mr. Steele. The deceastu was no member cf uny churcfi, Out believed in the Pri.oi. tive Hint's; faith. He has work ed with me at tue carpenter trade and in my shop a great deal aud I never seeu a better nand nor a better mau. I tXiuK if tnere Lad been a black spot abuut him, I hud all chances to liud ic out. If he couid U"t speak a good voru for his fellow a an, ue ivuiiiil uoc epeak a bad one. I a.we no a-.jutc bu; Mr. Suete hus ci .o& u over t e nvei- i.nd is resiiijg It. i-i.ii.- ouadc Of the UeeH, Now, u word to all of t'le old veterans. We ate f .st p its i rig u! ; a ew more years aad vv: vu.l be piaCid iu our lud: r afosig ulvs. "Jo let U3 all live the Lfn tLe dt-oeatod brother lived, and lioceu-.t we wi) u-roes and rest with bun If I have uiidiefit3u.t:d i.iij t ,.i:. in tfaese riii.-rks, I beg t ) Le a: dotud. J.ihn T. 'I'ii'dt, Co. M 22 U-jituiciit. ll'iiueu-, N. 0., S3e.t. H, It'll. Kr, W. A. Vebstc-r Dead. Mr. W. A. Web.-iS -r, a prouiitea: cit-z -u of Arehanle, dud ub his (some n that town after a lingcviag s.UeSS l,i3C SatUld-iy n)g..t. The funi-iv.l services wtre co id uctcd at he l'rsidi.c Mci.d;:y (.it-ornoon by Ucv3. S. II. HiilLnl, cf -lih Point, .til'.' Uf.per, cf Trinity. The decried was a graduate of I'lir-ily C -dipge. He w-.n a hh-tciic-d Christiau gont'.ear'in, who leaves nv.nj friends to mourn his drpartnre. Several sols u:d d..ug!i-tt-rs survive, one of ti.o dauLtt'rs being Miss ILteile Veb3.er, former ly a teacher iu the Abhetoro graded school. " Mr. J. Crooks Lippard, of Con cord, recently submitted to an oper ation whereby blood was transferred from his body to that of his sister, Mrs. A. W. George, of Elkiu, - who has been dangerously ill at St. Leo's hospital ia Greensboro for some time. Mrs. George is said to be im. proving rapidly. MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE This is the Verdict of the jury as to Henry Clay Beatie For almost three weeks the trial of Henry Clay Beatie, Jr., for the murdtr of his wife, was in progress at Chesteefield Courthouse, Va. The jury, composed almost entirely of farmt-rs, retired last Friday after noon at 5:2S, and in just 58 minutes returned with a veraict or guilty, but 6 no degree of murder wa3 specified, tbey Here asked to retire again, which they did and were soon back announcing the verdict as first degree. Mr. Will Carter, counsel for the defense, was denied a new trial, "but secured a ninety days' buj of execution, within which to file a petition for a writ of error trour the Supreme Court of Appeals cf Virginia. The prisoner was sentenced to be electrocuted in Richmond, November 24th. beuttie maintained his iron nerve to the close cf the trial, trying to comfort his aged and broken father, but broke uown and wept after reach: ng his cell. Story ol' tUe d ime On the night of July 18tb, last, Beatiie, who is a youth of 20, took his brnle of a little more than a year for aa t.uto ride on the midlsthian turnpike near Richmond, returning with h-r-r dead body and telling of a highwayman who had shot her. i'be detendent, however, failed to convince the jury of the truth of this story. Tue prosecution main tained that BeaUit'd motive for the crime was Beuhh Brinfcrd, the "woman in the case." The story of the accuseds relations with this slip of a girl 'or the post four years, be ginning when she was only thirUen, riviM.--, in loatts')uiene83 the story of Eveiju NeSbit Thaw. Tne jury frankly admit that they could not but ceusider the marital infidelity of the young huBband, as well as the tviatiiC tact that he killed his wife. Before casting their ballots, the twelve jurors knelt to ask Uivice guidance in the matter. Old Wagoner's Reunion to be Held at Asheboro During; Fair Week I went to Aaheboro Saturday and called on Mr. Geo. K. Ross, the mauaer of the RaaUolph Fair and Home Corning Week, aud utk d him if he could lei d any encouragement to a reunion of old wagoiier.J. No counties iumisi.eu more wag ons during ine dan of ReeoLntruc tiou than aid ltandolpa imu toe ad j jrutog outs, ;ai.l th -re :4r.' a large number of lije.n li iv Ming wno wouiU be glaa to una ....a ehake haaiis it i tach ctui-t. As they taiiieu of ii;e uluea iii;.-f, and it was for ti.ij ifus.-i. u.ui 1 cuhtu tho aliet.il;!. lit au "Via w .gi)tis' re Uiiiuu" t i L ;i ui:. .sg.-ti.euC ct OUT Co.iu'.y Fair iiu-i itjiiij Coaiiug Vt i!l-kM Mi. R m '" I kf aj r itin.-.iiti for. :...! i- ..'i; i..g ground ya-d dt:.;y i-i u-ja t:jd t-i.r, ti.u iaiU '' il.-w ttSi of Ul.y UE. J Mi i 1 Lop a nuu.Ur of she o-lu -aoni-ia cf th.i v. el'oii wi.l ctud iet:t ri to hiu o.- li- i-i,t.;j i .aj;K:.-ii-st-reo.;a itcir I !V,iV : i-,.- ll lil.i. y i uy ni tu to i.tt;.u. Far;i.'.-r-.-..c.r.j t..e riifid: vfill L for tu o.d c-bwii or, ly uud no 't-'ff iri jv v,-u; be uiioTid u c inip tiu-re. O.ie old wagoner who hoped to nuct niary of us old fri-.-nds at tho cauir liut- Oy, 3l-Xuv. 3. Yours tiu'y, K. L. Winuiaghaui, Suiks-SpenCer, A quiet marri:ige took place at the home ox Mr. and Mr. S. E. Spencer -t Archdale Wednesday evening, bcpteuiber 6th, at 7 o'clock, when their daughter, Mit3 Mary, attired in a beautiful gowu of white satin, became the bride of Mr. A. P. Surlas, cf Billon, b'. C. The ctremony was performed ty Rev. A. S, Raper. After the marriage a supper was tendered the couple aud a number of friends. Mr. and Mrs. Surles left immediately for Mr. Surles' home, where a reception was given. While this marriage was expected, only the intimate friends had beea advised of the exact date. in--the sver luty ever the heir ntry ;ioua 9 i u r i- 'm w Lim tatS;.; N : I'"..-