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, VOL. XZ 'q ASHEBORO, N. C., SEPT. 21, 1911 No. 38
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David Settle i. Negro
Last Friday night, David
R Settle and a negro uit of
his, Bob Allen, were dr.. r on
Settle'slfarm twelve milt m
Greensboro, got into a s ,2
and in some way the negro t'as
shot and killed. Mr. Settle was
arrested and taken to Greens
boro, but was in such an irre
sponsible condition that he could
not give an intelligent account
of the shooting. The next day
the coroners' jury rendered a
verdict that the negro came to
his death from a shot from a gun
in the hands of Settle-
The general opinion is that if
the killing was done by Settle it
was either unintentional or the
result of drunken impulse, as he
was on the friendliest terms with
the negro, having remarked that
Bob wa3 the best negro he ever
saw.
David Settle is the youngest
son of the late Judge Thomas
Settle, of Greensboro, and is a
member of one of the most promi
nent families in the State. He
1 is a brother of ex Congressman
Thomas Settle, of Asheville, and
Mesdames B. C. Sharpe, W P.
Beall and S. H. Boyd, of Greens
boro, are his sisters- He is 36
years of age and unmarried.
Settle, waived examination and
was released on $2,500 bond-
Garnet Smith .
0 a Sunday, September 10, 1911,
MiB8 Ruth "E. Smith became the
bride of Mr. gBarch Garner. The
couple drove to Cedar Spring-school
house, where the ceremony was per
formed by Mr. Cicero Surratt. Mr.
John L. Baider was best man, and
Miss Edna Snider, maid -of honor.
The other attendants were Mr. Den
nis Smith and Miss Mela Garner,
Mr. John Skeen and Miss Lizzie
Beck, Mr. Charlie Garter and Miaa
Ida Parmer.
The groom wore a dove colored
suit, while his bride was beautifully
dresd m wlire siik. The &Jiil of
honor w;ie a jjf'iilgreea virws.v
Afl?r tie ceremony, the party
drove to Ptney -Groveud toot din
ner, and frum tnere back Mr.
Garaer's home, where & nice supper
was awat-.ing them.
Mr. Garner is a son cf Mr. Cioero
Garner, of Davidson county and is
eng ged in farming. Mrs. Garner is
a beautiful young lady, also of Di
vidson.formerly of Randolph county.
Aflred Jofinson
Mr- H. Y- Allred and MissJ
Deecey Johnson were married in
Greensboro at the come 01 Kev
M. L. Hollady last Monday even
- ing. Only a few intimate friends
of the contracting parties-were
. nresent.
Mr, Allred is a son of Mr. and
, ' Mrs. J. C. Allred, of Randleman,
but for some time has been en
gaged if brick work at Greens
boro. His bride is the pretty
and accomplished daughter of
jjMr and Mrs. Johnson, formerly
01 Kanaieman, dui now 01 tnai
ham county.
Mr. and Mrs-Allred will make
their home in Greensboro. &i any
friends wish, for them a long and
happy life.
NAnother Southern General
. swers Last Roll Call
An-
Brigadier General Win. R
Boggs, of the Confederate army,
died at his home in Winston -
Salern last Friday in the 83rd
vear of his acre.
General Boggs was a native of
Georgia, graduated at W-est
Point jn 1850, served in the Unit
ed States army as second lieu
tenant of engineers, then a3 sec
ond lieutenant and chaplain, re
signed to join . the Confederate
army in 18G1, as a captain cf en
gineers At the close of the war
he had been promoted to Briga
dier General and chief of staff to
General Kir by Smith, ho com
mandedthe trans Mississippi de
partment, and surrendered in
1865. '
General Boggs issued the first
! order of thef Confederacy, super
intended the erection of the forti
fications at Savannah and At
lanta, and purchased - the first
powder used by the Confederacy
from Dupont. He was a passen
ger on the first steamboat that
and on the first completed line of
railway built in the United States.
Contested Election
Capt. F. 0. Robbing, of Lexing.
ton, refere. filed his reports on last
Monday with the superior court
clerk at Winston, declaring that
George W, Flynt, Democrat, was
elected sheriff of.Forsythe county
last November by a majarity of two
votes. The returning count gave
Mr, Flynt a majority of twelve, but
the Republican candidate, Mr, D.
A. Jones, alleged discrepancies and
instituted suit for the office. The
case will probably be taken to the
Supreme Court.
Fire Wardens Needed
Our State Forester, Dr. J. S.
Holmes, of Chapel Hill, was in
town for a short time last week,
and it is very much to be regret
ted that there was no opportu
nity for the town to hear this
gentleman speak on a subject of
such universal importance as
Forestry. It not only covers the
breadch of the State and be'vond,
but directly applies to every man
who owns or is interested in
woodland-
The necessity for some help cr
protection in keeping fire out ef
the woods is clearly recognized:
and yet the bill empowering the
State to appoint fire wardens,
was overwhelmingly defeated at
the last session of the Leisla
ture- Cannot our representatives
be urged to support such a meas
ure?
Died.
Mrs. C. L. Moore, aged G7 years,
died at her home in High Point last
Sunday after a lingering illness.
Her husband, two sons and cue
daughter survive.
Mrs. Mary Ridge, mother of
Chief ot Police Ride.of High Point,
also died last bunday at the ad'
vanced age of S3 years. The fa
neral was conducted by Rev. G. E.
-b lives at bouth Main Street Metho
dist church, of which the deceased
ws a number.
Old Hickory's Gaa.
Mr. James E. ,Lucas, of Ovange
county, has a gun which, according
to tradition, belonged to Andrew
Jackson wnen he lived at Salisbury.
It is said that 01d Hickory" went
to Hillsboro to court once, left the
gun. there, and it has been in Oran
county ever since. Mr. Lucas se
cured the gun 'from Mr. Brooks
Parker, who has bad it a long time.
Co-operative Plan.
The Hosiery Mills, operating five
plants at Durham, High Point,
Chapel Hill and Goldsboro.announce
a co-operative profit sharing plan
with their .employes. A fund is to
be 6efc aside to reward good sugges
tiona from operatives, and the
amount not spent in this .way is to
be nsed in caring for the sick sad
aged. These mills are under the
management of Jusiau S. Oarr, Jr
Case of Black Mail.
C. F. Stewart, a youag man
ing between Salisbury and Gold hill,
h$ arrested lust Friday night for
stnu.iig tuiciUeibg letttis Uiiouph
h m; Is M Gabbier W. F, SyMer,
of the btiljsbury brarch of the V n
choviaa Loan and Ti nst (Jnmmny.
These letters deinav.ded $5,000 on
pani of upsta to Mr. colder and
family. , Oa Friday night Mr,
Snider took a box and went to the
place cn the Gold Hill road where
be had been to!d to leave the money.
A bag was located by the signal of a
bell, but -instead' of putting the
money in offisers rushed up, fel!6w
ed a cord attached aud soon cap
tured Stewart, who confessed. Pi'SU
offioe Inspector John Bulla, of Ashi-I
boro, was one of the officers who a--sUtfcd
in the capture.
Announcement is made of the
approaching marriage in October
of Mr. Charles .Lambeth, of Thomaa
viile.to Miss Mary Johnson.daughter
of Editor Archibald Johnson.
The result of the prohibition
contest in Maine was so close that it
is net absolutely known as yet
which side has won. The Governor
and council will meet again Septem
ber 28 to consider the matter.
Norval Marshall, the negro who
assaulted Mrs. Chaplain near War
renton, last Saturday night was
sentenced on 'last Tuesday; three
days after the crime wm committed
to be electrocuted October zv.
SHORT ITEMS Of NEWS
Thomasville will probably have
an ice factory in the near future-
Dixon's great play, "The
Clansman," is to b? presented in
Greensboro on September 27
Hiram Hunter, the first sheriff
elected in Madison county, died
last week at the age of 93.
The pictures showing scenes
connected with the Beattie case
have appeared in Salisbury.
A movement is on foot in South
Carolina to inpeach Gov. Cole
Blease when the Legislature
meets in January, next.
Mr. T. D. L'ttimore, a gallant
Confederate veteran and well
known citizen of Shelby, died
iast Friday.
There was a $35,000 fire in the
Cutchin building on South Elm
Street, Greensboro, last Sunday
morning.
Mt. Etna in Sicily has b"en in
violent eruption for several divs.
The surrounding villagers are il e
ng for Eafety.
George MArshHll,eolored,is on tri il
at Warrenten for criminal nssinlt
on 'Mrs. J. E Chaplan, a young
white woman. , Members of the ne
gro's own fa nil v aided in his arrest.
Compulsory school attendance
is in force at Biacoe, and i said
to be working well. The people
are supporting the law, and
every child not ill is. in school.
Col- Ashley Home, of Clayton,
has recently given $500 to the
fund for the new t25,000 dormi
tory at Greensboro Female Col
lege "
Mrs- "V lolet Whichard, the aged
mother of Editor Wichard of the
Greenville Reflector, died at her
home in Greenville, N. C-, last
Saturday.
Engineer R. A-Bell, of Rocky
Mount, was killed in a head-on
collision of two freights on the
A. C. L Eoad at Smithfield last
Monday. .
The four-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. G.Friday, of Moores
ville; set fire to the clothing of
his two-year-old sister, burning
her to death last Friday.
Zack Marks, accused of murder
in Harnett county nine years
ago, was acqu'ttedof the charge,
but was taken back to Florida
on the charge of improper treat
ment of his step-daughter.
Former Senator Thomas H. Carter
of Montana, for many years a prom
inent figure in the Republican party
Chairman of the American section
of the International Joint Commis
sion, died at his home in
ton, D. C, last monday.
Pearsen Burris, owner of a large
cotton gin at Big Lick, Stanley
county, was injured by the machin
ery so badly on ..last Saturday that
he died Sunday. Mr. Burris was
45 years old and is survived by a
wife and several children.
Unknown robbers made an at
tempt to crack the safe in the
office of the Spencer Clothing
and Shoe Company at Spencer
last Sunday. The safe was bat
tered considerably, but not opened-
The cornerstone of the new
college at Star was laid recently
There will be a series ot buiid-
inss the first, costinsr about S20.
000- The school will be an agri
cultural one, run as a feeder of
the A- &M.
The third annual Governors'
Conference was held at Spring
Lake, New Jersey, last fcweek.
Twenty-nine governors were in
attendance, one of these . being
Governor Kitehin, of North Caro
lina. In disposing of the case against
Doctor H- W. Wiley, President
Taf t praises instead of criticises
the pure food expert in a letter
to Secretary of Agriculture, Wil
son- Ut- wney will neither be
asked to I resign nor will the
''condistn punishment" be meted
out to him. -
In speaking of the recent meet
ing of the Rowan County Sun-v
day bcheol Convention at Liber
ty Church, The Salisbury Post
says: "Miss Dora Keddin?, of
Randolph county, State Superin
tendent of home and visitation,
was present and helped to make
this meeting a grand success "
Riot at Church
A diSDatch from Lexineton ef
iast Monday says:
- At tne annual Dig meeting ot tne
colored Baptist, ai Yad&m C 'liege
yesterday, we.e Wi.n a riot that
oroke up tue meeting, uad several
Casualines.
Nearly two t&ous.tid negroes
from Ddvids'ju, Lvie u d Foisythe
counties were present. Tne "rough
house" siaritd lniuiedi-tsely after
dinner and ueutud tue iKiuae.
Tne minister tsoap.d through a
window. Two Lt-xiuon negroes
were. budly wouuiu. Turee horses
oeiougiLig to a loc.il iiu-iyman, were
shut, one being s-jiontly uurt.
Two negiot-o, 'Pu6o". Sjott and
J jim Cuuipbtli, i;U t jc shooting.
Ueorge YY tutor u, tbe ieauiDg barber
of Lexing cm, a in pied the role of
peacemaker ud uuriy etoaped with
n;s hfd by nuking a it-cui d run.
I Miss J i n . Ie Herndon Dead
' Miss Jiiiiie Heind u, who is well
known iu As ut' boro, nere sie had
a !urj.e nuuibe' of warm iriends,died
at hir tat;iei'i noutt? in lljrham bt
'SatuiUay attr a ii igniu; illness.
Mifcs ilerttdon w.a 'tiu youngest
daugbter of lie v. Dr. and Mrs. V.
T, Hen.doti. A binur, Mrs. John
T, Muflio, hvta in Aitin'ooro. Mrs.
Moffiti uc'eiided tut; fuin-ral in Dur.
ham Suuditv afteraoou.
MASTER T.J. UNDERWOOD
Son of Mr. F. M.Underwood
of Trinity township, and the
winner of first prize in the
1910 Corn Club Contest. Who
will be the winner this year?
Shoe Factory at Troy
Mr. I. C. Nance, a leading
business man ot Troy, formerly
of Randolph county, has purchas
ed from the Troy Supply Com
pany, its shoe factory, and will
enlarge the plant. Mr. J. A
Hill, the present Superintendent,
will continue in charge. The
capacitv of the plant will be in
creased from 25 to 30 pairs of
shoes to 50 or 60 pairs a day.
J"" The Central Caroliaa Fair
The Fair at Greensboro, Octo
ber 10 13, will offer the usual at
tractions with some added ones.
There will be an air ship making
two flights daily, magnificent
fireworns at night, Battle of
Santiago, and many other free
attractions and exhibits of all
kinas-
The Secretary of the Fair As
sociation will mail a premium
list to anyone writing for it:
For Forgery
Raleigh Brewer, a well known
citizen of Spies, was arrested
and taken toGreensboro last Sat
urday to answer a charge of for
gery by which he obtained
600 dollars from the Com
mercial National Bank of
that city. Brewer is accused of
obtaining the money by placing
the name of Mr. Isaac Sheffield,
also of Spies. Moore county,
as an endorser on a note (without
Mr. Sheffields' authority. Brewer
failed to give bond and was sent
t jail- "
Randolph Boy Wins Pennant
Columbus Club to which Jim
Fox, of Randleman, belongs.won
thechampionship of the South At
lantic League last Monday, by
defeating Columbia the fourth
time out of six games played re
cently. The score was seven to
two in favor of Columbus. J
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Letter to Laymen.
To the Members of the Various De.
nominations of the Church of
Jesus Christ in Randolph County:
Brethren :rThis is to remind you
of the county convention of the Lay.
men's Missionary movement to be
held in Asheboro on Thursday and
Friday, September 28.29. Each
churcn organization in the county
(there are about 125) is asked to ap
point at least two delegates to this
convention. For the well being of
your own church, for the cause of
Jesus Christ, we urge upon you that
no church be without representation.
The Laymen's Missionary move
ment was initiated a few years ago
when the business men of our
churches, the level headed men of
affairs, began to awake to a realiza
tion of the fact that when Jesus
Christ said to His disciples, "Go in
to all the world and preach the
gospel to every creature," He was
speaking to everyone who should be
lieve on His name. The day has
passed when missions are relegated
to a few ministers and the various
ladies' missionary societies ; for led
on by some of America's foremost
business men, and with the outpour
ing of God's blessing upon their ef
forts, the Laymen's movement has
spread rapidly from ocean to ocean,
from Canadian bdows to the Gulf of
Mexico. Nor is that all. for it haB
crossed the oceans and reached Eng
land and Europe and Australia.
The business men today are looking
upon missions as their own obliga
tions, and are taking up the duty
in a business-like way. 'The church
is y -t but waking, however, and the
call comes to every man to put his
shoulder to the task and take the
world for Jesus Christ.
Since the State convention held
some time ago in Gicensboro the ef
fort is beirg made to reach each
county individually. The ltandolph
county convention will be held, as
before Baid, on September 28-29.
Strong speakers have been secured
from this State and elsewhere, and
the meetings promise to be an edu
cation and an inspiration to those
ivho attend.
Brethren, the time is short. If
services are not to be held next Sun
daj in your own church we nould
suggest that the pastor or some other
officer of the church appoint im
mediately a strong delegation. The
whole county must be reached
through this convention. It would
be well if each delegate notify Sec
retary J. M. Scar boro, Asheboro,
that we may know for how many to
provide homes. Whether you so in
form ns beforehand or not, please re
port immi diately to convention head
quarters when yoi arrive. The
rat session will convene on Thurs
day afternoon at 4 o'clock.
(Signed)
T. M. Johnson, Methodist
Protestant church ; U. , A. Wood,
Methodist Episcopal church ; J. A.
McMillan, Baptist church; Ehjth
MolIi:t, Christian church ; Moses
Hainm jnl, Friends churcn ; J, F.
Birkhead, Holiness church ; Wm.
B. Mcllwaine, Jr., Presbyterian
church.
Assistant postmaster J. M.Vanboy,
cf Albemarle, was summarily dis
missed from his position by Post
master A, K. Kiri on last Saturuav
on account of sworn statements con
cerning the poscofSae Mr. Vanhoy
had made to inspector Bulla.
O. W, Spencer Enlarges His Hotel
The Empire Hotel in Salisbury.
one of the best in the State, was
a-inodekd and enlarged .less thau
two years ago'.
1 tie second ilior over two store
rooms in the Empire block adj lining
the Hotel proper is being added to
the hotel, making an addition of
twenty-one new rooms. These,
with the sixty-nine rooms already
m use wsu give the hotel 90
rooms.
The increasing demand upon the
Empire for more rooms hss made
this change neccessary, now.
ihe new rooms will be ntted with
baths, lavatories, steam heat, and
all of the latest modern equipment.
The furniture will be the best to be
secured.
Its cuisine is not excelled any
where and its new rooming service
will place it along with the
larger hotels of the big cities.
. In speaking of enlargement the
Salisbury Post further adds that
the hotel has a fine patronage and
that the Post and Salisbury are
prjud of the Eorpire hotel.
A GRUESOME TRAGEDY.
No Arrests Made is Hendersonville
Mu der Mystery.
Up to date no arrests have been
made aud no direct evidence against
any one has been made public in con
nection with the horrible lake trage
dy, in which Miss Myrtle Hawkins
lost her life.
Story of tue Tragedy.
On Thursday morning, Septem
ber 7, Myrtle Hawkins, the young
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Hawkins, left her home in Hender
sonville; her family afterwards said
that she had a id that she was
going to visit a friend. They be
came uneasy and instituted a quiet
search during the week. On Sun
day morning following Myrtle's
body was found in Lake Oaceola
three miles from town. At the
coroner's inquest that afternoon the
verdict was announced that the girl
had come to her death by unknown
causes. It was evident that she
was dead several days before being
thrown in the water. Dr. Kirk the
Coroner, has held several inquests
since, and evidence has been pro.
duced showing that Myrtle died from
the effects of a criminal operation,
two or three days before her body
was thrown in the lake.
George Bradly, a young married
man is suspected of guilt in the
matter, but positively denies it on
the witness stand. Mrs. Bessie
Clark Guise, a woman of bad repu
tation, is accused of having perform
ed the operation which cost the. girl
her life, but cannqt be found. Bob
Waddell, a work hand at the home
of Dan McCall, Jwhose daugh'ter-in-law
was the girl's most intimate
i riend, testified to a bad odor and
the appearance of a tody having
lain in the McCall barn. The en
tire McCH family deny any knowl
edge of the crime. Detectives will
continue working on the case.
Program Laymen's Convention
The Laymen's. Missionary con
vention for Randolph county is to
be held in the Baptist church in
Asheboro September 28-29.
Thursday, September 28, 4 p. m.
Devotional service.
Purpose of the convention.
"The Place of Prayer in the Evan
gelizition of the World."
Significance of the Laymen's
Missionary Mov3men
Supper for men 6 o'clock pvm.
Thursday evening, 7:30.
Why Missions Interest Business
Man
What Shall We Do?
Friday, September 29, 10 o'clock
p. m. Devotional service.
Our Present World Opportunity
Conference.
1. The weekly mission eff jring.
2. The organized personal can
vass the only method of enlisting
every member; incidental advantage
of such a caavuss.
3. Neeessity for a live m's3iouary
committee.
Friday, September 29, 2 p. m.
Devotional service.
Confereuct1, 1, advantages cfja
monthly mi8ion.rv meeting, con
ducted by the uwu of tbd church.
2 The literature to circulate and
how to use it.
3. Missionary study in groups
and classes.
Friday, September 29, " 7:30 p. m.
Devotional service.
Adoption of plan.
"The Owuerchip. and Lrc'ehip of
Jesus Chris-."
Adjournment.
Speakers Hon, N. B B:-ough-ton,
Raleigh, N. C. ; Mr. M. B.
Spier, Charlotte, N. C; Mr. C.
H. Pratt Richmond, Ya. ; Prof.
W. P. Lawrence, Elon College. N.
C. ; Mr. C. 11. Ireland, Greensooro,
N. Ct
Also other speakers will be se
cured.
To Kill Mites on Chickens
Ke-osene oil spriikled on rooBts
will destroy mites and lie. Appli-
c .tion ( nee a month is inTicient to
p event tnem. When they appear,
application of kerosene should be
made every ten days until they dis
appear, and then application every
montn will Keep tnem away.
for dust bath take a pound of
sulphur and one pound of moth
balls powdered, and mix with half
bushel of fine road dust and keep in
a dry place. Dust the fowls once a
month. The way to make the appli
cation is to take the fowls off of the
roost at night and sprinkle the ap-.
plication of dust.
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