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HER ca COUIUER Loala in Both News aad v Circulation. Cfc COUIUER Advertising Colamm Drlng; RmuHs. TIE CSOSD WEEKLY- - PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN ONE DOLLAR PER TEAR YCli. XXXVII . ASHEBORO, N. C., APRIL Il7l913 , " No. 1 R. & C: BOND Three Townships For Bonds and Two Vote Against ( The result of the bond election in ' the five townships in Randolph Scanty last Monday as to ' whether , bond should, be issued to aid in building the Randolph and Cambei land Railway was as follows : In Asheboro the registered vote was, .447 Tate, for subscription, 291 Votes, against subscription, : 37 Voters not Toting, 119 . KtwHirkit. East precinct, No, registered Toters, For aubsoriptioD, Aga'nst subscription, Net voting, : West precinct, Nj. registered voters, v . . For subscription Against subscription, Not voting, Raadltman. Ns. registered voters, For subscription, : 46 6 28 !12 155 .10 100 45 384 210 37 Not voting, Onmt No. of registered voters, ' For subscription, Against subscription, Not voting ) . . Browtr. No. registered voters, For subscription, Against subscription, Not voting, 137 153 58 104 72 15 17 Flood Drives Thousands . fr-r-i Home Thirty thmtBUul persons Kive b?5n driven f r.; o their bo.ne? ne the Miprsaippi river between fliok. man, Ky and Helena, Ark., by i r,i. FUtimttes place the diii(e at $10,000,000, with the pw-siwiiiy tbat the amount ray be mereis-d. About $30,000 hs beeu sowit tl-n h- . ing the n.od, and the end i. lo'. io Sight, ' . " - ..." Two of the largest levees on t'te Mississippi have broken iu tt- Itat week. Halt a uuliiou acres of farm land, and two tow ls arc under wa t: Scores of men, wooin and children, half starved uud Hi, . are being rescued fruin houc-op4, uces aad hills. Penalty Imposed. A penalty of $20,000 was imposed br Juflge Emory Spetr npon the Merchants and MLers transports tieu company in the U. 8. district oeurt at Naw Orleans last week. The oase involved the giving of rebates te shippers through the application f freight rates lower than those fil et by the commerce commission . - Farmer High School, Commence ment Program. The program for the commence. meat aa follows : The exeroises will begin on San. day, April 21st, at II o'clock, when Xav. 8. T. Barbour will preach the baccalaureate sermon to the greduat iaj? class in the school auditorium. ; .On Tnesday night, the 24th, these will be s general program, in whioh ties tntire student body will take port. " On Wednesday morning st 10:t the graduating class will hate its scerciaea, at the close of whioh the sssmbers will be ' swarded their di. eosas. At 3:30 in the efteraort annual address will be delivered To all these exercises the psbWo ii tardially invited. . i ' .; Burned to Death- :- D. B. Parrjah, a Durham earye. tat, burned to death in a tre that seems to have originated iu his room t an early hour Saturday sowing. Boarders at the house tut the man : was intoxicated, but ethers who knew him say tbey never (knew him to drink. So far as is known the fire started irom, an ex. ploded lamp. The house was con siderably damaged as well as a good part of the furniture. i '. Killed in Cyclone. . One mtn was killed and 80 in. iured in a cyclone that swept Clifton, N. J. Sunday night. Houses were wrecked, and trees, fences, and tele graph poles blown dow n. , Ashebors Grsied School Honor Roll ' The following are our honor stu dents for the seventh month : First grade Bright Dickens, Bil. lie Fox, Worth Foster, John Mil ler, Matlie Birkhead, Ethel Wil liams, Sbeltoa Birkhead, Wiatar Cox, Joe Hale. Fred Hal William Hammond, . Elmer Hammer, Holt Moffitt, Lester Rich, William Un derwood, Bnellie Styres, Talton Low derm Ik. " ( ' . Second grade Clare "' Alright, Annie Cox, Elinor Crater Nilla Kivett, Gold Hayworth, Elizabeth 8keen, Nina McCauhv Maud Miller, Isley. Smith, Floyd Beaver,. Everett Nance, Dock Kivett, Clay Garvin, Leonard Ward, Harold Moore, Fred Parrisb, Riohard Laesiter, James Alfred Johnson, Canon Vestal, El. sie lallicuH, ; Third grade Alexander Burns, Boren McPhersoc, Charles McOrary, ben Humble, John Birkherd, Ade laide ArmnNId, Mary Ellen Cox, Frances Hull, Ruth Hadley, Iota Lowdeimilk, Lyde Morgan, Wilmer Russell, Kate Spoon. , Fourth cradf Bertha May Al., bright, Stella Aumao, Zilraa Miller, Nreeent every daj; their advauce Lottie Newb), Frances Frarce Elyer' went in thtir work proves tbe mi- Richardson, Maud Lee Spo in, Bero'e Way, Nettie xWard, Iris Turner, Aha. Bush, George Birkhead, Clif ford Hall, - Clendeu . Lowderuiilk, Willard WriihN Stanly Clark. Fifth grade El zbeth AUiright, A' ice Houeucker, Donna Lee Lflin, Mary McOn'ii.BecBie Morgiio.FianceB R)ttrts, Margaret Rush, Stanton S'aeeo. Sixth grade Urslie Clark, Page Ferrep, Kate Newby, Ruby Wright, R y Berry, Jonn Laukey. Sevanth grade Nancy Wh te, Eohel Birkbead, Miry Wade Bulla, Nancy Johnson, Bertie Kivet', Earl Bulla, John Brittain, Hobert Rich ardson, Robert Bnnob, Colon Rich ardson. , K Eighth grade Mabel Parrisb, Jessie Redding, Lnoile Scarborongh, Rilla vSoon, Jessie Wood, Job n Swain. - Ninth , grade Louella Lowe, Frances Walker, Mary Wall, Ben Allen, EferUte Kendall, . Fred Styres, Everette Nawby. Tenth grade Tbad Lewallen.Lil lie Parrisb, Blanche Miller, Eaolia Preso ell, Maud Hall, Ulnah Rush, Eulah Glasgow, Mrs D. B McCrary Hostess to Randolph Book Cub. Oa lest Friday after neon Mrs. D. B. MoOrary delightfully eutertained tbe Randolph Book Club at ber beautiful home on Main street. Mrs. McOrary was formerly a member of the club but at present is not thongb she kindly asked for the meeting on Friday. A Bayview article on Kilarney'a Lakes sndVales was.read by Mrs. W. 0. Hammer and one on Ireland's In dustrial Revival by Mrs. J. 0. Red ding. . Miss Marion Moring delighted the visitors with her violin, being accompanied by her mother, Mrs. W. H. Moring, on the piano. Deli, oioua refreshments,, consisting of grape fruity chioken salad, wafers, ocflje, salted almonds and crystaiiced f rni'ta were served. . ; There is only one more meeting of the Randolph Bcok Club. The year's programme has been unusually in teresting and helpful. Mrs. McCrary is a obarmiog hostess and her friends are always (lad when an opportun itj preseats itself to be with her. ; enads Cr Tsrk Dead V Mr. Dennis Os York, an aged and highly respected wtisan, passed sway April . it st his old borne . near Staler. He was about -TT years old and a saemher of the Baptist Church at Shad; Grove, ssd had been amber of Mat enurou ever since 1145. The faneral services were eosduetesl bj Rev. G. W. . Harmon, of Ore Hill, who has for s number of years bean his pastor. Mr. York leaves tws daughters aad three sens , to mourn bis de parture. . ;v He was one of the best farmers in Columbia townBhip and has a host of friends who sympathise with bis family in the l.as .of such a good man and father. i ' A Friend, Goldsboro Has Fire. The home of J. D. Rioh at Golds. boro was burned Sunday, tbe dam. nee amounting ti 42,000 Rrfa of other bouses nucbt aiid at onetime a disastr ius fire was feared. : A de- fective'flue wJ tho cause. - DESPERAOO CAUGHT Is Luther, who escaped from the Asheboro some four years ani while serving a five year term for at. tempt at rape, was captured last Monday by U. H. , Lucas and J. M. Luther in Union township.' He wfcs outlawed two or three years ago. Recently he has beeu charged with breaking into a house and, also for rape on a young giil. - When an attempt was made to cap'nre him he turned and made au tffort to draw his pistol, whereap m both the pursuers fired, one shot taking tffect and 'sbootiag off tlie back part uf one leg one-tbini the way' to the knee above the ankle.; y t 1) other ran a mile after being wounded. County Fnysiciaa Dr. L. M. Fox says be w getting on reason ably well. " Cedax Square School Cedar Square school has closed another ear's work. On two pupils, Kil Richardson and Myrtle Col. traue. is bestowed the honor of beitiff uortanoe of resular attendance Toere were others deserviug higb honors, some who recited perfect lessons every day when they were present, and will ever be constant seekers uf that much d sired of things knowledge. Ouly two took tbe county exami nation this year. A successful school at this place will ever be due to the cn. iperatiou of the patrons, and these good pea pie should begin right now io study education and o anticipate a suc cessful term next year. ' N. L. J. C osine Exercises of Ramseur Graded School April 14 to 19, 1912 Sunday morning April 14, at 11 o'clock at Methodist. Church, annual sermon, by Rev. J. 0. Atkinson, D. D., of Elon College. V - Wednesday night, April 17, , at 8:30 o clock at Anaitornim, exercises by primary and grammar grades. Thursday nighr, April 18, at Auditorium, contest by high school students for the Waikins & Craven gold medals. . . Fridayl commencement day exer cises in the' Auditorium at 10 o'cl xik, a. m., olaas exrciues, orators conferring honors and diplomas. At 2 p.m., literary address, by Hon. Walter Clark. L L. D. At 8:30 p. m., "A Woman's honor", a drama by the H go School Amateur Club. Musio by h Ram. aeur Concert Band. Negress CAnfesses to Murders Seventeen Clementine Bernabet, s negress of Lt Fayette, La., is the self-ooafeesed slayer of seventeen negroes. ' She was indioted by - the grnd jury. She sings bymns in ber cell, and is pleased at the tbought of her picture appearing in the newspapers. , Debate Fr.'dar Nfcht . The publio is oordially invited to the inter class debate to be held in the school auditorium Friday vnigat of this wo ik. This debate takes place betwven fieJ 9.h and 10th grades on the questionShould North Carolina adopt the Initiative in Referendum. . ':. The affirmative will be Champion ed by Thad Lewallen and Arthur Garvin of the 10 th grade, and the Negative, will be represented by Wsde Orauford and W'H Hughes of tbs tth grade. 'A; ' Editor SlatV . " '" ' . ... . i. ..- c Walter J. Snvdsr. sporting editor of New York Times, was stabbed to death in his room in New .York bv s pair of scissors in ths. hands tf s womaa who says she is his wife. The woman says he seised her wrists as she held toe aoissors and holding her hands stabbed himself. ' The oharge against the woman is to be based on whether the polio believe her story or not. ; Small Fire. -. On Tuesday afternoon of this week an alarm of fire was gi yen, oall. ing ont tin fire company. The barn of Mr. Geo. Albngbs was on fire. Tbe fire . as caused by two little bnys striking matches in, the btm )rft, Tbe fire company put oat the . fire, the roof only falling in. , Farmer School News. Farmer High School is to be represented in the inter-hikh school contests both in Greens boro and at Guilford College. The preliminary contests were held here on the evening of April 5th Seven boys took part in the first contept and hi eirls in the f econd. The program was as follows: ; - ': ; BOYS CONTEST - 1. Declamation . Day Adrian Birkhead. ' " r 2 Declamation. The Nickel Be hind the far Whitson Elliott . . 3. Declamation, America's Un crowned Queen Elbert Kearns. . 4. Declamation, The fourth of July Samuel Barnes. 5. Declamation, Our Kings and Queens Claude Birkhead . 6. Declamation, The Super natural in Literature Clarence Macon. 7. Declamation, The Southern Soldierr-Jefferson Arnold 8. Vocal Solo Mr. G. W Brad shaw. y girls' cgntest. ; 1. Recitation, The.. Inventor!s Wife Dorothy Hubbard. v 2 Recitation, One of the He roes Eata Horney. 3 Recitation, The Light on Deadman's Bar-Effie Presnell. .4 f Recitation, . The Sioux Chief's Daughter Mabel Stuart. - 5 Recitation, The Glacier Bed Hester Stuart. ' 6 Recitation,' The Skeptic's Daughter Maude Lassiter. 7- Vocal Solo, Miss 'Girla By erly. , 8 Decision of Judges, Rev J. A. MacMillan Prof, 0 V. Woosley and Rev. J; A.' MacMillan, of Asheboro, and Miss Annie Newby, of Mt. Gilead, acted as judges- Clar ence Macon having won first place in the boys' contest will represent the school at Guilford College and Elbert Kearns, win ning second place, will go to Greenabnro- Mabel S uart won fksV-pIace in the girls' contest and will go to Greensboro -Arrangements for the com' mencement exercises are being completed. On Sunday morning at 11 o'clock Rev. S T. Barbour, of Asheboro, will deliver the an nual sermon to the students and graduating class in the school auditorium. On Tuesday night there will be a general program in which all the students will take part Class-day exercises will be held Wednesday morning at 10 o clock and the address will be delivered at 2:30 that after noon- 1 he public is cordially invited to these exercis.es Permanent Committee The following are the Names of .the permanent committe elected by the executive commit tee' chosen at the mass meeting of the men and Religion Forward Movement, Sunday Might, March Z4tn, 1912. Kemp Alexander, W- J. Arm field, S. T, Barbour, G W Berr. J T Brittain. J. W. Birkhead. M. E Fraaier. S D. Garvin. W. H Glasgjw, J. V. Hunter, Moses Hammond. Will Hall. W. W. Jenes, D B. Kendall D K- Lock- hart J. a Lewis, N M. Lowe, Amu Lowe, Setn Laughlin rl C Luther. A. U. McAlister. D. B. McCrary, J A. McMillan, B- L Uofiitt; Elijah Moffitt, w- J. Miller W J. Moore. Logan Me- Bride, P, H Morris. J M Neely, M. W- Parrisb. F. F. Philips, S S Port sr. Arthur Ross. Otis Rich, J O. Redding, L F- Ross. O B Rich T a. Redding, Jesse Scar, boro, W. J. Scarboro. Sulon Sted- mani I. A. Spence, A. A- Spencer, Chas. H. Smith. M. C Sooon. D UJ." Sharp, i. T. Wood, i. K. Walker. Axdr YTinslow, O- Y. Wooalejr. , ' Beautiful Easter Service. x . Tea thousand people attended the Moravian Baster service at Winston. 8alem. A band of 83 pieces accom paoid by forch bearers, awakened the people of old Salem on Easter morning aa they ' marched to the Moravian gTaveyard, aud at tbe break of day stood with bowed and bared heads, aod paid homage to the risen Christ. Tbe Moravian EiBter servioe is beautiful, simple' and im pressive. People in Winston Salem have - attended these strticts for years. . - Uwhaurrie Commencement, Tbe closing exercises of Uwharrie High School will be held Friday, April 12, beginning at 10 a. m., with music by Smitberman Textile Band. The following is the pro gram ; Musio. .' Prayer. , ! Music. - , - An Opening . Piece Seven ' little girls. X Vision of the Pas' 8am Hall. The Bridgekeeper's Story lla Uiouteiter. .. Music. v Selling the Farm AnneMor'on. Tommy's Prayer Ella Dennis. Music. . An Old Man' s Story--Mary Mor ton. Conviot Joe--L?tha Coggia. Mnsic. ' " Sister and I Lela Morton. Jane's Oonqnest Z :11a Hall. Music. Tbe Grave of My Oonntrv Jacob Saunders. , Red. Wbite and Blue, Ribbon Mrob Twelve Girls. , Music and intermission until 2 p. m. A Variety March' with Poem and Posts Six boys and six girls. Literary Address Rt v. e. W. 0 dnam, of Troy. : Musio. A Tribute to the American Flag (a marcb) Twelve young ladies. tioncert and Recitations by rr- mary grades, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ran on tbe fodunk .Limited Characteis: Renben Morton, Sam Hall, Jfleasant Uraoford. lial Clod ft Iter, Lindo Hall, Clarence Clod fetter, Jacob Clodfel'er, Jtcob Skundera, Reed Harris G'orgeClod. felter, Lela Morton, Grace Morton, Jjila tiardister, lla Ulodftlter, Mary Morton, ZjIw Uall, Lovd TOpyer, Aune Mortoo, Mibel Hall, E'la Dennis, Ltha Copg n, Stick to Your Word, Pal (fare). Characters : Sam Hall, Jacob Clod feiter, Pl'BBauc Uraoford, Jacob Saunders, Z :11a Hall. ' Commencement at Walnut Grove Qjite an interesting program was given by tbe school at Walaot Grove, l uesilay, Mrcb 16 .h, to a very large and appreciative audience. Prof. I. Rom Snm.h delivered a most ,gj!endid. address on "Success," after which Mr. U. R. Curtis made a plain talkou "A Bitter Otganizt Hon of the Parents, Committee und Patilio Sohool Teacher." Tbe program of the day was as follows: Musio. Song Springtime, 8chool. Recitation Welcome, Preston Co. ble. Dialogue Opening sgeech. . Recita'ion Ready tor a Kiss, Katie Coble. Music. Concert Recitation Ten little bo, s. Dialogue Advanced Geography. Dialogue A change of rule. Reqitations, by teven children. Musio Dialogue Traiu in Mauro. Little Branches, ooncert by 1st grade. . Dialogue Country Aunt's Visit to the City. Song Lullaby, G'soie Mosar. Labor 8ong, 3rd grade. T- Musio. - - 1 Recitation Waking up the young unr, Uattie coble. . Dialogue Ha Could Not Under. stand. '' : , bong Jail j Boys, boys. Mr sie. 1 p.m. . '-.J- Musio, ir .V- A '' '. Recitatiot Oa ths' O.be Train, Miss mania uroners. KeoiUlioa Uhrfew ShaU Hot Ring Tonight, Mite Ruby Staley. ReoiUUon Sister . and L Miss Mary X. Staler. ' Music. . . " y Address, Hon, 8. Rom Smith. Reoitatioo, Grade Moser. ' Dialogue Married by the Hew Justice of the Peace.. Dialogue Tbe Closing Speech. 4 8ong, Auld Lang 8n'e, Musio waa furnished by Messrs. Olappa and Coabya from near Brick church. This is a most excellent hand and ws hope to hear them agaia, - The tcbool girls in Mocre and ottier COUDtKsare orgama'ng loma t" Cluhg. They vaiue tbe tomatoes aiic can th(m. inis is an industry which ' is pltagiot and lucrative. Eaucolp'j girls should take example. AYCOCK DEAD Died in Birmiogham and Was Buried in Raleigh Easter t Sunday Ei Governor Charles Brantly Ay- cock died suddenly while delivering sn address to the Alabama Teach ers' Association on ' UnivKsal Edn. cation." He had spoken about uu hour when he grew weak and in a low tone of voice said : "However, 1 have determined, if such is posBiole, to open tbe doors of tbe sohool to every child." With tbPRa wo-ds Wiv. ATooc collapsed atd died .in a few nurjutes. The body Was brought to i is home in Raleigh- and was placed in the State capitol, where until 4 o'clock Snnday afternoon thousands of peo ple for the last time viewed the re mains of North Carolina's greatest and most distinguished son. Thousands of people thronged the streets and the State capitol and covered capitol square. Toe f nneral services were in the First Baptist church, of which Gov- : ernor Avcock was a member. Rev. Mr. O'Kelly, his pastor, Rev. P. D. Gold, of Wilson, and Bishop J. 0. KUgo delivered touching and elo quent addresses on tbe life and char acter of Governor Aycock. Thousands of sonool children were , there to pay tribute to the man who has done so much to put education witbin the reach of all. People were there from every part of the State. Io the prime of life at the age of 52 he was taken away. His father died while acting aa moderutor of a Baptist association and two brothers died of heart trou ble. For a year Governor Avccok'a health has not been good. Of late t bas impro ed. He was to make bis opening speech in bis campaigu for the Senate in Raleigh on Friday night of this week. A tbcusand people were to be there from his old borne in Goldsboro. A thousand baoners and badges had been secure for the occasion by the Goldsboro people. His speech had been writ ten und Raleigh gentlemen had read it, and state that it is one of the best of his speeches. It will be published ir. next Sunday's News aud Observer. That part of his BirmingLani speech he delivered will be published iu The Courier ind later the address he had pre pared to deliver annoubOinghis can. didacy will be published. Clarence foe and K. V. W. Connor will writea history of his life. It will couta.u the to great spfechra he delivered in Asheboro, one in opening the campaign of 1910 delivered Iruin the siea of the old conrt house to a vast cmcourse of peopl9, and tbe other in Asheboro Sept. 6, 1910. W. C. T.U Lec ure at Presbyteriaa. Chu ch. . Mrs. Almena Paiker McDonald of Chicago, PI., will lecture d tem perance at he Asheb ro Presbyteri. an oburoh on Tnursdny nigrt Apr. 11, at 8 o clock. Mrs. McDonald ia the organizer - and lecturer of the W. C. T. U. and baa been st cured to leoiure in the state. Her visit to Asheboro wnl afford our people a rare opportunity to hear a most gifted and talented wo-' man. : . ' Tve Hew- Prizes For Cora - Clufc . . Boys '., ' Mr. I. 0. Sohaub, special agent iu' the farmers' demonstiation work of Raleigh, effers to the Boy's Cora Club, two new prists in each dis trict. These are two free trips, ia raoh district to the National Cora Show to be held in Columbia, 8. 0 ia January, 1918. Men and Re igion Convention Greensboro is makina- nlanafar having a great gathering of meat irom next aunday until Tuesday ia tbe Men atd Religion Forward Movement Convention. This leads up to .the big convention in New Tors from the 19 ih to the 24th. i ", Mrs. White's Address The letter in last week's issue of Mrs. Alfred H. White seeking family hist ry did not contain ber addrfs. Those who wish to write to her may reach her at 933 Forest Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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