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TIE VAe COURIER Leads In Doth Nstwa clad A Circulation. - TSh' COURIER Advertising Cotamnsj Bring , ISSUED WEEKLY PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN 0V LAR PER YEAR V VOL. XXXVII ASHEBORO, N. C, APRIL 18, 1912 No. 16 Exchangi "Piedmont' for "Ay- cock." The citiz?ns ff the section to te embraced in the proposed Dew conn tv cf Piedmont, two yean ago turn ed everything bat heaven and earth to enter the ranks ol counties with Piedmont. Bat Dow, Bince the deat.. of Ex-Governor Aycock, they . have bethought themselves of a waj to establish a permanent memerial to him. . And. pronder ana fonder of the name "Aycock" than that of Piedmont" they are now ipreparea to make a more determined eff ort to launch their proposed , county, than before. With this magical name attached to their cause, the advocates of the new eonntv exoect to take new cour aee.' and they feel that, their glory wonld be even greater in case of the success of -the movement, because of the perpetuation of the name of one who loved the state and labored for it more than a quarter of a cen tnrv. . But, as the movement for a new county was overwhelmingly defeated in the Bouse before, and only re ceived four votes out of fifty in the Senate, it is not believed that the proposition will meet with favor. Banquet lor Boys. It is the plan of the National Corn Exposition management to give a banquet to 1,000 boys ittena in? the Exposition school t Golum bis. 8. C. next January. This school wiU consist of the two boys in each county winning first and second places in the Boys' Corn Jlnb contests. Mr. I. O. 8ohaub, whose address ii West Kleigh, N. 0., is in charge the boyB' corn club work lor wis te. Flood Situation. fwo more levees have , broken since last week, but now the. fbod Stuation ia imr roving. The, cootiur left fall of tha rnrer gives cause tat lie belief that the crisis is past. , Many thousands bead of -cattle f hove been drowned and more will be VUMUIVU VJ UO WCkIV. Aug ACVJVUC of refngeea is etui going on. Hillsboro Bank Robbed. Prof eavionai cracksmen robbed the Bank of Orange at Hillsboro early Saturday morning and secured about $5,000 for their pains. iae Dans papers were not disturbed. Dors George, a negro at "Faison, resisting arrtsr, Bbot Constable Keen, after which Keen shot him, whan be surr: naerea. fcfc Something Worth Knowing. A trucker who knows, Bays; if you would be rid of "cat worms" stick a parlor match head down right near each plant, when setting out sucn as tomatoes, beets cabbages, etc, and the worms will "fight shy." Founder of Red Cross Dead. Miss Clara Barton, founder of the American Bed Jross organizttion is dead, she died at her Dome, "lied .. Cross," in Glen Ejho ,!Jid., aud was 80 years old. . The Ramblers Have Last Meeting. . Oa last Friday afternoon the , Ban biers hfld the last meeting of - tie keaaon with Mis. John Hammer. " Bay view articles on the different v phases of Japanese life were read by Mssdames John McM Han, Will Coffin, T. M. Lassiter and John Balla. . - Tha following cffioers were . re- us. ij.. o. matt, vjce president j Mrs. J. T. Underwood, secretary and treasurer. DeliJous refreshments ' were served. A ' ,- , , , , , . . . v Simmons' Campaign Manager Hon. Samuel L. Sogers of Macon . county has been selected campaign manager for senator Simmons, and will assume active charge- May 1st. 'Ia the meantime MT. A; D. Watts will have charge of the State head; quarters at Raleigh. . . A Randolph Boy Bitten by Mad Dog Carl Linden, a young son of Mr. and Mrs. Madison Linden, living .near Sophia was bitten this week by a mad do;. Tbe boy was sent to Baldigh Tuesday for the Pasteur treatment. Taft Boom Ends. Later returns from. Pennsylvania show a landslide for Roosevelt. Out of 32 congressional districts, returns indicate that Roosevelt has carried 20. This ends the Taft boom. Within the next ten days it is ex pected that Roosevelt will address the people of Notth Jarqlina at Greensboro. Liquor Plank Adopted At their county convention held April 13 th, Mecklenburg Republic cans adopted a local option, or liquor paragraph, in the resolutions, this vote being 27 to 15. A Dies from Injury John Porter vuud Ed. Slaughter, both prominent men in business and social circles at Andrews, fought a pisU.1 duel Wednesday of last week in which Slaughter received a shot in the breast ftom which he . died Saturday. Porter, shot in the hands, is not in danger. . . , . A Hen and Edwards Fled the Mourn A tains. . " .' It is believed that Allen and Ed. warJs have fl id from the mountains. Report has it , tbat Edwards . was driven to Pine Hill, a snull station o i the Forfolk & Western Railroad, iud that Alien was Been tramping totad a railway, centre near that place more thvu a eek ago. And it is likely that, together or separate, they are hundreds of m lea away. April 33 d is set for the ttiai at Hillsvilic, Va., of Fiojd Alten and all others indicted for the murder of Carroll county officials. .'School dosing;. . ' Mr. Lindley Parker will close the nnhlifl school he it tpAfthincr afc T?pH. berrv in G jncord towushin on Satur day, April 27th. The exercises will ofgin iv a, m. &. gooa string j-oasios, and an address will be deliv nana wiu lurnisn mnaia ror tne on ofcu vj auuuc pruiuiuefik speaker. Men and Religion Has Good Pe ginning in N. Y. .-; More than 4,000 persons met last 8nnday in New York to inaugurate the Men and Religion campaign. Dr. John H. Finley, president of the uonege octne or isew rork, presiaea at me big meeting . . L Oxford Gets Manufacturing Plant The Ezcelsior Seat Company, one of the largest manufacturing plants of the kind in the United States, with a central plant, at Colambus, Ohio, bai selected Oiford. N. C . for the placing of a branch plant to supply tbe boutnera trade. Liberty High School Commence ment.' . v ' The program of the Liberty High School closing exercises is as follows : , Monday nignt: April 39th, musical and exercises by the inter mediate grades. ' Tuesday a." m., April 30th, exer cises by tue repreeatttives of the literary societies. Two boys will deliver declamations , and five young ladies will recite. : . At 1:30 p. m. will take place the graduating exercises, followed by the literary addrcBS, which; will bide. uvered by aev. Plato Durham, of Wiuston-balem. , Tuesday night a play will be given by the high school, assisted by the betterment association, v V Simmons Say Not Guilty Senator Simmons says be did' not criticise the activity of women in po. litical sffirs. He says that a cer tain southerns Senator had made de rogatory remarks of tbe interference of women in the country's affairs, and he supposed tbat some one un friendly toward him credited the re marks of the other senator to him. Clark Club in Mecklenburg -' ''Five hundred and fifty Demo, cratic voters of Mecklenburg ocunty have enrolled within the last two weeks,isignifyiDg their intention to wcrk forHSlark in the primaries," says William M. Wilson, manager of dark's campaign in Mecklenburg. Davidson for Roosevelt , The Republicans of Davidson county instructed their delegates to vote for Moosevelt for republican nomination for presidency, at the state convention which meets in Ral eigh next nicDth. , . Trinity News. . Oa Easter Sunday Rev. A. 8. Raper preached an excellent sermon at tbe chapel Although the rain prevented a good many from going out, there was an interesting service, special music being prepared for the day. , " ? The commencement of the high school began here Sundav.- Rev. O. P. Ader, of Ramseur, preached the annual sermon, and a large congre. gation was not disappointed. .'Ris subject was "The Thouc ht of Mn Centered Upon God." A sublime subject, with beautiful illustrations, eloquently delivered, made it one of me grandest sermons ever preaonea here on such n occasion. Mr. Ader was persuaded to preach on Sunday night, and Again a large con gregation was delighted at hearing sucn an uplifting - sermon. : The commencement will o o n t i nue through the week, each department having an evening, ,0a Tuesday at 11 o'clock' the graduating, exercises and Wednesday at 11 o'ciook Prof. Mathews, of Guilford College will deliver an address. Mr. Jiff Davis and family, of Greensboro, spent E ster and the following week here with Mrs. Da. vis' brother. El. Q tnnaway. , Guy Phillips is here from the university to attena cue commence ment this week. . Mrs. Kate Harris Is visiting at Ur. censon Parker's. Frank Ellis, of Trinity C 'liege, and Mangum Wesks.of Chapel HilL visited relatives and friends! here last week. ; A' W. C. Missey was oiMed Sunday to the bedside of , his mother who u very ill at Clayton. Mrs. Ernest Oarr . and John Pea. cock, of High Point, were visitors here Sunday. i Tbe handsome cottge being built by Mr. Farris,is nearly ompleted. ' v Carolina Gets Revenge. : In the game of - baseball , between: Virginia and North Carolina Moo. day Carolina won by a score , of 10 to a. .-. This is the second game between the two teams ' this season. The first game was pltyed in Greensboro Saturday when Virginia beat 2 to 1. v Asheboro, Repute 3. I Farmers ia thi teoUoa are beginning to plnt corn. Farmers' Union fertiliiar is making wheat look fine through here Mr. Ben Vanoannon and Mr. Aster Cagle of Seagrave route 2 wre welcome visitor at Mr, Dallas Allred's Sunday evening. There was a large attendance at Hopewell Sanday-ichool Sunday morning. Ealalia Allred of Asheboro ron'.e 3 was a visitor at on Richland last week among friends and relatives.'" Mrs. Nannie Cox, who has bsen very ill, seems to be slowly improving. Fir at Biscoe. On Thursday night of last week the chair factory of xurt Hie is at biscoe was burned; .Loss f 40,000. Cause of fire not learned. No in. surance. Nearly fifty hands were put out of employment by the fire. Dead. -- Tuesday morning Majtr John B. Neal of Scotland Neck, Ns 0., d.ed after a short illness. A Woodrow Wilson passed throu h Greensboro Tuesday last and mailed some post-cards to friends at home. He was on his way to Georgia in the interest of his campaign for Demo, oratic nomination.- v. An agriculturist who has made a study of bees, estimates that a bee makes 80 trips from the hive in a day and sips six hundred flowers at a trip, making a ' total of 12,000 flowers that he visits daily. North- Carolina won a favorable decision in the contention against the Norfolk A Western Railroad, securing a general reduction on freight rates from Cincinnati to Winiton fcalem and Durham, and also some local rates. : r Tha stockholders of the Greens. boro and Jefferson Standard, of Ral eigh, Life Insurance v Companies, have agreed, it is said, to amalga. mate the companies. So far nothing baa been done as to the location of home offices, name or officials. County Commencement Called Off Oa account of not being able to oatain enoogn speakers for tbe co.. test among the three high schools f the countv, also on account of the inesles scare which ia pretty well over the coubty, it is thoug! t best not to hold tbe Uounty (Jom .nsme- mt-nt wlch was plahred to coaic off tbe last of this uioiub. The dij-'o mas will be sent from the snperiu tendeut's offije by mail about the first of May to those who fiuish sat. isfactorily theBeventh grade work. '.E ghty students took the exami nation and a very large per cent of them are making a passing mark. Students holding these certificates will be admitted to the three, high schools of th county without fur ther examination. It is earnestly hoped that a maj rity of these stu dents will enter the high schools next year. .Just before the high schools open in the fall another op portuuity will probably be given those who partially fail on tbe pres ent examimticn f make good so as to enter tbe high schools. No fur tber deplomas will be issued until next spring, but those who make good (in the fall, buy receive their diplomas the following spriDg. A number of students failed it attend school regularly enough on acconot of the very bad weather and tbe worse roads to complete the seventh grade work. Thousands of days of Bchool work were lost in this county the past winter on account of tbe bad roads. In many districts hundreds of little children were un able to attend school for the greater part of the term, not on aocount of distance but on account of mud. How long will we persist in depriv. ing our children of an education we are morally houcd to give them be cause of conditions so easily re moved. Closing Exercises of : Asheboro . Colored Graded School Lt-Th closing exercises of Asheboro wiureu gruueu suouui win oe ioi lows: :- ' ? " . ,r v Wednesday night, April 24 ih, at 8 o'clock p. m., "Fairies Tribunal' and ''Gypsies Festival" will be ren dered by primary and inttrmediate grades. v . Thursday, April 25:h, at 8 o'clock p. m., "Frolic m uookiug uia-s' and Dr. Gertrad Mason, M. D , will be given by grammar and high school grades. , All tbe exercises will be held in the Auditorium of the colored school building. The public is invited. , . Bible Class Organized Mr. Ferree Roea will orgw!za Bible Class at reigbboi's Wrove Sunday at 10 o'clock. Mrs. Rhoda Jester, of H gb Poat, wilt b there to talk on Missions at 11 o clock. Everybody is invited to come to hese meetings. Fatality at Goldsborj. Two men lost their lives and three were srhously ii j ired when the framework of theoid isanoer Xobuo- co warehouse, which was being torn down, collapsed at Gvlc'sboro, Wed nesday of last week. Man of Family. ' Cleveland county has a man, Mr. J. H.' Lynch, who is tbe father of 51 children all of whom are liviig. He is 80 years old, was marred at 18, and has had four wives. ; " ': Roosevelt Speaks in North Carolina Theodore Roosevelt will speak in Salisbury at tbe oassenger station at noon next Monday, 22d. ' Ha will also speak on the same date at 1:30 p. m. in Greensboro, either in the Banner, warehouse or in tha Mendenhall fiild on South Ashe struct in rear of the Cone Ea port and Comiuiadion Co. Death of Mr. Hortense JngfM Mm E.O.Clark receive! a tele - erm last Satnrdav advisiuir ker of the death of her stsujr, Mrs. Hor. tttnse Insold Imtth ia Indianapolis. Mrs. Samn ws 43 years or age ana had been livina in Indianapolis for the past two years. Soe is survived by three sisters, - Mrs. J) . a. neniy, Mrs, E. A, Clarke and M-s. R, B. Boms, and one brother. Mr. F. In gold, all living in Asheboro. Fa ner.l servicbs were held in Indian apolis Tuesday,' the 16th. County Convention. . The Democratic convention for Randolph county is called to meet in the court honse at Asheboro on Saturday, May 25tb, 112. at 11:30. o'slock a.'m. for the purposed electing delegates to the State and Congressional conventions and to transact such other business as may come before the convention. Tbe precinct meetings will be held at the voting places in tbe various vot ing precincts on Saturday, May l&cb, at 3 o'clock p. m. A large at. tendance at the primaries and conn, ty convention is- urgently requested so'that there may be a fiee and full expression of the desire of the peo ple. W. J. Miller, Ohmn. Dem. Co. Ex. Committee. H, M. Worth, Sec'y. ' Friends in Asheboro have received the following invitation : Miss Li lian Kate Bojer ; . Miss Miggie E'eni Davis ' Graduates in Expression request the honor of your presence at their ; ' Becital ' ' """ Mon'ay evening, April twenty-sec' J - nineteen hundred and twelve at half after eight o'clock Geensboro Female College Mies Davis is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Davis. 1 Fire at Kernersrille " The American Hoaierv ' M 11 at Eernersville was destroyed by fire Monday, Cause of tbe fire is un known. The loss will reach $65,000 with little insuranee. Ship' Titanic'' Sinks Drowning 1,500 People.( A ! The White Star line Bteamer J'Ti. tamo" sank in mid-ocean early Mon day moining with 2,200 passenger on board, 50 minutes after striking an iceberg. The vesae) ' was bounq from Liverpool to New Yorn oh ber first voyage i Only about 675 per sons . were reported saved, making something " near '1,500 people who were aroitned. Among them were Colonel John Jacob Astor and his bride who were ft turning from a tour of Egypt. FaroMr Conuxcjccment. ' - The Farmr commencement will be held the 21st to the 24 h of April. Uev. 8. T. Berber of Asheboro will deliver the Baccalau reate sermon Sunday morn ng 21st. Tuesday night, the 23 d, t hare will be a general program in which all the students will take part. Class day exercises will be held Wednepday morning, 24 h, at 10 o'clock ad the address will be de. livered at 2-30 p. m. A Family Reunion at Cedar Falls Mar Winer he fiSrd eir of the birth of Mrs. j. W' Craven April, 7th her children and gand-childreu, met after is years siuce tney naa an hpftn at home rnpether. The hearts of theoid folks were truly made glad as 66 oi me immraiare ramuy crowded around tbe old homestead. The dinner was furnished br tha children and was a great dinner. 1 be fable comprised a representation of all the good things affjrded by the great old county of Band ol ph. The table was loaded down. Those nrpwnt were Mr. and Mrs W A Janniriffi and familv' of fonr chil. clteu, Mr. tud Mis. C. H. Cjx with four children, Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Free wita two . cbi'dren, Air. acd Mrs (J. fl. PenDer with onu child. three of meir cUildrt-n were tbe only ones absent, ia.r, ma airs. r. r. Crkv.a. Mr. and Mrs J W Craven Jr. with two children, Mrs. Josie ijox, Miss Bessie Uox, Mrs. u. j, Cux. Mr. J. V. Frje and Mha Yir. ginia Fre. Mrs. Craven received a good man nkh resents. This was indeed a ?le?.?art, happy and friendly criwd. 'he ties between tbe m all are very strong.; - " : ' UG. repper, a. d. w. . Hotnd Bonis In OsJdwell : The home of Thaddeus Perkins near Adako, N. 0., burned Friday of lust week, supposed to be caused by r"tg igniting a mvch. ' The loss amounted to about f 4,000 with no lnsurauce. Alias uora Plains was awake nod by the smoke, and almoet saToc2t?,J, made her es:aps witi great difiiaulty. . A Book Reception. A very delightful affitr, the na. tnre of which was a Book Reception, was given by the Betterment De partment of tbe Woman's Club at the Graded School Auditorium Sat nrday afternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock. Very attractive little - invitations in the shape of a book were sent out the day before, asking those who re ceived tbfm to come and bring a book which would be used to enlarge the school library. The guests were met at the door by the receptton committee and pointed to one corner of the room, where Mesdames Coffin, Stedman and Scarboio served delicious lemon ade and cakes. After the arrival of the guests, Miss Bulla's music room was thrown open, and a most delightful musical program was enjoyed, consisting of vocal selections oy Mrs. E. L. An man and Mrs. Kemp Alexander. and violin and piano by Mrs. W. H. M.wng and Miss M irion Monng. A .paper on "insect pests" was read for the benefit of the health de partment and all those present. ' After tbe program bad been car ried out, Mrs. W. 0. Hammer., presi dent of the Woman's Club, made a short talk, urging those present, who wera not alreauy members, to unite themselves with the club and helr make Asheboro more beautiful, healthful and in every way a bigger and better town. ' Altogether a very pleasant after, noon was spent, and 45 volume were added to the school library.' Rally Day at Neighbors Grovev On the first Sundav in Mav the active Snndav.sohool at Neighbors Grove will have a Rally Day with. tbe following program : . Singing and prayer. Devotional Exercsc-s Rev. E. W Jones. Singing by School. - 'Making Brick Without Straw" Wm. C. Hammer. ' Temperance J , 0; Redding. A Working Church" Rev. X. FL Sechrestj ' .. , . -Singing , by 8chool. ... , . "Power of Early Training" Wm. Rogers. . . ' ' -' v - . "flow to Improve Sunday-school in Attendance and Other Duties" Rev. T. M. Johnson. Singing bv 8chool. " - fBiraus ljw.j i a tun uuuuay school" J. 0. Allred. ''Earl est Impressions" C. BL Reddick ; Singing by School. "Possibilities of 8anday.scb.ool" J. E. Walker, E. 0. York. Miscellaneous. Singing by School. Ewryone invited. Come and bring dinner., ' Town Improvement Organization A cumber of the colored ladies met in their graded sshool building last Thursday for the purposed or ganizing a town improvement club. A number ef while 1 -dies met with, them to help in any way they could. Prof. McR te was present to show his interest in the matter and acted i8 secretary of the meeting. ' , Mrs. Mooient-a 1, wife of the pastor - permanent president. Tnis was their first meeting and they expect tv have another meeting real toon to fully perfect their organ.Ziiion. - Very deep interest was shown on. the part of the colored ladies. They were es ecially interested in health i conditions, and Mrs. Moorehead would like all the literature she can get along this line. Prof. Mo Rae promised the oo-Op.. eration of the sohoot children as for as possible in . this work ' of town, betterment. They also planned to have some thing on the order of an auxiliary to this club for tbe purpose of sa ils ting tb a men in this good work. . Police Shoots Xegto ' Fred Douglass, resisting arrest at Rocky Mount Saturday, was shot by Chief of Police Daniels. Douglass waa bit three time la bead, once in the hand. Little hope is held for bla recovery. 7 One Negro Kills Another Arnick Blount, a fit J?en-year-oU negro boy, was shot and killed lion day by William Bryant, also eclared and bsofcthe same" age, whi,la tla two v'ere ecuffi ng over a pistol. TTh accident fcappr-tea near Carry's- JKun bntige in ijuTort countj.
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