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VOL. XXXVII
ASHEBORO. N. C, JUNE 6,1912
No. 21
Tragic Death of Three Children
Mir. and Mrs. George Adams, of
Craven county, are heart-broken
over the death In one day of all
their three children.
y Mrs. Adams was doing some wash
In v.- in the yard last Friday when a
hen squawked on a near-by nest.
The mother told her oldest child, a
hoy of eight to throw the hen off
the nest. The child thrust) his hand
Into the nest, but drew it out qulck
1?, declaring that the hen had peck
ed him. The second boy, making
fun of his brother's timidity, ran
his hand into the nest, but with
drew it screaming and saying that
the hen had bit him also. The
. mother was alarmed and rushing to
the nest saw the snake colled inside.
While she was frantically trying to
, aid' the boys, whose hands at once
began to swell, the year-old baby,
unnoticed in the excitement, crawl
ed to the wash tub, climbed inside,
and was drowned before discovered
The two boys bitten by the snake
(Ted the same day, and the three
children were burled in one
grave. Only the father and mother
of the family survive.
Interesting Industry at High Point
Probably few people know tha,t
one of the three silk mills of
this state is located at High Point
This mill is owned by the Stehli
- family of Zurich, Switzerland, em
ploys about. 300 people,, and has
been runnlne about elEht years, yet
has no president, no secretary and
treasurer. The mill occupies what
ib said to be the cleanest building
. in High Point.
County Sunday School Convention
The executive convention of the
Randolph County Sunday School As
sociation met in Asheboro on Mon
day of this week and fixed the
time and place for holding the
County Sunday School Association
It will be held at Randleman on
Thursday and Friday, August 22
and 23. The first session will be on
Friday morning, August 22, at 10
o'clock. Those who attended the
meeting on Monday were Misses Do
ra Redding,' Berta Ellison, Lulu
Andrews, and Mrs. C C. Hubbard,
and Prof. N. C. English and Messrs.
D. M. Weatherly, F. M- Wright, T.
M." Brady, D. G. Allred, and S. T.
Lassiter and Hugh Parks. The vote
for Randleman was unanimous-
Taft Desperate
President Taft has announced
that he will have William Barnes,
boss of the New-York state Re
publcani machine,- as his leader on
the floor of the Chicago convention.
It is a known fact that Barnes has
openly declared he -would not vote
for' Roosevelt if nominated, and
has urged the organization of a
, third party .should the convention
make Teddy its candidate.
His action in placing Boss Barnes
In high authority on the committee
la taken to mean that he has at
last become desperate and is willing
that the party may be injured, no
' matter how much. If he can con
tribute to the defeat of Roosevelt
' In the convention or at the polls,
it will be all the same to him.
That Mr. Taft will bolt the nomi
nation - of Colonell Roosevelt there
does not seem to be the least doubt.
ays a Washington dispatch.
Poe-Aycock
in Asheboro'
Friends In Asheboro have re
ceived the following invitation:
"Mrs. Chas. Brantley Aycock an
nounces the marriage of her daugh
ter, Alice Varlna, to Mr. Clarence
Poe. on Wednesday, the twenty-
ninth of May, , nineteen hundred
and. 'twelve, Raleigh,. North Car-
V Una."
IfoJ 'two
and Mrs;
roe Are in Europe
months.
Editors Deny Kitchin Charge '
Got- W. W. Kltchln made one of
the strongest speeches since the
beginning of his campaign in Rocky
Mount last Friday night.
Got. Kitchin said that he was go-
In; to attack Senator Simmons with
full force, and that the speech in
Rocky Mount would be the most bit-t
ter since the start of his campaign.
2 hat it would be even more bitter
than his speech . in Greensboro a
lew weeks ago, when he made an
attack on the record of Senator
Simmons. 'It has been said by
many over the state that I was hurt
ing myself instead of Simmons when
I attacked his character. However,
wnether I am or not, I am going
to keep on doing so until I prove to!
the people of North Carolina Just
what kind of a man they have rep
resenting them in the senate. Sim
mons and his" supporters have
searched my twelve years' record
in Congress, they have raked it
with a fine tooth comb, but not
one blemish have they found - and
that record of mine will be a great
asset in my favor when I am elect
ed senator from North Carolina on
the fourth day of next March."
The Governor said that he be
lieved the newspapers were get
ting pay for backing Simmons and
that he would not be surprised if
V' local papers were getting pay.
Editors of the two papers in Rocky
Mount were on their feet In an In
stant demanding and receiving an
apology.
Three Babies, One Head
Poughkeepsie, June 1 A child
with one head and three bodies,was
born to Mrs. Joseph Muckenhaupt,
it 205 Church Street, this city, on
luesday. Two of the bodies, males,
had arms, but no legs., Both were
attached to a twelve-pound norma
baby girl at the mouth. To save
the girl the surgeons severed the
tune which attached the males to
the female.
Summer School at Normal
The first summer session of the
State Normal and Industrial College
at Greensboro will open June 12th,
and continue till August 7th.
The regular heads of the depart
ments will direct the work of the
summer . session. The special lec
turers include a number of eminent
educational workers among whom
may be mentioned: Dr. P. P. Clax-
ton. United States Commissioner of
education; Hon. J. T. Joyner, state
superintendent of education; D. J.
Crosby, expert in agricultural edu
cation!, United States department of
Agriculture; Mlsa Jessie Field,
county superintendent of education
in Page county, Iowa; Dr. John
Lee Coulter, census bureau, Wash
ington, D. C ; Prof. E. C. Brooks,
Trinity College; Prof. Benson, de-
partment of agriculture, Washlngtor
Hon. W. M. Hayes, assistant) secre
tary of agriculture; Prof. N. W.
Walker, University of North Caroli
na, and Prof. L. C. Brogden and
J. A. Bivens, of the state depart
ment of public instruction.
City Councilman Harry Dougherty,
ot Atlantic City, New Jersey, ar
rested on a charge of accepting a
bribe of $500 in return for his vote
In council for the passage ot an
ordinance providing for a concrete
boardwalk along the beach front
designed to cost a million dollars
or more, was given a hearing last
Friday. Through his lawyers he
pleaded not guilty and was held
in $3,000 bail for the grand Jury.
Dr. . Harvey W. Wiley, until re
cently head of the Bureau of Chem
istry of the United States delivered
ins principal address at the gradu
ating exercises of Trinity College,
niirhmi vcptorday. - -
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
Mr. J. E. Jones, formerly of HlUs1
boro, died at his home lni Greens
boro, last Sunday. , ..
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The Moore County Fair Associa
tion will Incorporate and hold an
nual fairs
The North Carolina Building and
Loan League will meet in Raleigh,
next Tuesday and Wednesday, June
11, and 12. V ',
Nitric acid for commercial use Js
now successfully manufactured from
the air at the Southern Power-plant
av Nitrolee, South .Carolina. .
President Taft, in a message to
Congress last week, urged immedl-
a legislation to prevent the pro
miscuous use of habit-forming drugs
James Durham, a prominent citi
zen of Chatham county, died from
the efects of an operation for ap
pendicitis, at Rex Hospital, Raleigh,
one day last week.
Dr. W. J. Martin, for many years
professor of chemlstry at Davidson
College, has been elected president
of that institution to succeed Dr.
Henry Louis Smith, resigned.
News comes from Havana that
General Estonaz, the negro leader
of the negro insurgents in Cuba has
captured and burned the town of
Lamaga, thirty miles from Santiago.
T. U. Vaughn, former superinten
dent ot the South Carolina Odd
Fellows' orphanage 'at Greenville,
has been arrested and lodged in
jail on a charge of committing as
sault upon one of the orphan girls
unaer ms cure.
Carl, the two-year-old son of
Mr- and Mrs. Charles, Lampley, of
near Norwood, was acciaenuy snoi
and fatally wounded a few days ago
by Bennie Thomas, a cousin of the
dead boy and eleven years of age.
Bennie was overcome with grief, and
asked that someone take the gun
and shoot him.
Fire which damaged the building
occupied by Stewart Brothers, job
printers, of Winston-Salem, last Fri
day, is now thought to have been
of incendiary origin. Ropes satur
ated with benzine and turpentine
trolled fromjthe basement up the
elevator shaft up to the fourth
floor.
Married
Mr. Harvey Cox and Miss Myrtle
Holt, two popular young, people of
Ramseur were happily married on
May 29. Rev. T. E. White perform
ed the ceremony. ,
Memorial Service at Pleasant Ridge
t
An impressive memorial service
was held at Pleasant Ridge Sun
day, June 2. The Rev. Mr. White,
the regular pastor, had charge of
the service. Mr. Addison Scott, of
Coleridge, conducted the singing of
some old hymns from the South
em Harmony' hymnal. Not more
than six or seven could be found
In that large audience who could
sing those old hymns. They were
touching and pathetic and called
np memories of days long past to
all who were present. After the
program of songs and short talks
they decorated the graves.
This la a Drettv cemetery and
contains one hundred and sixty
two graves.
The first grave was made there
in ,1876, and was that of Nora C
Yow, the young daughter of An
drew and Polly Tow. This is a
pretty custom of decorating the
graves of the dead once a year. The
custom was begun In honor of
the soldier, and is : reaching all
persons now." as we come more
and more to recognize fthe heroism
of the obscure commonplace life.
Solicitor Hammer's Speech at The
State Convention Nominating
Col. W. P. Wood
Hit. Chairman and gentlemen of
the Convention:
To this representative body of
North Carolina Democrats I appeal
to nominate this day a candidate fo
State Auditor from the great Pied
mont section of the state, a man
who has been .tried and not found
wanting.
Born amid the hills of the Oco
reechees, he has lived all his
life among and close to the peo
ple and breathed with them the
air of freedom and liberty, and his
heart warms to them as did the
heart of the duke to the little Scot
tich girl in the days of- Jennie
Dean.
Ho is a Democrat of Democrats,
a reforlmer after as well as be
fore election.
A business man of exceptionally
fine ability.
From every "county and from
every section thereof there comes
a voice off no unfamiliar sound an
nouncing and proclaiming the fit
ness and qualifications of Col.
Wood for this important position.
For two years he has served as
a worthy successor of Dr. Dixon and
his selection has mep with the
hearty approval of the people.
On his behalf I promise a con
tinuation of most faithful -service
and the prompt discharge of every
duty.
He is of Democratic stock that
never waveri or falters, an Is
raelite in whom there is no guile;
man whose political and official
reputation, as well as his private
life is as spotless as the twinkling
stars-
Two years ago the honor and
a stinction was accorded to me at
. Charlotte Convention to place In
nomination Henry Clay Brown for
Corporation Commissioner. He too
came from this great section of the
at ate. Since then he has passed to
ihe v-crldjof shadows and is on the
Beautiful Shore with that other
distinguished North Carolinian, the
illustrious Aycock, both of whom
are today looking from the angels
upon us as guardians, may I say,
of a people they both loved so well.
I declare to you in the name ot
ihe great people living in a ter
ritory extending from the very foot
the mountains to the tide water
section, drained by the Tadkin and
the western tributaries of the Cape
Fear, where are seen these balmy
June days with fields ripe unto the
harvest, of waiving billowy golden
grain, and acre upon acres of ten
der com, vividly green, with cot
ton farms, work shops, manufac
turing enterprises here and there
in this landscape of beauty this
great section of the state forms
vast industrial empire of as fine a
type of people as ever lived upon
the earth.
From this section where the skies
are bluer and the birds sing more
sweetly and the women are more
beautiful than an angel's; dream,
purer than the icicles that hung
from the temple of Diana; Tea,
a people who love every .stone in
the sides of the hills and mountains,
and every drop of water that
courses in the crystal livers,
people that love every blade of
grass that springs from the fertile
soil, a people that love the warm
sunlight that plays as we think it
plays at' no other spoil on earth.
This brave and great' people ask
for recognition at the ; hands of
this convention -ot one df her va
liant sons. They -ask the nomlna'
tion for State Auditor of that brave
Confederate soldier, distinguished ci
Confederate soldler,distinguished cit
lzen and peerless Christian' Gentleman,-
Col. William Penn Wo6d, of
the County of Eandolph.
JURORS FOR JULY
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First Week -
The county commissioners at
their regular meeting on Monday,
June 3, drew the following jurors
for the next term of Randolph su
perior court beginning Monday, July
15-
Asheboro township John W.
Hadley and W. H. Rodgers.
Liberty J. L. Hardin, C. R.
Curtis, G. M Marley and Alfred
Ward ' '
Coleridge Wade E. Cheek, Al
fred M. Vestal, D. S. Craven, Thos.
Hodgln.
Back Creek G. C. McCain, Henry
C. Lamb.
Tabernacle A. S. Myers, W. J.
Delk.
Trinity S. C. Reddick, Hugh Mil
ler, J. A. Welborn.
Richland flames A. Kime, .
New Mar. t Joseph Wall.
Union Franklin Auman.
Frankllnvllle Clarence Parks, W.
H. Wrenn, W. H. Bonkemeyer.
Grant J. F. Boggs.
New Hope J. R. Russell, Jesse
H. -Lyndon, C. J. Seabolt.
Columbia J. A. Stout, Jesse P.
Williams, H. C. Wlliams.
- Randleman D. R. Yow, J. C.
Daniel.
Cedar Grove C. E. Kearns, Claud
Luck, Grant Vuncannon.
Providence Aaron L. Cox
Second Week.
Back Creek J. M. Kanoy.
Randleman Alleni Hanner, R.
S- Frazier, J. Lindsay Lassiter.
New Hope Robert Davis, H. W.
Skeen.
Providence John Allred.
Colerjilge Joseph M. Elllls, L.
T- Parks,
Cedar Grove John Rush.
Asheboro Will E. Hall.
Columbia A. H. Thomas, C. B.
Brown, J. George Smith.
Broweer L. O. Sugg.
Grant A. S. Pugh.
Tabernacle L. E. Harris.
Pleasant Grove Henry H. Brady.
Farm Demonstration
During last month the County
Demonstrator S. E. Coble and Dis
trict Agent E- S. Millsapps held
four field meetings, one at A E.
Stoley's, near Julian," J. M. Williams
on Sandy Creek, Hugh Parks'
farm on Randleman Route No. 1,
and J. O. Forrester's farm near
Ramseur- Sixty-three persons met
the demonstrators at these four
places and manifested much inter
est in better farming methods. In
July other field meetings will oj
held in the Western and Southern
I-art of the county. Mr. Millsapps
says that Randolph farmers are do
ing better than any in the state un
der the direction of County Demon,
strator S. E. Coble.
Rural Carriers Meet
The Rural Letter Carriers Asso
ciation of Randolph county met in
the court house at Asheboro May
30. The meeting was called to or
der by D. M. Sharp, president.
Roll called and minutes of last
meeting read and approved.
The executive committee reports
two new membrs, M. F. Hinshaw,
Randleman No- 2, and J. M. Walker,
Asheboro No. 1.
All the present officers were
elected to serve another term. D.
M. Sharp was elected delegate to
the state meeting at Asheville July
3rd and 4th. J. D. Hardin was
elected alternate.
The by-laws were read and ad
opted by a unanimous vote. They
provided for $1.25 dues for each
member annually, due July 1, and
must be paid in 60 days or( you
are suspended for N. P. D- Hope
all carriers will 'note this and send
In dues at once.
After the regular business several
carriers made talks for the good
ot the association.
D. pi. Sharp, Pres.
Abe Hudson, Sec
The Eggleston historical prize at
Yale has been awarded to Stewart
L. Mima, Yale, 1904, of Durham, N,
C, a member of the graduate class
Proceedings County Commissioners
The 3o?rd of County Commission
r met in regular session lavi
Mcuduy tlui all the members pres
ent as follows: H. T. Cavlness,
Chairman ;B. F. Bulla, and W. T.
Foushee- The following accounts
were allowed:
County Home y 1 .
Mrs. F. P. Prevo, sewing for '. .
inmatesl 7.59
N. Routh, mdse, 29.25
Allen Trotter, mdse ....... 5-37
Will Davis, mdse 11.04
Will F. Redding, mdse .... 1.60
Alt Rich, making coffin .... 1.00
Milton Bell, digging grave .-. 1-00
Troy Milllkan, 4 pigs 12.00
C. Johnson, mdse 8-00
Lee Hoover, part payment
burial pauper . 5.00
Roads and Bridges
W. T. Carter, work on bridge
Lassiter's Mills ......4.00
H- L. Andrews, inspecting
bridge . - 2-00
John V. Gaster, painting bridge
-... .... 6.30
Frankllnvllle Mfg. Co., cement
for bridge 18.64
John Dickens, work on bridge 4-00
O. Graves, lumber for bridge
18.35
iC. W. Hinshaw, removing
lumber, etc ,75
W. E. Davis lumber for bridge 2.50
F. Cavlness, roofing paint 6.00
P. Davis, work on bridge 38.60
J. L. Davis, work on bridge . . 22.00
Ben Redding, work om bridge 14.81
C T. Davis, work on brldige 16.66
W. F. Kanoy, work on bridge 14.71
Ray Cranford, work on bridge 1.50
L. C. Parrlsh, work on bridge 1.00
P. Davis, work on bridge 35-60
J. L. Davis, work on. bridge 19.20
Ben Redding, work on bridge 11.88
C. T. Davis, work on bridge 11.22
W. F. Kanoy, work on bridge 12.69
Will Redding, work on bridge 5.80
Sam Connor, work on bridge 5.00
J. M. Robblns, lumber for -
bridge 76.86
" Miscellaneous.
Walter Mllllkan,taxes refunded 9-21
S. E. Coble.farm demonstrator 40.00
Register of Deeds, issuing orders
etc 21.20
W. C. Hammond, recording
sheriff's report . . .
26.25
Town of Asheboro, water
and lights 3.38
M. L. Fox, Supt of health
one month 12.50
The Courier, publishing
special school exhibit .... 8.00
W. C. Hammond, examining
lunatic ' 2. 00
E. A. McMasters, examining
lunatic and mileage .... 2-20
Dr. A. H. Redding, examining.
lunatic and mileage ...... 2.30
W. Steed, conveying lunatic
to hospital 18.50
H. B- Hlatt, examining lunatic 2.00
N. M. Lowe, jailor for May 26.75
A. E. Hall.'l day janitor .. .75
ihe Courier, 1000 legal blanks 4.00
The Courier, publishing
nnnv.al statement 5.00
The Courier, publishing annuall
exhibit 35.00
The Courier,, publishing
C. S. C. report 15-00
H. T. CavinesB, 1 day member
Board 2.00
W. T. Foushee, 1 day member
Board and mileage ... . 3.80
B. F. Sulla, 1 day member
Board and mileage ... . . ..i 2.80
Register of Deeds, 1 day
Clerk to Board ..... . 2.00
i Claude Swanson Allen was found
guilty last week of' murder in the
second degree for the -killing ot
Judge Thorton Massie at II 111 grille,
Va., last March. The -punishment '
recommended Is 15 years In the pen.
llentlary. There are also four other
indictments against Allen In any
one of which he may be found gulltj;
J of first degree inurdur,
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