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ISSUED WEEKLY PRINCIPLES. NOT MEN VOL. 40 Asheboro, N. C. Thursday, May 6, 1915 No. 18 MUNICIPAULECTION WAS HELD LAST TUESDAY MAYOR CRANFORD RE-ELECT ED NEW CONSTABLE AND PART OF ALDERMEN NEW. Much interest was taken in the town election held last Tuesday. 294 voters "registered, and the total Vote polled was 250. The judges of the election were Messrs. B. F. Newby, L. D. Bulla, and Ferd Ingold, regis' trar. The ticket elected with the vote casv was as follows: , Mayor,. C. C. Cran- ford, 195; Town Clerk, A. R. Winning ham, 229; Town Treasurer, F. E Byrd, 235; , town Constable, C. W Steed, 138; Aldermen, D. B. McCrary, 226; W. J. Moore, 249: J. A. York 23.3; J. H. McCain, 128; S. W. Pres nell, 127. Messrs. Steed, Presnell, and Mc Cain received a lighter vote than the other successful candidates because they had opponents, while the others elected were the only candidates in the field. The entire ticket elected was nominated at a citizen's primary held in the courthouse last Thursday night, except C. W. Steed for consta ble, and S. W. Presnell, for alderman, candidates who came out later. The opposing candidate for consta' ble was Millis Brown, and the two for aldermen were J. W. Hadley and J. M. Neely. . , ASHEBORO GRADED SCHOOL Next Week Will be Commencement Season Annual Address by Dr. Rondthaler Sermon by Rev. Joseph Peele. Next week will be the commence ment season with tne Asheboro grad ed school, which is closing one of the most successful terms in its history, The annual sermon will be preached in the auditorium Sunday morning May 9th, by Rev. Joseph H. Peele, of Guilford College. . The graduating ' exercises will be held on Monday evening May 10th; on Tuesday evening, Miss Nannie Bulla's music class will give their concert; and on Wednesday evening, the ex erases will close with an address by Dr. Howard E. Rondthaler, President of Salem College, and the presents tion of diplomas to the twelve mem bers of the graduating class. , , The class roll is as follows: Misses Kate Brittain, Ruth McPherson, Ursley Williams, Lena Williams, White, Fleta Lewallen, Edna ness, Clarice Presnell, Clara Ethel Birkhead, Mary Wade and Mr. Banks Richardson. Nancy Cave Pugh, Bulla, MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS Many Carolina Cities and Towns Elected Officers First of This Week Mayor Charles Young, of Lexing ton, was re-elected last Monday over J. A. Lindsay, after a hot contest, Messrs. T. J. Taylor, T. E. Grimes, J. T. Lowe, F. 0. Sink, W. J. Lancas ter, J. W. Broadway, George L. Hack ney, and N. A- Hinshaw were elected aldermen. : ' Raleigh overwhelmingly re-elected Mayor James I. Johnson and the pres ent board of aldermen. At Shelby, Col. J. T. Gardner de feated the present Mayor J. C. Smith by a majority of two votes in a total 602. I John C. Gibbs and the entire Demo cratic ticket was elected at Fayettej- ville without opposition. At Thomasville, there was only one ticket in the field. Zed Griffith was elected Mayor; and Charles F. Lam beth, M. H. Stone, T. A. Finch, E. W. Cates, and J. W. Boyles aldermen. At Mt. Airy, the Democratic ticket, headed by E. C. Bivens for Mayor won over the citizen's ticket, headed by S. E. Marshall, by a majority of 214. . In Charlotte, Tuesday, only one ticket, nominated by the Democratic primary was in the field, except in one ward there were two candidates for aldermen. Col. T. L. Kirkpatrick was elected Mayor. .' In' Greensboro, Mr.k T.J.. Murphy was elected Mayor by- a very small 'majority over Mr. J.: II. 'Cook. "' At Kenilworth," a suburb of Ashe ville, only seven votes were cast in the municipal election. , , In Winston-Salem, Q. b! Deaton was re-elected Mayor over the Repub lican candidate, W, A. Lemley, and the Socialist candidate, J. P. Taylor. High Point entered upon the com mission form of government Tuesday, with W. P. Pickett; Mayor; and S. L. Davis, C. D. Smith, A. E. Alexander, and R. B. Terry, the other members of the council. NEWS FROOAMSEUR CORRESPONDENT BELIEVES IN GIVING PRAISE WHILE OBJECT IS LIVING RAMSEUR HAS , MANY USEFUL CITIZENS. A number of our folks attended the closing exercises of the Coleridge graded school last Saturday. Those of us who once lived in that commu nity, but for some years have hardly been in the place found many steps have been taken forward and the place improved along many lines. The school, and church life especially have made great progress. There is a noticeable absence of the farmer in our town this week,, the "moon" being right and the "ground hog" being dead we suppose he is planting that necessity we call King Corn. ' Ramseur has been welj represented at Greensboro the past week, Messrs. E. C. Watkins, E. B. Leonard, N. F. Marsh, H. B. Moore and others mak ing the trip through the country. Capt. Y, M, C. Johnson, who has been suffering from appendicitis, has improved to the extent that he is able to get out and enjoy the glorious April sunshine again. Capt Johnson has been a useful .man in our community and though he has arrived at a ripe old age we hope he may be with us many more years. Believing, that it is better to extend bouquets to our friends before they have departed this life we ask per mission to add here that Ramseur has a number of men who have lived about the allotted time and several of them "on borrowed time," whom we appre ciate, more .thani Jhey; think. One among them is our esteemed friend and neighbor, Mr. W. H. Watkins, who has been an unusually active man and has been the originator of much good to this, and other communities as well. Having Served in 'he war, made scores of trips North and one. to Europe, served his State as Senator and filled many other important offices, and traveled widely ' "he cfn interest an audience with his many experiences in these travels and pactions. He is an ideal" neighbor and unsurpassed in hospitality in his splendid home. ' Another" of our kind old friends is Mri R; T. Melntyre. He has lived here for years and is well known by our people. He has traveled quite a little over the South and can tell us many things we didn't know .about the hap penings' of 40 and 50 years ago and the conditions of life in the Gulf States and in many other places where he has been. Then our old friend and fisherman, Mr. J. H. Cross, who spent his boyhood up the river before the deer were all gone and the land so nearly overrun by man. and who spent several years in the West and in the city of Baltimore a man who; has lived a Very simple unpretentious life but one who has not lived without learning many thir.ga by experience,. and car. tell you many interesting in cidents of his. life., i Another of our good friends who is living "on. borrowed time" is i Mr. J. T. Turner, who went thi-ouch the war (as did most ell of these men) and has a memory that is remarkably clear as was proven by his articles about war times in The Courier re cently, Then our -neighbor Mr;' J. W. Allred, the man who has done a great deal of work that will stay with us. (be is a brick and concrete layer) is a man whom we appreciate. He has lived with us a number of years and has been an energetic citizen and at' the same time, a farmer, living on ' the suburbs and owning a good farm,' He was in the war and hns seen some of the country. We would also men tion our friend Mr. M. C. Free, who is over three score and who is an, old resident of. Ramseur, having lived here over twer.ty-five years. , He spent some years in the West while a young man and can tell you many interest ing things about traveling through the country in a wagon to Indiana: He -has been a successful;, machinist for years her. " . ,. And if space would allow we yuld mention many others" who are worthy of our praise among whom are Uncle Daniel Burgess, Uncle Nat. Thomas, Mr,,-A. B. ..Covington, Mr. . Murphy Burriss, Mr., W. H. Steel, Mr. Carson York, Mr. D. ,W. Moser, Mr. H. W. Scott and others. ' These men are well known to our people and haVe many friends here, ; They ore men who are acquainted with the plain everyday life and are plain and simple in their habits, They Bpent their lives "mak- ing a living" in an nonesi way nn have learned many things ' in "the ' DEDICATE JO. CHURCH LIVE NEWS FROM OUR NEIGH BORING TOWN OF FRANKLIN-VILLE. At three o'clock, the appointed time, Saturday evening a large con course of people gathered at the M. E. cr.ut'h to witness the ceremony of laying the corner stone of the church which was conducted by Rev. H. M. Blair, editor of the North Carolina Advocate, assisted by W. R. Ware, presidir.g elder of Salisbury district. The' beautiful addro38 of Mr. Blair was listened to With keenest interest and doubtless made a lasting impres sion on his hearers. He spoke of the visible and invisible church and showed the importance of a suitable place of worship as it has been con sidered by civilized ' people down through all the ages and at this good time in which we believe most people reverence the church as a holy and sacred place because it stands for all that is good, noble and grand and that a town or community can be measured in a very large part by the church she maintair.s. After the ceremony was completed the stone was placed and SKiued by W. D. Maner and this passed into history, the completion of the church which would be dedicated to service of the Master on the follow ing day and while the evening clouds seemed threatening and fear was felt that the weather would not be favora ble yt we awoke Sundiy morning to find an ideal day, all nature seemed to be f.miling and to whisper in soft est tDnes a hearty welcome. The house was filled to overflowing when the exerc ises Were opened at 11 o'clock by the young psople who rendered some select ar.d very appropriate mu sic after which the pastor Rev.' J. T. Rogerr, made a short introductory talk and presented Rev. W.'R. Ware, who delivered the dedicatory sermon to the delight of every one present. Mr. Ware is one " among the best preachers in the western conference and is loved by all our people r.nd we feci highly honored at being pblc to secure his service at this sacred time, At the close of the sermon the church was formally presented to the confer ence from the building cammittee by Mr. Hugh Parks, Jr. and was accept ed by the speaker in behalf of the con fere e. Mr. Ware also preached an able lihd helpful sermon Sunday night 'Out Sunday schools are all' doing good work but they could do better. There are on roll in the main school at the M. E.' church 261, with '241 pres ent last Sunday, a year ago last Son- day there were 150 present. The protracted meeting at the M. E. church will begin Monday night May 10. Everybody will be welcome, Several of our people attended com menetrment at Coleridge Saturday, Mr. John Pugh, of Greensboro at tended the funeral of his uncle, Mr, A. M. Ellison last week and spent a few days in the community with rel atives. , , The Franklinville Lumber Company have completed their siding and have received several car loads of lumber and tht-y find it a great convenience and saving in expense, in handling large lots of lumber. Misses Fannie and Laura Sumner, of Greensboro Normal College, spent Sunday in the city with home folks A. W. Swaney nnd family have moved to Millboro. W. H, Tippett has commenced the new press house for Franklinville Manufacturing Company, E. A. Routh and G. C. Russell, made a trip to Greensboro one day last week., , Mrs. R. L. Elkin and children are visiting in town this week. Misses Bessie Cox and Mamie Tip pett are spending the week with rel atives and friends at Greensboro and Hillsboro. school of life,"' that 'would be worth our attention if we younger folks were disposed to listen to them. We hope they will all be with us many more years that we may learn lessons from them and show them that we respect old age and appreciate their presence. Chester Bostic, who has, charge of the Ramseur Garage is kept very busy these days repairing machines. 'Mrs. Lee and children, of Greens boro, spent the past week with her sister, Mrs. W. M. Short. Miss Elizabeth Smith visited in Greensboro last week. ' ' On Saturday last Asheboro crossed bats with Ramseur on our diamond. The score resulted in Ramseur's favor u w i. 'A daughter each armed in the GENERAL NEWS ITEMS ITEMS OF LIVE NEWS GATHER ED FROM OUR EXCHANGES AND CONDENSED IN BRIEF FORM FOR BUSY READERS. The High Point Enterprise has Joined the Associated Press service. The State Federation of Women's Clubs is in session at Goldsboro this week. On commencement day, May 18th, the new alumni building at Oak Ridge will be dedicated. The business men of Graham have recently Organized the Graham Com mercial Club. j The Lee County Journal is a new paper that made its first appearance at Jonesboro, April 20th. Governor Strong, of Alaska, has vetoed the anti-hanging bill recently passed by the territorial Legislature. 85, men were arrested in Durham last Monday on the charge of operat ing blind tigers. One of the Japanese demands upon China is that Japan may have the right to propagate religious doctrines in that country. v C. T. Surratt has purchased the in terest of D. E. Westnioreland in the Denton Herald and become publisher of the paper. Jim Newlin,. a former citizen of Spencer, was killed in a motorcycle race at Springfield, Mo., a few days ago. Dr. D. A. Stanton, of High Point, is one of the party of Southern sur geons, who are in Northern cities for special study. Prof. E. C. Brooks, of Trinity Col lege, will deliver the annual address at the Thomasville graded school com mincemont Friday evening of this week. President Wilson will not establish uit office.' at the sumer white house, at ConiiKa, New- Hampshire, this sum mer, but&v.ill fd most of the time in Washington. ; A spelling match was held in Gra ham recently by the Daughters of the Confederacy, the women being lined up against the men of the town and the old "blue back" used. The women were the winners, Mrs. C. B. Erwin standing longest. Mrs. Marian Hartline, ajred 80 years, was the victim of a horrible accident at her home, Troutman, last Saturday, when she fell against woodsaw that was being operated in the yard and was so badly injured that death resulted in a few minutes. Five persons were injured, one W. A. Andrews, of Spencer, right badly, in a head-on collision between two engines on the Greensboro yards last Sunday. One of the engines was pull ing a train of fifteen cars for a carni val company on the way to Reidsville, while the other was a light engine going out of the local yards for High Point, when the smash-UD occurred. Maj. Charles Waite, father of Mrs. H. D. Blake, of Greesboro, died at his home, Cullpepper, Va., last Sunday. Maj. Waite served in the Confederate army under Cavalry Leader, "Jeb" Stuart. He was also the organizer of the Piedmont Guano Company in 1869. and traveled in this State for forty years in the interest of this company He was 80 years of age. home of Manly Barker and Uetis Leach last week. Clvde Luther's handsome bungalow residence is rapidly neanng compie tion. Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Rogers were called to Lincolnton last week to see their son, who underwent an opera tion for appendicitis. He was so much imnroved that they returned home Saturday evening. Mrs. Wiseman, of Henrietta, is spending some time with her daugh ter, Mrs. J. T. Rogers. Miss Mabel Farmer, who was for merly a popular teacher in Ramseur, is the guest of Miss Lelyer Ferree. Mr. and Mrs. Way and Mrs. Isaac Thomas and children , of Asheboro, visited in town last Sunday. Charming little twin boys were born to Mr. and Mrs. Cicero Holt last Sunday. J. R. Phillips, who has conducted a general grocery store in Brooklyn for a number of years, is closing out his stock of goods, and will move to San- ford, much to the regret of his many friends. HEARD INTHE COUNTY WHAT OUR TOWN CORRESPON DENT HEAR? AND THINKS ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. The Montgomerian seems to think that Hon. R. N. Page will be a candi date for Governor next year. . It is not "what they say," but it is what you are and how you accom plished it that should be the stand ard of judgment. And did you ever think of this? Messrs, Lester Cox and Will Pugh, of Climax Rt. 1, were in Asheboro last Saturday. E. M. Brown, a well-known and popular citizen of Star, was in town Monday. Mr. Jethro Jarrell, of Worthville, was in the city last Saturday on busi ness. Gardners are behind time but if the weather continues warm, English peas will soon be ready for use. Mr. J. M. Worthington and family of Randleman, moved to High Point last week. Cotton has passed the ten cent mark and there is no indication of a drop in the price. Mr. Merchant, do you know you are standing in your own light if you are not advertising in The Courier. The Courier has a large circulation and if you want to reach the people you can do so through it. Asheboro should have a public li brary not simply from the standpoint of pride, but because of the actual needs and because of the very good that might grow out of the reading of good books, and for the reason that we have respectable citizens who are intelligent, and unable financiallly to supply the home with the kind of books children should read. Our peo ple owe it to Asheboro and the ris ing generation to make an active ef fort in securing this great needed en terprise. It would not require great deal of an offort to secure a public library here. Mr. J. E. Hill, of Spero, is num bered among our renewal subscribers this week. Mr. Hill is a good citizen and has a good farm and a fine or chard on it. He now has over 100 gallons of pure apple vinegar. Your attention is called to Mr. G A. C. Freeman's advertisement in this issue. Mr. Freeman is now occupy ing a .room up stairs in the McDowell building and he certainly knows how to make and repair shoes. There is not enough of the commu nity spirit among the several dis tricts. The real estate market in Randolph county has been pretty active of late. There were something over s-.xteen thousand bales of cotton frown in Hoke county last year. Only nine teen other counties produced more and still seventy-five per cent, of our tillable land is in cultivation. This strip of land has a hopeful future. Hoke County Journal. Political forcasters say that Govern or Locke Craig will lock horns with Congressman Rritt of the tenth dis trict next year. Wondsr if the pressr.l adrainistra tion is responsible for the recent rise in the price ef cotton? Of course the blame(?) for it will fall there. While on the subject I may as well say shame on that fellow who said during the last campaign that cotton was low because the Democrats took off the tariff. Thou fool: There nev er was any tariff on cotton. Old suck er, the people were too intelligent to be foold by such a lie. Mr. W. M. Parks, of Ramseur Rt. 1, was in town one day last week. Mr. R. C. Smith, of Guilford Col lege, was here a few days ago. Mr. M. F. Burgess, of Ramceur, Route 2, was in town the other day. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. West, of Mon roe, spent several days last week at Central Falls. Mr. L. M. Curtis, of Franklinville, was a visitor to our town Tuesday. Messrs. H. P. Baldwin and J. H. Malone, of Route 1, were in town Monday. Mr. C. H. Julian, of Franklinville, s)ient a short while in town Tuesday evening. While discussing politics in Frank linville the other day, a 1X0 Repub lican went to abusing Wilson, where upon a drummer butted-in and said: "My friend, in my rounds over the country, I find all the wise Republi cans praising Wilson, and the fools knocking him." Yes ''Fools rush in where angels fear to tread." Half a Truth Worse Than a Lie." "The Asheboro Bulletin, comment ing on the Government purchase of FRAZIEOROWER MARRIAGE OF POPULAR YOUNG PEOPI E NEAR LIBERTY. Staley, April B0. One of the first weddings to take place during the spring months was solemnized Thurs day afternoon at 2:45 at the lovely country home of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Brower, near Liberty, when their daughter, Miss Ora, became the bride of Shelley Calvin Frazier, of Liberty. Marked by its beauty and simplicity. this was one of the prettiest home weddings ever celebrated in this com munity. No invitations were issued. so only the immediate relatives of both families were present. The en tire lower floor of the home was beau tifully decorated, the pink and white color scheme being carried out in ev ery detail. The ceremony was per formed in the north parlor of the home, where an improvised altar of fern3, white dogwood, pink honey suckle and ivy was used. . On either side of the altar were pedestals drap ed in white chiffon entwined 'with ivy, bearing silver candlesticks, with num bers of pink and white lighted tapers; in front of this altar the vows were taken. Preceding the ceremony, Mrs. John Guy Reitzel, cousin of the bride, skil fully played "Hearts and Flowers." To the strains of the wedding march from Lohengrin, the bridal party en tered. First came the ring bearer.lit tle Miss Lena Pickett, niece of the bride, wearing a dress of white organ die and lace with pink ribbon, carry ing a large white Killarney rose in which the ring was embedded. Then came the maid of honor, Miss Snoda Emily Brower, sister of the bride, dressed in pink crepe de chir.e with bodice of real lace and black picture hat, carrying pink Killarney roses. Next came the bride with her brother Armpstead Brower, who gave her in marriage. She was never more lovely in a coat suit of Belgian blue, with hat and gloves to match, carrying a shower bouquet of brides' roses and. lilies of the valley. They descended the stairway and met the groom and his best men, J. Howard McPherson, at the altar, where Rev. G. F. Millo way, pastor of the bride performed the ceremony, while Mra. Reitzel soft ly played "Schuberts" Serenade." For the recessional, "Mendleschns"" wedding march, was played. Mr. and'. Mrs. Frazier left on train No. 131 for a northern tour. On their return they will reside in Liberty. Mrs. Frazier is an attractive young, lady with a. large drele of friends, while Mr. Fra zier is one of Liberty's most popular young men. AN AMERICAN STEAMER TORPEDOED , Attacked of the Scilly Isles and De stroyed with Loss of Three Lives. The American oil tank steamer Gulf Light, which sailed from Port Arthur, Texas, April 10th, for Rouen, France, was torpedoed last Saturday off the Scilly Isles. The captain of the steamer died of heart failure caused by the shock, and two seamen jumping overboard were drowned. The other members of the crew were taken off by a patrol boat, and the vessel was towed into Crow Sound and beached. a large lot of speech envelopes a few days ago, handles it editorially in such a way as to leave an impression on those of its readers who know no better, that these envelopes were pur chased especially for the use of Demo crats to mail out speeches during the coming campaign and that such a purchase is a new thing for the gov ernment to do. As a matter of fact the purchase- was exactly what has been done for years and years under every admin istration, and for the Senators and! Congressmen of all political parties, one having as much privilege as the other, just as they have all these many years. And The Bulletin knew it to be so, but preferred to tell half a truth that was worse than a plain fabrication. "This kind of political dope is the lowest, vilest and most contemptible; and it is a cause for genuine satisfas- tion that during the Republican ad ministrations the Democratic press was decent enough to strike stright from the 6houlder. None of our ac quaintance made a practice of habit ually misconstruing facts so as to leave a wholly wrong and deceptive impression on the minds of its read era as The Bulletin does almost every week. It ought to be ashamed of it- . self:" Troy Montgomerian.