THE COURIER ISSUED PRINCIPLES. NOT MEN ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR VOL. 40 Asheboro, N. C, Thursday, November 25, 1915 No. 49 EIGHT FINE PRIZES WILL BE GIVEN FREE TUESDAY GENERAL NEWS ITEMS rnNTEST CLOSES NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT AT 10 O'CLOCK-EVERY ,rnvmniTi:nAS A CHANCE TO WIN ONE OF THE llin .rw..- . t GRAND PRIZES JUDGES AN HUUNi;jD. rrto !Anrifr's automobile and piano I contest closes next Tuesday night, No- vcmber 30th, at 10 o'ciock, ana me votes will be counted at 9 o'clock next morning. No coupons or subscriptions will be accepted and counted aft r 10 o'clock Tuesday night. Subscriptions and coupons arriving on the train Tuesday night at 9:30 will be accept- The foillowig have been appointed to canvass the vote and announce me winners Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock: Messrs. D. B. McCrary, R. C. Johnson, and J. H. McCain. The Last Lap. No race that was ever run has ever Vv watched with keener interest .i. this rreat contest which has now entered on its last lap. The people of the county are interested in their fa ...:oi and are cheering them for a Vmm the very beginning they have rallied to the support of the candidates and naturally wiey are m ct in the contestants whom they have helped by paying their hard cash for subscriptions. If you nave receiv j ooaiatance and irood wishes from your friends for goodness sake hustle the next few dayB and snow mem wiw, you are worthy of the confidence tney ln.ro nlnced in VOU. Some .Things.. For .You .To .Do MoVa a thnroucrh canvass for sub scriptions the remaining days of this week and the first two days of r.cxt Be sure to go to see every prospect At all the subscriptions you pos sibly can. The winners of the prizes may win by a margin of a very few t?o mire that you have done your best and if you win you will be pleased, and if you lose you win mv no regrets. Winners of Extra Votes. Vnr the two-day period ending last Tuesday night, Mr. R. J. Pierce won ballot in the District No. 1. The result in District No. 2 was a m;cd Hannah Johnson and Hes ter Stuart being each awarded one half a premium ballot. No contestant in the third district turneo m v rfinA tn meet the require ments, hence no ballot was issued for that district. Some of the candidates kniiff vprv active in this dis vt and we have assurance that the ballots will not go begging during the rest of the contest. (Continued on page 4.) Davidson, J. W. Hulin. Denton, George L. Reynolds. Fairview, J. H. Bowman. Fallston, J. H. Moton. Flat Rock, C. A. Cecil. Forsyth, A. O. Lindley. Gaston, W. H. Neese. Graham, 0. B. Williams. Granville, D. R. Williams. Greensboro, R. M. Andrews. Greenville, J. M. Morgan. Guilford, S. M. Needham. Halifax, R. A. Swearingen. Haw River, W. F. Ashburn. Henderson, S. F. Taylor. Hieh Point. A. G. Dixon. Lebanon. R. C. Stubbins. ,4' Lenoir, H. D. Garmon. Lincoln, D. M. Loy. Littleton, W. E. Swain.. Mebane, W. F. Kennett. Mecklenburg, J. H. Stowe. Midland, J. F. Alexander. Mocksville, T. A. Williams. Mt. Vernon, J. A. Burgess. Mt. Pleasant, R. S. Troxler. Oak Ridge, L. W. Gerringer. Orange, C. H. Whitaker. Pageland, J. Q. Quick. Pensacola, Homer Casto. Piedmont. J. W. Self. Pinnacle and Mt. Zion, Ed. Suits. Randleman, J. B. O'Bnant. Randolph, W. M. White. Richland, Joel B. Trogdon. Roanoke, C. J. Edwards. Reidsville, E. G. Lowdermilk. Rockingham. W. B. Surratt. Saxapahaw, H. S. B. Thompson. Shelby, J. D. Morns. Siler City. T. E. Davis. Spring Church, R. L. Hethcock. St. Paul, G. F. Milloway. Stanley, W. D. Reed. Tabernacle. T. M. Johnson. Thomasville, E. 0. Pritchett. . Uwharrie, E. A. Braswell. Vance. A. L. Hunter. Welch Memorial, Unsupplied. West Forsyth, T. F. McCulloch. Why Not, Unsupplied. Winston, J. D. Williams. Yadki College, H. L. Powell Yarboro, W. A. Lamar. ITEMS OF LIVE NEWS GATHERED FROM OUR EXCHANGES AND CONDENSED FOR BUSY READ ERS. J. W. ALBERTSON DEAD RAMSEUR NEWS LETTER DfES FROM INJURIES RECEIVED NEW STORE BUILDING TO BE IN RUNAWAY WAS SUBSTAN TIAL CITIZEN OF TRINITY TOWNSHIP. CONSTRUCTED ITEMS OF LO CAL INTEREST. The Norfolk - Southern railroad shpso in New Bern were destroyed by fire Monday night of last week. The loss is estimated r.t $200,000. The majority of the chairs used by mail order houses are the product of I Thomasville factories. Large ship ments are made daily to the mail or der houses and numerous small orders are shipped direct to the customers. At a meeting of the State Republi can Executive Committee at Raleigh Wednesday cf last week Raleitrh was selected as the place and the firct Wed nesday in March as the day for the Republican State Convention. The committee made provision far the nu diting of the books of the. States' de partments and nctitutions in search of Republican "campaign thunder. There were 3,071 bales of cotton tinned in Chatham county up to the 8th of November against 3,550 bales ginned up to the same date last year. The young man killed at Thomas ville a few days ago by a train and his bodv scattered alone the track has been identified as Henry Holuhar of Springfield, Mo. Miss Sallie Canup was instantly kill ed, and Mrs. W. Henry Canup, her sis ter-in-law. injured when an automo bile in which they were riding was struck by the locomotive of a passen ger train four miles below Salisbury Wednesday afternoon. r i! cm;tl, mil NT F. Marsh J. W. Albertson died at hi heme Confert.nc9 at Reidsville Sun at Trinity Thursday morning at eight I . i .. FRANKLINYILLE NEWS STORE BUILDING TO BE ERECT ED LARGE HOGS SLAUGHTER ED PUMPKIN WEIGS 37 POUNDS CEMETERY IMPROVED. at irimty inursuay m i , M(m(, o'clock, from the resu.t of injuries 3 ... received when his team of mules ran awav with him Wednesday. Nov. 10th, The funeral was conducted at Pleas- The funeral was conducted at fleas- beautifying their homes by ant Grove church, of whicu Mr. Al- hAvionn u,o a momhpr KYlriflV mom-1 0 ing by Rev. A. S. Raper, of States- Lute Wednesday M. E. CONFERENCE AT REIDS VILLE I Many Good Speakers on Program List of Appointments Rev. J. E. Thompson Returned to Asheboro The M. E. conference recently held BAD WRECK AT SALISBURY Mr. J. F. Aiken spent the week-end with his family at Ramscur. Mr. S. 0. Pugh and Mrs. Ella Wc before hst. Mr. Albertson was injur ed when his team of mules ran away "he accident occurred near his barn at home. He had been hauling corn and a box on the wagon which he had been using to sit on fell off striking ot the mules ami ca-J3:i;g )t to mi away. Mr. Albertson was thrown L'i-jin tin: wagon, sustaining injuries which resulted in his death. He leaves a widow, fouj sens and eight daughters, as fallows: Mrs. John Reddick, if Springfield, C; Mrs. J. D. Par.ce, of Thomas ville: D. C. MaKjrie, Willie, Addie, Vi ola, Fannie, Glenn, Mildred, Eva, Ha zel, living at home. He is also sur vived by two brothcis, T. W. Albert son. prosecutrix attorney for the city of High Point, and N. P. Albertson, of Mechanicville. He was 52 years, 10 MkRns Edith Scott and Mary Tate and Mr. Chester Boscick visited friends cfternoon, week . . R , , nrenar;nir to build a splendid store on his lot and will go into business soon. Mr. M. C. Free has purchased a Chev and is learmng to relet automobile drive Mrs. J. B. York. Misses Lizzie Smith .,! iw.iraha.11. and Mr. S. B. Black snent Sunday in Greensboro Miss Levler Free spent a lew aays this week with Miss Lillie Richardson at Asheboro, Mf. E.J. Steed and family end Mr. J. T. Whitehead and others visited friends and relatives at Cedur Falls Sunday afternoon, Messrs. G. M. Kimrey, Lester Kim rev. and James Osborn started to Dil Ion, S. C, Monday morning with about dozen mules and horses. Miss Pauline Allred, after spendin some time with her sisters in Geor- months and 20 days old. . r.t..rl.w, her home iast Satur Mr. Albertson was a member of the! . Junior Order of United American Mechanics. He was a most substan tial farmer and was a man of high standing and prosperous in his com munity and the entire county. WILLIAM COOPER DEAD dnv. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wallace, of Siler, spent the week-end with Mr.J F. Wallace of this-place Mrs. Merle Finnison, after beins con fined to her room a veek with rheu matism, is able to be out again. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Forrester visited nt Seaorovc Saturday and M. P. CONFERENCE AT REEN-BORO Rev. G. W. Holmes Electwl presi dentNumber of Excellent Sermons i-i..wroi Meet in Winston-Salem Next Yeas Rev. Mr. Wbitaker Re- tn. At&ebOTO. The 90th annual session of the North nr.;i Conference of the W. r church, in session at the Gace street ..hnwh Creennhoro. since last Wedns- day morning, closed Monday night. iir:. coior wan chosen as the i,. fnr the net conference, which will meet Wednesday before the fourth Sunday in Novombe next year. Rev. G. W. Holmes was elected president of the conference to succeed Rev. u a Cecil, the retiring president. Excel lent sermons 'were delivered Wednes day by Rev. H. L. Elderdice and Rev T T rtoirio Rev C. E. Wilbur, editor of the c0 shnnl literature of the church, spoke on the importance of the graded lessens system, uev. u nt nf the board of home mis- Aiy-aA an address on home At the session Friday Rev. Lymnn F. T. Tagg deliver ed strong addresses. The theme of aAAr-ea was -"The Work of the Methodist Protestant Church Today." ht- rn a,paca dealt witn "ine "i. o Church Paper." Tha SnnHav service consisted in strong sermon by" Rev. J. A. Burgess, of Mebane, and the address of Dr. W. A. Brown, field secretary of the Inter national Sunday School Association. The appointments are as follows: Alamaace, J. A. Ledbetter. Creswell, J. H. Abernethy. Anderson, A. D. Shelton. Asheboro, C. L. Whitaker. Asheville, C. W. Bates. , Buncombe, T. E. Martin. Burlington, J. E. Pritchard. Charlotte, Unsupplied. Clevelaad, W. C. Lassiter. Concord, W. R. Lowdermilk. The locomotive attached to Train No. 38, as it rounded a curve coming into the Salisbury yards at 9:40 Wednesdav nurht. smashed into the rear of the special train to Richmond which was beintr operated immediate ly in front of the regular train, aod two men were killed and 22 others m jured as a result. The dead are Messrs. C. E. Hill and H. C. Severs, of Charlotte. Hon. O. Max Gardner, of Shelby, was among the injured. The cause of the wreck has not been ex plained. MRS. DELLA RUSH PASSES Mrs. Delia Rush, acred about thirty- two vears. wife of Mr. J. Warren Rush died of tvnhoid pneumonia at her home near Farmer in Concord town- shin this morninff at seven o'clock Mrs. Rush was a dnujrhter of Mr. .Al son Cooper. She was a kind Chris tian woman and was held in high es teem by those who knew Tier. She had been a member of the Concord M. . rhurrh for almost sixteen years. About sixteen years ag she was married to Mr. Warren Rush who with seven children survives. Funeral services will he held from the Concord M. E. church Friday at 1 o'clock at Reidsville, was very fortunate in having several unusually good speak ers, Dr. Henri Anet. secretary of the Belgian Contro Mission, laid before the conference the -destitute condition of the Bel Brians. Dr. W. F. Murray of the Church Ex tension Board made a short address speaking of the donation of J. B. Duke, of New York. This gift $35,u00 annually Dr. William T. Ellis held the con ference spell-bound when he delivered his address on "When the Soldiers Come Back." The church was crowd ed and bv an aoDneciative audience. Dr. C. W. Byrd, of Greensboro, made what was termed by a number of preachers to be the most spirited ad dress ever delivered at conference The subject was "Temptations of the Ministry. Gastonia was selected as the phxee for the next mcHtinir The appointments are as follows.: Greensboro District. J. H. Weaver, Presiding Elder. AsneDoro, j. Jt,. inompson. Cnleri,llre. R I. ATeltnn llontnn .1 Al Vornov timnlv Deep River, W. B. Thompson, .sup- wiuiam Moper, ueu u jcui, a" I Sunday old Confederate veteran, died at his I . home in West Asheboro Friday eve ning. Mr. Cooper was born m Aia- g c mi to their home after mance county but hr.d lived most ofl n , . . fnTnHv. Mrs. R. W. Tate and daughter, Mrs ID. C. White, and children, of bump his life is RandMph with the excep tion of a few years spent in Virginia. visitine Dr. Tate and family- Mrs. Jesse N. Copeland visited her of a few years spent in virginia.i creensboro last Saturday Mr. -Ooper married Miss Biancnei T . pQmB-v Free. daughter of the late Reubenl , , . .... .iu. Alius " . .... . line weeiv-enu im un Fre, who witt two children survive. K ile who wa9 confineti to her room The" ttnertl was held Saturday mora- ing .and interment m?le an tne local Rure-ess. of Greensboro cemetery. MR. JAMES W. WHITELEY HEAD. yir. James W. Whiteley, a well- known citizen of the Alamance church section of Guilford county, died sud denly at ftis home Sunday morning is spending the week with relatives i Rumseur. NO DUIKERS WANTED. The Piltimoi-e and Ohio railroad company is making a crusade against s home feunday morning . . . . ..th ko(laks His wife was awakenei about :i o'clock I ,. ;,..,. f pmniOVPi. tth0 aye caught drinking. There is no getting I around this evidence. wrecks. The company ser- injured in by his labored breatlung and death fol lowed about fifteen minutes later Apoplexy was the caise of Ins -death. . . . . Drohibitintr The 'funeral and ;intermnt took . ,. .uji, :; church Sunday mornbig Mr. Whiteley was 59 years wd and is survivd by his widow, one -daugh ter and two sons. The children are Mrs. Faanie Neeleof Pleasart Gar Lien, and Messrs. Hrry Whiteley, of the Alamance neighborhood, and HILLSfROM PUT TO DEATH BY FIRING SQUAi. TRAIN KILLS JOE BREEDLOVE Joe Breedlove was killed by the north bound nasseneer train north of Lib erty yesterday. Mr. Breedlove cannot hear well and it is believed he was walkin? on the track. He was 75 or 80 years old. Work has been resumed on a large scale at Badin. 300 State convicts have been leased for work on the nlant. The North Carolina State farmers Union met in Durham last week. The resolutions adopted by the farmers in dicates that while the organization is non-Dartisan in politics it will take a more active part in the future in the selectioa of officers and the alvocacy of coBstructice legislation than in the past. Wilktebarre, Pa.-Jilted at the altar, the bridesmaid, was accepted and mar ried her at th home of her pwents the same day. nlr Greensboro: C entenary, i. H. Ben nett, J. f. canning, supernumerary r.nnl Harmon 1 V RirahonK- W C. Jones, Jr., preacher; Walnut street uarraway Memorial, w. m. koddiiis; west juaricei .street, i,. w. evra. Greensboro circuit, J. E. Woosley. Wst (ireensboro, S. T. Barber. iibsonville. A. L. uibbs. Hich Point: Main Street. H. H. Pnhhins. WmU- Alemnri.l CI T Rowe; East and West, W. A. Barber, supply. i'leasant GarUen. (J. b . Shem L Ramseur-Franklinville, H. C B" rum. Randleman,-Naomi, A. R. Bell. Kandolph, il.. Tv. urowder. Reidsville. W. A. Lambeth Ruffin. J. J. Edwards. Uwharne, C. E. btedman Wentworth. T. C. Jordan liool.Innt r.rwnshnm CnUpcr for Women, S. B. Turrentine; treasurer Ureensboro uouege lor women, w. m I "nrtis. Conference Missionary Secretary, Frank Siler. Editor N. C. Christian Advocate, H M. Blair. State Sunday School Secretary, J W. Lang. Missionary to Korea. J. K. Moose. Conference evangelist. W. L. Daw Student in Emorv and Henry Col lege, J. E. WomacK. saiianurv District T C. Rnw nreuidinir Elder. Albemarle: Central. R. G. Tuttle; First Street, W. S. Hales. Albemarle circuit, H. V. btarr, sup p'y- Ramn tn he Rlinnliefl. Bethel and Love's Chapel, W. I Hughes. China Urove and kanais, r. a. rr ker. (Continued on page - Josiiih Hillstrom rtas put to death ine Alamance nenrnDornuou, r . ,.!. .. Willie Whiteley. of Greeasharo. He .? K. " th ?"80n. ..... i tftrr i.iLice i ;ir lor rne flinrnpr nr Uilso leaves two sisters and four broth ers: Mrs. O. R. Ox, of Asheboro; IJdiss Mary Whiteley. and Metiera. Jos- eDh. Hiram. Thomas and Alfitd Whiteley. BACHELOR BEI.LKS KNTEBTAIV at Sah Luke City for the murder of J. G. Morrison, a jcrucer of Salt Lake City and his 17-year-old son, at Morrison's store January 10. 1914 Hillstrofri's trial and the efforts made toe the nommutatinn of the death sen tence have attract ed wide-snread tcntdon. There was, however, no new . , . is i i.l evidence presented and tre Governor Last 3al.i!a.- evening the bachelor MRS. 10UISA PRESNELL YOW DEAD. pleasantly entei-i , tainecTnt She home of .Mr. G. W. Jul- y ' rir.Kf. iuH. Many anjusini- irames -rrs nlaved. and when the Bachelor l.!cl!;s announcsd that they hud ap-.onsto be hemmed ft. - young m,n set bua.y to Mrs y)w ...... ... . m Randlen'.an, of pellagra, Nov. Ill ning the prie RefreshmrnH, consisting of po.3t. es, cream, and cake were served. ThoKe eniov i!7 the hosmialitv cf 1he .- - iciuiuren. club were Mw.-s. waitor Redding, Rand!c! Benton Ellis, V rt Should Dw.ght Mrs, JiK Fou of pM8ant Trogdon, James S. erree, Emmett I f vu,u..,ti..:..u.i. . . ., Mrs. Yow was the daughter of the late bilas Fresnell. She was mnrrieH in early life to A. L. Iflft'. Whn fill rvi vac her. Deceased was the mother of fou cnuoren, viz. uscar io, who lives at lan; Chas. Yow, of Florida Misses Blanche Moon and Beatrice Trogdon returned last week from a visit to Mrs. E. E. Cranford at Spencer. Mr. W. R. Hughes is preparing to erect a large store building near his market house on Depot street, wlucli will probably be occupied by Messrs. D. Dove & Son, who will move their stock of goods from the Kivett build-ine- on R. R. Avenue in order to have better accommodations for their grow ing business. Mr. A. W. Tippett, who spent a few days hunting near Cheeks, returned home Friday. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Russell, Mrs. Lou Buie and two daughters, Misses Mattie and Lucy, spent Sunday even ing at Oakland Farm. Mr. B. E. Presnell and f ".uy vis-. ited his sister, Mrs. Herbert McGee, Saturday and Sunday near Center church, Guilford county. Mr. W. C. Slack and children spent Sunday at B. F. Gray's, near Cedar Falls. Mrs. Josie Cox, Master Stuart Free and Miss Thelma Jennings attended the funeral of Mr. Caswell Craven, at Pleasant Ridge, last Tuesday even ing. Mr. Hugh Parks made a business trip to New York last week. Mr. A. M. Swaney moved to Greens boro Thursd&y. Messrs. C. H. Ellison, H. F. Allred and C. E. Allred are spending some time in Montgomery county along the banks of Pee Dee river fishing and hunting. Messrs. A. J. W. Craven and B. A. Allred left last Thursday for Hills- boro, Va., where they expect to pur chase apples, chestnuts, and honey and convey them to South Carolina, to realize the fancy sand hill prices. Among ths large porkers slaughter ed here last week were Eli William son' 440 lbs., E. F. Saunders 300 lbs., Henry McCorquadale 210 lbs., E. A. Routh's 250 lbs. Mr. Maleome Maness, who has been making his home with his so.i Charles on Aldexbrork Fan;;, has move', to Greensboro. The Glee Club practices at . the Academy jvery Tues.lay night. Those who wish t learn to sing by note and proper time, would do well to attend. Mr. Tom Patterson ieft Sunday eve- nine fov Greensbo:-o where he has ac cepted a position with Southern Ex press Co Prof. Claud Teague, of Sanford, was in the city Sunday evening. We noticed that some one in last week's Courier had raised a pumpkin that weighed 30 pounds and wanted to know if any one has a larger one. That's only very ordinary' for this sec tion. Mr. B. F. Craven has cue that- weighed 37 pounds. Who cun beat it? Quite a number of our people visit ed the Franklinvillc M. E. Cemetery last Sunday evenins and all seem well pleased with its appearance, as it look ed so different from what it die! a few months ago. The committee deseivcs much credit for their work especially J. C. Maner. They are jrettinc- alone: snlendidlv with their work and if the neonle in terested w ill do thei:- part they will be able by next summer to inclose the cemetery with good stsel fence Class No. 10. at tho M. K. f hm-i-h Sunday School was organised into a Jr. Philathea class Sunday with the following ofheers: Miss Lottie .1 President; Miss Hettie Craven, Vice President; Miss Berta Tippett, Secre tary: Miss Suda Patternn. Aictonf Secretary-; Miss Lena Hughes, Treas urer; and Miss Mary Tippett, Press Reporter. It is exnerteH that oil fu classes will organize next Sunday. g o. 1 1 ,,..i,.,u..Mu,i,i,n.. , rr m"mm.M Ul wnom surviv w.u - " iner, the oide.it beinir 80 years amith tain. I vnnnrract r.o n...I r ,-....,,.0. . Kcioani waul oo years oi " " ajre. Mrs. Yow joined the M P rhmvli HURCHES SHOULD ADVERTISE. at m. Ntft "tttSl . . , r. years oi age; later her membership The Franklin Times sets forth some I . -.i ... . . 1 ,j,a 'oveu w cw Hope of which irond rensoni whv the churches should I .i u ..u- . . , . j 1 t,,,e Sliu rcmrined a devoted !i" "M r:..?' rz::t:'fmember- Mrs-Yow did UU,C1 p""". v v i woman and one who has nnfr;ki,i the sermons should be announced with I --i, tu ; , . . . the key to their purport and applica- livej. she . . RaniIIma ., nnm tion to current events. It is a good I her of voar ro ... . . . . wav to fill the pews and is a modern! ,. : t. , , , . . . . S ttnth th. eo. "v "' mW pie. , MRS. NANCY ALLRED PASSES Mrs. Nancy Dean Allred, an aged la dy who lived with her son, Cyrus All red, two miles north of Asheboro, died Friday and was buried Saturday at Bailey's Grove. She was the widow of k I , .... iare n,icnaru Aiircd and a very good woman. East Greenville, Pa. Four frac tures in four yars is the record for bone-breaking held by Mrs. Henry Mumbauer. She is sixty-five years; old, but the fractures in each instance have mended rapidly.