Newspapers / The Courier (Asheboro, N.C.) / Feb. 13, 1919, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Courier (Asheboro, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
- - r v , 7 -i- . x ill: " .'. L ... . .1 ISSUED WEEKLY. PMNCIPLT3, NOT 1122: TOLUME XIIXIY Asheboro, North Careis. TJuwsday, February It. '1111 '-v-- BUMBEB At .f! 'nil A letter from Sergeant Boy Cox, of Ompany K, 120th infantry is so in-! teresting in its account of tn wonder Tells How Thirtieth Put the Hum to it has been given The Courier for jrab-j ?' li cation. - His reference " to the late "? Captain Ben Dixon shows the high es teem in whieh Le was held by the men of his company. Sergeant Cox did not writ the let ter for publication, but .He writes so well and with so much interest we take the risk in publishing. Before enlisting Sergt Cox edited The Courier for several months. Sergeant Cox writes: "Before I enter into any news per sonally I, am going to tell you of our company, regiment and division. For t KoHov. tw w;u intn.t tmn the more because I shall- write of P.deni. these- sergeant with North Carolinians. You will remem- hls "g arm in a shng was cen ter that Ben F. Dixon, of Asheboro, ductm. a """'i01 "8 to, r formerly of Raleigh, was captain of my when the German began poking i company, K of the 120th Infantry, a broken a; A?"?8?" formerly Third N. C. N. G., and at m f10 M ead in the outset I will say that no greater ? trac? and would have killed as man or soldier ever lived than Ben F.lon h J""? aunition if the Ddxdn. I do not mean to compare sergeant hadn't stopped him. him with Lloyd George, Woodrow Vn tht days ollom?S nr division Wilson, or Foch, or Napoleon, but went np three days at a time and you understand just vat I mean. cam for ye until the 21st He was a good soldier and a Chris- of October. Then we were .drawn tian gentleman. Captain Dixon lost 0114 'or. a rest, but would have gone hie life September 29. He was to UP aaln had the armistice not been have been made major after the bat- 8I?r" - . . , . , . ' tie had he lived. He was recognized From to la we as being the best, captain in the di- ttlree;mei1 k and over 126 wound vision. Practically the entire divis- edr. Naturally we are proud of our ion, officers or enlisted " men, knew achievements and not boasting; K him for his bravery and other sol- cmPany has the reputation of be-Hiori-s mailt; sing the top dog of the outfit Laeu- "To relate. Our division went into'?1 Governor O. Max Gardner of the lines on Ypres front July 25, North- Carolina, in a recent article 1918, and remained there in trench , tthat ;jm ctshe has been warfare until the early days of Sep- abl? 'C?ptaln Ben r- D?n tomber. Trench warfare was more or ,. old Asheboro company hold less nuiet and uninterestinir. About: Pf8 Place ?' fame in the annal of the only big thing, we did was to101 Carolina achievements in tne help the Twentyeventh take Klmmellf" wrl4 war. X .am glad to say Hill, and at the same time we took a!1 J ffiSP? lnlvC0Pany- . fortified farm or two. adrancti our .ou can Jmagine the fellowship lines from five to fifteen kilos.' In tcking our section cf Kimmel almost .Thirii Bn. 120th fcfantry, was wiped '. in n ttoi, M . niiijw a 1,, - ton... a tko Mnn... ... uti .n '.coua Dcowrea' ui f' .wf-. nit lay. in a ihell .bote twenty! tJ&&mj& umn without food e water1 todeav- Yank and Aujtraliwi wi . in fing to eaao out an recover ihe'foming back to the first aid. Often pdy. . Each time the machine runs ey would have coats nd JuU - an nim dsck. lengc Jen F. Dixon,' went n,lint. in tViA rain it th hwtv hiuv Rin tn.t j.wt lever taken a prisoner. On the 29th' 'Always our boys were cheerful. it September he shot Germans down They welA int0 the 081416 smoking With their hands up shouting, 'Kam-ISare and. came out the same ferad.1 Our company lost four or five way. They made fun of bursting tnen on the Yores front 'From the' trenches our' division!"4 afol..nP!;??intt,'0 eJ?i?d.?,!l -I- . At., on a.. ririT IT, wti Qo on tlie next man hit while the sheils Sulr t&S vere? fiS.S!5 ! " 1 around with glory by breaking the Hinden- SSKJ nrS senseless by exploding shells, yet On J? 9?tw he crawled on, and when he reached On the night of the 28th we trudged ui ii, through the mud to our -kicking off' objoctiwe sent back a repoit ro place ibout seventy-five yards tal tont ' tyMAJ of the English trenches, then held by ?t h"t H J B the Australians From 2 o'clock in the , e fiSnt we gave tne morning until 5 we lav on the tape, jjun8 a daBevot cIoud Ka8 hcrl lle smoked and talked until the tero m in-,, leagt ti it. have never flttry w-3ha Saen TpThln 7t ?EOXi2fc nih4- Late reports allowed wc sen. &?.?iQ??nJ?.? timne 8t. hulidreds of ttem to pay their r n,ns under a hiU and in the tunnel'??.40 4he n,ler 01 A HUUV1 - VUMUKS are dugouts and sleeping quarters ga- lore. . 1 v m nf- a 1 i ii oomo uiOTi. ne xunnea in and came out with 62. Promptly at a S TwfYin; Jk wVthTt L1?"1 ta Jf0"4 "J"0), grwnment has' made pedal wLVlLulf.u 'propotToVtogiv. iU eollege men a oS. S JSlTt T nt treZmonths' course at either of these SEStw iil In U f, Institutions... I do not know yet for he was hit and killed. The first vnUg.0tt ' r wound was wachmWn bullet ta , Mp g,, between the lea. He wrscoed this no . and JJT'.iSii- lrt wSCB,d ,Tui1 the throat, but he absolutely, re- onTaofi vTrda K. V. J?-1 rra- -A11-."!"" xTpieeTof RnTre . stantly. His conduct was an irmpira- . tlon to the boys and as the learned I their beloved captain was killed the " , more determined they were to get af . , tor the Huns. . The objective - was ,. reached at about noon. - -Then the : Australians went through our lines ard on. The next day K Co. went i t'Touifh them Snd so on as long at .tl fight lasted. Twenty-eix of . our , boys were killed on the flld and two ' hare since died In he hoapitala. Our boys took thousands cf prisoners. ' Hundreds of them were caught in the ti.nnel. At one time one of our llru- tenante and throe nvn took over eighty, . The Huns seeing only three or four Americans broke and ran. ran. The lliitmnt accounted for si of thm with his rtvolrer. A big bwk private with a lewis gun lulled nun -more, bo the devil zxit in. At scother time Hun prisoner Attempt ed to stick a lieutenant with a knife. A private seeing the act .gave the Hut about ten inches of bayonet. One private camo across a dugout full of barbarians. He motioned tnem out and they refused to move, thereupon he pitched a grenade in the dugout and uteaiiy tore two of them to pieces. The rest eight in -number filed out with their hands over their heads. These, no either snot or killed with the hay onet An Australian major came along before he had finished and asked the 'Yank' to stop. The private renlied. 'Dam their souls, they don't deserve to live,' and gave the next Hun the bayonet There were many euch in T? ?eeJ?, ou' Australians. Se fought , with H w oun ithem eager to get after the Kaiser's 1 sheep and the ffoftts as 1L r On the I strike terror to the heart of Kaiser BilL I shells. Often . you -could hear one near: 'Short again, you ;we ..Yll J? J JT" the lower r- IMftflll. "Our division is now billeted in the r - v. n Kotoli.n oi . t. . u and nuU and beef steak. 1 assure the lines -beef and j 04 r . a room in which the Hun boiled to obuin for nlrt. arms and heads lying around. There fLJJi!? nTed Uons or accusations of the Allies made yean ago of the inhuman acts of the DarDanans. Tacky Party at Raadlesjaa A tacky party will be given at the traded school building In- Randleman Saturday night February 15th at 7:30 o'clock. Toe proceeds wiu go to me Naomi church. Everybody invited. Meewrtal Te Be Emtod to Dr. E. K. r - ; - , . . . Craaasa ; t ' ' Movement Is on foot to emi a Grs hsm memorial hall at the University of North Carolina In commemoration of the late President E. K. Graham-- a fittirr and proper memorial to one of the bUte's greatest eicstor. TWO PATRIOTIC BROHL j WADE YORK J 7" ! V -v. ' ' l .J 4. I I. id: vTue iurs, swn 01 'M, nurea 11. York, of Liberty Route 1, is stationed at Camp Sevier with the ordnance de pot Before entering the army Jlr. York was one of Randolph famtys most nmcmSRive tonlusi-s r ? PRIVATE RALPH YORht Vu - . ; 1 ! . t 1 ' A , i h PnV. .1 v.v M ii. JrZ.rjyr! Zr,Z!L" ""I rrj tr'rZZZ 'm "o8'have lots of iouvenirs to bring home. 29. He lived at Liberty Route 1 before en ... . wu ..vwK.w.i 1V tering the seivice and was engaged in 1H it , K; "BJ T F e a hall for some time. Think is has rain f WM engaged,ed over here nearly every day for four in farming there. Intn- maa nm T hvo Vort Corporal Jesse I Stutts, Another K f imnnnv Horn Rorlirno 1 Company Hero Returns Corporal Jesse L. Stutts who left Asheboro with Company K September '2, 1917, going to Camp Sevier and re - : 1 o i 1. r maincHi mure uniu iub nrsi ween mi May, 1918; when he went with the) company and landed at Calais on June 5th. From July he wr.s with the pay in action Wltil wounded Sep - tdnher 29th tr.ngin the engagements c;:t figlitinj; up tntii the 29th was at Ypres and around Kimvncl Hill. Con'O'.a! SfutLs was with Company K in Lieutenant Indis' platoon when f shmrmol crointr throuch v,; i,-v,i ,,.! o trtiMTxr i Tmt.p It r.,k h.v i i. uw hoius to reach the first aid station. On hia way back he t aw Captain Dixon who was BMTOunded by r.nmoral oi..(l v.rr,w k.. .uoa wmirHo.i onw'the comDiuiv. I was stationed at the bursting of shrapnel shell, pieces! of which literally filled ono side of hlsjeacn unit in tne comoav lorcea oi mu body from his knees to the top of his head. Corporal Stutts was taken first to a Base Hospital somewhere in France and then was transferred to Bathe Hospital, England, and there he stay ed until he sailed, landing at New York on December 26th. From New York he was rent to Hot Springs, N. Cand he returns to the hospital Wed nesday of this week and expects to be released within the next two weeks. ! At the casualty clearing station M saw Corporal Coy Bell, ef Troy, of. Comnanyr who was wonnded with shrapnel; also Corporal Jesse Brown, of Company K, who was wounded by a hand grenade. . Corporal Stutts thinks of taking advantage of taking up some vocational training. jBdMflLf. Jwttee Dead finnerier Court Judrt of the 18th District H. V. Justice died suddenly in u hospital In Asheville Wednes day, February 12th, aged about 77 years. Judge Justice was ameng the ablest of- the Judges in tne bum. ana a man of superior ability and Intel lect Notwithstanding his advanced im. he has been vigorous and his death was quite unexpected He wss re-elected In the last gen. era! election, and therefore had more then 7 years to serve as Judge. His home is at Ruthorfnrdton; he formerly lived at Marion. He was the father of the late J. E. Justice, one of the Bute's ablest lawyers. Society Meets . The Florence Nithlngale Literary society mt Friday afternoon in the school auditorium. The mating wbj called, to order by the president, mln-, utes mid and roll ealled after whico a very interesting program was ren dered. . ' -v-v --ii . irFRCil OUR SOIDlW' Trerf Laaicv Lewis. Idtru4 (m letters irxfttea te ,Mr. aad Mrs. X S. Lewia. t-..v- '-V-'WjaM, France, Dee. 28, 1918. Dear Home Folks: I i pleasure to write heme, tat a rreater one to reeeiv lra fmm the states. Have been in hosnBal since last vxransr vou. Didnt stav maajr days, had inrfnnyf, j ing aingbt now. My ankle has been in Ban shape, out is some he tier. 1 hope I can wear my shoe in a few days.' Hiking caused the trouble, I had a good Xmas dinner. We were Is sued chocolate candy three times that day by the Red Cress, the Y. M. C. A. and by our company. I think we all treid to catch the spirit of the season and forget home sickness Xmas day. I. received my Xmas box a few days before Xmas. The candy sure was good. Didnt last long. The better part was to know that it came from AsneDoro, jf. c I'm glad the war is over. The 81st division was in the thicket of the fight the 9th, 10th and 11th. Lucky for us that fighting ceased when It did. And Asheboro had an armistice celebration. I almost know Clarence Rush led the automobile noarade. See where Presi dent Wilson has landed in Brest, and was given a great welcome. .. -.Jan. 17. 1919. Since last writing I have been sent up to Mussy to work in the division's headsuarters office. Mussy is 35 kilo meters from Leurnes the place where 1 have seen staying. Down at Leign es I had a comfortable place to stay. But here It is palatial I and another leilow .nave rented a nice room from a French lady. Have a nice warm fire place", good feather bed, lights and wa ter and everything comfortable. Don't know when we will get to go home. The dope that we are to be in the states inside six months is going around now. The report that we are going home , soon gets started and it goes like mid fire, in a few minutes it. is all over the regiment .We have been deceived by rumors so many times that I'm not going to believe I'm going some till I put my loot on the gang plank. . ' . ', , (C: Haven't -had 'any mH for everal dayr, ' Grdy - Mttler an(FFre(l. Keams aldc.the''hadh'ts received itoVSeither. Grady rald' that he-r;:der8twd---nr mail. .-had-. !SefcfjtH4'' . '" Hope so. . That would mean a move up to an embarkation camp. Have 1 " ' 1 . J I . maiieu you a iron ui bouvbiuib. nuF t will reach you in good condition. 1 Received the two boxes you sent by Ben Allen a few days ago. Have not TT . T J CA Jjg j old U. S. A. for me. . Lots of love, your son, LACY S. LEWIS, Co A. 322nd Infantry, U. S. A . P. 'o 791. A. E. F, 1 ' . 1 . pr0m Milton Harris Birkhead of Company K to Mrs. R. I. Dickens, of Com-;8heDOro. . . Vam,v' Franrp. Januarv 18th. 1919. D Moiher Dickens: ' I will try and answer your letter dated the 16th of December. 1 appre- ciate your kindnees in writing me, and to know that we are sun rememDereu bv vou at home. I am back wita Com- pany K, 120th ; infantry alter being awav from thdln about three months: and I was glad to find the boys going along well and enjoying good health. 'Lieut. Luck ic well, also Lieut. Hal i Walker is out of the hospital and with hv!Lonflrrea. France, for three months, We were made up of one man from entire A. E. F. comma: from every state in the union. Having the honor to parade before President Wilson and There were ten thousand troops, rep resenting every orancn oi tne service in the parade on that day. George Is well and Lieut. Luck is enjoying himself as well as any one In France, wno is away irom a civ ilised country like we are at present No, dont be worried about us'Staying here any longer than' we have to, as pretty aa yen may think England and Franc U, I must say that 99 per cent of the pleasant duties of na beys while hem is in the papers. Sunny France, that yon read of In the papers, and as 1 have found It actually living here, Is on week ef fair weather sine the lot of October, except four days then It was so foggy that any on could not see two feet past his nose. Do you call that kind of weather sunny I And with respect to the country that yeur people cam from I had rather keep house in Asheboro with Fred Baldwin than to live in England. Now don't fuss with me, as you know me as on that says what is thought You mentioned Earl Poole, that bis Gopla don't know about him, he was lied going forward, a real soldier on the 29th of September, the day that will never be forrottcn by any man taking a part 1 am glad to know that he wrote home on the ZHtn, as thai will be the but letter that he ever wrote. I don't like to writ about the ones that were killed, for 1 well know nothing we can say will srera satis factory to Mi people, but 1 can say this much: Nothing between heaven end hnll can stop a company of Tar Ueol boy when the order is given to advance. -They who were killed and voumlod have the report of both on cers and men, and their deeds will al- RAmGH LETTER Legblatmra Will Make ApnreprUtlon rer JSntertalBBMBt of 30th prrtatoa - (By Maxwell Gorman.) Raleieh. Feb. 1L The Imrislature will thii week pass a bill appropriat ing $5,000 to be need in helping de iray ut expenses incident to a big pa- rde oy and the entertainment of uiej SC-VI J TT! 1 m at.. VI uia tucxery," er sum cu vision ox North Carolina, South Carolina . and Tennessee troops who are expected to demobilize at Camp Jackson or Camp Svier, after their debarkation at Charleston, some time in the near fu ture. boutn Carolina has appropriated a like sum and the Tennessee legislature is expected to do se. So far all efforts to secure consent of the war department authorities for the Tar Heel troops in the 30th divis ion to come to Raleigh for a parade before being mustered out, or demo bilized and the idea now is for Ral eigh and a goodly section of the State to go to the boys when they arrive at the South Carolina .eamn .nrl tmll the, tiling off fiiere. The North Casolina lans of this division did some of the hardest fighting of tSie war, along the Meuse, Argonne Forest -and in help ing to break the Hindenbunr li and in the last big fighting before armis-j nee was declared. Just wehn .the di vision will arrive is not yet known and, despite spasmodic rumors to the con trary, it will not be Known until of ncial announcement is made of the sailing day. When the transport with me tfutn leaves tne other side of the Atlantic, one announcement will be made officially. Till then throw all reports into the discard. Busy Week for the Lawmakers Public hearings by the Joint com mittee on education are being held this week and in a few days the lee iclative committee of the North Car olina Educational Association will be here to give support to the bill which, among otner tnings, provides for in creased pay for teachers and putting women teachers on a par with men I'snnl iua ... L. m.. prospect Of the enactment of this clause in the measure appears "all to tne good." The bill wrovidin machinerv1. for earryingi into efrecr.th new e-mdnthi scnooi term' .laraU'ta .counties will ltoe passed 'thia.weeki (.W-.v ..kvs.- ? The estt rbjbirr Witt aiso come up io; action, and the pro posed tax measure is receiving ear nest consideration at the hands of the joint finance committee. Dog Control Legislation The Stevens doc-control hill ommended by the State board of ag- ri ulture is scheduled to come un in the Senate this week and the pros-tly with Miss Hazel Spoon. The wed pects appear to be that this bill will ding of Miss Beulah Whitehead, and we paMseu uy tne senate msteaa oi tne: nay dui wuica came over irora uieli'he wedding is to be February. 14th. House list week and was referred to a committee. Conferees will then probably agree on a measure contain ing the best provisions of both bills. Election of School Boards The fate of the Warren bill, pro viding for the election of school com- mitteemen by direct vote of ftlie peo-,ited 1 : k ' L.Mi pie, is iiiicei utiu. a similar dui wasi defeated by the last legislature and there is still much opposition to a change. At present the direct vote method is observed in only six of the 100 counties cf the State. rv a j o 1 rjiuam 111 wiiu uuuu ui lukzi i comrades, as of the highest type ever a general nne 01 uij s-"-; rat displayed by any troops. And we who land notions. The loss .is estimateu -are well and expecting to come home, i?6,000. There was ome insurance oa ( have only two regrets, one that we the building. Fire W t . . '.1. . flu, onnnmntion IS Uial 1 ', nave to leave some 01 our irienaa here; and the other, that we never got I to Berlin, but we are glad that it is over, and our great pleasure now is letters from Asheboro, and an early prospect to return home. You are right about my mother be ing kind and eweet, and 1 think I have learned a lesson here that will help me to make the kind of ma:: that she would wish me to make, Yes I knew that ' was married, having re ceived a letter a few days ago from Asheboro telling me that she was go ing to take unto herself a partner for life. I know thev will be happy, and I have known her husband slightly for soma time, and he seems like a nice man, but 1 must say when I think of a man -wno snows no autstae aexecu I wonder what is the matter with htm. When his country, the nest talTueaday afternoon the world is in war and he at bom. Yet our company did not need any men like that in the ntnka for w were here to do business, and I am proud to think that averr an who left the States with Company K did their wore well, always ready to go after the dirty Hun. We spent a very quiet Christmas, very different from the way the pa pers talk, but we are well itfltt the sam ready to depart from this sunny (rainy) trance at the earliest possi ble time. And after all the talk of such a great time, and beautiful girls, I say if you take my word for any thing, tha American girls are the best, most sincere and beautiful girls in the world, and immediately I return 1 am going to try to attach myself to one who is ti e fairest of the fair, for the better for a long life, or figat the hardest hot-air battle in history. I am sure that your Christmas was very happy with all your family, at home, and next Christmas I hop to poke my little feet to a sure enough Vfi.4l.rVMlin Am. -.a . i - v i l t. vniwiiii, uiti winj vtk iivpivni until I hurt. Instead having to run a poor innocent looking, little calf out in the rain and take his stable for a bod room. Give my regards to U the old er people and girls, young boys and KEWS FRfjRAI23n . 'Mr. J. A. Ward, a former resident of Eamseur, has purchased Mr. J. C. Lather! hease and let and will soon mora to Bamaeur from Cheeks, where he now lives. - .. - Mrs. V. C. Marley visited friends at Greensboro last week. W. E. Lack, ef High Point, spent Sunday at M. C Free'a. v Mr. C a Smith and Mr. A. H. TLomas went to Greensboro last week xn business. w , ., Mr. G. M. Kimrey spent Sunday ai Eamseur. , Mr. E. C. Watkins went to Greent bore Thursday evening where he met Mr. Dent, of New York who spent sev eral days with Mr. Watkins and famtty at their country home near Eamseui. Mrs. Fred Warren, of Greensboro, was a visitor here last week, r Y. C. Marley made a business trip to Greensboro and High Point last week. Rev. W. M. Smith preached a wry forceful sermon to a large congrega tion Sunday. , ; . Mr. H. B. Mooze filled Eev. W. B. Rivenbark's .appointment at Franklia ville Sunday. Bro. Rivenbark having been right sick for two weeks. We are sorry to learn that ofcr goo neighbors Mr. G. L. Burgess and f am Uy are moving away to High Point, we wish them success wherever thev go. . E. R Steed, of High PoWspent Sunday with his parento, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Steed. Dr. C. S. Tate and Messrs.-C 1. Hutson and Wade Marley made a busi ness trip to Greensboro Saturday. Miss Mary Tate who is In school a G. C. W. came home with them and spent Sunday. : A fine daughter was born last week to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Johnson. - Mr. Bud Jennings, of Cedar Falls," was a visitor at Mr. J. u . AWrA'. Monday. --x- Misses Beulah Whitehead and vannah York went to Greensboro Shop ping Monday. , , . The correspondent wianoa tA tij his heartiest cympathy to The Courier buui ui uieir struggle witn tne infln ensa.M The same snake hit: nu" st the'-same, time. The natrons of. The Courier should bear with them ' for shortage' in news and delav: uBiung auu : rwiy to tne support the paper more than .crer . Here's hoping that this artbctlon is tw gml tUt w papef will have sootft sailing ene-' . Miss Mollie J. Tate, who has been visiting in Wilmington and Greensbo ro has returned home. . , , Manon .M. Hednck. of Wilminflrtna. visited friends in town last week. ; The Bachelor Maids Book Club held an infanRtinii hnsbipsii mottini, numt. Mr. uroozley Marley was announced. Those present at the meeting -Sere.. Misses Sarah Cole, . Madge Mofftti, Beulah Whitehead, Gladys . Leonard, i, Martha White,, Hazel Spoon, Edith Scott, Jess Whitehead, C. Roddey, Mrs.. L. W. Black and Mrs. Robert .Cochran. , Miss Ruth Owen, of High Point, ; Miss Gladys Leonard this week. I 1 Worthville Store Burned Six Thous- and Dollar Loss The Worthville store at Worthville was burned about six o'clock tnia morning. There was no insurance on the stock of goods which consisted of vw - v.. - o j ens(s?TiPS toe rum "rr-yj.i;. mra ' caught from an insulated eiectno wir. The Store was own u, Ti i III A WiirH and J. H. Liewv Asheboro, and lrvm ville. Germans Forget They Are Beaten . British newspapers are devoting 's-. rimia attention ta the attitude adopt ed by the German government toward the armistice conditions. .. , i It ia reported that Germany baa now concentrated mora than IS . divisions , under Von Hindennurg OA tn western front and she is not demobilising her Brewa-Tregdoa t ' '.H , I A ouiet wedding was solemnised In Bandlemaa at ,. tth home of Rev. .Way, when Miss 11a tfrown. or MiUboro, becam to brio , . of Dewight Trogdon, of Bandletnan. i , The bride Is th daughter of - Mr. and Mm Tom Brown and is young lady f sterling worth. Th groom Js ' th sea of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Trogdon. . . i' . : , Mt. Jasse Fox, f Erect, Dud V , ' Mr. James Fox, n of th oldest cltlsens, of Erect, died last week.' He was married in early life to ' Miss Catherinana Brady who with thre daughters, vlxf Mrs. ' Louisa Brown, Mrs. I I. Aiblll, Mr. Nettl Hsys and Mr. John Fox, all of Brower town ship. Deceased was 83 years of age. school children, and tell . them 'that Company K In the very .near future will be romlnjr over th tank nttl, around th curve brt the roller mills, and Into irood Old Anhnhat-a mim an(n Aod when the. next, war come I will go in my noie and'rcmaii) for tho do- ' ration. Tell the homo fruarrf tn i nn the job' as we will wht mma t of thorn whm thy hit the wnr fath, With klndwit rorraHK to all, f rr.. 6 Km ooya, i atn yntirn truly MILTON II. I'.IKKHKAD, Co. K, 120th Infantry. J ivl i .J 1 "t j '1 If
The Courier (Asheboro, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Feb. 13, 1919, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75