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Asheboro, North Carolina, Thursday, July 30, 1925
NUMBERS*
DEATH TAKES THE
GREAT COMMONER
W. J. Bryan Passes Away Quiet
ly in Dayton, Tenn.—Had
Long Been Prominent.
William Jennings Bryan, three
times Democratic candidate for Presi
dent, writer and lecturer, famed the
world over for his eloquence, died
Sunday afternoon about 4 o’clock at
the home of a friend at Dayton, Tenn.,
at the age of 65 years. Death resulted
from apoplexy after he had eaten a
hearty dinner and had retired to his
room to rest. He had been dead about
45 minutes before his death was
known.
A short funeral service was held
at Dayton Tuesday and the body taken
to Washington yesterda^where it will
lie in state for a while, after which
interment will be made in Arlington
national cemetery Friday.
Mr. Bryan was bom in Salem, 111.,
March 19, 1860. His father was a
native of Virginia, a lawyer and a
judge. The son graduated in law and
practiced his profession in Illinois
until IJ88T when he moved to Lincoln,
Nebraska.
He had long been active in political
life. In the Presidential campaign of
1888 he spoke in behalf of the Demo
cratic ticket. In 1888 he accepted the
Democratic nomination for congress
from his district, a Republican strong
hold, was elected and served two terms
in the House.
Mr. Bryan was first nominated for
the Presidency June 10, 1896, at the
age of 36. He was the great champion
of Free Silver. His “cross of gold”
speech which electrified the conven
tion has perhaps been quoted oftener
than any of his other speeches and
sayings. Mr. Bryan broke all records
in the campaign which followed, mak
ing 600 speeches in 27 states and
traveling 13,000 miles. He was defeat
ed by William McKinley 176 votes in
the electoral college to McKinley’s
271.
Again in 1900 he was the Democrat
ic candidate for President. In this
campaign Ms paramount issuo was
“anti-imperalism.” Again he was de
feated. .
Mr. Bryan returned te Lincoln,
Nebraska, and began the publication
of the Commoner, a weekly newspa
per, and at the same time taking an
active part in politics.
ated by Taft.
When Woodrow Wilson became
President in 1913 he selected Mr. Bry
an Secretary of State and the latter
distinguished himself by negotiating
a large number of peace treaties be
tween the United States and other
countries. He resigned June 9, 1915,
because he disagreed with the Presi
dent over a strong note dispatched to
Germany.
For a long time Mr. Bryan had a
home in Asheville, but had never be
come a citizen of this State. In recent
years he had a home in Miami, Fla.,
and became a citizen of that State,
and was a delegate to the last national
convention from Florida, taking an
active part in the deliberations of
that body.
When John T. Scopes, Tennessee
school teacher, was indicted for teach
ing evolution in the schools of the
State in violation of the law, Mr.
Bryan volunteered his services to the
prosecution. Following the conviction
of Scopes he had been making speech
es in Tennessee and-had planned a
tour of the country to combat modern
ism in religion.
Mr. Bryan was well known in North
Carolina as in every other State of the
Union. He had spoken many times in
, this State both in political campaigns
and as a lecturer. At one tme while
he was Secretary of State ha delivered
a lecture on the Chautauqua circuit in
Asheboro. Many of our citizens will
remember having seen and heard the
Great Commoner on that occasion.
Although thrice defeated for the
highes office in the land, Mr. Bryan
had possibly the largest individual
following of any man in .American
public life. However men may have
differed with him on his stand on
various questions all have given him
credt for sincerity. He wssi a funda
mentalist in religious matters. The
country in his death has lost one of
its greatest public leaders.
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PRESNELL, NA'
"MSS IN '
Harris Branson Preanel, aged 36,
—itive of this county, died in a High
Point hospital Monday evening fol
lowing an illness of two weeks. The
body was taken to the home of his
sister at Seagrove and funeral services
Id yesterday at New Hope M. P.
_lurch with Rev. 3. W. Hulin offici
ating. The Junior Order had charge
of the services at the grave.
Mr. Presaell was bom in this coun
ty October 9, 1889, a son of G. H.
and Clara Spencer Presnell. He had
been employed at High Point for some
; time at the Tomlinson Chair Cotopany
plant. He was unmarried.
Surviving are one brother, B. C.
Presnell, of Seagrove; add two sisters,
Mrs. Lillis Goley, of Seagrove; and
, Mrs. Alice Branson, of Pelham.
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Mrs. Elizabeth Parks
Died Friday Morning
Was Victim of Heart Attack—Widow
of the Late J. B. Parks, of Pisgah,
Who Died Last Tear.
Mrs. Elizabeth Parks, aged 71
years, 7 months and 26 days, widow
of the late J. B. Parks, died at her
home in Union township Friday morn
ing at 6 o’clock from a heart attack.
Mrs. Parks had been in declining
health for several years, but it was
not until last Thursday morning that
her condition became serious. Funeral
services were held Saturday morning
and burial made in the old Parks
family burying ground near the place
where Mrs. Parks was born. Rev.
Harris Brown conducted the services.
Surviving are three sons, Causey
and R. 0. Pafks, of Pisgah, and Wal
ter Parks, of Asheboro; and one
daughter, Mrs. Dovie Callicutt, of
Strieby.
Mrs. Parks was bom in Randolph
county and was a daughter of the late
Harvey and Deborah Presnell. She
was married about 65 years ago to J.
B. Parks, who died October 13th, 1924,
and was a faithful wife and mother.
She was an honest upright Christian
woman, loved and respected by her
neighbors and friends.
PROGRAM FOR WHY NOT
CIRCUIT S. S. CONVENTION
To Be Held At Why Not Church
Saturday, August 1st—Din
ner rm the Grounds.
The annual Sunday School conven
tion of the schools Of the Why Not
M. P. circuit will be held at Why Not
church in Richland township next Sat
urday, August 1st. The program
calls for an all-day service with pic
nic dinner on the grounds. The pub
lic is extended a cordial invitation to
attend the convention and to bring
well-filled baskets for the occasion.
Sunday schools of all the churches
in the circuit will take part in the
exercises. Following is the program
for the day:
Fair Grove
Song.
Prayer by the Pastor. •
Address of Welcome—L. A. King.
Response—Frank Hulin.
Flowers and Children—Four Chil
dren.
The Little Mission—Yronie Hunt.
The Quest—Jewel Lawrence.
The Lord Had a Job for Me—James
King.
Miss Mineyva’s Disappointment—
Eva Lawrence.
A Woman's Opportunity for Ser
vice—Conna Cagle.
Flag Springs
God Takes Care of the Birds—
Woodrow Tucker.
The Orphan Girl—Leona Spencer.
Rock of Ages—Eleven Girls.
The Boy and His Angel—Lodana
Allred. v
Station Agent Story—Fairy King.
Macedonia
The Boys We Need—Irvin Sanders
Children’s Day—Two Girls.
When Grandma Was a Little Girl—
Lillie Hurley. '
A Child's Part—Guy Sanders.
Thanking Qod—Alline Sanders.
Pleasant Hill
The Reason Why 7—Ollie May
Bean..
The Fibbing Boy—Ernest Pinion,
Just Like the Family—Hansel Bean.
Song, No. 161,
Two Colors—Kathelene Walls and
Myrtle Spencer. <
Happy Helpers—Six Girls.
New Hope
Whistling in Heaven—Gertrude Pres
neil. •• • . i .
College Oil Can—Alline TrogUon.
Guilty or Not Guilty-Virginia Go
Aunt Tabitha—Nettie Coble.
Song, Duet, Song, Quartet
Seagrove • . ,
A Child's Gift—Leona Moore.
The Unbolted Door—Edith Brower.
The Church—Ludella Hulin.
No Sects in Heaven—Lillian Xing,
A Starless Crown—Vada Graves.
\ , New Zion
Naughty Cloud—Shelton Graves,
little Snowy Daisies—Margaret
and Erma Graves.
Adelaid's Visit to the Country—May
EDGAR GREEN IS
KILLED IN RAID
Shot at Still in Robeson County
—Was Native of Seagrove,
This County.
Funeral services were held Monday
moniing at Maple Springs church for
Edgar Green, 20-year-old white youth
of the Seagrover community, who was j
killed in a gun fight between Robeson
county officers and an unidentified
man who was at a still with Green at
the time of a raid late Thursday After
noon of last week. The still was lo
cated in a swamp about 22 miles
south of Lumberton. When officers
approached the still Green’s compan
ion, according to the testimony at the
coroner’s inquest, started shooting at
the officers and rian. The officers
returned the fire and when the smoke
had cleared Green was found sitting
against a tree mortally wounded. He
was unable to tell his name or that
of his companion. There was nothing
on the body to identify the dead man
except a watch with the letter “G”
engraved on it.
It is questionable, according to the
testimony at the inquest, whether the
officers killed Green or whether he
was shot accidentally by his compan
ion. He was killed by a single shot
piercing the spine near the heart. The
examining physician testified that
the hole made by the shot was much
larger than the hole that would be
made by a buckshot with which the
guns of the officers were loaded®
The body was taken to an under
taking establishment at Lumberton
where it lay until Sunday morning
when Spurgeon Green, of Thomasville,
identified the dead man as being his
brother, Edgar Green. Relatives did
not know his whereabouts, except
that he had been in Robeson county
for the past six weeks working for
somebody.
The body, after being identified,
was brought to the home of young
Green’s mother at Seagrove. He is
survived by his mother, Mrs. Fanny
■Green, and a sister, Miss Rosa Green,
both of Seagrove; and by two broth
ers, Spurgeon Green, of Thomasville,
and Raleigh Green, of Danville, Va.
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SEAGROVE NEWS
Mr. Elias Asheworth, of Denver,
Colo., ia visiting relatives and friends
in this community. Mr. Asheworth
hasn’t been in this county since 1892.
He is 83 years old. He says that
North Carolina has made rapid prog
ress since he left here.
The unidentified moonshiner that
was killed in an officer’s raid in
Robeson county last Week was finally
identified as Edgar Green, son of Mrs.
Eli Greene who lives near here. His
body was brought home Sunday and
interred in the cemetery at Maple
Springs church Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Aderson McKenzie, of
Carthage, spent the week-end with
Mrs. McKenzie’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ezekial Vuncannon.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. McCam and
son, Harold, of High Point, visited at
Mr. O. D. Lawrence’s Sunday after
noon.
Mr. Frank Auman and family re
turned frem a week’s visit to Mr.
Auman’s brother, Mr. Lebbeus Auman,
in Langley Fields, Va.
Mias Swonie Reynolds, of Hemp,
spent a few days with Miss Grace
Auman recently.
Mrs. Romie Russell and daughter,
Nell, Miss Mattie Russell and «Mrs.
Ambros Lowdermilk spent a few days
last week in Washington, D. C.
Misses Lizzie and Maple Lawrence
spent last week with their sister,
Mrs. J. F. Atkinson, at Mullins, S. C.
They were accompanied by their cous
in Mr. Euclid Auman. They visited
Myrtle Beach on their trip. Mr. Wade
Herring, Jr„ and Miss Julia Carol
Herring, of Marion, S. C., accompan
ied them to the beach.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cox visited in
Asheboro last Sunday.
JUessrs. Cecil Russell, Joe Graves,
Bernice and Theodore Auman left last
week, for Miami, Fla, on a camping
trip.
| Mrs. Henry Beane, of Asheboro, is
spending a few days with her nieces,
Mesdames D. J. Johnson and O. D.
Lawrence.
" Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cox went to
Winston-Salem shopping last Monday,
Miss Mildred Auman spent a few
days last week with her uncle, Mr.
John Yow on Seagrove, Route 1.
KING TUT NEWS
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R. T. Patman filled his regular
it at Neighbor’s Grove last
The Sunday school at Neigh
__ jve is growing rapidly. There
133 present last Sunday.
Uyda Wimpie has openeAup a
lunch room in the Blue Byrd filling
station.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bulla and chll
dren visited Mr. and Mrs. J.-P. Bailey
near Ulah last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Pearce
the guests of Mrs. B. P. Bulla, at
Ashehoro, last Sunday. .•*
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wilks ana
SUPERIOR COURT NOW
IN ITS SECOND WEEK
Number of Cases Have Been
Tried—Will Close The Last
of This Mj$ek.
Randolph county Superior court is
in its second week. A number of civil
actions on the docket. have been dis
posed since court! cotivened Monday,
20th. Cases that! have been tried
since last isffU0fc4| fne Courier and
their disposition aye as follows: «
Nathaniel Mac® vs John Macon,_
compromised, plaj«iff allowed $400,
and defendant tormave possession of
the land mention® in complaint free
from rent and plaintiff to have home
with defendant vjlthout cost if he-so
desires. ''j_
J. A. Spence, cdinmissioner, was al
lowed $58.56 fronds Minnie L. Edmon
son, same being balance of purchase
price on tract of land.
Franklinville Shore company in its
action against W, J. Lowe recovered
for breach of contract $465 with inter
est from April 21, 1921.
J. Ar Holder recovered $150 from
the Cecil Manufacturing Company in
his suit against this firm.
Joe C. Swaim, suing C. T. Headen,
recovered $100 With interest from
January 26, 1925, and the costs of the
action.
J. C. Holmes Lumber Company
against Roy Ingram resulted in plain
tiff recovering $86.06 and costs’of the
action in the form of a lien on In
gram’s property until paid.
In the action, Jim Cunningham vs
Jesse Foster, the defendants recov
ers from the plaintiff posts of the
suit. *
Nettie White vs Junior Order Unit
ed American Mechanics in which $500
was involved was nonsuited and plain-,
tiff appealed to the Supreme Court
• D. E. Highfill v* O. H. Green, non
suit.
Susan Fentress in a suit against R.
M. Welbom, extr. Mary Fentress, de
ceased,'recovered $700.
J. H. Overton vs Royal Blue Trans
portation Company was continued.
The Southeastera Express Company
gave notice of appeal to the Supreme
Court from verdict rendered last week
in which the judgment of the court
was that the plaintiff, Deep River
Duroc Farm, recover $150 from the
defendant.
TJase against C. C. Cheek Drougnt
by M. R. Walden over a lumber ac
count was in the hands of tne jury
yesterday afternoon.
Court will pr^bly continue today
and tomorrow.
Cut Coat Rates
Coal rates from the Clinchfield and
Pocahontas districts into North Caro
lina will be reduced from 17 to 20
cents on the ton, effective August 20,
due to the activities on the part of the
North Carolina C9rporation Commis
sion putting the matter up to the In
terstate Commerce Commission. The
consumer is wondering if there will be
a corresponding reduction in the price
of coal this fall and winter.
NORTH CAROLINA GETS
FEDERAL ROAD MONEY
According to figures given out by
the federal bureau of public roads,
North Carolina has 217.1 miles of new
roads under construction through fed
eral aid at a cost of $8,280,397.44 and
43.6 miles in new projects approved
for construction at a cost of $1,392,
882.10. Other federal funds available
for new projects total $1,054,848.35.
Since the fiscal year of 1917 this
makes a grand total of more than
$30,000,000 expended and yet to be ex
pended in this State as federal-aid to
highways.
RAILROAD COMPANY SUED
, FOR DEATH OF PREACHER
O. G. Allen, administrator on the es
tate of C. R. Sorrell, Baptist minister
who was killed when his car was
struck by a Sanford bound A. and Y.
train at Macedonia church, near Lib
erty, September 5th, f924, has started
a suit for $30,000 in Guilford county
Superior court against the railroad
company and the receivers operating
the line. A similar suit has been
started by the heirs of Rev. Cfissman,
who was killed at the same time. .
Revs. Sorrell and Crissman were
conducting a revival at Macedonia
church and on the day they were
killed were returning to the church
for afternoon services.
CONCORD CHURCH COMMITTEE
WANTS SOME INFORMATION
We are very glad to have the
Randolph county Sunday School con
vention meet with us at Concord
church 18th and 19th of August, and
we are desirous of giving you the
very best treatment possible. To do
this we are asking you to send us at
an early date the number of people
from your Sunday School who expect
to attend and the names of the people
who will spend the night. Send this
information at once to- Rev. Geo. W.
Clay, Fanner, N. C, pastor of the
above church.
By the Committee at Concord church.
BOOK TRUCK IS
A GREAT SUCCESS
Miss Petty Loans More than 300
Books In Three Days Tb
100 People.
Miss Annie F. Petty of the State
Library Commission, at Raleigh, with
her truck load of books came into the
county.last Thursday by way of the'
mountain road from High Point. She |
left early yesterday morning by way;
of the Sepgrove road for Moore coun-1
ty. During her rftay in Randolph she '
visited more than 100 homes and loan
ed more than 800 books.
It was Miss Petty’s intention to
stay in the county all this week and
follow the routes which were laid out
for her and published in last week’s
issue of The Courier, but a last nlin
ute decision on the part of the library
commission sent her to Moore and
Montgomery counties also on her ex
perimental trip. Miss Petty would
have been glad to have stayed in Ran
dolph the entire time such was the
response she was getting from the
people along the routes which she
traveled. It is with regret on the
part of this paper and the people of
the county that she could not stay
.longer.
Besides visiting more than 100
homes on her tours in the county,
Miss Petty with her book truck made
several stops at community centers,
one at Farmer being especially fruit
ful of results. The people she visited
were glad to learn of the library ser
vice and were eager to borrow from
the selection of books in the truck.
Monday was taken up in a visit to
the summer school in session in Ashe
boro. Here Miss Petty explained the
work of the commission to the more
than 100 teachers in attendance and
left them better acquainted with the
service the library commission is do
ing for the people of the State.
Miss Petty is enthusiastic over the
results of the experiment of bringing
the service of the State Library Com
mission to the people. Tours of this
jsature are not permanent parts of
the service given, but are made only
for the purpose of acquainting the
people of the State of what the library
commission can do for them. Any
person in the State may write the
State Library Commission, Raleigh,
N. C., giving the title of the book that
it is desired to borrow and if the
book is on hand it will .be mailed to
the person who makes the request.
The book may be kept three weeks
and the only charge for the lq^n of
the book is the postage required to
mail the book, which is something
like from 6 to 10 cents each way, de
pending on the weight of the book.
It is expected that a large number of
people of the county will avail them
selves of this opportunity to obtain
good books for reading.
MRS. NANCY E. HUNT
DIES IN HIGH POINT
Funeral services were conducted
Monday at Back Creek church, this
county, for Mrs. Nancy Eldora Hunt,
widow of the late V. L. Hunt, who
died at her home, 406 Mallory Street,
High Point, Saturday afternoon. Her
death followed an illness of three
weeks from typhoid fever.
Mrs. Hunt moved to High Point
from this county about ten years ago.
She was 55 years old at the time of
her death. Surviving are one daughter,
Miss Pauline Hunt, of High Point;
two brothers, George and John Miller,
of the Caraway section, this, county;
and one sister, Miss Annie Miller, of
this county.
MRS. WALTER C. ROBBINS
DIED LAST THURSDAY P. M.
Mrs,4 Alma Paisley Robbins, aged
36 years, wife of Walter C. Robbins,
died at her home on Uwharrie Street,
in Asheboro, last Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Robbins had been in declining
health for several months.
She is survived by her husband, six
small children, one brother, Mr. R. L.
Paisley, of Asheboro, and two sisters,
Mrs. Willard Rich, of Asheboro, and
Mrs. L. C. Robbins, of Pinehurst.
Funeral services were conducted at
West Bend M. E. church, of which she
was a member, by her pastor, Rev. O.
P. Routh, and interment was made in
the church cemetery.
Mrs. Robbins had lived in Asheboro
all her life and was held in high es
teem by all who knew her.
BAPTIST MEWS LETTER
The writes and his family have re
turned from a two weeks visit at
Knightdale and Louisburg, R. F. D.
During this time the writer conducted
two revival services. The results of
these meetings were in many respects
gratifying.
We are happy to have as a visitor in
our home this , week Miss Bessie
Strange, of Louisburg, N. C. "
0 The pastor with J. C. Pearce mo
tored to Fairview Baptist church,
near Reidsville, Tuesday of this week
to attend the annual meeting of the
Piedmont Baptist Association.
Mrs. Ida Green was received into
the fellowship of our church Sunday,
July 19. On this same date the let
ters of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Wichard
a
21L, ISPlfeSSyEI
J. C. BUNCH DIED FRIDAY
AT HOME IN OAK RIDGE
Was 81 Years Old, Confederate
Veteran and Prominent Far
mer—Relatives Here.
J. C. Bunch, aged 81 years, promi
nent farmer and Confederate veteran,
died Friday, July 24th, at his home at
Oak Ridge, in Guilford county. Funer
al services were held at Oak Ridge M.
E. church Saturday at , 11 o’clock and
interment made in the church ceme
tery.
Mr. Bunch was a brother of the
late Rev. W. A. Bunch, who was at
one time pastor of the Asheboro M.
P. church for two years. Besides be
ing actively identified in the farming
interests of his county, Mr. Bunch
took an interest in politics and twice
served his county in the State Legis
lature.
Surviving are his widow, one sister,
Mrs. Jane Bunch, of Oak Ridge; and
eight nephews and nieces, Walter,
James, Robert and Eddy Bunch, of
Asheboro; Henry Bunch, of Oak
Ridge; J. L. Bunch, of McColl, S. C.;
and Miss lallian Bunch and Mrs. Hor
ace Sisk, of North Wilkesboro.
REV. MORRIS WILL PREACH
THE NEXT OUTDOOR SERVICE
The outdoor Sunday night services
in Asheboro have been very much en
joyed by the church-going people of
our town. There is something cool and
informal about a community meeting
under the trees that all of us like. We
are all pulling together in the sort of
spirit that we believe our Master
would have commended.
The service next Sunday night will
be conducted by Rev. B. E. Morris,
pastor of the Baptist church. Special
music will be furnished by a male
quartette. Come a few minutes before
8 o’clock in order to got a comfort
able seat.
EDGAR NEWS
Threshing is over in this section.
Grain is not so good this year.
Those raising tobacco in this section
are curing it. The crop is, not good
owing to the dry weather which con
tinues.
Miss Ettie Cox left Sunday night
for Hopewell, Va., where she will
■spend some time with her sister, Mrs.
W. N. Elder. She was accompanied
by her niece, Mrs. Elder’s daughter,
Mrs. Nannie Reynolds, of High Point.
Rev. Melvin preached an excellent
sermon ttr ardarge attetttfvecrowd - at
Marlboro last Sunday morning.
A revival meeting will begin at^ Ce
dar Square on Saturday night before
the second Sunday in August.
Edith, the little daughter of Alvah
Loflin, is recovering foom diphtheria.
Among those that attended Conser
vative quarterly meeting from New
Hope at Holly Springs Saturday were
J. O., J. N., J. C. and Hettie Newlin,
C. S. Davis and wife, D. V. Davis,
wife and two children and Mrs. L. J.
Davis.
W. D. Taylor and family, of High
Point, spent Saturday night and Sun
day with Mrs. Taylor’s mother, Mrs.
Sarah Osborne.
Miss Clara Davis, who has been at
tending summer school at Chapel Hill,
returned home last week.
Sid Farlow, of High Point, attended
service at Marlboro last Sunday.
Mrs. Eliza Williams and Joel Davis
went to the peach orchard last Tues
day.
A few relatives enjoyed an ice
cream supper at J. M. Cox’s last Sat
urday night.
We are sorry to note that W. P.
Brookshire is suffering with cancer.
Jeffrey Cox, of High Point, spent
Saturday night and Sunday with home
folks here.
N. N. Newlin and two children,
Greer and Margaret, of Randleman,
were visitors at J. O. Newlin’s Sun
day afternoon.
Albert Brown was in High Point
Tuesday on business.
Frank M. Davis recently had his
well dug deeper as it along with oth
iers in this section have failed owing
to the dry weather.
Aunt Lizzie Davis slowly recovers
“from inj'uries sustained by falling
some time ago.
Back Creek Cemetery To Be Cleaned
All persons who have relatives or
friends buried in Back Creek cemetery
are requested to come and help clean
the cemetery Friday, August 7. All
are expected to bring lunch, which
will be spread in the grove.
Attend Farmers Convention
Thirty-five or forty Davidson coun
ty farmers and their wives left Lex
ington early. Monday morning in two
big -school trucks for Raleigh where
they will attend the fanners’ and
farm women’s convention. They were
accompanied by the county demons
tration agent, Mr. Sheffield, and the
home demonstration agent. Probably
some Randolph county farmers at
tended the convention. It would have
been a wise move to have followed
the plan of the Davidson county far
Eastman To Hunt Big Game
NEWS OF WEEK
TOLD IN BRD
1.‘
Happenings of Interest In Vari
ous Parts of the State and
Nation for Busy Reader.
Federal prohibition officers captur
ed a distillery of 50 gallon capacity
Wednesday of last week in this coun
ty between Greensboro and Randle
man. Four barrels of blackberry
juice were also found by the officers.
A survey made by the bureau of
labor statistics finds that the cost of
living in the United States has in
creased 73.5 per cent from 1913 t*
1925. House furnishings showed tfcO
largest increase, 114.3 per cent.
F. E. Coman, who operates *
threshing outfit in the Thomasville
section of Davidson county, haa
threshed 12,577 bushels of wheat in
Ithis season. The largest crop thresh
ed was that of Harrison Helper, who .
farms Col. F. S. Lambeth’s farm,
totaling 1,461 bushels. He threshed
1,310 bushels for Ben Lambeth.
High Point is facing a serious wa
ter shortage. The city has outgrown
its present system and steps haw
been taken by the city government
looking to creating a larger water
supply for the city.
i
John Ad Kennedy, Davidson county
man who disappeared from his home
several days ago in the ThomasviB*
community and who is reported te
have married a Stokes county womaat 1
came beck last week and visited in.
his old home neighborhood, but dil
not go home. He is 73 years old.
Fire believed to have been of incen
diary origin destroyed the bam of
Frank Snyder, farmer of Arcatha
township, Davidson county, Thursday
morning of last week. In addition ta>
the bam a Fordson tractor, 400*
pounds of clover hay, other feedstuff^
and one horse were burned.
The estate of the late Edward DL
Latta, of Asheville, who died July
14th, has been estimated at from sis
to eight million dollars. One fourth i
of the estate, or six million dollar^
was willed for charitable purposes by
Mr. Latta.
Officii
Company
pany has : . _ _ .^
construction of a dam near H^fc
Rock. Rumor has had it for soma
time that the power company contem
plated the erection at an early date m
large dam on this site.
Funeral services were held at Mount
Pleasant church, this county, Thurs
day of last week for Mrs. Amanda
Briles, aged 65, widow of the Tat*
Hill Briles, who died at the home of'
her son, M. P. Briles, in High Triad*
late Tuesday afternoon of last week.
According to Dr. E. C. Branson of
the faculty of the University of
North Carolina there are 1,241,000 cit
izens of the State of North Carolina
who do not own the land they culti
vate or the roofs over their head*.
Three fourths of all the farmers ia
this State are tenants.
Samuel Harris, who committed sui
cide by drowning in the Yadkin river
near Ferguson one day last week; was
a Confederate veteran nearing the
age of 80. He had been in ill health
for years and his suicide is attributed
to this.
Because he had been paying atten
tion to his girl, Herbert Love, eigh
teen-year-old Charlotte boy, shot u|
seriously wounded Herbert Lackeys
aged 20. Love is in jail and to make
matters worse his girl has informed
him that she is partial to Lackey.
High Point has hopes of getting s
plant for the manufacture of artifidai
silk. A corporation which is not
named in the news reports has made
overtures to High Point business meat
with view to establishing a plant of
this nature in that city.
David H. Blair, commissioner of in
ternal revenue, and his sisters have
offered to donate to the city of High'
Point a tract of land containing be*'
tween 10 and 25 acres for site for the
erection of a high school buildings
The property is across the road from
the old Blair home place on South
Main street
Announcement has been made of
the coming marriage of Miss Iris Bur
ras, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. T.
Burras, of High Point, to Dr. Hjgfhi
S. Black, of Spartanburg, S. C.
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REV. CARL & GADDY BEGINS
REVIVAL HERE FRIDAY NIGB3S