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THE COURIER Leads In Roth News and Circulation HMiiimmuiHWiwHWomntiminmiMiiPl ISSUED WEEKLY VOLUME L • j PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN ..... —- ■■ . Asheboro, North Carolina, Thursday, November 19, 1925, BUto lJfcrt** rSlmiinniummmuimimumuiumim. .nnniniiinniiiui. miiH THE COURIER Advertising Columns Bring Results nmmiiinintn $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE NUMBER 4fi TOWN TO CREATE NEW WATER PONI) Large Dam To Be Built on Long Branch To Make Huge Water Reservoir. Several weeks ago at a mass meet ing held in the court house the people of the town were advised that a move ment was under way looking to the construction of a large dam to make a water pond which would hold enough water to supply the needs of the town for years to come. Definite arrange ments have been made to this end and soon work will begin on the construc tion of a large concrete and rock dam across Long branch about three and one-half miles west of Asheboro. This dam will be located below the present city ponds, one of which is on ft Long branch and another on a creek r that runs into Long branch below the old dam and above the proposed new dam. This /iam when built will make a pond large enough to hold a water j supply adequate for the needs of the town for seven or eight months, fur nishing a reserve thqt will tide the town over any drought of the nature that has been experienced the past summer and fall. It will be ideally located between two small mountains and has a natural rock base. It will be built so that at any time deemed necessary the d«An can be raised and thereby increase the capacity of the pond. 1. “ The water from this pond will not be used except in case of emergency or in case of the growth of the town to the point that the two ponds al ready in use do not furnish an ade quate water supply. No pumping sta tion or pipe lines will be installed to take the water from this new pond until necessary to do so. When the new dam is completed and filled the town will have no cause to wbrry over a water supply for yeans to come. There will be no shortage in such crisis as the town has passed through recently. SISTER OF MRS. CEPHAS BOWMAN DIED THURSDAY Miss Ida Qixon, who' died at her home at Whitsett Thursday night af ter suffering for years from a severe attack of rheumatism, was a sister of Mrs. Cephas Bowman, of Asheboro. Prior to being forced to give up her work on account of ill health, she was engaged in the millinery business ^was bom near Show Camp, in Alamance county, and waV a daughter of the late 5(1 ilo and Rosa Dixon. In addition to Mrs. Bowman, she is survived by three other sisters, Mrs. Walter J. Thompson, of Whit sett, Mrs. Albert Joyner, of Wake field, and Mrs. W. J. Fitzgerald, of Rushville, Ind. The surviving broth ers are Phil S. Dixon, Clyde Dixon, S. L. Dixon, Ben Dixon and William Dixon. Miss Dixon was a woman of unusual ability, cordial and genial and beloved by a wide circle of friends. She was in her 67th year at the time of her death. SINGING TO CLOSE NOV. 29TH Prof Ira Ridge announces that he will close his singing at Mt. Vernon church in the Caraway section on the fifth Sunday in November, Nov. 29th. Quartettes and singers from his other classes have been invited and good singing will be expected. The exercises will begin at 10:30 o’clock, a. m. All are cordially invited . to attend. Unusual interest is being taken in the singing and the class feels that it is prepared to make the day "worth while to music lovers. MISS POLLY HEITMAN TO BE MARRIED NEXT SATURDAY Mias Polly Heitman, daughter of the late Prof. Heitman, of Trinity, will on Saturday of this week be come the bride of Mr. London Ivey, of Raleigh. Miss Heitman has for several years been living in Washing ton. She is now with her Bister, Mrs. R. B. Terry, in High Point, and has been the recipient of many social courtesies. ELECT OFFICERS OF LEGION POST TONIGHT Meeting or Purpose To Be Held Following the supper given soldiers Wednesday night of lasl at the Old Hickory Cafe and af speech by. Dr. I. T. Mann, of High Point, an active and energetic member of the American Legion and a former Stalls officer in the organisation, thir ty-three of the ex-service men present signed up as charter members of a legion post for Bandolph county. These charter members wfll meet tonight in the office of Dr. J. G. Crutchfield to elect officers and perfect the organ***? tion. an the | the up as charter Clarence Allen, Lewallen, Alvah Colon Bunting, Dr. Lloyd,* Greer A. Moffitt, L. BobJohn M. W. GOVERNOR McLEAN ASKS I PEOPLE TO GIVE THANKS Issues Thanksgiving Proclama tion-Wants People To For get Creed and Schism. Governor Angus Wilton McLean Saturday issued his Thanksgiving proclamation for Thursday, November 26th. He finds the Stat^ prosperous, going forward and the people disa greeing in opinion settling their dis putes in a “spirit of brotherly love.” For every adversity he has seen a spir itual equivalent. It reads as follows: ‘To the people of North Carolina: “Custom and the grateful heart of America have sanctioned the setting apart of one day in each year for the specific purpose of rendering | thanks to Almighty God for his blessings to mankind. “This beautiful and time honored practice had its beginning when' America was a weak and struggling1 nation. It has been followed with regularity and consistency, as we have prospered and grown great. “In response to the action of the President of the United States, and in thorough conformity with the in clination of our own people, I, Angus W. McLean,’ Governor of North Caro lina, do hereby proclaim and set apart Thursday, November 26, 1925, | as Thanksgiving day and call upon the people of North Carolina to dis pose with their labors and to publicly | assemble to return thanks to God for the many benefits we have enjoyed at his hands during the past twelve J months. "As a nation we have prospered; as a state we have gone forward. While differences of opinion have! arisen among us, they were of such | that cou.d be settled in the spirit of brotherly love. We are a step nearer the goal in spiritual attainment; the soothing hand of an unseen but over seeing wisdom has guided us;! brotherhood is a thing talked of and striven for as never before. Ma-, terially, we have gained much. Our efforts to utilize the things that God has given us for the betterment of humanity have been signally blessed. No adversity has come to us that did not have a spiritual Equivalent. “For all these things and for other blessings too numerous to mention, let us humbly and heartily give thanks to Almighty God. “I suggest to the ministers of re ligion in North Carolina to assemble their people for public worship; and, where it is practicable, I suggest com munity _ gatherings, where all the people,‘forgetting creed and schism,1 may meet and, in a civic as well as j in a purely religious way, pay de- j vout homage to the one without j whom none of us can enjoy happi- ; > ness and prosperity.” EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO COLLECT UNPAID PLEDGES Next Tuesday noon in the First Methodist Protestant church at High Point, about two hundred members of the denomination from all over the State will meet to discuss ways , and means of rounding up the $100,000 in unpaid pledges to High Point College, which are now required to. meet the financial needs of the institution. Dr? R. M. Andrews, president of the College, will preside. MRS. ANNIE LUTHER DEAD Mrs. Annie Luther died at her home in the Bombay section November 14th. She was the widow of Josiah Luther who died about 18 years ago. She was 68 years old, a member of the M. E. church and a most estimable woman. She leaves one son, Mr. James Luther. Funeral services were conducted at Oajt Grove church November 16th by Rev. G. W. Clay and interment fol lowed in the church cemetery. BOARD RAISES THEWATERRATE Effective Next Meter Reading— Must Pay For Water Hauled From High Point. The water shortage in Asheboro is over, but there still remains the cost of hauling the'water from High Point to be paid. Freight on the many ears of water that had to be hauled into Asheboro from our neighboring city for many weeks has mounted up to a considerable sum. There is no way to pay this emergency expense other than to call on the people of the town to foot the bill. This will be done in the way of increased water rates. Every man will pay according to the amount of water he uses. The town board in a recent meeting fixed the water rate for next meVer leading at $1.60 per thousand gallons, no minimum- The man who has no meter pays a flat rate of $3 per month regardless of the amount of water conttaatdL Others pay according to CAR OF TURKEYS LOADED MONDAY Total of 8,218 bounds of Turkeys Sold on Co-Op Plan For $2,301.04. Under the supervision of the State division of markets and county agent E. S. Millsaps, Jr., a car of turkeys |was loaded in Asheboro Monday. As ! a result, the farmers who brought [turkeys to the car are richer by $2, 301.04 and 8,218 pounds of fine tur keys are enroute to a New York buyer in time for Thanksgiving trade in that city. All day long fanners brought in their turkeys to the car which was loaded to capacity. Their turkeys were weighed ip plain view and they were given bills of sale which were paid off in cash at the Bank of Ran dolph. The representatives of the division of markets present stated that this car of turkeys was by far the largest in number of pounds of any car ship ped on the cooperative plan from the State. The quality of the turkeys was also agreed to be the best seen this year in the State. Farmers, buyers, county agent and division of market representatives were all pleased with the manner in which the sale went off. The cooper ative marketing plan has now been tried three different times in this county and each time with splendid success.- It is stated by Mr. Millsaps that a mixed car of turkeys and chick ens will probably be shipped from the county about the middle of December. Farm Magazine Reproduces Article By E. S. Millsaps, Jr. “Farming,” a farm journal publish ed at Knoxville, Tenn., in its current issue reproduced one of county agent Millsaps’ weekly letters to farmers of this county published each week in The Courier. The article was publish ed in The Courier a few weeks ago and dealt with lime, legumes and livestock as the basis of successful farming. The farm journal had some compli mentary remarks to make of the ar ticle and the writer and commended the reading of the article to its many readers. NEXT M. E. CONFERENCE TO MEET AT DURHAM The general conference of the North Carolina Methodist church closed its annual conference at Fayetteville the first of the week with the reading of appointments and the selection of Trinity church, Durham, as the meet ing place for next year. Reports made during the convention disclosed that the church had had a year’s prosperous work both ft the money raised and the increase in mem bership. The vote for unification carried by a small majority, but not by the three fourths vote required. Unification now seems to have been defeated. The larger number of conferences in the South have voted on the proposition and few, if any, have voted for the plan by a decisive majority. TWENTY MEMBERS OF MOB ARE CONVICTED Trial of 29 men alleged to have been participants and leaders in a mob that stormed the Buncombe county jail at Asheville on the night of Sept. 19th, which had been in progress for a week, closed Saturday afternoon with the conviction of 20 of the defendants, 11 of whom were declared guilty by the jury and 9 of whom entered pleas of guilty. Four penitentiary sentences, rang ing from 3 to 8 years, 11 terms on the county roads from 6 to 19 months, and 11 suspended sentences were im posed by Judge A. M. Stack, who pre sided at the trial. The leader of Die mob drew a sentence of 8 years in the State prison. Eighth B. Grade Will Entertain In Chapel Tomorrow Morning The members of the Eighth B. Grade of the Asheboro high school will present the Family Album in the school auditorium at chapel exercises in the morning. Different members of the class will pose as pictures in an ofd family album. The young people are greatly interested in the presentation of the playlet. EDGAR NEWS A roadster driven by Mr. Sawyer, of High Point, and a large car driven by Mr. Brittain, of Asheboro, col lided on highway Tt, at B. F. Ridge’s place last Sunday night. Fortunately npbody was injured, although both cars were damaged. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Thomas and daughter, Clara, of High Point, were visitors in this section Saturday after Clyde Routh expects to move his family to his farm near Gray’s Chapel this week. Mr. Moton, of High Point, who has purchased Mr. Routh’s firm here, expects to move to it in the near Beautiful and Rich . I Most of us would be satisfied with either, but little Patricia Mountbatten, shown here with her mother, Lady Mountbatten, has both. Reputed to be the richest baby in the world, the future heir ess of the $100,000,000 estate of her great grandfather, Sir Ernest Cassell. ■*' UNAVOIDABLE DELAY This issue of The Courier has been delayed about a half day on account of the breakdown of the press on which it ia printed. This delay is regret ted by the management, but cuold not be prevented. MRS. SIMEON COX DIED YESTERDAY AGED 65 YRS. Had Long Been a Sufferer From Rheumatism—Six Children Survive Her. Mrs. Sarah Hinshaw Cox, wife of Simeon Cox, died at her , home on Asheboro, Route 1, yesterday after noon at 2 o’clock at the age of 65 years. Mrs. Cox had been suffering from rheumatism for the past five years but was as well as usual until last Friday when she grew slightly worse. Her condition remained about the same until yesterday morning when she grew worse, the end coming in the afternoon. Mrs. Cox was the, .slaughter of the late Nathan Hinshdw, who died dur ing the Civil War. She was married to Simeon Cox about 44 years ago and to this union there are six living children, P. N. Cox, of Carmel, Ind.; Irvin D. Cox, of Westfield, Ind.; Mrs. K. L. Smith and Carl E. Cox, of Ashe boro, Route 1; Mrs. Elva J. Venable, of Indianapolis, Ind.; and Lester Cox, of Oakland farm, Ramseur. Deceased was a member of Bethel Frinds church from which the funeral will be held.' Funeral arrangements had notf beer.1 made when The Courier went to press | Wednesday afternoon. THANKSGIVING SERVICE IN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH — Rev. J. E. Pritchard, pastor of the Methodist Protestant church, will preach the annual Thanksgiving ser mon in the M. E. church on Thanks giving morning at 10 o’clock. , The ; announcement was made that the ser- j vice would be held in the new, church building but it is not ready for occu pancy. Upon the occasion of the service each person is asked to con- ! tribute the sum of one day’s earnings to the orphanage of their choice. Everybody in town is invited to at- j tend the service. FREE CONCERT AT SCHOOL AUDITORIUM FRIDAY EVE. An entertainment will be given in the graded school auditorium tomor- i row evening at 8 o’clock by sixteen; boys from the Georgia Industrial; Home, at Macon, Ga. This institution takes children bereft of parents, out- i casts or any class or ereed of chil- j dren no one else wants. The institu tion is supported entirely by voluntary contributions. There will be no ad mission fee for the entertainment. Only a free will offering will be tak en. TO WIDEN GREENSBORO HIGH POINT HIGHWAY El wood Cox Says Work Will Be gin Next Spring—Will Be Finest Road in South. J. Elwood Cox, fifth district high way commissioner, meeting with the board of commissioners of Guilford county the first of the week, assured the commissioners that work will probably be started on improving and widening the highway from High Point to Greensboro some time next spring. This road, if the present plans are carried out, should be the finest road in the south. The cham bers of commerce of the two cities have under consideration plans for electrically lighting the road its en tire length, Mr. Cox also assured the commis sioners that their plans for building the mad from Pleasant Garden to Julian would not interfere with the plans of tire state highway commission in maintaining the state highway from Greensboro to Julian by way of Tab WATER SHORTAGE THING OF THE PAST Nature Comes To Rescue and Ponds Are Full—Stop Haul ing From High Point. Nature has come to the rescue of the water shortage in Asheboro. For several weeks the town has had to haul water from High Point to re plenish its dwindling supply and the town authorities had to spend several days of work and worry in order to 1 furnish the people of Asheboro with an ample supply of pure water. Every available source was used and as a result there has been enough water for ordinary needs and the factories have bedn able to run on full time thus giving employment to their small army of employes. The recent rains have started the creeks which feed the two ponds to running and as a result the ponds are full and the supply is ample for the needs of the town. No water is being used now except that from the two ponds and some from one of the town wells. The shipments of water from High Point were stopped last Friday. No water is being pumped from the McGrew mine, which source was called upon in the emergency. All restrictions on the use of water are off and the people of the town may use as much as they desire. Their cooperation during the emergency could not have been better. Practic ally the entire population of the town heeded the call of the town authori ties to conserve water during the drought. The town authorities are grateful for the splendid cooperation of the citizens. Without it, Asheboro would have been in dire straits during the past several weeks. Every available source of water was tapped by the town authorities in their efforts to get enough water into Asheboro to supply *the actual needs of the population, and to keep the fac tories in operation so that the small army of employes should not be out of work. Now, there is a feeling of gratification as well as of relief that the emergency is passed. Land Sale at Troy On Saturday, November 21, there will be a public auction sale of lots in Smitherman Park, at Troy, N. C. ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW WAS DECIDED SUCCESS Flowers Were Beautiful and Well Displayed—Neat Sum Real ized by Woman’s Club. The Chrysanthemum Show which was held in the court house last Fri day was a great success. The flowers were quite up to the usual mark, not withstanding the dry weather which those growing them feared would af fect their beauty. The entire court was filled throughout the afternoon with flowers and people who came to admire them. The unusual feature of the „ show was that so few grew flowers this year, only five ladies of the town entering any, consequently they drew all the prizes. Mrs. L. M. Fox and Mrs. W. S. Skeen had the larger num ber of flowers, next came Mrs. R. C. Johnson, Mrs. John R. Brown and Mrs. N. Is. Cox. These ladies are to be congratulated for the time and care they have given the flowers and for the pleasure they have given the people of the town and county in showing them. The people of the town responded admir ably in contributing prizes to the Woman’s Club for the chrysanthemum show which has for years been given under the auspices of the club. The proceeds amounted to more than one hundred dollars. The bazaar department had beautiful and useful articles for sale, while the refresh ment committee served delectable food. The combination of net pro ceeds from these two departments with the door receipts were the ave nues through which the proceeds came. REV. J. E. PRITCHARD, NEW M. P. PASTOR, HAS ARRIVED Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Pritchard ar rived in Asheboro Tuesday evening from Henderson where Mr. Pritchard has been stationed for the past five years as pastor of the First M. P. church, which he left over the protest of the members of the congregation to come to Asheboro. Mr. Pritchard was assigned to the pastorate of the > local church at the church conference held in High Point two weeks ago. Mr. Pritchard is a Randolph county man who was born and reared near Asheboro and who, after completing his education in the puplic schools an$ Liberty high school, graduated at Western Maryland College. The fol lowing year he entered Westminister Theological Seminary, taking the en tire course and graduating with high honors. Since mitering the ministry he has served the pastorates of Hali fax circuit, Thomasville, Burlington and Henderson, remaining five years at both of the latter churches. Coming to Asheboro will be to Mr. Pritchard a return home and the church and the community are to be congratulated upon having him and j his splendid wife as residents. They have moved into the A. R, Winning ham residence on Park Street and will be glad to greet new friends and acquaintances. REV. B. E. MORRIS IS ATTENDING CONFERENCE Being Held At Charlotte This Week—Growth of Baptist Church Marvelous. Rev. -B. E. Morris, pastor of the local Baptist church, left early Tues day morning for Charlotte to attend the sessions of the Baptist State con vention, which is being held there this week. More than 1,000 delegates from all parts of the State are attend ing the convention. A number of important matters will be considered byl the convention, in cluding home and foreign missions and education. The Baptist State conventions dates back to 1830 at which meeting only 14 persons were present. Since that time the Baptists have made great strides in North Carolina. The denom ination now has more than 300,000 members in the State with nearly 2, 300 organized churches, approximate ly 2,200 Sunday schools with nearly 300,000 students attending each ses sion. The church has control over three standard colleges, two junior colleges and three secondary schools. These have 181 officers and teachers, 1,404 college students, 1,372 high school pupils and 724 elementary pu pils, or a total of 3,500 persons. The total property value of the educational institutions, including the endowments, is more than $4,200,000. In addition to the schools and colleges under the care of the denomination, there is the orphanage at Thomasville, caring for and training 500 children, and the hospital at Winston-Salem. I M. J5. CHURCH MATTERS D. B. McCrary and the writer at tended a church meeting at Greens boro yesterday. Two new pianos have been pur chased for use in the new church in addition to the two now in use. A pageant under the direction of Miss Nannie Bulla, director of Chris tian education, will be given in the place of our regular evening- service next Sunday. Rev. L. T. Edens has gone on bus iness to his old home in Robeson county. He will fill his appointments Sunday. Recently the writer has been a guest for a meal of the following: Mrs. J. O. Redding, Mrs. Dizie Lewis, Mrs. L. Phillips, Mrs. J. D. Ross and Mrs. W. J. Scarboro. The church has sustained the fol lowing losses since conference: Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cox, James Miller, Mrs. Lura Auman, and by death, Mrs. Fannie Rush. Many people both within and with out the city say they expect to attend the opening of our new church some day. The pastor will preach Sunday morning on the “Christian’s Hope”. CENTRAL UNION CLASS TO SING AT PLEASANT GARDEN Professor A. M. Fentriss announces that there will be a singing by the Central Union class at Pleasant Gar den the fifth Sunday in this irionth Basket dinner will be served on the grounds. All classes taught in Praise melodies and Winning Praise are asked to join in the service. Mr. Gregory Opens “Toyland” The children of the town and county are delighted over the opening of “Toyland” next door to W. A. Greg ory’s 5, 10 and 25 cent store in the Allen building. Mr. Gregory decided that “Toyland” would please the chil dren and make shopping easier for the parents. All kinds of toys are on exhibition. Probably the most pleas ing feature is a letter box in which letters may be mailed to Santa Claus. DENTAL CLINIC FOR CITY SCHOOL Begins Today in Local School— Children Urged to Take Ad vantage of It. Dr. R. Y. Adamsof the State Board of Health will begin today in the Asheboro graded schools a dental clin ic which will last until the close of the month. The work of Dr. Adams is free of charge to the school children and all parents are urged to see to it that their children take advantage of the clinic. Dr. Adams has been in the county for the past several weeks and has conducted clinics in the various school centers of the county. The interest taken in the clinic by the school pat rons and the school children has been encouraging. Splendid cooperation has been given to the board of health by all parties. The clinic in the Asheboro school is expected to be the largest held in the county on account of the central lo cation of the school and the large number of school children in the Ashe boro district and the county. MRS. RUSH DIES AT AGE OF 73 YRS. Death Came Saturday Following Lingering Illness—Funeral Was Held Sunday. Following several months illness, Mrs. Fannie Hicks Bush died Saturday at her home on Academy street at the age of seventy-three years. She was bom and reared in Troy, being the daughter of William and Jane Hicks and the granddaughter of Wilbur Las siter, prominent citizens of Montgom ery county. Forty-nine years ago she was mar ried to C. H. Rush. To this union there are the following daughters, Mesdames Agnes Barker and Thomas E. Lassiter, of Asheboro, and Mrs. CL R. Smith, of Cambria, Va., and Jade Meador, of Fayetteville, and one son, Clarence Rush, of Asheboro. Mr. and Mrs. Rush lived in Tabernacle, town ship until about twenty-five years ago when they moved to Asheboro. To know Mrs. Rush was to love her. There was never a time when she could not look through the clouds of sorrow to a brighter sky. Along life's pathway she scattered sunshine^ comforted those in distress and with her keen sense of humor and happy disposition, dispelled gloom and cheer ed those with whom she came in con tact. At the age of sixteen she united with the Methodist Episcopal church of which she continued a devoted faithful and consecrated member. In civic and educational affairs she was much interested in her home, her life was full of joy, of unselfishness, and worthy of emulation. Her many admirable qualities and her splendid influence in the community will leave an imprint upon the lives of her neighbors, friends and loved ones. The funoral service was conducted at .the residence Sunday afternoon at 2 p. m. by Rev. W. H. Willis, pastor of the M. E. church, interment fol lowing in the local cemetery. The profusion of flowers attested the high esteem in which Mrs. Rush was held. A large number of relatives through out the> county gathered at the home to share the sorrow with the family. Among those out of town attending the funeral were: Mrs. M. L. Paulk, Aberdeen; Misses Mary and Janette Leach and Master Ralph Leach, Aber deen; Mr: and Mrs. J. L. Womble, Moncure; Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Samp son, Burlington; Mrs. C. J. Clark and Mrs. T. J. Finch and Mr. George Finch, Wheatmore; Mr. and Mrs. J. |B. Webster, Greensboro; Mr. Charlea Redding, Trinity; Miss Katherine Dor sett, Durham; Mr. Paul Henley, Star. CITY TAX STATEMENTS TO BE OUT THIS WEEK News comes from the town office that the new city tax bock will be out this week. Statements of 1925 taw* taxes due will be mailed out about the latter part of the week. The town authorities are urging the people to make prompt settlement of their taxes this year. The new tax receipts will call for the increased rate which was fixe! some time ago in order that the re turns from the taxes might meet the fixed expenses of the town. LIST OF APPOINTMENTS OF M. E. CONFERENCE Rev. M. Bradshaw Is Presidios Elder Durham District— Other Pastorates. Some of the appointments made at the Methodist conference at Fayette ville Monday will be of interest to our readers, many of whom live in the dis tricts in which the appointments were made and others knowing personally some of the Randolph county men who are ministers in the conference. In the Durham district, M. Brad shaw, well known in this county, is the presiding elder. D. M. Sharpe is the pastor of Greason church. F. M. Shamburger was appointed pastor of Long Memorial church, at Roxboro; J Bascom Hurley, South Alamance; and W. F. Craven, Durham circuit. In the Fayetteville district, C. EL Caveness was assigned to Elizabeth church, and in the Raleigh district, IX N. Caveness to Epworth church. CL F. Smith was assigned to the pastor ate of Littleton church. Following is the list of appointments for the Rockingham district: Presiding elder, C. L. Reade; .Ab erdeen and Vass, W. B. McRae; Biscoe circuit, F. B. Peele; Cale donia, J. L. Smith; Ellerbe cir cuit, W. F. Trawick; Hamlet, E. CL Few; Laurel Hill, W. J. Dubois* supply; Laurinburg, T. G. Vickers; Lumberton, T. McM Grant; Lum berton circuit, N. L. Seabolt; Max ton, R. F. Munns; Montgomery circuit, F. B. Noblitt; Mount Gfl ead, B. C. Thompson; Mount Gilead circuit, F. E. Dixon; Piedmont cir cuit, M. E. Cotton, supply; Rad ford circuit, N. C. Yearby; Bed Springs, E. L. Hillman; Richmond circuit, C. A. Jones; Rockingham, C. M. Hawkins, Robezdell circoit. S. T. Moyle; Robeson circuit, XL B. Johnson; Rowland circuit, P. IX Woodall; St. John and Gihson, J. B. Thompson; Troy, J, H. McCracken; West End circuit, A. J. Groves, ata dent Duke university.