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THE COURIER Leads in Both News and Circulation issued w: $2.00 A YEA! NADVANCE J NUMBER It > W, ' |y£ PI' U !» THIS WEEK ONLY Judge B _ Charge Te Being Randolph county Superior court for the trial of eases on the criminal docket convened In the court house in Asheboro Monday morning with Judge T. D. Bryson, of Bryson City, presiding. Solicitor Zeb Long was present to prosecute for the State. The following grand jury was se lected for this tfcrm of qpurt which will last this wiek only: D. T. Mc Cain, foreman; and 0. R. Kennedy, Jess Summey, T. O. Marsh, S. B. Robbins, F. F. McDonald, C. C. flar relson, A. C. Rich, J. M. Luther, J. M. Kirkman, J. E. Allred, Ai M. Spencer, H. G. Redding, S. T. Brown, L. W. Pierce, J. H. Johnson, Walter Gerringer and W. C. Trotter. , * Tim following named men compose the petit jury: G. T. Curtis, Barney Chriscoe, C. H. Brown, C. C. Ridge, T. M. Coley, J. A. Way, A. W. Fuller, G. W. Williams, F-B-Fulton, Raed Hughes, Joe Hancock, O. P. Gardner, T. M. Small. Judge Bryson made one of hia us ual strong charges to the grand jury after it was sworn in. He refined to the greatness of North Carolina/and told the grand jury that one of the chief factors in the greatness of the State was the-character of its citizen ship and the manner in which its laws were obeyed and enforced. He classified the common crimes and de fined them fof the grand jury in a most dear and concise maimer. Judge Bryson especially stressed the prohibition laws. He told the grand . jury that North Carolina or Randolph county or any other state or section of a state could have prohi bition in fact if the people of such communities or states really wanted prohibition. Bootleggers, according to Judge Bryson, are no more a men ace to the country than those who wink at violations of the prohibition law when they could by concerted ef fort stamp out the liquor traffic*. It is every man’s duty to report all instances of violation of the prohibi tion law, according to the judge. The man who knows of violations of tha prohibition law and fails te report them and see that some action is tak en is helping the cause of liquor mak ing and sailing along as much or more than the avowed bootlegger. Those who make a practice of selling ___carme In for censure in the judge’s charge. He said that any man who sells these extracts knows whether they are being bought for domestic use or for the purpose of drinking as intoxicants and should not sell to men who will use the ex tracts for drinking purposes. “ (Tried Following the judge’s charge the court got down to business in dis posing of the eases on the docket. In the action State against C. F. Lam beth prayer for judgment was sus pended on payment of the costs. In State vs Oscar Bowman and R. A. Garrett the defendants pleaded guilty and were fined $85 each and the costs. Mistrials were ordered in State vs Ross Kivett and State vs Clifford Pool. ,' ' In the case State vs Worth Davis and Ralph Davis, charged with store breaking at Worthville, during the progress of the trial a non suit was ordered as to the first mentioned de fendant. The case against Ralph Dav is went to ffce jury which returned a verdict of eat guilty. The only murder case on the docket, State vs Marcus Trotter, charged with the killing a Clarence Sechrest at Trotter’s «—«g station on the Ashe boto-Randleman highway on theziight of Janpary 18th, was taken up tote yesterday afternoon and court ad journed wMe the trial was in prog ress. The solicitor announced that he would net try Trotter for first de cree murder, hat only for manslaugh ter or second degree murder. Cases against Jack Martindale and Gladys Trogdon were no! pressed, with the exception of two cases which were consolidated*. The .two defend ants were married yesterday after noon in an ante room of the court house. The snly condition imposed by the court was that Martindale ap each spring term of court for rears to sii«rtf gbod behavior -and he had been a good husband to Mt wiU be -recalled that 1 at University NEWS OF Mr. W. H. Moring has had tha fol* lowing announcement which he says will be of interest to others who en joy fishing in Eastern Carolina. For several yean hardly a week passes during the fishing and hunting sea son that some of our sportsmen. are not off on fishing trips. A party from Asheboro and Hill’s Store Is there this week fishing in New River. The following is taken from the Wil mington Star: Leon W. Humphrey, of Jacksonville, wffl assume the management of the Tarrympre hotel, at Swuadboro, in time to take care of the summer busi Mr. Humphrey has had much em inence in the hold business rough . his connection with the the best known hotrfs hi the south, and we look for him to have great success in his new field at Swans boro. The Tarrymowe name will be changed and known' as the “New Jiiveryiew.” . The hotel jpH he re modeled and put In first class con dition in ample time to take care of the summer travel, when he prom ises courteous attention and good old fashioned home cooking. . Swansboro is noted for its advan tages as a boating, bathing and fish ing center and this summer should see an unprecedented crowd. Native Of Tills County Faces Grave Charges In Stahly— • Court in Session. McCrary Designates Clean Up Week *— " e ginning Monday, the 5th of aii citizen* within the corpora its of the town are requested to such trash, cans and other rubbish that may be found on their premises at or near the street or sidewalk. Kindly put It in bags or boxes so that it may be handled easily. Same wll be removed T>y the street force. You are urged to assist in making Asheboro a clean and sanitary town. D. B. McCRARY, Mayor. Defeats Tfcomasviue Jack Hamlet struck out thirteen men, allowed five hits end let the Thomasville high school teem dm with twy suns Tuesday afternoon stt Thomas ville while his mates were pounding the ball for four hits which accounted dor four runs. Th runs in the ffa end afterwards was net abl a man staged around the the superb pitching of Head* and the airtight support of his Hearn MAY POSTPONE CRANFORD TRIAL Nevin C. Cranford, native of New Hope township, Randolph county, for merly a guard on the -county road f«ec*,‘ and for the past several yean superintendent of the Stanly county chain gang until a few month? ago, probably will not be tried on charge of murder against him at this week's term of-Stanly county Sup Cranford is charged with — — of two negro convicts during the 1918 and with cruelty to a SEND NEGRO TO INSANE ASYLUM Winston-Salem Negro Who At tacked -Mrs. Fallow Whs, Mentafy Unbalanced. - Roy Barrett, n^gro, apparently about 35 years of age, and whose home is in Wirfston-Salem, was sent to the insane asylum by order; of Judge Bryson in Randolph county Superior court yesterday. Barrett was arrested Friday by Aster Goble, chief of police of liberty, wandering about between Julian and Liberty on charge of attack on Mrs. J. G. Far low at her home on Randleman; Route 2, Thursday afternoon of last week. The negro when arrested was unable to give his name or any reason for his whereabouts or actions, his name and home having to be determined by an identification card issued by a Winston-Salem negro lodge and found In one of his pockets. - Barrett is rational at times and tit other times appears to be crazy. He cannot account for, being in Randolph county and recalls nothing of the at tack on Mrs. Farlow except that he eaters^ ths house through a screen. Whether it was a screen door'or Win dow and what transpired after he had gained entrance he has no recollec tion. It will he recalled that the ne gro came to the home of Mrs. Farlow Thursday afternoon of last week about 2 o’clock and asked foir'a drink of water. He was directed to the well. However, he broke into ' the house through U screen door and took Mr. Farlow’s gun from a rack on the wall of the room, knocking Mrs. Farlow down three times when she attempted to keep him away from her husband’s property.1 Robbery was his only ap parent motive. Bloodhounds were taken to the scene and trailed the ne gro for quite a distance and the gun and a box of shells wore found where the negro had cast them aside. Barrett recalls the bloodhounds and tells that he jumped into a river or creek and waded for some distance to throw thorn off the trail. He does not recall his actions after that time nor does he recall leaving his home and coming to Randolph county. The negro was taken before Mrs. Farlow Saturday and she had no dif ficulty In identifying him as the man who broke into her home. Mr. and Mrs. Weatherly Moving To FranklinviUe Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Weatherly are moving today to their old home at FrankBhvflTe fitter having been resi dents of Asheboro far die past four years, during which time Hr. Weath erly has been cleric of the court for Randolph county and Mrs. Weatherly has been keenly interested in Sunday school and church woric. Mr. Weath erly will drive back and forth from Fxanklinville to his office in the court house, the good road making it pos sible to make the distance from Franklinville to Asbebor© in fifteen minutes. THIEVES STEAL MEAT MROM BL P. CHILDREN’S HOME On Thursday night af lost meek thieves catered the smokehouse of 'the M. P. Children’s Hone in High Point and took two large hams from a 400 pound hog. They also drove away Mr. Earl Bufta’s tar. Mr. Bulla is of Asheboro hot holds a position in High Point and had leaned his -cal to one of his nephews who resides at the Children’s Home. The.car seems to have been only need to haul the meat away as it was found the next day near a filling station a short distance from the Home. There was other meat in the smokehouse which was unmolested, for this, those m charge of the home arc most gmtefdl. EDGAR NEWS Mias Dell* Ifccher was called to her home at Stokesdate last week on account of illness among relatives. Mrs. Civilia Lowe, of High Point, spent Saturday night with her daugh ter, Mrs. W. B. Lowe. Miss Clara Cox has accepted a po sition at High Point. B. F. Ridge spent a short while with his brother, J. S. Ridge, at Arihfebofo; Saturday afternoon. This correspondent desires to cor rect a mistake made in last week's items in regard to Elwood Frazier being buried at Bell cemetery when it should have been written Mount Leb anon. Sidney Farlow, of High Point, spent Sunday night with his brother, Elwood Farlow. Mrs. Ella Yow Ferrell, of High Point, was buried at Marlboro last Sunday afternoon. She Iras the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Yow, of near Sophia. Sophia school closed with picnic TELLS OF Mrs. Shephard of Mono U: of Spread tke Mrs. Lulu Loveland Shepard, who ha8 spent twenty years, in Salt Lake City, was in Ashebprp and spoke in the Presbyterian churoh Tuesday af ternoon. Mrs. Shepard is called the silver-tongued orator of the Rockies and she lived up to her reputation in Asheboro. She is regarded as one of the most eloquent speakers in Amer ica. She has for many years been a national speaker for the W. T. C. U. and prominent in the ii. A. R. and Clubs. She has also been a Chautau qua speaker. Mrs. Shepard has during her resi dence in Utah gained much informa tion most of which came through a nurse who gave her many of the Mormon secrets. Her real purpose in lecturing is to reveal the commercial grip of Monnonism -an the ■ country, its political powers Its ecclesiastical tyrany, its fraud, RAdisloyalty and its polygamous teachings and prac tices. •• ■ ■ Mk. Shepard says that there "are right thousand Mormons in North Carolina and that the growth of the Mormon Church i* amusing. She warns citizens of this state to beware of Mormon missionaries who are go ing about pretending to sell goods when they at* really scattering Mor mon literature and Building up the Mormon church. Mm. Shepard says that the Mormons am working among the illiterate people, they especially try to make their appeal/ to the wo men, whom they say arej more easily reached than the niea, llrs. Shepard very graphically ddtcribed secret marriages which trike place in the Mormdn Tempi#. This information was given to her by her nurse, to whom reference has before been made, when she was upon kef death bed. A .large number of the women of the town and several from the coun try were present for the address of Mr*. Shepard. “TELL ME WHY” “Tell Me Why,” a phot* drama that will make you think and reflect, will be shown at Capitol Theatre Friday, April -2nd, -only. Women only will be admitted during the day and at night only men will her admitted. The pic ture is a tremeadouh humph Story of a typical American fkWW 0®*ght » a malestorm of existing conditions. The manner in which the drama is worked out is interesting and instruc tive from first tp last. It is a picture of facts for every father, mother, son and daughter to see for enlighten ment on the vital things of life. 0. L WADE DIES AT VALDOSTA, GA. Native «f Montgomery County —Married Miss Dm Cox, of Handolph County. Mr. OL M. Wade, formerly of Montgomery county, but for many i yean m resident of Valdosta, Ga., died recently. He was the son off the late C. C Wade, of Troy. He was educated In the Troy school, later go ing to Trinity College, where he nedesetad In 1889. After ■finishing’ school Mr. Wade began the lumber business at West End and continued in that business practically *B his jif, He married Miss Dora ‘Cox, a daughter of the late 0. It. Coat, of Randolph county. To tHs union there was one daughter, Mrs. Josephine Hoegal. Mr. Wade was a mast de lightful gentleman, a faithful mem ber of Dm Presbyterian churdi, and a useful -and substantial citizen. He made friends whenever he went and Ms death will cause sorrow among Ms relatives and friends in this sec tion of North Carolina. In addition to his widow and daugh ter Mr. Wade is survived by the fol lowing sisters, Mis. J. S. Boggs, Charlotte; Mrs. Jean Hush, Greens boro; Mrs. Dora Ward. Raleigh; Mrs. E. B. Mayberry, Maxton; Mrs. Mae Wade Boring, Troy, and one brother, Ben T. Wade, of Troy. Miss Alma Lassiter, who has been at home with an attack of influenza for more than a week, is much im proved, and expects to return soon to her wort In the Asheboro school. of the arrival of a and Mrs. N. E. 1 Point, named Marjo Clarinda Kearns w and Anna te Sunday te township fe was held . ..— M. P. YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE GOOD MEETING Noted Ministers of Church Blake Interesting Speeches at Meet ing Held in M. P. Church. A splendid young peopled meeting was held at the local Methodist Prot estant church last Thursday evening. The meeting was addressed by Rev. E. A. Sexsmith, D, D., of Baltimore, and Rev. A. G. Dixon, D. D., and Rev. Laience little, of Greensboro. Dr. Sexsmith outlines a programme of religious education for a local church, dealing with the Sunday school, the Christian Endeavor, the Daily Vaca tion. Bible school and the Young Peo ple’s Summer Conferences. Dr.' Dixon spoke on the importance of the young people to the church while Rev. Mr. Little told of some of the things the N. C. Board ef young people’s work was doing. He mentioned the fact that the Asheboro church was still ahead of all other churches in the con ference in the matter of registrations for the Yeung People’s summer con ference to be held at High Point College July 19-26 and said that the untiring interest of Joe Ross, Jr., was largely responsible foe the church being in the lead. Burial of the remains of Daniel Cagle, aged 71, who died at his home in High -Mint Monday afternoon, was made at Union Christian church in the southern part Of Randolph ««mty Tuesday afternoon. Short funeral services ware held at the maid—ce in High Print Tuesday morning. Mr. Cagle was a native of Randolph icounty and operated a farm until a •few yuan ago when he mowed to High Point. He is survived by his widow and four children, C. W. Cagle, W. C. Cagle, and Mb. J. H. Comer, all of High Point, and L. F. Cagle, of Sea Must Enjoyable Easily Reunion of Bonkemeyers The home of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Bonkemeyer of Greystone Terrace was ‘the scene of a very enjoyable family i reunion on last Sunday when their eons and daughters, sons-in-law and: daughters-in-law and grandchildren came to spend the day with the paiM ants. Mr. and Mrs. Bonkemeyer are; the parents of fourteen children, eleven dfWhom are living. All of thej eleven were present last Sunday ex cept Mrs. Clyde Styles, of Spencer, and Rev. Meese Bonkemeyer, of Mis souri. After spending the time pleas antly in conversation dll went into the dining room and after a prayer led by Rev. J.T2. Pritchard a sumptuous din ner was served in picnic style. Mr. and Mrs. Bonkemeyer recently moved hack to Asheboro from Greenville, N. C., after an absence of about a year, and their many friends are sorry they are leaving again this week for Farm ville, fN. H, where Mr. Bonkemeyer has rented a hotel. Among those present were Mrs. T. F. Allred and two children; Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Lackey and children, of 'Winston-Salem; Mrs. J. S. Plummer and children, of High Point; Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Bunting and children, of Asheiboro; Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Desem, of Star? Miss Annie Bonkemeyer, of Star; and Messrs. John and Francis Gibbs, of Carthage. TI8 SAID BOWMAN WANTS CHAIRMANSHIP MRS. ELLA YOW FERRELL IS DEAD Funeral Held Sunday at Marl boro Church—Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Yow. Mrs. Ella Yow Ferrell, aged 31 years 7 months and 13 days, died at her home m High Point Saturday morning from pneumonia. Mrs. Fer rell had been in ill health for several months when she was stricken with influenza which developed into the disease which caused her death. Mrs. Ferrell was the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Yow, of Sophia. She had been mar ried twice, the first time to J. A. Brown, of High Point. To this union were bom four children, only one of whom survives. To hef second mar riage was bom'one child, which, to gether with Mr. Ferrell, survives. She also leaves the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. J. C. Small, Sophia; Mrs. W. J. Frazier, High Point, Route 3; Miss Annie Yow, High Point, Route 6; G. Manley Yow, Randleman, Route 3; John M. Yow, Thomasville, Route 3; and Lather J. Yow, of High Point. The funeral services were held from Marlboro Friends church Sunday af ternoon by Rev. White, of High Point, and interment was made in the church cemetery. Elwood A. Frazier Dies At Home In New Market ] After an illness of about ten days j from pneumonia following an attack 1 of influenza, Elwood A Frazier, of < New Market township, died March 18th at the age of 63 years. He was a son of the late Perry and Emily Frazier, of Randleman township, Randolph county. He is survived by his widow, who before her marriage was Miss Adah Hxhshaw, youngest daughter of Jas. M. Hinshaw, of Randleman; three children, William, Pearl and Elsie; five brothers, B. F. Frazier, of Ran dleman, Route 1; T. A Frazier, of Randleman; J. E. Frasier, of Edgar; A M. Frazier, of Randleman, Route 1; and J. H. Frasier, of Randleman; and three sisters, Mrs. Albert Poole, of Edgar; Mrs. Q. F. Beckerdite, of Fremont, Mo.; and Mrs, Thomas Hunt, of RsndJffnan, Rente 1. Funeral service were held at Mt. Lebanon church and interment made in the church cemetery. Mr. Paris Shipped Large Number Plaats This Season Mr. K. O. Parks and daughter, Miss Vessie, and Mr. 0. Free Latham re turned last Friday from Darien, Ga., where they have been shipping cab bage plants. Mr. Parks and his son, Fay, have retained to finish ship ments. During this season Mr. Parks has filled mere than foar thousand oiden ranging from 250 to 76,000 plaats. At «ne time in February Mr. Parks was about one thousand orders behind, the mails bringing in from three to four hundred letters daily. A tomato plant grower who was in the same community with. Mr. Paries lost fifty acres of tomato plants dur ing the recent cold mail which here registered about 10 degrees above aero. At this time there was a freeze in and around Darien. Mr. Walter Parks, of Ulah, also has a plant farm in this same community and his broth er says his shipments have also ex ceeded those of any previous year. Junior Order Minstrel To Be Held Friday Night The Junior Order minstrel, “Hits of Other Days,” will be presented by lo cal talent at the school building Fri day evening, April 2nd, at 8 o’clock. A chorus of girts form the back ground for the six end men. Vocal solos, jokes, “patent medicine men” intersperse the chorus to say nothing of “The Charleston”, danced by Dick Morris, and joined by Christine Miller and Ruth Hanner. Come—see for yourself. i Martin R. Kimery Died at His Home in Alamance County Sunday—Funeral Monday. Martin R. Kimery, father of Mrs. R. M. Garner, of Asheboro, died at his home in Patterson Grove town* ship, Alamance county, early Sunday morning from pneumonia of only a few days duration. Mr. Kimery was a faithful and consistent member of the Mount Zion Baptist church from which the funeral was held Monday by the pastor, Rev. J. A. Hackney, assisted by Rev. B. E. Morris, of Asheboro, and Rev. Ellington, of Gra ham. Interment was made in the church cemetery. In addition to his widow he is sur vived by three daughters, Mr*. R. M. c!TL«£tSR*j: mance county; and one son, C. R. Kimery, who lives at the home place. FATHER OF MRS. GARNER IS DEAD W.JX-T5NESS DlSEV TEXAS Was Born in Randolph County in 1844—Married Mias Pas chal, of Chatham Count?. William J. Caveness, bom in Ran dolph county, North Carolina, Feb. 12th, 1844, died at his home two miles north of Mineral Wells,- Texas, Sat urday morning, according to the Min eral Wells Daily Index, a copy of which has been received at The Cou rier office. Mr. Caveness is survived by his widow, Lydia J. Caveness; three daughters, Mrs. Cullen Grimes, Mrs. Wm. C. Brewer and Miss Maud Caveness; and two sons, Frank D. Caveness and Richard A. Ceveness, all of Mineral Wells. Mr. Caveness was a volunteer member of Company G. 46th North Carolina troops and served with this command during the Civil War uatB the surrender at Appomattox. In 1872 he married Miss Lydia X Paschal, of Chatham county. In 1898 the family moved to Cherokee coun ty, Texas, and located near Mineral Wells in 1891. From early life he was a faithful member of the Methodist church and was active in church work until the ; time of his death. Funeral services were held Sen day at the home of his son, B. A. Caveness, on account of the serious illness of Mr. Caveness’ widow. Among those who attended the fun eral was Prof. B. L. Paschal, princi pal of Central High School, Fort Worth Texas, brother of Mrs. Cav eness. V. O. J. Coffin Is Mentioned For State University Job Oscar J. Coffin, brother of Mr. W. A. Coffin, of Asheboro, editor of the Raleigh Times and formerly several years ago a member of The Courier staff, has been mentioned for eacoes sor to Gerald W. Johnson as head<sf the Department of JournaUcan «t the University of North Carolina. John son has resigned effective Jam 1 te become associated with the editorial dapartment of the Baltimom San. Mr. Coffin, who is a graduate of the Uni versity, is considered one of the 5>est newspaper men in North Carolina. He has made The Times one of the livest daily newspapers in the country. Randolph County Man i Killed in Thomas vine John Kindley, aged 56, farmer lived on the T. F. Harris fturm r Thomasville, was killed Thursday af ternoon by L. L. Hedrick, -aged 80, i® wagon driver, of Thomasville. Hed rick is in jail at Lexington and will be tried at the May-term of Court. Kindley was stabbed to death by Hed rick following h quarrel on (FtijhBr ferry sreet, Thomasville, over old grudges. Versions of the killing dif fer, some witnesses stating that Kind ley drew a knift on Hedrick while other contend that the dead man was unarmed. All agree that Hedrick was drinking. Kindley was a native of Tabernacle township, Randolph county, having moved to Thomasville several years ago to farm for T. F. Harris. The funeral services were held Sunday af ternoon at Pleasant Grove church, this county, and interment made in the church cemetery. M. P. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS (For Sunday April 4) 6:30 A. M. Sunrise Prayer meeting by the Christian Endeavor society. 9:45 A. M. Sunday school, W. L. Ward, Supt. The new Philathea class for young women invites young wo men to come and join them. 11:00 A. M. Easter sermon by the pastor, Rev. J. E. Pritchard, with ap propriate music by the choir. 7:30 P. M. Easter service by the Sunday school under the direction of Misses Ethel Cox, Bon Phillips and Ellen Presnell. The offering will gw for Home Missions. The Revival services will begin on Monday evening at 7:45 to continue for about ten days. Rev. R. A. Hunt er, of Henderson, will arrive Monday and will do the preaching Monday evening. Beginning with Tuesday morning there will be two services daily, one at 8:00 A. M. and the oth er at 7:45 P. M. The morning service is being held early so that business men and the students from the school can attend. Hie service will close in time for the children to get to school on time. People of the town regard less of denomination axe urged to at tend. Prayer meetings are bung held this week in preparation for the revival.