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VOL. I. BURLINGTON, N. C, JANUARY 6, 1909, NO; 34. I I I i i LETTER, From our Regular Correspondent Washington; D. C, Jan. 2. -Now that the holidays are.over it may be assumed that Congress will address itself ith energy To such legislation as has been cutrout. for it by the leaders oi the . House , and Senate slightly influenced by the messages of the President. It' JwilEfe how ever remembered that Congress is made up of human beings with var ious characteristics including vanity and the love of pleasure ' and also that many of them are accompanied by their wives and families and that the Washington social season which begins with considerable violence! after the Christmas holidays and coutinues as long as Congress remains- in session in spite iof Lent, Religion, earthquakes and panic is a serious hindrance to the business for which Congresses are elected and to which they are mistakenly sup posed to add i ess themsel ves. Late 'dinners, -receptions, balls, whist and poker parties, rivalries in gowns, jewelry, -carriages and automobiles ocfiunv not. nnlv f.h. attention nf t.hp !"zyrj j wives and daughters but " sap 'the nervous jnergy oi ine statesmen wno bring them here. It is .perhaps Utonian to exnect an imnroyemfint. I It wasthus in the days of the Rew e K 1 t man Senate and nrobablv in the Idavs of all the nrehistnrin jfipnatps land to will continue to be. The man whether a railroad President or a hod carrier looks upon bis pro fession or his business only as means to? an end fr the promotion of bis j happiness and that of bis family. ; A; railroad 'President was recently t beard to eay that if he sould make i tae thousands ot the employes of the office industrious and economi cal and -careful of the resources and properties of the road he could in rease their wages and his dividends, lis not alone the four hundred of ,ti millionaire ciass mat are wasie- 1 mii . -i jl .! ... . ; Hand prodigal. ' It is the eighty A million' inhabitants of the Unit- tates .But this is a digression. urmng to Congress, it is a hope- sign that there will certainly be the'next Senate, some real states- eirreplaeing inferior types. It is ow known that Theodore Burton ember ot Congress from Cleveland jvill be elected to the Senate from phio. The brother of the Presi-Jent-elect has withdrawn from the ace,as be expresses it, in the in erest of party harmony. With such nen as Burton and Root in the enate it is expected that the infer In bosses like Aldrich and Hale ill be eclipsed or at least neutra feed. There are also indications .-if - - . at ine nouse win nave its strength newed not by accretion from with- t but from tonic interior effort. number of members of the lower ouse are restless under the domin- ing or rather domineering intlti ce ot certain member who have ng. had things their own wav. and ' I -L ,1 .. . e insurgents as tney are called are owing, evidence of recalcitancy hich may result in the overthrow i tne political shotguns who have long ruled legislation. I he 2s ew Years reception, the t under President Roosevelt, was ne of unusual extent and brilliancy i is looKed upon by old residents t 1 1 a s perhaps the handsomest function nd the largest ever held. A bright toudless day added to the cheer in housands of homes and a prepond- rance ot young people, manv of WAX.' W flem home from school and college r .i .... - or ttie holidays, made calling par- icularly enjoyable. The -White House was simolv d pp.nrntprl T?ocpo 1 J -.wwjvj n which white predominated, filled he vases in the Blue Room where he receiving party stood. Behind hern were a large number of sDec- ally invited guests. In the other ooras, pale pink carnations were ilaced in tali vases. In ninhps in he corridors, and in various large eceptacies were ferns and small alms tastefully arranged. The amours Marine Band whioh fnrn- sheS music nn Slinfl fnntaifna maa his day divided into two sections pd sat upon either side of the North n trance. The weather was PTn. lonally fine and the nrivate o.ifiW r lKh wno waited patiently until WASHINGTON the'Dipferaatic corps, the Justices of "die Supreme Court, the members and Senators, -and Army and Naval officers had made their. entree and somewhat delayed departure, "extended for a full quarter of, a mile from the White House door. The President appeared to be in fine health and spirit3 a(nd had some thing moreVthan mere conventional greeting to say to nearly everybody .boin he personally knew in the long line of visitorsi .He is eviden tly in. high spirits- in opectation of his long outing far removed , trom Washington and presidenttial cares. Looked upon spectacularly and as a pagen V the best-part of the White House function was the first. when the mem bers of the Diploma tic corps, arrayed in thef splendid uniforms of thpir respective courts made their impressive entree. The ambassadors, ministers with their Entourage of secretaries and'eailitary and navy attaches were accompan ied also by the ladies of their fam ilies, and for twenty minutes or more the scene was marked by a display of remarkable uniforms and enviable fdrfeign made gowns. The ltalHan Ambassador as the dean of the Diplomatic Corps, he having been longest in service, led the way, followed by the Austrian Ajmbasa dor, British Ambassador, and the representatives or all other foreign countries wito . whom the United States has friendly and diplomatic relations. After the Diplomatic Oorps came the Justices of the Supreme Court, the Senators and members of Congress who were in the city, and then followed a splen did display of unifoimed officers if the army and navy. c . Mr. Burton Wins in Ohio- Waehington Herald. The Ohio Senatorial Situation has resolved itself happily for all v con cerned. Mr. TatVs withdrawal as greatly to his credit, wKether due, to a desire to to' promote party harmo ny or to a perception that public stntiment was pretty strongly againsj, his candidacy. That he could have wooby methods vvlfich he would not stoop to employ is quite proba ble, but a victory so gained would have been a blot on his reputation as well as a stain on the fair name of his State. He had no such claim on the place as Mr. Burton, whose pub lic services have been of a high or der deserving rewad. Moreover, Mr. Taft is closely affiliated with the Cox machine, which is in very bad order among Ohio Republicans. The machine has gracefully landed on the right side, but Mr. Burton is undr no obligations, to it. Mr. Burton needs no eulogy at this time. He represents a type of statesmanship the House can ill af mm. ford to lose, but which the Senate badly needs. rThe country as well asQhio profits by hiscall to higher piace. nis selection we oeiieve to be fairly representative of the better public opinion of his State, and it affords another example of an extra legislative Senatorial choice, of which .1 1 1. . 1S 1 t 1 tne legislature itselt will be' a mere recording machine. So it is not necessary to establish popular elec tion of Senators in order to deprive legislatures of a function they have lng given over to bosses and ma chines. LYNCHING ONTHE INCREASE. The Largest Number of Lynchings During 1908, Since 1903. New York, Jan. 2 The num ber of lynchings ; in 1 907 was the smallest in late years, being but sixty-three," but those in 1908 num bered 100, the largest since 1903. The lynchings in the states and ter ritories were as follows: Alabama, 4; Arkansas, 1: California, J ; Flor- da, 4; Georgia, 16; Illinois, 2; Ken tucky, 1 0; Louisiana, 8; Mississippi 22; JNorth Carolina, XI; South Caro lina, 1 Tennessee, 8; Texas, 21; Virginia, 1. Of the total number 93 were negroes and 7 whites. Dan Hall, the faithful "carrier of R. F. D. No. . 5, is oft ; duty.' owing to-an attack of rheumatism," but we STEAMSHIP IS AFIRE IN SAVANNAH HARBOR. Htw Vessel Arrives with Passengrs But Her Cargo is Burning. Savannah, Ga., Jan. I.-- The new steamship .Texas, Capt. Pederson, 5 500 tons burden, bound from Christiania, Norway, to Havana, Cuba, owned bv the Norway and. Mexican Gulf Steamship Company, is on fire tonight four miles from- Savannah, A fire engine is at work on the fire, but at a late hour it wasH still burning fiercely. ; -Tixe Texas, which was on her hnaiden trip, left Christaama I)e- cembef 5, with fourteen passengers and a miscellaneous cargo. The steamship stopped for coal at, Nor folk, and left on Tuesday for Ha vana. Yesterday afternoon, v-when the vessel was seventy miles from Savannah, the cargo was found- to be on fire. Capt. Pederson decided to make for Savannah. He arrived at a point four miles form here last night A. chemical engine oi me oavannan uuoc iui.;Wic swuas ui uisutau., tup fire department was sent to the res- Pope has shown the greatest of in cue of the ship, being carried down terest for the distressed, and at the the river on a lighter.. .The firemen calamity, and he himself has con- fought the flames all day, and were still ngnxing tnem loagni;. me passengers were Yn ashore. " Savannah, Ga., Jan. L The fire in the bald of the steamer Texas, that put into the Savannah river ing in the wake of the earthquake; Friday morning, leaving her course sickness aid pestilence is abroad ev frdm Norllk to Havana, is still ery where. . Criminal after criminal burning in the vessel's cargo. It is now apparent that the vessel will oe saved uiougn sue is oaaiy uam- puu ransacK rne city, a large unm aged by .the fire. v Most oflbe eagp ber-ef Americans are among, those in ber, after hold is a dead lossj who perished in the disaster. Tidal The fire will probably be entirely waves have destroyed transportation out tomorrow. A Social Evening, at Oaklelen Farm. ivirranu Mrs. J.H. waiKer ae lightfully entertained a number of friends at their home Thursday ev ening December -31, 1908. Games were the chief amusements of the The city charter will be' amend evening. A string band with gjano ed during the session of the legisla- accompaniment iurnicnea tne music which avos highly enjoyed by every one. inose present were: Misses Mamie Wilkins, Bessie Gilliam, Car rie and Bessie Leath, Maggie Isley, Annie Isley, Mand Ross, Bertha Barker, Mabel Lea, Bertha Garri- son, Malona .ratterson, Creorgia Garrison. Bettie Garrison, Bronna Garrison. ' 'Messrs. Java Wilkins, Henry Wilkins, Ben Boswell, Walter Hur dle, Ben Wilkins, Bruce Cantrell, Rudy Gilliam, J. A. Leath, Oscar jueaiu, van irrucneiie,. vtis ieam Ernest Ross, Luther Isley, W. L. B. Cjarrison, W. H. H. Garrison, "Jas- per Uamson, Carl Garrison, Maok vjnrnsuu, aivis irearsou, oas. xsiey, w Awu. UN t , i n r j V tV tt Luther Ross Mr. and Mrs H H. VVullroi Mrrvt .1 VV Wolb-on ff Mrs. Geo. Garrison. Every one pronounced the eyen ing a success and congratulated the host and hostess on exhibiting the true Christmas spirit. , The body of F. R. Swindle, of Pantego township, who had been missing for two or three days, was found in a mill wond with a lare f I deer near by. Mr. Swindle, with a C " I party of friends, had been out deer hunting: when Swindle was lost from the company. .- It is supposed that he was killed by the wounded der which' was standing not far from, him. Mr. John W. Rippey , for many years one of the best known locomo- tive engineers on the North Caro- lina railraad, died at his home -in Burlington last "Wednesday night, aged 69 years. He had been unable to do yis stroke of paralysis five or s years ago., Mr, Rippey was splendid citi- HewasLsthighl tbe officers and employes of the railroad in , whose service he spent better part of his lifeGreensboro Ino uKt Ai to 1 MR TH WAKE OF More Than Two Hundred Thousand v.- ; . . ..... v ' Hurled into ' Eternity by the. Great Upheaval in South- t - ; : ern Italy. ', ; Home, Dec; 29. Two hundred thousand dead in Messina in Sicily. auu xveggio auu a score . or other towns in southern Italy is over whelmed by the startling earlhquake of today. Many sections of Italy is laid waste a result of this great up heaval. I-The death list in Mfssina has reached; nearly fifty thonsand. That; of , Regio - nearly forty-five thdusancl and all the near by towns have sufered the -loss of lives, rang ing from one thousand to ten. In I 1 J - J . r ,i the Moheleone region fcvery city and rural district is devastated aivd all commdmties and villages bordering on the ; 'straits are in ruin. The King and Kueen of Italy sailed at tributed 4200,000 to the relief of mc aiuiwcu. unusu,. rreucu auu American war ships have already reached Sicily and their men are per- forming heroic service in the work of rescue. ; Rain and fire is follow- is being shot down by th- military J while attempting to lute the victhns laciiiues. janu toe worn or reiiei is slew, i . s UiM and Personolr See Sellars', Goodman's and El lis' change of ads for this issue. ture. H. H. Clapp, of Kaudlemari, vis ited relatives here during the holi days. Miss Grace Hoffman of Whitsett was here the first ot the week shop pwg. We are glad to see Mr. H. G. Kime, who has been sick for some time, out again. .Mr. J. F. Thompson, who has been right sick for the past fttw weeks is able to be our again. Mr. G. W. Bradshaw. who has been ill for the past week or ten days, is improving nd hopes to be lame to oe out in a lew days. Miss Loi Reitzel, a student of Jing s xJusiness College, Raleigh, to faer. dutf tloDd l - ter a pleasant vacation with her rel atives. We are indeed glad to say that we can give you a $14.50 set of sil ver knives and forks for only thir ty yearly subscriptions to the State Pl8Ptch' Misses May Speer and Martha Messick of Winston-Salem, return- ed to their homes last luesday alter l l rw 1 n. ' spenaing tne nomaays witn jvuss t .1 1 ii i .i r ' lossie joy. The Postal accepts free, domestic messages with reference to the Ital ian relief work when offered by reg ularly organized committees or by public officials. NEEDED A beautiful set of snVer knives and forks for the table on Sunday. Read ""our proposition in another place in this issue and in a few days, iyou try, the answer wiH be "Have', We will givVy0a a 8et of those autiful -4 Spoons bearing of the Simmns Hardware yrlysuDscriDers l.tne .Uispatcd. R" JnT subscription offer: on 8tbi page,aocU get busy ; tor : the TORY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Hold Regular Monthly-Meeting at . Court ,House on Monday. Coun ty Attorney and Other Officers Elected. Jurors for Mar c h Term Superior Court Drawn, &c Graham, N. C, Jan. 4, 1909. The Board of Counjy Commis sioner of Alamance County met Tin the Court House on theabove date in regular monthly session at ten o clock a. m., with the following members present: -L. Long, Chair man; B. R. Sellars, A: N. Rober- son, W. A. lVlurray. The following business transacted; was Ordered: That the report of Simeon Thompson, Superintendent oi the home of the Aged and In firm 4e accepted and filed. Ordered; That B. R. Sellars and W. A. Murray be and 'are hereby oppointed a committee to act with the. Superintendent of Roads and investigate .the road leading from DexteV WhiteselPs,-by the way of Heffman Mill to the Guilford coun ty line and report to this board ' at its next meeting. ' - ' ' Ordered: That J. R. Aldridge et al . Thelephone Une" extending trom the Caswell county line to Haw River be allowed to extend "their line from Haw :River along the public road to the corporate limits of Burlington so fer as the right of the ODuniy Commissioners is vested. - ' -fr Ordered: That the Hub Tele phone Company be allowed a . right of way o run a telephone line along the publio road from Burlington to the Hub store; that aid poles for the line shall be planted in such a way as not to obstruct the road in any way. Ordered: That the County Su perintendent of Roads be instruct ed to investigate the road leading from Haw Fields to Haw "River and report to this board at its next meeting, Ordered: That John H Holt be relieved of .tax on one lot in Bur-j lington Township, same having. been sold" to the Methodist .church, and was erroneously listed; amount ot tax, $9.50. Ordered: That Alvi kelson and wife be received as inmates of the County Home for Aged and Infirm and the Superintendent is hereby authorized to receive them Ordered that J. M. Tisdale be authorized to furnish V. B. Sharpe and Sallie Sharpe in provisions Uj the amount of $1.00 .per month each for two months and present an itemized account with this order at tached. V Ordered: That George W. Pat terson be authorized to furnish W. H. Clapp' in provisions to the amount of $2.00 per ; month for two months and present and item ized account with this order attach ed. Ordered: That check for $3.95 received from Jas., P. . Hardeu for the sale of some ohLmaterial at the work be turned overx?:t?! , County Treasurer to be credite(Pfcb the Road fund. . Ordered: That the report of Dr. H. M. Montgomery, County Superintendent of Health, be ac-? cepted and filed.1 , vraerea: mat tne petition oi citizens in Patterson township, ask ing tor a cartway across the lands W. H. Euliss and Mrs. Jane Kim- ery be accepted, filed and adver tised and heard first Monday in February. . : Ordered: That the report of Jas Harden, Superintendent of Roads, be accepted and filed. Oraered: That this Board pay The 4 National Bank of A lama nee $45.00, interest on Alamance coun ty's- note for thfee thousand dollarsj due this' , date renewing the same or 90 days. - Ordered: That the official . report of the Clerk of Superior - Court ' be accepted,: approved ordered record ed and tiledf 'r - ; 4 r John v F.; Murray -having' been elected "Constable ' in i Patterson Township on Nov, 3pdi90pf4 stnted his bond in the sum of -.fivewS0 hundred dollars and upon motion , 1 duly made and seconded; the ae V, ' - v was ordered accepted, approved and 1 filed, whereupon the said ' J;: F. Murray; took "and subscribed-the ' oath of ofiBceand entered - upon-the C duties of his office. ' ; - ' -- : Ojrdered: That W., N. Thompson be and is hereby elected County Su-. perintendent of Roads of ; Alamance County for a term of one year, at a. salary of $50.00! per monthtking SlSSSI effect at'once. ' !. : '.-:;V 'Ordered: That-the three' tiCiM00K- and dollars now v- loaned to' -"the" K-M:'-'.-.:-'-:' , Chris'tiah Orphanage at.E6nCfe"Av.1lr5:., -lege by Alamance county be andiso-';- . : hereby loaned as a county debt": V1:-;Vt:'V-- sinking fund on the county bonded V. debt of $50,000.00, same to cover the years 1907, 1908 and 1909. ) , . The resignation :;:;bfs; Simeon ' Thompson, Superintendent of the ;d Home of Aged and Iufirm, being ;. presented to this - board, same , to ' ? take . effect the first Monday, in . February, 1909, be and is hereby accepted. . : ; . .:: Ordered; That T. H. Tarpley be and is hereby elected , Supefinten--: dent of the Home of Aged and In- nrm oi Alamance uounty," to' take r: effect the first Monday . in Febru- - ary, 1909, to fill, out the "unexpired term of bimeon Thompson, resign- : ed. ' , : ' ' . ."... .; Ordered: That the Chairman o the Board appoint a committee to-: visit Ihe County Jail, County Sfe xiome, county vonvict camp. . whereupon the Chairman appointed; . B. R. Sellars and A;. N. Robertsoh Ordered: That the -bond of-W. ; N. Thompson, Superintendent ' bf i Roads, be accepted, approved,' or dered recorded and filed. ; ' -;'.; ; 'yf Ordered: That A. ' N..' Robertson be appointed a committee to ' have unuge at iviarys ureeK repairea i ; and is hereby County Attorney1 for one year at a salary of $100.00 per year from this date. Ordered: that Mebane Store Company be authorized to furnish Mrs. Mary Wolf in provisions to the amount of $1.00 per month for two months and present an itemized account to this board with this or der attached. " 5 The following named persons were drawn as Jurors for the March term Superior Court: F L Williamson, No. 12; G W Allen, 1; M A Uibson, 10; John R Foster, 1 2; Jesse W A lexander, 1 ; J S Gibson, 10; J D Pavne, 12; A J Porttrfield, 5; A O Guthrie, 8;G F York, 1; W M Liudley, .8; W Lacev Fogleman, 2; K G McBain, 8; J A Blaylock, 12;' Chas. A ' Thompson, 6; J L Thomas, 12; W' L Walters, 6; J Henry Blackmon, 13; John G King, 12; C M Ray, 13; Augustus Bradley 12 L H Allen, 12; S G Morgan, 10; J C Wright, 1 ; W H Fogleman, 1 ; J Ernest Holt, 12; Fred P Cole, 13; W W Corbett, 10; A G Thompson, 9; R J Scott, 13; J H Graham, 13; E T-v Waddell, 3; J P Pace 13; W Ii , Wicker, 4; J W Sharpe 12; T M Cates, 12; W L Rossv4j L N Walk er, 5; D M Loy, 12: Cbas. W Hurdle, 5; R C Moore,; 12; 1H Home 13; W V Carter, 1; W D. Adams, 1; L T Rudd, 11; DeWitt Foust, 8; VV P Lawrence, 3. Ordered: That the board adjourn to meet in . joint session with the Highway. Commission on '- January 18th, 1909. ' , CHAS D. JOHNSTON, Clerkof Board.' In the future all" milk sold in Chicago, must be pasteurized "and must come from cows, "which have' passed the tuberculosis : test. : v - ; The Jackson Training SchooLof Concord will begin work January 12th. Ihis institution which i& maintained, for the youthful flaw; breakers will soon begin work. T A public reception will be held on January ?7th The 'building com mittee and authorities of the school have done a great work but expect : : to do greater things in the fatdre.-' :; W "Much of the work whicbhas nbtlSP been completed is left for the com-- completidrr; br -,the youths . . , -. V ::;..VJ .1 ;-V ':ys fi';,-"-'.- r' : -i.y4.' mm J ; .y.i ' wno waited patiently un til I are gla-d to kno w he. is ; improving. t Patri . . A . - " . - - v-f . . ..... t . . . . . 1 .. . i - n --.-fr'--. -sj-lt- - - . C :.,. , - " : ' j -- .. V ' : ..- , v .' , .- . ... .
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