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BURLINGTON. ' JJ: C; AUGUST Ui; -1909.
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OUR GREENSBORO; LETTER.
Sixial to the Dispatch.
Greeusboro, Aug; 10i 'Xhe vv,eek
jast past has been one', full 'inter
to the citizens of the ; Gate-City.
Baseball continues to be ttie e-hlef
out-ilxr sport;o A Circus show vis
ited the city much to the delight of
our jm-enile-pupulatioa thefirst of
the week. . MachJnteiiamahi
fested by the people, Greebsboo,
eDeciallv by the - BusineisV element
of the city, m the great,: National
high ivay that is4 tiucler oonsideratidb
from Atlanta to New York City and
steps are being taken, with fine pros
pects of success, J to y Have itvipas
through this city. '; '
The police force-ofnhecityarfe
hot foot after the Mind tigers and i
have succeeded, m polling, a nnmber ;
of these violators of the law. Chief
Keelley states that -theffort to
stamp out this evil -will -continue
without letting up until! it is hnalty'
killed. The force has -'beetr except
tionally active lately and arrestsj
have been numerous Ttnd coavic
tions secured in practically every
case.
bow : is the road tkroaghyour - farm
'or" by-your house? - If it - ia in go!od
condition-alj js "well i but if VnQt I in
goocl cond ition you liad, . better not
wait lor tht?rroad"Oyer , seer - to v act
utee-thatfs-s fixedbecrreairfn-i
specter comes your way?tA hin
to the wise iCsuflBcIentiv 'Tfee above
applies-toVpatroria TSpll yurl routes
and should be 4ieeded 3 v-t
LitderM MaTgaJfetlff3ser
of Spr4svi8iUogatthe-,wme
of her grandpafeats,f-Mr. x$ Mrs.1
US? I Holt land daughteSM iss
Birdie dre up again n after ; several
days illuess. ; :
'W? D.-lpser; armediciilj ftilcjetft
iswaiting1 on Mrs. Lewis Hdlt'dur-
4ng her.illness,-. . ;. ji-M--'
, A practical knowledge, combined
wicoiine ineoreiicai, is uie-iounaa-tion
ior sucess. -
JT. W. Isley. and family moved
fronts epsonyille, to. route i,-7 last
week. " , We welccbie them.. , :
J u r. . - rL j i ' ' i. J L T
first water melon to-day a fifteen
pounder for ,a which , she has our
thanks. ?t.U,
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St Leo's Hospital continues to be
the chief attraction for poor'suffer
iDg humanity, the people of the Old
North State are now beginning to
realize what a boon to.) the afflicted
this great institution isy and , every
day adds to its popularity and use
fulness. During the month of July
the patients at St. Leo's hospital
numbered seventy-four. Of these
twenty were charity patients. , Three
deaths occurred during the month,
and there are now fortv-five patients
being cared for, everyone of them
reported as doing . well!. Mr." Wal
ter Beckom, of Burlington, to whom
reference was made in this corres
pondence last week, has been dis
charged from St. Leo's fully restor
ed to health. Mr. Beckom, it will
be recalled was . suffering from a
compound fracture of the; shoulder
and had been the- rounds of many
hospitals and under the treatment ot
many different physicians, and is of
the opinion that St. Xieo's Hospital
is the best institution of tlw kind in
the country, and that Dr. 'J.'. W.
Long is one of the best surgeoosC in
this broad land.
The latest acquisition to St. Leo's
from Alaniauce county is Mr. W.
C. Moore, ot Graham. " I
Miss Rosetta Sharon one of the
nurses at St. Leo's is spending her
vacation at her former home at Sa
vannah, Ga.
The city has been in a faro of
excitement for the past three reeks
over the brutal murder of Miss
Lydia Newman, an aged spinster,
who lived alone out in Sumner
township, by some miscreant to the
authorities unknown. As a result
of the searching investigation which
the county authorities have been
making, three men, James Frazier,
Ernest Wade and John Hall, are
held in the county jail on suspicion
otSeing connected in the brutal
murder. The governor has offered
3 ; reward ot 100 for the apprehen
sion aul conviction of the murderer,
tQk has been augmented by the
county commissioner by an addition
al reward of 100, and the relatives
f e murdered lady of $50 more,
making a total of $250.
R. F. D. No.. 7.
is reported route Nol 2, from
Ahamahaw is to be discontinued on
account of bad roads.'
goood patrons had .better sit
P Jake notice for this may be 7 the
inning of the end to : the rural
Sei!Vlce to them. "Uncle Sam" re-
that the roads shall be kept
" god condition and the boxes
j., -vhere tbe career, can serve
without delay or inconvence.
Lncle Sam, pays for the service
g!ves it to the people free, only
firing them to do certain things
CVhe rad and bos it looks
r Patrons ofa11 routes ' Would
fi ling to comply with theJe rea-I
Jie requirement and 'retain the!
v- llCe ( c - :
ti W1 course n you preier to
41 mes yur aU
tbea I Uot appreciate"' the. iefvicoV
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..Hi, 1 - V ' , l i j - -1 : M ' i uks.
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WHY HE SIG3SrEt5
PAYNE-ALDRICH" BILL
Miss Maiide Culler came home
Saturday From' woeks! visit to re-f
lativW and friends near; Graham.
The young ladyfrom , Saxapahaw
that was visiting on No.Tdast week
won tHe aamiratioa of two Yjoung
meto such) an J extent thatjt they
called to her and then discovered
that' they had forgotten v to put on
their shoes aud stockings! If they
will treat to melonsa few times we'
wont tell their names! f v "
1. Mrs. G. ;'A- Loy; who.hag beea
sick torSQme lime. 'is improving
some qow.v&v ".'
i -VVe;wish . toT thank Miss irCra
linmn , ior a pecK r 01 cncumoen,
Mr. Oirl Holt for1 a basket of grapes
Rufe Thompson for nice'old fashion
horse apples, Mrs. j. M. - Albright
for Tomatoes, John Dixon and Mrs.
M. FACuller &irvrate'i.iK
- Our Abetter halt and four-boys
are visiting in Orange and Person
county taking their quardnnial vaca
tion. We hope they are having a
nice time. VVe have absorbed sey
ral Sonkers,, since i they left and
have enjoyed a few 'Bunglets'Valso
to her as I will fir it up all rightf?13 strictly interpreted, but a fulfillment free from criticni in respect to a subject'niatter
when she returns.
The sick people are getting along
very well at Bellemont .now.
guesa some of our young people en
joyed themselves Sunday.
J. H. Redden took his best girl
to Mt. Zioa Sunday, Horah for Jiss.
Misses Bertha and Blanche Boon
spent Satnrday oiglit with iheir
graadpa on Nou 1.
' We- don't understand why our
picture man has not snowed. up yet
he has been away a week on aooccint
of the bad weather, we suppose.
We thank Mr. J. M. Albrit
for a nice melon yesterday.
' . S. F. D. NO. 1.
- After a new ruling bf the Depart-
ment, that all rdute? shall be in such i
shape tlrat the carrier"' may i make' 4
miles' per hour.an'd all of histroad
it is reported that pqe'i toute in this ;
county -has already been ordered dis
continued on this account. Shall "
No. 1 stand? Itas no tcT the pat-
rons. 'Don't wait to . get a crowd -v
together to work' these roads fill in
me noies ana 'open : tne siaeaitcnes -
ov your iarm ana tne route is xj. js
Mri and Mrs. -M. Cheek visit-
ed'relatives in Greensboro last week.V;
E M jCheek visited relatives 5 jn :
Greensboro and Winston last ' week. "
Number xf our boys attended an:
ice cream slipper on No. ,4 Saturday v
night. Reports a good time. -.
J. D. Pachelle and , two .children v-
of Durham visitid A. C. Atkinsons,CI
Sunday and Mouday.1 ' "
'Mr. and Mrsf J." W. Atkinson ,
and children spent Sunday at A.' C. ,
Atkinsons. ' 1 ?
Miss Swana -Patterson is - spend
ing this week at 'home.
St Pauls Cemetery; will be. clean--
ed of Saturday v Aug. . 14th every :;
body invited to take part two ser- :
vices on , Sunday. - "1
-Thanks to the following .Little
Grace and Ward . Atkinson dozen .
roasting ears' Georgia Isley two do- .
zen ears of corn, Mrs. R. Til Loy :
one half bushel peaches, D. A. Hus- -
ton, half dozen cantelopes, Mrs. W.v
1. Graves beans and toniatoesMiss , ...
Lois Reitzell melonsG. A.Keck
cantelopes,.G. F.' Sboffner melons,
Mrs. Dr Pickett grapes. " t-
writing this for the ot-
Burlington Brick Warehouse. '
Wrwish to call the attention of!
Our readers to the ad of the Burling
ton Brick Warehouse oa ifi other
page in this issue of the Dispatch.
This old reliable warehouse, the
past season sold nearly two million
pounds of tobacco and at Satisfactory
prices too. Now the anuounoemeut
is made that it is better prepared to
take care of the farmers interest than
ever before will be welcome news to
the tobacco farmers of Alamauce and
adjoining counties. We deem it not
a miss to say a few words in behalf
of the enterprising men in charge
this year.- Mr. R. J. Hall is an old
citizen of this city and-is too well
known to need any praise that our
pen might potray. But Messrs
Hooker and Thornburg are practic
ally new men, :Mr. Thoraburg was
connected, with the house ,. the' past
year and every one who sold tobacco"
on this v market, knows . him asjan
uatirine worker. Mr. Thornburg and
Mr, Hooker, are impersonally, known
to the editor, and we have at, all
times found-them to be gentlemen
of flie jBrfetlwatTbeyjaregd
judges 'of tobacoQ flich is' necessi
ty for an up-to-date warehouse man
I have signed the Payne tariff "bill because I believe it to be the result" of a sincere
effort on the part of the Republican party to make a downward revision, and to comblv with
the promises of Okie platform as they have been generally understood and as interpreted
them in the campaign "before election. i I
The bill is not a perfect tariff bill, or a complete compliance with the promises
f involving many schedules and thousands of articles could not be expected,
It suCicesto say that except with xegard to whisky, liquors, and wines, andin regard
Wejio silks and as to some highclases of cottons aU of winch may be treated as luxuries and pro-
per saDjects or a, reenue lann inere nsrve oeen iew increases in rates.
There have "been a great- number of real decreases in rates, and they constitute a
Niiuuuu cuuouiiL us jusuiy i-iic &uiiciuciii ;uiti ui um is a suusuuiuai aownwara revision
and a reduction of excessive rates.
This is not a free tra4e bill. It was not intended to be. The Republican party did
not promise to mane a tree traae oiu. ' -
It promised to make the rates protective, but to reduce them when they exceeded
the difference between the cost of production abroad and here, making allowance for the
greater normal profit on active investments here.
, I believe that while this excess had not been reduced in a number of cases, in a
great majority, the rates are such as are necessary to protect American industries, but are
low enough in case of abnormal increase of demand and raising of prices, to permit the
possibility ot the importation of the foreign article and thus to prevent excessive prices.
The power granted to the Executive under the maximum and minimum clause may
be exercised to secure the removal of obstacles which have been interposed by ; foreign
governments in the wys of undue und unfair discrimination against merchandise and pro
ducts.
we commend these gentlemefc tojo
farmer friends andassurer tnenn
ur
of
courteroiH treatment and the. top of
The Philippine tariff section I have struggled to secure for ten years last past, and
it gratifies me exceedinglyby my signature to give it the effect of law. I am sure it will
greatly increase the trade between the two countries, and it will do much to build up the
rniuppines in a neaimiui prosperity. . ,k . -; :;
The administrative clauses of the bill and the customs court are admirably adapted to
secure a raoreuniiorm ana a more speeuy imai construcuon oi tne meaning or tne law.
The authority to: the President to use agents to assit him in the application of the
maximum ana minimum section oi uic swiuic, uiu iu ciiauic vuiciais tOsaaminister me
law, gives a wide latitude for the acquisition? under circumstances favorable to its truth, of
information in respect j to theprice and cost of production of goods at home 'and abroad,
which will throw much Uight "on the operation of the present tariff, and be of primary im-
of primary
portance as,ofBcially cqllecteddata upon which future Executive action and Executive re
commendations may be based. . . f ;-r ' ... .. . ; .
The corporation tax is a just and equitable excise measure, which it is hoped will pro
duce a sufficient amount to prevent a deficit; and which incidentally will secure valuable
statistics and information concerning the many corporations of the country, and will con
stitute an important step toward that degree of publicity and regulation which the tendency
in corporate enterprises in the last twenty years has shown to be necessary ' i
William Howard Taft. 1
Resolutions Passed by the Burling-
'it-
ton Fire Company.
Whereas jn recent years many, ter-.
rible catastrophes have occured in
burning' buildings on account of
that in all there buildincrs the doors
( should be swing so that in case of a
stampede the pressure would throws
doors open .rather : than close thera.;
. Now therefore be it resolved by
doors swinging inward, and , the: Bnrhngtou JFire Company . that
'i W-hereas there are in our citv( we request thfe" City .-;Bui Iding. Vln-
many : public buildings aomanq-4.srpector;tpmake a thorough . and ri
facturiug plants where large i numgid of all, public, buildings dn the
ciuumgi, ; scuoois, cnurcnes,
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hitn daily.- -: Friend, J inti:utod lo tlieir care. f::Xi'Vhereupubli
doors of .sucir buildings are made to
comply with the State laws govern
ing this matter. ,
. Be it further resolved that we;-e-quest
the city Building Inspector to
report to us his" findings in this mat
ter" and that we pledge' tov him t'; our
loyal support in his efforts to enforce
the law.. . - . . ; - ,
Mrs. Lewis, Holt -is f improving ;
A Consul's Illustration.
Philadelphia Eecord. se '
Thomas Moffat consul at Trindad r
distinguished'himself wbile . consul -at
Laguayra byfrefustngvto siguia
document declaring the 'sanitary '
conditions of Laguayra to be perfect t
The town at the time ' was in the
grip of the bubonic, plague: The . v
local authorities" were angry witlune '
said Mr. Moffat recently, 'forrefus- j
ing to indorse their stupid and baiie--ful
policy, but I told them, that it -rcminred
me in its ignorants "harm
fulness, of a brakeman.I.ouceknew. '
"The man was a novice, aid on', f
his first run. there was a very steep :.
grade, to mount. The engineer al .
ways had more or less trouble to get
up this grade, but this time be came
neafsticking. He almost lost his . .'
head. Eventually, however, he -reached
the top. ' - . "
. "At the station,' looking out , of
his cab, the engineer saw the' new '
brakeman and said with a sigh of - "
"relief:;;. - 1,1 lC"
"il tell. you what, my lad, we had ; v
a job to get up here, didnjfr we?" '
"'We certainly did said the new : ;
brakeman, anl if I hadn't put . the p
brake on wed have slipped back."' ; . ,
see to, it v t:at . the some , ve ai tj-vgl mi xr noie:
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Farmers Rally and Picnic:
A rally and'picnic of tbe Far.
r's Educational and Co-operative ,
union oi Alamance county U will be '.
held at Bethel, Kewlin to wnship, on
Saturday Augustf 28th, 1 0 o'clock, f
a. m. Some- prominent speakers ,
will be present to discuss the farm-!
ef s in terests. ' The pn oiic cordiall v "
invited. D. H. Thompson . rrps
- J. C. Guthrie, Sec. '
County papers rplease copy '
Representative Little from Rich- V
mond county and S. P. Myers, of -
Tennessee, narrowly escaped death
in Pee Dee river at Andrews Ferry,--
na'r A 1 bemarle, Tuesday r afternoon
of last week in attempting to ross ,
the swollen stream a nd ' were oWent
down the river about one mile where
pne of them swam to the shore, the , -other
- lodging on an island. ' J n -midstream
the ferry capsised and 1 K
the ferryman, Snnggs was drowned. H
Harry Thomlinson and Oscar Coal-' 1
son, wno were on the banks and '
went -to the rescue of the drowning ?
ferryman were also drownen inr the". '
attempt. , " - - r
- m m mm f ;y.
M rs. .Letetia Boon died- at : 2:30
his morning at her home in north -'- s
Burlington at the acre of 66 vpars. ' '
ann will 4 be buried at - Pine HUP,.
Cemetery to-morrow at 2:30. Fune-' '
im ai-iu. x .. uumcii oy rvev o..u.
Willfams; : vMrsj Boon' is l survi vid ' V
by. tbree;tchiJdren a number of grand"
children and a hottr ol friends : and v
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