A REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING ft AMERICAN HOMES AND AMERICAN INDUSTRIES.
VOL. U-
BURLINGTON. N. C. APRIL 1910.
WO. 48
l%m PAY YOUR POLL TAX FOR THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND |NE ON OR BEFORE MAY THE FIR§T OR YOU WILL BE DISFRANCHISE»
E CONTEST AND HOW
THE VOTE STANDS
Burlington.
•'.= Lois A. Workman,
Svvannie Patterson,
Mvrtle Isley,
Mvrtle Tate,
Lillian Turner,
Flossie Burke,
Caliie Roland,
Daca Davis,
Burlington R. F. D^s.
t-nnie Whitsell, R. 4,
Overman R. 1.
AnJiic Matlock, R. 2,
Ollie Ector. Route 2,
Rosa Crouse, Route 4,
Mattie Penning-ton, R. 2,
Fannie Belle Stanford
RcHite 9,
Snow Camp.
Mary Stout,
S>.r;r.u' Graded School,
SyjvaV Graded School,
Mebane.
JJiSS '
5,750
5,700
3,150
1,000
875
550
100
100!
2,525
1,050
400
200
200
100
100
5.850
500
200
Miss Grace
Essie
300
100
Amick,
)odson,
Kaw River, No. i.
Carrie Albright, 4,575
Elon College, N. C.
Moiiie Baldwin, 2,275
Unioii Ridge, No, 1.
Miss Lottie Terrell, 250
i:
I F. D. No. 9.
Farmers are getting busy, if
vou want to see them you can't
find them at the house.
Parks & Jeffreys have made
suoie changes in their brick
plant and are getting ready for
business. They have a lot of
vood brick on hand.
Bud Edwaads is equipping his
tattling works and will soon be
!-eady to fill ordei’S.
Mre. J. W. Smith, of Durham,
has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
W. H. Trolinger, for the past
ten days.
J. H. Trolinger had a very
bad accident last week by fall
ing froni a small box and dis
locating his shoulder.
Another phone line for No. 9.
T. G. Nicholson, J. P. Parks, W.
T. Jeffreys’residence, also the
brick plant of Parks & Jeffreys
will be on the line.
S. H. Stricklen is now a resi
dent of No. 9, residing at the J.
M. Hays place. He is shoving
things along and making things
look new,
Layton '’,'alker, who has been
in St. Leo’s hospital for several
months, is improving fast and
8 cxpected home sometime
soon.
W. H. Conklin and M. P.
Hoberson left last week for Rox-
wro where they will spend some
days.
Little Bessie Durham has been
saving chilis for several days
and was quite sick Sunday, but
some better,
old negro who is serving
a three year’s term for killing a
negro in Chatham, stepped off
toe other night to Greensboro
snd after getting there he and
one of his friends held up a m,an
and tried to rob him. He was
picked up by the police and re-
tu^ed with a broken arm.
Mr. G. A. Fogleman and fami
ly are at home again. We ex-
tend to them a hearty welcome.
, ihe smallpox has subsided
it has got out of something
catch.
Mr. John Anthony’s mother is
^i^ite feeble. She is 80 years
Oid and I don’t think they have
^uch hope for her.
Ask our friend Road Super-
>or liow about fighting fire on
■i! Jilir ri \v> ^ ^ _
Swanuanoa Club EnUrtain.
One of the funniest entertain
ments that has happened in our
town for sometime occurred last
Thursday night, when the Swan-
nanoa Club entertained a well
filled house at the Graded School
Auditorium. The club is com
posed of sixty-two members who
joined themselves together re
solving to give an entertainment
full of amusement and laughter.
After a few brief remarks of
i greeting and explaining the
organization and rapid growth of
the club by Jno. M, Cook, the
Old Blue Back Spelling Match,
led by Attorneys Carroll and
Vernon, was the next feature.
About twenty-five or thirty of
the best spellers were selected
and John Vernon who got the
first word spelled baker. Amid
loud cheers and applause Summie
Sharpe went down on vapor,
spelling it vaper.
Well it was somewhat marvel
ous to see those people spell the
right word at the right time with
all the right letters.
Miss Jesse Sharpe and Miss
Sterrett contested for the five
dollars, which was to be given to
the best speller, Miss Sharpe be
ing the winner.
Miss Mildred Kauffman, ^ of
Greensboro, who has a charming
voice, delighted the audience
with two pretty solos.
The debate between A. M.
Garwood and Geo. Smith was full
of jokes and laughter. The judges
Mrs. F. H. Curtiss, Rev, D. Mc-
Iver and Postmaster Waller de
cided argument in favor of Smith,
delivery, Garwood.
Parson Moses Johnson, of Rab
bit Shuffle, in the form of E. S.
W. Dameron delivered a sermon
which would cause you to burst
the buttons off your coat.
ALAMANCE MAN CELEBRATES
HIS lOOTH BiRTHDAY
2.
Rock Creek, K. F. D. No.
Misses Roxie Murray and Oler
Sullivan were visiting J. F. Mur
ray last Sunday evening.
Alger Stuart called to see his
best girl last Svmday evening,
hope he had a fine time. Wil
bert Shatterly also called to see
his best girl too Sunday, but the
girl happened not to be at home,
so he did not tarry long. Mr.
Shatterly you must let the girl
know next time when you are
coming.
Rev. W. H. Strickland filled his
regular appointment at Mt. Zion
church Sunday.
D. M. Sullivan and wife of
Greensboro were visiting his
mother and sister last Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. J. W. Alexander spent
last BYiday night with Mrs, M.
C. Spoon.
Messrs. Rolin Kimrey,'Charley
Lenens, Wilbert Foster and Jesse
Swing spent a very pleasant af
ternoon at Tom Murrays last Sun
day.
Miss Callie Spoon was visiting
her father last Sunday.
Claude Smith and Lee Euliss,
were visiting at A. T. Spoons
last Sunday.
Gernie Murray has purchased end
a new horse. LKX>k out girls you
may get the chance of a buggy
ride some time
Mro. J. D. Gregg is visiting at
J. R. J'osters this week.
Snow Camp, April 11.—Ac
cording to appointment on t^e
6th of April, which had been
given out by himself more than
two years ago, occurred the cele
bration of the 100th anniversary
of John M, Stout, of South Ala
mance, which was a decided fuc-
cess despite the threatening
weather, which was rathier cool
and rainy.
Very early in the morning peo
ple began pouring in from every
direction, on foot, on horseback,
in buggies carriages, and even a
good many Inmber wagons were
loaded to the full. And as the
clouds passed away and the sun
shone out brightly they kept
coming until in the afternoon,
all seeming to be full of interest,
the older people espec'ally in the
historical and the younger in the
social features of the occasion.
The time passed very pleasantly
with all, not excepting Mr. Stout
himself, who pei’sisted in w'^alk-
ing around out doors shaking
hands with his friends. He was
delighted to see so many people,
and suggested that on such an
occasion we ought to have a good
speaker; then mentioned the
name of the late Hon. John Man
ning, of Chatham county, who
has been dead quite a number of
years, but who is still fresh in
his memory. Indeed his memory
is remarkable for one of his age.
One distinguishing feature about
it is that he speaks of very old
things as being of recent date.
It is very interesting to talk with
him, only that he is very hard of
hearing. A little of his history
as told by himself:
‘ ‘I was born in Rowan county.
My father, who was David Stout,
moved near to Snow Camp, Ala
mance county, when I v’as five
years old. I mamed Cathenne
Glenn, daughter of Robert Glenn,
when I was twenty-seven, lived
at the Jerry Pickett place, now
in Alamance countj seven years,
then in 1844 moved to the place
where I now live."
This place being in Alamance,
near the Chatham line, and in
the neighborhood of Pleasant
Hill church of which he has long
been a member. He has lived
with a second wife, Hannah Fox,
for a number of years. Five
children were bom to them, three
sons, John, William and Jacob,
who live in this county, and two
daughters, who married sons of
the late Alfred Allen. The older
(Jennie) and William Allen
were married about five years
ago and live in Halstead, Kan.,
the lounger (Catherine) and
John H. Allen about two years
ago, and live in Friendswood,
Tex.
their families
mentioned.
I is pr?»seinted by his friends." Mr. *
HinHjrialw proceeded to offer!
congr^ulations, first to the one
wi 30 had passed his centennial,
th e SI to the people generally who
wertv fortunate in being here to
cekifcfate this very rare occur-1
reneoi He referred to the long!
yc ai s ago when Mr. Stout had i
be en his Sunday school teacher
hcn¥ that h(e had always found
hiip 41 way^ faithful in the dis
charge of^his Christian duties as
ht> theni. To Mr. Stout he
-The P, H. T. S. has given
you a bfsautiful cane to walk
wit!' while you are young and
now in behalf of your friends I
b!&i> to present to you this very
comfortable chair so that when
you get old you may sit down
and rest.”
Mter the people had formed
iuto lines around the tables. Rev.
iMiles Reece made some remarks
of congratulations, then very
ii'iipressively returned thanks.
I'hen the people proceeded to
satisfy the inner man from the
loacied tables, one of which was
esi’ijcially prepared with seats,
etc., for the old people.
There was a book opened for
tlifc registration of all those pres-
f but only about 500 registered,
£.3 good share of the crowd did
not know of it. The number
wa -; estimated 800 or upward.
1/wo photographers were busy
taking various views of the
laiiiiscape, people, tables, etc.
Among the people from a dis
tance that have not already
)x!£ n mentioned were Thomas H.
Shi^t, of Spencer; Mr. Divinney
wife, of Julian; Geo. Clen-
detiih, of Burlington; Joe Clen-
liienin, of Graham and Mr. Slack,
of Ramseur, who fnrnished
i;’lBhes that were /one hundred
yti!i:irs old for Mr. Stout to eat
After the dinner was cleared
■iway, some gourds that Mr.
Stoiit had raised in his 100th
year were sold which brought a
nice little sum.
After another hour or
vei-y pleasaritly passed,
ercrwd began to disperse,
fecjling that it had been a
spent and no one enjoyed
it laaore than Mr. Stout himself,
he said “Now I feel like
{•tarting on another hundred
two
the
all
day
Haw Ki¥er Items.
Now the Graded School has
closed ?ind some of the esteiieraed
teachers have gone home, Bome
have lingered a few d#s^ Per
haps teacher and pupils have par
ted some to m^t no more^ on
There is a feeiling of re
gret when the parting takes place.
We trust that much gbod ha«
been acconlplished l>y the est^m-
ed Profe^or and the able teach
ers have labored faitMully the
part term, and the closing exer
cises ‘ proved that this time had
been well spent.
We shall miss them through
the summer in church and Sun
day School. We don't think the
Board, made any mistake in em
ploying such able teachers and
we hope they will see proper
employ them another year.
Our esteemed J. M. Murry has
accepted a position with the Elec
tric Light Plant and has gone to
work for them, we hbpg he will
do well in his new field of work.
L. M, Cates and wife of Orange
passed through Haw. River on
their way to Burligton last Satur
day. He is one of Orange coun
ties prosperous farmers. They
spent Sunday with their gon
Clarence.
We learn that the Barrcca class
of the M. E. Sunday School will
challenge the Baracca Class of
the Baptist Sunday School to cross
bats in the near future.
We hear it commonly reported
by the farmers that there is the
finest f>rospects for a good fruit
and wheat crop there has been
in years. We hope it may con
tinue good to the end.
Mrs. S. A. Vest spent Sunday
in Durham with her mother.
Miss Patsy Robertson attended
the Virginia-Caroliha ball game,
and a dance in Greensboro Friday
Mrs. W. H. Anderson, Miss
Janie Cooper, Dr. McPherson
went to Greensboro Fiiday to
witness the ball game.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P; Jones 6f
New York City spent Wednesday
in town with Mr. and llrs. B- S.
Robertson.
years. ■
New Telephone line.
A new farmers’ telephone line
haying two subscribers has just
be en connected with the Burling
ton exchange of the Southern Bell
'l,\4ephone Company. The line
c^xtends two miles out the Belle-
msnt road and furnishes service
Evils of the Strike in PfaibJelphia.
This great strike in Philadel
phia has been so wasjteful and
miserable an affair from many
standpoints that it ought to
stimulate thoughtful people in
every State of the Union to make
advance provision a^inst similar
failures of civilization in their
own cities. The public authori
ties of Pennsylvania have been
at fault in not making better
provision foi*, the solution >f labor
diffculties. They have had so
much misery in that State from
Ordybiuce the Str«et and:
Siiieiiralk Comn^ee.
Be it ordained, that for the ex
penditure of the money to be-
voted for street and sidewalk im
provement, be spent for ho other
purpose; and that a Committee
to be known as the Street and
Sidewalk Committee, be and the^
same is hereby appointed from
the citizens of said city, irrespec
tive of political affiliations, who
in conjunctions with tbe Mayor
of said city as its Chairman, shall
■ superintend, direct, mtanage and
control all matters necessary for
the building and constniction of
said sidewalks and streets, in-^
eluding the employment of Engi
neers, Contractors and laborers,
engaged in said*^ork. Shall
have all excavations, and work
done acording to their order, sub
ject to the approval of the Board
of Alderraan as herc^inafter set
out,- ^'■■■'•
That for the purpo^ aforesaid,
said committee shall consist of
one member who phall be a free
holder and a citizen of his ward„,
and one such committeeman froin
each ward, who in cpmunctioh
with the Mayor and Clliairman
of said committee/ as ^oresaid,
shall hayiB conizance of »1! matters
arising in the laying oo*^ widen
ing, macadamizing, building^
erecting and completing the
streete and sidiewalks of said city.
This Committee shan designate
what streets and sidewalks
shall be first improved, and all
their acts shall be'' final subject
to the limitations hereinafter con
tained. That is, upon tie rewest:
of any two members of said Com
mittee, who shall dissent from
the action of said Committee in
any matter, the question under
investi^tion and dissent shall
forthwith be rieferriBd to the full
Board of Aldennan of said city
for final adjustment and deter
mination.
The Committee slmll not have
the power or auUioirity to audit
and order paid any bill presented
to it for street or sidewalk im
provement, but it shall be its
duty to manger contacts subject
to the approval of the Board of
Aldermen, and to thoroughly in
vestigate all bills presented for
work and la1x)r done, and to
make such recommendations re
garding the same to the Finance
Committee, for its action, as ta
it may seem right and proper.
The committee is hereby ap
pointed, to-wit:
to the follomng well known peo- i„austrial warfare
Mr. Solomon Homewood,
Mr, W. A. Shoffner.
The subscribers on the line are
in5>w in constant telephonic^ com-
At large:
They wereaU present other and
except the last, tjjg Southern Bell ex-
. J eliangewith telephone users in
When the noon hour arrived Burlington. The construction of
three long tables which had been, |-|^s jme and its connection with
constructedprevious to the oc- tj,© telephone exchange here is
■inor
tha'
ot
‘Jig dinner he ate.
A Ton of Gold.
Has
tOUi
"0;
I]
Decrease of Animals-Increase
Population.
The number of food animals in
the United States has decreased
five million since 1901, and the
numter of consumers has in
creased 12 millions in the same
time.
This is the result of an analysis
by the Bureau of Statistics of
the Department of Commerce
and Labor, of the Census esti
mates of population and the
partment of Agriculture's
mates of food animals in
years 1901 and 1910.
The term “food animals” in
cludes in this instance all cattle
sheen and swine in the United
States as estimated by the De-
of Agriculture, and
“consumers” includes
casion, were loaded from end to
vdth the most delicious
viands that our good old State
affords. Mr. and Mrs. Stout were
seated at the end of a table, then
came the presentation of gifts,
speeches, etc. Mrs, Miles Reecei
stepped to the front and in very
fitting language in the way of
congratulations, etc., introduced
ifiother step in the progress of
tijlephone development which is
bdng made by the residents in
the rural sections of Alamance
county. Under the plan of the
Southern Bell Company farmers
and other rural dwellers are en
abled to secure telephone service
m years past
that they ought to have learned
peaceful ways to. adjust labor
disputes. Both Stkte and city
have had h^vy billis to pay in
their attempts to protect ‘life and
property. The street railroad
company will have lost much
j more thanj it can ever gain
! through its failure to deal with
its own men in such a way as to
keep their loyalty* But trade-
unionism, on the ot^er hand, will
j also have lost a great d^l through
! its reckless resort to the sympa-
|thetic strike. The attempt to
punisli evej^body, in a gr^t
i variety of different ways, as a
means of bringing the street rail-
’ way company to terms, is not
Firat Ward,
Second Ward,
Third Ward,
Fourth Ward,
on an economical basis.
! As a result, farmer* in all sec- merelT'SkfesT but"! is" also
Mr. T. F. McVey, of Snow Camp, of thp Stai^ are installing ^ recKiess^ ix is aiso
stupid. It must turn many a
friend of organized labor into an
De-
esti-
the
greater value than a ton of
it is therefore natural to
that you cannot get skill
and glasses that fit
.car eyes for the same amount,
pay for glasses alone, i partment
are reasonable forl^^e term _ .. 4. j
service rendered.” Dr. N !all of the population as estimated
Eye Specialist,’I by the Census.
^iurlington at the Bur-
C^npany Tuesday
purpose
--tuiiinrng eyes and fit glasses.
Herbert Compton spent Satur
day and Sunday visiting friends
on Mebane No.
who came forward and in the
name of tiie Pleasant Hill Tem>
perance Society, presented him
vdth a very fine ten dollar gold
headed cane saying in a beauti
ful way, among a great many
other approjiriate words, that he
joined that society in the
telephones in their homes.
liappiness Depends on the Way
We Look at Tfainsis.
Are your eyes so that you can
tee things in; their right light?
implacable enemy. In Philadel
phia two unions were involved
and the traction companies tried
to play one against the other. In
the negotations for a settlement
of the strike the companies’ re
society in tne yeax,—; —-- -^| ... ... „ - . ...... —
1834, one year after its organiza-! «o^ it shows the Presence of j co^ition o£the^^^Keys ih May
tion, at the same time twenty ‘ - -- ,
(3ye strain. Let me fit you with [ ciation of employes, whose mern^
seven others joined, who have | :?lasses that will relieve the strain} bers did not strike, , w^
long since gone to their reward, Und see right. My expenence ^ the chief stumbhng block^^^ The
and that in all these seventy-six I and ability, together vdth excep-, dominance of ^hticsin the sitoa-
years he h^ been loyal to the! ponal facilities enables me to do tion was made manifest when
mandates of the organization, l^he best work at the fairest Senator Penrose actively iinter-
and has been honored with every! prices. Dr. N. Rosenstein, eye; viewd and forced from the street
office in the gift of the societv I Specialist, will be in Burlington car managers large concessions
' • ' ‘ Tuesday April the 19th, at the | to the striekers; yet even these
Burlin^on Drug Company’s
store, for the purpose pf examin
ing eyes and fit glasses.
A. F. Barrett,
Mayor, Ch’m Com.
W. W. Lasley.
J. G. Holt.
E. H. Murray,
j. G. Holt,
Gommittee.
Ordered: That the funds aris
ing from the sale of the Street
and Sid€!walk Improvement
Bonds be apportioned and ex
pended equally in each of the
four wards of the city.
Ordereo: That this Board re
commend to and request the
aforesaid Committee to expend
as much as one-third (1-3) of the
amount apportioned from the
sale of the Bonds on the Side
walks of the r^jpteictive wards of
the city.
At the regular monthly meet
ing of the Alamance county
Medical Association held Mon
day at this place, a motion was
made by Dr. L. A* Walker and
amended by Dr. T. S, Faucette,
that the President appoint a com
mittee to investigate, organize
and locate a site for the erection
of a hospital, &nd this resolution
be published in the county papers-
and invite the public to meet
with us in our next regular meet-
S.
Mr. McVey then introducexl
Mr. George Hinshaw, of Wins
ton-Salem, N. C., who presented
him with a very good and sub
stantial rocking chair, on tlie
back of .which was^, placed a
silver tablet on which was in
scribed his name and birth, and
in part these words: “This chair
concessions were insufficient to
bring about a settlement.---From
“The Pro^’ess of the World,” in
the American Risview of Reviews
for April. ‘
i Miss Georgia Wilson and aunt
Mrs. May are visiting the parents I
of Miss Wilson at McLeansville At Alpany Nl Y. a mail is know
this week. s by the ^mpanv he incorporates.
at Graham and disucess plans
with us. Drs. \¥. G. Stafford,
chairman, J. W. McPherson, T.
S. Paucette, J. W. Page, tu A,
Walker H. M* Montgomery, C. A
Anderson and W. B. Walker*
were appointed as a committee.
The following officers were fleet
ed for the ensuring year: Dr. J.
A. Pickett, Pres. J. W. Page, V.
Pres. ii. A. Walker Sec., S. D»
McPhersoh> T. S. Faucett dele
gate to State convention. Dr. G
A. Anderson, on board of census
committee on Public health, and
Legislation Drs. G. W. Long, L.
A. Walker, and C. A. Anderson.