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A REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING IMAMERICAN HOMES AND AMERICAN INDUSTRIES.
VOL. M.
BURLINGTON, N. cMlUNE 8,1910.
IHE ceilTEST AND HOW
THE VOTE “
Burlington.
ri,i. L«S A- Workman,
'Swannie Patterson,
Mvrtle Isley,
'M’vrtle Tate,
lillian Turner,
f'lossie Burke,
Qgliic Hojsnd^
Data Davis.
Kortha Lineberry
Biiriingios R. F. D s.
R, 4,
8,500
10,075
3,150
1,000
925
550
100
100
100
^fesJenrfc Whitsell
■" Emma Uvennan K 1.
*' ‘\nnifc Mfltlock, R.
“ bllie Ector, Koute Z,
■ ‘ Kopa Crouse, Route 4,
VlaitifcPermington, R. 2,100
i'^arrifc Belle Stanford
3,225
3.175
^400
200
200
Koute 9,
Smow
Miss Mary Stout,
Gi'adeu School,
?vivari Graded School,
Mebane.
MiBS Grace Amick,
" Essie Dodson,
Haw Rivefj^ iNo, 1.
Misfe Canie Albright,
Eion College^ N. C
\liss Mollie Baldwin.
Union Riflge, No, L
Miss Lottie Terrell,
100
10.725
500
200
300
100
8,650
5,900
3j0
I To tie Republican Voters ©f Mortli
Carolina.
Pursuant to a resolution pass-
by the Republican State
Executive Committee, at a meet-
,!)K heki in the city of Greens-
fwo, C., on the 27th day of
May. 1910, a State Convention of
:;ie' Republican party of North
Caroiina is hereby called to meet
-r; the city cd Greensboro, N.^C.,
ni tv.'eive o'clock noon, on Wed-
nestiav, the tenth day of August,
L D.“ 1910.
This Convention is called for
ihe purpose of nominating a
Chief Justice and two Associate
Justices of the* Supreme Court of
Korth Carolina, to ratify the
norninatiorj of Superior Court
JudgeB in the various districts
where candidates for judge are
t€- be nominated this year, to
;ioruir;ate two Corporation Com-
.'iViSsiouers, also to elect a Chair-
2!art of the Reptiblican State
Executive Committee and one
('ornmiueeman from each Gon-
gj-essionai District, the last nam
ed to he designated by the dis-
Trict delegation when assembled
at ihe State Convention and to
iransaci such other business as
/;ia^y eorne before the convention.
rrie plan of organization re-
'luires that delegates and alter-
!!ates 10 the State Convention
shal] be elected by duly constitu
ted county conventions, calledon
ai IfeasL fifteen days notice of the
time and place of such conven
tions. Representation in county
tonventions shall consist of one
delegate and one alternate for
every twenty-five Republican
• Jtes, or fractional part thereof,
in the precinct for the Re
publican candidate for Governor
St the previous election, and in
^1^ t'ther conventions o.ne dele
gate and one alternate are ap-
.^itioned to every one hundred
‘Otes. or fr-actional part thereof,
at election the for Republi-
candate for Governor. Pro-
however, that each coun
ty shall be entitled to at least
votes in State, Congression-
oudjdal conventions.
Ine county_ chairmen, as well
*i!5 the precinct chairmen are
J'arnesily urged to use all dilig-
;pte in .seeing that their respec-
counties and precints are
■■eii and fully represented in the
^ynventujns, as well as to give
conventions when called
widest publicity. Let us
He upon you that the conven-
■ in each county and town-
sna;l be conducted in such
•"rtiinur as to have full represen
in the respective conven-
aiul let, 0vcry voter feel
a voice in the aifairs
county.
B. Adams,
■ ’ -I State Ex, Com.
T. J. Haekins,
. .. Secretary.
' 3*.‘, 1930.
Frost»»HoIl.
A beautiful home wedding was
solemnized this morning at the
home of the bride’s parents Mr.
and Mrs. Jas. G. Holt when
their daughter Miss Nina Fleet
wood and Dr. John Samuel Frost
were united in marriage. Rev.
P. H. Flemings pastor of the
Christian church officiating. The
wedding march was played by
Miss Mayme Best of Goldsboro,
while Miss Byrd Daily sang a
very pretty solo.
The pa|]or was attractively de
corated with ferns and ever
greens presenting a very inviting
appearance to the guest.
The beautiful display of exqui
site cut glass, silver and china
exhibited bore evidence of the
popularity of the happy couple.
The bride was beautifully attired
and never look prettier, caiTying
a boquet of bridal roses. Miss
Holt is a very attractive and ac
complished young lady. Is a
graduate of the Burlington Grad
ed School winning highest honors
in her class, also a student of the
Greensboro Female College.
Dr. Frost was born in Davie
County received his preliminary
education at Oak Ridge, entered
the Baltimore College of Dental
Surgery receiving his professio
nal degree in 1908. He has been
located in our midst about twelve
months during which time he has
made many warm friends and
built up a business which would
be a credit to many dentists of
much longer experience.
The bride and groom left on
train No. 21 for their bridal tour,
during which they will visit,
Washington, Baltimore, Philadel
phia, Atlantic City and view the
historic scenery up the Hudson
River. They will return from
New York, to Norfolk by boat
retuniing to Burlington about
the 18th of June. They will
board about six weeks and begin
housekeeping about August the
first in the beautiful residence
formerally occupied by B. P.
Davies.
We join the many friends in
extending congratulations and
best wishes.
City Air Dome,
Messrs. E. May and Odis
Crawford the huistling managers
of the ‘ ‘Grotto'' are erecting a
large Air Dome in the beautiful
^ove on the office lot owned by
the R. R. Company. This Dome
will be completed and opened for
business Monday night June 13th
and will enable the owners to
give better attractions and ac
commodate larger crowds. The
seating capacity of this Dome will
be 750. All arranged so as to
give good view of stage. To ac^
comodate the patrons during the
hot summer nights refreshments
will be served inside the Dome.
Remember the opening Monday
night June 13.
ELON COUM IWIES.
Special to The Dispatch.
NO. 4
•til, no
8»ew Camp Stems.
Thomas C. Hodgin attended
monthly meeting at Cane Creek
Saturday and preached helpful
sermons Saturday night, Sunday
and Sunday night and left Mon
day for his home in Chowan co.
to return again the first Saturday
in July to fill his appointment as
usual.
Prof. Z, H. Dixon and family
of Yadkinsville, N. C. are visit
ing friends and relatives here
this week.
Mrs. Dorcas Pike of Rocky
River neighborhood is visiting
her sister Mrs. Jemima Stagg
this week,
Mrs. Paris McPherson, of
Burlington visited relatives here
last week.
W. P. Henly who has been at
tending the Stjate University,
came home last week to be with
his father a few^ days.
Wonder why S. H. McPherson
is looking so bad since Saturday
night. Perhaps a certain girl in
the neighborhood can give us
some information
John M. Stoat who met with
the sad accident of breaking his
hip a few weeks ago, died at his
home June 4th and was buried
at Pleasant Hill June 5th. He
lived about two months after his
IGOth birthday.
Elon College, June 3rd, 1910.—
The 20tli annual commencement
of Elon College is now a matter
of history. The gaity, t^iE; dig
nity, the gallant dressiibji, the
joys and the sorrows ofj i it are
past. The college campus is
quiet, the village seeins a'|ljep as
it always does following the gay
commencement season. The
weather this pear was ide«ii and
the audience was large, usually
packing the college auditoribim
to its capacity with many to be
turned away. The only regret-
able circumstance was the illness
of President Moffitt whose afflic
tion cast a shadow over the com
mencement during the entire
time. During the year President
iVloffitt has labored earnestly and
zealously in an effort to raise the
$50,000 endowment and in this
proposition he has made much
success, at the time he was taken
sick having raised $15,000. It is
hoped now that will be able, af
ter a rest duiing the summer to
assume the active functions of
the office of president at the be
ginning of the coming year.
The commencement exercises
began this year with a play by
the Dramatic Association entitled
Valley Farm, which was given on
May 27th at 8 p. m. The mem
bers of the club had been thorou
ghly trained for this by Miss Bes
sie Urquhart, director of the de
partment of expression, and ac-
quited themselves with credit and
distinction. The characters were
as follovvs: W. F. Warren, W. H.
Fleming, C. C. Fonville, Arnold
Hall, J. S. Lincoln, and D. C.
Holt; and Misses Beulah Foster,
Bessie McPherson, Sadie Fonville
Carrie Boyd and Macie Farmer.
The second event of commen
cement was the class exercises
which occured on Saturday even
ing, May 28th, at 8 p. m. In
this exercise, those members of
members of the graduating class
who had not been chosen as rep
resentatives to speak for the class
at the regular gi’aduating exer
cises on June 1st. The program
was as follows: Piano Solo, Miss
Macie Farmer, Class Hjstpry Miss
Nannie Emma Farmer, Poem A.
C. Hall, Music. Prophecy Miss
Macie Farmer, Presentation Ora
tion, A. C. Hall, Mantle Oration
C. C. Fonville, Music.
At the closing of the program
L E, Smith, President of the
class, presented the college with
a handsome drugget and two
rugs for the college rostrum, as a
tok^eri for the appreciation of the
love and loyalty of the class of
1910 for its Alma Mater. This
gift was accepted on behalf of
the college by Prof. W. A. Har
per, acting dean.
The Baccalaureate sermon de
livered to the graduating class
and a large company of friends
and visitor^ at 11:30 a. m. on
the 29th of May, by Rev. A. W.
Lightbourne, Ph. D. Pastor of
the Peoples church (Christian)
of Dover, Del It was ail a
treat, a masterpiece both in
thought, in expression, and in
delivery. Dr. Lightbourne said
in part: ‘*There are two forces
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stinct, the approach of rain is in
dicated by the flight of swallov^?,
by cries of waterfowl and by the
actions of cows and pigs.
or substances in the world, and
th(»y have been here from the
beginning—matter and spirit—
and that the relationship between
them is a cosmic creature con
taining in Himself the opitome
of the world and the image of
the world’s Creator. He then
went on to show the mind of man
I how it brings him into vital rela
tionship to duty and makes of
him the ever-lord of the universe
He spoke of the intillectual facul
ty of man as the finest native
gift from the Creator and said
that he was glad that man w'as a
free moral agent.
He said he would rather have
the power to do w^rong and to do
it than not to have the pov\^er to
do wrong and not to do it, for un
less he had the power of free ac
tion he would be an atomaton, a
thing.
Coming to the denouement of
the semon, Dr. Lightbourne
said that there was one passage
way which this intellectual facul
ty, man’s supreme endowiiment,
which is unsurpassed by any ot
her national faculty could not en
ter. Over this passage is written
glittering letters the word
in
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for man unregenerate and unin-
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[to or appreciate the su-
(ral in hirnsel-f and in the
about him—and so it is
ligion, revealed religion
brth in the Bible, is the
K necessity to a we^ round-
Dr, Lightboure expres-
confidence in the stability
Jible, for it is in the cus-
jd the protection of the
|ose spirit is in it and in-
Lightbourae's closing
jto the graduating class
jized character, duty, con-
|>n and enthusiasm and
Iplete with, wholesome ad-
Ichanning verbal expres-
]r. Lightboure also preach-
lexcellent sermon in the
jAuditorium Simday even-
I o’clock in place of the
Christian Endeavor ser-
[lay 30 at 8 p. m. the socie-
esentatives rendered the
|ig program:
>—Orchestra. Ora t i o n,
w Citizenship, Edgar T,
(Philologian) N. C. Es-
lie Conservation of Our
tual Resources, Miss Bes-
pherson, (Psiphelian) N.
usic—Orchestr. Oration,
jfinished. Voyage, Jennings
ncoln (Clio) Va. Oration
5, Marvin Walter McPher-
hilologian) N. C. Music
|:ra. Essay, The Old Do-
s Harvest of Books for
ir 1909, Miss Beulah Fran-
[ter, _ (Psiphelian) N. C,
, Dives and Lazarus, R.
Iker (Clio) N. C. Music
ay 31 at 11:30 a. m. the
niel Albright Long I). D.
., Graham, N. C., delive-
annual Literary Address,
occasion Dr. Long was at
and captivated his audi-
jth his eloiuence and his
of expression. His sub-
is the Literature of the
In connection withwhich
e as follows: ‘ ‘The Bible
j5ook our learning, not less
■ oar religion,
Isis of our civilization not
an of our religion. The
f our civilization not less
kr salvation' It is the
of our devotion and the
of our hopes. There is
|{ in the world as trae a
It is as true as Emerson
ipeare, Milton, Virgil, or
Ithe v/orld of letters there
li more important work gb-
jward than the translation
Bible, which will soon
|t the classic book of every
tongue and it alone is
1^1 and indigenous on every
every era, beneath the
' “The literature of the
las so changed the laws of
Ils that the fellowship of
tons is already recognized.
|r erading the great jurists
lands and of all tongues
impressed with the fact
fefore the coming of Christ
tions had certain interna-
[aws, but they were par-
ji were never constitute
Iscience. Today Christian
land nations are the con-
of opinion among men.’’
jong then took up in de-^
|: composition of the Htera-
Bible, comparing it with
lular literature of different
and people, showing a
|rasp of the subject and a
’s acquaintance not only
lie literature of the Bible,
Ih what the world is pleas-
lall literature in every land
bwing that whereas Egypt
It us mummies, sphynxes
Iramids, whereas Babelon
jnevah had jeft us heaps of
|i and Greece and Rome a
of pagan literature and
models of beauty in art
[Israel’s high privilege to
Ihe world the bible, worth
b the world than the bo
ll; all the other nations of
[ty to oui‘ civilization,
lie Alumni business meet-
14 p. m. May 31th thli Alu-
jholarship, which is award-
Ihat member of the Junior
Iwho in the opinion of the
Itee for that purpose, most
l^s it, was awarded to J; S.
Summerfield, N, C. Of-
lof the Association were
as follows: President
C. Wicker, Vice President
. E. Newman, Secretary
jr. A, Hart>er, Tres. Mrs.
ICoutinued next weefe.
RALEIGH lEim
Speeiai to the Dmpatch.
Raleigh, June 4th,—Yestferday
afternoon Governor Kitchin is
sued his proclamation calling the
General Assembly of North
Carolina to meet in extraordinary
session on Tuesday, June 14th,
for the purpose of considering
the emergency resulting from
inability of the State Treasurer
to sell the $3,430,000 4 per cent
forty year bonds issued to re
deem the bonds of the stat« falling
due July 1st and of enacting
legislation to secure the needed
The governor has written per
sonal letters .to all the banks in
the State asking that a conferr
ence of bankers be held iri
Raleigh on June 8th, and the
State Treasurer, for the third'
time has advertised for bids to
be filed by June 10th. If this
conference of bankers and the
bids made June 10th result in
floating the balance of the bond
issue, then the call for an extra
session of the legislature will be
revoked.
The extra session of the Ligis-
lature will cost the tax layers of
the State at least $^^,000; When
the extra session meets the Gov
ernor will recommend some
means of meeting the crisis. The
rate of interest may be increased
to 5 per cent, but it is by ho
means certain that the bonds
can even then be floated. The
country has been flooded with
circulars from a New York syn
dicate representing the old
special tax repudiated bonds and
these circulars are designed to
prevent banks outside of the
state from bidding on/the bonds
and are having a serious effect.
The extra session may provide
that the Council of State borrow
money and attempt to float' the
remaining part of the issue this
way. The State might pledge
its North Carolina Railroad stock
to secure a temporary loan, If
the Republican party was in
power and failed' 10 the
bonded indebtedness of the
State and had to call a special
session of the Legislature there
would be a howl from the Demch
cratic press all over the State.
The situation is, indeed critical
and the credit of North Carolina
is at stake.
The Democratic politicians will
strive to restrict the _ session to
the bond question, it is believed
but it is not certain that , this
can be done. .
A. J. Maxwell who was for
merly clerk in the State Senate,
has been appointed clerk to the
North Carolina Coeporation com
mission to succeed Henry Clay
Brown, who was appointed to
the vacancy on the Corporation
Commission.
The spring term of the Federal
Court, Judge Connor presiding,
ended this week. The criminal
docket was, not heavy. Many
prominent lawyers vs/ere here^
engaged in the million dollar
suit of the Ware-Kramer Com
pany against the American To
bacco Company which hfis been
hanging fire for severar years.
The case did not come up for
final argument. The federal
grand jury recommended an en
largement of the government
building in this city.
The women of North Carolina
are taking an active part now in
public affairs. In the Methodist
Church Conference wowan asked
that her share be enlarged and
suffrage granted. The Charlotte
women are agitating a six o’clock
closing of the stores luring the
summer months, and the
Woriian’s Club of Raleigh ask
that its members have a say-so
in deciding the site for the new
market house. Raleigh is now
erecting its $125,000 municipal
building; plans will soon be ad-
dopted for the new market;
work has b^en begun for re
paving Fayetteville street and
bteautify ing the parks, while the
Citizen’s Commitiee is still argu
ing that the railroads should
build a new union station instead
of repairing the present one.
The Wake County RepublicaLn
Executive Committee met
Raleigh today and set the date
for Republican primaries and
county convention.-*^ The pri
maries will be held iii the various
precincts on July 30th, aind the
county convention, which
Widi die Cliy
The dty Aldermen met in reg"
ular session Monday night ahd^
transacted the regular routine of^
business. The minutes were read
and the resignation of, Ifeyor
Barrett was accepted andthen the
tug of war l^gan. Mr. Barrett
acted as chairman to the board
^ amatter of courtesy, announc
ing the'eleetioh Of a' mayor was
iii order, andinvited anyone pres
ent who had a name to pre^nt
to name it. There uwn the
Democrats who swi^ that Re^
publicans are the only people who
love pie, made a to get their
friends and favorites to the pie
counter. Mr. E. L. Graves plac
ed in nomination Ex-Sheriff. L. B.
McAdams, Mr. B. 0. Guthrie
named E. A. Murray, H. L^
Fowler named his asso^iaite on-
the board J. H. F'reeland, Mr. W-'
C. Thurston nained G. R. Love,
Then the contest for pie began,
ballotafter ballot wias taken with
out result. Finally n^ne of the
nominees seemed to suit Mr. J,
M, Atwater, and he aske^ to ^
allowed to name a man to suit
him and after some wrangling
this was permitted, although the
nominations had b^n ^lo^ a»
hout- or more. Mr. Atwater
nam^ a Confederate soldier, in .
the person of Mr, John L, Davis,
and then the tug was. resumed
But Mr. Atwiiiter soon learned
that Confederate soldiei® was nrt
in good demand with the gentl^
men who compose the board, anH
his man wa^ soon lost in the shuf
fle. The Ex-Sheriff McAdam®
whose name had previously been
Slaced in nomination, and who
ad been ai9sured he could and
would be elected, if he would al
low the use of his na^me, seeing
that a man who had opinions of
his own, and dared to think for
himself, had no show to win vidth
the crowd doing the manipulat
ing, withdrew and ’eft the ^ hall
jihoroughly disgusted; if not in-
dignant.
This however is not the first
experience the Sheriff ' has hawi
with I^mocratic poli^mns and
he should have knOwn better, but
as a rule a Democrat doh*t mind
taKing chances when an'bffice is
in sight, so the sheriff allowed
himself to be fooled 'Once more,
but we veiiture that the taste of
pie will never tempt him again.
After the sheriff withdrew, the
balloting continued wth more
or less changing and swapping
until it looked as if a d^d lock
was on, when the acting chair
man suggested that if the Alder
men would take a recess for ten
minutes and confer he believed
they could get together and elect
some one mayor, a recess was
taken for ten minutes after which
the tug became more furious and
thie determination of each faction
to win more violent. This ten
sion was kept up until about 11:-
30 p m when upon the 84th bal
lot the trick was tUmed and C5.
E. Love was elected mayor, hav
ing received five of the eight
Votes composing the board.
Consternation, chai^n and dis
appointment was plainly visible
upon the faces of all present, ex
cept the may or elect who came
forward smiling, and thanked the
Alderman for the honor confered
and was s*wom in by Squire H.
F. Moore, Mayor Love then re
lei ved the acting chairman and
after a motion or two was dispos
ed of, the board adjoumea to
meet again Friday night Every
body departed for home thoroug
hly disguisted and wondering how
it happened any way, which will
become more easily understood
as time weatrs on. As citizens
and having the future welfa.re
of the city at heart let us, forget
all that has passed, and hope that
the newly elected will make good
trusting that no gr^t disaster
will over^itake us while Love
lasts.
The City Air Dome will
Monday night June 13.
open
Concessional and Judicial con
ventions and nominate the coun
ty and legislative tickets;, will be
held on Saturday, Au^st 6th.
in The Republicah party in Wake
county is in splendid condition.
Wake county holds the banner
for the greatest RepubMcan gains
in the last election arid the Re-^
publicans are preparing to take
will 1 every advantage of the slit m
name delegates to the State,’ the Deinocratic ranks.
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