A REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF AMERICAN HOMES /.ND AMERICAN INDUSJRIES.
VOL ill.
BURLINGTON, N. C. OCTOBER 5, 1910.
NO. 21
TH[ CONTEST m HOW
THE WE STANDS
-sr
12.700
14,350
3,350
1,000
925
Burlington.
I.ois A. Workman,
Sv\';niriic PiittGi'Son,
• Myrtle Isley,
• Myrtle Tate,
■' ’Jliian Turner.
Burlington il. F. D’s.
M .-s Jennie Whitsell, R. 4, 3,325
" Eiiima Overman R. 1. 2,125
Annie Matlock. R. 2. 400
'• Oilie Ector, Route 2. 200
■■ Kc'sa Crouse, Route 4, 200
Snow Camp.
]\lavy Stoi^, 14,550
Sirring' Graded Seliool, 500
gvy.an Graded School. 200
Mebai’ie.
Grace Amick, 300
Haw River,, No. 1.
3i:~s Carrie Albright, 14,975
EIor College, N. C.
M:s.s Mollie BaklwiiY, 7,050
Union Ridge, No, 1.
M'ss Lottie Terreli, 300
Party Platform.
The follcwing I’csolution was
ir.iroduced and adopted at the
kepub’icari County Convention
a: Graham Saturday Sept. 17th,
liilu. Read it, it means some-
ilring to the people of Alamance
County:
The Republican party of Ala
mance county in convention
asseinbled do hereby resolve.
1st. We are in thorough ac
cord with the National and State
piarforms of our party and we
hereby proclaim oar unfaltering
p.Hegiance thereto,
2nd. We beheve our people are
emitled to an economic adminis-
Tradon of the government in all
its grades and its every depart-
::;ent, and taking the county as a
we demand that our county
>:ncers be i)iaced upon ?. salary
oasis and that all lees and emolu
ments now pertaining to said of-
■k-es be turned into and made a
i«rt of the school funds of the
county.
3rd! Believing that the safety
o: our government and our pros
perity as a nation depend upon
ihe education of the masses, we
emphasize our loyalty to that por-
i\m of our state platform declar
ing for the furnishing, free of
charge and under proper regula-
ticiiis, all necessary text books for
every child in the public schools
of ihe State.
4th. In the event of the fail
ure, by the legislature, to pass a
state-v/ide law, providing for the
purchase of text books for the
rAiblic schools, we demand the
enactment of a law, applying to
Alamance county, that will per-
:r;.it and require the savings ac
cruing to“the county by reason of
the pay mem of salaries to our of-
neials to be applied to the pur
chase of books for the children
iri our own public schools.
You Cannot Fool the Farmers.
News Dispatch.
V\’e were in con\'ersation with
a prominent Demo(jrat the other
(ky, vy hen a friend came up and
began to talk to him about leav
ing the Democratic party and
joining the Republican party_ of
peace, progress and^ prosperity.
The gentlemen replied that ^ he
^!id not care a snafi for politics,
said that he was perfectly
ittiisned with these good times
■•enow have. About this time
nroiher friend hand him a circu-
■ar showing the difl’erence in the
G'i>:e of farm products now% and
■ received durinig Cleveland's
A'.niinistration he waved it back
V' ; taid 'T don't want to see it,
i i now getting more for my
seed than I got for my
y ■ r., v:lv3n the Democrats were
i a:tiw^sriectly satisfied
;e*l
me Vjnce^he farmers are
.:ceiving, they are getting
rv^-e deal and I am glad of
- j I am not taking much
} f
Witli the City leathers.
Burlington, N. C., Sept. 28th.-
Adjourned meeting of the Board
of Aldermen of the city of Bur
lington, held this morning in the
Mayor's Hall, C. R. Love, Mayor
presiding, and following named
Aldermen present; Sellars, Ire
land, Apple, Cates, Fowler, At-
watei'.
The following business was
transacted, to-wit:
Moved by Alderman Ireland
and seconded by Alderman Fow
ler, that the proceedings had in
the matter of sale or attempted
sale to J. W. Cates of the Sixty
Thousand Dollar street improve
ment bonds of the city of Bur
lington as noted in minutes of
September 3rd 19th, 1910, be re
considered and reopened. On
ballot Atwater, Sellars, Fowler,
Freeland, Apple vote “AYE";
Cates votes “NO." Motion de
clared carried.
Alderman Atwater offered the
following resolution and moved
its adoption. Motion seconded
by Ireland and on ballot Atwater,
Sellars, Fowler, Ireland, Apple
vote “AYE"; Cates “NO." Mo
tion declared carried. Said
resolution being as follows, to-
wit:
Be it Resolved: That Where
as, on September 3rd, 1910, there
was passed a certain resolution
accepting the offer of J. W.
Cates to purchase the $60,000,00
par value, 30-year 5 per cent,
bond issue of the city of Burling
ton, for street and sidewalk im
provement, provided there was
allowed said Cates a commission
of $3,350.00;
And Whereas, under said
resoiution so passed the said J.
W. Cates was to within ten days
put up for the use of said city a
certified check in the sum of
$1,000.00;
And Whereas, owing to some
mistake the copy of the resolu
tion accepting this offer of said
J. W. Cates, which was deliver
ed to said Cates, did not contain
the provision that said certified
check was to be put up within
ten days:
And Whereas, at a subsequent
meeting of this Board held Sep
tember 19th, 1910, the minutes
of the meeting of September 3rd,
1910, were corrected so as to
show this provision that said
check was to be put up within
ten days;
And Whereas, the said Cates
failed to put up said certified
check within ten days from said
September 3rd, 1910;
And Whereas, after full inves
tigation it is found that to ac
cept a proposition for these bonds
at par, and then to allow the
purchaser a commission, as agent
of the municipality for the sale
of the bonds, is in effect a sale
of bonds below par;
And Whereas, under the char
ter of the city of Burlington we
are not permitted to dispose of
these bonds at a price below par;
And Whereas, _ if this Board
were to accept said offer of ^id
J. W. Cates, and were to deliver
to him said bonds, receiving in
payment therefor $60,000.00, and
paying said Cates a commission
of $3,350,00, this would be an
illegal act on the part of this
Board; , _
Therefore, be it resolved:
1. That all resolutions hereto
fore passed by this Board, accept
ing or attempting to accept the
offer of J. W. Cates for said
bonds, and involving the pay
ment to said J. W. Cates of a
commission of $3,350.00 for the
selling of said bonds, be and the
same are hereby rescinded ^.nd
repealed, and declared null and
^^2^’ That the Secretary of this
Board immediately furnish to J.
W. Cates a certified copy of this
resolution, . ^ i i
On motion meetmg stood aa-
journed.
Jas, R Montgomery, ^
Secretary and Treasurer, City oj.
Burlington, N. C.
PARKER MEETS PAGE iTHE SOUTH’S resouhces
Young Republican Candidate Made
Splendid Impression at Lex
ington.
Lexington, Sept. 30. — J. J. Parker
met Hon. R. H. Page here yest
erday in joint discussion and one
of the usual Democratic “eat-
ups." Mr. Parker spoke first for
one hour making one of the ablest
speeches ever heard in Lexington.
After discussing the tariff and its
effect upon the i?outh he procee
ded to lay bare Mr. Page's record
in Congress, the total sum of
which seems to be the getting
of $115,000 appropriatioQs for his
district. This it has taken him
eight years to do. He asked Mr.
Page whether he would favor a
bill to^ prevent the importation of
liquors into dry territory, and how
he stood on local self-goverment
—neither of which questions
would he attempt to answer. He
pla.ced Mr. Page on the defensive.
Mr, Page attempted to defend
Democratic party the best he
could, but spent most of his time
attacking Mr. Parker for leaving
the Democratic party. Mr. Par
ker replied to this that he left
the Democratic party along with
38,000 others because he could
not stand for the principles or
qandidates of that party as put
before the people in 1908. The
difference in the two candidates
and their speaking was well ex
pressed by a Democratic lawyer
present, when he said that the
speech of Mr. Parker was on a
high plane and appealed to rea
son, while that of Mr. Page was
on a low plane and appealed to
the prejudices of the people. "
Both sides werve well pleased
with their man except a few of
the better Democrats who were
somewhat surprised that a man
of Mr. Page's reputation ' would
stoop to such argument as most
of, his speech abounded with.
The Rei- ubiieans Vv^ill carry_ Da
vidson county by 500 majority.
In the Burlington Sunday Schools,
Sunday, Oct. 2nd. 1910.
Sunday School Totals.
Attendance. Collection.
M. E. 244 $12.17
Baptist 218
Gr'mn Ref'rm'd 110
Presbyterian 125
Christian 189
M. P. 204
Web Avenue 88
Total, 1165
13.00
2.84
8.28
8.00
3.86
2.29
$31.57
IQ nine-year
old
.•1.1', F. M. Smith of i^’arrn-
caught in amower driv-
Older brother Wednes-
'•1 io^t aricl lost one fooG,
?5EN'S BIBLE AND BARAGA
GLASSES TOTALS.
Attendance.
M. E. 33
Baptist 55
GeiTnan Reformed 29
Presbyterian 17
Christian 27
M. P. 31
Webb Avenue 16
Collection.
$6.14
6.75
L34
2.15
2.46'
1,60
.72
Total toda"^ 208 $21.16
‘ ^ Sept. 25th, 217 1L59
“ “ 18th, 220 11.14
“ “ 11th, 229 17.40
“ Aug. 26th, 117 7 91
The report of Oct. 2nd is the
best yet. But we should increase
our attendance. Our collections
should average ten gents per
MEMBER. Many should give
TWENTY-FIVE and FIFTY CENTS
and it seems that no one man
sJiould fall below five cents a
Sunday. But remember you are
, not required to give anything. It
I is ari undividual matter for you to
! decide.
} Remember men, after all our
i principal object is Bible Study.
DP. D. Duptjy, Pres.
JOHN H. Vernon, Sec.
•/;e catting oil
both bones
■'..•g -moothly. Physicans
nim doing nicely.
Sunday School Class Entertained.
The home of Mr. Berry Sykes
in east Burlington was the scene
iof a happy occasion last Wednes
I day evening froni 8 to 10 when
ihe entertained his class of the
' Reform.ed Sunday School. His
class consists of a number of
bright young ladies most q|
■ v/hom were present, chaperoned
by their pastor, Rev. J. D. And
rew. The delightful music and
fine refreshments wtre all very
: much enjoyed. A vote of thanks
was extended to Mr. and Mrs.
I’his subject seems to be engag'
ing the attention of our citizens
very seriously at present, so, as
to cau'Se some of the high up
officials to take notice.
In. all seriousness and without
malice to any one, I do candidly
think some one ought to give the
sjanitarj^condition of our town
just now, some close attention.
^Our able State Secretary Board
o;t Health has pdt together some
fine articles oh, the subject of
fighting fiies and ^Ith of almost
e ve3'-y kind. I have read his bulle
tins closely every month, and be
lieve'they should be circulated
more generally, not only to Doct-
o;rs, as they are, but also to out
side people, especially tn men
and wonien of this State, who
lead in public affairs.
T he Secretary has preached all
tiie summer to us through his
medium to fight flies andfilth, in
o]''der tb keep down diseases. This
t>w.ii should not lag behind in this
Kiatter. Let us all get together
a;;id clean up. As I see it, our
State has funished officials with
unlimited laws to enforce sanita
tion.. ■
I and one of my neighbors, had
a:a occision recently to ask pro
tection from the awful odors at
night, around our premices; And
I regret to say that we had,, no
little trouble in getting even the
slightest attention: but finally the
heaith officer was persuaded to
Ci^ndemn a bad place in writing,
and we thank him fof it.
I may be abused for taking this
Stand, but I had rather take it,
tliaanot be true to the general
health, well being, and comfort
of the people of Burhngton, of
v/hich I and my family are only
a humble part. High legal author
iyy advises me that the Mayor
and Police can be held responsible
i:o the criminal courts for the aw
ful condition of things, and I for
on^ am willing to try all manner
cf ways to get relief, not harsh
ness first, but .kindness, and I
have certainly thoroughly ti’ied
the lattei'.
I do not wish to |)e understood
as lighting everything, especially
our city water, for God knows I
am for protecting it, and keeping
it good.
How in the world are we going
to keep it good, when hog pens,
next to the worst of all filthy
places, are dotted all above the
v,:^at.er shed. Every body knows
\=i-here Whiteheads Hosiery Mills
is: it is very close to our City Vvell
and reservoir. Step over there
sometime soon and take a look at
tiiose hog pens. Mr. Whitehead
sjiys he has repeadly notified the
authorities of the terrible condi
tion, and has not been able to get
any relief.
If the wells on the water shfed
are drying up, and it is general-
Ij- conceded that the water is go-
ir.!g down; where in the world is
the hog pen filth going tb? all in
the air?- NO I have a signed
letter from a good lady of this
towM, whe is seeking relief, and
Siie says see can stand in her
bacic porch and count 26 hogs, 11
of '^^idlich are within 30 feet of
her iiining room. How would you
like to sleep at that home these
hot mghts. I hear that one of her
boaiclers has the fever; you or I
may be the next one down.
Stop arguing foolishness; let*
us get together and do something
before it is too late. I
The letter of Dr. Shore posted
at the Post Office does me an in-
jii stjce. I am not agent for any
mineral water: in fact most of
tt.e mineral water drummers dis-
lilie me, because I am constantly
posting Dr. Shore’s condeming
notices; mercenary motives have
no palace in this fight. Every min
ei al water he has found polluted
I have posted his notice, and also ‘
reifiised absolutely to sell such
waters when I had them on my
j shelves there by sustaining a fin
‘ abcial loss.
The intimation that , I added
salt to the specimen “tested'’,
a,so deals with me unfairly; the
t(;st can be easily demonstrated
itli water from any hydran,
ail are alike.
Will Be Distinct Feature of Pitts-
Pittsburg, Pa., Sep. '28til.--
(Special.) — The agricultural re
sources of the South yand the
many advantages ^hich, that
section offers to the hbmeseeker
are going to be niadey a distinct
feature of the NatioiialXknd and
Irrigation Expdsitioh, popularly
known as “Pittsburg’;s Big
Show", to be held in: Pittsburg
at Duquesne Garden October 17th
to 29th, through the exhibit
which the Southern Railway
Company has arranged to make
through its Land and Industrial:
Department.' .
This exposition is backed by
two of Pittsburg's grfeat daily
papers and will be the most c^n-
prehensive show of its kiiid ever
held. The “back soil'' move
ment has taken deep root in the
densely populated district around
Pittsburg where farmers are be
ing driven out of their fields^-by
the encroachments of factories,
mines, and oil wells. In the city
of Pittsburg there are 565,OOO
souls while the population of the
district within a radius of forty
miles is two and a quarter mil
lions. The show has been ex
tensively advertised in the Pitts
burg district and throughout the
surrounding territcPry, Railroads
have given .rates that are sure-tp
aid in attracting thousands to
the show.
The Land and Industrial De
partment of the Southern is
equipped to make-a comprehen
sive exhibit showinig the oppor
tunities that await the settler;
along its lines in the Southeast
and Land and Industrial Agent
M. V. Richards will ; make the
very best possible display, feel
ing that throu^ the Pittsburg
show he will reach just the peo
ple whom ti^e South Mghes to
attract. ■Mg-
In .Mdition tp;;ihe?
the Southern RMivvay the Pitts
burg sItow which has its; offices
in the Keystone building, Pitts-:
burg, is endeavoring to secure a
number of exhibits from chaniber
of commerce, boards of trade,
and other organizations in the
South, interested in ihe develop
ment of that section.
A Saloon in the Fair Ground.
Mr. Editor:—It is reported
that at a recent meeting of the
fair directors . application was
made for the privilege to open a
beer saloon within the fair
grounds, and that the same was
granted without a dissenting vote
will you be kind enough to state
t^hrough the colums of the Dis
patch if this report is true, has
the management fallen in the
hands of parties so devoid of nio-
ral standing that they are willing
to debauch the youth's and
young men as well as the older
ones with the tenaptation of beer
near or very near, m
to
gather in the shekils to enrich
themselves and stockholders,
what does the niinisterial associa
tion of Alamance County say in
regard to this, I am anvious to
learn the truth or falsitj’' of this
rumor. .
(Signed) Anxious.
[Yes friend they have beer sa
loons both inside and outthts fair
grounds but they are jprivileged
by the fair association, its an old
saw. The king can do no
wrong.—£d.]
slops in hog pensy where does the
salt go to ? in the air ? NQ.
There is a great Mtriany people
using ordinary wells, and they
should have first consideration
and protection, as their 'Supply
are nearest to these filthy places;
our city water is good for^ dnnk-
ing purpose, because Dr. Shore
I says so, and he is our highest aii-
ithority." . y'
I How can we hope to keep this
I water in a healthyj condition un-
as i less we protect all wells. .
kindly give the
n»e Line,
A.n impprtent far^
phone iline will soon be connected
with the telephone exchange of
the Soijithern Bell Telephone Cora
pany iti Burlington; The line will
be cpnktracted by Mr. J. C. Hall
and he; has si;gned a contract to
cohnec|t yvith the Southern Bell
Gprhpa|ny.Jt will extend five miles ;
frpm iiurlingtoh in the direction
of Bi^ iFallis, and when complete
will fuirnish service to six families
on this road. \-
Manager Williams states that
there, !is :cpwsiderable actiyity
among! farmers in the matter of
securing telephone service in
there homes. He, has had a num-^
ber of inquires sind states that
the indicatipns are that severai
new cohtil^aets for conhection with
the Bilirlington exchange will
soon be signed.
The ^xtentipn pf tielephpne ser
vice tb lthe farm is valuable to
the me.rchants and buisness iiie&
in the bity, placing them in con
stant cpmmynication with an im-
piortiant! eleineiit of their trade.
There 4re a huhiber of farmers’
telepholne lines in Alamance cou
nty and the progressive farmerg
are realizing the Value and advarv
tage of! being in such close touch
with thjeir friends and neighbors
and the buisness enters. '
Mess D. M. Elder and S. Homf
wood h;^ve also sighed contracts
for Farners’ Line telephone ser-;
vice.M-j i.v’y'i M,., ' \' 'gy;
I A Correction.
In a fpmier issue, this papef
published an article jh^ r^ to
The Vilrginia Cotton , Mill,, had
made a I presen t to M their em
ploy eesj of ^ free ticket to John
Robinsons «rc^^ The article
was written by a former Swep-
sonvillel bpy, as he tinderstpod it
But we: have sihdeylearned ■ that
the gif|t ^as fey Baker,
preside;(it of the ; cojnpanyy aivd
that ^t^^e cojnpany: proper had
nothing; to do with the gift what
ever, tlfe credit all ;Jbelc^^ging te^
Prfe^ident Baker, w^e are g te
make this correction, and to say
that this example is worthy of
emulation.; We are sure that the
kindness of Mr. Baker will l>r
remembered long after Robinsons
circus i» forgotten.
B|g Tobacco Breaks*
The steady increase of prices^
aijd an average far above that
was received by the farmers one
year ag) has made big breaks
oh our tpbaccp market durin^^«,y
past: week,yespecialiy'|^6lBi|^i^^
part of .the;; week;:;®
farmers|^e through arid
realizing the excene|||p^;es are
taking tvdvantage, a|p^j^inning
to raarkei We have an excelent
market and are glad to see our
farmers patronize it. Bring yoer
tabacco to your home market ani
buy your fall and winter goods
from 0 Jr merchants who will
give you as good or a better deal
than you will receive elsewhere^
patronize your home market and
your home market and merchants
will give you the best there is to
be had for the money. Take our
advice and be progressive.
And the Swannoa is no More.
The property of the Swananoa
Club was sold at public auction
today at noon by John M. Cook
auctioneer, to satisfy the debts
of the' club, we understand that
the property did not bring quite
as much as the debts, therefore
some creditor will go without his
money . The young men compos
ing this club ought to make up
the money among themselves and
pay every cent the club owes,
they owe: it to themselves tojift
this. Will they do it?
Mrs. J. E. Hart who has been
spending the past two months
with her parents, near Stuait,
Va returned home Monoay a:^
ternoon. Mrs, Hart is very much
improved in health, al thou, gh not
entirely well, she is mudi better
than when she went away.
Hart went to Dan vjlle la|t ri- ^^^JVy^eir WspTtal^^^^ a,nd ail I pelt s; Does not every housekeeper ; The geueral imprwement is very
! day night to meet her and to ac- bykes occasion.! u?e salt in the kitchen and empty ' noticeble. A. ;B.
I company her home.
Cahle-Shoffner.
Mr. Jesse Gable of Goldsboro
I and Miss Lizzie Shoffner of this
place were married Saturday
n ight at the Methodist Protestant
Parsonage. Rev. J. D, Williams
officiating. Mr. Cable holds a re
sponsible position with the Soutfe
ern Bell Telephone Co.; at Goldc-
boro. Miss Shoffner is the daugh
ter of the widow Shpffher of ea^
Burlington ■ and is popular with
her many friends, she is the sis-
City fathers
I was filling a preseiption for a ! comfort seeking citizens’ pf your
doctor and discovered the trouble I town some immediate attention,
notified him and had him wait; Augustus Bradfe. Ph. G. , ^
imtn I could melt some ice; I am P. S. The officers should be con-] ter of Cyrus:.'Shoffner.: The bride
out for facts, not juggling with i gratiilated upon the special activi- and giwm spentunday visiting,
hearsay. WhJ^ not just as well j ty displayed in the last few day^,
s:ay this salt came from the hog ; in looking after' these ntiisaxices.
relatives at Mt.
to Gpldsbpro
where
home.
Pleasant,
of the
make
gpmg