A REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILplNG OF AMERICAN HOMES /»ND AMERICAN INDUSTRIES
VOL. HI.
BURLINGTON. N. C, DECEMBER 7, 1910.
NO. 68
Total
Popyiation of !8th Cen
sus Is 2,206,287.
>\v
Washington, Dec. 5.—Popula
tion statistics of the 13th census
were issued today for the follow-
inji' states;
Kentucky 2,289,905,an increase
of 142,731, or 6,6 per cent, over
2,1-17,174 in 1900, The increase
iron-i IbiJO to 1900 was 288,539,
or 15.3 per cent.
Mississippi 1,797,114, an in-
i.;}ease of 245,844, or 15.8 per
cent, over 1,551,270 in 1900.
The increase from 1880 to 1900
2Gi,670, or 20,3 p r cent.
North Carolina 2,206,287, an
increase of 312,477, or 16.5 per
i^nt. over 1.893,810 in 900. The
increase i’roni 1890 to 1900 was
3'i'5,S6o, L 17.1 per cent.
The population of the counties
in North Carolina containing the
lincipal cities are:
Buncon\be> 49,798; Guilford,
60,497; Forsyth, 47,311; Nev/
Hanavcr, 32,037; i^Iecklonburg,
(>7,031.
Other North Carolina counties
are given as follows:
Alamance, 28,712; Alexander,
11,592; Alleghany, 7,745; Anson,
25,465; Ashe, 19,074; Beaufort,
30,877; Bertie, 23,039; Bladen,
18,006; Brunswick, 14,432; Burke
21,408; Cabarrus, 26,240; Cald
well, ^5,759; Camden, 5,640; Car
teret, 53,776; Caswell, 14,858;
Catav^-ba, 27,918; Chatham, 22,-
635; Cherokee, 14,136; Chowan,
11,303; Clay, 3,909; Cleveland,
29.494; Columbus, 28,020; Craven
25,594; Cumberland, 35,^4; Cur
rituck, 7.693; Dare, 4,84i; David
son, 29,404; Davie, 13,o94;. Dup
lin, 25,442; Durham, 35,276;
Edgecombe, 32,010; Franklin,
24,692; Ga.ston, 37,*063; Gates,
10,455: Craham, 4,749; Granviiie,
25,102; Green, 13.083; Halifax,
37,648; Harnet, 22,174; Haywood,
21,020; Henderson, 16,262. Hert
ford, 15,436; Hyde, 8,840; Iredeil
34,315; Jackson, 12,998, Johnston
41,401; Jones, 8,721. Lee, 11,376;
Ltnoir, 22,769; Lincoln, 17,132;
McDowell, 13,538; Macon, 12,191;
Madison, 20,132; Martin, 12,797;
Mitchell, 17,245; Montgomer*y,
14,967; Moore. 17,010; Nash, 33,-
727; Northampton, 22,323; On
slow, 14,125; Orange, 15,064;
Pamlico, 9,966; Pasquotank, 16,-
693; Pender, 15,471; Perquimans,
11,054; Person, 17,356; Pitt, 36,-
340; Polk, 7,640; Randolph, 29,-
491; Richmond, 19,678; Kobeson,
51,945; Rockingham, 36,442;
Rowan, 37,521; Rutherford, 28,-
385; Sampson, 29,982; Scotland,
15,363; Stanly, 19,909; Stokes,
30,151; Surry, ^,705; Swain, 10,-
403; Transylvania, 7,191; Tyrrell,
5,219; Union, 33,277; Vance, 19,-
4^; Wake, 63,229; Warren, 20,-
266; Wilkes, 30,282; Wilson, 28,-
269; Yadkin, 15,428; Yancey, 12,~
072.—Greensboro News.
Burglars ILursday Night.
Jim Brown a colored boy about
seventeen years old was placed in
jail Friday to await trial at court
for breaking into the store of
Jos. A. Lsley Bro. & Co, also the
grocery^ store of Mr. D. H. Rig-
gans. Thursday night about one
o'clock. Uncle Jimmie Zachary
night policeman who was on his
usual beat heard an unusual noise
in the direction of Kiggans groc
ery store and upon arriving saw
a man run from the store, at
whose body he proceeded to fire
but failed to hit. A.f ter arousing
parties who sleep near by he en
tered the store and found under
the counter the colored boy’Jin)
Brown Vvith a large revolver in
his hand, The boy was captured
and on trial next morning admit
ted that he and his partner whose
name he gave as George, and
whom he claimed to be another
negro a few years older than hitr,»
self, ht\d first entered the store
of Jos. A. lsley & Bro. Co. gain
ing entrance through a window in
the rear of the dry goods depart-
ment, and af lei* trying to 01.en the
safe by sawiftg off the com^>ina-
tion lock and battering it all to
pieces found that this attempt
was a ftilure entered the store of
Mr. Riggans v/here they were
found. A large bundle of clothes
and hats was carried from the
store of Mr. Isiey and abdlit $2.
50 in cash which had been left
in the cash drawer. The clothes
were found next morning in the
lot back of the store. Only a
small amount of change was
missed from the store of Mr.
Riggans. According to the story
related by the boy Jim Brown he
and George came here the day
before from Spencer or Salisbury
as he swore both places.
Little could be learned as to
v^rho his partner George was or
where he had gone. VVe suppose
George is living in the t-all
timbers.
Death of Mrs. Hart.
Unexpectedly last Wednesday
morning the death angle entered
the home of our beloved Editor
and claimed as its reward his!
wife and life long companion,'
who for the past year or morei
has been in lingering health, and
during the past summer spent
two or more months with heii
parents in Virginia with a view
of improving her health.
Mrs. Nannie Bet Hart was the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Wiiliarri
Hayden of Patrick County Va.,
was married to Mr, Hart eighteen
years ago, to this union was born
three sons Gox’rell, Bynura and
Hayden, the oldest seventeen
and the youngest tv^'^elve. Besides
ci devoted husband and three
motherless children Mrs. Harif
leaves a father and mother, one^
sister Mrs. Peter Barrow o|
North Danville, Va. and three
brothers, Messrs, Ben Hayden
an engineer wholives at Danville,
Abraham Hayden 01 Texas, and
Jho. M. Hayden of this city.
She was forty-three years old
and a patient, painstaking,
Christian wife and mother, whose
place in the home will be missed.
Oh so Sadly.
The remains were carried to
Stuart, Va., the home of her
parents, on the early train
Thursday morning. Interment in
the family burying ground- near
there.'
Funeral and Burial services
were conducted by Rev. W. F.
Sanford of the Baptist Church
and Rev. J. W. Wimbush of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
He Thooght He Stepped the Pa
per,
An aquaintance met Horace
Greeley one day, and said: “Mr.
Greeley, I«ve stopped your pa-
pier,
“Have you? ’ said the editor;
"well that's too bad»'' and he
went his way.
The next-morning Mr. Greeley
met his subscriber again, and
said; ‘ ’I thought you had stopp
ed the iVibuhe."
“SoIdid.’V
“Then there must be some mis-
take‘'' said Mr. Greeley, “for I
just came from theoJfiice and the
presses were running, the clerks
were as busy as ever, the com-
Ix)sitors were going on the same
as yesterday and the day befor*^ "
“Oh!* ejaculated the subscrib
er. “I didn’t mean ^hat I had
stopped the paper; I stopped
only my copy of it, because I
didn't like your editorials,’'
“Pshaw!” retorted Mr. Gree
ley, “it wasn’t worth taking up
my time to tell me such a trifle
as that. My dear sir, if you ex
pect to control the utterance of
the Tribune by the; purchase of
one copy a day, or if you think
to find any newspaper worth
i'eading that will never express
convictions at right angles with
your own, you are doomed to
disappointment ."—Exchange.
Have you seen the new coat
suits and jackets atW. E, Hays?
Culberson-Alien.
Mr. Robert H. Culberson and
Miss Ora Allen were quietly
married at the home of the brides
father Daniel B. Allen near Snow
Camp on Wednesday afternoon
November 23. The marriage was
simple and beautiful. Promply at
the hour for the ceremony 2-30
p. m. Miss Grettie Stuart threw
open the door and led the way
into the parlor which was beauti
fully decorated for the occasion,
followed by the attendants Mr.
Harrison Thompson with Miss
Elsie Allen, Mr, Tillet Culberson
with Miss Bessie Whitt., Mr.
Passmore Stevens with Miss
Minnie Culberson. As the bride
and groom took their places under
a beautiful arch of Ivey and Ever
greens the relatives and guest
rose and stood during the brief
and impressive ceremony which
was preformed by J. C. Griffin
Esq. After the ceremony the
bridal party drove to the home of
the grooms mother near Siler
City.
Their miany friends extend to
them all good wishes for a useful
and happy life.
Yeir of Protperitf.
The delay of the frost .will bring
400,000,000 bushels more of com
to the fields than was estimated
foui* weeks ago, and there will
be 22.000,000 bushels more of
wh€sat than was expected^a few
weeks ago. It is not certain that
the corn crop for the year will be
a little over3,000,000,000 bushels.
The cotton crop is somewhat
short, but will very likely bring
as much money as the more
bountiful harv^t of other years.
It is estimated that at the present
prices the value of the agricul
tural probuctions of the country
for the year will not be under
$95,000,000,000. Of this amount
$2.(KK),000,000 represent the pro
fits to fanners which is within
^0.000,000 of the net value of
the production of all the mines
duiing the present year. Within
the last ten years the farmer^
have cleared off $6,000,000,000
of mortgages from their property
The holding of the farmers are
$3,500,000,000 greater than the
capitalization of all tb''^
and electric railroads anu all the
manufactories of the country.
Mr. Wes lsley of Bear Creek is
spending a few days in town the
guest of his sons. . ,
GIlisQovUie
Christmas is drawirg near and
everybody is looking gay.
Mr. and Mrs. Lea Wharton
went to housekeeping last Fri
day.
Mr. Dave Crabtree is impro%;
ing slowly, we are glad to say.
The work on the new M. E.
Church is moving right along.
There was an apron hemming
at Mr. Sid Pettigrews last Satur
day night. It was enjoyed by all
who attended it.
The home of Henry Whitsell
was saddened when he awoke
Sunday morning and found their
one month old baby dead. It was
buried at Fnedens Monday.
Mr. Jasper Wade has a right
sick child with pneumonia. .■
Mrs. John Wyrick is right sick
we are sorry to say.
Last Sunday night Nov. 27tli
1910 at six o’clock at the home of
the bride’s parents Mr. and Mrs,,
Walter Michael their daughter
Miss Myrtle became the bride of
BIr. Ed. Riggans, Immediately
after the ceremony they were in
vited to the dining room whertj
supper was served. We wish them
a long and happy life.
Mrs, Ava Apple and daughter
I^lah visited her mother Mrs.
Henry Baldwin Saturday night
and Sunday.
Miss Ha Harris visited Missi
Mollie Baldwin Saturday night,
and Sunday, and report a fine
tim«, come again.
The wedding bells are nnginfj
look out for Christmas.
There was an entertainment ait
the Graded School Saturday
mght.
To THE EDITOE OP THE STATE!
DISPATCH.—We wish to say
through the columns of your pa
per tlmt we regrct very much to
lose our dear friend. Dr. W. S.
Long, who has recently moved
from our midst to labor in other
fields
The first notice I had of him
was at old Cane Creek Factory;
in the extreme south part of
Alamance-County. He was thea
a school boy from Grah^, and
at that time delivered an address;
at a school exhibition. I was theCi
a young man, and have been in
terested i» his labors ever since.
To my mind. Dr. I^ng has:
done more for the cause of
Christianity and education iiii
Alamance County than any other
man. I have been greatly>elped
by his gospel messages, and
doubtless many others could
testify to the same. We pray
that many years may yet be add
ed to his useful life.
Edw Teague.
Burlington, N. C»
Birthday Dinner.
At the home of S. P. Spoon
akdale Alamance Co. N. C,
le children of B. Michael Spoon
kmdly remembered him in word
a rid deed on the 27 th of Nov.
] 010 on his 72nd birthday.
; He y.'as invited to spend the
day with his daughter Mrs. S.
Spoon and when he came he
found his son R. M. from Greens-
boi-o and daughter. Fannie from
Graham and his Pastor Rev. U.
li. Strickley and wife present.
M l o’clock Father Spoon, his
i'astor and wife and his son and
two daughters vvere invited to
4h# dinning room where a table
groaning beneath its load of the
good things to satisfy ihe natural
hanger of the -body, and when
ail had feasted to their satisfac
tion we retired to the nice warm
soni where some time v/as spent
iu pleasanc conversation, aftei
aJi had partook of what had been
so boantifully prerared being
twenty-eight in number, there
.'■itill remained enough for as
many more, then a few choice
^selections of music led by S. ¥.
Spoon ^ with his daughter Effie
presiding at the organ, then
selections of Scripture read and
prayer by the Pastor.
Then was Father Spoon remem-
Jifered by his children in gifts,
ihe first a gift by his son in a few
well chosen words of the great
love he had for him that prompt
ed" his act, he was followed by
his sisters and grand children all
giving him presents useful and
comfortable, which was answer
ed by Father Spoon with a heart
;fllled that could only express it
self in tears, after the gifts be
stowed the Pastor in a few words
congratulated Father. Spoon of
the love shown and many years
he had been granted him and as
a; standard bearer of his in the
I'church being one of his Elders,
!:hus a pleasant and we trust a
profitable day spent, we cannot
give too much honor for those
who eared for us in childhood,
None were more exercised
Ghan Bro. S. F. Spoon in seeing
that every one was comfortable,
all I am sure will ever remember
the very welcome reception and
bountiful entertainments.
The following members con
stituting children and grand
children were present.
His son R. M. Spoon of Greens
boro and his children Ralph,
May and Lake, Fannie his
daughter of Graham, his daught
er Maggie wife of S. F. Spoon
of Oakdale children Lee, Effie,
Floyd, Fred, Eugene, Carl. Valley
and Oppie.
One Present.
a
Mrs. Leath of Union Ridge
spent last week the guest of Mrs. |
Martha LeatJu ' ■'
Resolutions Of Sespeci
Resolutions passed by the
Graham Chapter U. D. C. in
memory of Mrs. Emma A. Har
den who died November 20th
1910.
Again in the providence of
CtOd the Graham Chapter U. D.
C. is called to mourn the loss of
a beloved member Mrs. Emma
A. Harden and while bowing in
soibmission to our Heavenly
Father’s will w« do hereby re
solve.
That in her death our Chapter
deprived of a most loyal and
faithful member%hile her family
sustains an irretrievable loss.
That we extend our deepest
sympathy to the bereaved family
praying for them a heavenly re
union that will never be broken
up. ■
That a copy of these resolu
tions be given to the family, the
same be written on our record
and a copy be sent The Christian
San and the Graham and Bur-
,Iingt»n papers for publication’
Mrs. C. B. Irvin
Mrs. E. C. iJlurray
Mrs. J. D. Kernodle
Committee.
Fair Stockholders Meeting.
The Stockholders of; the Ala
mance Fair Association are her^
by called to meet, in adjourned
nieeting, in Secretary’s office "at
Fair Grounds Saturday December
10th 1910 at 11;30 A. M.
A board pf directors. President
Sec’y and Treas. will be elected
at this meeting and a full meet-
iog of the stockholders, in per
son or by proxy, is earnestly
desired.
McBride Holt, Secretary
Graham N. C. Nov. 301911).
H. F. D. m I-
We carriers certainly earned
our salary today (Monday) and
it looks now like we will earn it
some more, as it is still raining
to night. V
Mrs. Cora Stockard and son,
Cramer, spent Sunday visiting at
Esq. Lewis Holt’s.
Mr. Geo, W. Spoon and family
moved from Bellemorit to Hills
boro last week.
Mr. Euel A. Noah rnoved from
Graham No: 1 last v/’eek to his
handsome new* home on No. 7
mile this side of Belbmont.
Glad to have him back on No.7
again
Mr. Pinkney Capps has purchas
ed the Capps farm just this side
of Bellemont ani is Covering the
house and building some additions
CO it before mpying in.
Mr. H. M, Neese who purchas
ed a part of L. Banks Holt farm
just this side of the Alamance
bridge, is getting lumber ori the
ground and preparing to build a
aice house. We expect “Mack”
will be “habnobirig’/ \^ith Dan
Cupid before long if he is; not
already doing so.
Mr. H. D. Graves moved from
No. 9 to No. 7. and is occu;pying
Macks house now and helping
Mack haul' his lumber f or his ne w
house.
Prof. Cary Branson came home
Saturday f rorh No 8^ where he
is teaching school on a visit to
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Branson at Bellemont “Dan”
took charge of the Prof and lui*ed
him back to the old stamping
ground,
Mr. H. Monroe Holt has en
larged his kitchen and dining
room and built a ne w back porch
which Improves the looks of his
place right much. Bations n^ust
be plentiful at Mofirpes.
We had the pleasure of enter
taining Esq. W. A. Tinhin carrier
No. 2 from Rock Creek last night.
The Esq. was on his way to
Greensboro to serve as Juror in
the federal court for a week or
two. ■'
Sunday morning while the
snow was on the ground we
went to feed “Paul and Silas”
(our fine chickens) and discover
ed rabbit tracks all around the
roost box and soon found the
rabbit seated -Under some weeds
about ten feet a’#ay. Of coor$e
we could not tolorate any thing
like that, a cojiimoh; rabbit dar
ing to enter our chicken lot and
aspiring to live on ah equaUty
with our prize winning fowrels,
so we hastened back to the
house and reported to the
“widow and orphans’- and^ we
all decided that, in view * of the
fact that Esq. Tinhin w^s
coming that day and it being
almost a ‘ 'Gopper’V j^e at our
house, it was a ^se Of helping
the Ox out of the ditch^, so we
got a stick and with the widow
and orphans to guard against
any pos^ble escape^ returned
and executed thiat rabbit
neatness and dispatch.
The “oil>lians” wiant it to snow
every day or two now. We were
honored by a visit Sunday even
ing from JJ C. Griffin cattier
No l from Show Camp and N. E,
Workman, One of his patrcms,
also W. H. Hall carries No 9
fr«m the citjj. The widow,
thought they might be aiming to
spend the night here so she
suggested that perhaps there
were lots of rabbit tracks dlown
about the meadow. iS€«.
COOK
Anew Episcopal Rector.
Rev. John Benners Gibble
of Windsor, N. C. has accepted
a call to the parish of St.
Athanasius Episcopal Church
which has been without a rector
since the resignation of Rev E. L.
Ogilby OdL first.
Mr. Gibble, who will enter up
on his duties about February
first, is a native of this state, as
is al^ Mrs. Gibble. He has been
wonderfully succesisful with his
work in all of his former parish
es, namely, Wilnaington, N. C.,
Denninson, Texas, Butte, Mont
ana and Windsor, N. G. his pre
sent charge. He possesses an
unusually strong personality and
is a forceful preacher and untir
ing worker. Burlington may be
congratulated upon his acquisi
tion. The new Episcopal church
now nearing cbinpletion will be
ready for worship abouf May
first and will be consecrated
about that date.
FranklY Admits Does Not Know.
. . • » . . _ ■ ■'f
Whether or Not Reached Pole.
New York, Nov, 30.—Frederick
A. Cook has confessed. This an
nouncement made tobay by Ben
jamin Hampton, editor of ttie
magazine that paid $50,000 for
Commander Peary’s story of his
t. ip to the north pblei In his
“own story”, the first install
ment which will appear in the
J anuary number of Hamptons,
Cook frankly admits he does not
know whether he reached the
north pole or not.
In the opening article, 3eaTirtg
particularly with the gsychoJogy
of his adventure. Dr. Cook de
clares, “Did I get to the north
pole, prehaps I made a mi&tafe
in: thinking I did. Prehaps i did
not make a mistake. After ijna*
ture thought I confess 1 ^don’t
know absolutely whether!reach
ed the pole or not. This may
come as ah am^ing Statement
but I am willing to startle 'the
world if by doing so I can get an
opportunity to present my case.
By my case 1 mean not my case
as to a geoglraphical discovery,
but my case as a man. Mu A as
the attainment of the north
once meant to me, sympathty^
and confidence of my fellow-meis
mean more. I shall tell e.ver,y
thing and I leave the decision
with you; If after reading my
story you can say Cook is sincere
and honest, and half ^crasted 'by
months of isolation and hunger,
he believed that he reached the
Pole, he is not a faber, then I
shall be satisfied,”
Dr. Cook declares it to be im
possible for any man to demon
strate that he has been so the
le. He characterized;^ the far
north ^ a “rei^on of insanity,
where one cannot, believe the
evidence gathered by one’s own
eye.” '
Cook declares that idl the tims
he has been away he made no at-
tempt at concealment nor wore
5guis& ife Will return Ifd the
United States Hi«
sole desire in writing the: jt(j0iry Is
to make j^ople' of the Whited
States realize just what he went
through during the years of arc
tic searbhing arid make them see
what a process of thinking, or
lack of thinking, was, that led
him to the things which convey
ed to the Average mind most of
the suspicib» a^nst him.
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Tmity C^lk^e Cjlee Ck
The Trinity Cdlege Glee Club
gave a musical at the Qraided
School Auditorum Butltirdaf
night which wiM» in^ed a treat
to those who were so lortanate
as to attend. The eiit^itainment
consisted of vocal and instr
umental music. Had it ift>t been
for another social event in tow»
that night the attendance doubt
less would have been much
larger.
We take this method of ex*
pressing our heart-felt thanks to
our neighbors and friends for
the many acts of kindneBS and
the expressions of sympaUiy be
stowed upcn iis in the death of
our dear wife and mother. May
Ood in his bojanteomi mercy
amply reward each one you
for these tokens of resj^t.
John E. Hart and Children
In Honer > ^^
At the jwriae of Miss Jennie
Vaughn Tuesday night in honor
of Miss Flossie Hitchens who re
turned to her home in Mary land
on the followin|r a d^htfu!
reception wiM Quite a large
crowd was pfesent who enjoyed
themselv^ knmmeiy, piaytng
games and listenii^to the music
furnished by Miss lithe) Garvin.
Refreshments consisting of haH
chocolate and iceis were served
The followirig are theammii^t-
mentso^ the Methodist Eplseopai
ministibrd for BiUrlington Station
J. A, Homacby, Burlitgton Cir
cuit Ci O. Durant Grah^ T. G.
Vickers Alamance M.
McF^land; @0^ k
W. Vick.
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