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VOL. III.
BURLINGTON. N. C. DECEMBER 14, 1910.
NO. 31
Fuiseral Reforms.
Mr, Editor:—I take advantage
of your kindness to say a few
woi ds concerning the recoi-nmen-
dations of the Buriington pastors
reiorms in funerals.
We are aware of the fact that
\h’ bringing about of needed re-
furrns in funeral services is a de-
and difric.ult undertaking.
Soir.e how or other a long' estab-
iisjied custom is anexaeting mas»
fc£- with most of us. And this is
e'^u'cialiy true of customs in
coiineclion with funerals. But
tile undertaking is the n\ore dif-
ficuli because of the fact that we
;;re not disposed to give to the
.c;ui>ject special thought while our
loved ones are living. The cor
recLiiess or propriety of age-old
customs in connection with death
sp.ii burial is not seriously con
sidered until a loved-one is claim-
td by death, ihen our hearts are
gy crushed and broken We can
not think, so there, is nothinfor
us to do but fall in line ^’ith es^
t;ii>lished customs.
Realizing as we d(> that with
the mortal remains of a loved~one
lying in the home in the embrace
of death is no time to talk about
reforms in funerals, we^ are en
deavoring to encite in the minds
of our people some iiiterest in
the question under discussion be
fore bereavements come.
I am of course heartily in fa
vor of all reforms recommended
by the pastors of iiurhngton, but
in this brief article I shall men
tion only two: First, the ten
dency to make funerals ElMBAR-
RASSINGL\ costly. I say EM
BARRASSINGLY costly, and I
speak advisedly, for it wou'd not
be difficult to find instances lu
which good people have been ac
tually embarrassed in meeting
the utterly unreasonable demands
.made upon them by custom in
burying their loved-ones.
Second, the. custom of remain-
ii5g at the grave until it is filled,
When the casket is lowered into
the grave, and the Ritual service
is conclnded, the benediction
should be pronounced and the
people should retire. Certainly
there can be nothing of interest
in the simple filling of the grave
and left to themselves the under-1
taker and his assistants can cer
tainly do their work better than
they can with a multitude of all
ages arovtnd the grave.
Som.etimes the weather is in
clement, the ground damp and
cold, but eustoni holds the people
until the grave is filled, and the
fraTe is filled, and the flowers
placed upon the mound. Cer
tainly it would be better when
the casket is lowered into the
grave to have a temporary cover
placed over it, the flowers placed
•n the temporary cover, the ser-
yice held, the benediction pro-
aounced, and let the people retire.
We appeal to our people to
think about this matter, and if
tkey agree with us, let us make
a united effort to bring about the
ieaired reforma.
Respectfully,
J. A. Hornaday.
Burlington, N. 0., December 12,
1910.
In the Ffurlingtois Sunday Schools
Suaday, Dec. lltfe 1910«
Sunday School Totals.
Attendance Collection
$8.64
M. E. 221
Baptist 2.13
Presbyterian, 12S
German Ref. 113
Christian, 177
Webb Ave. 98
M. P. 220
1165.
6.82
4.06
2.39
3.41
2.84
3.02
$29.68
men’s BIBLE AND BARACA
CLASSES TOTALS.
Attendance,. Collection.
M, E.
32
$3.20
Baptist
59
3.22
Presbyterian
16
2.01
Christ.lan
28
1.49
M. P.
36
1,06
German Ref.
22
.60
Webb Avenue
19
.63
Snow Gamp,
n
O
.60
Total today
220
$12.81
Oar subject; “The Crucifixion"
The Title over the Cross: “This
is Jesus The .King of The Jews. ”
“This title was written in three
familiar languages of the people,
Greek, Latin and Hebrew. Thus
Jesus was declared to he king in
the 1 inguages of culture, of po
wer, of religion. Power, culture
and piety, in their noblest forms,
y,'ay homage at the feet of Jesus.
Thus in the chief tongues of men
was proclaimed in jest what he-
came a ii ^ing truth, - that Jesus
is king; the king to whom all na
tions and people should yield al
legiance. He is a king with
many crowns.
“While the races of mankind en
dure
Let his great example stand
Colossal, seen of every land.
And keep the soildier firm, the
statesman pure;
Till in all lands and through all
human story
The path of duty be the way
to glory.
T; D. Dupuy, President.
John H. Vernon, Secretary
Do Yowr Eye« Trtuble Y®a?
If so, com© to us for aa expert
eaLHHiination—one that will ac
curate and reliable. We irill fit
you with best lenses that will
give the best ^tisfaction« Remem
ber, your eyes are the Iteet asset
you have. Be sure to give them
the best treatment be secured.
M^e me your Optician. And I
will make good. Dr. N. Roeens-
tein Eye Specialist will be at
Buriington Tuesday Dec 20th, at
the Burlington Drug Co, for one
day only to examine eyes and fit
ting glasses.
Dmatli tf R. W. Tal«.
Mr, R. William Tate died Fri
day and was buried Sunday at
Providence. Funeral conducted
at home by Rev. P. H. Flemings.
Mr. Tate had been in linger
ing health for some time but sick
only a few days prior to his
death. He was 69 years old and a
venerable old gentlemen with
many friends. Beddes a wife he
leaves several children.
The firecracker stand of Mr. P.
L, Hazlewood was demolished by
fire Saturday evening. About
$75.00 v/orth of goods were des-
ti'oyed.
MeeliBg of Merchants Association.
At a meeting of the Merchants
Association held Thursday night
in the ofiice of the Secretsry a
comoiittee consisting of five of
the members was appointed by
the Secretary to go before the
legislature when it meets at
Raleigh in an effort to get the
following passed. To make it a
misdemeanor for receiving goods
on approval which are not re
turned. The privilege to waiver
the homestead law. And other
important acts which should be
passed.
Mr, H. Fieishman Goes Out of
Business.
Mr. H. Fleishman the popular
proprietor of the Underselling
Store, comer of Main and Davis
Street has decided to go out of
business and with this in view
has inaugurated a closing out
sale. I
That the people are appreci
ating the values he is offering is
shown by the throngs that visit
his store daily, not from idle
curiosity eitherp if the bundles
carried away are to be evidence
that they find pric^ as represent
ed in his ads and circulars.
Mr. Fleishman has made many
friends during his stay among
us and expressions of regret are
heard on all sides that he is
closing out
We join in with the rest of his
many friends in wishing him all
kinds of good luck in his new
undertaking.
Death of Mr. J. J. Squires.
Mr. J. J, Squires died this
afternoon' Wednesday, about
four o'clock at his home near
Longs Chapel Pleasant Grove
Township, after an illness of
several months. He was 60 years
old being the oldest of a family
of seven, having four sisters
and two brothers Messrs J. ^ C.
and Mack Squires of this city.
He was married twice, leaves a
wife and several children.
More than twenty five dollars
gross was received Saturday
night by the Ladies Aid Society
of the Reformed Churce from
the oyster supper ^iven in the
Fowler Store Building.
Craven’s Officials Negligent.
One of the most remarksible
publications we have seee in
many a day was contained in the
“Democratic official organ'- of
Craven county, the New Bern
Joui’nal, of Sunda;^,
The nature of the printed
matter was the report made- by
an export accountant, who had ;
been employed: by the county'
commissioners to audit the ac
counts of the sdicitor of that
district, the county clerk, sheriff,
register of deeds," and the
treasurer. This report is publish
ed in full, and requires nearly
six columns of space.
The article is headed, “Very
Good County Findings Develop
as Result of Expert Examination
of Offices and Commissioners'
Work,” Then follows the auditors,
report, the “Good Findings’'
consisting in the fact that the
figures show that the solicitor
has collected in a short while
$194.92 of unlawful fees; that
the sheriff has had about $3,000
more than he ought to have had;
that the clerk of the court has
put $765 of illegal fees in his
pocket; that the register of-deeds
generally supposed not to have
any chanfee o.£ overcharging, has
gotten about $400 he was not en-
litled to, because he gave back
ro the county 50 cents only of the
marriage license $2 lee, putting
$1.50 in his official purse, when
the law says $1 shall go to the
county and $1 to the register of
deeds, the third dollar going in-
(o the state treasury. As to the
county treasure, the auditor says
that he just out and out 2*efused
to let him look at his books.
Later' however, the treasurer
gets repentant, and the auditor
gets a look at I he . books and re
ports that no man can tell wheth
er he is tndebted to the county
or not, but gives hin the benefit
of the doubt, and a clean bill of
iiealth.
One of the very best signs of
che times is the fact that the
commissioners of Craven county
permitted the people and tax
payers and future grand jurors
of Craven to see this report in
the public print.
A bad sign fS that, although
the facts .and figures thus publish
ed have been in the custody of
the board for some time, it sat
still, and never let the voters or
taxpayers know the facts until
the last one of the officers thus
shov/n to have been at least
wofully neglient, if not knowing
ly unfaithful, to their trust, had
been nominated and elected to
succeed themselves as worthy
Democratic officials.
It would have been interesting
to see if the voters, had they
known the facts, have nominat
ed these officials, or, if they had,
would enough Democrats have
ravolted from thia plan derelic
tion of official duty to have arisen
in their mighty might and have
elected men, either Republican
or independent citizens, capable
of giving the taxpayers a sate
and economical administration of
county and court affairs.
We have no disposition to bring
partisan politics into the matter,
but we cannot refrain from say
ing the truth: that such a state
of affairs had been shown to
exist in any county in North
Carolina having Republican
county officers, the chances would
have been rung from Dan to
Bersheba and whole sluices of
pokeberry juice would slosh over
Joe Daniel’s disturber. And, by
the way, would not thousands
and tens of thousands of dollars
be saved the taxpayers of the
State if an expert accountfhmt
would be allowed to look at all
the books, not only of counts
offices, but of state institutions,
and an honest, full fraud publica
tion of the conditions found be
published?
And, if Brother Stevens *>f the
Journal, calls the^ showing made
by the auditor’s report an
evidence of the good condition of
his county, what in the name of
Heaven would he ^11 a bad con
dition? .
Since he made no editonsil
comment whatever on this re
markable showing, we are led to
conclude that, like the little boy
the calf ran over, he will have
nothing to say.—Greensboro
Daily News.
HONOfl roll
. Burlington Graded School.
ijiFisit Grade-'Mary Fix, Mamie
Scoggins, Mary Murray, Tom
Paul Jon'fes William M ans-.
J^ory .^ing, Clarence Knott
Lucian Tilley, Wilda Davis,
Martha Moore,. Bulah Poe, . Effie
Shatterly, Stella Wright.. Catha
rine Noah, Julis Mae Walker,
Elobert Brooks, Leon Fleishman,
Laudon Kiveti Charlie Myers,
Ic^ney Seliars, Ruth Wrightsell,
Pei^irl Petty, Frances Patterson,
Allien Myers, Rose Mathis,
1)0 nis, Hughes, Lessie Hazlewood
ClEire, Dorset. .
Second Grade—Snodie Compton,
Hu.!lie ivlcPherson, . Clifford
tJiS’rett, Knox Lively, I Francis
.Margan.
Third Grade—Leon Davis,
Cornelia Ha!l, Amy Perry, Atha
Carter, Hilda Cates, Edna Cheek.
Ruth , King, Percy Holt, Lanier
Johias.
Fourth Grade—Virginia DamerOn
Freeda Durham, Helen Heritage,
Lillian Wagoner, Nellie Walker,
Ogden Crowson, Kenneth Isley,
Dewey Lineberry, Irwin Shoffner
Viricerit Snyder, Jesse Winning-'
hani, Leslie Workman, Deloris
Morrow, Madeline Hatch, Ivey
Brown, Martha Jones.
Fifth Grade—Thelma Fowler.
Grade—Myrtle Buckner,
Annie Dare Elder, Sybil Shelton,
Kathaleen Elder, Glenn Holt,
Ross Stevens.
Severfth Grade—Una Mae Eider,
Georgia Hatch, Margaret Hayes,
Miriam Workman.
l3leventh Grade—Ruby Ross.
G. C. Singletary, Supt.
Frofj) our Kegular C(»rresoonde)it.
Don’tforget Tuesday Dec 20th.
Dr, N. Rosenstein will be' at the
Burlington Drug" Company, foi
the purpose of examining eyes
and fit glasses. Keep this day in
mind.. You'll want to get ‘-her'*
a present. It may be your wife,
Mfithjr, siateit^. ■ or,Mend,..or.pre^:
chance your mother-in-lovv. It
matters not who. Eye-glasses
and spectacles makes the right
sort of gift for any of the home-
folkes if they need them; Buy
them now and have your friends
come in after Christmas to have
their eyes examined and correctly
fitted without extra charges.
iPrompt attention to mail orders.
Mr. Johh M. Coble, the Etiill-
wright from Liberty No S, spent
rru 4! 4. TT . . r the: latte^ part of last week put-
The fortunes of the University tmg in ar'Scroll miir^fbr Sham '
in atmetics have for the past fe w,i & Coble, which works all right
years been far below the ambi- l and greatly increases the “turn
aMmni, vfiio recall oiit” of flour. M^issrs Shar^ &
the • 03 base ball team and the Coble novv' have ' an up tb' idate
mill sirtd a large list of satislied
customers. ;
The old stork brought B. H.
Hargis a 7 lb. girl l^t Saturday,
Dec. lOtJi. Burrell was so :yrel
plea^d that he got on top of the
house and hollowed untii. he waft
hoarse and ^wung his cjip untlJ
he wore it out and thinks yet
that he lost Soma; of th?
neighbors say thiat he c§p?ied ba
so that the do^ kept ttp such a
barking| that they slept but very
iittle Baturday night* We con
gratulate, the little Ia%, for we
Vv^ere borh, a “few winters ago,
on Dec. 10th. and can vouch for
its deing a lucky dgy for the
business. '
■ Mrs. A. B. Hdt gave us a
basket of potatoes and a half
gallon; can of jpeefed peaches-
Thanks. ;... '
Mi^s ioneLutteridh, of Burling
ton, opened school near Mt
Hermon last week, Sidney Russell
was “hauhng’* the new school
mam Sunday evening and just
as he got to the south end of the
bridge at the old Dixon MiO
“Dan’’ was in ambush and shot
^n arrow right through tbe ui^er
part of Sidneys left lung and
came very near piercing his heart
The wound is considered very
serious if not fatal.
The stork has got so l>psy over
here that beginning the first of
January 1911 we will send ‘ - Ban*^
over on No. 8 with headqfu^rterfi
at Him McCullocbs near Butter
Milk Creek and wd warn No. S
that he will have to keep his
eyes peeled i| he Expects jfo k
up with “pans” movement*
and report his doings io the
Quite a number of young peo
ple gathered at Mr. J. Ifiteyt
Saturday nigfet and^were eiiter-
tained with various kisds -®f
amusements and enjoyed drink-
'02 and ’05 footbhll teams; cut
but her long contihued success in
intercollegiate debates fulfilled
the highest desires that the most
loyal son might entertain'for his
alma, mater. Her collection of
victory trophies received a fine
addition on Saturday, Dec. 3, in
Philadelphia, when Carolina’s
representatives, Messers W. P.
Taylor and C. L, Williams wOn
from the University of Pennsyl
vania in a unamimous decision.
(Carolina supported the affirma
tive of . the questionj^ .of the
Federal Goverment establishing
a Central Bank.
This was the third debate out
of a series of live that. Carolina
has won from the Uuiversity of
Pennsylvania. Out of the tv^enty
nine debates which Ciarolina var
sity men have won twenty two
and never lost a series. Among
her rivals have been: John Ho|>-
kins, George Washington, Tulane
Vanderbilt, Washington and Lee,
and the Universities of Georgia,
Pennsylvania and Virginia. :
The interclass and intersociety
debates which are arrang-e every
year between the members of
the literary societies develop the
raw material for the varsity
teams. The latest contest of this
kind was the freshman debate in
the Dialectic society, which was
won by Mr. J, T. Pritchett. In
the preliminary contest for this
debate nearly twenty men were
entered.
Mr. Edgar W. Turlington of
the senion class has won the
Rodes Scholarship Yi^hich provieds
for three years of studj^ at Oxford
University and travel, in ;E
He’ was' the one^^:tlie;
applicants who passed the. ex
amination. Turlington is piresi-
dentof the Y. M. C. A., a posi
tion which is given always to the
best rounded men morally and
mehtally in each class. He has ing some of ICinaeyf ' famous
won the Blnghain medal iifedebiate ioGUBt^^^
y
New County System.
Today Durham county abolishes
the fee system for the county
officers and replaces it with the
salary basis, and with the selec
tion of an auditor by the county
commissioners, this county has
taken another progressive step in
its history. For years it has been
argued that every county would
save money when the officers
were placed upon a sala^r basis
and several countics in this state
having given this view of the
matter a through test are con vine
ed that it is a proper method for
remunerating the officials elected
by the people. From every stand
point this new method seems to
appeal to the voters^ and if the
system works > as well in this
county as it in many other
sections of the state, it will un-
doubtly mean a saving to the
people.
It also means that the record
ing of deed and affidavits of the
clerk will beplaced upon a cash
business, instead of allowing men
to pay again. It means ^ that the
county will be run upon a busi
ness basis, which spells success.
To this end every resident of
Durham county should labor.—
Durham Sun.
What is Alamance County go
ing to do about it? Should the
next Legislature pass a measure
putting oiir county officers on
salaries, it could not ^ into effect
until Dec. 1912 (two years) if
this Legislature does not give us.
this relief then nothing can be
done for four years. This is up
to you Gentleman, Taxpayers of
Alamance County.
a distinction which is aWrded
the man who excels in the. inter
society debate held annually at
commencement
W. F. Hendi’icks has been
elected manager of the 1911 footr
ball team.
Mr. R. G. Stockton has been
elected student, at large repre
sentative upon the University
Council. This brings the member
ship of the Council up to a
membership of eight.
Dr. L. R. Wilson and Dr. Edwin
Mims delivered addresses at the
sixth . annnal meeting of the
North Carolina Library Associa
tion held in Winston Salem last
week. Dr., Wilson is president of
the Association.
Sheet Music
and ^ store.
10c at the 5, 10
AtcideataBt Killed^
Ida Johnson, colored, who lived
about one mile north of town on
the C. L. Isley farm accidentally
shot and killed herself Monday
morning. She had loaded the gun
to shoot a dog in the yard and
was pushing the hammer back
with the point of the gun point
ing towards her head ^hen the
gun was discharged shooting off
the top of hej^ head. She lived
with her two sons and two
daughters.
New Of^^rt for Fair.
At a meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Alamance Fair Assoda
tion held Saturday in the office of
the conipany at the fair grounds
the following new officers were
elected for the ensueing year.
President W. A. Hall,
Secretary, Dr. Freeman Treasur
er, H. F. Moore. We congratulate
the stockholders in their choice
and stand ready and willing to
help in the cause. y
We ar^ glad to nptfe that Mm>
A. R. Isfe?iJ^,has been .coo
ed to her bed fbr a week or sor
is able to be out again.
Sorry to say Mrs. Edwin
is liot much better ats this writmg.
Mr. Haywood Isley on the
sick list
Mr. Willlsley andfaiajlyspent
Saturday night and Sunday with
&is fathct iftr. W. H. Jtstey on
Miss' Permelia Watkins spent
Sundai^ikfternm Tiisi^^^ Mm
W. ^B;LSharpe,^^-:.\
Misses Daia^ Watkins axMt
Flossie Isley sp^t Stuaday even
ing with Misses Swaima and
Novella Isley.
Guess ■ 'Dan*' will ^m]^lete the
job with Lanby Watlbns and
Odist Isley before he moves
headquarters over on Butter
Will Kimball has ecn&Bienci
hitching his horse to the sa
old post again. Ask
Watkins about it Jacob Sharpe!
where art
Sale ol Enfiit Slock.
Mr. W. K Maiyr Who expeets
to give his entina ume and efforts
in the future to the lumber busi
ness is closing^out his niock of
merchandise. The iaile will be
gin to-morrow and last until the
entire stock is di;n)0sed of. He is
making especially low jp>rices
\yhich mean the goods will not
l^t longi. If you will read his ad
in this issue you will be convinc
ed that the goods cannot last
long.
Baby Opera at The Grotto.
This opera was rained out
when it was given last week at
the Grotto, it will be repeated on
Friday of this week at 8 p. m„
there are about 150 children in it.
Be sure and see them, all seats
25 cents.
Write Santa^CUns.
To the Boys and Girls 12 years
of age and under.
Seven more days to write
Santa Clause. The contest closes
Thursday at 6 p. m. A real
Magic Lantern and ia Handsome
Doll free for the best letter not
the longest one. |
THI5 5 10 & 25 cent STORE i
To those of Burfington,
and vacinities, who wia!^ to be
known as Christian^ only, and
to those who are Willfng to take
Christ our Loi*d a» their ereed,
the bible as their only devine
rule Tim. 3rli54t) of faith and
Christian practice', and to others
also are invited to come and let
us reason together, on the first
Lords day in January 1911 at my
home on Washington St Barling
ton at 3 P. M.
Yours for scriptural mvesti>
gation. ^ '
J* W. T^ple.
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