A REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF AMERICAN HOMES AND AMERIC>U INDUSTRIES.
VOL. IV-
BURLINGTON. N. C, OCTOBER 4 191L
NO. 21
ijim mi SHOULB
IE HCADW
cald.
Xosv that the bonds have been
" the money paid, and con-
iet lor street Mcadam and
wali^ paving. The question
vuilvavises, what streets and
should receive atten-
first. Now to the people who
iygViii-ectiy interested of course
t^ch one thinks that his street
“p,-j\]de walk should be the first.
]?’jt 10 disinterested, then^ it
t tiie streets and side
\valks most frevquently used
sK’d be the ones. Now 'what
siivei this. The first thought
jipai k Avenue or KailRoad street
Cc>ik-id by some. I learri
'Vvn': gooti authority that the
ei:;z:ns and propei tv owners up
on tiiis street in order to get this
are willing to give a
tiieir beautiful front lawn
\o widen .and beautify
j vineipal street of the
'.is act would be p„ great
for who
done,
01
,e
■ I cu
f'
K;n rneir pari:
does 1:01 covet these
uwns, aud excuse them
n the ground tbut irso
does rioc say, anything
vns. Unh':'ss
v\;.Ik is ini-
I the conclusion of the address, a
Baby Show will take place. \
purse of $10,00 has been offerea
for the prettiest baby between
the age of one and fifteen months.
The $10.00 will be divided into
three prizes. 1st $5.00, 2nd $3.00,
3rd $2.00.
Thursday will be Farmers
Day.
All farmers are especially in
vited to be present on that day.
Pres. J. B. Dudley of A. & M.
college will deliver an address on
that day along the lines of agri
culture.
Friday will be society day.
There has been a priz6 offered of
$15.00 to the best looking equip
ped society ladies or gentlemen,
that will turn odt in their regal-
iers at 1 p. m. The prize has
been diviced into 1st, 2nd and
3rd. The first prize $10.00, 2nd
$3,00 and 3rd $2.00.
RemembeT there will be a
great many more attractions not
mentioned, each day.
Parties from a distance, visit
ing the fair call for reduced
rates as they have been granted
over the roads.
VV. R. Hall, Stc’y-
ESMCOLLECTEO
-oiing_
a^ .d
Wiv, Ward Locates Here.
HRST SIR® CM OMTEtf Bt PIEOMW
I ELEaRIG CIL FliON BUTOr
T(F HAW RIVEB, TUESDAY EVEMNli, flC1i.3R0
h - .V '
The first street Car w^as^
ted from Burlington to Riv
er yesterday, Tuesday evening.
I, J. R. Hoffriian, Gapt. J.
A. Turrentine, J. Zeb Waller, J.
Q. Jr Chas; A,
I As soon as the mateWal arrives Scott; Shei^ff Jkel.
I lOT.crossmg the railroad track, I berger of;Richmond, who said
; wbicb has been lost: or nM |he thought It goc^ to be here
j the cars will be put in Ml force^ the language of the
——^ good book; thou^t
Banquets
PdfseDjer '‘instrib’’ Nickel iisto Coliectiiig
Ssiiie os Dsed ia tharloUe-—The
. Most Modern Sysfem,
i V
iUl •
W. Ira Ward, of Swepson-
viVle, v.dio ■completed the law
course at the University ]at--t
, 'Spring', has locat ed in our midst
r';;v yiever be | for tiie practice of bis profession
ic>
ciaii'ii Ula. ih's I:'
CU’
I He is located in the OiTico wifh
I ;V].}', VV. II. CaiToil in the First
I Nation;:;! Bain^ Building, fie is a
.-aciinR-! young man of excellent qualities
're iii. i and our town is to i.'ie congi'atu-
hiivinjr him ioc«te
I i;! I
II at. I’Lt'
os makin^T
u.-?ng tins,
iv 'I of in-
hT\u'a I Ic.tefi r
haul- i witl'i us.
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ft ^ .i.r H b AV.i,'S
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At considerable expen-^e the
officials of the Piedniont Rt^ilvvay
& Electric Co. have decided to
gather in the “njmble nickels’^
by using th‘^ mast wo-to-date
method. It is the ingenious
Rooke System as used in a score
of large cities ^;nd recenHy in
stalled in Chjrrlnt^e. The idea is
solely to simplify the conck ctors’
duties, relieve him . of rnentol
cievicf)! work in w^hich evro-s and
suspicions alwac.s attack a id (o
avoid the vv'o-'k rvi] eonfasion
cident to tlie oi>ej‘f:\iion of the old
the eoncluctor’s hnn;l--a bell
rings, one r.umei ical point n',oves
totaliziny- CvHi.oter
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mans Drug' Sioro.
ng sixteen firms
in bidiTi rmd ijeJ'sor:;
yjyy (3o , of Pbilf-d*-’!';h'iP,
"^.;IcCarJess «;>f Brbf^-hufy,
Ihul CL M. Brooks,
■n^u\y\ Krv
hnyt'Wi. iJ.ithy Co’V'j:ruc
A.A bee B&
rliei-ory, !■'. .i-lveltEngineer
•d (’f--f:'!rectiori Co., V.'-'ison
T'M.'riv.fi(.ri»jg Co. i'U'n-
c C-‘? -Akro}!, 0.
style
neatly framed si|.i‘n within,
car explains thpt fy;a'' are to iv
paid in niclcelw o:nl.\'. If yoa lack
the exact ch-'iige the eon(iiK-lor
wiU supply If, yiivinv yoM
change, and ^ pu m'uat tho**i '“ia~
vseri” ilie nickel (Jie v-r
v\ hicli is pn:.sei!i.tH!
u.r lect'iVctS
The hir,
Seit U^e CO;U.
it/ Is i J1 p
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P'-ciuivir'y i.iUi.i.M
neec;;; ot coiit-ctii:;y
kry cury. .i. jJ*- i'-v
cont;;.ir or-it Of^cb
money, iiie in;-u.i i\i a.'VieK'-
siightiv t-ntei'S iLu ^iOl inoi i
rhe'ny/c In it ippt
up on the
shown on register-, on
action is completely. ' Tu«
tering'ol the fare is iiositively.
accomplished at thf instant of
payment andvJt is ini::tediately.
available to >l'ie conductor' .for
examination for change-making
piu'poses, ■ The conductor has
nothing, to do. with .regts-f’ering
fares. All fares ai’e . registered
i'.utdmaticaily the insta,nt of pay
ment.
The j')?u'senger nccents full
CiUiiige for alhcoin s or bills of de-
.nor! ination larger tha^i tho n/ck-
eh The occntni'nah ru.fi^’C{i^xev
with five 'peipi'es'Vi hi be i'uvnded
a nickel in exciiangc for them
well to erect three tabernacles
one at Burlington, one at Gra
in honor of Mr.' J. W; Murray, ham, and one
Mr. J. M. Cook' M Hon. Gentleman and poHte JoW
Mr. J. H.' Harden, Mr Hatch M. Cook wa$ next called oil who
and friends and associates who told of the struggles and hard-
have been the founders and conV ships theJonas and
structors of the eight miles of in a befitting way told how not on
street car line in our county a )y he and had stood
banquet was given in the Mason-^ by the undertaking but the three
ic Hail Tuesday night at which office girls v/ho had worked many
more than; two hundred pi’ofes-, hours by the Candle without
sional and business men of our murmur.- Hon. Ned Parker of ‘
county, including^' a number of. Graham introduced Senator F.M.
visitors, were present. Mr. 0. Simmo^is who spoke at some
F. Crowson originator of the ban- length. Every word that feS
quet acted as toast -master. In a from- the.v Senator's Jips wa fuU
ver5^ - pleasant, ancl humorous of might which; was buried deep
manner speeches were made by into the hearts of his hearer.
I\Iayor Freeiand of Burlington, After/extending a rising vofee.
Mayor I^ong of Graham, and Col
Al.'W. Haywood, Haw Rivers Mr.;
L.B, Williamson represented the
Board of Aluermen. : '
■ Esq. W -a: Hah, VMr, .. W. E.
for the increase of the appropm
tion for bui: federal buildihg from
$75000 to $125000 and devouring
the pleasant; repast ■ the crowd'
disperS '
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ii
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GGLOENh SEPTEMBER ' ON' tm
will then insert tliot. nickei
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into th^ register,. Ai! cash fares
v-rre i'j paiddn nickei.sonly' and
insei toil by tho.'pas';K'nger hmi-
sehr ’’Vhe oiih t'n.tni.h;ir
['uiidr-a
new
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A MSt i n, ha,, Sept.-~-;I):un.: of the
Bayless 'Pulp and Paper Company
lu i rt;o?ve m:.at«l ■ a. -ha 1 f ■ j i-prth.
of io-.vn.
40(^5OC,!.:CO; gaUon? of water
?ii3hed dovvii 'npQH.dhe-town,
■ Cetvv een SoO^'and 1.000 persons
wer.y ui (ie.
ed'to death.. .
to
drawn tureuiyii irgistej
I;
mil
i;'i f:
.. V i
V fUtve
.Br!
:o J i:le li-1\
■.- ane low n,
■? |l-:. J}; ett:( .st
Y-.-hi!e1he fnl)
■ ’■'c dec-
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Caroiij'H! h'4:C‘ eh': Cc>. Groen~'boro j
p. L i'.-icC.pjer. 'Norfolk. .1. Vv, \
Kfd;, C’.havlAttc, Rcbt. G. IMfiRsey |
n- -* -1 • T !
The corii I'j’ct given to A bee I
Ri'Ov. Hait- of Kickory wl](;»se
r-.
rr'
l:Eii
ind,
I: n,-
"e.- i.st
'i'ii
rvu:k’ A’r hi?!; yn
UuiS ;'''yi'Wv'd h\'
e-e; .
SBIQMS
i> mem-
‘V'o tu'"^ mat
Li;p';p'p;y^'f ihe
, ; ■'..rui’ion
I ! ■' : ;'i ice is
';u! roficd ac-
crusbeci dr. barn-
odea’
d's of others’ .believed:
fi Hows bursting Qf .natur-
iriaiiiS. , , ■ h'-' ' ■ h
of pi'i'«soRs 5';iiight be-
ncaut dchi'is'and slowly eremat-
i’ch •
Over 1,000-buildings ^wrecked.
A Tribute.. t o ..{he .Faithfiil,Watchfjc
of tke Besi^l'e-ihe;:- - ..-
:'w'- \Tobacco..-' BarKv■ .
■; -The purple f ox-gfapes are elus*
tering in : the- hedges,, aihd %be'
fat ca;t.d)ird jake^a.iinal feast be« ■
fore ■starting' on hiE long journey
to Warmer climes.;. ''r ' .
I)owB in the;bottom- the ' Corn
• stnppeu^H^
tius^pujtipkih' in. .>£■; itsVtegak
''r®gRiSeehca b;:;>ld :S,vi'ay.
. .The rattlesnake and ihemocca^
sin-one ,blinds Vindicti ve, b&is-.
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F .:avy
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Isited
ss-
and Green,
' w ih'.y, J.
D. & L.
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I .yrlane, '-'' ' i'
(h'ahrp!;
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if'.y.
way
to all who
exteP'l-
attepf.h
. v.'iiO vi.A^s thcr
■X'
; vi find a hat
certainly nevei
nigrry.
e .she is unquestionable to
0 please, and has our sym-
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A Program for the Colored Fair,
ihe first annual fair of the
Pieclmont Carolina Association
^nll open Tues. Oct. 10th, 1911.
-^lany attractions are expected
during the wk. namaly—horse
racing and midway attractions.
A procession will be formed in
front of the court house at 10 a.
m. Some good music v/ill be
rendered by the cornet band of
A. & M. college, Greensboro, af
ter which the procession will a-
board the street car and go to
junction near the fair ground,
and from there we will go to the
ground, where the opening ad
dress will be delivered by Hon.
J. Adolph Long, Mayor of Gra
ham.
Atteactions for 'Wednesday
Oct. 11.
. Wed will be known as educa
tional day all children and parents
are invited to attend that day.
br. .Jas. E. Shepard of Durham,
^res, and founder of the Train-
school will deliver an address
aiong the lines of education. At
tiid
5 inch 7nriCRriai:n 'r.1,20
6 ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ 1.08 yd
. curb and gutter .GO
4 inch side .90
6 inch side 1.08
Excavation _ , .27
Large Catch basin 40.00
Bmat! catch basin 32.00
12 inch pipe. .45
15 inch pipe * .55
18 inch pipe .^5
24 in ch. pipe 125
Cubic work _ 7.00
General satisfaction was ex
pressed by all, hovTOver the bids
were very close and, five or six
of them being little difference.
The work is to begin in ten days
and to be completed in five work
ing months. The engineer is
very busj^ getting estimates ^ of
the proposed streets and side
walks to be used.
While equal amount is to be
spent in each ward, the number
of citizens benefited their inter
est and willingness will to a cer
tain degree determine the streets
to be used.
iriCeti'v.'.
ApT'le,
W-i; I'^^rnson,
■J-O!-
W. P.
T. 3. 1^-
A. A.
Lynn
H. C. J^itout,
J. G„ Rr).rer^,
Eugene Holt,
J. 'L. Scott,
Jas, P.. Montaomery
h
^or.
.n!eii.iic.m,
yJdtrinan,
Ah'ctraMn,
Aldernian,
Ai'let'rnan,
I'U'St '*-v :'i j't.i,
Ward
.Varfh
Fii
Second
,Second
Third
Third Yv;:U‘d.
Fotu’idi Ward.
Fourth Ward.
Treasurer.
Street Can Runnmg
Street Cars are* being operated
each day from Bellevue Mill to
Haw River and will be extended
thro Burlington and Graham as
soon as possible.
Wii! Be Here Tuesday
Why be bothered with inf«rior
glasses when you can get first
class spectacles or eye glasses
correctly adjusted at a moderate
price from Dr. Rapport, at Dr.
Monows Dental Office, Tuesday
Oct. 10th.
E. 'S. V7. Dameron.
Dr, L. A. VVaixer,
J. L. PatiHo,
A. A. Russel],
W. F. A.mick,
L. P. Shepherd,
'Jerry Sellers,
John A. King,
R. J. Hall,
Aioern'iar!,
Ahievman,
Alaennan,
Secretary &
C;h.y Attorney.
City Health Officer,
Chief Police.
Tax Collectv)r .and Police.
Night Police.
Cern'etery Keener—White Cemetery
Cemetery Keeper-Coh Cemetery.
Street Commissioner.
City Scavenger. .
^’aias^of pas't two weeks
_,aiseJ .i'c;-ciA'oir ' to:; ih’ ■ ■^or- rhe
ilrsl tiiho i'hicc ir'wa.;y erected
t,\''0: yes'uy- ngo-,. .. .
'heed :-ny'ply has been swept
away. ■' ,y '
Physicians, narses and suppli
es being rushed' from.. 'Eurround--
towns over the nionntains,to
Au;;tin. - ' ■ ^
Governor. Ten-er h.as: ordered
■stfite liealth and charity^^officials
to the scene, together" with ' Ad
jutant-General Stevvart and a
vge,force of stale'p
.;\iislin,has''a
afcidn
3,
BOARD OF EDllCATION.
J. W. Cates, Eugene Holt, T. S. Faucette,
Jos. A. Isley, Jas. P. Montgomery.
B. R. Sellers,
0. P. Shelton,
WATER-LIGHT & POWER COMMISSION.
R,.M. Monw, Eugene Holt, J. L. Scott
No. 112
No. 108
No. 144
No. 22
Southern Railway Passenger Schedule,
West
East
iit
1:32 a. m.
8:12 A. M.,
10:25 A. M.
5:00 P. M.
No. Ill
No. 21
No. 139
No. 131
5:32 A. M.
11:18 A. M.
6:29 P. M.
9:17 p. M.
Post-Office Hours.
General Delivery of Mail ,
Money-order and Registration Hours
Sunday Hours.
7:00 A. M.
7:00 A. m;
to 7:30 P. M.
to 6:00 P. M.
i20l). ■. ' . > ■
Costello, town of .450 pqpnl^i-
tion, below Austin',' also.S'wept'a-:
way.
Two-thirds of citizens believed
to have perished.
This is perhaps, the largest
flood, history has recorded., since
the J oh nston: flood \yhich occurr
ed on Friday, May 3.1, 1886, the
big dam suppdrtiiig : Conemaugh
lake and reservoir 10 iiiiles above;
Johnstown, Pa., burst without
warning, and the immense vol--
ume of water swept down upon
the 30,000 inhabitants of the thriv
ing Conemaugh river valley, leav
ing death and destruction in its
wake.' Houses, churches and
factories were sweipt like toys in
to a tangled mass of wreckage,
which,finally pilediip againsfc.the
railway bridge at Johnstown and
its destruction completed by an
outbreak of fire. Altogether 9,
000 persons perished.
St. Athanasius’ Fiarish.
7:00 P. M. to 7:30 P. M.
General Delivery
Lobby open all hours to box renters.
J, Zeb Waller, Postmaster.
I can place your idle money in
amounts from $100 to $5,000
where it will net you 8 per cent,
very best security. No taxes.
Address, Box 42,
Greensboro, N. C.
Abe Ruef is said to be working
hard in prison to reform other
criminals. Strange that reform
always begins with the other
fellow.
The Seventeerith Sunday after
Trinity, October the eitoh, * ser
vices will be conducted at St. A
thanasius’ Church, ^ follows:
Sunday SchooV 9:30 A, M.
Morning Prayer, 11:00 A. M.
with sermon.
Confirmation Lecture. 4:30 p.
m. - - A-
Evening Prayer, 7:30 p. m.
with sermon.
Every one cordially invited.
te rodt.he s w y
i treaiiherAjs.---;'.!ilink -hack in.to';-the
deepest. gladeS.. .0£; dhe 'fire&t'-
sharehing fortheir ■ winter;-den;s.-
;v honae of tjse. violetand the
fie'ur-d:e;r.H^^ ife-esbi peri, where gay
goldenreds fkrt with black-eyed:
..i>usansA-''
' Aa..the./.'Septenjbcf- sCfn .sinkB,
arid ;the: shades of on,
bright; eyes' gt ea^ '
and &.round..iBecr2lc?wl^-fu-rna^
the boys ^:allier ■ to spin yarns and
deti jokes, eat watermelons, roast ■
’talers,' and iiai^en id the-.banjo-'
.ta]king';out;there-'in ' the moon.--
light. .. :'A''. "
. Till a late hour ■ of • ih.e.
revelry floats over the hill.*
the company^ leaves,. and .. /the
farmer is left alone, with Ms
blariket iiPd': bis cod-ee.;; Guard
ing the safety of; hi^ iyear^s w^
he smokea: his lonely pipe, watch-,
es the seven-stars rise, and stud-
■•ies the .giory of the harvest moon
as it; rolls like a wheel of. gold,
spreading; .oyer. ;tb.e old planta-
■tidn>a ^he6n of: :,siiyer. ' On . the
mountain-side a fox bark dis
mally, as it cha,ses Bre'r Rabbit
to his rocky home. JYoin the
.dead pine on the outskirts of the
wood, a big- ovvl eails like a lone
some Mntinel. '
Insignificant, unthought-of,
brownrhanded,' toil-bent and
weather-beathen, this humble,
silent watcher of the night is the
master-wheel of the whole piece
Of machinery, and on his faith
fulness depend commerce, cr^
it, society and prosperity.
And where is brie wo has
proved faithless to his task?
Comei weather, he
must renmin at his post awidce
and strong:, while those wl^
pix>fit f rbm his toil and self-deni^
repose upon soft mattresses asi
dream of 47 per cent dividena.-*
Danbury Reporter.
Nice line of Aerokery
Grocery.
“There is nothing more ixeb-
satisfactory than a boarding
house beef-steak,*^ growled the
chronic grambler.
“Oh, I don't know, ” rejoined
the impr^i^ionable young man.
“Did you ever get ^ kiss &om e
pretty girl over the telephone’^
•^Tit-Bits.