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A REPUBUCAN NEWSPAPER DEVOTED tO THE UPPUILPING OF ^EiilCAN HOMES AND AMERICAN INPUSTRIES:
VOL. IV.
BURLINGTON. N. C., DECEMBER 6.1911.
Xhe destiny of Burlington
looked to be at stake Monday
TRorning at eight o’clock when
lire swept near the heart of the
^oVn and left in smoking ruin
the tobacco warehouse used by
Mr, B. L. Morgan, the property
of Mv. L. J. Ponville, the old
orize house used as a storage
room by the American Tobacco
Companyand two or three small
dwellings occupied by eoiored
people. The tire started from
ihe explosion of an oil stove which
\vas being lighted. For almost
an hour White’s stable looked as
if it would be destroyed by the
:iiighty roaring flames. At one
time the Burlington Hosiery Mill
caught but was extinguished by
a bucket brigade before the flame
made any headway.
Had ic not been for the gai-
jantry of the fire boys who work
ed like heroes in ti.mp of battle
ihe iiames would pnined
their way to Main sircec and
v.'here the end would have been
is li’.iknown.
The property of Mr. FonviUe
is valued at $7,000 with $3,700
insiuTince. In the warehouse
Mr. 3.Iorgan had a large, amount
of tobacco with $1,UU0 insurance.
In the storage house the Ameri
can Tobacco Company had stack
upon stack of tobacco w’hich
they suffered great loss.;
The Graham and Greensboro
fire boys both responded to the
call I'or help. The Graham boys
arriving v/hile the flames were
at their greatest fcrce. The foi-
lo'.ving from the Greensboro Dai
ly News gives an idea at 'vvVicii
speed tney came;
>Vichin one hour and t'.verity
j]}inuces sTter r.he call ironi Bar-
iingtor. for pr-i Greensboro
Fire f.lepartnisrit wa^ on, the
ler.u ujSlSt';
agairist tlie
flames and /lign^' wind. Happily
the Are was under control when
the local boys arrived and “Gen
eral Greene” and the Southside
Hose wagon were not unloaded..
In exactly 30 minutes after the
culi the Southern railway had a
special standing at the Davie
street crossing. Forty minutes
W'lre required in loading and
making the 22-mile run to Bur
lington, Engineer L. T. Knight
hitting the tracks only in the
high places. _ The special left
here a few minutes before 9 o’
clock and returned about 11:30
o'clock
Besides 30 members of the lo
cal department there were a num
ber of people on the special, while
the regular passenger train, No.
144, leaving here at 9:40 o’cIocJk
carried many more. ¥/hen the
later ones arrived the fire was
out and the special was ready to
start the return trip to Greens-
tioro. To all who v/ent to Bur-
lir.gton it was easy to see that
there was real cause for aiarai.
The fire was near the p»rincipa]
business street of the city and
at the time of its origin a strong
wind was blowing. Later this
wind shifted and with such aid
the Burlington department had
little trouble in beating do^wn
the flames.
BID WRECK AT
HAW RIfERi
One of the worst freight wrecks
^ which has occured in this section i
I of the State occured Thursday ;
evening at Haw River vvhen j
through freight No. 175 west
bound and local freight had a
wreck on the trestle.at Haw Riv
er at 2 p. m.
Local freight, Engineer Allen,
backing into a siding, failed to
clear the main line as th^ through
train came up behind and side-
swiped the front of the local at
the entrance to the 200“yard,tres-
tle which is 60 feet above the riv
er.
Engineer Morton Avery, of
Greensboro jumped and rolled
down a fifty foot embankritent
sustaining several bruises but no
broken bones. Fireman Hawkin?
(colored) of Spencer, who stuck
to his post to the finish was bur
ied beneath the wreckage, it be
ing four hours before his body
could be gotten out. Although
medical aid w?.s rendered hini
while in the wreckage he was so
badly mashed he died shortly.af-
ter being Iciosed, and before ar
riving at St. Leo’s Hospital, at
Greensboro,
The tender of the local engine
fell sixty feet to the ground be
low landing at the edge of the ^
river. Following the engine were
three cars whicn were left stand
ing on the end of the steep in
cline.
Traffic was neceswely badly
delayed. Passenger and mail
trains No. 139 and 131 transfer
ring and backing to Durham and
Grcensbaro; Crowds from Bur
lington and Graham who went to
witness the wreck were large.
The street cars being forced to
put into service even the summer
cars. . t
WHO WILL BE NEXT?
Quite a number of our subscribers have sent in their sub
scription since our gentle reminder; but a tar greater
ber have not. Keep thegood work going and let the dollars
come, because we need them all. Don’t forget, piease,
PROGRAM
Program of Organ Re^itai to Be Given Church of ifee. Holy C,
er, Thnr&day Night, Dfcenbef 7tb.
Jiitort'
i-
i
1—Grand Offertoire in G.
2—Melody in F. . .
3—Solo, "tlnansvirered’'
Mrs.sPomeroy.
4— (a) Wolframs Prayer from ‘ ‘Tannhauser, ’ ’
(fe) “Humoreske, ”
5—War March of the Pnests, /
6~Priere et Berceuse, \
7—“The Better Land, ”
Mrsi Pomeroy.
8—Saiut D’ Amour,
(b) ’Lagp (by request)
9—-Halleujah Chorus,
Prom the “Messiah. ”
Lefebure Wely
Rubenstein
Bischoff
Wagner.
Dvorak
Mendelssohn
Gilmant
Handel
H mdel
j3CC?)\ £-V -(.X i
ahCf iH lU-i t;i
][n-|lOinior "of
Rey, Had Mrs. KeH'
aaii.
; ■ Under the aus.)>lce& of the good
ladies of the Christian clmrch a
delightful recention \yas given
Rev. and Mrs. A. B. Kendall the
new Christian minister at the
home 01, Dr, and Mrs. R, M.
Morrow Tuesday night. All the
members of the church were in
vited to b'^ present, and the min
isters of the various congrega
tions. Between one hundred and
fifty and two hundred were pre
sent. A very interesting program
consisting of music and recita
tions had been planned. Piano
solo. Miss McDowell, Trio, Miss
McDowell, Miss Robertson and
Mrs. J, L. Scott, Recitation Miss
Mary Foster, vocal solo Mrs.
Scott, piano solo, Miss McDowell.
Refreshments including a salad
course were served. The chief
aim of the entertainment was to
meet Rev. and Mrs. Kendall.
The evening was very much en
joyed.
FOlilSDiN
RY. ACCIDENI
Farmers.
Doubtless My many friends of
Guilford, Alamance, Caswell and
Orange Counties are aware of
Aly loss in getting My Warehouse
■ urned on last Monday. I am
gi-;d to inform yuu That I have
se^ .iredThe large Brick building
that used for .the Bridge
plani, . ving Me More than 12000
ft. of tiv^or space. I have never
had a More ideal Warehouse
since I have been in the busi
ness. Well lighted, good accom
modations for both Man and
beast. The buyers have prom.is-},
ed their hearty Co-operation, and
Ad 01 li Burlington Boy Comitig To^
wards Home.
Mr. E. P. Williams, an old Bur
lington boy, writes that the Hart
ford Life Insurance Company of
Hartford, Conn., has made Con
tract with Mr. Marion B^ich for
North Carolina. Mr. Rich is now
one of the leading General Agents
for his Company in -the United
States and with both North and
I South Carolina as his territory
i he lead the entitle Agency force
in 1912.
.vhf) is contemplating
Life Insurance and
/one
they say np pile of tobaccp shall; wants*ZCompany that can offer
1 f less,than the _ highestPartjci-
Market prices on MORGAN’S' • , . . *
„ . 11,. ^ • Manager for Mr. Marion
chief aim when selhng your to .{jenerWl -Aji^nCand he will be
bacco. I hada^ery good saleto-ta offer you a proposition
I this line. He want^t good,,
i honest and reliable men in every
1 11 Vff 'town in North Carolina to rep-
V\ili Always lead and sell Hartford Life. Heal-
tobacco lor Mora Monej than | wants several Special Men'
any Warehouse m this section ^ liberal Contract
of the state, MORGAN the j right man. Adress Marion
hu'itler knows hov/ to get you
the price for your tobacco. I
have been selling tobacco for the
past two days for the biggest
prices I have sold tobacco in 20
years. Come to se me. Your
friend, MORGAN.
Paducah, Ky., Dec. l.~Four
persons were killed and a score
' or more injured this evening ac-
fctbe S»nd., SchK,ls | -Por^
train No. 101, bound from Mem-
I phis to Souisville, went into the
i ditch, twelve miles east of here.
Coihction I -jhe train is one of the fastest on
Spreading rails is
Sunday, Dec. 3, 1911.
Sunday School Totals.
Attendiince
M. E.
Baptist 232 14.49
Presbyterian 277 3.74
German Ref.
Christian, 213 11.72
M. P. 203 3.41
Webb Ave. 110 2.98
1035
$36.34
men’s BIBLE AND BARACA
classes totals,
/I t! cndoijce Volhction
Baptist
Presbyterian
Christian
M. P.
German Ref.
Webb Ave.
E.
Snow Camp,
13
35
32
30
Total today 165
8.03
.87
4.23
1.40.
1.89
$16.42
Qvfistpm
! Lid toV the cause, AlT the nine
i coaches went into the ditch and
I then rolled over, .
1 The scene of the wreck is re
mote from wire facilities. The
■ train said to have been running
' 40 miles an hour, had crossed the
: Cumberland River and proceeded
' about a mile and a half when it
■ left the track. .
A relief train-carrying sur
geons and nurses was sent trom
here and the dead and injured
^ will bo brought here.
A Free Note Book 1912 Calender
for Our Readers.
We take pleasure in announc
ing that any of our readers can
secure a pretty vest pocket note
book and calender by sending 4
jne-aent stamps to D. Swift &
Co., Patent Lawyers, Washing
ton, D. C. In addition to the 44
blank pages for memoranda, it
contains calenders for 1912 and
1913, the population of the 600
largest cities, ^ in each state ac
cording to the census of 1910,
the population and area of each
state, the number of electoral
votes each presidential candidate
received £rom each state in 1908,
the number of Democrats and
Republicans elected to Congress
by each state in 1908 and 1910, a
chapter of useful household in-
formationp and a chapter of use
ful kw points for every day use.
This book would cost 36 cents at
a book store.
Important Notice.
All citizens interested in civic
improvements are requested by
the Mayor and officials of the
I own to meet with Dr. Delia Dix
on Carroll at the Baptist church
Friday night at 8 o'clock for the
purpose of organizing a civic
league.
J. H. Freeland,
Mayor.
John H. Vernon, Secretary Present
! Keywansee Tribe No. 97 will
meet next Monday night Dec. 11
(for the purDose of nominating
officers for the ensuing year.
Every member is urged to be
C. H. Walker, Chief.
Card Oi Thanks
i
I We wish to sincerely t^nk
! the Fire Company and citizens
ifor their work preventing our
1 property irpm^ being destroyed
by the recent fire.
Drs. Spoon & Hornaday.
A U. S. policeman has arrest-
' ed the Mexican revolution.
Rich, General Agent, Columbia,
S. c. ■ ^
We quoted the following from
the Insurance Herald:
The South Carolina field men
of the Hartford Life Insurance
Company gathered in Columbia
for their annual banquet, tend
ered by Marion Rich, general
agent, at the Columbia hotel last
Saturday night. T. F. Lawrence,
vice president of the Hartford
Life was present and spoke on
“The Hartford Life—What It is
Doing apd Intends to Do. F. H.
McMaster, insurance comimis-
sioner of South CaroKna, was al
so present and talked to the
Hartford agents on the insurance
department.
In his address Vice President
Lawrence Complimented Maiion
Rich, general agent for South
Carolina, and declared that his
company was proud of the South
Carolina agency which leads the
field in offered and paid for bus
iness,
“Just of late,” said Mr. Lamr
rence, “the North has begun to
look to the South for investments.
This section of the country is at
last coming into its own. lam
glad to be able to anhounce to
night that the Hartford life is
considering investing part of its
reserve in South Carolina, and I
feel sure that before six months
have passed my company will
have made farm loans and bought
South Carolina municipal bonds. ”
Insurance Commiaioner Me
Master in speaking to the Hart
ford agents, declared that afield
man should choose his company
and stick to it. It is the aim of
the insurance department, he
said, to build up loyal leagues of
agents for every company. : In a
few years the commissioner said
that he was looking forward to
publishing an honor roll of agents
who had remained loyal to one
company.
Mr. McMaster condemned
“twisting in the strongest terms.
“The ‘twister’ is like the .pirate
of the high seas,” he declared.
He asked the Hartford agents to
report all cases of “twisting'' to
h e iaurA 1:3 i ‘.31: n ; I: w li31
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NO. 3
I
Mrs. Lea Barnette of south
west Burlington died Tuesday
night a^out midnight, The re
mains will be carried to
Greek Thursday \where funei^al
and burial services will be con
ducted by Rev’d Sample of Cross
Roads assisted by Rev. D. Mc-
Iver of the city. She leaves a
husband and one son Ayy Barn
ette, ian electrician, ^he was the
sister of J. Me Garirison and; Mrs
J, H. Walker of hesr St:ony Creek
She was a good christia,n wonian
and highly respected by her
many friends.
Mrs. •Chas. Lewis died Tuesday
at two o’clock at the age of 86,
She leaves a husband/ and '*ohe
chiid-Mrs, Dickeii^ of Xxrah
She will be buried today alt Bethel
funeral by Re’d. A. B. Eendall
pastor of the Christian ■ ; ChurclL
Miss Mary Walker of Watsph!
Route 1 Pleasadt Grove ToWnsiiip
died TuesdaV night at the age of
little more than sixty. She will
be buried at Union Ridge Thurs
day. She was the aunt ■ of our
townsmen Messrs; C. 0. and
Robt. Walker.
She leaves two sisters 'M J;
W. Smith of Durham and Mrs.
J. H. Trollinger of Haw River,
and one brother Mr. Calvip
ker with whom she made her
home. Sne will be buried at
Union Ridge Thursday.
Wil Tiam Cooper of Railroad
Street died this mornfn^ at three
o'clock at the IVQEae of hik'daught,
er Mrs.. WeMdn/' .'B
whom hn lived.. J|e w^91yiears
oid and came Hei-S from near
Prospect Hill, Tie leaves two
sons/iiind^^fi v^ ;i:]^t;}ghters. 'Burial
Will, ■ take ■ p1a.ce ■ n t the Cooper
t>-morrow.
Dr.
Delia Dixon Carroll
and ■
Mrs. W, N. H«tt of Raleigh Com* ;
■ ing.:;. :/-'J
Dr. Delia Dixon CarroU iand}
Mrs. W. N. Hutt, Chairman of]
Health Pept. of The Federation
of Woman’s Clubs of North Ca,r-
olina will be in Burlington Fri
day, Pec. 8, under the auspices
of the Woman’s Christian Tem
perance Union Fnday afternoon
at 2:30 o’clock Mrs. ^utt will
talk to the children of the Graci-
ed School on School Hygene. At
3 o’cloek at the Baptist Church
she will address the mothers and
teachers' on the Moral Problem
of the children.
Friday evening at 8 o'clock,
Dr. Delia Dixon Carroll will ad
dress a mass meeting at the Bap-
4iist Church on Municipal Sanita
tion.
All those interested in Civic
Improvement are requested to be
present
ProceedkgV Oif Ae C^iiiiity Cqoh
mutioDert.
Graham, N. C„ Dec. 4.—The
Board of County Commissioners
of Alamance County met in the
Court house pii the above date at
ten o'clock A. : in regiillGif
monthly meeting v^ith the fol^
lowing members present: .
W. H. Turrentine, -
T. B. Barker,
E. L. Dailey,
J. E. Stroud.
Geo. Ti Wiiliamson,^ chairman,
being absent upon motion daljr
made and seconded W. H. Tur
rentine was elected chairman pro
tem.
The following business was
transacted:
Ordered: That the rejport of ,
Chaa D. / Johnson, !^gister of
Deeds in and for Alamance
County be accepted, approved
and ordered recorded and filed.
Ordered: That -the report of
Chas. D. Johnston,^^ Clerk to the
Board of County Commission
ers of Ala^arice^^^^^
the County "Debt sirt^ fund be
accepted, approved and ordered
recorded.
Chas. D. Johnston presented a
receipt renewing his official Bond
for one year it is ordered that
same be accepted and ordered
filed. ■ '.' V;'- ^
Ordered: That the report of
Dr. Geo. W., Long, Supt. of
Health for Alamance, County be
accepted and filed. ;
Ordered; That J. N. Taylor be
relieved of tax on $950.00 solvent
credits same being an error in
listing his tak in N. Burlington.
Ordered: That W. N. Thomp
son investigate building bridge
across the creek hear Mr. Thos.
Foust’s as asked foi" in petition
of citizens, presented . to thisj
Board and report tfi this. Board
at its next meeting.
Ordered: That W. N.
son be
:WOirk;oh:/-rQp^i^ - v- ^' —
Big Falls Bridge;, also finish the
iills at ’Stag-.q^s'bre^^k and'
do son:e Work on ; .;oU, rrionii.
road. .
J; D. Kernodle,' C. S. C. pre
sented a receipt renewing his
official bond anvi i.he same was
ordered upo# motion accepted
and. filed. • ■
Ordered: T.hai J. D.- Kernodle
C. S. C. be allowed: until the first
Mondr.y in Janu?.ry, 1912 to file
his official report.
Ordered: That W. H. Turren-
dne and T. B. Barker be appoint
ed a committee investigate the
road at the Daniley pines near
Danileys and report to this
Board at its next meeting.
Ordered: That the matter of
allowing Mr. Patterson a cart
way across the land of Dr, Pdge
be laid over until the next meet
ing of this Board.
Enjoy the Winter Nights.
If it is your eyes that bothers
you from the pleasure that sur
rounds you, when at home read
ing or sewing have them seen to
for I will fit you with suitable
glasses that will give you com
fort in reiading and doing ^close
work. I will be at Dr. Morrow's
Office Tuesday, Dec. 12th.
Dr. S. Rapport,
/ Eye Specialist.
would make an independent! in
vestigation.
Addresses v^ere also delivered
by Rev. Allan Macfarlan, a Hart
ford field man of Columbia, on
“How to Secure Business” and
J. D. Frost, of Columbia, one of
the evening, on ‘^‘The Advant
ages of Being a Life Insurance
Policy Holder.”
The agents voted their thanks
to the home office for having
sent a representative to their
banquet. ,
! present at the
T. F. Lawrence,
of the Hartford
Rich, Columbia,
general agent for the Hartford
in South Carolina; F. H. McMast
er,: insurance fcommissioner of
South Carolina; E. P. Williams,
Columbia^ office manager, and
he field agents.
Among
banquet were:
vice president
Life: Marion
mg w- .
Ordered: That J. M. Gattis be
refunded tax on $1.25 same havr
ing been i>aid as the special Road
tax erroneously.
Ordered: That R. N> Cook be
authorized to refund to J. E.
Isley the sum of $1.90 charge
the same to Friendship Graded^
school as it has been erroneously
listed in said district.
The outside poor list was re
vised and the usual orders made.
Ordered: That $36.93, the
proceeds of the jKerby estate be
turned ever to the County Treas
urer and credited to the Genera^
Conniy fund. ' . ^ .
Ordered: That this Board give
note to the National Bank of Bur
lington for $135,76 for freight
on Iron cells etc. for the county
work house.
Ordered: That the bill pre
sented by the River Falls Farm
for the sum of $128.76 for repai^
ing engine which broke thr^gh
the Galbreth bridge across Haw
River be and is hereby reject^.
A franchise was granted J. W.
Murray, his heirs and assigns
the right, locate, operate and
maintain an Interurbaiv Railway
over and along the Public Roads
of Alamance County. .
There being no furthur busi
ness the Boara adiourned»
Masonic Meetiag.
Bula Lodge No. 409 A. F. and
A. M. will hold its regular com
munication next Monday night
at 7:30 o, clock. Work in the Sec
ond Degree. All members are
urged to be present.
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