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BURUNGTON. N. C, DECEMBER 20 1911.
Annual Recital.
evening in the Burling-
Schoo) Auditorium
a r-iusical recital of un-
f' -'ii'-nev when Miss
, A 'McDowell, musictf^ach-
■'“;r the GraiK-d School, assisted
® J- L- Scott, who IS recog-
, y as our chief musician Eave
■f»ivei. at the close of each
ti hoii^'-h tbe weatiier was very
„i;vovable and the night stormy
by far larger than
‘d have been expected. Sel-
;iy‘our people who love good
.va..c lur-o the ppportunity of
;t ne«ina- a musical which will
t'h*^ splendid rendenng
jVp^^tlioven’s “Moonlight Son-
l -’anahis ’'Concerto m C,
'‘Mountain ■ scenes,
t's^r.'s ‘•Marmuring Zephyrs/’
Soszkowski’s “Caprice Es-
\V0
doi
regretted that
whose home is
Y. \vill not re-
ana
pasjnoi.' .
It is especially
jliss :\IcDo\vell
in Pf^
iiu'n. Her refined personality
and R'racetal manners has won
'he love and admoration oi not
' her pupils but m->nv friends
town and com n'.'in;\v.
ohiV
in our
Senton-Kime.
Quite a large nimiber of her
t'ri?nds ''Vere surprised last 1 hurs
%v ni-^-ht when it was learned
ti'at Miss Rebekah Joy Kime and
\Iv Homer Bentun of Statesville
were married. The marriage oc-
curins at the ^lethodist Protes**
tant Parsonage, Rev. T. E. Davis
offieiating. Immediately after
the ceremony the bride and
cr’room left for Northern cities.
Thev will return and be at home
to their friends at Statesville,
after Jan’jary the twelfth.
Miss Kime is the pretty and
acc'''mpHshe''i daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry G. Kime, a
wealthv stock dealer of this city.
Mr. Benton is an attorney of
Siatesvil'e.
Civic League Organized.
Ar an
organization meeting of
the Civic League held at the
Christian Church Thursday night
the following officers were elect
ed: Mrs. J, B. Gibble, Pres.;
Mrs. '.V.IL Carrolj, First V-Pres, ;
Mrs. Eugene Holt, Second V-
Pre?.; Miss Jessie Sharpe, Re
cording Sec’y; Miss Bessie Holt.
Ccrre-ponding Secretary; E. S.
W, pameron. Trcas. and R. M.
Andrev.s, First Correspondent.
Ai a meering held Tuesday night
at the same place, ■ several inter-
estir.e: talks were given, firsi by
Mrs. Gibble, who
Sunday School Conveation.
The Burlington Township Sun
day School Association met Sun
day eevening and night in the
Christian Church. At the even
ing services Rev. A. B. Kendall
conducted the Devotional Ser~
vice and Capt. J. A. Turrentine
gave a few words,of welcome in
response, taking the place of J.
H. Vernon, Esq., who could not
he. present. Rev. T. A. Sykes,
pastor of the front Street Meth.
odist Church, gave a very inter
esting talk in which he shov/ed
that the Sunday school is the
chief factor of the church and
that ninety “five per cent of all
the members who join the church
come, through the Sunday school.
J. Van Carter,. Field Secretary
of the State S. S. Association,
addressed the meeting for an
hour, giving some very interest
ing facts. By a black-board he
showed how each church and
Sunday school member was a
part of the great International
Association. He enlarged on
the Standaad of the Sunday
school, placing on the board the
following:
1. Evergreen Sunday School.
Cradle Roll.
Home Department.
Organized Class.
Teachers' Training Class.
Representation at Town
ship S. S. Convention.
7. Offering for . junty Asso
ciation.
In this standard Mr. Carter
especially emphasized the Teach
ers’ Training Class, showing how
important it is for the teachers
to be well versed in order to be
instructive. Six representatives
of the Sunday schools present
vouched for the organization of
teachers' training classes in their
schools.
The following offcers were e~
iected for the ensuing year; Mr.
J. G. Rogers, President, J. R.
Holfman, Sec. & Treas,, Jrio. R.
Foster, Vice President and Mr.
E. W. Atwater, Superintendent
of the Teachers’ Training organ
ization.
At the evening session Rev. A.
B. Kendall, pastor of the church
in which the convention was
held, spoke on ‘ ‘The Growth of
the Spiritual Life,"'andlilr. Car
ter on “Is the Sunday Scht)ol
Worth While.” Both were very
in'^tructive lectures. •
The Methodist Protestant
Church was decided on as the
place for the holding of the next
convention.
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3.
4.
5..
6.
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The State Dispatch PubUsMng C>. hi> d * : 1 ty p i
on one of the greatestvoting contests ever held in the Coun
ty or this section of the state. In our first issue in 19i?,
which will be January 3rd, a complete list of the premiums
together with rules which will goyern the contest will be
published. At present all care |l being taken by the man
agement of the paper to get nothing but first'Cl^iss premiums
and to inaugurate rules which will give a f air deal to eye. y
contestant. AO this will have been perfected by the first
of the year and the contest will moye off with a yim
Watch for the list of premiums. Nothihg to equal
them ever been offered in a voting contest in Alamance
County.
WHO WILL BE NEXT?
Quite a number of our subscriber have sent in their sub
scription since our gentle reminder; but a tar greater num
ber have not. Keep the good work going and let the dollar
come, because we need them all. Don’t forget, please,
tile I’resiaen
offered as a slogan for the lea
gue: "Beautify Burlington E-
Quai to Any Town in the World.
The Konorable Mayor gave the
thought that if each person in the
city would clean up his lot the
league would be a success. Af
ter speaking at some length
shewing how the sanitary con-
f-utson 01 the town is not keeping
apace with its ^ population. Dr.
^aucette very forcefully present-
fc* the idea that if we had the
proper sanitary conditions in our
town and home we could avoid
many of the much dreaded mala-
Ivs such as typhoid, malaria, tu-
uerouiosis, and small pox. The
meeting adjourned subject to the
caa of the president.
Morgan-Tyson.
Mr.
Houry (IrhsmU 7\yson
(Iiv coining mai'ria^e ofiti.'-
(in lighter
iilhnheth HmseV
to
Rev. (MrvoH Irving Morgan
Deceiiiher the t^v*>nt,y-.vixthi
SiTH^ieen fnwdverl nnd '1(; ven
Snlishm\v, N. C'.
A ireight wreck near Haw
n Tuesday morning caused
the trains to have to betrans-
lerred during the day. Thirteen
were derailed and the track
OiOCKefj so as to make traific im-
Possi&le, No one was hurt
-ne wrpfl- Tv.^ cause
of
m
the
was due to a loose wheel.
^^•1 the w’reckage has been clear-
eo away and Xhe trains are run-
on schedule this Wednesday
morning',
Roosevelt’s and friends
'A ell understand that they
ut-aling with a man who will
bullied into taking back-
n presidential nomination.
^ way woman who have kill-
,}■' |r husbands are being ac-
may well make the !aw-
a falling off in divorce
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P.(
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talk
ed
fUiit
yei'..
by.:
AldersBen Meet.
The regular semi-monthly
meeting of the city Fathers was
held Monday night in the Mayors
Hall. The Mayor and all the
Board was present except Ald^-
man Williamson. Messrs. B. R.
Sellars, Ernest Murray and J. C.
Holt of the street conimittee were
present. It was decided that the
cost of excavating for the laying
of sidewalks .be paid by the
town. The putting o^ sand on the
street leading to the cemetery
was discussed*
The annual report of the hre
inspector Mr. B. M. Walker was
received. The report shows that
our town has h^d seventeen
during the past year. And ^at
several thousand dollars worth ot
property has been saved through
the heroic work of the fire boys.
Will Deliver Address On Sunday
School Work.
Mr. John B, Swarty of Phila
delphia, Field Secretary of the
Sunday School Board of The Re
formed Church, will make an ad
dress and hold a conference _on
Sunday school work' in the Re
formed Church at BurUngton, at
7:30 p. m., January 4th,
The Sunday school supermten-
dents and teachers of the city are
cordially invited to be present as
well as all other Sunday school
workers.
Id Regard to Recent Burlington Fire
To the Editor of The Charlotte
Observer;
Referring again to your article
af December 4, in which your
correspondent stated that our fire
equipment and water pressure
proved unsatisfactory, we will
thank you to make correction of
this staiemerit, as it does the city
injustice in that it appears to the
reading public that our town is
not equipped to protect property
from the ravages of fire. The
facts are that we have every
thing necessary to protect prop
erty. Our water system js abso
lutely. all right and with two very
powerful force pumps, the city
is in position to give any pres
sure desired in case of fire, a,nd
at the time of the fire in question
there were six streams of w^ter
in use and the pressure did' not
at any titrie during the fire prove
inadequate. The chief of our
fire company states that they
have all the equipment necessa
ry for fighting fire and further
that the fire in question was un
der control when Graham and
Greensboro came to our assist
ance. We feel that it will be
your pleasure to make proper
correction and we thank you in
advance for the favor.
J. L. SCOTT, Secretary,
Burlington Water, Light and
Power Commission.
Burlington, Dec. 16, 1911.
(It appears that tne corres
pondent of the Observer has ov
erlooked the fact that Burlington
is no one-horse town with a buck-
' et brigade fire company. But
has away over six thousand peo
ple when we are all in and ii fire
company in keeping with our
population. This statement is
evidenced by the fact that our
records show seventeen fires du
ring 1911 and only bn the occa
sion mentioned was it thought
wise to cafl, in the assistance of
our neighbors. However, we
say this in all modesty for we
do not knOv/how soon we may
need assistance again,)
Church Services.
There wiir he services in the
Church of the Holy Comforter,
the Rev. John Betmers Gibble,
RectoiS on Thursday, Dec. 21st,
St. Thomaspay, 10:00 a. m. The
Fourth Sunday in Advent, Dec.
24th, 11:00 a.'ra. and 7:80 p. m.
and on Monday, The Nativity of
our Lord, or the Birthday of
Christ, commonly cajled Christ
mas day, at 10:30 a. m.
The Sunday School Festival
and Ghristmaa tree will be on
Christmas night, '7.*30 in the old
church. Public cordially invited.
All pews free. '
In the Burlingtoa Sunday Scnools
Sunday^
Dec. 17,
im.
Sun day ScVio/^l
At
Colhetion
M. E. :
350
10.40 .
Baptist
247
5.10
Presbyterian
121
4.22
German Ref.
115
3.27
Christian,
194
15.24
M. P.
183
17.30
Webb Ave.
123
11.18
1333'
$66.8t
* MEN'S BIBLE AND BARACA
CLASSES’/TOTALS.
-i ttemhynce
CoiJection
Baptist
59
2.40
Presbyterian
13
1,80
Christian
32
12.12
M. P.
31
2.65
German Ref.
24
.97
Webb Ave.
37
L80
M. E.
71
Total today
267
$29.94
Death of a Good Mother.
M rs. Emma ! Foust PlaUkett
died in Greensbwo at 3 rat.
pec. 15th 1911, aged 47 years,
6 months and 18 days. She was
the daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. S. E. Foust of the Mt. Hope
Refprnied Church community in
Guilford county and a sister of
Mrs, 3. R, Mebane who died in
Burlirtgtoif only a few weiek& ago.
On the l^h of October 187S along
; with 5[ he .\vriter and 62 other per
sons she joined Mt. Hope Chureh.
Oh the 24th of .March 1885 she
and Mr. Andrew L. Plunkett
were uriited in matrimony. To
this union 6 sons and 3 daughters
were born. The husband and
ehildren and one brother and 8
sister^-survive her.'::
The pldest son Flayibus is: now
praciiciiig medicine in Lyrich-
burg Va. Georp the 2nd son: is
in^iliyiahoma and ^ald , not get
hbme in time for;th% funera,l ser
vices which was held; in Mpriah
Methodist Protestant Ghurch on
Stinday Pec. 17th con ducted by
the undersigned assisted by Revs.
G; A. Cecil and J. F. McCulloch
and attended by a very large
congregation of sorrowing rela
tives and friends. The floral de
signs were proluse and beautiful
The services were made more ef
fect! ve by a solo, “Sometime
We’ll Understand,’' sung by
Mrs. Teague who is well rem-rm
bered in BurUngton, having sung
in the Choral U nion Concert here
last Spring.
After marriage Mrs. Plunkett
transferred her church member
ship to Moriah with her husband
and remained faithful in the
Masters’ service until called to
her reward.
"Her death was caused by apop
lexy, the stroke coming on Thurs
day while attending special sale,
in the Beackrnan store on South
Elm Street.
She was a good wife and moth
er justly very proud of her large
and interesting family and will
her home.:»
j. if. Andrew.
Resolutions Of Respecf.
(By Purity Council No. 22,
D. of L.)
BUT KILLS gW
Taylorsville, Dec. 14.—A
phon e message recei ved
from Stony Point^tates that Roy
Keever, son df Jessie Eeeyer,
who lives about two miles south
of that place, accidentally shot
himself about 3 o’clock yesteitiay
afternoon and died Mas a
thirty minutes thereafter. ;
: 'The young .man was "in^:i^s^^.•
woods chopping wiieii the acct ■
dent oceured. He had laid his
gun against a log and when he .
attemj^ted to move it, it was dis
charged by the Jiamriier coming "
in con tact with a knot on the log.
The entire load entered his gfide.
A physician was sent for at once,
but the young man died before
he arrived, He was about 17
years of age.
fiesolutlonsetRespcf. "
Whereas, Qur Heavenly Fath--
er, in His all Wise t^rbyidehce,
has seen fit to remove from our
midst our beloved Brother, Wil
liam M. Cates, who, on Nov. 25,
1911, passed from earth ta his re
ward, therefore be it Resolved:
1st.—That we bow in Ijumble
submission to Him that doeth all
things well. ; ?
2nd.—That while this Ccuncil
has lost its Junior Past Counci l«
lor and one of its most faithful
members, we feel that our loss is
his gain..
3rd.—That we express our sin
cere sympathy to the entire fam
ily in this sore bereavement
4th.—That a copy of these res
olutions be placed in'our minutes,
a copy be sent the family, also,
copy to the city papers for j
cation.
D. J. Fitch,
T. T. -Staffoi
J. G. Rogei
North State Council
’t;-
Salisbury, Dec. 15. — Caught in
the act of robbing a safe in the
I store of George H. Shaver in Sal-;
jisbury at mid-night last night
I Benny Hudson,' a young white
i man was lodged in jail here to-
! day. He had been employed by
a ifirm formerly occupying the
Whereas, on Saturday,
25, 1911, Our Brother, W. M.
Cates, was taken from our roll
of membership by Hini that do-! store building, had a key to th
eth all things well; therefore, be ‘door and
it Resolved, i on the safe. Money had been
First—That we have lost a loy-. missed frequently and Deputy
I al and faithful member and hum- [James I&ider stood watch, catch-
bly bow to His Divine will, ever, ing Hudson at. the mid-night
remembering we, too, sometime . hour.
must give up this earthly abode. i C. D. Watkins, a mfember of
Second—That we sincerely and the old firm, in the same store.
TEN NAT. BIltENES
Washington, D. C., Dec. 16. ~
Ten modelg-have been submitted
in competition for the monument
10 be erected bn the battlefield at
Guilford Court House, N. C., to
commemorate the great victory
won by the American troops com
manded by Major General Na
thaniel Greeiie at that place
March 15, 1781.
The models have been put on
exhibition at the War Depart
ment. The competition will be
decided by Secretary of War
Stimson with the assistance of
A W
F.'s.Cheek,
R A.' Freeman,
Committee.
Rock Creek R. F. D. 1.
John H. Vernon, Secretary
Sdow liaaii.' items.
Christmas will soon be here
and the young people are expect
ing a good time.
Miss Roduska Roach, who has
been Greensboro for some
time, has come home to spend
Christmas.
Mr. King McVey, of Green
ville, S, C., is spending a few
days here.
Mr. Lon. Reveal, of Indiana, is
spending sometime in the neigh
borhood.
Mr. John Coble and family Mrs. Henry Councleman died
have moved back to their old on the 15th inst. stft^r several
home on Rocky River. We are I weeks of suffering. The burial
sorry to have them leave. ' took place at Rock Creek church.
Mrs. William Curtis and daugh- [Maurice Stuart conducted the
ter, May, spent Sunday at Smith- funeral. She was about sixty
wood, - '■ six years of age.
Rev. Harvey, of California,! Mrs. Phebe Brock well of Haw
was at Cane Creek Sunday and River who is in poor health is
delivered a good sermon. He vis- now with her parents Mr. and
ited atMr. Cicero Stuart’s Sun-- Mrs. Simeon Thonipson.^.
day afternoon. Mr. Lon Reveal Of Sheridan
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Durham Indiana visited at Elwfi^Thoinpr
visited at Mr. Frank McVey.’s' son’s last v/eek.
Mr. R. K. McVey of Green-
was implicated in a confession
made by Hudson later and he
Both
fraternally sympathize with the
bereaved family and point them
to the One who has promised; has also been arrested,
comfort to the widows and fath- men are held for trial,
erless by doing His command.
Third'—That a copy of
' resolutions be sent to the family
of cur deceased brother, a copy
spread on our Record Book and
copies sent to The Burlington
News and The State Dispatch
with request' to publish. -
A Stranger.
A stranger, entering a bank,
asked: “Can you tell me where
Draughon's Business Colleges
are located.” “Yes,” said the
bank cashier, “Draughon has 48
Colleges in 18 States. If you
desirea.ny further information,
ask our office assistants: they are
all from DRAUGHAN^S. ’ ’ For
catalogue, address Draughon's
Practical Business College,
Charlotte or Ralelgb, N. or
ville S. C. is visiting relatives in
Sunday.
Last Saturday morning on go , ^
ing to the barn*to feed, Mr. Ode I this community. ^ ^
. , Stuart found a calf had gotten I Mr. and Mrs.jjohn Goble mov-
the National Commission of Fine head fastened in a wagon: ed to their farm in Chatham last
Arts, Senator Overman, Repre-1 wheel. He spent sometime try- week.
sentative Stedman and Paul W. |j^g to free the calf, but finally j Mr. Lawson Pike of Ashland
Schenck, of North Carolina, re-; jjad to saw one of the spokes out. Kan., and sister, Mrs. Amanda
present the Guilford Battle- j go that the calf could go free. Campbell of near Staley visited
ground Commission in the mat-| Wm. Williams is sick at at Elwood Thompson’s recent-
ter. (jongress appropriated $30,-; this writing. Hope he may be' ly- , * t i
000 for the monument and direct-i out again soon. ! Mr. and Mrs. John A. Isley
ed its disbursement by the Sec-j ^ ^ I spent Sunday evening with Mr.
retary of War. 1 * ; i „ . , Donhino-J- TiMpson.:
■ . - - 1 , . ^ ^ r pouang > xhere will be a Xmas tree at
^ courtship than she can bjTia^ creek Ghurch next Sstut-
Mince ' Meat. Coble s Grocery. ^ shouting after marriage. day evening at 2 p. m. . •
Durham Sun In Hands of Reeeivers«
In an editorial Monday evening
the Durham SUn^makes anhounr
cement that it is in receivership
with ex-Mayor W. J. Griswold as
receiver. The legal process was
gone through at the instance of
the Editor and Manager of the
paper, Fred A. MOOre and Mrs.
Moore who are due considerable
salary.
The piapei: announces it will
continue publication and carry
out its contracts.
,Thre$l^i^{ in
Threshing wheat in D^ecember
seems rather odd but our sub
scriber Mr. C. M* Dodson miller
for Marshall Milling Co., writes
us he has received a shipment of
Wheat from Beniajfd;^ G. that
has only been shippi d a few
days, and that the condition «f
the wheat i^ fine.
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