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A REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBOlLI|iNG OF AMERICAN HOMES AND AMERICAN INDUSTRtES.
VOL. IV.
BURLINGTON. N. C. FEBRUARY 21.1912.
NO 41
The Last Serfiee
in
The Farewell service was held
the FroDt Street Methodist;
Episcopal Chnrch, South Sund{?,y
nigbt beginning at 7:30. XnstejicF
of the regular preaching serviiee
the service was thrown open to
the members of the church which
proved to be a very enjoyable
bcccasion. Mr. G. W. Anthony
one of the oldest members of the
church told about how the mero»
bers worshiped before the erec
tion of the church and the build-
in}? of the present house. It was
found that only eight members
wci'e pi'esent who were the first
memters to worship in what k-
now the old Methc^ist churcli;
these worshiping in the UniciB
church before the erection of this
edifice. Mr. J. A. Isiey told a-
bout the first Sunday Scnool M r.
C. W. Hunt being superintendeat
Mrs. G. W. Anthony assistar t
luperintendent and Mr- J.
Isley Secretary and Treasurer.
The pastor of this church at its
first services was Rev. L. L. John
son. Mr. Isley gave quite a num
ber of statistics which proved
very interesting to the members
at present. Editor 0. F. Croivr
son who had been assigned th e
subject “Early struggles of MetJi
odistism in Burlington” was ab
sent. Mrs. J. W. Lasley held
the attention of the audience
spell bound as she told of her
earlv religious experiences, how
she was converted and consecrat
ed to the work of the Lord when
but a girl, and how she at a!l
times stood ready to testify hj¥?
pleasant and sweet her religioas
experience had been. After her
brief remarks the entire audience
joined the pastor in the old fami
liar song of Happy Day. whieh
was sung without organ or hav-
ii'g been announced. Mr. W. S.
Sharpe told about the presersr.
Sunday school how it had increas;y
ed in numbers until the preserii:
attendance of 447, and how he
looked forward with great _ long->
Ing to reach one thousand in the
future. Mr. Sharpe pointed oai
that a large attendance was not
the chief aim of the school, bat
the consecration of souls to the
master. And was sure this grea*
aim bad been accomplisheal
Hon. E. S. W. Dameron in his
figurative language paid matjy
besutifw tributes of respect ta
the old walls which had lamer;':-
ed the sound of the death motm
and rejoiced to see souls broug;,at
to the feet of the cross on special
religious occasions. He pointed
out how the members of thai
church should “Look forward to
the Mark of the High Callirig
’.vhich is in Christ Jesus” as they
pass out from beneath the shei t- ^
er of the old walls and pass inix; |
the new. The “Last Words' ”
were uttered by Rev R. M. And-
re-.vs and the sound of the voice
of the speakers passed away in
oblivion, and a very pleasant re
ligious occasion had been witness
d, not only by the members bi$
A Great Bassquet.
The , Banquet given by the
Chamber of Commerce at the
Ward Hote! Friday night proved
to be a great eve'll in the history
of our town, Burlington.: Mr.
W. E. Sharpe, President of the
organization was Toastmaster.
At nine o’clock, the hour set, the
crowd had arrived, and forty-
four strong, marched two by two
into the dining room of the hotel.
Rev. R. M. Andrews was asked
to return thanks after which the
goodly number v/ere seated and
served to a minute three course
dinner, which was very pleasing
and very cheerfully accepted.
While the guest were being serv
ed music was furnished by Wil
son's Orchestra which filled the
entire spacious hall with sweet
Strains of melodies. However
much the music was ajjpreciated
few cheers were given as the re
cipients were all apparently bu
sy, removing the delicacies.
After all had been served the
hajlLwas thrown into an outburst
speaking, in which the history
lur town was refreshed to the
minds of those who are older and
given anew to the younger set.
The industrial developments of
our town was largely discussed,
and ways and means suggested
to make Great Burlington a
Greater Burlington. Our friend
Hon. Ned Parker of Graham was
present and gave us a slight
compliment by telling us how
h(^pitable we were considered
in the eyes of the stranger.
Many great speeches were spok
en all of which we cannot enum
erate. The one great determina
tion of every speaker appeared
to be to push, pull and boost for
Burlington. After a two hours
scene of speech making and the
rendering of sevrral selections
by the orchestra the crowd dis
persed. An invitation cai’d was
placed before each one present on
which they v^ ere asked to become
a member, if not already one, of
the Chamber of Commerce.
Lent Begins Next Wedneiday
Next Wednesday marks
beginning of Lent, the most sol;
emn and penitential season of th#
chiirch calendar. Observed by
all Catholic, Protestant Episcopal
and some Protestant churches.
Ash Wednesday, significant of*
the sackcloth and ashes of re
pentance, starts the 40 days of
Lent, with the beginning of
which comes the end of the gay?
eties of the social season, Lent
begins somewhat earlier than
usual this year and Easter comes
on April 7.
Ash Wednesday, February 21,
is among the most sacred dayis of
the Catholic Calendar. It ii^ not
observed widely in the Protestiaijt
churches, with the exception
those of the' Episcopal and Luth*
eran denominatiori. Many
Epi&copal churches will hold
vesper services afternoons during
Lent, and noonday service which
are held annually during Lent
by the Protestant Episcopal
Church the Messiah will be eoii-
tinued this year. Striner,s
beautiful oratorio, The Crucifixi
on, will be sung in many churches
during Holy week. *-•
Mr. Lewallen Dies Suddenly.
Mr. Lewallen, a progressive
farmer who lived on the L.
Banks Holt place just beyond Al
amance Mill, died suddenly last
\^ fdnesday evening while going
to a fire which had been caus^
by some negro children playing
in the fireplace in a tenant housg
on Mr. Lewallen’s farm. It is
supposed heart failure was the
cause of his death. He was sev
enty years old, and Vtfas carried
to Asheboro for burial, he hav
ing come to this county from
Randolph. The house Was com
pletely destroyed by the flames.
Senior Entertainment.
The beautiful home of Mr. and.
Mrs. J. P. Montgomery on Meb-
ane and Morehead streets was
all aglow Friday night when
their daughter, Miss Sadie, de-
lightfully entertained the Senior
class of 1012 of the Graded
School, of which she is a mem-
The guest were met at the
door by the hostess. Miss Sadie
Montgomery, and escorted toj
the parlor by Miss Mamie Holt
where they were met by Miss
Flora Garrett. All were enter-
Keep Off Sidewalks, p
During the extremely ^middy
weather many of the sideT^ralks
of the town have been use^ to
drive across. And not on% a-
crbss but taken entirely at some
places. As the jR^eath^r cfesrs
away and the streets get ^better
the town officials have decided to
put a stop to this and allow the
people to drive only where they
should. If you have been tres
passing, beware lest pou are in
dicted. As is generally known
it is contrary to the law and the
law should be enforced.
Death of Maggie PhiiHps.
Maggie Phillips, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James Phillips,
Mr. Nidkolsoo’s Opinion.
Graham, N. C., Feb. 8, 1912.,
Editor:—
As the time approaches for the
holding of the primaries for the
selection of Delegates to the
$tate and Judicial Conventions,
it is well to consider who we will
have for our choice as the stand
ard bearer for the next Presi
dent.
I wish to state here that I am
for Col. Theodore Roosevelt, first,
l^t and all the time. I can-
hot how a true Republican,
who is North Carolina bred, can
conscientiously support William
Howard Taft for the Presidency,
after calmly, and cooly, consid
ering his conduct, actions and
aptude tows^s th(Sm daring
his present administration.
In his memorial speech at
Greensboro he stated that “If
the oflSces were all that the Re
publicans of North Carolina
wanted, that then it would be
better that the Democrats should
have all the offices. Now there
was no Republican objected to
the sentiment above expressed,
for all true Repuolicansbf North
Carolina know that the masses
of the Republican Party in this
State are honest, and are not af
ter the offices regardless of prin
ciple, even the Democrats know
that there are tried and true Re
publicans in North Carolina, and
they can testify to the fact
that there were Republicans who
stood by the principles, of the
Republican party through the
trying ordeal of the reconstruc
tion days, without any hope of
office.
Now what does Mr. T^ft do,
soon after he was elected, gives
the best and most responsible of
fice in his power to a DEMO
CRAT, thus humiliating every
Republican who supported him
in the State.
It is true that he has appoint
ed and reappointed a lot of little
Postmasters all over the State,
but every body knows no difrereni
how Ignorant they may be, that
this is done in order that they
will be on hand to whpop up thiB
No, fellow citizens, we need a
strong and able man to grasp the
reins of government, one who
has truly proved his fitness and
is fully able to guide and direct
the ship of State successfully,
such a man is Theodore Roose
velt who I sincerely trust will be
our next President.
A. B. Nichelson.
Box Social a Success.
tained with games and music, af-: died iri the home of her parents
ter which the hostess brought in,| at Carohna iMills reb. oth. 19^4
a bow and arrow together with
strings of Hearts numbered 1-10-
15'20-2r-. After a very interest
ing gai'i'.e it was found that Mr.
Earl Dameron had averaged the
greatest number of Hearts, was
awarded the prize, a book. Each
^ „ .. - u -u I guest was awarded a letter of
18ie alphabet and asked to make
^3' u.) take part ijij;helastai,i.iij possible per-
v'Z® • ? V " 1 lining to Valentine, which was
-^-i>qdist Chuich. Tl^ first sei ^^g^ween MissFlora Garret ■
■ .s in the new church will ibe ^ ^has. Story, the latter
• dd Sunday nioi-ningm the Sur.M ^jj} granting the honors to
'idy School apartment Garrett. The prize a love-
]y Heart Shaped Box of candy
was presented. Having proved
•mif
aged 13 years and 5 days. She
had been a constant suft!erG)-
Wliat Is Lent?
The name Lent is derived from
the old English word Lencten,
meaning Spring, and so nmy Se
called the Spring fast, and is
kept in commemoration ot> the
days spent by the dear
in the wilderness. :
The Lenten fast has been ob
served and kept by the Chiirfeh
from a very early date. Traces
of its observan le are found in the
writings of the Anti-Nicene
Writers Irenaeus and Origen.
So it runs all through the Christ
en Centuries back thi^iiiKh Jew
ish history to the days when Is
rael was delivered from Egyptian
bondsige. Inallthe generationiB,
with deviation only: as to details,
there have been days of prep^-
tion for the great P^chial Feast
known in our day as Easter.
Its antiquity proves its value.
Think of the saintly lives it has
fostered and developed; of the
careless aimless lives to which it
has given direction and force; of
the good resolutioniB of millions
of souls it has watored with, play
ers and self denial; thinfe of the
multitudes who enjoy the bliss
of Paradise because of its inspir-
ationSi Its memorieis are sacred.
It is Holy Ground, representing
God's presence aiiiong His peo
ple. As Mobes drew near to the
burning bush with reference be
cause God was manifested there;
so this sacred season is approach
ed. Who dare speak lightly of
it? Who dare treat it with un
concern?
Life is a way, the Christian life
is the pathway towards H^ven,
and Lent is the rest by the way.
As Christ sa,id to the Apostles,
‘‘Come yt apart into a deisert
place and rest awhile, ” so the
Church would bid her faithful
children to come apart for a-
while from' the enjoyjtient of
pleasure in its many forms, as
we count pleasure, and rest, rest
the soul and feed it, strengthen^
ing the Christian life by prayer
and more frequent attehdaitiCe at
God's house.
Lent is the special season for
driawing nearer to God. For
special acts of charity arid devo^
tion, for giving up certain things
that might tend to draw the
heart away fromt God, for the
deepening of the religious life,
for placing the hieart in a purify
ing process to cleanse it from sin,
for the uniting us with, and draw
ing us nearer to the Christ. ”
The Merclmts Supply Co.
recently organized for the
purpo^ of takmg over th6 tniea*
ness and good will of the Burlihsr
ton Grocery Co. is going to try a
new experiment in their
of selling goods. Theiy have un^
tii recently emiiloy^d two tmvel-
ing ^lesmen. But they have re
duced the number to one and
have added what is known as a
phone selesnian and^ x)l!«tor.
They haVe put a liftdy in chia^.
of this branch of the business,
who^ie duty is to call all custom
raeru of the firm, dr prospective
customers, that can ^ inched
by phone at least once per
for those who do business in^v^e
towns, and twice per week idr
those whose busing is locati^
in the country. The one
man retained will visit th)se cus
tomers who ^ not fortunately
situated SQ as to have the use of
a phone, until such time as the
phone system in entehd^ to ail
enterprising mereliinlB. Tte
Merchants Supply C6. expect to
be able to save considerably in
the way of traveling expenses /
formerly paid to travelinj^^^
men, which will mean^th^ they
can sell goods at a cloi^ mcurgiri
of profit than heretofore. It will
be the duty of this lady salesman
and collector to not only call you ,
and insist that you give her a,n*
order, but she is to iniiist that
you remit for past purchases, so
if you get a dunn over the phone, -
instep of getting insulted, and
refusing to comply with the
lady’s request, you niust remem-
ber.that it is a new and proi^s-
sive firm. It cannot longer be
truthfully said that there is ttoth-
ingjiew under the sun, in these
days of insurgency, progressive-
ness, the Ini tiative referendumi
and the recall. ;
The Alamance County Teacher^*
I
The Valentine party and box
social given at the Elmira Graded
School last Wednesday nignt was
, , 1 . a success. This function was
since eleven months old, bends’ | tinged with a Leap Year Party
afflicted with epileptic fits. which gave amusement in leaps
funeral was conduced in tnr^ j bounds to the large crowds
home by Rev. J.. D. Anare’.v assembled. The object of the
B'eb. 6th, and her
rest in Pine Hill
Carolina.
body laid
cemetary
to
at
Death of Vance Shepard.
Death of Little Page
God in his all wise w'isdom has
proper
Rufus Vance Shepard after
suffering since last September
with tuberculosis died in his home
two miles south of town Feb. 8th.
11912, aged a little more than 33
a charming hostess in amusement I years. Just one week passed
the guest were ushered to the j between the death of young
dinning rsom where heart shaped Shepard and. his mother whose
’ cream in class colors together death was reported last week.^_
seen proper to take from oin"
i^idst the beloved little son bt\
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Sellars at
twenty minutes past ten Feb. 17;,
1912. Death was caused from] a
blood poison started from a tooth ^^oarted
He '.vas born May 25 1906 ai^e j which all aepartea
years, eight months anxl sorrow
with cake and place cards, also
mints was enjoyed. . '
As the guest were leaving each
a toast after
with great
t'vventy-iour days. The buriti.
services were conducted at tae 1
borne Sunday evening at thieej
o’clock with quite a number rtf
rehtives and friends present.
Trie services was conducted oy
A. B. Kende.ll pastor of ths
Church and was very
and impressive. This l-.trje^
iu’rj passed over the river the
'iM ')■; the family to be taking
" *'-lor who will be the neri.t?
. orse little Brother and
■' t’-isjcra. Thomas, B-lvs-
McU'iha they have
■ -iympathy, but we
that God knows b;;:^'t
ak(;s us one by one.
G. M.
rolinwood Mills Sold.
The Trolinwood Mills of Haw
Riyer which have been standing
for the past year having been
declared bankrupt last March
v;ere sold a few days ago by/Mr.
Fry of Greensboro their owner
and puc’chased by Mr. J. Harvey
White of Graham, owner of the
Travoriu Cotton Mills- and other
miiis Oi U'J.e county umci^*
stand it is the intention ot the
present owner to change the mills
from the manufacture of cloth
to a spinning room and begin
operation a'o an early date. Ihis
will give new Ufe to our progres
sive town of Kaw River.
On Dec. 16, 1906, he and Miss
Lillie Coble were united in mar
riage. They had one son. The
funeral was conducted in the
home by Rev. J. D. Andrew, the
family pastor, and the body was
laid to rest in Pine Hill cemetery
in the family plot with his moth-
sr*
A large concourse of people
gathered to mingle tears of sym
pathy in this sore bereavement.
Base Ball.
occasion was to raise nioney for
the establishment of a library.
The boxes, twenty-two in num
ber, were as pretty aS 'Vou ever
see, these auctioneered by Mr.
C. M. Coble in connection with
a voting contest for the prettiest
young lady and several other con
tests brought in a nice gross re
turn. Th« cake for the best look
ing girl was awarded to Miss A-
mie Traitt. While Prof. Rumb-
ley was conducting the box so
cial in the main auditorium,
Miss Montgomery, teacher of the
primary department, was enter
taining the youths with games.
Death of Mr: Dickey
Mr. Jas. A. Dickey of Pleasan t
Grove Township, near Dickey's
Mill died February 19th 1912 at
the age of 71 years. He was un
ited in marriage to Miss Perririelia
Maynard February 19, 1883. To
this union was born one son and
one daughter. He united with
Long’s Chapel Christian Church;
as a charter member and . was
elected deacon at the same time.
He leavesa wife, sonand a broth
er.
: He was a soldier in the Ciyil
w^r, being a volunteer of com
pany E 13th regiirient, Wais
wounded atGettysburg Pa. losing
his arm, was a prisoner as Davis
Island, N. Y. for sonietime.
He was Treasurer for the
county of Alamance for two con
secutive terms. V
A worthy citizen highly esteem
ed by all in the community, and
all who knew him. Funeral ser
vices were conducted at the home
by Revs. J. 0. Atkinsoji and J.
W. Holt, burial at Union Ridge.
The Alamance County Ti^che-
rs Association will hold its last
meeting for the present School
sessiori in Graham * ;=^aturda,y
March 2, at 11 A. M.
PROORAM:-
1. The Risading Course—'
. 7, 8 and 9.
2. Gradation and Promotion
of Students.
3. Keeping the Rejgister and
making finaiiRepoorts.
This will be the last teachers
meeting for the school session of
1911-12 and it js very much hop
ed that we may have a full at
tendance.^.;.;
The Union dihner will take its
regular place on the ";^ogram.
if it is possible let every teacher
come. Come and bring your
school Register for ybur.own ire-
ference. Every item of th^ pro*^
gram will he discussed in Con
ference;:-:
Union Meeting of Daughters of
way, who is Coloicel
second choice for Pres"-
However, the straw vote ^ has
no standing with the committee
on credentials.
Pronouncing Bee.
The Pronounciog Bee Conduct
ed Tuesday night in, the Masonic
Hall by Mrs. J, L. Scott assisted
by Rev. Morgan was quite a suc
cess. The line ups would remind
you of the old time spelling match
but the difference was the teach
ers consisting of Mrs. J. L, Scott
and Rev. Morgan spelled the
words and th6 students or thuse
who participated pronounced
them. If the pronunciation was
not-Correct, sit /dov^m was the
command. Miss Sadie Smith won
Valentiine day was a great day
for the Cross Road boys.
Highland boys went to Cross
Roads to play baP that day the
Highland boys couldn’t hit Uneie
Bob Holt’s balls. The ladies
sang nice songs for the boys still m. Cook in rapid persuit.
the game stands 9to 4 in favor'
of Cross Roads.
To help thie Civic League.
The. entire^embership of the
Daughters of Liberty of Alanaan-
ce County is invited to attend a
Big County Union Meeting' in the
Hall of Purity Council No, 22
Burlington,; on next Saturdey
evening Feb. 24. ‘ ’
The members of the local couh-,
cil arelooking forward to a lawp^i
attendance and a very, iielpftil
meeting.- ■ .
Church Notice.
Com-r
first laurels with Misses McPay'
den, Annie Bennett, and Mr. Jno
If you want to help a
cause, be sure to ride on the
street cars on eveiy Tuesday for
six weeks.
The President of the Piedmont
Railway and Electric, Company
has kindly offered to give* the
Civic League 15 - per cent of all
fares to the amouiit of $50:00
and 25 perccnt of ail oVer that
amount, on these six.Tuesdays
Are you interested in ' your'
town? THEN PATRONIZE
ThF, CIVIC LEAGUE YOUNG
LADY CONDUCTORS.
The Chui^ch of the Holy
forter, The Reverend
Benners Gibble, Rectorc
Services: Ash-'
21st, 10:30 A. M. #P. m?
Short sermons at botn‘^rvices.
Thursday, 5.00 P. M. Friday
10.30 A. M. Saturday 10:30 A. ML ^
Sundry 7:30 A.M. il:00 Am
7:30 PM Sunday Schorl 9^30/iy^;
pews free, Polite ushex’s, vest^®
choir, public cordialy invited^
Any questions of inquiry will be
answered by the Rector.
A reformed cannibal informs a
New York ship news reporter
that man tastes like pork. Must
have stocked his larder with Chi
cago samples. v
Francc, fresh from “stood up”
to Germany and getting av/ay
with it, is^ not disposed to put fiap
with any Indignities, real or fan
cied, from any of the other neigh
bors, S';
C ov, Folk no doubt regrets that
those';pesky Missourians have to
be shown.
“Marse” Watterson doesn’t
mind being called “fine gentle
man,” but he draws the line at
“old.” .
Anliaclf and Freedom’s Hill.
Rev. G'. R. Mines , will preach
at Antioch Wesleyan Church Sat
urday, Feb. 24th, 7:30 p. m. and
Sunday at 11 o’clock. Also at
Fkedoni’s Hill Sunday, Feb.
at 3 o’clock in the afternoon and
7:30 at night. ■ •
All are invited; to attend. Rev,
Mines has been holding revivals
in the mountains the last 5 w^eks
and has been having good suc
cess.