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SEFUBUCAW NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF AMERICAN HOMES AND AMifRiCil^ INDUSTRIES.
gVRtlNGtON, N, C, APRK. 10, 1812.
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TAKING HIS FIRST LESSON
Xlie of the News took
ujs fii'st lesson in Akmance coun
ty democmtic politics in last
and out Heroded
to b0t*r0w sevjsnteefl thousand
two hundred dollars to pay a nine
thousand dollar debt? And again
you sav that when the republie-
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.
(he i'aft kest democratic politician j ans came into power in this coim
in the State, all because The Dis- ty the last time that there was
and not a penny of indebtedness,
and there was where you was
imposed upon again. Do you
know, that the democratic board
county commissioners wf)om the
republican ,board succeeded be»
fore going out of office got the
legislature to authorize a bond is
sue of fifty thousand dollars
'without submitting it to‘the tax
payers for their approval and
that they sold them to ihis same
C. A. Webb & Co., who are now
so kind as to loan this present
board fifteen thousand dollars
more, with the -hope of getting
another bond issue. This fifty
thousand dollars worth of bonds
issued without submitting it to
the voters of Alamance county
for their approval was used to
pay off the open indebtedness of
the county, every cent of which
was made by the democratic
board of cou’ity commissioners,
and yet you would allow yoar
political advisers to guide you in
to telling you;’ readers that when
the repv^blicans came into power
that there v,^as not a ,penny, of
indebtedness. Will you now
mtea I--"! a previous issue told the
tax payers of Alamance county
that ^ County Commissioners
had borrowed within the past
tfetv days, Seventeen Thousand
f-nd tW'? hundred dollars to pay
the running expenses of the
county. Instead of trying to
show the tax payers how and
where the money was spent, he
indulged in great tirade of the
usual democratic argument, in
these words; “The way ?f the
Ward politician is hke the trans
gressor, it is hard.’' He must
vent his spleen, spit g.iU, and
sling mud whether he feels like
it or not, because his living de-
per/ds upon it; so whenever his
ravelings get low or the pros
pects of his party get dim, he
hies himself back to his old avo
cation, like the hog that returns
to the wallow, he retai ns to his
poiiiioal tricks and lernis. NOW
is there a sensible man in either
parry in the couMty who can see
such ternrxs are applicable
to the c'se at ail We Vvill ad
mit that we would not have ex
pected any better argument
frgm the former editor of the
Xews. hut we were shocked and! since you know better tell your
Lhat badly at such a silly defense' readers that you were misinform-
ot tiie L’onniy administration,- by j ed and that they have a debt of
a man who had just stepped into j fifty thousand dollars in bonds
the ixiiitical Newspaper arena, ' upon them, that they and their
from 1 he ssacred and lofty calling | posterity will never live to see
of a from his language I paid, TO SAY NOTHING OF THE
one wuviid think that he was an | FORTY" THOUSAND DOLLARS OF
okl and h-'i'dened political ward' OPEN indebtedness THAT the:
heelei’ and spellbinder, whose | COUNTY now owes, all of
sole occupation«v/as to abuse and WHICH WAS put upon thecoun-
be\\TA\y those who dared to oppose ^ ty by the democratic party,
EXCEPT THE PALTRY NINE THOU
SAND WHICH WAS CONTRACTED
BY THE REPUBLICAN BOARD. This
does not include the two hund
red thousand dollar bond issue
voted and used for good roads.
The people voted these good road
bonds and they are responsible
for the making of the debt, but
they did not vote the fifty tlwu-
The Republicans of Alamance County are hereby called to
meet in the town of Graham, Saturday, April 13.1912 at
2:00 p, m for the purpose of electing delegates and alternat
es to the Stete, Congressional, Judicial and Senatorial Con
ventions,
. ^ The precifiet primaries will be held in all the precints in
the county on Friday, April 12th, at 2 p. m., except Mebane,,
Haw Rivei*, Grahain, North and South Burliiigton and Swep-
sonville, which will be held at 7:30 Pi in. April 12th.
^ W. W. BROWN,
E. S. W. DAMERON, See. Chairman.
PUNS INPIKilESS
FOR BIG COilim
COmiEIIICaiENT
Republican Fifth North Carolina
CoDgr«ssioaaI Cpnveiitioii Called
For May The 14th. 1912.
By virtue of the authority of
the Republican Executive Com
mittee of the 5th. North Cai^olina
.Cbn^esMohal District, a Conven'
tion is hereby called to meetj at
the Couijty Court-house, in the
City of Greensboro, North Caro-
liha, oh the 14th;? day'6f May,
1&12, at 1:30 o'clock, P. for
the purpose of electiing two dele
gates and two alternates to the
Republicaii National Convention,
which is called to convene in the
city of Chicago, Illinois, on' the
18th, day of June, 1912, to nomi-)
the party who gave him succor.
We expeereti a dignified and
masterly defense of the demo-
eratic party and good govern-'
ment. But alas, we fear that he'
took the advice of some unscru
pulous partisan, instead of fol
lowing his own idea of political
warfare and fair play. Now the
News says that our article was
designed to mislead somebody,
that it was desired to -mislead
many. Will the News tell us
and its readers how it is possible
for the plain unvarnished truth
to misiead any one. The truth is
that the News is trying to mis
lead the taxpayers of Alamance
county, and after seeing what a
neat trap his political councellors
nave put him in will admit it in
the next issue of the News. We
believe at heart the Editor of
the News is a high-toned, God
fearing Christian man, and that
in his anxiety and zeal to serve
sand dollar bond issue, and they
did not vote the forty thousand
that the county now owes, whidi
the tax payers will soon b^ called
upon to pay, either by another
bond issue or increased taxes.
The people have had their prop
erty assesraent increased which
means increased taxes. It s^ma
to be a new d^ocratie wriokle
to increase a man’s property as
sessment, thereby trying to make
him believe that he is richer, in
order to filch him for more taxes,
ail of which as done in the naisiie
of democracv and good gov^aa-
his party he took the fatal step ment. Again you said that when
printing what his counsellors
told him to, without investing its
truthfulness or the merits of his
argument.
We ask the editor ot the
News if it is not a fact that
upon the night of the first ap
pearance of our article, if he
aid not meet the former edi
tor of the News in a certain
drug store or place of busi
ness in the city of Burlington
and tell or show him our ar-
ticie, and ask him what to do i loaned:
the republicans went out of ^w
€r they not only left a nine thoaa-
sand doliardebt but there was
not a ddlar out upon interest
There again you were misled,
When the republican party went
out of ofBce the last time in this
county there was loaned out $6,-
000.00, six thousand dollars or
just twice as much as was, loaned
out when they took charge. In
order that you may not err a-
gain, or mislead by your counsel
lors we give the amounts that
were loaned out and to whom
about it, and did he nbt tell
you that you were up against
It. and the only thin^ to do
yas to out lie us. And judg
ing from your argument did
you not take his advice?
Ktit knowing you as we do, it
^ould be more charitable to say
tnat you were imposed upon, and
tnat you will now hasten to set
yourself right, not only in justice
to us, but in justice to your read-
^5, the majority of whom are
«one&t fairminded men, even if
^•^ey do be partisans. The re-
Publican party has not hM the
nnancial management of the
county in about five years. Do
you mean to tell your readers
tnat this democratic board of
county commissioners is just
now borrowing seventeen thous-
^ncl two hundred dollars to pay
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nine thousand two hundred
debt made five yeafris ago
oy the republican county admin-
stration, and why do they hav^
White Williamson .& Co.,
$1,000.00
L. Banks Williamson, $1,000.00
Dr. R. A. Freeman, $1,000.00
Christian Orphanage, $3,000.00
Total, $6,000.00
Now Mr. Editor, you say that
this record, ought to be known to
the remotest corners of the coun
ty. WE ARE WILLING. You say
speak it out upon the, house tops.
THAT IS AGREEABLE TO US. You
say declare it on the street cor
ners. WE WILL TRY TO OBEY OR
DERS. Now won’t you do your
part by reproducing this article
as a whole, with such apology as
your conscience dictates ^ for b^
ing bamboozled into making such
a grave error, but to make your
apology complete you should as
sure your readers that you will
not get caught napping again.
WANTED—Position as book
keeper best of reference. Ad-i
dress X care State Dispatch.
The Entire Coui^ lBterested>-»-Pa> ,
rade and Songs By Thousands |
of Sdiool Children—Firsti([aradtt-!
etion From the Public Schools
—Able Address—“Good Music.
What promises to be the Iai*g-
est educational e’athering in the
entire history of Alamance is the
county commencement on Satur
day, April 27th, or the last Sat
urday in April. Plans are being
made and developed for a large
gathering of people from all over
the county to come together in
one grand demonstration and
educatioijal rally. A Marshall
has been appointed for every
tovynship, who with the commit
tee and other friends of educa
tion will materialize arrange
ments for bringing in groups and
in entir§ schools and otherwise
the students of each township.
Some will come in droves of wag
ons, others in large floats and
some who are near enough will
charter Street cars for convey
ance. The street car company
is joining the movement by offer
ing a percentage of the entire
proceeds of the company for that
day. The following letter has
been received by the Superinten
dent of the schools from the
President of the company:
Burliiagton, N. C„ Mar. 12.
Prof. J. B. Eobertsoia, ,
Graham, N. C.
Dear Sin— ‘
Referring to the Countj Com-
menceisient or Educational Pair
which yoaa propose to hold at
GrahsuEKOi fM* all the public and
grad^ schools of Abiiaance Coun
ty in April, next, wi4i say that in
as much .as there wiii be some ex
pense iraeident to the enterprise,
and considering the fact that
your pla«^ if successfully carri
ed out, will be of benefit to our
company, we propose to donate
to the enterprise twenty percent
of all faees collected on the day
that the commencement is held.
We trust that the amount thus
receiv^ maay to a large extent
defray any expense which you
and your associates in the enter
prise may incur.
Y3urs very truly,
J. W. Murray,
President.
Township banners are being
made for each township and
school penants are being made
for each school in the county by
the Superintendeni and Chief
Marshall. These will be furnish
ed from ^the Superintendent's of
fice or by the township marshaiJ,
so they can be used for colors oy
the schools coming to the coru-
mencement as well as in the pa-
The parade will be the largest
army of school children ever wit
nessed in this county in one body.
liate Candidates for President, st f Matkin«
and Vice-President of the United
States, and for the transaiition i>f
such other business a^ may pro*
perly come before the Con vifentipn
This the 30th. day of March 1911.
JOHN T. BENBOW
Chairman.
J.ZEB WALLER,
Secretary.
f{ames of Hiose Wlio Have Ec>
terejd the EKspatdh Contest.
23000
18600
NAME NO. VOTES
Aurelia Ellington,
Mebane, R. No. 4,
W. J. Brooks
Addie Ray
Bertha May Horne 1770
Mary Lee Goble, R No.l 15700
Lizzie Cheek 8105
Bettie Lyde May - 8000
Waller Workman 560Q/
WM. Braxton, Snow Camp, 3700
Mrs. B. L. Shoffner, R. 10, 3000
Thepro^m will be printed
soon. Every itena on it will be
of interest, iThousands of voices
of school children in one chorus
singing our best and sweetest
Patriot!songs will intersperce
the entire program. Some cathey
renditions by a few of the small
est children of the first grade
will be given. Prof. M. H. Sta
cy of the Department ol Mathe
matics in our State University,
will make the address. Prof.
Stacy is one of the most winning
speakers of today. The Mayor
of one of our growing dties m-
cently said of one of Prof. Stacy’s
speeches: “I have heard only a i
few speeches in my life time that;
were worthy to be compared i
with that.”
The first certificates of ^adu- co^d^g taSug Smith?who livVs
May Carr Hall
Margie Cheek
Doyle Heritage /
i2,arrie Albrigh^
Haw River.
Gibsonville.
J, R. King,
Greensboro.^
Martin L. Coble, R. 1.
1000 ■
1000
1000
2000
1100
2000
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Organization Completed.
1 The new corporation, TheDix-
i ie Construction Go.; mention of
[which was made sometime a-
go in the columns of the Dis-
' patch, met ini the law office of
^ ...n. «.' Mr. J. H. Vernon last Monday
rillFn iT rjRIWiand completed the organization
Ufll^LLu n\ lllu UilUlli by electing the following officers:
_____ Mr. W. K. Holt, President; A»
IF. Hart, Fir^t Vice President; R.
Hiilsville, Va., April 5.--Ac-!^ Hall, Second Vi^ 'Resident;
sum m wrruws
ation ever awarded in the history
of the public school system of
our county will be presented on
that day. This feature of the
day’s exercise v/ill be a marker
in the development of our educa
tional system. Because of its
significance in standardizing the.
work of the P ubil2 Schools. This,
item will be observed with more
than passing interest.
The Oneida Brass Band will
furai^ivrrtusic throughout the en
tire day. The Superintendent
'asks the cooperation of every
well wisher and worker in this
splendid cause. Come and bring
your children and your neighbors
children that they may all con
tribute their part and receive
their part.
oyer Mt. Airy - way tovvard the
Carolina line, Siidna Allen and
Wesley Edwards, the two court
house assassitis, came to his
H. H, Abee, Geiieral
With j. D. Hart and W. N. Thomp
son, Assistant Slanagers; M. A»
Coble, Sec. & Treas., with the fol
lowing board of directors: W, K.
Will Be «t Burlington Tuesday,
April 16th.
Dr. N, Ro^enstein, the Eye
Specialist of Durham, will make
his regular monthly call to Bur
lington next Tuesday, April the
I6th, stepping at the Burlington
C^g Co., for the purpose of ex
amining eyes and fitting glasses.
Dr. Rosenstein is an Expert in
the Optical line, and he guaran
tees his work to give satisfac
tion. So if you are in need of
glasses, don’t fail to see him
Tuesday, April 16th.
cabin last night and begged for Holt, A.,. Barrett, H. H. Ab^»
f oodl Allen came to his door, he J. Zeb. Waller, ^ J. R. A^e, J. D.
said, and Edwards stood guard. Harr, W. P. Ireland, f C. Staley,
Allen declared neither had taken W. N, Thompson, D. E. ■ Ab^,
and Dr. J. A. Pickett, The offi^.
ces of the. company will be in the
Alamance Jt'Oah' & Trust Co.
Building.; Thi$ is a strong or
ganization and will he a factor; to
be reckohed vvith in their line of
work. The company is compos
ed Of some of tlje best business
men in Burlington, and some of
the best business men in the
county are \stockh6iders. Im
mediate!:^ upon completion of the
oi"gani!sation the managers and
assistant managers left for Char-
lottfe to bid upon a large 'i^iece of
work that will be let within a
few days. We wish them suc
cess with a big S. ,
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food that day. They, got none
from Smith, and took to the
mountains. The mountaineer
feared to tell the detectives until
miidnight and it was morning
when a posse took up the trail.
Sheriff Hayne, of Mt. Aii*y, took
the blood-hounds, but they refus
ed to scent the trail and , the
posse went/*if on Smith's direc
tion.
The pOsses are posting copies
of Governor Mann’s proclamation
calling upon all citizens to With
hold aid from the fugitive out
laws. Allen and Edwards are
the only free men of the gang of
eight which on March 14 raided
Carroll county courthouse and
murdered five people—three of
them officers of the court. .
Pfecinct Primary..
"nie Republicans of South Bur
lington Precinct will meet in pri
mary eoHvention at Dorsett’s old ’
store building on Davis Street,
Thumiay night, April 11th, at
8 o’'dock, for the purpose of elect
ing del^ates and alternates to
the Republican County Convene
tion to be held at Graham, Sat
urday, April 13th.
W. J. Horn, Chairman,
F. S. Cheek, Secretary.
Mr. Cameron Francis Tew
and Miss Lelia Poterfield of Haw
River drove up to the Reformed
parscnagci in Burlington last
Wednesday April 3rd. and were
happily united ir* the bonds of
holy wedlock by Rev. J. D. An
drew, Only a few friends ac
companied the happy young
couple.
The Dispatch a year for $1.00.
Hillsville; Va., April .^6.—Reu
ben Edwards, another ^kinsmen
of Sidna Allen, the fugitive, was
arrested today charged with aid
ing the outlaws to elude capture.
He was locked up here ^onight
with Jordan Edwards, a second
cousin, who was taken into cus
tody on the same charge two
days ago. He is 17 years old.
The detectives claim young
Edwards is the mysterious white,
horseman they have seen dashing
about at night ip the mountains.
Edwards declares he has not seen
his unde Sidna or Wesley Ed
wards since March 14, the day
of the court house tragedy.
More arrests are looked for on
a charge of aiding and abetting
the fugitives, though it is believ
ed- Go vendor Mann’s prodama,-
tion, warning people against as-
isting the outlaws, will have a
good effect. .
Detective A. H. Baldwin ■ re
turned here today after a twen-
ty-foUr-hour visit with a posse
in the Blue Ridge, but declared
no trace of the two men , had
been found.' He said no trail
had been obtained for the blood
hounds to work on siMe the fugi
tives were lost in the fo^ last
Tuesday-
“Qierry Blossom,’- a Japanese
PIi^.
The charming Japanese play ,
‘ ‘Cherry Blossom’* by Van Tassel
Sutphen vnll bf given at the
Graded School AuJitorium on
Monday April 22 at 8 p m, ^
This play will be impersonated
by Miss Florence Davis of the
faculty of St. Mary’s School,
Raleigh.
Also by social request Miss
Davis will repeat the most inter
esting parts of “Merely Mary
Ann'’ forthe bepefit of those who
were not so fortunate as to hear
her when she was in Burlington ^
before. There will be music be-'
tween teh acts, \
. Under the auspices of ladies of '
the Presbyterian Church.
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Freeman Drug Co,
line of garden seed.
have a full
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Rev. Wade P. Bostick of China
will speak'^t the Baptist Church
Thursday night at eight o’clock.
Everybody snould hear him tell
of conditions in the newest and
largest republic in the world.
Rev. Si L. Morgan, Mr. J. H.
Vernon and others Will speak at
Glencoe next Sunday afternoon
and organize the work of the
lijtemational S. S. Association.
All Sunday Schools in Faucette
township are asked to send dele
gates. It will bean all-day meet
ing beginning at 10 o'clock.
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1 New Home drop head sewing machine
1 Bed Room suit ^ ,
1 Scholarship Draughon’s Business College
1 Double barrel breech loading hammerless Gun ^
1 Automatic repeating rifle
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