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VOL- V.
BURLINGTON. N. C, AUG. > 1912.
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NO, 18
eio MASONIC PICNIC
Bjriington, Thursday Aug .22-
nay and night. Rain or shine we
have it. Orphans with us, also
several good speakers. Burlesque
will be given. Big barbacue.
Harden Park has been leased for
the day and night with all' etc.
[^ail game in afternoon. Car line
will give 20 per centjof proceeds
to orphans.
5000 people expected from over
Alamance and adjoining counties,
picnic on high plane is promised.
Large number of marshalls to
assist in making every thing
pleasant.
Big display of fireworks at
night immediately ^ after
burlesque donated by pirk
management— absolutely free to
ail-watcti for inventory of
different pieces later. Fire
works a certainty—in Express
Office now.
full program will appear in
next issue
iillllltl » il—i
Water Melos Slicicg at Park,_^
! Death of angAged Lady.
! Mrs. Elizabeth Kenny died in
, the home of her son-in-law, Mr.
Larkin Moser on Logan Street at
11:30 p. m , Aug. 1, 1912, ,aged
about 8u years. ' She had been
mrtnied t'.viee and buried her
second husband about forty years
ago. She leaves -two sons and
four daughters. She had been a
Chicago, Aug.
dent—Theodore
New York.
For Vice President
4.—For ,Presi-
Roosevelt, of
member of the church in the > Johnson, of California.
Hiram W.
Much interest centered around
July 30th when a jolly crowd,
went to the park and
participated in one of the grand
est water melon slicings of the
season. The occasion was planned
by Misses Hortence Rimmer and
Lois Workman in honor of thier
cousin, Miss Ethel Freeland
who is vii^ting near Haw River.
After being served with the
sweet and juicy melons the
crowd, stealing away from the
charnperons went caring to
Graham. The evening was very
much enjoyed.
T v>se present froi^ Burlington
were: Misses. Bettie Lyde May
Bessie, Forrie and Cad Willis,
Pearl Mebane. Sallie Patterson,
M nnie Layton, tTazel Greeson,
thloe Freeland, Lois Workman,
Hortence Rimmer, and Mrs. J. H.
Freeland. ^
Messrs. Jerry Lea Lex Patterson,
J. E. Foust, Walker Love, Mike
Kewiin, Jerry Strader, Ernest
Cheek, Geo. Freeland.
Ch'-imoeroi»ed by Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Low and Mr. and Mrs J. Z.
Waller. From Haw River: Mis-
.ses Ada, Berta, Ethel and Mr.
Cicero Freeland. Miss
Covington and Mr. Walton
Gossett, and Mr. Isley.
Death of little Iren Hornaday.
Daughter of W. A. and Julia
Hornaday.
Was born October 29-1910
. Died July 23-1912. Age 1 yr. 8
Mo. 24 days Her little body was
laid to rest in Pleasant Hill Cem
etery Rev. Wolfe of JLiberty, Con
ducting the Funeral service.
The child the Darling That was
country and in the tojvn she was
a member 6f the Home Depart
ment of the Reformed Sunday
School. Her funeral was con
ducted in the home by Rev. J. D.
Andrew, assisted by Rev. J. A.
Sutterfield of the PreBbyterian
Church, and her body was laid
to rest in Pine Hili Cemetery.
Death of Mrs Ci^rk.
Mrs. Bettie Clark, v\ ife of Mr.
Joe Clark died in their home on
Elmira Street extension Aug. 3rd
1912, aged about 62 years. In
early life Mrs. Clark joined the
Baptist Church. For, a number
of years she atended the Reform
ed Church ill Burlington and was
a member of the Home Depart
ment of the Sunday School of
that church. Her funeral was
conducted in t^e home by Rev.
J. D. Andrew assisted by Rev,
J. A. Sutterfield, and her body
was laid to rest in Pine Hill
Cemetery.
BULL MOBSERS TO I
iir'i.14 r’cirfisM I r 4iimo the season Burlington defeated
Hr All rnllM I rAllrlin Jast
IIL/lll I nuill LLrtULIlU afternoon in a 12 in-
! ning game by a score of 5 to j
i The game was a pitchers bat
tle royal between Meador ^and
Dagerhart in which Meador won
because Haw River failed to hit
when hits weant runs. Ten of
the Haw River batters fanning
the air. Dagerhart also pitched
a masterful game, striking out 9
t)f Burlington's sluggers.
Score:
Burlington, R. H.
'57
Haw River, 4 7,
Out of fifteen . games played
this season Burlington has lost
but one. Having one of the fast^
est amateur tesuns in the state.
Anjd stands ready and anxious to
cross bats with any team in the
state.
FISHING ROD SEVERS
-YOyNG MAN’S ARTERY
Rome, Ga., Aug. 1.—While
searching ior the body of young
Frank W oodruff, of Atlanta, who
was drowned in the Etowah river
at Kingston^ few days ago John
Kitchens, of Rom?, ^ad a pecu
liar accident. He'stabled and
fell upon a pit;ce' of , fishing rod
he was carrying. It penetrated
his throat through the roof o| his
mouth, severing an artery, and
he almost bled to- death before
help came.
so near,
To Parents
hearts was laid
away,
In the cold and lonely Clay,
Weep not Dear Parents
she has gone
Where pain and suffering cannot
Come.
for
PLEASAN1 GRUVb TOWN- ,
SHIP S. S. CONVENTION
To Be Held With the Lon(’> Ckipel
Church, Sunday, August 11th.
PRO^AM
COMMENCING 10:30 A. M.
Address— Mr. C. D, Johnson.
Essay, Our Sunday School—
Myrtle Hester.
Song
Address— Rev. A. 0, Sample.
Song
APTBBNOON SESSION, GOMMENG-
ING 1 P. M.
Address— Hon. J. H. Vernon.
Address, Teachers Responsibili
ty— Mr. J. A. Dickey, Jr.
For temporary chairman—Al
bert Jeremiah Beverage, of In
diana.
For permanent chairman—Col
onel John M. Parker, of Louisia
na.
The above program of the
convention, which according to
Senator Dixon, is to make histo
ry, aggreed upon tonight.
I]t can, be changed only by the
vv-ill of Theodore Roosevelt hiA-
self, who will arrive in Chica^
and personally superintend tne
opening of the convention/to
morrow morning.
Meanwhile the thousand or
more Bull Moose delegates here
assembled are turning up their
several political instruments rea
dy 10 burst into a grand harmo
nious overture when the leader
Ciimbs to his seat and waves his
miasterful baton over their de
voted heads.
Now tins mass convention is to
be frte and untrammelled. It is
to be U»ssed by no man, but in-^
asmucl) as everything has gone
so swimmingly heretofore, it has
been decided to humoif the colo
nel if he happins to want some
body fj; a running mate besides
Johnsi ii
Two l eniocrats and one recon-
strueteo Confederate veteran
have been mentioned for the
job. The first is Colonel Parker,;
of Louisiana; the second, e:^-;
Secretary of W’ar Ljuke _ E.
Wj'ij^ht, of TVr:tirssee;'the third,^
Geiieral Basil Duke, of Kentue-;
ky, who use to be with Genera,^;
Morgan, and is a first-class writ-'
ing msm* as weil as former first-
class _ fighting man. - Johnscjn,^
however,' has the inside tr^k"
and those who stood tojday clos
est to the long distance telephone
that he would be the nomi
nee.
Johnson holds the fine Califor
nia delegation, the most notable
E,
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ROOSEVFLT ADHERENTS
SfEE? AT GREENSBOiO
Mr. Williamson Says the Conven
tion is Magnificent.
Chicago, III., Aug. 6.—The
magnitude of the convention is
magnificent, Only wish delegates
who attend "Root role” conven
tion could have been here
yesterday and seen the Coliseum
again filled but this time with
honestly elected delegates and
loyal supporters of Theodore
Roosevelt who is sure to be our
next President. Even Vermont
delegates declare he will have
their state’s electoral vote.
JAMES N. WILLIAMSON.
Greensboro, Aug. 1. —Fully 50
representative former Republic
ans from practically every sec-
tivm of North Carolina met‘'here
this afternoon^ renounced allegi
ance to the Republican party:
formed a hew political party in
the State to be known as the
“National Progressive party;"
completed plans for calling' a
State Progressive party conven
tion at some future date and
selected delegateis to the conven
tion at Chicago August 5. Roos
evelt was endorsed by the meet
ing for the nofiiination for Pres
ident of the new party and the
oeltgates instructed co vote for
him.
J. N. Williamson, Jr., of Ala
mance was made chairmian of
the convention and Col. W. S.
Pearson of Charlotte, secretary.
The fQllowing delegate^ were
^elected to Chicago and the chair
man and secretary authorized to
sign the credentials of the dele
gates
Glad Nev« Broken To Taft
That |||e Is A Candidate.
t). N. Williamson, Alamance;
..!» S. S. McNinch, W. S. Pearson,
of any of the iegionslisted in the I Charl^te; R. H. Riggsbee, Dur-
Bull Moose cause. He .is sure, it I ham ;E. A. Holt, Alamance; Ire-
is asserted, to carry California! dell Meares, New„ HanoverT
for the colonel and he deservesi E. Owen, Sampson; W^ S. Bailey,
the distinction that the nominee
will bestow. Besides he is a
Westei’ner and with Roosevelt on
one coast and Johnson on the
other, they will be able to cast
strategic eyes across the whole
continent between thera.
The elevation of Beveridge
has long been decided upon. The
senator has in his pocket a seven
Nash; A. H. Adarils, J. L. Pit
kin, Guilford; N. W. Brown, Or
ange; J. N. Burgess, Charles A.
Jonas, Linopln, J. B. Sumner,
Buncombe. ,
The following resolution was
adopted:
‘ ‘Resolved, that the chairman
of this meeting be authorized to
* appoint a committee composed
Washingtoi^, August 1. While
cameras cTickfed and inoving pic-*
ture machines whirred their mon
otonous hum, Wiiliani ^Howard
Taft todlay was officially inform-
edvh0 had been chosen as the Re
publican standard- bearer for the
coming political campaign.
Despite the fact that the cere
mony took place . in H the East
Room of the Whit6 House, one
of the uost ornate Bhd gorgeous-
furnished chambers or that
historic building, the ceremonies
today were of tlie simplest and
most democratic nature. The
assemblage, itselfi insisting as
it did' entirely of men,' with the
exception of Mins. Taft and three
of her personal friends, was well
nigh colorless being relieved only
by the white and gold .uniforms
oi the president’s aides and the
bright blue and gold badges of
the members of the notifimtion
committee . Only a few of the
i sjal fr^ck • eoata were in
evidence, and most of these were
worn by the half dozen repres
entatives of the- regrjo race
sprinkled throughout the room.
Promptly at 11 o'clock. Secre
tary Thompson and Senator Root
led the notification committee
from the executive offices of the
White House throagh the main'
door into^ the Ea^t Room^^^ All
along the way tne committee
man kept pace td the clicking of
cameras and, even in the East
Room, the photographers set up
their tripods and took pictures
all during the ceremony^ jThis
was the first time that cinemato
graph men invaded the privacy
of this portion of the,'executive
mansion, ^ , .
A short round of aipplause
greeted Senator Soot when he
ri.,se to deliver his speech of no
tification, but the! New York sen
ator's references to Roosevelt |
and the righteousness pf the
president‘s nomination at Chi
cago were greieted^with opplause
which lasted several minutes.
President Taft's rise to begin
his Speech was the signal, for
another outburst of enthusiasm
which cropped out at mtervals
throughout his 10,000-word
speech. The first half of the
speech of acceptaniee was deliv
ered in a perfunctOTy manner
much as if the president was
wishing merely to resad it ^ and
hurry Oil to the real gist of the
documen—his attack On the form
er president
rHEfOROCMllADEA
FINE RUN TO UU8L0TIE
Mr. B. M. Rogers.
Mr. J. W, Johnson.
Key. J. W. Holt
Address-
Address-
Address-
Song
Address—
Hon. E. S. W. Dameron,
Address— Hon. Adolphus Long.
Address— Prof. W.P. Lawrence.
of one member from each of the
congressional districts and four
from the State at large, the chair-,
. J _ _ . ^ of this meet-*
of the eom-
mitte, for the purpose of naming
a time and place for a State Pi’o-
^essive convention and employ
ing whatever means they think
best to aid in the election of
Theodore Roosevelt to the presi
dency. Said convention to meet
at the call of the chairman and
Names of Those Who Have
tered the Dispatch Contest.
Ed
NO.
D. OF L. PICNIC
Purity Council No, 22, Daugh
ters of Liberty will hold its an
nual picnic on next Saturday
evening, Aug. 10, beginning at
5 o’clock, at Harden Park. The
entire membership of the order
in Alamance Couuty is invited,
and a pleasant evening is antici-^
pated. The committee on ar
rangements requests that the
Ladies all bring baskets in order
that there may be plenty for all
who attend.
A woman can’t feed a man so
Kiiich taffy thatvit will spoil his
appetite for it.
VOTES
63000
54000
4,
45800
44700
4lo00
15600
13100
9000
NAME
Bertha May Horne
Addie Ray
AureHa Ellington,
Mebane, R. No.
W. J. Brooks
Mary Lee Coble, R. No.l
Waller Workman
Lizzie Cheek
Bettie Lyde May
W. I. Braxton, Snow Camp, 7900
Martin L. Coble, R. 1. 4300
T. F. Matkins, 3700
Gibsonville.
Carrie Albright, 3600
Haw River.
Mrs. B. L. Shoffner, R» 10, 3000
J. R. King, 1100
Greensboro.
May Carr Hall 10^
Margie Cheek lOW
Doyle Heritage 1000
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Mr. W. K, Holt and several of
his children left Tuesday for
Norfolk, while gone they will
visit northern cities of interest.
thousand-word speech, which
he will use. This was consider
ed some speech, but when it was ,
known that the colonel was man and secre^
bringing a confession of faith of to be m^bers
21,(X)0 l^veridge sank into a mere
how-do-you-do.
Tomorrow’s proceedings will
be brief and more or less formal.
Temporary organization will be
effected without trouble. Such
contests as have arisen have
been disposed of. Much to the.
annoyance of certain colored deli secretary of this meeting,
egates from Florida, Georgia and
lyiissippi, it has been determined
to admit no colored man who
hails from the South.
When Mr. Beveridge has said
his seven thousand words say,
some of the other delegates will
be asked to testify to the growth j
of the Bull Moose'^movement in! ' , „
their localities. Incidentally! Jackson, Mass., Aug. 2;;-
there will be a few scowls back-' White Republican progressive in
ward at the high handed nation-' Mississippi held a state conyent-
al committed Baiiibridge Colby ion here yesterday, read the
has written a few thousand lines negro out of the party in this
NEGROS READ
. OUT OF PARTY
telling that body its right name.
This will be quoted from and the!
world at large will be informed
just how Mr. Taft is trying t»
defend the manner of his nomi-
iJiation. Mr. Colby’s brief is
mighty interesting reading, but
it cannot be quoted here. The
speech of the colonel told alone in
full would require twenty-qne of
these columns, three solid pages
and^ profitless pages because
there will be no room ffor adver
tising.
state, adopted a platform, named
a national committeen^n, elected
delegates to the Chicago con
vention and instructed them to
vote for Theodore Roosexelt for
President. '•
B. F. Fridge, of ElHsville, was
chairmanc In his address dec
lared he had been clothe d with
authoity by Senator Dixon, Roo
sevelt’s campaign manager, to
call the state convention and
■ inm
,Mf. E. G. Hornaday suffered
a severe loss by fire Saturday
moroing. His large bam, feed
and binder were totally destroy
ed'. ■
Will Be Here Tuesday.
DR, S RAPPORT of Durham will
be at Bnriington at Freeman’s
Drug. Store Tues. Aug. 13th. for
the purpoae of e^smingeyes and
fitting glasses. Consultation
Free. '
and his policies.
This portion he delivered in a
inasterly manner and was much
applauded, by the 550 guests
who rose and cheered for several
minujtes at the close of the ad
dress. '
The president thcin held an in
formal reception and the eiitire
company pass^ iiito a buffet
luncn served in the main dining
room. I , ;
The remainder of the day the
president spent in con sultation
with Chairman of the National
Committee, Hilles and other Re
publican leaders whO( had come
to Washington f^ the cex^monies
Later in the aft»rrioon lie play
ed his usual round of golf and
entertained a number pi promi
nent Repubjicans at dinner in the
evening.
Taft did not hesitate to go after
Roosevelt. He said;
“I know that in this wide
country therfe are many who call
themselves Democrats, who view
with the same aversion that we
do, to radical propositiona of | ^
change in ouir form of govern
ment that are recklessly advanc
ed to satisfy what is supposed lo
be popular clamor. They are
men who revere the constitution
and the institutions of their gov
ernment with all the love and
respect that we could possibly
have, men who deprecate dis
turbance in business conditions,
and are yearning for the quiet
from demagogic a^latjjjon which
is essential to the einijpyment by
the whole people of the great
prosperity which the gjood 'crt^
and the preseiit cohditiphs ought
to bring to us.- To them I a]^
peal, as to all Republi^s, to
jMin us in an earnest effort to a-
vert the political and economic
revolution and busine^ partly
which Republican defeat will
bring about Siidh miiiifortune
will fall moBtheiavily on tb« weige
eamer.May hope that
he will 8(Be where his inter*
In the automobil/trip made by
a number of Guilford enthusiasts
Charlotte last week one of the
most remarkable runs was
credited to the Chamber of Com
merce car, a Ford, driven by Mr.
Markham of the local Ford agency
Notwithstanding the trip began
as a drive with si^ed limit of 20
miles, all those who were in the
run know that it quickly develop
ed into a race with many cars
making the 105 mile run at an
average of about 30 miles an hour.
The Ford covered the distance in
three and a half hours, gives an
exact average of 130 milefe an
hour. This too in consideration
with the miserable fetretches of
road ifi: Dayispn county, whe^ in
stretches it wfas imipoissible to do
more than pick the way at about
10 miles an hour; Frequently bn
the trip speedOmetersLregistered
as high as 58 miles an
hour.
The performance of the Ford
was easily one of the star events
of the trip. It was the lightest
power and cheai^st priced vCar to
go rightalong with the high pow
er ones from Greenslwro to
Charlptte, and not once during
the trip did it lag. Many can
we^ passed and thjpughout the
Ford held to the heels of the
pacemak^. Not once did its
enj^ne miss a stroke. The car,
officially J^raM^ntUig the
Chamher of (3onlerce, carried
Mr. and. Mrs. Markham, Manift-
^r Woodruff, of the !fell Tele
phone cpmi»ny and Ckninty
C^ommissioher l&nkim
Wlwre b Sidia?
Seattle, Wash.,^ Aug 4.-*
Information tJiat Sidna Allen and
Wesley Edwards, the Vh^nia
outlaws were believed to be hid
ing in the vicinity of • Seattle
caused the Federal and county
authorities to conduct a thorough
search of the surrounding
country for the men but neither
was found. Allen is said to l^ve
been seen in Ballard, a Seattle
siiburbi; two weeks ag^ but
since that that time no trace of
him or Edwards has been found.
The local authorities kept the '
fact of thf*ir search Hecret and it
has just become kiiown.
>
*
est is, will iii)dei«taiid the sha^
lowness of attikcks upon existiiig
.institutions and deceitful proml^
es of undefined benefit by unde
fined chan^?
*‘May we not hope that the ’
i great n^jority Of voters will
able to distinguish between ih#
substance perfojmumce and the
funtian of pre^, that they may
be able tO' see that those who
would delibei^itely stir up dis
content and create hostility to
ward those who iufe condueting
legitimate budness enterprises,
and who represent the business '
progress of the'country, are soW;
ing dragon's teei&? ,Who are
the- pmple? Hx^y are hot alone
the unfoirtunat0 aind the weiUt;
they are the weak and the strong,
the poor and the rich, and me
many who are lidthi^, t^e wage
earner and the capitalist, the far
mer and the professional man,
the merchant and the manufac-
turer, the storekeeper and the
clerk, the railroad manager and
the employe—they all make up
the people and they all tt)ntn-
bute to this success.”
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Mr. Robt. Sharpe travelling
salesman with h^quarters at
Roanoke is in town ^ the guest
of his mother,
Messrs. Blake, Hugh and Cris'
Isley left Saturday for H^pton,
Va., where they will spend sever
al days vacation.
Miss Mary Morrow who ha^
been visiting at her home at
Oaks, N. C. has retorhed to her
work at B; A. Seffim.
Mr. Keese of SkepeonviUe ha«
accepted a position in the gMh
department of Jos. A^
iXO. Co., DepH atovow
Miss Swai^ie Fatteraon ia at
Norfolk apen#CNg liervaeatikm
toa almgilie Imtdb. Site ia bei^
flUDstitiitM fti Hkepoat olficolur
Miss Hortefi«e Rinntf.