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Bl/RUNGTON. N. C. JULY 9. 1913.
)v:ng
DeH-i
;]>\”Two inci-
descratiori of
which marked
id ay are expected
ujc .^^.b,ject of complaint
e department though
has been heard
i; .'};e sta
^ -,t >#■•>'!«
-
ffntneni.^ ^
• air
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in€
from Winnipeg,
;n vOiving the trampling of
'iniei'ican flag at, a British
)bab5y
•T:
officjt)
that
B©y^s Scoiit b Camp,
The Boy Scout champeroned
by Rev. A B. Kendall and S. A,
Horne accompanied by Walter
Btory lefi early T^jesday morn”
ing foi Ro€.k Greek where they
will spend the week camping.
The boys carried their masieal
instramewts and will spend the
time fishing, swimming and hav
ing a good time. Those who
went are: Harvey Horne, G!en
Bail, Tom Faucette, Adrian Car
rol), Russell Coble, Bennie and
-Wiliie Terrel, Ned SheltOB aod.
De voe Moran.
K'liisslojaiarf S®ckty ■ Fregram.
The followmgr program v;as
;• in-
,verr
' i- v'’’
cannot be made
protest for
international
guarantee protee-
iag: of a foreign
t where they float
;ates.
ueson, Ariz . incident, _ , r -,
viere fjag over the by the Lutheran Mljss*
c'^nsufate^ was torn 1 Society at the home of
•;.ri.T,e depariment pro*
jec'i obliged to request
authorities to make
;>!^v. v to the Mexican
hEi can 'oe done witn-
re cog nit ion of the
iich appears to be
irehension of the
Maay ,..^ Pec^ple Visit, Biirliiigtoi!’
Jttly 4tH.
July the 4th many people visit
ed Burlington and the Piedmont
Park. The prizes which were
offered were given to Master
Ralph Carroll of near El
mira who won the $15.00 holding
the lucky nttmber which was se
cured by the purchase of street
car tickets, about $17.OC worth
of tickets having been sold, this
amount to be given to the Daugh
ters of the Confederacy to assist
in the erection of a monument at
[Graham. Mt. J. L. McKinney
of the northern part of the cou
Deatli of Mrs. J. C. Hoit.
Her many friends and relatives
learned with solemnity of the
death of Mrs, J. C. Holt at her
home on East Davis street last
Wednesday afternoon.
For the past thirty years Mrs.
Holt had been an invalid, having
recently sustained injuries frcan
a fall from which she never re
covered. Mrs. Holt had been
married more than fifty years,
being at the time of her death
69 years of age. Mrs, Holt was
a daughter of Mr. Austin Whit:
sett of Graham Station and
leaves four brothers, D. W. Whit-
jnty received the $5.00 prize of-1 sett and Mr. A. W. Whitsett of
fared to the person purchasing. Greensboro, Mr. Joe Whitsett of
I i t
nieni at this jisneture
i
rs Meet at Wilsisssgtaa,
S'irstl Csrnc
’betenth convention
?hg \oriri Carolina Earal Let-
.. As£Ociar.ion meet in
-‘ostorfiee building at Wilm-
[^gton Thursday morning with
’■ president C. H. Howard of
Paul v-resiiiiB^, and about
lundreo cie!egat^>s in atten-
were wel-
Taylor
that city and
r. V. Howell of
.n^e. The visi’
by CoL^
;s:ness irsan of
• “iDO/'iSt 0«'
-ors,
Walker
;re 0: inursoay session
e:>v Congi'essmat)
'■.':;dv>v':n »vho spoke
ard its relations to
Misses Liszie and Ju?ia Fogkmai;?
Tuesday ojght JuH' i^st.
Program
Hvmn — Jesus calls us o’er the
tumuk.
Bible— Beading—Fourscore and
four years of service,. Mrs. Ado
lph. Foglemaii.
Prayer for those who. have re
mained faithful in jfj service
Rev. Bro'S-’n.
Musical Seketion—Eva . Christ
man.
Hyn'in —Tbou Whose Almighty
Word.
Y ocai Solo —' ‘ Fa'Cf
Lucy rown.
Reading-A call to
of the Eeiormation
Sellars.
Musica: vSejection-
Julia Fo'i^jeman,
Reading—The pathetic irony ^of
oar Missonary Enthusiasm for
Afric-a. Mattie Brown.
to
the Chareh
“Miss Clem
Dyinug Poet,
selected as the
ir, waieh.ihi next annual
u!' the c^rriKTs will j;e
Tjit loilo'isHng officers
^;ri citcU/d, President E. L
irigKt. Roeking-hani, Vice Pre-
deni, I). B. H'.:neycutt Raleigh,
tere;c.’-y A. Lo'-’e, iBui'ling-
;;.:Cnapiain. D. N. Hunt, Ox-
|;’rd;:Execu[ive Committee, Tnad
Chairn'ian, Henry;
S, Barnes, Wilson: J. H,
s: Monroe. Tne following
lesoiuiions v;ere oassedr
Garaf'C.
L
Aitssrs.
Brown of
R. C. isiej
u,p a new; Ga.]ifag,e in the b.mldin^’
ion 3-I.ain sweet opposite the,
sewing room, forrnerely the Holt;
the largest bill of goods from
our local merchants. The pur-
chas being made from Holt &
May and the amount Being $101.-
00. Dr. J. L. Kernodie recei
ved the prize for the largest"am
ount of money deposited. The
deposit having been made with
The Alamance Loan and Trust
Co. Mrs. J. G. Pritchett received
the prize offered to the girl mak
ing the largest deposit. Miss
Nannie Ray received the prize
offered to the girl making the
largest deposit. The deposit
having ,,been placed with the
First National Bank. The total
amount of deposits during the
one hour which the banks agreed
to remain open amounted to $12,
000. Mr. E. M. Quinn received
the prize offered to the person
buying the largest number of
street car tickets the amount
paid for these tickets being $8,00.
The evening and the night was
spent by most of the people at
! the park. Two base ball games
: were played luring the day be-
, tween Saxapahiaw, in the morn
ing the score was ,two to three in
! favor of Burlington. The game
being very close was played with
Y/hitsett and Mr. Henry Whit-
sett of Missouii.
Only two weeks prior to the
death of Mrs. Holt, her sister
Mrs. Jeramiah W. Holt was bur
ied. During her entire life Mrs.
Holt has baen a resident of Ala
mance county ' and is familiarly
known and will be remembered
by many of our best citizens.
The funeral service was conduct
ed at New Providence church,
near Graham, where she from
chiidhood bad been a member.
Dr. P. H. Fleming and Rev. J.
W, Wellons had charge of the
service.
Expressions of deepest sym
pathy are extended to Mr. J. C.
Holt during his hours of sor-
ow caused by the death of his
beloved life long companion.
Abmance Automcvbile Association
Organized.
A large nurnoei^ of the owners
of automobiles in the county
met Monday night and perfected
an organization by electing Dr.
R. M. Morrow, President L. E
Atwater, Vice president and W.
E. Sharp Secretary. The pur
Th;
1*
carriers
inadequaie: (2)that
;«!.'!iv nKnce of equipment should
:aid oy 'he government; (3)
' owjn^ 10 increasing duties,
should be attached by
i,o«ting the package or
; that mail b'oxe^ should
ro accommodate the
service (5) that the
•r U.uniform; 6 j that sub-
--j/iven the preference
(7) thai com-
shoula be given for
i-'i-diiional mail pouches
■iCttd directiorfal with
r\ D. service; (8)
:'ai*riers ask that an an-
vaeatidn with pay
i;'.'. C. Hodgin and' C
Greensboro and . - . , - -a
o: this city wijl open tew errors and was consid- q£ organizatidh is the pro-
teilding’ '' tiferetioh of .automobile interests
ent game. Ihe real game of the ^ more friendly relation one
day was pulled off m the after- toward another. it is the
Garagi built bv Col. E. L. Holt. when these two same teams
TheL'necf tW new concern ^^^eption ot a few re
will be tne Motor Company and,
M r. B. C. Hodgin a man of eight a
years espereince having served ; clock a.
five years ifi the factory will foe ^
the machifiiS't of. the new con-., m f
I umpired by Mr. Memtee of
will do all kinds : In the aft jncmn v^at
mi2':'.t be considered the best
cern.
The company
of automo'Dile and 'motorcycle - i j ^ 4-u^
work awd will carry a complete. season played at the
line of supphes.
aim and desire of the’ organ
ization to put forth an effort to
enlist all the owners of auto^
mobiles in the county.
With I he Gity Fathers.
The Board of Aldermen met i
Monday riip:ht in regular session.
Messrs. Opble at;d You r g applied
for license to conduct a bowhng
alley in the building where the
Express office is now - located.
The applicatiofl was tabled.
A motion was passed that the
first side walks that are built by
the city be on Webb avenue and
be built to the Chinese laundry.
Mr. King moved that the first
praposition of the Sputhern Bell
telephone be accepted. Motion
carried. Work will begin in the
near future on this newly pro
posed Common Battery System.
The contract specifying that that
the work on ^ this new system
shall be conipleted within 18
months.
Messrs, B. R. Sellars and
Fletcher Williams represehtinig
the school board were present
and explai^ned the congested sit
uation which exists at the Gra
ded School at the present time.
These gen tl'emen stated that the
new law would mean that 250 or
300 more students would attend
school during the ensuihg year
which would necessitate more
room.. The committee asked
that 10 percent nipre of the tax
money be given. Which would
mean about. $2,440.,00 to the
school during the ye.ir. The
board asked that the finance
committee meet with the school
board an d decide as to what they
think the best plan to relieve the
present situation.
Messrs., W. W. Brown. J. E.
Carrigan and Rodger Gant were
pi*esen t represen ting the o w ners
of automobiles, and asked that
the street between Holt-Gates
and S. A. Thomy^s corner be re
paired, and also thali the street
near the, Presbyterikn church be
repaired, and thjjtt the street car
track be arranj^i(| so that wag
ons and automobiles,, caii pto ov
er, The board agree(i to hav€
these places fixed. ^
sanitary pdice^v Was pre
tH I'.rv .* r»i!icwVy\«Qt
C
was
The County Board of Education
Die^
Piedmont Park was pnlled off.
i For ten innings both teams tus- u
seled for the victory which hung | fssionm Graham,
:io the balance and-not until the I This raeet-
NV»rH^ ,- P. vev N C Jolv:>d !ast half of the tenth waseither fgf »"'y V-®!®''
.N, w. jujy u.. a .’ I aeorine At this I ly n^eetmg but it is tfee meetmg
1913 in tne sex’timy-third yeai of d ^ i to take account of thinss of the
oert. T-lnv'r'rq A Allpn ' thp i time Burhngton succeeded m ■ miuihss int?
her agii. .bai ,jia a. Anen i.ne - .u Unmp nlate* anrl thus past scholastic year endmg June
wife of the late Levi W. Allen jne nome piate ana.tnus ^
tr'. Qhp marripd lunp '^^^tied the scorless game, j ™ ^
Tim. She fJTcltJZl ■ The game errorless 1
of Longs Chape! Chris-few Bhght furnb.es being,advancfsKe been made
tisin Oliurcn wht^rs iicr junpr^l.|^ ’ /• ji • i ’in v^trioLis dGDs.rtmprtts of
wprP(*nndnftMl hv Many of the visitors visited :various ut^parimenis oi int
and inierment ^ ere conducted by., i work~70_ graduates
bition at the park.
sent and handed in tils resigna^
tion. After ac,coping the regsi-
nation of the police the bogiri-
^ , voted to abolish the officer when
jmrealitytherewas no offic^r^^
Progress in Education Two extra j What certain members of
I board wanted wai to give the
1 police the dirties which are now
I under the discharge of th.e sanit-
Session. jarK P>lice.r / This prOpo^
failed and applicationfe ’were 1
Supervisors for Akmanee
County, County Board in
order for the position of sanitary
policeman. Messrs Geo. Cook
and Jackson Isley made appiica-
■tion Mr. Isley'-^eceivirig j00-
place. ’
The board adjourned. ■
her paatO'r assisted by Rev. P.
Fleming of Burlington, N, C.
She rests jn„peace,
.v,.;.Jeramiah W. Holt. ■
as O’enegate to nation
al E vans1
Harnlin, of Durham,
atiot
ivilie, ind,,
r:.ber,
address was deliy-
0. f. Groivson the dis-
ftdiior. of the Burling-
who vvas sent from
■on Qv Senator Over-
' VA)ia not aiiend. The
;=■ earriers were present
:■ ;ace to enjoy the hos-
ihe occasiori': Messrs.
J. A. Lowe, W. J.
and W. H. Hall,
Criffin of Sr.ow Camp.
of Elalce Pr¥®r,
Prj,
- 'fxi k i V
-T/f v;ho met his
s.'i VC reck near
.'OJgb: 1.0 this city
ig. He v/as 26
Viive^ two sisters
]ive at
were
Vi?
rtma.
by Dog.
Last Tuesday
tine Brooks dau
Mrs. J. H. Broo
ni Mrs.
" has two
Mrs.
s. M)iHe
evening Gferis-
hter of Dr, and
s was bitten by«
a dog belonging to Mr. Geo.
Fogleman which was supposed to
be suffering with hydrophobia,
on the same evening John Isley
Jr. v/as bitten by the same dog.
Both are at Fvaleigh receiving
the Pasteura treatment.
On Friday John Faucett son of
Dr. and Mrs, T. S. Faucett was
bitten on the face by an un
known dog.
h Note of Tfeaoks.
I hereby wish to express my
sincere and grateful thanks to
the many friends for kindness
shown to my deceased wife and
to me during her long and last
illness and death. .My heart
overflows in gratitude to God
our Father for kindness of
friends service rendered and
sympathy manifested. Again I
thank vou Vv’ith all my heart.
J. C. Holt.
work—70 graduates from the
Public School^riTftGood Houses
The good behavior of the day
might cspedally be noticed as: ptete sshool DireeW issued, and
only a few disorderly conducts
were noticed.
other improvements. But even
larger things are ‘ planned.' jay the occWon more then thirty
nnV»v*."kinnrl\ fVici U..r^4wrL-w-4-*
Miss Datis Entertains. :
Miss Margaret Davis. :the
popular and esteemed teacher of
the Junior Philathea iC.ass dl
the Methodist J^rotestant Sunday
School entertained her class at
her home Tuesday night
the hours of weight and
About forty wer^ prere t to  nS
Longest English Word.
However, it might interest
your readers to know the longest
name in any civilized tongue in
the world. It's the name of a
littietown in Nort Wales. It is
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllogerycew-
yrandrobwllduilandisiliogogoeh
On an address it is usually writ
ten Llanfair, P. G., for short.
Its meaning is to the effect: St-
Mary’s Church by the white ha
zel pool nearby the black whirl
pool by St. Teilo's Church near
the redcave.-W. H. T. inPhil-
adelphia Press.
MebaKe. |
! er.i
i'^rthe! pe?
te IS I
erring j . ...
VvANTEi)—to buy all . the
wheat we eari get from the farm-
are now paying $100
Du?n
«bei. Dixie Milling Go
atia liuiids V
/rl'i'ft.U'tir, I
r-d Loss of .4ppetfte-
^ voir.r;^
T0K.1C, Jnve^Ou;
p :be systc'fi.
>r ad'i'iks axi(i cjjiM«en. oO&t
A Reusion.
Thare will be a reunion of the
former or present teachers stu
dents, and friends of Sylvan
Academy Snow Camp, N. C.
and a dedicatory exercise on
Aug. 22, 23, IE the new school
building in Sylvan District,
Prominent Educators and
speakers from all over
the State will be present to join
in the exercises. Many old stu
dents have expressed their in
tention to be present. ' Homes
.will be opened for^the entertain
ment of all visitors.
Those interested in the past
present'and future of that' com-
rrmnity are iirg.eiitiy iijvited to
’attend.
Through the invitation .of the
Supt., Mr. L. C. Broden of the
State Dept of Education was pre
sent and offered to co-operate
with the County Board of Educa
tion by giving from the Peabody
School fund money to employ a'sent
Rural supervisors for the White
Schools. A fter hearing Mr. Brog-
dens proposition, the County
Board of Education readly accept
ed his offer. Following this tlie
Supt., repcrted that he had se
cured means from the Jeans fund
to employ a colored supervisor
of the colored schools of the
county. So as soon as they can
be secured the county will enter
upon the work with two special
supervisors. These supervisors
will endeavor to build up the
schoDls and^communities in every
possible way by working with
the teachers students and the
people of the community. Bet
ter school lequipmenis are to be
provided, more beautiful grounds
to be laid out, more thorough and
practical work is to he done.
This is a long step forward in
the educational w^ork of the coun
ty.
of the number beihg hiembers of
the class and the others a few
very intinate friends of the class
and teacher. We regrfet we do
not have the names j)f tho>e who
were so fortunate as to be pre-
County Proceeiliags.
Graham, N. C. July 7 th 1§1S.
The Board of County Coift
missioners^f Alamance County
met in the Court House on the
above date at ten o’clock A. M*
in regularly monthly meetmsr
with the following mem berg
present. ,C
Gep. T. William9o4
W. H. Turrentine
Chess. H. Roney.
Chas. F. Cates.
W. H. f^ogfeman.
The foUowihg^ business
transacted. :
Ordered. That John Capps be
relieved of one poll tax same er
roneously listed.
Ordered. That Chas, F. Catet
be appointed a committee t#
have road worked near Chas,.
Htirris.
Ordered- That the County
allow Mr. Henry R. ireland the
sum of one hundred dollars to
ward building bridge . acrose
Haw River at D. M. Gefringers
mijll and the said amount to
all the charge against
county in r^ard to d&e
bridge and the road leadinut
and from said brieve. Itisfuther
ordered that Wi H. Turreiitine be
appointed a committee to have
oversight in building the bridge.
Ordered, that G Ab. F^lemam
and County Atty J, H. Veraoni
have some compitent Engineer
to make pi'bfiles of the grading:
to be done on the Bellemont road
knd the cost of making the grad
ed and submit to this Board at its^
nieeti n g the fi rst Monday iii A
usr.'•
Ordered. That Ishraeal Jonet
be allowed to peddle in
ce Couh ty free of license 1
account of disabilities.
Oird'ered. That the Saut
Roads ^nd W. H.^ Turrentifte b®
authorized to. buy what tejams
they dt^em necessary to^ r th.^;
' .Ordered, that the Board app-fj
priate Two Hurtdred and Fifty
dollars for the , trealment and
eradicatibp of the , hook worm
di.fease;in;Akmahce or
.wh^ieV'i&ri^ori ofthis amoii.ni.
i$:'hec^l^M^‘y,'
.■ ■ Qrde*«d'; That the report-^of A.-
B. MeEeei Supt.; of.,^ b&
received'and fiied^
Ordered. That Cornelia Odam
be recei v^ as an iwmate\ of the
County^ hoi^e|.vC--■ • ; '
Ordered. vThat t^e report of.
Chas. i). Johnson Regist^ of
Deeds be received and fitefi.
• Ordei'ed. That this Board pay
$13 ,80 on the burial expenses of
Ellen Martin and , surrender the ,
insarancepolicy.
: Ordered. That G. Ab, FogkmaE.
.bS ihstructeo t;/ ^look after the
bridge at, Alamance creek and at
Ossipee.
, Ordered That this Board ad
journ to ’m6©t .Monday July 14tk.
1913 to receive the tax list.for .
an.J to,..;hid.r.an!V '
; c#ip|)^fc^iiiat any «ijait:^eia
to make in the regard ■ the
value Of his property.
Chas. D, Johnsqn, Clerk t©
this Board*. .'
Fkak at Haw River.
Prof. C. F. Brown gave a car
ride and picnic to niemlaers of
the chcir and Junior choir of the
Baptist church Tuesday night
The picnickers spent a very plea
sant evening at the. Gov. Holt
mansion at Haw River: Miss
Helen Buck very Unfortunately
sprained her ankle butit is hoped
the sprain will not prove serious.
LIST DFICLAIMEB LEHERS
CAT.WVBA COLLEGE-
education; good buildings Heaith-
ful location, strong facity mod
erate terms. Fal’
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l-. f .L‘J.
wr
iii
terms.
2nd
Cu
Vw J, D,
term
'jr
opens
Cdrn}j^ue
Remaining in Post office at
Burlington, N. C., July 5, 1913.
. Ladies:
Marv Compton, Mrs. Baraba
E. Tickle.
Gentleman. . ■ v
J, M. Aldred, M.' -B. Harrison,
J. M. Isley, Harry - Reid,: R. . B.
Roberts, Eddie Starkey. ■ ■ .
Persons calling for'any of these j-
let tens- v;
tised,'-'' si'
■■-pieasa.j sa,y ■. Adv.-jr-
date of ' ad'v^r-
Jury list as drawn for the
term of Supreme Court
Meets Augnstthi; 18th, 1913.
R. G. B, Stancii No 12 G. J,
McGbuley .No 10 MEilo Pace IMo
8 vV. C. Saftin .Np-5 P. E. Mor-
row Ho Ig E...M. Long No' 12
W'. L.. AicPner.r^n ' No}.. vVtm-.
Marlevt JSu 8: L. -V. H^A\.
W. MePane i -T, -
Pherson No 6 J. A.
10 W. 0. ^wain No 12 Ciias. V:.
Holt No 6 W. .H. ‘Marshall No S
W. F. Jones No 9 A, G. Porter
field No 5 JB. Tickle No 3 B N,
Davis No 12 J B. Jones No! J. A*
Hornaddy Nd 1 Sterling Foster
No.,5., W. H. Stockard No. 8., -L
W. HoitJNo, 6., S. A. Tate No. 12
0. M. Gant Na 12., Geo. L. Tho
mas No. li, J. W. Thomas No.,
13., C, W. Winhingham No. &,
H. B. Roney No, 11.. R. 0. Brown
ing No. 12,, Ed. S. Cardwell Na
12., C. B* 'Amjck, No. C. A,
Dillard No. 10., J. H. Wiikins No.
5., 0. D. Gienn No. 12,, M.,
Anthony. No. 12,. A, M. liobersiat:
No. 8.,. T. R., Hughes No. .5., IN..
D.; Murcherson No. 1,. R. E. II.
Holt'No, 12.', J'.:Hunter No.
1.8,' K,. . L,.-. Su;nmers No. 3, W, ]1
Winningham'IV^S. 12. . ■
R£W, ties.
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; Ad.v wtisemen
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