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VOLVL.
BURLINGTON. N. C, SEP I. 17.1913.
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New Organist—Choinnaster
Coming.
(Communicated.)
Mr. George Scott Hunter a
will name the third man.
Secretary Montgomery was
authorized to give a note for $900.
I 00 in payment for indebtedness
I of Water Light and'Power Com
bative of Starling, Scotland, and
-'A'ho has been in this country
three years has resigned the pos
ition of organist choir-master of
St, Mitchael and All Angles
Church, Washington, D. C. and
accepted a similar position with
the Church of the Holy Comfor
ter, in this town aiid will arrive
Thursday morning of this week.
Mr, Hunter has taken the fuW
Collegiate and Cathedral train
ing of England, which consists of
It was ordered that the salary
of Mr. J. A. King who has char
ge of the cleaning up of the
streets around the business block
foe raised to $8. 00 per month.
The mayor who has been ap-
pointed to get a estimate of the
•cost of improving Main Street be
tween the Southern depot and
Alaniance Loan and Trust Co.,
reported that it v/ould cost app
roximately $4,200.0© half of
a thorough knowledge of the or- • paidfey the city
nun, piano, singing, choir train-! the other py the property
in^^‘ and conducting, harmonv., i It is hoped to get
counterpoint. Fugue, orchestrk-I
tion, acoustics,, etc. At the age Ii?-has been
t'sixteen, he won by competi-! layer
„ 4.’-^ ! ot rock be removed and placed on
tion the position as orginist of t>m
large North Parish Church of i ^t Ala-
Stariing. He was afterwards!
appointed as organist of the
South United Free Church of
Elgin, Scotland, where he re
mained ten years. His last en
gagement bef&re coming to Am
erica was that of organist choir-
The proposition oi removing
partitions from the various cafe,s
was discussed and left to the
City attorney to draft an ordi
nance to be submitted. Ex. Al
derman Apple asked that the
master of St. Ma'ry’s Chareh
Fife, Scotland. Mr. Hunter is
the posessor ci many excellent
testimonials from people promi-
nent in Art an4 Society of the
old and this teountry. He ’has
had valuable experience in the
training of boys’ voices, and his
services in this department can
not be overestimated. He was
director of the Banchory “Musi
cal Associatior^”
moved. It was ordered that
twenty four hours be given to the
owner to move the engine.
S. B. Thomas was granted lic
ense to do plumbing in the city,
Oi.
Philatheas of Frost Street S* S.
Enlertais.
The Philathea Sunday School
which consisted i Class of the Front Street Meth-
a chorus of one hundred and i odist church gave &n entertain-
twenty voices. He himself be-
ing a Barytone soloist. This
Association in a testimonial states
that “As a musician he merits
the highest praise. He is com
plete master of both the organ
and pianoforte, and his playing
gains for him marked distinetion
and attracts special notice from
all who appreciate the artistic in
music. As a Director, he takes
a place in the foremost rank.
Our public performances as an
Association traiKed under his
baton gave evidence that as a
choirmaster he excells in the
highest degree. He also suc
ceeds without effort in maintain
ing excellent discipline
while his genial bear-
effort in maintaining excellent
discipline, while hi® genial bear-
irig and painstaking efforts com
mand the loyalty and esteem ©f
his choir. Mr. Scott-Hunter ako
possesses vocal abilities of a dis-
tinguished»order, his solo sing'-
irg alike with bis instrumental
performances giving evidence of
the thorougli artist. ^'Mr, Frank
Groxton solo bass of Brick
Church, 5th. Ave. New York
City, says in -a testimonial that
‘1 consider Mr. Scott-Hunter
one of the leading organists and
choirmasters of America. In
deed I doubt if we have in the
erjtir-e conntry &alf a doaen men
so \^€ll equipped,*’' Mr. Oharles
Be'ii-Curr, L. M^., A. R C. 0.
late organist of Eaddington Ab
bey, Scotland and to Mr. George
Vanderbilt U. S. A. asiong
many tfengs says, Mr. “'Scott-
Hunter SB well reai in all branch
es of mu»ieal cultui^, and is gen-
tjemanhyan every way.*’' Dr.
Charles E. Allum Majzs. Doc. Tri
nity College!, Dublin. L. L C. M.
T. C. L. etc in a personal let-
-er to Rev. Mr. Gibbie* Rector of
the Parish, eays “I have known
Mr. Hunter sdnce his boyhood*
i fa^and in him all that I could
wish in anyone. Few organists
have been blessed with the ex
perience he has had. He is an
extreniely good organ play-erand
a refined accompanist, etc/’
^ Other testimonials state that
his organ playing is brliliant and
^:cholarly with very artistic re
gistering power.
We congratulate the proper
^Jthorities of the Episcopal
Church in securing such a good
nian and know that he will prove
" inestimable benefit to the
Ausic lovers of this town.
Boaid of Aldermen in Session.
ment at the chiarch Monday
night in honor of the new mem
bers who have i^eeently joined
the class.
A program oon®sting oE solos
and addresses was much enjoy
ed. Miss Ruth Thurston and
Miss Benbo w music teacher at
the Graded selaool each sang a
delightful solo. Sfeort addresses
were delivered by Messrs. E, S.
W. Dameron, W. E. Sharpe,
Jno. Lloyd andEev. T A. Sikes.
A contest in which bottles of
medicine were passed and each
one present ask to tell what was
in the bottle fe^y the tou?h of
smell. Rev, Ssto^and Clarence
Freeman tied.
Refreshments eonaistang of
punch cream ajnd biscoes was
served.
Rev. J. W. Holt was called to
Forsyth county last Thursday to
condi&et the fsinea'al of Hardin
Haizky one of the oldest citizens
of that county wfeo died in the
ninetieth year of Siis age. He
was fcuried at Salem Chapel
Christian chureJi.
Mrs. Sarah Lancaster died on
^he same day in the same »^jom-
^unity at the age of seventy
live years. FuneraS and b^irial
services conducted at Bethlelaem
M. E. ChEirch by K«v. J. W.
Bcilt.
HeaiiiB And Hyi^ce.
Last Monday at the regulsr
sesason of the Board o£ County
Comanissioneis, Orange County
made an appropriation Qi $250
for the purpose of co-operating
with the State Board of Health
in estalDlishing a public health
and hookworm campaign iu that
county. Randolph and Davidson
counties recently made similar
appropriaitions tor the same pur
pose. Thi£ makes ninety nine of
the one hundred counties in
the welfare of their people.
Haman lives and hunaan suffer
ing have appealed te the com
missioners of these counties ab~
ove dollars and cents. The val
ue of good citizenship has been
rated above live stock, in contra
distinction to the custom exist
ing in North Carolina in the
days gone by. This is a most
remarkable situation in the
health work of our State. But
for the failure of the Ashe Coun
ty board to take favorable ac
tion it should have been reported
that every county in North Car
olina is interested in its health
conditions, and had co-operated
with the State Board of Health,
and provided funds to better
the health and sanitary condit
ions of its people.
No other state in the Union
is to be hoped that at the next
meeting of the Board of Comm
issioners of Ashe County they
will reconsider their decision
and thus make the counties of
North Carolina unanimous in
their action and attention to
health and sanitary matters.
Dr. C. L. Pridgen, of the
Hookworm Commission of the
State Board of Health, is hop
ing to report before long that an
active health campaign has been
conducted in every county in the
State. This will give North
Carolina her usual place as the
first of all the states of the
Union to accomplish this.
At a.semi monthly meeting of
trie^ Board of Aldermen Monday
msht steps were taken to widen
'vorth St. to sixty feet. Mr, B.
S^^llars was appointed by the
;t-o?rd to represent the -own. !
i ne property owners will be ask-i has reported such a marvelous
to narae a man and the tvv’o awakening of its people, and it
Graced School Committee.
Standing Committee of the
City Graded Schools of Burling
ton N. C. for the year 1913-1914.
Finance;
Col. Eugene Holt.
Mr. J. P. Montgomery.
Mr. R. F. Williams.
Auiditing;
Mr. J. P. Montgomery,
Dr. T. S. Faucette.
Mr. J. A. Isley.
Fuel:
G©1. Eugene Holt,
Dr. T. S. Faucette.
Mr. R. F. Williams,
Buildings and Grounds:
Mr. R. F. Williams.
Mrs. W. H. Carroll,
. T. S. Faucette.
Sanitation:
IDr. T. S. Faucette.
Mr. B. R. Sellars.
Mr. J. A, Isley.
Clourse of Study an2 iRegula-
tio®s:
Supt. P. H- Fleming,
Mrs. W. H. Carroll.
Col. Eugene Holt.
Officers of the Boar(fc
B. R, Sellars, Chairman.
S. F. Williams Treas.
F. H. Fleming See,
Dalton—^H»irsi!93!.
At high npoR Thursday at the
iKame of Mr. a®d Mrs. W. C.
Tkurston the Esarriage of their
4’8t^vghte.n Mjss Imogen Thi?:rs-
IoMr. RobertE. Dalton, Jr.,
of tureens boroj was Bslemnized.
Ok ;Rccount of 'critical 'illness in
theiK>ride's family the marriage
w&E very quiet and ‘informal,
only ithe immediate lamilies of
botih parties being present. The
ceremony took pilaee its the par
lor, which was decorated with
ros(^ and cut flow-er». The
bride.and groom entered toge
ther ,end stood before il^v. T. A.
Sik‘6s. her pastxjr^ who gave the
sasred vows. She was dressed
in a ;going-away siait of liilue and
carnied bride's roses..
Afte the cereM'0«iy Mr. and
Mrs. ilfelton drove to tSreens-
boro in an automrbile smd will
rema^im there andi MoJBember,
when itfeey will take ai® extended
trip to Porida and Caba. They
wili resiiie in Greensboro, where
Mr. Daton holds a responsible
position with the Van L&ndley
Nursery Company.
Those present from a distance
were: Mr,, and ivars. R. E. Dal
ton, Mr. Frank Dalton and
MissesLiiJmnand Serana Dalton
0f WinstochSaiem; and Mrs. N.
DuBois, ai!id Miss Ann DuBois,
of Raleigh.
The groom is a splendid busi
ness man. popular, and is of one
of the best families of the State.
The bride is one of the town’s
sweetest, most charming and
most accomplished young wo
men. She is prominent in the
church and social life of the town
an alumna of Greensboro Wo
man's College, and has taught
one year.
White Fans Commumties Should
Have Right of Self-Pfotection,
To the Editor: Will you be
kind enough to give me space—
since the idea is so new, sincc so
many people are ignorant of my
exact purpose—to explain to
your readers just what I propose
by the policy of race segrega
tion I have been advocating for
the rural South? _
But to begin with, let me sa>
a word as to the imperative need
for such remedy as I have been
urging, I knew when I began
this agitation that thousands
and thousands of white farmers
in all parts of the South were be
ing forced from their homes for
social reasons by the growing
number of negroes around them
(as my own father was) but I
did not then know how wide
spread are the evils resulting
from our present indiscriminate
sandwiching of white and negro
farmers.
The hundreds of earnese mes
sages from farmers and even i
more earnest from farmers'
wiyes and daughters, have open
ed my eyes*. A white farmer
may have bought land in what he
expected to remain f jrever a
white community, may have
built a good home with this ex
pectation, ordering his whole
life accordingly. And yet some
non-resident owning land adjoin
ing him may put any kind of
negroes on it, terrorizing the
farmer’s wife and daughters, de
stroying the sociai life of the
community, depreciating the val
ue of t|ie farmer's land, and fili
ally forcing him to move for
social reasons—leaving the neg
roes to gobble uip tae farm for
half its real worth.
This is not a fancy picture but;
a literal report of what is actu-1
ally happening all over the Cot- i
ton Belt, Almost every sectien i
of the Soutfe feels the blightiiag
effect of a««h conditions. Wor
thy settlers irefuse to come, and
farmers a^s’eady in a commwnity
hesitate to 'build worthy co^aastry
homesl because they have no
assurance that they or their'Chil
dren wili iiiot be forced to feave
the place in Ojder to find plenty
of white neighbors.
If we ^are to save the rural
South *!)© the wEite race, weiinust
find 83®ie remedy, and I have
become convinced that aa arous-
hd public sentiment isnot enough.
We ra«st have a statute Which
will eiiable any white corssmunity
that wishes to do so to take
steps t® insure its remaining
white—a statute framed notin a
spirit ©f injustice and persecu
tion to :the white man.
Briefly, I propose a siimple law
whicia will say that whenever
the greater p^rt of the land ac-
^eag^ih ^ny given district that
miiy ■
ralce, a majority of the voaters
in saeh a diatrict may say (if
they wish) that in fature no
land shall be sold to a person of
a different race. Prowded such
acti(MQ is approved or allowed (as
being Justified by consideration
of the peace, protection, and so
cial Me of the community,) by a
reviewing judge or board of cou
nty co?aamissioners.
It may de argued, I know
that suich a law is unjiast because
with the ^government ofthe South
as it iSi, it should be utaiized by
white people to keep their com
munity white, but the negroes
would raatiely or never be able to
u^e it to inake a community
wholly negro. All of which I ad
mit, aiid F«et I believe it is just.
I believ-e it is just because the
white man iieeds the social pro
tection of «uch a law md the
negro doesia^t. If a majority of
his neighbors aie white, tfee neg
ro doesnH eacte. His land is made
more valuable by th
predominance of neighbors
of a different race; the chances
of Srlling it f(M* its worth are
better; his famsly are not un
easy or unsafe; they dont mind
running off day or night to see
neighbors or kinsfolk miles a-
way;and his money-making
facilities are better. But with
white man surrounded by negro
neighbors exactley the contrary
conditions exist. So I am con
fident such a law as I propose
would be jnst, and eminent law
yers have assured me it would be
constitunal.
As for its practicability, that
is apparent on its face. It is not
a radical measure. It would not
be forced on any community
that doesn’t want it. But when
ever any white communty does
wish to keep itself whiie and
does want protection of such a
law as I propose, I believe it
should have that privelege.
I shall be glad to send, futher
information to. .any .. InteresCed
reader who agrees with me,
Sincerely yours.
High Point Officer Can Hardly
Sorvive.
Greensboro Sept. 15— A tele
phone message from High Point
Sunday night stated that Mr.
Witcher, who was shot Saturday
night about 10 o’dlock by an un
known negro, was not expected
to live through the night. His
condition was known to be seri
ous immediately after an exam
ination of his wounds were
made, the bullet passing through
his arm and stomach. Chief
Ridge, who was shot on the fin
ger, was able to be out yester
day, and although suffering
much pain his condition is in no
wise serious.
The bullet was fired by an un
known person from a crowd of
from 175 to 200 negroes. The
shooting occured near : a moving
picture show on the eastern side
of High Point and after the of
ficers had arrested a negro. It
was while holding this negro that
Officer Witcher was shot, the
bullet fbst stricking Chief Ridge
and tearing through the top of
his little finger.
No one has been arrested for
the shooting, and coming as it
did from such a large crowd the
authorities fea,r it will be impos
sible to apprehend the guilty
party.
Raleigh, N. C.
Clarence Poe.
Held Up Sheriff and Stole $16,00(1.
5.-
lAr. Jones and Miss Campbell to
Wed.
The State Dispatch takes plea
sure in acknowledging receipt of
the following invitation.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Lowe
invite you to be present
at the marriage of their niece
Lena Fby Campbell
to
Mr. Robert Lewis Jones
On Thursday evening, the
twenty fiftJh of September
Nineteen hundred and thirteen
at eight o'di^k
Tabernacle Cltiurch
Greensboro* North Carolina.
The contracting pities are of
tw’o of Guilford f,p(>iu«ties most
Columbia, S. C., Sept.
Three men each armed with tw®
revolvere late today, held up a
deputy sheritt and two employes
of the J. G. White Construction
Company at Parr Shoals, twenty
miles from here and took froas
them $16,000 in currency whick
had b^n intended to meet the
payroll of the company which m
building a huge power dam here.
Tonight seyen hundred employes
of the company, together wi^
the sheriffs and deputies of four
counties with bloodhounds are
hunting for the robbers. J. G.
Joyner, the deputy sheriff, re
sisted the bandits and was shot,
the bullet taking effect in the
high. His wound is not serious,
: ITie robbery occured just af
ter Pay mastered Mahar, witfe
Fred Bultman, assistant cashier
and Deputy Joynei had taken
the money from the express of
fice at Parr Shoals. To reach
the construction compan’ys of
fice where the money was to be-
distributed, they had to go dow»
the railway track through a ra
ther deep cut. As the three
were passing a box car which
was standing on the railway track
a trio of men their faces black
ed to disguise them stepped out
and[ covered the money-bearin*
piwty, Deputy Joyner reached
for his gun and the robbered opn
ened fire. Joyner fell, shot
through the thigh, and other#
realizing the futility of resist
ance with their assailanta in m
strong a position yidded. Tte
robbers took the sack containing
the money and made off into the
woods.
many friends.
Cover Crop Cloh Wan ted.
We want five hundred farm
ers of Alamance to forma “Cov
er Crop Club."
As (ybunty Agent of the Co
operation Demonstration work, I
am asking the farmers of Ala
mance who will increase their
acerage of this crop to send their
names and address. We want
this crop largely increased the
comingyear.;
All we ask in return for this
favor, is that farmers give a re
port of the crop
Instructions sent to all who
apply for them. State the num
ber of acres-you purpose to grow
cover crop on, and the kind of
cover crop you purpose growing.
E, C. Turner, County Agent.
Notice Farmers.
The Dixie Milling Co., will
pay $1.05 per bushel for go^
milling wheat for the next ten
days.
Leath—Rimmer.
Mr. John Leath and Miss
Horten se Rimmer were married
at the home of the bride at Hills
boro Sunday morning at nine
o’clock.
Both are very popular in our
midst and have a large acquaint
ance of friends who learn with
happiness of this marriage.
Miss Rimmer is the beautiful
and accomplished daughter of
Mr. and i^rs. A. H, Rimmer of
Hillsboro and for the past four
years has lived in Burlington,
having been bookkeeper for The
State Dispatch, Merchants Sup
ply Co., arid later served as
auxiliary clerk in the Post Office
at this place, .
Mr, Leath has been bookkeep
er for Morgans tobacco ware
house for the past two or three
years, fie is considered one of j
our best bookkeepers and will Be !
with Mr. Morgan again this
year.
Millinery Opening Sept 2foh jutl
27th.
The Millinery Openings ot
Burlington are set for Friday^enlt
Saturday September ;26th-
27 th. Misses Morrow •&
have Miss Thurston an4 Miss
Jeff 1 ies, beside other helperfe..
This firm has spent much time
and care in the selection of fall
millinery and are prepared te>
serve their trade better than ev-
br^.:. r
Miss Cora May will assist
Mrs. I. J. Mazur in the millin
ery department iat Mazurs.
J. D. and L. B. Whitted are
busy preparing for the opening
of their millinery department.
They have Miss Beulah Fetty,
Nida Webster, Alva Hardee of
Benson, Allie Patterson and
Mary Teague with them.
Misses Evia Gross, Nellie
Wynn, Gal Rowland and perhraps
one or two others will have char
ge of the millinery department
at Jos. A. Isley & Bro. Co.
Miss Alice Bowland is agai»
with its and has Miss May Mc
Adams assisting her. They are
at the same place as last season
over E. L. Bowlands store.
Rernember that all the open-^
ings are Friday and Saturda/
Sept. 26th. and 27th.
Former Priest Who Killed Girl
New York, Sept. 15.—Han*
Schmdt, the priest who confessed
that he killed Anna Aumuller
with a butcher knife as a “sa
crifice to be consummated ik
blood,’* tonight isatth .1
tion ward of the Tom^>^ r r ;i.v>
under the watchful eye ot In
McGuire, the prison physician.
Warden Felton, of the Tombe
declared the man is insane- one
of the most dangerous men ever
confined in the prison, and ie
this view he was upheld by
Deputy Commissioner of Cor-
retcions Wright.
From far off Mainze, Germany^
there came today to Monsignor
Joseph F. Money, Vicar Genera!
of the Arch Diocese of New
York cablegram from the secre
tary of the bishop which said
that Schmidt had been declared
insane there and suspended by
the bishop. The message read
“Schmidt born at AschafTefs-
burg Priest of Diocese of l^ainxe*
Ran away from Mainze bocau.se
of attempted frauds; arrested by
police declared insane by court
and discharged Suspended by
bishop for acts and for present-
ng falsified document regarding.,