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Conditions Over
the Louatry.
British Trade exhausted.
Loudon, Dec. 17,. While it is gen
erally acknowledged that trade is seri-
ou y slackening, tne latest returns
e f thtt iRoftrd of Trade do not show any
Cuuno tor alarm. The tide of prosper-1 William A. Marble were appointed re
Efc haa ertainlv turned, but it is not ! ceivers of the Simpson, Crawford
I run&injs out very fast. In view of
thes fa-:ts, special attention has been
ievotod to a statement by Sir Walter
iunelmnn, the head of the great snip
ing firm of Runciman & Co., of New
castle,
Speaking at the ceremony of the
launching of a vessel on Saturday, he
. ! aid trade seemed utterly exhausted
all over the world. He had never
known such a sudden collapse in
freights as had just taken place.
One reason for this might be the
abnormally mild Autumn which had
caused less food to be eaten, thus
leaving large stocks on hand. "Wd
are in for very bad depression," he
said, "and only up-to-date boats will
be able to keep running. . ;
This is the most pessimistic state
ment that has come from any promi
'
nent business man this year. It must
be added that many other important
shipping men, while admitting that
trade is receding, albsolutely refuse
to accept Sir Walter Runican utterly
despondent view of the prospects of
1914.
; 'FRISCO DISMISSES 400 TELE
GRAPHERS.
. Springfield, Mo., Dec. 28. The dis
continuance of the telegraphic system
of, railroad communication by the St,
Louis & San Francisco Railroad, in
the event of the telegraphers' strike,
was indicated tonight by the dismiss
' al of 400 'Frisco telegraphers and the
removal of telegraph instruments at
all points on the main line.
i - Tonight the road began to trans-
form its telegraph lines into a tele
phone tystem for railroad communi
cation. ,
' According to E. D. Levy, general
"manager, every five miles ' of - the
'Frisco's wires will be guarded by a
man da- and night. At all points
who. i is necessary to give orders
tot" s, a deputy United States mar
sh, ill be on duty to protect the
. jop aicr.
103,645 IDLE CARS ON DEC. 15.
A striking illustration of the re
markable change in business condi
tions in America in the last 12 months
is furnished by the fortnightly bulle
tin of the American Railway Associ
ation which shows 101,545 idle cars
on the railroads of the United States
and Canada on Dec. 15, 1913. This is
an increase of 44,311 cars over the
report of Dec. 1 and compares with
a car shortage of 34,392 on Dec. 14,
' 1912. - .
, 13 COTTON MILLS DISSOLVE.
Columbia, S. C, Dec 28. Thirteen
cotton mills in South Carolina, owned
or controlled by the Parker Mills Co.,
with an aggregate capital stock in
: k..6m of $3,800,000, filed certificates
of dissolution of charter with the Sec
retary of State today. The charters
were dissolved.
"This action is only a step in the
organization of the so-called Parker
merker," stated H. C. Welborn, of
Columbia, general manager, of the
Hampton Mills, a component company
of the Parker Mills Company. "This
step was necessitated when the Park
Si er M.:is Company, the holding comp
, anv. took over these mills two years
' A . . ., -
" ' McCABE COTTON FIRM IN
II BANKRUPTCY,
lis -. rleston, S. C., Dec. 27. Invol
Jlf ry bankruptcy proceedings were
Wi here today against W. Gordon
McCabe & Co., a cotton compressing
f firm. John Maybank and R. G.
. ; Rhett, of Charleston, were named as
, receivers, the bond being fixed at $50,
( 000 each.
' .: No definite state of the assets and
liabilities of the concern was announc
( ed. . New York and Richmond, Va.,
banks are interested in the firm's af
i .. fairs. --
Y GERMANS DRIFT TO CITIES.
; Baltimore, Md., Dec. 20. That Ger
v many is f acing a serious problem be
j cause of the drift of people from, the
..sural districts into cities and indus
' .Tial centres, was stated in a lecture
f, at Johns Hopkins University yester
t Jay by Prof. Carl Rathgen, of the
"Colonial Institute at Hamburg, and
( Kaiser Wilhelm exchange professors
i at coiumbta University this year, z
10 ieea tnis great city population.
"" saia, uermany
would have to import in ever-increas-.
! Ingquantities food for its neonl nA
4 grain and fodder fot its livestock. He
aqea mat whereas in 1882 aome
Sing like 1900,000 people in Germ-
any were engaged in agricultural
pursuits - today the number is less
than 18,000,000.
sejigel' stores corporation
fails. -
Boston, vec. oy. xne vu "" -
gel Stores m Chicago, New York and
Boston went into the hands of receiv-
1 ers todav. John S. Shepard, Jr., and
Company, and the Fourteenth Street
Store, of New York, Henry Siegel &
Co.. and the Merchants Express Co.,
Boston. . '
Other receivers were named for
Henry .Siegel & Co., bankers. The
' receivership is a friendly proceeding.
The Siegel Stores Corporation was
incorporated in 1907 in Deleware. It
controls the Fourttenth Street Store
and Simpson, Crawford & Co., in New
York, and the Henry Siegel Co., Bos
ton, and Selgel-Cooper Co., Chicago.
Henry Siegel is president of the
corporation and active manager of the
four stores. The authorized capital
stock is $2,000,000 preferred and $8,-
275,000 common, stock. The gross
business of -the corporation has been
about $40,000,000 annually.
HA WES HATE RECEIVERSHIP,
i Hartford, Conn., Dec. 29. George
Matthias, of Seymour, was today ap
pointed by Federal Judge Thomas re
ceiver of the E. J. Von Gal Hat Co.,
and of Hawes Von Gal, Incorporated,
of Danbury. He filed a bond of $25,
000 and was authorized to borrow
$25,000 to carry on the business. The
assets of the -two concerns are given
as $532j343 and liabilities $233,555.
The action was on complaint of H.
Linsley Johnson, of Englewood, N. J.,
trustee of the estate of Isabelle H.
Hawes, of New York, who sets up a
secret agreement in which Edward
Von Gal obtained as a mere gratuity
a writing interesl ir theetataoinshrdl
a writing that Von Gal was owner
of a half interest in the Hawes die.
Theb usiness was established by Ben
jamin Hawes in 1902 and a corpor
ation was formed 1912. A loss is al
leged in 1913.
RECEIVER FOR HARBOR FIRM.
Philadelphia, Dec. 29. The Unit
ed States Court appointed a receiver
for the Breakwater Company? of this
fAaxr Tint aaaai-a rF fWa aaw-
pany are placW between one and two
million dollars and the liabilities at
between three and four millions. The
business of the company is jetty
building and harbor protection.
Lack of working capital is assing
ed as one of the reasons for the fi
nancial difficulties of the company.
It is stated the company has several
valuable contracts with the Govern
ment in operation and it was for the
purpose of having these fulfilled that
a receiver was asked for. Counsel
stated if these contracts were carried
out all claims against the company
will be wiped out.
SAVINGS BANK CLOSES
Putnam, Conn., Dec. 29. The Put
nam Savings Bank was closed today
by order of the State Banking Com
missioners. The president is John M
Paine and the treasurer, Joseph Tour-
tette. The total deposits are placed
at $2,865,739. '.
The reason announced for tempor
arily closing the bank was that large
holdings of railroad bonds showed de
preciation impairing the assets to a
point where heavy withdrawals of de
posits could not be met.
In October the declaration of a div
idend at the rate of 3 per cent, a
decrease of one-half of one per cent,
in the rate, was followed by with
drawals. The bank used the four
months notice rule. That time would
soon expire and as the bank would be
unable to market securities without
considerable loss the bank commis
sioners were called in.
COTTON BROKERS FAIL,
Athens, Ga., Jan. 1. A voluntary
petition in bankruptcy was filed here
this afternoon by the firm of Griffin
& Welch, cotton dealers. Liabilities
were placed at $78,000, and assets
at $58,000. J. W. Welch, junior mem
ber of the firm, refused to join in the
petition. : .
S. B. Griffin, senior member of Grif
fin & Welch, also filed an individual
voluntary petition in bankruptcy. He
has his liabilities at $70,000 and his
assets at $43,000.
VERMONT. SLATE COMPANY'
FAILS.
Rutland, Vt, .Dec. 29. Liabilities
v rwvv ouunu in wo uaim-i
ruptcy petition of the Vermont Slate
Company, with quarries in Pawlet and
offices In Granville, N. Y. The assets
are stated to be $281,359. There are
more than 600 creditors, among the
heaviest being the Williams Sla.te Co,
the Ohio Savings Bank & Trust Co-
of Toledo, Ohio, and the Old Citizens
Bank of Ohio.
P; city Wedding Occurred at
McLeaisvi ie Liiurcb
The marriage . of Miss Georgia
Elizabeth Wilson to Richard Thomas
'Brett, which took pi
. p . . . r
ace in Bethel
j Presbyterian chruch near McLeans-
ville, Thursday afternoon -at 3:30
o'clock, was one of pronounced ele
gance. The general effect and detail,
the beauty of the costumes, the floral
decorations, were its distinguishing
characteristics. ' , . y
The spacous church in which the
ceremony was performed was first
darkened, then beautified with soft
lights from candles, the beaty of this
effect being enhanced by the beauti
lul decorations of evergreens.
Proceeding the entrance of the brid
al party, Miss Thurston, of Burling
ton, sang ."I Love You Truly," anu
"Oh, Promise Me." As Miss Lessie
Lindsay played Mendelsshon's wed
ding march on the piano the pridal
party entered. Little Misses Allie
King and Margaret Vaughn entered
first, coming down the aisles opening
:he white gates which lead a way to
the altar. .,.-:.
Then came the bridesmaids and the
gromsmen: Mi3s Edna Wharton and
Ben V. May, Miss Bessie Clapp and
L. L. Patterson, Miss Anthea Clapp
and C. S. Hinshaw. The bridesmaids
more white lingerie 'gowns with yel
low sashes. Then came the maid of
honor, Miss Lois Wilson, sister of the
bride, wearing pink charmeuse and
carrying pink carnations. The ring
bearer, Little Miss Lois Allred. of
Greensboro, entered next, carrying the
ring embedded in a large pink carna-
The bride, Deautifully gowned in
white charmeuse, trimmed with white
pearls with tulle vail, edged with repl
lace and carrying a shower bouquet
of carnations and ferns, came next,
leaning on the arm of her father, Eli
D. Wilson, who CAVA ftav in v Al
The groom with his best man. S. Hlwlute. Charmeuse with duchess lace
oubihu, oi nariotte, entered from
the Sunday school room, and, meeting
his bride in front of the altar, which
was elaborately decorated with ever
greens and lighted with candles,
where the ceremony was performed
Rev. R. E. Redding, the bride's pastor,
officiating. - .
Immediately following the cere
mony the Wilson home was the scene
of a brilliant reception until 9 o'clock
last night. A large number of invit
ed guests were present to enjoy the
festivities of the evening.
Amid showers of congratulations,
Mr. and Mrs. Brett left at 9:30 o'clock
for Greensboro, where they took a
northbound train for Washington and
other points north. They will make
their -home in Akron, Ohio, where the
groom holds a responsible rnU
with the Good Year Tire & Rubber
vumpany. ine bride is the accomp-
wcu .uaugnter. ox-jut. and Mrs. E
D. C. Wilsnn n-f ATT . '
i. u . "vBnavnie, and is
m m nign esteem by many admir
leave wno regret to see her
. Among the out-of-town guest at-
e wedding were Misses An
thea Clapp, Mae Barrett, Ruth Thurs
ton, Messrs. L. L. Patterson, B. V.
f lY, Miss McCorinell, of Charlotte;
Mrs. King, and Misses Margaret
Vaughn, Allie King and Lois Allred
of Greensboro.
Wood-Patterson.
A very quiet Weddini? tnnt L
the Christian Church on WednAsrl.
evening the 31st, when Mr. John A.
Woods and Miss Martha A. Patterson
both of Burlington, were m
and wife by the pastor, Rev. A. B.
Kendall. Only a few friends
present.
Jennings-Brown.
Mr. Robert B. Jennin
mm- ... O " "HU MXlOa
Mattie Jordan Brown were married
December 31, at 6:00 p. m.
The
The Rev. T. S. Brown. The only per
son outside of the immediate f,;i
present was the groom's brother, Mr
Julius Jennings, of Atlanta. '
Mr. and Mrs. Jennings, left t ...
on a trip to New York. They expect
to be "at home" in Columbia, S. C.
after January 10th, where Mr. Jen.
",B is r prominent cotton broker.
--"" jr una, wnat is a jurv"
Dad "A bodv of non T.:J"
find out who has the best law.
.. .""iiiabi . JLinqUlTeT.
Maid "There's a man ci
man called with
a bill, lhVam."
Mistress "Tell him we have
aea.dy" London Opinion.
some
. V?Ia,a,??,n. man whose distin
guishing trait is self-aom-oval .
."I .understand now why everybody
Byra no is easy w please." Birmin
Miss Virginia Towisead the
Bride of P. A. Hayes.
Greensboro, Jan. 1. Centenary M.
E. Church was the scene of a i etty
wedding last night when Miss Vir-r
ginia Townsend, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Townsend, was united ?u
marriage to Mr. P. A. Hayes. The
ceremony which was performed
promptly at 8:30 o'clock, was witness
ed by a large number of friends of
tne young couple. The church was
beautifully decorated with ferns, cut
flowers, smilax and numberless can
dles.'";' -.r.
Preceding the entrance of the brid
al party Miss Cecil Stigall sang, "I
Love You Truly," and Mrs. W. M.
Yearby sang, "All For You."
As Miss Sallie Embrey played Lo
hengrin's wedding march on the or
gan the, bridal party entered. Little
Miss Dorothy Hudson and Roy Bum
pass entered first, coming down the
side aisles and opening the white
gates and making a . way open to the
altar. They were followed by the
bridesmaids and groomsmen who
were Miss Bertha Jacobs and William
F. - Townsend; Miss Ethel McNairy
and G. C. Hayes; Miss Jessie Sumner
and G. A. Isley; Miss Bessie McNairy
and A. B. Beasley; Miss Iola Sweaney
and N. Rush Hodgin; Miss Margaret
Freeman and J ohn E. J ustice ; Miss
Mary Gray Newlin and J. C. Free
man. The bridesmaids wore dresses
of blue crepe meteor with white lace
; overdress and carrying pink Killarney
roses. ' Then came the dame of honor,
Mrs. Floyd Lamb, sister of the bride,
wearing pink brocaded Charmeuse
and carrying pink sweet peas, who was
followed by Miss Bessie Townsend,
maid of honor and sister of the bride,
dressed, in blue brocaded charmeuse
and' carrying pink sweetpeas. The
ring.bearer, little Miss Margaret
Lamb, tiece of the bride entered next.
Th'( bride, beautifully dressed in
nd trnmea in pearls, wearing a
pretty ljearl La Valliere, the gift of
4p grvjtH; and " carrying a shower
bouquet of brides roses and lillies of
the "valley, came next on the arm of
her brother, James R. Townsend, who
gave her in marriage, they coming
down the right aisle.
The groom with his best man, D,
F, Hayes, a brother, entered next
from the pastor's study. The bride
and groom met in front of the altar
which was elaborately decorated with
ferns, smilax and beautifully lighted
with candles and the ceremony was
performed, Rev. R, D. Sherrill, offici
ating. The impressive ring ceremony
of the Methodist Church was used.
Immediately following the cere
monycthe Townsend. home on Arling
ton treet,"was the scene of a brilliant
reception from 8:30 to 11 o'clock. A
large number of guests, called during
the evening and extended every good
wish for a happy future to the young
couple.. The home was beautified
with carnations, ferns and holly;
At the front door receiving cards
were little Misses Dorothy Hudson
and Margaret Lamb, Mr. and Mrs.
R. L. Justice greeted the guests at
the front door and showed them into
the parlor where they were introduc
ed to the receiving line. Composing
the receiving line were: Mr. and Mrs.
C. C. Townsend, Mr. and Mrs. P. A.
Hayes, Mr. and Mrs.t E. P Hayes; Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Lamb, D. F. Hayes
and Miss Bessie Townsend, Miss Stig
all and ' Mrs. Yearby- and the brides
maids and groomsmen.
Showing the guests into the dining
room was Miss Ada Robeson. Serving
in the dining room were Misses Flieda
Johnson, Louise Hunt, Rouss Hayes,
Kate Stockton and Beulah Jenkins.
Miss Mary Freeman received in the
gift room while Miss Sallie Love pre
sided over the bride's book. At the
punch bowl were Mesdames Charles
Sisson and Branch Fields.
The color scheme throughout the
entire home was pink and white. The
centerpiece in the dining room was
white cluny over pink. A love knot
of pink maline suspended from the
chandelier and in the center of the
table was a beautiful basket of hand-
Some pink and white carnations with
ferns. Holly, mistletoe, smilax. ferns.
cut flowers and candles were used in
abundance over the entire home.
Mr. and Mrs. Hayes left on south
bound train No. 29 for a trip to Flor
ida. The bride's going away gown
was made of blue with hat and gloves
to match. They will be at home in
this city after January 15.
Out-of-town guests here, attending
the wadding were:, Mr. and Mrs. E. P.
Hayes, Miss Rouss Hayes, G. C,
Hayes, A. B Beasley, Miss Mary
Gray Newlin, of Randleman; Mrs. W,
M. -Yearby Jin. .L Floyd Lamb. , of
nm4i.mr.WAm.fV ftt.ii. w.v ' t. '
l hride's old wurtej Dr. R. A. Freeman,
- MWAMk UWa UlD
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J. C. Freeman, Misses Mary Gray and
Margaret Freeman, and George Isley,
of Burlington; Miss Jessie Sumner,
of Atlanta, Ga!; Miss Iola Sweaney,
of Leakesville; Miss Beulah Jenkins,
of Statesville; and Miss Cecil Stigall,
of Scottsburg, Va.
Unclaimed Letters.
List of letters remaining unclaim
ed in the post office at Burlington, N.
C, December 27, 1913:
Gentlemen; C. F. Greeson. Gen. W.
W. Henry, U. L. Watson, American
Cotton Mills, C. M. Horst & Co.
Ladies: Miss Ada M. Ashley, Mrs.
E. M. Fogleman, Annie Luallen, Hat
tie Madden, Miss Gertrude Troxler.
Persons calling for any of these
letters will please say Advertised, and
give date of advertised list.
F. L. WILLIAMSON, P. M
Cupid Has Been Working Over-Time
Around Here.
The Register of Deeds for Alamance
County issued during the month of
December, 1913, 61 marriage license.
47 to white people and 14 to colored
people. This is a record breaker for
nine years.
Shoots Himself in Foot.
Spencer, Dec. 31. Frank Falls, a
young son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G.
Falls, of Salisbury avenue, accident
ally shot himself through the foot
Monday afternoon while handling a
44 caliber rifle
The ball passed i
through the front of the foot and, as
iio uones were Droicen, it is thought i
he will soon recover.
300 Girls Thrown Idle by Fire at Shen
andoah, Pa.
Shenandoah, Pa., Dec. 31 As Ed
ward Whalen, a fireman, and a fire , Miss Thelma Stafford With Her
boss at Indian Ridge colliery, was on j . Friends,
his way to work today he saw fire Miss Thelma Stafford entertained
raging in the cutter room of the quite a number of her friends at the
Spoont & Fein overall factory. He home of her parents, Tuesday night,
sent in three alarms and then called The occasion was quite a rare treat
the neighbors. ' j for' those being entertained.. Those
The factory building and contents ) who enjoyed the evening with Miss
were destroyed and the homes of C. j Stafford were Misses Gertrude Ellis,
E. Smith, Patrick Higgins, on the j Willard Smith, Emogene Scott, Nina'
west side and Andrew ; Mascalis, on , Ingle.' Kuth Lea Holt, Fannie Lea
the east sides, were badly1 damaged. ,' Walker, Gladys Brown, Pauline" Co
The loss is $50,000. The entire' de- ble, Georgia Hatch, Loraine Isley, Vio
partment worked for five Hours before ! let Holt, Mary , Carr Hall; Messrs. '
the fire was checked. Sveral women i Sa Bason, Thomas Crutchfield, Ru
and children were taken from the up- ifus Wilson, Walker Love, George
per noors in tneir night clothing and
they had narrow escapes from suffo.
cation.
The fire broke out the second time
under a tin roof of the second story
of the factory, upon which was built
a third story of frame, and for a
time the eastern section of the town
was threatened. Many firemen had
narrow escapes due to the ice-coated
ladders. The temperature hovered
near the zero point.
The loss of the factorv throws
three hundred girls out of employ
ment..
The Aeroplane as a Naval Adjunct.
wasnington, Jan. 2. A new and
progressive policy for "the develop
ment of the aeroplanes as a naval ad
junct was inaugurated today by the
iwy department and Sec, Daniels
announced that hereafter air craft-
would form a large part of the naval
force of the United State.
Capt. Mark L. Bristol was assip-n.
ed to have charge of the study and de
velopment of this, branch of the ser
vice. Capt. W. I. Chambers, though
retired, will continue the work he be
gan in the adaptation of the aero
plane to naval uses in the form of the
hydro-aeroplane.
Secretary Daniels has decided tn
make the flying school about to h
tablished at Pensacola, Fla., a perm
anent institution. Lieutenant
mander H. C. Mustin has been assign
ed to special aeronatuical duty on
board the battleship Mississipi, which
will be stationed at Pensacola for ex
perimental purposes.
There will be systematic experi
ments on a large scale with aero
planes, the Secretary said ; private de
signers win be assisted, financially, in.
efforts to produce the best form of
air craft; the training of the person
nel wm De taken up and the question
of thep urchase of dirigibles soon will
be passed upon.
Rick "I hear your wife is taking
quite a bit of interest in your new in
vestment." ;
Dick "Safe tip. She loaned me
the money." Stanford Chaparrar.
First Married Man "Is there ever
an occasion when everything at your
dinner table is stone cold?"
Second Married " ' Man "No, not
everytning. we always managea re
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nave m aeaiea argument. wuuge.
Miss Lois Workman Very
Pleasantly Surprised.
Miss Lois Workman was very pleas
antly surprised at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Work
man, on Tarpley Street, Tuesday
night, when a number of her friends
met at the home of Miss Manie Ma
lone and went to the Workman home
taking it by storm. The evening was
spent playing games and serving de
licious refreshments consisting of
candies and fruits. Among the oth
er enjoyable features of the evening
Mr. Workman, who is an old time fid
dler, gave some very interesting mu
sic which was much enjoyed. Those
j present were: Misses Sallie Patterson,
Bessie Pickard, Emily Hoffman, Julia
Cates, Manie Malone, Hennie Malone, "
Zula McClure, Chlora Freeland, Willie
Patterson, Mrs. J. Z. Waller and Roa
Cole, of Chapel Hill; Messrs. Harlace
Patterson, Wade Hoffman. Frier Wil
liams, Will Parham, J. E. Foust and
Harry Cole, of Chapel Hill.
Miss Lucy Hatch Entertains.
Miss Lucy Hatch entertained quite
a number of her friends at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Hatch Friday night. Sever a contests
were enjoyed; refreshments served
and all present enjoyed the occasion
Ihose present were Misses Thelma
Stafford, Willard Smith, Paul Coble,
Ruth
1 ate, Clara Stewart, Ruth
TBrowning, Ruth Holt, Julia Holt, Sa-
die Montgomery, Flora Garrett,
j Messrs. Erwin Montgomery, Sam Ba-
son, Eugene Wilson, David Curtis,
; Russell Moore, Mr. Woodward, Robert
I Barnwell and Herbert Coble.
iharpe, James Heritage, Doyle Heri-
tage, Erwin Montgomery, Ralph Holt,
k. JJ.. Crutchfield, Jr., Herbert and
Russell Coble.
Mrs. R. H. Roney Entertains.
Mrs. R. H. Roney was hostess to a
large number of friends last Friday
night at the beautiful home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. E. Benson, compliment
ary to her guests, Misses Eva Cathey,
of Mooresville; Lizzie Hogans, ef Ral
eigh; Mrs. Alma Burks, Richmond
Va., and Mrs. Lillie Andrews. Raleigh,
instrumental music was the social
event of the evening, while Mr. Pat
Brown 6ang several vocal solos, ac
companied on the piano by Mi s Ho
gans.: A delicious course of refreshments
was served in the dining room, con
sisting of cream and cake
Mr. J. M. Hayes Entertained the R.
F. D. Carriers.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hayes entertain
ed the Burlington R. F. D. Carriers
at their home Thursday night. The
occasion was an oyster supper,
which proved to be the treat of the
evening. Oysters,: more oysters and
better oysters was the slogan of the
evening. The excellent cooking of the
oysters proved that Mrs. Hayes is an
expert on this dish. After supper a
large box of fancy cigars was passed.
A few round of Flinch were enjoyed
but no progressive Rook was played.
Bliss Nicholson Dies From Injuries
Received While Chopping.
Mr. Bliss Nicholson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Green Nicholson, of the Friend
ship neighborhood, while out chop
ping Friday morning, had the mis
fortune of being struck by a limb
which flew from a tree which was be
ing felled, and struck him on the head.
He was hastened by automobile for
St, Leo's Hospital, Greensboro, but
died between Alamance Mills and
Burlington. He was a vounsr man
scarcely out of the teens, and his
death coming so unexpectedly makes
it an tne more sad for his relatives
and friends.
He leaves a father, mother, one
brother and four sisters. His father
is a prominent farmer of that neigh
borhood and is held in high esteem by
his many friends.
Knicker "Is Jones monarch of air.
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Bocker "No, he ia only ' Mexican
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