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A PB0G8$aKtVB=i^VBLlCAN, NE.W^PAPEtl PIVOTED TO THE UPBUltDijNG OF AICEIUCAN HOMES AND AMERIGj^ INDUSTRIES. VL BU«LJNGTON. N. C. F0. 17. 1914 f« ■*' TO OUB SVB^UABS: * SitM iniUlUnK our new line- * * tjpe lUebine, we h«v« gone ortr * * .SDd (••set >nd correct«d'Mtf «n- * * tin mulins liH. It ii posciblc .* * thMt in doing this wa h«w U£> * ' ^ tartthtiftnally misMd the names at • * ■Mike of our readers •nd subwrib- * ■j • •«». It it not our inti»ntjon or * ' • wish to let anybody not eet the ♦ * peper that want* it, but errors • ‘-wHl ^eeur in anything that r» • * so mua]i work. * 4 I# tk/i ^te on yoor label is not • thialc it should be. Bee * find your receipt and * * brine it to our office and let's set * * all tlseie errors out of the way * * as soon as posrible. * * It you know of any of your • * fnends or neichbors that are sub- * * serlben and do '■nt cet the paper ' * staee the new list is la use, please * * aetify us at once. * ' ^lurvB BO m: ^ If ^ dat( * as M this k * if ytti i Death of Dewitt Thompson. Dewitt 3%ompson, who attended the Burlington Graded School living with relatives in this city about three yesTs ago, died at Sait Lake City, Utah, and wiil be shipped to this city for burial. He is the nephew of Mr. J. B. Thompson. He is well remem bered by his man yscholo mates as a bright young man. He leaves one brother at Mebane and two sisters Jfiss Daisy Thompson, of this place, and Mrs. Curlee. Ministerial Association Meet. The Burlington Ministerial Associ ation met at the home of Rev. M. W. Buck Monday morning an delected the following officers: A. B. Kendali, rpresident; D. H. Tuttle, vice presi dent; T. S. Brown, secretary and treasurer. Death of Senator Bacon. News reached Washington Satur- fay of the death of Senator Bacon, who had been ill for ten days. Al- tiiough he had beenl^eriously iU his death was hardly elVected and the aews was a sudden //ock to the sen ate. Half an hour Vrior to his death ■Senator Bacon was talking to his daughter. A clot of blood on his heart caused his death. SENATOK BACON'S CAREER. Augustus Octavius Bacon, nineteen Xea» senator from Geor^a, was Jwrn ^ Bryan county, Georgia, October KO, 1839. He was educated at the University of Geoitgia, graduating in 186S, and completing the law course there in 1860. . ^ •- He served as regimental adjutant and staif captain in the army of the . Confederate States, returning to Ha- ' »»n, Ga., to practice law in 1866. He was actively engaged in State politics, being once speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives, un til 1896, when he was elected to the jjUnited States Senate. In 1913 he had the distinction of being the first United States Senator ^ected by popular vote; he had been enomlnated for re-election when his tiarm expired in 1313. He ¥ras chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, and a member ef those of Rules, Railroads and Ju diciary, besides several minor ones. tectn^ Mh. Maiy Foater Bryner. Mrs. Uaiy Foster hrjnw, of ChJ- :a^, sapeHhtendent ef the Element ary Dtvisiob of A* Intenrational Sun- Uy ' Sdiool' AssoeiatioD, deliv«red a lectiire at tb« F>Mtt Street H. £ ^urch Sunday nigiit.The; devotion- il services were conducted by the pw- 6r, Rev. Mr. Tuttle,. Prayer by Rev Reiver,, of the Presbyterian Church ind benediction by ^v. Brown, of he Lutheran ChuKh: A fine audience n quantity and quality was present . rid no apology was needed for the lad weather. The personality of the speaker at 'lice attncts attention and her style >f address holds it. She has a heart ind head for the Sunday School Busi- •ess—is on to her job. For' thirty -ninutes, she spoke of the feneral Sun- lay school work throughout the entire ■vorld. The United States leads all ’ountries in the per cent, of popula- iion enrolled in Sunday schools—one in every six. South Aiosrica stands foot—has only one in every 817 of population. The W6rk is growing in all lands and will soon embrace all 'kindreds of the earth. 'With special reference to practical work she plac ed on the blackboard a standard of ef ficiency that every . Sunday school ought to reach, vis: 1. A Cradle Boll. 2. Home Department. 3. Graded Organization and In struction. 4. Trained teachers. 5. Organized Adult and Secondary Classes. 0. Missionary Inatmetion and Offer- ing. 7. Pure instruction and Pledge Signing. 5. Decision of Christian Life and Service. 9. Wdrkers' Meeting regularly held. 10. Offering once a yepr for Cbtirch and Sunday School Extension. She advised also that each Sunday school keep up a plan of Sunday school aftiliation; (1) Send Annual Report to Comunty Association; (2) Send to County Association; (2) Send ve.^tions; (3) Annual Offering to In ternational Sunday School Organiza tion. . Surely Burlington ought to go for ward to the very best in Sunday school work after having had two such splendid addresses as we’ve had in the last two weeks. After Mrs. Bryner’s addres.=i, Mrs. Michaux, Superintendent North Caro lina State Primary Work, made some very helpful suggtjtions as to the How of organizing for graded Sun day school work. Save Bogus Check for Livery Bill Last Saturday a stranger who was registered at The Kedmont Hotel vent to the -stable of Mr. W. A. Loy who does a livei^ business, and aecur- id a team driving out during the iay and upon returning not having the money to pay for the team, gave Mr. Loy a check for $37.50, Mr. Loy .■ashing the check in good faith. The .‘heck was deposited at The first Na tional Bank, and was on a bank in Ireensboro. On Monday the check was returned as a bogus one. . The man gave his naiae as E. D. McDan iels; representing the National Fire & Accident Co., Banner Building, Greensboro. Upon leaving town his hotel bill was left unpaid, and Mr. Young proprietor of the Piedmont Hotel, got busy and phoned to sever al places giving a description of the man. A man has been arrested and is being held at Lexington which fills the description given. Mr. Young went to Lexington today to see if the corrcct man has been arrested. Jma M. Koonlz, of Davidson County, a Svicide. Lexington, Feb. 16.—News reached here today of the suicide of John M. Koonta, which occurred at his home in township last night. He slashed his throat with a razor, mak ing 16 cuts in his frantic efforts to df^troy himself. He had been mentally unbalanced for twum onths and an unsuccesful effort was made two weeks ago to get him into the insane asylum' at Morg- anton. Front Street M. B. PhiUthea Bnter- taia8. The Philatheu Class of Front Str^t Methodist Sunday school invited their | many friends to participate with them in a Valentine party Saturday night, but owing to the inclement weather the party was postponed to Monday night, and was given at the parson age. For the occasion the parlor and sit - iting room were bcautifuliy decorated in hundreds of red hearts festooned from ail sides of the rooms. Miss Benbow gave a couple of delightful vocal solos. Miss Thomton rendered some instrumental selections that were very much enjoyed. Miss Blanche Story gave an excellent reading, and Mr. DeRoy Fonville sang several beautiful selections. After the program the guests, .% in number, matched hearts for part- nna and engaged in progressive l/earts Dice mofe than an hour. At me close Miss Jennie Vaughn was /bund to have the highest score and Wss presented with a heart-shaped box "oi chocolates. Ths score cards were red hearts with mottoes on them. Refreshments consisting ol' heait- ! shaped sandwiches, salads and pick les fallowed by cream and cake were served. After half an hour spent in The death of a «,n followed by that ’ ' about the midnight hour. I of. his wife caused the overthrow of reason. He wa* a good faemen 62 years old, and is survived by five chil dren. A New Knitting Mill Proposed. We understand there is a rumor afloat to purchase madunery and in stall it in the building of the fibit Engine Co., with the view of starting ^ The foreign mission Sunday schools of the Methodist Kpiscopai Church, . . . vj - - South, have grown in pupils enrolled W per cent. i.nW years, . It .s the aim of the p«^te^ to man- ^ //—- ufacture ladies and cbildreti'a hosiery. 7/ I The building is one hundred feet by Any tim^ou get a yen to butt in feet and would be an ideal place mhete you/4re not wanted just give i„*,gtry of tMs kind. W,, itusi me isngusn sparrow, ine once 6»of. the new miii ^ii oe started and ■"— I add another to our large number of ... , Any couple should Iceep company hosiery mills in Burllh^n. Mr. W. for a ^ila. But some engaged girls . W. Brown is now looking ler a I'oni- hare besa that way so long chev, petent man to take charge of the look wwse *han marritd ^dlmiU, . .. 1 . I ^ i- ’.*■ .. ^ . . J.;;" Ww Praes at The Gr«tto.. A contest t'« the most popular bi^> in town ins pulled off at The Grottc last Thursday night.. The content was conducted by the use of ti^eti ][^«h were given those who pun;has- ed adniis^n to the moving picture show. The tickets .were cast for the ::hoice of those holding them. The first prize was a beautiful diariionc ring, the other prizes were nice ones first prize was won by Hele; ’owler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs William Fowler; the second priie -Wa; yon by Netta Cook Robertson, daugh er of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Rob ertson; and the third prize was wO: 'y Gertrude Stafford. The priae: vere awarded Saturday afternoon a he inatinee. New Building and Loan Organized. The Mutual Building and Loan As sociation has recently been organized and a charter applied for by the Standard Realty & Security Co. It is hoped to make the temporary or ganization perfect by the first of March. If the present plans are car ried out it is hoped to begin the first series the first Saturday in April. There is a fine field in Burlington for another Building and Loan Associ ation, as many tovma much smaller than this hRve two or three. Char lotte to a great extent ha.'? built its town by Building and Loan Associa tions. We are told that 9,000 homes have been built at Charlotte by this method. One feature about the build ing and loan is it is not taxable. We wish the promoters of the new asso ciation much success in their under taking. Have Annua! Meeting. The annual stockholders meeting of the Aiamance Insurance & Real Estate Company was held last week. The report of the secretary and treasurer showed the past year has been the best in the history of the company. They now have capital and surplus of over $60,000. The origi nal paid-in capital was $15,000 and the increase has been earned during the past eight years without the stockholders paying any additional ov er the original amount, thus showing an increase of 400 per cent during eight years. The following directors were re elected: Jas. N. Williamson, Jr., 3. R. Sellars, J. W. Cates, J. M. Fix, R. M. Morrow, J. Zeb Waller, W. E. Hay, R. J. Mebane, W. K. Holt, J. A. Isley, J. L. Scott, J. C. Staley, W. E. Sharpe. The officers were elected as fol lows: W. K. Holt, president; R. M. Morrow, vice president, and W. Sharpe secretary and treasurer. E. Now Foand. A stake &hould have been driven up and the inscription “Lost ,Strayed or Stolen” should have been painted thereon, a short distance north of our town Saturday evening. It was at this spot that one of our con genial Riural Delivery Carriers hap pened with a tnii^ortune when his cart was turned over in the snow, his horse with the cart went also, and the poor fellow found Mmself, finding himseif, !ur lie conplstely lo«t. After a few minutes J. M. Haye? found himself finding his mail which was scattered and buri^ beneath tlie snow. “\,>y I Go to Chureh.“ Recently I was asked to tell in fiv alnwtes Why I go ^ churiA. I an :liul 1 was requested to discuss thi: -uestioi! rather than the more csua •ne why tnen do not go to church. I go to church for many reasons— .11 of tbam souTid ones to me. Firstr -iny Master did. It was hi; :ustom to attend the synagogue aiK :emple services ref^ilarly, thougl here ware many things that occiirrec n both, which His soul abhorred— vhich. leads me to say that no ma^ las the Hght to absent himself frozr 'ivirie worship l)ecanse connecte' 'lith it things which he would pre fer changed. It is his privilege t' 7ork prayerfully for the changes de ired, but his duty is to be regular 1 his attendance. Since Christ is tr :s an example in all things, I fee’ ^hat I must go to church in view of His practice. If . I am a Christian, it is my duty to go to chureh. If I am not a Christian, it is certainly to my advantage and best interest i" so. Secondly, I go to church because I enjoy it. My experience agrees with that of the Psalmist, when he said, "I was glad when they said unto me. Let us go into the house of the Lord.” And when I have come there, and share the. feilowship of my brethren and friends I feel as Peter did at the Transfigiuration, when he said, “Lord, it is g^od tor cs to be here.** Yes, I enjoy going to church. There is no expe;i«nce of my life more enjoyable to me tiian going to church to wor ship, and the joy of it grows with passing years, I enjoy every feature of the eervice^the.music, the an- nouncementfc somehow announce ments at divine services are different from others—the prayers, the Scrip ture reading, the sermon, the offering yes, the offering, too, because it gives me the coveted opportunity to show in a small way my appreciation for the joy the service brings my heart. Thirdly, I go to church because it does for me and iny life what notn- ing else can. I read a great many books and hear a great many lectures and addresses. I attend a great ma.v rtUgious giifiierings for the discussion of relsgiousi themes. I go to Sunday school and try to teach. All of them help me. I would reluctantly part witA any of them. But them are not to be compared with the uplift that comes to m.v heart and th« inspira tion that stirs my soul during the regular church service. A sermon read in the quiet of home does not touch the vital part of me as does the sacred solemn service of the sanctu ary at the hour appointed for divine worship. I have never attended such a service and gone away without re alizing that I WBS a better man than when I came. Some may say this is a phychological' matter, but my experi ence teaches me it is spiritual. My life is poor enough as it i.^, but it would be much poorer, werj the sa cred prviiege of attendance on divine worship denied me. My life is weak best, but its weakness would re-| suit in speedy disaster, unless the strength the church gives should em bolden it to undertake the daily du ties that confront it. My life is im perfect, God knows, but is imperfec tions without the cleansing power of the church and its worship would be manifoldly greater. I simply cannct do without the church in my life. And, finally, I go to church because it- gives me a foretaste of heaven. At hurch all the sordid things of life melt away and the Spirit of God plays jfiyously in the heart. There is sweet ommunion with the Father and grate ful absence of all cares and anxieties. It is true the revelator tells us there v/ill be no temple in heaven, and there will be ao need of one, for hea"tn it- elf is a temple, and only the holy tnd SBcred associations of the church and of the li/e engandered by the ■church can have part there. In such an atmosphere, the atmosphere of heaven, of hope and consolation and joj the peace that passet hall under- -:t;'nding enters the life and brings it '.Irue to God. For these rcttsona I am happy to be Privileged to go to church.—I^es. W. Harper, Elon College, N. C. jtcev. £> Will preach at the Presbyteriar- chdrch Sunday morning at 11 o’dpck at Glencoe Sunday afternoon at 8 o’clock and at Elmira Chapel, at 7:30 Sunday night. Wilaoa-Malone. . Mr. N. £. Wilson, of Mebane, and Irs. Victor Malone, of this city, were narriec^Sunday morning at 10 o’clock. i.'hey will make their home at Meb-- ne. This is the third time Mrs. Ma- one has had the pleasure of becom ing ab ride and the second time her lusband has had the plessnre of be- ir,g a bride-gromo. The bride and ^oom took , dinner with Mrs. Handy ^sley, of Greensboro, Sunday. t’iUentine Party at Baptist Church The Valentine Social which had beer- ilanned for Friday night at the Bap- ,ist Church, was postponed until Mori- lay night, ori account of the bad i stances leading up to the h.imi'.:-de, MBS. JE^ritiN TELUS HABB01T> ING STOBY. Wife ^ Young Davidaon DntgiAi^ Teatifie* in Behalf of Her Hiiisband. Charlotte, Feb. 16;-“In a recitia! perhaps as distressing as ever heard in a court room in Mecklenburg cour^ ty, Mrs. Monroe Jetton, wife of thi young Davidson druggjst who on Usl Tue^y night shot and killed Jr. W. H. Woofen, his kinsman, for.'ier inti mate, friend and buMness ^s; >;iat«., went on the witness stand in h'lbeas corpus proceedings in chambers i)#- fore Judge W. J. Adanis and told the whole story of the untoward circuin- veather. ^ The social was given by the Phi- athea Class. The entire decorations >f the evening were hearts. A Post OSSce was kept and each me present gained admission to the 'ocial by bringing a valentine which hey mailed at the Post Office to some 5ne invited to the social. , Refreshments consisting of candy hearts were served. A large crowd was present and all had a good time. Alexander-Adams. Miss Myrtle Adams and Hr. Jesse Alexander were married in the city of Washington, D. C., Monday morn ing at eight-twenty. Both have lots of friends and are well known in this town. Miss Adams is the daughter of Mr. D. R. Adams, a groceryman of East Burlington, They will make their home at Chester, Pa. Burlington Girl Weds at Nation’s Cap- itaL Washington, Feb. 16.—The aid of the police department was sought by Edward R. Adams, of Burlington, in having his daughter. Myrtle Adams, 18 years old, legally married to Jesse Alexander, of Chester, Pa. Atelegram was received at police headquarters last night from the fath er of the girJ asking the police to meet train No. :s6 of ?;he Southen\ Railway. The father asked that hi.» daughter be taken from the train and to see that she 'va.-5 legally married to Alexander. Detective Cornwel! met the girl, as did Alexander, who was also at the Union Statioii. Th-.- detective told them of the telegraoi. The girl left home yesterday, ac- Th egiri left home yesterday, ac companied by W. J. .Ccok. a friend of the couple. The father received infor mation a short tinje after they had boarded the train. Uetective Corn- wei! later took the girl to a hotel, where she remained all night, while Alexander and Cook spent the night at another hotel. At the police headquarters Alexan der said he met his bride about two years ago when he was working in Burlington. He corresponded with her since he has been working in Chester, Pa., as a weaver. ‘I'll bet her father was mad when he heard she had come up here to get married,” said Alexander. ‘•We. are not going down to Burlington now, but will go to Chester and later we will jro down and see her father.” Elmira School House Has Fire. The fire alarm wa."! turned in Mon day afternoon and upon responding to the call the fire boys found the flames to be at the Elmira S»*hool House. The fire had caught from a defective flue but was extinguished before any serious damage was done. .Monda.v was a mighty cold day and a bad day for a fire and had not the the flames been gotten under control, this historic school house of fifteen yuars existence would have doubt less been in a heap of ashes. Bravo, to the hoys who saved the day. Buying Cats. You can sell almost anything on the Burlington market, even to cats, snd second hand sacks. The Merch ant’s Supply Co., ara advertising for cats and sacks. You can take the cats along in the sacks and they will buy both sacks and cats, if there is any other market that can beat this, trot it cut. Of course it is understood that the cats must be live ones, as the Merchants Supply Company is not operating a sausage factory. Home Burned. The home of Mr. Will Oakley, who Uves in the section of the King's ex change, was burned Monday. Fortu nate for Ur. Oakley and family, no >ne was hurt during the fire. . The origin of the fire is supposed to have be^ rata ittatehes. ■ Str«^t Car Service Badly Hindered. The street cars of our own tow'.T braved the bad weather and snowed- under track last Friday and ran the cars over the linet Although the entire schedule could not be carried nijt, three round tiips were made af ter a derrick had been pulled over the line and the track partly cleared of the snow and ice. The men worked like Trojans, but the white fleecy snow continued to fall. In brief, she told of three previous visits of the dead man to her home, all made at night and unsolicited, two of these at times when her husband was not there. And then on the night of the tragedy she recounted the 4th and last visit, of his proposals, cer e.-itreaties, his efforts at compulsion and then of the arrival of her hu>- bano on the scene, the blows that passed and of the fatal shot. There was nothing dramatic about the «iory but it occasioned a great sensation 1> the court room that xme erowiea to the doors. This story on the part of the wife was followed by the re cital of the husband—of how he li^ tuned outside the bed room window and heard what was going on inside^ saw the tell-tale shadows on the vrin- dr-w screen and then of his appear- arce in the room. He then told of hib encounter with the man who was icvadiog his home, and of the firing of the fatal shot. The State introduced six witnesses the burden of whose testimony was the same as that given at the cor oner’s inquest. They testified as to what was said and done following the shooting, of the dead man's dying statement, and of the arrangement of the room, etc., when they arrived on the scene some ten or fifteen minutes later. This was followed by speeches of counsel on the question of bail. Judge F. 1. Osborne and Mr. E. T. Cansler appearing for Mr. Jetton while the State was represented by Messrs. J. A. McRae, Plummer Stew art and Solicitor Wilson. JUDGE SUGGESTS POSTPONE MENT. .After hearing the evidence and a>- lio the arguments of counsel Judge Adams stated that, owing to the fact that the criminal court would be in se-ssion next week, he HouSd prefer that the sclicitor prepare his bill ol indictment, have the grand jury pass on it and then let the case come up in order for trial. If counsel then were not ready for trial, the issue at a continuance and bail would be considered. Solicitor Wilson agreed to have his bill ready by Monday and the question of a continuance, if neceaaary, will be taken up Tuesday. This suggestion met with the apjn-ov- al of both side.s and the hearing war adjourned. The hearing yesterday morni:'i; was set tor 10:30 o’clock, and long be fore that hour the room was packed. After waiting a half-hour, enunsel for both sides announced t'liuir read iness to proceed and the ■■Uff 'vae called. Character witnesro.-i wjrc liril suTm^v‘1 1 testify .letton’s :-h ••Ui'..-1. I jding r ." '.rcnt W. T, • f I -'.-rdson Co Uov. Dr. (. M. Richards, of the Firsi Presby terian Church of Davidson, Capt. J. IJ. Brown, J. Lee Sloan and others. It was then announced that the tak ing of testimony would begin and that Mrs. Jetton would be the first wit- :icss railed. MRS. JETTON ON STAND. Mrs. Jetton’s arrival in the court room was the occasion of a renewal of interest on thep art of hte spec tators. “rhs court room was crowded and a big percentage of the assem blage were restdenls of Davidson. Mrs. Jetton was brought in by her trother-in-'law, Mr. John Jetton. She wore a blue coat suit with hat to match and a blue veil over her face. She gave manifest indications of sup pressed excitement but she bore up well under the ordeal. After being swpm she ascended the stand and en tered upon her testimony, the most vi tal as affecting the case of any intro duced. Mrs. Jetton testified that she was a native of Mississippi, had visited in iMvidson on four occasions previous to her marriage to Mr. Jetton in Oc tober of last year and had known Dr. Wooten for quite a long time. Sh« t^^fied that after arriving in Davidaen as a bride she and Mr. Jet ton lived with his parents and had been housekeeping about a month. Asked if Doctor WooteS had visited her at any previous time she stated (Con&ined on Fagie ThMa) 1': POOR PRINT %