North Carolina Newspapers

A PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICAN NEWSlPAPEE DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF AMERICAN HOMES AND AMERICAN INDUSTRIES. VL BURLINGTON, N. C, FEB, 27. 1914 , f Comp? TO OUE SUBSl^ERS: * SioM iBstalUnc «nr new lino- * * ^rp« MtcMne, we have gime over * * Mul re-set and eorrected our en- * * tire mailing list. It is pomlble * * iliat in doing this. wt hare vn- * * intentionaUy missed the names ot * * acme of oar readers snd snbacrib- * * era. It ia not our ihtehtton or • * triah. to let anybody not get the * * papw that wants it, but errors • * wiU. occur ia anything that re • * quires so much work. • * If the date on your label ia not * * iu you think it should be, see * * if you can find your receipt and • * bnng it to our office and let's get * * all these errors out of the way • * as scon as possible. * * If you know of any of yoar • * friends or neighbors that are sub-. * * aeribers and do "nt cet the paper ‘ * since the new list ia in an, please * * aatify us at ones. • Aycoek Graded Scfaod Honor Roll, following is th« honor roll for Aycoek Graded Sckool, Haw River, for January: First Grade: Stanley Self, Robert Montgomery, Olsy I'rollinger. Clar- es^ee Stout, Rachel Thompson, Lassiter Jemes, John Terrell, Martha Pearle Pearson, Thelma Snbtherly, Grace 'Teredl, Alice Anderson, Hallie May Clayton, Esther McCracken. Second Grade: Curtis Moore, WiUie Gillespie, Thomas Coble, Samuel A. Vest, Jr., May Bullard, M»ry James, Artie Neese, Georgie Hendrix, Mattie Keck, Nellie Thompson. Third Grade; Carrie Catca. Fourth Grade: James Crutchfiela. Fifth Grade: Wesley Cole, Helen Jones, Luts Montgomery,, Haywood Hiompson. Sixth Grade: Annie Gant, Blanche Johnston, Annie Bruoks, Robert Eas- se!l, Dewey May, Ola Parish, Ruth Stoat, Kosa Woods, Foster Boswell, Electa Blackmon. Attentiss Farmers sad Fruit Greiv- ■ . ' era.- ■ Mr,-E. C. Turner, County Farm remonstrstor for Alanuu^ County, has soured from the North Carolina 1‘epairtment of Agriculture the ser vices of two practicfal-demsnstrators ill spraying orchards. This is of spec ial inter^t to the farmers of Ala mance ind Orange Counties, and ev ery or.e who possibly can jhouid oome. Remember the time and plaec: Thursday, March 5th, at 1 o^clock, p. m., on the J. T. Dick place one mtie south of Mebane. Come and teli your friends to come. Yours truly, W. S. CRAWFOUU. JURY. Entertainment at Eton. EJon CoUege, Feb. 21,—-The ' Clio annual entertainment here this even ing was largely attended and taor- oug'hly enjoyed. The two orations by Messrs. Foster D. Finch and G. B. Harris, were thoroughly applauded. The two musical numbers i*y Messrs- Victor P. Heatwole and Marmaduke Woodward were encored but the chief interest, beyond tb» laughter occas ioned by the huinorous selection by R. S. Kainey, centered in th» debate to the recall in its anplication to all of ficers whether elective or appointive. The affirmative was represented in the wordy contest by Messrs. Warren Mc- l^aloch, of Greensboro, and Rupert Polfc Merritt, of Chapel Hill. The negative was championed by Messrs. Rogei' M. White, of Wavsrly, Va., and H. E. Jorgrenaon, of Pontiac, Mich. The jadges were Dr. Martin Sumir.er- b*H, Lakemont, N. Y.; Dean Stacy, of the Stats University, Chape! Hill, and Dr. J. U. Newman, of the college faculty, who voted in the affirmative. Eton Downs Guilford. Elon College, Feb. 2t.—The Elen ; Coltesre quiritct made itself a ciaiiti- t ant with good right for championship i honors in the State here tonight by ' dffeating the hoya from Guilford, in a rough, but good humored game, the score being 26 to 22 in Sion’s favor. The game was characterised by : .fouls, Guilford making 25, 13 of which twerep ersonal, of which Elon’s dough- Xty Dutchman, Morriette, placed 1-4 l^ely in the pocket. Elon made IG, I ^pe^nal, and Benbow got half of — on the Nring, the other half sway. Morefield, of Guilford, Morgan, of Elon, were ruled out ' four personal foals. The Elon fellows were wiU with ght because this -victory makes ea the victors in on* game over team in the State and so right- bfiy claimants to the ehampionshiv the fight to try it out with the ; elftiDUknt. Pitcher Payne Hw Signed a Conrtaet. The management of the local base ball club has si^ed John A. Payne, native of Svrepsonville, Alamance county, a pitcher, who, if he comes up to what he is said to be, will be a wonder in the Carolina league. Payne has plsyed semi-professional ball in the middle west for the past three seasons and a grlance at his records is enough to convince one that he has the roods. Piiyne was with a Nebraska team in Um and he pitchied 30 games, win ning 35 cut of the 30. In one of these games the pitcher went the full nine innings mthout allowing a mem ber of the opposing team to resch the first station safdy. In 1912 he play ed with s team in Iowa, winnig 18 out of 23 games pitchcd. Ten of these g?mee were shut-outs. Last season he was* a member of the Iona, Iowa, team, and he won 17 out of 21 gaines in which he worked. The hew pitcher is a right-handei; is said to have plenty of curves and speed, is also said to display good htadwork, is 22 years of age, six feet high and veight 165 pounds. Fourteen men have already put their names to a local contract end there are aboRt four or five more that will probably do so within the next few days. Manager Owens i.s confi dent that he will have a winning fceair> •\jAen the season opens April 23. Manager Owesn says he will report here for duty the latter part of this week.—Greensboro News. Serious IssisB Oeears sa C-s!d“.= bor». Goldsboro, f'eb. 25.—The hot wj- ter tank and pipes running into the kitchen ranijfe at the homo of J. C, Collier, in this city, exploded al out 0 o’clock this morning, severely sca!dii>g and bruising the cook, a ne gro woman, who had to be taken to the hospital for tieatment, The tank and water pipes hitd frozen and the explosicn came a short while after the fire had been made in the range, MotWng the range into atoms, break- ii'.g out the window lights and de stroying all the crockery in the kitch en, a quantity of which W3S highly treasured on account of liaving been in the family for more than half a century. Loss, about $500. Vesth of J .C. Simmons. J. C. Simmons died Thursdajr night , his h«ane at GrAh»m, Jiaying been 'feeble health for some time. He ^prietor of Simmons ^Drug iuut lived St Graham for I put twenty years. Ha was fifty > yttum «!d and leaves a wife and children, Stephen, Helen, Jlans- and Meilis. , B« will 3m baried at Graham, the of hwisl has not be«>'! decided t tiae, Mr. Simmons had many «ise> w OfieBrn of his de»th ■ regret. \ Death of Mrs. Apple. Mrs. Mary Apple died at the home of A. I. Jones, at Glencoe, Friday, at the age of 69 years. She leaves three sisLera, Mra. Catherine Wrer.n Lyde tinghes, of Glencoe, and Mrs. Sarah Heritage, of O.ssljrree. ~hs leaves two brothers, Mr- W.isb Murray, of Ossipee, and John Mur ray, of Burlington. Burial at Bethlehem Chunh on Saturday. Kuil Chitseu a V/omm Wearing a Hed SEdrt. Sioux City, Iowa, Feb. 21.—A bull, b 'iig drivan to the stock yards by h. Fish, became frigrhiened and hiirjred upon Fish, throwing hini frs.m Kit horse and goring him and the an- ii ml. Fish might have been Mil>«;, lut for a woman with a red skirt, r»n :«cross the street and the bull ga.'e base to her. He followed her up the steps leading to'the First National l.»nk. l%e sniiaal became wedged in the revolving door and the woman fainted in the nnoj of the cashier. Police reserves snd the fire depart ment were called on$. ta pry the bnli from the door, but failed, and finally a cowboy roped the animal and it was trken away. Fish piohaWy wH! covcr. - What has become of the cdd-fosh- iuned woinan whoii sed to wrap » yerd flannel and a half-aide' oif ba^n around a bay's, reck when he eo;p- olained of sore- throat?—A. K. Senator. LaF6Uette says is aj Republican still; is hcT—bnMW#- ^ t>ct(» News. It la Generally Believ^ That the Mur- derrf Killed Lyerly as He Came Dowa the Stairs. Barber. Junction, Feb. 25.—A girl at Cleveland ivas the last person, ex cept his murderers’ to hear the voice of Preston -Lyerly, the. clerk who .was shot and his body cremated in H. T. Smithdeal’s store dt Barber Junction last night. Lyerly, after going to the postoflice, returned to the .st>.re ;id ci-lJed up his sweetheart at Cleveland. He laughingly teased her for not hav- written to him by the nigiit^s ihail. Fifteen minutes after she hung up ths- receiver the message that the store was in flames was flashed over the wires. Lyerly telephone was up-stairs and hi^ body was found lying near the fijot. A bullet hid gone straight through his head entering the right side, which ’s the side that a man would naturally turn toward the dark ctrner beneath the stairs after de scending the steps. The hypothe.sis is that while he was jokinfe' with hia sweetheart upstjiii-s his murderer v.aK lurking in 4ie shadows helow ready o shoot the minute he descended the steps. SEVERAL HEARD SHOT. The shot was heard by several peo ple near by, but no particular sig nificance was attached to It, Even when Tom and Preston Barber and Will Bain seeing the light of the fire broke into the front door which wjis blocked by hoxes they never thought of the pistol shot. In their excitement even the fact that the safe was stand ing open and empty did not seem to make much impression upon them, but even had it done so they could not have reached Lyerly’s body ic- the back of the store where it lay was a mass of flames, Lyerly fell close by the kerosene tank which the robbers flred, and a.'^ the three boys escaped through the door aft#r their third trip into the store it exploded, sending 50 gallons of flaming oil all over the place. It was not -until the building had fall en in that spectators-were able even approximately to locate tne body, and though they endeavored to throw sni- .‘icisnt water on the .•spot to keep it from being utterly destroyed it h,id loKt all Eemblatice of humanity by the time it was taken out. This rooming tracks were found loading from the hack, door of the store. They were traced for a mile, r more, finalty being lost by the railroad. THK OTHER LYERLY TRAGEDY. Lyerly was immensely papular witii bis neighbors, being looked upon as n model young man. He was 25 years old and leaves a mother s»nd several brothers and sisters. His home was at Woodleaf and the body was carried there to be buried today. The poll of horror that lies over the whole neighborhood is the black er because tliis is the second crime of the nature that has taken place in the vicinity. Seven years ago in Jixne an attempt wa,s made to exterminate the family of Ike Lyerly. Negroes came in the dead of night and murdered Lyerly his wifj and one of their children and fiitaily wounding snother with axos v.inding up by setting fire to the bed c'othing in an endeavor to bum the other children in their beds. For tl.i^" ri iree two neproes named Gillespie .-irid one named Dillingham were after wards lynchcd in Sali.s'oury. These Lyarlys were no kin to the young »na~ 'tilled last night. The police author ities have only one faint clue. Some time since, Lyerly had trouble xvith a neyro named Finber, wik, »-.ade threats against him. Several ■veople maintain that Finger was seen vesterday nt Barber Junction, but that has not been confirmed. The tracks found Ht a No. 7 shoe, which is the lize that Finger wore. Loss frdia the fire was about $2^00 with no insurance. GBNERAL SOXJTH. IN THi! of While ^rioua Interruptions Traffir Were Repnted, Many Trains Delayed. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 25.—The South ind Southeast tonight shivered in the _ irip of a general snowstorm, which I» o’clock the thermometer registered blanketed, the Atlantic Seaboard, as 113 degrees above .zero. far south ;as ;Southern Georgia, and I - reached t«c the Gulf States. Weather! BLIZZARD HITS S.4.VANNAH. SNOWING AT RALEIGH. Raleigh, Feb. 25.—With the ther mometer at 26 and falUng, snow be gan to fall here at 8j30 tonight. The local weather bureau ofScials antici pate a record fall. Raleigh and vicin- ir.y experienced the coldest weather for two years this morning, when at SNOW IN CHARLESTON. Charleston, S. C., Feb. 25.—Two inches of snow fell here today. The snowfall was followed by a sleet and rain storm and tonight the street* are covered with a glass-like coating ff ice. The snowfall was the heavi est In 15 years. bureau reiisords for from eight to 20 years were broken. FalUng tempera tures accompanied the story in many sections, che snow turning to sleet. While no serious interruptions of Savannah, Ga., Feb. 25.—Weather such as has not been experienced here since the bliaaard of 1899, hit Sa vannah this morning, and accompan ied by sleet, snow arid cold north traffic were reported early tonig.ii,, (winds, covered the city vrith an icy many trains were behind their sched ules in localities where the snowfall was heaviest. Wire service wjis (ie- inoralized between Georgia and Flor ida points early in the evening and it was impossible at that time to es- 'jsiblish with Jacksonvlle and Tampa, Florida. The heaviest snowfall veas reported if Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and North and South Carolina. At Ma- :on, Ga., fte pr^-pitation reached a dt’pth of six inches while an almost et;ual amount was reported at Au gusta and Savannah. In Louisiana and Mi^issippi the snow b^gan fall ing ^ut noon and at nightfall it had been recorded fnm a trace in the extrerae south to six inches in the northern section. Thermometers at New Orieans, Mobile and other guif porls hovered about the freezing point and the snow melted as it fell. In addition to a heavy snowfall in South Carolina, the country around Charleston was covered with a coat ing of ice and sleet. Snow changed to sleet late in the day. causing prog ress on thes treets of the city to be difficult for pedestrians and traffic. Birmingham, Mongomery and other Alabama cities were affected by the ssiowstorm. More than four inches fell in the former city. While snow fell in the southern part of North Carolina, low teropor- ntures in tlie northern section of the State as well as in Tennessee and Vir ginia cau.>ied the precipitation to be very light.' EemocUs-Gralism. Ex-Sfeeri# R. T. Eemoldo and Mrs. Nany GraSssm were m'arri^ at the home ai A. L. Tapscott, on Ireland Street, Wednesday erehing at four o'cloak. The ceremtffty perfonw- ad by Rev.- J. W. Holt, ^th hftvc. jaaay ftkeds who are gM to bear ef the bappy occasion. B£r. Kemodie is a .v^ry. prominent bflsines* mah in this town and coun ty. He owns a large farm and i; i member of- t&e firm 6t Kemolde & WMkervvranifunmiKen. ” MJLO WEATHER IN THE WEST. Memphis, Tenn-, reij. 26.—While tlia s.iutheast and central gulf states today shivered wth some sections ex periencing their first snow .^nll alcet stoms in years, fair and compara- tivel}' mild weather prevailed west cf the Mississippi river. At Okla homa Cty, the weather burear station thurmometers recorded 42 above zero late today; Shreveport, La., reported [he weather “pleasant;" and through- ■ut Texas the weather was moderat ing after a few sensationally low temperatures in the extreme southern porttion of'thfe State last night. For the first time ir, years the mercury di-opjied below the freezing point dur ing the night at Corpus Christi and Qalvcston reported the heaviest snow 5torm in 20 years. .\t Memphis, the avc-rage temper- itui'e today was 2K degrees with snow i.redicted far late tonight or tomor row. SIX INCHES AT M.-\CON. Macon, Ga., Feb. 25.—The United States wvalhor bureau stated that six inches of snow had fallen in Macon '.I 5 o’clock this fifternoon. It is still -.1 owing and indications .ire that it ivill continue for another 12 hours. VII records here have been broken. Mercer students and Wesleyan female ■ollegs students today engaged in a jattle royal on the latter's campus. All of the county schools are to be closed tomorrow because of the snow, it was stated ton,?ht. ' ?OUR INCHES IN BIRMINGHAM. Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 15.—Four inches of snow fell today here, the heaviest since 1904. The fall began at B:4B this morning and continued without ceasing until 4 this after- 3M>on, The thermometer hvoered near 30 degrees throughout the day, with ‘he forecast indicating colder weath- sr tomorrow. Traffic was not inter- 'nipted and little damage was dune hy the cold. ! SNOW IN WILMINGTON. ’ Wilmingtotib Feb. 25.—Snw«; ac- :ompsnied byosleet and some rain, '/erhaps to ths depth' of an iiiche and a haif, fell here to^y, the flrit of ap- .reciable quantity daring the seaton, ■ontim^ing tonight with slightly ris ing tempe»>tnre from a taimntim of decrees for ti>e day. Reports to he Atlsnticv.^onst line headqaarttrs lesce dlodSeate mmiAr tmm ail district* li?- >^niat (M-tnA- ietied itaaft wto » «^mos!— t its lines, not yet, Ivairever, with -18SC. >an7 a«rious intwrntp^oa of traffib coat. The mercury never rose above 30 during the day and the winter’s rec ord was broken when it fell to 28 ui-grees shortly after 9 o’clock. ENOW IN GREENVILE, S. C. Greenrflle, S; C., Feb. 25.—Snow which began falling here at 3 o’clock this afternoon had covered the ground to a depth of several inches tonight, and at 10 o’clock there was no in dication of cessation. SNOW IN GULF COAST TOWNS. New Orleans, Feb. 25.—Several Gulf coast towns today reported a light snowfall. At Morgan City, the first flakes in 14 years were seen. r>e.spite the temperature around freez ing, the snow melted in this city as it fell. Upstate Louisiana and Miss issippi towns reported two nches or more of snow. tHue forecast is for continued cold. SNOW COVERS MISSISSIPPI. Jackson, Miss., Feb. 25.—Mississ ippi today was covered with z mantle •'1 snow. It began falling at 4:30 this morning and lasted until noon, cover ing the ground generally throughout the State to a depth of two inches. By noon the temperature began to rise and at nightfall the' snow had almost disappeared. HEAVY SNOW AT ASHEVILLE. Asheville, Feb. 25.—A heavy snow fall which began thi:; afternoon at i o’clock and 1b continuing tonight gave A.sheville and surrounding territory deptii of two inches tonight by 9 o’clock. A temperature of 20 degreis tibove ECTo prevailed last tonight. By 7:30 o’clock tonight local snowfall records for 25 years had been brok en. TENNESSEE STOPvlW-BOUND. Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 25.—Nash ville and other cities and towns in middle Tennessee today experienced a light snowstorm. Veiy cold weath er preceded the snowfall. SNOWING AT NEW BERN. , New Bern, Feb. 25.—Snow began falling here this afternoon at 6 o’clock. At 9:30 more than two inches had fallen. The mercui-y registered 22 degrees. PULLED OUT OF DRirT. Springfield, III., Feb. 23.—Five en gines today pulled the “Diamond Spe cial, of the Illinois Central Railroad, out of snow drifts near here and brought the train in three hours late. Through trains were four and five hours late and all local trains were •snuited. ENGINEER BLINDED BY SNOW. Decator, 111., Feb. 23.—Five persons were injured when the Wabash Rail road's Continental Limited ran into three road engines here today. The engineer of the passenger train was blinded by the snow. SNOW DRIVEN BY WIND. St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 23.—A blizzard that iate yesterday struck St. Louis, continued today. A fine snow was being driven before a 25-mile wind, delaying trains on most of the roads. WORST m MEMORY. Peoria, 111., Feb. 23.—Peoria today j rsmaiu in the grip of one of the BRi.STOL STORa^I-SWKI’i. [worst blizzards in the memory of the •otol, Vii., —.V "'"svy j residents. The storm began si'ow-storm hwepl over thi:; section i j^te ye»ti>rday and continued without t(-iiight. Although i.lic mouritiiin.sj until late this morning- tSiat hem Bii.-il.;! in 01) every side h.iul-j-^l^plion. ^nd telegraph '.vires are been capped with snow for days, Bris-; jjuch an extent that commu- tol got it's first snowfall tonight, sev- j nij-atinn with the outside world is al- oral iiiche.s now helng on the pruaiid.! ,p„st impo.s.sihle. The snow contiiHies to fall rapidly, ’ 3 INCHES IN CHATTANOOGA. ChattaiiooKa, Tenn., Feb. 25.—Snow has fallen continuously in this vi cinity throughout the day, and tonight lies three inches deep in Ghjittanooga. On the mountains the snowfall was rcnsiderably heavier. Indications are that freezing temperature will be reached during the night. TWO INCHES IN CHARLOTTE. Charlotte, Feb. 25.—Beginning at p. m. snow has t>een i'aliing here steadily and at S o’clock had reached depth of two inches. This is the only apureciable snowfall of the win ter and bids fair to be the heaviest for two or three years. The mercury: nowever, is around 30 degrees. SNOW DRIFTING BADLY. Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 23.—Driven by a high wing, snow, falling through- nut eastern Ohio, Western Pennsyl- Tsaia, and West Virginia, drift.ed bad ly ffcia afternoon. Hundreds of track- moB kept railroads in the Pittsburg dtstrict open, but telephone and fele- graph wire sulfered. Country roads were almost impassable and serious ir terruptions cf business was threal- e»ed. COLD AT LYNCHBURG. T.ynrhliuri^, \’a., Feb. 2i^.—The weather bureau thermometer.^ here registering nine degrees last nijjht, Lynchburg today experienced the cold est we.ither on February 25 since the stablishment of the government rec- "ird in 1871. There was no snew here today. SLEIGH BELLS IN KNOXVILLE. Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 25.—^The jin gle of sleigh bells was heard in Kno.*:- ville tonight for the first time ii years. Snow, which began falling this ftemoon, continued tonight. Tha temperature is mild and conditions seem good for a fall of several inches. SNOW STORM AT DANVILLE. Danville, Ta., Feb. 25.—Snow be gan falling here tonight shortly be fore E^dnight and the storm increas ed in density. Thermometers stood at 26- iJegrees late tonight,, the mer cury is rising from 15 decrees, where it stood most of the day. SPASTANBURG COUNTY COVER ED. . Spsjtanburg, S. C., Feb. 25.—Spar-, tanbuTg county is ander * l^anket of STOW thrM inches Ssap early tonight 8K4it,is still .fallinir. :SbSW began ti fkll nt S o’eio^ this-aftamoan|. ^er^ hM bmn na interriiption iof- ti^ffic so The Senate discusses Mexican mat tery in stK-rat. but Villa kills those who have incurred his di.^pleasure in ■he open.—Greensboro News. r-eint : I-,:- ■ of tho-ise fjillo-A--^ in Washing- i! are iookirir for trivb!e in this ye:;r hiid better got Ke'^yon to ca.so u(> a little iitvriji taik.—Greensboro New.-j. If ho t- ath were really known Maj- rr C:,: :.T Harrinon probably prefered '1 Util-.' .si:]-:riess to mingling with the d housemaids at the voting booth.—Ceensboro News. W’ adr.iire the “get-up-anti-hnstle" ■irit niTirifested by our G.istonia friends and hope the Unted States Goverr.r’,', t won’t iook upon the ef- f'lrt to '. cate nn armor place factory there a joke. The avera^ft Congressman might b* able to explai., satisfactorily to his ru ral constituency why ha voted for this measure or failed ot vote for that one, but he'd have a hard time con vincing the boys at the heads of th* lovea or in thee otton patch that they were g.rtting their mondy's worth in keeping him on Capitol Hill to "to th« tango.—Greensboro News. A ,nen nib in a Htt'e thisg, y-lt there ls more stee! used in thr inuvn- facture of nibs thi.n in all tiie sword and gun factories in the v*orld. A ton of steel produces about 1,600,COC J ens.—Baltin\pre -American. We must apeak, hy:/ equivocation will undo us.—S |»e»r«. i.- . ■ ■ , ■ I. . , ''--i .i; .'.i-'iV. -I'--- •oV,. iii,. POOR PRINT ■-'•If