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rlv .-" . THE FiOW'EKS t C6UCTI0 ! ! r-'-t .V tx,'"11t,.'.i v.r. ;-.i"4; ' '-'v ' v.;- Here Shall The Press The People's Rights Maintain, sUnawed By Influence and Uhbribed 'By. Gain.9.' VOLi I. LEXINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY OCTOBER. S, 1915 NO. "33. - "A I vvy"'-V nit -v.' V '. hi ' , .5-: V I If t V J AtDSON'S JUNIORS ZRvery Jaiiior in the County to Fall j w , iu 1ine on That Day Dr. Joyner to Sound the Battle Cry Against II literacy All School Cliildren to March in Procession. - ' ' November 5 the day, the Junior Or- 1 PRESIDENT WILSON v TO MARRY - MRS. GAliT -del the actors and the blotting cut I 'Washington,. Oct. 6. -President VWilson announced tonight his engage- in Davidson county . .ytnent to Mrs. Norman Gait of "Vfa3h- lngton. ine aate oi.tne eaaing nas Illiteracy These condensed statements tell ? prbavblwi11 - - . , v... j -.- - itake place in December at the home in- a jiuisueii tuo uig uu iuai is com- : , lng to this county and the purpose ! - . T . j White House was made by Secretary the great rally day of the Junior Or T ' der: in its work for furthering the. cause., of education in ; North Carbf .lina. From the very beginning this; jsreat order has been behind the, -moonlight school movement layvthe Juniors in Davidson county will show that they are locked arms with their brethren all over the State and so will marshall all their forces in the county, the 1156 mem . bera of the 8 councils. Every memi ber' from over the county is expected -to be here and to join in the big pro cesiion that is - to be formed, . a niafching : army as it were iit the -fight . against illiteracy: The music tor march by ' will not be lacking for r most of the councils have their own cornet bands and these altogether of, the bride-elect. ": The brief announcement from the umulty. It was a surprise to off! .cial .-Washington, but not. to the iti inatps of 4 the President. It was Miss Margaret Wilson and her. cousin, , . Slis , .Helen - .Woodrow Bones, who On-this : ' ewmrs. viaii into wniie,. nouse circled They met her in" the autumn bfJast year. ji3he spent a month at fcornish, the guest of Miss .Margaret Wison. There the President had an vol-. . - opportunity to meet and , "know her. Se' i?:a , woman of unusual, beauty. s H Mrs. Gait is the; widow, of a Wash ikgok i4weler;. who ied ; eight years ago leaving a business that still bears h,is name,. :. She has lived injWashing- ..tpri . since her marriage In .1896. . She ;)sajbot -38 years old and was Miss t.-.Boiiing.; ane- was Doxn iil uuuu c v"i " ' i T-rr 1 4. 1 - lfM fl.U .m.- jy uutug iun uc -auu mil, vtav uavc spent 'many evenings together. ,v To nfght Mrs. Gait was at ner at the White, Housed . . re ysponse in every nook and corner of "the county ; ' 'For their spokesman on .. this oc casion the Juniors have chosen one of -their own order' and Tfom their -own courity,Dr. J. Y. Joyher," State ;Superir tendenjt 1 of Public Instfuc tioit. In no one department of work has Dr. Joyner, liaAmore success than launching -tliis moonlight school nipaign whicli :ce is behind .with , - ? -4ew:-days ago t tinted in ftxll -.his Easterly . address tef ore the State .Prjess Associatioii in behalf of th'is cause so dear to him. It is needless lo; add that he will come with a mes " .sage that ,swill inspire not only the Juniors,: but all others to action. " It-is proposed to make the" day a great -.day for the young- people as ' Micbael-BecE. . Mr, ,Numa; .,J3eck and Miss Mamie B.$iaIwere united In the holy bodsTof iredlock . Tuesday morning t th' residence o the jbjride's parents on West Fifth avenue. .Dc C. Leon- LESTER DAVIS C.j ONCE MORE FREE : ' r Governor traiir Gives-Him a Condi tional Idon Petition Signed by Several Hundred Citizens of Dav idson. Greensboro News, Oct. 4. Lester Davis, who is now serving a sentence on the chain gang of this county, for selling whiskey lias been given a conditional pardon bp Governor Craig. W. T. Bost, Ral-; eigh correspondent for the Greens-' Doro News, makes the following notes in connection with Davi3 pardon: Governor Craig has granted to W. Lester Davis, of Davidson county, a? conditional pardon after a service of j ten months on the roads. Lester Davis is perhaps the wealth- uOVERNOR CRAiG EN- : ? DORSES COMMISSION . . , - . , .t . Chief Executive Fully Sanctions .In-;.-.cJe9 ln Ta Acs?ments for Pnr - pose of Remedy Inj; Abuses and 'In , equalities -No. Comfort to Kiokcrs Will Strengthen Democracy. Raleigh', Oct. 8. Governor Craig issued today a statement !to the au thorities of the various counties, and to the tax payers generally through out the State' fully endorsing the course of the State Corporation Com mission as State Tax Commission. In Its. wor Of equalization of tax .valu ations of real property as between the "counties. In this work the com mission has seen fit to raise" the tax assesments against 81 of the counties CITY-GRADEDGHOOL . . : GETS D0WiSf TO WORK GREENSBORQ'fl , BIG FAIR' NEXT WEEK of the' State on percentage basis rang iest prisoner now working a Northjlng from five per cent to thirty per peat and this action has brought Lit re nous complaint from numbers of Carolina turnpike. He was convict ed in Davidson. county and after ex hausting the tribunals, his case -going through the Supreme court he was forced to take his sentence and began it in. fine physical shape. The main reason for granting the pardon Is .his physical condition. s"He Is fromi 30 to 10 pounds lighter than lie was. ! Governor Craig says" that Capt. F. C. Robblna, Zeb Vance Walser, Hi; B. Varner, S. W.. Finch 4and many oth er, good citizens who stand for 'law and ordftr lr for thfa'nardnTi whll-t "his pardon Is opposed by many citi-i.th's .'equilatatlon should ,greatly strengtheir Democracy with all . right The Central Carolina Fair y et preejjsboro comes off next wtek. Low rates arc announced by he Southern for this occasion. 'There Is every. Indication . that there wijl be a great agricultural display. A great teature will be the war speeW clc. Tripoli, followed by gorgebur fire works. This Is one of the great est features ever pulled off in this section." Mr. Hrnmu Dies at Staunton. Mr. D. V. Batey has been advised of the death of his cousin. M jW. Mef cerau and brother of Mr. H. 13. Mer cerau, who was wil him at Stauntoni Va.,at-the time of his death. Mr. Mercers u was president of thh Trm - Valley Tie and Lumber Comoiar; t.' T JXliUm UUC9 -Ucst Enrollment Ever to Dxto- 1 tiiwrr Grade Taucht In Two Sec- tloa Athletic AsjmclaUon Roar . franlxrd Literary Foci etc Rrin ; Artlritleit.- x , Snperintendent- Woo&ley has giv en -.out; the following statement la regard' to the work of .the t graded school:-' The new session of Lexington gra ded school has entered upon Its third week with fine prospects. Most of tho students hare begun 'upon another years work with much via and en thusiasm: The fact that a new build- Ing'foT'theprimary department was built has enabled the management of the school to systematize the grades In much better fashion. As time pass es other needed Improvements will b attempted. -The following teachers have In their charge the glvea num ber of "boys .and girls: Boys. Girls. .1'. fjneiatiaAMil cOai-Ulllers. l Aad- qttasTeled.- wjxewrta ' f.ci4iii v tuuvj - . TnSnf S I . W UUlWt W CUl U j B(U1V U 'V w - . ' ' "pTnjr - of leliTesTaii:! 'ktrited Were .present to witness thinppjr event and to wish the young peo ple rich blessings in llfe. 7 Mr. Beck is a rising young . business nian-connected with the Lexingto Motor company. Mis3 Michaef is the pop ular daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Michael, and is . a young lady of well.- They' wili all be invited" to bejrare beaUty a?,d many menus, imzneaiaieiy aicer tne" cere- present and to join in the great pa rade that will be formed. Every teacher will be on hand. County Superintendent Feezor is fully in ympathy with the efforts to make thia' a- great educational rally and will lend every possible encourage meL;. ' ' ' The committee in charge of the ex ereises for that day is: H. B. Varner, chairman; C; L; Ijeonard, secretary; J. W. -Lindsay, Ttokjert Disher, F.; W.;Raker, J. ' H. 5?55Vfe. - eiminger m SHinshawA of ex mony this poular couple 'toolc train No. -44 on the Southern "f or a bridal tour embracing various places of 'in- erest. .They expect to return to Lexington within to weeks and soon afterwards begin housekeeping. These Syoung people .ar aong : our best. folks, ' and their1 hosts off -riendi unite in extending hearty congratu- ations. . ' -TRapEnteiNQJSI A rare treat-is in store"f or those tDaTl eoTirse. was retailing. jOhjiisjtiari', Eadejorbr' worker" at"" the" jttexorniea;raurc-.aturaay at 3 and Hock No. 385 and J. L, ' Soutkm'ont ; No. 2 9 3 s . Morris, HOLIiY GROVE ITEMS. - ' Lexington, Route 2, Oct. t. There will be preparator- service at this llace Saturday evening at 2:30 '"O'clock and communion service Suni day-at 11-a.--m. -and memorial service Sunday at 11 a. m.vtf Mr. Cicero "Foust's babv Sunday evening at 2li o'clock. i. Mr. E. B. Griihes spent Sunday ..with'vome folks. ; ' '' Miss Stella Younts returned home "Saturday from an extended visit withJ "her sister. Mr3. R. A. Mcaryer, of ' -Gastonia. - "v. - . r Miss Jesse Younts returned home "Sunday from a few weeks' stay with ' her sister, Mrs. R. L. Pope of Thorn- -as'ville. .. . Mrs. W. J. Sechriest spent the -week-end in Thomasville. visiting rel t&tives. : , -Mr. J; D. Conrad and daughter "Miss Maggie, attended -a birthday dinner Sunday at Mr. Charlie Con- -rad's, near Pilgrim, ' ' : Mr. J. H.r Beck and family of Hed . rick's- Grove spent Sunday at" Mr. J IilvLohr's. -. V c : ; H. G. C. -' Praise.7 . , Your daughter Iplays . the1 piano "beautifully." J " . m r ; '?Do you really think so?" ; A , " Yees indeed.; Why, if I didn't see er?fingers hit the keys, .I'd swear.it as one of those mechanical pianos." Musical Courier. ' :.; Davis was a brother-in-law of Hen ry Clay Grubb who illed Obe DstIs, brother of Davis and of Mrs. Grubb: that it will. This occurred in October of 1904 and lin "May of 1905 a Rowan county Jury acquitted Grubb. The charge was murder and the shooting '.at Piney Baptist church, October 16 of that year was. the most exciting circum stances that'Boone township ever in spired. rThe mien were weal thy-dls - - . the counties. The Gpvernor. polnU out that this equalization is for the purpose of remedying abases and ..Inequalities that have been .complained of for Euuiy years as glaring Injustice, to tax payers In those counties that have been bearing their share of the bur-. den. of State taxation.' The Oovetnor-i extends no comfort whatever to those who-have been firing hard ""kick's aglnst the movement and asserts that M? Ann HIdler, of RutherfordtonJ . . - . - . . I . . ! . 7- a. v.. piwa laroncn inn at Tt. , n r-i - . . DanriHe. Va... and' ;- . Lower Fourth Grade were the guesu of Miss Ollie Wright! Mrs. X. M. Harksr:. . 14 Higher Fourth Grad -kt.K- V W . T : l AUU. UUW ,4 OU - oniaca onice nere, arvu . ...... 40 4S Second Grade-- 49 40 "Lower Third Grid. ?M PliV.. TTI J1 . . ' ' ? - . . ucy iuu isier,iMra. E. O. Hull ..... .. 19 Vlr 10 UD?. Willis Lena Lefler . . ti i manv mend hM , . . - ? i will rrr tn !. hi. .v. ' i ' Higher Third Grad thinking people Instead of inviting disas.ter, as some hare warded him '."Miss Daisy Trexler died suddenly Monday night at her. home on Salis bury street, about' 9 o'clock. Miss Trexler had been to her work as us suar Monday., and "after supper had run ' across the street, to n rrovry for a few hours. always and the first time f they "toiet in .'shooting ' distance, ' Grubb killed Davis, who had a big pistol in his pocket and a shotgun in his buggy: ; Later, after acquittal, Grubb was shot from ambush by .Nat-Crump and Frank. Hairston, . who testified that they had been hired by Grubb's ene mies to commit the crime. Crump went to the penitentiary. eight years. Years later Grubb beat Lester Davis and kept him In a state of terror. Still later Grubb was killed by Mrs. Grubb. so the coroner's jury found. after having "whipped her. , This oc curred in August of 19 1J. v. Governor. Craig, therefore, sat- up on no comna -on case when he gave, the shadow -of Lester Davis tne liberty which the corporal Davis enjoyed so. much. "The charge against Lester srfttw she attracted her grandmother's at tention by a peculiar noise. When Mrs. Trexler got to her she found life extinct. The Inttrment took place In th Lexington cemetery Tu- A Card of Thank. . To the Editor of THE HERALD . I wish to thank my 'friends of Lex ington and Davidson county who pe titioned .Govern or Craig la my behaUi resulting. In my cditlonal pardoa thts',wek. To .live up to the faiuj they have cr kindli but In me Ia now .ViCsiiJ' xayiMe f itmV". . b -pi. lng- penilty of. the law. I ktfow what 4t Is aM shall strictly perform my promise made to the Governor In writing never to deal la liquor. -! hereby deny the reports charg ing me with retailing 'And Joy-riding by. her pastor. Rev. Daniels. Independent" Farmers. 29 2T 21 23 21 t 27 17 19 Miss Nannie ' Fulton . Lowsr Fifth Gradi MUs Hary CrsJg . . :r,; HlghT Fifth Grade Miss RoxJe 8hMU .:..;2S Lower Sixth Grade--- ; ' . 4 lllis Ztja Gochenour. ,' . 17 . 1 ; Hlxher Sixth Grade- MlM Edna ilcCrary 11 'T2 Miss Alllallutchlso- First year. high school... 17 Second year high school 21 Third year high school ; . 8 Foulh year high school..- 15 24 -IT ' 15-, esdav afternoon. -Th fnnAral 'aoT vices .were conducted from the house wh,le do,ng t,me nTict. Any Marsh ville Home. To sit' and count the wagons load ed with cotton as. they passed ln anj almost endless, stream .every day last week, made one lose sight of the tact that perhaps "there . Is a war-In and all such reports are absolutely false, being born. I think, la s cow, ardlx. brain, else my caluxnnators would, have Informed the Governor when they saw my advertisement for telexnency. This charge of retailing while 1 was a prisoner would be ridiculous If It were not calculated and Intended to do' me serious injury. The charges Inroive .Mr. Tom Miller, my recent - .The- tea ;wh o ; lead are th a men who read. - - ---- - - ''" ' I - ;' " . -'"!." "'"'" r- ." t - - - - - r , . .- progress somewhere. And the farrLloTemaa. a real. Christian man. No mers tell us that they are Justl complaint was eTer made to him. "sampling1- the market nowlt. U Tne charge U a slander of the offl- a good sign "to see jthe sturdy fartn--ers - walklbi'with such a .teelb3 of eonfiden.cesafe-inl. the kaowledge that If .the price of cotton does not suit themj they xcan-.go-.ln- peace , and. 1?t: HITI1II1H fill I ii I ' 111 III 'l I i ' ih.u.mii nilL'il;... . cars of the law and the courts of Davy son , county. , No6vi4eace" wis eivcarril: to' them or iyichar vl.- -I ;ki Dxvr3.:r; Oct. 7, 191S.' ; ' iiiwntiiwiHui' HiiElMIlIiiSllillilli It J. ; ,;l HI . i. (V II. : i , I . , . ' . ! nitlliir",L'''L"J'"ii"'"L"'"'"'"i,'i"" """u Outlook Days Until S Postponed - 4- atur day , October 9th ...... On account of heavy rains Wednesday and Thursday "Outlook. Day s" have been postponed till tomorrow, Sat urday, October 9th. : All parties who have not yet brought in thejr .exhibits can still do so. Entries will continue to be?maae up till 11 o'clock tomorrow at the office 6f fthe: superintendent in the Leonard building. parade and all other features with exception of oration will be held Saturday just as previously announced forgtoesdayv and Thursday. . There will b'etwo1 balloon ascensions, one at 11 a. m. and the other at 4 p'm The Old Rddlers' Gonvention will be held at Opera House at 7:30 p. in. Admission 25 and 35 cents ., : Total number of students. 36 8 465 The following teachers hold fort! ta the high school: Principal and' mathematics. Miss Laura' Efird; Lat in, Miss-Margxret-Iseley: Eagilsh; - Mrs. .Anna Turnley; History. Mla":' Eloise Coulllng; English and science; MUs.Kathryn Dorsett: V ; The first three, groups, of studsnts given above are '.taucht rn two sec tions, one coming In the afternoon! ' The section now coming in the after noon will during the' latter hairufr the session come daring' the morn ing. ( No, more, first grade-stud eats -caa.b enrolled during the first half' o te'iy ear but . after 'ChrUtxaas aa'-" otisr betiimerTs. ciaisrwiu be start-.' ediad: thtl itecocd Jlrstjar claas.b! guar-,? "-v- ' I " . " --i . Thi . athiic' iasariatioa h isfe-ftS ga sited, wjtii. th"3ollb"wto!:ryit I Secretary; OV. Wootley treasurer; . Don Walser. feasket ball manarer and" r IJoyd Turnley, reporterwlt Is thought' that another good basket . ball teao will be put out. Last season's teara It will -be remembered won 18 of th fr?jtwenty.ame played. -' i li The literary societies 11 begia " activities this week. Much stress will be put forth la this line of work by the high school students. It is their " desire to enter the Triangular De bates this year and la doing so they 3 I."" I r3 r 3 ss: realise that much, effort must be put- r - - - a 3 3 S forth to uphold- Lexlngtoa High School's usual standard of excellence.' .-For the first time "la the'-hlgh"' achoors history a full optional course J for Latin Is glvea through the.fovV year's -of work. About one-third :tt ' Sthe high school studenU' are taking - tne D tmeas course insieaa. oi io u a! four years Latin. Both courses now : lead td graduation. The seventh. grade 'and the high" school grades have orgaalxed as fo!- lows: Seieath gradV Mary Nonaaa Hargrave. president; Ellse Shalsey. II ' First year high school; Stafford . 1 Ruth Hackney; .-. mm mm aiMtuiiii ..... ..iu M I' im 1 1 niiiiu ill i iiiuliiKi.ni,itumiii i mi. i i Fooshe. president; secretary. Second year high school; Ruth Da vis. president; Charles , Lancaster vce-presldeat; Mary LUIaa Slak. sec retary. Third year high . school; Faith Price, president; Mildred Walser, fice-presldent; Llla Peacock; secre- tary. " r i ' ".Fourth year high school; Cliff I Hlakle, president; Fores! Lan caste rr J jIce' president; Clara Belle' Swalcv secretary; Ira Brinkley. treasurer. 3 i i i i "3 . r W Y 1- i i- )
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