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4 I 3 - i ',.vi'-:.ik: I is.-. " , ! - - . - . . . . I it ' .' " - Heje)SHalTffi Influence and Unbribed By Gain." NO. 47. lUfeSUSDMMlHS SUGSSiST ' ' if 1, - t r 1 ft- f, -Hi-fi'-" f. ' WilTIlMlwKiMM FRIDAY .ON AC- Jph i1Mll.lriMiiyi -. tuJ r Fridav. on flrrn.mt nf r 4 Si 1- V IS 1 ti i i I I. r r I i i I'- 1C . 11-! - -;uj tli6a2ht that this'break- would W Wt&'joillfS do-hat- a:uy.of a day in getting the paper' lrotyS lcr. ' from '-.Charlotte Friday after- f f - Ignore serious than was at rti yi " ; u rcturncd Sunday to f IIIF" VytfcXara ofthof. often4 . -ovx ! .that theis break was fe'etsir;r2t' it ; due to arbad jo) : . ij, ; 1 ,; is office. The same bfciKtU ' v "h :vYir frequently not being as ;S(Tii lMv'thcHmprov?ment that has i Piantffn - Her ;very irncprtan t one . that t oriuppibuS .f&?&ffi IAi f ikueV we are honing for a n ato pay?yosqe Ttot? ccording tpVx. company .tatcr mOLe .C IV ;.r. ,7 nPl"ff 10F T .httmi Cefy meato you! It !i?:!Vi- At i-.Uas. of. tto ,.4UTu lfcmrf.SL in ah producc: It jaea?0; t! , ..nicajisthat V( yqu 1 twice fiacre for the. 1 " tssm ymtfhayfe eyeiKeeh'--ablb to? eet ; teioropitin$B4you r will no ' ' v. t oua 4 b t -.0ien ' you come to, plant vabout K tHreej taUeil JibrthVest tot. the" citvcl; - V TheVrlScbt i-ocked the whole haveLbuit ypur wofk Vwhen youai;o ?wme jfaiiey saoott : anu tomd aiew poonds of but-7" fitartledWilmingtoiL vV , -; . ; it'txC to" townlstrtom many timesthaVe v' Twenty-six mbn. were in the pack C 'i&'&iXMgix&btfU and house. vwhTen.thd. powder went!off owIi 4t manathat?you" wilKiiot Piieta;areparfid Jo;"rBhip'ment (J. LrWhen thfs dividend V.pafd.nho total ot 7u brought butter, $6 market and , lft; naraiy dispose of U at ; "tf rice? v,It. means that your wife wil v; iairt :ia"Te?"totiiurn: ;,Jf you think i'l'J 'f 3ir.iiiugis an" easy 1 jp, suppose yoi W? . -y ?:.liW-;'and thWn.lSwritei THE A p!& ;7 about 1 " alanVr bulebnih v f w, , vh;"Var that yr-v use .it your land is ' V" ' tt - ..; -watsr the ared comlsu;i!il divftrena or ;iue a two-coluniu uhhouaccmcnt of per cent, pTaDio-iiiuaijr ,tlJ13- coniaq oJr'cnt, as it attaches plus was asa owcllcd to -,C00.; g-cat -lapoftance fto tho work done " -Ttr ilji: . . divIdcads paUl raacra hesq icmonstration trair.3 in A M 1 At HA tl. f t. . 1 whoimakeOr.tntbpc?; Hagleyi p.ahisJjanWns insutuuea. j-v sent out from the Norfolk & WczU stock: of orily $25,000, ViU -.amount' vs success of ,qny Demonstration to $22;000. Oro, express, ij in an-j;TraJn ia; the south. It is a great other way the amount passed to 3ur- Opportunity .for" tho people of this plus will bo equivalent to thcnount country to see' the results of the of the capital . stock,' ;whirD the J best farming "methods and to -.hear amount paid in ! diVtdendk Twill lack rabmc1 instructive presentations of LIlKIXGTti.V WILL PAUTIQIPATli I Sm,1(fl . TTf. , IN TIIIAN'GULAR -DKILlTn lrime of Ufe ami , Twp Nrro Womca, Comin la ,uiek Sacccv- ,'Ioa and Pointing ,to a Common This community hz$ been grcaUr The Aycock Lltfrary Society held its regular meeting ednrsday aft ernoon-and 'It proTed the mostln- torc'sting tKat ha3 been field. Too I trrcaht cpr the past reck oter. four cay account for this when you havo cadden deaths., all of which seem to considered the subject. It being: tRc s&Ircd. ';VThat AVoman Suffrage Should Jbe "Adopted TJirodghout khe viitru Diaies ine report 01 ftca ju;!;c3 Toted unanimously for tho nciciiTe.'it beInj;icomposedof Staf ford roo3ho. Jtay ' Sechrlest, Odcll Leonard end Dtrwcy Smith. Tho at f.rmaUvc included Hill Smith. Rob ert Conrad and Henry Clodfclter, hate been due to a common, cause. The first of thce was that of Mr. VT. . tl. Ral:cr. "about 26 Tears olc!. n wrv VQi!ar barber, who died Wednesday .ift4TiJOon after an Illness ot 24 toars' "cm vhat jras dlagncsed aa acntctln- -Jljci'lc;!. Mr. Raker is sarYlTed'h-r his n:ro and flro chlldrca. his father. Ucnr. Raker, of Midway, and tho fol low deters and brothers: F. It. ahd Vnotyhdugjr of any- of them was left for 'identification wilh. tho excep- tiofiViDf ? Allan' A.'f haxter, the'.' fore- f manfwnose lidme is gtren as Fort lahd,f Maine, He was troe f to pieces and a part of his body' was found hanging o&a' Jtree across the creek. ? ;it.viwa v.identifled -by -.shreds of only 53,000 of JeWig as much &fl i.tho progVessIyc farming methods. There .. . - MI VI, In :. - ... capital biock. ur sun usmu " win De.a run corps of able men along pi4itf the'piicklng houses .Gdmpatiy pfllcfi iaid " thej property fbsi xvfa'a sms u.v: Tne men'winjurea,we,i -ouv tftnr?plaTJt?rTlre i 3tayohTdepqait bite? of machinery, flying boarOs. ;v-Wp'more ccs, aMereby deposit rtck otner debris. 'Physlciaus v Ara more bn your-seaccount? v' stated they wef badly hurt that practically trebling stock in nine,! 0' givo all needed explanations, so years.. ' '"j that tho hour that you spend in this THE HERALD dce3 not; ;happen to jiraln wlll be full of instruction and havo in It3 possessions the records f cntertalnmont.. Tho schedule for this of other banking InstutlonsV In. thejtratn ;jn Dayldson county, in which oiuiui iuvu uw ... wo luvuiru nuj u k uaii ui uic iiiubiuu last ten years, but from ho .general -Salem Southbound railroad. Is as J knowledge Jt naa ox canning, mia is i follows r i a"recoVd tha,t can. be presented withj .X . . .Thursday, a.challengo to-any other community. ATSesomV 8:30 a. m. Inrmdarolinj, tocometorwfd Highnck; 10;35 a. ra.' lrrTlr, Vf-Is:certalnly st re cord j ' kn,HhmZt 't . V i r - . , - , . vaw w. am. -pq proua- Tt-wrtw ,.Trov,j7-Tton7urOTeV T p. m? or.o member being absent. Stafford Halcor acd Miss Ada Raker. Lexlar- -"cccIjo was declared tho best speak- ton. J. D. Raker and Mrs. G. U. Potts. cr. . " IGrecnshcro. ?Jra n j t-i.v0. Following the prdgram an elec-1 Pried turg.- His remains were inter- tx .of Offkrors was held. Th osa I red in the Lerlnrtrin nniafirr rHi " elected are: President, Chas, Hack- morn lag, the scrrice being conducted ner. vice-president. Cliff H Inkle; by his pastor. Rcr. W. If.. Willis, secretary Forest Lancaster; mar-4 Then came the death of Policemaa shal, Clyde Young, Grady Bowers re- C. W. Wright Friday morning st an elected as treasurer. I early hour from an illneia of Both of the Literary societies are! the same duration as that of Mr.'-' progressing admirably in their work I Raker, his sickness being diagnosed' -and a public debate will bo held in las ptomaine noison- hart a few days. The "Question at that I member of the nnTiro fnrr rvA " - - W w W ft debase will be: Resolved. 'That tho I past few months and was looked'cn- Unitcd States Nary Should bo GrcatMfm as an. effjeient officer. He wai ly increased." The following mem-1 reckoned :ld good health and vu in. bers will represent their, societies;- tEo prime of lire, about 37 ycars'old." Boys. Floyd Turnley," Chas. Hack- Ho li' iarTlred'by his wife and six ncy and Stafford Fooshe. Girls, ami) hi! Area. HU remains wer Helen McRary, Pauline Boozer and carrij;-fo Concord Friday eTcning for raitn-rnce Tbe aboTs subject wm interlocal; that being the horns f be discussed in the Triangular De- his wlj. ; bato in which Lexington will-parti- The two sudden deaths at oim cipate. It Is well to look forward IPut tho people of this'comiannity u. to such an erect I talking and rumor. (m,v,.j fast that they had probably gotten COURT PROCEEDINGS. jhoM of mean whiskey ta small . ' J Quantities, as neither drank to ex- Tho following4 cases haTe btfen, distlcetl. And these ruiccrs wtre girea : Iget them: If you -don't have the . '- -it . i . . - 4 . !-... v .1- -V . J Banks in Lexington, and they will iena you money to purcnase more cows with. They are willing to do this because they realize that when the farmers keep more cows they "build up their landl Better land means better crops,- better crops means more money andi more money means tha business conditions are -better in every, way Further, twe will sell - butter.' to those who sell us cream at the same price, that we are paying for butter .fat. This means that you will not have - to churn at all, that you will get tne Dest.Dutter that can he ob tained at the same price that you are getting for your-butter fat. -Mr. Farmer, l we are here for busi . ness, and we are here to stay. So 4-i - if you have any surplus butter fat tjf.ynin6re cows, see us and not one of thm is expected to sur vive, -i One theory advanced by work men at the yard is thai the explosion may have originated in a spark from a horse's shoo or a spark caused by a small car running over some spill ed powder. The shock of the blast struck ter ror to the hearts of the residents of Hagley, Henry Clay and other setle- officers, the town,, of Lexington and the, county of Davidson. REEDY CREEK ROAD TO BE EXTENDED TO YADKIN RIVER Th? Board of Road Commissioners at their meeting yesterday had sev eral delegations before .them asking for the extension of roads or the lay-. : Lexington, 6 p. m. Friday. - Lexington, till 11 a. m. Welcome 11 a. m: Eller, 2 p. m. Decide now at which one of the above points youwill go to see this train and be sure to be there on time, as It has to mako its schedule and cs.li not wait for you. ing out of additional roads. There was a big delegation from Reedy ; LOCAL TEAM BEATEN Creek and Yadkin College with Mr. ' BY TWIN CITY HIGHS Ed Green as spokesman, asking for . ments along the Brandywine, accus-Uhe extension of the Reedy Creek The Lexington High School basket tomed as they are to powder mill ex-'road on to xadkln River. Their re- hall team found their superiors for the plosions. The Dupont work arc operating in three shifts and every home in the neighborhood is repre sented among the employees ofrho plant. GOVT. WAGING CAMPAIGN EARLY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING Postmaster Finch has, received in structions from Washington to do all that he can to encourage the see one of our carriers,, and have P"P"5 ""s community to ao tneir liim- to call by your farm. If there is" Christmas shopping early. The y-na. route through your neighborhood, great increase in the parcel post write us and we will help you start business is imposing a great hard-J one. We promise you fair tests, the ship on the carriers in towns hav- high-est possible prices and courteous inS no special parcel- post delivery, treatment. We can give no more,. as is be observed even now on the but-we assure you of these. . Part of the carriers here in Lexing- All ofjiir route men will start col- ton, who frequently go out with lecting.eggs within the next few days, 7 5. to 100 pounds of mail. As the Christmas season draws near their burdens will be increased. It will be ever so much better for them if this heavy Christmas mail is spread out over several days instead of all coming at ;one time. war. sutt for damara .on Veonat of I diUona that pointed .Terr itronrrV ta the behavior Of th agent at Thomas- POUloning from fa ei a. "Whiskey. Thea rillo of the defendant towards him ,l 15 aown that some wood alcohol a few months ago, when he'called hia WM tolen froaesotthe raanufact attentlon to an error that had been nrin plant herlast week and at made against his company. TheIct one ot ho physician In diag- agentwas drunk, and though dismiss-1 noxing the case of one of these col- ed for his treatment of Mr. Andrews, I ore1 women said .that it was most yet the Jury held the defendant com-1 Probably a caseof poisoning, front pany responsible and so gare Mr. Andrews an award of 3200. In ro Eunice Davis vs. W. J. Davis, a divorce was granted. and Ave shall be glad to handle your eggs for you. Mgr. R. L. COONS, Davidson Creamery. AX BOOKS EVERY . SATURDAY S HKRH-T SHAW'S OFFICE Sheriff Shaw has begun his an- And the very strong argument for early Christmas shopping, this sea son is the fact that Christmas comes quest wa3 acceded to. first time this season, when they went A resolution was passed by the down in defeat before the strong ag- Board, providing for Mr. Tom Miller i grcgation composing the Winston- to go to work on the Bicsecker road i High School team. Although they just as soon as"he completed the road I were defeated, they put up a hard he is now working on, which is now fought game, which was featured by finished to Reeds. the steady work of Jonas at forward. Provision was also maue ior air.-i wtnston was the iirst to make a Clemmons to begin the top-soiling of t score and continued on during the the Winston road in just a few ' da3 first half with a closo margin. .The now. - - j score ended the first half, with Win- Several other delegations were be-ston 1C. Lexington 11. I foro the Eoard wvth offers to co-op-j It took the Lexington boys only a eratc with them in tho building of : short while after the beginning of the the roads they were asking for. (second half to be convinced that they . The Board had not adjourned at I wpuld be defeated.- .Winston having tho time of closing the forms. (discovered the -weak points of Lex- JIngton, now maintained a good mar- SHADY GROVE WANTS " igin. which was never overcome, the LARGER SCHOOL BUILDINGS ! final score being: Winston, 37. Lex - - 'ington 13. This defeat practically A large delegation of citizens from ! eliminates Lexington from the state Abbott's Creek township were be- Jchaiiplonship, but the boys will con fore the county beard of education : iiauc to fight hard for leadership. Monday in behalf of a larger "school building far the Shady Grove schocl Mrs. Critcher Entertains. in 'this township. This school Is r3. jm y. Critcher delightfully en- I taujrat by Miss Dora Zimmerman and tortainod Wednesday afternoon at nual tax collecting rounus!. While on Saturday and so packages that do hus out the first five days in each not reach teir destination before ' need, too, tor an additional teacher. veek, he wants al to know that his 'books are open at his office - in the court house each Saturday. His -rounds' for this-week will be as fol lows: . ' i Tuesday, Reedy Creek: Henry Mize's Store. Wednesday Arcadia : Byerly store. :. -' .' ', , , Thursday, Hampton: Ephraim . Brewer's. . . . Friday,: Midway: 1 Joe Wilson's store, 9 to 12 and Henry Grott's, 2 '.to 4..' - . - - He also wants it known that he .-must have all taxes for;. 1913 and ' 1914 in hand before Dec. 15, or ?v ; the costs of collecting will attach r'V. :ii j. t 1.1; a viunaiuiaa eve win iiul ue ueiivereu before the following -Monday. is wholly inadequate for the large the home of Mrs. S. L. Owen in hon cnrollmeat cf 66 pupils. Not only Is cr Cf ner house guests, Mrs. Biggs there need for more room, but thesa'and Mrs. Critcher, cf Willlamston, came patrons realize that there Is N. C. The rooms were tastefully decorat- But tho latter need can not be sup- C(j jn cut Cowers and ferns. Little plied till provision l3 made for more Dorothy Dorsett and Master Casper room, for, as ono of tho delegation ' Timbcriakc greeted tho guests, as for tho loss of a leg at Concern in cam, uuc yaijiii uiv mey arnvoa ana prccentca eacn wiin , iii , wnen tne piamim was run u u tiuiu ui iuv uviiimai com pany. Thlsrw3s theast case given ftjiuuuj. y i nese iwo women were Mary Lou Har grave, aged about 50, and Delia Carrick. aged about 35. . . It I understood that tho officer In ro Mollie and C. M. Everhart vs. riactcd Mr. Wright' family for per the Southern Railway, the Jury mlsslon to have an examination made awarded the plaintiff J300 for dam- of h,s tomach before his corpse was ages to their lands by the defendant. 8nt 'rom here, but It was refused. In re the Augusta Lumber Com- A 8ln-Har request was made ot tho panyv3. W. Lee Harbin the Jury famIl7 of Mr. Raker after his burial found for tho plaintiff la the sum and waa likewise refused. So far cf $oS7.CS with allowance of a coun- no requests have been made of the tcr claim of the defendant for 3275.- members of the families of the two 00 on account of the lumber lored women to have their bodies shipped him being green and not up cxamincd. Thero Is a general nnder- to specifications. current of feeling that while the of- Tho two cases of J. L. Ripple and the law have not yet had H. C. Ripple against the Winston-Sa- an amlnation made on account or icm. Southbound Railway Company bjlng no ausplcion of foul play for its failure to stop it train at Wei- !a a aIogle Instance and that further come when flagged by them were 04011 wa attended by a physician, combined. The Jury found for the yct 11 ,3 not at all improbable that former 340 and the latter $50.' - : w,n have thla done even yet. Tho case of Lizzie Davis against Thcre ia'a very strong sentiment that the Winston-Salem Southbound for U-,a 8ouId be done, not having fire in the station at Wei- - ' . ' ' come on a. cold morning was non- KCIIEDCLE X)R RUR,lj suited. . uuiuekt VELC03IE RT. 1 ' The case of Cramer v. Finch wa Mr- SI,chael Craver. the carrier for . conUnucd. A special term of court WcIcom. Route lha been advi-cj to bo held In January will be asked by lbe PtoffIce department of Vu for to hear this case. . following change In the schedule orj In re Denton Knitting Mills vs- hu ron' Leave WIcome 8:00 n. Southern Railway Company, the h- and rrn.3 p. m. by buggy or plaintiffs got award of!300 for dam- rcturn at 12 whea an auto Is usd. . age to certain machinery damaged la Thl3 13 a very considerable chatga shipment to them from Burlington In chedulo and will give the po- v?hiIo in the hands of the defendant. J p,e or u-u cUon a much earlier. I mail than they have had. N. C. Railroad Company." the Jury rendered a verdict in favor of the de fendant. This was a suit for damages ELKS MEMORIAL SERVICE iihiLtLr SUA DAY AFTERNOON ( there like sardines in a box. a jairuturo turkey. ,The annual memorial service of the I The Board granted the request for After several exciting games of Elks was" held at the First Methodist ! the building for the school house ask-s nook, which was played at ten ta chutch. Sunday afternoon. The lead-jed for, the samo to cost 5350 "furn- fcics ;lc h03tcs3 assited by Mesdamcs ished. ITImberlake, Wood, Dorsett, S. L. '. ;Owen and MI&3 Ruth Fitzgerald, ing feature was the "address by Hon. W. J. Cocke, of Asheville. who held his audience by his able discussion The employees of the Lexington ! served a delicious salad course. to the Jury, a long siring of other having been continued. Court ad journed Thursday night. SPECIAL TERM OF COURT FIRST WEEK IX JANUARY; of the principles of brotherhood. The fest of the program as carried out was as follows:, HTACY NAMED JUDGE. to.' - Mr; and Mrs. H; B. Allen,'" of the Dacotah Mills lost their, two months clh baby Sunday night. ' Grocery Company mado Mr. J. T. ! The, ho"norce3 and Mrs. Wood Dor-j Raleigh, Nov. 30. Governor Craig Ilcdrick's birthday Saturday a mem- -ctt fir making tho highest score today appointed Walter Parker Stacy orabio ono to him b7 going up to niSjwero each given a box of hand em-'.nn attorney of Wilmington, Superior residence and giving a-surprise di- j troidciy handkerchiefs. ner. Dr. and Mrs. .J. C. Leonard were also present by spocial invita-j Candidate J. A. Hartness, tion. ; "StatesVflle, was here Sunday. ( j court Judge to succeed Judgo George i Reur.d'trcc. recently resigned. Tho of appointment is to bcccmQ cffcctlv tJcnnary 1st. . 1 The Board of County Commissi cr have received notice from Govern or Craig, ordering a special term of court for Davidson county for tho Ttfst week in January with Judge II. Hj Justice presiding. They will draw the Jury at their meeting today. I ) narnhUl-Plillllps-Judges H. P. PhilUps of Buncombe county vr-s recently married to Mlsa Kathlcea BarnhliL of Atlanta, Ca. Jcdgo Phillips wu formerly clerk jt court la Davidson county whero tc Is L:!J la the highest esteem. ) I' V-
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