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N.Cm THURSDAY, Angnst, 10,1911
NO. 25
ffflSONAL AND LOCAL BRIEFS
people Wflo COME AND GO
of ioter«4 Gathered by
Our Reookter.
Items
visiting at
the
Pike-
in
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Vincent wa» in
Monday.
MissMagada Malone is
Corbett.
ilr. Jamei Shaw has been
skK list
er. I. D. Ham is visiting at
vilif-
Mr Tom WhitefieJd is visiting
pearsou County.
iiias Alice McFarland left for Hilla-
lioro Wednesday.
ilisa Bessie Foy left for Winaton-
Sslem Saturday.
Mrs. H. E. Wiikinaon and children
is visiting at RidgeviUe.
Miss Virgie Davii of Caswell Co. is
visiting her brother Mr Frank Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Lance spent a few
days in Mebane this week,
Mr. and Mrs H. C. Nicholson spent
Friday in the country.
Mr. L. G. Wilkeraon has so far
threshed out 6400 bushels of wheat.
After spending a few days in Norfolk
Mrs James Cheek returned her# Satur
day.
Miss Etta Compton was taken t > xhe
hotpital Saturday for apendicites
Mr. John Holmes spent Sunday at
his old home near Efland.
Mrs. W. M. Thompson of Durham is
visiting Mrs. J. M. Thompson.
Mils Alice Laaley bat been viaiting
her cousin Mrs. J. Shaw,
Mrs M. M. McFarland'* brother, Mr.
Will White of Durham is visiting at
Hawfielda.
Mrs. P. Nelson, Mrs. R. H. Tydon
and child left Saturday for Steed.
They will be gone two weeks.
Mrs. L J. Moore and children left
for New Beme Friday
Mrs. Vincent, and son Slade left
Monday for a visit to her parents at
Yanceville.
Miss Margaret Jones of Raleigh is
visiting Mrs. Frank Holt.
Miss Ida Poteai of Raleigh, is visi
ting Miss Kerr Mebane.
Mrs. R. W. Hines of Clear Water
Fla. is the guest of Miss Kerr Mebane.
Mias Bessie Cahoon of Elizabeth
City is visiting Mrs. F. M. Hawley.
Miss Margie Scott left Tuesday for
a two weeks stay at Wayneville, the
western part of the state. She will
have as a companion in her stay. Miss
Mary Clark of Weldon.
Mr. E. W. Harris from Dunn asw
here the past week looking over the
situation in reference to the new toba
cco warehouse of which he will be
proprietor. Mr. Harris is a clever gen
tleman and an experienced warehouse
man, and we feel sure he will suc
ceed.
Mrs. Florence Gill of Roanoke, was
here the first of the week looking over
our tov n with a view of making some
investments, and perhaps locating here
at an early date. Mrs. Gill has indi
cated her intention of engaging in the
milinery business. We shall be quite
glad to have Mrs. Gill locate among
us.
There are several marriages booked
for Mebane in the fall. A large num
ber of our best young men have form
ed entangleing alliances, of which the
father of our country warned tlie
American people against. A young
lady remarks that the good catches in
liebane will be scarce after Christmas
We believe that even after Christmas
there will be a number of nice fellows
left over of marriageable age who
thinks they need a wife.
A Birthday Party.
Little Miss Elizabeth Oakley enter
tained her little friends ^at her birth
day party Saturday afternoon August
5th, 1911, hours from 3:50 to 5;30. The
little folKs present were as follows:
Margaret Nicholson, Eyeland Oakley
Lois Walker, Mirel Clayton, Pauline
Clayton, Beatrice'Qualls, Grace Barn
ett, Maud Terrell, Katie May Jackson
Master Robeit Wilkerson, Powell Ed
wards Dudly Oakley, Lorenza Jackson
Murray Nicholson, Charley and Deney
Pope, Jimmie Dollar, and Claudie
Thompson. r
Refreshments consists of water-
mellons, lemonade, ice cream and cake.
It was a joyful afternoon for the little
ones, and her presents received were
beautiful. The little folks left wish
ing Elizabeth many bright birthdays,
and may her life be such that she may
have only bright birthdays.
Before the Court,
John Gibson, Sted Vincent and Ned
Mebane, all colored, was before Capt.
H. A. Bason Monday charged with sel
ling whiskey. In default of bond they
were all sent up to jail to await the
action of the grand jury-
Mariah Mebane was before Capt.
Bason also Monday but was released
on bond for her appearance at court
Ice Cream Meeting.
Friday evening, 6:00 to 8:30 o’clock
on the Leader square, delightful
cream and cake will be sold.
The public is cordially invited.
ice
Mrs. H. M. Moser who has been vis
iting in Durham returned to Mebane
Saturday morning.
Mr. Paisley Nelson is keeping bache
lors hall. Mrs. Nelson is on a visit to
her parents at Steed.
Miss Lula Holmes has returned to
Mebane, her many fri ends are glad to
have her back.
Mr. McCanless weut up to Salisbury
Sunday, accompanied by Mr G. Blake.
They went out to Granit Quary.
Mr. George B. Craven, respresenting
the Greensboro News was in Mebane
Tuesday.
Mr. U. S. Ray, salesman * at H. £.
Wilkinsons store is back after pleasant
stay at his home.
Mr. W. W. Corbett who has been
spending some time at Hot Springs
Ark. is expected home this wieek.
Miss Sue Mebane is taking her va
cation. She expects to be back with
the Mebane Bedding Company within
a week.
Mr. J, A. Hudson a former cititzen
of Mebane, but now of Milton, was in
Mebane Tuesday,
See change of Nelson-Cooper Lum
ber Co. It will be well to bear them in
mind ?7hen you contemplate building.
The Holmes-Warren Co’a special
*aie is on, now is the time to see them
while they are holding prices down to
the lowest limit.
Mr. J. S. Shaw accompanied by Mrs.
iihaw, Barbara, Earl, Lacy and Miss
Lasley attended the picnic at Haw-
fields Saturday. They report a good
time.
The special mid summer sale of
Holmes-Warrea Co. is still on. You
can save money,by seeing these gentle
man. You wiil ne«d the goods, why
not buy them now.
J. M. Hendrix and Co. changes their
in this weeks issue. This is a good
place to visit when you »re in Greens-
They are making a great cut
price on shoes and shirt waists this
week.
Mr. J. S. Smith and family who
have been spending a couple of weeks
at the home of his father Mr. C. C.
Smith, will leave today (Thursday) for
hii home at Atlanta.
There was a family reunion at the
home of Mr. C. C. Smith Sunday. There
Was present in action to « number of
friends, 29 grand children and children.
Saturday nighfc there was a big ice
tream set up.
Mr. John W. Nicholaon ^lebratea
his 78 birth day last Friday August 4,
with a family reunion. There was 64
‘‘hildren and grand children present, a
number of friends were alHo present to
extend their congregatation, .The day
Was delightfully spent.
The Farmers Can Sell Any
thing: they Can Raise.
Mr. J. V. Jones of Turkey Hill farm
gathered and sold 13 bushels of snapp
beans last Saturday at one dollar per
bushel, this his largest weekly gather
ing this season.
Sandlin to Electric Chair.
Sandlin, convicted of wife murder in
the superior court at Wilmington Fri
day was sentenced to be electrocuted
on Friday October 12th, by Judge
Cline. “God’s will be done, not mine,"
said the prisoner after the preliminary
remarks of the court and following the
reading of the death sentence. Appeal
will be taken to the supreme court.
Murray Had the Time
ot his lite.
Murray Fergusons smiling face is
greeting his many friends in Mebane
after an absense of two weeks in Cas
well. Murray was at the Masonic pic
nic at Baynes store and from appear
ance he seemed to be having the time
of his life. There was some one there
that was decidedly attractive to Murray
in fact he has not been able to tear him
self away until Monday of thifl week.
Some of Murray’s friends say he has
recently been buying furniture, but
if so why not, if he is going to need
it, he surely ought to buy it.
GOME EVIL ON IN-
ML
Twenty-Five Convictions
For Selling the Drug in
Greensboro.
Twenty-five men and women, nearly
all negroes, were convicted in muni
cipal court during the month of July in
Greensboro for retailing cocaine. This
statement gives some idea of the mag
nitude of the business that is going on
in Greensboro and other towqs of the
South among the lower class of ne
groes. Here it is found that usc^ and
sellers of cocaine are an absolutely
worthless class: sniifers of the drug
make up at least two-thirds of the
criminal docket. The rapidity with
which the number of users is growing
is also alarming and unless speedy and
heroic efforts are brought to bear the
drug will become a greater menace to
the negro race than whiskey | has ever
been. The effects are so much more
permanent than that of whiskey.
The center of trouble is the drug
stores and they are harder to reach.
It is known that several drug stores
there engage in the business of sell
ing to negroes and retilling prescrip
tions time after time, but it is hard to
get evidence that will convict. How
ever, the authorities keep hard at the
work and eventually the two or three
drug stores that are violating the law
will be entangled in the meshes of the
law
They
May Pool
Crop.
Tobacco
In pursuance of action taken at the
State Convention of North Carolina
Farmer’s Cooperative'add Educational
Union in Salisbury last week, arrange
ments have been perfected for the
holding of an inter state convention of
North Carolina and Virginia Unions at
Greensboro August 25 and 26th.
The object of this meeting is to get
the farmers of the two states to pool
«this year’s crop of tobacco. Among
the members of ational reputation in
the union who will be present and
make addresses are Charles S. Barnett
persident of the national organization
and Hon. Joel B. Fort, president of
the State Union of Tennessee.
The tiial of the Standard Oil Com
pany for rebating has begun in Roch
ester. The full penalty would be $3,-
760,000 in fines. If the company is
guilty as charged, why should ,not the
full penalty be exacted?
Senator Simmons is a man of mark.
The guns of the other candidates are
all turned on him and some of them
have already been fiied, but without
effect, so far as wounding his sena
torial legs is concerned.—Thojnasville
Times.
“ Want to say frankly The Remson
Referee Board was organized and put
into action for the very purpose of
conserving the interests of the manu
facturers, and that being- the case. It
is the best Government can do, and
when we get that information from
them what would you have us do?”
Efland Items.
The picnic at Efland Saturday was a
grand success. There was just bush
els of dinner and it seemed that all
present did ample justice to it. There
present about ten or twelve hundred
people, and all behaved nicely.
Miss Maud Hobbs of Burlington is
visiting friends in and near Efland.
Mr. William Strain and Miss Mildred
Durham of Hillsboro and Miss Ida
Thompson of Rfd, I spent Saturday
night and Sunday at Mr. J. H. Mur
rays.
Miss Hattie Brown of Hillsboro visi-
ed her friend Miss Annie Jordan Sat
urday and took in the picnic.
Messrs John Smith, Jesse Baity,
Vestal Mayes and Misses Annie Jordan
and Julia Trent called atj Mr. Murrays
Saturday night.
Mr. Frank Boggs was taken to the
Stokes hospital at Salisbury last week
and an operation for appendicites was
made. He is on the road to recover
now we are glad to note.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Nichols spent
Saturday night with Mrs. Nichols’ sis
ter, Mrs. E. D. Thompson.
Messrs Mac Efland, Dave Thompson
and John Hannah attended the Con
federate Veteran’s reunion at Wil
mington last week.
Mr. Dock Boggs and family spent
Saturday night with Mr. Boggs moth*
er.
Mrs. Turner of Durham visited her
daughter Mrs. Carl Forrest here last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Bivins of Saw
Mill visited relatives here Simday,
Miss Jenette Mull of Morganton is
spending some time with her sister
Mrs. F. R, Brittain.
Mr. and Mrs. Mac Efland left last
BIG 6UNS OF NAVY USELESS.
New Fourteen-Inch Wea
pons of Battleships.
The ancient but good natured rivalry
between the army and navy artillery
men is evident just at present in their
talk about the probable effect of the
aquipment of the future battleship with
guns of fourteen-inch calibro. The
statement attributed to former Chief
Naval Constructor Bowles, that a fleet
armed with these guns could stay out
of range and safely destroy American
sea-coast fortifications and cities has
stirred the army contingent who are
firmly of the opinion that no naval
fleet would ever dare to come within
the range of guns of such splendid de-
f(>nses as exist at New York or Boston
or indeed at any of the approaches to
commercial ports.
“What are the naval gunners going
to shoot at when their ships are lying
fourteen or fifteen miles off the coast”
inquired one of the army artillery offi
cers. “Don’t they know that the cur
vature of the earth at that distance is ;
about 150 feet? Think they can shoot
around the comer? No battleship has
a mast high enough to enable a look
out to see the coast at that distance,
and how are the gunners to hit any
thing they cannot see?
“Again, to get the range at fifteen
miles, the gun would have to be eleva
ted about twenty degrees. No turret
yet built would admit of that eleva
tion, nor would any gun carriage or
ship’s deck stand the strain of the tre
mendous downward recoil of a gun of
that weight when so elevated.”
The Hobble.
Fountain Inn Tribune.
The peek-a-boo waist and the hose
unehaste were wiles that appealed to
the first; but they’ve gone outo’ date
and the danger of late is the lure of
the hobble skirt. The young maiden
coy. out after a boy, thinks love will
lie inert ’til she enthrs the race with
her beauty and grace encased in a
hobble skirt. The faded old maid
hunts on undismayed for anything
wearing a skirt, and her latest en
deavor is discovering whether she’ll
“catch” in a hobble skirt- Oh, the
fashions are punk, but it is clever juhk
this latest design for Gert. Of course
it is naughty, but the human and hau-^
ghty all seem to be stuck on that
skirt.
PliAM
AUGUST 26. AND 27,1911
Orange County Sunday
School Convention.
All Sunday School workers and scho
lars are earnestly invited to attend the
County Convention, to be held at the
Baptist church, Hillsboro Monday and
Tuesday Ai^ust 14, and 15. Addres
ses will be delivered by very able
speakers from various parts of the
State. We are anticipating a very
pleasant and pro^table time. Super-
mtendants are requested to bring re
ports of the number of of teachers and
scholars in school, and also to report
what amount the school will contribute
to state work.
Programs of the Convention proceed
ings will be issued later.
Make preparations to come and en
joy an inteltoetoal and sfrirital feast.
Bring your friends along also, Cer
vices wiU begin each day at 11 o'clock.
The Mebane Land Company contem
plate at an early date erecting a num
ber of five room cottages for rent.
Off to Norfolk*
The following parties left here Tues
day evening on the excursion for Nor
folk:
Mr. J. S. Warren and wife, Mr. A.
M. Cook and wife, Mr. Webb Thom
pson and wife, Mr. Woods Patton and
wife, Messrs Lendsey Small, J. A.
Thon^son, H. L. Small, T. B. Florence
I. T. McAdams, Ben Bird, W. E. Cook
and wife, J. R. Miner, P. N. Thomp
son, Malcomb Ferree, W. W. Thom
son, R. S. Sykes, and Sid Dodson,
Saturday Morning, 10:30
O’clock.
Music Class.
Mrs. F. M. Hawley intends starting
a class in music about August 15th. for an extended pleasure trip to
She will appreciate it if any one in
terested in such a class will consult
her before that date ir regard to terms
and other particulars.
After graduating in Piano at the At
lantic Collegiate Institute Mrs. Haw
ley studied at Combs Broad Street
Conservatory in Philadelphia.
List of Letters,
Remaining unclaimed at this office
for the week ending Aug 5th 1911.
1 P. for Mr. Chemie Clark,
1 Letter for Mr. P. T. Garrison.
1 Letter for Mr. Dudley Hayss,
I Letter for Dick Holt,
1 Letter for B. F. Joines,
1 P. C. for Mr. Jim Leance,
1 P. C. for Mr. Levi Richardson,
1 Letter for Miss Nealie Troy.
Dead Letter Office August 19 1911. if
not called for before.
In calling for the above please say
“Advertised” giving date of ad. list.
Respectfully,
S. Arthur White, P. M.
For Sale
On The Soil of Chatham.
Pretending a lofty superiority to cat
stories, Ike S. London of The Siler
City Grit dispenses “a little incident
that happened near Siler City recen
tly.” It seems that a train was late.
When the conductor was asked the rea
son for his lateness, he replied: “No,
I have not been in a wreck. I am late
because 1 am too blessed accomodating.
Why, down the road a little way a
lady flagged me and made me wait
until her hen, which was then on the
nest, laid the twelfth egg so she could
send an even dozen to market by me.
And I waited till the hen came across”
For convincing quality this story is
hard to match- We have little doubt
that at times trains which jump Chat
ham’s famous game animal are halted
or run backward as the case requires
until another Chatham rabbit has been
run down.—Charlotte Observer.
Ashville and Kansas City.
Miss Eunie Andrews' and Miss Elsie
Cheek of Durham, and Tom Booker and
daughter of Chapel Hill are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Mayes.
Miss Nettie Strowd after spending
some time with her aunt Mrs. Tom
Crutchfield at Mebane, returned home
Saturday.
Officer Trent arrested several young courts have held that the act of
negroe boys and took tJ^m to^ Hills- ^ person in taking a newspaper from
boro last week for jumping trains and j postoffice makes the recipient for
one an assault. i ^ recent decision is a case
the sick list. I in point, A Butler, Mo., publisher
sent his paper to one Charles Burge,
Subscription Must
Paid.
Be
Mrs. Dug Brown is on
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Bivins are all
smiles, Its a girl. «
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Trent of Spen
cer spent last wjeek with Mr. Trent's
brother, Mr. Joe Trent.
Well g^ess I'd best ring off for now
Pa-Paw-Queese.
One three room house and lot, and
one four room house and lot for sale on
easy terms. Apply to John Nicholson.
New Stock ^of Goods.
I have received much of my stock of
winter clothing and respectfully invite
the public to call and examine same
before placing their orders. I can
prove to you that I can save you mon
ey. C, C. Smith.
I who paid for it twice and then refused
to pay for it again, claiming he had
order^ the paper stopped. But the
court of appeals holds that mere ac
ceptance of the paper created a liabili
ty. Its adds:
“The preparation and publication of
newspaper involves much mental and
physical labor as well as an outlay of
money. One who accepts the paper
by continuously taking it from the
postoffice receives a benefit and pleas
ure arising from labor and expenditure
as fully as if he had appropriated any
other product of another’s labor, and
by such act he must be held liable for
the subscription price.”
Devotional Songs and Prayer Service
E. O. Durant,
Welcome and Response
Rev. G. L Curry, W. N. Taylor.
Business. 1, Enrolled Delegates.
2. AppK>int Committees.
1. On Nominations.
2. On Time and Place
of next meeting.
3. On Resolutions and
Recommendations.
Conference First. Soul Winnings For
Christ.
1. Christ in Every Lesson
S. L. Morgan.
2. Personal Appeals to every student
G. E. Platt.
3 The whole school brought to Christ
Lonnie Foust.
4 General Discussion,
i Recess for Dinner.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 2iOO
O’CLOCK.
Song Service.
Reports of County Officers: President,
Secretary and Treasurer.
Reports of Depaitment Secretaries.
Cradle Roll. Home Department.
Teacher Training Prof. J.B. Robertson
Organized Classes L. W. Holt
F. B. R. A. A. C. Hall.
Reports of Committees (Written.)
On Nominations.
On time and place of next meeting.
On Resolutions and Recommenda
tions.
1 Little children Rev. J. A. Burgess.
2 Boys Rev. J. D. Williams
3 Girls Miss Sallie Summers
4 Men Rev. D. Mclver
5 Women Miss Eula Dixon
Recess for Supper.
SATURDAY EVENING 8
Song and Prayer Service.
6 Teaching knowledge and love
of Bible. Dr. E. C. Murray
7 Teaching love and loyalty to the
Church, Rev. J. D. Andrews.
8 General Discussion.
Announcements and Adjouruments.
SUNDAY MORNING 10:30 O’CLOCK
Devotional and Song Service
Rev. J. A. Ledbetter
Conference Third. Soul Training
for Service,
1 In Private and Public Prayer
G. E. Platt,
2 In Christian Liberality
W. T. Whitsett.
3 In Church work and worship
Rev. G. W. Holmes.
4 In Community work
Prof. W. A. Harper
5 In Temperance work
6 In Mission - Home and Foreign
E. O. Durant.
Recess for Dinner.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON 10:30 O'clock
Song Service.
Financial Business. Pledges from In
dividuals, School and Townships.
Conference Fourth. Co-operative
Agencies.
1 The Parent
2 The Pastor
3 Church Officers
4 Church Members
5 General Discussion.
Farewell Words,
Song, Prayer and Benediction.
For free entertainment, address W.
N. Taylor, Altamahaw, N. C.
The Hickory {^an.
Kinston Free Press.
The proposition of the Hickory cham
ber of commerce to put up a guarantee
fund of $200,000 for the purpose of fin
ancing any legitimate industry for that-
cown created much fovorable comment
when first made. Those wide-awake
citizens put up the $200,000, and no-v
they are getting results. One man
proposes to erect a large carriage and
huggry factory, to be sufl^ciently capi
talized to make it one of the largest
in the country. Another is interested
in an overall factory; another in a
chair factory- Still another wishes to
erect a filling cabinet factory. The
biggest proposition, however, is for a
bridge and steel structural plant. This
would employ several hundred hands,
and the weekly payroll would be near
$2,500. These propositions are all be
ing considered by the directors of the
guarantee fund, and it is expected
that a number of new enterprises will
be established.
The gods help those who help them
selves—and it doesn't matter whether
they are building factories or building
good roads. The Hickory plan is a
winner, and you'll see it work out, too.
The Marriage ot Senator
Simmons Daughter.
The Editor of the Leader acknowl
edge the receipt of an invitation to at
tend the marriage of Miss Ella Mc-
Lendel, daughter of Senator and Mrs.
F, M. Simmons to Mr, Wade Meadows.
The cerc^ony to take place on the
afternoon of the 24th day of August
at 4 o’clock at Christ Church New
Berne, N. C.
A CASE FOR THE COURT
Mebane Rfd. 1
Miss Fannie Foust of Graham spent
a part of Ust week with friends at
Hawfields.
Misses Mamie and Mai^aret Scott
left Tuesday for Ashville on a short
vivit.
Glad to see Mr. C. W. Gibson out
again after a spell of sickness.
Mr. James Albert made a flying
trip to Haw River Sunday, must be
getting better as he went on train this
time.
Messrs L. A. Gibson of Durham and
B. F. Gibson of Creemore came up
Saturday to attend the picnic at Haw
fields.
The farmers were glad to see the
rain that fell last week, will help some
but to late too cause a full crop.
Mrs. L. K. Thompson and baby of
Greensboro arrived Monday for a two
weeks stay with her parents Mr. and
Mrs. J. R, White.
Mr. P. L. Cooper of Carr, road over
to Mebane Tuesday evening in his
handsome automobile on business.
James E. Carrigan Prays
Court For An Absolute
Dissolution of Mar
riage*.
The Greensboro News of August
savs:
Yesterday morning a complaint was
filed with the clerk of Guilford county
Superior court in which James E. Car
rigan prays for an absolute divorce
from his wife, Sadie Thaxton Carrigan
on account of scandalous conduct on
the part of the defendent The papers
were filed by Attorney G S, Bwd-
seaw.
Mr. and Mrs. Carrigan formerly
were residents of Greensboro and she
fora time, ranked high in social circles
They moved to Durham the first of
last year, and there made their home
untill the past spring when, it is stat
ed, Mrs. Carrigan left for parts un
known, Mr. Carrigan is a prominent
salesman, is very popular, and is pro
minently connec^d socially and other
wise in the state.
In the complaint it is stated, first,
that Mr. and Mrs. Carrigan were law
fully married in Alamance county the
first of February, in 1905; that they
lived in Graham a few months, in Bur
Kngton a few months, and that they
O’CLOCK ^ Greensboro the first of Feb-
' ruary, 19o7.
It is stated that soon thereafter the
defendant, in the absence of the plain
tiff, “received marked attention from
men, wineing and dinning them at card
parties and otherwise’' at the plain
tiff, s home while he mildly protested
against this conduct on her part and
admonished her from time to time
without result; that in the face of and
in spite of the repeated protests of
him, her conduct continued to grow
worse until the first of February, 1910,
when he, in order to remove her from
the temptations of her ei;ivironments
and associates, moved temporarily to
Durham in the hope that a tempomry
stay there among strangers and new
friends might cause a chaise in the
life and habits of the defendant and
bring her back to a sense of her duty
to the plaintiff and to her two children.
That after removing to Durham the
conduct of the defendant was even
worse than while living in Greensboro,
and that she continued, in the absence
of her husband, to receive attention
from men m Greensboro and formed
acqaintances with others.
That the defendant, about the first
of March, this year, left and fled to
parts unknown and abandoned said
home, living separate and apart from
the plaintiff, who has heard nothing of
her and knows nothing of her where
abouts.
The plaintiff prays for judgment that
matrimony be dissolved absolutely, that
absolute divorce be granted, and that
the custody of the two children, a
daughter of 5 years of age, and a son
of 3 years, now living with him, to
awarded to him, asking “for judisment
for iuch other and further relief as to
the the court may seem rf|rbt and pro
per.”
and Annie Hines of
visiting Misses Ava
Misses Mary
Greensboro are
and Etta Long.
Rev. B. W. Mebane was a pleasant
visitor at Mr. J. W. Basons Tuesday
for dinner, also one of ^“Uncle Sam”
boys long enough for a good dinner.
Mr. E. R. Graves planted 4i bushels
of irish potatoes made I bushel and
would like to hear from some one that
can beat this. Mr. Graves is a potato
raiser too.
The picnic at Hawfields and Cross
Roads Saturday were largely attended
at both places, had plenty of good
things to eat at Cross Roads as Mrs.
J. W. Stainback had a large box fil
led up and waiting for us nearly
enough to do a week. Thanks.
The following good and faithful
patrons lemembered us this week with
melons: Messrs J. W. Bason, H, D.
Scarboro, J. P. Pace, L. L. and Tate
Garrison also our colored friends C.W.
Ray and P. S. Miles.
Wonder what Mr. E. P. Cook is do
ing so much work around the house
that stands on the brow of the hill #
the mill means. He is having the
yard mowed off and flowers set out,
also sowing grass seed. Look out for
something to follow later.
P. H. Fleming
J. W. Holt
W. E. Sharpe.
J. H. Vernon.
Court Tells Tobacco Com
pany How It Must Dis
solve.
The United States circuit court, un
der whose direction the American To'
bacco Company will work out its dis
solution, handed down the madate of
the Federal Supreme Court, an order
outlining conditions under which the
company may perfect plans for dis
solving. A clause in the order en-
joms the defendants from doing any
act which may further enlarge and ex
tend the power of the combinations
prior to its disintegration.
The order was handed down by
Judges Lacomb, Ward and Noyes, fol
lowing a conference held with Attor-
ney ^General Wickersham, United
States District Attorney Wise, coun
sel for the American Tobacco Company
the British-American Tobacco Company
and the Unfted Cigar Stores Company,
Preliminary plans of the disint^n^a-
tion oi the American Tobacco Com
pany were submitted by its counsel
discussed by lawyers in the court.
The three judges expressed no opin
ion regarding them, however, i
THE COURT FIRM
After reciting the decree of the
Supreme Court, the court serves no
tice that it wiil tie up the company's
shipments or appoint a receiver as
ordered hy the higher tribunal, should
counsel fail to submit an acceptable
plan of dissolution by December 30,
next or sixty days therefrom if the
circuit court should grant such an ex
tension. Leave is given counsel to
apply for .’more specific directions in
this r^ard and also to any party to
apply from time to time for relief
“which may seem in conformity with
the judgment of the Supreme Court, J