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MCBANE, N. C.. TDUBSDAY. APRII, 4 1912
NO 6
»EeSONAL AND LOCAL BRIEFS
>E >1 LE WHO COME AND GO
Items of interest Gathered by
Our ReDorfi^r
p. White of Ramseur spent San-
[1 Mebane.
Does any ons remember to have
heard of one N. Glean Williams being
before Judge Boyds court some years
ago on a suspended judgment? Just
curious to know, that is all.
uiss Jennie W’^hite
[Durham Thursday.
went down to
Mrs. H. C. Nicholson w«nt to Dur-
^lam Wednesday.
Mrs. Bright and daughter, went to
iDurbam Tuesday.
J arter of Rid^eyille is
’.ves and friends in
]^eb-
!s. J. R. Boon and daughter Nan-
went down to Burlington Satur-
C;ompton of Ridge-
Mrs. S, G. Morgans
Miss Kate May
:']o visited at
I last week.
Rev. and Mrs. Chas. Edwards and
hilciren went to Ashville to his father
I who is very sick.
irs. E. A. Crawford and little girl,
Rath went to Burlington Saturday.
Mrs. S- G. Morgan and Mrs. B. F.
Warren went down to Durham one
lay last week.
The Thursdtiv afternoon club will not
leet again until the 18th, and then at
the residence of Mrs. West Warren.
Dr. W; ll. Edward a prominent sur-
reon dentist of Siler City spent Sun-
|day and a part of Monday in Mebane.
We are sorry that the report of the
unty commissione~3 reached us too
Jate for this weeks nublication.
All cards of thanks and obituary
notices ivill be charged for at Sets per
fliiie. It reaches the limit when we are
as’red to publish them free by people
who dj not even subscribe for our
paper.
. r . ■ .Mi ?h D. D. Editor of the
[Methudisi ''fotestant Herald will
ach at Hebron Sunday 11 o'clock
TA.Al, and Mebane 7,30 P.M.
If you want your business to be
come the talk of the Mebane tectior,
of Northern Alamance, of Caswell and
Orange counties ad/ertise in the
Mebane Leader.
Mr. E. W. Harris, the tobacco ware
houseman, and wife were driving out
a few evenings past when the horse
urned a corner very suddenly, throw-
; iff both Mr, and Mrs. Harris from the
■uggy, shaking Mr. Harris up rather
^'adiy.
The good people of Mebane should
t)ush for a few well made streets that
. lid be pasable ir. muddy weather.
•nportance of this matter is too
viial to lag. This winter has well il-
fustrated how much a town can suffer
/rom bad streets and Mebane is the
town.
Orange Grove,Items.
Me.asrs. Carl M. Cates and Ross
Dodson have returned from Indiana
and Illinois. They report a plea&ant
time, but say there was twelve inches
Keep your honor bright, but ^you can of snow, and the ground was frozen
not flim-flam your friends, and play
the nyprocrit, and do it. It wont
work, and mind you the world will
spot you soon or late. No one loves a
hyprocrit, not even the man who uses
him.
We wonder if the Chicdgo pork
packers did not pack the jury. A few
lawyers like Clarence Darrow could
have turned the trick.
The O14 Reliable,
J. M- Hendrix and company, the old
reliable shoe house of Greensboro of
fers that splendid shoe, the Hanan.
T ley carry a reliable line of the best
makes for men, women and children,
and can give you a shoe for fit, finieh
and wear, ^an not be excelled.
Panacea i>prings.
Mr. T. Alex Baxter who had charge
of the Atlantic Hotel last summer as
general manager, “and who achieved
such a remarkable successful seasons
work there, will have charge of the
Panacea Springs Hotel near Littleton
this summer. There will be nothing
wanting in Mr. Baxter’s abibty to
make of the “Panacea" a bril
liant stopning place for the summer,
as well as it is recognized the finest
heaUh resort in the South. A large
ball rcom is being arranged for this
season.
three feet deep when they left about
a week ago. Work was very dull and
they returned to the better State—
North Carolina
Mr. and Mrs. W'alter S. Crawford
of Mebane visited Mr. Crawtord’s
mother Sunday and Monday.
Farmers are late with their farm
work, but very few having broken
any yet.
All are looking forward to the com
mencement at our school. On Satur
day night will be the children exercis
es. The sermon will be preached next
I Sunday, Easter Sunday, by Rev.
Smith of Chapel Hill. Monday morn
ing at 10:00 A M annual lecture. 1:00
P M Reciters contest. In the evening
thsre will be a ball game. 7:00 P. M.
the drama “Among the Breakers” will
be given. All are cordially invited to
attend and bring dinner and supper on
Monday. A good time assured.
Coming in Car Load Lots.
Romancing.
Ofcourse it is posible before the Lea
der reaches your home that the whole
of the Allen gang may be caught and
landed in jail, but there can be no
disputing the fact that up to this writ-
tng there has been a whole lot of
romancing by newspaper correspond
ence in and around Hillsville Va.
Honest men [say that, not half the
statements sent out from there are
true. Simply drawing on the imn agi
nation
Tyson-M alone Hdw Co. onr popular
hardware dealers places a handsome
I display advertisment in this weeifs
! Leader. They direct your attention tO'
a solid car load of that justly celebra
ted Sanford buggy. They also have
just received a car-load of the Pitts
burg Perfect wire fenceing, ranging
! in height from 24 to 60 inches. A full
I line of carpentcrs, blacksmith, and
j farming tools, and implements. They
I will be glad to see you when in need of
I anything in their line.
Etiand Items
Mr. David Qualls and little daughter
of Mebane visited his parents Mr. and
Mrs. John Qualls Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. William Thompson of
Mebane spent Sunday at the home of
Mr. William Thompson, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tapp was
called to the bed side of their daughter
Mrs. Ira Lewis who is serionsly ill
with a complication of heart, king and
erratitude to every one who so kindly | kidney trouble at her home near Oaks
Card of Thanks.
We desire to express our heartfelt
came to us in our recent sorrow and
bereavement; and aided, strengthened
and comforted us! A'lay the Giver of
every perfect gift bless each one!!
(Mrs.) .'1. F. Bason
H. W. Bason
A Seven Day Daily
We wish fot Mrs. Lewis a speedly re
covery.
Messrs Walter Woodard and * Harry
P.tzpatrick took a flying trip to “Carrs
*^arm” Sunday.
The “Lunch box party" at the E.
Scnool Friday night by the Presbyter
ian Ladies Aid society was a success
and attsnded by a large crowd,
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Smith of Greens
boro, was visitors in Efland Sunday.
Miss Bessie Baity was a visitor in
Efland Fridav. ‘
Senator Taylor Dead. lyQWEL SEWED liP iSy'jE A
‘ Robert Love Taylor, § senior Unite(l j
States senator from Tennessee—“Fid- j
dling Bob,” to all the south—died Sun- |
day, unable to withstand the shock of i
an operation for gall stones, perfornn-
ed last Thursday.
Early Sunday morning the senator
began to fail to respond to stimulants.
Mrs. Taylor, worn out by a day and
night vigil had gone to her-apartments.
At 3 o’clock Sunday morning the Sen
ator began to sink so rapidly that she
was sent for. She was at his side
when the end came at 9:45 o’clock.
“Fiddling Bob,” Taylor, so known
because he played his way into
hearts of his audiences, carrying
Surgeon Swears he Found
it There Five Weeks Later
She Sues a Doctor-
A towel, a yard long and a foot wide,
with a red border, was accidentally
sewed up inside Mrs. Mollie Myers
when she w'as operated on in St Vin
cent’s Hospital in November, 1905 in
New York according to an affidavit
tha ' filed with the Supreme Court by Dr.
his ' Benjamin Friedman, formerly of that
violin wherever he campaigned, was I ^^ty, now living in Hungary, Mrs.
61 years old. He was born at Happy I Myers holds Dr. Herman J. Boldt of
Valley in eastern Tennessee, but spent No, 30 East Sixty-first street respon-
most of his life at Nashville, practising s ble and has sued him for damages,
law. He belonged to an office holding j Dr. Frieiiuan asserts that when he
family. His father was a representative ; ecovered the towel, after it had re
in Congress and commissionor of In- i mained live weeks inside Mrs. Myer«
dian affairs and an uncle
Confederate senate.
was in the
Not Claiming Close Kin,
Savannah Press.
We might put up with Col. Roose
velt as the second father of his coun
try, but it is too much vvhen he also
wants to be his country's grandmother,
favorite wife, mother-in-law, maiden
aunt and correspondent.—Columbia
State. The relationship which is real
ly coming to him seems to be his coun
try’s step-child.
it bore the label “St. Vincent’s Hos
pital.”
“A few cays later," alleges Dr.
Friedman, “I met Dr. Boldt, who told
me that he had sent the tow'el to the
New York Cojinty Medical Association
as a curiosity, indicating the great
vitality of the p.ntient. Mrs. Myer?
told me she was going to sue Dr.
Boldt, and I toid him of this. He said
he was insui'ed a^jainst such accidents
and that he did not cars, as such an ac
ciden^ could not hurt his reputation.
He admitted at the time that he might
have left the towel in Mrs. Myer’s
Dody.”
Common sence in an uncomon de
gree is what the world calls wisdom.
—Coleridge.
The Way tu Pui it.
Doubtless the Baltimore bebuta ite
who gave a “birthday tea” in honor
of her French poodles enjoyed it, and
possibly the dog did After all, it was
a more innocent occupatinn for a
society bud” than dancing the “turkey
trot” or frequenting cabaret shows, , When Governor Kitchin attacks the
and there is no occasion to mora’ize on | record of Senator Simmons, the lat-
the decadence of American manners. i ter’s friends will have no cause for
But no doubt a cynic might use the complaint if His Excellency will hold
event as a text for remarks »on the up his ow'n achievements and failures
high intellectual quality of femine in- alongside of those of Senator Simmons
terests. 1 —Greensboro News.
Mebane M. E. Church,
South.
Rev. B. T. Hurley, Pastor.
N. H. Walker. Supt. S. S.
Preaching every 3rd Sunday at 11:00
A. M. and at 7:30 P. M.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening at 7:30 and a union prayer
•neeting ever Sunday after noon at
i;00 o’clock conducted by the young
aen of the town.
Sunday school every Sunday begin
ning at 9:45 a. m.
Everybody welcome to all these ser
vices.
Thanks.
CO thank through the Meb
ane Leader, Friendship Council No. 51
D of j Mebane, N. C. for thier prom-
I ^et,6 in paying oyer to me the insur
ance duo me on account of the death
■ f my husband, J. M. Long who was
" member of the Lodge, he died on
o. 2«th and on March 28, I received
>m the Recording Sec. of friend-
iii}' Council No. 51 a check for $225.00
■!r which I again express my thanks.
-*irs. J. M. Long, Hurdles Mill, N. C.
The Greensboro News came oi.t
Monday morning as a seven day paper
and makes announcement that this
will be continued as a feature, with
other attraction of more or less im
portance.
We congratulate the News people on i ^ ^ Thompson spent Satur-
these decided improvements. They Hillsboro on business,
ara issuing an excellent daily, and the j
men behind it are clever gentleman. | Mr. Everette King called on Miss
We rejoice in their success. Pearl Tapp Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Talitha Boggs who has been
suffering from an attack of pneumonia
and grippe for a long time is Biowly
recovering.
Mr. Eld Murray of Buck Horn spent
Sunday at home with his parents.
Messrs Jack Baity, Edgar Mayes,
Jesse Baity and Lee Hooks attended
the game of base ball at Mebane Sat
urday afternoon.
Mr. Jesse Baity was in Hillsboro
Monday on business
I
Mr. E. C. Thompson who has been
on the sick list for the past several
days is improving some.
I’m real lonely, but no one cares.
For it seems most of the old corres
pondents have droped out.
“Pat’*
B. A. Sellars and Son
B. A. Sellars and Son of Burlington
places quite an attractive advertisment
in this week’s Leader.- See top of
column third page. It is in the form
of a communication addressed to “Mad
am a prospective purchaser.” It will:
be worth your time to read it. The j
Messrs Sellars are up to date mer j
chants, carry a large stock of well j
selected seasonable goods They are
clever gentleman and will be glad to
see you, and will tAiat you right.
For Corporation Commis
sion.
Ex Judge George P. Pell of Winston
Salem is a candidate for corporation
commission. We have known Mr Pell _
for a number of years. He is a clever
bright active, able young man, fully
qualified in every respect to fill this
position, and would do it with honor to
the state and credit to himself.
List of Letters
P.emaining unclaimed at this office
i.the week ending Mar. 30. 1912
Letter for M F. Crisp
; P C for Miss Lillie M. Cates
1 Letter for Mr. J. L. Chatham
! P C for Mr. Robert A Thompson
1 Letter for Miss Georgie Wilkens
1 Letter for Mr. C. W, White
; Letter for Mr. David Walker
These letters will be sent to the
I)-ad Letter Office April 13 1912^ if
In calling for the above please say
“ vertised” giving date of ad. list.
Respectfully,
S. Arthur White, P. M.
The Mebane Trade Store..
The Mebane Store Co. changes their
ad. in this week’s Leader. Thev have
been making a cut price rush sale pre
paratory to vacating their present
store, and rebuilding a handsome
store. Goods have been moving quite
rapidly, but they still have some
valuable bargains to offer you.
Photo copyright by Harris & Ewing.
OSCAB W. XmBEEWOOD,
DEMOCEACY’S BEST ASSET.
mmili APPOINTS MANAGER.
F. R. McNinch, ot Char
lotte, to Save Charge ot
Campaign.
Governor Kitchin has appointed Hon.
F. R. McNich, Charlotte, as manager
of his campaign for United States sen
ator to succeed Senator Simmons and
he will at once op&n headquarters in
Raleigh.
McNich was local manager in Meck
lenburg county for Kitchin campaign
for governor and is a [man rec*^-
nized ability and extensive acquain
tance.
Dr. Wiley’s Resignation
That Dr. Wiley performed a yery
useful work in arousing public interest
in the very vital matter iof pure food
products and that he has filled a dif
ficult office honestly and energetically,
even his numerous enemies must admit
His resignation should enable the
President to clean thoroughly one of
the worst Augean stables ever in
cluded in a governmental department.
There has been so much backbiting,
so much workidg at cross purposes, so
much personal rancor, and abov3 all,
so lit*'le real disinterested science, in
the work of Dr. Wiley, s subordinates,
that no scientific man takes the Bu
reau os Chemistry seriously. We hold
no brief for benzoate of soda of soda
or boracic acid; but we firmly believe
that had it not been for the Remsen
Board, we should have had but very
little accurate knowledge of the effect
o£ certain preservatives on foods.
Now that Dr. Wiley has resigned,
we hope that the curious and expensive
anomaly of a Bureau of Chemistry en
trusted with the care of 90,000,000
stomachs, and of a Board of Referees
to check up its work, will be abolished
There would be no need of a Remsen
Board if the pseudo-scientists in the
Bureau of Chemistry were removed.
Dr. Wiley’s Pure Food and Drug
Act is the finest piece of legistation
that this country has seen in many
a day, but it has been all but vitiated
not only by wealthy dishonest food
manufacturers, but by unscientific aud
incompetent officials. What the Bur
eau of Chemistry needs is a man
whose personality will be as strong as
that of Dr. Wiley’s who will be as
honest and feorless as he, but, above
all, a man of such soUd scientific at
tainments that there will be no need
of referring his decisions to a Board of
Referees. Not one of the men upon
whom Dr. Wiley leaned for assistance
during the later years of his exciting
administration is capable of filling the
office of Chief of the Bureau of Chem
istry satisfactorily Unless a scientist
is appointed, the Bureau of Chemistry
will continue its old policy of accusing
first and later getting evidence to sub
stantiate its accusations.—Seen tific
American.
COMING IN.
The Allen Gang Giving Up
Fnel Allen, a blue-eyed stripling of
17 years, youngest of the eight of the"
Allen gang, each indicted for the five
murders in the Carroll county court
house three week ago, was taken late
Friday in a carriage slied at the home
of his father. Jack Allen, eight miles
from Hillsville. He cheerfully submit
ed to arrest, and now occupies a cell
in the Roanoke jail with his cousin,
Claud Swanson Allen, who surrendered
without resistance to the detectives.
Only Sidna Allen, a man of middle-
age, and his young nephew, Wesley
Edwards, both bold mountaineers of
reckless daring, are fugitives now.
They are the last of the outlaw band
whose fussilade killed a judge, sheriff,
prosecutor, juror and bystander on
March 14.
Friel Allen a few days ago deserted
the two men still at large and brought
back their ultimatum of defiance. Both
are prepared to resist until death.
very
A Card of Thanks
A Great Crowd Pays Last
Respects to a Prominent
Citizen.
We desire to express our heartfelt
thanks to the people who were so
kind and sympathizing to us during the beloved pastor Rev. F. M. Hawley had
An enormous crowd ot friends attend
ed the funeral sei vices over the re
mains of Capt. H. A. Bason held March
25th, in the Presbyterian church of
which the deceased was an elder. The
sickness and death of our father. His
last message to us was “many thanks
to the people who are so kind to me.”
M. R. and E. L. Dodson
ling is so contagious as
it is the real allegory
of Oapheus; it moves stones,
tharmes brutes.—Buiwer.
For Sale.
si a
tal
A file young mule five years old,
enthu- where, gentle as a lamb,
of the * good qualities, no kick to him.
I apply to. T. R. Fitzpatrick, Efland N.
r-
charge of the services. The pall bear
ers were the elders and deacons of
the church' The graded school attend
ed the funeral in a body—The deceased
being a trustee—he giving much time
to the school in which he was deeply
interested and so much loved. The
floral designs were exceptionally beau
tiful. A lovely offering from the Grad
ed school—also from the officers of the
churchr-the Sunday school and num
erous friends.
The interment was at Mebane.
Woman Suffrage in China
The granting of the ballot to the
woman of China is an advanced step.
Her foot moves forward nowadays
without the hindrance of antiquated
bandages. The new order is coming
with a vengeance and perhaps it is
well that this is so. The republic
should be more than ar«ham of West
ern culture passing into an attitude,
rather than remaining as a vital force.
If equal suffrage succeeds, the move
ment will show a great advance for
the woman of the nation than of the
nation itself.
The move may be not without its
political bearing. Conceivably, a
strong reactionary party will in all oro-
bability look with disfavor upon the
coming of women out of their age
long retirement The voting woman,
however, will be progressives. Two
reasons for this are apparent. In the
first place, they will regard with
gratitude the party which emancipat
ed them and also favor their tenden
cies, even the most reactionary. In
addition, they will leam the real bene
fits to the nation of their exercise of
power. Thus progress doubles its
Strength at every turn.—Columbia
State
Strongly Commended.
(From The Kinston Free Press.)
But while most citizens will delight
to acknowledge ex-Gbvernor Aycock’s
true worth, —and we believe the
majortiy—will hold that the State
would make nothing, but actually lose,
by displacing Senator Simmons from
his present position of honor and trust
In our opinion the record of Senator
Simmons, on the whole, is too strongly
recommended. He has “served his
apprenticeship” at the national capital
and is just now in a position to be
more effective than ever for his na
tive State. He is not a time-server,
but a man of'^nvictions, w^nich he
dares to uphold in the face of blind
criticism.
If
A Song.
rich— then would I give
many a priceless
diadem,
But
A Way Out of It.
Ah, the Truth of It-
Mr. Aycock has thousands of friends
and we believe he will conduct such a
campaign as will hold them. He will
not outrage the high plane on which
friendships are formed by attempting
to read any of his fellow Democrats
out of the party. We shall be sur
prised if any expression of abuse is
heard from him. We do not believe
his ccmpaign will be one of harshuess
unless he is unjusjly attacked, nor one
of misrepresentation in anv event. He
has a public record and he has con
viction. He will win on these or he
will not win at all.
Mark the prediction. Aycock will
pitch his campaign on a high plane,
and it will stay there unless he is
forced by vicious attacks to bring it
down to the level of a selfish scramble
—Greensboro News.
Swat The Fly
Musca Domestic is his name and he
ought to be killled, because he is one
of the greatest pests of the age and
has caused more death and suffering
than any other of the winged tribe.
There is not a disease which can be
Carried from one human being toTm-~
other thnt is not carried by the com
mon house fly whose scientific name
we have given. Investigators hav*^
proved that the fly is responsibla for
the spread of many diseases—typhoid
fever, tuberculosis, smallpox, cerebro
spinal meningitis, and all of the ills
from which children suffer. Its feet
are sponges that take up hnd carry
from Place to place millions of germs.
Fresh from the stable and the gar
bage pile, he flies to the sleeping in
fant in its crib and wl^erever he goes
his trail is marked by the germs which
contain the elements of death.—Char
lotte Observer.
I were
to you
Many a treasure,
gem
A golden helmet or
A horse to ride, a velvet cloak to
wear.
Pictures of splendor, books beyond
compare—
If I were rich!
^and what have I to
Bloodhounds to Trail Out
laws.
Two keen-scented and well trained
hounds, famed for their achievement
in disproving Henry Beattie’s story of
an attack and murder by a lone high
wayman, were carried Sunday to Mt
Airy, they Vill be ptit upon the trial
of Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards
and for the first time since their mur
derous assault upon the Carroll county
courthouse, the leaders face a foe
against which they have no knowledge,
no power or skill to cope. With the
dogs on tho trail the mountain laurel
will be a detriment rather than a re
fuge to the outlaws. It will be im
possible for them to find shelter be
neath leaves and laurel while the 5 de- And so Baltimore has adopted a plan
tectives poke and search within almost to swindle everybody at the Baltimore
I am poor-
give?
Only a smile or two when you are
glad.
A little pity when your heart is sad,
A little love a little tenderness—
Nothing but these—there ^ could not
well be less.
But I am poor!
—May Berkeley.
arm’s reach. With the dogs on the
trail last week Detective Felts says
the capture of Allen and Edwards
would have already been effected.
The two dogs, fulblooded Cuban
bloodhounds, were brought to Mt Airy
from the Virginia state farm. They
were in charge of Trainer B. L. Layne
who at 4:45 o’clock left with them for
Mount Airy It was his purpose to
begin the journey, across the moun
tains at once.
convention. Hotel rates have been
placed out of sight and the national
committee is mad. If the members
are mad enough the thing to do is to
call the committee together and change
the place of meeting. They have am
ple power and if half of what is sakl
be true they would be justified. Why
not change it to Washington. Wash
ington has gouged the people so long
that they are accustomed to it and wil
not kick.—Greensboro Record.
Cedar Grove Rtd. 1
Too Late For Last Weeks Issue
We have been having some rainy
weather for the past few days, but
we hope to see it clear up soon again.
Mr. J. R. Berry is visiting his dau
ghter Mrs, A. F. Breeze this week.
Mr. E. B. Isley returned to his home
Tuesday where he has been teaching
school at Breezes Academy,
Mr. Jim Rimmer has been visiting
friends and relatives ia our commun
ity this week.
ftlisses Sallie Breeze and Knox Scott
were the guest of Misses lola and Mag
gie Bell Vanhook last Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. A. F. Breeze returned to her
home last Friday after visiting her
daughter Mrs. Garland Toler.
Mr. J. Clayton who got his foot hurt
Monday is suffering a greal deal with
it,
Polly.
Some of the foolish laws of Kansas;
To fail to clean a henhouse once every
twenty four hours, $25 fine.
To sell a dime novel with account of
crime, $100 fine.
To keep tame pigems, $15.
To talk back to a policeman, $100.
To “sic” one dog on another, $100.
To nitch a horse to a weight weigh
ing less than thirty pounds, $25.
To throw rice at newly-wed couples,
$100.
To whittle on a fence. $25.
To spit a wad of gum in a street car,
$25.
To throw a banana peeling into Crow
Creek, $100.
Tp watch a com doctor work his jaw
on the street $50.^
Five and one-half millions of peraons
in the United States who are over ten
years of age cannot read and write.
Forty per cent of these are negroes.
But more than one and a half million
native bom white Americans are ill
iterates. These are significant for
everyone to to consider.
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