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RUTHERFOEDTON, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1904.
S1.00 A YEAR.
FIFTH ANNUAL
COMMENCEMENT.
ROUND HILL ACADEMY EXERCISES
ON WENESDAY AND THURSDAY.
A. H. Nanney, Jr., and J. H. Nanney
Graduate Enrollment for the Year
192; Average Attendance 120 Eight
Hundred Dollars Raised in Ten Mtn
utes for New Dormitory Building.
The fifth annual commencement of
Round Hill Academy took place last
Wednesday and Thursday when the
following program was successfully
carried out:
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Hymn "All Hail the Power."
Invocation.
Duett "Praise the Lord" Miss Be
linda Pruett and Mr. D. J. Hunt.
Scripture Reading.
Quartette Save me O God Miss
Pruett and Lynch, Messrs. Silver and
Hunt.
Baccalaureate sermon Rev. W. B.
Morton, Marion, N. C.
Hymn "Nearer My God to Thee."
Benediction.
Ushers Carl Horn, J. W. McCall,
C. D. Barnes.
WEDN ES DAY AFTERNOON.
Song Welcome.
Recitation -Primary class, littlegirls.
"What Shall I Be" Nine boys.
Piano Solo Orchard Hammocks Miss
Georgia Freeman.
Recitation Little boys.
Song "What we Learn at School.
Recitations Primary Class Second
class of girls.
Dialogue "The Doctor's Visit."
Vocal Solo "Lardy Dah" Her
man Brode.
Concert Recitation "I Wish."
Dialogue "The Surprise."
Motion Song By very small girls
"The Quarrel of the Flowers."
Dialogue "Tne City Cousin."
Temple Drill "Mother Goose's Par
ty.'.' Del Sarte Piece Little girls.
Soldier Song By four boys.
Queen of Night Flower girls.
Piano Solo Primrose Miss Gene
va Gardin.
Dialogue "Aunt Bettuah's Jour
ney." Piano Solo Massa's In the Cold,
Cold Ground Miss Reba Blanton.
Hoop Drill.
Ushers J. L. Lynch, W. A. Silver.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
Piano Duett Race for Life Misses
Morris and Blanton.
Dialogue "Aunt Betsy's Ruse."
Character Piece "The Three Mis
sions."
Song Little Maids of Japan.
Play "A Duel to Death."
' Character Duett "Chickney Crainy
Crow."
, Dialogue "Aunt Betsy's Beau."
Piano Solo Li Lisoujera Miss'Le
la Morris.
Nursery Rhymes.
Tableaux "The Ten Virgins."
Play "Cousin Faithful."
Dialogue "The Master Piece."
Pantomine "Nearer My God to
Thee."
Recitation "The Fate of Virginia"
Miss Susan Nanney.
Tableau The Fate of Virginia.
Harvest Drill Sixteen young ladies
Ushers W. K. Reid, J. H. Nan
ney, J. D. Freeman.
THURSDAY MORNING.
Prayer.
Piano Duett-May Day-Misses Ruck
er and Freeman.
Recitation "So Long" Miss Bes
sie Freeman.
Declamation "The Way of a Wo
man" Harvey A. Nanney.
Recitation "Something Great"-
Miss Georgia Freeman.
Piano Solo Fifth Nocturne Miss
Lela Morris.
Recitation "The Drummer Boy of
Kenf'Miss Mary Kate Freeman.
Declamation "Quit Your Foolin"
Joseph Freeman.
Recitation-"The Vision of Handell'
Miss Lela Morris.
Part Song "Massa's In the Cold
Cold Ground" J. A. Parks, W. A
Silver, W. W. Nanney, E. M. Tate, C
D. Barnes, W. K. Reid.
Play "Winning a Wager."
Recitation "The Sleeping Sentinel'
Miss Callie Nanney.
Recitation "Why Liab and I Part
ed" Miss Effie Gardin.
Song "The Jolly Little Waiters
A Comedy in Two Acts "Dr. Cure
all."
Play "An Old Maid's Wooing.
Indian Club Drill.
Ushers E. M. Tate: R. S. McCall
I. C. Daves.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
Piano Duett Waltz Asalea Misses
Morris and Tallent.
Recitation "The Soldier's Prayer
Miss Nannie Sue Rucker.
Recitation "Buying a Feller"
Miss Vestie Hicks.
. Literary Address Rev C. L. Dowel
Chorus-"On the RoadtoMandalay.'
Recitation "ATelephone Romance'
Miss Reba Blanton.
Recitation "Whistling In Heaven'
Miss Ada Mae Pruett.
Ushers Joseph Freeman, W. W
Nanney, J, L. Lynch,
THURSDAY EVENING.
Piano Duett Basket of Roses Mis
ses Logan and Gardin.
Debate Resolved, "That Heredita
ry Nature has More Power than Edu-
ation in the Formation of Character."
Affirmative, Misi Ola Freeman Neg
ative, Miss Mayme Freeman.
Rainbow Drill.
Essay North Carolina Segends and
i'olk-Lore" Miss Effie Lvnch.
Oration "Behind the Alps Lies
taly" J. H. Nanney.
Vocal Solo The Sweetest Flower
lat Blooms Miss Corrie Nanney.
Essay "Victory from Defeat"
Miss Lillian Hogue.
Piano Solo La Cascade de Roses
Miss Mary Forney.
Oration "The Progress of Civiliza
tion" A H. Nannev.
Vocol Duett In the Dusk of theTwi-
ight Misses Freeman and Lvnch.
Pantomine Jesus Loverof My Soul.
Conferring of Degrees by Rev. D.
J. Hunt, principal.
Male Quartett Good-night, Fare
well W. A. Silver, W. W. Nanney,
C. D. Barnes, W. K. Reid.
Ushers Worth Freeman, Wm. Hill,
Zeb Freeman.
The commencement exercises were
argely attended throughout the entire
time. The auditorium of the main
school building was throneed with
anxious listeners from the first meet
ing on Wednesdav morninsr to the
lose of the last of the exercises on
hursday night at 11 o'clock.
The annual entertainments given by
this school have alwavs been of a
high order, but those who who have
been watching these occasions from
ear to year, all admit that this has
been on a higher plane than. any of
those given in former vears. The
selections had been carefully madei
everything throughlv prepared, bv
way of costumes and simple but taste
ful stage decoration. The selections
had not only been well memorized but
the students had been so thoroughly
trained that the renditions were ex
ceedingly line and striking. To
specially mention a single excellent
feature preferably would be to do
great injustice to a hundred others.
The baccalaureate sermon Wendes-
day morning by Rev. W. B. Morton,
of Marion, was from Psalms 110: 1:
The Lord said unto my Lord. Sit
thou upon my right hand until I make
thine enemies thy foot-stool." The
subject "The triumphant reign of
Jesus" was discussed under two
heads:
1. His humiliation.
2. His exhaltation.
The sermon was plain, helpful, prac
tical and spiritual; and will not be
easilv forgotten by those who were so
fortunate as to be present. Mr. Mor
ton was recently elected pastor of the
Baptist church at Marion. He resign
ed his pastorate in Dunn, Harnett
county, to accept this work. He is a
strong man and a pleasant and enter
taining speaker.
The literary address by Rev. C. L.
Dowell, of Henrietta, was delivered
Thursday evening. He took the great
and comprehensive subject of educa
tion as his subject. His definition of
the subject "training the mind how
to think" was fully demonstrated in
the course of his great speech. Be
ginning in the common schools he
traced the subject through all the inter
mediate steps to the highest pinacle of
fame to which the mind can soar. He
especially emphasized the moral and
religious ends in view in the culture
of the intellect, declaring that with
out tins ieature it was lost to its pos
sessor and an actual curse to the
world.
The address was thoughtful, reason
able, forcible and eloquent,
Rev. C. B. Justice, Chairman of the
Board of Trustees, said that they had
held two meetings of the board during
the past two days; they had been plan
ning and they proposed an onward
movement for the, school. Among
other things a new building must be
put in place just in front of the main
school building on a commanding
emminence which would be surrounded
by a beautiful grove of oaks; a build
ing that would furnish eating, sleep
ing and music departments for twenty
additional lady students; that the
building when completed would cost
about eight hundred dollars and that
he wanted the amount subscribed at
that time. The amount called for.
eitrht hundred dollars was subscribed
in less than ten minutes.
The faculty had recently purchased
an additional new piano, and the ex
ercises Wednesday night were given
as a pay entertainment the proceeds
to be given to the payment of this
debt. The net proceeds amounted to
fifty fiive dollars.
ine enrollment lor the school year
amounted to one hundred and ninety
four, with an average attendance of
one hundred and twenty. The faculty
of the school had been re-elected at a
former meeting of the Board of Trus
tees and n is thought that an will ac
cept.
D. J. Hunt, principal; Miss Mel dona
Livingston, lady principal; Miss Bel
inda Pruett, primary department;
Miss Irene Latham, music and latin.
In passing we should not forget that
Rev. A. P. Sorrels, of the Board of
Trustees; on Thursday night made a
I Stntpment. telnt1va frt ta TnaaAa r4l
Clear Creek academy, and obtained a
collection for this purpose, but we
were not abte to learn the amount.
Sixty-seven had attended that school
during it last session.
Round Hill academy having failed
to obtain any part of the public school
fund was thrown open in November to
all the children of school age in the
district free of charge, citizens of the
district having subscribed a sum suffi-
cent to defray the expenses of the pub
lic term.
One of the most unusual as well as
the most interesting incidents of the
commencement exercises was the grad
uation of a class of two young men
the first who had ever received deplo
mas from that school. These were A.
H. Nanney Jr., and J. A. Nanney
both of Union Mills. Their orations were
well conceived, well written, thorough
ly memorized and well delivered.
"The Progress of Civilization," was
A. H. Nanney's theme; and "Beyond
the Alps lies Italy" that of J. W.
Nanney. We hope to obtain copies
of these addresses for a subsequent
issue or issues of this paper. Rev.
D. J. Hunt, principal, on behalf of
the trustees and faculty of Round Hill
academy presented the deplomas after
a feeling and eloquent speech of twen
ty minutes.
Red and blue were the society colors
and these were in evidence almost
everywhere.
There was neither jar nor failure at
any point. Everything that could
be done was done for the pleasure and
comfort of all visiting guests. Din
ner was served on the grounds in rich
profusion both days; in the evening
every house in the village and for
miles around were thrown open to
visitors and supper served in time to
return for the exercises of the night.
The weather was rather warm for
comfort; the roads were dusty, but
the moon at her full was resplendent
with light. For the hot and thirsty
ample provision had been made;
lemonade and icecream was served in
the recitation rooms of the school
building on the lower floor. Love got
in her work in many cases but we
must confess that we observed only
two couples for whom there is no hope
but plighting their vows in marriage
at a very early date. Others had the
disease in a lighter, but in mostcases,
in an increasing form.
The annual return of ihe Round
Hill commencement exercises is one of
the permanent social and intellectual
events oi ine season: ana, as such is
looked forward to with increasing in
terest every year. If there was any
drinking or drunkness we failed to
notice it.
When it comes to a question of giv
ing her visitors a good time no com
munity in this county will go to great
er pains or expense than the Union
Mills people. They deserve the best
and their energy, liberality and enter
prise will make of their little city one
of the most desirable places in the
county in which to live permanently or
to spend a vacation.
OLD OFFICERS COMMENDED.
Hon. W. F. Rucker Especially Endorsed
Voters Advised to go Slow.
Rutherfordton, May 26, 1904.
Mr. Editor: Please allow me space
in your most valuable paper for a few
words. I want to say to all the Dem
ocrats that the time has come for us
all to sleep with one eye open. There
are so many candidates out for the
different offices if we do not be careful
we will make a mistake. We must go
slow and be sure that we are riarht.
We should not promise to vote for any
man till we get our minds settled.
Take time to stud:y before ?ou make a
promise. Ihese is one thing that we
should do, and that is to study human
nature more than we do, that we may
be better prepared to cast our votes.
Like the old saying, "every man to
his own trade." Well, there are very
few of us who have served the people
as county and State officers, and I.
for one, think it best to study the mat
ter well before casting our votes. We
have a good nice set of gentlemen in
office now and it would be well for us
to keep them for one more term, as
they have served the people well.
In looking over the announcements
we find the name of Hon. W. F. Ruck
er, a candidate for the Legislature,
, ,
ocl FP"5 " " P"si,
iwo vears, overcoming every point
and keeping every promise he made
while canvassing the county two years
ago. Now I will ask the voters of
this county if we can better ourselves
for a representative? I think the an
swer would be no, for several reasons
First of all, he is the right man in the
right place; second, we have tried
him one term and found him to be true
and truthful to the people; and third, a
lawyer is more able to make laws and to
take care ofjour rights than anyone else
As I have already said, every man to
his trade or profession.
A DEMOCRATIC VOTER.
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mote from civilization, a family is often
driven to desperation in case of accident
resulting in .Burns, Cuts, Wounds
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THE GREEN RIVER
S. SOCIETY.
FIRST MEETING HELD AT MOUNTAIN
CREEK CHURCH.
The Session Continues Through Satur-
day and Sunday Constitution Adopt-
ed and Officers Elected Next Meeting
. ... ,rnc
at Mount Vernon, May 1B05.
The Green River ' Sunday School
Society held its first meeting at Moun-
tain Creek Baptist church on Saturday
and Sunday May 28 and 29th under
the following call:
Rutherfordton, N. C, April, 16, 1904.
pear -;i rethren : There will oe a
meeting in the interest of the Sunday
school work in the Green River Asso
ciation held with the Mountain Creek
church, six miles Northwest of Ruther-
Tordton, on the fifth Sundav in Mav
and Saturday before, commencing at
11 o'clock on Saturday. You are in
vited and urged to send one or more
delegates to meet with us there.
The following will be some of the
subjects discussed:
1. A more intimate organization of delegates to an annual or called meet
our Sunday schools. ing of the same.
2. The encouraging and aiding in Officers There shall be elected at
the organization of Sunday schools at each annual meeting a president, vice-
destitute points.
3. The awakening of a greater in
terest in the Sunday school work.
4. How can we induce more of the
older members of our church to attend
the Sundav school?
The improvement in the teaching
force in the Sundav school.
(i. How can we interest the vounsr
people in the Sunday school?
7. Any other questions that will
tend to improve the Sunday school.
Kindly, your brother,
C. B. JUSTICE, Chairman
of Board of Missions and Sundav
Schools.
On Saturday May 28th, at 11 o'clock
a. m. Elder C. B. Justice read the 45th
division oi me r'saims. frayer was a statement oi the worK and equip
offered by brother C. G. Hill. ment of each school as the same is
R. P. Geer was called temporarily
to the chair and A. L. Rucker was re
quested to act as temporary secretary.
The roll of churches was called and
the following delegates were enrolled:
Coopers Gap: J. R. Blanton, T. N.
Wilson; Holly Springs: M. B. Flack.
A. E. Flack, R. E. Flack, P. C. Shutle,
Thomas Hill, Graham Lynch: Moun
tain Creek: H. Portrum, Martin Har
ris, R. P. Geer, J. H. Flack, A. F.
Geer, A. L. Rucker; Pleasant Hill: C.
C. Lovelace, M. D. Hill: Pleasant
Grove: W. N. Spangler, W.L. Bland:
Mountain View: R. T. Logan, J. P.
Sorrc-ls, C. G. Hill; J. W. Hill, A. H.
Nanney, Jr., J. P. Nanney, J. H.
Nanney; Rutherfordton: Rev. C. B.
Justice, A. L. Grayson, J. L. Taylor.
A few of the above delegates not
present on Saturday were added to
the list on Sunday morning.
mi j .
ine temporary organization was
made permanent.
mi r t i . i ,i
ine nrst suDject under the call was
taken up and discussed by Elder C. B.
Justice, R. P. Geer, M. B. Flack, C.
G. Hill and I. P. Sorrells.
A. L. Rucker offered the following
which was adopted:
in considering the question of a
more thorough and intimate organiza
tion of our Sunday schools we recom
mend.
1. That annual meetings be held at
such times and places as may be
thought best.
2. That each Baptist church and
Sunday school within the bounds of
this association shall be entitled to
two delegates in said meetings, in ad
dition to each Sunday school superin
tendent and ordained minister who
shall be delegates ex-oflieio.
3rd. That said organization be
known by such designation as may be
agreed upon.
4. That said organization make
such needful rules and regulations at
this and at subsequent meetings as
may be deemed fit and proper.
JLider c a. Justice moved the ap
pointment of a committee of three to
carry these recomendations into effect,
Upon this motion Rev. C. B. Justice,
A. L. Grayson and A. L. Rucker were
appointed to draft a constitution and
report on tomorrow morning.
A recess of one hour was taken for
dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On the reassembly of the delegates
the second question embraced in the
call was considered. Among other
things. Rev. C. B. Justice said, "There
must be, and there shall be a Sunday
school in every destitute neighbor
hood in the bounds of the Green River
Association." ' He was followed by I.
P. Sorrels, A. L. Rucker, H. Portrum
and J. R. Blanton.
The third subject "The awakening
of a greater interest in the Sunday
school work," was next considered.
The speakers were, C. G. Hill, Rev
C. B. Justice, I. P.. Sorrels and M.
B. Flack.
The exercises were adjourned until
10 a. m. tomorrow. Benediction by
brother J. R. Blanton.
SUNDAY MORNING.
Met pursuant to adjournment. In
conducting the devotional exercises,
Rev. p. J. Hvmt read the 28th PsaUnj
and prayer was offered by Rev. C. B.
Justice. Additional delegates, were
added as appears in yesterdays pro
ceedings. Rev. C. B. Justice read the
following constitution which was
adopted as amended by a committee
of three, Rev. D. J. Hunt, H,- Port-
rum and J. L. Taylor, hxinsr place:
and of the entire body fixing time,
and adopting name.
Constitution of the Green River
Babtist Sunday School Society:
Objects The promotion of the Sun-
day schools in the territory of the
Gv3een River Association:
1st. By organizing a Baptist Sun-
day school, as far as possible in every
neighborhood where there is none;
2nd. Aiding weak schools in their
efforts to build up the cause of Christ;
3rd. To promote the systematic
study of God's word by the largest
number of people possible
4th. Seeking to enlist the member
ship of all Baptist churches in this
department of the Lord's work.
Membership P2ach Baptist church
or Sunday School shall be entitled to
two delegates in addition to their su
perintendents and pastors who shall
be members ex officio. Anv church or
Sunday School may become a member
of this body by electing and sending
president, recording secretary and a
corresponding secretary. The presi
dent shall preside at all meetings and
exercise all the functions peculiar to
the office. The vice president shall.
in the absence of the president, pre-
side over the. meetings and discharge
all the duties of president. The re-
cording secretarv shall keep in a book
kept for that purpose a true record of
the procedings of the body. The cor
responding secretary shall conduct
all correspondence relative to the
Sunday School interests, with either
the Sunday school or others and shall
collect from the Sunday school such
reports as this body.may suggest and
keep in a book, kept for that purpose,
gathered from the foregoing, designa- i
ted reports.
Time of meeting The body shall
meet annually on Thursday before the
first Sunday in May in each and every
year, and in extra or called meeting
at any time designated by the presi
dent at the request of the board of
missions and Sundav Schools of the
Green River Baptist Association.
The officers herein provided for shall
remain in office for one year or tintil
their successors are chosen.
This constitution may be changed
at any annual meeting by a two thirds
vote of the bodv.
Elder C. B. Justice also read blank
form of letter for making statistical
and other reports to be furnished to
each Sunday school which was approv
ed and ordered printed. This not be
ing of general interest is omitted in
this report,
The election of officers under the
constitution for ensuing year resulted
in the choice of the following.
President, R. P. Geer; Vice Presi
dent, J. P. Nanney, Recording Secre
tary, A. L. Rucker, Corresponding
secretary. A. JL. Orayson. Ihe cor
responding secretary was requested to
have the blank form prescribed printed
and sent out in time for full reports
at our next meeting.
The fourth subject or query was dis
cussed by Rev. D. J. Hunt, M. B.
Flack and I. P. Sorrels; the fifth by
Rev. D. J. Hunt, Rev. B. Justice, the
latter offering the following which was
adopted.
Resolved: 1. That there be held,
in connection with the fifth .Sunday
meetings in the different districts, a
Sunday school teachers meeting in
which the teachers shall studv the
questions affecting their work as Sun
day school teachers
2. That each of the district com
mittees be informed of this request and
asked to use their best endeavors to
get the teachers together for an enter-
change of views, etc., at these meet
ings.
Question number six was spoken to
by Elder C. B. Justice. After the ap
pointment of a committee of three on
place, l-eferred to elsewhere, and
the adoption of the following the
society adjourned at one o'clock for
dinner.
Resolved: That we recommend that
each Sunday school and church ap
point one of their most efficient and
consecrated workers as missionaries
to canvass the entire territory embrac
ed for additional students to the Sun
day school. Benediction by A. H.
Nanney Jr.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Rev. C. B. Justice read the 65th
Psalm and Rev. D. J. Hunt lead in
in prayer. Rev. C. B. Justice preach
ed the closing sermon from Psalm 45:9
after which the Green River Sunday
School Society adjourned to meet at
Mount Vernon on Thursdav before
the first Sunday in May, 1905. Bene
dictioh C. B. Justice.
R. P. GEER,
President.
A. L RUCKER,
Recording Secretary,
NOTES.
Th,e exercises were interspersed, with
song services, Miss Mamie Lovelace
organist and Z. V. Geer precentor.
Saturday the attendance was rather
small, but on Sunday, "they came
from every quarter;" the house was
filled and many left out.
The speaking was good, and the
dinner on the grounds plentiful on
both days.
Those from abroad were pleasantly
entertained, but Mountain Creek "was
happier still as their host.
The foundation for aggressive Sun
day school advancement has been laid
and it i s hoped that the plans inaugurat-
ed will be the means of accomplishing
great results.
A TAR HEEL'S ACHIEVEMENT.
Same Stirring Events Related by
Participant.
L. M. Hoffman in Sunday's Chai'lotte
Observer.
In your issue of the 11th instant your
correspondent from Henrietta recalls
to me some stirring events et quorum
parvula pars fui centering around
another North Carolinian who acieved
greatness away from home. Elisha
Baxter, Governor of Arkansas. When
I first went to Arkansas he was judge
of the Circuit Court for the third judi-
cial district of the State, in which dis-
trict I located. He was proud of his
North Carolina origin, and spoke with
special pride of his nephew, Hon. Pla
to Durham, whom I had met in North
Carolina, and of one or two of the
other Durham's who had been killed
in the war. I often met him and found
him a pleasant, genial, mild-mannered
man of moderate ability, of fine per
sonal presence and address, dignified
and of high character, considering the
political company he kept. He was
not the Moses one would have expect
ed to lead the people of Arkansas out
of the most absolute political despot
ism that cursed any of the Southern
States after reconstruction. But he
did that very thing.
In less than a year after he had been
elected Governor of Arkansas, he had
occasion to appoint some registrars of
election, and to the surprise of all and
to the consternation of his bosses, he
appointed "reasonablv honest" men.
Senator Clayton and his crowd were
struck breathless by this ponderous
blow under the fifth rib. They saw the
writing on the wall. Their impregna-
ble fort was blown up from the inside.
Baxter had been in office a little over
a vear, when, about the last of March,
. . . .
1874, the malodorous Joe Brooks, with
some of his toughs, walked into the
Governor's office, turned Baxter out
by force, and took possession himself,
Baxter had strong support, with the
great Garland as chief counselor and
right-hand man, besides other good
men, and set up his government in St.
John's College, in the city of Little
Rock. I never heard so complete an
intprphnncrp nf nnlitipn.l Tiositions.
Nearly all the Republicans, who had
been split up, reunited and, headed by
Brooks and Clayton, espoused the
cause of Brooks. The most insistent
pressure was brought to bear on
President Grant to recognise Brooks
as Governor,
unanimously
The Democrats almost
made a mad rush to the
determined support of Baxter. Both
sides enrolled and equipped an army.
I myself had Ihe honor of carrying to
Governor Baxter some of t.hp sinews
of war subscribed by our townsmen.
The State House was fortified and wras
fired on several times from across the
street in front, and across the river
in the rear, "but no serious damage
was done. Grant sent his soldiers.
who barricaded the streets leading to
the capitol, and kept the would-be
combatants apart, else there would
certainly have been bloodshed. Not
withstanding all the pressure brought
to bear onthePresident, after apparent
ly wavering for some time either from
his sense of right, or from the fact
that he himself had received the vote
of the State bv the same election and
methods by which Baxter leceived It,
he at last declared Baxter Governor,
and commanded Brooks to get out
and disperse his mob.
- Baxter called the Legislature togeth
er in extra session. This body, on
May 18 1874, authorized a constitu
tional convention to be held on the 14th
day of July following On June 30,
1874, this ;all for a convention was
ratified by the people by a majority of
71,712. The convention met and adopt
ed a new constitution, which, on the
13th day of October, 1874, was ratified
by the people by the majority of 53,890
votes. Bv this constitution Governor
Baxter willingly went out of office be
fore the expiration of his term, and
lived on many years afterward at his
quiet home near Batesville, with the
proud consciousness of having been
the instrument of service to an oppress
ed people to an extent that falls to the
lot of not one man in a generation.
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RECEIVER FOR A.
& N. C. RAILROAD.
CUYLER AND FINCH GET IN THEIR
WORK.
T. A. Meares Appointed as the Tem
porary Receiver He Was Formerly
Agent of Seaboard Air Line Further
Hearing of Case at Raleigh, in July.
Special to Asheville Citizen.
Raleigh, N. C, May 28. A tern-
porary receivership was to-day grant
ed by Judge Thomas Purnell in the
Federal court in the case of the com
plaint of Cuyler, of New York, owner
of 37 shares and K. S. Finch, of New
York, owner of 37 shares, against the
Atlantic and North Carolina railroad
two-thirds of the stock of which be-
longs to the State.
The first receivership made some
months ago with V. E. McBee as re-
ceiver was vacated by Judge Simonton
and to-day Thomas A. Mears, of Wil-
mington, was named as temporary
receiver.
The further hearing of the case is set
before Colonel S. G. Ryan, of this city,
as special master to take evidence
which is to be completed by the first of
July, when action is to be taken as to
permanent receiver.
J udge Purnell in his order announces
that if the State in th3 meantime has
an offer to lease the road, which is
considered a safe one. he will vacate
the receivership if he approves the
lease as a safe one.
MR. ALEXANDER'S PLATFORM.
The Clear Creek People Particularly
Endorse His Public School Plank.
The following clipping from The
Charlotte News has been received from
Ellenboro with a request that we pub
lish :
To the voters of Mecklenburg county :
I am a candidate for the nomination
for the lower House of the Legislature,
and, if elected, will use my best efforts
to uave enacted the following laws:
FEES AND SALARIES.
()- An . act to pay aU officers in the
COQUy whose compensation is in fees
reasonable salaries instead of fees ; the
fees of said officers to be collected and
turned into the county treasury."
I T4- i ji 1.1. x. i i i
a cumaim mat uy sucu a iav
there can oe saved annually at least
$5,000 to the tax payers. )
(2). That all officers of the county
be required to make an annual state
ment to the clerk of our court of all fees
and commissions received.
(3). That this law will not apply to
the present incumbents nor to those
elected at the November election, on
account of provisions of our State con-
I StltntiOU.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
(2). Snch a revision of .the public
school law as w 11 give communities
more control over their public schools
and school houses than they now have ;
and that the county board of education
and the Superintendent of Public In-
straction be elected by the people.
&cn amendments to onr pnm-
arv election law as to make a voter's
registration prima facie evidence of his
right to vote.
THOMAS W. ALEXANDER.
To the Editor of The News :
I see in The News of May 14th inst.
Mr Thomas W. Alexander's platform,
I want to say the voters of Clear Creek
township heartily endorse Mr. Alexan
der's platfornl, as it is a platform I have
been advocating for some rime and par
ticularly the public school plank, Mr.
Alexander may be assured of a solid
vote from Clear Creek township. "We
would like to hear from the other can
didates as to how they stand on the
Alexander platform.
Yours vry respectfully,
C. P. MUNGO.
Clear Creek, May 16, 1904.
Wanted: A Good Legalized Primary
System.
Roanoke Chowan Times.
The mild criticism of the primary
system by our Jackson correspondent
is probably deserved, but the primary
as an institution is here today. Take
it away now, under present conditions,
and the Democratic party would be
disrupted. It is better to trust all the
people than to relv upon a few to do
Gur thinking and acting. If the peo
ple have a part in selecting candidates
they will stand by the candidates bet
ter at the polls. The primary puts
out of action, largely, the ringster
and trickster. The people of this part
of the county are perfectly satisfied
with the primary. The present system
of primary elections or nominations
can be greatly improved upon. Let
us S forward, not backward. Let us
as lue 11CAl B
good legalized primary system.
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