DEVOTED TO THE SOCIAL, MORA L AND FINANCIAL INTERESTS OF THE CITIZENS OF ALEXANDER COUNTY AND WE8TSRN CAROLINA. VOL. XV NO. 7427 Taylorsville, N. C. Wednesday, Aug. 9, 1916. $1.00 PER ANNUM ' 5 mrmnr Our is? the ; place to buy The Best Goods In the Latest Styles At the Lowest Prices Hef e you can . find ' y-;, -; ;'y V': Sy:'. v . V 7. ,; . '. "7 '' 1 ' 7' '" The Goods You Want t V ' and always get A Fair, Square Deal. ' l We buy all kinds of -Country Produce ' and Cross Ties for which we pay , Highest Prices See us before buying or selling. THE BEST HIVE OlJLOJUUUULO. A T C O S T Ladies' Hats Men's Sunday Straw Hats Men's, Ladies' and Children's Oxfords. CLOTHING going at SPECIAL BARGAINS our goods and buy before the war lIVAnSCOEIPANY O . ' 1 ' "r ' , ' " ft i ) ' :' a '.."7""' ' - :" ' puts them uP. O'C W 'V' 'Vt- . Njp Jl' Settlement of School Fund of Alexander County for the year 1915. GENERAL SETTLEMENT JULY 1916. - ' A. A. 'Deal, Treas. School Fund General School Bal. in hands of Treas. last settlement ........... $ 834 20 To R. & P. P. Express, R. R. &c $3,001,116 u .20 G 122 23 " 1690 polls (w $1.43: ..; ....... 2 416 70 " . Special levy property $3,061,116 Of " 1690 oolls Oi .45 ." Gen. Ret. to Corns, for 1915 $149,952 " ' " 22 polls Of $1,43 " Spec'l $149,952 Of .15 " " ' . " 22 polls Of .45., " Fines " Rural libraries " State 1st apportionment " 2nd " " School house and sites " Amt. transferred from Local Tax No. " ': " ". ; ,' -: ": " . " . " " "; . " . " " ;" ' Amt. from State Loan for No. S Wit. ' By Rel. by Corns. Gen. Levy $7610 Of .20 ;.$15 22 " " " " Spec'l " 7610 hi .15 11 42 Gen. " 15 polls (11 $1.43 21 45 " " " " Spec'l "' 15 polls (11 .45 6 75 " Sheriffs corns', on $1440261 Of b', 720 13 , Amt. transferred Taylorsville High School 450 00 Stony Point " " 5i)0 00 " Insolvents for 1913 and 1914. .. ........252 35 Total Credits 1 977 32 Nt Fund Vouchers. 1 M R Prichard att. of 'cr. $ 40 2 W A Keller att. of'cr. 1 50 SWA Kellerviibrary( case 6 00 4 A F Sharpe Co. Supt. 39 00 5 A F Shai pe expenses . Co. Supt. 28 85 6 Bank of Alexander Int. teachers vouchers 238,28 7 J E Chatham Service - 19 25 .8 V W Teague service 15 10 9"A F Sharpe salary July 75 00 10 J P Babington Pub. set tlement ' ' 32 50 11 L J Bell institute . 100 00 12 Mrs S W Fuller asst. 75 00 13 A F Sharpe salary Aug. 75 00 14 A F Sharpe institute ex. 16 03 15 A F Sharpe stamps . . 5 00 16 V W Teague service - 22 05 17 J P Babington printing 3 00 18 II P Thomas repairs No. 4 Sharpes 52 50 19 A F Sharpe salary Sept. 75 00 20 J E Chatham service 15 60 21 A F Sharpe salary Oct. 75 00 22 A F Sharpe stamps 2 64 23 W A BarnettReg. Deed 85 24 A F Sharpe expenses State association 15 00 25 Ludwig Best building 200 00 26 H S Deal repairs 25 00 27 A F Sharpe salary Nov. 75 00 28 J P Wike building . 102 50 29 A F Sharpe stamps 4 00 30 A A Deal borrowed ' , money 1 Taylorsville 800 00 31 C L Steele census 2 46 32 R A.Echerd census 1 80 33 S LPenrtell census 1 08 34 J A White census 13 95 35 J W Sims census 6 21 36 C E Mahaffey census 2 61 37 L W Teague census 2 10 38 W C Lackey census 6 30 39 L Best buildirfg - 80 00 40, R L Downs services 6 80 41.R L Downs baL' on note 14 40 42 B S Kerley census , 2 64 43 M K Deal census . v 1 38 44 G W Stafford census 1 95 45 C C Harrington census 1 92 46 Alex. Hdw. Co." coolers 97 50 47 A C Flowers census 2 25 48 W W Gryder census 2 64 49 W A Keller census 1 38 50 J E Linney col. census 87 51 Clate Deal census , 7 1 83 52 P. C Chapman census 1 11 53 H L Mays census , 2.'97 54 J. P Deal census 2 67 55 W A Barkley census ' -1 44 56 M P Icenhour census 1 86 57 W O Bowman census 1 1 23 58 T H Dagenhardt census 99 59 L Dagenhardt census 2 07 60 John May's census- . . 2' 49 61 O L Icenhour census 1 .68 62 A F Warren censps 1 38 ,63 E G Benfield census " 1 74 Alexander County, in account with Fund for 1915. .15 .....4 591 6' 760 50 Oi .20 299 SO 3146 221 93 - 9 SO 298 45 10 00 .,,..,...1 307 05 , 6 681 10 ; ..: 37 75 1 Taylorsville........... ........1 236 37 i Col. Taylorsville................. 40 00 6 Sharpe's. -. 226 74 .3 Sharpe'si.. 615 93 & No. 2 Ellendale.. ,,. ., 500 00 "-: 77"-. -" ". $26 244.88 : S21 207 56 64 Edie Mooney census 81 65 H N Sharpe census . 2 31 66 II B Oxford census 2 37 67 A L Johnson census v 2 34 68 T R Burgess census 1 77 69 J WFincannon census 2 01 70 J C Bumgarner census 8 76 71 N A Fox census 1 41 72 Walter Bailey census ; 4 77 73 Frank Neal census 1 08 74 Julius Bumgarner at tendance officer 1 70 75 J E Chatham services 18 50 76 V W Teague services 9 50 77 R L Downs services 30 60 78 R L Downs expenses surveying 7 4 50 79 A F Sharpe salary Dec. 75 00 80 J P Wike building 100 00 81 J P Babington report cards - 12 00 82 J P Babington printing 2 50 83 Wilson Watts census 2 40 84 H C Pennell census 1 50 85 E L Alexander census 1 32 85 James Hefner census 1 77 87 A F Sharpe salary Jan. 75 00 88 A A Deal loan fund 550 08 '89 W A Barnett Register 85 90 G W Warren census 1 77 91 D V Campbell census 1 41 92 Annie D Summers cens.us 72 93 J W McBride site 12.50 94 W L Teague census 1 23 95 W W McLain census 3 10 96 L M Alexander attend- 7 ance officer 40 97 L M Alexander census 96 98 H A Haynes census 27 99 W W Patterson census 2. 16 100 J H Martin census . 2 61 101 J M Query census- - 1 86 102 A F Shame salary Feb. 75 00 103 J P Babington printing 5 00 404 R L Downs services 11 40 105 J E Chatham services 11 75 106. J L Icenhour census " 2 70 107 A F Sharpe salary ' ' April . . 75 00 108 R. L Downs services 7 80 109 V W Teague census . 15 00 110 A W Robinson attend- ,: ' ance officer - . ' 2 00 111 Watts Co. coal , 12 45 112 Wm.. Teague col census 1 08. 113 J P Babington printing 2 0Q' 114 A F Sharpe salary Mar 75 00 115 A F Sharpe salary May 75 00 116 J C Fortner repairs 26 67 117 R L Downs services 3 80 118 V-W Teague services ,8 25 119 Bank of Alexander int. . teachers vouchers 200 00 120 A F Sharpe expenses cards etc., 7 62 121 J E Chatham services 11 00 122 Carson Elder wood etc, 14 00 123 H P Feimster coal " 4' Q5 124 W J Allen repairs - 4 35 125 A M Matheson'furn.' 1 20 00 126 A C Payne janitor . 25 00 127 W E Bogle insurance 13 20 : 128 J P Deal Supplies 39 19 1 129 John Sipe wood 12 00 1 130 E L Hart Co. paint 15 00 131 H P Thomas repairs 52 50 132 E C Campbell supplies 11 60 133 J W Hendren teacher 85 00 134 Carl White painting 10 00 135 E S Brown janitor , 5 45 136 Tharp Thomas wood 32 37 137 McKesson & Munday disinfectant 3 -00 138 J D Campbell coal 59 40 139 A E Johnson labor ' 4 00 140 W A Thompson repairs 3 50 141 J L Icenhour lumber 8 96 142 Parks Russell labor & supplies 24 01 143 J-L Teague crayons 5 00 144 T Z Webster teacher 35 00 145 0 S & A M Dagenhart wood' 15 93 146 Alex. Hdw. Co. sup. 3 75 147 John A Jolly well . 90 00 148 Alex. Hdw. Co. sup. 11 50 149 Alex. Hdw. Co. sup. 12 67 150 A F Sharpe black bd. 20 00 151 W C Montgomery sup. 5 95 152 S L Pennell supplies 2 10 153 O L Woodside sawing wood 6 80 154 J P Wike building 102 50 155 Parks Russell teacher 35 00 156 Ua Watt teacher 40 00 157 Chas. Hendren teacher 35 00 158 J A Abernethv " 35 00 159 D F Milstead " 35 00 160 H J.Burke " 40 00 161 C A Drum " 80 00 162 W S Bogle ' " 35 30 163 Lucy Thomas " 40 00 164 Grace A Payne " 162 50 165 Willie Hines " 80 00 166 Ha Watt . ' " 80 00 167 Patt Beckham " 40 00 168 Janie Lee Hart " 40 00 169 Frances Hendren " 40 00 170 Nell Grier " 40 00 171 Patt Beckham " 40 00 172 Jeff Bumgarner " 25 00 173 E V Bumgarner " 75 00 175 Janie Lee Hart " 40 00 175 J W Hendren " 85 00 176 Lottie Kerley " 60 00 177 Jessie Baker " 25 00 178 HV Teague " 35 00 179 W W Gryder & wife " 57 50 180 Sue Kerley " 60 00 181 Elsie Shirrell , " 25 00 182 L F Davis wood 12 30 183 A C Mayberry wood 7 50 184 E A Shaver teacher 35 00 185 W F Herman wood 5 00 186 A F Sharpe black bd. 5 00 187 A F Sharpe desks 21 00 188 A F Sharpe desks 26 25 189 A F Sharpe desks 26 25' 190 Alex. Hdw. Co. supplies 60 13 191 Alex. Hdw. Co. " 10 75 192 Alex. Hdw. Co glass 1 50 193 Alex. Hdw. Co supplies 17 25 194 Watt & Steele lmbr. 18 97 195 L Best building 14 75 196 L M Alexander sup. 10 00 197 Par tee Bolick wood ' 8 25 198 E J Childers repairs 6 45 199 W D Martin wood 35 00 200 C H Wilson wood 6 60 201 Willie Milstead wood 16 00 202 W W Icenhour repairs 25 00 203 II P Thomas lumber 40 38 204 J W Alexander wood 12 50 205 Robt. Bell wood 7 50 206 WABlankenshipwood.15 00 207 D I Page wood - 11 46 208 A F Sharpe desk 35 00 209 A F. Sharpe desks , 47 00 210 A F Sharpe desks . 17 50 211 A F Sharpe desks 21 00 212 A F Sharpe desks 17 50 213jCHas Cline wood ' 9 18 214 J A Jolley pump 8 50 215 T H Dagenhardt wood 9 85 216 J P Hefner wood : .: ; 12 00 217 V H Lackey wood , J . 12 00 218H L Mays teacher , . 35 00' 291 Eva Bruce ' - ,' ,37-50. 220 Patt Beckham ' 40 00 221 W C Watts , " ,35 00 . 222 Willie Lowrance " 35 00 223 Edgar Fox' . " ;" - S5 .00 224 Wilson Watts - ..'. - 3S 00 225 C P Reece ' - " C3 CO 228 Mi-s J C IIcLain " Z3 o 227 J C McLain " 35 00 228 J E Flowers " 20 00 229 Mabel Hendren " 60 00 230 Nettie Albright " 60 00 231 A B McCurdy " 35 00 232 J T Linney ' f- 31 50 233 Ruby Turner " 25 00 234 F E Price ' 35 00 235 Bertha Teague " 37 50 236 Alice Teague " 52 50 237 R C Cline " 17 50 238 H J Burke 42 0C 239 J W Hendren " 85 00 240 Ola Watts " 35 00 241 R L Fincannon ' 159 38 242 C A Drum " -70 00 243 Nell Grier " 40 00 244 Janie Lee Hart " 40 00 245 Frances Hendren " 40 00 246 Mrs J F Moore " 35 00 247 VW Teague " 33 00 248 W O Bowman teacher ' 35 00 249 B F Austin teacher 35 00 250 R S Austin teacher 35 00 251 Mary Teague teacher 25 00 252 W L Campbell teacher 25 00 253 M R Prichard teacher 40 00 254 C Y Teague teacher 35 00 255 Sue Kerley teacher "40 00 256 Lottie Kerley teacher 4(1 00 257 Nettie Albright teacher 40 00 258 Mabel Hendren teacher 40 00 259 Mabel Hendren teacher 40 00 260 W F Herman wood , 6 75 261 R B McLeod teacher 70 00 262 E J Childers wood 12 45 263 A F Sharpe desks 10 50 264 A F Sharpe desks 42 00 265 A F Sharpe desks 7 00 266 G C Mayberry r&pairs 25 00 267 L M Bowman wood etc 13 00 268 Wilson Wike wood 6 25 269 T Z Webster repairs 3 56 270 C C Harrington borrowed money No. 7 Taylorsville 53 25 271 M R Prichard desks etc 5 80 272 WF McLain supplies 12 04 273 A F Sharpe black board 5 00 274 A F Sharpe desks 14 00 275 Vance Stafford wood 14 00 276 J A Mays supplies , 1 55 277 M P Icenhour wood etc 14 55 278 V C Rufty wood 8 00 279 T Z Webster teacher 70 00 280 F E Price teacher ' 35 00 281 Clara McBride teacher 25 00 282 Victoria Watts teacher 20 00 283 Mrs P E Johnson teacher 50 00 284 P E Johnson teacher 35 00 285 J C McLain teacher . . 35 00 286 Mrs J C McLain teacher 25 00 287 Lottie Kerley teacher 60 00 288 Sue Kerlev teacher 60 00 289 Mabel Hendren teacher 60 00 290 Elsie Sherrill teacher 37 50 291 S D Gwaltney supplies 1 50 292 M R Prichard teacher 40 00 293 Augusta McAlpine teacher 25 00 294 W S Bogle teacher 35 00 295 Frances Hendren teacher 40 00 296 Mrs J F Moore teacher 35 00 297 Patt Beckham teacher 40 00 298 J W Hendren teacher 85 00 299 Janie Lee Hart teacher 40 00 300 H J Burke teacher 60 00 301 A F Sharpe black board 5 00 302 J A Abernathy teacher 35 00 303 Jettie Elder teacher ' 20 00 304 Nettie Albright teacher 40 00 305 J T Linney teacher 35 00 306 Wilson Watts teacher v . 35 00 307 Hattie J Burke 43 75 308 Parka Russell teacher 35 00 309 E A Shaver teacher 35 00 310 Romulus S Tuttle teacher 40 00 311 L B Tuttle teacher 70 00 312 Fannie Thomas teacher 45 00 313 L Best building 221 00 314 Romulus Tuttle teacher,. 40 00 315 Jeff Bumgarner teacher 25 00 316 C P Reese teacher 33 00 317 R C Cline teacher 57 75 318 R L Fincannon teacher 53 12 319 Chas Hendren teacher ' 35 00 320 W L Crouch teacher s ' 105 00 321 W L Campbell teacher 25 00 322 Ruby Turner teacher ' 25 00 323 J E Flowers teacher 20 00 324 C Y Teague teacher ; 35 00 325 B F Austin teacher . 35 00 326 H V Teaguer teacher ' 35 00 327 J B Echerd teacher 52 50 328 Clara McBride teacher 25 00 329 Ola Watts teacher " . 35 00 330 P E Johnson teacher ' , 35 00 331 Victoria Watts teacher t 20 00 332 Hattie Hefner teacher ' . 67 50 333 Florence Mays teacher 20 00 334 V A Abernathy teacher ; , 85 00 335 Kate Stevenson teacher - ' 30 00 336 N R Martain wood etc ,.f 19 20 33T-Wilson Watts supplies 60 '338 Vick? Watts borrowed money V No. 2, Ellendale ,10100 339 J M Miller & Watts supplies - 7 15 340 SN Rufty supplies ;:10O 34t J M Miller & Watts supplies ' 24 08 342 P C Bolick wood 9 343 Jessie Baker teacher . 23 C ) S44 Jessie Baker teacher t T j 13 S43 II J V. iii-st e Li'iL-.Vncr ' . : 1 ' tuon! I ,