North Carolina Newspapers

'RPR1SE Vol. 12, No. 10 High Point, N. C, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 1909 Price Five Cents as DIGNIFIED STATE THE VERY BEST ANNUAL REPORT NEWS ITEMS AT RALEIGH CITIZEN'S MASS W. T. Kirkman PAPER ENTERTAINMENT FIRE D?PT. MEETING mil r 11 L. M II II rV mmn..mmM.mmm mm mm V SHOES for r.iEn AT Blair-HoskinsOo The Windsor Hotel PHILADELPHIA. One of the best and most conveniently located hotels In Philadelphia. IN HEART OF BUSINESS SECTION. A popular stopping place for Southerners. WE KEEP IN STOCK STEAM PUMPS INJECTORS AND EJEC TORS, ALL SIZES IN STOCK. ORATE BARS a CENTS A POUND. Southern Machine Works C. C. PERRY First Class Private Boarding House Meals also furnished at any hour. All f utniture new and clean. A RATES REASONABLE. 206 North Main Street. T Plant Wood's Seeds Tor The Garden G Feirm. Thirty yean in btuineta, with steadily increasing tnde everj ygsp mtil we have to-dy one of tfa (attest btuinewM In weds in this ountry la the best of TktoPMMtO Tfe Superior Quality of Wood's Seeds. W ars headquarters, tor Grut and Clover Seeds, Seed Potatoes, Seed Qats. Cow Peas. Soja Beam and : all Firm Seeds! . S ; -V Wood's DosoripUv Catelea ' tha moat awful and valuable of Garden and Sana seed Catalogs " mailed tot 00 rsqntst . . -TsfottjSCDtSMS.- f tssdswsn, mohmoMl, Vs. ' " " ! J ''.hi -" ' J illlffillMIIDS filflffllISS Changa of Ads'. W. T. , Kirkman & Co. Repre " Sets the besV tailoring wtabi'. KITCHIN'S INUAGURAL ADDRESS. Every citizen who reads the excellent State paper of Govern Kitchm printed -welow will con cede to it its many excellencies, In it the-State has the assurance of a thorough 'business adminis tration, free from any extreme measures. Mr. Kitchin said: Members of the General Assem bly, Ladies and Gentlemen: Political parties are not only natural, but necessary in out igovernment. Under our consti tution all the legislative powers of the State every two years, and all the executive powers ev ery four years are returned to the people, to whom all government al powers belong, and ;he elec tors at these stated intervals de termine into whose hads these powers shall be committed. The Democratic party, has again beep charged by the people with the responsibility for the proper ex ercise of these powers during the constitutional periods. By thus further entrusting the public af- .fairs to this party they have en dorsed its record and have ap proved its declarations of princi ples set forth in the Oharlotte platform. In approving its rec ord they did not intend to de clare it faultless, or to approve every act committed in its name No human beig is perfect an J o No human being is perfect and no The people did, however, approve its fundamental doctrines and its well-considered policies. As no man is altogether bad, no politi cal party is altogether bad. In disapproving the record of the Republican party and rejecting its platform the people did not dedare that nothing in that rev ord is pood and nothing in that platform, desirable, but they ex pressed their julgment that the record as a whole of the Repub lican party in this State has been harmful, that its platform criti cism of the service of the Demo cratic party to the public is un just, and that its denunciations of Democratic policies are un warranted. In assuming to-day in obedi ence to the will of a majority of my felow-citizens the weighty responsibilities of the ohie6 exec utive of this commonwealth it is, unnecessary to give assurance that the recognized principles of the Democratic party shall be encouraged and puisued by the incoming administration. We have been commanded to main tain and promote so far as we can the great policies .vhich have been continued or inaugurate! during the last eight years, as well as to undertake the estab lishment of the new policies pro pounded in the platform which was endorsed at the polls and with the provisionb of which you are already familiar. Many electors unfortunately have the easy disposition of fail ing to exercise their right ofi suf frage or of exercising it in the general elections, wth Otiher mo tives than the high purpose ot strengthening the party repre senting their political principles and selecting officials who will. in their . judgment, best serve each elector s having antv unjer standingly bavin?, an equal voice in naming the candidates of his party. "Whether you flavor a general mandatory primary law or not ther are provisions to -,which there may be "no opposition and which ought to be enacted and made-applicable to all counties where primaries are held. Among these provisions are the fbllow ing .' :0 ' '' first, ddesrates.: should t re- Suired to cast the vote on, the rtt'fcallot according to the pri mary; result.', vf ? .'T V'?H: ri Second, there should be a reg istered list of party Votes subject to challenge, f O';"'' Third. the lefinslatune should fix he date of orimaries ' .for all parties (of i State',1 judicial and Congressional offices, an J also fix another date for, primaries f6r legislative. ;and 'county - office, ith,ap'IytokIiWfflMtting the county : executive ' committee . iri its, discretion to adopt for . any county jprimairy the 1 State f. and . district' . primadayife; Fourth, al '.corrupt .use'o1 money fw primary effect should It has been the policy of the. management nf the Lyceum Course this season to present at tractions which, while equal to any in merit and pleasure-giv ing qualities, are furthermore different in their ch?racter from those in previous courses. By mentally running over the en tertainmets which have already appeared, one will readily recog nize that fact when he recalls the great Italian band of twenty- five instruments, the eminent ac tor, Mr. Frederick Ward in his delightful Shakespearian lecture- recital; and the Honolulu Stu dents, something entirely unique and picturesque. The Comrnpnwealtlv' Ladies Orchestra will continue to fulfill that policy. Here we have a well-balanced orchestra of twelve members, composed of the best skilled musicians ami performing the best class of both standard and popular music Nothing of the sort ha3 tefore appeared in a Southern lyceum course, and it is scarcely possible to enjoy such an opportunity outside of the arge cities. Tliis excellent company will fill their engagement here on next Friday evepinp, Jan. 15. Seats are on sale at the Mann Drug Co. ( There is already manifest a considerable interest among peo ple who have not subscribed to the course, an J the Orchestra will probably be greeted by the largest audience of the season. Local and Personal Miss Francis Pickett returned to the Baptist University yester day. T. J. Gold is in Raleigh to day. Rev. Gait is attending a meeting in the interest of the Episcopal church in Greens'borc to-day. Mr. M. C. Fowler, of Oklaho ma, a tiormer ISorth Carolinian, is in the city. Mr. Fowler is an expert penman and will probably get up a class here. Mr. W. B. Jenkins, of Louis ville, who is well anil favorably known by many of our citizens, is expected here this week on his return from Florida. He will be here for several days. Mr, Jenkins likes High Point. Mr. A. V. Snpp, of Greensbo ro is here to-day. He hopes to have his new building ready be fore March 1st. J. A. Hoskins was a visitor here yesterday. Mr. Hill Linthecum, of Dur ham, who has been on a visit to Troy has returned. He tells the Enterprise that his son has made a useful invention, a de vice for twnig music sheets. Mr. W. J. Armfield attended a birthday dinner at the home of Mr. Riley Smith this week. A singular incident connected with the anniversary was that the husband, wife and only ohild have the same birtlhday. Mr. J. J. Farriss is a business visitor to 'Greensboro, this after noon. NAME TO BE PRESENTED TO-MORROW. Wahsington, D. C, an. 12. It is authoritatively stated tnai President Roosevelt will send to the Senate, probably on Thurs day the name of H. F. Saawell of Carthage, N. C, to be judge of the Eastern district ofl North Carolina, and that he so inform ed a visitor from .'North Carolina to-day. Successful Operation 'Mr. J. B. Rector who under went an operation Sunday after noon at St. Luke's hospital, in Richmond by Dr. Stewart Mc- Culre, we understand is doing very nicely. - Mrs. Rector, who accompanied hirn will return to night. . ' ' THE CONTEST. Y : Tbe viner. on the contest for the trip to Washington began yea terday in earnest and it promise to be quite lively. ' . The way is easy; tor any two girls who care to. give the matter, some tttl i :We will publish Saturday th result '.of the write- up to hat time and ever day uo -,to the tinrt of ; closing Vthe: ontest4 v M you ): want to i nominate some young lady Wthe ontest stdjbuying, 4 la ber, name; ',y I :v wheit arreted.;: m0&M SAVING BY FIRE DEPT. YEAR 1908 : APPROXI MATELY $33,500 RE SPONDED TO i FIRE ALARMS VALUE OF BUILDINGS WHERE FIRE OCCURRED ABOUT $45, 000 INSURANCE $33,650 DAMAGE BY P?R ONLY $",349 At the regular ipecting of the Board of Aldermen Monday night Chief Horneyi, of the Fire Department submitted the fol lowing report. Hon. Mayor and- Board of Alder men City of High,'! Point. Dear Sirs : Herewith I hand 'Ou my re port as Chief ofl your Fire De partfment for the yea. ending Dec. 31st, 1908. , We attended 20 alarms that was not false and 7 false, total 27 calls. Value of buildings where fife occurred $44,998.95 Insurance on buildings $32,650. Damage to buildings $11,349 Mortgage on bufliirigs $5,255. Value of contents of buildings where fire occurred $132,394. In surance on con-tents $52,905. Lumage to contents $109,437. .Mortgage on contents $1,423. (The greater amount of the above loss was on the two fires, namely Sou. Car Cc., Feb. 8tih. Loss on building $20,300. Con tents $26,300. Davis-Kirkman (Lindsay Chair Co.) Feb. 14th, 1908. Building $6,500. Contents $16,250 or over 50 pir cent build ing loss and over per cent contents loss for the year. In regard to the amount of property at risk during tfhe fires I am un able to make even an estimate. Yours respectfully, A. B. Homey, C. F. D. Notice The Entre Nous Club will meet to-morrow at 3 o'cHock with Mrs. W. T. Parker. Death of Mrs. Shields. The friends of Mrs. Chas. R Qieen sympathize with her in the death of her sister, Mrs. Dr. Hj B. Shields, of Carthage, which occurred at that place January 6th after a ling,ering- illness. The funeral services were held on thg Thursday afternoon Hollowing a Carthage, N. C. The deceased eft a husband and little girl three years old. The best of medical skill and loving care attributed to alevi- ate her sufferings, when the end came peacefully. Newspaper for Thomasville. A charter will be asked for this week incorporating Tih Thom asville Record, the new newspa per for Thomasyjlle, the business and manufacturing men have seen the necessity of a good wide-awake newspaper and all aire subscribing stock and will dc their part toward making the pa pen a credit to the town; The first issue wSl come March 1st. out about WARD COMMITTEES. Five, citizens from each ward make up the special charter com mittee. It is suggested and urg- eJ that each of these ward com mittees meet before the general committee meetine Monday night. Let the chairmen in the wards attend to the calling of these meetings. Moved Out There has been some feeling . . . -1 over a situation that has existed on the lower end of Washington street near Centennial. It seems that houses have been rented to colored people in what has al ways been a white neighborhood. This naturally would engender ill feeling, something entirely new in High Point where the white people have always been kindly disposed to the negtro. We understand it'hat one of the houses was vacated last night and the other snouiu te at once. The reason is quote obvious and should be plain to the property owner, u. all lie mat them. ARRESTED HERB AT NOON FOR SEDUCTION. ; Chief Gray-,- arrested , ''Manuel Millpr at noon to-dav who u wanted in Randolph county fo seduction The about 30. years of age and Nwa .jtalking; to the ticket agent wirh a view to 1,000 MASONS GATHER TO WITNESS THE OFFICIAL PRESENTATION OF THE MAGNIFICANT NEW TEMPLE IT IS DED ICATED TO VIRTUE AND UNIVERSAL BENEV LENCE ITS COMPLE TION TOOK SEVEN YEARS AS IT TOOK IN THE BUILDING OF THE FIRST MASONIC TEM PLE OF MASONRY BY SOLOMAN. Enterprise Bureau, Special Correspondence. Raleigh, Jan. 13. The North Carolina Grand Lodge of Masons convened last night with more than five hun dred Masons registered, the number increasing to well nigh one thousand to-day before the ceremony of dedicating the ,0 splendid new temple this after noon. The opening- features of the session were the annual ad dress of Grand Master S. M. Gattis and the annual oration by Past Grand Master Robert Rintr ham, of Asheville. Major Bing ham in his oration advocated a change in the orphanage system wnereDy ttie children would toe placed in families and the build ings at Oxford used as a temnora ry home for children awaiting a place. At the dedication of the tem ple this afternoon the ceremony was esoeciaHv uniaue. Past Grand Master Wm. A. Cox an nounced the dedication cere monies and the members of ths Grand Lodee formed a Droces- sion and marched three times around the splendid lodge hall singing "Master Supreme Accept Our Praise." Past Grand Mas. ier W. S Liddell, Charlotte, at president of the Temple Con struction Co., officially presented the completed temple to the -Grand Lodge. And the accept ance was bv Grand Master S. M. Gattis, following some ritual istic ceremony, Pa.st Grand Mas ter Francis D. Winston delivered the oration in which he declared that "A loiuj cherished ambition of Masonry is this day accom plished. We are in the complet ed temple which to-day we dedi cate to Masonn to virtue, to universal benevolenc." He re viewed th struggles of Mason ry in the great work of provid inc the temple callinc attention to the interesting fact that th work has taken seven years from the time the motion was madt for the undertaking by Gen. W R. Cox to its completion, just as it took, accorddin.' to Biblical records seven years to completi the first great Masonic temple of Masonry by boiomon. lie paio tribute to the fixed and noble principals ofMasonn- as they have come down through the shifting corridors of time and the imperative duty of present day Masons to keep unchanged and active this universal principle. The Grand Lo.lge will 'be in session 'until Thursday afternoon or Friday morning. Sad News to Maior Uranam. A sad feature of the inaugural ceremonies was a telegram that came to Maior W. A. Graham Commissioner of A)griculture to the effect that Mrs. Graham, who has been rll for several months, was in a critical condi tion and for him to come to her, bedside by the first train. Silver Service for Gov. Glenn. lust before the mantle of the Governorship ofi North Carolina passed from Governor Glenn to Governor Kitchin there transpir ed in the executive office a most isicTiificant ceremony in (which the Women's Christian Temper ance Union of North Carolina presented to Governor Glenn t splendid silver service as a tok tn of amweciation for the great work for State prohibition dons by him during his administra tion. There was a large compa ny of ladies present tor the cere monv: the spokesman was Sen ator Z. V. Long, of Iredell count ty. In the massive silver tray is the inscription: "10 ijovernor Robert E.-Ulenn, from tne wo men of North Carolina, in grate ful memory of his valiant fight for the protection of the homes of; our, beloved State, May aa roo8" The date used is tine day the ; State prohibition election ,wa hew. . ,.- Steps Taken to Revise Charter. The mass meeting at the ware house last night which was call ed to consider the new charter was well attended. J. A. Se- chrest was made chairman and J. J. Farriss acted as secretary. By request Mr. A. E. Tate ex plained the new charter going over the new phases ofi the doc ument. There were short talks by many citizens and it was soon seen that there were objection able clauses, some of which were named. It was finally decided in order to facilitate matters to appoint from the meeting a com mittee composed of four citi zens from each ward, wlwse du ty it will be to go over the new charter and make a report to the mass meeting at an early day. Committee Meets. After the adjournmet of the mass meeting the special com mittee met by electing W. P. Pickett, chairman. It was agreed to meet tit the. Manufac turer's Club next Monday night to prepare a report for the mass meeting. Phe following citizens conqwse the special committee: First Ward. Dr. J. T. Burrus, R. T Pickens, Reitzel, V. C. Jones, Dr. C. E. . A. Wheeler. Second Ward. W. P. Pickiett, J. J. Welch, T. J. Gold, Rev. A. Gait, A. K. Hammer. Third Ward. C. V. Cummins, M. T. W. Barker, Dr. J. A. Turner, T. Kirkman, J.J. Farriss. Fourth Ward. F. N. TUe, W. H. Ragan, J. C. Welch, S. L. Davis, N. M. Hodson. With the several objections named at the mass meeting fresh in the minds of the committee. t will not be difficult in arriving at a satisfactory compromise. They are Good Providers. On Friday and Saturday Jan. 5U1 and 16th the ladies of South Main Street church will be pre pared to furnish meals in the va cant store room of Mr. Simmons on South Main street. A nice. unch will be served togethei with oysters in any style at 3 moderate charge. The purpos? of this is to raise funds for nec essary improvements to the Sun day school department and it il the sincere wish of those hav ing this in charge that they may ave the support of our town at large in this worthy cause. Death of Mrs. Suttenfield. Mrs. J. D. Suttenfield whose lness was reported in Satur ay's Enterprise, died at her home on Howell street Monday at 3:30 o'clock. She leaves a husband and seven children. Mrs. Suttenfield was takei. with grip about 10 days ago and was stricken with paralysis a few days afterwards. Deceased was n otnsecrated Christian woman and was devoted to her family. She was well lik ed by all of her friends and neighbors. The funeral services were con ducted from the house by Rev O. L. Powers. Opera House. To-night Gento & Company will give an exhibition of what is termed "second sight." He will pass round paper and envelopes. among the audience, any whq wish may ask a question on the paper, seal it up in the envelope and after all are collected Miss Zento will give the answer without the envelopes beinig op ened and this will aW be done in full view of the audience. l did not take Zento long to escape from Deputy Sheriff Parrish's handcuffs last night, locked up in a bag on the firont of the stage where everyone could see him. He got out of the 'bag too. Miss Zento in her character sona and Happy Tack Zierach elicited. round after round of applause for their specialties. The mov ing pictures are fine and will be changed again to-night. The first performance on Mon- Lday night was no less marvel ous and the entire performance is attracting considerable atten tlon. Represents the Very BEST TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT FIT AND QUALITY OF GOODS GUARANTEED W. T. Kirkman $ Co. Straighten Up and Keep Straight Our SHOULDER BRACES WILL HELP YOU (0. WATCHES OF OLDEN j0 DAYS j0 It is said that watches were made in Nuremberg as early as 1477- 1 hey were of lrttle practi cal use, and resembled our watches of to-day in a slight de gree. Some of them were in the shape of a pear, and often the)j were used as heads to walking sticks. They were of small ser vice in keeping time until the mention of the balance spring )y Hooke in 1658. If you need one of the latest type at a reason able price see." F. P. CAUBLE Jeweler and Engraver TO CLOSE OOT OUR ENTIRE STOCK We are going to retire from the jewelry business. In order to do so we must reduce our enor mous stock. Now we propose to do this by selling at a price nev er heard of before. We well know that to close out this stock we must be the losers in this deal but our loss is your gain. All goods marked in plain fig ures Come in and see for yourself. A big part of our business is watches. See what you can get for $4.15. A. P. STALCT JEWELERS Wo Thanh You FOR YOUR PATRONAGE DURING THE YEAR WE ARE APPRECIATIVE MATTON DRUG CO. till .3 ' II i 1 VI m