North Carolina Newspapers

' Pi . T 1 " ottmn yfliif WHICH IS MORALLY WRONG CANNOT BE POLITICALLY RIGHT. VOLUME 1. THOMASVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY JANUARY 27, 1911. NUMBER 35 , . - With The Law Makers Tuberculosis Meeting News Changes Hands. NEWS OF THE WEEK. New Hardware Store. Bills Introduce In the Senate end House Tuesady and Wednesday. The Senate -Introduction of Bins. Boyden, of Rowan: Incorporate the town of Rockwell, Rowan conn ty. Pinnix, of Yadkin: Prohibit throwing sawdust in the streams of Yadkin. Thome, of Nash: Create Oak Level township, Nash county. Kitchen, of Halifax: Provide for the oavment of burial expenses of Confederate veterans. Cobb, of Roberson: Create Row land and Noiih Robeson out of Robeson; also established farm life schools throughout the state. (5C0 copies of the latter ordered printed.) Johnson, of Duplin: Authorize the board of trustees of Warsaw high school to issue bonds for build ing a schoolhouse for the whites. 1'harr, of Mecklenburg: Amend the general insurance law of the state; also amend the general in surance laws regulating classes of insurance. Basset, of Edgecombe: Relative to receipts and disbursements of public money. Graham, of Orange: Provide for the settlement, registration, trans fer and assurance of real estate in North Carolina (SCO copies ordered printed. ) jBraham, of Wayne: Kxempt praticing dentists from jury service. Anderson, of Clay: Relative to the time of meeting of thecommiss ioners of Clav. - Starbuck, of Forsyth: Require copy of appraisal for purchase by surviving partner and schedule of liabilities to be filed with the clerk; alBO amend section 1,237 of the re visal. Cobb, of Robeson: Allow Roland Dees to register as a veterinary sur geon. Hobgood, Guilford: Provide for teaching agriculture and home mak ing in the public schools of Guil ford county; also relative tojudges' salaries and expenses, increasing to $3,500 and allowing ifl.OCD for traveling expenses. Sikes, of Wake: Incourage read building in North Carolina (5(10 cop ies ordered priuted. ) Coxe, of Jackson: Raise revenue for the protection of the forests of North Carolina. Ivie, of Rockingham; Allow own ers mortagage. Cotten, of Pitt; Provide for the settlement, registration, transfer and assurance of real estate 2,500 copies ordered printed. Barder, of Johnson: Protect re ligious gatherings. Armstrong, of Montgomery; A mend section 1005 of fcthe private laws of 1905. 1 Pinnix, of Yadkin: For the relief of ex-sherifl J. L. Sheek, of Yadkin. Haymore, of Surry: Protect wa ter supply of Mt. Airy; also improve the streets of Mt Airy; also amend the charter of Mt. Airy. Fourteen unimportant bills were recieved from the house and referr ed to appropriate commities, and eight local bills were reported fa vorably by senate committiees. The House new bills introduced. Joint resloution to pay members of the assembly who visited the school for the deaf and dumb at Morganton. Woodson: In regard to closing fruit and cigar stands on Sunday, By Dennie: Amend the law as to the salary of the assistant com missioner of labor and printing. By Battle: Compromise and set tie the debt of the University of North Carolino to the late H. H. Smith. Battle: Authorize towns to frame and amend their own charters, sub ject to approval of the attorney-general of the state as to constitution ality and adoption by the vote of the people. Designed to enable towns to adopt commission form of government or other form without special legislation. Battle: Relating to the payment of wages due to infant employes of foctones. Carr, of Durham: Amend War saw high school law of 1009. Richardson: Amend the divorce law. i Woodson: Amend charter of Kings Mountain Colonial Hunting club. Coxe, of Anson: Incorporate Zion church, Pee Dee, Anson county. Williams, of Buncombe- Require railroad companies to employ no conductors who have not had two years experience as brakemen and to provide full crews An all trains. -Kelly: Amend the charter of North Carolina. Address by Governor Kltchln. The seventh session of the North Carolina Association for the pre vention of Tuberculosis will meet in Raleigh, at 10 o'clock on Tuesday, January 31. Governor Kitcbin will open the session with an address. Laymen as well as members of the medical proffession should attend this great health meeting. Following is the programe; PROGRAMK. TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 31. Association called to order at 10 o'clock in the Chamber of Commerce Rooms, by Dr. Albert Anderson. Invocation. Rev. George W. Lay, Raleigh N. C. OpeningAddress. His Excellency, Governor W W. Kitchin, Norih Carolina. Response. Dr. Charles O. H. Laughinghouse, Greenville. North Carolina Sanatorium for the Treatment of Tuberculosis. Dr. J. E. Brooks, Montrose. The Economic Importance of Tuberculosis in Life Insurance. Dr. Albert Anderson, Raleigh, The Sin of Unbelief. Dr. J. T. J. Battle, Greensboro. The Home Treatment of Tubercu losis. Dr. J. W. McGehee, Reids- ville. . Discussion. AFTERNOON SESSION. Report of the Secretary-Treasurer. Dr. C. A. Julian, Thomasville. The Town in Its Relation to Tu berculosis. Col. J. L. Ludlow, Winston-Salem. The County in Its Relation to Tuberculosis. Rev. M. L. Kesler, Thomasbille. The Housing Problem. Dr. T. A. Mann, Durham. The Importrnce of Segregation in the Prevention of Tuberculosis. Dr. Houston B. Hiatt, Ashboro. The Outlook in North Carolina As Regards the Prevention of Tuber culosis. Dr. W. J. McAnnally, High Point. The Establishment of Sanatoria by Fraternal Orders and Its Eco nomic Significance in the Compaign Against Tuberculosis. Dr. I. J, Archer, Black Mountain. Discussion. EVENING SESSION. Presidential Addres: The State's Duty to Its Tuberculosis Sick. Dr. Richard H. Lewis, Raleigh. The Duty of the State to the Indigent Consumptive. Dr. Charles L, Minor, Asheville. The Housing of Our Advanced Cases of Tuberculosis. Dr. I. W. Faison, Charlotte. Discussion. Denton News. Miss Dee Ette Tally of Thomas ville visited friends here last week. Mr. C. L. Snider, one of the Den ton High School boytp is ill at pres ent, hope he will soon be in school again. Mr. J. R. Peace returned home from Chatham county last Friday. Miss Genie Rogers, of Lick Creek, visited school-mates here last week and returned home Monday accom panied by Miss Eliza Jane Snider. Mrs, Dell Andrews, of High Point visited friends here the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. U. A. Hedrick, of Thomasville visited relatives here last week. Mrs. John Sexton, of Bunch, died Tuesday night. The young men's prayer meeting is doing a great work. The Union meeting which was to have been held here the 27, has been called in for the present. Rev. J. P. Hornbuckle filled his regular appointment Sunday. Mr. Ross Lanier, of Handy, en tered school last Monday.. There is talk of a railroad being built from Granite Quarry to Ashe boro by the way of Denton. We are anxious to see the work begin. Messrs. A. G. Morris rnd C. C. Shaw are going to open up the mar ble works which have been closed for some time. The merchants report that busi ness is good. Politics, G. Manager. B. Crater New Greensboro N. C, At an adjour ned meeting of the' stockholders of the Daily News company, held in Raleigh Wednesday afternoon, the plant and good will of the company was transferred to Walter A. Hilde brand and George ;B. Crater, the aeieement and transfer of owner ship being made after a careful and full investigation of a number of proposals. By the terms of the sale the new owners Messrs. Hildebrand; and Crater, assumed control of the paper with Wednesday's Issue. In a signed editorial Mr. Hilde brand, who becomes editor-in-chief, announces that the paper will hence forth be independent in politics, but published primarily with a de sire to give to the people of Greens boro a news paper that will in time compare favorably in point of ex cellence with the best of the state dailies. It is also announced thnt Mr. Crater will become busi ness manager of the paper suc ceeding Z. P. Smith, formely editor-in-chief and business manager. Mr. Hildebrand will not assume active editorial work upon the pa per here, preferring to direct this end of the work from Washington, where he will act as special repre sentative of the Greensboro Daily News and the Aahvillc Gazctlc-Neii-s during the session of Con gress. Mr. Crater will asurne immediate control of the business affairs of the company. He was for a num ber of years business manager of the Charlotte Observer, but recent ly has been associated with Mr. Hildebrand in the management of the Aahville Gazette-Nen-8. He is a newspaper man of wide experi ence. It is stated that the management ond policy of the Ashville Gazette Nen-s will in no wise be affected by the development of yesterday. The terms involved in the trade have not been very public; in fact Mr. Hildebrand has not yet fully outlined the politics of the new ad ministration, his only public inti mation being in the editorial an nouncement in this issue with re ference to the political policy and desirs to put out a live, aggressi. e and home building newspaper. The new management will be sup ported by a capable staff, though as yet the personnel of the various departments has not been announ ced. Mr. W. H. Walker Entertain. Mrs. W. H. Walker entertained most delightfully Friday afternoon Merry Matrons. The club prize, Haviland china bowl, was won by Mrs. B. H. Finch. The visitors' prize, a sterling silver veil pin, was won by Miss Vera Price. Every body's prize was cut for, Miss Ola Horney winning, a china bon-bon dish. Refreshments consisting of a salad course was served. Those present were Mesdames Earl Mc- Crary, Joe Moffit, Deaderick, B. H. Fench, Jarrett, J. R. McCrary, Couch, Z. I. Walser, A. K. Sheets, Varner, Florence Hanes, Lee Mc Crary, Vann, C. C. Hargrave, Walter Mendenhall, C. A. Hunt, Sr., Dermot Shemwell, Misses Edna McCrary, Nellie Trice, Mayme Springs, Edith Greer, Lois Love, Vera Price, Zula Hedrick, Ola Horney, Louise Beeson, Ora Huck- abee. The Leader. llSOIUtlOnS OT nOSpOCT, Whereas our Heavenly Father in His all-wise goodness and mercy has seen fit to remove from Earth to the BetterJLand the mother of one our Baraca members, Mayor W. O. Burgin, we as a Baraca class of Main Street Methodist Sunday School Resolve 1st: That we deeply sympathize with our afflicted brother and also the other brother, Mr. Ralph Burgin, and would gladly help Jhim bear his sorrow. Resolved 2nd: That we commend him to the ten der care of Him who doeth all things well. Resolved 3rd: That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the bereaved family, and that a copy be spread upon our minutes, and also published in our town papers. Thomasville, N. C, Jan. 24, 1011. H. B. Brewer R. L. Pope J. E. Lambeth Committee. Independent In High POuf -The retail merchants association in High Point is in fa vor of Piedmont county. RaWgh-iThe Governor of North Ca rolina will now receive $6,000 per year instead of t,C: 3 as heretofore. New YOlWJ. P. Morgan sailed for England? Wednesday. He will go as soon as he reaches I. Henry A. Dupont, Re- was reelected United nator from Delaware by ilature Wednesday. New Yorjf The tallest building on earth isjiow being built on Man hattan :.land. The extreme height will be I'SO feet and will cost $12,000, OCD. ,fj New Ye, Theodore Rocsevelt will begin b a next tour March 3. He will apt ak in the South Atlantic and gul states, through Idaho and Montani' and then back home. Greensbi D-The Thompson Shoe Compat; y has been adjudged bank rugt. 3t le assets are $1,;30 and the liability s are $,6,0110. Mr. C. P. Frazier". va appointed receiver. . Raleigh- News from the state farm in Halif ix county is that 24 con victs hate just been baptid through the effo'jts of Mr. Kdgar Le Blanc. Mr. Le Blanc is an episcopalian. RaWgh-Uhe bill to create Hoke t. Countyiof Cumberland and Robe son wau reported favorably by the senatej Committee on counties, ci ties towns. The vote was ten to six. " j" Durham.f The proposition to extend the Norfolk and Western Railroad to Charlotte is being renewed and efforts tjre being made to create in terest in the project. The road would tap the South Bound. I Philadelphia. J. Pierpont Morgan was whirled from Washington to New .yfk last Monday in 3 hours and 50 minutes. The average time made was over a mile a minute. This ia believed to be the fastest run ever made. Annlston Ala. Harris and Courtner, a cotton firm of Decatur, Ala., through their representatives here purchased 4,200 bales of cotton from J. E. Dunston, of La Grange, Ga., for exportation to France. 3 25,000 was the price paid. Savannah, Ga. Last Monday Mr3. Ethel Olsen, of Jacksonville, Fla., sent a pistol bullet at her husband in a crowded street She alleges that her husband has abused her for months. She was arrested, charged with assault with intent to kill. Raleigh The Standard Oil Compa ny was adjudged not guilty, Tues day of violating the anti trust law of North Carolina by cutting the price of kerosene oil so as to drive out competition. The case was heard in December by Police J us tice Stronach. Mrs Susan Foster Dead. Mrs. Susan Foster died Saturday morning at the age of 85. She was one of Thomasville' s oldest and best women. She was the last of he Foster family, which name has been a part of Thomasville ever since it was founded. The loss of this family will be greatly missed, especially by our older people. dfajmg! Bh!m This Wl flllQ u 1 lltC"""cio8e the Lexington Hardware Company, to;Egyt Englanl Dover, fill publicat, States .& the Lee? Will Be Known As The Thomasville Hardware Company To Open About March 15 C. C. Moore Will Be Manager. A new hardware store will be op ened up here about March loth. tit will be known as the Thomasville Hardware Company and they will handle a full line of hardware. It will be in the building where the moving picture show is now locat ed. Mr. C. C. Moore will be manager of the business. He has been in the merchandise business for about eight years having been connected with the firm of Moore Brothers. Mr. C. A. Moore will succeed Mr. C. C. Moore as manager of Moore Brothers. Mrs. Mary E Burgin 1 After a brave fight for life against overwhelming odds, Mrs. Mary E. Burgin, widow of the late Merrit Burgin, died last night at 8 ;45 o'clock at the homeof herdaughter, Mrs. John Geiger, at No. iK8 North Tryon street, this city. A funeral service will be conducted at the residence this morning at 9:45 bv Rev. Dr. G. T. Rowe, pastor of Tryon Street Methodist church, of which she was a member. The remains will be conveyed to Rutherfordton, the former home of the deceasd, on the 10:40 train. Interment will occur there this afternoon at three o'clock. Mrs. Burgin was Oil years old and had made her home in Charlotte for several years. Before her marriage shewasMiss Mary K. Smith, daughter of Rev. Campbell Smith, a Metho dist minister, and was a native of western North Caroiina. Her hus band died iu Rutherfordton about ten years ago. Mrs. Bunrin had lived in Ashville for a time. She is survived by six sons, Messrs. F. A. Burgin of Atlanta, J. S. Burgin of Kllersley.Ga., W. (). and K. 1.. Burgin of Thomasville, S. L. Burgin and Charles McDowell Burgin of this city, besides her daughter, Mrs. John Geiger. In ad dition there are three brothers, CaptS. (). Smith and Dr. T. C. Smith of Ashville, Mr. J.C.Smith of Shelby, formerly of Charlotte, and a sister, Mrs. W. C. Abernethy, of Gastonia. Mrs. Burgin was a graduate of Converse College, Spartanburg, S. C, and a woman of deep consecra tion and strength of character. For more than a year she had been afflicted with cancer of the face, and underwent an illness which en tailed much suffering, but she bore it with rare fortitude. Charlotte Obserrer. The announcement of the death of Mrs. Mary E. Burgin was re ceived here early yesterday morn ing and cast a gloom over our en tire town where she formerly re sided and was well and favorably known. The body was brought here over the Seaboard's afternoon train and the interment took place in the village cemetery. A large number of our people were at the burial attesting the love and re spect in which she was held in her former home town. Rutherfordton Sun. Lot Sale. Saturday afternoon Penny Broth ers, the twin auctioners, held a land sale here in the northeastern part of town. Thirty lots were sold and brought about $2,500. Proper ty here ia advancing by leaps and bounds. lll buggy will be (riven to the one having the largest .number of votes at the of our Popularity Voting Conteat. . These buggies are carried: and sold by Lexington, N. C. Thi is the watch to be given away in The Da vinso.max contest. This watch is sold by IS. A. I'egg, and is on display at his store. Following are the number of votes given with each subscription; 6 months 400 votes; l year ijn votes: 2 years 2,.r00 votes; 3 years 4,000 votes; 5 years 7,000 votes. No subscription taken for less than 0 months during the contest. The Subscription price is only sfl.UO i year, published every Friday. district xo. 1. Miss Corrie Dodson 1,1.10 Miss Margaret Hoover 1,310 Miss Blanche Burgess. Miss Elsie Jarratt Miss Annie Thomas .110 .100 250 Miss Ollie Stone 1 140 Miss Carrie Cox 130 Miss Ida Mae Yow 1,110 Miss Greta Mason 200 DISTRICT NO. 2. Miss Roxie Sheets 020 Miss Edith Greer ,K0 DISTRICT XO. 3. Miss Chapel Surratt.... Miss I.ula Kinney Mrs. Walter Daniel Miss Delia Kinney Miss Grace Elliott Mrs. Dr. Pluniiner Mrs. Clyde Manner Miss Lola C'ranford Miss Cleta Carroll Miss Lillian I.entz Mies Willa Warner Miss Mettie Peacock Mies Nannie Skeen Miss Genie Garner Miss Kdnu Snider Misa Lizzie Beck Miss Treva Lanier Miss Laura Hanner Miss Bessie Pope Miss Annie Welborn.... .120 220 170 110 040 020 140 120 120 .HO . 1,550 240 o:to lf 530 100 213 230 500 510 100 Sam Smith., Miss Emma Thompson 270 district no. 4. Mrs. Frank Pluniiner. Chaa. Tysinger , 580 102 610 240 120 130 Miss Maud Wall . Miss Pearl Green Miss Lula Motsinger Di. J. A. Dimmette ... NOTICE Call at our office and get a list of our subscribers show ing who is behind and then get them to pay up and also pay a year in advance. Old and new sub scriptions count the same. Woman Drunk On No. 12 Tuesday Night. Tuesday a handsomely dressed young woman boarded No. 12 at Lex ington and left the train at High Point. She was under the influence of whiskey and when the train was running at full speed she went to the water cooler, and after partly filling it with water she proceed ed to pull out a whiskey flask and pour into the water a pretty big drink of whiskey. She started to her seat with it and the train struck a sharpe curve throwing her down and spilling the whiskey and water in the lap of a gentleman. 1