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THAT WHICH IS MORALLY WRONG ' tANNO T BE POLITICALLY RIGHTl
VOLUJVI3 2;t
' THOMASVILLE.'N. C.i FRIDAY, AUGUST ll, I9U.
NUMBER ll
New Dry-Goods Firm.
Gates md Boggs Is Its Style.
CasltaiUt aad Knight sf ttw Qrlp Bo Into Put
MrtMp to Blvi TtfORUtvUt A New Uo-to-Dato
, Dry-Goods store.
The latest news in Thomaaville
bnsinesa circles Is the organization
of the new firm of Cates andBoggs,
dry-jroodB merchants. ..The, firm
consists of Messrs. E. W. Cates and
C. A. Boggs, both old hands at the
dry-goods business, though neith
er has been in it lately, Mr. Cates
having retired some time ago, and
Mr. Boggs having been on the road
as a commercial traveller for some
Years. The new firm will carry a
complete line of high-class dry
goods, notions, shoes, gentlemen's
furnishings and a smaller line of
clothing. They will open up about
the first of September, in the store
room next door to the p ost offce,
recently vacated by. the Burgin Co.
Workmen are now engaged in re
novating the store, putting up new
shelves, painting, etc. The entire
front of the Cates building is also
undergoing a complete refurbish
ing. When the work is completed
there will be no nicer blodk of
stores in the city.
Mr. Cates and Mr. Boggs will
both spend all of next week in the
markets of Baltimore, Philadel
phia and New York buying stock
for the new store.
Mr. Boggs has resigned his pres
ent position, and after the first of
next month both parteners will de
vote their entire time to the busi-
Reciprocity.
When the Canadian Parliament
ratifies the Reciprocity Bill the pro
ducts mentioned below will be sub
ject to duties as follows in either
country:
Fresh meats, l l- cents a pound.
Bacon, hams and other smoked
mn.ta t U CMltl DM ItOntld. '
;dnec mfeST eaa icannea pout-
try, 20 per cent ad valorem.
Lard and compounds thereof, 1 1
4 per pound.
Fish packed in tins, graduated
specific duties up to 36-ounce pack
ages, and above that 30 per cent ad
valorem.
Canned vegetables, 1-14 cents per
pound.
Wheat and rye flour, 50 cents per
barrel.
Oatmeal and rolled oats, SO cents
per hundred pounds.
Corn meal, 12 1-2 cents per hun
dred pounds.
Prepared cereal foods, 17 1-2 per
cent ad valorem.
Sweetened biscuits, 23 per cent ad
valorem.
Mineral waters and imitations
thereof 17 1-2 per cent ad valorem.
Farm wagons and parts thereof,
22 1-2 per cent, ad valorem.
Agricultural implements, 15 per
cent ad valorem.
Portable engines for farm pur
poses, 20 per cent ad valorem.
Building stone not dressed, 12 1-2
percent ad valorem. V ' '
Paving blocks, 17 1-2 per bent ad
valorem.:' "'.' STf
Plumbing fixtures, 32 1-2 percent,
ad valorem.'
. Cutlery, 271-2 per cent, ad vale-;
rem. '; A- 4"
Plate glass, not beveled, 25 per
cent ad valorem.
Motor vehicles, 30 per cent ad va
lorem. -
I i In addition to the above- list the
United States will take from : Cana
da at certain reduced rates -pf duty
such articles as alumnium, laths,
shingles, finished lumber anil Iron
ore, if Canada will receive from the
United States at certain rates of du
ty cement, fruit trees, condensed
milk, peanuts and coal.
s. FREK 1,18.
. j Then comes the free, list under
which each country wiu'reclve the
following; articles: ' ?
? Live animals,' poultry, various
grains, corn, fresh vegetables and
fruits, dairy productsreggshoneyi
cottonseed eft, eedsj , animal, oUs,
mineral waters not bottled, timber,
jmica, asbestos, crude iglycerine,
(talc, brass in bars, and rodsK,rolled
! iron or steel, wire of certain sites,'
'barbed wire fencing and coke.
) In odditlon the United will admit
free of duty from Canada wood
pulp, news print paper and other
paper ; . manufactured " from ; wood
pulp' on condition that no export
duty is imposed upon1 it before
-leaving the Dominion.-v,iieioro
I Courier. .
Court Calendar.
August Term, beginning Monday,
August 14, 1911, two weeks, for trial
of criminal and civil cases, Hon. F
A Daniels; Judge presiding. Cases
not on calendar may be called for
motion at any time. ,. .
STATE DOCKET.
First Three Days, Monday, August
; 14th, to Thursday, August 17.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 17TH.
5 Maggie Hedrick et al. vs. Chas,
G. Berrler et al.
11 Wagner vs. Armfield and Bank
. of Thomas ville, two cases, 11 and 12
14 Wm. Godfrey & Co. vs. Southern
& Norfolk Junction Planing Mill Co.
16 C W. Wilson vs. D. C Cox,
: Admr.
16 B. J. Davis vs. Jno. W. Holland,
et al.
20 A. C. Burgess, Admr., vs. N. C.
Railroad Co.
22 Henry Headen vs. Southern
Railway Co.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 18TH.
26 Amanda Ingram vs. L. F.
Smith.
29 Chas. Young, et al., vs. J. B.
Palmer, et al.
30 Dave Peterson vs. Town of Lex
ington. 31 Varigy Carrick vs. Southern
Power Co.
31 Thomasville Light & Power Co.
vs. Mrs. G. O. Cox.
33 High Point Hardwood Lumber
Co. vs. Queen Chair Co.
37 Joe Vatz vs. Southern Railway
Co...r;'.J...-.
38 W. E. Caldwell Co. vs. Crutch
field Hdw. Co.
39 J. A. Jordan vs. R. L. Jordan.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 19TH.
44 J. J. Collett vs. Novella Collett.
43 Laura Lookabill, Admx., ve N.
. C. Railroad Co.
MONDAY, AUGUST 21ST.
33 G. W. Garland vs. Wiley White
hurte 46 F. M. Copple vs. Piedmont
Railway Co.
i8 STXT"Haines t'fo. late CrumpT
30 C. P. Harmon vs. Ferguson
Contracting Co., et al.
52 E. F. Seagraves, et al., vs. A.
H. Meyers.
54 Jno. H. Smith vs. St Paul Fire
& Marine Co.
56 Harvester Co. vs. A. W. Broad
way. 58 Amos Miller vs. Town of Lex
ington. TUESDAY, AUGUST 22ND.
59 Myrtia Myers vs. W. W. Dorset.
61 R. B. NcRary vs. Western Un
ion Telegraph Co.
62 Geo. C. Thompson vs. Purcell
Construction Co.
64 H. N. Baruke vs. People's Mer
cantile Co.
66 R. S. Green vs. J. R. and T. E.
McCrary.
69 J. L. Armfield vs. T. S. Easley.
70 Columbus whitesides vs. Wins
ton SalemSouthbound railway Co.
71 Thos. W. Hart vs. Hugh A. Pal
mer, et al.
72 F. J. Cook, Admr., vs. N. C.
i Railroad Co. . '" f
73 F. P. Meyers, Admr., vs. N. C.
Railroad Co. . . . , ..
; -WEDNESDAY, AUGUST. 3.
74 Israel Wager, et al., vs. Jno. R.
"i"May,etal. i
73 Id. D.Grubb vs. Ambrose Grubb
, Admr. . :
79 T. E. Koonts vs. Salisbury A
'""ik Spence Ry. Co.
80 W, R. Koonts vs. Salisbury dc
spencer Ry. Co. .',
85, Hinkle & Leonard vs. Davidson
'County .. y.';1!
80 1 Lancaster vs. H. Val Badgett
79 Luther Miller vs. Town bt Lex-
90 J. L. Tate ve. Town of Lexing-
ton.--- ' '";,
91 Owens, et al., vs. R. J. "Looka-
" bill.,,;''4:::.:'
THRSDAY, AUGUST 24,
92 v Atela Hart vs. Hugh A. Palm.
er et al. ,
93 W. N. Kinney vs. M. A. Kinney.
94ferrell vs Perrellv
96, National Hank of Lexington vs.
" ' Spring. V -tW, '
SB: Ear Meonard ys. ; Southern
Railway Co. , . , ; ..'.;
99 G. W. Montcastle, et aL vs. R.
A Wheeler.
100 Hardy vs. Piedmont Railroad
Co. iiifjy ':',ift;.''.'U f:
102 R. 8. Yarborough vs- S. M.
Ysrborouirh.'' 4t w.;iiimi-i.wiowi'.i
106 Nevada Lambeth vs. Md. Clod
i.f felter.;" S i:V -J-k'
1U Good Roads Mch- Co, vs. J. W-
.. iueia ei
Keen Brown Drowned.
II HI
Son of Mrs. ( Scott Brown Meets
Death at Columbia. ..
Whs Botthi With Twt Other Yaunf Hsa Craft
TwRtd Tsrts. Tws Orawnei, On Eacapss.
The community was shocked and
saddened to hear of the death by
drowning Monday of Mr. -Keen
Brown, the 16-year-old eon of Miv.
Scott Brown, formerly of Thomas
ville, at present of Columbia, S. C
Brown, Clarence Driggers and J.
M. Axson, all young men employed
in the Seaboard Air Line offices at
Columbia. S. C, went out Monday
to Ridgewood Park, near the city,
where they took a boat to row over
the lake there. While they were dir
rectly over the deepest part of the
lake the boat for some reason went
down, throwing all its occupants
into the water. Axson managed to
reach the shore, but Brown and
Driggfrs went down; it is the more
strange since Brown is said to have
been a good swimmer while Axson
was not
The exact cause of the accident is
still a mystery. Investigation by
Coroner Walker shows J. W. Par
rent, who was with Driggers and
Brown, to have bee in error when
be said the boat leaked and filled
gradually until it was swamped.
Immediately after the accident the
boat was drained and five men put
into it It did not leak, but tender
John Elliott, colored says the men
forcibly took poeession of the boat
when it was partly filled with water,
this water having been splashed in
to the boat by a previous user who
had been in bathing. Coroner
Walker thinks it probable that the
three young men tipped the boat so
that it shipped water over the side
to such an extent as to swamp it
A" sad feature is that the boat con
tains air sponsors which would
have kept the heads of all three
afloat, if they had retained suffi
cient presence of mind to clinjgtol
it
Keen Brown was the son of Mrs.
Scott Brown, nee Miss Nannie
Keen, and the grandson of the late
Squire J. R. Keen. He had many
schoolmates and friends in this
city, who will mourn his untimely
death.
He was buried in the Thomasville
Cemetery at 5:30o'clock Wednesday
The funeral was conducted from the
residence of Mr. G. A. Tnompson.
Six young men about Keen's own
age acted as pall-bearers and two
more carried the beautiful floral of
ferings. The sermon was preached
by Rev. G. A. Martin, in the ab
sence of Rev. R. M. Courtney.
The sympathy of her many friends
here goes out to the bereaved
mother.
Editor Somewhat Mixed
A Shookumuche editor who was
full of hard cider, got a sale ad, and
a marriage mixed, says an exchange.
The description ran - as follows:
"William Smith, the only son of Mr.
and Mrs. Josiah Smith, was dispos
ed of at "-public auction to Lucy
Anderson,, on my farm one mile
east of here, in the presence of 70
guests, including the following, to-
wit: . Two mules 12 head of cattle.
Rev. Jackson tied the nuptial knot,
averaging 1,220 pounds on the hoof.
The home of this charming bride
was tastefully decorated with sowash
calm spade, one sulky rake, one
feed grinder, one set of double
harness, nearly new, and just be
fore the Ceremony was pronounced
Mendelssohn's inspiring wedding
march wad given by one milch cow
to be fresh next April carrying a
bunch of flowers in her hand and
looking charming in a gown made
of light spring wagon, three boxes
of apples, three racks of hay, one
grindstone, mousline de sole trim
med with about 100 bushels of spuds.
"The bridegroom is well known
and a popular young man, and has
always stood well among society
circlet btJZ Berkshire hogs, while
the bride is an accomplished end
talented school teacher of a splen
did drove of Poland Chinas pedi
grees if desired." ;
, "Among the beautiful' presents
were two sets of silver knives and
one go-cart and other articles too
numerous to mention. The bridai
couple left yesterday on an extended
trip Terms: ' Twelve - months'
time to responsible parties; other
wise, spot cash. Lunch will be
served at the stable. . After this,
Mr. and Mrs. Smith will go to housekeeping-
in a cosy little home at the
corner of Mail and Dr. R. L. Craoby,
auctioneer." Ex. ; ;
. Sewer Work Becun.
Wrz4 Medal of "Old istssy" Now Plowing
it Us the Statu.
: The first lick on Thomasville' s
new sewer system was struck Tues
day evening when the new ditcher
stirted work on Salem street, in
frjnt of Dr. Peacock's. At the time
waen she was ripping up the
thoroughfares "Old Betsey" the
water-works ditcher, was considered
onder; but she couldn't hold a
&ftjiile to the new machine, which
clrn cut a trench seven feet and six
inches deep. The machine is a
brand-new one, bought by the Mc
Cfary company for the particular
job of cutting the sewer ditches in
Tfeomasville, High Point and Ashe
bdro. It came here first of all,
never having been stuck in the
glound before.
'Mr. H. Freeman, who has been
thje local representative of the Mc
Cfarys during the construction of
toe water system, will give place to
Mr. R. I. Dickens, whose specialty
is sewers. Mr. Dickens has been
with his company for a number of
years, and is a thorough master of
his job. He will rush the work
tijrough with all possible speed and
ifjhe has good luck he may be done
of the middle of October.
Side-Tracking Old Reliable.
Old Reliable made his first appear
ances and disappearances in the
Saturday Evening Post The Bobbs
Merrill Company wanted to accum
ulate him in a compact crowd and
make a book. Harris Dickson, his
creator, was then on the eve of de
parting for Central Africa. It was
necessary for him to take the vari
ous stories with him and hunt a
duiet place where they could be
elded together with a few kind
ords to explain Zack's doing mean-
hile. The quiet spot was discov-
ed on Capri, that bit of blue-set
pck in Naples Bay, where Tiberius
feared his villa and the sirens charm
Ulysses. Zack was perfectly ateaee
witn BirenB ununc n iuc uuu xiucnun
on the other. He never paid 'em no
mind. Here it was that his accident
al adventures were woven into a
continuous narrative and the manu
script ready for publication.
On this Island there resides a
"Spedezione" whose particular job
is to run errands back and forth to
Naples, baggageman, purchasing
agent, expressman. This versatile
person smirks and rubs his hands
to the name of Serafino, with the
black mustache and jetty eyes,
"Serafino," says Mr. Dickson, "I
have here a package must go in the
safest and quickest way to Indian
apolis. It is worth fifty thousand
lire." "Cenquonte milli!" andSer-
nfino, like the Match hare, opened
his eyes very wide. He took a fev
erish interest in that package, pre
scribed a "piccolo canestra" the
same being a small champagne bas
ket in which the manuscript was
safely packed. When Mr. Dickson,
as he thought, saw the manuscript
speeding on its way to America, he
turned eastward. Then cablegrams
and letters began to catch him at
Cairo, Khartoum, Taufika: andotb
er seaport towns "Where Is Old Re
liable?' ' "Why don't you send that
manuscript?"
The man. who knew Zack beat
thought, of course, he was ramb
ling around somewhere and would
turd up in the leisurely course of
nature. ' So , he kept telegraphing
back, f'Zack is on his way. Don't
tear your shirt." Zack never did
show up, ' and he continued not to
show up " Vi
i Meanwhile, Mr. D ckson had got
east o' Sues, where the best is like
the worst Instead of going on
around the world, be had to come
back to Capri and try to strike the
trail of Old Reliable. '
Serafino was manifestly startled
when Mr. Dickson walked into that
little shop.' 'fSerafino ''caught his
breath and assured him it , wasr al
right Zack had gone on his way
rejoicing. Then Mr. Dickson wanti
ed to see a receipt from the con
necting carrier at Naples, all of
whch offended Serafino, hurt, the
tender edges of his nature. f
But Mr. Dickson insisted, having
already searched. Naples, and find
ing no record, of the package; after
three days Mr.; Dickson got a lawV
yet,' who finally forced Serafino to
produce -1 a A receipt from Naples,
bearing the ' current ' date.1 It had
just been sent AH those months
it had reposed on Seraflntfs floor'
and Zack got the longest it st of his
life. r x O
in the Mayor's Court.
The proceedings in His Honor
Mayor Green's court were compar
atively simple Monday morning.
The docket consisted of two assaults
and one charge of disorderly con
duct Robert Thompson was con
victed of having shattered the
peace of the community Saturday
night and was given a fine of $5 and
the costs to show him the folly of
such a course. Frank Evans (colored)
arrested on a similar charge, got
off a little lighter being fined $1 and
costs. Claricy Mock (colored) was
proved guilty of having a fine con
tempt for the conventions of polite
society, but judgement, in her case,
was suspended upon payment of
the costs.
Wednesday two blind tigers were
entangled in the drag-net of the law
and Thursday morning Dan Curry
and J. A. Gibson were each given
the alternatives of putting up a $100
bond or spending the time from
now till court convenes in jail.
Notice.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Methodist church
will meet in the Ladies Parlor next
Tuesday evening, the 15th., at half
past seven o'clock. The members
will please be on time. Visitors
are welcome.
This would naturally irritate any
body, even a good-humored South
erner. Mr. Dickson sent his lawyer
again to Serafino with the news.
The American was going to prose
cute. He would retain the lawyer
for the American consulate at Na
ples. He would spend a thousand
lire. He would Then Serafino
went up in the air. A lawsuit at
Naples, with Neapolitan lawyers
plundering'Serafino, was not agree
able. Serafino became excitedly apolo
getic; he owned up, he entreated
mercy, he converted the lawyer,
who returned to Mr. Dickson, took
both his hands and begged, - "You
will forgive poor Serafino; you are
so good, so good!" "Nay, nay,
Pauline!" said the American; "he
has been treating the fureetieri this
way for many years, and I'm going
to teach him something. I'llspend
a few thousand lire just to impress
it on his mind."
That sort of talk from Americans
doesn't sound good to the Neopoli
tans. After much negotiation back and
forth, it was agreed to compromise.
Serafino paid a small sum of mon
ey which broke hie heart, the mon
ey being immediately donated to
the Pro-Capri-Society. fi
But Serafino must do something
else poor Serafino, who had no
sense of humor.
Serafino' s shop is on one of those
narrow winding irregular paths pe
culiar to Capri the most traveled
route on the island. It is paved
with slate-colored stones about a
foot square.
The American insisted that Sera
fino must paint a white cross on the
stone at his threshold where every
body that came in or out could not
fail to see it
"Why?" asked Serafino.
"To make you remember."
, Serafino did the painting while all
of Capri looked on Capri's main
business is to look on when some
body is eccentric enough to work.
'"Why dd you paint a white cross
upon you pavement?" so Capri asks
of Serafino. , Serafino : waves his
paint brush and replies, "Chi lo sa?
Madonna miat Questomeno patro
foreetiero." . -V'.
("Who knows? This half-mad
stranger.") 1 All of "Capri, compre
hends this blatant quality peculiar
to' Americans.: ,',. -....: -.,
Then the half-mad stranger told
him-and told all of Capri: "That
cross will remind you that you
must teU lies to the forestieri."
All of Capri came to look at the
cross and all of Capri asked ques
tions. i i w -',! 'iiiu' ,-i):t-J -.lit
,.' When the half-mad stranger de
parted he left a small sum of money
with some one to, be expended in
laying the beggars every day to go
n and aak of Senrafino: "Why do
you paint the cross of, white upon
your psvement?" '""Why did -you
not send Old Reliable to America?"
Whv ' Then Serafino kicks the
beggar out, and the beggar has
earned his bit of silver. v' ; '
Todav upon a tortuous etbne
Saved narrow wayin ancient Capri
lere'S a -white cross painted to
make the exact soot where oia Ket
liable got side-tracked. IFins ton
Journal, t'.. i ,i-, (wt
Methodists Pic-nic
And Mr. J. F. Lane Stars
Two Homo Rims mono Game -By noMamt
t bad Record for a Amateur.
The annual Sunday-School picnic
of the Main street Methodist Episco
pal church was held Tuesday at Old
Trinity. The wagons started from
the church at 8: 30 loaded with a hil
arious crowd, which painted the
staid old village a vivid crimson all
day long. At noon a bountiful
feast was spread under the great
old shade-trees a feast so bounti
ful, indeed, that it is whispered that
some of the younger revellers have
not yet fully recovered from its dire
effects. On top ot that forty magnifi
cent watermelons had been pur
chased, and at three o'clock they
were cut, to the vast delight of the
small-boy contingent.
But the feature of the day was the
the ball-game in the afternoon be
tween the "Red Sox" and the
"White Sox." There is still some
dispute as to who won, one side
claiming the decision by 3 to 2, and
the other maintaining that the v won
it by 5 to 2. The umpire is silent
on the subject. At any rate it is
admitted by both sides that right
fielder Lane of the Reds hit two
home runs, and shortstop Julian
one. It is said that Snell of. the
Whites would also have had one to
his credit had not the weather been
too hot. As near as we have been
able to ascertain the line-ups were
as follows:
Red Sox White Sox
Lambeth, W. lb Lambeth, C.
Brewer, S. 2b Kinney, W.
Julian, W. ss Rapp, W.
Stone, Bill 3b Green, P.
Lane, J. F. rf Yarboro, A.
Dorsett, J. cf Briles, p!
Sumner, C. If Sncll, W.
Newton, W. p Harris, H.
Doraett, E. c Canoy, W.
x Vow, D.
x Batted for Snell in the ninth.
Umpire Mr. Rothrock. Attend
ance, the whole crowd.
Masons to Have Blew-Out
The local lodge of Masons will
hold a "Lawn Fete" on their
grounds next Friday night Re
freshments will be served, a big
time is expected and everybody has
i most cordial welcome. Come
everybody, and bring your girl,
and whatever you do don't forget
3'our pocketbook.
A George Jr. Republic.
Mr. J, W. Bailey, who has just re
turned from Jackson Spring, told
about a George Junior Republic in
North Carolina, he organization of
which is now being perfected. It
will be located at Mt Gilead in
Montgomery county.
This has been made possible by a
gift of seven hundred acres, of land
the greater part of the donors estate
by Rev. Dr. Oscar Haywood, in
memory of his father. Dr. Hay
wood is a North Carolinian, now re
siding in New York. An endow
ment is also being' raised, a num
ber of philanthropists in the North
taking part
The George Junior Republic In
Montgomery county will be associ
ated with the other republics in the
United States and like them will be
a selfgoverning community where
the boys in residence will learn in
dustry, self control, and a social
way of living. . When ' the cottage)
dormitories now being arranged for
are ready,, the founder. of the ; re
public, Mr. George, will assign a
hundred boys all of them under sixteen.-.,,,.'
,',; i:;...-:,-;' kz:.
Among the trustees are Martin W;
Littleton, the celebrated New York
lawyer and President W.' L. Potest
of Wake Forest , College. Rozboro
Courier. .. ';' .v, ,,
Mr. K.U til lays Tfce Past, m
Mr. R ' U Lambeth,' being exceed'
ingly; weary of the 'dust nuisance
has i determined, that it shall , be
eliminated, in front of his house 4
least As soon ' so the sewerage
beooie get ' W he intends to have
the surface1 'of the street smoothed '
off and treated' with road-oil, a prep -
eratipa guaranteed to lay the dust
and leave a smooth, durable, water
proof surface. ;Tbree treatments
it is said, , will last for years, , and
still, 'according to Mr, Lambeth, the
material is not expensive. Let, us
hope, if the experiment succeeds, .
that his example will be followed ..
by many others. 7 ; , , t lu.i
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