The Dispatch from Lexington, North Carolina • Page 1

PAT FEOPLI EE ID THE DISPATCH WHT NOT TOCI IT IT HAPPENS ITS IS THE DISPATCH OXLI OXE DOLLAR A TEAK. THE PAPER OFJE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE ESTABLISHED 1882 LEXINGTON, N. WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1909. VOL. XXVIII NO VZ KOBE NEAK BEEBt SOCTHBOUKD GETTING READY.

SCHOOLS DIKIXG THE TEAR. COWLES BILL SIBPBISISG. AX ELEGANT LXSTBrMEXT. LITTLE NEWS NOTES. THE BIS GH.

FOB BUILDING AND LOAN. Would Tarn Oier Election Laws of That's What Everybody Says of the Financial and Statistical Reports of Brief Mention of What Is Going- North Carolina to the Federal Fine Kimball Piano On Ex- the County Superintendent of Public Instruction. Aldermen Get Application tor License But Agree te Defer Hatter for Awhile. Monday nleht when the aldermen Government hibltlon. In North Carolina and the Country at Large.

A minister in Missouri assaulted The financial report ot the county Speaking of the bill of Represents- I All who have seen, heard or fing- superintendent of publio Instruction, held, their monthly meeting applica an 11-year-old girl and instead of hanging him by the neck, they fined him $100 and the costs. tlve Cowles, of the 8th district, which ered the keyboard of the beautiful would re-enact the hated reconstruc- Kimball piano now to be seen in the tion election laws. Representative office on the first floor of The DIs- Webb, of the 9th district, says: patch building pronounce it an ele- Prof. P. S.

Vann, shows that there waa collected from all feourcs tor the schools during 1908-09 the sum of and that of this sum there Sqnads of Surveyors at Wert All Along the Line Bestaklng and Pro.lng Lines. Preliminary work on the Southbound railway is being finished up all along the line between Winston and Wadesboro. Squads of surveyors at Intervals are at work restaklng and resurveying the lines, proving the old ones and perfecting the profile. Mr. Jerry Respass has been in charge of the company of men at work in the vicinity ot Lexington.

There are yet some 20-odd landowners who have not agreed to give the road the width of right-of-way Board of Trade to Push Orgsniiatlon of Gnat Home-Banding Agency. At its meeting Thursday night the newly organized board ol trade passed a resolution to take up the matter of organizing a building and loan association, and -named Messrs. Der-mot Shemwell, E. B. Craven.

8. B. Williams. James Adderton and G. W.

Montcastle as a committee to see about it Mr. Shemwell stated that he had already looked oyer the situation and had 100 shares subscribed. Mr. S. E.

Williams and others pointed out that no other agency could do as much tor Lexington aa a hniidlnz and loan association, and tion, signed by Messrs. R. F. Vhitty and B. C.

Crawford, was made for license to open a near beer saloon within the corproate limits. It will be remembered that there is already a saloon Just out of the southern lim Senator Simmons has secured tour "It is almost unbelleveable that I gant instrument and a most aesiraoie old cannon used in the war of 1812, waa expended on the schools anybody could seriously think prize. This $4o0 piano will be given 457.97, leaving a balance ot $1,926.83. to be placed at the monument of Capt Otway Burns, in Burnsville, Yancey its of the corporation. Alderman of re-enacting those statutes to the minister who wins the most now.

They are relics of the votes In The Dispatch's popularity days when the northerner had I contest now on. The public is In- county. Charles Young wanted to know if it The statistical report shows that there are 8,118 white children of school age, and 1,155 colored children of school age. i was mandatory that the board should issue license, and it was hls heel on the necks of vlted to come ana see tne piano, it the white people of the south; when Is a perfect beauty, has perfect tone, the negro did the voting and the The contest is coming along slow- The Persians have dethroned their ruler and Mohamed All, the shah, has been succeeded by the From general poll tax the schools thought to' be, but no one was certain. Mr.

Young stated that if they asked. It will be recalled that the Teceived the sum of general whites were disfranchised and the MV- mis is tne ouBy season, mere crown prince, Ahmed Mlrza. There original deeds only gave tenough carpetbagger had general control in, isn't time for anything but crops. In property tax, fines, $1,011.20. The total county funds, ex had to issue he license, It ought to be $650.

Alderman Gallimore was in favor of tabling the application once for all and all at once. A motion to the land. The mere reading ot these more we uun ui mim old sections of reconstruction laws work will be over, and then it may clusive of a 1908 balance brought for the sense of meeting was that the association should be formed at The old association has dis right-of-way for the track. The new owners of the road want more than that, and about 50 people have agreed to change their deeds so as to help rvtv hiitor numnriM nf sectional be expected mat contestants win go ward, amounted to $20,263.45. The special tax district in Tyro our only defer, however, prevailed.

hate, strife and race feeling. Why to work In earnest. Meanwhile bear hit. Tr.gr. nf th annth whn in mind that ten minisers ge a free such district paid $96.27 on property The mayor announced that the has been a bloody revolution.

John Virginia's "grand old man," died in Norfolk Wednesday and was burled at Bedford City Friday. Many Confederate soldiers and distinguished men attended the funeral. Raleigh adopted something new in granting license to near-beer saloons. The tax was fixed at $200, the the road along. A tew have not yet done so.

It is hoped all will do so at was born since the civil war should triP New Yo1 for ten days; that and $30.13 on polls. From the state funds the county secured $1,290.73 town had in hand sufficient funds to Dav off the judgement of Dr. M. wont nhnnvlnna lawn tne nanasome piano win oe srauu once. These instances are all In Davidson county.

from the first $100,000 appropriation 44 years after the civil war, is past lre nlm wn 8 During its existence It built more than a score of new homes in the town and people today own homes who in all probability would not have built and could not now sit under their own rooftrees, had it not been for the association, and it was a small affair, handicapped from the tart hv an excess of borrowers ov- and from the second the sum of Yesterday a big meeting or the VUleD, luttt LC 11 jruillIB 1UCU ouu uuug understanding. women who select the successful min $697.95. There was a private dona Southbound people was held in Win "1 do not believe you could find a tion of $5.85 for a library. For the isters will each get a free scholar- ston, All the old directors of the stuff prohibited Sundays, and the Ba loonlsts are not to take out federal public schools there w.is $000. gressmen bitter enough to stand for "7 nth celebrated Draughon's Business Colles.

For teaching and the superinten license. such laws again. In revising the road resigned turning over the road to the Norfolk Western and the Atlantic Coast Line. Among these were Messrs. P.

C. Rob invnatine share-holders. What Here is the weeks result: dent the sum of $15,497.47 was ex criminal laws of the United States in is wanted now is an association with pended. The sum of $2,363.93 waa A negro at Raleigh has been sen DAVIDSON COUNTY. Clodfelter, which amounts to $1,700 and Interest, and that as per the board's agreement, the time was at hand to pay the money.

The board instructed hlra to proceed to pay it The city attorney, Mr. E. E. Raper, will start suit for reimbusement against the bonding company of the West Construction Company, the moment the judgement Is paid. The outcome of that suit will be awaited with interest by the public.

old, old question of light and water meters bobbed 'up, as usual, and complaints were made by several Citizens that their bills were too spent for buildings and supplies. The the last congress, when the republicans had a larger majority, no re blns and Geo. W. Montcastle. The administration of the school system, including treasurer's per cent, ex Rev.

A. Stanford, Lexington Dr. J. C. Leonard, Lexington Rev.

Henry Sheets, Lexington new directors are L. E. Johnson, president of the N. C. M.

Emerson a large number of investing mem- Mr. C. C. Moore, of Charlotte, was present, and yielded up his S2 for rnemhershiD fee In the board, but ask publican, north or south, could be found who was willing to suggest the tenced to eight months on the road for stealing two cabbage heads from a garden, same being worth about a nickle. Had been a bank cashier who' stole five hundred thousand, he president of the A.

C. Alexander penses of board, census, cost $967.89. The city schools of the coun Rev. A. K.

Wright, Lexington. re-enactment of these statutes. 4250 1650 1200 310 100 300 75 100 The author of the bill undertakes Rev. J. D.

Newton, Thomasville Hamilton, vice-president A. C. Jos. I. Doran, vice-president of the ty received $3,428.68.

ed not to be considered a member, aa he was not a resident He was would have been discharged, most likely. In the statistical report it is shown to justify his action by saying that Rev. E. M. Avett, Jackson Hill there are no state or federal statutes Rev.

T. S. Crutchfield, Thomasv. M. B.

Maher, general man that the value of rural school, prop ager, N. rl. K. ries, oi wins- to punish election thieves. He shows Rev.

A. H. Bryans, Yadkin Col. Lucy Gill, a negress against whom erty (white) is colored, called on for a talk and made a most interesting speech. He said the board had struck a keynote in deciding to ton.

The officers are H. E. Fries, remarkable unlamlliarity witn our Officer Belvln had claim and delivery 508, total value, $19,443. The num president: W. P.

Shaffner, of Wins own election laws in making this ber of white schoolhouses is 87, col high, that the meters were bound to have been wrong, and. so forth. The mayor was instructed to settle some of them. Alderman Charles Young declared that if the board of alder treasurer; Oscar Wilkinson, of statement, for there he will find it a Rev. W.

Y. Scales, Cooleemee, the N. secretary, M. H. Willis ored, 16.

There are 5 log school houses left, for whites, and 6 for ne crime to abet illegal registration, to Rev. L. L. Smith, Advance of Winston, auditor. Bids will be re papers, seized an axe when he tried to serve them and would have chopped him up had he not been quick.

He choked her away from him and she was sent to the roads for 30 days, at Durham. bribe or attempt to bribe a voter, in- Rev. J. T. Kirk, celved August 2, and contracts let groes, showing that the old log institutions are almost extinct.

Two timidating a voter or discharging an FORSYTH COUNTY. 1 kU nn Ala. I August 11. The road will be built men was to be a meter, the meters might as well be taken out. He thought the time of the board should new houses were built for whites employe ou acuuuiu ui mo u.o- nnhhtna Wlnaton within 18 months, will be first-class during the year and one for negroes.

In construction and In operation not be taken up with these small The coming of the long-talked-of 50 100 435 100 50 210 2535 240 180 220 turbing elections, fraudulent voting, impersonating another voter, treating with liquor, false entries by election Rev. W. M. Biles, Winston Rev. H.

C. Byrum, Kernersville Repairs costing $141.81 were made matters and that the water and light equal to any in the whole south, and the connecting roads at the terminals during the year. Thirteen school-houses have patent desks. RANDOLPH COUNTY. officers, failure of officer to make re Southbound railroad is stirring things all along the line.

Dowa in Anson county a company of capitalists is getting ready to build a $400,000 wa people and the mayor might adjust them. It seems that meterti are delusions and snares the world over, will even do much to make their road beds conform to the new construc Rev. J. A. Sharpe, Farmer turns of election, false return, etc.

Rev. G. E. Eaves, Randleman or else the folks use more light and tion. Our laws to protect elections are as stood as any state has, north or form a building and loan association, an institution that has made Charlotte a city of home-owners.

He said It was an inspiration to see all classes every Saturday night crowding around the offices of the five Charlotte associations, paying their dues of 26 cents a week. Every three months they have a big time in the office of register of deeds, cancelling mortgages. Mr. Moore spoke of the Greater Charlotte Club with its 800 members, all of whom touch shoulders and work for Charlotte. He advocated the establishment of a reception hall for the wives of farmers, where they can rest and make themselves at home when they come to Lexington to shop; and he urged that Lexington provide a hitching lot and sheds for teams, saying that these two things would increase the traffic of the town and make for good Milne between town and country.

Rev. J. H. Stowe, Asheboro ter power plant on Rocky river at Kendalls ferry. Between 6,000 and water than they realize.

Alderman So the Southbound is coming! south, and the unscrupulous and dis- Rev. J. A. Ledbetter, Seagrove Brinkley said that one could easily Davidson has 109 school districts, five -white districts and 2 colored having no schoolhouse. The average term In days was 78.68 for whites and 80.81 for negroes.

There are exactly one dozen rural libraries, with 1,040 volumes. In the rural districts the male ,000 horBe power can be developed honest election officers of whom Mr, burn more electricity than he might MONTGOMERY COUNTY. there. Brother Kills Brother. Cowles complains, surely do not live think.

200 800 Sunday evening in Wayne county Rev. D. N. Cavlness, Blscoe, Rev. J.

A. Lee, Mt. Gilead In his district or he would not have Hannah Harris, a colored women The annual tax levy was taken up James Bivens killed his brother, Da been elected. and made the same as last year, viz: Rev. T.

J. Dally, Troy vid Blvens and Is held in the sum of "Section 5,515, which It is now pro Rev. L. Smith, Troy who had been cook in the home of a Raleigh man for many years, who was discharged and replaced by an aged white woman, was Bent to the $200 for his appearance at August posed to re-enact, makes It a federal 50 cents on the $100 tor general purposes, 60 cents for special purposes, 30 cents for schools, and $3.40 on the STANLY COUNTY. court.

The dispatch says that the offense to violate a state law in re 200 200 220 225 300 two brothers lived within 100 yards sard to elections, which means the Rev. J. T. Stover, Albemarle Doll. Special taxes are as follows: pen for 15 years last week for bur of each other.

James Bivens had just Peddlers, $50 per annum; hotels, tak turning over completely of our crim- Rev. H. C. Sprinkle, Albemarle inal laws relating to election to the Rev. E.

M. Brooks, Albemarle glary. She slipped back to the house one night and tried to kill the white left his home when he heard his wife ing transients, $10; fish dealers, screaming. He grabbed a hoe and all-year meat dealers, $15; dealers in federal authorityjudges and mar- Rev. A.

H. Wyncoop, Albemarle woman, and did come very near it, slashing her throat several times. ran toward the house and was as Mr. W. H.

Dunwlck advanced the idea ami stood for renting a lot some 175 210 265 white children number 3,450, females 3,138, total 6,588. The colored males are 347, females 376, total 723. In the towns there are 742 white boys, 788 girls; and of colored boys there are 235 in town, 197 girls. Between the ages of 12 and 21, 96 boys are unable to read and write, -and 60 Df this numbery live In the graded school districts of Lexington and Thomasville. There are 39 colored illiterates, 18 of whom live In the graded school towns.

It Is interesting to note that of the 6,588 children of school age in the country, winter only, barber shops, $5 shals. There Is no state In the union Rev. D. W. Arnette, Palmervllle (or first chair, $1 for each additional; tounded to find his wife being choked by his own brother.

He struck him to-day that would stand for such Rev- M. B. Ridenhour, Big Lick an extreme and dangerous proposition. I Rev. -T.

E. Wyche, Cottonville Emery -Henderson, an employe at where. A committee was then ap-minted, composed of Messrs. J. on the head with the hoe, rendering CABARRUS COUNTY.

Smith, Dermot S. Eanes "Surely our young friend does not understand the full import of his bill. the Dalton furniture plant in High Point, was Injured in a peculiar manner Friday. A table leg 8 inches in 2-horse drays, $2.50, 1-horse, $1.25, both payable quarterly. The draymen who make a business of draying want the tax payable by the year and the wagons numbered, because him unconscious, and he died in 15 tainuteg.

He then picked tip his 175 200 100 400 and H. B. Varner. a committee on entertainment, fol Rev. J.

W. Long, Concord Rev. W. L. Hutchens, Concord, It us hope that he does diameter, 2 feet long and weighing wife, who was black in the face an The papers are full of opinions on lowing a discussion of the value of 0 pounds, while being turned on a nearly dead, and finally revived her, ROWAN COUNTY.

they complain that during flush the bill and the North Carolina re lathe, 400 revolutions per minute. The dead man's wife wag the only mad and disgusted Rev. C. M. Short, Salisbury publicans are witness and she testified that her flew to pieces and a chunk of it 1,659 of them are not only not in school, but are not even on the rolls.

Only 97 negroes of school age in the times, men drop In and dray, paying a quarters's tax, and as Boon as times get bad, they drop out. No action A Lexington repub- Rev. J. A. J.

Farrington, China clear through struck the workman on the forehead. brother-in-law was justified. 200 Mean declares Cowles has certainly Grove rural districts are not on the rolls. Luckily the skull was not fractured, although the blow was a heavy one. 400 100 "played aitch" with his party.

IRev. J. M. L. Lyerly, Crescent "Our prospects were brightening Rev.

James Wilson, Gold Hill was taken on this, but may be at a special meeting, this week when the question of dog tax and dog laws Tariff About Fixed. The tariff has been about completed Winston District Conference. The district conference of the Win daily, he declared. "There was a good GUILFORD COUNTY. 9 winlilnn ft nnlna In 1 Q1 fl I will come up.

The special tax on and it is now predicted that congress $300 From An Acre. A Mt Airy dispatch A citi dogs Is $1 for males, $2 for females ston district of the M. E. church held at and the outlook for carrying the state Rev- -T- Bowls- untoT Coh a trnnrt on Rev. A.

S. Raper, Greensboro. will adjourn Saturday. The presi There are many people who want the Kernersville last week, was the most 570 200 105 90 zen of Mount Airy tells your corres dent, it is written reluctantly, ap ho Th. nnt had a Rev.

C. P. Goode, Summerfleld successful meeting of the kind ever board to prohibit the owners of canines from letting their dogs run at pondent that he makes an average pears too be with Aldrich and the high held in the district More than 100 585 large, and the board may take some of about $300 a year on one acre of land. This man has a family of three people attended. Among the delegates tariff crowd.

He declared for revision The republicans have better opportunity since 1896 to make Rev. W. P. Staley, Greensboro a clean sweep of North Carolina, and Rev. K.

C. Horner, Greensbiri right at this propitious time comes Rev. M. A. Smith, Greensboro this man cinwles who is he.

anvhow? Rev. W. H. Eller, Greensboro 40 action on this. to the annual conference to be held at Hickory In November are Messrs.

Livery stables are taxed $2 the ve Ignored their ante-election pledge and have revised upward. Will Taft veto hicle; express and telephone com persons and he raises beans, toma- toes, radishes, peas, onions, lettuce, turnips, roasting ears, potatoes (Irish and sweet,) sallet, parsnips, aspara Prank S. Lambeth, of Thomasville taking charge of every stranger ana showing him the town, was appoipt-ed Dr. E. J.

Buchanan, Capt P. C. Robbing, H. B. Varner, J.

T. Hedrlck, G. Hanklns, and these are to see to it that every visitor is so cordially welcomed and entertained that when he leaves he will ever afterward have a hankering to get back and stay in Lexington Mr. Montcastle told of an instance which sets forth the very great value of this sort of work. He said a gentleman from another town came here was shown around, fell in love with the town and decided to locate here If the opportunity presented itself.

Capt Robblns followed along the same lines, and urged the members of the board and the citizens of the town to get in dead earnest about all this, attend the meetings, work to gether, and leave nothing undone that will help Lexington. Hie declared that NOW is the time, NOW is the tide in the affairs of Lexington that taken at its flood, leads on to Greater Lexington. His speech evoked enthusiastic applause. Captain Rohhlns has preached Southbound 30 240 400 200 with a rotten bill that disgusts not Rev. A.

G. Dixon, High Point nnlv democrats hut republicans of Rev. Olln P. Ader, High Point, the bill? The country believes In panlea, $20; Itinerant photographers, Z. N.

Anderson, of Mocksville, and A. him, and Is waiting on tip toe to $10; opera houses $7. the state. Nobody in the south wants Rev. D.

E. Bowers, High Point N. Llnvllle and G. B. Fulp, of Ker Mr.

C. M. Thompson asked the to stir up all that bitterness again YADKIN COUNTY. nersville. The conference regarded $700 as the minimum salary a minister should get.

hear what he will do. The south will get a lemon, it is said, all she sells being put on the free list; all she buys being taxed heavily; New Eng and no republican unless it is Cowles Rev Dogett joneBville board for permission to build a veranda at the March Hotel, which gus, and after supplying his own-table with the greatest abundance ot vegetables, he sells from $25 to 330 worth every month. He has vegetables to sell every month In the year. wa lla any sui-a iw p.wuvo. Rey Brown, Cycle will extend out over the side walk, 180 110 60 205 ne 11 never see wHBiiiugiuu tuier ma term expires, as a congressman from the columns resting between the pav Rev.

B. F. Rollins, Yadkinville Rev. T. C.

Myers, Martin land gets what she buys on the free list and what she sells on the high list. It was ever thus. The south To Fight Bristol Election. The drys in Bristol, defeated the 8th district." ing and the gutter, same to be a nice affair, in nowise obstructing the 260 300 gets It in the neck forever. walk or doing damage whatsoever, He keeps a crop of one sort or other growing on this one acre piece of land all the time.

The experience of this citizen could and should be the experience of others. Men who till the soil have the advantage of all others. 9 at the polls by the wets the other day, charge irregularities in the election and will carry the matter to the Wreck Due to Criminal. 200 Rev. G.

F. Houge, Boonville Rev. W. T. Albright, Yadkinv.

Rev. W. R. Bryant, Yadkinville Rev. E.

E. Yates, East Bend Rev. T. H. Stimpson, EaBt Bend Rev.

J. W. Bryant, Jonesville and the board granted the request Mr. W. P.

Curry, who is refitting the The wreck of a flying passenger 620 175 courts In the hope of setting aside the train running from Chicago to St old Central Hotel, asked for like per Eloped With a Married Man. Saturday E. tV. SIstrunk, a merry- 200 Louis last Friday Is blamed on train election. The wets are wroth about it.

mission, and it was granted on the 100 go-around operator, whoBe wife and wreckers, who threw a switch so that Rev. J. H. Martin, Benbow condition that It be exactly like the Everything they can raise commands a high price and ready sale, and always for cash. While this hustler pro duces J800 worth of vegetables a year on an acre of ground and makes the 55-mile-hour train dashed Into Rev.

J. C. Richardson, Siloam mother-in-law. live In Spartanburg, March Hotel veranda, and the street FARMER INJURED BY TRAIN. 400 committee is to look after both, No.

1 another passenger train, waiting on was arrested at Greenville, and placed under a $500 bond, which his mother- The office of fire chief and building a side track. Four were killed, many injured seriously and many more plenty for his own use, there are hun in-law, who is worth $50,000, gave. Inspector was divided, and Mr. B. F.

Another Romance. the charge being elopment with Miss Ausband made Inspector at $25 lives were Imperilled, at a station railroad for years, pointing out that it would form the missing link in a trdnk line from Chicago that would lead via the Panama canal to the markets of the east, placing Lexing-ton on the road half way round the world, "on the road to Mandalay," to "where the dawn comes up like thunder out of China cross the bay!" Cap dreds of farmers In every township in the state who cultivate from 40 to Four years ago Miss Ella Fleming, year, and Mr. T. S. Eanes chief at the Louise W.

NorriB, of Greenwood, S. called Royal Isle, 111. 100 acres of land and don't make living near Lob Angeles, where daughter of a well-to-do citizen. same salary. Mr.

S. ft Williams was nominated for chief, and Mr. Eanes enough to feed their own families! It her father, a native of Madison, Drowned In the French Broad. The pair had traveled around sometime together. At first It was at ls the working, painstaking, indus ran a walnut ranch, opened a wal was nominated for both Inspector and John Burke, white, and Sid Jones nut, wrote ber name In it sealed it chief.

On the first ballot Mr. Eanes tempted to indict the man for abduc trious farmer that succeeds. There la no reason why any industrious farmer cannot make a living on from fif tain Robblns declared that our Dav tdgon DeoDle had not realized the lm- colored, were drowned in the French up and It went away in a shipment and Mr. Williams tied and on the sec tion, but Miss Louise is a grown wo ond Mr. Eanes received six votes, a man and old enough to know her Broaa river at not oprings riaay.

o( ten thousand sacks of the nuts, Their boat Struck a tree and Capsized, Rnlnmnn firnor a marrhant at Ruth. mense significance of this new road, and Dleaded for such a realization as majority. Mr. Ausband received six mind, besides she knew SIstrunk was teen to twenty acres of The trouble with most farmers is the lack votes for inspector. a married man.

She was sent back to would speedily clear up all present throwingthem out, but they held on erfordton, got the walnut and dlscov-for two miles down the stream, un- ered the inscription. Correspondence til unable to hold longer, they turn- followed, largely In fun, but when the Some amusement was injected into her home. of Judgment and the great love many of them have for the shady aide of troubles that beset the road ana ae- the proceedings by a complaint sent lftv it in Davidson county. tne house. ea loose ana were sucsea oeneatn Eiri Come to this state with her fath In by Mr.

John McCulloh, same being the water. The French Broad Is a Near Beer Dealer Arrested. Mr. rhilllp Hedrkk Caught by Northbound Passengvr No. 46 and Is Bndly Injured.

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Phillip Hedrlck, a well-known farmer, about 40 years of age, living three miles from town, on the old King or Hege farm, was caught by No. 46, northbound passenger, and badly injured. He was driving a mule to a buggy and was alone. The Cotton Grove crossing, in the lower part of town, was the scene of the accident The injured man was picked up by the train crew and brought to the station here.

Fortunately there was a physician on the train and he gave first aid. Dr. Hill, the railway surgeon, was out of town and could not be called, and Mr. Hedrlck waa carried on to Greensboro, where he was placed In a hospital. It was found that his skull waa fractured to the effect that he was overtaxed about $10, the mistake being due to er on a visit she met ureer, ana Greer found the name ot his bride big, swift stream.

Death of Oldest Rural Carrier. Friday night Mr. Jacob S. Little, of when he found the name in the shell, J. Danneberg, the near beer dealer who claims that the tax on near beer in Charlotte, Statesvllle, Winston and the fact that he gave In his debts when he gave in his property, and It being brought to the attention of the board that the expense of Mr.

S. E. Williams, as a member of he public building committee at Washington, had never been paid; the board voted unanimously to reimburse Mr. Williams to the amount of $15, which was less than What the trip cost the Lanes Creek, Union county, grand But this sort of thing Is getting too MoensBluers In Washington City. common to be Interesting.

C. F. Blalock, ot North Carolina, a Greensboro, where he hag opened places in defiance of the law, is ille the list taker proceeded to count the liabilities with the assets, and charge him up. with the tax on all. The special revenue officer, former post Mayor Votes Twice.

matter was ordered adjusted. committeeman. master at Hickory and a noted block-ado raider, in company with a Virginia officer, raided a moonshine out When the automobillsts in Char- The tax collector was ordered to father of Rural Carrier C. A. Little, of Lexington, died of paralysis in the Presbyterian hospital at Charlotte.

He was 79 years old, and was the oldest rural mail carrier, it la said, In the United States, certainly the oldest in this state. He was the father of the rural service in Union county. On the 6th, -while attending the convention of rural carriers in Charlotte, The question of a motto came up before the board and quite a number lntta anneared before the hoard of gal, was arrested in Greensboro Saturday for refusal to pay the $500 tax. He tried this in Charlotte, but gave bond, and not being in custody, his habeas corpus proceedings before Judge Walker was dismissed. In the proceed to collect 1907 and 1908 tax es at once, according to law, and he of members made suggestions.

"Lex nt near wasnington viiy iasi ween, i aldermen one day last week and ask-and had a lively chase after Fred a that the tax nf 1R on be ta. Conrad, a Tar Heel, and Willie Cam- off. the actin mavor. Mr. Plum- ington Grows There's a Reason," was finally adopted.

The next meet will proceed to advertise all who owe for those years. Your name be In the paper tf you 'don't watch out Greensboro case he remained In cus pus. an Italian, nunung mem un mer Stewart voted as an aldermen. ing of "the- board will be Thursday tody of the officers, but waa not im capital city, it is pernaps tne nrsi and whan the vote was declared The Southern Express Company ne sustained a stroke and It finally night, July 29, and every member is prisoned', while his attorney prepared time that blockaders ever led revenue tie. he voted aa mayor.

-eaking the complained that Its tax, about carried him oft. Five sons and six and that tie waa badly bruised about urred to attend, and all other citl- habeas corpus proceedings- cents, was excessive, that it should sens who are at all interested are officers a merry chase in the city of I tie in favor ot retaining the tax. It Washington. They are now in Jail. ls Dretty well estabMrhed that he the body, but the doctors consider his chance for recovery fair.

At 12:30 invited. Several new members were be only about half that, as Its property was too highly assessed. This daughters survive him, one son, Dr. J. B.

Little, dentist, living at Newton, several In Union county, and several in Georgia. The Interment was with waa clearly within his rights in vot- Special Legislative Session i taken Into the organisation. Thursday night The sentiment of the complaint waa kicked out the win this morning an operation was per Tne Land Lottery. I lng twice, but to the disappointed au dow in less time than It takes to telL Registration for drawing land in I toists it looked like he waa voting one Masonic honors Sunday. maetinr was that the board should The close-flited corporation got too formed aatisfactorlly.

The mule Mr. Hedrlck was driv the reservations which the govern-1 time too many. have three or tour hundred members, ment will open to white settlers In a neat sum in the treasury, and that The 'board ordered $11 refunded Montana, inano ana wasningioD, oe- nti rn th. lRth and .111 Anntlnn. till tOngTeiSmeB Play Bfldk Ashe Ceaaty.

The Jefferson Recorder says that 10,000 bnshela of corn yet in Ashe to Chief Hay worth same being money In view of the fact that congress will, submit the question of levying an income tax to the various legislatures, the question is being asked it there will be a special session of the North Carolina legislature to consider the subject The constitution requires that the states vote on a constitutional amendment It is believed that North Carolina will favor such turned Into the treasury which right this would give the board a chance to do something for the town. It is boned to have "Building Loan Wlttkowskr." of Charlotte, to make Aucuat Bth. and on Aueust 9th the wan nemocratic congressmen county, prospects for the largest corn fully belonged to him as fees for sell ing escaped" with a tew bruises, but the buggy was torn to pieces. The railroad people and others claim that the engineer sounded the usual crossing signal, and If so, Mr. Hedrlck evidently did not hear It The cross 4r.win win titi; Mr Halt, played a republican team in Wash Ing land for taxes.

It was also or an address: or Mr. Kukyendall, of man, of this place, is on the ground "iuy, viuiory ireoea and will try bis luck. on the banners of the democrats. dered that $20.60 be paid Mr. A.

Greensboro. the amount being what he AI1TJ7 WUU WJUIV AO AO. 1UO a tax overwhelmingly. A ..1 OA I4 4t. 1.1 paid for three pieces of real estate ing is a bad one, and trains cannot Boyal Arcanum Bned.

-s c-n 20. th lattr stria ft rmr tnd be seen until one get, upon the Jf. W. Walker, of Durham, has Fiv brother married live laten th iimrra. K.

rnnffrnmn whh. harvest this fall, in her history, wheat extra fine, oats rye fine meadows extra, grazing grass to burn, people, cattle, horses, sheep, hogs, distressingly healthy (to the doctors) Ashe county 1 God bless her, the garden spot of the world. Leave hert In seven languages, Not Wants a Gnsleen Whtwlbarr. Chlef-Of-Pollee Lane canned asmm-l sold for taxes, but which was not properly listed, two parcel being out of town and one having ben paid by the owner rf It Mr. A.

W. Craver Exercises at Macedonia. 1 track. in Kent county, Kentucky, last week. 0f gtate pitched the game for muuuu, nemo, ivate, ajidu ana oubiu democrats.

Next Sunday will be Children's Day at Macedonia. Exercises at 10 o'clock, brought suit against the Royal Arcanum because after carrying an Insurance policy for 30 years, the policy was cancelled on account of increase Mr. Hedrlck Is a brother of Mr. Frank Hedrlck, miller at the Model was repsld $3.40 poll tax paid by him Martin weaaea jonn, uan, jack, Hugn sermon by Rev. A.

R. Surratt at 11. to the collector, he forgetting he was In rates. The poller was for 13,000, brides acted as bridesmaids and five looncu tor tongrenu a member of the fire company. The Sunday school workers are trying to make children's exercises brothers of the groom acted as at-1 It Is rumored that Judge W.

B. of hands Whnelbarrowlng dirt on i mills here, and he accompanied him to Greensboro, He Is a man of family. He was first married to Miss Minnie Darr, sister of Mr. Verne Darr, notable. Mistakes Strychnine for Quinine.

tend ants. A wedding "tower" that I Council will be a candidate for con and when he took It out, he paid $156 per thousand. In 1898 the rate was raised to $2.73, then in 1905 the rate 8. Carter, a highly es would have extended to St Louis was gress next time, in the 9th district street tne other flay afior nn -mobile bad sailed by i colored, looked up 1 Friday July 30" there will be. an teemed lady of Gatewoods, Caswell had reached $6.67 per thousand, proposed tor the five couples, but He is one of the best Judges in the county, mistook strychnine tor qui excursion from Winston-Salem, Ad Walker thereupon tried to get con- crops are so late that the men folks state and should be decide to make "Rom, I els ent-a r- and later to Miss Carrie Hedrlck, daughter of Mr.

Frank Hedrlck, ot nine Friday and died a few hours cessions from the order, and falling, vance, Mocksville, Cooleemee, to thought they had better put off the I the race, he would give the tncum whelbarr." Silver Hill. gnvfun the policy and wen.to court Ashevllle. See the ad Tor price. thereafter. honeymoon trip at present I bent a close race.

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