The Dispatch from Lexington, North Carolina • Page 1

3 ,00 PEOPLE EE AO THE DISPAT'CH WHI SOT IOCI IF IT HAPPENS ITS 15 THE DISPATCH 05 LT 0E DOLLAR A TEAR, JO. THE PAPER OF TH2'EOPLE. FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE ESTABLISIIED 1882 LEXINGTON. X. C.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24. 1909. VOL. XXVIII-NO 31 PROPOSED TROLLEY LIXE. FEW CASES ARB TRIED.

ALDERXE5 HOLD XEETI5G. THE STRIKE AT SPENCER. SILVER HILL FOR GOOD ROADS. KEGBO SHOOTS WHITE JUX. Senthboaad Railroad Emtploye Dan-geronsl Weanded 8atrda High, Walt Parker If Arrested.

Saturday night about 8am Peter, a white man employed by the Purcell Construction Company on the Southbound railroad aa a dinkey engineer, was dangerously ahot by a negro man. and aince haa bean lying In very precarious condition at hla home in the western part ot town. Walt Parker, a Lexington negro, haa been' arrested, charged with the shooting. The trouble occurred below the depot in a section where negroes live. In the "hall," a negro Joint below the depot, there had been a dance Saturday night, as usual.

Chief Hayworth and Officer Thomason make it a role to close this up before midnight "Saturday nights, and had just emptied It, and were standing in the street when the shootnlg occurred. They saw the THE METHODIST APPOOTJffiSTS.j Rev. A. Stanford Is Retnrned" to Lexington and Rev. A.

R. Ssrratt To the Lla wood Circuit. The appointments ot Methodist ministers for the ensuing year were read out by Bishop Atkins at the final session ot the Western North Carolina conference at Hickory Monday night Of most interest to Lexington people, of course, was the announcement that Rev. A. L.

Stanford, pastor of the First church, -was returned. This was expected but nevertheless the official announcement was full ot i interest Rev. A. R. Burratt, who has served the Linwood circuit, was also returned.

Rev. M. H. Vestal, who has served the Davidson charge for tour years, was sent to the Walkertown charge. Thomasvllle Main street church will be served another year by the popular pastor.

Rev. Parker Holmes. Rer. J. W.

Clegg, who has been supplying the church at -Kannap-olis, goes to Mount Zlon. in the Charlotte district Rev. J. N. Hugglns, former pastor here, is continued as presiding e'lder ot the Statesville district-Below are givep the other ap IlttBUVB Vt JJ1BIU1S IUU tWV 1M11M Ued over their heads.

They ran to the scene as fast as possible and found Peters, with his companion, J. DnhtHann Ttia naimiM hill flnif The officers at once carried the wounded man to the office of Dr. Buchanan, where his wounds -were dressed and he was carried home. The men Btated that the negro, with a colored companion, had met them, and asked of the white men, "What do you want?" It is said that Peters replied, "If I wanted anything I would ask for It" It is further stated that Robin--son said, "Shoot the and the ne- gro fired, first at Robinson, missing, and then at Peters, hitting him in the Host of the Time of Superior Coart Taken Up by Salt Against Bail. road for I November court "broke" Saturday afternoon after 2 Few cases were inoa aunng mo wees, as ino last four days were taken up by one case, that of Worley vs.

the Southern, brought hero from Rowan county, Worley, who is a Johnston county man, was a section hand on the South- ern, and was injured by a flat car. "kicked" by an engine in shitting. He asked $16,000 damages and the jury I gavo mm I4w. Tne case was a hard fought one. There was some grumbling on the part of other people who had business at court on account of the time consumed in the trial of this case, and one citizen was heard to remark that he thought the legislature should repeal that law which gives a litigant the right to move a case of this kind from the county in which it The case was regarded as a foreign' affair.

This same complaint has been often made and there is some resentment about damage suits being from Rowan to Davidson and taking up so much time that Davidson cases cannot be heard and are put off. The case of Tuasey vs. Owen resulted in a verdict for Mrs. Tuasey of $900. Mrs.

Tussey, a daughter of the late Anderson Owen, sued for $4,000 for services rendered during the lifetime of her father. The case has been1 on the docket for years and has been in the supreme court twice. At this hearing the estate was 'valued at and $900 was awarded the plaintiff. The court decided three divorce cases In 20 minutes. Nancy Hicks was given a divorce from Hicks, Julia Saine from Jacob Saine, who was married in Davie county and had a wife living when he married the second time, and Nora Clark, colored, was divorced from William Clark.

A number of cases passed from the docket by compromise or non suit. Winston Fulton, suing Dr. J. H. Mock on the (round of alienation of his wife affections, asking oes: ages, took a voluntary, non suit, and thus a case that promised a Bensation to gone! A non suit was taken in the case of the Lexington Grocery Com pany vs.

the Philadelphia Casualty Company, Referee Raper being al lowed 340. Judgment for $175 was given In the case of Furniture Company vs. Southern railway. In the case of Adline Church et vs. B.

F- Green et al. over land bounda ries, the defendants out Two- fifths of an acre of land iurniahed the bone of 'The case went through the clerk's office' and on to the superior court, where the -judge refused to try it, appointing Capt Robblns referee. The referee waded through a mass of papers and. reported. The court confirmed htm and allowed $75 for services.

The costs will probably amount to $200, while the value of the land is said to be only a few dollars. j-j. Receiver T. E. McCrary, for the Continental Blow Pipe Company, was discharged and the corporation dissolved.

The Elk Furniture Company the American Credit-Indemnity Company, was dismissed. R. W. Wel-born and J. H.

Burns, suing the Thomasvllle Machine Company, were awarded $200. each. R. L. McCrary vs.

Frank Clement and Geo. Foster, was dismissed. Swicegood vs. Swlce-good, for services, resulted In judg ment for $300 tor plaintiff. W.

A. Cox vs. J. R. and Cora Blacky and Chas.

E. Johnson, was awarded $100 and interest, and Wade H. Phillips, was appointed commissioner lo sell land. Randolph Curlee vs Southern rail way, received $300 judgment, and Wm. Cuthbertson, against Southern, $500.

The sale of the land in the case of Spaugh vs. Hartman, J. R. McCrary having bid it off for $1,600, was con firmed. Esther Elsenhour, for Henry Eisenhour, vs.

Southern, received $100. The Dixie Furniture Company vs. Southern, resulted tn a judgment for $50. There are now more than 100 cases on the docket and Judge Long recommended to the lawyers, that they use their offices to get a special term or- Electric Railway Connecting Tewns la Korth Carolina Would Toach Lexington. Another dispatch dealing with the proposition to construct an electrio railway was sent out from Anderson-ville, 8.

Saturday, and Is given below. That such a road will be built is certain. It is only a matter of -time. Tho idea seems to be to build it along the right of way, ot the South- ern Power Company's lines. If the road is built, it will pass through Linwood, Lexington and Thomasvllle, In this oounty, and will mean a whole lot to Davidson.

Tho Anderson dispatch mentioned follows: Announcement was made several days ago of the purchase of the properties of the Anderson Traction Company by a syndicate composed of the Dukes and several prominent cltl-sens of the piedmont section of South Carolina. Announcement was made today by a gentleman representing the syndicate that it is the intention, of the purchasers to extend the Anderson-Belton. line from Belton to Greenville and as soon as that is completed a line wil be built from Greenville to Spartanburg and ultimately the line will be extended to Greensboro via Charlotte. It is also announced that the lino will be extended southward from Belton to tap the S. A.

JU, either at Greenwood or Abbeville, the latter the probable. A freight service will be given as well as a passenger ser-vice and the line will compete with all other Eteam lines. Thus Anderson and Greenville will be given close connection with the Carolina, Clinch- field Ohio Railroad at Spartanburg and with the main line of the S. A. thereby giving points in this section, ideal service and low In announcing the plans of the new purchasers the committee today sent letters to several prominent business men which in part read: "It is the purpose ot the buyers of the Ander son Traction Company to extend the line from Belton to Greenville and after completion of said line to extend tho system to Spartanburg.

We have no right to speak- authoraUvely in the matter but feel that in all prob- ability the system will be rapidly extended to Greensboro, N. on the north side and some point on the south side that will put the system in touch with a competing railway system that is not at present of value to this and counties to the north ot us, and such connection cannot help but be ot Immense advantage to this and neighboring communities. It is the purpose -of the promoters tf Mflvav cal motive power which, will be fur nished at a reasonable cost' but the system will not be confined to a pas- -senger service, but will be used for both passenger and freight service and will enter into active competition with other lines of railway for the business of the communities through which it passes. "The purchasers of this property wish the home people to be part owners ot the property and extend an invitation to you to subscribe for stock on exactly the same basis as the promoters. Kindly advise at once whether you wiBh to subscribe and the amount so that the committee have the Information in hand not later than November 23.

In conclusion we urge that while the stock has practically, been placed it would be In the interest of this community to subscribe as liberally to the- stock as each individual feels his ability to subscribe, thereby gaining an advantage individually that may accrue and at tho same time showing a willingness on the part of the community to foster an enterprise that evidently points to unlimited addvanfc-agea to the community." Barglar Comes to Grief. There was a hilarious time around the home of T. H. Davis In Washington, this state, early Saturday morning when the man of the house was awakened by a noise and upon inves tigation found that a burglar, in at tempting to go down a chimney, had lodged and couldn't budge, although he was trying his best to get out He gave, his name as David Fulford. Mr.

Davis immediately telephoned for the police and they came on the jump. Meanwhile Col. Fulford was lustily calling for help, shouting that he was suffering, and imploring his unwll-lng host to pull him out Soon a lot of citizens gathered and began the work of dislodging the burglar. A rope was let down from the top and Fulford told to grab it, but ho was too weak to hold on. The chimney was torn down to the roof, but still the man was too far down to get hold of.

Finally a brick mason was sum moned and ho, by taking down tho mantel and enlarging the fire-place. managed to extricate Fulford. Tho burglar presented a sorry spectacle when ho finally emerged from the chimney, where spent four very exciting hours. His clothes were torn, his skin scratched, and he was covered with soot from head to foot He refused to talk and would give no reason tor lodging himself In a man's chimney like that He hired him a lawyer, waived examination, and went to Jail In default of $500 bond. Ball Game Winds Up In War.

A ball gamo at Yellow Hill, near Bryson City, between the Big Cove and the 'Indian school teams last Wednesday, wound up In a riot and a number of shots were fired. One Indian was perhaps fatally shot In the head and Lloyd Owl, a rot 1 In athlete, was badly cut 1 i i-l iters from Kentucky starl lint and they were later arrext- 1 and J. lied with all others who par j-i the 8KUt Wilmington bs a number of blind clili sensation of i 1 did el t' Township Totes for Special Tax ot Twenty Cento By a Vote of Six-, ty-Flte to Two. Silver Hill townshio evidently be- lieves in good roads. Last Thursday wken the special tax election was nroDostng 20 cents on the hun- dred and CO cents on the poll, the folks voted 65 tor the tax and only two votes were -cast against it The total registration was 96.

This vote created a lot of interest among good roads fiends in Lexington and people here who believe in good roads, hav- ing already voted for them in this township, congratulate Sliver Hill on the progreBlve stand she has taken. The vote is such that they think it re flects great credit on the people of the township. This makes three town ships in the county that have gone in for better highways. Lexington, having tried special tax for nine years, has voted $100,000 of bonds to build roads next year. Thomasvllle is using special tax to improve the roads there and much good work is being done.

Now Silver Hill comes to 'the front with a most emphatic vote for special tax. Boone township is put down as the next one that w.ill do something to make the road conditions better. The cause of good roads is certainly winning it: Davidson county. The time cannot be far distant when there will be modern highways all over the county. A humorous feature ot the Silver Hill election was the failure ot the registrar to vote.

Mr. Jonathan S. Fine, who held the office of putting down the names of voters, forgot to put his own name down, and when he started to vote, lo and behold he couldn't do it! The Week In Trade. The cold spell last week helped business. The weather has been very mild and when it is mild this time of year, fall trade lags.

In wholesale lines the approach of winter has stimulated trading. Cotton prints advanced during the week and this gave encouragement to the mill men. Holiday orders piaced with jobbers have been abundant and orders for spring delivery of goods have been of such nature as to be very encour aging to dealers. Reports from Indus trial business show a largely increas ed output, there being especially, ac tive business in iron and lumber, the former trade dealing freely tn track materials. Business failures for the week ending Thursday numbered 232 against 221 for tho, week previous, and 273 last year at the same time.

Wheat exports tram. Canada and the United States for the 'week amounted to over six million bushels, against something more than five million and a half-bushels for the week before and about the same amount last year. Corn exports dropped about Eastern Conference Today. The preliminary arrangements have been about completed for the North Carolina Methodist Episcopal conference to be held in Raleigh at the Eden- ton street church beginning today. The biggest attendance in the history of the conference seems assured.

And it is believed that the showing of church progress for the -past year will be very considerably in advance of the showing made for any previous year. Then there are decided steps In progressive, enlargement ot the scope of church endeavor that are to engage the attention of the conference, particularly the matter -of founding a great Methodist college for women In Raleigh, where the location Is al ready reserved by an enterprising syndicate of Methodists, including Joseph G. Brown and others. It is lo cated not a great way from the present splendid orphanage, in Glenwood suburban northwest ot the city. There are to be quite a number of distinguished Methodists from a distance attending the conference.

And there will be sessions of the Wo man's missionary society of the conference, and also of the Epworth league. The layman's missionary movement Is to come in for very con siderable attention under the personal direction ot the Rev. D. H. Zollicof- that special purpose.

Harder In Lincoln. Wood Rogers, son ot William Rog era, a respected carpenter at Lincoln- ton, was shot and Instantly killed Sat urday afternoon by Earl Caldwell just outside of Lincolnton. Rogers his brother Alphonse, and Caldwell had been hunting. Alphonse Rogers says he was walking in front of the two when he heard his brother tell Caldwell to shut his mouth, Caldwell replying that ho would do no such thing. Then a gun clicked and when lAphonso Rogers turned, he saw Caldwell holding his is-guaga gun against his brother's side.

Ho pulled the trigger and Rogers fell without a gasp, dying; instantly. Caldwell was arrested. Mrs. Caldwell, the murder er's mother. Is prostrated.

As usual, Innocent women folks suffer most Woman BarHed to Death. Mrs. D. 8. Brown, of Salisbury, was burned at her homo Friday and died In a short time.

Every thread of clothing was burned from her body, her flesh horribly burned, and the flames inhaled. Mrs. Brown was a paralytlo and with the exception of her aged father, Greene Cauble, who Is blind, she was alone in the room where an open fire was burning. How the accident occurred is not known. Death ot W.

H. La Ran. William M. Laffan, publisher and owner ot The New York Sun, and 1 1 JHA in Long Island Friday of appendicitis, refold When c'baHei A. Dan" Rmon)? tt- andfu, of neWRpR.

per giants whose names are household f. Glve SoaUera Power Company Addl-xtlenal PrlTQege and Order Chalngang for Town. Monday night the aldermen held a meeting at which several matters were discussed at length, among them being the giving of additional privilege to the Southern Power Company and the working of convicts on the streets of the town. All members of the board were present The Southern Power Company made a request for the use ot Salisbury street for its pole line from the Holt property in a southemly direction to the Dacotah cotton mills. aldermen, after a discussion, in which there was more or less warmth, the warmth being increased by the -presence of Lawyers Raper and Z.

I. Wal-ser, town attorney and Southern Power Company representatve', respectively, adopted the following: Resolved by the board of commissioners that the ordinance adopted by this board August 4, 1909, be amended and extended so far as to give the right to said Southern Power Company to go and enter -upon Salisbury street from Wennonah cotton mills to Twelfth avenue and use the same for Its line subject to the conditions, qual ifications, regulations and restrictions contained in said ordinance ot Aug. 1909, granting rights to said Boutu- ern Power Company. waiaer. reureseuuuK urn pany, and Mr.

Raper, the town, passed a few words, as lawyers do some times, although nothing ot a fighting nature was said; ana several or me aldermen irave expression to their opinion of the Southern Power Com- nanv. which was not ravorame to ine said company. Alderman Lindsay raised the point that if the town granted the cdmpany the right to enter the corporation to serve the cotton mms, and to serje nothing else, it would he nmbarrasslng if some other manu facturing plant asked the privilege oi securing the power from the company. Alderman Charles Young maintained that the town ought to have made the company pay for the right to come to towa. The question ot accepting a street through the Ford property was aiso discussed at length, with the result that the following was adopted: The -committee on streets respectfully reDort that we have received from Geo, W.

Montcastle, administrator with will annexed of Caroline Elizabeth' Ford, a strip of land sixty feet wide, extending from State street, being an extension of Second avenue along the property line of J. F. Hargrave, C. Hargrave, and the M. E.

church parsonage, to Margrave and also from Park Land Com pany the street dedicated ny it, Do ing said Second avenue across its Dronertv to the corporate limits; and that the part of Second avenue be tween Hargrave street ano lanas or Land Company, sixty feet along the nroDerty line ot E. E. Raper and others and across the property left by C. E. Ford in trust for home for widows of Presbyterian ministers after death of R.

B. McRary, be condemned for street and said Second avenue to be opened at once the entire length, the trees to be cut only when necessary and those on Ford property to be cut up into firewood for R. B. McRary; and further, that Hargrave street oe extended from Geo. W.

Montcastle's corner across the Ford property to Raper's, as Medicated in will by C. E. Ford, and that a sidewalk be made along Second avenue to Hargrave street on left side, and thence aiong the right side of Hargrave street to Third avenue. Alderman Galllmore resigned as town treasurer, his resignation to take effect the first of the month, and Alderman Conrad was elected to suc ceed him by a vote of 5 to a vote of 3, which was cast for Alderman BrinK- ley. The mayor spoke highly of the retiring, treasurer services.

It was then stated that the new board of township road trustees had declined to accept any more convicts Bent from the mayor's court and pay the costs of their trials, as haa been done- in the past, and the board decided to use the prisoners of the town on the streets of the town. It being figured out that, this could be done at a saving of expense as compared witn what the street force costs now. The charter Is said to provide for this -and the law admits It The mayor appointed Aldermen Lindsay, Conrad, Charles Young and Brlnklev as a committee to accept the realtmlng treasurer's accounts. Al derman Lindsay spoke of the book keeper's work, asked if the bookkeeper didn't want to get off awhile, and suggested that his salary be cut to save expenses. The mayor spoke of the importance of a bookkeeper and said that the books were in excellent shape.

Owing to the press of advertise-roents the make-up man put the personals and local news on page 8. Do headaches come from eyesf Read what Dr. Mantt says. Gaston, T. A.

Williams; Graham and Haw Rlrer. A. H. Bryans; Granville, W. Frank; ereensboro, T.

1. Ogburn; Greenville. W. Fogleman; Gull- ford, J. H.

Stowe; Halifax, W. L. Har ris: Haw River, a E. M. Roper; Hen derson.

R. M. Andrews: High Point, A. G. Dixon Ivy, W.

A. Lamar; La-Grange, J. H. Abernethy; Lebanon, J. H.

Moton: Liberty, C. J. Edwards; Lincoln, T. F. McCulloch; Littleton, 8.

W. Taylor; Mebane, O. W. Holmes; Mecklenburg, O. D.

Stacy; Mocks-vllle, W. J. Hackney; Monroe, W. P. Martin; Mount Hermon, J.

A. Burgess; Oak Ridge, W. Lowdermllk; Or ange, Homer Casto; Pinnacle and Mount Zlon, T. Lr Hunter; Randle- man, T. H.

Matthews; Randolph, W. F. Ashburn; Roanoke, C. L. Wbltta- ker; Rockingham, J.

E. McSwaln; Rocky Mount unsupplled; Baxapahaw J. H. Bowman; Stanley, E. O.

Lowder mllk; St Paul, H. W. Braswell; Tabernacle. C. E.

Cecil; Thomasvllle, I-d- ward Suits; Uwharrlo, Thomas Ply-lor; Vaw-H, It C. Stuliiilns; Why Nt .1. A. Vi inston Hon, Hachlnlsts Walk Oat Claiming That Foreman Has Been Brutal to His Subordinates. Saturday more than 150 machinists In the shops of the Southern railway at 8pencer walked out alleging brutal and unreasonable treatment of employes by Foreman W.

F. Norman. The statement ot the claims ot the employes is made by Mr. H. C.

Bueck, of the machinists union, who gave the following to The Charlotte Observer: "The cause that led up to the trouble In the Spencer shops are on account of the brutal treatment on the part of the round house foreman Howard the employes. I will cite to you a few instances to prove this assertion. "The first is this: An old. man em ployed in the shop oil house was un der orders from the store-keeper to Issue no supplies to any one without requisition from the proper authorities. Norman sent an employe with out a requisition to the oil house after certain supplies and the old man raged 60, acting under orders from bis immediate superior, refused to issue the supplies wanted until the requisition was procured.

Norman went to the oil house to take the supplies himself. The old man objected to this procedure and Norman beat him and kicked him unmercifully and taking up a shovel threatened to cut the old man's head off. For this assault a warrant was sworn out for Norman but upon bis pleading was never carried into the courts. Another instance, a young man. who was employed on the drop pit in thetonnd house was compelled to re main, at the bedside of his wile, who was quite ill.

young man sent word to Norman that he would be" unable to report for duty on this account. For being absent from duty on this occasion the young man was dis charged. Another instance, a young man who worked in the round house, was detained at home on account of the critical illness of his widowed mother who was In extremis with typhoid fever. He sent word to Norman that he would have to remain at home. The answer came hack coupled with a string ot oaths that the young man could report for duty, or hunt another job.

In this Instance, however, the young man was not discharged but the answer returned la ground for complaint Norman has had several personal encounters as a result of insults offer ed the men, engineers, machinists and practically all classes ot employes. Threats were made of the dismissal ot several of the machinists who re sented his insults. These with a host of other complaints brought to the attention of the machinists' union are the causes for the demand of the removal of the foreman. Repeated appeals to the master me chanic for the removal of Norman were ignored. "It is not In accordance with the regular method of procedure of the International Association of Machin ists to take just this action, but in view of the fact that the master mechanic ignored these appeals, the regular procedure was too slow to suit tho meu.

Therefore the men feel that they are justified in taking the action that they have. I have every hope that the matter will be adjusted in a day or so and that the men will be back at STATEMENT OF THE RAILWAY OFFICIALS. One of the officials ot the Southern directly Interested The facts in the case are that the machinists wanted the round house foreman removed. They were told that they would have to bring evi dence to warrant such a removal. The machinists, according to their con tract with the company should have taken the matter up with the master mechanic and it his decision was not satisfactory, they have agreed to ap peal to a higher authority before striking.

They didn't pursue this course but went out in violation of their contract with the Southern Rail way Company. The officials have investigated the charges preferred against the foreman and did not find sufficient cause for removal and would not remove a fore man from the mere fact that a threat had been made to strike if he was not removed. "The agreement that the machinists have with the company is that in the event of a grievance the employe hav ing a complaint to make shall make it to the foreman, if a satisfactory ad justment cannot be gotten from the foreman, then the complainant shall take it to the master mechanic. Should the master mechanic fall to make the adjustment satisfactorily, then the matter is taken up with tne master mechanlo by a committee of employes, or the shop committee. In tho event of a failure to reach an agreement by this means the matter is taken up by a district committee from the Inter national Association ot Machinists, with the superintendent ot motive power, from him the same committee may appeal to the general supermten dent ot motive power and equipment and from him to the general manager and only after this procedure shall a strike be ordered, 1 "In this case the strike- was ordered by the committee from tho local un ion after a complaint only to the master mechanic, which Is a violation of the machinists' contract with the company.

"Had tho demands of tho men been complied with by the master mechan ic and the foreman removed, he would have had the same right ot appeal as that accorded the men in tho contract and Mr. Norman is as much a party to the contract as is the machinists' as sociation. As the matter stands at present the master mechanlo has no power to adjust the differences and the only course to pursue Is in the regular way outlined. Much interest Is manifested by the various employes of the cotni uiy In Its several departments at. and the outcome of the mni'er Is be ing Watched with Trent I' rest Tills momlniT's it-t t'.

the la i 1 in 'II 1 1 pointments in this and the near-by districts: SALISBURY DI8TRICT J. C. Rowe, presiding. elder. Albemarle station-ExC.

Sprinkle Albemarle circuit P. W. Bethel and Big Lick S. 8. Higglns.

China Qrove J. i. "Eads. Concord Central P. T.

Durham. EpworthJ. A. Farrington, Forest Hill W. L.Hutchins.

West Concord W. C. Jones. Concord circuit P. McGhee.

Cottonvllle clrcult--K. Wiley. Jackson Hill circuit E. M. Avett.

Kannapolls W. B. Mount Pleasant R. Richardson. New London circuit O.

J. Jones. Norwood station T. E. Wagg.

Salem station O. A. Stamper. Salisbury, First church 8. P.

Tur- rentlne. Holmes Memorial C. M. Short South Main street W. O.

Davis. Salisbury circuit J. T. Stover. Spencer station R.

D. SherriU. East Spencer, North' Main C. A. B.

Holderby; J. P. Lunnlng. Supernumerary. Woodleaf circuit M.

B. Rldenhour. Principal New London High School 3. D. Rankin.

GREENSBORO DISTRICT W. R. Ware, presiding elder, i Asheboro circuit James Wilson. Asheboro station C. A.

Wood. Coleridge R. L. Fruit Denton H. V.

Clarke. East Greensboro S. T. Barber. Greensboro, Caraway Memurial S.

B. Richardson. Centenary D. M. Litaker, W.

L. Grlssom, assistant Spring Garden street J. w. Long. Walnut street J.

W. Ingle. West Market E. K. McLarty.

West Greensboro W. L. Dawson. High Point South Main O. P.

Ader. Washington street J. E. Thomp Liberty C. H.

Caviness. i Pleasant Garden R. A. Taylor, Ramseur and Franklinville J. E.

Woosley. i Randlpman and Naomi E. Eaves. Randolph circuit L. E.

Stacy. ReldBvllle station L. T. Mann. Ruffin circuit J.

F. Hornbuckle. Uwharle J. A. Sharpe.

Wentworth A. L. Aycock. Editor North Carolina Christian Advocate, H. M.

Blair; assistant editor, W. L. 8herrill; secretary-treasurer Greensboro College, W. M. Cur tis; missionary to Korea, J.

R. Moore. WINSTON DISTRICT T. F. Marr.

1 presiding Advance L. LV Smith. Cooleemee W. Y. Scales.

Davidson circuit J. T. Ratledge, Davie P. E. Parker.

Farmington A. C. Loftln. Forsyth J. 8.

Hlatt Kernersvllle H. C. Byrum. Leaksvllle T. Bell.

Lewlsville J. B. Tabor. Madison and Mayodan L. W.

Col lins. Mocksville B. North Thomasvllle A. B. Bell.

Spray and Draper T. C. Jordan. Stokesdale L. T.

Herndon. Btonesvllle J. H. Summerville C. F.

Goode. Walnut Cove J. H.1 Brendall. Winston, Burkhead W. M.

Biles. Centenary J. E. Grace W. M.

Robblns. Southside and Salem T. R. Wolfe. Agent Children's Home J.

P. Rod gers. End W. A. Lambeth.

Rev. C. M. formerly at Thomasvllle, Is sent to Waxhaw, and Rev. A.

8. Raper goes to Bryson City and Whlttler. The report as to the strength of the conference showed that there are 89,000 members, a gain of 3,000 over last year: that $19,000 was raised this year for foreign missions, for home missions, for church' extension, ant) In all the sum ot $151,116. One of the Items of the business transacted by conference was the Investigation of certain rumors, derog atory to the character ot Kev. r.

Snerrlll, who has been presiding elder on the Shelby circuit It was rumored that he had acted lmpropj erly at Rutherford Cqllee while on that work and he himself asked for an Investigation. The committee appointed reported that it bad found him guilty of Imprudence and he was thereupon susiended for 30 days. The conference will meet' next year In Winston-Salem. METHODIST PROTESTANT CON FERENCE. The conference of the Methodist Protestant church, held at' Ran-dlnnuin during the week, made the following appointments: Alamance, W.

M. Rlke; Altwnarle, J. F. Doslor; Anderson, L. W.

Gnr rlnfw; Ashevllle, J. 'I. Wllllnms Iluncomlie, O. I Curry, Purllni'ton J. 1).

Vlllimna; Caldwell. II. D. nmn; Chathnni, .1. H.

lluttnn; die J. W. If; W. 1). Ki'fd: fonenrd, A.

I.i 1 I n. J. 1 i I A. i i i V. 1 1 niuiatratintr his lung and lodging in bis back.

Peters then returned the fire, shooting four or five times, but hitting no one. This one rumor of what occurred. There are" many and the facts are hard to get The truth of the matter verv likely lies in the fact that the nperoes resented the presence of 1 white men in that part of town. It is said Peters was drinking. Monday the police, arrested Parker and lodged him In iall.

They; believe they have the right man. Peters Is from Chester, S. C. He has a wife and child here. His fath er is here with him and everything is being done to save him.

The chief it seems, is that nneumonla may develop. If he escapes this it is Hkelv that he will recover. Last nlght-the mayor gave Parker a hearing and the evidence was considered strong enough to justify holding him. according; to the opinion of the police, but the mayor reserved his opinion and will, announce it at o'clock to-morrow, at which, time Parker wilt either be released or sent up to superior-court "Stonewall" Mills Burned. "Stonewall" mills, one of the most historic landmarks of the Valley ot Virginia, and one of the few mills to escape the destruction which Sheridan handed out to everything else in the valley from the Potomac southward, was burned loss' $6,000.

This mill did business all during the war and. made flour for the men who wore the gray. Local Items. Dr. P.

S.1 Packard will be at the Terrace Monday the See ad on page-. The sheriff and the town tax lis ter have been empowered to collect your back taxes, and they are going -to do so. Notice tne snenns aa. The four banks have statements In thto issue. The National Bank has a big ad that calls attention to its statement Clerk Godwin and Sheriff Delap will not be in their offices tomorrow.

Register Miller close, only he will be within call should anyooay warn cense to marry. 1 There will be a re-sale of the Oneida chair property on the 22nd ot December, according to an announce ment in this issue. The Bidding win start at $3,76740. Testerday Mr. C.

U.Lopp exhibit ed a splendid specimen of corn grown on his creek farm 10 miles from town. The ear, tasen irom a field of a dozen acres just like It, had 1,088 grains on it The Davidson Furniture Company advertises Its funeral goods. This firm handles everything in this line that is needed, at prices that ought to attract people when buying such goods. The firm Is anxious to please and would like to have the patronage of the public. Another- cave-In occurred on the Southbound, this time at the other end of the line, last Saturday.

Workmen at Brown creek, north of Wades- boro. encatfed' In building a bridge, narrowly escaped being covered up In a small landslide. Fortunately one of the workmen noticed the dlsposi-, Uon of a bank to slide down' and gave prompt warning so that men who were working below got out ot the way before the slide occurred. The Fred Thompson Company this week advertises shoes. It shows that when a man buys a pair of shoes and wears them, he decides for good and keeps whether he is ever going to wear that particular brand ot shoes again, Every man who wears shoes and most' men do has experienced delight or disgust, according to what be bad on his feet The firm making this advertisement Says it soils the "come again" kind- ot shoes.

The ad also mentions misses' and children's and boys' shoes. One day last week Mr. Frank Conrsd Hill, lost hoie at the Hedrlck livery stables 1b as a result of a kick which the i ittalllon. owned by Mr. Hedrlck lit I on one of the horse's fore 1: stallion was hitched at the" front i the stable and Mr.

Whlsen-bunt (' i vb up llilnd It within reach In at i ntnlllon ked and pop- it dered tor Davidson county, a term is to be hero for two weeks. Last night Dr. L. 8. Fox, presi dent ot the 13th district, I.

O. O. delivered an address to the local lodge of Odd Fellows, following which a banquet was held at the Harkey cafe, Dr. Fox will deliver an address to Odd Fellows to-morrow at Smith Davie county. Saturday afternoon the home of Mr.

W. H. McCrary, near Midway, was burned" while the family was absent The exact loss is not known but there was ne insurance; BODJ OP klSSING Y0TJTH POTTOD, Fred Sngfs, lamate' of CoantJ Home, Found Dead la Cane Brake Throe ff Kllet from Lexington, Monday morning about 10 o'clock the dead body of Fred Suggs, tho un fortunate young man who had been missing from the eounty home for several days, was found by Mr. Abe Black, in a cane brake some distance below Crotts bridge on Abbotts creek. Readers ot The Dispatch will remember that mention and advertisement of his disappearance was made last week.

The young man had been -In the county home seven or eight months. He was the son of Mr. C. P. Sugg, ot Thomasvllle township, He was mentally unsound and was subject to fits.

It was thought that after he had wan dered away from the home, ho had cu proved correct Ilowever. the coron- le know ng th circumstances, stated that no Inquest was necessary, andi none was held. The body, which was I i Titon, fie fanning i 1 on i 'on. I). (MIBtlU Bltf.lll.IJ, a UHM'U uv the county home Monday afternoon.

There vat not a of fmn- i fmr! If. sti'l it wns i 'i l' -1 I i 1 f-. Dr. Lew O. Pron Atlanta prencj.er, 1 i i ') 1.